Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Census region and division | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 2007 | July 2008 | Aug. 2008 | Sep. 2008 | Number | Percent of the labor force | |||||||
| Sep. 2007 | July 2008 | Aug. 2008 | Sep. 2008 | Sep. 2007 | July 2008 | Aug. 2008 | Sep. 2008 | |||||
Northeast |
27,938.6 | 28,127.6 | 28,202.0 | 28,327.3 | 1,242.3 | 1,501.2 | 1,648.7 | 1,621.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
New England |
7,650.1 | 7,686.7 | 7,674.1 | 7,691.1 | 337.1 | 415.1 | 440.7 | 436.9 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
Middle Atlantic |
20,288.5 | 20,440.9 | 20,528.0 | 20,636.2 | 905.1 | 1,086.1 | 1,208.0 | 1,184.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
South |
54,545.9 | 55,187.3 | 55,233.4 | 55,284.4 | 2,401.0 | 3,055.0 | 3,175.8 | 3,248.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
South Atlantic |
29,311.0 | 29,774.4 | 29,730.0 | 29,709.1 | 1,250.3 | 1,721.9 | 1,801.0 | 1,810.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
East South Central |
8,599.1 | 8,584.7 | 8,578.6 | 8,588.8 | 421.6 | 564.1 | 550.6 | 578.2 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
West South Central |
16,635.7 | 16,828.2 | 16,924.8 | 16,986.5 | 729.2 | 769.0 | 824.2 | 859.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
Midwest |
34,921.1 | 34,929.6 | 34,918.9 | 34,933.6 | 1,836.8 | 2,258.8 | 2,323.7 | 2,255.6 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
East North Central |
24,009.5 | 24,001.6 | 23,987.5 | 23,981.0 | 1,357.8 | 1,695.2 | 1,736.9 | 1,681.9 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.0 |
West North Central |
10,911.6 | 10,928.0 | 10,931.4 | 10,952.6 | 479.0 | 563.6 | 586.7 | 573.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
West |
35,588.3 | 35,972.7 | 36,007.2 | 36,170.0 | 1,721.9 | 2,263.9 | 2,384.4 | 2,392.9 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
Mountain |
10,967.5 | 11,137.3 | 11,139.9 | 11,195.7 | 402.0 | 545.9 | 582.8 | 584.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Pacific |
24,620.8 | 24,835.4 | 24,867.3 | 24,974.2 | 1,319.8 | 1,718.0 | 1,801.6 | 1,808.6 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates
c = corrected
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Regions are defined as the four Census regions, comprised as follows: Northeast Region includes the New England Division - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; and the Middle Atlantic Division - New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. South Region includes the South Atlantic Division - Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central Division - Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; and West South Central Division - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. Midwest Region includes the East North Central Division - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; and the West North Central Division - Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. West Region includes the Mountain Division - Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and the Pacific Division - Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.
Last Modified Date: November 7, 2008
