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State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
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November | December | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022(p) | November | December | November | December | |||||
2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022(p) | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,256,694 | 2,287,325 | 2,249,968 | 2,284,705 | 58,866 | 54,460 | 59,223 | 51,645 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
Alaska |
359,883 | 356,997 | 358,926 | 357,502 | 19,216 | 15,243 | 18,586 | 14,969 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
Arizona |
3,549,254 | 3,638,190 | 3,536,972 | 3,642,051 | 113,525 | 130,713 | 104,124 | 117,092 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
Arkansas |
1,334,229 | 1,346,605 | 1,330,940 | 1,344,018 | 34,193 | 40,735 | 35,898 | 39,470 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
California |
19,129,013 | 19,221,458 | 19,041,028 | 19,220,972 | 988,408 | 777,043 | 913,303 | 716,249 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.7 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,027,374 | 4,948,797 | 4,980,229 | 4,927,679 | 310,400 | 221,675 | 278,848 | 215,515 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
Colorado |
3,184,714 | 3,257,021 | 3,184,396 | 3,229,977 | 125,142 | 107,695 | 114,622 | 89,526 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
Connecticut |
1,872,194 | 1,896,539 | 1,855,780 | 1,882,348 | 81,514 | 66,274 | 75,286 | 58,909 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
Delaware |
497,828 | 495,541 | 499,290 | 494,354 | 20,186 | 20,234 | 20,385 | 19,877 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
District of Columbia |
387,907 | 370,433 | 383,122 | 370,762 | 22,142 | 16,525 | 19,706 | 16,843 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
Florida |
10,443,334 | 10,770,171 | 10,452,212 | 10,775,173 | 339,321 | 276,246 | 301,198 | 236,770 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,320,592 | 1,322,139 | 1,320,238 | 1,343,886 | 43,283 | 19,784 | 39,190 | 19,459 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
Georgia |
5,227,324 | 5,256,585 | 5,235,548 | 5,258,315 | 151,516 | 147,520 | 150,215 | 141,838 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Hawaii |
677,620 | 673,742 | 678,211 | 675,860 | 31,538 | 26,416 | 29,515 | 24,031 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
Idaho |
923,828 | 965,425 | 922,062 | 958,570 | 25,693 | 25,261 | 24,225 | 22,548 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
Illinois |
6,386,585 | 6,416,518 | 6,371,891 | 6,382,192 | 275,705 | 282,241 | 270,793 | 267,397 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,758,599 | 3,801,035 | 3,779,864 | 3,777,215 | 167,523 | 171,952 | 159,362 | 162,718 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Indiana |
3,314,714 | 3,397,027 | 3,289,362 | 3,398,327 | 72,337 | 96,888 | 49,475 | 83,107 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
Iowa |
1,680,211 | 1,709,010 | 1,680,583 | 1,702,556 | 53,327 | 48,427 | 59,381 | 51,751 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
Kansas |
1,501,811 | 1,506,485 | 1,493,120 | 1,516,314 | 32,523 | 37,331 | 29,276 | 39,199 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
Kentucky |
2,062,734 | 2,043,491 | 2,060,990 | 2,039,805 | 78,955 | 76,652 | 79,765 | 68,404 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
Louisiana |
2,071,852 | 2,103,985 | 2,061,712 | 2,091,398 | 83,122 | 61,710 | 73,584 | 70,011 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
Maine |
675,060 | 666,079 | 672,934 | 666,741 | 25,978 | 23,287 | 23,592 | 22,855 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Maryland |
3,203,506 | 3,171,678 | 3,199,841 | 3,194,131 | 159,874 | 111,813 | 149,245 | 102,193 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.2 |
Massachusetts |
3,770,869 | 3,716,814 | 3,763,429 | 3,712,433 | 159,898 | 107,741 | 155,428 | 119,667 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
Michigan |
4,798,984 | 4,848,178 | 4,787,712 | 4,844,991 | 190,863 | 169,173 | 199,169 | 186,123 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,135,252 | 2,106,174 | 2,134,360 | 2,118,919 | 90,378 | 62,013 | 89,737 | 69,913 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
Minnesota |
3,032,983 | 3,064,103 | 3,044,101 | 3,076,179 | 66,209 | 62,080 | 79,778 | 90,873 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
Mississippi |
1,249,663 | 1,240,948 | 1,249,710 | 1,238,977 | 45,034 | 45,169 | 44,198 | 42,452 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Missouri |
3,067,104 | 3,065,562 | 3,067,289 | 3,072,892 | 99,570 | 72,615 | 104,116 | 70,944 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
Montana |
555,830 | 565,835 | 552,309 | 566,515 | 14,202 | 12,383 | 14,290 | 13,479 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
Nebraska |
1,057,965 | 1,062,929 | 1,053,545 | 1,061,478 | 18,057 | 22,816 | 18,552 | 24,423 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
Nevada |
1,493,684 | 1,551,731 | 1,484,272 | 1,558,931 | 69,199 | 79,791 | 64,089 | 76,926 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
New Hampshire |
755,514 | 769,710 | 755,049 | 775,940 | 19,303 | 19,389 | 17,920 | 19,142 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
New Jersey |
4,641,588 | 4,732,244 | 4,650,220 | 4,731,550 | 211,312 | 141,588 | 198,059 | 147,077 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 |
New Mexico |
953,309 | 945,009 | 954,846 | 937,512 | 53,708 | 33,915 | 49,633 | 31,475 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 3.4 |
New York |
9,347,999 | 9,453,068 | 9,322,127 | 9,436,995 | 454,916 | 354,358 | 420,494 | 362,977 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
New York City |
3,984,173 | 3,983,265 | 3,971,798 | 3,988,022 | 279,469 | 208,418 | 264,533 | 212,248 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 5.3 |
North Carolina |
5,008,793 | 5,116,575 | 4,993,364 | 5,089,679 | 186,830 | 192,849 | 160,670 | 163,346 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
North Dakota |
405,661 | 402,725 | 402,487 | 403,004 | 10,549 | 7,469 | 11,937 | 8,940 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
Ohio |
5,753,180 | 5,707,509 | 5,731,474 | 5,722,975 | 213,184 | 187,433 | 206,497 | 203,480 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,022,507 | 1,021,510 | 1,011,298 | 1,015,001 | 45,151 | 43,292 | 46,329 | 35,260 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
Oklahoma |
1,860,799 | 1,893,141 | 1,847,217 | 1,882,716 | 44,914 | 56,380 | 39,714 | 49,449 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
Oregon |
2,170,411 | 2,185,247 | 2,162,903 | 2,176,198 | 79,012 | 93,558 | 77,422 | 98,007 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
Pennsylvania |
6,368,072 | 6,415,111 | 6,303,482 | 6,442,442 | 303,714 | 221,260 | 277,460 | 225,528 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
Rhode Island |
574,747 | 574,176 | 570,621 | 567,047 | 23,046 | 19,666 | 19,635 | 13,112 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
South Carolina |
2,365,142 | 2,356,400 | 2,371,018 | 2,359,973 | 75,441 | 63,923 | 79,238 | 70,343 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
South Dakota |
471,563 | 476,708 | 467,498 | 474,089 | 12,003 | 9,547 | 12,862 | 10,558 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
Tennessee |
3,358,423 | 3,300,377 | 3,366,777 | 3,286,597 | 103,210 | 108,004 | 103,520 | 96,624 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
Texas |
14,393,136 | 14,704,057 | 14,369,567 | 14,720,000 | 651,011 | 543,883 | 608,019 | 530,622 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
Utah |
1,707,720 | 1,767,210 | 1,701,096 | 1,774,925 | 33,035 | 35,972 | 31,229 | 35,995 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
Vermont |
329,546 | 337,945 | 328,117 | 340,092 | 8,361 | 8,089 | 8,341 | 9,099 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
Virginia |
4,268,312 | 4,340,872 | 4,272,370 | 4,362,123 | 120,348 | 128,369 | 117,116 | 114,098 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
Washington |
3,966,632 | 3,987,698 | 3,968,555 | 3,997,079 | 154,714 | 166,228 | 157,023 | 176,328 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,725,035 | 1,748,623 | 1,736,759 | 1,756,133 | 53,565 | 52,209 | 55,108 | 51,096 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
West Virginia |
790,853 | 788,902 | 789,702 | 782,655 | 26,878 | 27,895 | 27,923 | 26,438 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Wisconsin |
3,142,112 | 3,060,109 | 3,124,753 | 3,050,770 | 76,582 | 79,677 | 72,279 | 69,828 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Wyoming |
290,796 | 290,792 | 288,271 | 290,931 | 10,106 | 9,085 | 9,331 | 9,910 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
Puerto Rico |
1,216,239 | 1,215,771 | 1,239,889 | 1,233,170 | 88,302 | 75,758 | 82,480 | 73,493 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.0 |
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. 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. |