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State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
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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 |
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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. |