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Bureau of Labor Statistics > 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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United States

 167,723 168,549 168,699 168,479 756 0.5

Midwest

 35,231.2 35,380.5 35,430.4 35,482.6 251.4 0.7

Illinois

 6,469.6 6,526.8 6,529.4 (p)6,537.6 (p)68.0 (p)1.1

Indiana

 3,409.7 3,398.2 3,417.9 (p)3,433.0 (p)23.3 (p)0.7

Iowa

 1,705.5 1,683.9 1,684.0 (p)1,684.2 (p)-21.3 (p)-1.2

Kansas

 1,508.2 1,510.3 1,512.6 (p)1,516.8 (p)8.6 (p)0.6

Michigan

 5,046.5 5,054.7 5,055.3 (p)5,051.9 (p)5.4 (p)0.1

Minnesota

 3,096.8 3,093.7 3,094.3 (p)3,097.3 (p)0.5 (p)0.0

Missouri

 3,100.3 3,150.2 3,151.6 (p)3,154.4 (p)54.1 (p)1.7

Nebraska

 1,056.2 1,053.7 1,054.5 (p)1,056.1 (p)-0.2 (p)0.0

North Dakota

 416.8 419.0 419.2 (p)419.5 (p)2.6 (p)0.6

Ohio

 5,794.7 5,863.0 5,876.9 (p)5,888.4 (p)93.7 (p)1.6

South Dakota

 481.8 483.2 484.0 (p)485.1 (p)3.3 (p)0.7

Wisconsin

 3,150.8 3,143.1 3,149.7 (p)3,158.1 (p)7.4 (p)0.2

West

 39,760.8 39,882.1 39,901.6 39,916.7 155.9 0.4

Alaska

 358.8 357.5 358.0 (p)358.2 (p)-0.6 (p)-0.2

Arizona

 3,722.0 3,761.6 3,761.1 (p)3,757.3 (p)35.3 (p)0.9

California

 19,336.2 19,382.9 19,397.4 (p)19,404.6 (p)68.5 (p)0.4

Colorado

 3,238.8 3,247.0 3,249.3 (p)3,253.6 (p)14.7 (p)0.5

Hawaii

 675.6 670.3 670.4 (p)671.2 (p)-4.5 (p)-0.7

Idaho

 967.7 985.7 989.7 (p)993.4 (p)25.7 (p)2.7

Montana

 576.8 581.1 582.2 (p)582.2 (p)5.4 (p)0.9

Nevada

 1,613.2 1,620.9 1,621.8 (p)1,623.2 (p)10.0 (p)0.6

New Mexico

 967.8 975.9 977.3 (p)979.1 (p)11.3 (p)1.2

Oregon

 2,168.3 2,192.1 2,191.7 (p)2,193.5 (p)25.3 (p)1.2

Utah

 1,803.7 1,800.4 1,802.0 (p)1,803.1 (p)-0.6 (p)0.0

Washington

 4,035.8 4,012.3 4,002.9 (p)3,995.9 (p)-39.9 (p)-1.0

Wyoming

 295.0 294.9 295.2 (p)295.5 (p)0.5 (p)0.2

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

 6,443 7,115 6,834 6,984 541 8.4

Midwest

 1,273.1 1,435.4 1,448.6 1,453.6 180.5 14.2

Illinois

 308.0 343.1 343.7 (p)346.4 (p)38.4 (p)12.5

Indiana

 118.8 141.1 147.9 (p)150.5 (p)31.7 (p)26.6

Iowa

 53.0 48.4 49.4 (p)51.0 (p)-2.0 (p)-3.7

Kansas

 39.3 49.6 50.4 (p)51.8 (p)12.5 (p)31.7

Michigan

 209.6 225.5 229.1 (p)234.9 (p)25.3 (p)12.1

Minnesota

 85.8 103.2 105.6 (p)105.9 (p)20.1 (p)23.4

Missouri

 101.9 122.3 121.6 (p)120.0 (p)18.1 (p)17.8

Nebraska

 26.5 27.9 28.4 (p)28.9 (p)2.3 (p)8.8

North Dakota

 7.9 9.6 9.7 (p)9.9 (p)2.0 (p)25.7

Ohio

 210.8 262.9 263.0 (p)255.5 (p)44.7 (p)21.2

South Dakota

 10.0 9.6 9.5 (p)9.2 (p)-0.8 (p)-8.1

Wisconsin

 106.6 91.1 90.1 (p)90.1 (p)-16.5 (p)-15.5

West

 1,792.4 1,846.7 1,868.5 1,892.2 99.8 5.6

Alaska

 16.5 16.3 16.3 (p)16.5 (p)0.0 (p)0.0

Arizona

 157.5 128.6 132.4 (p)135.6 (p)-21.9 (p)-13.9

California

 990.8 1,020.4 1,032.2 (p)1,045.3 (p)54.5 (p)5.5

Colorado

 107.4 128.5 130.8 (p)134.7 (p)27.3 (p)25.4

Hawaii

 20.5 19.2 19.3 (p)19.3 (p)-1.2 (p)-6.0

Idaho

 32.3 34.9 35.8 (p)36.5 (p)4.2 (p)12.9

Montana

 19.0 18.6 19.4 (p)19.2 (p)0.2 (p)0.9

Nevada

 85.3 89.7 91.1 (p)91.8 (p)6.5 (p)7.6

New Mexico

 38.5 40.1 40.9 (p)42.1 (p)3.6 (p)9.4

Oregon

 86.0 87.6 87.7 (p)88.6 (p)2.7 (p)3.1

Utah

 50.3 59.7 62.5 (p)63.8 (p)13.5 (p)26.8

Washington

 178.1 194.3 190.2 (p)188.0 (p)9.9 (p)5.5

Wyoming

 8.5 9.0 9.2 (p)9.5 (p)1.0 (p)12.2

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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United States

 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.1 0.3

Midwest

 3.6 4.1 4.1 4.1 0.5

Illinois

 4.8 5.3 5.3 (p)5.3 (p)0.5

Indiana

 3.5 4.2 4.3 (p)4.4 (p)0.9

Iowa

 3.1 2.9 2.9 (p)3.0 (p)-0.1

Kansas

 2.6 3.3 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)0.8

Michigan

 4.2 4.5 4.5 (p)4.7 (p)0.5

Minnesota

 2.8 3.3 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)0.6

Missouri

 3.3 3.9 3.9 (p)3.8 (p)0.5

Nebraska

 2.5 2.7 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)0.2

North Dakota

 1.9 2.3 2.3 (p)2.4 (p)0.5

Ohio

 3.6 4.5 4.5 (p)4.3 (p)0.7

South Dakota

 2.1 2.0 2.0 (p)1.9 (p)-0.2

Wisconsin

 3.4 2.9 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)-0.5

West

 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.7 0.2

Alaska

 4.6 4.6 4.5 (p)4.6 (p)0.0

Arizona

 4.2 3.4 3.5 (p)3.6 (p)-0.6

California

 5.1 5.3 5.3 (p)5.4 (p)0.3

Colorado

 3.3 4.0 4.0 (p)4.1 (p)0.8

Hawaii

 3.0 2.9 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)-0.1

Idaho

 3.3 3.5 3.6 (p)3.7 (p)0.4

Montana

 3.3 3.2 3.3 (p)3.3 (p)0.0

Nevada

 5.3 5.5 5.6 (p)5.7 (p)0.4

New Mexico

 4.0 4.1 4.2 (p)4.3 (p)0.3

Oregon

 4.0 4.0 4.0 (p)4.0 (p)0.0

Utah

 2.8 3.3 3.5 (p)3.5 (p)0.7

Washington

 4.4 4.8 4.8 (p)4.7 (p)0.3

Wyoming

 2.9 3.0 3.1 (p)3.2 (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.
 
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

 4.3 4.3 4.0 (p)3.8 (p)-0.5

Lake Havasu City-Kingman

 4.7 4.4 4.4 (p)4.4 (p)-0.3

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale

 3.7 3.5 3.4 (p)3.3 (p)-0.4

Prescott

 3.8 3.3 3.4 (p)3.3 (p)-0.5

Sierra Vista-Douglas

 4.7 4.3 4.3 (p)4.2 (p)-0.5

Tucson

 4.1 3.8 3.7 (p)3.6 (p)-0.5

Yuma

 14.8 16.3 14.2 (p)13.7 (p)-1.1

Colorado

Boulder

 2.9 4.1 3.8 (p)4.1 (p)1.2

Colorado Springs

 3.3 4.5 4.2 (p)4.5 (p)1.2

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood

 3.2 4.4 4.1 (p)4.5 (p)1.3

Fort Collins

 2.8 3.9 3.7 (p)3.9 (p)1.1

Grand Junction

 3.2 4.4 4.2 (p)4.4 (p)1.2

Greeley

 3.2 4.5 4.2 (p)4.5 (p)1.3

Pueblo

 4.3 6.0 5.5 (p)5.8 (p)1.5

Idaho

Boise City

 3.0 3.6 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)0.4

Coeur d'Alene

 3.3 4.2 3.9 (p)4.0 (p)0.7

Idaho Falls

 2.4 3.0 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)0.4

Lewiston ID-WA

 3.0 3.6 3.1 (p)3.1 (p)0.1

Logan, UT-ID

 2.3 3.5 3.0 (p)2.8 (p)0.5

Pocatello

 3.0 3.7 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)0.4

Montana

Billings

 2.8 3.3 3.1 (p)2.5 (p)-0.3

Great Falls

 2.9 3.4 3.2 (p)2.6 (p)-0.3

Missoula

 3.0 3.3 3.1 (p)2.5 (p)-0.5

Nevada

Carson City

 4.4 5.0 4.8 (p)4.9 (p)0.5

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise

 5.5 6.1 5.9 (p)5.8 (p)0.3

Reno

 4.1 4.7 4.3 (p)4.4 (p)0.3

New Mexico

Albuquerque

 3.7 4.4 4.0 (p)4.2 (p)0.5

Farmington

 3.9 4.9 4.6 (p)4.8 (p)0.9

Las Cruces

 3.9 4.8 4.4 (p)4.7 (p)0.8

Santa Fe

 3.6 4.0 3.7 (p)4.1 (p)0.5

Utah

Logan, UT-ID

 2.3 3.5 3.0 (p)2.8 (p)0.5

Ogden-Clearfield

 2.5 3.7 3.4 (p)3.2 (p)0.7

Provo-Orem

 2.6 4.0 3.7 (p)3.3 (p)0.7

Salt Lake City

 2.6 3.8 3.6 (p)3.4 (p)0.8

St. George

 2.7 4.0 3.6 (p)3.4 (p)0.7

Wyoming

Casper

 2.7 3.4 2.9 (p)3.3 (p)0.6

Cheyenne

 2.6 3.4 2.8 (p)3.2 (p)0.6

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

Ames

 2.2 2.4 1.9 (p)2.2 (p)0.0

Cedar Rapids

 3.3 3.4 2.9 (p)3.2 (p)-0.1

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

 4.7 4.9 5.4 (p)5.4 (p)0.7

Des Moines-West Des Moines

 2.8 3.4 2.8 (p)3.1 (p)0.3

Dubuque

 2.8 3.3 2.6 (p)2.9 (p)0.1

Iowa City

 2.5 2.5 2.0 (p)2.4 (p)-0.1

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

 2.7 2.9 2.7 (p)3.0 (p)0.3

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 2.5 2.8 2.4 (p)2.7 (p)0.2

Waterloo-Cedar Falls

 3.0 3.7 3.6 (p)4.2 (p)1.2

Kansas

Kansas City, MO-KS

 3.0 3.7 3.1 (p)3.4 (p)0.4

Lawrence

 2.5 3.9 3.1 (p)3.4 (p)0.9

Manhattan

 2.5 3.6 3.0 (p)3.3 (p)0.8

St. Joseph, MO-KS

 2.8 3.6 2.8 (p)3.1 (p)0.3

Topeka

 2.6 3.4 3.0 (p)3.4 (p)0.8

Wichita

 2.8 4.1 3.5 (p)3.9 (p)1.1

Minnesota

Duluth, MN-WI

 2.5 4.1 2.9 (p)2.7 (p)0.2

Fargo, ND-MN

 1.3 2.3 1.8 (p)1.8 (p)0.5

Grand Forks, ND-MN

 1.4 2.6 1.9 (p)1.8 (p)0.4

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN

 2.3 2.3 2.2 (p)2.1 (p)-0.2

Mankato-North Mankato

 1.7 3.2 2.2 (p)1.9 (p)0.2

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 2.3 3.9 3.0 (p)2.7 (p)0.4

Rochester

 1.8 3.0 2.2 (p)2.0 (p)0.2

St. Cloud

 2.0 3.9 2.6 (p)2.5 (p)0.5

Missouri

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

 3.0 3.9 2.9 (p)3.2 (p)0.2

Columbia

 2.6 3.2 2.4 (p)2.7 (p)0.1

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO

 2.2 2.6 2.1 (p)2.1 (p)-0.1

Jefferson City

 2.6 3.5 2.4 (p)2.8 (p)0.2

Joplin

 3.1 3.9 3.0 (p)3.3 (p)0.2

Kansas City, MO-KS

 3.0 3.7 3.1 (p)3.4 (p)0.4

Springfield

 2.7 3.4 2.7 (p)3.0 (p)0.3

St. Joseph, MO-KS

 2.8 3.6 2.8 (p)3.1 (p)0.3

St. Louis, MO-IL

 3.3 3.9 3.3 (p)3.5 (p)0.2

Nebraska

Grand Island

 2.4 2.5 3.9 (p)2.7 (p)0.3

Lincoln

 2.3 2.6 2.3 (p)2.6 (p)0.3

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

 2.7 2.9 2.7 (p)3.0 (p)0.3

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 2.5 2.8 2.4 (p)2.7 (p)0.2

North Dakota

Bismarck

 1.4 2.2 1.7 (p)1.8 (p)0.4

Fargo, ND-MN

 1.3 2.3 1.8 (p)1.8 (p)0.5

Grand Forks, ND-MN

 1.4 2.6 1.9 (p)1.8 (p)0.4

South Dakota

Rapid City

 2.1 2.1 1.5 (p)1.6 (p)-0.5

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 2.5 2.8 2.4 (p)2.7 (p)0.2

Sioux Falls

 1.8 1.9 1.4 (p)1.5 (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

 156,832 158,770 159,025 (p)159,061 (p)2,229 (p)1.4

Mountain Census Division

Arizona

 3,208.7 3,260.3 3,271.1 (p)3,276.5 (p)67.8 (p)2.1

Colorado

 2,960.3 2,997.0 3,010.8 (p)3,019.8 (p)59.5 (p)2.0

Idaho

 855.2 873.4 877.7 (p)881.5 (p)26.3 (p)3.1

Montana

 522.9 538.1 538.0 (p)535.8 (p)12.9 (p)2.5

Nevada

 1,557.7 1,582.0 1,578.9 (p)1,577.7 (p)20.0 (p)1.3

New Mexico

 875.6 886.6 888.5 (p)888.2 (p)12.6 (p)1.4

Utah

 1,738.5 1,763.5 1,766.5 (p)1,771.1 (p)32.6 (p)1.9

Wyoming

 293.1 294.2 295.1 (p)295.9 (p)2.8 (p)1.0

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

 1,594.1 1,608.4 1,603.9 (p)1,600.2 (p)6.1 (p)0.4

Kansas

 1,446.2 1,462.4 1,467.3 (p)1,467.1 (p)20.9 (p)1.4

Minnesota

 2,997.2 3,025.4 3,032.8 (p)3,031.8 (p)34.6 (p)1.2

Missouri

 2,989.2 3,065.7 3,065.5 (p)3,070.9 (p)81.7 (p)2.7

Nebraska

 1,055.7 1,072.7 1,075.9 (p)1,078.1 (p)22.4 (p)2.1

North Dakota

 440.4 446.3 447.8 (p)447.3 (p)6.9 (p)1.6

South Dakota

 466.0 464.5 467.6 (p)469.7 (p)3.7 (p)0.8

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.