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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. More »
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Unemployment Rates, seasonally adjusted 
Alabama
2.4%(p) in Nov 2023
Alaska
4.4%(p) in Nov 2023
Arizona
4.3%(p) in Nov 2023
Arkansas
3.3%(p) in Nov 2023
California
4.9%(p) in Nov 2023
Colorado
3.3%(p) in Nov 2023
Connecticut
3.6%(p) in Nov 2023
Delaware
4.2%(p) in Nov 2023
D.C.
5.0%(p) in Nov 2023
Florida
2.9%(p) in Nov 2023
Georgia
3.4%(p) in Nov 2023
Hawaii
2.9%(p) in Nov 2023
Idaho
3.3%(p) in Nov 2023
Illinois
4.7%(p) in Nov 2023
Indiana
3.7%(p) in Nov 2023
Iowa
3.3%(p) in Nov 2023
Kansas
2.9%(p) in Nov 2023
Kentucky
4.3%(p) in Nov 2023
Louisiana
3.5%(p) in Nov 2023
Maine
3.0%(p) in Nov 2023
Maryland
1.8%(p) in Nov 2023
Massachusetts
2.9%(p) in Nov 2023
Michigan
4.3%(p) in Nov 2023
Minnesota
3.1%(p) in Nov 2023
Mississippi
3.3%(p) in Nov 2023
Missouri
3.2%(p) in Nov 2023
Montana
3.0%(p) in Nov 2023
Nebraska
2.3%(p) in Nov 2023
Nevada
5.4%(p) in Nov 2023
New Hampshire
2.3%(p) in Nov 2023
New Jersey
4.7%(p) in Nov 2023
New Mexico
3.9%(p) in Nov 2023
New York
4.3%(p) in Nov 2023
North Carolina
3.5%(p) in Nov 2023
North Dakota
1.9%(p) in Nov 2023
Ohio
3.6%(p) in Nov 2023
Oklahoma
3.3%(p) in Nov 2023
Oregon
3.6%(p) in Nov 2023
Pennsylvania
3.4%(p) in Nov 2023
Puerto Rico
5.7% in Nov 2023
Rhode Island
2.9%(p) in Nov 2023
South Carolina
3.0%(p) in Nov 2023
South Dakota
2.0%(p) in Nov 2023
Tennessee
3.5%(p) in Nov 2023
Texas
4.1%(p) in Nov 2023
Utah
2.8%(p) in Nov 2023
Vermont
2.1%(p) in Nov 2023
Virginia
2.9%(p) in Nov 2023
Washington
4.0%(p) in Nov 2023
West Virginia
4.2%(p) in Nov 2023
Wisconsin
3.3%(p) in Nov 2023
Wyoming
3.0%(p) in Nov 2023
Historical Data
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News Releases
November jobless rates up in 12 states; payroll jobs up in 3 states
12/22/2023
In November, unemployment rates were higher in 12 states and stable in
38 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment increased
in 3 states and was essentially unchanged in 47 states and the District.
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November jobless rates up over the year in 214 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 58
01/04/2024
Jobless rates were higher in November than a year earlier in 214 of the 389 metropolitan
areas, lower in 158, and unchanged in 17. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the
year in 58 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 331.
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Jobless rates down in 49 states in 2022; employment-population ratios up in 36 states
03/01/2023
Annual average unemployment rates decreased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in 2022,
while the rate was little changed in 1 state. Employment-population ratios increased in 36 states
and the District and were little changed in 14 states.
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Next Release
The State Employment and Unemployment data for December 2023 are scheduled
to be released on January 23, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for December 2023 are scheduled to be released on February 6, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The State Unemployment data for 2022 are scheduled to be released on March 1, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for December 2023 are scheduled to be released on February 6, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The State Unemployment data for 2022 are scheduled to be released on March 1, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
Publications
The Economics Daily
Unemployment rates higher in 189 metro areas in year ended August 2023
Unemployment rates were higher in August 2023 than a year earlier in 189 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 186 areas, and unchanged in 14 areas. A total of nine areas had jobless rates of less than 2.0 percent and five areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent. read more »
