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Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted

LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)
Number Percent of labor force
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)

Alabama

2,288,068 2,325,305 2,327,663 2,328,083 53,034 64,101 66,558 69,086 2.3 2.8 2.9 3.0

Alaska

354,518 358,598 358,280 357,988 13,726 16,322 16,406 16,676 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.7

Arizona

3,650,431 3,720,507 3,726,522 3,732,647 133,706 156,449 155,052 151,721 3.7 4.2 4.2 4.1

Arkansas

1,368,880 1,384,754 1,385,367 1,385,107 39,700 50,736 50,811 49,446 2.9 3.7 3.7 3.6

California

19,266,113 19,342,132 19,355,816 19,348,890 861,638 990,259 1,013,856 1,027,033 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,025,668 5,006,096 5,006,084 4,997,898 247,547 262,773 269,677 268,295 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.4

Colorado

3,212,801 3,239,754 3,237,237 3,235,458 96,262 107,597 110,213 114,411 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.5

Connecticut

1,886,373 1,899,136 1,902,407 1,906,399 65,829 79,876 82,924 86,098 3.5 4.2 4.4 4.5

Delaware

501,840 509,610 508,774 508,210 19,889 20,858 20,659 20,281 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0

District of Columbia

392,754 402,006 403,524 404,645 19,531 19,863 20,312 20,785 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.1

Florida

10,872,424 11,060,978 11,076,728 11,089,148 301,476 338,662 340,168 345,211 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,370,308 1,386,790 1,389,227 1,391,530 27,855 22,959 21,594 22,316 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.6

Georgia

5,269,384 5,329,007 5,330,035 5,335,272 169,110 170,674 166,760 163,539 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1

Hawaii

676,214 675,777 674,769 674,671 20,596 20,538 20,868 21,168 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1

Idaho

953,077 967,316 967,890 969,471 27,216 32,090 32,264 32,399 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.3

Illinois

6,407,008 6,473,136 6,477,200 6,477,332 276,691 304,470 305,486 308,859 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.8

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,800,971 3,823,479 3,826,088 3,827,953 157,890 171,271 171,511 175,200 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.6

Indiana

3,390,643 3,408,675 3,398,130 3,389,372 108,926 117,890 117,341 117,974 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5

Iowa

1,712,747 1,706,995 1,704,754 1,700,869 48,862 52,035 51,077 50,150 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9

Kansas

1,512,225 1,507,952 1,506,694 1,505,697 42,206 39,138 39,069 39,963 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.7

Kentucky

2,026,758 2,025,169 2,024,029 2,024,556 81,683 86,704 87,154 88,492 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.4

Louisiana

2,080,608 2,077,588 2,079,344 2,079,296 75,469 82,627 85,123 88,026 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.2

Maine

681,670 691,680 692,051 692,767 16,645 23,439 23,742 23,687 2.4 3.4 3.4 3.4

Maryland

3,167,605 3,195,545 3,192,770 3,191,179 69,937 70,525 72,831 76,243 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4

Massachusetts

3,748,182 3,749,870 3,750,172 3,748,480 133,243 121,744 114,168 109,998 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.9

Michigan

4,946,922 5,043,199 5,043,565 5,042,720 190,352 206,914 201,951 198,451 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.9

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,150,112 2,203,059 2,204,866 2,203,616 72,766 87,226 85,882 84,669 3.4 4.0 3.9 3.8

Minnesota

3,092,815 3,095,430 3,093,573 3,094,713 87,077 84,774 82,861 84,171 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7

Mississippi

1,233,749 1,230,449 1,230,093 1,229,509 40,875 39,169 39,128 37,957 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1

Missouri

3,066,816 3,099,207 3,098,994 3,100,589 86,570 100,920 101,578 103,023 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.3

Montana

569,840 576,863 577,303 577,655 14,318 19,034 19,312 19,398 2.5 3.3 3.3 3.4

Nebraska

1,051,706 1,055,914 1,055,595 1,054,940 21,619 26,287 26,336 26,529 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5

Nevada

1,589,911 1,612,919 1,614,220 1,614,454 81,942 85,214 84,821 83,820 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.2

New Hampshire

757,824 761,981 763,112 763,608 14,340 19,874 19,663 19,885 1.9 2.6 2.6 2.6

New Jersey

4,813,871 4,832,330 4,824,539 4,819,907 191,383 231,481 232,347 231,416 4.0 4.8 4.8 4.8

New Mexico

958,833 969,026 968,914 968,829 34,330 38,406 38,562 38,167 3.6 4.0 4.0 3.9

New York

9,659,148 9,760,755 9,751,860 9,748,451 390,213 444,684 438,983 430,316 4.0 4.6 4.5 4.4

New York City

4,145,106 4,163,161 4,161,783 4,165,706 219,672 221,793 216,229 211,225 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1

North Carolina

5,198,413 5,248,887 5,254,063 5,255,933 177,931 187,400 185,737 184,472 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.5

North Dakota

416,451 417,116 417,419 417,581 8,208 7,872 8,027 8,167 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0

Ohio

5,767,358 5,793,713 5,794,910 5,796,572 210,738 209,953 211,818 214,141 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,028,856 1,038,003 1,037,629 1,033,770 39,103 38,484 39,083 38,823 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8

Oklahoma

1,939,926 1,980,636 1,983,646 1,987,745 58,249 69,486 70,141 71,038 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.6

Oregon

2,155,578 2,168,168 2,171,088 2,176,604 78,389 85,951 88,370 91,309 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.2

Pennsylvania

6,501,070 6,538,180 6,544,313 6,558,347 239,206 220,748 220,568 220,071 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.4

Rhode Island

571,232 576,169 578,532 580,622 16,152 19,641 20,926 22,697 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.9

South Carolina

2,428,125 2,470,300 2,471,839 2,472,668 72,997 74,873 75,325 76,434 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1

South Dakota

477,452 481,702 481,606 481,452 9,194 9,887 9,899 10,042 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1

Tennessee

3,360,545 3,383,917 3,386,432 3,389,473 112,235 116,637 117,040 112,547 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3

Texas

14,950,898 15,130,593 15,143,441 15,169,176 604,152 587,784 584,580 590,461 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9

Utah

1,770,912 1,802,956 1,802,361 1,802,490 44,150 50,023 50,263 51,086 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.8

Vermont

348,217 353,412 354,201 354,931 6,740 7,979 8,093 8,082 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.3

Virginia

4,533,501 4,579,693 4,588,384 4,591,543 135,068 139,385 139,777 139,703 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Washington

4,006,552 4,037,592 4,032,992 4,027,986 160,458 178,204 183,684 190,891 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.7

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,791,943 1,815,278 1,811,718 1,809,245 57,647 66,365 68,611 71,911 3.2 3.7 3.8 4.0

West Virginia

780,062 790,224 790,871 790,432 27,225 33,903 34,031 34,049 3.5 4.3 4.3 4.3

Wisconsin

3,107,846 3,150,152 3,148,178 3,143,265 81,186 105,567 100,375 95,579 2.6 3.4 3.2 3.0

Wyoming

295,388 294,841 293,897 293,404 9,186 8,424 8,373 8,360 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.8

Puerto Rico

1,197,747 1,212,497 1,216,212 1,216,656 71,701 68,773 69,052 69,918 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(p) Preliminary

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.

Last Modified Date: March 22, 2024