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Western - Labor Force Statistics
| Area (Links provide news releases) |
Back data |
Sep 2025 |
Jul 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sep 2026 |
Sep 2025 to Sep 2026 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net change |
Percent change |
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|
171,261 | 169,094 | 169,777 | 170,262 | -999 | -0.6 | |
|
|
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 |
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Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics |
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Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Employment Situation
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment
| Area (Links provide news releases) |
Back data |
Sep 2025 |
Jul 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sep 2026 |
Sep 2025 to Sep 2026 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net change |
Percent change |
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|
|
7,605 | 6,916 | 7,031 | 7,109 | -496 | -6.5 | |
|
|
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 |
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Footnotes |
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Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics |
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Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Employment Situation
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment
| Area (Links provide news releases) |
Back data |
Sep 2025 |
Jul 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sep 2026 |
Net change Sep 2025 to Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | -0.2 | |
|
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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 |
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Footnotes |
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Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics |
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Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Employment Situation
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment
| Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (news release) |
Back data |
Sep 2025 |
Jul 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sep 2026 |
Net change Sep 2025 to Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska |
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Anchorage |
|
3.7 | 3.3 | (p)3.2 | ||
Fairbanks-College |
|
3.5 | 3.3 | (p)3.1 | ||
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
|
4.9 | 5.8 | (p)5.9 | ||
Lake Havasu City-Kingman |
|
5.5 | 6.9 | (p)6.9 | ||
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler |
|
4.2 | 4.8 | (p)4.9 | ||
Prescott Valley-Prescott |
|
4.5 | 5.7 | (p)5.6 | ||
Sierra Vista-Douglas |
|
5.6 | 6.9 | (p)6.8 | ||
Tucson |
|
4.7 | 5.6 | (p)5.7 | ||
Yuma |
|
16.5 | 18.9 | (p)19.0 | ||
California |
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Bakersfield-Delano, CA |
|
8.2 | 8.6 | (p)8.4 | ||
Chico |
|
6.1 | 6.1 | (p)6.2 | ||
El Centro |
|
21.6 | 19.9 | (p)21.9 | ||
Fresno |
|
7.5 | 7.7 | (p)7.8 | ||
Hanford-Corcoran |
|
8.2 | 8.6 | (p)8.5 | ||
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim |
|
5.5 | 5.0 | (p)4.8 | ||
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine(1) |
|
4.4 | 4.2 | (p)4.4 | ||
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
|
5.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | (p)4.5 | (p)-1.4 |
Merced |
|
8.4 | 9.1 | (p)8.9 | ||
Modesto |
|
6.8 | 7.0 | (p)7.0 | ||
Napa |
|
4.3 | 4.2 | (p)4.3 | ||
Orange County(2) |
|
4.4 | 4.2 | (p)4.4 | ||
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura |
|
5.1 | 4.8 | (p)5.0 | ||
Redding |
|
5.4 | 5.3 | (p)5.3 | ||
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario |
|
5.9 | 5.7 | (p)5.9 | ||
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom |
|
5.2 | 5.0 | (p)5.2 | ||
Salinas |
|
5.5 | 5.7 | (p)5.7 | ||
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad |
|
4.9 | 4.7 | (p)4.9 | ||
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont |
|
4.6 | 4.4 | (p)4.6 | ||
Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley(1) |
|
5.0 | 4.7 | (p)4.9 | ||
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City(1) |
|
4.2 | 3.9 | (p)4.1 | ||
San Rafael(1) |
|
4.5 | 4.2 | (p)4.4 | ||
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara |
|
4.5 | 4.1 | (p)4.3 | ||
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles |
|
4.7 | 4.5 | (p)4.7 | ||
Santa Cruz-Watsonville |
|
5.4 | 5.3 | (p)5.3 | ||
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara |
|
4.6 | 4.5 | (p)4.6 | ||
Santa Rosa-Petaluma |
|
4.6 | 4.3 | (p)4.5 | ||
Stockton-Lodi |
|
6.5 | 6.5 | (p)6.5 | ||
Vallejo |
|
5.5 | 5.3 | (p)5.5 | ||
Visalia |
|
10.0 | 10.4 | (p)10.4 | ||
Yolo County(2) |
|
5.6 | 5.6 | (p)5.7 | ||
Yuba City |
|
7.0 | 7.2 | (p)7.1 | ||
Colorado |
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Boulder |
|
3.9 | 4.0 | (p)4.6 | ||
Colorado Springs |
|
3.9 | 4.3 | (p)4.7 | ||
Denver-Aurora-Centennial |
|
3.8 | 4.1 | (p)4.6 | ||
Fort Collins-Loveland |
|
3.7 | 3.8 | (p)4.4 | ||
Grand Junction |
|
3.8 | 4.3 | (p)4.6 | ||
Greeley |
|
4.1 | 4.5 | (p)5.0 | ||
Pueblo |
|
5.2 | 6.1 | (p)6.6 | ||
Hawaii |
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Kahului-Wailuku |
|
2.4 | 2.8 | (p)2.9 | ||
Urban Honolulu |
|
2.2 | 2.7 | (p)2.9 | ||
Idaho |
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Boise City |
|
3.2 | 3.3 | (p)3.3 | ||
Coeur d'Alene |
|
3.8 | 3.7 | (p)3.8 | ||
Idaho Falls |
|
2.7 | 3.0 | (p)3.2 | ||
Lewiston, ID-WA |
|
3.2 | 3.0 | (p)3.1 | ||
Logan, UT-ID |
|
3.1 | 3.2 | (p)3.6 | ||
Pocatello |
|
3.7 | 4.0 | (p)4.1 | ||
Twin Falls |
|
3.0 | 3.2 | (p)3.4 | ||
Montana |
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Billings |
|
3.1 | 2.9 | (p)3.0 | ||
Bozeman |
|
2.4 | 2.2 | (p)2.3 | ||
Great Falls |
|
3.2 | 3.0 | (p)3.3 | ||
Helena |
|
3.0 | 2.6 | (p)2.8 | ||
Missoula |
|
2.9 | 2.7 | (p)2.8 | ||
Nevada |
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Carson City |
|
4.2 | 3.9 | (p)3.4 | ||
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas |
|
5.7 | 5.4 | (p)4.8 | ||
Reno |
|
4.3 | 4.0 | (p)3.5 | ||
New Mexico |
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Albuquerque |
|
3.9 | 5.5 | (p)4.8 | ||
Farmington |
|
4.3 | 6.4 | (p)5.3 | ||
Las Cruces |
|
4.4 | 6.2 | (p)5.3 | ||
Santa Fe |
|
3.6 | 4.9 | (p)4.2 | ||
Oregon |
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Albany |
|
5.7 | 5.5 | (p)5.3 | ||
Bend |
|
4.9 | 4.9 | (p)4.7 | ||
Corvallis |
|
4.8 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 | ||
Eugene-Springfield |
|
5.4 | 5.4 | (p)5.3 | ||
Grants Pass |
|
6.8 | 7.7 | (p)7.2 | ||
Medford |
|
5.5 | 6.3 | (p)5.9 | ||
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro OR-WA |
|
5.0 | 4.9 | (p)4.9 | ||
Salem |
|
4.9 | 5.2 | (p)5.1 | ||
Utah |
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Logan, UT-ID |
|
3.1 | 3.2 | (p)3.6 | ||
Ogden |
|
3.4 | 3.5 | (p)3.6 | ||
Provo-Orem-Lehi |
|
3.6 | 3.7 | (p)4.1 | ||
Salt Lake City-Murray |
|
3.6 | 3.5 | (p)3.7 | ||
St. George |
|
3.5 | 3.7 | (p)3.8 | ||
Washington |
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Bellingham |
|
3.9 | 3.6 | (p)4.5 | ||
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard |
|
3.7 | 3.5 | (p)4.3 | ||
Kennewick-Richland |
|
3.9 | 3.8 | (p)4.5 | ||
Lewiston, ID-WA |
|
3.2 | 3.0 | (p)3.1 | ||
Longview-Kelso |
|
4.6 | 4.3 | (p)5.2 | ||
Mount Vernon-Anacortes |
|
4.0 | 3.8 | (p)4.8 | ||
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater |
|
3.9 | 3.5 | (p)4.3 | ||
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
|
5.0 | 4.9 | (p)4.9 | ||
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue |
|
4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | (p)4.9 | (p)0.0 |
Everett(1) |
|
4.9 | 5.0 | (p)4.8 | ||
Seattle-Bellevue-Kent(1) |
|
4.8 | 4.9 | (p)4.7 | ||
Tacoma-Lakewood(1) |
|
5.1 | 5.4 | (p)5.1 | ||
Spokane-Spokane Valley |
|
3.7 | 3.4 | (p)4.2 | ||
Walla Walla |
|
3.4 | 3.6 | (p)4.2 | ||
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee |
|
3.4 | 3.2 | (p)4.2 | ||
Yakima |
|
4.2 | 4.4 | (p)5.5 | ||
Wyoming |
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Casper |
|
3.0 | 2.6 | (p)2.8 | ||
Cheyenne |
|
3.0 | 2.6 | (p)2.9 | ||
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Footnotes |
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Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics |
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| Area (news release) |
Back data |
Sep 2025 |
Jul 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sep 2026 |
Sep 2025 to Sep 2026 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net change |
Percent change |
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|
|
158,548 | 158,882 | (p)159,015 | (p)159,044 | (p)496 | (p)0.3 | |
Mountain Census Division |
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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 |
Pacific Census Division |
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Alaska |
|
336.5 | 340.8 | 341.0 | (p)340.7 | (p)4.2 | (p)1.2 |
California |
|
18,022.3 | 18,137.8 | 18,160.9 | (p)18,151.6 | (p)129.3 | (p)0.7 |
Hawaii |
|
642.0 | 642.9 | 642.4 | (p)642.4 | (p)0.4 | (p)0.1 |
Oregon |
|
1,975.2 | 1,965.5 | 1,968.1 | (p)1,973.9 | (p)-1.3 | (p)-0.1 |
Washington |
|
3,630.1 | 3,649.0 | 3,650.7 | (p)3,654.9 | (p)24.8 | (p)0.7 |
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Footnotes |
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Source: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area |
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