Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics

 

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

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2013		 Mar
2013		 Apr
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United States
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 154,451 155,524 155,028 155,238 787 0.5

Midwest
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 (1) 34,171.3 34,256.5 34,228.1 34,233.4 (1) 62.1 (1) 0.2

Illinois
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 (1) 6,586.2 6,639.7 6,611.6 (P) 6,581.0 (P) (1) -5.3 (P) (1) -0.1

Indiana
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 (1) 3,154.9 3,168.0 3,159.9 (P) 3,157.2 (P) (1) 2.2 (P) (1) 0.1

Iowa
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 (1) (2) 1,644.1 1,637.3 1,642.6 (P) 1,648.7 (P) (1) (2) 4.6 (P) (1) (2) 0.3

Kansas
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 (1) (2) 1,491.0 1,490.0 1,490.3 (P) 1,494.6 (P) (1) (2) 3.6 (P) (1) (2) 0.2

Michigan
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 (1) 4,667.5 4,653.7 4,657.8 (P) 4,670.1 (P) (1) 2.6 (P) (1) 0.1

Minnesota
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 (1) (2) 2,969.7 2,985.7 2,982.7 (P) 2,986.0 (P) (1) (2) 16.3 (P) (1) (2) 0.5

Missouri
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 (1) (2) 2,993.4 2,997.6 2,995.1 (P) 2,999.5 (P) (1) (2) 6.1 (P) (1) (2) 0.2

Nebraska
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 (1) (2) 1,018.3 1,032.3 1,032.1 (P) 1,035.9 (P) (1) (2) 17.5 (P) (1) (2) 1.7

North Dakota
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 (1) (2) 390.7 397.4 398.1 (P) 399.7 (P) (1) (2) 9.0 (P) (1) (2) 2.3

Ohio
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 (1) 5,763.8 5,745.6 5,744.5 (P) 5,741.3 (P) (1) -22.4 (P) (1) -0.4

South Dakota
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 (1) (2) 445.7 447.1 447.3 (P) 448.7 (P) (1) (2) 3.0 (P) (1) (2) 0.7

Wisconsin
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 (1) 3,056.4 3,056.9 3,060.5 (P) 3,068.3 (P) (1) 11.9 (P) (1) 0.4

West
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 (1) 36,009.9 36,147.4 36,134.7 36,138.1 (1) 128.2 (1) 0.4

Alaska
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 (1) 366.7 365.9 364.7 (P) 364.3 (P) (1) -2.4 (P) (1) -0.7

Arizona
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 (1) 3,033.7 3,038.9 3,031.4 (P) 3,024.4 (P) (1) -9.3 (P) (1) -0.3

California
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 (1) 18,484.6 18,643.8 18,629.4 (P) 18,623.9 (P) (1) 139.3 (P) (1) 0.8

Colorado
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 (1) 2,745.0 2,762.3 2,763.4 (P) 2,767.2 (P) (1) 22.1 (P) (1) 0.8

Hawaii
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 (1) 652.1 651.1 647.4 (P) 645.8 (P) (1) -6.3 (P) (1) -1.0

Idaho
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 (1) 773.7 773.4 772.0 (P) 770.7 (P) (1) -3.0 (P) (1) -0.4

Montana
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 (1) 506.5 509.0 508.2 (P) 508.4 (P) (1) 1.8 (P) (1) 0.4

Nevada
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 (1) 1,383.8 1,372.5 1,374.4 (P) 1,376.2 (P) (1) -7.5 (P) (1) -0.5

New Mexico
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 (1) 935.6 942.1 943.0 (P) 944.4 (P) (1) 8.8 (P) (1) 0.9

Oregon
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 (1) 1,968.7 1,947.9 1,938.3 (P) 1,931.6 (P) (1) -37.1 (P) (1) -1.9

Utah
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 (1) 1,351.0 1,367.4 1,372.6 (P) 1,381.0 (P) (1) 30.0 (P) (1) 2.2

Washington
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 (1) 3,492.5 3,467.6 3,474.8 (P) 3,482.9 (P) (1) -9.6 (P) (1) -0.3

Wyoming
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 (1) 306.3 307.9 307.9 (P) 307.4 (P) (1) 1.1 (P) (1) 0.4

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 Midwest and West,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 12,518 12,032 11,742 11,659 -859 -6.9

Midwest
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 (1) 2,510.2 2,544.3 2,525.6 2,480.7 (1) -29.4 (1) -1.2

Illinois
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 (1) 581.9 627.5 629.0 (P) 611.0 (P) (1) 29.1 (P) (1) 5.0

Indiana
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 (1) 262.0 275.8 275.4 (P) 267.6 (P) (1) 5.6 (P) (1) 2.1

Iowa
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 (1) (2) 86.2 82.3 80.5 (P) 77.8 (P) (1) (2) -8.4 (P) (1) (2) -9.7

Kansas
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 (1) (2) 86.6 82.6 83.0 (P) 82.9 (P) (1) (2) -3.6 (P) (1) (2) -4.2

Michigan
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 (1) 423.9 409.8 396.5 (P) 390.6 (P) (1) -33.3 (P) (1) -7.9

Minnesota
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 (1) (2) 167.5 164.3 161.1 (P) 159.0 (P) (1) (2) -8.5 (P) (1) (2) -5.1

Missouri
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 (1) (2) 208.6 200.0 199.8 (P) 199.4 (P) (1) (2) -9.1 (P) (1) (2) -4.4

Nebraska
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 (1) (2) 40.2 39.7 38.9 (P) 38.8 (P) (1) (2) -1.4 (P) (1) (2) -3.5

North Dakota
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 (1) (2) 11.7 13.1 12.9 (P) 13.2 (P) (1) (2) 1.5 (P) (1) (2) 12.7

Ohio
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 (1) 421.1 405.2 406.6 (P) 399.8 (P) (1) -21.3 (P) (1) -5.1

South Dakota
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 (1) (2) 19.5 19.5 19.0 (P) 18.6 (P) (1) (2) -0.9 (P) (1) (2) -4.7

Wisconsin
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 (1) 211.6 218.2 217.1 (P) 216.9 (P) (1) 5.3 (P) (1) 2.5

West
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 (1) 3,396.7 3,071.3 3,004.6 2,905.2 (1) -491.4 (1) -14.5

Alaska
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 (1) 25.8 23.6 22.5 (P) 21.7 (P) (1) -4.1 (P) (1) -16.1

Arizona
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 (1) 254.6 239.8 239.0 (P) 240.3 (P) (1) -14.3 (P) (1) -5.6

California
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 (1) 1,976.3 1,793.9 1,749.2 (P) 1,672.6 (P) (1) -303.7 (P) (1) -15.4

Colorado
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 (1) 224.5 199.2 195.6 (P) 192.0 (P) (1) -32.6 (P) (1) -14.5

Hawaii
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 (1) 39.9 33.8 33.3 (P) 31.9 (P) (1) -8.0 (P) (1) -20.2

Idaho
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 (1) 56.7 48.2 47.5 (P) 46.7 (P) (1) -10.0 (P) (1) -17.7

Montana
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 (1) 31.0 28.7 28.5 (P) 27.9 (P) (1) -3.1 (P) (1) -9.9

Nevada
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 (1) 159.5 132.0 133.0 (P) 132.4 (P) (1) -27.0 (P) (1) -16.9

New Mexico
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 (1) 65.1 63.8 64.7 (P) 63.7 (P) (1) -1.4 (P) (1) -2.1

Oregon
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 (1) 173.3 162.4 159.3 (P) 153.7 (P) (1) -19.6 (P) (1) -11.3

Utah
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 (1) 77.4 71.6 67.9 (P) 64.4 (P) (1) -13.0 (P) (1) -16.8

Washington
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 (1) 292.7 259.5 254.7 (P) 243.1 (P) (1) -49.7 (P) (1) -17.0

Wyoming
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 (1) 16.9 15.0 15.0 (P) 14.7 (P) (1) -2.2 (P) (1) -13.1

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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Unemployment rates in the Midwest and West,
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Area

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Apr 2013

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 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.5 -0.6

Midwest
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 (1) 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.2 (1) -0.1

Illinois
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 (1) 8.8 9.5 9.5 (P) 9.3 (P) (1) 0.5

Indiana
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 (1) 8.3 8.7 8.7 (P) 8.5 (P) (1) 0.2

Iowa
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 (1) (2) 5.2 5.0 4.9 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) (2) -0.5

Kansas
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 (1) (2) 5.8 5.5 5.6 (P) 5.5 (P) (1) (2) -0.3

Michigan
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 (1) 9.1 8.8 8.5 (P) 8.4 (P) (1) -0.7

Minnesota
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 (1) (2) 5.6 5.5 5.4 (P) 5.3 (P) (1) (2) -0.3

Missouri
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 (1) (2) 7.0 6.7 6.7 (P) 6.6 (P) (1) (2) -0.4

Nebraska
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 (1) (2) 4.0 3.8 3.8 (P) 3.7 (P) (1) (2) -0.3

North Dakota
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 (1) (2) 3.0 3.3 3.2 (P) 3.3 (P) (1) (2) 0.3

Ohio
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 (1) 7.3 7.1 7.1 (P) 7.0 (P) (1) -0.3

South Dakota
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 (1) (2) 4.4 4.4 4.3 (P) 4.1 (P) (1) (2) -0.3

Wisconsin
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 (1) 6.9 7.1 7.1 (P) 7.1 (P) (1) 0.2

West
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 (1) 9.4 8.5 8.3 8.0 (1) -1.4

Alaska
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 (1) 7.0 6.5 6.2 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) -1.0

Arizona
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 (1) 8.4 7.9 7.9 (P) 7.9 (P) (1) -0.5

California
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 (1) 10.7 9.6 9.4 (P) 9.0 (P) (1) -1.7

Colorado
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 (1) 8.2 7.2 7.1 (P) 6.9 (P) (1) -1.3

Hawaii
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 (1) 6.1 5.2 5.1 (P) 4.9 (P) (1) -1.2

Idaho
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 (1) 7.3 6.2 6.1 (P) 6.1 (P) (1) -1.2

Montana
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 (1) 6.1 5.6 5.6 (P) 5.5 (P) (1) -0.6

Nevada
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 (1) 11.5 9.6 9.7 (P) 9.6 (P) (1) -1.9

New Mexico
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 (1) 7.0 6.8 6.9 (P) 6.7 (P) (1) -0.3

Oregon
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 (1) 8.8 8.3 8.2 (P) 8.0 (P) (1) -0.8

Utah
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 (1) 5.7 5.2 4.9 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) -1.0

Washington
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 (1) 8.4 7.5 7.3 (P) 7.0 (P) (1) -1.4

Wyoming
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 (1) 5.5 4.9 4.9 (P) 4.8 (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 Mountain and West North Central states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
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Mountain Census Division

  

Arizona

  

Flagstaff
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 (1) 8.6 8.7 8.0 (P) 8.1 (P) (1) -0.5

Lake Havasu City-Kingman
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 (1) 9.9 10.4 9.6 (P) 9.6 (P) (1) -0.3

Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale
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 (1) 7.3 7.2 6.7 (P) 6.7 (P) (1) -0.6

Prescott
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 (1) 8.7 9.2 8.4 (P) 8.3 (P) (1) -0.4

Tucson
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 (1) 7.3 7.3 6.7 (P) 6.8 (P) (1) -0.5

Yuma
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 (1) 22.7 26.5 25.6 (P) 26.0 (P) (1) 3.3

Colorado

  

Boulder
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 (1) 6.4 5.5 5.7 (P) 5.4 (P) (1) -1.0

Colorado Springs
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 (1) 9.9 8.8 8.7 (P) 8.6 (P) (1) -1.3

Denver-Aurora-Broomfield
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 (1) 8.5 7.4 7.4 (P) 7.2 (P) (1) -1.3

Fort Collins-Loveland
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 (1) 7.0 6.2 6.4 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) -1.0

Grand Junction
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 (1) 10.0 9.2 9.1 (P) 8.8 (P) (1) -1.2

Greeley
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 (1) 9.5 8.3 8.6 (P) 8.1 (P) (1) -1.4

Pueblo
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 (1) 11.1 10.7 10.6 (P) 10.2 (P) (1) -0.9

Idaho

  

Boise City-Nampa
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 (1) 7.6 7.0 6.6 (P) 6.1 (P) (1) -1.5

Coeur d'Alene
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 (1) 10.3 9.5 8.9 (P) 8.6 (P) (1) -1.7

Idaho Falls
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 (1) 6.9 6.3 6.1 (P) 5.8 (P) (1) -1.1

Lewiston ID-WA
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 (1) 7.9 7.4 7.2 (P) 6.4 (P) (1) -1.5

Logan, UT-ID
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 (1) 4.7 4.5 4.4 (P) 3.9 (P) (1) -0.8

Pocatello
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 (1) 7.8 7.4 7.2 (P) 6.8 (P) (1) -1.0

Montana

  

Billings
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 (1) 4.9 4.7 4.6 (P) 4.5 (P) (1) -0.4

Great Falls
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 (1) 5.9 6.1 5.8 (P) 5.8 (P) (1) -0.1

Missoula
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 (1) 6.7 6.6 6.3 (P) 6.0 (P) (1) -0.7

Nevada

  

Carson City
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 (1) 12.2 11.2 10.7 (P) 10.6 (P) (1) -1.6

Las Vegas-Paradise
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 (1) 11.7 10.2 9.8 (P) 9.8 (P) (1) -1.9

Reno-Sparks
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 (1) 11.8 10.5 10.1 (P) 10.0 (P) (1) -1.8

New Mexico

  

Albuquerque
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 (1) 7.4 7.2 7.6 (P) 7.1 (P) (1) -0.3

Farmington
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 (1) 6.7 6.9 7.2 (P) 6.7 (P) (1) 0.0

Las Cruces
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 (1) 7.2 7.6 8.0 (P) 7.7 (P) (1) 0.5

Santa Fe
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 (1) 5.5 5.6 6.0 (P) 5.4 (P) (1) -0.1

Utah

  

Logan, UT-ID
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 (1) 4.7 4.5 4.4 (P) 3.9 (P) (1) -0.8

Ogden-Clearfield
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 (1) 6.2 5.9 5.5 (P) 4.9 (P) (1) -1.3

Provo-Orem
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 (1) 5.9 5.5 5.3 (P) 4.5 (P) (1) -1.4

Salt Lake City
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 (1) 5.9 5.3 5.0 (P) 4.5 (P) (1) -1.4

St. George
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 (1) 7.6 7.1 6.6 (P) 5.6 (P) (1) -2.0

Wyoming

  

Casper
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 (1) 5.4 5.1 4.8 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) -0.7

Cheyenne
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 (1) 6.9 6.4 5.9 (P) 5.6 (P) (1) -1.3

West North Central Census Division

  

Iowa

  

Ames
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 (1) 4.3 4.2 3.8 (P) 3.6 (P) (1) -0.7

Cedar Rapids
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 (1) 6.0 6.3 5.7 (P) 5.3 (P) (1) -0.7

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
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 (1) 7.7 8.3 8.2 (P) 7.2 (P) (1) -0.5

Des Moines-West Des Moines
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 (1) 5.9 6.0 5.5 (P) 5.0 (P) (1) -0.9

Dubuque
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 (1) 5.6 6.0 5.4 (P) 5.2 (P) (1) -0.4

Iowa City
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 (1) 4.3 4.1 3.7 (P) 3.5 (P) (1) -0.8

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
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 (1) 4.7 5.0 4.6 (P) 4.3 (P) (1) -0.4

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
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 (1) 5.8 6.1 5.7 (P) 5.2 (P) (1) -0.6

Waterloo-Cedar Falls
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 (1) 5.7 6.0 5.3 (P) 4.9 (P) (1) -0.8

Kansas

  

Kansas City, MO-KS
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 (1) 7.1 6.9 7.1 (P) 6.6 (P) (1) -0.5

Lawrence
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 (1) 5.6 5.8 5.4 (P) 5.6 (P) (1) 0.0

Manhattan
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 (1) 5.4 5.7 5.3 (P) 5.4 (P) (1) 0.0

St. Joseph, MO-KS
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 (1) 6.1 5.9 5.9 (P) 5.7 (P) (1) -0.4

Topeka
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 (1) 6.6 7.1 6.7 (P) 6.7 (P) (1) 0.1

Wichita
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 (1) 7.3 7.0 6.5 (P) 6.7 (P) (1) -0.6

Minnesota

  

Duluth, MN-WI
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 (1) 7.5 8.0 7.4 (P) 7.0 (P) (1) -0.5

Fargo, ND-MN
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 (1) 4.2 4.7 4.2 (P) 4.2 (P) (1) 0.0

Grand Forks, ND-MN
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 (1) 5.1 5.2 4.8 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) -0.4

La Crosse, WI-MN
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 (1) 6.2 6.6 6.5 (P) 5.9 (P) (1) -0.3

Mankato-North Mankato
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 (1) 5.1 5.5 4.9 (P) 4.6 (P) (1) -0.5

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
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 (1) 6.0 6.0 5.5 (P) 5.3 (P) (1) -0.7

Rochester
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 (1) 5.3 5.5 5.1 (P) 4.9 (P) (1) -0.4

St. Cloud
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 (1) 6.4 7.2 6.6 (P) 6.1 (P) (1) -0.3

Missouri

  

Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL
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 (1) 6.9 6.8 6.7 (P) 6.4 (P) (1) -0.5

Columbia
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 (1) 5.0 5.1 4.9 (P) 4.8 (P) (1) -0.2

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
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 (1) 5.8 5.9 5.8 (P) 5.5 (P) (1) -0.3

Jefferson City
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 (1) 6.2 6.0 5.9 (P) 5.7 (P) (1) -0.5

Joplin
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 (1) 6.5 6.0 5.9 (P) 5.7 (P) (1) -0.8

Kansas City, MO-KS
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 (1) 7.1 6.9 7.1 (P) 6.6 (P) (1) -0.5

Springfield
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 (1) 6.7 6.2 6.1 (P) 5.8 (P) (1) -0.9

St. Joseph, MO-KS
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 (1) 6.1 5.9 5.9 (P) 5.7 (P) (1) -0.4

St. Louis, MO-IL
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 (1) 8.1 8.1 8.0 (P) 7.5 (P) (1) -0.6

Nebraska

  

Lincoln
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 (1) 3.7 4.2 3.8 (P) 3.5 (P) (1) -0.2

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
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 (1) 4.7 5.0 4.6 (P) 4.3 (P) (1) -0.4

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
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 (1) 5.8 6.1 5.7 (P) 5.2 (P) (1) -0.6

North Dakota

  

Bismarck
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 (1) 3.6 4.1 3.7 (P) 3.6 (P) (1) 0.0

Fargo, ND-MN
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 (1) 4.2 4.7 4.2 (P) 4.2 (P) (1) 0.0

Grand Forks, ND-MN
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 (1) 5.1 5.2 4.8 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) -0.4

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Rapid City
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 (1) 4.9 5.1 5.2 (P) 4.6 (P) (1) -0.3

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
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 (1) 5.8 6.1 5.7 (P) 5.2 (P) (1) -0.6

Sioux Falls
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 (1) 4.7 4.4 4.4 (P) 4.1 (P) (1) -0.6

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals.
(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 Mountain and West North Central States,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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2012		 Feb
2013		 Mar
2013		 Apr
2013		 Apr 2012 to
Apr 2013
Net
change		 Percent
change

United States
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 133,397 135,171 (P) 135,309 (P) 135,474 (P) 2,077 (P) 1.6

Mountain Census Division

  

Arizona
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 2,454.2 2,489.3 2,495.9 (P) 2,494.8 (P) 40.6 (P) 1.7

Colorado
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 2,299.5 2,353.1 2,351.1 (P) 2,362.7 (P) 63.2 (P) 2.7

Idaho
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 619.5 635.4 634.2 (P) 634.9 (P) 15.4 (P) 2.5

Montana
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 439.7 446.1 445.3 (P) 445.2 (P) 5.5 (P) 1.3

Nevada
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 1,139.2 1,159.1 1,156.3 (P) 1,161.9 (P) 22.7 (P) 2.0

New Mexico
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 805.1 808.0 808.3 (P) 810.5 (P) 5.4 (P) 0.7

Utah
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 1,242.4 1,281.5 1,287.7 (P) 1,286.1 (P) 43.7 (P) 3.5

Wyoming
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 291.4 289.4 290.5 (P) 289.9 (P) -1.5 (P) -0.5

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Iowa
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 1,506.1 1,522.7 1,518.0 (P) 1,518.0 (P) 11.9 (P) 0.8

Kansas
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 1,356.0 1,373.3 1,367.9 (P) 1,366.2 (P) 10.2 (P) 0.8

Minnesota
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 2,737.9 2,775.3 2,772.0 (P) 2,760.6 (P) 22.7 (P) 0.8

Missouri
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 2,664.7 2,686.7 2,680.4 (P) 2,692.5 (P) 27.8 (P) 1.0

Nebraska
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 959.9 964.3 965.3 (P) 962.0 (P) 2.1 (P) 0.2

North Dakota
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 425.3 440.7 441.2 (P) 441.2 (P) 15.9 (P) 3.7

South Dakota
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 414.8 419.0 419.4 (P) 418.5 (P) 3.7 (P) 0.9

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.
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Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, Midwestern and Western states,
not seasonally adjusted
Area

(news release)		 Mass Layoff Events Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for
Unemployment Insurance
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2012		 Mar
2013		 Back
data		 Mar
2012		 Mar
2013

United States
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 1,125 1,132
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 117,817 114,897

Midwest
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 219 230
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 24,470 26,698

Illinois
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 36 49
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 4,610 6,864

Indiana
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 18 16
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 1,830 1,982

Iowa
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 9 11
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 1,278 1,399

Kansas
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 11 11
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 1,588 878

Michigan
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 25 25
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 3,749 3,110

Minnesota
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 10 15
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 844 1,072

Missouri
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 20 19
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 1,614 2,674

Nebraska
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 4 8
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 378 816

North Dakota
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 (1) - 3
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 (1) - 412

Ohio
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 48 36
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 4,638 3,942

South Dakota
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Wisconsin
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 37 37
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 3,777 3,549

West
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 419 383
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 42,902 32,319

Alaska
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 (1) - 7
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 (1) - 634

Arizona
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 15 11
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 1,286 752

California
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 319 289
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 33,461 23,802

Colorado
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 9 4
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 1,165 298

Hawaii
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 (1) - -
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 (1) - -

Idaho
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 7 8
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 694 881

Montana
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 (1) - (1) -
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 (1) - (1) -

Nevada
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 9 12
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 879 1,302

New Mexico
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 8 5
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 765 458

Oregon
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 20 13
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 2,153 1,204

Utah
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 5 7
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 385 582

Washington
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 19 25
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 1,546 2,256

Wyoming
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 (1) - (1) -
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 (1) - (1) -

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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