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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
Mar.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024(p)		 Number Percent of labor force
Mar.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024(p)		 Mar.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024(p)

Alabama

 2,291,783 2,327,663 2,327,989 2,331,680 52,332 66,558 69,057 70,894 2.3 2.9 3.0 3.0

Alaska

 355,245 358,280 357,911 357,833 13,663 16,406 16,604 16,495 3.8 4.6 4.6 4.6

Arizona

 3,660,545 3,726,522 3,732,662 3,735,527 132,637 155,052 151,710 143,513 3.6 4.2 4.1 3.8

Arkansas

 1,371,006 1,385,367 1,385,079 1,385,598 38,985 50,811 49,489 48,261 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.5

California

 19,279,548 19,355,816 19,350,032 19,345,876 861,903 1,013,856 1,028,384 1,032,379 4.5 5.2 5.3 5.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 5,025,472 5,006,084 4,997,338 4,995,946 244,241 269,677 267,956 268,146 4.9 5.4 5.4 5.4

Colorado

 3,220,615 3,237,237 3,235,542 3,235,281 96,923 110,213 114,485 118,218 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.7

Connecticut

 1,887,080 1,902,407 1,906,379 1,910,476 64,227 82,924 86,078 85,448 3.4 4.4 4.5 4.5

Delaware

 503,108 508,774 508,227 507,017 19,527 20,659 20,295 19,967 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.9

District of Columbia

 394,411 403,524 404,642 406,754 19,576 20,312 20,787 21,036 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.2

Florida

 10,911,962 11,076,728 11,089,543 11,097,326 300,631 340,168 345,170 353,209 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.2

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

 1,372,625 1,389,227 1,391,529 1,393,682 27,141 21,594 22,305 23,291 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.7

Georgia

 5,279,998 5,330,035 5,335,097 5,343,463 168,282 166,760 163,540 163,483 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1

Hawaii

 676,925 674,769 674,589 673,150 19,904 20,868 21,092 21,009 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1

Idaho

 955,212 967,890 969,459 971,488 27,259 32,264 32,376 32,313 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.3

Illinois

 6,410,433 6,477,200 6,477,355 6,487,068 270,360 305,486 308,856 312,170 4.2 4.7 4.8 4.8

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

 3,799,395 3,826,088 3,827,961 3,839,419 151,663 171,511 175,195 178,936 4.0 4.5 4.6 4.7

Indiana

 3,395,573 3,398,130 3,389,402 3,380,807 108,117 117,341 117,991 119,083 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5

Iowa

 1,713,494 1,704,754 1,700,901 1,696,909 47,914 51,077 50,182 48,724 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.9

Kansas

 1,513,990 1,506,694 1,505,660 1,505,421 41,590 39,069 39,941 40,794 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7

Kentucky

 2,027,214 2,024,029 2,024,570 2,027,717 81,375 87,154 88,586 90,588 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.5

Louisiana

 2,080,885 2,079,344 2,079,264 2,080,469 73,581 85,123 88,017 90,838 3.5 4.1 4.2 4.4

Maine

 682,583 692,051 692,751 693,170 16,295 23,742 23,680 22,678 2.4 3.4 3.4 3.3

Maryland

 3,171,755 3,192,770 3,191,144 3,193,388 64,813 72,831 76,212 80,175 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.5

Massachusetts

 3,751,722 3,750,172 3,748,656 3,757,027 130,049 114,168 110,171 107,179 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.9

Michigan

 4,965,978 5,043,565 5,042,466 5,046,732 184,080 201,951 198,437 194,509 3.7 4.0 3.9 3.9

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

 2,158,168 2,204,866 2,203,549 2,203,979 70,136 85,882 84,663 83,104 3.2 3.9 3.8 3.8

Minnesota

 3,100,007 3,093,573 3,094,718 3,097,736 87,436 82,861 84,216 84,205 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7

Mississippi

 1,232,385 1,230,093 1,229,510 1,229,482 39,128 39,128 37,945 37,017 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0

Missouri

 3,074,498 3,098,994 3,100,588 3,103,945 87,371 101,578 102,963 103,681 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.3

Montana

 571,408 577,303 577,672 577,524 14,392 19,312 19,406 18,778 2.5 3.3 3.4 3.3

Nebraska

 1,053,098 1,055,595 1,054,937 1,054,605 21,341 26,336 26,546 26,293 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5

Nevada

 1,592,960 1,614,220 1,614,414 1,614,300 80,675 84,821 83,801 82,776 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.1

New Hampshire

 757,646 763,112 763,611 765,353 13,693 19,663 19,872 19,913 1.8 2.6 2.6 2.6

New Jersey

 4,824,433 4,824,539 4,819,665 4,819,894 195,279 232,347 231,168 229,120 4.0 4.8 4.8 4.8

New Mexico

 962,110 968,914 968,853 968,625 34,295 38,562 38,157 37,145 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.8

New York

 9,678,350 9,751,860 9,747,690 9,738,941 383,900 438,983 429,624 418,197 4.0 4.5 4.4 4.3

New York City

 4,151,907 4,161,783 4,165,463 4,171,114 216,074 216,229 210,881 204,569 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.9

North Carolina

 5,209,372 5,254,063 5,255,806 5,260,184 174,060 185,737 184,451 185,549 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5

North Dakota

 417,031 417,419 417,565 417,816 8,013 8,027 8,159 8,235 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0

Ohio

 5,778,619 5,794,910 5,796,567 5,801,227 203,411 211,818 214,132 220,170 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.8

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

 1,030,239 1,037,629 1,033,761 1,029,287 37,957 39,083 38,812 38,987 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8

Oklahoma

 1,945,885 1,983,646 1,987,854 1,989,908 57,428 70,141 71,065 70,036 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.5

Oregon

 2,156,235 2,171,088 2,176,172 2,180,708 75,305 88,370 90,920 92,016 3.5 4.1 4.2 4.2

Pennsylvania

 6,506,696 6,544,313 6,559,343 6,578,881 230,971 220,568 221,009 222,969 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4

Rhode Island

 571,919 578,532 580,629 583,497 15,674 20,926 22,717 23,629 2.7 3.6 3.9 4.0

South Carolina

 2,435,938 2,471,839 2,472,619 2,477,584 72,030 75,325 76,424 77,961 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1

South Dakota

 478,534 481,606 481,482 481,465 9,146 9,899 10,037 9,927 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1

Tennessee

 3,372,875 3,386,432 3,389,546 3,398,405 109,160 117,040 112,492 109,265 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.2

Texas

 14,995,720 15,143,441 15,169,126 15,189,869 600,923 584,580 590,396 599,075 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9

Utah

 1,776,875 1,802,361 1,802,402 1,801,843 44,175 50,263 51,068 50,599 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.8

Vermont

 348,828 354,201 354,931 355,726 6,229 8,093 8,078 7,769 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.2

Virginia

 4,543,184 4,588,384 4,591,517 4,588,603 129,625 139,777 139,745 134,073 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9

Washington

 4,014,603 4,032,992 4,027,298 4,019,937 156,016 183,684 190,070 193,580 3.9 4.6 4.7 4.8

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 1,798,866 1,811,718 1,809,015 1,804,165 57,967 68,611 71,629 73,417 3.2 3.8 4.0 4.1

West Virginia

 780,833 790,871 790,451 790,478 27,025 34,031 34,074 34,288 3.5 4.3 4.3 4.3

Wisconsin

 3,116,194 3,148,178 3,143,466 3,140,048 82,035 100,375 95,584 92,985 2.6 3.2 3.0 3.0

Wyoming

 295,555 293,897 293,402 292,994 8,766 8,373 8,357 8,294 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8

Puerto Rico

 1,188,514 1,216,212 1,216,656 1,215,040 71,679 69,052 69,918 70,464 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8

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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