Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017(p) |
Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||
| July 2016 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017(p) |
July 2016 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017(p) |
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Alabama |
2,168,452 | 2,195,725 | 2,177,272 | 2,160,037 | 126,182 | 107,223 | 100,187 | 96,251 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Alaska |
360,150 | 367,067 | 367,136 | 366,228 | 24,031 | 24,636 | 25,112 | 25,752 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
Arizona |
3,235,514 | 3,327,372 | 3,317,172 | 3,308,251 | 167,846 | 168,264 | 168,456 | 169,497 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Arkansas |
1,343,287 | 1,355,290 | 1,365,448 | 1,374,616 | 54,397 | 46,626 | 46,387 | 46,497 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
California |
19,110,446 | 19,156,712 | 19,137,757 | 19,136,390 | 1,038,818 | 898,447 | 901,202 | 924,652 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,046,249 | 5,113,568 | 5,119,963 | 5,125,945 | 262,670 | 226,334 | 226,041 | 230,943 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Colorado |
2,891,666 | 2,958,799 | 2,969,369 | 2,982,394 | 96,995 | 67,353 | 67,138 | 70,801 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
Connecticut |
1,892,112 | 1,929,088 | 1,933,123 | 1,933,386 | 96,178 | 95,106 | 97,043 | 96,530 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Delaware |
472,730 | 476,834 | 477,303 | 477,247 | 20,589 | 22,190 | 22,372 | 22,940 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
District of Columbia |
392,010 | 401,812 | 403,294 | 403,310 | 23,700 | 24,270 | 24,786 | 25,722 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
Florida |
9,817,871 | 10,147,870 | 10,138,480 | 10,114,426 | 478,459 | 435,570 | 420,496 | 410,929 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,339,843 | 1,375,395 | 1,382,225 | 1,391,793 | 71,301 | 68,595 | 66,772 | 65,218 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Georgia |
4,917,171 | 5,035,315 | 5,037,965 | 5,037,388 | 260,099 | 246,308 | 240,586 | 236,920 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Hawaii |
685,470 | 697,435 | 695,551 | 693,090 | 20,849 | 19,179 | 19,149 | 18,641 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Idaho |
815,124 | 820,618 | 818,645 | 818,310 | 31,102 | 26,628 | 25,343 | 24,598 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Illinois |
6,519,463 | 6,483,709 | 6,462,811 | 6,438,719 | 378,424 | 298,137 | 302,287 | 308,203 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,798,865 | 3,735,034 | 3,742,413 | 3,747,431 | 221,699 | 158,380 | 162,568 | 167,432 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Indiana |
3,327,296 | 3,334,875 | 3,331,771 | 3,330,694 | 148,356 | 107,700 | 101,162 | 104,093 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Iowa |
1,700,343 | 1,689,081 | 1,686,106 | 1,682,411 | 63,731 | 53,092 | 53,736 | 54,359 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Kansas |
1,480,866 | 1,485,439 | 1,482,914 | 1,482,735 | 62,921 | 54,464 | 54,588 | 55,595 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Kentucky |
1,997,429 | 2,085,995 | 2,077,618 | 2,067,399 | 99,539 | 104,270 | 106,857 | 110,536 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
Louisiana |
2,116,940 | 2,118,893 | 2,108,202 | 2,092,231 | 130,886 | 121,126 | 114,864 | 109,972 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
Maine |
692,926 | 703,346 | 703,606 | 704,707 | 27,711 | 22,585 | 24,740 | 26,234 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
Maryland |
3,167,506 | 3,228,843 | 3,230,723 | 3,237,010 | 134,714 | 134,848 | 131,546 | 129,564 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Massachusetts |
3,586,860 | 3,711,149 | 3,708,806 | 3,697,545 | 127,721 | 155,318 | 160,419 | 160,688 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Michigan |
4,823,468 | 4,894,406 | 4,865,209 | 4,840,551 | 234,508 | 207,254 | 186,890 | 180,074 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,067,031 | 2,099,647 | 2,088,420 | 2,078,410 | 108,116 | 96,186 | 79,619 | 68,322 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
Minnesota |
2,996,438 | 3,031,206 | 3,038,049 | 3,045,902 | 117,363 | 112,745 | 111,720 | 112,494 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Mississippi |
1,279,531 | 1,303,249 | 1,296,560 | 1,288,730 | 75,069 | 64,212 | 65,334 | 67,296 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
Missouri |
3,104,026 | 3,075,729 | 3,054,697 | 3,043,901 | 147,857 | 120,315 | 117,315 | 117,188 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Montana |
526,507 | 524,890 | 525,021 | 524,839 | 21,850 | 20,479 | 20,387 | 20,414 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Nebraska |
1,010,151 | 1,005,265 | 1,005,658 | 1,006,237 | 32,586 | 29,387 | 28,757 | 28,030 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Nevada |
1,426,841 | 1,440,941 | 1,441,574 | 1,442,394 | 80,131 | 67,877 | 67,930 | 69,252 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
New Hampshire |
749,239 | 753,286 | 753,497 | 752,757 | 21,568 | 21,923 | 21,665 | 20,798 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
New Jersey |
4,514,416 | 4,526,762 | 4,520,110 | 4,514,760 | 228,815 | 185,010 | 186,785 | 189,686 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
New Mexico |
926,672 | 934,991 | 933,892 | 931,228 | 62,853 | 61,622 | 59,570 | 58,878 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
New York |
9,534,435 | 9,690,107 | 9,690,838 | 9,681,263 | 469,088 | 428,259 | 439,842 | 453,164 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
New York City |
4,128,176 | 4,243,064 | 4,249,001 | 4,249,441 | 221,438 | 181,772 | 187,610 | 197,783 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
North Carolina |
4,863,147 | 4,927,855 | 4,908,517 | 4,900,523 | 239,914 | 222,943 | 207,757 | 200,752 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
North Dakota |
416,447 | 420,620 | 419,341 | 418,583 | 13,078 | 10,408 | 9,711 | 9,364 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
Ohio |
5,701,246 | 5,788,898 | 5,783,628 | 5,768,340 | 281,015 | 286,147 | 291,415 | 300,208 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,028,909 | 1,035,157 | 1,040,003 | 1,040,118 | 54,726 | 62,743 | 61,764 | 62,158 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
Oklahoma |
1,823,540 | 1,830,811 | 1,822,548 | 1,817,345 | 91,912 | 79,027 | 78,919 | 79,161 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Oregon |
2,060,908 | 2,104,781 | 2,116,045 | 2,126,554 | 104,202 | 75,386 | 77,348 | 81,707 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Pennsylvania |
6,445,966 | 6,476,420 | 6,473,548 | 6,456,274 | 357,276 | 323,034 | 325,360 | 323,967 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Rhode Island |
552,736 | 555,753 | 556,501 | 556,928 | 29,938 | 22,894 | 23,287 | 24,130 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
South Carolina |
2,296,992 | 2,328,497 | 2,322,198 | 2,319,840 | 109,596 | 96,526 | 91,627 | 91,486 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
South Dakota |
453,431 | 457,423 | 457,496 | 457,559 | 13,038 | 13,275 | 13,650 | 14,382 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Tennessee |
3,143,864 | 3,181,933 | 3,158,980 | 3,146,246 | 149,583 | 128,008 | 114,207 | 108,069 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
Texas |
13,269,003 | 13,526,788 | 13,468,668 | 13,401,397 | 624,598 | 655,992 | 620,529 | 574,438 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
Utah |
1,513,800 | 1,570,608 | 1,575,282 | 1,575,210 | 50,835 | 50,837 | 53,405 | 54,460 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Vermont |
345,179 | 346,427 | 344,821 | 343,850 | 11,297 | 10,955 | 10,901 | 10,637 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Virginia |
4,233,579 | 4,306,193 | 4,314,184 | 4,320,271 | 172,123 | 161,763 | 161,316 | 162,244 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Washington |
3,648,572 | 3,689,831 | 3,696,016 | 3,709,064 | 199,918 | 166,902 | 167,304 | 167,947 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,622,712 | 1,645,478 | 1,639,999 | 1,636,251 | 64,822 | 54,387 | 56,149 | 57,265 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
West Virginia |
782,719 | 779,309 | 779,671 | 778,849 | 46,810 | 35,198 | 35,576 | 36,891 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Wisconsin |
3,119,059 | 3,155,226 | 3,160,351 | 3,159,285 | 131,044 | 96,437 | 97,049 | 100,127 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Wyoming |
302,271 | 300,151 | 297,469 | 295,205 | 16,329 | 12,243 | 11,678 | 11,716 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Puerto Rico |
1,120,047 | 1,119,881 | 1,103,636 | 1,096,860 | 129,271 | 123,122 | 111,339 | 107,696 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 9.8 |
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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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