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State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Monday, March 11, 2024                                     USDL-24-0482

Technical information: 
 Employment:    (202) 691-6559  *  sminfo@bls.gov    *  www.bls.gov/sae   
 Unemployment:  (202) 691-6392  *  lausinfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov/lau 

Media contact:  (202) 691-5902  *  PressOffice@bls.gov


                     STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- JANUARY 2024


Unemployment rates were higher in January in 4 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 44 states
and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-five
states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states had decreases, and 19 states and
the District had little change. The national unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent in January
2024 and was little changed from January 2023.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 8 states and was essentially unchanged in 42 states and
the District of Columbia in January 2024. Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased in
27 states and was essentially unchanged in 23 states and the District.

This news release presents statistics from two monthly programs. The civilian labor force and
unemployment data are modeled based largely on a survey of households. These data pertain to 
individuals by where they reside. The employment data are from an establishment survey that 
measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. These data pertain to jobs on
payrolls defined by where the establishments are located. For more information about the 
concepts and statistical methodologies used by these two programs, see the Technical Note.

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|											     |
|                      Changes to Employment and Unemployment Data			     |
|											     |
| In accordance with standard practices, historical data in the tables of this news release  |
| have been revised. For detailed information on changes to the data, see the box notes at   |
| the end of the news release.								     |
|____________________________________________________________________________________________|


Unemployment

North Dakota had the lowest jobless rate in January, 1.9 percent. The next lowest rate was in
South Dakota, 2.1 percent. Nevada had the highest unemployment rate, 5.3 percent, closely followed
by California, 5.2 percent. In total, 16 states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure
of 3.7 percent, 7 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates, and 27 states had rates
that were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 1.)

Four states had unemployment rate increases in January: Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Washington
(+0.2 percentage point each) and California (+0.1 point). Massachusetts and Wisconsin had the only
rate decreases (-0.2 percentage point each). Forty-four states and the District of Columbia had
jobless rates that were not notably different from those of a month earlier, though some had changes
that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes. (See table B.)

Twenty-five states had unemployment rate increases from January 2023, the largest of which were in
Maine and New Jersey (+0.9 percentage point each). Six states had over-the-year rate decreases, the
largest of which were in Massachusetts and Wyoming (-0.5 percentage point each). Nineteen states
and the District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not notably different from those of a year
earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes.
(See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 8 states and was essentially unchanged in 42 states and the
District of Columbia in January 2024. The largest job gains occurred in New York (+59,300), California
(+58,100), and Florida (+38,800). The largest percentage increases occurred in New York and Vermont
(+0.6 percent each), followed by Massachusetts and New Jersey (+0.5 percent each). (See tables D and 3.)

Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 27 states and was essentially unchanged in 23
states and the District of Columbia. The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+263,900), Florida 
(+259,600), and California (+225,400). The largest percentage increase occurred in Nevada (+3.8 percent),
followed by Alaska and South Carolina (+3.0 percent each). (See table E.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for January is scheduled to be
released on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The State Employment and Unemployment
news release for February is scheduled to be released on Friday, March 22, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

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|                     									     |
|                     Changes to Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data		     |
|											     |
| Effective with the release of Regional and State Unemployment 2023 Annual Averages on	     |
| March 1, 2024, the civilian labor force and unemployment data for the states, the	     |
| District of Columbia, and the modeled substate areas presented in tables 1 and 2 of this   |
| news release were revised to incorporate updated inputs, new population controls,	     |
| reestimation of models, and adjustment to new census division and national control totals. |
| The population controls continue to reflect a "blended base," with elements from three     |
| independent data sources for April 1, 2020. Data in table 1 were re-seasonally adjusted    |
| as well. Both not seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted data were subject to	     |
| revision back to 2019. 								     |
|____________________________________________________________________________________________|

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|											     |
|                    Changes to Current Employment Statistics (CES) Data		     |
|											     |
| Effective with this news release, all nonfarm payroll employment estimates for states and  |
| areas presented in tables 3 and 4 have been adjusted to 2023 benchmark levels. Not 	     |
| seasonally adjusted data beginning with April 2022 and seasonally adjusted data beginning  |
| with January 2019 were subject to revision. Some not seasonally adjusted and seasonally    |
| adjusted series have been revised as far back as 1990. Information on annual benchmark     |
| processing is available at www.bls.gov/web/laus/benchmark.htm.			     |
|											     |
| Also effective with this news release, the CES program implemented a new weight smoothing  |
| procedure for state and metropolitan area employment data. Background information on the   |
| new weight smoothing procedure is available on the BLS website at			     |
| www.bls.gov/osmr/research-papers/2014/pdf/st140140.pdf.				     |
|____________________________________________________________________________________________|


Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., January 2024, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------
                State                |          Rate(p)
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States (1) ...................|           3.7
                                     |
Alabama .............................|           2.9
Alaska ..............................|           4.6
California ..........................|           5.2
District of Columbia ................|           5.0
Florida .............................|           3.1
Georgia .............................|           3.1
Illinois ............................|           4.7
Iowa ................................|           3.0
Kansas ..............................|           2.6
Maryland ............................|           2.3
                                     |
Massachusetts .......................|           3.0
Minnesota ...........................|           2.7
Nebraska ............................|           2.5
Nevada ..............................|           5.3
New Hampshire .......................|           2.6
New Jersey ..........................|           4.8
New York ............................|           4.5
North Dakota ........................|           1.9
South Dakota ........................|           2.1
Utah ................................|           2.8
                                     |
Vermont .............................|           2.3
Virginia ............................|           3.0
Washington ..........................|           4.6
Wyoming .............................|           2.8
--------------------------------------------------------------
   (1) Data are not preliminary.
   (p) = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from December 2023 to January 2024, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              |  December |  January  |    change(p)
                                |    2023   |  2024(p)  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
California .....................|     5.1   |     5.2   |       0.1
Connecticut ....................|     4.2   |     4.4   |        .2
Massachusetts ..................|     3.2   |     3.0   |       -.2
Rhode Island ...................|     3.4   |     3.6   |        .2
Washington .....................|     4.4   |     4.6   |        .2
Wisconsin ......................|     3.4   |     3.2   |       -.2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.


Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from January 2023 to January 2024, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              |  January  |  January  |    change(p)
                                |    2023   |  2024(p)  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ........................|     2.4   |     2.9   |       0.5
Alaska .........................|     3.9   |     4.6   |        .7
Arizona ........................|     3.7   |     4.2   |        .5
Arkansas .......................|     3.0   |     3.7   |        .7
California .....................|     4.5   |     5.2   |        .7
Colorado .......................|     3.0   |     3.4   |        .4
Connecticut ....................|     3.6   |     4.4   |        .8
Florida ........................|     2.8   |     3.1   |        .3
Idaho ..........................|     2.9   |     3.3   |        .4
Illinois .......................|     4.4   |     4.7   |        .3
                                |           |           |
Kansas .........................|     2.8   |     2.6   |       -.2
Louisiana ......................|     3.7   |     4.1   |        .4
Maine ..........................|     2.5   |     3.4   |        .9
Massachusetts ..................|     3.5   |     3.0   |       -.5
Mississippi ....................|     3.5   |     3.2   |       -.3
Missouri .......................|     2.8   |     3.3   |        .5
Montana ........................|     2.5   |     3.3   |        .8
Nebraska .......................|     2.1   |     2.5   |        .4
New Hampshire ..................|     2.0   |     2.6   |        .6
New Jersey .....................|     3.9   |     4.8   |        .9
                                |           |           |
New Mexico .....................|     3.6   |     4.0   |        .4
New York .......................|     4.1   |     4.5   |        .4
Oklahoma .......................|     3.1   |     3.5   |        .4
Pennsylvania ...................|     3.8   |     3.4   |       -.4
Rhode Island ...................|     2.9   |     3.6   |        .7
Texas ..........................|     4.1   |     3.9   |       -.2
Utah ...........................|     2.5   |     2.8   |        .3
Washington .....................|     4.1   |     4.6   |        .5
West Virginia ..................|     3.6   |     4.3   |        .7
Wisconsin ......................|     2.7   |     3.2   |        .5
Wyoming ........................|     3.3   |     2.8   |       -.5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.


Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
December 2023 to January 2024, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              |             |             | Over-the-month change(p)
            State             |   December  |   January   |---------------------------
                              |     2023    |    2024(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California ...................|  17,948,900 |  18,007,000 |      58,100 |      0.3
Connecticut ..................|   1,695,800 |   1,703,200 |       7,400 |       .4
Florida ......................|   9,865,800 |   9,904,600 |      38,800 |       .4
Massachusetts ................|   3,721,100 |   3,739,400 |      18,300 |       .5
New Jersey ...................|   4,366,300 |   4,387,100 |      20,800 |       .5
New York .....................|   9,762,500 |   9,821,800 |      59,300 |       .6
South Carolina ...............|   2,336,600 |   2,345,800 |       9,200 |       .4
Vermont ......................|     309,600 |     311,600 |       2,000 |       .6
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.


Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from
January 2023 to January 2024, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              |             |             |  Over-the-year change(p)
            State             |   January   |   January   |---------------------------
                              |     2023    |    2024(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ......................|   2,148,900 |   2,185,300 |      36,400 |      1.7
Alaska .......................|     324,500 |     334,300 |       9,800 |      3.0
Arizona ......................|   3,162,200 |   3,239,600 |      77,400 |      2.4
California ...................|  17,781,600 |  18,007,000 |     225,400 |      1.3
Colorado .....................|   2,911,500 |   2,969,400 |      57,900 |      2.0
Florida ......................|   9,645,000 |   9,904,600 |     259,600 |      2.7
Georgia ......................|   4,884,800 |   4,936,000 |      51,200 |      1.0
Idaho ........................|     839,300 |     855,800 |      16,500 |      2.0
Indiana ......................|   3,217,400 |   3,270,100 |      52,700 |      1.6
Minnesota ....................|   2,966,000 |   3,003,200 |      37,200 |      1.3
                              |             |             |             |       
Missouri .....................|   2,957,700 |   2,999,800 |      42,100 |      1.4
Nebraska .....................|   1,040,400 |   1,058,400 |      18,000 |      1.7
Nevada .......................|   1,515,600 |   1,572,700 |      57,100 |      3.8
New Jersey ...................|   4,292,700 |   4,387,100 |      94,400 |      2.2
New Mexico ...................|     867,000 |     882,000 |      15,000 |      1.7
New York .....................|   9,661,100 |   9,821,800 |     160,700 |      1.7
North Carolina ...............|   4,902,000 |   4,977,200 |      75,200 |      1.5
Oklahoma .....................|   1,745,600 |   1,773,300 |      27,700 |      1.6
Pennsylvania .................|   6,059,800 |   6,129,900 |      70,100 |      1.2
Rhode Island .................|     501,400 |     511,300 |       9,900 |      2.0
                              |             |             |             |       
South Carolina ...............|   2,276,600 |   2,345,800 |      69,200 |      3.0
South Dakota .................|     457,500 |     467,600 |      10,100 |      2.2
Texas ........................|  13,789,500 |  14,053,400 |     263,900 |      1.9
Utah .........................|   1,705,200 |   1,740,800 |      35,600 |      2.1
Virginia .....................|   4,140,100 |   4,200,000 |      59,900 |      1.4
Washington ...................|   3,577,000 |   3,627,300 |      50,300 |      1.4
West Virginia ................|     706,200 |     721,700 |      15,500 |      2.2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.




Technical Note

   This news release presents civilian labor force and unemployment data for states and selected substate
   areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1 and 2).  Also presented are
   nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and industry supersector from the Current Employment
   Statistics (CES) program (tables 3 and 4). The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative
   endeavors.

Civilian labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

   Definitions. The civilian labor force and unemployment data are based on the same concepts and definitions
   as those used for the official national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a
   sample survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census
   Bureau. The LAUS program measures employed people and unemployed people on a place of-residence basis. The
   universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and older. Employed people
   are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the reference week (typically the week including the  
   12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working
   who had a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as bad weather,
   labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation.
   
   Unemployed people are those who were not employed during the reference week (based on the definition above),
   had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week period ending with the reference week, and were currently
   available for work; people on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed.
   The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed people. The unemployment rate is the number of
   unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force.

   Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
   metropolitan division, New York City, and the balances of California and New York State are produced using 
   time-series models. This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2021, utilizes
   data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) programs.
   Estimates for the state of California are derived by summing the estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-
   Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State are 
   derived by summing the estimates for New York City and the balance of New York State. Estimates for the five
   additional substate areas contained in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria and Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
   metropolitan areas and the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, Miami-Miami Beach Kendall, and Seattle-
   Bellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their respective balances of state are produced using a similar
   model-based approach.
   
   Each month, estimates for the nine census divisions first are modeled using inputs from the CPS only and 
   controlled to the national totals. State estimates then are controlled to their respective census division
   totals. Substate and balance-of-state estimates for the five areas noted above also are controlled to their
   respective state totals. This tiered process of controlling model-based estimates to the U.S. totals is called
   real-time benchmarking. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the
   CPS. A more detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request

   Annual revisions. Civilian labor force and unemployment data for prior years reflect adjustments made after
   the end of each year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau,
   any revisions in the other data sources, and model re-estimation. In most years, historical data for the most
   recent five years are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to the release of January 
   estimates. With the introduction of a new generation of time series models in 2021, historical data were
   re-estimated back to the series beginnings in 1976, 1990, or 1994.

   Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS models decompose the estimates of employed and unemployed people into trend,
   seasonal, and irregular components. The benchmarked signals of employed and unemployed people first are 
   adjusted using an X-11 type of seasonal adjustment filter. The adjusted data then are smoothed using a 
   Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space (RKHS) filter. The smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates of employed and
   unemployed people are summed to derive the civilian labor force, and the unemployment rate then is calculated
   as the unemployed percent of the civilian labor force. The resulting smoothed-seasonally adjusted unemployment
   rate estimates are analyzed in this news release and published on the BLS website.
   
   During estimation for the current year, the smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates for a given month are 
   created using an asymmetric filter that incorporates information from previous observations only. For annual
   revisions, historical data are smoothed using a two-sided filter.

   Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the delineations that were issued
   by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on April 10, 2018. A detailed list of the geographic definitions
   is available online at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. 

Employment--from the CES program

   Definitions. Employment data refer to people on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the
   pay period that includes the 12th of the month. People are counted at their place of work rather than at their
   place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are 
   classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2022 version of the North American
   Industry Classification System. 

   Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several estimation procedures.
   Where possible, these data are produced using a "weighted link relative" estimation technique in which a ratio
   of current month weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed from a
   sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are then
   obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month’s employment estimates. The weighted link relative
   technique is utilized for data series where the sample size meets certain statistical criteria. For some
   employment series, the estimates are produced with a model that uses direct sample estimates (described above)
   combined with other regressors to compensate for smaller sample sizes. 

   Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,
   derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment
   insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new 
   benchmark and the preceding one and to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus,
   the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-
   month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Information on recent benchmark revisions is available
   online at www.bls.gov/web/laus/benchmark.htm.

   Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the statewide expanded supersector 
   level. In some cases, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the
   independently adjusted supersector series. In other cases, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total
   is independently adjusted. Revisions to historical data for the most recent five years are made once a year,
   coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.
   
   Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted concurrently, using all available estimates, including those
   for the current month, to develop sample-based seasonal factors. Concurrent sample-based factors are created
   every month for the current month’s preliminary estimate as well as the previous month’s final estimate. 

   Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each
   individual state. BLS independently develops a national employment series; state estimates are not forced to
   sum to national totals. Each state series is subject to larger relative sampling and nonsampling errors than
   the national series. Summing state estimates cumulates individual state-level errors and can cause significant
   distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "sum-of-states"
   employment series and cautions users that such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error
   structure.

Reliability of the estimates

   The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and,
   thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--
   that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. 
   Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data 
   collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to 
   additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used.

   Use of error measures. Changes in state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll employment are cited in
   the analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be statistically significant at the 90-
   percent confidence level. Furthermore, state unemployment rates for the current month generally are cited 
   only if they have been determined to be significantly different from the U.S. rate at the 90-percent
   confidence level. The underlying model-based standard error measures for unemployment rates and over-the-month
   and over-the-year changes in rates are available at www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. The underlying standard
   error measures for over-the-month and over-the-year changes in state payroll employment data at the total
   nonfarm and supersector levels are available at www.bls.gov/web/laus/790stderr.htm. Measures of nonsampling
   error are not available.

Additional information

   Estimates of civilian labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well as nonfarm payroll
   employment from the CES program, for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions are available in the
   news release Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of civilian labor force, employed
   people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for approximately 7,600 subnational areas are available
   online at www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES program for states and metropolitan areas are
   available online at www.bls.gov/sae/. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability,
   please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.




LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Number Percent of labor force
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)

Alabama

2,284,000 2,326,130 2,325,305 2,327,861 53,887 64,404 64,101 66,591 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.9

Alaska

353,849 358,631 358,598 358,278 13,873 16,394 16,322 16,420 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.6

Arizona

3,640,979 3,721,710 3,720,507 3,726,618 136,130 157,204 156,449 155,076 3.7 4.2 4.2 4.2

Arkansas

1,366,856 1,384,466 1,384,754 1,385,260 40,907 51,093 50,736 50,782 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7

California

19,250,558 19,325,362 19,342,132 19,357,440 857,765 993,488 990,259 1,013,585 4.5 5.1 5.1 5.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,023,750 4,999,283 5,006,096 5,007,586 249,218 263,442 262,773 269,767 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.4

Colorado

3,204,571 3,239,250 3,239,754 3,237,244 95,784 107,650 107,597 110,169 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4

Connecticut

1,886,315 1,899,452 1,899,136 1,902,352 67,722 80,254 79,876 82,921 3.6 4.2 4.2 4.4

Delaware

500,565 509,743 509,610 508,753 20,316 20,898 20,858 20,654 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1

District of Columbia

390,952 402,085 402,006 403,472 19,161 19,860 19,863 20,309 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0

Florida

10,834,285 11,060,944 11,060,978 11,077,056 302,763 339,932 338,662 340,215 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,367,318 1,385,239 1,386,790 1,389,216 28,289 22,967 22,959 21,603 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.6

Georgia

5,258,422 5,328,980 5,329,007 5,329,921 169,983 170,925 170,674 166,774 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1

Hawaii

675,550 675,433 675,777 674,774 21,235 20,585 20,538 20,884 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1

Idaho

951,162 967,557 967,316 967,862 27,428 32,226 32,090 32,274 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.3

Illinois

6,403,476 6,471,112 6,473,136 6,476,884 283,992 306,229 304,470 305,472 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.7

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,802,189 3,820,617 3,823,479 3,825,933 164,332 172,435 171,271 171,534 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.5

Indiana

3,384,626 3,409,195 3,408,675 3,398,047 109,909 118,241 117,890 117,335 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5

Iowa

1,711,935 1,705,805 1,706,995 1,704,733 50,246 52,321 52,035 50,886 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0

Kansas

1,509,840 1,507,836 1,507,952 1,506,780 42,445 39,193 39,138 39,093 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6

Kentucky

2,025,618 2,025,391 2,025,169 2,023,947 82,232 86,843 86,704 87,062 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3

Louisiana

2,077,225 2,077,608 2,077,588 2,079,410 75,898 83,171 82,627 85,129 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1

Maine

681,091 691,738 691,680 692,037 17,330 23,601 23,439 23,745 2.5 3.4 3.4 3.4

Maryland

3,162,469 3,194,731 3,195,545 3,192,790 74,404 71,561 70,525 72,845 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.3

Massachusetts

3,738,772 3,751,740 3,749,870 3,750,297 131,284 123,662 121,744 114,148 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.0

Michigan

4,928,261 5,044,465 5,043,199 5,044,102 197,174 208,114 206,914 201,962 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,142,740 2,203,810 2,203,059 2,205,045 75,976 87,932 87,226 85,887 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.9

Minnesota

3,085,577 3,095,163 3,095,430 3,093,449 87,076 84,785 84,774 82,926 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7

Mississippi

1,234,997 1,230,251 1,230,449 1,230,054 42,998 39,251 39,169 39,145 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2

Missouri

3,059,449 3,099,029 3,099,207 3,098,904 86,079 101,431 100,920 101,652 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.3

Montana

568,201 576,902 576,863 577,269 14,388 19,118 19,034 19,290 2.5 3.3 3.3 3.3

Nebraska

1,050,553 1,055,981 1,055,914 1,055,664 22,260 26,449 26,287 26,352 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5

Nevada

1,586,674 1,613,324 1,612,919 1,614,241 83,057 85,420 85,214 84,836 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3

New Hampshire

758,231 762,055 761,981 763,131 15,336 20,013 19,874 19,673 2.0 2.6 2.6 2.6

New Jersey

4,802,664 4,831,775 4,832,330 4,824,782 187,393 232,151 231,481 232,370 3.9 4.8 4.8 4.8

New Mexico

955,263 968,393 969,026 968,920 34,435 38,509 38,406 38,569 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.0

New York

9,641,451 9,756,140 9,760,755 9,751,680 396,454 446,258 444,684 438,986 4.1 4.6 4.6 4.5

New York City

4,135,861 4,157,133 4,163,161 4,162,044 221,554 222,007 221,793 216,273 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2

North Carolina

5,187,348 5,249,601 5,248,887 5,253,968 183,265 187,979 187,400 185,760 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5

North Dakota

415,465 416,974 417,116 417,454 8,322 7,904 7,872 8,033 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9

Ohio

5,754,537 5,793,351 5,793,713 5,795,101 217,943 210,758 209,953 211,826 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.7

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,027,436 1,037,904 1,038,003 1,037,623 40,449 38,563 38,484 39,090 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.8

Oklahoma

1,933,220 1,981,456 1,980,636 1,983,705 59,363 69,905 69,486 70,131 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.5

Oregon

2,154,890 2,168,350 2,168,168 2,171,058 82,573 86,165 85,951 88,455 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.1

Pennsylvania

6,491,922 6,539,215 6,538,180 6,544,266 245,280 221,269 220,748 220,548 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.4

Rhode Island

570,505 576,262 576,169 578,496 16,573 19,796 19,641 20,908 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.6

South Carolina

2,420,110 2,470,891 2,470,300 2,471,792 74,130 74,957 74,873 75,335 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0

South Dakota

476,446 481,652 481,702 481,597 9,315 9,924 9,887 9,903 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1

Tennessee

3,350,101 3,383,169 3,383,917 3,386,485 115,040 117,082 116,637 117,088 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5

Texas

14,900,027 15,132,852 15,130,593 15,143,379 604,913 588,105 587,784 584,616 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9

Utah

1,764,797 1,803,425 1,802,956 1,802,300 44,250 50,198 50,023 50,274 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.8

Vermont

347,544 353,220 353,412 354,153 7,357 8,050 7,979 8,096 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3

Virginia

4,518,655 4,577,183 4,579,693 4,588,251 138,428 140,230 139,385 139,731 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0

Washington

3,999,477 4,035,691 4,037,592 4,032,808 165,007 179,040 178,204 183,847 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.6

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,785,696 1,814,712 1,815,278 1,811,621 57,588 66,527 66,365 68,674 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.8

West Virginia

779,420 790,471 790,224 790,882 27,900 34,079 33,903 33,984 3.6 4.3 4.3 4.3

Wisconsin

3,100,443 3,150,623 3,150,152 3,147,889 82,245 106,067 105,567 100,380 2.7 3.4 3.4 3.2

Wyoming

295,150 294,849 294,841 293,924 9,620 8,450 8,424 8,375 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.8

Puerto Rico

1,203,540 1,214,428 1,212,497 1,216,212 72,271 68,432 68,773 69,052 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.7

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.


LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
December January Number Percent of labor force
2022 2023 2023 2024(p) December January December January
2022 2023 2023 2024(p) 2022 2023 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

2,277,426 2,324,381 2,270,889 2,312,952 46,259 61,649 59,890 77,716 2.0 2.7 2.6 3.4

Alaska

350,199 353,993 349,945 352,611 13,700 16,441 15,957 18,475 3.9 4.6 4.6 5.2

Arizona

3,617,300 3,705,573 3,638,353 3,734,071 120,183 139,779 130,244 141,139 3.3 3.8 3.6 3.8

Arkansas

1,354,471 1,369,539 1,345,984 1,364,944 36,573 47,151 45,969 53,031 2.7 3.4 3.4 3.9

California

19,154,818 19,223,553 19,161,412 19,344,192 762,843 970,791 898,944 1,105,164 4.0 5.1 4.7 5.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,001,459 4,963,128 5,018,445 5,018,796 222,043 246,003 252,908 296,647 4.4 5.0 5.0 5.9

Colorado

3,186,174 3,228,781 3,191,138 3,205,400 85,247 105,305 99,898 122,660 2.7 3.3 3.1 3.8

Connecticut

1,877,833 1,882,603 1,879,503 1,904,227 56,383 75,620 75,298 95,013 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0

Delaware

498,150 507,966 499,613 503,165 18,066 18,648 21,606 20,995 3.6 3.7 4.3 4.2

District of Columbia

386,360 402,344 391,712 404,389 16,244 19,055 19,205 20,976 4.2 4.7 4.9 5.2

Florida

10,764,680 11,026,352 10,780,513 11,056,969 266,970 317,780 306,387 345,397 2.5 2.9 2.8 3.1

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,377,664 1,387,620 1,361,720 1,396,321 28,408 22,634 26,473 19,202 2.1 1.6 1.9 1.4

Georgia

5,246,639 5,311,409 5,257,992 5,330,856 156,477 152,861 179,491 165,935 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.1

Hawaii

674,179 672,910 675,571 671,711 19,439 19,266 20,348 20,932 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1

Idaho

944,330 961,018 946,585 962,485 25,550 30,208 33,262 38,422 2.7 3.1 3.5 4.0

Illinois

6,371,345 6,420,244 6,344,950 6,420,317 255,353 267,635 296,532 325,370 4.0 4.2 4.7 5.1

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,778,843 3,789,078 3,785,070 3,805,429 142,991 145,369 166,616 171,349 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.5

Indiana

3,359,549 3,375,371 3,362,500 3,329,008 91,801 96,588 122,182 127,579 2.7 2.9 3.6 3.8

Iowa

1,700,309 1,686,529 1,699,805 1,687,347 49,904 44,325 61,010 60,029 2.9 2.6 3.6 3.6

Kansas

1,504,384 1,496,226 1,502,551 1,497,591 35,002 29,959 43,363 41,287 2.3 2.0 2.9 2.8

Kentucky

2,020,184 2,011,782 2,017,840 2,009,740 72,143 77,536 89,897 95,989 3.6 3.9 4.5 4.8

Louisiana

2,060,351 2,063,211 2,054,735 2,057,652 65,796 78,576 77,682 89,324 3.2 3.8 3.8 4.3

Maine

675,727 685,303 673,836 682,889 16,301 24,161 20,385 25,942 2.4 3.5 3.0 3.8

Maryland

3,145,463 3,177,071 3,143,168 3,160,375 67,663 65,930 81,382 87,801 2.2 2.1 2.6 2.8

Massachusetts

3,718,300 3,741,149 3,737,343 3,769,127 120,866 120,485 151,402 132,391 3.3 3.2 4.1 3.5

Michigan

4,896,154 5,010,029 4,891,117 4,992,175 180,004 176,987 221,677 200,627 3.7 3.5 4.5 4.0

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,142,697 2,204,684 2,129,792 2,192,871 69,554 73,024 85,480 85,678 3.2 3.3 4.0 3.9

Minnesota

3,075,123 3,069,261 3,070,305 3,077,855 90,377 78,508 101,264 100,985 2.9 2.6 3.3 3.3

Mississippi

1,234,445 1,224,235 1,223,768 1,217,862 38,966 32,100 42,890 41,518 3.2 2.6 3.5 3.4

Missouri

3,040,590 3,074,225 3,035,126 3,078,586 74,484 87,940 96,940 117,515 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.8

Montana

560,823 572,585 564,451 571,321 14,929 21,540 18,548 22,621 2.7 3.8 3.3 4.0

Nebraska

1,045,603 1,045,753 1,041,589 1,046,839 21,264 23,024 23,565 28,175 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.7

Nevada

1,575,163 1,606,068 1,582,999 1,608,791 77,546 81,364 85,327 83,902 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.2

New Hampshire

757,213 758,543 758,653 764,324 14,075 19,791 18,814 19,779 1.9 2.6 2.5 2.6

New Jersey

4,787,205 4,822,968 4,786,023 4,770,824 163,721 217,777 204,468 246,231 3.4 4.5 4.3 5.2

New Mexico

953,295 971,137 951,616 958,970 29,520 35,138 36,078 38,968 3.1 3.6 3.8 4.1

New York

9,550,030 9,651,541 9,601,305 9,649,105 367,701 426,861 433,084 419,777 3.9 4.4 4.5 4.4

New York City

4,105,694 4,130,506 4,127,193 4,136,499 202,334 208,902 225,513 189,766 4.9 5.1 5.5 4.6

North Carolina

5,137,628 5,203,199 5,165,082 5,237,557 168,589 168,647 194,644 189,783 3.3 3.2 3.8 3.6

North Dakota

407,831 409,589 409,641 412,672 7,856 7,203 10,041 10,478 1.9 1.8 2.5 2.5

Ohio

5,708,869 5,739,180 5,701,891 5,737,899 195,331 176,931 237,423 240,203 3.4 3.1 4.2 4.2

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,012,841 1,017,551 1,013,432 1,017,439 33,381 30,972 41,556 43,279 3.3 3.0 4.1 4.3

Oklahoma

1,919,165 1,973,677 1,924,273 1,979,639 52,562 63,730 62,799 73,721 2.7 3.2 3.3 3.7

Oregon

2,136,983 2,157,948 2,149,706 2,163,589 82,110 86,699 94,036 106,455 3.8 4.0 4.4 4.9

Pennsylvania

6,426,805 6,485,240 6,458,764 6,503,829 211,509 188,869 257,704 228,454 3.3 2.9 4.0 3.5

Rhode Island

567,795 576,171 568,939 583,876 13,019 19,898 19,815 27,024 2.3 3.5 3.5 4.6

South Carolina

2,393,904 2,452,530 2,406,457 2,453,684 71,395 74,634 82,654 82,606 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.4

South Dakota

471,747 476,072 467,845 472,768 9,836 9,574 9,136 10,187 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.2

Tennessee

3,323,080 3,371,891 3,338,229 3,376,813 99,442 101,958 119,128 119,436 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.5

Texas

14,823,059 15,090,824 14,875,993 15,139,951 546,208 525,907 633,885 618,737 3.7 3.5 4.3 4.1

Utah

1,755,932 1,798,492 1,761,986 1,789,837 39,165 45,194 47,269 53,818 2.2 2.5 2.7 3.0

Vermont

345,103 351,726 345,767 353,911 7,360 7,804 8,669 9,567 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.7

Virginia

4,452,408 4,534,581 4,477,788 4,558,042 110,725 121,971 135,597 124,967 2.5 2.7 3.0 2.7

Washington

3,982,199 4,021,711 3,985,362 3,989,559 167,396 186,870 180,053 215,863 4.2 4.6 4.5 5.4

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,770,456 1,800,830 1,781,914 1,784,921 52,727 63,206 60,994 79,447 3.0 3.5 3.4 4.5

West Virginia

771,787 782,306 770,042 782,529 25,290 30,799 31,311 36,989 3.3 3.9 4.1 4.7

Wisconsin

3,077,090 3,127,738 3,073,356 3,103,378 69,282 90,954 92,370 87,183 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.8

Wyoming

292,812 290,624 294,324 289,326 9,778 7,624 11,931 10,628 3.3 2.6 4.1 3.7

Puerto Rico

1,219,896 1,219,472 1,213,412 1,221,747 72,773 70,164 68,333 70,442 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.8

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total(1) Construction Manufacturing
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)

Alabama

2,148.9 2,179.2 2,181.0 2,185.3 100.2 102.9 102.5 102.8 280.1 285.1 285.4 285.7

Alaska

324.5 332.6 334.1 334.3 16.7 17.7 18.0 18.3 13.6 13.3 13.9 13.8

Arizona

3,162.2 3,221.1 3,228.7 3,239.6 205.7 217.3 217.4 218.6 195.2 194.5 194.2 194.2

Arkansas

1,345.4 1,352.9 1,355.2 1,357.9 61.2 65.1 66.1 67.6 163.5 160.4 159.9 159.9

California

17,781.6 17,907.4 17,948.9 18,007.0 891.3 931.6 933.7 935.9 1,345.3 1,334.3 1,336.7 1,335.9


Colorado

2,911.5 2,958.1 2,961.4 2,969.4 184.2 181.3 182.7 183.2 151.8 149.9 149.2 150.9

Connecticut

1,692.0 1,699.7 1,695.8 1,703.2 63.1 62.3 61.5 61.9 158.8 158.1 157.9 158.7

Delaware(2)

480.8 484.9 486.2 486.7 24.0 23.9 23.5 23.7 27.0 27.6 27.9 28.1

District of Columbia(2)

764.3 765.9 766.6 767.0 15.6 14.7 14.8 14.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Florida

9,645.0 9,846.6 9,865.8 9,904.6 618.1 642.0 643.0 645.3 418.2 425.7 427.7 429.1


Georgia

4,884.8 4,937.5 4,934.5 4,936.0 218.5 222.9 222.8 222.3 424.7 432.8 432.2 431.2

Hawaii(2)

628.8 631.6 632.6 634.7 38.2 38.6 38.8 39.7 12.8 12.6 12.7 12.6

Idaho

839.3 856.7 855.5 855.8 66.6 70.5 70.4 70.8 75.4 75.5 75.5 75.8

Illinois

6,108.9 6,107.2 6,100.6 6,102.3 234.8 233.5 233.4 228.1 579.7 580.3 581.9 584.0

Indiana

3,217.4 3,258.8 3,260.0 3,270.1 161.6 164.8 165.3 168.0 533.9 532.9 532.4 530.8


Iowa

1,584.1 1,595.3 1,598.8 1,596.8 82.5 83.4 84.6 85.2 226.2 227.2 228.2 228.3

Kansas

1,439.9 1,449.6 1,449.6 1,448.4 67.3 68.9 68.2 67.6 173.0 173.2 172.7 172.4

Kentucky

2,005.4 2,021.1 2,023.2 2,025.5 87.5 90.5 90.0 89.6 252.6 254.9 256.3 256.2

Louisiana

1,952.2 1,950.6 1,950.8 1,958.4 128.9 131.7 132.5 134.9 137.8 138.0 138.1 139.1

Maine

647.1 652.6 654.1 655.4 33.7 33.5 33.5 34.2 54.7 53.0 53.4 53.6


Maryland

2,736.7 2,739.2 2,735.4 2,742.2 161.8 158.3 157.6 155.9 111.9 109.1 109.0 109.6

Massachusetts

3,713.6 3,716.5 3,721.1 3,739.4 173.1 173.9 174.2 174.4 239.4 236.3 236.3 236.3

Michigan

4,429.0 4,451.1 4,465.9 4,463.4 186.9 189.3 189.7 191.8 615.8 612.1 612.4 609.6

Minnesota

2,966.0 3,000.4 3,000.2 3,003.2 135.4 133.8 133.9 133.8 327.0 324.6 324.2 323.7

Mississippi

1,179.5 1,179.6 1,179.7 1,183.6 47.0 48.2 47.7 48.8 147.0 145.0 143.7 145.1


Missouri

2,957.7 2,995.2 3,000.6 2,999.8 143.1 144.7 145.3 145.3 287.0 285.5 286.4 283.7

Montana

516.9 524.0 524.4 524.7 37.1 37.6 37.8 38.2 22.0 21.6 21.6 21.7

Nebraska

1,040.4 1,056.0 1,057.9 1,058.4 60.6 61.3 60.9 61.0 105.0 105.4 106.1 106.8

Nevada

1,515.6 1,566.4 1,571.8 1,572.7 110.5 118.5 118.7 119.0 66.5 68.5 69.2 69.7

New Hampshire

695.6 702.0 704.7 704.6 31.2 31.3 31.5 31.8 70.7 70.6 70.9 71.0


New Jersey

4,292.7 4,353.2 4,366.3 4,387.1 165.3 163.6 167.7 170.1 253.9 255.1 255.0 255.5

New Mexico

867.0 877.9 881.1 882.0 51.4 53.7 53.8 53.3 29.1 29.0 29.5 29.2

New York

9,661.1 9,736.0 9,762.5 9,821.8 396.9 387.2 384.8 384.9 425.0 422.4 421.6 422.9

North Carolina

4,902.0 4,959.8 4,965.6 4,977.2 257.0 262.0 261.8 265.8 473.7 466.0 467.3 467.7

North Dakota

434.9 440.4 440.6 441.6 28.0 27.4 27.5 27.1 27.9 28.7 28.6 29.0


Ohio

5,595.3 5,627.9 5,630.1 5,643.0 237.4 240.7 237.0 235.5 688.1 688.2 688.1 689.2

Oklahoma

1,745.6 1,764.8 1,769.2 1,773.3 81.8 85.9 86.4 87.1 137.6 138.9 140.7 141.1

Oregon

1,975.6 1,973.7 1,975.6 1,970.7 117.4 116.8 117.3 116.7 194.5 187.4 187.5 188.0

Pennsylvania

6,059.8 6,114.7 6,115.1 6,129.9 262.2 257.2 256.7 255.0 567.8 564.7 565.4 566.2

Rhode Island

501.4 507.0 509.1 511.3 21.7 21.1 21.0 21.4 40.6 40.3 40.3 40.8


South Carolina

2,276.6 2,334.3 2,336.6 2,345.8 110.6 116.0 115.3 116.0 263.4 264.9 264.6 265.5

South Dakota

457.5 467.4 469.6 467.6 27.4 29.5 30.6 30.5 45.4 45.4 45.7 45.5

Tennessee

3,302.8 3,292.9 3,297.8 3,307.7 152.2 152.3 153.8 152.6 368.1 360.0 360.0 361.9

Texas

13,789.5 14,012.4 14,034.5 14,053.4 813.1 835.6 837.9 837.6 948.0 960.4 962.0 965.2

Utah

1,705.2 1,739.1 1,738.3 1,740.8 132.2 137.7 137.7 138.4 153.2 154.3 154.0 155.5


Vermont

309.4 309.8 309.6 311.6 15.8 15.5 15.8 15.9 29.3 27.9 27.8 28.0

Virginia

4,140.1 4,187.3 4,191.3 4,200.0 214.9 217.9 218.2 218.1 246.3 246.6 247.5 248.6

Washington

3,577.0 3,615.7 3,630.9 3,627.3 234.5 229.7 228.0 226.5 272.6 277.6 279.1 278.8

West Virginia

706.2 717.1 720.5 721.7 33.2 33.6 34.8 35.2 46.1 46.0 46.2 46.5

Wisconsin

3,001.7 3,020.1 3,021.8 3,026.9 135.8 137.5 138.1 140.0 482.1 480.0 479.3 479.3

Wyoming

289.0 294.3 292.4 292.6 21.6 22.6 22.7 23.2 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.6


Puerto Rico

932.0 951.3 950.4 956.4 33.8 35.8 35.5 35.7 82.1 84.1 83.9 84.5

Virgin Islands(2)(3)

35.4 35.3 35.6 35.6 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately.
(2) Mining and logging is combined with construction.
(3) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect 2023 benchmarks and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Seasonally adjusted data from January 2019 are subject to revision. Some seasonally adjusted series may have been revised back to 1990. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Trade, transportation, and utilities Financial activities Professional and business services
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)

Alabama

407.6 408.7 409.5 410.2 104.5 104.0 104.9 105.0 267.0 266.6 267.0 268.6

Alaska

64.8 66.7 66.9 66.8 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.1 27.5 28.0 28.1 28.3

Arizona

610.0 622.7 622.6 627.3 244.0 240.8 242.9 240.3 468.8 465.1 467.7 470.9

Arkansas

267.0 267.9 268.2 269.2 70.4 70.3 70.9 70.7 157.4 155.3 155.0 155.2

California

3,121.4 3,103.0 3,106.5 3,111.4 822.0 812.8 810.4 811.1 2,823.6 2,755.1 2,763.1 2,778.8


Colorado

505.3 502.9 503.3 501.5 180.2 180.1 181.6 182.0 493.3 501.6 499.1 503.9

Connecticut

296.1 300.0 299.2 297.5 118.5 117.8 117.5 117.4 223.0 220.5 220.9 224.1

Delaware

90.0 89.3 89.4 89.5 50.2 50.5 50.4 50.6 65.8 63.9 63.4 63.0

District of Columbia

30.6 30.8 30.3 30.3 26.3 26.4 26.4 26.0 175.9 174.2 174.3 173.5

Florida

1,945.4 1,999.0 1,999.7 2,002.0 677.3 683.0 684.7 688.4 1,617.0 1,621.6 1,622.1 1,629.6


Georgia

1,045.6 1,037.4 1,038.7 1,030.3 276.6 281.4 281.1 283.4 777.8 775.5 773.7 777.3

Hawaii

117.1 115.4 115.5 115.5 27.8 27.3 27.1 27.0 72.1 71.5 72.1 72.8

Idaho

160.7 162.1 162.1 159.9 41.3 41.7 41.9 41.4 108.9 110.4 110.0 110.5

Illinois

1,227.8 1,225.5 1,219.1 1,221.4 402.0 400.6 399.8 399.6 963.0 927.0 929.1 923.0

Indiana

633.6 639.1 639.6 642.3 148.4 148.8 148.5 149.6 365.8 361.8 363.7 366.2


Iowa

312.6 310.0 310.4 307.2 108.1 108.6 108.6 108.7 146.3 145.5 147.2 146.7

Kansas

275.5 275.4 275.8 275.0 76.3 77.0 77.0 77.0 179.8 177.4 175.5 176.1

Kentucky

428.3 426.3 426.4 425.7 97.5 96.3 96.4 95.5 229.9 226.4 226.0 226.5

Louisiana

374.0 371.1 371.2 372.2 97.4 97.5 97.3 97.4 221.6 216.6 216.0 217.2

Maine

120.2 121.2 120.8 121.1 33.9 33.7 34.0 33.7 76.5 77.5 77.6 77.8


Maryland

471.6 468.7 466.2 466.2 140.1 138.3 138.2 138.3 478.9 472.5 472.8 472.8

Massachusetts

564.5 561.0 560.0 560.2 229.4 231.8 230.9 231.0 636.5 626.8 628.8 634.9

Michigan

812.5 817.2 819.0 820.1 231.3 231.0 230.8 231.2 661.1 645.7 647.8 646.9

Minnesota

529.1 536.2 536.2 537.3 191.0 186.5 187.2 186.9 389.8 380.7 378.9 379.5

Mississippi

248.5 245.6 245.3 245.0 45.3 45.2 45.2 45.6 118.6 115.0 115.1 116.1


Missouri

558.5 563.9 566.3 562.9 183.6 186.3 187.7 189.1 383.9 376.0 374.2 378.5

Montana

100.1 101.4 101.7 101.6 28.0 28.1 27.9 27.8 51.3 52.0 52.1 52.1

Nebraska

197.3 199.4 200.2 198.8 71.1 69.7 69.6 70.3 124.9 126.9 126.5 127.1

Nevada

293.4 299.7 299.8 301.7 76.3 77.4 77.7 78.1 213.7 218.4 219.3 216.4

New Hampshire

140.3 139.3 139.6 138.9 34.5 34.5 34.3 34.1 98.0 99.0 98.6 98.7


New Jersey

909.3 914.1 918.0 920.3 267.2 270.4 270.3 269.8 723.0 723.1 722.9 731.8

New Mexico

144.9 146.0 147.0 147.0 35.7 35.1 35.0 35.6 118.6 122.3 122.3 122.3

New York

1,492.2 1,473.0 1,472.3 1,480.1 742.1 749.2 749.8 750.6 1,389.6 1,392.8 1,397.3 1,400.2

North Carolina

928.0 930.5 930.9 928.6 303.3 309.8 310.2 310.8 745.0 740.2 742.4 748.3

North Dakota

91.3 93.2 93.4 93.1 25.0 25.1 25.0 25.0 34.3 34.9 34.4 34.3


Ohio

1,059.2 1,053.4 1,053.8 1,054.4 324.7 323.0 321.9 322.1 746.8 734.5 734.4 741.8

Oklahoma

323.5 321.6 321.4 320.8 83.2 84.7 83.9 84.7 211.6 205.0 206.0 206.0

Oregon

366.5 362.7 361.2 359.5 104.0 102.3 101.5 101.8 267.5 258.4 259.7 258.0

Pennsylvania

1,144.1 1,138.6 1,135.8 1,134.0 339.0 340.9 341.8 342.3 844.5 837.1 837.9 839.6

Rhode Island

77.4 77.6 77.3 77.3 35.1 35.3 35.2 35.0 70.0 69.2 69.7 70.5


South Carolina

439.3 442.6 445.1 442.0 120.2 123.5 124.1 123.8 308.8 314.4 315.7 318.3

South Dakota

90.4 92.4 92.8 91.9 27.9 27.7 27.7 27.5 37.0 37.1 37.4 37.1

Tennessee

679.8 680.4 680.2 682.2 185.5 184.3 184.2 183.6 464.3 445.2 438.6 444.2

Texas

2,744.9 2,774.6 2,777.2 2,773.8 898.2 909.3 908.4 911.6 2,121.3 2,127.3 2,122.1 2,126.5

Utah

314.2 316.7 315.5 314.5 98.6 98.1 98.3 97.7 249.1 251.4 250.8 251.9


Vermont

52.3 52.8 52.5 53.0 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.1 33.0 33.1 32.9 33.6

Virginia

672.7 674.5 672.2 670.0 220.7 222.2 222.6 224.0 810.3 801.6 802.8 807.9

Washington

615.1 617.1 617.8 616.1 165.2 164.6 165.3 165.8 550.1 544.9 546.6 547.8

West Virginia

122.8 122.7 122.4 121.9 25.3 26.4 26.4 26.5 72.6 73.4 73.6 74.4

Wisconsin

553.6 552.6 552.9 553.1 159.5 159.4 160.3 160.1 330.4 329.5 328.6 328.8

Wyoming

52.4 53.0 52.7 52.2 11.7 11.4 11.3 11.3 21.2 21.9 21.4 21.0


Puerto Rico

184.7 187.8 187.8 189.2 47.0 47.7 47.4 47.4 139.2 139.4 139.4 140.9

Virgin Islands(1)

6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 - - - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect 2023 benchmarks and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Seasonally adjusted data from January 2019 are subject to revision. Some seasonally adjusted series may have been revised back to 1990. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)

Alabama

254.1 264.7 263.8 263.3 203.9 206.6 205.5 206.4 396.4 403.9 405.2 406.2

Alaska

50.7 52.6 52.6 52.9 35.3 35.0 35.4 34.8 77.6 79.3 79.3 79.1

Arizona

502.5 534.4 535.5 539.4 349.6 352.5 352.5 351.7 419.6 427.4 428.9 429.8

Arkansas

204.3 209.3 211.1 211.1 127.0 127.3 126.6 127.1 209.1 211.9 211.6 211.8

California

3,018.0 3,166.6 3,185.0 3,203.1 1,983.4 2,027.1 2,031.3 2,033.0 2,577.5 2,624.7 2,628.2 2,639.0


Colorado

361.4 376.1 376.7 376.7 346.9 357.0 357.1 356.5 462.3 482.4 484.3 486.7

Connecticut

353.5 361.4 356.5 360.8 153.7 152.1 153.3 154.1 230.5 233.1 233.3 234.1

Delaware

81.2 84.1 84.8 85.3 51.7 52.8 53.2 53.3 68.5 70.3 70.9 70.8

District of Columbia

121.3 121.7 122.6 123.9 74.8 75.8 76.2 75.6 231.5 234.6 234.0 234.8

Florida

1,445.5 1,502.0 1,502.9 1,512.6 1,284.8 1,305.5 1,311.0 1,320.4 1,109.9 1,134.5 1,137.3 1,138.2


Georgia

644.5 674.8 672.4 671.9 504.2 521.3 521.4 524.6 687.7 702.3 703.6 706.0

Hawaii

88.3 90.0 89.6 89.8 118.0 118.3 118.7 119.4 118.8 125.0 124.9 124.9

Idaho

125.2 128.6 128.2 130.2 91.1 94.4 93.8 93.7 129.0 132.7 132.8 133.0

Illinois

957.3 975.3 976.2 979.6 589.3 594.7 594.9 593.7 800.5 820.1 817.7 822.7

Indiana

487.3 508.0 509.1 511.0 311.0 314.9 313.0 314.0 414.1 424.8 425.2 424.8


Iowa

230.6 236.2 236.6 237.0 139.6 142.7 141.6 142.1 261.0 265.3 265.7 266.0

Kansas

203.7 210.8 211.7 212.4 132.0 133.5 135.0 133.6 255.1 255.4 256.0 256.6

Kentucky

298.9 307.1 307.8 309.0 204.2 204.4 204.8 206.5 304.2 311.9 311.8 312.6

Louisiana

330.5 335.2 335.6 335.4 220.3 220.4 220.5 220.4 315.1 316.6 317.2 318.4

Maine

127.7 132.4 132.9 133.0 68.3 67.7 68.3 68.2 99.6 101.1 101.4 101.5


Maryland

454.6 464.8 464.2 465.9 257.9 260.9 258.3 261.2 518.4 526.9 528.8 532.7

Massachusetts

818.9 832.7 835.2 839.5 358.0 359.7 359.9 364.9 457.3 459.3 459.9 461.7

Michigan

678.0 696.8 695.3 696.3 415.6 417.7 425.6 421.9 592.9 606.6 609.7 611.8

Minnesota

554.0 576.6 576.7 579.3 263.4 270.1 269.2 270.0 413.1 426.5 428.4 427.2

Mississippi

148.2 152.9 154.0 154.3 134.1 134.0 134.8 134.9 234.9 238.3 238.5 238.6


Missouri

499.2 515.2 516.2 515.8 306.4 318.6 319.6 320.5 428.0 435.8 435.8 435.3

Montana

82.7 84.8 84.9 85.2 72.4 74.7 74.9 74.5 90.9 91.8 92.2 92.2

Nebraska

159.3 164.5 165.1 165.2 95.0 98.7 99.1 98.9 172.1 174.9 175.4 175.0

Nevada

161.7 166.7 167.2 168.2 344.0 356.3 358.9 357.2 171.0 179.9 180.4 180.8

New Hampshire

124.1 129.5 130.3 130.5 72.8 74.2 75.1 74.2 86.3 86.8 87.4 88.2


New Jersey

735.8 766.5 770.4 773.4 393.8 409.1 408.5 408.0 594.7 599.7 600.6 602.9

New Mexico

143.8 145.1 145.6 146.0 98.5 99.6 98.9 98.7 183.2 187.1 188.1 189.0

New York

2,182.2 2,258.1 2,268.9 2,278.5 902.6 929.1 934.7 946.0 1,440.4 1,456.8 1,463.3 1,475.6

North Carolina

655.7 677.1 678.4 680.3 519.2 535.7 536.9 536.9 732.8 750.2 751.2 751.5

North Dakota

67.7 68.6 68.7 69.7 40.2 39.9 40.1 39.9 82.2 83.2 83.3 83.5


Ohio

922.0 953.6 955.2 957.0 558.8 563.6 567.6 565.6 771.9 781.5 783.1 789.6

Oklahoma

253.2 263.2 265.4 267.1 180.6 183.5 183.5 184.1 353.6 363.0 363.1 363.6

Oregon

312.8 324.8 326.6 328.0 204.9 206.8 206.3 204.7 300.6 310.4 310.8 310.9

Pennsylvania

1,290.4 1,340.2 1,342.1 1,350.0 557.4 565.5 567.0 570.7 681.7 693.9 694.6 694.2

Rhode Island

107.2 109.7 110.6 111.4 58.2 60.6 61.6 62.7 63.2 65.2 65.3 64.2


South Carolina

274.9 290.4 290.3 291.5 274.4 288.7 286.9 290.1 365.5 372.0 372.2 375.7

South Dakota

76.3 77.8 77.4 77.3 48.7 50.7 50.5 50.1 80.1 81.9 82.3 82.4

Tennessee

464.1 480.4 486.1 486.8 356.3 360.8 362.1 361.8 443.2 442.9 445.0 445.4

Texas

1,861.2 1,919.4 1,921.7 1,925.7 1,471.3 1,487.5 1,497.4 1,501.0 2,016.6 2,074.9 2,078.0 2,082.9

Utah

230.8 237.8 240.1 240.2 169.8 173.0 171.0 170.5 258.4 270.3 270.7 271.8


Vermont

62.3 63.8 63.6 63.4 34.3 34.3 34.3 34.8 54.8 55.0 55.2 55.2

Virginia

572.1 589.8 594.1 594.6 403.5 416.6 418.8 417.3 724.5 740.2 737.0 741.5

Washington

523.6 545.2 546.8 547.9 337.2 347.6 356.8 352.5 576.2 592.7 594.4 596.1

West Virginia

130.8 135.7 136.4 136.2 71.9 71.9 72.5 73.1 150.6 153.8 155.1 155.1

Wisconsin

467.6 473.5 475.4 479.9 279.1 284.4 283.4 281.9 397.7 404.4 405.5 405.9

Wyoming

29.1 29.5 29.2 29.4 38.0 39.6 38.9 39.1 68.2 70.0 70.1 70.5


Puerto Rico

121.9 125.6 125.4 125.8 89.7 96.6 97.2 97.8 198.3 201.0 200.4 201.8

Virgin Islands

2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 10.8 11.1 11.1 11.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect 2023 benchmarks and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Seasonally adjusted data from January 2019 are subject to revision. Some seasonally adjusted series may have been revised back to 1990. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total Mining and logging Construction
December January December January December January
2022 2023 2023 2024(p) 2022 2023 2023 2024(p) 2022 2023 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

2,151.8 2,194.4 2,128.2 2,166.5 9.3 9.1 9.4 9.0 100.0 104.1 98.2 102.1

Alaska

308.7 320.6 306.9 318.7 11.2 11.9 11.0 12.0 14.5 16.6 13.9 16.3

Arizona

3,192.9 3,273.3 3,153.2 3,235.0 13.4 14.7 13.5 14.7 204.6 218.1 202.9 215.6

Arkansas

1,350.6 1,363.5 1,335.1 1,345.8 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 60.0 65.9 59.5 66.6

California

17,958.1 18,090.6 17,582.0 17,824.2 19.2 19.7 18.7 19.7 902.5 928.7 856.0 901.6


Colorado

2,919.3 2,982.3 2,874.6 2,933.8 21.2 21.9 21.1 21.9 182.7 180.6 176.8 176.2

Connecticut

1,695.5 1,708.4 1,663.7 1,676.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 60.7 60.7 57.1 56.9

Delaware(1)

480.5 487.7 470.7 476.0 - - - - 23.8 23.5 23.1 22.8

District of Columbia(1)

763.5 769.1 754.9 759.2 - - - - 15.3 14.7 15.1 14.4

Florida

9,694.7 9,970.5 9,618.9 9,868.1 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 617.9 645.1 611.6 639.0


Georgia

4,907.8 4,968.5 4,847.4 4,905.6 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.6 216.1 223.8 214.3 220.4

Hawaii(1)

636.7 641.1 623.3 629.6 - - - - 37.8 39.2 37.2 39.6

Idaho

835.5 852.1 822.4 840.7 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.2 65.8 69.0 62.9 67.4

Illinois

6,109.4 6,144.3 5,995.0 5,984.4 7.1 7.2 6.9 6.9 227.5 229.1 209.4 201.7

Indiana

3,239.8 3,280.8 3,177.8 3,227.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.5 157.5 164.1 150.9 159.6


Iowa

1,588.3 1,606.3 1,554.1 1,567.9 2.3 2.3 1.9 2.0 79.2 81.8 72.3 73.8

Kansas

1,441.3 1,462.0 1,424.3 1,431.6 6.3 6.2 6.3 5.9 65.5 67.9 63.9 64.4

Kentucky

2,014.1 2,039.9 1,982.5 2,002.2 8.6 8.8 8.5 8.8 85.5 89.7 83.2 86.0

Louisiana

1,954.2 1,964.1 1,936.8 1,943.8 31.7 30.6 31.6 30.5 125.8 132.3 124.4 132.7

Maine

639.7 649.7 628.9 635.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 32.8 32.7 31.7 31.7


Maryland

2,740.9 2,756.5 2,687.8 2,688.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 160.8 158.3 156.7 152.1

Massachusetts

3,699.0 3,722.7 3,630.1 3,657.7 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 169.9 173.3 162.7 165.2

Michigan

4,429.7 4,477.2 4,352.9 4,382.5 7.3 7.2 7.0 7.2 180.2 184.2 170.1 177.3

Minnesota

2,952.0 2,994.3 2,918.9 2,948.2 6.1 6.7 5.7 6.4 124.5 126.5 117.5 115.7

Mississippi

1,180.5 1,188.1 1,169.5 1,171.4 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.3 46.5 48.1 46.1 47.9


Missouri

2,955.9 3,015.5 2,913.2 2,959.4 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.5 139.8 144.5 137.0 137.4

Montana

513.1 523.2 505.3 513.8 6.8 7.1 6.9 7.0 35.0 37.0 33.5 34.6

Nebraska

1,041.5 1,062.3 1,021.9 1,038.3 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 58.1 60.2 55.8 56.9

Nevada

1,521.9 1,581.4 1,496.8 1,554.9 14.9 15.1 14.6 15.2 109.0 117.5 106.7 116.5

New Hampshire

695.2 705.8 683.9 694.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 30.6 31.1 29.6 30.5


New Jersey

4,323.0 4,396.7 4,216.0 4,299.0 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 164.6 167.3 156.6 159.7

New Mexico

868.7 885.5 857.8 873.3 22.6 23.2 22.6 23.0 50.6 53.4 50.2 51.7

New York

9,705.2 9,836.7 9,474.9 9,629.0 5.4 5.4 4.9 5.2 386.9 379.9 370.1 360.8

North Carolina

4,911.6 5,000.7 4,854.1 4,923.7 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.7 251.9 261.0 252.2 260.8

North Dakota

433.6 440.6 426.8 432.9 17.3 18.2 17.1 18.4 25.3 25.3 23.9 22.8


Ohio

5,593.7 5,652.3 5,508.7 5,546.0 9.2 9.1 9.0 9.1 231.2 231.6 220.0 217.5

Oklahoma

1,747.4 1,780.3 1,724.6 1,754.1 31.7 31.2 32.3 31.8 80.0 86.0 79.4 85.8

Oregon

1,967.1 1,985.2 1,954.6 1,941.3 5.9 6.2 5.8 6.0 114.9 114.4 113.1 109.9

Pennsylvania

6,079.8 6,155.9 5,970.1 6,032.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.6 254.6 252.0 243.5 238.5

Rhode Island

502.6 509.7 486.7 496.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 21.4 20.8 20.0 20.0


South Carolina

2,281.6 2,347.0 2,254.4 2,314.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 109.9 115.6 109.1 115.3

South Dakota

454.9 468.7 446.0 454.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 25.6 29.3 24.1 26.5

Tennessee

3,317.1 3,327.1 3,267.0 3,270.3 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.4 150.3 153.8 148.3 150.0

Texas

13,804.3 14,155.4 13,656.4 13,946.3 209.6 214.6 211.4 207.6 800.2 841.3 794.7 824.2

Utah

1,709.9 1,745.5 1,688.8 1,720.9 10.3 11.1 10.3 11.0 131.5 136.6 127.2 132.5


Vermont

308.8 314.0 306.3 308.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 15.0 15.4 14.4 14.2

Virginia

4,137.2 4,215.2 4,092.4 4,149.3 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.3 213.2 217.5 209.6 212.9

Washington

3,572.8 3,631.3 3,527.9 3,578.0 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.5 232.2 224.0 224.5 215.1

West Virginia

705.5 723.4 695.9 710.0 20.9 20.9 20.7 20.8 30.9 35.1 29.7 33.0

Wisconsin

3,002.0 3,028.6 2,943.7 2,962.8 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.9 130.9 133.7 123.9 127.9

Wyoming

286.4 290.8 281.3 285.2 16.9 16.8 17.0 16.4 20.8 21.9 19.3 21.0


Puerto Rico

979.1 965.2 926.2 952.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 36.7 36.0 32.9 35.1

Virgin Islands(1)

35.6 35.5 35.3 35.4 - - - - 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1

Footnotes
(1) Mining and logging is combined with construction.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect 2023 benchmarks. Unadjusted data from April 2022 are subject to revision. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information
December January December January December January
2022 2023 2023 2024(p) 2022 2023 2023 2024(p) 2022 2023 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

280.1 286.2 278.8 284.3 420.1 418.9 405.6 409.5 23.4 23.4 23.4 23.6

Alaska

6.9 7.4 10.3 10.8 62.2 65.7 61.1 64.0 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.3

Arizona

197.2 194.8 194.7 193.2 630.3 643.2 613.4 628.6 52.2 50.3 52.0 49.6

Arkansas

163.8 160.6 163.2 160.2 272.1 273.2 266.2 269.0 13.0 12.8 13.0 12.8

California

1,341.4 1,333.5 1,329.5 1,321.2 3,213.7 3,193.2 3,120.7 3,107.2 617.2 537.5 599.2 530.9


Colorado

152.7 149.3 151.0 149.7 521.0 518.2 506.9 502.6 78.9 77.0 79.2 77.3

Connecticut

158.7 158.6 157.6 158.4 310.2 311.4 298.3 297.5 31.4 30.2 31.7 30.1

Delaware

26.6 27.8 26.9 27.8 92.7 92.8 89.6 89.2 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.5

District of Columbia

1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 30.7 31.0 30.2 30.3 20.7 19.5 20.0 19.3

Florida

417.5 430.4 415.8 424.2 1,998.3 2,059.9 1,950.1 2,005.2 159.5 159.2 160.2 157.6


Georgia

424.0 434.2 422.8 429.3 1,072.6 1,062.4 1,043.1 1,029.0 125.3 111.8 128.8 109.9

Hawaii

12.9 12.8 12.7 12.5 119.0 118.8 117.4 115.9 10.6 7.7 9.0 7.4

Idaho

75.5 75.5 75.0 75.7 164.8 164.8 159.4 159.3 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.3

Illinois

577.7 583.0 577.8 579.4 1,255.5 1,254.1 1,225.9 1,217.8 97.9 88.2 96.6 88.2

Indiana

543.3 533.2 532.9 527.5 648.5 654.9 631.3 638.8 27.0 26.2 26.7 26.5


Iowa

225.8 228.7 225.1 227.6 320.0 318.2 311.9 305.7 18.9 18.4 19.0 18.3

Kansas

173.4 173.3 172.5 172.0 283.2 282.2 274.7 273.2 18.3 18.4 18.1 18.2

Kentucky

256.3 257.4 253.0 255.4 442.5 438.8 428.3 424.7 23.0 22.6 23.0 22.7

Louisiana

138.5 138.5 137.5 138.3 384.4 378.6 374.1 371.1 22.0 18.1 20.5 17.6

Maine

54.6 53.9 53.9 52.8 122.6 123.3 119.0 119.6 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.1


Maryland

112.6 109.9 111.2 108.7 486.3 481.3 471.7 462.4 36.0 33.6 35.3 33.2

Massachusetts

239.8 236.2 237.8 234.1 577.4 574.4 563.3 559.4 97.8 94.4 97.4 93.9

Michigan

617.5 616.1 612.0 604.1 829.4 834.6 805.6 813.6 57.8 57.9 58.2 57.1

Minnesota

325.6 322.9 324.2 319.9 539.2 548.4 527.3 534.4 45.2 43.3 45.2 42.9

Mississippi

146.2 144.4 147.0 144.6 255.7 251.8 248.0 245.0 10.2 9.7 10.2 9.5


Missouri

287.9 288.1 284.5 282.9 571.0 583.1 557.0 564.2 49.3 49.2 49.0 49.1

Montana

22.3 21.8 21.7 21.6 102.0 104.0 99.3 101.2 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.5

Nebraska

104.8 106.3 104.4 105.9 201.1 205.4 195.5 197.1 17.5 17.2 17.3 17.2

Nevada

66.8 69.1 66.1 69.4 301.4 309.7 294.8 301.3 18.8 19.1 18.7 19.1

New Hampshire

71.1 70.9 70.5 70.5 143.4 142.7 140.5 139.4 12.1 11.5 12.1 11.5


New Jersey

254.5 255.3 252.2 252.6 939.4 945.9 910.3 916.9 78.5 76.8 78.3 75.5

New Mexico

28.9 29.4 28.6 28.7 150.3 150.4 144.7 146.0 10.3 9.3 10.8 9.1

New York

424.3 421.1 420.7 415.9 1,540.4 1,517.5 1,489.5 1,474.7 300.8 277.6 291.2 279.9

North Carolina

474.4 467.8 472.0 465.4 956.4 959.0 924.5 922.1 85.2 84.2 85.5 83.2

North Dakota

27.8 28.6 27.6 28.7 92.6 94.7 90.8 92.2 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.4


Ohio

690.7 689.8 686.4 686.2 1,089.6 1,082.0 1,057.5 1,051.8 69.2 67.5 69.1 65.9

Oklahoma

137.4 141.7 137.0 140.9 333.0 329.4 322.5 320.5 17.9 17.1 17.9 17.0

Oregon

193.3 186.7 192.3 185.3 373.5 372.5 365.7 357.4 36.4 34.1 37.2 33.4

Pennsylvania

568.4 567.1 564.8 563.6 1,180.0 1,173.8 1,149.2 1,135.7 94.1 92.1 93.7 92.0

Rhode Island

40.7 40.6 40.3 40.5 79.5 79.7 77.1 77.1 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.5


South Carolina

263.7 265.6 262.9 265.1 450.2 456.1 437.3 439.0 30.0 28.5 30.1 28.4

South Dakota

45.2 45.9 45.0 45.0 91.3 94.1 89.2 90.7 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1

Tennessee

368.7 361.0 366.9 360.4 697.9 699.1 679.4 684.4 55.8 55.5 56.6 54.4

Texas

948.9 965.9 942.0 960.7 2,814.9 2,848.5 2,740.3 2,774.6 237.8 233.6 236.8 231.8

Utah

153.3 153.2 152.4 154.1 322.5 324.4 312.6 312.5 46.1 43.5 43.0 42.8


Vermont

29.5 28.0 29.0 27.7 53.5 54.0 52.3 52.8 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5

Virginia

246.1 248.9 244.8 247.2 691.2 694.0 670.6 669.9 70.8 70.1 70.9 68.9

Washington

271.4 277.7 269.3 274.6 626.8 630.4 611.7 612.2 174.2 165.1 172.6 164.8

West Virginia

46.2 46.0 45.8 45.7 125.6 125.7 122.0 120.8 8.0 7.9 8.0 7.9

Wisconsin

483.8 479.7 479.7 477.6 565.5 564.4 550.6 548.5 47.3 47.8 47.0 47.4

Wyoming

10.6 10.5 10.4 10.5 52.7 53.2 51.8 51.6 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2


Puerto Rico

85.6 84.7 81.5 84.0 197.0 193.1 184.4 190.1 14.8 13.9 15.6 13.7

Virgin Islands

0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect 2023 benchmarks. Unadjusted data from April 2022 are subject to revision. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services
December January December January December January
2022 2023 2023 2024(p) 2022 2023 2023 2024(p) 2022 2023 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

103.7 105.2 103.8 104.4 266.0 267.1 264.2 265.4 253.6 265.5 252.2 261.3

Alaska

10.8 11.1 10.6 10.8 27.0 27.1 26.2 27.1 50.4 52.5 50.5 52.7

Arizona

246.5 245.1 243.1 240.0 473.1 474.8 466.2 470.6 504.6 542.2 501.9 540.6

Arkansas

70.3 71.3 70.1 70.3 158.3 156.2 155.5 152.4 204.6 212.5 204.3 209.8

California

833.4 814.1 814.2 807.9 2,866.2 2,788.2 2,781.9 2,749.6 3,019.7 3,202.1 2,999.7 3,191.0


Colorado

183.4 184.0 179.6 182.5 487.9 499.0 483.8 492.8 360.8 379.0 358.9 376.1

Connecticut

118.4 117.8 117.6 117.0 222.6 218.9 216.5 217.1 350.5 359.7 349.9 356.8

Delaware

50.1 50.4 50.1 50.7 65.4 63.2 64.2 60.9 81.3 85.5 80.6 84.6

District of Columbia

26.4 26.3 26.2 25.6 176.0 174.6 174.4 172.0 121.9 123.3 121.4 123.2

Florida

678.9 690.1 673.7 681.9 1,622.1 1,635.7 1,608.1 1,616.1 1,448.0 1,508.9 1,441.9 1,504.9


Georgia

276.1 283.1 274.9 283.0 790.2 777.4 773.5 770.6 643.0 674.6 639.7 668.6

Hawaii

28.0 27.3 27.7 26.9 72.3 72.1 71.5 72.0 88.2 90.6 87.6 89.2

Idaho

41.6 42.1 40.9 40.9 107.4 108.6 104.8 107.2 124.3 128.3 125.5 129.6

Illinois

402.7 400.2 398.1 396.8 969.2 937.3 939.4 898.1 953.0 980.8 949.2 973.7

Indiana

149.4 149.0 147.2 148.3 368.4 365.6 358.4 358.6 486.2 511.5 484.7 508.0


Iowa

108.5 108.8 107.6 108.0 146.5 146.5 143.8 143.4 233.1 240.4 227.5 236.3

Kansas

76.1 77.0 75.9 76.8 179.8 176.2 176.2 172.5 203.8 213.1 203.4 211.4

Kentucky

96.4 96.7 96.3 95.1 231.6 229.8 226.1 223.7 297.3 309.4 297.1 307.4

Louisiana

96.7 97.3 96.7 97.1 221.2 216.8 219.5 214.2 329.6 335.9 328.9 334.4

Maine

34.0 34.1 33.5 33.3 76.4 76.8 75.1 75.8 127.6 134.5 127.4 132.1


Maryland

140.3 138.4 138.9 136.7 478.7 474.5 471.5 463.7 450.9 467.8 450.0 462.9

Massachusetts

229.5 230.5 227.5 229.7 633.6 626.0 619.4 619.3 817.5 837.1 810.2 828.2

Michigan

230.4 229.9 229.5 227.8 662.1 646.2 650.3 636.3 679.4 700.3 675.2 690.7

Minnesota

189.8 187.5 190.3 185.9 387.7 376.6 384.3 369.9 554.8 577.7 551.6 575.2

Mississippi

45.5 45.0 45.1 45.2 119.9 117.7 117.7 112.7 147.2 155.3 147.2 154.1


Missouri

183.2 187.9 182.6 188.4 383.4 372.2 377.8 371.5 494.1 517.7 495.7 514.9

Montana

28.4 28.1 27.6 27.6 50.4 51.5 49.9 50.8 82.7 85.4 83.1 85.4

Nebraska

71.8 69.6 70.8 70.0 124.5 126.6 122.8 124.1 159.3 165.9 159.0 164.5

Nevada

76.5 78.3 75.8 77.7 214.1 220.1 213.2 214.2 161.2 167.4 160.8 168.6

New Hampshire

34.2 34.3 34.3 33.8 97.0 98.3 96.1 97.2 124.8 130.5 121.7 129.6


New Jersey

266.9 270.8 264.8 268.5 731.4 730.0 707.5 709.8 739.0 775.5 732.3 769.8

New Mexico

35.7 34.9 35.7 35.3 118.0 122.7 117.2 120.6 144.4 146.5 144.0 146.1

New York

741.8 752.1 735.0 744.3 1,387.4 1,405.3 1,359.1 1,368.3 2,206.4 2,294.6 2,156.0 2,251.4

North Carolina

301.7 310.2 300.2 307.8 742.3 741.3 736.8 737.4 654.9 680.8 653.4 675.0

North Dakota

25.2 25.0 24.8 24.9 34.2 34.0 33.5 33.2 67.9 68.9 67.6 69.5


Ohio

324.6 322.1 322.5 320.6 743.1 734.7 732.6 721.9 920.9 962.4 917.6 950.1

Oklahoma

82.8 84.7 82.6 84.6 209.6 204.7 207.9 200.0 252.7 266.1 252.1 266.6

Oregon

103.4 101.5 102.9 101.0 264.5 260.5 264.3 253.8 310.5 327.9 312.3 326.4

Pennsylvania

338.3 342.0 336.5 340.5 849.4 836.1 830.2 824.8 1,293.8 1,355.9 1,279.5 1,332.3

Rhode Island

35.1 35.1 34.9 34.7 69.7 70.3 67.5 68.6 107.9 111.9 104.3 109.5


South Carolina

119.8 124.5 119.0 122.8 309.5 317.3 306.8 314.4 272.6 291.1 274.2 290.3

South Dakota

28.1 28.1 27.7 27.3 37.0 37.2 36.1 36.0 76.7 77.8 76.0 76.8

Tennessee

187.1 184.0 184.2 182.1 465.8 442.8 459.0 436.8 462.0 488.8 461.4 482.0

Texas

897.9 911.6 891.5 907.8 2,114.8 2,136.0 2,101.6 2,100.4 1,854.9 1,930.5 1,848.9 1,914.9

Utah

99.0 98.4 97.7 96.8 246.7 248.6 244.6 246.6 229.4 242.3 233.2 242.2


Vermont

12.0 12.1 11.9 12.0 32.0 33.0 32.3 32.9 62.6 64.5 61.1 62.5

Virginia

219.8 222.4 218.9 222.1 808.0 802.8 802.7 798.9 564.4 596.8 572.2 591.1

Washington

164.4 164.8 163.8 163.9 549.7 546.3 542.3 539.9 522.8 548.4 520.2 544.3

West Virginia

25.3 26.4 25.2 26.2 71.9 72.9 71.5 72.6 130.8 136.8 130.4 136.2

Wisconsin

159.8 161.1 158.1 159.9 329.3 327.6 323.4 319.5 467.3 476.9 465.5 476.4

Wyoming

11.7 11.5 11.6 11.3 20.6 21.1 20.3 20.4 29.3 29.5 29.3 29.5


Puerto Rico

49.7 47.7 47.0 47.4 151.0 141.8 139.1 139.2 129.1 127.8 119.0 123.2

Virgin Islands

1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect 2023 benchmarks. Unadjusted data from April 2022 are subject to revision. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Leisure and hospitality Other services Government
December January December January December January
2022 2023 2023 2024(p) 2022 2023 2023 2024(p) 2022 2023 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

196.0 201.3 196.6 198.0 101.3 104.5 101.5 104.0 398.3 409.1 394.5 404.9

Alaska

31.0 31.0 30.1 29.9 11.2 12.2 11.1 12.1 78.9 80.8 77.5 78.7

Arizona

348.3 352.9 342.6 347.3 100.6 103.1 100.4 102.2 422.1 434.1 422.5 432.6

Arkansas

123.6 122.4 121.5 120.3 67.0 67.9 67.1 66.9 212.7 215.5 209.5 212.4

California

1,975.5 2,020.5 1,924.3 1,971.2 574.9 596.4 565.3 585.5 2,594.4 2,656.7 2,572.5 2,638.4


Colorado

344.7 356.8 340.9 351.3 124.1 128.2 123.9 126.8 461.9 488.3 452.5 476.6

Connecticut

146.7 147.5 141.2 142.7 61.4 64.7 61.0 62.9 234.4 238.4 232.3 236.1

Delaware

48.1 49.5 46.9 48.1 18.6 19.0 18.5 18.8 70.2 72.4 67.1 69.6

District of Columbia

72.1 76.8 70.2 72.5 67.3 67.6 66.4 66.9 232.0 234.3 230.0 234.0

Florida

1,265.4 1,307.1 1,270.9 1,311.7 361.1 373.8 359.9 373.0 1,120.3 1,154.3 1,121.0 1,148.5


Georgia

495.5 515.7 489.0 512.5 164.2 166.7 163.5 166.0 691.1 709.2 688.2 706.7

Hawaii

117.4 119.0 116.8 118.1 26.4 25.7 26.5 25.4 124.1 127.9 116.9 122.6

Idaho

87.8 91.0 86.9 90.1 27.8 26.6 27.1 25.9 127.0 132.5 126.6 131.1

Illinois

566.5 581.7 555.2 560.0 248.1 252.1 246.6 251.8 804.2 830.6 789.9 810.0

Indiana

302.8 305.3 296.8 299.9 127.7 130.6 126.5 129.4 423.4 434.7 416.7 425.5


Iowa

133.2 136.5 130.7 133.7 55.6 55.4 55.3 54.5 265.2 269.3 259.0 264.6

Kansas

127.9 133.5 126.5 129.0 51.5 53.3 52.0 53.2 255.5 260.9 254.8 255.0

Kentucky

195.6 198.3 194.2 196.0 69.5 72.3 69.6 71.8 307.8 316.1 303.2 310.6

Louisiana

216.4 220.9 215.7 215.9 72.0 73.0 72.2 73.5 315.9 322.1 315.7 318.5

Maine

59.1 58.8 56.8 55.8 21.8 21.9 21.7 21.8 100.6 103.4 99.5 102.1


Maryland

245.2 249.2 240.1 244.9 103.5 104.9 103.1 103.1 525.2 537.2 507.9 518.9

Massachusetts

335.6 340.5 327.2 332.2 133.6 138.6 132.6 137.6 463.4 470.7 451.1 457.1

Michigan

398.8 410.4 391.4 396.4 166.7 169.4 165.9 165.3 600.1 621.0 587.7 606.7

Minnesota

251.1 257.1 248.8 255.6 110.4 115.5 110.4 114.6 417.6 432.1 413.6 427.7

Mississippi

131.7 132.5 129.3 129.7 39.1 39.7 39.1 39.2 232.4 237.7 233.7 237.2


Missouri

294.0 309.3 286.3 297.8 112.9 115.9 112.9 114.1 435.9 443.1 426.1 434.6

Montana

69.4 71.3 68.5 70.3 19.1 18.2 19.3 18.3 91.2 93.3 89.8 91.5

Nebraska

91.6 95.5 90.2 93.2 36.6 36.8 36.3 36.6 175.2 177.8 168.9 171.8

Nevada

342.1 355.5 334.7 350.0 44.4 45.1 43.4 46.1 172.7 184.5 168.0 176.8

New Hampshire

68.6 71.5 68.2 68.8 24.2 23.9 23.9 24.3 88.4 90.2 86.2 88.2


New Jersey

375.9 387.0 358.7 371.6 167.8 173.5 165.1 173.1 603.5 613.1 588.8 600.1

New Mexico

96.5 97.4 95.9 97.0 27.0 27.7 26.8 28.0 184.4 190.6 181.3 187.8

New York

877.3 915.1 841.2 880.9 385.4 388.5 380.5 386.3 1,449.1 1,479.6 1,426.7 1,461.3

North Carolina

501.6 527.6 495.2 513.9 193.4 197.7 193.5 197.0 744.2 765.4 735.3 755.4

North Dakota

38.3 39.1 38.6 38.0 14.8 15.7 14.8 15.7 84.5 85.7 82.4 84.1


Ohio

536.1 551.7 523.9 531.0 206.3 212.0 204.3 210.0 772.8 789.4 765.8 781.9

Oklahoma

173.9 179.2 173.8 178.4 69.0 70.6 69.2 69.0 359.4 369.6 349.9 359.5

Oregon

199.0 203.0 196.0 194.7 62.5 64.2 62.8 62.2 303.2 314.2 302.2 311.2

Pennsylvania

532.8 550.8 521.2 535.2 253.5 257.6 251.5 257.5 692.4 706.0 677.5 689.8

Rhode Island

55.1 56.8 51.8 54.7 21.7 22.2 21.2 21.6 65.5 66.4 63.6 64.3


South Carolina

264.7 276.8 260.7 272.6 84.0 90.1 84.4 89.5 372.7 376.9 365.5 372.7

South Dakota

45.8 47.9 44.8 46.2 17.8 18.9 17.6 18.8 81.1 83.1 79.2 81.3

Tennessee

348.7 357.6 340.5 345.1 125.3 127.7 125.6 128.8 450.9 452.3 440.5 441.9

Texas

1,427.0 1,481.3 1,419.4 1,462.7 458.7 482.0 454.6 483.6 2,039.6 2,110.1 2,015.2 2,078.0

Utah

166.4 169.3 166.0 166.8 44.6 45.0 44.3 45.2 260.1 273.1 257.5 270.4


Vermont

34.6 34.9 35.4 35.2 9.8 10.1 9.9 10.1 54.5 56.7 54.6 55.5

Virginia

391.5 407.6 384.4 396.3 194.7 200.3 194.5 199.8 730.2 747.6 716.5 734.9

Washington

330.1 350.3 323.2 339.8 121.1 124.2 120.0 121.8 574.6 594.5 575.0 596.1

West Virginia

69.2 70.9 69.2 69.6 23.8 24.1 23.5 23.7 152.9 156.7 149.9 153.5

Wisconsin

263.1 272.4 259.6 259.2 144.4 146.5 142.9 144.1 406.9 414.5 389.4 398.4

Wyoming

35.8 37.0 35.2 36.7 16.0 15.6 16.0 15.1 68.9 70.6 67.2 69.5


Puerto Rico

93.3 97.5 88.7 97.8 19.5 19.1 18.8 19.0 201.7 203.0 198.6 202.3

Virgin Islands

6.6 6.5 6.7 6.5 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 10.9 11.0 10.6 10.9

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect 2023 benchmarks. Unadjusted data from April 2022 are subject to revision. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


Last Modified Date: March 11, 2024