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Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted

LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Civilian labor force Unemployed
December January Number Percent of labor force
2023 2024 2024 2025(p) December January December January
2023 2024 2024 2025(p) 2023 2024 2024 2025(p)

Alabama

 2,315,351 2,362,075 2,315,794 2,357,219 59,409 75,438 73,969 80,318 2.6 3.2 3.2 3.4

Alaska

 353,382 356,856 351,945 360,360 16,192 16,673 17,910 19,641 4.6 4.7 5.1 5.5

Arizona

 3,700,836 3,752,662 3,721,687 3,802,762 119,691 131,467 125,200 146,535 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.9

Arkansas

 1,382,129 1,408,291 1,374,498 1,402,434 44,907 47,541 52,392 54,519 3.2 3.4 3.8 3.9

California

 19,454,058 19,630,344 19,499,812 19,703,368 954,618 1,018,925 1,053,849 1,092,660 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.5

Colorado

 3,233,275 3,272,519 3,229,324 3,281,274 118,395 148,046 132,273 162,864 3.7 4.5 4.1 5.0

Connecticut

 1,906,354 1,953,748 1,919,764 1,947,780 54,979 52,810 71,851 77,564 2.9 2.7 3.7 4.0

Delaware

 506,060 504,473 504,797 506,104 17,178 15,867 20,292 20,094 3.4 3.1 4.0 4.0

District of Columbia

 411,135 417,094 412,795 420,559 19,223 20,602 21,251 23,738 4.7 4.9 5.1 5.6

Florida

 11,048,225 11,125,365 11,061,299 11,200,769 322,865 350,910 354,631 412,035 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.7

Georgia

 5,352,332 5,388,670 5,369,094 5,379,587 163,810 181,635 181,132 186,857 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.5

Hawaii

 675,471 681,992 677,159 686,738 18,329 19,118 19,743 18,739 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.7

Idaho

 981,379 1,007,074 983,327 1,011,637 32,162 37,018 39,475 43,299 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3

Illinois

 6,506,083 6,619,206 6,514,831 6,575,951 282,210 284,112 336,685 330,520 4.3 4.3 5.2 5.0

Indiana

 3,385,828 3,457,873 3,394,191 3,473,595 107,590 138,919 138,795 154,746 3.2 4.0 4.1 4.5

Iowa

 1,692,041 1,708,004 1,688,370 1,716,359 44,683 51,174 59,664 68,103 2.6 3.0 3.5 4.0

Kansas

 1,519,170 1,551,622 1,522,139 1,548,755 37,139 51,311 47,678 59,956 2.4 3.3 3.1 3.9

Kentucky

 2,058,392 2,101,954 2,058,696 2,110,903 86,673 105,652 102,581 116,469 4.2 5.0 5.0 5.5

Louisiana

 2,063,257 2,066,912 2,057,842 2,039,086 79,648 85,838 90,211 89,369 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.4

Maine

 691,043 704,189 689,783 700,294 19,682 24,754 23,048 27,657 2.8 3.5 3.3 3.9

Maryland

 3,202,100 3,230,032 3,212,957 3,222,479 76,466 88,503 95,339 97,375 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.0

Massachusetts

 3,835,250 3,920,225 3,847,865 3,941,358 136,430 161,483 159,924 185,522 3.6 4.1 4.2 4.7

Michigan

 4,990,320 5,056,004 4,981,149 5,082,982 178,803 254,093 209,950 297,644 3.6 5.0 4.2 5.9

Minnesota

 3,086,292 3,123,443 3,093,402 3,142,594 81,029 82,341 104,400 114,125 2.6 2.6 3.4 3.6

Mississippi

 1,245,961 1,291,369 1,242,116 1,276,421 31,459 45,410 39,080 47,760 2.5 3.5 3.1 3.7

Missouri

 3,086,877 3,119,005 3,093,311 3,134,509 94,538 100,430 120,664 136,420 3.1 3.2 3.9 4.4

Montana

 571,096 570,790 569,559 571,568 18,963 17,037 21,416 18,314 3.3 3.0 3.8 3.2

Nebraska

 1,054,254 1,067,521 1,054,069 1,074,330 24,421 27,581 29,257 34,486 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.2

Nevada

 1,618,031 1,654,397 1,623,754 1,674,120 81,541 92,927 86,997 98,572 5.0 5.6 5.4 5.9

New Hampshire

 758,098 774,049 764,298 780,311 15,493 21,335 19,602 26,133 2.0 2.8 2.6 3.3

New Jersey

 4,864,005 4,886,545 4,840,049 4,852,353 200,812 206,308 228,833 240,104 4.1 4.2 4.7 4.9

New Mexico

 976,766 990,213 969,242 989,640 32,917 38,259 37,191 45,232 3.4 3.9 3.8 4.6

New York

 9,702,965 9,761,174 9,741,851 9,776,309 391,823 407,667 426,233 449,536 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6

North Carolina

 5,236,146 5,245,410 5,247,317 5,287,866 173,047 178,200 195,151 209,884 3.3 3.4 3.7 4.0

North Dakota

 415,047 422,339 416,994 424,622 8,440 10,477 11,412 13,178 2.0 2.5 2.7 3.1

Ohio

 5,795,341 5,871,938 5,791,291 5,868,221 201,606 247,538 255,260 312,532 3.5 4.2 4.4 5.3

Oklahoma

 1,968,239 1,983,063 1,969,666 1,990,142 63,038 59,303 71,822 68,812 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.5

Oregon

 2,177,254 2,193,324 2,168,398 2,194,299 86,995 93,666 102,732 117,666 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.4

Pennsylvania

 6,551,986 6,483,002 6,565,772 6,484,958 214,268 213,178 251,760 276,608 3.3 3.3 3.8 4.3

Rhode Island

 581,762 589,713 586,034 588,230 19,993 24,710 26,698 31,553 3.4 4.2 4.6 5.4

South Carolina

 2,480,144 2,526,963 2,485,273 2,528,428 80,442 100,703 92,335 107,527 3.2 4.0 3.7 4.3

South Dakota

 478,326 486,980 476,901 485,252 8,751 9,499 8,946 10,122 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.1

Tennessee

 3,383,650 3,435,489 3,370,765 3,431,226 98,039 121,771 112,416 130,747 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.8

Texas

 15,310,233 15,737,596 15,353,061 15,745,182 559,128 583,802 632,161 647,960 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.1

Utah

 1,805,954 1,841,353 1,808,634 1,846,129 47,194 53,965 54,688 58,624 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.2

Vermont

 350,635 355,364 352,550 356,340 6,912 8,978 8,829 10,762 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.0

Virginia

 4,522,312 4,558,220 4,537,012 4,564,984 108,800 115,370 126,964 142,905 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.1

Washington

 4,031,779 4,050,286 4,023,252 4,065,506 187,568 172,776 202,092 190,920 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7

West Virginia

 781,141 773,768 780,842 774,199 29,612 27,658 35,910 34,691 3.8 3.6 4.6 4.5

Wisconsin

 3,137,648 3,167,789 3,128,831 3,138,793 78,085 90,468 92,339 112,556 2.5 2.9 3.0 3.6

Wyoming

 292,507 295,505 293,503 294,930 7,887 10,861 10,549 12,756 2.7 3.7 3.6 4.3

Puerto Rico

 1,226,578 1,237,509 1,229,479 1,240,248 70,965 67,298 71,156 66,490 5.8 5.4 5.8 5.4

Footnotes
(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. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
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