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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
December January Number Percent of labor force
2022 2023 2023 2024(p) December January December January
2022 2023 2023 2024(p) 2022 2023 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

2,277,426 2,324,381 2,270,889 2,312,952 46,259 61,649 59,890 77,716 2.0 2.7 2.6 3.4

Alaska

350,199 353,993 349,945 352,611 13,700 16,441 15,957 18,475 3.9 4.6 4.6 5.2

Arizona

3,617,300 3,705,573 3,638,353 3,734,071 120,183 139,779 130,244 141,139 3.3 3.8 3.6 3.8

Arkansas

1,354,471 1,369,539 1,345,984 1,364,944 36,573 47,151 45,969 53,031 2.7 3.4 3.4 3.9

California

19,154,818 19,223,553 19,161,412 19,344,192 762,843 970,791 898,944 1,105,164 4.0 5.1 4.7 5.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,001,459 4,963,128 5,018,445 5,018,796 222,043 246,003 252,908 296,647 4.4 5.0 5.0 5.9

Colorado

3,186,174 3,228,781 3,191,138 3,205,400 85,247 105,305 99,898 122,660 2.7 3.3 3.1 3.8

Connecticut

1,877,833 1,882,603 1,879,503 1,904,227 56,383 75,620 75,298 95,013 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0

Delaware

498,150 507,966 499,613 503,165 18,066 18,648 21,606 20,995 3.6 3.7 4.3 4.2

District of Columbia

386,360 402,344 391,712 404,389 16,244 19,055 19,205 20,976 4.2 4.7 4.9 5.2

Florida

10,764,680 11,026,352 10,780,513 11,056,969 266,970 317,780 306,387 345,397 2.5 2.9 2.8 3.1

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,377,664 1,387,620 1,361,720 1,396,321 28,408 22,634 26,473 19,202 2.1 1.6 1.9 1.4

Georgia

5,246,639 5,311,409 5,257,992 5,330,856 156,477 152,861 179,491 165,935 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.1

Hawaii

674,179 672,910 675,571 671,711 19,439 19,266 20,348 20,932 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1

Idaho

944,330 961,018 946,585 962,485 25,550 30,208 33,262 38,422 2.7 3.1 3.5 4.0

Illinois

6,371,345 6,420,244 6,344,950 6,420,317 255,353 267,635 296,532 325,370 4.0 4.2 4.7 5.1

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,778,843 3,789,078 3,785,070 3,805,429 142,991 145,369 166,616 171,349 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.5

Indiana

3,359,549 3,375,371 3,362,500 3,329,008 91,801 96,588 122,182 127,579 2.7 2.9 3.6 3.8

Iowa

1,700,309 1,686,529 1,699,805 1,687,347 49,904 44,325 61,010 60,029 2.9 2.6 3.6 3.6

Kansas

1,504,384 1,496,226 1,502,551 1,497,591 35,002 29,959 43,363 41,287 2.3 2.0 2.9 2.8

Kentucky

2,020,184 2,011,782 2,017,840 2,009,740 72,143 77,536 89,897 95,989 3.6 3.9 4.5 4.8

Louisiana

2,060,351 2,063,211 2,054,735 2,057,652 65,796 78,576 77,682 89,324 3.2 3.8 3.8 4.3

Maine

675,727 685,303 673,836 682,889 16,301 24,161 20,385 25,942 2.4 3.5 3.0 3.8

Maryland

3,145,463 3,177,071 3,143,168 3,160,375 67,663 65,930 81,382 87,801 2.2 2.1 2.6 2.8

Massachusetts

3,718,300 3,741,149 3,737,343 3,769,127 120,866 120,485 151,402 132,391 3.3 3.2 4.1 3.5

Michigan

4,896,154 5,010,029 4,891,117 4,992,175 180,004 176,987 221,677 200,627 3.7 3.5 4.5 4.0

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,142,697 2,204,684 2,129,792 2,192,871 69,554 73,024 85,480 85,678 3.2 3.3 4.0 3.9

Minnesota

3,075,123 3,069,261 3,070,305 3,077,855 90,377 78,508 101,264 100,985 2.9 2.6 3.3 3.3

Mississippi

1,234,445 1,224,235 1,223,768 1,217,862 38,966 32,100 42,890 41,518 3.2 2.6 3.5 3.4

Missouri

3,040,590 3,074,225 3,035,126 3,078,586 74,484 87,940 96,940 117,515 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.8

Montana

560,823 572,585 564,451 571,321 14,929 21,540 18,548 22,621 2.7 3.8 3.3 4.0

Nebraska

1,045,603 1,045,753 1,041,589 1,046,839 21,264 23,024 23,565 28,175 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.7

Nevada

1,575,163 1,606,068 1,582,999 1,608,791 77,546 81,364 85,327 83,902 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.2

New Hampshire

757,213 758,543 758,653 764,324 14,075 19,791 18,814 19,779 1.9 2.6 2.5 2.6

New Jersey

4,787,205 4,822,968 4,786,023 4,770,824 163,721 217,777 204,468 246,231 3.4 4.5 4.3 5.2

New Mexico

953,295 971,137 951,616 958,970 29,520 35,138 36,078 38,968 3.1 3.6 3.8 4.1

New York

9,550,030 9,651,541 9,601,305 9,649,105 367,701 426,861 433,084 419,777 3.9 4.4 4.5 4.4

New York City

4,105,694 4,130,506 4,127,193 4,136,499 202,334 208,902 225,513 189,766 4.9 5.1 5.5 4.6

North Carolina

5,137,628 5,203,199 5,165,082 5,237,557 168,589 168,647 194,644 189,783 3.3 3.2 3.8 3.6

North Dakota

407,831 409,589 409,641 412,672 7,856 7,203 10,041 10,478 1.9 1.8 2.5 2.5

Ohio

5,708,869 5,739,180 5,701,891 5,737,899 195,331 176,931 237,423 240,203 3.4 3.1 4.2 4.2

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,012,841 1,017,551 1,013,432 1,017,439 33,381 30,972 41,556 43,279 3.3 3.0 4.1 4.3

Oklahoma

1,919,165 1,973,677 1,924,273 1,979,639 52,562 63,730 62,799 73,721 2.7 3.2 3.3 3.7

Oregon

2,136,983 2,157,948 2,149,706 2,163,589 82,110 86,699 94,036 106,455 3.8 4.0 4.4 4.9

Pennsylvania

6,426,805 6,485,240 6,458,764 6,503,829 211,509 188,869 257,704 228,454 3.3 2.9 4.0 3.5

Rhode Island

567,795 576,171 568,939 583,876 13,019 19,898 19,815 27,024 2.3 3.5 3.5 4.6

South Carolina

2,393,904 2,452,530 2,406,457 2,453,684 71,395 74,634 82,654 82,606 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.4

South Dakota

471,747 476,072 467,845 472,768 9,836 9,574 9,136 10,187 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.2

Tennessee

3,323,080 3,371,891 3,338,229 3,376,813 99,442 101,958 119,128 119,436 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.5

Texas

14,823,059 15,090,824 14,875,993 15,139,951 546,208 525,907 633,885 618,737 3.7 3.5 4.3 4.1

Utah

1,755,932 1,798,492 1,761,986 1,789,837 39,165 45,194 47,269 53,818 2.2 2.5 2.7 3.0

Vermont

345,103 351,726 345,767 353,911 7,360 7,804 8,669 9,567 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.7

Virginia

4,452,408 4,534,581 4,477,788 4,558,042 110,725 121,971 135,597 124,967 2.5 2.7 3.0 2.7

Washington

3,982,199 4,021,711 3,985,362 3,989,559 167,396 186,870 180,053 215,863 4.2 4.6 4.5 5.4

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,770,456 1,800,830 1,781,914 1,784,921 52,727 63,206 60,994 79,447 3.0 3.5 3.4 4.5

West Virginia

771,787 782,306 770,042 782,529 25,290 30,799 31,311 36,989 3.3 3.9 4.1 4.7

Wisconsin

3,077,090 3,127,738 3,073,356 3,103,378 69,282 90,954 92,370 87,183 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.8

Wyoming

292,812 290,624 294,324 289,326 9,778 7,624 11,931 10,628 3.3 2.6 4.1 3.7

Puerto Rico

1,219,896 1,219,472 1,213,412 1,221,747 72,773 70,164 68,333 70,442 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.8

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: March 11, 2024