Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | April | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | March | April | March | April | |||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,199,359 | 2,235,701 | 2,195,860 | 2,247,355 | 88,824 | 83,865 | 75,763 | 75,476 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Alaska |
354,154 | 350,049 | 352,637 | 346,993 | 25,937 | 25,221 | 24,373 | 22,264 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
Arizona |
3,410,192 | 3,507,158 | 3,399,739 | 3,485,577 | 158,452 | 159,901 | 152,324 | 148,595 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Arkansas |
1,348,676 | 1,357,713 | 1,349,698 | 1,359,450 | 51,025 | 46,681 | 45,257 | 39,179 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
California |
19,328,608 | 19,511,569 | 19,271,108 | 19,241,327 | 859,783 | 900,522 | 775,890 | 741,851 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,134,679 | 5,119,992 | 5,114,672 | 5,055,932 | 230,219 | 227,826 | 218,071 | 202,961 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
Colorado |
3,056,824 | 3,123,249 | 3,060,983 | 3,119,568 | 94,901 | 93,926 | 88,754 | 85,699 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Connecticut |
1,887,096 | 1,904,314 | 1,883,037 | 1,888,171 | 88,048 | 79,422 | 77,951 | 61,738 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
Delaware |
481,405 | 488,474 | 481,894 | 489,417 | 19,505 | 15,850 | 18,052 | 14,849 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
District of Columbia |
406,065 | 410,240 | 405,784 | 412,711 | 23,191 | 22,797 | 20,934 | 20,964 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
Florida |
10,202,284 | 10,313,367 | 10,189,508 | 10,266,145 | 373,111 | 338,212 | 349,665 | 300,642 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,370,087 | 1,409,294 | 1,392,345 | 1,421,837 | 58,407 | 47,992 | 54,885 | 43,040 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
Georgia |
5,121,497 | 5,110,809 | 5,095,818 | 5,064,366 | 207,451 | 188,277 | 189,471 | 158,978 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
Hawaii |
681,464 | 668,996 | 680,601 | 665,534 | 15,063 | 19,192 | 14,689 | 18,734 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
Idaho |
848,084 | 867,630 | 849,330 | 869,139 | 30,213 | 29,620 | 25,634 | 23,724 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Illinois |
6,467,723 | 6,470,215 | 6,436,374 | 6,479,752 | 281,008 | 289,793 | 245,015 | 259,434 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,732,796 | 3,737,507 | 3,704,494 | 3,739,042 | 143,752 | 133,370 | 131,518 | 132,928 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Indiana |
3,365,497 | 3,418,659 | 3,378,799 | 3,406,916 | 118,892 | 134,395 | 104,620 | 103,976 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Iowa |
1,677,530 | 1,714,665 | 1,682,952 | 1,715,701 | 50,720 | 47,543 | 42,946 | 36,516 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
Kansas |
1,473,071 | 1,472,488 | 1,473,239 | 1,466,206 | 51,611 | 53,815 | 46,233 | 44,919 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Kentucky |
2,068,027 | 2,078,153 | 2,066,323 | 2,068,545 | 97,165 | 93,117 | 83,845 | 79,721 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Louisiana |
2,104,316 | 2,090,703 | 2,106,197 | 2,088,589 | 96,908 | 80,404 | 94,368 | 72,754 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
Maine |
691,740 | 687,474 | 693,112 | 686,235 | 27,137 | 26,282 | 24,502 | 23,813 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Maryland |
3,191,821 | 3,206,056 | 3,179,675 | 3,195,219 | 132,160 | 124,008 | 117,152 | 107,642 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
Massachusetts |
3,775,360 | 3,833,122 | 3,777,446 | 3,813,819 | 141,652 | 119,552 | 123,249 | 99,503 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
Michigan |
4,899,905 | 4,950,462 | 4,865,880 | 4,928,273 | 222,478 | 219,358 | 180,285 | 183,646 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,123,735 | 2,155,752 | 2,100,974 | 2,133,913 | 93,515 | 95,799 | 73,832 | 83,850 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
Minnesota |
3,056,957 | 3,089,665 | 3,060,343 | 3,086,223 | 111,160 | 127,457 | 92,774 | 98,830 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
Mississippi |
1,276,084 | 1,260,142 | 1,275,083 | 1,265,933 | 59,249 | 60,860 | 55,168 | 58,812 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
Missouri |
3,055,283 | 3,041,341 | 3,058,829 | 3,037,557 | 113,538 | 117,837 | 90,686 | 88,564 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Montana |
523,623 | 526,999 | 524,335 | 526,638 | 23,092 | 21,890 | 18,878 | 16,910 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Nebraska |
1,014,563 | 1,031,710 | 1,018,547 | 1,035,241 | 30,993 | 33,498 | 28,192 | 30,373 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Nevada |
1,485,939 | 1,516,791 | 1,486,528 | 1,519,312 | 70,413 | 55,819 | 67,491 | 54,355 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
New Hampshire |
759,912 | 766,652 | 754,612 | 763,997 | 23,363 | 21,794 | 19,665 | 18,911 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
New Jersey |
4,413,614 | 4,450,721 | 4,398,322 | 4,401,385 | 202,742 | 182,249 | 174,898 | 129,476 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
New Mexico |
932,495 | 950,027 | 931,907 | 950,986 | 44,916 | 43,670 | 41,284 | 41,167 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
New York |
9,554,320 | 9,591,302 | 9,514,505 | 9,543,460 | 436,236 | 393,420 | 383,604 | 340,281 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
New York City |
4,144,082 | 4,127,613 | 4,109,610 | 4,093,806 | 179,472 | 173,552 | 160,375 | 152,094 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
North Carolina |
4,987,008 | 5,065,791 | 4,975,010 | 5,064,845 | 201,085 | 206,458 | 180,237 | 179,910 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
North Dakota |
402,467 | 403,356 | 403,296 | 403,573 | 13,573 | 12,074 | 11,728 | 10,151 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
Ohio |
5,739,578 | 5,809,996 | 5,738,955 | 5,793,216 | 269,295 | 241,000 | 244,928 | 192,283 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,025,785 | 1,035,755 | 1,039,978 | 1,044,152 | 53,346 | 45,864 | 49,424 | 39,540 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
Oklahoma |
1,847,864 | 1,824,859 | 1,839,219 | 1,816,659 | 68,196 | 59,106 | 60,882 | 49,873 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
Oregon |
2,092,084 | 2,113,625 | 2,089,666 | 2,106,225 | 94,516 | 97,225 | 83,001 | 83,058 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Pennsylvania |
6,376,939 | 6,452,006 | 6,378,250 | 6,420,621 | 288,596 | 250,935 | 252,656 | 204,638 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
Rhode Island |
551,741 | 545,702 | 550,675 | 545,577 | 25,465 | 20,386 | 21,010 | 16,304 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
South Carolina |
2,312,170 | 2,367,678 | 2,305,243 | 2,373,651 | 79,655 | 79,010 | 62,275 | 70,179 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
South Dakota |
456,469 | 463,142 | 455,905 | 462,823 | 15,809 | 14,523 | 14,821 | 13,461 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
Tennessee |
3,236,419 | 3,330,614 | 3,234,211 | 3,336,603 | 115,544 | 110,395 | 99,827 | 91,841 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
Texas |
13,818,674 | 14,058,831 | 13,817,292 | 14,000,988 | 556,082 | 494,672 | 507,416 | 415,823 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
Utah |
1,562,912 | 1,585,433 | 1,560,360 | 1,582,451 | 51,270 | 47,628 | 47,198 | 42,364 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Vermont |
346,762 | 345,261 | 342,835 | 344,431 | 10,833 | 8,097 | 10,047 | 7,451 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
Virginia |
4,336,468 | 4,373,809 | 4,331,542 | 4,365,139 | 138,404 | 132,984 | 118,817 | 109,209 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
Washington |
3,770,820 | 3,892,959 | 3,759,638 | 3,865,825 | 181,793 | 202,012 | 160,358 | 172,740 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,689,893 | 1,733,740 | 1,685,120 | 1,712,200 | 59,255 | 64,618 | 51,298 | 49,319 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
West Virginia |
776,686 | 783,668 | 783,014 | 787,773 | 47,142 | 41,366 | 42,290 | 33,306 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.2 |
Wisconsin |
3,135,185 | 3,121,546 | 3,124,037 | 3,105,167 | 111,906 | 102,808 | 92,716 | 82,523 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Wyoming |
288,281 | 287,758 | 287,157 | 285,303 | 12,764 | 10,927 | 11,619 | 9,497 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
Puerto Rico |
1,080,951 | 1,066,612 | 1,084,415 | 1,076,027 | 105,882 | 98,451 | 101,395 | 83,816 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 7.8 |
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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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