For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, May 17, 2013 USDL-13-0931
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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- APRIL 2013
Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in April.
Forty states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases,
three states had increases, and seven states had no change, the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-three states and the District of
Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, while seven
states had increases. The national jobless rate was little changed in April,
at 7.5 percent, but was 0.6 percentage point lower than a year earlier.
In April, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 30 states, decreased
in 18 states and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in 2 states.
The largest over-the-month increases in employment occurred in Texas
(+33,100), New York (+25,300), and Florida (+17,000). The largest
over-the-month decrease in employment occurred in Wisconsin (-24,100),
followed by Minnesota (-11,400). Colorado, Hawaii, Missouri, and Nevada
had the largest over-the-month percentage increases in employment (+0.5
percent each). Wisconsin (-0.9 percent) and Minnesota (-0.4 percent) had
the largest over-the-month percentage declines in employment. Over the year,
nonfarm employment increased in 47 states and the District of Columbia and
decreased in 3 states. The largest over-the-year percentage increases
occurred in North Dakota (+3.7 percent) and Utah (+3.5 percent). The
largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment occurred in
Wyoming (-0.5 percent) and Maine (-0.3 percent).
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In April, the West continued to have the highest regional unemployment
rate, 8.0 percent, while the South again had the lowest rate, 7.1
percent. Over the month, three regions had statistically significant
unemployment rate changes: the Northeast and West (-0.3 percentage
point each) and the South (-0.1 point). Significant over-the-year rate
changes occurred in the same three regions: the West (-1.4 percentage
points), South (-0.7 point), and Northeast (-0.5 point). (See table 1.)
Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific continued to have the
highest jobless rate, 8.5 percent in April. The West North Central again
had the lowest rate, 5.4 percent. Three divisions had statistically
significant over-the-month unemployment rate changes: the Middle Atlantic
(-0.4 percentage point), Pacific (-0.3 point), and South Atlantic (-0.2
point). Three divisions had significant rate changes from a year earlier:
the Pacific (-1.6 percentage points) and the Mountain and South Atlantic
(-0.9 point each).
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
Nevada had the highest unemployment rate among the states in April, 9.6
percent. The next highest rates were in Illinois (9.3 percent), Mississippi
(9.1 percent), and California (9.0 percent). North Dakota again had the
lowest jobless rate, 3.3 percent. In total, 19 states had jobless rates
significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 7.5 percent, 8 states and the
District of Columbia had measurably higher rates, and 23 states had rates
that were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A
and 3.)
Fifteen states had statistically significant over-the-month unemployment
rate changes in April, all of which were declines. The largest of these
occurred in California, New York, and South Carolina (-0.4 percentage point
each). The remaining 35 states and the District of Columbia had jobless rates
that were not measurably 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.)
The largest jobless rate declines from April 2012 occurred in Nevada (-1.9
percentage points), Rhode Island (-1.8 points), and California and Florida
(-1.7 points each). Eleven additional states had smaller but also
statistically significant decreases over the year. The remaining 35 states
and the District of Columbia had unemployment rates that were not
appreciably different from those of a year earlier. (See table C.)
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In April 2013, nine states had statistically significant over-the-month
changes in employment, seven of which were increases. The largest statistically
significant job gains occurred in Texas (+33,100) and New York (+25,300).
The two statistically significant job decreases occurred in Wisconsin
(-24,100) and Minnesota (-11,400). (See table D.)
Over the year, 28 states had statistically significant changes in employment,
all of which were positive. The largest over-the-year job increase occurred
in Texas (+326,100), followed by California (+273,100), Florida (+119,100),
and New York (+111,600). (See table E.)
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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for
April is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at 10:00
a.m. (EDT). The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news
release for May is scheduled to be released on Friday, June 21, 2013,
at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
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| Current Employment Statistics (CES) Data Corrections |
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| This news release contains corrections to previously released |
| employment data in tables D, E, 5, and 6. A complete list of |
| corrections in this news release and in the CES (state and area) |
| database can be found at www.bls.gov/bls/errata/sae_errata.htm. |
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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., April 2013, seasonally adjusted
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State | Rate(p)
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United States (1) ...................| 7.5
|
Alaska ..............................| 6.0
California ..........................| 9.0
District of Columbia ................| 8.5
Hawaii ..............................| 4.9
Idaho ...............................| 6.1
Illinois ............................| 9.3
Indiana .............................| 8.5
Iowa ................................| 4.7
Kansas ..............................| 5.5
Maryland ............................| 6.5
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Massachusetts .......................| 6.4
Minnesota ...........................| 5.3
Mississippi .........................| 9.1
Montana .............................| 5.5
Nebraska ............................| 3.7
Nevada ..............................| 9.6
New Hampshire .......................| 5.5
New Jersey ..........................| 8.7
North Carolina ......................| 8.9
North Dakota ........................| 3.3
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Oklahoma ............................| 4.9
Rhode Island ........................| 8.8
South Dakota ........................| 4.1
Texas ...............................| 6.4
Utah ................................| 4.7
Vermont .............................| 4.0
Virginia ............................| 5.2
Wyoming .............................| 4.8
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1 Data are not preliminary.
p = preliminary.
Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from March 2013 to April 2013, seasonally adjusted
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| Rate |
|-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
State | March | April | change(p)
| 2013 | 2013(p) |
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California .....................| 9.4 | 9.0 | -0.4
Florida ........................| 7.5 | 7.2 | -.3
Georgia ........................| 8.4 | 8.2 | -.2
Hawaii .........................| 5.1 | 4.9 | -.2
Iowa ...........................| 4.9 | 4.7 | -.2
Maine ..........................| 7.1 | 6.9 | -.2
New Hampshire ..................| 5.7 | 5.5 | -.2
New Jersey .....................| 9.0 | 8.7 | -.3
New York .......................| 8.2 | 7.8 | -.4
North Carolina .................| 9.2 | 8.9 | -.3
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Pennsylvania ...................| 7.9 | 7.6 | -.3
Rhode Island ...................| 9.1 | 8.8 | -.3
South Carolina .................| 8.4 | 8.0 | -.4
Utah ...........................| 4.9 | 4.7 | -.2
Washington .....................| 7.3 | 7.0 | -.3
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p = preliminary.
Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from April 2012 to April 2013, seasonally adjusted
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| Rate |
|-----------------------| Over-the-year
State | April | April | change(p)
| 2012 | 2013(p) |
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Alaska .........................| 7.0 | 6.0 | -1.0
California .....................| 10.7 | 9.0 | -1.7
Colorado .......................| 8.2 | 6.9 | -1.3
Florida ........................| 8.9 | 7.2 | -1.7
Georgia ........................| 9.1 | 8.2 | -.9
Hawaii .........................| 6.1 | 4.9 | -1.2
Idaho ..........................| 7.3 | 6.1 | -1.2
Nevada .........................| 11.5 | 9.6 | -1.9
New York .......................| 8.6 | 7.8 | -.8
Rhode Island ...................| 10.6 | 8.8 | -1.8
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South Carolina .................| 9.3 | 8.0 | -1.3
Utah ...........................| 5.7 | 4.7 | -1.0
Vermont ........................| 4.9 | 4.0 | -.9
Virginia .......................| 5.9 | 5.2 | -.7
Washington .....................| 8.4 | 7.0 | -1.4
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p = preliminary.
Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
March 2013 to April 2013, seasonally adjusted
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| March | April | Over-the-month
State | 2013 | 2013(p) | change(p)
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Colorado......................| 2,351,100 | 2,362,700 | 11,600
Connecticut...................| 1,643,000 | 1,649,300 | 6,300
Hawaii........................| 609,600 | 612,600 | 3,000
Minnesota.....................| 2,772,000 | 2,760,600 | -11,400
Missouri......................| 2,680,400 | 2,692,500 | 12,100
New York......................| 8,879,400 | 8,904,700 | 25,300
Texas.........................| 11,112,900 | 11,146,000 | 33,100
Virginia......................| 3,753,800 | 3,765,900 | 12,100
Wisconsin.....................| 2,805,800 | 2,781,700 | -24,100
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p = preliminary.
Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from
April 2012 to April 2013, seasonally adjusted
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| April | April | Over-the-year
State | 2012 | 2013(p) | change(p)
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Arizona.......................| 2,454,200 | 2,494,800 | 40,600
California....................| 14,329,100 | 14,602,200 | 273,100
Colorado......................| 2,299,500 | 2,362,700 | 63,200
Delaware......................| 417,900 | 424,400 | 6,500
Florida.......................| 7,396,300 | 7,515,400 | 119,100
Georgia.......................| 3,948,700 | 4,016,800 | 68,100
Idaho.........................| 619,500 | 634,900 | 15,400
Illinois......................| 5,735,200 | 5,775,500 | 40,300
Indiana.......................| 2,894,200 | 2,928,300 | 34,100
Maryland......................| 2,568,300 | 2,602,900 | 34,600
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Massachusetts.................| 3,265,800 | 3,312,000 | 46,200
Michigan......................| 4,024,500 | 4,056,800 | 32,300
Mississippi...................| 1,102,400 | 1,119,300 | 16,900
Missouri......................| 2,664,700 | 2,692,500 | 27,800
Nevada........................| 1,139,200 | 1,161,900 | 22,700
New Jersey....................| 3,881,200 | 3,950,300 | 69,100
New York......................| 8,793,100 | 8,904,700 | 111,600
North Carolina................| 3,981,300 | 4,054,600 | 73,300
North Dakota..................| 425,300 | 441,200 | 15,900
Oklahoma......................| 1,605,900 | 1,624,800 | 18,900
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Oregon........................| 1,636,400 | 1,660,800 | 24,400
South Carolina................| 1,857,700 | 1,881,500 | 23,800
Tennessee.....................| 2,709,400 | 2,757,300 | 47,900
Texas.........................| 10,819,900 | 11,146,000 | 326,100
Utah..........................| 1,242,400 | 1,286,100 | 43,700
Vermont.......................| 301,200 | 306,300 | 5,100
Virginia......................| 3,729,200 | 3,765,900 | 36,700
Washington....................| 2,860,600 | 2,917,200 | 56,600
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