Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | December | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | November | December | November | December | |||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,161,741 | 2,219,313 | 2,150,786 | 2,202,871 | 74,457 | 75,448 | 73,328 | 77,573 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Alaska |
359,192 | 352,679 | 357,686 | 349,408 | 25,753 | 22,044 | 25,985 | 22,508 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
Arizona |
3,349,772 | 3,490,916 | 3,347,605 | 3,486,647 | 151,672 | 154,906 | 153,192 | 177,077 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
Arkansas |
1,352,672 | 1,349,752 | 1,342,354 | 1,344,817 | 44,046 | 45,047 | 48,463 | 49,184 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
California |
19,383,662 | 19,715,588 | 19,318,482 | 19,681,627 | 812,588 | 777,582 | 803,663 | 810,996 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,151,157 | 5,203,614 | 5,129,929 | 5,188,681 | 221,228 | 240,434 | 211,073 | 239,883 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
Colorado |
3,032,759 | 3,123,449 | 3,031,829 | 3,130,637 | 87,030 | 105,579 | 89,514 | 120,048 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
Connecticut |
1,902,380 | 1,926,113 | 1,895,645 | 1,923,181 | 77,595 | 58,372 | 75,196 | 62,295 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
Delaware |
477,363 | 484,731 | 477,137 | 488,154 | 19,340 | 14,419 | 19,425 | 14,782 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.0 |
District of Columbia |
401,397 | 404,198 | 400,171 | 404,346 | 22,642 | 21,182 | 21,616 | 19,597 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
Florida |
10,116,131 | 10,250,163 | 10,091,645 | 10,278,909 | 389,257 | 313,079 | 371,952 | 340,753 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,391,504 | 1,364,861 | 1,397,491 | 1,400,132 | 62,595 | 44,197 | 65,241 | 50,142 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
Georgia |
5,088,573 | 5,122,164 | 5,090,476 | 5,137,448 | 215,282 | 171,378 | 218,200 | 192,827 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
Hawaii |
683,241 | 681,820 | 682,638 | 676,807 | 14,520 | 17,757 | 12,014 | 15,500 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
Idaho |
843,194 | 855,275 | 840,982 | 858,219 | 25,158 | 22,056 | 24,269 | 24,198 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Illinois |
6,494,157 | 6,521,202 | 6,464,968 | 6,448,956 | 296,032 | 270,283 | 302,301 | 284,267 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,795,425 | 3,754,003 | 3,782,099 | 3,718,381 | 181,316 | 135,820 | 184,399 | 135,476 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
Indiana |
3,310,187 | 3,392,898 | 3,280,820 | 3,372,001 | 105,283 | 123,819 | 100,908 | 114,342 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
Iowa |
1,671,857 | 1,690,339 | 1,664,423 | 1,689,853 | 41,027 | 31,757 | 47,974 | 41,986 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
Kansas |
1,480,776 | 1,492,877 | 1,471,948 | 1,491,587 | 46,579 | 43,478 | 44,738 | 45,768 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Kentucky |
2,043,061 | 2,064,521 | 2,038,066 | 2,054,677 | 78,663 | 72,812 | 77,872 | 77,857 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Louisiana |
2,118,485 | 2,106,892 | 2,103,197 | 2,095,299 | 89,197 | 94,401 | 84,742 | 90,463 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
Maine |
695,326 | 697,637 | 692,068 | 692,987 | 20,619 | 22,654 | 18,043 | 22,190 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
Maryland |
3,217,600 | 3,219,386 | 3,198,599 | 3,214,609 | 128,111 | 112,921 | 122,544 | 110,801 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
Massachusetts |
3,644,703 | 3,812,500 | 3,636,531 | 3,821,903 | 110,579 | 98,370 | 111,847 | 103,552 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
Michigan |
4,886,970 | 4,890,837 | 4,875,550 | 4,884,472 | 199,719 | 174,172 | 216,550 | 197,257 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,113,382 | 2,113,575 | 2,111,754 | 2,125,407 | 82,264 | 80,959 | 86,219 | 88,601 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Minnesota |
3,065,061 | 3,076,659 | 3,061,445 | 3,089,811 | 85,587 | 67,860 | 103,858 | 97,928 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
Mississippi |
1,275,900 | 1,275,304 | 1,277,300 | 1,273,890 | 54,914 | 52,874 | 56,337 | 60,490 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
Missouri |
3,031,261 | 3,045,837 | 3,020,519 | 3,043,803 | 94,198 | 76,535 | 99,395 | 92,824 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
Montana |
524,065 | 526,398 | 522,394 | 525,272 | 21,236 | 18,724 | 22,008 | 20,489 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
Nebraska |
1,005,855 | 1,024,819 | 1,001,779 | 1,025,742 | 25,431 | 24,694 | 28,001 | 26,645 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
Nevada |
1,476,492 | 1,533,697 | 1,476,211 | 1,531,376 | 68,989 | 63,660 | 69,474 | 65,897 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
New Hampshire |
744,516 | 760,662 | 740,737 | 760,795 | 17,953 | 16,511 | 16,849 | 15,837 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
New Jersey |
4,493,166 | 4,474,591 | 4,479,374 | 4,500,526 | 194,923 | 138,563 | 186,168 | 162,678 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
New Mexico |
938,165 | 957,307 | 937,403 | 960,717 | 53,171 | 43,833 | 51,696 | 46,131 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
New York |
9,636,664 | 9,733,303 | 9,586,148 | 9,744,236 | 427,162 | 338,977 | 424,725 | 366,717 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
New York City |
4,205,495 | 4,202,669 | 4,189,865 | 4,201,778 | 171,135 | 156,408 | 165,902 | 165,882 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
North Carolina |
4,966,393 | 4,994,533 | 4,927,249 | 4,979,245 | 222,302 | 172,558 | 213,913 | 187,253 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
North Dakota |
408,808 | 397,181 | 406,978 | 396,398 | 9,368 | 8,790 | 10,669 | 9,563 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
Ohio |
5,766,426 | 5,756,717 | 5,732,467 | 5,741,917 | 251,694 | 237,120 | 259,783 | 272,863 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,020,176 | 1,033,690 | 1,005,220 | 1,020,599 | 46,137 | 45,850 | 48,039 | 49,869 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Oklahoma |
1,854,292 | 1,848,439 | 1,840,707 | 1,821,813 | 71,883 | 52,727 | 72,319 | 54,941 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
Oregon |
2,127,353 | 2,122,967 | 2,111,916 | 2,106,593 | 83,663 | 84,990 | 81,190 | 86,547 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
Pennsylvania |
6,392,642 | 6,457,129 | 6,358,094 | 6,456,636 | 280,809 | 245,004 | 278,310 | 255,096 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
Rhode Island |
559,063 | 562,607 | 556,897 | 562,008 | 23,787 | 20,885 | 23,412 | 21,388 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
South Carolina |
2,304,383 | 2,309,103 | 2,300,845 | 2,321,824 | 92,499 | 72,593 | 96,152 | 75,871 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
South Dakota |
456,151 | 459,971 | 453,465 | 458,303 | 14,904 | 12,968 | 15,962 | 13,708 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
Tennessee |
3,210,614 | 3,261,890 | 3,202,657 | 3,253,151 | 101,299 | 107,695 | 98,979 | 98,458 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Texas |
13,613,780 | 13,937,051 | 13,598,061 | 13,976,348 | 515,473 | 482,539 | 501,845 | 504,658 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Utah |
1,579,016 | 1,576,366 | 1,577,752 | 1,574,895 | 43,482 | 43,520 | 44,924 | 45,411 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Vermont |
344,178 | 342,116 | 342,891 | 340,965 | 9,085 | 7,848 | 8,556 | 7,681 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
Virginia |
4,290,731 | 4,336,348 | 4,274,412 | 4,332,814 | 146,405 | 116,953 | 142,929 | 113,181 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
Washington |
3,755,206 | 3,831,119 | 3,748,141 | 3,836,549 | 174,366 | 169,253 | 182,468 | 181,399 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,662,530 | 1,692,697 | 1,663,045 | 1,691,608 | 67,597 | 60,851 | 60,936 | 56,864 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
West Virginia |
778,514 | 777,767 | 773,775 | 774,292 | 38,899 | 36,022 | 40,372 | 37,262 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
Wisconsin |
3,154,455 | 3,131,102 | 3,132,675 | 3,105,642 | 87,480 | 81,845 | 84,035 | 81,710 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
Wyoming |
291,608 | 288,404 | 289,592 | 285,511 | 11,649 | 11,008 | 11,632 | 11,048 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Puerto Rico |
1,106,581 | 1,074,567 | 1,110,787 | 1,093,175 | 114,449 | 81,206 | 109,768 | 93,029 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 8.5 |
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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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