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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2022-23 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2022-23 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Region, division, and state Population Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate Error range of
rate, 2023(1)
2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023

United States

263,973 266,942 164,287 167,116 158,291 161,037 5,996 6,080 3.6 3.6 3.6 – 3.7

Northeast

46,231 46,299 28,810 29,082 27,667 27,977 1,143 1,106 4.0 3.8 3.6 – 4.0

New England

12,426 12,488 8,012 8,017 7,734 7,758 278 258 3.5 3.2 3.0 – 3.5

Connecticut

2,934 2,948 1,912 1,893 1,834 1,822 78 71 4.1 3.8 3.1 – 4.4

Maine

1,152 1,162 681 687 662 668 19 20 2.8 2.9 2.3 – 3.5

Massachusetts

5,741 5,766 3,744 3,752 3,606 3,625 137 126 3.7 3.4 3.0 – 3.8

New Hampshire

1,160 1,167 760 760 743 743 17 17 2.3 2.2 1.8 – 2.6

Rhode Island

898 902 572 574 554 557 18 17 3.2 3.0 2.4 – 3.6

Vermont

540 542 344 351 336 344 8 7 2.3 2.0 1.7 – 2.4

Middle Atlantic

33,805 33,811 20,797 21,066 19,933 20,218 864 847 4.2 4.0 3.8 – 4.3

New Jersey

7,402 7,439 4,736 4,830 4,553 4,616 184 214 3.9 4.4 3.9 – 4.9

New York

15,937 15,893 9,596 9,718 9,179 9,307 417 411 4.3 4.2 3.9 – 4.6

Pennsylvania

10,466 10,479 6,465 6,518 6,202 6,296 263 223 4.1 3.4 3.1 – 3.8

Midwest

54,397 54,656 34,744 35,128 33,538 33,919 1,206 1,208 3.5 3.4 3.3 – 3.6

East North Central

37,450 37,599 23,490 23,768 22,570 22,873 919 896 3.9 3.8 3.6 – 4.0

Illinois

10,012 10,022 6,422 6,438 6,127 6,151 294 287 4.6 4.5 4.0 – 4.9

Indiana

5,337 5,375 3,374 3,401 3,271 3,288 103 113 3.1 3.3 2.9 – 3.8

Michigan

8,058 8,085 4,866 5,008 4,664 4,812 202 195 4.1 3.9 3.5 – 4.3

Ohio

9,318 9,359 5,733 5,787 5,503 5,582 230 205 4.0 3.5 3.1 – 3.9

Wisconsin

4,726 4,760 3,095 3,134 3,005 3,039 90 95 2.9 3.0 2.6 – 3.5

West North Central

16,947 17,056 11,254 11,360 10,968 11,047 286 313 2.5 2.8 2.5 – 3.0

Iowa

2,510 2,523 1,706 1,709 1,658 1,659 48 50 2.8 2.9 2.5 – 3.4

Kansas

2,259 2,270 1,503 1,511 1,463 1,471 40 40 2.6 2.7 2.2 – 3.1

Minnesota

4,505 4,535 3,071 3,100 2,993 3,013 79 87 2.6 2.8 2.4 – 3.2

Missouri

4,867 4,895 3,037 3,088 2,957 2,994 79 94 2.6 3.0 2.6 – 3.5

Nebraska

1,515 1,527 1,050 1,055 1,028 1,031 23 24 2.2 2.3 1.9 – 2.6

North Dakota

597 602 412 417 404 409 8 8 2.0 1.9 1.6 – 2.2

South Dakota

694 704 475 480 465 471 10 10 2.0 2.0 1.6 – 2.4

South

100,949 102,396 61,631 62,839 59,534 60,755 2,097 2,084 3.4 3.3 3.2 – 3.4

South Atlantic

53,676 54,469 32,710 33,409 31,670 32,398 1,040 1,012 3.2 3.0 2.9 – 3.2

Delaware

819 832 497 507 476 486 21 20 4.3 4.0 3.4 – 4.5

District of Columbia

548 555 388 398 370 379 18 20 4.7 4.9 4.3 – 5.5

Florida

18,084 18,437 10,692 10,989 10,371 10,669 321 320 3.0 2.9 2.6 – 3.2

Georgia

8,484 8,610 5,222 5,306 5,058 5,136 164 170 3.1 3.2 2.8 – 3.6

Maryland

4,870 4,892 3,155 3,185 3,060 3,117 95 68 3.0 2.1 1.7 – 2.6

North Carolina

8,434 8,574 5,156 5,232 4,966 5,051 190 181 3.7 3.5 3.1 – 3.8

South Carolina

4,188 4,275 2,393 2,453 2,316 2,380 77 73 3.2 3.0 2.5 – 3.4

Virginia

6,816 6,863 4,427 4,555 4,305 4,424 123 131 2.8 2.9 2.5 – 3.3

West Virginia

1,432 1,431 779 786 748 755 30 31 3.9 3.9 3.4 – 4.4

East South Central

15,368 15,509 8,917 8,945 8,615 8,652 302 293 3.4 3.3 3.0 – 3.5

Alabama

3,998 4,033 2,276 2,308 2,219 2,250 58 58 2.5 2.5 2.1 – 2.9

Kentucky

3,528 3,546 2,030 2,026 1,948 1,942 82 84 4.0 4.2 3.5 – 4.8

Mississippi

2,272 2,281 1,248 1,231 1,200 1,192 48 39 3.8 3.2 2.7 – 3.7

Tennessee

5,570 5,649 3,362 3,380 3,248 3,268 114 112 3.4 3.3 2.8 – 3.8

West South Central

31,905 32,419 20,004 20,485 19,248 19,706 756 779 3.8 3.8 3.6 – 4.0

Arkansas

2,372 2,395 1,360 1,378 1,316 1,333 44 45 3.2 3.3 2.8 – 3.7

Louisiana

3,545 3,542 2,069 2,077 1,993 2,000 76 77 3.7 3.7 3.2 – 4.2

Oklahoma

3,083 3,119 1,904 1,963 1,845 1,900 58 63 3.1 3.2 2.7 – 3.7

Texas

22,906 23,362 14,672 15,067 14,094 14,473 578 595 3.9 3.9 3.7 – 4.2

West

62,486 62,906 39,157 39,640 37,603 37,972 1,553 1,668 4.0 4.2 4.0 – 4.4

Mountain

20,114 20,385 12,831 13,111 12,383 12,643 448 468 3.5 3.6 3.3 – 3.8

Arizona

5,857 5,944 3,600 3,691 3,463 3,547 137 144 3.8 3.9 3.4 – 4.4

Colorado

4,672 4,723 3,187 3,230 3,089 3,128 98 102 3.1 3.2 2.7 – 3.7

Idaho

1,501 1,530 945 962 918 932 27 30 2.8 3.1 2.7 – 3.5

Montana

897 910 564 574 549 558 15 17 2.7 2.9 2.5 – 3.3

Nevada

2,527 2,555 1,558 1,603 1,476 1,520 81 82 5.2 5.1 4.5 – 5.8

New Mexico

1,676 1,686 947 965 909 929 39 36 4.1 3.8 3.2 – 4.3

Utah

2,527 2,575 1,738 1,790 1,697 1,743 41 47 2.4 2.6 2.2 – 3.0

Wyoming

457 462 293 295 283 287 10 9 3.4 2.9 2.4 – 3.4

Pacific

42,372 42,521 26,326 26,530 25,220 25,329 1,105 1,200 4.2 4.5 4.3 – 4.7

Alaska

546 548 354 357 339 342 15 15 4.2 4.2 3.5 – 4.9

California

31,041 31,124 19,169 19,308 18,349 18,388 820 920 4.3 4.8 4.5 – 5.0

Hawaii

1,124 1,124 673 676 651 656 22 20 3.3 3.0 2.5 – 3.5

Oregon

3,458 3,467 2,160 2,162 2,075 2,082 85 80 3.9 3.7 3.2 – 4.2

Washington

6,204 6,258 3,970 4,026 3,807 3,861 163 165 4.1 4.1 3.6 – 4.6

Puerto Rico

2,735 2,729 1,187 1,197 1,116 1,127 71 70 6.0 5.9 (2)-

Footnotes
(1) Error ranges are shown at the 90-percent confidence level and are based on unrounded data.
(2) Data not available.

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Unemployment rates are in percent and are based on unrounded levels. Data for subnational areas reflect revised population controls and model re-estimation. As a result, they will not add to U.S. totals. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey.

Last Modified Date: March 01, 2024