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Table 2: Mountain & Plains States Regional Economic Analysis


Year United States Wyoming Colorado Utah Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Montana Iowa Kansas Missouri Total for the Region
Covered Unemployment Insurance Annual Average Employment (ES-202 Data)
1995 115,479,580 212,215 1,813,348 875,721 793,600 282,460 327,190 339,432 1,318,722 1,169,250 2,449,513 9,581,451
1996 117,966,298 213,699 1,873,585 923,222 812,430 289,797 333,069 349,719 1,344,974 1,200,877 2,497,226 9,838,598
1997 N.A. 216,811 1,952,986 964,264 828,850 296,622 339,713 354,444 1,349,039 1,230,422 2,557,966 9,577,684
Total Unemployed
1995 7,404,000 12,184 87,496 35,181 23,756 10,983 11,000 25,792 54,400 59,500 135,490 455,782
1996 7,236,000 12,855 88,687 35,030 26,670 10,536 13,000 23,476 59,800 61,000 132,520 463,574
1997 (p) 6,739,000 12,733 70,409 32,315 23,641 8,848 12,000 24,317 51,400 52,000 122,381 410,044
Unemployment Rate
1995 5.6 4.8 4.2 3.6 2.6 3.3 2.9 5.9 3.5 4.4 4.8 *4.0
1996 5.4 5.0 4.2 3.5 2.9 3.1 3.2 5.3 3.8 4.5 4.6 *4.0
1997 4.9 5.1 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.5 3.1 5.4 3.3 3.8 4.2 *3.6
Nominal Average Weekly Wage (AWW)
1995 $535 $430 $522 $454 $431 $394 $383 $395 $440 $473 $494 *$442
1996 $557 $440 $548 $473 $448 $409 $399 $407 $455 $472 $512 *$456
1997 (p) N.A. $459 $578 $487 $473 $424 $416 $422 $474 $494 $531 *$483
1 Estimates of the Population (Reference Month July)
1995 262,889,634 478,532 3,747,560 1,958,313 1,636,275 641,506 729,500 868,748 2,840,571 2,569,619 5,324,825 20,795,449
1996 265,282,783 480,011 3,822,676 2,000,494 1,648,696 643,539 732,405 876,684 2,848,033 2,579,149 5,363,669 20,995,356
1997 267,636,061 479,743 3,893,400 2,059,148 1,656,870 640,883 737,973 878,810 2,852,423 2,594,840 5,402,058 21,196,148
1 Net Domestic Migration
1994 to 95 0 498 46,597 12,761 4,061 -1,497 1,430 10,377 5 -3,756 20,229 90,705
1995 to 96 0 -1,217 36,911 10,068 3,145 -1,325 -1,412 4,880 -2,697 -8,093 16,125 56,385
1996 to 97 0 -3,398 36,887 6,269 -1,905 -4,976 -3,800 -1,023 -7,208 -1,931 12,956 31,871
Civilian Labor Force
1995 132,304,000 255,336 2,087,518 986,553 898,113 335,596 382,000 437,098 1,559,500 1,338,000 2,833,356 11,113,070
1996 133,943,000 256,198 2,098,971 1,008,405 910,674 343,454 394,000 445,910 1,593,100 1,346,000 2,901,098 11,297,810
1997 136,297,000 250,598 2,158,169 1,040,007 906,256 347,539 393,000 453,941 1,577,200 1,366,000 2,887,590 11,380,300
Labor Force Participation Rates
1995 66.6 71.5 70.7 71.8 73.9 70.8 72.0 66.3 72.3 70.3 70.7 *71.0
1996 66.8 70.9 69.3 71.3 74.2 72.0 72.3 66.6 73.6 70.1 71.8 *71.2
1997 67.1 69.1 72.4 71.7 73.3 72.7 71.5 67.3 72.7 70.5 70.9 *71.2
Total Non-agricultural Employment (CES Establishment Survey)
1995 117,191,000 220,000 1,834,400 907,700 816,367 301,800 343,500 350,800 1,358,100 1,198,000 2,520,900 9,851,567
1996 119,608,000 221,400 1,900,400 954,500 834,768 308,700 348,700 360,300 1,383,400 1,226,700 2,567,400 10,106,268
1997 122,259,000 223,800 1,978,733 993,995 855,797 313,167 353,600 365,600 1,405,400 1,268,175 2,636,450 10,394,717
2 Per Capita Personal Income
1995 $23,348 $20,941 $24,517 $18,468 $21,424 $18,499 $19,173 $18,602 $20,898 $21,886 $21,927 *$20,634
1996 $24,427 $21,544 $25,740 $19,549 $22,975 $20,450 $20,895 $19,278 $22,330 $23,133 $22,984 *$21,888
1997 $25,599 $22,648 $27,051 $20,432 $23,803 $20,271 $21,447 $20,046 $23,102 $24,379 $24,001 *$22,718
GDP in Millions 2 Gross State Product (GSP) in Millions
1994 6,835,641 15,660 100,712 42,007 42,109 13,680 17,466 16,867 68,728 61,929 129,110 508,268
1995 7,228,287 15,761 107,903 45,554 43,673 14,477 18,662 17,722 71,362 64,146 137,483 536,743
1996 7,631,022 16,847 116,227 50,352 47,187 15,701 20,289 18,509 76,315 68,014 145,123 574,564
U.S. WY CO UT NE ND SD MT IA KS MO Total for the Region
N.A.=Not Available
(p) preliminary data
* Average for the region, for illustrative purposes only
1 Census Bureau
2 Bureau of Economic Analysis

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