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Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, May 18, 2012                        USDL-12-0956

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       REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- APRIL 2012


Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in April. Thirty-seven 
states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate decreases, five 
states posted rate increases, and eight states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of 
Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia 
registered unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, while only one state 
experienced an increase and one had no change. The national jobless rate was little 
changed from March at 8.1 percent but was 0.9 percentage point lower than in April 
2011.

In April 2012, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 32 states and the District of 
Columbia and decreased in 18 states. The largest over-the-month increase in 
employment occurred in Indiana (+17,100), followed by Texas (+13,200) and Georgia 
(+7,800). The largest over-the-month decrease in employment occurred in Maryland 
(-6,000), followed by Wisconsin (-5,900) and New Hampshire (-4,800). Hawaii 
experienced the largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+0.8 per-
cent), followed by North Dakota (+0.7 percent) and Indiana (+0.6 percent). New 
Hampshire experienced the largest over-the-month percentage decline in employment 
(-0.8 percent), followed by Alaska (-0.7 percent) and Vermont (-0.5 percent). Over 
the year, nonfarm employment increased in 43 states and the District of Columbia 
and decreased in 7 states. The largest over-the-year percentage increase occurred in
North Dakota (+7.2 percent). The largest over-the-year percentage decrease in 
employment occurred in Rhode Island (-0.9 percent).


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   |                       Employment Data Corrections                             | 
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   | This news release contains errors in previously release employment data	   |
   | in tables C, D, 5, 6, and chart 2. This news release will not be corrected.   |
   | Corrected data were loaded into the CES State and Area database on June	   |
   | 15, 2012, and are available at www.bls.gov/sae/data.htm.			   |
   | 										   |
   | A complete listing of corrections in this news release and in the CES 	   |
   | State and Area database can be found at www.bls.gov/bls/errata/sae_errata.htm.| 
   |_______________________________________________________________________________|
   

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

The West continued to record the highest regional unemployment rate in April, 9.5 
percent, while the Midwest again reported the lowest rate, 7.2 percent. Over the 
month, three regions experienced statistically significant unemployment rate 
changes: the Midwest (-0.2 percentage point) and South and West (-0.1 point each). 
The significant over-the-year changes occurred in the same three regions: the 
Midwest and South (-1.2 percentage points each) and West (-1.0 point). 
(See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific continued to report the highest 
jobless rate, 10.1 percent in April. The West North Central again registered the 
lowest rate, 5.8 percent. Two divisions experienced statistically significant 
unemployment rate changes over the month: the South Atlantic and West South Central 
(-0.2 percentage point each). Eight divisions had measurable unemployment rate 
changes from a year earlier, all of which were decreases. The largest of these
occurred in the East South Central (-1.7 percentage points).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Nevada continued to record the highest unemployment rate among the states, 11.7 
percent in April. Rhode Island and California posted the next highest rates, 11.2 
and 10.9 percent, respectively. North Dakota again registered the lowest jobless 
rate, 3.0 percent, followed by Nebraska, 3.9 percent, and South Dakota, 4.3 percent.
In total, 24 states reported jobless rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure
of 8.1 percent, 6 states and the District of Columbia had measurably higher rates,
and 20 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation.
(See tables A and 3.)

Arizona and Oklahoma experienced the largest over-the-month unemployment rate 
declines in April (-0.4 percentage point each). Seven other states also had statis-
tically significant rate decreases: Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, and North Carolina
(-0.3 percentage point each) and Idaho, Massachusetts, and Minnesota (-0.2 point 
each). The District of Columbia also posted a significant rate decrease (-0.3 per-
centage point). The remaining 41 states recorded jobless rates that were not 
measurably different from those of a month earlier, though some had changes that 
were at least as large numerically as the significant changes.

Michigan registered the largest jobless rate decrease from April 2011 (-2.2 per-
centage points). Twenty-three additional states reported smaller but also 
statistically significant declines over the year. The remaining 26 states and the 
District of Columbia recorded unemployment rates that were not appreciably different
from those of a year earlier. (See table B.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In April 2012, nine states recorded statistically significant over-the-month changes 
in employment, seven of which were increases. The largest statistically significant 
job gains occurred in Indiana (+17,100), Iowa (+5,800), and Arkansas (+5,500).
Significant job losses occurred in New Hampshire (-4,800) and Alaska (-2,300).
(See tables C and 5.)

Over the year, 24 states and the District of Columbia experienced statistically 
significant changes in employment, all of which were increases. The largest increase 
occurred in Texas (+225,800), followed by California (+175,600) and New York 
(+131,000). (See table D.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for April is scheduled 
to be released on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Regional and 
State Employment and Unemployment news release for May is scheduled to be released on 
Friday, June 15, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).



Table A.  States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., April 2012, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------
                State                |          Rate(p)       
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States (1) ...................|           8.1          
                                     |                        
Alaska ..............................|           6.9          
California ..........................|          10.9          
Delaware ............................|           6.8          
District of Columbia ................|           9.5          
Georgia .............................|           8.9          
Hawaii ..............................|           6.3          
Iowa ................................|           5.1          
Kansas ..............................|           6.1          
Maine ...............................|           7.2          
Maryland ............................|           6.7          
                                     |                        
Massachusetts .......................|           6.3          
Minnesota ...........................|           5.6          
Montana .............................|           6.1          
Nebraska ............................|           3.9          
Nevada ..............................|          11.7          
New Hampshire .......................|           5.0          
New Jersey ..........................|           9.1          
New Mexico ..........................|           6.9          
North Carolina ......................|           9.4          
North Dakota ........................|           3.0          
                                     |                        
Oklahoma ............................|           5.0          
Pennsylvania ........................|           7.4          
Rhode Island ........................|          11.2          
South Dakota ........................|           4.3          
Texas ...............................|           6.9          
Utah ................................|           6.0          
Vermont .............................|           4.6          
Virginia ............................|           5.6          
West Virginia .......................|           6.7          
Wisconsin ...........................|           6.7          
Wyoming .............................|           5.3          
--------------------------------------------------------------
   1 Data are not preliminary.
   p = preliminary.



Table B.  States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from April 2011 to April 2012, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |                
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-year  
             State              |   April   |   April   |   change(p)    
                                |    2011   |  2012(p)  |                
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Alabama ........................|     9.2   |     7.2   |      -2.0      
Arizona ........................|     9.6   |     8.2   |      -1.4      
California .....................|    11.8   |    10.9   |       -.9      
Connecticut ....................|     9.0   |     7.7   |      -1.3      
Florida ........................|    10.6   |     8.7   |      -1.9      
Georgia ........................|     9.8   |     8.9   |       -.9      
Iowa ...........................|     5.9   |     5.1   |       -.8      
Kentucky .......................|     9.6   |     8.3   |      -1.3      
Massachusetts ..................|     7.5   |     6.3   |      -1.2      
Michigan .......................|    10.5   |     8.3   |      -2.2      
                                |           |           |                
Minnesota ......................|     6.6   |     5.6   |      -1.0      
Mississippi ....................|    10.6   |     8.7   |      -1.9      
Missouri .......................|     8.6   |     7.3   |      -1.3      
Nebraska .......................|     4.5   |     3.9   |       -.6      
Nevada .........................|    13.6   |    11.7   |      -1.9      
North Carolina .................|    10.4   |     9.4   |      -1.0      
Ohio ...........................|     8.8   |     7.4   |      -1.4      
South Carolina .................|    10.4   |     8.8   |      -1.6      
Tennessee ......................|     9.4   |     7.8   |      -1.6      
Texas ..........................|     8.0   |     6.9   |      -1.1      
                                |           |           |                
Utah ...........................|     7.0   |     6.0   |      -1.0      
Vermont ........................|     5.7   |     4.6   |      -1.1      
Washington .....................|     9.3   |     8.1   |      -1.2      
Wisconsin ......................|     7.5   |     6.7   |       -.8      
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   p = preliminary.



Table C.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
March 2012 to April 2012, seasonally adjusted
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                              |   March     |   April     | Over-the-month
           State              |   2012      |   2012(p)   |   change(p)  
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Alaska........................|     332,200 |     329,900 |      -2,300   
Arkansas......................|   1,164,600 |   1,170,100 |       5,500   
Delaware......................|     418,900 |     421,000 |       2,100   
Hawaii........................|     596,300 |     600,900 |       4,600   
Indiana.......................|   2,867,800 |   2,884,900 |      17,100   
Iowa..........................|   1,490,500 |   1,496,300 |       5,800   
Nebraska......................|     948,100 |     951,900 |       3,800   
New Hampshire.................|     628,300 |     623,500 |      -4,800   
North Dakota..................|     413,800 |     416,600 |       2,800   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
   p = preliminary.



Table D.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
April 2011 to April 2012, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              |   April     |   April     | Over-the-year 
           State              |   2011      |   2012(p)   |    change(p)  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona.......................|   2,402,600 |   2,453,500 |      50,900   
California....................|  14,061,400 |  14,237,000 |     175,600   
Colorado......................|   2,252,000 |   2,291,800 |      39,800   
District of Columbia..........|     723,600 |     739,000 |      15,400   
Florida.......................|   7,272,700 |   7,325,300 |      52,600   
Hawaii........................|     590,800 |     600,900 |      10,100   
Indiana.......................|   2,830,700 |   2,884,900 |      54,200   
Iowa..........................|   1,478,200 |   1,496,300 |      18,100   
Kentucky......................|   1,789,300 |   1,822,000 |      32,700   
Louisiana.....................|   1,913,600 |   1,958,500 |      44,900   
                              |             |             |               
Maryland......................|   2,539,500 |   2,580,100 |      40,600   
Massachusetts.................|   3,215,500 |   3,242,900 |      27,400   
Michigan......................|   3,929,400 |   3,988,700 |      59,300   
New Jersey....................|   3,849,700 |   3,889,300 |      39,600   
New York......................|   8,676,400 |   8,807,400 |     131,000   
North Carolina................|   3,927,800 |   3,958,100 |      30,300   
North Dakota..................|     388,800 |     416,600 |      27,800   
Ohio..........................|   5,090,700 |   5,137,900 |      47,200   
Oklahoma......................|   1,547,200 |   1,585,700 |      38,500   
Pennsylvania..................|   5,689,100 |   5,727,700 |      38,600   
                              |             |             |               
Tennessee.....................|   2,652,500 |   2,695,800 |      43,300   
Texas.........................|  10,529,800 |  10,755,600 |     225,800   
Utah..........................|   1,202,300 |   1,231,100 |      28,800   
Virginia......................|   3,680,700 |   3,715,500 |      34,800   
Washington....................|   2,815,500 |   2,854,100 |      38,600   
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   p = preliminary.




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 to 4). Also
presented are nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and major
industry sector 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 LAUS program measures employment
and unemployment on a place-of-residence basis. The universe for each
is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over.
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 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 lay-off expecting recall
need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The labor force
is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. The unemployment rate is
the number of unemployed as a percent of the labor force.

   Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 of the 50 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 estimating equations based on regression techniques. This
method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2005,
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 all nine census divisions and
the five additional substate areas contained in this release (the Cleveland-
Elyria-Mentor and Detroit-Warren-Livonia metropolitan areas and the Chicago-
Joliet-Naperville, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 
metropolitan divisions) and their respective balances of state are based on a
similar regression approach that does not incorporate CES or UI data. Estimates
for census regions are obtained by summing the model-based estimates for the
component divisions and then calculating the unemployment rate. Each month,
census division estimates are controlled to national totals; state estimates
are then controlled to their respective division totals. Substate and
balance-of-state estimates for the five areas noted above are controlled
to their respective state totals. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from
a monthly household survey similar to the CPS. A detailed description of
the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request.

   Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data for prior years reflect
adjustments made at 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 reestimation. In most years, historical data for the most
recent five years (both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted) are
revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to the release of January
estimates.

   Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS program introduced smoothed seasonally adjusted
(SSA) estimates in January 2010. These are seasonally-adjusted data that have
incorporated a long-run trend smoothing procedure, resulting in estimates that
are less volatile than those previously produced. The estimates are smoothed using
a Henderson Trend Filter (H13). The H13 uses a filtering procedure, based on moving
averages, to remove the irregular fluctuations from the seasonally-adjusted series,
leaving the trend. The same process is used on both historical and current year
estimates. For more information about the smoothing technique, see the BLS Web
site at www.bls.gov/lau/lassaqa.htm.

   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 December 1, 2009. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is
available on the Internet 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
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 employment to that of
the previous month is computed from a sample of establishments 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 estimators 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 adjusted supersector
series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll 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 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. The sums of
individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because
of rounding. Unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data and thus may
differ slightly from rates computed using the rounded data displayed in the tables.

   Use of error measures. In 2005, the LAUS program introduced several improvements
to its methodology. Among these were 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 significance. The remainder of the analysis
in the release takes statistical significance into consideration.

   Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based error measures for 
seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data and for over-the-month
and over-the-year changes are available online at 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
current year over-the-month change in a state unemployment rate that is required
for statistical significance at the 90-percent confidence level is just over
0.2 percentage point; the average amount of the current over-the-year change in
a state rate for significance is about 0.9 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
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 online at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent
confidence level in determining whether changes in CES employment levels are
statistically significant. Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is
available on the Internet at 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 Online.

   Estimates of labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well as
nonfarm employment from the CES program, for 380 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 approximately 7,300 subnational areas are available on the Internet at www.bls.gov/lau/.
Employment data from the CES program for states and metropolitan areas are available
on the Internet 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                                                                                                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 
                       2011     2012     2012     2012     2011     2012     2012     2012     2011     2012     2012     2012  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 28,190.9 28,232.2 28,253.5 28,287.2  2,296.7  2,254.3  2,246.1  2,225.7    8.1      8.0      7.9      7.9  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,745.1  7,749.3  7,742.0  7,737.0    609.1    552.6    543.2    531.2    7.9      7.1      7.0      6.9  
  Middle Atlantic... 20,445.7 20,482.9 20,511.5 20,550.2  1,687.6  1,701.7  1,702.8  1,694.5    8.3      8.3      8.3      8.2  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 56,062.6 56,349.8 56,347.6 56,307.4  4,964.9  4,500.1  4,403.1  4,308.6    8.9      8.0      7.8      7.7  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 29,691.1 29,916.8 29,910.2 29,853.3  2,762.2  2,532.1  2,474.1  2,422.9    9.3      8.5      8.3      8.1  
  East South Central  8,745.2  8,683.0  8,655.1  8,636.2    840.1    720.5    701.2    684.8    9.6      8.3      8.1      7.9  
  West South Central 17,626.2 17,750.0 17,782.3 17,817.9  1,362.6  1,247.4  1,227.8  1,200.9    7.7      7.0      6.9      6.7  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 34,298.0 34,336.0 34,339.9 34,339.1  2,865.4  2,578.0  2,532.7  2,484.0    8.4      7.5      7.4      7.2  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,275.9 23,300.3 23,316.0 23,327.7  2,127.3  1,928.3  1,882.4  1,847.1    9.1      8.3      8.1      7.9  
  West North Central 11,022.1 11,035.6 11,023.9 11,011.4    738.2    649.7    650.3    636.9    6.7      5.9      5.9      5.8  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 35,866.5 35,951.2 35,995.4 35,984.1  3,751.1  3,439.8  3,447.3  3,402.0   10.5      9.6      9.6      9.5  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain.......... 11,004.1 10,966.2 10,977.0 10,967.8    992.6    893.6    888.1    872.8    9.0      8.1      8.1      8.0  
  Pacific........... 24,862.3 24,985.0 25,018.4 25,016.3  2,758.5  2,546.1  2,559.2  2,529.2   11.1     10.2     10.2     10.1  

   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. Estimates for
the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.




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      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       2011     2012     2011     2012     2011     2012     2011     2012     2011     2012     2011     2012  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 28,067.8 28,122.0 27,997.0 28,080.7  2,365.2  2,304.8  2,199.3  2,137.3    8.4      8.2      7.9      7.6  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,706.7  7,678.8  7,687.2  7,661.3    635.7    557.6    588.5    509.1    8.2      7.3      7.7      6.6  
  Middle Atlantic... 20,361.1 20,443.1 20,309.8 20,419.4  1,729.4  1,747.2  1,610.8  1,628.2    8.5      8.5      7.9      8.0  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 55,857.0 56,108.6 55,907.5 55,978.1  4,925.2  4,340.4  4,715.8  4,085.2    8.8      7.7      8.4      7.3  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 29,592.9 29,770.6 29,607.4 29,625.9  2,735.0  2,426.6  2,633.7  2,319.4    9.2      8.2      8.9      7.8  
  East South Central  8,699.8  8,589.1  8,702.9  8,570.0    842.1    703.7    800.3    644.3    9.7      8.2      9.2      7.5  
  West South Central 17,564.3 17,748.9 17,597.2 17,782.2  1,348.1  1,210.1  1,281.8  1,121.5    7.7      6.8      7.3      6.3  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 34,134.1 34,139.2 34,128.2 34,103.5  2,998.4  2,666.6  2,762.4  2,405.9    8.8      7.8      8.1      7.1  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,153.7 23,180.6 23,119.6 23,135.0  2,211.1  1,962.5  2,053.4  1,805.5    9.5      8.5      8.9      7.8  
  West North Central 10,980.4 10,958.6 11,008.6 10,968.5    787.3    704.1    708.9    600.4    7.2      6.4      6.4      5.5  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 35,804.5 35,946.4 35,730.4 35,742.5  3,851.6  3,591.9  3,638.4  3,281.6   10.8     10.0     10.2      9.2  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain.......... 10,966.8 10,937.6 10,959.5 10,881.5  1,010.2    907.5    960.7    840.4    9.2      8.3      8.8      7.7  
  Pacific........... 24,837.7 25,008.8 24,770.9 24,861.0  2,841.4  2,684.4  2,677.8  2,441.2   11.4     10.7     10.8      9.8  

   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. Estimates for
the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.




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
                           2011      2012      2012     2012p      2011      2012      2012     2012p    2011  2012  2012 2012p
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
Alabama................   2,200.4   2,149.8   2,142.1   2,137.5    203.5     161.8     157.5     154.3    9.2   7.5   7.4   7.2
Alaska.................     366.5     367.2     367.3     367.6     27.6      25.8      25.6      25.4    7.5   7.0   7.0   6.9
Arizona................   3,045.4   3,005.9   3,009.2   3,002.6    291.8     260.4     257.7     245.9    9.6   8.7   8.6   8.2
Arkansas...............   1,368.8   1,386.0   1,389.6   1,390.0    110.1     105.3     103.4     100.6    8.0   7.6   7.4   7.2
California.............  18,350.8  18,467.8  18,487.5  18,482.6  2,171.0   2,012.4   2,031.1   2,007.0   11.8  10.9  11.0  10.9
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                             
    Beach-Glendale (1).   4,925.4   4,920.0   4,910.0   4,894.1    602.2     579.3     580.2     568.6   12.2  11.8  11.8  11.6
Colorado...............   2,721.1   2,731.1   2,735.3   2,731.3    228.0     212.6     213.8     216.0    8.4   7.8   7.8   7.9
Connecticut............   1,919.5   1,914.5   1,913.1   1,912.7    172.4     148.6     148.1     147.1    9.0   7.8   7.7   7.7
Delaware...............     438.3     439.8     439.9     440.5     31.7      30.5      30.3      30.0    7.2   6.9   6.9   6.8
District of Columbia...     344.6     347.8     348.6     349.7     34.7      34.3      34.1      33.3   10.1   9.8   9.8   9.5
Florida................   9,229.1   9,297.2   9,283.4   9,255.1    980.4     870.5     836.8     803.6   10.6   9.4   9.0   8.7
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                           
    Kendall (1)........   1,266.9   1,297.2   1,305.8   1,307.4    153.9     134.0     130.4     125.4   12.1  10.3  10.0   9.6
                                                                                                                               
Georgia................   4,719.2   4,750.8   4,758.3   4,754.1    461.8     431.0     425.9     423.5    9.8   9.1   9.0   8.9
Hawaii.................     661.0     659.5     658.6     655.8     43.5      42.2      42.3      41.4    6.6   6.4   6.4   6.3
Idaho..................     769.3     777.2     779.0     779.1     67.1      62.5      61.8      60.2    8.7   8.0   7.9   7.7
Illinois...............   6,552.9   6,589.0   6,588.8   6,592.3    621.2     598.4     581.1     571.5    9.5   9.1   8.8   8.7
  Chicago-Joliet-                                                                                                              
    Naperville (1).....   4,039.2   4,070.0   4,069.5   4,081.6    385.2     364.0     352.9     351.3    9.5   8.9   8.7   8.6
Indiana................   3,177.3   3,213.1   3,211.0   3,206.2    280.0     269.9     262.9     254.7    8.8   8.4   8.2   7.9
Iowa...................   1,664.6   1,664.0   1,662.5   1,663.4     98.5      88.2      86.8      85.2    5.9   5.3   5.2   5.1
Kansas.................   1,503.2   1,507.9   1,504.3   1,501.3    101.2      91.9      92.7      92.1    6.7   6.1   6.2   6.1
Kentucky...............   2,068.0   2,066.1   2,065.6   2,062.9    199.0     179.6     177.5     171.9    9.6   8.7   8.6   8.3
Louisiana..............   2,062.5   2,060.5   2,064.7   2,070.6    153.5     144.3     147.0     146.9    7.4   7.0   7.1   7.1
Maine..................     703.0     709.4     710.0     709.9     54.1      50.1      51.3      51.2    7.7   7.1   7.2   7.2
                                                                                                                               
Maryland...............   3,068.9   3,083.7   3,087.9   3,089.3    217.3     201.9     204.1     206.6    7.1   6.5   6.6   6.7
Massachusetts..........   3,459.7   3,458.2   3,453.4   3,455.3    258.1     238.0     225.9     216.2    7.5   6.9   6.5   6.3
Michigan...............   4,670.3   4,646.9   4,656.4   4,658.7    490.9     409.0     397.0     388.9   10.5   8.8   8.5   8.3
  Detroit-Warren-                                                                                                              
    Livonia (2)........   2,021.7   2,008.4   2,004.6   1,995.0    236.6     197.1     189.2     184.4   11.7   9.8   9.4   9.2
Minnesota..............   2,979.0   2,974.1   2,974.7   2,970.2    196.2     170.0     173.1     165.9    6.6   5.7   5.8   5.6
Mississippi............   1,340.7   1,343.8   1,337.1   1,333.2    141.6     128.5     120.8     116.3   10.6   9.6   9.0   8.7
Missouri...............   3,045.2   3,032.1   3,023.6   3,021.3    263.3     224.9     224.0     220.7    8.6   7.4   7.4   7.3
Montana................     503.7     506.5     506.6     507.5     34.4      31.6      31.2      31.0    6.8   6.2   6.2   6.1
Nebraska...............   1,002.0   1,014.0   1,012.3   1,012.7     44.7      41.1      40.6      39.6    4.5   4.1   4.0   3.9
Nevada.................   1,386.6   1,370.8   1,364.9   1,360.1    188.2     168.1     163.4     158.6   13.6  12.3  12.0  11.7
New Hampshire..........     737.5     742.6     743.0     741.6     39.7      38.3      38.4      37.0    5.4   5.2   5.2   5.0
                                                                                                                               
New Jersey.............   4,548.0   4,575.9   4,574.2   4,584.2    422.3     414.0     412.7     417.2    9.3   9.0   9.0   9.1
New Mexico.............     929.0     932.0     933.7     932.8     69.6      66.8      66.9      64.3    7.5   7.2   7.2   6.9
New York...............   9,504.6   9,520.7   9,527.9   9,541.5    760.8     804.7     810.7     807.7    8.0   8.5   8.5   8.5
  New York City........   3,941.0   3,959.2   3,959.6   3,956.1    345.4     379.2     385.6     377.4    8.8   9.6   9.7   9.5
North Carolina.........   4,648.1   4,687.7   4,680.3   4,669.1    481.9     463.7     452.1     439.4   10.4   9.9   9.7   9.4
North Dakota...........     380.6     390.0     389.9     390.2     13.1      12.0      11.8      11.7    3.4   3.1   3.0   3.0
Ohio...................   5,815.2   5,795.0   5,805.1   5,810.7    509.6     443.1     438.1     431.3    8.8   7.6   7.5   7.4
  Cleveland-Elyria-                                                                                                            
    Mentor (2).........   1,078.9   1,085.7   1,088.8   1,090.1     82.4      78.2      76.5      75.6    7.6   7.2   7.0   6.9
Oklahoma...............   1,764.1   1,787.5   1,787.4   1,788.9    103.7     106.8      96.9      89.1    5.9   6.0   5.4   5.0
Oregon.................   1,991.8   1,992.1   1,991.0   1,989.7    188.9     174.3     171.7     168.8    9.5   8.7   8.6   8.5
Pennsylvania...........   6,395.6   6,390.1   6,406.6   6,427.9    507.1     484.1     479.9     474.2    7.9   7.6   7.5   7.4
Rhode Island...........     564.1     559.0     558.2     556.3     63.1      61.7      62.1      62.2   11.2  11.0  11.1  11.2
                                                                                                                               
South Carolina.........   2,156.8   2,158.4   2,157.2   2,151.2    223.8     197.4     192.7     189.9   10.4   9.1   8.9   8.8
South Dakota...........     445.9     449.3     448.8     448.0     21.5      19.2      19.4      19.3    4.8   4.3   4.3   4.3
Tennessee..............   3,134.1   3,123.4   3,109.3   3,099.8    294.4     250.8     244.2     240.3    9.4   8.0   7.9   7.8
Texas..................  12,427.6  12,517.7  12,539.2  12,568.4    992.9     891.4     881.0     862.9    8.0   7.1   7.0   6.9
Utah...................   1,343.0   1,334.4   1,340.9   1,345.5     94.2      76.4      78.1      80.2    7.0   5.7   5.8   6.0
Vermont................     359.1     360.7     359.9     358.8     20.4      17.8      17.1      16.5    5.7   4.9   4.8   4.6
Virginia...............   4,288.5   4,343.1   4,341.6   4,339.3    264.1     249.6     244.8     241.6    6.2   5.7   5.6   5.6
Washington.............   3,483.7   3,498.1   3,503.8   3,511.3    325.2     289.9     290.8     285.8    9.3   8.3   8.3   8.1
  Seattle-Bellevue-                                                                                                            
    Everett (1)........   1,483.5   1,489.7   1,486.4   1,492.1    128.0     110.8     108.9     106.1    8.6   7.4   7.3   7.1
West Virginia..........     799.1     803.7     803.5     803.3     63.2      57.5      54.8      53.8    7.9   7.2   6.8   6.7
Wisconsin..............   3,067.7   3,059.4   3,064.4   3,068.9    231.5     209.9     207.6     205.3    7.5   6.9   6.8   6.7
Wyoming................     303.7     307.2     307.1     307.1     18.2      16.4      16.3      16.3    6.0   5.4   5.3   5.3
                                                                                                                               
Puerto Rico............   1,268.3   1,291.4   1,285.5   1,274.5    204.8     194.1     193.4     188.2   16.1  15.0  15.0  14.8

   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. 10-02, dated December 1,
2009, and are available at 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    
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                           2011      2012      2011     2012p      2011      2012      2011     2012p    2011   2012   2011   2012p
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Alabama................   2,188.5   2,130.4   2,187.0   2,122.7    198.1     156.2     189.1     141.6    9.1    7.3    8.6    6.7 
Alaska.................     363.6     364.9     362.3     363.4     30.3      28.5      27.9      26.5    8.3    7.8    7.7    7.3 
Arizona................   3,046.8   3,009.4   3,039.4   2,980.5    288.2     253.6     278.0     223.7    9.5    8.4    9.1    7.5 
Arkansas...............   1,366.1   1,386.2   1,370.9   1,385.5    111.7     103.2     105.9      95.6    8.2    7.4    7.7    6.9 
California.............  18,337.7  18,498.7  18,293.2  18,368.9  2,221.9   2,119.9   2,108.2   1,932.2   12.1   11.5   11.5   10.5 
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                                 
    Beach-Glendale (1).   4,919.9   4,897.4   4,917.8   4,855.7    597.2     579.6     577.4     535.8   12.1   11.8   11.7   11.0 
Colorado...............   2,704.3   2,720.9   2,702.5   2,700.6    236.8     223.9     218.7     215.2    8.8    8.2    8.1    8.0 
Connecticut............   1,910.4   1,898.9   1,906.8   1,897.9    176.5     153.9     165.0     143.0    9.2    8.1    8.7    7.5 
Delaware...............     437.7     440.3     438.6     440.9     32.4      31.2      31.2      29.9    7.4    7.1    7.1    6.8 
District of Columbia...     344.6     347.7     342.4     346.1     35.0      34.3      32.2      28.7   10.1    9.9    9.4    8.3 
Florida................   9,195.6   9,236.2   9,195.9   9,174.5    962.0     795.2     936.2     758.2   10.5    8.6   10.2    8.3 
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                               
    Kendall (1)........   1,242.1   1,288.2   1,266.6   1,290.0    145.9     116.1     154.0     115.6   11.7    9.0   12.2    9.0 
                                                                                                                                   
Georgia................   4,712.3   4,758.9   4,701.8   4,712.6    455.5     420.8     440.8     411.5    9.7    8.8    9.4    8.7 
Hawaii.................     662.6     658.9     663.7     653.9     42.5      42.5      41.2      39.2    6.4    6.4    6.2    6.0 
Idaho..................     765.1     775.4     765.9     772.1     72.4      66.8      68.0      60.0    9.5    8.6    8.9    7.8 
Illinois...............   6,521.4   6,548.3   6,522.6   6,552.6    624.5     589.0     598.4     566.3    9.6    9.0    9.2    8.6 
  Chicago-Joliet-                                                                                                                  
    Naperville (1).....   4,030.7   4,066.0   4,032.0   4,079.9    379.9     365.0     382.4     366.7    9.4    9.0    9.5    9.0 
Indiana................   3,155.2   3,185.2   3,164.9   3,184.3    288.3     274.6     268.8     246.3    9.1    8.6    8.5    7.7 
Iowa...................   1,661.3   1,655.3   1,664.8   1,661.4    107.3      94.5      97.6      84.1    6.5    5.7    5.9    5.1 
Kansas.................   1,500.0   1,495.1   1,496.6   1,490.4    106.1      98.6      93.9      85.9    7.1    6.6    6.3    5.8 
Kentucky...............   2,059.6   2,056.3   2,062.7   2,049.8    206.1     185.1     192.9     160.4   10.0    9.0    9.4    7.8 
Louisiana..............   2,051.6   2,053.4   2,055.8   2,064.2    150.0     144.6     138.6     132.7    7.3    7.0    6.7    6.4 
Maine..................     694.9     701.3     697.0     700.6     59.3      58.2      55.3      51.7    8.5    8.3    7.9    7.4 
                                                                                                                                   
Maryland...............   3,061.1   3,081.8   3,049.7   3,061.1    217.5     208.0     205.1     199.7    7.1    6.8    6.7    6.5 
Massachusetts..........   3,447.4   3,427.3   3,435.8   3,429.0    270.4     220.1     246.4     201.4    7.8    6.4    7.2    5.9 
Michigan...............   4,654.5   4,632.2   4,607.9   4,584.6    523.1     417.5     464.6     368.4   11.2    9.0   10.1    8.0 
  Detroit-Warren-                                                                                                                  
    Livonia (2)........   2,015.5   1,988.5   1,991.8   1,948.1    244.1     190.3     221.4     170.3   12.1    9.6   11.1    8.7 
Minnesota..............   2,962.6   2,960.8   2,975.7   2,950.7    213.5     194.3     193.0     154.8    7.2    6.6    6.5    5.2 
Mississippi............   1,332.8   1,324.7   1,333.0   1,323.9    139.0     114.8     132.7     109.8   10.4    8.7   10.0    8.3 
Missouri...............   3,039.4   3,011.2   3,043.1   3,018.9    273.3     238.4     247.7     206.8    9.0    7.9    8.1    6.9 
Montana................     500.8     503.5     504.7     508.0     37.9      35.0      34.7      32.0    7.6    7.0    6.9    6.3 
Nebraska...............     998.9   1,007.6   1,003.9   1,013.6     47.3      42.3      42.5      37.5    4.7    4.2    4.2    3.7 
Nevada.................   1,385.7   1,359.8   1,384.5   1,355.8    187.5     162.4     184.9     155.8   13.5   11.9   13.4   11.5 
New Hampshire..........     735.0     740.2     731.8     731.9     41.5      41.2      38.6      34.6    5.6    5.6    5.3    4.7 
                                                                                                                                   
New Jersey.............   4,539.4   4,561.7   4,525.3   4,569.3    433.6     424.6     405.6     413.9    9.6    9.3    9.0    9.1 
New Mexico.............     923.8     925.9     925.5     923.9     69.3      64.8      66.9      57.1    7.5    7.0    7.2    6.2 
New York...............   9,471.1   9,500.6   9,445.6   9,473.6    773.2     827.2     728.5     768.7    8.2    8.7    7.7    8.1 
  New York City........   3,947.5   3,969.8   3,930.4   3,931.6    341.4     387.7     330.2     345.0    8.6    9.8    8.4    8.8 
North Carolina.........   4,632.8   4,643.6   4,640.5   4,633.4    479.8     445.9     464.0     421.2   10.4    9.6   10.0    9.1 
North Dakota...........     375.6     384.6     379.3     388.3     15.5      14.4      13.1      12.2    4.1    3.8    3.5    3.1 
Ohio...................   5,769.8   5,765.2   5,779.8   5,769.4    520.3     451.6     492.4     418.5    9.0    7.8    8.5    7.3 
  Cleveland-Elyria-                                                                                                                
    Mentor (2).........   1,068.7   1,085.7   1,075.0   1,084.5     83.7      76.6      79.5      72.8    7.8    7.1    7.4    6.7 
Oklahoma...............   1,755.8   1,778.1   1,761.8   1,784.6    104.2      86.4      94.9      78.7    5.9    4.9    5.4    4.4 
Oregon.................   1,987.4   1,981.7   1,985.7   1,979.7    203.1     182.0     186.6     168.7   10.2    9.2    9.4    8.5 
Pennsylvania...........   6,350.6   6,380.7   6,338.9   6,376.5    522.6     495.5     476.7     445.6    8.2    7.8    7.5    7.0 
Rhode Island...........     559.9     553.8     560.2     549.0     65.1      65.3      61.4      60.8   11.6   11.8   11.0   11.1 
                                                                                                                                   
South Carolina.........   2,140.4   2,140.1   2,157.6   2,137.8    215.9     185.6     211.3     182.0   10.1    8.7    9.8    8.5 
South Dakota...........     442.6     444.1     445.4     445.2     24.3      21.6      21.2      19.2    5.5    4.9    4.8    4.3 
Tennessee..............   3,119.0   3,077.7   3,120.2   3,073.7    298.8     247.6     285.5     232.6    9.6    8.0    9.2    7.6 
Texas..................  12,390.8  12,531.2  12,408.7  12,547.9    982.3     875.9     942.5     814.5    7.9    7.0    7.6    6.5 
Utah...................   1,337.5   1,338.1   1,335.0   1,336.2     97.9      82.9      91.0      79.6    7.3    6.2    6.8    6.0 
Vermont................     359.0     357.4     355.7     352.9     22.8      19.0      21.7      17.5    6.4    5.3    6.1    5.0 
Virginia...............   4,277.9   4,329.2   4,283.1   4,319.5    268.5     248.1     249.8     232.6    6.3    5.7    5.8    5.4 
Washington.............   3,486.4   3,504.6   3,466.0   3,495.1    343.6     311.5     313.9     274.5    9.9    8.9    9.1    7.9 
  Seattle-Bellevue-                                                                                                                
    Everett (1)........   1,489.5   1,496.4   1,480.9   1,496.8    131.0     112.2     120.5      95.5    8.8    7.5    8.1    6.4 
West Virginia..........     790.5     792.8     797.9     800.0     68.5      57.5      63.2      55.7    8.7    7.3    7.9    7.0 
Wisconsin..............   3,052.8   3,049.7   3,044.5   3,044.0    254.9     229.8     229.1     206.0    8.3    7.5    7.5    6.8 
Wyoming................     302.6     304.6     301.8     304.3     20.2      18.1      18.5      16.9    6.7    5.9    6.1    5.6 
                                                                                                                                   
Puerto Rico............   1,270.8   1,273.2   1,266.1   1,258.4    213.6     190.2     205.3     179.3   16.8   14.9   16.2   14.2 

   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. 10-02, dated December 1, 2009, and
are available at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total(1) Construction Manufacturing
Apr.
2011
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012(p)
Apr.
2011
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012(p)
Apr.
2011
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012(p)

Alabama(2)

1,870.5 1,869.7 1,870.2 1,874.3 81.0 74.8 73.4 72.5 - - - -

Alaska

329.6 330.7 332.2 329.9 15.9 14.8 14.3 13.1 13.4 12.4 13.3 13.7

Arizona

2,402.6 2,435.3 2,449.5 2,453.5 110.4 113.4 117.7 119.0 149.5 150.8 150.5 150.5

Arkansas

1,170.9 1,168.0 1,164.6 1,170.1 47.3 48.8 45.4 45.8 160.6 156.2 156.2 156.4

California

14,061.4 14,219.1 14,241.2 14,237.0 554.3 568.1 564.9 558.2 1,249.7 1,247.5 1,246.6 1,242.5


Colorado

2,252.0 2,287.9 2,290.6 2,291.8 113.1 116.8 116.7 117.9 128.9 130.9 132.4 132.3

Connecticut

1,631.1 1,634.9 1,632.9 1,628.8 50.8 53.1 51.8 49.5 166.8 166.2 165.8 165.4

Delaware(3)

419.4 420.6 418.9 421.0 20.1 19.3 19.0 18.3 25.7 25.7 25.7 25.5

District of Columbia(2)(3)

723.6 734.6 738.7 739.0 11.6 13.1 13.3 13.2 - - - -

Florida

7,272.7 7,317.9 7,328.0 7,325.3 336.8 322.4 321.5 312.3 311.3 314.6 313.7 313.7


Georgia

3,891.0 3,905.7 3,907.9 3,915.7 148.7 141.7 140.5 141.8 349.5 352.1 353.4 353.2

Hawaii(3)

590.8 595.9 596.3 600.9 28.6 28.3 28.1 27.9 13.3 12.9 12.9 12.9

Idaho

607.9 615.3 615.8 615.1 29.7 31.2 30.1 30.4 54.7 57.1 56.7 57.0

Illinois

5,670.8 5,688.9 5,698.7 5,698.8 197.5 196.1 192.4 189.1 574.2 582.2 587.7 590.3

Indiana

2,830.7 2,864.0 2,867.8 2,884.9 116.5 124.2 124.8 125.9 463.3 476.9 479.9 486.1


Iowa

1,478.2 1,492.1 1,490.5 1,496.3 62.0 65.4 66.5 69.2 205.5 215.1 217.0 218.0

Kansas

1,338.1 1,346.5 1,346.3 1,346.4 53.4 55.9 54.9 54.7 160.9 163.2 163.8 164.1

Kentucky

1,789.3 1,818.7 1,820.1 1,822.0 68.2 70.0 69.2 66.8 211.2 214.6 213.7 216.9

Louisiana

1,913.6 1,950.0 1,955.8 1,958.5 124.5 123.0 121.3 122.5 138.6 140.2 143.3 141.7

Maine

592.7 597.7 594.6 593.4 24.8 25.1 24.6 24.2 50.9 50.1 50.2 50.1


Maryland(3)

2,539.5 2,586.7 2,586.1 2,580.1 144.6 151.9 150.8 150.3 113.7 111.3 110.5 111.7

Massachusetts

3,215.5 3,232.9 3,240.4 3,242.9 108.9 107.8 107.4 106.1 254.5 255.2 255.6 254.4

Michigan

3,929.4 3,981.5 3,984.2 3,988.7 124.3 123.4 125.5 121.3 500.2 522.4 527.7 526.2

Minnesota

2,678.5 2,704.9 2,704.9 2,701.8 90.7 96.2 95.6 94.0 300.3 304.1 303.3 305.5

Mississippi

1,092.5 1,090.4 1,089.9 1,090.7 49.1 48.9 47.8 47.0 135.3 134.6 135.3 136.1


Missouri

2,657.8 2,655.2 2,662.0 2,668.0 103.1 100.2 102.4 98.0 246.3 251.1 255.3 254.7

Montana

429.5 427.7 427.9 428.2 22.4 23.1 23.4 24.2 16.9 17.2 17.2 17.0

Nebraska(3)

945.6 942.5 948.1 951.9 41.6 40.9 41.3 42.5 93.3 93.2 94.1 93.6

Nevada

1,123.2 1,121.5 1,129.2 1,128.6 52.6 49.9 48.9 48.0 38.2 37.5 37.7 37.4

New Hampshire

627.2 628.8 628.3 623.5 22.3 23.3 23.3 22.2 66.7 66.0 66.6 66.0


New Jersey

3,849.7 3,890.4 3,886.7 3,889.3 129.2 130.6 127.5 126.9 254.6 254.5 254.1 252.7

New Mexico

806.0 804.3 806.2 808.3 42.9 42.1 42.4 42.6 29.1 28.7 29.0 29.4

New York

8,676.4 8,785.6 8,806.7 8,807.4 305.9 304.1 306.4 303.3 460.2 458.3 458.5 459.8

North Carolina

3,927.8 3,960.2 3,959.4 3,958.1 175.4 175.7 173.2 173.3 434.2 436.3 438.1 435.2

North Dakota

388.8 413.0 413.8 416.6 22.8 26.5 26.2 27.1 23.7 24.8 24.8 24.8


Ohio

5,090.7 5,146.5 5,141.3 5,137.9 172.9 181.1 173.9 173.9 635.6 648.9 653.6 652.2

Oklahoma

1,547.2 1,577.8 1,582.0 1,585.7 68.5 67.3 65.2 65.4 128.3 135.8 136.4 136.9

Oregon

1,619.9 1,620.4 1,621.6 1,623.9 68.7 68.5 68.4 70.1 168.3 165.1 165.3 165.8

Pennsylvania

5,689.1 5,720.6 5,728.3 5,727.7 221.7 229.7 226.9 221.5 565.3 568.4 570.5 571.4

Rhode Island

462.1 458.3 457.7 457.8 15.5 15.2 15.2 15.5 40.8 41.0 40.9 40.7


South Carolina

1,833.7 1,855.3 1,851.9 1,850.1 77.5 76.0 75.1 75.3 214.4 223.0 222.8 222.4

South Dakota(3)

406.4 407.5 408.0 409.1 20.7 20.8 21.0 21.0 38.8 39.6 39.4 40.1

Tennessee(3)

2,652.5 2,693.0 2,694.1 2,695.8 108.2 115.2 115.1 113.9 303.6 307.9 310.2 312.0

Texas

10,529.8 10,730.8 10,742.4 10,755.6 558.8 568.8 565.6 572.9 831.1 847.5 850.2 856.5

Utah

1,202.3 1,226.1 1,226.3 1,231.1 64.7 68.1 67.9 66.2 113.2 117.3 118.2 118.9


Vermont

298.5 301.8 301.9 300.4 13.6 14.2 14.1 14.5 30.9 31.1 31.2 30.9

Virginia

3,680.7 3,713.3 3,712.8 3,715.5 179.0 179.8 180.8 177.7 230.6 228.8 228.7 228.8

Washington

2,815.5 2,844.9 2,852.0 2,854.1 137.2 140.3 140.1 139.7 265.9 277.9 279.4 282.2

West Virginia

753.5 762.1 761.5 759.7 32.3 34.4 34.6 34.5 49.4 48.8 49.0 48.8

Wisconsin

2,753.4 2,735.1 2,737.9 2,732.0 92.5 92.4 88.1 86.4 443.8 446.8 449.1 447.8

Wyoming

284.8 288.6 287.7 287.1 20.7 21.0 21.0 21.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.1


Puerto Rico(3)

926.3 925.1 920.3 920.1 31.8 33.1 33.6 33.9 85.0 83.2 82.8 82.1

Virgin Islands(2)

44.5 43.3 43.1 43.0 - - - - - - - -

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

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2011 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. 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
Apr.
2011
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012(p)
Apr.
2011
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012(p)
Apr.
2011
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012(p)

Alabama

364.0 365.3 364.9 367.5 92.4 92.7 92.8 93.1 212.4 216.5 217.3 217.5

Alaska

63.1 63.1 63.3 63.5 14.8 15.1 14.9 14.7 27.3 28.3 28.5 28.2

Arizona

473.0 473.5 474.7 477.9 166.0 166.2 167.8 168.8 344.2 355.4 356.8 359.5

Arkansas

239.1 237.4 236.9 237.9 48.8 47.4 47.3 47.1 120.1 116.7 114.9 115.4

California

2,658.6 2,695.5 2,700.8 2,706.3 759.8 764.9 769.2 769.0 2,117.7 2,183.5 2,185.6 2,198.3


Colorado

401.7 406.4 406.1 408.5 143.6 142.7 143.1 143.6 337.5 349.7 349.9 347.9

Connecticut

296.7 299.7 297.6 298.1 135.7 131.9 132.1 132.4 195.7 196.1 196.5 197.4

Delaware

76.2 75.7 75.7 75.5 42.6 42.9 43.0 43.4 55.9 56.7 55.3 56.5

District of Columbia

27.4 27.4 27.8 27.3 27.0 26.9 26.8 27.0 149.0 150.8 152.0 151.9

Florida

1,490.8 1,511.3 1,511.8 1,508.8 483.4 487.6 488.2 488.7 1,050.9 1,064.8 1,067.5 1,075.3


Georgia

824.8 830.4 829.3 832.7 210.0 207.2 207.5 208.8 547.2 565.4 567.5 569.3

Hawaii

110.7 111.3 112.1 112.6 26.6 27.6 27.1 27.5 74.8 75.5 75.3 75.3

Idaho

121.9 125.2 124.1 123.9 29.5 28.3 28.6 28.0 74.7 76.1 77.1 76.3

Illinois

1,142.1 1,136.1 1,133.9 1,134.0 362.7 364.8 363.2 363.8 825.8 847.6 854.9 856.9

Indiana

550.6 549.0 549.4 549.6 131.9 128.3 129.5 130.5 286.5 295.1 294.1 298.0


Iowa

301.9 303.9 300.9 299.8 100.3 100.4 100.7 101.3 124.0 122.3 122.8 124.3

Kansas

254.2 254.5 252.6 253.4 73.5 71.9 72.5 72.3 148.7 156.4 156.5 155.9

Kentucky

365.1 367.1 367.5 367.0 84.7 82.7 83.4 83.8 184.9 201.9 202.3 204.6

Louisiana

374.1 381.0 380.1 383.0 94.2 97.0 97.4 97.5 195.5 202.1 201.1 200.0

Maine

117.0 120.8 119.2 118.7 31.4 31.6 31.5 31.2 57.0 56.3 57.0 57.0


Maryland

443.0 441.4 443.1 442.9 143.0 143.0 142.6 142.5 394.7 407.1 410.7 408.5

Massachusetts

549.6 556.0 558.6 559.5 206.5 203.9 203.5 203.8 473.1 482.5 488.1 492.3

Michigan

720.4 722.3 719.0 719.8 191.7 195.6 194.4 196.5 551.8 570.9 566.3 571.8

Minnesota

495.3 495.1 497.9 494.5 174.3 174.3 174.3 176.3 325.8 339.6 339.3 338.3

Mississippi

215.4 213.3 212.0 213.8 44.6 44.7 44.8 45.2 94.4 93.3 93.9 92.1


Missouri

517.1 510.4 509.0 510.5 160.8 158.6 158.3 161.3 331.2 336.6 340.2 342.4

Montana

86.1 86.3 85.8 85.1 20.8 20.9 20.9 20.9 40.5 42.0 42.1 42.3

Nebraska

197.6 195.3 194.8 196.5 69.9 68.4 68.3 68.6 101.8 103.1 104.6 105.1

Nevada

212.2 211.2 211.6 214.5 52.4 50.9 50.9 51.0 138.5 136.8 141.2 139.2

New Hampshire

134.1 133.6 132.7 131.6 34.5 34.3 34.3 34.7 65.8 66.8 66.2 64.9


New Jersey

816.7 822.4 821.9 821.7 250.3 254.3 253.0 254.3 599.9 602.3 599.7 605.1

New Mexico

133.7 134.1 133.6 134.0 32.6 32.1 32.5 32.6 100.2 96.3 96.4 96.8

New York

1,486.8 1,498.4 1,499.6 1,503.3 681.2 691.9 693.3 694.3 1,127.7 1,180.0 1,186.0 1,183.2

North Carolina

727.0 734.3 734.5 733.7 203.9 203.4 205.2 205.3 511.0 517.0 516.7 520.3

North Dakota

84.3 91.3 90.6 90.8 21.0 21.7 21.6 21.6 29.3 32.5 33.3 33.4


Ohio

957.1 972.3 978.4 973.7 279.2 277.3 277.8 276.4 647.7 651.7 653.1 655.0

Oklahoma

281.7 286.5 287.6 292.7 79.4 81.1 81.1 80.2 173.1 175.5 178.9 180.8

Oregon

312.1 315.3 316.7 315.5 92.2 92.0 91.9 91.8 186.6 185.4 185.2 186.9

Pennsylvania

1,095.6 1,096.3 1,099.0 1,103.4 309.0 311.1 312.5 312.5 713.1 715.7 716.1 714.0

Rhode Island

74.2 73.0 73.0 73.4 30.8 30.2 30.5 30.8 53.9 55.0 54.2 54.4


South Carolina

350.6 352.4 352.6 355.5 96.3 94.1 95.2 94.7 229.0 234.5 232.9 229.7

South Dakota

81.7 82.4 82.3 82.2 28.3 28.1 28.1 28.0 28.3 29.2 30.4 30.2

Tennessee

561.7 558.1 557.3 558.9 135.1 135.7 135.5 135.2 320.5 332.5 329.4 327.6

Texas

2,104.4 2,147.4 2,143.8 2,146.7 636.8 650.1 652.5 650.6 1,328.7 1,373.5 1,370.8 1,368.2

Utah

232.8 235.0 235.0 235.7 68.2 70.7 71.0 71.4 158.1 162.4 162.9 163.6


Vermont

56.2 57.3 56.7 56.9 12.0 11.9 12.1 12.0 24.3 26.4 26.2 26.9

Virginia

629.7 634.0 630.8 633.1 180.7 188.5 188.2 188.4 665.7 669.1 664.9 663.2

Washington

521.9 535.5 535.5 533.6 138.0 135.5 136.4 136.6 339.9 340.4 341.1 342.8

West Virginia

136.1 134.9 133.7 134.0 27.6 26.8 27.3 27.1 62.1 63.4 63.9 63.1

Wisconsin

510.3 508.7 506.3 509.0 159.1 156.4 155.4 155.5 282.5 283.8 282.1 282.7

Wyoming

52.3 53.7 53.1 53.4 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.5 17.5 18.4 18.5 18.0


Puerto Rico

174.2 163.1 162.3 161.2 43.6 43.8 43.6 43.9 106.4 105.8 103.5 101.6

Virgin Islands(1)

8.4 8.7 8.7 8.6 - - - - - - - -

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 2011 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government
Apr.
2011
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012(p)
Apr.
2011
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012(p)
Apr.
2011
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012(p)

Alabama

215.9 218.7 218.1 217.3 169.4 173.1 173.8 175.6 383.2 373.2 373.5 373.3

Alaska

44.1 45.6 45.9 46.2 32.6 32.8 32.9 32.1 84.8 84.7 85.3 84.9

Arizona

353.7 360.7 362.4 363.0 257.2 264.9 267.5 263.5 411.7 413.9 415.5 415.9

Arkansas

166.9 169.9 170.1 171.2 100.5 101.3 103.5 105.0 217.8 221.1 221.0 221.6

California

1,823.3 1,861.0 1,873.3 1,869.8 1,526.8 1,544.2 1,558.2 1,554.7 2,425.6 2,381.6 2,383.0 2,382.4

Colorado

271.7 277.8 278.0 279.9 269.4 277.8 278.6 276.0 393.9 392.2 392.4 393.5

Connecticut

313.3 321.2 321.6 321.0 136.2 138.0 138.1 136.9 243.0 235.8 236.3 235.0

Delaware

66.0 67.7 67.7 68.2 43.6 42.5 43.6 44.9 63.9 64.6 63.7 63.8

District of Columbia

111.0 119.0 119.5 120.7 61.6 63.2 64.1 63.9 249.4 245.7 246.9 247.0

Florida

1,099.4 1,118.1 1,117.9 1,123.6 949.7 963.2 968.9 964.1 1,101.9 1,088.4 1,090.0 1,090.1

Georgia

500.1 504.5 505.3 506.2 381.8 379.8 381.6 381.3 667.0 666.3 666.9 665.7

Hawaii

75.4 75.7 75.9 75.4 102.3 106.7 107.4 107.4 125.3 124.6 124.2 128.3

Idaho

86.3 88.3 89.0 89.3 59.2 59.5 59.9 59.8 117.7 114.9 115.1 115.8

Illinois

846.1 852.8 852.2 848.8 522.2 525.1 530.0 531.1 840.4 829.6 829.7 832.0

Indiana

427.3 428.9 428.7 429.3 277.5 285.7 288.3 290.2 426.9 425.0 422.7 424.4

Iowa

215.8 217.3 217.3 217.2 131.0 131.9 130.7 130.5 251.1 248.3 247.1 248.2

Kansas

184.2 183.7 185.3 185.9 115.0 116.8 117.7 117.1 258.9 255.7 255.4 255.0

Kentucky

254.9 259.7 260.3 261.2 170.1 175.3 176.9 174.7 330.3 328.7 328.1 327.6

Louisiana

287.5 299.1 300.2 299.7 199.6 202.1 204.5 208.1 359.9 362.1 361.6 361.3

Maine

119.5 123.4 122.4 122.5 59.4 58.9 58.6 58.2 102.0 101.3 101.0 101.5

Maryland

405.6 422.6 421.4 422.1 233.2 238.9 240.5 236.6 504.7 510.1 507.4 507.3

Massachusetts

671.5 671.3 673.1 672.8 312.4 317.9 316.1 316.7 434.1 431.6 431.4 430.5

Michigan

617.3 629.2 629.0 631.3 376.2 376.6 380.9 379.6 621.2 612.5 611.9 611.3

Minnesota

467.6 479.2 479.5 481.1 237.2 229.4 230.4 229.0 412.8 407.8 406.2 405.2

Mississippi

133.9 137.6 137.0 137.1 119.1 115.9 116.4 117.1 246.0 247.5 247.6 246.9

Missouri

414.4 421.9 423.0 424.2 269.5 269.0 266.9 267.9 439.7 432.5 432.5 433.9

Montana

63.9 64.8 65.0 64.8 56.4 54.9 54.8 55.4 90.6 86.8 86.9 86.8

Nebraska

137.1 137.7 138.8 139.3 82.1 80.7 83.4 83.7 168.5 169.4 169.2 168.9

Nevada

103.1 102.4 103.3 104.5 315.6 324.2 325.6 324.5 151.5 146.0 147.2 146.4

New Hampshire

113.3 112.9 113.4 113.0 63.6 64.0 63.7 64.1 92.4 92.4 92.3 91.4


New Jersey

603.9 629.1 628.0 630.6 335.3 338.8 338.8 338.9 620.9 620.6 624.2 620.5

New Mexico

122.2 127.4 127.0 127.2 84.9 83.5 85.5 86.3 197.1 195.3 195.2 195.4

New York

1,729.1 1,754.1 1,765.9 1,762.6 762.6 786.2 784.6 785.1 1,488.7 1,489.7 1,487.2 1,487.8

North Carolina

547.6 556.8 555.5 556.0 401.4 402.9 404.1 404.2 697.2 703.7 702.1 702.0

North Dakota

56.2 58.1 58.1 58.0 34.7 35.9 36.5 36.6 79.0 78.6 78.2 78.5

Ohio

849.3 867.5 864.3 865.8 481.3 478.4 475.1 473.1 770.1 766.1 764.1 767.0

Oklahoma

204.5 209.3 209.0 206.5 142.8 143.3 144.0 144.3 334.5 339.3 339.2 340.0

Oregon

233.4 238.2 237.6 236.6 165.2 166.6 166.8 167.3 297.5 292.2 291.3 291.3

Pennsylvania

1,149.6 1,165.8 1,166.2 1,166.5 510.7 515.0 523.0 524.9 748.1 736.4 733.0 731.3

Rhode Island

103.6 103.6 103.4 103.1 49.9 48.6 48.7 48.0 60.9 60.2 59.8 60.0

South Carolina

216.5 220.4 217.3 218.7 210.1 213.4 213.1 211.7 341.0 340.8 342.8 342.3

South Dakota

65.1 66.5 66.4 66.9 43.2 40.9 41.2 41.3 78.4 77.6 77.7 77.8

Tennessee

379.8 389.2 388.9 389.3 265.7 267.7 270.3 271.8 431.9 440.4 441.3 441.2

Texas

1,412.1 1,451.7 1,458.7 1,461.2 1,037.9 1,078.4 1,084.8 1,080.5 1,832.5 1,778.7 1,780.2 1,781.2

Utah

158.8 162.4 161.2 162.6 113.0 113.4 112.3 114.4 219.2 219.1 220.3 220.3

Vermont

59.8 60.9 60.8 60.5 32.7 32.4 32.6 31.2 53.5 52.4 52.8 52.0

Virginia

464.7 475.3 478.1 479.2 348.2 351.3 355.7 358.7 710.5 716.4 714.7 716.2

Washington

379.6 388.8 388.7 388.0 270.2 277.4 279.1 279.1 544.7 534.2 537.5 536.9

West Virginia

122.8 125.3 126.0 126.8 72.9 75.1 74.4 74.6 152.6 154.9 154.2 153.5

Wisconsin

408.9 415.9 415.5 415.3 251.3 246.5 249.3 244.3 418.3 401.3 407.7 408.0

Wyoming(1)

- - - - 32.3 32.0 31.6 31.5 73.0 73.2 73.4 73.5

Puerto Rico

115.3 116.7 115.1 115.9 71.3 72.4 72.5 72.7 261.8 269.2 269.1 270.8

Virgin Islands(1)

- - - - 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 12.8 11.9 11.8 11.7

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 2011 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 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total Mining and logging Construction
March April March April March April
2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p)

Alabama

1,865.6 1,868.7 1,874.2 1,877.2 12.1 12.4 12.3 12.3 81.1 73.0 80.7 72.9

Alaska

316.8 319.9 321.4 321.8 15.3 16.1 15.5 16.3 12.8 11.4 14.1 11.6

Arizona

2,411.4 2,459.0 2,422.3 2,468.3 11.5 11.6 11.2 11.6 107.9 114.9 109.6 116.8

Arkansas

1,160.6 1,165.1 1,176.6 1,171.2 10.7 10.9 11.0 11.0 45.5 44.5 47.1 44.7

California

14,008.5 14,230.1 14,064.9 14,245.0 26.9 27.6 27.7 28.0 534.3 546.1 543.8 542.3


Colorado

2,229.1 2,277.0 2,246.6 2,279.9 26.3 28.1 26.7 28.5 105.3 109.3 110.1 112.7

Connecticut

1,600.4 1,612.5 1,628.2 1,629.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 46.0 45.2 50.1 47.3

Delaware(1)

411.8 412.3 418.6 419.3 - - - - 19.3 18.1 20.2 18.3

District of Columbia(1)

720.6 735.6 725.4 738.3 - - - - 11.2 12.9 11.6 13.0

Florida

7,293.4 7,379.7 7,337.1 7,378.7 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 332.6 314.3 334.1 309.3


Georgia

3,859.3 3,894.1 3,904.4 3,926.0 9.0 8.8 9.1 8.8 146.3 136.6 148.1 140.0

Hawaii(1)

595.9 599.7 592.0 599.0 - - - - 28.1 27.8 28.3 27.6

Idaho

595.2 606.2 604.6 611.5 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.0 26.2 26.3 28.0 28.8

Illinois

5,589.8 5,628.4 5,664.5 5,692.4 9.0 9.5 9.3 9.7 177.2 170.1 192.2 183.0

Indiana

2,807.1 2,850.5 2,842.6 2,891.7 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.8 108.0 115.7 116.1 124.1


Iowa

1,460.8 1,476.9 1,485.4 1,501.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.3 52.1 57.8 60.7 67.2

Kansas

1,324.6 1,338.5 1,346.1 1,351.7 8.5 9.0 8.7 9.0 49.9 50.9 52.6 53.6

Kentucky

1,771.6 1,809.7 1,793.7 1,827.0 22.3 21.9 22.8 21.9 63.7 64.2 67.3 65.4

Louisiana

1,908.0 1,959.0 1,918.3 1,963.7 52.2 57.4 52.5 56.6 121.9 120.3 123.4 121.8

Maine

575.4 576.7 583.5 583.2 2.6 2.8 1.9 2.0 21.4 21.0 23.2 22.8


Maryland(1)

2,514.7 2,559.4 2,542.5 2,576.8 - - - - 139.5 144.2 143.7 147.3

Massachusetts

3,164.3 3,183.1 3,215.0 3,233.6 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 95.8 94.2 105.3 101.8

Michigan

3,874.2 3,932.9 3,923.2 3,976.3 6.7 6.8 7.0 7.3 107.4 106.2 116.3 114.4

Minnesota

2,623.9 2,653.5 2,670.7 2,685.3 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.4 74.5 77.5 83.0 84.6

Mississippi

1,092.9 1,090.6 1,096.8 1,094.3 9.0 9.3 9.0 9.4 49.1 47.3 49.3 46.7


Missouri

2,636.9 2,644.7 2,675.4 2,678.5 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 96.9 95.0 102.8 96.2

Montana

419.7 419.3 426.0 425.0 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.6 18.5 20.4 21.3 23.2

Nebraska(1)

933.4 937.2 946.7 952.6 - - - - 38.3 38.2 41.0 41.8

Nevada

1,113.8 1,125.3 1,124.8 1,129.9 13.2 15.7 13.4 15.8 50.2 47.3 51.3 47.3

New Hampshire

617.7 618.6 622.5 618.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 19.7 20.7 21.6 21.2


New Jersey

3,793.4 3,839.6 3,839.1 3,876.4 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 118.3 117.2 126.9 123.2

New Mexico

800.4 805.3 807.7 808.6 20.2 22.6 20.6 22.7 41.9 40.5 42.7 41.4

New York

8,560.1 8,710.0 8,668.3 8,783.0 4.5 4.5 5.1 5.0 278.9 273.5 296.2 291.6

North Carolina

3,901.0 3,944.6 3,938.0 3,964.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 170.7 169.9 174.1 171.5

North Dakota

382.9 408.7 388.9 414.6 14.5 20.6 15.1 21.5 18.9 22.4 21.1 25.1


Ohio

5,011.7 5,083.4 5,087.8 5,134.6 11.1 11.4 11.5 11.8 154.2 155.6 166.8 167.5

Oklahoma

1,539.2 1,577.7 1,554.2 1,588.2 48.6 55.7 49.4 54.9 66.8 64.0 68.3 64.8

Oregon

1,603.4 1,610.4 1,617.8 1,620.8 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.6 63.6 63.5 66.2 67.3

Pennsylvania

5,632.6 5,683.2 5,704.2 5,743.3 30.8 37.3 31.7 38.9 203.5 208.7 217.9 216.5

Rhode Island

451.8 450.0 461.1 456.8 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 13.4 13.3 15.0 14.9


South Carolina

1,819.1 1,844.3 1,841.7 1,857.8 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.8 76.7 74.0 77.1 74.5

South Dakota(1)

396.8 398.7 403.4 405.1 - - - - 17.4 17.5 19.6 19.6

Tennessee(1)

2,631.5 2,677.3 2,655.2 2,695.4 - - - - 103.1 112.4 107.1 112.9

Texas

10,486.7 10,724.5 10,556.2 10,768.7 223.9 260.2 227.5 260.0 557.6 562.3 559.5 570.4

Utah

1,190.7 1,218.2 1,206.1 1,231.3 11.1 12.0 11.3 12.3 60.0 63.0 62.6 64.2


Vermont

297.9 300.9 295.5 297.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 11.0 11.4 12.1 13.0

Virginia

3,647.4 3,694.0 3,687.8 3,717.4 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.9 174.5 174.9 178.4 176.1

Washington

2,781.4 2,827.9 2,811.4 2,844.8 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.5 129.0 132.5 132.8 134.9

West Virginia

744.6 755.0 754.3 759.9 32.2 32.8 32.6 32.2 29.2 31.1 32.2 33.7

Wisconsin

2,705.0 2,682.3 2,742.4 2,712.9 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.7 79.5 71.0 87.7 79.2

Wyoming

278.0 280.3 279.3 280.7 26.3 27.1 26.4 27.2 18.3 18.5 19.3 19.6


Puerto Rico(1)

921.4 918.4 924.2 917.5 - - - - 31.7 34.0 31.6 34.0

Virgin Islands(1)

45.3 43.5 44.8 43.3 - - - - 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

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

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2011 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 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information
March April March April March April
2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p)

Alabama

235.8 239.4 237.1 239.3 360.7 364.1 361.9 365.4 23.2 22.6 23.1 22.6

Alaska

12.8 12.2 11.5 10.7 59.8 60.3 61.0 61.7 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.3

Arizona

148.7 150.2 148.9 150.3 468.9 474.6 471.3 477.4 36.4 36.7 36.5 36.6

Arkansas

160.3 155.3 160.6 155.6 233.9 234.9 238.0 235.5 14.9 14.2 14.9 14.2

California

1,235.8 1,240.0 1,238.2 1,236.2 2,614.3 2,670.6 2,627.7 2,676.6 431.1 447.2 428.2 442.5


Colorado

127.2 131.4 128.1 131.2 393.8 400.4 397.2 403.3 71.8 70.0 71.9 69.5

Connecticut

165.8 164.6 165.8 165.0 287.2 293.5 291.5 294.9 31.5 31.7 31.4 31.8

Delaware

25.4 25.3 25.6 25.3 73.7 74.0 75.1 74.6 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7

District of Columbia

1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 27.1 27.4 27.5 27.2 18.6 18.3 18.7 18.3

Florida

310.1 314.2 311.3 314.1 1,480.1 1,511.5 1,489.3 1,511.5 134.8 133.7 134.8 133.6


Georgia

348.4 353.0 350.7 352.7 812.4 823.2 819.3 832.4 98.0 95.4 98.6 95.2

Hawaii

13.2 12.8 13.2 12.8 110.5 112.2 109.9 112.0 10.2 8.0 8.1 7.9

Idaho

53.8 56.0 54.1 56.4 118.9 122.1 120.5 123.1 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.4

Illinois

568.9 584.1 571.5 587.8 1,122.2 1,119.1 1,133.9 1,127.7 100.1 99.8 100.3 99.6

Indiana

458.2 477.4 461.6 484.1 539.5 544.3 546.3 547.5 34.4 34.1 34.2 34.4


Iowa

203.6 215.1 204.0 217.2 296.3 297.0 300.7 299.5 28.3 27.8 28.4 27.8

Kansas

159.3 163.1 160.3 163.8 249.8 249.5 253.1 251.6 28.7 26.3 28.3 26.6

Kentucky

210.7 213.3 211.6 216.8 360.0 365.6 362.4 366.3 26.8 26.3 26.7 26.6

Louisiana

137.9 141.8 138.4 141.3 370.7 380.5 373.0 381.6 25.1 24.5 23.7 24.2

Maine

50.1 49.2 50.2 49.4 111.5 114.1 112.8 114.5 8.3 7.7 8.3 7.8


Maryland

113.0 109.9 113.4 111.4 434.9 435.9 438.5 437.9 42.1 42.3 42.9 42.4

Massachusetts

251.7 253.9 253.1 253.7 535.3 545.9 541.3 551.2 83.8 82.5 83.5 83.3

Michigan

494.9 520.9 500.5 517.9 700.6 705.2 711.0 712.0 53.4 53.1 52.6 53.4

Minnesota

293.0 299.4 296.7 301.6 482.3 486.8 491.7 489.2 53.1 54.1 53.6 54.1

Mississippi

135.3 135.2 135.4 136.3 214.2 211.8 215.1 213.5 12.0 11.7 11.9 11.8


Missouri

244.8 252.6 245.7 253.3 507.9 502.7 515.6 507.2 58.2 57.1 58.5 57.8

Montana

16.4 16.8 16.6 16.7 83.7 84.0 85.2 84.4 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.4

Nebraska

92.4 93.6 93.0 93.0 193.8 192.2 196.1 195.6 16.8 17.0 16.8 17.0

Nevada

37.9 37.4 38.0 37.4 208.0 209.1 209.5 213.1 12.4 12.9 12.6 13.0

New Hampshire

66.1 65.9 66.4 65.8 130.5 129.3 131.7 129.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.8


New Jersey

253.6 250.7 253.0 249.9 800.5 809.1 805.5 813.7 75.4 68.7 76.2 67.5

New Mexico

29.0 29.0 29.1 29.4 131.3 132.1 132.5 132.9 13.6 13.8 14.4 14.1

New York

453.0 452.7 457.1 455.7 1,452.3 1,473.1 1,468.1 1,482.9 253.7 249.4 256.3 251.5

North Carolina

431.7 435.8 431.9 434.4 715.0 726.2 721.5 729.4 67.9 68.7 68.4 67.6

North Dakota

23.1 24.6 23.6 24.6 82.6 89.2 84.1 90.3 7.1 7.5 7.1 7.5


Ohio

628.7 648.8 633.0 649.7 934.4 961.6 947.4 967.6 75.3 77.4 75.8 77.6

Oklahoma

126.8 135.9 128.2 136.6 278.4 286.3 280.7 290.8 24.0 23.4 24.1 23.5

Oregon

164.5 163.1 165.7 163.9 305.4 311.6 307.7 312.1 32.3 32.9 32.2 32.7

Pennsylvania

559.1 565.3 561.9 568.5 1,076.6 1,084.8 1,086.4 1,097.4 90.7 87.8 90.9 88.8

Rhode Island

40.4 40.9 40.6 40.7 71.9 71.4 72.8 72.5 10.0 10.5 10.1 10.5


South Carolina

213.5 221.9 214.4 222.2 345.0 350.8 348.8 354.2 25.9 26.6 25.7 26.2

South Dakota

38.0 38.9 38.5 39.7 79.6 80.6 80.9 81.3 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.1

Tennessee

301.8 308.9 302.5 311.8 553.9 551.2 559.3 556.7 44.1 44.0 44.0 44.1

Texas

824.3 847.0 828.1 852.5 2,072.0 2,128.8 2,086.9 2,130.7 194.6 195.4 194.8 195.3

Utah

111.8 117.0 112.6 117.6 227.8 231.9 230.8 233.3 29.2 30.1 29.2 30.6


Vermont

30.3 30.5 30.5 30.6 54.9 55.3 55.1 55.6 5.2 4.9 5.0 4.9

Virginia

228.9 227.9 229.3 228.2 616.8 624.5 623.3 628.9 74.6 73.6 74.2 73.1

Washington

260.9 275.6 263.3 278.8 512.3 525.7 515.5 526.5 103.1 102.2 103.2 101.9

West Virginia

49.2 48.9 49.3 48.6 133.2 131.9 134.8 133.0 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.3

Wisconsin

435.2 441.4 438.6 442.3 497.8 495.1 503.5 500.5 46.4 46.0 46.5 46.0

Wyoming

8.6 8.8 8.8 9.0 51.0 51.9 51.3 52.0 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.9


Puerto Rico

85.1 82.7 84.5 82.1 173.3 160.5 172.2 159.3 18.1 18.5 19.1 18.5

Virgin Islands

2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 8.5 8.7 8.5 8.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2011 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 6. 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
March April March April March April
2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p)

Alabama

91.6 92.6 92.4 93.0 211.9 215.8 212.6 217.4 215.7 218.8 216.0 217.9

Alaska

14.5 14.6 14.6 14.6 25.9 27.2 26.5 27.3 44.0 46.2 44.3 46.3

Arizona

165.9 167.9 166.1 169.0 345.3 352.5 346.3 356.1 352.6 362.8 354.3 363.5

Arkansas

48.2 46.9 48.7 46.9 118.7 115.6 120.9 115.4 166.7 170.6 168.0 171.7

California

761.0 767.8 758.5 768.5 2,104.1 2,184.3 2,109.7 2,194.3 1,838.7 1,897.5 1,843.7 1,891.8


Colorado

143.5 142.8 143.2 143.1 329.5 343.4 337.1 345.6 271.4 278.1 272.3 279.8

Connecticut

135.3 131.8 134.9 131.8 189.6 192.3 196.4 198.7 312.7 322.1 316.2 325.1

Delaware

42.3 42.8 42.3 43.3 54.3 54.6 56.2 56.3 66.2 68.1 66.3 68.5

District of Columbia

26.6 26.6 26.9 26.9 148.4 150.8 149.9 150.8 114.1 123.0 113.5 124.9

Florida

481.4 487.2 482.7 489.0 1,045.9 1,070.9 1,058.5 1,078.4 1,098.0 1,130.6 1,105.9 1,131.0


Georgia

207.9 205.4 209.4 208.0 535.5 564.2 549.3 570.1 496.9 504.9 502.1 507.6

Hawaii

26.7 27.1 26.5 27.3 75.0 75.7 75.0 75.5 75.9 76.0 75.7 75.8

Idaho

29.2 28.2 29.4 28.0 72.9 74.7 74.1 76.0 86.2 89.1 86.5 89.2

Illinois

360.5 361.3 361.3 363.1 804.5 833.6 826.1 852.8 848.9 857.3 848.3 856.5

Indiana

131.3 128.3 131.3 129.4 282.2 291.1 288.2 297.9 430.2 432.9 432.3 433.7


Iowa

100.3 100.7 100.3 101.3 121.5 119.8 124.9 124.1 219.1 220.9 219.6 220.1

Kansas

71.0 71.8 73.1 72.1 146.0 153.3 149.8 156.6 183.2 185.8 184.8 186.6

Kentucky

84.6 83.3 84.7 84.0 181.0 200.1 184.6 203.7 253.4 260.7 255.3 261.7

Louisiana

94.0 97.5 93.8 97.5 194.8 201.7 196.5 201.3 287.0 301.9 289.1 301.1

Maine

31.3 31.0 31.2 30.9 55.3 54.8 56.7 56.6 119.6 122.8 120.6 123.6


Maryland

142.2 141.7 142.4 141.9 388.7 403.9 395.3 406.5 406.3 423.3 407.9 424.2

Massachusetts

204.6 201.3 205.2 202.7 459.9 475.5 474.5 489.1 680.4 679.1 681.1 681.9

Michigan

191.5 193.0 191.1 195.9 540.0 560.5 551.4 575.0 618.0 631.1 619.4 633.6

Minnesota

172.9 173.9 173.5 175.6 316.9 329.4 324.3 334.6 466.7 480.4 471.5 483.6

Mississippi

44.5 44.6 44.6 45.2 94.2 93.6 94.8 92.4 134.4 138.1 134.7 138.1


Missouri

160.3 157.2 160.4 160.2 327.7 338.2 334.7 344.5 414.6 423.4 415.7 425.9

Montana

20.8 20.8 20.7 20.7 39.3 40.6 40.5 42.1 64.3 65.2 64.1 65.1

Nebraska

69.4 67.9 69.8 68.2 100.3 102.2 102.2 105.2 136.9 139.5 137.3 139.5

Nevada

52.1 50.8 52.4 50.7 137.4 140.6 138.8 138.9 103.8 104.1 103.6 105.1

New Hampshire

34.2 34.1 34.3 34.5 63.9 64.4 66.3 64.9 113.8 113.7 113.5 113.9


New Jersey

248.6 252.4 249.1 253.1 586.8 590.5 600.4 605.0 607.0 630.1 606.5 632.8

New Mexico

32.4 32.5 32.6 32.6 99.6 96.4 100.2 96.8 121.6 127.0 122.2 127.2

New York

674.6 689.3 677.2 691.7 1,105.2 1,164.9 1,129.7 1,181.1 1,750.8 1,790.4 1,758.9 1,790.0

North Carolina

202.1 203.4 203.0 204.2 503.6 511.6 510.3 517.9 544.8 556.2 548.1 557.3

North Dakota

20.8 21.4 20.9 21.6 28.6 32.7 29.2 32.8 56.0 58.1 56.2 58.0


Ohio

277.4 275.7 278.2 275.5 634.3 641.0 649.1 654.4 850.6 868.4 854.5 871.4

Oklahoma

79.1 80.8 79.3 80.0 171.0 176.2 173.1 180.1 204.3 209.1 205.1 207.6

Oregon

91.4 91.4 91.6 92.2 183.8 183.2 186.8 186.1 235.8 239.7 236.3 239.4

Pennsylvania

307.2 310.8 307.9 310.5 699.1 707.5 714.2 715.3 1,161.3 1,182.1 1,163.1 1,183.8

Rhode Island

30.6 30.3 30.7 30.5 52.2 51.9 54.1 54.2 104.7 105.5 105.8 105.2


South Carolina

95.1 94.9 96.0 95.0 225.1 229.6 230.1 230.6 216.7 218.7 217.4 220.0

South Dakota

28.3 27.8 28.1 27.8 27.8 29.6 28.6 30.3 65.0 66.6 65.1 67.0

Tennessee

134.7 134.2 135.2 134.1 315.4 324.8 319.1 325.4 380.7 390.4 381.9 390.3

Texas

634.3 647.5 636.1 648.9 1,318.0 1,360.0 1,333.4 1,365.3 1,405.2 1,461.2 1,413.5 1,466.0

Utah

67.7 70.6 68.2 71.3 155.0 160.3 157.9 163.5 159.0 163.0 160.7 164.6


Vermont

12.0 12.0 11.9 11.9 23.4 25.4 24.0 26.6 59.8 61.0 60.4 60.6

Virginia

179.0 187.1 180.7 187.4 659.5 660.3 666.7 663.7 465.9 483.1 469.8 482.5

Washington

136.7 135.8 137.5 136.4 331.9 337.9 339.1 341.3 382.6 392.2 382.8 391.8

West Virginia

27.6 27.2 27.6 27.1 61.6 63.4 62.5 63.7 122.3 126.3 123.3 127.0

Wisconsin

158.3 154.5 158.6 155.5 277.6 273.4 281.2 280.9 408.4 415.9 409.9 416.0

Wyoming

10.6 10.6 10.7 10.5 16.6 17.3 17.2 17.5 27.0 26.3 26.8 26.5


Puerto Rico

43.7 43.5 43.7 43.8 106.0 103.4 105.7 101.2 116.2 117.9 118.0 119.3

Virgin Islands

2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2011 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 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Leisure and hospitality Other services Government
March April March April March April
2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p)

Alabama

166.5 171.7 171.5 176.9 79.2 81.5 79.7 82.8 387.8 376.8 386.9 376.7

Alaska

28.6 28.9 29.6 29.3 11.2 10.9 11.3 10.8 85.5 85.8 86.6 86.9

Arizona

263.0 273.2 265.1 272.1 89.2 88.3 89.5 87.2 422.0 426.3 423.5 427.7

Arkansas

97.3 102.7 101.6 106.4 43.2 44.1 44.0 44.3 221.2 225.4 221.8 225.5

California

1,506.6 1,540.7 1,526.6 1,554.7 486.5 484.6 491.0 485.4 2,469.2 2,423.7 2,469.8 2,424.7


Colorado

269.4 279.6 266.9 272.7 92.5 94.8 92.7 93.3 398.4 399.1 400.4 400.2

Connecticut

127.2 130.8 133.7 134.6 59.5 59.5 60.3 60.0 245.1 240.6 247.4 239.5

Delaware

40.4 39.6 42.2 42.8 19.5 19.3 19.6 19.3 64.9 64.8 65.3 65.2

District of Columbia

60.1 63.2 63.5 64.4 66.6 69.0 66.7 68.7 246.8 243.4 246.1 243.1

Florida

973.0 989.1 980.4 985.6 309.1 309.1 311.2 307.9 1,122.7 1,113.5 1,123.2 1,112.6


Georgia

375.2 376.5 388.8 385.7 152.8 150.3 155.0 152.4 676.9 675.8 674.0 673.1

Hawaii

102.9 107.8 102.3 107.1 25.7 25.3 25.8 25.8 127.7 127.0 127.2 127.2

Idaho

55.7 58.5 57.9 58.3 20.5 21.5 20.9 21.2 119.2 117.2 120.7 118.1

Illinois

500.0 508.5 519.5 525.4 247.4 244.0 248.9 242.7 851.1 841.1 853.2 844.1

Indiana

268.7 278.0 277.8 288.4 109.1 108.1 109.4 109.3 438.9 434.0 438.7 436.1


Iowa

124.9 125.4 131.1 130.1 56.4 57.7 56.4 57.9 256.5 252.7 257.1 254.1

Kansas

111.4 114.0 115.4 117.1 51.6 52.2 52.9 52.8 265.2 262.6 267.1 261.9

Kentucky

164.2 172.6 172.8 177.4 70.2 70.3 70.8 71.5 334.7 331.4 334.7 331.7

Louisiana

198.9 205.8 201.5 210.1 63.7 63.9 63.9 63.9 361.8 363.7 362.5 364.3

Maine

50.3 49.9 53.6 52.0 19.4 19.1 19.7 19.3 105.6 104.3 105.3 104.3


Maryland

220.4 225.7 230.1 232.9 113.5 115.8 114.1 116.0 514.1 516.7 514.2 516.3

Massachusetts

288.7 289.1 305.2 305.8 117.5 119.5 118.9 120.4 445.7 441.2 445.8 442.6

Michigan

357.9 358.9 369.8 370.1 165.5 168.4 165.6 169.2 638.3 628.8 638.5 627.5

Minnesota

223.8 214.1 232.8 222.6 113.6 117.2 114.7 117.4 421.0 414.4 422.8 415.6

Mississippi

118.1 115.5 120.3 117.8 33.8 34.2 34.0 34.5 248.3 249.3 247.7 248.6


Missouri

260.1 257.8 271.1 269.3 112.1 112.2 113.2 112.7 450.1 444.2 453.4 447.0

Montana

53.3 52.6 54.2 53.8 16.7 16.1 16.8 16.2 91.9 87.8 91.8 87.8

Nebraska

79.0 79.7 82.3 83.8 36.7 36.2 36.8 36.7 169.8 170.7 171.4 171.8

Nevada

312.4 324.0 318.0 324.8 32.0 33.7 32.8 33.9 154.4 149.7 154.4 149.9

New Hampshire

58.0 59.5 58.8 59.4 22.5 22.8 22.4 23.3 97.2 96.4 95.7 95.0


New Jersey

311.7 317.5 327.2 328.7 159.3 166.2 161.0 167.7 631.0 635.9 632.0 633.5

New Mexico

83.5 85.5 84.9 86.3 27.4 27.2 27.5 26.4 199.9 198.7 201.0 198.8

New York

719.9 745.5 747.8 763.9 367.1 367.9 371.6 370.5 1,500.1 1,498.8 1,500.3 1,499.1

North Carolina

385.9 391.6 399.3 401.4 154.6 154.7 155.1 153.9 719.1 721.0 720.7 721.4

North Dakota

34.2 35.5 34.5 36.0 15.6 15.8 15.6 16.3 81.5 80.9 81.5 80.9


Ohio

455.6 453.4 479.2 469.1 208.2 211.9 210.1 211.2 781.9 778.2 782.2 778.8

Oklahoma

140.4 141.7 144.7 144.7 60.1 60.1 60.7 59.7 339.7 344.5 340.6 345.5

Oregon

159.9 161.8 163.4 164.1 56.5 58.8 56.7 58.8 303.8 297.9 304.6 297.6

Pennsylvania

484.1 494.1 506.3 516.9 250.2 252.5 252.4 253.1 770.0 752.3 771.5 753.6

Rhode Island

45.0 44.5 48.0 46.5 21.7 20.7 22.0 20.8 61.8 60.8 61.8 60.8


South Carolina

203.7 207.6 214.2 214.9 68.6 69.4 68.8 69.9 344.8 347.0 345.3 346.5

South Dakota

39.8 37.8 41.4 39.3 15.4 15.1 15.5 15.3 79.1 78.7 79.4 78.7

Tennessee

259.0 263.3 267.9 273.0 101.2 100.8 101.4 101.4 437.6 447.3 436.8 445.7

Texas

1,028.7 1,077.3 1,046.0 1,089.8 363.0 376.0 365.4 379.3 1,865.1 1,808.8 1,865.0 1,810.5

Utah

113.0 112.4 115.2 114.5 33.4 34.1 33.7 34.5 222.7 223.8 223.9 224.9


Vermont

34.5 34.7 29.8 28.6 9.7 9.6 9.8 9.7 56.4 55.4 56.2 55.0

Virginia

333.0 341.7 347.1 355.3 185.2 186.0 186.8 186.1 719.3 724.0 720.7 725.2

Washington

259.5 270.0 268.6 275.2 106.3 104.8 107.7 105.9 553.4 545.8 555.2 546.6

West Virginia

70.8 72.4 72.5 73.8 54.6 54.2 54.7 54.4 153.5 156.5 154.5 156.1

Wisconsin

235.0 231.4 244.7 235.6 136.1 134.4 136.7 134.1 428.1 416.7 432.3 420.1

Wyoming

30.2 28.9 29.3 28.3 11.5 12.4 11.7 11.8 74.1 74.6 74.0 74.4


Puerto Rico

71.0 72.4 71.6 72.7 17.8 19.2 17.8 19.4 258.5 266.3 260.0 267.2

Virgin Islands

7.7 7.6 7.7 7.6 2.5 1.9 2.1 1.9 12.8 11.7 12.7 11.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2011 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


Last Modified Date: June 18, 2012