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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

 164,714 166,951 167,103 167,839 3,125 1.9

Midwest

 34,842.5 35,197.7 35,229.7 35,265.7 423.2 1.2

Illinois

 6,457.3 6,460.0 6,447.4 (p)6,445.2 (p)-12.1 (p)-0.2

Indiana

 3,415.6 3,428.9 3,430.1 (p)3,429.4 (p)13.8 (p)0.4

Iowa

 1,718.7 1,739.3 1,742.1 (p)1,742.6 (p)23.9 (p)1.4

Kansas

 1,505.5 1,522.3 1,521.8 (p)1,520.8 (p)15.3 (p)1.0

Michigan

 4,840.5 4,918.4 4,940.9 (p)4,966.4 (p)126.0 (p)2.6

Minnesota

 3,086.9 3,105.5 3,109.5 (p)3,112.7 (p)25.8 (p)0.8

Missouri

 3,061.6 3,120.3 3,125.5 (p)3,129.9 (p)68.3 (p)2.2

Nebraska

 1,059.8 1,062.8 1,061.9 (p)1,060.1 (p)0.3 (p)0.0

North Dakota

 413.7 419.3 419.2 (p)418.3 (p)4.7 (p)1.1

Ohio

 5,737.6 5,817.2 5,817.3 (p)5,820.4 (p)82.8 (p)1.4

South Dakota

 475.5 481.9 482.7 (p)483.1 (p)7.5 (p)1.6

Wisconsin

 3,076.4 3,113.5 3,124.7 (p)3,133.5 (p)57.0 (p)1.9

West

 39,322.1 39,807.4 39,809.8 39,810.4 488.3 1.2

Alaska

 355.7 358.2 358.1 (p)357.8 (p)2.1 (p)0.6

Arizona

 3,631.5 3,679.8 3,689.0 (p)3,697.3 (p)65.8 (p)1.8

California

 19,212.1 19,443.7 19,421.2 (p)19,403.2 (p)191.0 (p)1.0

Colorado

 3,190.6 3,249.2 3,252.6 (p)3,255.0 (p)64.4 (p)2.0

Hawaii

 680.2 678.7 677.6 (p)676.4 (p)-3.8 (p)-0.6

Idaho

 954.1 964.3 965.3 (p)967.1 (p)13.1 (p)1.4

Montana

 569.9 576.5 577.2 (p)577.8 (p)7.9 (p)1.4

Nevada

 1,569.1 1,582.6 1,586.0 (p)1,592.0 (p)22.9 (p)1.5

New Mexico

 941.5 960.7 962.8 (p)964.5 (p)23.0 (p)2.4

Oregon

 2,176.3 2,151.4 2,147.3 (p)2,144.8 (p)-31.5 (p)-1.4

Utah

 1,749.8 1,801.9 1,809.3 (p)1,813.1 (p)63.4 (p)3.6

Washington

 4,001.0 4,067.9 4,069.3 (p)4,067.3 (p)66.3 (p)1.7

Wyoming

 293.3 299.0 299.2 (p)299.1 (p)5.7 (p)2.0

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

 6,021 5,957 5,841 6,355 334 5.5

Midwest

 1,220.6 1,126.8 1,130.8 1,170.2 -50.4 -4.1

Illinois

 289.5 258.0 255.1 (p)266.2 (p)-23.4 (p)-8.1

Indiana

 106.8 108.3 112.4 (p)117.4 (p)10.5 (p)9.9

Iowa

 50.7 46.3 47.7 (p)50.2 (p)-0.4 (p)-0.9

Kansas

 42.3 43.3 41.7 (p)41.8 (p)-0.5 (p)-1.1

Michigan

 206.0 176.0 176.9 (p)183.3 (p)-22.7 (p)-11.0

Minnesota

 84.2 90.7 93.6 (p)97.0 (p)12.9 (p)15.3

Missouri

 74.1 81.5 84.2 (p)88.0 (p)13.8 (p)18.7

Nebraska

 27.0 20.5 20.8 (p)21.1 (p)-5.9 (p)-21.8

North Dakota

 8.4 8.5 8.3 (p)7.9 (p)-0.5 (p)-6.3

Ohio

 232.5 200.2 193.8 (p)195.7 (p)-36.8 (p)-15.8

South Dakota

 10.3 8.9 9.0 (p)9.1 (p)-1.2 (p)-12.0

Wisconsin

 94.9 76.7 81.1 (p)89.5 (p)-5.4 (p)-5.7

West

 1,465.6 1,580.9 1,581.2 1,608.3 142.7 9.7

Alaska

 12.9 13.1 13.4 (p)14.1 (p)1.2 (p)9.0

Arizona

 144.8 128.1 134.6 (p)141.6 (p)-3.2 (p)-2.2

California

 723.6 889.3 884.9 (p)894.7 (p)171.2 (p)23.7

Colorado

 83.5 91.7 95.1 (p)99.8 (p)16.3 (p)19.6

Hawaii

 24.3 20.3 19.3 (p)19.1 (p)-5.3 (p)-21.6

Idaho

 26.5 25.7 27.2 (p)29.0 (p)2.5 (p)9.4

Montana

 15.5 13.8 14.2 (p)14.7 (p)-0.9 (p)-5.5

Nevada

 84.5 84.7 84.7 (p)85.6 (p)1.1 (p)1.3

New Mexico

 31.7 33.8 34.8 (p)35.8 (p)4.2 (p)13.1

Oregon

 94.5 75.6 73.7 (p)73.5 (p)-21.0 (p)-22.2

Utah

 41.7 42.6 43.8 (p)45.8 (p)4.1 (p)9.8

Washington

 170.3 154.4 147.4 (p)146.1 (p)-24.2 (p)-14.2

Wyoming

 10.8 9.3 8.9 (p)8.7 (p)-2.1 (p)-19.4

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

 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.8 0.1

Midwest

 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.3 -0.2

Illinois

 4.5 4.0 4.0 (p)4.1 (p)-0.4

Indiana

 3.1 3.2 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)0.3

Iowa

 2.9 2.7 2.7 (p)2.9 (p)0.0

Kansas

 2.8 2.8 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)-0.1

Michigan

 4.3 3.6 3.6 (p)3.7 (p)-0.6

Minnesota

 2.7 2.9 3.0 (p)3.1 (p)0.4

Missouri

 2.4 2.6 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)0.4

Nebraska

 2.6 1.9 2.0 (p)2.0 (p)-0.6

North Dakota

 2.0 2.0 2.0 (p)1.9 (p)-0.1

Ohio

 4.1 3.4 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)-0.7

South Dakota

 2.2 1.8 1.9 (p)1.9 (p)-0.3

Wisconsin

 3.1 2.5 2.6 (p)2.9 (p)-0.2

West

 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.3

Alaska

 3.6 3.7 3.8 (p)3.9 (p)0.3

Arizona

 4.0 3.5 3.6 (p)3.8 (p)-0.2

California

 3.8 4.6 4.6 (p)4.6 (p)0.8

Colorado

 2.6 2.8 2.9 (p)3.1 (p)0.5

Hawaii

 3.6 3.0 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)-0.8

Idaho

 2.8 2.7 2.8 (p)3.0 (p)0.2

Montana

 2.7 2.4 2.5 (p)2.5 (p)-0.2

Nevada

 5.4 5.4 5.3 (p)5.4 (p)0.0

New Mexico

 3.4 3.5 3.6 (p)3.7 (p)0.3

Oregon

 4.3 3.5 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)-0.9

Utah

 2.4 2.4 2.4 (p)2.5 (p)0.1

Washington

 4.3 3.8 3.6 (p)3.6 (p)-0.7

Wyoming

 3.7 3.1 3.0 (p)2.9 (p)-0.8

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

 4.8 3.7 4.8 (p)5.1 (p)0.3

Lake Havasu City-Kingman

 4.8 4.2 4.7 (p)5.1 (p)0.3

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale

 3.7 3.2 3.9 (p)4.2 (p)0.5

Prescott

 3.9 3.4 4.2 (p)4.3 (p)0.4

Sierra Vista-Douglas

 5.0 4.3 5.1 (p)5.5 (p)0.5

Tucson

 4.2 3.6 4.4 (p)4.7 (p)0.5

Yuma

 15.3 12.3 14.3 (p)16.7 (p)1.4

Colorado

Boulder

 2.5 2.5 3.1 (p)3.3 (p)0.8

Colorado Springs

 3.2 2.9 3.5 (p)3.7 (p)0.5

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood

 2.8 2.8 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)0.6

Fort Collins

 2.6 2.4 3.0 (p)3.1 (p)0.5

Grand Junction

 3.3 2.9 3.7 (p)3.8 (p)0.5

Greeley

 3.1 2.9 3.5 (p)3.6 (p)0.5

Pueblo

 4.3 3.9 4.5 (p)4.8 (p)0.5

Idaho

Boise City

 2.6 2.6 2.9 (p)3.2 (p)0.6

Coeur d'Alene

 2.7 3.0 3.0 (p)3.3 (p)0.6

Idaho Falls

 2.2 2.3 2.5 (p)2.7 (p)0.5

Lewiston ID-WA

 2.7 2.4 2.6 (p)2.9 (p)0.2

Logan, UT-ID

 2.0 2.1 2.4 (p)2.3 (p)0.3

Pocatello

 2.7 2.5 2.9 (p)4.1 (p)1.4

Montana

Billings

 2.5 2.2 2.7 (p)2.4 (p)-0.1

Great Falls

 2.6 2.4 2.7 (p)2.5 (p)-0.1

Missoula

 2.4 2.3 2.6 (p)2.4 (p)0.0

Nevada

Carson City

 4.0 4.4 4.8 (p)4.8 (p)0.8

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise

 6.2 5.6 6.0 (p)6.1 (p)-0.1

Reno

 3.6 4.1 4.5 (p)4.4 (p)0.8

New Mexico

Albuquerque

 3.9 3.1 4.2 (p)4.6 (p)0.7

Farmington

 5.0 3.8 5.4 (p)5.6 (p)0.6

Las Cruces

 4.6 4.1 5.3 (p)5.3 (p)0.7

Santa Fe

 3.8 2.9 3.9 (p)4.4 (p)0.6

Utah

Logan, UT-ID

 2.0 2.1 2.4 (p)2.3 (p)0.3

Ogden-Clearfield

 2.2 2.4 2.6 (p)2.6 (p)0.4

Provo-Orem

 2.2 2.4 2.8 (p)2.7 (p)0.5

Salt Lake City

 2.4 2.5 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)0.3

St. George

 2.6 2.6 3.0 (p)3.0 (p)0.4

Wyoming

Casper

 3.7 2.9 3.2 (p)3.1 (p)-0.6

Cheyenne

 3.4 2.8 3.0 (p)2.8 (p)-0.6

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

Ames

 2.4 1.9 2.5 (p)2.7 (p)0.3

Cedar Rapids

 3.2 3.1 3.5 (p)3.6 (p)0.4

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

 3.7 3.9 4.4 (p)4.4 (p)0.7

Des Moines-West Des Moines

 2.6 2.4 2.8 (p)3.0 (p)0.4

Dubuque

 2.8 2.5 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)0.1

Iowa City

 2.5 2.2 2.6 (p)2.7 (p)0.2

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

 2.8 2.2 2.6 (p)2.5 (p)-0.3

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 2.9 2.3 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)-0.1

Waterloo-Cedar Falls

 2.8 3.0 3.1 (p)3.2 (p)0.4

Kansas

Kansas City, MO-KS

 3.1 2.8 3.1 (p)3.2 (p)0.1

Lawrence

 3.5 2.5 3.0 (p)3.3 (p)-0.2

Manhattan

 3.6 2.3 3.0 (p)3.2 (p)-0.4

St. Joseph, MO-KS

 2.7 2.7 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)0.5

Topeka

 3.3 2.7 3.0 (p)3.0 (p)-0.3

Wichita

 3.7 3.0 3.3 (p)3.5 (p)-0.2

Minnesota

Duluth, MN-WI

 3.3 3.7 4.1 (p)3.7 (p)0.4

Fargo, ND-MN

 1.7 1.9 2.2 (p)1.9 (p)0.2

Grand Forks, ND-MN

 2.2 2.2 2.7 (p)2.4 (p)0.2

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN

 2.6 2.2 3.1 (p)2.7 (p)0.1

Mankato-North Mankato

 2.2 2.4 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)0.5

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 2.5 2.9 3.3 (p)3.1 (p)0.6

Rochester

 2.2 2.4 2.8 (p)2.6 (p)0.4

St. Cloud

 2.5 2.8 3.6 (p)3.5 (p)1.0

Missouri

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

 2.8 2.8 3.3 (p)3.3 (p)0.5

Columbia

 2.2 2.5 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)0.6

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO

 2.7 1.9 2.3 (p)2.4 (p)-0.3

Jefferson City

 2.4 2.5 2.9 (p)3.0 (p)0.6

Joplin

 2.6 3.0 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)0.8

Kansas City, MO-KS

 3.1 2.8 3.1 (p)3.2 (p)0.1

Springfield

 2.2 2.6 2.9 (p)2.8 (p)0.6

St. Joseph, MO-KS

 2.7 2.7 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)0.5

St. Louis, MO-IL

 2.9 3.0 3.5 (p)3.6 (p)0.7

Nebraska

Grand Island

 2.4 2.0 2.4 (p)2.2 (p)-0.2

Lincoln

 2.4 2.0 2.4 (p)2.1 (p)-0.3

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

 2.8 2.2 2.6 (p)2.5 (p)-0.3

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 2.9 2.3 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)-0.1

North Dakota

Bismarck

 1.9 1.9 2.3 (p)1.8 (p)-0.1

Fargo, ND-MN

 1.7 1.9 2.2 (p)1.9 (p)0.2

Grand Forks, ND-MN

 2.2 2.2 2.7 (p)2.4 (p)0.2

South Dakota

Rapid City

 1.7 2.0 2.0 (p)1.6 (p)-0.1

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 2.9 2.3 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)-0.1

Sioux Falls

 1.5 1.7 1.7 (p)1.4 (p)-0.1

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

 153,332 156,075 (p)156,232 (p)156,419 (p)3,087 (p)2.0

Mountain Census Division

Arizona

 3,106.3 3,157.1 3,156.9 (p)3,163.3 (p)57.0 (p)1.8

Colorado

 2,873.3 2,907.0 2,910.4 (p)2,916.0 (p)42.7 (p)1.5

Idaho

 832.2 851.0 852.7 (p)854.6 (p)22.4 (p)2.7

Montana

 513.5 517.0 516.1 (p)519.5 (p)6.0 (p)1.2

Nevada

 1,502.3 1,548.7 1,551.4 (p)1,560.5 (p)58.2 (p)3.9

New Mexico

 851.0 871.4 870.2 (p)867.8 (p)16.8 (p)2.0

Utah

 1,689.7 1,726.0 1,727.2 (p)1,728.7 (p)39.0 (p)2.3

Wyoming

 285.0 292.6 291.5 (p)292.7 (p)7.7 (p)2.7

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

 1,572.3 1,590.7 1,585.6 (p)1,588.0 (p)15.7 (p)1.0

Kansas

 1,424.6 1,443.7 1,446.7 (p)1,442.6 (p)18.0 (p)1.3

Minnesota

 2,945.2 2,983.0 2,982.6 (p)2,987.0 (p)41.8 (p)1.4

Missouri

 2,937.0 2,994.3 3,002.4 (p)2,988.7 (p)51.7 (p)1.8

Nebraska

 1,028.3 1,045.9 1,045.6 (p)1,042.9 (p)14.6 (p)1.4

North Dakota

 429.7 437.1 436.4 (p)436.1 (p)6.4 (p)1.5

South Dakota

 454.9 460.5 460.1 (p)461.7 (p)6.8 (p)1.5

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.