Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2018 |
July 2019 |
Aug. 2019 |
Sept. 2019(p) |
Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||
| Sept. 2018 |
July 2019 |
Aug. 2019 |
Sept. 2019(p) |
Sept. 2018 |
July 2019 |
Aug. 2019 |
Sept. 2019(p) |
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Alabama |
2,203,300 | 2,246,855 | 2,255,088 | 2,261,077 | 84,568 | 75,101 | 70,608 | 66,919 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Alaska |
356,358 | 351,414 | 350,689 | 350,125 | 23,189 | 22,054 | 21,808 | 21,703 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
Arizona |
3,473,093 | 3,534,147 | 3,552,043 | 3,566,930 | 167,862 | 174,131 | 177,808 | 175,812 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Arkansas |
1,351,706 | 1,363,387 | 1,362,512 | 1,362,193 | 49,281 | 46,906 | 46,869 | 47,102 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
California |
19,463,226 | 19,387,851 | 19,380,103 | 19,400,754 | 796,927 | 804,042 | 791,357 | 773,987 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,147,163 | 5,099,327 | 5,099,073 | 5,104,889 | 239,057 | 227,598 | 225,714 | 225,142 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Colorado |
3,120,833 | 3,149,312 | 3,155,105 | 3,160,240 | 110,751 | 90,535 | 88,343 | 85,287 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Connecticut |
1,916,531 | 1,905,725 | 1,907,301 | 1,911,029 | 74,212 | 69,034 | 68,094 | 68,274 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Delaware |
483,143 | 489,054 | 489,167 | 489,256 | 17,377 | 15,979 | 16,624 | 17,207 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
District of Columbia |
403,368 | 412,091 | 412,006 | 411,897 | 21,694 | 22,991 | 22,541 | 22,158 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
Florida |
10,266,517 | 10,354,282 | 10,386,745 | 10,420,952 | 343,299 | 343,996 | 341,797 | 335,980 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,381,303 | 1,418,748 | 1,422,441 | 1,427,282 | 49,197 | 46,363 | 45,925 | 45,132 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Georgia |
5,108,300 | 5,102,295 | 5,107,560 | 5,111,915 | 190,948 | 185,257 | 182,066 | 177,249 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Hawaii |
677,745 | 662,841 | 661,065 | 660,402 | 17,523 | 18,353 | 17,995 | 17,749 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Idaho |
861,524 | 876,405 | 879,308 | 882,214 | 23,628 | 25,059 | 25,490 | 25,626 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Illinois |
6,463,131 | 6,496,450 | 6,504,503 | 6,505,941 | 273,598 | 272,576 | 262,464 | 255,924 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,734,397 | 3,748,716 | 3,754,657 | 3,753,434 | 137,801 | 143,526 | 139,816 | 136,226 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Indiana |
3,389,372 | 3,388,229 | 3,386,363 | 3,383,641 | 117,172 | 116,624 | 112,364 | 109,430 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Iowa |
1,688,953 | 1,723,228 | 1,730,041 | 1,738,435 | 39,963 | 42,782 | 43,770 | 44,223 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Kansas |
1,484,669 | 1,478,848 | 1,480,417 | 1,483,942 | 48,882 | 48,746 | 47,722 | 46,892 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Kentucky |
2,062,889 | 2,068,200 | 2,071,338 | 2,073,147 | 89,660 | 88,243 | 90,564 | 90,421 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Louisiana |
2,099,159 | 2,095,844 | 2,094,179 | 2,094,226 | 102,815 | 90,248 | 90,154 | 90,952 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Maine |
698,269 | 692,626 | 691,780 | 691,020 | 24,335 | 20,923 | 20,114 | 19,697 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Maryland |
3,193,191 | 3,233,000 | 3,245,247 | 3,255,578 | 119,795 | 121,955 | 121,940 | 120,956 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Massachusetts |
3,829,454 | 3,834,110 | 3,837,444 | 3,839,898 | 121,814 | 111,186 | 110,690 | 111,479 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Michigan |
4,895,817 | 4,961,242 | 4,963,440 | 4,960,806 | 191,622 | 212,287 | 210,604 | 207,671 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,130,088 | 2,160,695 | 2,161,434 | 2,162,609 | 86,102 | 99,639 | 97,593 | 95,078 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Minnesota |
3,072,787 | 3,107,128 | 3,112,506 | 3,118,213 | 86,169 | 104,584 | 103,476 | 101,249 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Mississippi |
1,273,816 | 1,276,328 | 1,282,318 | 1,287,413 | 59,311 | 64,851 | 66,877 | 69,317 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
Missouri |
3,048,216 | 3,062,090 | 3,075,373 | 3,091,786 | 91,277 | 100,306 | 98,189 | 95,090 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Montana |
529,622 | 531,984 | 532,702 | 533,047 | 19,672 | 17,868 | 17,669 | 17,776 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Nebraska |
1,021,903 | 1,037,870 | 1,039,103 | 1,040,641 | 27,941 | 31,833 | 32,094 | 32,209 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Nevada |
1,511,071 | 1,534,339 | 1,539,817 | 1,545,559 | 67,327 | 62,236 | 63,327 | 63,201 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
New Hampshire |
763,246 | 770,541 | 771,678 | 772,757 | 18,495 | 19,084 | 19,327 | 19,562 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
New Jersey |
4,419,916 | 4,445,721 | 4,456,892 | 4,475,911 | 172,434 | 146,945 | 141,858 | 140,754 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
New Mexico |
943,302 | 961,668 | 963,765 | 965,447 | 46,334 | 47,567 | 47,519 | 46,925 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
New York |
9,591,147 | 9,535,585 | 9,520,731 | 9,519,306 | 368,668 | 377,300 | 377,563 | 375,979 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
New York City |
4,115,997 | 4,095,970 | 4,091,232 | 4,087,430 | 162,342 | 175,122 | 171,470 | 167,163 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
North Carolina |
4,982,275 | 5,097,523 | 5,111,917 | 5,119,950 | 184,967 | 212,095 | 212,216 | 208,399 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
North Dakota |
403,027 | 404,918 | 404,311 | 403,938 | 10,438 | 9,687 | 9,769 | 9,910 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
Ohio |
5,752,130 | 5,816,185 | 5,825,387 | 5,828,508 | 263,008 | 235,196 | 237,808 | 242,886 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,035,605 | 1,040,870 | 1,041,413 | 1,041,100 | 52,228 | 44,583 | 44,073 | 44,538 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Oklahoma |
1,837,174 | 1,838,330 | 1,845,520 | 1,850,869 | 56,987 | 58,522 | 58,978 | 59,564 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Oregon |
2,106,849 | 2,115,332 | 2,116,118 | 2,116,036 | 87,395 | 84,275 | 84,875 | 86,052 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Pennsylvania |
6,439,525 | 6,470,268 | 6,479,546 | 6,491,646 | 269,863 | 250,187 | 254,881 | 260,232 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Rhode Island |
555,981 | 553,078 | 554,449 | 555,268 | 21,880 | 19,588 | 19,857 | 19,997 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
South Carolina |
2,326,126 | 2,379,328 | 2,382,215 | 2,380,658 | 75,079 | 81,770 | 77,309 | 69,179 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
South Dakota |
460,311 | 466,511 | 467,132 | 467,957 | 13,563 | 13,590 | 13,768 | 13,960 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
Tennessee |
3,251,716 | 3,350,085 | 3,358,260 | 3,361,001 | 109,926 | 117,041 | 117,046 | 115,816 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Texas |
13,888,924 | 14,018,764 | 14,032,289 | 14,055,717 | 513,741 | 475,791 | 471,861 | 471,089 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Utah |
1,576,879 | 1,595,978 | 1,601,441 | 1,605,994 | 49,630 | 45,453 | 45,083 | 43,366 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Vermont |
345,719 | 347,799 | 347,131 | 345,888 | 9,051 | 7,268 | 7,413 | 7,583 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
Virginia |
4,333,453 | 4,390,288 | 4,404,389 | 4,414,521 | 121,571 | 126,144 | 122,574 | 119,019 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Washington |
3,813,325 | 3,884,675 | 3,895,830 | 3,907,708 | 168,459 | 179,247 | 179,681 | 179,439 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,692,478 | 1,717,944 | 1,722,204 | 1,728,008 | 55,872 | 55,038 | 53,371 | 52,295 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
West Virginia |
783,496 | 793,407 | 795,713 | 798,077 | 40,151 | 36,997 | 36,836 | 37,132 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Wisconsin |
3,124,776 | 3,118,477 | 3,121,000 | 3,121,216 | 93,550 | 93,087 | 96,805 | 100,667 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Wyoming |
289,332 | 288,445 | 288,559 | 289,257 | 12,069 | 10,390 | 10,696 | 10,908 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Puerto Rico |
1,083,057 | 1,085,951 | 1,086,722 | 1,083,923 | 90,784 | 88,234 | 83,402 | 82,009 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
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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. 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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