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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
February March Number Percent of labor force
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) February March February March
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

 2,283,059 2,316,439 2,292,002 2,343,059 58,199 78,981 50,449 70,886 2.5 3.4 2.2 3.0

Alaska

 352,213 354,142 353,002 355,275 16,450 19,592 15,326 17,160 4.7 5.5 4.3 4.8

Arizona

 3,650,815 3,746,403 3,675,765 3,745,451 130,536 135,488 129,354 107,219 3.6 3.6 3.5 2.9

Arkansas

 1,364,095 1,378,883 1,375,493 1,391,169 44,653 48,447 40,029 45,642 3.3 3.5 2.9 3.3

California

 19,354,958 19,400,989 19,386,551 19,409,333 925,636 1,085,527 904,111 1,036,703 4.8 5.6 4.7 5.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 5,065,888 5,011,960 5,055,852 5,029,812 257,358 251,129 242,016 262,523 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.2

Colorado

 3,216,732 3,227,072 3,210,258 3,226,233 108,417 134,013 94,125 124,020 3.4 4.2 2.9 3.8

Connecticut

 1,871,467 1,902,082 1,878,263 1,914,314 77,128 101,935 69,270 79,986 4.1 5.4 3.7 4.2

Delaware

 501,342 506,437 505,827 505,678 21,499 20,317 20,548 20,134 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.0

District of Columbia

 394,275 407,070 394,589 413,736 19,845 21,725 19,500 20,779 5.0 5.3 4.9 5.0

Florida

 10,856,781 11,078,830 10,919,745 11,088,234 293,635 348,034 289,053 364,069 2.7 3.1 2.6 3.3

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

 1,377,876 1,402,564 1,378,010 1,393,813 24,574 22,802 27,289 28,275 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.0

Georgia

 5,289,125 5,368,054 5,312,395 5,402,933 178,114 164,238 172,520 172,557 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.2

Hawaii

 677,364 676,057 680,209 669,984 19,922 20,398 18,920 18,830 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.8

Idaho

 951,871 973,206 955,389 977,511 33,785 39,158 32,808 36,875 3.5 4.0 3.4 3.8

Illinois

 6,383,366 6,436,746 6,403,723 6,509,891 297,097 340,784 278,547 322,967 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

 3,800,278 3,821,793 3,798,651 3,875,566 162,065 194,408 148,870 182,305 4.3 5.1 3.9 4.7

Indiana

 3,379,540 3,351,647 3,401,279 3,366,199 128,011 139,898 123,300 137,491 3.8 4.2 3.6 4.1

Iowa

 1,717,095 1,691,441 1,716,320 1,687,305 56,285 56,168 53,645 49,382 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.9

Kansas

 1,512,850 1,504,670 1,513,219 1,506,564 46,955 48,102 43,167 45,394 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.0

Kentucky

 2,024,912 2,023,709 2,031,350 2,046,924 95,533 104,088 86,391 103,501 4.7 5.1 4.3 5.1

Louisiana

 2,065,795 2,061,142 2,081,335 2,085,984 72,144 90,725 68,179 93,195 3.5 4.4 3.3 4.5

Maine

 675,368 687,773 676,770 688,269 21,635 26,605 20,538 21,999 3.2 3.9 3.0 3.2

Maryland

 3,156,933 3,175,706 3,180,143 3,218,845 79,592 92,141 66,613 93,377 2.5 2.9 2.1 2.9

Massachusetts

 3,747,534 3,752,400 3,749,321 3,816,195 151,941 137,903 138,018 134,871 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.5

Michigan

 4,915,208 5,001,524 4,948,991 5,056,057 214,923 211,865 197,727 199,554 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.9

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

 2,130,362 2,176,112 2,152,753 2,201,186 78,325 86,867 69,516 79,757 3.7 4.0 3.2 3.6

Minnesota

 3,086,692 3,095,534 3,095,726 3,103,046 106,305 111,981 101,925 97,933 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.2

Mississippi

 1,230,744 1,225,922 1,233,926 1,228,978 40,563 33,752 38,085 31,872 3.3 2.8 3.1 2.6

Missouri

 3,053,467 3,096,700 3,072,386 3,115,026 99,331 122,673 98,099 116,104 3.3 4.0 3.2 3.7

Montana

 568,135 575,752 571,890 576,636 17,961 22,183 17,837 18,756 3.2 3.9 3.1 3.3

Nebraska

 1,048,878 1,050,363 1,053,494 1,055,263 24,610 30,525 23,434 27,209 2.3 2.9 2.2 2.6

Nevada

 1,596,803 1,617,573 1,596,771 1,615,353 84,205 81,330 80,755 79,781 5.3 5.0 5.1 4.9

New Hampshire

 757,589 762,796 755,557 770,742 17,050 22,382 15,546 21,719 2.3 2.9 2.1 2.8

New Jersey

 4,820,462 4,807,251 4,835,499 4,843,053 217,393 244,178 204,661 230,940 4.5 5.1 4.2 4.8

New Mexico

 959,722 966,683 958,119 962,866 36,062 36,270 31,738 30,857 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.2

New York

 9,652,627 9,712,110 9,693,725 9,717,727 441,555 438,041 401,894 408,783 4.6 4.5 4.1 4.2

New York City

 4,171,938 4,191,426 4,179,229 4,208,156 232,557 202,456 215,468 188,755 5.6 4.8 5.2 4.5

North Carolina

 5,191,260 5,243,488 5,228,240 5,290,158 193,681 194,170 180,733 195,758 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.7

North Dakota

 413,037 413,942 415,072 416,559 10,420 10,845 10,284 10,817 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6

Ohio

 5,746,298 5,768,312 5,770,391 5,806,658 243,641 253,331 224,358 258,716 4.2 4.4 3.9 4.5

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

 1,023,033 1,003,713 1,025,870 1,010,019 48,967 45,934 42,680 44,070 4.8 4.6 4.2 4.4

Oklahoma

 1,936,290 1,996,125 1,951,367 1,995,562 63,919 78,783 58,640 63,196 3.3 3.9 3.0 3.2

Oregon

 2,160,157 2,189,294 2,157,826 2,194,753 88,272 104,642 80,299 97,177 4.1 4.8 3.7 4.4

Pennsylvania

 6,472,469 6,573,585 6,481,725 6,613,371 265,720 242,147 225,666 225,073 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.4

Rhode Island

 570,610 584,047 570,621 589,117 20,937 31,554 17,641 25,020 3.7 5.4 3.1 4.2

South Carolina

 2,430,775 2,472,651 2,446,512 2,504,964 85,188 90,182 74,584 83,963 3.5 3.6 3.0 3.4

South Dakota

 473,329 476,832 476,015 479,297 11,313 12,820 9,225 9,480 2.4 2.7 1.9 2.0

Tennessee

 3,360,148 3,394,505 3,370,815 3,429,009 116,990 95,325 108,797 101,621 3.5 2.8 3.2 3.0

Texas

 15,011,661 15,295,403 15,058,520 15,276,869 654,309 665,729 604,785 622,898 4.4 4.4 4.0 4.1

Utah

 1,774,242 1,804,640 1,780,212 1,802,427 49,920 59,511 47,045 49,699 2.8 3.3 2.6 2.8

Vermont

 347,707 355,251 349,584 358,013 8,299 9,211 7,287 7,435 2.4 2.6 2.1 2.1

Virginia

 4,519,896 4,567,444 4,559,490 4,579,378 131,451 133,063 128,914 111,266 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.4

Washington

 4,023,491 4,023,883 4,025,445 4,003,685 181,167 225,903 165,079 204,870 4.5 5.6 4.1 5.1

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 1,799,376 1,809,720 1,810,737 1,792,853 51,142 75,154 56,647 73,398 2.8 4.2 3.1 4.1

West Virginia

 776,427 783,905 775,375 784,749 32,133 39,073 30,897 38,274 4.1 5.0 4.0 4.9

Wisconsin

 3,100,933 3,117,217 3,110,376 3,129,062 103,059 103,968 96,338 108,257 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.5

Wyoming

 294,269 291,726 295,978 292,755 11,163 10,493 10,671 9,737 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.3

Puerto Rico

 1,204,106 1,215,962 1,192,206 1,211,018 71,174 70,166 68,772 68,452 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.7

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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