Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 |
Mar. 2018 |
Apr. 2018 |
May 2018(p) |
Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||
| May 2017 |
Mar. 2018 |
Apr. 2018 |
May 2018(p) |
May 2017 |
Mar. 2018 |
Apr. 2018 |
May 2018(p) |
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Alabama |
2,168,875 | 2,162,897 | 2,169,509 | 2,177,073 | 98,713 | 81,166 | 83,151 | 85,634 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Alaska |
362,979 | 362,922 | 362,949 | 362,496 | 25,875 | 26,412 | 26,455 | 26,251 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
Arizona |
3,298,810 | 3,364,525 | 3,370,639 | 3,373,543 | 161,593 | 164,452 | 163,841 | 159,572 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
Arkansas |
1,353,883 | 1,353,076 | 1,351,935 | 1,350,319 | 49,270 | 51,351 | 51,643 | 51,224 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
California |
19,275,710 | 19,379,922 | 19,358,521 | 19,344,096 | 939,586 | 827,755 | 815,491 | 808,080 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,113,000 | 5,141,881 | 5,140,721 | 5,141,473 | 243,660 | 229,310 | 228,607 | 227,469 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Colorado |
2,974,362 | 3,049,371 | 3,056,040 | 3,064,246 | 78,654 | 90,578 | 88,042 | 85,095 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Connecticut |
1,922,862 | 1,904,716 | 1,900,950 | 1,898,480 | 91,241 | 86,339 | 85,750 | 84,912 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Delaware |
477,378 | 480,244 | 481,417 | 482,971 | 22,151 | 20,697 | 20,112 | 19,512 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
District of Columbia |
401,304 | 403,727 | 405,379 | 407,204 | 24,977 | 22,742 | 22,741 | 22,810 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
Florida |
10,092,636 | 10,193,386 | 10,204,507 | 10,217,395 | 425,286 | 400,410 | 397,648 | 391,100 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,389,061 | 1,390,293 | 1,391,797 | 1,394,452 | 66,906 | 67,223 | 66,349 | 64,545 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Georgia |
5,048,145 | 5,128,566 | 5,137,984 | 5,144,777 | 241,943 | 226,022 | 222,295 | 215,536 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Hawaii |
686,763 | 684,631 | 685,777 | 686,762 | 16,745 | 14,084 | 14,017 | 13,965 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Idaho |
829,143 | 848,131 | 849,383 | 850,605 | 26,621 | 24,670 | 24,560 | 24,579 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Illinois |
6,480,259 | 6,492,969 | 6,489,223 | 6,488,131 | 317,410 | 297,639 | 287,144 | 278,841 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,776,321 | 3,790,889 | 3,774,183 | 3,758,020 | 184,368 | 186,293 | 175,433 | 164,650 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
Indiana |
3,320,149 | 3,323,026 | 3,335,033 | 3,350,961 | 115,679 | 105,071 | 105,802 | 108,461 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Iowa |
1,680,648 | 1,673,572 | 1,674,213 | 1,676,144 | 53,884 | 47,332 | 46,965 | 46,042 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Kansas |
1,478,423 | 1,475,242 | 1,474,574 | 1,475,426 | 53,519 | 50,070 | 50,013 | 49,990 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Kentucky |
2,055,366 | 2,050,194 | 2,054,136 | 2,058,417 | 105,677 | 83,030 | 83,110 | 84,123 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Louisiana |
2,108,990 | 2,133,758 | 2,137,983 | 2,138,975 | 112,024 | 94,761 | 95,658 | 97,556 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Maine |
700,650 | 700,190 | 701,228 | 702,730 | 23,926 | 19,187 | 19,162 | 19,548 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
Maryland |
3,220,840 | 3,228,185 | 3,229,782 | 3,230,661 | 133,544 | 137,533 | 138,688 | 138,483 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Massachusetts |
3,660,570 | 3,683,675 | 3,704,674 | 3,732,168 | 140,458 | 128,752 | 130,021 | 131,038 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Michigan |
4,868,271 | 4,898,245 | 4,902,592 | 4,907,881 | 211,992 | 229,900 | 228,219 | 223,485 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,103,678 | 2,112,985 | 2,113,959 | 2,116,308 | 86,317 | 94,167 | 94,262 | 93,669 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Minnesota |
3,060,752 | 3,093,831 | 3,100,993 | 3,106,974 | 106,019 | 99,108 | 99,166 | 97,378 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Mississippi |
1,281,747 | 1,273,764 | 1,275,321 | 1,278,235 | 67,303 | 57,275 | 58,232 | 59,543 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Missouri |
3,051,380 | 3,039,505 | 3,039,824 | 3,045,482 | 113,742 | 109,994 | 109,351 | 108,288 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Montana |
524,941 | 525,950 | 524,864 | 523,749 | 20,905 | 21,620 | 21,239 | 20,535 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Nebraska |
1,006,961 | 1,011,002 | 1,012,250 | 1,013,280 | 29,308 | 28,215 | 28,496 | 28,816 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Nevada |
1,458,436 | 1,484,904 | 1,488,928 | 1,492,148 | 74,357 | 73,000 | 73,125 | 71,756 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
New Hampshire |
746,481 | 748,688 | 750,748 | 753,185 | 20,119 | 19,259 | 19,645 | 19,981 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
New Jersey |
4,520,848 | 4,500,017 | 4,489,212 | 4,477,835 | 203,866 | 207,118 | 203,361 | 195,503 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
New Mexico |
928,131 | 936,511 | 937,560 | 938,512 | 57,269 | 52,432 | 50,571 | 48,090 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
New York |
9,714,518 | 9,675,414 | 9,665,693 | 9,658,437 | 455,805 | 448,950 | 448,681 | 437,542 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
New York City |
4,229,670 | 4,227,756 | 4,227,630 | 4,225,193 | 195,683 | 178,239 | 179,811 | 176,714 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
North Carolina |
4,929,648 | 4,977,843 | 4,981,554 | 4,987,865 | 220,338 | 222,517 | 219,580 | 213,611 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
North Dakota |
415,074 | 413,361 | 412,466 | 411,151 | 10,333 | 10,751 | 10,780 | 10,665 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Ohio |
5,782,912 | 5,770,546 | 5,777,645 | 5,787,638 | 292,456 | 252,571 | 248,911 | 249,963 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,033,409 | 1,025,030 | 1,025,780 | 1,026,748 | 59,314 | 50,549 | 49,463 | 49,475 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Oklahoma |
1,829,992 | 1,848,315 | 1,851,095 | 1,854,642 | 78,933 | 74,541 | 74,671 | 73,784 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Oregon |
2,098,213 | 2,131,620 | 2,129,328 | 2,125,880 | 85,491 | 88,130 | 87,934 | 86,665 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Pennsylvania |
6,429,284 | 6,393,600 | 6,378,191 | 6,363,740 | 312,890 | 304,198 | 297,738 | 283,192 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
Rhode Island |
553,542 | 558,040 | 558,845 | 559,975 | 24,246 | 25,295 | 25,156 | 24,767 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
South Carolina |
2,308,727 | 2,327,331 | 2,323,584 | 2,317,929 | 97,141 | 102,079 | 97,929 | 92,498 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
South Dakota |
454,659 | 459,143 | 459,655 | 459,610 | 14,939 | 15,454 | 15,524 | 15,180 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Tennessee |
3,186,566 | 3,224,893 | 3,231,665 | 3,237,589 | 119,874 | 110,141 | 110,881 | 111,821 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Texas |
13,511,179 | 13,702,943 | 13,750,815 | 13,789,284 | 590,229 | 552,348 | 558,603 | 559,675 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Utah |
1,556,059 | 1,582,790 | 1,586,291 | 1,589,724 | 51,205 | 48,503 | 48,588 | 48,074 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Vermont |
344,562 | 346,963 | 348,024 | 348,852 | 10,548 | 9,587 | 9,601 | 9,665 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Virginia |
4,305,429 | 4,325,344 | 4,330,963 | 4,338,619 | 162,469 | 146,994 | 143,958 | 140,065 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Washington |
3,711,259 | 3,761,537 | 3,760,565 | 3,760,658 | 176,523 | 178,449 | 178,712 | 178,131 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,643,728 | 1,686,820 | 1,687,997 | 1,686,340 | 62,245 | 64,726 | 63,839 | 63,010 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
West Virginia |
775,974 | 785,418 | 785,359 | 785,723 | 38,469 | 42,193 | 42,224 | 42,268 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
Wisconsin |
3,151,015 | 3,168,552 | 3,175,403 | 3,179,363 | 103,574 | 90,514 | 89,508 | 89,189 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Wyoming |
293,264 | 291,076 | 290,322 | 289,252 | 11,819 | 11,221 | 10,968 | 10,830 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Puerto Rico |
1,105,921 | 1,087,732 | 1,089,484 | 1,088,933 | 116,417 | 112,177 | 107,782 | 104,231 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
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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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