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Southwest - Labor Force Statistics
Civilian labor force in the West South Central and Mountain states,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Sep
2007 |
Jul
2008 |
Aug
2008 |
Sep
2008 |
Sep 2007 to
Sep 2008 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
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153,506 |
154,603 |
154,853 |
154,732 |
1,226 |
0.8 |
West South Central Division |
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16,635.7 |
16,828.2 |
16,924.8 |
16,986.5 |
350.7 |
2.1 |
Arkansas |
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1,370.2 |
1,373.5 |
1,373.4 |
1,379.7 |
9.5 |
0.7 |
Louisiana |
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2,002.2 |
2,010.2 |
2,048.9 |
2,053.2 |
51.0 |
2.5 |
Oklahoma |
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1,734.1 |
1,736.7 |
1,745.1 |
1,757.3 |
23.2 |
1.3 |
Texas |
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11,520.8 |
11,692.1 |
11,744.5 |
11,788.3 |
267.5 |
2.3 |
Mountain Division |
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10,967.5 |
11,137.3 |
11,139.9 |
11,195.7 |
228.2 |
2.1 |
Arizona |
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3,040.5 |
3,087.2 |
3,100.3 |
3,134.4 |
93.9 |
3.1 |
Colorado |
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2,724.4 |
2,763.6 |
2,745.0 |
2,749.2 |
24.8 |
0.9 |
Idaho |
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757.1 |
753.1 |
754.8 |
759.3 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
Montana |
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501.9 |
504.6 |
505.4 |
507.5 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
Nevada |
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1,344.0 |
1,400.1 |
1,404.5 |
1,410.0 |
66.0 |
4.9 |
New Mexico |
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944.1 |
953.2 |
957.9 |
958.1 |
14.0 |
1.5 |
Utah |
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1,372.6 |
1,385.6 |
1,383.4 |
1,387.4 |
14.9 |
1.1 |
Wyoming |
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288.4 |
291.3 |
292.6 |
293.5 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
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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 South Central and Mountain states,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Sep
2007 |
Jul
2008 |
Aug
2008 |
Sep
2008 |
Sep 2007 to
Sep 2008 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
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7,246 |
8,784 |
9,376 |
9,477 |
2,231 |
30.8 |
West South Central Division |
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729.2 |
769.0 |
824.2 |
859.8 |
130.6 |
17.9 |
Arkansas |
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75.6 |
62.1 |
65.5 |
68.1 |
-7.5 |
-9.9 |
Louisiana |
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78.0 |
79.4 |
96.2 |
106.1 |
28.2 |
36.1 |
Oklahoma |
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74.6 |
71.7 |
69.9 |
66.0 |
-8.6 |
-11.5 |
Texas |
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493.8 |
548.4 |
585.1 |
604.1 |
110.3 |
22.3 |
Mountain Division |
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402.0 |
545.9 |
582.8 |
584.2 |
182.2 |
45.3 |
Arizona |
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114.1 |
158.0 |
173.4 |
184.0 |
69.8 |
61.2 |
Colorado |
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108.3 |
144.6 |
147.6 |
142.2 |
33.9 |
31.3 |
Idaho |
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20.2 |
30.9 |
34.4 |
37.7 |
17.5 |
86.5 |
Montana |
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15.9 |
20.3 |
22.1 |
23.4 |
7.5 |
47.5 |
Nevada |
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67.1 |
92.7 |
99.1 |
102.3 |
35.2 |
52.4 |
New Mexico |
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31.9 |
39.0 |
44.3 |
38.6 |
6.7 |
21.1 |
Utah |
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38.4 |
49.0 |
50.6 |
48.3 |
9.9 |
25.9 |
Wyoming |
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8.3 |
10.4 |
11.5 |
9.7 |
1.4 |
16.2 |
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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 South Central and Mountain states,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area
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Sep
2007 |
Jul
2008 |
Aug
2008 |
Sep
2008 |
Net change
Sep 2007 to
Sep 2008 |
United States |
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4.7 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
1.4 |
West South Central Division |
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4.4 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
Arkansas |
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5.5 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
-0.6 |
Louisiana |
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3.9 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
Oklahoma |
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4.3 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
-0.5 |
Texas |
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4.3 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
Mountain Division |
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3.7 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
Arizona |
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3.8 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
2.1 |
Colorado |
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4.0 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
Idaho |
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2.7 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
2.3 |
Montana |
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3.2 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
1.4 |
Nevada |
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5.0 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
2.3 |
New Mexico |
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3.4 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
Utah |
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2.8 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
Wyoming |
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2.9 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
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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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Unemployment rates in Southwest states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Sep
2007 |
Jul
2008 |
Aug
2008 |
Sep
2008 |
Net change
Sep 2007 to
Sep 2008 |
Arkansas |
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Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
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3.9 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
-0.4 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK |
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4.9 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
-0.6 |
Hot Springs |
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5.5 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
-0.8 |
Jonesboro |
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5.3 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
-1.0 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock |
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4.5 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
-0.5 |
Pine Bluff |
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6.9 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
-0.4 |
Louisiana |
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Alexandria |
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3.9 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
Baton Rouge |
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3.9 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
1.5 |
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux |
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2.7 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
5.6 |
2.9 |
Lafayette |
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2.9 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
Lake Charles |
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3.9 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
Monroe |
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4.5 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner |
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3.5 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
Shreveport-Bossier City |
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4.5 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
New Mexico |
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Albuquerque |
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3.4 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
Farmington |
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2.9 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
Las Cruces |
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3.4 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
Santa Fe |
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2.7 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
Oklahoma |
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Lawton |
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4.0 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
-0.6 |
Oklahoma City |
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4.0 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
-0.5 |
Tulsa |
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3.9 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
-0.3 |
Texas |
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Abilene |
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3.7 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
Amarillo |
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3.5 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
Austin-Round Rock |
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3.7 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur |
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5.5 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
1.6 |
Brownsville-Harlingen |
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5.9 |
7.0 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
1.6 |
College Station-Bryan |
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3.7 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
Corpus Christi |
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4.4 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
0.8 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington |
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4.3 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving |
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4.4 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
Fort Worth-Arlington |
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4.2 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
0.9 |
El Paso |
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5.8 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
0.8 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown |
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4.3 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood |
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4.6 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
Laredo |
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4.6 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
Longview |
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4.0 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
Lubbock |
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3.6 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission |
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6.3 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
Midland |
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3.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
0.2 |
Odessa |
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3.4 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
San Angelo |
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3.7 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
San Antonio |
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4.1 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
Sherman-Denison |
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4.7 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
0.6 |
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR |
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4.6 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
Tyler |
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4.2 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
0.9 |
Victoria |
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3.8 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
Waco |
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4.2 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
Wichita Falls |
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4.1 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
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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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Nonfarm wage and salary employment in Southwest States,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Sep
2007 |
Jul
2008 |
Aug
2008 |
Sep
2008 |
Sep 2007 to
Sep 2008
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Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
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137,837 |
137,550 |
137,477 |
137,318 |
-519 |
-0.4 |
Arkansas |
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1,203.6 |
1,203.3 |
1,204.6 |
1,205.4 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
Louisiana |
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1,932.9 |
1,946.9 |
1,956.8 |
1,939.3 |
6.4 |
0.3 |
New Mexico |
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845.7 |
848.0 |
848.4 |
847.5 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
Oklahoma |
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1,573.0 |
1,582.4 |
1,587.0 |
1,585.1 |
12.1 |
0.8 |
Texas |
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10,394.7 |
10,639.6 |
10,646.6 |
10,642.6 |
247.9 |
2.4 |
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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 South Central and Mountain states,
not seasonally adjusted
Area
(news release) |
Mass Layoff Events |
Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for
Unemployment Insurance |
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Sep
2007 |
Sep
2008 |
Back
data |
Sep
2007 |
Sep
2008 |
United States |
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717 |
1,292 |
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67,385 |
129,586 |
West South Central Division |
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44 |
268 |
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4,592 |
26,693 |
Arkansas |
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6 |
3 |
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565 |
359 |
Louisiana |
|
8 |
163 |
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563 |
14,929 |
Oklahoma |
|
5 |
5 |
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858 |
789 |
Texas |
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25 |
97 |
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2,606 |
10,616 |
Mountain Division |
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23 |
43 |
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2,166 |
3,675 |
Arizona |
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- |
8 |
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- |
586 |
Colorado |
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3 |
3 |
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261 |
196 |
Idaho |
|
3 |
4 |
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222 |
324 |
Montana |
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- |
- |
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- |
- |
Nevada |
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7 |
18 |
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529 |
1,604 |
New Mexico |
|
3 |
4 |
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644 |
440 |
Utah |
|
3 |
3 |
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220 |
243 |
Wyoming |
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- |
- |
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- |
- |
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(-) 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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