Federal Reserve Economic Data

Employed Persons

Census Regions and Divisions, Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted


The Local Area Unemployment Statistics release include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for different geographies. These data are based on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. For more details, see the frequently asked questions here: https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm.


   

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    Jan 1976    
 
 
    May 2025
Persons
Name May 2025 Apr 2025 May 2024
Northeast
28,347,962 28,460,786 28,390,978
New England
7,974,794 7,970,658 7,942,998
Middle Atlantic
20,373,168 20,490,128 20,447,980
Midwest
34,349,306 34,449,424 34,292,052
East North Central
23,123,532 23,199,354 23,143,095
West North Central
11,225,774 11,250,070 11,148,957
South
62,076,798 62,437,850 61,779,572
South Atlantic
32,630,776 32,775,276 32,795,814
East South Central
8,958,125 9,000,392 8,805,362
West South Central
20,487,897 20,662,182 20,178,396
West
38,626,816 38,720,626 38,406,895
Mountain
12,871,809 12,908,368 12,809,159
Pacific
25,755,007 25,812,258 25,597,736
   

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