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
Jan.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019(p)		 Number Percent of labor force
Jan.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019(p)		 Jan.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019(p)

Alabama

 2,183,939 2,204,184 2,204,278 2,206,804 86,250 83,298 83,509 83,406 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8

Alaska

 358,363 356,270 356,292 355,794 24,327 23,042 23,052 23,077 6.8 6.5 6.5 6.5

Arizona

 3,377,091 3,487,957 3,486,462 3,502,356 162,831 171,590 171,467 177,479 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.1

Arkansas

 1,351,032 1,353,117 1,353,091 1,355,245 51,001 49,681 49,698 50,518 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7

California

 19,260,712 19,509,220 19,507,556 19,557,840 842,428 801,461 802,594 817,639 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 5,118,365 5,157,441 5,156,894 5,162,660 238,558 242,046 242,097 243,418 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

Colorado

 3,046,551 3,129,482 3,128,678 3,135,088 86,961 113,947 113,534 116,778 2.9 3.6 3.6 3.7

Connecticut

 1,888,060 1,921,236 1,920,729 1,923,705 86,062 73,243 73,416 73,879 4.6 3.8 3.8 3.8

Delaware

 480,151 483,392 483,403 484,286 19,762 17,160 17,197 16,878 4.1 3.5 3.6 3.5

District of Columbia

 404,462 403,393 403,518 403,917 23,360 21,558 21,611 21,985 5.8 5.3 5.4 5.4

Florida

 10,159,334 10,292,048 10,291,323 10,320,191 398,138 343,485 344,711 352,280 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.4

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

 1,377,133 1,384,083 1,384,230 1,396,526 55,951 48,695 48,764 50,254 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.6

Georgia

 5,098,068 5,115,538 5,115,906 5,121,934 217,870 191,169 191,709 196,847 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.8

Hawaii

 679,831 677,621 677,697 676,502 15,371 17,706 17,649 17,998 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.7

Idaho

 847,719 862,547 862,394 864,446 25,450 23,724 23,758 24,372 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8

Illinois

 6,479,722 6,469,866 6,470,478 6,476,124 288,164 275,931 276,474 280,532 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

 3,754,106 3,737,793 3,737,744 3,742,932 163,489 137,443 137,831 139,274 4.4 3.7 3.7 3.7

Indiana

 3,356,351 3,392,174 3,392,278 3,399,891 110,218 117,237 117,390 118,946 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5

Iowa

 1,678,369 1,691,536 1,691,576 1,695,005 46,488 40,268 40,369 40,593 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.4

Kansas

 1,477,124 1,486,402 1,486,355 1,487,675 51,388 49,619 49,663 50,594 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.4

Kentucky

 2,055,146 2,062,422 2,062,639 2,063,497 88,639 88,668 88,684 86,755 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2

Louisiana

 2,107,710 2,099,349 2,099,773 2,101,361 98,175 102,439 102,675 102,718 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.9

Maine

 698,887 698,260 698,314 698,402 22,145 24,458 24,427 24,560 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5

Maryland

 3,198,871 3,193,774 3,194,248 3,197,689 134,510 118,232 118,586 118,913 4.2 3.7 3.7 3.7

Massachusetts

 3,749,077 3,833,903 3,833,225 3,840,439 134,895 119,400 119,697 118,485 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.1

Michigan

 4,899,261 4,902,200 4,903,093 4,915,301 220,736 195,635 196,327 197,599 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

 2,113,355 2,131,708 2,131,582 2,138,651 84,316 85,924 85,886 86,475 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0

Minnesota

 3,062,941 3,076,964 3,076,979 3,082,284 94,234 87,840 87,942 91,937 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.0

Mississippi

 1,276,449 1,274,741 1,274,954 1,273,719 61,924 59,685 59,759 60,182 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.7

Missouri

 3,055,212 3,053,457 3,053,973 3,056,991 107,330 93,793 94,247 97,415 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.2

Montana

 526,070 529,710 529,658 530,152 20,020 19,711 19,693 19,958 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8

Nebraska

 1,016,122 1,022,411 1,022,388 1,024,719 29,067 28,133 28,157 28,199 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8

Nevada

 1,479,897 1,514,582 1,514,144 1,517,658 71,148 67,273 67,310 66,931 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.4

New Hampshire

 757,967 763,632 763,611 764,587 20,220 18,333 18,377 18,314 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.4

New Jersey

 4,429,810 4,424,320 4,424,774 4,435,310 203,408 172,127 172,758 175,637 4.6 3.9 3.9 4.0

New Mexico

 935,343 944,985 944,874 948,738 48,654 47,101 47,059 48,129 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.1

New York

 9,534,415 9,611,722 9,611,875 9,625,549 432,533 371,398 372,701 377,437 4.5 3.9 3.9 3.9

New York City

 4,118,765 4,122,617 4,123,186 4,124,631 179,095 164,743 165,240 170,674 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.1

North Carolina

 4,962,163 4,987,296 4,988,182 5,000,290 209,029 185,379 185,924 191,007 4.2 3.7 3.7 3.8

North Dakota

 406,979 402,890 402,945 403,383 10,952 10,305 10,295 9,962 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5

Ohio

 5,751,639 5,756,633 5,757,507 5,773,548 257,570 266,598 267,121 269,190 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

 1,033,339 1,035,848 1,035,955 1,036,212 51,832 52,734 52,820 52,370 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1

Oklahoma

 1,845,590 1,836,984 1,837,373 1,834,817 72,240 57,284 57,502 58,903 3.9 3.1 3.1 3.2

Oregon

 2,101,664 2,111,049 2,110,888 2,115,407 87,542 89,932 89,857 91,877 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3

Pennsylvania

 6,402,980 6,450,875 6,450,360 6,460,001 294,880 270,365 270,501 266,025 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.1

Rhode Island

 555,440 556,236 556,234 556,237 24,296 22,163 22,181 22,252 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.0

South Carolina

 2,316,095 2,330,227 2,330,171 2,335,332 90,837 75,107 75,244 74,823 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.2

South Dakota

 458,008 460,970 460,932 462,174 14,414 13,567 13,565 13,451 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9

Tennessee

 3,223,746 3,255,623 3,255,650 3,263,949 114,920 107,867 108,137 107,054 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.3

Texas

 13,737,417 13,921,637 13,920,780 13,956,258 558,730 515,225 516,371 525,440 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.8

Utah

 1,562,805 1,580,279 1,580,097 1,581,797 48,415 49,857 49,822 49,384 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1

Vermont

 346,808 345,551 345,571 345,642 9,535 9,031 9,043 8,791 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5

Virginia

 4,322,135 4,338,748 4,338,981 4,346,164 142,255 121,113 121,477 122,570 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.8

Washington

 3,752,500 3,823,803 3,822,984 3,836,021 173,779 170,286 170,401 172,318 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 1,674,059 1,696,235 1,695,942 1,702,533 58,846 55,971 56,024 57,181 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.4

West Virginia

 782,251 784,531 784,574 786,437 42,485 40,345 40,396 40,642 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.2

Wisconsin

 3,141,387 3,124,816 3,125,569 3,127,084 92,161 93,386 93,589 93,690 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0

Wyoming

 290,567 289,198 289,204 289,477 11,696 11,942 11,912 11,646 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0

Puerto Rico

 1,084,403 1,078,568 1,079,144 1,073,718 114,268 90,941 91,644 90,139 10.5 8.4 8.5 8.4

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. Data have been revised back to January 2014 to incorporate updated population controls, reestimation of models, adjustment to new division and national control totals, and revised seasonal adjustment. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.

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Last Modified Date: March 11, 2019