Selected Employment Indicators
                                        Seasonally Adjusted
  
(Numbers in thousands)                        
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                                      Arkansas                           Louisiana
                          Sep 2008    Aug 2009   Sep 2009p/   Sep 2008    Aug 2009   Sep 2009p/
                          --------    --------   ---------    --------    --------   ---------
     Labor force data    
Civilian labor force......   1,373       1,357       1,366       2,102       2,065       2,059
Employed..................   1,301       1,261       1,269       1,985       1,904       1,906
Unemployed................      72          97          97         117         161         153
Unemployment rate.........     5.2         7.1         7.1         5.6         7.8         7.4

   Nonfarm wage and               
     salary employment		
Total.....................   1,206       1,178       1,170       1,930       1,921       1,910
Mining and Logging........      11          12          12          55(1)       52(1)       52(1)
Construction..............      56          54          52         135         140         138
Manufacturing.............     182         162         162         150         142         140
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities..........     247         234         233         380         375         373
Information...............      19          17          17          29          27          27
Financial Activities......      52          49          48          94          91          90
Professional and
   Business Services......     118         114         114         206         200         201
Education and
   Health Services........     159         169         169         256         262         263
Leisure and
   Hospitality............     102         101         101         192         192         192
Other Services ...........      46          45          44          68          69          69
Government................     215         220         219         364         370         366
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                                     New Mexico                           Oklahoma
                          Sep 2008    Aug 2009   Sep 2009p/   Sep 2008    Aug 2009   Sep 2009p/
                          --------    --------   ---------    --------    --------   ---------
     Labor force data
Civilian labor force......     964         958         958       1,754       1,784       1,783
Employed..................     922         886         885       1,684       1,663       1,664
Unemployed................      42          71          74          70         121         119
Unemployment rate.........     4.4         7.4         7.7         4.0         6.8         6.7

     Nonfarm wage and
     salary employment	    
Total.....................     850         814         818       1,596       1,554       1,545
Mining and Logging........      22          20          20          53          46          46
Construction..............      57          48          48          76          72          73
Manufacturing.............      35          30          30         150         133         132
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities..........     145         135         134         291         286         287
Information...............      17(1)       16(1)       19(1)       29(1)       29(1)       29(1)
Financial Activities......      35          33          33          83          82          81
Professional and
   Business Services......     109         102         102         183         169         169
Education and
   Health Services........     116         120         119         199         201         200
Leisure and
   Hospitality............      86          83          85         144         145         139
Other Services ...........      30          31          30          63          61          60
Government................     198         198         199         325         332         329
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                                       Texas            
                          Sep 2008    Aug 2009   Sep 2009p/ 
                          --------    --------   ---------  
     Labor force data                  
Civilian labor force......  11,762      12,027      12,063
Employed..................  11,158      11,060      11,078
Unemployed................     604         967         985
Unemployment rate.........     5.1         8.0         8.2

     Nonfarm wage and
     salary employment	
Total.....................  10,601      10,342      10,298
Mining and Logging........     235         202         204
Construction..............     670         582         574
Manufacturing.............     919         832         829
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities..........   2,145       2,051       2,038
Information...............     215         200         201
Financial Activities......     647         647         646
Professional and
   Business Services......   1,333       1,273       1,256
Education and
   Health Services........   1,299       1,355       1,358
Leisure and
   Hospitality............   1,001       1,014         997
Other Services ...........     360         361         370
Government................   1,778       1,826       1,824
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 p/ = preliminary 
(1) Employment numbers are not seasonally adjusted.

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

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Establishment and LAUS Surveys

Last Updated:  October 21, 2009

 

Last Modified Date: October 21, 2009