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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
October November Number Percent of labor force
2024 2025 2024 2025(p) October November October November
2024 2025 2024 2025(p) 2024 2025 2024 2025(p)

Alabama

 2,364,580 - 2,363,650 2,389,446 75,284 - 77,511 63,827 3.2 - 3.3 2.7

Alaska

 359,423 - 359,200 370,537 15,709 - 17,435 18,631 4.4 - 4.9 5.0

Arizona

 3,759,790 - 3,766,510 3,868,414 143,473 - 141,016 164,681 3.8 - 3.7 4.3

Arkansas

 1,413,005 - 1,410,161 1,444,662 43,741 - 45,918 60,043 3.1 - 3.3 4.2

California

 19,724,857 - 19,696,791 20,037,547 1,045,769 - 1,060,023 1,079,980 5.3 - 5.4 5.4

Colorado

 3,290,714 - 3,280,138 3,243,581 146,116 - 155,096 117,587 4.4 - 4.7 3.6

Connecticut

 1,956,886 - 1,958,972 1,944,254 57,617 - 57,482 81,720 2.9 - 2.9 4.2

Delaware

 504,765 - 504,019 514,717 17,084 - 15,977 27,643 3.4 - 3.2 5.4

District of Columbia

 414,714 - 417,042 413,411 21,427 - 21,032 28,712 5.2 - 5.0 6.9

Florida

 11,195,616 - 11,121,049 11,222,784 389,010 - 388,867 555,354 3.5 - 3.5 4.9

Georgia

 5,409,058 - 5,394,997 5,415,730 192,426 - 186,320 215,049 3.6 - 3.5 4.0

Hawaii

 679,738 - 683,636 689,298 20,834 - 21,726 16,401 3.1 - 3.2 2.4

Idaho

 1,010,261 - 1,007,365 1,007,720 34,127 - 37,267 34,198 3.4 - 3.7 3.4

Illinois

 6,662,727 - 6,654,778 6,536,481 313,237 - 300,597 298,100 4.7 - 4.5 4.6

Indiana

 3,478,379 - 3,473,713 3,477,160 139,188 - 149,363 113,695 4.0 - 4.3 3.3

Iowa

 1,720,567 - 1,713,886 1,750,763 54,023 - 53,823 54,793 3.1 - 3.1 3.1

Kansas

 1,557,597 - 1,552,609 1,569,063 57,358 - 54,089 50,971 3.7 - 3.5 3.2

Kentucky

 2,099,052 - 2,102,551 2,108,736 104,096 - 106,140 94,173 5.0 - 5.0 4.5

Louisiana

 2,084,751 - 2,081,906 2,107,808 95,003 - 92,000 88,804 4.6 - 4.4 4.2

Maine

 711,680 - 705,485 701,226 21,966 - 25,642 23,779 3.1 - 3.6 3.4

Maryland

 3,254,151 - 3,237,645 3,215,909 101,615 - 99,612 153,831 3.1 - 3.1 4.8

Massachusetts

 3,907,057 - 3,907,544 3,930,099 151,708 - 152,999 185,379 3.9 - 3.9 4.7

Michigan

 5,079,399 - 5,088,407 5,027,583 243,230 - 244,936 244,107 4.8 - 4.8 4.9

Minnesota

 3,137,204 - 3,124,607 3,155,198 73,000 - 74,629 121,499 2.3 - 2.4 3.9

Mississippi

 1,282,271 - 1,286,116 1,280,161 42,366 - 43,587 48,983 3.3 - 3.4 3.8

Missouri

 3,137,484 - 3,116,664 3,204,170 102,228 - 102,110 112,508 3.3 - 3.3 3.5

Montana

 574,061 - 572,189 576,554 13,763 - 15,347 19,419 2.4 - 2.7 3.4

Nebraska

 1,074,232 - 1,071,210 1,100,476 29,487 - 28,471 32,267 2.7 - 2.7 2.9

Nevada

 1,659,523 - 1,657,241 1,722,498 92,659 - 93,995 88,426 5.6 - 5.7 5.1

New Hampshire

 772,222 - 773,013 770,528 19,258 - 22,077 23,727 2.5 - 2.9 3.1

New Jersey

 4,898,713 - 4,884,427 4,935,347 206,569 - 211,438 238,224 4.2 - 4.3 4.8

New Mexico

 987,862 - 991,076 998,478 41,194 - 41,913 46,243 4.2 - 4.2 4.6

New York

 9,841,657 - 9,805,030 10,011,832 408,773 - 414,057 447,979 4.2 - 4.2 4.5

North Carolina

 5,297,432 - 5,269,091 5,291,204 192,902 - 196,223 218,867 3.6 - 3.7 4.1

North Dakota

 426,853 - 422,688 428,698 7,991 - 9,279 10,025 1.9 - 2.2 2.3

Ohio

 5,920,297 - 5,905,949 5,920,098 231,677 - 246,774 228,552 3.9 - 4.2 3.9

Oklahoma

 1,988,339 - 1,991,265 2,014,219 62,718 - 63,107 79,899 3.2 - 3.2 4.0

Oregon

 2,212,790 - 2,204,794 2,237,250 86,503 - 88,925 109,855 3.9 - 4.0 4.9

Pennsylvania

 6,559,353 - 6,507,168 6,584,527 224,111 - 216,174 245,654 3.4 - 3.3 3.7

Rhode Island

 591,151 - 590,894 590,121 24,192 - 26,308 25,311 4.1 - 4.5 4.3

South Carolina

 2,547,913 - 2,528,893 2,625,008 111,003 - 107,471 131,709 4.4 - 4.2 5.0

South Dakota

 491,922 - 489,352 489,771 7,860 - 8,454 10,438 1.6 - 1.7 2.1

Tennessee

 3,437,202 - 3,431,049 3,523,576 123,984 - 125,524 129,242 3.6 - 3.7 3.7

Texas

 15,726,567 - 15,758,856 16,038,665 635,875 - 643,552 676,729 4.0 - 4.1 4.2

Utah

 1,843,677 - 1,845,143 1,867,376 55,827 - 55,812 67,148 3.0 - 3.0 3.6

Vermont

 355,847 - 355,870 347,506 7,124 - 8,891 9,548 2.0 - 2.5 2.7

Virginia

 4,595,997 - 4,570,346 4,483,511 130,614 - 131,957 173,136 2.8 - 2.9 3.9

Washington

 4,071,218 - 4,058,105 4,097,212 172,453 - 176,130 203,884 4.2 - 4.3 5.0

West Virginia

 786,882 - 776,768 782,510 27,271 - 27,656 36,095 3.5 - 3.6 4.6

Wisconsin

 3,183,615 - 3,179,345 3,113,824 79,608 - 85,939 83,011 2.5 - 2.7 2.7

Wyoming

 297,617 - 297,272 289,950 9,147 - 10,628 10,959 3.1 - 3.6 3.8

Puerto Rico

 1,229,455 1,232,589 1,253,113 1,249,767 67,777 71,012 68,387 70,280 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary
Dash (-) indicates that data are unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

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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