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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. More »
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Unemployment Rates, seasonally adjusted
Alabama
3.1%(p) in Apr 2024
Alaska
4.6%(p) in Apr 2024
Arizona
3.6%(p) in Apr 2024
Arkansas
3.4%(p) in Apr 2024
California
5.3%(p) in Apr 2024
Colorado
3.7%(p) in Apr 2024
Connecticut
4.4%(p) in Apr 2024
Delaware
3.9%(p) in Apr 2024
D.C.
5.2%(p) in Apr 2024
Florida
3.3%(p) in Apr 2024
Georgia
3.1%(p) in Apr 2024
Hawaii
3.1%(p) in Apr 2024
Idaho
3.3%(p) in Apr 2024
Illinois
4.8%(p) in Apr 2024
Indiana
3.6%(p) in Apr 2024
Iowa
2.8%(p) in Apr 2024
Kansas
2.8%(p) in Apr 2024
Kentucky
4.6%(p) in Apr 2024
Louisiana
4.3%(p) in Apr 2024
Maine
3.1%(p) in Apr 2024
Maryland
2.6%(p) in Apr 2024
Massachusetts
2.9%(p) in Apr 2024
Michigan
3.9%(p) in Apr 2024
Minnesota
2.7%(p) in Apr 2024
Mississippi
2.8%(p) in Apr 2024
Missouri
3.4%(p) in Apr 2024
Montana
3.1%(p) in Apr 2024
Nebraska
2.5%(p) in Apr 2024
Nevada
5.1%(p) in Apr 2024
New Hampshire
2.6%(p) in Apr 2024
New Jersey
4.7%(p) in Apr 2024
New Mexico
3.8%(p) in Apr 2024
New York
4.2%(p) in Apr 2024
North Carolina
3.5%(p) in Apr 2024
North Dakota
2.0%(p) in Apr 2024
Ohio
4.0%(p) in Apr 2024
Oklahoma
3.5%(p) in Apr 2024
Oregon
4.2%(p) in Apr 2024
Pennsylvania
3.4%(p) in Apr 2024
Puerto Rico
5.8% in Apr 2024
Rhode Island
4.1%(p) in Apr 2024
South Carolina
3.2%(p) in Apr 2024
South Dakota
2.0%(p) in Apr 2024
Tennessee
3.1%(p) in Apr 2024
Texas
4.0%(p) in Apr 2024
Utah
2.8%(p) in Apr 2024
Vermont
2.1%(p) in Apr 2024
Virginia
2.8%(p) in Apr 2024
Washington
4.8%(p) in Apr 2024
West Virginia
4.3%(p) in Apr 2024
Wisconsin
2.9%(p) in Apr 2024
Wyoming
2.8%(p) in Apr 2024
Historical Data
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//LAUS QCT ZUNI3 08282024// Jobless rates down in 37 states; payroll jobs up in 10 states
08/28/2024
//LAUS QCT ZUNI3 08282024// In March, unemployment rates were lower in 37 states
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//METRO Resilio Test 06262024// June jobless rates up over the year in 305 of 389 metro...
06/26/2024
//METRO Resilio Test 06262024// Jobless rates were higher in June than a year earlier in 305 of the 389 metropolitan areas,
lower in 56, and unchanged in 28. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 49
metropolitan areas, decreased in 2, and was essentially unchanged in 338.
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Next Release
The State Employment and Unemployment data for July 2023 are scheduled
to be released on July 25, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for June 2024 are scheduled to be released on June 28, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for June 2024 are scheduled to be released on June 28, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
Publications
The Economics Daily
Unemployment rate 1.5 percent in Ames, Iowa, and Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina
In September 2019, Ames, Iowa, and Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina, had the lowest unemployment rates among U.S. metropolitan areas, 1.5 percent each. Four other metropolitan areas in South Carolina and one other area in Iowa had unemployment rates below 2.0 percent. read more »
