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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
2.4%(p) in Jan 2025
Alaska
3.9%(p) in Jan 2025
Arizona
3.7%(p) in Jan 2025
Arkansas
3.0%(p) in Jan 2025
California
4.5%(p) in Jan 2025
Colorado
3.0%(p) in Jan 2025
Connecticut
3.6%(p) in Jan 2025
Delaware
4.1%(p) in Jan 2025
D.C.
4.9%(p) in Jan 2025
Florida
2.8%(p) in Jan 2025
Georgia
3.2%(p) in Jan 2025
Hawaii
3.1%(p) in Jan 2025
Idaho
2.9%(p) in Jan 2025
Illinois
4.4%(p) in Jan 2025
Indiana
3.2%(p) in Jan 2025
Iowa
2.9%(p) in Jan 2025
Kansas
2.8%(p) in Jan 2025
Kentucky
4.1%(p) in Jan 2025
Louisiana
3.7%(p) in Jan 2025
Maine
2.5%(p) in Jan 2025
Maryland
2.4%(p) in Jan 2025
Massachusetts
3.5%(p) in Jan 2025
Michigan
4.0%(p) in Jan 2025
Minnesota
2.8%(p) in Jan 2025
Mississippi
3.5%(p) in Jan 2025
Missouri
2.8%(p) in Jan 2025
Montana
2.5%(p) in Jan 2025
Nebraska
2.1%(p) in Jan 2025
Nevada
5.2%(p) in Jan 2025
New Hampshire
2.0%(p) in Jan 2025
New Jersey
3.9%(p) in Jan 2025
New Mexico
3.6%(p) in Jan 2025
New York
4.1%(p) in Jan 2025
North Carolina
3.5%(p) in Jan 2025
North Dakota
2.0%(p) in Jan 2025
Ohio
3.8%(p) in Jan 2025
Oklahoma
3.1%(p) in Jan 2025
Oregon
3.8%(p) in Jan 2025
Pennsylvania
3.8%(p) in Jan 2025
Puerto Rico
6.0% in Jan 2025
Rhode Island
2.9%(p) in Jan 2025
South Carolina
3.1%(p) in Jan 2025
South Dakota
2.0%(p) in Jan 2025
Tennessee
3.4%(p) in Jan 2025
Texas
4.1%(p) in Jan 2025
Utah
2.5%(p) in Jan 2025
Vermont
2.1%(p) in Jan 2025
Virginia
3.1%(p) in Jan 2025
Washington
4.1%(p) in Jan 2025
West Virginia
3.6%(p) in Jan 2025
Wisconsin
2.7%(p) in Jan 2025
Wyoming
3.3%(p) in Jan 2025
Historical Data
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//LAUS Auto-Suppl Test via ZUNI3PO 2/24/2025// December jobless rates down in 42 states...
02/24/2025
//LAUS Auto-Suppl Test via ZUNI3PO 2/24/2025// 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 Charts Test 3/20/2025// December jobless rates up over the year in 266 of 389...
03/20/2025
//METRO Charts Test via ZUNI3PO 3/20/2025// Jobless rates were higher in December than a year earlier in 266 of the
389 metropolitan areas, lower in 95, and unchanged in 28. Nonfarm payroll
employment increased over the year in 36 metropolitan areas and was
essentially unchanged in 353.
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Next Release
The State Employment and Unemployment data for February 2025 are scheduled
to be released on February 26, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for January 2025 are scheduled to be released on March 21, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for January 2025 are scheduled to be released on March 21, 2025, 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 »
