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State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
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November | December | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020(p) | November | December | November | December | |||||
2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020(p) | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,249,775 | 2,260,561 | 2,247,379 | 2,233,124 | 54,861 | 90,187 | 56,967 | 82,601 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
Alaska |
343,483 | 346,092 | 341,670 | 343,753 | 20,910 | 22,042 | 20,866 | 20,481 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
Arizona |
3,615,186 | 3,578,897 | 3,611,711 | 3,567,761 | 154,572 | 276,261 | 152,154 | 259,221 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 7.3 |
Arkansas |
1,361,974 | 1,318,179 | 1,355,941 | 1,349,863 | 41,816 | 76,825 | 45,725 | 54,497 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
California |
19,534,610 | 18,938,160 | 19,470,116 | 18,916,444 | 718,032 | 1,495,691 | 711,206 | 1,669,625 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 8.8 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,177,117 | 4,999,284 | 5,158,181 | 4,896,159 | 213,729 | 533,610 | 207,090 | 521,618 | 4.1 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 10.7 |
Colorado |
3,178,357 | 3,171,032 | 3,176,471 | 3,204,625 | 74,970 | 196,649 | 74,703 | 264,285 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 8.2 |
Connecticut |
1,927,932 | 1,886,051 | 1,920,196 | 1,868,773 | 62,775 | 145,522 | 61,837 | 139,902 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 7.5 |
Delaware |
488,408 | 480,897 | 488,289 | 477,702 | 17,290 | 22,373 | 17,300 | 23,075 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
District of Columbia |
412,346 | 397,117 | 411,233 | 413,304 | 20,781 | 28,919 | 20,426 | 31,477 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 7.6 |
Florida |
10,411,499 | 10,092,127 | 10,397,884 | 10,093,945 | 283,039 | 621,086 | 264,725 | 586,855 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,384,486 | 1,329,607 | 1,392,870 | 1,312,409 | 24,179 | 105,674 | 22,034 | 96,322 | 1.7 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 7.3 |
Georgia |
5,135,208 | 5,155,192 | 5,148,163 | 5,116,980 | 141,518 | 275,670 | 148,846 | 273,874 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 5.4 |
Hawaii |
667,857 | 663,132 | 667,325 | 651,714 | 17,344 | 68,832 | 14,982 | 58,595 | 2.6 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 9.0 |
Idaho |
887,607 | 901,607 | 888,452 | 903,201 | 24,433 | 43,164 | 25,372 | 40,416 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 4.5 |
Illinois |
6,416,333 | 6,170,882 | 6,377,232 | 6,152,160 | 215,173 | 399,750 | 220,397 | 462,321 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 7.5 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,693,414 | 3,559,855 | 3,674,796 | 3,591,077 | 110,045 | 254,912 | 104,413 | 310,752 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 8.7 |
Indiana |
3,385,064 | 3,309,509 | 3,359,406 | 3,370,340 | 104,202 | 163,034 | 99,811 | 136,335 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Iowa |
1,752,989 | 1,608,561 | 1,745,731 | 1,613,697 | 42,650 | 53,506 | 51,293 | 52,950 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
Kansas |
1,497,273 | 1,528,366 | 1,492,699 | 1,502,220 | 43,110 | 73,228 | 42,840 | 52,888 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
Kentucky |
2,078,031 | 2,015,202 | 2,073,838 | 2,007,867 | 78,739 | 102,427 | 81,086 | 114,556 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
Louisiana |
2,109,627 | 2,091,407 | 2,091,000 | 2,079,591 | 104,716 | 172,445 | 102,981 | 142,519 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 6.9 |
Maine |
689,655 | 670,818 | 688,899 | 667,918 | 19,516 | 31,285 | 19,920 | 31,658 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
Maryland |
3,270,600 | 3,134,905 | 3,261,324 | 3,123,417 | 104,359 | 207,281 | 98,116 | 188,095 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
Massachusetts |
3,825,517 | 3,582,691 | 3,822,997 | 3,648,590 | 87,801 | 223,481 | 90,442 | 258,000 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 7.1 |
Michigan |
4,931,109 | 4,932,851 | 4,922,109 | 4,783,402 | 159,361 | 311,286 | 174,864 | 346,968 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 7.3 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,156,528 | 2,207,369 | 2,163,057 | 2,157,561 | 75,903 | 194,449 | 81,206 | 217,183 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 10.1 |
Minnesota |
3,123,662 | 3,033,280 | 3,123,709 | 3,018,335 | 88,135 | 120,396 | 108,186 | 137,721 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
Mississippi |
1,279,839 | 1,276,813 | 1,279,977 | 1,268,657 | 65,909 | 75,711 | 66,922 | 75,466 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
Missouri |
3,099,987 | 2,997,284 | 3,096,892 | 3,069,786 | 96,022 | 119,944 | 105,397 | 177,965 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 5.8 |
Montana |
534,315 | 535,514 | 531,156 | 530,555 | 18,209 | 23,538 | 19,339 | 23,681 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
Nebraska |
1,037,741 | 1,031,496 | 1,033,276 | 1,031,054 | 27,173 | 27,574 | 27,581 | 28,859 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
Nevada |
1,554,598 | 1,494,958 | 1,550,143 | 1,482,807 | 52,974 | 151,482 | 52,275 | 133,043 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 9.0 |
New Hampshire |
773,447 | 749,814 | 773,044 | 745,120 | 17,891 | 27,730 | 17,574 | 27,976 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
New Jersey |
4,534,778 | 4,532,883 | 4,547,131 | 4,444,535 | 157,091 | 445,657 | 164,246 | 329,770 | 3.5 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 7.4 |
New Mexico |
967,203 | 928,388 | 966,863 | 932,560 | 44,691 | 63,048 | 43,421 | 71,906 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 7.7 |
New York |
9,487,235 | 9,061,253 | 9,468,280 | 9,037,394 | 341,376 | 735,708 | 351,928 | 733,171 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 8.1 |
New York City |
4,041,534 | 3,824,438 | 4,030,008 | 3,791,923 | 136,003 | 453,297 | 125,990 | 417,966 | 3.4 | 11.9 | 3.1 | 11.0 |
North Carolina |
5,100,768 | 4,985,837 | 5,070,827 | 4,978,718 | 177,831 | 300,890 | 168,255 | 297,387 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 6.0 |
North Dakota |
399,846 | 397,707 | 398,298 | 396,991 | 7,968 | 16,681 | 8,852 | 16,323 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 4.1 |
Ohio |
5,808,659 | 5,728,834 | 5,776,856 | 5,634,688 | 214,762 | 298,530 | 218,927 | 295,513 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,038,615 | 1,012,788 | 1,026,107 | 971,301 | 34,448 | 58,255 | 35,865 | 60,293 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 6.2 |
Oklahoma |
1,852,252 | 1,870,942 | 1,837,940 | 1,839,955 | 59,724 | 111,252 | 58,211 | 95,263 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 5.2 |
Oregon |
2,103,774 | 2,121,235 | 2,089,779 | 2,111,895 | 61,282 | 116,823 | 61,165 | 125,889 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 6.0 |
Pennsylvania |
6,536,425 | 6,280,344 | 6,524,296 | 6,239,878 | 284,629 | 394,781 | 295,120 | 397,625 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 6.4 |
Rhode Island |
560,489 | 544,204 | 558,770 | 542,723 | 18,234 | 38,000 | 17,797 | 42,022 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 7.7 |
South Carolina |
2,372,583 | 2,321,613 | 2,372,013 | 2,321,019 | 53,912 | 95,032 | 56,479 | 106,380 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 4.6 |
South Dakota |
466,655 | 461,207 | 463,453 | 458,878 | 15,316 | 15,481 | 16,303 | 14,642 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
Tennessee |
3,366,225 | 3,455,071 | 3,361,721 | 3,435,147 | 104,839 | 171,236 | 104,576 | 213,010 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 6.2 |
Texas |
14,209,425 | 14,200,317 | 14,192,255 | 14,170,462 | 480,312 | 1,130,172 | 470,136 | 1,006,737 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 7.1 |
Utah |
1,629,725 | 1,650,422 | 1,629,253 | 1,653,543 | 33,756 | 64,580 | 35,240 | 55,016 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
Vermont |
339,375 | 321,324 | 338,615 | 320,239 | 7,647 | 8,892 | 7,241 | 9,036 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
Virginia |
4,431,196 | 4,270,221 | 4,425,963 | 4,259,711 | 108,653 | 192,526 | 107,305 | 198,530 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 4.7 |
Washington |
3,947,984 | 3,817,261 | 3,944,481 | 3,851,256 | 152,256 | 213,891 | 157,598 | 276,932 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 7.2 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,740,335 | 1,689,848 | 1,725,656 | 1,713,680 | 45,462 | 76,532 | 43,872 | 120,696 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 7.0 |
West Virginia |
801,681 | 767,477 | 797,720 | 764,473 | 38,187 | 44,519 | 39,566 | 46,519 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 6.1 |
Wisconsin |
3,099,895 | 3,103,507 | 3,089,959 | 3,094,145 | 93,112 | 144,593 | 99,409 | 162,589 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 5.3 |
Wyoming |
292,723 | 294,251 | 290,539 | 291,676 | 10,771 | 14,594 | 10,701 | 13,527 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
Puerto Rico |
1,049,995 | 1,021,909 | 1,048,331 | 1,019,262 | 89,120 | 95,945 | 95,983 | 106,827 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 10.5 |
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. 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. |