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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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Latest Numbers
Unemployment Rates, seasonally adjusted 
Alabama
2.7%(p) in Oct 2022
Alaska
4.5%(p) in Oct 2022
Arizona
3.9%(p) in Oct 2022
Arkansas
3.6%(p) in Oct 2022
California
4.0%(p) in Oct 2022
Colorado
3.6%(p) in Oct 2022
Connecticut
4.3%(p) in Oct 2022
Delaware
4.3%(p) in Oct 2022
D.C.
4.8%(p) in Oct 2022
Florida
2.7%(p) in Oct 2022
Georgia
2.9%(p) in Oct 2022
Hawaii
3.4%(p) in Oct 2022
Idaho
2.9%(p) in Oct 2022
Illinois
4.6%(p) in Oct 2022
Indiana
3.0%(p) in Oct 2022
Iowa
2.9%(p) in Oct 2022
Kansas
2.8%(p) in Oct 2022
Kentucky
3.9%(p) in Oct 2022
Louisiana
3.3%(p) in Oct 2022
Maine
3.6%(p) in Oct 2022
Maryland
4.5%(p) in Oct 2022
Massachusetts
3.5%(p) in Oct 2022
Michigan
4.2%(p) in Oct 2022
Minnesota
2.1%(p) in Oct 2022
Mississippi
3.8%(p) in Oct 2022
Missouri
2.6%(p) in Oct 2022
Montana
3.0%(p) in Oct 2022
Nebraska
2.4%(p) in Oct 2022
Nevada
4.6%(p) in Oct 2022
New Hampshire
2.4%(p) in Oct 2022
New Jersey
3.5%(p) in Oct 2022
New Mexico
4.3%(p) in Oct 2022
New York
4.4%(p) in Oct 2022
North Carolina
3.8%(p) in Oct 2022
North Dakota
2.3%(p) in Oct 2022
Ohio
4.2%(p) in Oct 2022
Oklahoma
3.4%(p) in Oct 2022
Oregon
4.1%(p) in Oct 2022
Pennsylvania
4.0%(p) in Oct 2022
Puerto Rico
-%(n) in Oct 2022
Rhode Island
3.4%(p) in Oct 2022
South Carolina
3.3%(p) in Oct 2022
South Dakota
2.4%(p) in Oct 2022
Tennessee
3.5%(p) in Oct 2022
Texas
4.0%(p) in Oct 2022
Utah
2.1%(p) in Oct 2022
Vermont
2.3%(p) in Oct 2022
Virginia
2.7%(p) in Oct 2022
Washington
3.8%(p) in Oct 2022
West Virginia
4.0%(p) in Oct 2022
Wisconsin
3.3%(p) in Oct 2022
Wyoming
3.5%(p) in Oct 2022
Historical Data
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News Releases
October jobless rates up in 24 states, down in 1; payroll jobs up in 7 states
11/18/2022
In October, unemployment rates were higher in 24 states, lower in 1 state, and stable
in 25 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in
7 states and was essentially unchanged in 43 states and the District.
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Sept. jobless rates down over the year in 354 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 111
11/02/2022
Jobless rates were lower in September than a year earlier in 354 of the 389 metropolitan areas,
higher in 27, and unchanged in 8. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 111
metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 278.
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Jobless rates down in 49 states in 2021; employment-population ratios up in 38 states
read more » 03/02/2022
Annual average unemployment rates decreased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in 2021,
while the rate was little changed in 1 state. Employment-population ratios increased in 38
states and the District, decreased in 1 state, and were little changed in 11 states.
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Next Release
The State Employment and Unemployment data for November 2022 are scheduled
to be released on December 16, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for October 2022 are scheduled to be released on December 1, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The State Unemployment data for 2022 are scheduled to be released on March 1, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for October 2022 are scheduled to be released on December 1, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The State Unemployment data for 2022 are scheduled to be released on March 1, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.