Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in the Midwest and West,
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United States

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153,420 154,871 154,707 154,365 945 0.6

Midwest

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(1) 34,298.0 34,336.0 34,339.9 34,339.1 (1) 41.2 (1) 0.1

Illinois

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(1) 6,552.9 6,589.0 6,588.8 (P) 6,592.3 (P) (1) 39.4 (P) (1) 0.6

Indiana

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(1) 3,177.3 3,213.1 3,211.0 (P) 3,206.2 (P) (1) 28.9 (P) (1) 0.9

Iowa

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(1) 1,664.6 1,664.0 1,662.5 (P) 1,663.4 (P) (1) -1.2 (P) (1) -0.1

Kansas

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(1) 1,503.2 1,507.9 1,504.3 (P) 1,501.3 (P) (1) -1.9 (P) (1) -0.1

Michigan

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(1) 4,670.3 4,646.9 4,656.4 (P) 4,658.7 (P) (1) -11.6 (P) (1) -0.2

Minnesota

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(1) 2,979.0 2,974.1 2,974.7 (P) 2,970.2 (P) (1) -8.8 (P) (1) -0.3

Missouri

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(1) 3,045.2 3,032.1 3,023.6 (P) 3,021.3 (P) (1) -23.9 (P) (1) -0.8

Nebraska

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(1) 1,002.0 1,014.0 1,012.3 (P) 1,012.7 (P) (1) 10.7 (P) (1) 1.1

North Dakota

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(1) 380.6 390.0 389.9 (P) 390.2 (P) (1) 9.6 (P) (1) 2.5

Ohio

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(1) 5,815.2 5,795.0 5,805.1 (P) 5,810.7 (P) (1) -4.5 (P) (1) -0.1

South Dakota

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(1) 445.9 449.3 448.8 (P) 448.0 (P) (1) 2.1 (P) (1) 0.5

Wisconsin

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(1) 3,067.7 3,059.4 3,064.4 (P) 3,068.9 (P) (1) 1.2 (P) (1) 0.0

West

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(1) 35,866.5 35,951.2 35,995.4 35,984.1 (1) 117.7 (1) 0.3

Alaska

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(1) 366.5 367.2 367.3 (P) 367.6 (P) (1) 1.0 (P) (1) 0.3

Arizona

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(1) 3,045.4 3,005.9 3,009.2 (P) 3,002.6 (P) (1) -42.8 (P) (1) -1.4

California

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(1) 18,350.8 18,467.8 18,487.5 (P) 18,482.6 (P) (1) 131.8 (P) (1) 0.7

Colorado

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(1) 2,721.1 2,731.1 2,735.3 (P) 2,731.3 (P) (1) 10.1 (P) (1) 0.4

Hawaii

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(1) 661.0 659.5 658.6 (P) 655.8 (P) (1) -5.2 (P) (1) -0.8

Idaho

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(1) 769.3 777.2 779.0 (P) 779.1 (P) (1) 9.8 (P) (1) 1.3

Montana

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(1) (2) 503.7 506.5 506.6 (P) 507.5 (P) (1) (2) 3.8 (P) (1) (2) 0.8

Nevada

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(1) 1,386.6 1,370.8 1,364.9 (P) 1,360.1 (P) (1) -26.5 (P) (1) -1.9

New Mexico

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(1) 929.0 932.0 933.7 (P) 932.8 (P) (1) 3.8 (P) (1) 0.4

Oregon

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(1) 1,991.8 1,992.1 1,991.0 (P) 1,989.7 (P) (1) -2.1 (P) (1) -0.1

Utah

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(1) 1,343.0 1,334.4 1,340.9 (P) 1,345.5 (P) (1) 2.5 (P) (1) 0.2

Washington

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(1) 3,483.7 3,498.1 3,503.8 (P) 3,511.3 (P) (1) 27.7 (P) (1) 0.8

Wyoming

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(1) 303.7 307.2 307.1 (P) 307.1 (P) (1) 3.4 (P) (1) 1.1

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(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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13,792 12,806 12,673 12,500 -1,292 -9.4

Midwest

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(1) 2,865.4 2,578.0 2,532.7 2,484.0 (1) -381.4 (1) -13.3

Illinois

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(1) 621.2 598.4 581.1 (P) 571.5 (P) (1) -49.7 (P) (1) -8.0

Indiana

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(1) 280.0 269.9 262.9 (P) 254.7 (P) (1) -25.3 (P) (1) -9.0

Iowa

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(1) 98.5 88.2 86.8 (P) 85.2 (P) (1) -13.3 (P) (1) -13.5

Kansas

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(1) 101.2 91.9 92.7 (P) 92.1 (P) (1) -9.1 (P) (1) -9.0

Michigan

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(1) 490.9 409.0 397.0 (P) 388.9 (P) (1) -102.1 (P) (1) -20.8

Minnesota

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(1) 196.2 170.0 173.1 (P) 165.9 (P) (1) -30.3 (P) (1) -15.4

Missouri

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(1) 263.3 224.9 224.0 (P) 220.7 (P) (1) -42.6 (P) (1) -16.2

Nebraska

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(1) 44.7 41.1 40.6 (P) 39.6 (P) (1) -5.2 (P) (1) -11.5

North Dakota

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(1) 13.1 12.0 11.8 (P) 11.7 (P) (1) -1.4 (P) (1) -10.5

Ohio

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(1) 509.6 443.1 438.1 (P) 431.3 (P) (1) -78.3 (P) (1) -15.4

South Dakota

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(1) 21.5 19.2 19.4 (P) 19.3 (P) (1) -2.2 (P) (1) -10.2

Wisconsin

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(1) 231.5 209.9 207.6 (P) 205.3 (P) (1) -26.2 (P) (1) -11.3

West

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(1) 3,751.1 3,439.8 3,447.3 3,402.0 (1) -349.1 (1) -9.3

Alaska

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(1) 27.6 25.8 25.6 (P) 25.4 (P) (1) -2.2 (P) (1) -7.9

Arizona

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(1) 291.8 260.4 257.7 (P) 245.9 (P) (1) -45.9 (P) (1) -15.7

California

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(1) 2,171.0 2,012.4 2,031.1 (P) 2,007.0 (P) (1) -164.0 (P) (1) -7.6

Colorado

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(1) 228.0 212.6 213.8 (P) 216.0 (P) (1) -12.1 (P) (1) -5.3

Hawaii

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(1) 43.5 42.2 42.3 (P) 41.4 (P) (1) -2.2 (P) (1) -5.0

Idaho

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(1) 67.1 62.5 61.8 (P) 60.2 (P) (1) -6.9 (P) (1) -10.3

Montana

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(1) (2) 34.4 31.6 31.2 (P) 31.0 (P) (1) (2) -3.4 (P) (1) (2) -9.9

Nevada

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(1) 188.2 168.1 163.4 (P) 158.6 (P) (1) -29.6 (P) (1) -15.7

New Mexico

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(1) 69.6 66.8 66.9 (P) 64.3 (P) (1) -5.4 (P) (1) -7.7

Oregon

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(1) 188.9 174.3 171.7 (P) 168.8 (P) (1) -20.2 (P) (1) -10.7

Utah

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(1) 94.2 76.4 78.1 (P) 80.2 (P) (1) -14.0 (P) (1) -14.8

Washington

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(1) 325.2 289.9 290.8 (P) 285.8 (P) (1) -39.4 (P) (1) -12.1

Wyoming

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(1) 18.2 16.4 16.3 (P) 16.3 (P) (1) -1.9 (P) (1) -10.5

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(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,
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9.0 8.3 8.2 8.1 -0.9

Midwest

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(1) 8.4 7.5 7.4 7.2 (1) -1.2

Illinois

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(1) 9.5 9.1 8.8 (P) 8.7 (P) (1) -0.8

Indiana

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(1) 8.8 8.4 8.2 (P) 7.9 (P) (1) -0.9

Iowa

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(1) 5.9 5.3 5.2 (P) 5.1 (P) (1) -0.8

Kansas

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(1) 6.7 6.1 6.2 (P) 6.1 (P) (1) -0.6

Michigan

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(1) 10.5 8.8 8.5 (P) 8.3 (P) (1) -2.2

Minnesota

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(1) 6.6 5.7 5.8 (P) 5.6 (P) (1) -1.0

Missouri

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(1) 8.6 7.4 7.4 (P) 7.3 (P) (1) -1.3

Nebraska

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(1) 4.5 4.1 4.0 (P) 3.9 (P) (1) -0.6

North Dakota

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(1) 3.4 3.1 3.0 (P) 3.0 (P) (1) -0.4

Ohio

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(1) 8.8 7.6 7.5 (P) 7.4 (P) (1) -1.4

South Dakota

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(1) 4.8 4.3 4.3 (P) 4.3 (P) (1) -0.5

Wisconsin

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(1) 7.5 6.9 6.8 (P) 6.7 (P) (1) -0.8

West

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(1) 10.5 9.6 9.6 9.5 (1) -1.0

Alaska

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(1) 7.5 7.0 7.0 (P) 6.9 (P) (1) -0.6

Arizona

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(1) 9.6 8.7 8.6 (P) 8.2 (P) (1) -1.4

California

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(1) 11.8 10.9 11.0 (P) 10.9 (P) (1) -0.9

Colorado

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(1) 8.4 7.8 7.8 (P) 7.9 (P) (1) -0.5

Hawaii

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(1) 6.6 6.4 6.4 (P) 6.3 (P) (1) -0.3

Idaho

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(1) 8.7 8.0 7.9 (P) 7.7 (P) (1) -1.0

Montana

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(1) (2) 6.8 6.2 6.2 (P) 6.1 (P) (1) (2) -0.7

Nevada

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(1) 13.6 12.3 12.0 (P) 11.7 (P) (1) -1.9

New Mexico

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(1) 7.5 7.2 7.2 (P) 6.9 (P) (1) -0.6

Oregon

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(1) 9.5 8.7 8.6 (P) 8.5 (P) (1) -1.0

Utah

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(1) 7.0 5.7 5.8 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) -1.0

Washington

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(1) 9.3 8.3 8.3 (P) 8.1 (P) (1) -1.2

Wyoming

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(1) 6.0 5.4 5.3 (P) 5.3 (P) (1) -0.7

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(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 Mountain and West North Central states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
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Arizona

 

Flagstaff

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(1) 9.7 9.2 9.0 (P) 8.7 (P) (1) -1.0

Lake Havasu City-Kingman

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(1) 11.4 10.6 10.3 (P) 9.9 (P) (1) -1.5

Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale

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(1) 8.7 7.9 7.8 (P) 7.5 (P) (1) -1.2

Prescott

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(1) 10.4 9.7 9.4 (P) 9.0 (P) (1) -1.4

Tucson

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(1) 8.5 7.9 7.8 (P) 7.6 (P) (1) -0.9

Yuma

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(1) 22.1 24.5 23.6 (P) 23.8 (P) (1) 1.7

Colorado

 

Boulder

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(1) 6.4 6.2 6.2 (P) 6.1 (P) (1) -0.3

Colorado Springs

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(1) 9.6 9.6 9.4 (P) 9.5 (P) (1) -0.1

Denver-Aurora-Broomfield

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(1) 8.8 8.4 8.2 (P) 8.2 (P) (1) -0.6

Fort Collins-Loveland

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(1) 7.4 6.9 6.8 (P) 6.7 (P) (1) -0.7

Grand Junction

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(1) 10.7 9.6 9.3 (P) 9.5 (P) (1) -1.2

Greeley

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(1) 9.9 9.6 9.2 (P) 9.2 (P) (1) -0.7

Pueblo

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(1) 10.7 10.7 10.5 (P) 10.7 (P) (1) 0.0

Idaho

 

Boise City-Nampa

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(1) 9.2 8.9 8.7 (P) 8.2 (P) (1) -1.0

Coeur d'Alene

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(1) 11.9 10.9 11.0 (P) 10.3 (P) (1) -1.6

Idaho Falls

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(1) 7.7 7.5 7.8 (P) 7.4 (P) (1) -0.3

Lewiston ID-WA

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(1) 8.1 8.2 8.3 (P) 7.4 (P) (1) -0.7

Logan, UT-ID

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(1) 5.3 4.7 4.7 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) -0.6

Pocatello

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(1) 8.4 8.8 8.6 (P) 8.1 (P) (1) -0.3

Montana

 

Billings

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(1) 5.6 5.3 4.9 (P) 5.0 (P) (1) -0.6

Great Falls

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(1) 6.6 6.4 6.0 (P) 6.1 (P) (1) -0.5

Missoula

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(1) 7.3 7.5 6.9 (P) 6.9 (P) (1) -0.4

Nevada

 

Carson City

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(1) 13.5 13.5 12.6 (P) 12.4 (P) (1) -1.1

Las Vegas-Paradise

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(1) 13.7 13.0 12.2 (P) 12.1 (P) (1) -1.6

Reno-Sparks

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(1) 13.5 13.0 12.2 (P) 12.0 (P) (1) -1.5

New Mexico

 

Albuquerque

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(1) 7.8 7.6 8.2 (P) 7.4 (P) (1) -0.4

Farmington

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(1) 8.1 7.4 8.0 (P) 7.1 (P) (1) -1.0

Las Cruces

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(1) 7.6 7.7 8.1 (P) 7.2 (P) (1) -0.4

Santa Fe

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(1) 6.2 5.8 6.3 (P) 5.5 (P) (1) -0.7

Utah

 

Logan, UT-ID

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(1) 5.3 4.7 4.7 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) -0.6

Ogden-Clearfield

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(1) 7.4 6.4 6.4 (P) 6.4 (P) (1) -1.0

Provo-Orem

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(1) 7.1 5.9 6.1 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) -1.1

Salt Lake City

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(1) 7.1 5.8 5.9 (P) 5.9 (P) (1) -1.2

St. George

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(1) 9.6 8.3 8.2 (P) 7.9 (P) (1) -1.7

Wyoming

 

Casper

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(1) 6.6 5.8 5.4 (P) 5.3 (P) (1) -1.3

Cheyenne

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(1) 7.3 7.3 6.7 (P) 6.7 (P) (1) -0.6

West North Central Census Division

 

Iowa

 

Ames

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(1) 4.6 4.3 4.0 (P) 4.1 (P) (1) -0.5

Cedar Rapids

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(1) 6.5 6.3 6.2 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) -0.5

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

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(1) 8.1 8.8 8.4 (P) 7.6 (P) (1) -0.5

Des Moines-West Des Moines

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(1) 6.4 6.1 6.0 (P) 5.7 (P) (1) -0.7

Dubuque

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(1) 6.3 5.9 6.0 (P) 5.5 (P) (1) -0.8

Iowa City

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(1) 4.4 4.4 4.1 (P) 4.1 (P) (1) -0.3

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

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(1) 5.3 5.0 5.1 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) -0.6

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

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(1) 6.2 6.1 5.8 (P) 5.7 (P) (1) -0.5

Waterloo-Cedar Falls

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(1) 6.1 5.8 5.5 (P) 5.5 (P) (1) -0.6

Kansas

 

Kansas City, MO-KS

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(1) 8.5 7.2 7.7 (P) 7.6 (P) (1) -0.9

Lawrence

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(1) 6.1 5.6 6.0 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) -0.1

Manhattan

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(1) 5.9 5.5 5.8 (P) 5.9 (P) (1) 0.0

St. Joseph, MO-KS

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(1) 7.9 6.2 6.9 (P) 6.6 (P) (1) -1.3

Topeka

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(1) 7.4 7.1 7.3 (P) 7.1 (P) (1) -0.3

Wichita

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(1) 8.5 7.6 7.7 (P) 7.8 (P) (1) -0.7

Minnesota

 

Duluth, MN-WI

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(1) 8.2 (2) 7.5 7.7 (P) 7.7 (P) (1) -0.5

Fargo, ND-MN

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(1) 4.4 (2) 4.1 4.3 (P) 4.1 (P) (1) -0.3

Grand Forks, ND-MN

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(1) 5.1 (2) 5.1 5.2 (P) 5.0 (P) (1) -0.1

La Crosse, WI-MN

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(1) 6.7 (2) 6.2 6.4 (P) 6.1 (P) (1) -0.6

Mankato-North Mankato

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(1) 5.7 (2) 5.0 5.3 (P) 5.1 (P) (1) -0.6

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

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(1) 6.8 (2) 5.9 6.2 (P) 6.1 (P) (1) -0.7

Rochester

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(1) 6.2 (2) 5.2 5.7 (P) 5.6 (P) (1) -0.6

St. Cloud

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(1) 7.6 (2) 6.6 6.9 (P) 6.6 (P) (1) -1.0

Missouri

 

Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL

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(1) 8.0 6.7 7.4 (P) 7.3 (P) (1) -0.7

Columbia

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(1) 6.2 4.8 5.4 (P) 5.2 (P) (1) -1.0

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO

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(1) 6.3 6.3 6.5 (P) 5.7 (P) (1) -0.6

Jefferson City

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(1) 7.4 6.0 6.6 (P) 6.5 (P) (1) -0.9

Joplin

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(1) 8.0 6.2 6.8 (P) 6.8 (P) (1) -1.2

Kansas City, MO-KS

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(1) 8.5 7.2 7.7 (P) 7.6 (P) (1) -0.9

Springfield

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(1) 8.2 6.6 7.4 (P) 7.0 (P) (1) -1.2

St. Joseph, MO-KS

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(1) 7.9 6.2 6.9 (P) 6.6 (P) (1) -1.3

St. Louis, MO-IL

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(1) 9.2 8.4 8.9 (P) 8.4 (P) (1) -0.8

Nebraska

 

Lincoln

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(1) 4.3 3.8 4.1 (P) 3.7 (P) (1) -0.6

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

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(1) 5.3 5.0 5.1 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) -0.6

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

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(1) 6.2 6.1 5.8 (P) 5.7 (P) (1) -0.5

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Bismarck

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(1) 4.1 (2) 3.8 3.8 (P) 3.5 (P) (1) -0.6

Fargo, ND-MN

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(1) 4.4 (2) 4.1 4.3 (P) 4.1 (P) (1) -0.3

Grand Forks, ND-MN

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(1) 5.1 (2) 5.1 5.2 (P) 5.0 (P) (1) -0.1

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Rapid City

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(1) 5.7 (2) 4.7 5.0 (P) 4.9 (P) (1) -0.8

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

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(1) 6.2 6.1 5.8 (P) 5.7 (P) (1) -0.5

Sioux Falls

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(1) 5.3 (2) 4.5 4.8 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) -0.6

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(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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Nonfarm wage and salary employment in Mountain and West North Central States,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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131,173 132,720 (P) 132,874 (P) 132,989 (P) 1,816 (P) 1.4

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Arizona

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2,402.6 2,435.3 2,449.5 (P) 2,453.5 (P) 50.9 (P) 2.1

Colorado

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2,252.0 2,287.9 2,290.6 (P) 2,291.8 (P) 39.8 (P) 1.8

Idaho

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607.9 615.3 615.8 (P) 615.1 (P) 7.2 (P) 1.2

Montana

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(1) 429.5 (1) 427.7 427.9 (P) 428.2 (P) (1) -1.3 (P) (1) -0.3

Nevada

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1,123.2 1,121.5 1,129.2 (P) 1,128.6 (P) 5.4 (P) 0.5

New Mexico

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806.0 804.3 806.2 (P) 808.3 (P) 2.3 (P) 0.3

Utah

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1,202.3 1,226.1 1,226.3 (P) 1,231.1 (P) 28.8 (P) 2.4

Wyoming

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284.8 288.6 287.7 (P) 287.1 (P) 2.3 (P) 0.8

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Iowa

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1,478.2 1,492.1 1,490.5 (P) 1,496.3 (P) 18.1 (P) 1.2

Kansas

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1,338.1 (1) 1,346.5 1,346.3 (P) 1,346.4 (P) 8.3 (P) 0.6

Minnesota

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2,678.5 2,704.9 2,704.9 (P) 2,701.8 (P) 23.3 (P) 0.9

Missouri

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2,657.8 2,655.2 2,662.0 (P) 2,668.0 (P) 10.2 (P) 0.4

Nebraska

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945.6 942.5 948.1 (P) 951.9 (P) 6.3 (P) 0.7

North Dakota

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388.8 413.0 413.8 (P) 416.6 (P) 27.8 (P) 7.2

South Dakota

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406.4 407.5 408.0 (P) 409.1 (P) 2.7 (P) 0.7

Footnotes
(1) Correction
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, Midwestern and Western states,
not seasonally adjusted
Area

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Mass Layoff Events Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for
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1,750 1,421
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189,919 146,358

Midwest

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383 216
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44,126 26,205

Illinois

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56 38
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6,701 5,969

Indiana

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41 17
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4,689 4,867

Iowa

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17 13
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2,143 1,388

Kansas

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5 9
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381 726

Michigan

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50 23
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6,813 2,313

Minnesota

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16 8
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1,023 455

Missouri

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23 27
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2,259 1,770

Nebraska

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9 3
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768 289

North Dakota

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Ohio

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87 34
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11,082 3,651

South Dakota

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(1) - -
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Wisconsin

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76 44
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7,965 4,777

West

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534 524
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48,979 40,538

Alaska

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9 9
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1,137 1,008

Arizona

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40 30
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5,635 4,627

California

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348 391
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29,264 26,375

Colorado

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15 12
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1,750 1,401

Hawaii

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6 3
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420 238

Idaho

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10 7
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896 771

Montana

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7 6
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438 526

Nevada

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23 13
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1,703 1,051

New Mexico

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9 4
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711 327

Oregon

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25 17
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2,886 1,276

Utah

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13 5
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1,232 482

Washington

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28 26
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2,725 2,301

Wyoming

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Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.

(-) Zero or data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
SOURCE: Mass Layoff Statistics
Monthly data report summary information on establishments which have at least 50 initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) filed against them during a 5-week period. Data are available for 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as by industry.
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