Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | July | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017(p) | June | July | June | July | |||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017(p) | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,177,701 | 2,186,150 | 2,173,465 | 2,180,558 | 137,606 | 112,897 | 132,734 | 106,841 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
Alaska |
367,755 | 374,057 | 371,272 | 376,646 | 24,922 | 26,100 | 22,540 | 24,738 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.6 |
Arizona |
3,239,204 | 3,317,298 | 3,240,274 | 3,315,138 | 183,455 | 175,342 | 186,236 | 181,168 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
Arkansas |
1,361,968 | 1,392,779 | 1,360,570 | 1,394,192 | 57,869 | 51,672 | 59,883 | 53,266 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
California |
19,106,981 | 19,146,431 | 19,209,227 | 19,285,019 | 1,060,958 | 939,184 | 1,115,050 | 1,033,475 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,020,648 | 5,103,503 | 5,068,971 | 5,161,125 | 270,265 | 232,483 | 295,646 | 269,809 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
Colorado |
2,910,847 | 2,997,388 | 2,916,061 | 3,022,282 | 107,876 | 77,715 | 98,970 | 76,271 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
Connecticut |
1,913,076 | 1,954,464 | 1,924,769 | 1,966,918 | 103,749 | 100,529 | 103,538 | 98,584 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
Delaware |
477,351 | 481,307 | 478,124 | 481,983 | 22,505 | 24,117 | 21,762 | 24,729 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
District of Columbia |
394,651 | 405,058 | 397,407 | 406,106 | 24,938 | 25,768 | 25,186 | 28,101 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.9 |
Florida |
9,825,069 | 10,144,177 | 9,879,776 | 10,169,893 | 497,771 | 442,536 | 508,776 | 442,144 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,324,933 | 1,374,924 | 1,343,295 | 1,401,946 | 73,568 | 68,160 | 73,618 | 67,042 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
Georgia |
4,914,807 | 5,056,170 | 4,948,936 | 5,077,131 | 273,846 | 256,052 | 283,213 | 257,112 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
Hawaii |
686,621 | 694,827 | 689,706 | 694,217 | 24,984 | 22,593 | 21,439 | 17,418 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
Idaho |
824,595 | 829,194 | 827,800 | 833,463 | 30,153 | 22,688 | 30,081 | 23,899 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
Illinois |
6,610,567 | 6,546,903 | 6,607,396 | 6,530,008 | 393,374 | 329,021 | 386,828 | 319,713 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,862,266 | 3,824,937 | 3,852,098 | 3,805,409 | 240,548 | 193,223 | 229,412 | 183,270 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 4.8 |
Indiana |
3,367,532 | 3,373,905 | 3,360,615 | 3,374,968 | 153,573 | 104,748 | 147,172 | 116,424 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
Iowa |
1,716,732 | 1,702,630 | 1,723,032 | 1,703,992 | 65,910 | 54,810 | 63,255 | 52,971 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
Kansas |
1,498,331 | 1,493,813 | 1,502,871 | 1,504,191 | 68,046 | 59,939 | 72,640 | 64,672 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
Kentucky |
2,017,049 | 2,091,278 | 2,004,794 | 2,077,173 | 107,207 | 119,700 | 103,089 | 122,560 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
Louisiana |
2,155,187 | 2,122,483 | 2,152,264 | 2,112,097 | 149,501 | 124,741 | 142,515 | 118,702 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.6 |
Maine |
702,058 | 712,565 | 710,901 | 724,091 | 26,416 | 26,007 | 26,109 | 25,073 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
Maryland |
3,190,270 | 3,257,927 | 3,219,317 | 3,294,145 | 142,976 | 137,164 | 142,953 | 138,886 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
Massachusetts |
3,628,844 | 3,729,964 | 3,634,702 | 3,738,156 | 145,385 | 162,588 | 139,969 | 162,958 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
Michigan |
4,877,133 | 4,890,479 | 4,891,813 | 4,901,959 | 251,290 | 194,934 | 282,996 | 241,616 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,074,843 | 2,085,871 | 2,098,213 | 2,104,286 | 118,349 | 77,173 | 132,532 | 93,293 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 4.4 |
Minnesota |
3,020,836 | 3,070,584 | 3,032,161 | 3,093,153 | 119,516 | 112,343 | 115,174 | 106,122 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
Mississippi |
1,292,264 | 1,306,229 | 1,292,473 | 1,303,700 | 87,736 | 79,393 | 82,624 | 79,050 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
Missouri |
3,152,760 | 3,085,454 | 3,145,778 | 3,096,906 | 155,158 | 120,004 | 162,471 | 124,840 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 |
Montana |
534,086 | 532,220 | 537,115 | 535,627 | 22,468 | 20,326 | 20,466 | 18,551 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
Nebraska |
1,023,027 | 1,018,589 | 1,026,937 | 1,022,775 | 35,621 | 31,235 | 35,980 | 30,748 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
Nevada |
1,427,966 | 1,444,350 | 1,435,612 | 1,451,360 | 84,989 | 70,121 | 83,557 | 74,345 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
New Hampshire |
754,888 | 760,050 | 761,939 | 763,814 | 21,559 | 20,229 | 21,521 | 19,434 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
New Jersey |
4,570,417 | 4,549,942 | 4,591,439 | 4,588,472 | 236,030 | 196,364 | 252,733 | 217,050 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
New Mexico |
932,354 | 937,016 | 932,188 | 929,644 | 70,024 | 63,328 | 69,792 | 65,081 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.0 |
New York |
9,644,655 | 9,741,344 | 9,696,799 | 9,829,570 | 455,409 | 440,691 | 487,956 | 477,532 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
New York City |
4,127,738 | 4,222,245 | 4,165,039 | 4,282,685 | 214,248 | 185,595 | 232,883 | 214,480 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
North Carolina |
4,877,332 | 4,915,486 | 4,903,825 | 4,956,887 | 252,690 | 207,689 | 257,157 | 221,461 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
North Dakota |
425,186 | 425,468 | 424,877 | 425,072 | 14,765 | 10,843 | 12,420 | 8,621 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
Ohio |
5,754,452 | 5,833,850 | 5,778,517 | 5,846,505 | 286,907 | 312,789 | 289,528 | 322,283 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,037,092 | 1,056,355 | 1,052,757 | 1,059,725 | 59,098 | 67,205 | 59,057 | 69,772 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
Oklahoma |
1,839,619 | 1,827,474 | 1,831,221 | 1,822,545 | 99,152 | 88,494 | 93,412 | 82,209 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
Oregon |
2,074,431 | 2,130,484 | 2,084,202 | 2,153,370 | 109,759 | 85,335 | 110,678 | 94,643 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
Pennsylvania |
6,521,308 | 6,507,324 | 6,572,241 | 6,531,473 | 370,348 | 329,741 | 395,273 | 348,425 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
Rhode Island |
556,175 | 560,988 | 560,384 | 565,184 | 28,574 | 23,467 | 31,448 | 26,896 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
South Carolina |
2,329,058 | 2,348,378 | 2,327,413 | 2,355,987 | 122,678 | 98,413 | 115,692 | 102,331 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
South Dakota |
461,502 | 464,386 | 462,389 | 465,313 | 12,784 | 13,937 | 11,911 | 14,041 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
Tennessee |
3,168,941 | 3,195,412 | 3,173,928 | 3,210,296 | 166,315 | 133,335 | 163,765 | 132,778 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.1 |
Texas |
13,319,665 | 13,462,252 | 13,356,834 | 13,433,444 | 662,948 | 631,134 | 674,961 | 583,958 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
Utah |
1,519,515 | 1,584,225 | 1,524,943 | 1,582,053 | 57,738 | 61,463 | 54,440 | 56,258 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Vermont |
349,875 | 347,150 | 351,345 | 349,516 | 12,015 | 10,693 | 11,996 | 10,606 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
Virginia |
4,258,789 | 4,365,563 | 4,283,528 | 4,391,194 | 178,517 | 170,483 | 180,463 | 169,501 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
Washington |
3,655,602 | 3,719,372 | 3,675,259 | 3,755,253 | 196,498 | 164,023 | 198,745 | 165,240 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,625,945 | 1,639,944 | 1,629,753 | 1,642,051 | 67,587 | 61,091 | 68,725 | 61,181 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
West Virginia |
795,837 | 795,370 | 791,694 | 786,222 | 48,771 | 40,182 | 45,427 | 39,003 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.0 |
Wisconsin |
3,164,710 | 3,205,686 | 3,164,480 | 3,203,258 | 141,330 | 111,177 | 131,738 | 106,979 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
Wyoming |
308,256 | 300,631 | 306,926 | 298,160 | 17,119 | 12,168 | 15,458 | 11,420 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
Puerto Rico |
1,108,392 | 1,087,821 | 1,125,198 | 1,095,817 | 119,781 | 102,258 | 140,449 | 114,108 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 10.4 |
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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. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, 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. |
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