Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | March | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | February | March | February | March | |||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,195,436 | 2,220,068 | 2,199,359 | 2,235,635 | 97,322 | 87,696 | 88,824 | 84,129 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
Alaska |
354,403 | 349,442 | 354,154 | 349,993 | 27,042 | 26,173 | 25,937 | 25,209 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
Arizona |
3,400,180 | 3,512,865 | 3,410,192 | 3,507,766 | 160,398 | 164,242 | 158,452 | 160,036 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Arkansas |
1,344,868 | 1,355,762 | 1,348,676 | 1,357,559 | 57,510 | 58,889 | 51,025 | 46,683 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
California |
19,343,020 | 19,596,296 | 19,328,608 | 19,512,568 | 887,199 | 867,268 | 859,783 | 901,547 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,143,329 | 5,140,574 | 5,134,679 | 5,115,569 | 240,139 | 220,134 | 230,219 | 223,391 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Colorado |
3,054,983 | 3,132,592 | 3,056,824 | 3,123,718 | 98,228 | 109,509 | 94,901 | 93,998 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Connecticut |
1,881,241 | 1,905,164 | 1,887,096 | 1,903,775 | 94,440 | 83,677 | 88,048 | 79,680 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
Delaware |
478,740 | 485,741 | 481,405 | 488,709 | 20,931 | 16,640 | 19,505 | 15,831 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
District of Columbia |
406,696 | 407,959 | 406,065 | 410,230 | 24,123 | 24,520 | 23,191 | 22,814 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
Florida |
10,187,885 | 10,366,434 | 10,202,284 | 10,314,179 | 386,033 | 354,790 | 373,111 | 337,962 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,391,643 | 1,440,202 | 1,370,087 | 1,409,438 | 56,085 | 46,147 | 58,407 | 47,946 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
Georgia |
5,122,823 | 5,118,857 | 5,121,497 | 5,110,345 | 222,033 | 202,189 | 207,451 | 188,273 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
Hawaii |
679,715 | 668,169 | 681,464 | 668,648 | 15,109 | 18,409 | 15,063 | 18,992 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
Idaho |
846,864 | 867,922 | 848,084 | 867,972 | 31,758 | 32,079 | 30,213 | 29,627 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
Illinois |
6,477,500 | 6,455,651 | 6,467,723 | 6,470,975 | 316,539 | 302,523 | 281,008 | 289,991 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,756,090 | 3,729,095 | 3,732,796 | 3,739,527 | 173,794 | 147,377 | 143,752 | 133,456 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
Indiana |
3,354,634 | 3,410,854 | 3,365,497 | 3,419,800 | 126,312 | 139,482 | 118,892 | 134,413 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
Iowa |
1,677,441 | 1,708,614 | 1,677,530 | 1,714,804 | 56,014 | 46,786 | 50,720 | 47,553 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
Kansas |
1,476,578 | 1,482,112 | 1,473,071 | 1,472,536 | 55,068 | 55,195 | 51,611 | 53,968 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
Kentucky |
2,057,658 | 2,057,594 | 2,068,027 | 2,077,901 | 103,803 | 88,454 | 97,165 | 92,313 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
Louisiana |
2,092,235 | 2,087,378 | 2,104,316 | 2,090,401 | 92,116 | 91,915 | 96,908 | 80,506 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
Maine |
689,944 | 687,164 | 691,740 | 687,467 | 27,522 | 26,936 | 27,137 | 26,273 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
Maryland |
3,187,022 | 3,200,023 | 3,191,821 | 3,206,767 | 142,920 | 132,193 | 132,160 | 124,330 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Massachusetts |
3,759,467 | 3,833,572 | 3,775,360 | 3,834,050 | 151,670 | 122,600 | 141,652 | 119,430 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
Michigan |
4,902,969 | 4,938,198 | 4,899,905 | 4,948,184 | 241,250 | 202,232 | 222,478 | 219,633 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,120,181 | 2,145,756 | 2,123,735 | 2,155,586 | 98,755 | 86,377 | 93,515 | 95,921 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Minnesota |
3,058,954 | 3,082,754 | 3,056,957 | 3,089,899 | 116,243 | 121,872 | 111,160 | 127,114 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
Mississippi |
1,276,208 | 1,254,627 | 1,276,084 | 1,259,523 | 62,447 | 60,781 | 59,249 | 60,982 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
Missouri |
3,052,969 | 3,045,104 | 3,055,283 | 3,041,039 | 121,881 | 112,876 | 113,538 | 118,145 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Montana |
522,485 | 526,362 | 523,623 | 526,984 | 23,827 | 23,217 | 23,092 | 21,838 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Nebraska |
1,011,707 | 1,026,761 | 1,014,563 | 1,031,404 | 31,810 | 31,927 | 30,993 | 33,371 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Nevada |
1,485,731 | 1,524,643 | 1,485,939 | 1,515,842 | 71,877 | 63,194 | 70,413 | 55,642 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.7 |
New Hampshire |
757,660 | 766,263 | 759,912 | 766,688 | 24,125 | 22,175 | 23,363 | 21,791 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
New Jersey |
4,429,034 | 4,458,265 | 4,413,614 | 4,450,669 | 219,283 | 207,502 | 202,742 | 182,599 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
New Mexico |
935,763 | 958,186 | 932,495 | 949,784 | 47,889 | 49,734 | 44,916 | 43,705 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
New York |
9,562,886 | 9,556,617 | 9,554,320 | 9,593,646 | 484,589 | 418,851 | 436,236 | 394,615 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
New York City |
4,157,175 | 4,123,153 | 4,144,082 | 4,128,489 | 193,136 | 188,067 | 179,472 | 174,113 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
North Carolina |
4,974,728 | 5,035,556 | 4,987,008 | 5,065,196 | 217,858 | 211,300 | 201,085 | 206,445 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
North Dakota |
402,071 | 403,007 | 402,467 | 403,336 | 13,729 | 12,026 | 13,573 | 12,070 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
Ohio |
5,732,276 | 5,788,285 | 5,739,578 | 5,811,226 | 288,119 | 269,496 | 269,295 | 240,686 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,035,283 | 1,033,732 | 1,025,785 | 1,035,610 | 61,077 | 50,039 | 53,346 | 45,789 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
Oklahoma |
1,844,674 | 1,823,176 | 1,847,864 | 1,824,593 | 73,999 | 64,029 | 68,196 | 58,979 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
Oregon |
2,094,704 | 2,115,245 | 2,092,084 | 2,112,727 | 97,154 | 98,838 | 94,516 | 96,718 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Pennsylvania |
6,398,071 | 6,461,939 | 6,376,939 | 6,449,716 | 319,905 | 270,966 | 288,596 | 249,391 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
Rhode Island |
553,441 | 549,106 | 551,741 | 545,317 | 27,865 | 23,763 | 25,465 | 20,269 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
South Carolina |
2,312,220 | 2,349,066 | 2,312,170 | 2,367,031 | 91,910 | 76,762 | 79,655 | 78,972 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
South Dakota |
454,597 | 461,790 | 456,469 | 463,349 | 16,458 | 15,145 | 15,809 | 14,525 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
Tennessee |
3,232,664 | 3,299,396 | 3,236,419 | 3,331,549 | 121,427 | 104,160 | 115,544 | 110,812 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
Texas |
13,828,682 | 14,086,922 | 13,818,674 | 14,059,553 | 573,412 | 548,929 | 556,082 | 494,696 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
Utah |
1,563,401 | 1,584,005 | 1,562,912 | 1,585,179 | 52,933 | 48,683 | 51,270 | 47,619 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
Vermont |
346,363 | 345,774 | 346,762 | 345,226 | 10,919 | 8,668 | 10,833 | 8,088 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
Virginia |
4,322,765 | 4,366,696 | 4,336,468 | 4,373,984 | 147,068 | 139,324 | 138,404 | 133,136 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
Washington |
3,767,711 | 3,879,775 | 3,770,820 | 3,893,261 | 198,256 | 203,229 | 181,793 | 201,706 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,696,928 | 1,730,346 | 1,689,893 | 1,734,374 | 64,023 | 62,864 | 59,255 | 64,495 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
West Virginia |
781,287 | 789,122 | 776,686 | 783,453 | 51,009 | 48,352 | 47,142 | 41,200 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
Wisconsin |
3,143,901 | 3,118,580 | 3,135,185 | 3,120,692 | 118,147 | 104,005 | 111,906 | 102,631 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
Wyoming |
287,190 | 287,199 | 288,281 | 287,800 | 12,971 | 10,977 | 12,764 | 10,915 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Puerto Rico |
1,080,833 | 1,071,130 | 1,080,951 | 1,066,612 | 108,362 | 95,466 | 105,882 | 98,451 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
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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. |
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