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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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Unemployment Rates, seasonally adjusted 
Alabama
2.8%(p) in Dec 2022
Alaska
4.3%(p) in Dec 2022
Arizona
4.0%(p) in Dec 2022
Arkansas
3.6%(p) in Dec 2022
California
4.1%(p) in Dec 2022
Colorado
3.3%(p) in Dec 2022
Connecticut
4.2%(p) in Dec 2022
Delaware
4.4%(p) in Dec 2022
D.C.
4.7%(p) in Dec 2022
Florida
2.5%(p) in Dec 2022
Georgia
3.0%(p) in Dec 2022
Hawaii
3.2%(p) in Dec 2022
Idaho
2.9%(p) in Dec 2022
Illinois
4.7%(p) in Dec 2022
Indiana
3.1%(p) in Dec 2022
Iowa
3.1%(p) in Dec 2022
Kansas
2.9%(p) in Dec 2022
Kentucky
4.0%(p) in Dec 2022
Louisiana
3.5%(p) in Dec 2022
Maine
3.8%(p) in Dec 2022
Maryland
4.0%(p) in Dec 2022
Massachusetts
3.3%(p) in Dec 2022
Michigan
4.3%(p) in Dec 2022
Minnesota
2.5%(p) in Dec 2022
Mississippi
4.0%(p) in Dec 2022
Missouri
2.8%(p) in Dec 2022
Montana
2.8%(p) in Dec 2022
Nebraska
2.6%(p) in Dec 2022
Nevada
5.2%(p) in Dec 2022
New Hampshire
2.7%(p) in Dec 2022
New Jersey
3.4%(p) in Dec 2022
New Mexico
3.9%(p) in Dec 2022
New York
4.3%(p) in Dec 2022
North Carolina
3.9%(p) in Dec 2022
North Dakota
2.3%(p) in Dec 2022
Ohio
4.2%(p) in Dec 2022
Oklahoma
3.4%(p) in Dec 2022
Oregon
4.5%(p) in Dec 2022
Pennsylvania
3.9%(p) in Dec 2022
Puerto Rico
-%(n) in Dec 2022
Rhode Island
3.5%(p) in Dec 2022
South Carolina
3.3%(p) in Dec 2022
South Dakota
2.3%(p) in Dec 2022
Tennessee
3.5%(p) in Dec 2022
Texas
3.9%(p) in Dec 2022
Utah
2.2%(p) in Dec 2022
Vermont
2.6%(p) in Dec 2022
Virginia
3.0%(p) in Dec 2022
Washington
4.2%(p) in Dec 2022
West Virginia
4.1%(p) in Dec 2022
Wisconsin
3.2%(p) in Dec 2022
Wyoming
3.7%(p) in Dec 2022
Historical Data
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December jobless rates up in 7 states, down in 5; payroll jobs down in 1 state
01/24/2023
In December, unemployment rates were higher in 7 states, lower in 5 states, and
stable in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment
decreased in 1 state and was essentially unchanged in 49 states and the District.
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December jobless rates down over the year in 244 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 81
02/01/2023
Jobless rates were lower in December than a year earlier in 244 of the 389 metropolitan
areas, higher in 115, and unchanged in 30. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over
the year in 81 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 308.
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Jobless rates down in 49 states in 2021; employment-population ratios up in 38 states
03/02/2022
Annual average unemployment rates decreased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in 2021,
while the rate was little changed in 1 state. Employment-population ratios increased in 38
states and the District, decreased in 1 state, and were little changed in 11 states.
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Next Release
The State Employment and Unemployment data for January 2023 are scheduled
to be released on March 13, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for January 2023 are scheduled to be released on March 17, 2023, 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.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for January 2023 are scheduled to be released on March 17, 2023, 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.
Publications
The Economics Daily
38 large metro areas had over-the-year decreases in unemployment rates in November 2022
Thirty-eight of 51 large metropolitan areas had decreases in unemployment rates over the year ended November 2022, while 9 of these areas had increases and 4 had no change. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California, and New Orleans-Metairie, Louisiana, experienced the largest decreases, 1.6 percentage points each. read more »
