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1 Labor Market Status Report -- September Civilian Labor Force: Employed Population: Unemployed Population: Unemployment Rate: % Unemployment Rates 12.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% September October November December January February March April May June July August September WIA Preliminary September seasonally adjusted data provided by the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis (CWIA), Department of Labor and Industry (October ). CWIA is not liable for October

2 Civilian Labor Force 44,800 53,900 The labor force is comprised of individuals who are working, waiting for a layoff to end, or are actively seeking work. The graph below highlights changes in the civilian labor force as a percentage of an area s total civilian labor force. September September August September 98,400-1, ,368,000 9,000-55, ,006, , ,000 Percent Change in Civilian Labor Force: September 1.1% 0.2% 0.1% -0.4% -0.4% -1.0% -0.8% -0.9% -1.5% -2.5% Preliminary September seasonally adjusted data provided by the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis (CWIA), Department of Labor and Industry (October ). CWIA is not liable for October

3 Employed Population 40,400 47,400 The employed population includes individuals who are working. The graph below highlights changes in employment as a percentage of an area s total employment. September September August September 87, ,900 5,809, , ,864, ,000-6,165,000 Percent Change in Employed Population: September 0.7% 0.0% -0.6% -0.3% -0.6% -2.4% -4.2% -4.3% -5.3% -7.4% Preliminary September seasonally adjusted data provided by the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis (CWIA), Department of Labor and Industry (October ). CWIA is not liable for October

4 Unemployed Population 4,400 6,500 The unemployed population is made up of individuals who are not working, but are waiting for a layoff to end or are actively seeking work. The graph below highlights changes in unemployment as a percentage of an area s total unemployment. September September August September 10, , ,000 9, ,000 15,142, ,000 5,550,000 Percent Change in Unemployed Population: September 51.7% 62.5% 58.8% 55.3% 57.9% 1.6% 1.4% -4.3% -7.1% -6.9% Preliminary September seasonally adjusted data provided by the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis (CWIA), Department of Labor and Industry (October ). CWIA is not liable for October

5 Unemployment Rates September September August September 9.8% 10.3% 6.5% 12.0% 12.8% 7.3% 11.0% 11.7% 6.9% 8.8% 8.7% 5.6% 9.8% 9.7% 6.2% The unemployment rate represents the proportion of individuals in the civilian labor force who are not working, but are waiting for a layoff to end or are actively seeking work. The graph below highlights changes in unemployment rates. Change in Unemployment Rate: September 4.7% 4.1% 3.3% 3.2% 3.6% 0.1% 0.1% -0.5% -0.8% -0.7% Preliminary September seasonally adjusted data provided by the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis (CWIA), Department of Labor and Industry (October ). CWIA is not liable for October

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