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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States
The six state measures are based on the same definitions as those published for the United States.:
- U-1, persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force;
- U-2, job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force;
- U-3, total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (this is the definition used for the official unemployment rate);
- U-4, total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers;
- U-5, total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers; and
- U-6, total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers.
| State | Measure | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U-1 | U-2 | U-3 | U-4 | U-5 | U-6 | |
United States | 2.8 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 11.6 |
Alabama | 3.3 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 12.0 |
Alaska | 2.5 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 11.6 |
Arizona | 2.9 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 14.3 |
Arkansas | 2.1 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 9.9 |
California | 3.5 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 14.7 |
Colorado | 2.0 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 8.9 |
Connecticut | 3.5 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 12.5 |
Delaware | 2.7 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 10.7 |
District of Columbia | 5.0 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 11.6 |
Florida | 3.2 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 12.3 |
Georgia | 3.9 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 13.1 |
Hawaii | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 10.4 |
Idaho | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 9.8 |
Illinois | 3.4 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 11.9 |
Indiana | 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 11.0 |
Iowa | 1.5 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 8.4 |
Kansas | 1.7 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 8.8 |
Kentucky | 2.7 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 10.7 |
Louisiana | 2.8 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 12.0 |
Maine | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 11.6 |
Maryland | 3.2 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 10.7 |
Massachusetts | 2.7 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 11.0 |
Michigan | 3.1 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 13.1 |
Minnesota | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 8.4 |
Mississippi | 3.8 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 13.4 |
Missouri | 2.4 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 11.0 |
Montana | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 9.4 |
Nebraska | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 6.4 |
Nevada | 3.9 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 15.3 |
New Hampshire | 1.8 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 9.4 |
New Jersey | 3.8 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 12.4 |
New Mexico | 3.1 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 12.6 |
New York | 3.3 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 11.9 |
North Carolina | 3.0 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 11.8 |
North Dakota | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 5.6 |
Ohio | 2.3 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 10.9 |
Oklahoma | 1.4 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 8.2 |
Oregon | 2.9 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 13.1 |
Pennsylvania | 2.7 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 11.5 |
Rhode Island | 4.0 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 12.9 |
South Carolina | 3.3 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 12.6 |
South Dakota | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 6.7 |
Tennessee | 2.7 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 12.6 |
Texas | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 9.4 |
Utah | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 7.9 |
Vermont | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 8.6 |
Virginia | 2.5 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 10.2 |
Washington | 2.3 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 12.0 |
West Virginia | 3.0 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 12.7 |
Wisconsin | 2.1 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 9.2 |
Wyoming | 1.2 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 7.8 |
Substate areas | ||||||
Los Angeles County | 4.3 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 16.6 |
New York City | 4.2 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 12.5 |
Last Modified Date: April 24, 2015