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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Table

Southwest - Labor Force Statistics

 
Civilian labor force in the West South Central and Mountain states, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

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

West South Central Division

 20,579.3 20,876.6 20,933.6 20,981.5 402.2 2.0

Arkansas

 1,384.4 1,405.4 1,408.8 (p)1,412.0 (p)27.6 (p)2.0

Louisiana

 2,077.0 2,076.2 2,075.1 (p)2,073.0 (p)-4.0 (p)-0.2

Oklahoma

 1,981.7 1,995.6 1,998.8 (p)1,998.6 (p)16.9 (p)0.9

Texas

 15,136.3 15,398.4 15,449.8 (p)15,497.1 (p)360.8 (p)2.4

Mountain Division

 13,185.3 13,267.5 13,278.7 13,287.7 102.4 0.8

Arizona

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

Colorado

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

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

Utah

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

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 West South Central and Mountain states, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

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

West South Central Division

 794.9 823.5 826.7 837.1 42.2 5.3

Arkansas

 51.1 46.7 45.8 (p)45.9 (p)-5.2 (p)-10.1

Louisiana

 82.7 80.5 81.5 (p)85.2 (p)2.4 (p)2.9

Oklahoma

 70.1 68.6 68.4 (p)66.8 (p)-3.3 (p)-4.8

Texas

 590.5 626.9 630.1 (p)638.4 (p)47.9 (p)8.1

Mountain Division

 499.3 508.9 522.2 533.5 34.2 6.8

Arizona

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

Colorado

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

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

Utah

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

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 West South Central and Mountain states, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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2024		 Net change
Oct 2023 to
Oct 2024

United States

 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.1 0.3

West South Central Division

 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 0.1

Arkansas

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

Louisiana

 4.0 3.9 3.9 (p)4.1 (p)0.1

Oklahoma

 3.5 3.4 3.4 (p)3.3 (p)-0.2

Texas

 3.9 4.1 4.1 (p)4.1 (p)0.2

Mountain Division

 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.0 0.2

Arizona

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

Colorado

 3.3 4.0 4.0 (p)4.1 (p)0.8

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

Utah

 2.8 3.3 3.5 (p)3.5 (p)0.7

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 Southwest states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Arkansas

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO

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

Fort Smith, AR-OK

 3.8 3.6 3.2 (p)3.0 (p)-0.8

Hot Springs

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

Jonesboro

 2.7 3.1 2.5 (p)2.6 (p)-0.1

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway

 3.0 3.2 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)-0.3

Pine Bluff

 4.3 5.0 4.1 (p)4.3 (p)0.0

Texarkana, TX-AR

 3.6 4.3 3.9 (p)4.0 (p)0.4

Louisiana

Alexandria

 3.8 4.1 4.2 (p)4.4 (p)0.6

Baton Rouge

 3.4 3.8 3.8 (p)4.0 (p)0.6

Hammond

 4.3 5.0 5.0 (p)5.2 (p)0.9

Houma-Thibodaux

 3.5 3.8 4.0 (p)4.2 (p)0.7

Lafayette

 3.7 4.0 4.2 (p)4.4 (p)0.7

Lake Charles

 3.6 3.9 4.0 (p)4.3 (p)0.7

Monroe

 4.0 4.6 4.5 (p)4.9 (p)0.9

New Orleans-Metairie

 4.0 4.3 4.4 (p)4.6 (p)0.6

Shreveport-Bossier City

 4.1 4.4 4.4 (p)4.7 (p)0.6

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

Oklahoma

Lawton

 4.3 3.9 3.8 (p)3.4 (p)-0.9

Oklahoma City

 3.3 3.3 3.1 (p)2.8 (p)-0.5

Tulsa

 3.5 3.5 3.3 (p)3.0 (p)-0.5

Texas

Abilene

 3.2 3.8 3.4 (p)3.5 (p)0.3

Amarillo

 2.8 3.3 3.0 (p)3.1 (p)0.3

Austin-Round Rock

 3.3 3.7 3.4 (p)3.5 (p)0.2

Beaumont-Port Arthur

 5.1 6.4 6.0 (p)5.8 (p)0.7

Brownsville-Harlingen

 4.8 5.6 5.2 (p)5.1 (p)0.3

College Station-Bryan

 2.9 3.6 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)0.3

Corpus Christi

 4.0 4.8 4.4 (p)4.4 (p)0.4

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

 3.6 4.1 3.9 (p)3.9 (p)0.3

Dallas-Plano-Irving(1)

 3.6 4.1 3.9 (p)3.9 (p)0.3

Fort Worth-Arlington(1)

 3.6 4.1 3.8 (p)3.9 (p)0.3

El Paso

 4.2 4.7 4.3 (p)4.5 (p)0.3

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land

 4.0 4.7 4.4 (p)4.5 (p)0.5

Killeen-Temple

 4.2 5.1 4.7 (p)4.8 (p)0.6

Laredo

 3.6 4.3 3.9 (p)4.1 (p)0.5

Longview

 4.0 4.9 4.6 (p)4.7 (p)0.7

Lubbock

 3.1 3.7 3.4 (p)3.6 (p)0.5

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission

 5.2 6.4 5.9 (p)5.5 (p)0.3

Midland

 2.3 2.8 2.6 (p)2.8 (p)0.5

Odessa

 3.2 3.9 3.6 (p)3.7 (p)0.5

San Angelo

 3.3 3.8 3.5 (p)3.8 (p)0.5

San Antonio-New Braunfels

 3.5 4.0 3.8 (p)3.9 (p)0.4

Sherman-Denison

 3.5 4.2 3.7 (p)3.8 (p)0.3

Texarkana, TX-AR

 3.6 4.3 3.9 (p)4.0 (p)0.4

Tyler

 3.5 4.1 3.8 (p)3.9 (p)0.4

Victoria

 3.8 4.5 4.1 (p)4.2 (p)0.4

Waco

 3.4 4.1 3.7 (p)3.8 (p)0.4

Wichita Falls

 3.6 4.3 3.9 (p)4.1 (p)0.5

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(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 Southwest 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

Arkansas

 1,354.4 1,372.1 1,373.2 (p)1,376.1 (p)21.7 (p)1.6

Louisiana

 1,956.0 1,961.0 1,957.8 (p)1,965.5 (p)9.5 (p)0.5

New Mexico

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

Oklahoma

 1,761.6 1,783.4 1,788.5 (p)1,790.1 (p)28.5 (p)1.6

Texas

 14,001.7 14,260.7 14,286.9 (p)14,276.3 (p)274.6 (p)2.0

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.