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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
July
2019		 May
2020		 June
2020		 July
2020(p)		 Number Percent of labor force
July
2019		 May
2020		 June
2020		 July
2020(p)		 July
2019		 May
2020		 June
2020		 July
2020(p)

Alabama

 2,239,558 2,239,608 2,192,427 2,231,116 63,414 216,043 166,668 176,637 2.8 9.6 7.6 7.9

Alaska

 347,947 333,394 343,599 340,749 21,539 42,378 42,709 39,662 6.2 12.7 12.4 11.6

Arizona

 3,555,243 3,552,457 3,509,620 3,562,146 167,232 318,985 351,156 377,307 4.7 9.0 10.0 10.6

Arkansas

 1,361,041 1,345,509 1,314,162 1,304,752 48,529 129,260 106,405 92,133 3.6 9.6 8.1 7.1

California

 19,380,953 18,506,781 18,971,162 18,804,037 771,612 3,043,056 2,830,936 2,510,103 4.0 16.4 14.9 13.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 5,111,534 4,737,289 4,947,979 4,926,437 223,075 998,671 958,462 862,638 4.4 21.1 19.4 17.5

Colorado

 3,150,271 3,069,113 3,177,090 3,079,561 84,570 313,656 336,834 228,252 2.7 10.2 10.6 7.4

Connecticut

 1,911,681 1,777,004 1,879,811 1,895,166 70,575 170,307 189,064 192,984 3.7 9.6 10.1 10.2

Delaware

 487,583 472,672 486,725 505,957 18,624 74,929 61,540 52,636 3.8 15.9 12.6 10.4

District of Columbia

 410,015 387,790 393,763 393,111 21,943 34,026 34,061 33,152 5.4 8.8 8.7 8.4

Florida

 10,333,418 9,627,360 9,751,928 9,974,996 318,402 1,319,309 1,003,323 1,124,764 3.1 13.7 10.3 11.3

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

 1,381,628 1,222,121 1,285,905 1,327,315 31,971 139,440 148,961 184,090 2.3 11.4 11.6 13.9

Georgia

 5,104,207 4,892,536 4,929,291 4,989,430 174,318 460,404 373,442 378,115 3.4 9.4 7.6 7.6

Hawaii

 663,544 626,986 630,798 634,989 18,157 147,365 84,481 83,247 2.7 23.5 13.4 13.1

Idaho

 883,977 882,241 895,047 900,973 25,852 79,228 51,639 44,722 2.9 9.0 5.8 5.0

Illinois

 6,444,841 6,305,015 6,493,413 6,239,245 252,166 967,035 943,602 705,585 3.9 15.3 14.5 11.3

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

 3,718,945 3,719,003 3,812,677 3,635,589 134,639 574,128 613,354 448,075 3.6 15.4 16.1 12.3

Indiana

 3,376,195 3,340,305 3,393,875 3,318,134 109,252 409,414 376,581 258,598 3.2 12.3 11.1 7.8

Iowa

 1,740,791 1,694,125 1,644,151 1,625,172 47,543 172,971 137,650 107,277 2.7 10.2 8.4 6.6

Kansas

 1,486,033 1,505,828 1,482,608 1,490,796 45,920 151,293 110,813 106,798 3.1 10.0 7.5 7.2

Kentucky

 2,074,764 2,029,333 1,920,657 1,861,723 89,618 220,314 84,561 105,870 4.3 10.9 4.4 5.7

Louisiana

 2,090,833 2,031,725 1,995,557 2,010,006 98,370 289,495 190,530 188,048 4.7 14.2 9.5 9.4

Maine

 691,444 665,863 669,925 697,959 20,063 62,692 44,993 68,930 2.9 9.4 6.7 9.9

Maryland

 3,263,140 3,115,059 3,215,066 3,228,943 117,555 310,148 265,266 243,822 3.6 10.0 8.3 7.6

Massachusetts

 3,813,991 3,540,873 3,684,255 3,671,647 109,603 586,460 653,906 590,975 2.9 16.6 17.7 16.1

Michigan

 4,934,220 4,762,541 4,943,134 4,816,399 202,643 1,012,746 738,476 417,981 4.1 21.3 14.9 8.7

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

 2,160,593 1,940,206 2,045,734 2,012,263 93,543 451,042 365,538 185,580 4.3 23.2 17.9 9.2

Minnesota

 3,110,509 3,069,944 3,114,109 3,092,542 99,489 302,966 267,978 236,832 3.2 9.9 8.6 7.7

Mississippi

 1,277,749 1,208,867 1,197,032 1,231,943 70,291 126,587 104,956 132,808 5.5 10.5 8.8 10.8

Missouri

 3,077,388 3,013,333 3,027,726 3,073,893 97,205 303,647 236,203 211,177 3.2 10.1 7.8 6.9

Montana

 534,199 523,851 535,115 534,933 18,514 47,259 38,288 34,374 3.5 9.0 7.2 6.4

Nebraska

 1,035,771 1,031,135 1,044,038 1,045,993 31,904 54,822 57,731 50,537 3.1 5.3 5.5 4.8

Nevada

 1,545,399 1,382,809 1,501,064 1,486,429 60,185 349,545 227,426 208,450 3.9 25.3 15.2 14.0

New Hampshire

 774,625 734,136 724,019 735,335 19,802 113,019 66,647 59,292 2.6 15.4 9.2 8.1

New Jersey

 4,486,272 4,531,245 4,548,773 4,561,972 149,536 695,717 766,172 628,791 3.3 15.4 16.8 13.8

New Mexico

 955,251 905,243 921,812 911,029 46,108 82,751 77,432 115,297 4.8 9.1 8.4 12.7

New York

 9,488,460 9,089,160 9,379,581 9,584,448 373,266 1,318,631 1,467,832 1,527,844 3.9 14.5 15.6 15.9

New York City

 4,062,599 3,670,099 3,985,038 4,003,632 157,097 670,292 810,177 794,126 3.9 18.3 20.3 19.8

North Carolina

 5,084,334 4,816,235 4,787,234 4,922,157 199,494 615,512 357,100 419,812 3.9 12.8 7.5 8.5

North Dakota

 403,815 402,457 403,755 401,128 9,854 36,540 29,833 26,584 2.4 9.1 7.4 6.6

Ohio

 5,804,123 5,755,881 5,801,502 5,656,709 241,034 797,228 635,681 502,585 4.2 13.9 11.0 8.9

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

 1,041,822 1,048,570 1,050,119 996,332 41,868 178,942 141,654 113,035 4.0 17.1 13.5 11.3

Oklahoma

 1,841,427 1,823,007 1,767,340 1,805,440 59,901 230,245 113,797 128,087 3.3 12.6 6.4 7.1

Oregon

 2,102,460 2,124,082 2,159,459 2,059,199 78,198 303,494 249,933 213,562 3.7 14.3 11.6 10.4

Pennsylvania

 6,484,491 6,502,535 6,365,347 6,453,311 282,463 874,075 842,222 886,296 4.4 13.4 13.2 13.7

Rhode Island

 555,092 522,456 551,766 556,776 19,907 85,781 69,364 62,308 3.6 16.4 12.6 11.2

South Carolina

 2,374,220 2,416,098 2,438,395 2,454,797 64,300 299,668 211,612 211,965 2.7 12.4 8.7 8.6

South Dakota

 464,203 464,195 468,994 466,387 15,417 43,665 33,853 29,574 3.3 9.4 7.2 6.3

Tennessee

 3,347,516 3,292,225 3,165,539 3,144,874 113,762 363,655 305,373 300,071 3.4 11.0 9.6 9.5

Texas

 14,042,579 13,498,250 13,794,279 13,821,400 487,025 1,753,204 1,154,852 1,101,083 3.5 13.0 8.4 8.0

Utah

 1,609,459 1,609,768 1,619,435 1,624,542 41,035 137,811 86,314 72,925 2.5 8.6 5.3 4.5

Vermont

 341,929 343,838 341,591 338,738 8,148 44,150 32,452 28,090 2.4 12.8 9.5 8.3

Virginia

 4,410,824 4,306,310 4,314,260 4,322,234 121,250 389,546 349,624 344,135 2.7 9.0 8.1 8.0

Washington

 3,919,719 3,945,467 3,893,247 3,968,159 166,584 593,883 389,799 408,022 4.2 15.1 10.0 10.3

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 1,733,095 1,705,561 1,720,312 1,718,083 48,786 246,601 166,331 142,765 2.8 14.5 9.7 8.3

West Virginia

 797,083 780,029 765,374 759,968 38,365 100,757 80,042 75,444 4.8 12.9 10.5 9.9

Wisconsin

 3,103,095 3,103,238 3,062,803 3,022,822 105,597 376,650 264,632 211,611 3.4 12.1 8.6 7.0

Wyoming

 292,785 294,481 295,786 294,918 10,787 25,790 22,452 21,017 3.7 8.8 7.6 7.1

Puerto Rico

 1,090,423 - - - 82,251 - - - 7.5 - - -

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(p) Preliminary

- Data not available.
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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Last Modified Date: August 21, 2020