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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 »
California
5.2%(p) in May 2024
Connecticut
4.3%(p) in May 2024
Massachusetts
3.0%(p) in May 2024
Mississippi
2.8%(p) in May 2024
New Hampshire
2.5%(p) in May 2024
New Jersey
4.6%(p) in May 2024
New Mexico
3.8%(p) in May 2024
North Carolina
3.6%(p) in May 2024
North Dakota
2.0%(p) in May 2024
Pennsylvania
3.4%(p) in May 2024
Rhode Island
4.3%(p) in May 2024
South Carolina
3.4%(p) in May 2024
South Dakota
2.0%(p) in May 2024
Washington
4.9%(p) in May 2024
06/25/2024
In May, unemployment rates were lower in 4 states, higher in 3 states, and
stable in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment
increased in 7 states and the District and was essentially unchanged in 43
states.
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07/03/2024
Jobless rates were higher in May than a year earlier in 269 of the 389 metropolitan areas,
lower in 83, and unchanged in 37. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 44
metropolitan areas, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 344.
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03/01/2024
In 2023, annual average unemployment rates decreased in 6 states, increased in 2, and
were little changed in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population
ratios increased in 10 states and were little changed in 40 states and the District.
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