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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
Sept.
2024		 July
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Sept.
2025		 Number Percent of labor force
Sept.
2024		 July
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Sept.
2025		 Sept.
2024		 July
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Sept.
2025

Alabama

 2,358,259 2,383,733 2,378,354 2,376,949 76,773 72,473 68,156 66,711 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8

Alaska

 360,558 364,991 365,217 365,829 17,127 17,379 17,276 17,359 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7

Arizona

 3,756,696 3,798,487 3,802,394 3,816,465 143,019 156,074 157,143 160,490 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.2

Arkansas

 1,415,521 1,424,727 1,427,180 1,430,617 49,703 53,055 53,859 55,750 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.9

California

 19,688,148 19,851,271 19,857,630 19,862,439 1,076,090 1,089,039 1,095,111 1,106,417 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6

Colorado

 3,278,785 3,280,332 3,275,630 3,272,263 147,973 148,101 139,154 134,343 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.1

Connecticut

 1,952,800 1,954,003 1,949,943 1,944,501 62,033 74,217 73,226 74,029 3.2 3.8 3.8 3.8

Delaware

 507,109 509,570 510,562 512,185 18,449 21,118 21,938 23,066 3.6 4.1 4.3 4.5

District of Columbia

 416,021 420,306 418,966 417,830 22,051 25,029 25,201 25,809 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.2

Florida

 11,170,490 11,195,969 11,195,823 11,194,821 386,268 416,992 423,817 433,169 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.9

Georgia

 5,412,408 5,377,121 5,381,506 5,387,385 197,430 185,351 181,134 181,584 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4

Hawaii

 682,048 688,572 687,228 687,019 20,630 18,838 18,235 17,178 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.5

Idaho

 1,008,965 1,010,046 1,009,424 1,010,111 38,103 36,891 37,037 37,283 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7

Illinois

 6,646,906 6,598,618 6,580,838 6,568,759 331,366 300,631 292,484 287,037 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.4

Indiana

 3,480,347 3,489,001 3,489,146 3,493,277 154,040 123,971 124,889 127,716 4.4 3.6 3.6 3.7

Iowa

 1,716,154 1,737,354 1,739,242 1,740,839 56,477 64,919 65,826 64,865 3.3 3.7 3.8 3.7

Kansas

 1,554,087 1,553,678 1,556,244 1,560,691 58,616 59,365 59,599 59,893 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8

Kentucky

 2,105,787 2,117,824 2,114,937 2,114,917 111,975 102,955 100,248 99,594 5.3 4.9 4.7 4.7

Louisiana

 2,082,222 2,075,063 2,075,272 2,076,494 95,372 92,778 91,393 90,771 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4

Maine

 709,155 706,082 705,579 705,292 23,770 22,643 22,331 22,451 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.2

Maryland

 3,253,416 3,237,636 3,238,850 3,238,293 102,945 110,419 115,704 122,282 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8

Massachusetts

 3,917,130 3,961,597 3,963,653 3,961,034 164,166 190,930 189,416 188,073 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.7

Michigan

 5,076,962 5,076,586 5,063,457 5,055,538 257,519 270,340 264,028 258,830 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.1

Minnesota

 3,138,339 3,155,781 3,156,871 3,159,480 96,993 109,027 113,554 117,394 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.7

Mississippi

 1,282,994 1,289,462 1,285,805 1,284,150 44,238 50,910 50,263 49,275 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.8

Missouri

 3,138,516 3,167,146 3,171,872 3,176,761 115,120 129,779 131,531 131,808 3.7 4.1 4.1 4.1

Montana

 579,713 575,273 575,652 576,536 17,204 16,200 16,584 17,398 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.0

Nebraska

 1,073,382 1,087,408 1,089,568 1,091,729 30,906 32,377 32,151 32,207 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0

Nevada

 1,656,459 1,680,985 1,679,683 1,680,972 95,059 89,956 88,543 88,738 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.3

New Hampshire

 774,345 775,158 775,059 774,984 21,033 23,852 23,455 23,531 2.7 3.1 3.0 3.0

New Jersey

 4,907,142 4,890,421 4,887,288 4,891,319 225,859 241,693 245,640 256,243 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.2

New Mexico

 985,617 991,520 990,684 990,181 42,872 41,287 40,856 40,800 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1

New York

 9,849,016 9,868,068 9,861,593 9,879,373 434,202 392,353 398,077 418,719 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.2

North Carolina

 5,284,823 5,285,652 5,283,042 5,287,016 195,308 195,057 194,853 197,807 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7

North Dakota

 427,481 430,090 430,195 430,520 10,877 10,693 10,793 10,991 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6

Ohio

 5,917,559 5,960,308 5,952,011 5,943,221 260,651 296,499 295,140 286,973 4.4 5.0 5.0 4.8

Oklahoma

 1,989,116 2,003,151 2,007,120 2,012,732 65,234 61,780 62,269 64,314 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2

Oregon

 2,203,412 2,213,946 2,217,344 2,221,071 93,211 109,534 111,746 114,597 4.2 4.9 5.0 5.2

Pennsylvania

 6,551,642 6,536,732 6,529,967 6,530,965 239,821 262,618 262,505 269,876 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1

Rhode Island

 591,342 587,719 588,785 589,837 26,623 28,097 27,094 26,277 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.5

South Carolina

 2,551,404 2,572,045 2,575,531 2,582,851 115,873 107,747 110,711 113,929 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.4

South Dakota

 490,499 493,281 492,669 492,448 9,057 9,148 9,391 9,731 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0

Tennessee

 3,431,207 3,478,531 3,487,649 3,498,684 125,746 123,862 124,060 125,180 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6

Texas

 15,714,969 15,848,697 15,857,323 15,879,033 657,224 635,090 643,773 656,142 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.1

Utah

 1,841,775 1,845,216 1,843,164 1,844,013 60,724 60,515 61,735 63,476 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4

Vermont

 356,974 353,348 352,457 351,806 8,952 9,028 8,951 8,934 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5

Virginia

 4,592,170 4,552,621 4,547,710 4,540,292 133,691 162,713 162,830 160,199 2.9 3.6 3.6 3.5

Washington

 4,063,035 4,024,800 4,022,013 4,028,978 179,164 180,851 180,239 181,929 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5

West Virginia

 785,405 779,897 780,844 782,037 32,173 29,019 29,579 31,072 4.1 3.7 3.8 4.0

Wisconsin

 3,182,957 3,150,001 3,142,873 3,131,491 95,862 98,645 97,510 96,235 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1

Wyoming

 297,414 291,172 290,472 290,192 10,337 9,548 9,384 9,472 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.3

Puerto Rico

 1,227,066 1,237,690 1,240,984 1,239,952 66,242 68,299 69,943 70,731 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey.
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Last Modified Date: December 11, 2025