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Western - Labor Force Statistics
Civilian labor force in the West region,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Back
data |
Aug
2007 |
Jun
2008 |
Jul
2008 |
Aug
2008 |
Aug 2007 to
Aug 2008 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
|
152,886 |
154,390 |
154,603 |
154,853 |
1,967 |
1.3 |
West |
|
35,524.8 |
35,947.7 |
35,972.7 |
36,007.2 |
482.4 |
1.4 |
Alaska |
|
352.9 |
359.8 |
359.2 |
361.3 |
8.4 |
2.4 |
Arizona |
|
3,035.9 |
3,071.1 |
3,087.2 |
3,100.6 |
64.7 |
2.1 |
California |
|
18,237.1 |
18,431.3 |
18,409.1 |
18,410.2 |
173.2 |
0.9 |
Colorado |
|
2,715.4 |
2,759.9 |
2,763.6 |
2,744.8 |
29.4 |
1.1 |
Hawaii |
|
646.2 |
663.2 |
664.6 |
664.2 |
18.0 |
2.8 |
Idaho |
|
756.8 |
752.3 |
753.1 |
755.1 |
-1.8 |
-0.2 |
Montana |
|
503.6 |
504.2 |
504.6 |
504.7 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
Nevada |
|
1,341.0 |
1,394.5 |
1,400.1 |
1,404.7 |
63.7 |
4.7 |
New Mexico |
|
944.2 |
951.3 |
953.2 |
958.0 |
13.7 |
1.5 |
Oregon |
|
1,931.1 |
1,938.4 |
1,950.9 |
1,954.6 |
23.5 |
1.2 |
Utah |
|
1,368.5 |
1,380.6 |
1,385.6 |
1,383.6 |
15.0 |
1.1 |
Washington |
|
3,417.5 |
3,449.7 |
3,452.1 |
3,474.8 |
57.3 |
1.7 |
Wyoming |
|
288.4 |
290.4 |
291.3 |
292.4 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
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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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Unemployed in the West region,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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data |
Aug
2007 |
Jun
2008 |
Jul
2008 |
Aug
2008 |
Aug 2007 to
Aug 2008 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
|
7,133 |
8,499 |
8,784 |
9,376 |
2,243 |
31.4 |
West |
|
1,697.0 |
2,136.6 |
2,263.9 |
2,384.4 |
687.4 |
40.5 |
Alaska |
|
22.1 |
24.3 |
24.6 |
25.1 |
3.0 |
13.7 |
Arizona |
|
112.0 |
146.1 |
158.0 |
173.5 |
61.5 |
54.9 |
California |
|
1,004.1 |
1,281.8 |
1,356.1 |
1,417.2 |
413.0 |
41.1 |
Colorado |
|
104.4 |
139.7 |
144.6 |
147.3 |
42.9 |
41.0 |
Hawaii |
|
17.3 |
25.2 |
26.1 |
28.1 |
10.8 |
62.0 |
Idaho |
|
20.2 |
28.7 |
30.9 |
34.4 |
14.2 |
70.0 |
Montana |
|
15.8 |
20.5 |
20.3 |
22.1 |
6.4 |
40.2 |
Nevada |
|
66.0 |
88.8 |
92.7 |
99.2 |
33.2 |
50.3 |
New Mexico |
|
32.3 |
37.3 |
39.0 |
44.4 |
12.1 |
37.3 |
Oregon |
|
102.0 |
106.0 |
115.3 |
127.5 |
25.5 |
25.0 |
Utah |
|
37.8 |
44.9 |
49.0 |
50.6 |
12.8 |
33.8 |
Washington |
|
153.9 |
186.7 |
194.7 |
209.6 |
55.7 |
36.2 |
Wyoming |
|
8.8 |
9.3 |
10.4 |
11.5 |
2.8 |
31.5 |
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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 West region,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area
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data |
Aug
2007 |
Jun
2008 |
Jul
2008 |
Aug
2008 |
Net change
Aug 2007 to
Aug 2008 |
United States |
|
4.7 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
1.4 |
West |
|
4.8 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
Alaska |
|
6.3 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
0.6 |
Arizona |
|
3.7 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
1.9 |
California |
|
5.5 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
2.2 |
Colorado |
|
3.8 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
1.6 |
Hawaii |
|
2.7 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
1.5 |
Idaho |
|
2.7 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
1.9 |
Montana |
|
3.1 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
Nevada |
|
4.9 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
2.2 |
New Mexico |
|
3.4 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
Oregon |
|
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
6.5 |
1.2 |
Utah |
|
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
Washington |
|
4.5 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
1.5 |
Wyoming |
|
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
|
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 West region states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
(news release)
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Back
data |
Aug
2007 |
Jun
2008 |
Jul
2008 |
Aug
2008 |
Net change
Aug 2007 to
Aug 2008 |
Alaska |
|
Anchorage |
|
5.2 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
Fairbanks |
|
4.5 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
Arizona |
|
Flagstaff |
|
3.6 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale |
|
3.2 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
1.9 |
Prescott |
|
3.6 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
1.9 |
Tucson |
|
3.7 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
Yuma |
|
19.6 |
17.8 |
20.0 |
22.7 |
3.1 |
California |
|
Bakersfield |
|
7.5 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
2.0 |
Chico |
|
6.4 |
8.2 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
2.1 |
El Centro |
|
21.2 |
22.5 |
26.2 |
24.7 |
3.5 |
Fresno |
|
7.4 |
9.7 |
10.1 |
9.7 |
2.3 |
Hanford-Corcoran |
|
7.3 |
10.1 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
2.2 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana |
|
5.0 |
6.6 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
2.6 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale |
|
5.3 |
7.1 |
8.0 |
8.2 |
2.9 |
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine |
|
4.2 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
Madera |
|
6.7 |
8.9 |
9.4 |
8.9 |
2.2 |
Merced |
|
8.7 |
11.8 |
11.9 |
11.2 |
2.5 |
Modesto |
|
8.0 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
10.6 |
2.6 |
Napa |
|
4.0 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
Orange County |
|
4.2 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
|
|
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura |
|
5.4 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
1.7 |
Redding |
|
7.0 |
9.2 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
2.6 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario |
|
6.4 |
8.1 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
2.8 |
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville |
|
5.4 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
2.0 |
Salinas |
|
5.2 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
1.6 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos |
|
4.8 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
1.6 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont |
|
4.7 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
1.5 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward |
|
5.0 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
1.8 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City |
|
4.3 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara |
|
5.0 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles |
|
4.5 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
1.7 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria |
|
4.2 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville |
|
4.8 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
1.4 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma |
|
4.6 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
Stockton |
|
7.8 |
9.8 |
10.5 |
10.2 |
2.4 |
Vallejo-Fairfield |
|
5.6 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
Visalia-Porterville |
|
8.2 |
9.8 |
11.0 |
10.6 |
2.4 |
Yolo County |
|
5.1 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
|
|
Yuba City |
|
8.0 |
11.8 |
11.9 |
11.2 |
3.2 |
Colorado |
|
Boulder |
|
3.4 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
Colorado Springs |
|
4.2 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
1.8 |
Denver-Aurora |
|
3.8 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
1.6 |
Fort Collins-Loveland |
|
3.3 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
Grand Junction |
|
3.1 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
Greeley |
|
4.0 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
Pueblo |
|
4.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
1.9 |
Hawaii |
|
Honolulu |
|
2.5 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
Idaho |
|
Boise City-Nampa |
|
2.5 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
2.2 |
Coeur d'Alene |
|
2.1 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
2.2 |
Idaho Falls |
|
1.7 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
Lewiston, ID-WA |
|
3.1 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
1.7 |
Logan, UT-ID |
|
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
Pocatello |
|
2.9 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
1.4 |
Montana |
|
Billings |
|
2.1 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
Great Falls |
|
2.6 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
Missoula |
|
2.5 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
Nevada |
|
Carson City |
|
4.9 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
1.9 |
Las Vegas-Paradise |
|
5.0 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
2.1 |
Reno-Sparks |
|
4.3 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
2.3 |
New Mexico |
|
Albuquerque |
|
3.5 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
Farmington |
|
3.3 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
Las Cruces |
|
3.5 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
1.2 |
Santa Fe |
|
2.7 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
Oregon |
|
Bend |
|
4.6 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
2.2 |
Corvallis |
|
4.4 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
Eugene-Springfield |
|
5.2 |
5.4 |
6.1 |
6.6 |
1.4 |
Medford |
|
5.6 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
7.7 |
2.1 |
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton OR-WA |
|
5.0 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
1.1 |
Salem |
|
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
1.0 |
Utah |
|
Logan, UT-ID |
|
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
Ogden-Clearfield |
|
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
Provo-Orem |
|
2.8 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
Salt Lake City |
|
2.9 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
St. George |
|
3.0 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
2.2 |
Washington |
|
Bellingham |
|
4.0 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
Bremerton-Silverdale |
|
4.3 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
1.4 |
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco |
|
4.6 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
Lewiston, ID-WA |
|
3.1 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
1.7 |
Longview |
|
6.1 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
9.2 |
3.1 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes |
|
4.4 |
6.2 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
1.9 |
Olympia |
|
4.3 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
1.4 |
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA |
|
5.0 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
1.1 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue |
|
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |
|
3.4 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
Tacoma |
|
4.7 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
1.7 |
Spokane |
|
4.6 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
1.6 |
Wenatchee |
|
4.4 |
6.0 |
4.4 |
6.1 |
1.7 |
Yakima |
|
5.7 |
7.3 |
6.8 |
8.0 |
2.3 |
Wyoming |
|
Casper |
|
2.3 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
Cheyenne |
|
3.1 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
1.1 |
|
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 the West region States,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
(news release) |
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data |
Aug
2007 |
Jun
2008 |
Jul
2008 |
Aug
2008 |
Aug 2007 to
Aug 2008
|
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
|
137,756 |
137,617 |
137,550 |
137,477 |
-279 |
-0.2 |
Mountain Census Division |
|
Arizona |
|
2,674.9 |
2,639.1 |
2,623.1 |
2,624.1 |
-50.8 |
-1.9 |
Colorado |
|
2,339.7 |
2,361.9 |
2,365.1 |
2,366.9 |
27.2 |
1.2 |
Idaho |
|
658.3 |
654.3 |
654.1 |
655.6 |
-2.7 |
-0.4 |
Montana |
|
448.1 |
449.9 |
450.5 |
453.8 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
Nevada |
|
1,290.6 |
1,287.3 |
1,282.5 |
1,284.7 |
-5.9 |
-0.5 |
New Mexico |
|
845.9 |
850.8 |
848.0 |
848.1 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
Utah |
|
1,257.3 |
1,265.4 |
1,257.0 |
1,259.7 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
Wyoming |
|
289.1 |
295.6 |
295.7 |
294.8 |
5.7 |
2.0 |
Pacific Census Division |
|
Alaska |
|
317.3 |
321.9 |
319.4 |
319.7 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
California |
|
15,181.7 |
15,131.7 |
15,116.7 |
15,109.0 |
-72.7 |
-0.5 |
Hawaii |
|
622.1 |
626.0 |
623.2 |
625.5 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
Oregon |
|
1,735.4 |
1,734.2 |
1,739.4 |
1,732.0 |
-3.4 |
-0.2 |
Washington |
|
2,941.3 |
2,962.6 |
2,968.8 |
2,972.8 |
31.5 |
1.1 |
|
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, West region states,
not seasonally adjusted
Area
(news release) |
Mass Layoff Events |
Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for
Unemployment Insurance |
Back
data |
Aug
2007 |
Aug
2008 |
Back
data |
Aug
2007 |
Aug
2008 |
United States |
|
963 |
1,427 |
|
93,458 |
139,999 |
West |
|
382 |
532 |
|
37,291 |
45,837 |
Alaska |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Arizona |
|
8 |
7 |
|
1,192 |
488 |
California |
|
320 |
439 |
|
31,066 |
36,120 |
Colorado |
|
3 |
3 |
|
220 |
258 |
Hawaii |
|
3 |
4 |
|
169 |
408 |
Idaho |
|
5 |
10 |
|
393 |
1,120 |
Montana |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Nevada |
|
7 |
23 |
|
819 |
1,912 |
New Mexico |
|
- |
5 |
|
- |
728 |
Oregon |
|
13 |
28 |
|
1,502 |
3,741 |
Utah |
|
3 |
- |
|
327 |
- |
Washington |
|
16 |
11 |
|
1,341 |
880 |
Wyoming |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
|
(-) 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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