Unemployment Overview
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the national unemployment rate for December 2023 was 3.7%. Explore the unemployment data further and see alternative national measures of unemployment and the unemployment rate for particular geographies below.
Nationwide Measures of Unemployment
- National Unemployment Rate •
- Unemployment by Demographic Groups •
- Alternative Measures of Unemployment •
- Unemployment Duration
Unemployment by State
Compare state unemployment data in a table.
- Alabama •
- Alaska •
- Arizona •
- Arkansas •
- California •
- Colorado •
- Connecticut •
- Delaware •
- District of Columbia •
- Florida •
- Georgia •
- Hawaii •
- Idaho •
- Illinois •
- Indiana •
- Iowa •
- Kansas •
- Kentucky •
- Louisiana •
- Maine •
- Maryland •
- Massachusetts •
- Michigan •
- Minnesota •
- Mississippi •
- Missouri •
- Montana •
- Nebraska •
- Nevada •
- New Hampshire •
- New Jersey •
- New Mexico •
- New York •
- North Carolina •
- North Dakota •
- Ohio •
- Oklahoma •
- Oregon •
- Pennsylvania •
- Rhode Island •
- South Carolina •
- South Dakota •
- Tennessee •
- Texas •
- Utah •
- Vermont •
- Virginia •
- Washington •
- West Virginia •
- Wisconsin •
- Wyoming
Unemployment by City/Metro
Compare metropolitan unemployment data in a table.
- Abilene, TX •
- Akron, OH •
- Albany, GA •
- Albany, NY •
- Albany, OR •
- Albuquerque, NM •
- Alexandria, LA •
- Allentown, PA •
- Altoona, PA •
- Amarillo, TX •
- Ames, IA •
- Anchorage, AK •
- Ann Arbor, MI •
- Anniston, AL •
- Appleton, WI •
- Asheville, NC •
- Athens, GA •
- Atlanta, GA •
- Atlantic City, NJ •
- Auburn, AL •
- Augusta, GA •
- Austin, TX •
- Bakersfield, CA •
- Baltimore, MD •
- Bangor, ME •
- Barnstable Town, MA •
- Baton Rouge, LA •
- Battle Creek, MI •
- Bay City, MI •
- Beaumont, TX •
- Beckley, WV •
- Bellingham, WA •
- Bend, OR •
- Billings, MT •
- Binghamton, NY •
- Birmingham, AL •
- Bismarck, ND •
- Blacksburg, VA •
- Bloomington, IL •
- Bloomington, IN •
- Bloomsburg, PA •
- Boise City, ID •
- Boston, MA •
- Boulder, CO •
- Bowling Green, KY •
- Bremerton, WA •
- Bridgeport, CT •
- Brownsville, TX •
- Brunswick, GA •
- Buffalo, NY •
- Burlington, NC •
- Burlington, VT •
- California, MD •
- Canton, OH •
- Cape Coral, FL •
- Cape Girardeau, MO •
- Carbondale, IL •
- Carson City, NV •
- Casper, WY •
- Cedar Rapids, IA •
- Chambersburg, PA •
- Champaign, IL •
- Charleston, SC •
- Charleston, WV •
- Charlotte, NC •
- Charlottesville, VA •
- Chattanooga, TN •
- Cheyenne, WY •
- Chicago, IL •
- Chico, CA •
- Cincinnati, OH •
- Clarksville, TN •
- Cleveland, OH •
- Cleveland, TN •
- Coeur dAlene, ID •
- College Station, TX •
- Colorado Springs, CO •
- Columbia, MO •
- Columbia, SC •
- Columbus, GA •
- Columbus, IN •
- Columbus, OH •
- Corpus Christi, TX •
- Corvallis, OR •
- Crestview, FL •
- Cumberland, MD •
- Dallas, TX •
- Dalton, GA •
- Danbury, CT •
- Danville, IL •
- Daphne, AL •
- Davenport, IA •
- Dayton, OH •
- Decatur, AL •
- Decatur, IL •
- Deltona, FL •
- Denver, CO •
- Des Moines, IA •
- Detroit, MI •
- Dothan, AL •
- Dover, DE •
- Dover, NH •
- Dubuque, IA •
- Duluth, MN •
- Durham, NC •
- East Stroudsburg, PA •
- Eau Claire, WI •
- El Centro, CA •
- El Paso, TX •
- Elizabethtown, KY •
- Elkhart, IN •
- Elmira, NY •
- Erie, PA •
- Eugene, OR •
- Evansville, IN •
- Fairbanks, AK •
- Fargo, ND •
- Farmington, NM •
- Fayetteville, AR •
- Fayetteville, NC •
- Flagstaff, AZ •
- Flint, MI •
- Florence, AL •
- Florence, SC •
- Fond du Lac, WI •
- Fort Collins, CO •
- Fort Smith, AR •
- Fort Wayne, IN •
- Fresno, CA •
- Gadsden, AL •
- Gainesville, FL •
- Gainesville, GA •
- Gettysburg, PA •
- Glens Falls, NY •
- Goldsboro, NC •
- Grand Forks, ND •
- Grand Island, NE •
- Grand Junction, CO •
- Grand Rapids, MI •
- Grants Pass, OR •
- Great Falls, MT •
- Greeley, CO •
- Green Bay, WI •
- Greensboro, NC •
- Greenville, NC •
- Greenville, SC •
- Gulfport, MS •
- Hagerstown, MD •
- Hammond, LA •
- Hanford, CA •
- Harrisburg, PA •
- Harrisonburg, VA •
- Hartford, CT •
- Hattiesburg, MS •
- Hickory, NC •
- Hilton Head Island, SC •
- Hinesville, GA •
- Homosassa Springs, FL •
- Hot Springs, AR •
- Houma, LA •
- Houston, TX •
- Huntington, WV •
- Huntsville, AL •
- Idaho Falls, ID •
- Indianapolis, IN •
- Iowa City, IA •
- Ithaca, NY •
- Jackson, MI •
- Jackson, MS •
- Jackson, TN •
- Jacksonville, FL •
- Jacksonville, NC •
- Janesville, WI •
- Jefferson City, MO •
- Johnson City, TN •
- Johnstown, PA •
- Jonesboro, AR •
- Joplin, MO •
- Kahului, HI •
- Kalamazoo, MI •
- Kankakee, IL •
- Kansas City, MO •
- Kennewick, WA •
- Killeen, TX •
- Kingsport, TN •
- Kingston, NY •
- Knoxville, TN •
- Kokomo, IN •
- La Crosse, WI •
- Lafayette, IN •
- Lafayette, LA •
- Lake Charles, LA •
- Lake Havasu City, AZ •
- Lakeland, FL •
- Lancaster, PA •
- Lansing, MI •
- Laredo, TX •
- Las Cruces, NM •
- Las Vegas, NV •
- Lawrence, KS •
- Lawton, OK •
- Lebanon, PA •
- Leominster, MA •
- Lewiston, ID •
- Lewiston, ME •
- Lexington, KY •
- Lima, OH •
- Lincoln, NE •
- Little Rock, AR •
- Logan, UT •
- Longview, TX •
- Longview, WA •
- Los Angeles, CA •
- Louisville, KY •
- Lubbock, TX •
- Lynchburg, VA •
- Macon, GA •
- Madera, CA •
- Madison, WI •
- Manchester, NH •
- Manhattan, KS •
- Mankato, MN •
- Mansfield, OH •
- McAllen, TX •
- Medford, OR •
- Memphis, TN •
- Merced, CA •
- Miami, FL •
- Michigan City, IN •
- Midland, MI •
- Midland, TX •
- Milwaukee, WI •
- Minneapolis, MN •
- Missoula, MT •
- Mobile, AL •
- Modesto, CA •
- Monroe, LA •
- Monroe, MI •
- Montgomery, AL •
- Morgantown, WV •
- Morristown, TN •
- Mount Vernon, WA •
- Muncie, IN •
- Muskegon, MI •
- Myrtle Beach, SC •
- Napa, CA •
- Naples, FL •
- Nashville, TN •
- New Bedford, MA •
- New Bern, NC •
- New Haven, CT •
- New Orleans, LA •
- New York, NY •
- Niles, MI •
- North Port, FL •
- Norwich, CT •
- Ocala, FL •
- Ocean City, NJ •
- Odessa, TX •
- Ogden, UT •
- Oklahoma City, OK •
- Olympia, WA •
- Omaha, NE •
- Orlando, FL •
- Oshkosh, WI •
- Owensboro, KY •
- Oxnard, CA •
- Palm Bay, FL •
- Panama City, FL •
- Parkersburg, WV •
- Pensacola, FL •
- Peoria, IL •
- Philadelphia, PA •
- Phoenix, AZ •
- Pine Bluff, AR •
- Pittsburgh, PA •
- Pittsfield, MA •
- Pocatello, ID •
- Port St Lucie, FL •
- Portland, ME •
- Portland, OR •
- Portsmouth, NH •
- Prescott, AZ •
- Providence, RI •
- Provo, UT •
- Pueblo, CO •
- Punta Gorda, FL •
- Racine, WI •
- Raleigh, NC •
- Rapid City, SD •
- Reading, PA •
- Redding, CA •
- Reno, NV •
- Richmond, VA •
- Riverside, CA •
- Roanoke, VA •
- Rochester, MN •
- Rochester, NY •
- Rockford, IL •
- Rocky Mount, NC •
- Rome, GA •
- Sacramento, CA •
- Saginaw, MI •
- Salem, OR •
- Salinas, CA •
- Salisbury, MD •
- Salt Lake City, UT •
- San Angelo, TX •
- San Antonio, TX •
- San Diego, CA •
- San Francisco, CA •
- San Jose, CA •
- San Luis Obispo, CA •
- Santa Cruz, CA •
- Santa Fe, NM •
- Santa Maria, CA •
- Santa Rosa, CA •
- Savannah, GA •
- Scranton, PA •
- Seattle, WA •
- Sebastian, FL •
- Sebring, FL •
- Sheboygan, WI •
- Sherman, TX •
- Shreveport, LA •
- Sierra Vista, AZ •
- Sioux City, IA •
- Sioux Falls, SD •
- South Bend, IN •
- Spartanburg, SC •
- Spokane, WA •
- Springfield, IL •
- Springfield, MA •
- Springfield, MO •
- Springfield, OH •
- St Cloud, MN •
- St George, UT •
- St Joseph, MO •
- St Louis, MO •
- State College, PA •
- Staunton, VA •
- Stockton, CA •
- Sumter, SC •
- Syracuse, NY •
- Tallahassee, FL •
- Tampa, FL •
- Terre Haute, IN •
- Texarkana, TX •
- The Villages, FL •
- Toledo, OH •
- Topeka, KS •
- Trenton, NJ •
- Tucson, AZ •
- Tulsa, OK •
- Tuscaloosa, AL •
- Tyler, TX •
- Urban Honolulu, HI •
- Utica, NY •
- Valdosta, GA •
- Vallejo, CA •
- Victoria, TX •
- Vineland, NJ •
- Virginia Beach, VA •
- Visalia, CA •
- Waco, TX •
- Walla Walla, WA •
- Warner Robins, GA •
- Washington, DC •
- Waterbury, CT •
- Waterloo, IA •
- Watertown, NY •
- Wausau, WI •
- Weirton, WV •
- Wenatchee, WA •
- Wheeling, WV •
- Wichita, KS •
- Wichita Falls, TX •
- Williamsport, PA •
- Wilmington, NC •
- Winchester, VA •
- Winston, NC •
- Worcester, MA •
- Yakima, WA •
- York, PA •
- Youngstown, OH •
- Yuba City, CA •
- Yuma, AZ