Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | September | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | August | September | August | September | |||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,189,229 | 2,263,576 | 2,192,040 | 2,264,712 | 90,385 | 63,655 | 80,600 | 57,115 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
Alaska |
362,321 | 354,793 | 357,350 | 349,876 | 20,467 | 18,730 | 21,107 | 19,683 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
Arizona |
3,431,669 | 3,578,207 | 3,477,406 | 3,598,050 | 176,800 | 198,577 | 171,484 | 160,161 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
Arkansas |
1,352,630 | 1,359,599 | 1,353,432 | 1,363,963 | 48,951 | 48,750 | 46,919 | 45,693 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
California |
19,378,108 | 19,425,066 | 19,478,378 | 19,564,887 | 836,713 | 810,292 | 756,608 | 688,584 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,122,058 | 5,100,309 | 5,151,806 | 5,140,572 | 257,546 | 242,781 | 240,751 | 228,772 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
Colorado |
3,114,611 | 3,173,865 | 3,124,018 | 3,177,653 | 105,339 | 85,327 | 101,808 | 70,068 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
Connecticut |
1,913,198 | 1,921,604 | 1,903,862 | 1,913,866 | 77,488 | 68,928 | 69,691 | 65,757 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
Delaware |
485,125 | 491,379 | 478,645 | 484,936 | 18,779 | 19,954 | 17,069 | 18,200 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
District of Columbia |
401,594 | 407,033 | 400,542 | 408,084 | 23,151 | 22,084 | 22,194 | 21,726 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
Florida |
10,184,034 | 10,454,907 | 10,280,409 | 10,530,871 | 372,814 | 368,469 | 342,076 | 317,379 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,364,261 | 1,427,194 | 1,376,079 | 1,433,823 | 54,245 | 49,372 | 52,205 | 44,753 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
Georgia |
5,068,005 | 5,099,799 | 5,090,466 | 5,112,188 | 204,365 | 188,486 | 182,202 | 156,331 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
Hawaii |
677,025 | 656,896 | 673,932 | 657,846 | 16,642 | 16,802 | 18,180 | 18,166 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
Idaho |
861,882 | 888,346 | 858,931 | 886,486 | 20,331 | 23,338 | 18,905 | 20,312 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
Illinois |
6,442,739 | 6,527,270 | 6,435,664 | 6,481,611 | 278,285 | 245,998 | 248,531 | 230,367 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,732,627 | 3,785,022 | 3,705,981 | 3,720,717 | 145,780 | 137,073 | 128,020 | 120,780 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
Indiana |
3,379,958 | 3,399,531 | 3,370,504 | 3,368,659 | 122,735 | 109,117 | 104,423 | 95,416 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
Iowa |
1,684,312 | 1,750,210 | 1,684,670 | 1,758,641 | 40,262 | 45,560 | 34,932 | 38,690 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
Kansas |
1,477,155 | 1,484,513 | 1,478,994 | 1,491,792 | 51,783 | 50,401 | 44,157 | 41,152 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
Kentucky |
2,045,596 | 2,068,539 | 2,054,993 | 2,069,724 | 84,537 | 90,176 | 84,562 | 77,802 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
Louisiana |
2,099,916 | 2,089,949 | 2,093,336 | 2,095,296 | 114,224 | 102,387 | 102,970 | 95,226 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
Maine |
713,770 | 706,577 | 697,191 | 688,413 | 20,139 | 14,701 | 19,790 | 15,503 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
Maryland |
3,200,076 | 3,286,650 | 3,185,520 | 3,269,236 | 126,916 | 126,420 | 113,462 | 109,895 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
Massachusetts |
3,847,405 | 3,886,911 | 3,795,770 | 3,816,383 | 124,140 | 110,145 | 115,381 | 110,521 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Michigan |
4,902,292 | 4,984,864 | 4,882,449 | 4,942,862 | 199,158 | 208,276 | 172,631 | 184,748 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,141,916 | 2,179,641 | 2,139,652 | 2,178,072 | 97,180 | 98,049 | 84,818 | 89,582 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Minnesota |
3,073,160 | 3,130,150 | 3,062,746 | 3,122,656 | 80,327 | 93,948 | 70,277 | 77,052 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
Mississippi |
1,262,141 | 1,285,260 | 1,265,313 | 1,289,763 | 58,183 | 72,513 | 54,900 | 71,705 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
Missouri |
3,028,933 | 3,105,304 | 3,034,664 | 3,125,603 | 100,958 | 104,774 | 78,485 | 73,949 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
Montana |
535,854 | 540,798 | 528,163 | 531,372 | 17,426 | 15,899 | 16,612 | 15,732 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Nebraska |
1,023,665 | 1,043,554 | 1,013,831 | 1,036,039 | 27,538 | 32,003 | 25,238 | 29,693 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
Nevada |
1,505,454 | 1,551,881 | 1,511,305 | 1,559,227 | 67,878 | 65,324 | 67,608 | 59,097 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
New Hampshire |
770,239 | 781,778 | 757,972 | 770,239 | 18,539 | 19,753 | 16,354 | 18,096 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
New Jersey |
4,432,697 | 4,526,095 | 4,383,803 | 4,510,317 | 186,029 | 155,535 | 164,888 | 145,038 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
New Mexico |
937,988 | 964,708 | 939,873 | 964,575 | 47,020 | 48,789 | 46,039 | 43,600 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
New York |
9,579,389 | 9,537,116 | 9,547,754 | 9,543,235 | 385,791 | 397,978 | 347,563 | 354,193 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
New York City |
4,102,611 | 4,079,389 | 4,098,363 | 4,078,242 | 176,804 | 176,129 | 157,237 | 153,354 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
North Carolina |
4,949,551 | 5,106,654 | 4,965,574 | 5,120,338 | 198,759 | 220,748 | 172,031 | 178,221 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
North Dakota |
409,703 | 409,346 | 403,172 | 403,519 | 9,782 | 9,029 | 8,020 | 7,823 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
Ohio |
5,762,009 | 5,879,181 | 5,730,788 | 5,810,893 | 254,959 | 248,247 | 238,820 | 240,319 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,040,848 | 1,048,726 | 1,037,428 | 1,042,652 | 52,808 | 42,986 | 46,577 | 42,204 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
Oklahoma |
1,828,471 | 1,855,215 | 1,834,606 | 1,857,824 | 57,711 | 61,914 | 53,843 | 57,829 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
Oregon |
2,115,832 | 2,139,838 | 2,112,722 | 2,123,310 | 87,668 | 94,534 | 77,800 | 82,548 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Pennsylvania |
6,443,881 | 6,539,968 | 6,414,056 | 6,516,799 | 295,479 | 294,784 | 249,244 | 254,595 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Rhode Island |
560,074 | 562,876 | 556,243 | 555,577 | 22,413 | 21,711 | 19,927 | 18,169 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
South Carolina |
2,329,822 | 2,393,115 | 2,316,250 | 2,362,207 | 85,385 | 70,229 | 75,024 | 42,424 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
South Dakota |
462,612 | 471,393 | 457,620 | 467,110 | 13,207 | 13,904 | 11,976 | 12,793 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
Tennessee |
3,228,446 | 3,351,613 | 3,238,611 | 3,348,795 | 118,715 | 112,963 | 108,475 | 105,102 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Texas |
13,768,541 | 14,015,597 | 13,849,870 | 14,112,718 | 546,121 | 506,768 | 512,839 | 471,617 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Utah |
1,573,609 | 1,615,662 | 1,575,536 | 1,612,173 | 52,341 | 45,474 | 46,039 | 32,746 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
Vermont |
349,489 | 346,731 | 343,991 | 339,639 | 8,779 | 7,591 | 8,567 | 7,527 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
Virginia |
4,316,700 | 4,432,630 | 4,315,374 | 4,416,423 | 133,643 | 121,896 | 118,118 | 108,269 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
Washington |
3,793,102 | 3,930,463 | 3,805,427 | 3,939,241 | 161,104 | 177,991 | 151,394 | 163,840 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,688,760 | 1,738,014 | 1,695,957 | 1,748,208 | 58,923 | 53,201 | 59,706 | 54,384 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
West Virginia |
781,977 | 802,889 | 785,466 | 806,057 | 39,171 | 36,565 | 35,285 | 33,516 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Wisconsin |
3,134,631 | 3,146,641 | 3,112,050 | 3,109,119 | 91,338 | 105,290 | 73,637 | 91,323 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
Wyoming |
292,187 | 292,452 | 289,631 | 292,419 | 10,687 | 10,138 | 10,693 | 9,716 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Puerto Rico |
1,078,694 | 1,073,450 | 1,080,804 | 1,062,293 | 98,857 | 75,597 | 93,881 | 87,206 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 8.2 |
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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. 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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