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State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Friday, December 21, 2018                       USDL-18-1979

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 -- NOVEMBER 2018


Unemployment rates were lower in November in 6 states, higher in 2 states, and stable 
in 42 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 
today. Eighteen states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier and 32 states and 
the District had little or no change. The national unemployment rate remained unchanged 
from October at 3.7 percent but was 0.4 percentage point lower than in November 2017.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 4 states in November 2018 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.

Unemployment

Hawaii and Iowa had the lowest unemployment rates in November, 2.4 percent each. The 
rates in Idaho (2.6 percent), Missouri (3.0 percent), and New York (3.9 percent) set 
new series lows. (All state series begin in 1976.) Alaska had the highest jobless rate, 
6.3 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 November, six states had unemployment rate decreases: Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, 
New York, Oklahoma, and Vermont (-0.1 percentage point each). Two states had over-the-
month rate increases: Colorado and Hawaii (+0.1 percentage point each). The remaining 42 
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.

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

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in four states in November 2018. The job gains occurred
in California (+30,700), Florida (+23,600), Wisconsin (+10,600), and South Dakota (+2,900). 
In percentage terms, the largest increase occurred in South Dakota (+0.7 percent), followed
by Wisconsin (+0.4 percent), Florida (+0.3 percent), and California (+0.2 percent). (See
table 3.)

Thirty-seven states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment in November.
The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+365,400), California (+299,800), and Florida
(+241,600). The largest percentage gain occurred in Nevada (+3.8 percent), followed by
Arizona (+3.6 percent) and Wyoming (+3.2 percent). (See table C.)

_____________
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for November 2018 is 
scheduled to be released on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The State 
Employment and Unemployment news release for December 2018 is scheduled to be released 
on Friday, January 18, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).



Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., November 2018, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------
                State                |          Rate(p)
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States (1) ...................|           3.7
                                     |
Alaska ..............................|           6.3
Arizona .............................|           4.7
California ..........................|           4.1
District of Columbia ................|           5.6
Hawaii ..............................|           2.4
Idaho ...............................|           2.6
Illinois ............................|           4.2
Iowa ................................|           2.4
Kentucky ............................|           4.5
Louisiana ...........................|           5.0
                                     |
Minnesota ...........................|           2.8
Mississippi .........................|           4.7
Missouri ............................|           3.0
Nebraska ............................|           2.8
Nevada ..............................|           4.4
New Hampshire .......................|           2.5
New Mexico ..........................|           4.6
North Dakota ........................|           2.8
Ohio ................................|           4.6
South Dakota ........................|           3.0
                                     |
Utah ................................|           3.2
Vermont .............................|           2.7
Virginia ............................|           2.8
Washington ..........................|           4.3
West Virginia .......................|           5.2
Wisconsin ...........................|           3.0
--------------------------------------------------------------
   (1) Data are not preliminary.
   (p) = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from November 2017 to November 2018, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              |  November |  November |    change(p)
                                |    2017   |  2018(p)  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska .........................|     7.2   |     6.3   |      -0.9
California .....................|     4.5   |     4.1   |       -.4
Delaware .......................|     4.5   |     3.8   |       -.7
Florida ........................|     3.9   |     3.3   |       -.6
Georgia ........................|     4.5   |     3.5   |      -1.0
Illinois .......................|     4.9   |     4.2   |       -.7
Iowa ...........................|     2.9   |     2.4   |       -.5
Michigan .......................|     4.7   |     3.9   |       -.8
Minnesota ......................|     3.3   |     2.8   |       -.5
New Jersey .....................|     4.7   |     4.0   |       -.7
                                |           |           |
New Mexico .....................|     6.0   |     4.6   |      -1.4
New York .......................|     4.7   |     3.9   |       -.8
North Carolina .................|     4.5   |     3.6   |       -.9
Oklahoma .......................|     4.1   |     3.3   |       -.8
Pennsylvania ...................|     4.8   |     4.2   |       -.6
South Carolina .................|     4.2   |     3.3   |       -.9
South Dakota ...................|     3.4   |     3.0   |       -.4
Virginia .......................|     3.6   |     2.8   |       -.8
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from
November 2017 to November 2018, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-year change(p)
           State              |   November  |   November  |---------------------------
                              |     2017    |    2018(p)  |    Level    |    Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ......................|   2,020,000 |   2,054,800 |      34,800 |      1.7
Arizona ......................|   2,791,000 |   2,892,600 |     101,600 |      3.6
California ...................|  16,967,900 |  17,267,700 |     299,800 |      1.8
Colorado .....................|   2,680,700 |   2,749,800 |      69,100 |      2.6
Connecticut ..................|   1,679,900 |   1,702,900 |      23,000 |      1.4
Florida ......................|   8,631,400 |   8,873,000 |     241,600 |      2.8
Georgia ......................|   4,482,200 |   4,581,200 |      99,000 |      2.2
Hawaii .......................|     652,800 |     666,100 |      13,300 |      2.0
Idaho ........................|     726,100 |     739,300 |      13,200 |      1.8
Illinois .....................|   6,081,900 |   6,136,500 |      54,600 |       .9
                              |             |             |             |       
Indiana ......................|   3,111,300 |   3,141,400 |      30,100 |      1.0
Kansas .......................|   1,408,900 |   1,428,600 |      19,700 |      1.4
Maryland .....................|   2,727,100 |   2,763,800 |      36,700 |      1.3
Massachusetts ................|   3,626,000 |   3,686,500 |      60,500 |      1.7
Michigan .....................|   4,389,300 |   4,441,200 |      51,900 |      1.2
Minnesota ....................|   2,941,200 |   2,976,400 |      35,200 |      1.2
Missouri .....................|   2,879,500 |   2,911,900 |      32,400 |      1.1
Nebraska .....................|   1,019,300 |   1,032,200 |      12,900 |      1.3
Nevada .......................|   1,353,300 |   1,405,200 |      51,900 |      3.8
New Hampshire ................|     679,900 |     695,000 |      15,100 |      2.2
                              |             |             |             |       
New Jersey ...................|   4,150,500 |   4,211,400 |      60,900 |      1.5
New Mexico ...................|     836,300 |     854,000 |      17,700 |      2.1
New York .....................|   9,567,600 |   9,682,000 |     114,400 |      1.2
North Carolina ...............|   4,437,200 |   4,537,900 |     100,700 |      2.3
Ohio .........................|   5,532,500 |   5,648,900 |     116,400 |      2.1
Oklahoma .....................|   1,676,000 |   1,704,200 |      28,200 |      1.7
Oregon .......................|   1,887,000 |   1,933,700 |      46,700 |      2.5
Pennsylvania .................|   5,976,800 |   6,055,500 |      78,700 |      1.3
South Carolina ...............|   2,105,200 |   2,138,000 |      32,800 |      1.6
South Dakota .................|     436,800 |     446,100 |       9,300 |      2.1
                              |             |             |             |       
Tennessee ....................|   3,028,300 |   3,089,000 |      60,700 |      2.0
Texas ........................|  12,338,000 |  12,703,400 |     365,400 |      3.0
Utah .........................|   1,485,700 |   1,529,400 |      43,700 |      2.9
Virginia .....................|   3,956,600 |   4,031,700 |      75,100 |      1.9
Washington ...................|   3,362,100 |   3,461,100 |      99,000 |      2.9
Wisconsin ....................|   2,946,200 |   2,990,000 |      43,800 |      1.5
Wyoming ......................|     281,900 |     290,900 |       9,000 |      3.2
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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
Nov.
2017
Sept.
2018
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018(p)
Number Percent of labor force
Nov.
2017
Sept.
2018
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018(p)
Nov.
2017
Sept.
2018
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018(p)

Alabama

2,163,722 2,208,177 2,212,672 2,215,839 81,970 90,818 89,745 87,757 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.0

Alaska

362,458 356,985 356,349 356,014 26,234 23,337 22,777 22,471 7.2 6.5 6.4 6.3

Arizona

3,340,656 3,384,701 3,400,870 3,423,805 157,536 157,347 158,128 159,924 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.7

Arkansas

1,357,161 1,345,675 1,346,590 1,348,194 50,451 47,230 47,447 48,184 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.6

California

19,390,563 19,384,803 19,441,591 19,517,171 864,790 802,744 804,301 806,633 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,147,347 5,153,516 5,159,362 5,168,623 231,749 236,506 239,824 243,161 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7

Colorado

3,031,291 3,095,724 3,101,129 3,108,570 92,220 94,519 98,159 102,402 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3

Connecticut

1,912,251 1,903,469 1,909,333 1,916,590 86,247 80,049 79,978 77,678 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.1

Delaware

477,911 486,631 486,709 486,594 21,675 19,264 19,128 18,677 4.5 4.0 3.9 3.8

District of Columbia

401,402 406,600 405,221 404,500 23,708 23,021 22,857 22,646 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6

Florida

10,139,552 10,240,585 10,246,102 10,256,029 396,170 358,608 345,107 334,952 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.3

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,387,698 1,387,076 1,378,646 1,372,039 65,122 54,803 52,417 50,553 4.7 4.0 3.8 3.7

Georgia

5,093,090 5,155,254 5,152,449 5,147,980 227,826 188,376 184,567 182,367 4.5 3.7 3.6 3.5

Hawaii

682,710 686,851 686,178 685,139 14,606 15,067 15,751 16,350 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4

Idaho

842,083 853,045 853,478 854,243 25,132 23,282 22,825 22,392 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.6

Illinois

6,501,460 6,478,147 6,488,104 6,499,474 318,377 266,832 270,067 273,841 4.9 4.1 4.2 4.2

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,810,955 3,732,569 3,738,728 3,747,034 196,841 142,298 143,812 144,914 5.2 3.8 3.8 3.9

Indiana

3,320,822 3,397,226 3,402,196 3,404,412 113,726 117,344 119,668 121,790 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6

Iowa

1,674,753 1,686,130 1,688,173 1,689,547 49,153 41,764 41,165 40,610 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.4

Kansas

1,478,545 1,481,564 1,485,048 1,487,125 52,219 48,444 48,455 48,319 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2

Kentucky

2,053,968 2,073,661 2,075,387 2,075,664 92,954 92,597 94,029 92,601 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5

Louisiana

2,115,739 2,122,778 2,117,244 2,113,665 99,270 106,412 105,949 105,222 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0

Maine

700,226 706,160 705,416 704,531 22,033 23,189 23,831 23,957 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.4

Maryland

3,221,982 3,229,082 3,227,308 3,226,295 130,500 134,095 131,380 127,991 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.0

Massachusetts

3,657,358 3,822,056 3,832,804 3,837,011 128,589 135,803 134,070 130,022 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.4

Michigan

4,901,592 4,891,713 4,891,985 4,892,962 231,758 193,398 191,347 191,729 4.7 4.0 3.9 3.9

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,120,369 2,111,777 2,113,557 2,114,557 94,017 84,470 84,083 84,758 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.0

Minnesota

3,070,156 3,098,407 3,095,093 3,092,176 101,459 87,156 86,131 85,295 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.8

Mississippi

1,277,521 1,288,211 1,286,545 1,284,203 60,818 61,624 60,832 60,052 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7

Missouri

3,048,438 3,061,961 3,065,464 3,065,723 111,187 96,853 94,361 93,460 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.0

Montana

526,986 523,380 524,250 525,582 21,559 19,096 19,151 19,280 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.7

Nebraska

1,007,038 1,016,175 1,018,320 1,020,836 29,308 28,600 28,706 28,638 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8

Nevada

1,474,055 1,506,524 1,512,276 1,518,755 71,891 67,459 67,145 67,089 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.4

New Hampshire

746,717 761,794 762,411 763,039 19,431 20,246 19,724 19,178 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.5

New Jersey

4,513,889 4,487,632 4,492,649 4,495,074 213,938 187,032 183,999 178,639 4.7 4.2 4.1 4.0

New Mexico

931,671 941,119 943,172 945,769 55,748 43,011 43,154 43,675 6.0 4.6 4.6 4.6

New York

9,709,880 9,709,285 9,736,073 9,757,109 455,011 397,637 387,542 379,379 4.7 4.1 4.0 3.9

New York City

4,227,145 4,227,055 4,230,397 4,229,407 186,661 170,846 168,390 167,105 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.0

North Carolina

4,967,600 4,993,059 4,992,207 4,991,328 221,920 187,346 181,524 177,230 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.6

North Dakota

413,548 404,220 403,110 402,466 10,932 10,948 11,103 11,072 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8

Ohio

5,782,715 5,775,488 5,770,527 5,765,713 280,917 265,755 265,842 263,197 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.6

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,028,059 1,035,184 1,037,393 1,038,484 55,717 53,050 53,035 53,037 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.1

Oklahoma

1,842,189 1,863,224 1,861,846 1,856,913 76,153 65,294 62,669 60,360 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.3

Oregon

2,121,596 2,110,339 2,111,671 2,113,854 88,076 79,841 81,126 82,965 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.9

Pennsylvania

6,418,195 6,396,578 6,420,029 6,440,610 309,445 262,160 265,515 268,878 4.8 4.1 4.1 4.2

Rhode Island

556,343 561,911 561,241 560,961 25,133 22,072 21,340 21,307 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.8

South Carolina

2,319,133 2,304,338 2,307,307 2,311,983 97,944 76,741 76,220 76,694 4.2 3.3 3.3 3.3

South Dakota

456,318 458,661 458,734 459,239 15,578 13,677 13,602 13,552 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.0

Tennessee

3,219,852 3,253,703 3,253,312 3,256,050 106,378 117,337 119,000 118,653 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.6

Texas

13,593,505 13,816,243 13,833,006 13,859,678 536,176 525,550 516,686 511,831 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7

Utah

1,574,271 1,589,104 1,584,648 1,581,408 50,123 50,359 49,973 50,028 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2

Vermont

344,895 347,167 346,058 345,102 10,042 9,901 9,636 9,379 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7

Virginia

4,319,320 4,353,016 4,353,411 4,354,945 156,151 126,469 124,756 123,967 3.6 2.9 2.9 2.8

Washington

3,756,204 3,770,743 3,781,532 3,795,834 176,900 165,027 162,764 163,225 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.3

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,666,584 1,684,811 1,687,653 1,692,132 64,439 57,604 56,436 56,117 3.9 3.4 3.3 3.3

West Virginia

782,030 781,017 780,919 780,996 42,337 40,700 40,511 40,250 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.2

Wisconsin

3,158,682 3,170,493 3,163,914 3,156,454 100,952 95,127 95,113 94,354 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0

Wyoming

292,293 285,315 285,523 286,299 12,131 11,593 11,726 11,758 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1

Puerto Rico

1,092,451 1,099,876 1,092,360 1,081,694 118,481 92,504 87,305 83,828 10.8 8.4 8.0 7.7

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
October November Number Percent of labor force
2017 2018 2017 2018(p) October November October November
2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p)

Alabama

2,168,171 2,226,023 2,161,741 2,220,114 78,653 84,699 74,457 75,461 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.4

Alaska

359,848 354,094 359,192 352,824 24,543 20,497 25,753 22,053 6.8 5.8 7.2 6.3

Arizona

3,336,707 3,454,477 3,349,772 3,491,136 155,387 155,987 151,672 154,954 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.4

Arkansas

1,359,086 1,353,831 1,352,672 1,349,735 43,597 44,668 44,046 45,040 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3

California

19,374,412 19,630,287 19,383,662 19,715,573 816,310 780,216 812,588 777,497 4.2 4.0 4.2 3.9

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,146,520 5,182,512 5,151,157 5,201,293 224,494 243,284 221,228 240,021 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.6

Colorado

3,034,052 3,118,588 3,032,759 3,123,331 83,759 96,332 87,030 105,604 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.4

Connecticut

1,900,360 1,915,283 1,902,380 1,925,885 78,219 73,396 77,595 58,407 4.1 3.8 4.1 3.0

Delaware

476,851 484,576 477,363 484,648 20,735 17,188 19,340 14,416 4.3 3.5 4.1 3.0

District of Columbia

401,245 402,040 401,397 404,168 23,895 22,356 22,642 21,205 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.2

Florida

10,128,026 10,263,880 10,116,131 10,250,622 390,619 312,722 389,257 312,635 3.9 3.0 3.8 3.0

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,386,660 1,357,748 1,391,504 1,364,342 65,325 48,817 62,595 44,158 4.7 3.6 4.5 3.2

Georgia

5,082,865 5,138,743 5,088,573 5,121,879 223,205 185,251 215,282 171,400 4.4 3.6 4.2 3.3

Hawaii

678,823 680,060 683,241 682,094 13,948 17,239 14,520 17,697 2.1 2.5 2.1 2.6

Idaho

843,654 855,609 843,194 854,841 21,928 19,111 25,158 22,062 2.6 2.2 3.0 2.6

Illinois

6,483,672 6,527,364 6,494,157 6,521,690 294,392 273,187 296,032 270,382 4.5 4.2 4.6 4.1

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,788,939 3,751,052 3,795,425 3,755,034 183,508 148,134 181,316 135,870 4.8 3.9 4.8 3.6

Indiana

3,315,355 3,402,618 3,310,187 3,392,369 103,227 120,403 105,283 123,865 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.7

Iowa

1,675,691 1,696,686 1,671,857 1,689,790 39,065 31,909 41,027 31,752 2.3 1.9 2.5 1.9

Kansas

1,477,351 1,496,462 1,480,776 1,493,084 45,079 44,848 46,579 43,653 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9

Kentucky

2,038,572 2,063,909 2,043,061 2,064,591 81,100 86,931 78,663 72,733 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.5

Louisiana

2,117,409 2,109,188 2,118,485 2,106,680 91,126 98,509 89,197 94,454 4.3 4.7 4.2 4.5

Maine

702,650 704,471 695,326 697,330 19,379 22,289 20,619 22,640 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.2

Maryland

3,224,637 3,227,379 3,217,600 3,220,921 127,143 121,143 128,111 113,352 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.5

Massachusetts

3,637,788 3,820,489 3,644,703 3,812,801 111,544 109,714 110,579 98,415 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.6

Michigan

4,884,824 4,909,236 4,886,970 4,890,244 204,681 185,677 199,719 173,935 4.2 3.8 4.1 3.6

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,121,865 2,137,100 2,113,382 2,113,775 91,876 93,167 82,264 80,815 4.3 4.4 3.9 3.8

Minnesota

3,059,916 3,085,916 3,065,061 3,077,123 73,290 66,651 85,587 67,695 2.4 2.2 2.8 2.2

Mississippi

1,272,072 1,273,269 1,275,900 1,275,411 56,161 53,942 54,914 52,875 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.1

Missouri

3,031,234 3,069,723 3,031,261 3,045,706 82,841 71,186 94,198 76,711 2.7 2.3 3.1 2.5

Montana

524,892 524,818 524,065 526,634 19,394 17,321 21,236 18,714 3.7 3.3 4.1 3.6

Nebraska

1,005,465 1,023,830 1,005,855 1,024,489 25,672 27,086 25,431 24,653 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4

Nevada

1,474,068 1,527,285 1,476,492 1,533,674 68,899 63,736 68,989 63,610 4.7 4.2 4.7 4.1

New Hampshire

744,206 758,309 744,516 760,857 17,199 15,547 17,953 16,528 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.2

New Jersey

4,498,988 4,486,205 4,493,166 4,474,249 198,549 160,112 194,923 138,695 4.4 3.6 4.3 3.1

New Mexico

933,360 951,417 938,165 957,396 53,585 42,978 53,171 43,831 5.7 4.5 5.7 4.6

New York

9,683,391 9,788,200 9,636,664 9,733,109 429,759 351,374 427,162 338,979 4.4 3.6 4.4 3.5

New York City

4,226,863 4,243,716 4,205,495 4,201,981 184,876 166,351 171,135 156,410 4.4 3.9 4.1 3.7

North Carolina

4,972,021 5,012,886 4,966,393 4,994,057 211,534 171,362 222,302 172,384 4.3 3.4 4.5 3.5

North Dakota

413,442 401,123 408,808 397,379 7,532 7,920 9,368 8,787 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.2

Ohio

5,780,912 5,783,945 5,766,426 5,756,917 252,102 247,491 251,694 237,216 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.1

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,022,335 1,039,192 1,020,176 1,033,553 48,185 46,421 46,137 45,866 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.4

Oklahoma

1,848,467 1,862,409 1,854,292 1,848,830 73,847 56,274 71,883 52,607 4.0 3.0 3.9 2.8

Oregon

2,130,000 2,129,357 2,127,353 2,123,381 84,155 86,564 83,663 84,725 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.0

Pennsylvania

6,383,896 6,454,652 6,392,642 6,457,667 274,047 253,329 280,809 244,871 4.3 3.9 4.4 3.8

Rhode Island

556,526 558,445 559,063 562,705 22,789 17,268 23,787 20,804 4.1 3.1 4.3 3.7

South Carolina

2,316,025 2,316,812 2,304,383 2,308,434 96,947 76,761 92,499 72,509 4.2 3.3 4.0 3.1

South Dakota

457,090 459,267 456,151 460,117 13,567 12,011 14,904 12,833 3.0 2.6 3.3 2.8

Tennessee

3,213,444 3,250,995 3,210,614 3,260,912 101,958 120,156 101,299 107,760 3.2 3.7 3.2 3.3

Texas

13,536,215 13,866,839 13,613,780 13,936,886 501,634 478,672 515,473 482,612 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.5

Utah

1,574,321 1,571,660 1,579,016 1,576,122 46,298 43,216 43,482 43,508 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.8

Vermont

344,217 342,373 344,178 342,058 7,783 6,228 9,085 7,845 2.3 1.8 2.6 2.3

Virginia

4,302,973 4,345,249 4,290,731 4,335,900 146,155 119,682 146,405 117,205 3.4 2.8 3.4 2.7

Washington

3,757,972 3,820,193 3,755,206 3,830,301 163,671 151,373 174,366 169,654 4.4 4.0 4.6 4.4

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,656,221 1,684,045 1,662,530 1,692,974 64,004 54,911 67,597 60,994 3.9 3.3 4.1 3.6

West Virginia

783,319 785,686 778,514 777,766 36,014 36,169 38,899 35,999 4.6 4.6 5.0 4.6

Wisconsin

3,159,058 3,149,356 3,154,455 3,131,536 86,267 81,754 87,480 81,841 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.6

Wyoming

292,185 287,308 291,608 288,681 10,771 10,095 11,649 11,005 3.7 3.5 4.0 3.8

Puerto Rico

1,055,201 1,082,287 1,106,581 1,074,567 120,289 89,486 114,449 81,206 11.4 8.3 10.3 7.6

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
Nov.
2017
Sept.
2018
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018(p)
Nov.
2017
Sept.
2018
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018(p)
Nov.
2017
Sept.
2018
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018(p)

Alabama

2,020.0 2,046.2 2,053.0 2,054.8 85.9 87.1 87.2 87.2 263.2 271.7 273.8 273.7

Alaska

326.5 327.2 327.4 326.0 15.5 15.4 15.5 15.4 11.9 13.0 13.3 12.1

Arizona

2,791.0 2,875.3 2,884.9 2,892.6 149.9 163.9 166.5 168.4 167.3 174.6 175.8 177.1

Arkansas

1,241.9 1,253.5 1,252.3 1,254.1 51.8 52.1 52.4 52.9 158.0 160.5 160.2 160.2

California

16,967.9 17,200.2 17,237.0 17,267.7 831.5 855.2 857.8 861.1 1,314.6 1,311.3 1,318.2 1,319.8


Colorado

2,680.7 2,742.3 2,748.0 2,749.8 167.2 171.7 170.6 169.5 144.0 147.5 147.5 147.6

Connecticut

1,679.9 1,700.4 1,703.4 1,702.9 58.0 62.9 63.7 64.4 161.9 164.4 164.7 164.3

Delaware(2)

457.2 463.0 464.2 464.3 22.2 23.4 23.7 23.9 25.7 26.1 26.1 26.2

District of Columbia(2)

793.5 795.5 795.2 793.7 15.6 16.0 16.1 16.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4

Florida

8,631.4 8,829.5 8,849.4 8,873.0 514.1 549.7 550.8 547.0 365.8 377.3 377.3 377.4


Georgia

4,482.2 4,573.4 4,576.7 4,581.2 188.3 205.3 207.0 206.5 399.7 405.5 403.7 402.4

Hawaii(2)

652.8 664.4 665.2 666.1 37.3 36.1 36.8 35.9 14.2 13.5 13.7 13.7

Idaho

726.1 738.5 738.9 739.3 46.8 47.8 48.1 47.6 67.9 70.9 70.8 71.1

Illinois

6,081.9 6,123.8 6,130.6 6,136.5 222.7 227.9 228.5 227.7 583.3 593.0 594.4 593.6

Indiana

3,111.3 3,136.0 3,138.1 3,141.4 137.3 144.7 146.2 147.5 531.2 531.3 531.9 535.0


Iowa

1,577.1 1,591.4 1,593.8 1,593.0 74.8 80.0 81.4 80.8 220.4 226.7 227.9 229.0

Kansas

1,408.9 1,425.0 1,427.1 1,428.6 59.5 60.2 59.8 60.3 162.6 166.3 165.9 166.1

Kentucky

1,923.2 1,934.2 1,935.0 1,940.2 76.2 76.6 76.6 75.8 249.9 249.7 251.4 252.6

Louisiana

1,968.0 1,989.7 1,992.2 1,991.1 142.9 149.3 147.3 146.4 132.9 139.8 139.2 138.8

Maine

622.2 629.1 628.0 628.3 28.3 29.0 28.6 28.1 51.1 51.9 51.9 52.2


Maryland(2)

2,727.1 2,750.9 2,755.9 2,763.8 162.3 163.6 163.6 163.0 107.7 108.2 108.4 107.2

Massachusetts

3,626.0 3,679.1 3,681.9 3,686.5 156.0 162.9 162.6 162.1 245.3 247.6 247.1 247.0

Michigan

4,389.3 4,438.0 4,442.1 4,441.2 165.2 175.3 175.1 176.0 616.4 623.7 625.4 623.8

Minnesota

2,941.2 2,974.7 2,977.2 2,976.4 120.9 125.5 126.8 126.8 318.5 324.8 324.6 324.7

Mississippi

1,158.7 1,168.1 1,170.0 1,172.8 42.6 42.9 42.4 42.8 143.8 144.8 145.2 145.6


Missouri

2,879.5 2,913.2 2,913.1 2,911.9 123.2 123.5 123.0 119.9 268.2 271.1 272.2 274.1

Montana

474.1 479.6 479.5 481.5 27.4 29.3 29.1 29.6 20.1 20.4 20.5 20.4

Nebraska(2)

1,019.3 1,033.3 1,030.9 1,032.2 51.2 52.5 52.6 52.9 99.1 103.0 102.7 102.4

Nevada

1,353.3 1,392.8 1,400.0 1,405.2 84.7 92.3 93.5 94.6 50.3 56.2 57.0 57.3

New Hampshire

679.9 690.9 694.4 695.0 27.3 29.5 29.7 29.4 69.9 72.3 72.7 73.1


New Jersey

4,150.5 4,195.9 4,213.2 4,211.4 153.3 147.5 149.3 151.1 244.9 252.8 254.7 255.4

New Mexico

836.3 852.6 855.4 854.0 47.1 49.6 49.6 50.0 26.9 27.4 27.4 27.2

New York

9,567.6 9,646.8 9,676.0 9,682.0 386.7 397.0 399.6 399.7 444.5 444.0 443.5 443.7

North Carolina

4,437.2 4,511.0 4,534.5 4,537.9 209.5 219.6 218.2 216.7 467.5 474.0 473.8 473.9

North Dakota

427.0 435.0 434.8 434.4 25.5 27.4 27.7 28.4 24.9 25.2 25.5 25.5


Ohio

5,532.5 5,636.3 5,643.7 5,648.9 214.8 225.3 225.4 225.3 692.7 700.8 701.9 703.3

Oklahoma

1,676.0 1,699.7 1,702.0 1,704.2 77.6 78.5 77.6 78.7 129.5 130.8 130.8 131.5

Oregon

1,887.0 1,927.0 1,931.3 1,933.7 98.3 108.6 108.5 108.8 190.0 194.0 195.0 195.0

Pennsylvania

5,976.8 6,044.9 6,060.9 6,055.5 253.4 254.7 256.4 258.3 560.8 566.1 567.6 564.3

Rhode Island

497.6 502.6 503.6 502.7 18.7 19.1 19.4 18.7 41.0 41.6 41.2 41.0


South Carolina

2,105.2 2,115.1 2,134.6 2,138.0 101.7 99.2 98.6 98.6 241.9 244.3 244.9 245.5

South Dakota(2)

436.8 442.3 443.2 446.1 23.5 24.8 24.6 24.6 43.5 44.8 45.0 45.0

Tennessee(2)

3,028.3 3,078.4 3,085.6 3,089.0 125.3 127.5 129.3 128.7 350.2 355.1 354.5 355.2

Texas

12,338.0 12,653.4 12,689.4 12,703.4 727.1 769.8 771.5 774.2 857.2 883.0 884.1 893.2

Utah

1,485.7 1,524.8 1,528.0 1,529.4 100.3 102.4 102.4 101.9 129.8 134.5 135.5 135.5


Vermont

314.5 312.7 312.7 313.2 15.0 15.4 15.2 15.3 29.3 29.3 29.4 29.4

Virginia

3,956.6 4,025.0 4,025.1 4,031.7 196.1 202.9 203.6 203.6 234.3 243.1 243.3 244.6

Washington

3,362.1 3,448.3 3,456.0 3,461.1 205.7 211.6 214.1 213.0 282.4 290.1 291.9 294.8

West Virginia

747.1 752.0 753.9 753.6 33.9 34.0 34.4 35.2 47.0 47.2 47.4 47.6

Wisconsin

2,946.2 2,982.2 2,979.4 2,990.0 116.5 124.9 125.3 124.9 471.6 489.9 490.1 490.6

Wyoming

281.9 288.5 289.2 290.9 19.1 20.5 21.0 22.0 9.5 9.9 9.8 9.9


Puerto Rico(2)

842.2 853.5 853.7 850.6 20.3 20.1 20.1 19.5 70.2 70.5 70.7 70.9

Virgin Islands(3)

35.9 37.3 37.2 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
Nov.
2017
Sept.
2018
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018(p)
Nov.
2017
Sept.
2018
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018(p)
Nov.
2017
Sept.
2018
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018(p)

Alabama

378.0 379.6 379.9 379.3 96.4 97.7 98.4 98.2 240.9 250.9 251.6 252.4

Alaska

63.5 63.7 62.7 62.9 11.7 11.3 11.5 11.3 27.9 27.9 27.9 27.4

Arizona

524.5 534.1 534.2 536.0 217.6 221.2 221.6 219.2 422.1 438.6 440.7 442.3

Arkansas

250.9 252.3 251.8 252.4 53.1 54.3 54.0 54.4 145.2 150.6 150.2 148.8

California

3,062.1 3,081.0 3,079.6 3,080.2 834.0 836.0 837.2 838.3 2,582.3 2,652.9 2,665.8 2,673.4


Colorado

463.2 470.8 472.4 475.3 167.4 169.2 168.9 167.8 417.6 431.3 435.4 438.7

Connecticut

297.6 296.2 295.4 295.0 128.0 128.8 129.9 130.2 216.9 222.3 223.3 222.8

Delaware

81.2 82.3 82.0 81.7 48.0 47.7 47.9 48.0 62.7 64.8 65.5 64.8

District of Columbia

33.6 34.0 34.1 33.5 30.0 31.5 31.7 31.9 166.6 168.5 167.3 167.0

Florida

1,754.8 1,770.9 1,773.9 1,780.2 571.2 581.5 586.2 589.1 1,336.1 1,363.2 1,370.4 1,381.5


Georgia

944.3 967.3 967.5 972.3 241.2 240.4 240.7 239.6 674.5 685.9 691.7 694.3

Hawaii

121.1 122.7 121.9 121.4 28.3 29.9 30.0 30.1 81.5 85.0 85.3 85.7

Idaho

140.9 142.0 141.4 141.6 36.0 36.5 36.2 36.4 90.2 94.0 94.8 95.5

Illinois

1,215.3 1,213.9 1,217.2 1,218.2 392.9 400.6 400.6 400.7 941.9 944.0 939.9 944.0

Indiana

597.5 610.7 611.1 609.1 137.3 140.1 140.0 139.9 340.0 343.7 344.5 345.0


Iowa

313.8 313.9 313.8 314.3 110.1 111.6 111.8 112.0 140.6 142.6 142.4 142.7

Kansas

268.8 272.4 274.2 273.9 77.8 80.0 80.4 80.5 179.9 182.6 183.4 184.2

Kentucky

405.5 413.7 413.8 414.8 92.5 94.4 94.9 94.1 214.0 217.4 215.5 218.2

Louisiana

377.1 382.7 381.7 381.5 91.6 92.5 93.1 93.4 216.1 211.5 212.2 212.0

Maine

119.1 120.3 120.2 120.3 31.3 31.8 31.9 32.0 67.1 66.8 66.8 67.4


Maryland

468.1 470.6 468.6 470.0 146.4 138.8 138.2 137.8 445.5 459.9 460.9 465.6

Massachusetts

578.8 582.2 582.4 585.5 221.5 222.9 222.9 222.2 570.5 596.0 596.4 598.1

Michigan

788.5 790.0 790.8 790.8 218.7 221.0 221.5 222.8 648.4 659.4 659.6 659.6

Minnesota

537.8 543.8 544.9 545.1 179.5 181.5 182.0 182.2 376.1 378.6 378.2 379.7

Mississippi

232.5 232.3 232.3 233.6 45.0 45.2 44.8 44.6 110.8 114.3 116.1 116.3


Missouri

545.2 547.9 547.0 548.7 173.3 176.0 175.5 175.7 391.2 397.6 397.2 396.9

Montana

94.5 93.5 93.7 93.8 24.4 24.5 24.5 24.5 41.4 43.0 42.8 43.4

Nebraska

203.7 201.4 200.5 201.1 74.1 75.6 75.4 75.1 117.3 121.2 122.1 122.3

Nevada

252.8 255.1 255.1 255.0 65.6 65.8 65.4 66.0 179.2 187.7 191.3 192.6

New Hampshire

141.1 142.6 142.9 142.6 35.3 35.9 36.1 36.2 81.7 81.1 81.9 81.3


New Jersey

893.8 905.3 909.7 911.0 248.1 247.7 247.6 246.8 665.9 686.4 690.7 687.1

New Mexico

136.3 138.1 138.1 138.3 34.4 35.6 35.4 35.3 105.0 109.5 109.4 108.1

New York

1,579.6 1,576.6 1,584.0 1,587.5 719.4 723.4 723.7 722.6 1,327.6 1,333.8 1,338.6 1,336.6

North Carolina

831.4 848.6 852.2 857.0 234.2 240.2 242.2 242.8 627.2 647.1 652.2 650.5

North Dakota

93.9 93.4 93.2 92.8 24.3 24.8 24.6 24.7 34.4 35.2 35.3 35.4


Ohio

1,021.1 1,044.6 1,046.3 1,047.8 308.2 311.8 311.1 310.7 719.5 725.2 728.0 730.8

Oklahoma

306.0 310.3 311.8 312.4 79.8 79.5 79.6 79.6 186.0 193.2 194.0 193.0

Oregon

351.2 357.0 358.2 356.3 100.8 102.3 101.3 101.5 244.9 247.4 248.9 252.2

Pennsylvania

1,127.1 1,130.2 1,131.7 1,132.3 322.2 325.4 328.0 328.4 809.4 826.2 831.9 831.8

Rhode Island

76.6 76.3 76.9 77.5 36.5 36.5 36.7 36.9 68.6 69.9 69.5 69.9


South Carolina

399.1 405.6 409.8 411.3 101.9 102.0 101.9 102.8 280.5 277.6 283.9 282.8

South Dakota

86.4 86.5 86.4 88.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.7 31.4 33.5 34.0 34.4

Tennessee

622.0 632.7 635.2 638.4 159.3 161.2 160.4 161.1 406.2 418.1 418.8 418.9

Texas

2,470.4 2,528.2 2,539.2 2,548.1 765.5 783.1 784.8 784.4 1,689.2 1,763.1 1,766.0 1,767.8

Utah

281.4 293.3 293.7 295.7 84.8 87.3 87.6 87.2 207.3 212.8 211.7 212.5


Vermont

54.7 54.0 53.9 53.8 12.1 12.5 12.3 12.3 28.4 28.4 28.3 28.3

Virginia

660.1 675.4 673.8 673.3 206.1 210.9 210.9 211.1 732.8 750.8 753.1 753.9

Washington

634.8 656.2 655.0 656.0 156.6 161.1 162.3 161.9 422.9 439.8 440.6 441.6

West Virginia

132.2 134.2 134.3 133.6 26.9 26.6 26.8 27.0 65.8 65.8 65.8 65.9

Wisconsin

538.6 540.2 537.2 538.9 151.6 149.6 150.7 150.1 326.5 323.2 322.1 323.0

Wyoming

52.2 52.9 52.9 52.9 11.0 11.3 11.2 11.3 18.9 18.8 18.6 19.0


Puerto Rico

160.3 169.9 169.3 168.6 41.9 42.0 42.4 42.5 113.0 111.9 112.2 111.4

Virgin Islands(1)

7.1 7.4 7.3 7.4 - - - - - - - -

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
Nov.
2017
Sept.
2018
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018(p)
Nov.
2017
Sept.
2018
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018(p)
Nov.
2017
Sept.
2018
Oct.
2018
Nov.
2018(p)

Alabama

243.4 243.3 244.6 245.9 202.4 203.0 204.9 205.0 384.8 387.5 386.6 386.9

Alaska

49.9 50.4 50.4 50.7 35.5 35.6 35.9 36.0 80.8 80.3 80.6 80.6

Arizona

431.3 444.0 445.2 447.5 320.5 332.8 335.2 334.2 412.7 417.8 416.5 417.3

Arkansas

187.7 189.8 189.8 189.8 116.8 116.7 116.9 118.3 211.4 211.4 211.6 211.6

California

2,671.3 2,731.1 2,731.3 2,734.6 1,974.5 2,007.9 2,012.7 2,025.1 2,574.6 2,601.4 2,603.4 2,606.1


Colorado

333.7 340.1 341.9 338.6 339.3 349.4 350.8 349.6 439.7 447.7 445.5 446.6

Connecticut

335.8 341.8 342.1 341.5 153.5 159.7 159.4 159.3 231.2 227.5 227.9 227.9

Delaware

78.6 78.9 79.2 79.6 49.1 49.6 49.0 49.1 66.5 66.9 67.4 67.2

District of Columbia

137.4 134.0 134.1 134.6 76.9 78.9 78.9 78.5 239.0 237.3 237.0 236.4

Florida

1,275.0 1,320.4 1,324.6 1,325.7 1,214.0 1,262.9 1,264.1 1,267.2 1,109.2 1,102.5 1,099.0 1,099.6


Georgia

575.3 592.4 591.5 592.1 481.7 495.2 494.1 494.3 691.0 693.1 692.4 693.4

Hawaii

85.3 86.6 87.0 87.0 125.3 128.3 128.2 128.0 123.2 125.2 125.0 126.8

Idaho

104.5 104.7 105.3 106.1 76.6 77.6 76.8 75.8 125.0 126.7 127.0 127.0

Illinois

925.7 929.7 931.3 934.0 613.9 619.5 621.1 621.1 831.2 845.4 845.5 846.0

Indiana

474.7 474.2 476.1 478.0 304.5 305.3 302.4 301.4 426.1 426.2 426.1 426.6


Iowa

231.3 233.2 233.1 232.5 144.9 143.3 143.6 142.2 259.6 260.0 259.6 259.9

Kansas

198.2 198.0 198.7 198.7 129.5 130.3 131.3 131.2 256.6 260.3 259.4 259.4

Kentucky

272.9 273.2 274.0 274.8 197.3 194.1 194.7 195.4 314.9 315.6 314.3 314.6

Louisiana

315.3 318.9 320.4 321.9 234.5 237.3 238.4 238.3 326.2 323.8 323.7 324.1

Maine

128.3 129.2 129.3 129.0 66.0 68.2 67.5 67.4 100.1 100.6 100.3 100.3


Maryland

467.6 474.9 477.0 478.6 275.8 282.1 281.4 283.7 503.5 501.7 503.6 504.1

Massachusetts

796.7 808.2 809.9 811.1 374.6 372.5 373.8 373.8 452.2 452.5 452.0 452.0

Michigan

671.1 679.2 677.7 676.3 439.0 443.3 444.4 443.5 609.4 610.8 612.5 613.7

Minnesota

538.9 540.7 540.8 538.1 269.5 275.9 277.7 279.2 428.0 431.7 430.6 430.2

Mississippi

145.8 145.9 146.1 146.7 136.6 138.8 139.1 139.3 243.2 245.3 244.8 245.2


Missouri

468.1 477.8 478.7 476.9 305.5 313.1 314.5 316.0 432.8 434.6 434.2 434.0

Montana

76.5 76.8 76.9 77.1 66.0 66.1 66.0 66.9 91.7 92.7 92.3 92.4

Nebraska

154.6 156.8 156.7 156.7 92.6 95.8 95.6 96.0 172.4 173.3 172.3 172.9

Nevada

136.0 141.0 141.1 140.2 350.5 354.7 357.3 358.5 163.8 167.3 166.7 168.3

New Hampshire

124.4 126.9 127.1 126.9 72.1 74.0 75.2 76.0 89.9 90.7 90.6 90.9


New Jersey

705.2 711.9 712.6 714.7 378.4 380.8 384.7 384.0 615.3 616.1 615.3 614.3

New Mexico

140.2 140.8 141.2 141.3 97.8 103.2 105.2 104.6 187.0 187.0 187.3 187.6

New York

2,026.6 2,064.9 2,071.5 2,076.0 944.2 960.0 964.7 964.9 1,448.4 1,450.6 1,450.1 1,450.9

North Carolina

601.8 610.5 615.7 615.9 494.8 492.5 503.5 503.8 734.5 740.5 738.0 738.3

North Dakota

63.0 64.4 64.3 64.7 38.2 40.3 40.1 39.3 81.7 80.5 80.6 80.7


Ohio

928.9 947.1 949.2 950.9 564.0 578.5 580.7 580.3 782.3 791.3 790.9 790.3

Oklahoma

235.2 237.3 237.2 238.3 171.6 174.4 175.2 175.2 351.2 352.3 352.0 352.0

Oregon

276.3 298.6 297.9 297.9 210.4 217.4 218.2 218.3 309.0 295.3 296.0 296.7

Pennsylvania

1,265.7 1,287.0 1,292.0 1,287.2 568.0 578.1 578.6 578.5 701.3 702.7 701.5 701.5

Rhode Island

107.9 109.0 108.9 109.1 58.0 59.4 59.4 58.5 60.9 60.5 60.6 60.7


South Carolina

248.3 254.9 254.1 254.6 255.1 252.4 262.6 262.7 366.5 368.7 368.9 369.8

South Dakota

73.3 72.9 72.5 72.4 46.8 47.1 47.7 48.0 79.8 80.1 80.3 80.5

Tennessee

437.0 441.0 441.1 437.9 335.0 348.4 350.4 352.4 432.4 433.9 433.7 434.0

Texas

1,674.0 1,713.2 1,716.3 1,714.5 1,355.2 1,375.0 1,384.2 1,375.6 1,940.8 1,939.7 1,940.5 1,942.5

Utah

200.4 207.4 207.3 207.0 148.5 150.1 151.4 150.2 245.4 249.8 250.7 250.9


Vermont

65.9 66.3 66.6 66.3 38.1 36.5 36.5 36.9 55.8 55.6 55.8 55.9

Virginia

532.0 545.9 546.0 548.3 400.1 414.2 415.2 416.0 716.3 699.9 697.6 700.2

Washington

481.6 491.4 491.0 492.2 332.6 337.8 340.2 341.8 590.1 595.5 594.0 592.7

West Virginia

130.9 132.1 132.5 132.6 73.9 74.4 74.8 75.1 153.6 155.3 155.4 155.2

Wisconsin

452.3 457.8 458.5 459.7 281.5 284.0 284.8 290.4 404.8 410.0 407.4 408.1

Wyoming

27.6 28.8 28.6 28.5 36.0 38.0 38.3 39.3 69.5 69.4 69.5 69.3


Puerto Rico

116.3 117.0 117.3 117.4 72.9 79.9 79.9 79.3 212.9 208.2 207.8 207.0

Virgin Islands

2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.4 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.7

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
October November October November October November
2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p)

Alabama

2,028.2 2,063.4 2,034.4 2,069.8 9.8 10.1 9.9 10.0 87.2 89.4 86.7 87.9

Alaska

322.9 321.7 314.1 312.8 13.0 13.2 12.7 13.1 15.8 16.8 14.6 14.7

Arizona

2,813.8 2,904.9 2,834.4 2,937.6 11.8 11.9 11.8 12.0 149.8 168.3 150.4 169.4

Arkansas

1,254.1 1,263.7 1,252.3 1,264.8 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.5 52.6 53.9 52.2 53.6

California

17,008.5 17,323.2 17,119.2 17,427.2 22.9 22.7 22.6 22.2 839.7 868.5 835.1 864.2


Colorado

2,683.0 2,755.5 2,692.0 2,759.3 26.9 31.5 27.3 31.2 169.1 175.0 169.4 170.9

Connecticut

1,688.0 1,711.7 1,696.9 1,718.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 62.3 66.9 59.7 66.3

Delaware(1)

460.0 465.7 460.7 467.9 - - - - 22.5 24.0 22.6 24.3

District of Columbia(1)

797.5 799.4 798.4 797.4 - - - - 15.6 16.2 15.6 16.0

Florida

8,619.2 8,849.2 8,711.5 8,954.0 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.8 513.7 555.4 520.7 551.8


Georgia

4,500.8 4,596.8 4,524.6 4,624.2 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 188.6 209.9 190.3 207.8

Hawaii(1)

656.2 667.5 661.4 673.4 - - - - 36.9 37.0 37.4 36.0

Idaho

732.2 747.2 731.1 743.5 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.7 47.6 49.7 47.6 48.2

Illinois

6,147.9 6,203.4 6,156.3 6,212.4 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.8 234.2 243.8 229.1 233.7

Indiana

3,146.3 3,170.9 3,150.0 3,180.2 6.1 6.4 6.1 6.4 141.7 153.1 141.5 151.8


Iowa

1,588.7 1,609.4 1,595.1 1,611.0 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 80.0 87.0 78.1 84.4

Kansas

1,422.2 1,443.5 1,427.7 1,447.7 6.8 7.2 6.9 7.2 61.2 61.8 60.6 61.6

Kentucky

1,930.7 1,942.4 1,943.2 1,960.3 10.2 10.5 10.3 10.5 79.2 79.3 78.1 77.2

Louisiana

1,982.0 2,002.0 1,986.7 2,007.4 34.4 36.6 35.2 35.4 146.7 150.1 145.2 147.4

Maine

629.7 635.9 623.9 628.8 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 29.1 30.1 29.2 28.7


Maryland

2,736.9 2,769.8 2,744.6 2,784.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 164.8 165.5 162.4 162.7

Massachusetts

3,654.3 3,718.3 3,653.4 3,714.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 160.5 168.2 160.8 166.1

Michigan

4,423.6 4,485.5 4,433.2 4,483.6 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.2 175.1 184.9 169.2 179.7

Minnesota

2,966.5 3,003.1 2,956.6 2,990.2 6.8 6.5 6.7 6.3 127.1 135.7 122.5 128.8

Mississippi

1,161.2 1,175.6 1,167.9 1,183.3 6.8 6.6 6.9 6.6 43.5 43.0 43.1 43.1


Missouri

2,897.3 2,938.3 2,905.1 2,935.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 127.5 127.4 126.1 121.9

Montana

476.0 482.8 471.7 480.1 7.1 7.4 7.0 7.3 29.2 31.1 27.3 29.7

Nebraska

1,023.6 1,037.8 1,027.0 1,040.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 51.5 53.5 51.0 52.9

Nevada

1,362.2 1,411.5 1,362.4 1,414.9 14.3 14.5 14.4 14.5 85.6 95.8 85.5 95.6

New Hampshire

683.7 699.4 683.6 699.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 27.8 30.6 28.0 30.1


New Jersey

4,160.3 4,229.8 4,182.3 4,244.9 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 158.6 154.3 156.9 155.2

New Mexico

837.6 861.2 842.8 860.9 21.3 21.9 21.3 21.3 47.4 50.5 47.9 50.9

New York

9,624.5 9,756.6 9,666.6 9,783.5 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 398.6 414.2 395.3 408.3

North Carolina

4,465.4 4,566.3 4,480.5 4,581.0 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.5 212.3 221.1 211.9 217.8

North Dakota

436.4 442.0 431.7 438.9 18.5 21.5 19.0 21.1 28.5 30.4 25.9 28.9


Ohio

5,578.3 5,688.5 5,576.4 5,691.7 12.1 13.0 12.0 12.8 228.5 237.3 220.2 229.9

Oklahoma

1,687.1 1,713.5 1,693.9 1,722.2 49.7 56.1 51.1 56.0 79.3 78.4 78.2 79.5

Oregon

1,898.4 1,944.9 1,898.1 1,944.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 101.5 111.5 98.3 108.3

Pennsylvania

6,022.7 6,114.4 6,039.7 6,118.8 27.5 30.2 27.8 30.6 259.7 265.0 256.9 262.1

Rhode Island

502.6 509.9 502.4 507.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 19.2 20.4 20.0 19.9


South Carolina

2,102.1 2,140.3 2,114.3 2,149.0 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.5 100.7 98.4 100.9 97.8

South Dakota

438.7 445.7 436.5 446.4 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 23.9 24.8 23.3 24.4

Tennessee

3,047.8 3,108.0 3,066.3 3,126.9 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 121.5 126.5 122.6 126.0

Texas

12,352.5 12,740.3 12,432.0 12,792.0 228.8 266.6 230.2 267.3 730.4 779.9 731.6 778.5

Utah

1,490.9 1,539.5 1,499.6 1,542.6 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.4 102.1 105.3 102.0 103.2


Vermont

318.6 315.9 317.5 315.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 16.3 16.3 15.8 15.9

Virginia

3,977.7 4,044.3 3,986.5 4,059.3 8.1 8.4 8.3 8.4 197.0 206.1 196.9 204.3

Washington

3,374.0 3,479.7 3,381.2 3,480.6 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.1 207.8 218.9 204.0 212.1

West Virginia

756.7 764.7 758.4 765.9 21.9 22.0 21.6 21.3 36.1 37.1 35.4 37.0

Wisconsin

2,979.5 3,011.1 2,975.4 3,019.1 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 122.2 131.7 118.5 126.5

Wyoming

284.4 291.1 278.9 288.3 20.2 21.4 20.5 21.1 20.8 22.5 19.5 22.5


Puerto Rico

836.3 854.8 854.0 861.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 19.7 19.7 20.5 19.6

Virgin Islands(1)

35.7 37.0 35.8 37.4 - - - - 1.9 2.5 2.0 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
October November October November October November
2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p)

Alabama

263.2 273.9 263.8 274.0 380.5 382.4 387.2 388.4 20.9 21.1 21.1 21.3

Alaska

10.9 10.1 7.9 7.5 62.6 61.3 61.4 60.6 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.6

Arizona

166.1 175.1 166.8 177.0 525.9 534.3 540.8 552.0 44.7 47.1 44.8 49.1

Arkansas

157.7 160.0 158.5 160.5 251.9 252.0 253.6 255.2 13.0 12.0 13.0 12.2

California

1,317.2 1,321.6 1,310.3 1,316.0 3,064.8 3,083.4 3,149.5 3,167.6 540.0 551.5 540.1 548.1


Colorado

143.5 147.9 145.1 148.5 461.5 470.6 468.5 481.3 72.8 75.5 72.8 75.8

Connecticut

159.9 164.5 161.4 163.7 298.1 295.9 306.2 302.8 31.0 30.7 31.0 30.9

Delaware

25.8 26.3 25.9 26.4 81.2 81.8 83.1 83.2 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.2

District of Columbia

1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 33.6 34.0 34.1 33.7 18.0 19.4 18.5 19.4

Florida

365.6 377.1 366.6 377.9 1,738.7 1,761.8 1,786.6 1,814.3 136.8 137.7 138.6 140.7


Georgia

399.5 402.5 400.6 402.2 945.0 966.7 959.7 987.8 118.5 119.2 119.4 119.0

Hawaii

14.0 13.8 14.2 13.8 121.5 122.1 123.0 123.1 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.5

Idaho

68.3 71.6 68.4 71.7 142.3 142.7 143.7 144.3 9.1 8.7 9.1 8.5

Illinois

581.2 595.0 585.7 596.8 1,222.8 1,223.8 1,243.3 1,246.6 95.4 94.5 96.5 93.1

Indiana

532.6 531.5 530.7 534.4 600.7 614.4 611.6 623.5 30.6 28.8 30.2 29.0


Iowa

218.1 227.0 220.0 228.8 314.6 314.1 319.6 319.8 21.7 21.7 21.9 21.2

Kansas

162.5 166.3 164.2 167.3 270.2 276.1 273.9 279.1 18.8 17.2 19.3 17.4

Kentucky

249.1 252.2 250.6 253.8 405.2 412.6 412.5 422.0 22.6 21.9 22.6 22.0

Louisiana

135.0 140.0 133.6 138.9 378.8 380.2 383.3 387.1 22.5 22.7 22.0 22.4

Maine

51.6 52.1 52.2 53.2 120.8 121.6 121.9 122.8 7.3 6.9 7.2 6.8


Maryland

106.3 108.4 108.2 107.7 467.2 467.3 477.7 479.1 36.4 36.5 36.5 37.8

Massachusetts

244.0 246.7 245.0 246.6 582.7 584.8 588.3 595.1 90.4 92.5 90.8 93.0

Michigan

615.1 625.7 619.1 626.4 790.6 792.7 803.9 805.6 55.8 55.1 55.9 55.7

Minnesota

320.5 325.9 318.3 324.2 539.3 546.5 546.7 554.1 50.4 50.4 50.5 50.9

Mississippi

143.8 145.4 144.2 146.0 232.6 231.7 236.2 237.7 11.3 11.1 11.4 11.2


Missouri

265.5 272.3 267.7 273.8 546.7 547.6 554.6 557.9 51.3 51.6 51.7 51.5

Montana

20.2 20.8 20.4 20.8 94.4 93.5 94.9 94.4 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.2

Nebraska

98.4 102.8 99.6 102.7 203.5 200.7 207.0 204.6 18.1 16.9 18.0 16.9

Nevada

50.1 57.2 50.2 57.2 252.1 256.4 260.3 262.6 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.7

New Hampshire

70.0 72.7 69.8 73.1 141.2 142.8 144.0 145.4 12.5 12.1 12.5 12.3


New Jersey

245.9 255.2 245.1 255.1 893.3 910.9 910.9 928.8 69.5 69.0 70.4 68.4

New Mexico

27.1 27.7 26.9 27.2 136.0 138.4 138.8 140.8 11.6 11.3 11.8 11.7

New York

445.5 446.0 443.9 443.5 1,583.2 1,589.0 1,616.7 1,626.7 270.3 269.3 271.4 269.3

North Carolina

468.2 474.9 470.6 476.6 831.8 850.7 846.0 872.1 79.6 81.9 80.0 83.2

North Dakota

25.1 25.8 25.0 25.6 95.0 93.7 95.5 94.2 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.3


Ohio

687.5 700.1 691.8 703.7 1,028.2 1,049.4 1,045.7 1,071.1 71.3 70.7 71.4 69.9

Oklahoma

129.7 130.7 130.5 132.6 305.4 312.4 311.0 318.4 20.0 18.5 20.1 18.5

Oregon

191.6 196.0 188.7 193.7 352.5 359.5 359.3 363.3 34.6 33.8 34.4 34.4

Pennsylvania

561.5 568.4 561.9 565.1 1,132.7 1,137.0 1,151.5 1,157.1 81.0 79.8 81.2 80.1

Rhode Island

40.5 41.2 41.2 41.1 77.2 77.3 77.9 79.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1


South Carolina

239.5 244.8 242.5 246.2 395.4 409.5 405.1 418.2 27.8 27.4 27.9 27.5

South Dakota

43.6 45.5 43.9 45.4 86.4 86.2 86.3 88.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7

Tennessee

349.7 355.1 350.9 355.6 624.2 634.6 634.8 652.0 45.1 45.0 46.2 45.8

Texas

855.2 885.4 856.9 892.7 2,469.0 2,544.7 2,514.6 2,595.2 199.8 195.5 199.9 197.3

Utah

129.8 136.3 130.4 136.0 281.2 294.0 286.6 301.1 39.0 38.5 39.4 39.0


Vermont

29.4 29.7 29.5 29.7 55.1 53.9 55.7 54.5 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.2

Virginia

234.4 243.6 234.7 245.4 664.4 675.7 674.8 686.9 66.8 66.4 67.0 65.4

Washington

283.8 293.4 281.6 294.3 636.4 657.6 647.4 668.0 127.8 137.6 128.5 137.0

West Virginia

46.9 47.5 46.9 47.6 133.3 135.6 137.1 138.5 8.4 8.2 8.4 8.1

Wisconsin

470.3 490.8 471.7 491.1 542.3 541.5 553.0 552.9 47.3 47.3 47.0 47.7

Wyoming

9.8 10.1 9.8 10.2 52.1 52.7 52.7 53.3 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6


Puerto Rico

70.2 70.9 70.8 71.6 158.4 168.4 164.2 171.9 17.2 16.7 17.1 16.8

Virgin Islands

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 7.0 7.3 7.1 7.4 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
October November October November October November
2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p)

Alabama

97.3 98.7 96.4 98.2 242.2 253.7 241.8 253.7 245.2 246.6 245.1 248.3

Alaska

11.7 11.6 11.7 11.2 27.4 27.7 26.9 26.3 49.7 50.1 49.7 50.6

Arizona

216.2 221.3 218.1 219.6 430.3 444.7 428.8 449.8 433.4 448.1 435.4 451.7

Arkansas

53.0 54.2 53.1 54.4 147.7 153.2 147.5 150.9 189.0 192.4 189.3 191.5

California

832.4 838.1 833.7 838.7 2,591.9 2,685.3 2,598.9 2,690.5 2,679.0 2,748.6 2,687.0 2,748.1


Colorado

167.7 168.7 167.3 166.8 422.3 440.9 419.4 440.7 336.4 344.5 337.5 342.0

Connecticut

127.1 129.6 128.0 130.4 219.0 224.6 218.0 223.8 339.1 345.8 340.7 345.9

Delaware

48.0 47.9 48.0 47.9 64.2 65.9 64.5 66.8 78.6 79.4 78.9 80.1

District of Columbia

30.2 31.8 29.9 31.9 167.5 168.0 167.5 167.8 140.0 137.4 141.1 138.7

Florida

567.1 585.2 571.9 591.0 1,345.8 1,379.6 1,349.8 1,396.1 1,278.1 1,330.2 1,283.6 1,333.8


Georgia

244.1 242.7 243.2 241.4 678.0 699.2 681.4 704.5 578.8 596.2 581.1 597.4

Hawaii

28.3 30.0 28.5 30.3 81.7 85.7 81.8 86.0 85.5 87.3 86.3 88.0

Idaho

35.9 36.4 36.0 36.4 91.8 95.6 90.3 95.5 105.5 106.4 105.6 107.1

Illinois

394.1 400.3 392.4 399.4 958.6 960.9 958.4 961.7 936.6 939.2 936.8 945.6

Indiana

137.5 139.6 137.0 139.6 345.3 348.9 345.4 350.6 479.8 482.2 481.6 485.7


Iowa

109.0 111.5 110.1 112.0 141.7 143.9 142.0 143.8 233.3 236.6 235.4 236.5

Kansas

78.0 80.6 77.7 80.4 181.5 185.8 181.9 186.5 198.7 199.8 199.4 200.2

Kentucky

92.3 94.8 92.8 94.2 217.5 217.3 220.9 225.3 274.6 275.6 274.1 276.3

Louisiana

92.2 93.3 91.6 93.5 216.6 214.3 218.3 213.8 317.8 322.8 317.2 324.1

Maine

31.4 31.7 31.1 31.8 67.4 67.4 67.3 67.7 128.9 130.2 129.4 129.9


Maryland

146.3 138.6 146.3 137.8 447.1 464.1 446.7 468.4 471.2 481.8 473.6 486.1

Massachusetts

222.4 223.1 221.4 221.6 575.8 603.4 575.4 602.8 801.7 817.2 806.7 821.3

Michigan

218.5 220.6 218.0 222.3 656.3 668.6 659.5 669.7 675.4 683.9 679.2 684.4

Minnesota

179.6 182.1 179.1 181.8 380.1 383.9 378.0 382.3 538.6 541.3 542.9 540.9

Mississippi

44.8 45.1 45.4 44.9 109.7 117.2 112.1 117.9 146.2 147.0 146.8 147.7


Missouri

173.8 175.4 172.6 174.6 390.5 400.9 395.4 399.9 471.1 483.9 472.7 481.3

Montana

24.5 24.7 24.6 24.7 41.9 43.4 40.8 42.8 76.6 76.9 76.6 77.2

Nebraska

74.1 75.5 74.1 75.1 118.3 123.3 117.6 122.6 155.6 157.4 155.7 157.8

Nevada

66.2 65.7 65.9 66.3 184.3 194.8 180.9 195.1 135.0 141.6 136.6 140.6

New Hampshire

35.2 35.9 34.9 35.9 82.0 82.6 82.4 81.8 125.2 128.4 125.7 128.2


New Jersey

247.7 246.7 247.2 245.5 672.3 698.8 676.8 698.4 707.5 716.8 709.1 719.9

New Mexico

34.3 35.4 34.7 35.5 104.8 110.2 105.7 108.2 140.3 142.0 140.7 142.2

New York

719.4 723.3 717.5 720.2 1,331.2 1,346.8 1,336.3 1,344.4 2,046.8 2,101.8 2,066.7 2,117.8

North Carolina

234.2 242.8 232.6 241.5 630.4 660.1 632.0 656.0 605.4 620.9 607.8 622.5

North Dakota

24.5 24.5 24.4 24.8 35.0 35.9 34.3 35.4 63.7 64.5 63.3 65.1


Ohio

307.4 311.1 308.0 310.4 732.1 739.1 724.9 736.0 937.0 956.6 939.3 961.5

Oklahoma

79.9 79.7 79.9 79.6 188.0 196.0 187.7 194.2 237.3 238.3 236.9 239.9

Oregon

100.9 101.5 100.7 101.4 246.8 250.1 244.2 252.2 277.7 300.2 279.7 301.3

Pennsylvania

321.1 327.9 322.4 328.9 814.8 841.1 814.2 838.1 1,277.7 1,307.9 1,287.9 1,308.6

Rhode Island

36.6 36.8 36.3 36.8 70.0 70.3 69.3 70.6 109.5 111.2 110.2 111.8


South Carolina

102.0 102.2 101.7 102.6 280.5 286.3 282.5 286.2 250.6 256.4 250.7 256.7

South Dakota

29.2 29.2 29.2 29.5 31.4 33.9 31.1 34.5 72.8 72.7 73.8 72.9

Tennessee

159.7 160.8 159.2 161.0 412.4 423.0 414.0 425.9 439.4 446.2 441.7 442.4

Texas

766.6 789.7 767.4 786.3 1,697.1 1,775.4 1,705.7 1,779.9 1,681.3 1,726.5 1,683.7 1,721.7

Utah

84.8 88.0 85.4 87.6 210.0 214.0 210.2 214.9 203.2 210.7 205.2 211.6


Vermont

12.2 12.3 12.1 12.2 29.1 28.7 28.5 28.5 66.4 67.1 66.3 66.7

Virginia

206.0 211.6 205.9 210.8 737.9 757.6 736.9 758.2 537.6 552.1 538.6 554.9

Washington

155.4 162.2 156.2 161.5 424.7 445.0 424.6 443.3 483.0 495.0 487.1 497.7

West Virginia

27.2 27.1 26.7 26.9 66.4 66.2 66.2 66.3 132.2 134.4 132.5 134.5

Wisconsin

152.0 150.7 152.0 150.4 330.9 326.9 329.4 325.5 457.1 462.3 456.3 464.3

Wyoming

10.8 11.2 10.9 11.2 19.1 18.8 18.6 18.8 28.2 28.9 27.7 28.5


Puerto Rico

41.9 42.3 42.2 42.8 111.2 112.4 115.2 113.5 118.3 118.0 117.5 118.8

Virgin Islands

2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.7 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
October November October November October November
2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p) 2017 2018 2017 2018(p)

Alabama

200.2 202.7 199.5 201.7 93.5 94.6 93.7 94.9 388.2 390.2 389.2 391.4

Alaska

32.9 32.9 30.9 31.3 11.2 10.9 11.1 10.7 81.9 81.5 81.4 81.2

Arizona

320.5 333.8 320.3 334.1 87.8 89.4 88.5 89.8 427.3 430.9 428.7 433.1

Arkansas

119.1 117.3 114.9 116.6 49.0 47.8 48.2 48.0 215.3 215.3 216.2 216.4

California

1,962.2 2,010.3 1,965.6 2,018.7 569.8 565.2 566.2 566.0 2,588.6 2,628.0 2,610.2 2,647.1


Colorado

327.4 338.7 327.0 336.4 109.9 109.1 107.9 108.8 445.5 453.1 449.8 456.9

Connecticut

153.7 158.1 150.3 155.9 63.8 65.1 64.8 65.7 233.4 229.9 236.2 232.8

Delaware

48.7 48.2 46.7 46.5 19.0 19.4 18.5 19.6 67.6 68.7 68.0 68.9

District of Columbia

78.2 79.6 76.7 78.0 74.4 74.9 74.9 74.7 238.7 236.7 238.8 235.8

Florida

1,192.7 1,242.1 1,207.1 1,260.3 348.2 358.8 350.4 362.5 1,126.9 1,115.5 1,130.6 1,119.8


Georgia

478.6 491.9 479.7 492.3 161.2 160.9 158.7 159.0 699.1 698.2 701.1 703.4

Hawaii

124.9 128.0 125.0 127.4 27.7 28.2 27.8 28.3 126.7 126.2 128.2 131.0

Idaho

75.1 75.8 74.1 72.9 25.5 26.3 25.6 26.0 127.3 130.1 127.1 129.2

Illinois

615.6 624.4 605.4 612.8 252.0 249.8 250.1 249.6 849.7 863.9 850.9 865.3

Indiana

307.1 303.5 298.7 295.0 126.9 124.9 126.3 123.3 438.0 437.6 440.9 440.9


Iowa

143.6 142.9 141.0 138.5 57.6 56.0 57.0 55.8 266.6 266.1 267.5 267.7

Kansas

129.5 131.4 127.8 129.6 50.7 50.2 50.8 50.3 264.3 267.1 265.2 268.1

Kentucky

197.1 195.1 195.6 193.6 66.0 66.9 67.3 67.6 316.9 316.2 318.4 317.8

Louisiana

233.6 237.4 234.2 237.8 73.9 77.1 73.7 77.1 330.5 327.5 332.4 329.9

Maine

66.4 67.8 58.3 59.4 21.6 22.6 21.4 22.5 102.8 103.1 103.6 103.7


Maryland

272.7 278.5 264.0 272.0 113.4 117.4 114.6 117.2 510.2 510.5 513.3 514.1

Massachusetts

374.3 377.7 360.5 360.5 139.4 141.2 138.4 140.4 461.9 462.3 464.9 465.4

Michigan

433.1 442.5 422.9 426.8 168.7 172.9 169.2 171.3 627.6 631.3 629.0 634.5

Minnesota

270.3 275.8 256.8 265.6 117.3 115.3 116.5 114.5 436.5 439.7 438.6 440.8

Mississippi

136.2 139.3 136.3 139.7 40.3 41.4 40.3 40.9 246.0 247.8 245.2 247.6


Missouri

306.4 315.6 299.2 311.0 116.2 114.8 116.1 113.8 444.0 444.5 444.7 445.2

Montana

63.7 64.3 61.8 62.9 18.3 20.0 18.6 20.0 93.7 94.3 93.2 94.1

Nebraska

90.8 94.9 90.3 93.8 36.5 36.1 36.7 36.1 175.7 175.6 175.9 176.4

Nevada

351.3 357.7 345.7 353.8 41.9 44.0 41.5 43.5 166.9 169.3 166.9 171.0

New Hampshire

71.4 74.5 66.9 70.9 24.2 25.1 24.8 25.7 93.2 93.7 93.6 94.7


New Jersey

368.3 377.4 361.7 367.9 172.1 176.2 172.6 175.8 623.7 623.2 630.2 628.6

New Mexico

96.1 104.2 95.4 102.4 28.1 28.4 28.0 28.2 190.6 191.2 191.6 192.5

New York

948.0 971.2 928.7 948.1 414.1 426.9 415.6 428.4 1,462.1 1,462.8 1,469.3 1,471.6

North Carolina

494.9 501.8 487.1 496.1 150.6 151.1 150.6 149.5 752.2 755.5 756.1 760.2

North Dakota

39.4 40.6 38.2 39.0 16.4 16.3 16.4 16.1 83.9 82.5 83.3 82.4


Ohio

560.9 580.4 546.2 563.9 217.2 226.5 216.2 225.1 796.1 804.3 800.7 807.4

Oklahoma

171.3 175.5 170.6 174.1 69.2 69.8 69.4 70.1 357.3 358.1 358.5 359.3

Oregon

208.0 217.4 205.3 212.9 64.5 67.0 65.4 66.4 313.2 300.8 315.0 303.3

Pennsylvania

569.9 580.7 554.0 564.7 260.8 261.6 260.7 262.5 716.0 714.8 721.2 721.0

Rhode Island

58.7 60.3 56.4 56.6 23.0 24.7 23.0 24.0 61.7 61.4 61.8 61.7


South Carolina

253.0 260.7 249.4 256.5 77.4 77.6 77.4 77.1 371.0 372.6 371.9 375.7

South Dakota

46.8 47.5 44.3 45.7 17.0 17.6 16.9 17.2 80.9 81.7 81.0 81.7

Tennessee

334.4 351.4 332.9 350.4 113.9 116.6 114.6 116.6 443.4 444.6 445.3 447.0

Texas

1,338.0 1,376.5 1,342.7 1,362.8 427.5 441.4 429.6 438.9 1,958.8 1,958.7 1,969.7 1,971.4

Utah

142.8 148.5 143.5 145.1 40.8 40.9 39.7 41.2 248.6 254.8 248.7 254.5


Vermont

36.1 34.5 35.7 34.5 10.2 9.8 10.1 10.0 58.6 58.7 58.7 58.7

Virginia

399.5 413.8 391.9 407.2 203.0 206.8 204.1 207.3 723.0 702.2 727.4 710.5

Washington

332.0 339.2 324.7 334.3 120.0 123.7 120.7 124.2 596.9 600.8 600.3 602.1

West Virginia

74.4 75.6 73.0 74.3 53.4 52.5 53.2 52.2 156.5 158.5 157.4 159.2

Wisconsin

280.5 284.8 270.5 280.3 152.3 151.1 151.1 152.2 419.9 419.2 421.2 423.5

Wyoming

34.4 36.7 30.9 34.6 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.2 71.1 70.7 70.3 70.3


Puerto Rico

67.4 79.9 73.6 80.1 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.3 214.1 208.7 215.0 208.9

Virgin Islands

6.5 6.4 6.4 6.5 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 10.7 10.5 10.6 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.


Last Modified Date: December 21, 2018