Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total(1) Construction Manufacturing
Dec.
2010
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011(p)
Dec.
2010
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011(p)
Dec.
2010
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011(p)

Alabama(2)

1,866.0 1,870.1 1,872.1 1,873.2 84.1 81.3 79.2 80.4 - - - -

Alaska

328.1 331.2 327.9 326.4 15.7 16.0 15.7 15.5 13.0 12.4 10.3 10.0

Arizona

2,375.3 2,424.2 2,420.3 2,412.6 107.6 115.7 111.3 110.6 148.2 153.2 152.4 151.3

Arkansas

1,167.6 1,170.6 1,176.1 1,175.6 47.3 48.2 47.7 47.6 159.0 153.7 154.8 155.0

California

13,935.8 14,163.6 14,188.3 14,199.0 550.3 568.8 566.8 571.6 1,245.4 1,252.2 1,243.5 1,241.0


Colorado

2,221.2 2,252.1 2,249.2 2,244.8 113.4 108.0 108.3 108.9 124.1 125.1 124.6 125.0

Connecticut

1,618.8 1,628.6 1,627.2 1,627.8 48.6 50.6 49.1 49.1 168.1 167.2 167.3 165.8

Delaware(3)

413.7 412.7 410.4 410.9 19.5 19.1 18.5 18.4 25.5 25.9 25.7 25.5

District of Columbia(2)(3)

714.1 714.4 718.1 721.2 10.3 10.9 11.1 10.9 - - - -

Florida

7,177.6 7,273.2 7,284.2 7,291.5 332.4 326.5 331.1 331.4 303.5 307.9 308.6 309.1


Georgia

3,823.7 3,797.6 3,806.1 3,809.8 140.4 131.9 130.9 134.0 346.8 346.4 347.4 347.7

Hawaii(2)(3)

590.3 597.6 597.5 596.4 28.9 28.9 27.8 28.6 - - - -

Idaho

604.0 610.2 610.0 612.1 31.3 30.4 31.2 31.4 52.8 54.5 54.6 54.7

Illinois

5,623.8 5,685.5 5,680.5 5,676.4 191.5 201.1 199.2 194.9 560.4 571.5 570.4 572.6

Indiana

2,791.2 2,793.2 2,793.8 2,808.9 112.7 121.3 122.7 126.3 448.2 454.4 452.8 456.4


Iowa

1,469.1 1,486.1 1,487.1 1,482.4 59.5 63.5 63.5 62.6 199.9 206.9 207.7 208.5

Kansas

1,320.1 1,328.1 1,330.9 1,332.8 54.0 54.2 54.7 56.6 158.4 163.5 163.7 164.4

Kentucky

1,777.7 1,797.6 1,800.3 1,808.7 63.7 64.6 62.5 63.1 211.7 217.8 216.2 217.3

Louisiana

1,890.4 1,933.4 1,937.4 1,938.0 121.9 124.5 123.6 120.8 137.1 145.0 144.1 144.0

Maine

593.6 596.4 596.2 593.7 25.0 24.8 24.8 24.8 51.1 50.6 50.7 50.8


Maryland(3)

2,513.4 2,533.0 2,535.5 2,538.6 143.3 140.0 141.4 139.5 112.5 112.6 110.9 110.7

Massachusetts

3,193.8 3,240.4 3,240.7 3,234.5 104.3 108.6 106.8 106.7 255.7 260.3 259.2 260.3

Michigan

3,868.1 3,929.2 3,930.5 3,934.6 124.5 127.4 127.4 125.5 478.3 500.3 500.5 504.7

Minnesota

2,640.6 2,673.1 2,659.0 2,666.9 82.9 86.1 84.9 83.2 293.5 296.6 295.5 297.2

Mississippi

1,097.2 1,101.9 1,103.5 1,099.9 49.4 47.3 47.4 47.4 134.6 132.9 132.2 133.0


Missouri

2,640.2 2,650.7 2,648.2 2,636.4 104.4 102.6 100.8 100.0 243.2 253.5 253.0 250.7

Montana

428.3 434.8 432.3 432.3 22.3 22.8 21.9 22.6 16.5 16.1 16.2 16.1

Nebraska(3)

943.7 962.5 958.1 956.8 41.8 42.2 42.3 41.2 91.4 93.9 93.9 93.9

Nevada

1,112.7 1,121.8 1,126.6 1,116.8 56.8 54.6 57.5 55.5 36.6 35.7 35.7 35.8

New Hampshire

627.0 631.9 634.6 634.4 20.9 20.4 20.6 21.6 66.1 66.2 65.6 65.5


New Jersey

3,844.7 3,870.7 3,880.7 3,881.1 127.0 130.5 130.5 127.7 255.6 248.1 246.8 246.6

New Mexico

796.9 805.7 804.2 804.0 43.9 40.2 38.9 37.9 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.3

New York

8,557.9 8,634.4 8,658.4 8,644.4 296.3 309.3 313.9 302.5 454.0 450.4 449.8 449.2

North Carolina

3,856.9 3,873.0 3,880.9 3,876.5 170.9 170.9 171.3 170.9 431.7 431.8 431.4 431.9

North Dakota

382.4 398.9 400.5 404.3 20.9 25.9 25.6 26.0 23.4 23.3 23.5 23.7


Ohio

5,034.2 5,107.5 5,109.9 5,106.6 163.4 174.9 171.2 168.6 621.0 633.8 638.7 639.3

Oklahoma

1,531.2 1,570.4 1,571.6 1,572.8 68.1 73.5 71.9 71.0 126.0 134.4 135.4 136.6

Oregon

1,608.5 1,625.0 1,623.9 1,626.3 67.7 69.4 70.2 70.8 164.1 165.7 163.2 163.0

Pennsylvania

5,639.9 5,694.9 5,692.6 5,699.1 218.0 222.3 220.6 223.6 562.5 573.5 572.0 574.6

Rhode Island

458.2 460.1 459.3 458.7 15.1 15.6 16.5 16.0 40.5 40.0 39.8 40.2


South Carolina

1,812.3 1,822.8 1,831.9 1,832.2 78.8 75.2 75.8 75.9 209.5 218.5 219.6 221.1

South Dakota(3)

404.8 406.8 406.9 411.5 20.9 21.1 20.8 21.2 37.1 38.4 38.7 38.0

Tennessee(3)

2,616.9 2,646.5 2,651.1 2,648.0 106.7 111.6 112.4 113.9 294.1 301.6 301.2 301.0

Texas

10,444.7 10,608.5 10,629.0 10,649.2 597.1 588.9 590.5 590.8 812.2 831.6 835.2 837.4

Utah

1,185.4 1,219.1 1,215.0 1,221.4 64.8 67.4 64.7 66.4 112.4 117.9 117.4 117.9


Vermont

298.6 303.9 303.7 303.0 13.0 13.5 12.9 13.5 31.3 31.4 31.3 31.4

Virginia

3,626.5 3,655.8 3,655.3 3,663.1 181.4 180.3 180.4 178.9 229.2 231.7 229.7 228.0

Washington

2,781.6 2,827.3 2,833.6 2,822.0 137.6 137.3 137.7 138.5 257.4 268.3 269.8 272.0

West Virginia

744.5 753.9 755.5 754.5 29.3 33.3 33.9 32.3 48.8 49.5 49.3 49.0

Wisconsin

2,736.3 2,754.8 2,741.2 2,739.5 89.6 86.4 83.9 85.8 433.9 442.9 439.9 443.2

Wyoming

284.3 289.7 290.6 290.7 22.7 23.0 23.1 22.4 8.9 8.9 9.0 8.9


Puerto Rico(3)

917.2 915.4 921.7 919.8 28.5 30.1 30.6 30.4 85.2 80.2 80.5 81.7

Virgin Islands(2)

43.7 42.6 42.8 42.6 - - - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately.
(2) 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.
(3) Mining and logging is combined with construction.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. 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
Dec.
2010
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011(p)
Dec.
2010
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011(p)
Dec.
2010
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011(p)

Alabama

359.7 368.0 368.0 364.4 91.3 92.1 91.8 92.5 210.4 216.1 217.5 218.2

Alaska

63.5 64.4 64.4 63.8 15.6 15.0 15.1 14.9 26.4 27.0 26.9 26.5

Arizona

468.6 475.0 479.1 472.7 161.2 162.5 163.8 164.7 341.2 338.6 340.9 343.4

Arkansas

234.9 232.5 233.3 235.2 49.0 50.3 50.6 50.2 120.7 120.4 121.6 120.8

California

2,621.4 2,645.6 2,661.8 2,657.6 761.6 757.9 759.9 759.3 2,106.1 2,163.5 2,156.1 2,169.5


Colorado

395.5 402.9 399.4 399.8 142.4 140.5 140.3 138.9 328.4 338.6 340.5 338.4

Connecticut

289.5 293.1 292.7 295.2 135.5 132.7 132.1 131.2 192.2 195.6 195.8 195.5

Delaware

73.6 72.1 72.5 72.7 42.3 43.0 43.0 43.2 54.7 53.6 52.6 52.4

District of Columbia

26.6 26.2 26.5 26.5 26.1 26.9 27.1 26.9 149.9 152.4 153.6 154.1

Florida

1,454.0 1,480.9 1,489.8 1,491.2 469.1 470.5 476.6 477.8 1,042.3 1,062.6 1,062.7 1,057.5


Georgia

807.3 812.1 814.3 813.9 201.3 192.3 192.8 192.0 529.4 535.9 541.8 542.3

Hawaii

107.9 109.0 108.6 108.0 27.0 27.3 27.5 27.2 72.7 74.8 75.2 74.4

Idaho

120.1 123.5 123.5 124.6 28.9 29.1 28.8 28.8 73.4 73.8 73.3 74.8

Illinois

1,124.6 1,142.3 1,140.4 1,139.1 358.0 358.1 356.5 354.9 809.5 830.5 830.9 829.9

Indiana

539.0 533.8 534.0 536.3 129.1 131.4 130.4 130.6 286.6 284.1 283.7 288.5


Iowa

301.2 305.2 306.1 305.9 101.1 98.3 99.0 98.8 122.7 124.3 123.9 123.9

Kansas

250.6 247.1 248.9 247.8 69.9 67.7 67.5 66.4 143.5 150.0 152.5 151.7

Kentucky

359.9 360.1 361.7 365.1 85.7 83.1 83.0 82.8 184.2 192.9 195.1 196.3

Louisiana

367.7 369.8 371.9 374.6 92.8 97.0 97.8 97.6 192.5 194.6 195.8 196.1

Maine

116.7 118.5 117.6 117.5 31.1 32.0 32.1 32.2 55.9 56.1 56.3 55.3


Maryland

440.4 442.4 443.0 441.8 141.5 140.3 141.2 140.9 388.6 398.6 397.6 395.4

Massachusetts

546.4 550.9 551.9 554.2 207.7 209.9 209.2 209.3 458.3 479.5 479.2 474.2

Michigan

707.2 712.6 715.4 714.8 186.1 188.7 187.3 188.1 521.7 546.4 548.8 552.7

Minnesota

494.5 496.8 495.1 496.3 169.9 172.3 171.5 171.9 316.6 325.2 323.4 326.6

Mississippi(1)

214.1 215.9 216.0 215.5 - - - - 94.9 100.7 100.8 98.7


Missouri

507.4 511.5 511.5 508.0 163.7 160.4 160.0 160.3 315.3 321.1 324.8 322.6

Montana

86.9 88.9 89.2 89.0 21.2 21.2 20.8 20.7 39.3 39.1 39.6 39.5

Nebraska

198.7 201.9 201.7 201.5 68.1 68.1 68.4 68.5 103.4 114.2 111.5 109.9

Nevada

207.4 205.7 208.6 206.1 50.8 46.8 46.5 47.2 138.7 141.8 141.1 141.0

New Hampshire

132.6 129.7 132.6 133.2 35.6 35.8 35.5 35.3 65.5 67.8 68.0 67.3


New Jersey

807.9 823.3 830.5 826.4 257.6 255.1 256.8 258.6 584.7 596.7 597.5 599.0

New Mexico

133.8 137.3 137.1 138.9 32.3 34.6 35.3 35.1 91.7 92.5 92.4 91.7

New York

1,454.4 1,454.6 1,467.1 1,465.9 668.9 676.2 677.4 672.7 1,109.7 1,140.8 1,145.3 1,147.2

North Carolina

708.5 714.8 719.5 717.7 201.0 201.3 200.3 200.0 490.0 498.9 497.9 494.0

North Dakota

82.1 86.9 87.4 87.8 20.4 20.6 20.4 20.5 28.7 30.9 31.3 32.1


Ohio

941.8 957.5 961.6 961.2 271.0 274.9 273.9 272.3 627.9 643.0 642.3 637.6

Oklahoma

276.9 281.1 281.6 282.3 80.2 81.3 80.8 80.6 171.1 178.8 177.2 177.3

Oregon

313.2 312.3 312.9 313.2 91.9 94.3 93.0 92.9 184.3 185.8 185.4 185.6

Pennsylvania

1,084.9 1,096.2 1,097.9 1,098.3 312.1 313.5 313.0 310.6 690.4 694.7 693.7 695.7

Rhode Island

74.1 75.7 75.4 74.7 30.1 29.4 29.7 30.0 52.9 53.8 54.0 54.3


South Carolina

347.3 350.8 354.1 353.2 98.2 97.3 98.0 97.9 221.9 222.1 221.2 220.6

South Dakota

81.5 82.0 81.9 82.8 28.3 28.0 27.9 28.8 27.6 29.1 29.2 29.2

Tennessee

557.5 550.4 556.1 552.4 136.8 138.5 138.2 137.4 308.1 311.8 310.4 314.4

Texas

2,062.2 2,111.1 2,107.8 2,108.0 620.8 632.4 636.7 638.8 1,290.6 1,342.3 1,342.1 1,343.7

Utah

230.1 236.0 234.6 235.4 67.3 67.8 67.9 67.8 155.6 164.8 166.3 166.5


Vermont

55.9 56.9 56.9 57.4 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.0 23.3 25.5 25.6 25.3

Virginia

625.4 625.4 629.4 629.8 177.4 179.0 179.8 180.0 654.3 665.3 663.0 668.8

Washington

519.6 530.8 532.2 527.0 135.8 136.4 136.2 135.5 330.8 343.9 345.8 343.8

West Virginia

135.2 136.3 136.5 135.8 28.0 27.6 27.6 27.8 61.1 63.1 63.0 63.4

Wisconsin

507.4 513.2 510.6 513.3 155.2 152.6 152.4 152.1 268.6 268.2 267.2 264.4

Wyoming

51.4 52.4 53.0 52.8 10.9 10.7 10.8 10.8 17.6 17.7 18.3 18.4


Puerto Rico

170.8 166.5 164.3 161.0 44.0 45.1 45.4 44.8 108.8 106.5 109.3 111.0

Virgin Islands(1)

8.2 8.4 8.4 8.4 - - - - - - - -

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. Estimates are currently estimated from 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government
Dec.
2010
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011(p)
Dec.
2010
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011(p)
Dec.
2010
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011(p)

Alabama

216.2 213.6 214.7 216.4 169.9 168.4 170.0 170.2 383.9 376.1 374.9 375.8

Alaska

42.6 44.2 43.7 44.0 33.1 33.4 33.5 33.3 85.0 84.6 84.2 84.5

Arizona

349.6 364.6 363.0 362.2 256.0 264.6 260.3 262.6 410.2 415.1 415.3 411.7

Arkansas

167.3 168.6 170.6 170.8 103.8 105.1 105.9 105.4 216.2 220.0 219.7 219.4

California

1,813.0 1,846.6 1,855.0 1,855.6 1,511.1 1,534.2 1,541.5 1,538.1 2,374.5 2,425.9 2,429.5 2,431.0

Colorado

269.1 275.7 275.9 275.2 268.1 279.5 278.5 278.3 391.9 391.9 391.5 391.7

Connecticut

312.2 316.9 316.8 317.3 137.2 137.0 138.0 138.8 242.6 242.4 242.3 242.2

Delaware

65.6 66.1 66.1 66.6 42.3 43.8 43.5 43.5 64.3 63.1 62.9 62.6

District of Columbia

110.4 109.4 110.6 113.3 59.2 59.9 60.4 60.4 248.4 245.8 245.4 245.4

Florida

1,090.0 1,110.4 1,119.6 1,117.3 931.5 971.4 958.6 961.9 1,105.2 1,097.8 1,095.1 1,097.3

Georgia

490.6 495.9 496.2 497.1 375.9 375.3 377.4 375.4 668.2 649.1 647.6 648.7

Hawaii

77.2 78.8 79.4 79.1 101.6 104.2 103.8 103.9 124.3 124.6 124.7 124.5

Idaho

85.5 85.4 85.9 86.4 59.2 61.0 60.6 60.3 118.3 118.3 117.6 116.9

Illinois

843.9 859.5 859.8 860.6 519.6 521.7 523.3 522.9 851.9 842.3 842.6 843.0

Indiana

427.4 426.7 427.1 426.5 267.9 274.3 276.2 274.5 431.9 421.1 419.5 422.6

Iowa

213.8 218.8 218.8 219.0 130.8 133.6 132.9 130.4 253.7 250.7 250.5 249.4

Kansas

181.2 184.2 185.6 185.9 113.6 114.9 112.9 112.9 258.6 258.6 257.3 259.2

Kentucky

251.2 255.8 257.9 256.9 170.1 177.4 177.6 180.3 331.2 325.7 326.2 327.2

Louisiana

273.6 291.2 291.8 292.0 196.1 202.1 202.1 202.2 362.0 360.6 361.2 361.3

Maine

120.0 121.9 122.6 123.4 60.9 62.1 61.2 60.7 101.3 99.4 99.9 98.1

Maryland

403.8 411.1 411.6 413.9 227.2 226.5 227.8 230.1 497.9 499.1 496.8 501.1

Massachusetts

671.7 677.0 676.5 674.1 308.6 309.8 314.9 313.7 437.4 434.4 432.6 432.5

Michigan

625.4 638.3 636.6 637.1 371.7 366.5 366.1 367.0 624.3 616.9 615.0 611.2

Minnesota

461.1 469.5 470.3 472.2 231.4 240.0 236.4 235.3 416.1 411.2 407.5 410.2

Mississippi

134.6 138.9 139.6 139.1 121.1 117.5 118.4 118.5 247.3 247.8 248.0 246.4

Missouri

408.7 412.3 410.5 406.8 270.9 269.6 270.3 268.6 447.1 445.5 444.0 445.3

Montana

64.6 64.3 64.2 64.9 56.7 60.0 59.3 58.3 88.9 90.5 89.4 89.5

Nebraska

136.1 137.5 136.9 137.9 81.1 82.9 80.9 80.7 169.4 167.8 168.2 168.4

Nevada

101.1 106.2 105.8 104.1 310.7 324.6 325.4 320.6 151.3 146.5 145.9 146.0

New Hampshire

110.5 112.3 112.3 111.7 66.0 70.8 70.4 69.8 96.9 96.1 96.3 97.3


New Jersey

610.3 624.2 623.2 623.5 334.2 334.0 336.2 336.1 628.4 623.0 623.0 625.4

New Mexico

122.4 127.2 126.8 126.6 83.8 84.9 85.8 85.2 197.9 197.1 195.7 196.6

New York

1,723.6 1,739.1 1,744.2 1,752.0 742.6 757.7 764.9 754.2 1,484.7 1,484.8 1,479.9 1,482.7

North Carolina

536.9 540.8 543.9 543.9 391.9 402.4 403.4 403.7 694.2 682.3 682.9 684.4

North Dakota

55.3 55.9 56.1 56.2 35.2 35.1 35.7 36.5 80.1 79.1 79.2 79.2

Ohio

849.2 870.9 871.7 873.8 478.6 480.1 477.0 476.6 778.5 768.3 768.7 771.8

Oklahoma

205.0 208.5 209.5 209.3 138.9 144.9 145.1 142.7 334.6 336.6 337.8 340.0

Oregon

229.5 238.1 240.6 238.4 162.3 169.5 168.4 171.1 298.7 292.3 291.6 293.3

Pennsylvania

1,147.7 1,164.9 1,167.4 1,167.6 500.8 515.7 512.8 511.4 751.4 730.3 730.6 731.6

Rhode Island

101.6 103.1 102.5 102.0 50.0 50.1 49.4 49.9 61.0 59.9 59.6 59.6

South Carolina

215.2 217.9 218.3 217.7 209.6 211.3 214.8 216.6 334.1 332.4 332.1 329.8

South Dakota

64.7 66.1 66.0 66.0 43.6 42.2 42.8 44.0 78.8 77.7 77.4 79.2

Tennessee

376.2 382.6 382.2 380.8 261.1 266.0 266.3 264.9 431.8 438.9 439.7 438.8

Texas

1,406.6 1,443.0 1,444.3 1,443.5 1,019.0 1,047.5 1,056.1 1,060.2 1,860.8 1,796.0 1,795.2 1,805.3

Utah

155.4 160.4 159.4 159.6 110.6 113.3 114.3 116.1 215.3 215.3 214.1 214.4

Vermont

59.5 60.4 60.4 60.3 33.3 34.1 34.4 33.7 53.8 53.9 53.9 53.7

Virginia

457.4 463.5 462.2 464.0 331.4 336.7 335.4 338.6 698.9 705.6 707.2 706.0

Washington

378.8 388.3 388.0 389.4 266.3 273.1 277.1 273.7 543.4 535.3 533.8 529.7

West Virginia

121.2 123.8 123.6 125.3 73.5 72.6 73.4 73.7 150.8 149.3 149.0 148.7

Wisconsin

419.9 430.1 429.1 428.1 254.2 259.8 260.0 253.9 419.1 409.6 406.6 408.8

Wyoming(1)

- - - - 32.3 32.4 31.7 32.2 72.2 74.9 74.5 74.4

Puerto Rico

112.8 114.8 115.7 115.6 70.9 69.4 69.3 69.4 260.6 268.1 271.2 269.8

Virgin Islands(1)

- - - - 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.4 13.1 12.2 12.0 12.2

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. Estimates are currently estimated from 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.

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Last Modified Date: January 24, 2012