Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in the Midwest and West,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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2008		 Jun
2008		 Jul
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change

United States
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 153,182 154,534 154,390 154,603 1,421 0.9

Midwest
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 (1) 34,887.7 (2) 35,134.8 34,973.4 34,929.6 (1) 41.9 (1) 0.1

Illinois
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 (1) 6,713.6 6,824.2 6,775.6 (P) 6,755.5 (P) (1) 41.9 (P) (1) 0.6

Indiana
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 (1) 3,204.2 3,229.7 3,219.3 (P) 3,237.1 (P) (1) 32.8 (P) (1) 1.0

Iowa
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 (1) 1,660.5 1,679.5 1,672.3 (P) 1,677.7 (P) (1) 17.2 (P) (1) 1.0

Kansas
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 (1) 1,478.9 1,494.6 1,491.2 (P) 1,489.6 (P) (1) 10.7 (P) (1) 0.7

Michigan
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 (1) 5,015.6 5,007.4 4,990.2 (P) 4,957.5 (P) (1) -58.1 (P) (1) -1.2

Minnesota
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 (1) 2,934.7 2,951.9 2,935.4 (P) 2,936.2 (P) (1) 1.5 (P) (1) 0.1

Missouri
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 (1) 3,033.2 3,031.7 3,013.8 (P) 3,016.3 (P) (1) -16.9 (P) (1) -0.6

Nebraska
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 (1) 986.1 996.1 995.0 (P) 992.5 (P) (1) 6.5 (P) (1) 0.7

North Dakota
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 (1) 365.7 373.0 372.4 (P) 372.6 (P) (1) 6.9 (P) (1) 1.9

Ohio
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 (1) 5,974.2 6,005.6 5,988.4 (P) 5,987.2 (P) (1) 12.9 (P) (1) 0.2

South Dakota
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 (1) 443.9 444.7 444.6 (P) 443.6 (P) (1) -0.3 (P) (1) -0.1

Wisconsin
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 (1) 3,087.6 3,089.9 3,078.5 (P) 3,069.5 (P) (1) -18.0 (P) (1) -0.6

West
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 (1) 35,461.5 (2) 35,982.5 35,947.7 35,972.7 (1) 511.2 (1) 1.4

Alaska
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 (1) 352.5 360.0 359.8 (P) 359.6 (P) (1) 7.1 (P) (1) 2.0

Arizona
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 (1) 3,028.4 3,068.8 3,071.1 (P) 3,087.6 (P) (1) 59.2 (P) (1) 2.0

California
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 (1) 18,212.6 18,446.2 18,431.3 (P) 18,408.3 (P) (1) 195.7 (P) (1) 1.1

Colorado
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 (1) 2,708.9 2,765.9 2,759.9 (P) 2,763.2 (P) (1) 54.2 (P) (1) 2.0

Hawaii
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 (1) 647.6 663.4 663.2 (P) 664.7 (P) (1) 17.1 (P) (1) 2.6

Idaho
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 (1) 756.4 755.2 752.3 (P) 753.0 (P) (1) -3.5 (P) (1) -0.5

Montana
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 (1) 502.7 504.0 504.2 (P) 504.5 (P) (1) 1.8 (P) (1) 0.4

Nevada
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 (1) 1,337.1 1,394.7 1,394.5 (P) 1,400.3 (P) (1) 63.1 (P) (1) 4.7

New Mexico
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 (1) 942.6 949.7 951.3 (P) 953.4 (P) (1) 10.8 (P) (1) 1.1

Oregon
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 (1) 1,928.8 1,945.6 1,938.4 (P) 1,949.3 (P) (1) 20.5 (P) (1) 1.1

Utah
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 (1) 1,364.3 1,388.3 1,380.6 (P) 1,385.6 (P) (1) 21.3 (P) (1) 1.6

Washington
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 (1) 3,415.0 3,451.3 3,449.7 (P) 3,452.6 (P) (1) 37.6 (P) (1) 1.1

Wyoming
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 (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.
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Unemployed in the Midwest and West,
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Area

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United States
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 7,137 8,487 8,499 8,784 1,647 23.1

Midwest
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 (1) 1,799.1 (2) 2,085.0 2,125.8 2,258.8 (1) 459.7 (1) 25.6

Illinois
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 (1) 342.5 437.0 463.4 (P) 491.3 (P) (1) 148.8 (P) (1) 43.4

Indiana
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 (1) 140.9 170.0 188.3 (P) 202.8 (P) (1) 61.9 (P) (1) 43.9

Iowa
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 (1) 62.9 65.3 66.9 (P) 72.5 (P) (1) 9.7 (P) (1) 15.4

Kansas
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 (1) 60.0 68.7 63.9 (P) 67.8 (P) (1) 7.7 (P) (1) 12.9

Michigan
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 (1) 353.9 428.0 423.3 (P) 419.3 (P) (1) 65.5 (P) (1) 18.5

Minnesota
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 (1) 132.1 158.2 154.6 (P) 171.5 (P) (1) 39.4 (P) (1) 29.8

Missouri
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 (1) 154.7 182.4 170.8 (P) 192.9 (P) (1) 38.2 (P) (1) 24.7

Nebraska
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 (1) 30.7 32.2 32.8 (P) 33.6 (P) (1) 2.9 (P) (1) 9.5

North Dakota
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 (1) 11.5 12.2 12.0 (P) 13.1 (P) (1) 1.6 (P) (1) 13.7

Ohio
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 (1) 334.0 380.1 393.7 (P) 430.0 (P) (1) 96.0 (P) (1) 28.7

South Dakota
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 (1) 12.8 12.9 12.6 (P) 13.4 (P) (1) 0.5 (P) (1) 4.2

Wisconsin
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 (1) 149.1 136.9 143.1 (P) 151.1 (P) (1) 2.1 (P) (1) 1.4

West
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 (1) 1,666.8 (2) 2,086.9 2,136.6 2,263.9 (1) 597.1 (1) 35.8

Alaska
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 (1) 21.8 24.8 24.3 (P) 24.9 (P) (1) 3.1 (P) (1) 14.2

Arizona
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 (1) 112.5 133.7 146.1 (P) 158.2 (P) (1) 45.7 (P) (1) 40.6

California
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 (1) 978.0 1,259.4 1,281.8 (P) 1,352.0 (P) (1) 373.9 (P) (1) 38.2

Colorado
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 (1) 103.2 134.8 139.7 (P) 144.1 (P) (1) 40.9 (P) (1) 39.7

Hawaii
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 (1) 17.0 23.6 25.2 (P) 26.1 (P) (1) 9.1 (P) (1) 53.4

Idaho
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 (1) 20.3 26.9 28.7 (P) 30.9 (P) (1) 10.6 (P) (1) 52.3

Montana
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 (1) 15.7 21.2 20.5 (P) 20.3 (P) (1) 4.6 (P) (1) 29.2

Nevada
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 (1) 64.8 86.5 88.8 (P) 92.9 (P) (1) 28.1 (P) (1) 43.3

New Mexico
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 (1) 32.8 35.8 37.3 (P) 39.0 (P) (1) 6.2 (P) (1) 19.0

Oregon
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 (1) 101.3 108.5 106.0 (P) 116.4 (P) (1) 15.1 (P) (1) 14.9

Utah
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 (1) 37.0 44.0 44.9 (P) 48.9 (P) (1) 11.9 (P) (1) 32.3

Washington
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 (1) 155.6 182.6 186.7 (P) 196.2 (P) (1) 40.5 (P) (1) 26.0

Wyoming
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 (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.
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Unemployment rates in the Midwest and West,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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 4.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 1.0

Midwest
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 (1) 5.2 (2) 5.9 6.1 6.5 (1) 1.3

Illinois
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 (1) 5.1 6.4 6.8 (P) 7.3 (P) (1) 2.2

Indiana
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 (1) 4.4 5.3 5.9 (P) 6.3 (P) (1) 1.9

Iowa
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 (1) 3.8 3.9 4.0 (P) 4.3 (P) (1) 0.5

Kansas
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 (1) 4.1 4.6 4.3 (P) 4.6 (P) (1) 0.5

Michigan
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 (1) 7.1 8.5 8.5 (P) 8.5 (P) (1) 1.4

Minnesota
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 (1) 4.5 5.4 5.3 (P) 5.8 (P) (1) 1.3

Missouri
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 (1) 5.1 6.0 5.7 (P) 6.4 (P) (1) 1.3

Nebraska
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 (1) 3.1 3.2 3.3 (P) 3.4 (P) (1) 0.3

North Dakota
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 (1) 3.2 3.3 3.2 (P) 3.5 (P) (1) 0.3

Ohio
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 (1) 5.6 6.3 6.6 (P) 7.2 (P) (1) 1.6

South Dakota
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 (1) 2.9 2.9 2.8 (P) 3.0 (P) (1) 0.1

Wisconsin
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 (1) 4.8 4.4 4.6 (P) 4.9 (P) (1) 0.1

West
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 (1) 4.7 (2) 5.8 5.9 6.3 (1) 1.6

Alaska
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 (1) 6.2 6.9 6.7 (P) 6.9 (P) (1) 0.7

Arizona
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 (1) 3.7 4.4 4.8 (P) 5.1 (P) (1) 1.4

California
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 (1) 5.4 6.8 7.0 (P) 7.3 (P) (1) 1.9

Colorado
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 (1) 3.8 4.9 5.1 (P) 5.2 (P) (1) 1.4

Hawaii
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 (1) 2.6 3.6 3.8 (P) 3.9 (P) (1) 1.3

Idaho
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 (1) 2.7 3.6 3.8 (P) 4.1 (P) (1) 1.4

Montana
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 (1) 3.1 4.2 4.1 (P) 4.0