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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.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Jan.
2023		 Feb.
2023(p)		 Number Percent of labor force
Feb.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Jan.
2023		 Feb.
2023(p)		 Feb.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Jan.
2023		 Feb.
2023(p)

Alabama

 2,283,545 2,283,890 2,284,984 2,286,527 58,943 59,986 58,392 56,221 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5

Alaska

 357,505 356,433 357,026 357,441 16,732 13,249 13,443 13,614 4.7 3.7 3.8 3.8

Arizona

 3,574,947 3,640,559 3,648,224 3,653,239 128,291 145,861 140,410 134,836 3.6 4.0 3.8 3.7

Arkansas

 1,364,164 1,373,033 1,373,523 1,373,610 43,366 47,352 46,604 43,640 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.2

California

 19,211,201 19,272,358 19,316,062 19,337,334 909,437 790,262 813,818 840,535 4.7 4.1 4.2 4.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 5,028,059 4,949,290 4,959,665 4,970,554 288,904 228,496 235,657 245,148 5.7 4.6 4.8 4.9

Colorado

 3,203,198 3,198,338 3,206,346 3,217,041 115,466 89,130 90,436 92,671 3.6 2.8 2.8 2.9

Connecticut

 1,953,675 1,914,328 1,912,913 1,910,850 89,181 76,207 75,444 75,757 4.6 4.0 3.9 4.0

Delaware

 497,596 495,435 496,001 495,915 22,347 23,030 22,905 22,609 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6

District of Columbia

 385,691 388,214 389,168 389,679 21,663 16,349 17,322 18,151 5.6 4.2 4.5 4.7

Florida

 10,632,437 10,839,794 10,854,532 10,878,991 349,523 290,801 285,839 284,499 3.3 2.7 2.6 2.6

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

 1,357,067 1,383,368 1,382,466 1,384,433 41,608 29,831 28,360 27,674 3.1 2.2 2.1 2.0

Georgia

 5,223,335 5,233,716 5,239,331 5,248,532 158,045 161,461 161,710 162,961 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1

Hawaii

 668,791 679,695 679,077 678,430 21,577 25,191 24,629 24,257 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.6

Idaho

 942,876 954,796 956,436 958,117 24,233 26,377 25,701 25,145 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.6

Illinois

 6,485,800 6,469,544 6,470,257 6,474,467 301,178 297,260 294,351 289,864 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

 3,862,744 3,860,600 3,866,183 3,868,571 180,741 187,425 185,548 178,697 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.6

Indiana

 3,382,674 3,410,069 3,409,101 3,409,528 94,534 107,399 106,270 106,123 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1

Iowa

 1,709,447 1,722,709 1,721,065 1,721,234 42,168 52,349 51,176 50,078 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.9

Kansas

 1,501,071 1,505,800 1,507,842 1,510,231 35,983 43,868 43,678 44,095 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.9

Kentucky

 2,054,866 2,039,859 2,040,567 2,041,610 79,518 80,066 79,019 79,648 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9

Louisiana

 2,093,335 2,083,547 2,089,407 2,097,647 81,031 73,536 73,987 75,888 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.6

Maine

 679,873 671,868 672,718 673,410 21,890 20,517 19,702 18,842 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.8

Maryland

 3,173,470 3,161,834 3,163,822 3,167,183 107,627 95,998 94,030 92,396 3.4 3.0 3.0 2.9

Massachusetts

 3,756,186 3,726,395 3,729,764 3,741,453 145,757 136,827 132,399 137,243 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.7

Michigan

 4,825,236 4,833,347 4,836,195 4,842,425 201,803 209,071 208,935 207,066 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

 2,124,318 2,101,880 2,102,185 2,103,223 89,780 78,054 79,756 79,349 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.8

Minnesota

 3,063,341 3,085,863 3,084,640 3,083,458 78,404 90,924 89,970 91,043 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.0

Mississippi

 1,259,950 1,242,067 1,241,563 1,241,629 49,870 50,106 48,658 46,543 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.7

Missouri

 3,055,452 3,067,527 3,069,736 3,075,120 82,288 81,965 81,882 79,698 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6

Montana

 563,576 569,549 570,402 571,034 14,326 15,073 14,395 13,762 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4

Nebraska

 1,056,108 1,060,024 1,059,793 1,059,694 21,163 28,181 26,541 24,677 2.0 2.7 2.5 2.3

Nevada

 1,517,654 1,568,319 1,569,407 1,570,736 80,832 86,543 86,549 87,122 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.5

New Hampshire

 760,828 769,222 770,431 769,978 16,699 22,036 21,850 20,631 2.2 2.9 2.8 2.7

New Jersey

 4,693,448 4,764,691 4,778,908 4,796,297 215,722 157,204 163,664 168,602 4.6 3.3 3.4 3.5

New Mexico

 952,130 944,992 947,733 950,809 47,711 32,785 33,473 34,449 5.0 3.5 3.5 3.6

New York

 9,607,227 9,626,379 9,632,060 9,646,621 455,752 395,461 402,570 401,407 4.7 4.1 4.2 4.2

New York City

 4,104,375 4,112,579 4,125,364 4,138,502 284,081 209,936 217,541 222,581 6.9 5.1 5.3 5.4

North Carolina

 5,145,038 5,160,268 5,166,668 5,169,011 177,206 198,043 193,793 188,194 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.6

North Dakota

 414,319 414,630 414,940 415,441 9,107 8,850 8,849 8,853 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1

Ohio

 5,747,444 5,720,233 5,724,668 5,738,731 230,437 235,746 228,884 223,535 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.9

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

 1,022,070 1,022,685 1,023,000 1,025,638 51,298 45,829 44,059 42,951 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.2

Oklahoma

 1,879,627 1,890,029 1,892,639 1,895,637 53,425 59,659 58,843 57,502 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.0

Oregon

 2,170,160 2,183,610 2,185,455 2,183,413 79,254 104,143 104,988 103,565 3.7 4.8 4.8 4.7

Pennsylvania

 6,461,662 6,481,162 6,492,168 6,500,242 284,267 281,447 281,289 283,531 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.4

Rhode Island

 569,892 566,352 566,370 566,098 18,411 18,157 17,561 17,324 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1

South Carolina

 2,373,294 2,371,550 2,374,826 2,382,173 77,233 77,159 76,046 76,090 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2

South Dakota

 473,591 475,056 475,350 475,998 9,096 10,346 10,061 9,841 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.1

Tennessee

 3,370,203 3,322,094 3,322,133 3,328,088 114,796 115,593 115,667 116,504 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5

Texas

 14,573,420 14,706,480 14,754,644 14,819,440 598,105 560,929 569,291 587,336 4.1 3.8 3.9 4.0

Utah

 1,724,549 1,753,994 1,759,556 1,765,255 37,659 42,567 42,619 42,310 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4

Vermont

 340,337 343,969 344,527 345,427 8,314 10,378 10,103 9,834 2.4 3.0 2.9 2.8

Virginia

 4,409,478 4,470,272 4,487,575 4,505,193 125,865 139,741 144,917 145,630 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.2

Washington

 3,953,065 4,015,286 4,022,870 4,036,347 156,359 182,517 184,387 186,181 4.0 4.5 4.6 4.6

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 1,749,640 1,781,209 1,782,027 1,783,805 49,541 57,086 56,947 55,045 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.1

West Virginia

 784,581 784,323 784,041 782,775 28,917 31,859 30,916 28,816 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.7

Wisconsin

 3,094,323 3,068,610 3,067,821 3,069,851 85,558 91,940 87,962 82,916 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.7

Wyoming

 288,931 293,595 294,594 295,533 9,749 11,348 11,360 11,119 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.8

Puerto Rico

 1,212,067 1,188,817 1,197,773 1,202,653 76,421 71,625 71,655 72,558 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0

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.
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