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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
3.2%(p) in Jun 2025
Alaska
4.7%(p) in Jun 2025
Arizona
4.1%(p) in Jun 2025
Arkansas
3.7%(p) in Jun 2025
California
5.4%(p) in Jun 2025
Colorado
4.7%(p) in Jun 2025
Connecticut
3.8%(p) in Jun 2025
Delaware
4.0%(p) in Jun 2025
D.C.
5.9%(p) in Jun 2025
Florida
3.7%(p) in Jun 2025
Georgia
3.5%(p) in Jun 2025
Hawaii
2.8%(p) in Jun 2025
Idaho
3.6%(p) in Jun 2025
Illinois
4.6%(p) in Jun 2025
Indiana
3.6%(p) in Jun 2025
Iowa
3.7%(p) in Jun 2025
Kansas
3.8%(p) in Jun 2025
Kentucky
4.9%(p) in Jun 2025
Louisiana
4.5%(p) in Jun 2025
Maine
3.3%(p) in Jun 2025
Maryland
3.3%(p) in Jun 2025
Massachusetts
4.8%(p) in Jun 2025
Michigan
5.3%(p) in Jun 2025
Minnesota
3.3%(p) in Jun 2025
Mississippi
4.0%(p) in Jun 2025
Missouri
4.0%(p) in Jun 2025
Montana
2.8%(p) in Jun 2025
Nebraska
3.0%(p) in Jun 2025
Nevada
5.4%(p) in Jun 2025
New Hampshire
3.1%(p) in Jun 2025
New Jersey
4.9%(p) in Jun 2025
New Mexico
4.2%(p) in Jun 2025
New York
4.0%(p) in Jun 2025
North Carolina
3.7%(p) in Jun 2025
North Dakota
2.5%(p) in Jun 2025
Ohio
4.9%(p) in Jun 2025
Oklahoma
3.1%(p) in Jun 2025
Oregon
4.9%(p) in Jun 2025
Pennsylvania
4.0%(p) in Jun 2025
Puerto Rico
5.5% in Jun 2025
Rhode Island
4.8%(p) in Jun 2025
South Carolina
4.1%(p) in Jun 2025
South Dakota
1.8%(p) in Jun 2025
Tennessee
3.5%(p) in Jun 2025
Texas
4.0%(p) in Jun 2025
Utah
3.2%(p) in Jun 2025
Vermont
2.6%(p) in Jun 2025
Virginia
3.5%(p) in Jun 2025
Washington
4.5%(p) in Jun 2025
West Virginia
3.7%(p) in Jun 2025
Wisconsin
3.2%(p) in Jun 2025
Wyoming
3.3%(p) in Jun 2025
Historical Data
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//LAUS RED Hat Test 8/13/2025// December jobless rates down in 42 states; payroll jobs...
08/13/2025
//LAUS Red Hat Test 8/13/2025// In December, unemployment rates were lower in 42 states and the District of Columbia
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//METRO Charts Test 7/25/2025// December jobless rates up over the year in 266 of 389...
07/25/2025
//METRO Charts Test via ZUNI3 7/25/2025// Jobless rates were higher in December than a year earlier in 266 of the
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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 »
