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Geographic Information > Mountain-Plains > Table

Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics

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

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2019		 Nov
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United States

 163,111 164,401 164,347 164,556 1,445 0.9

Midwest

 34,844.1 35,186.8 35,216.0 35,223.9 379.9 1.1

Illinois

 6,470.5 6,505.1 6,496.4 (p)6,480.0 (p)9.5 (p)0.1

Indiana

 3,392.3 3,383.7 3,384.2 (p)3,386.2 (p)-6.1 (p)-0.2

Iowa

 1,691.6 1,748.6 1,757.9 (p)1,763.3 (p)71.7 (p)4.2

Kansas

 1,486.4 1,488.7 1,493.1 (p)1,496.3 (p)9.9 (p)0.7

Michigan

 4,903.1 4,957.3 4,955.5 (p)4,956.4 (p)53.3 (p)1.1

Minnesota

 3,077.0 3,125.4 3,130.7 (p)3,132.2 (p)55.2 (p)1.8

Missouri

 3,054.0 3,110.1 3,124.2 (p)3,128.9 (p)75.0 (p)2.5

Nebraska

 1,022.4 1,042.6 1,044.6 (p)1,046.3 (p)23.9 (p)2.3

North Dakota

 402.9 404.0 404.6 (p)405.3 (p)2.3 (p)0.6

Ohio

 5,757.5 5,830.8 5,833.9 (p)5,838.7 (p)81.2 (p)1.4

South Dakota

 460.9 468.8 469.8 (p)470.5 (p)9.5 (p)2.1

Wisconsin

 3,125.6 3,121.8 3,121.1 (p)3,120.0 (p)-5.6 (p)-0.2

West

 38,810.9 39,074.4 39,176.5 39,275.3 464.4 1.2

Alaska

 356.3 349.0 348.0 (p)347.1 (p)-9.2 (p)-2.6

Arizona

 3,486.5 3,580.6 3,592.2 (p)3,600.8 (p)114.3 (p)3.3

California

 19,507.6 19,442.2 19,492.2 (p)19,544.5 (p)36.9 (p)0.2

Colorado

 3,128.7 3,164.9 3,170.6 (p)3,176.6 (p)47.9 (p)1.5

Hawaii

 677.7 661.4 662.8 (p)664.5 (p)-13.2 (p)-1.9

Idaho

 862.4 884.7 886.8 (p)889.1 (p)26.7 (p)3.1

Montana

 529.7 533.9 535.3 (p)536.7 (p)7.1 (p)1.3

Nevada

 1,514.1 1,551.7 1,557.8 (p)1,562.4 (p)48.3 (p)3.2

New Mexico

 944.9 966.3 966.8 (p)966.6 (p)21.8 (p)2.3

Oregon

 2,110.9 2,116.5 2,115.4 (p)2,114.9 (p)4.0 (p)0.2

Utah

 1,580.1 1,610.9 1,617.0 (p)1,622.7 (p)42.6 (p)2.7

Washington

 3,823.0 3,922.1 3,940.1 (p)3,956.8 (p)133.9 (p)3.5

Wyoming

 289.2 290.2 291.4 (p)292.4 (p)3.2 (p)1.1

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

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United States

 6,286 5,857 5,811 5,753 -533 -8.5

Midwest

 1,275.1 1,254.9 1,253.4 1,243.6 -31.5 -2.5

Illinois

 276.5 251.0 246.0 (p)240.1 (p)-36.4 (p)-13.2

Indiana

 117.4 108.1 108.4 (p)108.4 (p)-9.0 (p)-7.7

Iowa

 40.4 45.1 46.2 (p)47.2 (p)6.8 (p)16.9

Kansas

 49.7 46.7 46.9 (p)47.2 (p)-2.5 (p)-4.9

Michigan

 196.3 202.3 196.9 (p)191.4 (p)-4.9 (p)-2.5

Minnesota

 87.9 100.8 101.8 (p)102.4 (p)14.4 (p)16.4

Missouri

 94.2 95.4 98.3 (p)101.9 (p)7.7 (p)8.1

Nebraska

 28.2 32.4 32.8 (p)32.3 (p)4.1 (p)14.6

North Dakota

 10.3 10.0 10.0 (p)9.8 (p)-0.5 (p)-4.5

Ohio

 267.1 246.0 247.1 (p)242.6 (p)-24.5 (p)-9.2

South Dakota

 13.6 14.2 14.6 (p)15.0 (p)1.4 (p)10.2

Wisconsin

 93.6 102.9 104.4 (p)105.5 (p)11.9 (p)12.7

West

 1,608.1 1,530.0 1,513.3 1,489.3 -118.8 -7.4

Alaska

 23.1 21.5 21.3 (p)21.2 (p)-1.9 (p)-8.1

Arizona

 171.5 172.8 170.1 (p)166.2 (p)-5.3 (p)-3.1

California

 802.6 765.4 761.8 (p)757.7 (p)-44.9 (p)-5.6

Colorado

 113.5 83.5 82.4 (p)80.2 (p)-33.3 (p)-29.3

Hawaii

 17.6 17.7 17.5 (p)17.5 (p)-0.1 (p)-0.6

Idaho

 23.8 25.7 25.9 (p)25.8 (p)2.0 (p)8.5

Montana

 19.7 18.0 18.2 (p)18.4 (p)-1.3 (p)-6.4

Nevada

 67.3 63.0 61.7 (p)59.5 (p)-7.8 (p)-11.6

New Mexico

 47.1 46.5 46.2 (p)45.8 (p)-1.2 (p)-2.6

Oregon

 89.9 85.7 83.3 (p)79.3 (p)-10.6 (p)-11.8

Utah

 49.8 41.0 39.2 (p)37.9 (p)-11.9 (p)-23.9

Washington

 170.4 178.2 174.9 (p)169.0 (p)-1.4 (p)-0.8

Wyoming

 11.9 11.0 10.9 (p)10.7 (p)-1.2 (p)-10.0

Footnotes
(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.
 
Unemployment rates in the Midwest and West, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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Dec 2019

United States

 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.5 -0.4

Midwest

 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 -0.2

Illinois

 4.3 3.9 3.8 (p)3.7 (p)-0.6

Indiana

 3.5 3.2 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)-0.3

Iowa

 2.4 2.6 2.6 (p)2.7 (p)0.3

Kansas

 3.3 3.1 3.1 (p)3.2 (p)-0.1

Michigan

 4.0 4.1 4.0 (p)3.9 (p)-0.1

Minnesota

 2.9 3.2 3.3 (p)3.3 (p)0.4

Missouri

 3.1 3.1 3.1 (p)3.3 (p)0.2

Nebraska

 2.8 3.1 3.1 (p)3.1 (p)0.3

North Dakota

 2.6 2.5 2.5 (p)2.4 (p)-0.2

Ohio

 4.6 4.2 4.2 (p)4.2 (p)-0.4

South Dakota

 2.9 3.0 3.1 (p)3.2 (p)0.3

Wisconsin

 3.0 3.3 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)0.4

West

 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 -0.3

Alaska

 6.5 6.2 6.1 (p)6.1 (p)-0.4

Arizona

 4.9 4.8 4.7 (p)4.6 (p)-0.3

California

 4.1 3.9 3.9 (p)3.9 (p)-0.2

Colorado

 3.6 2.6 2.6 (p)2.5 (p)-1.1

Hawaii

 2.6 2.7 2.6 (p)2.6 (p)0.0

Idaho

 2.8 2.9 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)0.1

Montana

 3.7 3.4 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)-0.3

Nevada

 4.4 4.1 4.0 (p)3.8 (p)-0.6

New Mexico

 5.0 4.8 4.8 (p)4.7 (p)-0.3

Oregon

 4.3 4.0 3.9 (p)3.7 (p)-0.6

Utah

 3.2 2.5 2.4 (p)2.3 (p)-0.9

Washington

 4.5 4.5 4.4 (p)4.3 (p)-0.2

Wyoming

 4.1 3.8 3.7 (p)3.7 (p)-0.4

Footnotes
(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.
 
Unemployment rates in Mountain and West North Central states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Mountain Census Division

Arizona

Flagstaff

 5.3 4.8 4.7 (p)4.8 (p)-0.5

Lake Havasu City-Kingman

 5.8 5.3 5.2 (p)5.3 (p)-0.5

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale

 4.2 3.8 3.7 (p)3.8 (p)-0.4

Prescott

 4.5 4.1 4.0 (p)4.2 (p)-0.3

Sierra Vista-Douglas

 5.6 5.3 5.1 (p)5.3 (p)-0.3

Tucson

 4.5 4.1 4.1 (p)4.1 (p)-0.4

Yuma

 15.6 18.6 16.1 (p)15.4 (p)-0.2

Colorado

Boulder

 3.0 1.9 2.1 (p)2.1 (p)-0.9

Colorado Springs

 4.2 2.6 2.8 (p)2.9 (p)-1.3

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood

 3.4 2.2 2.3 (p)2.4 (p)-1.0

Fort Collins

 3.0 1.9 2.0 (p)2.1 (p)-0.9

Grand Junction

 4.2 2.5 2.8 (p)2.9 (p)-1.3

Greeley

 3.2 2.0 2.2 (p)2.3 (p)-0.9

Pueblo

 5.3 3.4 3.5 (p)3.8 (p)-1.5

Idaho

Boise City

 2.5 2.3 2.3 (p)2.8 (p)0.3

Coeur d'Alene

 3.2 2.6 2.8 (p)3.2 (p)0.0

Idaho Falls

 2.2 2.0 1.9 (p)2.3 (p)0.1

Lewiston ID-WA

 3.2 2.7 2.8 (p)3.1 (p)-0.1

Logan, UT-ID

 2.4 1.7 1.5 (p)1.5 (p)-0.9

Pocatello

 2.6 2.3 2.3 (p)2.7 (p)0.1

Montana

Billings

 3.2 2.9 2.9 (p)3.1 (p)-0.1

Great Falls

 3.4 3.1 3.1 (p)3.2 (p)-0.2

Missoula

 3.2 2.7 2.8 (p)3.1 (p)-0.1

Nevada

Carson City

 4.2 3.6 3.4 (p)3.3 (p)-0.9

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise

 4.5 4.0 4.0 (p)3.7 (p)-0.8

Reno

 3.2 2.9 2.9 (p)2.7 (p)-0.5

New Mexico

Albuquerque

 4.6 4.4 4.4 (p)4.3 (p)-0.3

Farmington

 5.5 5.3 5.3 (p)5.5 (p)0.0

Las Cruces

 5.4 5.0 5.0 (p)5.2 (p)-0.2

Santa Fe

 4.1 3.7 3.7 (p)3.6 (p)-0.5

Utah

Logan, UT-ID

 2.4 1.7 1.5 (p)1.5 (p)-0.9

Ogden-Clearfield

 2.8 2.0 1.8 (p)1.8 (p)-1.0

Provo-Orem

 2.5 1.9 1.7 (p)1.7 (p)-0.8

Salt Lake City

 2.7 2.0 1.9 (p)1.9 (p)-0.8

St. George

 3.1 2.3 2.1 (p)2.1 (p)-1.0

Wyoming

Casper

 4.4 3.7 3.7 (p)3.9 (p)-0.5

Cheyenne

 3.7 3.4 3.3 (p)3.3 (p)-0.4

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

Ames

 1.2 1.5 1.3 (p)1.6 (p)0.4

Cedar Rapids

 2.2 2.5 2.4 (p)2.6 (p)0.4

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

 3.7 3.9 3.9 (p)3.9 (p)0.2

Des Moines-West Des Moines

 1.9 2.1 2.1 (p)2.3 (p)0.4

Dubuque

 1.8 2.0 1.9 (p)2.2 (p)0.4

Iowa City

 1.5 1.8 1.6 (p)1.8 (p)0.3

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

 2.4 2.8 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)0.3

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 2.0 2.3 2.4 (p)2.5 (p)0.5

Waterloo-Cedar Falls

 1.9 2.5 2.5 (p)2.7 (p)0.8

Kansas

Kansas City, MO-KS

 2.7 2.5 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)0.1

Lawrence

 2.7 2.5 2.6 (p)2.6 (p)-0.1

Manhattan

 2.6 2.4 2.4 (p)2.5 (p)-0.1

St. Joseph, MO-KS

 2.3 2.1 2.3 (p)2.6 (p)0.3

Topeka

 3.1 2.8 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)-0.2

Wichita

 3.3 3.1 3.1 (p)3.2 (p)-0.1

Minnesota

Duluth, MN-WI

 3.1 3.0 3.2 (p)3.9 (p)0.8

Fargo, ND-MN

 1.9 1.9 1.6 (p)1.9 (p)0.0

Grand Forks, ND-MN

 2.0 2.0 1.8 (p)2.2 (p)0.2

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN

 2.1 2.4 2.3 (p)2.3 (p)0.2

Mankato-North Mankato

 1.7 2.2 2.0 (p)2.0 (p)0.3

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 2.1 2.5 2.5 (p)2.7 (p)0.6

Rochester

 1.9 2.1 2.1 (p)2.3 (p)0.4

St. Cloud

 2.3 2.4 2.3 (p)2.7 (p)0.4

Missouri

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

 2.4 2.4 2.5 (p)3.1 (p)0.7

Columbia

 1.8 1.7 1.7 (p)2.2 (p)0.4

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO

 2.4 2.4 2.3 (p)2.2 (p)-0.2

Jefferson City

 2.0 1.8 1.9 (p)2.5 (p)0.5

Joplin

 2.3 2.2 2.4 (p)2.9 (p)0.6

Kansas City, MO-KS

 2.7 2.5 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)0.1

Springfield

 2.1 2.1 2.2 (p)2.8 (p)0.7

St. Joseph, MO-KS

 2.3 2.1 2.3 (p)2.6 (p)0.3

St. Louis, MO-IL

 2.9 2.6 2.7 (p)3.0 (p)0.1

Nebraska

Grand Island

 2.5 2.9 4.2 (p)2.8 (p)0.3

Lincoln

 2.1 2.7 2.7 (p)2.6 (p)0.5

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

 2.4 2.8 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)0.3

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 2.0 2.3 2.4 (p)2.5 (p)0.5

North Dakota

Bismarck

 2.3 2.0 1.8 (p)2.3 (p)0.0

Fargo, ND-MN

 1.9 1.9 1.6 (p)1.9 (p)0.0

Grand Forks, ND-MN

 2.0 2.0 1.8 (p)2.2 (p)0.2

South Dakota

Rapid City

 3.1 2.9 3.0 (p)3.4 (p)0.3

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 2.0 2.3 2.4 (p)2.5 (p)0.5

Sioux Falls

 2.3 2.3 2.4 (p)2.6 (p)0.3

Footnotes
(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.
 
Nonfarm wage and salary employment in Mountain and West North Central States, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

 150,275 151,982 (p)152,238 (p)152,383 (p)2,108 (p)1.4

Mountain Census Division

Arizona

 2,891.0 2,952.0 2,966.6 (p)2,971.8 (p)80.8 (p)2.8

Colorado

 2,746.9 2,792.7 2,802.1 (p)2,803.5 (p)56.6 (p)2.1

Idaho

 742.3 758.7 760.7 (p)763.9 (p)21.6 (p)2.9

Montana

 481.3 484.6 485.4 (p)485.0 (p)3.7 (p)0.8

Nevada

 1,412.7 1,438.7 1,443.6 (p)1,440.1 (p)27.4 (p)1.9

New Mexico

 846.2 860.1 862.4 (p)861.8 (p)15.6 (p)1.8

Utah

 1,540.3 1,580.1 1,585.5 (p)1,588.2 (p)47.9 (p)3.1

Wyoming

 288.9 287.4 286.9 (p)285.8 (p)-3.1 (p)-1.1

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

 1,593.4 1,596.4 1,594.1 (p)1,591.0 (p)-2.4 (p)-0.2

Kansas

 1,423.3 1,438.8 1,440.0 (p)1,443.4 (p)20.1 (p)1.4

Minnesota

 2,961.1 2,969.8 2,967.2 (p)2,967.4 (p)6.3 (p)0.2

Missouri

 2,894.1 2,921.6 2,922.7 (p)2,914.2 (p)20.1 (p)0.7

Nebraska

 1,023.8 1,036.7 1,036.7 (p)1,039.5 (p)15.7 (p)1.5

North Dakota

 434.6 435.2 436.9 (p)436.9 (p)2.3 (p)0.5

South Dakota

 445.6 449.6 449.7 (p)449.5 (p)3.9 (p)0.9

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.