Table 5a: Union membership and union coverage within the private sector, 11-months ending November, 2019 to 2024
By state
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Change
2024-2023 2024-2019
Coverage (%)
Alabama 7.3% 5.8% 4.9% 4.9% 5.5% 5.3% −0.2 −2.1
Alaska 8.8% 10.2% 7.6% 9.5% 7.0% 9.3% 2.3 0.5
Arizona 4.1% 3.5% 3.6% 4.3% 2.4% 2.8% 0.4 −1.3
Arkansas 5.1% 5.0% 3.6% 4.5% 4.8% 3.0% −1.8 −2.1
California 10.0% 10.5% 11.2% 10.4% 9.8% 9.3% −0.5 −0.7
Colorado 6.9% 5.3% 4.9% 5.0% 4.7% 5.1% 0.3 −1.8
Connecticut 8.2% 9.8% 8.5% 8.0% 7.8% 9.3% 1.4 1.0
Delaware 5.4% 5.0% 6.1% 4.3% 5.3% 3.2% −2.1 −2.2
District Of Columbia 6.0% 4.8% 4.9% 6.3% 5.2% 7.2% 1.9 1.2
Florida 3.8% 4.5% 3.2% 2.7% 3.5% 3.4% 0.0 −0.3
Georgia 4.1% 4.1% 3.7% 3.5% 3.5% 2.8% −0.7 −1.3
Hawaii 15.5% 14.5% 15.8% 14.6% 16.0% 15.8% −0.2 0.3
Idaho 3.9% 4.1% 3.2% 3.6% 3.6% 3.8% 0.3 0.0
Illinois 9.6% 8.9% 9.4% 8.2% 8.6% 8.6% 0.0 −1.0
Indiana 8.0% 6.6% 6.5% 6.2% 7.1% 7.8% 0.7 −0.2
Iowa 4.1% 4.8% 5.0% 5.6% 5.9% 4.9% −1.0 0.8
Kansas 6.6% 8.5% 7.7% 8.3% 7.5% 4.7% −2.8 −1.9
Kentucky 8.0% 8.8% 9.0% 7.9% 8.1% 9.8% 1.8 1.8
Louisiana 4.0% 4.7% 3.6% 2.8% 3.1% 2.9% −0.3 −1.1
Maine 6.6% 6.9% 7.2% 4.3% 5.2% 9.0% 3.8 2.4
Maryland 5.5% 7.0% 6.4% 5.9% 6.0% 6.8% 0.8 1.2
Massachusetts 7.6% 7.2% 7.3% 7.2% 7.8% 8.6% 0.8 1.0
Michigan 10.8% 12.3% 10.3% 11.3% 10.7% 11.5% 0.8 0.7
Minnesota 7.7% 8.1% 9.6% 9.4% 8.4% 9.4% 1.0 1.7
Mississippi 6.5% 6.2% 4.7% 5.8% 8.2% 6.8% −1.4 0.3
Missouri 9.2% 6.6% 7.4% 8.2% 7.9% 6.8% −1.1 −2.4
Montana 6.2% 6.4% 7.1% 5.7% 7.2% 7.1% 0.0 1.0
Nebraska 5.2% 4.9% 4.8% 5.4% 4.7% 4.0% −0.7 −1.2
Nevada 12.4% 10.6% 9.2% 8.9% 11.0% 9.5% −1.5 −2.9
New Hampshire 5.8% 5.1% 5.3% 4.4% 5.2% 5.3% 0.1 −0.6
New Jersey 9.0% 9.5% 10.1% 9.2% 10.8% 10.3% −0.5 1.4
New Mexico 3.9% 4.0% 5.2% 5.2% 4.1% 4.6% 0.4 0.6
New York 14.2% 14.1% 14.4% 13.3% 12.7% 12.3% −0.4 −1.8
North Carolina 1.7% 2.5% 2.1% 2.5% 2.4% 2.1% −0.3 0.4
North Dakota 4.2% 4.5% 3.7% 4.3% 5.2% 4.6% −0.6 0.5
Ohio 7.9% 8.1% 7.1% 8.0% 7.6% 8.8% 1.2 0.9
Oklahoma 4.2% 4.3% 3.4% 3.5% 2.9% 3.0% 0.1 −1.3
Oregon 8.1% 9.1% 9.7% 8.9% 8.1% 10.8% 2.8 2.7
Pennsylvania 7.8% 9.2% 7.7% 7.8% 8.9% 7.3% −1.6 −0.5
Rhode Island 10.5% 10.2% 10.3% 10.8% 9.3% 9.8% 0.5 −0.6
South Carolina 1.7% 2.5% 1.3% 1.3% 2.3% 2.2% −0.1 0.5
South Dakota 2.9% 3.3% 3.3% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% −0.1 −0.7
Tennessee 3.6% 3.2% 3.5% 3.4% 4.5% 3.4% −1.0 −0.1
Texas 3.4% 3.3% 2.7% 2.8% 3.3% 3.4% 0.1 −0.1
Utah 3.9% 2.8% 4.0% 5.8% 5.9% 5.6% −0.2 1.7
Vermont 5.4% 6.9% 7.0% 6.5% 8.8% 9.4% 0.6 4.0
Virginia 3.1% 2.5% 3.1% 2.6% 2.8% 3.1% 0.3 0.0
Washington 12.9% 10.9% 11.5% 11.7% 10.8% 11.4% 0.6 −1.5
West Virginia 8.5% 7.8% 6.4% 7.0% 7.3% 6.5% −0.8 −2.0
Wisconsin 5.6% 7.9% 6.6% 6.1% 6.0% 5.3% −0.7 −0.3
Wyoming 5.6% 6.1% 4.9% 3.7% 3.2% 4.5% 1.4 −1.1
Membership (%)
Alabama 6.6% 5.4% 4.2% 4.2% 4.5% 4.5% 0.0 −2.1
Alaska 7.9% 9.1% 6.9% 8.8% 6.9% 8.5% 1.6 0.6
Arizona 3.2% 2.9% 2.8% 3.8% 2.0% 2.4% 0.4 −0.8
Arkansas 4.6% 3.9% 3.4% 3.9% 4.3% 2.6% −1.7 −2.0
California 8.9% 9.6% 9.5% 9.4% 8.8% 7.9% −0.9 −1.0
Colorado 6.5% 5.0% 4.2% 4.5% 3.9% 4.7% 0.8 −1.8
Connecticut 6.9% 8.5% 7.4% 7.2% 6.8% 8.2% 1.4 1.2
Delaware 4.5% 4.5% 5.8% 3.7% 4.6% 3.1% −1.6 −1.4
District Of Columbia 5.3% 4.6% 4.5% 5.5% 4.4% 6.7% 2.3 1.4
Florida 3.0% 3.6% 2.7% 2.1% 2.6% 2.8% 0.2 −0.2
Georgia 3.4% 2.8% 3.0% 3.0% 3.1% 2.4% −0.7 −1.0
Hawaii 14.3% 13.1% 14.5% 13.5% 15.2% 15.0% −0.2 0.8
Idaho 3.0% 3.6% 3.1% 3.0% 2.9% 3.2% 0.2 0.1
Illinois 8.7% 8.2% 8.6% 7.4% 8.2% 7.9% −0.3 −0.8
Indiana 7.0% 5.8% 6.1% 5.6% 6.4% 7.1% 0.7 0.1
Iowa 3.8% 4.0% 4.4% 4.8% 4.9% 4.0% −0.9 0.2
Kansas 5.9% 6.6% 7.0% 7.3% 6.7% 4.0% −2.7 −1.9
Kentucky 7.0% 6.9% 6.9% 6.2% 6.1% 8.0% 1.9 1.0
Louisiana 3.5% 4.1% 2.9% 2.3% 2.6% 2.2% −0.4 −1.3
Maine 5.9% 6.5% 5.9% 2.9% 4.5% 7.8% 3.3 1.9
Maryland 4.9% 6.3% 5.4% 5.4% 4.9% 5.7% 0.8 0.8
Massachusetts 6.6% 6.5% 6.7% 6.3% 6.8% 7.8% 0.9 1.2
Michigan 9.7% 11.2% 9.0% 10.2% 9.7% 10.6% 0.9 0.9
Minnesota 7.4% 7.5% 8.7% 8.8% 7.8% 9.0% 1.2 1.7
Mississippi 4.2% 5.2% 4.0% 4.4% 5.9% 4.5% −1.4 0.2
Missouri 8.3% 6.1% 6.7% 7.6% 7.1% 6.4% −0.7 −1.9
Montana 5.6% 5.7% 6.3% 5.4% 6.9% 6.4% −0.4 0.9
Nebraska 4.8% 4.5% 4.1% 4.4% 3.6% 3.0% −0.6 −1.8
Nevada 11.7% 9.5% 8.2% 7.9% 9.4% 8.6% −0.8 −3.1
New Hampshire 5.3% 4.6% 4.4% 4.0% 4.0% 4.7% 0.7 −0.6
New Jersey 7.9% 8.1% 9.3% 8.4% 9.8% 9.3% −0.4 1.5
New Mexico 3.5% 3.6% 4.3% 4.6% 3.4% 3.9% 0.5 0.4
New York 12.7% 12.7% 13.0% 12.1% 12.0% 11.5% −0.5 −1.2
North Carolina 1.2% 1.9% 1.5% 1.9% 2.0% 1.5% −0.4 0.3
North Dakota 3.2% 3.7% 3.0% 3.6% 4.1% 3.7% −0.5 0.5
Ohio 7.0% 7.3% 6.5% 7.2% 6.8% 8.1% 1.3 1.1
Oklahoma 3.2% 3.8% 2.8% 2.6% 2.8% 2.7% −0.2 −0.5
Oregon 7.2% 8.7% 9.2% 8.1% 7.5% 10.1% 2.6 2.9
Pennsylvania 7.1% 8.5% 7.3% 7.3% 7.9% 6.8% −1.1 −0.3
Rhode Island 9.1% 9.4% 8.7% 9.4% 8.5% 9.1% 0.6 −0.1
South Carolina 1.3% 1.9% 1.1% 1.2% 1.7% 1.3% −0.4 0.1
South Dakota 2.7% 2.5% 2.6% 1.4% 1.8% 1.4% −0.4 −1.3
Tennessee 2.9% 2.7% 2.9% 3.0% 3.7% 3.1% −0.5 0.3
Texas 2.5% 2.7% 2.2% 2.2% 2.7% 2.8% 0.1 0.3
Utah 3.2% 1.7% 1.5% 1.7% 1.8% 2.2% 0.5 −1.0
Vermont 5.1% 5.4% 6.1% 6.0% 8.5% 8.4% −0.1 3.3
Virginia 2.5% 2.1% 2.5% 2.2% 2.3% 2.8% 0.5 0.2
Washington 11.9% 10.4% 11.0% 11.0% 9.8% 10.4% 0.6 −1.5
West Virginia 7.8% 7.5% 5.8% 6.6% 6.6% 5.5% −1.0 −2.3
Wisconsin 5.1% 7.0% 5.9% 5.5% 5.5% 4.8% −0.7 −0.3
Wyoming 5.2% 5.0% 4.1% 3.2% 3.0% 3.8% 0.8 −1.4
Coverage
Alabama 127,000 92,000 79,000 86,000 96,000 95,000 −1,000 −32,000
Alaska 18,000 21,000 16,000 20,000 16,000 21,000 5,000 3,000
Arizona 108,000 87,000 96,000 114,000 67,000 78,000 10,000 −30,000
Arkansas 51,000 48,000 35,000 45,000 48,000 31,000 −17,000 −20,000
California 1,400,000 1,330,000 1,488,000 1,431,000 1,355,000 1,287,000 −67,000 −113,000
Colorado 149,000 110,000 103,000 111,000 108,000 114,000 6,000 −35,000
Connecticut 120,000 130,000 113,000 112,000 106,000 127,000 21,000 7,000
Delaware 20,000 18,000 22,000 16,000 20,000 12,000 −8,000 −9,000
District Of Columbia 16,000 12,000 13,000 15,000 13,000 19,000 6,000 3,000
Florida 288,000 320,000 246,000 214,000 287,000 277,000 −9,000 −10,000
Georgia 152,000 144,000 138,000 135,000 136,000 109,000 −27,000 −43,000
Hawaii 69,000 55,000 65,000 66,000 71,000 66,000 −4,000 −2,000
Idaho 26,000 25,000 21,000 25,000 24,000 27,000 3,000 2,000
Illinois 477,000 402,000 436,000 398,000 419,000 423,000 4,000 −54,000
Indiana 213,000 164,000 161,000 167,000 190,000 202,000 12,000 −11,000
Iowa 54,000 56,000 60,000 73,000 75,000 60,000 −15,000 6,000
Kansas 69,000 91,000 83,000 88,000 84,000 51,000 −33,000 −18,000
Kentucky 124,000 124,000 133,000 121,000 116,000 148,000 32,000 25,000
Louisiana 59,000 65,000 51,000 42,000 46,000 42,000 −4,000 −17,000
Maine 33,000 31,000 34,000 19,000 25,000 45,000 20,000 12,000
Maryland 122,000 142,000 130,000 124,000 125,000 144,000 19,000 22,000
Massachusetts 225,000 190,000 205,000 205,000 225,000 256,000 32,000 31,000
Michigan 417,000 430,000 366,000 429,000 421,000 445,000 24,000 28,000
Minnesota 178,000 173,000 212,000 218,000 193,000 217,000 25,000 39,000
Mississippi 58,000 53,000 42,000 53,000 72,000 62,000 −10,000 4,000
Missouri 208,000 142,000 166,000 188,000 189,000 158,000 −30,000 −50,000
Montana 22,000 21,000 25,000 21,000 28,000 28,000 0 6,000
Nebraska 39,000 37,000 37,000 43,000 37,000 32,000 −5,000 −7,000
Nevada 147,000 108,000 102,000 101,000 133,000 113,000 −20,000 −34,000
New Hampshire 34,000 27,000 29,000 26,000 30,000 31,000 1,000 −4,000
New Jersey 309,000 299,000 326,000 333,000 396,000 379,000 −17,000 69,000
New Mexico 24,000 22,000 30,000 32,000 25,000 28,000 3,000 4,000
New York 990,000 886,000 929,000 914,000 887,000 848,000 −39,000 −142,000
North Carolina 62,000 90,000 75,000 94,000 95,000 82,000 −13,000 20,000
North Dakota 12,000 12,000 11,000 13,000 16,000 14,000 −2,000 2,000
Ohio 350,000 329,000 303,000 341,000 332,000 395,000 63,000 45,000
Oklahoma 54,000 52,000 44,000 43,000 39,000 40,000 1,000 −14,000
Oregon 122,000 128,000 140,000 135,000 121,000 169,000 47,000 46,000
Pennsylvania 394,000 432,000 365,000 387,000 454,000 367,000 −87,000 −27,000
Rhode Island 42,000 40,000 42,000 47,000 41,000 43,000 1,000 0
South Carolina 31,000 42,000 23,000 23,000 40,000 39,000 0 9,000
South Dakota 10,000 11,000 11,000 8,000 9,000 8,000 0 −1,000
Tennessee 91,000 73,000 85,000 87,000 114,000 85,000 −28,000 −5,000
Texas 369,000 325,000 274,000 302,000 373,000 387,000 14,000 18,000
Utah 46,000 32,000 50,000 76,000 78,000 72,000 −6,000 26,000
Vermont 13,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 23,000 23,000 0 10,000
Virginia 95,000 72,000 87,000 80,000 88,000 97,000 8,000 1,000
Washington 363,000 289,000 307,000 323,000 317,000 325,000 7,000 −39,000
West Virginia 49,000 42,000 35,000 39,000 41,000 37,000 −5,000 −12,000
Wisconsin 130,000 175,000 153,000 138,000 144,000 130,000 −14,000 0
Wyoming 10,000 11,000 8,000 6,000 6,000 8,000 2,000 −2,000
Membership
Alabama 114,000 85,000 68,000 73,000 79,000 82,000 3,000 −32,000
Alaska 16,000 19,000 15,000 19,000 16,000 19,000 4,000 3,000
Arizona 84,000 73,000 76,000 101,000 56,000 67,000 11,000 −17,000
Arkansas 46,000 38,000 33,000 39,000 43,000 27,000 −16,000 −19,000
California 1,258,000 1,215,000 1,262,000 1,288,000 1,228,000 1,094,000 −134,000 −164,000
Colorado 141,000 103,000 87,000 100,000 89,000 106,000 17,000 −35,000
Connecticut 101,000 113,000 98,000 101,000 92,000 112,000 20,000 11,000
Delaware 17,000 16,000 21,000 14,000 17,000 11,000 −6,000 −5,000
District Of Columbia 14,000 11,000 11,000 13,000 11,000 18,000 7,000 4,000
Florida 228,000 253,000 206,000 167,000 214,000 221,000 8,000 −6,000
Georgia 126,000 99,000 109,000 117,000 120,000 93,000 −27,000 −34,000
Hawaii 63,000 49,000 59,000 61,000 67,000 63,000 −4,000 0
Idaho 20,000 22,000 20,000 21,000 20,000 23,000 3,000 3,000
Illinois 430,000 373,000 398,000 362,000 397,000 385,000 −12,000 −45,000
Indiana 186,000 146,000 151,000 150,000 171,000 185,000 14,000 −1,000
Iowa 50,000 47,000 53,000 63,000 63,000 49,000 −13,000 0
Kansas 61,000 71,000 75,000 77,000 75,000 43,000 −32,000 −18,000
Kentucky 107,000 97,000 102,000 95,000 88,000 121,000 33,000 13,000
Louisiana 51,000 56,000 40,000 34,000 38,000 32,000 −6,000 −19,000
Maine 30,000 29,000 28,000 13,000 22,000 39,000 17,000 9,000
Maryland 108,000 127,000 111,000 115,000 103,000 121,000 18,000 13,000
Massachusetts 195,000 171,000 188,000 181,000 197,000 231,000 34,000 36,000
Michigan 376,000 391,000 318,000 387,000 382,000 410,000 29,000 35,000
Minnesota 170,000 160,000 192,000 203,000 180,000 209,000 29,000 40,000
Mississippi 38,000 44,000 36,000 40,000 52,000 41,000 −11,000 3,000
Missouri 188,000 132,000 151,000 173,000 170,000 149,000 −20,000 −38,000
Montana 20,000 19,000 22,000 20,000 27,000 25,000 −1,000 5,000
Nebraska 36,000 34,000 32,000 35,000 29,000 24,000 −5,000 −12,000
Nevada 138,000 97,000 91,000 90,000 113,000 102,000 −11,000 −36,000
New Hampshire 31,000 25,000 24,000 23,000 23,000 28,000 4,000 −3,000
New Jersey 272,000 256,000 298,000 305,000 360,000 343,000 −17,000 71,000
New Mexico 21,000 19,000 24,000 29,000 20,000 24,000 4,000 3,000
New York 887,000 793,000 839,000 836,000 837,000 787,000 −49,000 −99,000
North Carolina 45,000 66,000 55,000 69,000 77,000 60,000 −18,000 14,000
North Dakota 9,000 10,000 8,000 11,000 12,000 11,000 −1,000 2,000
Ohio 311,000 297,000 278,000 311,000 297,000 362,000 64,000 51,000
Oklahoma 40,000 46,000 35,000 33,000 38,000 36,000 −3,000 −5,000
Oregon 109,000 122,000 134,000 123,000 113,000 157,000 44,000 48,000
Pennsylvania 358,000 396,000 344,000 363,000 404,000 344,000 −60,000 −14,000
Rhode Island 37,000 37,000 36,000 41,000 38,000 39,000 2,000 2,000
South Carolina 23,000 33,000 18,000 21,000 30,000 24,000 −6,000 1,000
South Dakota 9,000 8,000 9,000 5,000 7,000 5,000 −1,000 −4,000
Tennessee 73,000 61,000 70,000 75,000 93,000 78,000 −15,000 5,000
Texas 271,000 264,000 227,000 233,000 307,000 324,000 17,000 53,000
Utah 37,000 20,000 19,000 21,000 24,000 29,000 5,000 −9,000
Vermont 12,000 12,000 13,000 14,000 22,000 21,000 −1,000 8,000
Virginia 78,000 59,000 70,000 68,000 72,000 87,000 15,000 9,000
Washington 336,000 276,000 292,000 304,000 288,000 297,000 9,000 −39,000
West Virginia 45,000 40,000 32,000 37,000 37,000 31,000 −6,000 −13,000
Wisconsin 120,000 155,000 135,000 125,000 132,000 118,000 −13,000 −1,000
Wyoming 9,000 9,000 7,000 6,000 6,000 7,000 1,000 −2,000
Total employment
Alabama 1,732,000 1,585,000 1,623,000 1,748,000 1,762,000 1,807,000 45,000 76,000
Alaska 201,000 207,000 213,000 214,000 225,000 223,000 −1,000 22,000
Arizona 2,613,000 2,483,000 2,675,000 2,655,000 2,759,000 2,782,000 23,000 169,000
Arkansas 1,006,000 973,000 983,000 996,000 1,006,000 1,051,000 46,000 45,000
California 14,060,000 12,630,000 13,242,000 13,761,000 13,883,000 13,848,000 −36,000 −212,000
Colorado 2,170,000 2,062,000 2,101,000 2,216,000 2,280,000 2,242,000 −38,000 72,000
Connecticut 1,457,000 1,332,000 1,324,000 1,402,000 1,355,000 1,370,000 15,000 −87,000
Delaware 372,000 355,000 366,000 380,000 367,000 363,000 −4,000 −9,000
District Of Columbia 266,000 244,000 257,000 242,000 251,000 263,000 12,000 −3,000
Florida 7,616,000 7,059,000 7,583,000 7,943,000 8,287,000 8,046,000 −241,000 430,000
Georgia 3,733,000 3,527,000 3,703,000 3,849,000 3,907,000 3,935,000 29,000 203,000
Hawaii 443,000 378,000 410,000 449,000 440,000 419,000 −21,000 −24,000
Idaho 662,000 611,000 647,000 694,000 677,000 719,000 42,000 57,000
Illinois 4,947,000 4,530,000 4,630,000 4,876,000 4,850,000 4,896,000 46,000 −50,000
Indiana 2,663,000 2,494,000 2,460,000 2,677,000 2,688,000 2,597,000 −91,000 −66,000
Iowa 1,304,000 1,168,000 1,207,000 1,301,000 1,281,000 1,230,000 −51,000 −74,000
Kansas 1,041,000 1,065,000 1,076,000 1,056,000 1,113,000 1,071,000 −41,000 31,000
Kentucky 1,542,000 1,409,000 1,488,000 1,527,000 1,438,000 1,508,000 70,000 −34,000
Louisiana 1,474,000 1,383,000 1,409,000 1,478,000 1,458,000 1,457,000 −1,000 −16,000
Maine 503,000 446,000 477,000 452,000 485,000 499,000 14,000 −4,000
Maryland 2,216,000 2,014,000 2,052,000 2,106,000 2,098,000 2,134,000 35,000 −82,000
Massachusetts 2,971,000 2,626,000 2,793,000 2,858,000 2,884,000 2,974,000 91,000 4,000
Michigan 3,868,000 3,500,000 3,544,000 3,794,000 3,943,000 3,875,000 −68,000 7,000
Minnesota 2,302,000 2,140,000 2,208,000 2,316,000 2,301,000 2,315,000 14,000 13,000
Mississippi 899,000 853,000 895,000 907,000 884,000 915,000 31,000 16,000
Missouri 2,257,000 2,149,000 2,241,000 2,284,000 2,376,000 2,328,000 −47,000 72,000
Montana 360,000 335,000 355,000 374,000 387,000 393,000 7,000 33,000
Nebraska 753,000 745,000 766,000 796,000 793,000 789,000 −4,000 36,000
Nevada 1,179,000 1,021,000 1,102,000 1,140,000 1,201,000 1,186,000 −15,000 7,000
New Hampshire 590,000 538,000 549,000 582,000 577,000 587,000 10,000 −3,000
New Jersey 3,456,000 3,148,000 3,223,000 3,616,000 3,679,000 3,674,000 −4,000 218,000
New Mexico 607,000 536,000 574,000 617,000 598,000 611,000 14,000 4,000
New York 6,985,000 6,270,000 6,439,000 6,889,000 6,962,000 6,864,000 −99,000 −122,000
North Carolina 3,714,000 3,572,000 3,634,000 3,699,000 3,961,000 3,929,000 −32,000 215,000
North Dakota 297,000 276,000 288,000 305,000 300,000 303,000 3,000 6,000
Ohio 4,431,000 4,049,000 4,288,000 4,289,000 4,359,000 4,475,000 116,000 44,000
Oklahoma 1,273,000 1,215,000 1,281,000 1,243,000 1,348,000 1,333,000 −15,000 60,000
Oregon 1,504,000 1,401,000 1,450,000 1,514,000 1,505,000 1,557,000 52,000 52,000
Pennsylvania 5,042,000 4,685,000 4,723,000 4,944,000 5,114,000 5,039,000 −75,000 −2,000
Rhode Island 404,000 389,000 412,000 440,000 444,000 433,000 −12,000 29,000
South Carolina 1,809,000 1,699,000 1,760,000 1,732,000 1,762,000 1,816,000 54,000 7,000
South Dakota 332,000 323,000 333,000 367,000 370,000 369,000 −2,000 37,000
Tennessee 2,537,000 2,279,000 2,406,000 2,522,000 2,550,000 2,489,000 −61,000 −48,000
Texas 10,715,000 9,827,000 10,351,000 10,768,000 11,292,000 11,427,000 136,000 713,000
Utah 1,172,000 1,158,000 1,246,000 1,299,000 1,335,000 1,280,000 −55,000 108,000
Vermont 243,000 218,000 215,000 235,000 257,000 246,000 −11,000 3,000
Virginia 3,077,000 2,869,000 2,821,000 3,033,000 3,141,000 3,114,000 −27,000 36,000
Washington 2,812,000 2,655,000 2,665,000 2,765,000 2,932,000 2,846,000 −86,000 34,000
West Virginia 577,000 536,000 552,000 555,000 568,000 569,000 1,000 −7,000
Wisconsin 2,328,000 2,215,000 2,311,000 2,281,000 2,407,000 2,462,000 55,000 134,000
Wyoming 180,000 173,000 174,000 176,000 192,000 185,000 −7,000 5,000
Sample size
Alabama 2,350 2,027 2,141 2,114 1,960 1,821
Alaska 1,123 1,060 1,015 969 998 937
Arizona 1,883 1,683 1,691 1,571 1,605 1,522
Arkansas 2,022 1,724 1,748 1,634 1,626 1,673
California 10,295 8,368 8,719 8,572 8,302 8,333
Colorado 1,508 1,350 1,404 1,466 1,310 1,295
Connecticut 1,370 1,115 1,089 1,076 1,067 1,149
Delaware 1,281 1,088 1,144 1,149 1,053 1,047
District Of Columbia 1,810 1,599 1,614 1,532 1,350 1,469
Florida 5,202 4,385 4,883 4,823 4,648 4,421
Georgia 2,732 2,257 2,326 2,152 2,103 2,062
Hawaii 1,551 1,157 1,246 1,341 1,285 1,232
Idaho 2,040 1,787 1,867 1,815 1,701 1,831
Illinois 3,428 2,968 2,957 2,899 2,788 2,783
Indiana 2,127 1,823 1,849 1,820 1,657 1,630
Iowa 1,622 1,339 1,268 1,277 1,277 1,253
Kansas 1,527 1,447 1,396 1,207 1,236 1,230
Kentucky 1,304 1,146 1,218 1,099 932 949
Louisiana 2,480 2,091 2,100 2,069 1,978 1,844
Maine 959 827 803 734 741 684
Maryland 1,446 1,234 1,263 1,188 1,079 1,077
Massachusetts 2,828 2,386 2,510 2,507 2,437 2,473
Michigan 2,887 2,481 2,387 2,377 2,395 2,253
Minnesota 1,765 1,529 1,477 1,526 1,463 1,482
Mississippi 1,821 1,634 1,658 1,594 1,454 1,425
Missouri 1,656 1,525 1,588 1,539 1,532 1,478
Montana 1,972 1,702 1,669 1,538 1,536 1,621
Nebraska 1,630 1,535 1,527 1,386 1,337 1,355
Nevada 1,644 1,318 1,395 1,358 1,320 1,422
New Hampshire 1,922 1,620 1,518 1,429 1,332 1,320
New Jersey 2,577 2,114 2,048 2,037 2,009 1,988
New Mexico 1,624 1,301 1,387 1,407 1,253 1,206
New York 4,859 3,924 3,664 3,755 3,591 3,541
North Carolina 2,680 2,262 2,513 2,371 2,513 2,335
North Dakota 1,980 1,794 1,841 1,711 1,444 1,482
Ohio 3,030 2,551 2,627 2,393 2,324 2,562
Oklahoma 1,584 1,457 1,423 1,263 1,316 1,272
Oregon 1,812 1,644 1,702 1,651 1,526 1,511
Pennsylvania 3,412 2,898 2,949 2,976 2,882 2,819
Rhode Island 1,141 982 971 919 917 874
South Carolina 1,847 1,572 1,655 1,545 1,559 1,592
South Dakota 1,418 1,288 1,274 1,281 1,221 1,264
Tennessee 2,372 1,917 1,948 1,852 1,676 1,755
Texas 6,904 5,649 6,036 5,939 5,801 6,123
Utah 2,029 1,845 1,959 1,881 1,761 1,752
Vermont 1,632 1,389 1,341 1,285 1,310 1,355
Virginia 2,135 1,865 1,809 1,796 1,743 1,761
Washington 2,306 2,053 1,957 1,859 1,947 1,844
West Virginia 2,195 1,797 1,710 1,704 1,688 1,750
Wisconsin 1,773 1,582 1,593 1,518 1,554 1,601
Wyoming 1,479 1,357 1,269 1,211 1,226 1,172
* Many estimates here and in the final published BLS report are subject to substantial sampling error due to small underlying sample sizes.
Note: Workers 16 and older; excludes self-employed and self-incorporated. Changes may not match exactly due to rounding.
Source: Economic Policy Institute. 2022. Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.59, https://microdata.epi.org.