Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | March | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | February | March | February | March | |||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,178,482 | 2,169,306 | 2,181,424 | 2,179,270 | 124,575 | 91,626 | 108,064 | 84,269 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.9 |
Alaska |
359,585 | 359,511 | 359,544 | 360,208 | 28,553 | 29,645 | 27,664 | 28,367 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
Arizona |
3,286,569 | 3,390,339 | 3,298,757 | 3,394,140 | 163,885 | 167,124 | 161,263 | 155,870 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
Arkansas |
1,342,185 | 1,342,068 | 1,347,624 | 1,349,290 | 56,098 | 56,774 | 47,419 | 52,440 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
California |
19,248,434 | 19,418,835 | 19,281,265 | 19,342,984 | 1,043,639 | 879,876 | 997,908 | 816,955 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,114,881 | 5,148,961 | 5,115,208 | 5,149,054 | 253,587 | 233,408 | 239,162 | 213,467 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
Colorado |
2,942,908 | 3,059,557 | 2,948,935 | 3,060,622 | 91,000 | 101,683 | 82,956 | 89,669 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Connecticut |
1,915,858 | 1,894,779 | 1,925,933 | 1,892,963 | 103,807 | 96,893 | 97,735 | 88,275 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
Delaware |
474,153 | 478,827 | 476,551 | 483,629 | 23,753 | 21,335 | 22,624 | 19,867 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
District of Columbia |
400,242 | 406,350 | 399,738 | 406,543 | 25,054 | 23,007 | 23,776 | 23,054 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
Florida |
10,013,460 | 10,227,767 | 10,079,800 | 10,227,276 | 442,653 | 388,375 | 419,457 | 387,106 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,369,582 | 1,398,781 | 1,361,315 | 1,379,713 | 66,183 | 64,906 | 68,030 | 68,471 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Georgia |
5,025,347 | 5,167,552 | 5,045,243 | 5,167,732 | 263,295 | 229,740 | 243,283 | 212,169 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
Hawaii |
688,373 | 684,431 | 689,285 | 688,132 | 17,977 | 13,276 | 17,049 | 13,411 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
Idaho |
818,289 | 845,065 | 821,069 | 845,818 | 32,858 | 28,729 | 30,884 | 27,031 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
Illinois |
6,474,553 | 6,482,665 | 6,478,093 | 6,496,831 | 364,121 | 322,977 | 321,186 | 285,999 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,771,544 | 3,794,268 | 3,776,577 | 3,759,472 | 200,982 | 201,955 | 175,628 | 159,717 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
Indiana |
3,304,095 | 3,323,544 | 3,309,822 | 3,350,175 | 141,662 | 123,387 | 122,032 | 110,332 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Iowa |
1,677,129 | 1,671,394 | 1,675,932 | 1,667,434 | 66,413 | 58,077 | 59,836 | 50,632 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
Kansas |
1,476,106 | 1,472,178 | 1,474,306 | 1,468,404 | 58,644 | 53,061 | 54,849 | 50,528 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
Kentucky |
2,042,324 | 2,051,433 | 2,059,377 | 2,066,375 | 120,724 | 97,116 | 113,203 | 90,809 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
Louisiana |
2,092,100 | 2,128,787 | 2,105,323 | 2,139,096 | 112,486 | 85,652 | 111,357 | 92,757 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
Maine |
688,530 | 690,345 | 690,824 | 692,974 | 27,988 | 22,832 | 26,494 | 21,335 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
Maryland |
3,192,691 | 3,220,396 | 3,205,933 | 3,227,781 | 145,292 | 148,874 | 133,794 | 146,094 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
Massachusetts |
3,643,939 | 3,700,487 | 3,657,658 | 3,726,939 | 159,170 | 149,427 | 149,623 | 143,074 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
Michigan |
4,866,983 | 4,888,398 | 4,864,645 | 4,896,258 | 263,550 | 254,111 | 230,931 | 227,363 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,097,171 | 2,098,842 | 2,101,063 | 2,107,128 | 108,326 | 97,504 | 95,119 | 90,108 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Minnesota |
3,044,630 | 3,105,640 | 3,047,901 | 3,100,406 | 136,773 | 120,563 | 126,363 | 117,059 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
Mississippi |
1,277,881 | 1,270,862 | 1,282,275 | 1,272,447 | 65,727 | 56,621 | 64,981 | 54,593 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
Missouri |
3,048,744 | 3,033,976 | 3,050,596 | 3,037,457 | 142,585 | 120,415 | 126,045 | 114,852 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
Montana |
518,503 | 521,325 | 521,103 | 520,926 | 24,421 | 26,087 | 24,208 | 24,409 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Nebraska |
1,001,242 | 1,007,961 | 1,003,042 | 1,010,960 | 32,877 | 29,412 | 30,273 | 29,410 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Nevada |
1,449,971 | 1,491,889 | 1,451,513 | 1,494,636 | 77,052 | 75,003 | 74,613 | 73,451 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
New Hampshire |
743,711 | 748,258 | 745,746 | 753,057 | 24,257 | 22,434 | 22,809 | 22,114 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
New Jersey |
4,517,426 | 4,499,469 | 4,515,753 | 4,470,219 | 226,708 | 219,438 | 206,573 | 209,144 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
New Mexico |
927,333 | 938,821 | 925,719 | 935,556 | 60,797 | 51,263 | 58,140 | 47,399 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.1 |
New York |
9,678,410 | 9,676,154 | 9,711,006 | 9,633,503 | 509,705 | 495,252 | 452,962 | 458,395 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
New York City |
4,239,029 | 4,273,939 | 4,240,501 | 4,245,997 | 211,800 | 185,646 | 187,971 | 177,896 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
North Carolina |
4,904,278 | 4,977,233 | 4,933,462 | 4,995,869 | 245,129 | 226,746 | 221,850 | 215,431 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
North Dakota |
410,267 | 409,228 | 411,605 | 408,644 | 14,215 | 13,912 | 13,708 | 13,067 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Ohio |
5,743,568 | 5,748,520 | 5,759,230 | 5,790,438 | 337,498 | 274,791 | 304,017 | 249,637 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,034,098 | 1,025,051 | 1,024,726 | 1,019,847 | 73,882 | 58,071 | 62,593 | 48,387 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 4.7 |
Oklahoma |
1,818,653 | 1,847,424 | 1,826,509 | 1,856,982 | 86,677 | 73,596 | 79,598 | 71,452 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Oregon |
2,062,476 | 2,123,013 | 2,075,186 | 2,116,813 | 88,807 | 92,665 | 88,471 | 91,868 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Pennsylvania |
6,423,661 | 6,377,671 | 6,433,347 | 6,313,353 | 362,398 | 331,904 | 333,171 | 290,438 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
Rhode Island |
550,484 | 556,333 | 549,211 | 555,334 | 28,584 | 29,495 | 26,644 | 26,546 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
South Carolina |
2,294,785 | 2,322,659 | 2,299,337 | 2,323,624 | 106,193 | 106,386 | 91,254 | 94,310 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
South Dakota |
449,201 | 456,659 | 451,562 | 457,982 | 16,867 | 17,932 | 16,418 | 16,381 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Tennessee |
3,173,471 | 3,231,438 | 3,184,423 | 3,235,016 | 143,397 | 117,633 | 129,301 | 111,761 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
Texas |
13,493,966 | 13,810,899 | 13,517,746 | 13,834,783 | 653,124 | 569,955 | 613,327 | 569,437 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
Utah |
1,540,096 | 1,584,495 | 1,545,451 | 1,589,247 | 55,920 | 52,916 | 53,757 | 52,731 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Vermont |
343,284 | 347,658 | 344,221 | 349,517 | 12,092 | 10,608 | 12,023 | 10,635 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
Virginia |
4,276,758 | 4,326,959 | 4,307,443 | 4,348,371 | 179,163 | 143,345 | 167,999 | 144,276 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
Washington |
3,685,135 | 3,764,480 | 3,696,726 | 3,766,825 | 198,423 | 200,281 | 182,054 | 185,674 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,642,489 | 1,709,409 | 1,644,403 | 1,696,087 | 61,791 | 65,818 | 59,205 | 59,030 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
West Virginia |
773,790 | 785,972 | 771,485 | 778,466 | 47,907 | 50,268 | 43,322 | 46,148 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
Wisconsin |
3,128,779 | 3,167,104 | 3,125,799 | 3,177,883 | 130,576 | 105,962 | 114,387 | 101,091 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
Wyoming |
292,598 | 288,065 | 293,214 | 288,701 | 15,006 | 12,402 | 14,259 | 12,055 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
Puerto Rico |
1,143,308 | 1,087,362 | 1,122,929 | 1,087,412 | 129,219 | 108,699 | 123,154 | 106,537 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.8 |
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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. 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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