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    
 
 
    Jul 2026
Persons
Name Jul 2026 Jun 2026 Jul 2025
Northeast
28,723,540 28,615,366 28,595,179
New England
7,882,302 7,856,830 8,058,567
Middle Atlantic
20,841,238 20,758,536 20,536,612
Midwest
34,212,105 34,230,042 34,588,803
East North Central
22,992,699 23,003,357 23,280,923
West North Central
11,219,406 11,226,685 11,307,880
South
61,897,221 61,946,101 62,149,762
South Atlantic
32,483,090 32,568,162 32,660,684
East South Central
8,890,124 8,874,664 8,967,789
West South Central
20,524,007 20,503,275 20,521,289
West
37,967,360 37,930,505 38,555,347
Mountain
12,656,390 12,588,157 12,867,537
Pacific
25,310,970 25,342,348 25,687,810
   

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