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Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted

LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
July August Number Percent of labor force
2022 2023 2022 2023(p) July August July August
2022 2023 2022 2023(p) 2022 2023 2022 2023(p)

Alabama

 2,298,341 2,315,791 2,297,604 2,310,017 68,672 53,154 67,520 56,536 3.0 2.3 2.9 2.4

Alaska

 363,181 364,252 361,328 361,300 12,488 13,781 10,588 13,432 3.4 3.8 2.9 3.7

Arizona

 3,615,100 3,707,616 3,635,207 3,712,306 154,367 176,008 162,387 171,787 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.6

Arkansas

 1,384,275 1,405,739 1,372,929 1,395,313 53,337 45,851 48,306 45,813 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.3

California

 19,233,954 19,362,806 19,237,794 19,340,754 789,198 932,759 787,545 993,596 4.1 4.8 4.1 5.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 4,957,468 5,005,258 4,927,912 5,004,287 241,326 269,727 230,668 291,986 4.9 5.4 4.7 5.8

Colorado

 3,207,188 3,264,182 3,212,071 3,273,533 92,634 113,636 88,886 115,525 2.9 3.5 2.8 3.5

Connecticut

 1,955,793 1,928,775 1,928,919 1,902,079 83,325 76,052 78,780 66,072 4.3 3.9 4.1 3.5

Delaware

 499,329 509,945 498,447 514,025 23,049 21,692 24,128 23,804 4.6 4.3 4.8 4.6

District of Columbia

 398,415 399,680 391,193 395,592 18,818 21,148 17,834 21,877 4.7 5.3 4.6 5.5

Florida

 10,794,492 11,174,442 10,838,084 11,226,082 325,193 342,175 329,096 350,845 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

 1,368,585 1,389,199 1,380,890 1,382,332 38,952 26,099 40,178 25,964 2.8 1.9 2.9 1.9

Georgia

 5,232,345 5,319,444 5,216,939 5,333,672 164,670 173,464 176,547 204,075 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.8

Hawaii

 679,750 673,804 681,083 673,352 24,133 17,986 25,260 20,906 3.6 2.7 3.7 3.1

Idaho

 959,439 973,175 958,113 975,884 24,724 31,639 25,025 31,527 2.6 3.3 2.6 3.2

Illinois

 6,540,824 6,484,426 6,503,782 6,487,015 308,164 293,072 312,947 341,077 4.7 4.5 4.8 5.3

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

 3,872,217 3,813,278 3,866,315 3,795,581 197,621 150,727 201,205 188,092 5.1 4.0 5.2 5.0

Indiana

 3,453,526 3,460,845 3,430,933 3,431,073 115,488 138,109 109,816 128,388 3.3 4.0 3.2 3.7

Iowa

 1,727,773 1,748,117 1,711,771 1,727,915 48,379 53,903 49,973 57,321 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.3

Kansas

 1,523,093 1,533,875 1,500,210 1,511,442 50,878 47,879 47,017 49,066 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2

Kentucky

 2,058,721 2,043,393 2,053,785 2,034,242 89,721 94,688 79,092 86,583 4.4 4.6 3.9 4.3

Louisiana

 2,110,600 2,092,738 2,088,168 2,077,487 89,654 69,686 82,106 71,468 4.2 3.3 3.9 3.4

Maine

 688,609 700,392 685,971 697,086 17,060 17,517 15,309 17,498 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.5

Maryland

 3,213,051 3,241,184 3,188,829 3,215,176 110,350 55,858 110,094 57,993 3.4 1.7 3.5 1.8

Massachusetts

 3,787,260 3,749,238 3,783,710 3,748,274 148,710 108,122 145,927 107,189 3.9 2.9 3.9 2.9

Michigan

 4,878,546 5,022,969 4,881,928 5,067,869 219,599 216,356 207,769 214,924 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

 2,121,482 2,186,364 2,128,314 2,211,938 78,233 85,913 79,718 91,177 3.7 3.9 3.7 4.1

Minnesota

 3,102,966 3,126,858 3,097,547 3,119,622 78,425 101,485 82,519 100,210 2.5 3.2 2.7 3.2

Mississippi

 1,266,561 1,244,864 1,248,443 1,232,246 58,476 49,347 50,748 48,623 4.6 4.0 4.1 3.9

Missouri

 3,090,233 3,168,350 3,067,092 3,129,790 84,176 106,153 86,871 104,953 2.7 3.4 2.8 3.4

Montana

 576,165 583,646 576,614 583,860 14,156 14,077 14,174 14,368 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5

Nebraska

 1,069,635 1,066,383 1,060,293 1,052,499 27,990 24,526 26,128 20,239 2.6 2.3 2.5 1.9

Nevada

 1,561,199 1,595,040 1,572,396 1,612,709 86,534 92,136 88,890 93,113 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.8

New Hampshire

 778,512 765,357 779,032 759,484 19,073 14,789 21,317 17,776 2.4 1.9 2.7 2.3

New Jersey

 4,791,532 4,919,390 4,786,079 4,883,335 171,706 233,417 150,905 246,441 3.6 4.7 3.2 5.0

New Mexico

 945,363 969,600 943,507 967,361 39,955 46,113 34,369 40,619 4.2 4.8 3.6 4.2

New York

 9,700,959 9,869,843 9,673,378 9,830,000 417,425 407,509 409,978 431,632 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.4

New York City

 4,113,936 4,175,438 4,109,763 4,155,095 223,211 231,644 212,474 234,715 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.6

North Carolina

 5,203,845 5,288,277 5,167,884 5,271,911 203,275 188,930 215,096 189,342 3.9 3.6 4.2 3.6

North Dakota

 421,557 424,570 420,574 420,583 8,272 7,991 8,650 6,492 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.5

Ohio

 5,813,432 5,852,699 5,789,723 5,873,539 250,629 200,943 240,799 216,630 4.3 3.4 4.2 3.7

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

 1,047,433 1,066,838 1,042,913 1,054,311 51,628 37,795 47,135 39,353 4.9 3.5 4.5 3.7

Oklahoma

 1,894,342 1,949,088 1,888,196 1,959,914 59,387 59,480 62,930 65,075 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.3

Oregon

 2,191,021 2,159,181 2,200,720 2,162,031 93,950 83,019 102,597 82,788 4.3 3.8 4.7 3.8

Pennsylvania

 6,543,436 6,546,338 6,540,760 6,575,974 321,492 247,097 337,045 284,755 4.9 3.8 5.2 4.3

Rhode Island

 575,096 573,927 574,529 574,387 19,146 13,532 22,942 17,921 3.3 2.4 4.0 3.1

South Carolina

 2,390,049 2,499,634 2,382,975 2,466,428 80,231 87,668 83,989 59,616 3.4 3.5 3.5 2.4

South Dakota

 481,638 488,196 479,996 487,057 8,781 8,279 10,876 9,886 1.8 1.7 2.3 2.0

Tennessee

 3,364,137 3,418,790 3,343,433 3,370,924 124,053 124,670 120,044 113,114 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4

Texas

 14,678,367 15,180,276 14,674,216 15,188,537 590,021 683,046 579,361 685,589 4.0 4.5 3.9 4.5

Utah

 1,745,923 1,820,250 1,751,602 1,813,950 40,600 49,171 44,341 54,015 2.3 2.7 2.5 3.0

Vermont

 347,759 355,241 346,470 353,041 9,078 6,540 9,575 7,719 2.6 1.8 2.8 2.2

Virginia

 4,480,075 4,657,422 4,463,166 4,616,674 135,535 124,366 148,852 140,912 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.1

Washington

 3,995,954 4,077,702 4,010,385 4,063,996 159,342 144,465 179,992 163,391 4.0 3.5 4.5 4.0

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 1,774,264 1,826,490 1,774,746 1,826,233 58,764 65,086 59,172 67,330 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.7

West Virginia

 792,644 793,974 789,158 798,058 32,638 29,907 33,785 34,952 4.1 3.8 4.3 4.4

Wisconsin

 3,117,881 3,179,988 3,106,353 3,169,907 97,846 100,500 98,179 116,996 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.7

Wyoming

 295,171 301,929 295,456 299,957 9,778 8,307 10,087 8,093 3.3 2.8 3.4 2.7

Puerto Rico

 1,146,279 1,185,535 1,161,635 1,194,766 65,477 80,526 69,531 72,373 5.7 6.8 6.0 6.1

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(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. 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.
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