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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
May
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026(p)		 Number Percent of labor force
May
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026(p)		 May
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026(p)

Alabama

 2,375,367 2,384,074 2,378,360 2,374,506 68,517 65,467 67,102 72,082 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.0

Alaska

 364,733 369,651 369,409 368,765 16,737 17,231 17,175 16,829 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.6

Arizona

 3,794,357 3,783,556 3,760,022 3,744,552 161,831 176,472 177,914 178,737 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.8

Arkansas

 1,430,261 1,455,388 1,454,568 1,455,735 56,618 63,047 61,845 60,560 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.2

California

 19,810,355 19,770,247 19,720,841 19,668,044 1,083,897 1,053,399 1,046,272 1,037,533 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3

Colorado

 3,261,371 3,227,870 3,215,558 3,206,153 132,989 127,144 126,410 125,899 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9

Connecticut

 1,938,120 1,921,275 1,912,250 1,900,410 74,153 92,595 96,516 97,350 3.8 4.8 5.0 5.1

Delaware

 515,273 513,262 511,665 510,226 23,440 27,552 27,076 26,030 4.5 5.4 5.3 5.1

District of Columbia

 413,222 405,140 404,163 403,744 25,381 25,604 25,057 24,808 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.1

Florida

 11,097,235 11,145,752 11,149,453 11,144,581 412,632 522,653 531,662 531,412 3.7 4.7 4.8 4.8

Georgia

 5,407,664 5,455,317 5,461,429 5,470,704 180,022 192,978 190,306 186,842 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.4

Hawaii

 687,381 687,333 687,873 689,589 16,368 16,183 16,848 17,470 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5

Idaho

 1,006,605 1,005,846 1,003,527 1,002,324 36,300 36,577 36,512 36,658 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7

Illinois

 6,595,687 6,570,955 6,555,140 6,542,482 291,671 334,691 337,285 336,336 4.4 5.1 5.1 5.1

Indiana

 3,508,068 3,493,258 3,487,094 3,489,693 129,196 114,280 113,332 113,727 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3

Iowa

 1,736,268 1,738,885 1,735,075 1,732,228 61,799 58,137 57,172 56,129 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.2

Kansas

 1,569,404 1,574,016 1,569,244 1,564,904 58,882 61,648 60,565 60,151 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8

Kentucky

 2,113,717 2,103,533 2,097,596 2,097,040 98,404 88,021 89,626 93,384 4.7 4.2 4.3 4.5

Louisiana

 2,086,561 2,118,359 2,119,957 2,119,491 89,761 93,425 93,827 94,507 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.5

Maine

 708,353 706,787 705,819 704,125 23,511 22,299 22,207 22,007 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1

Maryland

 3,234,236 3,207,059 3,207,363 3,207,390 128,070 139,323 142,461 142,081 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.4

Massachusetts

 3,949,636 3,900,230 3,888,509 3,879,544 173,969 183,430 181,278 176,507 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.5

Michigan

 5,041,830 4,969,412 4,949,821 4,930,827 257,991 250,800 249,807 251,083 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.1

Minnesota

 3,168,185 3,156,371 3,145,919 3,137,661 117,487 142,941 140,905 138,642 3.7 4.5 4.5 4.4

Mississippi

 1,294,436 1,291,493 1,288,867 1,287,582 50,061 48,937 49,474 49,333 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8

Missouri

 3,162,368 3,175,932 3,173,940 3,171,078 127,276 122,284 121,848 119,325 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8

Montana

 576,836 577,361 576,113 575,196 18,300 20,973 20,295 19,585 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.4

Nebraska

 1,097,161 1,103,682 1,102,699 1,101,499 31,999 33,916 33,474 32,905 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0

Nevada

 1,661,117 1,700,889 1,697,362 1,693,582 87,070 90,219 89,341 88,619 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.2

New Hampshire

 774,909 777,209 777,136 776,954 24,429 24,335 24,140 23,653 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0

New Jersey

 4,897,944 4,906,727 4,903,423 4,909,200 256,800 240,914 233,963 228,543 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.7

New Mexico

 985,461 982,371 978,814 976,159 39,808 46,692 47,571 47,726 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.9

New York

 9,966,598 10,119,727 10,105,592 10,094,212 416,201 466,111 463,936 462,883 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.6

North Carolina

 5,289,914 5,304,688 5,294,579 5,280,593 201,754 197,097 196,588 194,590 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7

North Dakota

 429,604 435,866 435,152 434,308 11,062 10,991 10,646 10,291 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4

Ohio

 5,954,968 5,922,552 5,911,785 5,896,696 278,644 243,466 231,978 218,497 4.7 4.1 3.9 3.7

Oklahoma

 2,017,934 2,006,067 1,996,432 1,994,372 63,460 78,814 80,063 82,121 3.1 3.9 4.0 4.1

Oregon

 2,213,343 2,209,194 2,204,759 2,203,374 114,403 114,620 114,511 114,364 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2

Pennsylvania

 6,521,592 6,592,917 6,607,356 6,626,372 275,079 275,981 275,726 276,700 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2

Rhode Island

 594,412 587,215 583,917 581,253 26,011 27,439 26,508 25,159 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.3

South Carolina

 2,594,540 2,663,443 2,667,548 2,673,031 110,933 131,309 127,997 123,684 4.3 4.9 4.8 4.6

South Dakota

 491,216 491,845 490,720 489,913 9,821 11,178 10,701 10,279 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.1

Tennessee

 3,524,620 3,516,560 3,504,190 3,497,830 122,632 126,414 127,474 126,052 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6

Texas

 15,858,126 15,916,605 15,894,786 15,901,582 651,643 679,995 682,527 688,213 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3

Utah

 1,837,840 1,835,628 1,829,317 1,825,206 63,502 69,664 69,176 67,863 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.7

Vermont

 349,680 342,510 341,145 339,912 9,164 8,940 8,922 8,906 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6

Virginia

 4,529,699 4,504,716 4,496,941 4,490,601 147,686 171,752 171,936 169,846 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.8

Washington

 4,048,701 4,064,363 4,062,747 4,065,952 184,110 208,996 212,320 212,412 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.2

West Virginia

 779,991 779,163 777,035 775,073 30,821 35,165 34,564 33,414 4.0 4.5 4.4 4.3

Wisconsin

 3,115,700 3,129,266 3,130,157 3,131,529 97,371 109,527 110,081 107,388 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.4

Wyoming

 288,794 287,991 287,625 286,969 9,277 10,295 10,060 9,645 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.4

Puerto Rico

 1,232,659 1,234,547 1,234,211 1,232,425 67,968 69,121 68,999 68,981 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6

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: June 23, 2026