U.S. states and DC; 2025 BLS annual-average unemployed population age 16+, people.
Annual-average unemployed population is compared across the 50 states and the District of Columbia for 2025. Values are 2025 annual-average counts of unemployed civilians age 16 or older. California ranks first at 1,085,280 people, ahead of Texas by 420,017 people. Illinois records 305,101 people, making the first value 3.56 times the last.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1.09M | 2025 |
| 2 | Texas | 665.3K | 2025 |
| 3 | Florida | 436.6K | 2025 |
| 4 | New York | 433.8K | 2025 |
| 5 | Illinois | 305.1K | 2025 |
Source 1: Local Area Unemployment Statistics — 2025 State Annual Averages
Publisher: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dataset/table: Local Area Unemployment Statistics state annual averages
Units: people
Date checked: 2026-06-24
Evidence: Supports the 2025 annual-average unemployed population values and state or DC labels used in this ranking.
Values are 2025 annual-average counts of unemployed civilians age 16 or older. The values are not seasonally adjusted. BLS can revise historical LAUS observations, so later API extracts may differ. This is an absolute-count ranking rather than a rate comparison.
The ranking uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for unemployed population across the 50 states and DC in 2025. Values are not seasonally adjusted and are ordered from highest to lowest. Equal values retain tied ranks. Compact labels are rounded consistently without changing the source order.
All entries use the same BLS source family, 2025 annual-average period, not-seasonally-adjusted basis and measurement unit (people).
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