Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 2016 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
Aug. 2017(p) |
Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||
| Aug. 2016 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
Aug. 2017(p) |
Aug. 2016 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
Aug. 2017(p) |
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Alabama |
2,172,599 | 2,177,272 | 2,160,058 | 2,148,022 | 128,413 | 100,187 | 96,158 | 90,913 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Alaska |
359,974 | 367,136 | 366,310 | 365,109 | 23,983 | 25,112 | 25,741 | 26,155 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
Arizona |
3,241,843 | 3,317,172 | 3,307,813 | 3,302,912 | 165,943 | 168,456 | 169,447 | 164,878 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Arkansas |
1,342,501 | 1,365,448 | 1,374,438 | 1,377,710 | 54,232 | 46,387 | 46,497 | 47,731 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
California |
19,132,887 | 19,137,757 | 19,136,914 | 19,168,533 | 1,031,070 | 901,202 | 926,050 | 971,770 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,051,904 | 5,119,963 | 5,123,987 | 5,131,310 | 261,589 | 226,041 | 231,836 | 244,529 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
Colorado |
2,897,177 | 2,969,369 | 2,982,566 | 2,992,403 | 95,565 | 67,138 | 70,776 | 72,616 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Connecticut |
1,891,278 | 1,933,123 | 1,933,117 | 1,923,206 | 93,100 | 97,043 | 96,491 | 92,227 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
Delaware |
472,077 | 477,303 | 477,376 | 478,054 | 20,511 | 22,372 | 22,942 | 23,513 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
District of Columbia |
392,080 | 403,294 | 403,242 | 402,369 | 23,498 | 24,786 | 25,706 | 25,728 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
Florida |
9,845,281 | 10,138,480 | 10,114,482 | 10,094,951 | 480,826 | 420,496 | 411,923 | 407,689 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,344,678 | 1,382,225 | 1,391,446 | 1,391,640 | 72,099 | 66,772 | 65,372 | 63,688 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Georgia |
4,932,454 | 5,037,965 | 5,038,076 | 5,046,999 | 262,765 | 240,586 | 236,705 | 235,718 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Hawaii |
687,048 | 695,551 | 693,272 | 690,388 | 20,609 | 19,149 | 18,668 | 18,030 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
Idaho |
816,697 | 818,645 | 818,046 | 819,848 | 30,965 | 25,343 | 24,595 | 23,418 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Illinois |
6,514,368 | 6,462,811 | 6,438,011 | 6,425,800 | 376,672 | 302,287 | 308,183 | 323,054 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,796,803 | 3,742,413 | 3,747,059 | 3,756,398 | 221,888 | 162,568 | 167,440 | 182,158 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
Indiana |
3,325,384 | 3,331,771 | 3,332,529 | 3,337,144 | 145,331 | 101,162 | 104,088 | 116,710 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
Iowa |
1,699,773 | 1,686,106 | 1,682,557 | 1,682,938 | 62,979 | 53,736 | 54,500 | 55,161 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Kansas |
1,480,809 | 1,482,914 | 1,482,835 | 1,483,483 | 63,497 | 54,588 | 55,535 | 57,308 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Kentucky |
2,000,905 | 2,077,618 | 2,067,179 | 2,059,885 | 99,599 | 106,857 | 110,737 | 111,995 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
Louisiana |
2,112,540 | 2,108,202 | 2,092,130 | 2,082,730 | 129,851 | 114,864 | 109,930 | 107,521 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
Maine |
694,043 | 703,606 | 704,650 | 704,963 | 27,794 | 24,740 | 26,216 | 26,780 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Maryland |
3,171,266 | 3,230,723 | 3,236,987 | 3,242,312 | 134,457 | 131,546 | 129,147 | 127,371 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Massachusetts |
3,586,562 | 3,708,806 | 3,697,674 | 3,680,435 | 122,905 | 160,419 | 160,699 | 154,194 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Michigan |
4,833,276 | 4,865,209 | 4,839,530 | 4,833,040 | 237,588 | 186,890 | 180,006 | 189,945 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,071,441 | 2,088,420 | 2,078,026 | 2,076,942 | 110,184 | 79,619 | 68,291 | 67,426 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Minnesota |
2,998,818 | 3,038,049 | 3,045,413 | 3,053,950 | 118,801 | 111,720 | 112,421 | 116,279 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Mississippi |
1,280,627 | 1,296,560 | 1,288,999 | 1,283,122 | 74,310 | 65,334 | 67,429 | 68,248 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Missouri |
3,105,609 | 3,054,697 | 3,043,881 | 3,043,095 | 147,641 | 117,315 | 117,061 | 120,242 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
Montana |
526,891 | 525,021 | 524,912 | 525,087 | 21,664 | 20,387 | 20,442 | 20,229 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Nebraska |
1,010,525 | 1,005,658 | 1,006,422 | 1,008,070 | 32,808 | 28,757 | 28,113 | 28,037 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Nevada |
1,428,963 | 1,441,574 | 1,442,795 | 1,445,624 | 78,660 | 67,930 | 69,293 | 70,590 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
New Hampshire |
750,008 | 753,497 | 752,897 | 752,142 | 21,403 | 21,665 | 20,804 | 20,023 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
New Jersey |
4,513,965 | 4,520,110 | 4,514,605 | 4,515,732 | 225,410 | 186,785 | 189,872 | 201,637 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
New Mexico |
927,184 | 933,892 | 931,430 | 929,151 | 63,015 | 59,570 | 58,876 | 58,195 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
New York |
9,536,018 | 9,690,838 | 9,680,247 | 9,657,974 | 471,098 | 439,842 | 452,949 | 466,293 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
New York City |
4,130,179 | 4,249,001 | 4,248,481 | 4,233,867 | 221,478 | 187,610 | 197,677 | 207,251 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
North Carolina |
4,875,585 | 4,908,517 | 4,900,264 | 4,902,413 | 243,110 | 207,757 | 200,547 | 200,200 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
North Dakota |
416,810 | 419,341 | 418,624 | 417,957 | 12,881 | 9,711 | 9,425 | 9,470 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Ohio |
5,699,533 | 5,783,628 | 5,767,976 | 5,750,853 | 282,045 | 291,415 | 300,108 | 310,639 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,028,988 | 1,040,003 | 1,040,065 | 1,037,995 | 55,585 | 61,764 | 62,138 | 65,733 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
Oklahoma |
1,823,438 | 1,822,548 | 1,817,149 | 1,819,326 | 91,510 | 78,919 | 79,202 | 81,476 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Oregon |
2,062,731 | 2,116,045 | 2,126,643 | 2,128,352 | 102,692 | 77,348 | 81,603 | 86,493 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
Pennsylvania |
6,450,125 | 6,473,548 | 6,457,527 | 6,428,365 | 357,514 | 325,360 | 324,048 | 317,622 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Rhode Island |
552,539 | 556,501 | 557,010 | 556,415 | 29,545 | 23,287 | 24,179 | 23,721 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
South Carolina |
2,297,229 | 2,322,198 | 2,319,425 | 2,318,677 | 106,559 | 91,627 | 91,607 | 93,067 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
South Dakota |
453,764 | 457,496 | 457,604 | 458,325 | 13,134 | 13,650 | 14,382 | 15,328 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Tennessee |
3,151,938 | 3,158,980 | 3,146,212 | 3,153,006 | 152,809 | 114,207 | 107,881 | 103,313 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Texas |
13,290,348 | 13,468,668 | 13,401,892 | 13,373,443 | 627,586 | 620,529 | 574,464 | 556,942 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Utah |
1,517,461 | 1,575,282 | 1,575,096 | 1,573,430 | 50,076 | 53,405 | 54,474 | 54,567 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Vermont |
345,248 | 344,821 | 343,837 | 344,288 | 11,216 | 10,901 | 10,638 | 10,445 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Virginia |
4,242,706 | 4,314,184 | 4,320,245 | 4,320,635 | 173,639 | 161,316 | 162,046 | 162,277 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Washington |
3,656,845 | 3,696,016 | 3,708,947 | 3,725,826 | 198,020 | 167,304 | 167,333 | 170,599 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,626,985 | 1,639,999 | 1,636,213 | 1,641,726 | 63,841 | 56,149 | 57,047 | 60,390 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
West Virginia |
783,093 | 779,671 | 778,835 | 778,877 | 46,704 | 35,576 | 36,883 | 39,226 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
Wisconsin |
3,119,918 | 3,160,351 | 3,159,594 | 3,157,933 | 131,393 | 97,049 | 100,360 | 106,080 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
Wyoming |
301,844 | 297,469 | 295,187 | 294,318 | 15,805 | 11,678 | 11,720 | 11,717 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Puerto Rico |
1,117,320 | 1,103,636 | 1,096,860 | 1,094,563 | 130,654 | 111,339 | 107,696 | 110,362 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 10.1 |
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Footnotes |
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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. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, 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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