Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | May | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | April | May | April | May | |||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,195,860 | 2,247,241 | 2,196,747 | 2,257,466 | 75,763 | 75,210 | 78,177 | 64,950 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
Alaska |
352,637 | 346,904 | 357,784 | 350,748 | 24,373 | 22,237 | 23,398 | 21,768 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
Arizona |
3,399,739 | 3,484,761 | 3,408,074 | 3,507,670 | 152,324 | 147,955 | 149,860 | 160,898 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Arkansas |
1,349,698 | 1,359,733 | 1,353,659 | 1,367,965 | 45,257 | 39,182 | 47,498 | 43,401 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
California |
19,271,108 | 19,243,469 | 19,296,206 | 19,287,094 | 775,890 | 743,918 | 717,119 | 678,026 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,114,672 | 5,052,932 | 5,100,688 | 5,072,051 | 218,071 | 202,877 | 216,042 | 199,433 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
Colorado |
3,060,983 | 3,119,039 | 3,071,539 | 3,126,851 | 88,754 | 85,336 | 86,498 | 79,312 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
Connecticut |
1,883,037 | 1,888,547 | 1,904,223 | 1,908,356 | 77,951 | 61,544 | 78,072 | 68,309 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Delaware |
481,894 | 489,511 | 481,259 | 489,278 | 18,052 | 14,873 | 16,761 | 14,424 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
District of Columbia |
405,784 | 412,561 | 404,595 | 414,087 | 20,934 | 20,928 | 21,537 | 21,789 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Florida |
10,189,508 | 10,265,561 | 10,249,456 | 10,365,951 | 349,665 | 300,849 | 345,015 | 318,572 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,392,345 | 1,421,735 | 1,388,406 | 1,413,953 | 54,885 | 43,073 | 51,315 | 44,596 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
Georgia |
5,095,818 | 5,066,227 | 5,106,956 | 5,103,245 | 189,471 | 159,049 | 186,073 | 176,417 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Hawaii |
680,601 | 665,451 | 678,330 | 660,200 | 14,689 | 18,759 | 15,006 | 17,059 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
Idaho |
849,330 | 868,687 | 855,937 | 874,946 | 25,634 | 23,693 | 21,067 | 21,068 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
Illinois |
6,436,374 | 6,479,288 | 6,451,295 | 6,463,139 | 245,015 | 259,307 | 235,509 | 233,613 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,704,494 | 3,738,418 | 3,711,865 | 3,718,225 | 131,518 | 132,885 | 122,338 | 129,397 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
Indiana |
3,378,799 | 3,406,980 | 3,404,379 | 3,368,523 | 104,620 | 103,953 | 108,595 | 98,798 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
Iowa |
1,682,952 | 1,715,300 | 1,682,376 | 1,714,513 | 42,946 | 36,185 | 36,195 | 36,425 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
Kansas |
1,473,239 | 1,465,858 | 1,472,156 | 1,470,582 | 46,233 | 44,432 | 46,159 | 47,296 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Kentucky |
2,066,323 | 2,068,819 | 2,074,587 | 2,080,536 | 83,845 | 80,295 | 88,781 | 82,644 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
Louisiana |
2,106,197 | 2,088,457 | 2,104,962 | 2,094,045 | 94,368 | 72,645 | 100,135 | 85,981 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
Maine |
693,112 | 686,294 | 696,513 | 688,503 | 24,502 | 23,806 | 22,874 | 22,388 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Maryland |
3,179,675 | 3,194,480 | 3,191,396 | 3,219,282 | 117,152 | 107,329 | 119,695 | 114,367 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
Massachusetts |
3,777,446 | 3,814,093 | 3,789,870 | 3,836,916 | 123,249 | 99,559 | 124,560 | 119,548 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Michigan |
4,865,880 | 4,926,510 | 4,907,004 | 4,951,857 | 180,285 | 183,606 | 173,340 | 195,058 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,100,974 | 2,134,358 | 2,121,255 | 2,140,593 | 73,832 | 83,828 | 73,847 | 91,946 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
Minnesota |
3,060,343 | 3,088,291 | 3,062,860 | 3,097,429 | 92,774 | 101,343 | 72,576 | 88,845 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
Mississippi |
1,275,083 | 1,265,787 | 1,282,966 | 1,281,592 | 55,168 | 58,936 | 62,286 | 62,796 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Missouri |
3,058,829 | 3,036,167 | 3,061,364 | 3,060,453 | 90,686 | 86,976 | 91,272 | 94,028 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Montana |
524,335 | 527,648 | 527,631 | 530,995 | 18,878 | 17,396 | 16,315 | 14,847 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
Nebraska |
1,018,547 | 1,035,655 | 1,022,657 | 1,040,984 | 28,192 | 30,306 | 26,829 | 31,072 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
Nevada |
1,486,528 | 1,521,065 | 1,493,574 | 1,535,936 | 67,491 | 55,001 | 65,341 | 58,782 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
New Hampshire |
754,612 | 763,783 | 757,689 | 766,267 | 19,665 | 18,911 | 18,592 | 18,512 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
New Jersey |
4,398,322 | 4,401,625 | 4,409,315 | 4,424,327 | 174,898 | 129,180 | 171,231 | 131,919 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
New Mexico |
931,907 | 950,452 | 931,111 | 954,117 | 41,284 | 41,105 | 40,644 | 42,777 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
New York |
9,514,505 | 9,542,495 | 9,536,204 | 9,539,001 | 383,604 | 339,292 | 350,083 | 360,778 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
New York City |
4,109,610 | 4,092,657 | 4,094,501 | 4,083,031 | 160,375 | 151,604 | 148,819 | 171,136 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
North Carolina |
4,975,010 | 5,066,547 | 5,004,225 | 5,122,634 | 180,237 | 179,997 | 183,058 | 205,783 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
North Dakota |
403,296 | 403,516 | 405,962 | 405,710 | 11,728 | 10,135 | 9,204 | 8,465 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
Ohio |
5,738,955 | 5,794,037 | 5,761,621 | 5,775,603 | 244,928 | 192,152 | 237,202 | 203,957 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,039,978 | 1,044,474 | 1,030,023 | 1,034,227 | 49,424 | 39,512 | 49,835 | 40,527 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
Oklahoma |
1,839,219 | 1,816,608 | 1,843,360 | 1,831,290 | 60,882 | 50,188 | 64,385 | 56,705 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
Oregon |
2,089,666 | 2,106,615 | 2,090,640 | 2,106,365 | 83,001 | 82,651 | 74,776 | 70,183 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
Pennsylvania |
6,378,250 | 6,421,347 | 6,403,511 | 6,471,001 | 252,656 | 205,924 | 248,799 | 242,836 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
Rhode Island |
550,675 | 545,023 | 551,828 | 547,473 | 21,010 | 16,372 | 20,079 | 17,966 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
South Carolina |
2,305,243 | 2,372,742 | 2,320,482 | 2,388,810 | 62,275 | 70,217 | 65,707 | 79,610 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
South Dakota |
455,905 | 462,538 | 458,579 | 464,870 | 14,821 | 13,438 | 12,835 | 12,995 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Tennessee |
3,234,211 | 3,336,587 | 3,242,736 | 3,363,323 | 99,827 | 91,408 | 100,670 | 102,712 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Texas |
13,817,292 | 14,000,887 | 13,810,959 | 13,966,869 | 507,416 | 415,613 | 498,723 | 408,694 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
Utah |
1,560,360 | 1,582,128 | 1,567,748 | 1,588,356 | 47,198 | 42,328 | 45,863 | 43,573 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Vermont |
342,835 | 344,489 | 344,092 | 346,777 | 10,047 | 7,528 | 8,666 | 6,564 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
Virginia |
4,331,542 | 4,363,922 | 4,346,095 | 4,400,145 | 118,817 | 109,110 | 121,640 | 125,789 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Washington |
3,759,638 | 3,863,466 | 3,770,988 | 3,876,783 | 160,358 | 171,083 | 156,767 | 162,826 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,685,120 | 1,711,007 | 1,683,847 | 1,718,026 | 51,298 | 48,915 | 54,498 | 50,900 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
West Virginia |
783,014 | 787,718 | 785,535 | 793,880 | 42,290 | 33,329 | 39,012 | 33,964 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
Wisconsin |
3,124,037 | 3,106,510 | 3,129,532 | 3,086,614 | 92,716 | 82,845 | 85,067 | 83,955 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Wyoming |
287,157 | 285,196 | 288,015 | 285,329 | 11,619 | 9,498 | 11,135 | 9,508 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
Puerto Rico |
1,084,415 | 1,076,027 | 1,088,624 | 1,084,790 | 101,395 | 83,816 | 101,212 | 83,936 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 7.7 |
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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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