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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 2.2%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Alaska 3.7%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Arizona 3.4%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Arkansas 2.8%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

California 4.5%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Colorado 2.8%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Connecticut 3.8%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Delaware 4.3%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

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

Florida 2.6%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Georgia 3.1%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Hawaii 3.3%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Idaho 2.6%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Illinois 4.2%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Indiana 3.0%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Iowa 2.7%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Kansas 2.9%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Kentucky 3.7%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Louisiana 3.6%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Maine 2.4%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Maryland 2.5%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Massachusetts 3.3%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Michigan 3.8%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Minnesota 2.8%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Mississippi 3.4%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Missouri 2.5%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Montana 2.3%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Nebraska 2.0%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Nevada 5.4%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

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

New Jersey 3.5%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

New Mexico 3.5%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

New York 4.0%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

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

North Dakota 2.1%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Ohio 3.7%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Oklahoma 2.9%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Oregon 4.0%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Pennsylvania 4.1%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Puerto Rico 6.0% in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Rhode Island 3.0%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

South Carolina 3.1%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

South Dakota 1.9%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Tennessee 3.3%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Texas 4.0%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Utah 2.3%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Vermont 2.4%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Virginia 3.1%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Washington 4.3%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

West Virginia 3.3%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Wisconsin 2.4%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

Wyoming 3.5%(p) in Apr 2023 Historical Data

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News Releases

April jobless rates down in 14 states; payroll jobs up in 5 states, down in 1

05/19/2023

In April, unemployment rates were lower in 14 states and stable in 36 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 5 states, decreased in 1 state, and was essentially unchanged in 44 states and the District.
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April jobless rates down over the year in 252 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 76

05/31/2023

Jobless rates were lower in April than a year earlier in 252 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 103, and unchanged in 34. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 76 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 312.
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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 May 2023 are scheduled to be released on June 16, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for May 2023 are scheduled to be released on June 28, 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.

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The Economics Daily

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Unemployment rates lower in 228 metro areas over the year ended February 2023

Unemployment rates were lower in February 2023 than a year earlier in 228 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 131 areas, and unchanged in 30 areas. read more »