For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, September 15, 2017                 USDL-17-1251

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           STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- AUGUST 2017


Unemployment rates were higher in August in 8 states, lower in 1 state, and
stable in 41 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today. Twenty-one states had jobless rate decreases from
a year earlier, 1 state had an increase, and 28 states and the District had
little or no change. The national unemployment rate, 4.4 percent, was little
changed from July but was 0.5 percentage point lower than in August 2016.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 6 states in August 2017, decreased
in 3 states, and was essentially unchanged in 41 states and the District
of Columbia. Over the year, 29 states and the District added nonfarm payroll
jobs and 21 states were essentially unchanged.

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  |  unemployment data for August. Household survey data collection     |
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  |  collection for this news release was largely completed prior to    |
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  |  estimates, see question 8 in the Frequently Asked Questions section|
  |  of the Employment Situation news release at                        |
  |  www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.faq.htm.     		        |
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Unemployment

North Dakota and Colorado had the lowest unemployment rates in August,
2.3 percent and 2.4 percent, respectively. The rate in Tennessee (3.3 percent)
set a new series low. (All state series begin in 1976.) Alaska had the highest
jobless rate, 7.2 percent. In total, 19 states had unemployment rates lower
than the U.S. figure of 4.4 percent, 6 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 August, eight states had unemployment rate increases, the largest of which
was in Indiana (+0.4 percentage point), closely followed by California, New
Jersey, Oregon, and West Virginia (+0.3 point each). Idaho had the only
notable rate decrease (-0.1 percentage point). The remaining 41 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-one states had unemployment rate decreases from August 2016. The
largest declines occurred in Alabama and Tennessee (-1.7 percentage points
and -1.5 points, respectively). The only over-the-year rate increase occurred
in South Dakota (+0.4 percentage point). (See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Six states had over-the-month increases in nonfarm payroll employment in
August 2017. The largest increase in employment over the month occurred in
Georgia (+19,800), followed by Maryland (+14,200) and Massachusetts (+10,800).
In percentage terms, the largest increases occurred in New Mexico (+0.7 percent),
New Hampshire (+0.6 percent), and Maryland (+0.5 percent). The decreases in
employment over the month occurred in Oregon (-9,500, or -0.5 percent),
Arkansas (-7,200, or -0.6 percent), and Maine (-3,700, or -0.6 percent).
(See tables D and 3.)

Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia had over-the-year increases
in nonfarm payroll employment in August. The largest job gains occurred in
Texas (+298,600), California (+265,100), and Florida (+221,400). The largest
percentage gain occurred in Nevada (+3.0 percent), followed by Georgia
(+2.7 percent) and Florida and Utah (+2.6 percent each). (See table E.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for
August is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, September 27, 2017,
at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The State Employment and Unemployment news
release for September is scheduled to be released on Friday, October
20, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).



Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., August 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                State                |          Rate(p)
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United States (1) ...................|           4.4
                                     |
Alaska ..............................|           7.2
Arkansas ............................|           3.5
California ..........................|           5.1
Colorado ............................|           2.4
District of Columbia ................|           6.4
Hawaii ..............................|           2.6
Idaho ...............................|           2.9
Indiana .............................|           3.5
Iowa ................................|           3.3
Kansas ..............................|           3.9
                                     |
Kentucky ............................|           5.4
Maine ...............................|           3.8
Minnesota ...........................|           3.8
Mississippi .........................|           5.3
Montana .............................|           3.9
Nebraska ............................|           2.8
New Hampshire .......................|           2.7
New Mexico ..........................|           6.3
North Dakota ........................|           2.3
Ohio ................................|           5.4
                                     |
South Dakota ........................|           3.3
Tennessee ...........................|           3.3
Utah ................................|           3.5
Vermont .............................|           3.0
Virginia ............................|           3.8
Wisconsin ...........................|           3.4
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   (1) Data are not preliminary.
   (p) = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from July 2017 to August 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              |    July   |   August  |    change(p)
                                |    2017   |   2017(p) |
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California .....................|     4.8   |     5.1   |       0.3
Idaho ..........................|     3.0   |     2.9   |       -.1
Illinois .......................|     4.8   |     5.0   |        .2
Indiana ........................|     3.1   |     3.5   |        .4
New Jersey .....................|     4.2   |     4.5   |        .3
Oregon .........................|     3.8   |     4.1   |        .3
South Dakota ...................|     3.1   |     3.3   |        .2
West Virginia ..................|     4.7   |     5.0   |        .3
Wisconsin ......................|     3.2   |     3.4   |        .2
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from August 2016 to August 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              |   August  |   August  |    change(p)
                                |    2016   |   2017(p) |
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Alabama ........................|     5.9   |     4.2   |      -1.7
California .....................|     5.4   |     5.1   |       -.3
Colorado .......................|     3.3   |     2.4   |       -.9
Florida ........................|     4.9   |     4.0   |       -.9
Georgia ........................|     5.3   |     4.7   |       -.6
Idaho ..........................|     3.8   |     2.9   |       -.9
Illinois .......................|     5.8   |     5.0   |       -.8
Indiana ........................|     4.4   |     3.5   |       -.9
Louisiana ......................|     6.1   |     5.2   |       -.9
Michigan .......................|     4.9   |     3.9   |      -1.0
                                |           |           |
Nebraska .......................|     3.2   |     2.8   |       -.4
North Carolina .................|     5.0   |     4.1   |       -.9
North Dakota ...................|     3.1   |     2.3   |       -.8
Oregon .........................|     5.0   |     4.1   |       -.9
Rhode Island ...................|     5.3   |     4.3   |      -1.0
South Dakota ...................|     2.9   |     3.3   |        .4
Tennessee ......................|     4.8   |     3.3   |      -1.5
Texas ..........................|     4.7   |     4.2   |       -.5
Washington .....................|     5.4   |     4.6   |       -.8
West Virginia ..................|     6.0   |     5.0   |      -1.0
Wisconsin ......................|     4.2   |     3.4   |       -.8
Wyoming ........................|     5.2   |     4.0   |      -1.2
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
July 2017 to August 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-month change(p)
           State              |     July    |    August   |---------------------------
                              |     2017    |    2017(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
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Arkansas .....................|   1,259,100 |   1,251,900 |      -7,200 |     -0.6
Georgia ......................|   4,490,400 |   4,510,200 |      19,800 |       .4
Kentucky .....................|   1,939,000 |   1,947,300 |       8,300 |       .4
Maine ........................|     624,500 |     620,800 |      -3,700 |      -.6
Maryland .....................|   2,764,100 |   2,778,300 |      14,200 |       .5
Massachusetts ................|   3,620,400 |   3,631,200 |      10,800 |       .3
New Hampshire ................|     680,400 |     684,600 |       4,200 |       .6
New Mexico ...................|     833,500 |     839,200 |       5,700 |       .7
Oregon .......................|   1,887,600 |   1,878,100 |      -9,500 |      -.5
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from
August 2016 to August 2017, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-year change(p)
           State              |    August   |    August   |---------------------------
                              |    2016     |    2017(p)  |    Level    |    Percent
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Alabama ......................|   1,977,900 |   2,004,800 |      26,900 |      1.4
Arizona ......................|   2,716,400 |   2,751,100 |      34,700 |      1.3
Arkansas .....................|   1,228,500 |   1,251,900 |      23,400 |      1.9
California ...................|  16,512,700 |  16,777,800 |     265,100 |      1.6
Colorado .....................|   2,609,500 |   2,655,300 |      45,800 |      1.8
District of Columbia .........|     781,300 |     794,400 |      13,100 |      1.7
Florida ......................|   8,428,500 |   8,649,900 |     221,400 |      2.6
Georgia ......................|   4,393,700 |   4,510,200 |     116,500 |      2.7
Idaho ........................|     698,900 |     714,100 |      15,200 |      2.2
Kentucky .....................|   1,916,800 |   1,947,300 |      30,500 |      1.6
                              |             |             |             |       
Maryland .....................|   2,714,700 |   2,778,300 |      63,600 |      2.3
Massachusetts ................|   3,573,800 |   3,631,200 |      57,400 |      1.6
Michigan .....................|   4,332,300 |   4,392,600 |      60,300 |      1.4
Minnesota ....................|   2,904,100 |   2,948,100 |      44,000 |      1.5
Missouri .....................|   2,848,300 |   2,900,600 |      52,300 |      1.8
Nevada .......................|   1,309,100 |   1,347,900 |      38,800 |      3.0
New Hampshire ................|     670,300 |     684,600 |      14,300 |      2.1
New Jersey ...................|   4,091,300 |   4,129,400 |      38,100 |       .9
New York .....................|   9,421,400 |   9,550,000 |     128,600 |      1.4
North Carolina ...............|   4,352,500 |   4,423,000 |      70,500 |      1.6
                              |             |             |             |       
Ohio .........................|   5,488,100 |   5,545,200 |      57,100 |      1.0
Oregon .......................|   1,836,500 |   1,878,100 |      41,600 |      2.3
Pennsylvania .................|   5,894,300 |   5,953,700 |      59,400 |      1.0
Rhode Island .................|     490,400 |     499,700 |       9,300 |      1.9
South Carolina ...............|   2,059,300 |   2,094,900 |      35,600 |      1.7
Tennessee ....................|   2,975,400 |   3,027,600 |      52,200 |      1.8
Texas ........................|  12,035,300 |  12,333,900 |     298,600 |      2.5
Utah .........................|   1,434,700 |   1,472,000 |      37,300 |      2.6
Virginia .....................|   3,922,500 |   3,981,200 |      58,700 |      1.5
Washington ...................|   3,256,800 |   3,324,100 |      67,300 |      2.1
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   (p) = preliminary.

Technical Note

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

Civilian labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Employment--from the CES program

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

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

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

Additional information

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

LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

State and area	Civilian labor force				Unemployed
	Aug. 2016	June 2017	July 2017	Aug. 2017(p)	Number				Percent of labor force
					Aug. 2016	June 2017	July 2017	Aug. 2017(p)	Aug. 2016	June 2017	July 2017	Aug. 2017(p)
Alabama	2,172,599	2,177,272	2,160,058	2,148,022	128,413	100,187	96,158	90,913	5.9	4.6	4.5	4.2
Alaska	359,974	367,136	366,310	365,109	23,983	25,112	25,741	26,155	6.7	6.8	7.0	7.2
Arizona	3,241,843	3,317,172	3,307,813	3,302,912	165,943	168,456	169,447	164,878	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0
Arkansas	1,342,501	1,365,448	1,374,438	1,377,710	54,232	46,387	46,497	47,731	4.0	3.4	3.4	3.5
California	19,132,887	19,137,757	19,136,914	19,168,533	1,031,070	901,202	926,050	971,770	5.4	4.7	4.8	5.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	5,051,904	5,119,963	5,123,987	5,131,310	261,589	226,041	231,836	244,529	5.2	4.4	4.5	4.8
Colorado	2,897,177	2,969,369	2,982,566	2,992,403	95,565	67,138	70,776	72,616	3.3	2.3	2.4	2.4
Connecticut	1,891,278	1,933,123	1,933,117	1,923,206	93,100	97,043	96,491	92,227	4.9	5.0	5.0	4.8
Delaware	472,077	477,303	477,376	478,054	20,511	22,372	22,942	23,513	4.3	4.7	4.8	4.9
District of Columbia	392,080	403,294	403,242	402,369	23,498	24,786	25,706	25,728	6.0	6.1	6.4	6.4
Florida	9,845,281	10,138,480	10,114,482	10,094,951	480,826	420,496	411,923	407,689	4.9	4.1	4.1	4.0
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,344,678	1,382,225	1,391,446	1,391,640	72,099	66,772	65,372	63,688	5.4	4.8	4.7	4.6
Georgia	4,932,454	5,037,965	5,038,076	5,046,999	262,765	240,586	236,705	235,718	5.3	4.8	4.7	4.7
Hawaii	687,048	695,551	693,272	690,388	20,609	19,149	18,668	18,030	3.0	2.8	2.7	2.6
Idaho	816,697	818,645	818,046	819,848	30,965	25,343	24,595	23,418	3.8	3.1	3.0	2.9
Illinois	6,514,368	6,462,811	6,438,011	6,425,800	376,672	302,287	308,183	323,054	5.8	4.7	4.8	5.0
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,796,803	3,742,413	3,747,059	3,756,398	221,888	162,568	167,440	182,158	5.8	4.3	4.5	4.8
Indiana	3,325,384	3,331,771	3,332,529	3,337,144	145,331	101,162	104,088	116,710	4.4	3.0	3.1	3.5
Iowa	1,699,773	1,686,106	1,682,557	1,682,938	62,979	53,736	54,500	55,161	3.7	3.2	3.2	3.3
Kansas	1,480,809	1,482,914	1,482,835	1,483,483	63,497	54,588	55,535	57,308	4.3	3.7	3.7	3.9
Kentucky	2,000,905	2,077,618	2,067,179	2,059,885	99,599	106,857	110,737	111,995	5.0	5.1	5.4	5.4
Louisiana	2,112,540	2,108,202	2,092,130	2,082,730	129,851	114,864	109,930	107,521	6.1	5.4	5.3	5.2
Maine	694,043	703,606	704,650	704,963	27,794	24,740	26,216	26,780	4.0	3.5	3.7	3.8
Maryland	3,171,266	3,230,723	3,236,987	3,242,312	134,457	131,546	129,147	127,371	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.9
Massachusetts	3,586,562	3,708,806	3,697,674	3,680,435	122,905	160,419	160,699	154,194	3.4	4.3	4.3	4.2
Michigan	4,833,276	4,865,209	4,839,530	4,833,040	237,588	186,890	180,006	189,945	4.9	3.8	3.7	3.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,071,441	2,088,420	2,078,026	2,076,942	110,184	79,619	68,291	67,426	5.3	3.8	3.3	3.2
Minnesota	2,998,818	3,038,049	3,045,413	3,053,950	118,801	111,720	112,421	116,279	4.0	3.7	3.7	3.8
Mississippi	1,280,627	1,296,560	1,288,999	1,283,122	74,310	65,334	67,429	68,248	5.8	5.0	5.2	5.3
Missouri	3,105,609	3,054,697	3,043,881	3,043,095	147,641	117,315	117,061	120,242	4.8	3.8	3.8	4.0
Montana	526,891	525,021	524,912	525,087	21,664	20,387	20,442	20,229	4.1	3.9	3.9	3.9
Nebraska	1,010,525	1,005,658	1,006,422	1,008,070	32,808	28,757	28,113	28,037	3.2	2.9	2.8	2.8
Nevada	1,428,963	1,441,574	1,442,795	1,445,624	78,660	67,930	69,293	70,590	5.5	4.7	4.8	4.9
New Hampshire	750,008	753,497	752,897	752,142	21,403	21,665	20,804	20,023	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.7
New Jersey	4,513,965	4,520,110	4,514,605	4,515,732	225,410	186,785	189,872	201,637	5.0	4.1	4.2	4.5
New Mexico	927,184	933,892	931,430	929,151	63,015	59,570	58,876	58,195	6.8	6.4	6.3	6.3
New York	9,536,018	9,690,838	9,680,247	9,657,974	471,098	439,842	452,949	466,293	4.9	4.5	4.7	4.8
New York City	4,130,179	4,249,001	4,248,481	4,233,867	221,478	187,610	197,677	207,251	5.4	4.4	4.7	4.9
North Carolina	4,875,585	4,908,517	4,900,264	4,902,413	243,110	207,757	200,547	200,200	5.0	4.2	4.1	4.1
North Dakota	416,810	419,341	418,624	417,957	12,881	9,711	9,425	9,470	3.1	2.3	2.3	2.3
Ohio	5,699,533	5,783,628	5,767,976	5,750,853	282,045	291,415	300,108	310,639	4.9	5.0	5.2	5.4
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,028,988	1,040,003	1,040,065	1,037,995	55,585	61,764	62,138	65,733	5.4	5.9	6.0	6.3
Oklahoma	1,823,438	1,822,548	1,817,149	1,819,326	91,510	78,919	79,202	81,476	5.0	4.3	4.4	4.5
Oregon	2,062,731	2,116,045	2,126,643	2,128,352	102,692	77,348	81,603	86,493	5.0	3.7	3.8	4.1
Pennsylvania	6,450,125	6,473,548	6,457,527	6,428,365	357,514	325,360	324,048	317,622	5.5	5.0	5.0	4.9
Rhode Island	552,539	556,501	557,010	556,415	29,545	23,287	24,179	23,721	5.3	4.2	4.3	4.3
South Carolina	2,297,229	2,322,198	2,319,425	2,318,677	106,559	91,627	91,607	93,067	4.6	3.9	3.9	4.0
South Dakota	453,764	457,496	457,604	458,325	13,134	13,650	14,382	15,328	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.3
Tennessee	3,151,938	3,158,980	3,146,212	3,153,006	152,809	114,207	107,881	103,313	4.8	3.6	3.4	3.3
Texas	13,290,348	13,468,668	13,401,892	13,373,443	627,586	620,529	574,464	556,942	4.7	4.6	4.3	4.2
Utah	1,517,461	1,575,282	1,575,096	1,573,430	50,076	53,405	54,474	54,567	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.5
Vermont	345,248	344,821	343,837	344,288	11,216	10,901	10,638	10,445	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.0
Virginia	4,242,706	4,314,184	4,320,245	4,320,635	173,639	161,316	162,046	162,277	4.1	3.7	3.8	3.8
Washington	3,656,845	3,696,016	3,708,947	3,725,826	198,020	167,304	167,333	170,599	5.4	4.5	4.5	4.6
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,626,985	1,639,999	1,636,213	1,641,726	63,841	56,149	57,047	60,390	3.9	3.4	3.5	3.7
West Virginia	783,093	779,671	778,835	778,877	46,704	35,576	36,883	39,226	6.0	4.6	4.7	5.0
Wisconsin	3,119,918	3,160,351	3,159,594	3,157,933	131,393	97,049	100,360	106,080	4.2	3.1	3.2	3.4
Wyoming	301,844	297,469	295,187	294,318	15,805	11,678	11,720	11,717	5.2	3.9	4.0	4.0
Puerto Rico	1,117,320	1,103,636	1,096,860	1,094,563	130,654	111,339	107,696	110,362	11.7	10.1	9.8	10.1
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
	July		August		Number				Percent of labor force
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	July		August		July		August
					2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	2,173,465	2,180,600	2,168,460	2,162,768	132,734	106,593	134,754	92,837	6.1	4.9	6.2	4.3
Alaska	371,272	376,851	366,325	369,982	22,540	24,709	21,301	23,430	6.1	6.6	5.8	6.3
Arizona	3,240,274	3,314,032	3,243,683	3,304,258	186,236	181,037	186,548	169,670	5.7	5.5	5.8	5.1
Arkansas	1,360,570	1,393,745	1,345,036	1,371,780	59,883	53,259	52,969	48,633	4.4	3.8	3.9	3.5
California	19,209,227	19,284,617	19,178,340	19,293,497	1,115,050	1,035,395	1,069,094	1,041,499	5.8	5.4	5.6	5.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	5,068,971	5,156,054	5,059,261	5,150,243	295,646	271,854	284,289	277,339	5.8	5.3	5.6	5.4
Colorado	2,916,061	3,022,710	2,910,544	3,009,751	98,970	76,206	93,703	66,616	3.4	2.5	3.2	2.2
Connecticut	1,924,769	1,966,249	1,907,030	1,919,376	103,538	98,484	98,951	87,404	5.4	5.0	5.2	4.6
Delaware	478,124	482,307	474,958	481,515	21,762	24,735	21,262	24,794	4.6	5.1	4.5	5.1
District of Columbia	397,407	405,950	391,268	397,247	25,186	28,062	24,968	26,244	6.3	6.9	6.4	6.6
Florida	9,879,776	10,169,972	9,867,355	10,127,466	508,776	444,547	509,388	430,233	5.1	4.4	5.2	4.2
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,343,295	1,401,069	1,340,860	1,378,632	73,618	67,400	77,390	67,573	5.5	4.8	5.8	4.9
Georgia	4,948,936	5,078,790	4,920,833	5,057,573	283,213	256,555	273,846	242,570	5.7	5.1	5.6	4.8
Hawaii	689,706	694,663	686,674	687,142	21,439	17,479	19,978	16,511	3.1	2.5	2.9	2.4
Idaho	827,800	832,807	821,604	827,899	30,081	23,891	30,223	21,296	3.6	2.9	3.7	2.6
Illinois	6,607,396	6,528,216	6,542,874	6,460,360	386,828	319,642	380,780	335,592	5.9	4.9	5.8	5.2
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,852,098	3,804,446	3,804,720	3,771,688	229,412	183,247	223,786	204,442	6.0	4.8	5.9	5.4
Indiana	3,360,615	3,379,507	3,334,171	3,355,775	147,172	116,400	147,078	135,466	4.4	3.4	4.4	4.0
Iowa	1,723,032	1,704,341	1,702,436	1,687,993	63,255	53,304	62,720	54,885	3.7	3.1	3.7	3.3
Kansas	1,502,871	1,504,441	1,477,686	1,481,458	72,640	64,520	67,296	61,627	4.8	4.3	4.6	4.2
Kentucky	2,004,794	2,076,628	1,990,054	2,054,263	103,089	123,031	95,780	106,224	5.1	5.9	4.8	5.2
Louisiana	2,152,264	2,111,841	2,118,794	2,091,226	142,515	118,592	138,745	117,990	6.6	5.6	6.5	5.6
Maine	710,901	723,949	710,951	721,388	26,109	25,028	23,400	22,181	3.7	3.5	3.3	3.1
Maryland	3,219,317	3,294,081	3,191,365	3,264,773	142,953	137,838	139,987	131,430	4.4	4.2	4.4	4.0
Massachusetts	3,634,702	3,738,461	3,622,631	3,712,208	139,969	162,976	123,037	139,070	3.9	4.4	3.4	3.7
Michigan	4,891,813	4,899,403	4,874,284	4,883,829	282,996	241,409	254,249	226,382	5.8	4.9	5.2	4.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,098,213	2,103,303	2,095,235	2,108,214	132,532	93,179	127,250	93,068	6.3	4.4	6.1	4.4
Minnesota	3,032,161	3,091,925	3,016,796	3,082,329	115,174	105,928	113,799	109,940	3.8	3.4	3.8	3.6
Mississippi	1,292,473	1,304,303	1,272,765	1,276,299	82,624	79,317	71,743	64,669	6.4	6.1	5.6	5.1
Missouri	3,145,778	3,096,872	3,107,753	3,069,421	162,471	124,507	160,287	129,036	5.2	4.0	5.2	4.2
Montana	537,115	535,808	534,042	532,869	20,466	18,621	19,672	17,874	3.8	3.5	3.7	3.4
Nebraska	1,026,937	1,023,223	1,013,673	1,010,473	35,980	30,942	32,821	27,996	3.5	3.0	3.2	2.8
Nevada	1,435,612	1,452,357	1,429,173	1,449,767	83,557	74,445	79,024	72,239	5.8	5.1	5.5	5.0
New Hampshire	761,939	764,157	758,169	757,798	21,521	19,447	20,933	19,437	2.8	2.5	2.8	2.6
New Jersey	4,591,439	4,588,074	4,545,123	4,553,480	252,733	217,499	229,302	218,421	5.5	4.7	5.0	4.8
New Mexico	932,188	930,132	928,217	924,413	69,792	65,075	66,051	59,585	7.5	7.0	7.1	6.4
New York	9,696,799	9,827,042	9,627,104	9,730,139	487,956	476,970	474,278	473,017	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9
New York City	4,165,039	4,280,291	4,147,743	4,237,140	232,883	214,199	229,669	216,846	5.6	5.0	5.5	5.1
North Carolina	4,903,825	4,956,213	4,867,507	4,904,622	257,157	220,931	255,587	218,650	5.2	4.5	5.3	4.5
North Dakota	424,877	425,175	424,003	422,505	12,420	8,771	12,150	8,953	2.9	2.1	2.9	2.1
Ohio	5,778,517	5,845,564	5,754,445	5,790,834	289,528	322,016	278,828	308,055	5.0	5.5	4.8	5.3
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,052,757	1,059,575	1,039,216	1,041,894	59,057	69,716	55,690	70,354	5.6	6.6	5.4	6.8
Oklahoma	1,831,221	1,822,069	1,820,146	1,821,272	93,412	82,307	92,321	86,190	5.1	4.5	5.1	4.7
Oregon	2,084,202	2,153,531	2,085,823	2,142,125	110,678	94,330	107,054	96,841	5.3	4.4	5.1	4.5
Pennsylvania	6,572,241	6,534,398	6,509,403	6,443,254	395,273	348,538	381,313	329,328	6.0	5.3	5.9	5.1
Rhode Island	560,384	565,382	558,556	560,511	31,448	27,011	30,925	23,736	5.6	4.8	5.5	4.2
South Carolina	2,327,413	2,354,942	2,316,553	2,339,433	115,692	102,623	117,129	104,659	5.0	4.4	5.1	4.5
South Dakota	462,389	465,427	458,179	462,682	11,911	14,043	12,510	15,649	2.6	3.0	2.7	3.4
Tennessee	3,173,928	3,210,196	3,149,600	3,193,952	163,765	132,287	163,305	115,311	5.2	4.1	5.2	3.6
Texas	13,356,834	13,434,624	13,295,171	13,406,779	674,961	583,977	656,216	604,757	5.1	4.3	4.9	4.5
Utah	1,524,943	1,581,768	1,521,514	1,575,635	54,440	56,291	51,814	55,217	3.6	3.6	3.4	3.5
Vermont	351,345	349,484	348,711	349,081	11,996	10,607	10,916	10,475	3.4	3.0	3.1	3.0
Virginia	4,283,528	4,391,110	4,250,825	4,331,940	180,463	168,995	183,143	165,276	4.2	3.8	4.3	3.8
Washington	3,675,259	3,754,843	3,658,770	3,743,407	198,745	163,601	193,627	169,583	5.4	4.4	5.3	4.5
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,629,753	1,641,838	1,629,635	1,655,979	68,725	60,571	64,757	65,780	4.2	3.7	4.0	4.0
West Virginia	791,694	786,185	787,513	782,243	45,427	38,982	46,854	42,023	5.7	5.0	5.9	5.4
Wisconsin	3,164,480	3,204,010	3,144,447	3,185,750	131,738	107,549	125,875	107,344	4.2	3.4	4.0	3.4
Wyoming	306,926	298,116	304,511	296,602	15,458	11,430	14,322	10,254	5.0	3.8	4.7	3.5
Puerto Rico	1,125,198	1,095,817	1,106,765	1,096,951	140,449	114,108	133,047	128,054	12.5	10.4	12.0	11.7
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
	Aug. 2016	June 2017	July 2017	Aug. 2017(p)	Aug. 2016	June 2017	July 2017	Aug. 2017(p)	Aug. 2016	June 2017	July 2017	Aug. 2017(p)
Alabama	1,977.9	2,009.8	2,007.7	2,004.8	83.1	87.8	88.2	89.7	260.9	265.2	267.7	265.5
Alaska	331.8	332.4	331.7	332.1	16.0	15.6	15.7	15.7	13.4	13.0	13.4	13.3
Arizona	2,716.4	2,751.1	2,743.9	2,751.1	136.9	137.0	137.3	139.2	159.6	163.4	162.7	163.9
Arkansas	1,228.5	1,253.7	1,259.1	1,251.9	49.9	51.4	51.9	50.4	154.8	157.8	158.4	158.1
California	16,512.7	16,701.5	16,786.0	16,777.8	777.5	818.6	823.5	824.9	1,302.9	1,294.8	1,293.5	1,300.1
Colorado	2,609.5	2,644.8	2,650.9	2,655.3	155.8	153.5	155.2	155.9	142.5	142.2	141.6	142.1
Connecticut	1,681.2	1,692.8	1,691.1	1,687.2	59.0	60.5	58.7	57.8	156.8	156.6	156.4	157.6
Delaware(2)	454.5	454.7	456.3	457.3	20.9	21.7	21.2	21.0	25.9	25.8	25.8	26.0
District of Columbia(3)(2)	781.3	792.4	796.5	794.4	14.3	14.7	14.7	14.6	-	-	-	-
Florida	8,428.5	8,601.6	8,629.8	8,649.9	479.2	506.4	511.1	514.2	356.9	365.9	368.9	369.0
Georgia	4,393.7	4,493.9	4,490.4	4,510.2	178.5	179.1	176.1	177.0	388.8	386.5	385.2	389.3
Hawaii(2)	651.9	654.3	658.2	655.7	38.0	37.1	37.0	37.4	14.1	13.9	14.0	13.7
Idaho	698.9	708.8	711.7	714.1	42.3	43.6	43.4	44.2	64.9	65.9	66.8	67.0
Illinois	6,020.2	6,046.9	6,047.5	6,043.8	217.8	215.2	212.8	214.8	573.8	575.1	574.0	571.0
Indiana	3,094.2	3,118.1	3,126.6	3,125.8	131.5	137.7	137.0	136.2	522.0	527.0	529.8	529.4
Iowa	1,572.9	1,586.7	1,587.8	1,590.1	81.3	78.7	76.3	75.4	213.4	213.4	214.9	214.8
Kansas	1,410.9	1,399.8	1,401.1	1,401.9	61.1	61.5	61.9	62.1	159.7	158.8	158.6	157.1
Kentucky	1,916.8	1,936.2	1,939.0	1,947.3	76.3	79.4	80.2	82.6	248.9	250.0	247.8	248.9
Louisiana	1,961.0	1,988.1	1,981.8	1,985.2	138.2	153.8	154.0	153.5	134.6	134.5	134.1	134.3
Maine	618.1	623.3	624.5	620.8	26.9	28.8	29.0	28.5	50.7	50.7	50.1	50.3
Maryland(2)	2,714.7	2,760.7	2,764.1	2,778.3	162.3	164.7	166.9	170.1	103.4	102.2	102.7	103.5
Massachusetts	3,573.8	3,617.9	3,620.4	3,631.2	145.4	146.6	148.4	148.8	245.5	243.8	244.4	244.6
Michigan	4,332.3	4,386.1	4,391.1	4,392.6	154.9	160.4	160.5	161.2	598.8	604.0	604.4	608.5
Minnesota	2,904.1	2,952.1	2,954.7	2,948.1	115.4	123.0	122.1	121.7	317.9	319.9	320.1	320.9
Mississippi	1,146.6	1,151.3	1,153.5	1,153.5	43.5	42.5	42.2	42.9	143.2	143.1	142.9	143.2
Missouri	2,848.3	2,889.0	2,900.4	2,900.6	120.8	117.6	119.9	118.7	263.5	267.6	264.9	270.6
Montana	467.6	473.7	473.2	475.2	27.1	27.3	27.0	27.2	19.5	19.5	19.4	19.2
Nebraska(2)	1,013.6	1,029.8	1,029.6	1,027.1	51.7	51.8	51.1	50.2	96.8	97.7	97.6	97.5
Nevada	1,309.1	1,337.4	1,345.2	1,347.9	75.9	84.3	85.8	87.5	43.8	45.3	45.3	45.3
New Hampshire	670.3	676.9	680.4	684.6	25.5	28.1	28.5	28.6	68.1	68.7	69.0	68.5
New Jersey	4,091.3	4,122.5	4,129.2	4,129.4	152.9	157.6	157.9	159.2	243.0	246.4	245.3	245.4
New Mexico	830.4	834.3	833.5	839.2	42.7	46.5	44.6	45.9	26.4	26.2	26.3	26.6
New York	9,421.4	9,533.2	9,547.8	9,550.0	374.7	377.6	375.9	373.3	451.8	436.4	432.3	432.5
North Carolina	4,352.5	4,405.6	4,414.6	4,423.0	201.0	200.5	198.6	199.2	464.6	464.6	464.0	462.6
North Dakota	435.1	439.6	441.3	440.8	33.1	33.3	33.2	32.5	24.6	23.9	24.1	23.9
Ohio	5,488.1	5,536.5	5,540.0	5,545.2	203.2	212.1	209.4	211.3	685.4	686.7	685.9	687.5
Oklahoma	1,649.1	1,656.8	1,665.1	1,669.0	77.9	78.9	81.2	81.7	127.5	131.7	130.5	131.0
Oregon	1,836.5	1,880.2	1,887.6	1,878.1	90.5	100.8	101.8	101.1	187.8	193.0	193.2	192.8
Pennsylvania	5,894.3	5,924.8	5,961.7	5,953.7	237.6	243.3	240.6	242.3	557.1	546.7	554.5	555.3
Rhode Island	490.4	496.1	499.7	499.7	18.2	20.4	20.3	21.4	40.4	41.2	41.8	41.2
South Carolina	2,059.3	2,084.3	2,088.7	2,094.9	95.8	98.0	98.1	95.4	238.1	246.2	247.9	248.2
South Dakota(2)	433.5	435.9	435.7	436.8	24.3	23.3	23.2	23.6	42.1	40.9	41.3	41.5
Tennessee(2)	2,975.4	3,016.2	3,019.4	3,027.6	119.4	125.7	124.0	126.2	345.0	346.9	347.0	346.7
Texas	12,035.3	12,306.7	12,328.4	12,333.9	699.6	713.9	712.2	714.8	841.8	871.1	875.2	877.4
Utah	1,434.7	1,468.9	1,468.4	1,472.0	91.8	98.6	97.5	97.5	126.1	128.8	128.7	128.9
Vermont	314.3	315.0	316.6	316.2	15.3	15.3	14.9	15.0	29.8	28.5	28.8	28.5
Virginia	3,922.5	3,967.6	3,979.0	3,981.2	186.5	190.0	191.8	191.0	232.5	232.1	232.7	233.8
Washington	3,256.8	3,316.9	3,322.1	3,324.1	188.8	196.1	195.0	196.5	288.7	285.6	284.6	284.5
West Virginia	744.5	746.7	747.3	745.4	29.4	31.7	30.9	30.5	46.5	45.3	45.4	45.0
Wisconsin	2,929.1	2,951.1	2,956.9	2,948.1	111.9	112.2	112.7	112.3	463.6	472.4	474.3	473.8
Wyoming	279.5	277.0	277.0	277.1	20.7	20.9	20.2	20.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3
Puerto Rico(2)	894.2	881.8	879.9	878.0	23.6	21.4	21.1	20.4	73.8	71.5	71.5	71.3
Virgin Islands(3)	38.4	38.7	38.6	38.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately. (2) Mining and logging is combined with construction. (3) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 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
	Aug. 2016	June 2017	July 2017	Aug. 2017(p)	Aug. 2016	June 2017	July 2017	Aug. 2017(p)	Aug. 2016	June 2017	July 2017	Aug. 2017(p)
Alabama	380.3	377.0	373.5	373.7	96.3	98.9	98.7	98.4	233.2	242.9	241.5	242.0
Alaska	65.1	65.3	65.3	64.9	12.2	11.9	11.8	11.9	28.4	28.0	28.2	28.3
Arizona	518.9	519.8	521.4	520.0	203.4	209.4	208.1	209.3	417.4	417.0	414.7	418.7
Arkansas	252.3	254.9	257.4	254.2	51.4	52.0	51.6	51.1	142.7	148.0	149.1	148.0
California	2,997.9	3,012.1	3,014.3	3,018.2	824.5	828.8	831.9	831.8	2,540.0	2,550.5	2,560.4	2,548.9
Colorado	456.2	469.0	467.3	467.2	164.6	166.4	168.3	168.8	406.7	413.3	412.8	417.2
Connecticut	298.7	298.2	299.9	298.4	129.7	132.8	133.0	132.1	218.6	216.3	216.4	217.2
Delaware	83.1	81.2	81.0	80.7	47.1	47.9	47.9	48.2	61.8	61.0	60.6	61.6
District of Columbia	32.9	32.8	32.6	32.9	30.4	29.3	29.7	30.0	165.1	168.1	169.9	169.1
Florida	1,729.0	1,753.6	1,757.0	1,761.3	547.7	556.3	558.6	557.6	1,295.9	1,329.2	1,327.7	1,338.5
Georgia	929.4	945.0	944.5	947.2	239.5	248.4	247.6	248.6	654.0	684.9	680.8	691.0
Hawaii	120.4	121.8	123.9	122.5	28.4	28.1	27.9	27.5	83.7	85.1	86.1	87.4
Idaho	138.2	138.2	139.8	141.2	34.2	34.3	34.0	34.3	86.2	87.1	86.4	87.2
Illinois	1,211.7	1,203.9	1,199.3	1,205.9	383.7	394.1	393.7	392.8	934.5	947.0	953.1	949.8
Indiana	595.3	590.7	589.9	592.5	134.3	139.2	137.1	137.8	337.1	342.7	341.7	341.7
Iowa	316.4	318.8	320.2	321.8	108.2	112.9	112.9	111.6	138.4	142.1	141.5	142.5
Kansas	268.2	265.8	265.1	266.7	86.0	85.6	85.9	86.5	178.5	175.5	177.9	179.1
Kentucky	399.3	402.4	404.9	405.4	93.4	95.1	95.2	95.7	216.7	225.4	225.8	229.2
Louisiana	386.9	382.7	381.8	381.0	92.1	92.1	92.3	93.5	207.7	212.7	211.6	212.7
Maine	121.0	121.4	121.2	119.8	31.1	30.2	30.1	30.3	65.6	64.1	65.3	64.5
Maryland	468.6	471.3	471.5	473.2	149.4	149.9	148.3	148.8	443.4	461.2	462.9	468.2
Massachusetts	577.3	579.9	579.0	578.3	224.1	228.9	229.9	229.6	551.7	561.7	561.4	568.5
Michigan	785.5	781.5	783.5	784.8	213.2	219.4	218.6	218.5	651.1	667.3	664.0	662.9
Minnesota	533.6	536.8	535.8	539.0	176.2	176.6	175.3	175.5	372.8	377.8	375.4	376.2
Mississippi	230.5	232.9	233.5	232.9	44.0	44.3	44.6	44.4	107.3	107.4	106.1	104.9
Missouri	545.5	554.4	550.9	548.8	169.2	174.2	173.1	173.7	379.8	390.5	393.2	391.2
Montana	95.1	94.7	95.3	96.3	23.8	24.5	24.7	24.7	40.3	42.0	41.7	41.8
Nebraska	204.4	205.9	206.0	205.6	73.6	75.0	75.2	75.0	117.5	122.4	122.4	122.2
Nevada	244.0	246.7	244.8	245.4	63.0	62.4	63.3	63.1	178.8	186.3	188.9	187.3
New Hampshire	140.5	138.6	139.3	139.9	37.2	38.2	38.0	38.1	78.0	79.6	80.0	80.5
New Jersey	869.3	869.7	871.4	871.5	249.7	252.3	253.4	252.1	664.9	670.5	670.6	666.0
New Mexico	138.9	139.4	140.3	139.8	33.5	33.8	33.9	33.7	101.4	102.4	103.8	106.1
New York	1,571.9	1,570.3	1,573.6	1,566.4	714.9	714.8	715.3	712.3	1,297.0	1,334.4	1,335.0	1,341.8
North Carolina	817.5	816.5	819.1	822.8	227.7	229.3	229.8	231.8	607.3	635.1	637.6	641.3
North Dakota	95.9	95.1	95.3	95.0	24.0	24.8	24.6	25.1	34.6	36.1	35.8	36.4
Ohio	1,023.3	1,017.2	1,017.6	1,013.1	300.6	308.5	309.8	309.4	723.1	734.3	732.0	731.0
Oklahoma	307.0	299.0	299.2	301.0	78.5	80.5	81.1	81.0	180.0	185.5	185.3	185.1
Oregon	343.1	344.9	345.9	345.4	97.4	97.8	98.4	97.1	239.3	247.0	245.7	246.1
Pennsylvania	1,130.4	1,127.4	1,128.1	1,127.1	316.9	317.9	316.9	317.4	794.4	810.1	816.8	815.6
Rhode Island	76.4	77.4	77.2	76.8	33.6	33.5	33.1	33.1	65.8	64.9	65.4	65.4
South Carolina	394.9	401.8	398.7	399.4	100.1	101.0	101.3	100.9	269.0	272.5	272.3	277.8
South Dakota	88.5	88.0	87.8	87.6	29.3	29.8	30.2	30.4	31.2	30.7	31.0	31.1
Tennessee	619.6	625.1	626.2	630.5	153.4	156.1	156.4	156.0	407.1	416.0	416.4	417.1
Texas	2,424.3	2,439.0	2,443.4	2,452.5	734.1	753.9	758.2	757.8	1,631.5	1,678.3	1,680.3	1,679.4
Utah	272.9	280.1	278.9	280.1	82.3	83.6	83.4	84.2	204.5	212.4	212.7	214.1
Vermont	55.6	56.1	55.9	56.0	12.0	11.7	11.8	11.9	28.0	28.5	28.7	27.9
Virginia	662.0	664.7	664.9	662.8	200.9	205.6	205.6	206.1	717.9	735.6	741.3	735.1
Washington	611.9	619.4	621.1	625.1	151.7	156.9	157.0	157.1	404.7	408.7	408.4	407.8
West Virginia	133.2	129.9	130.3	129.4	27.6	27.6	27.8	28.2	65.4	65.9	66.3	65.4
Wisconsin	541.5	544.1	541.6	541.2	151.9	152.2	151.7	152.8	321.9	322.3	324.8	321.3
Wyoming	53.3	52.0	52.2	52.6	10.8	10.8	10.7	11.0	17.6	16.5	16.9	17.0
Puerto Rico	174.3	170.7	171.7	170.9	42.7	42.5	42.3	42.3	114.1	111.8	112.4	111.9
Virgin Islands(1)	8.1	8.0	8.0	8.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
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
	Aug. 2016	June 2017	July 2017	Aug. 2017(p)	Aug. 2016	June 2017	July 2017	Aug. 2017(p)	Aug. 2016	June 2017	July 2017	Aug. 2017(p)
Alabama	233.9	238.8	238.3	237.7	198.5	208.1	208.0	206.7	381.8	378.5	378.4	378.9
Alaska	49.0	49.3	49.6	49.5	35.6	36.2	35.9	35.3	80.9	81.7	80.8	81.4
Arizona	412.7	421.9	420.6	421.7	310.9	324.8	324.2	323.3	410.6	416.3	414.2	414.6
Arkansas	182.1	188.1	188.9	188.9	115.9	121.5	121.9	121.3	212.5	211.1	211.5	211.2
California	2,546.1	2,597.8	2,620.9	2,621.5	1,898.2	1,934.2	1,950.1	1,937.7	2,517.3	2,544.2	2,562.9	2,556.6
Colorado	328.5	334.6	335.8	336.4	324.5	334.3	333.7	329.9	429.6	426.8	430.2	431.9
Connecticut	329.9	333.2	333.4	332.7	154.8	161.1	159.1	158.1	235.7	233.8	232.9	232.7
Delaware	77.1	78.7	79.2	79.5	49.8	50.8	52.0	52.2	65.4	64.7	65.5	65.2
District of Columbia	134.2	138.3	138.5	139.5	74.9	80.9	82.6	80.8	238.7	238.2	238.7	237.8
Florida	1,248.4	1,277.5	1,278.1	1,278.9	1,177.8	1,200.5	1,205.9	1,205.7	1,100.2	1,105.3	1,111.0	1,109.0
Georgia	563.8	579.1	577.2	576.6	470.8	488.7	492.0	490.0	689.9	695.2	700.7	705.0
Hawaii	83.9	83.6	86.0	84.7	118.5	122.7	123.0	122.2	128.0	125.6	123.5	124.0
Idaho	101.3	104.7	105.1	103.9	72.3	73.0	73.6	72.6	122.0	124.6	125.2	125.6
Illinois	916.6	925.7	922.2	925.6	595.0	602.7	606.2	596.3	828.7	823.9	824.9	825.6
Indiana	465.0	474.6	476.1	474.0	307.9	307.3	310.4	305.6	436.0	431.8	438.1	442.2
Iowa	230.1	235.8	236.6	239.1	142.1	144.5	144.9	143.4	258.8	256.4	256.8	256.8
Kansas	196.1	195.8	195.4	196.7	127.6	126.7	124.8	124.5	255.6	254.4	256.2	252.9
Kentucky	270.1	270.3	270.2	273.6	194.8	196.0	195.5	193.0	319.1	316.2	317.9	317.9
Louisiana	310.9	317.4	317.3	316.6	230.5	236.6	235.7	238.1	323.8	323.7	320.6	321.4
Maine	125.2	128.1	127.9	128.5	65.5	68.0	68.2	67.2	100.4	101.1	101.9	101.6
Maryland	458.7	465.9	474.8	474.4	271.9	273.3	276.4	275.3	506.0	517.9	507.2	511.7
Massachusetts	784.3	804.2	807.2	806.9	362.7	362.5	363.8	361.4	456.1	459.1	457.4	458.3
Michigan	666.8	668.9	671.5	668.7	426.1	432.9	433.3	431.9	601.9	612.1	615.5	615.6
Minnesota	524.8	542.8	546.2	540.9	264.6	271.5	274.0	267.6	425.7	426.5	428.1	428.9
Mississippi	141.1	143.7	143.9	145.4	133.5	133.1	134.6	134.9	244.4	245.2	247.6	246.9
Missouri	457.9	463.1	466.9	469.9	300.0	310.9	308.7	307.9	438.3	438.9	451.2	445.0
Montana	74.4	76.1	75.6	76.5	64.4	66.0	66.2	65.8	91.5	92.5	92.3	92.6
Nebraska	153.3	153.8	155.3	155.3	90.7	92.5	92.9	93.2	170.5	173.4	171.4	170.6
Nevada	128.3	133.1	133.5	135.4	347.3	349.1	350.4	351.6	159.6	159.3	162.4	162.5
New Hampshire	121.2	123.5	123.6	123.7	69.7	71.8	71.6	73.0	92.2	90.5	91.4	93.1
New Jersey	676.8	689.5	686.5	688.7	371.5	380.8	388.1	391.8	617.1	610.3	611.9	612.8
New Mexico	139.6	139.9	139.2	140.3	96.1	100.9	99.5	99.4	191.1	184.5	185.8	187.6
New York	1,964.2	2,019.9	2,029.9	2,031.0	917.9	941.9	943.6	952.4	1,446.0	1,451.6	1,455.0	1,455.5
North Carolina	588.4	597.7	599.7	605.1	482.0	489.6	492.3	493.4	728.5	737.7	739.6	734.6
North Dakota	62.6	62.9	63.1	62.8	39.4	39.5	40.8	40.2	83.7	83.5	83.1	83.5
Ohio	925.1	944.5	943.1	946.9	551.7	555.6	563.8	570.4	780.0	779.0	781.7	775.8
Oklahoma	233.8	235.6	239.0	239.3	163.9	163.8	166.6	168.1	353.9	354.0	354.5	353.9
Oregon	268.3	276.4	278.1	277.8	199.4	203.3	206.2	202.6	305.7	310.6	312.8	309.6
Pennsylvania	1,222.6	1,240.5	1,250.3	1,245.0	557.5	574.3	580.4	582.5	710.9	694.9	705.7	701.3
Rhode Island	105.8	106.7	107.8	108.4	57.8	59.7	61.6	62.0	61.0	60.6	60.9	60.4
South Carolina	242.6	246.9	247.8	248.8	248.2	248.4	250.1	248.7	364.6	366.0	368.5	370.2
South Dakota	70.6	71.1	71.1	71.5	46.7	48.8	47.9	48.0	79.0	80.8	80.5	80.3
Tennessee	426.2	427.2	427.4	428.8	321.1	327.9	329.9	330.8	427.5	433.5	434.3	433.1
Texas	1,640.3	1,688.3	1,688.8	1,686.6	1,294.1	1,320.6	1,327.3	1,328.7	1,931.4	1,959.2	1,958.1	1,959.2
Utah	193.0	196.5	197.8	199.3	139.4	141.7	142.0	141.6	238.8	242.3	243.1	242.1
Vermont	64.5	65.0	66.2	65.9	36.8	37.6	38.4	38.6	56.4	56.0	55.9	56.2
Virginia	532.1	544.3	548.6	554.0	398.6	407.5	406.5	409.1	716.0	714.7	714.6	714.7
Washington	465.6	476.2	478.8	479.7	325.9	335.6	333.5	333.3	574.3	584.6	591.5	588.6
West Virginia	129.5	133.4	133.5	133.9	74.6	72.9	73.6	73.9	155.7	154.1	153.5	154.1
Wisconsin	446.6	449.2	449.8	451.0	275.2	284.9	282.3	279.7	414.6	410.8	417.1	413.5
Wyoming	27.6	27.7	27.6	27.4	36.0	34.6	34.9	34.7	71.4	70.0	69.8	69.7
Puerto Rico	122.7	123.6	124.5	125.1	81.0	82.7	82.8	82.5	226.9	222.0	217.7	218.1
Virgin Islands(1)	-	-	-	-	7.8	7.8	7.9	7.8	10.7	10.9	10.9	11.2
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
	July		August		July		August		July		August
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	1,970.1	2,000.9	1,975.7	2,004.0	9.3	9.6	9.2	9.6	84.1	88.9	83.3	89.8
Alaska	356.4	357.2	352.8	353.5	14.3	13.9	14.1	14.0	19.4	18.5	19.1	18.7
Arizona	2,636.5	2,680.1	2,686.1	2,722.0	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.6	137.7	139.7	138.1	139.1
Arkansas	1,211.6	1,243.8	1,218.7	1,241.2	6.2	6.1	6.2	6.1	51.4	52.8	50.9	52.5
California	16,382.4	16,671.6	16,462.4	16,721.2	25.1	23.7	24.6	23.6	793.0	838.6	797.9	845.5
Colorado	2,612.5	2,663.8	2,618.3	2,666.9	22.9	22.3	23.0	22.3	160.8	162.1	160.7	163.0
Connecticut	1,677.5	1,693.6	1,671.7	1,681.1	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	62.3	62.7	62.5	62.0
Delaware(1)	459.0	462.4	455.9	459.1	-	-	-	-	21.4	22.1	21.6	22.0
District of Columbia(1)	787.0	802.5	771.9	786.9	-	-	-	-	14.7	15.1	14.7	15.0
Florida	8,269.9	8,498.7	8,371.2	8,592.6	5.7	5.8	5.6	5.7	477.8	513.6	480.3	519.8
Georgia	4,355.5	4,474.3	4,390.5	4,505.9	9.4	10.5	9.5	10.2	179.9	179.0	180.1	180.0
Hawaii(1)	640.2	650.2	643.3	646.8	-	-	-	-	38.4	37.4	38.3	38.0
Idaho	703.8	717.7	702.1	717.5	4.2	4.0	4.2	4.0	44.6	46.3	44.7	46.8
Illinois	6,028.3	6,066.1	6,029.8	6,054.5	8.0	8.4	8.2	8.4	232.7	230.5	232.8	232.1
Indiana	3,042.4	3,101.1	3,086.7	3,134.2	6.3	6.4	6.3	6.4	138.2	146.2	138.2	144.4
Iowa	1,566.6	1,583.8	1,566.3	1,582.6	2.5	2.7	2.5	2.7	87.6	83.5	87.9	82.7
Kansas	1,394.7	1,388.1	1,396.0	1,388.9	6.9	7.0	6.9	7.2	63.9	65.0	63.2	65.4
Kentucky	1,907.2	1,932.2	1,916.9	1,949.4	10.2	9.6	10.1	9.6	80.2	83.9	79.2	85.6
Louisiana	1,955.5	1,974.2	1,950.6	1,975.4	38.0	36.1	37.4	35.7	142.5	154.6	139.1	153.9
Maine	635.4	642.5	634.5	638.8	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.6	29.3	31.1	29.1	30.7
Maryland	2,718.0	2,782.8	2,718.0	2,782.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	165.2	169.8	164.9	171.4
Massachusetts	3,601.5	3,658.3	3,583.7	3,654.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2	154.1	158.7	153.7	159.1
Michigan	4,310.4	4,384.0	4,316.7	4,390.6	7.4	7.8	7.4	7.7	165.6	173.2	166.1	174.6
Minnesota	2,917.5	2,979.2	2,924.6	2,974.3	6.6	7.4	6.7	7.4	129.8	137.2	129.7	137.0
Mississippi	1,131.2	1,142.8	1,140.9	1,152.8	6.7	6.9	6.8	6.9	44.4	42.4	43.9	43.4
Missouri	2,821.4	2,879.2	2,834.9	2,887.8	4.2	4.4	4.1	4.4	125.1	124.2	125.1	123.3
Montana	474.4	483.3	474.9	484.5	7.1	7.5	7.1	7.5	29.6	30.0	29.7	30.3
Nebraska	1,013.3	1,027.9	1,013.5	1,028.8	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	53.9	53.4	53.4	52.2
Nevada	1,299.9	1,340.7	1,303.8	1,346.6	14.0	14.4	14.0	14.4	77.2	87.1	77.6	89.5
New Hampshire	671.3	684.8	671.2	686.8	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	26.9	30.2	26.7	29.9
New Jersey	4,102.3	4,159.8	4,087.0	4,145.1	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	159.3	163.7	159.5	166.1
New Mexico	819.4	829.1	828.9	837.5	19.3	18.9	19.1	18.7	43.3	45.5	43.1	46.1
New York	9,424.5	9,577.1	9,394.6	9,542.0	5.5	5.6	5.5	5.6	392.9	398.4	394.9	398.8
North Carolina	4,285.2	4,353.7	4,347.9	4,420.9	5.6	5.9	5.7	5.9	204.4	202.2	204.3	201.8
North Dakota	433.9	440.8	433.8	440.1	14.6	19.0	14.6	19.5	36.9	37.1	37.1	37.0
Ohio	5,504.5	5,567.3	5,510.2	5,569.5	11.2	11.4	11.2	11.3	217.8	224.4	216.6	226.7
Oklahoma	1,631.8	1,648.6	1,640.2	1,659.6	43.2	46.1	43.0	47.1	78.6	83.4	78.8	83.1
Oregon	1,824.6	1,880.5	1,832.5	1,879.1	7.9	8.0	8.0	8.1	93.6	104.9	95.0	106.6
Pennsylvania	5,860.4	5,952.3	5,855.2	5,933.1	24.5	24.2	24.4	24.1	252.0	259.5	251.6	259.4
Rhode Island	492.4	502.2	490.7	502.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	19.4	21.6	19.5	22.8
South Carolina	2,058.8	2,089.5	2,061.4	2,094.3	4.2	4.3	4.2	4.4	95.8	100.0	96.2	95.5
South Dakota	439.4	444.0	439.6	445.2	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	26.6	24.9	25.7	24.7
Tennessee	2,943.0	2,994.6	2,966.8	3,019.5	4.0	4.4	4.0	4.3	117.1	122.0	116.8	123.6
Texas	11,984.1	12,283.9	12,001.2	12,287.5	216.4	242.6	216.0	243.9	706.6	713.8	705.6	719.8
Utah	1,418.9	1,459.8	1,425.2	1,465.1	8.6	8.0	8.7	8.0	94.8	101.6	95.1	101.0
Vermont	311.4	312.5	310.9	313.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	17.0	16.8	16.8	16.8
Virginia	3,918.4	3,991.2	3,921.2	3,975.6	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.7	191.4	197.6	191.0	194.8
Washington	3,261.3	3,341.7	3,256.7	3,331.2	6.5	6.8	6.5	6.8	193.0	202.0	195.0	205.2
West Virginia	737.3	742.4	739.0	741.6	19.4	21.5	19.2	21.5	31.3	33.0	31.6	33.2
Wisconsin	2,945.0	2,979.3	2,946.4	2,975.6	3.9	4.2	3.9	4.2	121.7	123.9	121.6	123.7
Wyoming	287.0	285.8	285.5	284.6	18.1	20.3	18.0	20.3	22.5	21.8	22.6	22.4
Puerto Rico	876.2	865.0	878.6	868.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	22.6	20.5	22.4	20.5
Virgin Islands(1)	38.1	38.7	38.0	38.6	-	-	-	-	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.4
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
	July		August		July		August		July		August
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	261.1	268.0	261.1	266.8	380.0	373.5	379.4	372.6	20.7	19.8	20.6	19.6
Alaska	24.3	24.6	20.3	20.7	70.1	70.7	70.1	70.2	6.4	6.1	6.4	6.1
Arizona	159.8	163.7	159.9	164.4	512.1	515.3	513.6	515.4	45.5	43.0	45.0	42.1
Arkansas	155.2	158.6	155.1	158.4	252.3	257.1	252.4	254.1	13.6	13.1	13.5	13.2
California	1,321.8	1,308.0	1,323.9	1,319.3	2,981.4	3,001.1	2,996.5	3,009.5	522.2	528.1	527.0	533.1
Colorado	143.8	142.3	143.4	142.8	457.2	470.6	457.3	469.8	72.6	74.7	72.6	72.8
Connecticut	157.7	158.3	157.4	158.6	294.6	297.3	293.2	294.9	32.6	32.0	33.0	31.9
Delaware	25.9	25.9	26.0	26.0	82.7	81.6	82.9	81.4	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
District of Columbia	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	32.7	32.6	32.5	32.6	17.1	16.8	17.1	16.8
Florida	356.7	366.8	357.1	368.3	1,706.3	1,740.3	1,710.8	1,745.3	137.1	136.9	137.3	137.4
Georgia	388.4	385.3	389.2	387.9	924.2	942.1	923.8	941.9	112.2	114.3	110.1	112.8
Hawaii	14.2	14.0	14.2	13.8	119.4	123.4	119.8	122.4	8.7	9.0	9.6	9.0
Idaho	65.3	67.2	65.4	67.4	138.5	141.2	139.3	142.8	9.1	9.5	9.2	9.4
Illinois	576.4	576.6	574.7	571.7	1,210.8	1,204.0	1,212.6	1,207.3	99.2	101.0	99.9	100.1
Indiana	525.6	532.7	525.1	531.5	596.6	595.1	596.0	595.3	32.8	30.6	32.6	30.7
Iowa	215.4	217.1	214.9	216.3	317.9	321.8	317.0	322.0	22.8	21.8	22.7	21.4
Kansas	159.6	158.8	160.2	156.9	268.3	266.2	268.2	266.7	20.8	19.1	20.6	19.0
Kentucky	249.8	246.4	250.1	249.6	397.6	404.0	398.5	404.5	23.0	24.4	23.0	24.0
Louisiana	135.7	135.1	134.9	134.6	386.2	382.1	385.5	379.8	23.6	22.0	23.6	21.9
Maine	51.5	51.1	51.8	51.3	124.2	124.4	124.3	124.0	7.9	7.6	7.8	7.4
Maryland	104.0	103.5	104.1	104.0	466.5	473.0	467.6	471.9	38.4	36.6	37.8	36.8
Massachusetts	246.9	246.0	246.8	246.3	579.5	584.0	578.6	583.5	90.3	90.1	90.7	90.4
Michigan	602.3	602.0	603.0	611.3	786.8	789.3	788.5	791.1	58.5	58.5	57.9	58.4
Minnesota	322.1	324.7	322.9	326.0	535.2	540.0	536.8	542.5	50.7	50.8	52.0	51.3
Mississippi	142.6	142.9	142.9	143.3	228.9	233.2	229.1	232.6	12.2	11.4	12.2	11.3
Missouri	264.1	266.1	264.3	272.4	545.5	550.9	545.8	550.1	53.4	50.6	53.1	50.5
Montana	19.7	19.6	19.7	19.4	95.7	96.6	96.0	97.0	6.3	6.4	6.3	6.4
Nebraska	96.8	98.0	97.0	97.8	204.6	205.5	204.2	205.5	18.4	18.7	18.5	18.7
Nevada	43.8	45.6	43.9	45.5	241.3	243.0	242.7	244.0	14.6	14.3	14.1	14.1
New Hampshire	68.6	69.0	68.7	69.0	140.9	141.3	140.9	141.5	12.7	12.4	12.6	12.4
New Jersey	244.0	246.1	244.4	247.3	866.9	871.2	865.7	868.6	74.9	72.3	74.2	71.7
New Mexico	26.8	26.5	27.0	26.9	138.7	140.5	139.0	139.9	13.3	13.0	13.3	13.2
New York	455.4	435.6	454.8	436.3	1,563.6	1,569.7	1,560.9	1,561.3	273.9	269.5	272.9	270.5
North Carolina	465.9	464.1	465.4	464.5	816.4	822.2	818.1	823.5	79.8	73.8	79.1	72.2
North Dakota	24.9	24.2	24.9	24.2	96.1	95.4	95.7	95.3	6.7	6.8	6.6	6.8
Ohio	687.7	688.1	688.1	691.7	1,020.3	1,022.5	1,022.9	1,016.2	72.5	73.3	72.4	72.8
Oklahoma	127.8	130.5	127.3	130.9	305.0	299.2	306.4	300.6	21.5	21.2	21.3	21.0
Oregon	190.5	196.6	191.7	197.5	342.0	346.8	345.1	347.5	33.0	34.3	33.4	34.2
Pennsylvania	562.3	558.5	561.0	556.8	1,118.7	1,120.1	1,119.4	1,117.5	86.0	83.7	85.7	83.2
Rhode Island	40.1	41.2	40.4	41.2	76.0	77.4	76.0	77.5	8.3	7.9	8.1	7.6
South Carolina	238.4	247.4	237.9	248.1	396.5	400.7	396.2	400.6	26.9	26.4	26.8	26.6
South Dakota	42.4	41.9	42.3	41.9	89.6	89.4	89.7	89.3	5.8	6.0	5.8	6.2
Tennessee	345.1	347.2	345.7	347.2	618.5	627.1	618.9	629.9	45.2	45.2	45.5	45.6
Texas	845.9	877.2	843.7	878.9	2,417.0	2,439.5	2,426.6	2,448.1	204.1	193.9	202.9	191.7
Utah	126.5	129.6	126.5	129.6	271.9	278.4	273.3	279.8	37.4	35.9	38.1	36.2
Vermont	30.1	29.2	30.0	29.0	55.6	56.1	55.7	56.1	4.6	4.4	4.6	4.4
Virginia	233.3	234.0	233.4	234.7	661.8	666.2	663.2	662.7	69.2	64.8	68.8	64.9
Washington	294.2	288.6	293.2	288.7	614.4	627.7	616.5	630.8	123.1	126.2	123.8	127.2
West Virginia	47.0	46.0	46.6	45.1	132.1	129.5	132.2	128.8	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.5
Wisconsin	472.9	481.2	471.8	480.7	543.4	544.0	543.4	545.9	49.5	47.0	49.7	46.7
Wyoming	9.3	9.4	9.3	9.4	54.6	53.6	54.4	53.9	3.8	3.7	3.8	3.7
Puerto Rico	73.2	70.9	73.3	71.0	171.7	168.8	171.5	168.5	17.4	18.0	17.3	17.7
Virgin Islands	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

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

State	Financial activities				Professional and business services				Education and health services
	July		August		July		August		July		August
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	96.7	98.8	96.7	98.6	233.1	239.6	234.7	242.3	231.0	235.6	233.3	237.8
Alaska	12.9	12.3	12.8	12.2	29.6	29.5	29.8	29.4	48.9	49.2	48.9	49.1
Arizona	202.2	208.1	203.4	208.6	411.3	413.5	413.7	417.3	402.5	414.1	411.0	419.8
Arkansas	51.5	51.9	51.5	51.2	140.0	147.2	141.3	146.4	178.1	186.0	180.3	186.9
California	829.2	835.4	829.2	836.0	2,540.9	2,563.2	2,550.8	2,560.2	2,498.8	2,584.5	2,513.3	2,585.0
Colorado	165.0	168.9	165.4	169.4	413.4	420.3	413.3	423.6	326.2	333.6	327.3	334.9
Connecticut	131.5	134.6	131.1	132.8	220.4	220.0	220.1	219.6	325.3	328.6	323.3	326.5
Delaware	47.6	48.2	47.7	48.3	62.5	61.2	61.4	60.8	76.9	79.0	76.6	79.0
District of Columbia	30.4	29.9	30.5	30.1	166.9	170.6	165.7	168.7	125.7	132.3	125.8	132.5
Florida	547.3	560.1	548.2	557.1	1,283.5	1,320.6	1,289.7	1,331.0	1,225.4	1,258.0	1,237.2	1,263.9
Georgia	240.0	248.3	239.8	247.6	650.9	684.9	656.6	693.2	554.0	570.5	562.3	576.1
Hawaii	28.6	27.8	28.6	27.6	83.4	85.7	83.5	87.3	82.7	85.0	82.9	84.5
Idaho	34.6	34.4	34.5	34.7	88.4	88.3	88.6	89.5	100.6	104.2	98.6	101.1
Illinois	387.7	397.8	387.6	395.9	941.8	962.8	946.3	964.8	903.7	908.1	905.0	909.6
Indiana	135.6	139.2	135.4	139.9	336.9	342.8	339.0	345.3	451.4	466.9	454.7	465.3
Iowa	109.4	113.9	108.9	113.3	141.1	144.1	140.7	144.5	221.4	228.2	221.7	229.5
Kansas	86.7	86.8	86.7	87.2	179.5	180.1	179.3	182.0	195.4	195.1	194.6	195.8
Kentucky	93.9	95.8	93.8	96.0	214.7	224.7	215.9	228.6	266.3	268.1	267.9	271.7
Louisiana	92.5	93.1	92.2	93.7	208.9	210.6	207.7	213.0	307.6	314.7	310.5	316.2
Maine	31.6	31.0	31.7	31.0	67.7	67.6	67.4	66.7	123.6	126.1	123.3	126.3
Maryland	150.8	149.7	150.5	149.9	448.1	469.1	450.0	472.4	457.3	470.3	453.9	468.0
Massachusetts	228.4	233.7	228.2	232.5	563.2	572.8	562.1	578.7	775.2	799.2	770.7	794.9
Michigan	216.4	223.0	216.6	222.2	640.4	654.0	642.9	655.0	659.1	664.4	660.0	660.9
Minnesota	178.4	177.8	178.4	178.0	378.9	381.4	379.1	383.3	517.2	539.8	519.9	537.3
Mississippi	44.1	44.6	44.1	44.6	105.8	105.1	106.9	105.7	136.8	139.5	139.7	143.5
Missouri	170.7	174.9	170.5	175.2	379.4	395.4	381.8	393.0	454.9	461.8	455.6	464.7
Montana	24.1	25.0	24.1	25.0	42.1	43.4	41.9	43.6	73.2	75.1	73.5	75.8
Nebraska	73.9	75.7	73.9	75.3	118.4	123.3	118.5	123.4	151.4	153.1	152.3	153.8
Nevada	62.9	63.3	62.9	63.0	176.0	187.3	177.1	188.6	127.3	133.4	128.2	134.9
New Hampshire	37.8	38.9	37.8	38.9	79.1	81.0	79.1	81.5	120.1	121.9	119.6	121.3
New Jersey	252.4	256.5	252.5	254.9	667.5	680.2	668.8	679.0	665.4	676.8	661.3	675.1
New Mexico	33.5	33.9	33.5	33.8	102.8	104.8	102.6	106.4	134.7	138.2	136.8	138.8
New York	724.7	725.8	724.6	720.6	1,314.8	1,357.5	1,313.1	1,356.1	1,894.2	1,963.1	1,889.1	1,955.7
North Carolina	229.8	233.2	230.4	234.4	610.2	640.4	612.1	645.3	581.2	591.6	585.8	598.8
North Dakota	24.1	24.8	24.1	25.1	35.7	37.1	35.7	37.0	62.0	63.1	62.2	62.6
Ohio	302.9	312.9	302.9	312.2	733.1	742.0	732.5	739.8	913.6	930.6	917.5	932.1
Oklahoma	79.0	81.3	78.8	81.5	180.9	185.0	181.2	186.2	232.2	236.5	233.1	238.0
Oregon	98.3	99.1	98.8	98.2	241.9	249.5	243.0	249.8	258.5	270.3	261.0	271.4
Pennsylvania	320.0	319.6	319.9	321.1	797.6	824.1	796.6	822.6	1,187.5	1,223.9	1,184.7	1,215.1
Rhode Island	33.6	33.7	33.6	33.5	66.5	67.0	66.7	67.0	102.7	103.5	101.5	103.3
South Carolina	101.3	102.2	101.4	102.4	268.7	273.5	269.3	277.6	239.6	244.1	242.0	247.0
South Dakota	29.6	30.6	29.5	30.6	32.0	32.0	31.7	32.0	69.9	70.5	70.1	70.7
Tennessee	153.5	156.5	153.9	156.4	401.6	410.5	407.1	416.4	419.6	422.0	422.6	424.6
Texas	736.1	761.3	737.0	761.0	1,631.0	1,687.3	1,638.2	1,691.9	1,625.1	1,675.8	1,640.4	1,680.2
Utah	82.4	83.8	82.8	84.6	205.2	215.4	206.5	216.8	185.3	190.9	187.5	193.6
Vermont	12.3	12.0	12.2	12.0	28.8	29.4	28.9	28.9	65.0	66.4	64.0	65.2
Virginia	202.6	207.5	203.0	207.1	719.1	747.5	721.6	740.0	522.4	540.6	527.8	546.1
Washington	153.0	159.2	153.5	158.5	407.0	414.5	409.3	414.4	455.8	470.7	457.4	471.9
West Virginia	27.7	27.7	27.6	27.7	66.5	66.4	66.0	65.7	126.5	131.0	127.5	131.8
Wisconsin	154.2	153.8	154.0	154.5	326.8	330.0	328.1	330.3	439.2	446.2	440.1	446.1
Wyoming	11.0	10.9	10.9	11.1	18.8	17.9	18.7	17.7	27.1	27.1	27.0	26.9
Puerto Rico	42.1	42.3	42.2	42.2	111.9	110.7	111.8	111.0	114.6	118.5	117.4	120.5
Virgin Islands	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.3	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.5
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
	July		August		July		August		July		August
	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)	2016	2017	2016	2017(p)
Alabama	202.3	214.4	202.8	212.4	80.8	84.6	80.3	83.3	371.0	368.1	374.3	371.2
Alaska	43.1	44.2	43.1	43.4	11.3	11.8	11.1	12.2	76.1	76.4	77.1	77.5
Arizona	301.8	318.5	306.1	319.4	89.2	87.1	88.8	86.5	362.8	365.6	395.0	397.8
Arkansas	117.3	124.3	118.6	123.2	47.8	49.6	47.5	49.3	198.2	197.1	201.4	199.9
California	1,931.5	1,985.9	1,931.8	1,975.1	560.9	580.7	559.8	584.0	2,377.6	2,422.4	2,407.6	2,449.9
Colorado	339.7	350.4	339.3	343.9	107.3	111.1	107.5	112.5	403.6	407.5	408.5	411.9
Connecticut	165.0	171.4	163.1	166.5	66.5	70.6	65.9	69.6	221.0	217.5	221.5	218.1
Delaware	55.3	58.2	54.7	57.5	18.9	18.9	18.9	18.4	63.1	62.6	61.4	61.0
District of Columbia	75.0	82.9	75.0	80.6	73.3	72.6	72.8	72.3	250.0	248.5	236.6	237.1
Florida	1,164.5	1,201.4	1,160.8	1,192.7	347.9	367.4	347.9	367.0	1,017.7	1,027.8	1,096.3	1,104.4
Georgia	477.8	503.2	478.4	497.2	160.3	162.5	159.3	162.6	658.4	673.7	681.4	696.4
Hawaii	118.6	123.2	119.4	122.6	27.3	27.4	27.2	27.2	118.9	117.3	119.8	114.4
Idaho	77.9	78.9	78.1	78.5	25.3	25.2	25.0	25.5	115.3	118.5	114.5	117.8
Illinois	618.7	631.2	618.9	624.4	253.5	254.1	253.1	254.5	795.8	791.6	790.7	785.7
Indiana	317.1	320.7	318.4	316.3	127.9	131.3	127.0	131.1	374.0	389.2	414.0	428.0
Iowa	150.0	154.8	150.0	152.6	59.7	60.3	59.3	60.6	238.8	235.6	240.7	237.0
Kansas	131.0	128.9	131.1	127.7	50.3	48.9	50.4	49.5	232.3	232.2	234.8	231.5
Kentucky	201.0	203.1	199.8	199.9	65.6	67.8	65.6	68.0	304.9	304.4	313.0	311.9
Louisiana	232.6	239.0	230.7	238.1	75.5	77.4	75.2	77.2	312.4	309.5	313.8	311.3
Maine	82.9	87.3	82.5	85.9	22.7	21.9	22.4	21.2	91.6	91.9	91.8	91.7
Maryland	291.3	303.0	290.3	299.4	115.0	118.8	114.4	117.3	480.1	487.7	483.2	490.0
Massachusetts	397.3	403.5	395.9	403.9	143.3	145.4	142.2	148.5	422.2	423.7	413.7	415.1
Michigan	451.5	467.3	451.8	464.5	171.4	175.1	171.3	175.9	551.0	569.4	551.2	569.0
Minnesota	282.5	295.4	284.1	289.7	116.8	119.7	117.1	119.9	399.3	405.0	397.9	401.9
Mississippi	134.9	137.6	135.9	137.3	40.4	40.1	40.1	40.2	234.4	239.1	239.3	244.0
Missouri	312.5	326.1	314.1	323.4	117.9	117.0	117.3	119.9	393.7	407.8	403.2	410.9
Montana	71.4	74.2	71.1	73.8	18.5	17.7	18.5	17.7	86.7	87.8	87.0	88.0
Nebraska	93.7	97.9	94.5	98.3	36.8	39.0	36.7	38.9	164.4	162.2	163.5	163.8
Nevada	351.0	355.4	350.7	355.5	40.9	42.7	40.9	42.1	150.9	154.2	151.7	155.0
New Hampshire	80.5	84.0	80.5	85.4	25.2	26.2	25.0	26.2	78.4	78.8	79.2	79.6
New Jersey	409.6	436.6	407.3	436.7	174.3	175.3	173.5	174.0	586.6	579.7	578.4	570.4
New Mexico	99.1	103.0	98.8	102.8	30.8	30.5	30.3	29.9	177.1	174.3	185.4	181.0
New York	973.2	1,006.9	965.4	1,009.7	408.6	418.9	406.7	414.8	1,417.7	1,426.1	1,406.7	1,412.6
North Carolina	501.1	518.6	500.6	517.2	153.0	157.2	152.6	156.0	637.8	644.5	693.8	701.3
North Dakota	40.0	41.3	40.2	40.6	16.0	15.3	16.0	15.1	76.9	76.7	76.7	76.9
Ohio	583.4	602.0	581.2	603.6	215.7	216.5	214.8	216.5	746.3	743.6	750.1	746.6
Oklahoma	166.4	170.5	167.6	171.0	63.3	60.5	62.8	60.2	333.9	334.4	339.9	340.0
Oregon	210.0	217.9	208.9	214.0	64.1	63.9	64.5	64.4	284.8	289.2	283.1	287.4
Pennsylvania	591.8	620.0	593.4	617.0	262.2	264.8	261.4	262.7	657.8	653.9	657.1	653.6
Rhode Island	63.9	67.8	63.5	67.9	24.1	24.4	24.0	24.4	57.6	57.5	57.2	56.8
South Carolina	260.7	263.5	259.0	260.4	75.0	72.8	74.9	74.4	351.7	354.6	353.5	357.3
South Dakota	50.8	54.0	52.7	55.4	16.6	17.2	16.4	17.0	75.1	76.4	74.7	76.3
Tennessee	329.9	342.6	329.7	341.7	111.9	113.8	110.9	113.0	396.6	403.3	411.7	416.8
Texas	1,315.8	1,357.6	1,314.9	1,351.5	434.1	453.1	430.1	444.7	1,852.0	1,881.8	1,845.8	1,875.8
Utah	143.0	146.1	143.1	146.0	40.5	42.5	40.5	41.9	223.3	227.6	223.1	227.6
Vermont	38.0	39.4	38.1	40.0	10.7	11.1	10.7	11.0	48.4	46.8	49.0	48.7
Virginia	419.8	432.2	418.4	429.9	202.8	204.8	201.7	204.0	688.1	688.2	684.5	683.7
Washington	337.3	347.7	339.2	348.0	119.4	123.5	119.6	122.8	557.6	574.8	542.7	556.9
West Virginia	77.4	77.1	77.2	77.0	54.2	54.8	54.1	54.2	145.6	145.7	147.3	147.1
Wisconsin	299.8	309.5	299.1	308.8	150.7	153.4	150.6	153.8	382.9	386.1	384.1	380.9
Wyoming	42.4	43.1	41.9	41.7	11.4	11.6	11.2	11.3	68.0	66.4	67.7	66.2
Puerto Rico	80.7	82.1	80.7	82.1	17.3	17.5	17.3	17.6	224.2	215.2	224.2	216.9
Virgin Islands	7.6	7.8	7.6	7.7	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2	11.0	11.2	10.8	11.2
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.