Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | May | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017(p) | April | May | April | May | |||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017(p) | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,154,477 | 2,179,071 | 2,159,095 | 2,172,302 | 113,556 | 95,572 | 116,430 | 90,976 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.2 |
Alaska |
356,340 | 363,136 | 361,669 | 367,626 | 24,232 | 25,377 | 23,829 | 25,010 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
Arizona |
3,220,117 | 3,307,527 | 3,220,802 | 3,300,420 | 167,967 | 149,486 | 163,739 | 165,545 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Arkansas |
1,343,967 | 1,353,749 | 1,348,027 | 1,365,434 | 48,474 | 41,350 | 52,655 | 45,698 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
California |
19,030,030 | 19,085,797 | 19,021,893 | 19,061,296 | 1,019,131 | 864,015 | 941,445 | 805,572 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,027,660 | 5,108,719 | 5,022,855 | 5,100,780 | 249,033 | 212,278 | 242,896 | 205,843 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
Colorado |
2,871,961 | 2,945,374 | 2,871,881 | 2,959,849 | 101,832 | 63,885 | 93,353 | 71,933 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
Connecticut |
1,881,896 | 1,910,485 | 1,895,569 | 1,930,771 | 99,967 | 89,159 | 97,111 | 92,850 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
Delaware |
473,738 | 475,503 | 471,888 | 474,571 | 20,229 | 21,643 | 19,240 | 20,776 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
District of Columbia |
391,221 | 397,998 | 388,784 | 400,850 | 21,130 | 21,589 | 21,042 | 21,975 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
Florida |
9,766,559 | 10,095,521 | 9,819,355 | 10,129,616 | 450,261 | 409,041 | 445,147 | 404,500 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,334,630 | 1,387,407 | 1,333,460 | 1,386,709 | 71,833 | 70,407 | 69,007 | 64,843 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
Georgia |
4,880,700 | 5,013,470 | 4,898,019 | 5,033,406 | 245,777 | 233,838 | 241,857 | 237,421 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
Hawaii |
681,793 | 696,236 | 681,018 | 692,108 | 20,394 | 18,204 | 20,261 | 19,002 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Idaho |
807,610 | 815,215 | 812,838 | 821,236 | 31,401 | 24,662 | 27,316 | 22,586 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
Illinois |
6,537,340 | 6,418,403 | 6,516,889 | 6,435,332 | 380,480 | 280,434 | 342,972 | 275,090 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,805,743 | 3,706,449 | 3,787,318 | 3,741,100 | 229,416 | 157,299 | 203,515 | 153,913 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
Indiana |
3,331,392 | 3,317,169 | 3,342,323 | 3,335,278 | 148,441 | 89,785 | 140,717 | 93,470 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.8 |
Iowa |
1,699,546 | 1,686,689 | 1,697,251 | 1,680,871 | 58,931 | 49,133 | 56,466 | 48,497 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
Kansas |
1,479,812 | 1,478,194 | 1,475,236 | 1,468,555 | 56,154 | 51,599 | 57,046 | 54,682 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Kentucky |
1,979,563 | 2,082,112 | 1,991,254 | 2,077,060 | 91,540 | 101,438 | 96,565 | 97,409 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Louisiana |
2,127,276 | 2,116,619 | 2,126,138 | 2,103,477 | 121,287 | 118,583 | 124,825 | 116,001 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
Maine |
680,347 | 693,767 | 685,895 | 696,346 | 27,289 | 23,302 | 25,865 | 24,545 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
Maryland |
3,143,001 | 3,201,457 | 3,151,996 | 3,204,290 | 126,511 | 124,258 | 125,543 | 126,540 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Massachusetts |
3,571,623 | 3,684,286 | 3,569,607 | 3,686,676 | 136,232 | 140,628 | 131,194 | 152,551 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
Michigan |
4,786,552 | 4,844,764 | 4,834,360 | 4,869,326 | 217,050 | 179,807 | 218,781 | 179,817 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,029,683 | 2,077,780 | 2,053,841 | 2,089,660 | 93,864 | 82,502 | 97,170 | 75,331 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
Minnesota |
2,991,122 | 3,020,462 | 2,995,353 | 3,026,785 | 111,721 | 112,337 | 98,186 | 102,046 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
Mississippi |
1,268,078 | 1,289,551 | 1,279,090 | 1,296,628 | 65,405 | 54,982 | 75,602 | 68,984 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
Missouri |
3,117,499 | 3,064,062 | 3,119,644 | 3,059,676 | 133,954 | 113,421 | 130,546 | 124,198 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Montana |
524,095 | 522,272 | 526,760 | 523,993 | 21,382 | 19,687 | 19,465 | 18,695 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Nebraska |
1,011,041 | 1,006,026 | 1,013,004 | 1,008,258 | 31,031 | 28,297 | 29,932 | 28,201 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
Nevada |
1,420,601 | 1,436,610 | 1,423,834 | 1,438,876 | 83,327 | 66,755 | 80,669 | 66,784 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
New Hampshire |
741,348 | 747,732 | 743,011 | 748,109 | 20,652 | 20,738 | 20,206 | 20,475 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
New Jersey |
4,522,552 | 4,508,103 | 4,524,636 | 4,506,181 | 228,488 | 174,559 | 224,726 | 188,285 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 |
New Mexico |
921,721 | 931,908 | 919,658 | 927,079 | 57,581 | 57,984 | 58,612 | 56,813 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
New York |
9,576,980 | 9,618,458 | 9,566,693 | 9,618,997 | 439,358 | 405,338 | 414,684 | 410,710 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
New York City |
4,133,635 | 4,208,814 | 4,114,497 | 4,202,764 | 200,091 | 165,304 | 189,985 | 178,300 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
North Carolina |
4,855,395 | 4,913,141 | 4,872,058 | 4,922,633 | 228,678 | 208,564 | 227,259 | 212,911 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
North Dakota |
413,236 | 418,889 | 417,037 | 417,622 | 14,068 | 11,401 | 12,292 | 8,261 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
Ohio |
5,706,644 | 5,750,014 | 5,713,907 | 5,771,461 | 272,309 | 252,874 | 250,260 | 266,220 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,030,670 | 1,033,868 | 1,023,975 | 1,038,711 | 51,949 | 55,950 | 50,038 | 60,293 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
Oklahoma |
1,824,356 | 1,818,129 | 1,822,419 | 1,813,338 | 82,586 | 72,218 | 89,887 | 83,740 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
Oregon |
2,037,794 | 2,086,147 | 2,043,391 | 2,105,948 | 98,075 | 73,432 | 94,466 | 69,494 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
Pennsylvania |
6,459,383 | 6,450,613 | 6,484,977 | 6,476,898 | 334,738 | 302,450 | 343,548 | 336,285 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
Rhode Island |
547,325 | 550,831 | 548,407 | 550,225 | 27,892 | 22,609 | 28,907 | 20,063 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 3.6 |
South Carolina |
2,295,233 | 2,317,289 | 2,301,982 | 2,318,855 | 107,506 | 83,817 | 103,766 | 83,648 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
South Dakota |
450,583 | 455,688 | 453,250 | 456,615 | 12,268 | 13,419 | 11,951 | 13,173 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
Tennessee |
3,106,445 | 3,164,071 | 3,119,543 | 3,152,400 | 130,382 | 115,651 | 130,525 | 91,268 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.9 |
Texas |
13,236,855 | 13,506,876 | 13,245,519 | 13,449,184 | 564,001 | 611,747 | 566,379 | 591,954 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Utah |
1,495,938 | 1,559,101 | 1,504,567 | 1,569,094 | 52,210 | 49,716 | 50,903 | 51,018 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Vermont |
340,472 | 341,898 | 342,550 | 341,983 | 11,567 | 11,076 | 10,313 | 9,961 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Virginia |
4,226,469 | 4,304,904 | 4,240,815 | 4,321,604 | 152,750 | 154,066 | 158,991 | 164,390 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Washington |
3,613,072 | 3,672,339 | 3,625,231 | 3,675,875 | 190,589 | 156,243 | 190,151 | 159,882 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,617,598 | 1,646,824 | 1,618,175 | 1,645,922 | 59,669 | 47,249 | 62,389 | 52,911 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
West Virginia |
782,789 | 781,038 | 785,503 | 780,676 | 47,580 | 38,737 | 45,348 | 32,230 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 |
Wisconsin |
3,098,029 | 3,121,316 | 3,106,700 | 3,136,701 | 127,379 | 93,499 | 119,416 | 87,686 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
Wyoming |
301,994 | 297,399 | 302,387 | 296,629 | 17,953 | 12,747 | 17,102 | 12,257 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.1 |
Puerto Rico |
1,127,448 | 1,119,900 | 1,130,852 | 1,103,366 | 127,927 | 128,469 | 127,305 | 113,284 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 10.3 |
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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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