Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | June | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | May | June | May | June | |||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,163,796 | 2,194,490 | 2,180,163 | 2,226,756 | 86,255 | 81,511 | 105,578 | 110,321 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
Alaska |
363,941 | 360,833 | 370,665 | 363,958 | 25,680 | 25,085 | 26,832 | 24,483 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
Arizona |
3,288,898 | 3,363,884 | 3,306,901 | 3,365,843 | 153,047 | 132,707 | 167,703 | 163,007 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
Arkansas |
1,358,442 | 1,350,631 | 1,374,820 | 1,363,752 | 48,170 | 47,668 | 54,092 | 53,910 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
California |
19,213,327 | 19,268,270 | 19,296,724 | 19,356,180 | 846,642 | 712,769 | 931,754 | 869,417 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,092,293 | 5,128,246 | 5,101,231 | 5,141,866 | 225,610 | 208,244 | 244,605 | 247,167 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Colorado |
2,963,182 | 3,074,492 | 3,004,021 | 3,115,806 | 75,693 | 74,560 | 87,832 | 93,191 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
Connecticut |
1,930,665 | 1,903,930 | 1,942,078 | 1,916,971 | 89,792 | 80,819 | 93,578 | 86,452 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
Delaware |
475,357 | 484,832 | 481,712 | 491,712 | 20,587 | 16,689 | 23,782 | 20,017 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
District of Columbia |
398,908 | 408,402 | 404,318 | 412,386 | 23,115 | 21,065 | 26,479 | 24,531 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
Florida |
10,120,621 | 10,270,192 | 10,127,782 | 10,289,809 | 408,129 | 345,444 | 438,687 | 398,901 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,392,720 | 1,403,441 | 1,377,043 | 1,398,364 | 65,846 | 55,707 | 67,914 | 57,701 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
Georgia |
5,049,359 | 5,150,698 | 5,064,169 | 5,186,465 | 231,718 | 181,943 | 251,964 | 216,880 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 |
Hawaii |
685,360 | 687,101 | 688,732 | 690,720 | 16,218 | 13,452 | 20,077 | 18,960 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Idaho |
830,137 | 853,366 | 842,216 | 862,866 | 23,117 | 21,528 | 24,444 | 22,756 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
Illinois |
6,460,273 | 6,468,648 | 6,561,649 | 6,559,734 | 283,455 | 228,303 | 332,530 | 294,744 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,772,672 | 3,714,370 | 3,848,479 | 3,794,029 | 168,688 | 121,447 | 206,226 | 164,268 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
Indiana |
3,331,502 | 3,404,582 | 3,363,853 | 3,434,626 | 106,122 | 109,296 | 117,535 | 125,283 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
Iowa |
1,675,398 | 1,676,016 | 1,694,169 | 1,706,228 | 48,400 | 37,011 | 54,020 | 43,187 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
Kansas |
1,469,649 | 1,471,523 | 1,493,738 | 1,497,901 | 52,027 | 47,655 | 57,904 | 54,342 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
Kentucky |
2,061,615 | 2,076,235 | 2,084,973 | 2,098,570 | 102,602 | 87,381 | 113,516 | 104,234 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
Louisiana |
2,106,872 | 2,130,459 | 2,135,588 | 2,155,532 | 107,667 | 100,224 | 124,813 | 130,733 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
Maine |
697,339 | 703,583 | 712,435 | 717,872 | 24,007 | 21,316 | 23,820 | 22,954 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Maryland |
3,209,731 | 3,217,883 | 3,248,859 | 3,263,653 | 125,682 | 125,014 | 140,659 | 146,267 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Massachusetts |
3,642,292 | 3,789,505 | 3,702,764 | 3,857,877 | 135,023 | 126,872 | 148,385 | 150,148 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Michigan |
4,865,026 | 4,926,166 | 4,916,534 | 4,952,111 | 187,178 | 187,147 | 219,021 | 213,639 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,092,693 | 2,117,369 | 2,110,396 | 2,127,557 | 70,630 | 77,821 | 86,053 | 92,883 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
Minnesota |
3,057,119 | 3,109,192 | 3,083,747 | 3,132,913 | 94,737 | 77,317 | 106,407 | 91,369 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
Mississippi |
1,285,731 | 1,293,385 | 1,295,654 | 1,303,469 | 69,030 | 65,814 | 78,429 | 74,715 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
Missouri |
3,059,214 | 3,076,402 | 3,083,797 | 3,112,524 | 111,943 | 101,737 | 116,807 | 108,940 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
Montana |
525,675 | 521,275 | 533,305 | 529,245 | 18,368 | 15,516 | 21,186 | 18,667 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
Nebraska |
1,010,223 | 1,016,726 | 1,019,112 | 1,026,131 | 28,038 | 28,268 | 31,769 | 31,546 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Nevada |
1,458,009 | 1,496,135 | 1,464,510 | 1,499,411 | 72,036 | 62,701 | 76,933 | 66,737 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
New Hampshire |
742,475 | 755,073 | 754,737 | 769,537 | 18,892 | 19,574 | 19,852 | 20,122 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
New Jersey |
4,514,399 | 4,441,929 | 4,567,931 | 4,530,094 | 198,466 | 163,994 | 210,912 | 195,918 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
New Mexico |
921,490 | 932,224 | 932,737 | 946,138 | 53,839 | 37,903 | 63,038 | 48,732 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 5.2 |
New York |
9,690,531 | 9,628,113 | 9,794,282 | 9,804,779 | 428,582 | 356,238 | 453,016 | 410,636 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
New York City |
4,211,570 | 4,189,574 | 4,221,614 | 4,231,393 | 182,785 | 144,486 | 192,237 | 180,177 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
North Carolina |
4,940,145 | 5,020,059 | 4,953,758 | 5,043,226 | 213,136 | 184,690 | 225,938 | 212,051 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
North Dakota |
416,201 | 408,165 | 424,286 | 414,033 | 8,908 | 9,004 | 11,630 | 11,950 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
Ohio |
5,776,692 | 5,813,804 | 5,836,256 | 5,870,522 | 265,194 | 241,166 | 302,370 | 309,467 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,029,479 | 1,026,415 | 1,044,736 | 1,050,490 | 56,679 | 50,457 | 63,463 | 64,370 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
Oklahoma |
1,824,733 | 1,858,927 | 1,845,536 | 1,880,166 | 80,509 | 72,226 | 86,017 | 74,823 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
Oregon |
2,089,234 | 2,102,938 | 2,117,704 | 2,117,464 | 77,134 | 73,290 | 90,393 | 84,165 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
Pennsylvania |
6,438,733 | 6,347,859 | 6,475,415 | 6,448,436 | 312,702 | 233,645 | 323,923 | 283,130 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
Rhode Island |
548,914 | 558,444 | 558,213 | 566,041 | 22,013 | 21,472 | 23,617 | 20,515 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
South Carolina |
2,313,013 | 2,301,963 | 2,342,219 | 2,334,600 | 87,929 | 65,304 | 104,015 | 83,764 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
South Dakota |
455,458 | 458,568 | 462,908 | 466,374 | 14,297 | 13,072 | 14,936 | 13,703 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
Tennessee |
3,183,073 | 3,247,144 | 3,223,651 | 3,298,160 | 102,832 | 96,347 | 130,786 | 135,823 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Texas |
13,498,726 | 13,834,278 | 13,543,364 | 13,845,515 | 557,907 | 515,130 | 608,310 | 582,939 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Utah |
1,554,142 | 1,591,726 | 1,569,111 | 1,601,141 | 49,692 | 44,512 | 56,908 | 55,803 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Vermont |
342,257 | 347,536 | 349,061 | 353,058 | 9,669 | 9,204 | 10,786 | 10,450 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Virginia |
4,319,367 | 4,372,392 | 4,344,810 | 4,409,574 | 157,840 | 125,242 | 167,807 | 143,604 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
Washington |
3,702,170 | 3,752,549 | 3,736,856 | 3,775,141 | 165,916 | 163,904 | 172,147 | 168,579 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,648,432 | 1,677,197 | 1,651,785 | 1,679,532 | 57,825 | 57,025 | 65,770 | 63,957 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
West Virginia |
776,842 | 788,169 | 789,105 | 794,285 | 35,645 | 40,161 | 41,176 | 42,791 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
Wisconsin |
3,139,778 | 3,169,716 | 3,200,865 | 3,228,044 | 95,809 | 82,276 | 116,128 | 110,867 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
Wyoming |
292,045 | 284,520 | 298,178 | 289,364 | 11,502 | 10,384 | 12,007 | 11,745 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Puerto Rico |
1,099,152 | 1,094,762 | 1,083,576 | 1,106,570 | 113,067 | 101,736 | 101,712 | 101,536 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 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. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, 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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