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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
August September Number Percent of labor force
2025 2026 2025 2026(p) August September August September
2025 2026 2025 2026(p) 2025 2026 2025 2026(p)

Alabama

 2,374,741 2,353,372 2,383,275 2,362,751 70,993 84,032 71,133 87,270 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.7

Alaska

 369,660 367,381 367,086 363,270 13,723 12,698 15,014 14,257 3.7 3.5 4.1 3.9

Arizona

 3,801,768 3,692,177 3,842,162 3,686,661 186,997 205,374 181,915 172,828 4.9 5.6 4.7 4.7

Arkansas

 1,439,616 1,456,291 1,443,706 1,463,868 61,956 53,462 60,600 53,845 4.3 3.7 4.2 3.7

California

 19,856,958 19,490,869 19,953,502 19,643,781 1,159,300 1,045,290 1,112,773 996,205 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.1

Colorado

 3,264,697 3,179,082 3,275,708 3,195,502 126,548 146,370 125,539 140,247 3.9 4.6 3.8 4.4

Connecticut

 1,936,220 1,880,073 1,934,390 1,907,124 79,999 89,285 76,476 96,521 4.1 4.7 4.0 5.1

Delaware

 518,556 504,989 513,986 502,236 27,840 24,786 25,901 23,030 5.4 4.9 5.0 4.6

District of Columbia

 406,883 402,948 406,266 401,751 28,713 23,274 27,597 21,337 7.1 5.8 6.8 5.3

Florida

 11,097,216 11,135,450 11,134,813 11,174,920 475,708 507,250 470,921 466,415 4.3 4.6 4.2 4.2

Georgia

 5,393,592 5,498,641 5,433,181 5,555,572 196,198 186,894 184,232 196,854 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5

Hawaii

 684,867 698,204 686,632 700,257 15,162 20,427 15,424 22,507 2.2 2.9 2.2 3.2

Idaho

 1,009,565 1,000,536 1,010,048 997,227 34,943 34,994 33,141 32,511 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3

Illinois

 6,575,696 6,448,806 6,568,143 6,479,453 303,385 313,656 281,237 270,914 4.6 4.9 4.3 4.2

Indiana

 3,521,244 3,489,062 3,510,899 3,500,854 135,144 124,019 124,347 127,820 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.7

Iowa

 1,732,713 1,712,279 1,740,035 1,712,250 65,980 61,350 54,729 55,287 3.8 3.6 3.1 3.2

Kansas

 1,572,150 1,546,095 1,580,459 1,543,167 65,603 68,101 57,044 58,781 4.2 4.4 3.6 3.8

Kentucky

 2,112,698 2,120,293 2,115,724 2,129,361 92,905 90,249 93,738 96,403 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.5

Louisiana

 2,083,736 2,097,973 2,091,119 2,086,963 91,388 78,610 92,323 79,565 4.4 3.7 4.4 3.8

Maine

 722,836 705,521 709,454 699,571 21,368 21,913 20,942 21,778 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1

Maryland

 3,243,571 3,216,104 3,229,795 3,226,574 147,780 125,808 139,936 113,035 4.6 3.9 4.3 3.5

Massachusetts

 3,981,036 3,916,051 3,917,794 3,887,069 183,157 170,400 171,292 161,226 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.1

Michigan

 5,033,019 4,823,701 5,029,694 4,791,578 247,398 250,878 232,015 231,968 4.9 5.2 4.6 4.8

Minnesota

 3,186,004 3,128,638 3,187,423 3,138,352 127,830 148,635 112,510 139,456 4.0 4.8 3.5 4.4

Mississippi

 1,292,687 1,257,013 1,297,523 1,264,258 52,920 40,571 47,103 41,881 4.1 3.2 3.6 3.3

Missouri

 3,161,708 3,179,048 3,157,608 3,185,164 134,677 122,825 109,430 104,007 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.3

Montana

 583,556 580,749 577,490 573,347 18,443 17,164 17,657 14,131 3.2 3.0 3.1 2.5

Nebraska

 1,099,812 1,095,133 1,098,902 1,092,024 30,858 31,080 30,227 27,526 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.5

Nevada

 1,665,181 1,657,345 1,678,674 1,659,680 89,080 74,625 89,978 75,103 5.3 4.5 5.4 4.5

New Hampshire

 782,533 777,567 773,958 772,116 24,867 21,653 23,984 15,006 3.2 2.8 3.1 1.9

New Jersey

 4,924,658 4,964,886 4,886,509 4,923,400 287,251 233,742 280,318 202,079 5.8 4.7 5.7 4.1

New Mexico

 981,052 966,887 982,632 963,056 41,224 47,078 39,468 46,254 4.2 4.9 4.0 4.8

New York

 10,047,012 10,080,498 10,058,624 10,053,406 490,640 462,151 469,898 447,983 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.5

North Carolina

 5,282,639 5,229,449 5,317,521 5,285,362 219,127 188,426 196,793 164,944 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.1

North Dakota

 435,528 434,032 433,233 432,510 10,884 9,360 9,266 7,801 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.8

Ohio

 5,969,073 5,878,095 5,927,525 5,853,665 260,844 193,546 238,838 191,339 4.4 3.3 4.0 3.3

Oklahoma

 2,021,633 1,995,230 2,034,544 2,008,744 71,151 81,788 71,715 77,705 3.5 4.1 3.5 3.9

Oregon

 2,233,608 2,234,614 2,227,806 2,230,311 122,862 113,376 117,300 94,836 5.5 5.1 5.3 4.3

Pennsylvania

 6,580,725 6,708,965 6,538,337 6,644,966 340,095 271,805 283,068 212,416 5.2 4.1 4.3 3.2

Rhode Island

 594,162 579,272 597,667 581,084 27,130 22,019 22,337 17,011 4.6 3.8 3.7 2.9

South Carolina

 2,609,692 2,687,718 2,607,593 2,680,997 126,028 114,749 117,302 99,305 4.8 4.3 4.5 3.7

South Dakota

 496,835 487,417 494,747 482,911 11,046 10,555 9,070 8,022 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.7

Tennessee

 3,532,230 3,484,085 3,542,106 3,507,552 125,179 127,835 124,784 115,136 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.3

Texas

 15,911,237 15,967,718 15,984,945 16,001,839 728,735 735,759 711,320 686,382 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.3

Utah

 1,836,419 1,839,878 1,844,404 1,850,526 69,895 69,186 64,748 58,490 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.2

Vermont

 350,912 341,454 347,040 337,142 9,121 8,676 8,745 8,632 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6

Virginia

 4,522,970 4,451,960 4,510,995 4,447,028 163,503 158,745 153,178 162,201 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.6

Washington

 4,055,079 4,052,108 4,064,396 4,077,593 191,926 190,409 182,505 175,851 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.3

West Virginia

 785,649 776,176 786,853 775,961 35,683 31,426 32,601 26,875 4.5 4.0 4.1 3.5

Wisconsin

 3,120,622 3,189,190 3,094,960 3,176,441 97,420 107,077 83,065 90,545 3.1 3.4 2.7 2.9

Wyoming

 288,658 286,796 288,848 286,733 8,137 7,854 8,197 7,858 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7

Puerto Rico

 1,235,991 1,270,090 1,221,098 1,263,547 78,417 83,034 73,770 81,044 6.3 6.5 6.0 6.4

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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