Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr. 2016 |
Feb. 2017 |
Mar. 2017 |
Apr. 2017(p) |
Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||
| Apr. 2016 |
Feb. 2017 |
Mar. 2017 |
Apr. 2017(p) |
Apr. 2016 |
Feb. 2017 |
Mar. 2017 |
Apr. 2017(p) |
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Alabama |
2,164,533 | 2,204,019 | 2,208,910 | 2,208,140 | 126,490 | 136,667 | 128,610 | 119,256 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
Alaska |
360,827 | 362,762 | 364,703 | 366,419 | 23,851 | 23,288 | 23,434 | 24,033 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
Arizona |
3,222,149 | 3,302,094 | 3,324,038 | 3,330,926 | 174,193 | 167,982 | 166,934 | 165,320 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Arkansas |
1,345,119 | 1,337,995 | 1,341,152 | 1,347,934 | 54,596 | 49,849 | 48,608 | 47,697 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
California |
19,037,198 | 19,156,763 | 19,170,311 | 19,177,926 | 1,055,112 | 967,171 | 943,382 | 923,233 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,028,662 | 5,067,038 | 5,083,716 | 5,103,026 | 267,600 | 243,824 | 235,518 | 231,259 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Colorado |
2,877,388 | 2,922,824 | 2,933,137 | 2,945,275 | 96,377 | 84,694 | 75,666 | 68,344 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
Connecticut |
1,892,172 | 1,901,386 | 1,911,680 | 1,922,578 | 101,950 | 89,404 | 91,736 | 93,653 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Delaware |
474,232 | 472,501 | 474,409 | 476,056 | 20,870 | 21,159 | 21,521 | 21,973 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
District of Columbia |
392,540 | 397,009 | 398,131 | 399,442 | 24,031 | 22,640 | 23,028 | 23,695 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
Florida |
9,771,123 | 10,058,584 | 10,109,008 | 10,142,157 | 479,242 | 501,350 | 484,646 | 460,290 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,332,093 | 1,358,864 | 1,357,712 | 1,366,828 | 71,014 | 73,843 | 72,521 | 71,248 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
Georgia |
4,885,159 | 5,010,705 | 5,020,597 | 5,031,142 | 263,356 | 267,114 | 257,273 | 252,639 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Hawaii |
681,808 | 695,103 | 696,854 | 698,011 | 21,110 | 19,594 | 19,154 | 18,866 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Idaho |
810,646 | 825,894 | 825,274 | 822,820 | 31,175 | 29,641 | 29,087 | 27,579 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Illinois |
6,551,915 | 6,526,938 | 6,523,342 | 6,505,468 | 392,875 | 352,271 | 322,300 | 307,031 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,811,919 | 3,768,508 | 3,754,543 | 3,739,138 | 227,499 | 194,757 | 172,364 | 162,320 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
Indiana |
3,328,921 | 3,324,840 | 3,331,994 | 3,336,799 | 154,982 | 135,172 | 130,238 | 118,635 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
Iowa |
1,700,736 | 1,693,567 | 1,692,245 | 1,692,112 | 64,026 | 53,844 | 52,052 | 52,093 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Kansas |
1,483,619 | 1,481,849 | 1,484,611 | 1,487,345 | 60,784 | 58,945 | 55,867 | 54,841 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Kentucky |
1,987,104 | 2,044,816 | 2,065,194 | 2,082,476 | 99,969 | 101,548 | 102,966 | 105,416 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Louisiana |
2,132,522 | 2,106,952 | 2,113,797 | 2,121,473 | 133,143 | 121,847 | 120,199 | 123,020 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
Maine |
687,372 | 698,100 | 700,586 | 702,775 | 25,943 | 22,359 | 20,923 | 20,937 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Maryland |
3,161,132 | 3,205,394 | 3,218,843 | 3,229,113 | 137,706 | 135,183 | 136,753 | 137,659 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Massachusetts |
3,587,543 | 3,626,754 | 3,661,248 | 3,694,237 | 142,754 | 123,412 | 131,331 | 143,095 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
Michigan |
4,808,318 | 4,907,517 | 4,913,671 | 4,915,411 | 233,497 | 258,926 | 247,829 | 231,457 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,058,852 | 2,095,092 | 2,097,278 | 2,104,283 | 108,507 | 123,121 | 117,639 | 110,857 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
Minnesota |
2,992,907 | 3,013,067 | 3,018,513 | 3,026,804 | 115,179 | 120,345 | 115,586 | 113,745 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Mississippi |
1,280,872 | 1,297,927 | 1,302,684 | 1,306,196 | 76,241 | 68,039 | 65,811 | 64,687 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Missouri |
3,100,140 | 3,107,268 | 3,101,249 | 3,093,417 | 140,576 | 128,247 | 121,566 | 119,466 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Montana |
525,410 | 526,547 | 525,951 | 525,124 | 22,111 | 20,276 | 19,908 | 19,919 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Nebraska |
1,009,993 | 1,011,217 | 1,008,374 | 1,006,368 | 32,079 | 32,537 | 30,997 | 30,045 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Nevada |
1,421,651 | 1,438,666 | 1,439,242 | 1,440,662 | 84,199 | 70,654 | 68,529 | 67,344 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
New Hampshire |
746,665 | 752,012 | 752,164 | 752,943 | 21,145 | 20,629 | 21,010 | 21,409 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
New Jersey |
4,515,717 | 4,523,342 | 4,522,999 | 4,528,372 | 230,814 | 201,815 | 190,809 | 185,086 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
New Mexico |
925,723 | 932,421 | 934,546 | 935,736 | 61,376 | 63,180 | 63,041 | 62,742 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
New York |
9,541,650 | 9,552,905 | 9,604,253 | 9,664,413 | 459,684 | 423,525 | 409,018 | 416,851 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
New York City |
4,118,012 | 4,139,937 | 4,178,844 | 4,218,923 | 214,603 | 176,230 | 168,848 | 172,890 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
North Carolina |
4,845,962 | 4,943,673 | 4,950,774 | 4,945,565 | 243,752 | 252,209 | 243,698 | 234,768 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
North Dakota |
415,197 | 419,532 | 420,977 | 421,636 | 13,729 | 12,461 | 11,975 | 11,345 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Ohio |
5,712,346 | 5,739,198 | 5,766,989 | 5,788,054 | 283,152 | 293,937 | 293,270 | 288,275 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,029,269 | 1,025,910 | 1,028,405 | 1,032,183 | 52,876 | 62,708 | 64,452 | 63,762 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
Oklahoma |
1,828,980 | 1,831,799 | 1,836,595 | 1,835,667 | 90,116 | 81,975 | 79,720 | 78,312 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Oregon |
2,049,093 | 2,071,126 | 2,078,112 | 2,090,239 | 102,134 | 82,289 | 78,695 | 76,706 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Pennsylvania |
6,440,367 | 6,435,475 | 6,442,011 | 6,464,119 | 352,022 | 320,423 | 310,836 | 314,785 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Rhode Island |
552,430 | 552,336 | 554,123 | 555,484 | 29,922 | 25,054 | 23,986 | 23,925 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
South Carolina |
2,296,940 | 2,323,423 | 2,332,821 | 2,334,673 | 119,636 | 103,363 | 103,639 | 101,513 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
South Dakota |
451,951 | 456,193 | 456,752 | 457,439 | 12,409 | 12,934 | 12,805 | 13,010 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Tennessee |
3,121,208 | 3,195,607 | 3,202,889 | 3,199,883 | 143,287 | 169,409 | 164,283 | 151,324 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
Texas |
13,215,617 | 13,461,621 | 13,520,071 | 13,548,771 | 609,603 | 662,593 | 677,495 | 676,307 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Utah |
1,501,420 | 1,542,973 | 1,553,670 | 1,563,694 | 52,952 | 47,490 | 47,716 | 49,229 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Vermont |
344,552 | 346,791 | 347,514 | 347,292 | 11,336 | 10,514 | 10,580 | 10,747 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Virginia |
4,217,342 | 4,281,149 | 4,290,500 | 4,301,554 | 167,689 | 165,556 | 161,071 | 161,855 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Washington |
3,622,687 | 3,686,187 | 3,687,153 | 3,690,616 | 201,761 | 180,116 | 173,927 | 170,998 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,611,195 | 1,646,930 | 1,649,325 | 1,648,691 | 68,190 | 57,852 | 54,644 | 54,400 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
West Virginia |
782,460 | 781,734 | 780,578 | 780,316 | 47,896 | 40,370 | 38,120 | 37,166 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
Wisconsin |
3,114,344 | 3,130,910 | 3,136,885 | 3,147,322 | 127,975 | 117,377 | 107,090 | 100,464 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
Wyoming |
303,236 | 303,084 | 303,601 | 302,194 | 17,035 | 14,330 | 13,763 | 12,865 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Puerto Rico |
1,126,254 | 1,128,371 | 1,130,127 | 1,130,411 | 129,640 | 135,313 | 130,352 | 130,297 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
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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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