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Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted

LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Number Percent of labor force
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)

Alabama

2,284,000 2,326,130 2,325,305 2,327,861 53,887 64,404 64,101 66,591 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.9

Alaska

353,849 358,631 358,598 358,278 13,873 16,394 16,322 16,420 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.6

Arizona

3,640,979 3,721,710 3,720,507 3,726,618 136,130 157,204 156,449 155,076 3.7 4.2 4.2 4.2

Arkansas

1,366,856 1,384,466 1,384,754 1,385,260 40,907 51,093 50,736 50,782 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7

California

19,250,558 19,325,362 19,342,132 19,357,440 857,765 993,488 990,259 1,013,585 4.5 5.1 5.1 5.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,023,750 4,999,283 5,006,096 5,007,586 249,218 263,442 262,773 269,767 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.4

Colorado

3,204,571 3,239,250 3,239,754 3,237,244 95,784 107,650 107,597 110,169 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4

Connecticut

1,886,315 1,899,452 1,899,136 1,902,352 67,722 80,254 79,876 82,921 3.6 4.2 4.2 4.4

Delaware

500,565 509,743 509,610 508,753 20,316 20,898 20,858 20,654 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1

District of Columbia

390,952 402,085 402,006 403,472 19,161 19,860 19,863 20,309 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0

Florida

10,834,285 11,060,944 11,060,978 11,077,056 302,763 339,932 338,662 340,215 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,367,318 1,385,239 1,386,790 1,389,216 28,289 22,967 22,959 21,603 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.6

Georgia

5,258,422 5,328,980 5,329,007 5,329,921 169,983 170,925 170,674 166,774 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1

Hawaii

675,550 675,433 675,777 674,774 21,235 20,585 20,538 20,884 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1

Idaho

951,162 967,557 967,316 967,862 27,428 32,226 32,090 32,274 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.3

Illinois

6,403,476 6,471,112 6,473,136 6,476,884 283,992 306,229 304,470 305,472 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.7

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,802,189 3,820,617 3,823,479 3,825,933 164,332 172,435 171,271 171,534 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.5

Indiana

3,384,626 3,409,195 3,408,675 3,398,047 109,909 118,241 117,890 117,335 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5

Iowa

1,711,935 1,705,805 1,706,995 1,704,733 50,246 52,321 52,035 50,886 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0

Kansas

1,509,840 1,507,836 1,507,952 1,506,780 42,445 39,193 39,138 39,093 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6

Kentucky

2,025,618 2,025,391 2,025,169 2,023,947 82,232 86,843 86,704 87,062 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3

Louisiana

2,077,225 2,077,608 2,077,588 2,079,410 75,898 83,171 82,627 85,129 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1

Maine

681,091 691,738 691,680 692,037 17,330 23,601 23,439 23,745 2.5 3.4 3.4 3.4

Maryland

3,162,469 3,194,731 3,195,545 3,192,790 74,404 71,561 70,525 72,845 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.3

Massachusetts

3,738,772 3,751,740 3,749,870 3,750,297 131,284 123,662 121,744 114,148 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.0

Michigan

4,928,261 5,044,465 5,043,199 5,044,102 197,174 208,114 206,914 201,962 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,142,740 2,203,810 2,203,059 2,205,045 75,976 87,932 87,226 85,887 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.9

Minnesota

3,085,577 3,095,163 3,095,430 3,093,449 87,076 84,785 84,774 82,926 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7

Mississippi

1,234,997 1,230,251 1,230,449 1,230,054 42,998 39,251 39,169 39,145 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2

Missouri

3,059,449 3,099,029 3,099,207 3,098,904 86,079 101,431 100,920 101,652 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.3

Montana

568,201 576,902 576,863 577,269 14,388 19,118 19,034 19,290 2.5 3.3 3.3 3.3

Nebraska

1,050,553 1,055,981 1,055,914 1,055,664 22,260 26,449 26,287 26,352 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5

Nevada

1,586,674 1,613,324 1,612,919 1,614,241 83,057 85,420 85,214 84,836 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3

New Hampshire

758,231 762,055 761,981 763,131 15,336 20,013 19,874 19,673 2.0 2.6 2.6 2.6

New Jersey

4,802,664 4,831,775 4,832,330 4,824,782 187,393 232,151 231,481 232,370 3.9 4.8 4.8 4.8

New Mexico

955,263 968,393 969,026 968,920 34,435 38,509 38,406 38,569 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.0

New York

9,641,451 9,756,140 9,760,755 9,751,680 396,454 446,258 444,684 438,986 4.1 4.6 4.6 4.5

New York City

4,135,861 4,157,133 4,163,161 4,162,044 221,554 222,007 221,793 216,273 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2

North Carolina

5,187,348 5,249,601 5,248,887 5,253,968 183,265 187,979 187,400 185,760 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5

North Dakota

415,465 416,974 417,116 417,454 8,322 7,904 7,872 8,033 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9

Ohio

5,754,537 5,793,351 5,793,713 5,795,101 217,943 210,758 209,953 211,826 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.7

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,027,436 1,037,904 1,038,003 1,037,623 40,449 38,563 38,484 39,090 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.8

Oklahoma

1,933,220 1,981,456 1,980,636 1,983,705 59,363 69,905 69,486 70,131 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.5

Oregon

2,154,890 2,168,350 2,168,168 2,171,058 82,573 86,165 85,951 88,455 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.1

Pennsylvania

6,491,922 6,539,215 6,538,180 6,544,266 245,280 221,269 220,748 220,548 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.4

Rhode Island

570,505 576,262 576,169 578,496 16,573 19,796 19,641 20,908 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.6

South Carolina

2,420,110 2,470,891 2,470,300 2,471,792 74,130 74,957 74,873 75,335 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0

South Dakota

476,446 481,652 481,702 481,597 9,315 9,924 9,887 9,903 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1

Tennessee

3,350,101 3,383,169 3,383,917 3,386,485 115,040 117,082 116,637 117,088 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5

Texas

14,900,027 15,132,852 15,130,593 15,143,379 604,913 588,105 587,784 584,616 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9

Utah

1,764,797 1,803,425 1,802,956 1,802,300 44,250 50,198 50,023 50,274 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.8

Vermont

347,544 353,220 353,412 354,153 7,357 8,050 7,979 8,096 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3

Virginia

4,518,655 4,577,183 4,579,693 4,588,251 138,428 140,230 139,385 139,731 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0

Washington

3,999,477 4,035,691 4,037,592 4,032,808 165,007 179,040 178,204 183,847 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.6

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,785,696 1,814,712 1,815,278 1,811,621 57,588 66,527 66,365 68,674 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.8

West Virginia

779,420 790,471 790,224 790,882 27,900 34,079 33,903 33,984 3.6 4.3 4.3 4.3

Wisconsin

3,100,443 3,150,623 3,150,152 3,147,889 82,245 106,067 105,567 100,380 2.7 3.4 3.4 3.2

Wyoming

295,150 294,849 294,841 293,924 9,620 8,450 8,424 8,375 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.8

Puerto Rico

1,203,540 1,214,428 1,212,497 1,216,212 72,271 68,432 68,773 69,052 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.7

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(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. 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.

Last Modified Date: March 11, 2024