Technical information: Employment: (202) 691-6559 USDL 05-690 http://www.bls.gov/sae/ Unemployment: 691-6392 http://www.bls.gov/lau/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT Media contact: 691-5902 Friday, April 22, 2005 REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MARCH 2005 Regional and state unemployment rates were generally stable or down slightly in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Three of the four regions and 35 states record- ed unemployment rate shifts of 0.2 percentage point or less from February. Over the year, jobless rates were down in 36 states and up in 14 states and the District of Columbia. In March, the national unemployment rate de- clined to 5.2 percent and was 0.5 percentage point lower than a year ago. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 40 states over the month, decreased in 9 states and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in 1 state. Five states had employment gains of 10,000 or more--Florida (+19,400), California (+17,600), Illinois (+16,200), Texas (+10,600), and Missouri (+10,000). Only one state--Michigan--had an employment loss of a similar magnitude in March (-17,000). Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 2 states (Michigan and South Carolina). The largest percentage gain in employment was in Nevada (+6.7 percent), followed by Arizona (+3.9 per- cent), Oregon (+3.8 percent), Utah (+3.7 percent), and Florida (+3.5 per- cent). Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) The Northeast registered the lowest unemployment rate in March, 4.8 percent, while the Midwest had the highest rate, 5.6 percent. Jobless rates in the South and West were 5.0 and 5.2 percent, respectively; both of these regions reported statistically significant declines over the month (-0.3 percentage point in the South and -0.2 point in the West). Over the year, unemployment rates were down significantly in the West (-1.0 percent- age point), Northeast (-0.8 point), and South (-0.3 point). (See table 1.) Among the nine geographic divisions, the lowest unemployment rates in March were reported in the New England and South Atlantic divisions, 4.7 percent each; the Middle Atlantic and Mountain, 4.8 percent each; and the West North Central, 4.9 percent. The East North Central division had the highest unemployment rate, 5.9 percent, followed by the East South Central, 5.6 percent. The Pacific division registered the largest over-the-month unemployment rate decline (-0.5 percentage point). The West South Central was the only other division to have a statistically significant rate change (-0.3 percentage point) from February. The largest over-the-year unemploy- ment rate changes were recorded in the Pacific (-1.3 percentage points), Middle Atlantic (-1.0 point), and West South Central (-0.6 point) divisions. The Mountain and New England divisions also posted significant rate declines from March 2004 (-0.4 percentage point each). No division had a statisti- cally significant rate increase over the year. - 2 - State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) Hawaii had the lowest state unemployment rate in March, 2.8 percent. The states with the next lowest rates were Wyoming, 3.1 percent; North Dakota and Virginia, 3.3 percent each; and Vermont, 3.4 percent. The states with the highest jobless rates were Mississippi, 7.0 percent; Michigan, 6.9 percent; South Carolina, 6.8 percent; and Alaska, 6.7 percent. The District of Columbia recorded a rate of 7.8 percent. In March, 16 states registered unemployment rates that were measurably be- low the U.S. rate, 6 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates, and 28 states had rates that were little different from that of the nation. (See table A and table 3.) Five states recorded over-the-month jobless rate decreases that were statistically significant in March--Alaska, Michigan, and New York (-0.5 percentage point each) and California and Texas (-0.4 point each). The remaining 45 states--including 2 with declines of 0.5 point or more--and the District of Columbia registered rates that statistically were little different from those of February. The largest over-the-year jobless rate declines were in New York (-1.5 percentage points), Oregon (-1.4 points), Washington (-1.3 points), and Alabama and California (-1.0 point each). Twenty other states also had statistically significant rate decreases. Four states registered sta- tistically significant rate increases from a year earlier. Mississippi again experienced the largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase (+1.8 percentage points), followed by Georgia (+0.7 point), Tennessee (+0.5 point), and Iowa (+0.4 point). (See table B.) Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia recorded jobless rates that were not ap- preciably different from those of March 2004. Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Between February and March, the measured changes in employment were statistically significant in six states. Of these six, five states re- gistered gains in employment--Illinois (+16,200), Nevada (+7,300), Utah (+6,100), Nebraska (+5,300), and South Dakota (+2,900). Michigan recorded the only significant over-the-month employment decline (-17,000). (See table C.) Over the year, the measured changes in employment were statistically significant in 30 states. All 30 of these states registered job gains. The largest gains were in Florida (+262,100), California (+244,100), Texas (+125,400), Arizona (+90,800), and Nevada (+75,700). States with significant gains under 10,000 included Delaware (+9,700), Montana (+9,000), and North Dakota and Wyoming (+5,700 each). (See table D.) ______________________________ The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for March 2005 is scheduled to be issued on April 28. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for April is scheduled to be issued on May 20. - 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Use of Error Measures in the Regional and State News Release | | | | With the release of data for January 2005, the Local Area | | Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program introduced several | | improvements to its methodology. Among these was the develop- | | ment of model-based error measures for the monthly estimates | | and the estimates of over-the-month changes. These error mea- | | sures allow data users and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) | | to consider statistical significance when analyzing and de- | | scribing the LAUS data. Error measures for the nonfarm payroll | | employment data had been available prior to January 2005, al- | | though they were not used in the analysis of those data in this | | release. | | | | The introductory section of this release preserves the long- | | time practice of highlighting the direction of the movements in | | regional and state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll | | employment regardless of their statistical significance. The re- | | mainder of the analysis in the release takes the statistical | | significance of monthly and annual changes into consideration. | ------------------------------------------------------------------- Table A. States with unemployment rates sig- nificantly different (90-percent confidence le- vel) from that of the U.S., March 2005, season- ally adjusted ----------------------------------------------- | State | March 2005 _______________________________________________ | United States ...........| 5.2 | Alaska...................| 6.7 Delaware.................| 3.9 District of Columbia.....| 7.8 Florida..................| 4.4 Hawaii...................| 2.8 Idaho....................| 4.2 Maryland.................| 4.3 Michigan.................| 6.9 Minnesota................| 4.4 Mississippi..............| 7.0 Nebraska.................| 4.0 Nevada...................| 3.9 New Hampshire............| 3.7 New Jersey...............| 4.3 New York.................| 4.6 North Dakota.............| 3.3 Ohio.....................| 6.3 Oregon...................| 6.2 South Carolina...........| 6.8 South Dakota.............| 3.7 Vermont..................| 3.4 Virginia.................| 3.3 Wyoming..................| 3.1 ----------------------------------------------- - 4 - Table B. States with statistically significant (90-percent con- fidence level) unemployment rate changes from March 2004 to March 2005, seasonally adjusted ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | State | March | March | Over-the-year | 2004 | 2005 | rate change _________________________________________________________________ | | | Alabama.........| 5.7 | 4.7 | -1.0 Alaska..........| 7.5 | 6.7 | -.8 Arizona.........| 5.1 | 4.7 | -.4 Arkansas........| 5.7 | 5.2 | -.5 California......| 6.4 | 5.4 | -1.0 Colorado........| 5.6 | 5.1 | -.5 Florida.........| 4.8 | 4.4 | -.4 Georgia.........| 4.3 | 5.0 | .7 Hawaii..........| 3.6 | 2.8 | -.8 Idaho...........| 5.0 | 4.2 | -.8 Illinois........| 6.3 | 5.6 | -.7 Iowa............| 4.7 | 5.1 | .4 Massachusetts...| 5.4 | 4.9 | -.5 Minnesota.......| 5.0 | 4.4 | -.6 Mississippi.....| 5.2 | 7.0 | 1.8 Nevada..........| 4.6 | 3.9 | -.7 New Jersey......| 5.2 | 4.3 | -.9 New York........| 6.1 | 4.6 | -1.5 North Carolina..| 5.7 | 5.2 | -.5 Oklahoma........| 5.0 | 4.4 | -.6 Oregon..........| 7.6 | 6.2 | -1.4 Rhode Island....| 5.4 | 4.5 | -.9 Tennessee.......| 5.4 | 5.9 | .5 Texas...........| 6.2 | 5.6 | -.6 Utah............| 5.3 | 4.8 | -.5 Vermont.........| 4.0 | 3.4 | -.6 Virginia........| 3.7 | 3.3 | -.4 Washington......| 6.5 | 5.2 | -1.3 Wisconsin.......| 5.3 | 4.6 | -.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Table C. States with statistically significant (90-percent con- fidence level) employment changes from February 2005 to March 2005, seasonally adjusted ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | State | February | March | Over-the-month | 2005 | 2005 | change _________________________________________________________________ | | | Illinois........| 5,814,800 | 5,831,000 | 16,200 Michigan........| 4,387,100 | 4,370,100 | -17,000 Nebraska........| 929,800 | 935,100 | 5,300 Nevada..........| 1,195,300 | 1,202,600 | 7,300 South Dakota....| 385,900 | 388,800 | 2,900 Utah............| 1,128,700 | 1,134,800 | 6,100 ----------------------------------------------------------------- - 5 - Table D. States with statistically significant (90-percent con- fidence level) employment changes from March 2004 to March 2005, seasonally adjusted ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | State | March | March | Over-the-year | 2004 | 2005 | change _________________________________________________________________ | | | Alabama.........| 1,889,700 | 1,922,000 | 32,300 Arizona.........| 2,345,000 | 2,435,800 | 90,800 California......| 14,455,200 | 14,699,300 | 244,100 Colorado........| 2,164,000 | 2,219,700 | 55,700 Connecticut.....| 1,644,300 | 1,666,500 | 22,200 Delaware........| 423,000 | 432,700 | 9,700 Florida.........| 7,420,100 | 7,682,200 | 262,100 Hawaii..........| 575,600 | 592,500 | 16,900 Idaho...........| 582,100 | 598,400 | 16,300 Indiana.........| 2,916,800 | 2,967,000 | 50,200 Kansas..........| 1,313,900 | 1,337,500 | 23,600 Maryland........| 2,507,700 | 2,549,500 | 41,800 Minnesota.......| 2,661,900 | 2,698,000 | 36,100 Montana.........| 407,500 | 416,500 | 9,000 Nebraska........| 917,900 | 935,100 | 17,200 Nevada..........| 1,126,900 | 1,202,600 | 75,700 New Jersey......| 3,985,400 | 4,036,800 | 51,400 New Mexico......| 785,800 | 801,400 | 15,600 New York........| 8,430,600 | 8,494,900 | 64,300 North Carolina..| 3,804,400 | 3,853,000 | 48,600 North Dakota....| 335,500 | 341,200 | 5,700 Oklahoma........| 1,466,500 | 1,489,700 | 23,200 Oregon..........| 1,577,600 | 1,637,900 | 60,300 Pennsylvania....| 5,623,200 | 5,680,500 | 57,300 Tennessee.......| 2,690,300 | 2,719,200 | 28,900 Texas...........| 9,438,700 | 9,564,100 | 125,400 Utah............| 1,093,800 | 1,134,800 | 41,000 Virginia........| 3,556,300 | 3,629,700 | 73,400 Washington......| 2,685,600 | 2,740,700 | 55,100 Wyoming.........| 254,700 | 260,400 | 5,700 ----------------------------------------------------------------- - 6 - Technical Note This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census regions and divisions, states, and selected substate areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1-4). Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and major industry from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6). The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative endeavors. Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The labor force includes both the employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working who have a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who did not work at all (in the reference week), have actively looked for a job (sometime in the 4-week period ending with the reference week), and are currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. Method of estimation. Estimates for all census divisions, states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, and New York City are produced using estimating equations based on regression techniques. This method, which underwent substantial enhance- ment at the beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) data. Estimates for the six other areas contained in this release use a different regression approach. A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request. Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the model-based estimates for the component divisions and then calculating the unemployment rate. Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data shown for the prior year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year, usually implemented with January estimates. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources, and model reestimation. Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of state and substate area model employment and unemployment levels is performed within the modeling procedure. The model estimation is based on the classical approach to seasonal adjustment, in which the series is decomposed into trend, seasonal, irregular, and survey error. This directly yields seasonally adjusted estimates for employment and unemployment levels with reliability measures. Labor force levels and unemploy- ment rates are calculated from these two estimates. Additionally, measures for the State of California are derived by summing the seasonally adjusted es- timates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of California, and the estimates for the State of New York are the sum of the estimates for New York City and the balance of New York. Labor force estimates for census regions are calculated as the sum of the levels of the component divisions, and the unemployment rate is then calculated. In most years, historical data for the most recent 5 years are revised near the begin- ning of each calendar year, usually coincident with the release of January estimates. Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on February 18, 2004. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the Web at http://www.bls.gov/lau/laumsa.htm and also is published annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. - 7 - Employment--from the CES program Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which 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 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a "link relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month em- ployment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of estab- lishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports which 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. Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently ad- justed supersector series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted pay- roll employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of historical data for the most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments. Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each individual state. BLS inde- pendently 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 dis- tortions 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. - 8 - Reliability of the estimates The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey, ad- ministrative 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. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program, unem- ployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather than from data that may be displayed in the tables; differences, however, are generally insig- nificant. Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based error measures for month change, are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/ lastderr.htm. The average magnitude of the over-the-month change in a state unemployment rate that is required in order to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level is slightly more than +/- 0.3 percentage point. More details can be found on the Web site. Measures of nonsampling error are not available, but additional information on the subject is pro- vided in the BLS monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings. Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/ sae/790stderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether changes in CES employment levels are statistically significant. In- formation on recent benchmark revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/sae/. Additional information More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Gov- ernment Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800), and from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490, August 1997. Estimates of labor force and unemployment, as well as nonfarm employment from the CES program, for over 370 metropolitan areas and metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs) are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force, employment, and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas, counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and other areas used in the administration of various federal economic assistance programs are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls. gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES program are available at http: //www.bls.gov/sae/. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted1 (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force Census region and division Number Percent of labor force Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2004 2005 2005 2005 2004 2005 2005 2005 2004 2005 2005 2005 Northeast........... 27,520.5 27,575.0 27,613.4 27,580.5 1,547.6 1,297.3 1,348.8 1,318.0 5.6 4.7 4.9 4.8 New England....... 7,543.7 7,493.2 7,500.3 7,512.8 383.3 334.3 348.1 353.1 5.1 4.5 4.6 4.7 Middle Atlantic... 19,976.7 20,081.8 20,113.1 20,067.7 1,164.3 963.1 1,000.8 964.9 5.8 4.8 5.0 4.8 South............... 51,581.1 52,247.6 52,364.9 52,312.1 2,742.6 2,677.0 2,752.4 2,638.3 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.0 South Atlantic.... 27,171.5 27,570.6 27,648.0 27,654.8 1,315.3 1,272.1 1,330.2 1,292.7 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.7 East South Central 8,359.8 8,390.7 8,414.6 8,382.5 463.4 478.3 484.8 469.7 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.6 West South Central 16,049.9 16,286.2 16,302.2 16,274.9 963.9 926.7 937.4 875.9 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 Midwest............. 34,385.0 34,539.7 34,630.8 34,595.6 1,970.2 1,925.9 2,006.6 1,938.8 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.6 East North Central 23,572.9 23,693.6 23,757.1 23,719.4 1,443.3 1,390.1 1,473.5 1,408.2 6.1 5.9 6.2 5.9 West North Central 10,812.0 10,846.2 10,873.7 10,876.1 526.9 535.9 533.1 530.6 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 West................ 33,525.8 33,844.6 34,036.4 33,962.7 2,064.9 1,819.2 1,846.8 1,755.7 6.2 5.4 5.4 5.2 Mountain.......... 9,998.6 10,154.0 10,198.4 10,220.6 519.9 455.6 467.1 485.7 5.2 4.5 4.6 4.8 Pacific........... 23,527.2 23,690.5 23,838.0 23,742.1 1,545.0 1,363.6 1,379.7 1,270.0 6.6 5.8 5.8 5.3 1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted1 (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force Census region and Number Percent of labor force division February March February March February March 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 Northeast........... 27,330.7 27,420.8 27,413.6 27,431.5 1,668.6 1,502.6 1,665.8 1,406.0 6.1 5.5 6.1 5.1 New England....... 7,501.8 7,435.4 7,504.7 7,464.3 419.1 387.9 416.6 379.9 5.6 5.2 5.6 5.1 Middle Atlantic... 19,828.9 19,985.4 19,908.9 19,967.3 1,249.5 1,114.7 1,249.2 1,026.1 6.3 5.6 6.3 5.1 South............... 51,246.3 51,978.7 51,406.7 52,075.0 2,795.8 2,862.9 2,785.8 2,630.2 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.1 South Atlantic.... 27,004.0 27,458.7 27,108.2 27,561.9 1,336.7 1,384.4 1,328.7 1,281.5 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.6 East South Central 8,286.0 8,329.7 8,311.8 8,322.2 480.4 512.4 483.8 481.3 5.8 6.2 5.8 5.8 West South Central 15,956.3 16,190.3 15,986.7 16,191.0 978.6 966.2 973.4 867.4 6.1 6.0 6.1 5.4 Midwest............. 34,143.6 34,330.8 34,230.4 34,389.1 2,131.1 2,203.7 2,167.1 2,095.6 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.1 East North Central 23,400.8 23,552.9 23,462.9 23,571.0 1,557.0 1,621.3 1,580.7 1,515.3 6.7 6.9 6.7 6.4 West North Central 10,742.8 10,777.9 10,767.5 10,818.1 574.0 582.4 586.4 580.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 West................ 33,433.1 33,919.0 33,473.0 33,849.3 2,173.7 1,980.1 2,212.8 1,854.5 6.5 5.8 6.6 5.5 Mountain.......... 9,953.4 10,140.4 9,948.8 10,159.1 553.5 497.8 548.5 506.0 5.6 4.9 5.5 5.0 Pacific........... 23,479.7 23,778.6 23,524.2 23,690.1 1,620.3 1,482.3 1,664.3 1,348.5 6.9 6.2 7.1 5.7 1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates. The composition of the regions and divisions is described in table 1. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force State and Area Number Percent of labor force Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2004 2005 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005 2005p Alabama................ 2,143.2 2,160.9 2,161.7 2,152.7 121.2 113.6 112.4 102.0 5.7 5.3 5.2 4.7 Alaska................. 331.7 334.5 336.4 336.8 24.9 24.5 24.2 22.4 7.5 7.3 7.2 6.7 Arizona................ 2,755.3 2,801.8 2,804.0 2,810.6 141.4 116.9 124.0 131.7 5.1 4.2 4.4 4.7 Arkansas............... 1,296.3 1,319.5 1,325.7 1,328.0 73.7 70.6 73.0 68.6 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.2 California............. 17,478.4 17,610.3 17,742.3 17,654.2 1,125.7 1,020.2 1,024.8 954.0 6.4 5.8 5.8 5.4 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1.. 4,790.4 4,818.2 4,846.0 4,857.8 318.5 292.3 290.5 275.5 6.6 6.1 6.0 5.7 Colorado............... 2,505.5 2,537.8 2,542.8 2,543.9 140.5 121.7 124.1 130.6 5.6 4.8 4.9 5.1 Connecticut............ 1,801.2 1,782.3 1,776.7 1,789.5 92.6 84.0 85.3 88.0 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.9 Delaware............... 422.3 426.6 426.3 426.9 17.1 18.1 17.3 16.7 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.9 District of Columbia... 298.6 305.6 306.3 303.5 23.1 24.9 25.0 23.7 7.7 8.1 8.1 7.8 Florida................ 8,335.1 8,512.0 8,564.6 8,560.5 403.3 370.6 391.4 373.9 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.4 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1... 1,104.5 1,115.7 1,126.4 1,129.7 64.7 55.3 59.3 56.6 5.9 5.0 5.3 5.0 Georgia................ 4,361.5 4,444.5 4,448.7 4,457.1 187.7 212.9 227.8 221.8 4.3 4.8 5.1 5.0 Hawaii................. 614.8 621.4 627.8 626.3 21.9 18.3 18.7 17.5 3.6 2.9 3.0 2.8 Idaho.................. 699.9 714.9 724.2 725.3 34.7 30.6 29.9 30.4 5.0 4.3 4.1 4.2 Illinois............... 6,380.9 6,456.3 6,465.4 6,449.8 401.6 360.5 382.7 363.4 6.3 5.6 5.9 5.6 Chicago-Naperville-J- oliet 1........... 3,975.0 4,002.4 4,006.4 3,994.2 249.7 221.7 245.0 236.2 6.3 5.5 6.1 5.9 Indiana................ 3,169.9 3,184.0 3,202.2 3,207.0 166.2 173.4 184.1 179.0 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.6 Iowa................... 1,621.3 1,624.1 1,636.4 1,643.2 76.2 82.3 83.1 83.4 4.7 5.1 5.1 5.1 Kansas................. 1,460.9 1,465.1 1,464.4 1,465.5 82.0 76.9 79.5 78.8 5.6 5.2 5.4 5.4 Kentucky............... 1,979.8 1,972.5 1,980.8 1,983.5 112.4 97.7 102.7 104.9 5.7 5.0 5.2 5.3 Louisiana.............. 2,049.6 2,091.4 2,094.3 2,081.4 112.9 119.5 125.3 110.0 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.3 New Orleans-Metairie- Kenner 2.......... 612.7 624.2 621.1 615.6 29.1 35.4 35.3 31.5 4.8 5.7 5.7 5.1 Maine.................. 696.1 700.9 701.4 701.8 32.2 30.6 32.3 32.9 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.7 Maryland............... 2,878.8 2,893.0 2,896.3 2,899.8 119.5 119.3 120.8 123.7 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 Massachusetts.......... 3,397.8 3,371.3 3,377.0 3,369.6 183.5 160.4 164.5 164.5 5.4 4.8 4.9 4.9 Michigan............... 5,073.5 5,086.9 5,110.6 5,100.2 358.6 359.0 380.6 353.3 7.1 7.1 7.4 6.9 Detroit-Warren-Livon- ia 2.............. 2,203.2 2,177.7 2,192.6 2,175.5 150.1 153.4 170.4 162.8 6.8 7.0 7.8 7.5 Minnesota.............. 2,938.9 2,963.5 2,967.4 2,970.1 147.4 129.1 124.6 130.2 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.4 Mississippi............ 1,319.5 1,345.3 1,343.4 1,343.3 69.2 95.2 91.5 93.6 5.2 7.1 6.8 7.0 Missouri............... 3,019.6 3,024.2 3,024.2 3,016.9 164.2 182.2 174.4 172.8 5.4 6.0 5.8 5.7 Montana................ 479.7 487.9 488.7 490.3 21.3 21.4 22.2 22.7 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 Nebraska............... 981.7 983.9 990.9 990.2 37.7 39.0 38.4 39.2 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.0 Nevada................. 1,168.7 1,194.8 1,202.4 1,208.0 53.7 47.1 47.2 47.4 4.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 New Hampshire.......... 721.5 726.6 727.2 729.5 29.3 25.0 27.7 27.1 4.1 3.4 3.8 3.7 New Jersey............. 4,383.7 4,390.1 4,398.5 4,397.0 226.2 172.2 192.8 189.3 5.2 3.9 4.4 4.3 New Mexico............. 907.5 922.0 930.0 934.9 52.6 48.5 52.4 55.1 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.9 New York............... 9,342.3 9,357.3 9,386.3 9,330.0 572.7 469.4 478.4 430.9 6.1 5.0 5.1 4.6 New York City ....... 3,719.6 3,708.6 3,728.3 3,693.0 282.0 216.9 229.0 192.5 7.6 5.8 6.1 5.2 North Carolina......... 4,244.6 4,284.5 4,281.5 4,285.2 240.9 215.1 231.5 220.8 5.7 5.0 5.4 5.2 North Dakota........... 353.0 354.9 356.6 356.4 11.9 11.6 11.9 11.8 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 Ohio................... 5,878.0 5,890.9 5,918.7 5,921.5 360.2 348.3 379.4 373.1 6.1 5.9 6.4 6.3 Cleveland-Elyria-Men- tor 2............. 1,110.2 1,085.1 1,091.0 1,087.7 66.1 62.8 70.2 64.7 6.0 5.8 6.4 5.9 Oklahoma............... 1,708.7 1,720.3 1,723.7 1,719.7 85.5 79.8 73.8 75.8 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.4 Oregon................. 1,853.2 1,852.0 1,866.5 1,863.4 141.0 117.5 121.5 115.1 7.6 6.3 6.5 6.2 Pennsylvania........... 6,244.8 6,337.6 6,333.5 6,336.6 341.6 324.1 333.3 342.9 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.4 Rhode Island........... 562.7 558.5 561.7 564.0 30.3 24.6 24.8 25.4 5.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 South Carolina......... 2,035.9 2,072.0 2,076.1 2,070.9 137.2 144.1 147.7 139.8 6.7 7.0 7.1 6.8 South Dakota........... 427.3 429.7 430.3 429.9 15.3 15.5 15.9 16.1 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 Tennessee.............. 2,917.2 2,914.5 2,924.0 2,902.5 157.3 172.9 173.0 170.0 5.4 5.9 5.9 5.9 Texas.................. 10,995.8 11,149.6 11,164.8 11,145.0 683.3 658.1 664.4 626.0 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.6 Utah................... 1,199.2 1,209.5 1,220.0 1,224.4 64.0 58.9 58.9 59.2 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.8 Vermont................ 353.3 353.1 353.3 352.7 14.1 12.2 12.5 11.9 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.4 Virginia............... 3,798.6 3,847.2 3,856.9 3,861.9 141.2 126.8 126.4 127.9 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 Washington............. 3,217.1 3,251.4 3,260.3 3,254.8 208.3 177.0 179.5 169.7 6.5 5.4 5.5 5.2 Seattle-Bellevue-Eve- rett 1............ 1,326.9 1,333.8 1,326.1 1,317.6 72.3 60.7 63.5 61.6 5.5 4.5 4.8 4.7 West Virginia.......... 789.4 788.5 790.6 797.5 42.6 37.0 39.3 41.8 5.4 4.7 5.0 5.2 Wisconsin.............. 3,075.8 3,077.3 3,071.1 3,051.8 162.3 148.8 150.1 140.6 5.3 4.8 4.9 4.6 Wyoming................ 279.3 283.9 283.2 283.5 10.0 9.8 8.3 8.9 3.6 3.4 2.9 3.1 Puerto Rico............ 1,369.2 1,383.8 1,360.3 1,378.3 157.3 153.6 130.5 153.3 11.5 11.1 9.6 11.1 p = preliminary. 1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. 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. 04-03, dated February 18, 2004, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Estimates for the latest month are revised the following month, and at least 3 years of estimates are subject to revision at the end of the year, to incorporate updated inputs and reestimation. LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force State and area Number Percent of labor force February March February March February March 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p Alabama................ 2,124.3 2,146.2 2,133.7 2,139.4 122.6 118.9 123.1 99.3 5.8 5.5 5.8 4.6 Alaska................. 329.7 333.1 329.0 332.9 28.9 27.8 28.5 24.7 8.8 8.3 8.7 7.4 Arizona................ 2,749.8 2,794.4 2,750.9 2,801.1 141.1 122.3 140.9 128.3 5.1 4.4 5.1 4.6 Arkansas............... 1,282.7 1,313.3 1,290.2 1,321.5 81.7 82.5 78.1 71.1 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.4 California............. 17,488.7 17,715.9 17,504.3 17,625.8 1,176.2 1,091.6 1,220.6 996.0 6.7 6.2 7.0 5.7 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1.. 4,795.1 4,846.7 4,798.2 4,852.5 316.4 296.0 327.3 270.6 6.6 6.1 6.8 5.6 Colorado............... 2,493.6 2,522.9 2,487.2 2,520.9 153.8 133.1 151.1 138.7 6.2 5.3 6.1 5.5 Connecticut............ 1,791.0 1,757.2 1,793.0 1,778.8 100.0 93.9 95.0 89.8 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.0 Delaware............... 420.8 423.9 422.9 426.9 18.5 19.1 18.5 17.7 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.1 District of Columbia... 297.0 303.1 297.9 300.9 22.2 24.8 23.9 22.8 7.5 8.2 8.0 7.6 Florida................ 8,269.9 8,502.0 8,327.6 8,538.3 384.7 383.0 392.2 355.0 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.2 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1... 1,097.3 1,119.0 1,093.0 1,116.6 59.1 55.7 62.2 53.3 5.4 5.0 5.7 4.8 Georgia................ 4,353.9 4,435.0 4,360.9 4,450.5 184.2 232.1 191.3 222.3 4.2 5.2 4.4 5.0 Hawaii................. 612.5 625.8 615.5 626.3 19.8 16.9 22.0 16.6 3.2 2.7 3.6 2.6 Idaho.................. 694.6 719.7 696.5 721.1 41.9 37.3 41.7 36.7 6.0 5.2 6.0 5.1 Illinois............... 6,352.3 6,422.9 6,359.5 6,417.5 428.3 413.9 426.0 381.3 6.7 6.4 6.7 5.9 Chicago-Naperville-J- oliet 1........... 3,969.3 3,994.5 3,967.9 3,983.5 254.3 252.8 259.2 242.2 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.1 Indiana................ 3,138.1 3,164.1 3,151.4 3,184.5 183.6 204.0 181.7 192.4 5.9 6.4 5.8 6.0 Iowa................... 1,619.3 1,628.1 1,615.7 1,635.7 84.4 95.0 86.8 93.0 5.2 5.8 5.4 5.7 Kansas................. 1,457.1 1,454.8 1,457.2 1,459.2 82.8 82.0 83.8 80.1 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.5 Kentucky............... 1,953.8 1,958.0 1,968.2 1,969.9 124.7 119.8 123.4 113.0 6.4 6.1 6.3 5.7 Louisiana.............. 2,021.2 2,062.6 2,033.6 2,064.5 110.7 121.6 107.7 102.4 5.5 5.9 5.3 5.0 New Orleans-Metairie- Kenner 2.......... 607.1 613.9 611.1 613.6 28.0 34.5 24.8 27.4 4.6 5.6 4.1 4.5 Maine.................. 688.7 691.0 689.7 693.8 38.3 38.9 37.9 38.1 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 Maryland............... 2,865.4 2,874.2 2,870.0 2,887.0 128.4 132.2 125.2 128.5 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.5 Massachusetts.......... 3,390.0 3,354.3 3,390.2 3,353.9 198.0 179.6 200.5 179.0 5.8 5.4 5.9 5.3 Michigan............... 5,030.1 5,066.2 5,054.8 5,070.3 367.2 404.6 398.5 384.6 7.3 8.0 7.9 7.6 Detroit-Warren-Livon- ia 2.............. 2,189.9 2,174.0 2,194.8 2,164.2 150.8 177.2 159.9 171.7 6.9 8.2 7.3 7.9 Minnesota.............. 2,912.8 2,937.3 2,926.4 2,952.7 157.2 138.9 166.5 148.3 5.4 4.7 5.7 5.0 Mississippi............ 1,312.8 1,334.4 1,313.5 1,336.5 71.3 91.9 69.7 93.3 5.4 6.9 5.3 7.0 Missouri............... 3,006.4 3,001.8 3,017.3 3,007.6 177.3 191.2 175.8 183.1 5.9 6.4 5.8 6.1 Montana................ 474.1 483.6 477.3 487.2 25.5 26.8 26.2 27.1 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.6 Nebraska............... 979.3 984.5 979.6 986.9 41.6 42.8 40.6 42.1 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.3 Nevada................. 1,169.1 1,202.7 1,167.1 1,205.1 56.4 50.0 55.4 48.1 4.8 4.2 4.7 4.0 New Hampshire.......... 719.5 722.9 719.2 726.1 32.2 31.2 31.9 29.4 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.0 New Jersey............. 4,360.2 4,374.8 4,375.7 4,382.6 247.1 212.5 247.1 201.5 5.7 4.9 5.6 4.6 New Mexico............. 902.0 924.6 901.4 928.0 53.4 53.9 53.4 54.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 New York............... 9,297.3 9,343.3 9,322.5 9,291.7 621.0 527.0 622.1 456.3 6.7 5.6 6.7 4.9 New York City ....... 3,724.2 3,731.6 3,739.8 3,703.2 295.9 241.0 299.5 197.7 7.9 6.5 8.0 5.3 North Carolina......... 4,219.5 4,248.3 4,232.1 4,266.0 258.7 250.7 247.9 222.9 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.2 North Dakota........... 347.0 349.0 348.1 350.8 14.1 14.4 15.1 14.8 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.2 Ohio................... 5,820.0 5,853.5 5,836.9 5,871.2 389.8 422.2 383.8 391.8 6.7 7.2 6.6 6.7 Cleveland-Elyria-Men- tor 2............. 1,096.4 1,079.4 1,101.3 1,080.9 69.5 76.7 70.5 67.7 6.3 7.1 6.4 6.3 Oklahoma............... 1,698.8 1,710.0 1,701.6 1,711.4 94.0 82.3 90.0 78.6 5.5 4.8 5.3 4.6 Oregon................. 1,837.2 1,849.7 1,849.3 1,852.7 156.0 137.6 159.4 126.4 8.5 7.4 8.6 6.8 Pennsylvania........... 6,171.4 6,267.3 6,210.8 6,293.0 381.3 375.2 380.0 368.3 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.9 Rhode Island........... 560.4 559.1 560.3 560.9 34.1 29.6 34.6 29.5 6.1 5.3 6.2 5.3 South Carolina......... 2,013.9 2,053.5 2,022.9 2,053.0 140.3 155.8 134.3 134.1 7.0 7.6 6.6 6.5 South Dakota........... 421.0 422.4 423.2 425.2 16.6 18.0 17.9 18.8 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.4 Tennessee.............. 2,895.1 2,891.1 2,896.4 2,876.4 161.9 181.8 167.6 175.7 5.6 6.3 5.8 6.1 Texas.................. 10,953.6 11,104.4 10,961.3 11,093.6 692.2 679.8 697.5 615.3 6.3 6.1 6.4 5.5 Utah................... 1,193.5 1,212.7 1,190.1 1,213.6 68.5 63.7 67.3 61.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 Vermont................ 352.1 350.9 352.3 350.7 16.5 14.8 16.7 14.1 4.7 4.2 4.7 4.0 Virginia............... 3,779.7 3,835.3 3,794.9 3,852.9 148.8 137.6 147.4 131.6 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.4 Washington............. 3,211.6 3,254.1 3,226.0 3,252.4 239.3 208.4 233.8 184.8 7.5 6.4 7.2 5.7 Seattle-Bellevue-Eve- rett 1............ 1,328.8 1,328.3 1,342.0 1,329.2 79.7 69.3 78.7 63.3 6.0 5.2 5.9 4.8 West Virginia.......... 783.9 783.4 779.1 786.5 51.0 49.0 48.1 46.7 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.9 Wisconsin.............. 3,060.4 3,046.1 3,060.2 3,027.6 188.0 176.6 190.7 165.3 6.1 5.8 6.2 5.5 Wyoming................ 276.8 279.7 278.3 282.1 12.9 10.7 12.4 11.1 4.6 3.8 4.5 3.9 Puerto Rico............ 1,350.3 1,363.9 1,379.3 1,389.1 145.6 136.6 161.7 158.3 10.8 10.0 11.7 11.4 p = preliminary. 1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. 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. 04-03, dated February 18, 2004, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Estimates for the latest month are revised the following month, and at least 3 years of estimates are subject to revision at the end of the year, to incorporate updated inputs and reestimation. ESTABLISHMENT DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted (In thousands) Total(1) Construction Manufacturing State Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2004 2005 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005 2005p Alabama............ 1,889.7 1,917.9 1,920.2 1,922.0 103.0 107.0 107.2 107.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) Alaska............. 302.1 307.6 305.0 306.0 17.2 18.1 18.2 18.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) Arizona............ 2,345.0 2,423.3 2,431.2 2,435.8 185.6 199.2 201.3 204.5 176.0 176.3 177.3 177.3 Arkansas........... 1,154.8 1,165.4 1,165.8 1,168.3 51.3 51.9 52.0 52.5 203.5 203.3 202.9 203.4 California......... 14,455.2 14,654.0 14,681.7 14,699.3 831.1 870.2 882.7 886.6 1,527.7 1,538.1 1,535.8 1,533.3 Colorado........... 2,164.0 2,202.4 2,212.8 2,219.7 150.1 155.6 157.8 158.4 153.7 155.0 154.7 154.9 Connecticut........ 1,644.3 1,661.0 1,664.2 1,666.5 64.2 67.5 67.7 68.6 197.3 197.6 198.9 199.1 Delaware (3)....... 423.0 430.9 432.7 432.7 26.2 27.7 28.1 28.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) District of Columbia (3).... 671.9 674.6 675.3 674.8 12.4 12.0 12.1 12.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) Florida ........... 7,420.1 7,643.9 7,662.8 7,682.2 481.3 511.3 509.4 513.5 386.1 388.0 388.0 388.9 Georgia ........... 3,880.8 3,892.3 3,905.1 3,910.6 198.1 197.7 199.5 199.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) Hawaii (3)......... 575.6 587.9 591.7 592.5 27.9 30.6 30.8 30.8 15.4 15.7 15.6 15.6 Idaho.............. 582.1 591.5 595.5 598.4 39.1 40.7 41.4 42.5 61.3 60.7 61.2 61.8 Illinois........... 5,797.6 5,809.8 5,814.8 5,831.0 269.9 263.1 264.1 268.9 695.8 694.6 693.3 693.0 Indiana............ 2,916.8 2,956.5 2,963.0 2,967.0 147.0 150.8 152.3 153.9 570.1 575.3 575.7 576.9 Iowa............... 1,451.7 1,458.5 1,459.5 1,462.0 68.7 68.0 67.8 68.4 220.9 224.7 224.8 225.0 Kansas............. 1,313.9 1,320.9 1,332.0 1,337.5 62.5 62.1 63.2 65.9 175.2 180.0 179.8 179.3 Kentucky........... 1,792.7 1,802.4 1,803.6 1,807.1 83.3 85.2 85.7 86.7 264.3 264.6 264.5 265.3 Louisiana.......... 1,921.8 1,926.5 1,924.8 1,929.5 119.4 117.9 117.2 119.4 153.0 151.8 151.2 151.0 Maine.............. 611.7 615.7 617.4 616.5 32.0 31.2 31.8 32.1 62.4 62.5 62.4 62.3 Maryland (3)....... 2,507.7 2,542.5 2,546.8 2,549.5 175.5 179.4 178.4 178.8 142.7 140.5 140.5 140.2 Massachusetts...... 3,174.1 3,190.0 3,191.1 3,196.7 137.5 140.1 140.0 141.4 313.8 312.7 313.3 312.2 Michigan........... 4,393.8 4,376.2 4,387.1 4,370.1 190.8 192.2 190.9 190.2 702.5 680.9 689.2 683.0 Minnesota.......... 2,661.9 2,694.9 2,696.1 2,698.0 125.3 126.0 126.0 125.8 338.8 347.2 347.6 347.9 Mississippi........ 1,123.4 1,131.3 1,136.7 1,134.2 48.6 49.2 49.5 49.5 179.2 178.7 178.9 178.9 Missouri .......... 2,686.4 2,691.0 2,699.9 2,709.9 137.3 136.7 138.1 140.6 311.4 310.0 314.0 315.2 Montana............ 407.5 412.4 413.9 416.5 24.1 25.2 25.6 26.4 19.1 19.1 19.3 19.5 Nebraska (3)....... 917.9 930.3 929.8 935.1 48.8 46.8 48.3 50.1 101.5 98.8 98.9 100.7 Nevada............. 1,126.9 1,190.1 1,195.3 1,202.6 109.7 126.9 129.0 129.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) New Hampshire...... 624.6 632.9 631.0 634.2 29.3 29.9 30.0 30.1 79.6 81.0 80.9 80.7 New Jersey......... 3,985.4 4,030.5 4,037.2 4,036.8 163.9 167.7 167.0 166.3 340.5 335.0 333.9 332.4 New Mexico......... 785.8 799.7 799.4 801.4 49.1 51.9 51.8 52.2 35.8 36.1 35.7 35.7 New York........... 8,430.6 8,488.8 8,489.5 8,494.9 319.3 320.3 320.8 320.6 600.2 589.9 588.7 586.5 North Carolina..... 3,804.4 3,846.1 3,850.8 3,853.0 214.5 223.0 222.2 221.7 576.1 576.2 575.9 574.8 North Dakota....... 335.5 338.1 340.2 341.2 17.1 16.7 17.3 17.0 24.0 24.5 24.6 24.9 Ohio............... 5,401.1 5,406.7 5,411.0 5,411.3 235.9 234.6 234.7 236.4 823.5 824.5 823.1 822.8 Oklahoma........... 1,466.5 1,483.8 1,487.9 1,489.7 62.4 63.1 62.7 62.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) Oregon ............ 1,577.6 1,621.3 1,632.9 1,637.9 80.6 84.7 86.0 88.1 196.3 202.4 204.6 206.0 Pennsylvania....... 5,623.2 5,676.0 5,673.5 5,680.5 248.7 249.4 248.7 249.7 689.9 687.9 686.2 685.4 Rhode Island....... 486.8 491.1 492.0 491.9 20.9 20.8 21.1 21.0 56.9 56.3 56.5 56.0 South Carolina..... 1,820.2 1,820.9 1,820.3 1,818.7 114.0 111.6 112.0 112.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) South Dakota....... 381.0 385.1 385.9 388.8 19.7 19.9 19.7 21.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) Tennessee.......... 2,690.3 2,717.4 2,720.6 2,719.2 117.5 120.0 119.6 120.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) Texas.............. 9,438.7 9,553.3 9,553.5 9,564.1 543.3 543.4 542.9 544.7 887.5 885.6 886.5 886.8 Utah............... 1,093.8 1,124.4 1,128.7 1,134.8 71.1 75.1 76.2 77.2 113.7 116.7 116.8 117.0 Vermont............ 301.4 305.4 305.8 305.4 16.5 16.8 17.0 17.2 36.7 37.1 37.4 37.4 Virginia........... 3,556.3 3,629.3 3,630.5 3,629.7 227.0 239.9 237.3 238.2 298.6 299.0 298.4 297.9 Washington......... 2,685.6 2,723.8 2,733.7 2,740.7 162.6 164.4 167.9 170.2 262.8 266.6 266.4 266.3 West Virginia...... 734.6 741.1 740.3 740.8 34.8 36.1 36.7 36.8 63.3 62.8 62.7 62.7 Wisconsin.......... 2,791.5 2,811.2 2,815.2 2,818.6 126.6 127.1 131.8 131.4 500.5 500.6 504.0 506.4 Wyoming............ 254.7 259.2 259.9 260.4 19.7 19.0 19.3 19.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) Trade, transportation, and Financial activities Professional and business utilities services Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2004 2005 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005 2005p Alabama............ 376.8 377.7 379.3 380.3 96.7 95.4 95.5 95.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) Alaska............. 61.6 62.0 61.7 62.0 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.9 23.1 23.3 23.3 23.5 Arizona............ (2) (2) (2) (2) 162.9 165.4 165.6 165.6 327.6 340.7 343.6 342.1 Arkansas........... 241.3 241.8 242.3 242.2 50.8 51.5 51.9 52.0 107.2 110.3 109.9 109.5 California......... 2,734.5 2,768.0 2,763.4 2,769.6 894.7 917.8 917.2 917.1 2,074.4 2,126.7 2,135.4 2,135.7 Colorado........... 405.1 412.5 414.2 414.6 154.0 156.2 156.6 156.7 295.4 304.6 307.6 309.5 Connecticut........ 306.4 309.7 310.8 312.3 140.6 140.7 141.2 141.6 196.7 197.8 198.1 198.1 Delaware (3)....... 80.4 81.5 82.3 81.3 44.5 44.7 44.8 44.4 61.9 63.3 63.3 63.4 District of Columbia (3).... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 142.5 142.0 143.3 144.1 Florida ........... 1,489.3 1,517.9 1,524.0 1,529.7 497.6 507.4 508.5 507.1 1,254.5 1,335.2 1,339.2 1,344.3 Georgia ........... 827.6 822.6 820.7 824.0 217.6 221.8 220.5 220.4 506.5 521.1 520.4 519.3 Hawaii (3)......... 109.9 113.8 115.0 115.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Idaho.............. 117.1 117.8 118.2 118.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) 71.8 74.8 75.4 75.9 Illinois........... 1,177.4 1,172.9 1,175.4 1,179.1 399.6 398.5 398.6 400.5 789.9 794.1 800.2 806.0 Indiana............ 575.9 578.0 578.0 580.2 140.1 140.3 140.5 141.1 262.3 270.3 272.0 272.1 Iowa............... 304.8 305.8 305.7 306.1 96.0 97.9 98.0 98.4 107.4 105.7 106.3 106.7 Kansas............. 262.2 258.8 259.7 260.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Kentucky........... 372.2 372.8 372.6 372.7 87.6 85.7 85.6 84.9 159.1 164.0 164.4 165.1 Louisiana.......... 381.5 382.4 381.2 382.1 102.5 103.1 103.8 103.7 184.3 185.2 185.8 184.1 Maine.............. 125.5 126.6 127.0 126.3 35.1 34.5 34.7 34.4 49.7 49.1 49.6 49.5 Maryland (3)....... 467.7 472.1 474.0 473.6 155.7 157.4 157.5 157.2 370.7 378.0 380.9 383.2 Massachusetts...... 574.7 575.2 574.3 574.2 220.3 218.7 219.4 219.9 445.8 454.3 455.7 455.0 Michigan........... 810.1 815.1 816.3 811.8 217.2 218.4 217.8 218.9 578.5 571.6 573.0 571.4 Minnesota.......... 518.6 530.1 527.5 527.6 176.3 177.8 178.1 178.5 299.9 298.7 302.6 303.4 Mississippi........ 220.8 220.2 221.8 220.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Missouri .......... 531.1 533.4 534.0 536.2 161.9 165.4 165.6 165.7 303.5 299.6 302.2 305.4 Montana............ 86.3 85.6 85.8 86.3 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 32.4 32.7 33.2 33.6 Nebraska (3)....... 194.3 198.5 199.1 200.9 62.8 63.4 63.8 64.3 93.3 94.8 94.9 95.9 Nevada............. 202.9 209.0 209.9 210.8 60.4 63.2 63.5 63.8 128.2 139.2 138.3 140.1 New Hampshire...... 139.9 140.8 140.5 141.3 37.2 38.4 38.6 38.6 56.9 55.2 55.2 55.6 New Jersey......... 874.7 882.8 885.3 885.9 276.2 280.3 281.2 281.0 579.9 578.4 581.4 583.3 New Mexico......... 137.7 137.9 138.0 138.0 34.4 35.1 35.0 35.1 88.9 91.7 91.6 92.2 New York........... 1,477.0 1,484.5 1,487.8 1,488.4 699.4 706.2 707.5 709.0 1,052.1 1,057.0 1,058.4 1,061.4 North Carolina..... 721.5 718.3 723.6 724.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) 424.2 430.9 435.3 438.0 North Dakota....... 72.6 72.5 73.1 73.2 18.8 18.8 18.6 18.9 23.9 23.9 24.0 24.1 Ohio............... 1,038.2 1,033.9 1,032.1 1,033.4 312.3 313.5 313.7 313.1 619.4 627.2 633.7 638.4 Oklahoma........... 277.6 276.4 276.8 278.4 84.5 84.4 84.8 85.8 159.6 165.8 165.3 166.3 Oregon ............ 317.7 327.9 329.6 330.6 95.9 98.1 98.3 98.0 174.4 180.1 181.7 181.0 Pennsylvania....... 1,119.9 1,126.7 1,126.5 1,128.5 337.1 335.2 334.9 335.2 628.2 644.8 648.5 649.1 Rhode Island....... 80.7 78.9 78.6 79.0 34.0 35.0 35.2 35.3 52.8 54.9 55.2 55.3 South Carolina..... 352.6 353.7 354.5 356.0 93.0 93.1 93.1 93.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) South Dakota....... 76.7 77.9 77.7 78.2 27.9 28.8 28.8 28.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) Tennessee.......... 585.4 592.0 592.6 593.2 141.2 144.0 144.0 143.4 296.6 305.5 306.9 304.5 Texas.............. 1,936.9 1,959.0 1,955.8 1,957.4 591.2 599.9 600.3 601.0 1,076.3 1,097.3 1,103.1 1,107.9 Utah............... 217.2 224.1 223.9 224.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) 137.5 141.1 141.8 143.5 Vermont............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 21.0 21.2 21.2 21.2 Virginia........... 644.9 655.0 656.6 657.2 187.2 190.8 191.0 191.1 566.3 589.1 592.1 593.3 Washington......... 514.7 528.3 532.8 532.2 152.6 151.4 151.7 152.2 298.1 305.7 308.1 309.5 West Virginia...... 136.6 138.1 137.8 138.3 30.6 30.4 30.0 30.1 58.1 57.9 58.1 57.9 Wisconsin.......... 536.8 540.3 540.6 539.8 157.9 156.9 157.7 158.3 248.8 247.3 248.3 250.5 Wyoming............ 49.3 49.6 49.8 50.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) 15.2 15.1 15.4 15.3 Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2004 2005 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005 2005p Alabama............ (2) (2) (2) (2) 158.9 161.2 161.3 161.6 358.4 360.0 360.9 360.7 Alaska............. 34.5 35.3 35.6 35.9 29.7 30.2 30.2 30.2 81.4 81.8 81.7 81.9 Arizona............ 255.4 268.4 268.9 269.6 240.0 247.1 247.2 248.3 396.0 405.2 408.0 407.0 Arkansas........... 141.6 144.5 144.7 144.8 90.9 91.9 92.1 93.0 199.8 201.9 201.7 202.2 California......... 1,554.6 1,577.4 1,579.3 1,577.3 1,431.9 1,468.8 1,465.9 1,470.2 2,391.9 2,381.5 2,387.4 2,386.8 Colorado........... 216.8 222.2 222.8 223.5 249.2 253.3 254.4 257.0 357.0 362.0 364.3 363.8 Connecticut........ (2) (2) (2) (2) 126.7 128.9 129.2 129.9 242.9 242.3 242.0 242.3 Delaware (3)....... 51.2 53.6 53.1 53.1 39.5 41.8 41.7 41.4 57.6 59.1 59.5 60.4 District of Columbia (3).... (2) (2) (2) (2) 50.6 52.6 52.7 52.6 230.8 231.1 230.8 230.3 Florida ........... 908.6 935.8 936.8 939.4 843.2 870.3 875.5 875.0 1,062.6 1,079.6 1,081.3 1,082.9 Georgia ........... (2) (2) (2) (2) 356.4 359.5 360.5 361.6 633.5 642.0 646.1 646.7 Hawaii (3)......... 66.8 68.9 68.7 68.6 102.4 105.8 106.0 105.9 119.4 117.2 119.3 119.1 Idaho.............. (2) (2) (2) (2) 55.6 55.8 56.2 56.0 113.5 115.1 115.5 115.4 Illinois........... 725.4 729.8 728.9 730.6 503.5 517.9 519.0 519.3 845.1 845.6 843.6 844.4 Indiana............ 366.0 372.8 373.2 373.5 273.1 279.7 280.4 279.9 425.0 430.2 429.3 428.0 Iowa............... 190.8 192.5 192.4 192.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) 244.2 243.1 242.4 242.1 Kansas............. (2) (2) (2) (2) 108.7 111.9 112.3 112.6 250.1 248.6 255.8 255.6 Kentucky........... 229.8 232.0 232.5 232.1 160.3 162.5 163.7 165.1 310.2 309.4 308.4 308.5 Louisiana.......... 250.6 252.1 253.0 254.0 203.0 206.4 205.2 207.0 381.2 382.5 382.6 382.4 Maine.............. 110.3 112.5 112.6 112.6 58.5 60.5 60.3 59.9 104.4 105.1 104.6 104.8 Maryland (3)....... 345.2 352.7 352.9 353.7 223.1 232.2 235.5 236.9 464.2 461.4 462.2 462.4 Massachusetts...... 580.1 585.1 585.3 586.1 289.2 295.7 297.9 299.1 407.9 405.1 406.0 406.9 Michigan........... 554.5 555.0 553.7 552.9 403.3 402.8 405.6 404.9 681.6 687.4 687.3 684.8 Minnesota.......... 373.0 379.3 382.0 382.4 233.6 238.1 238.6 238.2 410.9 414.4 411.4 411.8 Mississippi........ (2) (2) (2) (2) 124.5 125.5 127.2 126.0 242.8 243.9 244.5 244.9 Missouri .......... 356.4 363.6 362.5 363.3 265.9 263.1 265.1 267.3 430.2 430.3 429.8 427.7 Montana............ 53.8 54.6 54.5 54.4 53.0 55.1 55.2 56.2 86.5 86.6 86.7 86.2 Nebraska (3)....... 124.7 128.9 127.4 126.3 77.0 81.2 80.1 80.5 159.5 160.3 160.0 159.8 Nevada............. (2) (2) (2) (2) 308.1 318.1 319.7 321.2 137.2 141.0 142.3 143.8 New Hampshire...... (2) (2) (2) (2) 63.2 65.0 65.5 66.3 90.3 93.1 90.1 90.7 New Jersey......... 542.9 555.7 557.8 558.2 323.1 333.2 333.7 332.7 629.1 641.7 640.6 640.7 New Mexico......... 101.3 104.6 104.7 104.7 82.5 83.2 83.1 83.2 197.7 200.5 201.1 201.5 New York........... 1,514.6 1,537.3 1,538.7 1,539.2 658.0 674.6 674.1 676.1 1,482.4 1,485.3 1,481.5 1,482.0 North Carolina..... 439.0 456.1 454.8 455.7 342.9 348.4 347.3 347.1 646.8 650.8 651.0 650.4 North Dakota....... 48.3 48.8 49.5 49.6 30.2 30.9 31.2 31.6 74.5 75.6 75.5 75.7 Ohio............... 741.4 753.9 753.5 751.0 495.0 491.4 490.9 489.4 803.6 797.6 799.1 797.0 Oklahoma........... 178.7 181.2 180.9 180.9 128.5 131.9 131.9 130.5 298.3 305.2 307.9 306.8 Oregon ............ 190.8 194.0 197.3 197.8 153.8 159.1 160.7 160.9 268.8 274.1 273.3 272.6 Pennsylvania....... 988.7 1,010.0 1,010.1 1,013.0 472.2 480.6 480.4 480.6 745.1 747.0 745.0 744.7 Rhode Island....... 92.4 94.2 94.6 95.0 49.0 50.8 50.8 51.2 65.8 65.6 65.7 65.7 South Carolina..... 180.1 167.9 167.5 167.3 198.4 210.4 210.4 208.9 323.6 328.9 329.6 330.7 South Dakota....... 56.4 56.9 57.3 57.1 40.5 41.0 41.4 42.2 74.5 75.0 74.9 75.3 Tennessee.......... (2) (2) (2) (2) 252.3 258.1 259.2 256.2 413.3 414.3 411.6 412.9 Texas.............. 1,140.4 1,160.0 1,161.7 1,164.2 877.2 893.2 893.9 895.8 1,648.2 1,666.2 1,664.0 1,661.9 Utah............... 122.0 125.8 126.5 127.0 100.6 104.3 104.8 105.6 197.4 200.8 201.1 201.8 Vermont............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 52.2 53.0 52.8 52.7 Virginia........... 378.2 384.7 386.2 388.5 318.0 325.4 323.0 318.0 647.8 654.2 654.5 654.5 Washington......... 317.0 323.8 324.4 325.5 254.4 255.6 255.2 256.6 522.4 524.6 523.7 524.4 West Virginia...... 110.3 112.2 112.3 112.4 68.0 68.4 69.0 68.7 142.8 143.9 142.7 142.8 Wisconsin.......... 372.7 382.5 381.7 383.2 249.4 248.7 248.9 249.4 410.6 418.9 413.3 412.4 Wyoming............ (2) (2) (2) (2) 31.5 32.4 32.4 32.4 64.3 64.5 64.2 64.7 1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except public administration, not shown separately. 2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. 3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from 2004 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. ESTABLISHMENT DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted (In thousands) Total Natural resources and mining Construction State February March February March February March 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p Alabama............ 1,872.4 1,910.6 1,886.6 1,921.4 12.2 12.8 12.2 12.8 101.2 105.4 103.0 106.4 Alaska............. 286.8 291.6 291.2 294.8 9.7 10.1 9.9 10.1 13.8 14.3 14.1 14.6 Arizona............ 2,339.1 2,437.0 2,357.8 2,449.2 7.9 8.9 7.9 9.0 180.6 198.3 183.0 201.7 Arkansas........... 1,142.5 1,156.3 1,152.9 1,166.9 6.9 7.2 6.9 7.3 47.8 49.5 49.7 51.2 California......... 14327.1 14581.1 14440.1 14668.5 21.6 21.7 21.7 21.7 797.5 851.3 810.8 862.7 Colorado........... 2,131.0 2,189.4 2,149.6 2,203.8 13.4 15.2 13.6 15.4 138.7 148.6 142.7 151.7 Connecticut........ 1,618.6 1,641.6 1,627.7 1,650.5 .6 .6 .7 .7 56.4 60.7 58.6 63.1 Delaware .......... 412.6 422.5 417.4 426.6 (1) (1) (1) (1) 24.1 26.2 25.1 26.8 District of Columbia........ 665.1 669.9 670.7 674.8 (1) (1) (1) (1) 11.9 11.7 12.2 11.9 Florida............ 7,415.8 7,671.6 7,482.1 7,728.1 7.2 6.7 7.2 6.8 471.0 505.3 479.9 510.7 Georgia............ 3,838.1 3,869.6 3,866.9 3,893.4 12.2 11.9 12.2 12.0 193.3 194.7 196.0 197.1 Hawaii ............ 574.5 591.6 578.0 594.4 (1) (1) (1) (1) 27.9 30.3 27.4 30.6 Idaho ............. 564.1 581.1 571.9 588.7 3.5 3.7 3.2 3.4 33.5 36.4 35.4 38.5 Illinois........... 5,673.3 5,710.7 5,723.9 5,760.4 8.6 8.6 9.0 8.9 233.7 234.6 245.1 244.5 Indiana............ 2,857.3 2,929.5 2,891.0 2,947.4 6.7 6.8 7.0 6.9 129.6 139.6 136.5 144.6 Iowa............... 1,419.7 1,433.8 1,433.0 1,446.9 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.0 55.6 56.7 59.7 59.3 Kansas............. 1,290.9 1,319.9 1,307.7 1,333.9 6.5 7.6 6.7 7.7 54.7 57.5 59.0 62.3 Kentucky........... 1,762.4 1,783.7 1,778.3 1,797.4 18.9 19.8 19.2 19.9 76.5 80.2 78.8 82.9 Louisiana.......... 1,904.9 1,917.1 1,922.3 1,928.7 44.9 44.2 45.4 44.7 116.6 115.9 120.2 118.5 Maine.............. 591.6 597.6 594.0 599.3 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 27.5 27.7 28.3 28.4 Maryland........... 2,451.5 2,506.1 2,485.1 2,530.2 (1) (1) (1) (1) 165.1 169.8 170.9 173.0 Massachusetts...... 3,107.0 3,140.0 3,129.8 3,155.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.8 120.1 126.6 124.8 129.9 Michigan........... 4,309.2 4,319.6 4,335.3 4,322.1 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.6 163.4 165.7 167.4 167.9 Minnesota.......... 2,601.3 2,648.9 2,612.8 2,660.4 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 103.5 105.2 105.8 107.1 Mississippi........ 1,113.3 1,129.2 1,120.9 1,131.7 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.5 47.0 48.0 47.7 48.1 Missouri .......... 2,630.8 2,668.3 2,666.9 2,698.1 4.5 4.7 4.6 5.1 122.3 128.3 130.3 133.9 Montana............ 394.3 404.4 399.4 407.8 6.5 7.7 6.6 7.7 19.9 22.0 21.1 23.1 Nebraska........... 899.2 917.2 908.5 927.0 (1) (1) (1) (1) 42.4 43.2 44.9 45.6 Nevada............. 1,108.3 1,184.3 1,122.0 1,197.9 9.1 10.1 9.2 10.2 105.2 125.0 107.5 127.4 New Hampshire...... 609.2 621.9 615.4 625.2 .9 .9 .9 1.0 25.7 27.1 26.2 27.5 New Jersey......... 3,907.6 3,973.7 3,944.2 3,998.5 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 148.0 153.6 154.9 157.0 New Mexico......... 778.0 792.2 783.8 798.5 14.3 15.5 14.5 15.7 46.8 49.4 47.7 50.5 New York........... 8,289.9 8,370.1 8,363.9 8,424.0 4.6 5.0 5.0 5.2 283.7 286.6 293.6 293.1 North Carolina..... 3,749.9 3,812.9 3,786.5 3,840.1 6.8 6.1 6.9 6.2 205.0 216.2 210.1 218.2 North Dakota....... 328.2 335.3 330.6 337.7 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.7 13.0 13.7 13.7 13.8 Ohio............... 5,292.7 5,335.0 5,342.6 5,365.2 11.3 11.2 11.5 11.5 205.6 209.3 216.0 216.9 Oklahoma........... 1,448.3 1,476.6 1,463.2 1,487.6 29.7 31.6 30.1 31.8 59.2 60.3 61.3 61.0 Oregon............. 1,546.8 1,611.2 1,562.6 1,621.2 9.0 9.5 9.2 9.5 74.2 81.8 76.2 83.5 Pennsylvania....... 5,530.4 5,596.6 5,582.2 5,640.2 17.2 17.4 17.7 17.7 219.4 224.3 230.7 231.6 Rhode Island....... 475.5 482.4 478.5 484.4 .2 .1 .2 .1 18.0 18.5 18.4 18.8 South Carolina..... 1,791.7 1,797.9 1,816.8 1,814.0 5.1 4.2 5.1 4.2 110.9 109.3 113.2 110.2 South Dakota....... 370.0 376.9 372.1 380.8 .7 .7 .7 .7 16.0 16.4 16.7 17.9 Tennessee.......... 2,668.4 2,691.6 2,678.9 2,706.2 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 111.2 113.4 113.7 116.0 Texas.............. 9,368.7 9,499.0 9,430.8 9,555.5 149.4 153.6 150.7 154.7 535.7 536.1 542.1 543.4 Utah............... 1,077.7 1,118.5 1,086.2 1,126.5 6.6 7.4 6.6 7.4 63.8 70.1 66.1 71.8 Vermont............ 300.6 306.1 300.1 305.8 .8 .8 .8 .8 13.8 14.7 13.9 14.9 Virginia........... 3,495.8 3,587.2 3,535.3 3,612.6 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.0 215.4 228.3 221.4 232.8 Washington......... 2,633.7 2,692.7 2,659.7 2,715.0 8.4 8.8 8.3 8.7 151.0 157.7 155.5 162.2 West Virginia...... 717.5 727.5 727.8 733.9 22.1 24.5 22.5 24.2 29.2 32.3 31.7 34.0 Wisconsin.......... 2,727.3 2,760.3 2,744.3 2,776.1 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.1 107.6 113.5 110.9 115.3 Wyoming............ 244.3 250.5 246.9 252.3 19.0 21.6 19.1 21.6 16.6 16.8 17.2 17.0 Puerto Rico........ 1,027.9 1,040.6 1,033.7 1,041.9 (1) (1) (1) (1) 69.2 69.8 70.0 69.0 Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and Information utilities February March February March February March 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p Alabama............ 286.7 292.6 287.5 293.2 370.4 376.3 374.2 378.5 31.2 30.8 31.3 30.8 Alaska............. 11.5 11.4 11.6 11.4 57.0 58.1 58.0 59.0 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.8 Arizona............ 175.2 176.4 175.7 176.6 453.1 474.1 455.0 474.8 48.5 45.7 48.8 46.0 Arkansas........... 202.7 202.5 202.9 202.7 237.6 239.0 239.3 240.9 20.3 20.2 20.3 20.2 California......... 1,515.9 1,523.5 1,524.4 1,528.2 2,691.9 2,730.5 2,706.8 2,738.0 490.7 483.2 487.8 490.0 Colorado........... 152.4 153.8 152.8 153.9 397.7 406.7 399.3 407.5 82.8 76.8 82.6 77.0 Connecticut........ 196.4 198.3 197.2 198.7 301.0 307.1 302.3 308.8 38.8 39.2 38.9 39.3 Delaware .......... 35.0 34.4 35.0 34.7 78.1 79.7 78.7 79.9 7.2 6.7 7.3 6.7 District of Columbia........ 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 27.7 27.5 28.1 27.5 24.1 22.8 24.2 22.9 Florida............ 385.1 388.4 387.7 389.9 1,480.2 1,515.3 1,487.0 1,523.0 167.5 168.3 168.6 169.2 Georgia............ 446.0 439.0 447.1 439.0 813.9 811.8 820.0 816.6 118.1 117.4 118.4 117.6 Hawaii ............ 15.4 15.5 15.3 15.5 108.8 114.3 109.1 114.4 10.1 11.2 10.4 11.1 Idaho ............. 60.4 60.4 60.7 60.7 113.5 115.3 114.7 116.3 9.2 10.1 9.3 10.3 Illinois........... 691.8 690.8 693.9 692.6 1,153.2 1,156.7 1,159.7 1,162.7 122.1 117.4 121.8 117.2 Indiana............ 565.3 572.5 567.0 574.1 561.1 570.5 565.9 573.1 40.4 40.3 40.9 40.4 Iowa............... 218.5 222.3 219.2 223.1 296.8 299.2 298.6 300.9 33.3 33.9 33.4 34.0 Kansas............. 173.8 178.6 174.8 178.5 256.9 255.4 257.9 256.9 42.7 41.3 42.5 41.4 Kentucky........... 263.5 264.3 263.4 264.7 364.6 367.4 367.4 369.6 29.0 28.1 29.0 28.1 Louisiana.......... 151.4 149.2 151.7 150.1 376.0 377.1 379.4 380.4 29.4 28.4 29.3 28.3 Maine.............. 61.5 61.6 61.3 61.4 119.8 121.3 119.7 120.6 11.4 11.8 11.4 11.7 Maryland........... 141.7 140.0 142.1 140.0 456.2 461.4 460.0 463.7 49.6 50.6 50.5 50.9 Massachusetts...... 311.8 312.6 313.1 312.2 561.4 562.6 563.0 563.2 86.8 84.2 87.5 84.2 Michigan........... 696.7 684.7 700.6 679.4 789.9 797.0 792.0 796.3 68.3 65.7 68.5 65.6 Minnesota.......... 334.5 343.1 335.0 344.6 506.0 516.3 507.0 517.1 60.5 58.2 60.7 57.7 Mississippi........ 178.4 178.0 179.1 178.6 217.0 219.6 218.6 219.5 14.8 14.4 14.8 14.4 Missouri .......... 309.1 312.5 310.8 313.7 519.7 525.9 524.7 529.9 65.2 63.7 65.3 63.7 Montana............ 18.6 18.8 18.7 18.9 83.6 83.7 84.3 84.1 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.7 Nebraska........... 100.8 98.7 100.9 100.3 189.8 196.4 191.2 198.2 21.3 21.6 21.3 21.6 Nevada............. 44.5 46.5 44.9 46.8 197.5 205.7 199.1 206.9 14.6 14.3 14.5 14.3 New Hampshire...... 79.2 80.8 79.6 80.6 135.2 137.7 136.3 138.2 12.3 12.7 12.4 12.7 New Jersey......... 338.0 331.6 338.9 331.3 859.3 871.0 863.2 873.6 98.7 96.2 99.6 96.4 New Mexico......... 34.9 34.8 35.0 35.0 135.4 135.5 136.2 136.2 15.2 13.9 15.0 13.9 New York........... 594.8 581.5 599.2 582.2 1,443.6 1,462.1 1,452.1 1,465.5 268.1 267.9 269.7 269.9 North Carolina..... 574.6 573.4 575.9 573.3 706.9 710.6 712.6 714.7 72.5 70.0 72.8 70.4 North Dakota....... 23.3 24.4 23.5 24.7 71.0 71.9 71.3 72.2 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.6 Ohio............... 817.9 820.5 820.4 821.3 1,015.1 1,011.4 1,021.0 1,016.3 93.0 91.6 92.9 91.2 Oklahoma........... 140.8 141.1 141.3 140.7 272.3 272.3 275.2 275.5 31.6 30.9 31.4 31.1 Oregon............. 192.2 200.3 193.0 201.1 309.1 322.2 310.9 324.4 32.8 33.5 32.6 33.9 Pennsylvania....... 684.6 679.9 686.1 680.9 1,098.1 1,107.7 1,104.0 1,113.2 113.2 109.4 113.2 109.7 Rhode Island....... 56.8 56.3 56.8 56.0 78.9 77.3 78.8 77.3 11.0 10.8 11.1 10.7 South Carolina..... 266.7 264.5 268.3 264.8 345.4 349.5 349.8 353.3 26.5 26.3 26.5 26.1 South Dakota....... 37.7 39.1 37.9 39.2 74.4 75.7 74.7 76.3 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.6 Tennessee.......... 407.6 408.8 408.9 409.9 574.8 582.2 580.0 586.6 49.9 48.4 49.7 48.2 Texas.............. 884.6 883.7 885.5 885.1 1,909.1 1,934.3 1,919.2 1,941.0 225.7 226.4 227.4 226.2 Utah............... 112.1 115.5 112.6 115.7 213.1 219.8 213.6 220.3 30.0 30.9 30.1 31.3 Vermont............ 36.5 36.9 36.3 37.0 57.4 58.1 57.5 57.9 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.3 Virginia........... 296.9 297.4 298.0 297.8 630.2 644.3 633.3 647.1 100.7 100.7 101.2 101.1 Washington......... 257.4 261.7 258.9 262.4 500.9 519.4 504.1 521.8 91.7 92.3 92.1 92.4 West Virginia...... 62.9 62.2 62.8 62.3 133.3 134.9 134.2 135.8 11.7 11.9 12.0 11.9 Wisconsin.......... 492.6 498.4 494.5 500.9 522.5 527.6 524.7 528.6 49.8 50.3 49.9 51.0 Wyoming............ 9.0 9.2 9.1 9.4 47.4 48.1 47.6 48.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 Puerto Rico........ 118.5 117.4 118.6 117.1 181.2 181.9 181.3 181.4 21.4 22.9 21.5 23.0 Financial activities Professional and business Education and health services services February March February March February March 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p Alabama............ 95.9 94.9 96.2 95.1 188.8 201.5 191.3 203.6 189.4 195.0 190.0 195.5 Alaska............. 14.0 14.3 14.1 14.4 21.9 22.1 22.4 22.5 34.2 35.2 34.5 35.6 Arizona............ 161.2 165.7 162.2 166.6 322.7 341.4 327.5 343.6 255.2 269.7 256.5 270.2 Arkansas........... 50.3 51.3 50.5 51.5 105.2 107.1 106.5 108.2 141.4 144.8 142.3 145.5 California......... 890.2 914.3 894.6 916.2 2,049.7 2,115.5 2,073.0 2,126.3 1,558.3 1,584.0 1,569.7 1,590.4 Colorado........... 153.8 156.8 154.2 157.2 285.6 298.0 289.3 301.6 216.0 223.2 217.1 223.7 Connecticut........ 139.6 140.3 139.8 140.6 191.3 193.5 193.4 195.5 268.2 272.7 267.0 271.1 Delaware .......... 44.1 44.3 44.3 44.2 61.2 62.4 61.8 62.9 51.1 53.1 51.4 53.5 District of Columbia........ 30.1 30.5 30.2 30.6 139.5 141.6 140.9 143.0 94.2 94.9 94.9 95.1 Florida............ 493.5 506.2 496.9 507.3 1,253.7 1,337.9 1,270.2 1,352.4 908.8 937.9 913.1 942.0 Georgia............ 215.9 218.6 216.4 219.3 498.3 512.6 504.8 515.6 404.1 411.4 405.4 412.8 Hawaii ............ 28.5 29.1 28.6 29.2 70.1 71.7 70.6 72.1 66.6 68.8 67.1 69.1 Idaho ............. 27.0 28.0 27.4 28.2 68.1 72.2 69.8 74.1 64.0 66.8 64.6 67.2 Illinois........... 396.2 396.8 398.0 398.7 762.3 782.7 771.0 794.0 723.9 728.6 727.3 733.3 Indiana............ 138.6 140.1 138.9 140.5 251.7 264.8 256.7 267.4 367.3 377.1 369.5 377.4 Iowa............... 95.4 97.5 95.4 97.7 104.3 103.8 105.3 105.0 193.0 194.8 194.3 196.1 Kansas............. 69.0 70.0 69.6 70.1 121.5 127.4 124.5 129.4 158.3 161.6 159.3 161.8 Kentucky........... 86.5 84.6 87.0 84.8 154.8 160.8 156.5 162.6 229.2 232.5 230.1 232.4 Louisiana.......... 101.8 103.3 102.2 103.6 182.9 186.1 185.0 184.8 249.8 253.3 250.5 254.6 Maine.............. 35.0 34.3 34.9 34.1 48.2 48.0 48.4 48.2 110.3 113.1 111.0 113.4 Maryland........... 153.9 156.0 154.9 156.0 359.5 372.9 366.6 378.5 343.9 353.4 345.9 355.1 Massachusetts...... 218.6 218.1 218.9 218.4 431.6 442.5 435.6 445.6 584.8 591.0 588.0 593.2 Michigan........... 214.0 216.0 215.1 217.0 563.2 559.1 565.1 559.9 552.5 556.6 555.8 556.3 Minnesota.......... 174.6 177.0 174.6 177.7 290.6 295.4 292.8 298.8 374.1 384.2 375.7 386.3 Mississippi........ 45.4 46.3 45.6 46.0 80.9 84.5 81.4 85.5 118.9 122.2 119.2 121.8 Missouri .......... 159.8 165.0 160.4 165.4 296.8 297.5 302.4 302.0 355.9 362.8 356.9 364.1 Montana............ 20.7 21.1 20.8 21.2 31.0 32.2 31.6 32.6 53.7 54.8 54.3 54.8 Nebraska........... 62.1 63.5 62.6 63.8 90.8 93.5 91.9 95.3 125.0 127.6 125.7 127.3 Nevada............. 59.7 62.9 60.1 63.4 126.4 137.8 127.8 139.5 78.0 82.8 78.9 83.5 New Hampshire...... 36.7 38.3 37.1 38.2 54.6 54.2 55.6 54.6 94.5 96.4 94.9 97.1 New Jersey......... 272.7 279.3 273.6 279.5 562.7 569.7 572.1 579.3 539.9 557.0 543.6 559.6 New Mexico......... 34.1 34.8 34.4 34.9 87.6 90.4 88.6 91.4 102.4 106.0 102.4 106.2 New York........... 692.7 702.8 695.5 704.3 1,025.8 1,038.0 1,038.2 1,048.8 1,523.0 1,548.1 1,535.8 1,558.1 North Carolina..... 189.8 192.0 190.5 193.0 416.9 432.6 421.7 435.6 435.6 454.3 438.8 458.1 North Dakota....... 18.6 18.5 18.7 18.8 23.3 23.7 23.4 23.8 47.9 49.4 48.1 49.6 Ohio............... 310.5 311.5 311.3 310.7 601.1 624.2 608.6 630.8 741.5 756.6 744.1 755.7 Oklahoma........... 83.3 84.4 83.9 85.3 155.8 161.9 157.0 165.0 177.9 181.6 178.8 181.8 Oregon............. 94.4 97.1 94.9 96.7 168.1 175.5 171.0 176.7 191.8 199.7 193.1 199.5 Pennsylvania....... 334.8 332.5 335.8 333.6 610.9 632.6 619.2 640.3 996.0 1,019.2 1,002.0 1,024.4 Rhode Island....... 33.8 34.9 33.8 34.9 50.3 52.8 50.9 53.4 93.3 95.8 94.4 96.6 South Carolina..... 91.0 92.6 92.0 93.5 187.4 183.3 191.8 184.0 179.5 167.8 180.2 168.1 South Dakota....... 27.6 28.6 27.8 28.7 23.5 23.2 23.1 23.6 56.5 57.5 56.7 57.5 Tennessee.......... 140.4 142.7 140.8 142.5 291.8 302.8 294.5 302.7 316.5 323.1 318.6 324.8 Texas.............. 587.4 596.7 588.9 598.5 1,061.7 1,088.0 1,070.1 1,098.4 1,135.8 1,161.0 1,141.1 1,165.4 Utah............... 64.2 66.7 64.2 66.6 133.6 139.7 134.7 141.2 122.9 127.6 123.8 128.1 Vermont............ 13.1 13.4 13.1 13.5 20.0 20.5 20.3 20.6 52.7 54.2 53.1 54.3 Virginia........... 185.0 189.7 186.0 190.3 556.7 583.9 563.7 589.9 379.1 390.4 383.0 393.1 Washington......... 150.2 150.2 151.4 151.1 290.0 302.2 294.3 306.2 316.9 325.6 318.7 327.4 West Virginia...... 30.1 29.5 30.4 29.8 57.2 57.3 57.6 57.5 110.0 112.5 111.0 112.7 Wisconsin.......... 156.5 156.9 156.7 157.3 241.0 239.9 243.3 243.2 371.3 383.3 372.0 383.9 Wyoming............ 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.5 14.3 14.7 14.4 14.9 21.1 21.9 21.2 21.6 Puerto Rico........ 46.3 46.3 46.7 46.5 102.2 102.1 103.9 102.3 98.7 100.3 99.8 102.2 Leisure and hospitality Other services Government February March February March February March 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p Alabama............ 153.5 156.6 157.2 160.1 81.4 80.5 81.8 80.8 361.7 364.2 361.9 364.6 Alaska............. 25.3 26.0 25.9 26.4 10.8 11.2 10.9 11.0 81.8 82.2 83.0 83.0 Arizona............ 239.5 248.9 244.9 253.5 89.1 88.9 89.6 89.8 406.1 419.0 406.7 417.4 Arkansas........... 86.4 88.5 89.5 91.7 40.7 40.8 41.0 41.1 203.2 205.4 204.0 206.6 California......... 1,400.7 1,441.6 1,418.0 1,455.2 499.7 506.6 504.7 511.2 2,410.9 2,408.9 2,428.6 2,428.6 Colorado........... 245.5 254.1 249.7 258.2 85.7 87.7 86.1 88.2 359.4 368.5 362.2 369.4 Connecticut........ 117.5 120.8 119.2 122.8 61.4 62.2 61.8 62.5 247.4 246.2 248.8 247.4 Delaware .......... 35.3 37.8 36.1 38.6 18.7 18.5 18.9 18.4 57.8 59.4 58.8 60.9 District of Columbia........ 49.0 50.9 50.3 52.5 57.5 59.2 58.0 59.7 228.6 228.4 229.4 229.2 Florida............ 850.7 882.1 869.4 898.5 320.3 325.1 321.5 325.8 1,077.8 1,098.4 1,080.6 1,102.5 Georgia............ 344.6 348.7 352.0 356.6 154.9 153.0 156.5 154.4 636.8 650.5 638.1 652.4 Hawaii ............ 102.1 105.8 102.6 106.0 24.1 23.9 24.4 24.2 120.9 121.0 122.5 122.2 Idaho ............. 53.0 53.7 53.8 54.2 17.8 18.1 18.1 18.4 114.1 116.4 114.9 117.4 Illinois........... 473.3 490.4 483.5 499.3 256.0 255.7 258.0 256.6 852.2 848.4 856.6 852.6 Indiana............ 255.3 267.4 262.5 271.2 106.7 110.4 107.8 111.0 434.6 440.0 438.3 440.8 Iowa............... 117.3 121.9 120.3 124.9 55.5 55.2 55.9 56.2 248.4 246.7 249.0 247.7 Kansas............. 103.2 107.9 105.7 109.6 52.3 53.4 52.7 53.8 252.0 259.2 255.0 262.4 Kentucky........... 149.7 155.6 155.0 160.0 77.0 78.5 77.6 79.0 312.7 311.9 314.3 313.4 Louisiana.......... 197.6 201.8 201.7 205.6 70.4 71.9 71.0 72.3 384.1 385.9 385.9 385.8 Maine.............. 48.3 49.6 48.9 50.2 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.8 107.3 107.8 107.8 108.7 Maryland........... 204.4 216.8 211.3 223.3 112.6 114.7 113.6 115.9 464.6 470.5 469.3 473.8 Massachusetts...... 262.8 273.7 267.5 277.7 114.5 114.5 115.6 115.5 413.0 412.5 414.2 413.8 Michigan........... 375.9 381.4 381.3 384.1 176.7 176.5 177.8 177.0 701.2 709.5 704.1 711.0 Minnesota.......... 216.9 224.3 219.4 226.3 116.1 116.8 117.3 117.7 418.9 422.8 418.9 421.4 Mississippi........ 121.0 123.8 123.0 124.6 37.8 37.1 37.7 37.7 243.6 246.7 245.0 247.0 Missouri .......... 243.0 249.2 252.5 258.4 117.1 119.1 118.2 120.3 437.4 439.6 440.8 441.6 Montana............ 49.3 52.2 50.1 53.3 16.4 16.8 16.6 16.9 87.0 87.3 87.6 87.5 Nebraska........... 72.7 76.6 74.5 78.2 34.3 34.9 34.6 34.9 160.0 161.2 160.9 161.8 Nevada............. 303.2 316.4 306.5 319.9 32.1 38.4 33.2 39.0 138.0 144.4 140.3 147.0 New Hampshire...... 57.9 60.5 58.2 61.3 20.4 20.0 20.6 20.0 91.8 93.3 93.6 94.0 New Jersey......... 299.2 308.9 303.5 312.7 151.4 155.5 152.2 156.6 636.3 649.6 641.1 651.1 New Mexico......... 79.7 80.3 81.1 81.7 28.1 28.5 28.2 28.6 199.5 203.1 200.7 204.4 New York........... 613.3 632.6 624.3 642.7 346.8 351.6 350.1 353.9 1,493.5 1,493.9 1,500.4 1,500.3 North Carolina..... 322.2 326.2 330.9 334.6 164.1 167.0 166.1 168.7 655.5 664.5 660.2 667.3 North Dakota....... 28.7 30.0 29.2 30.7 15.0 14.8 15.0 14.9 76.6 77.7 76.8 77.9 Ohio............... 457.8 460.6 470.1 469.3 223.6 225.9 226.4 227.0 815.3 812.2 820.3 814.5 Oklahoma........... 122.6 126.4 126.5 127.6 73.3 73.5 74.1 74.8 301.8 312.6 303.6 313.0 Oregon............. 145.9 154.2 148.8 156.9 56.2 58.1 57.0 59.1 273.1 279.3 275.9 279.9 Pennsylvania....... 438.5 449.7 447.5 458.2 257.6 261.5 260.9 264.2 760.1 762.4 765.1 766.4 Rhode Island....... 44.1 46.4 44.3 46.9 22.8 23.0 22.9 22.9 66.3 66.5 66.9 66.8 South Carolina..... 185.5 198.4 193.6 204.9 65.6 66.1 66.5 66.5 328.1 335.9 329.8 338.4 South Dakota....... 36.3 37.6 36.9 38.4 15.6 16.0 15.7 16.0 74.9 75.4 75.1 75.9 Tennessee.......... 237.6 245.1 244.7 248.5 101.5 101.9 102.8 101.7 433.1 419.2 421.1 421.2 Texas.............. 851.4 870.2 870.9 887.8 353.5 358.5 358.8 363.7 1,674.4 1,690.5 1,676.1 1,691.3 Utah............... 99.4 103.6 100.9 105.5 32.0 32.7 32.5 33.3 200.0 204.5 201.1 205.3 Vermont............ 35.5 35.9 34.4 35.0 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.2 54.3 55.2 54.3 55.3 Virginia........... 294.4 300.8 304.8 306.6 176.6 180.5 178.3 181.4 650.7 661.2 655.4 662.5 Washington......... 241.6 244.0 247.0 248.6 98.0 100.1 99.1 100.8 527.6 530.7 530.3 533.4 West Virginia...... 64.3 65.9 65.7 66.4 54.7 54.4 55.2 54.9 142.0 142.1 144.7 144.4 Wisconsin.......... 229.4 232.7 232.6 235.9 133.1 133.0 134.4 133.7 420.3 421.8 422.0 423.2 Wyoming............ 28.2 29.0 28.8 29.0 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.7 64.6 64.8 65.3 65.9 Puerto Rico........ 70.2 70.9 70.9 71.1 20.5 22.5 20.8 22.7 299.7 306.5 300.2 306.6 1 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from 2004 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.