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Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics
Civilian labor force in the Midwest and West, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Back data |
Sep 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sep 2008 |
Sep 2007 to Sep 2008 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
|
153,506 |
154,603 |
154,853 |
154,732 |
1,226 |
0.8 |
Midwest |
|
34,921.1 |
34,929.6 |
34,918.9 |
34,933.6 |
12.5 |
0.0 |
Illinois |
|
6,723.7 |
6,753.1 |
6,725.9 |
6,708.0 |
-15.8 |
-0.2 |
Indiana |
|
3,206.5 |
3,236.7 |
3,250.0 |
3,254.5 |
48.0 |
1.5 |
Iowa |
|
1,663.4 |
1,677.5 |
1,682.1 |
1,685.3 |
21.9 |
1.3 |
Kansas |
|
1,480.8 |
1,489.7 |
1,493.6 |
1,501.4 |
20.5 |
1.4 |
Michigan |
|
5,009.3 |
4,958.9 |
4,943.4 |
4,924.1 |
-85.2 |
-1.7 |
Minnesota |
|
2,930.5 |
2,936.0 |
2,937.5 |
2,941.8 |
11.3 |
0.4 |
Missouri |
|
3,038.8 |
3,016.8 |
3,007.6 |
3,010.1 |
-28.7 |
-0.9 |
Nebraska |
|
987.3 |
992.2 |
996.3 |
999.7 |
12.4 |
1.3 |
North Dakota |
|
366.8 |
372.7 |
372.3 |
374.3 |
7.5 |
2.0 |
Ohio |
|
5,981.5 |
5,989.5 |
5,994.7 |
6,000.3 |
18.7 |
0.3 |
South Dakota |
|
443.9 |
443.7 |
445.1 |
447.4 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
Wisconsin |
|
3,089.8 |
3,069.2 |
3,075.3 |
3,090.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
West |
|
35,588.3 |
35,972.7 |
36,007.2 |
36,170.0 |
581.7 |
1.6 |
Alaska |
|
353.2 |
359.2 |
360.9 |
360.4 |
7.2 |
2.0 |
Arizona |
|
3,040.5 |
3,087.2 |
3,100.3 |
3,134.4 |
93.9 |
3.1 |
California |
|
18,243.8 |
18,409.1 |
18,415.2 |
18,492.2 |
248.4 |
1.4 |
Colorado |
|
2,724.4 |
2,763.6 |
2,745.0 |
2,749.2 |
24.8 |
0.9 |
Hawaii |
|
648.2 |
664.6 |
664.2 |
667.8 |
19.6 |
3.0 |
Idaho |
|
757.1 |
753.1 |
754.8 |
759.3 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
Montana |
|
501.9 |
504.6 |
505.4 |
507.5 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
Nevada |
|
1,344.0 |
1,400.1 |
1,404.5 |
1,410.0 |
66.0 |
4.9 |
New Mexico |
|
944.1 |
953.2 |
957.9 |
958.1 |
14.0 |
1.5 |
Oregon |
|
1,932.9 |
1,950.9 |
1,952.7 |
1,962.5 |
29.6 |
1.5 |
Utah |
|
1,372.6 |
1,385.6 |
1,383.4 |
1,387.4 |
14.9 |
1.1 |
Washington |
|
3,433.9 |
3,452.1 |
3,472.5 |
3,504.7 |
70.8 |
2.1 |
Wyoming |
|
288.4 |
291.3 |
292.6 |
293.5 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
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, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Back data |
Sep 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sep 2008 |
Sep 2007 to Sep 2008 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
|
7,246 |
8,784 |
9,376 |
9,477 |
2,231 |
30.8 |
Midwest |
|
1,836.8 |
2,258.8 |
2,323.7 |
2,255.6 |
418.8 |
22.8 |
Illinois |
|
346.4 |
489.5 |
490.7 |
460.9 |
114.6 |
33.1 |
Indiana |
|
143.2 |
203.0 |
207.6 |
202.2 |
59.1 |
41.3 |
Iowa |
|
63.3 |
72.3 |
76.4 |
71.1 |
7.8 |
12.3 |
Kansas |
|
59.9 |
67.9 |
70.1 |
72.6 |
12.7 |
21.2 |
Michigan |
|
365.8 |
419.2 |
439.0 |
429.3 |
63.5 |
17.4 |
Minnesota |
|
135.6 |
171.4 |
180.9 |
173.8 |
38.2 |
28.2 |
Missouri |
|
160.9 |
193.4 |
200.5 |
194.0 |
33.1 |
20.6 |
Nebraska |
|
30.9 |
33.3 |
34.7 |
35.3 |
4.4 |
14.4 |
North Dakota |
|
12.0 |
13.2 |
13.3 |
13.5 |
1.6 |
13.0 |
Ohio |
|
341.3 |
432.3 |
445.2 |
433.6 |
92.3 |
27.0 |
South Dakota |
|
13.1 |
13.4 |
14.6 |
14.4 |
1.3 |
10.0 |
Wisconsin |
|
150.4 |
150.9 |
156.4 |
153.5 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
West |
|
1,721.9 |
2,263.9 |
2,384.4 |
2,392.9 |
671.0 |
39.0 |
Alaska |
|
22.3 |
24.6 |
24.8 |
24.6 |
2.3 |
10.5 |
Arizona |
|
114.1 |
158.0 |
173.4 |
184.0 |
69.8 |
61.2 |
California |
|
1,027.2 |
1,356.1 |
1,421.3 |
1,425.0 |
397.8 |
38.7 |
Colorado |
|
108.3 |
144.6 |
147.6 |
142.2 |
33.9 |
31.3 |
Hawaii |
|
18.1 |
26.1 |
28.2 |
30.2 |
12.1 |
66.5 |
Idaho |
|
20.2 |
30.9 |
34.4 |
37.7 |
17.5 |
86.5 |
Montana |
|
15.9 |
20.3 |
22.1 |
23.4 |
7.5 |
47.5 |
Nevada |
|
67.1 |
92.7 |
99.1 |
102.3 |
35.2 |
52.4 |
New Mexico |
|
31.9 |
39.0 |
44.3 |
38.6 |
6.7 |
21.1 |
Oregon |
|
103.1 |
115.3 |
126.3 |
126.5 |
23.4 |
22.7 |
Utah |
|
38.4 |
49.0 |
50.6 |
48.3 |
9.9 |
25.9 |
Washington |
|
159.3 |
194.7 |
207.4 |
204.1 |
44.8 |
28.1 |
Wyoming |
|
8.3 |
10.4 |
11.5 |
9.7 |
1.4 |
16.2 |
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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Back data |
Sep 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sep 2008 |
Net change Sep 2007 to Sep 2008 |
United States |
|
4.7 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
1.4 |
Midwest |
|
5.3 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
1.2 |
Illinois |
|
5.2 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
6.9 |
1.7 |
Indiana |
|
4.5 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
1.7 |
Iowa |
|
3.8 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
Kansas |
|
4.0 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
Michigan |
|
7.3 |
8.5 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
1.4 |
Minnesota |
|
4.6 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
Missouri |
|
5.3 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
1.1 |
Nebraska |
|
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
North Dakota |
|
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
0.3 |
Ohio |
|
5.7 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
South Dakota |
|
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
Wisconsin |
|
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
0.1 |
West |
|
4.8 |
6.3 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
Alaska |
|
6.3 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
Arizona |
|
3.8 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
2.1 |
California |
|
5.6 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
2.1 |
Colorado |
|
4.0 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
Hawaii |
|
2.8 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
1.7 |
Idaho |
|
2.7 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
2.3 |
Montana |
|
3.2 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
1.4 |
Nevada |
|
5.0 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
2.3 |
New Mexico |
|
3.4 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
Oregon |
|
5.3 |
5.9 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
1.1 |
Utah |
|
2.8 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
Washington |
|
4.6 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
Wyoming |
|
2.9 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
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), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (news release)
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Back data |
Sep 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sep 2008 |
Net change Sep 2007 to Sep 2008 |
Mountain Census Division |
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Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
|
3.4 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
1.7 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale |
|
3.3 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
2.1 |
Prescott |
|
3.6 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
2.3 |
Tucson |
|
3.8 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
Yuma |
|
16.7 |
20.0 |
22.6 |
20.5 |
3.8 |
Colorado |
|
Boulder |
|
3.3 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
Colorado Springs |
|
4.3 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
Denver-Aurora |
|
3.9 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
Fort Collins-Loveland |
|
3.2 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
0.9 |
Grand Junction |
|
3.1 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
Greeley |
|
4.0 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
Pueblo |
|
4.6 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
1.6 |
Idaho |
|
Boise City-Nampa |
|
2.2 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
Coeur d'Alene |
|
2.0 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
2.5 |
Idaho Falls |
|
1.5 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
Lewiston ID-WA |
|
2.6 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
1.9 |
Logan, UT-ID |
|
2.0 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
Pocatello |
|
2.0 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
2.2 |
Montana |
|
Billings |
|
1.9 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
Great Falls |
|
2.5 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
Missoula |
|
2.4 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
Nevada |
|
Carson City |
|
5.0 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
2.3 |
Las Vegas-Paradise |
|
5.1 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
2.3 |
Reno-Sparks |
|
4.5 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
2.4 |
New Mexico |
|
Albuquerque |
|
3.4 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
Farmington |
|
2.9 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
Las Cruces |
|
3.4 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
Santa Fe |
|
2.7 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
Utah |
|
Logan, UT-ID |
|
2.0 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
Ogden-Clearfield |
|
2.9 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
Provo-Orem |
|
2.4 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
Salt Lake City |
|
2.6 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
St. George |
|
2.7 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
Wyoming |
|
Casper |
|
2.2 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
Cheyenne |
|
2.9 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
West North Central Census Division |
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Iowa |
|
Ames |
|
2.7 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
Cedar Rapids |
|
3.7 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL |
|
4.4 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
Des Moines |
|
3.4 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
Dubuque |
|
3.6 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
Iowa City |
|
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
|
3.1 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
|
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls |
|
3.5 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
Kansas |
|
Kansas City, MO-KS |
|
5.1 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
1.0 |
Lawrence |
|
3.4 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
St. Joseph, MO-KS |
|
4.4 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
0.9 |
Topeka |
|
4.4 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
Wichita |
|
3.9 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
Minnesota |
|
Duluth, MN-WI |
|
5.1 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
Fargo, ND-MN |
|
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN |
|
2.8 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
La Crosse, WI-MN |
|
3.6 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
|
4.5 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
Rochester |
|
3.9 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
St. Cloud |
|
4.3 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
Missouri |
|
Columbia |
|
3.9 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
|
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
-0.4 |
Jefferson City |
|
4.2 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
0.9 |
Joplin |
|
4.7 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
Kansas City, MO-KS |
|
5.1 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
1.0 |
Springfield |
|
4.3 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
St. Joseph, MO-KS |
|
4.4 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
0.9 |
St. Louis, MO-IL |
|
5.4 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
6.8 |
1.4 |
Nebraska |
|
Lincoln |
|
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
|
3.1 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
|
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
North Dakota |
|
Bismarck |
|
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
Fargo, ND-MN |
|
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN |
|
2.8 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
South Dakota |
|
Rapid City |
|
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
0.2 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
|
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
Sioux Falls |
|
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
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
(news release) |
Back data |
Sep 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sep 2008 |
Sep 2007 to Sep 2008
|
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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137,837 |
137,550 |
137,477 |
137,318 |
-519 |
-0.4 |
Mountain Census Division |
|
Arizona |
|
2,670.7 |
2,623.1 |
2,624.7 |
2,611.5 |
-59.2 |
-2.2 |
Colorado |
|
2,343.2 |
2,365.1 |
2,367.9 |
2,368.6 |
25.4 |
1.1 |
Idaho |
|
656.9 |
654.1 |
653.9 |
649.0 |
-7.9 |
-1.2 |
Montana |
|
445.5 |
450.5 |
451.7 |
450.2 |
4.7 |
1.1 |
Nevada |
|
1,286.5 |
1,282.5 |
1,284.4 |
1,280.2 |
-6.3 |
-0.5 |
New Mexico |
|
845.7 |
848.0 |
848.4 |
847.5 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
Utah |
|
1,257.0 |
1,257.0 |
1,258.4 |
1,255.8 |
-1.2 |
-0.1 |
Wyoming |
|
290.1 |
295.7 |
296.5 |
298.3 |
8.2 |
2.8 |
West North Central Census Division |
|
Iowa |
|
1,519.7 |
1,524.4 |
1,526.3 |
1,525.9 |
6.2 |
0.4 |
Kansas |
|
1,383.0 |
1,389.9 |
1,391.2 |
1,389.8 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
Minnesota |
|
2,771.8 |
2,770.7 |
2,766.3 |
2,764.0 |
-7.8 |
-0.3 |
Missouri |
|
2,802.0 |
2,782.2 |
2,783.8 |
2,787.6 |
-14.4 |
-0.5 |
Nebraska |
|
965.8 |
972.4 |
976.4 |
978.6 |
12.8 |
1.3 |
North Dakota |
|
358.5 |
362.8 |
362.6 |
362.9 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
South Dakota |
|
408.1 |
414.3 |
415.4 |
414.7 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
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
(news release) |
Mass Layoff Events |
Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance |
Back data |
Sep 2007 |
Sep 2008 |
Back data |
Sep 2007 |
Sep 2008 |
United States |
|
717 |
1,292 |
|
67,385 |
129,586 |
Midwest |
|
156 |
225 |
|
17,273 |
26,646 |
Illinois |
|
31 |
43 |
|
3,486 |
4,941 |
Indiana |
|
11 |
34 |
|
2,826 |
4,314 |
Iowa |
|
8 |
10 |
|
840 |
1,455 |
Kansas |
|
4 |
6 |
|
295 |
478 |
Michigan |
|
24 |
40 |
|
2,844 |
4,130 |
Minnesota |
|
4 |
4 |
|
524 |
430 |
Missouri |
|
16 |
16 |
|
1,141 |
1,196 |
Nebraska |
|
5 |
- |
|
478 |
- |
North Dakota |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Ohio |
|
29 |
32 |
|
2,579 |
5,912 |
South Dakota |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Wisconsin |
|
24 |
40 |
|
2,260 |
3,790 |
West |
|
305 |
450 |
|
25,539 |
47,522 |
Alaska |
|
- |
3 |
|
- |
241 |
Arizona |
|
- |
8 |
|
- |
586 |
California |
|
256 |
358 |
|
21,144 |
34,584 |
Colorado |
|
3 |
3 |
|
261 |
196 |
Hawaii |
|
- |
9 |
|
- |
919 |
Idaho |
|
3 |
4 |
|
222 |
324 |
Montana |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Nevada |
|
7 |
18 |
|
529 |
1,604 |
New Mexico |
|
3 |
4 |
|
644 |
440 |
Oregon |
|
15 |
21 |
|
1,324 |
2,942 |
Utah |
|
3 |
3 |
|
220 |
243 |
Washington |
|
8 |
16 |
|
616 |
5,161 |
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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