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State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, October 19, 2018                       USDL-18-1662

Technical information:
 Employment:    (202) 691-6559  *  sminfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov/sae
 Unemployment:  (202) 691-6392  *  lausinfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov/lau

Media contact:  (202) 691-5902  *  PressOffice@bls.gov


                STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- SEPTEMBER 2018


Unemployment rates were lower in September in 9 states, higher in 4 states, and stable 
in 37 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 
today. Sixteen states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier and 34 states and 
the District had little or no change. The national unemployment rate declined by 0.2 
percentage point from August to 3.7 percent and was 0.5 percentage point lower than in 
September 2017.

Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 3 states in September 2018, increased in 1, and 
was essentially unchanged in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Over the year, 37 
states added nonfarm payroll jobs and 13 states and the District were essentially 
unchanged.

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  |                           Hurricane Florence                              |
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  | Hurricane Florence affected parts of the East Coast during the September  |
  | reference periods for the establishment and household surveys. Response   |
  | rates for the two surveys were within normal ranges both nationally and   |
  | for the affected areas. Information on how unusually severe weather       |
  | affects the employment and hours estimates can be found in the Frequently |
  | Asked Questions section of the Employment Situation news release at       |
  | www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.faq.htm.                                  |
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Unemployment

Hawaii had the lowest unemployment rate in September, 2.2 percent. The rates in Arkansas 
(3.5 percent), California (4.1 percent), Idaho (2.7 percent), South Carolina (3.3 percent), 
Texas (3.8 percent), and Washington (4.4 percent) set new series lows. (All state series 
begin in 1976.) Alaska had the highest jobless rate, 6.5 percent. In total, 13 states had 
unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 3.7 percent, 12 states and the District 
of Columbia had higher rates, and 25 states had rates that were not appreciably different 
from that of the nation. (See tables A and 1.)

In September, nine states had unemployment rate decreases, the largest of which were in 
Alaska, Florida, and Oklahoma (-0.2 percentage point each). Four states had over-the-month 
rate increases: Colorado and Wyoming (+0.2 percentage point each) and Maine and North 
Dakota (+0.1 point each). The remaining 37 states and the District of Columbia had jobless 
rates that were not notably different from those of a month earlier, though some had 
changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes. (See table B.)

Sixteen states had unemployment rate changes from September 2017, all of which were 
decreases. The largest decline occurred in New Mexico (-1.4 percentage points). 
(See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Three states had over-the-month decreases in nonfarm payroll employment in September 
2018: North Carolina (-21,900), South Carolina (-14,500), and Kansas (-6,900). In 
percentage terms, the largest decrease occurred in South Carolina (-0.7 percent), 
followed by Kansas and North Carolina (-0.5 percent each). Georgia added jobs over the 
month (+15,300, or +0.3 percent). (See table 3.)

Thirty-seven states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment in 
September. The largest job gains occurred in Florida (+407,300), Texas (+406,400), and 
California (+339,600). The largest percentage gain occurred in Florida (+4.8 percent), 
followed by Utah (+3.6 percent) and Texas (+3.3 percent). (See table D.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for September is 
scheduled to be released on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The 
State Employment and Unemployment news release for October is scheduled to be 
released on Friday, November 16, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).



Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., September 2018, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------
                State                |          Rate(p)
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States (1) ...................|           3.7
                                     |
Alaska ..............................|           6.5
Arizona .............................|           4.7
California ..........................|           4.1
Colorado ............................|           3.1
District of Columbia ................|           5.7
Hawaii ..............................|           2.2
Idaho ...............................|           2.7
Iowa ................................|           2.5
Kentucky ............................|           4.5
Louisiana ...........................|           5.0
                                     |
Minnesota ...........................|           2.8
Mississippi .........................|           4.8
Nebraska ............................|           2.8
Nevada ..............................|           4.5
New Hampshire .......................|           2.7
New Mexico ..........................|           4.6
New York ............................|           4.1
North Dakota ........................|           2.7
Ohio ................................|           4.6
South Dakota ........................|           3.0
                                     |
Utah ................................|           3.2
Vermont .............................|           2.9
Virginia ............................|           2.9
Washington ..........................|           4.4
West Virginia .......................|           5.2
Wisconsin ...........................|           3.0
--------------------------------------------------------------
   (1) Data are not preliminary.
   (p) = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from August 2018 to September 2018, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              |   August  | September |    change(p)
                                |    2018   |  2018(p)  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska .........................|     6.7   |     6.5   |      -0.2
Colorado .......................|     2.9   |     3.1   |        .2
Florida ........................|     3.7   |     3.5   |       -.2
Georgia ........................|     3.8   |     3.7   |       -.1
Idaho ..........................|     2.8   |     2.7   |       -.1
Maine ..........................|     3.2   |     3.3   |        .1
Michigan .......................|     4.1   |     4.0   |       -.1
New York .......................|     4.2   |     4.1   |       -.1
North Carolina .................|     3.9   |     3.8   |       -.1
North Dakota ...................|     2.6   |     2.7   |        .1
                                |           |           |
Oklahoma .......................|     3.7   |     3.5   |       -.2
Washington .....................|     4.5   |     4.4   |       -.1
Wyoming ........................|     3.9   |     4.1   |        .2
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from September 2017 to September 2018, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              | September | September |    change(p)
                                |    2017   |  2018(p)  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska .........................|     7.2   |     6.5   |      -0.7
California .....................|     4.5   |     4.1   |       -.4
Delaware .......................|     4.5   |     4.0   |       -.5
Georgia ........................|     4.5   |     3.7   |       -.8
Illinois .......................|     5.0   |     4.1   |       -.9
Iowa ...........................|     3.0   |     2.5   |       -.5
Michigan .......................|     4.7   |     4.0   |       -.7
Minnesota ......................|     3.3   |     2.8   |       -.5
New Mexico .....................|     6.0   |     4.6   |      -1.4
New York .......................|     4.7   |     4.1   |       -.6
                                |           |           |
North Carolina .................|     4.4   |     3.8   |       -.6
Oklahoma .......................|     4.1   |     3.5   |       -.6
Pennsylvania ...................|     4.8   |     4.1   |       -.7
South Carolina .................|     4.2   |     3.3   |       -.9
South Dakota ...................|     3.4   |     3.0   |       -.4
Virginia .......................|     3.6   |     2.9   |       -.7
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
September 2017 to September 2018, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              |             |             | Over-the-year change(p)
           State              |  September  |  September  |---------------------------
                              |     2017    |   2018(p)   |    Level    |    Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ......................|   2,018,400 |   2,044,200 |      25,800 |      1.3
Arizona ......................|   2,795,200 |   2,876,600 |      81,400 |      2.9
California ...................|  16,863,300 |  17,202,900 |     339,600 |      2.0
Colorado .....................|   2,670,900 |   2,748,100 |      77,200 |      2.9
Connecticut ..................|   1,681,400 |   1,701,300 |      19,900 |      1.2
Delaware .....................|     455,600 |     463,600 |       8,000 |      1.8
Florida ......................|   8,435,100 |   8,842,400 |     407,300 |      4.8
Georgia ......................|   4,459,100 |   4,570,200 |     111,100 |      2.5
Hawaii .......................|     653,000 |     664,600 |      11,600 |      1.8
Idaho ........................|     719,700 |     738,900 |      19,200 |      2.7
                              |             |             |             |       
Illinois .....................|   6,074,600 |   6,124,900 |      50,300 |       .8
Iowa .........................|   1,572,500 |   1,590,100 |      17,600 |      1.1
Kansas .......................|   1,404,300 |   1,423,900 |      19,600 |      1.4
Massachusetts ................|   3,614,000 |   3,677,400 |      63,400 |      1.8
Michigan .....................|   4,375,900 |   4,439,200 |      63,300 |      1.4
Minnesota ....................|   2,934,600 |   2,972,800 |      38,200 |      1.3
Mississippi ..................|   1,149,800 |   1,170,100 |      20,300 |      1.8
Missouri .....................|   2,871,500 |   2,910,800 |      39,300 |      1.4
Nebraska .....................|   1,016,800 |   1,034,200 |      17,400 |      1.7
Nevada .......................|   1,350,600 |   1,394,100 |      43,500 |      3.2
                              |             |             |             |       
New Hampshire ................|     674,500 |     689,400 |      14,900 |      2.2
New Jersey ...................|   4,137,900 |   4,195,900 |      58,000 |      1.4
New Mexico ...................|     829,300 |     850,500 |      21,200 |      2.6
New York .....................|   9,545,200 |   9,640,500 |      95,300 |      1.0
North Carolina ...............|   4,422,400 |   4,504,700 |      82,300 |      1.9
Ohio .........................|   5,534,300 |   5,638,900 |     104,600 |      1.9
Oklahoma .....................|   1,666,900 |   1,700,900 |      34,000 |      2.0
Oregon .......................|   1,879,400 |   1,922,600 |      43,200 |      2.3
Pennsylvania .................|   5,956,900 |   6,035,600 |      78,700 |      1.3
South Carolina ...............|   2,085,400 |   2,113,000 |      27,600 |      1.3
                              |             |             |             |       
Tennessee ....................|   3,016,900 |   3,080,800 |      63,900 |      2.1
Texas ........................|  12,232,100 |  12,638,500 |     406,400 |      3.3
Utah .........................|   1,475,500 |   1,527,900 |      52,400 |      3.6
Virginia .....................|   3,956,800 |   4,025,200 |      68,400 |      1.7
Washington ...................|   3,339,300 |   3,444,500 |     105,200 |      3.2
Wisconsin ....................|   2,943,500 |   2,985,200 |      41,700 |      1.4
Wyoming ......................|     282,200 |     288,500 |       6,300 |      2.2
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   (p) = preliminary.




Technical Note

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

Civilian labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

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

   Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 states, the District of Columbia, the Los
   Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, New York City, and the balances
   of California and New York State are produced using time-series models. This method,
   which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2015, utilizes data from
   several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) 
   programs. Estimates for the state of California are derived by summing the estimates
   for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of
   California. Similarly, estimates for New York State are derived by summing the estimates
   for New York City and the balance of New York State. Estimates for the five additional
   substate areas contained in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria and Detroit-Warren-
   Dearborn metropolitan areas and the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, Miami-
   Miami Beach-Kendall, and Seattle-Bellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their
   respective balances of state are produced using a similar model-based approach.
    
   Each month, estimates for the nine census divisions first are modeled using inputs
   from the CPS only and controlled to the national totals. State estimates then are
   controlled to their respective census division totals. Substate and balance-of-state
   estimates for the five areas noted above also are controlled to their respective state
   totals. This tiered process of controlling model-based estimates to the U.S. totals is 
   called real-time benchmarking. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly
   household survey similar to the CPS. A more detailed description of the estimation
   procedures is available from BLS upon request.
   
   Annual revisions. Civilian labor force and unemployment data for prior years reflect
   adjustments made after the end of each year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated
   population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources,
   and model re-estimation. In most years, historical data for the most recent five years
   are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to the release of January
   estimates. With the introduction of a new generation of times-series models in early
   2015, historical data were re-estimated back to the series beginnings in 1976, 1990,
   or 1994.

   Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS models decompose the estimates of employed and unemployed
   people into trend, seasonal, and irregular components. Prior to 2018, the benchmarked
   trend component of each measure had been smoothed using a Trend-Cycle Cascade Filter.
   With changes implemented in early 2018, the benchmarked signals of employed and 
   unemployed people first are adjusted using an X-11 type of seasonal adjustment filter.
   The adjusted data then are smoothed using a Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space (RKHS)
   filter. The smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates of employed and unemployed people
   are summed to derive the civilian labor force, and the unemployment rate then is
   calculated as the unemployed percent of the civilian labor force. The resulting
   smoothed-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate estimates are analyzed in this news

   release and published on the BLS website.
   
   During estimation for the current year, the smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates
   for a given month are created using an asymmetric filter that incorporates information
   from previous observations only. For annual revisions, historical data are smoothed
   using a two-sided filter.
   
   In early 2018, historical data were re-estimated back to the series beginnings in
   1976, 1990, or 1994 to incorporate the changes to the seasonal adjustment and smoothing
   procedures described above.

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

Employment--from the CES program

   Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive
   pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are
   counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing
   on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on
   the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2017 version of the North 
   American Industry Classification System. 

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

   For some employment series, the sample of establishments is very small or highly
   variable. In these cases, a model-based approach is used in estimation. These models
   use the direct sample estimates (described above), combined with forecasts of
   historical (benchmarked) data to decrease volatility in estimation. Two different 
   models (Fay-Herriot Model and Small Domain Model) are used depending on the industry
   level being estimated.For more detailed information about each model, refer to
   the BLS Handbook of Methods.
    
   Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count
   of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports that are submitted
   by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The
   benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new
   benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment
   for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the
   level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month
   changes in the level for the subsequent months. Information on recent benchmark
   revisions is available online at www.bls.gov/web/laus/benchmark.pdf.

   Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the
   statewide expanded supersector level. In some cases, the seasonally adjusted
   payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently adjusted
   supersector series. In other cases, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment
   total is independently adjusted. Revisions to historical data for the most recent
   five years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.
     
   Beginning with the release of January 2018 preliminary estimates, payroll employment
   data are seasonally adjusted concurrently, using all available estimates including
   those for the current month, to develop sample-based seasonal factors. Concurrent
   sample-based factors are created every month for the current month's preliminary
   estimate as well as the previous month's final estimate in order to incorporate
   real-time estimates. Previously, the sample-based seasonal factors were forecasted
   once annually at the beginning of the year and applied to the sample-based estimates
   for the 12 months of the year. 

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

Reliability of the estimates

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

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

Additional information

   Estimates of civilian labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well
   as nonfarm payroll employment from the CES program, for metropolitan areas and
   metropolitan divisions are available in the news release Metropolitan Area Employment
   and Unemployment. Estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed
   people, and unemployment rates for approximately 7,000 subnational areas are
   available online at www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES program for
   states and metropolitan areas are available online at www.bls.gov/sae/. Information
   in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request.
   Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
   
   
   

LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
Sept.
2017
July
2018
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018(p)
Number Percent of labor force
Sept.
2017
July
2018
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018(p)
Sept.
2017
July
2018
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018(p)

Alabama

2,165,752 2,196,505 2,203,282 2,207,857 83,667 90,928 91,183 90,830 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.1

Alaska

362,660 359,825 358,293 356,972 26,283 24,919 24,098 23,339 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.5

Arizona

3,334,438 3,375,231 3,374,642 3,384,351 156,097 155,473 156,162 157,377 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.7

Arkansas

1,357,918 1,348,451 1,346,866 1,345,646 50,504 49,550 48,135 47,244 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5

California

19,380,546 19,348,114 19,351,060 19,385,393 879,226 807,518 803,256 802,959 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,146,511 5,150,289 5,151,275 5,153,694 233,986 230,939 233,403 236,455 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6

Colorado

3,023,747 3,084,859 3,090,695 3,096,024 90,771 85,492 90,508 94,532 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.1

Connecticut

1,912,788 1,898,520 1,899,242 1,903,612 86,351 82,750 80,869 80,072 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2

Delaware

477,990 485,735 486,397 486,707 21,738 18,882 18,997 19,263 4.5 3.9 3.9 4.0

District of Columbia

401,322 409,028 408,116 406,786 24,110 22,920 23,033 23,029 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.7

Florida

10,132,775 10,246,521 10,243,298 10,240,651 398,971 382,655 375,331 358,052 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.5

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,387,807 1,398,190 1,393,640 1,386,950 65,039 60,499 57,958 54,716 4.7 4.3 4.2 3.9

Georgia

5,088,500 5,162,235 5,161,624 5,155,090 227,932 203,815 196,959 188,560 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.7

Hawaii

682,773 687,731 687,369 686,796 14,777 14,362 14,633 15,032 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2

Idaho

839,790 852,790 852,920 853,076 25,290 24,602 24,012 23,283 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7

Illinois

6,499,081 6,486,738 6,480,152 6,478,238 321,870 272,201 268,689 266,833 5.0 4.2 4.1 4.1

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,807,995 3,739,927 3,736,636 3,732,859 198,040 150,307 144,396 142,292 5.2 4.0 3.9 3.8

Indiana

3,325,561 3,381,289 3,392,408 3,396,972 117,448 115,186 117,759 117,422 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5

Iowa

1,676,271 1,684,237 1,685,186 1,686,158 50,031 43,958 42,723 41,766 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.5

Kansas

1,479,401 1,478,313 1,479,442 1,481,607 52,614 49,841 49,115 48,462 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3

Kentucky

2,057,649 2,068,903 2,071,442 2,073,753 96,685 89,996 91,024 92,558 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.5

Louisiana

2,113,558 2,136,087 2,130,849 2,122,612 100,622 105,019 106,806 106,473 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0

Maine

701,068 705,870 706,530 706,136 23,052 21,496 22,434 23,188 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.3

Maryland

3,224,463 3,235,032 3,233,747 3,229,533 130,244 137,931 136,102 134,261 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.2

Massachusetts

3,659,358 3,785,804 3,806,037 3,822,094 130,787 135,777 137,270 135,797 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6

Michigan

4,897,928 4,909,849 4,898,068 4,891,751 229,507 211,949 201,383 193,399 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.0

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,117,932 2,118,114 2,113,476 2,111,796 92,062 91,806 88,063 84,471 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.0

Minnesota

3,070,030 3,111,750 3,104,981 3,098,356 102,040 93,107 89,810 87,117 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8

Mississippi

1,278,158 1,284,971 1,287,792 1,288,387 62,299 61,084 61,679 61,629 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8

Missouri

3,049,893 3,060,739 3,060,860 3,061,934 110,365 104,091 100,522 96,885 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.2

Montana

526,852 522,921 523,002 523,299 21,512 19,426 19,095 19,090 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.6

Nebraska

1,006,987 1,014,634 1,015,038 1,016,212 29,222 29,001 28,839 28,587 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8

Nevada

1,471,791 1,498,383 1,502,167 1,506,556 72,105 68,442 68,000 67,429 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.5

New Hampshire

747,062 758,519 760,558 761,725 19,671 20,407 20,512 20,242 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7

New Jersey

4,518,109 4,480,352 4,485,541 4,488,049 213,553 189,661 188,301 187,088 4.7 4.2 4.2 4.2

New Mexico

930,756 939,864 939,866 940,949 55,842 44,284 43,345 43,006 6.0 4.7 4.6 4.6

New York

9,724,760 9,679,716 9,690,939 9,709,518 458,827 419,498 408,920 397,818 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.1

New York City

4,233,987 4,229,037 4,228,902 4,227,355 191,763 175,700 172,850 170,939 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.0

North Carolina

4,964,461 5,004,054 5,002,552 4,992,604 219,879 203,428 196,916 187,386 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.8

North Dakota

413,976 407,800 405,865 404,240 10,801 10,630 10,727 10,947 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7

Ohio

5,790,537 5,802,017 5,789,423 5,775,572 286,838 265,176 267,764 265,728 5.0 4.6 4.6 4.6

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,030,280 1,032,229 1,034,016 1,035,347 57,021 52,251 53,121 53,044 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.1

Oklahoma

1,840,852 1,862,880 1,864,493 1,863,389 76,257 70,403 68,324 65,300 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.5

Oregon

2,119,032 2,116,629 2,112,282 2,109,677 88,215 82,521 80,612 79,525 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.8

Pennsylvania

6,418,386 6,370,918 6,381,093 6,395,927 307,969 267,322 262,391 261,922 4.8 4.2 4.1 4.1

Rhode Island

555,930 561,956 562,187 561,854 24,865 23,315 22,567 22,060 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.9

South Carolina

2,318,235 2,309,889 2,306,520 2,304,195 97,769 82,339 78,758 76,772 4.2 3.6 3.4 3.3

South Dakota

456,095 459,201 458,770 458,609 15,571 14,368 13,957 13,677 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.0

Tennessee

3,217,261 3,253,631 3,255,943 3,253,756 106,658 115,210 116,202 117,359 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6

Texas

13,577,714 13,824,491 13,821,915 13,816,273 538,413 547,739 535,928 525,469 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8

Utah

1,571,151 1,592,960 1,592,018 1,589,331 50,405 48,743 49,781 50,357 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2

Vermont

344,932 349,036 348,192 347,135 10,142 9,851 9,895 9,900 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9

Virginia

4,320,845 4,356,114 4,356,573 4,352,999 156,843 133,325 130,071 126,589 3.6 3.1 3.0 2.9

Washington

3,751,574 3,763,188 3,765,672 3,770,883 177,609 173,372 169,006 165,162 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.4

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,662,448 1,683,494 1,683,054 1,685,009 64,636 60,907 58,821 57,661 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.4

West Virginia

780,761 784,220 782,117 781,016 41,471 42,142 41,265 40,707 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.2

Wisconsin

3,160,464 3,183,097 3,178,087 3,170,536 103,577 93,064 95,109 95,075 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.0

Wyoming

292,490 286,745 285,694 285,325 12,109 10,980 11,253 11,593 4.1 3.8 3.9 4.1

Puerto Rico

1,090,040 1,104,709 1,103,638 1,099,876 115,152 100,600 96,905 92,504 10.6 9.1 8.8 8.4

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

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.


LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
August September Number Percent of labor force
2017 2018 2017 2018(p) August September August September
2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p)

Alabama

2,158,653 2,203,700 2,166,431 2,206,663 93,099 91,801 79,571 84,262 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.8

Alaska

368,916 360,594 363,815 355,303 23,546 19,358 24,193 19,813 6.4 5.4 6.6 5.6

Arizona

3,314,163 3,361,702 3,351,088 3,435,301 171,931 177,926 162,539 168,423 5.2 5.3 4.9 4.9

Arkansas

1,360,376 1,345,054 1,363,077 1,347,541 51,805 45,192 48,345 44,870 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.3

California

19,376,487 19,368,395 19,462,033 19,552,490 959,037 826,550 841,531 768,865 4.9 4.3 4.3 3.9

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,137,893 5,141,483 5,171,660 5,168,417 262,503 262,242 237,000 247,751 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.8

Colorado

3,018,153 3,100,958 3,035,955 3,113,894 83,673 105,974 82,092 95,998 2.8 3.4 2.7 3.1

Connecticut

1,920,059 1,905,341 1,903,588 1,904,836 89,647 76,961 80,486 73,287 4.7 4.0 4.2 3.8

Delaware

480,786 488,882 474,481 481,892 22,830 20,810 21,221 19,795 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.1

District of Columbia

400,601 401,298 399,944 399,996 25,560 24,564 25,089 23,832 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.0

Florida

10,105,593 10,190,015 10,202,985 10,263,364 439,388 382,965 411,122 311,027 4.3 3.8 4.0 3.0

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,377,698 1,362,268 1,387,270 1,363,766 69,890 55,801 67,082 48,994 5.1 4.1 4.8 3.6

Georgia

5,060,417 5,123,370 5,099,501 5,118,621 248,105 192,371 227,050 166,285 4.9 3.8 4.5 3.2

Hawaii

682,136 684,111 679,436 680,982 14,814 14,930 15,297 16,883 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.5

Idaho

839,691 854,684 839,287 852,550 24,036 19,685 22,497 18,115 2.9 2.3 2.7 2.1

Illinois

6,504,014 6,458,387 6,496,827 6,463,340 344,193 268,814 299,985 245,991 5.3 4.2 4.6 3.8

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,806,199 3,742,524 3,797,676 3,704,103 213,637 143,440 184,964 133,694 5.6 3.8 4.9 3.6

Indiana

3,332,392 3,409,790 3,326,645 3,384,737 131,017 127,377 109,414 102,351 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.0

Iowa

1,679,665 1,681,524 1,677,793 1,683,554 52,490 40,271 46,234 35,892 3.1 2.4 2.8 2.1

Kansas

1,477,378 1,477,034 1,476,680 1,483,368 59,507 51,230 48,648 43,628 4.0 3.5 3.3 2.9

Kentucky

2,047,213 2,058,681 2,056,757 2,070,045 98,105 84,493 88,035 88,048 4.8 4.1 4.3 4.3

Louisiana

2,118,448 2,116,152 2,120,750 2,098,287 118,483 117,218 105,383 105,069 5.6 5.5 5.0 5.0

Maine

718,153 722,720 702,255 702,678 20,058 20,740 19,418 21,005 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.0

Maryland

3,238,148 3,237,650 3,229,574 3,210,020 136,940 134,934 124,509 124,534 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.9

Massachusetts

3,693,503 3,866,768 3,639,953 3,814,947 134,706 136,825 126,627 120,334 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.2

Michigan

4,924,856 4,875,350 4,914,046 4,884,730 251,002 185,535 221,097 169,217 5.1 3.8 4.5 3.5

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,140,596 2,114,224 2,140,148 2,126,435 108,502 88,804 98,430 79,175 5.1 4.2 4.6 3.7

Minnesota

3,083,928 3,086,829 3,071,191 3,072,947 104,234 78,085 87,539 68,323 3.4 2.5 2.9 2.2

Mississippi

1,269,033 1,281,201 1,276,196 1,280,522 63,102 60,750 59,527 58,104 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.5

Missouri

3,049,843 3,040,796 3,052,192 3,056,519 129,606 104,810 99,677 80,773 4.2 3.4 3.3 2.6

Montana

532,953 530,329 525,710 522,678 19,171 16,800 18,235 16,487 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.2

Nebraska

1,010,044 1,018,279 1,000,098 1,012,378 29,345 27,800 27,212 25,826 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.6

Nevada

1,467,506 1,512,046 1,473,917 1,519,413 72,887 70,385 72,059 66,986 5.0 4.7 4.9 4.4

New Hampshire

754,645 771,267 743,350 758,415 19,652 20,287 18,490 17,457 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.3

New Jersey

4,545,577 4,526,294 4,505,265 4,460,097 226,022 199,646 210,108 182,602 5.0 4.4 4.7 4.1

New Mexico

927,597 936,540 930,215 942,680 58,085 45,020 55,508 43,437 6.3 4.8 6.0 4.6

New York

9,767,149 9,755,035 9,743,446 9,741,673 481,791 401,572 446,739 366,697 4.9 4.1 4.6 3.8

New York City

4,236,696 4,227,939 4,243,249 4,216,978 215,114 179,873 191,105 169,656 5.1 4.3 4.5 4.0

North Carolina

4,938,611 4,959,841 4,989,623 4,954,803 238,077 194,581 211,307 152,408 4.8 3.9 4.2 3.1

North Dakota

421,299 408,365 414,703 401,330 9,870 10,329 8,221 9,026 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.2

Ohio

5,830,467 5,753,687 5,800,421 5,728,521 297,563 256,699 270,887 233,529 5.1 4.5 4.7 4.1

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,038,865 1,041,911 1,037,329 1,040,595 61,189 54,290 53,335 46,090 5.9 5.2 5.1 4.4

Oklahoma

1,830,593 1,856,395 1,846,157 1,855,633 78,942 64,395 75,274 55,615 4.3 3.5 4.1 3.0

Oregon

2,134,652 2,124,482 2,134,310 2,118,955 95,441 84,421 85,082 77,114 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.6

Pennsylvania

6,449,859 6,438,316 6,421,837 6,419,854 341,711 286,093 283,990 249,584 5.3 4.4 4.4 3.9

Rhode Island

560,123 565,725 555,698 558,952 25,123 21,748 22,433 19,462 4.5 3.8 4.0 3.5

South Carolina

2,330,276 2,314,155 2,317,579 2,296,892 111,007 85,401 98,002 76,436 4.8 3.7 4.2 3.3

South Dakota

459,844 461,853 454,086 456,227 15,202 12,854 13,828 11,773 3.3 2.8 3.0 2.6

Tennessee

3,201,982 3,239,844 3,222,941 3,234,420 118,047 123,722 105,030 119,810 3.7 3.8 3.3 3.7

Texas

13,522,840 13,750,098 13,619,456 13,802,300 601,021 539,403 548,848 516,604 4.4 3.9 4.0 3.7

Utah

1,569,268 1,587,023 1,571,088 1,578,179 53,051 55,290 46,718 47,644 3.4 3.5 3.0 3.0

Vermont

348,728 348,446 343,810 342,793 10,244 9,761 9,919 9,564 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8

Virginia

4,318,478 4,342,516 4,327,531 4,323,527 170,341 132,908 155,426 119,085 3.9 3.1 3.6 2.8

Washington

3,738,990 3,769,712 3,761,882 3,792,764 178,199 153,661 168,840 148,474 4.8 4.1 4.5 3.9

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,658,270 1,686,327 1,669,438 1,697,661 68,610 54,798 67,548 59,026 4.1 3.2 4.0 3.5

West Virginia

781,215 777,026 785,351 782,678 41,517 37,896 35,865 34,986 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.5

Wisconsin

3,176,657 3,174,685 3,166,604 3,147,406 106,386 98,776 92,134 80,389 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.6

Wyoming

295,499 286,327 292,678 285,863 10,574 10,452 10,386 10,602 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.7

Puerto Rico

1,092,130 1,087,497 1,091,617 1,088,594 127,946 99,385 120,527 93,171 11.7 9.1 11.0 8.6

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

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total(1) Construction Manufacturing
Sept.
2017
July
2018
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018(p)
Sept.
2017
July
2018
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018(p)
Sept.
2017
July
2018
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018(p)

Alabama

2,018.4 2,039.0 2,039.8 2,044.2 85.2 85.1 86.2 87.4 263.2 271.0 270.9 270.9

Alaska

328.5 326.3 326.2 326.2 15.1 15.1 15.2 15.2 13.2 13.6 13.2 13.0

Arizona

2,795.2 2,843.0 2,869.8 2,876.6 147.8 160.2 162.1 163.8 165.9 172.5 173.1 174.4

Arkansas

1,240.5 1,249.8 1,250.5 1,253.7 51.0 52.4 51.8 52.0 157.6 160.5 160.0 160.4

California

16,863.3 17,147.1 17,189.7 17,202.9 821.0 850.5 855.9 853.9 1,310.0 1,315.3 1,311.9 1,310.4


Colorado

2,670.9 2,739.0 2,743.0 2,748.1 164.4 170.3 172.4 172.8 144.1 147.3 146.5 147.3

Connecticut

1,681.4 1,698.5 1,701.8 1,701.3 58.4 61.5 62.4 63.4 159.2 163.6 164.0 164.8

Delaware(2)

455.6 461.9 462.6 463.6 21.8 23.0 23.1 23.4 25.8 26.3 26.1 26.2

District of Columbia(2)

791.6 796.6 796.8 799.6 15.5 16.0 15.9 16.0 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4

Florida

8,435.1 8,801.7 8,825.5 8,842.4 479.3 545.0 548.4 550.0 358.2 379.0 379.5 377.7


Georgia

4,459.1 4,541.2 4,554.9 4,570.2 182.3 199.6 201.7 204.6 398.4 403.9 405.2 405.7

Hawaii(2)

653.0 664.5 667.1 664.6 35.6 36.3 36.3 36.0 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.5

Idaho

719.7 741.0 739.9 738.9 45.3 47.4 47.7 47.6 67.5 70.2 70.6 71.1

Illinois

6,074.6 6,125.2 6,122.1 6,124.9 221.6 227.4 226.7 228.1 578.2 588.7 590.5 592.8

Indiana

3,109.6 3,130.4 3,138.4 3,137.6 138.3 143.5 144.9 144.3 533.2 536.2 533.4 532.1


Iowa

1,572.5 1,591.0 1,593.5 1,590.1 74.5 78.9 79.8 79.8 217.0 226.5 226.5 225.9

Kansas

1,404.3 1,426.7 1,430.8 1,423.9 59.5 60.5 61.6 60.2 162.3 166.7 166.3 166.4

Kentucky

1,923.9 1,932.6 1,936.3 1,938.4 77.8 76.3 75.2 76.9 249.3 248.1 249.9 249.7

Louisiana

1,967.5 1,986.2 1,987.3 1,987.4 144.7 149.7 149.7 149.7 134.2 139.3 140.0 139.9

Maine

624.2 628.6 628.3 628.7 28.4 29.3 29.0 28.9 51.2 52.2 52.1 51.9


Maryland(2)

2,727.4 2,745.1 2,751.4 2,752.6 163.3 164.6 164.2 163.3 106.7 108.3 108.7 108.4

Massachusetts

3,614.0 3,679.0 3,683.6 3,677.4 153.3 163.0 163.1 163.6 243.9 249.1 248.4 247.3

Michigan

4,375.9 4,429.1 4,437.0 4,439.2 164.1 177.7 177.4 175.3 613.2 622.7 623.4 624.2

Minnesota

2,934.6 2,976.7 2,974.2 2,972.8 119.7 123.8 125.1 125.4 318.4 327.0 325.9 324.3

Mississippi

1,149.8 1,165.5 1,169.5 1,170.1 43.3 44.0 43.6 43.1 143.9 144.6 144.8 145.2


Missouri

2,871.5 2,904.7 2,907.5 2,910.8 123.5 122.1 122.2 123.5 266.7 268.3 268.8 271.0

Montana

472.4 478.3 479.3 479.8 27.5 28.9 29.3 29.6 20.0 20.6 20.5 20.4

Nebraska(2)

1,016.8 1,032.5 1,033.1 1,034.2 52.1 52.0 52.7 52.4 98.1 102.4 102.4 103.0

Nevada

1,350.6 1,388.2 1,391.3 1,394.1 84.0 92.1 92.3 92.4 49.6 54.5 55.2 56.2

New Hampshire

674.5 688.2 689.5 689.4 26.7 29.2 29.4 29.3 69.2 71.9 72.0 72.2


New Jersey

4,137.9 4,194.1 4,194.9 4,195.9 156.6 149.0 148.5 147.0 245.2 254.3 253.5 253.3

New Mexico

829.3 843.8 848.1 850.5 45.9 49.1 49.0 49.7 26.1 27.2 27.2 27.4

New York

9,545.2 9,622.4 9,634.2 9,640.5 384.9 395.8 396.5 396.6 445.7 442.6 443.2 444.6

North Carolina

4,422.4 4,526.0 4,526.6 4,504.7 209.2 219.2 220.0 219.9 467.9 475.3 474.2 472.5

North Dakota

430.0 434.1 435.5 434.8 25.7 27.1 27.6 27.6 24.8 25.4 25.3 25.3


Ohio

5,534.3 5,611.8 5,634.6 5,638.9 219.6 226.2 225.9 225.0 685.5 696.3 698.2 701.6

Oklahoma

1,666.9 1,694.4 1,698.1 1,700.9 77.2 76.1 77.6 78.8 128.8 130.5 130.9 130.9

Oregon

1,879.4 1,919.9 1,922.3 1,922.6 99.0 107.2 108.0 108.2 190.0 194.6 193.6 193.2

Pennsylvania

5,956.9 6,023.4 6,027.9 6,035.6 249.8 251.6 250.1 253.8 562.0 566.2 565.9 565.0

Rhode Island

495.1 504.3 502.1 502.1 18.3 19.1 19.0 19.2 40.4 41.2 41.1 41.7


South Carolina

2,085.4 2,126.2 2,127.5 2,113.0 98.6 99.3 99.0 99.3 241.7 245.9 244.2 244.4

South Dakota(2)

435.2 439.8 440.5 441.4 23.1 24.7 24.7 24.9 43.4 44.5 44.7 44.5

Tennessee(2)

3,016.9 3,067.8 3,072.2 3,080.8 124.7 126.6 126.1 126.5 348.1 352.4 353.6 355.9

Texas

12,232.1 12,594.5 12,622.9 12,638.5 709.5 765.1 766.7 769.7 855.5 875.3 880.2 883.0

Utah

1,475.5 1,520.5 1,525.3 1,527.9 99.2 100.8 101.2 102.4 129.2 134.1 134.7 134.7


Vermont

314.4 313.7 313.0 312.5 15.1 15.3 15.4 15.5 29.5 29.2 29.3 29.2

Virginia

3,956.8 4,005.9 4,019.6 4,025.2 193.9 200.9 202.2 201.9 233.7 241.9 242.1 243.0

Washington

3,339.3 3,430.6 3,440.0 3,444.5 201.9 208.9 211.6 210.2 281.0 288.4 288.6 290.0

West Virginia

745.8 751.6 752.0 751.7 32.3 33.8 34.0 34.2 46.6 46.6 46.9 46.9

Wisconsin

2,943.5 2,984.7 2,986.3 2,985.2 117.6 123.0 124.0 125.1 466.9 488.1 489.2 489.7

Wyoming

282.2 287.2 287.6 288.5 19.4 20.6 20.6 20.5 9.4 9.8 9.8 9.8


Puerto Rico(2)

871.2 851.2 852.9 854.6 21.1 20.4 20.5 20.4 71.6 69.9 70.1 70.7

Virgin Islands(3)

37.6 36.4 36.9 37.4 - - - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately.
(2) Mining and logging is combined with construction.
(3) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Trade, transportation, and utilities Financial activities Professional and business services
Sept.
2017
July
2018
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018(p)
Sept.
2017
July
2018
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018(p)
Sept.
2017
July
2018
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018(p)

Alabama

378.7 380.5 379.6 380.0 97.8 97.4 97.1 97.4 240.4 247.6 248.8 251.0

Alaska

64.6 63.5 63.4 63.8 11.9 11.5 11.4 11.2 27.7 27.6 27.6 27.9

Arizona

528.1 532.2 534.6 535.7 216.2 218.8 220.4 221.0 423.4 428.5 436.5 438.2

Arkansas

251.2 249.9 252.2 253.5 53.2 53.9 54.2 54.0 143.9 151.0 149.8 150.5

California

3,050.3 3,079.8 3,084.3 3,084.0 830.4 833.2 834.7 834.7 2,577.0 2,633.1 2,643.4 2,655.2


Colorado

462.9 470.7 470.3 471.0 168.3 170.8 170.2 171.6 414.9 432.5 431.6 431.7

Connecticut

298.9 298.1 297.1 294.8 127.6 127.1 127.7 128.7 218.2 222.3 222.8 222.6

Delaware

81.1 82.1 82.2 82.3 48.0 47.8 47.8 48.0 62.1 63.8 64.4 64.5

District of Columbia

33.7 34.1 33.8 34.0 30.2 31.2 31.4 31.5 166.7 167.7 167.8 168.5

Florida

1,721.8 1,768.2 1,772.3 1,770.7 560.9 580.1 582.8 580.7 1,300.4 1,353.1 1,358.7 1,367.1


Georgia

945.9 961.9 962.8 966.2 243.8 241.3 241.7 240.5 667.2 677.6 681.2 685.0

Hawaii

122.2 122.4 122.7 122.7 28.5 29.9 30.0 29.8 82.1 84.0 83.8 85.2

Idaho

140.4 141.7 141.6 141.8 35.5 36.2 36.4 36.5 90.8 94.2 94.0 94.1

Illinois

1,214.4 1,214.7 1,215.3 1,214.5 392.2 399.6 399.7 400.0 943.9 947.2 948.3 945.8

Indiana

597.2 605.7 608.2 610.6 136.1 137.5 139.8 140.5 338.3 343.3 343.3 343.8


Iowa

314.6 312.8 314.9 314.9 109.3 111.9 111.6 111.5 139.5 141.7 141.9 142.4

Kansas

269.6 272.4 272.4 271.3 78.0 79.5 79.8 79.6 177.3 183.2 181.8 182.9

Kentucky

404.3 413.4 413.1 414.0 93.3 94.2 94.3 94.3 214.7 217.4 217.7 218.2

Louisiana

380.8 382.0 382.8 383.6 91.5 91.2 92.6 92.0 209.8 213.6 212.5 212.0

Maine

120.5 120.5 119.8 120.0 31.5 31.9 31.8 32.1 66.3 66.1 66.6 66.9


Maryland

467.7 470.5 472.6 470.7 146.9 140.7 139.7 139.0 444.4 459.5 463.3 462.8

Massachusetts

581.8 581.2 580.8 582.4 221.6 222.7 222.9 223.4 567.5 593.5 595.2 595.8

Michigan

790.6 791.2 791.9 789.6 218.2 219.5 219.9 221.1 647.0 658.1 659.5 660.5

Minnesota

536.9 544.0 543.4 544.6 180.3 180.5 180.6 181.5 372.3 378.5 377.8 378.0

Mississippi

232.2 231.3 232.7 232.8 44.1 46.2 46.0 45.2 107.0 112.8 113.4 113.4


Missouri

545.9 549.9 548.0 547.8 173.9 176.6 177.3 176.2 384.5 393.2 396.0 396.0

Montana

94.6 93.7 93.6 93.6 24.5 24.4 24.4 24.6 40.8 43.0 42.6 43.1

Nebraska

202.2 203.7 202.7 202.6 74.4 75.2 75.5 75.4 117.4 121.1 120.8 121.3

Nevada

250.8 254.8 255.2 255.3 65.7 66.5 66.1 65.7 183.1 186.2 188.3 188.7

New Hampshire

140.3 142.3 142.5 142.4 34.6 35.0 35.5 35.8 82.3 83.1 82.4 80.9


New Jersey

891.0 902.1 905.3 905.3 250.2 247.3 247.1 247.7 664.9 681.0 678.6 681.4

New Mexico

136.1 138.0 138.6 138.0 34.0 35.7 35.7 35.7 104.7 108.2 108.8 109.2

New York

1,574.4 1,580.1 1,576.0 1,575.3 718.3 721.7 722.4 723.6 1,324.1 1,334.7 1,334.2 1,332.7

North Carolina

829.2 848.2 849.8 847.9 233.8 237.5 238.5 239.9 614.7 642.2 646.7 645.0

North Dakota

94.8 93.4 93.4 93.5 24.4 24.5 24.4 24.8 34.2 35.5 35.5 35.4


Ohio

1,026.2 1,040.2 1,044.1 1,044.6 307.4 313.6 312.2 312.1 720.9 729.0 725.4 726.7

Oklahoma

303.9 308.3 310.1 310.1 79.6 79.7 79.3 79.5 186.8 195.0 193.0 193.8

Oregon

351.0 357.1 358.4 356.5 100.1 101.8 102.4 102.1 243.4 245.4 245.5 246.3

Pennsylvania

1,128.4 1,128.3 1,130.5 1,128.1 322.1 325.5 324.4 325.2 802.4 813.7 814.7 820.4

Rhode Island

77.0 76.5 76.6 76.0 36.2 36.5 36.6 36.4 67.7 69.0 69.5 70.1


South Carolina

396.5 407.9 407.4 404.8 102.5 101.7 101.9 101.7 275.6 274.7 278.0 276.6

South Dakota

87.1 86.7 86.6 86.6 29.3 29.3 29.3 29.6 31.3 33.2 33.3 33.4

Tennessee

624.6 630.1 630.6 632.4 158.9 161.9 161.5 161.4 407.6 419.4 418.3 419.7

Texas

2,458.7 2,516.9 2,523.4 2,525.5 762.8 775.0 776.5 782.3 1,676.5 1,751.4 1,758.3 1,760.8

Utah

279.3 292.1 293.1 292.6 84.3 87.2 87.4 87.7 208.4 213.3 214.4 215.0


Vermont

55.0 54.5 54.2 54.0 11.9 12.4 12.5 12.5 28.3 28.4 28.4 28.5

Virginia

663.5 670.4 672.9 674.6 206.6 211.2 211.6 212.3 731.9 746.5 751.9 748.1

Washington

632.1 654.4 655.0 656.9 153.7 158.7 159.0 160.7 415.9 438.0 440.3 440.3

West Virginia

132.0 133.1 133.8 133.9 27.0 26.7 26.5 26.5 66.9 66.8 66.3 66.3

Wisconsin

542.0 544.7 544.1 541.4 152.5 150.2 149.8 149.0 323.2 322.4 322.2 323.2

Wyoming

52.2 52.7 52.7 53.1 11.0 11.5 11.4 11.3 18.1 19.0 18.8 18.9


Puerto Rico

171.4 167.3 168.7 169.9 42.6 41.8 42.2 41.9 113.0 112.4 111.7 112.0

Virgin Islands(1)

7.7 7.4 7.4 7.3 - - - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government
Sept.
2017
July
2018
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018(p)
Sept.
2017
July
2018
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018(p)
Sept.
2017
July
2018
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018(p)

Alabama

240.9 242.6 242.3 243.9 202.6 205.5 204.3 203.4 385.3 384.0 385.4 384.7

Alaska

49.9 50.0 50.1 50.3 35.3 35.6 35.6 35.1 80.7 80.1 80.3 80.2

Arizona

429.5 440.1 441.8 444.5 322.2 328.8 331.4 332.3 415.7 415.6 422.5 418.7

Arkansas

187.9 187.9 188.2 189.5 116.8 116.1 116.3 116.5 211.6 211.6 211.6 211.6

California

2,652.2 2,717.2 2,733.8 2,730.1 1,946.0 2,005.3 2,006.1 2,014.6 2,555.7 2,584.6 2,593.2 2,598.3


Colorado

334.8 340.4 338.1 340.1 333.5 349.8 350.4 349.0 441.1 447.4 449.4 450.1

Connecticut

334.0 341.4 342.8 342.5 156.7 160.6 161.1 160.0 231.1 227.5 227.1 227.6

Delaware

78.3 79.1 78.7 78.9 49.3 50.3 50.5 50.4 66.1 66.5 66.6 66.7

District of Columbia

134.6 133.7 135.4 137.4 76.7 80.1 79.1 79.5 240.5 237.5 237.5 237.3

Florida

1,261.9 1,312.2 1,313.6 1,320.5 1,164.0 1,257.8 1,263.7 1,269.2 1,107.2 1,106.3 1,106.2 1,105.4


Georgia

571.3 585.8 588.7 589.6 477.8 490.4 491.5 495.0 689.0 692.9 695.1 695.9

Hawaii

84.8 86.7 86.6 86.5 123.0 128.4 129.0 128.5 125.9 125.8 127.8 125.3

Idaho

102.6 106.0 105.5 104.6 76.3 79.6 78.5 77.8 123.6 127.6 127.4 127.4

Illinois

925.1 929.4 928.0 931.3 610.7 621.7 618.9 619.6 832.6 843.9 843.2 843.5

Indiana

471.5 473.1 475.1 474.1 307.2 304.9 305.8 305.9 425.1 427.4 430.0 426.7


Iowa

231.6 232.6 233.1 233.1 143.0 144.6 143.0 141.9 261.3 262.3 263.6 260.1

Kansas

197.0 197.3 197.7 197.9 128.9 131.9 131.9 130.2 255.4 259.0 263.5 260.4

Kentucky

272.6 272.0 273.4 273.5 196.9 195.6 196.0 196.3 316.2 315.5 316.9 315.9

Louisiana

313.9 317.8 317.9 318.5 234.7 235.7 234.9 235.1 326.1 324.0 323.7 323.5

Maine

127.7 129.4 129.1 129.2 67.2 68.2 68.3 68.1 100.3 100.6 100.7 100.7


Maryland

465.0 472.6 474.4 474.8 279.7 276.6 279.2 282.3 502.5 501.9 499.0 500.6

Massachusetts

797.2 804.4 806.3 807.6 367.2 377.8 378.6 369.5 450.6 453.3 453.2 453.0

Michigan

672.1 675.5 678.6 679.8 432.7 442.4 443.1 442.9 606.9 603.5 606.2 611.3

Minnesota

534.6 541.9 540.6 539.9 271.6 277.2 276.5 274.8 427.6 429.6 430.8 431.9

Mississippi

144.9 145.7 146.5 148.0 133.2 138.9 139.5 138.8 242.4 243.6 244.2 245.2


Missouri

467.6 478.4 477.8 477.4 302.7 308.1 310.9 311.8 434.6 435.5 434.3 435.1

Montana

76.7 76.4 76.7 76.8 64.8 65.9 66.3 65.9 91.6 92.8 93.0 92.7

Nebraska

153.8 157.5 157.6 156.7 91.5 94.2 95.5 95.9 172.8 172.6 171.9 173.2

Nevada

134.7 139.5 140.3 140.9 349.2 354.8 353.7 354.3 163.1 167.1 167.5 168.0

New Hampshire

123.6 124.9 125.8 126.2 70.2 73.4 72.8 74.0 90.0 90.1 90.6 90.7


New Jersey

695.2 712.9 713.4 711.3 374.2 385.1 383.4 384.3 615.4 616.6 617.4 616.5

New Mexico

138.8 137.1 138.9 140.2 96.4 102.0 101.6 102.3 186.1 185.6 186.8 186.8

New York

2,018.5 2,046.0 2,051.3 2,059.2 940.8 962.9 961.5 957.8 1,448.7 1,450.2 1,450.7 1,450.7

North Carolina

599.2 613.5 610.4 609.6 495.1 503.7 503.8 489.2 737.3 743.5 742.7 741.8

North Dakota

63.2 64.0 64.1 64.2 38.9 40.0 40.4 39.9 82.6 80.9 81.0 80.3


Ohio

929.8 938.4 946.5 946.3 562.4 577.2 581.5 580.5 783.8 786.3 793.3 791.1

Oklahoma

235.0 236.9 237.8 237.2 167.5 171.4 173.5 175.2 351.1 351.8 351.8 352.4

Oregon

274.3 298.5 299.0 299.3 207.0 217.0 216.3 217.2 310.2 292.6 293.2 293.3

Pennsylvania

1,251.2 1,276.2 1,282.9 1,289.5 566.2 580.9 578.2 575.2 704.6 705.0 706.3 703.5

Rhode Island

107.0 109.6 108.8 109.0 58.3 61.2 59.7 59.2 60.8 60.6 60.5 60.4


South Carolina

245.9 255.3 255.6 255.8 251.9 262.2 261.3 252.0 365.8 368.5 368.6 368.0

South Dakota

72.3 71.9 72.1 72.5 46.7 46.8 46.8 46.8 79.5 79.5 79.9 80.0

Tennessee

432.4 441.2 440.0 441.6 330.2 343.9 347.3 348.6 430.7 430.9 434.1 434.2

Texas

1,664.2 1,706.9 1,711.4 1,709.5 1,315.0 1,369.2 1,370.9 1,370.7 1,935.5 1,942.9 1,940.5 1,939.4

Utah

199.9 206.6 207.4 208.5 144.3 150.5 151.0 150.2 243.5 248.3 248.3 249.5


Vermont

65.9 65.7 65.7 66.1 37.6 37.3 37.0 36.3 55.8 55.9 55.4 55.5

Virginia

528.5 539.3 542.4 545.4 402.2 409.9 411.1 415.8 718.3 703.7 703.3 701.2

Washington

480.2 487.6 489.1 491.1 331.3 338.1 339.3 336.8 590.0 594.3 594.1 594.7

West Virginia

129.7 131.4 131.5 132.2 73.6 75.0 75.1 74.3 153.7 155.0 155.2 155.2

Wisconsin

451.1 455.5 455.7 455.6 279.2 287.1 284.6 284.5 408.5 411.2 414.5 414.3

Wyoming

27.7 28.5 28.7 28.8 36.3 36.7 37.2 38.1 70.2 69.6 69.7 69.3


Puerto Rico

121.4 116.7 117.6 117.7 80.4 80.1 79.9 79.7 214.7 208.2 208.0 208.2

Virgin Islands

2.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 7.4 6.1 6.1 6.7 11.1 10.3 10.7 10.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total Mining and logging Construction
August September August September August September
2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p)

Alabama

2,016.7 2,038.9 2,021.2 2,048.0 9.8 10.1 9.9 10.1 84.9 87.2 86.0 88.8

Alaska

350.8 348.0 340.2 336.7 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.1 18.1 17.8 17.3 17.1

Arizona

2,757.1 2,843.9 2,794.5 2,879.3 12.0 11.9 11.9 12.0 148.4 164.0 148.7 165.2

Arkansas

1,230.9 1,240.0 1,248.3 1,259.0 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.4 51.8 53.6 52.2 53.7

California

16,794.0 17,128.5 16,857.9 17,189.3 23.0 22.6 23.0 22.7 836.1 879.0 837.8 872.9


Colorado

2,676.8 2,752.9 2,677.5 2,754.8 26.5 30.6 26.6 31.3 168.8 177.2 167.9 176.9

Connecticut

1,672.5 1,696.5 1,681.9 1,702.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 61.6 66.8 61.0 67.6

Delaware(1)

457.6 465.7 457.5 464.4 - - - - 22.1 24.1 22.2 23.7

District of Columbia(1)

780.6 789.9 792.7 799.8 - - - - 15.7 16.4 15.6 16.2

Florida

8,547.1 8,772.5 8,389.9 8,791.0 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.8 511.0 550.9 485.4 552.0


Georgia

4,467.1 4,551.6 4,453.9 4,561.3 9.4 9.5 9.3 9.6 183.6 203.7 184.0 205.5

Hawaii(1)

642.9 658.8 651.8 662.0 - - - - 36.2 36.7 36.0 35.8

Idaho

721.1 745.4 727.1 745.2 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.8 48.1 51.2 47.5 49.4

Illinois

6,083.1 6,139.7 6,103.6 6,159.0 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.8 236.0 243.6 235.1 243.2

Indiana

3,110.9 3,155.1 3,137.1 3,167.7 6.1 6.4 6.2 6.4 143.9 152.8 144.1 151.1


Iowa

1,566.3 1,588.1 1,577.8 1,593.4 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6 80.9 86.6 79.8 84.9

Kansas

1,389.0 1,421.6 1,410.1 1,430.7 6.8 7.2 6.8 7.2 61.9 64.3 60.8 62.5

Kentucky

1,921.6 1,938.2 1,930.6 1,944.9 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.5 80.1 78.5 80.3 79.8

Louisiana

1,961.6 1,979.6 1,967.2 1,983.4 35.2 35.5 35.1 35.7 148.8 149.1 146.7 149.5

Maine

638.6 647.2 636.5 641.5 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 30.2 31.3 29.9 30.3


Maryland

2,730.8 2,764.3 2,733.0 2,760.5 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 166.1 167.7 164.6 164.9

Massachusetts

3,629.5 3,706.9 3,629.2 3,695.8 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 161.1 170.9 159.2 169.2

Michigan

4,366.1 4,433.1 4,401.9 4,462.2 7.5 7.7 7.4 7.4 175.3 191.0 173.0 183.9

Minnesota

2,951.6 3,002.2 2,953.3 2,990.6 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7 133.1 139.6 129.8 135.4

Mississippi

1,146.8 1,168.5 1,152.9 1,171.6 7.0 6.7 6.9 6.6 43.5 44.1 44.0 43.6


Missouri

2,859.3 2,896.8 2,883.0 2,921.8 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 127.3 127.3 126.3 127.8

Montana

480.0 488.5 478.3 484.9 7.2 7.4 7.0 7.3 29.9 31.9 29.0 31.5

Nebraska

1,017.1 1,033.4 1,019.5 1,037.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 53.5 54.6 52.9 53.5

Nevada

1,342.1 1,392.4 1,354.5 1,402.1 14.5 14.8 14.4 14.6 84.4 94.2 85.2 94.2

New Hampshire

678.7 696.4 678.1 692.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 27.8 31.2 27.6 30.4


New Jersey

4,128.3 4,210.6 4,146.3 4,203.9 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 162.1 154.3 160.9 151.9

New Mexico

829.2 847.1 834.1 853.7 21.0 21.6 21.4 21.5 46.3 48.5 46.4 50.1

New York

9,512.5 9,642.1 9,534.9 9,644.5 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.4 403.0 417.7 399.1 413.8

North Carolina

4,425.1 4,527.0 4,433.5 4,514.1 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.8 211.7 221.0 211.3 221.3

North Dakota

430.2 435.8 435.7 440.2 18.8 21.7 18.9 21.6 30.2 31.4 29.7 31.0


Ohio

5,556.2 5,659.7 5,555.2 5,660.1 11.9 13.1 11.9 13.1 232.3 241.3 229.0 236.7

Oklahoma

1,655.6 1,691.0 1,673.0 1,704.5 49.3 55.9 49.4 55.6 78.1 78.7 79.1 79.7

Oregon

1,871.3 1,923.2 1,881.6 1,927.7 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.0 103.4 113.3 102.3 111.8

Pennsylvania

5,921.1 6,010.7 5,986.6 6,063.8 27.5 29.7 27.6 29.8 263.6 265.0 261.0 265.1

Rhode Island

496.6 506.6 499.5 507.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 19.6 20.3 19.3 20.3


South Carolina

2,093.3 2,131.2 2,085.1 2,113.1 4.3 4.6 4.2 4.4 99.6 99.4 98.5 98.4

South Dakota

440.4 450.1 438.3 446.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 24.4 25.9 23.7 25.5

Tennessee

3,007.3 3,065.1 3,033.1 3,093.7 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 122.5 124.3 122.7 124.6

Texas

12,198.4 12,587.7 12,219.4 12,622.4 226.6 263.5 227.4 265.1 716.0 772.0 715.9 770.4

Utah

1,463.1 1,520.2 1,482.7 1,535.9 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.5 101.6 105.3 101.3 104.9


Vermont

311.8 310.0 315.8 312.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 16.6 17.0 16.3 16.7

Virginia

3,955.4 4,021.2 3,964.9 4,032.2 8.1 8.4 8.1 8.4 197.3 206.5 196.5 204.8

Washington

3,334.2 3,446.7 3,355.1 3,457.8 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 207.3 219.8 207.7 216.3

West Virginia

739.5 748.2 751.4 757.6 22.1 22.1 22.0 22.1 33.6 36.7 35.0 36.8

Wisconsin

2,961.3 3,004.2 2,957.0 2,999.1 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.8 126.9 134.5 124.1 132.5

Wyoming

288.7 295.9 287.9 294.1 20.0 21.6 20.1 21.3 20.9 22.5 20.9 22.0


Puerto Rico

861.9 846.2 867.0 850.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 20.2 20.0 20.5 20.1

Virgin Islands(1)

37.9 36.9 36.8 37.0 - - - - 1.7 2.4 1.7 2.5

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 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information
August September August September August September
2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p)

Alabama

263.6 271.8 263.6 271.8 377.4 377.2 376.5 377.8 20.7 21.2 20.5 21.3

Alaska

20.8 20.9 14.3 13.7 69.4 68.4 67.1 66.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.7

Arizona

165.3 173.4 165.7 174.5 521.2 530.6 521.6 531.4 45.3 46.1 44.5 46.8

Arkansas

157.8 159.5 157.9 160.2 251.5 251.6 250.7 252.0 13.1 12.0 13.0 12.0

California

1,329.8 1,332.6 1,326.2 1,326.4 3,042.3 3,074.7 3,038.1 3,070.0 531.4 546.5 533.6 542.5


Colorado

145.2 147.1 144.4 147.2 462.8 472.5 460.5 469.2 71.6 76.4 71.1 75.6

Connecticut

160.4 165.3 159.0 165.1 292.3 292.9 296.7 292.3 31.6 30.9 31.3 30.3

Delaware

25.8 26.4 25.8 26.3 81.2 82.3 81.3 82.2 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.2

District of Columbia

1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 33.3 33.6 33.5 33.6 18.1 19.0 18.1 19.2

Florida

365.3 378.4 357.8 376.6 1,733.3 1,756.6 1,699.7 1,749.6 137.8 136.8 134.6 135.8


Georgia

399.0 403.9 397.7 404.5 939.5 958.3 936.8 959.7 117.8 116.6 115.1 117.4

Hawaii

14.3 13.7 14.2 13.6 121.7 122.4 121.5 122.1 10.0 9.1 9.1 9.1

Idaho

67.7 71.4 67.7 71.6 141.3 143.0 141.0 142.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.8

Illinois

578.7 590.9 577.5 591.8 1,211.9 1,216.8 1,210.0 1,210.7 97.0 93.5 94.9 91.8

Indiana

533.1 535.7 533.2 532.5 596.0 608.6 595.0 610.1 31.0 29.1 30.4 28.2


Iowa

216.9 228.0 217.0 225.4 314.9 314.8 312.5 313.0 22.0 22.0 21.7 21.6

Kansas

160.9 166.0 162.6 166.2 269.0 273.8 268.5 271.0 19.0 17.8 18.8 17.0

Kentucky

250.0 250.1 249.7 250.2 401.2 411.6 402.3 413.0 22.7 22.4 22.6 22.3

Louisiana

135.0 140.7 134.3 139.6 380.4 381.9 378.3 380.8 22.3 21.9 21.9 21.1

Maine

52.0 53.3 51.6 52.3 123.9 123.1 121.3 121.1 7.3 7.1 7.2 7.0


Maryland

107.3 109.3 106.7 108.3 466.7 472.2 465.5 469.4 37.3 36.2 37.1 36.3

Massachusetts

245.5 250.6 243.6 246.8 583.2 584.2 579.0 582.6 93.6 94.0 91.9 92.4

Michigan

619.9 626.3 614.8 626.0 793.1 799.2 788.0 788.9 56.7 55.6 56.3 55.0

Minnesota

323.8 331.5 320.5 326.3 539.1 547.4 534.6 543.9 50.9 49.6 50.0 49.9

Mississippi

143.9 145.0 143.7 145.2 230.9 231.8 230.4 230.8 11.5 11.2 11.3 11.1


Missouri

267.1 271.1 266.7 271.4 545.0 547.3 543.4 546.7 51.5 51.3 51.3 52.0

Montana

20.1 20.8 20.1 20.6 95.6 94.9 94.9 93.5 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.4

Nebraska

98.3 102.6 98.1 103.0 202.3 202.4 201.2 201.2 18.0 17.1 17.9 16.9

Nevada

49.1 55.3 49.7 56.2 248.4 254.4 249.7 253.9 14.8 14.5 14.4 14.3

New Hampshire

69.5 72.9 69.1 72.6 141.0 144.2 139.3 141.1 12.8 12.2 12.5 12.2


New Jersey

246.4 254.9 245.4 253.8 884.1 902.0 887.2 904.0 70.5 70.0 70.2 71.0

New Mexico

26.8 27.5 26.8 27.6 136.8 138.8 135.8 138.1 12.6 11.7 11.6 11.2

New York

448.6 445.9 447.0 447.5 1,561.3 1,569.3 1,569.5 1,572.7 271.8 270.5 271.3 272.5

North Carolina

469.2 475.9 468.5 474.7 829.4 850.9 824.3 842.7 79.2 83.1 78.3 82.5

North Dakota

25.1 25.3 25.1 25.6 94.6 93.5 94.5 93.3 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.3


Ohio

690.0 699.4 685.7 699.2 1,025.9 1,043.7 1,018.7 1,038.9 72.0 71.4 71.3 70.8

Oklahoma

128.8 130.7 128.9 131.2 302.4 310.9 302.6 309.8 20.2 18.8 19.9 18.5

Oregon

193.6 198.0 191.8 195.6 352.0 360.1 351.9 357.2 34.4 34.0 34.4 33.6

Pennsylvania

564.8 568.8 561.7 565.9 1,115.0 1,117.6 1,123.7 1,124.1 84.3 81.9 82.2 81.0

Rhode Island

40.5 41.2 40.4 41.5 76.5 76.8 77.2 76.4 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.9


South Carolina

240.8 244.0 241.7 244.3 398.4 408.7 394.2 404.0 27.4 28.0 27.3 27.1

South Dakota

43.6 45.2 43.4 44.9 88.0 88.2 86.5 86.3 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.6

Tennessee

349.5 353.9 348.7 356.6 622.7 630.1 622.4 630.6 45.5 45.1 45.2 44.2

Texas

857.9 882.2 856.2 883.5 2,460.6 2,523.8 2,444.9 2,521.5 202.7 196.5 200.3 195.3

Utah

129.6 135.6 129.6 135.0 279.2 293.0 278.7 291.5 38.8 39.1 38.3 38.3


Vermont

29.7 29.7 29.4 29.5 55.2 54.3 54.7 53.5 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.1

Virginia

234.9 242.4 234.4 243.8 663.4 673.1 660.1 670.6 67.7 67.8 67.4 67.4

Washington

285.9 292.4 285.5 294.0 634.6 660.8 634.2 658.4 129.2 138.0 128.5 136.8

West Virginia

46.6 47.2 46.6 47.0 130.7 133.0 131.7 133.5 8.4 8.1 8.4 8.1

Wisconsin

475.4 495.5 469.1 490.2 544.1 548.5 539.9 540.2 47.9 46.4 47.0 46.8

Wyoming

9.6 9.9 9.6 9.9 53.6 54.1 52.6 53.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7


Puerto Rico

71.2 69.8 71.7 70.7 169.6 167.2 168.2 167.8 17.5 16.9 17.5 16.8

Virgin Islands

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 7.8 7.3 7.5 7.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services
August September August September August September
2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p)

Alabama

97.2 97.7 97.7 97.6 242.6 250.8 241.4 252.9 239.9 240.8 242.6 244.8

Alaska

12.6 11.9 11.9 11.3 29.3 28.9 28.5 28.9 50.0 49.8 49.6 50.0

Arizona

215.0 220.3 215.7 220.0 417.6 434.1 421.7 437.2 426.3 439.4 431.0 443.4

Arkansas

53.5 54.3 52.9 53.9 142.2 148.3 145.2 151.9 185.9 186.5 189.5 190.4

California

835.3 839.5 830.7 833.9 2,588.8 2,655.8 2,583.9 2,663.9 2,621.1 2,705.1 2,644.8 2,716.5


Colorado

168.9 171.4 167.9 172.2 420.1 437.1 418.2 435.2 333.8 334.6 334.3 339.6

Connecticut

129.2 128.4 127.4 128.6 219.4 225.2 218.9 223.6 327.0 334.4 334.4 341.6

Delaware

48.6 48.1 48.1 48.2 62.2 64.2 61.3 63.6 78.0 78.4 78.3 78.6

District of Columbia

30.4 31.7 30.2 31.8 166.9 167.0 165.9 167.6 125.1 129.5 137.4 138.4

Florida

562.5 584.2 559.7 578.9 1,322.2 1,354.7 1,292.3 1,364.8 1,271.1 1,301.3 1,260.2 1,316.3


Georgia

243.6 241.6 243.4 240.0 674.2 680.4 669.4 684.8 570.1 588.9 571.1 590.0

Hawaii

28.5 30.2 28.5 29.8 82.4 83.9 82.0 85.5 83.5 85.8 85.3 86.5

Idaho

35.7 36.7 35.4 36.5 92.5 96.3 92.0 95.0 100.2 102.8 102.7 104.0

Illinois

395.8 403.0 391.5 398.5 955.4 963.4 952.8 958.4 912.2 915.8 922.4 928.2

Indiana

137.1 141.1 136.2 140.6 341.7 348.6 342.0 347.7 460.1 470.4 472.9 477.1


Iowa

109.9 112.3 109.0 111.2 141.7 143.6 140.3 142.3 224.1 226.5 231.1 232.9

Kansas

78.7 80.3 77.9 79.8 178.9 184.1 178.4 184.6 195.4 196.2 196.8 197.3

Kentucky

93.5 94.7 93.3 94.2 213.7 217.7 215.7 218.0 270.8 272.2 273.5 273.9

Louisiana

91.8 93.1 91.5 92.3 209.4 212.2 209.4 211.2 313.9 317.5 315.4 318.8

Maine

32.2 32.5 31.7 32.3 67.8 68.3 67.1 67.6 125.3 127.0 128.0 129.2


Maryland

148.7 140.1 147.2 138.8 450.8 472.2 447.4 466.7 459.7 469.0 463.5 472.5

Massachusetts

225.6 226.8 221.7 223.5 577.8 605.9 570.2 600.6 784.0 795.6 794.2 804.1

Michigan

220.6 223.0 218.1 221.1 641.6 650.3 648.1 658.5 666.7 669.7 670.9 678.0

Minnesota

182.7 182.6 180.1 181.9 378.8 384.2 374.7 378.5 528.3 536.9 535.7 537.2

Mississippi

44.1 46.1 44.1 45.0 106.2 114.4 106.9 114.3 143.4 144.9 146.1 148.8


Missouri

175.0 178.3 173.7 176.0 386.7 397.0 386.0 395.7 464.3 472.8 466.6 475.7

Montana

24.7 24.7 24.5 24.6 42.4 44.2 41.3 43.2 75.9 75.8 76.5 76.6

Nebraska

74.5 76.0 74.2 75.3 118.1 121.5 118.2 122.6 153.1 156.5 154.1 156.5

Nevada

65.6 65.9 65.6 65.4 181.0 189.8 182.4 190.8 133.9 141.1 134.8 141.5

New Hampshire

35.3 36.3 34.8 36.0 83.4 84.0 82.4 81.2 121.9 123.6 123.0 125.4


New Jersey

253.0 250.5 250.7 248.5 670.0 686.9 672.0 687.9 675.3 699.8 694.0 704.7

New Mexico

34.0 35.5 33.8 35.6 105.8 109.4 105.5 109.8 136.5 137.1 139.1 139.9

New York

727.9 732.0 716.7 722.6 1,336.2 1,350.0 1,328.9 1,338.5 1,939.0 1,988.7 1,995.3 2,040.4

North Carolina

236.5 241.5 234.7 241.7 621.7 651.5 618.9 646.7 597.6 605.6 598.8 611.2

North Dakota

24.6 24.6 24.4 24.6 35.5 36.6 34.8 36.1 62.7 63.7 63.3 64.0


Ohio

309.0 315.2 307.3 312.3 732.4 739.3 726.2 732.9 923.5 934.9 930.6 945.2

Oklahoma

79.5 79.4 79.6 79.1 188.3 194.9 188.4 195.0 234.4 237.5 236.1 237.7

Oregon

101.3 103.2 100.7 102.0 247.0 250.2 245.5 249.4 266.7 293.2 274.1 298.5

Pennsylvania

324.7 326.8 321.8 325.9 803.7 821.0 807.2 827.3 1,210.0 1,252.5 1,255.8 1,287.5

Rhode Island

36.3 36.6 36.2 36.3 68.8 71.0 68.4 70.8 102.8 104.2 106.8 108.5


South Carolina

103.5 103.3 102.4 101.9 277.5 279.8 275.5 276.7 245.6 254.1 246.0 256.5

South Dakota

29.5 29.5 29.3 29.5 31.6 34.3 31.2 33.7 71.6 71.6 72.2 72.3

Tennessee

159.4 162.1 158.8 161.5 407.6 418.2 409.5 422.0 427.8 434.4 434.4 443.1

Texas

762.3 778.7 763.3 783.9 1,675.7 1,772.1 1,683.2 1,763.6 1,667.3 1,707.2 1,667.8 1,709.7

Utah

84.7 88.3 84.1 87.8 210.3 217.3 210.1 218.0 194.3 202.0 201.6 209.9


Vermont

12.3 12.6 12.0 12.6 29.4 29.2 28.8 28.9 65.3 65.2 65.5 65.6

Virginia

208.1 213.3 206.6 212.8 736.8 759.8 732.5 749.5 524.6 536.7 531.6 547.7

Washington

155.5 161.2 154.9 161.4 421.7 447.3 422.0 445.7 471.1 480.9 478.3 487.5

West Virginia

27.0 26.5 27.0 26.7 67.4 66.5 67.2 66.5 126.9 129.4 131.0 133.0

Wisconsin

154.8 151.1 152.7 148.9 329.8 326.4 326.3 326.8 445.0 452.3 451.3 454.2

Wyoming

11.1 11.7 11.0 11.3 19.1 19.6 18.7 19.2 26.9 28.3 27.8 28.7


Puerto Rico

42.4 42.2 42.5 41.8 112.2 110.3 112.2 110.8 117.2 115.1 120.9 117.9

Virgin Islands

2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.6 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Leisure and hospitality Other services Government
August September August September August September
2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p)

Alabama

207.5 209.9 203.8 204.4 93.7 94.0 93.9 94.3 379.4 378.2 385.3 384.2

Alaska

43.2 43.8 39.7 39.0 11.1 10.6 11.2 10.9 76.9 76.6 81.5 81.0

Arizona

316.8 327.9 319.4 328.9 88.3 88.6 88.4 88.2 400.9 407.6 425.9 431.7

Arkansas

119.4 119.0 118.5 117.7 48.8 48.9 48.7 48.2 201.0 200.7 213.8 213.6

California

1,983.4 2,033.1 1,954.5 2,023.6 565.5 564.3 566.9 560.4 2,437.3 2,475.3 2,518.4 2,556.5


Colorado

346.6 364.7 334.7 345.8 110.2 109.5 109.3 108.1 422.3 431.8 442.6 453.7

Connecticut

165.7 171.4 158.7 161.4 66.2 66.4 65.3 66.0 218.5 214.2 228.6 225.1

Delaware

54.6 56.3 51.5 52.0 19.0 19.2 18.5 19.0 61.5 62.4 66.0 66.6

District of Columbia

76.7 78.6 77.3 79.9 74.7 75.9 74.2 74.9 238.4 236.8 239.2 236.8

Florida

1,192.7 1,247.9 1,142.7 1,244.3 346.7 356.1 338.7 357.6 1,098.8 1,099.8 1,113.3 1,109.3


Georgia

487.5 498.0 477.9 493.3 159.6 161.0 158.1 159.9 682.8 689.7 691.1 696.6

Hawaii

123.9 129.9 123.1 127.7 27.8 28.1 27.8 28.1 114.6 119.0 124.3 123.8

Idaho

81.6 84.6 78.4 80.0 25.6 26.4 25.1 26.0 115.6 120.0 124.5 127.4

Illinois

638.0 647.0 619.6 630.3 254.6 254.1 251.4 248.6 795.6 803.7 840.6 849.7

Indiana

317.6 315.9 311.6 310.4 126.6 123.9 126.0 124.5 417.7 422.6 439.5 439.1


Iowa

150.0 151.9 145.5 143.1 58.0 54.8 57.5 55.9 245.4 245.0 260.9 260.5

Kansas

131.9 135.5 129.7 130.6 50.4 50.5 50.7 50.6 236.1 245.9 259.1 263.9

Kentucky

202.4 203.1 199.2 199.5 66.0 67.4 65.8 66.8 310.8 310.1 317.9 316.7

Louisiana

234.7 237.6 234.2 233.7 73.9 76.4 73.6 76.3 316.2 313.7 326.8 324.4

Maine

83.8 88.0 74.3 75.6 22.3 22.3 21.7 21.9 91.5 91.9 101.3 101.8


Maryland

298.2 302.8 285.4 288.4 114.8 114.9 113.9 114.8 479.9 478.7 500.4 499.2

Massachusetts

402.0 420.4 378.8 382.2 143.7 146.3 137.0 140.6 411.8 410.9 452.4 452.5

Michigan

460.3 473.1 443.2 451.2 169.9 175.7 168.0 172.6 554.5 561.5 614.1 619.6

Minnesota

291.0 302.4 280.2 285.8 117.9 117.1 116.8 115.7 399.2 404.1 424.1 429.3

Mississippi

137.4 143.2 134.6 138.9 40.3 40.6 40.4 40.6 238.6 240.5 244.5 246.7


Missouri

317.8 327.9 309.5 318.0 117.4 117.2 116.5 115.6 402.9 402.3 438.7 438.6

Montana

71.8 74.3 67.6 68.8 18.7 19.6 18.6 19.7 87.1 88.5 92.3 92.7

Nebraska

96.1 100.4 92.9 97.7 36.8 36.8 36.6 36.6 165.3 164.4 172.3 173.2

Nevada

352.6 358.0 352.1 358.3 41.6 43.7 41.6 43.7 156.2 160.7 164.6 169.2

New Hampshire

81.5 85.0 73.0 76.3 24.8 26.4 24.1 24.7 79.7 79.6 91.3 91.9


New Jersey

414.0 434.4 388.7 401.6 175.4 180.2 172.5 176.1 576.2 576.3 603.3 603.1

New Mexico

99.0 105.2 97.3 102.4 30.2 30.2 28.2 28.3 180.2 181.6 188.2 189.2

New York

996.7 1,025.3 960.8 980.5 413.7 427.6 412.4 422.0 1,408.9 1,409.8 1,428.5 1,428.6

North Carolina

516.1 528.2 499.9 492.7 152.7 153.3 151.5 149.2 705.2 710.0 741.5 745.6

North Dakota

40.3 41.5 39.8 40.4 16.2 16.2 16.1 16.4 75.7 74.9 82.6 80.9


Ohio

590.5 615.8 572.7 591.8 217.9 225.7 214.9 225.5 750.8 759.9 786.9 793.7

Oklahoma

170.8 175.9 170.0 176.2 68.0 70.5 68.1 69.4 335.8 337.8 350.9 352.3

Oregon

216.4 228.2 212.4 223.0 64.3 65.0 63.8 66.0 284.9 270.8 297.6 283.6

Pennsylvania

603.4 617.9 576.0 584.2 264.8 266.4 259.7 262.6 659.3 663.1 709.9 710.4

Rhode Island

64.9 68.2 61.4 63.4 23.9 25.0 23.0 24.0 57.0 57.0 60.5 60.1


South Carolina

265.3 271.8 253.2 253.3 75.3 79.3 75.0 78.2 355.6 358.2 367.1 368.3

South Dakota

52.6 54.9 48.7 49.1 17.1 17.7 16.7 17.3 75.2 76.0 79.9 80.8

Tennessee

339.0 360.3 333.6 351.5 114.6 116.0 114.5 115.9 414.5 416.5 439.1 439.5

Texas

1,346.5 1,392.7 1,319.5 1,367.9 430.0 441.7 424.9 439.3 1,852.8 1,857.3 1,916.0 1,922.2

Utah

147.5 154.7 145.1 150.0 41.1 42.0 40.2 40.7 227.2 234.3 245.1 251.3


Vermont

39.1 38.6 36.9 34.9 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.0 48.7 48.2 56.8 56.1

Virginia

423.0 432.7 406.7 422.4 204.3 207.4 202.6 206.9 687.2 673.1 718.4 697.9

Washington

344.9 354.1 340.9 345.5 121.6 123.6 120.2 122.1 556.1 562.3 576.6 583.8

West Virginia

76.9 78.2 74.9 76.0 53.8 52.6 53.6 52.2 146.1 147.9 154.0 155.7

Wisconsin

304.3 313.1 286.5 293.0 151.8 152.2 150.6 150.5 376.5 379.3 404.8 411.2

Wyoming

42.6 44.5 39.3 41.3 14.3 13.9 14.1 13.7 66.9 66.1 70.1 69.6


Puerto Rico

81.2 79.8 80.3 79.1 17.6 17.2 17.5 17.1 212.3 207.2 215.2 208.0

Virgin Islands

7.4 6.1 6.8 6.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 11.2 10.8 11.1 10.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


Last Modified Date: October 19, 2018