Southeast - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in the Southeast,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 153,182 154,534 154,390 154,603 1,421 0.9

South (1)

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 (2) 54,419.7 (3) 55,094.3 54,986.6 55,187.3 (2) 767.7 (2) 1.4

South Atlantic
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 (2) 29,249.8 (3) 29,592.5 29,574.1 29,774.4 (2) 524.6 (2) 1.8

Delaware
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 (2) 442.3 446.1 446.1 (P) 446.6 (P) (2) 4.3 (P) (2) 1.0

District of Columbia
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 (2) 323.3 331.8 328.5 (P) 329.9 (P) (2) 6.7 (P) (2) 2.1

Florida
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 (2) 9,140.6 9,263.9 9,250.3 (P) 9,333.2 (P) (2) 192.6 (P) (2) 2.1

Georgia
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 (2) 4,818.4 4,901.8 4,889.8 (P) 4,936.0 (P) (2) 117.7 (P) (2) 2.4

Maryland
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 (2) 2,981.1 3,017.1 3,012.9 (P) 3,020.9 (P) (2) 39.8 (P) (2) 1.3

North Carolina
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 (2) 4,509.1 4,561.6 4,559.7 (P) 4,604.2 (P) (2) 95.2 (P) (2) 2.1

South Carolina
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 (2) 2,137.6 2,150.9 2,143.0 (P) 2,161.2 (P) (2) 23.6 (P) (2) 1.1

Virginia
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 (2) 4,053.8 4,125.3 4,124.5 (P) 4,148.0 (P) (2) 94.2 (P) (2) 2.3

West Virginia
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 (2) 809.7 816.4 813.3 (P) 805.7 (P) (2) -4.0 (P) (2) -0.5

East South Central
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 (2) 8,572.0 (3) 8,657.2 8,610.0 8,584.7 (2) 12.8 (2) 0.1

Alabama
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 (2) 2,184.6 2,207.0 2,193.8 (P) 2,177.8 (P) (2) -6.8 (P) (2) -0.3

Kentucky
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 (2) 2,043.9 2,047.5 2,041.8 (P) 2,037.3 (P) (2) -6.6 (P) (2) -0.3

Mississippi
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 (2) 1,314.8 1,341.9 1,327.8 (P) 1,330.6 (P) (2) 15.8 (P) (2) 1.2

Tennessee
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 (2) 3,037.9 3,062.5 3,043.9 (P) 3,039.0 (P) (2) 1.2 (P) (2) 0.0

Footnotes
(1) The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(3) Corrected.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployed in the Southeast,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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 7,137 8,487 8,499 8,784 1,647 23.1

South (1)

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 (2) 2,356.1 (3) 2,819.6 2,814.9 3,055.0 (2) 698.9 (2) 29.7

South Atlantic
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 (2) 1,225.1 (3) 1,564.2 1,564.2 1,721.9 (2) 496.8 (2) 40.6

Delaware
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 (2) 14.5 18.4 18.7 (P) 19.7 (P) (2) 5.2 (P) (2) 36.1

District of Columbia
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 (2) 18.4 21.8 20.8 (P) 22.2 (P) (2) 3.7 (P) (2) 20.2

Florida
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 (2) 371.8 514.9 513.1 (P) 571.8 (P) (2) 200.0 (P) (2) 53.8

Georgia
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 (2) 212.9 281.6 274.8 (P) 304.5 (P) (2) 91.6 (P) (2) 43.0

Maryland
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 (2) 107.7 119.9 120.5 (P) 131.4 (P) (2) 23.8 (P) (2) 22.1

North Carolina
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 (2) 210.4 268.1 271.1 (P) 302.7 (P) (2) 92.4 (P) (2) 43.9

South Carolina
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 (2) 124.5 139.2 131.8 (P) 150.5 (P) (2) 26.0 (P) (2) 20.9

Virginia
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 (2) 121.3 161.1 166.2 (P) 183.3 (P) (2) 62.1 (P) (2) 51.2

West Virginia
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 (2) 37.8 43.0 42.8 (P) 36.4 (P) (2) -1.4 (P) (2) -3.8

East South Central
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 (2) 405.3 (3) 515.8 525.3 564.1 (2) 158.8 (2) 39.2

Alabama
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 (2) 77.9 103.8 102.6 (P) 111.9 (P) (2) 34.0 (P) (2) 43.7

Kentucky
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 (2) 111.7 127.6 128.4 (P) 137.4 (P) (2) 25.6 (P) (2) 23.0

Mississippi
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 (2) 84.4 92.0 92.5 (P) 104.6 (P) (2) 20.2 (P) (2) 24.0

Tennessee
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 (2) 138.6 195.6 196.8 (P) 208.8 (P) (2) 70.2 (P) (2) 50.7

Footnotes
(1) The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(3) Corrected.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in the Southeast,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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United States
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 4.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 1.0

South (1)

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 (2) 4.3 (3) 5.1 5.1 5.5 (2) 1.2

South Atlantic
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 (2) 4.2 (3) 5.3 5.3 5.8 (2) 1.6

Delaware
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 (2) 3.3 4.1 4.2 (P) 4.4 (P) (2) 1.1

District of Columbia
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 (2) 5.7 6.6 6.3 (P) 6.7 (P) (2) 1.0

Florida
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 (2) 4.1 5.6 5.5 (P) 6.1 (P) (2) 2.0

Georgia
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 (2) 4.4 5.7 5.6 (P) 6.2 (P) (2) 1.8

Maryland
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 (2) 3.6 4.0 4.0 (P) 4.4 (P) (2) 0.8

North Carolina
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 (2) 4.7 5.9 5.9 (P) 6.6 (P) (2) 1.9

South Carolina
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 (2) 5.8 6.5 6.1 (P) 7.0 (P) (2) 1.2

Virginia
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 (2) 3.0 3.9 4.0 (P) 4.4 (P) (2) 1.4

West Virginia
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 (2) 4.7 5.3 5.3 (P) 4.5 (P) (2) -0.2

East South Central
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 (2) 4.7 (3) 6.0 6.1 6.6 (2) 1.9

Alabama
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 (2) 3.6 4.7 4.7 (P) 5.1 (P) (2) 1.5

Kentucky
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 (2) 5.5 6.2 6.3 (P) 6.7 (P) (2) 1.2

Mississippi
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 (2) 6.4 6.9 7.0 (P) 7.9 (P) (2) 1.5

Tennessee
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 (2) 4.6 6.4 6.5 (P) 6.9 (P) (2) 2.3

Footnotes
(1) The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(3) Corrected.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in the Southeast by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Alabama

  

Anniston-Oxford
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 (2) 3.9 4.1 5.2 (P) 5.7 (P) (2) 1.8

Auburn-Opelika
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 (2) 3.5 3.9 4.7 (P) 5.1 (P) (2) 1.6

Birmingham-Hoover
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 (2) 3.5 3.7 4.6 (P) 4.9 (P) (2) 1.4

Decatur
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 (2) 3.5 4.1 4.8 (P) 5.1 (P) (2) 1.6

Dothan
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 (2) 3.3 4.0 4.8 (P) 5.1 (P) (2) 1.8

Florence-Muscle Shoals
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 (2) 4.6 4.5 5.7 (P) 6.2 (P) (2) 1.6

Gadsden
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 (2) 4.3 4.5 5.7 (P) 6.0 (P) (2) 1.7

Huntsville
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 (2) 3.0 3.1 3.9 (P) 4.2 (P) (2) 1.2

Mobile
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 (2) 4.0 4.2 5.4 (P) 5.7 (P) (2) 1.7

Montgomery
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 (2) 3.8 4.3 5.3 (P) 5.5 (P) (2) 1.7

Tuscaloosa
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 (2) 3.5 3.9 4.8 (P) 5.0 (P) (2) 1.5

Florida

  

Cape Coral-Fort Myers
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 (2) 5.1 7.2 7.6 (P) 8.4 (P) (2) 3.3

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
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 (2) 4.5 5.8 6.2 (P) 7.0 (P) (2) 2.5

Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin
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 (2) 3.2 3.8 4.1 (P) 4.7 (P) (2) 1.5

Gainesville
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 (2) 3.5 3.8 4.4 (P) 4.9 (P) (2) 1.4

Jacksonville
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 (2) 4.3 5.1 5.7 (P) 6.3 (P) (2) 2.0

Lakeland
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 (2) 5.1 5.6 6.2 (P) 7.3 (P) (2) 2.2

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach
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 (2) 4.2 5.0 5.5 (P) 5.8 (P) (2) 1.6

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach (1)

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 (2) 3.9 4.8 5.2 (P) 5.8 (P) (2) 1.9

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall (1)

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 (3) 4.1 4.8 5.6 (P) 5.4 (P) (3) 1.3

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach (1)

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 (2) 4.9 5.5 6.0 (P) 6.9 (P) (2) 2.0

Naples-Marco Island
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 (2) 5.3 5.8 6.5 (P) 7.7 (P) (2) 2.4

Ocala
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 (2) 5.1 6.7 7.2 (P) 7.9 (P) (2) 2.8

Orlando-Kissimmee
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 (2) 4.1 5.0 5.4 (P) 6.1 (P) (2) 2.0

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
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 (2) 4.7 5.7 6.0 (P) 6.9 (P) (2) 2.2

Panama City-Lynn Haven
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 (2) 3.7 4.5 4.8 (P) 5.3 (P) (2) 1.6

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
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 (2) 4.3 4.9 5.5 (P) 6.1 (P) (2) 1.8

Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce
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 (2) 6.2 6.9 7.5 (P) 8.6 (P) (2) 2.4

Punta Gorda
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 (2) 5.8 7.4 7.6 (P) 8.6 (P) (2) 2.8

Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice