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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mountain-Plains > Table

Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics

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

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United States

 160,078 161,347 161,537 161,354 1,276 0.8

Midwest

 34,521.4 34,153.5 34,209.1 34,254.3 -267.1 -0.8

Illinois

 6,363.9 6,206.6 6,217.6 (p)6,223.0 (p)-140.9 (p)-2.2

Indiana

 3,331.8 3,346.2 3,343.0 (p)3,341.5 (p)9.7 (p)0.3

Iowa

 1,632.8 1,661.4 1,660.5 (p)1,660.5 (p)27.7 (p)1.7

Kansas

 1,472.4 1,514.5 1,515.2 (p)1,514.8 (p)42.4 (p)2.9

Michigan

 4,848.8 4,715.1 4,726.0 (p)4,738.1 (p)-110.7 (p)-2.3

Minnesota

 3,086.4 3,030.0 3,030.6 (p)3,034.7 (p)-51.7 (p)-1.7

Missouri

 3,080.0 3,075.4 3,072.7 (p)3,070.0 (p)-10.0 (p)-0.3

Nebraska

 1,028.2 1,021.4 1,021.9 (p)1,022.9 (p)-5.3 (p)-0.5

North Dakota

 404.6 403.4 401.9 (p)402.0 (p)-2.5 (p)-0.6

Ohio

 5,668.8 5,604.6 5,638.3 (p)5,661.3 (p)-7.5 (p)-0.1

South Dakota

 475.7 470.7 471.3 (p)471.1 (p)-4.6 (p)-1.0

Wisconsin

 3,128.1 3,104.4 3,110.0 (p)3,114.4 (p)-13.7 (p)-0.4

West

 37,861.9 38,758.8 38,837.0 38,878.0 1,016.1 2.7

Alaska

 333.2 348.9 349.4 (p)349.2 (p)16.0 (p)4.8

Arizona

 3,542.0 3,631.8 3,637.7 (p)3,644.0 (p)102.0 (p)2.9

California

 18,385.6 18,927.5 18,982.8 (p)19,013.3 (p)627.8 (p)3.4

Colorado

 3,133.3 3,195.5 3,193.2 (p)3,192.3 (p)59.0 (p)1.9

Hawaii

 610.1 645.9 647.3 (p)646.8 (p)36.7 (p)6.0

Idaho

 908.6 902.9 904.9 (p)906.2 (p)-2.4 (p)-0.3

Montana

 539.7 539.4 540.7 (p)541.2 (p)1.5 (p)0.3

Nevada

 1,535.2 1,577.6 1,571.4 (p)1,562.6 (p)27.4 (p)1.8

New Mexico

 960.7 954.3 953.7 (p)951.9 (p)-8.8 (p)-0.9

Oregon

 2,107.1 2,170.6 2,170.4 (p)2,169.7 (p)62.6 (p)3.0

Utah

 1,640.3 1,662.4 1,667.7 (p)1,670.1 (p)29.8 (p)1.8

Washington

 3,870.0 3,906.3 3,923.0 (p)3,936.9 (p)66.9 (p)1.7

Wyoming

 296.2 295.7 294.7 (p)293.7 (p)-2.5 (p)-0.9

Footnotes
(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.
 
Unemployed in the Midwest and West, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

 12,535 8,702 8,384 7,674 -4,861 -38.8

Midwest

 2,439.7 1,650.1 1,639.4 1,604.0 -835.7 -34.3

Illinois

 660.7 437.8 435.9 (p)421.7 (p)-239.0 (p)-36.2

Indiana

 210.5 138.1 137.4 (p)134.8 (p)-75.7 (p)-35.9

Iowa

 76.1 67.6 68.0 (p)66.1 (p)-10.0 (p)-13.1

Kansas

 90.2 57.7 58.0 (p)59.0 (p)-31.1 (p)-34.5

Michigan

 398.0 227.4 223.9 (p)220.3 (p)-177.7 (p)-44.7

Minnesota

 180.5 117.7 114.9 (p)111.0 (p)-69.5 (p)-38.5

Missouri

 165.9 128.6 123.1 (p)118.1 (p)-47.8 (p)-28.8

Nebraska

 38.6 23.9 22.4 (p)20.7 (p)-17.9 (p)-46.4

North Dakota

 19.0 15.8 14.6 (p)14.0 (p)-4.9 (p)-26.0

Ohio

 418.4 300.4 305.0 (p)303.3 (p)-115.1 (p)-27.5

South Dakota

 19.2 13.5 13.6 (p)13.5 (p)-5.7 (p)-29.9

Wisconsin

 162.7 121.6 122.6 (p)121.4 (p)-41.3 (p)-25.4

West

 3,445.4 2,550.6 2,512.0 2,448.0 -997.4 -28.9

Alaska

 23.3 23.1 22.5 (p)22.0 (p)-1.3 (p)-5.4

Arizona

 242.6 238.2 225.2 (p)209.1 (p)-33.5 (p)-13.8

California

 1,950.1 1,433.8 1,431.5 (p)1,418.8 (p)-531.3 (p)-27.2

Colorado

 218.9 196.0 188.9 (p)178.8 (p)-40.1 (p)-18.3

Hawaii

 90.4 47.2 45.6 (p)43.0 (p)-47.4 (p)-52.5

Idaho

 54.8 26.7 26.6 (p)25.9 (p)-28.9 (p)-52.8

Montana

 27.9 19.5 19.1 (p)18.1 (p)-9.8 (p)-35.1

Nevada

 199.7 121.6 120.5 (p)117.3 (p)-82.4 (p)-41.3

New Mexico

 83.1 72.5 68.8 (p)65.6 (p)-17.5 (p)-21.1

Oregon

 159.0 113.9 107.5 (p)102.1 (p)-56.9 (p)-35.8

Utah

 69.2 43.4 42.5 (p)40.1 (p)-29.0 (p)-42.0

Washington

 309.3 199.2 198.8 (p)194.0 (p)-115.3 (p)-37.3

Wyoming

 17.0 15.4 14.5 (p)13.2 (p)-3.8 (p)-22.2

Footnotes
(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.
 
Unemployment rates in the Midwest and West, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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United States

 7.8 5.4 5.2 4.8 -3.0

Midwest

 7.1 4.8 4.8 4.7 -2.4

Illinois

 10.4 7.1 7.0 (p)6.8 (p)-3.6

Indiana

 6.3 4.1 4.1 (p)4.0 (p)-2.3

Iowa

 4.7 4.1 4.1 (p)4.0 (p)-0.7

Kansas

 6.1 3.8 3.8 (p)3.9 (p)-2.2

Michigan

 8.2 4.8 4.7 (p)4.6 (p)-3.6

Minnesota

 5.8 3.9 3.8 (p)3.7 (p)-2.1

Missouri

 5.4 4.2 4.0 (p)3.8 (p)-1.6

Nebraska

 3.8 2.3 2.2 (p)2.0 (p)-1.8

North Dakota

 4.7 3.9 3.6 (p)3.5 (p)-1.2

Ohio

 7.4 5.4 5.4 (p)5.4 (p)-2.0

South Dakota

 4.0 2.9 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)-1.1

Wisconsin

 5.2 3.9 3.9 (p)3.9 (p)-1.3

West

 9.1 6.6 6.5 6.3 -2.8

Alaska

 7.0 6.6 6.4 (p)6.3 (p)-0.7

Arizona

 6.9 6.6 6.2 (p)5.7 (p)-1.2

California

 10.6 7.6 7.5 (p)7.5 (p)-3.1

Colorado

 7.0 6.1 5.9 (p)5.6 (p)-1.4

Hawaii

 14.8 7.3 7.0 (p)6.6 (p)-8.2

Idaho

 6.0 3.0 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)-3.1

Montana

 5.2 3.6 3.5 (p)3.3 (p)-1.9

Nevada

 13.0 7.7 7.7 (p)7.5 (p)-5.5

New Mexico

 8.6 7.6 7.2 (p)6.9 (p)-1.7

Oregon

 7.5 5.2 5.0 (p)4.7 (p)-2.8

Utah

 4.2 2.6 2.5 (p)2.4 (p)-1.8

Washington

 8.0 5.1 5.1 (p)4.9 (p)-3.1

Wyoming

 5.7 5.2 4.9 (p)4.5 (p)-1.2

Footnotes
(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.
 
Unemployment rates in Mountain and West North Central states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Mountain Census Division

Arizona

Flagstaff

 8.3 8.7 7.6 (p)6.4 (p)-1.9

Lake Havasu City-Kingman

 8.3 8.2 7.2 (p)6.0 (p)-2.3

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale

 6.7 6.6 5.7 (p)4.8 (p)-1.9

Prescott

 6.2 6.1 5.3 (p)4.3 (p)-1.9

Sierra Vista-Douglas

 5.9 6.9 6.2 (p)5.2 (p)-0.7

Tucson

 6.8 7.3 6.4 (p)5.3 (p)-1.5

Yuma

 18.2 20.2 19.8 (p)18.2 (p)0.0

Colorado

Boulder

 6.1 5.5 4.9 (p)4.4 (p)-1.7

Colorado Springs

 6.6 6.5 6.2 (p)5.6 (p)-1.0

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood

 7.5 6.3 6.1 (p)5.5 (p)-2.0

Fort Collins

 5.8 5.5 5.2 (p)4.7 (p)-1.1

Grand Junction

 6.8 6.9 6.5 (p)5.7 (p)-1.1

Greeley

 7.2 6.5 6.3 (p)5.6 (p)-1.6

Pueblo

 7.6 8.6 8.9 (p)7.9 (p)0.3

Idaho

Boise City

 4.7 3.3 3.0 (p)2.7 (p)-2.0

Coeur d'Alene

 5.3 3.5 3.1 (p)2.9 (p)-2.4

Idaho Falls

 3.1 2.6 2.2 (p)2.1 (p)-1.0

Lewiston ID-WA

 4.2 2.9 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)-1.5

Logan, UT-ID

 3.0 2.3 1.8 (p)2.0 (p)-1.0

Pocatello

 4.0 3.2 2.8 (p)2.6 (p)-1.4

Montana

Billings

 5.0 4.0 3.2 (p)2.8 (p)-2.2

Great Falls

 5.5 3.9 3.2 (p)3.0 (p)-2.5

Missoula

 5.7 3.9 3.1 (p)2.8 (p)-2.9

Nevada

Carson City

 7.9 5.3 5.3 (p)4.6 (p)-3.3

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise

 16.9 9.6 9.3 (p)8.2 (p)-8.7

Reno

 7.8 4.9 5.0 (p)4.2 (p)-3.6

New Mexico

Albuquerque

 9.0 8.0 7.4 (p)6.0 (p)-3.0

Farmington

 11.2 10.0 9.3 (p)7.5 (p)-3.7

Las Cruces

 8.4 8.4 7.8 (p)6.2 (p)-2.2

Santa Fe

 9.4 7.8 7.2 (p)5.9 (p)-3.5

Utah

Logan, UT-ID

 3.0 2.3 1.8 (p)2.0 (p)-1.0

Ogden-Clearfield

 4.2 2.9 2.5 (p)2.5 (p)-1.7

Provo-Orem

 3.8 2.8 2.3 (p)2.3 (p)-1.5

Salt Lake City

 5.3 3.2 2.8 (p)2.6 (p)-2.7

St. George

 5.4 3.2 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)-2.7

Wyoming

Casper

 9.0 7.4 5.8 (p)5.0 (p)-4.0

Cheyenne

 4.9 5.0 4.0 (p)3.3 (p)-1.6

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

Ames

 3.5 3.7 3.3 (p)3.0 (p)-0.5

Cedar Rapids

 6.7 5.6 4.8 (p)4.5 (p)-2.2

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

 7.5 5.8 5.1 (p)5.1 (p)-2.4

Des Moines-West Des Moines

 5.2 4.7 4.0 (p)3.7 (p)-1.5

Dubuque

 5.1 4.7 4.0 (p)3.9 (p)-1.2

Iowa City

 4.9 4.4 3.8 (p)3.6 (p)-1.3

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

 4.5 3.2 2.6 (p)2.3 (p)-2.2

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 4.5 4.3 3.6 (p)3.4 (p)-1.1

Waterloo-Cedar Falls

 5.2 5.0 4.2 (p)4.0 (p)-1.2

Kansas

Kansas City, MO-KS

 6.3 5.4 4.4 (p)3.8 (p)-2.5

Lawrence

 6.6 4.5 4.8 (p)4.0 (p)-2.6

Manhattan

 5.3 4.2 4.5 (p)3.8 (p)-1.5

St. Joseph, MO-KS

 4.7 4.2 3.2 (p)3.0 (p)-1.7

Topeka

 5.8 4.0 4.3 (p)3.8 (p)-2.0

Wichita

 9.2 5.9 6.2 (p)5.2 (p)-4.0

Minnesota

Duluth, MN-WI

 7.1 4.7 3.8 (p)3.8 (p)-3.3

Fargo, ND-MN

 4.4 3.6 2.7 (p)2.5 (p)-1.9

Grand Forks, ND-MN

 5.0 4.6 3.7 (p)3.1 (p)-1.9

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN

 4.8 3.8 3.0 (p)3.1 (p)-1.7

Mankato-North Mankato

 5.5 4.0 3.1 (p)3.0 (p)-2.5

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 6.9 4.5 3.5 (p)3.5 (p)-3.4

Rochester

 5.0 3.6 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)-2.2

St. Cloud

 5.3 4.7 3.7 (p)3.7 (p)-1.6

Missouri

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

 5.0 4.5 3.4 (p)3.2 (p)-1.8

Columbia

 4.4 3.6 2.5 (p)2.4 (p)-2.0

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO

 4.8 3.7 3.2 (p)2.7 (p)-2.1

Jefferson City

 4.9 3.5 2.5 (p)2.5 (p)-2.4

Joplin

 5.5 4.4 3.3 (p)3.0 (p)-2.5

Kansas City, MO-KS

 6.3 5.4 4.4 (p)3.8 (p)-2.5

Springfield

 5.0 4.0 2.8 (p)2.7 (p)-2.3

St. Joseph, MO-KS

 4.7 4.2 3.2 (p)3.0 (p)-1.7

St. Louis, MO-IL

 6.9 5.3 4.4 (p)4.2 (p)-2.7

Nebraska

Grand Island

 4.8 2.8 2.4 (p)1.9 (p)-2.9

Lincoln

 3.9 2.5 1.9 (p)1.7 (p)-2.2

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

 4.5 3.2 2.6 (p)2.3 (p)-2.2

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 4.5 4.3 3.6 (p)3.4 (p)-1.1

North Dakota

Bismarck

 4.6 3.9 3.1 (p)2.8 (p)-1.8

Fargo, ND-MN

 4.4 3.6 2.7 (p)2.5 (p)-1.9

Grand Forks, ND-MN

 5.0 4.6 3.7 (p)3.1 (p)-1.9

South Dakota

Rapid City

 5.0 3.4 2.6 (p)2.9 (p)-2.1

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 4.5 4.3 3.6 (p)3.4 (p)-1.1

Sioux Falls

 4.1 2.9 2.2 (p)2.4 (p)-1.7

Footnotes
(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.
 
Nonfarm wage and salary employment in Mountain and West North Central States, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

 141,865 146,993 (p)147,359 (p)147,553 (p)5,688 (p)4.0

Mountain Census Division

Arizona

 2,838.1 2,977.0 2,975.0 (p)2,972.1 (p)134.0 (p)4.7

Colorado

 2,639.0 2,731.0 2,736.0 (p)2,741.1 (p)102.1 (p)3.9

Idaho

 762.6 790.3 789.6 (p)785.2 (p)22.6 (p)3.0

Montana

 474.1 484.0 481.8 (p)481.6 (p)7.5 (p)1.6

Nevada

 1,265.2 1,338.5 1,344.9 (p)1,349.3 (p)84.1 (p)6.6

New Mexico

 786.7 806.1 810.7 (p)811.6 (p)24.9 (p)3.2

Utah

 1,538.8 1,613.3 1,619.9 (p)1,618.9 (p)80.1 (p)5.2

Wyoming

 270.4 273.0 272.7 (p)272.1 (p)1.7 (p)0.6

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

 1,502.1 1,534.9 1,531.2 (p)1,538.2 (p)36.1 (p)2.4

Kansas

 1,354.8 1,382.4 1,385.1 (p)1,387.0 (p)32.2 (p)2.4

Minnesota

 2,763.8 2,848.4 2,852.6 (p)2,869.7 (p)105.9 (p)3.8

Missouri

 2,775.2 2,832.1 2,838.5 (p)2,846.0 (p)70.8 (p)2.6

Nebraska

 989.3 1,014.4 1,017.1 (p)1,017.7 (p)28.4 (p)2.9

North Dakota

 408.8 417.1 416.6 (p)416.3 (p)7.5 (p)1.8

South Dakota

 429.2 438.3 437.2 (p)437.8 (p)8.6 (p)2.0

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.