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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
November December Number Percent of labor force
2019 2020 2019 2020(p) November December November December
2019 2020 2019 2020(p) 2019 2020 2019 2020(p)

California

 19,534,610 18,938,160 19,470,116 18,916,444 718,032 1,495,691 711,206 1,669,625 3.7 7.9 3.7 8.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim

 6,807,214 6,592,637 6,789,326 6,494,897 255,515 635,157 246,208 640,692 3.8 9.6 3.6 9.9

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine

 1,630,097 1,593,353 1,631,145 1,598,738 41,786 101,547 39,118 119,074 2.6 6.4 2.4 7.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale

 5,177,117 4,999,284 5,158,181 4,896,159 213,729 533,610 207,090 521,618 4.1 10.7 4.0 10.7

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward

 2,606,601 2,501,158 2,601,889 2,510,304 61,892 153,215 58,324 175,014 2.4 6.1 2.2 7.0

Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley

 1,410,385 1,355,499 1,407,195 1,365,634 38,535 92,007 36,300 105,641 2.7 6.8 2.6 7.7

San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco

 1,055,221 1,011,008 1,054,065 1,010,523 20,426 54,865 19,274 61,980 1.9 5.4 1.8 6.1

San Rafael

 140,995 134,651 140,629 134,147 2,931 6,343 2,750 7,393 2.1 4.7 2.0 5.5

District of Columbia

 412,346 397,117 411,233 413,304 20,781 28,919 20,426 31,477 5.0 7.3 5.0 7.6

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria(2)

 3,494,549 3,364,918 3,478,905 3,362,850 96,701 195,545 91,336 187,136 2.8 5.8 2.6 5.6

Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville(3)

 705,359 682,027 699,284 676,199 18,548 42,768 17,103 37,651 2.6 6.3 2.4 5.6

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria(2)

 2,789,190 2,682,891 2,779,621 2,686,651 78,153 152,777 74,233 149,485 2.8 5.7 2.7 5.6

Florida

 10,411,499 10,092,127 10,397,884 10,093,945 283,039 621,086 264,725 586,855 2.7 6.2 2.5 5.8

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach

 3,165,667 3,041,436 3,170,610 3,027,975 74,470 217,242 68,845 201,466 2.4 7.1 2.2 6.7

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach

 1,045,634 1,010,442 1,042,504 1,007,605 28,720 70,528 26,811 66,482 2.7 7.0 2.6 6.6

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall

 1,384,486 1,329,607 1,392,870 1,312,409 24,179 105,674 22,034 96,322 1.7 7.9 1.6 7.3

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach

 735,547 701,387 735,236 707,961 21,571 41,040 20,000 38,662 2.9 5.9 2.7 5.5

Illinois

 6,416,333 6,170,882 6,377,232 6,152,160 215,173 399,750 220,397 462,321 3.4 6.5 3.5 7.5

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin(2)

 4,830,451 4,654,723 4,806,250 4,676,900 152,664 321,601 152,642 376,995 3.2 6.9 3.2 8.1

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights

 3,693,414 3,559,855 3,674,796 3,591,077 110,045 254,912 104,413 310,752 3.0 7.2 2.8 8.7

Elgin

 329,461 311,208 328,658 305,644 12,262 18,948 14,495 19,728 3.7 6.1 4.4 6.5

Gary(3)

 342,629 334,956 340,218 338,449 13,902 22,298 14,943 19,176 4.1 6.7 4.4 5.7

Lake County-Kenosha County(2)

 464,947 448,704 462,578 441,730 16,455 25,443 18,791 27,339 3.5 5.7 4.1 6.2

Massachusetts

 3,825,517 3,582,691 3,822,997 3,648,590 87,801 223,481 90,442 258,000 2.3 6.2 2.4 7.1

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua(2)

 2,841,892 2,667,188 2,835,333 2,708,100 60,115 158,230 59,887 177,206 2.1 5.9 2.1 6.5

Boston-Cambridge-Newton

 1,700,863 1,584,432 1,694,809 1,609,639 33,108 93,974 32,267 104,425 1.9 5.9 1.9 6.5

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton

 112,996 106,132 112,948 107,431 2,793 7,667 2,884 8,839 2.5 7.2 2.6 8.2

Framingham

 163,529 154,637 163,850 158,066 3,053 8,173 3,176 9,198 1.9 5.3 1.9 5.8

Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town(2)

 118,674 111,042 118,385 112,312 2,853 6,043 2,975 6,665 2.4 5.4 2.5 5.9

Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem(2)

 99,425 94,928 99,312 96,724 3,145 8,073 3,221 9,346 3.2 8.5 3.2 9.7

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford(2)

 198,457 184,998 198,166 188,808 4,580 10,797 4,598 12,478 2.3 5.8 2.3 6.6

Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead

 87,477 84,013 87,362 85,559 2,003 6,213 2,009 7,205 2.3 7.4 2.3 8.4

Nashua(2)

 177,738 174,263 177,558 173,489 4,470 6,766 4,504 6,783 2.5 3.9 2.5 3.9

Peabody-Salem-Beverly

 94,994 90,503 95,266 92,430 1,984 5,413 1,978 6,248 2.1 6.0 2.1 6.8

Taunton-Middleborough-Norton

 87,739 82,240 87,677 83,642 2,126 5,111 2,275 6,019 2.4 6.2 2.6 7.2

Michigan

 4,931,109 4,932,851 4,922,109 4,783,402 159,361 311,286 174,864 346,968 3.2 6.3 3.6 7.3

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn

 2,156,528 2,207,369 2,163,057 2,157,561 75,903 194,449 81,206 217,183 3.5 8.8 3.8 10.1

Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia

 806,697 836,953 810,632 818,858 33,702 94,467 36,153 101,781 4.2 11.3 4.5 12.4

Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills

 1,349,830 1,370,413 1,352,425 1,338,702 42,200 99,980 45,053 115,402 3.1 7.3 3.3 8.6

New York

 9,487,235 9,061,253 9,468,280 9,037,394 341,376 735,708 351,928 733,171 3.6 8.1 3.7 8.1

New York-Newark-Jersey City(2)

 9,949,170 9,616,481 9,938,480 9,521,481 336,610 914,463 334,790 797,026 3.4 9.5 3.4 8.4

Dutchess County-Putnam County

 195,885 186,984 195,131 186,103 6,811 9,217 7,189 9,815 3.5 4.9 3.7 5.3

Nassau County-Suffolk County

 1,487,564 1,431,442 1,485,584 1,434,931 51,235 76,803 53,852 79,242 3.4 5.4 3.6 5.5

Newark(3)

 1,246,854 1,229,691 1,249,678 1,205,803 43,656 123,049 45,671 90,807 3.5 10.0 3.7 7.5

New York-Jersey City-White Plains(2)

 7,018,867 6,768,364 7,008,087 6,694,644 234,908 705,394 228,078 617,162 3.3 10.4 3.3 9.2

Pennsylvania

 6,536,425 6,280,344 6,524,296 6,239,878 284,629 394,781 295,120 397,625 4.4 6.3 4.5 6.4

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington(2)

 3,152,069 3,061,951 3,143,725 3,020,411 127,987 220,807 125,759 197,203 4.1 7.2 4.0 6.5

Camden(3)

 638,947 646,379 641,644 633,645 23,001 60,626 23,877 44,944 3.6 9.4 3.7 7.1

Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County

 1,091,258 1,034,315 1,086,532 1,026,066 38,329 52,087 37,191 50,505 3.5 5.0 3.4 4.9

Philadelphia

 1,037,254 1,006,605 1,031,591 989,425 53,073 88,252 51,296 82,572 5.1 8.8 5.0 8.3

Wilmington(3)

 384,610 374,652 383,958 371,275 13,584 19,842 13,395 19,182 3.5 5.3 3.5 5.2

Texas

 14,209,425 14,200,317 14,192,255 14,170,462 480,312 1,130,172 470,136 1,006,737 3.4 8.0 3.3 7.1

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

 4,035,848 4,054,318 4,031,616 4,059,126 124,584 290,024 117,806 256,748 3.1 7.2 2.9 6.3

Dallas-Plano-Irving

 2,718,272 2,736,881 2,719,675 2,742,810 83,828 193,422 79,319 171,157 3.1 7.1 2.9 6.2

Fort Worth-Arlington

 1,317,576 1,317,437 1,311,941 1,316,316 40,756 96,602 38,487 85,591 3.1 7.3 2.9 6.5

Washington

 3,947,984 3,817,261 3,944,481 3,851,256 152,256 213,891 157,598 276,932 3.9 5.6 4.0 7.2

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

 2,190,123 2,127,152 2,179,993 2,144,961 66,544 106,780 64,948 153,467 3.0 5.0 3.0 7.2

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett

 1,740,335 1,689,848 1,725,656 1,713,680 45,462 76,532 43,872 120,696 2.6 4.5 2.5 7.0

Tacoma-Lakewood

 449,788 437,304 454,337 431,281 21,082 30,248 21,076 32,771 4.7 6.9 4.6 7.6

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: February 03, 2021