Southeast - Labor Force Statistics

Civilian labor force in the Southeast,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Dec 2011	Oct 2012	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Dec 2011 to Dec 2012
Area (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Dec 2011	Oct 2012	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Net change	Percent change
United States		153,945	155,576	155,319	155,511	1,566	1.0
South (1)		(2) 56,359.0	(2) 56,639.2	(2) 56,705.6	(2) 56,773.4	(2) 414.4	(2) 0.7
South Atlantic		(2) 29,888.9	(2) 30,091.1	(2) 30,132.9	(2) 30,173.2	(2) 284.3	(2) 1.0
Delaware		(2) 442.7	(2) 445.2	(2) 445.5	(2) 446.4	(2) 3.7	(2) 0.8
District of Columbia		(2) 350.5	(2) 367.8	(2) 369.3	(2) 370.7	(2) 20.2	(2) 5.8
Florida		(2) 9,318.6	(2) 9,395.0	(2) 9,404.2	(2) 9,413.6	(2) 95.0	(2) 1.0
Georgia		(2) 4,792.4	(2) 4,817.2	(2) 4,821.3	(2) 4,830.7	(2) 38.2	(2) 0.8
Maryland		(2) 3,106.0	(2) 3,134.6	(2) 3,138.9	(2) 3,142.9	(2) 36.8	(2) 1.2
North Carolina		(2) 4,683.7	(2) 4,743.3	(2) 4,753.1	(2) 4,767.2	(2) 83.5	(2) 1.8
South Carolina		(2) 2,167.7	(2) 2,166.1	(2) 2,168.0	(2) 2,170.2	(2) 2.5	(2) 0.1
Virginia		(2) 4,219.4	(2) 4,212.6	(2) 4,216.8	(2) 4,220.9	(2) 1.5	(2) 0.0
West Virginia		(2) 803.0	(2) 807.3	(2) 807.8	(2) 808.3	(2) 5.3	(2) 0.7
East South Central		(2) 8,676.9	(2) 8,689.3	(2) 8,695.5	(2) 8,702.4	(2) 25.4	(2) 0.3
Alabama		(2) 2,160.7	(2) 2,154.8	(2) 2,152.2	(2) 2,150.1	(2) -10.5	(2) -0.5
Kentucky		(2) 2,069.2	(2) 2,082.8	(2) 2,084.7	(2) 2,086.3	(2) 17.1	(2) 0.8
Mississippi		(2) 1,335.8	(2) 1,336.0	(2) 1,337.3	(2) 1,338.6	(2) 2.7	(2) 0.2
Tennessee		(2) 3,111.1	(2) 3,116.6	(2) 3,121.2	(2) 3,126.3	(2) 15.2	(2) 0.5
Footnotes (1) The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (2) 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. Return to Southeast Economic Summary menu

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Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment

Unemployed in the Southeast,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Dec 2011	Oct 2012	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Dec 2011 to Dec 2012
Area (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Dec 2011	Oct 2012	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Net change	Percent change
United States		13,049	12,248	12,042	12,206	-843	-6.5
South (1)		(2) 4,604.7	(2) 4,223.4	(2) 4,162.9	(2) 4,118.2	(2) -486.6	(2) -10.6
South Atlantic		(2) 2,597.0	(2) 2,411.3	(2) 2,383.7	(2) 2,362.7	(2) -234.3	(2) -9.0
Delaware		(2) 31.9	(2) 31.6	(2) 31.3	(2) 31.6	(2) -0.3	(2) -1.0
District of Columbia		(2) 33.8	(2) 31.8	(2) 31.5	(2) 31.3	(2) -2.5	(2) -7.3
Florida		(2) 874.1	(2) 769.4	(2) 755.5	(2) 745.0	(2) -129.0	(2) -14.8
Georgia		(2) 455.8	(2) 424.9	(2) 420.4	(2) 421.8	(2) -34.0	(2) -7.5
Maryland		(2) 214.9	(2) 213.2	(2) 211.6	(2) 210.3	(2) -4.5	(2) -2.1
North Carolina		(2) 459.5	(2) 447.6	(2) 444.7	(2) 447.0	(2) -12.5	(2) -2.7
South Carolina		(2) 211.3	(2) 189.6	(2) 187.3	(2) 185.9	(2) -25.4	(2) -12.0
Virginia		(2) 260.6	(2) 242.6	(2) 239.2	(2) 236.4	(2) -24.2	(2) -9.3
West Virginia		(2) 58.3	(2) 60.7	(2) 60.4	(2) 60.2	(2) 1.8	(2) 3.1
East South Central		(2) 733.7	(2) 687.2	(2) 677.4	(2) 669.6	(2) -64.0	(2) -8.7
Alabama		(2) 163.1	(2) 153.0	(2) 149.0	(2) 145.6	(2) -17.5	(2) -10.7
Kentucky		(2) 179.8	(2) 169.6	(2) 167.8	(2) 166.4	(2) -13.5	(2) -7.5
Mississippi		(2) 130.1	(2) 121.2	(2) 120.0	(2) 119.1	(2) -11.1	(2) -8.5
Tennessee		(2) 260.9	(2) 244.0	(2) 240.9	(2) 238.7	(2) -22.2	(2) -8.5
Footnotes (1) The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (2) 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. Return to Southeast Economic Summary menu

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Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment

Unemployment rates in the Southeast,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area (Links provide news releases)	Dec 2011	Oct 2012	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Net change Dec 2011 to Dec 2012
United States	8.5	7.9	7.8	7.8	-0.7
South (1)	(2) 8.2	(2) 7.5	(2) 7.3	(2) 7.3	(2) -0.9
South Atlantic	(2) 8.7	(2) 8.0	(2) 7.9	(2) 7.8	(2) -0.9
Delaware	(2) 7.2	(2) 7.1	(2) 7.0	(2) 7.1	(2) -0.1
District of Columbia	(2) 9.6	(2) 8.6	(2) 8.5	(2) 8.4	(2) -1.2
Florida	(2) 9.4	(2) 8.2	(2) 8.0	(2) 7.9	(2) -1.5
Georgia	(2) 9.5	(2) 8.8	(2) 8.7	(2) 8.7	(2) -0.8
Maryland	(2) 6.9	(2) 6.8	(2) 6.7	(2) 6.7	(2) -0.2
North Carolina	(2) 9.8	(2) 9.4	(2) 9.4	(2) 9.4	(2) -0.4
South Carolina	(2) 9.7	(2) 8.8	(2) 8.6	(2) 8.6	(2) -1.1
Virginia	(2) 6.2	(2) 5.8	(2) 5.7	(2) 5.6	(2) -0.6
West Virginia	(2) 7.3	(2) 7.5	(2) 7.5	(2) 7.4	(2) 0.1
East South Central	(2) 8.5	(2) 7.9	(2) 7.8	(2) 7.7	(2) -0.8
Alabama	(2) 7.5	(2) 7.1	(2) 6.9	(2) 6.8	(2) -0.7
Kentucky	(2) 8.7	(2) 8.1	(2) 8.0	(2) 8.0	(2) -0.7
Mississippi	(2) 9.7	(2) 9.1	(2) 9.0	(2) 8.9	(2) -0.8
Tennessee	(2) 8.4	(2) 7.8	(2) 7.7	(2) 7.6	(2) -0.8
Footnotes (1) The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (2) 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. Return to Southeast Economic Summary menu

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Employment Situation
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment

Unemployment rates in the Southeast by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (news release)	Dec 2011	Oct 2012	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Net change Dec 2011 to Dec 2012
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford	7.9	8.1	6.9	(P) 6.7	(P) -1.2
Auburn-Opelika	6.4	6.7	5.6	(P) 5.7	(P) -0.7
Birmingham-Hoover	6.9	7.0	6.0	(P) 5.8	(P) -1.1
Decatur	7.5	7.5	6.4	(P) 6.3	(P) -1.2
Dothan	7.1	7.5	6.5	(P) 6.4	(P) -0.7
Florence-Muscle Shoals	7.3	7.2	6.2	(P) 6.3	(P) -1.0
Gadsden	7.6	8.5	6.7	(P) 6.5	(P) -1.1
Huntsville	6.6	6.7	5.7	(P) 5.5	(P) -1.1
Mobile	8.6	8.7	7.5	(P) 7.2	(P) -1.4
Montgomery	7.8	8.0	6.9	(P) 6.6	(P) -1.2
Tuscaloosa	7.2	7.7	6.5	(P) 6.5	(P) -0.7
Florida
Cape Coral-Fort Myers	10.2	8.5	8.3	(P) 8.0	(P) -2.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin	7.1	5.7	5.9	(P) 5.8	(P) -1.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach	10.0	8.4	8.3	(P) 8.1	(P) -1.9
Gainesville	7.7	6.2	6.4	(P) 6.2	(P) -1.5
Jacksonville	9.2	7.7	7.6	(P) 7.4	(P) -1.8
Lakeland-Winter Haven	10.7	9.2	9.0	(P) 8.6	(P) -2.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach	9.5	8.3	7.7	(P) 8.1	(P) -1.4
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach (1)	8.5	7.1	7.0	(P) 6.7	(P) -1.8
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall (1)	(2) 9.8	(2) 9.2	(2) 8.3	(2) 9.1	(2) -0.7
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach (1)	9.8	8.6	8.4	(P) 8.0	(P) -1.8
Naples-Marco Island	9.0	8.5	7.8	(P) 7.3	(P) -1.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota	9.9	8.3	8.1	(P) 7.8	(P) -2.1
Ocala	11.5	9.1	9.2	(P) 8.9	(P) -2.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford	9.6	7.9	7.8	(P) 7.6	(P) -2.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville	10.7	8.7	8.5	(P) 8.3	(P) -2.4
Palm Coast	13.5	11.3	11.6	(P) 11.2	(P) -2.3
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach	10.2	7.8	8.3	(P) 8.5	(P) -1.7
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent	9.4	7.7	7.8	(P) 7.8	(P) -1.6
Port St. Lucie	11.2	10.3	9.9	(P) 9.5	(P) -1.7
Punta Gorda	9.9	8.5	8.4	(P) 8.0	(P) -1.9
Tallahassee	8.0	6.6	6.7	(P) 6.6	(P) -1.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater	10.1	8.2	8.2	(P) 7.9	(P) -2.2
Sebastian-Vero Beach	11.1	10.1	9.6	(P) 9.1	(P) -2.0
Georgia
Albany	9.8	9.3	9.2	(P) 9.7	(P) -0.1
Athens-Clarke County	7.0	6.2	6.2	(P) 6.6	(P) -0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta	8.9	8.2	8.0	(P) 8.4	(P) -0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	8.9	8.6	8.5	(P) 9.0	(P) 0.1
Brunswick	10.4	9.5	9.2	(P) 9.8	(P) -0.6
Columbus, GA-AL	8.8	8.7	8.3	(P) 9.0	(P) 0.2
Dalton	12.3	11.3	11.0	(P) 11.3	(P) -1.0
Gainesville	7.5	6.6	6.5	(P) 6.9	(P) -0.6
Hinesville-Fort Stewart	9.1	8.5	8.5	(P) 8.9	(P) -0.2
Macon	9.5	9.0	8.7	(P) 9.2	(P) -0.3
Rome	10.5	9.6	9.4	(P) 9.8	(P) -0.7
Savannah	8.7	7.9	7.7	(P) 8.2	(P) -0.5
Valdosta	8.7	8.1	8.2	(P) 8.5	(P) -0.2
Warner Robins	7.4	7.2	7.0	(P) 7.4	(P) 0.0
Kentucky
Bowling Green	7.4	7.2	6.6	(P) 6.7	(P) -0.7
Elizabethtown	8.7	7.5	7.2	(P) 7.4	(P) -1.3
Lexington-Fayette	6.9	6.2	6.1	(P) 6.1	(P) -0.8
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN	8.9	7.5	7.4	(P) 7.6	(P) -1.3
Owensboro	7.3	6.8	6.4	(P) 6.6	(P) -0.7
Mississippi
Gulfport-Biloxi	9.5	7.8	7.0	(P) 8.5	(P) -1.0
Hattiesburg	8.8	7.3	6.4	(P) 7.9	(P) -0.9
Jackson	7.9	6.7	6.0	(P) 7.5	(P) -0.4
Pascagoula	11.0	8.5	7.9	(P) 9.5	(P) -1.5
North Carolina
Asheville	8.1	6.8	7.1	(P) 7.5	(P) -0.6
Burlington	10.0	8.8	8.9	(P) 9.3	(P) -0.7
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC	10.4	9.0	9.0	(P) 9.4	(P) -1.0
Durham-Chapel Hill	7.9	6.8	6.9	(P) 7.2	(P) -0.7
Fayetteville	10.1	9.4	9.5	(P) 10.0	(P) -0.1
Goldsboro	9.2	8.4	8.6	(P) 9.1	(P) -0.1
Greensboro-High Point	10.5	9.1	9.2	(P) 9.6	(P) -0.9
Greenville	10.0	9.2	9.2	(P) 9.6	(P) -0.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	12.3	10.0	10.2	(P) 10.7	(P) -1.6
Jacksonville	9.0	8.1	8.3	(P) 8.8	(P) -0.2
Raleigh-Cary	8.3	7.0	7.2	(P) 7.5	(P) -0.8
Rocky Mount	13.6	11.7	11.7	(P) 12.5	(P) -1.1
Wilmington	10.9	9.0	9.3	(P) 10.2	(P) -0.7
Winston-Salem	9.5	8.3	8.4	(P) 8.8	(P) -0.7
South Carolina
Anderson	8.9	7.9	8.0	(P) 8.4	(P) -0.5
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville	7.7	6.7	6.8	(P) 7.1	(P) -0.6
Columbia	8.1	7.3	7.4	(P) 7.6	(P) -0.5
Florence	10.4	9.0	8.9	(P) 9.5	(P) -0.9
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley	7.6	6.8	6.9	(P) 7.1	(P) -0.5
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway	12.0	9.0	9.6	(P) 11.1	(P) -0.9
Spartanburg	9.4	8.1	8.2	(P) 8.4	(P) -1.0
Sumter	10.6	9.5	9.7	(P) 10.2	(P) -0.4
Tennessee
Chattanooga, TN-GA	7.3	7.1	6.4	(P) 7.2	(P) -0.1
Clarksville, TN-KY	8.8	8.3	7.5	(P) 8.1	(P) -0.7
Cleveland	8.1	7.8	7.0	(P) 7.6	(P) -0.5
Jackson	8.6	8.2	7.2	(P) 8.0	(P) -0.6
Johnson City	7.1	7.0	6.1	(P) 7.1	(P) 0.0
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	7.2	6.9	6.3	(P) 6.9	(P) -0.3
Knoxville	6.3	6.2	5.4	(P) 6.0	(P) -0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	8.9	8.6	7.7	(P) 8.6	(P) -0.3
Morristown	9.9	9.3	8.5	(P) 9.3	(P) -0.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin	6.8	6.4	5.5	(P) 6.1	(P) -0.7
Footnotes (1) Metropolitan Division (2) Reflects revised population controls and model reestimation. (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. Return to Southeast Economic Summary menu

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

Nonfarm wage and salary employment in the Southeast,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area (news release)	Back data	Dec 2011	Oct 2012	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Dec 2011 to Dec 2012
Area (news release)	Back data	Dec 2011	Oct 2012	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Net change	Percent change
United States		132,498	134,225	134,472	134,691	2,193	1.7
Alabama		1,867.9	1,881.6	1,879.9	(P) 1,878.1	(P) 10.2	(P) 0.5
Delaware		417.4	416.9	418.0	(P) 418.9	(P) 1.5	(P) 0.4
District of Columbia		737.7	739.5	733.8	(P) 735.6	(P) -2.1	(P) -0.3
Florida		7,333.2	7,377.7	7,403.4	(P) 7,388.1	(P) 54.9	(P) 0.7
Georgia		3,897.0	3,957.1	3,956.7	(P) 3,971.1	(P) 74.1	(P) 1.9
Kentucky		1,804.3	1,831.9	1,837.7	(P) 1,833.3	(P) 29.0	(P) 1.6
Maryland		2,568.0	2,585.7	2,584.2	(P) 2,589.1	(P) 21.1	(P) 0.8
Mississippi		1,089.0	1,089.5	1,094.0	(P) 1,092.5	(P) 3.5	(P) 0.3
North Carolina		3,932.2	3,965.1	3,996.7	(P) 4,004.6	(P) 72.4	(P) 1.8
South Carolina		1,840.4	1,867.9	1,873.8	(P) 1,879.1	(P) 38.7	(P) 2.1
Tennessee		2,673.5	2,695.0	2,703.9	(P) 2,709.9	(P) 36.4	(P) 1.4
Virginia		3,702.7	3,734.3	3,739.0	(P) 3,734.0	(P) 31.3	(P) 0.8
West Virginia		760.8	747.3	746.0	(P) 746.9	(P) -13.9	(P) -1.8
Footnotes (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. Return to Southeast Economic Summary menu

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Employment Situation
Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Regional and State Employment and Unemployment

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
Area (news release)	Back data	Jan 2012	Jan 2013	Back data	Jan 2012	Jan 2013
United States		1,705	1,528		141,703	144,517
South (1)		496	515		43,925	52,634
South Atlantic		287	324		25,701	34,734
Delaware		(2) -	(2) -		(2) -	(2) -
District of Columbia		4	3		263	259
Florida		87	56		6,044	3,784
Georgia		41	63		4,097	6,616
Maryland		10	21		624	1,539
North Carolina		84	100		7,468	11,999
South Carolina		32	47		3,475	6,739
Virginia		25	31		3,362	3,583
West Virginia		3	(2) -		298	(2) -
East South Central		125	129		11,893	11,540
Alabama		55	82		6,489	8,434
Kentucky		33	24		2,847	1,738
Mississippi		13	9		737	434
Tennessee		24	14		1,820	934
Footnotes (1) The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (2) 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. Return to Southeast Economic Summary menu

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