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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: AUGUST 2008
Regional and state unemployment rates were mostly higher in August.
Overall, 44 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-
month unemployment rate increases, 5 states registered decreases, and
1 state had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today. Over the year, jobless rates were
up in 47 states and the District of Columbia and down in 3 states. The
national unemployment rate rose to 6.1 percent in August, 1.4 percent-
age points higher than a year earlier.
Between July and August 2008, nonfarm payroll employment in-
creased in 32 states and the District of Columbia, and decreased in
18 states. The largest over-the-month gains in the level of em-
ployment occurred in Louisiana (+9,400), Texas (+6,800), Nebraska
(+4,900), the District of Columbia (+4,300), Indiana (+4,100), and
Washington (+4,000). Montana experienced the largest over-the-month
percentage increase in employment (+0.7 percent), followed by the
District of Columbia (+0.6 percent), Louisiana and Nebraska (+0.5
percent each), and Hawaii (+0.4 percent). The largest over-the-month
decreases occurred in Georgia (-26,200), Michigan (-19,900), Florida
(-11,100), California (-7,700), and Oregon (-7,400). Georgia (-0.6
percent) recorded the largest over-the-month percentage decrease in
employment, followed by Michigan (-0.5 percent), Oregon (-0.4 percent),
and Kentucky, Mississippi, Vermont, and Wyoming (-0.3 percent each).
Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 27 states and the
District of Columbia, and decreased in 23 states. The largest over-
the-year percentage increases in employment occurred in the District
of Columbia (+3.2 percent), Texas (+2.4 percent), Wyoming (+2.0 per-
cent), South Dakota (+1.8 percent), and North Dakota (+1.6 percent).
Rhode Island recorded the largest over-the-year percentage decrease
in employment (-2.6 percent), followed by Arizona (-1.9 percent),
Michigan (-1.6 percent), Florida (-1.2 percent), Indiana (-1.1 per-
cent), and Georgia (-1.0 percent).
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In August, the Midwest and West regions again posted the highest
jobless rates, 6.7 and 6.6 percent, respectively. The South and
Northeast recorded the lowest unemployment rates, 5.7 and 5.8 percent,
respectively. The Northeast, West, and South registered statistically
significant rate changes from the previous month (+0.5, +0.3, and +0.2
percentage point, respectively). All four regions reported signifi-
cant jobless rate increases from August 2007: the West (+1.8 percent-
age points), Midwest and South (+1.4 points each), and Northeast (+1.3
points). (See table 1.)
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Among the nine geographic divisions, the East North Central and
Pacific posted the highest unemployment rates in August, 7.2 percent
each. The West South Central again recorded the lowest jobless rate,
4.9 percent. The Mountain division registered the next lowest rate,
5.2 percent. Six divisions reported statistically significant over-
the-month unemployment rate changes, all increases: the Middle
Atlantic (+0.6 percentage point) and Mountain, New England, Pacific,
South Atlantic, and West South Central (+0.3 point each). Over the
year, all nine divisions had significant rate increases: the Pacific
and South Atlantic (+1.9 percentage points each), East South Central
(+1.6 points), East North Central and Mountain (+1.5 points each),
Middle Atlantic (+1.4 points), New England (+1.3 points), West North
Central (+1.1 points), and West South Central (+0.6 point).
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In August, Michigan and Rhode Island posted the highest jobless
rates, 8.9 and 8.5 percent, respectively. Six additional states
recorded rates of more than 7.0 percent: California and Mississippi,
7.7 percent each; South Carolina, 7.6 percent; Ohio, 7.4 percent;
Illinois, 7.3 percent; and Nevada, 7.1 percent. South Dakota again
logged the lowest unemployment rate, 3.3 percent, followed by Nebraska
at 3.5 percent, North Dakota at 3.6 percent, Utah at 3.7 percent,
and Wyoming at 3.9 percent. West Virginia recorded the lowest rate
in its series in August, 4.1 percent. (All state series begin in 1976.)
Overall, 10 states registered significantly higher jobless rates than
the U.S. figure of 6.1 percent, 25 states reported measurably lower
rates, and 15 states and the District of Columbia had rates little
different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3.)
Connecticut, Louisiana, and Rhode Island posted the largest un-
employment rate increases from July to August (+0.7 percentage point
each). Twenty-one additional states also experienced statistically
significant rate increases. The remaining 26 states and the District
of Columbia registered August unemployment rates that were not ap-
preciably 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.)
Forty-six states and the District of Columbia had statistically
significant jobless rate increases from August 2007. Rhode Island
reported the largest rate increase (+3.4 percentage points) from a
year earlier, followed by Florida (+2.3 points), California, Nevada,
and North Carolina (+2.2 points each), and Illinois (+ 2.1 points).
Twenty-seven other states and the District of Columbia posted over-
the-year rate increases of 1.0 percentage point or more, and 13 ad-
ditional states had smaller, but also statistically significant,
rate increases from August 2007. Two states experienced statisti-
cally significant unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier,
Arkansas (-0.7 percentage point) and West Virginia (-0.6 point).
The remaining two states recorded August 2008 jobless rates that
were not appreciably different from those of a year earlier.
(See table C.)
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
Between July and August 2008, six states registered statistically
significant changes in employment. The statistically significant job
gains occurred in Louisiana (+9,400), Nebraska (+4,900), and Montana
(+3,300), while Georgia (-26,200), Michigan (-19,900), and Oregon
(-7,400) had statistically significant losses in employment. (See
tables D and 5.)
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Over the year, nine states experienced statistically significant
changes in employment. The largest statistically significant job
gain occurred in Texas (+252,000), followed by Washington (+31,500),
the District of Columbia (+21,900), and South Dakota (+7,300). The
statistically significant over-the-year decreases occurred in Florida
(-99,100), Michigan (-69,900), Arizona (-50,800), Georgia (-41,600),
and Rhode Island (-12,800). (See table E.)
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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for
August is scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, September 30. The
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for September
is scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, October 21.
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| Recent Tropical Storms |
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| All of the recent tropical storms or hurricanes, including |
| Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike, struck the U.S. after the August |
| 12th reference week and therefore, had no impact on the esti- |
| mates in this release. |
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| Hurricane Katrina |
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| For August, BLS and its state partners continued to make modi-|
| fications to the usual estimation procedures for the LAUS pro- |
| gram to reflect the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the labor |
| force statistics in affected areas. These modifications includ- |
| ed: (1) modifying the state population controls to account for |
| displacement due to Katrina; (2) developing labor force esti- |
| mates for the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area |
| using an alternative to the model-based method; and (3) not pub- |
| lishing labor force estimates for the months immediately follow- |
| ing the hurricane for the parishes within the New Orleans- |
| Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area and cities within those par- |
| ishes, where the quality of input data was severely compromised |
| by the hurricane. |
| |
| For more information on LAUS procedures and estimates for |
| August 2008, see Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita on the |
| BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/Katrina/home.htm or call |
| (202) 691-6392. |
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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly differ-
ent from that of the U.S., August 2008, seasonally adjusted
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State | Rate(p)
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|
United States (1) ...................| 6.1
|
Alabama .............................| 4.9
Alaska ..............................| 6.9
Arkansas ............................| 4.8
California ..........................| 7.7
Colorado ............................| 5.4
Delaware ............................| 4.9
Hawaii ..............................| 4.2
Idaho ...............................| 4.6
Illinois ............................| 7.3
Iowa ................................| 4.6
|
Kansas ..............................| 4.7
Louisiana ...........................| 4.7
Maryland ............................| 4.5
Massachusetts .......................| 5.3
Michigan ............................| 8.9
Mississippi .........................| 7.7
Montana .............................| 4.4
Nebraska ............................| 3.5
Nevada ..............................| 7.1
New Hampshire .......................| 4.2
|
New Mexico ..........................| 4.6
North Carolina ......................| 6.9
North Dakota ........................| 3.6
Ohio ................................| 7.4
Oklahoma ............................| 4.0
Rhode Island ........................| 8.5
South Carolina ......................| 7.6
South Dakota ........................| 3.3
Texas ...............................| 5.0
Utah ................................| 3.7
|
Vermont .............................| 4.9
Virginia ............................| 4.6
West Virginia .......................| 4.1
Wisconsin ...........................| 5.1
Wyoming .............................| 3.9
|
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1 Data are not preliminary.
p = preliminary.
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate
changes from July 2008 to August 2008, seasonally adjusted
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| Rate |
|---------------------| Over-the-month
State | July | August | rate change(p)
| 2008 | 2008(p) |
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| | |
Arizona ........................| 5.1 | 5.6 | 0.5
California .....................| 7.4 | 7.7 | .3
Connecticut ....................| 5.8 | 6.5 | .7
Delaware .......................| 4.4 | 4.9 | .5
Florida ........................| 6.2 | 6.5 | .3
Georgia ........................| 6.0 | 6.3 | .3
Hawaii .........................| 3.9 | 4.2 | .3
Idaho ..........................| 4.1 | 4.6 | .5
Iowa ...........................| 4.3 | 4.6 | .3
Louisiana ......................| 4.0 | 4.7 | .7
| | |
Maryland .......................| 4.3 | 4.5 | .2
Minnesota ......................| 5.8 | 6.2 | .4
Montana ........................| 4.0 | 4.4 | .4
Nevada .........................| 6.6 | 7.1 | .5
New Jersey .....................| 5.4 | 5.9 | .5
New Mexico .....................| 4.1 | 4.6 | .5
New York .......................| 5.2 | 5.8 | .6
Oregon .........................| 5.9 | 6.5 | .6
Pennsylvania ...................| 5.4 | 5.8 | .4
Rhode Island ...................| 7.8 | 8.5 | .7
| | |
South Carolina .................| 7.0 | 7.6 | .6
South Dakota ...................| 3.0 | 3.3 | .3
Texas ..........................| 4.7 | 5.0 | .3
Washington .....................| 5.6 | 6.0 | .4
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p = preliminary.
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Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate
changes from August 2007 to August 2008, seasonally adjusted
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| Rate |
|---------------------| Over-the-year
State | August | August | rate change(p)
| 2007 | 2008(p) |
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| | |
Alabama ........................| 3.6 | 4.9 | 1.3
Alaska .........................| 6.3 | 6.9 | .6
Arizona ........................| 3.7 | 5.6 | 1.9
Arkansas .......................| 5.5 | 4.8 | -.7
California .....................| 5.5 | 7.7 | 2.2
Colorado .......................| 3.8 | 5.4 | 1.6
Connecticut ....................| 4.6 | 6.5 | 1.9
Delaware .......................| 3.2 | 4.9 | 1.7
District of Columbia ...........| 5.7 | 6.9 | 1.2
Florida ........................| 4.2 | 6.5 | 2.3
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Georgia ........................| 4.4 | 6.3 | 1.9
Hawaii .........................| 2.7 | 4.2 | 1.5
Idaho ..........................| 2.7 | 4.6 | 1.9
Illinois .......................| 5.2 | 7.3 | 2.1
Indiana ........................| 4.5 | 6.4 | 1.9
Iowa ...........................| 3.8 | 4.6 | .8
Kansas .........................| 4.0 | 4.7 | .7
Kentucky .......................| 5.5 | 6.8 | 1.3
Louisiana ......................| 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.0
Maine ..........................| 4.8 | 5.5 | .7
| | |
Maryland .......................| 3.6 | 4.5 | .9
Massachusetts ..................| 4.4 | 5.3 | .9
Michigan .......................| 7.2 | 8.9 | 1.7
Minnesota ......................| 4.5 | 6.2 | 1.7
Mississippi ....................| 6.2 | 7.7 | 1.5
Missouri .......................| 5.2 | 6.6 | 1.4
Montana ........................| 3.1 | 4.4 | 1.3
Nebraska .......................| 3.1 | 3.5 | .4
Nevada .........................| 4.9 | 7.1 | 2.2
New Hampshire ..................| 3.4 | 4.2 | .8
| | |
New Jersey .....................| 4.2 | 5.9 | 1.7
New Mexico .....................| 3.4 | 4.6 | 1.2
New York .......................| 4.6 | 5.8 | 1.2
North Carolina .................| 4.7 | 6.9 | 2.2
North Dakota ...................| 3.2 | 3.6 | .4
Ohio ...........................| 5.7 | 7.4 | 1.7
Oregon .........................| 5.3 | 6.5 | 1.2
Pennsylvania ...................| 4.4 | 5.8 | 1.4
Rhode Island ...................| 5.1 | 8.5 | 3.4
South Carolina .................| 5.8 | 7.6 | 1.8
| | |
South Dakota ...................| 2.9 | 3.3 | .4
Tennessee ......................| 4.7 | 6.6 | 1.9
Texas ..........................| 4.3 | 5.0 | .7
Utah ...........................| 2.8 | 3.7 | .9
Vermont ........................| 3.8 | 4.9 | 1.1
Virginia .......................| 3.1 | 4.6 | 1.5
Washington .....................| 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.5
West Virginia ..................| 4.7 | 4.1 | -.6
Wyoming ........................| 3.0 | 3.9 | .9
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p = preliminary.
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Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
July 2008 to August 2008, seasonally adjusted
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| July | August | Over-the-month
State | 2008 | 2008(p) | change(p)
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Georgia.......................| 4,137,700 | 4,111,500 | -26,200
Louisiana.....................| 1,946,900 | 1,956,300 | 9,400
Michigan......................| 4,216,500 | 4,196,600 | -19,900
Montana.......................| 450,500 | 453,800 | 3,300
Nebraska......................| 972,400 | 977,300 | 4,900
Oregon........................| 1,739,400 | 1,732,000 | -7,400
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p = preliminary.
Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from
August 2007 to August 2008, seasonally adjusted
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| August | August | Over-the-year
State | 2007 | 2008(p) | change(p)
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Arizona.......................| 2,674,900 | 2,624,100 | -50,800
District of Columbia..........| 694,400 | 716,300 | 21,900
Florida.......................| 8,023,500 | 7,924,400 | -99,100
Georgia.......................| 4,153,100 | 4,111,500 | -41,600
Michigan......................| 4,266,500 | 4,196,600 | -69,900
Rhode Island..................| 492,400 | 479,600 | -12,800
South Dakota..................| 408,400 | 415,700 | 7,300
Texas.........................| 10,394,400 | 10,646,400 | 252,000
Washington....................| 2,941,300 | 2,972,800 | 31,500
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p = preliminary.
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Technical Note
This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census
regions and divisions, states, and selected substate areas from the
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1 to 4). Also
presented are nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and major
industry sector from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program
(tables 5 and 6). The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state
cooperative endeavors.
Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program
Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based on the
same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national
estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample
survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The LAUS program measures employ-
ment and unemployment on a place-of-residence basis. The universe for
each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and
over. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or
profit in the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month)
or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm,
plus those not working who had a job from which they were temporarily
absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-management dis-
pute, 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 labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. The unem-
ployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent of the labor force.
Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 of the 50 states, the District
of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, New
York City, and the balances of California and New York State are produced
using estimating equations based on regression techniques. This method,
which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2005,utilizes
data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemploy-
ment insurance (UI) programs. Estimates for the state of California are
derived by summing the estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
metropolitan division and the balance of California. Similarly, estimates
for New York State are derived by summing the estimates for New York City
and the balance of New York State. Estimates for all nine census divi-
sions and the five additional substate areas contained in this release (the
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor and Detroit-Warren-Livonia metropolitan areas and
the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and Seattle-
Bellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their respective balances of
state are based on a similar regression approach that does not incorporate
CES or UI data. Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the
model-based estimates for the component divisions and then calculating the
unemployment rate. Each month, census division estimates are controlled
to national totals; state estimates are then controlled to their respective
division totals. Substate and balance-of-state estimates for the five areas
noted above are controlled to their respective state totals. Estimates for
Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the CPS.
A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS
upon request.
Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data for prior years
reflect adjustments made at the end of each year. The adjusted estimates
reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions
in the other data sources, and model reestimation. In most years, histori-
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cal data for the most recent five years (both seasonally adjusted and not
seasonally adjusted) are revised near the beginning of each calendar year,
prior to or coincident with the release of January estimates.
Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of modeled estimates of em-
ployment and unemployment levels is performed within the modeling procedure.
Series are decomposed into trend, seasonal, and irregular components and sur-
vey error. This directly yields seasonally adjusted estimates for employment
and unemployment levels with reliability measures. Labor force levels and un-
employment rates are calculated from these two estimates.
Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect
the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and
Budget on November 20, 2007. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is
available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.
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 resi-
dence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. In-
dustries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance
with the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System.
Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a "link rela-
tive" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month employment to
that of the previous month is computed from a sample of establishments reporting
for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained
by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Small-do-
main models are used as the official estimators for the approximately 39 percent
of CES published series which have insufficient sample for direct sample-based
estimates.
Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete
count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports that are
submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI)
laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between
the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of em-
ployment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes
the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month
changes in the level for the subsequent months.
Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the
statewide supersector level. In some states, the seasonally adjusted payroll em-
ployment total is computed by aggregating the independently adjusted super-sector
series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is in-
dependently adjusted. Revisions of historical data for the most recent 5 years
are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.
Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures are designed
to produce accurate data for each individual state. BLS independently develops
a national employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to national
totals. Because each state series is subject to larger sampling and nonsampling
errors than the national series, summing them cumulates individual state level
errors and can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these
statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "sum-of-states" employment series,
and cautions users that such a series is subject to a relatively large and vola-
tile error structure.
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Reliability of the estimates
The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, adminis-
trative 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 sur-
veyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which
can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates
not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting
from the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not
always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding. Unemployment
rates are computed from unrounded data and thus may differ slightly from rates com-
puted using the rounded data displayed in the tables.
Use of error measures. In 2005, the LAUS program introduced several improve-
ments to its methodology. Among these was the development of model-based error
measures for the monthly estimates and the estimates of over-the-month changes.
The introductory section of this release preserves the long-time practice of high-
lighting the direction of the movements in regional and state unemployment rates
and state nonfarm payroll employment regardless of their statistical significance.
The remainder of the analysis in the release takes statistical significance into
consideration.
Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based error measures for both sea-
sonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data and for over-the-month changes are
available online at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent con-
fidence level in determining whether changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statisti-
cally significant. The average magnitude of the current year over-the-month change in
a state unemployment rate that is required in order to be statistically significant at
the 90-percent confidence level is between 0.3 and 0.4 percentage point. More details
can be found on the Web site. Measures of nonsampling error are not available, but ad-
ditional information on the subject is provided in Employment and Earnings Online at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm.
Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the total
nonfarm and supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm
level are available online at http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-
percent confidence level in determining whether changes in CES employment levels are
statistically significant. Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is
available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/sae/.
Additional information
More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these esti-
mates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings Online.
Estimates of labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well as nonfarm
employment from the CES program, for over 300 metropolitan areas and metropolitan New
England City and Town Areas (NECTAs) are available in the news release, Metropolitan
Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force, employment, and unemploy-
ment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas, counties, cities with a
population of 25,000 or more, and other areas used in the administration of various
federal economic assistance programs are available on the Internet at http://www.bls.
gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES program are available on the Internet at
http://www.bls.gov/sae/.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individ-
uals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; TDD message referral phone:
1-800-877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted (1)
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Census region and
division Number Percent of labor force
Aug. June July Aug. Aug. June July Aug. Aug. June July Aug.
2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008
Northeast........... 27,938.5 28,186.2 28,127.6 28,202.0 1,254.3 1,486.2 1,501.2 1,648.7 4.5 5.3 5.3 5.8
New England....... 7,648.4 7,674.4 7,686.7 7,674.1 337.6 406.2 415.1 440.7 4.4 5.3 5.4 5.7
Middle Atlantic... 20,290.1 20,511.9 20,440.9 20,528.0 916.7 1,080.0 1,086.1 1,208.0 4.5 5.3 5.3 5.9
South............... 54,459.1 54,986.6 55,187.3 55,233.4 2,356.8 2,814.9 3,055.0 3,175.8 4.3 5.1 5.5 5.7
South Atlantic.... 29,273.2 29,574.1 29,774.4 29,730.0 1,232.1 1,564.2 1,721.9 1,801.0 4.2 5.3 5.8 6.1
East South Central 8,581.8 8,610.0 8,584.7 8,578.6 409.7 525.3 564.1 550.6 4.8 6.1 6.6 6.4
West South Central 16,604.1 16,802.5 16,828.2 16,924.8 715.0 725.4 769.0 824.2 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.9
Midwest............. 34,919.0 34,973.4 34,929.6 34,918.9 1,834.2 2,125.8 2,258.8 2,323.7 5.3 6.1 6.5 6.7
East North Central 24,015.3 24,049.6 24,001.6 23,987.5 1,360.8 1,612.9 1,695.2 1,736.9 5.7 6.7 7.1 7.2
West North Central 10,903.7 10,923.8 10,928.0 10,931.4 473.4 512.9 563.6 586.7 4.3 4.7 5.2 5.4
West................ 35,524.8 35,947.7 35,972.7 36,007.2 1,697.0 2,136.6 2,263.9 2,384.4 4.8 5.9 6.3 6.6
Mountain.......... 10,945.8 11,105.6 11,137.3 11,139.9 399.9 516.9 545.9 582.8 3.7 4.7 4.9 5.2
Pacific........... 24,579.0 24,842.1 24,835.4 24,867.3 1,297.1 1,619.7 1,718.0 1,801.6 5.3 6.5 6.9 7.2
1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census
divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New
Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South
Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West
North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted (1)
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Census region and Number Percent of labor force
division
July August July August July August
2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008
Northeast........... 28,379.3 28,645.8 28,118.2 28,539.8 1,343.3 1,568.5 1,215.5 1,612.2 4.7 5.5 4.3 5.6
New England....... 7,772.6 7,829.7 7,714.3 7,782.4 358.7 426.4 326.4 429.6 4.6 5.4 4.2 5.5
Middle Atlantic... 20,606.7 20,816.1 20,403.9 20,757.4 984.6 1,142.2 889.2 1,182.6 4.8 5.5 4.4 5.7
South............... 54,951.6 55,879.6 54,387.7 55,471.1 2,551.0 3,221.2 2,399.9 3,229.9 4.6 5.8 4.4 5.8
South Atlantic.... 29,547.7 30,168.5 29,268.8 29,887.9 1,321.9 1,805.4 1,264.4 1,840.5 4.5 6.0 4.3 6.2
East South Central 8,666.3 8,699.3 8,565.7 8,608.8 437.2 591.9 413.0 553.5 5.0 6.8 4.8 6.4
West South Central 16,737.6 17,011.8 16,553.3 16,974.4 792.0 823.9 722.5 835.9 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.9
Midwest............. 35,360.2 35,482.6 34,966.1 35,157.7 1,887.3 2,322.3 1,771.4 2,264.4 5.3 6.5 5.1 6.4
East North Central 24,320.2 24,380.8 24,071.0 24,173.7 1,414.2 1,754.7 1,318.6 1,695.9 5.8 7.2 5.5 7.0
West North Central 11,040.0 11,101.8 10,895.0 10,984.0 473.1 567.6 452.8 568.5 4.3 5.1 4.2 5.2
West................ 35,693.0 36,292.2 35,531.3 36,218.7 1,749.7 2,320.9 1,677.5 2,372.3 4.9 6.4 4.7 6.5
Mountain.......... 10,995.8 11,237.3 10,945.4 11,203.5 411.6 557.3 395.4 581.0 3.7 5.0 3.6 5.2
Pacific........... 24,697.2 25,055.0 24,586.0 25,015.2 1,338.1 1,763.6 1,282.2 1,791.3 5.4 7.0 5.2 7.2
1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The composition of the regions and divisions is described in table 1.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
State and Area Number Percent of labor force
Aug. June July Aug. Aug. June July Aug. Aug. June July Aug.
2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p
Alabama................ 2,186.9 2,193.8 2,177.4 2,175.5 79.1 102.6 111.5 107.7 3.6 4.7 5.1 4.9
Alaska................. 352.9 359.8 359.2 361.3 22.1 24.3 24.6 25.1 6.3 6.7 6.8 6.9
Arizona................ 3,035.9 3,071.1 3,087.2 3,100.6 112.0 146.1 158.0 173.5 3.7 4.8 5.1 5.6
Arkansas............... 1,367.7 1,374.4 1,373.5 1,373.5 75.3 68.9 62.1 65.6 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.8
California............. 18,237.1 18,431.3 18,409.1 18,410.2 1,004.1 1,281.8 1,356.1 1,417.2 5.5 7.0 7.4 7.7
Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Glendale (1) 4,951.7 4,942.3 4,957.0 4,942.1 248.9 344.9 369.8 389.6 5.0 7.0 7.5 7.9
Colorado............... 2,715.4 2,759.9 2,763.6 2,744.8 104.4 139.7 144.6 147.3 3.8 5.1 5.2 5.4
Connecticut............ 1,869.8 1,886.8 1,889.9 1,890.1 86.6 102.9 109.8 122.1 4.6 5.5 5.8 6.5
Delaware............... 442.2 446.1 446.6 447.2 14.1 18.7 19.7 21.8 3.2 4.2 4.4 4.9
District of Columbia... 325.0 328.5 330.0 332.4 18.5 20.8 22.2 23.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.9
Florida................ 9,158.7 9,250.3 9,341.5 9,320.5 380.4 513.1 578.6 606.1 4.2 5.5 6.2 6.5
Miami-Miami Beach-
Kendall (1) ....... 1,192.9 1,209.7 1,218.2 1,205.0 45.5 63.6 63.4 66.3 3.8 5.3 5.2 5.5
Georgia................ 4,824.4 4,889.8 4,928.3 4,912.6 213.2 274.8 295.4 310.7 4.4 5.6 6.0 6.3
Hawaii................. 646.2 663.2 664.6 664.2 17.3 25.2 26.1 28.1 2.7 3.8 3.9 4.2
Idaho.................. 756.8 752.3 753.1 755.1 20.2 28.7 30.9 34.4 2.7 3.8 4.1 4.6
Illinois............... 6,715.4 6,775.6 6,753.1 6,727.5 346.4 463.4 489.5 491.5 5.2 6.8 7.2 7.3
Chicago-Naperville-
Joliet (1)......... 4,127.9 4,186.8 4,160.6 4,152.8 205.0 283.9 301.3 300.9 5.0 6.8 7.2 7.2
Indiana................ 3,209.4 3,219.3 3,236.7 3,248.3 143.5 188.3 203.0 207.2 4.5 5.9 6.3 6.4
Iowa................... 1,660.8 1,672.3 1,677.5 1,682.4 63.1 66.9 72.3 76.8 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.6
Kansas................. 1,478.5 1,491.2 1,489.7 1,493.5 58.7 63.9 67.9 70.1 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.7
Kentucky............... 2,043.3 2,041.8 2,037.1 2,039.5 111.6 128.4 137.3 138.6 5.5 6.3 6.7 6.8
Louisiana.............. 1,999.5 2,012.1 2,010.2 2,048.8 74.5 76.9 79.4 96.2 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.7
Maine.................. 704.2 710.2 712.0 711.1 33.9 37.6 38.9 39.4 4.8 5.3 5.5 5.5
Maryland............... 2,981.4 3,012.9 3,020.0 3,016.9 107.5 120.5 130.3 136.4 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.5
Massachusetts.......... 3,406.9 3,409.6 3,417.8 3,413.7 149.6 177.3 171.8 179.4 4.4 5.2 5.0 5.3
Michigan............... 5,016.1 4,990.2 4,958.9 4,942.7 362.4 423.3 419.2 439.2 7.2 8.5 8.5 8.9
Detroit-Warren-
Livonia (2)........ 2,137.0 2,138.7 2,119.8 2,126.7 167.0 199.0 182.5 191.7 7.8 9.3 8.6 9.0
Minnesota.............. 2,934.6 2,935.4 2,936.0 2,938.4 132.7 154.6 171.4 181.6 4.5 5.3 5.8 6.2
Mississippi............ 1,314.9 1,327.8 1,332.2 1,329.2 81.1 92.5 106.1 102.1 6.2 7.0 8.0 7.7
Missouri............... 3,037.0 3,013.8 3,016.8 3,006.7 158.8 170.8 193.4 199.4 5.2 5.7 6.4 6.6
Montana................ 503.6 504.2 504.6 504.7 15.8 20.5 20.3 22.1 3.1 4.1 4.0 4.4
Nebraska............... 986.4 995.0 992.2 996.1 30.4 32.8 33.3 34.5 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.5
Nevada................. 1,341.0 1,394.5 1,400.1 1,404.7 66.0 88.8 92.7 99.2 4.9 6.4 6.6 7.1
New Hampshire.......... 738.3 746.1 743.2 743.4 25.4 29.7 29.0 31.0 3.4 4.0 3.9 4.2
New Jersey............. 4,462.0 4,505.0 4,505.6 4,524.5 187.7 237.6 245.5 266.6 4.2 5.3 5.4 5.9
New Mexico............. 944.2 951.3 953.2 958.0 32.3 37.3 39.0 44.4 3.4 3.9 4.1 4.6
New York............... 9,532.2 9,620.6 9,566.6 9,590.0 442.7 513.7 498.7 552.8 4.6 5.3 5.2 5.8
New York City ....... 3,859.8 3,896.0 3,863.6 3,893.8 203.6 210.2 193.7 226.6 5.3 5.4 5.0 5.8
North Carolina......... 4,521.6 4,559.7 4,603.1 4,567.8 212.7 271.1 304.7 314.7 4.7 5.9 6.6 6.9
North Dakota........... 366.1 372.4 372.7 372.4 11.6 12.0 13.2 13.3 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.6
Ohio................... 5,979.7 5,988.4 5,989.5 5,994.8 339.4 393.7 432.3 444.6 5.7 6.6 7.2 7.4
Cleveland-Elyria-
Mentor (2) ........ 1,094.9 1,089.2 1,089.0 1,084.4 65.0 78.8 78.2 81.3 5.9 7.2 7.2 7.5
Oklahoma............... 1,733.2 1,733.4 1,736.7 1,744.8 74.2 67.7 71.7 69.6 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.0
Oregon................. 1,931.1 1,938.4 1,950.9 1,954.6 102.0 106.0 115.3 127.5 5.3 5.5 5.9 6.5
Pennsylvania........... 6,283.1 6,394.7 6,364.4 6,402.1 274.7 332.7 340.9 371.8 4.4 5.2 5.4 5.8
Rhode Island........... 575.0 572.1 573.5 571.0 29.2 42.7 44.5 48.8 5.1 7.5 7.8 8.5
South Carolina......... 2,139.7 2,143.0 2,162.6 2,166.9 123.5 131.8 151.9 165.5 5.8 6.1 7.0 7.6
South Dakota........... 444.0 444.6 443.7 445.2 12.8 12.6 13.4 14.7 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.3
Tennessee.............. 3,045.5 3,043.9 3,038.3 3,034.1 143.5 196.8 208.0 200.6 4.7 6.5 6.8 6.6
Texas.................. 11,509.7 11,682.4 11,692.1 11,744.6 496.7 515.0 548.4 585.0 4.3 4.4 4.7 5.0
Utah................... 1,368.5 1,380.6 1,385.6 1,383.6 37.8 44.9 49.0 50.6 2.8 3.3 3.5 3.7
Vermont................ 352.8 353.4 352.7 351.2 13.5 16.6 16.9 17.3 3.8 4.7 4.8 4.9
Virginia............... 4,063.8 4,124.5 4,148.3 4,143.9 126.8 166.2 183.7 190.3 3.1 4.0 4.4 4.6
Washington............. 3,417.5 3,449.7 3,452.1 3,474.8 153.9 186.7 194.7 209.6 4.5 5.4 5.6 6.0
Seattle-Bellevue-
Everett (1) ....... 1,443.0 1,449.5 1,457.9 1,462.4 53.1 56.6 62.9 70.1 3.7 3.9 4.3 4.8
West Virginia.......... 810.4 813.3 805.6 803.9 38.4 42.8 36.3 33.3 4.7 5.3 4.5 4.1
Wisconsin.............. 3,090.1 3,078.5 3,069.2 3,075.9 151.2 143.1 150.9 156.4 4.9 4.6 4.9 5.1
Wyoming................ 288.4 290.4 291.3 292.4 8.8 9.3 10.4 11.5 3.0 3.2 3.6 3.9
Puerto Rico............ 1,382.9 1,361.1 1,366.9 1,371.3 160.9 150.5 154.9 162.1 11.6 11.1 11.3 11.8
p = preliminary.
1 Metropolitan division.
2 Metropolitan statistical area.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the
Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01, dated November 20,
2007, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the
following month.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
State and area Number Percent of labor force
July August July August July August
2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p
Alabama................ 2,197.5 2,197.7 2,183.4 2,186.3 86.3 121.2 86.1 116.1 3.9 5.5 3.9 5.3
Alaska................. 361.7 369.2 356.8 367.0 20.2 22.4 19.3 22.0 5.6 6.1 5.4 6.0
Arizona................ 3,031.4 3,100.0 3,020.9 3,106.2 122.9 168.2 118.9 181.4 4.1 5.4 3.9 5.8
Arkansas............... 1,385.8 1,397.6 1,367.7 1,380.3 82.9 68.2 73.9 63.1 6.0 4.9 5.4 4.6
California............. 18,300.3 18,555.3 18,242.9 18,526.2 1,046.3 1,411.9 1,002.6 1,416.7 5.7 7.6 5.5 7.6
Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Glendale (1) 4,953.4 4,991.4 4,939.4 4,960.4 276.2 400.4 262.2 404.6 5.6 8.0 5.3 8.2
Colorado............... 2,730.8 2,792.3 2,722.8 2,766.8 104.6 144.6 100.9 142.8 3.8 5.2 3.7 5.2
Connecticut............ 1,901.0 1,929.3 1,883.5 1,911.7 92.8 117.9 85.9 122.9 4.9 6.1 4.6 6.4
Delaware............... 447.1 452.0 442.0 449.9 15.7 20.6 14.1 22.2 3.5 4.5 3.2 4.9
District of Columbia... 332.7 340.4 327.8 337.4 20.2 24.5 18.8 23.6 6.1 7.2 5.7 7.0
Florida................ 9,215.2 9,433.6 9,162.6 9,384.0 409.0 611.0 405.6 637.2 4.4 6.5 4.4 6.8
Miami-Miami Beach-
Kendall (1) ....... 1,198.2 1,229.4 1,192.0 1,216.5 48.7 66.6 49.1 74.5 4.1 5.4 4.1 6.1
Georgia................ 4,843.4 4,963.7 4,802.9 4,920.8 233.6 311.8 216.7 315.1 4.8 6.3 4.5 6.4
Hawaii................. 652.6 672.2 641.7 663.6 19.6 28.4 17.5 28.5 3.0 4.2 2.7 4.3
Idaho.................. 764.3 763.0 757.1 760.1 17.5 27.7 17.7 31.7 2.3 3.6 2.3 4.2
Illinois............... 6,797.2 6,850.6 6,717.4 6,763.0 366.6 505.7 350.4 490.8 5.4 7.4 5.2 7.3
Chicago-Naperville-
Joliet (1)......... 4,185.2 4,226.0 4,119.5 4,158.7 224.5 315.8 206.3 297.1 5.4 7.5 5.0 7.1
Indiana................ 3,239.4 3,281.1 3,208.0 3,266.9 143.2 201.1 143.4 205.3 4.4 6.1 4.5 6.3
Iowa................... 1,676.3 1,698.3 1,652.4 1,683.8 57.2 65.2 58.8 71.6 3.4 3.8 3.6 4.3
Kansas................. 1,501.4 1,517.9 1,469.2 1,493.2 67.3 74.9 59.7 70.1 4.5 4.9 4.1 4.7
Kentucky............... 2,065.0 2,065.0 2,035.6 2,045.3 113.9 139.9 104.2 132.9 5.5 6.8 5.1 6.5
Louisiana.............. 2,026.7 2,050.9 1,999.7 2,063.2 85.8 91.2 80.7 102.7 4.2 4.4 4.0 5.0
Maine.................. 722.0 730.6 717.1 726.7 33.0 37.5 28.8 34.2 4.6 5.1 4.0 4.7
Maryland............... 3,038.4 3,082.1 2,985.1 3,039.1 118.4 140.0 105.9 135.9 3.9 4.5 3.5 4.5
Massachusetts.......... 3,457.9 3,473.9 3,434.0 3,456.9 161.5 179.0 145.3 175.8 4.7 5.2 4.2 5.1
Michigan............... 5,095.1 5,045.5 5,032.7 4,983.1 405.7 460.9 349.7 421.2 8.0 9.1 6.9 8.5
Detroit-Warren-
Livonia (2)........ 2,173.2 2,158.6 2,152.4 2,153.2 185.9 202.5 168.6 190.3 8.6 9.4 7.8 8.8
Minnesota.............. 2,966.2 2,975.6 2,942.4 2,961.7 129.0 166.5 124.1 171.5 4.3 5.6 4.2 5.8
Mississippi............ 1,333.0 1,355.5 1,304.6 1,327.0 93.0 116.6 79.8 102.2 7.0 8.6 6.1 7.7
Missouri............... 3,066.1 3,061.3 3,026.2 3,012.3 161.8 199.8 158.3 196.4 5.3 6.5 5.2 6.5
Montana................ 511.7 514.9 508.7 512.7 14.0 18.1 13.2 19.4 2.7 3.5 2.6 3.8
Nebraska............... 1,001.3 1,010.9 983.4 999.4 34.0 36.0 28.7 32.4 3.4 3.6 2.9 3.2
Nevada................. 1,340.8 1,407.4 1,335.8 1,407.4 67.6 94.7 64.8 97.7 5.0 6.7 4.9 6.9
New Hampshire.......... 751.0 757.1 745.6 753.8 26.1 28.4 24.9 30.7 3.5 3.8 3.3 4.1
New Jersey............. 4,526.4 4,582.2 4,475.2 4,562.0 216.4 268.0 182.5 261.3 4.8 5.8 4.1 5.7
New Mexico............. 953.3 967.2 940.5 961.1 38.7 44.8 32.4 45.1 4.1 4.6 3.4 4.7
New York............... 9,694.3 9,753.2 9,599.0 9,707.4 477.3 521.2 431.6 543.6 4.9 5.3 4.5 5.6
New York City ....... 3,896.1 3,913.1 3,861.3 3,918.1 226.9 210.6 205.3 230.4 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.9
North Carolina......... 4,563.2 4,664.8 4,525.2 4,591.4 229.4 320.0 210.6 312.4 5.0 6.9 4.7 6.8
North Dakota........... 375.0 383.1 373.1 381.4 11.1 12.4 11.0 12.4 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.3
Ohio................... 6,059.3 6,087.1 6,013.7 6,059.6 347.5 438.8 330.9 431.8 5.7 7.2 5.5 7.1
Cleveland-Elyria-
Mentor (2) ........ 1,120.3 1,115.9 1,110.3 1,102.3 68.6 80.6 66.4 81.2 6.1 7.2 6.0 7.4
Oklahoma............... 1,746.7 1,754.2 1,722.9 1,745.2 76.3 70.5 72.1 66.2 4.4 4.0 4.2 3.8
Oregon................. 1,943.1 1,971.7 1,940.2 1,975.5 100.6 113.0 97.4 123.1 5.2 5.7 5.0 6.2
Pennsylvania........... 6,386.1 6,480.8 6,329.7 6,487.9 290.9 353.0 275.1 377.7 4.6 5.4 4.3 5.8
Rhode Island........... 582.5 580.7 578.8 578.3 32.2 47.3 29.9 50.9 5.5 8.1 5.2 8.8
South Carolina......... 2,170.5 2,197.4 2,145.9 2,186.5 130.6 155.5 127.0 170.2 6.0 7.1 5.9 7.8
South Dakota........... 453.6 454.7 448.3 452.3 12.7 12.9 12.1 14.1 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.1
Tennessee.............. 3,070.8 3,081.1 3,042.0 3,050.2 144.0 214.2 142.9 202.4 4.7 7.0 4.7 6.6
Texas.................. 11,578.3 11,809.2 11,463.0 11,785.7 547.0 594.0 495.8 603.9 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.1
Utah................... 1,370.2 1,395.7 1,369.5 1,393.4 38.5 50.3 40.4 53.3 2.8 3.6 3.0 3.8
Vermont................ 358.1 358.1 355.4 355.1 13.2 16.3 11.5 15.1 3.7 4.5 3.2 4.3
Virginia............... 4,112.3 4,214.2 4,065.6 4,169.5 127.4 187.7 128.5 192.6 3.1 4.5 3.2 4.6
Washington............. 3,439.5 3,486.5 3,404.4 3,482.9 151.3 187.9 145.4 200.9 4.4 5.4 4.3 5.8
Seattle-Bellevue-
Everett (1) ....... 1,447.6 1,466.3 1,432.8 1,459.5 50.1 62.5 48.3 66.7 3.5 4.3 3.4 4.6
West Virginia.......... 825.0 820.5 811.7 809.4 37.6 34.3 37.1 31.3 4.6 4.2 4.6 3.9
Wisconsin.............. 3,129.2 3,116.6 3,099.3 3,101.1 151.3 148.3 144.2 146.8 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7
Wyoming................ 293.3 296.8 290.1 295.8 7.8 8.9 7.1 9.8 2.7 3.0 2.4 3.3
Puerto Rico............ 1,382.3 1,364.6 1,377.6 1,366.0 166.8 168.1 165.6 171.9 12.1 12.3 12.0 12.6
p = preliminary.
1 Metropolitan division.
2 Metropolitan statistical area.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current
Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01, dated November 20, 2007, and
are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)
Total(1) Construction Manufacturing
State
Aug. June July Aug. Aug. June July Aug. Aug. June July Aug.
2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p
Alabama........... 2,008.1 2,012.9 2,014.4 2,014.7 112.5 113.6 113.7 113.5 (2) (2) (2) (2)
Alaska............ 317.3 321.9 319.4 319.7 17.3 17.2 16.4 16.5 13.2 12.8 12.6 12.8
Arizona........... 2,674.9 2,639.1 2,623.1 2,624.1 225.5 194.4 190.6 188.5 181.4 177.7 177.8 177.2
Arkansas.......... 1,205.1 1,207.1 1,203.3 1,204.1 56.2 55.2 55.3 55.6 188.0 182.4 182.0 181.7
California........ 15,181.7 15,131.7 15,116.7 15,109.0 890.2 815.3 813.0 811.0 1,459.3 1,437.0 1,432.9 1,430.5
Colorado.......... 2,339.7 2,361.9 2,365.1 2,366.9 169.4 164.5 164.6 163.6 146.1 143.1 142.8 143.2
Connecticut....... 1,700.7 1,705.9 1,704.7 1,704.9 68.7 68.3 67.8 68.0 191.5 189.3 189.2 189.1
Delaware (3)...... 437.4 437.3 437.0 438.2 27.5 26.5 26.4 26.4 (2) (2) (2) (2)
District of
Columbia (3).... 694.4 704.6 712.0 716.3 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.9 (2) (2) (2) (2)
Florida .......... 8,023.5 7,945.4 7,935.5 7,924.4 587.5 522.6 513.6 511.1 385.6 365.0 364.4 362.2
Georgia .......... 4,153.1 4,151.5 4,137.7 4,111.5 220.3 214.1 212.1 208.6 429.2 412.6 413.1 405.9
Hawaii (3)........ 622.1 626.0 623.2 625.5 39.2 39.2 39.4 39.6 (2) (2) (2) (2)
Idaho ............ 658.3 654.3 654.1 655.6 52.8 47.8 47.9 47.8 65.7 62.1 62.7 61.7
Illinois.......... 5,982.1 5,989.3 5,979.6 5,976.1 269.8 262.0 261.0 261.9 673.7 669.9 669.4 668.7
Indiana........... 3,007.1 2,986.5 2,968.9 2,973.0 151.2 147.9 149.4 149.4 548.0 536.3 524.1 530.3
Iowa.............. 1,519.5 1,523.8 1,524.4 1,526.4 72.5 72.5 72.2 72.3 230.0 228.4 228.0 228.0
Kansas............ 1,384.2 1,380.2 1,389.9 1,390.9 65.7 65.3 66.1 66.6 186.0 185.6 186.4 181.3
Kentucky.......... 1,868.4 1,875.8 1,884.6 1,878.8 85.5 87.7 86.4 86.3 252.8 247.9 252.3 245.3
Louisiana......... 1,932.8 1,948.1 1,946.9 1,956.3 136.4 138.8 139.2 139.5 158.7 157.3 156.8 157.1
Maine............. 618.2 617.1 616.9 616.2 30.8 29.6 29.4 29.5 59.3 59.1 59.2 58.7
Maryland (3)...... 2,613.9 2,636.5 2,639.5 2,641.3 191.0 189.3 189.2 188.5 131.4 128.2 127.4 128.1
Massachusetts..... 3,282.9 3,295.4 3,292.5 3,294.2 136.9 134.8 134.3 134.8 295.0 292.1 290.2 290.9
Michigan.......... 4,266.5 4,217.8 4,216.5 4,196.6 165.0 151.0 149.2 149.0 615.4 589.7 595.2 575.1
Minnesota......... 2,776.6 2,775.5 2,770.7 2,767.6 120.7 114.0 113.5 113.0 340.5 337.3 334.5 331.6
Mississippi....... 1,152.9 1,154.5 1,151.7 1,148.5 58.1 58.3 57.9 58.2 169.3 164.0 162.5 163.4
Missouri ......... 2,802.1 2,789.8 2,782.2 2,785.2 148.3 146.4 147.0 146.6 298.2 289.2 287.7 284.0
Montana........... 448.1 449.9 450.5 453.8 32.7 31.9 31.4 31.8 20.5 20.5 20.4 20.6
Nebraska (3)...... 967.0 973.2 972.4 977.3 51.3 50.5 50.8 51.5 101.1 100.7 100.8 101.0
Nevada............ 1,290.6 1,287.3 1,282.5 1,284.7 133.3 122.1 120.1 119.9 50.4 50.8 50.5 50.4
New Hampshire..... 649.7 658.2 655.0 655.2 28.7 28.3 27.7 27.4 77.8 77.7 77.5 78.0
New Jersey........ 4,073.4 4,068.7 4,068.8 4,066.6 171.6 166.8 166.9 167.0 311.8 301.9 302.1 301.9
New Mexico........ 845.9 850.8 848.0 848.1 59.2 59.6 58.6 58.3 37.0 35.1 34.6 34.2
New York.......... 8,749.6 8,774.5 8,778.1 8,781.3 353.5 350.7 348.6 350.0 552.0 536.9 536.0 534.7
North Carolina.... 4,157.5 4,174.4 4,160.2 4,163.7 254.1 255.3 253.2 253.5 536.5 520.9 518.5 518.0
North Dakota...... 357.2 361.4 362.8 362.9 19.2 18.7 19.5 19.7 25.9 25.7 25.8 25.8
Ohio.............. 5,426.1 5,419.9 5,410.5 5,406.8 223.7 219.7 218.2 217.8 770.7 761.7 761.9 755.7
Oklahoma.......... 1,571.8 1,582.2 1,582.4 1,586.2 72.1 74.4 74.2 73.9 (2) (2) (2) (2)
Oregon ........... 1,735.4 1,734.2 1,739.4 1,732.0 105.2 96.9 94.9 93.9 203.7 196.4 194.4 193.9
Pennsylvania...... 5,804.3 5,805.4 5,807.2 5,801.3 263.2 258.9 257.7 257.7 656.5 642.6 641.8 639.5
Rhode Island...... 492.4 482.3 480.8 479.6 21.7 21.1 20.9 21.0 50.7 48.0 48.0 47.6
South Carolina.... 1,965.6 1,958.3 1,960.2 1,961.7 128.2 112.7 112.0 111.4 249.8 245.1 243.6 242.9
South Dakota (3)... 408.4 410.4 414.3 415.7 23.3 23.4 23.8 23.9 41.6 43.0 43.1 43.5
Tennessee (3)...... 2,804.8 2,782.5 2,787.9 2,785.4 138.1 137.5 137.1 138.0 378.6 370.1 369.1 369.2
Texas............. 10,394.4 10,612.0 10,639.6 10,646.4 648.5 668.9 673.0 672.3 934.7 928.9 927.7 926.7
Utah.............. 1,257.3 1,265.4 1,257.0 1,259.7 105.3 94.8 90.8 90.4 128.1 128.3 127.6 127.4
Vermont........... 307.5 308.4 307.3 306.5 16.6 16.5 16.2 16.0 35.8 35.6 35.2 35.0
Virginia.......... 3,762.9 3,780.2 3,782.7 3,780.4 238.4 236.5 235.7 235.1 277.2 274.8 275.0 273.0
Washington........ 2,941.3 2,962.6 2,968.8 2,972.8 210.0 205.2 202.9 202.7 294.5 299.0 299.1 298.2
West Virginia..... 757.4 759.7 759.2 761.1 38.4 37.4 37.4 37.6 58.8 57.4 57.4 57.3
Wisconsin......... 2,883.8 2,874.2 2,873.5 2,877.4 125.5 122.9 121.8 121.9 500.0 491.3 490.6 488.7
Wyoming........... 289.1 295.6 295.7 294.8 26.9 28.7 28.8 27.7 10.1 9.7 9.6 9.7
Trade, transportation, and Financial activities Professional and business
utilities services
Aug. June July Aug. Aug. June July Aug. Aug. June July Aug.
2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p
Alabama............ 396.9 397.7 397.6 397.0 100.0 100.6 100.6 100.5 220.3 224.5 225.2 226.1
Alaska............. 64.0 64.5 64.6 64.6 15.1 15.1 15.0 15.0 24.9 25.6 25.3 25.2
Arizona............ 525.0 521.3 517.8 515.4 181.8 178.6 177.0 177.4 402.9 398.7 395.6 393.5
Arkansas........... 250.2 249.7 249.3 249.7 53.5 53.9 53.7 53.8 117.3 119.1 118.8 118.4
California......... 2,919.7 2,898.8 2,901.5 2,895.1 902.6 876.2 872.1 869.3 2,265.0 2,276.4 2,274.9 2,273.4
Colorado........... 431.2 435.4 435.1 434.4 159.4 158.0 158.1 157.8 350.2 354.9 354.7 356.8
Connecticut........ 312.2 310.3 310.8 311.0 144.5 143.6 143.6 143.1 206.1 206.9 205.5 205.4
Delaware (3)....... 83.6 82.8 83.5 83.8 45.2 46.1 45.7 45.7 59.9 58.8 58.8 59.0
District of
Columbia (3)..... 27.6 28.0 27.9 27.7 28.8 28.1 28.0 28.3 154.4 156.1 156.4 157.7
Florida ........... 1,607.4 1,597.7 1,597.7 1,589.8 540.2 534.5 532.9 534.5 1,322.3 1,298.3 1,300.5 1,291.1
Georgia ........... 889.4 894.7 893.3 891.4 232.0 227.6 226.6 226.5 561.4 563.5 558.8 556.0
Hawaii (3)......... 120.6 119.0 118.2 117.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Idaho ............. 132.6 131.6 131.3 130.8 32.3 32.6 32.1 32.2 83.7 83.0 81.7 82.6
Illinois........... 1,213.9 1,221.2 1,219.5 1,216.2 403.1 398.2 398.1 398.3 871.4 880.0 876.9 877.3
Indiana............ 586.8 585.9 583.8 583.7 138.4 138.7 138.8 139.0 289.9 289.3 286.8 285.9
Iowa............... 308.7 308.8 309.6 310.2 103.0 103.6 103.8 104.1 122.1 120.7 120.3 120.7
Kansas............. 264.4 264.1 263.8 264.5 74.4 73.7 74.2 74.0 146.0 148.0 147.8 147.0
Kentucky........... 386.2 391.7 393.1 392.9 93.5 93.5 93.2 93.0 181.4 181.1 181.2 179.3
Louisiana.......... 384.4 386.1 385.5 386.1 96.8 96.5 96.6 96.5 202.7 203.4 203.5 203.8
Maine.............. 126.5 125.8 125.4 125.3 33.3 32.7 32.6 32.6 54.1 55.1 55.7 55.7
Maryland (3)....... 477.1 477.7 477.3 478.6 156.5 156.0 155.3 155.5 396.8 403.6 404.9 405.6
Massachusetts...... 571.1 568.4 568.6 567.2 224.3 223.2 223.1 222.8 482.8 489.4 488.8 489.3
Michigan........... 786.7 784.8 780.0 780.3 210.8 207.1 207.0 205.9 570.5 576.1 571.0 568.6
Minnesota.......... 530.1 527.9 528.4 532.5 179.2 181.3 182.5 182.8 331.2 327.2 326.0 322.3
Mississippi........ 226.9 226.9 228.1 228.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) 95.1 95.5 95.0 95.4
Missouri .......... 548.1 551.7 551.8 552.5 167.6 164.9 164.9 164.2 341.1 339.1 337.1 337.4
Montana............ 92.4 93.5 93.6 93.9 21.8 22.1 22.0 22.0 41.0 41.1 40.9 40.8
Nebraska (3)....... 205.1 206.8 206.5 208.1 69.3 70.6 70.8 70.8 105.0 108.7 109.0 109.7
Nevada............. 233.2 236.2 235.6 236.3 64.4 62.9 62.2 62.2 157.7 154.2 153.0 153.5
New Hampshire...... 142.4 143.6 144.2 144.2 38.6 39.0 39.1 39.2 66.0 68.2 68.6 68.7
New Jersey......... 877.2 873.0 872.9 873.0 274.1 267.8 266.3 266.2 610.8 612.7 616.4 615.4
New Mexico......... 144.7 147.2 147.4 146.7 35.3 34.8 34.4 34.5 109.9 108.4 108.0 108.6
New York........... 1,526.6 1,526.4 1,526.7 1,525.9 731.1 724.9 725.0 723.1 1,142.0 1,137.5 1,140.0 1,142.9
North Carolina..... 779.2 779.1 776.6 775.1 211.3 211.5 211.9 211.6 501.9 503.5 503.0 498.6
North Dakota....... 76.5 77.4 77.6 77.6 19.9 19.9 19.9 20.0 29.5 29.9 30.2 30.4
Ohio............... 1,052.1 1,051.0 1,048.9 1,048.9 300.2 299.6 298.9 298.3 667.2 669.8 667.4 667.2
Oklahoma........... 289.4 288.7 289.7 290.5 83.8 84.6 84.2 84.6 182.3 182.2 181.2 181.1
Oregon ............ 340.5 341.7 342.0 338.4 106.4 104.0 103.8 102.5 197.8 196.5 199.7 198.3
Pennsylvania....... 1,136.8 1,130.8 1,128.8 1,127.1 332.2 329.2 329.5 328.1 706.7 714.1 715.3 713.1
Rhode Island....... 79.9 77.4 77.3 77.2 34.5 33.5 33.4 33.0 55.8 54.3 54.2 53.9
South Carolina..... 378.6 375.4 375.7 375.0 107.1 108.3 107.9 107.8 227.3 228.0 227.9 225.7
South Dakota (3).... 81.8 81.3 81.9 81.7 31.1 31.8 31.7 31.7 28.0 28.5 28.4 28.6
Tennessee (3)....... 612.5 612.2 612.1 611.9 144.3 142.3 141.7 142.0 323.9 317.1 318.0 316.5
Texas.............. 2,109.2 2,145.6 2,147.5 2,150.7 645.0 653.0 654.3 655.5 1,298.3 1,357.1 1,357.9 1,359.9
Utah............... 246.8 249.3 249.4 249.8 74.9 74.6 74.0 73.5 161.3 164.8 163.2 163.5
Vermont............ 58.8 58.8 58.9 58.7 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.0 22.4 22.6 22.6 22.6
Virginia........... 669.3 667.5 667.3 666.6 193.3 193.2 191.8 192.3 646.2 651.3 653.3 652.0
Washington......... 554.0 555.0 556.1 555.9 155.0 153.0 152.5 152.4 346.5 353.2 351.9 353.4
West Virginia...... 142.9 141.8 141.7 141.7 29.8 29.6 29.6 29.4 60.9 61.5 61.7 61.9
Wisconsin.......... 547.9 540.9 539.5 540.7 162.5 163.5 164.1 163.7 278.2 276.0 275.7 275.7
Wyoming............ 55.5 55.7 56.0 56.3 11.5 11.8 11.7 11.8 18.5 18.8 18.7 18.8
Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government
Aug. June July Aug. Aug. June July Aug. Aug. June July Aug.
2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p
Alabama............ 209.7 209.2 209.5 210.3 174.0 173.9 173.9 174.7 376.7 382.8 383.6 382.7
Alaska............. 36.9 37.1 37.0 37.2 31.9 32.8 32.4 32.2 81.4 83.4 82.5 82.7
Arizona............ 305.4 313.8 315.1 315.8 273.5 274.6 272.8 273.0 429.9 427.5 427.6 435.8
Arkansas........... 155.5 157.7 157.4 158.2 100.1 101.2 101.0 100.9 209.6 212.4 210.2 210.2
California......... 1,670.1 1,715.1 1,718.1 1,720.3 1,552.1 1,567.0 1,564.3 1,566.2 2,500.7 2,533.8 2,533.0 2,527.0
Colorado........... 241.3 249.6 250.1 250.9 270.5 276.0 275.0 275.2 376.4 382.0 385.8 385.0
Connecticut........ 289.0 294.9 294.6 294.9 136.1 136.6 137.4 138.0 249.2 252.8 252.2 251.7
Delaware (3)....... 58.2 59.8 60.2 60.4 40.7 41.0 40.3 40.1 61.8 61.0 61.8 62.1
District of
Columbia (3)..... 97.9 103.8 105.5 106.6 54.9 55.3 56.0 56.7 232.2 233.3 238.4 238.9
Florida ........... 1,008.8 1,036.9 1,038.4 1,046.2 929.9 945.9 944.3 944.4 1,129.8 1,138.2 1,138.4 1,140.5
Georgia ........... 458.5 464.4 463.1 466.7 398.3 400.8 401.1 397.7 676.1 686.2 681.9 674.3
Hawaii (3)......... 73.0 75.0 74.3 74.4 109.7 108.4 107.8 108.0 121.3 124.6 124.9 126.4
Idaho ............. 74.5 76.1 76.7 77.2 63.7 64.3 64.3 64.2 118.1 120.5 121.5 123.1
Illinois........... 780.5 791.3 790.6 791.1 531.7 532.4 530.1 530.1 849.2 847.6 848.1 847.1
Indiana............ 399.3 402.1 401.9 403.4 283.4 285.9 287.0 285.8 450.6 439.1 436.6 434.8
Iowa............... 203.1 205.8 206.4 207.0 136.6 138.7 138.7 138.6 250.3 251.7 252.2 252.3
Kansas............. 172.5 173.1 173.9 173.9 114.5 115.3 115.7 115.1 258.1 253.3 259.9 266.0
Kentucky........... 241.3 240.3 240.9 241.1 172.8 173.3 174.4 174.8 326.3 332.4 336.5 338.0
Louisiana.......... 250.7 253.9 253.6 255.6 194.2 199.9 199.1 199.4 360.2 365.0 366.1 370.4
Maine.............. 116.2 117.1 117.0 117.6 60.2 60.2 59.9 59.8 103.9 103.8 104.1 103.3
Maryland (3)....... 374.8 383.6 384.2 384.9 235.2 238.8 239.8 239.7 482.1 488.7 491.0 489.9
Massachusetts...... 627.8 636.5 640.0 640.4 301.6 304.6 302.1 302.9 433.1 436.2 435.1 435.7
Michigan........... 596.5 604.4 606.0 606.6 404.8 406.0 402.6 403.9 665.9 651.1 658.5 660.4
Minnesota.......... 430.1 435.9 439.0 439.5 249.1 250.3 248.7 247.6 415.1 422.0 418.4 419.5
Mississippi........ 127.1 128.8 128.6 128.5 125.3 126.2 125.7 125.1 244.0 247.4 246.5 242.5
Missouri .......... 385.7 388.9 390.3 390.6 281.9 280.2 278.1 278.6 440.9 441.4 438.5 444.3
Montana............ 59.0 60.7 61.0 61.2 58.4 59.8 59.5 60.1 89.2 86.2 87.7 89.4
Nebraska (3)....... 134.0 134.6 134.6 135.2 82.3 83.3 83.1 83.9 164.5 163.7 162.7 163.2
Nevada............. 93.0 95.7 95.6 95.7 336.4 338.8 337.0 337.8 157.3 161.7 163.7 164.0
New Hampshire...... 103.8 106.3 105.8 106.0 64.9 63.7 63.8 63.5 91.9 95.5 92.4 92.4
New Jersey......... 578.8 591.2 590.3 590.9 337.7 339.8 338.5 337.6 647.0 649.3 648.9 647.4
New Mexico......... 111.7 115.9 115.3 115.7 87.9 87.3 87.3 87.1 194.9 196.4 196.7 196.8
New York........... 1,600.3 1,630.0 1,629.1 1,631.6 700.4 709.3 710.1 711.1 1,509.1 1,516.7 1,519.9 1,520.1
North Carolina..... 516.8 533.5 534.3 535.7 395.2 401.9 401.7 404.4 698.5 704.3 698.4 707.0
North Dakota....... 50.8 51.7 51.7 51.6 32.7 33.4 33.1 33.6 75.1 76.0 76.6 75.8
Ohio............... 793.0 801.7 801.4 803.7 498.5 502.2 499.8 500.6 799.1 795.5 795.8 796.5
Oklahoma........... 193.7 197.5 196.9 196.8 140.9 141.9 142.4 143.3 318.1 319.1 318.4 318.6
Oregon ............ 211.4 222.3 222.7 223.4 172.8 175.6 176.0 176.3 291.7 296.3 302.1 301.8
Pennsylvania....... 1,077.7 1,094.4 1,098.2 1,102.5 499.6 506.1 505.5 505.1 745.9 744.5 745.6 743.7
Rhode Island....... 99.7 99.9 99.8 100.1 51.1 50.7 50.6 50.3 65.1 64.0 63.3 63.3
South Carolina..... 204.6 206.4 209.9 210.3 220.5 224.5 228.5 227.7 342.9 351.2 347.2 353.3
South Dakota (3).... 60.4 61.6 62.1 62.5 42.5 42.6 43.0 43.0 76.5 75.4 77.5 77.9
Tennessee (3)....... 352.0 357.6 358.2 358.6 277.8 273.6 274.0 270.9 424.8 419.6 425.8 426.3
Texas.............. 1,260.0 1,294.8 1,295.8 1,298.7 984.8 1,017.8 1,022.5 1,023.6 1,730.0 1,748.2 1,761.3 1,757.2
Utah............... 140.8 145.7 146.4 147.4 113.1 115.5 115.7 115.2 207.1 212.0 209.8 212.6
Vermont............ 57.2 58.0 58.5 58.3 33.0 32.7 32.8 33.0 53.9 54.5 53.8 53.8
Virginia........... 420.7 429.4 431.1 431.2 345.6 345.7 344.9 345.5 686.9 694.6 694.0 698.0
Washington......... 349.5 351.9 352.8 353.6 282.5 288.7 289.1 289.2 532.4 536.8 544.5 547.7
West Virginia...... 114.4 116.4 116.7 117.0 71.7 72.5 72.8 72.8 144.5 146.0 144.7 145.7
Wisconsin.......... 400.9 410.4 409.0 410.5 261.8 259.8 259.8 259.6 415.4 419.4 423.4 427.3
Wyoming............ (2) (2) (2) (2) 33.3 33.5 33.7 34.0 67.0 69.1 68.5 68.1
1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except public administration, not shown
separately.
2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from 2007 benchmark levels.
Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
available. Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. See
http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm. for more details.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)
Total Natural resources and mining Construction
State July August July August July August
2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p
Alabama........... 1,996.3 2,007.3 2,005.0 2,010.5 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.8 112.5 114.0 112.7 113.8
Alaska............ 339.5 342.3 340.2 342.1 14.1 15.3 14.4 15.4 20.7 20.2 21.1 20.5
Arizona........... 2,612.3 2,568.7 2,653.4 2,602.7 11.4 12.7 11.7 12.7 226.9 192.2 227.3 190.1
Arkansas.......... 1,187.5 1,192.3 1,197.9 1,199.7 9.8 10.2 10.0 10.2 57.3 57.1 57.7 57.5
California........ 15,129.4 15,056.4 15,132.2 15,054.5 26.8 27.6 27.0 27.8 919.6 831.9 921.3 835.8
Colorado.......... 2,342.2 2,373.0 2,350.6 2,377.3 25.9 29.0 26.2 29.3 176.9 172.1 176.7 170.6
Connecticut....... 1,691.3 1,695.7 1,689.8 1,693.1 .8 .8 .8 .8 72.6 71.8 72.8 72.1
Delaware ......... 440.2 440.5 439.5 440.1 (1) (1) (1) (1) 28.2 27.3 28.1 27.1
District of
Columbia........ 701.9 718.3 696.3 717.9 (1) (1) (1) (1) 12.8 12.9 13.2 13.3
Florida........... 7,885.1 7,818.9 7,992.9 7,894.2 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.4 592.2 516.5 591.0 512.5
Georgia........... 4,115.9 4,114.2 4,160.0 4,122.3 11.9 11.4 12.0 11.4 223.0 215.4 224.0 211.7
Hawaii ........... 615.7 616.7 617.5 619.1 (1) (1) (1) (1) 39.2 39.6 39.6 39.6
Idaho ............ 662.5 658.9 666.4 660.9 4.9 5.3 5.0 5.2 56.1 51.4 56.5 51.7
Illinois.......... 6,011.5 6,012.3 6,013.6 6,004.4 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.1 288.3 277.6 288.4 278.5
Indiana........... 2,955.8 2,936.9 2,992.3 2,967.9 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.2 159.1 157.3 159.1 156.3
Iowa.............. 1,507.6 1,513.1 1,507.5 1,512.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 78.8 78.5 79.1 78.4
Kansas............ 1,369.6 1,375.7 1,367.9 1,374.2 9.2 9.6 9.2 9.6 69.0 69.3 69.1 69.0
Kentucky.......... 1,860.8 1,874.1 1,871.5 1,880.0 22.1 22.2 22.2 22.4 88.5 89.6 88.9 89.1
Louisiana......... 1,904.9 1,936.3 1,924.6 1,942.8 51.2 51.4 51.5 51.6 133.6 138.2 136.6 139.4
Maine............. 628.8 627.1 629.5 627.2 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 33.3 32.1 33.3 32.0
Maryland.......... 2,623.1 2,650.4 2,620.7 2,646.4 (1) (1) (1) (1) 195.4 193.9 195.9 193.3
Massachusetts..... 3,290.3 3,299.7 3,283.2 3,289.2 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 146.7 142.7 146.7 143.2
Michigan.......... 4,204.4 4,155.1 4,246.7 4,169.0 8.2 7.8 8.1 7.7 180.5 165.6 180.5 164.8
Minnesota......... 2,784.6 2,783.7 2,787.0 2,778.7 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.3 133.5 127.1 134.2 127.1
Mississippi....... 1,136.4 1,140.9 1,152.5 1,146.6 9.5 9.8 9.6 9.9 58.2 58.9 58.8 59.2
Missouri ......... 2,771.7 2,769.4 2,788.9 2,770.4 5.9 5.2 6.3 5.2 154.7 153.4 154.8 152.5
Montana........... 454.7 457.8 455.4 460.0 8.7 8.6 8.7 8.6 35.0 33.9 35.6 34.4
Nebraska.......... 964.0 973.0 967.3 974.6 (1) (1) (1) (1) 54.4 54.2 54.7 54.4
Nevada............ 1,286.7 1,277.4 1,287.9 1,279.4 12.4 12.3 12.4 12.1 136.6 122.0 137.5 122.5
New Hampshire..... 652.8 658.6 653.5 658.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 29.9 29.6 30.8 29.5
New Jersey........ 4,098.7 4,089.0 4,079.4 4,066.2 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 178.2 173.5 179.3 174.5
New Mexico........ 838.8 845.9 844.3 849.0 19.8 20.0 19.8 20.1 60.3 60.8 60.5 60.6
New York.......... 8,756.5 8,785.3 8,716.2 8,755.9 6.8 7.0 6.8 7.0 370.5 367.7 373.9 371.7
North Carolina.... 4,081.5 4,116.1 4,159.4 4,165.9 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.0 258.0 256.6 258.9 257.0
North Dakota...... 352.9 357.2 353.5 358.8 5.2 5.7 5.2 5.7 21.8 22.2 21.9 22.4
Ohio.............. 5,421.3 5,411.9 5,435.8 5,415.1 12.0 12.4 12.1 12.5 239.5 233.0 239.7 232.5
Oklahoma.......... 1,550.8 1,568.5 1,565.7 1,576.2 47.0 52.0 47.7 53.1 72.7 75.9 73.8 75.6
Oregon............ 1,728.1 1,734.1 1,733.7 1,729.8 9.7 8.7 9.7 8.8 109.5 98.7 110.7 99.4
Pennsylvania...... 5,786.4 5,787.8 5,778.5 5,775.7 22.0 22.2 22.1 22.4 278.5 273.7 279.1 274.7
Rhode Island...... 493.1 479.3 492.6 479.9 .3 .2 .3 .2 23.5 22.3 23.3 22.4
South Carolina.... 1,937.7 1,942.6 1,969.7 1,965.9 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.4 129.9 113.4 129.4 112.4
South Dakota...... 413.2 418.6 415.5 421.8 (1) (1) (1) (1) 26.0 26.6 26.0 26.4
Tennessee......... 2,787.1 2,773.5 2,810.2 2,791.1 (1) (1) (1) (1) 140.5 140.4 141.5 141.4
Texas............. 10,311.9 10,572.9 10,369.5 10,612.6 207.9 223.2 209.9 225.1 647.2 677.4 653.1 678.4
Utah.............. 1,243.3 1,248.4 1,254.2 1,256.9 11.3 11.8 11.4 11.8 108.4 94.6 109.7 95.2
Vermont........... 302.6 302.2 302.3 301.9 .9 .9 .9 .9 18.7 18.1 18.6 17.9
Virginia.......... 3,758.0 3,776.6 3,752.3 3,771.3 11.2 10.8 11.1 10.7 244.8 240.9 244.6 240.1
Washington........ 2,944.1 2,978.3 2,940.6 2,976.3 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.3 216.0 211.1 219.7 213.2
West Virginia..... 754.2 759.3 758.0 762.0 28.9 30.3 29.2 30.5 40.1 39.4 40.2 39.7
Wisconsin......... 2,901.0 2,890.7 2,904.0 2,890.2 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.9 136.8 132.8 136.7 132.3
Wyoming........... 294.9 303.5 295.3 301.7 27.6 29.2 27.7 29.0 28.4 30.7 29.0 30.0
Puerto Rico....... 1,040.3 999.5 1,017.0 989.6 (1) (1) (1) (1) 65.2 68.4 65.2 67.4
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Alabama............ 297.3 289.3 296.6 288.3 396.1 397.0 395.8 396.5 28.2 28.6 28.1 28.6
Alaska............. 22.2 21.8 20.6 20.0 69.0 69.9 69.2 69.7 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.9
Arizona............ 181.6 178.1 181.9 177.7 519.7 513.2 520.3 510.8 43.1 41.0 42.6 40.3
Arkansas........... 189.2 182.8 188.6 182.6 249.3 249.1 249.9 249.5 19.8 20.0 19.9 20.1
California......... 1,475.9 1,444.3 1,476.6 1,449.5 2,906.9 2,894.5 2,912.5 2,893.2 472.7 463.1 479.7 472.5
Colorado........... 147.2 143.4 147.0 143.4 431.0 434.6 431.5 434.9 76.6 76.1 76.7 76.5
Connecticut........ 191.4 188.9 191.5 188.7 308.2 306.7 306.6 305.2 38.6 38.7 38.6 38.9
Delaware .......... 32.7 32.3 33.4 32.8 83.8 83.9 83.7 83.9 6.9 7.1 7.0 7.1
District of
Columbia......... 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 27.5 27.6 27.3 27.4 22.3 21.2 22.2 21.1
Florida............ 385.4 363.6 385.3 361.6 1,591.6 1,582.5 1,593.8 1,577.6 161.7 157.2 161.6 155.7
Georgia............ 431.0 412.5 430.9 408.1 885.7 891.0 886.4 890.6 113.9 115.1 114.2 114.3
Hawaii ............ 15.1 15.1 15.2 15.1 120.8 117.6 120.8 117.6 10.4 10.2 10.9 10.6
Idaho ............. 67.4 63.1 66.5 62.4 133.0 132.4 133.7 132.0 11.0 11.3 11.0 11.3
Illinois........... 676.1 670.1 675.8 669.5 1,211.0 1,218.4 1,211.3 1,216.1 117.2 116.1 117.3 115.5
Indiana............ 551.3 523.6 552.2 533.4 588.5 583.8 587.5 583.8 40.8 41.0 40.8 40.7
Iowa............... 231.6 230.2 231.5 229.3 310.3 310.5 309.0 310.5 33.6 33.1 33.3 32.9
Kansas............. 186.6 187.0 186.7 181.7 264.5 263.9 264.7 264.1 41.4 40.5 41.0 40.7
Kentucky........... 251.8 248.0 253.0 246.0 385.2 392.3 385.2 392.4 30.3 29.9 30.3 29.8
Louisiana.......... 158.6 156.9 158.8 157.1 380.9 384.2 383.2 384.9 28.0 26.1 27.4 26.6
Maine.............. 59.9 59.1 60.5 59.7 129.3 127.9 129.4 128.0 11.3 11.0 11.3 11.0
Maryland........... 132.5 128.0 132.3 128.4 477.4 477.1 475.8 477.7 51.1 51.1 51.6 51.0
Massachusetts...... 294.3 290.3 295.5 291.7 571.4 568.0 570.2 566.8 89.1 89.8 88.9 89.3
Michigan........... 594.9 574.7 619.0 579.0 792.6 781.6 792.1 783.2 66.1 63.9 66.0 63.8
Minnesota.......... 346.1 338.1 347.3 337.5 529.3 529.7 529.7 532.4 58.2 57.8 58.4 57.3
Mississippi........ 168.4 162.6 168.8 163.6 225.7 226.7 226.7 227.5 13.6 13.3 13.4 13.2
Missouri .......... 294.6 286.4 298.6 283.9 546.0 550.6 546.2 551.1 63.4 63.2 63.6 63.1
Montana............ 20.6 20.8 20.6 20.9 93.7 95.1 93.3 95.2 7.7 7.9 7.8 7.9
Nebraska........... 101.8 101.4 101.5 101.3 204.7 206.6 205.0 207.5 19.6 18.8 19.7 18.8
Nevada............. 50.8 50.7 50.9 50.5 231.5 235.0 232.6 235.7 15.5 15.5 16.0 15.6
New Hampshire...... 77.9 77.5 78.3 78.5 142.8 144.5 143.0 144.9 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.3
New Jersey......... 313.0 302.3 312.6 302.1 875.9 871.4 872.6 868.6 98.1 98.7 99.2 99.6
New Mexico......... 37.3 35.1 37.8 35.3 144.1 147.0 145.0 147.4 15.3 16.2 16.5 17.0
New York........... 554.0 536.1 554.9 537.0 1,520.2 1,517.6 1,514.1 1,516.5 265.4 269.0 266.3 269.2
North Carolina..... 536.3 519.6 537.7 519.6 779.3 779.0 779.8 778.9 73.0 72.3 72.7 72.0
North Dakota....... 26.6 26.2 26.3 26.1 76.7 77.8 76.4 77.8 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.6
Ohio............... 764.9 759.9 775.6 758.0 1,053.0 1,048.1 1,051.3 1,048.9 88.8 86.6 88.4 86.3
Oklahoma........... 151.4 151.5 151.4 151.4 287.3 289.1 289.3 289.7 28.7 28.8 28.6 28.8
Oregon............. 206.7 198.3 207.8 197.9 341.2 342.4 341.7 339.6 36.3 35.6 36.7 35.7
Pennsylvania....... 662.1 645.3 661.0 643.5 1,129.0 1,119.6 1,126.5 1,118.5 107.5 106.1 107.3 106.1
Rhode Island....... 49.1 45.7 50.7 47.8 79.8 77.0 79.4 77.0 10.5 10.9 10.5 10.9
South Carolina..... 250.8 244.5 249.9 242.9 378.5 375.8 377.9 374.3 28.2 27.5 28.1 27.4
South Dakota....... 42.1 43.6 41.8 43.6 82.7 82.6 83.0 83.2 7.2 7.1 7.3 7.1
Tennessee.......... 377.2 367.8 379.8 370.3 607.8 609.1 612.2 611.7 49.9 49.3 50.1 49.4
Texas.............. 937.8 929.2 938.6 929.2 2,098.9 2,145.4 2,111.7 2,154.1 221.3 218.6 221.7 217.7
Utah............... 128.4 128.2 128.7 128.0 245.4 249.0 247.1 250.1 32.6 32.4 32.9 32.5
Vermont............ 36.2 35.5 36.1 35.3 59.1 58.9 58.7 58.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
Virginia........... 279.1 274.5 278.2 274.0 668.4 665.6 667.2 666.0 90.7 91.3 90.3 90.7
Washington......... 297.5 302.1 298.0 301.6 555.5 559.1 557.3 559.3 103.9 106.0 104.2 106.3
West Virginia...... 59.4 57.6 59.1 57.6 142.4 141.8 143.0 142.0 11.6 11.4 11.5 11.4
Wisconsin.......... 508.4 498.5 508.5 497.6 548.2 540.0 547.7 541.9 50.6 50.0 50.8 50.1
Wyoming............ 10.1 9.8 10.2 9.8 56.7 57.7 56.9 57.9 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1
Puerto Rico........ 106.2 102.2 106.1 101.8 182.3 174.3 181.9 174.1 22.7 21.9 22.6 21.8
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Alabama............ 100.7 101.1 100.4 101.1 219.0 225.5 222.0 227.3 207.1 208.4 209.5 209.6
Alaska............. 15.5 15.5 15.7 15.6 26.5 27.0 26.6 27.0 36.7 37.0 36.9 37.2
Arizona............ 184.0 177.0 181.8 177.4 400.1 395.6 403.2 393.7 298.6 309.8 304.0 314.4
Arkansas........... 53.8 54.2 53.8 54.1 115.6 119.0 118.0 119.8 151.9 154.9 153.9 156.6
California......... 908.4 872.6 905.3 870.8 2,271.7 2,277.6 2,279.5 2,283.2 1,637.3 1,686.7 1,636.5 1,688.1
Colorado........... 160.4 159.2 160.1 159.0 354.6 362.4 356.6 364.6 238.6 248.2 240.3 249.5
Connecticut........ 146.2 144.5 145.9 144.2 207.3 206.8 208.0 207.3 283.9 290.1 281.3 287.1
Delaware .......... 46.1 46.1 45.8 46.2 60.1 59.1 60.1 59.2 57.6 59.7 57.7 59.8
District of
Columbia......... 29.0 28.3 28.8 28.5 155.3 158.2 154.9 157.9 91.8 99.1 91.1 99.5
Florida............ 541.9 536.6 540.2 534.9 1,313.3 1,295.2 1,319.1 1,286.8 992.1 1,027.2 1,004.0 1,041.0
Georgia............ 232.5 227.5 232.4 227.9 559.0 559.5 565.9 559.9 450.1 459.7 457.1 466.1
Hawaii ............ 30.2 29.5 30.1 29.6 75.9 76.9 76.1 77.1 72.3 74.1 72.1 73.5
Idaho ............. 33.0 32.6 32.8 32.7 85.3 83.9 86.4 85.2 73.2 75.5 73.8 76.1
Illinois........... 407.7 401.1 406.3 400.8 882.3 889.8 887.1 892.8 772.9 784.5 774.3 785.2
Indiana............ 140.3 140.0 139.9 140.3 290.2 289.1 295.6 291.1 390.1 392.8 388.7 391.0
Iowa............... 104.0 104.6 103.7 104.4 122.8 122.0 123.6 122.4 193.1 196.6 194.0 196.9
Kansas............. 75.1 74.4 74.9 74.3 146.1 149.3 147.1 148.7 170.2 172.1 170.7 172.1
Kentucky........... 93.9 93.7 93.8 93.5 180.6 180.9 182.5 181.0 240.5 240.0 241.0 240.5
Louisiana.......... 96.9 96.9 97.2 96.9 200.3 203.7 203.1 203.6 243.9 251.1 248.7 252.8
Maine.............. 33.9 33.3 33.8 33.2 55.4 57.1 55.6 57.2 114.9 115.9 115.2 116.3
Maryland........... 158.6 157.0 157.7 157.0 400.0 410.3 401.7 411.6 371.3 382.6 370.7 381.5
Massachusetts...... 227.9 226.2 227.7 225.9 489.6 496.4 491.4 496.9 612.8 626.0 610.7 623.1
Michigan........... 214.4 209.4 213.3 208.3 568.5 571.7 580.0 580.1 586.1 596.9 586.4 596.5
Minnesota.......... 180.9 182.8 180.7 183.2 333.5 331.6 336.7 328.8 426.0 434.4 426.3 435.2
Mississippi........ 47.1 46.8 47.2 46.6 93.8 95.4 95.1 95.8 122.5 125.5 126.2 127.4
Missouri .......... 169.8 166.0 169.4 165.3 340.3 339.0 343.2 341.0 381.7 388.7 382.7 388.3
Montana............ 22.0 22.3 22.1 22.3 42.1 42.1 42.6 42.3 57.6 59.6 58.0 60.0
Nebraska........... 70.0 71.4 69.7 71.1 105.9 110.2 106.1 110.3 132.0 133.6 133.6 134.7
Nevada............. 64.9 62.4 64.7 62.3 156.2 151.9 157.9 153.5 91.8 95.1 92.3 95.3
New Hampshire...... 38.9 39.4 39.0 39.6 66.7 69.6 67.4 70.2 102.8 105.0 102.8 104.9
New Jersey......... 279.0 268.8 277.9 268.4 617.2 623.5 620.2 624.2 574.5 586.3 570.4 582.7
New Mexico......... 35.5 34.7 35.4 34.7 109.6 108.8 110.4 109.5 108.0 111.3 108.7 112.4
New York........... 743.3 733.5 739.9 730.5 1,152.9 1,153.7 1,153.5 1,156.3 1,550.3 1,585.7 1,540.3 1,577.7
North Carolina..... 214.1 214.5 214.2 214.1 502.0 503.9 506.6 503.6 510.5 530.6 516.3 533.8
North Dakota....... 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.2 29.8 30.6 29.9 30.7 51.0 51.9 51.0 51.6
Ohio............... 302.8 301.2 302.4 300.7 672.9 673.2 677.4 677.9 775.8 786.9 778.5 789.5
Oklahoma........... 84.2 84.6 84.2 84.9 181.9 183.0 184.7 182.6 192.0 194.1 193.6 195.3
Oregon............. 108.4 105.6 107.9 103.9 199.8 203.1 201.9 202.3 205.2 216.1 206.0 217.8
Pennsylvania....... 336.7 332.7 335.8 331.3 714.0 722.5 715.6 722.6 1,052.8 1,074.6 1,050.4 1,072.8
Rhode Island....... 35.0 33.5 34.6 33.3 56.9 54.7 57.0 54.9 95.7 96.2 95.5 95.9
South Carolina..... 107.9 109.1 108.3 109.0 226.9 229.0 229.9 228.3 200.5 206.8 202.4 208.1
South Dakota....... 31.3 31.8 31.2 31.9 28.4 29.0 28.4 29.3 59.4 61.2 59.9 61.8
Tennessee.......... 145.6 142.2 144.9 142.6 321.5 316.3 326.2 318.8 350.3 356.8 351.0 357.7
Texas.............. 647.9 656.6 649.0 657.4 1,293.8 1,365.5 1,306.6 1,370.4 1,248.3 1,285.7 1,260.6 1,293.6
Utah............... 75.0 74.1 75.0 73.8 162.4 165.0 163.6 166.1 135.5 142.1 137.4 144.1
Vermont............ 13.5 13.3 13.3 13.2 23.0 23.1 23.0 23.2 56.5 57.6 56.3 57.2
Virginia........... 196.0 194.2 195.2 194.1 648.9 658.7 652.2 658.4 401.3 410.9 401.8 410.9
Washington......... 157.0 154.0 156.8 154.0 349.5 356.0 352.7 359.5 340.8 345.8 342.2 346.2
West Virginia...... 29.9 29.6 29.9 29.4 60.9 61.8 61.5 62.3 112.3 115.1 113.1 115.4
Wisconsin.......... 164.0 165.6 164.2 165.1 282.7 281.8 285.2 282.4 398.3 405.6 399.6 406.0
Wyoming............ 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.9 19.6 19.9 19.7 20.0 23.4 23.8 23.3 23.9
Puerto Rico........ 48.9 47.2 48.7 47.3 106.2 102.6 106.4 101.2 100.4 97.9 100.4 98.5
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2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p
Alabama............ 177.4 178.2 178.4 178.4 81.0 80.8 80.7 80.7 364.2 371.6 367.9 373.4
Alaska............. 39.7 39.5 39.4 39.2 11.7 11.9 11.8 11.8 76.4 77.3 77.5 78.8
Arizona............ 263.8 266.4 267.8 267.4 95.8 95.4 95.2 94.5 387.3 387.3 417.6 423.7
Arkansas........... 102.2 104.0 102.6 103.9 45.6 46.1 45.5 45.9 193.0 194.9 198.0 199.5
California......... 1,585.0 1,594.5 1,582.7 1,597.1 517.6 518.0 517.6 516.7 2,407.5 2,445.6 2,393.5 2,419.8
Colorado........... 281.9 286.2 282.6 286.6 93.6 95.5 93.7 95.2 355.5 366.3 359.2 367.7
Connecticut........ 146.1 147.9 145.5 147.0 65.5 65.7 65.0 65.2 230.7 233.8 233.8 236.6
Delaware .......... 44.6 44.2 44.9 44.1 20.4 21.2 20.3 21.0 59.8 59.6 58.5 58.9
District of
Columbia......... 55.4 56.3 54.7 56.3 63.4 65.5 62.5 65.3 242.7 247.6 239.9 247.0
Florida............ 917.6 939.8 917.0 933.8 341.7 342.5 342.2 341.8 1,041.1 1,051.4 1,132.2 1,142.1
Georgia............ 402.8 408.2 404.9 405.7 162.7 162.8 162.5 159.8 643.3 651.1 669.7 666.8
Hawaii ............ 110.0 108.4 110.6 108.6 26.4 27.1 26.7 27.3 115.4 118.2 115.4 120.1
Idaho ............. 67.7 68.2 68.4 68.7 20.0 20.4 20.1 20.6 110.9 114.8 112.2 115.0
Illinois........... 553.7 553.2 555.7 552.6 269.8 267.0 269.9 265.9 822.1 824.3 817.3 817.4
Indiana............ 291.9 297.0 296.0 296.8 113.5 114.0 112.8 113.8 382.9 391.1 412.4 413.5
Iowa............... 144.0 145.4 144.5 146.3 58.4 58.6 57.9 58.3 228.7 231.3 228.6 230.8
Kansas............. 119.5 118.8 118.0 117.7 52.4 52.0 52.6 51.7 235.6 238.8 233.9 244.6
Kentucky........... 178.4 179.8 179.0 180.1 76.1 75.2 76.3 76.4 313.4 322.5 319.3 328.8
Louisiana.......... 196.1 201.2 196.8 201.4 68.4 68.8 69.4 69.1 347.0 357.8 351.9 359.4
Maine.............. 75.3 75.2 75.8 75.4 20.5 20.6 20.4 20.5 92.2 92.2 91.4 91.2
Maryland........... 252.4 257.7 252.9 257.0 119.4 121.6 118.5 120.8 465.0 471.1 463.6 468.1
Massachusetts...... 330.3 331.2 330.9 330.7 125.1 123.8 124.5 123.4 401.4 403.6 395.0 396.6
Michigan........... 427.0 425.8 429.9 427.3 178.7 177.3 179.2 177.4 587.4 580.4 592.2 580.9
Minnesota.......... 263.4 263.9 265.4 264.9 117.6 116.4 117.4 116.1 389.8 395.6 384.5 389.9
Mississippi........ 127.6 127.3 128.5 126.8 37.2 37.6 37.1 37.4 232.8 237.0 241.1 239.2
Missouri .......... 293.7 292.9 297.0 292.2 121.7 120.3 121.4 120.0 399.9 403.7 405.7 407.8
Montana............ 65.0 66.1 65.1 66.5 17.1 18.0 17.1 18.0 85.2 83.4 84.5 83.9
Nebraska........... 84.9 86.5 85.8 86.9 35.0 35.4 34.8 34.9 155.7 154.9 156.4 154.7
Nevada............. 341.8 340.4 339.6 340.9 37.2 37.6 37.3 37.8 148.0 154.5 146.7 153.2
New Hampshire...... 75.1 73.6 74.4 72.8 22.6 22.9 22.6 22.8 82.5 82.9 81.7 82.2
New Jersey......... 371.4 369.5 368.3 365.7 167.2 169.3 165.8 168.4 622.5 624.0 611.4 610.3
New Mexico......... 90.5 90.8 90.8 90.7 31.5 31.7 30.9 31.0 186.9 189.5 188.5 190.3
New York........... 750.3 759.4 747.2 758.7 364.2 369.1 361.7 366.5 1,478.6 1,486.5 1,457.6 1,464.8
North Carolina..... 409.3 418.8 411.3 420.4 184.2 186.8 184.1 183.1 607.7 627.0 670.7 676.4
North Dakota....... 33.9 34.5 34.0 34.7 15.1 15.3 15.0 15.3 65.2 65.4 66.1 66.7
Ohio............... 530.4 531.6 530.7 531.8 224.1 221.8 223.5 221.2 757.1 757.2 756.2 755.8
Oklahoma........... 143.0 145.6 144.4 146.2 63.4 63.4 63.4 63.4 299.2 300.5 304.6 305.2
Oregon............. 180.2 183.8 181.4 184.9 60.3 60.4 60.2 59.7 270.8 281.4 269.7 279.8
Pennsylvania....... 532.8 539.9 534.1 539.9 261.8 262.5 260.0 260.4 689.2 688.7 686.6 683.5
Rhode Island....... 56.9 56.2 56.5 55.8 23.9 22.8 23.6 22.5 61.5 59.8 61.2 59.2
South Carolina..... 230.9 240.5 229.7 237.3 73.9 76.2 73.6 75.5 305.6 315.4 335.9 346.3
South Dakota....... 47.1 47.7 48.7 49.3 16.1 16.0 16.1 16.0 72.9 73.0 73.1 73.2
Tennessee.......... 286.6 283.8 288.0 281.1 105.3 103.8 102.7 102.7 402.4 404.0 413.8 415.4
Texas.............. 1,006.1 1,041.9 1,006.2 1,041.4 357.6 363.0 357.1 362.6 1,645.1 1,666.4 1,655.0 1,682.7
Utah............... 115.3 118.0 115.4 118.0 36.7 36.9 37.0 37.0 192.3 196.3 196.0 200.3
Vermont............ 34.4 34.4 35.2 35.1 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.0 44.2 44.3 44.2 44.4
Virginia........... 366.9 367.9 365.6 367.6 186.9 189.7 186.5 188.9 663.8 672.1 659.6 669.9
Washington......... 292.0 299.8 295.1 302.1 106.9 108.5 107.3 108.3 516.5 527.6 498.9 517.5
West Virginia...... 73.9 75.8 75.1 76.2 55.5 56.0 55.3 56.1 139.3 140.5 140.1 141.4
Wisconsin.......... 283.7 281.2 285.7 281.4 138.8 137.3 138.2 136.9 385.5 394.0 383.4 392.6
Wyoming............ 39.1 40.1 38.6 39.5 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.9 62.3 64.4 62.2 63.7
Puerto Rico........ 75.7 71.0 76.0 71.1 19.6 16.4 19.6 16.4 313.1 297.6 290.1 290.0
1 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from 2007 benchmark levels.
Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
available. Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. For more
details, see http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm.
United States Department of Labor
