Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in the Midwest and West,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 152,886 154,390 154,603 154,853 1,967 1.3

Midwest
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 (1) 34,919.0 34,973.4 34,929.6 34,918.9 (1) -0.1 (1) 0.0

Illinois
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 (1) 6,715.4 6,775.6 6,753.1 (P) 6,727.5 (P) (1) 12.1 (P) (1) 0.2

Indiana
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 (1) 3,209.4 3,219.3 3,236.7 (P) 3,248.3 (P) (1) 38.9 (P) (1) 1.2

Iowa
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 (1) 1,660.8 1,672.3 1,677.5 (P) 1,682.4 (P) (1) 21.6 (P) (1) 1.3

Kansas
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 (1) 1,478.5 1,491.2 1,489.7 (P) 1,493.5 (P) (1) 15.0 (P) (1) 1.0

Michigan
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 (1) 5,016.1 4,990.2 4,958.9 (P) 4,942.7 (P) (1) -73.3 (P) (1) -1.5

Minnesota
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 (1) 2,934.6 2,935.4 2,936.0 (P) 2,938.4 (P) (1) 3.8 (P) (1) 0.1

Missouri
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 (1) 3,037.0 3,013.8 3,016.8 (P) 3,006.7 (P) (1) -30.4 (P) (1) -1.0

Nebraska
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 (1) 986.4 995.0 992.2 (P) 996.1 (P) (1) 9.7 (P) (1) 1.0

North Dakota
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 (1) 366.1 372.4 372.7 (P) 372.4 (P) (1) 6.3 (P) (1) 1.7

Ohio
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 (1) 5,979.7 5,988.4 5,989.5 (P) 5,994.8 (P) (1) 15.1 (P) (1) 0.3

South Dakota
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 (1) 444.0 444.6 443.7 (P) 445.2 (P) (1) 1.2 (P) (1) 0.3

Wisconsin
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 (1) 3,090.1 3,078.5 3,069.2 (P) 3,075.9 (P) (1) -14.2 (P) (1) -0.5

West
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 (1) 35,524.8 35,947.7 35,972.7 36,007.2 (1) 482.4 (1) 1.4

Alaska
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 (1) 352.9 359.8 359.2 (P) 361.3 (P) (1) 8.4 (P) (1) 2.4

Arizona
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 (1) 3,035.9 3,071.1 3,087.2 (P) 3,100.6 (P) (1) 64.7 (P) (1) 2.1

California
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 (1) 18,237.1 18,431.3 18,409.1 (P) 18,410.2 (P) (1) 173.2 (P) (1) 0.9

Colorado
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 (1) 2,715.4 2,759.9 2,763.6 (P) 2,744.8 (P) (1) 29.4 (P) (1) 1.1

Hawaii
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 (1) 646.2 663.2 664.6 (P) 664.2 (P) (1) 18.0 (P) (1) 2.8

Idaho
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 (1) 756.8 752.3 753.1 (P) 755.1 (P) (1) -1.8 (P) (1) -0.2

Montana
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 (1) 503.6 504.2 504.6 (P) 504.7 (P) (1) 1.2 (P) (1) 0.2

Nevada
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 (1) 1,341.0 1,394.5 1,400.1 (P) 1,404.7 (P) (1) 63.7 (P) (1) 4.7

New Mexico
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 (1) 944.2 951.3 953.2 (P) 958.0 (P) (1) 13.7 (P) (1) 1.5

Oregon
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 (1) 1,931.1 1,938.4 1,950.9 (P) 1,954.6 (P) (1) 23.5 (P) (1) 1.2

Utah
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 (1) 1,368.5 1,380.6 1,385.6 (P) 1,383.6 (P) (1) 15.0 (P) (1) 1.1

Washington
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 (1) 3,417.5 3,449.7 3,452.1 (P) 3,474.8 (P) (1) 57.3 (P) (1) 1.7

Wyoming
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 (1) 288.4 290.4 291.3 (P) 292.4 (P) (1) 4.0 (P) (1) 1.4

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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Unemployed in the Midwest and West,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 7,133 8,499 8,784 9,376 2,243 31.4

Midwest
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 (1) 1,834.2 2,125.8 2,258.8 2,323.7 (1) 489.5 (1) 26.7

Illinois
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 (1) 346.4 463.4 489.5 (P) 491.5 (P) (1) 145.2 (P) (1) 41.9

Indiana
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 (1) 143.5 188.3 203.0 (P) 207.2 (P) (1) 63.7 (P) (1) 44.4

Iowa
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 (1) 63.1 66.9 72.3 (P) 76.8 (P) (1) 13.7 (P) (1) 21.7

Kansas
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 (1) 58.7 63.9 67.9 (P) 70.1 (P) (1) 11.4 (P) (1) 19.5

Michigan
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 (1) 362.4 423.3 419.2 (P) 439.2 (P) (1) 76.8 (P) (1) 21.2

Minnesota
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 (1) 132.7 154.6 171.4 (P) 181.6 (P) (1) 48.9 (P) (1) 36.8

Missouri
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 (1) 158.8 170.8 193.4 (P) 199.4 (P) (1) 40.6 (P) (1) 25.6

Nebraska
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 (1) 30.4 32.8 33.3 (P) 34.5 (P) (1) 4.1 (P) (1) 13.5

North Dakota
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 (1) 11.6 12.0 13.2 (P) 13.3 (P) (1) 1.7 (P) (1) 14.5

Ohio
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 (1) 339.4 393.7 432.3 (P) 444.6 (P) (1) 105.2 (P) (1) 31.0

South Dakota
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 (1) 12.8 12.6 13.4 (P) 14.7 (P) (1) 1.9 (P) (1) 14.8

Wisconsin
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 (1) 151.2 143.1 150.9 (P) 156.4 (P) (1) 5.2 (P) (1) 3.4

West
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 (1) 1,697.0 2,136.6 2,263.9 2,384.4 (1) 687.4 (1) 40.5

Alaska
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 (1) 22.1 24.3 24.6 (P) 25.1 (P) (1) 3.0 (P) (1) 13.7

Arizona
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 (1) 112.0 146.1 158.0 (P) 173.5 (P) (1) 61.5 (P) (1) 54.9

California
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 (1) 1,004.1 1,281.8 1,356.1 (P) 1,417.2 (P) (1) 413.0 (P) (1) 41.1

Colorado
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 (1) 104.4 139.7 144.6 (P) 147.3 (P) (1) 42.9 (P) (1) 41.0

Hawaii
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 (1) 17.3 25.2 26.1 (P) 28.1 (P) (1) 10.8 (P) (1) 62.0

Idaho
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 (1) 20.2 28.7 30.9 (P) 34.4 (P) (1) 14.2 (P) (1) 70.0

Montana
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 (1) 15.8 20.5 20.3 (P) 22.1 (P) (1) 6.4 (P) (1) 40.2

Nevada
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 (1) 66.0 88.8 92.7 (P) 99.2 (P) (1) 33.2 (P) (1) 50.3

New Mexico
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 (1) 32.3 37.3 39.0 (P) 44.4 (P) (1) 12.1 (P) (1) 37.3

Oregon
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 (1) 102.0 106.0 115.3 (P) 127.5 (P) (1) 25.5 (P) (1) 25.0

Utah
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 (1) 37.8 44.9 49.0 (P) 50.6 (P) (1) 12.8 (P) (1) 33.8

Washington
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 (1) 153.9 186.7 194.7 (P) 209.6 (P) (1) 55.7 (P) (1) 36.2

Wyoming
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 (1) 8.8 9.3 10.4 (P) 11.5 (P) (1) 2.8 (P) (1) 31.5

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 Midwest and West,
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Area

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 4.7 5.5 5.7 6.1 1.4

Midwest
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 (1) 5.3 6.1 6.5 6.7 (1) 1.4

Illinois
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 (1) 5.2 6.8 7.2 (P) 7.3 (P) (1) 2.1

Indiana
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 (1) 4.5 5.9 6.3 (P) 6.4 (P) (1) 1.9

Iowa
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 (1) 3.8 4.0 4.3 (P) 4.6 (P) (1) 0.8

Kansas
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 (1) 4.0 4.3 4.6 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) 0.7

Michigan
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 (1) 7.2 8.5 8.5 (P) 8.9 (P) (1) 1.7

Minnesota
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 (1) 4.5 5.3 5.8 (P) 6.2 (P) (1) 1.7

Missouri
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 (1) 5.2 5.7 6.4 (P) 6.6 (P) (1) 1.4

Nebraska
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 (1) 3.1 3.3 3.4 (P) 3.5 (P) (1) 0.4

North Dakota
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 (1) 3.2 3.2 3.5 (P) 3.6 (P) (1) 0.4

Ohio
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 (1) 5.7 6.6 7.2 (P) 7.4 (P) (1) 1.7

South Dakota
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 (1) 2.9 2.8 3.0 (P) 3.3 (P) (1) 0.4

Wisconsin
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 (1) 4.9 4.6 4.9 (P) 5.1 (P) (1) 0.2

West
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 (1) 4.8 5.9 6.3 6.6 (1) 1.8

Alaska
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 (1) 6.3 6.7 6.8 (P) 6.9 (P) (1) 0.6

Arizona
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 (1) 3.7 4.8 5.1 (P) 5.6 (P) (1) 1.9

California
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 (1) 5.5 7.0 7.4 (P) 7.7 (P) (1) 2.2

Colorado
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 (1) 3.8 5.1 5.2 (P) 5.4 (P) (1) 1.6

Hawaii
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 (1) 2.7 3.8 3.9 (P) 4.2 (P) (1) 1.5

Idaho
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 (1) 2.7 3.8 4.1 (P) 4.6 (P) (1) 1.9

Montana
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 (1) 3.1 4.1 4.0 (P) 4.4 (P) (1) 1.3

Nevada
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 (1) 4.9 6.4 6