Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Census region and division | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 2007 | Aug. 2008 | Sep. 2008 | Oct. 2008 | Number | Percent of the labor force | |||||||
| Oct. 2007 | Aug. 2008 | Sep. 2008 | Oct. 2008 | Oct. 2007 | Aug. 2008 | Sep. 2008 | Oct. 2008 | |||||
Northeast |
27,952.9 | 28,202.0 | 28,327.3 | 28,364.2 | 1,250.8 | 1,648.7 | 1,621.4 | 1,648.8 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
New England |
7,653.5 | 7,674.1 | 7,691.1 | 7,712.4 | 338.2 | 440.7 | 436.9 | 453.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
Middle Atlantic |
20,299.4 | 20,528.0 | 20,636.2 | 20,651.8 | 912.6 | 1,208.0 | 1,184.5 | 1,195.7 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
South |
54,597.7 | 55,233.4 | 55,284.4 | 55,371.2 | 2,412.1 | 3,175.8 | 3,248.5 | 3,404.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
South Atlantic |
29,353.1 | 29,730.0 | 29,709.1 | 29,759.3 | 1,275.0 | 1,801.0 | 1,810.5 | 1,913.0 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
East South Central |
8,600.8 | 8,578.6 | 8,588.8 | 8,579.7 | 417.7 | 550.6 | 578.2 | 565.8 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
West South Central |
16,643.7 | 16,924.8 | 16,986.5 | 17,032.3 | 719.3 | 824.2 | 859.8 | 925.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
Midwest |
34,930.7 | 34,918.9 | 34,933.6 | 34,867.8 | 1,846.2 | 2,323.7 | 2,255.6 | 2,319.1 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
East North Central |
24,018.6 | 23,987.5 | 23,981.0 | 23,899.9 | 1,369.0 | 1,736.9 | 1,681.9 | 1,740.4 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
West North Central |
10,912.1 | 10,931.4 | 10,952.6 | 10,967.9 | 477.2 | 586.7 | 573.7 | 578.7 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
West |
35,654.8 | 36,007.2 | 36,170.0 | 36,303.1 | 1,751.9 | 2,384.4 | 2,392.9 | 2,565.9 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.1 |
Mountain |
10,996.0 | 11,139.9 | 11,195.7 | 11,222.7 | 413.3 | 582.8 | 584.2 | 618.4 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
Pacific |
24,658.9 | 24,867.3 | 24,974.2 | 25,080.4 | 1,338.6 | 1,801.6 | 1,808.6 | 1,947.5 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.8 |
1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates
c = corrected
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Regions are defined as the four Census regions, comprised as follows: Northeast Region includes the New England Division - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; and the Middle Atlantic Division - New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. South Region includes the South Atlantic Division - Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central Division - Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; and West South Central Division - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. Midwest Region includes the East North Central Division - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; and the West North Central Division - Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. West Region includes the Mountain Division - Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and the Pacific Division - Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.
Last Modified Date: December 2, 2008
