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For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, November 23, 2010 USDL-10-1628 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 REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- OCTOBER 2010 Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in October. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate decreases, 14 states regis- tered rate increases, and 17 states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia posted unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, 16 states reported increases, and 5 states had no change. The national jobless rate was unchanged in October at 9.6 percent but was down from 10.1 percent a year earlier. In October, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 41 states and the District of Columbia, decreased in 6 states, and was unchanged in 3 states. The largest over- the-month increases in employment occurred in Texas (+47,900), New York (+40,600), California (+38,900), Michigan (+19,000), and Arkansas (+17,400). The largest over- the-month percentage increases in employment were in Arkansas (+1.5 percent), New Mexico (+0.8 percent), and Maine and North Dakota (+0.7 percent each). The largest over-the-month employment decreases were in Delaware (-3,000), Missouri (-2,900), and Nevada and Virginia (-2,200 each). The largest over-the-month percentage de- creases in employment occurred in Delaware (-0.7 percent), Nevada (-0.2 percent), and Missouri and Virginia (-0.1 percent each). Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 36 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 14 states. The largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment was reported in the District of Columbia (+2.9 percent), followed by New Hampshire (+2.6 percent), Texas (+1.7 percent), and Minnesota and North Dakota (+1.6 percent each). The largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment occurred in Nevada (-2.4 percent), followed by New Jersey (-1.0 percent), Montana (-0.9 percent), Rhode Island (-0.8 percent), and Missouri (-0.7 percent). Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) The West reported the highest regional unemployment rate in October, 10.8 percent, while the Northeast recorded the lowest rate, 8.5 percent. No region experienced a statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate change, but the Midwest and Northeast registered significant rate changes from a year earlier (-0.8 and -0.5 percentage point, respectively). (See table 1.) Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific continued to report the highest jobless rate, 11.5 percent in October. The West North Central registered the lowest rate, 7.1 percent, followed by the West South Central, at 7.9 percent. The only div- ision with a statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate change was New England (-0.2 percentage point). Over the year, two divisions posted measurable rate decreases: the East South Central (-1.3 percentage points) and East North Central (-0.9 point). The Mountain experienced the only statistically significant unemployment rate increase from a year earlier (+0.6 percentage point). State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) Nevada continued to register the highest unemployment rate among the states, 14.2 percent in October. The states with the next highest rates were Michigan, 12.8 per- cent, and California, 12.4 percent. North Dakota reported the lowest jobless rate, 3.8 percent, followed by South Dakota and Nebraska, at 4.5 and 4.7 percent, respec- tively. In total, 27 states posted jobless rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 9.6 percent, 5 states recorded measurably higher rates, and 18 states and the District of Columbia had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3.) In October, two states experienced statistically significant unemployment rate changes from September: Maine and Massachusetts (-0.3 percentage point each). The remaining 48 states and the District of Columbia registered jobless rates that were not measurably different from those of a month earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes. Eleven states reported statistically significant over-the-year jobless rate decreases in October, the largest of which were in Alabama (-1.9 percentage points) and Michigan (-1.6 points). The District of Columbia also posted a significant over-the-year unemployment rate decrease (-1.7 percentage points). Utah recorded the only significant rate increase from October 2009 (+0.9 percentage point). The remaining 38 states regis- tered unemployment rates that were not appreciably different from those of a year earlier. (See table B.) Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Between September and October, 18 states recorded statistically significant changes in employment. The largest over-the-month statistically significant job gains occurred in Texas (+47,900), New York (+40,600), and California (+38,900). The only over-the-month statistically significant job loss occurred in Delaware (-3,000). (See tables C and 5.) Over the year, 12 states and the District of Columbia reported statistically signif- icant employment increases, while one state experienced a statistically significant decline in employment. The largest statistically significant over-the-year employment increases were posted in Texas (+172,800), Pennsylvania (+48,800), and Minnesota (+42,000). The only statistically significant over-the-year job loss occurred in New Jersey (-37,100). (See table D.) _____________ The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for October is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news release for November is scheduled to be released on Friday, December 17, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly differ- ent from that of the U.S., October 2010, seasonally adjusted -------------------------------------------------------------- State | Rate(p) -------------------------------------------------------------- United States (1) ...................| 9.6 | Alaska ..............................| 7.9 Arkansas ............................| 7.8 California ..........................| 12.4 Colorado ............................| 8.4 Delaware ............................| 8.3 Florida .............................| 11.9 Hawaii ..............................| 6.4 Iowa ................................| 6.7 Kansas ..............................| 6.7 Louisiana ...........................| 8.1 | Maine ...............................| 7.4 Maryland ............................| 7.4 Massachusetts .......................| 8.1 Michigan ............................| 12.8 Minnesota ...........................| 7.1 Montana .............................| 7.3 Nebraska ............................| 4.7 Nevada ..............................| 14.2 New Hampshire .......................| 5.4 New Mexico ..........................| 8.4 | New York ............................| 8.3 North Dakota ........................| 3.8 Oklahoma ............................| 6.9 Pennsylvania ........................| 8.8 Rhode Island ........................| 11.4 South Dakota ........................| 4.5 Texas ...............................| 8.1 Utah ................................| 7.6 Vermont .............................| 5.7 Virginia ............................| 6.8 Wisconsin ...........................| 7.8 Wyoming .............................| 6.7 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Data are not preliminary. p = preliminary. Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from October 2009 to October 2010, seasonally adjusted ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Rate | |-----------|-----------| Over-the-year State | October | October | rate change(p) | 2009 | 2010(p) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama ........................| 10.8 | 8.9 | -1.9 District of Columbia ...........| 11.4 | 9.7 | -1.7 Illinois .......................| 10.9 | 9.8 | -1.1 Michigan .......................| 14.4 | 12.8 | -1.6 New Hampshire ..................| 6.8 | 5.4 | -1.4 New York .......................| 8.9 | 8.3 | -.6 North Carolina .................| 10.9 | 9.6 | -1.3 North Dakota ...................| 4.3 | 3.8 | -.5 South Carolina .................| 12.2 | 10.7 | -1.5 Tennessee ......................| 10.8 | 9.4 | -1.4 | | | Utah ...........................| 6.7 | 7.6 | .9 Vermont ........................| 6.7 | 5.7 | -1.0 Wisconsin ......................| 8.7 | 7.8 | -.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from September 2010 to October 2010, seasonally adjusted -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | September | October | Over-the-month State | 2010 | 2010(p) | change(p) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona.......................| 2,398,600 | 2,413,100 | 14,500 Arkansas......................| 1,155,400 | 1,172,800 | 17,400 California....................| 13,818,600 | 13,857,500 | 38,900 Delaware......................| 416,000 | 413,000 | -3,000 Hawaii........................| 588,100 | 591,700 | 3,600 Iowa..........................| 1,471,100 | 1,479,200 | 8,100 Maine.........................| 588,300 | 592,500 | 4,200 Massachusetts.................| 3,175,500 | 3,185,500 | 10,000 Michigan......................| 3,821,900 | 3,840,900 | 19,000 Minnesota.....................| 2,657,500 | 2,671,600 | 14,100 | | | New Mexico....................| 804,500 | 810,800 | 6,300 New York......................| 8,479,000 | 8,519,600 | 40,600 North Dakota..................| 370,300 | 372,800 | 2,500 Oregon........................| 1,594,700 | 1,602,300 | 7,600 Pennsylvania..................| 5,602,200 | 5,618,100 | 15,900 Tennessee.....................| 2,609,800 | 2,618,500 | 8,700 Texas.........................| 10,353,300 | 10,401,200 | 47,900 Vermont.......................| 294,200 | 296,000 | 1,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from October 2009 to October 2010, seasonally adjusted -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | October | October | Over-the-year State | 2009 | 2010(p) | change(p) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona.......................| 2,388,900 | 2,413,100 | 24,200 Arkansas......................| 1,157,700 | 1,172,800 | 15,100 District of Columbia..........| 703,600 | 724,300 | 20,700 Maryland......................| 2,503,000 | 2,531,400 | 28,400 Massachusetts.................| 3,148,200 | 3,185,500 | 37,300 Minnesota.....................| 2,629,600 | 2,671,600 | 42,000 New Hampshire.................| 621,300 | 637,500 | 16,200 New Jersey....................| 3,867,600 | 3,830,500 | -37,100 North Dakota..................| 367,000 | 372,800 | 5,800 Oklahoma......................| 1,524,700 | 1,543,300 | 18,600 | | | Pennsylvania..................| 5,569,300 | 5,618,100 | 48,800 Tennessee.....................| 2,596,300 | 2,618,500 | 22,200 Texas.........................| 10,228,400 | 10,401,200 | 172,800 Virginia......................| 3,603,800 | 3,636,800 | 33,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 major industry sector from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6). The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative endeavors. Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statis- tics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The LAUS program measures employ- ment and unemployment on a place-of-residence basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working who had a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-management dis- pute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who were not employed during the reference week (based on the definition above), had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week period ending with the reference week, and were currently available for work; persons on lay- off expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unem- ployed. 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 estimating equations based on regression techniques. This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) programs. Estimates for the state of California are derived by summing the estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glen- dale metropolitan division and the balance of California. Similarly, esti- mates for New York State are derived by summing the estimates for New York City and the balance of New York State. Estimates for all nine census divi- sions and the five additional substate areas contained in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor and Detroit-Warren-Livonia metropolitan areas and the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and Seattle- Bellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their respective balances of state are based on a similar regression approach that does not incorporate CES or UI data. Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the model-based estimates for the component divisions and then calculating the unemployment rate. Each month, census division estimates are controlled to national totals; state estimates are then controlled to their respective division totals. Substate and balance-of-state estimates for the five areas noted above are controlled to their respective state totals. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the CPS. A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request. Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data for prior years reflect adjustments made at the end of each year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources, and model reestimation. In most years, historical data for the most recent five years (both seasonally adjusted and not season- ally adjusted) are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to or coincident with the release of January estimates. Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS program introduced smoothed-seasonally-ad- justed (SSA) estimates in January 2010. These are seasonally-adjusted data that have incorporated a long-run trend smoothing procedure, resulting in estimates that are less volatile than those previously produced. The esti- mates are smoothed using a Henderson Trend Filter (H13). The H13 uses a filtering procedure, based on moving averages, to remove the irregular fluctuations from the seasonally-adjusted series, leaving the trend. The same process is used on both historical and current year estimates. Seasonally-adjusted labor force estimates from January 1976 through December 2009 were replaced with the SSA estimates for all four census regions, nine census divisions, all States, the District of Columbia, New York City, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, and the respective balances of New York and California. Seasonally-adjusted estimates for the Cleveland- Elyria-Mentor and Detroit-Warren-Livonia metropolitan areas and the Chicago- Joliet-Naperville, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and Seattle-Bellevue-Everett met- ropolitan divisions and the respective balances of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, and Washington were also replaced from January 1983 through December 2009. For more information about the smoothing technique and the reasons behind the change, see the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/lau/lassaqa.htm. Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on December 1, 2009. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the Internet 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 resi- dence; 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 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a "link rela- tive" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Small-do- main models are used as the official estimators for the approximately 39 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimates. Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of em- ployment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some states, the seasonally adjusted payroll em- ployment total is computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is in- dependently adjusted. Revisions of historical data for the most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments. Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each individual state. BLS independently develops a national employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "sum-of-states" employment series, and cautions users that such a series is subject to a relatively large and vola- tile error structure. Reliability of the estimates The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, adminis- trative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is sur- veyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors re- sulting from the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding. Un- employment rates are computed from unrounded data and thus may differ slightly from rates computed using the rounded data displayed in the tables. Use of error measures. In 2005, the LAUS program introduced several improve- ments to its methodology. Among these were the development of model-based error measures for the monthly estimates and the estimates of over-the-month changes. The introductory section of this release preserves the long-time practice of highlighting the direction of the movements in regional and state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll employment regardless of their statistical signi- ficance. The remainder of the analysis in the release takes statistical signifi- cance into consideration. Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based error measures for both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data and for over-the-month changes are available online at www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. BLS uses a 90- percent confidence level in determining whether changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically significant. The average magnitude of the current year over-the-month change in a state unemployment rate that is required in order to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level is just over 0.2 percentage point. The average amount of the current over-the-year change in a state unemployment rate to be considered statistically signifi- cant is between 0.8 and 0.9 percentage point. More details can be found on the Web site. Measures of nonsampling error are not available, but additional information on the subject is provided in Employment and Earnings Online at www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm. Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are available online at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether changes in CES employ- ment levels are statistically significant. Information on recent benchmark revi- sions for states is available on the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/. Additional information More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings Online. Estimates of labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well as nonfarm employment from the CES program, for over 300 metropolitan areas and metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs) are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force, employment, and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas, counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and other areas used in the administration of various federal economic assistance pro- grams are available on the Internet at www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES program are available on the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired in- dividuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted (1) (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force Census region and division Number Percent of labor force Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. 2009 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010 Northeast........... 28,319.9 28,236.9 28,254.8 28,261.4 2,537.4 2,486.5 2,436.9 2,405.4 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.5 New England....... 7,733.9 7,706.9 7,720.7 7,735.4 680.2 662.8 645.1 632.1 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.2 Middle Atlantic... 20,586.0 20,530.1 20,534.2 20,526.0 1,857.2 1,823.7 1,791.8 1,773.2 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.6 South............... 54,953.5 54,991.1 55,065.0 55,096.9 5,183.9 5,078.5 5,066.7 5,045.5 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.2 South Atlantic.... 29,287.8 29,159.8 29,182.6 29,174.1 2,929.5 2,869.9 2,880.4 2,857.6 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.8 East South Central 8,437.8 8,502.6 8,541.2 8,573.4 899.3 821.1 812.6 810.0 10.7 9.7 9.5 9.4 West South Central 17,227.9 17,328.6 17,341.1 17,349.4 1,355.1 1,387.5 1,373.7 1,377.8 7.9 8.0 7.9 7.9 Midwest............. 34,515.6 34,406.1 34,421.6 34,411.8 3,439.9 3,233.9 3,199.8 3,179.3 10.0 9.4 9.3 9.2 East North Central 23,552.6 23,526.4 23,534.2 23,522.6 2,625.0 2,462.6 2,426.0 2,400.9 11.1 10.5 10.3 10.2 West North Central 10,963.0 10,879.7 10,887.4 10,889.2 815.0 771.4 773.8 778.4 7.4 7.1 7.1 7.1 West................ 35,624.3 35,750.8 35,783.6 35,760.8 3,778.8 3,874.5 3,889.7 3,878.6 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.8 Mountain.......... 11,022.2 11,026.9 11,041.1 11,028.5 955.0 1,022.9 1,026.9 1,023.1 8.7 9.3 9.3 9.3 Pacific........... 24,602.2 24,723.9 24,742.5 24,732.3 2,823.7 2,851.6 2,862.8 2,855.5 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.5 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.
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted (1) (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force Census region and Number Percent of labor force division September October September October September October 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 Northeast........... 28,228.6 28,222.9 28,269.2 28,260.8 2,448.8 2,298.2 2,441.3 2,293.9 8.7 8.1 8.6 8.1 New England....... 7,708.9 7,724.2 7,722.0 7,744.6 657.5 606.5 646.3 592.6 8.5 7.9 8.4 7.7 Middle Atlantic... 20,519.7 20,498.7 20,547.2 20,516.3 1,791.2 1,691.7 1,795.0 1,701.3 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.3 South............... 54,979.9 55,232.5 54,988.9 55,167.3 5,095.8 4,984.0 5,106.7 4,899.5 9.3 9.0 9.3 8.9 South Atlantic.... 29,307.0 29,250.6 29,298.8 29,170.8 2,882.7 2,843.8 2,908.1 2,751.4 9.8 9.7 9.9 9.4 East South Central 8,456.6 8,593.2 8,448.3 8,605.5 876.8 805.2 877.3 795.8 10.4 9.4 10.4 9.2 West South Central 17,216.3 17,388.7 17,241.8 17,391.0 1,336.2 1,335.0 1,321.3 1,352.3 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.8 Midwest............. 34,527.0 34,477.0 34,524.9 34,438.9 3,295.4 3,044.6 3,273.9 2,975.8 9.5 8.8 9.5 8.6 East North Central 23,572.0 23,575.6 23,566.4 23,540.3 2,503.9 2,299.4 2,510.9 2,253.5 10.6 9.8 10.7 9.6 West North Central 10,955.0 10,901.4 10,958.5 10,898.5 791.5 745.2 763.0 722.3 7.2 6.8 7.0 6.6 West................ 35,721.3 35,921.8 35,686.5 35,785.0 3,677.6 3,813.0 3,703.8 3,733.9 10.3 10.6 10.4 10.4 Mountain.......... 11,071.2 11,105.9 11,046.4 11,038.5 944.5 1,006.6 934.6 988.4 8.5 9.1 8.5 9.0 Pacific........... 24,650.1 24,815.9 24,640.1 24,746.5 2,733.1 2,806.4 2,769.2 2,745.6 11.1 11.3 11.2 11.1 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 LABOR FORCE DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force State and area Number Percent of labor force Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. 2009 2010 2010 2010p 2009 2010 2010 2010p 2009 2010 2010 2010p Alabama................ 2,078.3 2,102.7 2,116.0 2,126.0 224.7 192.5 188.5 189.4 10.8 9.2 8.9 8.9 Alaska................. 362.0 362.9 362.8 363.0 30.5 27.9 28.1 28.8 8.4 7.7 7.7 7.9 Arizona................ 3,138.6 3,174.8 3,184.8 3,183.2 292.6 309.0 308.9 302.8 9.3 9.7 9.7 9.5 Arkansas............... 1,372.2 1,341.0 1,340.1 1,344.7 103.3 100.9 102.8 104.8 7.5 7.5 7.7 7.8 California............. 18,154.9 18,228.4 18,243.5 18,230.1 2,215.9 2,260.0 2,268.2 2,258.2 12.2 12.4 12.4 12.4 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale (1). 4,857.7 4,871.5 4,884.6 4,884.3 595.7 614.1 613.7 617.2 12.3 12.6 12.6 12.6 Colorado............... 2,663.4 2,656.4 2,661.1 2,658.9 200.4 216.5 219.4 222.6 7.5 8.1 8.2 8.4 Connecticut............ 1,891.4 1,878.8 1,887.7 1,893.1 164.4 171.5 172.7 172.4 8.7 9.1 9.1 9.1 Delaware............... 430.1 422.0 422.2 422.3 36.7 35.2 35.2 35.1 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.3 District of Columbia... 332.1 331.8 331.0 330.9 37.8 32.9 32.5 32.1 11.4 9.9 9.8 9.7 Florida................ 9,202.4 9,231.4 9,244.1 9,233.3 1,048.5 1,086.0 1,101.0 1,096.2 11.4 11.8 11.9 11.9 Miami-Miami Beach- Kendall (1)........ 1,249.4 1,278.9 1,282.2 1,287.3 140.1 162.7 164.8 167.0 11.2 12.7 12.9 13.0 Georgia................ 4,724.0 4,667.6 4,665.0 4,659.9 480.7 466.0 464.0 459.1 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.9 Hawaii................. 635.1 634.9 634.6 632.7 44.0 40.9 40.4 40.6 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.4 Idaho.................. 750.4 756.0 756.4 755.9 66.4 67.3 67.8 69.1 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.1 Illinois............... 6,596.9 6,624.6 6,637.0 6,641.0 716.4 671.4 659.3 648.9 10.9 10.1 9.9 9.8 Chicago-Joliet- Naperville (1)..... 4,080.4 4,072.9 4,084.1 4,094.6 445.5 407.2 402.4 397.8 10.9 10.0 9.9 9.7 Indiana................ 3,128.8 3,120.2 3,120.4 3,116.3 310.0 318.1 315.7 309.6 9.9 10.2 10.1 9.9 Iowa................... 1,676.1 1,671.9 1,674.3 1,674.2 108.3 113.7 112.8 112.4 6.5 6.8 6.7 6.7 Kansas................. 1,519.7 1,490.4 1,492.2 1,494.0 104.0 97.5 98.6 100.2 6.8 6.5 6.6 6.7 Kentucky............... 2,074.2 2,067.9 2,077.5 2,083.4 222.7 206.0 209.7 208.7 10.7 10.0 10.1 10.0 Louisiana.............. 2,067.4 2,099.0 2,109.3 2,113.3 151.6 158.8 163.7 170.5 7.3 7.6 7.8 8.1 Maine.................. 703.8 693.9 694.0 694.5 57.1 55.5 53.1 51.1 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.4 Maryland............... 2,965.8 2,947.7 2,954.8 2,963.8 216.7 216.0 219.8 218.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.4 Massachusetts.......... 3,471.9 3,475.3 3,477.0 3,480.3 316.3 304.3 292.2 282.9 9.1 8.8 8.4 8.1 Michigan............... 4,855.0 4,831.0 4,826.4 4,819.0 699.7 634.1 625.1 618.8 14.4 13.1 13.0 12.8 Detroit-Warren- Livonia (2)........ 2,093.8 2,087.5 2,092.6 2,094.0 336.7 294.2 290.5 288.7 16.1 14.1 13.9 13.8 Minnesota.............. 2,962.8 2,956.5 2,957.1 2,954.9 229.0 207.5 207.7 209.6 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.1 Mississippi............ 1,289.5 1,296.6 1,302.7 1,308.6 131.5 129.9 127.6 126.7 10.2 10.0 9.8 9.7 Missouri............... 3,016.9 2,979.4 2,986.0 2,991.3 292.4 276.5 278.2 279.9 9.7 9.3 9.3 9.4 Montana................ 497.4 497.1 496.8 495.7 32.8 36.8 36.6 36.3 6.6 7.4 7.4 7.3 Nebraska............... 981.1 975.7 973.9 971.4 46.1 45.3 45.2 45.3 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.7 Nevada................. 1,374.5 1,351.7 1,345.7 1,335.5 176.7 194.7 193.3 190.1 12.9 14.4 14.4 14.2 New Hampshire.......... 741.7 739.6 743.3 745.5 50.5 42.3 41.1 40.2 6.8 5.7 5.5 5.4 New Jersey............. 4,532.3 4,510.0 4,501.9 4,494.3 448.0 434.8 423.5 415.4 9.9 9.6 9.4 9.2 New Mexico............. 957.5 954.6 955.5 957.5 76.5 78.8 78.7 80.8 8.0 8.3 8.2 8.4 New York............... 9,666.7 9,659.3 9,668.2 9,669.4 857.5 800.6 798.6 797.8 8.9 8.3 8.3 8.3 New York City........ 3,983.3 3,993.0 3,997.3 3,991.4 412.9 375.4 373.5 368.6 10.4 9.4 9.3 9.2 North Carolina......... 4,521.5 4,491.7 4,480.6 4,468.5 492.9 436.8 434.0 427.1 10.9 9.7 9.7 9.6 North Dakota........... 364.0 367.8 368.1 367.8 15.7 13.6 13.7 13.9 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.8 Ohio................... 5,928.3 5,926.2 5,920.1 5,911.5 637.5 601.1 590.8 587.6 10.8 10.1 10.0 9.9 Cleveland-Elyria- Mentor (2)......... 1,072.1 1,079.4 1,085.8 1,088.2 102.1 100.7 104.3 105.4 9.5 9.3 9.6 9.7 Oklahoma............... 1,777.1 1,757.0 1,756.9 1,754.1 122.7 122.8 122.1 121.5 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.9 Oregon................. 1,944.2 1,963.8 1,969.4 1,976.8 211.5 208.0 207.3 207.7 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.5 Pennsylvania........... 6,391.4 6,363.8 6,365.0 6,366.5 551.9 585.6 570.2 560.1 8.6 9.2 9.0 8.8 Rhode Island........... 571.6 572.1 571.0 571.5 70.1 67.5 65.9 65.3 12.3 11.8 11.5 11.4 South Carolina......... 2,174.1 2,148.3 2,152.8 2,153.4 266.2 237.6 235.9 230.6 12.2 11.1 11.0 10.7 South Dakota........... 445.6 442.9 443.1 443.0 21.0 19.7 19.6 19.7 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.5 Tennessee.............. 2,999.4 3,037.4 3,047.9 3,058.0 322.9 290.8 287.3 286.5 10.8 9.6 9.4 9.4 Texas.................. 12,013.0 12,128.7 12,139.1 12,141.6 977.0 1,004.3 987.1 982.5 8.1 8.3 8.1 8.1 Utah................... 1,350.9 1,351.9 1,353.8 1,355.0 89.9 100.5 101.0 102.4 6.7 7.4 7.5 7.6 Vermont................ 358.3 355.8 356.1 356.6 24.2 21.3 20.7 20.4 6.7 6.0 5.8 5.7 Virginia............... 4,153.7 4,168.8 4,170.7 4,173.5 283.2 289.4 284.5 283.0 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 Washington............. 3,518.9 3,536.8 3,540.2 3,541.6 324.4 318.1 321.7 323.5 9.2 9.0 9.1 9.1 Seattle-Bellevue- Everett (1)........ 1,498.3 1,490.8 1,488.7 1,491.6 133.4 128.7 129.6 132.4 8.9 8.6 8.7 8.9 West Virginia.......... 791.1 773.8 775.9 777.8 69.9 68.1 70.7 72.3 8.8 8.8 9.1 9.3 Wisconsin.............. 3,046.2 3,029.7 3,031.8 3,033.0 264.0 239.2 235.7 235.9 8.7 7.9 7.8 7.8 Wyoming................ 293.5 290.9 291.7 292.2 21.8 19.8 19.8 19.6 7.4 6.8 6.8 6.7 Puerto Rico............ 1,332.5 1,288.3 1,296.0 1,297.8 207.2 201.0 207.2 203.3 15.6 15.6 16.0 15.7 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. 10-02, dated December 1, 2009, and are available at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force State and area Number Percent of labor force September October September October September October 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p Alabama................ 2,090.7 2,133.8 2,087.5 2,140.1 223.8 193.7 224.1 194.3 10.7 9.1 10.7 9.1 Alaska................. 362.7 363.6 360.2 361.0 27.8 26.5 28.8 27.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.6 Arizona................ 3,147.3 3,205.3 3,145.6 3,181.4 301.1 309.4 297.2 294.9 9.6 9.7 9.4 9.3 Arkansas............... 1,372.9 1,346.0 1,368.5 1,352.4 95.6 99.5 94.8 95.9 7.0 7.4 6.9 7.1 California............. 18,178.9 18,295.9 18,173.9 18,225.1 2,151.1 2,236.2 2,188.7 2,179.9 11.8 12.2 12.0 12.0 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale (1). 4,871.5 4,907.8 4,863.3 4,884.3 597.2 608.7 591.2 612.1 12.3 12.4 12.2 12.5 Colorado............... 2,687.8 2,684.6 2,671.0 2,664.8 196.2 214.9 189.5 214.9 7.3 8.0 7.1 8.1 Connecticut............ 1,881.8 1,891.7 1,890.2 1,896.0 158.9 166.0 157.2 161.7 8.4 8.8 8.3 8.5 Delaware............... 426.5 419.0 428.8 421.9 34.9 34.3 36.3 34.4 8.2 8.2 8.5 8.2 District of Columbia... 330.7 331.3 332.4 331.7 37.1 31.5 38.8 31.8 11.2 9.5 11.7 9.6 Florida................ 9,227.5 9,288.1 9,218.5 9,218.9 1,048.2 1,120.2 1,055.6 1,065.0 11.4 12.1 11.5 11.6 Miami-Miami Beach- Kendall (1)........ 1,245.1 1,285.5 1,262.0 1,299.4 141.4 168.2 149.5 169.7 11.4 13.1 11.8 13.1 Georgia................ 4,728.9 4,662.5 4,717.3 4,655.6 477.7 459.4 480.1 448.7 10.1 9.9 10.2 9.6 Hawaii................. 634.1 630.3 630.4 624.5 46.2 40.4 43.1 39.9 7.3 6.4 6.8 6.4 Idaho.................. 749.1 757.6 752.9 757.9 59.8 63.0 62.2 65.9 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.7 Illinois............... 6,586.6 6,658.4 6,594.5 6,634.3 684.8 629.3 692.6 608.2 10.4 9.5 10.5 9.2 Chicago-Joliet- Naperville (1)..... 4,052.7 4,090.0 4,050.7 4,072.9 420.9 382.6 420.7 361.3 10.4 9.4 10.4 8.9 Indiana................ 3,142.3 3,125.3 3,132.3 3,121.1 299.2 297.8 298.9 288.0 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.2 Iowa................... 1,676.8 1,681.6 1,681.9 1,680.0 100.1 105.5 100.9 103.6 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.2 Kansas................. 1,519.7 1,494.6 1,514.3 1,493.8 106.0 99.9 97.1 95.1 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.4 Kentucky............... 2,075.9 2,088.0 2,061.9 2,074.5 214.0 204.2 211.1 192.7 10.3 9.8 10.2 9.3 Louisiana.............. 2,063.1 2,119.6 2,077.2 2,122.3 148.4 164.6 145.8 171.9 7.2 7.8 7.0 8.1 Maine.................. 703.9 695.6 705.5 698.7 52.1 45.2 52.9 46.5 7.4 6.5 7.5 6.7 Maryland............... 2,962.6 2,963.0 2,962.8 2,974.3 208.7 214.1 214.5 205.9 7.0 7.2 7.2 6.9 Massachusetts.......... 3,458.1 3,464.8 3,460.0 3,475.4 310.4 277.9 300.1 265.9 9.0 8.0 8.7 7.7 Michigan............... 4,853.6 4,831.4 4,860.2 4,821.3 669.6 594.4 665.8 578.0 13.8 12.3 13.7 12.0 Detroit-Warren- Livonia (2)........ 2,100.6 2,106.6 2,105.0 2,101.6 332.8 281.8 331.3 280.2 15.8 13.4 15.7 13.3 Minnesota.............. 2,960.1 2,962.4 2,965.2 2,952.9 223.9 197.0 211.6 189.7 7.6 6.7 7.1 6.4 Mississippi............ 1,280.6 1,306.4 1,287.1 1,313.5 122.2 126.3 128.2 127.5 9.5 9.7 10.0 9.7 Missouri............... 3,013.7 2,983.8 3,008.0 2,992.3 286.3 271.0 280.0 264.4 9.5 9.1 9.3 8.8 Montana................ 497.5 496.3 495.9 493.0 28.5 32.4 30.1 32.8 5.7 6.5 6.1 6.7 Nebraska............... 974.6 967.1 979.2 969.2 43.2 43.3 42.1 41.1 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.2 Nevada................. 1,382.7 1,351.9 1,374.9 1,326.0 180.7 196.0 174.5 181.6 13.1 14.5 12.7 13.7 New Hampshire.......... 737.9 744.8 738.3 743.0 48.1 37.8 47.6 36.8 6.5 5.1 6.4 5.0 New Jersey............. 4,506.2 4,477.3 4,516.8 4,482.7 433.3 399.1 430.5 393.9 9.6 8.9 9.5 8.8 New Mexico............. 954.6 957.3 959.0 962.3 72.2 76.2 74.4 80.2 7.6 8.0 7.8 8.3 New York............... 9,630.3 9,636.0 9,646.3 9,651.6 836.9 774.1 836.6 773.2 8.7 8.0 8.7 8.0 New York City........ 3,970.5 3,985.4 3,983.4 3,983.1 404.6 368.7 415.6 364.6 10.2 9.3 10.4 9.2 North Carolina......... 4,516.2 4,486.5 4,538.9 4,474.4 470.9 417.5 478.7 408.9 10.4 9.3 10.5 9.1 North Dakota........... 365.0 369.3 363.4 366.9 12.9 11.1 12.2 10.4 3.5 3.0 3.4 2.8 Ohio................... 5,935.1 5,924.0 5,940.5 5,928.7 607.3 565.9 613.8 565.3 10.2 9.6 10.3 9.5 Cleveland-Elyria- Mentor (2)......... 1,073.8 1,088.9 1,066.3 1,079.0 99.1 102.6 94.1 92.5 9.2 9.4 8.8 8.6 Oklahoma............... 1,775.9 1,757.7 1,781.8 1,757.7 119.3 114.6 122.5 119.3 6.7 6.5 6.9 6.8 Oregon................. 1,951.2 1,978.2 1,946.1 1,985.9 201.1 194.6 200.9 196.2 10.3 9.8 10.3 9.9 Pennsylvania........... 6,383.2 6,385.4 6,384.1 6,382.0 521.0 518.5 527.9 534.2 8.2 8.1 8.3 8.4 Rhode Island........... 569.3 570.0 569.9 573.6 65.1 60.7 66.8 63.4 11.4 10.6 11.7 11.0 South Carolina......... 2,168.4 2,151.3 2,170.1 2,145.9 263.4 228.2 267.4 219.2 12.1 10.6 12.3 10.2 South Dakota........... 445.1 442.6 446.5 443.6 19.1 17.5 19.2 18.1 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.1 Tennessee.............. 3,009.3 3,065.1 3,011.8 3,077.4 316.8 280.9 313.9 281.3 10.5 9.2 10.4 9.1 Texas.................. 12,004.4 12,165.4 12,014.4 12,158.6 973.0 956.3 958.3 965.2 8.1 7.9 8.0 7.9 Utah................... 1,357.6 1,359.2 1,353.3 1,360.2 86.4 96.6 86.1 100.2 6.4 7.1 6.4 7.4 Vermont................ 357.7 357.3 358.2 357.8 22.9 18.8 21.7 18.3 6.4 5.3 6.1 5.1 Virginia............... 4,151.5 4,165.6 4,139.1 4,167.2 279.1 271.7 272.1 271.4 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.5 Washington............. 3,523.2 3,547.8 3,529.6 3,549.9 307.0 308.7 307.5 302.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.5 Seattle-Bellevue- Everett (1)........ 1,495.5 1,482.4 1,494.6 1,488.5 134.8 131.8 135.0 131.7 9.0 8.9 9.0 8.8 West Virginia.......... 794.8 783.1 790.9 780.9 62.8 66.8 64.5 66.1 7.9 8.5 8.1 8.5 Wisconsin.............. 3,054.3 3,036.6 3,038.9 3,035.0 242.9 212.0 239.8 213.9 8.0 7.0 7.9 7.0 Wyoming................ 294.6 293.6 293.7 292.9 19.7 18.0 20.6 17.8 6.7 6.1 7.0 6.1 Puerto Rico............ 1,320.1 1,293.7 1,329.5 1,299.7 216.8 210.4 211.8 205.5 16.4 16.3 15.9 15.8 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. 10-02, dated December 1, 2009, and are available at www.bls.govlau/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) Total (1) Construction Manufacturing State Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. 2009 2010 2010 2010p 2009 2010 2010 2010p 2009 2010 2010 2010p Alabama.......... 1,871.3 1,872.5 1,874.1 1,874.5 87.9 87.6 85.4 86.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) Alaska........... 322.0 323.7 319.8 321.0 15.9 16.1 15.4 15.2 12.0 14.7 13.7 13.5 Arizona.......... 2,388.9 2,405.6 2,398.6 2,413.1 116.2 113.5 112.7 117.7 149.0 148.4 147.7 147.7 Arkansas......... 1,157.7 1,160.4 1,155.4 1,172.8 50.9 53.4 52.9 53.5 158.8 165.5 164.7 164.9 California....... 13,884.8 13,872.1 13,818.6 13,857.5 577.4 541.3 529.2 531.7 1,244.9 1,237.8 1,233.1 1,240.1 Colorado......... 2,219.0 2,196.0 2,199.3 2,206.4 121.4 109.3 110.4 112.2 125.3 123.9 124.3 123.6 Connecticut...... 1,617.2 1,616.5 1,611.1 1,616.4 53.7 50.5 50.1 49.6 168.5 166.6 166.3 165.9 Delaware (3)..... 411.2 416.8 416.0 413.0 18.5 18.2 18.7 18.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) District of Columbia (3)... 703.6 705.6 722.5 724.3 10.9 11.3 11.5 11.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) Florida ......... 7,179.8 7,219.4 7,208.6 7,215.5 366.6 359.8 361.4 352.8 309.7 310.2 301.9 301.3 Georgia ......... 3,828.1 3,815.1 3,815.2 3,820.7 159.8 151.5 154.3 152.5 342.4 336.1 334.5 336.7 Hawaii (3)....... 587.9 586.1 588.1 591.7 30.1 28.5 29.8 30.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) Idaho ........... 606.3 603.6 603.1 605.4 32.9 28.4 28.4 27.9 53.8 53.7 54.3 53.9 Illinois......... 5,597.5 5,600.3 5,603.9 5,611.9 214.7 198.0 199.1 202.1 559.7 564.2 563.4 562.7 Indiana.......... 2,767.4 2,808.4 2,791.4 2,798.2 120.1 114.3 114.8 116.7 427.3 442.9 440.9 440.6 Iowa............. 1,469.3 1,475.0 1,471.1 1,479.2 62.5 62.8 62.5 62.2 201.4 206.2 206.6 206.3 Kansas........... 1,330.2 1,338.9 1,334.0 1,336.4 56.6 62.7 61.2 61.7 161.4 162.7 162.5 162.0 Kentucky......... 1,764.2 1,770.3 1,771.3 1,778.6 71.7 64.6 64.5 64.6 208.1 213.7 214.1 215.0 Louisiana........ 1,888.7 1,905.3 1,901.7 1,907.9 127.4 129.1 127.1 127.9 140.6 135.6 137.4 139.0 Maine............ 592.9 590.8 588.3 592.5 24.0 23.1 23.6 23.7 52.2 52.6 53.2 53.3 Maryland (3)..... 2,503.0 2,522.4 2,525.5 2,531.4 145.8 151.1 150.7 148.8 117.1 112.0 111.7 112.1 Massachusetts.... 3,148.2 3,196.8 3,175.5 3,185.5 108.0 109.7 108.2 106.7 251.7 253.8 253.0 254.2 Michigan......... 3,861.6 3,835.5 3,821.9 3,840.9 121.5 114.8 114.2 115.4 458.4 461.4 464.3 467.2 Minnesota........ 2,629.6 2,661.7 2,657.5 2,671.6 89.3 82.0 85.1 82.8 290.3 300.3 301.4 299.1 Mississippi...... 1,091.7 1,084.3 1,086.8 1,088.1 47.9 46.8 46.3 45.0 138.2 136.9 135.1 134.2 Missouri ........ 2,673.2 2,670.4 2,658.7 2,655.8 115.0 104.6 103.9 103.1 249.0 250.6 247.6 249.1 Montana.......... 428.0 425.5 424.4 424.2 23.8 21.4 21.6 21.3 17.2 17.8 17.8 18.1 Nebraska (3)..... 938.5 946.1 940.9 942.5 47.1 45.7 45.9 46.0 91.3 92.2 92.0 91.7 Nevada........... 1,132.9 1,115.1 1,107.6 1,105.4 74.5 60.5 58.9 60.0 38.9 38.3 38.2 38.3 New Hampshire.... 621.3 630.5 635.4 637.5 23.2 23.9 24.1 23.8 64.6 67.0 67.2 66.8 New Jersey....... 3,867.6 3,844.0 3,827.9 3,830.5 134.5 124.4 122.9 122.1 261.8 255.9 257.4 257.9 New Mexico....... 806.2 797.4 804.5 810.8 45.4 43.9 43.4 44.4 29.2 30.4 31.0 30.4 New York......... 8,486.2 8,525.1 8,479.0 8,519.6 312.3 314.8 308.9 309.4 465.0 464.0 463.8 462.8 North Carolina... 3,892.6 3,911.5 3,901.7 3,901.7 179.5 172.8 171.3 171.8 436.2 434.4 432.6 432.5 North Dakota..... 367.0 372.2 370.3 372.8 21.6 21.4 21.3 21.1 23.2 23.1 22.7 23.0 Ohio............. 5,016.9 5,031.5 5,014.5 5,022.9 174.2 174.0 169.2 169.8 613.3 623.1 621.4 622.0 Oklahoma......... 1,524.7 1,544.8 1,543.4 1,543.3 67.0 72.5 72.2 72.4 123.8 123.3 123.1 124.0 Oregon .......... 1,593.3 1,595.1 1,594.7 1,602.3 69.7 66.9 65.7 66.2 163.2 162.4 161.3 160.8 Pennsylvania..... 5,569.3 5,594.1 5,602.2 5,618.1 219.4 218.3 216.5 214.3 557.8 559.9 559.8 560.8 Rhode Island..... 454.5 451.9 450.4 451.0 16.7 17.1 16.6 16.6 40.4 39.5 39.3 39.6 South Carolina... 1,805.5 1,819.1 1,815.4 1,820.9 82.6 80.1 78.8 81.3 206.0 209.5 210.1 211.1 South Dakota(3).. 402.9 406.2 404.7 404.7 21.2 20.8 20.9 21.1 37.2 38.2 38.4 38.6 Tennessee (3).... 2,596.3 2,607.5 2,609.8 2,618.5 105.3 102.4 101.4 102.7 302.4 305.3 305.6 305.0 Texas............ 10,228.4 10,360.9 10,353.3 10,401.2 560.4 570.2 564.5 573.3 817.4 840.1 842.7 843.8 Utah............. 1,187.8 1,197.5 1,194.4 1,194.5 69.7 67.5 68.4 69.1 109.3 109.3 109.5 109.6 Vermont.......... 295.8 294.1 294.2 296.0 13.4 11.6 11.7 11.6 30.7 30.6 31.2 31.4 Virginia......... 3,603.8 3,640.3 3,639.0 3,636.8 184.7 179.1 177.4 175.4 233.5 231.2 229.2 231.1 Washington....... 2,788.4 2,801.5 2,804.1 2,807.0 150.7 136.6 137.2 140.1 258.8 256.4 258.2 259.5 West Virginia.... 737.3 743.7 740.5 742.7 33.0 33.8 33.1 34.1 49.5 49.9 49.9 50.3 Wisconsin........ 2,721.2 2,730.6 2,728.9 2,736.7 101.8 99.4 97.3 96.5 421.5 429.9 431.7 431.1 Wyoming.......... 282.4 283.7 285.4 285.4 23.0 22.2 22.5 23.1 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.0 Trade, transportation, and Financial activities Professional and business utilities services Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. 2009 2010 2010 2010p 2009 2010 2010 2010p 2009 2010 2010 2010p Alabama............. 364.2 364.1 366.2 366.1 93.9 90.8 91.2 91.0 202.0 201.1 200.9 200.9 Alaska.............. 63.6 62.9 61.8 61.9 14.9 13.5 14.6 14.5 25.9 24.0 25.3 25.4 Arizona............. 476.3 483.8 485.8 488.8 163.8 160.7 161.6 162.4 339.5 347.9 349.4 348.1 Arkansas............ 231.1 230.8 229.6 229.5 50.2 50.5 50.3 51.1 113.8 108.8 108.8 114.7 California.......... 2,598.0 2,574.3 2,571.9 2,579.5 787.1 776.4 782.3 778.0 2,019.8 2,057.0 2,063.6 2,078.4 Colorado............ 397.1 395.6 395.3 394.6 144.7 143.7 142.7 141.9 323.7 322.7 324.6 324.4 Connecticut......... 290.3 291.0 288.3 290.6 136.1 133.5 132.7 133.7 186.6 185.2 186.1 187.9 Delaware (3)........ 74.4 75.3 74.5 73.6 43.1 43.5 43.6 43.3 54.9 55.0 54.8 54.2 District of Columbia (3)....... 26.6 27.3 27.2 27.0 26.1 26.0 26.0 26.2 148.3 156.2 156.4 157.2 Florida ............ 1,452.9 1,472.1 1,464.3 1,467.0 474.0 463.2 463.2 462.6 1,033.9 1,046.8 1,046.8 1,038.9 Georgia ............ 807.3 805.4 808.0 806.2 205.5 195.8 195.4 198.0 500.2 503.9 506.3 509.3 Hawaii (3).......... 109.9 111.8 111.4 111.2 28.0 27.2 26.9 27.3 70.3 68.0 68.1 68.7 Idaho .............. 120.4 120.8 120.7 120.6 29.1 29.4 30.1 29.9 75.2 75.5 74.7 74.6 Illinois............ 1,125.3 1,127.9 1,130.1 1,130.0 366.9 360.8 362.5 359.8 770.2 787.7 787.0 786.1 Indiana............. 546.1 553.9 554.7 555.3 131.5 130.1 130.2 130.1 263.1 280.5 278.5 283.0 Iowa................ 298.2 292.8 291.9 291.8 101.3 100.4 100.3 101.4 116.7 124.6 123.7 127.2 Kansas.............. 254.2 258.6 257.5 257.6 70.2 68.5 68.6 67.7 135.3 135.2 132.9 135.6 Kentucky............ 360.4 367.2 368.6 365.7 86.9 84.3 84.6 84.8 173.8 182.4 179.5 182.4 Louisiana........... 363.6 368.4 369.7 370.7 89.4 88.9 88.3 88.0 190.0 197.3 196.6 196.7 Maine............... 116.6 116.9 115.8 116.1 31.2 30.1 30.7 30.6 54.5 54.1 54.6 55.4 Maryland (3)........ 437.0 434.0 432.2 437.1 141.5 137.6 137.5 137.9 381.4 390.3 391.6 394.6 Massachusetts....... 533.0 535.8 535.4 534.9 209.3 208.5 210.0 210.6 455.6 468.5 468.5 467.6 Michigan............ 711.7 707.9 706.7 710.9 189.6 180.9 181.6 183.4 510.0 511.6 511.7 516.7 Minnesota........... 490.1 493.0 493.8 497.7 171.3 170.4 170.2 170.5 307.4 314.2 310.7 317.2 Mississippi......... 213.4 213.0 213.0 214.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) 86.0 88.3 89.4 88.5 Missouri ........... 513.7 513.3 509.7 509.0 162.0 157.5 157.5 157.9 310.8 311.6 311.1 309.8 Montana............. 88.8 89.3 89.5 89.0 20.9 20.4 20.8 20.6 38.2 36.6 37.8 38.5 Nebraska (3)........ 195.4 194.5 193.8 194.7 67.8 67.9 67.3 67.7 98.3 101.3 100.4 99.8 Nevada.............. 213.5 210.3 209.5 209.2 54.8 52.6 52.3 52.2 135.7 135.6 136.2 136.1 New Hampshire....... 133.2 136.1 135.7 135.5 35.4 35.4 35.3 35.1 61.0 64.0 64.4 65.5 New Jersey.......... 810.1 813.9 812.1 812.7 251.8 251.4 251.2 252.8 574.5 584.5 580.2 582.9 New Mexico.......... 133.5 129.9 128.1 129.0 33.0 32.5 32.8 33.2 100.4 99.0 101.1 98.5 New York............ 1,440.8 1,440.7 1,438.4 1,441.3 668.5 667.2 666.9 668.9 1,076.6 1,099.8 1,091.4 1,108.1 North Carolina...... 710.1 712.0 714.1 716.0 199.7 198.6 199.3 198.0 463.7 479.6 481.4 482.2 North Dakota........ 77.6 78.3 78.0 77.6 20.0 20.0 20.3 20.3 28.9 29.4 29.3 29.9 Ohio................ 955.3 956.2 953.7 953.2 274.1 265.0 265.0 262.0 607.5 620.6 618.4 621.1 Oklahoma............ 276.4 278.8 276.8 275.3 81.1 83.1 83.4 82.4 164.7 170.2 170.7 170.2 Oregon ............. 309.5 310.5 310.5 311.5 95.6 92.6 92.7 93.2 174.2 176.2 177.5 178.5 Pennsylvania........ 1,069.1 1,072.5 1,073.6 1,075.5 316.1 307.4 307.6 309.8 662.3 670.8 674.8 673.6 Rhode Island........ 71.9 70.1 70.0 70.6 30.3 30.6 30.8 30.7 52.4 50.4 50.6 50.4 South Carolina...... 346.8 346.8 344.3 345.4 100.9 103.5 102.8 102.6 200.9 207.8 206.9 206.1 South Dakota(3)..... 80.8 81.4 81.1 81.1 30.2 28.7 28.6 28.2 25.7 28.0 27.7 27.7 Tennessee (3)....... 549.5 554.2 555.8 558.3 139.1 136.4 136.6 136.9 290.6 300.5 298.2 301.1 Texas............... 2,047.1 2,040.9 2,042.8 2,044.1 624.3 627.7 628.0 628.8 1,230.8 1,275.4 1,277.2 1,281.4 Utah................ 233.5 233.1 230.5 231.1 72.6 71.3 71.3 70.8 151.5 153.6 153.0 155.9 Vermont............. 55.1 54.9 55.1 55.1 12.4 12.3 12.5 13.1 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Virginia............ 617.1 621.0 620.3 620.9 178.5 177.4 177.3 176.3 636.9 645.7 647.8 655.3 Washington.......... 517.0 532.1 533.4 532.4 141.0 137.6 137.1 139.0 321.1 330.9 329.6 330.9 West Virginia....... 135.3 132.5 132.0 132.6 27.8 27.6 27.3 27.2 59.5 59.2 59.3 60.0 Wisconsin........... 509.6 505.9 504.3 502.9 157.7 155.4 155.6 155.3 249.0 256.0 255.6 256.4 Wyoming............. 52.6 52.7 53.0 52.7 11.1 10.7 10.8 10.9 17.1 17.2 16.6 16.8 Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. 2009 2010 2010 2010p 2009 2010 2010 2010p 2009 2010 2010 2010p Alabama............. 210.9 213.1 213.8 213.7 169.2 171.2 172.8 170.2 381.9 385.9 384.2 384.4 Alaska.............. 40.0 40.0 41.7 42.0 32.0 32.3 29.3 31.2 84.8 85.3 85.8 84.8 Arizona............. 333.1 340.1 341.4 346.4 254.4 255.2 254.4 255.9 415.6 416.1 408.2 407.2 Arkansas............ 164.4 169.2 169.6 171.3 101.5 96.6 96.4 101.2 216.7 215.2 212.2 214.1 California.......... 1,744.3 1,763.9 1,759.9 1,765.1 1,484.9 1,485.5 1,486.8 1,491.2 2,481.8 2,477.8 2,449.2 2,452.0 Colorado............ 260.6 264.8 263.8 268.8 262.8 259.8 260.9 259.9 392.8 389.1 390.0 391.7 Connecticut......... 303.1 311.3 308.8 308.4 135.3 138.9 138.8 140.3 246.6 243.1 243.5 244.5 Delaware (3)........ 64.1 65.6 66.7 66.5 40.2 43.8 43.3 42.0 62.5 62.7 61.6 62.2 District of Columbia (3)...... 103.1 104.0 106.5 107.0 58.8 58.7 59.6 59.4 244.9 239.7 251.7 252.3 Florida ............ 1,066.6 1,083.9 1,095.4 1,096.4 902.6 911.0 910.3 928.1 1,116.7 1,115.9 1,108.4 1,109.2 Georgia ............ 475.1 487.8 485.7 485.9 380.4 383.6 380.7 382.9 687.9 681.0 680.7 680.3 Hawaii (3).......... 74.8 76.9 75.1 76.6 101.1 103.3 103.6 103.6 124.7 122.0 125.0 125.0 Idaho .............. 82.1 84.1 84.6 86.6 59.1 59.2 59.0 58.8 120.0 118.7 117.8 119.2 Illinois............ 821.4 826.3 828.8 835.4 510.4 514.0 503.4 504.8 861.1 851.1 856.3 857.2 Indiana............. 417.2 419.0 417.1 418.8 271.7 279.5 276.8 275.8 440.3 439.2 430.7 429.9 Iowa................ 213.0 213.0 213.9 216.3 132.7 131.9 129.6 130.9 254.0 252.2 251.5 251.5 Kansas.............. 181.5 179.3 179.4 181.4 113.2 113.0 111.7 111.7 263.5 264.6 265.4 262.9 Kentucky............ 248.6 248.9 249.8 250.6 170.5 167.4 170.1 173.5 326.2 324.6 322.2 322.0 Louisiana........... 269.9 279.1 278.4 279.6 197.4 196.9 197.5 197.3 368.8 367.3 363.7 365.2 Maine............... 119.1 117.9 118.8 119.5 61.2 61.8 59.1 60.3 103.4 102.7 101.6 102.1 Maryland (3)........ 396.9 400.9 403.1 407.4 231.0 247.8 243.4 239.5 491.6 492.1 499.5 498.4 Massachusetts....... 652.3 668.2 661.1 666.2 299.4 310.1 298.2 301.0 435.4 438.0 436.1 437.6 Michigan............ 620.1 621.6 616.6 625.9 378.4 377.2 374.6 368.6 644.9 634.0 627.8 625.4 Minnesota........... 453.7 467.2 466.2 468.2 235.6 247.7 246.2 248.5 418.6 415.8 413.5 414.0 Mississippi......... 133.5 131.0 135.0 135.6 118.5 117.4 119.5 120.3 252.6 248.8 246.2 247.2 Missouri ........... 405.6 405.5 406.8 407.5 275.1 278.5 278.3 275.6 457.8 460.9 458.4 458.6 Montana............. 62.3 61.7 61.6 61.7 57.1 56.6 55.7 55.0 88.9 89.4 87.5 88.1 Nebraska (3)........ 135.3 137.1 138.5 138.7 81.8 83.2 81.9 81.3 168.5 170.7 168.3 169.2 Nevada.............. 98.5 99.8 98.4 98.6 304.0 302.9 301.2 300.6 154.8 155.6 153.7 151.0 New Hampshire....... 106.8 108.0 109.2 109.7 63.9 63.6 63.5 64.8 98.0 95.7 98.3 98.1 New Jersey.......... 602.7 601.5 597.7 598.2 336.9 339.3 339.1 339.5 650.1 631.1 623.8 621.6 New Mexico.......... 119.3 123.8 124.4 124.6 85.6 85.9 85.4 86.3 199.4 193.2 198.1 203.1 New York............ 1,675.2 1,682.0 1,686.1 1,700.1 718.8 723.9 721.2 726.2 1,509.7 1,495.0 1,472.0 1,472.1 North Carolina...... 544.8 546.0 544.7 548.7 394.9 390.3 393.9 389.9 726.0 740.9 728.0 725.9 North Dakota........ 53.9 54.4 55.1 55.1 34.2 34.4 33.9 34.7 77.9 79.9 78.0 78.9 Ohio................ 827.8 831.2 835.9 838.0 476.8 481.3 481.4 484.0 787.1 782.9 773.4 777.7 Oklahoma............ 204.0 209.5 211.7 212.4 139.4 144.7 144.6 143.8 339.0 332.7 329.3 330.0 Oregon ............. 223.7 222.3 222.0 224.3 162.4 163.7 166.5 165.4 299.1 300.8 296.7 300.2 Pennsylvania........ 1,124.6 1,131.0 1,133.8 1,143.5 493.7 509.5 507.2 510.4 756.8 750.5 756.8 755.8 Rhode Island........ 101.7 101.4 101.2 100.7 47.9 48.7 47.2 47.7 61.7 61.3 61.7 61.5 South Carolina...... 207.8 210.0 210.0 211.7 207.7 203.8 204.1 204.5 352.1 354.9 355.5 355.7 South Dakota(3)..... 64.0 63.8 63.7 64.2 43.5 42.8 43.0 42.2 77.9 79.5 78.6 78.8 Tennessee (3)....... 370.4 373.9 377.4 379.1 260.2 257.9 259.6 262.0 431.2 430.6 430.0 427.7 Texas............... 1,359.7 1,393.0 1,393.1 1,398.5 999.2 1,017.7 1,020.6 1,023.0 1,834.9 1,822.3 1,811.3 1,830.4 Utah................ 153.6 158.7 158.7 157.4 108.5 114.8 113.5 111.1 215.4 214.3 215.3 215.2 Vermont............. 60.9 60.5 60.5 61.5 30.9 32.1 31.0 31.2 54.6 54.6 54.1 54.4 Virginia............ 452.3 465.2 462.3 463.2 333.3 348.6 350.3 340.1 691.8 695.3 699.9 698.2 Washington.......... 373.1 384.1 384.6 382.7 264.2 264.7 266.6 261.5 546.2 540.5 540.9 544.8 West Virginia....... 119.6 121.8 121.1 120.3 70.9 72.5 71.9 72.2 148.7 150.1 149.9 150.4 Wisconsin........... 414.5 423.7 423.4 425.7 251.3 253.2 248.4 251.1 428.2 420.7 424.4 426.7 Wyoming............. (2) (2) (2) (2) 32.9 32.9 32.5 31.1 71.7 71.7 73.2 73.1 1 Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately. 2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. 3 Mining and logging is combined with construction. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2009 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional 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) Total Mining and Logging Construction State September October September October September October 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p Alabama.......... 1,868.0 1,873.4 1,872.2 1,875.2 11.7 11.7 11.4 11.7 89.3 86.2 88.9 87.2 Alaska........... 334.4 333.1 320.0 319.0 15.0 14.6 15.0 14.6 18.7 18.4 17.4 16.7 Arizona.......... 2,392.1 2,405.0 2,408.0 2,432.4 10.7 11.9 10.7 12.0 122.2 116.0 119.4 121.1 Arkansas......... 1,166.2 1,166.5 1,167.3 1,182.7 10.2 9.8 10.0 9.7 53.1 55.0 51.6 54.2 California....... 13,890.8 13,838.4 13,963.0 13,938.2 25.6 26.4 25.2 26.2 605.1 551.3 594.2 548.7 Colorado......... 2,232.0 2,211.3 2,227.5 2,215.3 22.8 23.0 22.8 24.6 129.6 115.7 125.5 116.3 Connecticut...... 1,617.0 1,615.1 1,629.6 1,628.8 .7 .7 .6 .7 56.0 53.8 56.7 52.7 Delaware ........ 414.8 418.7 413.4 415.3 (1) (1) (1) (1) 19.6 19.1 19.1 18.8 District of Columbia....... 695.7 718.7 705.4 726.0 (1) (1) (1) (1) 11.1 11.7 11.1 11.6 Florida.......... 7,162.0 7,181.8 7,183.5 7,219.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 379.4 363.1 370.0 356.2 Georgia.......... 3,836.2 3,815.4 3,844.9 3,837.7 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.2 159.3 154.7 160.6 153.2 Hawaii .......... 583.0 585.2 587.8 591.5 (1) (1) (1) (1) 30.2 29.9 30.5 30.9 Idaho ........... 615.1 613.4 614.0 612.8 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.3 36.3 31.6 35.0 30.0 Illinois......... 5,644.3 5,649.4 5,654.2 5,668.7 9.5 10.1 9.5 10.2 230.5 217.0 230.5 218.1 Indiana.......... 2,798.6 2,820.9 2,806.3 2,838.0 6.7 7.1 6.7 7.1 122.7 120.6 126.0 122.7 Iowa............. 1,476.5 1,480.7 1,487.5 1,497.8 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.5 68.6 67.5 67.0 66.7 Kansas........... 1,334.7 1,334.9 1,343.1 1,349.7 8.0 9.0 7.8 9.1 58.4 63.4 58.7 63.9 Kentucky......... 1,767.3 1,776.8 1,774.4 1,788.7 22.9 23.4 23.0 23.4 74.8 66.8 73.8 66.6 Louisiana........ 1,882.0 1,899.3 1,893.4 1,912.6 49.5 50.5 48.1 50.5 127.6 127.5 128.1 128.6 Maine............ 604.2 599.9 601.7 601.3 2.6 2.9 2.6 3.0 26.4 25.5 25.4 25.1 Maryland......... 2,511.7 2,535.0 2,521.2 2,549.9 (1) (1) (1) (1) 153.7 155.3 150.1 153.2 Massachusetts.... 3,175.4 3,200.1 3,183.5 3,221.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 114.4 114.9 114.0 112.8 Michigan......... 3,879.7 3,865.1 3,925.4 3,905.5 7.2 7.6 7.2 7.7 132.3 126.9 135.1 129.3 Minnesota........ 2,633.7 2,666.7 2,655.1 2,697.2 4.6 5.1 4.6 5.2 102.5 96.6 99.2 92.7 Mississippi...... 1,093.1 1,088.3 1,094.3 1,090.4 8.1 8.8 8.0 8.9 49.8 47.0 48.5 45.6 Missouri ........ 2,686.7 2,674.9 2,695.1 2,678.1 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.0 119.5 107.5 118.5 106.7 Montana.......... 434.2 430.5 433.0 429.0 7.0 7.5 7.0 7.6 25.8 23.4 25.6 23.1 Nebraska......... 943.3 943.4 944.1 948.4 (1) (1) (1) (1) 49.9 48.4 48.9 47.8 Nevada........... 1,134.6 1,109.8 1,140.5 1,112.9 11.7 12.2 11.6 12.2 76.0 60.1 75.2 60.5 New Hampshire.... 624.4 642.1 626.9 643.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 24.2 25.6 24.5 25.1 New Jersey....... 3,874.7 3,834.4 3,894.5 3,858.0 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 140.3 130.3 141.2 128.9 New Mexico....... 812.5 810.1 810.4 815.0 16.8 17.5 16.8 17.6 47.2 44.5 46.0 45.0 New York......... 8,507.5 8,498.9 8,577.6 8,612.8 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.0 334.5 330.3 329.5 326.7 North Carolina... 3,911.0 3,921.0 3,926.7 3,936.4 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 188.3 173.5 181.3 173.6 North Dakota..... 372.2 375.0 373.1 378.8 6.8 8.9 6.8 9.2 24.5 23.9 23.6 23.1 Ohio............. 5,053.5 5,048.7 5,071.6 5,079.1 11.8 12.0 11.7 11.9 186.6 181.3 185.9 181.6 Oklahoma......... 1,523.7 1,546.9 1,534.7 1,553.7 40.8 46.0 39.6 46.1 67.1 72.7 67.6 73.1 Oregon........... 1,603.9 1,600.4 1,611.5 1,620.5 7.4 7.8 7.3 7.8 76.1 69.8 73.2 69.6 Pennsylvania..... 5,591.6 5,626.1 5,627.1 5,676.9 22.5 26.4 23.0 26.9 231.1 227.6 230.3 225.4 Rhode Island..... 460.8 455.3 461.2 457.6 .2 .3 .2 .3 17.5 17.7 17.6 17.5 South Carolina... 1,816.1 1,823.4 1,818.6 1,834.1 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.4 84.2 79.1 83.1 81.8 South Dakota..... 406.2 408.6 406.0 407.9 (1) (1) (1) (1) 23.2 22.7 22.5 22.4 Tennessee........ 2,613.5 2,628.6 2,613.1 2,635.7 (1) (1) (1) (1) 110.1 104.5 107.5 105.1 Texas............ 10,215.0 10,370.2 10,281.0 10,455.9 198.0 226.1 197.6 228.8 581.0 569.6 565.7 578.9 Utah............. 1,194.4 1,203.4 1,197.2 1,204.4 10.4 10.6 10.4 10.7 72.7 71.5 72.0 71.4 Vermont.......... 297.3 296.6 299.9 300.2 .8 .8 .8 .8 15.1 13.3 14.7 12.9 Virginia......... 3,620.5 3,651.4 3,626.8 3,660.3 10.1 9.9 10.1 9.9 189.4 181.9 188.4 179.1 Washington....... 2,812.9 2,819.8 2,814.6 2,833.9 6.4 5.8 6.3 5.6 161.7 146.9 158.0 147.6 West Virginia.... 743.2 744.7 744.6 750.1 28.3 30.2 28.0 29.9 34.2 35.1 35.1 36.2 Wisconsin........ 2,745.2 2,751.7 2,754.0 2,769.8 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.4 107.5 105.3 109.9 104.7 Wyoming.......... 290.3 291.7 285.0 288.0 24.2 26.7 24.2 27.3 25.1 24.5 24.5 24.6 Puerto Rico...... 943.1 917.9 944.3 925.0 (1) (1) (1) (1) 36.0 27.2 35.1 26.0 Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and Information utilities September October September October September October 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p Alabama............ 242.3 240.3 240.4 240.0 361.6 365.2 364.1 366.0 23.9 22.8 23.9 22.8 Alaska............. 14.4 16.3 10.4 11.7 66.1 64.0 62.6 60.9 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.4 Arizona............ 149.4 147.5 149.0 147.7 469.8 480.3 474.8 487.4 38.3 36.4 38.6 36.1 Arkansas........... 161.5 166.2 160.2 166.4 234.0 230.5 232.2 230.7 16.0 15.1 15.6 15.1 California......... 1,269.1 1,251.8 1,252.8 1,248.4 2,613.0 2,580.6 2,613.4 2,595.6 445.6 442.7 446.3 439.7 Colorado........... 127.3 124.8 125.7 124.0 399.4 395.4 398.7 396.3 73.5 70.1 73.7 70.4 Connecticut........ 168.2 166.3 168.9 166.3 290.7 287.3 291.1 291.3 34.4 34.2 34.1 33.6 Delaware .......... 27.3 26.3 27.5 26.3 75.1 74.7 74.7 74.0 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.7 District of Columbia......... 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 26.8 27.3 26.9 27.3 18.7 18.6 18.6 18.6 Florida............ 315.1 303.0 310.5 302.2 1,442.2 1,451.3 1,446.3 1,460.0 138.9 132.7 141.4 132.5 Georgia............ 350.9 336.4 342.3 336.6 809.3 803.8 808.9 807.7 103.5 101.4 103.4 100.7 Hawaii ............ 13.5 13.8 13.5 14.0 109.7 110.6 109.5 110.7 8.9 8.3 8.7 8.2 Idaho ............. 54.3 55.3 54.8 54.9 122.3 122.3 121.6 121.8 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.7 Illinois........... 565.1 566.8 562.5 565.6 1,128.1 1,129.9 1,130.8 1,135.3 104.6 104.4 104.0 104.6 Indiana............ 436.4 445.8 431.8 445.5 544.8 554.2 548.4 557.7 37.0 35.7 36.5 35.3 Iowa............... 200.2 207.7 202.5 207.5 300.0 291.1 298.9 292.5 29.6 28.6 29.6 28.9 Kansas............. 161.8 162.5 161.7 162.3 254.2 256.8 254.8 258.2 33.9 32.0 33.8 32.1 Kentucky........... 210.3 215.0 208.3 215.2 360.4 367.2 361.7 367.0 26.5 25.9 26.5 25.9 Louisiana.......... 140.3 137.7 141.5 139.9 364.7 367.8 363.3 370.3 23.9 24.2 24.3 24.9 Maine.............. 51.9 53.5 52.5 53.7 119.2 116.9 118.3 117.7 9.0 8.9 9.1 9.0 Maryland........... 116.8 111.8 117.2 112.2 437.4 432.3 438.0 438.1 45.1 44.9 45.0 44.7 Massachusetts...... 254.3 253.3 251.7 254.2 539.6 536.2 538.5 540.5 84.0 85.0 84.0 85.3 Michigan........... 463.8 470.4 462.0 470.9 712.4 706.5 714.1 713.3 54.3 52.6 53.8 52.6 Minnesota.......... 296.3 304.8 293.0 301.9 490.9 492.5 491.8 499.4 54.2 56.2 54.2 56.3 Mississippi........ 139.6 135.6 138.5 134.5 213.0 212.0 212.6 213.6 12.6 12.3 12.6 12.2 Missouri .......... 250.0 248.9 249.6 249.8 517.2 511.1 515.9 511.3 63.2 61.7 62.3 61.4 Montana............ 17.3 17.8 17.4 18.2 88.2 89.8 89.3 89.5 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.3 Nebraska........... 92.0 92.2 91.6 92.0 195.6 192.7 194.9 194.1 17.4 16.9 17.3 16.9 Nevada............. 39.1 38.5 39.0 38.4 211.6 209.6 214.3 210.0 12.8 12.1 12.9 12.3 New Hampshire...... 66.5 67.7 64.9 67.1 132.4 135.6 134.4 136.8 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.4 New Jersey......... 262.8 258.9 263.3 259.4 811.6 811.5 812.7 815.4 82.7 81.8 81.9 82.4 New Mexico......... 29.9 31.6 29.7 30.9 135.1 128.6 134.2 129.8 15.6 15.0 15.5 14.9 New York........... 471.3 467.9 468.5 466.4 1,452.3 1,442.4 1,453.2 1,454.3 252.7 246.6 251.4 247.3 North Carolina..... 438.6 434.6 437.2 433.6 712.2 713.4 713.5 719.4 68.3 70.7 68.8 71.0 North Dakota....... 23.4 23.0 23.7 23.5 77.8 77.7 77.9 77.9 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 Ohio............... 618.8 628.1 619.3 628.3 955.7 950.1 959.0 956.8 79.2 74.5 77.5 74.2 Oklahoma........... 123.9 123.3 124.3 124.4 277.8 276.5 276.6 275.6 27.0 26.1 27.1 26.3 Oregon............. 167.2 164.3 165.7 163.4 312.1 313.2 312.8 314.9 32.3 35.2 32.5 35.4 Pennsylvania....... 564.6 562.9 559.7 562.7 1,070.1 1,070.9 1,076.7 1,083.1 98.3 98.8 98.4 98.7 Rhode Island....... 41.1 39.8 41.1 40.3 73.2 70.4 72.6 71.3 9.9 10.1 9.9 10.1 South Carolina..... 207.7 210.6 206.5 211.7 347.4 343.3 347.6 346.3 27.6 27.6 27.6 27.7 South Dakota....... 36.9 38.5 37.4 38.8 80.7 80.9 81.1 81.4 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.8 Tennessee.......... 303.6 306.9 303.4 306.0 554.2 557.0 552.0 560.7 46.6 43.0 46.0 43.1 Texas.............. 820.3 844.3 820.2 846.8 2,041.0 2,039.5 2,051.1 2,048.4 200.8 186.0 201.4 188.2 Utah............... 111.6 110.0 110.0 110.4 233.1 230.6 234.8 232.4 29.1 29.3 29.8 29.4 Vermont............ 30.9 31.3 30.9 31.6 55.8 55.1 55.7 55.7 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.2 Virginia........... 235.5 230.2 234.7 232.3 618.5 617.9 619.2 623.0 79.1 73.8 78.8 74.7 Washington......... 265.6 263.2 262.4 263.1 523.8 536.3 520.3 535.6 102.5 104.5 101.8 103.9 West Virginia...... 49.7 50.1 49.6 50.4 136.1 132.3 136.1 133.4 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 Wisconsin.......... 430.9 438.0 424.9 434.7 512.4 505.4 515.1 508.5 47.3 47.0 47.2 46.5 Wyoming............ 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.3 53.6 53.5 52.4 52.5 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.8 Puerto Rico........ 90.4 89.2 90.3 89.9 169.3 157.8 168.4 159.3 18.1 18.1 17.9 18.4 Financial activities Professional and business Education and health services services September October September October September October 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p Alabama............ 95.0 91.5 94.1 91.1 202.9 202.4 204.2 203.2 210.2 214.1 212.0 214.9 Alaska............. 14.9 14.9 15.0 14.6 26.9 26.2 25.6 25.2 39.5 41.6 39.9 41.9 Arizona............ 164.9 162.0 164.0 162.6 337.6 350.9 343.9 352.6 330.4 341.8 334.8 348.2 Arkansas........... 50.2 50.5 50.2 51.1 112.4 110.0 114.7 115.6 165.4 170.4 165.5 172.5 California......... 786.4 782.4 788.2 779.1 2,018.9 2,070.6 2,032.1 2,091.1 1,725.1 1,750.1 1,758.0 1,779.3 Colorado........... 145.4 143.2 144.2 141.4 328.0 330.4 328.1 328.8 256.7 263.4 261.4 269.6 Connecticut........ 135.7 132.7 136.0 133.6 186.2 188.3 187.9 189.3 302.2 308.0 306.7 312.0 Delaware .......... 44.0 43.6 43.0 43.2 54.5 54.9 55.3 54.5 63.6 66.5 64.2 66.6 District of Columbia......... 26.4 26.1 26.2 26.3 145.6 156.5 148.5 157.4 102.8 105.1 105.6 109.4 Florida............ 474.6 462.4 474.3 462.9 1,028.1 1,041.9 1,032.7 1,037.9 1,056.5 1,092.4 1,070.9 1,101.1 Georgia............ 209.1 194.7 205.2 197.6 498.4 508.2 505.0 514.1 474.8 485.4 479.2 490.1 Hawaii ............ 27.5 26.8 27.9 27.2 70.1 68.2 70.3 68.7 74.2 75.1 74.8 76.6 Idaho ............. 29.2 30.1 29.3 30.1 76.7 76.2 76.0 75.4 81.7 85.1 82.9 87.3 Illinois........... 367.1 361.1 366.1 358.9 780.1 799.5 785.6 801.7 817.5 828.5 825.9 839.7 Indiana............ 130.4 130.5 131.5 130.1 263.8 281.0 267.8 287.9 418.4 417.9 422.7 424.4 Iowa............... 101.4 100.1 101.0 101.1 117.3 125.3 118.7 129.4 209.9 213.1 216.7 220.0 Kansas............. 70.7 68.5 70.2 67.7 138.6 134.3 137.3 137.7 180.2 179.3 182.8 182.7 Kentucky........... 87.3 84.4 86.6 84.5 171.4 180.4 175.9 184.5 248.2 249.5 249.4 251.3 Louisiana.......... 89.8 88.5 89.7 88.3 188.1 196.1 189.8 196.5 266.6 278.3 271.2 280.9 Maine.............. 31.6 30.8 31.2 30.6 55.1 55.4 55.1 56.0 118.3 118.4 120.1 120.5 Maryland........... 143.4 138.0 141.3 137.7 383.7 394.2 384.2 397.5 392.9 401.4 398.2 408.7 Massachusetts...... 210.4 211.0 208.9 210.2 459.8 474.4 462.7 475.0 647.3 658.4 659.8 673.8 Michigan........... 189.0 181.5 189.1 182.9 506.3 521.6 523.6 530.8 608.9 614.8 625.5 631.4 Minnesota.......... 171.0 169.6 171.1 170.3 303.5 314.3 312.0 321.8 447.8 463.1 455.4 469.8 Mississippi........ 45.6 44.8 45.6 45.3 85.9 89.4 86.5 89.1 132.1 135.7 134.6 136.7 Missouri .......... 161.7 157.8 161.9 157.8 312.3 313.1 313.4 312.4 401.9 407.2 408.0 410.0 Montana............ 21.1 20.6 20.7 20.4 38.9 38.7 38.9 39.2 62.5 61.6 62.6 62.0 Nebraska........... 67.6 67.4 67.7 67.6 99.7 101.3 99.4 101.1 134.4 138.5 136.0 139.4 Nevada............. 54.3 52.5 54.9 52.3 133.6 135.9 136.3 136.7 97.4 98.1 98.7 98.8 New Hampshire...... 35.9 35.4 35.3 35.0 62.5 65.4 61.2 65.7 106.0 108.8 107.1 110.1 New Jersey......... 253.8 250.2 250.6 251.6 587.2 590.9 583.1 591.8 594.8 593.8 605.9 601.5 New Mexico......... 33.1 32.8 32.9 33.1 102.3 101.9 100.7 98.7 119.8 124.9 120.2 125.5 New York........... 670.1 667.5 669.2 669.8 1,089.3 1,100.1 1,087.9 1,119.6 1,655.2 1,676.7 1,703.2 1,728.5 North Carolina..... 199.4 199.5 200.6 198.9 462.2 484.3 469.2 487.8 541.1 545.3 547.7 551.7 North Dakota....... 20.2 20.3 20.0 20.2 29.8 29.7 29.2 30.2 53.4 54.9 53.9 55.2 Ohio............... 277.3 264.8 273.9 261.9 612.6 628.9 620.6 634.8 829.6 838.1 836.3 846.6 Oklahoma........... 80.5 83.3 81.3 82.6 162.0 171.7 165.9 171.5 202.7 211.9 205.0 213.4 Oregon............. 95.2 93.3 95.6 93.2 179.5 181.1 176.1 180.5 223.3 221.5 226.4 227.1 Pennsylvania....... 316.4 307.4 315.8 309.6 666.6 680.0 668.9 680.6 1,114.4 1,130.4 1,140.3 1,159.4 Rhode Island....... 30.6 30.9 30.3 30.7 53.0 51.8 54.0 52.0 99.8 100.6 103.4 102.3 South Carolina..... 101.7 103.1 100.9 102.6 201.0 208.3 205.1 210.3 208.2 210.7 208.2 212.0 South Dakota....... 30.0 28.7 30.2 28.2 26.3 27.8 25.6 27.6 63.1 63.6 64.3 64.5 Tennessee.......... 139.2 137.0 139.2 137.0 291.7 302.7 295.3 306.0 368.4 378.1 371.8 380.5 Texas.............. 624.5 629.5 626.3 630.8 1,231.2 1,281.4 1,242.3 1,293.8 1,347.6 1,396.2 1,363.6 1,402.2 Utah............... 71.1 71.2 72.8 71.1 151.3 154.0 152.6 157.1 152.8 160.2 155.7 159.6 Vermont............ 12.3 12.5 12.3 13.0 22.0 22.6 22.3 22.6 59.8 60.9 61.2 61.8 Virginia........... 179.0 177.6 178.4 176.1 635.7 650.6 641.1 659.6 452.8 465.3 457.3 468.3 Washington......... 141.1 137.9 141.2 139.3 323.8 334.4 325.5 335.5 371.1 382.5 376.8 386.7 West Virginia...... 28.0 27.3 27.9 27.3 59.1 59.4 59.9 60.4 119.8 121.0 120.5 121.2 Wisconsin.......... 158.6 155.6 157.3 154.9 256.5 261.7 254.1 261.7 412.2 422.3 415.8 426.8 Wyoming............ 11.1 10.8 11.1 10.9 17.4 17.0 17.2 16.9 25.6 26.2 25.7 26.6 Puerto Rico........ 46.1 46.8 46.5 47.2 98.4 107.1 98.2 108.3 112.5 115.4 115.6 118.4 Leisure and hospitality Other services Government September October September October September October 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p Alabama............ 170.2 174.3 168.6 169.7 79.7 80.4 79.5 80.9 381.2 384.5 385.1 387.7 Alaska............. 35.2 32.5 29.7 28.9 11.5 11.7 11.6 11.8 85.7 86.6 86.3 86.3 Arizona............ 248.9 250.9 252.8 254.2 93.0 89.2 91.5 90.6 426.9 418.1 428.5 419.9 Arkansas........... 101.2 98.0 101.1 100.8 44.9 46.4 44.9 47.9 217.3 214.6 221.3 218.7 California......... 1,500.0 1,498.7 1,480.5 1,487.0 480.1 475.8 476.2 476.6 2,421.9 2,408.0 2,496.1 2,466.5 Colorado........... 262.4 260.4 253.9 251.2 93.5 93.5 93.3 93.6 393.4 391.4 400.2 399.1 Connecticut........ 137.9 141.2 134.9 139.9 61.2 61.3 61.8 60.7 243.8 241.3 250.9 248.7 Delaware .......... 42.8 45.5 40.2 42.1 19.7 19.8 19.8 20.1 61.9 61.7 63.3 63.0 District of Columbia......... 57.9 59.6 59.3 60.0 64.2 63.7 65.1 64.1 240.8 248.8 242.7 250.0 Florida............ 880.9 889.9 882.3 907.2 310.0 317.2 309.2 320.6 1,130.9 1,122.5 1,140.5 1,133.5 Georgia............ 379.0 382.6 379.4 382.0 157.0 158.4 157.5 159.7 685.7 680.7 694.3 686.8 Hawaii ............ 100.4 103.7 100.4 102.9 26.0 26.3 26.9 26.7 122.5 122.5 125.3 125.6 Idaho ............. 61.0 61.2 58.2 57.9 21.2 20.9 20.4 20.9 119.0 117.5 122.4 121.5 Illinois........... 528.5 518.9 514.3 508.7 254.3 257.5 253.9 258.7 859.0 855.7 871.1 867.2 Indiana............ 281.9 282.8 271.9 275.9 107.2 105.3 107.2 106.0 449.3 440.0 455.8 445.4 Iowa............... 135.7 133.1 133.0 131.2 56.9 59.7 57.3 60.0 254.5 251.9 260.4 258.0 Kansas............. 116.2 112.8 113.6 112.1 52.3 53.7 52.8 54.8 260.4 262.6 269.6 269.1 Kentucky........... 170.4 172.3 170.5 173.5 69.7 68.8 68.6 70.8 325.4 323.1 330.1 326.0 Louisiana.......... 193.2 197.2 196.0 196.0 69.0 67.8 68.8 67.7 369.3 363.7 372.6 369.0 Maine.............. 67.0 66.3 61.6 60.7 19.6 19.5 19.2 19.7 103.5 101.8 106.6 105.3 Maryland........... 238.3 250.8 230.3 238.9 115.2 110.9 115.6 110.8 485.2 495.4 501.3 508.1 Massachusetts...... 313.4 311.2 302.8 304.5 117.8 118.6 117.6 119.4 433.0 435.6 442.1 444.4 Michigan........... 393.5 389.7 382.7 373.1 168.2 165.3 166.3 167.5 643.8 628.2 666.0 646.0 Minnesota.......... 243.4 254.6 235.6 248.6 115.4 109.5 114.6 112.3 404.1 400.4 423.6 418.9 Mississippi........ 119.2 120.0 117.7 119.4 35.3 36.3 35.2 36.0 251.9 246.4 254.5 249.1 Missouri .......... 278.4 284.0 276.3 276.7 117.9 119.5 117.8 120.0 460.3 460.0 467.1 468.0 Montana............ 60.0 58.5 56.1 54.0 17.0 17.7 16.7 17.2 89.0 87.6 91.4 90.5 Nebraska........... 83.1 83.2 81.6 81.3 35.5 35.4 35.6 36.4 168.1 167.4 171.1 171.8 Nevada............. 306.7 302.5 304.8 301.5 34.1 35.3 33.8 35.0 157.3 153.0 159.0 155.2 New Hampshire...... 65.2 66.8 63.1 64.0 21.2 24.1 21.6 24.7 97.1 99.2 101.3 101.4 New Jersey......... 349.8 350.1 334.3 336.8 160.6 159.2 161.0 158.0 629.5 606.0 658.9 630.5 New Mexico......... 85.3 86.7 85.0 85.7 28.3 27.7 27.7 28.4 199.1 198.9 201.7 205.4 New York........... 737.5 742.5 720.6 728.1 362.0 376.1 364.9 380.4 1,476.8 1,442.8 1,523.4 1,485.7 North Carolina..... 399.8 400.3 396.0 391.1 166.8 160.1 162.7 159.4 728.3 733.3 743.7 743.8 North Dakota....... 34.8 34.6 34.3 34.8 15.3 15.3 15.6 15.7 78.8 79.3 80.7 81.6 Ohio............... 490.5 495.2 474.1 481.4 211.0 208.6 211.1 208.5 780.4 767.1 802.2 793.1 Oklahoma........... 140.2 145.6 138.8 143.2 61.4 59.1 61.8 59.8 340.3 330.7 346.7 337.7 Oregon............. 167.8 170.8 162.1 165.0 57.5 59.2 56.5 59.3 285.5 284.2 303.3 304.3 Pennsylvania....... 505.7 520.1 492.0 508.5 247.9 247.5 248.2 249.0 754.0 754.1 773.8 773.0 Rhode Island....... 52.4 50.1 48.4 48.2 21.8 22.5 21.4 22.8 61.3 61.1 62.3 62.1 South Carolina..... 211.7 207.8 208.4 205.2 68.2 70.1 68.9 70.3 354.2 358.4 358.2 361.8 South Dakota....... 45.5 45.2 43.6 42.4 15.7 16.0 15.8 16.1 78.1 78.4 78.8 79.7 Tennessee.......... 265.0 264.5 258.8 260.6 101.7 102.3 101.2 102.2 433.0 432.6 437.9 434.5 Texas.............. 1,004.0 1,024.6 993.3 1,016.9 359.8 362.1 357.5 363.4 1,806.8 1,810.9 1,862.0 1,857.7 Utah............... 111.5 115.0 106.4 109.0 34.1 34.6 33.9 34.6 216.7 216.4 218.8 218.7 Vermont............ 31.1 30.7 29.8 30.1 9.4 9.6 9.5 9.5 54.7 54.6 57.3 57.0 Virginia........... 347.8 357.9 333.1 340.2 185.4 190.4 186.0 190.9 687.2 695.9 699.7 706.2 Washington......... 279.3 276.5 263.5 260.8 107.3 107.4 107.9 106.3 530.3 524.4 550.9 549.5 West Virginia...... 73.7 74.3 71.3 72.6 55.5 56.2 55.2 56.0 148.5 148.6 150.8 152.5 Wisconsin.......... 260.9 259.3 251.4 251.2 137.7 137.3 138.3 142.3 417.9 416.3 436.7 435.1 Wyoming............ 35.8 35.2 32.1 30.4 11.7 11.3 11.5 11.3 72.7 73.4 73.0 74.4 Puerto Rico........ 71.9 70.4 70.8 70.1 15.7 15.5 15.8 15.9 284.7 270.4 285.7 271.5 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 2009 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.