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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
2.1%(p) in Aug 2023
Alaska
3.9%(p) in Aug 2023
Arizona
3.8%(p) in Aug 2023
Arkansas
2.7%(p) in Aug 2023
California
4.6%(p) in Aug 2023
Colorado
3.1%(p) in Aug 2023
Connecticut
3.6%(p) in Aug 2023
Delaware
4.1%(p) in Aug 2023
D.C.
5.0%(p) in Aug 2023
Florida
2.7%(p) in Aug 2023
Georgia
3.3%(p) in Aug 2023
Hawaii
2.8%(p) in Aug 2023
Idaho
3.0%(p) in Aug 2023
Illinois
4.1%(p) in Aug 2023
Indiana
3.4%(p) in Aug 2023
Iowa
2.9%(p) in Aug 2023
Kansas
2.7%(p) in Aug 2023
Kentucky
4.0%(p) in Aug 2023
Louisiana
3.3%(p) in Aug 2023
Maine
2.5%(p) in Aug 2023
Maryland
1.7%(p) in Aug 2023
Massachusetts
2.6%(p) in Aug 2023
Michigan
3.7%(p) in Aug 2023
Minnesota
3.1%(p) in Aug 2023
Mississippi
3.2%(p) in Aug 2023
Missouri
2.8%(p) in Aug 2023
Montana
2.5%(p) in Aug 2023
Nebraska
2.0%(p) in Aug 2023
Nevada
5.4%(p) in Aug 2023
New Hampshire
1.8%(p) in Aug 2023
New Jersey
4.2%(p) in Aug 2023
New Mexico
3.7%(p) in Aug 2023
New York
3.9%(p) in Aug 2023
North Carolina
3.3%(p) in Aug 2023
North Dakota
1.9%(p) in Aug 2023
Ohio
3.4%(p) in Aug 2023
Oklahoma
2.8%(p) in Aug 2023
Oregon
3.4%(p) in Aug 2023
Pennsylvania
3.5%(p) in Aug 2023
Puerto Rico
6.2% in Aug 2023
Rhode Island
2.7%(p) in Aug 2023
South Carolina
3.0%(p) in Aug 2023
South Dakota
1.9%(p) in Aug 2023
Tennessee
3.1%(p) in Aug 2023
Texas
4.1%(p) in Aug 2023
Utah
2.5%(p) in Aug 2023
Vermont
1.8%(p) in Aug 2023
Virginia
2.5%(p) in Aug 2023
Washington
3.6%(p) in Aug 2023
West Virginia
3.6%(p) in Aug 2023
Wisconsin
2.9%(p) in Aug 2023
Wyoming
2.9%(p) in Aug 2023
Historical Data
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//LAUS QCT ZUNI3 10042023// Jobless rates down in 37 states; payroll jobs up in 10 states
10/04/2023
//LAUS QCT ZUNI3 10042023// In March, unemployment rates were lower in 37 states
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//METRO Resilio Test 10052023// September jobless rates down over the year
10/05/2023
//METRO Resilio Test 10052023// Jobless rates were lower in September than a year earlier in 386 of the 389 metropolitan areas.
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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 September 2023 are scheduled to be released on September 08, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for September 2023 are scheduled to be released on September 08, 2023, 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 »
