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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
August September Number Percent of labor force
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) August September August September
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

2,322,348 2,357,432 2,319,862 2,346,656 65,017 79,123 61,282 71,345 2.8 3.4 2.6 3.0

Alaska

363,027 363,885 360,229 360,484 13,643 14,433 14,428 14,154 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9

Arizona

3,706,414 3,754,238 3,732,870 3,757,804 166,493 149,915 157,659 145,657 4.5 4.0 4.2 3.9

Arkansas

1,385,687 1,412,241 1,387,814 1,414,103 50,173 48,819 47,931 40,289 3.6 3.5 3.5 2.8

California

19,346,331 19,491,169 19,413,126 19,501,405 1,001,351 1,142,573 943,226 1,030,005 5.2 5.9 4.9 5.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,004,835 5,089,259 5,027,546 5,123,778 282,707 338,972 267,246 308,302 5.6 6.7 5.3 6.0

Colorado

3,255,582 3,269,346 3,254,529 3,263,735 110,447 141,569 100,970 133,398 3.4 4.3 3.1 4.1

Connecticut

1,902,662 1,894,333 1,900,669 1,904,142 73,332 65,123 69,429 48,346 3.9 3.4 3.7 2.5

Delaware

511,912 505,968 505,933 499,020 22,302 23,849 19,772 17,190 4.4 4.7 3.9 3.4

District of Columbia

399,178 405,839 401,095 403,338 21,414 27,960 20,196 22,470 5.4 6.9 5.0 5.6

Florida

11,065,286 11,051,413 11,092,857 11,082,424 363,956 409,387 347,925 380,138 3.3 3.7 3.1 3.4

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,376,107 1,402,258 1,380,174 1,402,226 27,595 43,915 24,901 28,779 2.0 3.1 1.8 2.1

Georgia

5,310,423 5,384,808 5,328,602 5,411,426 192,190 223,239 166,529 184,462 3.6 4.1 3.1 3.4

Hawaii

676,373 666,063 674,623 669,224 20,805 21,132 22,310 21,641 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2

Idaho

968,461 998,953 967,183 998,723 29,539 35,936 27,556 33,298 3.1 3.6 2.8 3.3

Illinois

6,499,124 6,524,027 6,469,887 6,533,877 333,342 357,354 303,307 326,867 5.1 5.5 4.7 5.0

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,823,020 3,888,565 3,797,642 3,885,581 190,589 222,204 174,004 202,271 5.0 5.7 4.6 5.2

Indiana

3,413,812 3,435,045 3,396,714 3,464,742 118,830 152,998 102,899 147,576 3.5 4.5 3.0 4.3

Iowa

1,704,812 1,676,242 1,711,517 1,687,904 53,931 53,458 48,033 46,063 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.7

Kansas

1,505,688 1,509,912 1,511,789 1,518,250 44,813 56,396 37,837 47,778 3.0 3.7 2.5 3.1

Kentucky

2,028,336 2,078,013 2,024,793 2,079,812 83,984 107,290 80,299 101,133 4.1 5.2 4.0 4.9

Louisiana

2,074,983 2,078,323 2,082,174 2,070,459 80,428 88,512 80,719 89,288 3.9 4.3 3.9 4.3

Maine

703,803 717,491 690,822 710,194 17,583 18,645 18,391 18,444 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6

Maryland

3,208,294 3,249,809 3,190,509 3,231,992 73,091 112,008 67,087 89,915 2.3 3.4 2.1 2.8

Massachusetts

3,789,596 3,904,567 3,731,596 3,815,863 127,503 177,400 116,316 138,090 3.4 4.5 3.1 3.6

Michigan

5,082,437 5,055,581 5,053,307 5,065,395 211,545 228,318 194,448 214,290 4.2 4.5 3.8 4.2

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,227,691 2,192,067 2,225,063 2,182,084 92,565 90,776 86,327 93,384 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.3

Minnesota

3,122,201 3,114,014 3,101,298 3,098,758 97,460 120,370 71,274 88,044 3.1 3.9 2.3 2.8

Mississippi

1,232,477 1,257,286 1,229,766 1,255,736 44,893 39,798 37,003 37,823 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.0

Missouri

3,094,149 3,155,410 3,095,777 3,140,327 102,607 122,141 85,016 95,007 3.3 3.9 2.7 3.0

Montana

580,103 587,374 574,743 582,142 15,363 18,645 14,211 17,546 2.6 3.2 2.5 3.0

Nebraska

1,053,679 1,054,638 1,053,576 1,052,754 22,808 27,874 23,640 26,868 2.2 2.6 2.2 2.6

Nevada

1,608,772 1,618,153 1,614,534 1,624,826 86,126 93,609 83,506 89,972 5.4 5.8 5.2 5.5

New Hampshire

765,998 781,262 759,862 774,503 18,617 23,233 18,157 15,796 2.4 3.0 2.4 2.0

New Jersey

4,854,917 4,887,769 4,803,602 4,776,505 237,054 263,158 217,077 196,216 4.9 5.4 4.5 4.1

New Mexico

967,302 976,225 966,582 977,712 39,208 43,492 35,752 40,349 4.1 4.5 3.7 4.1

New York

9,813,176 9,736,601 9,740,944 9,690,378 443,851 477,297 406,100 390,485 4.5 4.9 4.2 4.0

New York City

4,165,918 4,233,488 4,128,126 4,172,712 231,656 259,224 211,214 221,905 5.6 6.1 5.1 5.3

North Carolina

5,246,595 5,251,868 5,260,391 5,264,782 195,563 223,894 170,028 167,762 3.7 4.3 3.2 3.2

North Dakota

421,586 423,872 419,313 421,044 6,785 9,343 6,020 7,529 1.6 2.2 1.4 1.8

Ohio

5,853,322 5,878,275 5,788,667 5,904,592 211,151 246,239 196,703 246,808 3.6 4.2 3.4 4.2

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,048,432 1,054,122 1,033,434 1,055,819 38,214 41,010 36,097 36,679 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.5

Oklahoma

1,973,481 1,998,950 1,981,271 2,006,690 68,646 69,232 67,325 66,050 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3

Oregon

2,179,300 2,207,697 2,171,738 2,196,122 85,762 89,597 76,802 85,712 3.9 4.1 3.5 3.9

Pennsylvania

6,589,348 6,554,140 6,536,467 6,488,082 274,400 277,327 197,948 195,185 4.2 4.2 3.0 3.0

Rhode Island

575,625 588,807 578,126 591,343 19,423 31,565 15,476 23,094 3.4 5.4 2.7 3.9

South Carolina

2,462,494 2,538,483 2,456,990 2,512,806 67,130 135,552 66,546 113,136 2.7 5.3 2.7 4.5

South Dakota

485,676 488,423 482,124 486,199 10,309 10,239 8,597 7,284 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.5

Tennessee

3,370,531 3,417,798 3,375,989 3,407,556 115,112 119,908 112,447 122,715 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.6

Texas

15,125,794 15,487,654 15,127,091 15,553,143 640,763 676,811 597,200 633,085 4.2 4.4 3.9 4.1

Utah

1,800,474 1,794,781 1,802,665 1,807,482 52,631 69,169 45,714 63,795 2.9 3.9 2.5 3.5

Vermont

355,017 360,292 350,576 355,154 7,274 8,471 6,960 7,872 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.2

Virginia

4,572,149 4,574,529 4,563,911 4,567,802 144,825 160,415 138,512 139,995 3.2 3.5 3.0 3.1

Washington

4,039,283 3,999,231 4,037,073 3,979,535 173,288 193,765 161,665 166,476 4.3 4.8 4.0 4.2

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,815,257 1,794,711 1,815,216 1,799,160 66,417 82,528 68,394 75,873 3.7 4.6 3.8 4.2

West Virginia

794,437 788,853 793,407 791,680 35,276 34,580 29,512 31,298 4.4 4.4 3.7 4.0

Wisconsin

3,169,346 3,159,816 3,145,100 3,174,538 109,028 84,678 91,790 78,090 3.4 2.7 2.9 2.5

Wyoming

296,805 296,469 296,603 296,215 7,300 9,166 6,705 7,751 2.5 3.1 2.3 2.6

Puerto Rico

1,195,628 1,197,989 1,204,028 1,208,156 72,280 67,388 67,247 66,489 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.5

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.

Last Modified Date: October 22, 2024