Table 5b: Union membership and union coverage within the public sector, 11-months ending November, 2019 to 2024
By state
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Change
2024-2023 2024-2019
Coverage (%)
Alabama 22.0% 21.9% 18.0% 26.4% 24.8% 24.2% −0.7 2.1
Alaska 42.6% 44.3% 39.2% 38.8% 37.6% 48.5% 11.0 5.9
Arizona 24.6% 28.7% 24.6% 18.4% 16.9% 16.3% −0.5 −8.2
Arkansas 11.8% 14.0% 8.3% 9.7% 11.5% 12.7% 1.2 0.9
California 55.5% 55.6% 58.2% 57.7% 55.3% 53.4% −1.9 −2.1
Colorado 28.2% 22.9% 21.8% 19.8% 26.1% 22.2% −3.9 −6.1
Connecticut 64.0% 74.9% 69.1% 62.1% 68.3% 61.7% −6.7 −2.4
Delaware 38.7% 39.5% 31.4% 38.2% 36.8% 40.1% 3.3 1.4
District Of Columbia 22.3% 21.1% 22.1% 21.9% 22.8% 24.0% 1.3 1.8
Florida 31.7% 30.0% 25.2% 26.2% 26.1% 26.1% 0.1 −5.5
Georgia 11.4% 18.9% 16.7% 16.8% 17.6% 12.5% −5.1 1.0
Hawaii 55.7% 57.3% 50.3% 56.5% 57.2% 62.7% 5.5 7.0
Idaho 18.6% 20.2% 19.1% 17.4% 15.4% 18.3% 2.9 −0.3
Illinois 47.4% 59.4% 52.7% 53.7% 49.7% 54.6% 4.8 7.1
Indiana 25.6% 30.3% 34.8% 25.7% 22.4% 26.5% 4.2 0.9
Iowa 24.8% 31.8% 29.0% 26.6% 26.3% 28.1% 1.8 3.3
Kansas 27.0% 25.7% 27.3% 27.5% 26.5% 23.0% −3.5 −4.0
Kentucky 20.1% 14.7% 18.3% 24.4% 26.4% 22.4% −3.9 2.3
Louisiana 16.7% 17.7% 16.9% 17.0% 14.4% 15.0% 0.6 −1.7
Maine 56.2% 55.0% 53.8% 52.0% 41.3% 51.5% 10.2 −4.6
Maryland 38.0% 35.4% 31.6% 33.2% 32.2% 32.1% 0.0 −5.8
Massachusetts 53.9% 54.3% 55.3% 58.3% 56.5% 60.4% 3.8 6.4
Michigan 48.3% 47.1% 51.8% 50.3% 42.7% 43.7% 1.0 −4.6
Minnesota 56.2% 64.9% 55.9% 49.5% 51.8% 53.6% 1.8 −2.6
Mississippi 18.0% 18.8% 16.1% 15.4% 18.7% 14.8% −3.9 −3.2
Missouri 32.3% 28.9% 26.9% 25.1% 26.1% 23.8% −2.4 −8.5
Montana 39.9% 40.7% 38.8% 39.1% 37.6% 39.6% 2.0 −0.3
Nebraska 34.6% 39.7% 26.2% 24.4% 33.7% 32.2% −1.5 −2.4
Nevada 38.7% 42.1% 47.7% 41.2% 39.8% 35.0% −4.9 −3.8
New Hampshire 52.2% 51.6% 51.7% 51.0% 50.5% 45.7% −4.9 −6.6
New Jersey 63.3% 62.5% 64.1% 60.2% 60.8% 61.6% 0.8 −1.7
New Mexico 23.7% 20.1% 19.8% 27.7% 23.2% 20.9% −2.2 −2.8
New York 69.1% 70.9% 70.5% 68.9% 65.4% 68.5% 3.1 −0.5
North Carolina 12.5% 12.7% 11.6% 11.7% 9.0% 8.9% −0.1 −3.7
North Dakota 22.4% 21.0% 22.4% 23.9% 19.9% 15.2% −4.6 −7.2
Ohio 46.7% 48.5% 49.2% 49.8% 47.0% 43.7% −3.4 −3.0
Oklahoma 24.2% 21.3% 22.8% 20.9% 27.3% 18.7% −8.6 −5.5
Oregon 57.2% 57.3% 62.2% 61.3% 51.7% 54.5% 2.8 −2.8
Pennsylvania 55.7% 57.3% 56.1% 54.0% 57.6% 50.4% −7.2 −5.4
Rhode Island 65.0% 69.7% 67.4% 66.4% 51.4% 56.4% 5.0 −8.6
South Carolina 9.0% 10.5% 5.3% 4.6% 7.1% 12.9% 5.7 3.9
South Dakota 27.4% 17.4% 13.9% 19.4% 18.0% 14.1% −3.9 −13.3
Tennessee 18.2% 15.5% 19.6% 25.0% 20.9% 17.4% −3.5 −0.8
Texas 17.4% 21.0% 16.8% 19.5% 20.0% 17.6% −2.4 0.1
Utah 17.0% 16.6% 19.8% 24.2% 22.2% 18.9% −3.4 1.9
Vermont 45.4% 47.1% 46.6% 46.1% 53.8% 48.6% −5.2 3.3
Virginia 13.2% 14.6% 17.6% 10.9% 14.6% 15.4% 0.9 2.2
Washington 55.1% 53.9% 54.7% 52.6% 56.2% 50.5% −5.6 −4.5
West Virginia 24.3% 25.4% 24.0% 21.0% 21.2% 24.2% 2.9 −0.2
Wisconsin 30.9% 27.3% 24.5% 22.3% 24.2% 19.7% −4.6 −11.2
Wyoming 17.3% 17.1% 11.7% 17.0% 17.1% 13.3% −3.8 −4.0
Membership (%)
Alabama 17.7% 20.4% 15.4% 22.9% 22.2% 20.1% −2.0 2.4
Alaska 39.2% 40.5% 36.5% 35.5% 36.3% 43.2% 6.9 3.9
Arizona 19.9% 18.7% 20.0% 16.4% 15.1% 12.0% −3.0 −7.9
Arkansas 9.8% 11.3% 6.7% 7.3% 9.4% 9.3% −0.1 −0.5
California 52.4% 52.1% 54.7% 53.5% 51.1% 49.4% −1.7 −3.0
Colorado 25.9% 19.8% 19.5% 17.2% 19.1% 21.9% 2.8 −4.1
Connecticut 61.5% 73.0% 68.0% 59.1% 66.6% 58.2% −8.4 −3.3
Delaware 35.4% 38.3% 30.0% 35.8% 32.0% 38.0% 6.0 2.6
District Of Columbia 20.3% 18.5% 19.7% 19.0% 19.6% 20.9% 1.3 0.6
Florida 26.4% 24.8% 21.3% 21.3% 20.3% 22.1% 1.8 −4.4
Georgia 9.2% 14.5% 14.1% 12.3% 14.1% 10.9% −3.2 1.7
Hawaii 51.9% 53.6% 46.9% 53.6% 53.9% 61.2% 7.3 9.3
Idaho 15.8% 17.4% 14.7% 13.3% 12.5% 16.3% 3.7 0.5
Illinois 45.5% 56.9% 49.0% 50.9% 46.8% 50.3% 3.5 4.7
Indiana 19.4% 25.5% 28.7% 20.6% 19.8% 20.7% 0.9 1.3
Iowa 16.9% 20.9% 20.9% 19.2% 20.7% 20.3% −0.4 3.4
Kansas 22.9% 20.6% 20.8% 21.2% 20.2% 16.2% −4.0 −6.7
Kentucky 16.4% 11.6% 12.3% 17.3% 21.8% 17.1% −4.7 0.7
Louisiana 14.4% 15.7% 14.0% 13.3% 12.1% 12.0% −0.1 −2.5
Maine 48.3% 47.1% 47.4% 44.6% 37.6% 44.3% 6.7 −4.0
Maryland 33.6% 32.9% 28.6% 29.2% 26.9% 27.8% 0.9 −5.8
Massachusetts 51.7% 52.5% 51.9% 56.6% 54.8% 57.9% 3.0 6.2
Michigan 44.8% 43.2% 44.3% 46.4% 39.2% 38.8% −0.3 −6.0
Minnesota 53.8% 61.4% 53.2% 46.2% 49.0% 51.8% 2.8 −2.1
Mississippi 15.8% 16.8% 12.5% 12.7% 13.9% 10.8% −3.1 −5.0
Missouri 28.4% 27.0% 21.8% 21.3% 23.2% 20.8% −2.4 −7.6
Montana 34.6% 38.5% 33.5% 35.2% 32.9% 36.0% 3.1 1.3
Nebraska 28.6% 35.9% 23.0% 18.7% 25.5% 28.4% 2.9 −0.2
Nevada 32.2% 34.5% 39.6% 36.7% 33.0% 32.0% −1.0 −0.1
New Hampshire 45.6% 44.7% 46.9% 46.0% 45.8% 39.0% −6.9 −6.6
New Jersey 58.6% 58.8% 59.1% 57.2% 57.8% 58.6% 0.8 0.0
New Mexico 17.9% 16.4% 16.1% 22.6% 19.4% 17.7% −1.7 −0.2
New York 66.0% 68.2% 66.9% 65.9% 63.3% 65.5% 2.2 −0.6
North Carolina 8.6% 10.9% 9.0% 8.4% 7.7% 7.3% −0.4 −1.4
North Dakota 18.4% 18.2% 16.8% 19.9% 17.2% 12.7% −4.5 −5.7
Ohio 43.3% 45.7% 45.4% 45.7% 46.3% 39.5% −6.8 −3.8
Oklahoma 19.5% 15.2% 20.1% 16.9% 23.3% 15.5% −7.8 −4.1
Oregon 53.7% 53.1% 58.3% 56.6% 49.8% 49.0% −0.8 −4.6
Pennsylvania 51.5% 53.9% 53.7% 50.1% 53.5% 47.4% −6.1 −4.1
Rhode Island 61.3% 66.7% 63.5% 63.3% 49.1% 54.9% 5.8 −6.4
South Carolina 7.5% 7.5% 4.7% 3.8% 5.8% 9.9% 4.1 2.3
South Dakota 22.3% 12.7% 10.8% 15.8% 16.4% 11.3% −5.2 −11.0
Tennessee 16.0% 13.5% 17.9% 22.2% 18.9% 13.8% −5.1 −2.2
Texas 14.3% 17.4% 13.8% 16.5% 17.1% 15.1% −2.0 0.8
Utah 11.1% 12.8% 14.1% 18.1% 15.8% 11.3% −4.5 0.2
Vermont 42.4% 42.1% 40.3% 41.8% 47.5% 44.9% −2.6 2.4
Virginia 9.8% 12.4% 12.2% 8.9% 11.3% 14.1% 2.8 4.3
Washington 52.6% 50.0% 52.7% 49.6% 52.2% 41.9% −10.3 −10.7
West Virginia 21.8% 23.8% 21.7% 18.9% 17.8% 22.0% 4.2 0.2
Wisconsin 26.2% 22.6% 21.2% 19.0% 20.1% 17.9% −2.2 −8.2
Wyoming 13.1% 13.9% 9.0% 11.6% 13.1% 10.7% −2.4 −2.4
Coverage
Alabama 70,000 68,000 56,000 84,000 84,000 77,000 −7,000 7,000
Alaska 34,000 32,000 30,000 33,000 31,000 36,000 5,000 2,000
Arizona 103,000 120,000 104,000 75,000 66,000 70,000 4,000 −33,000
Arkansas 22,000 26,000 14,000 19,000 24,000 27,000 3,000 4,000
California 1,313,000 1,320,000 1,304,000 1,430,000 1,381,000 1,371,000 −10,000 58,000
Colorado 124,000 93,000 94,000 92,000 119,000 102,000 −17,000 −21,000
Connecticut 141,000 147,000 124,000 150,000 169,000 153,000 −16,000 12,000
Delaware 24,000 27,000 22,000 25,000 26,000 27,000 1,000 3,000
District Of Columbia 21,000 21,000 21,000 20,000 21,000 24,000 2,000 3,000
Florida 382,000 328,000 266,000 295,000 301,000 273,000 −28,000 −109,000
Georgia 76,000 120,000 118,000 112,000 120,000 81,000 −38,000 6,000
Hawaii 71,000 73,000 67,000 72,000 77,000 84,000 7,000 13,000
Idaho 19,000 24,000 21,000 22,000 21,000 24,000 3,000 5,000
Illinois 342,000 377,000 386,000 398,000 339,000 386,000 47,000 45,000
Indiana 88,000 101,000 131,000 85,000 83,000 101,000 18,000 13,000
Iowa 61,000 72,000 59,000 52,000 54,000 57,000 2,000 −5,000
Kansas 65,000 55,000 62,000 70,000 63,000 54,000 −9,000 −11,000
Kentucky 51,000 42,000 46,000 67,000 75,000 49,000 −25,000 −1,000
Louisiana 52,000 53,000 51,000 53,000 44,000 44,000 0 −8,000
Maine 50,000 65,000 49,000 40,000 33,000 46,000 13,000 −4,000
Maryland 259,000 240,000 205,000 241,000 245,000 236,000 −9,000 −23,000
Massachusetts 219,000 189,000 215,000 229,000 219,000 270,000 51,000 52,000
Michigan 230,000 234,000 246,000 206,000 194,000 204,000 10,000 −25,000
Minnesota 200,000 251,000 220,000 179,000 183,000 176,000 −7,000 −24,000
Mississippi 37,000 34,000 30,000 31,000 37,000 31,000 −7,000 −7,000
Missouri 128,000 104,000 101,000 97,000 98,000 95,000 −3,000 −34,000
Montana 31,000 34,000 32,000 36,000 34,000 33,000 −1,000 1,000
Nebraska 50,000 59,000 33,000 31,000 50,000 41,000 −9,000 −9,000
Nevada 72,000 77,000 74,000 61,000 70,000 64,000 −6,000 −9,000
New Hampshire 45,000 46,000 46,000 52,000 43,000 39,000 −4,000 −6,000
New Jersey 394,000 358,000 342,000 333,000 340,000 347,000 8,000 −47,000
New Mexico 48,000 41,000 39,000 54,000 49,000 45,000 −4,000 −4,000
New York 905,000 910,000 928,000 875,000 883,000 974,000 91,000 69,000
North Carolina 86,000 74,000 65,000 80,000 58,000 56,000 −3,000 −30,000
North Dakota 13,000 13,000 14,000 15,000 12,000 10,000 −2,000 −4,000
Ohio 336,000 370,000 344,000 354,000 359,000 301,000 −59,000 −35,000
Oklahoma 70,000 61,000 60,000 70,000 95,000 69,000 −26,000 −2,000
Oregon 156,000 166,000 201,000 176,000 148,000 159,000 10,000 3,000
Pennsylvania 332,000 345,000 371,000 386,000 376,000 340,000 −36,000 9,000
Rhode Island 46,000 45,000 42,000 43,000 30,000 38,000 8,000 −8,000
South Carolina 30,000 34,000 18,000 15,000 26,000 45,000 19,000 16,000
South Dakota 17,000 10,000 9,000 9,000 10,000 8,000 −1,000 −9,000
Tennessee 77,000 62,000 80,000 104,000 91,000 77,000 −13,000 1,000
Texas 287,000 366,000 279,000 337,000 353,000 332,000 −20,000 46,000
Utah 39,000 40,000 44,000 55,000 57,000 51,000 −7,000 12,000
Vermont 21,000 23,000 23,000 22,000 25,000 26,000 0 4,000
Virginia 106,000 123,000 151,000 94,000 134,000 135,000 1,000 29,000
Washington 317,000 300,000 348,000 342,000 314,000 302,000 −12,000 −14,000
West Virginia 30,000 32,000 34,000 28,000 26,000 33,000 6,000 2,000
Wisconsin 114,000 98,000 93,000 81,000 85,000 69,000 −16,000 −45,000
Wyoming 10,000 11,000 7,000 11,000 11,000 8,000 −3,000 −2,000
Membership
Alabama 56,000 63,000 48,000 73,000 75,000 64,000 −11,000 8,000
Alaska 31,000 29,000 28,000 30,000 30,000 32,000 2,000 1,000
Arizona 84,000 78,000 84,000 66,000 59,000 52,000 −7,000 −32,000
Arkansas 19,000 21,000 12,000 14,000 19,000 20,000 0 1,000
California 1,241,000 1,236,000 1,225,000 1,326,000 1,276,000 1,268,000 −7,000 28,000
Colorado 114,000 80,000 85,000 80,000 87,000 101,000 14,000 −13,000
Connecticut 135,000 143,000 122,000 143,000 165,000 144,000 −21,000 9,000
Delaware 22,000 26,000 21,000 23,000 23,000 26,000 3,000 4,000
District Of Columbia 19,000 18,000 19,000 17,000 18,000 21,000 2,000 1,000
Florida 319,000 272,000 226,000 239,000 234,000 231,000 −4,000 −88,000
Georgia 61,000 92,000 100,000 82,000 96,000 71,000 −25,000 10,000
Hawaii 66,000 69,000 63,000 68,000 73,000 82,000 9,000 16,000
Idaho 16,000 20,000 16,000 17,000 17,000 21,000 4,000 5,000
Illinois 328,000 361,000 359,000 378,000 319,000 356,000 37,000 28,000
Indiana 67,000 85,000 108,000 68,000 74,000 79,000 5,000 12,000
Iowa 42,000 47,000 43,000 38,000 43,000 41,000 −2,000 −1,000
Kansas 55,000 44,000 47,000 54,000 48,000 38,000 −10,000 −17,000
Kentucky 41,000 33,000 31,000 47,000 62,000 38,000 −24,000 −4,000
Louisiana 45,000 47,000 42,000 41,000 37,000 35,000 −2,000 −10,000
Maine 43,000 55,000 43,000 35,000 30,000 39,000 10,000 −4,000
Maryland 229,000 223,000 185,000 211,000 205,000 204,000 −1,000 −25,000
Massachusetts 210,000 183,000 202,000 222,000 213,000 259,000 46,000 49,000
Michigan 213,000 214,000 210,000 190,000 178,000 181,000 4,000 −31,000
Minnesota 192,000 237,000 209,000 167,000 173,000 170,000 −3,000 −22,000
Mississippi 33,000 30,000 23,000 26,000 28,000 22,000 −6,000 −11,000
Missouri 113,000 97,000 82,000 82,000 87,000 83,000 −4,000 −30,000
Montana 27,000 32,000 28,000 33,000 29,000 30,000 0 2,000
Nebraska 42,000 53,000 29,000 24,000 38,000 36,000 −2,000 −5,000
Nevada 60,000 63,000 61,000 54,000 58,000 58,000 1,000 −2,000
New Hampshire 40,000 40,000 42,000 47,000 39,000 34,000 −6,000 −6,000
New Jersey 365,000 337,000 315,000 316,000 323,000 330,000 8,000 −35,000
New Mexico 36,000 33,000 32,000 44,000 41,000 38,000 −3,000 1,000
New York 865,000 875,000 880,000 837,000 854,000 930,000 76,000 65,000
North Carolina 59,000 64,000 50,000 57,000 50,000 46,000 −4,000 −14,000
North Dakota 11,000 11,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 −2,000 −3,000
Ohio 312,000 349,000 317,000 325,000 354,000 272,000 −82,000 −39,000
Oklahoma 57,000 43,000 53,000 57,000 81,000 57,000 −24,000 0
Oregon 146,000 154,000 189,000 163,000 143,000 143,000 0 −3,000
Pennsylvania 307,000 324,000 355,000 358,000 349,000 320,000 −29,000 14,000
Rhode Island 43,000 43,000 40,000 41,000 28,000 37,000 9,000 −7,000
South Carolina 25,000 24,000 16,000 13,000 21,000 35,000 13,000 10,000
South Dakota 14,000 8,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 7,000 −2,000 −7,000
Tennessee 67,000 54,000 73,000 93,000 82,000 61,000 −20,000 −6,000
Texas 235,000 303,000 228,000 285,000 302,000 286,000 −16,000 51,000
Utah 25,000 31,000 31,000 41,000 41,000 30,000 −11,000 5,000
Vermont 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 22,000 24,000 1,000 4,000
Virginia 78,000 105,000 105,000 76,000 104,000 123,000 19,000 45,000
Washington 302,000 279,000 336,000 322,000 292,000 251,000 −41,000 −52,000
West Virginia 27,000 30,000 31,000 25,000 22,000 30,000 7,000 3,000
Wisconsin 97,000 81,000 81,000 69,000 70,000 63,000 −7,000 −33,000
Wyoming 8,000 9,000 5,000 7,000 8,000 7,000 −2,000 −1,000
Total employment
Alabama 318,000 311,000 311,000 319,000 338,000 317,000 −21,000 0
Alaska 80,000 72,000 77,000 85,000 83,000 75,000 −8,000 −5,000
Arizona 420,000 418,000 423,000 405,000 391,000 430,000 39,000 10,000
Arkansas 190,000 185,000 175,000 195,000 206,000 209,000 4,000 19,000
California 2,367,000 2,373,000 2,242,000 2,478,000 2,498,000 2,568,000 70,000 202,000
Colorado 438,000 405,000 433,000 462,000 458,000 461,000 4,000 23,000
Connecticut 220,000 196,000 179,000 242,000 248,000 248,000 0 28,000
Delaware 61,000 68,000 69,000 65,000 71,000 67,000 −3,000 6,000
District Of Columbia 94,000 99,000 96,000 91,000 94,000 98,000 4,000 4,000
Florida 1,207,000 1,096,000 1,058,000 1,124,000 1,156,000 1,046,000 −110,000 −161,000
Georgia 660,000 636,000 708,000 667,000 681,000 651,000 −30,000 −9,000
Hawaii 128,000 128,000 134,000 127,000 135,000 134,000 −1,000 7,000
Idaho 103,000 117,000 112,000 129,000 136,000 132,000 −4,000 29,000
Illinois 720,000 634,000 733,000 742,000 682,000 708,000 25,000 −12,000
Indiana 344,000 335,000 376,000 331,000 372,000 381,000 9,000 37,000
Iowa 248,000 226,000 204,000 196,000 206,000 201,000 −5,000 −47,000
Kansas 241,000 216,000 226,000 254,000 236,000 233,000 −3,000 −8,000
Kentucky 252,000 287,000 254,000 274,000 284,000 221,000 −64,000 −31,000
Louisiana 312,000 301,000 301,000 308,000 305,000 294,000 −11,000 −18,000
Maine 89,000 118,000 91,000 78,000 80,000 89,000 10,000 0
Maryland 682,000 678,000 649,000 725,000 762,000 734,000 −28,000 52,000
Massachusetts 405,000 349,000 389,000 392,000 388,000 447,000 60,000 42,000
Michigan 475,000 496,000 475,000 410,000 454,000 467,000 13,000 −8,000
Minnesota 356,000 387,000 393,000 362,000 354,000 328,000 −25,000 −28,000
Mississippi 208,000 181,000 189,000 204,000 200,000 206,000 6,000 −2,000
Missouri 398,000 360,000 377,000 385,000 374,000 398,000 25,000 1,000
Montana 79,000 84,000 83,000 93,000 89,000 83,000 −7,000 4,000
Nebraska 146,000 148,000 127,000 129,000 149,000 128,000 −21,000 −17,000
Nevada 187,000 183,000 155,000 148,000 175,000 182,000 7,000 −5,000
New Hampshire 87,000 89,000 89,000 102,000 85,000 86,000 1,000 0
New Jersey 623,000 573,000 533,000 553,000 558,000 564,000 5,000 −60,000
New Mexico 204,000 202,000 196,000 193,000 210,000 213,000 3,000 10,000
New York 1,310,000 1,283,000 1,315,000 1,271,000 1,349,000 1,420,000 71,000 111,000
North Carolina 686,000 582,000 557,000 685,000 649,000 627,000 −22,000 −59,000
North Dakota 60,000 62,000 61,000 62,000 60,000 64,000 4,000 4,000
Ohio 719,000 764,000 699,000 711,000 764,000 689,000 −76,000 −30,000
Oklahoma 290,000 285,000 266,000 335,000 347,000 366,000 19,000 76,000
Oregon 272,000 290,000 323,000 288,000 287,000 291,000 5,000 19,000
Pennsylvania 595,000 602,000 662,000 715,000 653,000 676,000 23,000 81,000
Rhode Island 71,000 65,000 63,000 65,000 58,000 67,000 9,000 −4,000
South Carolina 329,000 326,000 334,000 333,000 371,000 352,000 −19,000 23,000
South Dakota 63,000 59,000 62,000 47,000 54,000 59,000 5,000 −4,000
Tennessee 423,000 399,000 408,000 419,000 433,000 446,000 12,000 23,000
Texas 1,645,000 1,747,000 1,657,000 1,733,000 1,765,000 1,894,000 129,000 250,000
Utah 228,000 239,000 222,000 227,000 258,000 268,000 10,000 39,000
Vermont 47,000 48,000 49,000 48,000 47,000 53,000 6,000 6,000
Virginia 803,000 842,000 860,000 861,000 919,000 876,000 −43,000 73,000
Washington 575,000 558,000 637,000 650,000 559,000 598,000 39,000 23,000
West Virginia 124,000 127,000 141,000 133,000 125,000 135,000 10,000 11,000
Wisconsin 369,000 360,000 380,000 362,000 351,000 352,000 1,000 −17,000
Wyoming 60,000 65,000 60,000 63,000 64,000 63,000 −1,000 3,000
Sample size
Alabama 448 410 422 397 384 342
Alaska 448 387 386 392 377 315
Arizona 311 288 273 244 232 251
Arkansas 402 340 315 333 342 334
California 1,770 1,609 1,509 1,571 1,502 1,536
Colorado 307 276 295 303 274 278
Connecticut 216 171 154 187 190 203
Delaware 224 212 218 207 208 196
District Of Columbia 649 655 615 603 513 566
Florida 839 708 688 673 660 576
Georgia 498 425 466 390 381 352
Hawaii 445 399 408 392 412 401
Idaho 330 348 329 351 348 337
Illinois 519 425 486 434 398 412
Indiana 287 256 287 237 243 247
Iowa 309 264 223 195 204 203
Kansas 365 306 305 299 271 276
Kentucky 225 245 220 203 187 142
Louisiana 537 459 462 454 416 377
Maine 175 224 161 127 126 130
Maryland 450 425 404 418 393 375
Massachusetts 396 320 358 347 342 387
Michigan 359 349 325 261 288 276
Minnesota 282 288 268 242 232 217
Mississippi 434 366 363 365 341 320
Missouri 302 263 272 263 244 247
Montana 448 437 407 404 375 352
Nebraska 334 313 261 234 259 230
Nevada 270 240 208 187 197 216
New Hampshire 297 284 255 260 206 203
New Jersey 473 398 338 310 312 314
New Mexico 566 502 491 456 444 423
New York 933 818 774 703 712 752
North Carolina 501 382 391 448 411 374
North Dakota 412 414 394 354 295 325
Ohio 514 501 448 406 412 403
Oklahoma 371 351 314 355 362 378
Oregon 337 348 378 318 300 290
Pennsylvania 411 378 422 438 365 380
Rhode Island 211 165 154 141 126 144
South Carolina 341 313 321 307 335 306
South Dakota 270 236 235 172 183 200
Tennessee 415 337 342 315 301 332
Texas 1,116 1,043 990 975 937 1,016
Utah 409 392 359 336 354 372
Vermont 324 312 314 278 243 294
Virginia 576 565 559 529 524 499
Washington 479 435 479 438 384 386
West Virginia 484 437 458 427 394 435
Wisconsin 289 261 267 251 233 232
Wyoming 503 518 443 449 420 419
* 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.