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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
2.5%(p) in Feb 2023
Alaska
3.8%(p) in Feb 2023
Arizona
3.7%(p) in Feb 2023
Arkansas
3.2%(p) in Feb 2023
California
4.3%(p) in Feb 2023
Colorado
2.9%(p) in Feb 2023
Connecticut
4.0%(p) in Feb 2023
Delaware
4.6%(p) in Feb 2023
D.C.
4.7%(p) in Feb 2023
Florida
2.6%(p) in Feb 2023
Georgia
3.1%(p) in Feb 2023
Hawaii
3.6%(p) in Feb 2023
Idaho
2.6%(p) in Feb 2023
Illinois
4.5%(p) in Feb 2023
Indiana
3.1%(p) in Feb 2023
Iowa
2.9%(p) in Feb 2023
Kansas
2.9%(p) in Feb 2023
Kentucky
3.9%(p) in Feb 2023
Louisiana
3.6%(p) in Feb 2023
Maine
2.8%(p) in Feb 2023
Maryland
2.9%(p) in Feb 2023
Massachusetts
3.7%(p) in Feb 2023
Michigan
4.3%(p) in Feb 2023
Minnesota
3.0%(p) in Feb 2023
Mississippi
3.7%(p) in Feb 2023
Missouri
2.6%(p) in Feb 2023
Montana
2.4%(p) in Feb 2023
Nebraska
2.3%(p) in Feb 2023
Nevada
5.5%(p) in Feb 2023
New Hampshire
2.7%(p) in Feb 2023
New Jersey
3.5%(p) in Feb 2023
New Mexico
3.6%(p) in Feb 2023
New York
4.2%(p) in Feb 2023
North Carolina
3.6%(p) in Feb 2023
North Dakota
2.1%(p) in Feb 2023
Ohio
3.9%(p) in Feb 2023
Oklahoma
3.0%(p) in Feb 2023
Oregon
4.7%(p) in Feb 2023
Pennsylvania
4.4%(p) in Feb 2023
Puerto Rico
6.0% in Feb 2023
Rhode Island
3.1%(p) in Feb 2023
South Carolina
3.2%(p) in Feb 2023
South Dakota
2.1%(p) in Feb 2023
Tennessee
3.5%(p) in Feb 2023
Texas
4.0%(p) in Feb 2023
Utah
2.4%(p) in Feb 2023
Vermont
2.8%(p) in Feb 2023
Virginia
3.2%(p) in Feb 2023
Washington
4.6%(p) in Feb 2023
West Virginia
3.7%(p) in Feb 2023
Wisconsin
2.7%(p) in Feb 2023
Wyoming
3.8%(p) in Feb 2023
Historical Data
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February jobless rates down in 9 states, up in 3; payroll jobs up in 6 states
03/24/2023
In February, unemployment rates were lower in 9 states, higher in 3 states and
the District of Columbia, and stable in 38 states. Nonfarm payroll employment
increased in 6 states and was essentially unchanged in 44 states and the District.
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January jobless rates down over the year in 297 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 135
03/17/2023
Jobless rates were lower in January than a year earlier in 297 of the 389
metropolitan areas, higher in 73, and unchanged in 19. Nonfarm payroll
employment increased over the year in 135 metropolitan areas and was
essentially unchanged in 254.
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Jobless rates down in 49 states in 2022; employment-population ratios up in 36 states
03/01/2023
Annual average unemployment rates decreased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in 2022,
while the rate was little changed in 1 state. Employment-population ratios increased in 36 states
and the District and were little changed in 14 states.
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Next Release
The State Employment and Unemployment data for March 2023 are scheduled
to be released on April 21, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for February 2023 are scheduled to be released on April 5, 2023, 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 February 2023 are scheduled to be released on April 5, 2023, 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.
Publications
The Economics Daily
Madison, Wisconsin, had the lowest unemployment rate in December 2022
Unemployment rates were lower in December 2022 than a year earlier in 244 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 115 areas, and unchanged in 30 areas. A total of 172 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 2 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. read more »
