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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > Table

Western - Labor Force Statistics

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

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2022		 Jan
2023		 Feb
2023		 Mar
2023		 Mar 2022 to
Mar 2023
Net
change		 Percent
change

United States

 164,301 (1)165,832 166,251 166,731 2,430 1.5

West

 39,065.3 39,509.9 39,576.0 39,646.0 580.8 1.5

Alaska

 361.6 (p)357.0 357.4 (p)357.7 (p)-3.8 (p)-1.1

Arizona

 3,548.7 (p)3,648.3 3,653.2 (p)3,659.2 (p)110.5 (p)3.1

California

 19,125.0 (p)19,317.1 19,338.4 (p)19,371.1 (p)246.1 (p)1.3

Colorado

 3,212.0 (p)3,206.4 3,217.1 (p)3,227.3 (p)15.4 (p)0.5

Hawaii

 672.3 (p)679.1 678.4 (p)678.4 (p)6.2 (p)0.9

Idaho

 932.3 (p)956.4 958.1 (p)960.0 (p)27.8 (p)3.0

Montana

 558.4 (p)570.3 571.0 (p)572.3 (p)13.9 (p)2.5

Nevada

 1,503.2 (p)1,569.4 1,570.7 (p)1,572.6 (p)69.4 (p)4.6

New Mexico

 948.2 (p)947.7 950.8 (p)953.7 (p)5.4 (p)0.6

Oregon

 2,183.4 (p)2,185.5 2,183.0 (p)2,176.1 (p)-7.4 (p)-0.3

Utah

 1,705.5 (p)1,759.5 1,765.3 (p)1,773.4 (p)67.9 (p)4.0

Washington

 4,003.0 (p)4,023.0 4,035.6 (p)4,047.7 (p)44.7 (p)1.1

Wyoming

 290.4 (p)294.6 295.5 (p)296.8 (p)6.4 (p)2.2

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.
(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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Mar 2023
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United States

 5,972 5,694 5,936 5,839 -133 -2.2

West

 1,680.5 1,587.0 1,610.7 1,604.6 -75.9 -4.5

Alaska

 17.9 (p)13.4 13.6 (p)13.3 (p)-4.6 (p)-25.8

Arizona

 116.8 (p)140.4 134.8 (p)129.5 (p)12.7 (p)10.9

California

 926.9 (p)813.8 841.7 (p)859.6 (p)-67.3 (p)-7.3

Colorado

 118.5 (p)90.4 92.7 (p)91.0 (p)-27.5 (p)-23.2

Hawaii

 27.3 (p)24.6 24.2 (p)23.6 (p)-3.7 (p)-13.7

Idaho

 24.7 (p)25.7 25.1 (p)24.7 (p)0.0 (p)-0.1

Montana

 13.1 (p)14.4 13.8 (p)13.2 (p)0.1 (p)1.0

Nevada

 75.5 (p)86.6 87.1 (p)86.7 (p)11.2 (p)14.8

New Mexico

 50.4 (p)33.5 34.4 (p)33.8 (p)-16.6 (p)-32.9

Oregon

 82.0 (p)105.0 103.2 (p)95.7 (p)13.7 (p)16.8

Utah

 33.4 (p)42.6 42.3 (p)41.7 (p)8.4 (p)25.0

Washington

 165.8 (p)184.5 185.5 (p)180.7 (p)15.0 (p)9.0

Wyoming

 9.9 (p)11.4 11.1 (p)10.9 (p)1.0 (p)10.4

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 West region, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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2023		 Mar
2023		 Net change
Mar 2022 to
Mar 2023

United States

 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.5 -0.1

West

 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.0 -0.3

Alaska

 4.9 (p)3.8 3.8 (p)3.7 (p)-1.2

Arizona

 3.3 (p)3.8 3.7 (p)3.5 (p)0.2

California

 4.8 (p)4.2 4.4 (p)4.4 (p)-0.4

Colorado

 3.7 (p)2.8 2.9 (p)2.8 (p)-0.9

Hawaii

 4.1 (p)3.6 3.6 (p)3.5 (p)-0.6

Idaho

 2.7 (p)2.7 2.6 (p)2.6 (p)-0.1

Montana

 2.3 (p)2.5 2.4 (p)2.3 (p)0.0

Nevada

 5.0 (p)5.5 5.5 (p)5.5 (p)0.5

New Mexico

 5.3 (p)3.5 3.6 (p)3.5 (p)-1.8

Oregon

 3.8 (p)4.8 4.7 (p)4.4 (p)0.6

Utah

 2.0 (p)2.4 2.4 (p)2.4 (p)0.4

Washington

 4.1 (p)4.6 4.6 (p)4.5 (p)0.4

Wyoming

 3.4 (p)3.9 3.8 (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)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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2023		 Net change
Mar 2022 to
Mar 2023

Alaska

Anchorage

 4.5 (p)3.7 3.9 (p)3.5 (p)-1.0

Fairbanks

 4.2 (p)4.1 4.0 (p)3.6 (p)-0.6

Arizona

Flagstaff

 3.7 (p)3.9 3.7 (p)3.5 (p)-0.2

Lake Havasu City-Kingman

 3.5 (p)4.0 4.0 (p)4.0 (p)0.5

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale

 2.4 (p)2.9 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)0.5

Prescott

 2.3 (p)3.0 3.1 (p)3.2 (p)0.9

Sierra Vista-Douglas

 3.0 (p)4.0 4.1 (p)4.0 (p)1.0

Tucson

 2.8 (p)3.2 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)0.4

Yuma

 10.1 (p)9.8 9.1 (p)9.1 (p)-1.0

California

Bakersfield, CA

 7.8 (p)8.1 9.0 (p)9.6 (p)1.8

Chico

 4.5 (p)5.6 5.7 (p)5.7 (p)1.2

El Centro

 12.6 (p)16.2 15.7 (p)15.6 (p)3.0

Fresno

 6.9 (p)7.5 8.3 (p)8.6 (p)1.7

Hanford-Corcoran

 7.6 (p)8.7 9.4 (p)9.7 (p)2.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim

 4.5 (p)4.6 4.8 (p)4.6 (p)0.1

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine(1)

 3.1 (p)3.4 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)0.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 4.9 (p)4.9 5.2 (p)5.0 (p)0.1

Madera

 6.5 (p)7.5 8.2 (p)8.7 (p)2.2

Merced

 8.4 (p)9.7 10.8 (p)11.2 (p)2.8

Modesto

 5.7 (p)6.5 6.8 (p)6.9 (p)1.2

Napa

 3.2 (p)3.9 3.8 (p)3.6 (p)0.4

Orange County(2)

 3.1 (p)3.4 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)0.3

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

 3.5 (p)4.2 4.1 (p)4.0 (p)0.5

Redding

 4.6 (p)5.7 5.9 (p)5.9 (p)1.3

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

 4.3 (p)4.4 4.5 (p)4.5 (p)0.2

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade

 3.7 (p)4.3 4.4 (p)4.4 (p)0.7

Salinas

 7.7 (p)8.8 9.7 (p)9.6 (p)1.9

San Diego-Carlsbad

 3.4 (p)3.7 3.7 (p)3.7 (p)0.3

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward

 2.9 (p)3.3 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)0.5

Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley(1)

 3.3 (p)3.7 3.9 (p)3.9 (p)0.6

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

 2.4 (p)2.7 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)0.5

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara

 2.5 (p)3.1 3.2 (p)3.3 (p)0.8

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande

 2.8 (p)3.5 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)0.6

San Rafael(1)

 2.4 (p)3.1 3.2 (p)3.1 (p)0.7

Santa Cruz-Watsonville

 5.3 (p)6.2 6.9 (p)6.9 (p)1.6

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

 3.6 (p)4.5 4.6 (p)4.5 (p)0.9

Santa Rosa

 3.0 (p)3.6 3.6 (p)3.6 (p)0.6

Stockton-Lodi

 5.7 (p)6.3 6.5 (p)6.6 (p)0.9

Vallejo-Fairfield

 4.6 (p)4.8 4.8 (p)4.8 (p)0.2

Visalia-Porterville

 8.5 (p)9.9 10.8 (p)11.3 (p)2.8

Yolo County(2)

 3.8 (p)5.0 5.1 (p)5.1 (p)1.3

Yuba City

 6.6 (p)8.1 8.5 (p)8.8 (p)2.2

Colorado

Boulder

 2.8 (p)2.5 2.7 (p)2.3 (p)-0.5

Colorado Springs

 3.8 (p)3.2 3.4 (p)2.8 (p)-1.0

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood

 3.6 (p)2.9 3.2 (p)2.7 (p)-0.9

Fort Collins

 3.1 (p)2.7 2.9 (p)2.4 (p)-0.7

Grand Junction

 3.9 (p)3.7 3.8 (p)3.1 (p)-0.8

Greeley

 3.9 (p)3.2 3.4 (p)2.8 (p)-1.1

Pueblo

 5.8 (p)4.4 4.6 (p)3.8 (p)-2.0

Hawaii

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina

 4.2 (p)3.1 3.2 (p)3.4 (p)-0.8

Urban Honolulu

 3.2 (p)3.1 3.1 (p)2.9 (p)-0.3

Idaho

Boise City

 2.8 (p)2.8 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)0.1

Coeur d'Alene

 3.8 (p)4.3 4.0 (p)3.9 (p)0.1

Idaho Falls

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

Lewiston, ID-WA

 3.2 (p)3.4 3.6 (p)3.2 (p)0.0

Logan, UT-ID

 1.7 (p)2.3 2.3 (p)2.1 (p)0.4

Pocatello

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

Montana

Billings

 2.5 (p)2.6 2.4 (p)2.5 (p)0.0

Great Falls

 2.7 (p)2.8 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)0.0

Missoula

 2.8 (p)3.0 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)0.0

Nevada

Carson City

 3.0 (p)5.2 5.2 (p)5.1 (p)2.1

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise

 5.0 (p)5.9 6.0 (p)5.7 (p)0.7

Reno

 2.6 (p)4.5 4.5 (p)4.4 (p)1.8

New Mexico

Albuquerque

 4.1 (p)3.5 3.6 (p)2.8 (p)-1.3

Farmington

 5.4 (p)4.6 4.6 (p)3.6 (p)-1.8

Las Cruces

 4.8 (p)4.5 4.7 (p)3.9 (p)-0.9

Santa Fe

 4.0 (p)3.3 3.4 (p)2.7 (p)-1.3

Oregon

Albany

 4.4 (p)5.4 4.9 (p)4.0 (p)-0.4

Bend-Redmond

 4.0 (p)5.3 4.9 (p)3.9 (p)-0.1

Corvallis

 2.9 (p)3.7 3.5 (p)2.6 (p)-0.3

Eugene

 4.1 (p)5.3 4.9 (p)4.0 (p)-0.1

Grants Pass

 5.2 (p)7.3 6.4 (p)5.1 (p)-0.1

Medford

 4.3 (p)6.0 5.5 (p)4.5 (p)0.2

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro OR-WA

 3.9 (p)4.5 4.4 (p)3.6 (p)-0.3

Salem

 3.9 (p)4.9 4.6 (p)3.7 (p)-0.2

Utah

Logan, UT-ID

 1.7 (p)2.3 2.3 (p)2.1 (p)0.4

Ogden-Clearfield

 2.0 (p)2.5 2.5 (p)2.4 (p)0.4

Provo-Orem

 1.8 (p)2.4 2.4 (p)2.3 (p)0.5

Salt Lake City

 2.1 (p)2.5 2.6 (p)2.5 (p)0.4

St. George

 2.2 (p)3.0 2.9 (p)2.5 (p)0.3

Washington

Bellingham

 5.2 (p)5.6 6.2 (p)4.8 (p)-0.4

Bremerton-Silverdale

 4.6 (p)5.0 5.8 (p)4.6 (p)0.0

Kennewick-Richland

 5.9 (p)7.0 7.4 (p)5.8 (p)-0.1

Lewiston, ID-WA

 3.2 (p)3.4 3.6 (p)3.2 (p)0.0

Longview

 5.9 (p)6.5 7.2 (p)5.8 (p)-0.1

Mount Vernon-Anacortes

 5.9 (p)6.0 6.6 (p)5.1 (p)-0.8

Olympia-Tumwater

 4.9 (p)5.2 5.9 (p)4.7 (p)-0.2

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

 3.9 (p)4.5 4.4 (p)3.6 (p)-0.3

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

 3.2 (p)3.9 3.3 (p)3.2 (p)0.0

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 2.6 (p)3.4 2.5 (p)2.7 (p)0.1

Tacoma-Lakewood(1)

 5.7 (p)5.9 6.6 (p)5.3 (p)-0.4

Spokane-Spokane Valley

 5.3 (p)6.4 6.7 (p)5.3 (p)0.0

Walla Walla

 4.6 (p)5.8 6.3 (p)4.6 (p)0.0

Wenatchee

 5.5 (p)7.1 7.2 (p)5.4 (p)-0.1

Yakima

 7.2 (p)9.7 9.3 (p)7.2 (p)0.0

Wyoming

Casper

 4.7 (p)4.6 4.3 (p)4.5 (p)-0.2

Cheyenne

 3.3 (p)4.2 3.9 (p)3.9 (p)0.6

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)
Area

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Net
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United States

 152,042 155,472 155,689 155,970 3,928 2.6

Mountain Census Division

Arizona

 3,094.7 3,146.2 3,154.8 (p)3,151.5 (p)56.8 (p)1.8

Colorado

 2,870.3 (1)2,890.5 2,896.6 (p)2,900.5 (p)30.2 (p)1.1

Idaho

 821.8 846.8 846.2 (p)847.2 (p)25.4 (p)3.1

Montana

 508.0 516.7 517.0 (p)515.1 (p)7.1 (p)1.4

Nevada

 1,485.6 1,543.2 1,539.4 (p)1,540.9 (p)55.3 (p)3.7

New Mexico

 845.7 865.9 865.5 (p)868.2 (p)22.5 (p)2.7

Utah

 1,676.4 1,714.1 1,720.3 (p)1,728.8 (p)52.4 (p)3.1

Wyoming

 282.7 289.5 289.1 (p)289.7 (p)7.0 (p)2.5

Pacific Census Division

Alaska

 318.9 324.6 325.3 (p)324.7 (p)5.8 (p)1.8

California

 17,660.7 17,971.0 18,040.9 (p)18,088.2 (p)427.5 (p)2.4

Hawaii

 611.4 632.1 631.2 (p)631.0 (p)19.6 (p)3.2

Oregon

 1,940.2 1,988.3 1,988.8 (p)1,992.4 (p)52.2 (p)2.7

Washington

 3,517.3 3,618.0 3,623.6 (p)3,626.5 (p)109.2 (p)3.1

Footnotes
(1) Correction
(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.