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Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted

LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Civilian labor force Unemployed
July August Number Percent of labor force
2025 2026 2025 2026(p) July August July August
2025 2026 2025 2026(p) 2025 2026 2025 2026(p)

Alabama

 2,379,514 2,355,573 2,374,741 2,353,639 72,441 86,845 70,993 84,118 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.6

Alaska

 373,053 373,621 369,660 367,533 15,224 13,553 13,723 12,746 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.5

Arizona

 3,799,428 3,689,659 3,801,768 3,691,549 183,749 202,618 186,997 205,037 4.8 5.5 4.9 5.6

Arkansas

 1,448,455 1,469,397 1,439,616 1,456,593 65,966 64,468 61,956 53,442 4.6 4.4 4.3 3.7

California

 19,836,083 19,360,066 19,856,958 19,490,975 1,163,214 1,025,776 1,159,300 1,044,301 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.4

Colorado

 3,270,029 3,208,092 3,264,697 3,178,923 132,979 133,065 126,548 146,501 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.6

Connecticut

 1,962,966 1,909,069 1,936,220 1,880,003 85,330 109,966 79,999 89,229 4.3 5.8 4.1 4.7

Delaware

 519,818 507,029 518,556 504,915 26,475 24,374 27,840 24,764 5.1 4.8 5.4 4.9

District of Columbia

 418,025 406,623 406,883 402,842 28,333 24,166 28,713 23,270 6.8 5.9 7.1 5.8

Florida

 11,109,421 11,083,016 11,097,216 11,137,393 459,908 514,524 475,708 507,443 4.1 4.6 4.3 4.6

Georgia

 5,412,933 5,473,948 5,393,592 5,498,516 192,882 178,612 196,198 186,966 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.4

Hawaii

 687,902 691,326 684,867 698,320 15,526 19,577 15,162 20,503 2.3 2.8 2.2 2.9

Idaho

 1,014,752 1,003,561 1,009,565 1,000,794 36,323 33,844 34,943 35,030 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5

Illinois

 6,641,415 6,512,879 6,575,696 6,449,258 314,739 297,805 303,385 313,739 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.9

Indiana

 3,540,402 3,511,852 3,521,244 3,488,974 147,900 126,098 135,144 123,983 4.2 3.6 3.8 3.6

Iowa

 1,745,068 1,730,470 1,732,713 1,712,030 65,392 59,683 65,980 61,326 3.7 3.4 3.8 3.6

Kansas

 1,589,802 1,561,595 1,572,150 1,546,312 68,428 65,683 65,603 68,066 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.4

Kentucky

 2,117,597 2,131,463 2,112,698 2,120,344 111,314 109,893 92,905 90,148 5.3 5.2 4.4 4.3

Louisiana

 2,101,294 2,104,965 2,083,736 2,097,539 96,646 91,206 91,388 78,618 4.6 4.3 4.4 3.7

Maine

 723,373 709,202 722,836 705,652 21,676 21,015 21,368 21,910 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1

Maryland

 3,275,166 3,219,377 3,243,571 3,216,182 142,858 133,995 147,780 125,866 4.4 4.2 4.6 3.9

Massachusetts

 3,992,064 3,920,921 3,981,036 3,916,260 187,488 182,454 183,157 170,657 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.4

Michigan

 5,084,723 4,868,191 5,033,019 4,825,078 290,708 260,824 247,398 250,954 5.7 5.4 4.9 5.2

Minnesota

 3,192,584 3,145,942 3,186,004 3,128,973 127,529 144,237 127,830 148,651 4.0 4.6 4.0 4.8

Mississippi

 1,305,398 1,279,152 1,292,687 1,257,142 57,933 49,413 52,920 40,568 4.4 3.9 4.1 3.2

Missouri

 3,194,746 3,203,664 3,161,708 3,178,534 142,890 125,092 134,677 122,827 4.5 3.9 4.3 3.9

Montana

 585,469 583,934 583,556 580,801 17,961 16,374 18,443 17,165 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.0

Nebraska

 1,109,084 1,100,368 1,099,812 1,095,333 34,310 33,106 30,858 31,078 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.8

Nevada

 1,665,289 1,673,618 1,665,181 1,657,404 91,656 84,882 89,080 74,684 5.5 5.1 5.3 4.5

New Hampshire

 783,980 783,304 782,533 777,544 24,962 21,206 24,867 21,654 3.2 2.7 3.2 2.8

New Jersey

 4,956,807 4,971,421 4,924,658 4,965,237 293,160 229,793 287,251 233,715 5.9 4.6 5.8 4.7

New Mexico

 989,306 974,328 981,052 967,488 50,132 54,746 41,224 47,120 5.1 5.6 4.2 4.9

New York

 10,079,290 10,074,119 10,047,012 10,080,717 480,657 421,470 490,640 462,173 4.8 4.2 4.9 4.6

North Carolina

 5,335,804 5,202,231 5,282,639 5,229,150 218,316 193,767 219,127 188,467 4.1 3.7 4.1 3.6

North Dakota

 437,151 434,308 435,528 434,048 11,506 9,262 10,884 9,359 2.6 2.1 2.5 2.2

Ohio

 6,015,659 5,904,511 5,969,073 5,876,529 291,869 203,675 260,844 193,414 4.9 3.4 4.4 3.3

Oklahoma

 2,022,293 2,009,204 2,021,633 1,995,326 68,977 92,278 71,151 81,723 3.4 4.6 3.5 4.1

Oregon

 2,233,837 2,219,038 2,233,608 2,234,362 123,442 117,487 122,862 113,792 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.1

Pennsylvania

 6,588,232 6,703,290 6,580,725 6,708,390 313,901 256,318 340,095 271,811 4.8 3.8 5.2 4.1

Rhode Island

 598,218 582,569 594,162 579,054 26,184 21,319 27,130 21,811 4.4 3.7 4.6 3.8

South Carolina

 2,624,540 2,693,373 2,609,692 2,687,248 125,470 110,759 126,028 114,810 4.8 4.1 4.8 4.3

South Dakota

 499,183 489,841 496,835 487,391 9,683 9,701 11,046 10,598 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.2

Tennessee

 3,548,185 3,495,794 3,532,230 3,483,634 141,216 125,703 125,179 127,853 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.7

Texas

 15,889,771 15,954,571 15,911,237 15,967,748 708,935 766,167 728,735 735,836 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.6

Utah

 1,840,688 1,834,285 1,836,419 1,839,706 67,212 65,384 69,895 69,248 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.8

Vermont

 352,619 341,640 350,912 341,422 9,013 8,439 9,121 8,685 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5

Virginia

 4,562,403 4,496,703 4,522,970 4,451,043 158,365 167,442 163,503 158,331 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.6

Washington

 4,061,233 4,022,802 4,055,079 4,052,037 186,893 179,577 191,926 190,859 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.7

West Virginia

 788,149 779,824 785,649 776,144 32,968 31,377 35,683 31,443 4.2 4.0 4.5 4.1

Wisconsin

 3,146,270 3,191,966 3,120,622 3,189,009 102,330 108,285 97,420 107,086 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.4

Wyoming

 291,000 287,164 288,658 286,785 8,411 7,330 8,137 7,862 2.9 2.6 2.8 2.7

Puerto Rico

 1,219,146 1,271,064 1,235,991 1,270,090 69,308 86,863 78,417 83,034 5.7 6.8 6.3 6.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
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