Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted (1)
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Census region and Number Percent of labor force
division
July August July August July August
2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012
Northeast........... 28,491.1 28,811.2 28,423.3 28,553.5 2,409.4 2,495.5 2,319.6 2,394.0 8.5 8.7 8.2 8.4
New England....... 7,832.3 7,827.6 7,823.9 7,796.2 620.9 586.3 592.9 566.5 7.9 7.5 7.6 7.3
Middle Atlantic... 20,658.8 20,983.6 20,599.4 20,757.3 1,788.6 1,909.2 1,726.7 1,827.5 8.7 9.1 8.4 8.8
South............... 56,528.9 56,995.1 56,322.4 56,509.1 5,211.4 4,734.8 5,098.9 4,468.8 9.2 8.3 9.1 7.9
South Atlantic.... 29,991.4 30,180.7 29,897.1 29,911.6 2,896.2 2,620.1 2,863.6 2,511.7 9.7 8.7 9.6 8.4
East South Central 8,797.3 8,752.9 8,744.6 8,697.5 865.1 784.2 834.8 731.9 9.8 9.0 9.5 8.4
West South Central 17,740.2 18,061.5 17,680.7 17,900.0 1,450.1 1,330.5 1,400.5 1,225.2 8.2 7.4 7.9 6.8
Midwest............. 34,704.0 34,656.0 34,518.2 34,283.3 3,044.5 2,702.0 2,918.5 2,520.1 8.8 7.8 8.5 7.4
East North Central 23,569.7 23,553.3 23,458.4 23,324.9 2,292.9 2,030.9 2,186.4 1,890.0 9.7 8.6 9.3 8.1
West North Central 11,134.3 11,102.7 11,059.8 10,958.4 751.6 671.1 732.1 630.1 6.7 6.0 6.6 5.7
West................ 35,998.4 36,064.0 35,994.5 35,908.9 3,853.2 3,467.6 3,761.4 3,313.5 10.7 9.6 10.4 9.2
Mountain.......... 11,024.3 11,028.6 11,017.8 11,017.4 1,012.8 915.3 991.2 868.3 9.2 8.3 9.0 7.9
Pacific........... 24,974.0 25,035.4 24,976.7 24,891.5 2,840.4 2,552.4 2,770.2 2,445.2 11.4 10.2 11.1 9.8
1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the census division model-based estimates.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The composition of the regions and divisions is described in table 1. Estimates for
the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.