Selected Employment Indicators
                                        Seasonally Adjusted
  
(Numbers in thousands)                        
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                                      Arkansas                           Louisiana
                          Oct 2008    Sep 2009   Oct 2009p/   Oct 2008    Sep 2009   Oct 2009p/
                          --------    --------   ---------    --------    --------   ---------
     Labor force data    
Civilian labor force......   1,376       1,366       1,369       2,107       2,058       2,065
Employed..................   1,302       1,269       1,265       1,992       1,906       1,913
Unemployed................      74          97         104         115         152         153
Unemployment rate.........     5.4         7.1         7.6         5.5         7.4         7.4

     Nonfarm wage and               
     salary employment		
Total.....................   1,205       1,172       1,177       1,950       1,908       1,906
Mining and Logging........      11          12          12          56(1)       52(1)       51(1)
Construction..............      57          51          52         139         136         136
Manufacturing.............     181         162         163         151         140         141
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities..........     245         233         231         380         372         370
Information...............      18          17          17          28          27          26
Financial Activities......      52          48          49          97          91          91
Professional and
   Business Services......     118         114         117         208         200         201
Education and
   Health Services........     159         169         169         259         262         263
Leisure and
   Hospitality............     103         101         102         197         192         192
Other Services ...........      46          44          45          70          68          68
Government................     216         220         221         367         367         367
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                                     New Mexico                           Oklahoma
                          Oct 2008    Sep 2009   Oct 2009p/   Oct 2008    Sep 2009   Oct 2009p/
                          --------    --------   ---------    --------    --------   ---------
     Labor force data
Civilian labor force......     965         959         958       1,760       1,786       1,778
Employed..................     921         885         883       1,685       1,665       1,652
Unemployed................      43          74          75          75         121         127
Unemployment rate.........     4.5         7.7         7.9         4.2         6.8         7.1

     Nonfarm wage and
     salary employment	    
Total.....................   1,205       1,172       1,177       1,602       1,550       1,559
Mining and Logging........      11          12          12          53          46          44
Construction..............      57          51          52          77          73          74
Manufacturing.............     181         162         163         149         132         133
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities..........     245         233         231         290         287         286
Information...............      16(1)       18(1)       18(1)       29(1)       29(1)       29(1)
Financial Activities......      52          48          49          83          81          82
Professional and
   Business Services......     118         114         117         185         170         171
Education and
   Health Services........     159         169         169         198         200         202
Leisure and
   Hospitality............     103         101         102         146         140         142
Other Services ...........      46          44          45          64          60          63
Government................     216         220         221         327         333         334
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                                       Texas            
                          Oct 2008    Sep 2009   Oct 2009p/ 
                          --------    --------   ---------  
     Labor force data                  
Civilian labor force......  11,792      12,062      12,064
Employed..................  11,171      11,078      11,057
Unemployed................     621         984       1,007
Unemployment rate.........     5.3         8.2         8.3

     Nonfarm wage and
     salary employment	
Total.....................  10,655      10,306      10,348
Mining and Logging........     238         205         207
Construction..............     676         575         566
Manufacturing.............     913         823         823
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities..........   2,155       2,038       2,040
Information...............     213         201         202
Financial Activities......     649         643         648
Professional and
   Business Services......   1,351       1,262       1,272
Education and
   Health Services........   1,314       1,358       1,373
Leisure and
   Hospitality............   1,007       1,001       1,004
Other Services ...........     359         366         365
Government................   1,780       1,834       1,848
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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:  November 20, 2009

 

Last Modified Date: November 20, 2009