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Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics
Civilian labor force in the Midwest, 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 |
|
153,182 |
154,534 |
154,390 |
154,603 |
1,421 |
0.9 |
Midwest |
|
34,887.7 |
35,134.8 |
34,973.4 |
34,929.6 |
41.9 |
0.1 |
Illinois |
|
6,713.6 |
6,824.2 |
6,775.6 |
6,755.5 |
41.9 |
0.6 |
Indiana |
|
3,204.2 |
3,229.7 |
3,219.3 |
3,237.1 |
32.8 |
1.0 |
Iowa |
|
1,660.5 |
1,679.5 |
1,672.3 |
1,677.7 |
17.2 |
1.0 |
Kansas |
|
1,478.9 |
1,494.6 |
1,491.2 |
1,489.6 |
10.7 |
0.7 |
Michigan |
|
5,015.6 |
5,007.4 |
4,990.2 |
4,957.5 |
-58.1 |
-1.2 |
Minnesota |
|
2,934.7 |
2,951.9 |
2,935.4 |
2,936.2 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
Missouri |
|
3,033.2 |
3,031.7 |
3,013.8 |
3,016.3 |
-16.9 |
-0.6 |
Nebraska |
|
986.1 |
996.1 |
995.0 |
992.5 |
6.5 |
0.7 |
North Dakota |
|
365.7 |
373.0 |
372.4 |
372.6 |
6.9 |
1.9 |
Ohio |
|
5,974.2 |
6,005.6 |
5,988.4 |
5,987.2 |
12.9 |
0.2 |
South Dakota |
|
443.9 |
444.7 |
444.6 |
443.6 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
Wisconsin |
|
3,087.6 |
3,089.9 |
3,078.5 |
3,069.5 |
-18.0 |
-0.6 |
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, 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 |
Midwest |
|
1,799.1 |
2,085.0 |
2,125.8 |
2,258.8 |
459.7 |
25.6 |
Illinois |
|
342.5 |
437.0 |
463.4 |
491.3 |
148.8 |
43.4 |
Indiana |
|
140.9 |
170.0 |
188.3 |
202.8 |
61.9 |
43.9 |
Iowa |
|
62.9 |
65.3 |
66.9 |
72.5 |
9.7 |
15.4 |
Kansas |
|
60.0 |
68.7 |
63.9 |
67.8 |
7.7 |
12.9 |
Michigan |
|
353.9 |
428.0 |
423.3 |
419.3 |
65.5 |
18.5 |
Minnesota |
|
132.1 |
158.2 |
154.6 |
171.5 |
39.4 |
29.8 |
Missouri |
|
154.7 |
182.4 |
170.8 |
192.9 |
38.2 |
24.7 |
Nebraska |
|
30.7 |
32.2 |
32.8 |
33.6 |
2.9 |
9.5 |
North Dakota |
|
11.5 |
12.2 |
12.0 |
13.1 |
1.6 |
13.7 |
Ohio |
|
334.0 |
380.1 |
393.7 |
430.0 |
96.0 |
28.7 |
South Dakota |
|
12.8 |
12.9 |
12.6 |
13.4 |
0.5 |
4.2 |
Wisconsin |
|
149.1 |
136.9 |
143.1 |
151.1 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
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 the Midwest, 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 |
|
4.7 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
Midwest |
|
5.2 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
Illinois |
|
5.1 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
Indiana |
|
4.4 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
1.9 |
Iowa |
|
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
Kansas |
|
4.1 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
Michigan |
|
7.1 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
1.4 |
Minnesota |
|
4.5 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
Missouri |
|
5.1 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
1.3 |
Nebraska |
|
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
0.3 |
North Dakota |
|
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
Ohio |
|
5.6 |
6.3 |
6.6 |
7.2 |
1.6 |
South Dakota |
|
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
0.1 |
Wisconsin |
|
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
0.1 |
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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Unemployment rates in Midwest states 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 |
Illinois |
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Bloomington-Normal |
|
4.1 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
Champaign-Urbana |
|
4.8 |
4.8 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
1.6 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI |
|
5.3 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL |
|
5.4 |
6.5 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI |
|
5.0 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
Danville |
|
6.8 |
6.8 |
8.4 |
8.6 |
1.8 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL |
|
4.1 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
1.0 |
Decatur |
|
6.3 |
6.2 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
Kankakee-Bradley |
|
6.2 |
7.2 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
2.4 |
Peoria |
|
4.8 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
1.2 |
Rockford |
|
6.1 |
7.4 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
2.9 |
St Louis, MO-IL |
|
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
Springfield |
|
4.9 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
1.6 |
Indiana |
|
Anderson |
|
6.3 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
1.0 |
Bloomington |
|
4.0 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI |
|
5.3 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
Gary |
|
4.5 |
5.1 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN |
|
5.1 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
1.3 |
Columbus |
|
3.4 |
4.0 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
1.4 |
Elkhart-Goshen |
|
4.5 |
5.9 |
7.0 |
9.3 |
4.8 |
Evansville, IN-KY |
|
4.5 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
Fort Wayne |
|
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
Indianapolis-Carmel |
|
3.8 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
Kokomo |
|
4.8 |
7.0 |
7.7 |
9.2 |
4.4 |
Lafayette |
|
4.1 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN |
|
5.1 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
1.2 |
Michigan City-LaPorte |
|
4.6 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
Muncie |
|
5.6 |
5.9 |
6.9 |
7.6 |
2.0 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI |
|
5.2 |
5.8 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
2.0 |
Terre Haute |
|
5.2 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
1.9 |
Iowa |
|
Ames |
|
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
Cedar Rapids |
|
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL |
|
4.1 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
1.0 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines |
|
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
Dubuque |
|
3.5 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
Iowa City |
|
2.8 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
|
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
0.1 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
|
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls |
|
3.4 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
Kansas |
|
Kansas City, MO-KS |
|
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
Lawrence |
|
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
Topeka |
|
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
St. Joseph, MO-KS |
|
4.6 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
Wichita |
|
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
Michigan |
|
Ann Arbor |
|
5.6 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
6.9 |
1.3 |
Battle Creek |
|
7.7 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
Bay City |
|
7.4 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
8.5 |
1.1 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI |
|
7.8 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn |
|
10.1 |
10.2 |
11.1 |
10.9 |
0.8 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills |
|
7.5 |
8.0 |
8.8 |
8.3 |
0.8 |
Flint |
|
9.7 |
11.1 |
9.7 |
12.3 |
2.6 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming |
|
6.9 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
8.0 |
1.1 |
Holland-Grand Haven |
|
6.2 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
1.5 |
Jackson |
|
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.6 |
9.7 |
1.4 |
Kalamazoo-Portage |
|
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.9 |
7.8 |
1.5 |
Lansing-East Lansing |
|
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
0.4 |
Monroe |
|
8.4 |
8.8 |
8.3 |
10.8 |
2.4 |
Muskegon-Norton Shores |
|
8.1 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
9.9 |
1.8 |
Niles-Benton Harbor |
|
7.3 |
7.5 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
1.7 |
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North |
|
8.1 |
9.0 |
8.4 |
9.5 |
1.4 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI |
|
5.2 |
5.8 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
2.0 |
Minnesota |
|
Duluth, MN-WI |
|
5.5 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
Fargo, ND-MN |
|
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
0.3 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN |
|
3.3 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
La Crosse, WI-MN |
|
4.0 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
|
4.2 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
Rochester |
|
3.6 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
St. Cloud |
|
4.2 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
1.4 |
Missouri |
|
Columbia |
|
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
|
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
-0.6 |
Jefferson City |
|
4.4 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
Joplin |
|
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
1.2 |
Kansas City, MO-KS |
|
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
Springfield |
|
4.1 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
St. Joseph |
|
4.6 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
St. Louis, MO-IL |
|
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
Nebraska |
|
Lincoln |
|
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
|
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
0.1 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
|
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
North Dakota |
|
Bismarck |
|
2.5 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
Fargo, ND-MN |
|
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
0.3 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN |
|
3.3 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
Ohio |
|
Akron |
|
5.3 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
1.4 |
Canton-Massillon |
|
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.7 |
7.3 |
1.6 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN |
|
5.1 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
1.3 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor |
|
6.1 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
7.2 |
1.1 |
Columbus |
|
4.8 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
1.3 |
Dayton |
|
6.1 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
7.7 |
1.6 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
|
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
0.3 |
Lima |
|
7.0 |
6.3 |
7.3 |
8.6 |
1.6 |
Mansfield |
|
6.7 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
8.2 |
1.5 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH |
|
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.9 |
5.1 |
0.1 |
Sandusky |
|
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
2.3 |
Springfield |
|
6.2 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
7.4 |
1.2 |
Toledo |
|
7.2 |
6.6 |
7.5 |
8.9 |
1.7 |
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH |
|
6.3 |
6.5 |
7.2 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
|
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
0.2 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
|
6.1 |
6.4 |
7.4 |
7.8 |
1.7 |
South Dakota |
|
Rapid City |
|
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
-0.1 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
|
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
Sioux Falls |
|
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
Wisconsin |
|
Appleton |
|
4.6 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
-0.1 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI |
|
5.3 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI |
|
5.0 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
Duluth, MN-WI |
|
5.5 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
Eau Claire |
|
4.6 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
-0.3 |
Fond du Lac |
|
4.7 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
-0.1 |
Green Bay |
|
4.7 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
0.0 |
Janesville |
|
6.4 |
6.1 |
5.6 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
La Crosse, WI-MN |
|
4.0 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
Madison |
|
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis |
|
5.4 |
4.4 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
-0.2 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
|
4.2 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
Oshkosh-Neenah |
|
4.6 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
-0.2 |
Racine |
|
6.0 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
Sheboygan |
|
4.3 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
Wausau |
|
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
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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Nonfarm wage and salary employment in Midwest States, 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 |
|
137,682 |
137,717 |
137,617 |
137,557 |
-125 |
-0.1 |
Illinois |
|
5,979.7 |
6,000.0 |
5,989.3 |
5,979.6 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
Indiana |
|
2,986.5 |
2,985.0 |
2,986.5 |
2,970.0 |
-16.5 |
-0.6 |
Iowa |
|
1,517.4 |
1,525.5 |
1,523.8 |
1,524.2 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
Kansas |
|
1,384.7 |
1,385.4 |
1,380.2 |
1,389.0 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
Michigan |
|
4,261.2 |
4,204.8 |
4,217.8 |
4,212.5 |
-48.7 |
-1.1 |
Minnesota |
|
2,775.5 |
2,774.8 |
2,775.5 |
2,770.5 |
-5.0 |
-0.2 |
Missouri |
|
2,796.8 |
2,789.2 |
2,789.8 |
2,782.1 |
-14.7 |
-0.5 |
Nebraska |
|
963.5 |
971.8 |
973.2 |
972.5 |
9.0 |
0.9 |
North Dakota |
|
358.5 |
361.9 |
361.4 |
362.4 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
Ohio |
|
5,421.6 |
5,416.8 |
5,419.9 |
5,408.3 |
-13.3 |
-0.2 |
South Dakota |
|
408.0 |
410.1 |
410.4 |
414.2 |
6.2 |
1.5 |
Wisconsin |
|
2,881.7 |
2,871.7 |
2,874.2 |
2,871.2 |
-10.5 |
-0.4 |
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, Midwest states, 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 |
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1,599 |
1,891 |
|
175,419 |
200,382 |
Midwest |
|
573 |
606 |
|
85,557 |
84,535 |
Illinois |
|
53 |
56 |
|
8,175 |
7,674 |
Indiana |
|
55 |
67 |
|
7,836 |
8,787 |
Iowa |
|
20 |
16 |
|
3,631 |
2,068 |
Kansas |
|
14 |
8 |
|
2,294 |
731 |
Michigan |
|
211 |
212 |
|
36,356 |
27,672 |
Minnesota |
|
10 |
12 |
|
1,558 |
1,452 |
Missouri |
|
38 |
39 |
|
3,619 |
3,763 |
Nebraska |
|
3 |
- |
|
682 |
- |
North Dakota |
|
3 |
- |
|
1,259 |
- |
Ohio |
|
86 |
117 |
|
10,435 |
19,402 |
South Dakota |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Wisconsin |
|
80 |
76 |
|
9,712 |
11,838 |
SOURCE: Mass Layoff Statistics
(-) Zero or data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
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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