Western - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in the West region,
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

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 West region,
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

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 West region,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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United States
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 4.7 5.5 5.7 6.1 1.4

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 6.6 (P) 7.1 (P) (1) 2.2

New Mexico
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 (1) 3.4 3.9 4.1 (P) 4.6 (P) (1) 1.2

Oregon
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 (1) 5.3 5.5 5.9 (P) 6.5 (P) (1) 1.2

Utah
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 (1) 2.8 3.3 3.5 (P) 3.7 (P) (1) 0.9

Washington
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 (1) 4.5 5.4 5.6 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) 1.5

Wyoming
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 (1) 3.0 3.2 3.6 (P) 3.9 (P) (1) 0.9

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 West region states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Alaska

  

Anchorage
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 (3) 5.2 6.2 5.6 (P) 5.6 (P) (3) 0.4

Fairbanks
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 (3) 4.5 6.1 5.4 (P) 5.2 (P) (3) 0.7

Arizona

  

Flagstaff
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 (3) 3.6 4.6 5.0 (P) 5.1 (P) (3) 1.5

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale
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 (3) 3.2 4.3 4.7 (P) 5.1 (P) (3) 1.9

Prescott
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 (3) 3.6 4.6 5.1 (P) 5.5 (P) (3) 1.9

Tucson
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 (3) 3.7 4.8 5.1 (P) 5.4 (P) (3) 1.7

Yuma
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 (3) 19.6 17.8 20.0 (P) 22.7 (P) (3) 3.1

California

  

Bakersfield
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 (3) 7.5 9.5 9.9 (P) 9.5 (P) (3) 2.0

Chico
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 (3) 6.4 8.2 8.8 (P) 8.5 (P) (3) 2.1

El Centro
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 (3) 21.2 22.5 26.2 (P) 24.7 (P) (3) 3.5

Fresno
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 (3) 7.4 9.7 10.1 (P) 9.7 (P) (3) 2.3

Hanford-Corcoran
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 (3) 7.3 10.1 9.9 (P) 9.5 (P) (3) 2.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
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 (3) 5.0 6.6 7.5 (P) 7.6 (P) (3) 2.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale (1)

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 (4) 5.3 7.1 8.0 (P) 8.2 (P) (4) 2.9

Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine (1)

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 (3) 4.2 5.3 5.7 (P) 5.8 (P) (3) 1.6

Madera
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 (3) 6.7 8.9 9.4 (P) 8.9 (P) (3) 2.2

Merced
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 (3) 8.7 11.8 11.9 (P) 11.2 (P) (3) 2.5

Modesto
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 (3) 8.0 10.9 11.3 (P) 10.6 (P) (3) 2.6

Napa
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 (3) 4.0 4.9 5.1 (P) 5.3 (P) (3) 1.3

Orange County (2)

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 (3) 4.2 5.3 5.7 (P) 5.8 (P) (3) 1.6

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
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 (3) 5.4 6.1 6.8 (P) 7.1 (P) (3) 1.7

Redding
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 (3) 7.0 9.2 9.9 (P) 9.6 (P) (3) 2.6

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
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 (3) 6.4 8.1 9.0 (P) 9.2 (P) (3) 2.8

Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville
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 (3) 5.4 6.8 7.2 (P) 7.4 (P) (3) 2.0

Salinas
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 (3) 5.2 6.6 6.7 (P) 6.8 (P) (3) 1.6

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
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 (3) 4.8 6.0 6.5 (P) 6.4 (P) (3) 1.6

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
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 (3) 4.7 5.7 6.1 (P) 6.2 (P) (3) 1.5

Oakland-Fremont-Hayward (1)

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 (3) 5.0 6.2 6.7 (P) 6.8 (P) (3) 1.8

San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (1)

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 (3) 4.3 5.0 5.4 (P) 5.5 (P) (3) 1.2

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
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 (3) 5.0 6.1 6.5 (P) 6.6 (P) (3) 1.6

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
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 (3) 4.5 5.7 6.2 (P) 6.2 (P) (3) 1.7

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria
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 (3) 4.2 5.1 5.4 (P) 5.5 (P) (3) 1.3

Santa Cruz-Watsonville
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 (3) 4.8 6.1 6.4 (P) 6.2 (P) (3) 1.4

Santa Rosa-Petaluma
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 (3) 4.6 5.6 6.1 (P) 6.1 (P) (3) 1.5

Stockton
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 (3) 7.8 9.8 10.5 (P) 10.2 (P) (3) 2.4

Vallejo-Fairfield
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 (3) 5.6 6.9 7.3 (P) 7.4 (P) (3) 1.8

Visalia-Porterville
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 (3) 8.2 9.8 11.0 (P) 10.6 (P) (3) 2.4

Yolo County (2)

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 (3) 5.1 6.9 7.0 (P) 6.8 (P)