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Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted

LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
Apr.
2022		 Feb.
2023		 Mar.
2023		 Apr.
2023(p)		 Number Percent of labor force
Apr.
2022		 Feb.
2023		 Mar.
2023		 Apr.
2023(p)		 Apr.
2022		 Feb.
2023		 Mar.
2023		 Apr.
2023(p)

Alabama

 2,289,967 2,286,491 2,289,655 2,293,022 57,712 56,166 53,017 51,462 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.2

Alaska

 357,300 357,399 357,727 358,074 14,547 13,576 13,244 13,097 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.7

Arizona

 3,598,901 3,653,226 3,659,108 3,662,529 129,360 134,816 129,439 125,716 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.4

Arkansas

 1,369,620 1,373,598 1,375,422 1,378,367 43,104 43,670 40,868 38,982 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.8

California

 19,246,821 19,338,411 19,371,587 19,404,259 791,466 841,703 860,202 867,640 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 5,016,106 4,970,313 4,982,004 4,994,762 247,524 244,827 248,006 247,098 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.9

Colorado

 3,207,533 3,217,067 3,227,367 3,234,855 98,579 92,704 91,077 89,306 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.8

Connecticut

 1,947,722 1,910,768 1,905,641 1,901,193 81,913 75,733 75,264 72,311 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.8

Delaware

 498,094 495,920 496,628 497,784 21,545 22,610 22,048 21,457 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.3

District of Columbia

 389,336 389,688 390,485 390,804 18,993 18,157 18,872 19,426 4.9 4.7 4.8 5.0

Florida

 10,711,678 10,879,065 10,921,678 10,959,973 316,799 284,361 283,229 280,790 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.6

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

 1,365,184 1,384,364 1,390,517 1,391,850 36,770 27,579 26,121 24,411 2.7 2.0 1.9 1.8

Georgia

 5,240,391 5,248,424 5,261,339 5,275,896 154,183 162,897 164,956 165,425 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1

Hawaii

 674,343 678,351 678,403 678,901 22,337 24,176 23,539 22,519 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.3

Idaho

 948,461 958,112 960,014 960,758 23,698 25,141 24,678 24,505 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6

Illinois

 6,490,960 6,474,374 6,477,081 6,482,359 289,594 289,854 283,806 274,994 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.2

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

 3,863,726 3,868,514 3,868,974 3,869,417 175,972 178,682 172,927 162,566 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.2

Indiana

 3,404,629 3,409,697 3,416,426 3,423,506 95,274 106,121 105,572 104,245 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.0

Iowa

 1,717,078 1,721,138 1,723,883 1,728,198 40,087 50,083 48,308 46,762 2.3 2.9 2.8 2.7

Kansas

 1,505,453 1,510,124 1,514,156 1,517,965 36,036 44,088 43,857 44,380 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.9

Kentucky

 2,055,514 2,041,678 2,042,149 2,046,426 78,568 79,762 77,108 76,299 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.7

Louisiana

 2,096,684 2,097,633 2,106,514 2,112,774 76,040 75,871 75,964 75,796 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6

Maine

 677,710 673,394 673,696 675,402 18,252 18,841 17,633 16,383 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.4

Maryland

 3,173,560 3,167,195 3,177,661 3,184,900 98,326 92,348 86,288 78,803 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5

Massachusetts

 3,758,814 3,741,461 3,741,218 3,739,047 139,280 137,140 132,353 121,926 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.3

Michigan

 4,843,204 4,842,266 4,851,450 4,868,782 192,590 207,045 199,692 186,318 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.8

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

 2,120,536 2,103,147 2,107,249 2,111,412 79,670 79,341 74,039 67,477 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.2

Minnesota

 3,072,002 3,083,348 3,084,079 3,087,713 72,078 91,023 87,571 87,682 2.3 3.0 2.8 2.8

Mississippi

 1,258,719 1,241,575 1,243,231 1,245,716 46,839 46,510 44,011 41,925 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.4

Missouri

 3,056,746 3,075,402 3,085,519 3,100,000 69,070 79,689 77,410 77,913 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.5

Montana

 567,311 571,016 572,262 573,481 14,646 13,775 13,240 13,029 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.3

Nebraska

 1,058,812 1,059,665 1,060,459 1,061,392 21,343 24,704 22,562 21,163 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.0

Nevada

 1,538,332 1,570,746 1,572,677 1,575,723 80,682 87,111 86,653 85,722 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.4

New Hampshire

 765,496 769,924 767,950 765,802 16,406 20,623 18,784 16,237 2.1 2.7 2.4 2.1

New Jersey

 4,725,353 4,796,374 4,814,879 4,832,677 183,031 168,835 170,714 170,117 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.5

New Mexico

 950,651 950,806 953,656 956,123 41,148 34,444 33,800 33,536 4.3 3.6 3.5 3.5

New York

 9,625,656 9,646,609 9,659,921 9,676,648 409,389 401,288 391,595 385,005 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0

New York City

 4,099,568 4,138,484 4,148,381 4,156,692 240,738 222,492 221,904 222,899 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.4

North Carolina

 5,160,841 5,168,863 5,179,562 5,191,541 172,336 188,101 183,074 178,853 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.4

North Dakota

 415,075 415,423 416,561 418,061 8,486 8,856 8,704 8,712 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1

Ohio

 5,765,906 5,738,825 5,755,460 5,778,146 223,294 223,524 218,347 211,200 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

 1,025,951 1,025,615 1,028,505 1,030,947 50,161 42,937 41,284 39,722 4.9 4.2 4.0 3.9

Oklahoma

 1,887,601 1,895,814 1,902,396 1,909,615 53,555 57,608 56,853 54,431 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.9

Oregon

 2,171,623 2,182,992 2,175,890 2,165,884 77,253 103,216 95,582 86,919 3.6 4.7 4.4 4.0

Pennsylvania

 6,489,022 6,500,166 6,505,031 6,509,436 280,518 283,410 276,017 267,735 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.1

Rhode Island

 571,812 566,150 566,181 566,611 16,828 17,357 17,356 16,859 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0

South Carolina

 2,380,759 2,382,107 2,393,148 2,406,354 75,296 76,043 76,414 75,653 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1

South Dakota

 475,518 475,998 477,191 478,832 9,100 9,842 9,186 8,980 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.9

Tennessee

 3,384,499 3,328,111 3,338,255 3,347,566 111,079 116,474 113,866 110,187 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.3

Texas

 14,642,266 14,819,290 14,898,124 14,960,308 559,081 587,211 599,832 605,663 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.0

Utah

 1,737,348 1,765,268 1,773,428 1,781,543 38,322 42,302 41,696 41,317 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3

Vermont

 341,723 345,416 346,213 346,407 7,557 9,831 9,217 8,311 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.4

Virginia

 4,427,764 4,505,399 4,529,061 4,550,748 116,879 145,877 143,569 140,129 2.6 3.2 3.2 3.1

Washington

 3,976,161 4,035,637 4,047,314 4,057,254 154,558 185,457 180,382 174,661 3.9 4.6 4.5 4.3

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 1,764,307 1,783,642 1,787,758 1,792,692 48,480 54,874 53,162 53,051 2.7 3.1 3.0 3.0

West Virginia

 786,667 782,723 782,365 782,228 28,821 28,813 26,866 25,966 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.3

Wisconsin

 3,094,462 3,069,845 3,074,553 3,085,111 86,160 82,956 76,581 72,910 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4

Wyoming

 290,533 295,522 296,759 297,800 9,337 11,117 10,890 10,555 3.2 3.8 3.7 3.5

Puerto Rico

 1,192,909 1,202,653 1,202,190 1,197,613 71,776 72,558 72,513 72,040 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
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