Southwest - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in the West South Central and Mountain states,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 153,945 155,576 155,319 155,511 1,566 1.0

West South Central Division
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 (1) 17,793.2 (1) 17,858.9 (1) 17,877.2 (1) 17,897.9 (1) 104.7 (1) 0.6

Arkansas
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 (1) 1,367.5 (1) 1,348.7 (1) 1,348.0 (1) 1,347.8 (1) -19.7 (1) -1.4

Louisiana
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 (1) 2,078.1 (1) 2,082.9 (1) 2,085.7 (1) 2,088.7 (1) 10.7 (1) 0.5

Oklahoma
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 (1) 1,797.4 (1) 1,810.9 (1) 1,813.1 (1) 1,816.6 (1) 19.2 (1) 1.1

Texas
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 (1) 12,553.5 (1) 12,619.6 (1) 12,630.2 (1) 12,650.2 (1) 96.7 (1) 0.8

Mountain Division
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 (1) 11,029.1 (1) 11,027.4 (1) 11,033.6 (1) 11,041.4 (1) 12.3 (1) 0.1

Arizona
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 (1) 3,039.3 (1) 3,028.0 (1) 3,030.0 (1) 3,029.3 (1) -10.0 (1) -0.3

Colorado
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 (1) 2,739.0 (1) 2,743.7 (1) 2,745.5 (1) 2,747.5 (1) 8.5 (1) 0.3

Idaho
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 (1) 771.4 (1) 773.7 (1) 774.1 (1) 774.7 (1) 3.3 (1) 0.4

Montana
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 (1) 503.6 (1) 509.6 (1) 510.0 (1) 510.4 (1) 6.7 (1) 1.3

Nevada
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 (1) 1,387.7 (1) 1,372.9 (1) 1,371.6 (1) 1,370.8 (1) -16.9 (1) -1.2

New Mexico
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 (1) 933.5 (1) 937.1 (1) 937.8 (1) 938.6 (1) 5.1 (1) 0.5

Utah
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 (1) 1,347.1 (1) 1,356.7 (1) 1,357.0 (1) 1,361.2 (1) 14.1 (1) 1.0

Wyoming
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 (1) 305.5 (1) 306.1 (1) 306.2 (1) 306.3 (1) 0.8 (1) 0.3

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.

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 West South Central and Mountain states,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 13,049 12,248 12,042 12,206 -843 -6.5

West South Central Division
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 (1) 1,274.1 (1) 1,124.9 (1) 1,101.8 (1) 1,085.9 (1) -188.2 (1) -14.8

Arkansas
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 (1) 103.4 (1) 97.4 (1) 96.5 (1) 95.7 (1) -7.7 (1) -7.4

Louisiana
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 (1) 146.3 (1) 123.4 (1) 119.7 (1) 116.7 (1) -29.6 (1) -20.2

Oklahoma
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 (1) 101.5 (1) 94.6 (1) 93.0 (1) 93.1 (1) -8.5 (1) -8.3

Texas
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 (1) 924.7 (1) 810.6 (1) 789.9 (1) 782.2 (1) -142.5 (1) -15.4

Mountain Division
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 (1) 923.0 (1) 834.5 (1) 820.8 (1) 810.6 (1) -112.4 (1) -12.2

Arizona
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 (1) 265.9 (1) 245.7 (1) 243.7 (1) 239.4 (1) -26.6 (1) -10.0

Colorado
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 (1) 228.5 (1) 212.1 (1) 209.0 (1) 206.5 (1) -22.0 (1) -9.6

Idaho
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 (1) 59.7 (1) 51.4 (1) 50.2 (1) 49.1 (1) -10.6 (1) -17.7

Montana
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 (1) 31.6 (1) 29.7 (1) 29.2 (1) 28.8 (1) -2.8 (1) -8.9

Nevada
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 (1) 170.3 (1) 141.7 (1) 137.6 (1) 134.2 (1) -36.1 (1) -21.2

New Mexico
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 (1) 66.4 (1) 63.3 (1) 62.5 (1) 61.8 (1) -4.6 (1) -6.9

Utah
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 (1) 82.3 (1) 74.6 (1) 72.2 (1) 74.1 (1) -8.2 (1) -10.0

Wyoming
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 (1) 17.7 (1) 15.6 (1) 15.3 (1) 14.9 (1) -2.7 (1) -15.4

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.

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 West South Central and Mountain states,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
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United States
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 8.5 7.9 7.8 7.8 -0.7

West South Central Division
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 (1) 7.2 (1) 6.3 (1) 6.2 (1) 6.1 (1) -1.1

Arkansas
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 (1) 7.6 (1) 7.2 (1) 7.2 (1) 7.1 (1) -0.5

Louisiana
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 (1) 7.0 (1) 5.9 (1) 5.7 (1) 5.6 (1) -1.4

Oklahoma
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 (1) 5.6 (1) 5.2 (1) 5.1 (1) 5.1 (1) -0.5

Texas
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 (1) 7.4 (1) 6.4 (1) 6.3 (1) 6.2 (1) -1.2

Mountain Division
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 (1) 8.4 (1) 7.6 (1) 7.4 (1) 7.3 (1) -1.1

Arizona
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 (1) 8.7 (1) 8.1 (1) 8.0 (1) 7.9 (1) -0.8

Colorado
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 (1) 8.3 (1) 7.7 (1) 7.6 (1) 7.5 (1) -0.8

Idaho
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 (1) 7.7 (1) 6.6 (1) 6.5 (1) 6.3 (1) -1.4

Montana
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 (1) 6.3 (1) 5.8 (1) 5.7 (1) 5.6 (1) -0.7

Nevada
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 (1) 12.3 (1) 10.3 (1) 10.0 (1) 9.8 (1) -2.5

New Mexico
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 (1) 7.1 (1) 6.8 (1) 6.7 (1) 6.6 (1) -0.5

Utah
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 (1) 6.1 (1) 5.5 (1) 5.3 (1) 5.4 (1) -0.7

Wyoming
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 (1) 5.8 (1) 5.1 (1) 5.0 (1) 4.9 (1) -0.9

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.

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 Southwest states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
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Arkansas

  

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
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 5.7 5.0 4.6 (P) 5.1 (P) -0.6

Fort Smith, AR-OK
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 8.5 8.0 7.6 (P) 8.1 (P) -0.4

Hot Springs
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 8.1 7.1 6.9 (P) 7.5 (P) -0.6

Jonesboro
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 7.2 6.5 6.2 (P) 6.8 (P) -0.4

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway
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 6.7 6.0 5.8 (P) 6.3 (P) -0.4

Pine Bluff
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 9.7 8.4 8.2 (P) 9.0 (P) -0.7

Louisiana

  

Alexandria
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 6.5 6.1 4.5 (P) 5.7 (P) -0.8

Baton Rouge
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 6.6 6.1 4.5 (P) 5.4 (P) -1.2

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
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 4.5 4.3 3.1 (P) 3.7 (P) -0.8

Lafayette
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 4.8 4.2 3.1 (P) 3.7 (P) -1.1

Lake Charles
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 6.3 5.8 4.2 (P) 5.3 (P) -1.0

Monroe
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 7.0 6.7 4.9 (P) 5.8 (P) -1.2

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
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 6.5 6.5 4.7 (P) 5.5 (P) -1.0

Shreveport-Bossier City
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 6.1 6.5 4.8 (P) 5.7 (P) -0.4

New Mexico

  

Albuquerque
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 7.0 6.4 6.3 (P) 6.7 (P) -0.3

Farmington
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 6.7 6.0 6.0 (P) 6.5 (P) -0.2

Las Cruces
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 6.7 6.2 6.1 (P) 6.8 (P) 0.1

Santa Fe
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 5.3 4.8 4.7 (P) 5.1 (P) -0.2

Oklahoma

  

Lawton
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 7.4 7.0 6.4 (P) 6.5 (P) -0.9

Oklahoma City
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 5.7 4.9 4.5 (P) 4.6 (P) -1.1

Tulsa
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 6.8 5.6 5.1 (P) 5.3 (P) -1.5

Texas

  

Abilene
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 5.7 4.9 4.6 (P) 4.7 (P) -1.0

Amarillo
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 4.8 4.3 4.1 (P) 4.1 (P) -0.7

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
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 6.1 5.3 4.9 (P) 5.0 (P) -1.1

Beaumont-Port Arthur
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 10.2 9.8 9.2 (P) 10.0 (P) -0.2

Brownsville-Harlingen
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 10.9 10.1 9.7 (P) 10.3 (P) -0.6

College Station-Bryan
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 5.7 5.3 5.1 (P) 5.0 (P) -0.7

Corpus Christi
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 6.9 5.8 5.4 (P) 5.7 (P) -1.2

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
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 7.0 6.2 5.7 (P) 5.9 (P) -1.1

Dallas-Plano-Irving (1)

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 7.0 6.2 5.8 (P) 5.9 (P) -1.1

Fort Worth-Arlington (1)

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 6.8 6.1 5.6 (P) 5.7 (P) -1.1

El Paso
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 9.4 8.7 8.2 (P) 8.4 (P) -1.0

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
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 7.2 6.2 5.8 (P) 6.0 (P) -1.2

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
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 7.6 7.0 6.5 (P) 6.6 (P) -1.0

Laredo
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 6.9 6.3 6.0 (P) 6.1 (P) -0.8

Longview
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 6.0 5.7 5.3 (P) 5.5 (P) -0.5

Lubbock
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 5.4 4.9 4.6 (P) 4.7 (P) -0.7

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
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 11.1 10.1 9.6 (P) 10.3 (P) -0.8

Midland
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 3.7 3.2 3.0 (P) 3.1 (P) -0.6

Odessa
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 4.6 3.9 3.6 (P) 3.7 (P) -0.9

San Angelo
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 5.4 4.8 4.5 (P) 4.6 (P) -0.8

San Antonio-New Braunfels
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 6.7 6.0 5.6 (P) 5.7 (P) -1.0

Sherman-Denison
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 7.4 6.5 6.1 (P) 6.7 (P) -0.7

Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR
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 6.9 6.0 5.4 (P) 5.7 (P) -1.2

Tyler
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 7.2 6.5 6.1 (P) 6.2 (P) -1.0

Victoria
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 6.2 5.3 5.1 (P) 5.2 (P) -1.0

Waco
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 6.7 5.9 5.5 (P) 5.6 (P) -1.1

Wichita Falls
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 6.4 5.8 5.4 (P) 5.5 (P) -0.9

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(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 Southwest States,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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United States
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 132,498 134,225 134,472 (P) 134,668 (P) 2,170 (P) 1.6

Arkansas
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 1,161.3 1,169.9 1,172.0 (P) 1,169.0 (P) 7.7 (P) 0.7

Louisiana
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 (1) 1,927.0 1,947.1 1,961.9 (P) 1,950.5 (P) (1) 23.5 (P) (1) 1.2

New Mexico
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 (1) 804.1 799.6 798.5 (P) 800.8 (P) (1) -3.3 (P) (1) -0.4

Oklahoma
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 1,565.3 1,598.8 1,602.5 (P) 1,600.5 (P) 35.2 (P) 2.2

Texas
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 10,643.2 10,875.4 10,899.9 (P) 10,904.0 (P) 260.8 (P) 2.5

Footnotes
(1) Correction
(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, West South Central and Mountain states,
not seasonally adjusted
Area

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United States
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 1,705 1,528
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 141,703 144,517

West South Central Division
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 84 62
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 6,331 6,360

Arkansas
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 19 15
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 1,389 1,963

Louisiana
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 8 9
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 518 545

Oklahoma
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 6 3
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 443 241

Texas
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 51 35
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 3,981 3,611

Mountain Division
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 46 51
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 3,879 5,112

Arizona
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 3 5
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 176 585

Colorado
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 5 11
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 556 1,787

Idaho
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 6 9
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 445 670

Montana
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 5 7
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 503 543

Nevada
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 14 11
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 1,323 950

New Mexico
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 5 -
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 299 -

Utah
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 7 7
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 514 526

Wyoming
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 (1) - (1) -

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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