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

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           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.)

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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
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                State                |          Rate(p)
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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
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   (1) Data are not preliminary.
   (p) = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from November 2017 to November 2018, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              |  November |  November |    change(p)
                                |    2017   |  2018(p)  |
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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
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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.