Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 |
Mar. 2017 |
Apr. 2017 |
May 2017(p) |
Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||
| May 2016 |
Mar. 2017 |
Apr. 2017 |
May 2017(p) |
May 2016 |
Mar. 2017 |
Apr. 2017 |
May 2017(p) |
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Alabama |
2,164,065 | 2,208,910 | 2,207,877 | 2,196,581 | 125,153 | 128,610 | 119,113 | 107,364 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
Alaska |
360,617 | 364,703 | 366,453 | 367,047 | 23,949 | 23,434 | 24,023 | 24,642 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
Arizona |
3,225,626 | 3,324,038 | 3,331,153 | 3,327,456 | 172,375 | 166,934 | 165,225 | 168,319 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Arkansas |
1,344,508 | 1,341,152 | 1,348,129 | 1,355,668 | 54,476 | 48,608 | 47,698 | 46,633 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
California |
19,058,447 | 19,170,311 | 19,178,980 | 19,156,032 | 1,050,211 | 943,382 | 924,372 | 897,832 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,033,798 | 5,083,716 | 5,104,345 | 5,114,807 | 265,183 | 235,518 | 231,966 | 225,990 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Colorado |
2,881,156 | 2,933,137 | 2,945,526 | 2,959,703 | 97,037 | 75,666 | 68,317 | 67,383 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Connecticut |
1,892,487 | 1,911,680 | 1,922,519 | 1,929,333 | 100,645 | 91,736 | 93,646 | 95,147 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Delaware |
473,885 | 474,409 | 476,039 | 476,793 | 20,763 | 21,521 | 21,977 | 22,187 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
District of Columbia |
392,432 | 398,131 | 399,420 | 401,949 | 23,921 | 23,028 | 23,686 | 24,280 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
Florida |
9,780,043 | 10,109,008 | 10,143,867 | 10,147,162 | 477,648 | 484,646 | 461,518 | 435,127 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,333,427 | 1,357,712 | 1,367,366 | 1,375,160 | 70,662 | 72,521 | 71,520 | 68,561 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
Georgia |
4,893,254 | 5,020,597 | 5,031,311 | 5,034,975 | 260,587 | 257,273 | 252,369 | 246,348 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Hawaii |
682,713 | 696,854 | 698,014 | 697,427 | 21,111 | 19,154 | 18,940 | 19,147 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Idaho |
812,040 | 825,274 | 822,858 | 820,678 | 31,122 | 29,087 | 27,569 | 26,632 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
Illinois |
6,539,452 | 6,523,342 | 6,505,269 | 6,482,654 | 386,863 | 322,300 | 306,872 | 298,140 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,806,955 | 3,754,543 | 3,739,496 | 3,735,139 | 224,591 | 172,364 | 162,331 | 158,373 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Indiana |
3,328,875 | 3,331,994 | 3,337,683 | 3,335,621 | 153,345 | 130,238 | 118,671 | 107,663 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Iowa |
1,700,430 | 1,692,245 | 1,691,964 | 1,689,309 | 64,100 | 52,052 | 52,199 | 52,923 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Kansas |
1,481,995 | 1,484,611 | 1,487,318 | 1,485,263 | 61,317 | 55,867 | 54,724 | 54,537 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Kentucky |
1,989,763 | 2,065,194 | 2,082,822 | 2,085,238 | 99,219 | 102,966 | 105,781 | 103,933 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Louisiana |
2,127,498 | 2,113,797 | 2,121,129 | 2,118,719 | 132,706 | 120,199 | 122,972 | 121,173 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
Maine |
689,389 | 700,586 | 702,788 | 703,216 | 26,588 | 20,923 | 20,912 | 22,588 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
Maryland |
3,162,106 | 3,218,843 | 3,228,240 | 3,229,004 | 136,209 | 136,753 | 137,239 | 135,076 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Massachusetts |
3,587,500 | 3,661,248 | 3,694,227 | 3,711,336 | 138,068 | 131,331 | 143,169 | 155,348 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
Michigan |
4,810,684 | 4,913,671 | 4,915,609 | 4,894,579 | 232,219 | 247,829 | 231,455 | 207,333 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,060,780 | 2,097,278 | 2,104,192 | 2,100,077 | 107,328 | 117,639 | 110,839 | 96,217 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
Minnesota |
2,993,164 | 3,018,513 | 3,027,400 | 3,030,584 | 115,280 | 115,586 | 114,155 | 112,798 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Mississippi |
1,279,378 | 1,302,684 | 1,306,320 | 1,303,140 | 75,860 | 65,811 | 64,759 | 64,141 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Missouri |
3,100,388 | 3,101,249 | 3,093,137 | 3,076,309 | 143,414 | 121,566 | 119,087 | 120,377 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Montana |
525,754 | 525,951 | 525,198 | 524,985 | 22,084 | 19,908 | 19,973 | 20,432 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Nebraska |
1,009,895 | 1,008,374 | 1,006,408 | 1,005,342 | 32,185 | 30,997 | 30,031 | 29,371 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Nevada |
1,422,869 | 1,439,242 | 1,440,247 | 1,440,166 | 82,919 | 68,529 | 67,416 | 67,855 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
New Hampshire |
747,467 | 752,164 | 752,955 | 753,288 | 21,401 | 21,010 | 21,419 | 21,923 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
New Jersey |
4,515,095 | 4,522,999 | 4,528,605 | 4,526,328 | 231,749 | 190,809 | 185,218 | 184,904 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
New Mexico |
926,005 | 934,546 | 935,768 | 934,867 | 61,932 | 63,041 | 62,744 | 61,626 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
New York |
9,534,647 | 9,604,253 | 9,664,061 | 9,691,754 | 461,165 | 409,018 | 416,764 | 428,461 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
New York City |
4,119,873 | 4,178,844 | 4,218,724 | 4,243,475 | 216,008 | 168,848 | 172,852 | 181,873 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
North Carolina |
4,848,368 | 4,950,774 | 4,945,288 | 4,928,477 | 240,150 | 243,698 | 234,535 | 222,989 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
North Dakota |
415,595 | 420,977 | 421,685 | 420,525 | 13,581 | 11,975 | 11,406 | 10,399 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
Ohio |
5,707,852 | 5,766,989 | 5,787,413 | 5,788,902 | 281,629 | 293,270 | 288,362 | 286,229 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,029,155 | 1,028,405 | 1,031,678 | 1,035,112 | 53,433 | 64,452 | 63,776 | 62,763 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
Oklahoma |
1,826,357 | 1,836,595 | 1,835,764 | 1,830,935 | 91,196 | 79,720 | 78,362 | 78,982 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Oregon |
2,054,122 | 2,078,112 | 2,090,230 | 2,104,855 | 103,512 | 78,695 | 76,691 | 75,334 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Pennsylvania |
6,440,700 | 6,442,011 | 6,464,270 | 6,475,102 | 354,389 | 310,836 | 314,763 | 322,885 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
Rhode Island |
552,600 | 554,123 | 555,508 | 555,523 | 30,051 | 23,986 | 23,941 | 22,858 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
South Carolina |
2,297,039 | 2,332,821 | 2,334,139 | 2,328,694 | 116,513 | 103,639 | 101,458 | 96,526 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
South Dakota |
452,409 | 456,752 | 457,274 | 457,425 | 12,621 | 12,805 | 13,010 | 13,270 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Tennessee |
3,127,256 | 3,202,889 | 3,199,738 | 3,181,884 | 144,283 | 164,283 | 151,091 | 128,210 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
Texas |
13,231,311 | 13,520,071 | 13,548,834 | 13,526,420 | 615,608 | 677,495 | 676,328 | 655,958 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
Utah |
1,505,700 | 1,553,670 | 1,563,458 | 1,570,448 | 52,447 | 47,716 | 49,234 | 50,817 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Vermont |
344,801 | 347,514 | 347,311 | 346,339 | 11,353 | 10,580 | 10,688 | 10,903 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Virginia |
4,219,870 | 4,290,500 | 4,301,411 | 4,306,169 | 168,594 | 161,071 | 161,678 | 161,874 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Washington |
3,630,880 | 3,687,153 | 3,690,122 | 3,690,022 | 201,580 | 173,927 | 170,404 | 167,218 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,614,686 | 1,649,325 | 1,648,427 | 1,645,260 | 67,052 | 54,644 | 54,182 | 54,496 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
West Virginia |
782,160 | 780,578 | 780,334 | 779,317 | 47,275 | 38,120 | 37,158 | 35,194 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
Wisconsin |
3,115,633 | 3,136,885 | 3,147,122 | 3,155,314 | 128,613 | 107,090 | 100,537 | 96,283 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Wyoming |
303,047 | 303,601 | 302,212 | 300,046 | 17,062 | 13,763 | 12,877 | 12,235 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
Puerto Rico |
1,125,705 | 1,130,127 | 1,130,411 | 1,119,881 | 129,443 | 130,352 | 130,297 | 123,122 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.0 |
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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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