Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 2017 |
Jan. 2018 |
Feb. 2018 |
Mar. 2018(p) |
Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||
| Mar. 2017 |
Jan. 2018 |
Feb. 2018 |
Mar. 2018(p) |
Mar. 2017 |
Jan. 2018 |
Feb. 2018 |
Mar. 2018(p) |
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Alabama |
2,173,415 | 2,160,683 | 2,160,917 | 2,163,135 | 109,645 | 80,807 | 80,571 | 81,229 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Alaska |
363,033 | 362,500 | 362,659 | 362,953 | 25,629 | 26,311 | 26,394 | 26,417 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
Arizona |
3,286,430 | 3,345,206 | 3,355,522 | 3,364,693 | 166,810 | 160,126 | 163,599 | 164,547 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Arkansas |
1,350,593 | 1,355,383 | 1,353,767 | 1,353,025 | 48,909 | 50,773 | 50,803 | 51,352 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
California |
19,231,489 | 19,389,063 | 19,392,828 | 19,379,638 | 969,305 | 852,329 | 843,029 | 827,456 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,099,843 | 5,144,875 | 5,142,418 | 5,141,336 | 248,193 | 230,999 | 230,870 | 229,083 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Colorado |
2,953,005 | 3,034,093 | 3,041,965 | 3,049,315 | 77,052 | 92,368 | 92,492 | 90,629 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Connecticut |
1,925,846 | 1,909,934 | 1,908,154 | 1,904,731 | 93,685 | 86,758 | 86,908 | 86,381 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Delaware |
476,716 | 478,399 | 479,075 | 480,259 | 22,125 | 21,514 | 21,139 | 20,695 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
District of Columbia |
400,292 | 401,749 | 402,588 | 403,773 | 24,497 | 23,157 | 22,752 | 22,747 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
Florida |
10,061,216 | 10,151,618 | 10,176,274 | 10,193,201 | 443,535 | 397,209 | 398,218 | 400,378 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,378,671 | 1,385,913 | 1,388,181 | 1,390,248 | 68,421 | 65,820 | 66,584 | 67,223 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Georgia |
5,030,359 | 5,100,106 | 5,115,288 | 5,128,442 | 253,568 | 227,629 | 227,528 | 226,020 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Hawaii |
688,539 | 683,024 | 683,547 | 684,566 | 17,851 | 14,371 | 14,157 | 14,046 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Idaho |
825,352 | 844,203 | 846,451 | 848,097 | 27,511 | 25,220 | 24,991 | 24,674 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Illinois |
6,485,561 | 6,491,908 | 6,491,773 | 6,493,041 | 321,849 | 311,505 | 305,305 | 297,682 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,771,668 | 3,803,413 | 3,800,949 | 3,790,816 | 181,926 | 194,929 | 192,996 | 186,317 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
Indiana |
3,317,073 | 3,313,103 | 3,315,405 | 3,322,918 | 118,064 | 109,362 | 107,163 | 105,086 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Iowa |
1,681,267 | 1,673,405 | 1,673,516 | 1,673,408 | 55,515 | 48,331 | 47,919 | 47,325 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Kansas |
1,478,421 | 1,476,833 | 1,476,128 | 1,475,318 | 54,632 | 50,990 | 50,493 | 50,085 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Kentucky |
2,047,954 | 2,049,817 | 2,048,993 | 2,049,934 | 105,492 | 87,876 | 84,840 | 82,866 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Louisiana |
2,110,205 | 2,120,684 | 2,128,050 | 2,134,054 | 117,350 | 96,568 | 95,077 | 94,779 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Maine |
699,359 | 699,711 | 699,733 | 700,081 | 23,077 | 21,008 | 20,009 | 19,123 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Maryland |
3,215,406 | 3,221,345 | 3,224,669 | 3,228,130 | 136,340 | 132,067 | 134,377 | 137,604 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Massachusetts |
3,656,082 | 3,659,563 | 3,669,508 | 3,683,710 | 142,139 | 127,127 | 127,587 | 128,797 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Michigan |
4,868,060 | 4,897,006 | 4,897,455 | 4,898,160 | 223,285 | 231,627 | 232,645 | 229,942 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,104,024 | 2,116,269 | 2,114,631 | 2,113,053 | 95,887 | 94,188 | 94,907 | 94,183 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Minnesota |
3,056,265 | 3,076,674 | 3,086,058 | 3,093,842 | 109,813 | 100,677 | 99,826 | 99,107 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Mississippi |
1,282,578 | 1,274,795 | 1,274,112 | 1,273,717 | 68,422 | 58,277 | 57,658 | 57,271 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Missouri |
3,051,773 | 3,042,751 | 3,040,806 | 3,039,552 | 118,157 | 112,321 | 111,063 | 109,993 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Montana |
523,729 | 526,694 | 526,536 | 525,901 | 20,822 | 21,529 | 21,690 | 21,606 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Nebraska |
1,006,881 | 1,007,856 | 1,009,377 | 1,010,967 | 29,904 | 28,838 | 28,393 | 28,206 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Nevada |
1,451,700 | 1,476,359 | 1,480,396 | 1,484,945 | 75,192 | 72,128 | 72,495 | 72,855 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
New Hampshire |
746,204 | 746,570 | 747,307 | 748,763 | 20,408 | 19,364 | 19,225 | 19,260 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
New Jersey |
4,522,064 | 4,508,665 | 4,506,807 | 4,499,869 | 203,890 | 211,769 | 209,450 | 207,095 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
New Mexico |
928,073 | 933,250 | 935,022 | 936,483 | 58,893 | 54,997 | 53,909 | 52,435 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
New York |
9,687,989 | 9,701,691 | 9,692,597 | 9,675,674 | 450,609 | 452,409 | 449,887 | 448,997 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
New York City |
4,215,368 | 4,225,586 | 4,228,280 | 4,228,032 | 192,358 | 183,550 | 179,583 | 178,259 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
North Carolina |
4,915,997 | 4,969,893 | 4,974,340 | 4,977,966 | 230,273 | 222,256 | 222,388 | 222,519 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
North Dakota |
415,069 | 413,567 | 413,613 | 413,370 | 10,836 | 10,938 | 10,938 | 10,746 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Ohio |
5,771,386 | 5,768,713 | 5,765,770 | 5,770,713 | 292,530 | 271,269 | 261,548 | 252,556 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,032,904 | 1,026,114 | 1,024,955 | 1,025,130 | 60,585 | 54,496 | 52,530 | 50,546 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
Oklahoma |
1,826,610 | 1,842,471 | 1,845,063 | 1,848,393 | 81,642 | 76,221 | 75,153 | 74,520 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Oregon |
2,085,582 | 2,125,221 | 2,129,795 | 2,131,625 | 84,677 | 87,695 | 88,035 | 88,209 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Pennsylvania |
6,439,586 | 6,413,906 | 6,410,542 | 6,393,488 | 324,191 | 310,219 | 309,870 | 304,173 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Rhode Island |
553,052 | 556,621 | 557,365 | 558,016 | 24,530 | 25,159 | 25,365 | 25,272 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
South Carolina |
2,306,520 | 2,321,233 | 2,324,812 | 2,327,532 | 99,874 | 100,182 | 101,415 | 102,076 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
South Dakota |
454,084 | 457,257 | 458,329 | 459,200 | 14,665 | 15,605 | 15,637 | 15,463 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Tennessee |
3,177,852 | 3,218,407 | 3,221,992 | 3,224,961 | 132,884 | 106,766 | 108,451 | 110,245 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Texas |
13,490,959 | 13,612,743 | 13,656,938 | 13,702,621 | 625,437 | 538,532 | 544,114 | 552,351 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Utah |
1,547,553 | 1,575,767 | 1,579,114 | 1,582,758 | 50,930 | 49,202 | 48,615 | 48,512 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Vermont |
344,685 | 345,116 | 345,923 | 346,972 | 10,715 | 9,883 | 9,720 | 9,587 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Virginia |
4,294,747 | 4,317,044 | 4,320,832 | 4,325,379 | 167,298 | 153,959 | 149,724 | 147,022 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Washington |
3,691,803 | 3,757,119 | 3,759,978 | 3,761,849 | 176,157 | 177,272 | 178,064 | 178,702 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,637,504 | 1,673,831 | 1,681,926 | 1,686,837 | 60,521 | 65,431 | 65,587 | 64,797 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
West Virginia |
776,230 | 783,071 | 784,765 | 785,363 | 38,989 | 42,138 | 42,210 | 42,126 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
Wisconsin |
3,142,668 | 3,157,487 | 3,161,193 | 3,168,506 | 104,274 | 96,670 | 92,833 | 90,428 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Wyoming |
294,530 | 291,790 | 291,482 | 291,065 | 12,731 | 11,821 | 11,552 | 11,218 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Puerto Rico |
1,118,233 | 1,094,901 | 1,089,676 | 1,087,732 | 126,244 | 119,271 | 115,438 | 112,177 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
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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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