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Category: Economics and Employment
Date: 19 December 2019 In this article we focus on the labor force and unemployment rate for the month of October 2019 as obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). California is by far the biggest state in terms of its labor force while Wyoming had the smallest labor force.
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Labor force for the various states as at October 2019
The summary below shows the size of the labor force per state as at October 2019 and as obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is sorted from largest to smallest in terms of civilian labor force.
So the state of California is by far the biggest in terms of civilian labor force, with it having a labor force of 19.6 million people. The second biggest state in terms of labor force was Texas with a labor force of 14.2 million people. The smallest state in terms of total labor force was Wyoming with a workforce of just over 293 000 people. The labor force of California is 66.8 times the size of the labor force of Wyoming
- California: 19 587 530
- Texas: 14 189 091
- Florida: 10 565 454
- New York: 9 582 441
- Pennsylvania: 6 571 225
- Illinois: 6 483 880
- Ohio: 5 828 745
- North Carolina: 5 153 112
- Georgia: 5 132 691
- Michigan: 4 941 096
- New Jersey: 4 557 982
- Virginia: 4 444 906
- Washington: 3 960 349
- Massachusetts: 3 840 588
- Arizona: 3 600 272
- Indiana: 3 378 649
- Maryland: 3 299 699
- Colorado: 3 178 070
- Missouri : 3 141 572
- Minnesota: 3 138 214
- Wisconsin: 3 110 345
- South Carolina: 2 379 312
- Alabama: 2 268 807
- Oregon: 2 118 914
- Louisiana: 2 102 691
- Kentucky: 2 074 620
- Connecticut: 1 929 656
- Oklahoma : 1 856 561
- Iowa: 1 773 729
- Utah: 1 620 643
- Nevada: 1 566 286
- Kansas: 1 502 615
- Arkansas: 1 371 506
- Mississippi: 1 283 542
- Nebraska: 1 046 966
- New Mexico: 968 393
- West Virginia: 810 421
- New Hampshire: 774 289
- Maine: 692 392
- Hawaii: 663 485
- Rhode Island: 558 187
- Montana: 534 345
- Delaware: 490 070
- South Dakota: 470 748
- District of Columbia: 408 359
- North Dakota: 404 046
- Alaska: 344 086
- Vermont: 339 367
- Wyoming: 293 213
So the state of California is by far the biggest in terms of civilian labor force, with it having a labor force of 19.6 million people. The second biggest state in terms of labor force was Texas with a labor force of 14.2 million people. The smallest state in terms of total labor force was Wyoming with a workforce of just over 293 000 people. The labor force of California is 66.8 times the size of the labor force of Wyoming
The summary below shows the unemployment rate per state in the USA as at October 2019 sorted from the state with the highest unemployment rate to the state that has the lowest unemployment rate
So the state of Alaska has the highest unemployment rate of 5.5% while the state of Vermont has the lowest unemployment rate with just 1.6% of the labor force being unemployed. The state of California (which has the largest labor force) has an unemployment rate of 3.7% which is higher than the national USA average unemployment rate of 3.6% for the month of October 2019.
- Alaska: 5.6
- District of Columbia: 5.3
- Mississippi: 5.2
- Louisiana: 4.7
- New Mexico: 4.5
- West Virginia: 4.5
- Arizona: 4.3
- Pennsylvania: 4.3
- Washington: 4.1
- New York: 3.9
- Ohio: 3.9
- Delaware: 3.8
- California: 3.7
- Kentucky: 3.7
- Nevada: 3.7
- Illinois: 3.6
- North Carolina: 3.6
- Connecticut: 3.5
- Michigan: 3.5
- Oregon: 3.5
- New Jersey: 3.3
- Oklahoma: 3.3
- Texas: 3.3
- Wyoming: 3.3
- Arkansas: 3.2
- Maryland: 3.2
- Montana: 3.1
- Georgia:3
- Indiana: 3
- Nebraska: 3
- Florida: 2.9
- Rhode Island: 2.9
- Kansas: 2.8
- South Dakota: 2.8
- Wisconsin: 2.8
- Hawaii: 2.6
- Massachusetts: 2.5
- Minnesota: 2.5
- Missouri: 2.5
- Alabama: 2.4
- Colorado: 2.4
- Maine: 2.4
- Virginia: 2.4
- New Hampshire: 2.3
- Iowa: 2.1
- South Carolina: 2.1
- Utah: 1.8
- North Dakota: 1.7
- Vermont: 1.6
So the state of Alaska has the highest unemployment rate of 5.5% while the state of Vermont has the lowest unemployment rate with just 1.6% of the labor force being unemployed. The state of California (which has the largest labor force) has an unemployment rate of 3.7% which is higher than the national USA average unemployment rate of 3.6% for the month of October 2019.
In October 2019, 15 states had unemployment rates higher than the USA national average unemployment rate, 2 states had an unemployment rate equal to the USA national average and 32 states in the USA had unemployment rates lower than the USA national average
The summary below as obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) discusses the unemployment rate at state and metropolitan level in more detail.
Unemployment rates were lower in October than a year earlier in 240 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 121 areas, and unchanged in 28 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 153 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 2 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 49 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in the remaining 340 areas. The national unemployment rate in October was 3.3 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 3.5 percent a year earlier.
In October, Ames, IA, and Burlington-South Burlington, VT, had the lowest unemployment rates, 1.3 percent each. El Centro, CA, and Yuma, AZ, had the highest unemployment rates, 21.2 percent and 16.1 percent, respectively. A total of 188 areas had October jobless rates below the U.S. rate of 3.3 percent, 182 areas had rates above it, and 19 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. (See table 1.) Yuma, AZ, had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in October (-2.4 percentage points).
Thirty-three other areas had rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point. The largest over-the-year rate increase occurred in Grand Island, NE (+1.8 percentage points). Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, Salt Lake City, UT, had the lowest unemployment rate in October, 1.9 percent. New Orleans-Metairie, LA, had the highest jobless rate among the large areas, 4.4 percent. Thirty-nine large areas had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, eight had increases, and four had no change. The largest rate decreases occurred in Cleveland-Elyria, OH (-1.3 percentage points), and Birmingham-Hoover, AL (-1.2 points).
The largest jobless rate increase was in Pittsburgh, PA (+0.6 percentage point). Metropolitan Division Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Eleven of the most populous metropolitan areas are made up of 38 metropolitan divisions, which are essentially separately identifiable employment centers. In October, San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA, had the lowest unemployment rate among the divisions, 1.9 percent. Philadelphia, PA, had the highest division rate, 5.2 percent. (See table 2.) In October, 29 metropolitan divisions had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, 8 had increases, and 1 had no change. The largest rate declines occurred in Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI, and Elgin, IL (-0.9 percentage point each). The largest over-the-year jobless rate increase occurred in Philadelphia, PA (+0.5 percentage point). Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) In October, 49 metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment and 340 were essentially unchanged. The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (+98,700), New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (+84,600), and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (+80,700). The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC (+5.2 percent); Reno, NV, and Wilmington, NC (+4.7 percent each); and Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL, and Ogden-Clearfield, UT (+4.3 percent each). (See table 3.) Over the year, nonfarm employment rose in 32 of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, while employment was essentially unchanged in 19 areas.
The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment in these large metropolitan areas occurred in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, and San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (+3.4 percent each), Raleigh, NC (+3.3 percent), and Jacksonville, FL (+3.2 percent). Metropolitan Division Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) In October, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 9 of the 38 metropolitan divisions over the year and was essentially unchanged in 29 divisions. The largest over-the-year increase in employment among the metropolitan divisions occurred in Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX (+87,300), followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA (+61,700), and New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ (+57,700). (See table 4.) The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment occurred in Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, and San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA (+3.3 percent each), Seattle- Bellevue-Everett, WA (+3.1 percent), and Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA (+2.1 percent).
Unemployment rates were lower in October than a year earlier in 240 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 121 areas, and unchanged in 28 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 153 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 2 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 49 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in the remaining 340 areas. The national unemployment rate in October was 3.3 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 3.5 percent a year earlier.
In October, Ames, IA, and Burlington-South Burlington, VT, had the lowest unemployment rates, 1.3 percent each. El Centro, CA, and Yuma, AZ, had the highest unemployment rates, 21.2 percent and 16.1 percent, respectively. A total of 188 areas had October jobless rates below the U.S. rate of 3.3 percent, 182 areas had rates above it, and 19 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. (See table 1.) Yuma, AZ, had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in October (-2.4 percentage points).
Thirty-three other areas had rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point. The largest over-the-year rate increase occurred in Grand Island, NE (+1.8 percentage points). Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, Salt Lake City, UT, had the lowest unemployment rate in October, 1.9 percent. New Orleans-Metairie, LA, had the highest jobless rate among the large areas, 4.4 percent. Thirty-nine large areas had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, eight had increases, and four had no change. The largest rate decreases occurred in Cleveland-Elyria, OH (-1.3 percentage points), and Birmingham-Hoover, AL (-1.2 points).
The largest jobless rate increase was in Pittsburgh, PA (+0.6 percentage point). Metropolitan Division Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Eleven of the most populous metropolitan areas are made up of 38 metropolitan divisions, which are essentially separately identifiable employment centers. In October, San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA, had the lowest unemployment rate among the divisions, 1.9 percent. Philadelphia, PA, had the highest division rate, 5.2 percent. (See table 2.) In October, 29 metropolitan divisions had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, 8 had increases, and 1 had no change. The largest rate declines occurred in Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI, and Elgin, IL (-0.9 percentage point each). The largest over-the-year jobless rate increase occurred in Philadelphia, PA (+0.5 percentage point). Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) In October, 49 metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment and 340 were essentially unchanged. The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (+98,700), New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (+84,600), and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (+80,700). The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC (+5.2 percent); Reno, NV, and Wilmington, NC (+4.7 percent each); and Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL, and Ogden-Clearfield, UT (+4.3 percent each). (See table 3.) Over the year, nonfarm employment rose in 32 of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, while employment was essentially unchanged in 19 areas.
The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment in these large metropolitan areas occurred in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, and San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (+3.4 percent each), Raleigh, NC (+3.3 percent), and Jacksonville, FL (+3.2 percent). Metropolitan Division Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) In October, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 9 of the 38 metropolitan divisions over the year and was essentially unchanged in 29 divisions. The largest over-the-year increase in employment among the metropolitan divisions occurred in Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX (+87,300), followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA (+61,700), and New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ (+57,700). (See table 4.) The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment occurred in Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, and San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA (+3.3 percent each), Seattle- Bellevue-Everett, WA (+3.1 percent), and Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA (+2.1 percent).