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Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted

LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
November December Number Percent of labor force
2020 2021 2020 2021(p) November December November December
2020 2021 2020 2021(p) 2020 2021 2020 2021(p)

Alabama

 2,260,941 2,251,091 2,240,352 2,238,778 86,643 66,934 78,752 62,312 3.8 3.0 3.5 2.8

Alaska

 351,025 352,259 350,219 351,565 21,998 19,543 23,032 18,916 6.3 5.5 6.6 5.4

Arizona

 3,575,128 3,672,206 3,566,534 3,657,606 229,103 117,309 239,544 101,842 6.4 3.2 6.7 2.8

Arkansas

 1,327,638 1,353,114 1,366,653 1,352,420 63,285 29,608 64,314 32,636 4.8 2.2 4.7 2.4

California

 18,667,576 19,174,527 18,660,835 19,065,788 1,544,099 1,036,255 1,702,248 960,384 8.3 5.4 9.1 5.0

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 4,931,365 5,079,309 4,867,991 5,018,502 588,980 358,478 597,356 313,091 11.9 7.1 12.3 6.2

Colorado

 3,173,505 3,217,519 3,172,790 3,227,853 212,590 142,433 219,804 133,413 6.7 4.4 6.9 4.1

Connecticut

 1,846,074 1,850,252 1,831,338 1,832,459 138,843 88,174 140,974 81,426 7.5 4.8 7.7 4.4

Delaware

 481,657 490,315 482,293 491,967 24,756 19,500 27,797 20,705 5.1 4.0 5.8 4.2

District of Columbia

 409,289 414,940 413,158 411,358 34,273 21,463 36,459 21,072 8.4 5.2 8.8 5.1

Florida

 9,999,225 10,644,641 9,968,835 10,622,172 499,570 384,837 419,587 339,436 5.0 3.6 4.2 3.2

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

 1,298,144 1,349,949 1,301,119 1,317,306 106,956 47,276 103,260 17,827 8.2 3.5 7.9 1.4

Georgia

 5,138,700 5,191,214 5,139,816 5,207,912 273,400 112,610 289,866 123,858 5.3 2.2 5.6 2.4

Hawaii

 658,233 649,967 648,758 649,265 68,363 34,915 60,478 32,060 10.4 5.4 9.3 4.9

Idaho

 902,015 909,318 899,652 907,663 37,371 17,659 36,070 16,874 4.1 1.9 4.0 1.9

Illinois

 6,169,598 6,333,414 6,105,476 6,320,577 465,928 286,687 479,837 274,077 7.6 4.5 7.9 4.3

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

 3,583,239 3,710,961 3,541,085 3,760,353 317,887 177,824 308,282 169,972 8.9 4.8 8.7 4.5

Indiana

 3,342,762 3,313,444 3,321,235 3,277,064 161,074 70,290 146,233 43,014 4.8 2.1 4.4 1.3

Iowa

 1,633,755 1,666,277 1,622,138 1,660,698 59,741 44,028 66,280 48,988 3.7 2.6 4.1 2.9

Kansas

 1,515,460 1,496,148 1,508,734 1,487,429 63,285 38,400 62,911 33,233 4.2 2.6 4.2 2.2

Kentucky

 1,993,966 2,014,555 1,983,657 2,014,005 100,828 61,406 107,709 67,723 5.1 3.0 5.4 3.4

Louisiana

 2,098,192 2,068,808 2,083,161 2,057,188 153,575 83,797 151,178 77,111 7.3 4.1 7.3 3.7

Maine

 663,691 672,067 662,097 665,686 30,957 29,235 34,564 26,775 4.7 4.4 5.2 4.0

Maryland

 3,120,857 3,129,583 3,105,593 3,120,513 206,589 143,867 206,860 124,871 6.6 4.6 6.7 4.0

Massachusetts

 3,699,806 3,745,089 3,694,508 3,692,403 283,487 172,324 271,380 129,004 7.7 4.6 7.3 3.5

Michigan

 4,862,903 4,767,091 4,855,603 4,772,856 359,727 198,407 400,934 210,118 7.4 4.2 8.3 4.4

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

 2,129,060 2,096,446 2,135,505 2,107,229 201,243 79,273 219,701 90,701 9.5 3.8 10.3 4.3

Minnesota

 3,053,209 3,027,052 3,036,842 3,030,129 131,727 66,467 148,543 82,906 4.3 2.2 4.9 2.7

Mississippi

 1,272,847 1,251,090 1,278,959 1,255,553 79,747 37,085 83,701 38,775 6.3 3.0 6.5 3.1

Missouri

 3,055,824 3,036,287 3,055,793 3,053,267 127,766 77,811 141,939 83,243 4.2 2.6 4.6 2.7

Montana

 532,562 542,991 524,275 541,665 22,824 10,294 23,912 10,477 4.3 1.9 4.6 1.9

Nebraska

 1,023,234 1,026,620 1,015,391 1,025,634 29,853 12,038 30,738 13,055 2.9 1.2 3.0 1.3

Nevada

 1,513,547 1,542,205 1,513,944 1,536,416 126,448 83,495 123,484 79,986 8.4 5.4 8.2 5.2

New Hampshire

 759,782 741,833 757,970 743,280 30,055 15,601 27,997 16,248 4.0 2.1 3.7 2.2

New Jersey

 4,492,693 4,428,115 4,372,811 4,451,722 433,421 231,957 316,353 218,613 9.6 5.2 7.2 4.9

New Mexico

 963,799 958,170 963,668 959,857 77,740 50,399 80,079 46,449 8.1 5.3 8.3 4.8

New York

 9,231,677 9,188,192 9,228,985 9,140,537 763,468 509,064 782,807 457,306 8.3 5.5 8.5 5.0

New York City

 3,867,981 3,948,151 3,856,031 3,918,712 451,362 315,332 447,885 309,057 11.7 8.0 11.6 7.9

North Carolina

 5,038,460 5,066,946 5,017,316 5,070,354 315,198 170,585 307,133 160,692 6.3 3.4 6.1 3.2

North Dakota

 400,126 399,379 397,541 396,900 17,049 9,994 18,974 10,987 4.3 2.5 4.8 2.8

Ohio

 5,719,557 5,682,965 5,684,962 5,679,536 278,828 195,679 300,053 190,546 4.9 3.4 5.3 3.4

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

 1,006,832 1,001,346 997,566 992,781 71,044 36,714 76,279 38,216 7.1 3.7 7.6 3.8

Oklahoma

 1,872,237 1,871,217 1,853,534 1,862,935 88,211 35,558 85,689 33,412 4.7 1.9 4.6 1.8

Oregon

 2,133,389 2,170,491 2,127,775 2,166,263 129,959 74,448 131,658 78,329 6.1 3.4 6.2 3.6

Pennsylvania

 6,303,477 6,222,776 6,255,815 6,141,644 408,218 270,172 430,100 244,515 6.5 4.3 6.9 4.0

Rhode Island

 541,086 556,597 539,265 551,653 41,554 23,032 41,962 20,611 7.7 4.1 7.8 3.7

South Carolina

 2,339,424 2,385,004 2,348,040 2,391,893 126,142 72,000 138,256 79,575 5.4 3.0 5.9 3.3

South Dakota

 454,960 470,079 467,353 467,186 15,193 10,015 16,585 11,073 3.3 2.1 3.5 2.4

Tennessee

 3,330,759 3,325,345 3,324,493 3,348,942 171,327 102,585 185,878 109,741 5.1 3.1 5.6 3.3

Texas

 14,050,100 14,429,974 14,139,874 14,398,693 973,462 654,763 948,550 612,738 6.9 4.5 6.7 4.3

Utah

 1,643,253 1,698,570 1,629,656 1,686,575 51,990 22,972 49,109 22,578 3.2 1.4 3.0 1.3

Vermont

 316,915 317,782 313,167 315,107 10,268 6,119 10,278 7,000 3.2 1.9 3.3 2.2

Virginia

 4,258,549 4,262,219 4,239,603 4,252,784 233,440 115,438 243,507 113,211 5.5 2.7 5.7 2.7

Washington

 3,857,075 3,941,030 3,830,175 3,975,042 249,679 139,929 251,637 150,810 6.5 3.6 6.6 3.8

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 1,735,724 1,728,370 1,722,800 1,762,959 105,081 54,023 103,497 58,518 6.1 3.1 6.0 3.3

West Virginia

 792,065 784,706 792,568 782,740 51,605 20,498 56,722 22,893 6.5 2.6 7.2 2.9

Wisconsin

 3,059,093 3,102,248 3,038,277 3,093,829 125,598 57,455 122,911 61,154 4.1 1.9 4.0 2.0

Wyoming

 294,827 291,339 292,809 290,223 14,238 6,976 15,512 6,852 4.8 2.4 5.3 2.4

Puerto Rico

 1,042,731 1,110,243 1,040,875 1,129,490 98,189 80,302 109,601 74,804 9.4 7.2 10.5 6.6

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
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