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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
Nov.
2024		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025(p)		 Number Percent of labor force
Nov.
2024		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025(p)		 Nov.
2024		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025(p)

Alabama

 2,360,293 2,376,949 - 2,377,970 78,802 66,711 - 65,078 3.3 2.8 - 2.7

Alaska

 360,532 365,829 - 368,013 17,029 17,359 - 17,436 4.7 4.7 - 4.7

Arizona

 3,760,610 3,816,465 - 3,843,691 144,887 160,490 - 165,279 3.9 4.2 - 4.3

Arkansas

 1,417,209 1,430,617 - 1,439,250 50,497 55,750 - 59,384 3.6 3.9 - 4.1

California

 19,696,165 19,862,439 - 19,905,623 1,076,944 1,106,417 - 1,104,346 5.5 5.6 - 5.5

Colorado

 3,279,957 3,272,263 - 3,262,904 150,557 134,343 - 125,932 4.6 4.1 - 3.9

Connecticut

 1,955,913 1,944,501 - 1,937,715 62,515 74,029 - 77,173 3.2 3.8 - 4.0

Delaware

 506,635 512,185 - 514,987 18,238 23,066 - 25,437 3.6 4.5 - 4.9

District of Columbia

 416,930 417,830 - 416,140 22,037 25,809 - 27,249 5.3 6.2 - 6.5

Florida

 11,169,354 11,194,821 - 11,208,737 386,033 433,169 - 466,043 3.5 3.9 - 4.2

Georgia

 5,409,389 5,387,385 - 5,401,357 196,576 181,584 - 189,631 3.6 3.4 - 3.5

Hawaii

 682,362 687,019 - 687,997 20,706 17,178 - 15,352 3.0 2.5 - 2.2

Idaho

 1,010,024 1,010,111 - 1,011,367 38,383 37,283 - 36,957 3.8 3.7 - 3.7

Illinois

 6,652,667 6,568,759 - 6,549,291 327,909 287,037 - 288,598 4.9 4.4 - 4.4

Indiana

 3,481,818 3,493,277 - 3,496,572 154,894 127,716 - 128,168 4.4 3.7 - 3.7

Iowa

 1,717,202 1,740,839 - 1,744,736 56,574 64,865 - 61,728 3.3 3.7 - 3.5

Kansas

 1,554,954 1,560,691 - 1,568,429 59,168 59,893 - 59,260 3.8 3.8 - 3.8

Kentucky

 2,105,903 2,114,917 - 2,115,793 112,872 99,594 - 98,628 5.4 4.7 - 4.7

Louisiana

 2,082,029 2,076,494 - 2,082,190 96,134 90,771 - 88,684 4.6 4.4 - 4.3

Maine

 709,581 705,292 - 705,033 24,436 22,451 - 22,666 3.4 3.2 - 3.2

Maryland

 3,252,774 3,238,293 - 3,239,430 101,700 122,282 - 135,476 3.1 3.8 - 4.2

Massachusetts

 3,916,793 3,961,034 - 3,954,116 162,447 188,073 - 187,330 4.1 4.7 - 4.7

Michigan

 5,080,658 5,055,538 - 5,042,695 262,731 258,830 - 252,195 5.2 5.1 - 5.0

Minnesota

 3,138,862 3,159,480 - 3,167,937 93,431 117,394 - 125,777 3.0 3.7 - 4.0

Mississippi

 1,286,396 1,284,150 - 1,284,407 46,332 49,275 - 48,802 3.6 3.8 - 3.8

Missouri

 3,138,109 3,176,761 - 3,193,866 113,819 131,808 - 129,139 3.6 4.1 - 4.0

Montana

 578,266 576,536 - 578,756 16,952 17,398 - 18,825 2.9 3.0 - 3.3

Nebraska

 1,073,607 1,091,729 - 1,096,589 30,863 32,207 - 32,431 2.9 3.0 - 3.0

Nevada

 1,658,247 1,680,972 - 1,690,957 95,857 88,738 - 88,711 5.8 5.3 - 5.2

New Hampshire

 775,387 774,984 - 774,931 21,689 23,531 - 23,634 2.8 3.0 - 3.0

New Jersey

 4,903,351 4,891,319 - 4,909,717 225,342 256,243 - 267,282 4.6 5.2 - 5.4

New Mexico

 986,402 990,181 - 990,382 42,947 40,800 - 41,614 4.4 4.1 - 4.2

New York

 9,851,221 9,879,373 - 9,938,543 435,139 418,719 - 450,679 4.4 4.2 - 4.5

North Carolina

 5,285,313 5,287,016 - 5,298,103 196,304 197,807 - 203,769 3.7 3.7 - 3.8

North Dakota

 427,752 430,520 - 431,799 10,874 10,991 - 11,299 2.5 2.6 - 2.6

Ohio

 5,917,833 5,943,221 - 5,936,943 264,750 286,973 - 269,297 4.5 4.8 - 4.5

Oklahoma

 1,989,804 2,012,732 - 2,020,139 65,276 64,314 - 70,073 3.3 3.2 - 3.5

Oregon

 2,206,169 2,221,071 - 2,229,690 93,978 114,597 - 117,019 4.3 5.2 - 5.2

Pennsylvania

 6,546,710 6,530,965 - 6,550,776 241,910 269,876 - 276,669 3.7 4.1 - 4.2

Rhode Island

 591,410 589,837 - 590,977 26,810 26,277 - 25,157 4.5 4.5 - 4.3

South Carolina

 2,550,137 2,582,851 - 2,601,819 112,954 113,929 - 120,696 4.4 4.4 - 4.6

South Dakota

 490,801 492,448 - 492,302 9,122 9,731 - 10,258 1.9 2.0 - 2.1

Tennessee

 3,436,912 3,498,684 - 3,518,329 128,588 125,180 - 125,868 3.7 3.6 - 3.6

Texas

 15,731,661 15,879,033 - 15,938,548 655,386 656,142 - 673,894 4.2 4.1 - 4.2

Utah

 1,842,638 1,844,013 - 1,849,324 60,151 63,476 - 66,032 3.3 3.4 - 3.6

Vermont

 357,186 351,806 - 350,469 9,088 8,934 - 9,011 2.5 2.5 - 2.6

Virginia

 4,597,300 4,540,292 - 4,527,441 135,076 160,199 - 159,510 2.9 3.5 - 3.5

Washington

 4,062,910 4,028,978 - 4,054,411 177,793 181,929 - 186,422 4.4 4.5 - 4.6

West Virginia

 784,153 782,037 - 784,549 31,901 31,072 - 34,322 4.1 4.0 - 4.4

Wisconsin

 3,185,724 3,131,491 - 3,116,553 98,635 96,235 - 95,197 3.1 3.1 - 3.1

Wyoming

 297,593 290,192 - 289,863 10,590 9,472 - 9,722 3.6 3.3 - 3.4

Puerto Rico

 1,231,054 1,239,952 1,239,078 1,239,936 66,644 70,731 70,569 70,666 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.7

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary
Dash (-) indicates that data are unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

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: January 07, 2026