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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
Sept.
2025		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Sept.
2026(p)		 Number Percent of labor force
Sept.
2025		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Sept.
2026(p)		 Sept.
2025		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Sept.
2026(p)

Alabama

 2,383,172 2,365,763 2,362,567 2,362,012 65,692 79,322 80,550 82,075 2.8 3.4 3.4 3.5

Alaska

 366,639 367,263 366,231 365,197 17,229 15,876 15,687 15,762 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3

Arizona

 3,812,476 3,709,898 3,701,939 3,691,235 167,450 181,302 182,317 179,192 4.4 4.9 4.9 4.9

Arkansas

 1,443,627 1,457,886 1,458,022 1,459,190 61,273 58,704 56,928 56,194 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9

California

 19,856,618 19,549,616 19,498,923 19,477,984 1,097,295 1,006,757 992,958 987,617 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.1

Colorado

 3,253,988 3,188,898 3,182,381 3,179,285 125,075 124,961 128,151 131,932 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1

Connecticut

 1,933,063 1,882,898 1,878,838 1,882,270 80,802 98,402 96,379 96,893 4.2 5.2 5.1 5.1

Delaware

 516,798 506,694 505,321 504,749 26,721 24,275 23,597 23,390 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.6

District of Columbia

 408,743 401,885 402,417 402,894 27,120 23,795 23,109 22,492 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.6

Florida

 11,093,357 11,120,715 11,114,665 11,113,910 461,214 514,468 502,374 488,873 4.2 4.6 4.5 4.4

Georgia

 5,430,828 5,480,821 5,490,336 5,504,015 186,527 179,012 175,484 178,884 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3

Hawaii

 687,361 690,873 692,714 694,892 14,555 18,349 18,785 19,437 2.1 2.7 2.7 2.8

Idaho

 1,008,929 998,864 998,330 997,822 36,658 36,240 36,158 36,235 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6

Illinois

 6,555,136 6,499,595 6,476,926 6,468,204 292,473 315,683 306,766 297,713 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.6

Indiana

 3,509,507 3,489,573 3,488,036 3,490,597 128,150 114,017 114,482 118,015 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.4

Iowa

 1,739,237 1,726,922 1,724,310 1,721,196 59,624 54,700 54,668 55,658 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.2

Kansas

 1,579,116 1,555,945 1,553,241 1,549,945 59,479 58,698 58,919 59,625 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8

Kentucky

 2,118,090 2,103,891 2,109,507 2,116,455 94,672 99,635 99,274 99,501 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.7

Louisiana

 2,098,614 2,110,568 2,107,531 2,102,971 88,956 92,162 88,196 84,645 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.0

Maine

 709,123 699,789 697,417 696,710 23,499 22,024 22,441 23,048 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.3

Maryland

 3,227,159 3,202,964 3,199,747 3,201,550 138,812 135,267 129,839 124,638 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.9

Massachusetts

 3,939,694 3,870,952 3,871,820 3,880,158 181,092 168,539 166,279 166,882 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.3

Michigan

 5,004,120 4,877,961 4,852,246 4,826,439 245,651 240,895 240,486 240,970 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0

Minnesota

 3,180,407 3,127,046 3,124,462 3,125,305 129,700 135,707 137,023 141,134 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.5

Mississippi

 1,295,547 1,280,233 1,274,614 1,270,538 47,674 46,435 43,695 42,472 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.3

Missouri

 3,169,132 3,167,238 3,169,990 3,173,894 124,706 113,537 112,415 113,644 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.6

Montana

 578,570 574,465 574,632 574,649 20,168 18,572 18,267 17,888 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.1

Nebraska

 1,103,170 1,096,718 1,095,954 1,095,378 32,478 31,787 31,640 31,250 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9

Nevada

 1,678,448 1,681,597 1,675,635 1,670,292 87,888 84,361 81,119 78,828 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.7

New Hampshire

 775,952 775,355 774,330 773,878 24,501 21,891 21,376 20,184 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.6

New Jersey

 4,915,086 4,910,645 4,918,096 4,928,382 270,243 216,255 212,721 209,077 5.5 4.4 4.3 4.2

New Mexico

 983,988 970,828 969,676 968,399 41,218 46,162 45,714 45,960 4.2 4.8 4.7 4.7

New York

 10,044,581 10,039,623 10,029,873 10,027,909 463,613 443,056 432,954 431,771 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.3

North Carolina

 5,308,050 5,238,235 5,231,154 5,233,573 204,587 186,094 182,034 179,830 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.4

North Dakota

 432,619 431,411 430,511 430,270 11,194 9,628 9,503 9,516 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.2

Ohio

 5,935,238 5,867,205 5,857,701 5,853,739 257,972 199,635 195,315 196,349 4.3 3.4 3.3 3.4

Oklahoma

 2,022,471 1,997,290 1,998,001 1,999,597 72,540 85,395 85,182 84,189 3.6 4.3 4.3 4.2

Oregon

 2,221,014 2,204,598 2,208,321 2,212,136 117,691 114,079 112,890 109,637 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0

Pennsylvania

 6,552,836 6,650,642 6,659,243 6,663,043 289,331 261,167 249,693 240,509 4.4 3.9 3.7 3.6

Rhode Island

 592,799 577,490 577,169 577,034 25,528 22,407 21,388 20,783 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.6

South Carolina

 2,622,603 2,672,926 2,675,818 2,679,964 122,608 112,452 109,036 106,689 4.7 4.2 4.1 4.0

South Dakota

 493,705 487,119 485,949 484,677 10,447 9,733 9,620 9,570 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0

Tennessee

 3,541,397 3,486,435 3,486,095 3,490,233 124,600 120,277 119,619 117,949 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4

Texas

 15,944,844 15,915,535 15,932,634 15,948,397 681,505 708,363 707,510 701,994 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.4

Utah

 1,842,268 1,822,544 1,826,322 1,831,925 67,141 64,847 64,096 63,247 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5

Vermont

 347,408 338,092 337,931 337,877 9,135 8,755 8,699 8,749 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6

Virginia

 4,516,628 4,472,571 4,465,335 4,461,175 154,998 165,371 160,485 159,553 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.6

Washington

 4,056,992 4,048,317 4,043,696 4,045,430 192,034 202,809 197,389 193,018 4.7 5.0 4.9 4.8

West Virginia

 782,955 772,602 772,236 772,078 35,170 32,038 31,266 30,655 4.5 4.1 4.0 4.0

Wisconsin

 3,107,251 3,139,522 3,148,284 3,158,471 96,508 102,670 102,081 102,201 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.2

Wyoming

 287,963 285,207 284,982 284,967 9,731 8,643 8,504 8,604 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.0

Puerto Rico

 1,232,324 1,245,320 1,254,168 1,260,080 70,176 74,629 76,379 77,580 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.2

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: October 20, 2026