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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: APRIL 2008
Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in April.
Overall, 28 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-
month unemployment rate decreases, 14 states registered increases, and
8 states had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today. Over the year, jobless rates were
up in 35 states and the District of Columbia, down in 13 states, and
unchanged in 2 states. The national unemployment rate, at 5.0 percent,
was little changed between March and April, but was up from 4.5 percent
a year earlier.
Between March and April, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 10
states and the District of Columbia, decreased in 39 states, and was
unchanged in 1 state (Missouri). The largest employment increases
were recorded in Texas (+15,400), South Carolina (+4,500), Colorado
(+3,800), and Pennsylvania (+2,300). Colorado, New Hampshire, and
South Carolina posted the largest over-the-month percentage increase
in employment (+0.2 percent each), followed by Alaska, Idaho, Texas,
and Utah (+0.1 percent each). The largest employment decreases occur-
red in Florida (-25,300), Michigan (-18,600), North Carolina (-14,700),
and Georgia (-14,200). Hawaii experienced the largest over-the-month
percentage decline in employment (-1.0 percent), followed by Maine,
Vermont, and Wisconsin (-0.5 percent each). Over the year, nonfarm
employment increased in 41 states and the District of Columbia and
decreased in 9 states. The largest over-the-year percentage gains
in employment were reported in Wyoming (+3.1 percent), Texas (+2.5
percent), Utah (+2.1 percent), and New Hampshire (+2.0 percent). The
largest over-the-year percentage declines in employment occurred in
Rhode Island (-1.8 percent), Michigan (-1.7 percent), Florida (-0.8
percent), and Wisconsin (-0.6 percent).
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In April, the South and Northeast again recorded the lowest unem-
ployment rates among the regions, 4.6 and 4.7 percent, respectively.
The West posted the highest rate, 5.3 percent, followed by the Midwest
at 5.1 percent. No region had a statistically significant unemployment
rate change from a month earlier. The West registered the largest over-
the-year rate increase among the regions (+0.8 percentage point). The
Northeast and South also reported statistically significant jobless rate
changes from a year earlier (+0.4 percentage point each). (See table 1.)
Among the nine geographic divisions, the Mountain continued to report
the lowest unemployment rate, 4.0 percent in April, while the Pacific
again recorded the highest rate, 5.9 percent. The New England division
registered the only statistically significant jobless rate change from
March (-0.3 percentage point). The West South Central division had the
only significant rate decrease from a year earlier (-0.2 percentage point),
while five divisions posted significant over-the-year rate increases: the
Pacific (+0.9 point); South Atlantic (+0.8 point); and East South Central,
Middle Atlantic, and Mountain (+0.5 point each).
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State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In April, South Dakota and Wyoming recorded the lowest unemployment
rates, 2.6 percent each. Michigan continued to report the highest job-
less rate, 6.9 percent. The states with the next highest rates were
Alaska, 6.7 percent; California, 6.2 percent; and Rhode Island, 6.1 per-
cent. The District of Columbia had an unemployment rate of 6.0 percent.
Overall, 21 states registered unemployment rates that were significantly
below the U.S. rate, 6 states and the District of Columbia recorded mea-
surably higher rates, and 23 states had rates that were statistically
little different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3.)
Connecticut and Wisconsin reported statistically significant over-the-
month jobless rate decreases in April (-0.6 and -0.5 percentage point, re-
spectively). Montana registered the only significant rate increase from
the prior month (+0.2 percentage point). The remaining 47 states and the
District of Columbia recorded April unemployment rates that were not appre-
ciably different from those of a month earlier, even though some had changes
that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes.
Oklahoma continued to report the largest over-the-year jobless rate
decrease (-1.2 percentage points). Six additional states had smaller,
but also statistically significant, rate decreases. Florida, Nevada,
and Rhode Island registered the largest unemployment rate increases
from April 2007 (+1.1 percentage points each), followed by California
and Georgia (+1.0 point each). Seventeen additional states also had
statistically significant over-the-year rate increases. The remaining
21 states and the District of Columbia recorded jobless rates that
were not appreciably different from those of a year earlier. (See
table B.)
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
Between March and April, seven states reported statistically significant
changes in employment, all of which were decreases. The largest losses were
in Florida (-25,300), Michigan (-18,600), North Carolina (-14,700), and
Georgia (-14,200). (See tables C and 5.)
Over the year, nine states posted statistically significant changes in
employment. All but one reported gains. The largest employment gains oc-
curred in Texas (+262,000), North Carolina (+45,900), Washington (+43,800),
and Colorado (+41,700). The only statistically significant over-the-year
decline was reported in Michigan (-72,100). Two states recorded statis-
tically significant gains in employment that were less than 15,000: New
Hampshire (+13,100) and Wyoming (+8,900). (See table D.)
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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for April
is scheduled to be issued on Wednesday, May 28. The Regional and
State Employment and Unemployment release for May is scheduled to be
issued on Friday, June 20.
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| |
| Hurricane Katrina |
| |
| For April, BLS and its state partners continued to make |
|modifications to the usual estimation procedures for the |
|LAUS program to reflect the impact of Hurricane Katrina on |
|the labor force statistics in affected areas. These modi- |
|fications included: (1) modifying the state population con- |
|trols to account for displacement due to Katrina; (2) de- |
|veloping labor force estimates for the New Orleans-Metairie- |
|Kenner metropolitan area using an alternative to the model- |
|based method; and (3) not publishing labor force estimates |
|for the months immediately following the hurricane for the |
|parishes within the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan |
|area and cities within those parishes, where the quality of |
|input data was severely compromised by the hurricane. |
| |
| For more information on LAUS procedures and estimates for |
|April 2008, see Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita on |
|the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/Katrina/home.htm or |
|call (202) 691-6392. |
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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly differ-
ent from that of the U.S., April 2008, seasonally adjusted
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State | Rate(p)
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United States (1) ...............| 5.0
|
Alaska ..........................| 6.7
Arizona .........................| 3.9
California ......................| 6.2
Colorado ........................| 4.4
Delaware ........................| 3.7
District of Columbia ............| 6.0
Hawaii ..........................| 3.3
Idaho ...........................| 3.1
Iowa ............................| 3.5
Kansas ..........................| 4.0
|
Maryland ........................| 3.7
Massachusetts ...................| 4.1
Michigan ........................| 6.9
Montana .........................| 3.8
Nebraska ........................| 3.1
Nevada ..........................| 5.7
New Hampshire ...................| 3.8
New Mexico ......................| 3.5
North Dakota ....................| 3.1
Oklahoma.........................| 3.2
|
Rhode Island ....................| 6.1
South Carolina ..................| 5.9
South Dakota ....................| 2.6
Texas ...........................| 4.1
Utah ............................| 3.1
Virginia ........................| 3.5
Wisconsin .......................| 4.3
Wyoming .........................| 2.6
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1 Data are not preliminary.
p = preliminary.
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate
changes from April 2007 to April 2008, seasonally adjusted
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| Rate |
|-----------------------| Over-the-year
State | April | April | rate change(p)
| 2007 | 2008(p) |
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Alabama ........................| 3.4 | 4.0 | 0.6
Alaska .........................| 6.0 | 6.7 | .7
Arkansas .......................| 5.3 | 4.7 | -.6
California .....................| 5.2 | 6.2 | 1.0
Colorado .......................| 3.6 | 4.4 | .8
Florida ........................| 3.8 | 4.9 | 1.1
Georgia ........................| 4.3 | 5.3 | 1.0
Hawaii .........................| 2.5 | 3.3 | .8
Idaho ..........................| 2.7 | 3.1 | .4
Illinois .......................| 4.8 | 5.4 | .6
| | |
Iowa ...........................| 3.7 | 3.5 | -.2
Massachusetts ..................| 4.6 | 4.1 | -.5
Montana ........................| 3.1 | 3.8 | .7
Nebraska .......................| 2.8 | 3.1 | .3
Nevada .........................| 4.6 | 5.7 | 1.1
New Jersey .....................| 4.3 | 5.0 | .7
New York .......................| 4.4 | 4.7 | .3
North Carolina .................| 4.7 | 5.4 | .7
Oklahoma .......................| 4.4 | 3.2 | -1.2
Pennsylvania ...................| 4.3 | 5.0 | .7
| | |
Rhode Island ...................| 5.0 | 6.1 | 1.1
South Dakota ...................| 3.1 | 2.6 | -.5
Tennessee ......................| 4.5 | 5.4 | .9
Texas ..........................| 4.4 | 4.1 | -.3
Utah ...........................| 2.5 | 3.1 | .6
Vermont ........................| 4.1 | 4.5 | .4
Virginia .......................| 2.9 | 3.5 | .6
West Virginia ..................| 4.5 | 5.0 | .5
Wisconsin ......................| 5.1 | 4.3 | -.8
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p = preliminary.
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Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from
March 2008 to April 2008, seasonally adjusted
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| March | April |Over-the-month
State | 2008 | 2008(p) | change(p)
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Florida ......................| 8,012,400 | 7,987,100 | -25,300
Georgia ......................| 4,176,400 | 4,162,200 | -14,200
Hawaii .......................| 630,200 | 624,000 | -6,200
Michigan .....................| 4,215,800 | 4,197,200 | -18,600
North Carolina ...............| 4,183,100 | 4,168,400 | -14,700
Tennessee ....................| 2,796,300 | 2,785,000 | -11,300
Wisconsin ....................| 2,871,000 | 2,857,400 | -13,600
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p = preliminary.
Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes
from April 2007 to April 2008, seasonally adjusted
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| April | April | Over-the-year
State | 2007 | 2008(p) | change(p)
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Colorado ....................| 2,322,500 | 2,364,200 | 41,700
Michigan ....................| 4,269,300 | 4,197,200 | -72,100
New Hampshire ...............| 643,300 | 656,400 | 13,100
North Carolina ..............| 4,122,500 | 4,168,400 | 45,900
Oklahoma ....................| 1,557,500 | 1,580,600 | 23,100
Texas .......................| 10,292,800 |10,554,800 | 262,000
Utah ........................| 1,246,800 | 1,272,800 | 26,000
Washington ..................| 2,918,600 | 2,962,400 | 43,800
Wyoming .....................| 285,500 | 294,400 | 8,900
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p = preliminary.
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Technical Note
This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census
regions and divisions, states, and selected substate areas from the Local
Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1-4). Also presented
are nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and major industry from
the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6). The
LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative endeavors.
Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program
Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based on the
same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national
estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample
survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The labor force includes both the employed
and the unemployed. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for
pay or profit in the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month)
or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus
those not working who had a job from which they were temporarily absent,
whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-management dispute, illness,
or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who did not work at all (in the
reference week), had actively looked for a job (sometime in the 4-week period
ending with the reference week), and were currently available for work; per-
sons on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted
as unemployed.
Method of estimation. Estimates for all census divisions, states, the
District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan
division, and New York City are produced using estimating equations based
on regression techniques. This method, which underwent substantial enhance-
ment at the beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including
the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) data. Estimates for
the six other areas contained in this release use a different regression
approach. A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available
from BLS upon request. Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing
the model-based estimates for the component divisions and then calculating
the unemployment rate.
Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data shown for the prior
year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year, usually implemented
with January estimates. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population
data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources,
and model reestimation.
Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of census division, state, and
substate area model employment and unemployment levels is performed within
the modeling procedure. The model estimation is based on the classical ap-
proach to seasonal adjustment, in which the series is decomposed into trend,
seasonal, irregular, and survey error. This directly yields seasonally ad-
justed estimates for employment and unemployment levels with reliability
measures. Labor force levels and unemployment rates are calculated from
these two estimates. Additionally, measures for the state of California are
derived by summing the seasonally adjusted estimates for the Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of California, and the
estimates for the state of New York are the sum of the estimates for New York
City and the balance of New York. Labor force estimates for census regions
are calculated as the sum of the levels of the component divisions, and the
unemployment rate is then calculated. In most years, historical data for the
most recent 5 years are revised near the beginning of each calendar year,
usually coincident with the release of January estimates.
Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect
the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and
Budget on November 20, 2007. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is
available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.
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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 2007 version of the North American Industry
Classification System.
Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a "link
relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month em-
ployment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of estab-
lishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the
current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous
month by these ratios. Small-domain models are used as the official esti-
mators for the approximately 39 percent of CES published series which have
insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimates.
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.
Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at
the statewide supersector level. In some states, the seasonally adjusted
payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently ad-
justed supersector series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted pay-
roll employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of historical
data for the most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with
annual benchmark adjustments.
Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures are
designed to produce accurate data for each individual state. BLS inde-
pendently 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 dis-
tortions 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 survey, ad-
ministrative 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.
The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the
same tables because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program, unem-
ployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather than from data that
may be displayed in the tables; differences, however, are generally insig-
nificant.
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Use of error measures. In 2005, the Local Area Unemployment Statistics
(LAUS) program introduced several improvements to its methodology. Among
these was the development of model-based error measures for the monthly
estimates and the estimates of over-the-month changes. The introductory
section of this release preserves the long-time practice of highlighting
the direction of the movements in regional and state unemployment rates
and state nonfarm payroll employment regardless of their statistical sig-
nificance. The remainder of the analysis in the release takes the statis-
tical significance of monthly and annual changes into consideration.
Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based error measures for
both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data, and for over-the-
month change, are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/
lastderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether
changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically significant. The average
magnitude of the over-the-month change in a state unemployment rate that is
required in order to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence
level is between 0.3 and 0.4 percentage point. More details can be found on
the Web site. Measures of nonsampling error are not available, but additional
information on the subject is provided in Employment and Earnings Online at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm.
Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the
total nonfarm and supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at the
total nonfarm level are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/
sae/790stderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining
whether changes in CES employment levels are statistically significant. In-
formation on recent benchmark revisions for states is available on the BLS
Web site at http://www.bls.gov/sae/.
Additional information
More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop
these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings On-
line.
Estimates of labor force and unemployment, as well as nonfarm employment
from the CES program, for over 300 metropolitan areas and metropolitan New
England City and Town Areas (NECTAs) are available in the news release,
Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force,
employment, and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor mar-
ket areas, counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and other
areas used in the administration of various federal economic assistance pro-
grams are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/. Employ-
ment data from the CES program are available at http://www.bls.gov/sae/.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; TDD message refer-
ral phone: 1-800-877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted (1)
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Census region and
division Number Percent of labor force
April Feb. March April April Feb. March April April Feb. March April
2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008
Northeast........... 27,874.6 28,060.9 28,035.6 28,121.2 1,207.2 1,311.8 1,350.3 1,331.6 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.7
New England....... 7,641.9 7,671.7 7,678.5 7,664.8 340.0 356.6 369.8 343.1 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.5
Middle Atlantic... 20,232.7 20,389.2 20,357.1 20,456.4 867.2 955.1 980.5 988.5 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.8
South............... 54,239.7 54,684.6 54,873.9 54,987.7 2,296.6 2,441.4 2,573.8 2,552.3 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.6
South Atlantic.... 29,142.4 29,418.5 29,493.9 29,535.3 1,173.0 1,336.6 1,409.5 1,413.9 4.0 4.5 4.8 4.8
East South Central 8,555.0 8,622.2 8,632.6 8,660.5 405.1 433.4 457.2 453.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.2
West South Central 16,542.2 16,643.8 16,747.3 16,791.9 718.5 671.3 707.0 685.4 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.1
Midwest............. 34,867.4 34,996.1 35,048.6 35,032.1 1,766.3 1,802.4 1,870.8 1,803.8 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.1
East North Central 23,992.5 24,093.4 24,115.7 24,104.5 1,316.7 1,341.5 1,388.4 1,332.9 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.5
West North Central 10,874.9 10,902.7 10,932.9 10,927.5 449.6 460.9 482.3 470.9 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.3
West................ 35,283.5 35,776.0 35,903.3 35,938.1 1,601.5 1,800.6 1,914.4 1,900.0 4.5 5.0 5.3 5.3
Mountain.......... 10,855.0 11,098.6 11,127.0 11,104.1 377.4 441.3 456.2 444.7 3.5 4.0 4.1 4.0
Pacific........... 24,428.5 24,677.4 24,776.4 24,834.0 1,224.2 1,359.3 1,458.1 1,455.3 5.0 5.5 5.9 5.9
1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census
divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New
Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South
Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West
North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted (1)
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Census region and Number Percent of labor force
division
March April March April March April
2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008
Northeast........... 27,781.3 27,879.1 27,644.6 27,895.4 1,244.7 1,437.8 1,142.2 1,276.5 4.5 5.2 4.1 4.6
New England....... 7,605.6 7,626.7 7,577.5 7,600.1 352.9 396.2 327.7 332.9 4.6 5.2 4.3 4.4
Middle Atlantic... 20,175.7 20,252.4 20,067.2 20,295.2 891.9 1,041.6 814.6 943.6 4.4 5.1 4.1 4.6
South............... 54,106.2 54,630.4 53,979.4 54,734.9 2,218.9 2,565.1 2,111.0 2,388.0 4.1 4.7 3.9 4.4
South Atlantic.... 29,088.5 29,384.7 29,014.6 29,408.7 1,113.1 1,396.9 1,088.7 1,341.3 3.8 4.8 3.8 4.6
East South Central 8,522.2 8,575.8 8,487.6 8,594.9 411.2 469.1 364.7 416.7 4.8 5.5 4.3 4.8
West South Central 16,495.5 16,669.9 16,477.2 16,731.4 694.7 699.2 657.6 630.0 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.8
Midwest............. 34,691.3 34,839.2 34,657.3 34,826.4 1,807.9 2,020.8 1,713.0 1,763.4 5.2 5.8 4.9 5.1
East North Central 23,856.6 23,966.4 23,810.6 23,927.4 1,334.3 1,492.3 1,278.4 1,303.9 5.6 6.2 5.4 5.4
West North Central 10,834.7 10,872.8 10,846.7 10,899.0 473.6 528.5 434.5 459.5 4.4 4.9 4.0 4.2
West................ 35,201.9 35,786.6 35,091.7 35,751.3 1,620.2 2,003.2 1,545.9 1,858.9 4.6 5.6 4.4 5.2
Mountain.......... 10,808.1 11,064.3 10,795.7 11,043.7 385.2 474.8 361.8 432.3 3.6 4.3 3.4 3.9
Pacific........... 24,393.9 24,722.3 24,296.0 24,707.6 1,235.0 1,528.4 1,184.2 1,426.6 5.1 6.2 4.9 5.8
1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The composition of the regions and divisions is described in table 1.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
State and Area Number Percent of labor force
April Feb. March April April Feb. March April April Feb. March April
2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p
Alabama................ 2,178.2 2,200.7 2,204.6 2,204.9 74.8 82.0 90.9 89.2 3.4 3.7 4.1 4.0
Alaska................. 351.4 353.8 356.6 358.5 21.2 23.0 23.8 24.0 6.0 6.5 6.7 6.7
Arizona................ 3,011.6 3,072.4 3,076.6 3,063.9 111.7 123.9 123.6 118.9 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.9
Arkansas............... 1,367.3 1,362.9 1,368.8 1,372.6 72.7 68.4 66.5 64.5 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.7
California............. 18,137.9 18,265.5 18,332.1 18,384.2 945.3 1,048.9 1,138.4 1,137.2 5.2 5.7 6.2 6.2
Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Glendale (1) 4,902.1 4,953.7 4,965.5 4,969.4 239.8 262.7 289.9 295.5 4.9 5.3 5.8 5.9
Colorado............... 2,684.9 2,757.9 2,767.3 2,766.7 96.9 121.0 121.4 120.5 3.6 4.4 4.4 4.4
Connecticut............ 1,857.7 1,885.3 1,885.2 1,878.0 82.3 93.9 100.7 87.9 4.4 5.0 5.3 4.7
Delaware............... 442.3 444.5 445.3 446.8 15.3 16.6 16.6 16.6 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.7
District of Columbia... 326.0 331.5 333.5 332.6 18.4 19.5 20.5 20.1 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.0
Florida................ 9,111.1 9,214.4 9,216.3 9,228.4 345.4 425.7 454.6 455.7 3.8 4.6 4.9 4.9
Miami-Miami Beach-
Kendall (1) ....... 1,187.9 1,198.4 1,197.2 1,208.5 44.5 47.7 48.6 57.2 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.7
Georgia................ 4,796.8 4,858.5 4,887.8 4,902.0 208.1 249.0 257.7 258.9 4.3 5.1 5.3 5.3
Hawaii................. 649.9 650.3 658.1 662.8 16.1 20.9 20.4 21.8 2.5 3.2 3.1 3.3
Idaho.................. 752.1 755.3 756.2 753.1 20.6 21.5 22.3 23.0 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.1
Illinois............... 6,669.2 6,803.6 6,807.7 6,813.7 322.5 372.9 371.3 369.9 4.8 5.5 5.5 5.4
Chicago-Naperville-
Joliet (1)......... 4,101.5 4,187.7 4,184.2 4,194.5 196.1 225.9 225.2 221.4 4.8 5.4 5.4 5.3
Indiana................ 3,212.5 3,225.5 3,227.9 3,218.5 147.5 148.4 165.0 152.9 4.6 4.6 5.1 4.7
Iowa................... 1,657.5 1,669.2 1,672.8 1,675.4 62.1 58.3 57.6 58.9 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.5
Kansas................. 1,477.0 1,481.0 1,487.2 1,484.8 60.5 55.5 60.8 58.9 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.0
Kentucky............... 2,043.7 2,044.7 2,039.9 2,045.4 113.3 107.5 115.7 115.4 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.6
Louisiana.............. 1,995.7 2,008.0 2,017.1 2,019.3 80.6 75.2 91.3 82.1 4.0 3.7 4.5 4.1
Maine.................. 703.6 706.4 707.9 708.7 32.9 33.6 35.7 33.6 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.7
Maryland............... 2,972.6 2,993.9 2,998.7 3,005.5 104.9 102.5 108.0 109.8 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.7
Massachusetts.......... 3,410.8 3,408.9 3,410.8 3,404.3 156.3 151.6 149.8 140.9 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.1
Michigan............... 5,031.4 5,001.7 4,996.3 4,981.2 357.1 357.9 359.7 345.8 7.1 7.2 7.2 6.9
Detroit-Warren-
Livonia (2)........ 2,148.4 2,136.1 2,125.2 2,113.5 162.1 158.1 163.8 157.3 7.5 7.4 7.7 7.4
Minnesota.............. 2,924.9 2,930.2 2,937.3 2,948.1 138.3 133.0 137.7 142.4 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.8
Mississippi............ 1,311.0 1,320.3 1,332.6 1,336.1 83.9 77.3 80.1 78.7 6.4 5.9 6.0 5.9
Missouri............... 3,022.3 3,023.0 3,022.8 3,012.5 143.2 162.0 172.4 156.5 4.7 5.4 5.7 5.2
Montana................ 500.1 503.2 504.8 504.6 15.6 16.6 18.0 18.9 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.8
Nebraska............... 979.0 987.0 990.8 994.3 27.8 27.9 29.8 30.6 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.1
Nevada................. 1,325.8 1,375.3 1,384.8 1,387.3 61.5 75.9 80.1 78.9 4.6 5.5 5.8 5.7
New Hampshire.......... 738.0 741.6 743.5 746.3 27.6 27.6 28.9 28.3 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.8
New Jersey............. 4,468.1 4,507.7 4,495.3 4,512.4 193.1 216.3 217.1 223.4 4.3 4.8 4.8 5.0
New Mexico............. 941.3 946.8 950.1 950.8 34.2 30.5 34.7 33.7 3.6 3.2 3.7 3.5
New York............... 9,495.0 9,535.4 9,532.0 9,579.2 419.8 424.3 453.9 453.9 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.7
New York City ....... 3,829.4 3,837.9 3,832.3 3,867.9 184.8 158.2 173.6 183.5 4.8 4.1 4.5 4.7
North Carolina......... 4,507.6 4,533.1 4,544.1 4,555.3 212.9 226.3 237.0 244.9 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.4
North Dakota........... 364.9 368.2 370.1 370.6 11.8 11.5 11.5 11.4 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1
Ohio................... 5,976.6 5,975.1 5,989.5 5,996.8 336.9 316.3 344.7 334.8 5.6 5.3 5.8 5.6
Cleveland-Elyria-
Mentor (2) ........ 1,095.9 1,084.8 1,084.0 1,094.3 63.3 62.7 65.6 70.3 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.4
Oklahoma............... 1,732.8 1,716.7 1,721.7 1,723.9 76.2 53.0 53.1 55.5 4.4 3.1 3.1 3.2
Oregon................. 1,920.6 1,941.4 1,952.7 1,949.1 96.7 105.2 109.7 106.8 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.5
Pennsylvania........... 6,275.1 6,346.1 6,324.5 6,369.5 270.8 314.5 308.8 318.4 4.3 5.0 4.9 5.0
Rhode Island........... 575.9 571.2 572.8 573.1 28.5 33.5 35.1 34.8 5.0 5.9 6.1 6.1
South Carolina......... 2,126.3 2,127.4 2,140.7 2,139.0 121.3 116.0 122.2 125.5 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.9
South Dakota........... 441.4 444.3 444.7 445.8 13.5 11.4 11.0 11.7 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.6
Tennessee.............. 3,021.1 3,054.2 3,055.5 3,068.5 135.4 162.9 169.5 165.1 4.5 5.3 5.5 5.4
Texas.................. 11,461.0 11,561.9 11,632.8 11,675.5 502.9 479.0 494.5 481.5 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.1
Utah................... 1,351.2 1,390.9 1,394.0 1,384.8 34.4 41.1 46.2 42.7 2.5 3.0 3.3 3.1
Vermont................ 354.6 352.6 352.0 352.1 14.5 15.1 16.1 15.7 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.5
Virginia............... 4,038.8 4,090.8 4,114.7 4,117.2 119.0 143.2 153.5 144.2 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.5
Washington............. 3,388.9 3,455.6 3,465.8 3,468.1 150.2 155.6 166.3 163.0 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.7
Seattle-Bellevue-
Everett (1) ....... 1,431.6 1,455.4 1,445.9 1,453.3 54.8 52.1 53.1 50.5 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.5
West Virginia.......... 807.7 811.7 814.3 818.4 36.3 37.1 38.1 41.3 4.5 4.6 4.7 5.0
Wisconsin.............. 3,094.0 3,100.5 3,105.4 3,095.8 157.5 152.2 150.2 132.6 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.3
Wyoming................ 286.9 291.4 292.5 291.0 8.7 7.7 9.0 7.5 3.0 2.7 3.1 2.6
Puerto Rico............ 1,408.7 1,374.9 1,355.8 1,355.5 143.4 154.1 133.2 141.1 10.2 11.2 9.8 10.4
p = preliminary.
1 Metropolitan division.
2 Metropolitan statistical area.
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. 08-01, dated
November 20, 2007, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to
revision the following month.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
State and area Number Percent of labor force
March April March April March April
2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p
Alabama................ 2,168.6 2,190.0 2,159.7 2,186.8 69.7 88.5 59.8 76.1 3.2 4.0 2.8 3.5
Alaska................. 347.8 352.8 346.3 354.1 23.1 26.0 21.9 25.1 6.6 7.4 6.3 7.1
Arizona................ 3,011.6 3,066.4 3,001.7 3,053.9 104.8 119.8 101.3 111.2 3.5 3.9 3.4 3.6
Arkansas............... 1,365.3 1,364.4 1,367.3 1,374.2 71.2 68.2 68.9 62.3 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.5
California............. 18,092.2 18,302.9 18,025.8 18,300.9 930.0 1,181.0 905.7 1,113.1 5.1 6.5 5.0 6.1
Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Glendale (1) 4,887.6 4,961.9 4,869.9 4,944.4 229.9 286.9 222.2 282.0 4.7 5.8 4.6 5.7
Colorado............... 2,665.0 2,745.0 2,661.1 2,743.2 102.0 129.8 90.5 116.8 3.8 4.7 3.4 4.3
Connecticut............ 1,849.1 1,874.7 1,847.0 1,866.9 80.7 103.8 77.3 84.4 4.4 5.5 4.2 4.5
Delaware............... 442.6 444.8 441.7 446.1 15.5 17.5 15.1 16.7 3.5 3.9 3.4 3.8
District of Columbia... 324.0 332.8 324.0 329.7 17.4 21.3 16.5 17.7 5.4 6.4 5.1 5.4
Florida................ 9,108.2 9,186.3 9,074.0 9,181.6 312.3 437.3 315.2 431.1 3.4 4.8 3.5 4.7
Miami-Miami Beach-
Kendall (1) ....... 1,180.9 1,184.0 1,184.4 1,201.1 40.9 46.7 41.5 56.0 3.5 3.9 3.5 4.7
Georgia................ 4,792.4 4,881.2 4,776.4 4,880.1 194.5 254.3 191.1 245.2 4.1 5.2 4.0 5.0
Hawaii................. 653.6 659.1 650.5 664.7 15.5 19.5 15.6 21.5 2.4 3.0 2.4 3.2
Idaho.................. 747.7 751.5 747.4 748.1 25.9 28.7 22.1 25.2 3.5 3.8 3.0 3.4
Illinois............... 6,627.9 6,768.7 6,632.7 6,776.5 308.8 386.1 311.9 363.5 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.4
Chicago-Naperville-
Joliet (1)......... 4,084.0 4,171.8 4,078.7 4,173.0 178.8 229.3 190.3 223.7 4.4 5.5 4.7 5.4
Indiana................ 3,206.4 3,207.9 3,203.6 3,208.1 156.4 179.5 143.0 149.6 4.9 5.6 4.5 4.7
Iowa................... 1,651.6 1,663.0 1,653.8 1,670.4 66.9 65.3 59.9 58.8 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.5
Kansas................. 1,472.0 1,482.6 1,473.0 1,478.2 58.8 64.8 54.3 53.8 4.0 4.4 3.7 3.6
Kentucky............... 2,038.2 2,026.9 2,033.8 2,036.6 120.4 124.5 105.8 111.1 5.9 6.1 5.2 5.5
Louisiana.............. 1,983.2 2,001.5 1,985.3 2,010.2 69.8 86.3 66.2 69.7 3.5 4.3 3.3 3.5
Maine.................. 697.1 700.1 695.4 700.9 35.7 40.8 34.2 35.5 5.1 5.8 4.9 5.1
Maryland............... 2,967.3 2,982.7 2,950.3 2,981.5 103.0 109.4 96.6 103.4 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.5
Massachusetts.......... 3,397.5 3,393.1 3,380.7 3,375.6 163.4 163.5 145.1 133.0 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.9
Michigan............... 5,016.6 4,967.9 4,965.4 4,914.7 366.7 390.4 335.3 326.8 7.3 7.9 6.8 6.6
Detroit-Warren-
Livonia (2)........ 2,140.7 2,114.0 2,115.7 2,080.7 158.2 171.6 147.5 143.9 7.4 8.1 7.0 6.9
Minnesota.............. 2,914.7 2,919.6 2,915.7 2,936.6 144.4 155.9 136.9 145.2 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.9
Mississippi............ 1,306.2 1,326.0 1,301.6 1,329.0 81.9 79.0 76.4 73.5 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.5
Missouri............... 3,022.1 3,015.2 3,020.7 3,006.5 146.1 182.3 132.1 147.8 4.8 6.0 4.4 4.9
Montana................ 498.2 501.8 499.6 504.2 18.3 21.8 15.6 19.6 3.7 4.4 3.1 3.9
Nebraska............... 976.2 987.3 979.7 994.2 28.4 32.5 26.4 30.4 2.9 3.3 2.7 3.1
Nevada................. 1,321.6 1,381.4 1,321.9 1,384.0 58.3 80.6 59.5 78.4 4.4 5.8 4.5 5.7
New Hampshire.......... 735.9 740.3 731.2 739.9 29.0 31.5 27.0 28.4 3.9 4.3 3.7 3.8
New Jersey............. 4,461.4 4,481.4 4,439.0 4,483.7 195.6 230.8 179.7 213.5 4.4 5.1 4.0 4.8
New Mexico............. 938.8 943.6 937.1 946.7 32.6 34.8 32.2 32.6 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.4
New York............... 9,469.3 9,492.9 9,418.1 9,503.9 416.5 479.5 391.5 432.7 4.4 5.1 4.2 4.6
New York City ....... 3,837.9 3,840.0 3,812.3 3,851.6 174.8 177.8 171.0 172.8 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5
North Carolina......... 4,500.5 4,519.0 4,489.1 4,533.0 198.2 238.7 197.4 232.5 4.4 5.3 4.4 5.1
North Dakota........... 360.3 365.3 363.4 368.7 14.0 14.5 12.3 12.2 3.9 4.0 3.4 3.3
Ohio................... 5,929.8 5,936.8 5,938.4 5,958.2 331.5 362.4 327.2 328.9 5.6 6.1 5.5 5.5
Cleveland-Elyria-
Mentor (2) ........ 1,086.3 1,073.3 1,089.2 1,089.7 62.0 68.1 59.1 67.9 5.7 6.3 5.4 6.2
Oklahoma............... 1,724.9 1,713.6 1,726.5 1,718.5 74.5 55.8 68.2 49.4 4.3 3.3 3.9 2.9
Oregon................. 1,914.0 1,943.5 1,910.4 1,941.4 106.5 121.6 97.0 108.3 5.6 6.3 5.1 5.6
Pennsylvania........... 6,245.0 6,278.1 6,210.0 6,307.6 279.8 331.2 243.4 297.4 4.5 5.3 3.9 4.7
Rhode Island........... 572.1 568.5 571.9 568.2 28.4 38.2 28.0 34.0 5.0 6.7 4.9 6.0
South Carolina......... 2,119.2 2,125.7 2,125.4 2,135.8 114.6 117.2 111.2 117.1 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.5
South Dakota........... 437.6 439.8 440.4 444.4 15.1 13.2 12.7 11.3 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.6
Tennessee.............. 3,009.2 3,032.8 2,992.5 3,042.4 139.2 177.1 122.8 156.0 4.6 5.8 4.1 5.1
Texas.................. 11,422.1 11,590.4 11,398.2 11,628.5 479.1 488.8 454.3 448.7 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.9
Utah................... 1,339.6 1,383.5 1,342.3 1,375.0 33.3 48.4 31.5 40.6 2.5 3.5 2.3 3.0
Vermont................ 354.0 350.0 351.3 348.7 15.7 18.4 16.1 17.5 4.4 5.3 4.6 5.0
Virginia............... 4,035.0 4,107.3 4,028.0 4,104.6 118.2 158.5 109.1 135.2 2.9 3.9 2.7 3.3
Washington............. 3,386.2 3,464.0 3,363.0 3,446.4 159.9 180.3 143.9 158.6 4.7 5.2 4.3 4.6
Seattle-Bellevue-
Everett (1) ....... 1,435.9 1,453.0 1,425.8 1,451.6 57.6 54.5 48.4 47.0 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.2
West Virginia.......... 799.3 804.9 805.7 816.3 39.4 42.8 36.4 42.2 4.9 5.3 4.5 5.2
Wisconsin.............. 3,075.9 3,085.1 3,070.5 3,069.9 170.9 174.0 161.1 135.1 5.6 5.6 5.2 4.4
Wyoming................ 285.6 291.1 284.6 288.6 10.0 10.9 9.0 7.9 3.5 3.8 3.2 2.7
Puerto Rico............ 1,432.1 1,361.9 1,412.1 1,355.5 143.9 125.5 137.4 131.8 10.0 9.2 9.7 9.7
p = preliminary.
1 Metropolitan division.
2 Metropolitan statistical area.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Cur-
rent Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01, dated November 20, 2007,
and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following
month.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)
Total (1) Construction Manufacturing
State
Apr. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. Feb. Mar. Apr.
2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p
Alabama............ 1,999.9 2,015.1 2,014.8 2,013.3 111.9 114.4 115.0 114.1 (2) (2) (2) (2)
Alaska............. 317.4 319.4 319.5 319.9 17.8 17.1 17.3 17.0 13.0 12.4 12.3 13.2
Arizona............ 2,660.0 2,664.4 2,660.8 2,654.3 227.7 207.4 205.7 201.6 182.2 180.4 179.4 179.0
Arkansas........... 1,203.3 1,208.7 1,208.5 1,207.4 56.8 55.9 55.4 55.4 190.9 185.5 185.1 183.8
California......... 15,138.9 15,165.2 15,163.1 15,162.3 906.7 834.9 829.1 825.0 1,466.2 1,447.0 1,447.9 1,445.3
Colorado........... 2,322.5 2,352.9 2,360.4 2,364.2 167.9 163.5 165.2 166.2 146.4 144.0 143.7 143.5
Connecticut........ 1,689.1 1,702.7 1,699.7 1,699.3 68.1 67.7 67.8 67.8 191.0 190.1 189.9 189.6
Delaware (3)....... 435.9 437.6 436.1 435.6 27.6 27.6 27.3 26.8 (2) (2) (2) (2)
District of
Columbia (3)..... 692.6 701.9 699.8 700.0 12.3 12.6 12.5 12.5 (2) (2) (2) (2)
Florida ........... 8,051.6 8,031.9 8,012.4 7,987.1 612.4 549.6 544.1 527.7 393.4 374.1 373.1 371.5
Georgia ........... 4,136.4 4,181.2 4,176.4 4,162.2 223.1 222.8 220.9 219.3 433.6 425.1 423.6 419.6
Hawaii (3)......... 619.8 627.2 630.2 624.0 38.7 40.3 40.0 39.5 (2) (2) (2) (2)
Idaho ............. 652.9 653.2 653.7 654.4 52.8 50.1 49.5 49.2 66.9 63.7 63.1 62.9
Illinois........... 5,974.9 6,001.4 5,996.3 5,995.8 271.9 264.4 265.8 264.6 678.2 675.1 673.5 671.6
Indiana............ 2,981.0 2,986.5 2,986.9 2,983.8 150.8 145.6 146.6 146.7 551.2 543.9 539.8 536.5
Iowa............... 1,511.9 1,523.9 1,523.3 1,522.5 71.6 71.8 71.9 71.3 228.4 230.2 230.4 229.9
Kansas............. 1,374.9 1,384.2 1,386.7 1,383.4 64.5 65.2 63.8 63.4 184.7 187.0 187.8 186.5
Kentucky........... 1,863.2 1,880.5 1,881.6 1,878.2 84.9 86.3 86.1 85.7 257.9 250.4 253.3 250.7
Louisiana.......... 1,907.2 1,939.9 1,940.3 1,940.9 131.9 137.5 136.9 136.7 157.6 159.3 158.4 158.0
Maine.............. 613.7 617.3 618.2 614.8 30.5 30.0 30.1 29.6 59.1 58.1 58.3 58.4
Maryland (3)....... 2,602.1 2,630.9 2,634.0 2,632.1 190.3 190.9 190.8 189.7 132.2 131.1 130.4 129.7
Massachusetts...... 3,267.6 3,289.7 3,293.0 3,290.6 135.1 134.8 135.1 134.2 295.8 292.7 292.8 292.6
Michigan........... 4,269.3 4,234.5 4,215.8 4,197.2 165.8 160.5 159.1 152.5 626.0 598.1 584.3 573.1
Minnesota.......... 2,761.9 2,780.4 2,784.2 2,774.1 119.5 117.3 117.5 114.2 342.1 340.2 340.1 338.5
Mississippi........ 1,149.2 1,154.7 1,156.8 1,156.7 58.1 58.1 58.8 59.1 171.5 166.9 166.0 164.8
Missouri .......... 2,789.0 2,801.3 2,792.8 2,792.8 146.8 149.1 147.3 147.5 301.3 292.6 288.8 290.5
Montana............ 442.6 450.0 451.2 450.4 32.3 32.8 32.9 32.6 20.4 20.3 20.6 20.5
Nebraska (3)....... 958.4 970.9 970.6 970.3 49.9 51.3 50.1 50.8 100.9 101.0 100.9 100.3
Nevada............. 1,291.9 1,294.0 1,288.8 1,286.7 135.2 126.9 125.0 124.3 50.5 50.9 50.9 51.3
New Hampshire...... 643.3 653.1 655.2 656.4 27.0 27.8 27.6 27.5 77.6 77.9 78.0 78.2
New Jersey......... 4,067.3 4,071.9 4,071.7 4,072.7 171.1 168.9 168.0 167.2 314.0 308.7 308.3 307.1
New Mexico......... 840.0 848.2 851.3 849.6 59.2 59.0 59.4 59.4 37.3 35.5 35.3 35.1
New York........... 8,710.4 8,778.4 8,777.5 8,768.7 347.5 351.6 351.0 349.7 556.7 543.2 540.8 539.1
North Carolina..... 4,122.5 4,189.0 4,183.1 4,168.4 254.1 257.5 258.9 257.9 537.2 532.2 527.8 523.6
North Dakota....... 355.4 362.0 362.2 361.2 18.6 19.6 19.9 19.4 26.0 25.9 26.0 26.0
Ohio............... 5,424.7 5,420.5 5,420.1 5,408.9 224.5 223.0 223.7 220.5 775.6 767.0 758.4 758.6
Oklahoma........... 1,557.5 1,581.4 1,582.1 1,580.6 70.6 73.9 73.9 73.2 (2) (2) (2) (2)
Oregon ............ 1,726.7 1,741.9 1,739.2 1,737.6 104.1 98.6 98.2 97.7 203.9 201.8 200.0 200.1
Pennsylvania....... 5,786.4 5,802.9 5,799.7 5,802.0 261.5 261.8 259.2 257.3 661.1 646.9 647.0 647.6
Rhode Island....... 493.3 487.9 485.2 484.5 21.9 20.8 21.0 20.9 51.1 49.3 48.6 48.4
South Carolina..... 1,936.2 1,955.9 1,951.6 1,956.1 126.1 123.5 121.3 118.5 249.9 249.2 247.8 247.1
South Dakota (3)... 404.8 410.6 411.0 409.6 22.6 23.3 23.6 23.5 42.1 42.1 42.5 42.7
Tennessee (3)...... 2,789.9 2,796.6 2,796.3 2,785.0 137.3 138.7 138.8 137.7 382.8 374.5 373.6 371.5
Texas.............. 10,292.8 10,501.6 10,539.4 10,554.8 635.0 651.9 655.2 658.2 934.3 932.6 932.0 930.3
Utah............... 1,246.8 1,267.4 1,272.1 1,272.8 103.8 101.8 102.0 101.0 127.1 129.5 130.1 129.5
Vermont............ 306.5 308.2 308.2 306.8 16.4 16.1 16.3 15.7 36.1 36.0 35.7 35.7
Virginia........... 3,755.3 3,771.1 3,772.0 3,771.0 241.8 237.4 237.2 236.9 280.5 273.1 272.4 276.5
Washington......... 2,918.6 2,969.4 2,966.5 2,962.4 206.5 206.7 207.6 206.5 291.2 297.6 297.1 296.7
West Virginia...... 756.1 758.9 761.4 761.2 38.9 38.0 38.4 38.3 59.3 57.9 58.0 57.7
Wisconsin.......... 2,874.5 2,869.1 2,871.0 2,857.4 124.4 120.8 121.0 120.3 501.6 492.7 493.4 493.0
Wyoming............ 285.5 294.6 294.8 294.4 25.7 27.0 27.6 27.6 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.2
Trade, transportation, and Financial activities Professional and business
utilities services
Apr. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. Feb. Mar. Apr.
2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p
Alabama............ 393.7 399.0 397.8 397.3 99.9 100.6 100.7 100.6 219.6 224.3 224.3 224.7
Alaska............. 63.8 65.2 65.0 64.8 15.1 14.9 15.0 15.0 24.9 25.3 25.4 25.4
Arizona............ 524.5 524.8 523.8 525.1 186.6 179.3 179.2 178.2 399.2 401.1 400.5 398.5
Arkansas........... 249.4 249.4 250.2 249.2 53.3 53.7 53.8 53.6 116.4 118.9 118.7 118.6
California......... 2,908.5 2,917.6 2,909.4 2,909.1 915.6 881.4 879.5 879.4 2,253.6 2,288.2 2,286.0 2,284.6
Colorado........... 428.0 435.2 436.3 435.6 160.3 158.3 158.6 159.6 345.8 353.6 354.7 356.6
Connecticut........ 309.1 310.7 310.9 309.0 145.0 143.1 142.6 142.8 205.7 204.9 204.1 205.3
Delaware (3)....... 82.4 83.2 82.9 82.6 45.4 45.7 45.6 45.6 60.1 59.2 59.4 58.9
District of
Columbia (3)..... 28.1 27.5 27.5 28.1 29.2 28.7 28.7 28.6 153.6 156.4 155.6 155.1
Florida ........... 1,610.3 1,615.6 1,607.1 1,605.4 542.5 538.8 538.2 536.6 1,329.0 1,330.9 1,315.6 1,316.6
Georgia ........... 885.0 900.0 899.5 893.6 231.9 229.0 228.9 228.3 555.7 567.0 568.1 564.4
Hawaii (3)......... 121.5 121.0 122.2 120.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Idaho ............. 131.6 131.6 131.9 132.3 32.6 32.2 32.1 32.5 82.8 82.2 82.7 82.5
Illinois........... 1,208.5 1,222.2 1,223.1 1,222.0 405.3 404.3 403.3 403.2 869.3 875.1 873.5 876.9
Indiana............ 586.6 583.9 585.2 584.4 139.2 138.2 138.5 138.6 289.2 288.4 289.0 290.7
Iowa............... 308.1 309.4 308.8 308.8 102.3 103.7 103.7 103.8 120.7 122.3 122.0 121.8
Kansas............. 262.7 263.6 264.2 263.5 74.0 74.1 73.7 73.8 143.2 146.2 146.6 146.8
Kentucky........... 385.4 391.6 390.8 391.1 92.9 94.7 94.4 94.1 181.3 183.6 184.9 183.5
Louisiana.......... 380.7 383.4 384.5 383.3 97.1 97.1 96.8 96.9 199.8 202.2 202.6 203.2
Maine.............. 125.5 126.5 126.8 125.5 33.3 32.9 32.7 33.0 53.1 54.1 54.0 54.1
Maryland (3)....... 476.4 478.3 478.8 478.0 158.3 156.2 156.1 156.4 395.2 402.5 403.6 402.4
Massachusetts...... 568.9 568.6 568.9 567.2 225.6 224.3 224.1 224.4 480.6 487.3 488.6 488.0
Michigan........... 788.0 787.8 787.7 785.1 212.4 209.3 208.6 207.6 576.1 574.6 577.0 580.0
Minnesota.......... 528.5 531.3 530.4 529.8 179.3 180.0 179.7 180.4 327.8 331.7 332.0 331.4
Mississippi........ 226.7 227.0 228.4 228.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) 93.6 94.9 94.9 95.8
Missouri .......... 549.2 550.2 549.0 550.3 166.7 166.1 165.8 164.5 335.3 342.0 340.9 340.8
Montana............ 91.5 93.8 94.2 93.8 21.6 21.8 21.6 21.7 40.4 41.9 42.2 42.3
Nebraska (3)....... 204.1 206.3 206.4 206.8 68.9 69.4 69.7 70.4 103.2 107.7 108.2 107.4
Nevada............. 231.2 237.3 237.8 238.1 65.4 63.3 63.1 63.1 158.9 156.2 153.4 151.8
New Hampshire...... 141.6 141.9 142.4 142.5 38.4 38.6 38.7 38.8 64.8 67.4 67.3 68.0
New Jersey......... 873.9 874.2 874.7 873.3 276.4 269.2 269.4 268.8 606.6 609.5 608.9 611.7
New Mexico......... 143.7 146.8 147.2 147.4 35.3 35.4 35.3 35.2 108.2 108.8 109.3 109.1
New York........... 1,522.5 1,527.3 1,527.7 1,526.3 732.4 731.0 731.5 727.8 1,130.7 1,133.3 1,134.4 1,134.1
North Carolina..... 775.3 785.1 785.8 782.1 211.2 210.6 210.9 209.9 494.9 509.4 503.0 502.6
North Dakota....... 76.0 77.3 77.5 77.3 19.6 20.2 20.1 20.1 29.2 30.3 30.2 29.8
Ohio............... 1,050.4 1,050.8 1,051.6 1,048.8 303.2 300.2 301.1 301.1 665.3 667.7 668.3 667.8
Oklahoma........... 286.8 290.3 291.5 290.2 83.5 84.2 83.9 84.3 179.8 181.6 180.6 181.4
Oregon ............ 339.5 343.9 342.1 342.7 107.5 105.3 105.4 105.5 197.5 200.9 200.9 199.2
Pennsylvania....... 1,134.0 1,131.4 1,133.0 1,130.1 332.2 331.1 330.6 330.3 702.9 711.6 711.0 713.9
Rhode Island....... 79.8 78.9 78.4 78.6 35.4 34.1 33.8 33.7 56.3 54.5 54.2 54.3
South Carolina..... 375.1 378.1 376.1 376.6 105.5 106.6 106.9 108.6 224.1 228.2 228.0 228.9
South Dakota (3)... 81.1 82.8 81.8 81.5 30.8 31.3 31.3 31.4 27.3 27.9 27.7 28.2
Tennessee (3)...... 610.2 612.7 612.7 611.0 144.3 142.7 143.3 143.1 320.0 319.2 319.7 319.1
Texas.............. 2,091.0 2,128.9 2,142.6 2,143.0 641.3 646.1 647.1 654.0 1,274.2 1,329.7 1,335.7 1,337.4
Utah............... 244.4 250.5 251.6 251.4 74.7 75.6 75.5 75.5 160.2 163.7 164.5 164.8
Vermont............ 58.8 59.2 58.8 58.4 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.3 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.4
Virginia........... 667.1 666.7 666.8 665.9 194.6 192.6 192.6 191.6 642.3 649.0 650.1 651.7
Washington......... 551.8 557.5 556.2 554.2 156.2 154.4 153.9 153.5 342.0 351.5 351.0 351.2
West Virginia...... 142.6 143.0 142.7 142.0 29.8 29.6 29.6 29.8 60.7 61.3 61.7 62.1
Wisconsin.......... 546.7 545.3 544.2 539.2 162.9 162.7 163.0 164.2 275.5 279.4 279.3 273.9
Wyoming............ 54.4 57.1 56.8 56.5 11.3 11.6 11.6 11.7 18.1 18.7 18.7 18.8
Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government
Apr. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. Feb. Mar. Apr.
2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p
Alabama............ 207.2 209.3 209.5 209.4 172.9 175.1 174.7 174.8 375.3 379.2 379.6 379.7
Alaska............. 37.1 37.1 37.3 37.1 32.2 32.3 32.3 32.3 81.6 82.0 81.7 82.0
Arizona............ 300.5 311.1 313.0 312.2 271.1 273.8 273.4 273.1 416.7 433.5 433.1 434.6
Arkansas........... 153.5 156.4 156.7 157.0 98.8 100.8 100.3 100.9 209.9 212.0 212.4 212.9
California......... 1,650.4 1,696.9 1,703.4 1,705.2 1,551.0 1,565.7 1,567.5 1,570.8 2,487.0 2,529.6 2,529.8 2,535.2
Colorado........... 238.2 245.1 246.4 247.3 269.4 275.4 275.8 276.5 373.0 380.3 381.9 381.5
Connecticut........ 286.0 292.1 292.4 293.1 133.9 137.1 136.2 136.1 247.3 252.5 251.9 251.8
Delaware (3)....... 57.5 59.3 59.1 59.5 41.0 39.8 39.7 39.6 61.1 60.8 60.6 61.2
District of
Columbia (3)..... 97.8 100.6 101.0 101.3 54.7 55.0 54.3 54.6 230.9 233.6 233.1 232.8
Florida ........... 1,001.2 1,031.1 1,032.0 1,034.7 929.2 938.9 946.8 946.7 1,122.0 1,141.9 1,140.9 1,137.2
Georgia ........... 451.9 463.1 463.0 465.1 395.4 402.9 400.5 399.6 674.1 683.0 684.4 684.7
Hawaii (3)......... 72.9 74.3 74.3 74.5 110.3 109.3 109.3 109.0 118.2 122.9 124.1 119.8
Idaho ............. 72.7 74.1 74.9 75.1 62.6 64.0 64.0 64.4 116.3 119.9 119.9 119.8
Illinois........... 775.8 788.7 788.7 790.5 529.8 529.2 529.3 528.5 849.3 855.0 853.7 853.9
Indiana............ 392.8 404.8 405.8 405.3 283.4 283.8 284.2 283.1 429.2 437.7 437.4 438.2
Iowa............... 201.4 203.9 204.0 204.0 136.7 137.1 136.4 136.2 249.0 252.4 253.2 252.8
Kansas............. 170.1 171.3 172.2 171.8 116.0 114.7 115.4 115.3 257.0 260.3 260.9 260.5
Kentucky........... 239.6 241.3 240.9 240.2 171.6 174.9 174.1 174.4 321.7 328.4 328.8 330.3
Louisiana.......... 244.1 251.2 251.8 253.5 192.5 199.5 199.2 199.5 356.1 364.0 363.0 363.5
Maine.............. 115.5 117.0 117.0 116.8 59.1 61.4 61.5 60.0 103.7 103.6 104.1 103.9
Maryland (3)....... 371.6 380.1 381.3 382.6 233.3 238.7 239.3 238.6 477.1 482.7 483.3 484.2
Massachusetts...... 621.1 633.0 632.4 635.6 299.1 304.0 305.1 301.7 431.8 435.2 436.0 436.3
Michigan........... 593.0 603.7 603.3 602.3 402.2 402.2 401.9 399.9 656.9 649.4 646.3 648.8
Minnesota.......... 424.4 433.8 436.0 436.3 246.1 248.8 249.9 248.3 413.5 417.2 418.6 416.0
Mississippi........ 124.9 127.3 127.4 127.2 124.6 127.1 127.4 126.5 243.1 246.0 246.3 246.9
Missouri .......... 382.6 387.6 388.1 388.5 280.1 282.5 282.4 279.9 438.7 441.3 440.8 441.8
Montana............ 58.6 60.0 60.1 60.0 57.7 59.5 59.5 59.7 86.7 86.4 86.3 86.0
Nebraska (3)....... 131.6 134.7 134.7 133.5 81.8 82.8 83.0 83.0 163.9 163.9 163.7 163.9
Nevada............. 90.9 94.8 94.7 94.8 338.9 340.5 339.5 337.7 156.5 159.5 159.4 160.8
New Hampshire...... 102.4 105.5 105.8 106.2 63.4 63.9 63.9 64.1 93.1 94.6 95.8 95.7
New Jersey......... 576.7 587.9 588.4 589.9 338.2 340.1 341.0 340.3 648.2 648.9 648.8 648.7
New Mexico......... 111.2 113.7 114.7 114.5 87.4 88.7 89.0 88.5 194.5 195.3 195.5 195.6
New York........... 1,594.7 1,631.3 1,631.9 1,631.2 697.1 708.9 708.1 707.9 1,495.3 1,511.0 1,511.5 1,511.8
North Carolina..... 511.5 525.0 527.3 527.8 389.5 400.9 399.8 396.9 691.8 702.5 703.8 702.7
North Dakota....... 50.4 51.4 51.6 51.6 32.5 33.6 33.4 33.2 75.4 75.3 75.1 75.2
Ohio............... 786.4 798.2 801.0 799.9 500.1 498.7 499.6 496.3 797.3 795.5 797.0 797.2
Oklahoma........... 191.0 195.8 194.8 194.9 137.5 142.6 142.3 142.0 322.0 320.6 321.4 321.0
Oregon ............ 210.1 216.5 217.8 218.3 170.4 176.3 176.3 175.3 288.3 294.1 294.5 294.9
Pennsylvania....... 1,069.2 1,085.7 1,085.2 1,089.9 497.3 505.6 506.5 505.6 744.0 742.7 741.9 742.3
Rhode Island....... 99.0 100.6 100.2 100.1 51.2 51.0 50.8 50.9 64.6 64.4 64.3 64.0
South Carolina..... 199.0 205.0 205.4 206.0 215.8 219.2 220.0 221.8 334.7 340.9 340.8 342.3
South Dakota(3).... 59.6 60.9 61.0 60.7 42.9 43.5 43.8 43.0 75.3 75.7 76.0 75.3
Tennessee(3)....... 347.0 355.7 355.9 355.3 274.6 278.3 279.1 275.2 420.2 422.0 420.7 419.9
Texas.............. 1,245.2 1,278.4 1,283.2 1,286.0 973.2 1,004.7 1,010.3 1,014.5 1,725.0 1,734.8 1,740.0 1,736.5
Utah............... 138.9 143.6 144.0 144.4 112.9 115.7 116.4 117.3 206.1 208.0 208.6 209.3
Vermont............ 56.5 57.4 57.4 57.5 32.7 32.7 33.2 33.0 54.0 54.1 54.1 54.2
Virginia........... 413.5 422.1 423.5 423.7 343.0 350.6 349.3 345.7 683.5 692.0 693.1 692.8
Washington......... 344.7 354.8 354.5 354.0 278.5 289.2 288.7 287.7 532.4 539.3 538.4 539.8
West Virginia...... 112.8 115.5 115.5 116.1 71.2 72.7 73.6 73.4 145.5 144.7 145.5 145.4
Wisconsin.......... 396.5 404.6 406.0 406.2 260.9 256.3 257.2 256.3 414.9 416.5 417.6 415.1
Wyoming............ (2) (2) (2) (2) 33.3 34.6 34.6 34.2 66.5 67.8 68.0 68.1
1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except public administration, not shown
separately.
2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from 2007 benchmark levels.
Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
available. Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification Sys-
tem (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. See
http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm. for more details.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)
Total Natural resources and mining Construction
State March April March April March April
2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p
Alabama........... 2,004.4 2,015.6 2,002.8 2,018.5 13.1 12.8 12.8 12.8 113.2 115.0 112.1 114.2
Alaska............ 305.8 307.2 309.8 312.0 13.3 14.4 13.5 14.7 14.9 14.1 16.0 15.2
Arizona........... 2,686.3 2,675.7 2,676.0 2,671.1 10.7 12.4 10.7 12.5 228.5 203.4 226.3 200.2
Arkansas.......... 1,207.8 1,207.4 1,208.0 1,210.2 9.0 10.2 9.0 10.2 56.4 54.2 56.8 55.0
California........ 15151.5 15131.8 15,111.8 15154.8 24.6 24.9 25.2 25.7 894.0 809.2 890.5 809.9
Colorado.......... 2,306.3 2,347.2 2,313.7 2,357.3 23.9 27.3 24.5 27.7 160.5 159.4 164.1 163.1
Connecticut....... 1,671.9 1,683.8 1,689.4 1,701.3 .6 .6 .7 .7 62.4 62.6 67.1 66.6
Delaware ......... 430.4 431.0 434.1 434.2 (1) (1) (1) (1) 26.8 26.2 27.4 26.5
District of
Columbia........ 693.1 699.0 693.1 702.3 (1) (1) (1) (1) 12.1 12.3 12.2 12.4
Florida........... 8,141.6 8,061.7 8,099.3 8,035.4 6.7 6.4 6.8 6.4 625.3 541.5 609.6 528.4
Georgia........... 4,130.9 4,161.2 4,140.4 4,166.5 12.1 11.8 12.0 11.5 221.3 218.1 221.7 218.4
Hawaii ........... 626.6 631.8 618.2 623.5 (1) (1) (1) (1) 38.1 39.7 38.2 39.5
Idaho ............ 642.3 644.0 650.0 651.2 3.8 4.1 3.6 4.0 49.4 45.8 51.6 47.6
Illinois.......... 5,903.2 5,921.1 5,960.7 5,976.3 10.0 9.4 10.1 9.7 249.8 243.3 266.5 258.4
Indiana........... 2,965.4 2,967.9 2,989.2 2,988.6 6.9 6.8 7.0 7.1 142.1 137.5 148.9 145.6
Iowa.............. 1,496.4 1,507.8 1,516.7 1,528.8 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.1 63.4 63.8 69.5 70.3
Kansas............ 1,372.9 1,382.8 1,378.0 1,387.4 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.3 62.5 62.0 63.5 63.3
Kentucky.......... 1,849.8 1,870.5 1,865.0 1,881.3 22.4 21.8 22.1 22.1 80.9 82.6 84.2 84.8
Louisiana......... 1,915.5 1,946.4 1,912.0 1,946.3 50.0 51.4 50.8 51.1 132.7 137.4 132.5 136.7
Maine............. 599.1 600.1 604.5 606.5 2.9 2.8 2.0 2.0 27.4 26.6 29.1 28.4
Maryland.......... 2,586.3 2,610.7 2,597.6 2,629.1 (1) (1) (1) (1) 186.0 184.9 188.9 187.7
Massachusetts..... 3,221.1 3,248.9 3,262.9 3,287.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 123.8 123.3 131.8 130.9
Michigan.......... 4,234.0 4,164.6 4,262.5 4,189.8 7.0 6.6 7.3 6.9 149.7 137.2 158.1 143.8
Minnesota......... 2,722.2 2,738.4 2,744.3 2,763.1 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 106.5 99.8 110.7 106.2
Mississippi....... 1,148.3 1,157.4 1,153.8 1,159.2 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.6 58.4 57.7 58.0 58.5
Missouri ......... 2,785.3 2,780.5 2,804.4 2,808.7 5.2 5.8 5.2 5.5 143.4 142.0 146.1 146.5
Montana........... 436.4 442.0 440.0 445.9 8.3 8.4 8.1 8.2 29.1 29.7 31.5 31.4
Nebraska.......... 947.4 964.0 957.8 970.9 (1) (1) (1) (1) 46.2 47.7 49.1 50.0
Nevada............ 1,290.7 1,286.9 1,294.1 1,288.3 11.9 12.2 11.9 12.3 134.7 122.7 134.6 123.5
New Hampshire..... 635.8 645.3 638.7 651.8 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 24.8 25.0 26.3 26.6
New Jersey........ 4,020.6 4,028.2 4,050.1 4,059.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 160.7 157.5 169.7 164.8
New Mexico........ 842.3 847.6 840.5 849.0 19.1 19.4 19.2 19.5 58.1 57.6 58.6 58.6
New York.......... 8,627.9 8,697.5 8,677.6 8,739.0 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.3 318.8 323.5 337.4 338.9
North Carolina.... 4,117.2 4,165.3 4,126.3 4,177.9 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.0 252.0 255.3 253.3 257.6
North Dakota...... 352.6 358.1 356.1 361.0 4.8 5.2 4.9 5.2 16.1 16.6 17.6 18.0
Ohio.............. 5,369.0 5,363.8 5,414.3 5,404.5 11.2 11.7 11.6 12.1 206.1 205.2 219.0 215.9
Oklahoma.......... 1,565.2 1,581.0 1,561.0 1,588.3 44.8 50.6 44.8 51.1 70.2 73.0 70.1 73.2
Oregon............ 1,717.7 1,728.1 1,721.0 1,733.9 8.9 8.1 9.1 8.1 100.5 94.0 101.4 94.9
Pennsylvania...... 5,742.4 5,756.2 5,794.6 5,809.3 20.2 20.7 20.9 21.3 244.0 241.0 257.5 252.6
Rhode Island...... 485.9 477.3 493.2 483.4 .2 .2 .3 .2 20.4 18.9 21.6 20.5
South Carolina.... 1,939.6 1,950.7 1,944.6 1,965.1 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.5 126.7 120.7 125.6 118.3
South Dakota...... 396.4 403.0 401.6 407.8 (1) (1) (1) (1) 20.0 20.8 21.5 22.8
Tennessee......... 2,784.0 2,784.5 2,791.9 2,793.0 (1) (1) (1) (1) 135.0 135.8 136.6 137.4
Texas............. 10301.8 10535.7 10,303.8 10574.6 201.4 216.1 201.4 215.1 635.2 656.1 633.7 657.9
Utah.............. 1,238.5 1,265.1 1,247.6 1,272.2 10.8 11.3 10.9 11.4 99.3 97.2 102.1 99.1
Vermont........... 306.4 307.0 302.7 303.5 .8 .8 .8 .9 14.4 13.8 15.3 14.6
Virginia.......... 3,737.1 3,753.1 3,751.3 3,769.1 11.4 10.7 11.1 10.7 237.6 232.0 240.7 234.7
Washington........ 2,891.4 2,940.5 2,909.8 2,951.5 7.6 7.7 7.9 7.9 199.6 200.1 202.8 202.1
West Virginia..... 752.0 754.5 756.6 760.9 27.9 28.5 28.2 28.7 37.2 35.2 38.7 37.8
Wisconsin......... 2,830.0 2,823.6 2,862.0 2,843.2 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.3 113.0 107.4 120.0 115.7
Wyoming........... 280.3 287.9 280.6 289.0 26.8 27.4 26.8 27.5 23.6 25.3 24.9 26.4
Puerto Rico....... 1,030.0 1,012.9 1,029.8 1,010.2 (1) (1) (1) (1) 66.8 68.3 67.1 68.9
Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and Information
utilities
March April March April March April
2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p
Alabama............ 297.6 291.8 296.6 290.9 391.8 396.5 391.4 395.9 28.2 28.7 28.3 28.8
Alaska............. 11.8 11.6 11.0 10.8 60.4 61.3 61.7 62.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8
Arizona............ 183.5 179.4 182.1 178.8 523.2 524.1 522.6 523.2 42.3 42.5 42.7 42.3
Arkansas........... 191.5 184.3 190.5 183.4 250.3 248.5 248.2 248.0 19.6 19.8 19.7 19.8
California......... 1,464.4 1,440.7 1,458.0 1,438.6 2,878.1 2,876.8 2,871.2 2,876.1 473.5 468.5 464.8 465.1
Colorado........... 146.1 143.0 145.6 142.7 422.3 430.5 422.9 430.9 75.0 75.2 75.8 75.5
Connecticut........ 191.8 189.6 190.7 189.4 306.6 307.4 306.1 307.2 37.7 38.8 38.0 38.8
Delaware .......... 33.3 33.7 33.2 33.4 81.1 81.3 81.3 81.6 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.0
District of
Columbia......... 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 27.4 27.3 27.8 27.9 22.4 21.2 21.9 21.2
Florida............ 395.5 373.7 393.7 371.5 1,612.6 1,607.1 1,606.8 1,603.7 161.8 160.0 162.1 157.8
Georgia............ 434.4 422.8 433.5 419.9 877.1 889.8 878.7 890.3 114.8 114.7 113.4 114.9
Hawaii ............ 15.4 15.2 15.1 15.2 121.4 121.2 120.3 119.0 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.8
Idaho ............. 66.2 62.5 66.4 62.6 130.1 129.4 130.4 130.9 10.7 11.0 10.8 11.1
Illinois........... 676.8 671.7 676.9 670.7 1,196.3 1,205.6 1,196.2 1,208.9 115.7 116.7 116.0 116.9
Indiana............ 551.4 537.6 550.0 535.4 579.9 579.0 582.1 581.1 39.5 40.5 39.6 40.5
Iowa............... 227.5 228.4 227.9 229.3 304.1 304.2 306.9 307.8 33.7 33.0 34.1 33.9
Kansas............. 184.7 186.8 183.9 186.1 261.5 261.4 261.2 261.9 41.3 40.7 41.3 40.5
Kentucky........... 255.2 252.8 257.1 250.2 383.2 387.4 383.1 389.0 29.6 29.8 29.9 29.9
Louisiana.......... 156.0 157.8 156.9 157.6 382.4 385.5 379.3 382.8 29.6 26.8 28.8 26.5
Maine.............. 58.2 57.3 58.6 57.9 121.1 121.5 121.2 121.6 11.4 11.2 11.5 11.2
Maryland........... 132.1 129.9 131.8 129.3 471.8 471.8 470.3 472.6 50.5 50.9 50.4 50.8
Massachusetts...... 295.8 292.1 295.0 292.0 558.8 558.2 561.0 559.8 87.6 89.7 88.0 89.8
Michigan........... 628.3 581.5 626.9 572.6 772.1 772.0 777.4 776.1 65.3 64.8 65.3 64.8
Minnesota.......... 337.3 335.7 338.7 335.8 519.3 521.1 523.3 525.4 58.2 58.1 58.0 57.9
Mississippi........ 167.2 166.0 171.7 165.1 226.1 228.3 225.7 228.2 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.1
Missouri .......... 303.1 289.5 302.2 291.2 546.0 544.2 546.7 547.9 62.9 64.3 62.6 63.9
Montana............ 20.3 20.2 20.2 20.2 90.2 92.2 90.6 93.0 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.6
Nebraska........... 100.4 100.7 100.6 100.0 201.1 204.7 202.4 205.8 19.1 19.0 19.2 19.0
Nevada............. 50.3 50.9 50.5 51.1 228.8 236.0 229.5 236.4 15.6 15.5 15.8 15.6
New Hampshire...... 77.6 77.4 77.6 77.7 138.6 139.0 139.1 140.3 12.1 12.3 12.2 12.3
New Jersey......... 313.5 307.0 312.8 306.1 860.6 861.9 861.6 863.2 97.5 97.6 97.1 97.9
New Mexico......... 37.2 34.9 36.8 34.8 143.2 145.3 142.4 145.6 15.8 16.3 14.4 15.7
New York........... 554.7 538.3 553.7 536.1 1,496.6 1,502.3 1,498.8 1,506.3 262.3 266.4 262.6 266.6
North Carolina..... 542.5 526.3 535.5 523.8 770.5 776.5 770.1 776.7 72.4 72.6 72.6 72.6
North Dakota....... 25.5 25.6 25.6 25.7 75.1 76.3 75.9 76.9 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.6
Ohio............... 776.4 756.6 772.8 757.3 1,033.8 1,035.6 1,039.1 1,039.3 87.0 86.4 87.7 86.3
Oklahoma........... 150.3 150.9 149.6 150.8 288.3 289.1 285.0 288.7 28.6 28.8 28.6 28.8
Oregon............. 203.5 197.4 201.4 197.4 333.8 336.6 334.3 338.5 35.8 35.8 35.9 36.0
Pennsylvania....... 658.2 642.9 658.1 644.3 1,119.8 1,118.5 1,124.3 1,120.9 106.4 105.8 106.5 105.7
Rhode Island....... 51.3 48.6 51.1 48.4 78.2 76.8 78.9 77.3 10.5 10.8 10.5 10.9
South Carolina..... 251.4 247.7 250.7 247.9 373.9 375.4 373.5 376.2 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7
South Dakota....... 41.9 42.2 42.1 42.6 79.5 80.0 80.3 81.0 7.0 7.1 7.3 7.2
Tennessee.......... 387.1 373.4 382.9 372.2 607.1 608.2 607.0 607.7 49.2 49.2 49.5 49.5
Texas.............. 930.3 929.2 931.5 927.5 2,085.0 2,127.2 2,075.5 2,129.7 220.7 220.8 219.1 220.7
Utah............... 126.6 129.2 126.6 129.0 241.8 248.6 241.8 248.7 32.2 31.7 32.3 31.9
Vermont............ 35.7 35.3 35.8 35.4 58.0 57.7 57.7 57.5 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.0
Virginia........... 280.8 271.7 280.2 276.3 658.5 658.9 657.5 659.2 90.7 90.0 90.6 90.0
Washington......... 287.3 293.9 288.5 294.4 541.9 546.3 544.2 546.8 101.0 103.8 101.5 103.3
West Virginia...... 59.2 57.7 59.0 57.6 141.6 140.5 141.5 140.9 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.4
Wisconsin.......... 495.9 487.5 497.2 488.0 536.3 532.6 538.4 532.4 49.4 49.5 49.5 49.4
Wyoming............ 10.2 9.9 10.1 9.9 53.8 55.4 53.3 55.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Puerto Rico........ 106.7 102.4 106.5 102.3 182.1 176.1 180.9 174.4 22.6 22.1 22.7 22.0
Financial activities Professional and business Education and health services
services
March April March April March April
2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p
Alabama............ 99.7 100.0 99.7 100.2 221.1 223.9 219.8 225.2 207.5 209.5 207.8 210.2
Alaska............. 14.7 14.6 14.8 14.8 23.9 24.2 24.3 24.5 37.3 37.4 37.3 37.3
Arizona............ 186.5 179.2 186.5 178.6 403.9 400.4 401.9 400.2 302.8 314.0 301.5 313.4
Arkansas........... 52.6 53.5 53.1 53.5 116.6 118.4 116.6 118.4 153.9 157.3 154.3 157.7
California......... 922.3 880.0 914.1 879.8 2,255.9 2,278.5 2,243.7 2,280.5 1,672.0 1,715.4 1,662.2 1,718.8
Colorado........... 160.4 158.4 160.0 159.1 338.8 347.0 344.3 354.2 238.4 246.8 238.9 247.9
Connecticut........ 144.1 142.1 144.1 142.6 201.6 201.5 206.0 205.9 285.2 292.2 289.2 295.7
Delaware .......... 44.9 45.4 45.1 45.4 59.4 58.7 60.1 59.0 57.4 59.4 57.6 59.8
District of
Columbia......... 29.7 28.6 29.4 28.7 152.8 154.9 153.3 155.4 102.4 104.3 101.2 104.8
Florida............ 546.1 537.5 543.1 538.1 1,345.8 1,323.1 1,337.7 1,320.6 1,003.2 1,033.6 1,004.7 1,036.7
Georgia............ 232.0 227.8 231.6 227.8 558.3 565.2 556.4 563.6 449.1 462.9 453.6 466.0
Hawaii ............ 30.2 30.1 29.9 30.0 76.0 77.4 75.0 77.1 72.9 74.5 72.9 74.6
Idaho ............. 32.0 31.6 32.5 32.2 80.2 80.2 82.9 82.1 72.8 75.4 72.9 75.5
Illinois........... 402.8 400.8 403.6 401.5 847.2 853.8 867.6 874.2 777.4 789.5 777.7 791.4
Indiana............ 138.1 137.7 138.6 137.9 283.5 283.1 289.8 289.1 393.6 408.9 396.6 409.1
Iowa............... 101.6 103.1 102.0 103.5 117.7 120.1 121.3 122.2 205.5 207.1 204.5 207.1
Kansas............. 73.9 73.4 73.7 73.6 141.3 144.8 143.4 147.4 170.1 172.4 170.6 172.6
Kentucky........... 92.4 94.1 92.9 94.2 179.6 182.0 180.4 182.2 240.5 241.0 239.7 240.8
Louisiana.......... 97.1 96.8 96.6 96.8 201.7 203.1 200.8 204.0 244.6 253.3 246.0 254.7
Maine.............. 33.0 32.5 33.1 32.6 51.3 52.4 52.9 54.0 116.6 117.6 116.3 117.7
Maryland........... 158.3 155.2 157.7 155.9 391.8 398.7 395.7 402.7 372.8 382.2 372.6 383.6
Massachusetts...... 223.8 222.4 224.0 222.9 467.2 476.3 480.0 487.5 624.7 640.1 630.3 644.3
Michigan........... 210.9 206.9 211.6 207.0 563.6 560.8 572.6 572.9 594.2 605.1 595.4 606.2
Minnesota.......... 179.3 179.9 178.2 180.3 323.2 322.9 324.8 329.1 422.9 437.3 425.9 439.1
Mississippi........ 46.8 46.7 47.0 46.8 95.4 95.2 94.5 96.3 125.9 128.2 125.9 128.7
Missouri .......... 165.6 164.9 166.2 164.3 334.8 337.9 337.6 342.1 383.2 388.3 384.2 390.3
Montana............ 21.6 21.4 21.5 21.4 39.3 40.8 40.3 41.9 59.0 60.3 58.9 60.2
Nebraska........... 68.4 69.6 68.7 70.1 102.0 106.8 103.4 107.7 132.1 134.7 131.7 133.8
Nevada............. 65.5 62.9 65.0 62.8 159.4 153.4 159.7 152.7 91.6 95.1 91.2 95.2
New Hampshire...... 38.2 38.5 38.1 38.7 63.1 65.7 64.9 68.0 102.9 106.3 102.7 106.7
New Jersey......... 274.3 267.7 274.8 267.7 594.0 600.5 604.8 610.7 580.1 590.4 577.3 591.5
New Mexico......... 35.3 35.2 35.2 35.1 108.3 108.0 108.3 108.4 111.8 115.9 112.5 116.0
New York........... 726.4 727.1 727.5 724.1 1,116.4 1,116.4 1,126.8 1,127.9 1,616.0 1,653.1 1,616.9 1,653.4
North Carolina..... 209.1 208.6 210.8 209.6 490.1 499.1 494.3 502.7 509.1 527.8 512.3 529.6
North Dakota....... 19.5 19.9 19.5 20.0 28.8 29.6 29.0 29.6 50.3 51.5 50.3 51.5
Ohio............... 300.0 299.1 301.8 299.7 653.4 657.4 663.6 666.6 789.5 805.0 791.2 806.0
Oklahoma........... 83.5 83.7 83.2 84.2 179.7 179.8 179.8 182.9 190.0 195.4 191.3 196.0
Oregon............. 107.1 104.4 106.9 105.2 195.3 197.5 196.2 198.9 212.4 220.8 212.7 221.6
Pennsylvania....... 330.6 328.7 330.9 329.0 688.1 702.1 701.9 712.6 1,081.2 1,098.3 1,082.5 1,104.0
Rhode Island....... 35.2 33.7 35.3 33.5 54.3 52.3 56.4 54.3 101.0 102.2 101.3 102.1
South Carolina..... 105.0 106.5 105.4 108.0 224.2 224.9 225.1 228.4 199.1 206.9 199.3 207.5
South Dakota....... 30.7 31.4 30.6 31.5 26.6 27.3 27.4 28.2 59.5 61.4 59.8 61.1
Tennessee.......... 143.8 142.6 143.8 142.6 316.0 316.9 318.2 318.6 347.4 355.8 347.5 356.2
Texas.............. 639.8 644.9 639.4 652.7 1,276.9 1,329.0 1,274.6 1,338.3 1,245.2 1,284.4 1,244.6 1,287.9
Utah............... 74.6 75.1 74.8 75.1 156.4 161.5 159.6 164.4 139.8 145.7 140.4 146.0
Vermont............ 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.1 21.6 21.7 22.1 22.2 56.4 57.7 56.6 57.8
Virginia........... 194.7 191.4 194.0 190.6 638.2 647.0 641.2 649.2 417.7 428.5 417.2 428.2
Washington......... 155.2 152.8 155.6 152.8 339.9 346.8 340.9 349.5 346.9 356.7 347.6 357.1
West Virginia...... 29.6 29.6 29.8 29.8 59.7 61.2 60.8 62.0 113.5 116.2 113.1 116.2
Wisconsin.......... 161.5 162.1 162.2 163.3 269.2 270.4 275.7 272.0 396.4 406.0 396.9 407.0
Wyoming............ 11.1 11.5 11.2 11.6 17.5 18.1 17.9 18.5 23.0 23.5 22.9 23.7
Puerto Rico........ 48.4 48.1 48.3 47.8 109.2 104.1 109.0 102.8 106.9 106.5 107.1 106.0
Leisure and hospitality Other services Government
March April March April March April
2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p
Alabama............ 172.9 173.6 174.5 176.4 81.4 80.5 81.2 80.6 377.9 383.3 378.6 383.3
Alaska............. 27.9 28.2 29.2 29.3 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.5 83.2 83.1 83.8 84.3
Arizona............ 278.4 279.1 278.0 280.2 99.6 98.0 97.2 97.4 426.9 443.2 426.5 444.3
Arkansas........... 97.8 99.3 100.1 101.8 45.5 45.5 45.3 45.8 214.6 216.4 214.4 216.6
California......... 1,534.7 1,552.2 1,548.3 1,569.0 510.8 516.9 508.9 518.0 2,521.2 2,568.7 2,524.9 2,573.3
Colorado........... 270.0 277.5 266.6 274.5 92.9 94.9 92.5 94.3 378.0 387.2 378.5 387.4
Connecticut........ 126.5 129.2 131.3 133.7 63.6 63.6 63.9 63.9 251.8 256.2 252.3 256.8
Delaware .......... 38.0 36.9 39.7 38.3 20.3 20.6 20.3 20.7 62.4 62.0 62.5 62.5
District of
Columbia......... 54.5 54.3 55.4 55.7 61.9 64.0 62.2 64.2 228.2 230.5 228.0 230.4
Florida............ 957.2 971.1 952.7 969.3 346.8 348.5 343.2 346.5 1,140.6 1,159.2 1,138.9 1,156.4
Georgia............ 391.6 396.6 399.7 403.4 159.0 160.3 160.6 161.1 681.2 691.2 679.2 689.6
Hawaii ............ 110.4 109.2 110.1 108.7 26.4 27.0 26.3 27.0 124.9 126.9 119.9 121.6
Idaho ............. 60.7 62.3 61.4 63.2 19.2 19.6 19.3 19.8 117.2 122.1 118.2 122.2
Illinois........... 509.4 509.2 527.2 525.9 258.4 256.9 258.1 256.3 859.4 864.2 860.8 862.4
Indiana............ 275.1 275.0 283.2 281.6 111.3 112.4 112.2 112.8 444.0 449.4 441.2 448.4
Iowa............... 130.2 130.8 136.6 136.3 57.1 57.7 57.6 58.2 253.6 257.8 254.1 258.1
Kansas............. 113.0 113.0 116.4 115.3 52.2 52.0 52.6 52.3 263.4 267.1 262.2 265.1
Kentucky........... 166.9 170.1 173.8 176.8 75.5 76.4 75.9 76.3 323.6 332.5 325.9 335.0
Louisiana.......... 193.2 198.5 193.0 200.1 68.7 68.8 68.5 69.1 359.5 367.0 358.8 366.9
Maine.............. 50.8 51.5 53.6 54.8 19.4 19.5 19.7 19.7 107.0 107.2 106.5 106.6
Maryland........... 221.4 227.2 229.7 235.0 117.4 118.9 117.0 119.6 484.2 491.0 483.5 491.9
Massachusetts...... 279.8 282.4 291.1 293.4 117.4 117.1 118.2 118.0 440.8 445.9 442.0 447.1
Michigan........... 384.6 382.2 396.5 394.4 175.3 174.9 175.4 175.2 683.0 672.6 676.0 669.9
Minnesota.......... 234.0 236.9 241.5 243.9 116.3 115.0 116.7 116.0 419.6 426.1 420.9 423.9
Mississippi........ 123.6 126.7 125.2 127.0 37.4 37.9 37.1 37.9 244.8 248.0 245.8 248.0
Missouri .......... 271.7 271.7 282.5 281.9 120.3 119.0 120.5 119.9 449.1 452.9 450.6 455.2
Montana............ 54.9 57.0 55.9 57.7 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.3 89.0 87.2 88.1 87.0
Nebraska........... 79.2 80.8 82.1 83.3 34.7 35.0 34.9 35.1 164.2 165.0 165.7 166.1
Nevada............. 338.4 338.4 339.4 337.5 36.0 36.8 36.4 36.6 158.5 163.0 160.1 164.6
New Hampshire...... 59.2 59.3 58.7 59.8 21.6 21.9 21.5 21.9 96.7 98.8 96.5 98.7
New Jersey......... 318.2 321.2 327.8 330.6 160.3 163.4 163.4 165.4 659.8 659.4 659.2 660.2
New Mexico......... 86.9 87.3 87.6 88.2 28.9 29.1 28.7 28.9 197.7 198.6 196.8 198.2
New York........... 659.8 673.1 677.3 688.1 360.3 365.7 361.7 366.6 1,511.1 1,526.1 1,509.0 1,524.7
North Carolina..... 381.0 387.9 388.7 396.9 177.8 184.8 176.1 183.2 705.7 719.4 705.5 718.2
North Dakota....... 31.7 32.4 32.1 32.8 15.2 15.5 15.2 15.6 78.0 78.0 78.4 78.1
Ohio............... 478.4 476.1 496.0 492.4 221.9 219.8 222.3 219.9 811.3 810.9 809.2 809.0
Oklahoma........... 138.9 140.6 139.3 143.2 62.7 63.1 62.6 63.9 328.2 326.0 326.7 325.5
Oregon............. 166.2 172.1 168.9 173.2 60.0 59.8 60.0 59.6 294.2 301.6 294.2 300.5
Pennsylvania....... 474.9 480.9 490.7 498.0 254.4 255.8 256.0 256.7 764.6 761.5 765.3 764.2
Rhode Island....... 46.7 46.0 49.5 48.9 22.8 22.5 23.0 22.4 65.3 65.3 65.3 64.9
South Carolina..... 211.3 215.9 219.6 224.7 74.4 73.8 73.3 74.8 341.5 346.9 339.9 347.1
South Dakota....... 39.7 40.2 41.1 41.4 15.7 16.0 15.7 15.9 75.8 76.6 75.8 76.1
Tennessee.......... 268.9 272.1 276.2 277.4 104.2 103.2 104.0 103.2 425.3 427.3 426.2 428.2
Texas.............. 960.9 1,002.2 979.7 1,020.5 351.9 356.7 352.9 358.8 1,754.5 1,769.1 1,751.4 1,765.5
Utah............... 113.3 117.0 113.9 117.5 35.0 35.9 35.2 35.9 208.7 211.9 210.0 213.2
Vermont............ 34.2 34.4 29.4 29.7 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 56.4 56.6 56.3 56.6
Virginia........... 333.7 336.9 340.7 342.7 184.5 186.3 184.8 187.0 689.3 699.7 693.3 700.5
Washington......... 270.5 280.5 276.0 285.1 104.7 105.9 104.8 106.2 536.8 546.0 540.0 546.3
West Virginia...... 69.0 70.8 70.8 72.5 55.7 56.0 55.8 56.4 147.4 147.5 147.6 147.6
Wisconsin.......... 246.0 242.6 254.3 249.3 136.5 136.0 137.3 135.9 422.5 426.4 427.0 426.9
Wyoming............ 31.3 31.9 30.5 31.5 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.6 67.4 69.2 67.4 69.0
Puerto Rico........ 72.6 72.7 73.1 73.1 18.5 17.5 18.7 17.3 296.2 295.1 296.4 295.6
1 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from 2007 benchmark levels.
Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
available. Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification Sys-
tem (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. For
more details, see http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm.
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