For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, June 16, 2017                                 USDL-17-0819

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                        STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- MAY 2017


Unemployment rates were lower in May in 9 states, higher in 3 states, and stable in
38 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
today. Twenty-two states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier and 28 states
and the District had little or no change. The national unemployment rate, 4.3 percent,
was little changed from April but was 0.4 percentage point lower than in May 2016.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 9 states and the District of Columbia in
May 2017, decreased in 4, and was essentially unchanged in 37 states. Over the year,
28 states added nonfarm payroll jobs and 22 states and the District were essentially
unchanged.

Unemployment

Colorado had the lowest unemployment rate in May, 2.3 percent, followed by North
Dakota, 2.5 percent. The rates in Arkansas (3.4 percent), Mississippi (4.9 percent),
Oregon (3.6 percent), and Washington (4.5 percent) set new series lows. (All state
series begin in 1976.) Alaska and New Mexico had the highest jobless rates, 6.7
percent and 6.6 percent, respectively. In total, 17 states had unemployment rates
lower than the U.S. figure of 4.3 percent, 8 states and the District of Columbia had
higher rates, and 25 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that
of the nation. (See tables A and 1.)

In May, nine states had unemployment rate decreases, the largest of which was in
Tennessee (-0.7 percentage point). Three states had notable rate increases, the
largest of which was in Massachusetts (+0.3 percentage point). The remaining 38
states and the District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not notably different
from those of a month earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large
numerically as the significant changes. (See table B.)

Twenty-two states had unemployment rate changes from May 2016, all of which were
decreases. The largest of these declines occurred in West Virginia and Wyoming
(-1.5 percentage points each), closely followed by Indiana and Oregon (-1.4 points
each). (See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Nine states and the District of Columbia had over-the-month increases in nonfarm
payroll employment and four states had decreases in May 2017. The largest increase
in employment over the month occurred in Florida (+29,600), followed by New York
(+27,700) and North Carolina (+18,800). In percentage terms, the largest increase
occurred in the District of Columbia (+0.8 percent), followed by Alaska (+0.7 percent)
and Alabama and Louisiana (+0.5 percent each). The decreases in employment occurred
in New Jersey (-13,100), Nevada (-6,500), West Virginia (-4,100), and New Hampshire
(-3,800). In percentage terms, the largest decrease occurred in New Hampshire (-0.6
percent), followed by Nevada and West Virginia (-0.5 percent each) and New Jersey
(-0.3 percent). (See tables D and 3.)

Twenty-eight states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment in
May. The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+266,600), California (+242,600), and
Florida (+228,000). The largest percentage gain occurred in Utah (+3.3 percent),
followed by Florida and Nevada (+2.7 percent each) and Colorado, Georgia, Idaho,
Oregon, and Washington (+2.4 percent each). (See table E.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for May is scheduled
to be released on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The State Employment
and Unemployment news release for June is scheduled to be released on Friday,
July 21, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).



Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., May 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                State                |          Rate(p)
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United States (1) ...................|           4.3
                                     |
Alaska ..............................|           6.7
Arizona .............................|           5.1
Arkansas ............................|           3.4
Colorado ............................|           2.3
District of Columbia ................|           6.0
Georgia .............................|           4.9
Hawaii ..............................|           2.7
Idaho ...............................|           3.2
Indiana .............................|           3.2
Iowa ................................|           3.1
                                     |
Kansas ..............................|           3.7
Louisiana ...........................|           5.7
Maine ...............................|           3.2
Nebraska ............................|           2.9
New Hampshire .......................|           2.9
New Mexico ..........................|           6.6
North Dakota ........................|           2.5
Ohio ................................|           4.9
Oregon ..............................|           3.6
Pennsylvania ........................|           5.0
                                     |
South Dakota ........................|           2.9
Texas ...............................|           4.8
Utah ................................|           3.2
Vermont .............................|           3.1
Virginia ............................|           3.8
Wisconsin ...........................|           3.1
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   1 Data are not preliminary.
   p = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from April 2017 to May 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              |   April   |    May    |    change(p)
                                |    2017   |   2017(p) |
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Alabama ........................|     5.4   |     4.9   |      -0.5
Alaska .........................|     6.6   |     6.7   |        .1
California .....................|     4.8   |     4.7   |       -.1
Florida ........................|     4.5   |     4.3   |       -.2
Indiana ........................|     3.6   |     3.2   |       -.4
Maine ..........................|     3.0   |     3.2   |        .2
Massachusetts ..................|     3.9   |     4.2   |        .3
Michigan .......................|     4.7   |     4.2   |       -.5
North Carolina .................|     4.7   |     4.5   |       -.2
North Dakota ...................|     2.7   |     2.5   |       -.2
Tennessee ......................|     4.7   |     4.0   |       -.7
Wyoming ........................|     4.3   |     4.1   |       -.2
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   p = preliminary.


Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from May 2016 to May 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              |    May    |    May    |    change(p)
                                |    2016   |   2017(p) |
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Alabama ........................|     5.8   |     4.9   |      -0.9
California .....................|     5.5   |     4.7   |       -.8
Colorado .......................|     3.4   |     2.3   |      -1.1
Florida ........................|     4.9   |     4.3   |       -.6
Idaho ..........................|     3.8   |     3.2   |       -.6
Illinois .......................|     5.9   |     4.6   |      -1.3
Indiana ........................|     4.6   |     3.2   |      -1.4
Iowa ...........................|     3.8   |     3.1   |       -.7
Maine ..........................|     3.9   |     3.2   |       -.7
Mississippi ....................|     5.9   |     4.9   |      -1.0
                                |           |           |
Nevada .........................|     5.8   |     4.7   |      -1.1
New Jersey .....................|     5.1   |     4.1   |      -1.0
New York .......................|     4.8   |     4.4   |       -.4
North Dakota ...................|     3.3   |     2.5   |       -.8
Oklahoma .......................|     5.0   |     4.3   |       -.7
Oregon .........................|     5.0   |     3.6   |      -1.4
Rhode Island ...................|     5.4   |     4.1   |      -1.3
South Carolina .................|     5.1   |     4.1   |      -1.0
Washington .....................|     5.6   |     4.5   |      -1.1
West Virginia ..................|     6.0   |     4.5   |      -1.5
Wisconsin ......................|     4.1   |     3.1   |      -1.0
Wyoming ........................|     5.6   |     4.1   |      -1.5
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   p = preliminary.


Table D.  States with statistically significant employment changes from April 2017 to
May 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-month change(p)
            State             |    April    |     May     |---------------------------
                              |     2017    |    2017(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
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Alabama ......................|   1,997,600 |   2,007,200 |       9,600 |      0.5
Alaska .......................|     328,400 |     330,700 |       2,300 |       .7
Colorado .....................|   2,635,000 |   2,645,600 |      10,600 |       .4
Connecticut ..................|   1,681,600 |   1,688,300 |       6,700 |       .4
District of Columbia .........|     786,700 |     792,800 |       6,100 |       .8
Florida ......................|   8,552,400 |   8,582,000 |      29,600 |       .3
Louisiana ....................|   1,972,700 |   1,983,200 |      10,500 |       .5
Nevada .......................|   1,333,600 |   1,327,100 |      -6,500 |      -.5
New Hampshire ................|     678,500 |     674,700 |      -3,800 |      -.6
New Jersey ...................|   4,116,700 |   4,103,600 |     -13,100 |      -.3
                              |             |             |             |       
New York .....................|   9,485,000 |   9,512,700 |      27,700 |       .3
North Carolina ...............|   4,379,100 |   4,397,900 |      18,800 |       .4
South Carolina ...............|   2,073,300 |   2,080,900 |       7,600 |       .4
West Virginia ................|     747,100 |     743,000 |      -4,100 |      -.5
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   p = preliminary.


Table E.  States with statistically significant employment changes from May 2016 to
May 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-year change(p)
           State              |     May     |     May     |---------------------------
                              |     2016    |    2017(p)  |    Level    |    Percent
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Alabama ......................|   1,971,400 |   2,007,200 |      35,800 |      1.8
Arizona ......................|   2,695,300 |   2,744,600 |      49,300 |      1.8
Arkansas .....................|   1,224,700 |   1,246,700 |      22,000 |      1.8
California ...................|  16,454,900 |  16,697,500 |     242,600 |      1.5
Colorado .....................|   2,583,600 |   2,645,600 |      62,000 |      2.4
Florida ......................|   8,354,000 |   8,582,000 |     228,000 |      2.7
Georgia ......................|   4,362,200 |   4,465,300 |     103,100 |      2.4
Idaho ........................|     692,000 |     708,800 |      16,800 |      2.4
Indiana ......................|   3,072,900 |   3,114,600 |      41,700 |      1.4
Kentucky .....................|   1,911,100 |   1,937,500 |      26,400 |      1.4
                              |             |             |             |       
Maryland .....................|   2,700,900 |   2,744,000 |      43,100 |      1.6
Massachusetts ................|   3,549,600 |   3,607,900 |      58,300 |      1.6
Michigan .....................|   4,308,200 |   4,382,600 |      74,400 |      1.7
Minnesota ....................|   2,890,800 |   2,938,500 |      47,700 |      1.7
Missouri .....................|   2,830,800 |   2,877,800 |      47,000 |      1.7
Nevada .......................|   1,292,100 |   1,327,100 |      35,000 |      2.7
New Jersey ...................|   4,060,500 |   4,103,600 |      43,100 |      1.1
New York .....................|   9,363,600 |   9,512,700 |     149,100 |      1.6
North Carolina ...............|   4,328,700 |   4,397,900 |      69,200 |      1.6
Oregon .......................|   1,828,500 |   1,871,800 |      43,300 |      2.4
                              |             |             |             |       
Pennsylvania .................|   5,867,700 |   5,921,700 |      54,000 |       .9
South Carolina ...............|   2,048,200 |   2,080,900 |      32,700 |      1.6
Tennessee ....................|   2,953,700 |   3,011,200 |      57,500 |      1.9
Texas ........................|  11,994,900 |  12,261,500 |     266,600 |      2.2
Utah .........................|   1,421,800 |   1,468,400 |      46,600 |      3.3
Virginia .....................|   3,907,100 |   3,951,500 |      44,400 |      1.1
Washington ...................|   3,235,000 |   3,311,200 |      76,200 |      2.4
Wisconsin ....................|   2,916,700 |   2,957,100 |      40,400 |      1.4
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   p = preliminary.

Technical Note

This release presents civilian labor force and unemployment data for states and
selected substate areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program
(tables 1 and 2). Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state
and industry supersector from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program
(tables 3 and 4). The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative
endeavors.

Civilian labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

Definitions. The civilian labor force and unemployment data are based on the same
concepts and definitions as those used for the official national estimates obtained
from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is
conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The
LAUS program measures employed persons and unemployed persons on a place-of-residence
basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of
age and older. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or profit
in the reference week (typically the week including the 12th of the month) or worked
15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working who
had a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such
reasons as bad weather, labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation.

Unemployed persons are those who were not employed during the reference week (based
on the definition above), had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week period
ending with the reference week, and were currently available for work; persons on
layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The
civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. The unemployment
rate is the number of unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force.

Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 states, the District of Columbia, the Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, New York City, and the balances
of California and New York state are produced using time-series models. This method,
which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2015, utilizes data from
several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI)
programs. Estimates for the state of California are derived by summing the estimates
for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of
California. Similarly, estimates for New York state are derived by summing the
estimates for New York City and the balance of New York state. Estimates for the 
five additional substate areas contained in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria and
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metropolitan areas and the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington
Heights, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and Seattle-Bellevue-Everett metropolitan
divisions) and their respective balances of state are produced using a similar
model-based approach.

Each month, estimates for the nine census divisions first are modeled using inputs
from the CPS only and controlled to the national totals. State estimates then are
controlled to their respective census division totals. Substate and balance-of-state
estimates for the five areas noted above also are controlled to their respective 
state totals. This tiered process of controlling model-based estimates to the U.S.
totals is called real-time benchmarking. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from
a monthly household survey similar to the CPS. A more detailed description of the
estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request.

Annual revisions. Civilian labor force and unemployment data for prior years reflect
adjustments made after the end of each year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated
population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources,
and model re-estimation. In most years, historical data for the most recent five years
are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to the release of January
estimates. With the introduction of a new generation of times-series models in early
2015, historical data were re-estimated back to the series beginnings in 1976, 1990,
or 1994.

Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS models decompose the estimates of employed and unemployed
persons into trend, seasonal, and irregular components. The trend component of each
measure is then smoothed using a Trend-Cycle Cascade Filter, which combines the Henderson
trend filter with a seasonal filter. This combined filter suppresses variability due to
real-time benchmarking while simultaneously removing any residual seasonality that may
be present in the series. The resulting smoothed-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate
estimates are analyzed in this news release and published on the BLS website. During
estimation for the current year, the smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates for a given
month are created using an asymmetric filter that incorporates information from previous
observations only. For annual revisions, historical data are smoothed using a two-sided
filter. 

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the
delineations that were issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on
July 15, 2015. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available online at
www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. 

Employment--from the CES program

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay
for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted
at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more
than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of
their principal activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North American
Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several
estimation procedures. Where possible these data are produced using a "weighted link
relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current month weighted employment
to that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed from a sample of
establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current
month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month’s employment
estimates. The weighted link relative technique is utilized for data series where the
sample size meets certain statistical criteria.

For some employment series, the sample of establishments is very small or highly
variable. In these cases, a model-based approach is used in estimation. These models
use the direct sample estimates (described above), combined with forecasts of
historical (benchmarked) data to decrease volatility in estimation. Two different
models (Fay-Herriot Model and Small Domain Model) are used depending on the industry
level being estimated. For more detailed information about each model, refer to the
BLS Handbook of Methods.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of
jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by
employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark
information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the
preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark
month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the
sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent
months. Information on recent benchmark revisions is available online at
www.bls.gov/sae/benchmark2017.pdf.

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data,
and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error
is a measure of sampling variability--that is, variation that occurs by chance because a
sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to
nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and
processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to
additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used.

Use of error measures. Changes in state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll
employment are cited in the analysis of this release only if they have been determined
to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. Furthermore,
state unemployment rates for the current month generally are cited only if they have
been determined to be significantly different from the U.S. rate at the 90-percent
confidence level. The underlying model-based standard error measures for unemployment
rates and over-the-month and over-the-year changes in rates are available at
www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. The underlying standard error measures for over-the-
month and over-the-year changes in state payroll employment data at the total nonfarm
and supersector levels are available at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Measures of
nonsampling error are not available.

Additional information

Estimates of civilian labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well as
nonfarm payroll employment from the CES program, for metropolitan areas and metropolitan
divisions are available in the news release Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment.
Estimates of civilian labor force, employed persons, unemployed persons, and unemployment
rates for approximately 7,500 subnational areas are available online at www.bls.gov/lau/.
Employment data from the CES program for states and metropolitan areas are available
online at www.bls.gov/sae/. Information in this release will be made available to
sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay 
Service: (800) 877-8339.

LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted

State and area	Civilian labor force				Unemployed
	May 2016	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017(p)	Number				Percent of labor force
					May 2016	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017(p)	May 2016	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017(p)
Alabama	2,164,065	2,208,910	2,207,877	2,196,581	125,153	128,610	119,113	107,364	5.8	5.8	5.4	4.9
Alaska	360,617	364,703	366,453	367,047	23,949	23,434	24,023	24,642	6.6	6.4	6.6	6.7
Arizona	3,225,626	3,324,038	3,331,153	3,327,456	172,375	166,934	165,225	168,319	5.3	5.0	5.0	5.1
Arkansas	1,344,508	1,341,152	1,348,129	1,355,668	54,476	48,608	47,698	46,633	4.1	3.6	3.5	3.4
California	19,058,447	19,170,311	19,178,980	19,156,032	1,050,211	943,382	924,372	897,832	5.5	4.9	4.8	4.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	5,033,798	5,083,716	5,104,345	5,114,807	265,183	235,518	231,966	225,990	5.3	4.6	4.5	4.4
Colorado	2,881,156	2,933,137	2,945,526	2,959,703	97,037	75,666	68,317	67,383	3.4	2.6	2.3	2.3
Connecticut	1,892,487	1,911,680	1,922,519	1,929,333	100,645	91,736	93,646	95,147	5.3	4.8	4.9	4.9
Delaware	473,885	474,409	476,039	476,793	20,763	21,521	21,977	22,187	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.7
District of Columbia	392,432	398,131	399,420	401,949	23,921	23,028	23,686	24,280	6.1	5.8	5.9	6.0
Florida	9,780,043	10,109,008	10,143,867	10,147,162	477,648	484,646	461,518	435,127	4.9	4.8	4.5	4.3
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,333,427	1,357,712	1,367,366	1,375,160	70,662	72,521	71,520	68,561	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.0
Georgia	4,893,254	5,020,597	5,031,311	5,034,975	260,587	257,273	252,369	246,348	5.3	5.1	5.0	4.9
Hawaii	682,713	696,854	698,014	697,427	21,111	19,154	18,940	19,147	3.1	2.7	2.7	2.7
Idaho	812,040	825,274	822,858	820,678	31,122	29,087	27,569	26,632	3.8	3.5	3.4	3.2
Illinois	6,539,452	6,523,342	6,505,269	6,482,654	386,863	322,300	306,872	298,140	5.9	4.9	4.7	4.6
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,806,955	3,754,543	3,739,496	3,735,139	224,591	172,364	162,331	158,373	5.9	4.6	4.3	4.2
Indiana	3,328,875	3,331,994	3,337,683	3,335,621	153,345	130,238	118,671	107,663	4.6	3.9	3.6	3.2
Iowa	1,700,430	1,692,245	1,691,964	1,689,309	64,100	52,052	52,199	52,923	3.8	3.1	3.1	3.1
Kansas	1,481,995	1,484,611	1,487,318	1,485,263	61,317	55,867	54,724	54,537	4.1	3.8	3.7	3.7
Kentucky	1,989,763	2,065,194	2,082,822	2,085,238	99,219	102,966	105,781	103,933	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.0
Louisiana	2,127,498	2,113,797	2,121,129	2,118,719	132,706	120,199	122,972	121,173	6.2	5.7	5.8	5.7
Maine	689,389	700,586	702,788	703,216	26,588	20,923	20,912	22,588	3.9	3.0	3.0	3.2
Maryland	3,162,106	3,218,843	3,228,240	3,229,004	136,209	136,753	137,239	135,076	4.3	4.2	4.3	4.2
Massachusetts	3,587,500	3,661,248	3,694,227	3,711,336	138,068	131,331	143,169	155,348	3.8	3.6	3.9	4.2
Michigan	4,810,684	4,913,671	4,915,609	4,894,579	232,219	247,829	231,455	207,333	4.8	5.0	4.7	4.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,060,780	2,097,278	2,104,192	2,100,077	107,328	117,639	110,839	96,217	5.2	5.6	5.3	4.6
Minnesota	2,993,164	3,018,513	3,027,400	3,030,584	115,280	115,586	114,155	112,798	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7
Mississippi	1,279,378	1,302,684	1,306,320	1,303,140	75,860	65,811	64,759	64,141	5.9	5.1	5.0	4.9
Missouri	3,100,388	3,101,249	3,093,137	3,076,309	143,414	121,566	119,087	120,377	4.6	3.9	3.9	3.9
Montana	525,754	525,951	525,198	524,985	22,084	19,908	19,973	20,432	4.2	3.8	3.8	3.9
Nebraska	1,009,895	1,008,374	1,006,408	1,005,342	32,185	30,997	30,031	29,371	3.2	3.1	3.0	2.9
Nevada	1,422,869	1,439,242	1,440,247	1,440,166	82,919	68,529	67,416	67,855	5.8	4.8	4.7	4.7
New Hampshire	747,467	752,164	752,955	753,288	21,401	21,010	21,419	21,923	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.9
New Jersey	4,515,095	4,522,999	4,528,605	4,526,328	231,749	190,809	185,218	184,904	5.1	4.2	4.1	4.1
New Mexico	926,005	934,546	935,768	934,867	61,932	63,041	62,744	61,626	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6
New York	9,534,647	9,604,253	9,664,061	9,691,754	461,165	409,018	416,764	428,461	4.8	4.3	4.3	4.4
New York City	4,119,873	4,178,844	4,218,724	4,243,475	216,008	168,848	172,852	181,873	5.2	4.0	4.1	4.3
North Carolina	4,848,368	4,950,774	4,945,288	4,928,477	240,150	243,698	234,535	222,989	5.0	4.9	4.7	4.5
North Dakota	415,595	420,977	421,685	420,525	13,581	11,975	11,406	10,399	3.3	2.8	2.7	2.5
Ohio	5,707,852	5,766,989	5,787,413	5,788,902	281,629	293,270	288,362	286,229	4.9	5.1	5.0	4.9
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,029,155	1,028,405	1,031,678	1,035,112	53,433	64,452	63,776	62,763	5.2	6.3	6.2	6.1
Oklahoma	1,826,357	1,836,595	1,835,764	1,830,935	91,196	79,720	78,362	78,982	5.0	4.3	4.3	4.3
Oregon	2,054,122	2,078,112	2,090,230	2,104,855	103,512	78,695	76,691	75,334	5.0	3.8	3.7	3.6
Pennsylvania	6,440,700	6,442,011	6,464,270	6,475,102	354,389	310,836	314,763	322,885	5.5	4.8	4.9	5.0
Rhode Island	552,600	554,123	555,508	555,523	30,051	23,986	23,941	22,858	5.4	4.3	4.3	4.1
South Carolina	2,297,039	2,332,821	2,334,139	2,328,694	116,513	103,639	101,458	96,526	5.1	4.4	4.3	4.1
South Dakota	452,409	456,752	457,274	457,425	12,621	12,805	13,010	13,270	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9
Tennessee	3,127,256	3,202,889	3,199,738	3,181,884	144,283	164,283	151,091	128,210	4.6	5.1	4.7	4.0
Texas	13,231,311	13,520,071	13,548,834	13,526,420	615,608	677,495	676,328	655,958	4.7	5.0	5.0	4.8
Utah	1,505,700	1,553,670	1,563,458	1,570,448	52,447	47,716	49,234	50,817	3.5	3.1	3.1	3.2
Vermont	344,801	347,514	347,311	346,339	11,353	10,580	10,688	10,903	3.3	3.0	3.1	3.1
Virginia	4,219,870	4,290,500	4,301,411	4,306,169	168,594	161,071	161,678	161,874	4.0	3.8	3.8	3.8
Washington	3,630,880	3,687,153	3,690,122	3,690,022	201,580	173,927	170,404	167,218	5.6	4.7	4.6	4.5
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,614,686	1,649,325	1,648,427	1,645,260	67,052	54,644	54,182	54,496	4.2	3.3	3.3	3.3
West Virginia	782,160	780,578	780,334	779,317	47,275	38,120	37,158	35,194	6.0	4.9	4.8	4.5
Wisconsin	3,115,633	3,136,885	3,147,122	3,155,314	128,613	107,090	100,537	96,283	4.1	3.4	3.2	3.1
Wyoming	303,047	303,601	302,212	300,046	17,062	13,763	12,877	12,235	5.6	4.5	4.3	4.1
Puerto Rico	1,125,705	1,130,127	1,130,411	1,119,881	129,443	130,352	130,297	123,122	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.0
Footnotes (1) Metropolitan division. (2) Metropolitan statistical area. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.

LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted

State and area	Civilian labor force				Unemployed
	April		May		Number				Percent of labor force
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	April		May		April		May
					2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	2,154,477	2,179,071	2,159,095	2,172,302	113,556	95,572	116,430	90,976	5.3	4.4	5.4	4.2
Alaska	356,340	363,136	361,669	367,626	24,232	25,377	23,829	25,010	6.8	7.0	6.6	6.8
Arizona	3,220,117	3,307,527	3,220,802	3,300,420	167,967	149,486	163,739	165,545	5.2	4.5	5.1	5.0
Arkansas	1,343,967	1,353,749	1,348,027	1,365,434	48,474	41,350	52,655	45,698	3.6	3.1	3.9	3.3
California	19,030,030	19,085,797	19,021,893	19,061,296	1,019,131	864,015	941,445	805,572	5.4	4.5	4.9	4.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	5,027,660	5,108,719	5,022,855	5,100,780	249,033	212,278	242,896	205,843	5.0	4.2	4.8	4.0
Colorado	2,871,961	2,945,374	2,871,881	2,959,849	101,832	63,885	93,353	71,933	3.5	2.2	3.3	2.4
Connecticut	1,881,896	1,910,485	1,895,569	1,930,771	99,967	89,159	97,111	92,850	5.3	4.7	5.1	4.8
Delaware	473,738	475,503	471,888	474,571	20,229	21,643	19,240	20,776	4.3	4.6	4.1	4.4
District of Columbia	391,221	397,998	388,784	400,850	21,130	21,589	21,042	21,975	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5
Florida	9,766,559	10,095,521	9,819,355	10,129,616	450,261	409,041	445,147	404,500	4.6	4.1	4.5	4.0
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,334,630	1,387,407	1,333,460	1,386,709	71,833	70,407	69,007	64,843	5.4	5.1	5.2	4.7
Georgia	4,880,700	5,013,470	4,898,019	5,033,406	245,777	233,838	241,857	237,421	5.0	4.7	4.9	4.7
Hawaii	681,793	696,236	681,018	692,108	20,394	18,204	20,261	19,002	3.0	2.6	3.0	2.7
Idaho	807,610	815,215	812,838	821,236	31,401	24,662	27,316	22,586	3.9	3.0	3.4	2.8
Illinois	6,537,340	6,418,403	6,516,889	6,435,332	380,480	280,434	342,972	275,090	5.8	4.4	5.3	4.3
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,805,743	3,706,449	3,787,318	3,741,100	229,416	157,299	203,515	153,913	6.0	4.2	5.4	4.1
Indiana	3,331,392	3,317,169	3,342,323	3,335,278	148,441	89,785	140,717	93,470	4.5	2.7	4.2	2.8
Iowa	1,699,546	1,686,689	1,697,251	1,680,871	58,931	49,133	56,466	48,497	3.5	2.9	3.3	2.9
Kansas	1,479,812	1,478,194	1,475,236	1,468,555	56,154	51,599	57,046	54,682	3.8	3.5	3.9	3.7
Kentucky	1,979,563	2,082,112	1,991,254	2,077,060	91,540	101,438	96,565	97,409	4.6	4.9	4.8	4.7
Louisiana	2,127,276	2,116,619	2,126,138	2,103,477	121,287	118,583	124,825	116,001	5.7	5.6	5.9	5.5
Maine	680,347	693,767	685,895	696,346	27,289	23,302	25,865	24,545	4.0	3.4	3.8	3.5
Maryland	3,143,001	3,201,457	3,151,996	3,204,290	126,511	124,258	125,543	126,540	4.0	3.9	4.0	3.9
Massachusetts	3,571,623	3,684,286	3,569,607	3,686,676	136,232	140,628	131,194	152,551	3.8	3.8	3.7	4.1
Michigan	4,786,552	4,844,764	4,834,360	4,869,326	217,050	179,807	218,781	179,817	4.5	3.7	4.5	3.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,029,683	2,077,780	2,053,841	2,089,660	93,864	82,502	97,170	75,331	4.6	4.0	4.7	3.6
Minnesota	2,991,122	3,020,462	2,995,353	3,026,785	111,721	112,337	98,186	102,046	3.7	3.7	3.3	3.4
Mississippi	1,268,078	1,289,551	1,279,090	1,296,628	65,405	54,982	75,602	68,984	5.2	4.3	5.9	5.3
Missouri	3,117,499	3,064,062	3,119,644	3,059,676	133,954	113,421	130,546	124,198	4.3	3.7	4.2	4.1
Montana	524,095	522,272	526,760	523,993	21,382	19,687	19,465	18,695	4.1	3.8	3.7	3.6
Nebraska	1,011,041	1,006,026	1,013,004	1,008,258	31,031	28,297	29,932	28,201	3.1	2.8	3.0	2.8
Nevada	1,420,601	1,436,610	1,423,834	1,438,876	83,327	66,755	80,669	66,784	5.9	4.6	5.7	4.6
New Hampshire	741,348	747,732	743,011	748,109	20,652	20,738	20,206	20,475	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7
New Jersey	4,522,552	4,508,103	4,524,636	4,506,181	228,488	174,559	224,726	188,285	5.1	3.9	5.0	4.2
New Mexico	921,721	931,908	919,658	927,079	57,581	57,984	58,612	56,813	6.2	6.2	6.4	6.1
New York	9,576,980	9,618,458	9,566,693	9,618,997	439,358	405,338	414,684	410,710	4.6	4.2	4.3	4.3
New York City	4,133,635	4,208,814	4,114,497	4,202,764	200,091	165,304	189,985	178,300	4.8	3.9	4.6	4.2
North Carolina	4,855,395	4,913,141	4,872,058	4,922,633	228,678	208,564	227,259	212,911	4.7	4.2	4.7	4.3
North Dakota	413,236	418,889	417,037	417,622	14,068	11,401	12,292	8,261	3.4	2.7	2.9	2.0
Ohio	5,706,644	5,750,014	5,713,907	5,771,461	272,309	252,874	250,260	266,220	4.8	4.4	4.4	4.6
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,030,670	1,033,868	1,023,975	1,038,711	51,949	55,950	50,038	60,293	5.0	5.4	4.9	5.8
Oklahoma	1,824,356	1,818,129	1,822,419	1,813,338	82,586	72,218	89,887	83,740	4.5	4.0	4.9	4.6
Oregon	2,037,794	2,086,147	2,043,391	2,105,948	98,075	73,432	94,466	69,494	4.8	3.5	4.6	3.3
Pennsylvania	6,459,383	6,450,613	6,484,977	6,476,898	334,738	302,450	343,548	336,285	5.2	4.7	5.3	5.2
Rhode Island	547,325	550,831	548,407	550,225	27,892	22,609	28,907	20,063	5.1	4.1	5.3	3.6
South Carolina	2,295,233	2,317,289	2,301,982	2,318,855	107,506	83,817	103,766	83,648	4.7	3.6	4.5	3.6
South Dakota	450,583	455,688	453,250	456,615	12,268	13,419	11,951	13,173	2.7	2.9	2.6	2.9
Tennessee	3,106,445	3,164,071	3,119,543	3,152,400	130,382	115,651	130,525	91,268	4.2	3.7	4.2	2.9
Texas	13,236,855	13,506,876	13,245,519	13,449,184	564,001	611,747	566,379	591,954	4.3	4.5	4.3	4.4
Utah	1,495,938	1,559,101	1,504,567	1,569,094	52,210	49,716	50,903	51,018	3.5	3.2	3.4	3.3
Vermont	340,472	341,898	342,550	341,983	11,567	11,076	10,313	9,961	3.4	3.2	3.0	2.9
Virginia	4,226,469	4,304,904	4,240,815	4,321,604	152,750	154,066	158,991	164,390	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.8
Washington	3,613,072	3,672,339	3,625,231	3,675,875	190,589	156,243	190,151	159,882	5.3	4.3	5.2	4.3
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,617,598	1,646,824	1,618,175	1,645,922	59,669	47,249	62,389	52,911	3.7	2.9	3.9	3.2
West Virginia	782,789	781,038	785,503	780,676	47,580	38,737	45,348	32,230	6.1	5.0	5.8	4.1
Wisconsin	3,098,029	3,121,316	3,106,700	3,136,701	127,379	93,499	119,416	87,686	4.1	3.0	3.8	2.8
Wyoming	301,994	297,399	302,387	296,629	17,953	12,747	17,102	12,257	5.9	4.3	5.7	4.1
Puerto Rico	1,127,448	1,119,900	1,130,852	1,103,366	127,927	128,469	127,305	113,284	11.3	11.5	11.3	10.3
Footnotes (1) Metropolitan division. (2) Metropolitan statistical area. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted [In thousands]

State	Total(1)				Construction				Manufacturing
	May 2016	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017(p)	May 2016	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017(p)	May 2016	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017(p)
Alabama	1,971.4	1,997.7	1,997.6	2,007.2	84.3	84.8	85.3	87.8	259.9	266.0	265.9	266.9
Alaska	333.6	328.4	328.4	330.7	16.5	15.6	15.6	15.6	13.1	12.1	11.8	10.9
Arizona	2,695.3	2,736.1	2,742.6	2,744.6	133.6	137.2	140.0	138.1	159.8	161.6	162.8	161.7
Arkansas	1,224.7	1,240.1	1,243.8	1,246.7	50.4	49.9	50.7	51.5	154.0	157.1	157.9	156.9
California	16,454.9	16,697.5	16,679.9	16,697.5	771.6	803.6	810.2	810.5	1,308.3	1,301.5	1,299.3	1,299.4
Colorado	2,583.6	2,634.1	2,635.0	2,645.6	153.9	157.6	156.3	157.7	142.3	142.1	142.5	140.6
Connecticut	1,677.3	1,684.7	1,681.6	1,688.3	59.1	59.1	61.7	61.1	156.1	156.6	156.7	155.8
Delaware(2)	451.7	456.1	455.7	455.7	20.3	21.9	21.7	21.5	25.7	25.7	25.8	25.9
District of Columbia(3)(2)	781.6	788.7	786.7	792.8	15.8	14.7	14.7	14.6	-	-	-	-
Florida	8,354.0	8,541.6	8,552.4	8,582.0	470.2	499.6	500.7	501.2	354.1	365.1	365.2	364.7
Georgia	4,362.2	4,469.5	4,469.1	4,465.3	175.3	183.9	181.3	182.7	386.5	387.6	390.1	388.1
Hawaii(2)	646.0	650.1	653.1	654.1	38.1	36.9	37.4	37.5	14.1	13.7	13.8	14.0
Idaho	692.0	708.7	710.0	708.8	41.3	43.6	43.3	42.9	64.2	65.5	66.6	65.4
Illinois	5,996.9	6,036.5	6,029.2	6,031.6	217.9	216.4	212.2	216.2	574.9	570.4	572.6	573.1
Indiana	3,072.9	3,117.8	3,111.0	3,114.6	130.2	134.1	133.9	136.0	521.9	530.3	528.3	525.8
Iowa	1,567.9	1,580.2	1,577.6	1,583.1	80.1	81.3	79.2	79.0	214.1	211.1	210.2	212.5
Kansas	1,408.3	1,413.6	1,409.6	1,404.6	60.6	62.9	61.2	60.5	159.9	159.4	159.1	157.8
Kentucky	1,911.1	1,938.9	1,939.5	1,937.5	76.9	79.7	81.2	79.8	247.9	255.0	252.0	251.6
Louisiana	1,973.8	1,973.9	1,972.7	1,983.2	139.1	147.2	146.7	151.7	136.5	135.1	134.7	135.0
Maine	616.1	622.9	621.9	619.5	27.2	29.9	29.7	28.9	50.9	50.2	50.8	50.0
Maryland(2)	2,700.9	2,745.6	2,745.6	2,744.0	161.6	161.3	160.4	165.2	104.1	103.2	103.5	102.0
Massachusetts	3,549.6	3,605.8	3,605.0	3,607.9	145.1	150.4	149.6	149.9	245.8	243.7	244.1	243.9
Michigan	4,308.2	4,378.5	4,390.5	4,382.6	154.9	163.9	164.1	163.8	598.5	600.6	608.5	608.3
Minnesota	2,890.8	2,929.3	2,945.7	2,938.5	116.8	121.2	124.2	121.6	317.9	318.5	319.1	319.9
Mississippi	1,141.9	1,145.3	1,145.1	1,144.5	43.5	41.2	41.1	41.3	142.5	142.5	142.2	142.0
Missouri	2,830.8	2,865.9	2,869.5	2,877.8	119.7	121.5	119.5	115.6	262.3	263.5	263.8	265.6
Montana	467.5	476.7	475.5	474.9	27.1	28.9	27.8	27.8	19.6	20.1	19.8	20.0
Nebraska(2)	1,013.6	1,022.8	1,024.2	1,025.3	51.6	51.9	52.4	51.7	96.7	97.4	96.8	97.1
Nevada	1,292.1	1,325.7	1,333.6	1,327.1	74.3	81.8	84.0	82.4	43.4	45.0	45.1	45.0
New Hampshire	665.2	675.3	678.5	674.7	25.3	27.1	28.1	27.7	67.9	68.3	68.2	68.1
New Jersey	4,060.5	4,116.0	4,116.7	4,103.6	152.9	154.0	153.0	153.1	241.8	246.3	245.8	246.3
New Mexico	829.5	837.3	840.0	836.9	43.0	46.1	47.0	46.2	27.2	26.2	26.3	26.4
New York	9,363.6	9,480.6	9,485.0	9,512.7	374.5	381.4	378.8	379.5	452.7	442.1	440.1	436.4
North Carolina	4,328.7	4,387.5	4,379.1	4,397.9	199.1	202.8	199.7	203.0	464.1	464.0	462.8	464.7
North Dakota	433.9	434.6	437.0	438.7	32.2	32.4	32.9	33.3	24.5	24.4	24.2	24.2
Ohio	5,474.3	5,518.5	5,509.1	5,515.4	206.2	219.0	213.2	211.1	683.7	692.9	686.9	683.3
Oklahoma	1,650.2	1,655.4	1,651.9	1,652.6	77.3	79.1	77.7	77.7	129.0	129.4	129.7	130.5
Oregon	1,828.5	1,862.1	1,868.9	1,871.8	89.5	97.0	97.7	99.3	188.3	189.6	190.7	191.6
Pennsylvania	5,867.7	5,929.8	5,925.7	5,921.7	238.2	245.9	245.1	240.8	559.3	554.4	550.6	547.8
Rhode Island	488.3	494.8	494.8	495.4	17.9	19.8	19.9	20.2	40.5	40.3	41.2	41.1
South Carolina	2,048.2	2,074.4	2,073.3	2,080.9	93.6	95.3	96.2	98.0	237.3	245.0	245.1	244.7
South Dakota(2)	431.7	438.2	438.9	437.1	23.5	24.6	24.7	23.7	42.2	41.6	41.5	41.0
Tennessee(2)	2,953.7	3,016.4	3,011.4	3,011.2	117.4	125.9	125.9	125.3	343.2	347.1	348.0	348.8
Texas	11,994.9	12,217.7	12,246.7	12,261.5	700.7	716.2	707.9	711.3	847.4	858.6	864.7	866.5
Utah	1,421.8	1,459.5	1,464.2	1,468.4	91.5	95.7	96.2	97.1	125.1	130.0	128.2	128.6
Vermont	312.0	315.0	315.0	313.7	15.3	16.0	15.8	15.4	29.9	28.9	29.1	28.5
Virginia	3,907.1	3,955.3	3,953.6	3,951.5	187.3	188.1	189.1	188.2	232.0	233.9	233.2	234.1
Washington	3,235.0	3,306.6	3,309.2	3,311.2	184.5	194.9	195.6	195.2	292.6	285.8	285.4	285.5
West Virginia	750.3	746.3	747.1	743.0	29.3	31.7	30.7	30.6	46.9	45.5	45.5	45.3
Wisconsin	2,916.7	2,947.1	2,960.2	2,957.1	111.6	114.1	115.5	114.0	464.8	467.9	472.1	471.8
Wyoming	281.8	278.3	279.4	277.9	21.4	21.2	21.5	20.4	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.2
Puerto Rico(2)	891.4	881.1	879.5	879.4	23.4	21.2	20.9	21.5	73.9	71.9	71.9	71.4
Virgin Islands(3)	38.2	38.5	38.4	38.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately. (2) Mining and logging is combined with construction. (3) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Trade, transportation, and utilities				Financial activities				Professional and business services
	May 2016	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017(p)	May 2016	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017(p)	May 2016	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017(p)
Alabama	380.3	378.3	377.0	377.1	95.8	97.4	97.5	98.1	234.3	239.1	239.6	239.5
Alaska	65.7	64.6	64.6	65.5	12.0	11.8	11.9	11.9	28.8	27.1	26.8	26.7
Arizona	516.2	518.3	518.0	517.8	200.5	209.3	209.6	210.1	411.2	416.5	414.0	415.5
Arkansas	252.4	252.8	252.3	251.5	51.1	51.3	51.7	52.1	141.9	147.7	148.4	150.7
California	2,987.7	3,015.8	3,005.5	3,008.6	821.1	828.3	826.3	828.0	2,527.7	2,553.7	2,537.8	2,536.1
Colorado	453.5	461.5	462.2	468.4	163.0	165.9	165.3	166.5	403.4	412.3	415.0	411.5
Connecticut	298.4	299.3	296.8	297.1	129.8	131.2	131.8	132.6	217.7	218.7	215.5	217.1
Delaware	82.7	83.0	83.0	80.9	46.8	46.9	47.3	47.1	61.4	59.1	58.8	60.8
District of Columbia	32.7	32.6	32.7	32.6	29.9	29.2	28.9	29.1	165.1	168.2	167.4	167.8
Florida	1,716.3	1,745.6	1,744.6	1,747.2	545.2	553.9	555.5	554.8	1,276.2	1,311.3	1,316.8	1,329.1
Georgia	924.8	942.9	941.2	944.6	237.8	247.1	247.4	247.7	648.2	676.5	675.7	671.3
Hawaii	119.6	120.3	121.5	122.2	28.2	28.2	28.3	28.1	83.3	84.0	84.4	83.6
Idaho	137.0	139.7	139.1	138.7	33.6	35.1	35.2	34.9	86.1	87.4	85.8	86.8
Illinois	1,208.7	1,211.8	1,204.7	1,201.0	382.7	391.7	392.3	392.2	926.3	939.7	940.4	939.7
Indiana	593.8	600.8	598.6	594.5	133.5	136.2	137.0	138.1	332.6	334.9	335.0	337.2
Iowa	315.3	318.5	320.0	322.4	108.2	110.7	111.1	111.7	138.4	142.5	141.5	142.4
Kansas	267.3	268.3	268.1	266.3	85.8	85.7	85.8	85.6	177.7	178.7	177.8	177.7
Kentucky	396.7	401.9	400.7	401.2	93.6	95.4	95.9	96.1	217.4	224.6	224.3	223.9
Louisiana	388.6	384.9	383.4	383.6	92.5	91.7	92.7	92.5	211.2	213.6	212.0	214.0
Maine	120.7	122.8	121.8	120.7	31.1	30.8	30.6	30.6	65.3	65.5	64.2	64.5
Maryland	467.1	469.7	468.7	470.3	148.7	149.0	149.6	147.9	440.0	456.0	456.3	456.7
Massachusetts	573.3	577.1	578.0	577.2	223.2	229.4	228.6	228.0	545.9	558.0	562.1	562.6
Michigan	782.1	784.1	780.6	777.8	212.1	217.3	216.3	217.0	645.4	660.5	662.6	663.8
Minnesota	531.4	538.6	536.7	534.8	175.2	178.0	177.6	177.1	371.4	374.2	378.8	376.7
Mississippi	229.2	230.3	231.1	231.3	44.0	43.8	44.2	43.9	106.8	105.9	106.0	105.6
Missouri	544.7	552.4	551.9	552.6	168.8	170.5	172.2	171.5	376.7	385.2	390.8	394.5
Montana	95.5	96.7	96.0	94.6	23.7	24.1	24.4	24.9	40.7	42.2	41.7	42.1
Nebraska	204.8	206.4	206.7	206.7	73.2	74.3	74.5	75.2	117.7	120.2	120.3	121.5
Nevada	241.4	242.2	241.9	241.9	62.6	63.8	64.1	64.0	174.3	181.4	184.9	185.1
New Hampshire	140.0	139.6	139.9	139.8	36.8	36.8	36.6	36.8	77.6	78.4	78.5	79.1
New Jersey	864.1	875.7	871.0	868.6	247.4	251.9	253.4	252.0	659.2	674.2	677.9	668.9
New Mexico	138.8	139.0	139.7	139.5	33.5	33.6	33.6	33.0	100.9	100.9	101.3	100.9
New York	1,572.9	1,578.7	1,572.8	1,578.4	714.2	713.0	714.8	715.5	1,288.6	1,318.6	1,323.2	1,330.8
North Carolina	813.5	818.2	816.1	817.6	225.4	230.8	229.7	231.0	604.3	621.6	624.8	634.4
North Dakota	96.4	95.0	95.0	94.7	23.9	24.5	24.6	24.4	34.8	34.0	35.6	36.3
Ohio	1,020.4	1,024.8	1,021.2	1,015.3	299.2	303.5	303.6	305.5	721.5	721.2	725.8	732.8
Oklahoma	306.9	301.0	299.9	297.6	78.6	80.6	80.2	80.4	180.3	179.7	181.1	182.1
Oregon	340.7	343.5	344.4	344.5	96.4	98.2	99.4	99.0	237.8	245.6	245.9	246.6
Pennsylvania	1,127.1	1,129.9	1,129.0	1,127.1	316.2	318.5	317.3	316.0	792.0	800.7	805.3	806.4
Rhode Island	76.6	77.2	77.9	77.6	33.4	33.0	33.5	33.3	65.1	66.7	65.9	65.2
South Carolina	393.2	401.7	401.5	402.6	100.1	100.2	100.8	100.0	268.2	272.5	268.2	271.0
South Dakota	88.4	89.0	88.9	88.7	29.3	30.1	30.0	30.0	31.2	31.8	32.0	31.6
Tennessee	616.1	625.5	627.4	624.2	151.9	154.4	154.9	156.2	402.8	414.7	412.8	413.9
Texas	2,414.0	2,444.0	2,444.2	2,443.2	731.0	745.9	748.9	752.1	1,620.8	1,669.3	1,673.7	1,671.3
Utah	270.7	278.8	280.4	279.8	81.6	82.0	82.0	83.0	201.8	208.9	211.4	212.2
Vermont	55.7	55.3	55.5	55.6	12.0	11.7	11.5	11.7	27.7	27.9	28.0	28.0
Virginia	662.0	666.1	660.7	659.2	200.5	204.5	204.0	206.5	714.1	730.6	734.4	734.6
Washington	605.4	621.2	624.2	621.6	150.0	155.2	154.4	155.3	402.5	410.0	408.8	409.2
West Virginia	133.7	130.6	130.7	129.9	27.7	27.1	27.6	27.6	65.8	65.2	65.7	65.1
Wisconsin	539.9	543.7	543.2	544.8	151.5	153.7	153.7	152.7	321.8	326.3	324.6	328.3
Wyoming	53.9	52.4	52.8	52.2	10.8	10.5	10.4	10.8	17.7	17.2	17.1	16.7
Puerto Rico	173.2	171.2	171.8	171.1	42.3	42.9	42.5	42.6	113.5	113.3	112.9	112.4
Virgin Islands(1)	8.0	7.9	7.9	7.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Education and health services				Leisure and hospitality				Government
	May 2016	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017(p)	May 2016	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017(p)	May 2016	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017(p)
Alabama	232.2	238.2	239.1	237.8	197.0	201.3	201.6	205.6	377.6	380.9	380.0	381.5
Alaska	48.5	48.6	49.3	49.4	35.4	35.5	35.6	36.9	81.1	81.6	81.2	82.2
Arizona	409.9	418.9	421.7	421.6	307.4	323.0	324.3	325.2	410.0	408.9	409.1	412.0
Arkansas	179.9	186.4	186.9	186.6	115.3	115.7	116.9	117.8	212.6	211.9	211.5	211.2
California	2,536.4	2,593.6	2,600.5	2,601.0	1,888.7	1,933.6	1,942.4	1,932.7	2,507.4	2,548.9	2,542.0	2,554.3
Colorado	325.3	333.0	329.2	334.1	321.3	329.2	332.0	334.1	420.1	430.1	428.7	427.8
Connecticut	327.3	330.8	330.2	333.4	153.3	156.0	156.4	158.0	238.2	233.7	233.2	233.9
Delaware	76.8	79.3	79.3	79.6	49.5	51.4	50.9	51.8	65.4	65.3	65.5	65.6
District of Columbia	134.3	136.0	135.4	139.2	74.1	78.5	78.9	80.2	239.6	240.9	239.0	239.2
Florida	1,237.7	1,271.1	1,271.7	1,272.1	1,170.5	1,194.3	1,199.2	1,205.4	1,093.3	1,101.0	1,097.3	1,105.0
Georgia	559.4	573.7	572.4	572.5	466.2	486.0	483.8	481.6	685.8	691.9	693.1	695.5
Hawaii	83.2	82.9	83.8	84.3	117.5	121.4	121.0	122.0	125.8	126.4	126.5	126.5
Idaho	100.2	103.7	104.8	105.0	71.7	72.5	73.5	73.3	120.7	123.4	123.9	123.9
Illinois	912.4	925.2	927.9	931.6	592.0	598.8	595.6	595.4	824.3	824.8	825.4	822.9
Indiana	460.8	473.6	471.4	474.5	306.7	307.5	307.8	307.7	428.2	432.3	432.7	433.8
Iowa	228.5	232.1	233.7	233.6	142.4	142.5	142.3	141.1	257.2	256.8	255.7	255.2
Kansas	195.8	198.3	198.2	197.6	127.3	128.6	127.8	127.2	255.4	255.0	255.4	255.7
Kentucky	267.9	269.7	271.2	272.3	193.2	193.8	195.3	194.4	318.6	318.2	317.7	317.5
Louisiana	309.6	315.4	316.4	316.6	232.6	229.7	230.3	232.2	327.3	323.2	322.7	324.1
Maine	124.9	127.6	127.8	127.5	64.6	65.0	65.2	66.2	99.8	99.8	100.3	99.9
Maryland	457.3	468.6	468.3	465.4	270.5	273.5	273.4	271.2	503.6	510.7	512.3	512.0
Massachusetts	779.9	796.3	796.5	799.0	360.4	362.8	358.9	360.2	453.3	459.7	458.7	458.7
Michigan	665.1	671.2	670.2	669.3	423.6	435.8	439.6	435.7	592.5	608.4	609.6	605.9
Minnesota	519.7	534.5	539.5	539.4	263.5	264.2	265.6	265.6	423.2	424.6	427.6	425.0
Mississippi	140.2	142.6	142.4	143.9	132.5	134.1	133.5	132.2	244.1	245.8	245.5	245.0
Missouri	454.9	460.8	466.1	467.8	299.0	309.5	305.4	309.6	431.1	432.6	431.1	430.4
Montana	73.5	75.8	76.1	76.1	64.4	64.9	65.9	65.7	91.4	91.9	92.1	92.3
Nebraska	152.5	154.0	153.3	154.3	90.0	90.5	91.4	91.2	172.1	171.3	171.1	170.6
Nevada	126.7	131.4	131.7	131.5	344.4	351.2	354.5	348.5	157.1	159.8	158.2	159.1
New Hampshire	120.7	122.2	123.4	123.0	69.2	75.1	75.9	72.1	90.1	90.7	90.9	90.3
New Jersey	671.3	686.1	688.1	687.3	368.2	372.9	375.8	375.4	614.4	610.7	608.5	609.4
New Mexico	138.2	141.0	141.0	141.1	95.2	97.8	97.9	98.5	191.3	191.4	191.1	189.2
New York	1,946.0	1,989.0	1,994.0	1,998.8	908.1	921.5	924.6	937.6	1,440.3	1,453.0	1,453.9	1,449.5
North Carolina	583.8	592.0	593.2	593.8	479.6	489.0	487.3	487.4	724.0	733.0	729.2	728.7
North Dakota	61.8	62.7	62.7	62.5	39.2	39.3	39.1	39.5	83.5	83.6	83.7	83.8
Ohio	921.7	938.1	938.0	944.5	550.1	553.4	558.6	552.6	775.7	769.0	766.9	773.6
Oklahoma	233.2	236.8	235.3	236.6	163.7	165.2	164.2	165.9	352.8	354.6	354.2	353.6
Oregon	264.9	272.7	273.2	273.8	199.0	199.6	200.9	201.6	306.9	309.7	309.3	309.7
Pennsylvania	1,215.7	1,250.6	1,245.9	1,248.4	555.2	563.6	566.3	569.4	700.7	700.8	700.1	701.1
Rhode Island	106.4	107.6	106.7	107.3	57.5	58.6	58.4	58.8	60.1	60.5	60.6	60.6
South Carolina	241.0	245.8	244.7	245.8	246.7	244.9	247.0	249.3	362.5	365.1	365.8	365.4
South Dakota	70.3	71.1	71.1	71.4	46.5	47.9	48.7	48.7	78.6	79.9	79.9	79.9
Tennessee	422.9	427.8	430.3	428.5	317.8	328.1	325.2	324.1	426.2	434.9	429.5	433.1
Texas	1,624.9	1,668.1	1,678.6	1,674.6	1,285.5	1,313.0	1,320.7	1,322.7	1,919.8	1,947.0	1,949.5	1,953.2
Utah	190.8	195.1	195.8	196.0	138.2	141.9	142.8	142.6	237.4	241.7	242.5	244.1
Vermont	64.4	64.8	64.9	65.2	36.1	37.9	38.3	37.5	55.0	56.1	55.6	55.8
Virginia	528.2	541.6	544.0	544.5	396.2	403.2	400.8	399.4	713.9	714.0	715.3	715.4
Washington	462.4	476.3	475.9	477.7	322.4	332.5	332.1	334.6	571.2	580.3	582.1	581.5
West Virginia	129.3	132.7	133.0	132.6	75.1	74.4	74.8	73.5	158.6	154.5	154.6	153.5
Wisconsin	443.0	450.1	450.2	447.9	274.7	275.9	277.6	279.3	407.5	411.5	418.6	417.2
Wyoming	27.6	28.0	27.8	27.5	35.8	35.5	35.6	35.4	71.7	70.7	70.5	70.4
Puerto Rico	121.4	121.2	121.8	122.4	80.4	82.4	81.5	81.8	228.0	221.7	221.2	220.9
Virgin Islands(1)	-	-	-	-	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	10.8	11.0	11.0	11.0
Footnotes (1) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted [In thousands]

State	Total				Mining and logging				Construction
	April		May		April		May		April		May
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	1,979.4	2,001.5	1,981.6	2,014.6	9.4	9.7	9.3	9.6	85.6	85.5	84.6	88.6
Alaska	328.7	322.0	339.0	334.6	15.1	13.4	15.0	13.5	15.4	14.2	17.2	15.8
Arizona	2,712.9	2,761.7	2,698.8	2,747.0	11.5	11.3	11.5	11.4	133.3	139.3	133.7	138.3
Arkansas	1,231.9	1,252.2	1,233.1	1,255.9	6.3	6.0	6.2	6.0	50.3	50.1	50.5	50.9
California	16,440.0	16,679.4	16,491.7	16,748.9	24.3	22.5	24.5	22.7	762.9	800.1	768.7	810.3
Colorado	2,585.2	2,626.3	2,579.5	2,641.9	23.7	22.0	23.3	22.2	152.0	153.4	154.2	157.2
Connecticut	1,676.0	1,682.4	1,691.6	1,700.9	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	58.5	60.1	60.5	62.9
Delaware(1)	451.8	454.9	455.0	459.0	-	-	-	-	20.5	21.3	20.6	21.6
District of Columbia(1)	785.8	789.6	784.4	791.2	-	-	-	-	15.7	14.6	15.8	14.8
Florida	8,396.2	8,609.8	8,385.5	8,621.6	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.8	466.6	496.4	470.3	503.7
Georgia	4,365.2	4,482.0	4,379.2	4,488.0	9.4	10.1	9.3	10.2	173.8	180.0	175.1	182.6
Hawaii(1)	645.4	653.1	647.6	655.8	-	-	-	-	37.6	37.2	37.8	37.4
Idaho	689.4	706.4	696.3	714.1	3.4	3.1	3.9	3.5	40.7	42.4	42.0	43.8
Illinois	6,006.4	6,011.7	6,036.8	6,061.6	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.2	215.3	205.1	222.1	220.1
Indiana	3,082.8	3,114.9	3,095.8	3,139.5	6.3	6.5	6.3	6.6	129.6	131.6	132.7	138.7
Iowa	1,578.6	1,583.6	1,584.3	1,602.9	2.3	2.5	2.4	2.6	81.0	77.7	82.6	82.3
Kansas	1,419.2	1,412.8	1,419.6	1,413.4	6.7	6.6	6.8	6.7	61.1	60.0	61.6	61.1
Kentucky	1,911.7	1,941.9	1,922.1	1,948.9	10.5	9.8	10.4	9.7	76.8	79.2	77.9	80.6
Louisiana	1,979.4	1,974.8	1,980.8	1,987.1	38.7	34.5	38.0	33.9	137.4	146.4	137.7	149.8
Maine	606.7	609.1	619.1	620.8	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.8	26.2	27.7	27.9	29.4
Maryland	2,706.2	2,750.3	2,722.6	2,766.6	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	159.4	160.5	160.8	164.6
Massachusetts	3,548.5	3,594.4	3,574.4	3,629.2	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	142.5	144.5	147.9	152.6
Michigan	4,304.3	4,366.6	4,345.8	4,419.1	7.1	7.2	7.3	7.6	149.1	156.0	159.4	167.8
Minnesota	2,885.9	2,921.8	2,912.5	2,960.2	5.7	6.5	6.3	6.9	112.4	114.8	121.2	125.6
Mississippi	1,150.4	1,149.9	1,148.7	1,149.6	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	44.8	41.4	44.4	41.4
Missouri	2,853.0	2,885.1	2,861.1	2,905.0	4.1	4.3	4.1	4.3	120.4	117.5	121.0	117.1
Montana	465.0	471.5	471.1	478.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.1	26.6	26.9	28.0	28.6
Nebraska	1,013.8	1,024.4	1,023.0	1,034.9	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	50.3	50.9	51.9	51.8
Nevada	1,293.8	1,332.4	1,297.1	1,334.9	13.7	13.9	13.7	14.0	73.8	82.7	74.2	82.4
New Hampshire	662.0	673.5	668.2	679.0	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	25.0	27.2	25.8	28.1
New Jersey	4,052.4	4,095.2	4,088.9	4,133.9	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.3	152.3	150.0	155.5	155.7
New Mexico	833.8	841.1	834.3	841.8	19.9	19.3	19.5	19.2	43.2	45.8	42.8	46.0
New York	9,390.9	9,466.6	9,415.8	9,564.5	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.3	367.9	369.2	379.7	386.4
North Carolina	4,339.3	4,392.1	4,363.1	4,429.1	5.6	5.8	5.6	5.7	199.0	199.9	200.3	203.2
North Dakota	432.9	434.6	437.5	441.2	14.9	16.5	14.6	17.2	29.6	30.7	32.6	33.6
Ohio	5,477.7	5,506.8	5,523.2	5,562.3	11.3	11.1	11.3	11.3	203.3	206.8	211.3	216.1
Oklahoma	1,659.2	1,657.3	1,657.8	1,663.9	44.3	45.6	43.4	45.8	76.1	76.9	76.5	78.3
Oregon	1,828.4	1,866.7	1,837.9	1,882.3	7.5	7.6	7.8	7.7	87.8	96.4	89.5	99.0
Pennsylvania	5,896.7	5,936.3	5,913.8	5,965.6	25.1	23.2	24.9	23.4	237.6	240.0	243.5	244.6
Rhode Island	488.7	493.4	493.6	500.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	17.5	19.5	18.4	20.5
South Carolina	2,057.2	2,080.0	2,067.5	2,098.0	4.1	4.3	4.2	4.4	93.1	97.0	94.1	98.9
South Dakota	429.4	434.2	436.7	441.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.1	21.6	22.7	23.3	23.5
Tennessee	2,963.2	3,020.3	2,963.2	3,023.2	4.0	4.3	4.0	4.3	113.5	120.2	114.0	121.7
Texas	11,995.4	12,248.0	12,026.4	12,294.5	223.3	227.5	219.2	232.7	701.6	707.0	701.7	710.4
Utah	1,422.0	1,467.0	1,423.4	1,470.5	8.7	7.9	8.6	7.9	90.9	93.9	92.5	97.7
Vermont	308.9	310.2	311.0	312.0	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	14.5	14.2	15.8	15.5
Virginia	3,921.7	3,954.7	3,925.0	3,969.0	7.8	7.9	7.8	7.9	187.5	188.4	189.0	191.0
Washington	3,223.2	3,298.6	3,248.7	3,326.7	6.1	6.3	6.3	6.5	181.8	192.7	184.9	196.7
West Virginia	751.0	748.6	761.1	751.6	20.8	20.6	19.9	20.6	30.6	30.0	30.4	31.9
Wisconsin	2,919.1	2,939.8	2,933.2	2,969.5	3.7	3.8	3.9	4.1	109.4	110.2	114.7	116.5
Wyoming	278.2	272.2	283.2	279.0	19.0	19.0	18.2	19.6	21.4	20.5	22.2	20.9
Puerto Rico	891.5	881.5	891.3	882.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	22.4	20.2	22.5	20.7
Virgin Islands(1)	38.7	38.7	38.3	38.6	-	-	-	-	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5
Footnotes (1) Mining and logging is combined with construction. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Manufacturing				Trade, transportation, and utilities				Information
	April		May		April		May		April		May
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	259.8	264.6	259.8	266.1	379.4	375.5	379.8	376.0	20.7	20.0	20.9	20.3
Alaska	12.5	10.7	10.7	8.9	64.0	62.6	67.9	67.7	6.4	6.2	6.4	6.1
Arizona	159.4	162.0	159.5	162.0	512.6	514.5	512.7	514.6	45.6	45.4	46.0	46.1
Arkansas	153.7	157.6	153.9	157.3	251.3	253.4	252.2	252.9	13.6	13.2	13.6	13.1
California	1,300.1	1,291.5	1,303.8	1,296.0	2,954.9	2,974.9	2,962.0	2,982.1	524.6	521.3	528.7	528.2
Colorado	141.8	141.5	142.0	140.1	448.4	457.8	450.1	464.1	71.4	71.5	71.5	72.7
Connecticut	155.5	156.2	155.8	155.9	294.8	294.0	298.7	297.0	32.2	31.5	32.3	31.1
Delaware	25.6	25.8	25.7	25.9	82.0	81.7	82.3	81.0	4.6	4.6	4.3	4.6
District of Columbia	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	32.6	32.4	32.6	32.5	17.0	16.8	16.7	16.7
Florida	353.2	364.5	354.2	365.6	1,706.8	1,743.4	1,708.7	1,744.8	136.5	137.0	137.0	137.2
Georgia	387.3	390.0	387.1	388.5	918.5	940.1	922.4	943.5	112.7	115.9	112.2	114.8
Hawaii	14.0	13.6	14.0	13.8	118.4	120.6	118.5	121.5	8.5	9.1	9.0	8.8
Idaho	64.0	66.0	64.2	65.0	136.2	137.7	136.6	139.1	9.0	9.3	9.0	9.3
Illinois	574.0	569.1	574.9	571.7	1,202.6	1,193.5	1,207.4	1,198.6	98.6	99.9	99.5	101.1
Indiana	520.2	526.7	521.4	526.0	589.8	593.6	593.8	597.5	32.7	30.9	33.0	30.9
Iowa	213.8	209.8	214.3	212.8	314.9	318.9	316.0	322.6	22.7	21.0	22.7	21.5
Kansas	160.3	158.6	160.2	157.7	266.3	266.1	267.1	265.2	20.8	19.8	20.8	19.9
Kentucky	247.1	252.8	247.9	250.7	393.8	398.9	396.2	402.1	22.7	24.1	22.8	24.4
Louisiana	136.5	133.8	136.4	134.7	387.8	383.0	387.7	383.1	24.0	23.0	23.8	22.9
Maine	50.1	49.9	50.8	49.9	116.7	117.0	119.2	118.6	7.7	7.4	7.8	7.5
Maryland	103.5	103.4	104.0	102.1	462.5	464.7	465.7	469.7	38.4	36.4	35.5	36.4
Massachusetts	245.0	243.1	245.5	243.6	566.0	569.0	571.8	576.1	88.8	89.2	85.4	90.0
Michigan	598.2	603.2	598.8	606.4	773.3	769.2	784.3	780.0	57.1	57.9	57.6	58.4
Minnesota	316.1	315.9	316.7	319.4	528.5	529.3	533.5	535.9	50.2	51.2	50.3	51.0
Mississippi	143.1	142.1	142.7	141.9	228.5	230.6	228.9	231.0	12.1	11.4	12.2	11.4
Missouri	262.8	264.4	262.8	265.7	543.4	548.9	545.9	552.2	53.3	50.3	53.7	50.4
Montana	19.2	19.5	19.4	19.8	94.7	95.1	95.8	95.8	6.3	6.4	6.3	6.5
Nebraska	96.5	96.3	96.7	97.1	203.7	205.2	205.0	207.3	18.4	19.2	18.3	19.0
Nevada	43.1	44.9	43.3	45.0	239.1	240.1	239.9	241.1	14.9	14.4	14.7	14.3
New Hampshire	67.7	68.0	67.9	68.2	137.9	137.6	139.6	139.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4
New Jersey	240.3	244.2	241.8	245.7	853.9	860.3	862.6	868.9	73.8	72.2	69.6	72.0
New Mexico	26.9	26.1	27.0	26.3	138.6	138.8	138.6	139.3	13.3	13.1	12.9	13.2
New York	451.5	437.7	452.2	436.5	1,558.8	1,553.3	1,566.5	1,572.2	266.5	267.7	254.9	266.1
North Carolina	463.2	459.8	463.5	461.7	807.9	814.0	812.4	817.6	78.6	74.1	79.4	74.3
North Dakota	24.6	23.8	24.5	24.1	96.8	94.6	96.8	94.6	6.6	6.9	6.6	6.9
Ohio	683.6	684.8	684.9	686.1	1,011.1	1,014.2	1,019.7	1,016.7	71.4	73.6	71.7	73.0
Oklahoma	129.2	129.2	128.7	130.1	306.1	299.1	306.3	298.0	21.3	21.0	21.5	21.2
Oregon	186.8	189.3	187.7	191.2	336.5	339.3	338.2	342.6	33.1	33.7	33.4	33.5
Pennsylvania	557.6	549.7	559.3	549.7	1,118.6	1,121.9	1,127.6	1,127.6	85.0	83.0	81.2	83.7
Rhode Island	40.6	40.9	40.5	41.2	75.6	76.6	76.4	77.3	8.2	7.6	7.4	7.7
South Carolina	237.3	245.3	237.7	245.2	391.3	398.5	393.8	402.2	27.8	26.2	27.3	26.1
South Dakota	42.1	41.3	42.2	41.3	87.8	87.8	89.0	89.1	5.8	5.9	5.8	5.9
Tennessee	341.9	347.4	343.5	348.9	613.6	624.0	614.4	623.1	45.5	45.8	45.2	45.4
Texas	847.1	860.8	845.2	862.3	2,398.5	2,429.3	2,400.8	2,433.8	202.1	193.4	202.6	192.7
Utah	124.8	128.1	125.1	128.5	268.1	278.5	269.7	279.1	36.3	35.8	36.6	37.2
Vermont	29.8	28.6	29.9	28.7	55.0	54.6	55.4	55.4	4.6	4.5	4.6	4.6
Virginia	231.2	231.9	231.6	233.5	655.8	654.0	660.4	656.8	68.8	64.9	66.5	64.5
Washington	290.2	283.3	291.0	284.0	595.4	615.0	601.7	619.0	118.1	123.2	118.9	123.0
West Virginia	46.7	45.5	46.9	45.6	133.0	129.6	133.0	129.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7
Wisconsin	461.0	468.2	462.4	470.1	534.4	534.5	539.7	541.4	49.0	46.9	48.9	46.6
Wyoming	9.0	9.1	9.0	9.0	53.0	51.4	53.5	52.1	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
Puerto Rico	73.4	71.6	73.6	71.4	172.1	169.7	172.0	170.3	17.7	17.6	17.5	17.7
Virgin Islands	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	8.1	7.9	8.0	7.9	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Financial activities				Professional and business services				Education and health services
	April		May		April		May		April		May
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	95.9	97.9	96.1	98.5	235.5	240.3	234.9	240.7	232.2	239.3	232.0	238.0
Alaska	11.8	11.6	12.0	11.7	28.6	26.4	29.3	27.2	48.6	49.7	48.7	49.7
Arizona	200.1	209.4	200.1	209.8	410.2	413.8	407.7	411.7	411.5	422.4	410.0	421.2
Arkansas	51.2	51.5	51.2	52.1	143.9	149.8	143.0	152.0	180.4	187.3	180.5	186.7
California	819.4	825.0	821.1	827.2	2,515.2	2,530.1	2,509.7	2,532.9	2,546.5	2,612.1	2,547.8	2,613.4
Colorado	162.1	164.4	161.9	164.9	403.0	412.2	403.2	413.6	326.3	331.3	325.9	335.3
Connecticut	129.4	131.8	129.4	132.8	219.4	216.3	219.0	218.8	329.8	333.9	328.9	333.8
Delaware	47.1	47.0	46.7	47.0	60.5	59.0	61.1	60.5	77.0	79.6	77.0	80.0
District of Columbia	29.9	28.8	29.8	29.0	165.1	167.4	164.9	167.7	137.5	139.0	136.2	137.0
Florida	544.4	555.5	545.4	556.6	1,281.3	1,319.2	1,278.2	1,328.3	1,243.7	1,278.7	1,242.9	1,275.8
Georgia	236.9	246.3	238.1	247.2	647.2	677.3	648.9	676.4	559.9	574.3	560.8	574.1
Hawaii	28.2	28.1	28.2	28.2	83.6	84.5	82.9	83.3	84.2	83.8	83.5	84.4
Idaho	33.5	35.0	33.6	35.0	86.0	85.5	86.5	87.2	100.3	104.9	100.7	105.4
Illinois	382.3	390.0	382.5	391.1	927.2	935.7	926.2	941.9	916.9	933.3	918.6	935.2
Indiana	132.8	136.2	133.5	137.6	334.1	335.1	332.9	338.0	466.3	475.3	465.0	475.0
Iowa	107.7	110.6	108.1	111.1	139.5	141.6	138.6	142.4	232.6	236.6	230.0	236.1
Kansas	85.6	85.2	85.7	85.7	178.4	177.5	177.3	177.7	197.1	198.0	196.8	198.2
Kentucky	92.9	95.9	93.5	96.1	214.6	221.7	215.7	222.7	268.0	273.6	267.8	272.0
Louisiana	92.2	92.4	92.3	92.3	213.8	211.8	212.1	213.4	310.0	316.2	310.2	316.7
Maine	30.8	30.4	31.2	30.7	65.0	63.6	66.0	65.2	125.8	128.8	125.2	127.9
Maryland	148.1	149.0	148.6	148.1	440.0	457.5	440.8	457.9	458.5	471.8	458.8	468.9
Massachusetts	221.5	226.3	222.5	226.6	545.9	559.7	547.9	564.5	787.9	805.5	784.8	799.6
Michigan	210.2	215.1	212.7	217.5	648.1	662.9	654.8	674.7	664.4	672.4	667.4	671.7
Minnesota	174.4	176.7	175.1	176.6	370.5	375.2	371.4	377.6	522.9	542.7	521.5	541.7
Mississippi	44.0	44.2	44.1	44.0	108.0	105.6	106.6	105.0	141.0	144.0	140.9	144.1
Missouri	168.5	171.8	169.1	172.0	380.3	391.5	378.2	395.8	457.9	469.3	455.4	467.4
Montana	23.4	24.2	23.5	24.7	40.7	41.5	41.0	42.3	73.7	76.5	73.7	76.6
Nebraska	72.9	74.5	73.1	75.3	117.9	120.4	118.2	121.5	151.7	154.0	152.8	154.9
Nevada	62.5	63.5	62.9	63.9	175.3	184.0	174.0	184.6	126.3	132.2	126.7	132.3
New Hampshire	36.6	36.4	36.7	36.9	77.5	78.9	77.8	79.4	120.9	124.6	121.0	123.3
New Jersey	245.8	251.9	247.1	251.4	656.6	670.2	660.5	673.1	675.1	691.9	676.3	693.2
New Mexico	33.5	33.6	33.6	33.0	100.5	101.1	100.5	100.9	139.4	141.7	139.4	141.9
New York	708.7	710.3	710.6	712.2	1,287.8	1,316.1	1,290.0	1,334.0	1,978.3	2,026.9	1,960.5	2,013.1
North Carolina	223.8	228.9	225.3	230.9	605.1	626.1	604.7	634.1	584.7	594.5	585.9	595.0
North Dakota	23.9	24.5	23.9	24.4	34.4	34.9	34.7	36.1	61.9	62.9	61.8	62.5
Ohio	298.2	301.6	299.8	305.4	722.1	720.3	723.0	732.7	924.7	945.9	926.9	948.4
Oklahoma	78.5	80.0	78.6	80.1	180.8	181.9	180.2	182.8	233.7	236.2	233.0	236.2
Oregon	95.7	98.9	96.3	98.9	237.8	245.5	237.4	246.5	268.3	276.5	265.7	274.5
Pennsylvania	314.9	315.8	316.1	315.5	795.0	804.8	795.2	810.5	1,234.2	1,262.7	1,219.3	1,249.1
Rhode Island	33.5	33.0	33.4	33.3	65.6	65.9	65.9	65.9	108.2	109.4	108.0	109.0
South Carolina	100.1	100.4	100.6	100.0	269.3	267.1	269.2	273.5	241.2	246.7	242.0	246.7
South Dakota	29.1	29.8	29.3	30.1	31.2	31.4	31.5	31.7	70.3	71.5	70.7	71.7
Tennessee	151.5	154.6	152.2	156.1	401.5	411.6	401.4	411.6	423.7	432.8	422.1	428.2
Texas	726.7	746.7	729.4	750.7	1,619.5	1,666.9	1,613.1	1,665.8	1,623.3	1,679.9	1,628.7	1,677.6
Utah	80.7	81.9	81.2	82.5	200.2	209.9	201.3	213.1	192.1	199.1	188.0	193.5
Vermont	11.9	11.4	12.0	11.7	27.4	27.7	27.9	28.4	64.7	65.0	64.4	65.0
Virginia	199.3	203.2	200.6	205.9	715.4	732.0	714.7	736.9	531.5	547.9	524.5	541.8
Washington	148.9	153.7	149.9	155.7	400.5	407.0	401.9	409.2	465.0	477.8	465.3	480.8
West Virginia	27.8	27.6	27.9	27.8	66.0	65.8	65.6	65.3	130.1	133.6	130.3	133.2
Wisconsin	150.6	152.8	151.3	152.5	321.0	320.5	320.9	326.3	446.3	452.2	444.7	448.7
Wyoming	10.7	10.3	10.7	10.7	17.5	16.8	17.9	16.9	28.1	28.0	27.9	27.8
Puerto Rico	42.2	42.4	42.2	42.4	113.5	112.7	112.4	112.3	123.4	125.0	124.1	125.4
Virgin Islands	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.4	2.4	2.6	2.4	2.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Leisure and hospitality				Other services				Government
	April		May		April		May		April		May
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	199.5	203.4	202.0	209.5	80.6	82.1	80.2	83.0	380.8	383.2	382.0	384.3
Alaska	32.0	32.4	37.5	38.3	11.1	11.8	11.3	12.0	83.2	83.0	83.0	83.7
Arizona	314.6	331.3	312.6	329.7	89.6	86.7	90.4	85.8	424.5	425.6	414.6	416.4
Arkansas	116.7	119.3	118.9	121.0	47.0	48.4	47.1	49.3	217.5	215.6	216.0	214.6
California	1,893.1	1,935.2	1,908.1	1,947.6	554.9	573.5	556.5	577.9	2,544.1	2,593.2	2,560.8	2,610.6
Colorado	317.7	327.7	311.5	322.8	104.4	108.8	104.6	109.2	434.4	435.7	431.3	439.8
Connecticut	150.0	153.6	157.7	161.1	64.2	67.0	64.6	67.4	241.6	237.4	244.1	239.5
Delaware	48.6	50.2	51.3	53.2	18.8	18.6	18.9	18.0	67.1	67.1	67.1	67.2
District of Columbia	76.9	80.3	76.2	82.1	72.0	71.3	72.0	71.7	237.9	237.8	239.0	238.5
Florida	1,195.3	1,225.4	1,185.7	1,221.0	349.6	361.3	349.3	362.2	1,113.0	1,122.7	1,108.0	1,120.6
Georgia	473.5	490.7	478.9	494.7	157.5	158.5	158.4	157.8	688.5	698.8	688.0	698.2
Hawaii	117.1	120.3	117.4	121.6	27.2	27.2	27.2	27.2	126.6	128.7	129.1	129.6
Idaho	70.0	71.4	72.0	73.2	23.9	24.8	24.2	25.2	122.4	126.3	123.6	127.4
Illinois	591.9	591.2	608.2	608.2	251.0	248.8	252.0	251.0	838.5	837.0	837.3	834.5
Indiana	307.9	308.5	316.6	318.6	126.0	128.9	126.9	130.8	437.1	441.6	433.7	439.8
Iowa	143.1	141.8	147.4	147.1	58.7	60.2	59.0	61.9	262.3	262.9	263.2	262.5
Kansas	128.1	127.8	130.4	129.3	51.0	50.3	50.7	49.7	263.8	262.9	262.2	262.2
Kentucky	197.0	196.8	200.8	201.7	65.7	67.2	66.1	66.9	322.6	321.9	323.0	322.0
Louisiana	234.9	232.0	236.9	236.2	75.5	76.3	75.4	77.5	328.6	325.4	330.3	326.6
Maine	59.1	58.7	65.8	66.1	21.4	21.2	21.6	21.3	102.2	102.6	101.9	102.4
Maryland	269.1	269.3	280.4	280.1	112.9	115.8	113.2	117.0	512.5	520.6	513.5	520.5
Massachusetts	351.0	348.0	367.1	366.8	134.9	136.9	136.1	137.8	463.9	471.2	464.3	470.5
Michigan	415.1	426.9	436.4	450.1	167.9	172.8	169.8	175.4	613.8	623.0	597.3	609.5
Minnesota	259.7	258.2	271.1	272.4	114.9	118.2	115.5	120.4	430.6	433.1	429.9	432.7
Mississippi	134.1	135.5	135.3	135.9	40.2	41.0	40.2	41.4	247.8	247.3	246.6	246.6
Missouri	303.5	308.3	309.8	320.1	116.5	114.4	116.8	116.2	442.3	444.4	444.3	443.8
Montana	62.8	63.1	64.1	64.8	18.2	17.9	18.3	17.9	92.5	93.5	94.0	94.8
Nebraska	90.2	91.0	92.5	94.0	36.7	38.2	36.8	38.1	174.5	173.6	176.7	174.8
Nevada	346.5	354.2	348.1	353.3	39.6	40.9	40.0	41.8	159.0	161.6	159.6	162.2
New Hampshire	64.7	69.3	68.7	71.8	24.0	23.7	24.1	24.6	94.3	94.4	93.1	93.8
New Jersey	357.5	361.9	378.4	383.2	170.0	169.1	171.5	170.3	625.8	622.1	624.2	619.1
New Mexico	94.4	98.1	96.6	100.1	27.8	28.8	28.2	29.2	196.3	194.7	195.2	192.7
New York	901.8	903.8	930.0	953.2	405.7	409.7	408.2	416.9	1,458.9	1,466.8	1,458.0	1,468.6
North Carolina	481.0	485.2	493.8	499.5	149.5	154.4	150.8	156.9	740.9	749.4	741.4	750.2
North Dakota	39.1	38.7	39.8	39.9	16.1	15.6	16.1	15.4	85.0	85.5	86.1	86.5
Ohio	548.3	554.7	572.0	574.6	213.2	211.4	214.5	215.5	790.5	782.4	788.1	782.5
Oklahoma	166.7	165.7	167.0	169.5	62.7	61.7	62.8	60.8	359.8	360.0	359.8	361.1
Oregon	197.8	198.5	201.3	204.0	63.6	65.0	64.1	65.1	313.5	316.0	316.5	319.3
Pennsylvania	552.2	560.0	575.1	589.0	256.4	258.4	258.3	259.3	720.1	716.8	713.3	713.2
Rhode Island	55.5	56.2	58.8	59.8	22.9	22.8	23.2	23.3	60.9	61.3	61.4	62.0
South Carolina	251.0	251.0	257.0	257.4	74.7	73.7	74.8	74.2	367.3	369.8	366.8	369.4
South Dakota	45.1	46.2	47.6	49.7	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.3	79.5	80.6	80.2	81.5
Tennessee	321.4	326.8	325.3	331.8	110.6	112.0	111.1	112.8	436.0	440.8	430.0	439.3
Texas	1,293.8	1,328.4	1,311.1	1,347.8	422.4	435.4	428.4	439.3	1,937.1	1,972.7	1,946.2	1,981.4
Utah	139.1	144.0	137.0	141.3	39.1	40.5	39.3	40.1	242.0	247.4	244.1	249.6
Vermont	31.9	34.4	32.8	33.9	10.4	10.9	10.5	10.7	57.9	58.1	56.9	57.3
Virginia	398.8	399.1	409.9	409.7	199.0	198.4	199.7	199.1	726.6	727.0	720.3	721.9
Washington	320.5	328.7	326.4	337.2	117.4	120.2	118.7	120.2	579.3	590.7	583.7	594.4
West Virginia	74.6	74.3	76.5	75.2	54.1	54.0	54.1	54.8	157.8	158.0	166.9	158.0
Wisconsin	268.3	267.0	282.6	286.9	148.5	152.4	148.9	150.7	426.9	431.3	415.2	425.7
Wyoming	32.0	31.2	35.0	34.8	11.4	11.0	11.4	11.3	72.4	71.2	73.7	72.2
Puerto Rico	80.3	81.8	80.4	82.2	17.4	17.7	17.4	17.7	228.6	222.3	228.7	221.9
Virgin Islands	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.7	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.2	10.8	11.1	10.8	11.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.