# Unemployed people Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded. ## Key facts - New York, NY had the highest unemployed people of 1706 cities in 2025, at 230,144, and Essex Junction, VT the lowest, at 141. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. - Published for 1,706 places, with figures from 1990 to 2025. - Figures last updated on 2026-10-12. - Indicator id: `unemployed_persons` - Unit: persons - Note: United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England. - Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people - API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/unemployed_persons ## Rankings - [US cities](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/us-cities.md) (1706 places) - [Cities in California](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/california-cities.md) (285 places) - [Cities in Texas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/texas-cities.md) (134 places) - [Cities in Florida](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/florida-cities.md) (105 places) - [Cities in Illinois](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/illinois-cities.md) (104 places) - [Cities in Ohio](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/ohio-cities.md) (71 places) - [Cities in Massachusetts](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/massachusetts-cities.md) (58 places) - [Cities in Michigan](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/michigan-cities.md) (51 places) - [Cities in Washington](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/washington-cities.md) (47 places) - [Cities in Georgia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/georgia-cities.md) (45 places) - [Cities in Minnesota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/minnesota-cities.md) (45 places) - [Cities in North Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/north-carolina-cities.md) (44 places) - [Cities in Indiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/indiana-cities.md) (40 places) - [Cities in New Jersey](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/new-jersey-cities.md) (39 places) - [Cities in New York](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/new-york-cities.md) (39 places) - [Cities in Utah](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/utah-cities.md) (39 places) - [Cities in Wisconsin](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/wisconsin-cities.md) (35 places) - [Cities in Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/virginia-cities.md) (34 places) - [Cities in Arizona](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/arizona-cities.md) (32 places) - [Cities in Alabama](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/alabama-cities.md) (30 places) - [Cities in Missouri](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/missouri-cities.md) (30 places) - [Cities in Tennessee](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/tennessee-cities.md) (29 places) - [Cities in Colorado](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/colorado-cities.md) (28 places) - [Cities in Oregon](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/oregon-cities.md) (25 places) - [Cities in Pennsylvania](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/pennsylvania-cities.md) (25 places) - [Cities in South Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/south-carolina-cities.md) (25 places) - [Cities in Iowa](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/iowa-cities.md) (23 places) - [Cities in Arkansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/arkansas-cities.md) (21 places) - [Cities in Oklahoma](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/oklahoma-cities.md) (20 places) - [Cities in Connecticut](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/connecticut-cities.md) (19 places) - [Cities in Kansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/kansas-cities.md) (19 places) - [Cities in Mississippi](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/mississippi-cities.md) (19 places) - [Cities in Kentucky](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/kentucky-cities.md) (16 places) - [Cities in Idaho](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/idaho-cities.md) (14 places) - [Cities in Louisiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/louisiana-cities.md) (13 places) - [Cities in Maine](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/maine-cities.md) (11 places) - [Cities in New Hampshire](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/new-hampshire-cities.md) (11 places) - [Cities in Maryland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/maryland-cities.md) (10 places) - [Cities in Nebraska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/nebraska-cities.md) (10 places) - [Cities in New Mexico](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/new-mexico-cities.md) (10 places) - [Cities in Rhode Island](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/rhode-island-cities.md) (8 places) - [Cities in Nevada](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/nevada-cities.md) (7 places) - [Cities in North Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/north-dakota-cities.md) (7 places) - [Cities in Montana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/montana-cities.md) (6 places) - [Cities in West Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/west-virginia-cities.md) (5 places)