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State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
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July | August | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023(p) | July | August | July | August | |||||
2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023(p) | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,298,341 | 2,315,791 | 2,297,604 | 2,310,017 | 68,672 | 53,154 | 67,520 | 56,536 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
Alaska |
363,181 | 364,252 | 361,328 | 361,300 | 12,488 | 13,781 | 10,588 | 13,432 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
Arizona |
3,615,100 | 3,707,616 | 3,635,207 | 3,712,306 | 154,367 | 176,008 | 162,387 | 171,787 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Arkansas |
1,384,275 | 1,405,739 | 1,372,929 | 1,395,313 | 53,337 | 45,851 | 48,306 | 45,813 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
California |
19,233,954 | 19,362,806 | 19,237,794 | 19,340,754 | 789,198 | 932,759 | 787,545 | 993,596 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
4,957,468 | 5,005,258 | 4,927,912 | 5,004,287 | 241,326 | 269,727 | 230,668 | 291,986 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
Colorado |
3,207,188 | 3,264,182 | 3,212,071 | 3,273,533 | 92,634 | 113,636 | 88,886 | 115,525 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
Connecticut |
1,955,793 | 1,928,775 | 1,928,919 | 1,902,079 | 83,325 | 76,052 | 78,780 | 66,072 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
Delaware |
499,329 | 509,945 | 498,447 | 514,025 | 23,049 | 21,692 | 24,128 | 23,804 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
District of Columbia |
398,415 | 399,680 | 391,193 | 395,592 | 18,818 | 21,148 | 17,834 | 21,877 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
Florida |
10,794,492 | 11,174,442 | 10,838,084 | 11,226,082 | 325,193 | 342,175 | 329,096 | 350,845 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,368,585 | 1,389,199 | 1,380,890 | 1,382,332 | 38,952 | 26,099 | 40,178 | 25,964 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
Georgia |
5,232,345 | 5,319,444 | 5,216,939 | 5,333,672 | 164,670 | 173,464 | 176,547 | 204,075 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Hawaii |
679,750 | 673,804 | 681,083 | 673,352 | 24,133 | 17,986 | 25,260 | 20,906 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
Idaho |
959,439 | 973,175 | 958,113 | 975,884 | 24,724 | 31,639 | 25,025 | 31,527 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
Illinois |
6,540,824 | 6,484,426 | 6,503,782 | 6,487,015 | 308,164 | 293,072 | 312,947 | 341,077 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,872,217 | 3,813,278 | 3,866,315 | 3,795,581 | 197,621 | 150,727 | 201,205 | 188,092 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
Indiana |
3,453,526 | 3,460,845 | 3,430,933 | 3,431,073 | 115,488 | 138,109 | 109,816 | 128,388 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
Iowa |
1,727,773 | 1,748,117 | 1,711,771 | 1,727,915 | 48,379 | 53,903 | 49,973 | 57,321 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
Kansas |
1,523,093 | 1,533,875 | 1,500,210 | 1,511,442 | 50,878 | 47,879 | 47,017 | 49,066 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Kentucky |
2,058,721 | 2,043,393 | 2,053,785 | 2,034,242 | 89,721 | 94,688 | 79,092 | 86,583 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
Louisiana |
2,110,600 | 2,092,738 | 2,088,168 | 2,077,487 | 89,654 | 69,686 | 82,106 | 71,468 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
Maine |
688,609 | 700,392 | 685,971 | 697,086 | 17,060 | 17,517 | 15,309 | 17,498 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
Maryland |
3,213,051 | 3,241,184 | 3,188,829 | 3,215,176 | 110,350 | 55,858 | 110,094 | 57,993 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
Massachusetts |
3,787,260 | 3,749,238 | 3,783,710 | 3,748,274 | 148,710 | 108,122 | 145,927 | 107,189 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
Michigan |
4,878,546 | 5,022,969 | 4,881,928 | 5,067,869 | 219,599 | 216,356 | 207,769 | 214,924 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,121,482 | 2,186,364 | 2,128,314 | 2,211,938 | 78,233 | 85,913 | 79,718 | 91,177 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
Minnesota |
3,102,966 | 3,126,858 | 3,097,547 | 3,119,622 | 78,425 | 101,485 | 82,519 | 100,210 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
Mississippi |
1,266,561 | 1,244,864 | 1,248,443 | 1,232,246 | 58,476 | 49,347 | 50,748 | 48,623 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Missouri |
3,090,233 | 3,168,350 | 3,067,092 | 3,129,790 | 84,176 | 106,153 | 86,871 | 104,953 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
Montana |
576,165 | 583,646 | 576,614 | 583,860 | 14,156 | 14,077 | 14,174 | 14,368 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Nebraska |
1,069,635 | 1,066,383 | 1,060,293 | 1,052,499 | 27,990 | 24,526 | 26,128 | 20,239 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
Nevada |
1,561,199 | 1,595,040 | 1,572,396 | 1,612,709 | 86,534 | 92,136 | 88,890 | 93,113 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
New Hampshire |
778,512 | 765,357 | 779,032 | 759,484 | 19,073 | 14,789 | 21,317 | 17,776 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
New Jersey |
4,791,532 | 4,919,390 | 4,786,079 | 4,883,335 | 171,706 | 233,417 | 150,905 | 246,441 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 5.0 |
New Mexico |
945,363 | 969,600 | 943,507 | 967,361 | 39,955 | 46,113 | 34,369 | 40,619 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
New York |
9,700,959 | 9,869,843 | 9,673,378 | 9,830,000 | 417,425 | 407,509 | 409,978 | 431,632 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
New York City |
4,113,936 | 4,175,438 | 4,109,763 | 4,155,095 | 223,211 | 231,644 | 212,474 | 234,715 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
North Carolina |
5,203,845 | 5,288,277 | 5,167,884 | 5,271,911 | 203,275 | 188,930 | 215,096 | 189,342 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
North Dakota |
421,557 | 424,570 | 420,574 | 420,583 | 8,272 | 7,991 | 8,650 | 6,492 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
Ohio |
5,813,432 | 5,852,699 | 5,789,723 | 5,873,539 | 250,629 | 200,943 | 240,799 | 216,630 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,047,433 | 1,066,838 | 1,042,913 | 1,054,311 | 51,628 | 37,795 | 47,135 | 39,353 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
Oklahoma |
1,894,342 | 1,949,088 | 1,888,196 | 1,959,914 | 59,387 | 59,480 | 62,930 | 65,075 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Oregon |
2,191,021 | 2,159,181 | 2,200,720 | 2,162,031 | 93,950 | 83,019 | 102,597 | 82,788 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
Pennsylvania |
6,543,436 | 6,546,338 | 6,540,760 | 6,575,974 | 321,492 | 247,097 | 337,045 | 284,755 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
Rhode Island |
575,096 | 573,927 | 574,529 | 574,387 | 19,146 | 13,532 | 22,942 | 17,921 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
South Carolina |
2,390,049 | 2,499,634 | 2,382,975 | 2,466,428 | 80,231 | 87,668 | 83,989 | 59,616 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
South Dakota |
481,638 | 488,196 | 479,996 | 487,057 | 8,781 | 8,279 | 10,876 | 9,886 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
Tennessee |
3,364,137 | 3,418,790 | 3,343,433 | 3,370,924 | 124,053 | 124,670 | 120,044 | 113,114 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
Texas |
14,678,367 | 15,180,276 | 14,674,216 | 15,188,537 | 590,021 | 683,046 | 579,361 | 685,589 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
Utah |
1,745,923 | 1,820,250 | 1,751,602 | 1,813,950 | 40,600 | 49,171 | 44,341 | 54,015 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
Vermont |
347,759 | 355,241 | 346,470 | 353,041 | 9,078 | 6,540 | 9,575 | 7,719 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
Virginia |
4,480,075 | 4,657,422 | 4,463,166 | 4,616,674 | 135,535 | 124,366 | 148,852 | 140,912 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Washington |
3,995,954 | 4,077,702 | 4,010,385 | 4,063,996 | 159,342 | 144,465 | 179,992 | 163,391 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,774,264 | 1,826,490 | 1,774,746 | 1,826,233 | 58,764 | 65,086 | 59,172 | 67,330 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
West Virginia |
792,644 | 793,974 | 789,158 | 798,058 | 32,638 | 29,907 | 33,785 | 34,952 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Wisconsin |
3,117,881 | 3,179,988 | 3,106,353 | 3,169,907 | 97,846 | 100,500 | 98,179 | 116,996 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
Wyoming |
295,171 | 301,929 | 295,456 | 299,957 | 9,778 | 8,307 | 10,087 | 8,093 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
Puerto Rico |
1,146,279 | 1,185,535 | 1,161,635 | 1,194,766 | 65,477 | 80,526 | 69,531 | 72,373 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
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. |