For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, April 21, 2017			USDL-17-0446

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	    STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- MARCH 2017


Unemployment rates were lower in March in 17 states and stable in 33 states
and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
today. Eighteen states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, and
32 states and the District had little or no change. The national unemployment
rate declined by 0.2 percentage point from February to 4.5 percent and was
0.5 point lower than in March 2016.

Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 4 states in March 2017, increased
in 3, and was essentially unchanged in 43 states and the District of Columbia.
Over the year, 27 states added nonfarm payroll jobs, 2 states lost jobs, and
21 states and the District were essentially unchanged.

Unemployment

Colorado had the lowest unemployment rate in March, 2.6 percent, closely
followed by Hawaii, 2.7 percent, and New Hampshire, North Dakota, and South
Dakota, 2.8 percent each. The rates in Arkansas (3.6 percent), Colorado (2.6
percent), Maine (3.0 percent), and Oregon (3.8 percent) set new series lows.
(All state series begin in 1976.) New Mexico had the highest jobless rate,
6.7 percent. In total, 19 states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S.
figure of 4.5 percent, 7 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates,
and 24 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the
nation. (See tables A and 1.)

In March, 17 states had unemployment rate decreases, the largest of which was
in Illinois (-0.5 percentage point). The remaining 33 states and the District
of Columbia had jobless rates that were not notably different from those of a
month earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically
as the significant changes. (See table B.)

Eighteen states had unemployment rate changes from March 2016, all of which
were decreases. The largest of these declines occurred in West Virginia (-1.3
percentage points) and Illinois and Nevada (-1.2 points each). (See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Four states had over-the-month decreases in nonfarm payroll employment in March
2017, and three states had increases. The largest decrease in employment over
the month occurred in New Jersey (-17,500), followed by Pennsylvania (-16,100),
Missouri (-13,400), and Louisiana (-8,500). In percentage terms, the largest
decrease occurred in Missouri (-0.5 percent), followed by Louisiana and New
Jersey (-0.4 percent each) and Pennsylvania (-0.3 percent). The increases in
employment over the month occurred in Washington (+10,700), Tennessee (+8,600),
and Maine (+3,000). The largest percentage increase occurred in Maine (+0.5
percent), followed by Tennessee and Washington (+0.3 percent each). 
(See tables D and 3.)

Twenty-seven states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment
in March. The largest job gains occurred in California (+346,400), Texas (+249,000),
and Florida (+246,100). The largest percentage gain occurred in Utah (+3.2 percent),
followed by Florida, Georgia, and Nevada (+3.0 percent each). Two states had over-
the-year declines in employment, Alaska (-6,900, or -2.1 percent) and Wyoming
(-6,100, or -2.1 percent). (See table E.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for March
is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
The State Employment and Unemployment news release for April is scheduled
to be released on Friday, May 19, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).



Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., March 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                State                |          Rate(p)
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United States (1) ...................|           4.5
                                     |
Alabama .............................|           5.8
Alaska ..............................|           6.4
Arkansas ............................|           3.6
California ..........................|           4.9
Colorado ............................|           2.6
District of Columbia ................|           5.8
Georgia .............................|           5.1
Hawaii ..............................|           2.7
Idaho ...............................|           3.5
Iowa ................................|           3.1
                                     |
Kansas ..............................|           3.8
Louisiana ...........................|           5.7
Maine ...............................|           3.0
Massachusetts .......................|           3.6
Minnesota ...........................|           3.8
Montana .............................|           3.8
Nebraska ............................|           3.1
New Hampshire .......................|           2.8
New Mexico ..........................|           6.7
North Dakota ........................|           2.8
                                     |
Oregon ..............................|           3.8
South Dakota ........................|           2.8
Texas ...............................|           5.0
Utah ................................|           3.1
Vermont .............................|           3.0
Virginia ............................|           3.8
Wisconsin ...........................|           3.4
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   1 Data are not preliminary.
   p = preliminary.



Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from February 2017 to March 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              |  February |   March   |    change(p)
                                |    2017   |   2017(p) |
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Alabama ........................|     6.2   |     5.8   |      -0.4
California .....................|     5.0   |     4.9   |       -.1
Colorado .......................|     2.9   |     2.6   |       -.3
Florida ........................|     5.0   |     4.8   |       -.2
Georgia ........................|     5.3   |     5.1   |       -.2
Illinois .......................|     5.4   |     4.9   |       -.5
Kansas .........................|     4.0   |     3.8   |       -.2
Maine ..........................|     3.2   |     3.0   |       -.2
Minnesota ......................|     4.0   |     3.8   |       -.2
Nebraska .......................|     3.2   |     3.1   |       -.1
                                |           |           |
New Jersey .....................|     4.5   |     4.2   |       -.3
New York .......................|     4.4   |     4.3   |       -.1
North Dakota ...................|     3.0   |     2.8   |       -.2
Washington .....................|     4.9   |     4.7   |       -.2
West Virginia ..................|     5.2   |     4.9   |       -.3
Wisconsin ......................|     3.7   |     3.4   |       -.3
Wyoming ........................|     4.7   |     4.5   |       -.2
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   p = preliminary.



Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from March 2016 to March 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              |   March   |    March  |    change(p)
                                |    2016   |   2017(p) |
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California .....................|     5.6   |     4.9   |      -0.7
Colorado .......................|     3.3   |     2.6   |       -.7
Illinois .......................|     6.1   |     4.9   |      -1.2
Indiana ........................|     4.7   |     3.9   |       -.8
Iowa ...........................|     3.8   |     3.1   |       -.7
Maine ..........................|     3.7   |     3.0   |       -.7
Mississippi ....................|     6.0   |     5.0   |      -1.0
Nevada .........................|     6.0   |     4.8   |      -1.2
New Jersey .....................|     5.1   |     4.2   |       -.9
New York .......................|     4.8   |     4.3   |       -.5
                                |           |           |
North Dakota ...................|     3.3   |     2.8   |       -.5
Oregon .........................|     4.9   |     3.8   |      -1.1
Rhode Island ...................|     5.4   |     4.3   |      -1.1
South Carolina .................|     5.3   |     4.4   |       -.9
Washington .....................|     5.6   |     4.7   |       -.9
West Virginia ..................|     6.2   |     4.9   |      -1.3
Wisconsin ......................|     4.1   |     3.4   |       -.7
Wyoming ........................|     5.5   |     4.5   |      -1.0
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   p = preliminary.



Table D.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
February 2017 to March 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-month change(p)
           State              |   February  |     March   |---------------------------
                              |     2017    |    2017(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
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Louisiana ....................|   1,983,600 |   1,975,100 |      -8,500 |     -0.4
Maine ........................|     620,000 |     623,000 |       3,000 |       .5
Missouri .....................|   2,880,600 |   2,867,200 |     -13,400 |      -.5
New Jersey ...................|   4,128,500 |   4,111,000 |     -17,500 |      -.4
Pennsylvania .................|   5,950,300 |   5,934,200 |     -16,100 |      -.3
Tennessee ....................|   3,006,100 |   3,014,700 |       8,600 |       .3
Washington ...................|   3,294,900 |   3,305,600 |      10,700 |       .3
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   p = preliminary.



Table E.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
March 2016 to March 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-year change(p)
           State              |    March    |     March   |---------------------------
                              |     2016    |    2017(p)  |    Level    |    Percent
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Alabama ......................|   1,967,700 |   1,996,200 |      28,500 |      1.4
Alaska .......................|     335,300 |     328,400 |      -6,900 |     -2.1
Arizona ......................|   2,685,000 |   2,738,000 |      53,000 |      2.0
California ...................|  16,347,600 |  16,694,000 |     346,400 |      2.1
Colorado .....................|   2,585,300 |   2,634,400 |      49,100 |      1.9
Florida ......................|   8,307,900 |   8,554,000 |     246,100 |      3.0
Georgia ......................|   4,335,100 |   4,466,100 |     131,000 |      3.0
Idaho ........................|     690,400 |     709,100 |      18,700 |      2.7
Indiana ......................|   3,074,200 |   3,119,300 |      45,100 |      1.5
Kentucky .....................|   1,908,600 |   1,937,500 |      28,900 |      1.5
                              |             |             |             |       
Maryland .....................|   2,702,100 |   2,746,300 |      44,200 |      1.6
Massachusetts ................|   3,555,900 |   3,604,900 |      49,000 |      1.4
Michigan .....................|   4,298,700 |   4,378,500 |      79,800 |      1.9
Minnesota ....................|   2,884,700 |   2,929,000 |      44,300 |      1.5
Missouri .....................|   2,828,700 |   2,867,200 |      38,500 |      1.4
Montana ......................|     466,400 |     476,400 |      10,000 |      2.1
Nevada .......................|   1,285,500 |   1,323,800 |      38,300 |      3.0
New Jersey ...................|   4,061,300 |   4,111,000 |      49,700 |      1.2
New York .....................|   9,379,500 |   9,493,800 |     114,300 |      1.2
North Carolina ...............|   4,317,900 |   4,387,600 |      69,700 |      1.6
                              |             |             |             |       
Oregon .......................|   1,823,700 |   1,863,200 |      39,500 |      2.2
Pennsylvania .................|   5,873,600 |   5,934,200 |      60,600 |      1.0
South Carolina ...............|   2,041,900 |   2,077,700 |      35,800 |      1.8
Tennessee ....................|   2,951,200 |   3,014,700 |      63,500 |      2.2
Texas ........................|  11,966,100 |  12,215,100 |     249,000 |      2.1
Utah .........................|   1,415,100 |   1,460,400 |      45,300 |      3.2
Virginia .....................|   3,909,500 |   3,955,300 |      45,800 |      1.2
Washington ...................|   3,213,200 |   3,305,600 |      92,400 |      2.9
Wyoming ......................|     284,600 |     278,500 |      -6,100 |     -2.1
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   p = preliminary.

Technical Note

This 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 persons and unemployed persons on a place-of-residence
basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of
age and older. Employed persons 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 persons 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; persons 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 persons. 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
persons into trend, seasonal, and irregular components. The trend component of each
measure is then smoothed using a Trend-Cycle Cascade Filter, which combines the Henderson
trend filter with a seasonal filter. This combined filter suppresses variability due to
real-time benchmarking while simultaneously removing any residual seasonality that may
be present in the series. 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
July 15, 2015. 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 2012 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/sae/benchmark2017.pdf.

Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the statewide
supersector level. In some states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is
computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector series. In other states,
the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions
to historical data for the most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with
annual benchmark adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures are designed to produce
accurate data for each individual state. BLS independently develops a national employment
series; state estimates are not forced to sum to national totals. Because each state
series is subject to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series,
summing them cumulates individual state-level errors and can cause significant distortions
at an aggregate level. Due to these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a
"sum-of-states" employment series, and cautions users that such a series is subject to a
relatively large and volatile error structure.

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/sae/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 persons, unemployed persons, 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
	Mar. 2016	Jan. 2017	Feb. 2017	Mar. 2017(p)	Number				Percent of labor force
					Mar. 2016	Jan. 2017	Feb. 2017	Mar. 2017(p)	Mar. 2016	Jan. 2017	Feb. 2017	Mar. 2017(p)
Alabama	2,165,848	2,195,054	2,204,019	2,208,896	128,478	141,217	136,667	128,757	5.9	6.4	6.2	5.8
Alaska	361,012	360,734	362,762	364,710	23,766	23,401	23,288	23,444	6.6	6.5	6.4	6.4
Arizona	3,218,744	3,277,760	3,302,094	3,324,270	175,602	163,599	167,982	166,962	5.5	5.0	5.1	5.0
Arkansas	1,345,488	1,336,446	1,337,995	1,341,183	54,963	50,693	49,849	48,609	4.1	3.8	3.7	3.6
California	19,020,569	19,163,938	19,156,763	19,168,870	1,061,251	988,024	967,171	942,144	5.6	5.2	5.0	4.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	5,024,001	5,059,977	5,067,038	5,082,164	271,212	249,386	243,824	234,829	5.4	4.9	4.8	4.6
Colorado	2,874,039	2,912,170	2,922,824	2,933,275	95,988	84,682	84,694	75,689	3.3	2.9	2.9	2.6
Connecticut	1,891,730	1,892,209	1,901,386	1,911,815	102,882	85,003	89,404	91,772	5.4	4.5	4.7	4.8
Delaware	474,368	470,574	472,501	474,544	21,023	20,597	21,159	21,523	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5
District of Columbia	392,344	395,599	397,009	398,058	24,207	22,376	22,640	23,042	6.2	5.7	5.7	5.8
Florida	9,765,165	9,995,786	10,058,584	10,108,431	481,922	504,082	501,350	483,203	4.9	5.0	5.0	4.8
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,331,407	1,359,453	1,358,864	1,357,697	71,850	74,599	73,843	72,293	5.4	5.5	5.4	5.3
Georgia	4,877,682	4,998,333	5,010,705	5,020,332	266,585	276,071	267,114	257,648	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.1
Hawaii	681,149	693,611	695,103	696,797	21,066	19,735	19,594	19,095	3.1	2.8	2.8	2.7
Idaho	809,275	824,013	825,894	825,307	31,326	29,783	29,641	29,094	3.9	3.6	3.6	3.5
Illinois	6,562,380	6,522,220	6,526,938	6,523,618	398,918	374,615	352,271	322,778	6.1	5.7	5.4	4.9
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,815,527	3,781,775	3,768,508	3,754,964	230,515	213,657	194,757	172,595	6.0	5.6	5.2	4.6
Indiana	3,327,500	3,315,768	3,324,840	3,330,933	155,917	133,588	135,172	128,943	4.7	4.0	4.1	3.9
Iowa	1,701,355	1,693,918	1,693,567	1,692,058	64,038	56,891	53,844	51,854	3.8	3.4	3.2	3.1
Kansas	1,485,747	1,479,412	1,481,849	1,484,688	60,613	61,227	58,945	55,956	4.1	4.1	4.0	3.8
Kentucky	1,985,594	2,025,137	2,044,816	2,064,787	101,572	101,140	101,548	102,567	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0
Louisiana	2,136,657	2,099,633	2,106,952	2,114,052	133,242	123,110	121,847	120,235	6.2	5.9	5.8	5.7
Maine	685,423	696,193	698,100	700,614	25,506	24,351	22,359	20,976	3.7	3.5	3.2	3.0
Maryland	3,161,109	3,192,006	3,205,394	3,219,297	139,757	133,607	135,183	137,217	4.4	4.2	4.2	4.3
Massachusetts	3,587,261	3,599,258	3,626,754	3,661,256	146,980	113,753	123,412	131,277	4.1	3.2	3.4	3.6
Michigan	4,806,723	4,884,583	4,907,517	4,913,961	235,902	252,331	258,926	248,179	4.9	5.2	5.3	5.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,057,066	2,088,544	2,095,092	2,097,685	110,204	120,976	123,121	117,808	5.4	5.8	5.9	5.6
Minnesota	2,992,961	3,007,272	3,013,067	3,018,295	115,599	121,070	120,345	115,530	3.9	4.0	4.0	3.8
Mississippi	1,282,985	1,291,287	1,297,927	1,302,711	76,903	71,452	68,039	65,727	6.0	5.5	5.2	5.0
Missouri	3,101,120	3,104,253	3,107,268	3,101,571	138,837	131,707	128,247	121,780	4.5	4.2	4.1	3.9
Montana	525,059	527,459	526,547	525,855	22,102	20,733	20,276	19,862	4.2	3.9	3.9	3.8
Nebraska	1,010,136	1,012,238	1,011,217	1,008,430	32,057	33,223	32,537	30,977	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.1
Nevada	1,421,092	1,435,616	1,438,666	1,438,919	85,430	71,197	70,654	68,531	6.0	5.0	4.9	4.8
New Hampshire	745,974	751,876	752,012	752,099	20,939	20,229	20,629	21,000	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.8
New Jersey	4,516,737	4,514,340	4,523,342	4,522,023	229,136	205,778	201,815	190,689	5.1	4.6	4.5	4.2
New Mexico	925,411	930,678	932,421	934,422	60,924	62,756	63,180	63,035	6.6	6.7	6.8	6.7
New York	9,551,992	9,523,041	9,552,905	9,604,845	461,327	435,652	423,525	409,073	4.8	4.6	4.4	4.3
New York City	4,118,537	4,118,997	4,139,937	4,178,564	215,438	186,485	176,230	168,874	5.2	4.5	4.3	4.0
North Carolina	4,844,441	4,934,997	4,943,673	4,950,855	248,757	260,064	252,209	244,060	5.1	5.3	5.1	4.9
North Dakota	414,815	418,490	419,532	420,903	13,713	12,610	12,461	11,904	3.3	3.0	3.0	2.8
Ohio	5,715,634	5,704,154	5,739,198	5,767,157	284,670	286,933	293,937	293,558	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,029,021	1,025,502	1,025,910	1,028,188	52,241	59,673	62,708	64,518	5.1	5.8	6.1	6.3
Oklahoma	1,831,859	1,827,615	1,831,799	1,836,643	88,786	85,329	81,975	79,682	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.3
Oregon	2,043,036	2,067,837	2,071,126	2,078,468	101,024	89,619	82,289	78,803	4.9	4.3	4.0	3.8
Pennsylvania	6,439,970	6,440,304	6,435,475	6,442,464	349,106	333,016	320,423	310,888	5.4	5.2	5.0	4.8
Rhode Island	552,299	551,042	552,336	554,048	29,835	26,192	25,054	23,949	5.4	4.8	4.5	4.3
South Carolina	2,296,452	2,310,643	2,323,423	2,333,186	122,223	101,455	103,363	103,587	5.3	4.4	4.4	4.4
South Dakota	451,619	455,118	456,193	456,741	12,281	13,012	12,934	12,803	2.7	2.9	2.8	2.8
Tennessee	3,116,856	3,184,662	3,195,607	3,203,209	143,964	171,448	169,409	164,555	4.6	5.4	5.3	5.1
Texas	13,201,461	13,400,291	13,461,621	13,519,716	604,585	642,499	662,593	677,475	4.6	4.8	4.9	5.0
Utah	1,497,080	1,533,758	1,542,973	1,553,789	53,170	47,761	47,490	47,712	3.6	3.1	3.1	3.1
Vermont	344,335	346,072	346,791	347,466	11,320	10,633	10,514	10,579	3.3	3.1	3.0	3.0
Virginia	4,217,093	4,273,689	4,281,149	4,290,397	167,795	171,454	165,556	161,274	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.8
Washington	3,614,526	3,684,288	3,686,187	3,687,691	201,931	187,274	180,116	174,520	5.6	5.1	4.9	4.7
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,607,669	1,643,808	1,646,930	1,649,419	69,300	60,798	57,852	54,812	4.3	3.7	3.5	3.3
West Virginia	783,051	782,599	781,734	780,534	48,654	43,551	40,370	38,118	6.2	5.6	5.2	4.9
Wisconsin	3,113,330	3,120,442	3,130,910	3,137,075	128,422	121,607	117,377	107,131	4.1	3.9	3.7	3.4
Wyoming	303,286	302,196	303,084	303,615	16,717	14,583	14,330	13,752	5.5	4.8	4.7	4.5
Puerto Rico	1,126,132	1,118,027	1,128,371	1,130,127	130,403	136,710	135,313	130,352	11.6	12.2	12.0	11.5
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. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, 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
	February		March		Number				Percent of labor force
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	February		March		February		March
					2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	2,152,446	2,180,410	2,160,907	2,186,599	135,407	132,066	129,417	117,187	6.3	6.1	6.0	5.4
Alaska	357,339	360,469	357,230	362,198	26,762	26,770	25,741	26,169	7.5	7.4	7.2	7.2
Arizona	3,214,959	3,313,683	3,223,314	3,325,614	171,147	164,441	171,025	154,227	5.3	5.0	5.3	4.6
Arkansas	1,337,682	1,336,804	1,343,609	1,343,083	61,266	57,418	54,291	47,839	4.6	4.3	4.0	3.6
California	19,041,291	19,121,796	19,085,020	19,167,882	1,096,284	1,001,804	1,104,679	974,363	5.8	5.2	5.8	5.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	5,033,790	5,081,781	5,031,990	5,102,360	271,399	245,135	264,153	220,928	5.4	4.8	5.2	4.3
Colorado	2,870,746	2,931,099	2,874,045	2,931,037	110,856	98,991	111,638	72,492	3.9	3.4	3.9	2.5
Connecticut	1,880,764	1,896,116	1,890,541	1,909,487	113,325	104,739	110,688	97,996	6.0	5.5	5.9	5.1
Delaware	471,486	472,172	474,004	475,296	22,590	23,425	21,451	22,071	4.8	5.0	4.5	4.6
District of Columbia	392,467	399,576	391,324	396,909	25,650	24,487	23,501	22,581	6.5	6.1	6.0	5.7
Florida	9,734,040	10,046,858	9,790,964	10,084,858	460,727	473,430	466,631	435,339	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.3
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,334,342	1,359,544	1,327,319	1,348,803	68,071	69,392	73,544	72,080	5.1	5.1	5.5	5.3
Georgia	4,867,137	5,003,393	4,894,135	5,014,429	264,387	255,817	260,822	241,849	5.4	5.1	5.3	4.8
Hawaii	679,931	693,970	681,602	696,813	20,426	19,262	20,494	18,025	3.0	2.8	3.0	2.6
Idaho	802,960	820,389	806,071	817,810	36,623	34,403	35,407	31,748	4.6	4.2	4.4	3.9
Illinois	6,555,515	6,469,999	6,568,081	6,464,446	434,443	356,526	419,163	305,536	6.6	5.5	6.4	4.7
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,817,712	3,751,450	3,823,236	3,742,290	248,856	192,846	240,745	158,852	6.5	5.1	6.3	4.2
Indiana	3,310,569	3,305,619	3,327,600	3,306,054	169,356	153,936	170,289	126,423	5.1	4.7	5.1	3.8
Iowa	1,700,054	1,686,390	1,698,856	1,685,079	73,843	60,595	67,435	56,872	4.3	3.6	4.0	3.4
Kansas	1,486,195	1,478,915	1,484,973	1,480,135	62,245	60,567	62,200	54,810	4.2	4.1	4.2	3.7
Kentucky	1,970,941	2,043,943	1,983,653	2,069,995	116,114	114,038	108,376	111,762	5.9	5.6	5.5	5.4
Louisiana	2,110,065	2,091,740	2,127,347	2,112,302	121,977	113,477	128,087	114,866	5.8	5.4	6.0	5.4
Maine	674,135	689,277	677,706	692,193	31,502	26,624	30,469	24,847	4.7	3.9	4.5	3.6
Maryland	3,138,625	3,195,826	3,151,868	3,211,130	147,351	144,626	139,770	139,428	4.7	4.5	4.4	4.3
Massachusetts	3,578,493	3,634,380	3,584,456	3,670,786	165,935	152,135	157,457	142,733	4.6	4.2	4.4	3.9
Michigan	4,794,016	4,886,568	4,825,198	4,868,888	242,852	276,530	256,851	233,346	5.1	5.7	5.3	4.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,039,164	2,088,934	2,057,356	2,090,672	105,925	122,334	113,903	105,915	5.2	5.9	5.5	5.1
Minnesota	2,987,047	2,999,620	2,997,397	3,011,401	135,154	142,467	138,515	131,434	4.5	4.7	4.6	4.4
Mississippi	1,274,871	1,287,141	1,273,091	1,287,262	75,774	59,097	71,300	59,570	5.9	4.6	5.6	4.6
Missouri	3,104,593	3,079,601	3,118,733	3,058,587	151,362	148,622	151,038	127,737	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.2
Montana	519,664	521,221	522,197	522,430	26,156	23,414	25,582	22,687	5.0	4.5	4.9	4.3
Nebraska	1,004,058	1,004,926	1,008,495	1,004,492	33,976	33,577	33,719	30,825	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.1
Nevada	1,422,269	1,439,690	1,422,063	1,434,815	88,608	72,958	86,979	67,574	6.2	5.1	6.1	4.7
New Hampshire	743,674	749,213	744,820	750,297	24,367	25,227	23,501	23,844	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.2
New Jersey	4,523,008	4,517,965	4,539,380	4,504,654	241,938	222,067	245,237	193,817	5.3	4.9	5.4	4.3
New Mexico	926,499	933,311	922,098	931,268	62,267	64,637	60,404	61,671	6.7	6.9	6.6	6.6
New York	9,638,879	9,557,962	9,650,167	9,616,642	511,796	481,678	488,592	420,378	5.3	5.0	5.1	4.4
New York City	4,174,635	4,184,039	4,175,756	4,223,691	234,543	198,800	224,473	173,303	5.6	4.8	5.4	4.1
North Carolina	4,837,668	4,915,580	4,871,358	4,944,504	255,584	246,599	245,221	231,828	5.3	5.0	5.0	4.7
North Dakota	409,691	416,603	411,486	419,122	16,456	15,058	16,909	14,091	4.0	3.6	4.1	3.4
Ohio	5,688,315	5,720,387	5,713,377	5,738,468	311,702	339,994	304,346	301,950	5.5	5.9	5.3	5.3
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,029,443	1,027,166	1,026,672	1,024,648	60,215	77,528	55,962	66,985	5.8	7.5	5.5	6.5
Oklahoma	1,828,032	1,825,976	1,832,534	1,835,887	90,386	82,418	87,435	77,037	4.9	4.5	4.8	4.2
Oregon	2,022,510	2,057,047	2,034,388	2,069,452	106,865	81,512	106,457	84,791	5.3	4.0	5.2	4.1
Pennsylvania	6,444,353	6,397,696	6,474,709	6,419,818	361,565	342,541	369,891	326,529	5.6	5.4	5.7	5.1
Rhode Island	549,472	549,897	548,781	551,167	34,090	27,875	32,590	25,812	6.2	5.1	5.9	4.7
South Carolina	2,278,246	2,314,634	2,289,595	2,323,409	124,139	106,908	117,246	93,884	5.4	4.6	5.1	4.0
South Dakota	446,985	453,285	449,225	454,623	14,734	15,242	14,162	14,580	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.2
Tennessee	3,089,586	3,166,482	3,105,299	3,178,209	141,482	155,541	139,548	147,406	4.6	4.9	4.5	4.6
Texas	13,185,966	13,471,275	13,239,718	13,513,734	581,318	693,488	590,841	675,604	4.4	5.1	4.5	5.0
Utah	1,489,692	1,547,936	1,494,937	1,558,549	59,836	53,530	57,383	52,446	4.0	3.5	3.8	3.4
Vermont	342,735	345,958	343,344	347,076	12,454	11,621	12,458	11,984	3.6	3.4	3.6	3.5
Virginia	4,211,047	4,267,816	4,237,899	4,293,589	174,579	169,101	170,973	162,641	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.8
Washington	3,608,103	3,682,989	3,624,428	3,685,830	221,553	193,055	210,755	179,129	6.1	5.2	5.8	4.9
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,611,120	1,654,196	1,615,595	1,652,645	71,593	55,720	70,159	52,554	4.4	3.4	4.3	3.2
West Virginia	780,879	776,080	776,928	770,882	58,854	46,438	53,243	42,821	7.5	6.0	6.9	5.6
Wisconsin	3,106,527	3,121,116	3,103,663	3,111,053	152,272	141,218	146,817	115,252	4.9	4.5	4.7	3.7
Wyoming	299,963	300,869	301,721	301,965	17,593	15,229	18,172	14,539	5.9	5.1	6.0	4.8
Puerto Rico	1,133,795	1,147,020	1,126,982	1,127,107	131,565	129,665	137,705	123,479	11.6	11.3	12.2	11.0
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. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, 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
	Mar. 2016	Jan. 2017	Feb. 2017	Mar. 2017(p)	Mar. 2016	Jan. 2017	Feb. 2017	Mar. 2017(p)	Mar. 2016	Jan. 2017	Feb. 2017	Mar. 2017(p)
Alabama	1,967.7	1,995.0	1,997.3	1,996.2	84.5	85.9	85.8	84.6	259.3	264.7	265.8	266.3
Alaska	335.3	328.2	330.1	328.4	16.7	15.2	16.4	15.6	14.1	10.7	12.3	12.0
Arizona	2,685.0	2,731.2	2,739.9	2,738.0	133.9	135.7	135.2	136.8	160.0	161.9	163.0	161.5
Arkansas	1,226.5	1,234.9	1,240.6	1,240.5	50.6	50.3	51.0	50.2	154.2	156.7	157.2	157.3
California	16,347.6	16,653.2	16,674.7	16,694.0	761.7	778.0	785.0	803.9	1,307.7	1,303.7	1,299.5	1,301.2
Colorado	2,585.3	2,629.5	2,634.4	2,634.4	153.9	155.0	160.5	157.2	142.6	140.8	142.5	142.1
Connecticut	1,683.8	1,684.0	1,684.1	1,685.4	60.8	58.0	59.3	59.0	156.3	156.1	155.7	156.5
Delaware(2)	453.3	455.8	456.5	457.0	21.7	21.1	22.0	21.9	25.6	26.0	25.9	25.7
District of Columbia(3)(2)	781.2	787.5	788.3	787.6	16.2	14.9	14.9	14.7	-	-	-	-
Florida	8,307.9	8,548.0	8,547.8	8,554.0	463.8	495.1	498.4	500.3	352.7	361.7	363.2	365.8
Georgia	4,335.1	4,440.2	4,456.6	4,466.1	173.2	179.0	179.7	184.4	386.4	391.8	388.8	388.0
Hawaii(2)	645.6	650.0	650.3	650.1	38.4	37.8	37.4	37.2	14.1	13.8	13.9	13.9
Idaho	690.4	712.9	711.3	709.1	40.7	44.1	44.5	43.7	64.4	65.6	65.2	65.6
Illinois	6,009.8	6,029.4	6,044.2	6,035.3	221.2	216.3	223.4	216.3	575.6	567.8	569.8	569.1
Indiana	3,074.2	3,111.3	3,119.5	3,119.3	130.1	134.8	135.6	134.2	521.9	527.1	530.9	530.7
Iowa	1,572.5	1,577.4	1,581.1	1,580.6	83.5	78.8	80.4	81.5	214.8	211.2	211.0	211.2
Kansas	1,410.4	1,407.0	1,412.6	1,414.0	62.0	60.7	62.0	62.7	160.7	158.6	160.1	159.5
Kentucky	1,908.6	1,934.3	1,936.2	1,937.5	77.2	79.5	82.1	80.1	246.9	252.7	251.8	254.6
Louisiana	1,977.0	1,975.7	1,983.6	1,975.1	139.8	150.8	153.9	147.2	138.1	134.9	137.2	134.7
Maine	617.7	621.9	620.0	623.0	27.8	28.4	29.3	29.9	51.0	50.2	50.5	50.2
Maryland(2)	2,702.1	2,744.0	2,753.5	2,746.3	162.4	164.6	165.8	161.3	104.0	103.2	103.6	103.0
Massachusetts	3,555.9	3,593.5	3,604.7	3,604.9	146.2	149.6	149.9	150.3	246.7	244.4	244.5	243.6
Michigan	4,298.7	4,378.6	4,376.0	4,378.5	153.8	162.1	164.3	163.8	597.6	604.2	599.1	600.9
Minnesota	2,884.7	2,917.5	2,923.7	2,929.0	115.8	117.6	122.2	121.3	318.1	317.0	318.2	318.9
Mississippi	1,146.0	1,146.6	1,146.2	1,146.1	46.1	43.5	41.9	41.3	143.3	141.9	142.8	142.6
Missouri	2,828.7	2,877.0	2,880.6	2,867.2	119.5	122.6	124.8	121.2	262.8	263.4	261.3	263.2
Montana	466.4	474.3	477.0	476.4	27.1	28.0	28.9	28.9	19.6	19.6	20.0	20.3
Nebraska(2)	1,014.0	1,018.8	1,025.0	1,023.5	51.9	50.9	52.5	52.7	97.1	97.2	97.2	97.4
Nevada	1,285.5	1,321.5	1,325.9	1,323.8	75.1	81.7	80.1	81.3	43.2	44.8	45.1	45.0
New Hampshire	665.2	680.4	678.0	674.8	25.5	27.0	27.6	27.1	67.9	68.5	68.3	68.3
New Jersey	4,061.3	4,117.6	4,128.5	4,111.0	154.9	155.1	156.7	153.9	242.1	243.1	245.6	245.9
New Mexico	829.6	833.5	837.0	836.7	44.2	44.3	44.5	46.0	27.2	26.4	26.5	26.2
New York	9,379.5	9,484.5	9,498.0	9,493.8	376.3	379.1	385.4	383.4	454.8	440.4	444.6	441.9
North Carolina	4,317.9	4,377.0	4,387.1	4,387.6	198.3	205.2	206.4	202.7	464.7	461.2	461.2	463.8
North Dakota	435.8	435.3	434.2	434.6	31.4	32.2	32.2	32.2	24.9	23.9	24.2	24.4
Ohio	5,482.2	5,506.8	5,522.8	5,518.7	211.0	211.6	217.9	218.9	686.6	691.8	693.0	693.1
Oklahoma	1,657.7	1,652.7	1,656.0	1,655.8	76.9	80.4	80.6	79.0	130.6	127.6	129.3	129.5
Oregon	1,823.7	1,853.2	1,860.8	1,863.2	88.7	97.3	97.1	96.9	189.0	187.1	188.7	189.7
Pennsylvania	5,873.6	5,929.1	5,950.3	5,934.2	239.9	247.1	248.3	246.6	561.2	554.6	556.5	554.4
Rhode Island	490.6	493.0	495.3	494.6	18.3	19.5	19.9	19.8	40.8	40.1	40.1	40.3
South Carolina	2,041.9	2,076.1	2,076.3	2,077.7	92.6	98.5	96.1	95.4	236.7	241.7	244.0	245.2
South Dakota(2)	431.0	434.8	436.8	438.0	23.4	23.8	24.8	24.6	42.4	40.7	42.0	41.6
Tennessee(2)	2,951.2	3,002.6	3,006.1	3,014.7	118.5	124.0	127.3	126.2	341.6	346.1	348.5	347.2
Texas	11,966.1	12,191.5	12,205.6	12,215.1	695.4	710.0	710.3	714.3	853.5	849.9	856.3	858.0
Utah	1,415.1	1,451.7	1,456.4	1,460.4	91.1	93.8	95.3	95.8	125.3	128.6	129.1	130.1
Vermont	311.9	315.9	315.5	314.6	15.5	15.6	16.1	16.0	30.0	29.1	28.9	28.9
Virginia	3,909.5	3,946.3	3,960.3	3,955.3	187.8	189.3	186.0	188.1	233.0	232.1	231.8	233.3
Washington	3,213.2	3,288.4	3,294.9	3,305.6	182.3	191.5	193.6	194.5	292.1	286.6	286.5	286.3
West Virginia	751.8	746.6	747.9	745.7	31.6	30.7	31.3	31.6	47.0	45.5	45.7	45.6
Wisconsin	2,923.0	2,939.7	2,950.8	2,948.1	113.4	114.6	113.8	113.8	465.6	468.1	469.1	468.6
Wyoming	284.6	277.9	277.7	278.5	21.9	21.3	21.5	21.2	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3
Puerto Rico(2)	893.3	883.4	882.2	880.8	23.4	22.3	21.3	21.1	73.8	72.7	72.0	71.9
Virgin Islands(3)	38.2	38.4	38.6	38.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 2016 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
	Mar. 2016	Jan. 2017	Feb. 2017	Mar. 2017(p)	Mar. 2016	Jan. 2017	Feb. 2017	Mar. 2017(p)	Mar. 2016	Jan. 2017	Feb. 2017	Mar. 2017(p)
Alabama	380.5	380.3	378.1	378.1	95.9	98.5	97.6	97.3	233.4	236.9	237.6	238.7
Alaska	65.7	65.0	64.8	64.7	12.1	11.8	11.7	11.8	28.7	27.3	27.4	27.0
Arizona	513.6	519.6	520.2	517.8	198.9	207.5	208.8	209.6	408.7	416.7	418.9	417.8
Arkansas	252.7	252.8	252.9	253.3	51.1	51.6	51.2	51.3	142.1	143.9	146.6	147.8
California	2,973.6	3,009.8	3,020.6	3,016.4	816.5	832.8	831.3	828.4	2,512.1	2,558.7	2,555.8	2,554.5
Colorado	452.8	459.9	461.3	461.8	162.1	166.6	165.1	166.5	402.8	412.0	414.4	412.3
Connecticut	299.3	302.4	300.6	299.1	130.3	131.6	131.1	131.5	218.7	217.4	218.6	218.3
Delaware	83.1	83.5	83.3	83.0	47.3	47.1	47.1	47.0	61.1	59.9	57.8	59.1
District of Columbia	32.7	32.0	32.4	32.6	29.7	29.8	29.7	29.2	164.5	168.6	168.9	167.4
Florida	1,707.4	1,746.5	1,746.9	1,747.7	542.3	553.5	553.3	555.0	1,269.5	1,314.4	1,310.0	1,313.0
Georgia	922.7	939.2	939.8	941.6	236.6	244.0	245.4	246.3	645.0	662.4	671.7	674.3
Hawaii	119.5	120.5	120.8	120.4	28.4	28.6	28.2	28.1	83.3	83.8	83.6	83.4
Idaho	137.2	141.0	138.8	140.0	33.7	35.4	35.6	35.1	85.6	89.6	89.3	87.6
Illinois	1,209.5	1,214.3	1,211.5	1,212.4	382.8	389.8	392.1	391.7	932.3	944.3	942.8	939.2
Indiana	595.6	595.6	598.3	600.7	133.1	136.4	135.9	136.3	332.2	339.7	338.0	333.6
Iowa	315.8	318.1	319.0	318.8	107.7	110.5	110.6	110.8	138.1	141.4	142.6	142.5
Kansas	267.1	267.1	267.1	268.6	85.3	85.7	86.1	85.7	177.5	178.9	179.0	178.5
Kentucky	395.6	402.3	401.1	402.7	93.2	95.2	94.8	95.3	217.3	222.9	225.4	224.1
Louisiana	389.9	388.5	384.0	385.5	92.3	92.3	92.3	91.7	210.1	208.8	213.5	214.2
Maine	120.9	122.3	121.8	122.8	31.1	30.7	30.9	30.8	65.2	66.1	65.6	65.5
Maryland	467.8	472.2	469.4	469.0	148.4	150.1	150.4	149.0	437.9	449.5	455.6	457.6
Massachusetts	574.7	579.0	579.4	577.1	223.1	227.2	227.0	229.5	545.7	553.4	556.6	557.4
Michigan	779.8	781.6	778.1	783.5	211.2	217.6	216.9	217.3	642.4	659.3	659.6	660.9
Minnesota	530.8	534.6	540.3	537.8	174.6	177.3	177.0	178.1	368.2	371.9	369.7	374.6
Mississippi	228.6	232.8	232.2	229.9	44.0	44.0	43.7	43.9	108.7	103.6	105.2	106.1
Missouri	545.6	557.7	556.2	552.6	168.6	170.7	169.6	170.5	376.1	385.5	388.1	386.8
Montana	95.6	95.7	96.6	96.5	23.7	24.3	24.3	24.1	40.8	42.5	42.4	42.1
Nebraska	205.2	205.5	206.5	206.5	73.1	73.5	73.8	74.4	117.1	120.3	121.1	120.1
Nevada	240.2	242.4	242.1	241.3	62.3	63.3	64.0	63.7	172.9	180.1	181.3	181.3
New Hampshire	139.8	142.5	140.9	139.6	36.8	37.3	37.2	36.8	77.4	78.9	78.3	78.4
New Jersey	862.1	876.5	879.9	875.6	246.2	250.6	252.2	251.9	656.6	675.3	675.8	670.8
New Mexico	138.9	138.6	138.9	138.7	33.4	33.7	33.3	33.7	100.5	101.9	102.1	100.7
New York	1,576.3	1,584.7	1,581.3	1,579.2	713.4	712.4	713.9	713.2	1,287.9	1,328.0	1,322.1	1,320.5
North Carolina	810.2	822.6	821.8	818.8	224.8	230.5	230.3	230.8	602.7	618.8	620.6	621.5
North Dakota	97.9	96.0	95.5	95.2	24.1	24.4	24.4	24.5	34.6	34.5	34.2	34.1
Ohio	1,021.5	1,029.6	1,031.9	1,025.9	298.4	305.0	304.3	303.6	721.8	722.5	723.6	719.8
Oklahoma	307.3	306.2	302.7	301.2	78.7	80.1	80.6	81.3	180.3	180.1	180.1	179.5
Oregon	340.6	345.8	344.1	343.9	95.8	99.1	99.3	98.0	237.3	242.8	244.3	246.0
Pennsylvania	1,127.3	1,132.2	1,134.9	1,128.9	316.4	317.5	317.7	318.5	791.4	803.2	798.5	802.1
Rhode Island	76.8	76.2	77.3	77.4	33.5	33.3	33.2	32.9	65.7	67.0	67.2	66.6
South Carolina	392.2	398.5	401.0	403.2	100.0	102.4	101.4	100.3	266.5	272.7	274.6	272.9
South Dakota	88.3	89.3	88.9	89.2	29.3	29.9	29.8	30.2	31.0	31.6	31.5	31.6
Tennessee	615.0	625.6	625.3	625.7	150.9	154.1	154.8	154.5	402.1	414.0	408.2	413.9
Texas	2,414.2	2,456.5	2,447.2	2,441.7	726.8	746.6	742.9	745.7	1,613.7	1,661.8	1,659.0	1,672.2
Utah	270.6	277.6	279.3	278.4	81.0	81.8	82.4	82.6	200.5	208.3	209.3	209.3
Vermont	55.7	55.8	55.2	55.2	12.0	11.7	11.7	11.7	27.6	28.1	27.8	27.9
Virginia	661.8	668.6	671.4	665.6	199.8	203.5	204.4	204.4	712.1	727.5	728.7	731.6
Washington	600.0	620.2	619.5	620.9	149.0	153.4	154.3	155.0	400.3	407.2	407.1	409.4
West Virginia	134.7	131.9	131.4	130.4	28.0	27.0	27.4	27.1	66.1	64.9	65.2	64.9
Wisconsin	539.8	541.8	544.2	543.4	151.4	154.0	153.2	153.6	322.6	321.8	323.1	326.3
Wyoming	54.6	52.9	52.9	52.4	10.9	10.4	10.3	10.5	17.8	17.2	16.8	17.3
Puerto Rico	174.4	169.3	171.3	171.1	42.5	42.0	42.2	42.6	113.8	114.8	113.4	113.3
Virgin Islands(1)	8.0	8.0	7.9	7.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 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
	Mar. 2016	Jan. 2017	Feb. 2017	Mar. 2017(p)	Mar. 2016	Jan. 2017	Feb. 2017	Mar. 2017(p)	Mar. 2016	Jan. 2017	Feb. 2017	Mar. 2017(p)
Alabama	230.8	236.5	237.7	237.8	196.3	202.7	203.0	201.0	377.0	379.3	380.0	380.6
Alaska	48.4	48.6	49.0	48.5	35.0	36.7	35.8	35.7	81.5	81.2	81.4	81.6
Arizona	408.1	417.3	419.5	418.1	305.2	319.2	321.0	325.3	410.5	410.6	410.7	408.7
Arkansas	179.0	185.3	187.5	185.5	115.4	114.8	115.4	115.9	213.7	211.3	211.3	211.9
California	2,506.8	2,590.3	2,590.9	2,595.2	1,880.7	1,923.0	1,927.4	1,932.1	2,498.5	2,539.7	2,543.6	2,549.9
Colorado	323.1	332.8	331.5	332.8	320.5	327.8	326.8	329.0	426.4	433.1	430.3	430.2
Connecticut	329.4	327.9	331.8	331.1	153.3	158.4	155.6	156.7	238.0	233.7	233.6	233.7
Delaware	76.6	78.5	79.3	79.1	49.3	51.2	52.2	51.4	65.3	65.0	65.5	66.4
District of Columbia	134.3	134.9	135.8	136.0	74.3	77.5	78.4	78.2	239.3	240.5	238.9	240.9
Florida	1,229.0	1,270.4	1,268.6	1,273.3	1,165.8	1,199.4	1,206.4	1,197.0	1,088.8	1,103.3	1,096.6	1,101.1
Georgia	556.4	569.1	573.1	573.7	460.8	485.4	485.4	486.6	676.8	693.1	693.5	691.7
Hawaii	83.0	83.1	83.5	83.2	117.2	120.0	120.0	121.1	126.3	125.9	126.7	126.4
Idaho	100.0	102.7	103.6	103.3	71.6	72.4	73.0	72.6	120.5	124.1	123.1	123.4
Illinois	909.0	919.2	926.5	924.9	592.3	594.0	595.2	599.4	828.8	829.5	826.9	825.0
Indiana	460.2	470.5	472.0	473.5	306.6	308.9	305.7	306.9	429.2	430.9	433.7	435.0
Iowa	228.8	228.9	231.6	232.3	142.8	145.3	144.5	142.5	257.1	258.3	256.9	256.4
Kansas	196.1	196.8	198.8	198.2	127.4	126.9	128.6	129.1	256.0	255.1	254.1	255.0
Kentucky	267.2	270.4	271.4	269.4	192.8	193.3	193.4	192.9	319.3	318.6	316.3	318.1
Louisiana	308.9	314.0	314.7	315.7	232.0	229.5	229.4	229.9	326.0	324.3	323.6	323.2
Maine	125.0	127.9	126.1	127.6	65.2	65.6	64.8	65.0	99.8	99.4	99.8	99.8
Maryland	455.1	463.5	468.1	468.5	272.4	279.1	276.0	273.3	503.5	509.4	511.3	511.6
Massachusetts	777.3	789.6	798.8	797.0	359.3	362.4	362.1	361.7	456.7	460.4	458.8	459.7
Michigan	660.2	668.9	671.0	671.4	423.4	437.3	441.1	435.9	597.7	609.5	608.9	608.7
Minnesota	518.2	533.5	535.0	533.6	264.1	264.6	262.0	264.5	422.9	427.0	424.6	424.6
Mississippi	139.6	141.8	142.2	143.3	132.1	134.9	134.0	134.2	244.2	245.3	245.4	245.8
Missouri	452.8	462.9	463.6	460.4	299.6	307.1	312.4	309.3	430.0	435.2	432.8	432.6
Montana	73.4	75.8	75.6	75.8	63.9	65.1	65.5	64.8	90.7	91.5	91.7	91.9
Nebraska	152.1	153.7	154.7	154.0	90.2	90.1	91.8	90.6	172.2	171.2	170.9	171.3
Nevada	125.2	129.3	131.4	130.2	342.7	351.1	351.9	351.0	156.9	159.6	159.9	161.0
New Hampshire	119.9	122.3	122.9	121.9	69.5	75.6	75.3	74.9	90.6	91.1	91.0	90.7
New Jersey	670.2	685.9	686.0	686.2	368.8	377.8	378.1	371.8	615.1	609.4	609.1	610.7
New Mexico	137.4	140.2	140.5	140.9	95.0	98.2	98.4	97.9	191.5	189.5	191.6	191.3
New York	1,934.7	1,984.8	1,990.3	1,995.3	915.9	922.4	923.5	922.5	1,444.5	1,451.4	1,451.7	1,453.0
North Carolina	581.3	589.4	591.7	592.0	477.5	484.4	489.2	489.1	725.7	727.2	728.1	733.0
North Dakota	61.4	63.3	62.9	62.7	39.6	38.9	38.8	39.2	83.4	84.4	84.3	83.6
Ohio	918.2	926.5	931.3	937.6	550.8	551.3	556.1	553.3	777.0	772.7	769.5	769.3
Oklahoma	234.0	234.7	237.4	236.9	165.6	164.1	164.5	165.5	354.3	354.4	354.6	354.6
Oregon	264.5	270.3	272.9	272.7	198.1	199.7	199.1	199.5	305.4	305.1	308.7	310.3
Pennsylvania	1,210.2	1,239.9	1,252.5	1,251.0	557.2	565.7	572.3	564.1	702.8	700.4	701.8	702.9
Rhode Island	106.3	106.8	106.6	107.4	57.5	58.9	59.2	58.6	60.3	60.5	60.6	60.5
South Carolina	239.8	245.9	244.7	246.1	246.1	245.8	244.8	245.6	362.7	364.7	364.2	365.1
South Dakota	70.0	70.6	70.6	71.0	46.6	46.9	47.5	47.8	78.1	79.7	79.8	79.9
Tennessee	421.1	421.9	427.0	426.7	317.1	328.1	328.6	328.5	430.0	432.5	429.9	433.9
Texas	1,618.2	1,657.2	1,668.9	1,666.5	1,280.3	1,321.1	1,325.5	1,313.2	1,908.5	1,944.2	1,944.5	1,947.0
Utah	188.8	195.1	194.6	195.2	137.0	141.8	140.2	142.4	236.3	239.9	240.9	241.7
Vermont	64.0	65.5	65.1	64.8	35.5	38.3	38.9	37.6	55.7	55.7	55.5	56.1
Virginia	526.3	534.2	540.0	541.5	399.3	402.8	405.5	403.4	714.3	713.4	717.8	713.9
Washington	459.8	474.0	474.4	476.9	319.8	328.8	329.8	332.5	568.1	578.0	580.1	579.4
West Virginia	129.3	132.4	132.7	132.8	74.9	73.5	73.9	74.2	154.8	155.6	155.6	154.5
Wisconsin	442.6	450.6	448.7	449.5	275.5	273.0	278.1	276.0	409.8	413.2	416.0	412.8
Wyoming	27.8	27.8	27.9	27.9	35.7	35.8	35.4	35.6	71.7	70.4	70.4	70.7
Puerto Rico	121.8	123.2	122.5	121.4	80.5	80.8	81.4	82.5	227.4	223.6	223.0	221.7
Virgin Islands(1)	-	-	-	-	7.7	7.5	7.5	7.7	10.7	10.8	11.0	11.0
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 2016 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
	February		March		February		March		February		March
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	1,951.0	1,981.5	1,961.5	1,990.0	9.5	9.7	9.5	9.7	82.8	84.0	84.6	83.9
Alaska	322.1	316.8	323.5	317.4	15.6	13.0	15.6	13.3	14.2	13.8	14.3	13.4
Arizona	2,692.4	2,747.8	2,700.6	2,756.6	12.0	11.4	11.5	11.4	130.9	132.8	132.6	136.3
Arkansas	1,216.4	1,233.4	1,224.3	1,240.9	6.8	6.0	6.6	6.0	48.6	49.2	49.2	49.1
California	16,270.5	16,572.1	16,292.2	16,660.7	25.1	22.2	24.4	22.1	748.3	768.8	744.3	787.7
Colorado	2,558.6	2,609.9	2,570.4	2,621.2	25.4	22.1	24.6	22.4	145.2	150.1	148.0	150.5
Connecticut	1,652.9	1,655.9	1,663.0	1,665.1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	53.3	52.1	54.9	53.2
Delaware(1)	441.3	446.8	446.1	450.5	-	-	-	-	19.9	20.4	20.8	20.7
District of Columbia(1)	776.7	785.3	779.7	785.9	-	-	-	-	15.5	14.4	15.9	14.5
Florida	8,311.7	8,556.9	8,357.4	8,608.9	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.8	456.6	490.1	460.6	493.2
Georgia	4,302.1	4,423.2	4,314.7	4,449.7	9.3	10.1	9.4	10.0	169.5	175.7	171.1	181.7
Hawaii(1)	645.9	650.8	648.2	653.0	-	-	-	-	37.7	37.0	38.0	37.1
Idaho	676.5	697.8	683.4	701.0	3.6	3.6	3.3	3.2	37.2	40.4	38.7	40.6
Illinois	5,903.5	5,934.6	5,935.2	5,962.8	8.0	7.7	7.9	7.9	192.2	193.0	202.1	196.7
Indiana	3,031.7	3,071.0	3,052.9	3,090.2	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.3	116.5	118.6	121.0	123.4
Iowa	1,542.8	1,554.2	1,554.4	1,562.6	1.7	2.0	1.9	2.2	67.9	67.7	73.4	70.7
Kansas	1,398.5	1,399.5	1,404.5	1,406.7	6.9	6.7	6.8	6.7	57.2	56.7	59.8	59.4
Kentucky	1,877.9	1,909.5	1,889.4	1,921.2	11.1	9.7	11.0	9.8	70.7	75.3	73.2	76.5
Louisiana	1,968.6	1,970.1	1,973.6	1,969.8	41.1	34.4	40.1	34.7	137.1	149.4	139.2	146.5
Maine	595.2	598.7	597.6	602.7	2.5	2.5	2.3	2.4	24.3	26.1	24.5	26.9
Maryland	2,648.5	2,707.5	2,674.6	2,723.6	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.3	152.0	156.3	155.7	155.7
Massachusetts	3,471.5	3,527.1	3,497.2	3,545.3	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	130.6	134.7	134.0	136.8
Michigan	4,233.1	4,307.8	4,250.4	4,327.1	7.0	6.8	7.0	6.8	135.4	143.4	138.9	146.1
Minnesota	2,828.1	2,870.0	2,832.1	2,880.2	5.4	6.3	5.7	6.6	96.4	102.7	98.6	104.3
Mississippi	1,143.3	1,140.1	1,146.1	1,144.7	7.1	6.8	6.9	6.9	44.8	41.0	45.7	41.2
Missouri	2,784.7	2,843.8	2,808.0	2,854.6	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	110.1	115.8	114.5	116.1
Montana	454.6	463.9	458.1	466.3	7.0	6.7	6.8	6.7	23.3	24.4	24.3	25.3
Nebraska	995.8	1,009.4	1,005.7	1,014.1	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	45.3	46.1	47.7	48.1
Nevada	1,271.4	1,312.7	1,280.0	1,317.0	13.3	13.8	13.3	13.8	72.5	77.5	72.9	78.8
New Hampshire	656.1	666.7	655.7	666.3	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	23.0	24.9	23.3	24.9
New Jersey	3,971.3	4,037.4	4,008.5	4,053.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	140.3	143.2	145.3	144.1
New Mexico	828.6	831.9	827.5	834.3	21.2	19.1	20.5	19.1	43.3	43.4	43.1	44.5
New York	9,223.0	9,354.7	9,283.0	9,402.6	4.5	4.5	4.7	4.6	340.3	345.3	350.9	354.2
North Carolina	4,265.1	4,346.0	4,297.2	4,375.6	5.5	5.7	5.6	5.8	191.6	200.5	195.0	200.5
North Dakota	428.5	427.4	427.7	428.2	16.6	15.5	15.5	16.0	25.4	26.9	25.9	27.2
Ohio	5,375.9	5,422.2	5,408.1	5,452.9	11.2	10.8	11.3	11.0	184.5	192.1	191.9	198.4
Oklahoma	1,652.2	1,646.4	1,653.6	1,652.3	46.5	44.0	45.2	45.5	76.0	77.4	75.8	77.4
Oregon	1,801.9	1,839.9	1,811.7	1,851.6	7.6	7.4	7.5	7.4	84.5	91.6	85.5	93.3
Pennsylvania	5,784.6	5,859.0	5,826.3	5,877.2	26.2	23.0	25.8	23.1	213.2	222.2	223.3	228.0
Rhode Island	477.7	482.7	481.5	486.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	15.5	16.8	16.1	17.5
South Carolina	2,014.5	2,052.3	2,032.7	2,072.0	4.1	4.3	4.1	4.3	90.7	95.3	92.3	95.5
South Dakota	419.9	425.4	422.8	428.2	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.9	18.8	20.1	19.8	20.9
Tennessee	2,914.5	2,976.9	2,937.8	2,999.6	4.3	4.1	4.0	4.1	109.6	117.8	112.1	119.9
Texas	11,918.1	12,144.3	11,933.2	12,185.1	235.9	222.6	229.9	226.3	692.0	704.6	691.0	707.9
Utah	1,399.3	1,444.5	1,409.9	1,455.6	8.8	7.9	8.8	7.9	85.4	89.2	88.0	92.1
Vermont	312.3	315.7	310.8	314.2	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	13.0	13.4	13.2	13.5
Virginia	3,851.0	3,910.0	3,876.7	3,925.7	8.0	7.8	8.0	7.8	179.0	180.1	182.4	183.6
Washington	3,169.9	3,255.4	3,188.6	3,280.8	6.2	6.4	6.0	6.4	174.6	184.2	177.6	189.8
West Virginia	736.7	734.0	745.0	739.2	21.4	20.2	21.2	20.4	26.2	26.4	28.7	28.1
Wisconsin	2,868.7	2,897.6	2,878.5	2,902.9	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	98.1	99.2	101.0	100.3
Wyoming	277.5	270.0	278.3	272.0	20.5	18.6	19.8	18.7	19.3	18.6	19.8	19.1
Puerto Rico	888.9	881.0	894.5	882.2	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	22.1	20.7	22.7	20.4
Virgin Islands(1)	38.5	38.8	38.7	38.8	-	-	-	-	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.5
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 2016 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
	February		March		February		March		February		March
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	258.9	264.8	258.7	265.4	375.9	373.6	377.5	375.3	20.7	20.0	20.6	19.9
Alaska	13.4	11.0	13.7	10.9	61.7	60.8	61.8	61.1	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2
Arizona	160.2	162.6	159.7	161.3	510.0	515.8	510.6	515.3	45.7	44.8	45.1	45.0
Arkansas	154.3	156.5	154.0	156.6	249.0	249.7	250.4	252.0	13.6	13.1	13.6	13.1
California	1,297.8	1,287.9	1,297.5	1,292.6	2,937.1	2,980.9	2,933.4	2,981.1	516.8	527.7	515.7	524.4
Colorado	141.6	141.6	141.7	141.4	446.5	455.3	447.0	456.3	71.4	71.0	71.4	71.0
Connecticut	155.7	154.7	155.7	155.4	293.5	294.4	294.7	294.4	32.4	31.3	32.2	31.6
Delaware	25.6	25.7	25.4	25.7	80.7	81.0	81.4	80.8	4.6	4.8	4.6	4.6
District of Columbia	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	32.3	32.1	32.3	32.3	17.1	16.8	17.0	16.7
Florida	350.8	363.5	352.4	365.5	1,700.3	1,741.9	1,703.1	1,747.6	137.2	137.5	136.7	136.3
Georgia	385.8	389.1	386.4	389.0	911.1	931.1	914.1	935.3	111.1	112.4	109.4	113.4
Hawaii	14.1	13.7	14.1	13.7	119.1	120.4	119.0	120.2	8.6	9.1	8.4	9.1
Idaho	63.5	64.6	63.9	65.1	134.5	136.0	135.2	137.2	8.9	9.2	8.9	9.3
Illinois	574.4	567.7	574.2	567.6	1,186.6	1,185.1	1,190.0	1,192.2	97.8	98.5	98.1	98.8
Indiana	519.5	527.5	520.4	528.1	584.6	585.4	587.2	590.5	32.8	31.8	32.8	32.3
Iowa	213.2	209.3	214.0	209.8	310.2	313.3	311.0	314.2	23.0	21.4	22.8	21.3
Kansas	160.9	159.1	160.3	159.0	263.6	264.3	263.7	264.8	21.0	20.0	20.8	20.0
Kentucky	245.3	251.8	246.2	252.8	389.0	395.1	391.2	398.3	22.7	23.6	22.7	23.9
Louisiana	137.7	134.8	137.1	133.2	386.6	382.1	387.8	383.9	24.6	22.7	24.5	22.7
Maine	49.5	48.9	49.7	49.1	115.7	117.3	115.5	117.1	7.7	7.5	7.7	7.4
Maryland	102.9	102.7	103.1	102.4	456.7	459.5	459.3	461.2	37.9	36.6	37.7	36.7
Massachusetts	244.8	242.9	245.4	242.0	560.3	563.3	561.4	563.9	88.6	89.6	88.1	89.7
Michigan	592.3	596.8	591.2	598.7	762.3	762.1	764.3	766.6	56.5	57.6	56.7	58.3
Minnesota	314.0	313.3	314.4	314.9	518.5	527.2	519.2	526.7	50.2	50.4	50.2	50.8
Mississippi	143.5	142.7	143.4	142.4	226.5	229.7	226.5	228.4	12.3	11.5	12.1	11.5
Missouri	261.6	260.0	262.1	262.5	535.5	546.4	538.0	546.7	53.3	51.5	53.4	51.1
Montana	19.2	19.6	19.1	19.9	93.2	94.2	93.7	94.4	6.4	6.5	6.3	6.5
Nebraska	96.6	96.8	97.0	97.0	201.9	203.2	202.4	203.8	18.5	18.9	18.4	18.8
Nevada	43.0	44.6	43.0	44.8	236.8	239.3	237.3	238.7	14.4	14.5	13.8	14.2
New Hampshire	67.5	67.8	67.4	67.9	136.7	136.7	136.7	136.2	12.5	12.4	12.5	12.6
New Jersey	239.7	242.8	240.8	243.9	843.9	861.2	847.3	861.6	73.1	72.5	72.9	73.4
New Mexico	26.9	26.0	26.7	25.9	137.3	136.8	137.2	136.7	12.8	12.8	12.3	12.8
New York	450.2	438.6	451.4	437.9	1,544.5	1,550.5	1,547.0	1,550.9	261.8	266.5	263.5	269.0
North Carolina	464.2	460.6	463.5	461.8	796.4	809.4	800.8	812.6	78.5	76.8	77.7	75.2
North Dakota	24.4	23.9	24.5	24.0	97.5	94.3	96.5	93.8	6.7	6.8	6.7	6.9
Ohio	682.9	688.4	682.9	689.7	1,002.5	1,008.4	1,005.4	1,009.5	71.5	72.2	71.5	73.2
Oklahoma	132.3	129.6	130.6	129.0	303.2	299.3	304.2	299.4	21.4	21.2	21.3	21.0
Oregon	186.0	186.5	186.7	187.8	333.6	336.9	334.5	337.5	33.2	34.2	33.3	33.9
Pennsylvania	556.7	550.7	557.9	551.5	1,108.3	1,114.7	1,112.5	1,112.1	83.6	82.7	83.8	82.8
Rhode Island	40.5	40.1	40.6	40.3	75.0	75.4	75.1	75.6	8.2	7.7	8.0	7.7
South Carolina	236.8	243.1	236.8	245.2	386.1	394.9	387.6	399.2	26.9	26.8	27.0	26.6
South Dakota	42.0	41.2	42.1	41.0	86.5	87.2	86.7	87.5	5.8	6.0	5.8	5.8
Tennessee	339.3	346.6	341.2	346.7	605.7	617.3	608.0	618.6	45.4	45.7	44.6	46.3
Texas	856.1	855.6	851.6	856.0	2,390.4	2,424.9	2,390.6	2,421.5	200.6	196.0	199.8	196.0
Utah	124.7	128.4	124.8	129.6	265.3	276.6	267.3	276.0	36.6	35.9	36.2	35.6
Vermont	30.1	28.4	29.7	28.4	54.6	54.5	54.6	54.4	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.6
Virginia	231.6	230.5	231.7	232.5	647.7	657.6	650.5	655.0	68.8	66.1	67.9	65.4
Washington	289.3	282.9	289.0	283.3	585.7	607.4	589.2	610.2	117.2	122.2	117.7	122.6
West Virginia	46.6	45.3	46.8	45.4	131.4	128.4	132.2	128.3	9.6	9.7	9.6	9.8
Wisconsin	460.0	463.6	461.0	465.1	526.8	530.7	528.5	530.0	49.1	47.6	48.9	47.2
Wyoming	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.0	53.7	51.8	53.5	51.5	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7
Puerto Rico	73.3	72.6	73.7	72.1	172.3	169.9	173.3	170.5	18.7	17.5	18.4	17.4
Virgin Islands	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	8.1	8.0	8.2	7.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 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
	February		March		February		March		February		March
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	95.3	97.1	95.5	97.0	230.7	235.5	231.9	237.9	230.2	238.2	229.7	237.6
Alaska	11.6	11.5	11.7	11.5	27.7	26.5	27.7	26.0	48.3	49.2	48.5	49.0
Arizona	198.5	208.6	198.7	209.6	406.0	417.4	406.5	416.3	408.6	420.1	409.3	420.0
Arkansas	50.8	50.7	50.8	50.9	141.2	146.1	142.3	148.1	178.7	187.1	178.8	185.8
California	811.9	827.4	811.3	826.3	2,507.8	2,534.8	2,493.3	2,540.8	2,516.2	2,599.9	2,522.3	2,612.8
Colorado	161.6	164.7	161.8	166.2	394.9	406.2	395.7	405.2	322.1	331.8	323.3	332.3
Connecticut	128.9	130.4	129.4	131.1	213.3	212.1	214.7	213.3	328.7	333.3	329.3	331.6
Delaware	46.9	46.8	47.0	46.8	59.2	57.1	59.3	58.4	76.5	79.1	76.6	79.1
District of Columbia	29.5	29.4	29.7	29.0	163.3	167.2	163.6	166.4	136.2	139.5	136.4	139.6
Florida	540.4	551.0	541.6	555.2	1,262.4	1,301.0	1,270.5	1,313.5	1,229.6	1,275.3	1,232.3	1,280.3
Georgia	235.2	244.3	235.5	244.8	638.5	661.7	641.3	667.7	555.9	574.2	556.6	574.3
Hawaii	28.2	28.1	28.3	28.0	83.4	83.4	83.4	83.6	82.9	83.5	83.7	83.7
Idaho	33.1	35.0	33.4	34.8	82.2	86.2	83.8	86.1	100.0	104.0	100.5	104.1
Illinois	379.1	390.0	379.4	389.3	910.7	914.9	912.2	917.8	910.6	930.0	912.3	929.6
Indiana	131.8	134.7	132.0	135.2	321.6	328.9	324.8	326.5	464.4	474.0	464.6	475.5
Iowa	107.0	109.9	107.2	109.9	135.2	139.0	135.1	139.0	230.8	233.8	232.2	235.6
Kansas	84.5	85.5	84.8	85.1	174.8	175.0	175.0	175.4	195.9	197.9	195.5	197.6
Kentucky	92.6	94.6	92.5	95.0	213.6	220.2	211.5	220.3	267.5	272.1	267.2	271.0
Louisiana	92.0	92.3	91.9	91.5	209.8	211.6	209.7	212.9	307.6	314.2	308.0	315.6
Maine	30.5	30.4	30.6	30.3	63.4	63.2	63.2	63.1	125.0	127.0	125.7	128.0
Maryland	147.2	149.4	147.1	147.8	427.7	447.5	431.3	453.5	453.8	468.9	456.0	470.1
Massachusetts	220.8	225.0	220.4	226.3	529.4	541.5	531.5	543.0	778.1	800.9	781.8	803.7
Michigan	208.4	214.1	208.6	214.7	634.7	652.2	636.1	655.6	660.8	671.8	662.2	673.3
Minnesota	173.0	176.3	173.0	176.9	362.9	363.5	360.0	366.5	518.7	535.9	518.5	535.9
Mississippi	43.9	43.3	43.8	43.6	109.4	104.1	109.1	105.3	140.1	143.6	140.2	144.7
Missouri	167.0	168.4	167.2	170.0	369.8	381.1	372.6	383.1	452.1	465.7	451.0	462.8
Montana	23.4	24.0	23.4	23.9	39.2	41.0	39.7	40.8	73.6	75.7	73.7	76.0
Nebraska	72.6	73.4	72.7	73.9	114.5	119.4	115.6	118.7	151.1	154.7	152.7	154.5
Nevada	61.7	63.2	62.0	63.2	170.4	179.6	172.2	180.5	124.8	130.9	125.1	129.9
New Hampshire	36.5	36.9	36.4	36.6	75.6	77.0	75.4	76.9	120.0	123.4	120.5	123.1
New Jersey	244.1	249.7	244.1	250.1	637.4	650.8	644.8	653.8	668.4	687.0	673.7	690.1
New Mexico	33.6	33.1	33.4	33.5	99.5	101.1	99.3	100.1	138.4	141.0	138.0	141.2
New York	706.6	707.0	707.7	708.5	1,257.4	1,296.2	1,266.2	1,301.6	1,950.9	2,013.0	1,962.5	2,023.5
North Carolina	222.2	227.2	222.6	228.6	591.6	611.0	596.2	617.3	579.2	594.0	581.1	594.8
North Dakota	24.0	24.4	23.9	24.3	33.8	33.8	33.5	33.7	61.4	62.6	61.5	62.8
Ohio	295.7	300.6	296.0	300.5	701.8	705.6	706.3	706.6	916.1	937.6	918.8	942.8
Oklahoma	78.6	80.5	78.3	81.0	179.3	177.5	178.7	178.3	233.5	237.5	233.6	236.7
Oregon	94.3	98.5	94.2	97.6	232.7	239.9	234.3	242.8	266.6	275.5	267.2	276.3
Pennsylvania	314.3	314.6	314.2	316.2	773.5	782.6	778.9	788.1	1,220.4	1,263.8	1,223.0	1,263.1
Rhode Island	33.4	32.9	33.5	32.7	63.1	64.4	63.7	64.4	106.8	108.3	107.8	109.9
South Carolina	98.2	99.8	99.0	99.9	262.9	269.1	263.7	270.0	238.9	246.2	240.1	247.5
South Dakota	29.0	29.6	29.0	29.9	30.4	30.7	30.4	30.7	69.6	70.8	70.0	71.5
Tennessee	149.8	153.7	150.1	154.1	393.9	403.5	396.4	408.8	421.3	428.1	422.8	428.9
Texas	724.1	738.4	723.4	741.8	1,607.0	1,641.6	1,605.5	1,657.0	1,612.8	1,667.3	1,615.0	1,667.4
Utah	80.5	82.2	80.5	82.1	195.4	203.9	197.2	205.4	190.8	197.3	191.2	198.0
Vermont	11.9	11.6	11.8	11.6	26.5	26.8	26.6	26.8	64.1	65.0	64.2	65.1
Virginia	197.5	203.0	198.1	203.5	702.7	720.5	705.0	723.2	526.2	544.3	527.8	544.0
Washington	147.5	152.7	148.0	153.8	392.3	400.1	395.7	404.0	461.3	477.4	462.7	479.6
West Virginia	27.7	27.2	27.8	27.2	64.7	64.4	65.2	64.4	128.7	132.6	129.4	133.0
Wisconsin	149.8	152.4	150.0	152.2	315.7	315.9	315.4	318.6	443.3	450.1	444.7	451.5
Wyoming	10.9	10.3	10.8	10.4	16.9	16.4	16.9	16.7	27.7	28.1	28.0	28.1
Puerto Rico	42.4	42.2	42.5	42.4	112.1	113.6	113.3	112.6	121.9	122.8	123.7	124.0
Virgin Islands	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	2.4	2.6	2.4	2.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 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
	February		March		February		March		February		March
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	190.0	195.6	194.6	198.8	79.2	81.2	79.8	81.5	377.8	381.8	379.1	383.0
Alaska	30.3	31.1	30.8	31.8	10.8	11.6	10.9	11.8	82.2	82.0	82.3	82.4
Arizona	307.3	322.5	312.4	331.9	89.5	86.5	89.9	86.6	423.7	425.3	424.3	422.9
Arkansas	110.8	112.5	113.8	115.3	46.5	48.0	46.9	48.2	216.1	214.5	217.9	215.8
California	1,847.6	1,892.4	1,860.6	1,910.8	548.9	563.5	548.6	566.4	2,513.0	2,566.6	2,540.8	2,595.7
Colorado	317.4	326.0	320.8	331.5	103.9	107.6	104.1	108.3	428.6	433.5	432.0	436.1
Connecticut	142.6	145.7	145.8	149.9	63.3	65.0	64.0	66.7	240.7	236.4	241.8	237.4
Delaware	44.6	47.1	45.8	47.8	18.4	18.4	18.5	18.6	64.9	66.4	66.7	68.0
District of Columbia	72.1	76.1	73.7	77.4	71.4	70.6	71.7	70.4	238.1	238.0	238.2	238.4
Florida	1,174.7	1,210.3	1,194.6	1,224.3	345.7	360.0	348.3	361.1	1,108.2	1,120.6	1,111.5	1,126.1
Georgia	445.2	470.0	453.7	479.3	155.2	156.1	155.6	155.2	685.3	698.5	681.6	699.0
Hawaii	116.9	119.7	117.2	121.0	27.0	27.1	27.1	27.4	128.0	128.8	129.0	129.2
Idaho	68.3	69.8	69.2	70.4	23.5	24.4	23.7	24.3	121.7	124.6	122.8	125.9
Illinois	561.5	565.0	571.0	578.7	249.4	247.7	250.3	248.7	833.2	835.0	837.7	835.5
Indiana	291.7	291.8	298.3	299.0	125.0	129.5	125.6	129.0	437.5	442.6	440.0	444.4
Iowa	134.6	135.7	137.3	137.1	58.5	60.4	58.6	60.9	260.7	261.7	260.9	261.9
Kansas	122.8	123.1	124.7	126.0	50.0	49.7	50.3	49.8	260.9	261.5	262.8	262.9
Kentucky	182.0	183.6	187.3	187.3	64.4	65.7	65.0	66.0	319.0	317.8	321.6	320.3
Louisiana	228.4	225.9	232.1	228.8	74.8	76.7	75.3	75.3	328.9	326.0	327.9	324.7
Maine	54.2	53.6	55.0	54.9	21.2	20.7	21.3	21.0	101.2	101.5	102.1	102.5
Maryland	251.7	254.2	258.7	259.1	111.5	115.6	112.2	115.4	505.8	515.6	512.2	520.4
Massachusetts	327.4	328.8	334.4	333.9	131.2	132.8	133.2	134.7	459.3	466.7	466.0	470.3
Michigan	399.2	411.1	404.7	414.0	166.3	169.9	166.7	169.4	610.2	622.0	614.0	623.6
Minnesota	248.1	246.4	250.4	249.1	113.8	117.3	114.5	117.9	427.1	430.7	427.6	430.6
Mississippi	129.0	130.0	131.0	132.3	40.1	40.2	40.2	40.5	246.6	247.2	247.2	247.9
Missouri	278.5	292.6	288.4	299.0	114.6	115.9	115.4	115.3	438.3	442.5	441.4	444.0
Montana	60.5	61.4	61.0	61.4	17.9	18.1	18.0	18.1	90.9	92.3	92.1	93.3
Nebraska	85.3	86.4	87.8	88.1	36.4	37.3	36.5	37.5	172.7	172.3	173.9	172.7
Nevada	338.0	346.0	341.2	348.7	38.3	41.0	39.1	40.4	158.2	162.3	160.1	164.0
New Hampshire	64.8	69.0	64.5	69.0	23.9	22.8	23.8	23.2	94.7	94.9	94.3	95.0
New Jersey	334.6	342.6	343.6	345.3	166.9	166.7	168.1	167.5	621.6	619.6	626.6	622.2
New Mexico	93.0	96.0	93.5	97.2	27.6	28.3	27.6	28.3	195.0	194.3	195.9	195.0
New York	857.7	869.2	871.4	879.7	400.3	405.1	401.5	408.0	1,448.8	1,458.8	1,456.2	1,464.7
North Carolina	452.1	462.8	462.8	472.7	147.3	152.7	148.1	153.8	736.5	745.3	743.8	752.5
North Dakota	37.9	38.1	38.6	38.6	16.1	15.5	16.1	15.6	84.7	85.6	85.0	85.3
Ohio	514.6	519.5	526.8	527.5	210.5	208.8	211.9	211.7	784.6	778.2	785.3	782.0
Oklahoma	160.4	160.0	163.5	163.4	62.7	60.5	62.7	60.7	358.3	358.9	359.7	359.9
Oregon	190.2	190.8	193.2	193.8	62.5	64.0	62.9	64.0	310.7	314.6	312.4	317.2
Pennsylvania	519.5	531.9	533.1	538.3	252.9	257.5	255.0	256.8	716.0	715.3	718.8	717.2
Rhode Island	51.6	53.2	52.7	53.9	22.5	22.5	22.7	22.8	60.9	61.2	61.1	61.4
South Carolina	231.3	231.1	241.1	241.2	73.6	74.1	74.3	73.2	365.0	367.6	366.7	369.4
South Dakota	42.8	42.9	43.5	43.5	15.7	15.9	15.8	16.0	78.5	80.1	78.9	80.5
Tennessee	301.9	312.3	309.8	318.8	108.8	109.5	109.8	111.4	434.5	438.3	439.0	442.0
Texas	1,252.1	1,293.7	1,272.5	1,305.1	416.5	429.7	417.1	430.6	1,930.6	1,969.9	1,936.8	1,975.5
Utah	135.2	139.5	137.5	144.0	38.7	40.3	38.9	40.1	237.9	243.3	239.5	244.8
Vermont	38.7	42.0	37.1	39.8	10.3	10.8	10.3	10.8	57.8	57.9	57.9	58.4
Virginia	374.3	379.1	384.8	389.0	195.9	197.7	197.4	198.7	719.3	723.3	723.1	723.0
Washington	307.1	318.3	311.2	324.2	114.9	117.9	115.9	119.4	573.8	585.9	575.6	587.5
West Virginia	71.6	70.1	72.9	71.5	53.7	53.9	54.2	53.9	155.1	155.8	157.0	157.2
Wisconsin	256.4	256.3	259.2	258.8	146.9	151.1	148.0	151.4	419.1	427.2	418.2	424.2
Wyoming	32.6	32.0	32.9	32.1	11.0	10.6	11.1	11.0	71.9	70.8	72.7	71.7
Puerto Rico	79.7	81.3	80.5	82.2	17.3	17.5	17.4	17.7	228.6	222.4	228.5	222.4
Virgin Islands	8.0	7.7	8.0	7.8	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.2	10.7	11.0	10.7	11.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.