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Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in the Midwest,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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2008		 Apr
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United States
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 152,542 153,374 153,784 153,957 1,415 0.9

Midwest
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 (1) 34,867.4 34,996.1 35,048.6 35,032.1 (1) 164.7 (1) 0.5

Illinois
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 (1) 6,669.2 6,803.6 6,807.7 (P) 6,813.7 (P) (1) 144.6 (P) (1) 2.2

Indiana
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 (1) 3,212.5 3,225.5 3,227.9 (P) 3,218.5 (P) (1) 5.9 (P) (1) 0.2

Iowa
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 (1) 1,657.5 1,669.2 1,672.8 (P) 1,675.4 (P) (1) 17.8 (P) (1) 1.1

Kansas
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 (1) 1,477.0 1,481.0 1,487.2 (P) 1,484.8 (P) (1) 7.8 (P) (1) 0.5

Michigan
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 (1) 5,031.4 5,001.7 4,996.3 (P) 4,981.2 (P) (1) -50.1 (P) (1) -1.0

Minnesota
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 (1) 2,924.9 2,930.2 2,937.3 (P) 2,948.1 (P) (1) 23.2 (P) (1) 0.8

Missouri
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 (1) 3,022.3 3,023.0 3,022.8 (P) 3,012.5 (P) (1) -9.8 (P) (1) -0.3

Nebraska
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 (1) 979.0 987.0 990.8 (P) 994.3 (P) (1) 15.3 (P) (1) 1.6

North Dakota
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 (1) 364.9 368.2 370.1 (P) 370.6 (P) (1) 5.7 (P) (1) 1.6

Ohio
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 (1) 5,976.6 5,975.1 5,989.5 (P) 5,996.8 (P) (1) 20.2 (P) (1) 0.3

South Dakota
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 (1) 441.4 444.3 444.7 (P) 445.8 (P) (1) 4.4 (P) (1) 1.0

Wisconsin
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 (1) 3,094.0 3,100.5 3,105.4 (P) 3,095.8 (P) (1) 1.8 (P) (1) 0.1

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(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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Unemployed in the Midwest,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 6,829 7,381 7,815 7,626 797 11.7

Midwest
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 (1) 1,766.3 1,802.4 1,870.8 1,803.8 (1) 37.4 (1) 2.1

Illinois
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 (1) 322.5 372.9 371.3 (P) 369.9 (P) (1) 47.4 (P) (1) 14.7

Indiana
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 (1) 147.5 148.4 165.0 (P) 152.9 (P) (1) 5.3 (P) (1) 3.6

Iowa
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 (1) 62.1 58.3 57.6 (P) 58.9 (P) (1) -3.2 (P) (1) -5.2

Kansas
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 (1) 60.5 55.5 60.8 (P) 58.9 (P) (1) -1.5 (P) (1) -2.5

Michigan
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 (1) 357.1 357.9 359.7 (P) 345.8 (P) (1) -11.4 (P) (1) -3.2

Minnesota
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 (1) 138.3 133.0 137.7 (P) 142.4 (P) (1) 4.1 (P) (1) 3.0

Missouri
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 (1) 143.2 162.0 172.4 (P) 156.5 (P) (1) 13.3 (P) (1) 9.3

Nebraska
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 (1) 27.8 27.9 29.8 (P) 30.6 (P) (1) 2.8 (P) (1) 9.9

North Dakota
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 (1) 11.8 11.5 11.5 (P) 11.4 (P) (1) -0.4 (P) (1) -3.3

Ohio
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 (1) 336.9 316.3 344.7 (P) 334.8 (P) (1) -2.1 (P) (1) -0.6

South Dakota
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 (1) 13.5 11.4 11.0 (P) 11.7 (P) (1) -1.9 (P) (1) -13.8

Wisconsin
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 (1) 157.5 152.2 150.2 (P) 132.6 (P) (1) -25.0 (P) (1) -15.8

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(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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Unemployment rates in the Midwest,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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United States
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 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.0 0.5

Midwest
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 (1) 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.1 (1) 0.0

Illinois
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 (1) 4.8 5.5 5.5 (P) 5.4 (P) (1) 0.6

Indiana
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 (1) 4.6 4.6 5.1 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) 0.1

Iowa
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 (1) 3.7 3.5 3.4 (P) 3.5 (P) (1) -0.2

Kansas
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 (1) 4.1 3.7 4.1 (P) 4.0 (P) (1) -0.1

Michigan
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 (1) 7.1 7.2 7.2 (P) 6.9 (P) (1) -0.2

Minnesota
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 (1) 4.7 4.5 4.7 (P) 4.8 (P) (1) 0.1

Missouri
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 (1) 4.7 5.4 5.7 (P) 5.2 (P) (1) 0.5

Nebraska
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 (1) 2.8 2.8 3.0 (P) 3.1 (P) (1) 0.3

North Dakota
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 (1) 3.2 3.1 3.1 (P) 3.1 (P) (1) -0.1

Ohio
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 (1) 5.6 5.3 5.8 (P) 5.6 (P) (1) 0.0

South Dakota
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 (1) 3.1 2.6 2.5 (P) 2.6 (P) (1) -0.5

Wisconsin
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 (1) 5.1 4.9 4.8 (P) 4.3 (P) (1) -0.8

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(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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Unemployment rates in Midwest states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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Illinois

  

Bloomington-Normal
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 (2) 3.4 4.9 (P) 4.3    

Champaign-Urbana
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 (2) 3.7 5.2 (P) 4.6    

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
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 (2) 4.7 5.7 (P) 5.6    

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL (1)

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 (3) 4.7 5.6 5.5 (P) 5.4 (P) (3) 0.7

Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI (1)

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 (2) 4.8 6.5 (P) 6.1    

Danville
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 (2) 5.7 7.5 (P) 6.9    

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
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 (2) 4.1 5.2 (P) 4.7    

Decatur
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 (2) 5.3 6.6 (P) 6.1    

Kankakee-Bradley
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 (2) 6.2 8.4 (P) 7.7    

Peoria
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 (2) 4.0 5.6 (P) 5.0    

Rockford
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 (2) 5.5 7.9 (P) 7.9    

St Louis, MO-IL
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 (2) 4.6 6.2 (P) 6.4    

Springfield
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 (2) 4.1 5.4 (P) 5.0    

Indiana

  

Anderson
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 (2) 6.2 6.8 (P) 7.3    

Bloomington
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 (2) 3.9 5.2 (P) 4.8    

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
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 (2) 4.7 5.7 (P) 5.6    

Gary (1)

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 (2) 4.7 5.7 (P) 5.7    

Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
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 (2) 4.9 5.2 (P) 5.2    

Columbus
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 (2) 3.5 4.1 (P) 4.6    

Elkhart-Goshen
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 (2) 4.2 5.3 (P) 5.8    

Evansville, IN-KY
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 (2) 4.6 4.9 (P) 5.0    

Fort Wayne
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 (2) 4.5 5.2 (P) 6.4    

Indianapolis-Carmel
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 (2) 3.9 4.5 (P) 4.8    

Kokomo
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 (2) 5.9 6.7 (P) 7.2    

Lafayette
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 (2) 3.8 4.6 (P) 5.0    

Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN
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 (2) 4.8 5.6 (P) 5.6    

Michigan City-LaPorte
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 (2) 5.1 6.2 (P) 6.3    

Muncie
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 (2) 5.1 5.9 (P) 6.8    

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
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 (2) 4.9 5.6 (P) 6.0    

Terre Haute
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 (2) 5.5 6.3 (P) 6.6    

Iowa

  

Ames
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 (2) 2.5 2.8 (P) 2.7    

Cedar Rapids
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 (2) 3.6 4.1 (P) 3.7    

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
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 (2) 4.1 5.2 (P) 4.7    

Des Moines-West Des Moines
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 (2) 3.3 3.9 (P) 3.6    

Dubuque
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 (2) 4.0 4.7 (P) 4.3    

Iowa City
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 (2) 2.5 2.8 (P) 2.6    

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
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 (2) 3.1 3.5 (P) 3.6    

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
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 (2) 3.6 3.9 (P) 3.8    

Waterloo-Cedar Falls
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 (2) 3.5 3.9 (P) 3.7    

Kansas

  

Kansas City, MO-KS
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 (2) 4.4 5.3 (P) 5.5    

Lawrence
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 (2) 3.5 3.7 (P) 3.9    

Topeka
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 (2) 4.1 4.7 (P) 5.0    

St. Joseph, MO-KS
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 (2) 3.9 5.3 (P) 5.4    

Wichita
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 (2) 3.8 3.8 (P) 4.1    

Michigan

  

Ann Arbor
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 (2) 4.3 4.9 (P) 4.9    

Battle Creek
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 (2) 6.6 7.4 (P) 7.0    

Bay City
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 (2) 6.6 7.7 (P) 7.8    

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
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 (4) 7.5 7.4 7.7 (P) 7.4 (P) (4) -0.1

Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn (1)

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 (2) 7.8 8.5 (P) 9.1    

Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills (1)

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 (2) 6.4 7.1 (P) 7.5    

Flint
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 (2) 7.8 9.3 (P) 10.6    

Grand Rapids-Wyoming
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 (2) 5.6 6.5 (P) 6.3    

Holland-Grand Haven
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 (2) 5.1 6.5 (P) 6.1    

Jackson
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 (2) 7.3 8.3 (P) 7.9    

Kalamazoo-Portage
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 (2) 5.2 6.3 (P) 5.9    

Lansing-East Lansing
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 (2) 5.4 6.3 (P) 6.1    

Monroe
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 (2) 5.8 7.6 (P) 7.5    

Muskegon-Norton Shores
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 (2) 6.6 7.9 (P) 7.6    

Niles-Benton Harbor
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 (2) 6.5 7.8 (P) 7.3    

Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
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 (2) 6.8 8.1 (P) 8.5    

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
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 (2) 4.9 5.6 (P) 6.0    

Minnesota

  

Duluth, MN-WI
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 (2) 5.9 6.2 (P) 6.4