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Geographic Information > Western > Table

Western - Labor Force Statistics

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

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United States

 162,294 164,667        

West

 38,678.9 39,420.3 39,376.8 39,350.2 671.4 1.7

Alaska

 359.0 360.5 359.8 (p)359.3 (p)0.3 (p)0.1

Arizona

 3,531.1 3,616.7 3,623.1 (p)3,630.9 (p)99.8 (p)2.8

California

 18,946.0 19,275.4 19,249.6 (p)19,222.8 (p)276.8 (p)1.5

Colorado

 3,170.7 3,256.8 3,251.9 (p)3,244.7 (p)74.0 (p)2.3

Hawaii

 671.5 676.7 674.3 (p)672.3 (p)0.8 (p)0.1

Idaho

 921.7 961.5 963.4 (p)964.0 (p)42.2 (p)4.6

Montana

 553.9 568.1 568.1 (p)568.8 (p)14.9 (p)2.7

Nevada

 1,491.7 1,546.7 1,552.8 (p)1,558.1 (p)66.4 (p)4.4

New Mexico

 941.5 941.7 939.4 (p)935.0 (p)-6.5 (p)-0.7

Oregon

 2,153.6 2,201.4 2,197.4 (p)2,194.1 (p)40.5 (p)1.9

Utah

 1,692.1 1,740.7 1,744.8 (p)1,752.4 (p)60.3 (p)3.6

Washington

 3,943.8 4,007.9 4,003.1 (p)4,002.5 (p)58.7 (p)1.5

Wyoming

 289.8 289.3 289.4 (p)290.1 (p)0.3 (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 West region, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

 6,319 6,059        

West

 1,919.4 1,497.2 1,517.0 1,510.5 -408.9 -21.3

Alaska

 19.7 16.2 16.0 (p)15.6 (p)-4.1 (p)-20.9

Arizona

 136.8 142.6 147.1 (p)146.7 (p)9.9 (p)7.2

California

 1,095.1 772.3 789.0 (p)782.3 (p)-312.8 (p)-28.6

Colorado

 133.0 116.3 113.4 (p)106.7 (p)-26.3 (p)-19.8

Hawaii

 28.9 22.6 22.0 (p)21.3 (p)-7.6 (p)-26.3

Idaho

 28.9 28.2 28.6 (p)28.0 (p)-0.9 (p)-3.1

Montana

 16.2 16.9 16.4 (p)15.8 (p)-0.4 (p)-2.7

Nevada

 78.9 71.3 76.2 (p)80.5 (p)1.6 (p)2.0

New Mexico

 55.1 40.1 38.1 (p)36.9 (p)-18.2 (p)-33.1

Oregon

 90.7 89.8 95.1 (p)99.0 (p)8.3 (p)9.2

Utah

 38.8 37.3 38.2 (p)38.9 (p)0.1 (p)0.3

Washington

 177.1 153.5 160.8 (p)167.5 (p)-9.6 (p)-5.4

Wyoming

 11.5 10.0 10.3 (p)10.6 (p)-0.9 (p)-7.9

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.
 
Unemployment rates in the West region, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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United States

 3.9 3.7      

West

 5.0 3.8 3.9 3.8 -1.2

Alaska

 5.5 4.5 4.5 (p)4.3 (p)-1.2

Arizona

 3.9 3.9 4.1 (p)4.0 (p)0.1

California

 5.8 4.0 4.1 (p)4.1 (p)-1.7

Colorado

 4.2 3.6 3.5 (p)3.3 (p)-0.9

Hawaii

 4.3 3.3 3.3 (p)3.2 (p)-1.1

Idaho

 3.1 2.9 3.0 (p)2.9 (p)-0.2

Montana

 2.9 3.0 2.9 (p)2.8 (p)-0.1

Nevada

 5.3 4.6 4.9 (p)5.2 (p)-0.1

New Mexico

 5.9 4.3 4.1 (p)3.9 (p)-2.0

Oregon

 4.2 4.1 4.3 (p)4.5 (p)0.3

Utah

 2.3 2.1 2.2 (p)2.2 (p)-0.1

Washington

 4.5 3.8 4.0 (p)4.2 (p)-0.3

Wyoming

 4.0 3.5 3.6 (p)3.7 (p)-0.3

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 West region states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
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Alaska

Anchorage

 4.6 3.3 (p)3.7    

Fairbanks

 4.3 3.3 (p)3.9    

Arizona

Flagstaff

 3.9 4.8 (p)4.2    

Lake Havasu City-Kingman

 3.6 4.8 (p)4.5    

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale

 2.6 3.5 (p)3.0    

Prescott

 2.4 3.4 (p)2.9    

Sierra Vista-Douglas

 3.1 4.5 (p)3.9    

Tucson

 2.9 4.0 (p)3.4    

Yuma

 10.3 17.9 (p)16.3    

California

Bakersfield, CA

 7.5 6.3 (p)6.8    

Chico

 4.8 3.9 (p)4.3    

El Centro

 14.0 16.3 (p)16.7    

Fresno

 6.9 5.8 (p)6.6    

Hanford-Corcoran

 7.5 6.1 (p)6.9    

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim

 5.1 4.0 (p)4.1    

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine(1)

 3.7 2.8 (p)3.0    

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 5.6 4.5 4.5 (p)4.4 (p)-1.2

Madera

 6.6 5.5 (p)6.3    

Merced

 8.1 6.2 (p)7.2    

Modesto

 6.1 5.0 (p)5.5    

Napa

 4.1 2.7 (p)3.2    

Orange County(2)

 3.7 2.8 (p)3.0    

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

 4.2 3.4 (p)3.7    

Redding

 4.8 3.9 (p)4.3    

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

 5.0 4.0 (p)4.2    

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade

 4.3 3.4 (p)3.7    

Salinas

 7.3 4.4 (p)5.5    

San Diego-Carlsbad

 4.1 3.2 (p)3.3    

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward

 3.4 2.6 (p)2.8    

Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley(1)

 3.9 3.0 (p)3.2    

San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco(1)

 2.9 2.1 (p)2.2    

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara

 2.9 2.2 (p)2.4    

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande

 3.3 2.5 (p)2.8    

San Rafael(1)

 2.7 2.3 (p)2.5    

Santa Cruz-Watsonville

 5.2 3.6 (p)4.4    

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

 3.9 2.8 (p)3.2    

Santa Rosa

 3.4 2.6 (p)2.9    

Stockton-Lodi

 6.2 5.0 (p)5.5    

Vallejo-Fairfield

 5.1 3.9 (p)4.3    

Visalia-Porterville

 8.1 7.9 (p)8.5    

Yolo County(2)

 4.1 3.2 (p)3.8    

Yuba City

 6.6 5.4 (p)6.3    

Colorado

Boulder

 2.8 2.8 (p)2.6    

Colorado Springs

 3.8 3.8 (p)3.6    

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood

 3.7 3.5 (p)3.3    

Fort Collins

 3.0 2.9 (p)2.8    

Grand Junction

 3.9 3.8 (p)3.6    

Greeley

 3.8 3.7 (p)3.5    

Pueblo

 5.7 5.5 (p)5.1    

Hawaii

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina

 5.3 3.9 (p)4.3    

Urban Honolulu

 4.1 3.4 (p)3.8    

Idaho

Boise City

 2.5 2.6 (p)2.5    

Coeur d'Alene

 3.3 3.1 (p)3.3    

Idaho Falls

 2.1 2.3 (p)2.2    

Lewiston, ID-WA

 2.7 2.7 (p)2.9    

Logan, UT-ID

 1.5 1.8 (p)1.8    

Pocatello

 2.5 2.7 (p)2.6    

Montana

Billings

 2.3 2.4 (p)1.9    

Great Falls

 2.4 2.7 (p)2.4    

Missoula

 2.7 2.5 (p)2.1    

Nevada

Carson City

 2.8 3.8 (p)4.0    

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise

 5.0 5.6 (p)5.6    

Reno

 2.4 3.5 (p)3.5    

New Mexico

Albuquerque

 4.8 3.7 (p)3.3    

Farmington

 6.2 4.7 (p)4.3    

Las Cruces

 5.2 4.2 (p)4.0    

Santa Fe

 4.6 3.5 (p)3.0    

Oregon

Albany

 3.9 4.5 (p)4.9    

Bend-Redmond

 3.7 3.9 (p)4.4    

Corvallis

 2.5 3.5 (p)3.3    

Eugene

 3.8 4.5 (p)4.8    

Grants Pass

 4.6 5.3 (p)6.0    

Medford

 3.7 4.4 (p)4.8    

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro OR-WA

 3.5 3.7 (p)4.0    

Salem

 3.5 4.2 (p)4.3    

Utah

Logan, UT-ID

 1.5 1.8 (p)1.8    

Ogden-Clearfield

 1.8 2.0 (p)2.0    

Provo-Orem

 1.6 1.9 (p)1.9    

Salt Lake City

 1.8 2.1 (p)2.0    

St. George

 2.0 2.1 (p)2.1    

Washington

Bellingham

 4.4 4.1 (p)4.9    

Bremerton-Silverdale

 3.6 3.8 (p)4.4    

Kennewick-Richland

 5.0 4.1 (p)5.3    

Lewiston, ID-WA

 2.7 2.7 (p)2.9    

Longview

 4.9 4.9 (p)5.9    

Mount Vernon-Anacortes

 4.8 4.3 (p)5.4    

Olympia-Tumwater

 3.8 4.0 (p)4.8    

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

 3.5 3.7 (p)4.0    

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

 3.5 3.2 (p)3.4    

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 3.2 2.9 3.0 (p)2.9 (p)-0.3

Tacoma-Lakewood(1)

 4.5 4.4 (p)5.3    

Spokane-Spokane Valley

 4.3 3.9 (p)5.0    

Walla Walla

 3.9 3.4 (p)4.1    

Wenatchee

 4.4 3.6 (p)5.1    

Yakima

 6.5 4.7 (p)6.9    

Wyoming

Casper

 4.2 3.8 (p)3.6    

Cheyenne

 2.9 3.1 (p)2.9    

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(2) Counties and equivalents
(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 the West region States, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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United States

 299,484 308,012        

Mountain Census Division

Arizona

 3,011.9 3,099.7 3,102.6 (p)3,105.7 (p)93.8 (p)3.1

Colorado

 2,806.8 2,897.6 2,902.9 (p)2,911.5 (p)104.7 (p)3.7

Idaho

 806.6 826.9 827.5 (p)829.3 (p)22.7 (p)2.8

Montana

 502.4 505.0 506.2 (p)509.0 (p)6.6 (p)1.3

Nevada

 1,422.6 1,470.8 1,477.3 (p)1,476.0 (p)53.4 (p)3.8

New Mexico

 833.8 855.6 855.6 (p)855.2 (p)21.4 (p)2.6

Utah

 1,636.4 1,677.4 1,679.7 (p)1,677.0 (p)40.6 (p)2.5

Wyoming

 282.6 285.0 286.6 (p)287.7 (p)5.1 (p)1.8

Pacific Census Division

Alaska

 316.9 321.5 323.5 (p)323.9 (p)7.0 (p)2.2

California

 17,140.5 17,725.8 17,745.7 (p)17,761.9 (p)621.4 (p)3.6

Hawaii

 596.3 618.9 622.5 (p)619.1 (p)22.8 (p)3.8

Oregon

 1,915.8 1,982.8 1,991.0 (p)1,997.1 (p)81.3 (p)4.2

Washington

 3,435.9 3,543.1 3,555.1 (p)3,557.6 (p)121.7 (p)3.5

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.