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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
2.3%(p) in Oct 2023
Alaska
4.3%(p) in Oct 2023
Arizona
4.2%(p) in Oct 2023
Arkansas
3.1%(p) in Oct 2023
California
4.8%(p) in Oct 2023
Colorado
3.3%(p) in Oct 2023
Connecticut
3.5%(p) in Oct 2023
Delaware
4.2%(p) in Oct 2023
D.C.
5.0%(p) in Oct 2023
Florida
2.8%(p) in Oct 2023
Georgia
3.4%(p) in Oct 2023
Hawaii
2.9%(p) in Oct 2023
Idaho
3.2%(p) in Oct 2023
Illinois
4.6%(p) in Oct 2023
Indiana
3.6%(p) in Oct 2023
Iowa
3.2%(p) in Oct 2023
Kansas
2.9%(p) in Oct 2023
Kentucky
4.2%(p) in Oct 2023
Louisiana
3.3%(p) in Oct 2023
Maine
2.8%(p) in Oct 2023
Maryland
1.7%(p) in Oct 2023
Massachusetts
2.8%(p) in Oct 2023
Michigan
4.1%(p) in Oct 2023
Minnesota
3.2%(p) in Oct 2023
Mississippi
3.3%(p) in Oct 2023
Missouri
3.1%(p) in Oct 2023
Montana
2.8%(p) in Oct 2023
Nebraska
2.2%(p) in Oct 2023
Nevada
5.4%(p) in Oct 2023
New Hampshire
2.1%(p) in Oct 2023
New Jersey
4.6%(p) in Oct 2023
New Mexico
3.8%(p) in Oct 2023
New York
4.2%(p) in Oct 2023
North Carolina
3.4%(p) in Oct 2023
North Dakota
1.9%(p) in Oct 2023
Ohio
3.6%(p) in Oct 2023
Oklahoma
3.2%(p) in Oct 2023
Oregon
3.6%(p) in Oct 2023
Pennsylvania
3.4%(p) in Oct 2023
Puerto Rico
5.8% in Oct 2023
Rhode Island
2.7%(p) in Oct 2023
South Carolina
2.9%(p) in Oct 2023
South Dakota
2.0%(p) in Oct 2023
Tennessee
3.3%(p) in Oct 2023
Texas
4.1%(p) in Oct 2023
Utah
2.7%(p) in Oct 2023
Vermont
2.0%(p) in Oct 2023
Virginia
2.7%(p) in Oct 2023
Washington
3.8%(p) in Oct 2023
West Virginia
4.0%(p) in Oct 2023
Wisconsin
3.2%(p) in Oct 2023
Wyoming
2.9%(p) in Oct 2023
Historical Data
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News Releases
October jobless rates up in 26 states; payroll jobs up in 1 state
11/17/2023
In October, unemployment rates were higher in 26 states and stable in 24 states
and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 1 state
and was essentially unchanged in 49 states and the District.
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September jobless rates up over the year in 231 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 64
11/01/2023
Jobless rates were higher in September than a year earlier in 231 of the 389 metropolitan areas,
lower in 131, and unchanged in 27. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 64
metropolitan areas, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 324.
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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 November 2023 are scheduled
to be released on December 22, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for October 2023 are scheduled to be released on November 30, 2023, 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 October 2023 are scheduled to be released on November 30, 2023, 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 »
