Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | August | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | July | August | July | August | |||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,173,759 | 2,217,339 | 2,158,653 | 2,204,787 | 100,246 | 97,615 | 93,099 | 91,950 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Alaska |
373,884 | 366,761 | 368,916 | 360,804 | 24,848 | 21,143 | 23,546 | 19,390 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
Arizona |
3,309,906 | 3,372,025 | 3,314,163 | 3,363,285 | 169,559 | 169,248 | 171,931 | 178,100 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Arkansas |
1,373,322 | 1,364,018 | 1,360,376 | 1,344,473 | 57,080 | 51,940 | 51,805 | 45,168 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
California |
19,413,562 | 19,469,829 | 19,376,487 | 19,368,137 | 995,611 | 857,023 | 959,037 | 825,595 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,152,986 | 5,179,812 | 5,137,893 | 5,138,451 | 273,428 | 263,162 | 262,503 | 260,291 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Colorado |
3,019,606 | 3,126,122 | 3,018,153 | 3,101,394 | 84,207 | 95,289 | 83,673 | 106,094 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
Connecticut |
1,951,246 | 1,944,408 | 1,920,059 | 1,905,326 | 94,974 | 86,499 | 89,647 | 77,120 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
Delaware |
483,010 | 492,985 | 480,786 | 488,689 | 23,342 | 20,650 | 22,830 | 20,790 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
District of Columbia |
407,291 | 414,707 | 400,601 | 401,407 | 26,933 | 24,791 | 25,560 | 24,622 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
Florida |
10,164,624 | 10,319,333 | 10,105,593 | 10,191,327 | 444,483 | 409,001 | 439,388 | 383,417 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,402,620 | 1,396,346 | 1,377,698 | 1,361,811 | 68,949 | 60,045 | 69,890 | 55,867 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
Georgia |
5,090,447 | 5,196,412 | 5,060,417 | 5,124,948 | 255,534 | 209,298 | 248,105 | 192,615 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
Hawaii |
688,438 | 690,125 | 682,136 | 683,846 | 16,219 | 15,151 | 14,814 | 14,754 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Idaho |
845,036 | 866,913 | 839,691 | 854,464 | 24,691 | 23,870 | 24,036 | 19,695 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
Illinois |
6,567,081 | 6,561,454 | 6,504,014 | 6,460,016 | 335,872 | 280,091 | 344,193 | 269,055 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,844,615 | 3,795,206 | 3,806,199 | 3,742,782 | 204,102 | 154,295 | 213,637 | 143,531 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 3.8 |
Indiana |
3,355,414 | 3,446,083 | 3,332,392 | 3,409,605 | 120,612 | 121,497 | 131,017 | 127,488 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Iowa |
1,698,474 | 1,713,981 | 1,679,665 | 1,681,661 | 51,144 | 41,736 | 52,490 | 40,416 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
Kansas |
1,501,319 | 1,500,325 | 1,477,378 | 1,476,834 | 62,362 | 59,107 | 59,507 | 51,492 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
Kentucky |
2,071,239 | 2,091,089 | 2,047,213 | 2,056,845 | 110,880 | 103,479 | 98,105 | 84,339 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
Louisiana |
2,136,012 | 2,159,051 | 2,118,448 | 2,115,837 | 119,626 | 126,696 | 118,483 | 117,317 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
Maine |
720,418 | 728,259 | 718,153 | 722,902 | 23,499 | 23,890 | 20,058 | 20,718 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Maryland |
3,274,692 | 3,284,643 | 3,238,148 | 3,237,791 | 140,435 | 145,527 | 136,940 | 135,660 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Massachusetts |
3,713,111 | 3,892,173 | 3,693,503 | 3,866,987 | 148,026 | 153,070 | 134,706 | 136,763 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Michigan |
4,942,077 | 4,949,857 | 4,924,856 | 4,874,942 | 268,290 | 239,239 | 251,002 | 185,713 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,138,047 | 2,137,275 | 2,140,596 | 2,114,654 | 107,913 | 107,815 | 108,502 | 88,881 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
Minnesota |
3,097,084 | 3,137,539 | 3,083,928 | 3,087,727 | 102,342 | 85,917 | 104,234 | 77,958 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
Mississippi |
1,293,157 | 1,304,792 | 1,269,033 | 1,281,473 | 75,197 | 69,628 | 63,102 | 60,565 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
Missouri |
3,087,860 | 3,111,773 | 3,049,843 | 3,041,588 | 128,665 | 117,084 | 129,606 | 105,619 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
Montana |
535,948 | 533,560 | 532,953 | 530,353 | 19,530 | 17,231 | 19,171 | 16,769 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Nebraska |
1,022,611 | 1,031,535 | 1,010,044 | 1,018,192 | 32,315 | 31,639 | 29,345 | 27,829 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Nevada |
1,470,436 | 1,511,980 | 1,467,506 | 1,511,103 | 75,576 | 67,875 | 72,887 | 70,162 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
New Hampshire |
759,632 | 775,787 | 754,645 | 771,044 | 19,741 | 20,692 | 19,652 | 20,311 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
New Jersey |
4,586,978 | 4,579,780 | 4,545,577 | 4,527,351 | 234,116 | 217,846 | 226,022 | 199,547 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
New Mexico |
932,069 | 943,529 | 927,597 | 935,881 | 62,198 | 47,534 | 58,085 | 44,958 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 4.8 |
New York |
9,858,475 | 9,831,240 | 9,767,149 | 9,757,182 | 485,742 | 416,407 | 481,791 | 401,687 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
New York City |
4,263,610 | 4,257,392 | 4,236,696 | 4,229,163 | 214,568 | 186,717 | 215,114 | 179,918 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
North Carolina |
4,988,088 | 5,052,642 | 4,938,611 | 4,960,170 | 237,962 | 206,181 | 238,077 | 194,685 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
North Dakota |
423,222 | 411,863 | 421,299 | 407,132 | 9,731 | 9,902 | 9,870 | 9,211 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Ohio |
5,864,866 | 5,846,896 | 5,830,467 | 5,752,284 | 310,257 | 284,136 | 297,563 | 256,935 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,056,494 | 1,059,929 | 1,038,865 | 1,041,520 | 63,768 | 58,285 | 61,189 | 54,348 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
Oklahoma |
1,839,879 | 1,873,194 | 1,830,593 | 1,855,540 | 79,646 | 68,218 | 78,942 | 64,315 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
Oregon |
2,134,577 | 2,137,211 | 2,134,652 | 2,122,899 | 95,339 | 85,552 | 95,441 | 83,851 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
Pennsylvania |
6,514,475 | 6,506,856 | 6,449,859 | 6,435,111 | 344,024 | 293,400 | 341,711 | 286,076 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
Rhode Island |
561,995 | 571,665 | 560,123 | 565,648 | 26,292 | 23,447 | 25,123 | 21,650 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
South Carolina |
2,342,714 | 2,336,359 | 2,330,276 | 2,312,891 | 104,779 | 82,240 | 111,007 | 83,578 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
South Dakota |
463,056 | 466,365 | 459,844 | 461,548 | 14,479 | 12,357 | 15,202 | 12,855 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
Tennessee |
3,230,978 | 3,296,841 | 3,201,982 | 3,240,320 | 125,904 | 132,827 | 118,047 | 123,911 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Texas |
13,571,881 | 13,840,761 | 13,522,840 | 13,751,850 | 604,241 | 556,604 | 601,021 | 539,409 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
Utah |
1,570,778 | 1,601,286 | 1,569,268 | 1,586,516 | 52,995 | 51,881 | 53,051 | 55,299 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Vermont |
350,175 | 352,270 | 348,728 | 348,360 | 10,730 | 10,275 | 10,244 | 9,760 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Virginia |
4,367,600 | 4,417,724 | 4,318,478 | 4,340,469 | 169,970 | 129,930 | 170,341 | 133,149 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
Washington |
3,756,579 | 3,798,238 | 3,738,990 | 3,771,608 | 174,245 | 159,775 | 178,199 | 155,329 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,654,880 | 1,694,069 | 1,658,270 | 1,687,111 | 67,175 | 61,074 | 68,610 | 55,366 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
West Virginia |
785,049 | 788,629 | 781,215 | 777,064 | 39,644 | 42,725 | 41,517 | 37,915 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
Wisconsin |
3,201,145 | 3,216,751 | 3,176,657 | 3,175,053 | 108,410 | 101,864 | 106,386 | 98,012 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Wyoming |
297,426 | 288,839 | 295,499 | 286,613 | 11,094 | 10,937 | 10,574 | 10,455 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Puerto Rico |
1,091,104 | 1,105,128 | 1,092,130 | 1,087,497 | 113,848 | 105,410 | 127,946 | 99,385 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 9.1 |
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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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