Western - Labor Force Statistics

 

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

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United States
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 153,420 154,871 154,707 154,365 945 0.6

West
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 (1) 35,866.5 35,951.2 35,995.4 35,984.1 (1) 117.7 (1) 0.3

Alaska
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 (1) 366.5 367.2 367.3 (P) 367.6 (P) (1) 1.0 (P) (1) 0.3

Arizona
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 (1) 3,045.4 3,005.9 3,009.2 (P) 3,002.6 (P) (1) -42.8 (P) (1) -1.4

California
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 (1) 18,350.8 18,467.8 18,487.5 (P) 18,482.6 (P) (1) 131.8 (P) (1) 0.7

Colorado
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 (1) 2,721.1 2,731.1 2,735.3 (P) 2,731.3 (P) (1) 10.1 (P) (1) 0.4

Hawaii
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 (1) 661.0 659.5 658.6 (P) 655.8 (P) (1) -5.2 (P) (1) -0.8

Idaho
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 (1) 769.3 777.2 779.0 (P) 779.1 (P) (1) 9.8 (P) (1) 1.3

Montana
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 (1) (2) 503.7 506.5 506.6 (P) 507.5 (P) (1) (2) 3.8 (P) (1) (2) 0.8

Nevada
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 (1) 1,386.6 1,370.8 1,364.9 (P) 1,360.1 (P) (1) -26.5 (P) (1) -1.9

New Mexico
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 (1) 929.0 932.0 933.7 (P) 932.8 (P) (1) 3.8 (P) (1) 0.4

Oregon
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 (1) 1,991.8 1,992.1 1,991.0 (P) 1,989.7 (P) (1) -2.1 (P) (1) -0.1

Utah
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 (1) 1,343.0 1,334.4 1,340.9 (P) 1,345.5 (P) (1) 2.5 (P) (1) 0.2

Washington
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 (1) 3,483.7 3,498.1 3,503.8 (P) 3,511.3 (P) (1) 27.7 (P) (1) 0.8

Wyoming
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 (1) 303.7 307.2 307.1 (P) 307.1 (P) (1) 3.4 (P) (1) 1.1

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(2) Corrected.
(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 West region,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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 13,792 12,806 12,673 12,500 -1,292 -9.4

West
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 (1) 3,751.1 3,439.8 3,447.3 3,402.0 (1) -349.1 (1) -9.3

Alaska
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 (1) 27.6 25.8 25.6 (P) 25.4 (P) (1) -2.2 (P) (1) -7.9

Arizona
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 (1) 291.8 260.4 257.7 (P) 245.9 (P) (1) -45.9 (P) (1) -15.7

California
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 (1) 2,171.0 2,012.4 2,031.1 (P) 2,007.0 (P) (1) -164.0 (P) (1) -7.6

Colorado
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 (1) 228.0 212.6 213.8 (P) 216.0 (P) (1) -12.1 (P) (1) -5.3

Hawaii
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 (1) 43.5 42.2 42.3 (P) 41.4 (P) (1) -2.2 (P) (1) -5.0

Idaho
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 (1) 67.1 62.5 61.8 (P) 60.2 (P) (1) -6.9 (P) (1) -10.3

Montana
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 (1) (2) 34.4 31.6 31.2 (P) 31.0 (P) (1) (2) -3.4 (P) (1) (2) -9.9

Nevada
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 (1) 188.2 168.1 163.4 (P) 158.6 (P) (1) -29.6 (P) (1) -15.7

New Mexico
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 (1) 69.6 66.8 66.9 (P) 64.3 (P) (1) -5.4 (P) (1) -7.7

Oregon
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 (1) 188.9 174.3 171.7 (P) 168.8 (P) (1) -20.2 (P) (1) -10.7

Utah
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 (1) 94.2 76.4 78.1 (P) 80.2 (P) (1) -14.0 (P) (1) -14.8

Washington
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 (1) 325.2 289.9 290.8 (P) 285.8 (P) (1) -39.4 (P) (1) -12.1

Wyoming
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 (1) 18.2 16.4 16.3 (P) 16.3 (P) (1) -1.9 (P) (1) -10.5

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(2) Corrected.
(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 West region,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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United States
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 9.0 8.3 8.2 8.1 -0.9

West
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 (1) 10.5 9.6 9.6 9.5 (1) -1.0

Alaska
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 (1) 7.5 7.0 7.0 (P) 6.9 (P) (1) -0.6

Arizona
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 (1) 9.6 8.7 8.6 (P) 8.2 (P) (1) -1.4

California
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 (1) 11.8 10.9 11.0 (P) 10.9 (P) (1) -0.9

Colorado
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 (1) 8.4 7.8 7.8 (P) 7.9 (P) (1) -0.5

Hawaii
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 (1) 6.6 6.4 6.4 (P) 6.3 (P) (1) -0.3

Idaho
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 (1) 8.7 8.0 7.9 (P) 7.7 (P) (1) -1.0

Montana
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 (1) (2) 6.8 6.2 6.2 (P) 6.1 (P) (1) (2) -0.7

Nevada
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 (1) 13.6 12.3 12.0 (P) 11.7 (P) (1) -1.9

New Mexico
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 (1) 7.5 7.2 7.2 (P) 6.9 (P) (1) -0.6

Oregon
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 (1) 9.5 8.7 8.6 (P) 8.5 (P) (1) -1.0

Utah
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 (1) 7.0 5.7 5.8 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) -1.0

Washington
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 (1) 9.3 8.3 8.3 (P) 8.1 (P) (1) -1.2

Wyoming
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 (1) 6.0 5.4 5.3 (P) 5.3 (P) (1) -0.7

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(2) Corrected.
(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 West region states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Alaska

  

Anchorage
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 (3) 6.8 6.8 (P) 6.8    

Fairbanks
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 (3) 6.7 7.2 (P) 7.2    

Arizona

  

Flagstaff
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 (3) 9.0 9.0 (P) 8.7    

Lake Havasu City-Kingman
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 (3) 10.5 10.3 (P) 9.9    

Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale
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 (3) 8.2 7.8 (P) 7.5    

Prescott
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 (3) 9.7 9.4 (P) 9.0    

Tucson
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 (3) 8.0 7.8 (P) 7.6    

Yuma
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 (3) 27.5 23.6 (P) 23.8    

California

  

Bakersfield-Delano, CA
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 (3) 15.5 15.4 (P) 15.9    

Chico
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 (3) 13.4 13.5 (P) 13.8    

El Centro
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 (3) 29.2 26.5 (P) 26.2    

Fresno
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 (3) 16.8 17.2 (P) 17.4    

Hanford-Corcoran
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 (3) 16.6 16.9 (P) 17.4    

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
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 (3) 11.0 11.0 (P) 10.9    

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale (1)

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 (4) 11.7 12.0 11.8 (P) 11.0 (P) (4) -0.7

Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine (1)

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 (3) 8.5 8.0 (P) 8.1    

Madera-Chowchilla
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 (3) 16.3 15.4 (P) 16.6    

Merced
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 (3) 19.1 19.9 (P) 20.2    

Modesto
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 (3) 17.3 17.0 (P) 17.4    

Napa
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 (3) 9.3 8.9 (P) 9.0    

Orange County (2)

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 (3) 8.5 8.0 (P) 8.1    

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
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 (3) 9.5 9.6 (P) 9.6    

Redding
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 (3) 15.4 14.5 (P) 15.0    

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
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 (3) 13.0 12.5 (P) 12.7    

Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville
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 (3) 11.7 11.4 (P) 11.6    

Salinas
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 (3) 12.3 15.3 (P) 14.7    

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
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 (3) 9.7 9.4 (P) 9.5    

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
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 (3) 9.3 8.7 (P) 8.9    

Oakland-Fremont-Hayward (1)

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 (3) 10.2 9.6 (P) 9.8    

San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (1)

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 (3) 8.0 7.6 (P) 7.7    

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
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 (3) 9.8 9.1 (P) 9.3    

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
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 (3) 9.0 8.7 (P) 8.8    

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
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 (3) 8.5 8.9 (P) 8.9    

Santa Cruz-Watsonville
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 (3) 13.1 13.6 (P) 13.7    

Santa Rosa-Petaluma
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 (3) 9.6 9.3 (P) 9.5    

Stockton
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 (3) 17.0 16.5 (P) 16.7    

Vallejo-Fairfield
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 (3) 11.4 10.9 (P) 11.1    

Visalia-Porterville
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 (3) 16.6 17.6 (P) 18.3    

Yolo County (2)

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 (3) 12.3 14.3 (P) 14.2    

Yuba City
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 (3) 19.7 19.8 (P) 19.9    

Colorado

  

Boulder
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 (3) 5.9 6.2 (P) 6.1    

Colorado Springs
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 (3) 8.9 9.4 (P) 9.5    

Denver-Aurora-Broomfield
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 (3) 8.1 8.2 (P) 8.2    

Fort Collins-Loveland
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 (3) 6.6 6.8 (P) 6.7    

Grand Junction
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 (3) 9.6 9.3 (P) 9.5    

Greeley
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 (3) 9.0 9.2 (P) 9.2    

Pueblo
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 (3) 9.9 10.5 (P) 10.7    

Hawaii

  

Honolulu
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 (3) 5.1 5.5 (P) 5.7    

Idaho

  

Boise City-Nampa
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 (3) 8.7 8.7 (P) 8.2    

Coeur d'Alene
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 (3) 10.7 11.0 (P) 10.3    

Idaho Falls
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 (3) 7.1 7.8 (P) 7.4    

Lewiston, ID-WA
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 (3) 7.7 8.3 (P) 7.4    

Logan, UT-ID
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 (3) 4.8 4.7 (P) 4.7    

Pocatello
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 (3) 7.9 8.6 (P) 8.1    

Montana

  

Billings
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 (3) 4.8 4.9 (P) 5.0    

Great Falls
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 (3) 5.7 6.0 (P) 6.1    

Missoula
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 (3) 6.5 6.9 (P) 6.9    

Nevada

  

Carson City
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 (3) 13.1 12.6 (P) 12.4    

Las Vegas-Paradise
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 (3) 13.6 12.2 (P) 12.1    

Reno-Sparks
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 (3) 13.1 12.2 (P) 12.0    

New Mexico

  

Albuquerque
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 (3) 7.5 8.2 (P) 7.4    

Farmington
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 (3) 7.6 8.0 (P) 7.1    

Las Cruces
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 (3) 7.4 8.1 (P) 7.2    

Santa Fe
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 (3) 5.9 6.3 (P) 5.5    

Oregon

  

Bend
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 (3) 12.4 13.5 (P) 12.3    

Corvallis
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 (3) 6.5 6.1 (P) 6.1    

Eugene-Springfield
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 (3) 9.4 9.2 (P) 8.8    

Medford
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 (3) 12.0 12.3 (P) 11.7    

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro OR-WA
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 (3) 9.1 8.8 (P) 8.3    

Salem
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 (3) 9.9 10.2 (P) 9.7    

Utah

  

Logan, UT-ID
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 (3) 4.8 4.7 (P) 4.7    

Ogden-Clearfield
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 (3) 6.9 6.4 (P) 6.4    

Provo-Orem
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 (3) 6.6 6.1 (P) 6.0    

Salt Lake City
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 (3) 6.7 5.9 (P) 5.9    

St. George
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 (3) 8.7 8.2 (P) 7.9    

Washington

  

Bellingham
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 (3) 8.0 8.3 (P) 8.1    

Bremerton-Silverdale
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 (3) 7.8 8.1 (P) 8.2    

Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
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 (3) 7.4 9.9 (P) 9.6    

Lewiston, ID-WA
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 (3) 7.7 8.3 (P) 7.4    

Longview
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 (3) 12.2 11.9 (P) 12.0    

Mount Vernon-Anacortes
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 (3) 10.1 10.5 (P) 10.2    

Olympia
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 (3) 8.1 8.4 (P) 8.4    

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
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 (3) 9.1 8.8 (P) 8.3    

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
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 (3) 8.5 8.3 (P) 7.9    

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett (1)

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 (4) 8.1 8.0 7.5 (P) 6.4 (P) (4) -1.7

Tacoma (1)

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 (3) 9.8 9.6 (P) 9.8    

Spokane
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 (3) 9.2 9.9 (P) 9.9    

Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
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 (3) 8.9 9.6 (P) 9.5    

Yakima
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 (3) 10.2 11.6 (P) 11.5    

Wyoming

  

Casper
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 (3) 5.8 5.4 (P) 5.3    

Cheyenne
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 (3) 6.4 6.7 (P) 6.7    

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(2) Counties and equivalents
(3) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(4) 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.
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Nonfarm wage and salary employment in the West region States,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 131,173 132,720 (P) 132,874 (P) 132,989 (P) 1,816 (P) 1.4

Mountain Census Division

  

Arizona
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 2,402.6 2,435.3 2,449.5 (P) 2,453.5 (P) 50.9 (P) 2.1

Colorado
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 2,252.0 2,287.9 2,290.6 (P) 2,291.8 (P) 39.8 (P) 1.8

Idaho
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 607.9 615.3 615.8 (P) 615.1 (P) 7.2 (P) 1.2

Montana
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 (1) 429.5 (1) 427.7 427.9 (P) 428.2 (P) (1) -1.3 (P) (1) -0.3

Nevada
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 1,123.2 1,121.5 1,129.2 (P) 1,128.6 (P) 5.4 (P) 0.5

New Mexico
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 806.0 804.3 806.2 (P) 808.3 (P) 2.3 (P) 0.3

Utah
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 1,202.3 1,226.1 1,226.3 (P) 1,231.1 (P) 28.8 (P) 2.4

Wyoming
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 284.8 288.6 287.7 (P) 287.1 (P) 2.3 (P) 0.8

Pacific Census Division

  

Alaska
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 329.6 330.7 332.2 (P) 329.9 (P) 0.3 (P) 0.1

California
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 14,061.4 14,219.1 14,241.2 (P) 14,237.0 (P) 175.6 (P) 1.2

Hawaii
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 590.8 595.9 596.3 (P) 600.9 (P) 10.1 (P) 1.7

Oregon
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 1,619.9 1,620.4 1,621.6 (P) 1,623.9 (P) 4.0 (P) 0.2

Washington
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 2,815.5 2,844.9 2,852.0 (P) 2,854.1 (P) 38.6 (P) 1.4

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 region states,
not seasonally adjusted
Area

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United States
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 1,750 1,421
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 189,919 146,358

West
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 534 524
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 48,979 40,538

Alaska
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 9 9
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 1,137 1,008

Arizona
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 40 30
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 5,635 4,627

California
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 348 391
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 29,264 26,375

Colorado
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 15 12
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 1,750 1,401

Hawaii
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 6 3
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 420 238

Idaho
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 10 7
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 896 771

Montana
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 7 6
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 438 526

Nevada
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 23 13
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 1,703 1,051

New Mexico
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 9 4
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 711 327

Oregon
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 25 17
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 2,886 1,276

Utah
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 13 5
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 1,232 482

Washington
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 28 26
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 2,725 2,301

Wyoming
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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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