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Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics
Civilian labor force in the Midwest and West,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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data |
Oct
2007 |
Aug
2008 |
Sep
2008 |
Oct
2008 |
Oct 2007 to
Oct 2008 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
|
153,306 |
154,853 |
154,732 |
155,038 |
1,732 |
1.1 |
Midwest |
|
34,930.7 |
34,918.9 |
34,933.6 |
34,867.8 |
-62.9 |
-0.2 |
Illinois |
|
6,731.1 |
6,725.9 |
6,707.8 |
6,642.7 |
-88.4 |
-1.3 |
Indiana |
|
3,206.1 |
3,250.0 |
3,252.5 |
3,245.8 |
39.8 |
1.2 |
Iowa |
|
1,664.8 |
1,682.1 |
1,685.0 |
1,683.0 |
18.2 |
1.1 |
Kansas |
|
1,481.1 |
1,493.6 |
1,501.2 |
1,502.2 |
21.1 |
1.4 |
Michigan |
|
5,004.8 |
4,943.4 |
4,926.6 |
4,931.3 |
-73.6 |
-1.5 |
Minnesota |
|
2,931.4 |
2,937.5 |
2,941.8 |
2,943.2 |
11.9 |
0.4 |
Missouri |
|
3,041.9 |
3,007.6 |
3,010.2 |
3,026.7 |
-15.2 |
-0.5 |
Nebraska |
|
987.6 |
996.3 |
999.9 |
998.8 |
11.3 |
1.1 |
North Dakota |
|
366.9 |
372.3 |
374.3 |
372.2 |
5.3 |
1.4 |
Ohio |
|
5,984.1 |
5,994.7 |
6,000.4 |
5,988.4 |
4.3 |
0.1 |
South Dakota |
|
444.0 |
445.1 |
447.4 |
447.0 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
Wisconsin |
|
3,089.5 |
3,075.3 |
3,089.4 |
3,089.3 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
West |
|
35,654.8 |
36,007.2 |
36,170.0 |
36,303.1 |
648.3 |
1.8 |
Alaska |
|
353.1 |
360.9 |
360.0 |
360.7 |
7.6 |
2.2 |
Arizona |
|
3,048.6 |
3,100.3 |
3,134.8 |
3,150.2 |
101.7 |
3.3 |
California |
|
18,253.5 |
18,415.2 |
18,497.5 |
18,579.0 |
325.5 |
1.8 |
Colorado |
|
2,729.2 |
2,745.0 |
2,749.4 |
2,752.6 |
23.4 |
0.9 |
Hawaii |
|
647.3 |
664.2 |
667.5 |
665.4 |
18.0 |
2.8 |
Idaho |
|
756.9 |
754.8 |
759.4 |
759.7 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
Montana |
|
502.0 |
505.4 |
507.3 |
507.8 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
Nevada |
|
1,348.8 |
1,404.5 |
1,409.3 |
1,416.0 |
67.3 |
5.0 |
New Mexico |
|
945.1 |
957.9 |
958.0 |
961.6 |
16.5 |
1.7 |
Oregon |
|
1,936.1 |
1,952.7 |
1,961.6 |
1,972.0 |
35.9 |
1.9 |
Utah |
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1,376.2 |
1,383.4 |
1,387.6 |
1,384.0 |
7.8 |
0.6 |
Washington |
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3,440.2 |
3,472.5 |
3,500.8 |
3,517.3 |
77.1 |
2.2 |
Wyoming |
|
288.7 |
292.6 |
293.6 |
293.8 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
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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.
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Unemployed in the Midwest and West,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Oct
2007 |
Aug
2008 |
Sep
2008 |
Oct
2008 |
Oct 2007 to
Oct 2008 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
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7,291 |
9,376 |
9,477 |
10,080 |
2,789 |
38.3 |
Midwest |
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1,846.2 |
2,323.7 |
2,255.6 |
2,319.1 |
472.9 |
25.6 |
Illinois |
|
355.4 |
490.7 |
460.1 |
482.6 |
127.2 |
35.8 |
Indiana |
|
143.0 |
207.6 |
202.4 |
207.6 |
64.6 |
45.2 |
Iowa |
|
63.5 |
76.4 |
70.8 |
74.3 |
10.8 |
17.0 |
Kansas |
|
58.9 |
70.1 |
72.5 |
73.9 |
14.9 |
25.3 |
Michigan |
|
372.9 |
439.0 |
430.4 |
456.9 |
84.0 |
22.5 |
Minnesota |
|
133.9 |
180.9 |
173.3 |
175.3 |
41.4 |
30.9 |
Missouri |
|
164.3 |
200.5 |
194.8 |
195.3 |
31.1 |
18.9 |
Nebraska |
|
31.1 |
34.7 |
35.5 |
36.4 |
5.3 |
17.0 |
North Dakota |
|
11.7 |
13.3 |
13.5 |
12.7 |
1.1 |
9.3 |
Ohio |
|
343.8 |
445.2 |
433.0 |
434.7 |
91.0 |
26.5 |
South Dakota |
|
12.9 |
14.6 |
14.3 |
14.5 |
1.6 |
12.6 |
Wisconsin |
|
149.7 |
156.4 |
153.4 |
158.9 |
9.2 |
6.2 |
West |
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1,751.9 |
2,384.4 |
2,392.9 |
2,565.9 |
814.0 |
46.5 |
Alaska |
|
22.0 |
24.8 |
24.3 |
26.5 |
4.5 |
20.5 |
Arizona |
|
118.9 |
173.4 |
184.2 |
192.1 |
73.2 |
61.6 |
California |
|
1,038.6 |
1,421.3 |
1,430.9 |
1,526.2 |
487.6 |
46.9 |
Colorado |
|
107.1 |
147.6 |
142.6 |
155.8 |
48.7 |
45.5 |
Hawaii |
|
18.2 |
28.2 |
30.0 |
30.3 |
12.1 |
66.2 |
Idaho |
|
20.2 |
34.4 |
37.7 |
40.3 |
20.1 |
99.8 |
Montana |
|
15.9 |
22.1 |
23.4 |
24.4 |
8.5 |
53.4 |
Nevada |
|
68.3 |
99.1 |
101.5 |
107.8 |
39.5 |
57.9 |
New Mexico |
|
31.4 |
44.3 |
38.6 |
41.8 |
10.4 |
33.2 |
Oregon |
|
105.2 |
126.3 |
124.7 |
144.4 |
39.2 |
37.2 |
Utah |
|
38.6 |
50.6 |
48.4 |
48.7 |
10.1 |
26.2 |
Washington |
|
159.6 |
207.4 |
200.2 |
223.3 |
63.7 |
39.9 |
Wyoming |
|
8.3 |
11.5 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
1.4 |
17.0 |
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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.
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Unemployment rates in the Midwest and West,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area
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data |
Oct
2007 |
Aug
2008 |
Sep
2008 |
Oct
2008 |
Net change
Oct 2007 to
Oct 2008 |
United States |
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4.8 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
1.7 |
Midwest |
|
5.3 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
1.4 |
Illinois |
|
5.3 |
7.3 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
Indiana |
|
4.5 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
Iowa |
|
3.8 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
Kansas |
|
4.0 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
Michigan |
|
7.5 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
9.3 |
1.8 |
Minnesota |
|
4.6 |
6.2 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
1.4 |
Missouri |
|
5.4 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
Nebraska |
|
3.1 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
North Dakota |
|
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
Ohio |
|
5.7 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
1.6 |
South Dakota |
|
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
Wisconsin |
|
4.8 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
0.3 |
West |
|
4.9 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
2.2 |
Alaska |
|
6.2 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
7.4 |
1.2 |
Arizona |
|
3.9 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
2.2 |
California |
|
5.7 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
2.5 |
Colorado |
|
3.9 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.7 |
1.8 |
Hawaii |
|
2.8 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
1.7 |
Idaho |
|
2.7 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
2.6 |
Montana |
|
3.2 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
Nevada |
|
5.1 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
New Mexico |
|
3.3 |
4.6 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
Oregon |
|
5.4 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
7.3 |
1.9 |
Utah |
|
2.8 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
Washington |
|
4.6 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
1.7 |
Wyoming |
|
2.9 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
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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.
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Unemployment rates in Mountain and West North Central states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
(news release)
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Sep
2007 |
Jul
2008 |
Aug
2008 |
Sep
2008 |
Net change
Sep 2007 to
Sep 2008 |
Mountain Census Division |
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Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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3.4 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
1.7 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale |
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3.3 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
2.1 |
Prescott |
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3.6 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
2.3 |
Tucson |
|
3.8 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
Yuma |
|
16.7 |
20.0 |
22.6 |
20.5 |
3.8 |
Colorado |
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Boulder |
|
3.3 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
Colorado Springs |
|
4.3 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
Denver-Aurora |
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3.9 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
Fort Collins-Loveland |
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3.2 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
0.9 |
Grand Junction |
|
3.1 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
Greeley |
|
4.0 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
Pueblo |
|
4.6 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
1.6 |
Idaho |
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Boise City-Nampa |
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2.2 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
Coeur d'Alene |
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2.0 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
2.5 |
Idaho Falls |
|
1.5 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
Lewiston ID-WA |
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2.6 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
1.9 |
Logan, UT-ID |
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2.0 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
Pocatello |
|
2.0 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
2.2 |
Montana |
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Billings |
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1.9 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
Great Falls |
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
