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

LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Civilian labor force Unemployed
December January Number Percent of labor force
2024 2025 2025 2026(p) December January December January
2024 2025 2025 2026(p) 2024 2025 2025 2026(p)

Alabama

 2,374,064 2,392,237 2,368,633 2,365,461 66,780 54,746 78,696 70,027 2.8 2.3 3.3 3.0

Alaska

 358,569 366,155 360,098 366,134 16,736 18,518 19,190 20,418 4.7 5.1 5.3 5.6

Arizona

 3,754,795 3,795,450 3,785,743 3,798,921 138,953 150,918 153,063 182,807 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.8

Arkansas

 1,412,107 1,447,235 1,406,710 1,429,259 49,511 60,256 58,652 71,859 3.5 4.2 4.2 5.0

California

 19,678,248 19,815,551 19,728,510 19,622,888 1,010,418 1,017,997 1,103,117 1,085,038 5.1 5.1 5.6 5.5

Colorado

 3,263,210 3,236,794 3,262,171 3,209,364 135,732 116,353 145,318 138,926 4.2 3.6 4.5 4.3

Connecticut

 1,935,886 1,920,984 1,937,388 1,911,972 58,258 79,565 79,600 105,618 3.0 4.1 4.1 5.5

Delaware

 511,702 515,941 512,809 509,562 18,420 26,853 22,779 28,785 3.6 5.2 4.4 5.6

District of Columbia

 412,688 408,968 414,837 402,379 21,069 26,087 24,040 24,923 5.1 6.4 5.8 6.2

Florida

 11,067,752 11,105,273 11,100,906 11,056,944 354,651 489,837 397,203 542,323 3.2 4.4 3.6 4.9

Georgia

 5,409,161 5,452,905 5,414,288 5,424,386 171,908 180,250 186,209 195,629 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.6

Hawaii

 685,178 687,888 688,939 685,555 16,477 15,210 17,305 14,737 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.1

Idaho

 1,000,007 1,007,441 1,002,878 1,001,273 35,817 35,299 42,857 44,569 3.6 3.5 4.3 4.5

Illinois

 6,609,943 6,515,559 6,592,384 6,501,701 283,123 314,732 328,182 348,863 4.3 4.8 5.0 5.4

Indiana

 3,478,312 3,464,194 3,490,400 3,473,602 124,500 91,585 145,458 113,723 3.6 2.6 4.2 3.3

Iowa

 1,708,856 1,739,905 1,727,401 1,721,206 56,013 58,202 71,702 66,258 3.3 3.3 4.2 3.8

Kansas

 1,556,714 1,579,605 1,554,960 1,558,781 51,461 53,611 59,058 66,191 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.2

Kentucky

 2,103,323 2,113,921 2,102,021 2,075,322 93,269 74,539 109,058 91,351 4.4 3.5 5.2 4.4

Louisiana

 2,074,155 2,118,847 2,065,971 2,090,234 83,346 83,527 90,402 94,231 4.0 3.9 4.4 4.5

Maine

 703,938 706,445 701,847 693,816 23,148 23,186 27,620 27,051 3.3 3.3 3.9 3.9

Maryland

 3,225,632 3,186,209 3,219,933 3,167,632 97,647 118,436 116,915 147,030 3.0 3.7 3.6 4.6

Massachusetts

 3,932,334 3,900,398 3,944,800 3,885,067 155,047 179,990 179,930 203,215 3.9 4.6 4.6 5.2

Michigan

 5,038,618 4,941,535 5,041,859 4,934,338 252,067 236,439 287,426 275,066 5.0 4.8 5.7 5.6

Minnesota

 3,139,910 3,157,448 3,145,182 3,132,962 94,895 137,039 124,117 165,406 3.0 4.3 3.9 5.3

Mississippi

 1,295,442 1,292,126 1,285,073 1,269,315 45,297 40,124 50,020 46,981 3.5 3.1 3.9 3.7

Missouri

 3,131,971 3,165,674 3,140,287 3,145,549 106,217 103,557 136,956 139,230 3.4 3.3 4.4 4.4

Montana

 570,626 574,694 571,143 571,906 17,582 22,231 20,040 25,581 3.1 3.9 3.5 4.5

Nebraska

 1,080,958 1,101,518 1,085,838 1,091,661 28,093 32,574 34,540 36,022 2.6 3.0 3.2 3.3

Nevada

 1,645,787 1,698,730 1,653,610 1,699,429 85,973 83,679 91,261 94,349 5.2 4.9 5.5 5.6

New Hampshire

 770,086 773,898 775,389 778,408 21,001 23,607 26,262 28,340 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.6

New Jersey

 4,883,002 4,900,403 4,865,122 4,862,147 217,342 220,585 250,612 235,934 4.5 4.5 5.2 4.9

New Mexico

 988,107 987,819 984,502 976,915 36,586 41,144 42,196 49,573 3.7 4.2 4.3 5.1

New York

 9,864,024 10,059,779 9,898,290 10,051,807 384,601 436,351 427,415 475,917 3.9 4.3 4.3 4.7

North Carolina

 5,250,605 5,293,086 5,275,431 5,251,092 182,435 179,813 210,636 214,601 3.5 3.4 4.0 4.1

North Dakota

 421,489 430,463 423,490 430,437 10,362 10,757 13,027 13,630 2.5 2.5 3.1 3.2

Ohio

 5,920,451 5,889,280 5,908,105 5,844,841 263,105 234,631 320,251 270,917 4.4 4.0 5.4 4.6

Oklahoma

 1,998,350 1,999,023 2,005,298 2,007,046 57,573 76,268 66,195 86,397 2.9 3.8 3.3 4.3

Oregon

 2,192,008 2,204,520 2,201,585 2,186,942 100,304 111,721 120,155 128,875 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.9

Pennsylvania

 6,479,526 6,553,359 6,498,820 6,551,968 232,958 243,431 288,536 282,522 3.6 3.7 4.4 4.3

Rhode Island

 592,272 585,521 594,166 588,285 24,356 26,117 30,465 31,763 4.1 4.5 5.1 5.4

South Carolina

 2,561,128 2,640,924 2,568,754 2,649,355 101,687 128,361 111,099 145,976 4.0 4.9 4.3 5.5

South Dakota

 483,842 489,816 481,913 481,811 9,787 11,702 10,243 11,848 2.0 2.4 2.1 2.5

Tennessee

 3,480,897 3,539,912 3,493,456 3,488,871 114,751 118,811 128,599 126,371 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.6

Texas

 15,749,172 15,921,360 15,769,642 15,838,900 595,508 623,892 660,179 712,711 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.5

Utah

 1,829,763 1,844,026 1,832,731 1,825,880 55,588 63,894 62,448 72,308 3.0 3.5 3.4 4.0

Vermont

 350,778 341,652 352,504 340,661 8,559 8,982 10,628 10,886 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.2

Virginia

 4,512,624 4,475,723 4,524,550 4,478,436 122,633 155,172 146,502 173,934 2.7 3.5 3.2 3.9

Washington

 4,023,487 4,056,796 4,028,427 4,036,810 173,413 214,406 190,633 233,325 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.8

West Virginia

 775,593 775,822 775,318 767,519 26,925 34,870 34,372 37,756 3.5 4.5 4.4 4.9

Wisconsin

 3,124,183 3,122,652 3,113,717 3,091,956 89,160 94,795 109,435 119,239 2.9 3.0 3.5 3.9

Wyoming

 289,262 287,172 289,211 285,317 9,636 10,429 11,713 12,871 3.3 3.6 4.0 4.5

Puerto Rico

 1,235,294 1,245,935 1,238,842 1,239,853 67,298 69,463 65,962 69,176 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.6

Footnotes
(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. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
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