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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
Dec.
2024		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025(p)		 Number Percent of labor force
Dec.
2024		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025(p)		 Dec.
2024		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025(p)

Alabama

 2,359,865 - 2,377,878 2,381,356 78,478 - 65,264 64,150 3.3 - 2.7 2.7

Alaska

 360,488 - 367,905 369,297 17,003 - 17,423 17,656 4.7 - 4.7 4.8

Arizona

 3,760,217 - 3,843,563 3,853,102 144,483 - 165,401 167,230 3.8 - 4.3 4.3

Arkansas

 1,417,242 - 1,439,084 1,444,246 50,450 - 59,366 60,987 3.6 - 4.1 4.2

California

 19,693,484 - 19,906,206 19,935,157 1,075,477 - 1,104,858 1,096,058 5.5 - 5.6 5.5

Colorado

 3,279,720 - 3,262,709 3,259,440 150,190 - 125,769 123,798 4.6 - 3.9 3.8

Connecticut

 1,955,642 - 1,937,746 1,935,670 62,473 - 77,196 80,351 3.2 - 4.0 4.2

Delaware

 506,633 - 514,991 516,226 18,278 - 25,429 26,621 3.6 - 4.9 5.2

District of Columbia

 416,960 - 416,619 417,353 22,051 - 27,194 27,866 5.3 - 6.5 6.7

Florida

 11,169,691 - 11,207,303 11,224,836 385,000 - 465,512 486,118 3.4 - 4.2 4.3

Georgia

 5,409,231 - 5,401,142 5,412,470 196,503 - 189,555 192,721 3.6 - 3.5 3.6

Hawaii

 682,304 - 687,947 689,243 20,686 - 15,316 15,188 3.0 - 2.2 2.2

Idaho

 1,009,769 - 1,011,513 1,013,141 38,336 - 37,010 36,883 3.8 - 3.7 3.6

Illinois

 6,654,260 - 6,548,499 6,545,379 328,379 - 288,515 301,823 4.9 - 4.4 4.6

Indiana

 3,480,699 - 3,496,673 3,495,276 154,563 - 128,209 123,873 4.4 - 3.7 3.5

Iowa

 1,717,690 - 1,745,479 1,750,096 56,339 - 61,774 61,376 3.3 - 3.5 3.5

Kansas

 1,554,666 - 1,568,414 1,572,551 59,082 - 59,278 59,742 3.8 - 3.8 3.8

Kentucky

 2,105,427 - 2,115,767 2,117,499 112,600 - 98,523 95,327 5.3 - 4.7 4.5

Louisiana

 2,081,744 - 2,082,199 2,089,060 95,589 - 88,663 88,396 4.6 - 4.3 4.2

Maine

 709,449 - 705,116 705,956 24,335 - 22,629 22,672 3.4 - 3.2 3.2

Maryland

 3,251,295 - 3,239,637 3,232,441 100,559 - 135,323 136,376 3.1 - 4.2 4.2

Massachusetts

 3,916,370 - 3,953,836 3,945,988 161,981 - 187,362 188,782 4.1 - 4.7 4.8

Michigan

 5,080,197 - 5,041,593 5,033,425 262,149 - 252,047 252,045 5.2 - 5.0 5.0

Minnesota

 3,138,560 - 3,167,934 3,170,051 93,498 - 126,005 131,525 3.0 - 4.0 4.1

Mississippi

 1,285,786 - 1,284,530 1,285,150 46,130 - 48,909 48,082 3.6 - 3.8 3.7

Missouri

 3,137,625 - 3,192,930 3,200,946 113,995 - 128,876 126,420 3.6 - 4.0 3.9

Montana

 578,351 - 578,796 579,949 16,954 - 18,839 19,486 2.9 - 3.3 3.4

Nebraska

 1,073,437 - 1,096,643 1,099,318 30,800 - 32,424 33,085 2.9 - 3.0 3.0

Nevada

 1,657,949 - 1,690,827 1,700,180 95,750 - 88,656 88,569 5.8 - 5.2 5.2

New Hampshire

 775,293 - 774,977 775,626 21,665 - 23,616 23,965 2.8 - 3.0 3.1

New Jersey

 4,903,331 - 4,909,414 4,913,773 225,301 - 267,174 264,686 4.6 - 5.4 5.4

New Mexico

 986,657 - 990,408 991,030 42,885 - 41,625 42,663 4.3 - 4.2 4.3

New York

 9,853,729 - 9,938,395 9,982,148 434,925 - 450,342 457,838 4.4 - 4.5 4.6

North Carolina

 5,285,675 - 5,298,344 5,308,829 196,208 - 204,068 204,751 3.7 - 3.9 3.9

North Dakota

 427,791 - 431,778 432,590 10,864 - 11,294 11,382 2.5 - 2.6 2.6

Ohio

 5,917,469 - 5,938,587 5,940,036 264,756 - 269,550 264,505 4.5 - 4.5 4.5

Oklahoma

 1,989,648 - 2,019,881 2,020,233 65,297 - 69,954 73,425 3.3 - 3.5 3.6

Oregon

 2,205,850 - 2,229,593 2,231,230 93,893 - 116,820 116,797 4.3 - 5.2 5.2

Pennsylvania

 6,548,147 - 6,551,221 6,570,445 241,859 - 277,114 277,617 3.7 - 4.2 4.2

Rhode Island

 591,426 - 591,084 590,401 26,772 - 25,186 25,568 4.5 - 4.3 4.3

South Carolina

 2,549,653 - 2,601,534 2,614,214 112,637 - 120,585 124,807 4.4 - 4.6 4.8

South Dakota

 490,721 - 492,230 492,625 9,124 - 10,242 10,596 1.9 - 2.1 2.2

Tennessee

 3,436,660 - 3,518,253 3,527,884 128,127 - 125,679 125,705 3.7 - 3.6 3.6

Texas

 15,727,730 - 15,938,956 15,964,045 654,467 - 674,052 680,422 4.2 - 4.2 4.3

Utah

 1,842,328 - 1,849,574 1,853,126 60,110 - 66,049 67,256 3.3 - 3.6 3.6

Vermont

 357,262 - 350,479 349,308 9,058 - 8,983 9,019 2.5 - 2.6 2.6

Virginia

 4,598,454 - 4,528,453 4,526,820 134,830 - 160,064 163,222 2.9 - 3.5 3.6

Washington

 4,063,184 - 4,054,345 4,067,228 178,069 - 186,157 192,851 4.4 - 4.6 4.7

West Virginia

 784,253 - 784,652 785,631 31,898 - 34,377 35,777 4.1 - 4.4 4.6

Wisconsin

 3,185,399 - 3,116,562 3,118,713 98,667 - 95,133 97,555 3.1 - 3.1 3.1

Wyoming

 297,566 - 289,848 289,997 10,559 - 9,724 9,914 3.5 - 3.4 3.4

Puerto Rico

 1,230,256 1,239,078 1,239,936 1,241,184 66,827 70,569 70,666 70,754 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.7

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary
Dash (-) indicates that data are unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

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: January 27, 2026