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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
2.9%(p) in Sep 2024
Alaska
4.6%(p) in Sep 2024
Arizona
3.5%(p) in Sep 2024
Arkansas
3.3%(p) in Sep 2024
California
5.3%(p) in Sep 2024
Colorado
4.0%(p) in Sep 2024
Connecticut
3.2%(p) in Sep 2024
Delaware
4.2%(p) in Sep 2024
D.C.
5.7%(p) in Sep 2024
Florida
3.3%(p) in Sep 2024
Georgia
3.6%(p) in Sep 2024
Hawaii
2.9%(p) in Sep 2024
Idaho
3.6%(p) in Sep 2024
Illinois
5.3%(p) in Sep 2024
Indiana
4.3%(p) in Sep 2024
Iowa
2.9%(p) in Sep 2024
Kansas
3.3%(p) in Sep 2024
Kentucky
4.9%(p) in Sep 2024
Louisiana
3.9%(p) in Sep 2024
Maine
2.8%(p) in Sep 2024
Maryland
2.9%(p) in Sep 2024
Massachusetts
3.8%(p) in Sep 2024
Michigan
4.5%(p) in Sep 2024
Minnesota
3.4%(p) in Sep 2024
Mississippi
2.8%(p) in Sep 2024
Missouri
3.9%(p) in Sep 2024
Montana
3.3%(p) in Sep 2024
Nebraska
2.7%(p) in Sep 2024
Nevada
5.6%(p) in Sep 2024
New Hampshire
2.5%(p) in Sep 2024
New Jersey
4.7%(p) in Sep 2024
New Mexico
4.2%(p) in Sep 2024
New York
4.4%(p) in Sep 2024
North Carolina
3.8%(p) in Sep 2024
North Dakota
2.3%(p) in Sep 2024
Ohio
4.5%(p) in Sep 2024
Oklahoma
3.4%(p) in Sep 2024
Oregon
4.0%(p) in Sep 2024
Pennsylvania
3.4%(p) in Sep 2024
Puerto Rico
5.5% in Sep 2024
Rhode Island
4.6%(p) in Sep 2024
South Carolina
4.5%(p) in Sep 2024
South Dakota
2.0%(p) in Sep 2024
Tennessee
3.2%(p) in Sep 2024
Texas
4.1%(p) in Sep 2024
Utah
3.5%(p) in Sep 2024
Vermont
2.2%(p) in Sep 2024
Virginia
2.9%(p) in Sep 2024
Washington
4.8%(p) in Sep 2024
West Virginia
4.2%(p) in Sep 2024
Wisconsin
2.9%(p) in Sep 2024
Wyoming
3.1%(p) in Sep 2024
Historical Data
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//LAUS Resilio Test 11/18/2024// December jobless rates down in 42 states; payroll jobs...
11/18/2024
//LAUS Resilio Test 11/18/2024// In December, unemployment rates were lower in 42 states and the District of Columbia
and stable in 8 states. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 17 states and was essentially unchanged in 33 states and the District.
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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
//LAUS Resilio Test 11/18/2024// The State Employment and Unemployment data for January 2022 are scheduled
to be released on March 14, 2022, 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 »
