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State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
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January | February | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024(p) | January | February | January | February | |||||
2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024(p) | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,270,889 | 2,311,898 | 2,283,059 | 2,316,936 | 59,890 | 77,544 | 58,199 | 79,133 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
Alaska |
349,945 | 352,619 | 352,213 | 354,553 | 15,957 | 18,399 | 16,450 | 19,976 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
Arizona |
3,638,353 | 3,733,559 | 3,650,815 | 3,746,324 | 130,244 | 141,011 | 130,536 | 135,548 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Arkansas |
1,345,984 | 1,365,522 | 1,364,095 | 1,379,044 | 45,969 | 53,183 | 44,653 | 48,215 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
California |
19,161,412 | 19,342,162 | 19,354,958 | 19,394,269 | 898,944 | 1,106,617 | 925,636 | 1,078,314 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,018,445 | 5,013,683 | 5,065,888 | 5,014,600 | 252,908 | 296,170 | 257,358 | 252,937 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Colorado |
3,191,138 | 3,205,366 | 3,216,732 | 3,226,620 | 99,898 | 122,896 | 108,417 | 133,614 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
Connecticut |
1,879,503 | 1,904,524 | 1,871,467 | 1,902,188 | 75,298 | 95,028 | 77,128 | 102,042 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
Delaware |
499,613 | 503,272 | 501,342 | 506,346 | 21,606 | 21,021 | 21,499 | 20,242 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
District of Columbia |
391,712 | 404,669 | 394,275 | 407,086 | 19,205 | 20,992 | 19,845 | 21,716 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
Florida |
10,780,513 | 11,055,271 | 10,856,781 | 11,076,701 | 306,387 | 345,180 | 293,635 | 348,220 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,361,720 | 1,396,426 | 1,377,876 | 1,402,527 | 26,473 | 19,188 | 24,574 | 22,821 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
Georgia |
5,257,992 | 5,331,582 | 5,289,125 | 5,369,028 | 179,491 | 165,861 | 178,114 | 164,230 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
Hawaii |
675,571 | 671,775 | 677,364 | 676,483 | 20,348 | 20,845 | 19,922 | 20,801 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
Idaho |
946,585 | 962,632 | 951,871 | 973,269 | 33,262 | 38,366 | 33,785 | 39,280 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
Illinois |
6,344,950 | 6,422,103 | 6,383,366 | 6,436,617 | 296,532 | 325,450 | 297,097 | 340,804 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,785,070 | 3,806,333 | 3,800,278 | 3,821,749 | 166,616 | 171,229 | 162,065 | 194,438 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
Indiana |
3,362,500 | 3,329,451 | 3,379,540 | 3,351,491 | 122,182 | 127,607 | 128,011 | 139,810 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
Iowa |
1,699,805 | 1,687,432 | 1,717,095 | 1,691,276 | 61,010 | 61,051 | 56,285 | 55,998 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Kansas |
1,502,551 | 1,497,130 | 1,512,850 | 1,504,871 | 43,363 | 41,159 | 46,955 | 48,219 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Kentucky |
2,017,840 | 2,010,176 | 2,024,912 | 2,023,633 | 89,897 | 96,479 | 95,533 | 103,586 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
Louisiana |
2,054,735 | 2,057,302 | 2,065,795 | 2,061,311 | 77,682 | 89,297 | 72,144 | 90,772 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
Maine |
673,836 | 682,962 | 675,368 | 687,858 | 20,385 | 25,927 | 21,635 | 26,643 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
Maryland |
3,143,168 | 3,160,540 | 3,156,933 | 3,175,959 | 81,382 | 87,781 | 79,592 | 92,259 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
Massachusetts |
3,737,343 | 3,768,376 | 3,747,534 | 3,752,127 | 151,402 | 132,416 | 151,941 | 137,643 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
Michigan |
4,891,117 | 4,989,311 | 4,915,208 | 5,002,877 | 221,677 | 200,570 | 214,923 | 211,938 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,129,792 | 2,191,917 | 2,130,362 | 2,176,471 | 85,480 | 85,653 | 78,325 | 86,899 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
Minnesota |
3,070,305 | 3,078,519 | 3,086,692 | 3,095,510 | 101,264 | 100,642 | 106,305 | 111,742 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Mississippi |
1,223,768 | 1,218,125 | 1,230,744 | 1,225,897 | 42,890 | 41,427 | 40,563 | 33,817 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
Missouri |
3,035,126 | 3,078,861 | 3,053,467 | 3,096,747 | 96,940 | 117,123 | 99,331 | 122,992 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
Montana |
564,451 | 571,504 | 568,135 | 575,660 | 18,548 | 22,741 | 17,961 | 22,139 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
Nebraska |
1,041,589 | 1,046,472 | 1,048,878 | 1,050,384 | 23,565 | 28,092 | 24,610 | 30,438 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
Nevada |
1,582,999 | 1,608,676 | 1,596,803 | 1,617,784 | 85,327 | 83,823 | 84,205 | 81,432 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
New Hampshire |
758,653 | 764,225 | 757,589 | 762,782 | 18,814 | 19,730 | 17,050 | 22,453 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
New Jersey |
4,786,023 | 4,769,527 | 4,820,462 | 4,808,545 | 204,468 | 246,107 | 217,393 | 245,503 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
New Mexico |
951,616 | 958,940 | 959,722 | 966,553 | 36,078 | 38,930 | 36,062 | 36,324 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
New York |
9,601,305 | 9,650,060 | 9,652,627 | 9,716,148 | 433,084 | 419,764 | 441,555 | 441,740 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
New York City |
4,127,193 | 4,135,103 | 4,171,938 | 4,192,698 | 225,513 | 189,533 | 232,557 | 204,295 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
North Carolina |
5,165,082 | 5,238,065 | 5,191,260 | 5,244,157 | 194,644 | 189,662 | 193,681 | 194,278 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
North Dakota |
409,641 | 412,479 | 413,037 | 414,024 | 10,041 | 10,446 | 10,420 | 10,887 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
Ohio |
5,701,891 | 5,736,985 | 5,746,298 | 5,768,332 | 237,423 | 240,163 | 243,641 | 253,378 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,013,432 | 1,017,503 | 1,023,033 | 1,003,754 | 41,556 | 43,245 | 48,967 | 45,992 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Oklahoma |
1,924,273 | 1,979,324 | 1,936,290 | 1,995,543 | 62,799 | 73,774 | 63,919 | 78,642 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
Oregon |
2,149,706 | 2,163,747 | 2,160,157 | 2,191,600 | 94,036 | 106,001 | 88,272 | 106,718 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
Pennsylvania |
6,458,764 | 6,504,082 | 6,472,469 | 6,568,269 | 257,704 | 228,561 | 265,720 | 237,142 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Rhode Island |
568,939 | 584,073 | 570,610 | 584,005 | 19,815 | 27,124 | 20,937 | 31,442 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 5.4 |
South Carolina |
2,406,457 | 2,453,933 | 2,430,775 | 2,472,915 | 82,654 | 82,551 | 85,188 | 90,238 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
South Dakota |
467,845 | 472,800 | 473,329 | 476,683 | 9,136 | 10,167 | 11,313 | 12,845 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
Tennessee |
3,338,229 | 3,376,532 | 3,360,148 | 3,394,112 | 119,128 | 119,182 | 116,990 | 95,616 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
Texas |
14,875,993 | 15,140,281 | 15,011,661 | 15,295,668 | 633,885 | 618,547 | 654,309 | 666,075 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Utah |
1,761,986 | 1,790,160 | 1,774,242 | 1,805,113 | 47,269 | 53,759 | 49,920 | 59,610 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
Vermont |
345,767 | 354,169 | 347,707 | 355,252 | 8,669 | 9,548 | 8,299 | 9,232 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
Virginia |
4,477,788 | 4,558,770 | 4,519,896 | 4,567,606 | 135,597 | 125,211 | 131,451 | 132,843 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Washington |
3,985,362 | 3,991,009 | 4,023,491 | 4,027,517 | 180,053 | 214,996 | 181,167 | 230,285 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.7 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,781,914 | 1,785,630 | 1,799,376 | 1,810,885 | 60,994 | 79,108 | 51,142 | 76,660 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
West Virginia |
770,042 | 782,473 | 776,427 | 783,805 | 31,311 | 37,239 | 32,133 | 38,940 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
Wisconsin |
3,073,356 | 3,104,921 | 3,100,933 | 3,116,144 | 92,370 | 87,159 | 103,059 | 103,938 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Wyoming |
294,324 | 289,185 | 294,269 | 291,740 | 11,931 | 10,617 | 11,163 | 10,509 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
Puerto Rico |
1,213,412 | 1,221,747 | 1,204,106 | 1,215,962 | 68,333 | 70,442 | 71,174 | 70,166 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
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. |