Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | October | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | September | October | September | October | |||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,192,040 | 2,264,263 | 2,212,503 | 2,268,807 | 80,600 | 56,924 | 81,676 | 55,198 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
Alaska |
357,350 | 349,424 | 354,262 | 344,086 | 21,107 | 19,674 | 21,539 | 19,302 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
Arizona |
3,477,406 | 3,599,212 | 3,491,620 | 3,600,272 | 171,484 | 160,003 | 170,174 | 155,592 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
Arkansas |
1,353,432 | 1,363,893 | 1,355,060 | 1,371,506 | 46,919 | 45,710 | 44,065 | 43,543 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
California |
19,478,378 | 19,567,536 | 19,542,699 | 19,587,530 | 756,608 | 690,859 | 772,789 | 718,288 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,151,806 | 5,153,201 | 5,165,359 | 5,161,499 | 240,751 | 230,236 | 240,088 | 233,025 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Colorado |
3,124,018 | 3,177,825 | 3,135,286 | 3,178,070 | 101,808 | 70,003 | 106,223 | 75,930 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
Connecticut |
1,903,862 | 1,913,778 | 1,915,336 | 1,929,656 | 69,691 | 65,606 | 66,683 | 67,400 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Delaware |
478,645 | 484,873 | 481,871 | 490,070 | 17,069 | 18,227 | 16,101 | 18,747 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
District of Columbia |
400,542 | 407,982 | 402,446 | 408,359 | 22,194 | 21,705 | 21,315 | 21,847 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Florida |
10,280,409 | 10,532,471 | 10,305,265 | 10,565,454 | 342,076 | 317,695 | 340,078 | 307,338 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,376,079 | 1,433,319 | 1,381,547 | 1,462,938 | 52,205 | 44,799 | 50,415 | 42,483 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
Georgia |
5,090,466 | 5,112,295 | 5,112,773 | 5,132,691 | 182,202 | 156,470 | 191,762 | 156,161 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
Hawaii |
673,932 | 657,524 | 673,215 | 663,485 | 18,180 | 18,240 | 17,405 | 17,433 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Idaho |
858,931 | 885,920 | 862,938 | 887,724 | 18,905 | 20,304 | 19,220 | 20,729 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
Illinois |
6,435,664 | 6,482,734 | 6,477,162 | 6,483,880 | 248,531 | 230,385 | 263,231 | 235,466 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,705,981 | 3,721,644 | 3,732,976 | 3,714,650 | 128,020 | 120,786 | 134,188 | 126,791 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
Indiana |
3,370,504 | 3,366,755 | 3,393,074 | 3,378,649 | 104,423 | 95,452 | 112,491 | 101,383 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
Iowa |
1,684,670 | 1,758,902 | 1,695,446 | 1,773,729 | 34,932 | 38,677 | 31,524 | 38,106 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
Kansas |
1,478,994 | 1,491,504 | 1,488,086 | 1,502,615 | 44,157 | 41,041 | 44,868 | 42,716 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
Kentucky |
2,054,993 | 2,070,290 | 2,050,539 | 2,074,620 | 84,562 | 78,396 | 79,263 | 76,865 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Louisiana |
2,093,336 | 2,095,218 | 2,105,178 | 2,102,691 | 102,970 | 95,158 | 97,073 | 99,047 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Maine |
697,191 | 688,370 | 699,745 | 692,392 | 19,790 | 15,506 | 20,500 | 16,376 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
Maryland |
3,185,520 | 3,266,964 | 3,198,764 | 3,299,699 | 113,462 | 109,198 | 115,284 | 106,909 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Massachusetts |
3,795,770 | 3,816,437 | 3,817,350 | 3,840,588 | 115,381 | 110,593 | 104,354 | 94,491 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
Michigan |
4,882,449 | 4,943,788 | 4,909,341 | 4,941,096 | 172,631 | 184,659 | 181,296 | 174,138 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,139,652 | 2,177,830 | 2,149,643 | 2,174,309 | 84,818 | 89,540 | 93,159 | 81,543 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
Minnesota |
3,062,746 | 3,122,799 | 3,077,928 | 3,138,214 | 70,277 | 77,470 | 68,733 | 79,545 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
Mississippi |
1,265,313 | 1,289,580 | 1,270,344 | 1,283,542 | 54,900 | 71,742 | 54,552 | 66,433 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
Missouri |
3,034,664 | 3,125,516 | 3,045,583 | 3,141,572 | 78,485 | 73,820 | 70,459 | 78,975 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
Montana |
528,163 | 531,565 | 528,418 | 534,345 | 16,612 | 15,756 | 17,784 | 16,642 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
Nebraska |
1,013,831 | 1,036,023 | 1,022,354 | 1,046,966 | 25,238 | 29,521 | 25,751 | 31,102 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
Nevada |
1,511,305 | 1,558,504 | 1,516,177 | 1,566,286 | 67,608 | 59,196 | 64,664 | 58,314 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
New Hampshire |
757,972 | 770,546 | 759,725 | 774,289 | 16,354 | 18,093 | 15,191 | 17,912 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
New Jersey |
4,383,803 | 4,507,912 | 4,412,319 | 4,557,982 | 164,888 | 144,697 | 154,190 | 150,031 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
New Mexico |
939,873 | 963,823 | 948,513 | 968,393 | 46,039 | 43,703 | 46,182 | 43,833 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
New York |
9,547,754 | 9,539,775 | 9,603,222 | 9,582,441 | 347,563 | 353,170 | 347,452 | 374,217 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
New York City |
4,098,363 | 4,078,048 | 4,127,111 | 4,107,289 | 157,237 | 152,869 | 163,272 | 170,936 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
North Carolina |
4,965,574 | 5,122,133 | 5,007,407 | 5,153,112 | 172,031 | 178,368 | 181,089 | 185,142 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
North Dakota |
403,172 | 403,489 | 402,879 | 404,046 | 8,020 | 7,829 | 7,157 | 6,951 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
Ohio |
5,730,788 | 5,811,297 | 5,774,153 | 5,828,745 | 238,820 | 240,276 | 246,996 | 227,965 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,037,428 | 1,042,674 | 1,035,215 | 1,034,543 | 46,577 | 42,193 | 46,825 | 33,520 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
Oklahoma |
1,834,606 | 1,857,552 | 1,844,742 | 1,856,561 | 53,843 | 57,971 | 56,342 | 61,510 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Oregon |
2,112,722 | 2,124,764 | 2,117,663 | 2,118,914 | 77,800 | 82,620 | 83,429 | 74,575 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
Pennsylvania |
6,414,056 | 6,522,663 | 6,444,551 | 6,571,225 | 249,244 | 255,958 | 248,016 | 284,607 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
Rhode Island |
556,243 | 555,580 | 556,208 | 558,187 | 19,927 | 18,240 | 19,182 | 16,156 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
South Carolina |
2,316,250 | 2,362,736 | 2,330,794 | 2,379,312 | 75,024 | 42,459 | 75,373 | 50,111 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
South Dakota |
457,620 | 467,128 | 461,575 | 470,748 | 11,976 | 12,794 | 12,065 | 13,366 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
Tennessee |
3,238,611 | 3,348,862 | 3,259,609 | 3,355,432 | 108,475 | 104,662 | 106,795 | 106,353 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Texas |
13,849,870 | 14,113,138 | 13,901,088 | 14,189,091 | 512,839 | 471,527 | 489,204 | 467,991 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Utah |
1,575,536 | 1,612,660 | 1,581,739 | 1,620,643 | 46,039 | 32,753 | 45,535 | 29,939 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
Vermont |
343,991 | 339,404 | 344,338 | 339,367 | 8,567 | 7,532 | 6,419 | 5,426 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Virginia |
4,315,374 | 4,414,738 | 4,332,241 | 4,444,906 | 118,118 | 108,209 | 115,281 | 107,036 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
Washington |
3,805,427 | 3,935,912 | 3,829,284 | 3,960,349 | 151,394 | 161,428 | 156,123 | 160,530 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,695,957 | 1,747,935 | 1,688,061 | 1,739,007 | 59,706 | 55,439 | 57,768 | 48,643 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
West Virginia |
785,466 | 806,147 | 788,391 | 810,421 | 35,285 | 33,630 | 35,784 | 36,480 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Wisconsin |
3,112,050 | 3,108,570 | 3,121,149 | 3,110,345 | 73,637 | 91,401 | 74,734 | 85,869 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
Wyoming |
289,631 | 292,446 | 289,628 | 293,213 | 10,693 | 9,715 | 10,831 | 9,570 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Puerto Rico |
1,080,804 | 1,062,293 | 1,073,873 | 1,062,590 | 93,881 | 87,206 | 89,194 | 95,462 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.0 |
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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. 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. |
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