For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, September 20, 2016			USDL-16-1866

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	   REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- AUGUST 2016


Unemployment rates were significantly higher in August in 6 states, lower in 3 states,
and stable in 41 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
reported today. Ten states had notable jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 5
states had increases, and 35 states and the District had no significant change. The
national unemployment rate remained at 4.9 percent in August and was little different
from that of August 2015.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 4 states and the District of Columbia in August
2016, decreased in 3 states, and was essentially unchanged in 43 states. Over the year,
35 states added appreciable numbers of nonfarm payroll jobs, North Dakota and Wyoming
lost jobs, and 13 states and the District were essentially unchanged.

Regional Unemployment

In August, two regions had unemployment rates significantly different than the U.S. rate
of 4.9 percent: the Midwest, at 4.5 percent, and West, at 5.3 percent. Over the month,
no region had a statistically significant unemployment rate change. Significant over-the-
year rate decreases occurred in two regions: the South (-0.5 percentage point) and West
(-0.3 point). (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central had the lowest unemployment
rate, 4.1 percent in August, followed by New England, 4.2 percent, and the South Atlantic,
4.5 percent. The Pacific had the highest rate, 5.4 percent. Over the month, the West
North Central had the only statistically significant jobless rate change (+0.2 percentage
point). Four of the 9 divisions had significant rate changes from a year earlier, all of
which were declines. The largest of these decreases occurred in the East South Central
and South Atlantic (-0.8 percentage point each).

State Unemployment

South Dakota and New Hampshire had the lowest jobless rates in August, 2.9 percent and
3.0 percent, respectively. Alaska had the highest unemployment rate, 6.8 percent. In total,
20 states had unemployment rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 4.9 percent,
11 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates, and 19 states had rates that
were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3.)

In August, six states had statistically significant unemployment rate increases, the largest
of which occurred in Missouri (+0.4 percentage point) and Kansas (+0.3 point). Three states
had notable rate decreases: Alabama and Illinois (-0.3 percentage point each) and Utah
(-0.2 point). The remaining 41 states and the District of Columbia had jobless rates that
were not significantly 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.)

Ten states had statistically significant unemployment rate decreases from August 2015. The
largest declines were in Arkansas and Tennessee (-1.2 percentage points each), followed by
North Carolina (-1.1 points) and West Virginia (-1.0 point). Five states had significant
unemployment rate increases over the year. The largest increase was in Wyoming (+1.2
percentage points), followed by Oklahoma and Pennsylvania (+0.8 point each). (See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Four states and the District of Columbia had statistically significant over-the-month
increases in nonfarm payroll employment and 3 states had significant decreases in August
2016. The largest job gains occurred in California (+63,100), Florida (+24,500), and
Virginia (+13,100). In percentage terms, the largest increase occurred in the District
(+0.8 percent), followed by New Hampshire (+0.7 percent) and California (+0.4 percent).
The three significant decreases in employment over the month occurred in Michigan (-16,400),
North Carolina (-14,100), and Louisiana (-7,800). In percentage terms, the largest decreases
occurred in Louisiana and Michigan (-0.4 percent each), followed by North Carolina
(-0.3 percent). (See tables D and 5.)

Thirty-seven states had statistically significant over-the-year changes in nonfarm payroll
employment in August, 35 of which were increases. The largest job gains occurred in 
California (+378,000), Florida (+259,800), and Texas (+190,600). The largest percentage gains
occurred in Idaho and Oregon (+3.3 percent each), followed by Florida (+3.2 percent). Two
states had significant over-the-year declines in employment: Wyoming (-9,400, or -3.3 percent)
and North Dakota (-7,500, or -1.7 percent). (See table E.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for August is scheduled
to be released on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Regional and
State Employment and Unemployment news release for September is scheduled to be released
on Friday, October 21, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).



Table A.  States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., August 2016, seasonally adjusted
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                State                |          Rate(p)
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United States (1) ...................|           4.9
                                     |
Alaska ..............................|           6.8
Arizona .............................|           5.8
Arkansas ............................|           3.9
California ..........................|           5.5
Colorado ............................|           3.8
Delaware ............................|           4.3
District of Columbia ................|           6.0
Hawaii ..............................|           3.4
Idaho ...............................|           3.8
Iowa ................................|           4.2
                                     |
Kansas ..............................|           4.3
Louisiana ...........................|           6.3
Maine ...............................|           4.0
Maryland ............................|           4.3
Massachusetts .......................|           3.9
Minnesota ...........................|           4.0
Mississippi .........................|           6.0
Montana .............................|           4.3
Nebraska ............................|           3.2
Nevada ..............................|           6.3
                                     |
New Hampshire .......................|           3.0
New Mexico ..........................|           6.6
North Dakota ........................|           3.1
Pennsylvania ........................|           5.7
South Dakota ........................|           2.9
Utah ................................|           3.7
Vermont .............................|           3.3
Virginia ............................|           3.9
Washington ..........................|           5.7
West Virginia .......................|           5.7
Wisconsin ...........................|           4.2
Wyoming .............................|           5.5
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   1 Data are not preliminary.
   p = preliminary.


Table B.  States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from July 2016 to August 2016, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              |    July   |  August   |    change(p)
                                |    2016   |  2016(p)  |
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Alabama ........................|     5.7   |     5.4   |      -0.3
Illinois .......................|     5.8   |     5.5   |       -.3
Iowa ...........................|     4.1   |     4.2   |        .1
Kansas .........................|     4.0   |     4.3   |        .3
Missouri .......................|     4.7   |     5.1   |        .4
Nebraska .......................|     3.1   |     3.2   |        .1
New Mexico .....................|     6.4   |     6.6   |        .2
Oregon .........................|     5.2   |     5.4   |        .2
Utah ...........................|     3.9   |     3.7   |       -.2
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   p = preliminary.


Table C.  States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from August 2015 to August 2016, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              |   August  |  August   |    change(p)
                                |    2015   |  2016(p)  |
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Arkansas .......................|     5.1   |     3.9   |      -1.2
California .....................|     6.0   |     5.5   |       -.5
Georgia ........................|     5.6   |     4.9   |       -.7
Iowa ...........................|     3.6   |     4.2   |        .6
Maryland .......................|     5.1   |     4.3   |       -.8
Massachusetts ..................|     4.8   |     3.9   |       -.9
New York .......................|     5.0   |     4.8   |       -.2
North Carolina .................|     5.7   |     4.6   |      -1.1
North Dakota ...................|     2.7   |     3.1   |        .4
Oklahoma .......................|     4.3   |     5.1   |        .8
                                |           |           |
Pennsylvania ...................|     4.9   |     5.7   |        .8
Tennessee ......................|     5.6   |     4.4   |      -1.2
Vermont ........................|     3.7   |     3.3   |       -.4
West Virginia ..................|     6.7   |     5.7   |      -1.0
Wyoming ........................|     4.3   |     5.5   |       1.2
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   p = preliminary.


Table D.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
July 2016 to August 2016, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-month change(p)
           State              |     July    |    August   |---------------------------
                              |     2016    |    2016(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
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California ...................|  16,471,200 |  16,534,300 |      63,100 |      0.4
District of Columbia .........|     773,000 |     778,900 |       5,900 |       .8
Florida ......................|   8,367,900 |   8,392,400 |      24,500 |       .3
Louisiana ....................|   1,978,500 |   1,970,700 |      -7,800 |      -.4
Michigan .....................|   4,341,000 |   4,324,600 |     -16,400 |      -.4
New Hampshire ................|     667,100 |     671,500 |       4,400 |       .7
North Carolina ...............|   4,341,300 |   4,327,200 |     -14,100 |      -.3
Virginia .....................|   3,920,100 |   3,933,200 |      13,100 |       .3
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   p = preliminary.


Table E.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
August 2015 to August 2016, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-year change(p)
           State              |    August   |    August   |---------------------------
                              |     2015    |    2016(p)  |     Level   |    Percent
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Alabama ......................|   1,952,500 |   1,971,100 |      18,600 |      1.0
Arizona ......................|   2,644,800 |   2,698,800 |      54,000 |      2.0
Arkansas .....................|   1,212,700 |   1,229,400 |      16,700 |      1.4
California ...................|  16,156,300 |  16,534,300 |     378,000 |      2.3
Colorado .....................|   2,546,200 |   2,617,800 |      71,600 |      2.8
Connecticut ..................|   1,672,200 |   1,690,800 |      18,600 |      1.1
Delaware .....................|     449,100 |     461,600 |      12,500 |      2.8
Florida ......................|   8,132,600 |   8,392,400 |     259,800 |      3.2
Georgia ......................|   4,283,200 |   4,387,200 |     104,000 |      2.4
Hawaii .......................|     640,600 |     651,400 |      10,800 |      1.7
                              |             |             |             |       
Idaho ........................|     673,500 |     695,500 |      22,000 |      3.3
Illinois .....................|   5,968,600 |   6,008,700 |      40,100 |      	.7
Indiana ......................|   3,043,200 |   3,075,000 |      31,800 |      1.0
Iowa .........................|   1,559,400 |   1,590,600 |      31,200 |      2.0
Maryland .....................|   2,665,500 |   2,712,300 |      46,800 |      1.8
Massachusetts ................|   3,508,300 |   3,576,400 |      68,100 |      1.9
Michigan .....................|   4,248,800 |   4,324,600 |      75,800 |      1.8
Minnesota ....................|   2,862,700 |   2,901,400 |      38,700 |      1.4
Nevada .......................|   1,264,100 |   1,301,300 |      37,200 |      2.9
New Hampshire ................|     658,500 |     671,500 |      13,000 |      2.0
                              |             |             |             |       
New Jersey ...................|   4,028,600 |   4,080,800 |      52,200 |      1.3
New York .....................|   9,283,400 |   9,385,900 |     102,500 |      1.1
North Carolina ...............|   4,252,400 |   4,327,200 |      74,800 |      1.8
North Dakota .................|     450,000 |     442,500 |      -7,500 |     -1.7
Ohio .........................|   5,425,100 |   5,503,400 |      78,300 |      1.4
Oregon .......................|   1,783,800 |   1,842,900 |      59,100 |      3.3
Pennsylvania .................|   5,843,700 |   5,899,500 |      55,800 |      1.0
South Carolina ...............|   2,010,300 |   2,060,800 |      50,500 |      2.5
South Dakota .................|     427,700 |     437,900 |      10,200 |      2.4
Tennessee ....................|   2,901,900 |   2,965,900 |      64,000 |      2.2
                              |             |             |             |       
Texas ........................|  11,862,800 |  12,053,400 |     190,600 |      1.6
Utah .........................|   1,383,600 |   1,426,400 |      42,800 |      3.1
Vermont ......................|     311,700 |     318,200 |       6,500 |      2.1
Virginia .....................|   3,860,700 |   3,933,200 |      72,500 |      1.9
Washington ...................|   3,163,000 |   3,251,800 |      88,800 |      2.8
Wisconsin ....................|   2,889,600 |   2,930,700 |      41,100 |      1.4
Wyoming ......................|     289,200 |     279,800 |      -9,400 |     -3.3
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   p = preliminary.

Technical Note
 
   This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census regions and
divisions, states, and selected substate areas from the Local Area Unemployment
Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1 to 4). Also presented are nonfarm payroll
employment estimates by state and industry supersector from the Current Employment
Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6). The LAUS and CES programs are both
federal-state cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

   Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based on the same
concepts and definitions as those used for the official national estimates obtained
from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is
conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The
LAUS program measures employment and unemployment on a place-of-residence basis.
The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age
and over. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in
the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or
more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working who had a job
from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as
bad weather, labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are
those who were not employed during the reference week (based on the definition above),
had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week period ending with the reference
week, and were currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need
not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The labor force is the sum of
employed and unemployed persons. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as
a percent of the labor force.

   Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 of the 50 states, the District of Columbia,
the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, New York City, and the
balances of California and New York State are produced using 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 nine
census divisions, as well as 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 based on similar
model-based approaches. Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the
model-based estimates for the component divisions. Each month, census division estimates
are controlled to the national totals; state estimates are then controlled to their
respective 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 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 after the end of each year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated
population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources,
and model re-estimation. In most years, historical data for the most recent five years
are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to the release of January
estimates. With the introduction of a new generation of times-series models in early
2015, historical data were re-estimated back to the series beginnings in 1976, 1990,
or 1994.

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

   Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the
delineations issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on February 28, 2013. A
detailed list of the geographic definitions is available online at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. 

Employment--from the CES program

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

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

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

   Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of 
jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by
employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark
information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the
preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month.
Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is
used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months.
Information on recent benchmark revisions is available online at
www.bls.gov/sae/benchmark2016.pdf.

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

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

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

Additional information

   Estimates of labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well as nonfarm
employment from the CES program, for 394 metropolitan areas and metropolitan New England
City and Town Areas (NECTAs) are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area
Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force, employment, and unemployment for
approximately 7,500 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 census region and division, seasonally adjusted(1)

Census region and division	Civilian labor force				Unemployed
	Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Number				Percent of labor force
					Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016
Northeast	28,399,434	28,621,752	28,564,796	28,537,973	1,428,392	1,380,918	1,377,391	1,390,965	5.0	4.8	4.8	4.9
New England	7,766,842	7,834,427	7,854,272	7,872,183	373,536	341,107	336,507	334,287	4.8	4.4	4.3	4.2
Middle Atlantic	20,632,592	20,787,325	20,710,524	20,665,790	1,054,856	1,039,811	1,040,884	1,056,678	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.1
South	57,325,970	58,060,194	58,022,028	58,030,133	2,953,624	2,753,524	2,720,220	2,718,472	5.2	4.7	4.7	4.7
South Atlantic	30,492,522	30,814,335	30,801,064	30,794,593	1,616,234	1,447,991	1,408,447	1,393,272	5.3	4.7	4.6	4.5
East South Central	8,428,180	8,571,059	8,567,498	8,581,968	485,338	432,538	427,517	428,937	5.8	5.0	5.0	5.0
West South Central	18,405,268	18,674,800	18,653,466	18,653,572	852,052	872,995	884,256	896,263	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8
Midwest	34,504,190	35,072,750	34,996,432	34,968,359	1,609,797	1,642,212	1,584,576	1,585,260	4.7	4.7	4.5	4.5
East North Central	23,296,876	23,780,338	23,734,490	23,718,409	1,171,550	1,207,803	1,140,765	1,122,306	5.0	5.1	4.8	4.7
West North Central	11,207,314	11,292,412	11,261,942	11,249,950	438,247	434,409	443,811	462,954	3.9	3.8	3.9	4.1
West	36,963,048	37,465,016	37,543,320	37,618,849	2,072,602	1,950,705	1,985,094	1,981,808	5.6	5.2	5.3	5.3
Mountain	11,427,839	11,636,589	11,631,697	11,617,412	571,113	569,574	577,981	565,703	5.0	4.9	5.0	4.9
Pacific	25,535,209	25,828,427	25,911,623	26,001,437	1,501,489	1,381,131	1,407,113	1,416,105	5.9	5.3	5.4	5.4
Footnotes (1) Census region estimates are derived by summing the census division model-based estimates.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The states (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.

LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted(1)

Census region and division	Civilian labor force				Unemployed
	July		August		Number				Percent of labor force
	2015	2016	2015	2016	July		August		July		August
					2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016
Northeast	28,804,061	28,951,273	28,585,519	28,784,401	1,574,680	1,493,034	1,435,483	1,454,070	5.5	5.2	5.0	5.1
New England	7,896,068	8,001,325	7,854,102	7,974,781	398,395	349,630	370,462	336,744	5.0	4.4	4.7	4.2
Middle Atlantic	20,907,993	20,949,948	20,731,417	20,809,620	1,176,285	1,143,404	1,065,021	1,117,326	5.6	5.5	5.1	5.4
South	57,763,457	58,518,950	57,305,944	58,141,754	3,253,400	2,993,101	3,061,467	2,920,063	5.6	5.1	5.3	5.0
South Atlantic	30,740,734	31,110,342	30,519,986	30,876,477	1,778,824	1,540,177	1,693,506	1,515,377	5.8	5.0	5.5	4.9
East South Central	8,510,831	8,642,453	8,407,797	8,590,364	539,504	468,980	487,241	447,359	6.3	5.4	5.8	5.2
West South Central	18,511,892	18,766,155	18,378,161	18,674,913	935,072	983,944	880,720	957,327	5.1	5.2	4.8	5.1
Midwest	34,923,526	35,379,657	34,591,549	35,102,290	1,770,848	1,678,274	1,579,104	1,636,822	5.1	4.7	4.6	4.7
East North Central	23,587,129	24,004,660	23,381,990	23,834,650	1,300,308	1,197,025	1,151,267	1,156,864	5.5	5.0	4.9	4.9
West North Central	11,336,397	11,374,997	11,209,559	11,267,640	470,540	481,249	427,837	479,958	4.2	4.2	3.8	4.3
West	37,165,225	37,854,619	37,045,775	37,771,429	2,213,010	2,102,954	2,093,690	1,985,195	6.0	5.6	5.7	5.3
Mountain	11,495,392	11,681,981	11,460,830	11,622,938	605,166	593,262	584,009	551,321	5.3	5.1	5.1	4.7
Pacific	25,669,833	26,172,638	25,584,945	26,148,491	1,607,844	1,509,692	1,509,681	1,433,874	6.3	5.8	5.9	5.5
Footnotes (1) Census region estimates are derived by summing the census division model-based estimates.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The composition of the regions and divisions is described in table 1. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.

LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted

State and area	Civilian labor force				Unemployed
	Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016(p)	Number				Percent of labor force
					Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016(p)	Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016(p)
Alabama	2,141,051	2,175,271	2,162,473	2,156,308	129,780	130,298	123,034	116,361	6.1	6.0	5.7	5.4
Alaska	363,407	359,195	359,213	359,539	23,641	24,099	24,231	24,370	6.5	6.7	6.7	6.8
Arizona	3,145,525	3,236,807	3,223,810	3,213,207	187,177	187,270	192,202	187,003	6.0	5.8	6.0	5.8
Arkansas	1,331,901	1,359,740	1,357,451	1,355,931	67,487	52,439	52,903	53,170	5.1	3.9	3.9	3.9
California	18,961,412	19,101,665	19,161,580	19,230,962	1,145,558	1,023,035	1,048,589	1,060,636	6.0	5.4	5.5	5.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	4,992,268	5,032,954	5,053,811	5,077,593	318,655	244,426	244,955	248,412	6.4	4.9	4.8	4.9
Colorado	2,820,964	2,898,602	2,893,858	2,890,843	104,849	106,058	110,445	109,097	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8
Connecticut	1,884,172	1,900,603	1,900,606	1,902,338	100,634	110,500	108,513	106,135	5.3	5.8	5.7	5.6
Delaware	469,046	482,629	481,386	479,507	22,915	20,174	20,608	20,701	4.9	4.2	4.3	4.3
District of Columbia	389,252	397,981	396,827	394,931	26,138	23,662	23,357	23,703	6.7	5.9	5.9	6.0
Florida	9,645,121	9,747,437	9,729,520	9,716,629	499,068	455,197	457,478	453,772	5.2	4.7	4.7	4.7
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,333,616	1,308,586	1,310,329	1,312,163	80,162	69,028	67,922	67,002	6.0	5.3	5.2	5.1
Georgia	4,755,872	4,869,223	4,880,957	4,893,136	266,742	249,102	242,486	241,737	5.6	5.1	5.0	4.9
Hawaii	678,256	685,603	684,292	684,431	23,683	23,038	23,700	23,547	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.4
Idaho	799,228	810,374	811,720	812,388	33,005	30,354	30,827	30,973	4.1	3.7	3.8	3.8
Illinois	6,508,588	6,625,690	6,592,740	6,570,617	377,003	409,294	383,089	363,672	5.8	6.2	5.8	5.5
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,762,765	3,862,609	3,853,354	3,837,060	210,721	232,802	215,216	204,157	5.6	6.0	5.6	5.3
Indiana	3,269,063	3,371,767	3,375,774	3,379,290	149,142	163,036	155,594	152,905	4.6	4.8	4.6	4.5
Iowa	1,699,964	1,710,968	1,711,284	1,714,963	61,229	68,212	70,712	72,703	3.6	4.0	4.1	4.2
Kansas	1,499,618	1,497,423	1,490,053	1,484,753	60,977	56,698	60,216	63,718	4.1	3.8	4.0	4.3
Kentucky	1,941,430	1,974,022	1,967,541	1,969,093	103,133	99,408	97,422	97,004	5.3	5.0	5.0	4.9
Louisiana	2,148,076	2,161,299	2,153,034	2,139,776	129,181	134,593	134,677	134,319	6.0	6.2	6.3	6.3
Maine	678,174	681,792	685,619	689,629	29,271	25,053	26,702	27,844	4.3	3.7	3.9	4.0
Maryland	3,150,667	3,167,714	3,165,381	3,165,825	159,750	136,745	134,646	135,245	5.1	4.3	4.3	4.3
Massachusetts	3,567,795	3,599,918	3,604,621	3,610,483	172,022	149,651	146,118	141,715	4.8	4.2	4.1	3.9
Michigan	4,741,432	4,838,206	4,809,426	4,804,096	243,711	221,805	214,044	216,398	5.1	4.6	4.5	4.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	1,992,347	2,057,662	2,052,767	2,054,207	116,362	105,463	100,001	101,491	5.8	5.1	4.9	4.9
Minnesota	3,013,670	3,044,167	3,021,572	3,002,727	108,466	116,757	118,673	121,424	3.6	3.8	3.9	4.0
Mississippi	1,274,804	1,279,998	1,271,958	1,270,452	80,600	75,536	75,820	75,960	6.3	5.9	6.0	6.0
Missouri	3,115,657	3,143,614	3,125,282	3,119,993	146,789	139,993	148,107	157,951	4.7	4.5	4.7	5.1
Montana	523,345	523,294	523,569	523,106	21,516	21,861	22,199	22,558	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3
Nebraska	1,014,122	1,019,792	1,018,920	1,018,845	30,723	30,828	31,202	32,286	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.2
Nevada	1,428,308	1,436,238	1,436,637	1,434,665	94,845	91,379	92,775	90,117	6.6	6.4	6.5	6.3
New Hampshire	741,743	752,144	754,805	757,070	24,606	21,013	21,967	22,485	3.3	2.8	2.9	3.0
New Jersey	4,538,814	4,579,338	4,570,568	4,559,103	240,595	232,499	238,505	242,500	5.3	5.1	5.2	5.3
New Mexico	916,990	924,195	926,397	927,810	60,015	57,537	59,304	61,292	6.5	6.2	6.4	6.6
New York	9,683,821	9,685,870	9,599,985	9,551,911	486,567	451,560	452,400	461,366	5.0	4.7	4.7	4.8
New York City	4,193,377	4,172,375	4,135,091	4,114,849	218,414	210,164	213,576	223,252	5.2	5.0	5.2	5.4
North Carolina	4,763,508	4,853,581	4,826,962	4,810,538	270,988	238,887	225,554	221,746	5.7	4.9	4.7	4.6
North Dakota	413,024	419,430	420,431	422,801	11,244	13,492	13,244	13,022	2.7	3.2	3.2	3.1
Ohio	5,685,988	5,811,130	5,786,740	5,762,530	263,160	291,116	278,237	271,585	4.6	5.0	4.8	4.7
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,021,063	1,039,108	1,037,246	1,033,478	46,514	54,116	52,342	52,919	4.6	5.2	5.0	5.1
Oklahoma	1,844,305	1,850,770	1,834,543	1,821,239	78,796	89,724	91,496	92,200	4.3	4.8	5.0	5.1
Oregon	1,974,211	2,053,372	2,058,547	2,065,478	114,053	99,274	106,913	111,889	5.8	4.8	5.2	5.4
Pennsylvania	6,426,326	6,535,738	6,521,718	6,515,123	316,940	364,166	366,778	369,715	4.9	5.6	5.6	5.7
Rhode Island	554,599	553,540	555,183	556,771	31,898	30,205	30,518	30,945	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.6
South Carolina	2,252,788	2,310,722	2,303,739	2,297,874	126,465	125,646	120,854	116,998	5.6	5.4	5.2	5.1
South Dakota	452,765	456,145	457,098	457,442	14,102	12,255	12,801	13,133	3.1	2.7	2.8	2.9
Tennessee	3,051,584	3,133,200	3,125,414	3,130,463	170,724	129,697	133,393	138,277	5.6	4.1	4.3	4.4
Texas	13,071,794	13,299,225	13,291,310	13,311,880	580,362	593,259	609,056	621,806	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.7
Utah	1,467,570	1,498,437	1,499,859	1,500,135	51,502	59,208	58,574	54,828	3.5	4.0	3.9	3.7
Vermont	343,933	346,387	346,243	346,182	12,670	11,008	11,226	11,446	3.7	3.2	3.2	3.3
Virginia	4,223,832	4,203,409	4,198,727	4,202,123	178,506	154,491	156,740	162,545	4.2	3.7	3.7	3.9
Washington	3,542,860	3,624,161	3,624,519	3,631,871	199,228	208,703	210,236	207,961	5.6	5.8	5.8	5.7
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,581,211	1,603,744	1,602,545	1,610,523	70,856	74,009	70,159	66,376	4.5	4.6	4.4	4.1
West Virginia	784,605	780,961	783,083	787,083	52,948	47,121	45,011	44,751	6.7	6.0	5.7	5.7
Wisconsin	3,093,859	3,132,149	3,125,462	3,127,291	141,460	131,201	129,984	131,141	4.6	4.2	4.2	4.2
Wyoming	305,871	299,512	299,125	299,322	13,057	17,050	16,933	16,574	4.3	5.7	5.7	5.5
Puerto Rico	1,128,102	1,135,026	1,137,016	1,132,227	134,835	127,322	129,520	128,338	12.0	11.2	11.4	11.3
Footnotes (1) Metropolitan division. (2) Metropolitan statistical area. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013, and are available on the BLS website at 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 4. 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
	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	July		August		July		August
					2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)
Alabama	2,163,395	2,182,935	2,149,959	2,179,827	145,435	126,104	139,884	123,207	6.7	5.8	6.5	5.7
Alaska	374,602	371,469	369,377	366,534	21,798	22,790	20,742	21,776	5.8	6.1	5.6	5.9
Arizona	3,152,919	3,222,638	3,158,214	3,209,430	208,387	204,476	210,073	190,170	6.6	6.3	6.7	5.9
Arkansas	1,348,400	1,369,163	1,334,052	1,351,630	75,833	59,267	65,529	51,766	5.6	4.3	4.9	3.8
California	19,057,223	19,367,432	18,998,452	19,357,891	1,246,352	1,135,902	1,159,388	1,076,250	6.5	5.9	6.1	5.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	5,024,785	5,114,278	4,995,982	5,109,709	363,699	281,511	335,812	269,874	7.2	5.5	6.7	5.3
Colorado	2,849,681	2,912,812	2,837,374	2,903,499	110,346	104,732	100,174	97,233	3.9	3.6	3.5	3.3
Connecticut	1,916,729	1,940,528	1,898,857	1,919,257	112,056	109,097	106,534	107,156	5.8	5.6	5.6	5.6
Delaware	473,057	484,275	471,720	479,936	23,868	21,998	23,704	21,167	5.0	4.5	5.0	4.4
District of Columbia	395,770	399,472	389,855	390,128	28,021	24,760	27,026	25,464	7.1	6.2	6.9	6.5
Florida	9,711,437	9,824,169	9,691,397	9,772,984	562,696	501,181	544,540	481,373	5.8	5.1	5.6	4.9
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,336,441	1,321,695	1,331,563	1,311,986	85,013	71,944	85,783	73,371	6.4	5.4	6.4	5.6
Georgia	4,788,247	4,938,883	4,748,198	4,899,595	302,965	267,584	279,431	255,915	6.3	5.4	5.9	5.2
Hawaii	680,749	689,164	678,539	685,319	23,749	23,740	23,434	21,965	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.2
Idaho	810,236	824,383	802,951	816,696	32,004	29,997	31,524	29,859	3.9	3.6	3.9	3.7
Illinois	6,595,668	6,686,086	6,522,271	6,610,759	407,418	374,088	376,499	363,043	6.2	5.6	5.8	5.5
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,824,350	3,902,573	3,781,450	3,832,895	235,598	217,686	213,271	208,403	6.2	5.6	5.6	5.4
Indiana	3,293,928	3,417,617	3,267,786	3,391,395	154,257	149,065	145,623	156,677	4.7	4.4	4.5	4.6
Iowa	1,717,216	1,734,691	1,697,415	1,720,042	59,751	70,354	59,119	72,048	3.5	4.1	3.5	4.2
Kansas	1,517,337	1,503,880	1,494,686	1,478,677	70,921	73,144	63,554	68,277	4.7	4.9	4.3	4.6
Kentucky	1,962,414	1,984,764	1,935,522	1,978,305	114,080	104,036	96,562	94,435	5.8	5.2	5.0	4.8
Louisiana	2,191,112	2,184,116	2,157,077	2,136,309	144,599	150,127	137,586	143,624	6.6	6.9	6.4	6.7
Maine	696,566	705,650	694,108	708,351	27,596	26,074	24,355	23,672	4.0	3.7	3.5	3.3
Maryland	3,202,007	3,211,748	3,168,355	3,187,784	171,878	145,042	163,977	144,034	5.4	4.5	5.2	4.5
Massachusetts	3,615,813	3,670,323	3,604,196	3,669,716	187,310	148,517	170,815	139,593	5.2	4.0	4.7	3.8
Michigan	4,806,242	4,874,473	4,763,471	4,862,947	308,129	262,712	247,250	240,582	6.4	5.4	5.2	4.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,031,156	2,088,674	2,019,229	2,087,795	149,511	126,955	129,099	125,996	7.4	6.1	6.4	6.0
Minnesota	3,045,681	3,043,388	3,023,373	3,014,302	111,560	113,915	100,175	113,521	3.7	3.7	3.3	3.8
Mississippi	1,292,721	1,290,596	1,268,469	1,271,426	89,836	83,890	75,600	72,240	6.9	6.5	6.0	5.7
Missouri	3,143,569	3,166,650	3,101,431	3,145,173	169,456	164,318	150,879	168,683	5.4	5.2	4.9	5.4
Montana	533,994	535,923	531,244	529,893	19,988	21,165	19,166	20,758	3.7	3.9	3.6	3.9
Nebraska	1,029,880	1,033,591	1,016,653	1,019,246	34,713	35,905	30,429	33,267	3.4	3.5	3.0	3.3
Nevada	1,435,075	1,443,699	1,430,588	1,431,716	99,876	93,134	95,640	83,488	7.0	6.5	6.7	5.8
New Hampshire	754,624	768,732	750,215	765,254	24,782	22,135	23,619	22,295	3.3	2.9	3.1	2.9
New Jersey	4,597,134	4,635,131	4,554,347	4,585,947	275,535	260,242	241,436	245,856	6.0	5.6	5.3	5.4
New Mexico	923,461	928,853	917,714	924,095	66,166	65,698	61,319	63,970	7.2	7.1	6.7	6.9
New York	9,787,363	9,698,982	9,721,758	9,656,788	525,205	480,613	482,807	475,048	5.4	5.0	5.0	4.9
New York City	4,209,553	4,151,712	4,186,727	4,144,394	238,563	233,632	221,884	237,323	5.7	5.6	5.3	5.7
North Carolina	4,814,508	4,856,329	4,760,466	4,804,648	301,598	240,197	282,756	241,620	6.3	4.9	5.9	5.0
North Dakota	421,375	428,095	419,155	430,080	10,792	12,042	10,509	11,965	2.6	2.8	2.5	2.8
Ohio	5,761,791	5,854,031	5,720,997	5,805,519	286,359	279,386	250,304	270,200	5.0	4.8	4.4	4.7
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,048,634	1,058,491	1,031,144	1,038,807	53,850	56,324	44,576	55,408	5.1	5.3	4.3	5.3
Oklahoma	1,851,923	1,826,818	1,839,393	1,808,057	81,421	95,113	77,568	92,714	4.4	5.2	4.2	5.1
Oregon	1,991,272	2,084,808	1,994,761	2,093,033	118,871	118,155	114,401	116,760	6.0	5.7	5.7	5.6
Pennsylvania	6,523,495	6,615,834	6,455,312	6,566,886	375,545	402,548	340,778	396,423	5.8	6.1	5.3	6.0
Rhode Island	562,430	564,762	559,819	563,473	33,731	31,687	32,704	32,551	6.0	5.6	5.8	5.8
South Carolina	2,285,684	2,331,591	2,271,319	2,317,456	138,460	124,894	135,084	127,203	6.1	5.4	5.9	5.5
South Dakota	461,337	464,703	456,845	460,120	13,346	11,572	13,171	12,197	2.9	2.5	2.9	2.7
Tennessee	3,092,301	3,184,157	3,053,847	3,160,806	190,154	154,949	175,194	157,478	6.1	4.9	5.7	5.0
Texas	13,120,456	13,386,057	13,047,642	13,378,918	633,218	679,437	600,039	669,223	4.8	5.1	4.6	5.0
Utah	1,479,230	1,510,795	1,474,361	1,505,838	56,399	58,432	54,485	51,158	3.8	3.9	3.7	3.4
Vermont	349,908	351,329	346,908	348,731	12,920	12,119	12,436	11,478	3.7	3.4	3.6	3.3
Virginia	4,276,693	4,268,491	4,230,497	4,230,425	193,661	170,964	184,049	173,019	4.5	4.0	4.4	4.1
Washington	3,565,987	3,659,765	3,543,814	3,645,713	197,074	209,105	191,714	197,123	5.5	5.7	5.4	5.4
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,591,623	1,618,445	1,580,835	1,630,683	74,886	72,869	72,311	65,988	4.7	4.5	4.6	4.0
West Virginia	793,331	795,382	788,180	793,521	55,677	43,557	52,939	45,583	7.0	5.5	6.7	5.7
Wisconsin	3,129,499	3,172,453	3,107,464	3,164,030	144,145	131,773	131,590	126,361	4.6	4.2	4.2	4.0
Wyoming	310,796	302,879	308,384	301,770	12,000	15,629	11,628	14,686	3.9	5.2	3.8	4.9
Puerto Rico	1,113,609	1,136,095	1,119,037	1,121,107	125,022	142,857	138,885	135,875	11.2	12.6	12.4	12.1
Footnotes (1) Metropolitan division. (2) Metropolitan statistical area. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013, and are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted [In thousands]

State	Total(1)				Construction				Manufacturing
	Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016(p)	Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016(p)	Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016(p)
Alabama(2)	1,952.5	1,963.0	1,965.9	1,971.1	81.1	79.3	78.5	77.6	-	-	-	-
Alaska	338.1	339.7	340.0	339.1	17.2	17.1	17.1	16.4	14.0	13.7	13.7	14.0
Arizona	2,644.8	2,700.1	2,704.5	2,698.8	127.9	137.5	138.4	135.9	159.0	160.2	159.5	158.2
Arkansas	1,212.7	1,228.1	1,226.0	1,229.4	50.0	48.7	50.0	49.1	154.6	154.2	153.1	152.9
California	16,156.3	16,452.6	16,471.2	16,534.3	736.0	759.3	763.3	765.3	1,296.7	1,286.0	1,291.5	1,288.1
Colorado	2,546.2	2,602.0	2,613.7	2,617.8	148.5	161.5	164.2	165.3	141.1	144.4	144.0	143.5
Connecticut	1,672.2	1,691.3	1,690.5	1,690.8	57.6	58.6	57.6	56.0	159.4	159.6	160.3	160.0
Delaware(3)	449.1	461.7	460.7	461.6	21.0	21.5	20.9	21.1	27.4	27.4	27.3	27.1
District of Columbia(2)(3)	765.7	775.2	773.0	778.9	14.4	14.2	14.2	14.1	-	-	-	-
Florida	8,132.6	8,331.2	8,367.9	8,392.4	433.0	454.2	456.2	455.0	343.8	353.4	354.2	359.0
Georgia	4,283.2	4,384.1	4,379.7	4,387.2	166.5	178.8	179.5	176.0	379.6	385.1	386.9	384.8
Hawaii(3)	640.6	651.2	650.3	651.4	35.1	40.1	39.3	39.4	14.0	14.0	14.1	13.9
Idaho	673.5	692.5	695.4	695.5	38.0	40.9	42.2	41.5	62.4	63.4	63.5	63.3
Illinois	5,968.6	6,002.3	6,016.9	6,008.7	213.9	217.0	214.7	213.0	580.2	574.2	572.8	568.4
Indiana	3,043.2	3,059.4	3,071.8	3,075.0	126.4	133.1	132.5	130.2	519.4	515.5	516.5	515.1
Iowa	1,559.4	1,581.3	1,585.7	1,590.6	77.1	90.2	90.9	91.5	215.4	209.2	209.9	210.4
Kansas	1,401.2	1,401.3	1,395.5	1,392.9	60.8	56.5	55.8	56.1	160.4	160.6	160.4	161.0
Kentucky	1,885.3	1,904.7	1,903.4	1,904.7	75.8	75.8	74.3	73.9	242.2	243.1	246.2	241.9
Louisiana	1,989.6	1,979.1	1,978.5	1,970.7	140.4	142.5	141.4	140.9	143.1	136.9	137.4	136.0
Maine	611.3	614.1	617.8	616.0	26.3	24.7	25.0	24.9	50.3	51.2	50.6	51.4
Maryland(3)	2,665.5	2,711.6	2,711.6	2,712.3	156.5	162.6	161.8	159.1	104.1	106.6	106.8	106.6
Massachusetts	3,508.3	3,564.7	3,570.5	3,576.4	139.3	149.5	150.1	151.0	250.5	250.4	249.8	250.4
Michigan	4,248.8	4,330.2	4,341.0	4,324.6	146.8	150.5	148.5	151.1	588.0	598.1	605.0	597.1
Minnesota	2,862.7	2,891.8	2,902.9	2,901.4	117.2	121.1	121.6	119.7	316.0	317.7	317.1	316.1
Mississippi	1,135.5	1,139.0	1,144.8	1,147.5	45.7	46.4	47.5	48.0	142.4	143.6	143.1	144.0
Missouri	2,794.8	2,814.5	2,817.7	2,821.9	114.3	116.1	114.6	116.2	261.3	259.2	261.5	259.2
Montana	461.0	462.3	461.3	459.3	26.5	25.4	24.6	24.6	19.2	19.7	19.6	19.8
Nebraska(3)	1,007.9	1,016.4	1,017.8	1,016.2	50.0	49.9	50.1	50.0	97.4	97.1	97.5	96.9
Nevada	1,264.1	1,285.4	1,296.5	1,301.3	70.5	75.5	75.7	76.8	42.0	42.5	42.4	42.3
New Hampshire	658.5	667.1	667.1	671.5	24.5	24.8	25.6	25.5	67.4	66.2	65.9	66.1
New Jersey	4,028.6	4,086.4	4,078.6	4,080.8	148.4	155.6	153.3	153.5	238.7	241.4	242.5	241.5
New Mexico	826.4	832.0	830.6	828.0	43.0	43.9	43.5	42.7	27.4	26.7	26.2	26.0
New York	9,283.4	9,360.6	9,397.0	9,385.9	361.2	369.7	367.0	362.4	455.3	452.8	454.1	452.1
North Carolina	4,252.4	4,328.6	4,341.3	4,327.2	190.2	196.2	196.2	196.1	461.8	461.6	460.2	461.6
North Dakota	450.0	438.6	443.9	442.5	33.9	30.8	31.5	31.7	25.3	24.4	24.5	24.9
Ohio	5,425.1	5,494.9	5,505.4	5,503.4	199.5	209.1	205.0	207.1	686.0	684.9	686.6	687.0
Oklahoma	1,666.8	1,664.4	1,659.7	1,659.3	77.6	84.0	83.9	82.8	135.7	125.5	125.1	125.1
Oregon	1,783.8	1,833.3	1,838.3	1,842.9	82.6	88.0	87.1	87.7	185.9	185.3	184.4	185.1
Pennsylvania	5,843.7	5,883.2	5,900.4	5,899.5	236.6	235.5	239.2	237.2	567.4	568.3	568.4	565.5
Rhode Island	485.0	489.5	491.5	490.8	17.0	16.8	17.2	17.3	41.2	42.0	42.4	41.9
South Carolina	2,010.3	2,050.6	2,055.1	2,060.8	87.1	93.2	92.3	92.5	236.4	238.9	238.0	238.4
South Dakota(3)	427.7	436.6	436.7	437.9	22.9	24.1	24.1	23.8	42.4	42.4	41.8	42.1
Tennessee(3)	2,901.9	2,951.3	2,958.6	2,965.9	118.2	121.0	123.5	125.2	333.6	343.3	342.5	342.3
Texas	11,862.8	11,997.9	12,032.0	12,053.4	684.8	685.4	692.3	693.6	873.2	846.4	844.5	844.3
Utah	1,383.6	1,418.1	1,425.8	1,426.4	84.4	89.7	90.4	89.8	123.7	126.7	127.2	128.0
Vermont	311.7	315.7	318.5	318.2	15.1	15.6	15.5	15.6	30.8	30.3	30.3	30.6
Virginia	3,860.7	3,911.7	3,920.1	3,933.2	184.8	185.6	185.7	187.2	233.4	228.0	229.1	230.4
Washington	3,163.0	3,247.3	3,249.2	3,251.8	173.2	186.7	184.9	185.5	290.8	288.7	286.7	285.0
West Virginia	760.0	762.6	760.2	761.5	32.3	31.5	31.4	31.5	47.5	46.8	47.2	46.7
Wisconsin	2,889.6	2,926.0	2,933.6	2,930.7	109.2	116.0	117.2	115.6	467.3	474.1	471.9	467.4
Wyoming	289.2	281.0	280.3	279.8	23.0	21.5	21.2	21.7	9.7	9.6	9.8	9.8
Puerto Rico(3)	899.5	891.3	892.5	891.8	24.5	22.2	22.3	22.0	74.0	72.0	72.1	72.5
Virgin Islands(2)	37.9	37.7	37.8	38.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately. (2) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. (3) Mining and logging is combined with construction. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Trade, transportation, and utilities				Financial activities				Professional and business services
	Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016(p)	Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016(p)	Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016(p)
Alabama	378.7	380.9	381.7	382.1	95.7	98.9	98.6	99.1	227.9	231.4	229.8	232.3
Alaska	65.7	67.2	66.6	66.8	12.2	12.5	12.2	12.2	29.9	28.0	28.0	28.3
Arizona	509.4	518.7	519.0	518.7	195.9	206.4	206.1	204.7	399.0	408.6	409.8	406.2
Arkansas	253.1	257.3	254.9	257.5	49.4	49.1	49.7	49.6	139.5	144.8	144.3	144.7
California	2,955.5	2,986.9	2,994.8	3,005.1	802.2	813.4	812.9	813.6	2,508.9	2,578.1	2,584.4	2,598.8
Colorado	448.0	449.4	452.8	451.9	159.9	161.0	163.7	164.0	398.8	407.4	405.4	406.7
Connecticut	296.4	296.5	297.4	297.3	130.0	133.9	133.4	132.8	216.3	218.2	219.0	218.2
Delaware	81.7	83.1	81.9	82.1	46.9	47.6	48.0	47.8	59.0	64.2	64.8	64.8
District of Columbia	32.4	33.5	33.6	34.0	30.3	30.2	30.8	31.1	161.8	162.7	162.6	164.1
Florida	1,691.9	1,719.6	1,718.5	1,729.0	537.4	552.4	555.5	553.9	1,228.0	1,266.5	1,284.3	1,287.8
Georgia	908.6	927.9	931.4	938.9	235.3	240.7	240.1	239.7	642.8	671.3	667.0	668.6
Hawaii	119.6	119.9	118.9	119.0	28.3	28.4	28.4	28.5	83.2	84.7	84.3	85.5
Idaho	136.5	139.0	139.3	140.7	33.2	34.2	34.6	35.0	82.0	85.3	85.0	84.9
Illinois	1,203.9	1,208.1	1,210.1	1,209.3	380.4	381.1	379.8	377.2	921.0	936.5	936.0	938.0
Indiana	584.4	602.1	601.0	599.7	131.1	132.1	132.2	132.6	329.2	319.6	321.7	327.0
Iowa	315.9	317.4	316.9	318.2	106.0	109.2	108.8	109.8	139.6	136.2	137.3	136.7
Kansas	266.3	265.8	264.6	265.9	79.6	80.4	80.0	80.9	179.7	182.8	180.6	179.5
Kentucky	388.2	397.0	395.2	395.5	92.2	95.0	96.5	97.0	215.1	217.8	216.3	216.3
Louisiana	394.0	392.7	394.2	390.5	91.5	89.5	90.7	90.7	214.0	208.9	208.2	211.0
Maine	120.1	121.3	121.9	121.2	30.7	31.5	32.0	31.6	64.2	65.4	65.5	65.0
Maryland	465.9	470.5	469.3	471.5	146.5	146.5	147.1	147.1	431.8	439.9	444.2	439.3
Massachusetts	571.7	573.5	573.6	574.3	221.0	222.7	223.5	224.2	537.3	548.9	554.0	552.6
Michigan	772.3	775.6	773.3	772.3	207.1	216.2	217.0	217.1	640.0	667.2	667.1	663.5
Minnesota	525.8	528.0	529.9	532.2	182.4	183.9	184.3	183.6	355.3	356.3	357.4	357.2
Mississippi	225.5	227.6	228.8	230.8	43.6	42.4	41.9	42.9	105.5	100.2	100.2	100.8
Missouri	533.4	531.3	531.3	534.3	166.3	171.9	172.0	171.7	370.3	380.3	380.8	383.3
Montana	94.5	94.4	93.5	94.2	23.8	24.3	24.2	24.4	40.2	40.8	41.4	40.2
Nebraska	207.3	205.5	204.7	205.1	72.0	72.2	72.8	72.7	117.4	118.7	119.8	119.3
Nevada	239.3	246.7	249.7	249.0	59.9	61.6	60.9	60.3	168.4	168.4	171.2	173.5
New Hampshire	138.1	142.8	142.0	143.6	35.9	37.7	36.9	36.6	77.2	78.1	78.2	79.8
New Jersey	859.5	875.7	875.5	877.1	251.9	257.4	257.4	256.8	648.3	654.1	652.7	652.6
New Mexico	139.1	137.4	137.7	136.6	33.3	33.0	33.0	32.9	99.7	102.1	101.4	102.2
New York	1,574.6	1,575.8	1,580.3	1,577.3	708.0	707.5	710.9	710.1	1,272.3	1,274.1	1,274.8	1,272.4
North Carolina	798.3	819.8	819.0	818.7	219.9	217.0	219.1	217.5	593.5	615.2	619.9	618.6
North Dakota	102.8	96.4	96.7	96.5	24.2	23.4	23.3	23.0	36.4	36.0	36.8	36.8
Ohio	1,015.0	1,023.6	1,026.0	1,023.6	293.6	298.6	297.3	298.9	716.2	719.3	721.7	716.2
Oklahoma	307.4	305.8	304.6	304.7	79.8	80.7	80.5	80.9	185.2	179.8	180.0	180.8
Oregon	337.1	343.5	344.3	343.7	95.0	98.3	98.2	99.2	228.3	243.2	244.4	244.7
Pennsylvania	1,126.8	1,132.2	1,137.2	1,133.5	317.4	316.8	315.1	315.4	774.5	785.6	781.8	782.5
Rhode Island	76.5	76.1	76.2	76.2	32.6	33.2	32.7	32.4	63.6	65.2	66.1	65.5
South Carolina	387.3	390.8	390.4	391.8	97.1	100.1	100.6	100.8	263.4	274.1	276.4	276.5
South Dakota	87.4	90.8	91.0	91.1	29.7	30.3	30.3	30.2	30.8	31.1	31.4	31.9
Tennessee	606.7	615.6	615.5	615.8	148.5	150.9	150.9	151.8	395.3	399.5	399.7	405.8
Texas	2,403.4	2,434.2	2,436.9	2,440.9	722.3	737.5	740.3	746.5	1,598.3	1,605.2	1,621.9	1,624.3
Utah	264.8	271.0	272.4	273.8	79.3	83.3	84.5	86.4	196.6	196.0	198.6	198.1
Vermont	55.3	55.8	56.1	56.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	27.5	27.3	27.6	27.8
Virginia	657.9	673.9	672.5	675.5	197.8	201.3	198.9	200.0	697.6	718.2	719.9	723.0
Washington	592.4	612.9	612.0	613.4	148.0	153.6	154.1	153.7	390.8	404.4	402.3	402.8
West Virginia	134.6	134.8	133.6	134.8	36.5	36.3	36.8	36.3	66.7	66.4	66.0	66.4
Wisconsin	534.7	543.7	546.4	544.9	150.9	154.2	154.1	155.0	312.9	315.6	317.3	318.0
Wyoming	55.9	53.3	53.2	52.9	11.0	10.7	10.6	10.6	18.1	18.3	18.2	18.0
Puerto Rico	172.9	175.7	176.1	176.9	42.3	40.9	41.2	40.8	111.4	112.4	111.5	111.3
Virgin Islands(1)	8.2	8.1	8.1	8.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Education and health services				Leisure and hospitality				Government
	Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016(p)	Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016(p)	Aug. 2015	June 2016	July 2016	Aug. 2016(p)
Alabama	228.4	230.5	231.3	232.9	189.6	191.1	193.4	191.5	379.9	375.3	377.4	377.8
Alaska	47.3	49.4	49.7	49.9	35.1	36.3	36.6	36.6	81.8	83.1	83.3	82.5
Arizona	398.6	415.9	415.5	415.6	300.6	304.3	307.0	309.0	408.9	400.3	403.6	404.5
Arkansas	175.9	180.5	182.0	182.4	112.3	114.8	113.3	114.9	213.3	213.4	213.6	213.9
California	2,479.8	2,549.7	2,558.5	2,563.4	1,834.4	1,899.5	1,896.0	1,896.7	2,480.5	2,509.5	2,497.8	2,525.7
Colorado	314.8	323.6	325.1	325.4	312.9	326.2	327.6	329.5	418.3	425.7	428.5	429.2
Connecticut	325.9	329.3	327.9	329.9	150.6	152.9	154.1	155.2	238.7	240.6	239.3	241.1
Delaware	75.3	78.2	77.4	77.8	49.2	51.3	51.2	50.7	65.3	64.3	65.2	65.2
District of Columbia	127.0	128.2	127.8	128.8	73.4	74.3	73.7	74.5	237.3	243.4	241.1	242.6
Florida	1,203.3	1,243.0	1,249.4	1,251.2	1,138.8	1,169.5	1,175.2	1,176.8	1,082.1	1,097.1	1,098.7	1,100.6
Georgia	542.2	551.6	555.7	554.5	451.2	470.1	468.3	474.1	683.5	686.7	682.9	684.9
Hawaii	81.0	83.9	84.3	84.4	114.8	118.1	119.4	119.1	129.3	126.6	125.9	126.1
Idaho	97.6	100.1	100.0	98.6	68.5	70.9	71.3	70.4	118.9	121.4	122.2	122.8
Illinois	898.9	902.5	911.2	909.3	577.5	593.5	597.1	600.5	829.6	827.3	828.8	828.4
Indiana	454.3	470.4	472.6	472.4	301.5	307.0	303.9	307.4	429.9	416.7	427.7	425.3
Iowa	225.5	229.1	230.8	230.4	139.2	144.5	143.6	145.0	254.0	257.3	257.9	258.8
Kansas	194.6	196.7	196.6	196.4	126.1	127.6	127.4	126.5	256.5	256.1	255.6	252.4
Kentucky	263.9	273.6	273.7	275.4	188.4	188.8	188.8	190.5	317.2	315.3	313.6	315.2
Louisiana	305.6	312.3	313.6	314.1	228.3	230.6	228.9	225.5	327.1	325.0	323.3	323.8
Maine	124.4	125.7	125.8	126.4	63.6	65.6	66.3	65.6	100.4	97.7	99.1	98.9
Maryland	437.4	446.9	447.1	444.8	267.5	281.2	280.8	282.7	502.9	503.4	499.0	505.0
Massachusetts	763.0	783.4	782.0	783.2	350.5	355.3	358.7	360.9	451.0	454.6	454.8	453.8
Michigan	653.0	666.5	667.6	669.2	414.4	424.0	425.1	418.9	595.8	594.4	601.4	597.4
Minnesota	511.4	530.3	532.4	533.1	257.9	263.3	265.8	265.1	423.3	421.0	421.9	422.5
Mississippi	138.1	140.6	140.0	139.7	129.3	131.2	133.6	133.6	244.3	246.7	249.7	248.2
Missouri	448.4	449.5	449.6	453.1	291.8	298.0	299.3	297.1	436.1	436.9	437.4	435.5
Montana	71.6	74.2	74.7	73.6	62.6	62.7	63.1	61.8	90.2	89.9	89.5	89.8
Nebraska	149.1	153.7	153.9	154.3	88.6	92.6	92.2	90.9	171.3	172.5	172.3	172.9
Nevada	123.1	127.0	127.6	127.2	341.1	347.7	347.4	350.0	155.6	153.7	158.9	159.1
New Hampshire	118.0	119.8	120.3	120.1	68.4	69.4	70.0	71.1	90.7	88.4	88.1	88.8
New Jersey	659.0	667.6	666.2	664.7	361.2	372.0	368.5	370.8	616.9	614.8	614.6	614.9
New Mexico	133.1	141.3	141.3	141.6	93.1	96.7	95.5	94.8	190.3	190.4	191.2	191.0
New York	1,898.8	1,934.5	1,953.7	1,958.8	896.4	915.4	921.3	919.3	1,442.9	1,444.9	1,446.6	1,447.9
North Carolina	573.5	580.7	583.2	585.1	459.9	469.2	469.3	467.0	721.4	731.8	737.0	726.0
North Dakota	60.7	63.1	62.6	62.0	40.3	40.6	40.5	40.1	81.9	82.7	86.4	86.8
Ohio	908.3	923.1	928.8	927.2	540.2	556.9	555.3	557.9	768.2	777.3	782.4	785.4
Oklahoma	231.6	237.7	235.8	236.2	161.9	170.8	169.7	168.3	352.0	353.3	353.5	353.7
Oregon	259.7	267.9	269.1	270.9	192.3	195.7	196.6	197.9	300.5	306.6	308.6	308.0
Pennsylvania	1,192.0	1,214.3	1,217.8	1,219.9	546.3	554.9	556.7	556.8	708.8	703.3	714.6	718.6
Rhode Island	105.6	106.0	106.3	106.5	56.4	57.8	57.4	57.4	60.3	60.1	61.1	61.3
South Carolina	236.0	242.9	244.6	247.2	238.9	240.5	241.4	241.0	359.1	365.9	367.9	367.9
South Dakota	69.1	70.5	70.2	70.7	46.0	45.9	47.6	46.8	77.6	79.7	78.7	79.5
Tennessee	415.2	431.9	432.4	433.1	309.8	313.0	314.2	315.3	423.1	421.6	424.2	421.0
Texas	1,591.3	1,646.9	1,654.9	1,652.8	1,248.3	1,291.0	1,296.9	1,296.7	1,858.8	1,896.5	1,895.6	1,898.5
Utah	183.3	190.6	190.8	192.1	134.9	140.8	139.3	140.4	232.9	237.1	239.7	234.4
Vermont	63.1	65.6	66.4	65.6	36.2	36.9	37.0	37.9	55.9	56.9	57.8	57.0
Virginia	512.7	526.6	530.0	531.9	386.0	388.7	386.5	387.0	713.3	710.4	716.4	717.1
Washington	455.6	465.7	468.6	472.5	310.9	315.1	315.6	313.9	564.3	571.5	576.3	577.1
West Virginia	127.7	132.4	132.2	132.8	74.4	77.0	76.4	77.0	151.0	152.9	152.1	151.5
Wisconsin	435.8	440.2	438.3	438.8	269.5	274.2	274.4	272.6	408.4	406.3	411.9	415.2
Wyoming	26.9	27.5	27.6	27.8	36.1	35.1	35.4	35.1	71.5	71.9	71.4	71.3
Puerto Rico	122.6	121.0	120.9	121.4	81.4	82.3	82.6	81.2	232.1	227.3	228.6	228.2
Virgin Islands(1)	-	-	-	-	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.4	10.6	10.9	10.9	10.8
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 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted [In thousands]

State	Total				Mining and logging				Construction
	July		August		July		August		July		August
	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)
Alabama	1,945.3	1,958.8	1,951.2	1,966.8	11.1	10.2	11.0	10.2	81.8	79.3	82.0	78.0
Alaska	364.7	364.6	360.3	361.2	17.8	15.8	17.7	15.5	21.0	19.9	20.8	19.8
Arizona	2,564.7	2,642.0	2,617.4	2,671.6	12.9	11.7	12.8	11.9	129.1	140.0	129.5	135.6
Arkansas	1,193.7	1,215.0	1,203.1	1,220.0	7.9	6.7	7.8	6.5	50.8	51.1	51.3	51.1
California	15,995.6	16,361.3	16,095.2	16,450.8	29.6	26.2	29.2	25.9	748.3	778.3	758.1	785.9
Colorado	2,550.3	2,624.6	2,555.3	2,626.3	30.3	26.1	29.7	25.7	154.0	170.6	153.5	171.3
Connecticut	1,670.0	1,690.6	1,664.7	1,682.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	60.6	60.8	61.1	60.4
Delaware(1)	454.8	466.7	451.1	463.7	-	-	-	-	21.7	21.8	21.7	22.0
District of Columbia(1)	775.6	784.1	759.1	772.4	-	-	-	-	14.8	14.6	15.0	14.6
Florida	7,981.9	8,237.6	8,086.6	8,328.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	434.4	458.2	437.2	460.7
Georgia	4,248.6	4,369.1	4,281.9	4,389.4	9.1	8.5	9.2	8.7	167.9	181.4	168.3	179.8
Hawaii(1)	629.3	642.4	632.5	646.0	-	-	-	-	35.4	39.7	35.5	40.0
Idaho	680.0	700.6	677.1	699.3	4.2	3.9	4.1	4.0	40.5	44.6	40.8	44.0
Illinois	5,986.8	6,032.9	5,985.6	6,022.9	9.5	9.3	9.6	9.1	228.0	232.3	229.5	230.9
Indiana	3,001.4	3,046.4	3,043.8	3,085.9	7.0	6.3	6.9	6.2	133.2	140.5	134.1	138.4
Iowa	1,554.8	1,581.5	1,554.5	1,582.2	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.4	84.0	97.6	83.7	98.1
Kansas	1,385.2	1,382.4	1,387.3	1,379.6	8.5	7.5	8.4	7.5	63.9	59.4	63.3	59.1
Kentucky	1,871.7	1,900.0	1,887.5	1,908.2	14.2	11.3	13.8	11.2	79.9	77.9	79.2	76.9
Louisiana	1,978.0	1,969.0	1,980.8	1,963.7	47.7	39.4	47.4	39.7	141.7	143.0	141.9	142.3
Maine	627.0	634.1	626.3	632.7	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.4	28.7	27.3	28.7	27.2
Maryland	2,668.5	2,728.7	2,668.9	2,719.8	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.5	158.3	163.4	159.4	160.9
Massachusetts	3,533.3	3,603.4	3,514.5	3,595.8	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	147.8	160.6	148.4	161.3
Michigan	4,223.4	4,325.8	4,237.2	4,327.5	7.7	7.4	7.7	7.4	158.8	163.4	159.2	165.5
Minnesota	2,880.6	2,924.3	2,883.9	2,924.8	7.6	6.0	7.2	6.1	130.6	136.6	131.1	136.2
Mississippi	1,123.2	1,134.8	1,131.7	1,145.5	7.9	7.3	7.9	7.4	47.2	47.7	46.3	48.1
Missouri	2,775.0	2,794.3	2,783.4	2,810.0	4.1	4.0	4.2	4.1	119.1	119.9	119.4	121.9
Montana	468.5	471.6	469.2	469.2	8.4	7.3	8.3	7.4	29.3	27.7	29.2	27.7
Nebraska	1,005.1	1,017.4	1,008.0	1,017.9	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	52.1	52.3	51.9	51.9
Nevada	1,251.2	1,291.1	1,260.4	1,297.5	14.6	13.7	14.4	13.6	70.4	77.2	72.6	78.8
New Hampshire	660.6	672.0	659.5	674.7	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	25.7	27.3	25.8	26.8
New Jersey	4,036.8	4,107.5	4,024.5	4,090.4	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	154.8	159.0	155.3	159.5
New Mexico	815.7	825.4	825.2	827.0	25.4	18.8	25.2	18.4	44.1	44.6	43.7	43.5
New York	9,283.1	9,413.7	9,252.4	9,378.1	5.8	5.4	5.7	5.4	380.0	389.0	382.9	388.8
North Carolina	4,184.0	4,271.4	4,249.9	4,332.4	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	193.3	200.4	193.7	199.6
North Dakota	450.5	440.2	448.3	438.4	22.1	16.6	21.7	16.6	37.7	35.3	37.7	35.7
Ohio	5,440.4	5,535.2	5,450.2	5,527.6	14.1	11.2	14.0	11.3	213.1	221.3	213.9	222.9
Oklahoma	1,658.9	1,644.0	1,662.9	1,649.6	53.2	43.2	52.7	43.3	78.9	85.5	78.9	83.8
Oregon	1,774.8	1,832.6	1,778.7	1,842.5	8.0	7.8	7.8	7.8	86.4	90.5	87.4	92.6
Pennsylvania	5,810.4	5,886.2	5,810.5	5,871.0	34.1	24.9	32.9	24.7	249.2	254.1	251.1	252.3
Rhode Island	488.3	493.9	486.0	493.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	18.3	18.6	18.3	18.7
South Carolina	2,007.7	2,055.0	2,012.9	2,056.6	4.0	4.2	4.1	4.2	87.8	93.6	87.5	92.7
South Dakota	433.4	445.2	434.4	446.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	24.7	26.0	24.4	25.3
Tennessee	2,871.1	2,936.7	2,895.1	2,959.6	4.5	4.4	4.5	4.4	115.6	122.0	115.5	122.7
Texas	11,814.0	12,001.2	11,830.9	12,017.8	266.7	225.6	263.8	226.3	689.7	695.9	692.0	699.4
Utah	1,369.8	1,414.4	1,376.1	1,420.9	10.4	9.3	10.3	9.4	87.7	93.8	88.3	93.6
Vermont	307.8	313.0	308.5	314.6	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	16.8	17.6	16.7	17.6
Virginia	3,865.6	3,933.1	3,864.0	3,928.7	9.1	8.3	9.1	8.3	190.2	191.4	189.8	191.0
Washington	3,169.4	3,272.1	3,165.9	3,264.6	6.5	6.1	6.3	6.2	179.8	192.5	180.5	195.1
West Virginia	756.9	757.0	757.5	759.3	25.5	20.7	24.9	20.9	34.2	33.8	34.6	34.5
Wisconsin	2,903.8	2,952.1	2,906.3	2,955.4	4.4	4.0	4.3	4.0	120.0	128.3	119.3	127.7
Wyoming	297.2	289.0	295.9	287.4	23.3	18.9	23.2	18.6	25.0	23.1	25.2	24.0
Puerto Rico	879.9	877.7	883.7	880.7	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	24.0	21.8	23.5	22.1
Virgin Islands(1)	38.1	37.9	37.5	37.7	-	-	-	-	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5
Footnotes (1) Mining and logging is combined with construction. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Manufacturing				Trade, transportation, and utilities				Information
	July		August		July		August		July		August
	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)
Alabama	258.3	261.7	258.5	263.4	378.1	381.7	378.2	381.6	21.6	21.5	21.3	21.4
Alaska	24.8	25.1	21.5	21.6	70.6	72.0	70.9	71.9	6.3	6.1	6.3	6.1
Arizona	159.4	160.2	159.5	159.1	501.3	512.7	504.3	513.2	45.4	47.7	44.9	47.2
Arkansas	155.0	153.6	154.8	153.0	251.9	255.3	253.4	256.8	13.7	13.9	13.4	13.8
California	1,309.9	1,302.7	1,317.9	1,307.2	2,934.3	2,985.0	2,951.1	2,995.6	484.5	496.1	488.8	502.2
Colorado	142.2	144.5	142.1	144.2	449.5	456.3	449.6	454.6	71.2	72.6	71.5	72.6
Connecticut	160.0	161.8	159.8	160.9	292.7	295.2	291.8	294.3	32.4	33.5	32.7	33.7
Delaware	27.3	27.4	27.4	27.2	81.7	82.4	81.8	82.4	4.7	5.1	4.7	5.1
District of Columbia	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2	32.1	33.6	32.0	33.6	17.3	17.1	17.2	17.0
Florida	343.9	352.6	344.7	357.0	1,666.6	1,703.0	1,674.3	1,710.7	136.5	133.8	136.5	132.8
Georgia	379.5	386.7	379.8	384.4	903.2	929.5	906.1	932.3	111.6	103.4	108.1	102.7
Hawaii	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.1	119.1	118.7	119.1	119.1	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.6
Idaho	62.5	63.9	62.8	64.1	137.8	140.9	137.7	141.9	9.4	9.5	9.3	9.7
Illinois	585.0	573.8	582.6	570.2	1,202.0	1,213.0	1,205.2	1,210.9	101.9	98.1	102.1	97.9
Indiana	522.4	519.5	523.1	518.3	584.6	604.4	586.3	601.9	34.0	32.0	33.6	31.9
Iowa	217.8	212.1	217.1	211.4	317.6	319.2	316.1	318.5	24.8	23.7	24.5	23.5
Kansas	161.2	160.6	160.4	160.9	266.3	266.1	266.6	265.9	21.1	19.6	21.0	19.9
Kentucky	237.7	244.1	243.0	243.0	385.4	395.6	387.8	395.4	25.3	23.9	25.2	24.2
Louisiana	143.9	137.8	143.6	136.0	392.2	393.9	392.8	390.0	26.0	26.3	24.4	24.4
Maine	51.3	51.5	51.5	52.2	123.3	124.7	123.6	124.9	7.8	7.5	7.7	7.5
Maryland	104.8	107.6	104.9	107.1	465.6	470.5	465.5	469.9	38.7	39.2	38.2	40.0
Massachusetts	251.8	251.4	251.3	252.2	572.7	577.7	572.2	578.5	89.4	89.5	89.1	89.8
Michigan	589.3	598.1	593.7	601.4	774.6	780.5	776.0	779.1	57.8	59.8	56.8	59.8
Minnesota	321.1	321.3	321.4	320.9	527.3	533.6	528.4	534.3	52.0	50.5	52.9	50.8
Mississippi	141.9	143.2	141.9	143.5	223.9	228.9	224.7	230.2	13.6	13.3	13.5	13.2
Missouri	263.3	261.7	262.0	260.9	533.3	531.5	534.4	534.9	54.8	53.3	54.3	52.7
Montana	19.4	19.9	19.4	20.0	95.5	95.2	95.7	94.9	6.4	6.2	6.4	6.3
Nebraska	97.1	97.7	97.4	97.4	207.0	205.1	207.3	205.8	17.6	17.3	17.7	17.3
Nevada	42.2	42.7	42.2	42.6	237.3	247.7	238.2	247.6	13.7	13.2	13.9	13.2
New Hampshire	68.0	66.2	68.0	66.6	138.4	144.0	138.7	144.9	12.5	12.7	12.4	12.7
New Jersey	239.6	242.3	239.6	242.9	856.7	874.6	856.8	874.3	75.4	75.4	74.9	75.2
New Mexico	28.0	26.5	28.2	26.5	139.2	137.5	139.3	136.7	13.2	13.3	13.6	13.3
New York	459.0	455.4	458.8	455.9	1,565.9	1,575.6	1,564.8	1,574.1	267.8	274.6	266.4	273.8
North Carolina	462.4	460.3	462.9	463.3	798.4	822.1	799.5	820.9	76.6	76.4	76.4	75.6
North Dakota	25.4	24.7	25.6	25.0	104.1	97.0	102.7	96.7	6.6	6.5	6.6	6.4
Ohio	687.4	688.9	690.2	691.1	1,013.7	1,029.6	1,015.8	1,026.7	72.0	71.7	72.0	71.0
Oklahoma	136.7	125.6	135.6	125.2	307.0	305.1	307.0	304.9	21.0	21.5	20.8	21.3
Oregon	190.4	188.5	190.3	190.1	336.4	344.2	338.6	346.1	33.8	35.8	34.2	35.6
Pennsylvania	573.2	571.4	570.9	567.2	1,114.5	1,127.1	1,116.0	1,123.7	85.7	86.7	86.0	86.8
Rhode Island	40.9	41.8	41.3	41.8	76.3	76.5	76.2	77.0	8.7	8.5	8.6	8.5
South Carolina	235.8	238.1	235.9	238.1	389.0	393.0	389.1	393.0	27.1	26.5	27.0	26.5
South Dakota	42.6	42.3	42.6	42.4	88.6	92.5	88.8	92.7	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0
Tennessee	332.2	342.4	334.3	342.4	604.8	617.1	606.7	614.7	44.1	44.5	44.2	45.0
Texas	879.2	846.7	875.5	846.4	2,390.9	2,434.7	2,403.8	2,438.9	203.2	202.3	202.8	203.5
Utah	124.4	127.9	124.3	128.5	263.1	271.4	265.0	273.6	34.8	35.1	35.2	35.2
Vermont	31.1	30.8	31.1	31.0	55.4	56.0	55.4	55.9	4.7	4.4	4.6	4.4
Virginia	234.5	230.6	234.2	231.1	656.9	674.8	657.7	676.2	70.6	69.8	69.9	69.5
Washington	295.5	290.8	295.6	289.4	593.3	618.8	596.7	619.8	116.5	123.8	117.6	124.8
West Virginia	47.9	47.6	47.7	46.9	135.0	133.8	134.6	134.8	9.3	9.1	9.3	9.0
Wisconsin	475.9	478.7	475.3	475.3	534.0	547.7	536.5	549.7	49.6	48.9	50.0	49.7
Wyoming	9.9	9.8	9.7	9.8	57.5	54.6	57.0	54.3	3.8	3.7	3.8	3.7
Puerto Rico	73.8	71.6	73.3	71.9	170.1	173.0	169.7	173.5	20.6	19.8	20.7	20.1
Virgin Islands	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	8.0	8.0	7.9	8.1	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Financial activities				Professional and business services				Education and health services
	July		August		July		August		July		August
	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)
Alabama	96.3	99.0	96.0	99.3	228.5	228.7	230.2	232.1	225.7	229.1	227.8	232.0
Alaska	13.1	12.7	12.7	12.6	31.5	29.3	31.3	29.5	47.4	49.0	47.2	49.3
Arizona	194.6	205.5	195.6	204.1	393.1	408.5	395.6	404.9	389.6	408.6	397.9	414.1
Arkansas	49.6	50.0	49.7	49.8	136.2	145.2	137.5	145.1	171.9	179.2	174.2	180.6
California	806.4	815.4	806.4	817.1	2,506.5	2,583.9	2,523.8	2,603.4	2,429.9	2,518.2	2,441.5	2,523.5
Colorado	160.4	163.8	160.7	164.1	404.6	413.3	405.7	413.1	312.3	323.0	314.0	324.1
Connecticut	131.7	134.7	131.4	133.7	218.5	221.9	217.9	220.2	322.0	323.6	319.8	323.2
Delaware	47.0	48.1	47.3	47.8	60.4	65.1	59.1	64.3	75.6	77.2	75.0	77.4
District of Columbia	30.6	30.9	30.4	31.3	163.0	164.5	162.6	163.6	121.0	123.0	119.9	122.3
Florida	537.4	556.6	538.6	553.4	1,219.3	1,276.6	1,223.8	1,281.0	1,180.5	1,229.4	1,193.5	1,237.0
Georgia	236.0	240.8	235.8	239.6	640.7	672.3	645.3	673.1	533.0	548.9	541.4	553.5
Hawaii	28.3	28.4	28.3	28.6	83.5	83.8	83.1	85.3	80.1	83.6	80.2	83.8
Idaho	33.9	34.9	33.6	35.4	83.5	86.7	84.1	87.2	97.1	99.3	95.1	96.6
Illinois	384.4	382.6	384.4	380.2	934.1	946.7	934.8	952.6	886.9	895.6	887.4	895.4
Indiana	132.0	134.8	132.3	134.2	331.8	323.3	333.3	329.6	438.0	461.4	442.7	464.0
Iowa	106.6	110.0	106.6	111.1	141.2	139.5	142.0	138.8	218.3	222.3	218.2	221.7
Kansas	80.5	80.9	80.3	81.6	180.2	182.1	180.9	181.6	193.3	195.7	193.3	195.4
Kentucky	92.7	96.8	92.8	97.2	214.0	216.4	215.6	216.7	261.1	272.4	262.3	273.6
Louisiana	91.9	91.1	91.9	90.6	213.5	208.1	214.1	211.4	301.6	310.8	304.2	313.5
Maine	31.4	32.8	31.4	32.2	66.0	67.4	65.9	67.2	122.4	123.8	122.5	123.8
Maryland	148.0	148.6	147.8	148.4	437.3	447.7	438.3	443.6	432.4	443.3	430.3	440.1
Massachusetts	224.3	227.3	224.5	227.3	547.5	564.5	546.9	562.9	753.6	774.6	749.8	771.4
Michigan	210.2	220.6	210.5	220.2	628.2	655.4	633.2	656.6	643.3	659.2	646.6	660.3
Minnesota	184.7	186.8	184.7	186.4	362.2	363.7	363.3	364.6	504.5	525.3	506.6	528.1
Mississippi	43.9	42.0	43.7	42.9	103.4	99.5	106.0	101.3	134.5	135.8	136.5	138.1
Missouri	168.4	173.2	168.0	173.1	371.4	383.0	372.6	385.0	446.2	445.5	445.9	448.7
Montana	24.2	24.6	24.2	24.6	42.0	42.9	41.9	42.1	70.3	73.8	70.7	73.1
Nebraska	72.3	73.2	72.3	72.9	118.7	121.1	118.2	120.4	147.6	152.0	148.3	153.0
Nevada	59.9	61.0	59.9	60.6	163.7	169.7	167.8	173.1	121.8	127.2	122.8	126.5
New Hampshire	36.2	37.6	36.5	37.5	77.9	79.2	78.3	80.5	116.9	118.6	116.3	118.1
New Jersey	254.0	259.6	254.6	258.9	652.2	664.2	654.5	665.1	648.6	658.5	644.7	653.5
New Mexico	33.4	33.1	33.3	32.8	100.6	102.4	100.8	102.3	128.6	140.0	130.2	140.1
New York	718.0	720.9	717.8	718.1	1,288.0	1,297.1	1,285.9	1,287.7	1,830.2	1,882.8	1,824.4	1,882.9
North Carolina	222.4	223.5	222.4	222.0	592.3	621.7	598.0	624.2	568.7	574.4	570.9	578.7
North Dakota	24.3	23.5	24.3	23.1	37.4	37.8	37.2	37.4	60.3	62.3	60.5	61.6
Ohio	295.7	300.5	296.0	302.8	725.4	729.3	727.5	725.0	896.4	916.3	899.4	913.1
Oklahoma	80.4	80.8	80.1	81.3	186.5	180.3	186.4	181.5	230.0	233.1	231.0	235.5
Oregon	96.0	99.1	96.3	99.7	231.2	247.8	232.2	249.0	251.4	261.7	252.3	264.4
Pennsylvania	320.7	318.6	320.6	319.3	780.6	791.4	780.5	789.7	1,162.0	1,191.9	1,156.7	1,188.4
Rhode Island	32.8	33.3	32.7	32.9	64.7	67.2	64.7	67.4	102.9	101.8	101.5	101.2
South Carolina	98.3	101.1	98.4	101.2	262.9	277.8	263.9	276.5	232.8	241.3	235.2	244.6
South Dakota	30.1	30.7	29.9	30.4	31.4	32.4	31.3	32.6	68.6	69.7	68.6	69.8
Tennessee	148.8	151.2	149.2	152.2	390.9	395.6	395.9	404.0	409.5	427.1	411.4	428.8
Texas	723.9	743.4	724.9	750.6	1,599.5	1,628.1	1,606.6	1,636.9	1,577.3	1,639.5	1,591.0	1,645.3
Utah	79.6	84.8	79.9	86.5	196.5	200.5	198.1	200.9	176.5	185.0	178.5	187.1
Vermont	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.3	28.2	28.3	28.4	28.8	64.2	66.2	62.8	64.9
Virginia	200.1	201.4	199.7	201.5	703.4	727.3	704.0	728.5	505.2	521.2	508.5	522.4
Washington	149.4	155.6	149.5	154.8	392.8	408.8	395.5	409.2	448.0	462.8	447.5	465.5
West Virginia	36.5	36.5	36.6	36.0	67.3	66.3	67.4	66.7	124.9	129.8	125.8	130.8
Wisconsin	153.3	156.0	152.9	156.4	316.8	322.1	319.2	325.6	428.1	435.2	429.8	435.4
Wyoming	11.3	10.8	11.1	10.7	19.3	19.3	19.2	18.9	26.3	27.0	26.4	27.2
Puerto Rico	42.0	41.1	42.0	40.7	109.8	109.9	109.2	110.1	115.0	115.1	117.4	116.4
Virgin Islands	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.1	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Leisure and hospitality				Other services				Government
	July		August		July		August		July		August
	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)
Alabama	194.6	198.3	194.6	196.2	81.0	82.2	80.8	82.6	368.3	367.1	370.8	370.0
Alaska	42.7	44.6	42.1	44.7	11.8	11.9	11.6	11.5	77.7	78.2	78.2	78.7
Arizona	292.4	301.7	295.8	305.4	88.1	87.5	87.6	87.1	358.8	357.9	393.9	389.0
Arkansas	113.7	116.0	115.1	116.7	44.3	45.0	44.0	44.4	198.7	199.0	201.9	202.2
California	1,867.7	1,932.1	1,869.5	1,936.0	552.6	554.5	550.7	552.4	2,325.9	2,368.9	2,358.2	2,401.6
Colorado	327.9	344.9	327.6	343.5	104.5	105.7	104.4	105.6	393.4	403.8	396.5	407.5
Connecticut	161.5	166.2	158.5	163.5	65.5	68.9	65.5	67.4	224.5	223.4	225.6	224.6
Delaware	54.7	57.9	54.2	56.6	18.9	19.4	18.8	20.1	62.8	62.3	61.1	60.8
District of Columbia	73.4	74.6	73.7	74.7	72.0	71.7	71.1	72.0	250.3	252.9	236.1	242.1
Florida	1,125.1	1,171.6	1,123.8	1,161.9	329.6	335.4	329.9	334.9	1,002.7	1,014.6	1,078.5	1,093.7
Georgia	457.4	480.1	458.9	480.5	158.7	158.0	157.5	155.0	651.5	659.5	671.5	679.8
Hawaii	114.7	119.7	115.5	119.8	26.6	26.9	26.6	27.0	118.9	118.9	121.6	119.7
Idaho	74.1	76.5	74.3	76.4	24.2	25.2	23.9	25.3	112.8	115.2	111.4	114.7
Illinois	600.5	623.6	602.8	626.8	255.2	261.4	254.4	258.8	799.3	796.5	792.8	790.1
Indiana	310.5	316.4	312.4	318.0	128.3	128.0	127.5	129.1	379.6	379.8	411.6	414.3
Iowa	147.0	153.4	147.1	153.9	60.4	64.4	60.3	64.2	234.6	236.9	236.4	238.6
Kansas	129.4	131.6	129.7	129.9	47.6	47.1	47.8	46.5	233.2	231.8	235.6	231.3
Kentucky	194.4	196.9	193.2	197.2	63.6	63.9	63.8	64.1	303.4	300.8	310.8	308.7
Louisiana	230.5	231.3	229.3	226.9	74.7	75.8	74.3	74.9	314.3	311.5	316.9	314.0
Maine	80.4	84.5	79.7	83.8	22.1	22.7	21.9	22.2	91.0	89.4	90.8	89.3
Maryland	288.6	308.0	286.8	306.3	115.7	118.3	116.2	117.6	477.5	480.6	479.9	484.4
Massachusetts	383.8	396.3	382.5	400.4	142.3	141.0	141.1	140.2	418.9	419.4	407.6	410.7
Michigan	439.0	458.4	439.5	453.6	170.0	170.7	169.7	172.2	544.5	552.3	544.3	551.4
Minnesota	274.9	284.9	276.4	285.4	116.3	116.2	116.2	115.9	399.4	399.4	395.7	396.1
Mississippi	130.9	136.3	131.7	136.1	40.0	39.6	39.8	39.4	236.0	241.2	239.7	245.3
Missouri	306.5	315.4	307.0	312.3	116.3	114.8	115.9	114.6	391.6	392.0	399.7	401.8
Montana	69.4	70.8	69.5	70.0	18.2	17.9	18.2	17.7	85.4	85.3	85.7	85.4
Nebraska	91.5	96.6	92.3	95.8	37.4	37.3	37.3	36.7	162.7	163.7	164.2	165.6
Nevada	344.4	351.6	344.3	352.6	36.7	36.6	36.6	37.2	146.5	150.5	147.7	151.7
New Hampshire	79.5	82.2	79.1	82.9	25.8	27.2	25.7	26.8	78.7	76.0	77.7	76.8
New Jersey	397.9	413.3	395.8	412.4	172.8	177.1	171.8	175.7	583.4	582.2	575.1	571.6
New Mexico	96.2	99.0	96.0	98.5	30.8	30.8	30.6	30.5	176.2	179.4	184.3	184.4
New York	951.1	980.8	942.9	973.9	405.6	415.2	404.1	413.5	1,411.7	1,416.9	1,398.7	1,404.0
North Carolina	480.5	495.1	478.8	491.5	155.2	158.4	154.1	157.3	628.6	633.5	687.6	693.7
North Dakota	41.2	41.2	41.1	40.6	16.7	18.1	16.6	18.0	74.7	77.2	74.3	77.3
Ohio	571.8	594.2	570.0	590.6	216.3	223.3	215.1	219.6	734.5	748.9	736.3	753.5
Oklahoma	164.5	173.3	165.8	171.0	63.5	62.4	62.7	62.3	337.2	333.2	341.9	339.5
Oregon	201.8	208.2	202.0	208.6	61.4	62.7	61.3	63.3	278.0	286.3	276.3	285.3
Pennsylvania	579.2	597.3	581.7	593.0	260.7	262.0	259.8	262.2	650.5	660.8	654.3	663.7
Rhode Island	62.2	64.1	61.9	63.8	24.2	24.3	23.9	24.7	57.1	57.6	56.7	57.3
South Carolina	251.3	254.5	249.4	252.0	74.2	73.3	74.1	74.2	344.5	351.6	348.3	353.6
South Dakota	50.2	53.6	52.0	54.4	16.3	16.0	16.2	15.9	74.0	75.0	73.6	75.6
Tennessee	319.5	325.9	318.8	325.8	108.7	112.1	107.7	110.6	392.5	394.4	406.9	409.0
Texas	1,271.0	1,329.7	1,270.0	1,322.8	424.9	427.1	423.4	430.0	1,787.7	1,828.2	1,777.1	1,817.7
Utah	137.8	143.6	138.7	144.7	39.5	40.3	39.5	40.5	219.5	222.7	218.3	220.9
Vermont	36.7	38.0	37.3	38.9	10.6	10.7	10.6	10.4	46.9	47.8	48.5	49.5
Virginia	408.4	413.4	407.4	410.2	201.5	206.8	201.0	205.3	685.7	688.1	682.7	684.7
Washington	323.2	331.3	325.9	331.1	117.9	123.0	117.8	122.6	546.5	558.6	533.0	546.1
West Virginia	77.4	80.2	77.1	80.0	55.7	55.1	55.4	54.9	143.2	144.1	144.1	144.8
Wisconsin	292.6	299.9	293.6	300.7	149.2	151.4	148.8	151.2	379.9	379.9	376.6	379.7
Wyoming	42.4	43.2	41.9	41.9	10.5	10.5	10.3	10.6	67.9	68.1	68.1	67.7
Puerto Rico	81.1	81.8	80.9	81.0	17.4	17.3	17.4	17.3	225.6	225.8	229.1	227.1
Virgin Islands	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.4	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.0	11.1	11.2	10.8	10.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.