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Civilian labor force in the Midwest, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Mar 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021	Mar 2020 to Mar 2021
Area (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Mar 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021	Net change	Percent change
United States		162,721	(1)160,161	160,211	160,558	-2,163	-1.3
Midwest		(r)34,856.7	34,152.1	34,111.0	34,112.0	(r)-744.6	(r)-2.1
Illinois		(r)6,345.4	6,146.4	6,138.7	(p)6,129.6	(p)(r)-215.8	(p)(r)-3.4
Indiana		(r)3,346.4	3,347.8	3,342.8	(p)3,336.9	(p)(r)-9.5	(p)(r)-0.3
Iowa		(r)1,721.7	1,625.2	1,630.9	(p)1,634.3	(p)(r)-87.4	(p)(r)-5.1
Kansas		(r)1,495.9	1,502.2	1,508.5	(p)1,510.6	(p)(r)14.7	(p)(r)1.0
Michigan		(r)4,917.8	4,736.5	4,695.1	(p)4,703.4	(p)(r)-214.3	(p)(r)-4.4
Minnesota		(r)3,118.4	3,025.8	3,031.2	(p)3,023.8	(p)(r)-94.6	(p)(r)-3.0
Missouri		(r)3,096.6	3,043.0	3,054.1	(p)3,064.7	(p)(r)-31.9	(p)(r)-1.0
Nebraska		(r)1,043.2	1,024.8	1,020.9	(p)1,020.1	(p)(r)-23.1	(p)(r)-2.2
North Dakota		(r)406.5	404.5	404.9	(p)404.1	(p)(r)-2.5	(p)(r)-0.6
Ohio		(r)5,836.7	5,768.6	5,754.8	(p)5,751.5	(p)(r)-85.2	(p)(r)-1.5
South Dakota		(r)462.8	470.5	472.2	(p)469.2	(p)(r)6.4	(p)(r)1.4
Wisconsin		(r)3,065.3	3,056.7	3,059.4	(p)3,066.3	(p)(r)1.0	(p)(r)0.0
Footnotes (1) Data affected by changes in population controls. (p) Preliminary (r) Revised
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.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Employment Situation
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment

Unemployed in the Midwest, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Mar 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021	Mar 2020 to Mar 2021
Area (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Mar 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021	Net change	Percent change
United States		7,185	10,130	9,972	9,710	2,525	35.1
Midwest		(r)1,292.0	1,749.7	1,682.9	1,627.3	(r)335.3	(r)26.0
Illinois		(r)235.6	472.9	454.5	(p)436.4	(p)(r)200.7	(p)(r)85.2
Indiana		(r)111.4	141.4	133.9	(p)130.3	(p)(r)18.9	(p)(r)17.0
Iowa		(r)50.1	58.0	60.7	(p)60.9	(p)(r)10.8	(p)(r)21.5
Kansas		(r)47.5	51.8	57.1	(p)56.5	(p)(r)9.0	(p)(r)18.9
Michigan		(r)182.9	270.8	243.3	(p)239.1	(p)(r)56.2	(p)(r)30.7
Minnesota		(r)109.5	136.0	133.6	(p)127.0	(p)(r)17.5	(p)(r)16.0
Missouri		(r)114.2	130.5	132.5	(p)128.9	(p)(r)14.7	(p)(r)12.9
Nebraska		(r)32.1	32.7	31.9	(p)30.1	(p)(r)-2.0	(p)(r)-6.4
North Dakota		(r)9.5	18.2	19.3	(p)17.7	(p)(r)8.3	(p)(r)87.2
Ohio		(r)287.0	306.1	287.8	(p)272.1	(p)(r)-14.9	(p)(r)-5.2
South Dakota		(r)13.5	14.4	14.1	(p)13.6	(p)(r)0.0	(p)(r)0.3
Wisconsin		(r)98.7	116.9	116.6	(p)117.2	(p)(r)18.5	(p)(r)18.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised
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.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Employment Situation
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment

Unemployment rates in the Midwest, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area (Links provide news releases)	Mar 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021	Net change Mar 2020 to Mar 2021
United States	4.4	6.3	6.2	6.0	1.6
Midwest	(r)3.7	5.1	4.9	4.8	(r)1.1
Illinois	(r)3.7	7.7	7.4	(p)7.1	(p)(r)3.4
Indiana	(r)3.3	4.2	4.0	(p)3.9	(p)(r)0.6
Iowa	(r)2.9	3.6	3.7	(p)3.7	(p)(r)0.8
Kansas	(r)3.2	3.4	3.8	(p)3.7	(p)(r)0.5
Michigan	(r)3.7	5.7	5.2	(p)5.1	(p)(r)1.4
Minnesota	(r)3.5	4.5	4.4	(p)4.2	(p)(r)0.7
Missouri	(r)3.7	4.3	4.3	(p)4.2	(p)(r)0.5
Nebraska	(r)3.1	3.2	3.1	(p)2.9	(p)(r)-0.2
North Dakota	(r)2.3	4.5	4.8	(p)4.4	(p)(r)2.1
Ohio	(r)4.9	5.3	5.0	(p)4.7	(p)(r)-0.2
South Dakota	(r)2.9	3.1	3.0	(p)2.9	(p)(r)0.0
Wisconsin	(r)3.2	3.8	3.8	(p)3.8	(p)(r)0.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised
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.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Employment Situation
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment

Unemployment rates in Midwest states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (news release)	Mar 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021	Net change Mar 2020 to Mar 2021
Illinois
Bloomington	(1)3.2	6.3	5.1	(p)5.0	(p)(1)1.8
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	(1)4.3	4.6	4.4	(p)3.9	(p)(1)-0.4
Carbondale-Marion	(1)3.7	6.9	6.0	(p)6.1	(p)(1)2.4
Champaign-Urbana	(1)3.0	6.3	5.1	(p)4.9	(p)(1)1.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	(1)4.1	8.7	8.3	(p)7.5	(p)(1)3.4
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL(2)	(r)3.9	9.1	8.8	(p)7.7	(p)(r)3.8
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI(2)	(1)4.3	7.1	6.1	(p)6.2	(p)(1)1.9
Danville	(1)4.3	8.0	6.9	(p)6.9	(p)(1)2.6
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	(1)4.4	7.0	6.3	(p)5.9	(p)(1)1.5
Decatur	(1)5.2	10.0	8.4	(p)8.6	(p)(1)3.4
Elgin	(1)4.5	8.2	7.0	(p)7.0	(p)(1)2.5
Kankakee	(1)4.9	8.7	7.5	(p)7.5	(p)(1)2.6
Peoria	(1)4.5	8.1	7.0	(p)6.9	(p)(1)2.4
Rockford	(1)5.3	11.1	9.8	(p)8.1	(p)(1)2.8
St Louis, MO-IL	(1)3.9	5.5	5.3	(p)4.8	(p)(1)0.9
Springfield	(1)3.6	7.6	6.2	(p)6.3	(p)(1)2.7
Indiana
Bloomington	(1)3.6	4.2	4.2	(p)4.2	(p)(1)0.6
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI	(1)4.1	8.7	8.3	(p)7.5	(p)(1)3.4
Gary(2)	(1)5.5	6.7	6.8	(p)6.9	(p)(1)1.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	(1)4.7	5.3	5.0	(p)4.2	(p)(1)-0.5
Columbus	(1)2.7	3.8	3.9	(p)3.8	(p)(1)1.1
Elkhart-Goshen	(1)3.1	3.5	3.5	(p)3.5	(p)(1)0.4
Evansville, IN-KY	(1)3.5	4.5	4.4	(p)4.5	(p)(1)1.0
Fort Wayne	(1)3.5	4.5	4.4	(p)4.5	(p)(1)1.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson	(1)3.3	4.7	4.5	(p)4.5	(p)(1)1.2
Kokomo	(1)4.6	6.1	8.5	(p)6.0	(p)(1)1.4
Lafayette-West Lafayette	(1)3.4	4.2	4.1	(p)4.0	(p)(1)0.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	(1)4.1	5.2	4.6	(p)4.6	(p)(1)0.5
Michigan City-LaPorte	(1)5.0	6.8	6.9	(p)6.7	(p)(1)1.7
Muncie	(1)4.3	5.0	5.1	(p)5.0	(p)(1)0.7
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	(1)4.1	5.7	5.4	(p)5.3	(p)(1)1.2
Terre Haute	(1)4.7	5.5	5.5	(p)5.4	(p)(1)0.7
Iowa
Ames	(1)2.0	3.2	3.1	(p)3.0	(p)(1)1.0
Cedar Rapids	(1)3.8	5.4	5.7	(p)5.2	(p)(1)1.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	(1)4.4	7.0	6.3	(p)5.9	(p)(1)1.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines	(1)3.4	4.8	5.0	(p)4.3	(p)(1)0.9
Dubuque	(1)3.8	5.2	5.4	(p)4.8	(p)(1)1.0
Iowa City	(1)2.5	4.1	4.1	(p)3.8	(p)(1)1.3
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	(1)3.7	3.6	3.7	(p)3.2	(p)(1)-0.5
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	(1)3.4	4.3	4.4	(p)4.0	(p)(1)0.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls	(1)3.8	4.9	5.0	(p)4.5	(p)(1)0.7
Kansas
Kansas City, MO-KS	(1)4.0	5.1	4.8	(p)4.2	(p)(1)0.2
Lawrence	(1)3.3	6.1	3.8	(p)3.7	(p)(1)0.4
Manhattan	(1)2.9	5.8	3.2	(p)3.2	(p)(1)0.3
Topeka	(1)3.7	6.1	3.7	(p)3.5	(p)(1)-0.2
St. Joseph, MO-KS	(1)4.0	4.3	4.4	(p)3.7	(p)(1)-0.3
Wichita	(1)3.9	6.7	5.4	(p)5.3	(p)(1)1.4
Michigan
Ann Arbor	(1)2.7	4.8	4.2	(p)4.3	(p)(1)1.6
Battle Creek	(1)4.2	7.7	6.5	(p)6.4	(p)(1)2.2
Bay City	(1)5.2	7.8	6.6	(p)6.4	(p)(1)1.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	(r)4.9	5.3	4.3	(p)4.5	(p)(r)-0.4
Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia(2)	(1)5.7	6.7	5.4	(p)5.6	(p)(1)-0.1
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills(2)	(1)4.4	4.5	3.6	(p)3.9	(p)(1)-0.5
Flint	(1)4.9	8.5	7.3	(p)7.1	(p)(1)2.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming	(1)3.0	5.5	4.7	(p)4.7	(p)(1)1.7
Jackson	(1)3.9	7.0	6.1	(p)5.9	(p)(1)2.0
Kalamazoo-Portage	(1)3.6	6.3	5.4	(p)5.4	(p)(1)1.8
Lansing-East Lansing	(1)3.3	5.7	4.9	(p)5.0	(p)(1)1.7
Midland	(1)4.4	6.0	5.2	(p)5.2	(p)(1)0.8
Monroe	(1)3.8	6.6	5.9	(p)5.6	(p)(1)1.8
Muskegon	(1)4.6	8.9	7.6	(p)7.5	(p)(1)2.9
Niles-Benton Harbor	(1)4.0	7.2	6.0	(p)5.8	(p)(1)1.8
Saginaw	(1)5.0	8.1	7.0	(p)6.8	(p)(1)1.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	(1)4.1	5.7	5.4	(p)5.3	(p)(1)1.2
Minnesota
Duluth, MN-WI	(1)5.6	5.5	5.5	(p)5.0	(p)(1)-0.6
Fargo, ND-MN	(1)3.1	4.0	4.4	(p)3.8	(p)(1)0.7
Grand Forks, ND-MN	(1)3.8	4.6	4.8	(p)4.3	(p)(1)0.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	(1)3.3	3.9	4.2	(p)3.9	(p)(1)0.6
Mankato-North Mankato	(1)3.7	4.3	4.1	(p)3.8	(p)(1)0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	(1)4.0	4.8	4.6	(p)4.3	(p)(1)0.3
Rochester	(1)3.9	4.4	4.4	(p)4.0	(p)(1)0.1
St. Cloud	(1)4.9	5.5	5.4	(p)5.0	(p)(1)0.1
Missouri
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	(1)4.3	4.6	4.4	(p)3.9	(p)(1)-0.4
Columbia	(1)2.9	3.8	3.5	(p)3.0	(p)(1)0.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	(1)2.9	3.7	3.8	(p)3.5	(p)(1)0.6
Jefferson City	(1)3.6	3.8	4.0	(p)3.2	(p)(1)-0.4
Joplin	(1)4.1	4.6	4.3	(p)3.9	(p)(1)-0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	(1)4.0	5.1	4.8	(p)4.2	(p)(1)0.2
Springfield	(1)3.8	4.2	4.0	(p)3.6	(p)(1)-0.2
St. Joseph	(1)4.0	4.3	4.4	(p)3.7	(p)(1)-0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	(1)3.9	5.5	5.3	(p)4.8	(p)(1)0.9
Nebraska
Grand Island	(1)3.8	3.6	3.6	(p)3.1	(p)(1)-0.7
Lincoln	(1)3.1	3.3	3.2	(p)2.9	(p)(1)-0.2
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	(1)3.7	3.6	3.7	(p)3.2	(p)(1)-0.5
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	(1)3.4	4.3	4.4	(p)4.0	(p)(1)0.6
North Dakota
Bismarck	(1)3.4	4.6	5.2	(p)4.4	(p)(1)1.0
Fargo, ND-MN	(1)3.1	4.0	4.4	(p)3.8	(p)(1)0.7
Grand Forks, ND-MN	(1)3.8	4.6	4.8	(p)4.3	(p)(1)0.5
Ohio
Akron	(1)6.0	6.1	6.0	(p)5.5	(p)(1)-0.5
Canton-Massillon	(1)6.6	6.0	6.1	(p)5.4	(p)(1)-1.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	(1)4.7	5.3	5.0	(p)4.2	(p)(1)-0.5
Cleveland-Elyria	(r)6.2	7.3	4.8	(p)4.9	(p)(r)-1.3
Columbus	(1)4.7	5.3	5.4	(p)5.0	(p)(1)0.3
Dayton	(1)5.2	5.8	5.8	(p)5.1	(p)(1)-0.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	(1)5.9	6.5	6.4	(p)5.7	(p)(1)-0.2
Lima	(1)6.1	5.8	6.7	(p)5.4	(p)(1)-0.7
Mansfield	(1)6.4	6.4	6.2	(p)5.0	(p)(1)-1.4
Parkersburg-Vienna	(1)6.8	7.9	7.6	(p)6.8	(p)(1)0.0
Springfield	(1)6.1	5.8	5.7	(p)5.1	(p)(1)-1.0
Toledo	(1)6.0	6.4	6.2	(p)5.5	(p)(1)-0.5
Wheeling, WV-OH	(1)8.2	7.7	7.4	(p)6.3	(p)(1)-1.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	(1)7.6	8.0	7.6	(p)6.6	(p)(1)-1.0
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	(1)7.8	7.9	7.8	(p)6.9	(p)(1)-0.9
South Dakota
Rapid City	(1)3.7	3.4	3.7	(p)3.4	(p)(1)-0.3
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	(1)3.4	4.3	4.4	(p)4.0	(p)(1)0.6
Sioux Falls	(1)3.1	3.0	3.3	(p)3.0	(p)(1)-0.1
Wisconsin
Appleton	(1)3.1	3.6	3.9	(p)3.9	(p)(1)0.8
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI	(1)4.1	8.7	8.3	(p)7.5	(p)(1)3.4
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI(2)	(1)4.3	7.1	6.1	(p)6.2	(p)(1)1.9
Duluth, MN-WI	(1)5.6	5.5	5.5	(p)5.0	(p)(1)-0.6
Eau Claire	(1)4.0	4.4	4.9	(p)4.7	(p)(1)0.7
Fond du Lac	(1)3.4	3.8	4.2	(p)4.1	(p)(1)0.7
Green Bay	(1)3.6	4.0	4.4	(p)4.4	(p)(1)0.8
Janesville-Beloit	(1)4.3	5.0	5.6	(p)5.1	(p)(1)0.8
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	(1)3.3	3.9	4.2	(p)3.9	(p)(1)0.6
Madison	(1)2.7	3.5	3.7	(p)3.7	(p)(1)1.0
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis	(1)3.7	5.0	5.2	(p)5.2	(p)(1)1.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	(1)4.0	4.8	4.6	(p)4.3	(p)(1)0.3
Oshkosh-Neenah	(1)3.0	3.7	4.0	(p)3.9	(p)(1)0.9
Racine	(1)4.7	5.5	6.0	(p)5.9	(p)(1)1.2
Sheboygan	(1)3.2	3.5	3.8	(p)3.7	(p)(1)0.5
Wausau	(1)3.2	3.5	3.8	(p)3.8	(p)(1)0.6
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (2) Metropolitan Division (p) Preliminary (r) Revised
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.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

Nonfarm wage and salary employment in Midwest States, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area (news release)	Back data	Mar 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021	Mar 2020 to Mar 2021
Area (news release)	Back data	Mar 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021	Net change	Percent change
United States		150,840	142,736	143,272	(p)144,042	(p)-6,798	(p)-4.5
Illinois		6,090.7	5,660.5	5,697.8	(p)5,730.0	(p)-360.7	(p)-5.9
Indiana		3,138.4	3,031.3	3,030.0	(p)3,031.9	(p)-106.5	(p)-3.4
Iowa		1,584.3	1,515.2	1,510.8	(p)1,525.9	(p)-58.4	(p)-3.7
Kansas		1,421.9	1,363.5	1,360.2	(p)1,373.0	(p)-48.9	(p)-3.4
Michigan		4,414.7	4,057.1	4,117.4	(p)4,132.8	(p)-281.9	(p)-6.4
Minnesota		2,978.1	2,771.2	2,783.6	(p)2,805.2	(p)-172.9	(p)-5.8
Missouri		2,912.4	2,807.7	2,796.5	(p)2,811.9	(p)-100.5	(p)-3.5
Nebraska		1,026.2	999.3	1,002.1	(p)1,008.1	(p)-18.1	(p)-1.8
North Dakota		438.7	411.1	412.5	(p)415.9	(p)-22.8	(p)-5.2
Ohio		5,558.1	5,304.3	5,302.2	(p)5,314.9	(p)-243.2	(p)-4.4
South Dakota		440.5	432.0	433.0	(p)435.3	(p)-5.2	(p)-1.2
Wisconsin		2,978.8	2,837.7	2,836.9	(p)2,849.8	(p)-129.0	(p)-4.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
Source: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Employment Situation
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment