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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

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The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. More »

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Alabama 2.3%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Alaska 4.3%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Arizona 4.2%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Arkansas 3.1%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

California 4.8%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Colorado 3.3%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Connecticut 3.5%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Delaware 4.2%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

D.C. 5.0%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Florida 2.8%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Georgia 3.4%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Hawaii 2.9%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Idaho 3.2%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Illinois 4.6%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Indiana 3.6%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Iowa 3.2%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Kansas 2.9%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Kentucky 4.2%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Louisiana 3.3%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Maine 2.8%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Maryland 1.7%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Massachusetts 2.8%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Michigan 4.1%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Minnesota 3.2%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Mississippi 3.3%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Missouri 3.1%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Montana 2.8%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Nebraska 2.2%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Nevada 5.4%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

New Hampshire 2.1%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

New Jersey 4.6%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

New Mexico 3.8%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

New York 4.2%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

North Carolina 3.4%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

North Dakota 1.9%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Ohio 3.6%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Oklahoma 3.2%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Oregon 3.6%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Pennsylvania 3.4%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Puerto Rico 5.8% in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Rhode Island 2.7%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

South Carolina 2.9%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

South Dakota 2.0%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Tennessee 3.3%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Texas 4.1%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Utah 2.7%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Vermont 2.0%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Virginia 2.7%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Washington 3.8%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

West Virginia 4.0%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Wisconsin 3.2%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Wyoming 2.9%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

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News Releases

October jobless rates up in 26 states; payroll jobs up in 1 state

11/17/2023

In October, unemployment rates were higher in 26 states and stable in 24 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 1 state and was essentially unchanged in 49 states and the District.
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October jobless rates up over the year in 223 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 52

11/30/2023

Jobless rates were higher in October than a year earlier in 223 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 137, and unchanged in 29. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 52 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 337.
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Jobless rates down in 49 states in 2022; employment-population ratios up in 36 states

03/01/2023

Annual average unemployment rates decreased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in 2022, while the rate was little changed in 1 state. Employment-population ratios increased in 36 states and the District and were little changed in 14 states.
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Next Release

The State Employment and Unemployment data for November 2023 are scheduled to be released on December 22, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for November 2023 are scheduled to be released on January 4, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The State Unemployment data for 2022 are scheduled to be released on March 1, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

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The Economics Daily

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Unemployment rates higher in 189 metro areas in year ended August 2023

Unemployment rates were higher in August 2023 than a year earlier in 189 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 186 areas, and unchanged in 14 areas. A total of nine areas had jobless rates of less than 2.0 percent and five areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent. read more »