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State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, January 23, 2024	                     USDL-24-0095

Technical information:
 Employment:    (202) 691-6559  *  sminfo@bls.gov    *  www.bls.gov/sae   
 Unemployment:  (202) 691-6392  *  lausinfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov/lau

Media contact:  (202) 691-5902  *  PressOffice@bls.gov


                STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- DECEMBER 2023


Unemployment rates were higher in December in 15 states, lower in 1 state, 
and stable in 34 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor 
Statistics reported today. Eighteen states and the District had jobless rate 
increases from a year earlier, 15 states had decreases, and 17 states had little 
change. The national unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent but was
0.2 percentage point higher than in December 2022.

Nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in all 50 states and the 
District of Columbia in December 2023. Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment 
increased in 30 states and was essentially unchanged in 20 states and the District.

This news release presents statistics from two monthly programs. The civilian 
labor force and unemployment data are modeled based largely on a survey of 
households. These data pertain to individuals by where they reside. The employment
data are from an establishment survey that measures nonfarm employment, hours, and 
earnings by industry. These data pertain to jobs on payrolls defined by where the 
establishments are located. For more information about the concepts and statistical 
methodologies used by these two programs, see the Technical Note.

Unemployment

Maryland and North Dakota had the lowest jobless rates in December, 1.9 percent
each. The next lowest rate was in South Dakota, 2.0 percent. Nevada had the highest
unemployment rate, 5.4 percent. In total, 16 states had unemployment rates lower 
than the U.S. figure of 3.7 percent, 5 states and the District of Columbia had higher
rates, and 29 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the
nation. (See tables A and 1.)

In December, 15 states had over-the-month unemployment rate increases, the largest of
which were in Massachusetts and Rhode Island (+0.3 percentage point each). Minnesota 
had the only rate decrease (-0.2 percentage point). Thirty-four states and the District
of Columbia had jobless rates that were not notably different from those of a month
earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the 
significant changes. (See table B.)

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate increases from 
December 2022, the largest of which was in New Jersey (+1.5 percentage points). 
Fifteen states had over-the-year rate decreases, the largest of which were in 
Maryland and Oregon (-1.1 percentage points each). Seventeen states had jobless 
rates that were not notably different from those of a year earlier, though some 
had changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes. 
(See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in all 50 states and the 
District of Columbia in December 2023.

Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 30 states and was essentially
unchanged in 20 states and the District of Columbia. The largest job gains occurred 
in Texas (+369,600), California (+311,600), and Florida (+240,600). The largest 
percentage increase occurred in Nevada (+3.8 percent), followed by Idaho and South
Dakota (+3.0 percent each). (See table D.)

_____________
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for December 2023 is 
scheduled to be released on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The Regional 
and State Unemployment 2023 Annual Averages news release is scheduled to be released on 
Friday, March 1, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The State Employment and Unemployment news 
release for January 2024 is scheduled to be released on Monday, March 11, 2024, at
10:00 a.m. (ET).


  _______________________________________________________________________________
 |										 |
 |          Upcoming Changes to Current Employment Statistics (CES) Data	 |
 |										 |
 | Effective with the release of January 2024 estimates on March 11, 2024, all   |
 | nonfarm payroll employment estimates for states and areas presented in tables |
 | 3 and 4 of this news release will be adjusted to 2023 benchmark levels. Not   |
 | seasonally adjusted data beginning with April 2022 and seasonally adjusted    |
 | data beginning with January 2019 are subject to revision. Some not seasonally |
 | adjusted and seasonally adjusted series may be revised as far back as 1990.   |
 |                                                                               |
 | Also effective with the release of January 2024 estimates on March 11, 2024,  |
 | the CES program will implement a new weight smoothing procedure for state and |
 | metropolitan area employment data. Background information on the new weight   |
 | smoothing procedure is available on the BLS website at                        |
 | www.bls.gov/osmr/research-papers/2014/pdf/st140140.pdf.                       |
 |_______________________________________________________________________________|


  _______________________________________________________________________________
 |										 |
 |          Upcoming Changes to Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data	         |
 |										 |
 | Effective with the release of Regional and State Unemployment 2023 Annual     |
 | Averages on March 1, 2024, the civilian labor force and unemployment data     |
 | for the states, the District of Columbia, and the modeled substate areas      |
 | presented in tables 1 and 2 of this news release will be revised to           |
 | incorporate updated inputs, new population controls, reestimation of models,  |
 | and adjustment to new census division and national control totals. The        |
 | population controls will continue to reflect a "blended base," with elements  |
 | from three independent data sources for April 1, 2020. Data in table 1 will   |
 | be re-seasonally adjusted as well. Both not seasonally adjusted and           |
 | seasonally adjusted data are subject to revision back to 2019.                |         
 |_______________________________________________________________________________|



Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., December 2023, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------
                State                |          Rate(p)
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States (1) ...................|           3.7
                                     |
Alabama .............................|           2.6
California ..........................|           5.1
District of Columbia ................|           5.1
Florida .............................|           3.0
Hawaii ..............................|           2.9
Illinois ............................|           4.8
Kansas ..............................|           2.8
Maryland ............................|           1.9
Minnesota ...........................|           2.9
Montana .............................|           3.2
                                     |
Nebraska ............................|           2.3
Nevada ..............................|           5.4
New Hampshire .......................|           2.5
New Jersey ..........................|           4.8
New York ............................|           4.5
North Dakota ........................|           1.9
South Carolina ......................|           3.0
South Dakota ........................|           2.0
Utah ................................|           2.8
Vermont .............................|           2.2
Virginia ............................|           3.0
Wyoming .............................|           3.0
--------------------------------------------------------------
   (1) Data are not preliminary.
   (p) = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from November 2023 to December 2023, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              | November  | December  |    change(p)
                                |   2023    |  2023(p)  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ........................|     2.4   |     2.6   |       0.2
Arkansas .......................|     3.3   |     3.4   |        .1
California .....................|     4.9   |     5.1   |        .2
Connecticut ....................|     3.6   |     3.8   |        .2
Florida ........................|     2.9   |     3.0   |        .1
Louisiana ......................|     3.5   |     3.7   |        .2
Maine ..........................|     3.0   |     3.2   |        .2
Maryland .......................|     1.8   |     1.9   |        .1
Massachusetts ..................|     2.9   |     3.2   |        .3
Minnesota ......................|     3.1   |     2.9   |       -.2
                                |           |           |
Montana ........................|     3.0   |     3.2   |        .2
New Hampshire ..................|     2.3   |     2.5   |        .2
New York .......................|     4.3   |     4.5   |        .2
Rhode Island ...................|     2.9   |     3.2   |        .3
Virginia .......................|     2.9   |     3.0   |        .1
Washington .....................|     4.0   |     4.2   |        .2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.


Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from December 2022 to December 2023, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              |  December | December  |    change(p)
                                |   2022    |  2023(p)  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska .........................|     3.7   |     4.5   |       0.8
Arizona ........................|     4.0   |     4.3   |        .3
California .....................|     4.1   |     5.1   |       1.0
Colorado .......................|     2.8   |     3.4   |        .6
Delaware .......................|     4.6   |     4.2   |       -.4
District of Columbia ...........|     4.2   |     5.1   |        .9
Florida ........................|     2.7   |     3.0   |        .3
Georgia ........................|     3.1   |     3.4   |        .3
Hawaii .........................|     3.7   |     2.9   |       -.8
Idaho ..........................|     2.8   |     3.3   |        .5
                                |           |           |
Indiana ........................|     3.1   |     3.6   |        .5
Kentucky .......................|     3.9   |     4.3   |        .4
Maryland .......................|     3.0   |     1.9   |      -1.1
Massachusetts ..................|     3.7   |     3.2   |       -.5
Mississippi ....................|     4.0   |     3.3   |       -.7
Missouri .......................|     2.7   |     3.3   |        .6
Montana ........................|     2.6   |     3.2   |        .6
Nebraska .......................|     2.7   |     2.3   |       -.4
New Hampshire ..................|     2.9   |     2.5   |       -.4
New Jersey .....................|     3.3   |     4.8   |       1.5
                                |           |           |
New Mexico .....................|     3.5   |     4.0   |        .5
New York .......................|     4.1   |     4.5   |        .4
North Carolina .................|     3.8   |     3.5   |       -.3
North Dakota ...................|     2.1   |     1.9   |       -.2
Ohio ...........................|     4.1   |     3.7   |       -.4
Oklahoma .......................|     3.2   |     3.4   |        .2
Oregon .........................|     4.8   |     3.7   |      -1.1
Pennsylvania ...................|     4.3   |     3.5   |       -.8
Texas ..........................|     3.8   |     4.0   |        .2
Utah ...........................|     2.4   |     2.8   |        .4
                                |           |           |
Vermont ........................|     3.0   |     2.2   |       -.8
Washington .....................|     4.5   |     4.2   |       -.3
Wisconsin ......................|     3.0   |     3.3   |        .3
Wyoming ........................|     3.9   |     3.0   |       -.9
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
December 2022 to December 2023, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             |  Over-the-year change(p)
            State             |   December  |   December  |---------------------------
                              |     2022    |    2023(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ......................|   2,136,000 |   2,169,200 |      33,200 |      1.6
Arizona ......................|   3,122,600 |   3,189,300 |      66,700 |      2.1
California ...................|  17,869,100 |  18,180,700 |     311,600 |      1.7
Delaware .....................|     477,000 |     486,400 |       9,400 |      2.0
Florida ......................|   9,620,100 |   9,860,700 |     240,600 |      2.5
Georgia ......................|   4,857,400 |   4,955,500 |      98,100 |      2.0
Idaho ........................|     837,400 |     862,400 |      25,000 |      3.0
Illinois .....................|   6,091,600 |   6,149,400 |      57,800 |       .9
Indiana ......................|   3,222,700 |   3,284,700 |      62,000 |      1.9
Kentucky .....................|   1,975,600 |   2,022,300 |      46,700 |      2.4
                              |             |             |             |       
Louisiana ....................|   1,936,600 |   1,973,900 |      37,300 |      1.9
Massachusetts ................|   3,723,900 |   3,793,700 |      69,800 |      1.9
Michigan .....................|   4,389,800 |   4,435,500 |      45,700 |      1.0
Minnesota ....................|   2,958,700 |   3,008,700 |      50,000 |      1.7
Missouri .....................|   2,957,000 |   3,005,100 |      48,100 |      1.6
Nevada .......................|   1,525,900 |   1,583,600 |      57,700 |      3.8
New Jersey ...................|   4,297,400 |   4,367,000 |      69,600 |      1.6
New Mexico ...................|     854,900 |     875,800 |      20,900 |      2.4
North Carolina ...............|   4,852,500 |   4,951,900 |      99,400 |      2.0
North Dakota .................|     430,400 |     439,700 |       9,300 |      2.2
                              |             |             |             |       
Ohio .........................|   5,554,700 |   5,661,100 |     106,400 |      1.9
Pennsylvania .................|   6,071,000 |   6,182,700 |     111,700 |      1.8
South Carolina ...............|   2,263,700 |   2,323,300 |      59,600 |      2.6
South Dakota .................|     456,900 |     470,700 |      13,800 |      3.0
Texas ........................|  13,733,700 |  14,103,300 |     369,600 |      2.7
Utah .........................|   1,695,500 |   1,727,000 |      31,500 |      1.9
Washington ...................|   3,585,500 |   3,653,600 |      68,100 |      1.9
West Virginia ................|     694,900 |     712,900 |      18,000 |      2.6
Wisconsin ....................|   2,983,800 |   3,026,500 |      42,700 |      1.4
Wyoming ......................|     288,400 |     296,500 |       8,100 |      2.8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.




Technical Note
 
   This news release presents civilian labor force and unemployment data for states and selected substate
   areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1 and 2). Also presented are
   nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and industry supersector from the Current Employment
   Statistics (CES) program (tables 3 and 4). The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative
   endeavors.

Civilian labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

   Definitions. The civilian 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 LAUS program measures employed people and unemployed people on a place of-residence basis. The
   universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and older. Employed people
   are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the reference week (typically 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 had a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as
   bad weather, labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation.
   
   Unemployed people are those who were not employed during the reference week (based on the definition above),
   had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week period ending with the reference week, and were 
   currently available for work; people on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted
   as unemployed. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed people. The unemployment rate
   is the number of unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force.

   Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
   metropolitan division, New York City, and the balances of California and New York State are produced using
   time-series models. This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2021, utilizes
   data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) programs. 
   Estimates for the state of California are derived by summing the estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-
   Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State are
   derived by summing the estimates for New York City and the balance of New York State. Estimates for the 
   five additional substate areas contained in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria and Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
   metropolitan areas and the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, Miami-Miami Beach Kendall, and Seattle-
   Bellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their respective balances of state are produced using a similar
   model-based approach.
   
   Each month, estimates for the nine census divisions first are modeled using inputs from the CPS only and
   controlled to the national totals. State estimates then are controlled to their respective census division
   totals. Substate and balance-of-state estimates for the five areas noted above also are controlled to their
   respective state totals. This tiered process of controlling model-based estimates to the U.S. totals is called
   real-time benchmarking. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to 
   the CPS. A more detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request.

   Annual revisions. Civilian labor force and unemployment data for prior years reflect adjustments made after
   the end of each year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau,
   any revisions in the other data sources, and model re-estimation. In most years, historical data for the
   most recent five years are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to the release of January
   estimates. With the introduction of a new generation of time series models in 2021, historical data were
   re-estimated back to the series beginnings in 1976, 1990, or 1994.

   Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS models decompose the estimates of employed and unemployed people into trend,
   seasonal, and irregular components. The benchmarked signals of employed and unemployed people first are
   adjusted using an X-11 type of seasonal adjustment filter. The adjusted data then are smoothed using a
   Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space (RKHS) filter. The smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates of employed and
   unemployed people are summed to derive the civilian labor force, and the unemployment rate then is 
   calculated as the unemployed percent of the civilian labor force. The resulting smoothed-seasonally adjusted
   unemployment rate estimates are analyzed in this news release and published on the BLS website.
   
   During estimation for the current year, the smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates for a given month are
   created using an asymmetric filter that incorporates information from previous observations only. For
   annual revisions, historical data are smoothed using a two-sided filter.

   Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the delineations that were issued
   by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on April 10, 2018. A detailed list of the geographic definitions
   is available online at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. 

Employment--from the CES program

   Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of
   the pay period that 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 counted on each payroll. 
   Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2022 version of
   the North American Industry Classification System. 

   Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several estimation procedures.
   Where possible, these data are produced using a "weighted link relative" estimation technique in which a
   ratio of current month weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed
   from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month
   are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month’s employment estimates. The weighted
   link relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample size meets certain statistical criteria.
   For some employment series, the estimates are produced with a model that uses direct sample estimates 
   (described above) combined with other regressors to compensate for smaller sample sizes. 

   Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,
   derived principally from tax reports that 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 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. Information on recent benchmark revisions is 
   available online at www.bls.gov/web/laus/bmrk_article.htm.

   Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the statewide expanded supersector
   level. In some cases, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the
   independently adjusted supersector series. In other cases, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total
   is independently adjusted. Revisions to historical data for the most recent five years are made once a 
   year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.
   
   Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted concurrently, using all available estimates including those
   for the current month, to develop sample-based seasonal factors. Concurrent sample-based factors are 
   created every month for the current month’s preliminary estimate as well as the previous month’s final 
   estimate. 

   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. Each state series is subject to larger relative sampling and 
   nonsampling errors than the national series. Summing state estimates 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.

Reliability of the estimates

    The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling
    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 specific estimation processes used.

    Use of error measures. Changes in state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll employment are 
    cited in the analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be statistically significant
    at the 90-percent confidence level. Furthermore, state unemployment rates for the current month generally
    are cited only if they have been determined to be significantly different from the U.S. rate at the 
    90-percent confidence level. The underlying model-based standard error measures for unemployment rates
    and over-the-month and over-the-year changes in rates are available at www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm.
    The underlying standard error measures for over-the-month and over-the-year changes in state payroll
    employment data at the total nonfarm and supersector levels are available at 
    www.bls.gov/web/laus/790stderr.htm. Measures of nonsampling error are not available.

Additional information

    Estimates of civilian labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well as nonfarm payroll
    employment from the CES program, for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions are available in
    the news release Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of civilian labor force,
    employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for approximately 7,600 subnational areas
    are available online at www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES program for states and 
    metropolitan areas are available online at www.bls.gov/sae/. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or
    have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.




LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
Dec.
2022
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023(p)
Number Percent of labor force
Dec.
2022
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023(p)
Dec.
2022
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023(p)

Alabama

2,283,890 2,313,224 2,318,659 2,323,552 59,986 52,182 55,462 59,454 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.6

Alaska

356,433 357,736 358,123 358,018 13,249 15,373 15,736 16,098 3.7 4.3 4.4 4.5

Arizona

3,640,559 3,719,059 3,731,906 3,738,201 145,861 154,881 159,311 160,971 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.3

Arkansas

1,373,033 1,393,178 1,392,889 1,391,742 47,352 42,593 45,307 47,798 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.4

California

19,272,358 19,373,596 19,360,472 19,356,852 790,262 931,500 953,838 982,995 4.1 4.8 4.9 5.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

4,949,290 5,017,552 4,998,367 4,981,339 228,496 261,194 263,893 266,496 4.6 5.2 5.3 5.3

Colorado

3,198,338 3,246,997 3,249,737 3,249,321 89,130 105,946 107,906 109,569 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.4

Connecticut

1,914,328 1,898,950 1,900,075 1,900,006 76,207 65,657 67,830 72,024 4.0 3.5 3.6 3.8

Delaware

495,435 509,289 510,181 511,122 23,030 21,422 21,634 21,722 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.2

District of Columbia

388,214 396,673 398,217 400,206 16,349 19,881 19,997 20,458 4.2 5.0 5.0 5.1

Florida

10,839,794 11,173,177 11,190,196 11,194,351 290,801 317,963 324,088 334,018 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,383,368 1,385,483 1,389,294 1,390,718 29,831 22,079 20,206 20,957 2.2 1.6 1.5 1.5

Georgia

5,233,716 5,349,254 5,360,623 5,363,487 161,461 182,950 184,453 182,513 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.4

Hawaii

679,695 675,131 675,156 674,915 25,191 19,388 19,523 19,902 3.7 2.9 2.9 2.9

Idaho

954,796 971,153 973,944 975,560 26,377 31,459 32,203 32,641 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.3

Illinois

6,469,544 6,451,166 6,464,012 6,465,934 297,260 296,625 306,191 310,209 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.8

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,860,600 3,805,365 3,811,376 3,808,339 187,425 157,726 168,126 172,786 4.9 4.1 4.4 4.5

Indiana

3,410,069 3,421,643 3,423,251 3,420,262 107,399 123,269 125,247 124,005 3.1 3.6 3.7 3.6

Iowa

1,722,709 1,735,944 1,729,262 1,720,760 52,349 55,991 57,212 55,783 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.2

Kansas

1,505,800 1,521,168 1,519,456 1,516,911 43,868 44,065 43,728 43,004 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8

Kentucky

2,039,859 2,040,632 2,036,642 2,032,992 80,066 85,550 87,273 87,681 3.9 4.2 4.3 4.3

Louisiana

2,083,547 2,087,258 2,087,074 2,087,724 73,536 69,849 72,958 77,792 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.7

Maine

671,868 686,867 689,764 691,403 20,517 19,279 20,501 21,812 3.1 2.8 3.0 3.2

Maryland

3,161,834 3,197,464 3,196,173 3,196,995 95,998 55,417 56,506 62,163 3.0 1.7 1.8 1.9

Massachusetts

3,726,395 3,721,368 3,729,003 3,742,856 136,827 102,480 107,689 120,269 3.7 2.8 2.9 3.2

Michigan

4,833,347 5,012,896 5,036,465 5,045,114 209,071 206,962 215,745 216,300 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.3

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,101,880 2,177,674 2,187,667 2,193,448 78,054 83,139 89,696 90,972 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.1

Minnesota

3,085,863 3,114,307 3,106,774 3,100,184 90,924 100,082 96,129 91,336 2.9 3.2 3.1 2.9

Mississippi

1,242,067 1,232,793 1,230,668 1,230,121 50,106 40,222 40,252 40,132 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3

Missouri

3,067,527 3,129,508 3,125,319 3,119,953 81,965 97,822 100,929 101,920 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.3

Montana

569,549 579,158 580,532 581,755 15,073 16,431 17,293 18,501 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2

Nebraska

1,060,024 1,059,437 1,059,118 1,058,103 28,181 23,293 24,106 24,661 2.7 2.2 2.3 2.3

Nevada

1,568,319 1,607,481 1,616,309 1,622,594 86,543 87,220 87,152 87,485 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4

New Hampshire

769,222 759,294 761,068 762,154 22,036 16,288 17,716 18,819 2.9 2.1 2.3 2.5

New Jersey

4,764,691 4,858,862 4,848,233 4,840,645 157,204 223,153 227,945 231,786 3.3 4.6 4.7 4.8

New Mexico

944,992 966,547 968,473 969,463 32,785 36,990 37,802 38,486 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.0

New York

9,626,379 9,774,474 9,787,826 9,780,255 395,461 409,476 420,640 435,952 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.5

New York City

4,112,579 4,156,395 4,147,891 4,137,830 209,936 222,534 221,029 223,172 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.4

North Carolina

5,160,268 5,272,521 5,277,812 5,279,275 198,043 179,398 182,196 185,281 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.5

North Dakota

414,630 417,198 416,975 416,791 8,850 7,869 7,827 7,824 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9

Ohio

5,720,233 5,808,596 5,808,567 5,805,668 235,746 206,840 211,556 214,255 4.1 3.6 3.6 3.7

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,022,685 1,041,658 1,043,370 1,042,893 45,829 39,086 39,097 39,333 4.5 3.8 3.7 3.8

Oklahoma

1,890,029 1,957,399 1,965,413 1,973,991 59,659 62,100 65,393 68,069 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4

Oregon

2,183,610 2,144,399 2,147,592 2,152,317 104,143 76,598 78,205 80,494 4.8 3.6 3.6 3.7

Pennsylvania

6,481,162 6,499,241 6,515,950 6,528,257 281,447 223,303 224,716 225,723 4.3 3.4 3.4 3.5

Rhode Island

566,352 572,880 574,155 575,122 18,157 15,644 16,683 18,221 3.2 2.7 2.9 3.2

South Carolina

2,371,550 2,465,087 2,471,675 2,476,805 77,159 71,873 73,338 74,852 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.0

South Dakota

475,056 484,760 485,200 485,365 10,346 9,861 9,917 9,932 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0

Tennessee

3,322,094 3,392,754 3,397,603 3,402,653 115,593 113,493 118,495 120,771 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.5

Texas

14,706,480 15,162,096 15,192,755 15,203,934 560,929 625,307 616,227 609,031 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.0

Utah

1,753,994 1,812,970 1,813,353 1,813,318 42,567 49,238 50,332 50,905 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.8

Vermont

343,969 349,914 351,071 352,076 10,378 7,135 7,544 7,739 3.0 2.0 2.1 2.2

Virginia

4,470,272 4,615,515 4,624,829 4,623,066 139,741 122,801 132,139 138,771 3.1 2.7 2.9 3.0

Washington

4,015,286 4,055,976 4,057,720 4,059,627 182,517 153,315 161,573 170,380 4.5 3.8 4.0 4.2

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,781,209 1,817,235 1,820,884 1,820,891 57,086 61,097 64,745 66,198 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.6

West Virginia

784,323 790,479 791,058 791,571 31,859 31,977 32,882 33,685 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.3

Wisconsin

3,068,610 3,142,324 3,146,370 3,148,592 91,940 102,034 104,192 104,731 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.3

Wyoming

293,595 298,201 298,253 297,661 11,348 8,751 9,020 8,968 3.9 2.9 3.0 3.0

Puerto Rico

1,188,817 1,197,592 1,207,117 1,210,979 71,625 68,937 68,651 68,665 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(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. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.


LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
November December Number Percent of labor force
2022 2023 2022 2023(p) November December November December
2022 2023 2022 2023(p) 2022 2023 2022 2023(p)

Alabama

2,284,604 2,340,322 2,286,709 2,329,102 51,233 57,953 49,167 61,670 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.6

Alaska

354,496 358,102 354,714 354,046 13,152 15,778 12,822 16,392 3.7 4.4 3.6 4.6

Arizona

3,647,457 3,765,484 3,645,105 3,726,943 130,494 149,827 120,978 141,162 3.6 4.0 3.3 3.8

Arkansas

1,364,205 1,380,208 1,362,369 1,372,350 38,916 42,531 39,515 46,735 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.4

California

19,350,057 19,382,806 19,336,344 19,207,991 779,616 946,463 748,684 972,262 4.0 4.9 3.9 5.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

4,986,416 4,960,636 4,965,511 4,894,827 226,284 245,824 218,468 243,656 4.5 5.0 4.4 5.0

Colorado

3,203,799 3,269,255 3,202,346 3,235,414 88,386 104,649 81,136 105,087 2.8 3.2 2.5 3.2

Connecticut

1,915,432 1,907,862 1,901,411 1,886,117 65,299 66,366 61,252 73,068 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.9

Delaware

493,999 508,380 494,576 510,830 20,874 19,100 20,600 18,971 4.2 3.8 4.2 3.7

District of Columbia

386,175 400,785 386,520 402,075 15,712 19,247 15,733 19,176 4.1 4.8 4.1 4.8

Florida

10,828,238 11,184,520 10,862,301 11,121,678 284,382 325,848 250,216 321,827 2.6 2.9 2.3 2.9

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,379,414 1,411,953 1,397,307 1,391,159 28,781 19,285 27,771 22,694 2.1 1.4 2.0 1.6

Georgia

5,231,596 5,369,686 5,248,482 5,336,733 146,249 163,138 145,435 153,551 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.9

Hawaii

680,226 678,256 680,927 672,952 26,347 19,835 23,514 19,211 3.9 2.9 3.5 2.9

Idaho

953,486 978,789 952,696 971,638 23,973 30,495 22,824 30,567 2.5 3.1 2.4 3.1

Illinois

6,456,955 6,498,213 6,438,153 6,404,211 268,071 272,744 260,429 269,963 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.2

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,848,800 3,833,436 3,838,545 3,762,879 168,589 166,272 162,187 145,962 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.9

Indiana

3,408,814 3,436,138 3,396,110 3,384,774 99,838 118,038 87,295 96,202 2.9 3.4 2.6 2.8

Iowa

1,720,546 1,707,076 1,716,118 1,687,655 45,111 48,701 49,754 44,983 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.7

Kansas

1,506,563 1,511,087 1,507,786 1,501,833 38,166 32,132 36,930 30,612 2.5 2.1 2.4 2.0

Kentucky

2,034,283 2,029,527 2,030,826 2,019,568 68,575 79,832 66,610 77,502 3.4 3.9 3.3 3.8

Louisiana

2,089,080 2,089,964 2,083,961 2,071,208 66,367 73,233 66,596 78,483 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.8

Maine

666,439 694,095 666,164 685,741 19,003 21,942 17,994 23,245 2.9 3.2 2.7 3.4

Maryland

3,156,027 3,190,446 3,163,206 3,175,604 88,603 56,436 79,530 64,387 2.8 1.8 2.5 2.0

Massachusetts

3,715,913 3,744,869 3,715,508 3,747,957 120,931 104,563 123,092 130,561 3.3 2.8 3.3 3.5

Michigan

4,825,413 5,077,787 4,820,879 5,007,910 170,445 180,413 181,172 177,226 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.5

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,101,369 2,206,735 2,110,988 2,199,087 65,092 85,499 68,384 72,983 3.1 3.9 3.2 3.3

Minnesota

3,078,424 3,072,985 3,085,422 3,077,287 75,792 58,165 97,776 79,223 2.5 1.9 3.2 2.6

Mississippi

1,236,060 1,224,803 1,236,831 1,226,148 43,490 31,661 41,105 32,428 3.5 2.6 3.3 2.6

Missouri

3,053,880 3,090,934 3,063,184 3,081,975 68,723 88,313 68,213 86,522 2.3 2.9 2.2 2.8

Montana

566,024 581,251 565,461 578,459 12,762 17,403 14,453 21,793 2.3 3.0 2.6 3.8

Nebraska

1,057,744 1,056,704 1,056,963 1,048,287 23,789 21,568 24,433 22,850 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.2

Nevada

1,566,809 1,634,406 1,562,272 1,620,298 82,969 79,043 80,095 81,737 5.3 4.8 5.1 5.0

New Hampshire

766,352 764,677 767,992 759,646 20,341 19,349 19,214 19,066 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5

New Jersey

4,761,059 4,813,602 4,775,069 4,819,766 146,522 208,611 148,454 215,650 3.1 4.3 3.1 4.5

New Mexico

949,624 979,095 950,456 970,448 29,828 36,546 28,052 35,253 3.1 3.7 3.0 3.6

New York

9,563,388 9,786,493 9,574,556 9,645,984 365,500 395,592 366,139 426,712 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.4

New York City

4,095,236 4,121,463 4,113,259 4,080,873 206,445 195,078 205,284 207,156 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.1

North Carolina

5,144,500 5,264,056 5,126,883 5,225,936 184,461 177,149 163,788 167,065 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.2

North Dakota

410,014 412,196 409,011 409,259 7,086 5,819 8,347 7,131 1.7 1.4 2.0 1.7

Ohio

5,700,958 5,809,995 5,698,019 5,741,173 192,853 174,939 197,925 178,534 3.4 3.0 3.5 3.1

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,014,043 1,045,531 1,010,141 1,015,339 36,204 28,486 34,491 31,257 3.6 2.7 3.4 3.1

Oklahoma

1,896,655 1,980,598 1,886,457 1,978,615 54,446 64,744 49,524 64,012 2.9 3.3 2.6 3.2

Oregon

2,185,639 2,161,117 2,176,351 2,159,283 99,348 74,807 99,086 83,367 4.5 3.5 4.6 3.9

Pennsylvania

6,454,677 6,550,383 6,452,027 6,493,055 253,823 192,925 247,618 190,448 3.9 2.9 3.8 2.9

Rhode Island

566,590 578,755 562,580 574,161 16,872 18,363 13,110 18,979 3.0 3.2 2.3 3.3

South Carolina

2,351,868 2,469,138 2,357,355 2,463,552 66,880 72,408 70,510 75,252 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1

South Dakota

473,627 483,823 472,483 479,519 9,011 8,175 10,256 9,739 1.9 1.7 2.2 2.0

Tennessee

3,308,733 3,395,592 3,300,137 3,392,133 104,278 114,194 96,764 102,515 3.2 3.4 2.9 3.0

Texas

14,765,864 15,276,313 14,773,939 15,147,835 543,279 534,672 513,171 528,483 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.5

Utah

1,762,976 1,821,316 1,761,651 1,809,122 38,865 46,982 37,320 45,679 2.2 2.6 2.1 2.5

Vermont

342,596 352,498 342,924 351,165 9,451 7,033 9,179 6,924 2.8 2.0 2.7 2.0

Virginia

4,449,271 4,607,249 4,457,897 4,547,751 133,361 133,782 117,355 123,186 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.7

Washington

4,016,778 4,071,955 4,027,238 4,044,730 177,306 172,260 184,170 187,109 4.4 4.2 4.6 4.6

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,767,151 1,831,152 1,779,111 1,806,714 51,678 70,644 53,616 63,178 2.9 3.9 3.0 3.5

West Virginia

780,781 785,044 776,499 783,556 26,791 28,349 26,253 31,021 3.4 3.6 3.4 4.0

Wisconsin

3,061,150 3,149,521 3,045,784 3,124,860 75,738 86,323 68,255 85,678 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.7

Wyoming

293,469 298,574 292,126 292,264 10,434 8,994 10,374 7,416 3.6 3.0 3.6 2.5

Puerto Rico

1,205,411 1,229,111 1,222,390 1,217,808 74,805 70,396 73,342 70,173 6.2 5.7 6.0 5.8

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(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. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total(1) Construction Manufacturing
Dec.
2022
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023(p)
Dec.
2022
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023(p)
Dec.
2022
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023(p)

Alabama

2,136.0 2,156.6 2,169.1 2,169.2 100.3 102.2 103.5 102.2 278.6 276.0 278.9 280.5

Alaska

325.2 327.4 328.2 329.9 16.4 16.6 16.6 16.6 12.4 11.4 11.7 12.1

Arizona

3,122.6 3,167.2 3,180.1 3,189.3 192.4 200.9 203.7 204.3 196.6 193.9 194.2 194.1

Arkansas

1,347.5 1,359.7 1,356.8 1,362.6 59.2 65.5 65.5 66.8 164.0 161.7 160.6 163.0

California

17,869.1 18,149.2 18,157.3 18,180.7 920.4 939.4 946.1 946.3 1,346.1 1,336.9 1,336.9 1,339.5


Colorado

2,889.9 2,916.2 2,913.7 2,914.0 182.0 178.4 177.5 177.6 154.6 154.9 153.5 152.2

Connecticut

1,673.1 1,698.4 1,698.3 1,695.8 60.4 61.4 60.8 60.0 159.1 158.1 158.4 158.4

Delaware(2)

477.0 486.1 486.3 486.4 24.0 24.4 24.4 24.1 26.4 28.0 27.9 27.8

District of Columbia(2)

770.2 778.6 779.6 780.2 15.2 15.6 15.4 15.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Florida

9,620.1 9,817.1 9,844.2 9,860.7 613.0 616.7 622.8 622.6 420.7 422.2 421.8 424.1


Georgia

4,857.4 4,938.1 4,957.1 4,955.5 219.3 222.3 222.8 224.0 417.9 417.8 419.8 418.2

Hawaii(2)

626.8 632.1 633.5 633.4 39.2 37.6 37.9 37.8 12.7 12.9 13.0 12.8

Idaho

837.4 862.5 862.8 862.4 67.8 70.9 71.5 71.6 71.9 72.2 72.2 72.1

Illinois

6,091.6 6,143.8 6,148.2 6,149.4 233.3 236.9 236.8 237.5 573.0 563.2 568.8 569.2

Indiana

3,222.7 3,282.5 3,283.2 3,284.7 161.0 168.6 168.9 168.9 545.3 539.4 538.7 539.0


Iowa

1,583.0 1,586.8 1,591.1 1,593.2 82.3 82.3 83.9 85.3 224.2 227.9 227.9 229.0

Kansas

1,443.5 1,452.4 1,455.2 1,454.9 67.2 69.0 68.9 68.5 173.4 170.0 170.7 170.2

Kentucky

1,975.6 2,033.6 2,026.9 2,022.3 82.5 94.8 94.3 92.6 256.2 261.2 258.7 258.8

Louisiana

1,936.6 1,974.0 1,970.6 1,973.9 131.2 138.5 139.3 139.4 136.1 138.7 138.5 138.4

Maine

646.9 651.3 655.3 656.4 32.7 32.2 32.5 32.6 54.6 54.8 54.3 54.5


Maryland

2,722.2 2,762.1 2,757.4 2,754.4 162.2 166.1 167.0 166.8 110.9 108.3 107.6 107.6

Massachusetts

3,723.9 3,783.0 3,789.4 3,793.7 171.3 179.8 179.8 180.3 236.2 235.9 236.6 237.1

Michigan

4,389.8 4,416.1 4,426.6 4,435.5 187.5 188.3 187.2 190.5 604.8 596.6 605.1 607.1

Minnesota

2,958.7 3,002.1 3,007.9 3,008.7 129.9 139.7 139.5 140.7 326.8 321.3 322.1 322.0

Mississippi

1,174.3 1,170.4 1,166.3 1,166.5 46.9 46.3 46.1 46.0 148.4 147.2 145.4 144.0


Missouri

2,957.0 2,991.9 2,999.5 3,005.1 136.6 133.8 135.3 136.6 290.3 287.8 290.5 290.9

Montana

515.6 521.6 522.2 523.8 37.5 37.6 38.0 38.4 22.7 23.2 23.2 23.2

Nebraska

1,039.1 1,046.8 1,047.8 1,049.5 62.6 61.7 61.7 61.4 104.9 106.6 106.6 106.7

Nevada

1,525.9 1,572.7 1,581.5 1,583.6 112.5 114.4 116.7 117.0 66.7 69.8 71.7 71.4

New Hampshire

694.0 703.1 703.0 705.5 30.0 31.3 31.2 31.3 71.6 71.8 72.1 72.6


New Jersey

4,297.4 4,350.3 4,354.8 4,367.0 163.2 163.8 161.7 165.5 252.0 253.8 253.7 254.4

New Mexico

854.9 872.2 873.5 875.8 48.9 53.4 53.5 53.9 29.3 29.8 30.2 30.8

New York

9,660.2 9,720.8 9,724.6 9,732.9 401.5 394.3 389.4 385.9 428.3 421.6 421.0 419.7

North Carolina

4,852.5 4,935.7 4,949.8 4,951.9 252.0 246.4 248.9 248.3 475.4 471.2 471.4 471.4

North Dakota

430.4 439.7 439.1 439.7 25.7 24.6 24.5 24.9 27.5 27.7 27.5 27.5


Ohio

5,554.7 5,658.6 5,654.1 5,661.1 238.2 252.6 247.2 243.1 689.1 689.2 689.5 690.2

Oklahoma

1,721.9 1,735.4 1,735.8 1,739.8 81.6 83.9 85.7 85.9 135.3 135.4 135.2 136.0

Oregon

1,980.1 2,002.6 1,996.7 2,000.6 119.6 127.9 126.4 127.9 197.7 191.4 190.9 190.9

Pennsylvania

6,071.0 6,167.8 6,176.5 6,182.7 262.4 264.6 263.7 267.4 566.6 563.2 565.2 564.5

Rhode Island

497.4 495.0 497.5 499.3 22.4 21.3 21.6 21.7 40.5 40.2 40.2 40.1


South Carolina

2,263.7 2,316.2 2,321.4 2,323.3 109.5 111.6 111.8 110.5 262.5 261.9 261.5 262.4

South Dakota

456.9 467.1 469.1 470.7 25.0 28.1 29.0 30.2 45.8 45.8 45.9 46.1

Tennessee

3,288.0 3,311.1 3,309.3 3,310.7 152.5 149.5 149.8 151.0 367.2 369.4 370.1 370.3

Texas

13,733.7 14,068.1 14,084.2 14,103.3 789.2 812.2 819.5 822.0 951.6 976.0 974.7 975.7

Utah

1,695.5 1,733.2 1,729.2 1,727.0 134.7 136.2 136.7 137.2 152.1 152.0 152.5 152.4


Vermont

304.6 307.4 307.8 306.0 15.7 15.3 15.4 15.6 28.8 27.8 27.7 27.6

Virginia

4,111.9 4,166.2 4,168.8 4,157.0 214.7 213.1 214.3 214.4 245.3 246.7 247.0 247.6

Washington

3,585.5 3,645.6 3,645.9 3,653.6 235.1 234.0 233.1 232.4 271.3 276.5 278.4 279.6

West Virginia

694.9 706.2 710.2 712.9 32.6 32.4 32.2 33.2 45.7 45.1 45.5 45.5

Wisconsin

2,983.8 3,018.6 3,021.7 3,026.5 132.1 135.4 136.3 137.3 481.7 479.5 480.6 481.1

Wyoming

288.4 294.5 296.9 296.5 21.5 22.9 23.3 23.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.8


Puerto Rico

934.3 956.3 957.2 956.5 33.1 37.1 37.3 37.0 82.9 83.8 83.3 83.7

Virgin Islands(2)(3)

35.3 35.5 35.4 35.4 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately.
(2) Mining and logging is combined with construction.
(3) Missing series (denoted by '-') are 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.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2022 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Trade, transportation, and utilities Financial activities Professional and business services
Dec.
2022
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023(p)
Dec.
2022
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023(p)
Dec.
2022
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023(p)

Alabama

407.5 411.5 410.8 411.5 102.1 102.6 104.4 106.0 265.1 267.0 268.8 269.1

Alaska

65.9 65.3 65.3 65.4 11.5 11.6 11.4 11.5 28.9 28.0 27.9 28.1

Arizona

603.5 605.8 605.6 606.4 252.0 250.5 251.6 253.6 472.6 471.0 475.3 476.8

Arkansas

274.6 270.1 269.1 269.2 71.1 70.7 71.2 71.8 150.9 151.4 150.1 149.8

California

3,123.9 3,157.2 3,150.0 3,147.9 849.2 845.8 842.9 841.8 2,909.4 2,887.2 2,877.3 2,873.5


Colorado

501.1 493.9 490.6 490.7 179.6 171.4 171.6 171.1 489.8 497.0 496.2 494.7

Connecticut

295.7 302.4 301.3 300.7 116.6 114.3 113.9 113.6 218.6 223.1 221.9 220.6

Delaware

90.7 88.8 88.8 89.2 50.2 50.1 50.2 50.3 66.1 68.5 68.1 67.3

District of Columbia

30.6 30.6 30.3 30.1 27.9 28.3 28.4 28.4 174.5 175.3 175.8 175.3

Florida

1,958.7 2,014.0 2,014.8 2,016.8 672.0 689.3 689.4 689.4 1,614.0 1,637.3 1,638.8 1,640.9


Georgia

1,022.5 1,023.1 1,023.1 1,024.4 279.6 282.8 284.5 284.8 780.6 774.6 776.2 772.6

Hawaii

115.7 115.0 114.8 114.9 27.7 26.8 26.7 26.5 72.0 71.8 72.5 73.1

Idaho

161.8 164.6 163.3 163.2 41.7 41.5 41.9 42.0 109.6 112.6 112.3 111.6

Illinois

1,222.7 1,224.9 1,221.1 1,216.2 403.4 413.2 412.9 412.7 973.1 952.4 946.4 947.2

Indiana

636.2 640.4 641.8 642.7 150.8 155.5 154.8 154.2 366.7 377.3 375.9 376.5


Iowa

311.7 309.5 310.5 309.7 108.7 105.6 106.2 106.3 145.4 138.6 138.0 137.9

Kansas

274.2 273.8 273.7 273.5 76.3 76.5 76.3 76.2 187.6 184.1 184.4 182.8

Kentucky

429.6 433.7 433.1 433.1 95.8 92.5 92.9 93.0 224.6 236.9 231.9 229.0

Louisiana

371.8 373.6 370.5 371.4 91.7 95.5 94.9 94.5 218.9 221.7 220.6 220.5

Maine

121.4 120.4 120.5 120.2 34.6 33.5 33.8 34.1 76.3 77.6 79.5 79.0


Maryland

474.7 473.3 472.7 470.1 136.0 133.5 134.3 134.1 471.6 479.1 477.3 478.2

Massachusetts

570.5 576.8 575.0 574.5 232.5 233.7 235.0 233.6 649.2 653.6 652.2 652.1

Michigan

803.8 812.5 813.2 814.3 227.7 228.0 228.1 227.7 658.9 653.1 653.0 651.5

Minnesota

529.2 537.7 540.7 542.2 192.9 185.9 185.1 185.2 384.0 383.3 381.4 380.8

Mississippi

245.8 243.8 241.6 241.4 44.4 44.6 44.5 44.5 118.0 111.3 110.7 110.3


Missouri

558.3 561.1 562.6 564.5 188.4 188.7 188.7 190.1 390.3 391.2 387.0 384.8

Montana

100.3 100.9 100.7 100.9 29.1 28.8 28.4 28.4 51.4 51.2 50.9 50.9

Nebraska

197.7 200.3 199.0 200.3 70.6 69.5 69.3 69.0 122.1 118.4 117.8 117.3

Nevada

292.2 296.0 296.0 296.0 76.9 76.5 76.3 76.6 215.3 229.1 229.6 229.8

New Hampshire

139.1 140.3 139.9 139.7 33.9 34.4 34.2 34.0 99.9 103.5 103.1 103.3


New Jersey

921.7 919.7 919.5 921.1 259.0 259.1 259.0 259.0 725.4 718.0 718.5 716.9

New Mexico

142.2 141.9 142.8 143.4 34.4 33.8 33.5 33.5 118.2 113.0 113.0 113.3

New York

1,479.1 1,455.5 1,444.2 1,439.6 739.0 736.2 735.3 734.4 1,386.2 1,375.8 1,377.7 1,376.0

North Carolina

924.9 938.0 935.4 936.2 296.0 297.3 299.5 298.7 742.1 759.4 764.1 765.2

North Dakota

90.2 92.6 92.4 92.4 24.1 24.3 24.1 23.9 35.6 35.9 35.7 35.7


Ohio

1,052.8 1,053.1 1,050.6 1,051.1 321.8 316.0 313.4 312.1 730.4 738.6 738.5 737.2

Oklahoma

325.3 321.4 322.4 323.6 81.3 81.7 81.4 80.3 206.0 200.4 196.9 198.0

Oregon

368.2 362.9 362.4 362.4 107.0 107.6 106.4 105.7 269.1 273.2 270.3 270.5

Pennsylvania

1,155.7 1,161.9 1,159.0 1,158.4 337.9 341.9 342.4 343.5 857.0 867.6 866.8 865.0

Rhode Island

77.4 75.1 75.3 74.9 35.6 35.3 35.4 35.5 68.5 67.0 66.9 67.2


South Carolina

437.6 445.3 444.0 446.4 119.8 121.0 121.3 121.5 306.4 317.2 316.8 316.4

South Dakota

90.7 92.4 92.4 92.7 27.9 27.8 27.8 27.7 36.7 38.6 38.5 38.5

Tennessee

685.6 680.6 677.8 678.6 175.7 174.9 175.3 174.6 464.6 467.9 462.5 454.7

Texas

2,752.3 2,801.8 2,796.3 2,803.4 898.7 928.3 929.1 929.3 2,113.1 2,151.0 2,156.2 2,141.7

Utah

315.8 313.3 311.3 310.4 96.4 98.1 98.2 98.7 250.0 251.1 249.6 248.3


Vermont

52.4 52.2 52.1 51.8 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.2 32.4 32.2 32.2 32.0

Virginia

667.3 670.7 670.8 668.2 214.2 217.1 217.0 217.0 807.8 812.3 811.1 805.1

Washington

616.3 619.3 618.3 617.8 166.5 169.8 169.2 170.3 557.1 559.5 558.4 560.1

West Virginia

120.8 121.0 120.7 121.0 25.5 25.8 26.0 25.9 70.6 73.2 73.5 73.5

Wisconsin

551.8 553.8 553.3 554.4 159.7 161.0 161.5 161.6 326.3 331.8 330.3 328.9

Wyoming

52.5 52.3 52.5 52.6 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.5 20.9 21.4 21.9 21.8


Puerto Rico

185.0 187.4 187.1 187.1 47.1 47.7 48.1 47.6 140.1 140.6 141.2 140.8

Virgin Islands(1)

6.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 - - - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Missing series (denoted by '-') are 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.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2022 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government
Dec.
2022
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023(p)
Dec.
2022
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023(p)
Dec.
2022
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023(p)

Alabama

251.8 259.0 264.4 261.2 202.6 203.8 203.1 202.2 395.4 400.6 401.0 402.0

Alaska

50.4 52.2 52.3 52.4 35.3 36.6 37.0 37.3 77.7 78.5 78.6 78.9

Arizona

495.3 511.8 513.7 515.6 342.0 346.3 348.3 349.1 406.8 429.1 429.4 430.4

Arkansas

202.6 208.4 208.7 210.6 125.6 130.7 131.1 130.1 208.5 210.6 209.9 210.1

California

3,012.0 3,138.3 3,149.7 3,162.9 1,990.0 2,075.5 2,082.0 2,089.1 2,515.2 2,585.7 2,585.3 2,593.4


Colorado

352.8 361.3 361.9 362.6 350.2 361.2 361.7 362.1 456.9 475.2 477.9 479.9

Connecticut

347.6 357.6 358.5 356.5 153.0 154.0 155.3 156.5 228.9 232.3 233.2 233.6

Delaware

79.2 81.5 81.9 82.3 50.3 54.0 54.3 54.3 67.6 69.7 69.5 69.8

District of Columbia

123.1 124.8 126.0 126.3 74.0 76.7 76.3 77.3 234.5 234.3 234.3 233.9

Florida

1,437.3 1,507.9 1,517.4 1,516.8 1,289.0 1,297.1 1,302.7 1,307.5 1,103.2 1,120.7 1,120.2 1,122.3


Georgia

642.1 674.6 677.4 677.0 503.0 532.6 537.1 535.9 683.0 698.7 701.8 704.1

Hawaii

87.1 89.1 89.2 89.0 115.5 118.8 119.5 119.6 121.1 124.4 124.3 124.3

Idaho

123.7 132.4 133.3 133.2 91.5 92.2 92.0 91.8 128.3 133.7 134.0 134.5

Illinois

951.1 975.9 979.3 981.0 585.5 599.3 600.0 603.3 796.4 827.3 830.8 831.9

Indiana

481.5 491.9 493.4 493.8 309.6 321.9 320.5 318.9 409.6 423.9 424.5 426.2


Iowa

233.3 239.9 241.4 241.4 140.9 141.8 141.9 142.7 258.5 262.3 262.3 262.2

Kansas

205.0 210.4 211.3 212.3 133.3 133.6 134.3 135.3 251.9 259.0 259.7 260.1

Kentucky

291.9 307.4 308.1 306.3 197.4 200.5 200.5 200.0 299.9 307.1 308.1 309.6

Louisiana

330.0 338.3 339.4 341.3 218.9 219.2 219.6 220.5 313.2 319.9 319.6 320.3

Maine

127.5 131.5 132.4 133.4 67.0 68.1 68.7 69.0 100.5 101.4 101.4 101.1


Maryland

453.2 466.2 465.5 465.1 253.7 259.1 256.5 254.7 517.2 530.7 530.7 531.0

Massachusetts

815.0 846.3 847.2 850.7 356.5 360.7 363.0 363.1 457.0 457.8 460.4 460.8

Michigan

671.8 685.3 687.0 686.6 409.9 409.8 408.9 412.6 599.0 616.3 617.7 618.2

Minnesota

557.7 577.6 580.6 579.0 268.4 272.8 274.2 276.0 411.1 423.6 424.1 422.4

Mississippi

147.6 155.6 156.5 157.9 133.6 131.5 131.8 132.8 233.2 234.9 234.6 234.4


Missouri

492.7 507.9 509.1 509.7 303.4 314.7 317.5 317.6 427.3 435.1 437.3 438.7

Montana

82.1 84.0 84.7 85.0 71.2 73.8 74.4 75.2 89.7 89.6 89.3 89.8

Nebraska

158.0 162.2 164.3 165.1 93.8 96.6 97.1 97.4 171.6 173.0 173.5 173.8

Nevada

162.9 169.7 170.6 170.7 352.6 363.5 366.3 368.6 170.1 177.3 177.1 177.2

New Hampshire

124.3 127.0 127.1 127.5 71.7 70.6 71.5 72.6 86.2 87.5 87.3 87.8


New Jersey

756.5 790.5 794.8 799.1 387.5 398.1 399.8 401.4 583.3 598.2 599.2 600.5

New Mexico

142.4 147.9 148.5 148.5 96.2 100.9 101.2 100.8 181.1 188.4 188.8 188.3

New York

2,178.2 2,276.2 2,290.2 2,300.9 906.0 928.7 931.6 937.9 1,445.8 1,465.4 1,468.9 1,471.4

North Carolina

661.3 692.1 694.8 696.3 520.1 535.2 538.6 541.1 717.2 731.2 733.4 734.2

North Dakota

67.6 69.0 69.4 69.3 39.4 40.6 40.6 40.9 82.5 84.2 84.2 84.3


Ohio

914.0 957.9 962.4 967.2 553.4 578.0 577.1 582.3 764.7 776.5 776.1 778.1

Oklahoma

245.5 250.3 252.0 254.5 178.9 183.9 184.5 184.2 350.8 362.4 362.6 362.0

Oregon

307.2 315.7 318.8 321.0 204.5 208.1 207.0 206.9 300.7 308.5 308.9 309.0

Pennsylvania

1,288.3 1,332.5 1,341.9 1,346.7 548.3 567.8 568.4 569.7 681.3 686.8 687.2 688.1

Rhode Island

104.5 107.4 108.6 109.4 56.7 56.6 57.0 57.6 63.7 65.3 65.1 65.6


South Carolina

272.0 286.0 287.3 287.2 268.9 278.0 281.6 279.7 368.0 376.0 376.5 377.0

South Dakota

76.1 78.9 79.1 78.5 50.1 49.1 49.7 49.5 80.1 81.8 81.9 82.2

Tennessee

458.2 471.8 473.3 477.3 353.1 355.5 357.3 359.0 441.7 450.9 452.4 454.3

Texas

1,850.6 1,919.5 1,925.4 1,932.2 1,452.1 1,473.6 1,475.5 1,482.3 2,017.2 2,067.6 2,069.8 2,072.0

Utah

226.7 236.2 235.2 236.2 161.2 175.8 174.9 172.1 257.0 264.0 264.2 264.9


Vermont

62.3 62.1 62.4 62.5 32.1 34.3 34.1 33.0 53.4 56.5 56.7 56.4

Virginia

567.8 583.8 585.1 588.3 401.4 408.4 408.6 409.1 720.4 741.0 742.4 736.2

Washington

524.0 557.3 557.6 558.2 339.1 349.9 352.1 354.7 574.7 584.0 585.2 586.3

West Virginia

128.8 131.5 133.1 133.4 68.9 68.9 70.0 71.1 148.6 152.3 153.0 153.4

Wisconsin

464.2 475.9 476.6 477.8 271.1 276.8 279.3 278.6 399.4 406.5 404.6 407.7

Wyoming

29.5 30.9 30.9 30.8 38.3 40.1 41.2 40.6 67.8 68.5 68.8 68.9


Puerto Rico

122.6 126.0 126.7 127.0 89.2 95.7 96.2 96.6 198.4 201.4 201.0 200.3

Virgin Islands

2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.1 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2022 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total Mining and logging Construction
November December November December November December
2022 2023 2022 2023(p) 2022 2023 2022 2023(p) 2022 2023 2022 2023(p)

Alabama

2,147.4 2,184.2 2,146.4 2,184.5 9.1 8.4 8.8 8.2 100.6 104.8 100.7 104.1

Alaska

313.6 316.7 311.1 317.0 10.6 10.6 10.9 10.7 15.8 15.7 14.6 15.4

Arizona

3,169.0 3,230.3 3,173.6 3,238.4 13.2 14.4 13.3 14.4 198.5 205.1 192.5 204.5

Arkansas

1,354.9 1,365.6 1,354.5 1,369.0 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.0 58.3 66.0 59.1 66.7

California

18,070.9 18,328.6 18,010.9 18,333.5 19.9 20.1 19.9 19.8 912.0 948.3 909.6 941.5


Colorado

2,887.7 2,917.8 2,902.4 2,930.9 21.4 22.1 21.7 22.2 182.9 177.7 178.6 175.6

Connecticut

1,694.5 1,719.6 1,683.8 1,708.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 62.7 62.6 59.8 59.6

Delaware(1)

479.7 488.8 478.3 487.9 - - - - 24.1 24.8 23.8 24.1

District of Columbia(1)

775.7 783.7 772.9 783.1 - - - - 15.2 15.3 15.2 14.9

Florida

9,677.4 9,948.7 9,705.3 9,972.8 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.9 609.8 626.4 610.8 625.5


Georgia

4,886.9 4,998.0 4,885.5 4,991.1 10.0 10.0 9.8 10.1 218.3 223.3 218.7 224.6

Hawaii(1)

633.5 637.9 636.5 642.7 - - - - 38.6 38.0 39.4 38.4

Idaho

838.2 865.1 835.1 859.4 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 67.9 71.9 65.3 70.1

Illinois

6,158.0 6,219.0 6,125.3 6,181.6 7.0 7.1 7.1 6.9 240.2 244.7 225.6 231.4

Indiana

3,262.6 3,316.8 3,246.9 3,309.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.0 161.9 169.4 159.3 166.8


Iowa

1,598.3 1,608.2 1,588.9 1,597.8 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 86.1 87.1 79.1 81.8

Kansas

1,452.3 1,471.1 1,449.6 1,464.9 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.5 65.8 68.9 66.0 67.6

Kentucky

1,999.9 2,047.1 1,992.1 2,039.0 8.5 8.8 8.6 8.9 84.4 95.8 81.8 92.0

Louisiana

1,951.8 1,989.3 1,952.5 1,989.4 31.6 33.2 31.7 33.6 130.4 139.6 132.0 139.6

Maine

644.2 655.4 640.1 651.8 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 32.9 33.2 32.2 32.0


Maryland

2,738.0 2,778.5 2,746.6 2,775.0 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 161.4 167.5 162.3 166.8

Massachusetts

3,741.1 3,815.6 3,724.3 3,801.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 173.8 183.6 170.4 179.1

Michigan

4,429.7 4,457.6 4,401.2 4,442.4 7.4 7.7 7.2 7.6 190.7 189.8 182.3 185.4

Minnesota

2,984.7 3,029.0 2,953.0 3,004.0 6.4 6.6 6.3 6.6 134.4 140.2 122.3 133.1

Mississippi

1,185.3 1,178.8 1,178.4 1,175.1 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.9 47.1 46.3 46.7 46.5


Missouri

2,977.8 3,020.9 2,966.4 3,017.4 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.8 141.8 136.4 134.8 135.4

Montana

511.8 520.6 512.5 521.9 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.6 37.6 38.7 36.4 37.6

Nebraska

1,043.9 1,055.2 1,043.1 1,054.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 61.4 62.4 61.1 60.9

Nevada

1,535.2 1,595.6 1,533.6 1,587.9 15.1 15.5 15.2 15.5 110.9 116.5 111.5 115.5

New Hampshire

696.7 704.7 693.0 706.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 30.8 31.5 29.8 30.8


New Jersey

4,326.0 4,391.8 4,334.3 4,399.1 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 165.7 164.2 162.7 165.3

New Mexico

862.5 879.6 859.1 879.6 23.0 23.7 22.6 24.1 49.3 52.9 48.3 53.2

New York

9,727.8 9,822.4 9,738.8 9,818.4 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 402.6 394.1 395.5 383.9

North Carolina

4,890.6 4,991.5 4,891.3 4,983.2 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.6 250.1 250.6 251.3 247.9

North Dakota

434.0 441.9 429.5 440.5 17.2 19.9 17.2 19.5 26.9 24.6 23.7 23.0


Ohio

5,602.4 5,702.7 5,576.0 5,684.1 9.0 9.7 9.0 9.5 241.6 251.8 232.5 237.3

Oklahoma

1,732.3 1,750.6 1,729.8 1,752.9 31.1 31.5 31.6 31.9 81.1 86.4 80.6 86.4

Oregon

1,988.1 2,005.2 1,986.4 2,007.2 6.4 6.5 6.2 6.6 118.0 126.4 116.8 124.9

Pennsylvania

6,105.5 6,240.1 6,107.8 6,220.8 23.2 23.5 22.7 22.9 262.2 265.5 255.5 261.4

Rhode Island

501.9 500.6 497.3 500.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 22.7 22.2 22.1 21.6


South Carolina

2,280.9 2,338.2 2,275.5 2,338.3 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6 110.0 112.4 109.4 110.9

South Dakota

457.9 469.6 455.1 468.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 26.8 29.1 24.1 28.4

Tennessee

3,318.8 3,344.6 3,315.3 3,343.1 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.4 152.3 150.6 151.7 151.2

Texas

13,822.2 14,230.2 13,834.3 14,232.2 210.7 222.7 210.9 226.6 792.1 828.4 790.1 826.0

Utah

1,709.4 1,744.5 1,705.8 1,734.7 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.5 135.9 139.1 132.7 136.1


Vermont

306.5 310.3 310.2 310.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 16.0 15.9 15.2 15.3

Virginia

4,145.6 4,205.0 4,134.3 4,180.0 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.0 212.1 214.9 213.0 214.0

Washington

3,587.6 3,647.7 3,584.6 3,652.2 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 238.4 231.4 232.1 226.8

West Virginia

709.1 717.3 698.8 716.9 20.5 22.0 20.9 21.8 33.2 34.1 32.9 34.0

Wisconsin

3,007.0 3,041.9 2,984.7 3,029.3 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 135.9 139.2 127.6 133.2

Wyoming

284.8 294.3 286.7 295.0 17.1 16.7 16.9 16.7 21.7 23.5 20.8 22.7


Puerto Rico

943.5 966.9 950.2 973.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 33.9 37.6 34.3 37.6

Virgin Islands(1)

35.0 35.4 35.3 35.4 - - - - 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2

Footnotes
(1) Mining and logging is combined with construction.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2022 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information
November December November December November December
2022 2023 2022 2023(p) 2022 2023 2022 2023(p) 2022 2023 2022 2023(p)

Alabama

277.9 278.6 278.9 281.4 413.1 417.5 416.5 421.1 23.1 23.2 22.8 23.5

Alaska

7.4 7.4 6.4 6.7 64.1 63.8 64.4 64.3 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.7

Arizona

196.0 194.5 197.2 194.6 616.6 622.8 621.6 626.1 51.3 48.8 51.6 48.7

Arkansas

163.3 160.3 163.8 162.6 278.0 272.3 280.1 274.0 12.9 11.5 12.8 11.5

California

1,349.4 1,338.0 1,341.3 1,334.6 3,204.8 3,221.0 3,219.4 3,236.7 613.4 579.6 609.1 574.8


Colorado

153.7 153.8 154.5 152.5 507.6 498.2 515.1 505.2 78.3 76.5 77.7 76.1

Connecticut

158.8 158.6 159.1 159.2 300.7 309.3 305.3 311.8 31.6 31.7 31.2 31.3

Delaware

26.4 27.9 26.2 27.7 92.8 90.7 94.2 92.6 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.5

District of Columbia

1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 31.6 31.1 31.1 30.8 21.1 21.0 21.1 21.1

Florida

421.4 423.5 420.9 426.0 1,988.7 2,057.8 2,009.9 2,077.9 158.1 155.4 157.2 157.5


Georgia

415.0 419.9 419.3 420.0 1,045.3 1,039.6 1,049.5 1,047.8 132.2 129.8 128.8 129.4

Hawaii

12.7 13.1 12.8 13.0 117.4 116.3 119.1 118.2 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.8

Idaho

72.9 72.6 72.0 72.2 163.4 165.0 164.5 166.0 9.4 9.9 9.3 10.1

Illinois

573.6 570.1 573.8 571.6 1,240.8 1,247.0 1,255.1 1,250.1 96.3 90.4 95.4 88.7

Indiana

544.2 538.7 546.4 539.7 647.5 656.2 651.5 660.7 27.1 25.5 26.8 25.5


Iowa

224.5 227.5 224.3 228.6 316.7 315.0 318.8 316.5 19.0 19.6 19.3 20.0

Kansas

174.1 171.2 174.2 170.8 277.1 278.5 280.2 279.8 18.3 18.6 18.1 18.8

Kentucky

256.9 259.0 257.9 260.8 435.6 441.0 441.9 444.8 22.0 22.0 22.2 21.8

Louisiana

136.8 139.0 137.5 139.1 379.6 376.5 379.6 379.4 23.8 24.1 23.1 23.2

Maine

55.4 55.3 54.8 55.2 121.6 122.1 123.9 122.8 8.1 7.7 7.9 7.8


Maryland

112.2 108.3 112.1 108.5 482.9 481.6 492.0 485.3 34.7 34.2 34.7 33.9

Massachusetts

237.0 236.5 236.5 237.3 575.3 583.2 583.4 588.7 99.0 98.0 97.9 98.5

Michigan

606.7 606.0 608.0 610.0 816.9 822.5 819.1 828.3 57.1 57.6 57.8 57.9

Minnesota

328.2 323.1 324.3 320.4 535.5 550.1 540.2 554.2 46.8 45.1 47.0 45.1

Mississippi

147.3 145.5 148.5 144.9 249.8 246.6 251.4 247.7 10.4 10.1 10.4 10.0


Missouri

288.6 291.0 290.4 291.7 566.5 573.2 572.9 580.4 49.0 47.3 48.7 47.9

Montana

22.9 23.4 23.0 23.4 101.1 101.8 102.0 102.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5

Nebraska

104.7 106.7 105.2 107.1 201.8 202.4 202.6 205.0 18.2 18.6 18.2 18.6

Nevada

66.1 70.9 66.5 71.0 298.2 303.2 300.7 305.0 18.7 18.5 18.7 18.1

New Hampshire

70.8 71.9 71.4 72.7 140.2 141.3 141.5 142.5 11.8 11.3 11.8 11.2


New Jersey

251.0 253.4 252.4 254.9 936.5 939.2 949.4 948.8 76.4 77.7 76.4 77.0

New Mexico

29.4 30.3 29.2 30.7 144.9 145.1 145.3 146.5 11.2 10.3 11.1 10.4

New York

428.5 421.4 428.0 419.6 1,508.6 1,474.5 1,528.5 1,484.7 297.1 270.5 298.6 272.2

North Carolina

478.3 472.9 477.8 472.1 939.0 951.6 950.4 962.3 84.2 84.2 84.8 83.9

North Dakota

27.5 27.7 27.5 27.5 91.2 93.7 91.2 93.8 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.5


Ohio

684.1 688.2 690.9 691.8 1,074.9 1,072.3 1,080.2 1,081.0 68.9 67.9 69.2 68.0

Oklahoma

136.2 135.9 135.5 136.8 328.5 328.2 331.6 331.9 18.1 17.0 18.1 16.7

Oregon

194.9 190.8 196.1 190.1 376.3 369.1 378.7 372.9 37.5 34.8 37.5 34.9

Pennsylvania

567.1 566.5 569.1 566.8 1,173.7 1,182.6 1,191.8 1,191.8 94.3 97.5 95.5 97.4

Rhode Island

40.5 40.3 40.6 40.3 78.3 76.4 79.3 77.0 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.5


South Carolina

263.2 261.9 264.2 263.4 441.0 449.0 447.9 458.2 31.2 31.5 31.6 32.0

South Dakota

45.2 45.8 45.8 46.2 91.5 93.1 92.1 93.8 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.2

Tennessee

369.3 370.7 367.7 371.6 693.3 692.0 702.5 697.8 56.7 56.8 56.8 56.4

Texas

944.8 976.1 954.7 980.0 2,798.2 2,854.9 2,815.8 2,878.4 237.0 242.3 239.2 241.7

Utah

151.7 152.3 151.4 151.6 322.2 318.0 324.6 319.1 45.4 48.2 45.9 48.8


Vermont

29.2 27.9 29.1 27.8 52.6 52.5 53.7 53.3 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5

Virginia

246.3 247.5 246.1 249.3 678.8 683.7 687.9 688.6 71.1 71.4 71.5 71.1

Washington

272.0 277.8 269.8 278.3 623.4 627.0 628.7 630.7 172.4 162.2 172.7 163.5

West Virginia

46.1 45.7 45.7 45.5 123.4 123.4 124.7 124.1 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8

Wisconsin

484.7 481.1 482.8 482.2 561.6 561.1 562.5 564.1 47.9 44.1 46.4 43.8

Wyoming

10.4 10.6 10.5 10.9 52.3 52.9 52.9 53.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0


Puerto Rico

83.6 83.9 83.6 84.6 187.7 190.0 190.1 193.0 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.7

Virgin Islands

0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2022 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services
November December November December November December
2022 2023 2022 2023(p) 2022 2023 2022 2023(p) 2022 2023 2022 2023(p)

Alabama

102.4 104.9 102.1 106.2 269.0 271.3 267.1 270.2 253.0 267.1 252.2 262.9

Alaska

11.2 11.3 11.4 11.4 27.8 27.1 27.9 27.1 50.5 52.4 50.2 52.3

Arizona

251.5 252.6 254.5 256.4 476.4 485.6 483.4 485.6 496.3 520.0 501.2 522.5

Arkansas

71.1 71.0 71.2 71.9 152.5 151.5 150.8 150.3 204.1 210.4 203.0 212.2

California

852.9 846.1 854.4 846.3 2,935.3 2,905.2 2,931.7 2,902.2 3,029.7 3,169.8 3,027.6 3,181.8


Colorado

179.9 171.4 181.1 173.9 487.4 497.5 489.3 493.6 356.2 364.0 353.0 364.4

Connecticut

116.8 114.0 116.7 114.0 223.5 224.1 218.4 221.1 351.7 364.4 351.4 359.0

Delaware

49.7 50.1 50.1 50.6 67.4 68.8 66.2 66.8 80.4 82.4 79.5 83.2

District of Columbia

27.6 28.3 27.9 28.3 176.1 175.9 175.4 175.2 124.9 128.5 124.5 128.0

Florida

675.9 695.5 675.5 694.5 1,617.3 1,650.9 1,622.8 1,653.9 1,441.4 1,533.3 1,448.6 1,526.3


Georgia

276.9 286.3 279.4 287.1 785.6 784.9 780.5 777.6 646.2 683.3 644.9 680.1

Hawaii

27.9 26.9 28.0 26.8 71.5 72.3 72.6 73.4 88.3 90.4 87.8 89.9

Idaho

41.1 41.7 42.0 42.1 107.8 112.6 108.6 110.3 124.0 134.3 124.1 133.4

Illinois

405.6 413.7 403.6 412.6 992.9 962.7 979.2 951.0 957.0 991.2 955.5 986.7

Indiana

151.2 155.6 151.0 154.6 379.8 380.5 370.4 379.1 486.6 498.9 483.2 496.4


Iowa

107.7 106.2 108.8 106.4 146.5 139.1 145.4 137.8 235.3 245.3 236.3 244.7

Kansas

75.9 76.7 76.7 76.6 188.5 186.5 186.7 183.2 204.4 212.4 204.4 213.4

Kentucky

96.2 92.8 96.2 93.1 231.5 235.4 228.1 233.5 294.0 310.4 293.0 308.1

Louisiana

91.7 95.1 91.9 94.6 221.9 224.4 219.2 221.7 331.4 341.4 332.1 342.8

Maine

34.4 33.8 34.6 34.2 77.1 79.8 75.6 78.2 128.5 133.9 128.5 134.8


Maryland

137.1 135.3 136.0 134.5 472.3 479.0 473.5 480.2 456.4 471.3 457.9 470.1

Massachusetts

230.2 234.3 231.8 233.3 649.9 656.3 645.6 650.5 829.1 859.8 819.2 856.0

Michigan

228.7 227.1 227.1 226.6 664.2 658.2 659.0 650.4 674.6 693.8 676.8 691.0

Minnesota

192.7 184.9 193.3 185.2 395.8 385.5 383.5 378.5 558.4 585.8 559.4 581.8

Mississippi

44.4 44.5 44.2 44.4 121.1 114.2 119.3 112.7 150.5 158.7 147.8 159.2


Missouri

187.7 188.2 188.9 190.5 391.0 389.2 390.0 383.4 496.9 516.0 493.4 511.1

Montana

28.8 28.6 29.3 28.7 50.4 50.9 50.8 50.5 82.1 85.0 82.6 85.5

Nebraska

70.1 69.5 71.0 69.3 122.3 117.9 121.3 117.5 158.9 165.3 158.5 166.1

Nevada

76.6 76.3 77.1 77.0 220.6 235.2 215.8 228.7 164.3 172.0 163.2 170.8

New Hampshire

34.4 34.3 33.9 34.0 99.2 103.5 99.5 103.1 126.3 128.9 124.2 128.0


New Jersey

260.4 258.3 260.3 259.1 737.9 729.7 733.8 723.9 758.7 800.9 762.3 804.7

New Mexico

34.8 33.7 34.5 33.5 119.1 113.4 118.7 113.6 143.8 149.7 143.2 149.5

New York

738.0 736.3 741.8 736.7 1,392.2 1,389.7 1,396.9 1,381.3 2,204.0 2,329.5 2,206.9 2,333.5

North Carolina

295.2 299.1 295.1 297.8 749.9 770.9 741.2 763.6 668.0 698.8 667.5 699.7

North Dakota

24.2 24.2 24.3 23.9 35.7 35.7 34.9 35.2 67.8 69.9 67.5 69.7


Ohio

322.7 312.3 322.2 312.2 747.1 748.5 731.6 739.6 922.5 974.7 920.8 973.9

Oklahoma

81.9 82.3 82.3 81.2 206.9 197.9 201.8 196.9 246.8 253.6 247.1 255.5

Oregon

106.6 106.1 107.3 105.9 270.1 270.8 269.8 270.2 309.7 321.0 308.3 322.3

Pennsylvania

337.6 342.6 338.3 343.9 859.3 878.2 855.2 865.5 1,303.2 1,365.0 1,298.7 1,359.5

Rhode Island

35.6 35.4 35.5 35.4 69.3 68.1 68.8 68.1 106.9 110.2 105.1 110.8


South Carolina

119.2 121.3 119.7 121.3 314.8 323.3 307.5 320.9 274.2 290.8 273.8 288.9

South Dakota

28.1 27.8 28.1 28.0 36.7 38.6 36.5 38.2 76.5 79.8 76.5 78.9

Tennessee

175.9 174.8 175.8 173.7 474.8 468.6 469.0 461.1 462.2 477.3 461.3 480.6

Texas

897.0 929.7 903.9 931.4 2,130.9 2,190.4 2,119.5 2,158.8 1,850.7 1,940.0 1,860.6 1,940.6

Utah

97.5 98.3 96.7 98.7 248.8 251.0 249.0 247.8 231.0 239.6 229.0 238.8


Vermont

12.1 12.2 12.1 12.2 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.2 62.0 63.6 63.3 63.5

Virginia

213.8 217.0 214.5 217.1 813.3 816.1 807.8 806.9 574.6 592.2 570.0 591.2

Washington

166.4 169.5 165.9 169.8 554.7 558.6 554.2 559.1 527.4 559.9 525.3 558.7

West Virginia

25.5 26.1 25.4 26.0 71.1 73.7 69.7 73.2 129.4 133.8 129.5 134.0

Wisconsin

158.5 161.1 159.7 161.6 328.5 332.2 324.5 327.1 464.1 479.5 466.5 480.2

Wyoming

11.7 11.6 11.6 11.6 20.6 21.9 20.7 21.3 29.6 31.1 29.5 31.0


Puerto Rico

47.0 48.3 47.3 48.0 141.7 142.8 142.9 143.7 123.9 128.1 125.0 129.4

Virgin Islands

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2022 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Leisure and hospitality Other services Government
November December November December November December
2022 2023 2022 2023(p) 2022 2023 2022 2023(p) 2022 2023 2022 2023(p)

Alabama

199.4 199.7 198.0 198.8 100.6 102.9 100.7 102.6 399.2 405.8 398.6 405.5

Alaska

31.6 32.2 30.8 32.4 10.9 11.5 10.9 11.8 79.0 79.9 78.8 80.2

Arizona

341.1 348.7 342.3 348.7 99.7 95.8 97.9 97.0 428.4 442.0 418.1 439.9

Arkansas

124.1 129.7 122.5 126.0 72.8 73.9 73.5 74.7 212.8 214.1 212.6 214.1

California

1,985.2 2,079.6 1,981.9 2,080.7 574.2 595.5 573.5 593.0 2,594.1 2,625.4 2,542.5 2,622.1


Colorado

333.3 348.1 348.5 360.0 121.5 123.4 123.0 124.2 465.5 485.1 459.9 483.2

Connecticut

149.3 151.2 147.2 150.1 61.1 62.8 61.0 63.9 237.8 240.4 233.2 237.7

Delaware

47.6 51.9 46.9 50.6 18.8 17.6 18.5 17.7 68.8 71.1 69.2 71.1

District of Columbia

74.4 76.8 73.4 77.5 68.3 71.2 68.4 72.0 235.5 234.6 234.9 234.3

Florida

1,287.3 1,301.1 1,283.6 1,307.2 349.2 355.7 350.1 359.2 1,122.6 1,143.2 1,120.1 1,138.9


Georgia

499.0 534.2 497.3 530.4 167.5 176.0 167.6 174.7 690.9 710.7 689.7 709.3

Hawaii

118.5 118.6 116.3 120.0 26.8 26.9 27.0 26.7 123.0 126.5 124.6 127.5

Idaho

88.6 89.2 89.2 89.0 28.0 28.1 27.4 27.7 130.9 135.6 128.6 134.4

Illinois

577.5 590.3 571.6 587.9 251.1 254.4 250.0 254.5 816.0 847.4 808.4 840.2

Indiana

305.3 315.4 302.4 310.7 129.0 133.2 128.6 132.0 424.2 437.5 421.4 438.4


Iowa

137.3 139.1 135.1 136.9 56.5 57.3 56.4 56.5 266.3 269.7 263.1 266.3

Kansas

132.1 133.4 130.9 133.5 50.6 51.1 50.0 50.6 259.2 267.3 255.9 264.1

Kentucky

195.1 198.8 190.6 193.1 67.1 68.8 66.8 69.1 308.6 314.3 305.0 313.8

Louisiana

217.9 219.9 218.4 220.9 69.1 71.3 69.8 70.2 317.6 324.8 317.2 324.3

Maine

58.9 60.9 57.4 60.3 22.3 22.2 22.3 22.5 102.9 104.3 100.8 101.8


Maryland

249.2 251.4 245.6 245.4 104.5 109.2 106.3 110.7 525.9 539.4 524.8 538.2

Massachusetts

341.2 349.9 337.5 345.9 134.7 139.9 135.1 140.5 469.9 473.1 465.9 471.0

Michigan

402.2 395.8 392.8 395.5 161.1 161.4 158.9 159.2 620.1 637.7 612.2 630.5

Minnesota

255.8 264.7 256.1 264.9 106.6 108.4 105.2 108.3 424.1 434.6 415.4 425.9

Mississippi

132.9 130.2 131.7 130.4 39.3 39.0 39.7 39.3 236.5 237.7 232.6 234.1


Missouri

300.4 311.5 292.1 307.1 115.5 119.6 116.7 119.4 435.9 443.8 434.0 445.7

Montana

66.0 69.2 67.0 71.5 19.0 19.9 19.0 19.3 91.6 90.7 90.2 90.6

Nebraska

93.1 95.4 91.3 93.6 38.2 38.9 38.4 39.0 174.2 177.1 174.5 176.3

Nevada

350.0 364.6 349.7 364.6 42.5 43.2 42.1 41.6 172.2 179.7 173.1 180.1

New Hampshire

68.1 67.0 66.9 68.4 24.6 24.2 24.2 23.9 89.5 89.9 88.9 90.8


New Jersey

372.8 383.8 368.9 381.5 170.0 170.2 170.8 170.0 594.9 612.6 595.6 612.1

New Mexico

93.1 98.7 94.7 99.1 28.5 28.3 27.9 28.2 185.4 193.5 183.6 190.8

New York

897.1 919.6 886.0 919.9 388.4 394.1 391.1 390.7 1,465.7 1,487.2 1,460.0 1,490.4

North Carolina

509.6 531.3 510.0 529.9 172.7 174.1 173.7 172.2 738.0 752.3 734.1 748.2

North Dakota

38.3 39.7 38.5 40.0 15.1 15.3 14.6 15.5 84.4 85.8 84.4 86.9


Ohio

540.9 565.0 535.5 564.8 209.0 220.7 212.2 221.5 781.7 791.6 771.9 784.5

Oklahoma

179.0 183.3 176.5 180.5 66.7 66.1 67.5 66.6 356.0 368.4 357.2 368.5

Oregon

199.8 201.6 199.7 202.3 63.3 64.1 62.4 64.5 305.5 314.0 303.6 312.6

Pennsylvania

534.3 555.1 532.7 553.0 252.0 261.1 253.7 259.0 698.6 702.5 694.6 699.6

Rhode Island

55.1 54.4 53.2 53.9 22.0 21.5 21.7 21.4 65.4 66.3 64.9 66.7


South Carolina

262.6 275.8 260.4 270.8 83.0 84.5 82.4 86.0 377.1 383.2 374.1 381.3

South Dakota

47.0 47.5 46.7 46.9 18.1 18.5 17.9 19.0 81.5 83.1 80.9 83.1

Tennessee

352.1 355.0 348.3 354.8 126.9 131.2 128.0 130.0 450.8 463.3 449.7 461.5

Texas

1,449.8 1,465.8 1,432.5 1,468.6 461.0 474.5 460.2 476.9 2,050.0 2,105.4 2,046.9 2,103.2

Utah

160.9 171.0 161.2 168.6 44.9 48.1 45.5 47.1 260.6 268.5 259.7 267.6


Vermont

30.7 32.2 33.3 33.3 10.0 9.6 10.0 9.7 56.0 58.5 55.5 58.2

Virginia

395.8 402.9 389.8 398.0 191.9 194.2 193.5 192.0 740.7 758.0 733.1 744.8

Washington

328.9 342.3 332.5 348.1 121.5 124.4 122.0 124.5 576.7 588.9 575.7 587.0

West Virginia

67.6 68.6 66.9 69.3 24.3 26.4 24.5 26.0 160.2 155.7 150.8 155.2

Wisconsin

262.1 271.7 257.2 266.4 146.6 151.0 147.1 151.8 413.3 417.1 406.7 415.1

Wyoming

34.3 37.5 36.4 38.6 15.6 15.9 15.8 16.3 68.4 69.5 68.5 69.6


Puerto Rico

88.8 96.4 89.8 97.0 18.8 19.3 19.1 19.3 201.0 203.4 201.0 203.0

Virgin Islands

6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 10.9 11.1 11.0 11.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2022 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


Last Modified Date: January 23, 2024