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Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted

LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
January February Number Percent of labor force
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) January February January February
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

2,270,889 2,311,898 2,283,059 2,316,936 59,890 77,544 58,199 79,133 2.6 3.4 2.5 3.4

Alaska

349,945 352,619 352,213 354,553 15,957 18,399 16,450 19,976 4.6 5.2 4.7 5.6

Arizona

3,638,353 3,733,559 3,650,815 3,746,324 130,244 141,011 130,536 135,548 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.6

Arkansas

1,345,984 1,365,522 1,364,095 1,379,044 45,969 53,183 44,653 48,215 3.4 3.9 3.3 3.5

California

19,161,412 19,342,162 19,354,958 19,394,269 898,944 1,106,617 925,636 1,078,314 4.7 5.7 4.8 5.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,018,445 5,013,683 5,065,888 5,014,600 252,908 296,170 257,358 252,937 5.0 5.9 5.1 5.0

Colorado

3,191,138 3,205,366 3,216,732 3,226,620 99,898 122,896 108,417 133,614 3.1 3.8 3.4 4.1

Connecticut

1,879,503 1,904,524 1,871,467 1,902,188 75,298 95,028 77,128 102,042 4.0 5.0 4.1 5.4

Delaware

499,613 503,272 501,342 506,346 21,606 21,021 21,499 20,242 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.0

District of Columbia

391,712 404,669 394,275 407,086 19,205 20,992 19,845 21,716 4.9 5.2 5.0 5.3

Florida

10,780,513 11,055,271 10,856,781 11,076,701 306,387 345,180 293,635 348,220 2.8 3.1 2.7 3.1

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,361,720 1,396,426 1,377,876 1,402,527 26,473 19,188 24,574 22,821 1.9 1.4 1.8 1.6

Georgia

5,257,992 5,331,582 5,289,125 5,369,028 179,491 165,861 178,114 164,230 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.1

Hawaii

675,571 671,775 677,364 676,483 20,348 20,845 19,922 20,801 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1

Idaho

946,585 962,632 951,871 973,269 33,262 38,366 33,785 39,280 3.5 4.0 3.5 4.0

Illinois

6,344,950 6,422,103 6,383,366 6,436,617 296,532 325,450 297,097 340,804 4.7 5.1 4.7 5.3

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,785,070 3,806,333 3,800,278 3,821,749 166,616 171,229 162,065 194,438 4.4 4.5 4.3 5.1

Indiana

3,362,500 3,329,451 3,379,540 3,351,491 122,182 127,607 128,011 139,810 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.2

Iowa

1,699,805 1,687,432 1,717,095 1,691,276 61,010 61,051 56,285 55,998 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.3

Kansas

1,502,551 1,497,130 1,512,850 1,504,871 43,363 41,159 46,955 48,219 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.2

Kentucky

2,017,840 2,010,176 2,024,912 2,023,633 89,897 96,479 95,533 103,586 4.5 4.8 4.7 5.1

Louisiana

2,054,735 2,057,302 2,065,795 2,061,311 77,682 89,297 72,144 90,772 3.8 4.3 3.5 4.4

Maine

673,836 682,962 675,368 687,858 20,385 25,927 21,635 26,643 3.0 3.8 3.2 3.9

Maryland

3,143,168 3,160,540 3,156,933 3,175,959 81,382 87,781 79,592 92,259 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.9

Massachusetts

3,737,343 3,768,376 3,747,534 3,752,127 151,402 132,416 151,941 137,643 4.1 3.5 4.1 3.7

Michigan

4,891,117 4,989,311 4,915,208 5,002,877 221,677 200,570 214,923 211,938 4.5 4.0 4.4 4.2

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,129,792 2,191,917 2,130,362 2,176,471 85,480 85,653 78,325 86,899 4.0 3.9 3.7 4.0

Minnesota

3,070,305 3,078,519 3,086,692 3,095,510 101,264 100,642 106,305 111,742 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.6

Mississippi

1,223,768 1,218,125 1,230,744 1,225,897 42,890 41,427 40,563 33,817 3.5 3.4 3.3 2.8

Missouri

3,035,126 3,078,861 3,053,467 3,096,747 96,940 117,123 99,331 122,992 3.2 3.8 3.3 4.0

Montana

564,451 571,504 568,135 575,660 18,548 22,741 17,961 22,139 3.3 4.0 3.2 3.8

Nebraska

1,041,589 1,046,472 1,048,878 1,050,384 23,565 28,092 24,610 30,438 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.9

Nevada

1,582,999 1,608,676 1,596,803 1,617,784 85,327 83,823 84,205 81,432 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.0

New Hampshire

758,653 764,225 757,589 762,782 18,814 19,730 17,050 22,453 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.9

New Jersey

4,786,023 4,769,527 4,820,462 4,808,545 204,468 246,107 217,393 245,503 4.3 5.2 4.5 5.1

New Mexico

951,616 958,940 959,722 966,553 36,078 38,930 36,062 36,324 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.8

New York

9,601,305 9,650,060 9,652,627 9,716,148 433,084 419,764 441,555 441,740 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.5

New York City

4,127,193 4,135,103 4,171,938 4,192,698 225,513 189,533 232,557 204,295 5.5 4.6 5.6 4.9

North Carolina

5,165,082 5,238,065 5,191,260 5,244,157 194,644 189,662 193,681 194,278 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7

North Dakota

409,641 412,479 413,037 414,024 10,041 10,446 10,420 10,887 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6

Ohio

5,701,891 5,736,985 5,746,298 5,768,332 237,423 240,163 243,641 253,378 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.4

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,013,432 1,017,503 1,023,033 1,003,754 41,556 43,245 48,967 45,992 4.1 4.3 4.8 4.6

Oklahoma

1,924,273 1,979,324 1,936,290 1,995,543 62,799 73,774 63,919 78,642 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.9

Oregon

2,149,706 2,163,747 2,160,157 2,191,600 94,036 106,001 88,272 106,718 4.4 4.9 4.1 4.9

Pennsylvania

6,458,764 6,504,082 6,472,469 6,568,269 257,704 228,561 265,720 237,142 4.0 3.5 4.1 3.6

Rhode Island

568,939 584,073 570,610 584,005 19,815 27,124 20,937 31,442 3.5 4.6 3.7 5.4

South Carolina

2,406,457 2,453,933 2,430,775 2,472,915 82,654 82,551 85,188 90,238 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6

South Dakota

467,845 472,800 473,329 476,683 9,136 10,167 11,313 12,845 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7

Tennessee

3,338,229 3,376,532 3,360,148 3,394,112 119,128 119,182 116,990 95,616 3.6 3.5 3.5 2.8

Texas

14,875,993 15,140,281 15,011,661 15,295,668 633,885 618,547 654,309 666,075 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.4

Utah

1,761,986 1,790,160 1,774,242 1,805,113 47,269 53,759 49,920 59,610 2.7 3.0 2.8 3.3

Vermont

345,767 354,169 347,707 355,252 8,669 9,548 8,299 9,232 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.6

Virginia

4,477,788 4,558,770 4,519,896 4,567,606 135,597 125,211 131,451 132,843 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.9

Washington

3,985,362 3,991,009 4,023,491 4,027,517 180,053 214,996 181,167 230,285 4.5 5.4 4.5 5.7

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,781,914 1,785,630 1,799,376 1,810,885 60,994 79,108 51,142 76,660 3.4 4.4 2.8 4.2

West Virginia

770,042 782,473 776,427 783,805 31,311 37,239 32,133 38,940 4.1 4.8 4.1 5.0

Wisconsin

3,073,356 3,104,921 3,100,933 3,116,144 92,370 87,159 103,059 103,938 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.3

Wyoming

294,324 289,185 294,269 291,740 11,931 10,617 11,163 10,509 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.6

Puerto Rico

1,213,412 1,221,747 1,204,106 1,215,962 68,333 70,442 71,174 70,166 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.8

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