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State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Friday, September 18, 2020	        	USDL-20-1737

Technical information: 
 Employment:	sminfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov/sae
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            STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- AUGUST 2020


Unemployment rates were lower in August in 41 states, higher in 2 states,
and stable in 7 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics reported today. All 50 states and the District had jobless
rate increases from a year earlier. The national unemployment rate fell
by 1.8 percentage points over the month to 8.4 percent but was 4.7 points
higher than in August 2019.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 40 states and was essentially
unchanged in 10 states and the District of Columbia in August 2020. Over
the year, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 49 states and the District
and was essentially unchanged in 1 state.

This news release presents statistics from two monthly programs. The
civilian labor force and unemployment data are modeled based largely on
a survey of households. These data pertain to individuals by where they
reside. The employment data are from an establishment survey that measures
nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. These data pertain
to jobs on payrolls defined by where the establishments are located. For
more information about the concepts and statistical methodologies used by
these two programs, see the Technical Note.

Unemployment

Nevada had the highest unemployment rate in August, 13.2 percent, followed
by Rhode Island, 12.8 percent, and Hawaii and New York, 12.5 percent each.
Nebraska had the lowest rate, 4.0 percent, followed by Utah, 4.1 percent,
and Idaho, 4.2 percent. In total, 29 states had jobless rates lower than 
the U.S. figure of 8.4 percent, 10 states had higher rates, and 11 states
and the District of Columbia had rates that were not appreciably different
from that of the nation. (See tables A and 1.)

In August, the largest unemployment rate decreases occurred in Massachusetts
(-4.9 percentage points) and Arizona (-4.8 points). Rates declined over 
the month by at least 2.0 percentage points in an additional 14 states. 
The only over-the-month jobless rate increases occurred in Kentucky (+3.1
percentage points) and Rhode Island (+1.5 points). (See table B.)

The largest unemployment rate increases from August 2019 occurred in Hawaii
(+9.8 percentage points), Nevada (+9.4 points), and Rhode Island (+9.3
points). The smallest over-the-year rate increases occurred in Nebraska 
(+0.9 percentage point) and Alaska (+1.2 points). (See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 40 states and was essentially
unchanged in 10 states and the District of Columbia in August 2020. The
largest job gains occurred in New York (+153,300), Texas (+106,800), and
California (+101,900). The largest percentage increases occurred in New 
Jersey, New York, and Virginia (+1.8 percent each); Kentucky and New 
Hampshire (+1.7 percent each); and Alaska, Indiana, and Massachusetts
(+1.6 percent each). (See tables D and 3.)

Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 49 states and the
District of Columbia and was essentially unchanged in Idaho. The largest
job declines occurred in California (-1,598,200), New York (-1,214,500),
and Texas (-616,600). The smallest declines occurred in South Dakota
(-19,900), Wyoming (-21,400), and Montana (-24,300). The largest percentage
declines occurred in Hawaii (-16.1 percent), New York (-12.4 percent), 
and Massachusetts (-10.9 percent). The smallest percentage declines occurred
in Utah (-1.8 percent), Mississippi (-2.6 percent), and Arizona (-3.2
percent). (See table E.)

_____________
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for August
is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.
(ET). The State Employment and Unemployment news release for September is
scheduled to be released on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).


 ________________________________________________________________________________
|										 |
|	      Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on August 2020		 |
|		     Establishment and Household Survey Data			 |
|										 |
| BLS has continued to review all estimation and methodological procedures for	 |
| the establishment survey, which included the review of data, estimation	 |
| processes, the application of the birth-death model, and seasonal adjustment.	 |
| Business births and deaths cannot be adequately captured by the establishment	 |
| survey as they occur. Therefore, the Current Employment Statistics (CES)	 |
| program uses a model to account for the relatively stable net employment	 |
| change generated by business births and deaths. Due to the impact of		 |
| COVID-19, the relationship between business births and deaths is no longer	 |
| stable. Typically, reports with zero employment are not included in		 |
| estimation. For the July final and August preliminary estimates, CES included	 |
| a portion of these reports in the estimates and made modifications to the	 |
| birth-death model. In addition for both months, the establishment survey	 |
| included a portion of the reports that returned to reporting positive		 |
| employment from reporting zero employment. For more information, see		 |
| www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbd.htm. 						 |
|										 |
| In the establishment survey, workers who are paid by their employer for all	 |
| or any part of the pay period including the 12th of the month are counted	 |
| as employed, even if they were not actually at their jobs. Workers who are	 |
| temporarily or permanently absent from their jobs and are not being paid	 |
| are not counted as employed, even if they are continuing to receive benefits.	 |
| The length of the reference period does vary across the respondents in the	 |
| establishment survey; one-third of businesses have a weekly pay period,	 |
| slightly over 40 percent a bi-weekly, about 20 percent semi-monthly, and	 |
| a small amount monthly.							 |
|										 |
| For the August 2020 estimates of household employment and unemployment from	 |
| the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, BLS continued to	 |
| implement level-shift outliers in the employment and/or unemployment inputs	 |
| to the models, based on statistical evaluation of movements in each area's	 |
| inputs. Both the Current Population Survey inputs, which serve as the primary	 |
| inputs to the LAUS models, and the nonfarm payroll employment and unemployment |
| insurance claims covariates were examined for outliers. The resulting		 |
| implementation of level shifts preserved movements in the published estimates	 |
| that the models otherwise would have discounted, without requiring changes	 |
| to how the models create estimates at other points in the time series.	 |
|										 |
| To mitigate distortions due to the complex relationships between level shifts	 |
| in the household survey and covariate inputs to the state models, BLS		 |
| retained the same modifications to the LAUS seasonal adjustment and smoothing	 |
| procedures that had been introduced during the May 2020 cycle. Specifically,	 |
| level shifts were isolated from the estimation of seasonal factors, and the	 |
| Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space filter was not used to smooth the seasonally	 |
| adjusted estimates. It is anticipated that these modifications will be	 |
| necessary for as long as complex outlier treatments are deemed necessary for	 |
| the model inputs.								 |
|										 |
| The "Frequently asked questions" document at					 |
| www.bls.gov/covid19/employment-situation-covid19-faq-august-2020.htm 		 |
| extensively discusses the impact of a misclassification in the household	 |
| survey on the national estimates for August 2020. Despite the considerable	 |
| decline in its degree relative to prior months, this misclassification	 |
| continued to be widespread geographically, with BLS analysis indicating that	 |
| most states again were affected to at least some extent. However, according	 |
| to usual practice, the data from the household survey are accepted as 	 |
| recorded. To maintain data integrity, no ad hoc actions are taken to 		 |
| reclassify survey responses. Hence, the household survey estimates of employed |
| and unemployed people that serve as the primary inputs to the state models	 |
| were affected to varying degrees by the misclassification, which in turn	 |
| affected the official LAUS estimates for August 2020.				 |
|										 |
| Household data for Puerto Rico are not modeled, but rather are derived from a	 |
| monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Due to the	 |
| effects of the pandemic and efforts to contain the virus, Puerto Rico had not	 |
| been able to conduct its household survey for March or April 2020. Data	 |
| collection resumed effective May 2020, and BLS resumed publication of the not	 |
| seasonally adjusted data beginning with the June 2020 issuance of this news	 |
| release on July 17, 2020. Publication of seasonally adjusted data for Puerto	 |
| Rico will resume at a later time, pending further research. The Puerto Rico	 |
| Department of Labor has reported a misclassification in its household survey	 |
| since May 2020 similar in nature to the misclassification in the Current 	 |
| Population Survey.								 |
|________________________________________________________________________________|



Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., August 2020, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------
                State                |          Rate(p)
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States (1) ...................|           8.4
                                     |              
Alabama .............................|           5.6
Alaska ..............................|           7.4
Arizona .............................|           5.9
Arkansas ............................|           7.4
California ..........................|          11.4
Colorado ............................|           6.7
Florida .............................|           7.4
Georgia .............................|           5.6
Hawaii ..............................|          12.5
Idaho ...............................|           4.2
                                     |              
Illinois ............................|          11.0
Indiana .............................|           6.4
Iowa ................................|           6.0
Kansas ..............................|           6.9
Maine ...............................|           6.9
Maryland ............................|           6.9
Massachusetts .......................|          11.3
Minnesota ...........................|           7.4
Missouri ............................|           7.0
Montana .............................|           5.6
                                     |              
Nebraska ............................|           4.0
Nevada ..............................|          13.2
New Hampshire .......................|           6.5
New Jersey ..........................|          10.9
New Mexico ..........................|          11.3
New York ............................|          12.5
North Carolina ......................|           6.5
North Dakota ........................|           5.0
Oklahoma ............................|           5.7
Pennsylvania ........................|          10.3
                                     |              
Rhode Island ........................|          12.8
South Carolina ......................|           6.3
South Dakota ........................|           4.8
Texas ...............................|           6.8
Utah ................................|           4.1
Vermont .............................|           4.8
Virginia ............................|           6.1
Wisconsin ...........................|           6.2
Wyoming .............................|           6.6
--------------------------------------------------------------
   (1) Data are not preliminary.
   (p) = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from July 2020 to August 2020, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              |    July   |   August  |    change(p)
                                |    2020   |   2020(p) |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ........................|     7.9   |     5.6   |      -2.3
Alaska .........................|    11.6   |     7.4   |      -4.2
Arizona ........................|    10.7   |     5.9   |      -4.8
California .....................|    13.5   |    11.4   |      -2.1
Colorado .......................|     7.4   |     6.7   |       -.7
Connecticut ....................|    10.2   |     8.1   |      -2.1
Delaware .......................|    10.5   |     8.9   |      -1.6
Florida ........................|    11.4   |     7.4   |      -4.0
Georgia ........................|     7.6   |     5.6   |      -2.0
Hawaii .........................|    13.5   |    12.5   |      -1.0
                                |           |           |          
Idaho ..........................|     5.1   |     4.2   |       -.9
Indiana ........................|     7.9   |     6.4   |      -1.5
Iowa ...........................|     6.8   |     6.0   |       -.8
Kentucky .......................|     4.5   |     7.6   |       3.1
Louisiana ......................|     9.4   |     7.6   |      -1.8
Maine ..........................|     9.9   |     6.9   |      -3.0
Maryland .......................|     7.8   |     6.9   |       -.9
Massachusetts ..................|    16.2   |    11.3   |      -4.9
Mississippi ....................|     9.4   |     7.9   |      -1.5
Montana ........................|     6.5   |     5.6   |       -.9
                                |           |           |          
Nebraska .......................|     4.9   |     4.0   |       -.9
Nevada .........................|    14.2   |    13.2   |      -1.0
New Hampshire ..................|     8.0   |     6.5   |      -1.5
New Jersey .....................|    14.2   |    10.9   |      -3.3
New Mexico .....................|    12.7   |    11.3   |      -1.4
New York .......................|    15.9   |    12.5   |      -3.4
North Carolina .................|     8.5   |     6.5   |      -2.0
North Dakota ...................|     6.6   |     5.0   |      -1.6
Oklahoma .......................|     7.1   |     5.7   |      -1.4
Oregon .........................|    10.4   |     7.7   |      -2.7
                                |           |           |          
Pennsylvania ...................|    12.5   |    10.3   |      -2.2
Rhode Island ...................|    11.3   |    12.8   |       1.5
South Carolina .................|     8.7   |     6.3   |      -2.4
South Dakota ...................|     6.4   |     4.8   |      -1.6
Tennessee ......................|     9.7   |     8.5   |      -1.2
Texas ..........................|     8.0   |     6.8   |      -1.2
Utah ...........................|     4.5   |     4.1   |       -.4
Vermont ........................|     8.3   |     4.8   |      -3.5
Virginia .......................|     7.9   |     6.1   |      -1.8
Washington .....................|    10.2   |     8.5   |      -1.7
                                |           |           |          
West Virginia ..................|    10.0   |     8.9   |      -1.1
Wisconsin ......................|     7.1   |     6.2   |       -.9
Wyoming ........................|     7.1   |     6.6   |       -.5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.


Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from August 2019 to August 2020, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              |   August  |   August  |    change(p)
                                |    2019   |   2020(p) |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ........................|     2.8   |     5.6   |       2.8
Alaska .........................|     6.2   |     7.4   |       1.2
Arizona ........................|     4.6   |     5.9   |       1.3
Arkansas .......................|     3.6   |     7.4   |       3.8
California .....................|     3.9   |    11.4   |       7.5
Colorado .......................|     2.6   |     6.7   |       4.1
Connecticut ....................|     3.7   |     8.1   |       4.4
Delaware .......................|     3.9   |     8.9   |       5.0
District of Columbia ...........|     5.3   |     8.5   |       3.2
Florida ........................|     3.0   |     7.4   |       4.4
                                |           |           |          
Georgia ........................|     3.3   |     5.6   |       2.3
Hawaii .........................|     2.7   |    12.5   |       9.8
Idaho ..........................|     2.9   |     4.2   |       1.3
Illinois .......................|     3.8   |    11.0   |       7.2
Indiana ........................|     3.2   |     6.4   |       3.2
Iowa ...........................|     2.8   |     6.0   |       3.2
Kansas .........................|     3.1   |     6.9   |       3.8
Kentucky .......................|     4.3   |     7.6   |       3.3
Louisiana ......................|     4.9   |     7.6   |       2.7
Maine ..........................|     2.9   |     6.9   |       4.0
                                |           |           |          
Maryland .......................|     3.6   |     6.9   |       3.3
Massachusetts ..................|     2.8   |    11.3   |       8.5
Michigan .......................|     4.0   |     8.7   |       4.7
Minnesota ......................|     3.2   |     7.4   |       4.2
Mississippi ....................|     5.5   |     7.9   |       2.4
Missouri .......................|     3.2   |     7.0   |       3.8
Montana ........................|     3.5   |     5.6   |       2.1
Nebraska .......................|     3.1   |     4.0   |        .9
Nevada .........................|     3.8   |    13.2   |       9.4
New Hampshire ..................|     2.6   |     6.5   |       3.9
                                |           |           |          
New Jersey .....................|     3.5   |    10.9   |       7.4
New Mexico .....................|     4.8   |    11.3   |       6.5
New York .......................|     3.9   |    12.5   |       8.6
North Carolina .................|     3.8   |     6.5   |       2.7
North Dakota ...................|     2.4   |     5.0   |       2.6
Ohio ...........................|     4.2   |     8.9   |       4.7
Oklahoma .......................|     3.3   |     5.7   |       2.4
Oregon .........................|     3.6   |     7.7   |       4.1
Pennsylvania ...................|     4.5   |    10.3   |       5.8
Rhode Island ...................|     3.5   |    12.8   |       9.3
                                |           |           |          
South Carolina .................|     2.5   |     6.3   |       3.8
South Dakota ...................|     3.3   |     4.8   |       1.5
Tennessee ......................|     3.4   |     8.5   |       5.1
Texas ..........................|     3.5   |     6.8   |       3.3
Utah ...........................|     2.5   |     4.1   |       1.6
Vermont ........................|     2.4   |     4.8   |       2.4
Virginia .......................|     2.7   |     6.1   |       3.4
Washington .....................|     4.2   |     8.5   |       4.3
West Virginia ..................|     4.9   |     8.9   |       4.0
Wisconsin ......................|     3.4   |     6.2   |       2.8
Wyoming ........................|     3.7   |     6.6   |       2.9
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
July 2020 to August 2020, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              |             |             | Over-the-month change(p)
           State              |     July    |    August   |---------------------------
                              |     2020    |    2020(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ......................|   1,972,900 |   1,994,000 |      21,100 |      1.1
Alaska .......................|     291,700 |     296,500 |       4,800 |      1.6
Arizona ......................|   2,834,700 |   2,864,200 |      29,500 |      1.0
Arkansas .....................|   1,213,500 |   1,228,400 |      14,900 |      1.2
California ...................|  15,772,500 |  15,874,400 |     101,900 |       .6
Colorado .....................|   2,612,700 |   2,649,600 |      36,900 |      1.4
Connecticut ..................|   1,546,200 |   1,566,600 |      20,400 |      1.3
Delaware .....................|     421,700 |     426,800 |       5,100 |      1.2
Florida ......................|   8,467,200 |   8,525,100 |      57,900 |       .7
Georgia ......................|   4,411,300 |   4,433,000 |      21,700 |       .5
                              |             |             |             |       
Idaho ........................|     751,200 |     758,200 |       7,000 |       .9
Illinois .....................|   5,629,200 |   5,695,200 |      66,000 |      1.2
Indiana ......................|   3,008,700 |   3,056,100 |      47,400 |      1.6
Kansas .......................|   1,355,800 |   1,365,100 |       9,300 |       .7
Kentucky .....................|   1,791,500 |   1,822,300 |      30,800 |      1.7
Louisiana ....................|   1,836,700 |   1,855,800 |      19,100 |      1.0
Maine ........................|     575,900 |     582,000 |       6,100 |      1.1
Maryland .....................|   2,567,800 |   2,592,000 |      24,200 |       .9
Massachusetts ................|   3,242,600 |   3,294,200 |      51,600 |      1.6
Michigan .....................|   3,939,700 |   3,994,200 |      54,500 |      1.4
                              |             |             |             |       
Minnesota ....................|   2,725,300 |   2,765,800 |      40,500 |      1.5
Mississippi ..................|   1,117,800 |   1,128,000 |      10,200 |       .9
New Hampshire ................|     620,300 |     631,000 |      10,700 |      1.7
New Jersey ...................|   3,754,000 |   3,820,000 |      66,000 |      1.8
New York .....................|   8,435,600 |   8,588,900 |     153,300 |      1.8
North Carolina ...............|   4,246,100 |   4,263,100 |      17,000 |       .4
North Dakota .................|     404,700 |     408,700 |       4,000 |      1.0
Ohio .........................|   5,101,700 |   5,147,200 |      45,500 |       .9
Oklahoma .....................|   1,610,500 |   1,621,600 |      11,100 |       .7
Oregon .......................|   1,790,500 |   1,801,800 |      11,300 |       .6
                              |             |             |             |       
Pennsylvania .................|   5,518,400 |   5,577,900 |      59,500 |      1.1
Rhode Island .................|     459,300 |     466,200 |       6,900 |      1.5
South Carolina ...............|   2,072,500 |   2,092,200 |      19,700 |      1.0
Tennessee ....................|   2,963,500 |   2,986,100 |      22,600 |       .8
Texas ........................|  12,112,600 |  12,219,400 |     106,800 |       .9
Vermont ......................|     278,300 |     282,000 |       3,700 |      1.3
Virginia .....................|   3,782,200 |   3,850,200 |      68,000 |      1.8
Washington ...................|   3,227,900 |   3,274,200 |      46,300 |      1.4
West Virginia ................|     668,900 |     674,400 |       5,500 |       .8
Wisconsin ....................|   2,720,500 |   2,755,200 |      34,700 |      1.3   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.


Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from
August 2019 to August 2020, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              |             |             | Over-the-year change(p)
           State              |    August   |    August   |---------------------------
                              |     2019    |    2020(p)  |    Level    |    Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ......................|   2,076,400 |   1,994,000 |     -82,400 |     -4.0
Alaska .......................|     329,700 |     296,500 |     -33,200 |    -10.1
Arizona ......................|   2,959,800 |   2,864,200 |     -95,600 |     -3.2
Arkansas .....................|   1,273,600 |   1,228,400 |     -45,200 |     -3.5
California ...................|  17,472,600 |  15,874,400 |  -1,598,200 |     -9.1
Colorado .....................|   2,797,400 |   2,649,600 |    -147,800 |     -5.3
Connecticut ..................|   1,685,300 |   1,566,600 |    -118,700 |     -7.0
Delaware .....................|     467,600 |     426,800 |     -40,800 |     -8.7
District of Columbia .........|     799,000 |     745,500 |     -53,500 |     -6.7
Florida ......................|   8,981,200 |   8,525,100 |    -456,100 |     -5.1
                              |             |             |             |      
Georgia ......................|   4,627,000 |   4,433,000 |    -194,000 |     -4.2
Hawaii .......................|     652,800 |     547,600 |    -105,200 |    -16.1
Illinois .....................|   6,123,900 |   5,695,200 |    -428,700 |     -7.0
Indiana ......................|   3,162,300 |   3,056,100 |    -106,200 |     -3.4
Iowa .........................|   1,585,100 |   1,493,000 |     -92,100 |     -5.8
Kansas .......................|   1,426,500 |   1,365,100 |     -61,400 |     -4.3
Kentucky .....................|   1,942,700 |   1,822,300 |    -120,400 |     -6.2
Louisiana ....................|   1,986,200 |   1,855,800 |    -130,400 |     -6.6
Maine ........................|     637,300 |     582,000 |     -55,300 |     -8.7
Maryland .....................|   2,767,800 |   2,592,000 |    -175,800 |     -6.4
                              |             |             |             |       
Massachusetts ................|   3,697,400 |   3,294,200 |    -403,200 |    -10.9
Michigan .....................|   4,442,400 |   3,994,200 |    -448,200 |    -10.1
Minnesota ....................|   2,984,300 |   2,765,800 |    -218,500 |     -7.3
Mississippi ..................|   1,158,300 |   1,128,000 |     -30,300 |     -2.6
Missouri .....................|   2,907,100 |   2,769,500 |    -137,600 |     -4.7
Montana ......................|     485,700 |     461,400 |     -24,300 |     -5.0
Nebraska .....................|   1,027,400 |     990,600 |     -36,800 |     -3.6
Nevada .......................|   1,423,400 |   1,289,800 |    -133,600 |     -9.4
New Hampshire ................|     686,200 |     631,000 |     -55,200 |     -8.0
New Jersey ...................|   4,198,300 |   3,820,000 |    -378,300 |     -9.0
                              |             |             |             |       
New Mexico ...................|     860,100 |     791,400 |     -68,700 |     -8.0
New York .....................|   9,803,400 |   8,588,900 |  -1,214,500 |    -12.4
North Carolina ...............|   4,583,200 |   4,263,100 |    -320,100 |     -7.0
North Dakota .................|     439,900 |     408,700 |     -31,200 |     -7.1
Ohio .........................|   5,595,900 |   5,147,200 |    -448,700 |     -8.0
Oklahoma .....................|   1,700,800 |   1,621,600 |     -79,200 |     -4.7
Oregon .......................|   1,946,200 |   1,801,800 |    -144,400 |     -7.4
Pennsylvania .................|   6,077,500 |   5,577,900 |    -499,600 |     -8.2
Rhode Island .................|     503,400 |     466,200 |     -37,200 |     -7.4
South Carolina ...............|   2,196,900 |   2,092,200 |    -104,700 |     -4.8
                              |             |             |             |       
South Dakota .................|     440,500 |     420,600 |     -19,900 |     -4.5
Tennessee ....................|   3,128,700 |   2,986,100 |    -142,600 |     -4.6
Texas ........................|  12,836,000 |  12,219,400 |    -616,600 |     -4.8
Utah .........................|   1,566,900 |   1,538,700 |     -28,200 |     -1.8
Vermont ......................|     315,900 |     282,000 |     -33,900 |    -10.7
Virginia .....................|   4,062,800 |   3,850,200 |    -212,600 |     -5.2
Washington ...................|   3,485,000 |   3,274,200 |    -210,800 |     -6.0
West Virginia ................|     720,000 |     674,400 |     -45,600 |     -6.3
Wisconsin ....................|   2,977,500 |   2,755,200 |    -222,300 |     -7.5
Wyoming ......................|     291,200 |     269,800 |     -21,400 |     -7.3     
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   (p) = preliminary.




Technical Note

  
   This news 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 people and unemployed people on a place-of-
   residence basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population
   16 years of age and older. Employed people 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 people 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; people 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 people.
   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 
   people into trend, seasonal, and irregular components. The benchmarked signals of 
   employed and unemployed people first are adjusted using an X-11 type of seasonal 
   adjustment filter. The adjusted data then are smoothed using a Reproducing Kernel 
   Hilbert Space (RKHS) filter. The smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates of employed and 
   unemployed people are summed to derive the civilian labor force, and the unemployment 
   rate then is calculated as the unemployed percent of the civilian labor force. 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 April 10,
   2018. 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 2017 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/web/laus/benchmark.pdf.

   Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the
   statewide expanded supersector level. In some cases, the seasonally adjusted
   payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently adjusted
   supersector series. In other cases, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment
   total is independently adjusted. Revisions to historical data for the most recent
   five years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.
     
   Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted concurrently, using all available 
   estimates including those for the current month, to develop sample-based seasonal
   factors. Concurrent sample-based factors are created every month for the current 
   month's preliminary estimate as well as the previous month's final estimate in order
   to incorporate real-time estimates.

   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/web/laus/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 people, unemployed
   people, 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.
2019
June
2020
July
2020
Aug.
2020(p)
Number Percent of labor force
Aug.
2019
June
2020
July
2020
Aug.
2020(p)
Aug.
2019
June
2020
July
2020
Aug.
2020(p)

Alabama

2,242,626 2,192,427 2,230,709 2,262,270 62,149 166,668 176,556 127,186 2.8 7.6 7.9 5.6

Alaska

347,620 343,599 340,956 329,018 21,501 42,709 39,672 24,357 6.2 12.4 11.6 7.4

Arizona

3,571,555 3,509,620 3,565,784 3,420,111 165,900 351,156 380,231 202,449 4.6 10.0 10.7 5.9

Arkansas

1,362,055 1,314,162 1,305,613 1,343,832 48,570 106,405 92,976 99,432 3.6 8.1 7.1 7.4

California

19,419,719 18,971,162 18,825,904 18,708,807 763,836 2,830,936 2,543,255 2,134,550 3.9 14.9 13.5 11.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,126,503 4,947,979 4,931,148 4,929,464 222,259 958,462 881,849 795,345 4.3 19.4 17.9 16.1

Colorado

3,160,179 3,177,090 3,084,472 3,086,964 82,834 336,834 229,572 206,074 2.6 10.6 7.4 6.7

Connecticut

1,917,687 1,879,811 1,900,497 1,866,891 71,424 189,064 194,294 150,940 3.7 10.1 10.2 8.1

Delaware

488,173 486,725 505,590 500,735 18,995 61,540 52,979 44,468 3.9 12.6 10.5 8.9

District of Columbia

410,617 393,763 393,988 397,358 21,775 34,061 33,581 33,659 5.3 8.7 8.5 8.5

Florida

10,370,434 9,751,928 9,994,978 10,138,244 311,096 1,003,323 1,136,870 753,326 3.0 10.3 11.4 7.4

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,386,120 1,285,905 1,333,258 1,359,679 30,424 148,961 189,063 103,905 2.2 11.6 14.2 7.6

Georgia

5,117,470 4,929,291 4,993,364 4,906,586 170,011 373,442 380,204 272,739 3.3 7.6 7.6 5.6

Hawaii

664,641 630,798 638,124 636,886 18,058 84,481 86,079 79,680 2.7 13.4 13.5 12.5

Idaho

886,093 895,047 901,494 895,799 25,739 51,639 45,588 37,443 2.9 5.8 5.1 4.2

Illinois

6,442,858 6,493,413 6,248,853 6,347,149 245,850 943,602 715,810 695,026 3.8 14.5 11.5 11.0

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,716,813 3,812,677 3,635,173 3,608,442 129,802 613,354 454,409 447,478 3.5 16.1 12.5 12.4

Indiana

3,380,901 3,393,875 3,318,673 3,360,425 108,183 376,581 261,101 214,408 3.2 11.1 7.9 6.4

Iowa

1,746,330 1,644,151 1,626,512 1,616,784 48,057 137,650 110,335 96,536 2.8 8.4 6.8 6.0

Kansas

1,488,057 1,482,608 1,491,299 1,497,337 46,081 110,813 107,119 103,562 3.1 7.5 7.2 6.9

Kentucky

2,078,630 1,920,657 1,837,401 2,010,838 89,917 84,561 82,136 152,512 4.3 4.4 4.5 7.6

Louisiana

2,094,998 1,995,557 2,011,263 2,103,973 102,362 190,530 188,490 160,644 4.9 9.5 9.4 7.6

Maine

692,182 669,925 697,299 677,635 20,099 44,993 68,735 46,875 2.9 6.7 9.9 6.9

Maryland

3,267,477 3,215,066 3,240,889 3,247,234 116,059 265,266 252,206 225,295 3.6 8.3 7.8 6.9

Massachusetts

3,822,170 3,684,255 3,673,375 3,545,759 108,402 653,906 594,255 401,196 2.8 17.7 16.2 11.3

Michigan

4,937,225 4,943,134 4,816,641 4,916,316 197,822 738,476 421,388 428,470 4.0 14.9 8.7 8.7

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,162,790 2,045,734 2,012,606 2,071,479 90,792 365,538 187,363 199,730 4.2 17.9 9.3 9.6

Minnesota

3,115,785 3,114,109 3,093,304 3,113,122 100,280 267,978 236,547 231,599 3.2 8.6 7.6 7.4

Mississippi

1,279,638 1,197,032 1,214,308 1,243,994 71,008 104,956 113,989 97,683 5.5 8.8 9.4 7.9

Missouri

3,087,074 3,027,726 3,073,320 3,081,630 99,739 236,203 211,424 215,249 3.2 7.8 6.9 7.0

Montana

535,105 535,115 534,260 530,097 18,611 38,288 34,573 29,697 3.5 7.2 6.5 5.6

Nebraska

1,036,782 1,044,038 1,046,974 1,037,953 31,678 57,731 51,217 41,467 3.1 5.5 4.9 4.0

Nevada

1,548,251 1,501,064 1,488,599 1,493,637 59,201 227,426 210,741 197,770 3.8 15.2 14.2 13.2

New Hampshire

775,602 724,019 734,397 737,421 19,881 66,647 58,914 47,668 2.6 9.2 8.0 6.5

New Jersey

4,505,661 4,548,773 4,589,169 4,568,483 155,492 766,172 651,366 498,863 3.5 16.8 14.2 10.9

New Mexico

957,248 921,812 910,699 895,468 45,841 77,432 115,370 101,434 4.8 8.4 12.7 11.3

New York

9,501,909 9,379,581 9,580,264 9,493,609 372,324 1,467,832 1,525,891 1,186,881 3.9 15.6 15.9 12.5

New York City

4,060,881 3,985,038 4,001,356 3,994,276 153,056 810,177 795,416 639,944 3.8 20.3 19.9 16.0

North Carolina

5,093,224 4,787,234 4,897,607 4,825,921 195,092 357,100 415,452 315,347 3.8 7.5 8.5 6.5

North Dakota

403,898 403,755 402,156 396,981 9,854 29,833 26,609 19,920 2.4 7.4 6.6 5.0

Ohio

5,810,621 5,801,502 5,663,958 5,757,583 241,438 635,681 510,262 509,863 4.2 11.0 9.0 8.9

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,042,378 1,050,119 997,950 1,015,024 41,720 141,654 114,150 106,024 4.0 13.5 11.4 10.4

Oklahoma

1,843,446 1,767,340 1,804,753 1,833,289 60,919 113,797 127,865 104,780 3.3 6.4 7.1 5.7

Oregon

2,102,758 2,159,459 2,061,771 2,053,867 75,638 249,933 215,189 157,750 3.6 11.6 10.4 7.7

Pennsylvania

6,505,764 6,365,347 6,361,009 6,302,459 290,508 842,222 793,690 649,575 4.5 13.2 12.5 10.3

Rhode Island

555,753 551,766 557,007 541,287 19,701 69,364 63,133 69,459 3.5 12.6 11.3 12.8

South Carolina

2,376,923 2,438,395 2,458,905 2,417,471 60,140 211,612 212,902 152,936 2.5 8.7 8.7 6.3

South Dakota

464,900 468,994 466,239 459,418 15,565 33,853 29,955 22,047 3.3 7.2 6.4 4.8

Tennessee

3,354,688 3,165,539 3,148,062 3,398,828 112,581 305,373 304,365 288,420 3.4 9.6 9.7 8.5

Texas

14,090,993 13,794,279 13,834,694 14,378,010 492,450 1,154,852 1,113,605 974,630 3.5 8.4 8.0 6.8

Utah

1,614,356 1,619,435 1,626,910 1,625,105 40,271 86,314 73,263 66,119 2.5 5.3 4.5 4.1

Vermont

341,361 341,591 339,162 324,350 8,199 32,452 28,186 15,442 2.4 9.5 8.3 4.8

Virginia

4,423,894 4,314,260 4,323,137 4,349,945 120,083 349,624 341,642 267,409 2.7 8.1 7.9 6.1

Washington

3,930,722 3,893,247 3,961,077 3,955,117 163,815 389,799 403,708 337,750 4.2 10.0 10.2 8.5

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,737,499 1,720,312 1,721,328 1,727,552 47,913 166,331 141,329 127,648 2.8 9.7 8.2 7.4

West Virginia

799,495 765,374 761,335 771,748 39,208 80,042 76,471 68,347 4.9 10.5 10.0 8.9

Wisconsin

3,104,935 3,062,803 3,026,513 3,048,370 106,480 264,632 215,799 189,956 3.4 8.6 7.1 6.2

Wyoming

292,901 295,786 294,527 292,189 10,906 22,452 20,842 19,213 3.7 7.6 7.1 6.6

Puerto Rico

1,083,037 - - - 82,603 - - - 7.6 - - -

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(p) Preliminary

- Data not available.
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. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, 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
2019 2020 2019 2020(p) July August July August
2019 2020 2019 2020(p) 2019 2020 2019 2020(p)

Alabama

2,245,474 2,237,258 2,235,642 2,256,750 69,916 182,761 66,431 131,079 3.1 8.2 3.0 5.8

Alaska

359,113 351,992 353,859 335,272 20,150 38,066 18,805 21,465 5.6 10.8 5.3 6.4

Arizona

3,550,152 3,563,198 3,556,056 3,413,331 180,844 392,648 178,406 214,332 5.1 11.0 5.0 6.3

Arkansas

1,379,283 1,323,626 1,364,195 1,346,162 56,737 99,847 49,499 99,714 4.1 7.5 3.6 7.4

California

19,465,613 18,919,860 19,428,941 18,729,407 857,771 2,624,606 808,406 2,171,794 4.4 13.9 4.2 11.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,130,244 4,956,745 5,112,508 4,929,640 255,995 916,666 244,308 818,251 5.0 18.5 4.8 16.6

Colorado

3,171,847 3,105,010 3,170,260 3,100,236 85,711 230,335 83,635 205,082 2.7 7.4 2.6 6.6

Connecticut

1,945,070 1,934,606 1,925,819 1,877,381 75,777 199,999 73,111 153,302 3.9 10.3 3.8 8.2

Delaware

492,940 510,795 490,824 503,759 20,243 54,496 20,234 45,671 4.1 10.7 4.1 9.1

District of Columbia

416,468 399,448 407,817 394,337 24,138 35,715 22,418 34,292 5.8 8.9 5.5 8.7

Florida

10,372,151 10,053,887 10,353,589 10,137,020 350,600 1,169,778 341,558 779,311 3.4 11.6 3.3 7.7

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,384,625 1,339,153 1,377,292 1,351,810 35,504 193,766 35,333 109,265 2.6 14.5 2.6 8.1

Georgia

5,126,399 5,022,761 5,097,809 4,894,071 196,151 402,700 186,680 286,484 3.8 8.0 3.7 5.9

Hawaii

667,217 641,266 663,706 636,633 18,429 86,259 17,821 79,300 2.8 13.5 2.7 12.5

Idaho

895,029 913,173 888,664 898,836 24,218 43,548 22,457 33,876 2.7 4.8 2.5 3.8

Illinois

6,534,712 6,326,578 6,459,291 6,349,369 276,947 728,120 257,769 691,640 4.2 11.5 4.0 10.9

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,776,587 3,696,414 3,739,554 3,615,564 153,302 472,745 140,878 455,214 4.1 12.8 3.8 12.6

Indiana

3,412,239 3,356,434 3,385,489 3,364,666 119,491 267,984 113,806 217,524 3.5 8.0 3.4 6.5

Iowa

1,763,368 1,647,866 1,748,009 1,620,207 48,724 110,363 48,287 96,178 2.8 6.7 2.8 5.9

Kansas

1,508,779 1,515,003 1,485,168 1,494,595 56,697 116,591 50,095 105,906 3.8 7.7 3.4 7.1

Kentucky

2,090,399 1,854,698 2,069,554 2,004,008 101,089 92,834 86,918 149,419 4.8 5.0 4.2 7.5

Louisiana

2,116,103 2,038,615 2,097,206 2,106,476 115,749 203,076 112,426 169,779 5.5 10.0 5.4 8.1

Maine

708,797 715,386 708,364 694,278 18,891 67,502 16,281 42,937 2.7 9.4 2.3 6.2

Maryland

3,316,105 3,293,672 3,280,077 3,258,880 128,327 262,162 122,557 229,494 3.9 8.0 3.7 7.0

Massachusetts

3,865,262 3,725,151 3,855,804 3,581,311 121,141 605,796 108,391 399,730 3.1 16.3 2.8 11.2

Michigan

4,995,452 4,871,057 4,965,356 4,941,320 252,608 465,161 209,484 439,661 5.1 9.5 4.2 8.9

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,192,505 2,041,322 2,183,702 2,093,744 116,168 206,752 103,756 212,859 5.3 10.1 4.8 10.2

Minnesota

3,142,453 3,123,590 3,122,724 3,121,133 99,631 232,599 94,260 223,097 3.2 7.4 3.0 7.1

Mississippi

1,294,421 1,232,114 1,272,644 1,238,773 81,327 123,987 71,648 97,785 6.3 10.1 5.6 7.9

Missouri

3,117,422 3,103,500 3,077,694 3,067,772 117,030 223,882 108,761 218,155 3.8 7.2 3.5 7.1

Montana

543,860 543,757 542,082 537,184 16,834 32,874 16,824 27,741 3.1 6.0 3.1 5.2

Nebraska

1,051,883 1,062,974 1,039,417 1,040,865 35,001 53,998 31,306 40,679 3.3 5.1 3.0 3.9

Nevada

1,550,643 1,494,939 1,548,152 1,494,549 63,204 213,567 59,708 198,063 4.1 14.3 3.9 13.3

New Hampshire

787,198 747,132 783,726 745,326 19,857 58,966 19,639 47,347 2.5 7.9 2.5 6.4

New Jersey

4,555,166 4,650,728 4,530,548 4,586,367 176,079 668,630 166,692 500,771 3.9 14.4 3.7 10.9

New Mexico

960,503 915,348 955,627 893,293 52,663 122,000 47,067 102,883 5.5 13.3 4.9 11.5

New York

9,596,950 9,687,509 9,539,835 9,521,651 400,342 1,547,731 393,551 1,200,119 4.2 16.0 4.1 12.6

New York City

4,082,283 4,024,668 4,060,880 3,990,277 174,510 807,832 169,062 648,650 4.3 20.1 4.2 16.3

North Carolina

5,125,881 4,944,753 5,074,829 4,813,107 219,539 436,774 210,207 327,976 4.3 8.8 4.1 6.8

North Dakota

411,927 410,373 410,255 403,565 9,189 26,043 9,123 19,386 2.2 6.3 2.2 4.8

Ohio

5,884,316 5,734,905 5,848,312 5,786,919 266,365 528,987 246,429 510,199 4.5 9.2 4.2 8.8

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,067,558 1,024,705 1,049,822 1,022,091 49,305 121,799 42,284 106,454 4.6 11.9 4.0 10.4

Oklahoma

1,850,754 1,811,723 1,836,797 1,824,934 62,846 128,682 60,607 102,709 3.4 7.1 3.3 5.6

Oregon

2,126,411 2,084,949 2,123,490 2,072,940 85,756 221,460 82,140 161,839 4.0 10.6 3.9 7.8

Pennsylvania

6,581,549 6,458,600 6,542,283 6,337,905 321,521 824,771 314,579 664,889 4.9 12.8 4.8 10.5

Rhode Island

562,181 564,414 560,466 546,274 21,801 65,181 20,937 70,807 3.9 11.5 3.7 13.0

South Carolina

2,402,172 2,487,636 2,385,686 2,428,166 72,245 220,921 67,954 160,004 3.0 8.9 2.8 6.6

South Dakota

471,856 473,798 468,482 463,355 14,359 28,882 15,340 21,806 3.0 6.1 3.3 4.7

Tennessee

3,377,806 3,178,426 3,339,297 3,381,884 132,139 321,520 113,486 289,511 3.9 10.1 3.4 8.6

Texas

14,064,960 13,858,302 14,030,092 14,325,524 540,487 1,151,623 523,448 996,264 3.8 8.3 3.7 7.0

Utah

1,616,418 1,634,784 1,615,398 1,627,683 43,635 75,477 42,719 68,301 2.7 4.6 2.6 4.2

Vermont

346,705 343,771 344,368 327,153 8,209 28,191 7,910 15,117 2.4 8.2 2.3 4.6

Virginia

4,465,718 4,376,805 4,422,123 4,348,190 131,979 349,288 130,261 274,828 3.0 8.0 2.9 6.3

Washington

3,944,959 3,989,011 3,930,563 3,963,255 164,164 400,223 160,846 333,170 4.2 10.0 4.1 8.4

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,740,245 1,725,595 1,739,556 1,731,837 53,191 144,891 48,753 127,701 3.1 8.4 2.8 7.4

West Virginia

805,335 769,225 801,184 772,389 38,061 76,141 38,253 67,061 4.7 9.9 4.8 8.7

Wisconsin

3,150,096 3,070,321 3,120,077 3,062,770 113,279 219,150 106,141 185,857 3.6 7.1 3.4 6.1

Wyoming

298,084 299,734 296,141 295,091 10,633 20,377 9,825 17,842 3.6 6.8 3.3 6.0

Puerto Rico

1,105,444 1,042,138 1,078,607 1,048,938 86,848 75,757 75,758 88,480 7.9 7.3 7.0 8.4

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. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, 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.
2019
June
2020
July
2020
Aug.
2020(p)
Aug.
2019
June
2020
July
2020
Aug.
2020(p)
Aug.
2019
June
2020
July
2020
Aug.
2020(p)

Alabama

2,076.4 1,953.4 1,972.9 1,994.0 94.6 93.6 94.4 94.0 268.5 258.5 260.9 263.3

Alaska

329.7 291.8 291.7 296.5 16.2 14.9 14.4 14.5 13.3 10.1 9.3 9.0

Arizona

2,959.8 2,830.1 2,834.7 2,864.2 172.2 168.9 169.0 170.3 178.4 171.4 170.9 170.8

Arkansas

1,273.6 1,211.9 1,213.5 1,228.4 52.5 52.7 52.3 53.3 161.8 144.5 143.3 143.9

California

17,472.6 15,689.0 15,772.5 15,874.4 891.3 847.9 832.6 839.3 1,318.8 1,216.7 1,218.3 1,219.2


Colorado

2,797.4 2,599.1 2,612.7 2,649.6 180.1 171.4 173.3 172.5 150.1 149.6 150.4 150.9

Connecticut

1,685.3 1,513.9 1,546.2 1,566.6 59.4 56.4 57.2 57.4 162.0 155.2 156.2 154.7

Delaware(2)

467.6 414.8 421.7 426.8 22.7 21.0 21.3 21.4 27.2 24.6 24.5 25.0

District of Columbia(2)

799.0 739.0 746.7 745.5 14.8 14.8 14.9 15.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2

Florida

8,981.2 8,387.8 8,467.2 8,525.1 567.4 569.7 564.1 561.9 384.8 371.4 371.9 373.3


Georgia

4,627.0 4,371.4 4,411.3 4,433.0 204.8 199.9 199.6 198.7 407.0 384.2 383.9 380.7

Hawaii(2)

652.8 549.0 548.9 547.6 36.7 38.1 37.6 36.3 13.9 11.6 11.4 11.1

Idaho

763.7 737.3 751.2 758.2 53.7 53.9 54.4 55.0 68.9 67.2 68.0 69.2

Illinois

6,123.9 5,524.2 5,629.2 5,695.2 228.9 213.5 210.2 211.7 583.8 557.6 553.4 558.3

Indiana

3,162.3 2,968.6 3,008.7 3,056.1 145.0 146.2 146.5 148.1 541.0 496.0 496.2 501.1


Iowa

1,585.1 1,459.3 1,487.7 1,493.0 78.5 69.5 69.1 69.2 226.1 215.7 217.3 218.9

Kansas

1,426.5 1,345.0 1,355.8 1,365.1 63.3 62.6 61.9 62.8 168.0 158.1 155.1 156.1

Kentucky

1,942.7 1,764.2 1,791.5 1,822.3 81.1 80.7 79.3 80.9 252.7 237.0 238.9 236.4

Louisiana

1,986.2 1,816.9 1,836.7 1,855.8 138.2 122.9 121.9 122.5 137.3 128.0 128.6 128.3

Maine

637.3 566.6 575.9 582.0 29.9 29.2 29.7 29.6 53.4 48.4 44.8 43.8


Maryland

2,767.8 2,511.1 2,567.8 2,592.0 165.6 167.5 169.9 169.4 113.4 104.5 106.3 106.1

Massachusetts

3,697.4 3,171.7 3,242.6 3,294.2 162.5 140.6 142.0 142.3 243.6 228.4 230.5 232.8

Michigan

4,442.4 3,838.2 3,939.7 3,994.2 173.7 168.6 170.6 171.4 628.1 550.3 558.5 562.0

Minnesota

2,984.3 2,690.7 2,725.3 2,765.8 129.4 119.3 118.1 119.6 324.1 302.2 302.7 307.9

Mississippi

1,158.3 1,104.6 1,117.8 1,128.0 44.6 40.2 40.7 42.1 146.9 141.3 143.2 143.7


Missouri

2,907.1 2,691.8 2,763.8 2,769.5 127.2 127.1 131.4 129.9 277.0 262.3 269.2 267.8

Montana

485.7 458.1 461.0 461.4 30.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 21.0 19.3 19.2 19.0

Nebraska

1,027.4 972.9 987.4 990.6 53.9 54.0 54.5 52.7 99.4 96.7 97.1 96.9

Nevada

1,423.4 1,266.3 1,283.3 1,289.8 96.6 95.6 94.2 91.6 59.6 56.9 58.7 57.2

New Hampshire

686.2 607.9 620.3 631.0 28.0 26.7 27.1 26.4 71.5 65.3 64.7 65.2


New Jersey

4,198.3 3,622.0 3,754.0 3,820.0 160.4 144.1 147.2 146.9 250.8 239.0 240.3 241.7

New Mexico

860.1 792.8 788.5 791.4 50.9 49.0 46.0 49.1 28.4 26.0 26.2 26.8

New York

9,803.4 8,274.1 8,435.6 8,588.9 405.8 340.9 354.6 359.8 438.4 389.9 391.8 398.0

North Carolina

4,583.2 4,229.1 4,246.1 4,263.1 231.5 220.4 221.7 219.9 477.4 442.6 437.1 437.6

North Dakota

439.9 400.5 404.7 408.7 28.4 26.5 26.2 25.9 26.4 24.7 24.7 24.5


Ohio

5,595.9 5,038.4 5,101.7 5,147.2 226.0 208.8 213.7 213.4 701.7 659.1 656.1 660.6

Oklahoma

1,700.8 1,612.8 1,610.5 1,621.6 82.7 75.7 75.0 75.4 140.8 128.2 127.3 128.0

Oregon

1,946.2 1,772.8 1,790.5 1,801.8 109.9 105.4 103.8 107.0 198.0 181.8 180.2 179.5

Pennsylvania

6,077.5 5,428.0 5,518.4 5,577.9 261.4 243.1 240.4 244.5 574.0 538.7 537.7 536.0

Rhode Island

503.4 446.0 459.3 466.2 19.9 18.0 18.4 18.3 39.8 38.4 39.7 38.8


South Carolina

2,196.9 2,063.2 2,072.5 2,092.2 107.1 107.4 107.2 108.3 260.1 252.3 256.7 256.5

South Dakota

440.5 416.6 419.2 420.6 23.9 26.6 26.3 26.5 44.9 42.6 42.2 41.8

Tennessee

3,128.7 2,963.1 2,963.5 2,986.1 130.1 127.2 127.6 125.7 355.5 317.8 323.1 323.9

Texas

12,836.0 12,087.3 12,112.6 12,219.4 779.1 743.6 736.5 739.8 909.0 873.4 867.9 869.1

Utah

1,566.9 1,518.6 1,532.8 1,538.7 110.5 119.5 119.5 119.3 137.6 135.2 134.8 135.4


Vermont

315.9 273.9 278.3 282.0 15.2 10.8 10.5 10.7 30.2 26.4 26.9 27.0

Virginia

4,062.8 3,765.7 3,782.2 3,850.2 204.0 207.0 207.0 208.4 242.8 234.7 227.5 226.6

Washington

3,485.0 3,165.5 3,227.9 3,274.2 221.5 210.2 211.1 212.8 294.5 271.0 271.5 268.1

West Virginia

720.0 667.1 668.9 674.4 35.0 32.1 33.2 32.1 46.7 46.7 46.1 46.3

Wisconsin

2,977.5 2,691.2 2,720.5 2,755.2 124.4 120.9 122.7 124.5 483.6 450.8 455.8 458.7

Wyoming

291.2 266.3 269.3 269.8 23.2 22.7 22.8 22.9 10.1 10.3 10.1 10.1


Puerto Rico

882.5 803.1 805.5 818.3 26.6 20.1 19.5 19.5 75.3 74.6 74.4 75.1

Virgin Islands(3)

37.4 36.1 36.7 36.3 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.7 - - - -

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 2019 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.
2019
June
2020
July
2020
Aug.
2020(p)
Aug.
2019
June
2020
July
2020
Aug.
2020(p)
Aug.
2019
June
2020
July
2020
Aug.
2020(p)

Alabama

382.7 382.3 381.1 388.0 96.6 95.8 95.9 96.2 251.4 227.2 231.1 238.7

Alaska

64.3 59.8 58.8 59.2 11.7 10.9 11.8 11.9 27.7 26.0 25.4 25.4

Arizona

543.1 546.1 546.7 553.8 231.7 230.5 230.5 231.9 447.0 416.8 416.8 420.2

Arkansas

250.6 253.7 254.0 258.0 62.9 60.7 60.9 60.6 144.9 141.3 141.9 146.0

California

3,056.2 2,786.0 2,821.9 2,847.9 843.3 831.8 837.2 837.1 2,732.8 2,540.7 2,554.2 2,573.6


Colorado

477.9 446.7 453.7 459.8 174.2 170.0 169.0 168.9 443.2 438.0 441.1 444.7

Connecticut

292.4 264.5 272.3 274.8 123.8 118.2 118.7 119.8 219.6 202.5 206.5 207.9

Delaware

80.9 74.3 74.2 76.7 47.6 46.2 46.2 45.8 64.2 58.4 58.2 58.1

District of Columbia

33.3 30.1 32.0 31.7 29.9 28.8 28.4 28.2 171.3 163.1 165.5 164.9

Florida

1,809.8 1,735.4 1,748.7 1,755.3 593.9 579.7 582.4 585.8 1,401.0 1,304.8 1,321.8 1,331.4


Georgia

943.4 932.9 933.3 951.0 253.0 246.6 244.7 243.9 718.1 669.6 676.1 681.7

Hawaii

123.4 105.7 105.5 104.9 29.8 27.6 27.7 28.2 74.0 68.6 66.7 66.7

Idaho

144.8 146.0 147.2 148.7 37.1 39.3 39.1 39.5 97.3 95.7 97.2 97.0

Illinois

1,205.6 1,138.5 1,143.4 1,152.2 412.0 399.5 401.8 402.3 948.5 859.1 866.1 876.0

Indiana

598.3 577.1 577.2 584.4 141.3 138.5 139.0 139.3 344.2 324.7 334.3 340.3


Iowa

309.7 299.3 299.7 299.3 110.3 106.9 107.6 107.9 139.1 126.8 131.4 131.2

Kansas

267.4 263.2 263.3 266.3 77.5 75.8 75.0 74.9 179.3 171.6 172.3 172.4

Kentucky

404.8 374.5 375.8 384.0 93.6 87.4 87.0 87.9 216.4 183.9 184.9 192.8

Louisiana

378.7 356.8 358.6 365.0 92.3 90.9 91.2 91.4 215.7 201.7 199.1 201.0

Maine

118.8 112.0 114.1 115.6 33.1 31.7 31.6 31.9 69.7 65.0 64.0 64.9


Maryland

468.9 429.0 438.1 441.8 143.1 138.4 139.2 140.4 463.5 434.0 433.0 438.1

Massachusetts

578.9 490.1 506.0 518.3 224.7 219.6 218.7 218.6 604.0 566.6 566.6 570.9

Michigan

796.3 732.0 746.4 756.5 224.7 218.8 219.1 220.6 653.7 560.7 584.4 592.7

Minnesota

528.7 511.1 512.9 515.6 193.4 185.4 186.2 186.1 383.8 365.7 364.4 368.7

Mississippi

230.6 225.7 226.7 229.7 44.6 42.7 43.2 42.8 108.9 102.8 105.6 104.6


Missouri

542.9 512.7 519.6 518.5 175.6 171.2 171.3 169.9 381.7 358.6 362.4 365.3

Montana

94.0 91.0 91.2 91.8 25.8 25.9 25.8 25.7 43.9 41.5 41.1 41.1

Nebraska

198.2 195.4 194.3 194.9 75.3 74.9 75.3 75.7 119.9 113.4 115.0 114.7

Nevada

262.3 231.6 233.3 237.8 69.2 67.5 68.4 69.4 195.9 164.6 170.1 170.7

New Hampshire

139.2 121.3 123.1 125.5 34.9 34.3 34.8 35.1 83.9 75.0 76.1 76.9


New Jersey

887.9 794.2 827.7 837.9 252.8 236.8 239.3 241.0 684.7 604.6 621.9 621.1

New Mexico

136.4 132.8 133.2 133.9 35.7 34.0 33.7 34.2 111.2 103.9 103.1 103.0

New York

1,550.5 1,280.9 1,339.7 1,357.5 730.2 683.4 681.1 686.2 1,377.9 1,185.2 1,202.2 1,209.8

North Carolina

848.1 812.6 817.4 824.7 254.6 251.5 252.4 253.7 650.3 613.8 618.9 623.3

North Dakota

93.8 86.4 86.0 87.8 24.8 24.5 24.2 24.5 33.0 31.7 31.6 31.4


Ohio

1,028.3 964.1 963.0 969.8 309.6 294.1 294.0 293.9 736.6 652.8 665.9 673.4

Oklahoma

301.2 294.8 289.8 294.4 79.1 79.2 79.6 79.4 194.3 177.9 175.4 179.1

Oregon

356.7 342.0 344.9 347.6 103.5 98.5 99.0 99.8 253.8 237.1 238.4 237.7

Pennsylvania

1,127.2 1,020.0 1,016.5 1,036.1 329.5 326.8 329.5 330.9 818.5 751.1 751.0 760.7

Rhode Island

76.9 69.5 70.9 71.4 35.4 34.5 35.6 35.9 68.2 60.5 60.8 61.5


South Carolina

408.9 398.0 393.3 396.4 105.3 103.2 102.6 103.1 299.5 280.5 285.6 290.9

South Dakota

85.9 81.9 82.1 82.4 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 33.2 33.3 33.3 33.2

Tennessee

638.3 626.9 630.7 636.7 173.2 172.5 173.8 174.0 428.5 394.4 399.9 409.2

Texas

2,512.8 2,418.3 2,409.6 2,438.4 806.1 802.1 805.2 809.7 1,801.5 1,730.2 1,745.3 1,778.5

Utah

291.2 291.5 293.3 296.0 90.7 94.6 93.0 91.9 224.9 215.7 217.7 217.7


Vermont

53.7 49.8 50.2 50.3 12.3 11.2 11.2 11.0 29.5 26.6 27.3 28.2

Virginia

658.0 628.6 633.3 643.8 212.4 209.2 206.8 207.5 769.3 737.9 731.2 735.9

Washington

643.6 620.3 628.7 638.0 161.2 155.7 159.0 159.9 437.7 424.7 430.3 437.3

West Virginia

126.9 118.0 118.4 120.4 29.3 26.5 27.5 28.1 69.4 63.9 64.5 64.1

Wisconsin

533.5 506.7 508.1 514.9 154.2 151.6 150.5 151.2 325.2 296.8 297.3 297.1

Wyoming

51.8 51.6 51.4 51.7 11.1 10.6 10.7 10.6 19.3 17.6 17.6 17.2


Puerto Rico

173.9 152.4 156.6 159.2 44.2 43.7 43.6 43.6 124.6 106.9 109.2 110.7

Virgin Islands(1)

7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 - - - - - - - -

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 2019 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.
2019
June
2020
July
2020
Aug.
2020(p)
Aug.
2019
June
2020
July
2020
Aug.
2020(p)
Aug.
2019
June
2020
July
2020
Aug.
2020(p)

Alabama

251.2 233.2 232.2 231.3 208.0 167.1 173.5 173.2 393.0 372.9 380.7 386.3

Alaska

50.7 47.0 47.1 47.5 36.1 23.8 24.5 24.0 79.8 72.2 74.2 78.6

Arizona

464.4 455.6 458.3 464.3 331.3 279.4 266.9 268.0 433.6 407.3 421.2 428.2

Arkansas

193.5 183.1 184.4 185.3 120.3 100.3 102.0 102.8 210.6 203.1 202.1 206.0

California

2,820.0 2,643.5 2,676.5 2,684.4 2,031.5 1,406.2 1,413.1 1,398.5 2,614.8 2,439.5 2,425.4 2,491.5


Colorado

348.1 330.7 331.0 338.1 347.2 257.6 270.9 280.9 457.9 435.0 423.9 434.3

Connecticut

338.4 312.8 313.5 322.1 157.2 104.1 117.0 121.2 235.2 218.2 218.4 222.1

Delaware

81.5 72.0 73.5 74.1 53.4 35.2 39.2 39.9 67.5 64.5 65.2 66.2

District of Columbia

130.3 122.2 122.5 123.1 81.8 43.1 47.3 43.7 238.9 240.8 240.3 242.5

Florida

1,344.2 1,297.1 1,306.4 1,327.8 1,257.5 964.3 1,005.5 1,008.1 1,124.8 1,110.7 1,114.8 1,126.7


Georgia

610.5 602.0 607.3 607.0 503.4 405.1 420.4 423.2 691.6 667.9 682.1 679.7

Hawaii

86.9 82.9 83.1 83.3 126.6 65.4 60.8 60.3 124.6 116.2 123.3 123.8

Idaho

111.8 106.8 107.9 107.6 84.0 72.1 74.3 75.8 127.0 120.1 126.3 127.9

Illinois

938.7 877.9 892.1 897.3 621.4 394.5 461.3 477.7 827.1 756.3 773.0 788.9

Indiana

483.1 454.8 460.5 466.8 312.5 268.6 289.3 293.9 428.3 407.6 410.4 425.1


Iowa

234.8 221.4 225.2 225.1 144.7 104.2 113.1 114.6 259.8 241.1 249.6 251.3

Kansas

202.6 191.7 194.8 195.5 130.5 108.1 113.0 113.0 260.8 244.5 249.4 253.2

Kentucky

284.1 263.6 272.6 272.6 201.7 167.3 181.8 181.9 311.0 281.5 281.8 295.2

Louisiana

321.4 296.7 300.1 300.0 236.7 183.7 189.2 194.6 332.4 319.9 328.5 333.9

Maine

130.2 118.2 118.7 120.1 69.3 41.7 47.2 48.9 101.5 92.3 98.3 98.4


Maryland

474.1 434.7 434.3 436.6 281.5 185.8 211.8 217.6 505.8 485.5 499.3 502.4

Massachusetts

813.1 726.7 735.0 752.4 377.3 187.0 218.2 231.3 458.9 426.1 431.3 431.7

Michigan

683.1 609.6 617.6 622.0 434.4 241.7 270.2 279.3 619.5 567.8 571.9 587.2

Minnesota

553.1 502.1 507.5 514.6 276.2 175.9 194.5 202.3 427.0 384.9 393.0 404.0

Mississippi

147.1 139.8 139.8 139.0 135.9 123.5 127.6 130.9 242.2 231.5 235.3 239.4


Missouri

487.8 459.9 466.0 464.2 307.9 230.6 249.3 255.9 438.0 409.9 433.6 435.6

Montana

79.2 76.4 77.5 77.1 66.9 54.8 56.2 56.6 91.6 89.3 89.5 89.4

Nebraska

157.2 154.3 157.0 156.8 93.8 71.2 76.4 78.9 173.9 161.3 166.3 168.5

Nevada

145.1 132.8 135.9 137.9 355.8 297.6 301.4 299.3 166.6 154.6 156.9 159.1

New Hampshire

125.2 120.9 121.2 121.9 73.1 44.4 49.4 52.4 91.3 82.7 85.4 88.5


New Jersey

718.0 632.8 648.8 661.0 392.9 209.4 259.6 270.1 607.2 572.2 556.0 578.8

New Mexico

142.3 134.8 136.4 137.6 99.6 74.6 73.5 70.7 189.6 184.8 183.0 183.4

New York

2,148.6 1,959.9 1,993.6 2,007.6 958.9 448.1 531.0 559.3 1,492.4 1,402.1 1,333.3 1,390.3

North Carolina

629.1 583.6 584.5 586.7 514.3 377.8 386.6 385.3 736.7 695.1 697.3 701.6

North Dakota

67.1 65.3 64.8 65.7 40.5 31.5 33.6 35.0 83.1 76.8 80.2 81.2


Ohio

940.0 873.2 888.0 900.3 568.2 396.0 421.0 425.5 791.5 720.1 724.5 732.3

Oklahoma

239.0 231.0 232.1 233.9 173.7 165.4 163.8 163.8 353.0 340.1 346.1 347.3

Oregon

303.0 286.2 290.7 289.5 213.9 146.9 154.3 158.5 300.6 276.5 281.3 284.3

Pennsylvania

1,299.2 1,207.4 1,220.4 1,232.4 577.8 363.3 411.5 414.8 711.6 678.1 693.8 699.9

Rhode Island

108.7 100.0 102.5 104.8 59.9 39.7 44.8 47.0 65.2 62.6 63.2 64.4


South Carolina

259.1 245.4 247.5 243.5 271.5 210.7 212.9 215.7 373.8 355.3 355.6 366.5

South Dakota

73.6 69.8 70.4 70.9 47.0 38.8 41.8 40.6 79.7 73.4 73.2 74.6

Tennessee

443.3 430.3 430.4 432.2 349.8 290.7 297.5 292.1 438.2 441.0 418.3 426.8

Texas

1,745.3 1,667.2 1,678.0 1,675.1 1,395.1 1,168.8 1,146.2 1,147.5 1,983.1 1,887.4 1,929.5 1,954.5

Utah

210.7 205.1 202.1 208.5 153.8 123.0 125.1 128.5 255.6 245.0 256.3 250.3


Vermont

65.4 61.9 61.8 62.7 37.0 19.4 20.4 21.2 57.2 54.0 56.2 56.7

Virginia

555.3 513.7 517.2 518.5 407.9 294.0 318.6 324.9 734.6 681.5 677.0 717.8

Washington

505.5 466.9 478.1 480.4 349.6 221.7 242.6 247.4 591.5 544.5 554.3 576.6

West Virginia

129.5 122.7 125.1 124.5 75.1 56.7 59.1 60.6 153.5 150.8 145.3 148.6

Wisconsin

464.8 434.7 443.7 443.4 283.3 197.0 203.0 208.1 404.7 359.5 364.3 382.3

Wyoming

28.7 28.2 28.2 28.2 37.0 27.8 28.5 29.8 69.8 64.6 67.7 67.7


Puerto Rico

120.0 114.8 115.1 114.6 81.2 57.4 59.2 58.7 202.3 201.2 195.3 204.4

Virgin Islands

2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 5.6 4.4 4.7 4.6 10.5 10.7 11.0 11.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2019 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
2019 2020 2019 2020(p) 2019 2020 2019 2020(p) 2019 2020 2019 2020(p)

Alabama

2,069.2 1,967.8 2,076.8 1,990.0 10.3 10.0 10.3 9.9 93.9 95.4 94.9 94.1

Alaska

355.4 312.2 351.6 311.8 13.7 12.4 13.9 12.5 18.9 16.6 19.2 16.8

Arizona

2,860.2 2,757.0 2,936.4 2,836.2 13.7 13.5 13.7 13.6 173.0 168.0 173.1 169.3

Arkansas

1,257.2 1,202.3 1,265.8 1,220.3 5.9 5.2 6.0 5.2 53.4 53.5 53.6 54.5

California

17,310.9 15,646.0 17,423.9 15,797.4 23.2 22.3 23.1 22.0 904.5 849.3 910.6 860.8


Colorado

2,804.6 2,630.3 2,815.1 2,662.4 29.3 24.0 29.2 24.0 184.9 178.6 184.9 178.3

Connecticut

1,680.9 1,542.6 1,672.3 1,557.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 63.1 60.2 62.7 60.8

Delaware(1)

470.9 427.3 469.2 427.9 - - - - 23.3 22.0 23.3 22.0

District of Columbia(1)

808.2 754.4 793.7 740.5 - - - - 15.1 15.3 15.1 15.3

Florida

8,821.7 8,348.4 8,937.0 8,479.8 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.6 565.9 567.7 569.1 566.2


Georgia

4,586.9 4,387.7 4,624.3 4,429.6 9.4 8.9 9.4 8.9 205.2 200.1 205.3 200.5

Hawaii(1)

646.0 541.2 646.2 540.6 - - - - 37.3 37.5 37.2 36.6

Idaho

767.5 761.5 767.6 764.0 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 55.9 57.6 56.4 58.0

Illinois

6,134.9 5,648.0 6,143.2 5,705.9 8.4 7.0 8.3 7.4 243.2 229.7 243.7 229.1

Indiana

3,116.5 2,983.5 3,167.2 3,056.1 6.1 5.5 6.1 5.5 151.2 153.0 151.0 153.9


Iowa

1,579.2 1,484.3 1,580.1 1,488.9 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.3 85.3 75.8 85.5 75.8

Kansas

1,404.6 1,339.8 1,418.5 1,355.3 6.9 6.0 6.9 6.0 65.9 65.7 65.4 66.4

Kentucky

1,930.2 1,779.7 1,941.1 1,819.1 10.0 7.4 9.8 7.6 83.4 82.2 84.0 83.5

Louisiana

1,960.3 1,822.3 1,979.3 1,845.4 37.1 30.7 37.2 30.0 137.8 123.0 139.1 123.0

Maine

651.3 589.5 652.0 594.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 31.6 32.8 31.7 32.4


Maryland

2,778.3 2,577.1 2,770.6 2,593.7 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 169.1 173.3 169.6 173.9

Massachusetts

3,726.5 3,279.0 3,708.2 3,314.5 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 169.9 151.3 170.2 152.3

Michigan

4,411.2 3,924.8 4,437.9 3,983.1 7.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 185.4 182.6 185.6 184.0

Minnesota

3,003.0 2,748.9 3,005.1 2,786.1 6.9 5.5 7.0 5.8 142.1 133.1 143.1 134.7

Mississippi

1,143.9 1,105.5 1,157.2 1,126.5 6.8 6.0 6.7 6.1 44.9 40.8 44.8 42.8


Missouri

2,886.3 2,742.6 2,897.5 2,757.0 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.2 131.9 135.6 131.7 135.5

Montana

492.2 470.0 493.6 470.7 7.6 7.0 7.7 7.1 32.7 32.9 33.0 34.0

Nebraska

1,026.5 987.0 1,028.6 990.9 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 56.8 57.5 56.6 55.3

Nevada

1,412.5 1,278.1 1,421.1 1,289.0 14.9 16.2 14.9 16.3 97.5 95.9 98.3 93.2

New Hampshire

684.3 618.5 685.1 630.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 29.2 28.4 29.3 27.8


New Jersey

4,211.1 3,760.6 4,195.6 3,814.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 164.6 153.0 165.8 153.5

New Mexico

850.1 781.5 861.3 790.8 26.4 19.7 26.4 18.4 51.4 48.4 51.4 48.9

New York

9,802.8 8,446.7 9,767.8 8,571.3 5.6 4.8 5.6 4.8 422.6 374.9 423.7 382.0

North Carolina

4,518.2 4,187.9 4,579.1 4,263.3 5.8 5.5 5.9 5.6 234.5 223.3 234.2 223.1

North Dakota

439.1 406.7 439.6 409.5 21.9 14.1 21.8 13.7 32.1 30.1 32.3 29.9


Ohio

5,609.0 5,120.6 5,616.4 5,173.2 12.3 10.0 12.1 10.0 239.2 228.2 239.4 228.7

Oklahoma

1,686.5 1,600.2 1,693.5 1,614.8 48.5 34.0 47.4 33.7 84.6 77.2 84.3 76.8

Oregon

1,931.6 1,788.1 1,940.2 1,798.7 7.1 6.2 7.1 6.2 113.1 109.8 114.5 112.3

Pennsylvania

6,040.8 5,501.5 6,049.2 5,546.2 29.6 24.3 29.2 24.8 274.1 255.5 274.9 258.1

Rhode Island

503.7 460.4 503.9 467.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 21.0 19.3 21.0 19.6


South Carolina

2,189.8 2,078.0 2,196.8 2,094.1 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.3 107.8 107.4 107.9 108.4

South Dakota

445.4 424.5 446.6 426.7 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 26.2 28.7 26.1 28.6

Tennessee

3,092.7 2,939.3 3,125.6 2,977.2 4.6 3.9 4.5 4.0 132.6 129.4 132.5 126.5

Texas

12,765.8 12,079.5 12,807.5 12,178.7 250.7 191.4 249.5 188.2 779.6 742.0 783.9 744.1

Utah

1,544.3 1,519.8 1,559.3 1,534.0 9.6 8.5 9.6 8.5 112.9 121.9 113.7 122.1


Vermont

312.1 274.9 313.7 279.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 16.6 12.4 16.6 12.3

Virginia

4,066.6 3,788.8 4,064.6 3,845.9 7.7 7.1 7.8 7.0 207.6 212.6 207.9 212.4

Washington

3,493.7 3,247.7 3,492.9 3,280.0 6.1 5.1 5.9 5.2 225.8 216.2 228.2 220.6

West Virginia

715.1 663.7 720.5 670.9 22.6 19.2 22.4 19.7 38.8 34.8 38.4 34.1

Wisconsin

3,004.9 2,742.2 2,997.5 2,765.5 4.5 3.8 4.4 3.8 134.2 133.2 133.9 134.1

Wyoming

297.2 276.0 297.9 277.2 20.7 15.3 20.7 14.5 24.8 24.6 25.3 25.0


Puerto Rico

870.3 793.9 870.9 811.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 26.5 19.4 26.4 19.6

Virgin Islands(1)

37.2 36.7 37.5 36.2 - - - - 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.7

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 2019 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
2019 2020 2019 2020(p) 2019 2020 2019 2020(p) 2019 2020 2019 2020(p)

Alabama

269.1 261.8 268.7 263.7 381.7 379.8 381.4 385.3 21.1 18.9 21.0 18.8

Alaska

24.5 17.5 20.1 13.3 69.8 64.1 69.5 64.3 5.4 5.0 5.3 5.0

Arizona

178.6 171.1 179.0 171.6 535.8 541.4 537.4 549.0 49.0 44.9 49.4 45.3

Arkansas

161.8 143.9 162.1 144.2 250.8 254.9 251.0 258.8 11.2 10.6 11.2 10.6

California

1,330.2 1,228.0 1,336.8 1,233.7 3,041.6 2,810.7 3,053.1 2,840.6 554.7 514.7 564.4 516.2


Colorado

151.6 151.2 151.0 151.3 478.6 457.2 478.5 461.6 76.4 72.8 76.3 72.8

Connecticut

164.0 156.7 162.8 155.5 286.8 269.4 286.6 270.7 31.8 29.2 31.9 29.1

Delaware

27.3 24.7 27.3 25.0 80.9 75.3 80.6 76.8 3.9 3.5 3.9 3.4

District of Columbia

1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 33.0 32.1 33.0 31.7 20.2 18.6 20.1 18.7

Florida

384.5 374.0 385.1 373.6 1,787.5 1,729.4 1,789.7 1,743.6 138.5 126.1 138.4 125.0


Georgia

407.7 384.7 407.9 381.6 940.3 929.7 937.3 944.4 117.5 102.5 120.0 102.7

Hawaii

13.9 11.4 14.0 11.1 123.0 105.8 123.1 105.0 8.1 7.3 9.2 7.5

Idaho

69.5 69.3 69.3 69.9 145.2 148.7 146.0 150.1 9.0 8.0 9.1 8.2

Illinois

588.4 554.2 586.3 558.8 1,205.2 1,145.8 1,205.3 1,151.8 94.6 87.8 95.9 86.5

Indiana

537.2 499.6 542.7 502.5 598.2 579.2 597.7 585.0 29.0 25.9 28.6 25.5


Iowa

228.5 220.1 227.0 220.4 311.3 301.3 309.6 299.9 21.3 19.9 21.2 19.7

Kansas

167.3 155.4 168.3 155.8 266.2 264.1 267.3 266.5 18.1 16.5 18.1 16.1

Kentucky

252.6 237.3 252.8 235.6 403.6 376.6 403.1 383.6 21.7 18.3 21.6 17.9

Louisiana

137.9 129.4 137.5 128.7 376.5 359.4 377.8 364.5 21.7 18.6 22.1 18.6

Maine

54.1 45.0 54.4 44.8 121.6 117.1 121.9 118.7 7.2 5.6 7.2 6.0


Maryland

114.2 106.5 114.2 106.5 467.6 438.5 467.8 440.9 35.7 29.5 35.7 29.8

Massachusetts

245.4 232.6 244.8 234.5 582.4 511.3 581.0 522.2 95.3 90.6 96.0 91.4

Michigan

624.1 561.0 631.5 565.7 799.1 751.2 800.4 761.4 56.1 50.0 55.6 50.1

Minnesota

328.9 308.4 328.8 313.4 531.1 514.7 530.8 517.8 47.5 40.1 47.7 40.3

Mississippi

146.2 142.9 146.6 143.6 229.8 225.7 229.7 229.1 10.8 9.4 10.5 9.0


Missouri

275.8 267.1 278.6 268.8 541.9 519.5 542.6 518.5 48.1 41.8 47.9 42.2

Montana

21.2 19.3 21.3 19.3 94.8 92.4 94.8 92.2 6.2 5.4 6.2 5.3

Nebraska

100.0 97.6 99.9 97.4 198.1 194.4 198.3 194.7 17.3 15.9 17.2 15.4

Nevada

59.7 59.1 59.6 57.5 260.2 232.2 261.5 236.9 15.6 13.6 15.6 13.5

New Hampshire

72.1 65.5 71.8 65.8 139.8 125.0 140.3 127.1 12.6 11.5 12.5 11.5


New Jersey

253.3 241.6 251.9 243.7 883.6 823.0 882.6 832.1 67.8 62.9 69.2 64.2

New Mexico

28.9 26.4 29.0 27.3 136.2 133.2 136.7 133.9 11.8 9.8 11.2 9.7

New York

441.8 395.3 441.1 400.4 1,543.0 1,333.4 1,534.3 1,346.5 280.2 263.5 282.7 266.5

North Carolina

479.5 438.0 478.7 438.7 848.8 819.0 847.4 826.4 76.2 71.3 75.9 70.4

North Dakota

26.5 24.8 26.7 24.7 93.7 86.3 93.8 87.9 6.1 5.5 6.1 5.5


Ohio

705.0 657.8 703.5 662.8 1,027.0 961.8 1,027.3 970.5 69.9 65.2 69.2 65.1

Oklahoma

141.2 127.6 140.7 127.6 299.6 288.3 299.9 294.4 19.7 19.3 19.5 19.4

Oregon

201.3 183.7 200.9 183.7 356.4 347.1 357.7 349.7 35.1 30.8 35.4 30.8

Pennsylvania

579.0 540.7 576.3 537.4 1,114.6 1,009.2 1,116.3 1,024.0 88.3 74.6 88.2 74.3

Rhode Island

39.3 38.8 39.9 38.7 76.3 71.2 76.4 71.8 5.9 5.3 6.1 5.4


South Carolina

260.4 257.5 259.6 256.9 409.6 393.8 408.2 396.0 27.2 26.4 27.0 25.6

South Dakota

45.4 42.4 45.1 41.9 87.2 83.1 87.1 83.5 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.3

Tennessee

356.9 324.2 356.5 324.4 634.6 629.5 637.1 634.5 46.0 42.9 45.5 42.9

Texas

911.9 872.2 911.8 872.8 2,503.0 2,401.9 2,512.1 2,431.0 209.5 194.5 209.6 196.3

Utah

137.6 135.5 137.8 136.6 289.3 292.6 291.1 296.3 40.3 39.4 40.6 39.0


Vermont

30.6 26.9 30.4 27.2 54.0 50.6 53.8 50.6 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.1

Virginia

244.3 228.9 243.7 227.5 658.5 633.6 657.9 643.4 68.9 66.3 69.1 66.3

Washington

298.1 275.2 297.5 271.1 648.5 634.5 650.2 641.9 148.2 141.6 149.5 143.2

West Virginia

47.1 46.3 46.9 46.1 126.2 117.7 125.9 119.6 8.0 7.5 8.0 7.2

Wisconsin

492.2 463.2 490.6 465.7 534.8 511.6 536.3 518.5 47.6 39.5 47.3 39.4

Wyoming

10.1 10.2 10.2 10.2 53.2 52.7 53.0 52.9 3.4 2.9 3.4 2.9


Puerto Rico

74.5 74.1 74.8 74.8 171.4 155.2 171.2 158.0 16.1 15.2 16.2 15.4

Virgin Islands

0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 6.8 6.3 6.8 6.2 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2019 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
2019 2020 2019 2020(p) 2019 2020 2019 2020(p) 2019 2020 2019 2020(p)

Alabama

97.2 96.5 97.2 96.3 251.4 232.7 253.1 239.8 248.9 230.1 250.7 230.9

Alaska

12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 29.2 27.2 29.4 26.9 50.6 47.2 50.6 47.1

Arizona

230.1 229.2 231.5 231.2 443.4 414.5 445.7 417.7 448.2 449.9 462.7 461.3

Arkansas

63.1 61.7 63.3 61.1 142.2 141.8 143.6 145.2 189.5 181.3 191.5 182.7

California

847.1 841.9 847.7 839.1 2,731.4 2,563.0 2,751.0 2,582.4 2,770.9 2,642.3 2,792.1 2,652.2


Colorado

174.8 171.1 174.9 171.7 449.5 446.7 451.2 450.4 345.4 329.8 347.7 335.6

Connecticut

125.8 119.4 125.0 120.2 222.4 209.5 222.2 209.7 332.0 309.5 330.9 316.4

Delaware

48.1 46.6 47.8 46.0 64.2 58.6 64.7 57.8 80.4 73.0 80.6 73.5

District of Columbia

30.2 28.7 30.1 28.5 172.4 166.9 171.2 164.9 125.7 117.4 125.7 118.2

Florida

591.9 584.1 594.2 585.1 1,391.1 1,311.5 1,399.4 1,325.0 1,318.5 1,293.6 1,337.7 1,315.8


Georgia

251.8 245.6 253.8 243.9 716.2 677.3 716.8 683.1 598.1 597.5 609.6 604.4

Hawaii

30.0 27.4 29.8 28.2 74.0 66.7 74.2 66.7 85.9 82.7 86.2 82.7

Idaho

37.6 39.5 37.4 39.8 99.1 99.1 99.5 99.4 110.7 107.3 109.2 104.7

Illinois

416.6 405.7 417.0 404.8 959.9 879.5 965.3 892.6 925.0 875.7 927.7 880.6

Indiana

143.1 141.0 142.8 141.3 345.2 335.9 349.2 344.7 472.4 450.5 475.4 458.8


Iowa

111.0 108.7 110.9 108.9 141.6 133.4 141.4 133.1 225.0 217.6 226.6 217.8

Kansas

78.1 75.5 78.2 75.3 180.8 173.7 181.3 173.6 200.4 192.6 201.2 193.6

Kentucky

94.1 87.2 94.2 88.5 215.6 185.4 216.8 192.5 280.1 269.0 282.8 270.2

Louisiana

92.2 91.4 92.6 91.7 214.6 197.9 215.3 200.6 315.9 297.0 321.8 299.6

Maine

33.6 32.2 33.7 32.4 71.2 65.9 71.3 66.4 127.1 117.0 127.8 117.8


Maryland

145.4 140.2 144.7 141.6 469.5 440.7 470.0 443.1 472.4 430.5 469.6 429.9

Massachusetts

229.0 222.8 228.6 222.2 616.2 578.2 616.0 582.1 801.2 728.1 797.5 741.1

Michigan

227.8 222.2 227.9 223.3 642.2 574.4 647.9 584.7 674.1 609.2 677.6 611.8

Minnesota

195.8 188.1 195.7 187.9 389.5 370.7 390.3 375.2 544.7 505.9 546.1 511.8

Mississippi

44.7 43.6 44.7 43.1 106.4 104.1 108.6 104.7 143.4 136.0 147.2 138.0


Missouri

177.4 172.3 177.0 171.4 384.3 365.1 385.2 366.2 483.0 462.0 484.5 461.5

Montana

26.2 26.1 26.2 26.0 44.9 42.7 45.5 42.6 78.0 76.7 78.4 76.3

Nebraska

75.8 75.7 75.6 76.3 121.1 116.2 120.9 115.6 156.1 155.9 156.5 156.4

Nevada

69.0 68.1 69.4 69.4 194.3 168.9 196.5 171.6 142.9 135.6 145.2 138.2

New Hampshire

35.5 35.4 35.4 35.9 85.4 77.8 85.5 79.4 119.4 115.3 118.9 115.4


New Jersey

255.8 241.7 255.8 244.4 685.2 630.6 688.1 629.2 703.4 638.2 699.4 645.6

New Mexico

35.7 33.9 35.7 34.1 111.5 105.0 112.2 105.3 137.5 134.1 140.1 135.1

New York

741.0 689.9 740.8 695.3 1,396.1 1,216.7 1,393.8 1,222.7 2,074.0 1,930.5 2,067.1 1,936.6

North Carolina

256.3 256.3 257.6 256.8 652.6 621.8 658.0 628.7 622.4 578.0 627.6 581.9

North Dakota

24.7 24.4 24.8 24.6 33.8 33.0 34.1 32.4 66.6 64.9 66.6 65.6


Ohio

313.0 297.6 312.1 297.0 745.1 676.7 745.5 684.4 930.0 874.9 935.8 888.5

Oklahoma

79.9 80.4 79.5 80.0 195.4 179.2 196.0 182.4 237.4 231.7 238.6 232.1

Oregon

104.8 99.7 105.0 100.2 256.3 241.5 257.3 241.3 293.3 284.3 296.6 284.4

Pennsylvania

333.4 332.8 332.9 332.9 820.5 760.8 822.0 766.6 1,257.9 1,189.6 1,262.4 1,197.8

Rhode Island

35.9 35.7 35.5 36.1 69.2 62.0 69.4 62.9 104.3 99.2 104.5 100.5


South Carolina

106.3 104.2 106.5 104.5 295.5 287.1 298.0 290.4 255.7 243.8 258.7 242.7

South Dakota

29.1 29.2 29.2 29.2 33.9 33.9 33.8 33.7 72.4 69.9 73.2 70.2

Tennessee

173.8 174.1 174.1 174.6 424.6 398.0 430.7 410.8 435.6 424.3 440.5 427.8

Texas

807.3 806.9 810.4 812.8 1,801.6 1,756.5 1,814.0 1,789.5 1,729.0 1,668.6 1,748.0 1,672.3

Utah

91.1 93.8 91.8 93.2 226.2 220.4 227.9 221.9 201.6 197.1 205.0 203.7


Vermont

12.6 11.3 12.5 11.3 30.4 28.2 30.6 29.2 63.2 59.6 63.6 60.4

Virginia

214.6 208.2 214.2 209.1 774.5 741.6 775.2 745.2 546.7 511.6 550.0 513.5

Washington

163.0 160.3 163.2 161.0 441.2 437.2 444.7 444.2 496.1 470.8 498.1 472.6

West Virginia

29.3 27.5 29.4 27.9 70.1 65.0 70.3 64.8 127.7 122.2 128.8 123.3

Wisconsin

156.6 153.1 156.3 152.9 329.4 300.1 330.5 300.6 458.9 437.6 461.0 438.0

Wyoming

11.3 10.8 11.3 10.8 20.3 18.6 20.2 17.6 27.8 27.9 28.1 28.0


Puerto Rico

43.9 43.6 43.8 43.6 121.7 107.8 122.9 109.7 113.5 111.0 116.1 112.0

Virgin Islands

1.9 1.8 1.9 1.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2019 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
2019 2020 2019 2020(p) 2019 2020 2019 2020(p) 2019 2020 2019 2020(p)

Alabama

212.9 179.2 213.1 178.2 99.2 94.5 99.3 94.5 383.5 368.9 387.1 378.5

Alaska

44.3 30.1 44.2 29.1 11.4 9.4 11.2 9.5 75.3 70.4 75.9 75.0

Arizona

321.6 261.1 327.3 263.8 94.4 95.6 94.5 96.8 372.4 367.8 422.1 416.6

Arkansas

122.6 104.7 123.5 105.7 59.8 56.3 59.6 56.3 196.9 188.4 200.4 196.0

California

2,069.4 1,439.5 2,063.3 1,416.1 581.6 460.2 581.0 450.1 2,456.3 2,274.1 2,500.8 2,384.2


Colorado

363.0 288.5 361.0 294.3 115.2 104.0 114.8 104.1 435.9 406.4 445.6 418.3

Connecticut

169.3 128.4 165.7 129.8 66.8 57.6 66.1 58.2 218.3 202.1 217.8 206.3

Delaware

59.4 44.9 58.7 44.8 18.9 16.3 18.9 16.3 64.5 62.4 63.4 62.3

District of Columbia

82.5 48.3 81.4 43.8 78.7 76.8 77.8 76.7 249.1 249.1 238.0 241.5

Florida

1,245.7 1,008.9 1,246.2 999.3 353.3 319.1 352.0 320.7 1,039.1 1,028.6 1,119.5 1,119.9


Georgia

509.1 429.6 509.5 429.2 167.0 154.1 167.0 157.1 664.6 657.7 687.7 673.8

Hawaii

127.0 61.0 127.2 61.1 28.3 25.2 28.2 25.4 118.5 116.2 117.1 116.3

Idaho

89.5 81.4 89.8 82.9 27.4 25.8 27.2 25.8 119.5 120.6 119.6 121.0

Illinois

650.7 491.8 649.0 501.0 258.1 236.9 256.5 239.1 784.8 733.9 788.2 754.2

Indiana

323.0 300.6 322.4 303.3 135.5 126.3 134.6 126.6 375.6 366.0 416.7 409.0


Iowa

152.1 122.3 152.1 122.3 59.4 54.0 59.3 54.1 241.1 228.9 243.9 234.6

Kansas

134.0 117.0 133.9 116.1 52.2 48.0 52.2 48.5 234.7 225.3 245.7 237.4

Kentucky

208.1 187.4 207.4 188.0 66.0 64.1 66.4 65.5 295.0 264.8 302.2 286.2

Louisiana

235.9 190.3 238.4 193.9 73.9 70.9 74.3 71.1 316.8 313.7 323.2 323.7

Maine

88.0 61.7 87.4 63.4 23.0 20.7 22.8 21.3 91.6 89.3 91.5 88.8


Maryland

303.6 236.9 300.3 239.3 116.4 106.3 116.0 109.5 483.1 473.5 481.4 478.0

Massachusetts

413.5 254.9 411.0 265.9 146.4 108.8 145.2 109.3 426.1 399.5 416.8 392.6

Michigan

460.2 293.8 461.1 301.3 168.8 147.0 168.4 148.0 565.7 526.7 574.2 546.1

Minnesota

295.4 210.5 297.2 218.2 116.5 101.2 116.5 102.1 404.6 370.7 401.9 378.9

Mississippi

137.7 128.9 138.9 132.7 40.5 40.5 40.4 40.8 232.7 227.6 239.1 236.6


Missouri

323.4 261.1 322.5 267.3 118.4 117.1 117.7 118.1 397.6 396.8 405.3 403.3

Montana

73.9 63.9 73.6 63.8 19.5 18.5 19.4 18.3 87.2 85.1 87.5 85.8

Nebraska

96.6 79.6 97.8 82.3 37.8 35.6 37.7 35.4 165.8 157.7 167.0 161.2

Nevada

360.3 305.6 358.3 303.3 42.1 35.2 42.4 37.6 156.0 147.7 159.4 151.5

New Hampshire

83.9 59.1 83.0 62.1 26.6 26.3 26.6 26.9 78.8 73.2 80.8 77.3


New Jersey

435.8 288.5 433.7 299.4 177.5 152.7 176.7 159.6 582.7 526.9 570.9 541.5

New Mexico

102.2 76.7 102.7 73.0 30.3 25.7 29.9 26.0 178.2 168.6 186.0 179.1

New York

1,016.3 580.1 1,009.5 606.3 417.3 349.3 415.4 356.0 1,464.9 1,308.3 1,453.8 1,354.2

North Carolina

538.7 405.3 535.3 402.7 162.1 159.0 160.7 156.7 641.3 610.4 697.8 672.3

North Dakota

42.0 35.0 41.6 36.2 15.4 14.0 15.4 13.9 76.3 74.6 76.4 75.1


Ohio

599.5 453.7 597.9 455.6 216.1 202.1 215.1 204.6 751.9 692.6 758.5 706.0

Oklahoma

175.8 166.3 177.2 166.6 71.4 68.6 70.7 68.1 333.0 327.6 339.7 333.7

Oregon

224.1 163.1 224.1 166.5 65.2 61.0 65.2 61.2 274.9 260.9 276.4 262.4

Pennsylvania

614.2 441.9 613.7 442.4 267.4 225.0 265.6 227.7 661.8 647.1 667.7 660.2

Rhode Island

66.8 50.9 66.1 52.6 23.8 18.5 23.8 19.2 60.9 59.2 60.9 60.1


South Carolina

284.9 228.5 282.7 225.7 80.4 82.3 80.4 83.0 357.5 342.8 363.3 356.6

South Dakota

51.9 46.3 52.6 46.7 17.3 15.3 17.1 15.7 75.4 69.2 75.8 70.7

Tennessee

357.3 307.1 360.4 302.2 122.5 117.3 122.1 118.9 404.2 388.6 421.7 410.6

Texas

1,422.6 1,175.8 1,417.6 1,170.2 450.7 415.4 449.9 425.6 1,899.9 1,854.3 1,900.7 1,875.9

Utah

157.6 128.2 158.3 131.7 43.3 45.1 43.6 45.1 234.8 237.3 239.9 235.9


Vermont

38.7 22.2 38.6 23.2 10.5 9.3 10.5 9.5 50.3 49.5 51.9 51.2

Virginia

431.8 334.5 427.6 340.4 205.9 193.9 204.6 194.8 706.1 650.5 706.6 686.3

Washington

361.5 255.5 363.4 261.0 130.4 110.7 130.2 110.9 574.8 540.6 562.0 548.3

West Virginia

77.7 62.3 77.7 63.4 24.3 23.2 24.4 23.1 143.3 138.0 148.3 141.7

Wisconsin

309.3 228.4 307.1 231.0 154.2 133.3 154.0 132.8 383.2 338.4 376.1 348.7

Wyoming

43.3 35.8 42.7 36.4 16.5 14.4 16.4 14.3 65.8 62.8 66.6 64.6


Puerto Rico

81.2 59.0 81.3 58.7 18.0 16.7 18.1 16.7 203.0 191.5 199.6 202.3

Virgin Islands

5.3 4.6 5.3 4.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 10.7 11.3 10.6 11.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2019 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


Last Modified Date: September 18, 2020