Seasonally adjusted - November 2008 preliminary figures
Alliant Energy service territory |
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State |
Civilian labor force* |
% of labor force |
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Minnesota |
2,947.8 | 6.4% |
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Wisconsin |
3,091.1 | 5.6% |
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Iowa |
1,679.0 | 4.3% |
State-by-state rankings |
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State |
Civilian labor force* |
% of labor force |
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Wyoming |
293.4 | 3.2% |
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North Dakota |
372.1 | 3.3% |
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South Dakota |
446.0 | 3.4% |
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Nebraska |
998.5 | 3.7% |
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Utah |
1,382.6 | 3.7% |
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Iowa |
1,679.0 | 4.3% |
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New Hampshire |
743.0 | 4.3% |
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New Mexico |
960.5 | 4.3% |
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West Virginia |
805.7 | 4.6% |
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Oklahoma |
1,770.5 | 4.7% |
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Virginia |
4,150.7 | 4.8% |
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Hawaii |
665.3 | 4.9% |
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Kansas |
1,503.8 | 4.9% |
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Montana |
505.4 | 4.9% |
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Louisiana |
2,051.3 | 5.3% |
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Maryland |
2,995.5 | 5.3% |
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Delaware |
445.5 | 5.6% |
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Wisconsin |
3,091.1 | 5.6% |
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Arkansas |
1,379.3 | 5.7% |
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Idaho |
760.7 |
5.7% |
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Texas |
11,849.3 | 5.7% |
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Vermont |
357.0 | 5.7% |
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Colorado |
2,749.2 | 5.8% |
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Massachusetts |
3,422.8 | 5.9% |
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Alabama |
2,164.7 | 6.1% |
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New Jersey |
4,520.7 | 6.1% |
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New York |
9,623.7 | 6.1% |
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Pennsylvania |
6,413.9 | 6.1% |
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Arizona |
3,146.1 | 6.3% |
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Maine |
711.3 | 6.3% |
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Minnesota |
2,947.8 | 6.4% |
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Washington |
3,519.8 | 6.4% |
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Connecticut |
1,902.3 | 6.6% |
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Missouri |
3,017.4 | 6.7% |
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Tennessee |
3,029.1 |
6.9% |
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Kentucky |
2,036.5 | 7.0% |
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Indiana |
3,245.8 | 7.1% |
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Mississippi |
1,309.9 | 7.2% |
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Alaska |
360.4 | 7.3% |
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Florida |
9,311.1 | 7.3% |
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Illinois |
6,641.5 |
7.3% |
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Ohio |
5,972.7 | 7.3% |
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Georgia |
4,890.6 | 7.5% |
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North Carolina |
4,565.7 | 7.9% |
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Nevada |
1,417.8 | 8.0% |
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Oregon |
1,978.0 | 8.1% |
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California |
18,579.3 | 8.4% |
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South Carolina |
2,171.4 | 8.4% |
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Rhode Island |
570.2 | 9.3% |
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Michigan |
4,911.8 | 9.6% |
* In thousands
Source: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment: November 2008, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, press release December 19, 2008.
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:
