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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
November December Number Percent of labor force
2018 2019 2018 2019(p) November December November December
2018 2019 2018 2019(p) 2018 2019 2018 2019(p)

Alabama

 2,205,363 2,258,828 2,199,965 2,252,513 73,717 55,676 77,928 57,084 3.3 2.5 3.5 2.5

Alaska

 353,278 342,474 351,704 341,376 22,657 20,627 22,693 20,753 6.4 6.0 6.5 6.1

Arizona

 3,512,594 3,622,092 3,510,545 3,612,137 166,722 156,929 173,271 153,861 4.7 4.3 4.9 4.3

Arkansas

 1,351,062 1,367,798 1,344,510 1,363,533 43,405 43,750 48,618 46,448 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.4

California

 19,562,413 19,616,815 19,533,844 19,588,361 760,287 719,542 794,295 719,072 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 5,175,675 5,202,390 5,165,908 5,194,767 234,405 221,083 235,902 208,041 4.5 4.2 4.6 4.0

Colorado

 3,133,401 3,182,392 3,136,729 3,181,390 111,166 79,530 118,956 75,357 3.5 2.5 3.8 2.4

Connecticut

 1,920,441 1,934,414 1,916,138 1,918,550 60,478 63,642 61,246 61,610 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.2

Delaware

 482,804 492,766 483,727 492,487 14,349 18,138 14,782 17,425 3.0 3.7 3.1 3.5

District of Columbia

 402,811 415,128 401,943 414,297 20,563 20,540 19,759 20,444 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.9

Florida

 10,293,133 10,477,386 10,284,492 10,463,470 335,916 287,798 338,922 265,350 3.3 2.7 3.3 2.5

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

 1,386,673 1,430,239 1,403,293 1,426,150 45,184 38,792 49,482 25,207 3.3 2.7 3.5 1.8

Georgia

 5,111,058 5,125,408 5,123,539 5,145,931 176,023 139,265 189,782 149,262 3.4 2.7 3.7 2.9

Hawaii

 678,100 668,016 676,173 668,675 18,287 16,996 15,385 15,243 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.3

Idaho

 861,411 886,751 860,899 889,472 22,900 25,144 24,640 25,659 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9

Illinois

 6,468,774 6,448,014 6,449,049 6,384,505 259,018 218,269 285,488 220,590 4.0 3.4 4.4 3.5

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

 3,728,038 3,708,581 3,718,529 3,675,020 123,652 116,772 132,494 104,056 3.3 3.1 3.6 2.8

Indiana

 3,387,893 3,366,205 3,366,433 3,352,305 111,876 106,195 113,727 101,464 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.0

Iowa

 1,691,018 1,768,803 1,688,961 1,752,493 31,556 41,096 42,521 50,748 1.9 2.3 2.5 2.9

Kansas

 1,490,418 1,504,465 1,487,183 1,496,669 44,166 42,716 46,484 42,889 3.0 2.8 3.1 2.9

Kentucky

 2,054,178 2,087,751 2,053,820 2,085,841 72,305 80,523 78,868 80,676 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.9

Louisiana

 2,098,944 2,110,527 2,083,413 2,091,614 90,359 102,257 91,047 103,412 4.3 4.8 4.4 4.9

Maine

 693,756 687,509 691,825 689,157 23,036 18,439 23,188 19,639 3.3 2.7 3.4 2.8

Maryland

 3,191,352 3,292,102 3,184,211 3,287,685 109,903 104,754 110,035 98,267 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.0

Massachusetts

 3,823,218 3,837,569 3,821,194 3,849,752 98,823 88,787 101,990 91,543 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.4

Michigan

 4,893,580 4,933,486 4,896,726 4,932,803 166,773 157,409 201,376 174,820 3.4 3.2 4.1 3.5

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

 2,129,400 2,148,122 2,139,584 2,160,849 78,916 72,509 91,163 79,904 3.7 3.4 4.3 3.7

Minnesota

 3,073,359 3,130,497 3,082,219 3,119,177 69,288 89,608 98,693 108,919 2.3 2.9 3.2 3.5

Mississippi

 1,274,959 1,284,490 1,278,260 1,281,471 53,790 70,280 60,187 67,402 4.2 5.5 4.7 5.3

Missouri

 3,039,341 3,127,518 3,046,032 3,097,174 75,593 93,521 93,192 105,566 2.5 3.0 3.1 3.4

Montana

 527,399 536,751 525,061 535,304 18,980 18,321 20,496 19,412 3.6 3.4 3.9 3.6

Nebraska

 1,020,931 1,045,850 1,018,612 1,041,475 23,458 28,996 27,381 28,039 2.3 2.8 2.7 2.7

Nevada

 1,518,855 1,571,659 1,518,338 1,565,827 64,041 54,543 64,928 52,035 4.2 3.5 4.3 3.3

New Hampshire

 761,578 775,189 759,790 776,513 16,449 17,694 15,969 17,729 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.3

New Jersey

 4,409,867 4,562,145 4,421,437 4,585,378 145,777 150,144 158,306 165,220 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.6

New Mexico

 952,647 971,039 953,970 968,900 46,012 44,663 46,133 43,457 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.5

New York

 9,576,358 9,510,615 9,583,357 9,477,621 339,417 345,362 371,398 350,924 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.7

New York City

 4,113,737 4,059,085 4,120,012 4,031,220 154,052 151,397 163,831 127,159 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.2

North Carolina

 4,992,016 5,110,118 4,966,260 5,078,529 180,250 173,545 185,156 169,153 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.3

North Dakota

 398,404 401,983 397,048 400,858 8,348 8,419 9,532 8,846 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.2

Ohio

 5,754,616 5,821,691 5,739,445 5,807,136 243,308 220,831 274,826 219,006 4.2 3.8 4.8 3.8

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

 1,030,378 1,037,367 1,018,535 1,031,269 45,012 34,197 50,491 36,128 4.4 3.3 5.0 3.5

Oklahoma

 1,845,292 1,842,382 1,831,981 1,822,098 53,190 63,398 55,288 58,024 2.9 3.4 3.0 3.2

Oregon

 2,117,387 2,109,316 2,104,382 2,097,247 85,731 65,158 89,585 60,847 4.0 3.1 4.3 2.9

Pennsylvania

 6,437,401 6,544,150 6,430,281 6,532,299 233,777 279,665 247,993 297,499 3.6 4.3 3.9 4.6

Rhode Island

 558,933 562,904 556,929 561,942 21,567 18,038 20,988 17,992 3.9 3.2 3.8 3.2

South Carolina

 2,318,289 2,370,350 2,324,318 2,371,383 68,439 51,232 77,078 55,936 3.0 2.2 3.3 2.4

South Dakota

 461,667 471,441 459,874 468,381 12,749 14,944 13,849 16,384 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.5

Tennessee

 3,255,813 3,355,736 3,245,759 3,358,778 98,204 102,908 97,655 104,990 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1

Texas

 13,961,940 14,264,714 13,975,415 14,228,471 485,960 476,916 501,787 470,429 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.3

Utah

 1,584,804 1,634,892 1,584,918 1,633,854 44,023 30,829 45,909 33,942 2.8 1.9 2.9 2.1

Vermont

 344,435 339,844 343,727 339,321 8,218 7,330 7,821 7,087 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.1

Virginia

 4,319,915 4,441,393 4,313,833 4,447,462 108,524 108,770 112,968 109,243 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.5

Washington

 3,828,288 3,972,004 3,833,104 3,972,769 169,864 157,340 182,795 154,954 4.4 4.0 4.8 3.9

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 1,693,502 1,751,913 1,693,796 1,741,945 61,951 40,637 57,609 38,632 3.7 2.3 3.4 2.2

West Virginia

 781,723 803,794 777,812 799,727 35,750 39,018 37,917 39,591 4.6 4.9 4.9 5.0

Wisconsin

 3,116,247 3,102,403 3,106,624 3,091,105 77,545 90,865 86,683 98,595 2.5 2.9 2.8 3.2

Wyoming

 289,088 294,086 286,957 291,756 11,587 10,532 11,527 10,487 4.0 3.6 4.0 3.6

Puerto Rico

 1,066,244 1,045,943 1,083,677 1,044,531 81,077 88,581 92,102 95,369 7.6 8.5 8.5 9.1

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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