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

LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, seasonally adjusted
State Civilian labor force Unemployed
Aug.
2025		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026(p)		 Number Percent of labor force
Aug.
2025		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026(p)		 Aug.
2025		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026(p)

Alabama

 2,378,765 2,370,687 2,365,763 2,362,622 66,290 76,589 79,322 80,567 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.4

Alaska

 365,769 367,986 367,263 366,259 17,003 16,258 15,876 15,695 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.3

Arizona

 3,807,590 3,724,355 3,709,898 3,701,822 166,319 180,937 181,302 182,254 4.4 4.9 4.9 4.9

Arkansas

 1,438,959 1,457,678 1,457,886 1,458,078 59,945 59,669 58,704 56,924 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9

California

 19,850,185 19,620,270 19,549,616 19,499,116 1,097,164 1,024,479 1,006,757 992,773 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.1

Colorado

 3,254,443 3,193,312 3,188,898 3,182,350 125,867 124,790 124,961 128,175 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0

Connecticut

 1,933,239 1,889,168 1,882,898 1,878,825 78,355 97,565 98,402 96,369 4.1 5.2 5.2 5.1

Delaware

 516,415 508,314 506,694 505,307 25,758 25,126 24,275 23,593 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.7

District of Columbia

 409,378 402,622 401,885 402,398 26,560 24,347 23,795 23,109 6.5 6.0 5.9 5.7

Florida

 11,080,810 11,138,954 11,120,715 11,115,030 443,760 524,474 514,468 502,411 4.0 4.7 4.6 4.5

Georgia

 5,421,660 5,477,849 5,480,821 5,490,319 183,110 183,631 179,012 175,497 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2

Hawaii

 687,027 690,395 690,873 692,738 14,604 17,891 18,349 18,799 2.1 2.6 2.7 2.7

Idaho

 1,008,027 1,000,393 998,864 998,378 36,517 36,760 36,240 36,164 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6

Illinois

 6,559,231 6,524,072 6,499,595 6,477,009 283,796 329,707 315,683 306,781 4.3 5.1 4.9 4.7

Indiana

 3,510,718 3,491,138 3,489,573 3,488,019 130,502 114,987 114,017 114,475 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3

Iowa

 1,737,046 1,729,718 1,726,922 1,724,263 59,941 55,276 54,700 54,663 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2

Kansas

 1,576,650 1,560,555 1,555,945 1,553,281 59,122 59,696 58,698 58,912 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8

Kentucky

 2,116,407 2,097,654 2,103,891 2,109,516 96,081 98,183 99,635 99,255 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.7

Louisiana

 2,091,807 2,116,113 2,110,568 2,107,450 88,882 94,094 92,162 88,198 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.2

Maine

 708,528 702,039 699,789 697,441 23,462 21,903 22,024 22,440 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2

Maryland

 3,231,872 3,207,637 3,202,964 3,199,779 138,088 139,000 135,267 129,852 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1

Massachusetts

 3,943,000 3,873,490 3,870,952 3,871,860 178,270 170,994 168,539 166,328 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3

Michigan

 5,011,265 4,906,650 4,877,961 4,852,504 245,751 247,032 240,895 240,500 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.0

Minnesota

 3,176,798 3,130,861 3,127,046 3,124,525 125,482 136,502 135,707 137,026 3.9 4.4 4.3 4.4

Mississippi

 1,294,995 1,284,361 1,280,233 1,274,635 48,032 48,183 46,435 43,695 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.4

Missouri

 3,166,120 3,168,125 3,167,238 3,169,856 125,765 116,353 113,537 112,415 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.5

Montana

 578,036 574,466 574,465 574,642 19,623 19,165 18,572 18,267 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2

Nebraska

 1,101,540 1,098,907 1,096,718 1,095,992 32,064 32,313 31,787 31,640 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9

Nevada

 1,671,237 1,686,680 1,681,597 1,675,646 87,399 86,462 84,361 81,130 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.8

New Hampshire

 775,433 775,884 775,355 774,326 24,287 22,666 21,891 21,377 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.8

New Jersey

 4,909,106 4,908,203 4,910,645 4,918,162 270,340 222,989 216,255 212,716 5.5 4.5 4.4 4.3

New Mexico

 983,709 972,427 970,828 969,788 40,240 46,905 46,162 45,722 4.1 4.8 4.8 4.7

New York

 10,012,631 10,065,645 10,039,623 10,029,913 453,847 459,392 443,056 432,957 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.3

North Carolina

 5,300,672 5,263,145 5,238,235 5,231,098 204,464 189,940 186,094 182,042 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5

North Dakota

 431,457 432,927 431,411 430,514 11,172 9,975 9,628 9,502 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.2

Ohio

 5,936,935 5,882,283 5,867,205 5,857,405 261,080 208,908 199,635 195,290 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.3

Oklahoma

 2,022,719 1,995,625 1,997,290 1,998,019 69,486 83,474 85,395 85,170 3.4 4.2 4.3 4.3

Oregon

 2,219,738 2,204,073 2,204,598 2,208,273 117,619 114,786 114,079 112,968 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1

Pennsylvania

 6,537,899 6,642,677 6,650,642 6,659,135 287,521 271,279 261,167 249,694 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.7

Rhode Island

 593,565 578,714 577,490 577,129 25,231 23,614 22,407 21,350 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.7

South Carolina

 2,611,841 2,672,962 2,672,926 2,675,730 119,155 118,267 112,452 109,048 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.1

South Dakota

 493,112 488,609 487,119 485,944 10,196 9,898 9,733 9,628 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0

Tennessee

 3,536,188 3,491,672 3,486,435 3,486,012 123,626 123,870 120,277 119,623 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4

Texas

 15,921,704 15,904,759 15,915,535 15,932,639 674,044 701,202 708,363 707,524 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.4

Utah

 1,839,933 1,822,245 1,822,544 1,826,291 66,014 66,232 64,847 64,108 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5

Vermont

 348,063 338,806 338,092 337,925 9,088 8,819 8,755 8,701 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6

Virginia

 4,517,843 4,480,656 4,472,571 4,465,164 150,610 168,123 165,371 160,408 3.3 3.8 3.7 3.6

Washington

 4,053,622 4,058,817 4,048,317 4,043,691 187,705 209,438 202,809 197,474 4.6 5.2 5.0 4.9

West Virginia

 781,869 773,498 772,602 772,230 33,851 32,787 32,038 31,269 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0

Wisconsin

 3,104,218 3,134,850 3,139,522 3,148,250 94,888 104,698 102,670 102,083 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.2

Wyoming

 287,825 285,923 285,207 284,980 9,526 9,041 8,643 8,506 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.0

Puerto Rico

 1,232,682 1,235,956 1,245,320 1,254,168 70,014 71,526 74,629 76,379 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.1

Footnotes
(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. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
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Last Modified Date: September 18, 2026