Not in Labor Force

Not in Labor Force: Discouraged Workers

	Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average
Name	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2024
Alabama	7,000	5,200	3,000
Alaska	1,600	1,800	1,800
Arizona	8,400	6,100	8,000
Arkansas	3,800	3,500	4,000
California	74,200	67,600	53,700
Colorado	7,100	7,100	3,000
Connecticut	1,800	3,000	2,700
Delaware	600	700	1,000
District of Columbia	800	1,000	800
Florida	49,700	49,500	35,700
Georgia	16,900	18,000	19,800
Hawaii	1,200	800	900
Idaho	2,100	2,000	1,400
Illinois	19,900	20,900	18,500
Indiana	6,500	7,700	10,100
Iowa	3,400	3,200	3,100
Kansas	1,200	1,700	2,500
Kentucky	7,500	7,300	4,600
Louisiana	8,300	7,500	5,700
Maine	1,200	1,100	900
Maryland	8,300	9,200	7,400
Massachusetts	6,300	5,400	9,600
Michigan	20,800	20,900	11,900
Minnesota	3,600	2,500	4,600
Mississippi	5,900	4,200	3,300
Missouri	5,400	4,100	6,700
Montana	1,000	800	1,200
Nebraska	1,800	900	800
Nevada	6,200	8,300	5,800
New Hampshire	1,400	900	600
New Jersey	14,500	12,600	12,900
New Mexico	2,300	1,700	1,400
New York	37,800	34,900	26,800
North Carolina	10,200	11,800	13,400
North Dakota	400	400	500
Ohio	13,600	13,100	8,100
Oklahoma	2,800	3,200	2,800
Oregon	6,900	7,200	4,900
Pennsylvania	15,300	10,700	9,200
Rhode Island	2,200	2,400	1,200
South Carolina	7,100	6,100	6,200
South Dakota	800	600	400
Tennessee	12,900	15,900	12,000
Texas	43,700	40,500	38,300
Utah	3,200	2,400	3,100
Vermont	400	300	500
Virginia	9,200	7,700	5,600
Washington	8,300	8,100	12,600
West Virginia	1,600	1,800	2,700
Wisconsin	3,200	4,100	6,000
Wyoming	500	400	300