Selected Employment Indicators
                                        Seasonally Adjusted
  
(Numbers in thousands)                        
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                                      Arkansas                           Louisiana
                          May 2008    Apr 2009   May 2009p/   May 2008    Apr 2009   May 2009p/
                          --------    --------   ---------    --------    --------   ---------
     Labor force data    
Civilian labor force......   1,370       1,359       1,360       2,064       2,074       2,069
Employed..................   1,303       1,270       1,265       1,980       1,946       1,933
Unemployed................      68          89          95          84         128         136
Unemployment rate.........     4.9         6.5         7.0         4.1         6.2         6.6

   Nonfarm wage and               
     salary employment		
Total.....................   1,206       1,179       1,172       1,943       1,932       1,930
Mining and Logging........      11          12          12          54(1)       53(1)       52(1)
Construction..............      56          53          52         135         140         139
Manufacturing.............     184         167         164         154         147         144
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities..........     249         236         235         385         379         378
Information...............      19          17          17          30          28          27
Financial Activities......      53          50          50          95          92          93
Professional and
   Business Services......     118         116         114         206         202         202
Education and
   Health Services........     157         163         164         255         259         260
Leisure and
   Hospitality............     100         103         102         197         197         197
Other Services ...........      46          45          44          69          70          70
Government................     215         218         218         363         367         368
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                                     New Mexico                           Oklahoma
                          May 2008    Apr 2009   May 2009p/   May 2008    Apr 2009   May 2009p/
                          --------    --------   ---------    --------    --------   ---------
     Labor force data
Civilian labor force......     957         955         959       1,744       1,772       1,771
Employed..................     919         900         896       1,680       1,661       1,659
Unemployed................      39          55          63          63         110         112
Unemployment rate.........     4.0         5.8         6.5         3.6         6.2         6.3
  
     Nonfarm wage and
     salary employment	    
Total.....................     848         825         827       1,598       1,569       1,558
Mining and Logging........      21          19          19          52          47          45
Construction..............      58          49          50          76          75          73
Manufacturing.............      36          32          32         152         139         136
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities..........     145         139         139         289         287         286
Information...............      15(1)       15(1)       15(1)       29(1)       29(1)       29(1)
Financial Activities......      35          34          34          83          81          80
Professional and
   Business Services......     108         105         105         185         175         170
Education and
   Health Services........     115         117         118         198         199         200
Leisure and
   Hospitality............      87          85          85         143         146         146
Other Services ...........      30          30          30          63          64          62
Government................     198         200         200         325         332         331
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                                       Texas            
                          May 2008    Apr 2009   May 2009p/ 
                          --------    --------   ---------  
     Labor force data                  
Civilian labor force......  11,658      11,925      11,956
Employed..................  11,107      11,132      11,112
Unemployed................     551         793         844
Unemployment rate.........     4.7         6.6         7.1

     Nonfarm wage and
     salary employment	
Total.....................  10,625      10,427      10,402
Mining and Logging........     227         217         212
Construction..............     677         616         605
Manufacturing.............     928         868         855
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities..........   2,147       2,085       2,076
Information...............     219         207         206
Financial Activities......     650         641         641
Professional and
   Business Services......   1,343       1,277       1,274
Education and
   Health Services........   1,285       1,339       1,344
Leisure and
   Hospitality............   1,012       1,016       1,015
Other Services ...........     361         353         358
Government................   1,775       1,809       1,815
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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:  June 19, 2009

 

Last Modified Date: June 19, 2009