Table 6. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted

Table 6.  Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted

                        Gross job gains as a percent of employment    Gross job losses as a percent of employment
State                              (3 months ended)                               (3 months ended)

                      June     Sept.    Dec.     March   June       June      Sept.     Dec.     March  June
                       2006    2006     2006     2007     2007       2006     2006      2006     2007    2007

United States1.....     6.9     6.7      7.0      6.6     6.7         6.5      6.6       6.5      6.2     6.5

Alabama.....            6.4     6.4      6.8      7.1     6.2         6.3      6.6       6.7      5.7     6.7
Alaska.....            12.3     9.4     11.0     10.3    11.9         9.9     11.5      11.4      9.5    10.0
Arizona.....            7.7     7.8      7.2      7.0     6.8         6.9      6.7       7.3      6.8     7.0
Arkansas.....           6.1     5.9      6.4      6.2     5.6         6.1      6.6       6.0      5.4     6.3
California.....         7.4     7.1      7.6      7.3     7.2         7.1      7.2       7.0      7.0     7.4
Colorado.....           7.9     7.5      7.9      7.6     7.8         7.0      7.5       7.3      6.8     7.0
Connecticut.....        6.2     5.7      6.0      5.3     6.2         5.6      5.8       5.4      5.7     5.3
Delaware.....           7.7     6.5      7.2      8.1     6.8         7.3      7.6       6.4      7.7     6.6
District of Columbia..  6.7     6.2      5.9      6.4     6.1         6.1      5.8       6.0      5.2     5.9
Florida.....            7.7     7.4      7.3      6.7     7.1         7.2      7.1       7.5      6.6     7.4

Georgia.....            7.6     7.3      7.8      7.3     7.1         7.0      7.4       7.4      6.7     7.3
Hawaii.....             5.8     5.6      5.4      5.5     5.8         4.9      5.1       5.2      5.2     5.4
Idaho.....              8.7     8.5      8.7      8.8     8.1         8.0      7.7       7.4      7.4     8.1
Illinois.....           6.1     5.5      5.8      5.5     5.9         5.2      5.8       5.6      5.4     5.3
Indiana.....            5.9     5.9      6.1      5.8     6.1         6.0      6.2       6.0      5.6     5.8
Iowa.....               6.4     6.1      6.4      5.8     6.4         6.0      6.1       5.9      5.9     5.8
Kansas.....             6.7     7.3      7.8      7.1     6.4         6.7      6.9       6.2      6.1     6.9
Kentucky.....           6.0     6.3      7.2      6.8     6.4         6.3      6.6       6.1      6.4     6.2
Louisiana.....          8.4     8.1      8.2      8.0     7.2         7.7      7.4       7.0      6.5     7.4
Maine.....              8.1     7.2      8.2      7.4     8.0         7.5      8.1       7.5      7.4     7.6

Maryland.....           6.6     6.3      6.6      6.3     6.2         6.6      6.5       6.3      6.1     6.1
Massachusetts.....      6.6     6.1      6.0      5.6     6.4         5.7      6.1       5.8      5.6     5.3
Michigan.....           6.7     6.2      6.4      6.1     6.7         6.5      7.0       7.2      6.5     6.4
Minnesota.....          6.7     6.1      6.4      6.1     6.5         6.6      7.2       6.4      5.8     6.2
Mississippi.....        7.1     7.7      7.5      6.7     6.6         7.4      7.0       6.5      7.0     7.3
Missouri.....           6.7     6.1      6.6      6.5     6.2         6.4      6.3       6.3      5.8     6.3
Montana.....            8.7     7.9      9.4      9.0     8.4         8.1      8.5       7.7      7.4     8.6
Nebraska.....           6.1     6.3      6.4      6.0     6.3         6.0      6.0       6.0      5.4     5.8
Nevada.....             7.1     6.5      7.1      6.9     6.5         6.5      6.8       6.8      6.2     6.7
New Hampshire.....      7.6     6.9      7.3      6.6     7.5         7.2      7.5       6.9      6.8     6.8

New Jersey.....         7.1     6.5      6.8      6.0     7.2         6.8      6.9       6.6      6.4     6.3
New Mexico.....         9.1     7.3      7.9      7.1     6.8         7.5      7.3       7.3      6.2     7.3
New York.....           7.1     6.5      7.0      6.2     7.0         6.4      6.5       6.2      6.3     6.6
North Carolina.....     7.0     7.0      8.1      7.1     6.8         6.6      6.8       6.3      6.1     6.6
North Dakota.....       7.3     7.2      7.0      7.0     7.0         7.2      6.5       6.6      6.5     6.8
Ohio.....               6.1     5.8      6.0      5.7     6.2         6.1      6.2       6.3      5.7     5.8
Oklahoma.....           7.2     7.2      7.2      7.0     7.0         7.3      6.7       6.8      6.1     7.3
Oregon.....             7.2     7.2      7.4      7.1     6.9         6.8      6.6       6.8      6.5     7.1
Pennsylvania.....       5.9     5.7      5.8      5.7     6.1         5.7      5.7       5.7      5.4     5.5
Rhode Island.....       7.2     6.9      6.8      5.9     6.8         6.2      6.8       6.7      6.4     6.2

South Carolina.....     7.4     8.2      7.1      7.3     6.7         7.3      6.8       6.2      6.3     6.9
South Dakota.....       7.0     6.9      7.1      6.5     6.8         6.2      6.5       6.2      5.9     6.1
Tennessee.....          6.3     6.1      6.7      6.4     6.1         6.5      6.1       6.7      6.1     6.0
Texas.....              6.8     6.6      6.8      6.4     6.5         6.2      5.8       5.7      5.5     5.7
Utah.....               8.1     7.8      8.0      8.0     7.6         6.7      7.0       6.5      6.2     6.9
Vermont.....            7.7     6.6      7.6      6.8     7.6         7.0      7.5       7.3      7.6     7.7
Virgnia.....            6.6     6.1      6.5      6.5     6.3         6.4      6.6       6.1      5.9     6.1
Washington.....         8.1     7.6      7.9      8.0     7.7         7.0      7.4       7.1      6.5     6.9
West Virginia.....      6.8     6.7      7.2      6.8     6.5         7.0      7.1       6.5      6.6     6.6
Wisconsin.....          6.4     6.0      6.2      6.0     6.1         6.0      6.1       6.0      5.9     5.6

Wyoming.....            9.4    10.1     10.7     10.2     8.8         9.1      9.4       7.8      8.4    10.0
Puerto Rico.....        6.2     6.7      7.5      5.8     6.4         7.3      7.5       6.4      7.4     6.9
Virgin Islands.....     6.8     8.3      7.1      6.4    10.6         7.0      8.4       6.0      7.6     7.2

(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Table 6. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted

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