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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

167,439 168,428 168,304 168,547 1,108 0.7

West South Central Division

20,573.4 20,981.5 21,017.9 21,058.4 485.0 2.4

Arkansas

1,384.8 1,412.0 1,413.8 (p)1,416.4 (p)31.6 (p)2.3

Louisiana

2,077.6 2,073.0 2,070.2 (p)2,069.0 (p)-8.5 (p)-0.4

Oklahoma

1,980.6 1,998.6 1,997.4 (p)1,997.0 (p)16.4 (p)0.8

Texas

15,130.6 15,497.0 15,536.0 (p)15,575.9 (p)445.3 (p)2.9

Mountain Division

13,184.3 13,287.7 13,283.0 13,286.8 102.5 0.8

Arizona

3,720.5 3,757.3 3,750.8 (p)3,744.1 (p)23.6 (p)0.6

Colorado

3,239.8 3,253.5 3,253.2 (p)3,255.0 (p)15.2 (p)0.5

Idaho

967.3 993.4 996.6 (p)1,000.7 (p)33.3 (p)3.4

Montana

576.9 582.2 581.3 (p)580.6 (p)3.7 (p)0.6

Nevada

1,612.9 1,623.2 1,622.6 (p)1,623.7 (p)10.8 (p)0.7

New Mexico

969.0 979.1 979.9 (p)981.3 (p)12.3 (p)1.3

Utah

1,803.0 1,803.1 1,802.5 (p)1,805.0 (p)2.0 (p)0.1

Wyoming

294.8 295.5 295.7 (p)296.1 (p)1.3 (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.

 
Unemployed in the West South Central and Mountain states, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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6,315 6,972 7,121 6,886 571 9.0

West South Central Division

790.9 837.1 853.2 858.3 67.4 8.5

Arkansas

50.7 46.0 46.7 (p)47.7 (p)-3.0 (p)-6.0

Louisiana

82.6 85.2 88.9 (p)91.4 (p)8.8 (p)10.7

Oklahoma

69.5 66.8 65.7 (p)65.2 (p)-4.3 (p)-6.1

Texas

587.8 638.4 651.5 (p)653.7 (p)65.9 (p)11.2

Mountain Division

497.6 533.5 545.1 552.2 54.7 11.0

Arizona

156.4 135.6 140.6 (p)142.6 (p)-13.9 (p)-8.9

Colorado

107.6 134.7 139.3 (p)144.4 (p)36.8 (p)34.2

Idaho

32.1 36.5 37.1 (p)37.7 (p)5.6 (p)17.5

Montana

19.0 19.2 18.8 (p)18.1 (p)-1.0 (p)-5.1

Nevada

85.2 91.8 92.3 (p)92.9 (p)7.7 (p)9.1

New Mexico

38.4 42.1 43.1 (p)43.2 (p)4.8 (p)12.5

Utah

50.0 63.8 63.6 (p)62.6 (p)12.6 (p)25.2

Wyoming

8.4 9.5 9.9 (p)10.3 (p)1.9 (p)22.1

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.

 
Unemployment rates in the West South Central and Mountain states, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
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3.8 4.1 4.2 4.1 0.3

West South Central Division

3.8 4.0 4.1 4.1 0.3

Arkansas

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

Louisiana

4.0 4.1 4.3 (p)4.4 (p)0.4

Oklahoma

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

Texas

3.9 4.1 4.2 (p)4.2 (p)0.3

Mountain Division

3.8 4.0 4.1 4.2 0.4

Arizona

4.2 3.6 3.7 (p)3.8 (p)-0.4

Colorado

3.3 4.1 4.3 (p)4.4 (p)1.1

Idaho

3.3 3.7 3.7 (p)3.8 (p)0.5

Montana

3.3 3.3 3.2 (p)3.1 (p)-0.2

Nevada

5.3 5.7 5.7 (p)5.7 (p)0.4

New Mexico

4.0 4.3 4.4 (p)4.4 (p)0.4

Utah

2.8 3.5 3.5 (p)3.5 (p)0.7

Wyoming

2.9 3.2 3.3 (p)3.5 (p)0.6

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

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO

2.5 2.1 2.3 (p)2.5 (p)0.0

Fort Smith, AR-OK

3.8 3.0 3.2 (p)3.4 (p)-0.4

Hot Springs

3.8 3.3 3.4 (p)3.7 (p)-0.1

Jonesboro

3.0 2.6 2.8 (p)3.0 (p)0.0

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway

3.2 2.7 2.9 (p)3.1 (p)-0.1

Pine Bluff

4.6 4.3 4.5 (p)4.6 (p)0.0

Texarkana, TX-AR

3.6 4.0 4.1 (p)3.8 (p)0.2

Louisiana

Alexandria

3.8 4.4 4.2 (p)4.0 (p)0.2

Baton Rouge

3.4 4.0 3.8 (p)3.6 (p)0.2

Hammond

4.4 5.2 5.0 (p)4.8 (p)0.4

Houma-Thibodaux

3.4 4.1 3.9 (p)3.7 (p)0.3

Lafayette

3.6 4.4 4.1 (p)3.9 (p)0.3

Lake Charles

3.6 4.3 4.1 (p)4.0 (p)0.4

Monroe

3.9 4.9 4.7 (p)4.4 (p)0.5

New Orleans-Metairie

3.9 4.6 4.3 (p)4.1 (p)0.2

Shreveport-Bossier City

4.0 4.7 4.4 (p)4.2 (p)0.2

New Mexico

Albuquerque

3.4 4.2 4.2 (p)3.7 (p)0.3

Farmington

3.9 4.8 4.8 (p)4.2 (p)0.3

Las Cruces

4.1 4.7 4.9 (p)4.4 (p)0.3

Santa Fe

3.2 4.1 4.0 (p)3.4 (p)0.2

Oklahoma

Lawton

3.9 3.4 3.4 (p)3.3 (p)-0.6

Oklahoma City

3.0 2.8 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)-0.2

Tulsa

3.3 3.0 3.0 (p)2.9 (p)-0.4

Texas

Abilene

2.9 3.5 3.5 (p)2.9 (p)0.0

Amarillo

2.5 3.1 3.1 (p)2.6 (p)0.1

Austin-Round Rock

3.0 3.5 3.5 (p)3.1 (p)0.1

Beaumont-Port Arthur

5.2 5.8 6.0 (p)5.6 (p)0.4

Brownsville-Harlingen

4.8 5.1 5.4 (p)5.1 (p)0.3

College Station-Bryan

2.6 3.2 3.2 (p)2.7 (p)0.1

Corpus Christi

3.7 4.4 4.5 (p)4.0 (p)0.3

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

3.3 3.9 4.0 (p)3.5 (p)0.2

Dallas-Plano-Irving(1)

3.3 3.9 3.9 (p)3.5 (p)0.2

Fort Worth-Arlington(1)

3.3 3.9 4.0 (p)3.4 (p)0.1

El Paso

3.8 4.5 4.5 (p)4.0 (p)0.2

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land

3.8 4.5 4.5 (p)4.1 (p)0.3

Killeen-Temple

3.8 4.8 4.9 (p)4.3 (p)0.5

Laredo

3.5 4.1 4.2 (p)3.7 (p)0.2

Longview

4.0 4.7 4.9 (p)4.2 (p)0.2

Lubbock

2.7 3.6 3.6 (p)3.0 (p)0.3

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission

5.8 5.5 6.1 (p)6.2 (p)0.4

Midland

2.1 2.8 2.8 (p)2.4 (p)0.3

Odessa

2.9 3.7 3.7 (p)3.3 (p)0.4

San Angelo

2.9 3.8 3.8 (p)3.2 (p)0.3

San Antonio-New Braunfels

3.1 3.9 3.9 (p)3.4 (p)0.3

Sherman-Denison

3.1 3.8 3.9 (p)3.3 (p)0.2

Texarkana, TX-AR

3.6 4.0 4.1 (p)3.8 (p)0.2

Tyler

3.2 3.9 4.0 (p)3.4 (p)0.2

Victoria

3.4 4.2 4.3 (p)3.7 (p)0.3

Waco

3.0 3.8 3.8 (p)3.3 (p)0.3

Wichita Falls

3.3 4.0 4.1 (p)3.5 (p)0.2

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)
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United States

156,930 158,358 158,619 (p)158,926 (p)1,996 (p)1.3

Arkansas

1,355.2 1,375.9 1,378.5 (p)1,379.8 (p)24.6 (p)1.8

Louisiana

1,950.8 1,967.2 1,968.9 (p)1,971.4 (p)20.6 (p)1.1

New Mexico

881.1 888.2 892.8 (p)893.7 (p)12.6 (p)1.4

Oklahoma

1,769.2 1,793.5 1,796.3 (p)1,800.5 (p)31.3 (p)1.8

Texas

14,034.5 14,277.6 14,281.2 (p)14,318.7 (p)284.2 (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.