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Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division (1)

LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division(1)
State, area, and division Civilian labor force Unemployed
September October Number Percent of labor force
2022 2023 2022 2023(p) September October September October
2022 2023 2022 2023(p) 2022 2023 2022 2023(p)

California

 19,315,502 19,459,548 19,337,188 19,408,658 713,729 949,161 756,108 927,891 3.7 4.9 3.9 4.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim

 6,556,793 6,640,640 6,554,318 6,589,211 259,012 351,189 271,692 307,757 4.0 5.3 4.1 4.7

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine

 1,598,729 1,611,900 1,606,752 1,611,653 45,453 59,389 47,688 60,337 2.8 3.7 3.0 3.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale

 4,958,064 5,028,740 4,947,566 4,977,558 213,559 291,800 224,004 247,420 4.3 5.8 4.5 5.0

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward

 2,548,764 2,555,934 2,554,422 2,552,359 67,865 97,649 71,822 99,504 2.7 3.8 2.8 3.9

Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley

 1,382,644 1,389,160 1,386,018 1,386,994 41,920 59,141 44,492 60,637 3.0 4.3 3.2 4.4

San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco

 1,033,490 1,033,424 1,036,053 1,032,528 22,783 33,823 23,964 34,142 2.2 3.3 2.3 3.3

San Rafael

 132,630 133,350 132,351 132,837 3,162 4,685 3,366 4,725 2.4 3.5 2.5 3.6

District of Columbia

 388,623 399,274 386,974 401,044 15,899 21,186 16,628 20,945 4.1 5.3 4.3 5.2

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria(2)

 3,418,523 3,510,742 3,438,714 3,512,514 97,981 92,792 101,600 95,367 2.9 2.6 3.0 2.7

Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville(3)

 680,291 685,501 684,159 687,690 18,444 11,680 19,381 13,219 2.7 1.7 2.8 1.9

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria(2)

 2,738,232 2,825,241 2,754,555 2,824,824 79,537 81,112 82,219 82,148 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9

Florida

 10,870,883 11,254,664 10,889,640 11,230,121 295,586 339,546 300,988 341,966 2.7 3.0 2.8 3.0

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach

 3,214,641 3,293,206 3,235,753 3,286,937 85,097 80,706 81,869 80,889 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach

 1,078,321 1,117,523 1,078,465 1,121,695 28,220 33,741 28,114 33,897 2.6 3.0 2.6 3.0

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall

 1,368,450 1,386,511 1,386,267 1,372,822 35,540 21,167 32,713 21,351 2.6 1.5 2.4 1.6

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach

 767,870 789,172 771,021 792,420 21,337 25,798 21,042 25,641 2.8 3.3 2.7 3.2

Illinois

 6,452,501 6,455,726 6,465,052 6,457,152 274,191 317,720 274,126 292,708 4.2 4.9 4.2 4.5

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin(2)

 4,937,933 4,894,008 4,951,239 4,924,865 215,920 231,040 213,666 217,756 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.4

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights

 3,831,468 3,764,748 3,846,330 3,801,196 177,676 176,120 173,271 167,238 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.4

Elgin

 318,361 329,548 316,950 325,246 11,733 17,265 12,298 15,372 3.7 5.2 3.9 4.7

Gary(3)

 335,124 336,395 336,881 338,991 11,294 14,698 12,442 14,527 3.4 4.4 3.7 4.3

Lake County-Kenosha County(2)

 452,980 463,317 451,078 459,432 15,217 22,957 15,655 20,619 3.4 5.0 3.5 4.5

Massachusetts

 3,712,922 3,700,212 3,728,711 3,723,658 131,259 92,980 126,176 97,504 3.5 2.5 3.4 2.6

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua(2)

 2,761,761 2,762,041 2,779,530 2,786,571 91,079 67,446 88,213 69,916 3.3 2.4 3.2 2.5

Boston-Cambridge-Newton

 1,654,700 1,661,104 1,667,217 1,676,650 52,726 38,851 51,225 40,780 3.2 2.3 3.1 2.4

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton

 108,007 107,199 108,539 107,835 4,397 3,206 4,103 3,261 4.1 3.0 3.8 3.0

Framingham

 155,064 155,331 155,636 156,413 4,670 3,410 4,545 3,682 3.0 2.2 2.9 2.4

Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town(2)

 116,137 115,147 116,600 116,697 3,666 2,829 3,636 2,845 3.2 2.5 3.1 2.4

Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem(2)

 97,817 97,387 98,254 98,248 4,533 3,258 4,252 3,329 4.6 3.3 4.3 3.4

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford(2)

 192,884 192,303 194,232 193,492 6,720 4,903 6,510 5,081 3.5 2.5 3.4 2.6

Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead

 84,108 83,593 84,517 84,324 3,300 2,271 3,055 2,349 3.9 2.7 3.6 2.8

Nashua(2)

 176,604 174,047 176,915 175,657 4,734 4,312 4,780 3,992 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.3

Peabody-Salem-Beverly

 91,555 91,536 92,528 92,420 3,119 2,166 3,032 2,258 3.4 2.4 3.3 2.4

Taunton-Middleborough-Norton

 84,885 84,394 85,092 84,835 3,214 2,240 3,075 2,339 3.8 2.7 3.6 2.8

Michigan

 4,844,442 5,034,702 4,833,488 5,059,637 185,167 196,346 179,221 210,164 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.2

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn

 2,117,164 2,221,576 2,118,327 2,197,520 73,455 84,744 71,353 98,301 3.5 3.8 3.4 4.5

Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia

 791,234 829,552 793,664 821,733 32,196 37,621 32,028 44,858 4.1 4.5 4.0 5.5

Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills

 1,325,930 1,392,025 1,324,664 1,375,787 41,259 47,124 39,326 53,444 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.9

New York

 9,604,546 9,737,340 9,620,116 9,742,797 343,584 387,829 353,782 428,681 3.6 4.0 3.7 4.4

New York-Newark-Jersey City(2)

 10,181,824 10,303,355 10,235,881 10,331,168 351,393 455,744 374,559 481,682 3.5 4.4 3.7 4.7

Dutchess County-Putnam County

 196,485 199,493 196,178 198,949 5,480 6,135 5,069 6,727 2.8 3.1 2.6 3.4

Nassau County-Suffolk County

 1,533,282 1,567,633 1,531,105 1,553,234 41,679 46,940 38,916 51,306 2.7 3.0 2.5 3.3

Newark(3)

 1,295,966 1,310,240 1,305,724 1,317,942 37,003 62,520 39,721 60,341 2.9 4.8 3.0 4.6

New York-Jersey City-White Plains(2)

 7,156,091 7,225,989 7,202,874 7,261,043 267,231 340,149 290,853 363,308 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.0

Pennsylvania

 6,498,568 6,500,064 6,516,459 6,533,980 253,059 199,166 255,360 211,028 3.9 3.1 3.9 3.2

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington(2)

 3,224,798 3,260,437 3,241,608 3,283,562 118,886 114,827 121,907 118,384 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.6

Camden(3)

 679,940 691,331 686,035 693,221 19,215 31,138 20,618 30,111 2.8 4.5 3.0 4.3

Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County

 1,116,568 1,128,974 1,120,383 1,137,196 35,904 28,945 36,501 30,939 3.2 2.6 3.3 2.7

Philadelphia

 1,042,200 1,046,931 1,044,053 1,054,129 48,797 39,538 48,771 41,613 4.7 3.8 4.7 3.9

Wilmington(3)

 386,090 393,201 391,137 399,016 14,970 15,206 16,017 15,721 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.9

Texas

 14,685,013 15,178,113 14,731,841 15,183,880 542,893 620,012 542,670 578,529 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.8

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

 4,266,921 4,462,696 4,295,029 4,472,710 145,083 171,984 146,033 161,629 3.4 3.9 3.4 3.6

Dallas-Plano-Irving

 2,890,168 3,026,818 2,909,051 3,034,537 97,389 117,252 98,188 109,714 3.4 3.9 3.4 3.6

Fort Worth-Arlington

 1,376,753 1,435,878 1,385,978 1,438,173 47,694 54,732 47,845 51,915 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.6

Washington

 4,011,679 4,043,909 4,032,756 4,051,907 160,687 147,204 169,444 162,956 4.0 3.6 4.2 4.0

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

 2,236,911 2,269,971 2,239,236 2,259,848 79,745 82,935 83,096 88,969 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.9

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett

 1,786,143 1,814,076 1,781,333 1,794,426 58,297 65,095 60,341 68,504 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.8

Tacoma-Lakewood

 450,768 455,895 457,903 465,422 21,448 17,840 22,755 20,465 4.8 3.9 5.0 4.4

Footnotes
(1) These 11 areas contain all of the 38 metropolitan divisions.
(2) Part of the area (or division) is in one or more adjacent states.
(3) All of the division is in one or more adjacent states.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Area delineations 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. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed under the state containing the first principal city. Metropolitan divisions are listed under their metropolitan areas. Some divisions lie in more than one state, and some, like Camden, NJ, are totally outside the states under which their metropolitan areas are listed. For Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, the metropolitan area and division titles are identical. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
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Last Modified Date: November 30, 2023