Annual averages--regional, State, area, and division labor force data: labor force status and unemployment.

From: Employment and Earnings | Date: May 1, 2006 | Copyright information 
 
5. Labor force status by census region and division 
(Numbers in thousands) 
 
                                             Unemployed 
 
                              Civilian              Percent 
                               labor      Number    of labor 
Census region and division     force                 force 
 
                                           2005 
 
Northeast                     27,689.3    1,331.4        4.8 
 
  New England                  7,550.8      352.7    ...

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