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Southwest - Labor Force Statistics

Civilian labor force in the West South Central and Mountain states,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Jul 2007	May 2008	Jun 2008	Jul 2008	Jul 2007 to Jul 2008
Area (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Jul 2007	May 2008	Jun 2008	Jul 2008	Net change	Percent change
United States		153,182	154,534	154,390	154,603	1,421	0.9
West South Central Division		(1) 16,597.9	(2) 16,844.6	16,802.5	16,828.2	(1) 230.3	(1) 1.4
Arkansas		(1) 1,365.8	1,383.9	1,374.4	(P) 1,373.9	(P) (1) 8.1	(P) (1) 0.6
Louisiana		(1) 1,992.8	2,008.1	2,012.1	(P) 2,009.8	(P) (1) 17.0	(P) (1) 0.9
Oklahoma		(1) 1,735.3	1,735.1	1,733.4	(P) 1,736.6	(P) (1) 1.3	(P) (1) 0.1
Texas		(1) 11,497.5	11,712.2	11,682.4	(P) 11,691.7	(P) (1) 194.2	(P) (1) 1.7
Mountain Division		(1) 10,926.0	(2) 11,116.0	11,105.6	11,137.3	(1) 211.2	(1) 1.9
Arizona		(1) 3,028.4	3,068.8	3,071.1	(P) 3,087.6	(P) (1) 59.2	(P) (1) 2.0
Colorado		(1) 2,708.9	2,765.9	2,759.9	(P) 2,763.2	(P) (1) 54.2	(P) (1) 2.0
Idaho		(1) 756.4	755.2	752.3	(P) 753.0	(P) (1) -3.5	(P) (1) -0.5
Montana		(1) 502.7	504.0	504.2	(P) 504.5	(P) (1) 1.8	(P) (1) 0.4
Nevada		(1) 1,337.1	1,394.7	1,394.5	(P) 1,400.3	(P) (1) 63.1	(P) (1) 4.7
New Mexico		(1) 942.6	949.7	951.3	(P) 953.4	(P) (1) 10.8	(P) (1) 1.1
Utah		(1) 1,364.3	1,388.3	1,380.6	(P) 1,385.6	(P) (1) 21.3	(P) (1) 1.6
Wyoming		(1) 288.4	290.2	290.4	(P) 291.1	(P) (1) 2.7	(P) (1) 0.9
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07. (2) Corrected. (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. Return to Southwest Economic Summary menu

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Employment Situation
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment

Unemployed in the West South Central and Mountain states,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Jul 2007	May 2008	Jun 2008	Jul 2008	Jul 2007 to Jul 2008
Area (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Jul 2007	May 2008	Jun 2008	Jul 2008	Net change	Percent change
United States		7,137	8,487	8,499	8,784	1,647	23.1
West South Central Division		(1) 725.7	(2) 739.7	725.4	769.0	(1) 43.3	(1) 6.0
Arkansas		(1) 75.2	71.1	68.9	(P) 62.3	(P) (1) -12.8	(P) (1) -17.1
Louisiana		(1) 73.0	79.4	76.9	(P) 78.8	(P) (1) 5.8	(P) (1) 7.9
Oklahoma		(1) 77.0	61.1	67.7	(P) 71.8	(P) (1) -5.2	(P) (1) -6.8
Texas		(1) 498.4	522.7	515.0	(P) 548.3	(P) (1) 49.9	(P) (1) 10.0
Mountain Division		(1) 394.3	(2) 490.8	516.9	545.9	(1) 151.6	(1) 38.4
Arizona		(1) 112.5	133.7	146.1	(P) 158.2	(P) (1) 45.7	(P) (1) 40.6
Colorado		(1) 103.2	134.8	139.7	(P) 144.1	(P) (1) 40.9	(P) (1) 39.7
Idaho		(1) 20.3	26.9	28.7	(P) 30.9	(P) (1) 10.6	(P) (1) 52.3
Montana		(1) 15.7	21.2	20.5	(P) 20.3	(P) (1) 4.6	(P) (1) 29.2
Nevada		(1) 64.8	86.5	88.8	(P) 92.9	(P) (1) 28.1	(P) (1) 43.3
New Mexico		(1) 32.8	35.8	37.3	(P) 39.0	(P) (1) 6.2	(P) (1) 19.0
Utah		(1) 37.0	44.0	44.9	(P) 48.9	(P) (1) 11.9	(P) (1) 32.3
Wyoming		(1) 9.2	8.5	9.3	(P) 10.4	(P) (1) 1.2	(P) (1) 13.4
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07. (2) Corrected. (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. Return to Southwest Economic Summary menu

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Employment Situation
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment

Unemployment rates in the West South Central and Mountain states,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area (Links provide news releases)	Jul 2007	May 2008	Jun 2008	Jul 2008	Net change Jul 2007 to Jul 2008
United States	4.7	5.5	5.5	5.7	1.0
West South Central Division	(1) 4.4	(2) 4.4	4.3	4.6	(1) 0.2
Arkansas	(1) 5.5	5.1	5.0	(P) 4.5	(P) (1) -1.0
Louisiana	(1) 3.7	4.0	3.8	(P) 3.9	(P) (1) 0.2
Oklahoma	(1) 4.4	3.5	3.9	(P) 4.1	(P) (1) -0.3
Texas	(1) 4.3	4.5	4.4	(P) 4.7	(P) (1) 0.4
Mountain Division	(1) 3.6	(2) 4.4	4.7	4.9	(1) 1.3
Arizona	(1) 3.7	4.4	4.8	(P) 5.1	(P) (1) 1.4
Colorado	(1) 3.8	4.9	5.1	(P) 5.2	(P) (1) 1.4
Idaho	(1) 2.7	3.6	3.8	(P) 4.1	(P) (1) 1.4
Montana	(1) 3.1	4.2	4.1	(P) 4.0	(P) (1) 0.9
Nevada	(1) 4.8	6.2	6.4	(P) 6.6	(P) (1) 1.8
New Mexico	(1) 3.5	3.8	3.9	(P) 4.1	(P) (1) 0.6
Utah	(1) 2.7	3.2	3.3	(P) 3.5	(P) (1) 0.8
Wyoming	(1) 3.2	2.9	3.2	(P) 3.6	(P) (1) 0.4
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07. (2) Corrected. (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. Return to Southwest Economic Summary menu

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Employment Situation
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment

Unemployment rates in Southwest states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (news release)	Jul 2007	May 2008	Jun 2008	Jul 2008	Net change Jul 2007 to Jul 2008
Arkansas
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	(2) 4.4	4.0	4.1	(P) 3.8	(P) (2) -0.6
Fort Smith, AR-OK	(2) 5.5	4.8	5.0	(P) 4.8	(P) (2) -0.7
Hot Springs	(2) 6.1	5.0	5.1	(P) 4.7	(P) (2) -1.4
Jonesboro	(2) 6.3	4.7	5.1	(P) 4.6	(P) (2) -1.7
Little Rock-North Little Rock	(2) 5.2	4.4	4.6	(P) 4.2	(P) (2) -1.0
Pine Bluff	(2) 8.3	6.9	7.4	(P) 6.9	(P) (2) -1.4
Louisiana
Alexandria	(2) 4.4	3.7	5.0	(P) 4.5	(P) (2) 0.1
Baton Rouge	(2) 4.2	3.6	4.8	(P) 4.4	(P) (2) 0.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux	(2) 2.9	2.7	3.5	(P) 2.7	(P) (2) -0.2
Lafayette	(2) 3.1	2.8	3.7	(P) 3.1	(P) (2) 0.0
Lake Charles	(2) 4.0	3.6	4.7	(P) 4.2	(P) (2) 0.2
Monroe	(2) 5.2	4.1	5.4	(P) 4.8	(P) (2) -0.4
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	(3) (2) 3.7	(3) 3.3	(3) 4.4	(3) (P) 4.1	(P) (3) (2) 0.4
Shreveport-Bossier City	(2) 5.1	4.2	5.4	(P) 5.3	(P) (2) 0.2
New Mexico
Albuquerque	(2) 4.0	3.7	4.5	(P) 4.7	(P) (2) 0.7
Farmington	(2) 4.0	3.2	4.4	(P) 4.6	(P) (2) 0.6
Las Cruces	(2) 4.4	4.0	4.8	(P) 4.9	(P) (2) 0.5
Santa Fe	(2) 3.3	3.1	3.7	(P) 3.9	(P) (2) 0.6
Oklahoma
Lawton	(2) 4.3	3.6	4.3	(P) 4.0	(P) (2) -0.3
Oklahoma City	(2) 4.3	3.5	4.2	(P) 4.0	(P) (2) -0.3
Tulsa	(2) 4.1	3.5	4.2	(P) 4.0	(P) (2) -0.1
Texas
Abilene	(2) 4.0	3.5	4.0	(P) 4.1	(P) (2) 0.1
Amarillo	(2) 3.7	3.1	3.7	(P) 3.8	(P) (2) 0.1
Austin-Round Rock	(2) 4.0	3.7	4.2	(P) 4.4	(P) (2) 0.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur	(2) 5.8	5.6	6.3	(P) 6.6	(P) (2) 0.8
Brownsville-Harlingen	(2) 6.5	6.0	6.8	(P) 7.0	(P) (2) 0.5
College Station-Bryan	(2) 4.3	3.4	4.5	(P) 4.4	(P) (2) 0.1
Corpus Christi	(2) 4.9	4.3	4.9	(P) 5.1	(P) (2) 0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington	(2) 4.6	4.4	4.8	(P) 5.0	(P) (2) 0.4
Dallas-Plano-Irving (1)	(2) 4.6	4.4	4.8	(P) 5.0	(P) (2) 0.4
Fort Worth-Arlington (1)	(2) 4.6	4.3	4.7	(P) 5.0	(P) (2) 0.4
El Paso	(2) 6.4	5.5	6.2	(P) 6.3	(P) (2) -0.1
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown	(2) 4.6	4.2	4.7	(P) 4.9	(P) (2) 0.3
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood	(2) 5.0	4.4	5.1	(P) 5.2	(P) (2) 0.2
Laredo	(2) 5.3	4.8	5.7	(P) 5.8	(P) (2) 0.5
Longview	(2) 4.5	3.8	4.2	(P) 4.6	(P) (2) 0.1
Lubbock	(2) 4.2	3.4	4.2	(P) 4.3	(P)