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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
Sept.
2023		 July
2024		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024(p)		 Number Percent of labor force
Sept.
2023		 July
2024		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024(p)		 Sept.
2023		 July
2024		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024(p)

Alabama

 2,321,880 2,340,361 2,343,599 2,346,018 61,658 66,566 66,621 67,405 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9

Alaska

 358,770 357,119 357,506 358,040 16,308 16,170 16,290 16,305 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6

Arizona

 3,716,538 3,758,283 3,761,625 3,761,009 154,774 126,735 128,567 132,410 4.2 3.4 3.4 3.5

Arkansas

 1,383,613 1,401,394 1,405,421 1,408,818 49,599 46,762 46,741 45,797 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.3

California

 19,326,085 19,362,691 19,382,932 19,396,565 967,670 1,008,650 1,020,382 1,031,821 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 5,006,462 5,042,194 5,061,172 5,077,566 259,602 274,805 284,639 292,989 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.8

Colorado

 3,237,974 3,242,897 3,247,037 3,249,241 106,211 126,284 128,491 130,799 3.3 3.9 4.0 4.0

Connecticut

 1,898,585 1,907,825 1,902,540 1,900,478 76,087 69,294 65,498 61,382 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.2

Delaware

 509,550 505,343 505,131 504,764 20,647 20,874 21,334 20,954 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2

District of Columbia

 401,007 407,959 407,425 406,524 19,467 22,416 23,243 23,328 4.9 5.5 5.7 5.7

Florida

 11,049,672 11,055,949 11,043,676 11,037,834 335,351 366,415 368,357 367,725 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.3

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

 1,382,366 1,400,468 1,401,813 1,404,005 23,825 31,789 34,027 33,372 1.7 2.3 2.4 2.4

Georgia

 5,328,328 5,405,385 5,410,692 5,415,469 172,349 185,649 192,585 195,601 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.6

Hawaii

 675,805 670,910 670,260 670,407 20,142 19,202 19,174 19,307 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9

Idaho

 966,843 981,871 985,725 989,744 31,906 34,073 34,936 35,771 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.6

Illinois

 6,462,820 6,529,588 6,526,785 6,529,654 304,518 341,617 343,135 343,688 4.7 5.2 5.3 5.3

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

 3,813,904 3,868,342 3,872,419 3,880,711 169,818 200,824 203,600 205,537 4.5 5.2 5.3 5.3

Indiana

 3,408,310 3,387,194 3,398,158 3,417,810 118,552 135,763 141,098 147,836 3.5 4.0 4.2 4.3

Iowa

 1,706,618 1,685,437 1,683,858 1,683,906 53,301 47,589 48,403 49,413 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.9

Kansas

 1,509,426 1,508,484 1,510,348 1,512,625 39,325 48,341 49,604 50,441 2.6 3.2 3.3 3.3

Kentucky

 2,026,766 2,054,175 2,061,621 2,068,927 86,663 96,442 99,169 101,511 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.9

Louisiana

 2,074,422 2,075,562 2,076,223 2,075,172 79,240 81,156 80,502 81,491 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9

Maine

 691,172 700,256 701,986 704,409 22,318 19,541 19,691 20,057 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.8

Maryland

 3,195,355 3,220,924 3,226,097 3,227,204 70,294 91,404 94,562 94,022 2.2 2.8 2.9 2.9

Massachusetts

 3,752,803 3,828,683 3,844,047 3,850,486 124,884 132,835 143,085 146,810 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.8

Michigan

 5,044,405 5,062,058 5,054,731 5,054,812 207,435 220,751 225,503 229,094 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.5

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

 2,203,379 2,204,308 2,196,966 2,188,964 87,615 99,742 99,814 99,976 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.6

Minnesota

 3,101,556 3,094,140 3,093,697 3,094,317 88,349 97,560 103,235 105,567 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.4

Mississippi

 1,230,332 1,241,602 1,246,387 1,250,661 39,277 33,429 33,536 34,684 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.8

Missouri

 3,099,325 3,142,384 3,150,160 3,151,637 100,744 120,848 122,290 121,636 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.9

Montana

 576,031 580,119 581,140 582,249 18,198 18,099 18,620 19,392 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3

Nebraska

 1,056,451 1,053,169 1,053,715 1,054,491 26,061 27,501 27,932 28,378 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7

Nevada

 1,610,761 1,620,420 1,620,853 1,621,849 84,029 88,124 89,740 91,099 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.6

New Hampshire

 761,112 769,958 770,835 772,017 18,983 19,573 20,073 19,432 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5

New Jersey

 4,833,817 4,840,076 4,849,802 4,846,666 229,911 225,952 231,392 229,097 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.7

New Mexico

 967,243 974,557 975,928 977,327 37,822 39,090 40,054 40,902 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2

New York

 9,749,878 9,720,836 9,712,516 9,709,059 432,941 417,913 425,831 426,727 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.4

New York City

 4,150,225 4,203,424 4,211,042 4,212,125 217,399 211,342 219,160 224,194 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.3

North Carolina

 5,250,933 5,269,463 5,267,076 5,266,027 186,693 195,510 199,593 197,885 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8

North Dakota

 416,656 418,780 418,956 419,171 7,745 9,330 9,598 9,747 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.3

Ohio

 5,795,232 5,859,905 5,863,008 5,877,044 207,373 263,652 262,907 263,033 3.6 4.5 4.5 4.5

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

 1,037,922 1,028,700 1,032,258 1,037,783 38,177 42,334 42,385 42,028 3.7 4.1 4.1 4.0

Oklahoma

 1,978,509 1,993,984 1,995,620 1,998,646 68,542 69,121 68,558 68,398 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4

Oregon

 2,166,183 2,192,187 2,192,076 2,191,866 84,142 89,113 87,627 87,806 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.0

Pennsylvania

 6,528,382 6,602,521 6,580,413 6,555,813 217,287 224,047 222,957 221,827 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4

Rhode Island

 575,134 592,092 591,764 591,326 18,203 26,759 27,333 27,200 3.2 4.5 4.6 4.6

South Carolina

 2,467,221 2,512,922 2,522,515 2,527,319 72,805 97,764 107,891 113,982 3.0 3.9 4.3 4.5

South Dakota

 481,648 482,599 483,201 483,963 9,938 9,621 9,587 9,456 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0

Tennessee

 3,382,329 3,409,256 3,412,107 3,413,818 114,331 103,421 105,863 110,700 3.4 3.0 3.1 3.2

Texas

 15,131,425 15,353,610 15,398,362 15,449,889 594,020 622,250 626,946 630,135 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.1

Utah

 1,801,909 1,801,252 1,800,393 1,801,930 49,845 56,967 59,671 62,518 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.5

Vermont

 352,501 357,867 357,983 357,965 7,747 7,541 7,742 7,934 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2

Virginia

 4,565,476 4,570,708 4,568,828 4,571,505 132,951 124,725 128,332 131,326 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.9

Washington

 4,032,858 4,016,939 4,012,277 4,003,205 172,283 196,380 194,304 190,342 4.3 4.9 4.8 4.8

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 1,813,069 1,784,660 1,784,641 1,785,925 64,544 78,680 78,903 77,785 3.6 4.4 4.4 4.4

West Virginia

 789,914 789,016 788,135 788,286 33,679 33,079 32,863 33,345 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2

Wisconsin

 3,148,480 3,143,097 3,143,109 3,149,786 105,621 93,309 91,125 90,121 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.9

Wyoming

 295,121 294,473 294,909 295,155 8,444 8,633 8,974 9,199 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1

Puerto Rico

 1,209,136 1,201,794 1,201,859 1,203,873 68,520 69,448 67,997 66,602 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.5

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. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
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