Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2017 |
Oct. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018(p) |
Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||
| Dec. 2017 |
Oct. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018(p) |
Dec. 2017 |
Oct. 2018 |
Nov. 2018 |
Dec. 2018(p) |
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Alabama |
2,163,554 | 2,212,672 | 2,215,688 | 2,216,217 | 82,378 | 89,745 | 87,754 | 86,023 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Alaska |
362,473 | 356,349 | 355,986 | 355,543 | 26,220 | 22,777 | 22,469 | 22,390 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
Arizona |
3,339,431 | 3,400,870 | 3,423,764 | 3,446,535 | 157,747 | 158,128 | 159,915 | 165,508 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Arkansas |
1,356,940 | 1,346,590 | 1,348,197 | 1,350,399 | 50,413 | 47,447 | 48,185 | 49,111 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
California |
19,386,465 | 19,441,591 | 19,517,174 | 19,593,041 | 866,372 | 804,301 | 806,649 | 813,858 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,145,895 | 5,159,362 | 5,169,058 | 5,178,725 | 231,986 | 239,824 | 243,239 | 247,045 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Colorado |
3,029,796 | 3,101,129 | 3,108,593 | 3,118,212 | 91,834 | 98,159 | 102,398 | 107,888 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
Connecticut |
1,912,551 | 1,909,333 | 1,916,633 | 1,923,569 | 86,384 | 79,978 | 77,672 | 76,220 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Delaware |
477,882 | 486,709 | 486,610 | 487,141 | 21,694 | 19,128 | 18,678 | 18,175 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
District of Columbia |
401,428 | 405,221 | 404,505 | 404,563 | 23,740 | 22,857 | 22,641 | 22,280 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
Florida |
10,138,193 | 10,246,102 | 10,255,943 | 10,277,514 | 397,032 | 345,107 | 335,035 | 334,552 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,387,964 | 1,378,646 | 1,372,136 | 1,373,206 | 65,218 | 52,417 | 50,560 | 49,639 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Georgia |
5,091,491 | 5,152,449 | 5,148,033 | 5,147,244 | 228,219 | 184,567 | 182,363 | 184,632 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
Hawaii |
682,852 | 686,178 | 685,088 | 683,405 | 14,670 | 15,751 | 16,361 | 16,900 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
Idaho |
841,774 | 853,478 | 854,324 | 856,337 | 25,163 | 22,825 | 22,391 | 22,581 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Illinois |
6,500,446 | 6,488,104 | 6,499,383 | 6,500,922 | 318,122 | 270,067 | 273,823 | 277,518 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,809,750 | 3,738,728 | 3,746,841 | 3,748,469 | 196,375 | 143,812 | 144,905 | 144,619 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Indiana |
3,320,260 | 3,402,196 | 3,404,512 | 3,406,055 | 113,473 | 119,668 | 121,782 | 121,865 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Iowa |
1,674,894 | 1,688,173 | 1,689,650 | 1,691,947 | 49,267 | 41,165 | 40,611 | 40,631 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Kansas |
1,478,476 | 1,485,048 | 1,487,086 | 1,489,906 | 52,249 | 48,455 | 48,286 | 48,972 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Kentucky |
2,053,713 | 2,075,387 | 2,075,651 | 2,074,067 | 93,188 | 94,029 | 92,616 | 90,987 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Louisiana |
2,115,536 | 2,117,244 | 2,113,704 | 2,112,783 | 99,639 | 105,949 | 105,212 | 104,350 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Maine |
700,192 | 705,416 | 704,588 | 703,363 | 22,048 | 23,831 | 23,959 | 24,017 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Maryland |
3,221,685 | 3,227,308 | 3,226,008 | 3,226,938 | 130,611 | 131,380 | 127,911 | 125,219 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Massachusetts |
3,657,291 | 3,832,804 | 3,836,955 | 3,842,000 | 128,878 | 134,070 | 130,014 | 126,215 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Michigan |
4,900,207 | 4,891,985 | 4,893,073 | 4,898,032 | 230,939 | 191,347 | 191,773 | 195,680 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,119,694 | 2,113,557 | 2,114,520 | 2,119,152 | 93,642 | 84,083 | 84,785 | 87,233 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Minnesota |
3,069,832 | 3,095,093 | 3,092,089 | 3,093,361 | 101,630 | 86,131 | 85,326 | 86,683 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Mississippi |
1,277,573 | 1,286,545 | 1,284,184 | 1,281,089 | 60,933 | 60,832 | 60,052 | 60,121 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Missouri |
3,048,394 | 3,065,464 | 3,065,748 | 3,066,573 | 111,386 | 94,361 | 93,427 | 95,242 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Montana |
526,944 | 524,250 | 525,538 | 526,793 | 21,531 | 19,151 | 19,282 | 19,425 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Nebraska |
1,007,050 | 1,018,320 | 1,020,898 | 1,024,189 | 29,309 | 28,706 | 28,646 | 28,472 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Nevada |
1,473,704 | 1,512,276 | 1,518,759 | 1,524,835 | 71,981 | 67,145 | 67,098 | 67,457 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
New Hampshire |
746,676 | 762,411 | 763,003 | 763,896 | 19,431 | 19,724 | 19,175 | 18,719 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
New Jersey |
4,513,664 | 4,492,649 | 4,495,138 | 4,501,043 | 213,490 | 183,999 | 178,614 | 178,097 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
New Mexico |
931,571 | 943,172 | 945,752 | 949,047 | 55,772 | 43,154 | 43,675 | 44,851 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
New York |
9,708,580 | 9,736,073 | 9,757,146 | 9,781,522 | 454,939 | 387,542 | 379,379 | 378,512 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
New York City |
4,226,764 | 4,230,397 | 4,229,536 | 4,230,278 | 186,749 | 168,390 | 167,105 | 169,090 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
North Carolina |
4,966,113 | 4,992,207 | 4,991,418 | 4,996,890 | 221,849 | 181,524 | 177,263 | 178,436 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
North Dakota |
413,573 | 403,110 | 402,429 | 402,143 | 10,905 | 11,103 | 11,073 | 10,827 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Ohio |
5,782,017 | 5,770,527 | 5,765,675 | 5,766,953 | 281,000 | 265,842 | 263,179 | 264,830 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,028,091 | 1,037,393 | 1,038,509 | 1,039,495 | 55,740 | 53,035 | 53,034 | 53,081 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Oklahoma |
1,841,801 | 1,861,846 | 1,856,839 | 1,849,452 | 76,235 | 62,669 | 60,382 | 59,073 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Oregon |
2,120,955 | 2,111,671 | 2,113,776 | 2,116,656 | 87,979 | 81,126 | 83,014 | 85,905 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
Pennsylvania |
6,418,025 | 6,420,029 | 6,440,509 | 6,461,982 | 309,542 | 265,515 | 268,903 | 273,620 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Rhode Island |
556,267 | 561,241 | 560,942 | 561,039 | 25,118 | 21,340 | 21,322 | 21,662 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
South Carolina |
2,318,724 | 2,307,307 | 2,312,108 | 2,319,627 | 97,879 | 76,220 | 76,710 | 77,087 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
South Dakota |
456,271 | 458,734 | 459,213 | 459,958 | 15,555 | 13,602 | 13,578 | 13,525 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Tennessee |
3,218,569 | 3,253,312 | 3,256,234 | 3,259,991 | 106,726 | 119,000 | 118,641 | 116,136 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Texas |
13,591,013 | 13,833,006 | 13,859,710 | 13,902,459 | 537,688 | 516,686 | 511,818 | 515,093 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Utah |
1,573,889 | 1,584,648 | 1,581,453 | 1,579,468 | 50,150 | 49,973 | 50,030 | 49,946 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Vermont |
344,870 | 346,058 | 345,113 | 344,405 | 10,050 | 9,636 | 9,380 | 9,182 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Virginia |
4,318,483 | 4,353,411 | 4,355,029 | 4,359,242 | 156,280 | 124,756 | 123,920 | 123,180 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Washington |
3,754,871 | 3,781,532 | 3,795,986 | 3,812,295 | 176,864 | 162,764 | 163,149 | 165,727 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,666,021 | 1,687,653 | 1,692,080 | 1,696,630 | 64,373 | 56,436 | 56,090 | 56,687 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
West Virginia |
781,852 | 780,919 | 780,996 | 781,846 | 42,251 | 40,511 | 40,254 | 40,104 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
Wisconsin |
3,158,257 | 3,163,914 | 3,156,373 | 3,149,038 | 100,861 | 95,113 | 94,355 | 93,384 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Wyoming |
292,305 | 285,523 | 286,248 | 286,749 | 12,105 | 11,726 | 11,759 | 11,619 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Puerto Rico |
1,095,052 | 1,092,360 | 1,081,694 | 1,079,796 | 119,918 | 87,305 | 83,828 | 89,429 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 |
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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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