Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Census region and division | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Mar. 2008 | Apr. 2008 | May 2008 | Number | Percent of the labor force | |||||||
| May 2007 | Mar. 2008 | Apr. 2008 | May 2008 | May 2007 | Mar. 2008 | Apr. 2008 | May 2008 | |||||
Northeast |
27,900.3 | 28,035.6 | 28,121.2 | 28,178.4 | 1,228.3 | 1,350.3 | 1,331.6 | 1,469.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
New England |
7,646.7 | 7,678.5 | 7,664.8 | 7,659.0 | 342.4 | 369.8 | 343.1 | 394.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
Middle Atlantic |
20,253.6 | 20,357.1 | 20,456.4 | 20,519.3 | 885.9 | 980.5 | 988.5 | 1,075.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
South |
54,282.3 | 54,873.9 | 54,987.7 | 55,094.3 | 2,298.5 | 2,573.8 | 2,552.3 | 2,819.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
South Atlantic |
29,164.1 | 29,493.9 | 29,535.3 | 29,592.5 | 1,175.6 | 1,409.5 | 1,413.9 | 1,564.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
East South Central |
8,561.1 | 8,632.6 | 8,660.5 | 8,657.2 | 405.4 | 457.2 | 453.0 | 515.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
West South Central |
16,557.1 | 16,747.3 | 16,791.9 | 16,844.6 | 717.5 | 707.0 | 685.4 | 739.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
Midwest |
34,873.2 | 35,048.6 | 35,032.1 | 35,134.8 | 1,776.7 | 1,870.8 | 1,803.8 | 2,085.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
East North Central |
23,988.4 | 24,115.7 | 24,104.5 | 24,163.3 | 1,318.5 | 1,388.4 | 1,332.9 | 1,555.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.4 |
West North Central |
10,884.7 | 10,932.9 | 10,927.5 | 10,971.5 | 458.2 | 482.3 | 470.9 | 529.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
West |
35,334.5 | 35,903.3 | 35,938.1 | 35,982.4 | 1,613.1 | 1,914.4 | 1,900.0 | 2,086.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
Mountain |
10,873.5 | 11,127.0 | 11,104.1 | 11,116.0 | 376.3 | 456.2 | 444.7 | 490.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
Pacific |
24,461.0 | 24,776.4 | 24,834.0 | 24,866.5 | 1,236.8 | 1,458.1 | 1,455.3 | 1,596.1 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Regions are defined as the four Census regions, comprised as follows: Northeast Region includes the New England Division - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; and the Middle Atlantic Division - New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. South Region includes the South Atlantic Division - Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central Division - Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; and West South Central Division - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. Midwest Region includes the East North Central Division - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; and the West North Central Division - Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. West Region includes the Mountain Division - Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and the Pacific Division - Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.
| Census region and division | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Apr. 2008 | May 2008 | June 2008 | Number | Percent of the labor force | |||||||
| June 2007 | Apr. 2008 | May 2008 | June 2008 | June 2007 | Apr. 2008 | May 2008 | June 2008 | |||||
Northeast |
27,918.5 | 28,121.2 | 28,178.4 | 28,186.2 | 1,238.8 | 1,331.6 | 1,469.4 | 1,486.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
New England |
7,647.4 | 7,664.8 | 7,659.0 | 7,674.4 | 340.9 | 343.1 | 394.3 | 406.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
Middle Atlantic |
20,271.1 | 20,456.4 | 20,519.3 | 20,511.9 | 897.9 | 988.5 | 1,075.1 | 1,080.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
South |
54,338.6 | 54,987.7 | 55,094.3 | 54,986.6 | 2,315.5 | 2,552.3 | 2,819.6 | 2,814.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
South Atlantic |
29,206.3 | 29,535.3 | 29,592.5 | 29,574.1 | 1,200.1 | 1,413.9 | 1,564.2 | 1,564.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
East South Central |
8,561.6 | 8,660.5 | 8,657.2 | 8,610.0 | 400.4 | 453.0 | 515.8 | 525.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
West South Central |
16,570.7 | 16,791.9 | 16,844.6 | 16,802.5 | 715.0 | 685.4 | 739.7 | 725.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
Midwest |
34,904.6 | 35,032.1 | 35,134.8 | 34,973.4 | 1,812.0 | 1,803.8 | 2,085.0 | 2,125.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
East North Central |
24,011.9 | 24,104.5 | 24,163.3 | 24,049.6 | 1,347.8 | 1,332.9 | 1,555.2 | 1,612.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
West North Central |
10,892.7 | 10,927.5 | 10,971.5 | 10,923.8 | 464.2 | 470.9 | 529.8 | 512.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
West |
35,387.8 | 35,938.1 | c35,982.5 | 35,947.7 | 1,630.5 | 1,900.0 | 2,086.9 | 2,136.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
Mountain |
10,894.2 | 11,104.1 | 11,116.0 | 11,105.6 | 380.7 | 444.7 | 490.8 | 516.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
Pacific |
24,493.5 | 24,834.0 | 24,866.5 | 24,842.1 | 1,249.8 | 1,455.3 | 1,596.1 | 1,619.7 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates
c = corrected
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Regions are defined as the four Census regions, comprised as follows: Northeast Region includes the New England Division - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; and the Middle Atlantic Division - New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. South Region includes the South Atlantic Division - Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central Division - Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; and West South Central Division - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. Midwest Region includes the East North Central Division - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; and the West North Central Division - Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. West Region includes the Mountain Division - Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and the Pacific Division - Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.
Last Modified Date: July 25, 2008
