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Southeast - Labor Force Statistics
Civilian labor force in the Southeast, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Jul 2007 |
May 2008 |
Jun 2008 |
Jul 2008 |
Jul 2007 to Jul 2008 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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153,182 |
154,534 |
154,390 |
154,603 |
1,421 |
0.9 |
South |
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54,419.7 |
55,094.3 |
54,986.6 |
55,187.3 |
767.7 |
1.4 |
South Atlantic |
|
29,249.8 |
29,592.5 |
29,574.1 |
29,774.4 |
524.6 |
1.8 |
Delaware |
|
442.3 |
446.1 |
446.1 |
446.6 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
District of Columbia |
|
323.3 |
331.8 |
328.5 |
329.9 |
6.7 |
2.1 |
Florida |
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9,140.6 |
9,263.9 |
9,250.3 |
9,333.2 |
192.6 |
2.1 |
Georgia |
|
4,818.4 |
4,901.8 |
4,889.8 |
4,936.0 |
117.7 |
2.4 |
Maryland |
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2,981.1 |
3,017.1 |
3,012.9 |
3,020.9 |
39.8 |
1.3 |
North Carolina |
|
4,509.1 |
4,561.6 |
4,559.7 |
4,604.2 |
95.2 |
2.1 |
South Carolina |
|
2,137.6 |
2,150.9 |
2,143.0 |
2,161.2 |
23.6 |
1.1 |
Virginia |
|
4,053.8 |
4,125.3 |
4,124.5 |
4,148.0 |
94.2 |
2.3 |
West Virginia |
|
809.7 |
816.4 |
813.3 |
805.7 |
-4.0 |
-0.5 |
East South Central |
|
8,572.0 |
8,657.2 |
8,610.0 |
8,584.7 |
12.8 |
0.1 |
Alabama |
|
2,184.6 |
2,207.0 |
2,193.8 |
2,177.8 |
-6.8 |
-0.3 |
Kentucky |
|
2,043.9 |
2,047.5 |
2,041.8 |
2,037.3 |
-6.6 |
-0.3 |
Mississippi |
|
1,314.8 |
1,341.9 |
1,327.8 |
1,330.6 |
15.8 |
1.2 |
Tennessee |
|
3,037.9 |
3,062.5 |
3,043.9 |
3,039.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
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 Southeast, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Back data |
Jul 2007 |
May 2008 |
Jun 2008 |
Jul 2008 |
Jul 2007 to Jul 2008 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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7,137 |
8,487 |
8,499 |
8,784 |
1,647 |
23.1 |
South |
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2,356.1 |
2,819.6 |
2,814.9 |
3,055.0 |
698.9 |
29.7 |
South Atlantic |
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1,225.1 |
1,564.2 |
1,564.2 |
1,721.9 |
496.8 |
40.6 |
Delaware |
|
14.5 |
18.4 |
18.7 |
19.7 |
5.2 |
36.1 |
District of Columbia |
|
18.4 |
21.8 |
20.8 |
22.2 |
3.7 |
20.2 |
Florida |
|
371.8 |
514.9 |
513.1 |
571.8 |
200.0 |
53.8 |
Georgia |
|
212.9 |
281.6 |
274.8 |
304.5 |
91.6 |
43.0 |
Maryland |
|
107.7 |
119.9 |
120.5 |
131.4 |
23.8 |
22.1 |
North Carolina |
|
210.4 |
268.1 |
271.1 |
302.7 |
92.4 |
43.9 |
South Carolina |
|
124.5 |
139.2 |
131.8 |
150.5 |
26.0 |
20.9 |
Virginia |
|
121.3 |
161.1 |
166.2 |
183.3 |
62.1 |
51.2 |
West Virginia |
|
37.8 |
43.0 |
42.8 |
36.4 |
-1.4 |
-3.8 |
East South Central |
|
405.3 |
515.8 |
525.3 |
564.1 |
158.8 |
39.2 |
Alabama |
|
77.9 |
103.8 |
102.6 |
111.9 |
34.0 |
43.7 |
Kentucky |
|
111.7 |
127.6 |
128.4 |
137.4 |
25.6 |
23.0 |
Mississippi |
|
84.4 |
92.0 |
92.5 |
104.6 |
20.2 |
24.0 |
Tennessee |
|
138.6 |
195.6 |
196.8 |
208.8 |
70.2 |
50.7 |
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 Southeast, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area
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Back data |
Jul 2007 |
May 2008 |
Jun 2008 |
Jul 2008 |
Net change Jul 2007 to Jul 2008 |
United States |
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4.7 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
South |
|
4.3 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
South Atlantic |
|
4.2 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
Delaware |
|
3.3 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
District of Columbia |
|
5.7 |
6.6 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
1.0 |
Florida |
|
4.1 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
2.0 |
Georgia |
|
4.4 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
1.8 |
Maryland |
|
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
North Carolina |
|
4.7 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
1.9 |
South Carolina |
|
5.8 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
Virginia |
|
3.0 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
West Virginia |
|
4.7 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
-0.2 |
East South Central |
|
4.7 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.6 |
1.9 |
Alabama |
|
3.6 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
Kentucky |
|
5.5 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
Mississippi |
|
6.4 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.9 |
1.5 |
Tennessee |
|
4.6 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
2.3 |
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 Southeast by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (news release)
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Back data |
Jul 2007 |
May 2008 |
Jun 2008 |
Jul 2008 |
Net change Jul 2007 to Jul 2008 |
Alabama |
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Anniston-Oxford |
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3.9 |
4.1 |
5.2 |
5.7 |
1.8 |
Auburn-Opelika |
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3.5 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
1.6 |
Birmingham-Hoover |
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3.5 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
1.4 |
Decatur |
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3.5 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
1.6 |
Dothan |
|
3.3 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals |
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4.6 |
4.5 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
1.6 |
Gadsden |
|
4.3 |
4.5 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
1.7 |
Huntsville |
|
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
Mobile |
|
4.0 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
Montgomery |
|
3.8 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
1.7 |
Tuscaloosa |
|
3.5 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
Florida |
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Cape Coral-Fort Myers |
|
5.1 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
8.4 |
3.3 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach |
|
4.5 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
2.5 |
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin |
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3.2 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
1.5 |
Gainesville |
|
3.5 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
1.4 |
Jacksonville |
|
4.3 |
5.1 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
2.0 |
Lakeland |
|
5.1 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach |
|
4.2 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach |
|
3.9 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
1.9 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall |
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4.1 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach |
|
4.9 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
6.9 |
2.0 |
Naples-Marco Island |
|
5.3 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
7.7 |
2.4 |
Ocala |
|
5.1 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
7.9 |
2.8 |
Orlando-Kissimmee |
|
4.1 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
6.1 |
2.0 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville |
|
4.7 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.9 |
2.2 |
Panama City-Lynn Haven |
|
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent |
|
4.3 |
4.9 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
1.8 |
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce |
|
6.2 |
6.9 |
7.5 |
8.6 |
2.4 |
Punta Gorda |
|
5.8 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
8.6 |
2.8 |
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice |
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|
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|
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Tallahassee |
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3.6 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater |
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4.5 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
2.1 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach |
|
6.9 |
7.2 |
8.0 |
9.2 |
2.3 |
Georgia |
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Albany |
|
5.5 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
Athens-Clarke County |
|
4.4 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta |
|
4.6 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
1.7 |
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC |
|
5.9 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
0.8 |
Brunswick |
|
4.0 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
Columbus, GA-AL |
|
5.7 |
5.6 |
6.3 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
Dalton |
|
4.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
7.1 |
2.6 |
Gainesville |
|
3.8 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
1.6 |
Hinesville-Fort Stewart |
|
5.6 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
0.8 |
Macon |
|
5.2 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
1.4 |
Rome |
|
5.0 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
7.2 |
2.2 |
Savannah |
|
4.2 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
5.7 |
1.5 |
Valdosta |
|
4.2 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
Warner Robins |
|
4.1 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
Kentucky |
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Bowling Green |
|
4.7 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
Elizabethtown |
|
5.6 |
5.9 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
1.9 |
Lexington-Fayette |
|
4.3 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN |
|
5.1 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
1.2 |
Owensboro |
|
5.1 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
1.3 |
Mississippi |
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Gulfport-Biloxi |
|
5.6 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
1.2 |
Hattiesburg |
|
5.4 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
1.7 |
Jackson |
|
5.7 |
5.4 |
6.6 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
Pascagoula |
|
6.4 |
5.8 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
1.4 |
North Carolina |
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Asheville |
|
3.7 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
Burlington |
|
5.5 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
7.2 |
1.7 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC |
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5.1 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
1.7 |
Durham |
|
4.2 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
5.7 |
1.5 |
Fayetteville |
|
5.7 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
7.1 |
1.4 |
Goldsboro |
|
5.3 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
Greensboro-High Point |
|
5.3 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
1.9 |
Greenville |
|
5.8 |
6.6 |
7.2 |
7.8 |
2.0 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton |
|
6.5 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
8.6 |
2.1 |
Jacksonville |
|
4.6 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
1.9 |
Raleigh-Cary |
|
3.8 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
1.6 |
Rocky Mount |
|
6.6 |
8.4 |
8.9 |
9.5 |
2.9 |
Wilmington |
|
4.2 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
1.8 |
Winston-Salem |
|
4.8 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
South Carolina |
|
Anderson |
|
6.3 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
7.0 |
0.7 |
Charleston-North Charleston |
|
4.7 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
Columbia |
|
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
Florence |
|
6.6 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
1.2 |
Greenville |
|
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach |
|
4.5 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
1.4 |
Spartanburg |
|
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.9 |
7.5 |
1.2 |
Sumter |
|
7.4 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
8.6 |
1.2 |
Tennessee |
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Chattanooga, TN-GA |
|
4.1 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
1.9 |
Clarksville, TN-KY |
|
5.4 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
Cleveland |
|
4.4 |
6.1 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
2.9 |
Jackson |
|
4.9 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
2.0 |
Johnson City |
|
4.3 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
2.1 |
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA |
|
4.5 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
Knoxville |
|
3.5 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
2.3 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
|
5.2 |
6.4 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
2.1 |
Morristown |
|
4.9 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
8.7 |
3.8 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro |
|
3.8 |
5.1 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
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 Southeast, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
(news release) |
Back data |
Jul 2007 |
May 2008 |
Jun 2008 |
Jul 2008 |
Jul 2007 to Jul 2008
|
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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137,682 |
137,717 |
137,617 |
137,557 |
-125 |
-0.1 |
Alabama |
|
2,005.8 |
2,011.6 |
2,012.9 |
2,015.3 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
Delaware |
|
437.5 |
435.7 |
437.3 |
436.9 |
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
District of Columbia |
|
695.5 |
702.3 |
704.6 |
711.3 |
15.8 |
2.3 |
Florida |
|
8,020.8 |
7,974.4 |
7,945.4 |
7,924.0 |
-96.8 |
-1.2 |
Georgia |
|
4,146.6 |
4,164.9 |
4,151.5 |
4,132.6 |
-14.0 |
-0.3 |
Kentucky |
|
1,869.3 |
1,879.1 |
1,875.8 |
1,887.1 |
17.8 |
1.0 |
Maryland |
|
2,611.8 |
2,633.4 |
2,636.5 |
2,637.6 |
25.8 |
1.0 |
Mississippi |
|
1,150.3 |
1,158.8 |
1,154.5 |
1,151.1 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
North Carolina |
|
4,136.2 |
4,171.5 |
4,174.4 |
4,174.5 |
38.3 |
0.9 |
South Carolina |
|
1,955.0 |
1,957.4 |
1,958.3 |
1,959.2 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
Tennessee |
|
2,801.7 |
2,785.9 |
2,782.5 |
2,788.2 |
-13.5 |
-0.5 |
Virginia |
|
3,761.3 |
3,777.3 |
3,780.2 |
3,779.8 |
18.5 |
0.5 |
West Virginia |
|
755.9 |
759.6 |
759.7 |
759.4 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
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 in the Southeast, not seasonally adjusted
Area
(news release) |
Mass Layoff Events |
Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance |
Back data |
Jul 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
Back data |
Jul 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
United States |
|
1,599 |
1,891 |
|
175,419 |
200,382 |
South |
|
360 |
450 |
|
35,763 |
48,440 |
South Atlantic |
|
180 |
218 |
|
15,861 |
17,556 |
Delaware |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
District of Columbia |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
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 |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
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 |
(-) 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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