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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
Apr.
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026(p)		 Number Percent of labor force
Apr.
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026(p)		 Apr.
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026(p)

Alabama

 2,377,299 2,386,303 2,384,074 2,378,402 69,591 64,830 65,467 67,115 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.8

Alaska

 364,680 369,377 369,651 369,457 16,693 17,511 17,231 17,203 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7

Arizona

 3,792,200 3,800,678 3,783,556 3,760,052 160,721 174,531 176,472 177,914 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.7

Arkansas

 1,429,050 1,454,561 1,455,388 1,454,535 55,965 63,362 63,047 61,835 3.9 4.4 4.3 4.3

California

 19,792,412 19,826,617 19,770,247 19,720,139 1,077,039 1,070,386 1,053,399 1,045,879 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3

Colorado

 3,265,416 3,238,458 3,227,870 3,215,579 135,942 127,274 127,144 126,402 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.9

Connecticut

 1,940,412 1,929,136 1,921,275 1,912,299 73,432 90,540 92,595 96,549 3.8 4.7 4.8 5.0

Delaware

 514,928 514,723 513,262 511,661 22,929 27,944 27,552 27,072 4.5 5.4 5.4 5.3

District of Columbia

 414,252 406,902 405,140 404,153 25,146 26,555 25,604 25,058 6.1 6.5 6.3 6.2

Florida

 11,112,016 11,140,920 11,145,752 11,149,552 407,875 515,806 522,653 531,739 3.7 4.6 4.7 4.8

Georgia

 5,407,544 5,451,102 5,455,317 5,461,455 181,097 194,194 192,978 190,317 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.5

Hawaii

 687,779 687,829 687,333 687,913 16,938 15,659 16,183 16,870 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.5

Idaho

 1,006,555 1,008,134 1,005,846 1,003,496 36,407 36,948 36,577 36,517 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6

Illinois

 6,610,845 6,570,046 6,570,955 6,555,254 299,330 328,397 334,691 337,314 4.5 5.0 5.1 5.1

Indiana

 3,507,483 3,498,312 3,493,258 3,487,162 128,947 115,489 114,280 113,276 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.2

Iowa

 1,736,357 1,741,570 1,738,885 1,735,035 61,902 58,713 58,137 57,168 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3

Kansas

 1,567,609 1,578,260 1,574,016 1,569,252 58,913 62,005 61,648 60,568 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9

Kentucky

 2,113,284 2,108,666 2,103,533 2,097,526 99,195 88,830 88,021 89,583 4.7 4.2 4.2 4.3

Louisiana

 2,087,432 2,117,820 2,118,359 2,119,944 89,633 91,743 93,425 93,830 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4

Maine

 708,568 708,317 706,787 705,854 23,574 22,962 22,299 22,217 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1

Maryland

 3,233,050 3,211,210 3,207,059 3,207,414 123,780 139,068 139,323 142,484 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.4

Massachusetts

 3,951,418 3,915,281 3,900,230 3,888,473 173,012 186,148 183,430 181,243 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.7

Michigan

 5,053,176 4,983,731 4,969,412 4,949,620 263,078 251,343 250,800 249,821 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0

Minnesota

 3,167,062 3,169,189 3,156,371 3,145,932 115,395 141,996 142,941 140,910 3.6 4.5 4.5 4.5

Mississippi

 1,295,155 1,292,633 1,291,493 1,288,869 50,677 47,971 48,937 49,479 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8

Missouri

 3,161,876 3,177,105 3,175,932 3,173,946 127,198 122,477 122,284 121,851 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8

Montana

 576,503 578,837 577,361 576,091 17,981 21,067 20,973 20,282 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.5

Nebraska

 1,095,866 1,104,311 1,103,682 1,102,667 32,062 33,921 33,916 33,462 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0

Nevada

 1,660,384 1,698,028 1,700,889 1,697,414 87,514 90,148 90,219 89,347 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3

New Hampshire

 774,917 777,211 777,209 777,122 24,507 24,949 24,335 24,153 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1

New Jersey

 4,897,988 4,912,328 4,906,727 4,903,477 252,241 248,452 240,914 233,953 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.8

New Mexico

 986,389 983,966 982,371 978,764 40,153 45,970 46,692 47,575 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.9

New York

 9,966,421 10,119,443 10,119,727 10,105,394 408,865 470,488 466,111 463,893 4.1 4.6 4.6 4.6

North Carolina

 5,289,955 5,311,679 5,304,688 5,294,546 201,150 201,059 197,097 196,615 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7

North Dakota

 429,401 435,641 435,866 435,162 11,039 11,217 10,991 10,644 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4

Ohio

 5,961,335 5,929,723 5,922,552 5,911,768 284,187 251,324 243,466 231,987 4.8 4.2 4.1 3.9

Oklahoma

 2,016,136 2,014,165 2,006,067 1,996,427 62,725 79,131 78,814 80,048 3.1 3.9 3.9 4.0

Oregon

 2,211,460 2,214,206 2,209,194 2,204,914 112,591 115,663 114,620 114,642 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2

Pennsylvania

 6,523,912 6,587,246 6,592,917 6,607,497 272,347 279,247 275,981 275,779 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2

Rhode Island

 594,507 588,901 587,215 583,897 26,401 27,183 27,439 26,482 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.5

South Carolina

 2,592,395 2,658,076 2,663,443 2,667,596 109,021 133,333 131,309 128,013 4.2 5.0 4.9 4.8

South Dakota

 490,782 492,813 491,845 490,754 9,800 11,142 11,178 10,708 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.2

Tennessee

 3,522,012 3,532,590 3,516,560 3,504,215 122,760 127,572 126,414 127,499 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6

Texas

 15,845,628 15,941,816 15,916,605 15,894,837 647,115 685,046 679,995 682,550 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3

Utah

 1,838,168 1,840,984 1,835,628 1,829,317 62,930 69,763 69,664 69,182 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.8

Vermont

 350,363 344,046 342,510 341,132 9,188 9,106 8,940 8,927 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6

Virginia

 4,535,111 4,513,490 4,504,716 4,496,730 148,260 169,369 171,752 171,785 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.8

Washington

 4,047,911 4,066,423 4,064,363 4,062,961 183,272 208,125 208,996 212,533 4.5 5.1 5.1 5.2

West Virginia

 780,258 782,051 779,163 777,057 30,390 36,547 35,165 34,569 3.9 4.7 4.5 4.4

Wisconsin

 3,122,374 3,126,587 3,129,266 3,130,188 99,407 107,315 109,527 110,085 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.5

Wyoming

 289,328 288,501 287,991 287,626 9,288 10,413 10,295 10,061 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.5

Puerto Rico

 1,231,585 1,234,455 1,234,547 1,234,211 67,283 69,470 69,121 68,999 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6

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: May 22, 2026