For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Friday, January 24, 2020						USDL-20-0109

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			     STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- DECEMBER 2019


Unemployment rates were lower in December in 11 states, higher in 4 states, and stable in 35 states
and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Eight states had
jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 1 state had an increase, and 41 states and the District
had little or no change. The national unemployment rate, 3.5 percent, was unchanged over the month but
was 0.4 percentage point lower than in December 2018.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 3 states in December 2019 and was essentially unchanged in 47
states and the District of Columbia. Over the year, 26 states added nonfarm payroll jobs and 24 states
and the District were essentially unchanged.

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

South Carolina, Utah, and Vermont had the lowest unemployment rates in December, 2.3 percent each. The 
rates in Colorado (2.5 percent), Florida (3.0 percent), Georgia (3.2 percent), Illinois (3.7 percent),
Oregon (3.7 percent), South Carolina (2.3 percent), Utah (2.3 percent), and Washington (4.3 percent) set
new series lows. (All state series begin in 1976.) Alaska had the highest jobless rate, 6.1 percent. In
total, 15 states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 3.5 percent, 12 states and the 
District of Columbia had higher rates, and 23 states had rates that were not appreciably different from
that of the nation. (See tables A and 1.)

Nevada and Oregon had the largest over-the-month unemployment rate decreases in December (-0.2 percentage
point each). Louisiana and Pennsylvania had the largest rate increases (+0.2 percentage point each). 
Thirty-five 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.)

Alabama and Colorado had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decreases (-1.1 percentage points
each). The only rate increase from December 2018 occurred in Mississippi (+1.0 percentage point). (See 
table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in three states in December 2019. The job gains occurred in Texas 
(+29,800, or +0.2 percent), Washington (+10,900, or +0.3 percent), and Arkansas (+5,400, or +0.4 percent).
(See table 3.)

Twenty-six states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment in December. The largest job 
gains occurred in Texas (+342,800), California (+310,300), and Florida (+212,000). The largest percentage
gains occurred in Utah (+3.1 percent), Idaho (+2.9 percent), and Arizona (+2.8 percent). (See table D.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for December 2019 is scheduled to be 
released on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Regional and State Unemployment 2019
Annual Averages news release is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
The State Employment and Unemployment news release for January 2020 is scheduled to be released on Monday,
March 16, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).

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|			Upcoming Changes to Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data			|
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|Effective with the release of Regional and State Unemployment 2019 Annual Averages on Wednesday, March |
|4, 2020, 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. 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 2015.        |
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|			Upcoming Changes to Current Employment Statistics Data				|
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|Effective with the release of January 2020 estimates on March 16, 2020, all nonfarm payroll employment |
|estimates for states and areas presented in tables 3 and 4 of this news release will be adjusted to    |
|2019 benchmark levels. Not seasonally adjusted data beginning with April 2018 and seasonally adjusted  |
|data beginning with January 2015 are subject to revision. Some not seasonally adjusted and seasonally  |
|adjusted series may be revised as far back as 1990.							|
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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., December 2019, seasonally adjusted
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                State                |          Rate(p)
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United States (1) ...................|           3.5
                                     |
Alabama .............................|           2.7
Alaska ..............................|           6.1
Arizona .............................|           4.6
California ..........................|           3.9
Colorado ............................|           2.5
District of Columbia ................|           5.3
Florida .............................|           3.0
Hawaii ..............................|           2.6
Idaho ...............................|           2.9
Iowa ................................|           2.7
                                     |
Kentucky ............................|           4.3
Louisiana ...........................|           4.9
Maine ...............................|           2.9
Massachusetts .......................|           2.8
Mississippi .........................|           5.7
Nebraska ............................|           3.1
New Hampshire .......................|           2.6
New Mexico ..........................|           4.7
New York ............................|           4.0
North Dakota ........................|           2.4
                                     |
Ohio ................................|           4.2
Pennsylvania ........................|           4.5
South Carolina ......................|           2.3
Utah ................................|           2.3
Vermont .............................|           2.3
Virginia ............................|           2.6
Washington ..........................|           4.3
West Virginia .......................|           5.0
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   (1) Data are not preliminary.
   (p) = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from November 2019 to December 2019, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              |  November |  December |    change(p)
                                |    2019   |  2019(p)  |
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Arizona ........................|     4.7   |     4.6   |      -0.1
Florida ........................|     3.1   |     3.0   |       -.1
Georgia ........................|     3.3   |     3.2   |       -.1
Louisiana ......................|     4.7   |     4.9   |        .2
Maryland .......................|     3.6   |     3.5   |       -.1
Nevada .........................|     4.0   |     3.8   |       -.2
New Jersey .....................|     3.4   |     3.5   |        .1
North Carolina .................|     3.8   |     3.7   |       -.1
North Dakota ...................|     2.5   |     2.4   |       -.1
Oregon .........................|     3.9   |     3.7   |       -.2
                                |           |           |
Pennsylvania ...................|     4.3   |     4.5   |        .2
South Carolina .................|     2.4   |     2.3   |       -.1
South Dakota ...................|     3.1   |     3.2   |        .1
Utah ...........................|     2.4   |     2.3   |       -.1
Washington .....................|     4.4   |     4.3   |       -.1
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from December 2018 to December 2019, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              |  December |  December |    change(p)
                                |    2018   |  2019(p)  |
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Alabama ........................|     3.8   |     2.7   |      -1.1
California .....................|     4.1   |     3.9   |       -.2
Colorado .......................|     3.6   |     2.5   |      -1.1
Georgia ........................|     3.7   |     3.2   |       -.5
Maine ..........................|     3.5   |     2.9   |       -.6
Mississippi ....................|     4.7   |     5.7   |       1.0
South Carolina .................|     3.2   |     2.3   |       -.9
Utah ...........................|     3.2   |     2.3   |       -.9
Vermont ........................|     2.6   |     2.3   |       -.3
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
December 2018 to December 2019, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-year change(p)
           State              |   December  |   December  |---------------------------
                              |     2018    |    2019(p)  |    Level    |    Percent
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Alabama ......................|   2,057,600 |   2,103,300 |      45,700 |      2.2
Arizona ......................|   2,891,000 |   2,971,800 |      80,800 |      2.8
Arkansas .....................|   1,269,400 |   1,287,700 |      18,300 |      1.4
California ...................|  17,302,200 |  17,612,500 |     310,300 |      1.8
Colorado .....................|   2,746,900 |   2,803,500 |      56,600 |      2.1
Florida ......................|   8,892,000 |   9,104,000 |     212,000 |      2.4
Georgia ......................|   4,587,000 |   4,653,700 |      66,700 |      1.5
Idaho ........................|     742,300 |     763,900 |      21,600 |      2.9
Illinois .....................|   6,148,300 |   6,193,300 |      45,000 |       .7
Kansas .......................|   1,423,300 |   1,443,400 |      20,100 |      1.4
                              |             |             |             |       
Maryland .....................|   2,759,700 |   2,790,700 |      31,000 |      1.1
Massachusetts ................|   3,649,200 |   3,694,000 |      44,800 |      1.2
Nebraska .....................|   1,023,800 |   1,039,500 |      15,700 |      1.5
Nevada .......................|   1,412,700 |   1,440,100 |      27,400 |      1.9
New Jersey ...................|   4,179,100 |   4,218,100 |      39,000 |       .9
New Mexico ...................|     846,200 |     861,800 |      15,600 |      1.8
New York .....................|   9,714,600 |   9,821,800 |     107,200 |      1.1
North Carolina ...............|   4,499,700 |   4,593,600 |      93,900 |      2.1
Oregon .......................|   1,920,900 |   1,957,700 |      36,800 |      1.9
Rhode Island .................|     497,700 |     506,300 |       8,600 |      1.7
                              |             |             |             |       
South Carolina ...............|   2,166,500 |   2,193,700 |      27,200 |      1.3
Tennessee ....................|   3,087,300 |   3,136,500 |      49,200 |      1.6
Texas ........................|  12,633,900 |  12,976,700 |     342,800 |      2.7
Utah .........................|   1,540,300 |   1,588,200 |      47,900 |      3.1
Virginia .....................|   4,008,600 |   4,053,800 |      45,200 |      1.1
Washington ...................|   3,444,200 |   3,528,400 |      84,200 |      2.4
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   (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 2015, 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 times-series models in early
   2015, 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 2017 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 sample of establishments is very small or highly
   variable. In these cases, a model-based approach is used in estimation. These models
   use the direct sample estimates (described above), combined with forecasts of
   historical (benchmarked) data to decrease volatility in estimation. Two different 
   models (Fay-Herriot Model and Small Domain Model) are used depending on the industry
   level being estimated.For more detailed information about each model, refer to
   the BLS Handbook of Methods.
    
   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 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. Information on recent benchmark
   revisions is available online at www.bls.gov/web/laus/benchmark.pdf.

   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 in order
   to incorporate real-time estimates.

   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.

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 7,000 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/. Information
   in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request.
   Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
   
   
   

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. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019(p)	Number				Percent of labor force
					Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019(p)	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019(p)
Alabama	2,204,278	2,264,142	2,265,356	2,266,198	83,509	63,284	61,941	61,458	3.8	2.8	2.7	2.7
Alaska	356,292	349,040	347,997	347,109	23,052	21,494	21,345	21,186	6.5	6.2	6.1	6.1
Arizona	3,486,462	3,580,568	3,592,243	3,600,776	171,467	172,781	170,105	166,155	4.9	4.8	4.7	4.6
Arkansas	1,353,091	1,363,801	1,365,868	1,368,565	49,698	47,795	48,562	48,776	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.6
California	19,507,556	19,442,217	19,492,179	19,544,474	802,594	765,422	761,754	757,717	4.1	3.9	3.9	3.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	5,156,894	5,119,815	5,138,141	5,155,719	242,097	227,248	228,093	226,877	4.7	4.4	4.4	4.4
Colorado	3,128,678	3,164,855	3,170,618	3,176,599	113,534	83,532	82,362	80,220	3.6	2.6	2.6	2.5
Connecticut	1,920,729	1,917,262	1,923,760	1,927,671	73,416	69,478	71,048	71,984	3.8	3.6	3.7	3.7
Delaware	483,403	489,930	490,992	491,958	17,197	17,930	18,699	19,135	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.9
District of Columbia	403,518	411,401	412,179	413,358	21,611	22,027	21,901	22,006	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3
Florida	10,291,323	10,465,402	10,491,615	10,511,038	344,711	330,625	322,533	311,306	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.0
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,384,230	1,437,953	1,441,950	1,441,245	48,764	44,362	43,728	39,960	3.5	3.1	3.0	2.8
Georgia	5,115,906	5,119,637	5,125,727	5,133,559	191,709	172,052	166,852	162,533	3.7	3.4	3.3	3.2
Hawaii	677,697	661,375	662,768	664,533	17,649	17,688	17,520	17,541	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.6
Idaho	862,394	884,656	886,763	889,092	23,758	25,734	25,879	25,769	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9
Illinois	6,470,478	6,505,066	6,496,435	6,479,970	276,474	250,959	246,023	240,061	4.3	3.9	3.8	3.7
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,737,744	3,749,754	3,743,489	3,733,179	137,831	133,292	130,946	126,367	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.4
Indiana	3,392,278	3,383,700	3,384,206	3,386,154	117,390	108,052	108,359	108,356	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.2
Iowa	1,691,576	1,748,589	1,757,864	1,763,275	40,369	45,096	46,204	47,179	2.4	2.6	2.6	2.7
Kansas	1,486,355	1,488,664	1,493,101	1,496,270	49,663	46,708	46,927	47,207	3.3	3.1	3.1	3.2
Kentucky	2,062,639	2,076,970	2,082,363	2,087,383	88,684	90,192	90,870	90,478	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.3
Louisiana	2,099,773	2,095,272	2,098,869	2,102,200	102,675	94,149	98,698	103,426	4.9	4.5	4.7	4.9
Maine	698,314	690,859	691,089	691,998	24,427	19,526	19,446	19,746	3.5	2.8	2.8	2.9
Maryland	3,194,248	3,267,707	3,278,600	3,288,322	118,586	118,629	116,550	113,807	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5
Massachusetts	3,833,225	3,845,561	3,849,729	3,856,457	119,697	111,331	110,503	109,477	3.1	2.9	2.9	2.8
Michigan	4,903,093	4,957,310	4,955,544	4,956,384	196,327	202,307	196,892	191,395	4.0	4.1	4.0	3.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,131,582	2,163,860	2,163,442	2,164,767	85,886	90,352	87,023	84,814	4.0	4.2	4.0	3.9
Minnesota	3,076,979	3,125,415	3,130,699	3,132,198	87,942	100,820	101,835	102,372	2.9	3.2	3.3	3.3
Mississippi	1,274,954	1,289,839	1,290,153	1,288,294	59,759	70,834	72,791	72,892	4.7	5.5	5.6	5.7
Missouri	3,053,973	3,110,075	3,124,219	3,128,928	94,247	95,366	98,277	101,913	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.3
Montana	529,658	533,942	535,334	536,741	19,693	17,962	18,230	18,432	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.4
Nebraska	1,022,388	1,042,550	1,044,638	1,046,290	28,157	32,444	32,763	32,272	2.8	3.1	3.1	3.1
Nevada	1,514,144	1,551,746	1,557,770	1,562,408	67,310	63,000	61,655	59,474	4.4	4.1	4.0	3.8
New Hampshire	763,611	774,535	776,030	777,801	18,377	19,936	19,997	20,087	2.4	2.6	2.6	2.6
New Jersey	4,424,774	4,501,654	4,528,364	4,554,687	172,758	144,965	152,170	161,255	3.9	3.2	3.4	3.5
New Mexico	944,874	966,260	966,781	966,624	47,059	46,514	46,188	45,837	5.0	4.8	4.8	4.7
New York	9,611,875	9,530,050	9,540,727	9,549,675	372,701	378,954	379,187	377,395	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0
New York City	4,123,186	4,088,933	4,086,248	4,079,170	165,240	166,220	165,081	159,797	4.0	4.1	4.0	3.9
North Carolina	4,988,182	5,128,664	5,129,991	5,130,786	185,924	204,167	197,451	191,019	3.7	4.0	3.8	3.7
North Dakota	402,945	403,980	404,554	405,273	10,295	9,999	10,029	9,836	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4
Ohio	5,757,507	5,830,838	5,833,874	5,838,717	267,121	246,037	247,111	242,609	4.6	4.2	4.2	4.2
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,035,955	1,040,089	1,040,573	1,042,568	52,820	43,581	42,917	41,806	5.1	4.2	4.1	4.0
Oklahoma	1,837,373	1,853,492	1,851,391	1,846,283	57,502	60,794	62,642	62,990	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.4
Oregon	2,110,888	2,116,517	2,115,440	2,114,935	89,857	85,710	83,287	79,272	4.3	4.0	3.9	3.7
Pennsylvania	6,450,360	6,515,976	6,534,275	6,551,585	270,501	271,518	281,888	292,675	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.5
Rhode Island	556,234	556,343	557,453	558,519	22,181	19,863	19,591	19,406	4.0	3.6	3.5	3.5
South Carolina	2,330,171	2,381,283	2,382,705	2,384,934	75,244	62,377	58,030	55,295	3.2	2.6	2.4	2.3
South Dakota	460,932	468,817	469,780	470,455	13,565	14,235	14,586	14,951	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.2
Tennessee	3,255,650	3,361,966	3,363,560	3,368,072	108,137	114,108	112,572	111,690	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.3
Texas	13,920,780	14,099,774	14,148,208	14,188,089	516,371	477,979	486,015	490,306	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.5
Utah	1,580,097	1,610,853	1,617,037	1,622,735	49,822	41,046	39,178	37,921	3.2	2.5	2.4	2.3
Vermont	345,571	344,373	343,092	342,146	9,043	7,716	7,806	7,881	2.6	2.2	2.3	2.3
Virginia	4,338,981	4,427,692	4,440,830	4,454,888	121,477	116,617	116,043	116,367	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.6
Washington	3,822,984	3,922,090	3,940,096	3,956,849	170,401	178,182	174,884	169,028	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.3
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,695,942	1,734,953	1,743,610	1,749,504	56,024	51,546	48,902	46,847	3.3	3.0	2.8	2.7
West Virginia	784,574	801,019	803,527	805,706	40,396	38,059	39,285	40,190	5.1	4.8	4.9	5.0
Wisconsin	3,125,569	3,121,772	3,121,119	3,120,013	93,589	102,866	104,367	105,461	3.0	3.3	3.3	3.4
Wyoming	289,204	290,243	291,447	292,408	11,912	10,959	10,901	10,718	4.1	3.8	3.7	3.7
Puerto Rico	1,079,144	1,079,789	1,071,501	1,062,679	91,644	82,894	84,724	89,123	8.5	7.7	7.9	8.4
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
	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	November		December		November		December
					2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)
Alabama	2,205,363	2,258,828	2,199,965	2,252,513	73,717	55,676	77,928	57,084	3.3	2.5	3.5	2.5
Alaska	353,278	342,474	351,704	341,376	22,657	20,627	22,693	20,753	6.4	6.0	6.5	6.1
Arizona	3,512,594	3,622,092	3,510,545	3,612,137	166,722	156,929	173,271	153,861	4.7	4.3	4.9	4.3
Arkansas	1,351,062	1,367,798	1,344,510	1,363,533	43,405	43,750	48,618	46,448	3.2	3.2	3.6	3.4
California	19,562,413	19,616,815	19,533,844	19,588,361	760,287	719,542	794,295	719,072	3.9	3.7	4.1	3.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	5,175,675	5,202,390	5,165,908	5,194,767	234,405	221,083	235,902	208,041	4.5	4.2	4.6	4.0
Colorado	3,133,401	3,182,392	3,136,729	3,181,390	111,166	79,530	118,956	75,357	3.5	2.5	3.8	2.4
Connecticut	1,920,441	1,934,414	1,916,138	1,918,550	60,478	63,642	61,246	61,610	3.1	3.3	3.2	3.2
Delaware	482,804	492,766	483,727	492,487	14,349	18,138	14,782	17,425	3.0	3.7	3.1	3.5
District of Columbia	402,811	415,128	401,943	414,297	20,563	20,540	19,759	20,444	5.1	4.9	4.9	4.9
Florida	10,293,133	10,477,386	10,284,492	10,463,470	335,916	287,798	338,922	265,350	3.3	2.7	3.3	2.5
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,386,673	1,430,239	1,403,293	1,426,150	45,184	38,792	49,482	25,207	3.3	2.7	3.5	1.8
Georgia	5,111,058	5,125,408	5,123,539	5,145,931	176,023	139,265	189,782	149,262	3.4	2.7	3.7	2.9
Hawaii	678,100	668,016	676,173	668,675	18,287	16,996	15,385	15,243	2.7	2.5	2.3	2.3
Idaho	861,411	886,751	860,899	889,472	22,900	25,144	24,640	25,659	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.9
Illinois	6,468,774	6,448,014	6,449,049	6,384,505	259,018	218,269	285,488	220,590	4.0	3.4	4.4	3.5
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,728,038	3,708,581	3,718,529	3,675,020	123,652	116,772	132,494	104,056	3.3	3.1	3.6	2.8
Indiana	3,387,893	3,366,205	3,366,433	3,352,305	111,876	106,195	113,727	101,464	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.0
Iowa	1,691,018	1,768,803	1,688,961	1,752,493	31,556	41,096	42,521	50,748	1.9	2.3	2.5	2.9
Kansas	1,490,418	1,504,465	1,487,183	1,496,669	44,166	42,716	46,484	42,889	3.0	2.8	3.1	2.9
Kentucky	2,054,178	2,087,751	2,053,820	2,085,841	72,305	80,523	78,868	80,676	3.5	3.9	3.8	3.9
Louisiana	2,098,944	2,110,527	2,083,413	2,091,614	90,359	102,257	91,047	103,412	4.3	4.8	4.4	4.9
Maine	693,756	687,509	691,825	689,157	23,036	18,439	23,188	19,639	3.3	2.7	3.4	2.8
Maryland	3,191,352	3,292,102	3,184,211	3,287,685	109,903	104,754	110,035	98,267	3.4	3.2	3.5	3.0
Massachusetts	3,823,218	3,837,569	3,821,194	3,849,752	98,823	88,787	101,990	91,543	2.6	2.3	2.7	2.4
Michigan	4,893,580	4,933,486	4,896,726	4,932,803	166,773	157,409	201,376	174,820	3.4	3.2	4.1	3.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,129,400	2,148,122	2,139,584	2,160,849	78,916	72,509	91,163	79,904	3.7	3.4	4.3	3.7
Minnesota	3,073,359	3,130,497	3,082,219	3,119,177	69,288	89,608	98,693	108,919	2.3	2.9	3.2	3.5
Mississippi	1,274,959	1,284,490	1,278,260	1,281,471	53,790	70,280	60,187	67,402	4.2	5.5	4.7	5.3
Missouri	3,039,341	3,127,518	3,046,032	3,097,174	75,593	93,521	93,192	105,566	2.5	3.0	3.1	3.4
Montana	527,399	536,751	525,061	535,304	18,980	18,321	20,496	19,412	3.6	3.4	3.9	3.6
Nebraska	1,020,931	1,045,850	1,018,612	1,041,475	23,458	28,996	27,381	28,039	2.3	2.8	2.7	2.7
Nevada	1,518,855	1,571,659	1,518,338	1,565,827	64,041	54,543	64,928	52,035	4.2	3.5	4.3	3.3
New Hampshire	761,578	775,189	759,790	776,513	16,449	17,694	15,969	17,729	2.2	2.3	2.1	2.3
New Jersey	4,409,867	4,562,145	4,421,437	4,585,378	145,777	150,144	158,306	165,220	3.3	3.3	3.6	3.6
New Mexico	952,647	971,039	953,970	968,900	46,012	44,663	46,133	43,457	4.8	4.6	4.8	4.5
New York	9,576,358	9,510,615	9,583,357	9,477,621	339,417	345,362	371,398	350,924	3.5	3.6	3.9	3.7
New York City	4,113,737	4,059,085	4,120,012	4,031,220	154,052	151,397	163,831	127,159	3.7	3.7	4.0	3.2
North Carolina	4,992,016	5,110,118	4,966,260	5,078,529	180,250	173,545	185,156	169,153	3.6	3.4	3.7	3.3
North Dakota	398,404	401,983	397,048	400,858	8,348	8,419	9,532	8,846	2.1	2.1	2.4	2.2
Ohio	5,754,616	5,821,691	5,739,445	5,807,136	243,308	220,831	274,826	219,006	4.2	3.8	4.8	3.8
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,030,378	1,037,367	1,018,535	1,031,269	45,012	34,197	50,491	36,128	4.4	3.3	5.0	3.5
Oklahoma	1,845,292	1,842,382	1,831,981	1,822,098	53,190	63,398	55,288	58,024	2.9	3.4	3.0	3.2
Oregon	2,117,387	2,109,316	2,104,382	2,097,247	85,731	65,158	89,585	60,847	4.0	3.1	4.3	2.9
Pennsylvania	6,437,401	6,544,150	6,430,281	6,532,299	233,777	279,665	247,993	297,499	3.6	4.3	3.9	4.6
Rhode Island	558,933	562,904	556,929	561,942	21,567	18,038	20,988	17,992	3.9	3.2	3.8	3.2
South Carolina	2,318,289	2,370,350	2,324,318	2,371,383	68,439	51,232	77,078	55,936	3.0	2.2	3.3	2.4
South Dakota	461,667	471,441	459,874	468,381	12,749	14,944	13,849	16,384	2.8	3.2	3.0	3.5
Tennessee	3,255,813	3,355,736	3,245,759	3,358,778	98,204	102,908	97,655	104,990	3.0	3.1	3.0	3.1
Texas	13,961,940	14,264,714	13,975,415	14,228,471	485,960	476,916	501,787	470,429	3.5	3.3	3.6	3.3
Utah	1,584,804	1,634,892	1,584,918	1,633,854	44,023	30,829	45,909	33,942	2.8	1.9	2.9	2.1
Vermont	344,435	339,844	343,727	339,321	8,218	7,330	7,821	7,087	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.1
Virginia	4,319,915	4,441,393	4,313,833	4,447,462	108,524	108,770	112,968	109,243	2.5	2.4	2.6	2.5
Washington	3,828,288	3,972,004	3,833,104	3,972,769	169,864	157,340	182,795	154,954	4.4	4.0	4.8	3.9
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,693,502	1,751,913	1,693,796	1,741,945	61,951	40,637	57,609	38,632	3.7	2.3	3.4	2.2
West Virginia	781,723	803,794	777,812	799,727	35,750	39,018	37,917	39,591	4.6	4.9	4.9	5.0
Wisconsin	3,116,247	3,102,403	3,106,624	3,091,105	77,545	90,865	86,683	98,595	2.5	2.9	2.8	3.2
Wyoming	289,088	294,086	286,957	291,756	11,587	10,532	11,527	10,487	4.0	3.6	4.0	3.6
Puerto Rico	1,066,244	1,045,943	1,083,677	1,044,531	81,077	88,581	92,102	95,369	7.6	8.5	8.5	9.1
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. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019(p)	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019(p)	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019(p)
Alabama	2,057.6	2,095.7	2,099.6	2,103.3	92.2	93.8	94.8	96.2	270.3	272.4	272.7	271.8
Alaska	329.1	329.6	328.6	329.2	16.5	16.8	16.6	16.7	12.7	12.3	11.2	12.1
Arizona	2,891.0	2,952.0	2,966.6	2,971.8	166.9	176.8	177.3	178.9	173.0	180.2	179.9	179.6
Arkansas	1,269.4	1,282.1	1,282.3	1,287.7	50.6	53.9	53.4	52.8	163.1	163.8	163.3	163.9
California	17,302.2	17,575.9	17,599.9	17,612.5	871.1	902.4	901.5	902.4	1,332.8	1,343.3	1,344.8	1,344.2
Colorado	2,746.9	2,792.7	2,802.1	2,803.5	172.0	172.8	173.7	174.6	149.4	150.0	149.9	150.3
Connecticut	1,696.8	1,698.7	1,700.3	1,700.4	61.4	57.5	57.4	58.0	160.4	161.7	161.8	161.1
Delaware(2)	464.2	469.5	469.7	470.4	23.1	23.3	23.1	22.8	27.2	27.5	27.5	27.4
District of Columbia(2)	793.1	801.8	804.6	804.0	15.5	15.8	15.8	15.7	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4
Florida	8,892.0	9,077.8	9,088.0	9,104.0	549.5	571.5	571.9	575.0	377.4	384.1	383.8	383.6
Georgia	4,587.0	4,638.8	4,649.8	4,653.7	202.4	205.3	207.5	207.8	410.0	410.8	410.8	409.9
Hawaii(2)	659.2	662.1	661.0	664.2	36.3	37.8	37.8	37.8	14.1	13.8	14.0	14.1
Idaho	742.3	758.7	760.7	763.9	49.6	51.4	51.5	52.1	67.9	70.5	69.8	69.9
Illinois	6,148.3	6,198.7	6,185.3	6,193.3	224.2	224.6	222.8	223.0	589.9	590.2	588.9	588.0
Indiana	3,161.1	3,161.1	3,164.9	3,165.5	147.0	152.4	152.5	153.9	544.3	534.8	537.4	536.1
Iowa	1,593.4	1,596.4	1,594.1	1,591.0	76.9	80.4	79.9	81.4	228.1	228.1	227.9	226.5
Kansas	1,423.3	1,438.8	1,440.0	1,443.4	61.7	62.0	62.4	63.1	167.0	165.8	167.2	167.2
Kentucky	1,940.0	1,964.5	1,959.0	1,953.6	79.5	79.2	79.2	79.0	254.7	253.7	255.8	256.6
Louisiana	1,982.2	1,989.3	1,993.8	1,991.2	146.5	140.0	139.6	139.5	135.0	138.0	139.4	140.0
Maine	627.9	633.3	632.8	635.3	27.0	30.0	29.9	30.1	52.9	53.4	53.5	53.7
Maryland	2,759.7	2,771.9	2,784.2	2,790.7	164.1	165.6	166.4	166.8	109.0	108.7	108.5	108.3
Massachusetts	3,649.2	3,693.6	3,699.0	3,694.0	155.5	156.9	156.3	156.3	243.7	243.6	243.3	241.5
Michigan	4,432.2	4,422.3	4,447.2	4,451.7	174.6	173.2	172.7	172.9	634.2	607.0	626.8	628.9
Minnesota	2,961.1	2,969.8	2,967.2	2,967.4	128.7	129.9	125.3	125.1	322.1	322.4	319.7	318.5
Mississippi	1,162.6	1,170.8	1,170.1	1,168.7	43.0	44.0	43.7	43.4	146.8	147.1	147.3	148.0
Missouri	2,894.1	2,921.6	2,922.7	2,914.2	120.3	124.1	124.5	124.3	276.3	275.1	277.3	276.2
Montana	481.3	484.6	485.4	485.0	28.5	29.1	29.1	29.0	20.4	20.3	20.5	20.5
Nebraska	1,023.8	1,036.7	1,036.7	1,039.5	53.2	55.5	54.5	54.6	99.5	100.4	100.2	100.3
Nevada	1,412.7	1,438.7	1,443.6	1,440.1	95.3	103.3	104.7	102.0	59.0	60.9	60.9	61.2
New Hampshire	683.7	689.7	687.6	690.1	26.9	29.4	29.2	28.9	70.8	69.6	69.4	69.6
New Jersey	4,179.1	4,205.7	4,211.6	4,218.1	161.2	164.8	163.2	162.6	249.2	250.4	253.4	252.9
New Mexico	846.2	860.1	862.4	861.8	47.3	52.1	52.2	52.4	26.9	27.6	27.8	27.8
New York	9,714.6	9,810.8	9,826.7	9,821.8	403.1	401.8	401.4	402.5	444.7	436.2	439.1	437.2
North Carolina	4,499.7	4,589.7	4,593.3	4,593.6	219.6	219.8	219.8	219.8	474.2	471.9	472.2	472.3
North Dakota	434.6	435.2	436.9	436.9	26.7	28.0	27.7	28.2	25.8	26.3	26.2	25.9
Ohio	5,583.3	5,591.3	5,600.8	5,610.6	224.7	212.4	212.3	215.7	703.2	699.8	700.4	701.5
Oklahoma	1,696.2	1,694.6	1,692.7	1,691.4	84.1	83.3	82.9	82.8	138.6	135.2	134.4	134.4
Oregon	1,920.9	1,953.1	1,956.9	1,957.7	105.8	109.0	110.8	110.9	197.7	201.8	203.6	203.1
Pennsylvania	6,030.7	6,061.0	6,073.1	6,063.4	260.1	260.9	258.4	256.8	570.8	563.3	565.6	565.1
Rhode Island	497.7	505.7	506.2	506.3	19.5	19.7	19.2	19.2	39.8	38.9	39.1	39.2
South Carolina	2,166.5	2,186.5	2,192.2	2,193.7	100.7	102.8	103.4	104.2	250.5	255.8	256.5	255.9
South Dakota	445.6	449.6	449.7	449.5	23.8	23.9	23.9	24.2	45.5	45.7	45.4	45.5
Tennessee	3,087.3	3,124.6	3,134.5	3,136.5	127.1	125.0	124.2	124.2	353.3	353.3	357.0	359.3
Texas	12,633.9	12,913.9	12,946.9	12,976.7	753.6	798.2	805.7	809.5	899.6	910.9	917.5	917.8
Utah	1,540.3	1,580.1	1,585.5	1,588.2	104.4	111.5	112.7	113.4	135.1	138.3	138.0	138.4
Vermont	316.6	316.9	316.2	315.5	14.7	14.5	14.3	14.1	30.2	30.0	29.9	30.1
Virginia	4,008.6	4,031.6	4,048.6	4,053.8	197.5	198.7	198.3	198.5	244.0	244.4	248.5	247.4
Washington	3,444.2	3,504.7	3,517.5	3,528.4	220.9	224.4	226.7	227.9	295.3	297.6	299.3	300.4
West Virginia	730.4	732.6	730.2	727.5	47.5	46.2	45.7	44.1	47.8	47.6	47.4	47.5
Wisconsin	2,984.5	2,982.4	2,981.7	2,991.5	124.0	127.7	127.9	128.0	477.5	469.4	470.5	473.4
Wyoming	288.9	287.4	286.9	285.8	22.1	20.8	20.3	20.0	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.1
Puerto Rico	871.7	874.2	872.9	871.3	26.9	27.0	26.5	25.8	72.7	73.3	73.3	73.3
Virgin Islands(3)	34.2	35.7	35.8	35.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 2018 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. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019(p)	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019(p)	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019(p)
Alabama	381.1	384.0	383.9	386.2	96.9	97.8	97.6	97.6	246.0	257.9	259.4	261.0
Alaska	64.5	65.5	65.5	65.3	11.4	11.3	11.5	11.8	26.9	26.8	27.2	27.0
Arizona	538.0	549.0	551.3	554.2	221.0	225.7	225.3	224.8	436.7	442.4	448.6	443.3
Arkansas	253.5	254.4	254.8	255.7	60.9	62.2	61.4	61.3	145.7	146.9	147.6	150.4
California	3,056.7	3,062.1	3,059.0	3,058.8	834.0	848.1	847.7	847.0	2,696.6	2,758.2	2,761.6	2,768.1
Colorado	474.5	474.9	478.0	479.8	168.5	172.2	173.1	170.5	434.5	454.4	456.3	456.7
Connecticut	296.1	293.3	292.7	291.6	127.0	127.4	127.2	127.6	219.5	219.5	221.4	222.8
Delaware	79.3	79.8	80.9	81.1	47.0	48.2	48.4	48.4	63.6	62.5	61.6	62.0
District of Columbia	33.3	33.1	33.4	33.4	29.6	30.0	29.9	30.2	168.8	172.1	172.3	172.3
Florida	1,798.7	1,814.6	1,815.4	1,816.5	589.8	598.7	598.6	597.6	1,388.8	1,419.6	1,420.5	1,424.3
Georgia	953.3	958.5	962.4	963.7	250.5	249.5	251.3	251.6	705.2	703.0	700.6	702.0
Hawaii	121.8	118.6	119.1	119.4	29.1	28.8	28.7	28.8	82.8	83.8	83.8	84.1
Idaho	142.7	145.0	144.9	145.7	36.7	38.2	38.5	38.8	96.0	102.3	103.2	103.1
Illinois	1,223.2	1,225.1	1,220.3	1,218.6	405.2	406.9	407.2	407.0	956.0	960.7	955.4	957.0
Indiana	597.5	591.3	592.8	594.9	138.4	141.0	139.9	139.3	344.2	350.8	348.3	348.1
Iowa	314.0	312.7	311.9	310.7	109.3	109.0	107.8	107.7	143.0	142.2	141.3	140.1
Kansas	269.0	268.4	267.8	268.1	77.4	77.5	77.3	77.9	182.2	185.6	185.4	186.3
Kentucky	405.5	411.2	407.2	404.1	92.8	95.7	95.0	94.9	215.4	220.8	217.5	214.8
Louisiana	377.8	380.8	380.6	379.1	91.8	90.4	91.3	90.6	213.0	216.2	216.5	214.9
Maine	118.8	119.9	119.9	120.4	32.1	32.3	32.1	32.4	69.8	69.7	68.7	68.6
Maryland	468.0	467.9	469.5	469.3	142.1	143.4	143.2	143.7	455.5	457.3	461.7	462.8
Massachusetts	580.0	580.0	580.2	581.0	219.8	223.3	224.0	223.2	588.3	595.3	595.7	592.8
Michigan	794.4	795.4	793.7	797.7	220.2	225.2	225.4	226.4	662.0	657.6	663.2	660.4
Minnesota	537.1	537.0	537.5	539.0	183.7	186.8	186.7	186.3	375.6	374.1	374.5	374.4
Mississippi	232.2	235.9	235.6	235.4	44.1	45.4	45.6	45.4	112.1	109.4	108.8	107.4
Missouri	543.1	543.7	542.6	541.4	173.3	176.6	177.2	177.0	388.0	391.4	391.7	387.2
Montana	95.6	96.6	97.1	96.6	25.4	26.5	26.3	26.2	44.1	44.9	45.0	44.8
Nebraska	200.4	200.0	200.6	200.5	74.6	75.5	75.7	75.6	119.5	121.3	122.1	122.9
Nevada	259.3	259.2	258.5	256.0	69.2	72.3	72.4	73.0	196.1	201.6	205.6	206.1
New Hampshire	139.1	141.1	140.3	140.6	34.3	33.8	33.6	33.4	83.5	85.6	85.6	85.6
New Jersey	893.4	890.6	893.5	894.7	248.9	246.6	247.2	246.8	672.3	673.0	671.8	674.5
New Mexico	136.5	138.1	138.1	138.1	34.3	35.2	35.1	35.6	107.0	109.2	110.6	110.1
New York	1,565.1	1,579.5	1,575.1	1,574.1	715.6	714.5	715.1	712.1	1,342.2	1,370.1	1,372.6	1,374.1
North Carolina	839.5	859.1	858.7	857.6	241.7	250.0	250.4	251.6	634.8	651.0	650.3	643.9
North Dakota	93.5	91.9	92.8	92.1	24.2	24.0	24.5	24.4	35.0	36.0	36.0	35.9
Ohio	1,027.0	1,022.8	1,023.8	1,024.5	307.0	309.0	308.2	309.9	732.9	735.5	738.2	738.4
Oklahoma	300.6	305.8	306.2	306.3	78.9	78.6	78.6	79.1	188.6	190.5	188.6	187.1
Oregon	351.6	356.2	354.2	355.5	102.0	103.2	103.2	103.5	249.4	254.3	255.6	254.0
Pennsylvania	1,123.9	1,133.5	1,133.4	1,132.0	327.7	332.1	331.9	332.5	803.9	817.4	823.1	817.2
Rhode Island	78.2	79.1	80.4	80.2	35.3	36.6	35.9	35.9	69.2	69.9	69.2	69.5
South Carolina	412.7	416.8	415.5	417.9	103.9	105.3	104.8	104.8	299.0	291.4	295.5	294.5
South Dakota	88.6	89.9	90.4	89.9	29.2	29.0	29.1	29.0	33.9	34.4	34.1	33.8
Tennessee	633.8	636.6	639.0	640.9	164.5	168.5	168.7	168.2	419.9	427.4	428.0	427.3
Texas	2,509.7	2,536.9	2,547.8	2,559.4	781.5	809.4	811.6	818.3	1,745.4	1,795.4	1,792.9	1,803.4
Utah	290.8	293.2	294.5	294.9	88.7	90.9	91.1	91.2	217.1	225.0	224.7	225.0
Vermont	53.7	54.3	54.2	54.1	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.4	29.2	30.0	30.1	30.4
Virginia	658.7	653.6	654.0	654.8	205.2	208.9	211.0	212.5	750.5	755.9	759.0	760.5
Washington	641.5	649.2	648.6	651.3	159.7	167.3	167.3	166.7	427.8	439.1	441.1	443.7
West Virginia	129.3	130.9	131.2	131.5	29.1	28.8	29.5	29.1	68.9	68.7	67.6	67.6
Wisconsin	542.4	548.6	547.5	548.2	154.2	152.3	153.1	153.2	325.2	326.6	326.4	325.9
Wyoming	52.9	53.6	53.4	52.7	11.0	11.3	11.3	11.2	19.4	18.7	18.5	18.2
Puerto Rico	170.9	167.7	167.8	168.1	42.6	43.3	43.3	43.4	124.6	122.9	121.6	120.6
Virgin Islands(1)	7.0	7.1	7.2	7.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 2018 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. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019(p)	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019(p)	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019(p)
Alabama	246.9	249.9	249.8	250.5	209.4	217.5	217.0	217.1	385.2	390.2	391.9	391.3
Alaska	50.7	50.4	50.0	49.8	36.1	36.3	36.5	35.9	80.4	80.4	80.3	80.5
Arizona	454.6	468.5	472.1	474.8	330.9	335.2	336.2	338.4	414.3	415.4	416.2	417.8
Arkansas	191.9	194.2	195.5	197.5	120.5	123.3	123.2	123.3	212.8	213.2	212.9	212.8
California	2,757.2	2,836.1	2,850.1	2,855.3	2,004.7	2,035.7	2,035.1	2,032.7	2,601.4	2,635.5	2,638.3	2,641.7
Colorado	341.9	350.3	353.4	355.6	345.2	347.4	347.6	347.0	444.0	453.5	453.3	453.6
Connecticut	336.9	344.9	346.1	347.0	160.5	161.8	160.7	159.4	237.0	235.3	235.3	235.1
Delaware	81.7	83.1	83.1	83.8	52.4	54.2	54.2	54.3	67.4	68.5	68.5	68.3
District of Columbia	130.9	131.9	132.1	131.8	80.1	81.8	82.6	81.9	237.7	237.5	238.5	238.7
Florida	1,328.5	1,379.5	1,381.4	1,382.6	1,240.1	1,275.2	1,279.6	1,288.0	1,115.5	1,127.9	1,129.6	1,129.3
Georgia	591.0	613.2	616.0	616.4	497.8	515.0	514.0	514.4	696.1	701.1	701.8	702.3
Hawaii	86.3	87.7	87.7	87.8	125.1	125.9	126.4	127.7	126.1	128.0	125.7	126.7
Idaho	105.9	108.2	109.0	109.4	79.1	78.3	78.3	79.0	126.0	127.4	127.4	127.5
Illinois	942.2	956.1	955.0	959.3	623.7	637.4	637.4	640.6	826.4	839.1	839.4	839.8
Indiana	484.4	490.8	491.6	490.7	308.9	305.8	305.6	304.0	429.0	430.1	432.4	433.9
Iowa	234.7	234.8	235.3	234.3	145.0	144.2	144.1	145.3	260.3	263.0	263.2	262.3
Kansas	201.1	200.7	200.4	201.5	131.4	138.0	138.0	137.9	258.1	262.8	263.1	262.9
Kentucky	283.1	292.3	293.2	293.4	197.7	202.6	202.5	203.4	313.5	311.6	311.4	311.0
Louisiana	319.9	326.5	326.5	326.0	237.2	238.9	240.6	241.8	327.3	325.9	325.6	325.2
Maine	127.5	126.4	126.4	126.3	68.2	69.5	69.6	71.2	100.2	100.1	100.2	100.2
Maryland	476.7	479.9	480.9	483.4	284.8	285.4	290.1	292.1	506.6	510.6	511.3	511.3
Massachusetts	801.9	824.0	826.4	825.8	370.2	374.7	377.0	378.0	457.3	459.1	459.3	458.8
Michigan	677.3	670.9	672.4	672.9	434.6	447.3	445.2	445.3	605.5	612.7	613.3	614.4
Minnesota	544.0	541.7	540.7	539.1	277.7	287.2	291.3	292.5	424.5	426.2	426.5	426.8
Mississippi	145.6	146.5	146.6	147.1	137.9	140.4	140.3	140.5	242.0	242.8	242.9	242.4
Missouri	481.3	493.0	492.7	491.0	310.9	314.2	314.3	313.5	432.0	434.0	433.0	433.3
Montana	77.1	78.2	78.7	78.6	66.7	65.5	66.0	66.3	90.9	91.3	90.9	91.1
Nebraska	155.1	157.2	157.4	158.1	92.7	95.7	95.2	96.6	173.6	175.8	175.8	175.7
Nevada	143.2	144.0	144.8	145.0	357.2	358.9	358.7	359.2	161.4	165.4	165.0	165.0
New Hampshire	126.5	130.3	130.3	130.6	73.6	71.9	71.5	72.8	89.6	88.5	88.2	88.5
New Jersey	714.4	721.6	722.6	722.8	393.1	409.7	414.0	417.4	603.4	601.0	600.2	601.0
New Mexico	141.0	141.2	142.4	142.8	100.7	102.1	102.0	101.4	185.8	188.1	187.5	187.2
New York	2,094.4	2,138.7	2,144.3	2,146.2	963.4	974.8	981.5	983.3	1,488.8	1,498.3	1,497.6	1,496.4
North Carolina	612.1	626.5	625.5	625.9	507.9	529.4	532.5	538.1	730.3	734.5	734.6	733.7
North Dakota	64.6	66.1	66.6	66.3	39.5	39.5	39.7	40.0	82.6	82.3	82.5	82.6
Ohio	943.4	951.7	951.4	954.8	570.8	582.9	586.9	587.8	778.2	782.3	781.5	780.9
Oklahoma	236.9	240.2	240.2	241.0	174.8	171.4	171.9	172.6	346.5	345.6	346.9	346.9
Oregon	297.1	306.6	308.2	307.3	213.6	216.0	216.2	218.2	297.8	300.6	299.4	299.8
Pennsylvania	1,292.7	1,293.0	1,294.3	1,295.0	576.1	571.4	577.6	577.8	701.4	709.1	709.1	709.4
Rhode Island	107.4	110.3	110.9	110.6	57.3	60.0	60.0	60.3	61.3	61.2	61.3	61.5
South Carolina	255.0	259.3	259.4	258.8	266.1	269.9	271.5	272.1	370.5	375.6	375.9	376.6
South Dakota	73.6	74.3	74.4	74.0	48.0	48.2	48.2	48.8	80.0	80.2	80.2	80.3
Tennessee	435.5	440.0	441.3	441.2	346.9	360.5	362.2	362.8	436.4	441.4	441.2	440.7
Texas	1,714.8	1,765.7	1,773.3	1,773.1	1,373.1	1,415.7	1,414.5	1,415.6	1,957.0	1,969.2	1,971.2	1,971.3
Utah	206.1	216.4	217.5	218.1	154.7	158.3	159.3	159.7	251.1	253.6	254.2	254.2
Vermont	66.9	66.6	67.0	66.7	38.4	39.3	38.7	38.7	56.7	55.5	55.5	55.2
Virginia	543.5	554.6	557.3	560.2	410.8	424.3	427.0	428.2	724.0	718.0	719.5	718.6
Washington	500.0	514.7	517.5	518.1	347.8	352.9	355.6	355.9	582.5	585.3	585.1	586.2
West Virginia	128.3	130.0	129.7	129.3	73.9	75.3	74.8	75.0	150.6	151.8	151.5	151.4
Wisconsin	459.0	459.5	460.4	461.0	289.9	285.7	286.3	289.9	406.0	405.4	403.6	404.4
Wyoming	28.0	27.1	27.5	27.5	35.8	36.3	36.6	37.2	69.0	69.1	68.9	68.8
Puerto Rico	118.4	121.6	122.2	121.5	76.9	79.4	79.6	79.7	202.6	202.8	202.4	202.6
Virgin Islands	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	4.5	4.8	4.7	4.8	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2018 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
	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)
Alabama	2,064.4	2,113.2	2,066.6	2,112.9	10.0	9.8	9.9	9.5	90.4	94.7	91.1	95.4
Alaska	313.8	314.6	313.7	313.4	12.5	13.3	13.0	13.4	15.5	15.5	15.4	15.4
Arizona	2,936.5	3,012.5	2,934.6	3,019.0	13.5	13.8	13.5	13.6	166.6	177.7	166.8	178.8
Arkansas	1,276.7	1,291.0	1,273.3	1,292.0	6.0	5.7	5.8	5.6	51.1	54.0	50.2	52.2
California	17,440.7	17,764.8	17,449.8	17,761.1	23.1	23.4	23.1	23.3	874.8	904.7	859.4	889.8
Colorado	2,750.4	2,813.7	2,765.8	2,821.5	28.7	28.3	29.0	27.8	171.7	174.7	170.7	173.6
Connecticut	1,714.2	1,719.1	1,713.3	1,717.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	61.7	59.0	59.4	56.8
Delaware(1)	466.6	472.8	465.8	471.9	-	-	-	-	23.1	23.4	23.3	23.0
District of Columbia(1)	795.4	808.3	795.0	805.7	-	-	-	-	15.4	15.8	15.3	15.5
Florida	8,954.8	9,171.1	8,989.9	9,204.0	5.8	6.0	5.9	5.9	548.9	575.3	550.8	575.7
Georgia	4,611.1	4,684.7	4,616.2	4,685.6	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	200.5	207.6	201.5	206.9
Hawaii(1)	664.8	668.7	667.7	673.0	-	-	-	-	36.1	38.1	36.8	38.3
Idaho	745.0	763.3	740.0	761.1	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.3	50.5	52.1	48.2	50.9
Illinois	6,205.9	6,248.1	6,183.8	6,228.0	8.0	7.4	7.7	7.1	231.4	228.2	216.4	214.4
Indiana	3,188.6	3,200.0	3,182.2	3,185.7	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	147.1	154.7	145.0	152.3
Iowa	1,606.7	1,612.3	1,597.8	1,596.0	2.6	2.4	2.5	2.3	82.8	83.9	73.4	77.6
Kansas	1,440.3	1,456.8	1,435.5	1,457.0	6.8	7.1	6.8	7.0	62.0	63.2	60.7	62.7
Kentucky	1,959.1	1,981.4	1,960.2	1,972.3	10.3	8.4	10.3	8.0	79.1	80.1	78.8	78.3
Louisiana	2,001.7	2,012.2	1,991.0	1,999.3	35.7	36.4	35.4	36.9	150.0	140.9	145.2	138.0
Maine	628.7	632.2	624.4	630.9	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	28.8	30.6	26.3	29.2
Maryland	2,771.2	2,804.5	2,771.0	2,805.1	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	164.2	167.5	163.3	166.8
Massachusetts	3,678.0	3,728.7	3,664.8	3,708.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	161.6	160.8	154.2	155.1
Michigan	4,468.3	4,485.5	4,447.3	4,467.7	7.2	7.3	6.9	6.9	173.5	175.8	168.5	167.3
Minnesota	2,975.9	2,983.3	2,956.7	2,961.0	6.6	6.7	6.4	6.2	128.6	126.5	121.6	117.0
Mississippi	1,173.6	1,181.4	1,169.0	1,174.6	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.6	43.3	43.9	43.1	43.3
Missouri	2,911.5	2,946.3	2,906.2	2,924.6	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.1	121.2	126.8	119.9	124.0
Montana	478.7	484.9	478.3	482.9	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.1	29.0	30.0	27.2	28.0
Nebraska	1,031.0	1,044.1	1,027.2	1,043.2	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	53.7	55.5	51.8	53.2
Nevada	1,416.8	1,453.6	1,419.5	1,446.4	14.6	13.9	14.6	13.6	93.0	104.8	96.1	102.1
New Hampshire	686.7	690.9	687.9	693.3	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	27.5	30.0	26.6	28.5
New Jersey	4,212.6	4,243.8	4,213.9	4,251.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	164.2	166.9	161.6	162.4
New Mexico	851.6	868.6	851.5	866.3	25.1	26.2	25.7	26.3	47.6	52.8	47.3	52.2
New York	9,810.1	9,930.5	9,799.9	9,903.7	5.6	5.7	5.2	5.3	408.5	407.0	395.6	395.2
North Carolina	4,540.4	4,632.0	4,530.1	4,620.4	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.5	220.7	220.7	219.1	219.0
North Dakota	438.1	441.0	435.2	437.8	21.3	20.5	21.6	20.4	27.6	28.1	24.6	26.0
Ohio	5,617.1	5,641.2	5,599.6	5,630.0	12.5	12.5	12.2	12.1	224.7	215.0	216.4	209.3
Oklahoma	1,711.8	1,709.5	1,708.6	1,703.1	54.2	50.1	55.5	48.6	83.1	83.2	84.0	82.6
Oregon	1,931.2	1,966.9	1,926.6	1,963.2	7.4	7.4	7.2	7.1	105.3	110.9	103.5	107.9
Pennsylvania	6,085.9	6,140.9	6,075.6	6,108.0	29.3	30.0	29.2	29.2	263.4	262.1	254.0	250.4
Rhode Island	500.7	510.8	499.3	507.6	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	19.9	20.0	19.7	19.3
South Carolina	2,168.0	2,203.7	2,173.1	2,203.2	4.4	4.6	4.4	4.6	101.2	103.2	100.7	104.5
South Dakota	443.3	449.9	442.8	447.5	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	23.4	24.5	22.6	23.4
Tennessee	3,126.2	3,176.0	3,117.0	3,166.6	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.4	128.4	124.9	126.8	124.0
Texas	12,704.1	13,042.2	12,711.0	13,055.2	255.1	252.6	257.4	247.0	751.7	810.2	751.3	808.2
Utah	1,544.2	1,598.5	1,549.1	1,599.5	9.6	10.0	9.5	9.7	104.9	114.8	102.2	111.9
Vermont	319.3	317.9	322.5	321.1	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	15.4	15.0	14.4	13.8
Virginia	4,035.7	4,075.7	4,025.6	4,071.2	7.9	8.2	7.8	8.2	198.4	198.6	196.3	196.4
Washington	3,446.5	3,533.4	3,444.5	3,531.0	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.1	217.1	225.6	216.0	223.8
West Virginia	740.5	739.8	736.0	732.4	22.3	21.5	22.9	21.2	48.7	48.2	47.2	43.5
Wisconsin	2,999.7	3,008.0	2,987.9	2,999.3	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.4	124.2	129.5	118.3	122.7
Wyoming	285.0	282.8	286.0	282.5	20.8	20.0	20.8	19.8	22.1	20.6	21.2	18.9
Puerto Rico	877.4	882.7	896.7	894.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	26.4	26.9	29.2	27.9
Virgin Islands(1)	34.0	35.9	34.3	36.0	-	-	-	-	2.4	3.0	2.4	3.0
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 2018 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
	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)
Alabama	268.8	273.3	271.5	273.0	388.4	391.3	390.1	395.3	21.3	21.4	21.5	21.3
Alaska	7.1	6.6	6.2	5.8	61.9	62.8	62.2	62.8	5.5	5.4	5.6	5.6
Arizona	173.4	180.0	173.8	180.0	554.6	567.6	555.1	572.8	47.7	47.2	48.2	47.5
Arkansas	161.2	163.1	163.6	164.4	257.1	258.6	256.5	259.4	11.4	10.9	11.2	10.8
California	1,328.8	1,340.9	1,327.6	1,339.3	3,139.1	3,147.0	3,166.1	3,168.9	553.1	571.1	553.8	566.2
Colorado	148.9	150.4	150.1	150.9	482.7	485.5	484.5	490.6	74.9	74.9	74.5	74.4
Connecticut	159.9	161.6	160.5	161.3	304.2	300.9	308.2	303.2	32.3	32.6	32.5	32.8
Delaware	27.3	27.5	27.3	27.4	80.8	82.5	81.1	83.0	4.0	4.0	3.8	3.9
District of Columbia	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.4	33.5	33.7	33.6	33.8	19.8	20.7	20.0	20.4
Florida	376.5	384.3	378.6	384.3	1,834.7	1,852.3	1,852.3	1,872.1	142.4	137.4	142.3	137.5
Georgia	407.7	409.9	411.0	410.2	966.8	978.1	970.9	983.6	116.6	116.4	113.7	114.2
Hawaii	13.9	14.1	14.2	14.2	123.5	120.8	124.1	121.8	9.7	9.5	9.7	9.5
Idaho	68.8	70.2	68.0	70.0	145.5	147.4	144.8	147.6	8.6	8.4	8.6	8.6
Illinois	591.5	590.7	591.6	589.7	1,247.0	1,246.1	1,258.9	1,254.6	93.3	91.8	93.6	93.2
Indiana	544.5	537.9	544.4	536.4	611.9	605.3	609.2	607.1	28.9	27.5	28.8	28.0
Iowa	227.2	228.0	227.9	226.2	318.8	317.8	319.3	316.3	21.6	20.6	21.6	20.9
Kansas	167.3	168.2	167.9	167.9	275.4	272.2	273.6	273.1	18.6	18.5	18.7	18.7
Kentucky	255.0	256.6	256.1	257.9	412.2	415.7	415.6	413.8	21.9	21.4	21.8	21.4
Louisiana	134.3	138.8	134.6	139.4	383.8	386.0	384.0	384.7	23.3	22.6	23.2	21.4
Maine	53.3	54.5	53.2	54.1	121.1	121.7	121.7	123.3	6.9	7.6	6.9	7.5
Maryland	108.5	109.0	109.5	108.7	476.5	479.1	481.5	484.0	36.9	36.0	36.4	34.9
Massachusetts	243.6	243.2	244.3	242.0	589.1	589.6	594.6	595.5	92.7	95.1	92.1	94.4
Michigan	635.5	627.8	636.6	630.5	810.3	807.5	810.9	815.7	55.9	57.6	55.5	57.0
Minnesota	321.2	319.5	320.8	316.9	545.0	547.5	547.7	550.5	49.1	44.9	49.5	44.7
Mississippi	146.3	147.8	147.3	148.7	237.0	240.1	237.4	240.6	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9
Missouri	276.7	277.3	277.5	277.1	552.7	551.9	552.6	550.8	50.4	48.8	50.5	48.8
Montana	20.8	20.8	20.6	20.8	95.9	98.0	96.7	98.0	6.1	5.9	6.2	5.8
Nebraska	99.7	100.6	99.6	100.5	204.1	204.4	205.0	205.1	17.5	17.1	17.5	17.0
Nevada	58.5	60.9	58.7	61.1	264.6	266.3	268.0	264.7	15.5	15.8	15.3	15.6
New Hampshire	71.0	69.5	71.0	69.8	142.9	142.9	143.1	144.1	12.3	12.5	12.3	12.5
New Jersey	249.2	253.4	249.9	253.3	913.2	915.4	920.7	924.7	68.9	65.6	67.6	64.9
New Mexico	27.1	27.7	26.9	27.7	139.9	140.8	139.4	140.9	12.0	11.6	11.9	11.3
New York	443.1	438.9	444.0	436.8	1,608.1	1,612.2	1,615.2	1,622.8	278.6	284.4	275.0	277.9
North Carolina	475.3	475.0	475.7	473.8	854.3	873.8	861.6	879.0	80.5	83.2	80.5	85.0
North Dakota	26.3	26.4	26.0	25.9	94.8	94.1	95.2	93.7	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.1
Ohio	702.0	699.4	705.1	703.9	1,049.6	1,047.0	1,053.1	1,051.9	70.0	70.0	69.5	70.3
Oklahoma	139.3	135.3	139.1	134.9	307.9	312.8	307.1	313.0	19.6	19.1	19.8	19.1
Oregon	195.0	202.3	195.9	201.3	361.5	361.5	361.2	365.3	34.4	34.2	34.4	33.9
Pennsylvania	569.3	566.4	572.1	566.9	1,155.5	1,162.8	1,162.2	1,168.8	86.3	88.4	85.0	88.8
Rhode Island	39.8	39.2	39.9	39.3	79.6	82.1	80.4	82.6	6.1	6.3	5.9	6.2
South Carolina	250.2	256.9	251.2	256.4	417.7	422.5	421.4	427.9	28.1	27.2	28.4	27.4
South Dakota	45.3	45.5	45.4	45.5	88.9	90.6	89.1	90.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Tennessee	354.2	358.3	353.5	359.3	648.5	653.8	648.2	656.4	46.3	48.8	45.7	47.7
Texas	896.3	919.1	901.3	919.7	2,558.1	2,597.9	2,566.4	2,619.1	205.0	202.5	205.5	203.4
Utah	135.1	137.6	135.3	138.3	294.9	299.8	297.8	302.4	39.8	41.2	41.0	42.0
Vermont	30.4	30.1	30.3	30.3	54.4	54.8	55.1	55.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
Virginia	243.0	248.5	245.2	248.3	672.1	667.8	678.3	675.0	65.6	63.7	65.0	63.4
Washington	292.4	298.2	293.8	299.5	651.6	659.6	653.4	663.5	137.1	145.8	138.2	146.4
West Virginia	48.0	47.5	47.8	47.4	133.7	135.6	133.4	136.2	8.0	7.6	8.1	7.7
Wisconsin	477.4	470.9	475.3	472.1	553.6	559.9	554.0	560.2	48.0	48.8	48.3	49.1
Wyoming	10.3	10.4	10.3	10.3	52.5	53.4	53.4	53.2	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Puerto Rico	73.3	74.0	74.1	74.7	173.9	170.6	178.4	175.4	17.5	18.2	17.9	18.4
Virgin Islands	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	7.0	7.2	7.1	7.2	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2018 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
	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)
Alabama	97.4	97.7	96.9	97.5	246.1	260.4	245.6	260.6	249.6	252.8	249.0	252.7
Alaska	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.6	25.7	26.2	25.8	25.8	50.9	50.2	50.9	49.9
Arizona	221.7	226.2	222.5	226.5	446.4	457.3	445.5	452.1	458.9	477.0	459.4	479.8
Arkansas	60.6	61.3	61.1	61.3	146.0	148.7	144.5	149.5	193.7	197.0	192.9	198.9
California	837.4	849.8	837.1	850.3	2,714.6	2,781.1	2,709.1	2,781.3	2,763.7	2,866.5	2,774.1	2,872.4
Colorado	167.9	173.0	170.2	171.5	435.9	459.2	435.6	457.0	342.9	356.2	343.0	357.4
Connecticut	127.0	127.4	127.1	127.7	222.8	222.5	220.2	223.8	340.6	351.2	341.0	351.5
Delaware	47.1	48.3	47.1	48.4	65.9	63.7	64.9	63.3	81.5	83.4	82.2	84.4
District of Columbia	29.7	29.8	29.5	30.2	167.6	173.1	169.1	172.9	135.3	136.3	133.4	134.1
Florida	588.2	600.5	593.8	601.6	1,401.8	1,434.5	1,403.3	1,439.4	1,330.2	1,390.1	1,337.7	1,391.0
Georgia	250.5	251.9	251.5	252.5	710.0	708.6	712.1	708.9	595.8	622.0	595.2	621.2
Hawaii	29.3	29.0	29.3	29.0	83.3	84.0	83.2	84.4	87.0	88.5	87.0	88.6
Idaho	36.6	38.4	36.7	38.7	96.5	103.3	95.1	102.1	106.5	109.8	106.5	109.8
Illinois	404.8	406.6	404.7	406.8	975.4	972.3	957.9	956.7	950.5	965.9	946.9	964.8
Indiana	138.3	140.4	138.1	139.2	348.4	352.1	346.2	349.4	487.4	498.0	489.5	494.5
Iowa	109.4	107.9	109.6	108.1	142.5	142.8	142.4	139.6	237.8	238.6	238.2	237.5
Kansas	77.4	77.3	77.2	77.9	183.5	187.1	183.0	187.2	202.7	201.8	202.5	203.0
Kentucky	93.0	94.8	93.0	94.9	222.8	224.4	224.7	222.7	283.7	295.8	285.7	296.1
Louisiana	91.9	91.7	92.1	91.0	215.4	219.5	214.4	216.1	322.1	328.5	320.8	326.4
Maine	31.9	31.9	31.9	32.1	70.4	69.1	69.3	68.0	128.8	127.8	128.3	126.8
Maryland	143.0	143.5	142.0	143.6	454.7	463.5	454.3	461.1	480.9	487.1	481.0	488.1
Massachusetts	219.3	223.2	219.9	222.9	591.2	601.0	585.5	590.1	812.7	838.1	809.4	832.9
Michigan	219.6	224.7	220.1	226.5	670.4	673.5	662.9	661.0	682.6	679.0	681.6	677.8
Minnesota	184.5	186.8	183.8	186.3	382.0	377.6	377.5	375.0	548.5	543.9	543.6	539.0
Mississippi	44.3	45.8	44.2	45.4	114.1	110.6	114.4	109.3	147.4	147.7	146.5	148.1
Missouri	172.5	176.7	172.5	176.4	389.1	395.0	389.2	388.2	484.4	497.7	482.6	491.6
Montana	25.3	26.5	25.8	26.6	43.5	44.7	43.3	43.9	77.1	78.8	77.5	78.9
Nebraska	73.8	75.3	74.7	75.7	120.6	123.0	119.4	123.0	157.0	158.3	155.9	159.0
Nevada	69.4	72.7	69.4	73.2	198.1	207.8	195.2	205.4	143.1	145.6	143.6	145.8
New Hampshire	34.0	33.5	34.4	33.6	83.5	86.0	83.7	85.7	127.8	131.6	127.3	130.9
New Jersey	247.3	246.6	249.2	247.3	685.0	680.1	677.3	677.9	720.4	729.1	722.8	730.8
New Mexico	34.3	35.3	34.6	36.0	106.6	110.6	107.0	109.9	142.2	143.5	142.1	144.0
New York	716.9	714.0	716.6	712.2	1,355.9	1,383.8	1,348.4	1,379.9	2,120.4	2,184.9	2,130.6	2,181.8
North Carolina	241.1	249.5	240.7	251.0	642.8	656.2	635.2	644.0	617.1	630.8	617.0	630.2
North Dakota	24.5	24.6	24.2	24.5	34.8	36.0	34.3	35.1	64.2	66.8	64.7	66.6
Ohio	305.5	306.7	306.2	309.1	741.9	745.5	732.6	737.2	953.5	962.0	949.6	961.2
Oklahoma	79.9	78.5	79.2	79.3	191.9	190.5	188.7	186.6	238.5	241.3	238.1	242.3
Oregon	102.0	103.0	102.0	103.7	251.6	255.0	248.2	252.7	299.1	311.0	299.4	309.3
Pennsylvania	328.2	332.2	328.7	333.6	811.9	832.5	803.5	816.9	1,306.6	1,316.9	1,307.4	1,311.4
Rhode Island	35.4	35.7	35.2	35.6	69.6	70.2	69.1	69.5	109.7	113.7	109.4	112.6
South Carolina	104.8	104.4	103.4	104.2	298.6	300.1	300.8	297.9	257.3	261.8	257.0	260.5
South Dakota	29.0	29.0	29.2	29.0	33.5	34.2	34.0	33.8	73.4	74.9	74.2	74.6
Tennessee	163.7	168.2	164.6	168.2	425.9	435.5	427.7	435.3	440.3	446.9	439.1	444.7
Texas	783.9	813.6	783.2	821.1	1,761.2	1,804.8	1,750.1	1,806.0	1,718.5	1,782.7	1,720.6	1,778.3
Utah	88.4	91.6	88.9	91.3	218.0	225.7	216.4	223.9	210.0	222.5	208.2	220.6
Vermont	11.8	11.4	11.7	11.4	28.8	30.2	28.7	30.0	66.9	67.4	67.4	67.2
Virginia	207.3	211.2	205.2	212.9	756.9	763.7	751.4	761.3	549.4	563.0	543.8	562.2
Washington	158.9	166.9	159.0	165.8	428.4	443.5	425.8	441.5	502.5	522.0	503.3	521.1
West Virginia	29.0	29.4	29.1	29.1	70.0	67.9	68.6	67.4	129.5	130.9	129.6	130.1
Wisconsin	153.5	153.2	154.0	153.2	325.3	329.2	324.1	324.7	462.2	465.2	463.2	465.9
Wyoming	10.8	11.2	11.0	11.2	19.0	18.3	19.0	17.7	28.2	27.5	28.0	27.6
Puerto Rico	42.6	43.4	43.0	43.8	124.4	123.3	129.2	124.8	119.4	124.2	122.7	125.3
Virgin Islands	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	3.4	3.8	3.5	3.8	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2018 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
	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)
Alabama	204.5	213.6	204.6	212.4	97.2	101.1	97.8	100.5	390.7	397.1	388.6	394.7
Alaska	31.5	31.9	31.8	31.5	10.7	10.6	10.8	10.7	81.1	80.8	80.7	80.9
Arizona	328.7	335.9	329.9	338.9	94.5	99.0	93.7	99.0	430.5	430.8	426.2	430.0
Arkansas	118.9	121.3	117.3	119.9	53.6	53.5	53.5	53.7	217.1	216.9	216.7	216.3
California	1,990.1	2,025.6	2,000.2	2,026.2	574.8	573.4	570.7	573.9	2,641.2	2,681.3	2,628.6	2,669.5
Colorado	331.5	335.2	345.4	346.9	112.1	113.5	113.3	112.6	453.2	462.8	449.5	458.8
Connecticut	156.0	156.8	157.1	155.4	65.5	64.5	64.4	64.0	243.7	242.1	242.4	240.5
Delaware	49.3	51.5	48.7	50.5	18.8	18.4	18.7	18.3	68.8	70.1	68.7	69.7
District of Columbia	79.8	82.1	79.5	81.0	76.2	77.9	76.1	78.3	236.8	237.5	237.2	238.1
Florida	1,232.1	1,271.6	1,234.7	1,284.3	358.3	367.1	357.7	365.7	1,135.9	1,152.0	1,132.8	1,146.5
Georgia	490.4	509.9	491.6	508.6	157.8	161.2	157.8	162.3	705.6	709.8	701.6	707.9
Hawaii	122.5	125.7	125.3	128.1	28.2	28.7	28.2	28.6	131.3	130.3	129.9	130.5
Idaho	75.3	74.3	75.5	75.3	25.6	26.2	26.0	26.2	127.5	129.7	127.1	128.6
Illinois	608.4	625.7	608.9	626.0	254.5	258.0	256.2	260.2	841.1	855.4	841.0	854.5
Indiana	301.6	299.2	301.5	295.9	131.2	130.4	131.5	129.6	443.0	448.3	441.8	447.2
Iowa	139.5	139.8	138.9	140.0	57.3	59.5	57.6	59.0	267.2	271.0	266.4	268.5
Kansas	129.4	136.8	129.2	136.2	51.0	53.4	50.5	53.2	266.2	271.2	265.4	270.1
Kentucky	197.2	200.6	190.6	196.8	65.6	67.5	65.8	66.9	318.3	316.1	317.8	315.5
Louisiana	236.8	240.4	235.6	240.9	74.4	75.3	74.2	75.4	334.0	332.1	331.5	329.1
Maine	59.5	60.8	59.3	62.0	22.2	22.6	22.0	22.7	103.5	103.3	103.2	103.0
Maryland	272.4	279.2	271.4	279.6	116.5	116.2	115.5	117.2	516.3	522.1	514.8	519.8
Massachusetts	358.2	363.2	354.4	362.0	137.1	140.1	138.0	139.4	471.4	473.3	471.4	472.9
Michigan	420.2	428.2	417.3	427.3	165.6	168.9	166.7	167.5	627.5	635.2	620.3	630.2
Minnesota	261.7	278.4	263.2	277.7	112.6	114.1	112.2	115.1	436.1	437.4	430.4	432.6
Mississippi	136.7	140.0	136.2	138.6	41.5	41.7	40.9	41.3	245.1	246.1	241.3	241.8
Missouri	301.7	308.6	300.8	304.4	114.3	116.0	114.0	116.9	444.1	443.2	442.3	442.3
Montana	62.2	61.9	63.4	63.3	19.2	18.6	18.8	18.7	92.2	92.4	91.5	91.8
Nebraska	90.6	92.5	89.7	93.5	36.4	37.0	36.6	37.1	176.5	179.4	175.9	178.1
Nevada	353.5	354.6	352.0	354.0	42.1	43.6	41.4	42.7	164.4	167.6	165.2	168.2
New Hampshire	67.8	66.2	68.9	68.1	25.9	26.0	25.9	26.6	93.0	91.7	93.7	92.5
New Jersey	375.6	394.4	374.6	397.1	171.9	178.3	173.6	178.3	615.5	612.6	615.2	613.4
New Mexico	97.5	99.9	99.2	99.8	28.6	28.4	28.1	27.9	190.7	191.8	189.3	190.3
New York	943.1	965.3	940.2	961.0	416.9	414.5	417.5	413.1	1,513.0	1,519.8	1,511.6	1,517.7
North Carolina	496.9	521.4	493.8	522.3	152.9	159.6	153.2	160.3	753.1	756.2	747.8	750.3
North Dakota	39.2	39.5	38.8	39.4	15.1	14.7	14.8	15.0	84.2	84.2	85.0	85.1
Ohio	552.0	571.2	553.6	570.3	212.8	214.4	213.2	213.5	792.6	797.5	788.1	791.2
Oklahoma	172.3	171.2	171.8	170.3	71.9	74.4	72.1	73.5	353.2	353.1	353.2	352.9
Oregon	206.6	210.6	207.4	212.5	64.0	64.8	64.6	64.6	304.3	306.2	302.8	304.9
Pennsylvania	555.4	560.5	558.3	560.5	259.1	261.0	259.3	258.5	720.9	728.1	715.9	723.0
Rhode Island	55.4	57.8	54.0	56.7	23.0	23.4	23.2	23.1	62.0	62.2	62.3	62.5
South Carolina	254.3	264.1	255.2	261.8	75.3	77.6	75.6	76.7	376.1	381.3	375.0	381.3
South Dakota	45.5	45.9	44.7	45.9	16.6	17.3	16.2	17.1	81.2	81.5	81.0	81.4
Tennessee	343.4	359.8	340.2	357.2	120.1	120.4	119.0	119.1	451.0	455.0	447.9	450.3
Texas	1,352.3	1,398.5	1,355.6	1,396.2	436.6	457.5	436.1	456.5	1,985.4	2,002.8	1,983.5	1,999.7
Utah	148.0	154.3	154.4	160.3	41.4	42.8	41.4	41.4	254.1	258.2	254.0	257.7
Vermont	37.0	36.4	40.6	40.8	10.3	9.9	10.1	9.8	59.2	57.7	59.2	57.4
Virginia	398.1	418.5	398.8	415.6	200.6	201.7	201.0	200.9	736.4	730.8	732.8	727.0
Washington	337.9	347.3	341.6	350.1	123.2	124.3	123.5	125.5	591.1	593.9	583.7	587.7
West Virginia	72.9	73.7	72.4	73.3	24.0	23.4	24.1	23.1	154.4	154.1	152.8	153.4
Wisconsin	275.6	275.2	274.9	276.4	153.3	152.3	153.9	154.3	421.8	419.1	417.4	416.3
Wyoming	31.1	31.6	32.6	34.1	16.7	16.7	16.4	16.7	70.0	69.6	69.8	69.5
Puerto Rico	77.3	79.8	78.2	80.9	17.8	17.6	18.1	17.9	204.3	204.2	205.3	204.8
Virgin Islands	4.3	4.8	4.5	4.9	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2018 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.