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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

 161,505 164,023 163,960 164,746 3,241 2.0

Midwest

 34,505.6 34,983.7 34,963.5 34,931.7 426.1 1.2

Illinois

 6,330.3 6,462.0 6,459.7 (p)6,458.6 (p)128.2 (p)2.0

Indiana

 3,313.9 3,378.5 3,393.9 (p)3,401.7 (p)87.8 (p)2.6

Iowa

 1,681.4 1,709.2 1,710.5 (p)1,709.2 (p)27.8 (p)1.7

Kansas

 1,497.8 1,507.1 1,505.4 (p)1,501.2 (p)3.4 (p)0.2

Michigan

 4,793.8 4,856.1 4,859.3 (p)4,858.8 (p)65.0 (p)1.4

Minnesota

 3,023.1 3,092.1 3,088.1 (p)3,082.1 (p)59.0 (p)2.0

Missouri

 3,060.9 3,074.4 3,055.9 (p)3,051.8 (p)-9.1 (p)-0.3

Nebraska

 1,051.3 1,063.5 1,063.2 (p)1,063.2 (p)11.9 (p)1.1

North Dakota

 405.0 410.6 409.8 (p)408.9 (p)3.9 (p)1.0

Ohio

 5,748.9 5,794.7 5,794.7 (p)5,787.1 (p)38.2 (p)0.7

South Dakota

 469.5 477.3 478.1 (p)478.4 (p)8.9 (p)1.9

Wisconsin

 3,137.7 3,144.4 3,135.5 (p)3,125.5 (p)-12.2 (p)-0.4

West

 38,738.8 39,463.7 39,448.9 39,475.5 736.7 1.9

Alaska

 356.2 362.6 361.9 (p)362.1 (p)5.9 (p)1.7

Arizona

 3,528.4 3,577.8 3,584.4 (p)3,595.6 (p)67.2 (p)1.9

California

 19,049.3 19,350.2 19,323.1 (p)19,355.5 (p)306.1 (p)1.6

Colorado

 3,171.8 3,248.8 3,250.3 (p)3,258.0 (p)86.2 (p)2.7

Hawaii

 674.1 676.6 676.7 (p)679.2 (p)5.1 (p)0.8

Idaho

 920.0 948.6 952.4 (p)956.8 (p)36.7 (p)4.0

Montana

 551.8 564.5 565.9 (p)567.3 (p)15.5 (p)2.8

Nevada

 1,494.2 1,519.6 1,521.1 (p)1,527.1 (p)32.9 (p)2.2

New Mexico

 945.9 952.7 948.9 (p)946.6 (p)0.7 (p)0.1

Oregon

 2,147.7 2,205.2 2,205.2 (p)2,207.6 (p)59.9 (p)2.8

Utah

 1,686.9 1,728.7 1,732.5 (p)1,735.5 (p)48.7 (p)2.9

Washington

 3,929.3 4,038.9 4,030.4 (p)4,020.7 (p)91.4 (p)2.3

Wyoming

 289.9 290.6 290.1 (p)289.6 (p)-0.2 (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.
 
Unemployed in the Midwest and West, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

 8,339 5,912 5,670 6,014 -2,325 -27.9

Midwest

 1,568.4 1,170.6 1,159.8 1,177.7 -390.7 -24.9

Illinois

 376.8 290.5 287.1 (p)290.2 (p)-86.6 (p)-23.0

Indiana

 112.7 79.9 88.0 (p)95.1 (p)-17.6 (p)-15.6

Iowa

 71.9 43.9 43.3 (p)44.7 (p)-27.2 (p)-37.8

Kansas

 48.7 36.0 36.8 (p)38.3 (p)-10.4 (p)-21.3

Michigan

 288.5 207.2 202.1 (p)200.7 (p)-87.8 (p)-30.4

Minnesota

 98.9 57.2 55.5 (p)58.2 (p)-40.7 (p)-41.1

Missouri

 126.8 84.9 77.9 (p)76.1 (p)-50.7 (p)-40.0

Nebraska

 26.4 20.2 21.1 (p)22.3 (p)-4.1 (p)-15.4

North Dakota

 13.4 10.1 9.6 (p)9.3 (p)-4.1 (p)-30.7

Ohio

 283.0 224.0 223.5 (p)229.0 (p)-54.0 (p)-19.1

South Dakota

 14.9 10.8 10.8 (p)11.0 (p)-3.9 (p)-26.0

Wisconsin

 113.1 91.7 93.4 (p)96.3 (p)-16.8 (p)-14.9

West

 2,288.9 1,513.3 1,453.4 1,476.8 -812.1 -35.5

Alaska

 22.3 16.5 16.3 (p)16.8 (p)-5.5 (p)-24.7

Arizona

 160.0 116.9 118.7 (p)125.1 (p)-34.9 (p)-21.8

California

 1,340.2 805.5 754.6 (p)790.9 (p)-549.3 (p)-41.0

Colorado

 169.3 111.7 107.5 (p)112.0 (p)-57.3 (p)-33.8

Hawaii

 35.8 28.3 27.2 (p)27.7 (p)-8.2 (p)-22.8

Idaho

 32.3 24.0 24.4 (p)25.7 (p)-6.6 (p)-20.4

Montana

 18.7 14.4 15.1 (p)15.9 (p)-2.9 (p)-15.3

Nevada

 90.1 70.9 67.1 (p)66.5 (p)-23.6 (p)-26.2

New Mexico

 63.9 46.4 42.3 (p)41.8 (p)-22.1 (p)-34.6

Oregon

 104.5 77.3 76.5 (p)82.6 (p)-21.9 (p)-21.0

Utah

 43.6 34.9 35.2 (p)35.5 (p)-8.1 (p)-18.5

Washington

 197.5 155.4 149.1 (p)149.6 (p)-47.9 (p)-24.3

Wyoming

 12.5 9.0 8.8 (p)9.1 (p)-3.4 (p)-27.5

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

 5.2 3.6 3.5 3.7 -1.5

Midwest

 4.5 3.3 3.3 3.4 -1.1

Illinois

 6.0 4.5 4.4 (p)4.5 (p)-1.5

Indiana

 3.4 2.4 2.6 (p)2.8 (p)-0.6

Iowa

 4.3 2.6 2.5 (p)2.6 (p)-1.7

Kansas

 3.2 2.4 2.4 (p)2.5 (p)-0.7

Michigan

 6.0 4.3 4.2 (p)4.1 (p)-1.9

Minnesota

 3.3 1.8 1.8 (p)1.9 (p)-1.4

Missouri

 4.1 2.8 2.5 (p)2.5 (p)-1.6

Nebraska

 2.5 1.9 2.0 (p)2.1 (p)-0.4

North Dakota

 3.3 2.5 2.3 (p)2.3 (p)-1.0

Ohio

 4.9 3.9 3.9 (p)4.0 (p)-0.9

South Dakota

 3.2 2.3 2.3 (p)2.3 (p)-0.9

Wisconsin

 3.6 2.9 3.0 (p)3.1 (p)-0.5

West

 5.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 -2.2

Alaska

 6.3 4.6 4.5 (p)4.6 (p)-1.7

Arizona

 4.5 3.3 3.3 (p)3.5 (p)-1.0

California

 7.0 4.2 3.9 (p)4.1 (p)-2.9

Colorado

 5.3 3.4 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)-1.9

Hawaii

 5.3 4.2 4.0 (p)4.1 (p)-1.2

Idaho

 3.5 2.5 2.6 (p)2.7 (p)-0.8

Montana

 3.4 2.6 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)-0.6

Nevada

 6.0 4.7 4.4 (p)4.4 (p)-1.6

New Mexico

 6.8 4.9 4.5 (p)4.4 (p)-2.4

Oregon

 4.9 3.5 3.5 (p)3.7 (p)-1.2

Utah

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

Washington

 5.0 3.8 3.7 (p)3.7 (p)-1.3

Wyoming

 4.3 3.1 3.0 (p)3.1 (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

 5.7 4.8 4.7 (p)5.0 (p)-0.7

Lake Havasu City-Kingman

 5.3 4.6 4.5 (p)4.9 (p)-0.4

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale

 4.2 3.4 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)-0.8

Prescott

 3.8 3.4 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)-0.4

Sierra Vista-Douglas

 4.8 4.3 4.3 (p)4.5 (p)-0.3

Tucson

 4.7 3.9 3.9 (p)4.0 (p)-0.7

Yuma

 16.6 17.2 18.1 (p)21.0 (p)4.4

Colorado

Boulder

 4.2 2.8 2.9 (p)2.6 (p)-1.6

Colorado Springs

 5.5 3.5 3.9 (p)3.6 (p)-1.9

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood

 5.3 3.3 3.5 (p)3.3 (p)-2.0

Fort Collins

 4.5 2.9 3.0 (p)2.8 (p)-1.7

Grand Junction

 5.4 3.7 3.9 (p)3.6 (p)-1.8

Greeley

 5.6 3.6 3.8 (p)3.6 (p)-2.0

Pueblo

 8.0 5.1 5.6 (p)5.4 (p)-2.6

Idaho

Boise City

 3.4 2.7 2.6 (p)2.7 (p)-0.7

Coeur d'Alene

 3.7 2.9 2.8 (p)3.0 (p)-0.7

Idaho Falls

 2.6 2.4 2.2 (p)2.3 (p)-0.3

Lewiston ID-WA

 3.3 2.9 2.6 (p)3.0 (p)-0.3

Logan, UT-ID

 2.3 2.2 1.7 (p)1.9 (p)-0.4

Pocatello

 3.4 2.8 2.7 (p)2.9 (p)-0.5

Montana

Billings

 3.0 2.8 2.6 (p)2.5 (p)-0.5

Great Falls

 3.1 2.9 2.8 (p)2.7 (p)-0.4

Missoula

 3.0 2.8 2.5 (p)2.5 (p)-0.5

Nevada

Carson City

 4.5 3.7 3.6 (p)3.8 (p)-0.7

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise

 7.7 5.7 5.6 (p)5.7 (p)-2.0

Reno

 4.1 3.3 3.2 (p)3.4 (p)-0.7

New Mexico

Albuquerque

 6.7 4.6 4.3 (p)4.1 (p)-2.6

Farmington

 8.3 6.1 5.6 (p)5.1 (p)-3.2

Las Cruces

 6.8 5.3 5.0 (p)4.6 (p)-2.2

Santa Fe

 6.3 4.2 4.1 (p)3.9 (p)-2.4

Utah

Logan, UT-ID

 2.3 2.2 1.7 (p)1.9 (p)-0.4

Ogden-Clearfield

 2.7 2.3 1.9 (p)2.1 (p)-0.6

Provo-Orem

 2.5 2.3 1.8 (p)1.9 (p)-0.6

Salt Lake City

 2.8 2.4 2.1 (p)2.1 (p)-0.7

St. George

 3.0 2.5 2.2 (p)2.3 (p)-0.7

Wyoming

Casper

 5.4 4.0 3.6 (p)3.9 (p)-1.5

Cheyenne

 3.6 3.2 2.9 (p)3.0 (p)-0.6

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

Ames

 3.3 2.2 2.3 (p)2.4 (p)-0.9

Cedar Rapids

 4.9 3.0 3.2 (p)3.4 (p)-1.5

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

 5.1 3.7 3.8 (p)3.8 (p)-1.3

Des Moines-West Des Moines

 4.0 2.5 2.6 (p)2.7 (p)-1.3

Dubuque

 4.3 2.6 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)-1.5

Iowa City

 3.8 2.3 2.4 (p)2.5 (p)-1.3

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

 2.9 2.7 2.7 (p)2.5 (p)-0.4

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 3.8 2.7 2.8 (p)2.7 (p)-1.1

Waterloo-Cedar Falls

 4.3 2.7 2.7 (p)2.9 (p)-1.4

Kansas

Kansas City, MO-KS

 4.2 2.6 3.2 (p)3.1 (p)-1.1

Lawrence

 3.4 2.9 3.6 (p)3.1 (p)-0.3

Manhattan

 3.2 2.9 3.6 (p)3.1 (p)-0.1

St. Joseph, MO-KS

 3.7 2.2 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)-0.9

Topeka

 3.2 2.7 3.3 (p)3.0 (p)-0.2

Wichita

 4.4 3.2 3.8 (p)3.5 (p)-0.9

Minnesota

Duluth, MN-WI

 3.5 3.0 2.8 (p)2.9 (p)-0.6

Fargo, ND-MN

 2.5 2.1 1.7 (p)1.7 (p)-0.8

Grand Forks, ND-MN

 3.0 2.4 2.1 (p)2.1 (p)-0.9

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN

 2.8 3.0 2.6 (p)2.5 (p)-0.3

Mankato-North Mankato

 2.9 1.9 1.7 (p)1.7 (p)-1.2

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 3.2 2.2 2.0 (p)2.1 (p)-1.1

Rochester

 2.6 1.9 1.7 (p)1.8 (p)-0.8

St. Cloud

 3.4 2.3 2.0 (p)2.1 (p)-1.3

Missouri

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

 3.9 2.4 3.0 (p)3.0 (p)-0.9

Columbia

 3.0 1.8 2.3 (p)2.4 (p)-0.6

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO

 2.8 2.8 2.8 (p)2.5 (p)-0.3

Jefferson City

 3.2 1.9 2.4 (p)2.6 (p)-0.6

Joplin

 3.8 2.2 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)-1.0

Kansas City, MO-KS

 4.2 2.6 3.2 (p)3.1 (p)-1.1

Springfield

 3.4 1.9 2.3 (p)2.6 (p)-0.8

St. Joseph, MO-KS

 3.7 2.2 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)-0.9

St. Louis, MO-IL

 4.8 2.8 3.2 (p)3.3 (p)-1.5

Nebraska

Grand Island

 2.5 2.5 2.4 (p)2.2 (p)-0.3

Lincoln

 2.3 2.4 2.3 (p)2.1 (p)-0.2

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

 2.9 2.7 2.7 (p)2.5 (p)-0.4

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 3.8 2.7 2.8 (p)2.7 (p)-1.1

North Dakota

Bismarck

 2.9 2.4 2.0 (p)2.1 (p)-0.8

Fargo, ND-MN

 2.5 2.1 1.7 (p)1.7 (p)-0.8

Grand Forks, ND-MN

 3.0 2.4 2.1 (p)2.1 (p)-0.9

South Dakota

Rapid City

 3.2 2.4 2.0 (p)2.3 (p)-0.9

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

 3.8 2.7 2.8 (p)2.7 (p)-1.1

Sioux Falls

 2.7 2.1 1.7 (p)2.0 (p)-0.7

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

 146,904 151,903 (p)152,429 (p)152,744 (p)5,840 (p)4.0

Mountain Census Division

Arizona

 2,981.1 3,060.3 3,086.3 (p)3,090.5 (p)109.4 (p)3.7

Colorado

 2,766.7 2,860.7 2,862.6 (p)2,875.0 (p)108.3 (p)3.9

Idaho

 801.6 818.7 822.4 (p)822.6 (p)21.0 (p)2.6

Montana

 494.8 508.1 506.8 (p)506.3 (p)11.5 (p)2.3

Nevada

 1,390.9 1,454.5 1,463.4 (p)1,460.8 (p)69.9 (p)5.0

New Mexico

 823.1 846.8 850.8 (p)851.7 (p)28.6 (p)3.5

Utah

 1,625.3 1,665.9 1,673.6 (p)1,678.9 (p)53.6 (p)3.3

Wyoming

 277.9 282.7 284.6 (p)285.3 (p)7.4 (p)2.7

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

 1,539.3 1,571.4 1,574.4 (p)1,578.2 (p)38.9 (p)2.5

Kansas

 1,383.6 1,397.3 1,402.1 (p)1,398.7 (p)15.1 (p)1.1

Minnesota

 2,861.8 2,915.7 2,932.8 (p)2,929.7 (p)67.9 (p)2.4

Missouri

 2,866.6 2,902.4 2,927.9 (p)2,922.2 (p)55.6 (p)1.9

Nebraska

 1,010.1 1,032.6 1,031.6 (p)1,030.5 (p)20.4 (p)2.0

North Dakota

 417.8 427.7 428.4 (p)429.2 (p)11.4 (p)2.7

South Dakota

 442.6 447.9 451.1 (p)452.7 (p)10.1 (p)2.3

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.