Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 |
Mar. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 |
May 2019(p) |
Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||
| May 2018 |
Mar. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 |
May 2019(p) |
May 2018 |
Mar. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 |
May 2019(p) |
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Alabama |
2,199,495 | 2,214,959 | 2,222,922 | 2,233,045 | 89,734 | 82,319 | 83,515 | 82,564 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Alaska |
356,941 | 354,772 | 353,936 | 352,910 | 23,674 | 23,121 | 22,889 | 22,687 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
Arizona |
3,414,990 | 3,511,167 | 3,508,147 | 3,508,500 | 161,511 | 176,361 | 172,487 | 170,522 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Arkansas |
1,350,032 | 1,359,465 | 1,360,519 | 1,361,929 | 49,968 | 50,739 | 49,633 | 48,500 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
California |
19,342,168 | 19,580,233 | 19,528,362 | 19,478,600 | 819,081 | 838,348 | 835,862 | 825,524 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,121,379 | 5,149,128 | 5,128,410 | 5,114,407 | 237,336 | 238,945 | 235,057 | 230,653 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Colorado |
3,082,656 | 3,139,638 | 3,138,737 | 3,138,397 | 94,845 | 110,611 | 105,097 | 99,040 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Connecticut |
1,896,028 | 1,920,914 | 1,915,618 | 1,911,078 | 80,187 | 74,085 | 72,472 | 71,714 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Delaware |
482,441 | 486,221 | 487,331 | 488,470 | 18,481 | 16,086 | 15,827 | 15,742 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
District of Columbia |
405,924 | 406,051 | 407,824 | 409,941 | 23,095 | 22,719 | 23,003 | 23,196 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Florida |
10,206,984 | 10,345,472 | 10,334,407 | 10,330,598 | 373,620 | 359,656 | 356,546 | 353,439 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,380,159 | 1,415,671 | 1,418,787 | 1,418,998 | 51,990 | 49,999 | 48,933 | 48,286 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Georgia |
5,103,666 | 5,119,332 | 5,109,433 | 5,104,531 | 204,459 | 198,973 | 195,621 | 193,965 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Hawaii |
679,441 | 672,815 | 670,438 | 667,776 | 15,942 | 18,675 | 18,985 | 18,903 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Idaho |
855,074 | 868,200 | 869,883 | 871,505 | 24,482 | 24,917 | 24,677 | 24,593 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Illinois |
6,466,954 | 6,479,770 | 6,486,029 | 6,487,630 | 277,635 | 284,395 | 286,666 | 285,141 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,728,773 | 3,743,351 | 3,747,565 | 3,746,404 | 145,648 | 140,323 | 142,215 | 144,664 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Indiana |
3,382,425 | 3,414,174 | 3,415,534 | 3,404,857 | 118,193 | 123,317 | 123,341 | 121,029 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Iowa |
1,685,341 | 1,706,078 | 1,710,495 | 1,714,116 | 43,446 | 40,494 | 40,307 | 40,692 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Kansas |
1,479,988 | 1,486,522 | 1,483,525 | 1,481,739 | 49,337 | 51,930 | 51,508 | 51,286 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Kentucky |
2,064,226 | 2,064,784 | 2,065,262 | 2,066,916 | 90,524 | 82,932 | 82,988 | 83,168 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Louisiana |
2,106,604 | 2,102,026 | 2,099,673 | 2,098,308 | 105,087 | 99,037 | 94,751 | 92,180 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Maine |
699,231 | 697,637 | 696,542 | 695,273 | 23,159 | 23,563 | 23,094 | 22,759 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Maryland |
3,200,100 | 3,207,534 | 3,211,021 | 3,216,385 | 129,246 | 120,801 | 121,294 | 122,105 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Massachusetts |
3,798,751 | 3,843,475 | 3,840,362 | 3,840,938 | 131,826 | 113,778 | 112,239 | 113,953 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
Michigan |
4,904,113 | 4,937,139 | 4,947,289 | 4,952,879 | 203,655 | 198,303 | 201,739 | 207,144 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,123,916 | 2,150,163 | 2,155,014 | 2,156,599 | 85,894 | 88,438 | 91,748 | 96,343 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Minnesota |
3,066,627 | 3,090,766 | 3,093,628 | 3,096,772 | 89,001 | 98,635 | 101,003 | 102,833 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Mississippi |
1,276,884 | 1,267,686 | 1,266,562 | 1,267,548 | 61,320 | 61,511 | 62,686 | 62,798 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
Missouri |
3,051,120 | 3,055,965 | 3,050,516 | 3,048,801 | 97,582 | 101,679 | 101,404 | 101,321 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Montana |
527,507 | 530,562 | 530,560 | 530,669 | 19,468 | 19,710 | 19,378 | 18,952 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Nebraska |
1,019,527 | 1,029,766 | 1,032,041 | 1,034,288 | 28,613 | 29,319 | 29,861 | 30,647 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
Nevada |
1,493,855 | 1,521,516 | 1,522,789 | 1,525,885 | 68,468 | 63,670 | 61,514 | 60,578 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
New Hampshire |
761,258 | 766,534 | 767,453 | 768,346 | 19,789 | 18,318 | 18,527 | 18,810 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
New Jersey |
4,418,909 | 4,451,699 | 4,449,524 | 4,447,199 | 186,671 | 180,572 | 174,694 | 167,353 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
New Mexico |
937,608 | 953,841 | 955,170 | 956,866 | 45,128 | 48,374 | 47,919 | 47,627 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
New York |
9,555,306 | 9,614,587 | 9,603,801 | 9,590,805 | 400,547 | 379,593 | 378,371 | 382,494 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
New York City |
4,118,073 | 4,117,580 | 4,113,009 | 4,109,375 | 172,202 | 175,699 | 175,439 | 178,287 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
North Carolina |
4,985,475 | 5,026,270 | 5,040,471 | 5,059,106 | 197,927 | 199,901 | 202,428 | 206,902 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
North Dakota |
404,694 | 405,077 | 405,544 | 405,678 | 10,678 | 9,420 | 9,339 | 9,411 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Ohio |
5,757,007 | 5,800,845 | 5,808,765 | 5,806,802 | 263,663 | 258,060 | 246,844 | 239,116 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,035,900 | 1,037,868 | 1,038,690 | 1,039,387 | 52,438 | 48,463 | 46,543 | 44,978 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Oklahoma |
1,845,367 | 1,830,795 | 1,828,475 | 1,828,690 | 63,879 | 60,132 | 59,746 | 59,000 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Oregon |
2,098,351 | 2,121,779 | 2,121,595 | 2,120,617 | 84,274 | 92,476 | 91,163 | 88,386 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Pennsylvania |
6,406,475 | 6,474,509 | 6,471,007 | 6,471,156 | 273,671 | 255,511 | 248,680 | 248,360 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Rhode Island |
555,541 | 554,124 | 552,938 | 552,198 | 22,447 | 21,180 | 20,430 | 20,067 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
South Carolina |
2,317,990 | 2,350,615 | 2,359,921 | 2,368,724 | 79,346 | 76,316 | 79,095 | 82,645 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
South Dakota |
458,427 | 464,159 | 464,681 | 465,037 | 13,984 | 13,190 | 13,151 | 13,285 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Tennessee |
3,242,626 | 3,288,951 | 3,304,359 | 3,322,596 | 117,781 | 105,848 | 106,530 | 109,352 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Texas |
13,815,721 | 14,010,322 | 14,015,309 | 14,012,687 | 541,578 | 526,088 | 513,127 | 496,358 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
Utah |
1,567,681 | 1,585,267 | 1,586,487 | 1,587,734 | 48,410 | 47,201 | 46,054 | 45,460 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Vermont |
346,307 | 345,844 | 346,349 | 347,024 | 9,320 | 7,973 | 7,579 | 7,328 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
Virginia |
4,328,308 | 4,360,284 | 4,362,693 | 4,368,510 | 131,003 | 126,647 | 127,256 | 129,004 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
Washington |
3,777,196 | 3,861,998 | 3,869,619 | 3,876,360 | 169,580 | 178,819 | 180,835 | 180,633 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,680,540 | 1,712,870 | 1,714,075 | 1,715,766 | 56,968 | 60,171 | 60,361 | 59,729 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
West Virginia |
782,706 | 789,328 | 789,598 | 790,370 | 41,579 | 39,991 | 38,613 | 37,808 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
Wisconsin |
3,139,414 | 3,128,205 | 3,127,480 | 3,121,984 | 95,903 | 89,562 | 88,111 | 88,618 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Wyoming |
289,558 | 289,805 | 289,529 | 289,004 | 11,557 | 10,738 | 10,290 | 10,030 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Puerto Rico |
1,090,568 | 1,068,820 | 1,070,081 | 1,073,323 | 102,777 | 93,600 | 92,773 | 91,486 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
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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. 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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