Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted (1) (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force Census region and division Number Percent of labor force Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. 2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 Northeast........... 27,938.6 28,127.6 28,202.0 28,327.3 1,242.3 1,501.2 1,648.7 1,621.4 4.4 5.3 5.8 5.7 New England....... 7,650.1 7,686.7 7,674.1 7,691.1 337.1 415.1 440.7 436.9 4.4 5.4 5.7 5.7 Middle Atlantic... 20,288.5 20,440.9 20,528.0 20,636.2 905.1 1,086.1 1,208.0 1,184.5 4.5 5.3 5.9 5.7 South............... 54,545.9 55,187.3 55,233.4 55,284.4 2,401.0 3,055.0 3,175.8 3,248.5 4.4 5.5 5.7 5.9 South Atlantic.... 29,311.0 29,774.4 29,730.0 29,709.1 1,250.3 1,721.9 1,801.0 1,810.5 4.3 5.8 6.1 6.1 East South Central 8,599.1 8,584.7 8,578.6 8,588.8 421.6 564.1 550.6 578.2 4.9 6.6 6.4 6.7 West South Central 16,635.7 16,828.2 16,924.8 16,986.5 729.2 769.0 824.2 859.8 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.1 Midwest............. 34,921.1 34,929.6 34,918.9 34,933.6 1,836.8 2,258.8 2,323.7 2,255.6 5.3 6.5 6.7 6.5 East North Central 24,009.5 24,001.6 23,987.5 23,981.0 1,357.8 1,695.2 1,736.9 1,681.9 5.7 7.1 7.2 7.0 West North Central 10,911.6 10,928.0 10,931.4 10,952.6 479.0 563.6 586.7 573.7 4.4 5.2 5.4 5.2 West................ 35,588.3 35,972.7 36,007.2 36,170.0 1,721.9 2,263.9 2,384.4 2,392.9 4.8 6.3 6.6 6.6 Mountain.......... 10,967.5 11,137.3 11,139.9 11,195.7 402.0 545.9 582.8 584.2 3.7 4.9 5.2 5.2 Pacific........... 24,620.8 24,835.4 24,867.3 24,974.2 1,319.8 1,718.0 1,801.6 1,808.6 5.4 6.9 7.2 7.2 1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.
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