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Southwest - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in the West South Central and Mountain states,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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2008		 Feb
2008		 Mar
2008		 Mar 2007 to
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United States
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 152,884 (1) 153,824 153,374 153,784 900 0.6

West South Central Division
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 (2) 16,532.2 16,737.3 16,643.8 16,747.3 (2) 215.2 (2) 1.3

Arkansas
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 (2) 1,368.0 1,376.0 1,362.9 (P) 1,368.9 (P) (2) 0.9 (P) (2) 0.1

Louisiana
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 (2) 1,995.4 2,012.3 2,008.0 (P) 2,017.2 (P) (2) 21.8 (P) (2) 1.1

Oklahoma
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 (2) 1,730.4 1,734.0 1,716.7 (P) 1,721.4 (P) (2) -9.0 (P) (2) -0.5

Texas
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 (2) 11,449.7 11,613.2 11,561.9 (P) 11,632.9 (P) (2) 183.2 (P) (2) 1.6

Mountain Division
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 (2) 10,839.4 11,113.0 11,098.6 11,127.0 (2) 287.6 (2) 2.7

Arizona
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 (2) 3,014.1 3,082.6 3,072.4 (P) 3,077.0 (P) (2) 62.9 (P) (2) 2.1

Colorado
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 (2) 2,681.3 2,760.3 2,757.9 (P) 2,767.0 (P) (2) 85.7 (P) (2) 3.2

Idaho
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 (2) 750.5 758.7 755.3 (P) 756.2 (P) (2) 5.6 (P) (2) 0.7

Montana
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 (2) 500.2 504.9 503.2 (P) 504.8 (P) (2) 4.5 (P) (2) 0.9

Nevada
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 (2) 1,322.6 1,373.8 1,375.3 (P) 1,384.7 (P) (2) 62.1 (P) (2) 4.7

New Mexico
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 (2) 943.3 946.2 946.8 (P) 950.1 (P) (2) 6.8 (P) (2) 0.7

Utah
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 (2) 1,346.3 1,392.8 1,390.9 (P) 1,394.1 (P) (2) 47.8 (P) (2) 3.6

Wyoming
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 (2) 286.4 291.1 291.4 (P) 292.5 (P) (2) 6.1 (P) (2) 2.1

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(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 West South Central and Mountain states,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 6,738 7,576 7,381 7,815 1,077 16.0

West South Central Division
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 (1) 724.2 725.0 671.3 707.0 (1) -17.2 (1) -2.4

Arkansas
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 (1) 71.9 76.8 68.4 (P) 66.6 (P) (1) -5.3 (P) (1) -7.3

Louisiana
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 (1) 78.8 79.7 75.2 (P) 91.4 (P) (1) 12.6 (P) (1) 16.0

Oklahoma
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 (1) 74.4 64.2 53.0 (P) 52.8 (P) (1) -21.6 (P) (1) -29.0

Texas
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 (1) 505.1 502.6 479.0 (P) 494.4 (P) (1) -10.7 (P) (1) -2.1

Mountain Division
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 (1) 379.3 442.2 441.3 456.2 (1) 77.0 (1) 20.3

Arizona
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 (1) 112.9 132.4 123.9 (P) 123.6 (P) (1) 10.7 (P) (1) 9.5

Colorado
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 (1) 98.3 116.0 121.0 (P) 121.5 (P) (1) 23.2 (P) (1) 23.5

Idaho
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 (1) 20.8 21.1 21.5 (P) 22.3 (P) (1) 1.5 (P) (1) 7.3

Montana
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 (1) 15.5 16.4 16.6 (P) 18.0 (P) (1) 2.5 (P) (1) 16.1

Nevada
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 (1) 60.4 75.9 75.9 (P) 80.0 (P) (1) 19.6 (P) (1) 32.4

New Mexico
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 (1) 34.8 29.6 30.5 (P) 34.8 (P) (1) 0.0 (P) (1) -0.1

Utah
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 (1) 33.0 41.5 41.1 (P) 46.2 (P) (1) 13.2 (P) (1) 40.2

Wyoming
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 (1) 8.6 7.8 7.7 (P) 9.0 (P) (1) 0.4 (P) (1) 4.4

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(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 West South Central and Mountain states,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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United States
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 4.4 4.9 4.8 5.1 0.7

West South Central Division
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 (1) 4.4 4.3 4.0 4.2 (1) -0.2

Arkansas
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 (1) 5.3 5.6 5.0 (P) 4.9 (P) (1) -0.4

Louisiana
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 (1) 3.9 4.0 3.7 (P) 4.5 (P) (1) 0.6

Oklahoma
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 (1) 4.3 3.7 3.1 (P) 3.1 (P) (1) -1.2

Texas
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 (1) 4.4 4.3 4.1 (P) 4.3 (P) (1) -0.1

Mountain Division
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 (1) 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.1 (1) 0.6

Arizona
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 (1) 3.7 4.3 4.0 (P) 4.0 (P) (1) 0.3

Colorado
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 (1) 3.7 4.2 4.4 (P) 4.4 (P) (1) 0.7

Idaho
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 (1) 2.8 2.8 2.8 (P) 3.0 (P) (1) 0.2

Montana
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 (1) 3.1 3.2 3.3 (P) 3.6 (P) (1) 0.5

Nevada
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 (1) 4.6 5.5 5.5 (P) 5.8 (P) (1) 1.2

New Mexico
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 (1) 3.7 3.1 3.2 (P) 3.7 (P) (1) 0.0

Utah
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 (1) 2.4 3.0 3.0 (P) 3.3 (P) (1) 0.9

Wyoming
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 (1) 3.0 2.7 2.7 (P) 3.1 (P) (1) 0.1

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(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 Southwest states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
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Arkansas

  

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
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 (2) 3.6 4.4 4.2 (P) 3.7 (P) (2) 0.1

Fort Smith, AR-OK
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 (2) 5.3 5.9 5.1 (P) 4.5 (P) (2) -0.8

Hot Springs
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 (2) 5.4 6.4 5.8 (P) 5.0 (P) (2) -0.4

Jonesboro
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 (2) 5.1 6.2 5.5 (P) 4.9 (P) (2) -0.2

Little Rock-North Little Rock
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 (2) 4.5 5.2 4.9 (P) 4.3 (P) (2) -0.2

Pine Bluff
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 (2) 7.4 8.9 7.7 (P) 7.0 (P) (2) -0.4

Louisiana

  

Alexandria
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 (2) 3.5 4.5 3.5 (P) 4.3 (P) (2) 0.8

Baton Rouge
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 (2) 3.5 4.5 3.4 (P) 4.2 (P) (2) 0.7

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
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 (2) 2.6 3.4 2.5 (P) 3.2 (P) (2) 0.6

Lafayette
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 (2) 2.6 3.4 2.6 (P) 3.2 (P) (2) 0.6

Lake Charles
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 (2) 3.3 4.8 3.6 (P) 4.2 (P) (2) 0.9

Monroe
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 (2) 4.1 5.2 3.9 (P) 4.8 (P) (2) 0.7

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
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 (3) (2) 3.2 (3) 4.1 (3) 3.1 (3) (P) 3.8 (P) (3) (2) 0.6

Shreveport-Bossier City
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 (2) 3.9 5.2 4.1 (P) 5.1 (P) (2) 1.2

New Mexico

  

Albuquerque
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 (2) 3.3 3.2 3.4 (P) 3.6 (P) (2) 0.3

Farmington
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 (2) 3.1 2.8 3.0 (P) 3.1 (P) (2) 0.0

Las Cruces
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 (2) 4.1 3.7 4.0 (P) 4.2 (P) (2) 0.1

Santa Fe
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 (2) 2.8 2.6 2.9 (P) 3.0 (P) (2) 0.2

Oklahoma

  

Lawton
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 (2) 4.5 4.2 3.5 (P) 3.3 (P) (2) -1.2

Oklahoma City
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 (2) 4.4 4.3 3.5 (P) 3.3 (P) (2) -1.1

Tulsa
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 (2) 4.1 4.2 3.5 (P) 3.3 (P) (2) -0.8

Texas

  

Abilene
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 (2) 3.5 3.9 3.5 (P) 3.5 (P) (2) 0.0

Amarillo
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 (2) 3.3 3.5 3.2 (P) 3.1 (P) (2) -0.2

Austin-Round Rock
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 (2) 3.5 3.9 3.6 (P) 3.6 (P) (2) 0.1

Beaumont-Port Arthur
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 (2) 4.8 6.2 5.5 (P) 5.4 (P) (2) 0.6

Brownsville-Harlingen
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 (2) 5.7 6.5 5.9 (P) 5.8 (P) (2) 0.1

College Station-Bryan
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 (2) 3.5 3.8 3.3 (P) 3.3 (P) (2) -0.2

Corpus Christi
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 (2) 4.2 4.8 4.3 (P) 4.2 (P) (2) 0.0

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
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 (2) 4.1 4.6 4.3 (P) 4.2 (P) (2) 0.1

Dallas-Plano-Irving (1)

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 (2) 4.1 4.6 4.3 (P) 4.3 (P) (2) 0.2

Fort Worth-Arlington (1)

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 (2) 4.1 4.5 4.2 (P) 4.1 (P) (2) 0.0

El Paso
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 (2) 5.7 5.9 5.5 (P) 5.5 (P) (2) -0.2

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
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 (2) 4.1 4.5 4.2 (P) 4.1 (P) (2) 0.0

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
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 (2) 4.4 4.9 4.5 (P) 4.4 (P) (2) 0.0

Laredo
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 (2) 4.7 5.3 5.0 (P) 5.0 (P) (2) 0.3

Longview
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 (2) 3.8 4.2 3.8 (P) 3.7 (P) (2) -0.1

Lubbock
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 (2) 3.8 3.6 3.3 (P) 3.3 (P) (2) -0.5

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
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 (2) 6.4 7.3 6.6 (P) 6.4 (P) (2) 0.0

Midland
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 (2) 2.9 2.9 2.6 (P) 2.6 (P) (2) -0.3

Odessa
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 (2) 3.3 3.4 3.1 (P) 3.0 (P) (2) -0.3

San Angelo
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 (2) 3.5 3.9 3.5 (P) 3.5 (P) (2) 0.0

San Antonio
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 (2) 4.0 4.4 4.0 (P) 3.9 (P) (2) -0.1

Sherman-Denison
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 (2) 4.4 5.1 4.7 (P) 4.7 (P) (2) 0.3

Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR
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 (2) 4.8 5.0 4.7 (P) 4.3 (P) (2) -0.5

Tyler
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 (2) 4.0 4.9 4.4 (P) 4.4 (P) (2) 0.4

Victoria
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 (2) 3.6 3.7 3.5 (P) 3.4 (P) (2) -0.2

Waco
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 (2) 4.1 4.4