In 2022, California had the largest number of unemployed people in the United States, with about 811,000 people. Texas had the second highest number of unemployed people with around 570,000 unemployed individuals. The monthly unemployment rate by state can be found here.
Number of unemployed persons in the United States in 2022, by state
(in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 1, 2023). Number of unemployed persons in the United States in 2022, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223635/state-unemployment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of unemployed persons in the United States in 2022, by state (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223635/state-unemployment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of unemployed persons in the United States in 2022, by state (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223635/state-unemployment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Unemployed Persons in The United States in 2022, by State (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223635/state-unemployment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of unemployed persons in the United States in 2022, by state (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223635/state-unemployment-in-the-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of unemployed persons in the United States in 2022, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223635/state-unemployment-in-the-us/