Seasonally adjusted – March 2008 preliminary figures
Alliant Energy service territory | ||
State |
Civilian labor force* |
% of labor force |
Wisconsin |
3,106.0 |
4.8% |
Minnesota |
2,937.8 |
4.7% |
Iowa |
1,673.1 |
3.5% |
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State-by-state rankings | ||
State |
Civilian labor force* |
% of labor force |
Michigan |
4,995.1 |
7.2% |
Alaska |
356.9 |
6.7% |
California |
18,327.3 |
6.2% |
Rhode Island |
572.7 |
6.1% |
Mississippi |
1,332.4 |
6.0% |
Nevada |
1,384.7 |
5.8% |
Ohio |
5,988.8 |
5.7% |
Missouri |
3,022.4 |
5.7% |
South Carolina |
2,141.5 |
5.7% |
Kentucky |
2,039.6 |
5.7% |
Oregon |
1,954.0 |
5.7% |
Tennessee |
3,055.6 |
5.6% |
Illinois |
6,809.2 |
5.5% |
Georgia |
4,890.5 |
5.3% |
Connecticut |
1,885.1 |
5.3% |
North Carolina |
4,540.7 |
5.2% |
Indiana |
3,227.3 |
5.1% |
Maine |
707.9 |
5.0% |
Florida |
9,214.6 |
4.9% |
Pennsylvania |
6,323.6 |
4.9% |
Washington |
3,467.6 |
4.9% |
Arkansas |
1,368.9 |
4.9% |
New York |
9,532.3 |
4.8% |
New Jersey |
4,495.5 |
4.8% |
Wisconsin |
3,106.0 |
4.8% |
Minnesota |
2,937.8 |
4.7% |
West Virginia |
814.5 |
4.7% |
Vermont |
351.9 |
4.6% |
Louisiana |
2,017.2 |
4.5% |
Massachusetts |
3,411.2 |
4.4% |
Colorado |
2,767.0 |
4.4% |
Texas |
11,632.9 |
4.3% |
Alabama |
2,205.0 |
4.1% |
Kansas |
1,487.1 |
4.1% |
Arizona |
3,077.0 |
4.0% |
New Hampshire |
743.4 |
3.9% |
Delaware |
445.4 |
3.8% |
Virginia |
4,115.3 |
3.7% |
New Mexico |
960.1 |
3.7% |
Maryland |
2,999.2 |
3.6% |
Montana |
504.8 |
3.6% |
Iowa |
1,673.1 |
3.5% |
Utah |
1,394.1 |
3.3% |
Oklahoma |
1,721.4 |
3.1% |
Hawaii |
658.0 |
3.1% |
North Dakota |
370.2 |
3.1% |
Wyoming |
292.5 |
3.1% |
Idaho |
756.2 |
3.0% |
Nebraska |
989.9 |
2.9% |
South Dakota |
444.8 |
2.5% |
* In thousands
Source: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment: March 2008, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, press release April 18, 2008.
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For detailed data on the labor market conditions in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, including employment and unemployment levels, wages and labor availability, visit the state's labor market information Web site:
Minnesota Labor Market Information
Wisconsin Labor Market Information