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State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, January 25, 2022 			       USDL-22-0103

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

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               STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- DECEMBER 2021


Unemployment rates were lower in December in 42 states and the District of Columbia
and stable in 8 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-
eight states and the District had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier and
two states were little changed. The national unemployment rate, 3.9 percent,
declined by 0.3 percentage point over the month and was 2.8 points lower than 
in December 2020.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 17 states and was essentially unchanged
in 33 states and the District of Columbia in December 2021. Over the year, 48 states
and the District added nonfarm payroll jobs and 2 states 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

Nebraska had the lowest jobless rate in December, 1.7 percent, followed by Utah, 1.9
percent. The rates in the following 12 states set new series lows (all state series
begin in 1976): Arkansas (3.1 percent), Georgia (2.6 percent), Idaho (2.4 percent), 
Indiana (2.7 percent), Kentucky (3.9 percent), Mississippi (4.5 percent), Montana
(2.5 percent), Nebraska (1.7 percent), Oklahoma (2.3 percent), Utah (1.9 percent),
West Virginia (3.7 percent), and Wisconsin (2.8 percent). California and Nevada
had the highest unemployment rates, 6.5 percent and 6.4 percent, respectively.
In total, 17 states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rates higher
than the U.S. figure of 3.9 percent, 16 states had lower rates, and 17 states had
rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A
and 1.)

In December, Massachusetts had the largest over-the-month unemployment rate decrease
(-1.3 percentage points). The next largest decline occurred in Arizona (-0.6
percentage point). Eight states 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.)

The largest unemployment rate decrease from December 2020 occurred in Hawaii (-4.6
percentage points), closely followed by Massachusetts (-4.5 points). Another three
states and the District of Columbia experienced declines of 3.0 percentage points
or more. (See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 17 states and was essentially unchanged in
33 states and the District of Columbia in December 2021. The largest job gains
occurred in California (+50,700), Texas (+50,000), and New York (+45,300). The
largest percentage increases occurred in Iowa and West Virginia (+0.8 percent each),
followed by Massachusetts, Missouri, and Montana (+0.6 percent each). (See tables D
and 3.)

Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 48 states and the District of
Columbia and was essentially unchanged in 2 states. The largest job increases 
occurred in California (+954,400), Texas (+694,400), and Florida (+479,300). The
largest percentage increases occurred in Nevada (+7.4 percent), Hawaii (+7.1 percent),
and Massachusetts (+6.6 percent). (See table E.)

_____________
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for December 2021
is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
The Regional and State Unemployment 2021 Annual Averages news release is scheduled
to be released on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The State Employment
and Unemployment news release for January 2022 is scheduled to be released on Monday,
March 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
 

  __________________________________________________________________________________________
 |											    |
 |                 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on December 2021                  |
 |                         Establishment and Household Survey Data			    |
 |											    |
 | Data collection for both surveys was affected by the pandemic. In the establishment	    |
 | survey, more data continued to be collected by web than in months prior to the	    |
 | pandemic. In the household survey, for the safety of both interviewers and respondents,  |
 | in-person interviews were conducted only when telephone interviews could not be done.    |
 |											    |
 | For the December 2021 estimates of household employment and unemployment from the Local  |
 | Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, BLS continued to implement level-shift	    |
 | outliers in the employment and/or unemployment inputs to the models, based on 	    |
 | statistical evaluation of movements in each area's inputs. These level shifts preserved  |
 | movements in the published estimates that the models otherwise would have discounted,    |
 | without requiring changes to how the models create estimates at other points in the	    |
 | time series.										    |
 |											    |
 | The "Frequently asked questions" document at 					    |
 | www.bls.gov/covid19/employment-situation-covid19-faq-december-2021.htm extensively	    |
 | discusses the impact of a misclassification in the household survey on the national	    |
 | estimates for December 2021. Despite the considerable decline in its degree relative	    |
 | to prior months, this misclassification continued to be widespread geographically,	    |
 | which in turn affected the official LAUS estimates for December 2021.		    |
 |											    |
 | Household data for Puerto Rico are not modeled, but rather are derived from a monthly    |
 | household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. The Puerto Rico Department    |
 | of Labor has reported a misclassification in its household survey similar in nature to   |
 | the misclassification in the Current Population Survey.				    |
 |__________________________________________________________________________________________|


  ___________________________________________________________________________________________
 |											     |
 |                   Upcoming Changes to Current Employment Statistics Data                  |
 |											     |
 | Effective with the release of January 2022 estimates on March 14, 2022, the Current       |
 | Employment Statistics (CES) program will implement a new generation small area model      |
 | for state and metropolitan area series. The new model will replace the CES small domain   |
 | model and variants of the Fay-Herriot model in estimating private sector series with      |
 | insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimation. More information on the new       |
 | model is detailed in the paper "Bayesian Nonparametric Joint Model for Point Estimates    |
 | and Variances" by Julie Gershunskaya and Terrance Savitsky, available on the BLS 	     |
 | website at www.bls.gov/osmr/research-papers/2019/st190020.htm. 			     |
 | 											     |
 | Also effective with the release of January 2022 estimates, all nonfarm payroll 	     |
 | employment estimates for states and areas presented in tables 3 and 4 of this news        |
 | release will be adjusted to 2021 benchmark levels. Not seasonally adjusted data           |
 | beginning with April 2020 and seasonally adjusted data beginning with January 2017 are    |
 | subject to revision. Some not seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted series may be   |
 | revised as far back as 1990.								     |
 |___________________________________________________________________________________________|
 											     

  ___________________________________________________________________________________________
 |											     |
 |                Upcoming Changes to Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data                |
 |											     |
 | Effective with the release of Regional and State Unemployment 2021 Annual Averages on     |
 | March 2, 2022, 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 new population controls will reflect a "blended base," which is 2010 Census-  |
 | based and controlled to elements from the 2020 Census and other sources. 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 2017.					     |
 |											     |
 | Effective with the release of January 2022 estimates on March 14, 2022, real-time 	     |
 | implementation of level-shift outliers in the employment and/or unemployment inputs	     |
 | to the models will be discontinued. These real-time level shifts were introduced in	     |
 | response to the pandemic to preserve movements in the published estimates that the	     |
 | models otherwise would have discounted. BLS has determined that these interventions	     |
 | are no longer necessary on a real-time basis. Outlier detection and level-shift 	     |
 | implementation will revert to retrospective activities conducted during annual	     |
 | processing. 										     |
 |___________________________________________________________________________________________|
 
 
 
Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., December 2021, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------
                State                |          Rate(p)
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States (1) ...................|           3.9
                                     |
Alabama .............................|           3.1
Alaska ..............................|           5.7
Arkansas ............................|           3.1
California ..........................|           6.5
Colorado ............................|           4.8
Connecticut .........................|           5.8
Delaware ............................|           5.0
District of Columbia ................|           5.8
Florida .............................|           4.4
Georgia .............................|           2.6
                                     |
Hawaii ..............................|           5.7
Idaho ...............................|           2.4
Illinois ............................|           5.3
Indiana .............................|           2.7
Louisiana ...........................|           4.8
Maryland ............................|           5.0
Michigan ............................|           5.6
Minnesota ...........................|           3.1
Montana .............................|           2.5
Nebraska ............................|           1.7
                                     |
Nevada ..............................|           6.4
New Hampshire .......................|           2.6
New Jersey ..........................|           6.3
New Mexico ..........................|           5.8
New York ............................|           6.2
North Dakota ........................|           3.1
Oklahoma ............................|           2.3
Pennsylvania ........................|           5.4
South Dakota ........................|           2.6
Texas ...............................|           5.0
                                     |
Utah ................................|           1.9
Vermont .............................|           2.5
Virginia ............................|           3.2
Wisconsin ...........................|           2.8
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   (1) Data are not preliminary.
   (p) = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from November 2021 to December 2021, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              | November  | December  |    change(p)
                                |   2021    |  2021(p)  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska .........................|     6.0   |     5.7   |      -0.3
Arizona ........................|     4.7   |     4.1   |       -.6
Arkansas .......................|     3.4   |     3.1   |       -.3
California .....................|     7.0   |     6.5   |       -.5
Colorado .......................|     5.1   |     4.8   |       -.3
Connecticut ....................|     6.0   |     5.8   |       -.2
District of Columbia ...........|     6.0   |     5.8   |       -.2
Florida ........................|     4.5   |     4.4   |       -.1
Georgia ........................|     2.8   |     2.6   |       -.2
Hawaii .........................|     6.0   |     5.7   |       -.3
                                |           |           |
Idaho ..........................|     2.6   |     2.4   |       -.2
Illinois .......................|     5.7   |     5.3   |       -.4
Indiana ........................|     3.0   |     2.7   |       -.3
Iowa ...........................|     3.7   |     3.5   |       -.2
Kansas .........................|     3.6   |     3.3   |       -.3
Louisiana ......................|     5.1   |     4.8   |       -.3
Maryland .......................|     5.4   |     5.0   |       -.4
Massachusetts ..................|     5.2   |     3.9   |      -1.3
Michigan .......................|     5.9   |     5.6   |       -.3
Minnesota ......................|     3.3   |     3.1   |       -.2
                                |           |           |
Mississippi ....................|     5.0   |     4.5   |       -.5
Missouri .......................|     3.5   |     3.3   |       -.2
Montana ........................|     2.8   |     2.5   |       -.3
Nebraska .......................|     1.8   |     1.7   |       -.1
Nevada .........................|     6.9   |     6.4   |       -.5
New Jersey .....................|     6.7   |     6.3   |       -.4
New Mexico .....................|     6.2   |     5.8   |       -.4
New York .......................|     6.6   |     6.2   |       -.4
North Carolina .................|     3.9   |     3.7   |       -.2
North Dakota ...................|     3.2   |     3.1   |       -.1
                                |           |           |
Ohio ...........................|     4.8   |     4.5   |       -.3
Oklahoma .......................|     2.5   |     2.3   |       -.2
Pennsylvania ...................|     5.7   |     5.4   |       -.3
Rhode Island ...................|     5.1   |     4.8   |       -.3
South Dakota ...................|     2.7   |     2.6   |       -.1
Tennessee ......................|     4.0   |     3.8   |       -.2
Texas ..........................|     5.2   |     5.0   |       -.2
Utah ...........................|     2.1   |     1.9   |       -.2
Virginia .......................|     3.4   |     3.2   |       -.2
Washington .....................|     4.7   |     4.5   |       -.2
                                |           |           |
West Virginia ..................|     4.0   |     3.7   |       -.3
Wisconsin ......................|     3.0   |     2.8   |       -.2
Wyoming ........................|     3.7   |     3.3   |       -.4
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from December 2020 to December 2021, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              | December  | December  |    change(p)
                                |   2020    |  2021(p)  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ........................|     4.7   |     3.1   |      -1.6
Alaska .........................|     6.5   |     5.7   |       -.8
Arizona ........................|     6.8   |     4.1   |      -2.7
Arkansas .......................|     4.9   |     3.1   |      -1.8
California .....................|     9.3   |     6.5   |      -2.8
Colorado .......................|     6.9   |     4.8   |      -2.1
Connecticut ....................|     8.2   |     5.8   |      -2.4
Delaware .......................|     5.9   |     5.0   |       -.9
District of Columbia ...........|     8.8   |     5.8   |      -3.0
Florida ........................|     5.1   |     4.4   |       -.7
                                |           |           |
Georgia ........................|     5.3   |     2.6   |      -2.7
Hawaii .........................|    10.3   |     5.7   |      -4.6
Idaho ..........................|     3.8   |     2.4   |      -1.4
Illinois .......................|     8.0   |     5.3   |      -2.7
Indiana ........................|     4.6   |     2.7   |      -1.9
Kansas .........................|     4.7   |     3.3   |      -1.4
Kentucky .......................|     5.6   |     3.9   |      -1.7
Louisiana ......................|     7.9   |     4.8   |      -3.1
Maryland .......................|     6.8   |     5.0   |      -1.8
Massachusetts ..................|     8.4   |     3.9   |      -4.5
                                |           |           |
Michigan .......................|     8.2   |     5.6   |      -2.6
Minnesota ......................|     4.7   |     3.1   |      -1.6
Mississippi ....................|     6.6   |     4.5   |      -2.1
Missouri .......................|     4.4   |     3.3   |      -1.1
Montana ........................|     4.2   |     2.5   |      -1.7
Nebraska .......................|     3.4   |     1.7   |      -1.7
Nevada .........................|     8.2   |     6.4   |      -1.8
New Hampshire ..................|     3.8   |     2.6   |      -1.2
New Jersey .....................|     7.7   |     6.3   |      -1.4
New Mexico .....................|     8.6   |     5.8   |      -2.8
                                |           |           |
New York .......................|     8.7   |     6.2   |      -2.5
North Carolina .................|     6.1   |     3.7   |      -2.4
North Dakota ...................|     4.7   |     3.1   |      -1.6
Ohio ...........................|     5.6   |     4.5   |      -1.1
Oklahoma .......................|     4.5   |     2.3   |      -2.2
Oregon .........................|     6.3   |     4.1   |      -2.2
Pennsylvania ...................|     7.1   |     5.4   |      -1.7
Rhode Island ...................|     7.9   |     4.8   |      -3.1
South Carolina .................|     5.6   |     3.5   |      -2.1
South Dakota ...................|     3.3   |     2.6   |       -.7
                                |           |           |
Tennessee ......................|     5.6   |     3.8   |      -1.8
Texas ..........................|     6.9   |     5.0   |      -1.9
Utah ...........................|     3.3   |     1.9   |      -1.4
Vermont ........................|     3.5   |     2.5   |      -1.0
Virginia .......................|     5.6   |     3.2   |      -2.4
Washington .....................|     6.3   |     4.5   |      -1.8
West Virginia ..................|     6.7   |     3.7   |      -3.0
Wisconsin ......................|     4.0   |     2.8   |      -1.2
Wyoming ........................|     5.2   |     3.3   |      -1.9
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
November 2021 to December 2021, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              |             |             | Over-the-month change(p)
            State             |   November  |   December  |---------------------------
                              |     2021    |    2021(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona ......................|   2,995,900 |   3,007,500 |      11,600 |      0.4
California ...................|  16,841,600 |  16,892,300 |      50,700 |       .3
Georgia ......................|   4,623,800 |   4,648,000 |      24,200 |       .5
Illinois .....................|   5,877,100 |   5,899,900 |      22,800 |       .4
Indiana ......................|   3,103,600 |   3,118,200 |      14,600 |       .5
Iowa .........................|   1,542,900 |   1,554,600 |      11,700 |       .8
Kentucky .....................|   1,895,000 |   1,903,300 |       8,300 |       .4
Massachusetts ................|   3,558,400 |   3,578,500 |      20,100 |       .6
Missouri .....................|   2,860,100 |   2,876,800 |      16,700 |       .6
Montana ......................|     484,800 |     487,900 |       3,100 |       .6
                              |             |             |             |       
New York .....................|   9,056,200 |   9,101,500 |      45,300 |       .5
North Carolina ...............|   4,559,300 |   4,579,300 |      20,000 |       .4
Oregon .......................|   1,897,100 |   1,905,300 |       8,200 |       .4
Tennessee ....................|   3,112,400 |   3,126,900 |      14,500 |       .5
Texas ........................|  13,009,600 |  13,059,600 |      50,000 |       .4
Washington ...................|   3,453,200 |   3,467,200 |      14,000 |       .4
West Virginia ................|     694,600 |     700,200 |       5,600 |       .8
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from
December 2020 to December 2021, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              |             |             |  Over-the-year change(p)
            State             |   December  |   December  |---------------------------
                              |     2020    |    2021(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ......................|   2,012,500 |   2,057,200 |      44,700 |      2.2
Alaska .......................|     304,100 |     311,000 |       6,900 |      2.3
Arizona ......................|   2,860,300 |   3,007,500 |     147,200 |      5.1
Arkansas .....................|   1,257,500 |   1,283,800 |      26,300 |      2.1
California ...................|  15,937,900 |  16,892,300 |     954,400 |      6.0
Colorado .....................|   2,626,700 |   2,778,700 |     152,000 |      5.8
Connecticut ..................|   1,570,800 |   1,622,000 |      51,200 |      3.3
Delaware .....................|     442,300 |     453,500 |      11,200 |      2.5
District of Columbia .........|     733,900 |     759,600 |      25,700 |      3.5
Florida ......................|   8,492,000 |   8,971,300 |     479,300 |      5.6
                              |             |             |             |       
Georgia ......................|   4,449,800 |   4,648,000 |     198,200 |      4.5
Hawaii .......................|     541,700 |     580,100 |      38,400 |      7.1
Idaho ........................|     776,400 |     790,500 |      14,100 |      1.8
Illinois .....................|   5,637,300 |   5,899,900 |     262,600 |      4.7
Indiana ......................|   3,024,800 |   3,118,200 |      93,400 |      3.1
Iowa .........................|   1,513,400 |   1,554,600 |      41,200 |      2.7
Kansas .......................|   1,354,700 |   1,393,300 |      38,600 |      2.8
Kentucky .....................|   1,841,800 |   1,903,300 |      61,500 |      3.3
Louisiana ....................|   1,834,600 |   1,874,200 |      39,600 |      2.2
Maine ........................|     601,200 |     616,300 |      15,100 |      2.5
                              |             |             |             |       
Maryland .....................|   2,603,900 |   2,703,600 |      99,700 |      3.8
Massachusetts ................|   3,356,300 |   3,578,500 |     222,200 |      6.6
Michigan .....................|   4,027,900 |   4,247,700 |     219,800 |      5.5
Minnesota ....................|   2,719,600 |   2,887,400 |     167,800 |      6.2
Mississippi ..................|   1,125,900 |   1,149,600 |      23,700 |      2.1
Missouri .....................|   2,799,200 |   2,876,800 |      77,600 |      2.8
Montana ......................|     476,400 |     487,900 |      11,500 |      2.4
Nebraska .....................|     998,300 |   1,022,000 |      23,700 |      2.4
Nevada .......................|   1,277,500 |   1,372,200 |      94,700 |      7.4
New Hampshire ................|     639,300 |     667,300 |      28,000 |      4.4
                              |             |             |             |       
New Jersey ...................|   3,864,900 |   4,073,600 |     208,700 |      5.4
New Mexico ...................|     778,400 |     827,500 |      49,100 |      6.3
New York .....................|   8,723,300 |   9,101,500 |     378,200 |      4.3
North Carolina ...............|   4,435,800 |   4,579,300 |     143,500 |      3.2
North Dakota .................|     407,900 |     419,400 |      11,500 |      2.8
Ohio .........................|   5,277,800 |   5,405,400 |     127,600 |      2.4
Oklahoma .....................|   1,614,100 |   1,654,200 |      40,100 |      2.5
Oregon .......................|   1,798,200 |   1,905,300 |     107,100 |      6.0
Pennsylvania .................|   5,602,400 |   5,804,600 |     202,200 |      3.6
Rhode Island .................|     457,800 |     485,800 |      28,000 |      6.1
                              |             |             |             |       
South Carolina ...............|   2,117,300 |   2,162,200 |      44,900 |      2.1
Tennessee ....................|   3,030,500 |   3,126,900 |      96,400 |      3.2
Texas ........................|  12,365,200 |  13,059,600 |     694,400 |      5.6
Utah .........................|   1,565,100 |   1,632,200 |      67,100 |      4.3
Vermont ......................|     286,100 |     296,100 |      10,000 |      3.5
Virginia .....................|   3,881,100 |   3,988,100 |     107,000 |      2.8
Washington ...................|   3,266,800 |   3,467,200 |     200,400 |      6.1
West Virginia ................|     671,900 |     700,200 |      28,300 |      4.2
Wisconsin ....................|   2,831,100 |   2,898,300 |      67,200 |      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 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 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.

   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 1-month,
   3-month, and 12-month changes in payroll employment data at the total nonfarm and
   supersector levels for states, and total nonfarm level for metropolitan areas and
   divisions, 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 7,500 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.
2020
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Number Percent of labor force
Dec.
2020
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

Alabama

2,264,054 2,212,134 2,218,606 2,227,172 106,318 67,860 68,710 69,854 4.7 3.1 3.1 3.1

Alaska

354,035 349,770 350,868 352,071 23,147 21,492 21,038 20,233 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.7

Arizona

3,569,317 3,647,123 3,650,964 3,654,052 242,410 189,895 170,540 150,043 6.8 5.2 4.7 4.1

Arkansas

1,379,313 1,353,519 1,354,206 1,353,108 67,171 50,532 46,359 42,609 4.9 3.7 3.4 3.1

California

18,705,475 19,022,766 19,044,723 19,074,870 1,748,456 1,383,236 1,324,808 1,238,037 9.3 7.3 7.0 6.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

4,878,866 5,080,019 5,073,825 5,063,929 614,852 477,260 453,828 422,848 12.6 9.4 8.9 8.4

Colorado

3,176,560 3,196,746 3,199,924 3,208,438 219,269 171,349 163,796 154,292 6.9 5.4 5.1 4.8

Connecticut

1,842,967 1,812,628 1,819,165 1,826,045 152,007 115,111 109,767 105,215 8.2 6.4 6.0 5.8

Delaware

481,840 489,724 490,173 490,957 28,203 25,828 25,179 24,609 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.0

District of Columbia

409,328 412,292 413,095 412,788 36,038 25,915 24,981 23,741 8.8 6.3 6.0 5.8

Florida

10,043,992 10,590,293 10,630,972 10,660,197 515,114 490,497 481,133 466,176 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.4

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,301,270 1,348,373 1,351,075 1,344,833 111,342 76,897 68,950 57,473 8.6 5.7 5.1 4.3

Georgia

5,100,297 5,174,434 5,174,192 5,177,893 271,108 158,436 146,231 135,906 5.3 3.1 2.8 2.6

Hawaii

655,587 647,059 646,549 647,426 67,419 41,113 38,530 37,057 10.3 6.4 6.0 5.7

Idaho

900,245 907,659 908,661 909,467 34,596 25,103 23,804 22,088 3.8 2.8 2.6 2.4

Illinois

6,150,544 6,222,934 6,243,069 6,271,493 490,873 370,443 354,244 333,136 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.3

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,574,703 3,634,358 3,651,119 3,683,011 330,458 241,670 226,700 211,796 9.2 6.6 6.2 5.8

Indiana

3,343,929 3,327,745 3,320,094 3,311,320 153,888 110,345 100,850 88,240 4.6 3.3 3.0 2.7

Iowa

1,619,441 1,660,994 1,661,259 1,662,672 59,879 64,795 61,693 57,907 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.5

Kansas

1,518,416 1,511,907 1,505,687 1,500,738 71,556 58,493 54,051 49,796 4.7 3.9 3.6 3.3

Kentucky

1,982,759 1,992,238 1,997,373 2,002,624 110,912 84,599 81,671 78,817 5.6 4.2 4.1 3.9

Louisiana

2,095,025 2,060,752 2,061,116 2,062,975 165,493 111,603 104,413 98,295 7.9 5.4 5.1 4.8

Maine

666,913 679,468 678,843 677,134 33,360 33,057 32,965 31,806 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.7

Maryland

3,112,292 3,139,876 3,137,617 3,132,555 211,907 175,761 169,326 156,473 6.8 5.6 5.4 5.0

Massachusetts

3,753,070 3,726,312 3,732,005 3,690,317 314,487 196,990 194,725 145,093 8.4 5.3 5.2 3.9

Michigan

4,855,353 4,758,376 4,758,047 4,759,380 400,370 291,279 280,244 265,115 8.2 6.1 5.9 5.6

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,123,759 2,065,127 2,070,719 2,079,507 218,613 119,774 114,273 108,407 10.3 5.8 5.5 5.2

Minnesota

3,048,729 3,032,205 3,030,205 3,030,443 143,923 106,378 100,230 93,906 4.7 3.5 3.3 3.1

Mississippi

1,276,640 1,272,160 1,267,058 1,262,868 83,848 69,792 63,179 56,792 6.6 5.5 5.0 4.5

Missouri

3,051,663 3,064,734 3,058,896 3,058,440 135,112 114,530 108,361 101,988 4.4 3.7 3.5 3.3

Montana

532,934 542,002 543,311 544,729 22,462 16,929 15,408 13,689 4.2 3.1 2.8 2.5

Nebraska

1,023,600 1,023,281 1,023,935 1,025,621 34,528 19,336 18,128 17,128 3.4 1.9 1.8 1.7

Nevada

1,516,397 1,552,350 1,549,295 1,546,231 124,624 112,336 106,207 99,409 8.2 7.2 6.9 6.4

New Hampshire

763,394 747,298 745,521 744,509 29,220 21,329 20,439 19,561 3.8 2.9 2.7 2.6

New Jersey

4,377,299 4,438,521 4,440,622 4,445,947 337,731 308,582 296,589 280,211 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3

New Mexico

960,113 951,880 951,720 952,327 82,423 61,962 59,050 55,640 8.6 6.5 6.2 5.8

New York

9,290,419 9,302,678 9,274,574 9,229,831 805,934 639,034 614,447 572,626 8.7 6.9 6.6 6.2

New York City

3,868,206 3,986,300 3,972,429 3,950,318 464,800 373,468 358,685 346,774 12.0 9.4 9.0 8.8

North Carolina

5,040,047 5,033,780 5,041,730 5,057,733 308,883 208,403 198,272 188,391 6.1 4.1 3.9 3.7

North Dakota

404,240 401,397 401,811 401,894 18,986 13,312 12,839 12,297 4.7 3.3 3.2 3.1

Ohio

5,763,310 5,672,587 5,683,083 5,698,184 320,707 289,085 275,277 256,392 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.5

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,014,542 1,003,722 1,003,504 1,003,358 82,186 50,964 49,669 47,391 8.1 5.1 4.9 4.7

Oklahoma

1,861,928 1,860,122 1,860,341 1,861,892 83,938 50,520 46,387 42,758 4.5 2.7 2.5 2.3

Oregon

2,141,252 2,168,579 2,168,079 2,169,925 134,749 95,652 91,860 89,349 6.3 4.4 4.2 4.1

Pennsylvania

6,310,050 6,269,232 6,258,825 6,240,617 447,888 376,586 359,514 337,133 7.1 6.0 5.7 5.4

Rhode Island

538,617 551,609 553,857 552,166 42,758 29,487 28,385 26,684 7.9 5.3 5.1 4.8

South Carolina

2,355,062 2,407,655 2,407,176 2,405,807 131,582 94,365 89,467 85,090 5.6 3.9 3.7 3.5

South Dakota

471,631 471,217 470,972 470,859 15,502 13,345 12,836 12,173 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.6

Tennessee

3,313,650 3,313,981 3,311,768 3,317,891 186,041 139,818 133,555 127,341 5.6 4.2 4.0 3.8

Texas

14,133,518 14,204,153 14,253,840 14,299,174 971,008 769,952 742,154 712,828 6.9 5.4 5.2 5.0

Utah

1,626,916 1,674,166 1,679,001 1,685,176 53,338 37,404 34,526 31,817 3.3 2.2 2.1 1.9

Vermont

316,150 318,531 318,397 318,149 10,924 8,761 8,279 7,972 3.5 2.8 2.6 2.5

Virginia

4,255,079 4,256,798 4,259,569 4,261,535 236,204 154,232 145,590 136,557 5.6 3.6 3.4 3.2

Washington

3,830,416 3,934,975 3,937,865 3,952,917 239,459 198,113 185,659 176,857 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.5

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,735,758 1,754,116 1,747,431 1,755,036 101,540 85,976 76,690 72,071 5.8 4.9 4.4 4.1

West Virginia

796,614 791,988 790,958 789,907 53,698 34,382 31,607 28,903 6.7 4.3 4.0 3.7

Wisconsin

3,053,836 3,108,989 3,107,784 3,108,417 121,607 100,594 93,249 86,197 4.0 3.2 3.0 2.8

Wyoming

294,630 293,001 292,429 292,216 15,284 12,060 10,843 9,717 5.2 4.1 3.7 3.3

Puerto Rico

1,054,469 1,079,309 1,088,043 1,100,370 96,982 85,977 84,615 82,653 9.2 8.0 7.8 7.5

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
2020 2021 2020 2021(p) November December November December
2020 2021 2020 2021(p) 2020 2021 2020 2021(p)

Alabama

2,260,941 2,251,091 2,240,352 2,238,778 86,643 66,934 78,752 62,312 3.8 3.0 3.5 2.8

Alaska

351,025 352,259 350,219 351,565 21,998 19,543 23,032 18,916 6.3 5.5 6.6 5.4

Arizona

3,575,128 3,672,206 3,566,534 3,657,606 229,103 117,309 239,544 101,842 6.4 3.2 6.7 2.8

Arkansas

1,327,638 1,353,114 1,366,653 1,352,420 63,285 29,608 64,314 32,636 4.8 2.2 4.7 2.4

California

18,667,576 19,174,527 18,660,835 19,065,788 1,544,099 1,036,255 1,702,248 960,384 8.3 5.4 9.1 5.0

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

4,931,365 5,079,309 4,867,991 5,018,502 588,980 358,478 597,356 313,091 11.9 7.1 12.3 6.2

Colorado

3,173,505 3,217,519 3,172,790 3,227,853 212,590 142,433 219,804 133,413 6.7 4.4 6.9 4.1

Connecticut

1,846,074 1,850,252 1,831,338 1,832,459 138,843 88,174 140,974 81,426 7.5 4.8 7.7 4.4

Delaware

481,657 490,315 482,293 491,967 24,756 19,500 27,797 20,705 5.1 4.0 5.8 4.2

District of Columbia

409,289 414,940 413,158 411,358 34,273 21,463 36,459 21,072 8.4 5.2 8.8 5.1

Florida

9,999,225 10,644,641 9,968,835 10,622,172 499,570 384,837 419,587 339,436 5.0 3.6 4.2 3.2

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,298,144 1,349,949 1,301,119 1,317,306 106,956 47,276 103,260 17,827 8.2 3.5 7.9 1.4

Georgia

5,138,700 5,191,214 5,139,816 5,207,912 273,400 112,610 289,866 123,858 5.3 2.2 5.6 2.4

Hawaii

658,233 649,967 648,758 649,265 68,363 34,915 60,478 32,060 10.4 5.4 9.3 4.9

Idaho

902,015 909,318 899,652 907,663 37,371 17,659 36,070 16,874 4.1 1.9 4.0 1.9

Illinois

6,169,598 6,333,414 6,105,476 6,320,577 465,928 286,687 479,837 274,077 7.6 4.5 7.9 4.3

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,583,239 3,710,961 3,541,085 3,760,353 317,887 177,824 308,282 169,972 8.9 4.8 8.7 4.5

Indiana

3,342,762 3,313,444 3,321,235 3,277,064 161,074 70,290 146,233 43,014 4.8 2.1 4.4 1.3

Iowa

1,633,755 1,666,277 1,622,138 1,660,698 59,741 44,028 66,280 48,988 3.7 2.6 4.1 2.9

Kansas

1,515,460 1,496,148 1,508,734 1,487,429 63,285 38,400 62,911 33,233 4.2 2.6 4.2 2.2

Kentucky

1,993,966 2,014,555 1,983,657 2,014,005 100,828 61,406 107,709 67,723 5.1 3.0 5.4 3.4

Louisiana

2,098,192 2,068,808 2,083,161 2,057,188 153,575 83,797 151,178 77,111 7.3 4.1 7.3 3.7

Maine

663,691 672,067 662,097 665,686 30,957 29,235 34,564 26,775 4.7 4.4 5.2 4.0

Maryland

3,120,857 3,129,583 3,105,593 3,120,513 206,589 143,867 206,860 124,871 6.6 4.6 6.7 4.0

Massachusetts

3,699,806 3,745,089 3,694,508 3,692,403 283,487 172,324 271,380 129,004 7.7 4.6 7.3 3.5

Michigan

4,862,903 4,767,091 4,855,603 4,772,856 359,727 198,407 400,934 210,118 7.4 4.2 8.3 4.4

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,129,060 2,096,446 2,135,505 2,107,229 201,243 79,273 219,701 90,701 9.5 3.8 10.3 4.3

Minnesota

3,053,209 3,027,052 3,036,842 3,030,129 131,727 66,467 148,543 82,906 4.3 2.2 4.9 2.7

Mississippi

1,272,847 1,251,090 1,278,959 1,255,553 79,747 37,085 83,701 38,775 6.3 3.0 6.5 3.1

Missouri

3,055,824 3,036,287 3,055,793 3,053,267 127,766 77,811 141,939 83,243 4.2 2.6 4.6 2.7

Montana

532,562 542,991 524,275 541,665 22,824 10,294 23,912 10,477 4.3 1.9 4.6 1.9

Nebraska

1,023,234 1,026,620 1,015,391 1,025,634 29,853 12,038 30,738 13,055 2.9 1.2 3.0 1.3

Nevada

1,513,547 1,542,205 1,513,944 1,536,416 126,448 83,495 123,484 79,986 8.4 5.4 8.2 5.2

New Hampshire

759,782 741,833 757,970 743,280 30,055 15,601 27,997 16,248 4.0 2.1 3.7 2.2

New Jersey

4,492,693 4,428,115 4,372,811 4,451,722 433,421 231,957 316,353 218,613 9.6 5.2 7.2 4.9

New Mexico

963,799 958,170 963,668 959,857 77,740 50,399 80,079 46,449 8.1 5.3 8.3 4.8

New York

9,231,677 9,188,192 9,228,985 9,140,537 763,468 509,064 782,807 457,306 8.3 5.5 8.5 5.0

New York City

3,867,981 3,948,151 3,856,031 3,918,712 451,362 315,332 447,885 309,057 11.7 8.0 11.6 7.9

North Carolina

5,038,460 5,066,946 5,017,316 5,070,354 315,198 170,585 307,133 160,692 6.3 3.4 6.1 3.2

North Dakota

400,126 399,379 397,541 396,900 17,049 9,994 18,974 10,987 4.3 2.5 4.8 2.8

Ohio

5,719,557 5,682,965 5,684,962 5,679,536 278,828 195,679 300,053 190,546 4.9 3.4 5.3 3.4

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,006,832 1,001,346 997,566 992,781 71,044 36,714 76,279 38,216 7.1 3.7 7.6 3.8

Oklahoma

1,872,237 1,871,217 1,853,534 1,862,935 88,211 35,558 85,689 33,412 4.7 1.9 4.6 1.8

Oregon

2,133,389 2,170,491 2,127,775 2,166,263 129,959 74,448 131,658 78,329 6.1 3.4 6.2 3.6

Pennsylvania

6,303,477 6,222,776 6,255,815 6,141,644 408,218 270,172 430,100 244,515 6.5 4.3 6.9 4.0

Rhode Island

541,086 556,597 539,265 551,653 41,554 23,032 41,962 20,611 7.7 4.1 7.8 3.7

South Carolina

2,339,424 2,385,004 2,348,040 2,391,893 126,142 72,000 138,256 79,575 5.4 3.0 5.9 3.3

South Dakota

454,960 470,079 467,353 467,186 15,193 10,015 16,585 11,073 3.3 2.1 3.5 2.4

Tennessee

3,330,759 3,325,345 3,324,493 3,348,942 171,327 102,585 185,878 109,741 5.1 3.1 5.6 3.3

Texas

14,050,100 14,429,974 14,139,874 14,398,693 973,462 654,763 948,550 612,738 6.9 4.5 6.7 4.3

Utah

1,643,253 1,698,570 1,629,656 1,686,575 51,990 22,972 49,109 22,578 3.2 1.4 3.0 1.3

Vermont

316,915 317,782 313,167 315,107 10,268 6,119 10,278 7,000 3.2 1.9 3.3 2.2

Virginia

4,258,549 4,262,219 4,239,603 4,252,784 233,440 115,438 243,507 113,211 5.5 2.7 5.7 2.7

Washington

3,857,075 3,941,030 3,830,175 3,975,042 249,679 139,929 251,637 150,810 6.5 3.6 6.6 3.8

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,735,724 1,728,370 1,722,800 1,762,959 105,081 54,023 103,497 58,518 6.1 3.1 6.0 3.3

West Virginia

792,065 784,706 792,568 782,740 51,605 20,498 56,722 22,893 6.5 2.6 7.2 2.9

Wisconsin

3,059,093 3,102,248 3,038,277 3,093,829 125,598 57,455 122,911 61,154 4.1 1.9 4.0 2.0

Wyoming

294,827 291,339 292,809 290,223 14,238 6,976 15,512 6,852 4.8 2.4 5.3 2.4

Puerto Rico

1,042,731 1,110,243 1,040,875 1,129,490 98,189 80,302 109,601 74,804 9.4 7.2 10.5 6.6

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.
2020
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

Alabama

2,012.5 2,058.5 2,057.0 2,057.2 96.4 92.5 94.9 94.0 260.6 267.9 269.0 269.6

Alaska

304.1 310.6 310.1 311.0 17.1 15.9 16.2 16.1 13.6 14.4 14.8 14.6

Arizona

2,860.3 2,989.4 2,995.9 3,007.5 172.4 174.0 175.6 176.8 176.4 181.2 181.1 181.9

Arkansas

1,257.5 1,277.4 1,282.6 1,283.8 54.4 51.5 52.2 52.5 156.7 161.9 161.8 162.5

California

15,937.9 16,789.4 16,841.6 16,892.3 881.1 891.9 889.8 891.0 1,246.9 1,269.9 1,272.9 1,274.7


Colorado

2,626.7 2,755.6 2,769.7 2,778.7 173.2 172.0 172.1 172.6 145.4 146.9 147.8 148.8

Connecticut

1,570.8 1,618.6 1,621.4 1,622.0 56.7 59.4 60.4 60.7 152.9 153.6 155.4 156.2

Delaware(2)

442.3 451.5 452.2 453.5 22.5 24.4 24.7 24.8 25.2 24.6 24.6 24.6

District of Columbia(2)

733.9 758.2 757.7 759.6 15.7 16.0 16.2 16.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Florida

8,492.0 8,909.1 8,959.6 8,971.3 561.9 577.7 585.7 582.3 379.2 384.6 388.1 388.2


Georgia

4,449.8 4,605.3 4,623.8 4,648.0 200.2 206.3 206.3 205.7 389.2 396.9 400.6 402.2

Hawaii(2)

541.7 576.9 578.2 580.1 36.0 37.3 37.1 37.0 11.2 11.5 11.6 11.6

Idaho

776.4 787.1 788.5 790.5 57.6 60.0 59.6 59.5 69.7 67.9 67.4 67.6

Illinois

5,637.3 5,857.2 5,877.1 5,899.9 222.7 229.3 233.7 235.6 548.4 552.9 555.1 557.0

Indiana

3,024.8 3,083.1 3,103.6 3,118.2 150.3 145.7 148.0 151.0 519.5 542.1 546.8 546.0


Iowa

1,513.4 1,540.9 1,542.9 1,554.6 77.9 74.3 75.2 76.3 218.2 224.2 218.6 224.7

Kansas

1,354.7 1,388.8 1,392.5 1,393.3 64.6 63.7 63.6 63.9 157.0 163.6 164.2 165.0

Kentucky

1,841.8 1,888.1 1,895.0 1,903.3 79.0 81.6 82.5 84.3 242.1 251.2 249.5 250.4

Louisiana

1,834.6 1,856.8 1,867.1 1,874.2 118.2 119.4 116.3 119.8 130.1 126.3 127.8 128.6

Maine

601.2 614.2 614.5 616.3 30.7 30.2 30.6 30.5 52.7 53.8 53.3 53.3


Maryland

2,603.9 2,686.5 2,698.9 2,703.6 162.4 160.9 162.2 161.4 109.8 109.9 110.1 110.2

Massachusetts

3,356.3 3,544.2 3,558.4 3,578.5 161.8 168.6 169.8 171.8 230.2 238.1 239.0 240.1

Michigan

4,027.9 4,223.2 4,236.9 4,247.7 175.0 178.1 179.0 178.1 572.2 583.6 584.5 586.9

Minnesota

2,719.6 2,875.8 2,889.4 2,887.4 122.8 130.2 131.7 132.0 306.3 318.7 320.8 319.9

Mississippi

1,125.9 1,146.7 1,145.4 1,149.6 44.9 45.2 45.7 46.3 142.0 143.3 144.3 145.3


Missouri

2,799.2 2,855.7 2,860.1 2,876.8 125.5 125.1 128.2 131.9 268.4 275.8 273.7 274.0

Montana

476.4 482.5 484.8 487.9 31.0 29.7 30.3 30.7 20.5 21.9 21.9 22.4

Nebraska

998.3 1,021.5 1,023.1 1,022.0 55.9 56.3 55.8 55.7 99.0 100.2 100.4 100.8

Nevada

1,277.5 1,364.9 1,368.5 1,372.2 90.7 90.3 90.8 90.8 56.5 59.6 59.9 60.3

New Hampshire

639.3 664.6 665.8 667.3 28.1 27.4 28.2 28.4 66.4 67.1 66.5 66.9


New Jersey

3,864.9 4,035.1 4,063.5 4,073.6 151.5 154.4 152.4 154.3 238.8 248.1 249.7 252.4

New Mexico

778.4 819.2 823.7 827.5 47.7 49.4 49.5 51.1 25.7 29.1 29.7 29.6

New York

8,723.3 9,025.6 9,056.2 9,101.5 382.1 365.6 369.1 366.2 403.8 415.3 416.6 419.1

North Carolina

4,435.8 4,551.3 4,559.3 4,579.3 230.7 243.4 242.9 243.7 457.7 472.7 472.8 474.3

North Dakota

407.9 417.8 420.5 419.4 26.9 26.3 26.7 26.6 24.9 25.9 26.5 26.5


Ohio

5,277.8 5,378.9 5,396.6 5,405.4 222.2 229.4 233.6 239.3 657.6 660.5 660.9 660.3

Oklahoma

1,614.1 1,652.0 1,652.2 1,654.2 77.5 81.6 81.6 82.0 129.5 129.6 129.5 130.6

Oregon

1,798.2 1,887.9 1,897.1 1,905.3 109.6 110.4 112.2 112.3 184.4 185.4 186.4 187.3

Pennsylvania

5,602.4 5,768.3 5,790.3 5,804.6 251.4 246.1 245.2 244.0 538.7 551.8 552.8 553.3

Rhode Island

457.8 479.8 483.2 485.8 19.7 21.1 21.3 21.1 37.7 40.6 40.9 41.1


South Carolina

2,117.3 2,153.9 2,159.6 2,162.2 105.5 107.3 108.5 107.8 247.6 252.9 251.7 253.2

South Dakota

431.6 437.9 436.3 435.0 24.0 26.1 26.4 26.4 43.6 44.4 44.2 44.3

Tennessee

3,030.5 3,104.0 3,112.4 3,126.9 129.0 129.9 130.1 129.7 343.9 350.8 352.3 352.7

Texas

12,365.2 12,923.1 13,009.6 13,059.6 725.8 734.5 740.1 750.5 858.2 885.2 890.4 896.5

Utah

1,565.1 1,628.3 1,632.2 1,632.2 118.5 122.5 123.1 124.2 140.1 146.0 146.3 146.1


Vermont

286.1 295.6 296.2 296.1 14.5 14.0 14.4 14.5 28.7 30.3 30.1 30.0

Virginia

3,881.1 3,957.1 3,975.8 3,988.1 207.1 204.6 204.9 205.1 235.9 236.3 238.2 238.6

Washington

3,266.8 3,435.4 3,453.2 3,467.2 222.2 227.6 230.1 231.4 261.2 267.9 269.1 268.1

West Virginia

671.9 692.3 694.6 700.2 30.6 32.0 32.7 34.2 44.5 45.6 45.8 46.2

Wisconsin

2,831.1 2,883.2 2,892.0 2,898.3 126.7 124.0 126.6 127.0 467.1 478.7 481.0 485.8

Wyoming

273.7 274.5 275.5 276.3 20.7 19.6 20.1 20.4 9.2 9.7 9.6 10.1


Puerto Rico

837.3 867.5 867.3 866.2 27.4 30.5 30.3 30.0 76.3 79.3 79.3 79.6

Virgin Islands(3)

33.9 35.1 35.1 35.2 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 - - - -

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 2020 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.
2020
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

Alabama

379.1 387.6 387.1 389.8 97.0 98.3 98.4 98.0 250.4 255.3 253.0 254.1

Alaska

59.0 61.6 60.8 61.6 10.6 10.4 10.8 10.9 26.4 26.5 26.5 26.3

Arizona

565.8 591.6 594.6 597.4 231.4 234.0 234.5 233.7 426.1 454.9 454.4 455.5

Arkansas

253.7 255.4 256.8 257.0 63.6 67.1 67.9 67.7 142.5 148.7 150.7 151.1

California

2,941.6 3,020.5 3,022.5 3,024.3 810.0 812.4 813.4 814.5 2,611.1 2,746.8 2,763.9 2,775.9


Colorado

483.4 493.0 495.5 496.4 174.3 174.6 176.4 177.6 434.7 451.5 454.8 456.7

Connecticut

287.5 290.7 290.3 289.3 119.8 119.1 118.2 118.5 203.6 213.4 213.5 212.8

Delaware

81.9 84.1 83.7 84.3 46.5 47.1 47.1 46.6 60.6 60.1 59.6 59.5

District of Columbia

29.3 29.4 29.6 29.4 27.9 27.8 27.5 27.2 164.2 170.9 170.6 171.2

Florida

1,742.4 1,823.9 1,826.5 1,833.7 597.6 624.0 627.9 628.0 1,366.2 1,433.0 1,445.6 1,440.0


Georgia

947.2 977.6 979.5 989.8 252.7 255.2 257.0 256.8 704.2 755.6 758.7 762.6

Hawaii

100.9 106.9 107.0 107.7 26.4 27.5 27.3 27.2 65.0 70.8 70.6 70.8

Idaho

153.7 153.4 154.9 155.6 39.0 41.3 41.2 41.0 100.8 99.2 98.6 99.1

Illinois

1,174.9 1,204.9 1,214.7 1,223.2 403.6 401.4 400.4 398.6 906.3 928.5 925.5 934.9

Indiana

605.1 611.5 615.2 616.8 141.0 139.7 139.6 139.4 333.9 332.2 337.1 339.1


Iowa

308.2 308.9 310.8 313.8 109.6 110.3 110.4 110.0 136.4 133.5 135.1 135.1

Kansas

263.4 274.8 276.6 278.4 76.9 74.4 74.8 74.6 170.3 173.0 172.7 172.8

Kentucky

404.5 413.2 414.7 415.9 94.0 94.7 94.6 95.3 209.1 204.8 206.8 207.0

Louisiana

363.9 363.3 363.9 365.3 86.4 89.0 90.6 89.5 204.0 214.2 214.9 216.8

Maine

113.4 117.7 117.4 118.0 32.7 32.6 32.6 32.4 68.8 70.5 71.0 70.9


Maryland

460.2 468.1 473.9 473.0 135.7 135.5 134.4 134.6 448.1 467.5 471.2 474.2

Massachusetts

549.6 564.2 565.7 569.3 216.3 217.5 217.6 217.6 583.0 618.2 620.7 623.6

Michigan

769.9 788.3 790.2 794.9 224.5 226.9 226.4 225.8 609.4 641.4 641.3 650.1

Minnesota

502.8 513.1 516.0 515.2 194.8 191.1 190.7 189.8 355.9 377.0 378.6 376.8

Mississippi

233.0 241.8 240.9 241.1 42.4 43.4 42.9 42.7 108.9 113.5 111.9 112.9


Missouri

543.7 548.9 549.8 554.4 176.0 165.8 165.4 165.5 368.4 387.4 388.8 391.6

Montana

94.2 96.3 96.9 98.6 26.3 26.1 26.1 26.0 45.0 43.5 44.1 44.4

Nebraska

195.9 197.8 198.3 198.8 74.6 73.4 73.4 72.9 117.5 121.7 122.7 120.6

Nevada

271.2 283.3 282.5 284.1 67.6 69.2 69.1 69.0 179.7 199.0 200.3 200.0

New Hampshire

136.7 138.3 137.6 138.7 33.9 34.1 34.3 34.1 84.5 86.0 86.8 87.0


New Jersey

848.1 875.1 882.3 882.4 244.3 247.8 248.6 249.1 648.8 691.3 701.0 701.1

New Mexico

131.5 136.8 137.4 139.0 32.7 33.7 34.4 33.8 107.4 112.9 114.3 113.1

New York

1,383.0 1,416.2 1,421.0 1,437.4 701.9 692.7 693.2 693.6 1,232.7 1,290.3 1,299.8 1,312.4

North Carolina

861.2 877.6 874.2 879.7 258.9 259.8 259.2 258.9 657.3 677.7 683.0 685.0

North Dakota

89.4 89.9 89.8 89.2 24.5 24.9 24.9 24.9 31.1 31.5 31.9 32.0


Ohio

1,028.4 1,048.3 1,051.5 1,054.1 306.1 305.5 306.1 303.5 696.2 712.5 714.5 721.1

Oklahoma

302.6 308.0 307.1 309.1 77.4 80.2 80.6 80.0 182.4 189.6 188.7 185.3

Oregon

356.6 364.1 366.9 368.5 101.3 105.0 105.4 105.2 246.8 260.6 262.8 263.7

Pennsylvania

1,093.2 1,108.2 1,115.6 1,125.0 323.7 329.0 329.8 330.6 758.1 779.4 784.5 780.4

Rhode Island

73.2 75.2 75.5 76.4 34.3 34.1 34.2 34.2 65.2 64.6 65.6 65.7


South Carolina

408.3 422.2 421.5 424.2 106.3 104.3 104.7 104.2 287.4 286.5 289.3 287.2

South Dakota

86.4 85.4 85.1 85.4 28.6 28.1 28.1 27.8 32.5 33.1 32.9 32.4

Tennessee

640.4 652.3 654.5 658.3 170.9 174.8 175.1 175.7 427.7 445.9 444.3 446.0

Texas

2,514.7 2,618.5 2,629.3 2,636.6 807.0 839.0 849.1 856.3 1,807.8 1,957.0 1,974.6 1,981.0

Utah

298.7 311.2 313.4 314.6 96.3 98.1 98.1 98.5 233.9 242.9 242.0 240.5


Vermont

51.1 50.3 50.5 50.6 11.8 12.2 12.3 12.3 29.6 30.5 30.5 30.5

Virginia

649.7 658.0 661.7 664.4 208.4 203.6 204.2 204.6 766.1 784.3 786.0 789.4

Washington

643.8 658.4 660.6 667.2 158.5 164.1 163.6 164.0 438.1 444.5 445.4 448.2

West Virginia

120.3 124.7 125.7 126.5 29.3 29.1 29.1 29.0 65.7 66.9 67.2 67.9

Wisconsin

525.8 530.1 530.4 532.9 150.9 150.3 150.6 149.6 316.5 319.8 321.3 323.5

Wyoming

50.8 51.9 52.0 52.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.1 18.6 19.1 18.9 19.0


Puerto Rico

167.9 174.3 173.3 171.5 42.8 42.9 42.9 42.7 117.0 120.6 121.1 120.6

Virgin Islands(1)

6.4 6.3 6.4 6.3 - - - - - - - -

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 2020 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.
2020
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)
Dec.
2020
Oct.
2021
Nov.
2021
Dec.
2021(p)

Alabama

237.2 245.6 244.2 243.6 188.8 201.9 200.5 199.0 383.4 387.2 387.4 386.6

Alaska

49.2 50.2 50.4 50.5 26.1 29.5 28.3 28.4 77.0 75.4 75.3 75.1

Arizona

464.7 480.2 481.3 483.2 276.6 318.9 317.6 320.9 401.4 405.3 406.0 406.4

Arkansas

187.9 188.9 189.6 188.7 111.6 114.7 114.4 115.6 205.2 203.0 203.4 203.2

California

2,734.8 2,803.9 2,816.0 2,823.6 1,326.7 1,716.1 1,727.9 1,742.9 2,403.4 2,446.4 2,450.1 2,454.2


Colorado

338.2 342.0 343.7 343.5 244.8 328.0 329.5 330.4 432.9 443.4 443.9 445.0

Connecticut

323.0 333.4 333.9 334.3 118.9 135.1 134.9 134.8 221.1 224.3 224.8 224.9

Delaware

77.7 78.4 78.2 78.3 43.6 47.1 48.5 49.1 64.9 65.7 65.6 65.9

District of Columbia

122.9 126.4 125.3 125.6 39.4 56.0 57.8 59.2 242.7 241.5 241.0 240.7

Florida

1,306.1 1,353.5 1,356.9 1,358.0 1,000.6 1,123.4 1,134.8 1,143.2 1,083.3 1,097.6 1,101.6 1,101.4


Georgia

589.1 609.7 612.3 615.4 425.6 447.7 452.4 455.0 671.2 673.3 672.7 673.7

Hawaii

81.5 81.7 81.8 81.5 75.0 94.3 96.5 97.6 116.9 117.1 117.0 117.4

Idaho

112.0 113.2 113.8 113.9 83.4 86.9 88.1 88.4 124.1 127.7 127.7 127.7

Illinois

883.2 894.4 894.2 893.9 407.1 523.0 530.9 533.1 767.4 785.2 784.7 784.6

Indiana

461.3 469.2 470.0 471.9 270.7 288.1 292.7 295.0 401.7 409.7 409.0 412.7


Iowa

220.6 223.5 223.0 223.2 117.7 133.7 136.3 137.3 248.7 255.1 255.8 255.8

Kansas

196.5 198.6 198.6 197.8 109.9 120.5 121.7 121.7 245.4 248.9 248.7 247.5

Kentucky

277.2 283.0 282.9 282.7 158.2 171.0 174.5 178.9 289.0 298.4 299.2 298.7

Louisiana

311.9 317.1 319.9 319.8 195.0 204.0 207.7 208.4 313.5 309.7 310.0 310.3

Maine

125.3 125.3 124.6 125.1 53.9 57.5 58.1 59.1 94.2 95.9 95.8 95.9


Maryland

446.9 456.5 455.4 455.8 217.0 236.5 238.1 239.0 490.2 511.3 512.8 513.5

Massachusetts

740.3 771.0 773.4 776.7 255.0 312.1 315.8 320.2 419.4 440.4 441.3 442.6

Michigan

638.4 641.0 640.9 640.6 276.6 372.6 381.2 377.6 562.2 583.8 585.8 586.3

Minnesota

533.1 535.0 536.2 538.0 160.9 252.1 256.7 256.1 399.6 406.7 405.5 405.7

Mississippi

139.0 142.6 143.3 142.2 123.8 127.8 126.9 128.8 236.6 232.1 232.8 233.4


Missouri

482.9 487.3 485.9 487.2 253.5 282.7 285.1 289.3 421.4 423.1 422.5 422.0

Montana

78.9 78.1 78.4 78.4 61.8 66.0 66.5 66.4 88.2 89.1 88.7 89.0

Nebraska

155.3 159.3 159.4 159.7 79.5 88.5 89.2 88.6 168.1 169.5 169.2 169.8

Nevada

142.9 148.0 148.1 148.5 247.3 280.5 283.6 286.0 157.0 161.0 161.0 160.8

New Hampshire

116.9 119.5 119.8 119.8 59.2 70.2 71.0 70.6 79.4 85.8 85.3 85.1


New Jersey

665.0 688.9 693.7 694.3 289.1 327.2 332.7 336.5 568.1 585.9 584.2 584.9

New Mexico

135.0 138.2 136.9 137.1 72.7 91.5 93.0 94.6 174.3 173.3 173.8 173.8

New York

1,994.2 2,037.3 2,042.5 2,046.8 593.6 737.7 743.0 753.7 1,429.2 1,435.0 1,434.2 1,434.1

North Carolina

597.8 597.2 600.3 604.5 433.9 472.9 475.9 483.0 701.7 705.5 704.5 703.8

North Dakota

65.5 64.8 65.3 65.3 33.8 38.5 39.4 39.1 78.5 80.5 80.5 80.3


Ohio

890.9 892.4 889.6 889.9 470.3 510.4 519.2 517.9 742.9 755.3 756.4 753.6

Oklahoma

232.9 239.0 238.7 240.2 161.1 167.0 168.6 169.6 342.5 345.5 346.3 345.4

Oregon

291.9 297.3 295.6 296.8 136.8 176.9 180.6 183.2 274.5 285.9 285.5 286.2

Pennsylvania

1,223.8 1,245.8 1,246.6 1,246.8 415.3 488.0 492.4 495.7 670.3 673.4 675.6 677.5

Rhode Island

98.5 101.7 101.7 102.4 43.4 52.0 52.9 53.7 61.4 64.4 64.5 64.4


South Carolina

251.6 255.7 255.8 256.9 241.5 247.6 250.1 250.5 365.9 369.4 369.5 369.4

South Dakota

74.2 73.9 72.3 72.5 41.7 44.5 45.1 44.9 77.5 79.3 79.1 78.2

Tennessee

429.4 424.6 425.1 427.4 294.6 316.9 322.9 327.1 428.1 434.9 433.4 433.5

Texas

1,703.0 1,752.2 1,762.6 1,760.9 1,214.5 1,323.9 1,340.4 1,346.9 1,961.1 1,979.8 1,983.1 1,984.4

Utah

207.0 214.4 215.8 215.4 141.1 154.2 154.0 154.0 242.8 248.1 247.9 247.1


Vermont

62.1 62.1 62.5 62.1 23.9 29.5 29.0 29.0 50.7 51.5 51.4 51.5

Virginia

528.5 537.3 541.1 541.5 335.6 357.2 364.5 370.5 698.8 716.8 716.8 715.8

Washington

495.2 522.9 522.1 523.0 231.4 307.5 315.2 313.0 542.9 556.6 559.2 562.9

West Virginia

127.6 127.3 127.1 128.2 62.2 69.2 69.7 70.4 145.4 148.8 148.5 149.4

Wisconsin

448.3 443.3 441.5 439.7 224.0 253.4 261.1 259.2 378.2 384.9 381.1 382.1

Wyoming

28.7 27.9 28.0 28.3 35.8 36.1 36.7 36.5 66.0 64.7 64.6 64.5


Puerto Rico

108.7 112.9 113.0 113.4 70.5 79.3 80.1 80.0 195.4 195.4 194.9 196.2

Virgin Islands

2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 4.4 4.9 4.9 5.0 10.4 10.8 10.8 10.8

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2020 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
2020 2021 2020 2021(p) 2020 2021 2020 2021(p) 2020 2021 2020 2021(p)

Alabama

2,022.8 2,074.3 2,021.8 2,070.2 9.4 9.1 9.4 9.2 95.0 95.6 95.9 94.9

Alaska

291.7 297.5 288.8 295.8 10.0 10.4 10.0 10.7 16.2 15.4 15.8 14.4

Arizona

2,903.4 3,039.8 2,906.2 3,054.8 12.2 13.0 12.3 12.9 177.3 176.0 172.1 176.7

Arkansas

1,261.6 1,292.6 1,263.8 1,291.1 5.4 5.7 5.3 5.7 54.7 52.3 54.0 51.7

California

16,181.7 17,032.2 16,092.3 17,064.6 19.2 18.9 18.3 18.7 864.0 894.8 871.5 882.2


Colorado

2,650.3 2,773.4 2,645.4 2,789.7 19.7 20.3 19.1 20.5 173.9 172.7 171.9 170.9

Connecticut

1,596.3 1,646.3 1,590.2 1,641.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 57.3 61.5 56.1 60.2

Delaware(1)

445.0 455.1 444.0 455.9 - - - - 22.8 25.0 22.6 24.9

District of Columbia(1)

738.2 762.0 735.9 761.8 - - - - 15.5 16.2 15.5 16.2

Florida

8,550.3 9,058.5 8,581.5 9,073.6 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.6 558.0 585.8 561.1 580.7


Georgia

4,468.2 4,674.8 4,488.3 4,698.1 9.4 9.8 9.5 9.8 200.8 206.3 199.7 204.6

Hawaii(1)

536.7 582.0 551.2 588.8 - - - - 35.1 36.9 36.3 37.2

Idaho

774.6 790.1 773.5 788.1 3.9 4.2 3.6 4.2 57.9 60.3 56.3 57.8

Illinois

5,704.5 5,938.9 5,675.1 5,937.0 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.5 223.3 239.0 213.5 226.7

Indiana

3,045.2 3,134.3 3,047.5 3,146.3 5.2 5.6 5.1 5.7 150.3 149.3 149.1 149.1


Iowa

1,526.1 1,560.7 1,517.3 1,563.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 80.3 78.5 74.4 74.2

Kansas

1,369.6 1,405.9 1,365.3 1,401.9 5.6 6.1 5.8 6.1 64.1 63.7 63.9 63.0

Kentucky

1,875.8 1,917.0 1,859.6 1,922.7 7.4 6.9 7.4 6.9 79.9 83.8 78.4 84.3

Louisiana

1,843.9 1,884.5 1,846.1 1,889.0 29.4 30.5 29.2 30.9 118.9 117.3 117.4 119.4

Maine

601.8 612.3 598.0 612.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 30.8 31.1 29.9 30.0


Maryland

2,624.2 2,721.2 2,624.2 2,725.7 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 161.8 163.8 162.2 160.9

Massachusetts

3,384.9 3,583.7 3,365.6 3,588.3 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 164.0 174.3 160.0 171.3

Michigan

4,127.4 4,271.4 4,032.6 4,255.6 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 177.4 182.6 168.8 172.4

Minnesota

2,787.2 2,907.1 2,716.3 2,884.4 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.0 122.2 132.6 116.2 125.1

Mississippi

1,133.2 1,158.0 1,132.6 1,155.5 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.8 45.2 46.2 45.0 46.6


Missouri

2,813.5 2,885.0 2,808.4 2,889.4 4.3 4.8 4.3 4.8 127.5 130.2 124.7 131.1

Montana

475.4 484.9 474.0 486.5 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.7 30.5 30.7 29.8 29.8

Nebraska

999.4 1,029.3 1,003.0 1,025.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 54.8 55.8 54.9 54.4

Nevada

1,286.8 1,380.9 1,287.3 1,381.9 15.0 14.7 14.7 14.6 89.5 89.5 90.0 88.6

New Hampshire

648.6 669.1 642.5 669.7 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 28.3 28.8 27.7 28.7


New Jersey

3,902.0 4,101.1 3,900.2 4,116.8 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 152.6 154.2 150.5 154.3

New Mexico

791.8 831.3 781.1 833.1 17.0 18.1 16.4 18.6 46.9 49.9 47.3 50.9

New York

8,865.3 9,173.8 8,797.9 9,186.3 5.3 5.6 5.1 5.2 381.3 372.9 371.6 357.6

North Carolina

4,460.0 4,607.6 4,472.4 4,624.7 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6 232.1 243.9 230.8 243.2

North Dakota

410.9 424.3 408.8 420.0 13.3 14.3 13.2 14.4 26.1 26.7 24.7 24.4


Ohio

5,340.0 5,451.2 5,302.0 5,436.8 9.0 8.3 9.0 8.0 225.5 237.3 214.9 231.9

Oklahoma

1,628.7 1,668.3 1,625.2 1,666.8 25.1 28.9 24.9 30.0 78.7 82.1 77.6 81.9

Oregon

1,837.2 1,914.9 1,805.2 1,917.1 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.1 109.5 112.7 106.5 109.5

Pennsylvania

5,700.1 5,859.4 5,642.9 5,856.1 21.2 21.7 20.8 21.3 255.2 249.6 245.8 238.2

Rhode Island

467.8 487.9 458.3 487.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 20.2 22.0 19.7 21.0


South Carolina

2,116.9 2,178.2 2,129.6 2,180.6 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 104.2 108.6 106.2 107.7

South Dakota

430.5 437.0 430.6 434.8 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 23.9 26.7 23.0 25.0

Tennessee

3,061.0 3,152.7 3,065.1 3,167.3 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.3 130.2 131.2 128.9 129.5

Texas

12,395.1 13,131.7 12,453.1 13,165.2 174.1 204.4 175.0 207.6 729.9 746.1 725.5 752.1

Utah

1,570.4 1,646.1 1,578.9 1,646.9 8.3 8.4 8.1 8.4 118.9 124.2 117.5 123.7


Vermont

291.0 299.3 292.9 303.2 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 14.6 14.9 14.0 14.2

Virginia

3,915.0 4,012.1 3,894.2 4,010.6 6.9 7.8 6.9 7.9 205.5 205.1 205.3 202.7

Washington

3,287.1 3,466.3 3,269.0 3,473.5 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.3 220.4 230.6 218.9 229.1

West Virginia

683.6 702.4 675.6 704.2 18.1 19.7 17.5 19.7 31.2 33.9 30.0 33.6

Wisconsin

2,836.8 2,912.4 2,834.4 2,903.4 3.4 3.7 3.4 3.6 127.7 128.7 121.9 122.2

Wyoming

269.5 272.8 271.0 275.1 14.5 16.0 14.6 16.0 20.6 20.4 19.8 19.6


Puerto Rico

848.4 876.4 859.3 886.9 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 28.2 30.4 29.6 32.2

Virgin Islands(1)

34.9 35.2 34.1 35.2 - - - - 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9

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 2020 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
2020 2021 2020 2021(p) 2020 2021 2020 2021(p) 2020 2021 2020 2021(p)

Alabama

262.2 269.7 261.3 270.1 385.9 394.2 388.4 400.1 19.1 21.7 18.8 21.4

Alaska

7.0 8.7 6.4 7.6 57.5 59.3 56.9 59.8 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.9

Arizona

176.6 181.8 177.2 182.2 579.1 608.7 584.3 614.3 44.0 44.8 44.0 45.4

Arkansas

156.4 161.9 157.3 162.2 257.2 261.4 258.2 263.4 11.7 12.6 11.6 12.7

California

1,248.2 1,274.2 1,244.7 1,274.6 3,024.5 3,105.6 3,050.5 3,137.6 521.5 563.4 525.5 565.7


Colorado

146.0 148.1 145.8 148.7 485.4 503.1 498.0 511.5 72.9 74.5 73.1 75.1

Connecticut

151.4 155.7 153.1 156.4 296.4 298.9 300.4 302.0 29.1 28.2 29.2 28.1

Delaware

25.2 24.8 25.2 24.7 82.4 85.5 84.4 87.5 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6

District of Columbia

1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 29.6 30.2 29.7 30.1 19.5 18.4 19.2 18.1

Florida

378.4 389.0 380.8 388.0 1,777.6 1,867.5 1,796.8 1,892.2 128.4 139.6 128.2 138.2


Georgia

385.1 401.6 390.7 404.4 963.4 1,001.8 969.3 1,019.6 111.8 122.5 110.9 123.3

Hawaii

11.2 11.7 11.3 11.6 101.1 108.2 103.7 110.5 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.7

Idaho

69.9 67.7 69.6 68.1 153.7 156.7 156.0 158.2 7.3 7.6 7.0 7.9

Illinois

548.2 557.4 550.8 561.1 1,193.6 1,240.3 1,209.7 1,258.9 85.4 86.0 85.8 86.9

Indiana

515.4 545.6 520.2 546.8 610.3 625.4 617.9 631.8 24.5 25.3 23.8 25.1


Iowa

215.7 218.7 218.8 225.8 310.0 316.6 313.8 320.9 18.4 18.1 18.5 18.4

Kansas

157.4 164.4 157.3 166.0 266.4 280.5 268.1 284.0 16.4 16.9 16.6 17.1

Kentucky

240.9 249.5 243.8 251.8 409.1 423.2 415.3 429.2 20.3 20.2 20.2 20.4

Louisiana

128.6 128.4 130.6 129.8 367.7 368.3 370.5 372.9 17.4 17.0 17.2 16.7

Maine

53.0 53.9 53.1 53.7 114.5 118.2 115.7 120.4 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.3


Maryland

109.2 110.4 110.3 111.1 467.2 484.0 476.8 491.0 31.4 31.2 31.3 31.5

Massachusetts

229.9 239.6 230.8 240.7 551.2 572.8 562.9 583.3 87.1 93.4 86.0 94.5

Michigan

573.4 586.9 573.7 590.2 776.0 800.7 785.0 810.1 49.2 50.5 48.3 50.4

Minnesota

305.3 320.9 305.0 319.0 511.9 525.5 513.5 526.4 41.2 40.0 40.2 40.4

Mississippi

142.1 145.0 142.9 146.7 236.8 245.7 238.2 246.3 9.3 9.6 9.4 9.6


Missouri

266.8 273.8 268.9 273.8 546.6 558.4 553.0 565.4 44.4 42.4 44.2 42.4

Montana

20.7 22.1 20.8 22.8 94.6 98.1 95.5 100.2 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.0

Nebraska

98.4 100.5 99.3 101.0 197.1 202.3 200.6 203.9 15.7 16.4 15.8 16.4

Nevada

56.6 59.8 56.7 60.5 277.4 291.6 281.4 295.5 13.7 14.3 13.4 14.2

New Hampshire

66.5 66.4 66.7 66.6 137.9 139.4 139.6 142.0 11.5 11.8 11.4 12.1


New Jersey

238.5 250.0 239.0 252.5 869.1 903.4 876.8 913.2 67.9 68.2 67.1 66.4

New Mexico

26.0 29.7 25.6 29.6 133.6 139.8 133.8 142.4 8.7 8.6 8.7 8.3

New York

399.9 415.7 403.5 418.2 1,419.1 1,463.1 1,432.0 1,489.3 263.6 282.2 262.5 282.5

North Carolina

455.8 475.4 460.4 477.2 871.1 890.3 884.2 905.5 73.6 78.7 74.9 80.1

North Dakota

24.8 26.7 24.8 26.5 90.3 91.7 91.2 91.2 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.8


Ohio

657.3 660.4 659.7 661.7 1,047.2 1,075.6 1,057.7 1,087.9 62.9 65.1 62.5 64.9

Oklahoma

127.9 129.4 130.3 131.2 308.9 313.4 309.3 316.8 17.7 18.0 17.7 17.6

Oregon

183.6 186.7 182.5 186.1 363.8 374.6 366.0 379.0 32.1 34.5 32.0 34.7

Pennsylvania

537.4 553.6 540.5 555.5 1,115.2 1,146.2 1,132.3 1,170.2 81.3 87.2 80.7 88.1

Rhode Island

37.8 41.0 37.9 41.2 74.6 77.1 75.6 79.1 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.3


South Carolina

246.5 252.3 248.2 255.0 413.9 428.4 419.0 436.9 24.6 25.3 25.1 25.4

South Dakota

43.4 44.1 43.5 44.2 86.2 85.5 87.1 86.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8

Tennessee

342.7 352.6 345.5 354.3 648.9 667.7 657.0 676.9 44.1 46.0 43.3 45.2

Texas

856.1 890.5 862.2 898.3 2,552.5 2,681.1 2,578.0 2,700.8 197.3 209.5 200.1 212.4

Utah

138.9 146.3 140.7 146.1 304.1 320.4 306.8 323.3 38.1 41.2 38.1 41.2


Vermont

28.6 30.2 29.0 30.5 51.1 50.9 52.3 52.0 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9

Virginia

234.3 238.4 237.3 238.9 663.1 675.9 668.6 686.7 64.2 68.0 64.5 67.4

Washington

260.7 268.7 260.8 267.7 648.5 669.2 655.9 680.9 150.4 161.6 151.4 164.2

West Virginia

44.7 46.1 44.4 46.4 124.0 129.1 124.2 130.7 7.3 7.1 7.3 7.0

Wisconsin

461.3 480.2 466.0 485.3 531.0 541.3 536.9 545.0 44.4 45.9 45.0 45.7

Wyoming

9.4 9.7 9.3 10.1 50.9 52.2 51.2 52.5 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8


Puerto Rico

76.8 80.0 77.8 80.8 169.9 175.9 175.2 178.2 14.5 14.9 14.8 15.0

Virgin Islands

0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.4 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 2020 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
2020 2021 2020 2021(p) 2020 2021 2020 2021(p) 2020 2021 2020 2021(p)

Alabama

97.0 98.7 97.0 98.0 253.8 255.8 250.2 254.9 238.7 246.9 239.2 245.5

Alaska

10.3 10.7 10.4 10.8 25.3 25.7 25.3 25.2 49.4 50.2 49.3 50.5

Arizona

233.7 236.1 233.0 235.4 432.2 462.5 434.9 466.9 466.2 485.1 469.4 488.3

Arkansas

63.5 68.2 63.5 67.8 140.4 151.7 142.8 152.4 188.6 191.2 189.2 189.0

California

813.0 815.3 813.8 819.0 2,613.0 2,792.4 2,630.6 2,797.6 2,747.8 2,839.4 2,748.0 2,843.5


Colorado

172.6 175.8 175.0 177.3 430.5 455.3 434.8 455.9 339.3 343.1 339.8 344.2

Connecticut

119.4 118.5 120.1 119.1 205.5 215.6 204.9 214.0 328.6 339.0 326.6 337.1

Delaware

46.7 47.1 46.6 46.6 61.3 60.2 61.4 60.1 78.4 78.7 78.2 78.8

District of Columbia

27.9 27.4 27.8 27.1 164.9 171.7 164.9 172.1 125.2 127.0 124.4 126.8

Florida

597.2 632.8 601.4 634.7 1,366.4 1,459.5 1,380.0 1,456.9 1,316.1 1,367.4 1,312.0 1,363.4


Georgia

251.1 257.9 253.9 256.1 709.4 770.7 713.8 774.4 593.3 618.2 593.3 620.2

Hawaii

26.4 27.5 26.7 27.3 64.4 70.9 65.4 71.2 81.5 82.4 82.4 82.3

Idaho

38.7 40.9 39.0 40.8 101.3 99.1 99.8 98.3 111.8 114.6 112.5 114.2

Illinois

402.1 400.1 403.5 399.0 906.8 940.9 908.8 941.8 891.1 904.2 888.8 896.6

Indiana

140.6 140.3 141.4 140.0 333.6 343.6 336.3 343.9 464.6 474.1 464.8 475.3


Iowa

109.8 110.5 109.9 110.2 136.1 136.3 135.7 135.0 223.6 226.0 223.5 226.2

Kansas

77.4 75.1 77.0 74.7 170.4 174.0 171.5 173.1 197.8 198.7 197.3 197.8

Kentucky

94.3 94.7 94.2 95.5 217.6 213.3 216.5 213.0 277.5 285.8 278.7 284.4

Louisiana

86.1 90.6 86.6 89.3 206.2 217.3 206.0 217.5 312.2 321.7 312.0 321.2

Maine

32.3 32.4 32.4 32.2 69.0 71.4 68.2 70.0 126.6 126.0 126.5 125.2


Maryland

136.5 134.7 135.5 134.5 446.4 474.2 448.0 473.6 450.2 458.8 451.3 459.0

Massachusetts

215.3 216.3 216.2 216.6 582.1 626.0 581.2 621.2 756.0 783.4 747.5 783.8

Michigan

223.8 225.7 224.5 225.6 617.3 649.4 607.2 649.0 648.7 648.0 643.0 644.9

Minnesota

194.0 190.9 194.7 189.7 357.9 381.6 356.9 377.6 539.7 540.4 533.2 539.2

Mississippi

42.0 42.9 42.4 42.7 110.4 113.5 111.3 113.2 140.5 144.9 139.8 142.1


Missouri

174.7 165.5 175.7 165.5 366.9 391.8 368.8 393.7 488.9 492.3 484.7 487.5

Montana

26.6 26.1 26.7 26.3 44.7 44.2 44.2 43.6 79.4 78.9 79.2 78.9

Nebraska

74.3 73.5 74.8 73.1 117.1 123.6 117.8 120.8 156.2 160.6 156.3 160.4

Nevada

67.6 69.1 68.2 69.7 180.5 203.4 179.9 200.9 140.9 148.0 143.6 148.0

New Hampshire

33.8 34.3 34.2 34.1 84.1 87.4 84.5 87.6 119.8 121.4 117.5 119.7


New Jersey

245.6 248.9 245.2 250.4 651.6 709.1 653.1 709.9 671.2 700.4 671.9 700.2

New Mexico

33.3 34.7 32.9 34.0 105.7 115.2 107.4 113.6 136.4 137.9 136.2 138.2

New York

700.5 693.4 702.3 692.5 1,242.7 1,311.7 1,239.0 1,321.5 2,039.3 2,083.1 2,023.9 2,075.1

North Carolina

258.1 259.2 259.2 259.0 653.9 690.5 658.5 686.5 605.2 605.1 601.7 607.6

North Dakota

24.7 25.0 24.6 25.1 30.6 31.7 30.5 31.3 65.5 65.7 65.8 65.0


Ohio

303.2 305.3 305.9 303.4 707.5 725.6 696.0 722.9 905.7 898.1 896.7 895.6

Oklahoma

76.8 81.3 77.9 80.9 180.5 189.1 181.4 184.0 238.4 241.2 233.5 241.0

Oregon

100.8 105.4 102.0 105.6 245.3 265.4 246.4 265.6 296.8 298.8 294.1 298.5

Pennsylvania

323.5 329.6 324.1 330.8 761.4 794.0 758.0 781.2 1,260.8 1,268.8 1,238.5 1,263.2

Rhode Island

34.0 34.0 33.9 34.0 67.3 67.4 65.8 65.9 101.8 103.6 99.6 103.5


South Carolina

106.2 105.2 106.3 104.8 289.6 295.4 291.4 290.0 252.9 257.9 252.9 258.7

South Dakota

28.4 28.2 28.7 28.3 32.8 33.2 32.7 32.2 74.6 73.1 75.1 73.7

Tennessee

170.8 175.7 170.9 176.6 432.3 452.3 436.7 454.5 434.6 429.0 431.2 430.8

Texas

814.1 853.4 809.1 860.2 1,787.5 1,993.7 1,811.1 1,991.7 1,706.1 1,777.0 1,709.7 1,770.4

Utah

95.0 97.9 96.6 99.0 232.0 244.1 233.6 240.9 211.5 219.8 209.2 217.9


Vermont

12.0 12.3 11.8 12.3 29.9 30.9 29.6 30.7 63.4 63.8 63.6 63.1

Virginia

207.8 204.0 208.3 204.4 769.6 790.9 766.1 789.3 535.0 546.8 530.4 544.3

Washington

157.8 164.1 158.0 163.5 432.6 448.9 437.2 447.8 498.8 524.0 496.7 522.5

West Virginia

29.7 29.2 29.3 29.0 65.4 67.1 65.4 67.5 129.0 128.0 128.5 129.0

Wisconsin

150.7 150.5 150.9 149.7 315.9 323.4 314.5 322.4 450.6 445.2 452.1 442.9

Wyoming

10.5 11.0 11.1 11.2 18.4 18.8 18.1 18.8 28.7 28.2 28.8 28.7


Puerto Rico

42.7 42.8 43.2 43.0 119.9 123.5 121.2 124.9 110.7 115.0 111.8 116.1

Virgin Islands

1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.3 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2020 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
2020 2021 2020 2021(p) 2020 2021 2020 2021(p) 2020 2021 2020 2021(p)

Alabama

181.5 198.1 183.9 194.9 91.4 92.4 91.4 92.0 388.8 392.1 386.3 389.2

Alaska

23.3 24.9 22.1 24.6 10.2 11.5 10.0 11.6 77.8 75.9 77.9 75.7

Arizona

275.3 318.1 276.2 320.6 89.5 93.4 90.1 94.6 417.3 420.3 412.7 417.5

Arkansas

109.5 112.7 107.8 112.2 65.1 67.4 65.1 66.9 209.1 207.5 209.0 207.1

California

1,423.0 1,725.6 1,319.3 1,737.1 452.8 507.3 438.5 506.5 2,454.7 2,495.3 2,431.6 2,482.1


Colorado

263.1 317.6 244.1 326.7 106.8 110.6 107.3 110.8 440.1 452.3 436.5 448.1

Connecticut

117.9 133.4 115.4 130.9 56.8 61.1 57.1 61.6 233.4 233.9 226.8 231.7

Delaware

41.8 46.4 40.0 45.8 16.1 16.4 15.8 16.7 66.7 67.4 66.3 67.2

District of Columbia

40.4 58.5 38.8 58.4 71.9 70.6 71.7 71.0 242.3 241.0 242.9 241.0

Florida

993.6 1,135.4 996.6 1,142.6 321.9 349.9 321.3 353.0 1,107.3 1,126.0 1,097.8 1,118.3


Georgia

416.0 452.1 420.3 452.6 148.8 153.0 149.7 152.8 679.1 680.9 677.2 680.3

Hawaii

68.6 96.0 76.1 99.0 21.1 22.9 22.5 22.9 120.7 118.9 120.3 120.1

Idaho

77.1 83.3 79.3 84.7 25.8 25.5 25.3 25.4 127.2 130.2 125.1 128.5

Illinois

425.3 519.3 393.4 516.4 231.8 244.0 231.7 245.8 790.3 801.0 782.6 797.3

Indiana

266.4 287.9 263.3 287.5 113.3 114.3 111.5 115.7 421.0 422.9 414.1 425.4


Iowa

116.2 133.2 111.3 131.4 54.8 56.9 55.0 57.6 258.8 263.5 254.1 261.2

Kansas

110.4 121.1 107.8 119.8 49.1 49.1 48.6 48.9 254.6 256.3 251.4 251.4

Kentucky

167.6 173.0 152.1 173.5 61.5 63.2 60.8 62.2 299.7 303.4 292.2 301.5

Louisiana

195.1 210.2 194.5 209.9 65.3 68.4 64.9 67.9 317.0 314.8 317.2 313.5

Maine

47.1 49.5 45.3 51.0 20.3 22.4 20.7 22.8 99.6 98.7 97.4 98.5


Maryland

214.4 232.2 206.9 231.9 101.9 108.6 101.0 109.8 504.0 522.0 499.7 521.1

Massachusetts

248.8 304.7 237.6 304.6 112.5 119.7 111.5 119.8 437.0 452.4 430.9 451.4

Michigan

319.5 363.4 255.8 357.1 145.4 150.1 143.2 148.4 590.0 607.1 576.4 600.5

Minnesota

192.5 247.1 148.1 243.1 100.8 107.0 97.0 107.5 415.4 414.7 405.5 410.4

Mississippi

122.9 126.7 122.0 127.7 40.6 41.4 40.2 41.5 237.7 236.3 235.8 233.3


Missouri

251.0 280.7 243.6 280.8 111.5 114.1 110.7 114.2 430.9 431.0 429.8 430.2

Montana

58.2 62.8 58.6 63.2 18.3 19.6 18.3 20.2 90.2 90.3 88.9 89.8

Nebraska

79.1 86.6 76.9 85.5 35.2 37.0 35.3 37.4 170.5 172.0 170.3 172.0

Nevada

246.2 281.3 242.6 282.5 36.9 44.9 35.7 43.0 162.5 164.3 161.1 164.4

New Hampshire

56.3 66.0 54.1 65.5 22.1 23.6 21.7 23.3 87.3 89.0 84.2 89.1


New Jersey

281.0 318.9 272.1 320.5 141.7 149.9 142.6 150.9 581.4 596.6 580.5 597.0

New Mexico

79.1 91.5 70.4 93.7 26.1 28.1 25.5 27.8 179.0 177.8 176.9 176.0

New York

612.0 737.7 572.8 739.5 337.3 352.8 335.8 350.4 1,464.3 1,455.6 1,449.4 1,454.5

North Carolina

425.4 468.9 420.8 472.9 155.4 161.4 156.0 161.1 723.8 728.5 720.3 726.0

North Dakota

33.9 38.9 33.0 38.2 14.6 15.6 14.4 15.3 81.4 82.2 80.9 82.8


Ohio

464.7 508.1 453.9 501.9 190.7 191.5 190.8 192.9 766.3 775.9 754.9 765.7

Oklahoma

161.2 167.1 158.8 168.1 64.8 64.3 65.3 63.8 348.7 353.5 348.5 351.5

Oregon

159.4 178.3 132.2 180.4 57.9 60.9 57.7 61.2 281.6 291.2 279.3 290.4

Pennsylvania

427.2 480.7 396.2 478.8 226.8 238.0 224.1 240.1 690.1 690.0 681.9 688.7

Rhode Island

43.9 50.6 39.3 50.3 19.6 21.1 18.9 21.1 63.2 65.7 62.4 65.5


South Carolina

230.6 245.9 231.5 244.1 73.8 79.2 73.5 79.1 370.2 375.6 371.1 374.5

South Dakota

39.4 43.2 39.0 42.2 16.9 17.0 17.1 17.1 79.1 80.1 78.7 79.4

Tennessee

291.6 322.0 291.3 325.7 118.7 125.0 118.1 126.2 443.0 446.9 438.0 443.3

Texas

1,189.9 1,330.6 1,195.0 1,329.0 396.6 430.1 396.3 427.6 1,991.0 2,015.3 1,991.1 2,015.1

Utah

137.6 149.2 141.6 154.7 40.4 42.1 40.1 41.6 245.6 252.5 246.6 250.1


Vermont

24.2 27.3 26.2 31.1 9.5 10.7 9.0 10.9 53.0 53.5 52.8 53.7

Virginia

328.4 360.0 321.5 361.4 179.8 182.5 178.5 182.1 720.4 732.7 706.8 725.5

Washington

249.8 309.5 224.6 309.3 116.8 120.7 115.8 120.3 545.8 563.6 544.4 562.9

West Virginia

63.3 69.0 60.8 68.7 21.1 21.8 21.5 21.7 149.8 151.4 146.7 150.9

Wisconsin

213.1 250.7 210.7 246.7 145.7 148.7 146.1 149.5 393.0 394.1 386.9 390.4

Wyoming

31.4 32.5 32.9 34.4 15.6 15.9 15.8 15.8 66.8 65.3 66.6 65.2


Puerto Rico

69.5 80.4 71.4 81.2 16.2 16.8 16.4 17.1 199.4 196.0 197.3 197.7

Virgin Islands

4.4 4.9 4.4 5.0 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 11.1 10.8 10.4 10.7

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2020 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


Last Modified Date: January 25, 2022