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Southeast - Labor Force Statistics

Civilian labor force in the Southeast,
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
South (1)		(2) 54,419.7	(3) 55,094.3	54,986.6	55,187.3	(2) 767.7	(2) 1.4
South Atlantic		(2) 29,249.8	(3) 29,592.5	29,574.1	29,774.4	(2) 524.6	(2) 1.8
Delaware		(2) 442.3	446.1	446.1	(P) 446.6	(P) (2) 4.3	(P) (2) 1.0
District of Columbia		(2) 323.3	331.8	328.5	(P) 329.9	(P) (2) 6.7	(P) (2) 2.1
Florida		(2) 9,140.6	9,263.9	9,250.3	(P) 9,333.2	(P) (2) 192.6	(P) (2) 2.1
Georgia		(2) 4,818.4	4,901.8	4,889.8	(P) 4,936.0	(P) (2) 117.7	(P) (2) 2.4
Maryland		(2) 2,981.1	3,017.1	3,012.9	(P) 3,020.9	(P) (2) 39.8	(P) (2) 1.3
North Carolina		(2) 4,509.1	4,561.6	4,559.7	(P) 4,604.2	(P) (2) 95.2	(P) (2) 2.1
South Carolina		(2) 2,137.6	2,150.9	2,143.0	(P) 2,161.2	(P) (2) 23.6	(P) (2) 1.1
Virginia		(2) 4,053.8	4,125.3	4,124.5	(P) 4,148.0	(P) (2) 94.2	(P) (2) 2.3
West Virginia		(2) 809.7	816.4	813.3	(P) 805.7	(P) (2) -4.0	(P) (2) -0.5
East South Central		(2) 8,572.0	(3) 8,657.2	8,610.0	8,584.7	(2) 12.8	(2) 0.1
Alabama		(2) 2,184.6	2,207.0	2,193.8	(P) 2,177.8	(P) (2) -6.8	(P) (2) -0.3
Kentucky		(2) 2,043.9	2,047.5	2,041.8	(P) 2,037.3	(P) (2) -6.6	(P) (2) -0.3
Mississippi		(2) 1,314.8	1,341.9	1,327.8	(P) 1,330.6	(P) (2) 15.8	(P) (2) 1.2
Tennessee		(2) 3,037.9	3,062.5	3,043.9	(P) 3,039.0	(P) (2) 1.2	(P) (2) 0.0
Footnotes (1) The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (2) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07. (3) 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 Southeast 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 Southeast,
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
South (1)		(2) 2,356.1	(3) 2,819.6	2,814.9	3,055.0	(2) 698.9	(2) 29.7
South Atlantic		(2) 1,225.1	(3) 1,564.2	1,564.2	1,721.9	(2) 496.8	(2) 40.6
Delaware		(2) 14.5	18.4	18.7	(P) 19.7	(P) (2) 5.2	(P) (2) 36.1
District of Columbia		(2) 18.4	21.8	20.8	(P) 22.2	(P) (2) 3.7	(P) (2) 20.2
Florida		(2) 371.8	514.9	513.1	(P) 571.8	(P) (2) 200.0	(P) (2) 53.8
Georgia		(2) 212.9	281.6	274.8	(P) 304.5	(P) (2) 91.6	(P) (2) 43.0
Maryland		(2) 107.7	119.9	120.5	(P) 131.4	(P) (2) 23.8	(P) (2) 22.1
North Carolina		(2) 210.4	268.1	271.1	(P) 302.7	(P) (2) 92.4	(P) (2) 43.9
South Carolina		(2) 124.5	139.2	131.8	(P) 150.5	(P) (2) 26.0	(P) (2) 20.9
Virginia		(2) 121.3	161.1	166.2	(P) 183.3	(P) (2) 62.1	(P) (2) 51.2
West Virginia		(2) 37.8	43.0	42.8	(P) 36.4	(P) (2) -1.4	(P) (2) -3.8
East South Central		(2) 405.3	(3) 515.8	525.3	564.1	(2) 158.8	(2) 39.2
Alabama		(2) 77.9	103.8	102.6	(P) 111.9	(P) (2) 34.0	(P) (2) 43.7
Kentucky		(2) 111.7	127.6	128.4	(P) 137.4	(P) (2) 25.6	(P) (2) 23.0
Mississippi		(2) 84.4	92.0	92.5	(P) 104.6	(P) (2) 20.2	(P) (2) 24.0
Tennessee		(2) 138.6	195.6	196.8	(P) 208.8	(P) (2) 70.2	(P) (2) 50.7
Footnotes (1) The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (2) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07. (3) 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 Southeast 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 Southeast,
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
South (1)	(2) 4.3	(3) 5.1	5.1	5.5	(2) 1.2
South Atlantic	(2) 4.2	(3) 5.3	5.3	5.8	(2) 1.6
Delaware	(2) 3.3	4.1	4.2	(P) 4.4	(P) (2) 1.1
District of Columbia	(2) 5.7	6.6	6.3	(P) 6.7	(P) (2) 1.0
Florida	(2) 4.1	5.6	5.5	(P) 6.1	(P) (2) 2.0
Georgia	(2) 4.4	5.7	5.6	(P) 6.2	(P) (2) 1.8
Maryland	(2) 3.6	4.0	4.0	(P) 4.4	(P) (2) 0.8
North Carolina	(2) 4.7	5.9	5.9	(P) 6.6	(P) (2) 1.9
South Carolina	(2) 5.8	6.5	6.1	(P) 7.0	(P) (2) 1.2
Virginia	(2) 3.0	3.9	4.0	(P) 4.4	(P) (2) 1.4
West Virginia	(2) 4.7	5.3	5.3	(P) 4.5	(P) (2) -0.2
East South Central	(2) 4.7	(3) 6.0	6.1	6.6	(2) 1.9
Alabama	(2) 3.6	4.7	4.7	(P) 5.1	(P) (2) 1.5
Kentucky	(2) 5.5	6.2	6.3	(P) 6.7	(P) (2) 1.2
Mississippi	(2) 6.4	6.9	7.0	(P) 7.9	(P) (2) 1.5
Tennessee	(2) 4.6	6.4	6.5	(P) 6.9	(P) (2) 2.3
Footnotes (1) The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (2) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07. (3) 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 Southeast 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 Southeast 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
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford	(2) 3.9	4.1	5.2	(P) 5.7	(P) (2) 1.8
Auburn-Opelika	(2) 3.5	3.9	4.7	(P) 5.1	(P) (2) 1.6
Birmingham-Hoover	(2) 3.5	3.7	4.6	(P) 4.9	(P) (2) 1.4
Decatur	(2) 3.5	4.1	4.8	(P) 5.1	(P) (2) 1.6
Dothan	(2) 3.3	4.0	4.8	(P) 5.1	(P) (2) 1.8
Florence-Muscle Shoals	(2) 4.6	4.5	5.7	(P) 6.2	(P) (2) 1.6
Gadsden	(2) 4.3	4.5	5.7	(P) 6.0	(P) (2) 1.7
Huntsville	(2) 3.0	3.1	3.9	(P) 4.2	(P) (2) 1.2
Mobile	(2) 4.0	4.2	5.4	(P) 5.7	(P) (2) 1.7
Montgomery	(2) 3.8	4.3	5.3	(P) 5.5	(P) (2) 1.7
Tuscaloosa	(2) 3.5	3.9	4.8	(P) 5.0	(P) (2) 1.5
Florida
Cape Coral-Fort Myers	(2) 5.1	7.2	7.6	(P) 8.4	(P) (2) 3.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach	(2) 4.5	5.8	6.2	(P) 7.0	(P) (2) 2.5
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin	(2) 3.2	3.8	4.1	(P) 4.7	(P) (2) 1.5
Gainesville	(2) 3.5	3.8	4.4	(P) 4.9	(P) (2) 1.4
Jacksonville	(2) 4.3	5.1	5.7	(P) 6.3	(P) (2) 2.0
Lakeland	(2) 5.1	5.6	6.2	(P) 7.3	(P) (2) 2.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach	(2) 4.2	5.0	5.5	(P) 5.8	(P) (2) 1.6
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach (1)	(2) 3.9	4.8	5.2	(P) 5.8	(P) (2) 1.9
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall (1)	(3) 4.1	4.8	5.6	(P) 5.4	(P) (3) 1.3
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach (1)	(2) 4.9	5.5	6.0	(P) 6.9	(P) (2) 2.0
Naples-Marco Island	(2) 5.3	5.8	6.5	(P) 7.7	(P) (2) 2.4
Ocala	(2) 5.1	6.7	7.2	(P) 7.9	(P) (2) 2.8
Orlando-Kissimmee	(2) 4.1	5.0	5.4	(P) 6.1	(P) (2) 2.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville	(2) 4.7	5.7	6.0	(P) 6.9	(P) (2) 2.2
Panama City-Lynn Haven	(2) 3.7	4.5	4.8	(P) 5.3	(P) (2) 1.6
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent	(2) 4.3	4.9	5.5	(P) 6.1	(P) (2) 1.8
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce	(2) 6.2	6.9	7.5	(P) 8.6	(P) (2) 2.4
Punta Gorda	(2) 5.8	7.4	7.6	(P) 8.6	(P) (2) 2.8
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice
Tallahassee	(2) 3.6	4.1	4.5	(P) 5.1	(P) (2) 1.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater	(2) 4.5	5.6	5.9	(P) 6.6	(P) (2) 2.1
Sebastian-Vero Beach	(2) 6.9	7.2	8.0	(P) 9.2	(P) (2) 2.3
Georgia
Albany	(2) 5.5	5.8	6.2	(P) 6.7	(P) (2) 1.2
Athens-Clarke County	(2) 4.4	4.8	5.1	(P) 5.6	(P) (2) 1.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta	(2) 4.6	5.4	5.9	(P) 6.3	(P) (2) 1.7
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	(2) 5.9	5.6	6.1	(P) 6.7	(P) (2) 0.8
Brunswick	(2) 4.0	4.7	5.0	(P) 5.2	(P) (2) 1.2
Columbus, GA-AL	(2) 5.7	5.6	6.3	(P) 7.0	(P) (2) 1.3
Dalton	(2) 4.5	6.5	6.5	(P) 7.1	(P) (2) 2.6
Gainesville	(2) 3.8	4.7	5.2	(P) 5.4	(P) (2) 1.6
Hinesville-Fort Stewart	(2) 5.6	5.3	5.9	(P) 6.4	(P) (2) 0.8
Macon	(2) 5.2	5.9	6.2	(P) 6.6	(P) (2) 1.4
Rome	(2) 5.0	6.0	6.3	(P) 7.2	(P) (2) 2.2
Savannah	(2) 4.2	4.7	5.1	(P) 5.7	(P) (2) 1.5
Valdosta	(2) 4.2	4.8	5.2	(P) 5.4	(P) (2) 1.2
Warner Robins	(2) 4.1	4.7	5.1	(P) 5.4	(P) (2) 1.3
Kentucky
Bowling Green	(2) 4.7	5.4	5.8	(P) 6.3	(P) (2) 1.6
Elizabethtown	(2) 5.6	5.9	6.5	(P) 7.5	(P) (2) 1.9
Lexington-Fayette	(2) 4.3	5.1	5.4	(P) 5.6	(P) (2) 1.3
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN	(2) 5.1	5.7	6.4	(P) 6.3	(P) (2) 1.2
Owensboro	(2) 5.1	5.5	6.0	(P) 6.4	(P) (2) 1.3
Mississippi
Gulfport-Biloxi	(2) 5.6	5.3	6.5	(P) 6.8	(P) (2) 1.2
Hattiesburg	(2) 5.4	5.5	6.8	(P) 7.1	(P) (2) 1.7
Jackson	(2) 5.7	5.4	6.6	(P) 7.0	(P) (2) 1.3
Pascagoula	(2) 6.4	5.8	7.1	(P) 7.8	(P) (2) 1.4
North Carolina
Asheville	(2) 3.7	4.8	5.0	(P) 5.4	(P) (2) 1.7
Burlington	(2) 5.5	6.0	6.6	(P) 7.2	(P) (2) 1.7
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC	(2) 5.1	5.9	6.3	(P) 6.8	(P) (2) 1.7
Durham	(2) 4.2	4.7	5.2	(P) 5.7	(P) (2) 1.5
Fayetteville	(2) 5.7	6.1	6.5	(P) 7.1	(P) (2) 1.4
Goldsboro	(2) 5.3	5.7	6.0	(P) 6.9	(P) (2) 1.6
Greensboro-High Point	(2) 5.3	6.0	6.4	(P) 7.2	(P) (2) 1.9
Greenville	(2) 5.8	6.6	7.2	(P) 7.8	(P) (2) 2.0
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	(2) 6.5	7.1	7.4	(P) 8.6	(P) (2) 2.1
Jacksonville	(2) 4.6	5.5	6.0	(P) 6.5	(P) (2) 1.9
Raleigh-Cary	(2) 3.8	4.6	5.0	(P) 5.4	(P) (2) 1.6
Rocky Mount	(2) 6.6	8.4	8.9	(P) 9.5	(P) (2) 2.9
Wilmington	(2) 4.2	5.2	5.5	(P) 6.0	(P) (2) 1.8
Winston-Salem	(2) 4.8	5.5	5.9	(P) 6.6	(P) (2) 1.8
South Carolina
Anderson	(2) 6.3	6.0	6.6	(P) 7.0	(P) (2) 0.7
Charleston-North Charleston	(2) 4.7	4.8	5.4	(P) 6.0	(P) (2) 1.3
Columbia	(2) 5.3	5.4	5.8	(P) 6.3	(P) (2) 1.0
Florence	(2) 6.6	6.6	7.1	(P) 7.8	(P) (2) 1.2
Greenville	(2) 5.3	5.2	5.4	(P) 6.0	(P) (2) 0.7
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach	(2) 4.5	5.5	5.6	(P) 5.9	(P) (2) 1.4
Spartanburg	(2) 6.3	6.2	6.9	(P) 7.5	(P) (2) 1.2
Sumter	(2) 7.4	7.8	7.9	(P) 8.6	(P) (2) 1.2
Tennessee
Chattanooga, TN-GA	(2) 4.1	5.2	6.0	(P) 6.0	(P) (2) 1.9
Clarksville, TN-KY	(2) 5.4	6.4	7.1	(P) 7.5	(P) (2) 2.1
Cleveland	(2) 4.4	6.1	7.0	(P) 7.3	(P) (2) 2.9
Jackson	(2) 4.9	6.4	7.1	(P) 6.9	(P) (2) 2.0
Johnson City	(2) 4.3	5.8	6.6	(P) 6.4	(P) (2) 2.1
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	(2) 4.5	5.5	6.2	(P) 6.4	(P) (2) 1.9
Knoxville	(2) 3.5	4.9	5.6	(P) 5.8	(P) (2) 2.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	(2) 5.2	6.4	7.3	(P) 7.3	(P) (2) 2.1
Morristown	(2) 4.9	6.4	7.2	(P) 8.7	(P) (2) 3.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro	(2) 3.8	5.1	5.8	(P) 5.8	(P) (2) 2.0
Footnotes (1) Metropolitan Division (2) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (3) Reflects revised population controls and model reestimation for 2003-07. (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 Southeast Economic Summary menu

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

Nonfarm wage and salary employment in the Southeast,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area (news release)	Back data	Jul 2007	May 2008	Jun 2008	Jul 2008	Jul 2007 to Jul 2008
Area (news release)	Back data	Jul 2007	May 2008	Jun 2008	Jul 2008	Net change	Percent change
United States		137,682	137,717	137,617	(P) 137,557	(P) -125	(P) -0.1
Alabama		2,005.8	2,011.6	2,012.9	(P) 2,015.3	(P) 9.5	(P) 0.5
Delaware		437.5	435.7	437.3	(P) 436.9	(P) -0.6	(P) -0.1
District of Columbia		695.5	702.3	704.6	(P) 711.3	(P) 15.8	(P) 2.3
Florida		8,020.8	7,974.4	7,945.4	(P) 7,924.0	(P) -96.8	(P) -1.2
Georgia		4,146.6	4,164.9	4,151.5	(P) 4,132.6	(P) -14.0	(P) -0.3
Kentucky		1,869.3	1,879.1	1,875.8	(P) 1,887.1	(P) 17.8	(P) 1.0
Maryland		2,611.8	2,633.4	2,636.5	(P) 2,637.6	(P) 25.8	(P) 1.0
Mississippi		1,150.3	1,158.8	1,154.5	(P) 1,151.1	(P) 0.8	(P) 0.1
North Carolina		4,136.2	4,171.5	4,174.4	(P) 4,174.5	(P) 38.3	(P) 0.9
South Carolina		1,955.0	1,957.4	1,958.3	(P) 1,959.2	(P) 4.2	(P) 0.2
Tennessee		2,801.7	2,785.9	2,782.5	(P) 2,788.2	(P) -13.5	(P) -0.5
Virginia		3,761.3	3,777.3	3,780.2	(P) 3,779.8	(P) 18.5	(P) 0.5
West Virginia		755.9	759.6	759.7	(P) 759.4	(P) 3.5	(P) 0.5
Footnotes (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. Return to Southeast Economic Summary menu

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

Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance in the Southeast,
not seasonally adjusted
Area (news release)	Mass Layoff Events			Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance
Area (news release)	Back data	Jul 2007	Jul 2008	Back data	Jul 2007	Jul 2008
United States		1,599	1,891		175,419	200,382
South (1)		360	450		35,763	48,440
South Atlantic		180	218		15,861	17,556
Delaware		(2) -	(2) -		(2) -	(2) -
District of Columbia		(2) -	-		(2) -	-
Florida		79	123		5,214	7,555
Georgia		50	39		5,133	3,949
Maryland		4	5		455	443
North Carolina		3	12		219	1,128
South Carolina		24	29		3,094	2,958
Virginia		15	9		1,400	1,475
West Virginia		(2) -	-		(2) -	-
East South Central		122	161		14,074	21,721
Alabama		59	67		6,510	7,072
Kentucky		43	63		5,958	11,907
Mississippi		8	13		822	1,330
Tennessee		12	18		784	1,412
Footnotes (1) The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (2) 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. Return to Southeast Economic Summary menu

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