Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | July | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | June | July | June | July | |||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,180,163 | 2,225,120 | 2,173,759 | 2,217,317 | 105,578 | 110,048 | 100,246 | 97,933 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
Alaska |
370,665 | 363,827 | 373,884 | 366,894 | 26,832 | 24,462 | 24,848 | 21,157 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.8 |
Arizona |
3,306,901 | 3,363,110 | 3,309,906 | 3,372,669 | 167,703 | 162,787 | 169,559 | 169,444 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Arkansas |
1,374,820 | 1,364,026 | 1,373,322 | 1,363,795 | 54,092 | 53,936 | 57,080 | 51,924 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
California |
19,296,724 | 19,356,142 | 19,413,562 | 19,469,466 | 931,754 | 870,246 | 995,611 | 856,485 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,101,231 | 5,141,478 | 5,152,986 | 5,173,790 | 244,605 | 248,589 | 273,428 | 261,850 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
Colorado |
3,004,021 | 3,116,839 | 3,019,606 | 3,126,246 | 87,832 | 93,059 | 84,207 | 95,383 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
Connecticut |
1,942,078 | 1,916,798 | 1,951,246 | 1,944,139 | 93,578 | 86,282 | 94,974 | 86,605 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
Delaware |
481,712 | 491,740 | 483,010 | 493,123 | 23,782 | 20,028 | 23,342 | 20,624 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
District of Columbia |
404,318 | 412,394 | 407,291 | 414,525 | 26,479 | 24,509 | 26,933 | 24,833 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.0 |
Florida |
10,127,782 | 10,291,445 | 10,164,624 | 10,318,381 | 438,687 | 399,312 | 444,483 | 408,440 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,377,043 | 1,397,499 | 1,402,620 | 1,396,544 | 67,914 | 57,745 | 68,949 | 59,984 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
Georgia |
5,064,169 | 5,185,232 | 5,090,447 | 5,193,945 | 251,964 | 217,017 | 255,534 | 209,118 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
Hawaii |
688,732 | 690,740 | 688,438 | 689,962 | 20,077 | 19,115 | 16,219 | 15,111 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
Idaho |
842,216 | 863,020 | 845,036 | 866,508 | 24,444 | 22,753 | 24,691 | 23,877 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Illinois |
6,561,649 | 6,558,494 | 6,567,081 | 6,562,531 | 332,530 | 294,591 | 335,872 | 280,237 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,848,479 | 3,792,256 | 3,844,615 | 3,796,807 | 206,226 | 164,219 | 204,102 | 154,339 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.1 |
Indiana |
3,363,853 | 3,432,332 | 3,355,414 | 3,442,520 | 117,535 | 125,197 | 120,612 | 121,567 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Iowa |
1,694,169 | 1,707,150 | 1,698,474 | 1,713,849 | 54,020 | 43,151 | 51,144 | 41,746 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
Kansas |
1,493,738 | 1,497,663 | 1,501,319 | 1,500,562 | 57,904 | 54,549 | 62,362 | 59,350 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
Kentucky |
2,084,973 | 2,101,161 | 2,071,239 | 2,091,128 | 113,516 | 104,854 | 110,880 | 102,650 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
Louisiana |
2,135,588 | 2,155,127 | 2,136,012 | 2,160,283 | 124,813 | 130,594 | 119,626 | 126,813 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
Maine |
712,435 | 717,973 | 720,418 | 728,217 | 23,820 | 22,971 | 23,499 | 23,869 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Maryland |
3,248,859 | 3,266,061 | 3,274,692 | 3,284,997 | 140,659 | 145,631 | 140,435 | 146,315 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Massachusetts |
3,702,764 | 3,857,394 | 3,713,111 | 3,893,015 | 148,385 | 150,125 | 148,026 | 153,090 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Michigan |
4,916,534 | 4,954,030 | 4,942,077 | 4,950,174 | 219,021 | 213,493 | 268,290 | 239,419 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,110,396 | 2,128,604 | 2,138,047 | 2,137,190 | 86,053 | 92,825 | 107,913 | 107,906 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Minnesota |
3,083,747 | 3,133,173 | 3,097,084 | 3,137,518 | 106,407 | 91,467 | 102,342 | 85,440 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
Mississippi |
1,295,654 | 1,303,216 | 1,293,157 | 1,304,105 | 78,429 | 74,833 | 75,197 | 69,524 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
Missouri |
3,083,797 | 3,111,518 | 3,087,860 | 3,111,852 | 116,807 | 108,538 | 128,665 | 117,348 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
Montana |
533,305 | 529,862 | 535,948 | 533,248 | 21,186 | 18,708 | 19,530 | 17,201 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Nebraska |
1,019,112 | 1,026,280 | 1,022,611 | 1,031,647 | 31,769 | 31,677 | 32,315 | 31,608 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Nevada |
1,464,510 | 1,499,837 | 1,470,436 | 1,512,538 | 76,933 | 67,026 | 75,576 | 67,630 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
New Hampshire |
754,737 | 769,988 | 759,632 | 775,492 | 19,852 | 20,129 | 19,741 | 20,701 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
New Jersey |
4,567,931 | 4,531,405 | 4,586,978 | 4,581,457 | 210,912 | 196,016 | 234,116 | 218,099 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
New Mexico |
932,737 | 946,180 | 932,069 | 943,004 | 63,038 | 48,745 | 62,198 | 47,547 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 5.0 |
New York |
9,794,282 | 9,803,502 | 9,858,475 | 9,834,720 | 453,016 | 410,500 | 485,742 | 417,771 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
New York City |
4,221,614 | 4,230,385 | 4,263,610 | 4,257,483 | 192,237 | 180,112 | 214,568 | 187,391 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
North Carolina |
4,953,758 | 5,041,296 | 4,988,088 | 5,052,714 | 225,938 | 212,181 | 237,962 | 206,069 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
North Dakota |
424,286 | 414,233 | 423,222 | 411,778 | 11,630 | 11,947 | 9,731 | 9,899 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
Ohio |
5,836,256 | 5,872,504 | 5,864,866 | 5,849,707 | 302,370 | 309,470 | 310,257 | 284,440 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,044,736 | 1,049,551 | 1,056,494 | 1,060,633 | 63,463 | 64,358 | 63,768 | 58,345 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
Oklahoma |
1,845,536 | 1,880,837 | 1,839,879 | 1,872,416 | 86,017 | 74,913 | 79,646 | 68,089 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
Oregon |
2,117,704 | 2,119,545 | 2,134,577 | 2,137,197 | 90,393 | 84,155 | 95,339 | 85,016 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
Pennsylvania |
6,475,415 | 6,448,404 | 6,514,475 | 6,501,697 | 323,923 | 283,168 | 344,024 | 291,781 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
Rhode Island |
558,213 | 566,120 | 561,995 | 571,460 | 23,617 | 20,632 | 26,292 | 23,337 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
South Carolina |
2,342,219 | 2,334,208 | 2,342,714 | 2,336,709 | 104,015 | 83,848 | 104,779 | 82,192 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
South Dakota |
462,908 | 466,085 | 463,056 | 466,174 | 14,936 | 13,706 | 14,479 | 12,350 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
Tennessee |
3,223,651 | 3,297,457 | 3,230,978 | 3,297,513 | 130,786 | 135,358 | 125,904 | 133,443 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Texas |
13,543,364 | 13,844,974 | 13,571,881 | 13,840,527 | 608,310 | 582,961 | 604,241 | 556,630 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
Utah |
1,569,111 | 1,601,557 | 1,570,778 | 1,601,011 | 56,908 | 55,798 | 52,995 | 51,851 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
Vermont |
349,061 | 353,081 | 350,175 | 352,240 | 10,786 | 10,501 | 10,730 | 10,271 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
Virginia |
4,344,810 | 4,409,193 | 4,367,600 | 4,420,443 | 167,807 | 143,473 | 169,970 | 130,052 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
Washington |
3,736,856 | 3,773,212 | 3,756,579 | 3,798,646 | 172,147 | 167,628 | 174,245 | 160,875 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,651,785 | 1,678,859 | 1,654,880 | 1,695,828 | 65,770 | 63,615 | 67,175 | 61,509 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
West Virginia |
789,105 | 794,141 | 785,049 | 788,595 | 41,176 | 42,808 | 39,644 | 42,698 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
Wisconsin |
3,200,865 | 3,227,678 | 3,201,145 | 3,216,112 | 116,128 | 111,250 | 108,410 | 101,165 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
Wyoming |
298,178 | 289,410 | 297,426 | 289,031 | 12,007 | 11,762 | 11,094 | 10,932 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Puerto Rico |
1,083,576 | 1,106,570 | 1,091,104 | 1,105,128 | 101,712 | 101,536 | 113,848 | 105,410 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 9.5 |
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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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