Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in the Midwest and West,
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United States

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154,506 155,081 154,926 154,504 -2 0.0

Midwest

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(1) 34,893.9 34,798.9 34,748.2 34,651.6 (1) -242.3 (1) -0.7

Illinois

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(1) 6,694.7 6,667.0 6,652.6 (P) 6,645.3 (P) (1) -49.4 (P) (1) -0.7

Indiana

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(1) 3,234.3 3,217.5 3,213.2 (P) 3,158.6 (P) (1) -75.8 (P) (1) -2.3

Iowa

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(1) 1,676.0 1,678.9 1,682.4 (P) 1,678.7 (P) (1) 2.7 (P) (1) 0.2

Kansas

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(1) 1,496.1 1,528.4 1,522.1 (P) 1,529.5 (P) (1) 33.4 (P) (1) 2.2

Michigan

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(1) 4,927.4 4,848.3 4,869.2 (P) 4,864.2 (P) (1) -63.2 (P) (1) -1.3

Minnesota

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(1) 2,933.8 2,957.3 2,956.9 (P) 2,965.6 (P) (1) 31.8 (P) (1) 1.1

Missouri

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(1) 3,010.0 3,010.4 2,995.9 (P) 3,002.2 (P) (1) -7.8 (P) (1) -0.3

Nebraska

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(1) 994.6 986.4 984.4 (P) 980.5 (P) (1) -14.1 (P) (1) -1.4

North Dakota

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(1) 370.2 368.3 365.3 (P) 364.2 (P) (1) -6.0 (P) (1) -1.6

Ohio

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(1) 5,979.9 5,979.7 5,973.1 (P) 5,947.3 (P) (1) -32.6 (P) (1) -0.5

South Dakota

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(1) 444.6 446.4 446.9 (P) 447.1 (P) (1) 2.5 (P) (1) 0.6

Wisconsin

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(1) 3,078.0 3,105.4 3,092.8 (P) 3,079.8 (P) (1) 1.9 (P) (1) 0.1

West

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(1) 35,997.3 36,272.5 36,159.9 36,100.8 (1) 103.5 (1) 0.3

Alaska

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(1) 357.4 359.2 359.3 (P) 358.6 (P) (1) 1.1 (P) (1) 0.3

Arizona

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(1) 3,146.0 3,152.7 3,145.4 (P) 3,153.7 (P) (1) 7.7 (P) (1) 0.2

California

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(1) 18,405.3 18,540.6 18,501.5 (P) 18,446.9 (P) (1) 41.7 (P) (1) 0.2

Colorado

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(1) 2,730.9 2,721.2 2,700.0 (P) 2,690.6 (P) (1) -40.3 (P) (1) -1.5

Hawaii

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(1) 654.9 649.2 645.3 (P) 645.5 (P) (1) -9.4 (P) (1) -1.4

Idaho

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(1) 755.6 750.8 749.4 (P) 754.5 (P) (1) -1.0 (P) (1) -0.1

Montana

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(1) 506.5 500.8 499.2 (P) 499.2 (P) (1) -7.3 (P) (1) -1.4

Nevada

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(1) 1,374.8 1,405.6 1,400.4 (P) 1,400.7 (P) (1) 25.9 (P) (1) 1.9

New Mexico

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(1) 959.0 958.8 954.5 (P) 953.3 (P) (1) -5.7 (P) (1) -0.6

Oregon

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(1) 1,961.2 1,997.7 1,978.5 (P) 1,976.7 (P) (1) 15.6 (P) (1) 0.8

Utah

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(1) 1,383.7 1,382.4 1,371.6 (P) 1,368.5 (P) (1) -15.2 (P) (1) -1.1

Washington

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(1) 3,476.2 3,561.0 3,563.4 (P) 3,561.1 (P) (1) 84.9 (P) (1) 2.4

Wyoming

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(1) 293.4 291.6 290.8 (P) 291.3 (P) (1) -2.0 (P) (1) -0.7

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(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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8,910 14,511 14,729 14,462 5,552 62.3

Midwest

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(1) 2,170.3 3,419.4 3,533.2 3,527.5 (1) 1,357.1 (1) 62.5

Illinois

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(1) 447.0 670.3 682.4 (P) 692.5 (P) (1) 245.4 (P) (1) 54.9

Indiana

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(1) 193.0 341.9 343.1 (P) 334.4 (P) (1) 141.4 (P) (1) 73.3

Iowa

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(1) 69.3 95.8 103.5 (P) 109.1 (P) (1) 39.9 (P) (1) 57.6

Kansas

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(1) 64.9 107.3 106.9 (P) 113.2 (P) (1) 48.3 (P) (1) 74.4

Michigan

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(1) 407.4 681.4 740.0 (P) 730.6 (P) (1) 323.2 (P) (1) 79.3

Minnesota

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(1) 157.9 240.8 249.1 (P) 240.4 (P) (1) 82.5 (P) (1) 52.2

Missouri

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(1) 182.6 270.9 278.0 (P) 278.7 (P) (1) 96.1 (P) (1) 52.6

Nebraska

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(1) 32.6 47.2 49.2 (P) 48.3 (P) (1) 15.7 (P) (1) 48.3

North Dakota

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(1) 12.1 15.9 15.5 (P) 15.2 (P) (1) 3.0 (P) (1) 25.0

Ohio

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(1) 398.7 646.5 662.6 (P) 664.5 (P) (1) 265.8 (P) (1) 66.7

South Dakota

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(1) 13.2 22.3 22.5 (P) 22.0 (P) (1) 8.8 (P) (1) 66.9

Wisconsin

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(1) 140.5 276.4 278.4 (P) 276.4 (P) (1) 135.8 (P) (1) 96.6

West

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(1) 2,269.8 3,662.6 3,701.4 3,775.3 (1) 1,505.5 (1) 66.3

Alaska

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(1) 23.8 29.7 29.8 (P) 29.9 (P) (1) 6.1 (P) (1) 25.6

Arizona

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(1) 179.7 258.6 274.4 (P) 290.9 (P) (1) 111.2 (P) (1) 61.9

California

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(1) 1,346.9 2,152.8 2,154.0 (P) 2,187.0 (P) (1) 840.1 (P) (1) 62.4

Colorado

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(1) 133.6 207.0 204.2 (P) 209.3 (P) (1) 75.7 (P) (1) 56.6

Hawaii

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(1) 26.1 48.0 47.4 (P) 45.3 (P) (1) 19.2 (P) (1) 73.6

Idaho

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(1) 37.4 58.6 62.6 (P) 66.7 (P) (1) 29.2 (P) (1) 78.1

Montana

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(1) 23.0 31.5 31.9 (P) 33.5 (P) (1) 10.5 (P) (1) 45.9

Nevada

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(1) 91.4 158.0 167.2 (P) 175.7 (P) (1) 84.3 (P) (1) 92.2

New Mexico

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(1) 40.4 62.4 64.9 (P) 66.9 (P) (1) 26.5 (P) (1) 65.7

Oregon

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(1) 122.8 243.6 237.1 (P) 236.0 (P) (1) 113.3 (P) (1) 92.3

Utah

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(1) 47.3 74.9 78.1 (P) 82.4 (P) (1) 35.1 (P) (1) 74.2

Washington

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(1) 183.7 325.4 329.6 (P) 323.5 (P) (1) 139.8 (P) (1) 76.1

Wyoming

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(1) 9.7 14.7 17.2 (P) 18.9 (P) (1) 9.2 (P) (1) 93.9

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(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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5.8 9.4 9.5 9.4 3.6

Midwest

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(1) 6.2 9.8 10.2 10.2 (1) 4.0

Illinois

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(1) 6.7 10.1 10.3 (P) 10.4 (P) (1) 3.7

Indiana

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(1) 6.0 10.6 10.7 (P) 10.6 (P) (1) 4.6

Iowa

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(1) 4.1 5.7 6.2 (P) 6.5 (P) (1) 2.4

Kansas

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(1) 4.3 7.0 7.0 (P) 7.4 (P) (1) 3.1

Michigan

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(1) 8.3 14.1 15.2 (P) 15.0 (P) (1) 6.7

Minnesota

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(1) 5.4 8.1 8.4 (P) 8.1 (P) (1) 2.7

Missouri

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(1) 6.1 9.0 9.3 (P) 9.3 (P) (1) 3.2

Nebraska

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(1) 3.3 4.8 5.0 (P) 4.9 (P) (1) 1.6

North Dakota

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(1) 3.3 4.3 4.2 (P) 4.2 (P) (1) 0.9

Ohio

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(1) 6.7 10.8 11.1 (P) 11.2 (P) (1) 4.5

South Dakota

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(1) 3.0 5.0 5.0 (P) 4.9 (P) (1) 1.9

Wisconsin

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(1) 4.6 8.9 9.0 (P) 9.0 (P) (1) 4.4

West

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(1) 6.3 10.1 10.2 10.5 (1) 4.2

Alaska

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(1) 6.7 8.3 8.3 (P) 8.3 (P) (1) 1.6

Arizona

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(1) 5.7 8.2 8.7 (P) 9.2 (P) (1) 3.5

California

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(1) 7.3 11.6 11.6 (P) 11.9 (P) (1) 4.6

Colorado

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(1) 4.9 7.6 7.6 (P) 7.8 (P) (1) 2.9

Hawaii

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(1) 4.0 7.4 7.3 (P) 7.0 (P) (1) 3.0

Idaho

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(1) 5.0 7.8 8.4 (P) 8.8 (P) (1) 3.8

Montana

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(1) 4.5 6.3 6.4 (P) 6.7 (P) (1) 2.2

Nevada

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(1) 6.7 11.2 11.9 (P) 12.5 (P) (1) 5.8

New Mexico

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(1) 4.2 6.5 6.8 (P) 7.0 (P) (1) 2.8

Oregon

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(1) 6.3 12.2 12.0 (P) 11.9 (P) (1) 5.6

Utah

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(1) 3.4 5.4 5.7 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) 2.6

Washington

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(1) 5.3 9.1 9.2 (P) 9.1 (P) (1) 3.8

Wyoming

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(1) 3.3 5.0 5.9 (P) 6.5 (P) (1) 3.2

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(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) 5.2 5.8 6.2 (P) 7.6 (P) (1) 2.4

Lake Havasu City-Kingman

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(1) 6.6 8.8 9.0 (P) 9.8 (P) (1) 3.2

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale

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(1) 5.0 6.9 7.3 (P) 8.2 (P) (1) 3.2

Prescott

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(1) 5.4 8.2 8.4 (P) 9.2 (P) (1) 3.8

Tucson

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(1) 5.3 6.6 7.1 (P) 8.2 (P) (1) 2.9

Yuma

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(1) 19.7 20.0 23.1 (P) 23.1 (P) (1) 3.4

Colorado

 

Boulder

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(1) 4.4 (2) 5.8 6.0 (P) 6.6 (P) (1) 2.2

Colorado Springs

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(1) 5.9 (2) 7.8 7.8 (P) 8.3 (P) (1) 2.4

Denver-Aurora-Broomfield

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(1) 5.1 (2) 7.5 7.5 (P) 7.9 (P) (1) 2.8

Fort Collins-Loveland

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(1) 4.4 (2) 6.2 6.1 (P) 6.6 (P) (1) 2.2

Grand Junction

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(1) 4.1 (2) 8.1 8.1 (P) 8.9 (P) (1) 4.8

Greeley

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(1) 5.4 (2) 8.1 8.3 (P) 8.8 (P) (1) 3.4

Pueblo

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(1) 6.3 (2) 8.2 8.2 (P) 8.9 (P) (1) 2.6

Idaho

 

Boise City-Nampa

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(1) 4.7 8.2 8.4 (P) 9.5 (P) (1) 4.8

Coeur d'Alene

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(1) 4.4 8.3 8.0 (P) 8.3 (P) (1) 3.9

Idaho Falls

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(1) 3.0 5.2 4.9 (P) 5.4 (P) (1) 2.4

Lewiston ID-WA

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(1) 4.5 6.5 6.1 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) 1.5

Logan, UT-ID

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(1) 2.8 3.9 4.1 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) 1.9

Pocatello

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(1) 4.3 5.4 5.8 (P) 7.8 (P) (1) 3.5

Montana

 

Billings

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(1) 3.8 4.2 4.2 (P) 5.0 (P) (1) 1.2

Great Falls

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(1) 4.3 4.5 4.4 (P) 5.2 (P) (1) 0.9

Missoula

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(1) 4.5 5.7 5.5 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) 1.5

Nevada

 

Carson City

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(1) 6.6 10.8 10.7 (P) 11.5 (P) (1) 4.9

Las Vegas-Paradise

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(1) 6.3 10.4 11.1 (P) 12.3 (P) (1) 6.0

Reno-Sparks

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(1) 6.4 11.0 11.1 (P) 11.8 (P) (1) 5.4

New Mexico

 

Albuquerque

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(1) 4.6 5.9 6.7 (P) 7.7 (P) (1) 3.1

Farmington

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(1) 4.4 5.5 6.6 (P) 7.8 (P) (1) 3.4

Las Cruces

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(1) 5.0 5.8 6.5 (P) 7.3 (P) (1) 2.3

Santa Fe

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(1) 3.8 4.9 5.5 (P) 6.2 (P) (1) 2.4

Utah

 

Logan, UT-ID

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(1) 2.8 3.9 4.1 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) 1.9

Ogden-Clearfield

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(1) 3.6 5.0 5.2 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) 2.4

Provo-Orem

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(1) 3.5 4.7 4.8 (P) 5.6 (P) (1) 2.1

Salt Lake City

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(1) 3.4 5.0 5.2 (P) 5.9 (P) (1) 2.5

St. George

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(1) 4.5 6.7 6.9 (P) 7.4 (P) (1) 2.9

Wyoming

 

Casper

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(1) 2.9 4.6 5.2 (P) 6.1 (P) (1) 3.2

Cheyenne

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(1) 3.7 4.4 4.9 (P) 5.9 (P) (1) 2.2

West North Central Census Division

 

Iowa

 

Ames

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(1) 3.7 3.6 3.7 (P) 4.9 (P) (1) 1.2

Cedar Rapids

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(1) 3.9 4.8 5.4 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) 2.1

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

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(1) 5.2 6.5 6.9 (P) 7.6 (P) (1) 2.4

Des Moines-West Des Moines

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(1) 3.8 4.6 5.0 (P) 5.7 (P) (1) 1.9

Dubuque

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(1) 4.1 5.7 5.9 (P) 6.5 (P) (1) 2.4

Iowa City

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(1) 3.3 3.1 3.7 (P) 4.8 (P) (1) 1.5

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

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(1) 3.7 4.7 5.0 (P) 5.4 (P) (1) 1.7

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

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(1) 3.8 4.7 5.0 (P) 5.5 (P) (1) 1.7

Waterloo-Cedar Falls

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(1) 4.3 4.4 4.7 (P) 5.6 (P) (1) 1.3

Kansas

 

Kansas City, MO-KS

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(1) 5.9 7.8 8.6 (P) 8.7 (P) (1) 2.8

Lawrence

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(1) 4.3 5.0 5.4 (P) 6.2 (P) (1) 1.9

Manhattan

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(1) 3.6 3.8 4.4 (P) 4.6 (P) (1) 1.0

St. Joseph, MO-KS

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(1) 5.1 7.1 8.0 (P) 8.7 (P) (1) 3.6

Topeka

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(1) 4.7 5.9 6.5 (P) 6.7 (P) (1) 2.0

Wichita

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(1) 4.2 7.1 8.3 (P) 8.5 (P) (1) 4.3

Minnesota

 

Duluth, MN-WI

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(2) 6.1 9.5 9.4 (P) 10.3 (P) (2) 4.2

Fargo, ND-MN

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(1) 3.2 4.6 4.3 (P) 4.8 (P) (1) 1.6

Grand Forks, ND-MN

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(1) 4.3 4.8 4.5 (P) 5.3 (P) (1) 1.0

La Crosse, WI-MN

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(2) 4.3 6.8 6.8 (P) 7.5 (P) (2) 3.2

Mankato-North Mankato

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(2) 4.5 6.4 6.1 (P) 7.1 (P) (2) 2.6

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

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(2) 5.1 7.8 7.7 (P) 8.5 (P) (2) 3.4

Rochester

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(2) 4.5 6.5 6.4 (P) 7.0 (P) (2) 2.5

St. Cloud

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(2) 5.3 8.1 7.7 (P) 8.1 (P) (2) 2.8

Missouri

 

Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL

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(1) 5.5 5.8 6.7 (P) 7.6 (P) (1) 2.1

Columbia

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(1) 4.7 4.8 5.6 (P) 6.9 (P) (1) 2.2

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO

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(1) 4.1 5.0 5.5 (P) 6.1 (P) (1) 2.0

Jefferson City

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(1) 5.1 6.2 6.9 (P) 7.8 (P) (1) 2.7

Joplin

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(1) 5.7 6.3 7.4 (P) 8.6 (P) (1) 2.9

Kansas City, MO-KS

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(1) 5.9 7.8 8.6 (P) 8.7 (P) (1) 2.8

Springfield

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(1) 5.1 6.9 7.9 (P) 8.7 (P) (1) 3.6

St. Joseph, MO-KS

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(1) 5.1 7.1 8.0 (P) 8.7 (P) (1) 3.6

St. Louis, MO-IL

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(1) 6.5 8.0 9.0 (P) 9.9 (P) (1) 3.4

Nebraska

 

Lincoln

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(1) 3.2 4.2 4.4 (P) 4.8 (P) (1) 1.6

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

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(1) 3.7 4.7 5.0 (P) 5.4 (P) (1) 1.7

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

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(1) 3.8 4.7 5.0 (P) 5.5 (P) (1) 1.7

North Dakota

 

Bismarck

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(1) 3.2 3.8 3.5 (P) 3.8 (P) (1) 0.6

Fargo, ND-MN

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(1) 3.2 4.6 4.3 (P) 4.8 (P) (1) 1.6

Grand Forks, ND-MN

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(1) 4.3 4.8 4.5 (P) 5.3 (P) (1) 1.0

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Rapid City

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(1) 2.6 4.8 4.7 (P) 4.6 (P) (1) 2.0

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

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(1) 3.8 4.7 5.0 (P) 5.5 (P) (1) 1.7

Sioux Falls

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(1) 2.4 4.4 4.7 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) 2.3

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(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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137,228 132,178 (P) 131,735 (P) 131,488 (P) -5,740 (P) -4.2

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Arizona

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2,629.7 2,438.4 2,434.0 (P) 2,431.4 (P) -198.3 (P) -7.5

Colorado

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2,356.5 2,261.8 2,249.1 (P) 2,254.5 (P) -102.0 (P) -4.3

Idaho

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651.5 616.4 619.9 (P) 617.4 (P) -34.1 (P) -5.2

Montana

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446.9 438.0 437.3 (P) 438.9 (P) -8.0 (P) -1.8

Nevada

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1,269.1 1,198.4 1,193.0 (P) 1,187.3 (P) -81.8 (P) -6.4

New Mexico

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847.1 826.2 821.4 (P) 817.6 (P) -29.5 (P) -3.5

Utah

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1,254.3 1,214.7 1,206.5 (P) 1,201.6 (P) -52.7 (P) -4.2

Wyoming

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298.8 291.4 288.5 (P) 289.0 (P) -9.8 (P) -3.3

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Iowa

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1,525.1 1,483.4 1,480.4 (P) 1,478.0 (P) -47.1 (P) -3.1

Kansas

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1,391.4 1,355.9 1,334.8 (P) 1,341.1 (P) -50.3 (P) -3.6

Minnesota

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2,763.9 2,665.8 2,646.7 (P) 2,657.0 (P) -106.9 (P) -3.9

Missouri

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2,793.2 2,725.1 2,717.8 (P) 2,717.0 (P) -76.2 (P) -2.7

Nebraska

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963.9 947.0 945.3 (P) 949.8 (P) -14.1 (P) -1.5

North Dakota

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367.7 370.9 372.8 (P) 371.5 (P) 3.8 (P) 1.0

South Dakota

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411.1 404.3 403.6 (P) 405.9 (P) -5.2 (P) -1.3

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.
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Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, Midwestern and Western states,
not seasonally adjusted
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1,891 3,054
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200,382 336,654

Midwest

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606 805
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84,535 117,188

Illinois

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56 110
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7,674 25,119

Indiana

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67 87
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8,787 10,131

Iowa

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16 48
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2,068 8,730

Kansas

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8 22
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731 2,088

Michigan

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212 185
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27,672 23,929

Minnesota

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12 31
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1,452 3,229

Missouri

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39 61
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3,763 7,647

Nebraska

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(1) - 418

North Dakota

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(1) - 4
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(1) - 560

Ohio

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117 138
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19,402 19,704

South Dakota

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Wisconsin

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76 115
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11,838 15,633

West

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554 1,013
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41,901 102,292

Alaska

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- (1) -

Arizona

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15 35
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1,422 3,469

California

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460 812
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33,250 82,085

Colorado

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4 15
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343 1,536

Hawaii

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4 9
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271 670

Idaho

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7 8
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619 759

Montana

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4 5
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234 481

Nevada

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15 37
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1,637 3,212

New Mexico

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(1) - 5
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(1) - 252

Oregon

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25 49
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2,498 5,492

Utah

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(1) - 7
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(1) - 1,532

Washington

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16 29
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1,363 2,549

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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