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Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics

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

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United States

 171,261 169,094 169,777 170,262 -999 -0.6

Midwest

 35,808.8 35,465.3 35,406.7 35,378.2 -430.5 -1.2

Illinois

 6,555.1 6,499.6 6,476.9 (p)6,468.2 (p)-86.9 (p)-1.3

Indiana

 3,509.5 3,489.6 3,488.0 (p)3,490.6 (p)-18.9 (p)-0.5

Iowa

 1,739.2 1,726.9 1,724.3 (p)1,721.2 (p)-18.0 (p)-1.0

Kansas

 1,579.1 1,555.9 1,553.2 (p)1,549.9 (p)-29.2 (p)-1.8

Michigan

 5,004.1 4,878.0 4,852.2 (p)4,826.4 (p)-177.7 (p)-3.6

Minnesota

 3,180.4 3,127.0 3,124.5 (p)3,125.3 (p)-55.1 (p)-1.7

Missouri

 3,169.1 3,167.2 3,170.0 (p)3,173.9 (p)4.8 (p)0.2

Nebraska

 1,103.2 1,096.7 1,096.0 (p)1,095.4 (p)-7.8 (p)-0.7

North Dakota

 432.6 431.4 430.5 (p)430.3 (p)-2.3 (p)-0.5

Ohio

 5,935.2 5,867.2 5,857.7 (p)5,853.7 (p)-81.5 (p)-1.4

South Dakota

 493.7 487.1 485.9 (p)484.7 (p)-9.0 (p)-1.8

Wisconsin

 3,107.3 3,139.5 3,148.3 (p)3,158.5 (p)51.2 (p)1.6

West

 40,638.4 40,085.7 40,022.0 39,998.0 -640.4 -1.6

Alaska

 366.6 367.3 366.2 (p)365.2 (p)-1.4 (p)-0.4

Arizona

 3,812.5 3,709.9 3,701.9 (p)3,691.2 (p)-121.2 (p)-3.2

California

 19,856.6 19,549.6 19,498.9 (p)19,478.0 (p)-378.6 (p)-1.9

Colorado

 3,254.0 3,188.9 3,182.4 (p)3,179.3 (p)-74.7 (p)-2.3

Hawaii

 687.4 690.9 692.7 (p)694.9 (p)7.5 (p)1.1

Idaho

 1,008.9 998.9 998.3 (p)997.8 (p)-11.1 (p)-1.1

Montana

 578.6 574.5 574.6 (p)574.6 (p)-3.9 (p)-0.7

Nevada

 1,678.4 1,681.6 1,675.6 (p)1,670.3 (p)-8.2 (p)-0.5

New Mexico

 984.0 970.8 969.7 (p)968.4 (p)-15.6 (p)-1.6

Oregon

 2,221.0 2,204.6 2,208.3 (p)2,212.1 (p)-8.9 (p)-0.4

Utah

 1,842.3 1,822.5 1,826.3 (p)1,831.9 (p)-10.3 (p)-0.6

Washington

 4,057.0 4,048.3 4,043.7 (p)4,045.4 (p)-11.6 (p)-0.3

Wyoming

 288.0 285.2 285.0 (p)285.0 (p)-3.0 (p)-1.0

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

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United States

 7,605 6,916 7,031 7,109 -496 -6.5

Midwest

 1,448.1 1,386.7 1,373.0 1,375.7 -72.4 -5.0

Illinois

 292.5 315.7 306.8 (p)297.7 (p)5.2 (p)1.8

Indiana

 128.2 114.0 114.5 (p)118.0 (p)-10.1 (p)-7.9

Iowa

 59.6 54.7 54.7 (p)55.7 (p)-4.0 (p)-6.7

Kansas

 59.5 58.7 58.9 (p)59.6 (p)0.1 (p)0.2

Michigan

 245.7 240.9 240.5 (p)241.0 (p)-4.7 (p)-1.9

Minnesota

 129.7 135.7 137.0 (p)141.1 (p)11.4 (p)8.8

Missouri

 124.7 113.5 112.4 (p)113.6 (p)-11.1 (p)-8.9

Nebraska

 32.5 31.8 31.6 (p)31.3 (p)-1.2 (p)-3.8

North Dakota

 11.2 9.6 9.5 (p)9.5 (p)-1.7 (p)-15.0

Ohio

 258.0 199.6 195.3 (p)196.3 (p)-61.6 (p)-23.9

South Dakota

 10.4 9.7 9.6 (p)9.6 (p)-0.9 (p)-8.4

Wisconsin

 96.5 102.7 102.1 (p)102.2 (p)5.7 (p)5.9

West

 1,995.1 1,922.8 1,902.0 1,887.5 -107.6 -5.4

Alaska

 17.2 15.9 15.7 (p)15.8 (p)-1.5 (p)-8.5

Arizona

 167.5 181.3 182.3 (p)179.2 (p)11.7 (p)7.0

California

 1,097.3 1,006.8 993.0 (p)987.6 (p)-109.7 (p)-10.0

Colorado

 125.1 125.0 128.2 (p)131.9 (p)6.9 (p)5.5

Hawaii

 14.6 18.3 18.8 (p)19.4 (p)4.9 (p)33.5

Idaho

 36.7 36.2 36.2 (p)36.2 (p)-0.4 (p)-1.2

Montana

 20.2 18.6 18.3 (p)17.9 (p)-2.3 (p)-11.3

Nevada

 87.9 84.4 81.1 (p)78.8 (p)-9.1 (p)-10.3

New Mexico

 41.2 46.2 45.7 (p)46.0 (p)4.7 (p)11.5

Oregon

 117.7 114.1 112.9 (p)109.6 (p)-8.1 (p)-6.8

Utah

 67.1 64.8 64.1 (p)63.2 (p)-3.9 (p)-5.8

Washington

 192.0 202.8 197.4 (p)193.0 (p)1.0 (p)0.5

Wyoming

 9.7 8.6 8.5 (p)8.6 (p)-1.1 (p)-11.6

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

 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.2 -0.2

Midwest

 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 -0.1

Illinois

 4.5 4.9 4.7 (p)4.6 (p)0.1

Indiana

 3.7 3.3 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)-0.3

Iowa

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

Kansas

 3.8 3.8 3.8 (p)3.8 (p)0.0

Michigan

 4.9 4.9 5.0 (p)5.0 (p)0.1

Minnesota

 4.1 4.3 4.4 (p)4.5 (p)0.4

Missouri

 3.9 3.6 3.5 (p)3.6 (p)-0.3

Nebraska

 2.9 2.9 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)0.0

North Dakota

 2.6 2.2 2.2 (p)2.2 (p)-0.4

Ohio

 4.3 3.4 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)-0.9

South Dakota

 2.1 2.0 2.0 (p)2.0 (p)-0.1

Wisconsin

 3.1 3.3 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)0.1

West

 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.7 -0.2

Alaska

 4.7 4.3 4.3 (p)4.3 (p)-0.4

Arizona

 4.4 4.9 4.9 (p)4.9 (p)0.5

California

 5.5 5.1 5.1 (p)5.1 (p)-0.4

Colorado

 3.8 3.9 4.0 (p)4.1 (p)0.3

Hawaii

 2.1 2.7 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)0.7

Idaho

 3.6 3.6 3.6 (p)3.6 (p)0.0

Montana

 3.5 3.2 3.2 (p)3.1 (p)-0.4

Nevada

 5.2 5.0 4.8 (p)4.7 (p)-0.5

New Mexico

 4.2 4.8 4.7 (p)4.7 (p)0.5

Oregon

 5.3 5.2 5.1 (p)5.0 (p)-0.3

Utah

 3.6 3.6 3.5 (p)3.5 (p)-0.1

Washington

 4.7 5.0 4.9 (p)4.8 (p)0.1

Wyoming

 3.4 3.0 3.0 (p)3.0 (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

 4.9 5.8 5.9 (p)5.0 (p)0.1

Lake Havasu City-Kingman

 5.5 6.9 6.9 (p)5.9 (p)0.4

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler

 4.2 4.8 4.9 (p)4.2 (p)0.0

Prescott Valley-Prescott

 4.5 5.7 5.6 (p)4.7 (p)0.2

Sierra Vista-Douglas

 5.6 6.9 6.8 (p)5.8 (p)0.2

Tucson

 4.7 5.6 5.7 (p)4.8 (p)0.1

Yuma

 16.5 18.9 19.0 (p)14.5 (p)-2.0

Colorado

Boulder

 3.9 4.0 4.6 (p)4.4 (p)0.5

Colorado Springs

 3.9 4.3 4.7 (p)4.5 (p)0.6

Denver-Aurora-Centennial

 3.8 4.1 4.6 (p)4.3 (p)0.5

Fort Collins-Loveland

 3.7 3.8 4.4 (p)4.2 (p)0.5

Grand Junction

 3.8 4.3 4.6 (p)4.4 (p)0.6

Greeley

 4.1 4.5 5.0 (p)4.7 (p)0.6

Pueblo

 5.2 6.1 6.6 (p)6.1 (p)0.9

Idaho

Boise City

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

Coeur d'Alene

 3.8 3.7 3.8 (p)3.7 (p)-0.1

Idaho Falls

 2.7 3.0 3.2 (p)2.9 (p)0.2

Lewiston ID-WA

 3.2 3.0 3.1 (p)2.9 (p)-0.3

Logan, UT-ID

 3.1 3.2 3.6 (p)2.7 (p)-0.4

Pocatello

 3.7 4.0 4.1 (p)3.8 (p)0.1

Twin Falls

 3.0 3.2 3.4 (p)3.1 (p)0.1

Montana

Billings

 3.1 2.9 3.0 (p)2.5 (p)-0.6

Bozeman

 2.4 2.2 2.3 (p)2.0 (p)-0.4

Great Falls

 3.2 3.0 3.3 (p)2.6 (p)-0.6

Helena

 3.0 2.6 2.8 (p)2.3 (p)-0.7

Missoula

 2.9 2.7 2.8 (p)2.4 (p)-0.5

Nevada

Carson City

 4.2 3.9 3.3 (p)3.5 (p)-0.7

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas

 5.7 5.4 4.8 (p)4.8 (p)-0.9

Reno

 4.3 4.0 3.5 (p)3.5 (p)-0.8

New Mexico

Albuquerque

 3.9 5.5 4.8 (p)4.7 (p)0.8

Farmington

 4.3 6.4 5.2 (p)5.1 (p)0.8

Las Cruces

 4.4 6.2 5.3 (p)5.1 (p)0.7

Santa Fe

 3.6 4.9 4.2 (p)4.3 (p)0.7

Utah

Logan, UT-ID

 3.1 3.2 3.6 (p)2.7 (p)-0.4

Ogden

 3.4 3.5 3.6 (p)3.0 (p)-0.4

Provo-Orem-Lehi

 3.6 3.7 4.1 (p)3.3 (p)-0.3

Salt Lake City-Murray

 3.6 3.5 3.7 (p)3.2 (p)-0.4

St. George

 3.5 3.7 3.8 (p)3.2 (p)-0.3

Wyoming

Casper

 3.0 2.6 2.8 (p)2.9 (p)-0.1

Cheyenne

 3.0 2.6 2.9 (p)3.0 (p)0.0

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

Ames

 2.6 3.4 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)0.3

Cedar Rapids

 3.4 3.7 4.0 (p)3.5 (p)0.1

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

 5.0 3.9 4.2 (p)4.8 (p)-0.2

Des Moines-West Des Moines

 3.2 3.4 3.7 (p)3.3 (p)0.1

Dubuque

 3.0 3.3 3.5 (p)3.1 (p)0.1

Iowa City

 2.4 3.1 2.9 (p)2.8 (p)0.4

Omaha, NE-IA

 3.0 3.1 3.0 (p)2.6 (p)-0.4

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 2.9 3.5 3.5 (p)3.0 (p)0.1

Waterloo-Cedar Falls

 3.6 3.8 3.9 (p)3.5 (p)-0.1

Kansas

Joplin, MO-KS

 3.4 3.9 3.8 (p)3.3 (p)-0.1

Kansas City, MO-KS

 3.5 3.8 3.9 (p)3.4 (p)-0.1

Lawrence

 3.3 4.2 4.4 (p)3.6 (p)0.3

Manhattan

 3.5 4.5 4.7 (p)3.8 (p)0.3

St. Joseph, MO-KS

 3.5 4.3 4.0 (p)3.4 (p)-0.1

Topeka

 3.6 4.1 4.5 (p)3.9 (p)0.3

Wichita

 3.9 4.5 4.6 (p)4.1 (p)0.2

Minnesota

Duluth, MN-WI

 3.9 5.0 5.2 (p)4.6 (p)0.7

Fargo, ND-MN

 2.3 2.6 2.5 (p)2.3 (p)0.0

Grand Forks, ND-MN

 2.3 2.8 2.8 (p)2.3 (p)0.0

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN

 2.5 3.1 3.0 (p)2.7 (p)0.2

Mankato

 2.9 3.8 4.0 (p)3.9 (p)1.0

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 3.6 4.5 4.7 (p)4.5 (p)0.9

Rochester

 2.9 3.7 3.9 (p)3.7 (p)0.8

Sioux Falls, SD-MN

 1.8 1.9 2.2 (p)1.7 (p)-0.1

St. Cloud

 3.2 4.8 4.9 (p)4.2 (p)1.0

Missouri

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

 3.2 4.0 3.6 (p)3.0 (p)-0.2

Columbia

 2.9 3.9 3.7 (p)2.7 (p)-0.2

Jefferson City

 2.8 3.4 3.3 (p)2.7 (p)-0.1

Joplin, MO-KS

 3.4 3.9 3.8 (p)3.3 (p)-0.1

Kansas City, MO-KS

 3.5 3.8 3.9 (p)3.4 (p)-0.1

Springfield

 3.3 3.7 3.6 (p)3.1 (p)-0.2

St. Joseph, MO-KS

 3.5 4.3 4.0 (p)3.4 (p)-0.1

St. Louis, MO-IL

 3.7 3.8 3.9 (p)3.4 (p)-0.3

Nebraska

Grand Island

 2.7 2.7 2.6 (p)3.4 (p)0.7

Lincoln

 2.7 2.6 2.6 (p)2.3 (p)-0.4

Omaha, NE-IA

 3.0 3.1 3.0 (p)2.6 (p)-0.4

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 2.9 3.5 3.5 (p)3.0 (p)0.1

North Dakota

Bismarck

 2.0 1.9 2.0 (p)1.7 (p)-0.3

Fargo, ND-MN

 2.3 2.6 2.5 (p)2.3 (p)0.0

Grand Forks, ND-MN

 2.3 2.8 2.8 (p)2.3 (p)0.0

Minot

 2.2 2.0 2.1 (p)1.8 (p)-0.4

South Dakota

Rapid City

 1.9 1.9 2.1 (p)1.7 (p)-0.2

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 2.9 3.5 3.5 (p)3.0 (p)0.1

Sioux Falls, SD-MN

 1.8 1.9 2.2 (p)1.7 (p)-0.1

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

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United States

 158,548 158,882 (p)159,015 (p)159,044 (p)496 (p)0.3

Mountain Census Division

Arizona

 3,259.0 3,283.6 3,278.1 (p)3,277.8 (p)18.8 (p)0.6

Colorado

 2,962.6 2,971.7 2,971.4 (p)2,973.8 (p)11.2 (p)0.4

Idaho

 881.2 887.9 889.4 (p)890.1 (p)8.9 (p)1.0

Montana

 525.6 522.0 521.6 (p)520.3 (p)-5.3 (p)-1.0

Nevada

 1,594.9 1,615.0 1,618.9 (p)1,620.2 (p)25.3 (p)1.6

New Mexico

 892.4 901.9 905.1 (p)904.3 (p)11.9 (p)1.3

Utah

 1,770.7 1,787.9 1,792.9 (p)1,797.0 (p)26.3 (p)1.5

Wyoming

 293.0 295.3 295.1 (p)295.5 (p)2.5 (p)0.9

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

 1,583.4 1,583.4 1,585.6 (p)1,587.4 (p)4.0 (p)0.3

Kansas

 1,465.3 1,470.4 1,471.5 (p)1,469.4 (p)4.1 (p)0.3

Minnesota

 3,028.2 3,067.1 3,069.6 (p)3,065.0 (p)36.8 (p)1.2

Missouri

 2,978.9 3,013.6 3,017.9 (p)3,007.3 (p)28.4 (p)1.0

Nebraska

 1,059.2 1,060.5 1,062.9 (p)1,063.3 (p)4.1 (p)0.4

North Dakota

 446.4 447.5 448.7 (p)447.3 (p)0.9 (p)0.2

South Dakota

 468.7 471.3 471.0 (p)470.5 (p)1.8 (p)0.4

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.