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 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017(p) | May | June | May | June | |||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017(p) | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,159,095 | 2,170,164 | 2,177,701 | 2,187,123 | 116,430 | 90,602 | 137,606 | 113,407 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
Alaska |
361,669 | 367,677 | 367,755 | 373,827 | 23,829 | 24,994 | 24,922 | 26,128 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
Arizona |
3,220,802 | 3,300,203 | 3,239,204 | 3,315,560 | 163,739 | 165,404 | 183,455 | 175,400 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
Arkansas |
1,348,027 | 1,364,495 | 1,361,968 | 1,390,525 | 52,655 | 45,676 | 57,869 | 51,680 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
California |
19,021,893 | 19,061,992 | 19,106,981 | 19,145,674 | 941,445 | 806,265 | 1,060,958 | 937,364 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,022,855 | 5,097,586 | 5,020,648 | 5,102,609 | 242,896 | 206,603 | 270,265 | 229,843 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
Colorado |
2,871,881 | 2,957,573 | 2,910,847 | 2,996,788 | 93,353 | 71,855 | 107,876 | 77,856 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
Connecticut |
1,895,569 | 1,930,159 | 1,913,076 | 1,954,854 | 97,111 | 92,742 | 103,749 | 100,624 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
Delaware |
471,888 | 474,675 | 477,351 | 481,313 | 19,240 | 20,783 | 22,505 | 24,115 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
District of Columbia |
388,784 | 400,536 | 394,651 | 404,935 | 21,042 | 21,951 | 24,938 | 25,823 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
Florida |
9,819,355 | 10,131,353 | 9,825,069 | 10,142,085 | 445,147 | 405,582 | 497,771 | 438,732 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,333,460 | 1,387,287 | 1,324,933 | 1,374,880 | 69,007 | 64,925 | 73,568 | 67,481 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
Georgia |
4,898,019 | 5,034,235 | 4,914,807 | 5,058,064 | 241,857 | 237,316 | 273,846 | 256,927 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
Hawaii |
681,018 | 692,125 | 686,621 | 694,930 | 20,261 | 19,078 | 24,984 | 22,460 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Idaho |
812,838 | 821,085 | 824,595 | 829,163 | 27,316 | 22,576 | 30,153 | 22,708 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
Illinois |
6,516,889 | 6,437,920 | 6,610,567 | 6,548,143 | 342,972 | 275,066 | 393,374 | 329,269 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,787,318 | 3,740,776 | 3,862,266 | 3,826,039 | 203,515 | 153,919 | 240,548 | 193,342 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
Indiana |
3,342,323 | 3,333,416 | 3,367,532 | 3,375,602 | 140,717 | 93,554 | 153,573 | 104,820 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
Iowa |
1,697,251 | 1,680,290 | 1,716,732 | 1,704,127 | 56,466 | 48,904 | 65,910 | 54,484 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
Kansas |
1,475,236 | 1,468,991 | 1,498,331 | 1,494,493 | 57,046 | 54,505 | 68,046 | 59,820 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
Kentucky |
1,991,254 | 2,078,886 | 2,017,049 | 2,090,932 | 96,565 | 98,194 | 107,207 | 118,769 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
Louisiana |
2,126,138 | 2,103,892 | 2,155,187 | 2,123,048 | 124,825 | 115,878 | 149,501 | 124,864 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 5.9 |
Maine |
685,895 | 696,670 | 702,058 | 712,383 | 25,865 | 24,537 | 26,416 | 25,955 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
Maryland |
3,151,996 | 3,203,889 | 3,190,270 | 3,258,161 | 125,543 | 125,972 | 142,976 | 138,380 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Massachusetts |
3,569,607 | 3,686,201 | 3,628,844 | 3,729,449 | 131,194 | 152,466 | 145,385 | 162,524 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
Michigan |
4,834,360 | 4,868,861 | 4,877,133 | 4,889,522 | 218,781 | 179,602 | 251,290 | 195,161 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.0 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,053,841 | 2,088,619 | 2,074,843 | 2,086,284 | 97,170 | 75,265 | 118,349 | 77,278 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 3.7 |
Minnesota |
2,995,353 | 3,028,333 | 3,020,836 | 3,068,871 | 98,186 | 101,908 | 119,516 | 112,434 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
Mississippi |
1,279,090 | 1,296,835 | 1,292,264 | 1,305,107 | 75,602 | 69,095 | 87,736 | 79,321 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
Missouri |
3,119,644 | 3,058,239 | 3,152,760 | 3,084,792 | 130,546 | 124,033 | 155,158 | 120,536 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
Montana |
526,760 | 523,761 | 534,086 | 532,137 | 19,465 | 18,812 | 22,468 | 20,249 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
Nebraska |
1,013,004 | 1,008,062 | 1,023,027 | 1,019,060 | 29,932 | 28,238 | 35,621 | 31,227 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
Nevada |
1,423,834 | 1,440,808 | 1,427,966 | 1,445,851 | 80,669 | 66,839 | 84,989 | 69,997 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 4.8 |
New Hampshire |
743,011 | 748,103 | 754,888 | 760,213 | 20,206 | 20,474 | 21,559 | 20,225 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
New Jersey |
4,524,636 | 4,507,247 | 4,570,417 | 4,547,748 | 224,726 | 188,537 | 236,030 | 196,033 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
New Mexico |
919,658 | 927,379 | 932,354 | 938,625 | 58,612 | 56,803 | 70,024 | 63,318 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 6.7 |
New York |
9,566,693 | 9,614,907 | 9,644,655 | 9,739,671 | 414,684 | 410,183 | 455,409 | 440,982 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
New York City |
4,114,497 | 4,201,720 | 4,127,738 | 4,220,679 | 189,985 | 178,035 | 214,248 | 185,731 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
North Carolina |
4,872,058 | 4,921,137 | 4,877,332 | 4,917,303 | 227,259 | 212,792 | 252,690 | 208,449 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
North Dakota |
417,037 | 417,854 | 425,186 | 425,407 | 12,292 | 8,284 | 14,765 | 10,675 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
Ohio |
5,713,907 | 5,771,430 | 5,754,452 | 5,830,760 | 250,260 | 266,002 | 286,907 | 312,842 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,023,975 | 1,038,817 | 1,037,092 | 1,055,777 | 50,038 | 60,243 | 59,098 | 67,229 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.4 |
Oklahoma |
1,822,419 | 1,813,034 | 1,839,619 | 1,827,093 | 89,887 | 83,847 | 99,152 | 88,429 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
Oregon |
2,043,391 | 2,105,730 | 2,074,431 | 2,130,689 | 94,466 | 69,590 | 109,759 | 85,596 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
Pennsylvania |
6,484,977 | 6,479,922 | 6,521,308 | 6,511,190 | 343,548 | 336,560 | 370,348 | 329,780 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
Rhode Island |
548,407 | 550,786 | 556,175 | 561,084 | 28,907 | 20,142 | 28,574 | 23,385 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
South Carolina |
2,301,982 | 2,318,362 | 2,329,058 | 2,346,877 | 103,766 | 83,647 | 122,678 | 98,632 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
South Dakota |
453,250 | 456,611 | 461,502 | 464,174 | 11,951 | 13,185 | 12,784 | 13,936 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
Tennessee |
3,119,543 | 3,152,504 | 3,168,941 | 3,195,906 | 130,525 | 90,745 | 166,315 | 133,828 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
Texas |
13,245,519 | 13,450,012 | 13,319,665 | 13,464,322 | 566,379 | 591,992 | 662,948 | 631,068 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
Utah |
1,504,567 | 1,569,484 | 1,519,515 | 1,583,512 | 50,903 | 51,066 | 57,738 | 61,470 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Vermont |
342,550 | 342,190 | 349,875 | 347,195 | 10,313 | 10,082 | 12,015 | 10,799 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
Virginia |
4,240,815 | 4,321,660 | 4,258,789 | 4,365,235 | 158,991 | 164,111 | 178,517 | 171,140 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
Washington |
3,625,231 | 3,675,332 | 3,655,602 | 3,720,051 | 190,151 | 159,034 | 196,498 | 165,687 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,618,175 | 1,646,369 | 1,625,945 | 1,639,881 | 62,389 | 52,637 | 67,587 | 61,693 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
West Virginia |
785,503 | 780,657 | 795,837 | 795,465 | 45,348 | 32,239 | 48,771 | 40,206 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
Wisconsin |
3,106,700 | 3,136,471 | 3,164,710 | 3,206,796 | 119,416 | 88,059 | 141,330 | 110,577 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
Wyoming |
302,387 | 296,884 | 308,256 | 300,684 | 17,102 | 12,276 | 17,119 | 12,151 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
Puerto Rico |
1,130,852 | 1,103,366 | 1,108,392 | 1,087,821 | 127,305 | 113,284 | 119,781 | 102,258 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 9.4 |
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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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