Technical information: Employment: (202) 691-6559 USDL 05-109 http://www.bls.gov/sae/ Unemployment: 691-6392 http://www.bls.gov/lau/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 691-5902 Tuesday, January 25, 2005 REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 2004 Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in December. All four regions and 43 states and the District of Columbia registered unemployment rate shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less from November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the year, jobless rates declined in all four regions and in 43 states. In December, the national jobless rate was unchanged at 5.4 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 32 states and the District of Columbia over the month. Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) The Northeast and South reported the lowest unemployment rates among the four regions in December, 4.9 and 5.0 percent, respectively. The Midwest posted the highest rate, 5.5 percent, followed closely by the West at 5.4 percent. The West had reported the highest rate of any region virtually every month from 1992 through late 2004. Over the year, the West and Northeast registered the largest rate declines (-0.9 and -0.8 percentage point, respectively). (See table 1.) Among the nine geographic divisions, the New England and Mountain divi- sions recorded the lowest unemployment rates in December, 4.3 and 4.4 per- cent, respectively, followed by the South Atlantic and West North Central, 4.6 percent each. The East North Central division posted the highest unem- ployment rate, 5.9 percent, followed by the Pacific division at 5.8 percent. None of the divisions experienced a rate change from November greater than 0.2 percentage point in either direction. All nine divisions registered over-the-year jobless rate declines, with the largest decreases in New England (-1.1 percentage points), the Mountain and Pacific divisions (-0.9 point each), and the West South Central division (-0.8 point). State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) In December, Hawaii and North Dakota registered the lowest unemployment rates, 3.0 and 3.2 percent, respectively, while eight additional states also recorded rates below 4.0 percent. Two states experienced the lowest unem- ployment rates in their series--Idaho, 4.0 percent, and Montana, 3.7 percent. (Virtually all regional and state series begin in 1978.) Alaska and Michigan reported the highest jobless rates, 7.3 percent each. Three additional states had rates of at least 6.0 percent. The District of Columbia recorded an unem- ployment rate of 9.0 percent. (See table 3 and chart 1.) Over the month, unemployment rates were higher in 23 states and the District of Columbia, lower in 19 states, and unchanged in 8 states. No state reported a rate increase greater than 0.4 percentage point. Idaho registered the largest over-the-month decrease (-1.1 percentage points), followed by Ohio (-0.6 point) and Montana (-0.5 point). December unemployment rates were lower than a year earlier in 43 states, higher in 5 states and the District of Columbia, and unchanged in 2 states. Kentucky and Washington reported the largest rate decreases from a year ago (-1.5 percentage points each), followed by Hawaii, New Jersey, and Oklahoma (-1.4 points each). Nine additional states registered rate decreases of at least 1.0 percentage point. Twenty-three other states had decreases ranging from 0.5 to 0.9 percentage point, inclusive. Mississippi reported the largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase (+0.8 percentage point). No other state had a rate increase greater than 0.4 percentage point. The District of Columbia posted an over-the-year unemployment rate increase of 2.0 percentage points. - 2 - Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) From November to December, total nonfarm employment increased in 32 states and the District of Columbia, decreased in 16 states, and was unchanged in 2 states. The largest employment increases occurred in Florida (+12,100), Texas (+7,000), Georgia (+5,600), Colorado (+5,400), and New York (+5,200). Nevada reported the largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+0.4 percent), followed by Alaska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Vermont (+0.3 percent each). The largest employment decreases occurred in California (-25,000), Michigan (-15,400), Ohio (-7,500), Wisconsin (-6,400), and Massachusetts (-3,300). The largest over-the-month percentage decreases in employment were reported in Michigan (-0.4 percent) and California, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Wisconsin (-0.2 percent each). (See table 5.) Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 2 states. The largest over-the-year gains in employment occurred in Florida (+172,300), California (+152,300), Texas (+124,800), Virginia (+79,500), and North Carolina (+76,400). The largest percentage gains were reported in Nevada (+4.8 percent), Hawaii and Utah (+3.2 percent each), Idaho (+3.1 percent), Arizona (+2.8 percent), and Washington (+2.4 percent). The largest over-the-year employment decrease was registered in Michigan (-46,500, -1.1 percent). _________________________ The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for December 2004 is scheduled to be issued on February 2. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for January 2005 is scheduled to be issued on March 10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Planned Changes in Local Area Unemployment Statistics | | | | Beginning with the release of data for January 2005 in March, | | a redesigned method for producing labor force estimates for census | | regions, divisions, states, and selected substate areas presented | | in tables 1-4 of this release will be implemented. The redesigned | | method encompasses a number of changes: (1) the implementation of | | improved time-series regression models for all states, the District | | of Columbia, New York City, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | | metropolitan division (currently the Los Angeles-Long Beach metro- | | politan area), and the respective balances of New York and California; | | (2) the introduction of real-time benchmarking to national Current | | Population Survey (CPS) estimates of employment and unemployment; | | and (3) the introduction of time-series regression models for six | | additional substate areas and their respective balances of state. | | In addition, the estimates will reflect routine annual updates to | | population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. | | | | Following an intensive period of research and testing, implementa- | | tion of the redesigned method of model estimation will result in im- | | proved seasonal adjustment and provide quantitative error measures for | | both the seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted series. Real-| | time benchmarking to the national CPS estimates (on a not seasonally | | adjusted basis) will ensure that estimates of employment and unemploy- | | ment for the states add to national totals. This also means that major| | economic events, such as the onset of recessions, will be reflected in | | the state estimates on a more timely basis. This, along with other | | improvements, will reduce end-of-year revisions. | | | | All monthly historical data for 1978-2004 will be replaced with | | reestimated series. In addition, estimates for 1976-77 will be added | | to the series. More information on the redesign is available from the | | Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Local Area Unemployment Statis-| | tics Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lauschanges2005.htm. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 3 - Technical Note This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census regions and divisions, states, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area, and New York City from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1-4). Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and major industry from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6). The LAUS and CES programs are both Federal-State cooperative endeavors. Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The labor force includes both the employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the survey reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working who have a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor- management dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who did not work at all (in the reference week), have actively looked for a job (sometime in the 4-week period ending with the survey reference week), and are currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. Method of estimation. Effective January 1996, estimates for all states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area, and New York City are produced using estimating equations based on regression techniques. This method utilizes data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) data. A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request. Effective January 1998, estimates for census regions and divisions are obtained by summing the model-based estimates for the component states and then calculating the unemployment rate. Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data shown for the prior year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year, usually with January estimates. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau and any revisions in the other data sources. In addition, data for all states, the District of Columbia, and the two large substate areas noted are adjusted annually to equal the CPS annual averages, usually effective with January estimates. The regional and state data will not sum to national totals obtained from the CPS, since the monthly state estimates are not based directly on the CPS. Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of state (and Los Angeles- Long Beach and New York City) labor force levels are computed by aggregating independently seasonally adjusted employment and unemployment levels. Unemployment rates are then computed from these independently adjusted levels. Region and division levels are calculated as the sum of the levels of the component states. Revisions of historical data for the most recent 5 years are usually made at the beginning of each calendar year, usually coincident with January estimates. - 4 - Employment--from the CES program Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are count- ed on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their princi- pal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American In- dustry Classification System. Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a "link relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently ad- justed supersector series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of historical data for the most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments. Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each individual state. BLS independently develops a national employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "sum-of-states" employment series, and cautions users that such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure. - 5 - Reliability of the estimates The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program, unemployment rates are computed, in most instances, from unrounded data rather than from data that may be displayed in the tables; differences, however, are generally insignificant. Labor force and unemployment estimates. Measures of sampling error, in the form of standard errors for state annual average estimates derived from the CPS, are available in the annual BLS bulletin, Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment. Measures of nonsampling error for CPS data are not available, but additional information on the subject is provided in the BLS monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings. Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are available on the BLS Web site at (http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr. htm). Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at (http://www.bls.gov/sae/). Additional information More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800), and from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490, August 1997. Estimates of labor force and unemployment for over 330 metropolitan areas are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force, employment, and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas, counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and other areas used in the administration of various federal economic assistance programs are available on the BLS Web site at (http://www.bls.gov/lau/). Employment data from the CES program are available at (http://www.bls.gov/sae/). Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, seasonally adjusted1 (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force Census region and division Number Percent of labor force Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2003 2004 2004 2004p 2003 2004 2004 2004p 2003 2004 2004 2004p Northeast........... 27,350.0 27,559.7 27,585.5 27,614.1 1,563.1 1,373.6 1,322.9 1,366.2 5.7 5.0 4.8 4.9 New England....... 7,539.3 7,533.5 7,531.4 7,530.8 410.7 334.0 329.7 326.8 5.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 Middle Atlantic... 19,810.7 20,026.2 20,054.1 20,083.3 1,152.4 1,039.6 993.2 1,039.4 5.8 5.2 5.0 5.2 South............... 51,413.5 52,030.5 52,073.2 52,149.7 2,868.8 2,573.6 2,571.4 2,617.0 5.6 4.9 4.9 5.0 South Atlantic.... 27,101.2 27,501.0 27,522.9 27,522.9 1,350.9 1,238.4 1,236.8 1,260.6 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.6 East South Central 8,349.8 8,415.1 8,411.4 8,415.9 492.4 445.7 435.9 445.2 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.3 West South Central 15,962.5 16,114.4 16,138.9 16,210.9 1,025.5 889.5 898.6 911.1 6.4 5.5 5.6 5.6 Midwest............. 34,342.6 34,595.5 34,567.4 34,495.1 2,039.2 1,945.4 1,951.9 1,902.2 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.5 East North Central 23,589.2 23,708.7 23,686.0 23,612.9 1,504.1 1,434.9 1,443.3 1,398.4 6.4 6.1 6.1 5.9 West North Central 10,753.4 10,886.8 10,881.4 10,882.2 535.1 510.5 508.6 503.8 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.6 West................ 33,349.0 33,915.1 33,994.9 33,969.3 2,093.6 1,869.4 1,860.4 1,832.8 6.3 5.5 5.5 5.4 Mountain.......... 9,889.2 10,131.2 10,123.1 10,112.7 526.4 479.1 463.5 447.6 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.4 Pacific........... 23,459.8 23,783.8 23,871.8 23,856.7 1,567.1 1,390.3 1,396.9 1,385.2 6.7 5.8 5.9 5.8 1 These estimates are obtained by summing the state estimates. p = preliminary. NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available. Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, not seasonally adjusted1 (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force Census region and Number Percent of labor force division November December November December November December 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p Northeast........... 27,356.9 27,572.3 27,301.4 27,558.4 1,487.0 1,259.9 1,473.2 1,279.3 5.4 4.6 5.4 4.6 New England....... 7,529.3 7,520.9 7,508.9 7,502.6 373.4 304.4 379.2 300.2 5.0 4.0 5.1 4.0 Middle Atlantic... 19,827.6 20,051.4 19,792.5 20,055.8 1,113.6 955.5 1,094.0 979.1 5.6 4.8 5.5 4.9 South............... 51,478.5 52,130.2 51,194.0 51,965.6 2,791.1 2,493.7 2,653.7 2,433.0 5.4 4.8 5.2 4.7 South Atlantic.... 27,120.9 27,529.5 26,967.1 27,407.9 1,322.1 1,207.2 1,250.9 1,173.9 4.9 4.4 4.6 4.3 East South Central 8,393.3 8,455.5 8,336.0 8,402.9 484.3 429.2 453.0 411.6 5.8 5.1 5.4 4.9 West South Central 15,964.4 16,145.3 15,890.9 16,154.8 984.7 857.3 949.7 847.5 6.2 5.3 6.0 5.2 Midwest............. 34,390.1 34,588.2 34,180.0 34,351.9 1,877.8 1,823.8 1,918.4 1,808.1 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.3 East North Central 23,627.5 23,703.5 23,491.1 23,526.2 1,385.5 1,347.8 1,410.7 1,323.3 5.9 5.7 6.0 5.6 West North Central 10,762.6 10,884.8 10,689.0 10,825.7 492.4 476.1 507.7 484.8 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.5 West................ 33,359.3 34,014.8 33,259.6 33,865.1 2,052.2 1,814.7 1,994.5 1,739.7 6.2 5.3 6.0 5.1 Mountain.......... 9,903.3 10,144.4 9,866.3 10,092.1 508.2 446.9 500.7 426.5 5.1 4.4 5.1 4.2 Pacific........... 23,456.0 23,870.4 23,393.4 23,773.0 1,544.0 1,367.8 1,493.8 1,313.3 6.6 5.7 6.4 5.5 1 These estimates are obtained by summing the state estimates. The composition of the regions and divisions is described in table 1. p = preliminary. NOTE: All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available. LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force State and Area Number Percent of labor force Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2003 2004 2004 2004p 2003 2004 2004 2004p 2003 2004 2004 2004p Alabama................ 2,163.0 2,162.8 2,160.7 2,165.0 126.1 118.7 112.0 117.8 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.4 Alaska................. 335.8 347.1 347.4 347.7 27.3 25.0 24.9 25.3 8.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 Arizona................ 2,699.4 2,794.4 2,785.6 2,770.6 134.3 134.7 125.1 115.1 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.2 Arkansas............... 1,259.2 1,331.5 1,329.4 1,330.4 79.3 75.5 74.0 74.2 6.3 5.7 5.6 5.6 California............. 17,487.0 17,750.9 17,777.0 17,745.1 1,139.8 1,032.8 1,031.9 1,022.3 6.5 5.8 5.8 5.8 Los Angeles-Long Beach............. 4,766.8 4,844.7 4,869.6 4,879.7 330.1 294.8 304.7 299.1 6.9 6.1 6.3 6.1 Colorado............... 2,487.1 2,542.9 2,534.5 2,541.7 146.8 126.1 126.4 130.1 5.9 5.0 5.0 5.1 Connecticut............ 1,797.4 1,788.4 1,792.8 1,797.4 98.4 82.6 83.8 77.8 5.5 4.6 4.7 4.3 Delaware............... 418.0 428.9 425.4 421.5 18.3 17.0 17.1 17.2 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.1 District of Columbia... 298.9 306.4 306.8 310.3 20.9 26.0 26.9 27.9 7.0 8.5 8.8 9.0 Florida................ 8,205.8 8,457.2 8,478.2 8,468.5 398.1 387.8 373.4 377.6 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.5 Georgia................ 4,441.2 4,430.3 4,425.9 4,444.2 190.2 184.8 189.6 193.8 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.4 Hawaii................. 627.5 632.1 635.3 633.3 27.8 20.6 21.2 19.3 4.4 3.3 3.3 3.0 Idaho.................. 695.3 710.6 709.9 707.9 34.9 36.9 35.9 28.3 5.0 5.2 5.1 4.0 Illinois............... 6,342.0 6,443.2 6,425.8 6,420.3 423.1 394.3 388.6 375.0 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.8 Indiana................ 3,188.7 3,169.6 3,167.8 3,171.7 162.9 170.0 167.4 163.1 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.1 Iowa................... 1,600.2 1,635.6 1,631.7 1,630.2 73.5 79.3 77.5 76.7 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.7 Kansas................. 1,440.2 1,478.3 1,473.7 1,474.8 77.1 70.8 68.3 67.4 5.4 4.8 4.6 4.6 Kentucky............... 1,963.6 1,980.6 1,980.2 1,979.2 117.2 94.7 89.1 88.9 6.0 4.8 4.5 4.5 Louisiana.............. 2,050.8 2,062.8 2,066.9 2,080.8 128.9 115.9 118.5 116.9 6.3 5.6 5.7 5.6 Maine.................. 699.4 701.2 703.0 704.3 36.2 32.2 31.9 32.9 5.2 4.6 4.5 4.7 Maryland............... 2,908.7 2,956.3 2,961.6 2,952.8 133.2 116.0 115.7 117.5 4.6 3.9 3.9 4.0 Massachusetts.......... 3,393.5 3,396.2 3,388.6 3,382.0 200.3 158.1 154.8 154.4 5.9 4.7 4.6 4.6 Michigan............... 5,050.3 5,086.0 5,074.2 5,054.6 385.1 338.1 355.2 369.0 7.6 6.6 7.0 7.3 Minnesota.............. 2,928.5 2,962.3 2,961.5 2,967.7 151.5 128.0 125.5 131.2 5.2 4.3 4.2 4.4 Mississippi............ 1,312.7 1,326.0 1,329.0 1,327.5 74.0 83.1 86.7 85.1 5.6 6.3 6.5 6.4 Missouri............... 3,030.6 3,039.0 3,043.1 3,038.6 164.4 170.6 175.8 167.9 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.5 Montana................ 478.5 487.4 489.1 486.9 23.0 23.3 20.5 18.0 4.8 4.8 4.2 3.7 Nebraska............... 980.0 992.1 993.6 991.1 39.3 34.8 36.6 35.2 4.0 3.5 3.7 3.6 Nevada................. 1,150.1 1,185.0 1,192.0 1,199.8 54.2 42.1 43.9 45.6 4.7 3.6 3.7 3.8 New Hampshire.......... 725.3 730.6 729.6 729.8 30.0 24.6 22.9 23.8 4.1 3.4 3.1 3.3 New Jersey............. 4,387.6 4,414.1 4,412.9 4,404.0 247.8 206.6 196.1 186.9 5.6 4.7 4.4 4.2 New Mexico............. 903.4 912.0 910.2 912.3 57.9 47.7 46.3 47.5 6.4 5.2 5.1 5.2 New York............... 9,289.3 9,312.8 9,325.2 9,358.2 586.9 486.0 455.0 497.3 6.3 5.2 4.9 5.3 New York City........ 3,661.4 3,698.7 3,701.9 3,724.7 296.3 225.2 200.7 229.6 8.1 6.1 5.4 6.2 North Carolina......... 4,250.7 4,175.9 4,187.8 4,199.2 265.1 202.2 208.0 220.4 6.2 4.8 5.0 5.2 North Dakota........... 346.5 354.4 352.7 353.7 12.9 13.1 11.3 11.2 3.7 3.7 3.2 3.2 Ohio................... 5,922.8 5,888.6 5,889.8 5,852.7 365.9 376.4 380.4 347.5 6.2 6.4 6.5 5.9 Oklahoma............... 1,689.4 1,711.7 1,717.5 1,716.6 95.1 76.5 78.5 72.1 5.6 4.5 4.6 4.2 Oregon................. 1,854.8 1,849.7 1,867.8 1,867.1 140.6 133.5 133.8 127.6 7.6 7.2 7.2 6.8 Pennsylvania........... 6,133.8 6,299.3 6,316.0 6,321.2 317.8 347.0 342.1 355.1 5.2 5.5 5.4 5.6 Rhode Island........... 572.9 565.5 564.3 563.1 29.3 25.5 25.2 26.0 5.1 4.5 4.5 4.6 South Carolina......... 2,012.6 2,080.9 2,084.4 2,080.6 134.9 134.1 138.4 139.6 6.7 6.4 6.6 6.7 South Dakota........... 427.4 425.1 425.2 426.1 16.5 14.0 13.5 14.2 3.9 3.3 3.2 3.3 Tennessee.............. 2,910.5 2,945.7 2,941.6 2,944.3 175.1 149.2 148.2 153.5 6.0 5.1 5.0 5.2 Texas.................. 10,963.2 11,008.3 11,025.1 11,083.1 722.3 621.6 627.6 648.0 6.6 5.6 5.7 5.8 Utah................... 1,193.4 1,218.7 1,221.9 1,213.3 63.1 57.6 55.7 53.7 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.4 Vermont................ 350.8 351.6 353.0 354.2 16.5 11.0 11.1 11.9 4.7 3.1 3.1 3.4 Virginia............... 3,787.0 3,861.3 3,852.5 3,846.8 146.4 129.2 128.8 127.0 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.3 Washington............. 3,154.7 3,204.0 3,244.2 3,263.5 231.7 178.5 185.2 190.7 7.3 5.6 5.7 5.8 West Virginia.......... 778.3 803.9 800.3 798.9 43.8 41.2 38.8 39.5 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.9 Wisconsin.............. 3,085.4 3,121.4 3,128.4 3,113.6 167.2 156.1 151.8 143.8 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.6 Wyoming................ 281.9 280.3 279.7 280.2 12.2 10.8 9.7 9.4 4.3 3.8 3.5 3.3 Puerto Rico............ 1,399.5 1,428.2 1,417.5 1,427.3 162.3 144.1 151.8 159.8 11.6 10.1 10.7 11.2 p = preliminary. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available. LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force State and Area Number Percent of labor force November December November December November December 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p Alabama................ 2,182.9 2,179.8 2,168.7 2,170.5 130.6 115.2 117.7 109.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 5.0 Alaska................. 330.8 342.7 330.3 342.1 25.9 24.0 27.7 26.1 7.8 7.0 8.4 7.6 Arizona................ 2,707.6 2,796.9 2,708.3 2,778.1 128.5 117.7 125.7 103.9 4.7 4.2 4.6 3.7 Arkansas............... 1,253.5 1,317.2 1,245.4 1,314.4 72.0 65.5 74.9 70.4 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.4 California............. 17,514.5 17,801.2 17,437.1 17,684.0 1,130.1 1,015.3 1,077.3 959.5 6.5 5.7 6.2 5.4 Los Angeles-Long Beach............. 4,795.1 4,891.1 4,769.8 4,872.8 324.4 294.6 305.5 275.3 6.8 6.0 6.4 5.7 Colorado............... 2,495.5 2,541.7 2,479.5 2,536.0 144.1 126.3 141.1 127.6 5.8 5.0 5.7 5.0 Connecticut............ 1,791.8 1,786.2 1,782.9 1,782.7 87.7 75.4 89.1 70.0 4.9 4.2 5.0 3.9 Delaware............... 423.0 428.7 418.6 421.5 16.6 15.6 16.5 15.2 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.6 District of Columbia... 300.8 305.3 295.7 306.9 20.9 26.6 19.5 26.5 6.9 8.7 6.6 8.7 Florida................ 8,212.3 8,474.5 8,189.4 8,453.0 397.5 369.7 362.8 345.9 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.1 Georgia................ 4,471.1 4,455.6 4,453.6 4,464.9 182.9 181.2 179.1 184.7 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 Hawaii................. 627.7 637.5 628.4 634.8 27.6 21.6 25.1 17.2 4.4 3.4 4.0 2.7 Idaho.................. 693.4 708.6 691.6 704.3 32.6 33.9 37.1 31.0 4.7 4.8 5.4 4.4 Illinois............... 6,358.6 6,434.0 6,332.0 6,408.7 404.7 372.7 405.6 363.3 6.4 5.8 6.4 5.7 Indiana................ 3,187.0 3,165.0 3,169.3 3,151.2 152.4 157.2 158.3 158.5 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 Iowa................... 1,605.5 1,630.5 1,598.0 1,627.7 67.0 72.0 72.7 77.2 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.7 Kansas................. 1,444.1 1,477.2 1,433.4 1,467.8 74.4 67.6 70.1 61.8 5.2 4.6 4.9 4.2 Kentucky............... 1,965.7 1,982.9 1,957.4 1,974.6 110.2 84.0 108.2 83.2 5.6 4.2 5.5 4.2 Louisiana.............. 2,044.6 2,066.8 2,031.3 2,065.7 121.7 113.6 124.8 114.0 6.0 5.5 6.1 5.5 Maine.................. 694.2 700.3 691.9 697.8 35.3 31.9 34.9 32.5 5.1 4.5 5.0 4.7 Maryland............... 2,907.0 2,962.0 2,884.5 2,928.2 127.9 115.4 123.8 109.0 4.4 3.9 4.3 3.7 Massachusetts.......... 3,390.8 3,384.5 3,384.3 3,373.2 178.5 141.1 183.1 139.1 5.3 4.2 5.4 4.1 Michigan............... 5,083.9 5,094.4 5,027.3 5,039.1 352.5 333.0 358.2 348.9 6.9 6.5 7.1 6.9 Minnesota.............. 2,929.9 2,963.0 2,900.8 2,941.1 134.4 113.0 140.8 123.7 4.6 3.8 4.9 4.2 Mississippi............ 1,314.6 1,330.7 1,316.7 1,331.4 67.1 79.1 67.1 78.4 5.1 5.9 5.1 5.9 Missouri............... 3,033.5 3,047.6 3,022.4 3,037.2 154.3 167.5 157.9 162.9 5.1 5.5 5.2 5.4 Montana................ 474.3 485.6 472.5 481.0 22.6 20.6 24.9 19.9 4.8 4.2 5.3 4.1 Nebraska............... 981.0 993.3 973.4 984.4 35.1 32.6 36.3 32.9 3.6 3.3 3.7 3.3 Nevada................. 1,149.6 1,191.0 1,144.7 1,192.4 54.2 42.2 51.8 43.4 4.7 3.5 4.5 3.6 New Hampshire.......... 726.6 731.2 723.2 727.9 30.4 23.1 28.6 22.4 4.2 3.2 4.0 3.1 New Jersey............. 4,383.3 4,414.1 4,387.0 4,404.6 232.6 185.4 230.0 172.1 5.3 4.2 5.2 3.9 New Mexico............. 906.2 914.4 901.0 910.5 56.4 45.4 53.1 43.5 6.2 5.0 5.9 4.8 New York............... 9,294.9 9,325.1 9,283.4 9,352.9 576.7 446.6 575.9 486.4 6.2 4.8 6.2 5.2 New York City........ 3,667.2 3,710.2 3,668.8 3,734.5 295.8 201.9 292.5 227.1 8.1 5.4 8.0 6.1 North Carolina......... 4,257.0 4,197.4 4,214.4 4,171.9 266.8 209.6 249.2 209.0 6.3 5.0 5.9 5.0 North Dakota........... 342.6 348.3 340.2 347.5 11.8 10.4 12.8 11.6 3.5 3.0 3.8 3.3 Ohio................... 5,926.4 5,897.2 5,897.4 5,835.0 332.3 354.7 338.9 324.3 5.6 6.0 5.7 5.6 Oklahoma............... 1,695.5 1,719.7 1,678.2 1,705.5 92.3 75.8 91.7 70.8 5.4 4.4 5.5 4.2 Oregon................. 1,847.1 1,862.7 1,841.9 1,850.2 134.7 125.7 135.3 121.2 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.5 Pennsylvania........... 6,149.4 6,312.2 6,122.1 6,298.4 304.3 323.5 288.2 320.6 4.9 5.1 4.7 5.1 Rhode Island........... 574.6 565.3 574.7 565.6 26.0 21.9 28.2 24.7 4.5 3.9 4.9 4.4 South Carolina......... 1,998.8 2,068.7 1,979.9 2,047.8 133.5 133.9 125.8 130.3 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.4 South Dakota........... 426.1 424.9 420.8 419.9 15.3 13.0 16.9 14.8 3.6 3.1 4.0 3.5 Tennessee.............. 2,930.0 2,962.1 2,893.3 2,926.4 176.4 151.0 160.0 141.0 6.0 5.1 5.5 4.8 Texas.................. 10,970.8 11,041.6 10,935.9 11,069.2 698.7 602.5 658.3 592.3 6.4 5.5 6.0 5.4 Utah................... 1,196.2 1,227.0 1,189.0 1,211.5 58.1 51.4 54.4 47.3 4.9 4.2 4.6 3.9 Vermont................ 351.4 353.3 351.9 355.3 15.5 11.1 15.4 11.4 4.4 3.1 4.4 3.2 Virginia............... 3,772.7 3,841.1 3,752.9 3,817.3 136.6 121.0 132.7 116.1 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.0 Washington............. 3,135.9 3,226.4 3,155.5 3,261.8 225.7 181.2 228.3 189.4 7.2 5.6 7.2 5.8 West Virginia.......... 778.1 796.3 778.0 796.4 39.4 34.3 41.5 37.1 5.1 4.3 5.3 4.7 Wisconsin.............. 3,071.5 3,112.9 3,065.1 3,092.2 143.6 130.3 149.8 128.3 4.7 4.2 4.9 4.2 Wyoming................ 280.5 279.3 279.5 278.3 11.5 9.4 12.5 9.9 4.1 3.4 4.5 3.6 Puerto Rico............ 1,390.0 1,412.3 1,394.6 1,423.9 167.3 140.3 140.3 139.9 12.0 9.9 10.1 9.8 p = preliminary. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available. ESTABLISHMENT DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted (In thousands) Total(1) Construction Manufacturing State Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2003 2004 2004 2004p 2003 2004 2004 2004p 2003 2004 2004 2004p Alabama............ 1,872.3 1,888.7 1,894.4 1,893.2 99.0 105.1 106.6 106.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) Alaska............. 301.3 302.5 303.1 303.9 17.4 17.8 17.8 18.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) Arizona............ 2,314.6 2,362.1 2,377.1 2,378.5 184.9 196.2 199.3 200.5 172.7 171.7 172.0 171.7 Arkansas........... 1,145.7 1,154.0 1,153.4 1,153.5 50.0 50.8 50.7 50.4 205.1 203.0 203.0 202.5 California......... 14,416.6 14,575.6 14,593.9 14,568.9 799.6 827.5 832.3 837.6 1,527.5 1,530.4 1,530.0 1,530.8 Colorado........... 2,147.0 2,182.7 2,182.5 2,187.9 149.8 150.6 152.1 154.0 153.9 154.4 154.1 153.8 Connecticut........ 1,639.7 1,644.0 1,647.1 1,647.7 61.4 62.5 62.4 62.3 196.2 196.5 196.7 197.0 Delaware (3)....... 415.8 424.0 424.5 425.5 25.1 26.1 26.0 26.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) District of Columbia (3).... 665.3 671.0 672.2 673.6 13.0 12.6 12.7 12.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) Florida ........... 7,357.0 7,488.0 7,517.2 7,529.3 459.8 466.9 469.6 474.5 383.0 384.6 384.1 381.8 Georgia ........... 3,875.3 3,911.7 3,914.4 3,920.0 200.9 203.9 201.5 202.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) Hawaii (3)......... 574.2 589.7 593.4 592.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Idaho.............. 573.1 592.0 591.3 590.7 37.0 41.4 41.9 41.3 60.6 61.0 60.7 60.6 Illinois........... 5,823.9 5,829.4 5,834.5 5,836.0 283.1 281.1 283.2 286.0 708.3 703.0 702.5 703.5 Indiana............ 2,898.1 2,910.1 2,913.5 2,913.2 147.7 153.2 153.5 153.8 569.3 569.2 568.9 570.7 Iowa............... 1,444.5 1,456.6 1,455.3 1,456.9 66.1 67.8 67.8 69.3 219.3 221.1 221.0 220.7 Kansas............. 1,313.9 1,336.9 1,338.3 1,339.4 63.3 63.9 64.9 65.3 170.3 172.6 173.6 173.2 Kentucky........... 1,785.7 1,799.8 1,800.4 1,800.2 85.1 89.3 89.5 90.0 266.1 263.3 262.7 262.0 Louisiana.......... 1,900.7 1,905.0 1,908.3 1,906.3 118.2 116.7 118.0 118.8 153.8 153.7 153.7 153.2 Maine.............. 609.1 613.5 614.0 615.4 31.2 32.4 32.6 32.8 63.0 60.8 61.1 60.5 Maryland (3)....... 2,486.0 2,537.2 2,537.8 2,541.2 168.2 177.1 177.5 177.1 144.6 144.4 143.8 144.5 Massachusetts...... 3,169.1 3,179.2 3,178.8 3,175.5 137.8 138.8 138.3 138.5 321.6 323.5 323.7 322.8 Michigan........... 4,391.7 4,376.9 4,360.6 4,345.2 191.2 190.7 191.1 188.6 717.3 705.9 696.3 700.4 Minnesota.......... 2,657.3 2,684.3 2,680.7 2,680.7 127.4 130.5 131.2 130.3 344.6 352.3 349.1 347.8 Mississippi........ 1,120.0 1,127.5 1,130.3 1,127.6 50.9 51.4 51.3 51.0 177.7 178.5 179.5 179.4 Missouri .......... 2,680.1 2,716.0 2,722.8 2,727.4 132.4 137.0 137.3 139.9 311.4 314.4 314.2 313.2 Montana............ 401.7 404.9 407.2 408.2 23.0 24.5 24.7 24.9 18.4 18.0 18.4 18.9 Nebraska........... 903.2 912.3 910.6 911.5 46.2 47.2 47.1 46.8 101.5 101.1 101.3 101.7 Nevada............. 1,108.8 1,157.1 1,157.9 1,162.4 104.6 116.7 116.6 116.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) New Hampshire...... 622.3 630.7 631.8 631.8 29.0 30.9 31.1 30.5 78.7 77.9 77.7 77.7 New Jersey......... 3,999.2 4,058.7 4,071.3 4,075.1 158.7 166.8 168.0 166.9 348.3 343.8 344.0 343.7 New Mexico......... 782.4 794.3 795.7 798.4 47.4 50.3 50.5 50.8 36.0 36.0 36.3 36.3 New York........... 8,418.2 8,462.7 8,471.5 8,476.7 321.5 326.3 328.2 327.8 603.6 590.2 589.5 588.0 North Carolina..... 3,800.7 3,870.0 3,877.5 3,877.1 211.9 221.4 223.1 224.0 588.4 576.7 577.7 575.2 North Dakota....... 333.4 335.5 335.1 335.3 16.4 16.7 16.5 16.6 23.1 23.1 23.3 23.1 Ohio............... 5,354.7 5,361.6 5,362.0 5,354.5 225.9 233.5 234.3 234.8 826.9 825.2 823.0 821.8 Oklahoma........... 1,443.7 1,461.9 1,463.8 1,468.2 61.4 63.0 62.8 63.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) Oregon ............ 1,568.4 1,601.2 1,600.8 1,602.5 79.7 81.7 81.6 82.0 198.5 200.7 201.0 201.5 Pennsylvania....... 5,585.0 5,655.0 5,653.8 5,655.5 242.0 253.2 252.4 252.8 702.4 690.5 688.6 687.9 Rhode Island....... 485.7 488.8 488.7 489.8 21.9 22.4 22.6 22.7 58.4 57.9 57.7 57.5 South Carolina..... 1,811.6 1,837.1 1,841.4 1,838.6 111.8 111.7 111.3 111.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) South Dakota....... 379.6 381.6 382.4 382.2 20.0 19.7 19.9 20.0 37.7 37.8 37.3 37.9 Tennessee.......... 2,681.1 2,689.3 2,692.6 2,694.4 116.2 117.6 117.1 117.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) Texas.............. 9,381.6 9,489.2 9,499.4 9,506.4 550.0 555.4 557.7 556.8 889.0 880.7 877.4 874.9 Utah............... 1,081.8 1,111.0 1,113.8 1,116.5 66.6 73.4 72.7 73.2 112.2 113.9 115.5 116.2 Vermont............ 299.3 301.7 301.6 302.4 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.6 36.9 37.3 37.1 37.0 Virginia........... 3,519.9 3,588.8 3,598.4 3,599.4 224.9 234.0 236.1 239.5 295.4 295.3 294.1 295.5 Washington......... 2,669.0 2,729.3 2,735.3 2,733.5 158.2 166.8 167.7 168.3 261.5 260.6 261.5 262.8 West Virginia...... 721.8 734.0 732.2 733.9 33.2 34.3 34.7 35.9 63.1 63.4 63.4 63.3 Wisconsin.......... 2,775.3 2,841.4 2,845.3 2,838.9 124.1 125.7 125.0 126.3 502.1 518.7 519.6 517.5 Wyoming............ 253.5 256.6 258.1 258.6 20.1 19.8 20.1 19.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) Trade, transportation, and Financial activities Professional and business utilities services Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2003 2004 2004 2004p 2003 2004 2004 2004p 2003 2004 2004 2004p Alabama............ 372.9 376.2 377.0 375.8 97.2 96.3 96.2 96.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) Alaska............. 61.7 62.0 62.2 62.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) 22.7 22.8 22.8 22.8 Arizona............ (2) (2) (2) (2) 159.3 162.1 162.0 163.0 322.3 330.9 332.8 331.8 Arkansas........... 242.6 241.9 241.8 242.6 50.5 51.6 51.5 51.6 102.3 103.6 103.7 104.0 California......... 2,724.5 2,755.0 2,765.1 2,748.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) 2,133.9 2,203.0 2,195.4 2,199.3 Colorado........... 400.3 408.3 408.1 409.8 155.8 157.0 156.0 157.6 285.6 302.4 300.9 301.3 Connecticut........ (2) (2) (2) (2) 143.6 143.2 142.4 142.6 194.2 193.1 193.7 193.0 Delaware (3)....... 78.1 79.8 80.0 79.4 45.3 46.7 46.5 46.7 59.5 61.2 60.7 60.8 District of Columbia (3).... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 142.6 146.7 146.8 147.1 Florida ........... 1,468.2 1,473.7 1,481.5 1,481.6 488.5 494.4 495.9 495.8 1,280.6 1,332.1 1,338.6 1,343.5 Georgia ........... 811.9 824.1 821.6 818.7 216.4 219.5 219.3 220.2 500.3 508.5 511.2 510.1 Hawaii (3)......... 108.9 115.1 115.1 115.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Idaho.............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 70.5 75.8 75.5 75.0 Illinois........... 1,193.7 1,189.3 1,189.2 1,188.4 404.4 407.6 407.9 407.0 764.6 770.7 771.5 770.6 Indiana............ 568.1 565.7 564.4 565.3 140.8 141.1 141.5 141.7 257.2 259.7 260.1 259.7 Iowa............... 304.2 302.8 303.1 303.3 96.7 100.9 100.8 101.0 105.1 105.0 105.0 105.4 Kansas............. 260.4 261.9 258.1 259.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Kentucky........... 371.2 373.4 372.2 372.2 86.3 87.2 87.3 87.5 155.5 154.2 154.5 155.0 Louisiana.......... 381.4 383.8 385.4 385.2 100.3 100.9 100.7 100.7 176.7 176.3 176.2 177.2 Maine.............. 124.7 126.4 126.8 127.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) 51.3 52.5 52.4 52.4 Maryland (3)....... 462.2 466.9 468.6 471.2 155.9 159.0 158.7 158.9 358.5 372.9 370.6 369.2 Massachusetts...... 571.3 567.9 569.1 569.2 221.9 221.1 220.3 221.4 432.9 434.3 433.7 432.5 Michigan........... 808.3 791.7 795.5 795.2 218.8 214.5 215.0 215.9 580.7 596.9 591.3 582.8 Minnesota.......... 523.9 526.3 526.0 528.3 178.2 176.6 176.3 177.0 294.3 298.9 297.9 295.9 Mississippi........ 219.7 217.6 218.6 218.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Missouri .......... 533.8 535.9 537.1 539.1 163.0 165.6 166.3 166.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) Montana............ 84.6 84.9 85.4 85.1 20.4 21.2 21.4 21.1 33.0 33.9 34.0 33.1 Nebraska........... 192.9 197.6 196.7 195.9 61.8 63.4 63.5 63.9 91.8 93.7 93.4 93.3 Nevada............. 201.8 206.0 209.9 210.5 60.2 61.6 60.8 62.4 124.4 134.7 133.0 134.8 New Hampshire...... 140.5 141.8 141.9 142.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) New Jersey......... 881.5 884.8 884.4 886.4 278.7 287.2 287.9 288.3 576.7 586.8 586.6 587.1 New Mexico......... 136.5 138.2 138.4 138.4 34.2 34.9 34.8 35.2 88.9 90.7 91.0 91.7 New York........... 1,477.7 1,477.8 1,479.8 1,480.5 699.6 703.8 704.5 705.5 1,043.7 1,065.6 1,065.2 1,066.3 North Carolina..... 722.6 725.5 726.4 728.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) 422.2 448.1 447.7 446.6 North Dakota....... 72.0 72.3 72.4 72.5 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 23.6 23.9 23.8 23.9 Ohio............... 1,042.8 1,035.3 1,038.4 1,035.7 313.2 314.2 314.1 313.6 599.5 604.5 603.3 599.9 Oklahoma........... 276.7 276.5 276.7 277.6 83.7 83.7 84.0 84.2 154.2 157.9 158.6 159.2 Oregon ............ 311.4 319.9 318.9 319.7 99.1 98.1 99.6 100.0 172.5 178.5 176.9 178.7 Pennsylvania....... 1,114.4 1,130.1 1,131.2 1,130.5 338.4 339.5 338.7 339.0 594.6 612.2 612.7 613.3 Rhode Island....... 81.1 81.1 81.4 81.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) 49.1 49.2 48.8 49.6 South Carolina..... 346.1 351.2 352.1 354.2 90.9 91.6 90.9 89.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) South Dakota....... 77.4 77.7 78.1 77.9 28.1 27.9 27.9 27.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) Tennessee.......... 581.2 588.3 587.1 586.4 139.3 139.5 139.8 139.7 290.5 286.0 286.7 288.5 Texas.............. 1,926.2 1,956.0 1,958.6 1,961.2 586.0 590.4 591.5 592.1 1,049.2 1,070.1 1,069.3 1,067.7 Utah............... 214.6 220.4 220.8 221.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) 133.9 140.8 141.0 140.7 Vermont............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 20.1 20.7 20.8 20.6 Virginia........... 639.2 651.2 651.2 647.5 189.4 194.7 195.0 195.5 555.6 580.6 582.2 581.6 Washington......... 512.5 525.8 528.5 526.1 154.1 157.8 158.1 158.0 295.0 305.0 305.7 304.8 West Virginia...... 135.8 137.4 137.1 136.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) 56.6 57.1 55.9 56.5 Wisconsin.......... 538.4 552.4 558.4 554.8 160.2 162.3 162.5 163.8 243.4 266.2 263.3 261.7 Wyoming............ 48.8 49.3 49.5 49.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) 15.6 15.4 15.5 15.4 Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2003 2004 2004 2004p 2003 2004 2004 2004p 2003 2004 2004 2004p Alabama............ (2) (2) (2) (2) 157.4 156.5 157.6 158.8 359.4 360.3 360.4 360.0 Alaska............. 33.9 34.8 35.3 35.5 29.7 30.0 29.8 29.8 81.7 81.1 81.1 81.2 Arizona............ 252.6 261.9 263.0 263.7 234.1 239.7 240.8 241.8 394.6 405.8 410.9 404.9 Arkansas........... 141.4 144.9 145.0 144.8 87.8 90.4 89.6 89.5 198.4 199.8 200.1 200.1 California......... 1,554.6 1,568.8 1,571.1 1,571.2 1,398.4 1,421.2 1,422.7 1,418.5 2,392.2 2,381.6 2,379.2 2,375.0 Colorado........... 216.5 218.8 218.6 219.4 247.6 251.6 252.4 252.2 354.8 357.7 357.3 356.2 Connecticut........ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 244.2 241.2 242.7 243.2 Delaware (3)....... 49.9 51.7 52.2 53.0 38.5 39.8 39.7 39.6 58.2 59.8 58.9 58.8 District of Columbia (3).... (2) (2) (2) (2) 49.8 50.8 51.3 51.6 231.1 230.7 232.5 232.4 Florida ........... 894.1 919.0 921.0 920.4 817.0 835.4 836.7 838.7 1,063.7 1,080.4 1,084.3 1,087.1 Georgia ........... (2) (2) (2) (2) 354.0 359.0 358.2 358.4 634.1 643.7 644.7 642.7 Hawaii (3)......... 66.8 68.3 68.6 69.1 101.0 104.8 105.1 105.3 118.7 120.7 122.5 120.2 Idaho.............. (2) (2) (2) (2) 53.8 55.0 55.0 55.1 113.2 115.9 115.7 115.5 Illinois........... 722.4 731.1 731.2 731.4 500.2 510.4 511.7 511.3 851.5 847.0 846.5 845.2 Indiana............ 361.7 366.6 368.0 367.7 274.7 273.2 274.5 275.2 425.0 427.0 428.1 424.4 Iowa............... 190.5 193.6 194.1 194.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) 245.8 244.0 243.8 243.4 Kansas............. (2) (2) (2) (2) 109.4 112.8 113.5 113.6 250.7 260.5 260.7 260.7 Kentucky........... 229.7 232.5 233.0 233.3 158.4 167.6 167.8 167.3 306.7 303.6 304.8 304.8 Louisiana.......... 248.0 247.3 247.2 246.2 198.7 199.6 201.0 199.4 377.9 379.5 379.0 378.2 Maine.............. 107.5 109.2 109.5 109.5 59.1 59.7 59.1 60.0 103.8 104.1 104.5 104.7 Maryland (3)....... 342.1 350.5 350.1 352.0 217.8 232.3 228.3 225.5 459.9 461.6 463.3 463.2 Massachusetts...... 576.5 579.6 580.0 580.1 287.2 297.9 298.3 297.5 409.6 408.7 410.2 408.9 Michigan........... 552.2 551.4 552.8 549.2 397.6 400.0 395.3 395.2 678.4 675.5 676.5 674.5 Minnesota.......... 367.2 376.1 377.6 378.7 236.7 240.1 240.5 240.4 399.0 397.6 396.1 396.7 Mississippi........ (2) (2) (2) (2) 123.6 125.5 125.9 124.5 245.1 244.6 245.7 244.6 Missouri .......... 354.8 364.0 365.2 366.2 263.0 266.9 266.9 265.8 428.9 430.0 433.3 433.9 Montana............ 53.7 54.5 54.7 54.3 52.2 51.7 52.0 53.2 86.3 85.3 85.7 86.7 Nebraska........... 113.7 112.9 113.3 112.8 77.5 77.8 78.2 79.0 160.6 161.4 160.3 160.9 Nevada............. (2) (2) (2) (2) 304.4 313.4 311.8 311.6 136.3 141.3 141.6 141.8 New Hampshire...... (2) (2) (2) (2) 63.3 65.3 66.2 66.5 92.0 92.6 92.3 93.0 New Jersey......... 544.0 557.2 558.3 559.2 324.0 324.9 335.4 336.5 630.1 647.6 645.5 647.2 New Mexico......... 100.7 103.6 103.7 103.8 81.3 82.5 82.8 83.5 198.2 199.7 199.8 200.4 New York........... 1,509.9 1,530.0 1,533.3 1,535.8 649.8 658.7 661.1 662.2 1,485.2 1,479.1 1,479.6 1,480.4 North Carolina..... 431.4 447.2 449.3 450.4 337.9 344.0 345.9 347.4 651.8 661.2 665.0 666.3 North Dakota....... 47.5 47.8 47.9 48.2 30.0 30.1 29.8 29.8 75.9 76.2 76.1 75.7 Ohio............... 733.2 735.4 735.6 736.2 481.1 483.5 483.2 484.3 799.5 797.5 798.7 797.0 Oklahoma........... 174.8 177.5 178.4 178.4 124.8 127.5 128.1 129.0 290.2 296.5 296.2 296.4 Oregon ............ 186.1 195.2 195.2 194.9 153.3 154.8 155.2 153.6 267.7 271.9 272.2 271.3 Pennsylvania....... 981.1 994.1 994.6 998.4 471.3 484.8 485.8 484.8 741.2 745.2 744.6 744.3 Rhode Island....... (2) (2) (2) (2) 49.9 51.0 51.0 51.4 66.6 66.5 66.6 66.0 South Carolina..... 180.9 193.2 193.0 193.2 204.8 204.4 210.1 213.4 332.7 336.4 337.3 334.2 South Dakota....... 55.5 55.7 55.8 55.6 38.8 40.2 40.4 40.5 74.5 74.7 75.3 75.0 Tennessee.......... (2) (2) (2) (2) 248.5 253.2 254.3 254.5 413.2 411.0 412.3 412.4 Texas.............. 1,132.5 1,160.6 1,161.8 1,165.7 863.9 872.9 875.1 875.2 1,647.6 1,661.8 1,667.3 1,668.8 Utah............... 121.9 125.4 126.2 128.0 101.8 101.7 102.6 103.9 198.0 198.9 198.6 199.1 Vermont............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.4 Virginia........... 370.5 368.9 370.9 371.7 308.6 309.0 312.2 310.3 641.9 659.3 660.2 661.4 Washington......... 314.5 321.4 322.3 322.8 247.1 255.7 254.4 253.2 524.8 527.8 528.2 529.2 West Virginia...... 106.8 108.6 108.6 109.1 65.9 67.8 68.2 68.7 140.8 143.1 141.9 141.8 Wisconsin.......... 371.8 377.6 379.6 382.7 244.2 251.3 247.3 248.1 409.2 404.9 407.7 404.9 Wyoming............ (2) (2) (2) (2) 30.9 30.8 31.1 31.9 64.0 64.5 64.6 64.6 1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except public administration, not shown separately. 2 This series is 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 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from 2003 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. ESTABLISHMENT DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted (In thousands) Total Natural resources and mining Construction State November December November December November December 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p Alabama............ 1,885.0 1,906.7 1,886.1 1,907.2 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 99.2 106.7 98.8 106.7 Alaska............. 291.9 295.1 290.2 292.8 9.9 10.2 10.0 10.3 16.4 17.2 15.3 16.0 Arizona............ 2,338.5 2,407.8 2,348.9 2,413.5 8.0 8.7 7.9 8.7 183.8 200.4 184.7 200.2 Arkansas........... 1,154.5 1,162.5 1,153.5 1,161.2 7.0 7.1 6.9 7.0 50.3 50.6 49.7 50.1 California......... 14534.6 14690.6 14541.6 14694.5 22.6 22.0 21.4 21.7 804.3 839.1 792.8 830.5 Colorado........... 2,159.3 2,192.9 2,167.1 2,207.7 13.4 15.1 13.0 15.2 149.8 152.4 145.5 149.6 Connecticut........ 1,657.7 1,664.2 1,660.9 1,669.0 .8 .8 .8 .8 63.5 64.0 61.1 62.0 Delaware .......... 418.9 426.9 418.6 428.2 (1) (1) (1) (1) 25.3 26.4 25.2 26.2 District of Columbia........ 667.8 676.4 669.2 677.4 (1) (1) (1) (1) 13.1 13.0 13.3 13.0 Florida............ 7,392.2 7,561.5 7,440.2 7,612.6 7.5 7.1 7.5 7.1 458.1 471.9 460.8 475.5 Georgia............ 3,896.3 3,936.7 3,899.8 3,943.9 10.7 12.5 12.4 12.5 201.0 201.0 199.0 200.3 Hawaii ............ 576.1 596.7 581.1 599.8 (1) (1) (1) (1) 28.6 30.1 28.4 30.0 Idaho ............. 576.8 597.0 576.3 593.9 3.9 4.3 3.7 4.1 37.7 42.7 36.1 40.4 Illinois........... 5,875.7 5,889.3 5,869.2 5,881.5 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.5 288.0 290.5 278.0 281.1 Indiana............ 2,930.5 2,947.5 2,928.4 2,943.9 7.2 7.0 7.2 7.0 149.3 156.8 146.2 152.5 Iowa............... 1,461.9 1,472.3 1,456.4 1,468.7 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 68.6 70.5 64.1 67.3 Kansas............. 1,326.0 1,351.3 1,324.3 1,349.8 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 63.1 64.9 61.3 63.2 Kentucky........... 1,805.1 1,819.0 1,802.9 1,817.2 19.0 19.1 18.9 19.2 86.7 91.5 85.7 90.7 Louisiana.......... 1,921.2 1,924.8 1,917.5 1,923.1 47.8 48.3 48.2 48.4 118.8 118.6 118.3 118.9 Maine.............. 613.2 619.1 612.6 618.9 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.5 31.8 33.3 30.5 32.1 Maryland........... 2,513.1 2,564.7 2,513.0 2,568.6 (1) (1) (1) (1) 172.2 180.8 169.8 178.7 Massachusetts...... 3,203.5 3,209.0 3,201.7 3,207.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 142.2 142.9 138.0 138.7 Michigan........... 4,458.6 4,415.6 4,428.9 4,381.0 8.3 7.8 7.8 7.6 196.4 196.9 188.3 185.7 Minnesota.......... 2,681.8 2,707.2 2,670.7 2,693.7 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.5 131.3 134.8 121.8 124.6 Mississippi........ 1,125.6 1,135.5 1,125.9 1,133.4 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.8 51.7 51.7 50.7 50.8 Missouri .......... 2,709.7 2,750.1 2,700.1 2,747.3 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.4 134.6 139.5 129.9 137.2 Montana............ 403.0 410.4 402.5 409.1 6.3 7.1 6.3 7.1 23.4 25.5 22.3 24.2 Nebraska........... 912.2 919.2 909.5 917.5 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 46.9 47.8 45.1 45.7 Nevada............. 1,114.4 1,167.5 1,115.3 1,169.0 8.8 9.1 8.8 9.2 104.9 117.3 103.9 116.1 New Hampshire...... 623.7 634.6 627.6 637.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 29.5 31.6 29.1 30.7 New Jersey......... 4,029.2 4,102.8 4,036.4 4,112.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 162.1 170.6 159.6 167.7 New Mexico......... 784.1 800.2 786.1 802.4 14.4 15.3 14.5 15.4 47.6 50.9 47.1 50.5 New York........... 8,514.4 8,569.5 8,527.3 8,586.3 5.6 5.6 5.1 5.1 331.1 338.5 321.0 327.3 North Carolina..... 3,839.1 3,910.2 3,827.1 3,902.6 7.6 6.9 7.5 7.0 212.9 224.3 211.7 223.8 North Dakota....... 337.8 339.5 336.6 338.5 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.6 16.4 16.7 15.0 15.2 Ohio............... 5,429.6 5,419.1 5,424.2 5,415.4 11.9 12.0 11.7 12.0 236.5 243.0 225.4 234.3 Oklahoma........... 1,456.3 1,475.9 1,454.3 1,478.9 29.9 31.4 29.5 31.7 61.6 62.8 60.5 62.5 Oregon............. 1,584.2 1,620.8 1,581.7 1,616.5 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.3 80.1 82.9 78.8 81.2 Pennsylvania....... 5,647.9 5,711.9 5,632.0 5,702.4 18.3 18.3 17.7 17.5 250.0 258.7 237.4 248.2 Rhode Island....... 491.9 495.8 491.9 496.0 .2 .2 .2 .2 22.6 23.4 22.1 22.9 South Carolina..... 1,824.4 1,853.4 1,823.7 1,851.5 4.8 4.4 4.8 4.4 112.8 112.2 112.1 111.7 South Dakota....... 380.9 383.8 380.1 381.8 .9 .9 .8 .8 20.0 20.2 18.8 18.8 Tennessee.......... 2,700.3 2,715.3 2,709.4 2,722.9 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 116.8 118.2 117.0 118.3 Texas.............. 9,431.4 9,552.6 9,441.8 9,567.2 147.1 150.2 147.3 151.0 546.2 554.7 544.9 551.7 Utah............... 1,090.0 1,124.6 1,094.6 1,129.7 6.6 7.3 6.5 7.4 69.4 75.3 67.1 73.7 Vermont............ 301.0 303.7 304.9 308.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 16.2 16.2 15.6 15.6 Virginia........... 3,550.6 3,628.6 3,547.5 3,626.9 10.1 10.6 10.0 10.7 225.9 237.9 223.8 238.3 Washington......... 2,692.9 2,759.5 2,686.4 2,751.3 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.6 160.2 169.7 155.2 165.3 West Virginia...... 729.3 740.9 728.5 740.6 21.0 23.1 20.6 23.0 34.7 36.5 32.9 35.6 Wisconsin.......... 2,805.0 2,872.8 2,793.9 2,857.1 4.0 4.2 3.7 3.8 128.6 130.0 121.8 124.1 Wyoming............ 250.7 256.1 251.0 256.2 19.0 21.0 19.0 20.9 20.1 20.2 19.1 18.9 Puerto Rico........ 1,004.2 1,020.6 1,021.3 1,034.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 67.4 67.0 68.0 66.8 Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and Information utilities November December November December November December 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p Alabama............ 289.5 292.0 289.3 292.0 378.2 382.3 381.7 384.7 31.6 30.0 31.5 30.2 Alaska............. 7.6 7.7 5.9 5.7 59.8 60.5 59.6 60.6 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.9 Arizona............ 173.0 172.6 173.9 172.9 458.7 464.3 464.5 473.0 48.8 45.4 48.8 45.1 Arkansas........... 205.3 203.3 205.5 202.9 245.1 244.7 246.7 246.7 20.4 20.3 20.3 20.3 California......... 1,524.2 1,525.6 1,521.2 1,524.5 2,786.5 2,816.3 2,815.3 2,839.7 472.6 470.1 464.7 459.3 Colorado........... 154.5 155.1 155.1 155.0 410.7 416.1 411.8 421.3 84.3 81.4 84.2 81.1 Connecticut........ 196.9 196.9 197.0 197.8 310.8 312.4 316.4 317.9 38.8 38.6 39.0 38.7 Delaware .......... 36.2 34.7 35.2 35.2 80.2 82.0 80.9 82.3 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.5 District of Columbia........ 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 28.2 28.7 28.7 29.3 24.3 24.2 24.1 24.2 Florida............ 386.6 385.9 385.2 384.1 1,489.6 1,502.4 1,519.4 1,532.9 171.9 170.1 172.6 169.6 Georgia............ 447.1 442.8 446.7 441.9 836.2 841.8 841.9 849.0 127.1 124.8 127.5 125.2 Hawaii ............ 15.0 15.4 15.1 15.4 110.5 116.8 112.9 119.2 10.0 11.0 10.0 11.1 Idaho ............. 61.0 61.1 60.8 60.8 117.7 120.2 118.3 120.7 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.2 Illinois........... 711.9 704.9 708.6 703.9 1,211.0 1,208.6 1,227.1 1,221.7 133.6 130.2 133.4 130.1 Indiana............ 569.8 569.6 569.7 571.0 581.0 575.9 583.1 580.2 40.8 41.0 41.2 41.2 Iowa............... 219.9 221.4 219.3 220.7 307.6 307.2 309.1 308.2 33.8 33.3 33.6 33.5 Kansas............. 171.2 174.1 171.3 174.3 265.5 263.9 266.4 265.0 46.5 46.8 46.7 47.0 Kentucky........... 266.7 263.6 268.0 263.9 378.2 378.8 380.6 381.5 30.4 30.0 30.3 30.1 Louisiana.......... 155.8 155.0 154.9 154.3 385.0 390.0 389.9 393.8 29.2 28.4 29.0 28.3 Maine.............. 64.0 61.6 63.8 61.2 127.4 130.0 128.8 131.5 11.2 11.4 11.2 11.4 Maryland........... 145.5 144.4 144.9 144.8 473.9 481.4 479.2 488.5 49.7 50.4 49.6 50.9 Massachusetts...... 323.1 324.4 322.7 323.9 582.2 579.2 590.1 587.6 89.7 86.8 89.6 86.9 Michigan........... 720.7 699.3 722.4 705.4 830.2 812.9 830.1 816.5 70.0 65.8 70.0 65.1 Minnesota.......... 342.7 348.1 343.5 346.7 533.0 536.3 536.7 541.1 63.1 62.3 62.2 61.6 Mississippi........ 177.2 179.9 178.3 180.1 222.3 221.2 223.7 222.8 14.6 14.5 14.8 14.4 Missouri .......... 314.2 316.1 313.5 315.3 542.6 545.6 544.3 549.7 65.5 65.0 65.6 65.7 Montana............ 18.8 18.9 18.7 19.2 85.8 86.6 86.5 87.0 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.4 Nebraska........... 101.8 101.6 101.9 102.1 197.0 200.4 197.5 200.5 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.6 Nevada............. 44.5 46.3 44.6 46.3 203.3 211.8 205.5 214.4 15.6 15.7 15.6 15.6 New Hampshire...... 78.8 77.7 79.0 78.0 143.6 145.5 146.4 148.1 11.5 11.8 11.7 12.0 New Jersey......... 350.8 345.7 349.4 344.7 897.0 900.8 909.4 914.6 101.6 102.1 102.1 101.4 New Mexico......... 35.8 36.0 35.4 35.7 138.3 140.7 140.0 142.0 15.6 13.9 15.9 13.8 New York........... 609.5 593.6 605.7 590.1 1,508.5 1,511.6 1,531.4 1,534.2 277.2 276.5 278.3 277.4 North Carolina..... 591.7 579.5 590.5 577.4 736.2 740.5 739.0 744.9 76.0 74.5 75.2 74.4 North Dakota....... 23.5 23.7 23.6 23.6 73.4 73.8 73.7 74.2 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.8 Ohio............... 831.0 825.4 831.8 826.7 1,068.7 1,060.6 1,079.5 1,072.2 96.1 94.2 96.4 94.6 Oklahoma........... 142.9 142.0 142.7 142.0 280.9 281.4 283.7 284.6 30.6 31.9 30.3 32.0 Oregon............. 197.6 201.0 196.8 199.9 321.2 327.7 321.9 330.3 33.1 32.7 33.5 32.6 Pennsylvania....... 705.0 689.8 703.7 689.3 1,138.4 1,155.7 1,149.3 1,165.9 122.2 122.0 122.0 122.6 Rhode Island....... 59.2 58.4 59.1 58.2 83.2 83.6 84.0 84.6 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.8 South Carolina..... 274.3 270.2 272.2 269.2 350.5 356.3 352.8 361.0 26.6 25.7 26.8 25.7 South Dakota....... 38.1 38.2 38.2 38.4 77.9 78.7 78.4 78.9 6.9 6.7 6.9 6.8 Tennessee.......... 414.5 414.8 414.7 414.3 596.1 601.5 603.0 608.3 51.9 50.8 52.1 51.0 Texas.............. 892.8 878.8 891.3 877.1 1,960.3 1,990.7 1,977.6 2,013.6 231.5 231.6 231.0 231.7 Utah............... 112.4 116.3 112.3 116.3 219.0 225.9 221.8 228.9 30.5 30.4 30.6 30.6 Vermont............ 37.2 37.4 37.3 37.4 58.8 59.0 59.6 60.1 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 Virginia........... 298.6 295.6 296.5 296.6 654.8 669.3 662.8 671.0 101.1 99.4 101.3 100.1 Washington......... 261.8 262.4 260.2 261.5 523.3 538.0 528.9 542.9 92.4 98.3 93.2 98.5 West Virginia...... 64.6 63.7 63.4 63.6 136.1 139.8 139.0 139.7 12.7 12.0 12.6 11.8 Wisconsin.......... 502.9 519.8 501.4 516.8 552.4 570.9 554.8 571.4 48.8 48.4 49.5 48.7 Wyoming............ 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.7 48.9 49.8 48.9 50.0 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 Puerto Rico........ 116.7 114.0 116.6 113.9 180.7 188.6 189.1 192.9 21.2 22.9 20.9 23.0 Financial activities Professional and business Education and health services services November December November December November December 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p Alabama............ 96.8 96.1 97.2 96.0 187.4 192.8 187.1 192.5 189.4 191.0 187.8 189.5 Alaska............. 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.5 22.3 22.4 22.4 22.5 33.7 35.3 33.9 35.5 Arizona............ 161.2 163.4 161.1 164.8 324.6 335.1 326.1 335.6 253.1 263.9 253.6 264.7 Arkansas........... 50.5 51.5 50.7 51.8 103.4 104.7 102.3 104.0 142.4 146.2 142.4 145.8 California......... 895.7 904.0 896.8 906.2 2,142.4 2,206.4 2,147.0 2,213.2 1,563.1 1,584.8 1,566.8 1,583.8 Colorado........... 155.1 155.3 155.4 157.2 286.6 301.7 285.9 301.6 217.1 220.4 218.3 221.2 Connecticut........ 143.5 142.6 143.7 142.7 196.4 195.1 196.0 194.7 268.2 270.9 268.6 270.9 Delaware .......... 44.9 46.2 44.9 46.3 59.6 61.0 59.9 61.2 50.2 52.4 50.3 53.3 District of Columbia........ 31.0 30.9 31.1 31.1 143.0 147.7 143.6 148.2 90.9 91.3 90.0 90.3 Florida............ 488.1 495.2 488.8 495.9 1,284.5 1,342.9 1,285.1 1,348.2 898.3 926.2 900.2 926.4 Georgia............ 217.5 220.8 217.6 221.4 500.4 511.1 501.8 511.6 392.7 401.8 390.6 402.2 Hawaii ............ 28.5 29.1 28.6 29.2 70.4 70.8 70.7 71.5 67.1 69.2 67.2 69.5 Idaho ............. 27.2 27.9 27.4 27.9 71.3 76.4 71.1 75.6 64.4 66.4 64.6 66.3 Illinois........... 404.8 407.5 405.0 407.7 777.2 781.0 770.7 776.1 726.2 735.5 726.4 735.4 Indiana............ 140.6 141.2 140.7 141.6 259.5 262.7 258.9 261.4 367.5 373.6 367.6 373.7 Iowa............... 96.5 101.0 97.0 101.4 106.0 106.0 105.9 106.1 195.0 198.8 194.8 198.6 Kansas............. 70.4 71.5 70.8 71.9 125.0 127.8 125.1 127.7 159.0 161.1 158.5 160.9 Kentucky........... 86.9 88.0 86.8 88.0 157.0 157.0 157.5 157.0 231.4 234.4 230.4 234.0 Louisiana.......... 99.8 101.0 100.7 101.1 178.4 177.3 178.1 178.6 252.2 249.8 249.4 247.6 Maine.............. 34.8 34.6 35.0 34.6 51.2 52.1 50.9 52.0 108.5 110.2 108.1 110.1 Maryland........... 156.5 159.1 156.9 159.9 365.1 375.5 363.8 374.8 343.8 353.9 344.3 354.1 Massachusetts...... 221.3 220.3 222.0 221.5 435.2 434.9 435.1 434.4 588.8 591.2 586.1 589.7 Michigan........... 218.4 214.4 217.7 214.7 586.2 594.4 578.3 579.9 558.6 558.1 556.4 553.5 Minnesota.......... 177.8 176.3 178.1 176.9 299.4 301.7 295.8 297.3 371.2 381.4 369.8 381.2 Mississippi........ 46.3 45.5 46.6 45.7 82.4 84.0 81.1 84.1 115.9 120.5 116.0 120.5 Missouri .......... 163.0 166.1 163.0 166.7 306.6 312.2 303.8 311.3 360.1 371.3 359.9 371.5 Montana............ 20.3 21.4 20.4 21.1 32.9 34.0 32.8 32.9 53.9 55.2 54.2 54.8 Nebraska........... 61.4 63.4 61.6 63.7 92.7 94.5 92.8 94.4 113.9 113.2 114.0 113.1 Nevada............. 60.1 62.3 60.3 62.6 125.5 135.6 124.2 134.5 77.3 80.9 77.5 81.1 New Hampshire...... 37.3 38.9 37.4 38.7 54.0 54.4 54.4 54.0 94.7 96.7 94.8 97.1 New Jersey......... 279.2 288.4 279.6 289.2 578.3 589.4 578.5 588.9 547.2 561.8 547.9 563.1 New Mexico......... 34.0 34.7 34.1 35.1 88.8 91.1 88.9 91.7 101.9 105.2 101.8 105.0 New York........... 699.7 705.8 701.7 707.6 1,049.6 1,071.5 1,051.6 1,074.4 1,533.0 1,556.6 1,533.7 1,559.8 North Carolina..... 192.0 197.4 192.2 197.2 426.9 449.4 422.7 446.9 435.0 453.5 435.3 454.2 North Dakota....... 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.7 23.9 24.0 23.5 23.8 47.8 48.1 47.5 48.2 Ohio............... 312.9 314.0 313.3 313.7 607.1 608.0 602.9 603.1 741.3 744.6 740.9 743.9 Oklahoma........... 84.2 84.3 84.0 84.5 155.1 159.2 153.6 158.6 176.5 180.0 176.4 180.0 Oregon............. 99.1 99.6 98.8 99.8 173.1 178.5 173.5 179.9 190.3 199.0 189.4 198.3 Pennsylvania....... 337.3 337.7 338.2 338.8 597.9 615.3 593.7 612.2 997.2 1,012.0 992.6 1,009.7 Rhode Island....... 33.8 33.2 33.7 33.4 50.3 50.0 49.9 50.4 92.2 94.7 92.6 94.8 South Carolina..... 90.4 90.8 91.1 90.0 187.1 188.1 186.3 188.0 183.9 196.4 183.8 196.4 South Dakota....... 27.6 27.8 28.1 27.9 23.9 23.7 23.8 23.4 55.8 56.0 55.7 55.8 Tennessee.......... 140.0 140.4 140.3 140.7 290.4 289.0 292.3 290.4 318.1 322.8 318.1 323.0 Texas.............. 585.9 591.5 587.0 593.1 1,051.8 1,070.9 1,052.3 1,070.7 1,135.7 1,168.8 1,136.8 1,170.0 Utah............... 64.8 65.2 65.6 65.9 134.2 141.6 133.8 140.5 122.0 127.1 122.0 128.1 Vermont............ 13.1 13.1 13.2 13.0 20.4 20.9 20.2 20.7 53.7 54.9 53.9 55.1 Virginia........... 189.1 194.7 189.7 195.8 559.6 584.0 558.3 584.5 374.4 375.6 375.4 376.7 Washington......... 154.3 158.5 154.9 158.9 297.2 307.8 296.3 306.0 316.3 324.8 316.3 324.6 West Virginia...... 31.0 31.7 31.1 31.4 56.8 56.7 57.4 57.3 108.3 109.7 107.7 110.0 Wisconsin.......... 160.1 162.7 160.1 163.7 248.2 265.9 244.3 262.4 374.6 383.3 373.9 384.8 Wyoming............ 10.5 10.7 10.5 10.7 15.3 15.4 15.3 15.1 21.3 22.1 21.4 21.9 Puerto Rico........ 41.7 41.6 42.1 42.3 96.4 93.1 96.3 93.4 91.6 92.9 91.8 94.2 Leisure and hospitality Other services Government November December November December November December 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p Alabama............ 153.6 155.2 154.2 156.0 82.9 83.6 82.8 83.4 363.8 364.4 363.1 363.6 Alaska............. 27.1 27.3 27.3 27.4 11.3 10.9 11.2 10.8 82.5 82.3 83.1 82.6 Arizona............ 234.1 240.9 234.6 242.3 86.0 88.3 86.2 88.4 407.2 424.8 407.5 417.8 Arkansas........... 87.1 88.9 86.1 87.7 40.4 40.7 40.5 40.7 202.6 204.5 202.4 204.2 California......... 1,389.0 1,410.7 1,395.5 1,415.4 504.6 502.7 503.4 501.0 2,429.6 2,408.9 2,416.7 2,399.2 Colorado........... 237.8 242.7 249.8 254.2 85.4 86.7 85.4 87.2 364.6 366.0 362.7 364.1 Connecticut........ 124.7 129.6 125.4 130.6 62.6 63.3 62.8 63.8 251.5 250.0 250.1 249.1 Delaware .......... 38.0 38.8 37.1 38.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.1 59.0 59.7 59.4 60.0 District of Columbia........ 50.4 51.8 49.8 51.6 55.5 55.7 55.9 55.7 228.8 230.6 230.2 231.5 Florida............ 807.2 829.7 817.1 838.9 320.3 328.3 323.0 330.1 1,080.1 1,101.8 1,080.5 1,103.9 Georgia............ 349.9 354.5 350.9 355.2 174.0 175.8 171.0 175.4 639.7 649.8 640.4 649.2 Hawaii ............ 100.1 105.1 101.4 105.7 24.6 24.5 24.6 24.5 121.3 124.7 122.2 123.7 Idaho ............. 51.6 53.0 52.6 53.9 18.1 18.2 18.1 18.2 114.8 117.6 114.4 116.8 Illinois........... 498.2 509.0 495.5 506.5 249.8 249.9 249.4 250.1 865.3 862.5 865.4 859.4 Indiana............ 272.8 273.2 272.6 273.3 105.2 106.2 105.0 106.3 436.8 440.3 436.2 435.7 Iowa............... 124.1 124.6 123.1 124.4 56.1 57.3 56.1 57.6 252.3 250.1 251.4 248.9 Kansas............. 109.6 113.7 108.6 112.7 52.2 53.6 52.2 53.6 256.9 267.4 256.9 267.0 Kentucky........... 158.3 166.8 155.5 164.3 78.1 79.5 78.0 79.3 312.4 310.3 311.2 309.2 Louisiana.......... 199.1 200.8 198.2 198.8 70.6 70.9 69.3 71.5 384.5 384.7 381.5 381.8 Maine.............. 52.2 53.0 51.9 52.7 21.3 21.3 21.3 21.5 108.1 109.2 108.4 109.3 Maryland........... 216.7 224.1 215.7 222.6 116.5 117.8 116.3 118.4 473.2 477.3 472.5 475.9 Massachusetts...... 283.2 290.5 279.6 286.1 117.1 117.6 117.3 118.4 418.8 419.4 419.4 418.9 Michigan........... 391.5 388.7 390.5 387.9 170.7 173.3 169.9 171.1 707.6 704.0 697.5 693.6 Minnesota.......... 230.1 234.1 230.0 233.7 119.2 118.8 118.3 118.6 408.5 407.7 408.8 406.5 Mississippi........ 122.4 124.4 122.4 123.2 37.2 37.2 36.4 36.5 246.6 247.7 247.0 246.5 Missouri .......... 261.4 265.5 258.7 261.1 118.2 120.1 118.0 120.3 439.0 444.4 438.9 444.1 Montana............ 50.0 49.7 50.0 51.0 16.0 16.3 16.3 16.5 88.2 88.1 87.5 87.9 Nebraska........... 77.7 77.9 76.7 77.7 35.1 34.5 34.9 34.6 163.1 163.2 162.4 162.8 Nevada............. 305.0 311.5 304.6 311.8 30.6 32.2 30.6 32.2 138.8 144.8 139.7 145.2 New Hampshire...... 59.1 62.5 59.8 62.8 19.6 19.4 19.6 19.5 94.6 95.1 94.4 95.4 New Jersey......... 314.4 325.8 312.2 324.6 153.6 156.8 153.7 156.8 643.4 659.7 642.4 659.9 New Mexico......... 79.6 81.6 80.0 82.2 28.2 28.5 28.1 28.4 199.9 202.3 200.3 202.6 New York........... 642.7 654.5 643.6 656.0 350.8 354.0 350.8 354.9 1,506.7 1,501.3 1,504.4 1,499.5 North Carolina..... 327.9 338.1 325.1 334.5 161.9 161.1 160.7 160.4 671.0 685.0 667.2 681.9 North Dakota....... 29.7 29.6 29.7 29.5 15.3 15.4 15.3 15.5 78.2 78.3 78.6 78.4 Ohio............... 481.1 475.1 478.2 473.5 226.2 225.6 226.2 226.2 816.8 816.6 817.9 815.2 Oklahoma........... 124.8 127.3 122.8 126.8 75.0 73.5 74.9 73.8 294.8 302.1 295.9 302.4 Oregon............. 149.1 152.0 149.8 150.1 56.1 58.1 57.2 58.8 274.9 279.8 272.7 276.3 Pennsylvania....... 460.2 473.6 460.1 473.3 260.1 264.5 260.9 265.4 761.3 764.3 756.4 759.5 Rhode Island....... 48.7 50.0 48.2 49.7 23.0 23.6 23.2 23.5 68.0 68.0 68.1 67.5 South Carolina..... 191.0 200.6 189.5 198.6 64.6 64.5 64.3 64.6 338.4 344.2 340.0 341.9 South Dakota....... 38.3 38.9 37.5 38.3 16.0 16.3 16.0 16.3 75.5 76.4 75.9 76.4 Tennessee.......... 247.2 253.1 245.6 251.4 103.3 103.2 103.5 103.4 417.8 417.2 418.6 417.9 Texas.............. 849.3 861.5 849.6 860.8 354.3 356.3 354.6 356.8 1,676.5 1,697.6 1,669.4 1,690.7 Utah............... 97.6 100.7 101.1 103.2 32.8 32.8 32.8 33.0 200.7 202.0 201.0 202.1 Vermont............ 29.4 29.7 32.6 33.4 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.1 54.7 55.0 54.9 55.1 Virginia........... 299.6 302.9 297.5 298.9 181.3 184.5 181.5 184.1 656.1 674.1 650.7 670.2 Washington......... 243.1 248.9 242.8 248.7 99.2 101.3 99.6 101.5 536.3 541.1 530.3 534.8 West Virginia...... 65.4 67.4 65.3 68.0 55.3 55.8 55.4 56.0 143.4 144.5 143.1 144.2 Wisconsin.......... 238.2 240.9 237.0 240.6 127.3 127.7 129.5 127.2 419.9 419.0 417.9 413.6 Wyoming............ 27.2 27.9 28.0 29.0 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.9 64.9 65.7 65.3 65.9 Puerto Rico........ 68.6 70.2 70.2 70.7 16.2 15.8 15.9 16.1 302.5 313.3 309.2 319.7 1 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from 2003 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.