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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
2024 2025 2024 2025 August September August September
2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025

Alabama

 2,359,738 2,360,944 2,356,109 2,376,289 82,758 63,599 73,900 69,545 3.5 2.7 3.1 2.9

Alaska

 365,359 371,583 362,092 369,466 14,861 14,372 14,620 15,757 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.3

Arizona

 3,746,265 3,807,636 3,772,306 3,880,016 156,530 181,563 144,584 180,805 4.2 4.8 3.8 4.7

Arkansas

 1,413,700 1,437,119 1,416,213 1,442,437 50,672 59,441 45,389 60,512 3.6 4.1 3.2 4.2

California

 19,722,147 19,940,951 19,771,064 19,983,462 1,154,408 1,165,516 1,030,119 1,113,040 5.9 5.8 5.2 5.6

Colorado

 3,290,782 3,274,011 3,296,081 3,279,237 151,167 120,518 140,514 128,179 4.6 3.7 4.3 3.9

Connecticut

 1,951,800 1,941,333 1,956,357 1,932,694 66,677 74,255 55,281 74,321 3.4 3.8 2.8 3.8

Delaware

 509,708 515,587 503,791 513,228 20,830 26,654 16,958 25,437 4.1 5.2 3.4 5.0

District of Columbia

 414,427 413,022 413,934 413,135 24,976 28,357 21,637 28,335 6.0 6.9 5.2 6.9

Florida

 11,209,329 11,231,960 11,234,316 11,236,385 424,369 491,188 390,408 477,408 3.8 4.4 3.5 4.2

Georgia

 5,391,019 5,371,665 5,413,684 5,408,978 219,061 190,551 183,904 183,619 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.4

Hawaii

 681,655 683,237 680,098 687,569 21,865 17,593 21,821 15,612 3.2 2.6 3.2 2.3

Idaho

 1,010,093 1,011,342 1,009,578 1,014,074 36,694 36,770 33,145 33,933 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.3

Illinois

 6,652,810 6,553,712 6,646,305 6,550,306 354,622 306,899 315,626 279,268 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3

Indiana

 3,485,467 3,496,890 3,478,384 3,500,370 154,499 134,138 137,843 123,123 4.4 3.8 4.0 3.5

Iowa

 1,715,342 1,738,166 1,722,407 1,746,461 58,646 72,350 49,916 54,819 3.4 4.2 2.9 3.1

Kansas

 1,546,712 1,561,398 1,552,639 1,574,443 63,797 66,841 52,860 57,196 4.1 4.3 3.4 3.6

Kentucky

 2,106,670 2,106,989 2,101,203 2,112,894 110,802 91,721 103,194 94,544 5.3 4.4 4.9 4.5

Louisiana

 2,083,824 2,069,147 2,079,521 2,079,574 99,348 89,398 94,889 92,220 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.4

Maine

 722,004 718,292 710,451 705,977 20,603 20,481 20,165 21,430 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.0

Maryland

 3,271,327 3,242,720 3,247,349 3,232,132 113,233 138,656 95,349 140,236 3.5 4.3 2.9 4.3

Massachusetts

 3,947,809 4,000,006 3,886,628 3,914,667 170,532 189,513 146,415 174,227 4.3 4.7 3.8 4.5

Michigan

 5,095,138 5,057,362 5,091,419 5,054,992 251,491 251,365 232,844 233,674 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.6

Minnesota

 3,145,604 3,174,801 3,137,509 3,169,283 104,010 131,720 79,718 111,043 3.3 4.1 2.5 3.5

Mississippi

 1,276,887 1,277,452 1,280,596 1,285,878 45,106 53,840 42,121 46,581 3.5 4.2 3.3 3.6

Missouri

 3,133,868 3,185,114 3,130,799 3,183,406 121,940 142,535 94,080 110,273 3.9 4.5 3.0 3.5

Montana

 586,818 582,628 579,497 578,276 16,287 16,583 13,860 17,082 2.8 2.8 2.4 3.0

Nebraska

 1,070,807 1,095,142 1,069,514 1,092,634 30,282 31,052 28,051 30,661 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.8

Nevada

 1,652,886 1,672,839 1,659,140 1,691,158 97,111 88,088 91,211 90,554 5.9 5.3 5.5 5.4

New Hampshire

 780,339 782,849 772,922 773,555 21,750 23,744 18,569 23,556 2.8 3.0 2.4 3.0

New Jersey

 4,933,691 4,906,971 4,867,052 4,877,787 244,482 276,791 204,192 282,011 5.0 5.6 4.2 5.8

New Mexico

 984,813 985,525 984,688 986,339 44,565 42,052 40,137 39,605 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.0

New York

 9,909,957 9,912,543 9,854,437 9,973,218 474,178 470,682 395,782 473,622 4.8 4.7 4.0 4.7

North Carolina

 5,271,638 5,266,925 5,294,450 5,313,871 207,241 212,706 171,586 196,136 3.9 4.0 3.2 3.7

North Dakota

 431,737 435,294 428,776 432,968 10,285 10,903 8,212 9,466 2.4 2.5 1.9 2.2

Ohio

 5,939,519 5,963,117 5,914,957 5,915,364 255,557 291,376 242,512 240,474 4.3 4.9 4.1 4.1

Oklahoma

 1,984,858 2,017,767 1,992,752 2,032,021 67,447 69,271 62,516 72,043 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.5

Oregon

 2,213,145 2,241,369 2,208,600 2,236,232 96,749 122,903 87,075 117,482 4.4 5.5 3.9 5.3

Pennsylvania

 6,623,575 6,571,592 6,545,871 6,540,241 295,364 316,254 208,839 272,326 4.5 4.8 3.2 4.2

Rhode Island

 590,690 591,772 594,939 595,341 29,802 26,756 23,161 21,827 5.0 4.5 3.9 3.7

South Carolina

 2,555,620 2,579,761 2,540,668 2,594,224 125,897 125,940 106,608 117,592 4.9 4.9 4.2 4.5

South Dakota

 493,368 494,890 490,998 493,077 9,637 11,052 7,153 9,104 2.0 2.2 1.5 1.8

Tennessee

 3,420,771 3,505,947 3,422,113 3,523,808 127,729 124,687 121,060 125,065 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5

Texas

 15,675,864 15,885,423 15,725,337 15,966,295 697,032 740,432 645,247 708,789 4.4 4.7 4.1 4.4

Utah

 1,839,595 1,836,492 1,843,677 1,851,680 65,618 68,972 55,416 64,657 3.6 3.8 3.0 3.5

Vermont

 359,669 352,603 355,505 348,534 8,789 9,191 8,320 8,762 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.5

Virginia

 4,591,773 4,543,409 4,585,879 4,505,380 150,758 176,457 133,074 150,956 3.3 3.9 2.9 3.4

Washington

 4,071,495 4,043,980 4,068,717 4,070,211 188,770 187,048 166,277 181,947 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.5

West Virginia

 789,973 788,399 789,838 788,879 34,186 34,892 28,672 33,577 4.3 4.4 3.6 4.3

Wisconsin

 3,194,878 3,144,516 3,186,034 3,097,477 93,727 101,487 81,141 82,826 2.9 3.2 2.5 2.7

Wyoming

 298,527 290,454 298,275 291,212 9,145 7,761 8,152 8,283 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.8

Puerto Rico

 1,209,752 1,244,024 1,223,045 1,229,407 68,483 79,379 67,119 74,973 5.7 6.4 5.5 6.1

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey.
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