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

LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
September October Number Percent of labor force
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) September October September October
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

 2,319,862 2,346,391 2,332,034 2,367,993 61,282 71,291 61,264 73,094 2.6 3.0 2.6 3.1

Alaska

 360,229 360,173 357,411 356,975 14,428 14,061 14,911 15,662 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.4

Arizona

 3,732,870 3,758,066 3,719,922 3,731,636 157,659 145,637 156,859 140,223 4.2 3.9 4.2 3.8

Arkansas

 1,387,814 1,413,966 1,379,569 1,411,765 47,931 40,365 43,000 40,964 3.5 2.9 3.1 2.9

California

 19,413,126 19,504,507 19,378,197 19,380,283 943,226 1,031,792 963,028 1,043,832 4.9 5.3 5.0 5.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 5,027,546 5,123,905 5,003,271 5,080,977 267,246 307,752 255,850 307,937 5.3 6.0 5.1 6.1

Colorado

 3,254,529 3,263,953 3,244,344 3,272,611 100,970 133,427 102,223 143,761 3.1 4.1 3.2 4.4

Connecticut

 1,900,669 1,903,950 1,900,572 1,912,120 69,429 48,329 76,122 47,290 3.7 2.5 4.0 2.5

Delaware

 505,933 498,973 508,388 499,811 19,772 17,220 20,317 16,912 3.9 3.5 4.0 3.4

District of Columbia

 401,095 403,018 402,111 403,303 20,196 22,466 20,294 21,177 5.0 5.6 5.0 5.3

Florida

 11,092,857 11,082,550 11,089,756 11,024,911 347,925 380,039 347,484 382,835 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.5

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

 1,380,174 1,402,145 1,376,584 1,395,452 24,901 28,767 24,057 30,681 1.8 2.1 1.7 2.2

Georgia

 5,328,602 5,410,794 5,328,162 5,406,862 166,529 184,491 171,495 191,444 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.5

Hawaii

 674,623 669,065 672,803 670,904 22,310 21,495 21,134 19,647 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9

Idaho

 967,183 998,429 967,790 1,000,152 27,556 33,276 28,301 33,880 2.8 3.3 2.9 3.4

Illinois

 6,469,887 6,532,257 6,475,827 6,570,897 303,307 326,787 289,666 339,442 4.7 5.0 4.5 5.2

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

 3,797,642 3,884,707 3,818,816 3,930,876 174,004 202,201 165,000 217,148 4.6 5.2 4.3 5.5

Indiana

 3,396,714 3,464,971 3,410,242 3,460,202 102,899 147,755 106,682 137,887 3.0 4.3 3.1 4.0

Iowa

 1,711,517 1,688,544 1,712,530 1,692,097 48,033 46,107 48,972 51,515 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.0

Kansas

 1,511,789 1,518,125 1,510,627 1,530,881 37,837 47,737 39,346 53,905 2.5 3.1 2.6 3.5

Kentucky

 2,024,793 2,080,371 2,024,911 2,082,473 80,299 101,593 79,746 97,557 4.0 4.9 3.9 4.7

Louisiana

 2,082,174 2,070,258 2,082,559 2,061,978 80,719 89,269 80,538 93,723 3.9 4.3 3.9 4.5

Maine

 690,822 710,049 692,053 710,022 18,391 18,425 20,048 20,315 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.9

Maryland

 3,190,509 3,232,528 3,201,277 3,238,026 67,087 89,902 72,861 100,832 2.1 2.8 2.3 3.1

Massachusetts

 3,731,596 3,816,216 3,745,919 3,837,967 116,316 138,112 114,329 143,742 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.7

Michigan

 5,053,307 5,068,080 5,052,187 5,040,322 194,448 214,202 193,314 234,029 3.8 4.2 3.8 4.6

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

 2,225,063 2,183,154 2,215,764 2,168,893 86,327 93,342 89,785 108,521 3.9 4.3 4.1 5.0

Minnesota

 3,101,298 3,098,712 3,094,191 3,100,232 71,274 88,043 67,505 79,837 2.3 2.8 2.2 2.6

Mississippi

 1,229,766 1,255,709 1,226,707 1,263,402 37,003 37,797 33,577 38,592 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.1

Missouri

 3,095,777 3,139,885 3,102,500 3,155,335 85,016 95,010 95,980 105,823 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.4

Montana

 574,743 581,742 574,303 576,762 14,211 17,578 16,892 14,507 2.5 3.0 2.9 2.5

Nebraska

 1,053,576 1,052,560 1,056,063 1,059,927 23,640 26,873 25,889 29,058 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.7

Nevada

 1,614,534 1,624,687 1,613,963 1,627,491 83,506 89,980 83,487 90,198 5.2 5.5 5.2 5.5

New Hampshire

 759,862 774,489 760,640 772,047 18,157 15,766 17,639 16,833 2.4 2.0 2.3 2.2

New Jersey

 4,803,602 4,775,650 4,824,862 4,826,987 217,077 196,122 216,297 200,985 4.5 4.1 4.5 4.2

New Mexico

 966,582 977,637 969,300 983,966 35,752 40,342 36,330 43,125 3.7 4.1 3.7 4.4

New York

 9,740,944 9,690,692 9,736,953 9,679,827 406,100 390,667 426,978 397,866 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.1

New York City

 4,128,126 4,172,525 4,156,808 4,177,909 211,214 221,877 224,489 223,275 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.3

North Carolina

 5,260,391 5,264,818 5,257,068 5,265,993 170,028 167,719 180,294 188,684 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.6

North Dakota

 419,313 420,949 417,148 419,231 6,020 7,528 5,573 7,603 1.4 1.8 1.3 1.8

Ohio

 5,788,667 5,903,967 5,795,347 5,910,206 196,703 246,770 191,414 207,472 3.4 4.2 3.3 3.5

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

 1,033,434 1,055,715 1,037,434 1,052,429 36,097 36,612 31,327 28,459 3.5 3.5 3.0 2.7

Oklahoma

 1,981,271 2,007,374 1,982,667 1,990,069 67,325 66,135 69,036 59,321 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.0

Oregon

 2,171,738 2,195,491 2,170,014 2,201,462 76,802 85,189 77,079 85,899 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.9

Pennsylvania

 6,536,467 6,488,616 6,556,090 6,491,108 197,948 195,096 204,302 216,496 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.3

Rhode Island

 578,126 591,383 576,112 587,250 15,476 23,156 17,560 24,141 2.7 3.9 3.0 4.1

South Carolina

 2,456,990 2,512,573 2,469,593 2,531,275 66,546 113,101 75,433 119,488 2.7 4.5 3.1 4.7

South Dakota

 482,124 486,454 483,540 488,747 8,597 7,274 9,793 7,586 1.8 1.5 2.0 1.6

Tennessee

 3,375,989 3,407,282 3,383,975 3,408,844 112,447 122,333 115,323 119,706 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.5

Texas

 15,127,091 15,552,790 15,123,857 15,573,854 597,200 632,943 564,364 642,315 3.9 4.1 3.7 4.1

Utah

 1,802,665 1,807,737 1,803,977 1,804,811 45,714 63,775 46,905 59,617 2.5 3.5 2.6 3.3

Vermont

 350,576 355,114 351,624 355,690 6,960 7,860 5,759 6,883 2.0 2.2 1.6 1.9

Virginia

 4,563,911 4,568,356 4,572,312 4,573,343 138,512 140,133 136,043 132,462 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9

Washington

 4,037,073 3,977,609 4,047,208 3,994,944 161,665 165,452 170,542 176,941 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.4

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 1,815,216 1,798,239 1,800,423 1,812,605 68,394 75,359 68,135 78,607 3.8 4.2 3.8 4.3

West Virginia

 793,407 791,620 793,052 787,060 29,512 31,293 29,390 28,485 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.6

Wisconsin

 3,145,100 3,173,862 3,144,979 3,179,316 91,790 78,116 86,768 78,283 2.9 2.5 2.8 2.5

Wyoming

 296,603 296,381 294,720 295,853 6,705 7,749 6,982 8,931 2.3 2.6 2.4 3.0

Puerto Rico

 1,204,028 1,208,156 1,218,213 1,215,881 67,247 66,489 67,460 66,844 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(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. 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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