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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

 161,505 164,023 163,960 164,746 3,241 2.0

West South Central Division

 19,519.0 19,895.0 19,926.3 19,936.3 417.2 2.1

Arkansas

 1,330.7 1,354.9 1,356.0 (p)1,354.4 (p)23.7 (p)1.8

Louisiana

 2,060.4 2,107.7 2,104.5 (p)2,096.1 (p)35.7 (p)1.7

Oklahoma

 1,852.2 1,876.7 1,879.9 (p)1,882.1 (p)30.0 (p)1.6

Texas

 14,269.1 14,555.4 14,584.4 (p)14,596.0 (p)326.9 (p)2.3

Mountain Division

 12,588.9 12,828.5 12,848.3 12,879.3 290.4 2.3

Arizona

 3,528.4 3,577.8 3,584.4 (p)3,595.6 (p)67.2 (p)1.9

Colorado

 3,171.8 3,248.8 3,250.3 (p)3,258.0 (p)86.2 (p)2.7

Idaho

 920.0 948.6 952.4 (p)956.8 (p)36.7 (p)4.0

Montana

 551.8 564.5 565.9 (p)567.3 (p)15.5 (p)2.8

Nevada

 1,494.2 1,519.6 1,521.1 (p)1,527.1 (p)32.9 (p)2.2

New Mexico

 945.9 952.7 948.9 (p)946.6 (p)0.7 (p)0.1

Utah

 1,686.9 1,728.7 1,732.5 (p)1,735.5 (p)48.7 (p)2.9

Wyoming

 289.9 290.6 290.1 (p)289.6 (p)-0.2 (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.
 
Unemployed in the West South Central and Mountain states, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

 8,339 5,912 5,670 6,014 -2,325 -27.9

West South Central Division

 997.4 774.2 766.0 778.4 -219.1 -22.0

Arkansas

 50.1 43.5 44.6 (p)45.6 (p)-4.5 (p)-8.9

Louisiana

 106.7 79.8 76.9 (p)73.9 (p)-32.8 (p)-30.7

Oklahoma

 65.6 53.7 54.9 (p)57.4 (p)-8.2 (p)-12.5

Texas

 768.7 597.7 589.2 (p)594.8 (p)-173.9 (p)-22.6

Mountain Division

 590.5 424.6 421.3 433.7 -156.9 -26.6

Arizona

 160.0 116.9 118.7 (p)125.1 (p)-34.9 (p)-21.8

Colorado

 169.3 111.7 107.5 (p)112.0 (p)-57.3 (p)-33.8

Idaho

 32.3 24.0 24.4 (p)25.7 (p)-6.6 (p)-20.4

Montana

 18.7 14.4 15.1 (p)15.9 (p)-2.9 (p)-15.3

Nevada

 90.1 70.9 67.1 (p)66.5 (p)-23.6 (p)-26.2

New Mexico

 63.9 46.4 42.3 (p)41.8 (p)-22.1 (p)-34.6

Utah

 43.6 34.9 35.2 (p)35.5 (p)-8.1 (p)-18.5

Wyoming

 12.5 9.0 8.8 (p)9.1 (p)-3.4 (p)-27.5

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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2022		 Net change
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Aug 2022

United States

 5.2 3.6 3.5 3.7 -1.5

West South Central Division

 5.1 3.9 3.8 3.9 -1.2

Arkansas

 3.8 3.2 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)-0.4

Louisiana

 5.2 3.8 3.7 (p)3.5 (p)-1.7

Oklahoma

 3.5 2.9 2.9 (p)3.1 (p)-0.4

Texas

 5.4 4.1 4.0 (p)4.1 (p)-1.3

Mountain Division

 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.4 -1.3

Arizona

 4.5 3.3 3.3 (p)3.5 (p)-1.0

Colorado

 5.3 3.4 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)-1.9

Idaho

 3.5 2.5 2.6 (p)2.7 (p)-0.8

Montana

 3.4 2.6 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)-0.6

Nevada

 6.0 4.7 4.4 (p)4.4 (p)-1.6

New Mexico

 6.8 4.9 4.5 (p)4.4 (p)-2.4

Utah

 2.6 2.0 2.0 (p)2.0 (p)-0.6

Wyoming

 4.3 3.1 3.0 (p)3.1 (p)-1.2

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 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

 2.8 2.8 2.8 (p)2.5 (p)-0.3

Fort Smith, AR-OK

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

Hot Springs

 4.5 4.5 4.9 (p)4.2 (p)-0.3

Jonesboro

 3.2 3.3 3.5 (p)3.1 (p)-0.1

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway

 4.0 3.7 4.0 (p)3.4 (p)-0.6

Pine Bluff

 5.9 5.8 6.7 (p)5.8 (p)-0.1

Texarkana, TX-AR

 5.2 4.7 4.8 (p)4.5 (p)-0.7

Louisiana

Alexandria

 4.2 3.6 3.5 (p)3.0 (p)-1.2

Baton Rouge

 5.1 4.2 4.1 (p)3.4 (p)-1.7

Hammond

 6.6 5.8 5.6 (p)4.7 (p)-1.9

Houma-Thibodaux

 4.9 4.3 4.2 (p)3.5 (p)-1.4

Lafayette

 5.1 4.1 4.0 (p)3.3 (p)-1.8

Lake Charles

 5.5 4.2 4.2 (p)3.4 (p)-2.1

Monroe

 5.1 4.3 4.3 (p)3.6 (p)-1.5

New Orleans-Metairie

 6.3 5.1 5.0 (p)4.2 (p)-2.1

Shreveport-Bossier City

 5.5 4.6 4.6 (p)3.8 (p)-1.7

New Mexico

Albuquerque

 6.7 4.6 4.3 (p)4.1 (p)-2.6

Farmington

 8.3 6.1 5.6 (p)5.1 (p)-3.2

Las Cruces

 6.8 5.3 5.0 (p)4.6 (p)-2.2

Santa Fe

 6.3 4.2 4.1 (p)3.9 (p)-2.4

Oklahoma

Lawton

 3.9 4.1 3.8 (p)4.0 (p)0.1

Oklahoma City

 3.4 3.2 2.9 (p)3.1 (p)-0.3

Tulsa

 3.7 3.6 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)-0.3

Texas

Abilene

 4.3 3.7 3.6 (p)3.5 (p)-0.8

Amarillo

 3.7 3.2 3.1 (p)3.0 (p)-0.7

Austin-Round Rock

 3.8 3.1 3.1 (p)3.0 (p)-0.8

Beaumont-Port Arthur

 9.5 7.3 7.4 (p)7.1 (p)-2.4

Brownsville-Harlingen

 7.9 6.9 6.8 (p)6.4 (p)-1.5

College Station-Bryan

 4.2 3.6 3.5 (p)3.5 (p)-0.7

Corpus Christi

 7.0 5.8 5.7 (p)5.5 (p)-1.5

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

 4.9 3.8 3.8 (p)3.7 (p)-1.2

Dallas-Plano-Irving(1)

 4.8 3.8 3.7 (p)3.6 (p)-1.2

Fort Worth-Arlington(1)

 5.0 3.9 3.9 (p)3.8 (p)-1.2

El Paso

 5.9 4.9 4.8 (p)4.6 (p)-1.3

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land

 6.3 4.8 4.8 (p)4.6 (p)-1.7

Killeen-Temple

 5.6 4.8 4.8 (p)4.6 (p)-1.0

Laredo

 5.9 4.8 4.5 (p)4.2 (p)-1.7

Longview

 6.1 4.8 4.8 (p)4.7 (p)-1.4

Lubbock

 4.4 3.8 3.8 (p)3.5 (p)-0.9

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission

 9.1 8.1 8.0 (p)7.7 (p)-1.4

Midland

 5.2 3.6 3.5 (p)3.3 (p)-1.9

Odessa

 7.6 5.3 5.1 (p)4.9 (p)-2.7

San Angelo

 4.7 3.8 3.6 (p)3.5 (p)-1.2

San Antonio-New Braunfels

 5.0 4.0 4.0 (p)3.8 (p)-1.2

Sherman-Denison

 4.4 3.8 3.7 (p)3.6 (p)-0.8

Texarkana, TX-AR

 5.2 4.7 4.8 (p)4.5 (p)-0.7

Tyler

 5.0 4.1 4.0 (p)3.8 (p)-1.2

Victoria

 6.1 4.9 4.8 (p)4.6 (p)-1.5

Waco

 4.8 4.0 3.9 (p)3.7 (p)-1.1

Wichita Falls

 4.9 4.2 4.1 (p)4.0 (p)-0.9

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

 146,904 151,903 (p)152,429 (p)152,744 (p)5,840 (p)4.0

Arkansas

 1,288.6 1,311.0 1,323.9 (p)1,327.6 (p)39.0 (p)3.0

Louisiana

 1,885.1 1,908.5 1,923.9 (p)1,931.0 (p)45.9 (p)2.4

New Mexico

 823.1 846.8 850.8 (p)851.7 (p)28.6 (p)3.5

Oklahoma

 1,645.3 1,687.3 1,692.9 (p)1,691.9 (p)46.6 (p)2.8

Texas

 12,803.2 13,440.3 13,513.7 (p)13,530.1 (p)726.9 (p)5.7

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.