Selected Employment Indicators
                                 Seasonally Adjusted
  
(Numbers in thousands)                        (Note: Best viewed using medium font.)
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                                 Arkansas                        Louisiana
                       Oct 2007  Sep 2008  Oct 2008p/  Oct 2007  Sep 2008  Oct 2008p/
                       --------  --------  ---------   --------  --------  ---------
   Labor force data    
Civilian labor force..    1,370     1,380      1,386      2,003      2,054     2,062
Employed..............    1,294     1,312      1,311      1,932      1,947     1,948
Unemployed............       75        68         75         71        106       114
Unemployment rate.....      5.5       4.9        5.4        3.6        5.2       5.5

   Nonfarm wage and               
   salary employment	
Total.................    1,205     1,206      1,205      1,936      1,941     1,946
Natural Resources
   and Mining.........       10        10         11         51         52        52
Construction..........       56        56         56        136        138       139
Manufacturing.........      187       182        181        159        156       155
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities......      249       250        249        384        386       386
Information...........       20        20         20         26         26        27
Financial Activities..       54        54         54         97         97        98
Professional and
   Business Services..      118       119        119        203        202       203
Education and
   Health Services....      155       158        159        250        253       254
Leisure and
   Hospitality........       99       101        101        197        197       199
Other Services .......       45        46         46         69         70        70
Government............      212       211        211        364        365       365
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                                New Mexico                       Oklahoma
                       Oct 2007  Sep 2008  Oct 2008p/  Oct 2007  Sep 2008  Oct 2008p/
                       --------  --------  ---------   --------  --------  ---------
   Labor force data
Civilian labor force..      945       958        962      1,734      1,758     1,769
Employed..............      914       919        920      1,660      1,692     1,693
Unemployed............       31        39         42         74         66        76
Unemployment rate.....      3.3       4.0        4.4        4.3        3.8       4.3

   Nonfarm wage and
   salary employment	
Total.................      845       847        846      1,573      1,587     1,585
Natural Resources
   and Mining.........       20        20         21         48         54        54
Construction..........       59        58         57         72         75        75
Manufacturing.........       37        34         34        150(1)     152(1)    151(1)
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities......      145       146        146        289        290       290
Information...........       16(1)     17(1)      16(1)      29(1)      29(1)     29(1)
Financial Activities..       35        35         35         84         85        84
Professional and
   Business Services..      108       108        106        183        182       183
Education and
   Health Services....      112       116        116        195        197       196
Leisure and
   Hospitality........       88        86         87        141        143       143
Other Services .......       30        30         30         63         63        63
Government............      197       198        198        319        317       318
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                                   Texas                         
                       Oct 2007  Sep 2008  Oct 2008p/  
                       --------  --------  ---------   
   Labor force data                  
Civilian labor force..   11,532    11,788     11,816
Employed..............   11,041    11,184     11,159
Unemployed............      491       604        657
Unemployment rate.....      4.3       5.1        5.6

 Nonfarm wage and
 salary employment		
Total.................   10,436    10,643     10,666
Natural Resources
   and Mining.........      210       225        227
Construction..........      652       670        669
Manufacturing.........      936       929        925
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities......    2,119     2,151      2,154
Information...........      221       218        218
Financial Activities..      646       654        653
Professional and
   Business Services..    1,311     1,360      1,373
Education and
   Health Services....    1,269     1,300      1,304
Leisure and
   Hospitality........      989     1,024      1,024
Other Services .......      356       362        362
Government............    1,726     1,750      1,759
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 p/=preliminary for nonfarm employment only; monthly LAUS estimates subject to
    revision in the spring of each year.

(1) Employment numbers are not seasonally adjusted.

NOTE: Numbers may not sum to totals due to rounding.

NOTICE: Civilian labor force and industry employment data have been revised to reflect a 
number of changes including the annual benchmarking procedure and new seasonal factors.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Establishment and LAUS Surveys


Last Updated: November 21, 2008

 

Last Modified Date: November 21, 2008