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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
March April Number Percent of labor force
2025 2026 2025 2026(p) March April March April
2025 2026 2025 2026(p) 2025 2026 2025 2026(p)

Alabama

 2,379,798 2,377,069 2,382,783 2,362,611 71,441 67,475 58,012 60,398 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.6

Alaska

 362,353 366,844 361,984 364,414 18,273 17,700 17,118 17,866 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.9

Arizona

 3,793,635 3,734,565 3,787,823 3,682,669 148,284 164,066 144,479 158,183 3.9 4.4 3.8 4.3

Arkansas

 1,428,942 1,454,207 1,437,295 1,453,431 54,758 60,364 50,259 51,322 3.8 4.2 3.5 3.5

California

 19,853,155 19,658,634 19,781,408 19,532,838 1,082,519 1,017,716 1,013,196 967,313 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.0

Colorado

 3,255,229 3,187,875 3,258,519 3,172,024 135,998 120,233 127,772 111,870 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.5

Connecticut

 1,935,744 1,886,349 1,930,604 1,871,329 75,980 96,270 63,887 97,743 3.9 5.1 3.3 5.2

Delaware

 516,230 511,362 517,130 509,616 23,154 26,128 21,939 24,479 4.5 5.1 4.2 4.8

District of Columbia

 417,247 402,645 411,927 401,456 25,290 22,878 22,860 22,184 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.5

Florida

 11,114,296 11,131,018 11,125,420 11,147,000 384,071 493,387 373,117 509,978 3.5 4.4 3.4 4.6

Georgia

 5,433,353 5,485,632 5,413,953 5,475,353 182,382 183,436 158,172 155,169 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.8

Hawaii

 691,291 688,010 690,027 692,409 15,576 15,989 15,367 17,051 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.5

Idaho

 1,004,186 997,156 1,005,585 994,873 41,562 39,932 35,409 35,305 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.5

Illinois

 6,615,124 6,551,683 6,602,240 6,452,358 310,958 339,695 280,166 306,351 4.7 5.2 4.2 4.7

Indiana

 3,493,066 3,471,202 3,511,561 3,467,580 132,644 123,474 114,568 95,368 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.8

Iowa

 1,732,597 1,728,352 1,738,834 1,725,873 63,457 57,185 53,120 43,510 3.7 3.3 3.1 2.5

Kansas

 1,563,238 1,555,508 1,567,049 1,553,409 59,714 58,659 55,349 51,355 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.3

Kentucky

 2,116,005 2,097,980 2,120,937 2,089,325 107,641 95,878 89,620 87,381 5.1 4.6 4.2 4.2

Louisiana

 2,090,490 2,113,503 2,094,658 2,128,876 86,865 94,855 80,219 81,014 4.2 4.5 3.8 3.8

Maine

 701,781 694,909 703,964 699,150 26,780 23,189 23,975 22,960 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.3

Maryland

 3,244,491 3,211,782 3,230,422 3,206,268 122,079 140,592 111,095 139,946 3.8 4.4 3.4 4.4

Massachusetts

 3,946,722 3,859,914 3,942,249 3,850,265 178,540 176,968 158,888 159,041 4.5 4.6 4.0 4.1

Michigan

 5,056,506 4,918,573 5,025,360 4,858,762 277,169 252,349 235,290 217,645 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.5

Minnesota

 3,158,566 3,113,790 3,178,817 3,129,892 130,049 153,595 112,389 125,241 4.1 4.9 3.5 4.0

Mississippi

 1,296,390 1,289,585 1,298,033 1,279,842 48,733 48,957 43,059 40,460 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.2

Missouri

 3,159,544 3,166,418 3,175,122 3,178,481 137,617 131,888 116,964 109,507 4.4 4.2 3.7 3.4

Montana

 575,027 570,796 578,258 573,352 20,054 22,551 17,983 17,050 3.5 4.0 3.1 3.0

Nebraska

 1,093,433 1,100,845 1,098,852 1,101,137 31,789 33,019 30,746 29,143 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.6

Nevada

 1,660,391 1,703,913 1,662,215 1,674,975 86,443 87,454 85,102 80,837 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.8

New Hampshire

 774,160 776,356 771,487 772,566 26,330 23,630 23,173 22,886 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.0

New Jersey

 4,905,949 4,903,059 4,900,864 4,895,874 256,779 232,357 236,353 198,229 5.2 4.7 4.8 4.0

New Mexico

 981,010 971,842 984,910 963,700 36,282 41,632 35,331 44,072 3.7 4.3 3.6 4.6

New York

 9,973,350 10,081,174 9,960,724 10,004,949 413,798 445,734 374,948 415,642 4.1 4.4 3.8 4.2

North Carolina

 5,299,710 5,293,998 5,300,056 5,262,573 202,146 185,463 183,541 180,636 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.4

North Dakota

 427,373 433,124 429,709 430,964 13,237 12,138 11,256 9,555 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.2

Ohio

 5,966,488 5,901,584 5,963,538 5,858,009 305,932 234,425 274,878 183,841 5.1 4.0 4.6 3.1

Oklahoma

 2,019,710 1,985,375 2,014,854 1,963,980 60,051 70,940 52,400 74,353 3.0 3.6 2.6 3.8

Oregon

 2,205,233 2,194,513 2,203,507 2,189,039 116,510 116,709 100,576 104,290 5.3 5.3 4.6 4.8

Pennsylvania

 6,524,829 6,603,204 6,513,500 6,638,542 269,562 270,235 240,585 246,466 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.7

Rhode Island

 592,171 582,044 591,598 569,695 27,746 28,441 23,717 18,919 4.7 4.9 4.0 3.3

South Carolina

 2,596,408 2,666,038 2,597,278 2,670,518 106,179 111,637 95,009 97,051 4.1 4.2 3.7 3.6

South Dakota

 488,013 486,286 490,662 487,528 9,826 10,615 9,828 8,512 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.7

Tennessee

 3,515,434 3,467,394 3,541,322 3,490,413 119,459 114,644 106,665 115,817 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.3

Texas

 15,840,969 15,852,169 15,903,872 15,867,910 634,055 649,000 593,972 632,759 4.0 4.1 3.7 4.0

Utah

 1,839,419 1,819,681 1,836,258 1,808,379 63,247 68,388 61,051 64,096 3.4 3.8 3.3 3.5

Vermont

 351,374 339,359 348,362 335,950 9,805 8,835 9,616 9,464 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.8

Virginia

 4,551,029 4,489,447 4,551,575 4,484,880 148,197 170,941 134,592 151,108 3.3 3.8 3.0 3.4

Washington

 4,053,039 4,055,973 4,044,729 4,049,715 187,769 206,579 170,234 207,735 4.6 5.1 4.2 5.1

West Virginia

 775,341 762,920 781,742 772,623 33,180 32,055 29,058 32,125 4.3 4.2 3.7 4.2

Wisconsin

 3,119,873 3,120,466 3,115,268 3,116,347 116,700 126,158 99,995 105,614 3.7 4.0 3.2 3.4

Wyoming

 289,383 285,508 287,650 284,734 10,573 10,705 9,151 8,920 3.7 3.7 3.2 3.1

Puerto Rico

 1,232,634 1,235,848 1,230,144 1,229,480 64,501 66,435 64,416 64,878 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.3

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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