Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force State and area Number Percent of labor force Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. 2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p Alabama................ 2,186.1 2,177.4 2,175.2 2,170.2 77.3 111.5 107.6 115.7 3.5 5.1 4.9 5.3 Alaska................. 353.2 359.2 360.9 360.4 22.3 24.6 24.8 24.6 6.3 6.8 6.9 6.8 Arizona................ 3,040.5 3,087.2 3,100.3 3,134.4 114.1 158.0 173.4 184.0 3.8 5.1 5.6 5.9 Arkansas............... 1,370.2 1,373.5 1,373.4 1,379.7 75.6 62.1 65.5 68.1 5.5 4.5 4.8 4.9 California............. 18,243.8 18,409.1 18,415.2 18,492.2 1,027.2 1,356.1 1,421.3 1,425.0 5.6 7.4 7.7 7.7 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale (1). 4,938.9 4,957.0 4,940.2 4,938.6 254.4 369.8 387.8 382.9 5.2 7.5 7.9 7.8 Colorado............... 2,724.4 2,763.6 2,745.0 2,749.2 108.3 144.6 147.6 142.2 4.0 5.2 5.4 5.2 Connecticut............ 1,872.1 1,889.9 1,890.4 1,898.7 86.8 109.8 122.5 116.4 4.6 5.8 6.5 6.1 Delaware............... 443.0 446.6 447.0 446.5 14.6 19.7 21.7 21.6 3.3 4.4 4.8 4.8 District of Columbia... 325.6 330.0 332.4 332.4 18.5 22.2 22.9 23.2 5.7 6.7 6.9 7.0 Florida................ 9,173.4 9,341.5 9,326.0 9,337.7 387.2 578.6 613.2 613.4 4.2 6.2 6.6 6.6 Miami-Miami Beach- Kendall (1)........ 1,194.0 1,218.2 1,205.5 1,213.3 45.6 63.4 67.0 69.1 3.8 5.2 5.6 5.7 Georgia................ 4,833.3 4,928.3 4,910.1 4,895.0 216.2 295.4 307.2 317.5 4.5 6.0 6.3 6.5 Hawaii................. 648.2 664.6 664.2 667.8 18.1 26.1 28.2 30.2 2.8 3.9 4.2 4.5 Idaho.................. 757.1 753.1 754.8 759.3 20.2 30.9 34.4 37.7 2.7 4.1 4.6 5.0 Illinois............... 6,723.7 6,753.1 6,725.9 6,708.0 346.4 489.5 490.7 460.9 5.2 7.2 7.3 6.9 Chicago-Naperville- Joliet (1)......... 4,123.2 4,160.6 4,151.8 4,125.9 201.3 301.3 300.4 273.6 4.9 7.2 7.2 6.6 Indiana................ 3,206.5 3,236.7 3,250.0 3,254.5 143.2 203.0 207.6 202.2 4.5 6.3 6.4 6.2 Iowa................... 1,663.4 1,677.5 1,682.1 1,685.3 63.3 72.3 76.4 71.1 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.2 Kansas................. 1,480.8 1,489.7 1,493.6 1,501.4 59.9 67.9 70.1 72.6 4.0 4.6 4.7 4.8 Kentucky............... 2,043.2 2,037.1 2,039.9 2,047.6 110.4 137.3 139.1 145.8 5.4 6.7 6.8 7.1 Louisiana.............. 2,002.2 2,010.2 2,048.9 2,053.2 78.0 79.4 96.2 106.1 3.9 4.0 4.7 5.2 Maine.................. 704.5 712.0 711.0 711.7 34.3 38.9 39.4 39.8 4.9 5.5 5.5 5.6 Maryland............... 2,984.0 3,020.0 3,016.8 3,004.4 108.3 130.3 136.3 138.8 3.6 4.3 4.5 4.6 Massachusetts.......... 3,405.7 3,417.8 3,412.9 3,414.2 148.5 171.8 178.9 182.6 4.4 5.0 5.2 5.3 Michigan............... 5,009.3 4,958.9 4,943.4 4,924.1 365.8 419.2 439.0 429.3 7.3 8.5 8.9 8.7 Detroit-Warren- Livonia (2)........ 2,134.1 2,119.8 2,127.0 2,123.9 167.7 182.5 191.6 180.8 7.9 8.6 9.0 8.5 Minnesota.............. 2,930.5 2,936.0 2,937.5 2,941.8 135.6 171.4 180.9 173.8 4.6 5.8 6.2 5.9 Mississippi............ 1,318.9 1,332.2 1,329.2 1,326.1 83.0 106.1 102.1 102.8 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.8 Missouri............... 3,038.8 3,016.8 3,007.6 3,010.1 160.9 193.4 200.5 194.0 5.3 6.4 6.7 6.4 Montana................ 501.9 504.6 505.4 507.5 15.9 20.3 22.1 23.4 3.2 4.0 4.4 4.6 Nebraska............... 987.3 992.2 996.3 999.7 30.9 33.3 34.7 35.3 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.5 Nevada................. 1,344.0 1,400.1 1,404.5 1,410.0 67.1 92.7 99.1 102.3 5.0 6.6 7.1 7.3 New Hampshire.......... 738.5 743.2 744.0 745.8 24.9 29.0 31.1 30.8 3.4 3.9 4.2 4.1 New Jersey............. 4,461.0 4,505.6 4,525.5 4,539.7 187.2 245.5 267.4 263.6 4.2 5.4 5.9 5.8 New Mexico............. 944.1 953.2 957.9 958.1 31.9 39.0 44.3 38.6 3.4 4.1 4.6 4.0 New York............... 9,521.2 9,566.6 9,587.7 9,654.4 432.4 498.7 551.7 561.6 4.5 5.2 5.8 5.8 New York City........ 3,854.0 3,863.6 3,893.0 3,915.7 194.5 193.7 226.1 228.9 5.0 5.0 5.8 5.8 North Carolina......... 4,528.9 4,603.1 4,568.6 4,579.3 214.0 304.7 314.3 318.3 4.7 6.6 6.9 7.0 North Dakota........... 366.8 372.7 372.3 374.3 12.0 13.2 13.3 13.5 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6 Ohio................... 5,981.5 5,989.5 5,994.7 6,000.3 341.3 432.3 445.2 433.6 5.7 7.2 7.4 7.2 Cleveland-Elyria- Mentor (2)......... 1,094.6 1,089.0 1,084.4 1,085.4 65.1 78.2 81.4 77.5 5.9 7.2 7.5 7.1 Oklahoma............... 1,734.1 1,736.7 1,745.1 1,757.3 74.6 71.7 69.9 66.0 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.8 Oregon................. 1,932.9 1,950.9 1,952.7 1,962.5 103.1 115.3 126.3 126.5 5.3 5.9 6.5 6.4 Pennsylvania........... 6,284.1 6,364.4 6,403.4 6,443.9 276.0 340.9 372.2 367.2 4.4 5.4 5.8 5.7 Rhode Island........... 577.2 573.5 571.0 572.7 29.4 44.5 48.8 50.2 5.1 7.8 8.6 8.8 South Carolina......... 2,142.2 2,162.6 2,165.1 2,159.2 126.2 151.9 163.6 157.0 5.9 7.0 7.6 7.3 South Dakota........... 443.9 443.7 445.1 447.4 13.1 13.4 14.6 14.4 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.2 Tennessee.............. 3,050.0 3,038.3 3,033.9 3,049.6 149.8 208.0 200.2 219.5 4.9 6.8 6.6 7.2 Texas.................. 11,520.8 11,692.1 11,744.5 11,788.3 493.8 548.4 585.1 604.1 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 Utah................... 1,372.6 1,385.6 1,383.4 1,387.4 38.4 49.0 50.6 48.3 2.8 3.5 3.7 3.5 Vermont................ 352.6 352.7 351.1 353.3 13.6 16.9 17.3 18.3 3.9 4.8 4.9 5.2 Virginia............... 4,067.5 4,148.3 4,144.5 4,143.3 125.9 183.7 190.7 177.8 3.1 4.4 4.6 4.3 Washington............. 3,433.9 3,452.1 3,472.5 3,504.7 159.3 194.7 207.4 204.1 4.6 5.6 6.0 5.8 Seattle-Bellevue- Everett (1)........ 1,447.0 1,457.9 1,461.6 1,478.7 52.8 62.9 69.3 67.7 3.6 4.3 4.7 4.6 West Virginia.......... 810.4 805.6 802.4 808.9 38.2 36.3 32.9 36.3 4.7 4.5 4.1 4.5 Wisconsin.............. 3,089.8 3,069.2 3,075.3 3,090.0 150.4 150.9 156.4 153.5 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.0 Wyoming................ 288.4 291.3 292.6 293.5 8.3 10.4 11.5 9.7 2.9 3.6 3.9 3.3 Puerto Rico............ 1,367.2 1,366.9 1,371.3 1,370.2 150.2 154.9 162.1 160.4 11.0 11.3 11.8 11.7 p = preliminary. 1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. 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. 08-01, dated November 20, 2007, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
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