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Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted

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
Aug.
2022
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023(p)
Aug.
2022
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023(p)
Aug.
2022
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023(p)

Alabama

2,120.1 2,156.9 2,157.5 2,157.2 99.5 102.1 101.8 102.0 275.7 277.2 277.0 277.1

Alaska

320.1 324.8 325.7 327.3 16.1 16.2 16.8 17.0 12.0 10.7 10.7 10.3

Arizona

3,106.3 3,157.1 3,156.9 3,163.3 196.4 197.3 199.8 203.3 194.4 194.3 193.7 193.2

Arkansas

1,341.8 1,364.2 1,364.3 1,368.5 58.3 63.7 63.5 64.1 163.7 165.3 164.9 164.6

California

17,785.0 18,088.2 18,097.1 18,120.2 916.7 927.8 927.6 932.3 1,345.2 1,337.8 1,339.0 1,340.3


Colorado

2,873.3 2,907.0 2,910.4 2,916.0 184.2 181.3 181.2 181.7 154.0 155.2 155.4 155.2

Connecticut

1,672.1 1,689.3 1,691.2 1,693.3 60.4 59.8 61.3 61.8 157.8 157.7 157.2 157.6

Delaware(2)

473.7 486.0 483.3 482.9 23.4 24.4 24.3 24.8 26.3 27.2 27.4 27.5

District of Columbia(2)

766.4 777.8 775.6 777.2 15.3 15.3 15.4 15.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Florida

9,507.7 9,727.1 9,763.4 9,778.0 606.6 608.7 610.6 611.1 412.9 420.3 424.6 426.0


Georgia

4,830.0 4,905.7 4,913.7 4,925.7 213.1 222.4 223.0 223.7 417.7 418.7 416.7 419.4

Hawaii(2)

624.7 630.8 636.6 631.8 37.1 37.3 37.9 37.6 12.6 13.0 12.8 12.8

Idaho

832.2 851.0 852.7 854.6 67.3 69.1 70.1 70.7 74.3 72.4 72.0 71.4

Illinois

6,070.0 6,142.3 6,145.7 6,145.6 232.7 234.9 236.2 235.8 574.5 566.6 564.7 565.1

Indiana

3,212.5 3,252.4 3,269.5 3,266.0 156.6 164.0 165.3 166.6 543.6 538.7 540.2 540.6


Iowa

1,572.3 1,590.7 1,585.6 1,588.0 80.8 82.4 81.8 81.0 225.2 227.4 226.2 226.8

Kansas

1,424.6 1,443.7 1,446.7 1,442.6 64.7 67.8 68.7 67.7 170.3 170.8 170.5 171.3

Kentucky

1,972.7 2,013.9 2,015.6 2,023.9 83.5 88.7 89.0 91.2 255.1 261.1 263.9 264.1

Louisiana

1,930.4 1,959.9 1,957.2 1,964.6 129.8 137.8 136.6 139.1 135.4 138.0 138.1 138.5

Maine

640.4 646.1 644.0 646.8 32.5 33.3 32.6 32.9 54.5 54.2 54.2 53.9


Maryland

2,723.2 2,740.5 2,743.1 2,755.5 161.3 165.8 166.2 167.2 110.2 109.5 109.2 109.5

Massachusetts

3,698.2 3,768.7 3,773.3 3,788.7 169.8 176.3 176.7 177.7 239.1 238.7 237.8 237.4

Michigan

4,384.5 4,439.1 4,434.0 4,438.9 184.1 191.5 191.7 192.2 607.6 608.4 608.3 608.2

Minnesota

2,945.2 2,983.0 2,982.6 2,987.0 134.6 137.4 138.0 139.7 325.0 323.3 322.1 322.5

Mississippi

1,167.0 1,173.0 1,172.7 1,166.3 45.6 48.0 47.3 46.9 148.2 147.1 146.8 145.4


Missouri

2,937.0 2,994.3 3,002.4 2,988.7 139.4 138.4 137.3 136.7 284.3 291.5 291.4 284.9

Montana

513.5 517.0 516.1 519.5 36.8 38.0 37.6 37.6 22.2 23.0 23.0 23.3

Nebraska

1,028.3 1,045.9 1,045.6 1,042.9 58.4 60.6 62.4 61.7 103.9 106.9 106.1 105.9

Nevada

1,502.3 1,548.7 1,551.4 1,560.5 107.8 111.4 111.5 114.1 66.7 67.6 67.9 68.8

New Hampshire

689.3 698.3 698.5 699.0 30.1 31.4 31.3 31.4 70.4 70.9 71.3 71.7


New Jersey

4,274.9 4,334.1 4,329.9 4,342.2 164.6 166.5 168.1 167.7 252.2 252.7 252.6 253.4

New Mexico

851.0 871.4 870.2 867.8 49.6 51.8 52.0 53.2 29.1 29.5 29.8 30.1

New York

9,599.4 9,693.8 9,708.5 9,726.6 386.1 396.8 395.6 395.4 425.8 424.7 423.9 422.0

North Carolina

4,828.0 4,915.4 4,927.8 4,945.3 249.1 249.5 248.6 249.0 474.5 479.0 475.6 472.4

North Dakota

429.7 437.1 436.4 436.1 26.0 25.5 25.3 25.0 27.4 27.7 27.6 27.7


Ohio

5,552.3 5,627.1 5,636.2 5,639.7 232.7 241.9 244.0 244.3 685.3 690.7 689.9 688.8

Oklahoma

1,705.6 1,729.7 1,731.0 1,730.5 79.3 82.6 82.2 82.2 133.9 136.0 136.4 136.3

Oregon

1,961.3 1,998.7 2,002.1 2,000.9 116.6 123.5 124.3 123.3 195.1 193.8 192.6 192.5

Pennsylvania

6,010.7 6,134.6 6,148.7 6,164.5 257.2 264.2 264.4 267.7 566.4 567.4 567.5 568.8

Rhode Island

500.3 495.3 493.5 493.4 21.0 21.8 21.9 21.6 40.6 40.4 40.2 40.1


South Carolina

2,256.8 2,303.4 2,306.8 2,303.1 109.3 111.3 110.8 113.4 263.0 262.8 262.4 260.6

South Dakota

454.9 460.5 460.1 461.7 26.1 27.1 26.9 27.2 45.3 45.6 46.1 46.1

Tennessee

3,262.4 3,321.7 3,323.5 3,320.3 148.3 153.2 153.2 150.8 368.0 371.2 371.1 370.6

Texas

13,577.1 13,942.8 13,962.4 13,979.1 790.9 806.9 810.6 812.0 934.1 957.1 962.7 965.3

Utah

1,689.7 1,726.0 1,727.2 1,728.7 132.6 134.8 134.2 134.2 152.2 152.5 152.1 151.2


Vermont

304.6 305.4 306.3 306.0 15.4 15.3 15.3 15.2 29.3 28.3 28.3 28.2

Virginia

4,091.1 4,145.7 4,150.1 4,156.8 210.3 212.2 213.5 212.1 245.3 246.9 245.9 245.8

Washington

3,555.3 3,641.4 3,635.1 3,638.0 235.9 239.7 237.8 238.5 271.2 275.3 274.4 277.2

West Virginia

693.9 700.7 703.6 704.6 30.4 31.9 32.3 33.0 45.8 45.5 45.7 45.6

Wisconsin

2,979.6 3,002.5 3,006.7 3,012.4 131.8 134.7 134.5 136.5 483.0 481.6 481.4 480.6

Wyoming

285.0 292.6 291.5 292.7 20.8 22.4 22.7 23.5 10.3 10.6 10.6 10.5


Puerto Rico

928.2 942.9 947.4 951.3 32.8 36.4 36.5 36.7 82.8 83.4 84.0 84.2

Virgin Islands(2)(3)

34.8 35.6 35.5 35.8 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.1 - - - -

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 2022 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
Aug.
2022
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023(p)
Aug.
2022
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023(p)
Aug.
2022
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023(p)

Alabama

404.9 409.3 408.8 410.5 102.0 101.4 102.3 102.8 264.1 270.9 271.2 270.2

Alaska

64.4 64.8 64.6 64.8 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.7 27.5 28.6 28.3 28.6

Arizona

603.7 603.8 602.3 601.6 249.4 251.1 252.0 253.5 473.8 477.9 472.4 475.5

Arkansas

271.2 273.8 273.6 272.9 71.4 71.0 70.9 70.5 155.9 150.6 151.4 153.3

California

3,147.5 3,140.0 3,143.7 3,143.7 840.6 849.0 849.7 849.6 2,887.9 2,907.2 2,902.7 2,903.1


Colorado

501.7 496.2 496.7 496.2 178.8 172.2 171.6 171.5 488.3 492.5 493.9 495.5

Connecticut

299.0 299.5 299.8 300.3 118.0 114.7 114.9 114.7 221.8 224.8 223.7 224.4

Delaware

90.1 91.6 91.6 90.7 49.2 51.0 49.9 50.0 66.7 66.3 65.8 65.9

District of Columbia

30.7 30.3 30.5 30.5 27.8 28.4 28.5 28.4 175.5 175.2 174.7 174.4

Florida

1,942.8 1,979.2 1,988.4 1,996.7 670.2 679.8 681.9 683.9 1,607.7 1,634.2 1,639.3 1,629.7


Georgia

1,034.0 1,030.5 1,029.7 1,026.4 275.5 281.4 282.8 283.8 786.9 761.4 765.2 767.9

Hawaii

116.5 116.4 117.0 117.0 27.9 27.1 27.0 26.9 72.0 72.3 72.3 71.7

Idaho

161.6 163.3 162.3 162.5 41.0 40.6 41.3 40.9 108.3 110.7 111.5 112.2

Illinois

1,226.3 1,221.2 1,222.6 1,221.5 404.4 415.5 415.6 415.2 981.3 973.0 969.3 966.0

Indiana

632.3 635.7 634.7 634.6 148.1 151.2 153.6 152.7 373.0 376.8 380.4 379.8


Iowa

311.3 313.4 313.2 311.0 108.2 107.9 107.8 107.2 147.1 142.1 140.1 139.0

Kansas

273.8 273.8 273.5 273.1 75.9 76.7 76.1 75.5 182.9 183.6 184.1 182.4

Kentucky

424.8 431.2 430.0 430.8 96.9 94.3 93.1 93.2 230.4 234.3 232.7 231.9

Louisiana

376.7 369.8 370.0 371.3 90.4 94.2 94.5 94.5 221.2 221.8 222.5 223.6

Maine

119.6 118.9 119.0 119.1 33.9 34.0 33.8 33.6 76.0 76.2 76.4 77.2


Maryland

480.0 472.1 471.7 471.2 134.8 134.0 134.0 133.7 481.0 471.9 471.6 477.9

Massachusetts

566.3 573.1 575.1 574.5 227.8 232.7 232.7 234.1 638.4 655.4 655.9 656.7

Michigan

807.0 809.1 811.5 810.3 231.8 229.4 229.5 228.5 658.3 668.3 660.6 658.8

Minnesota

527.3 532.9 534.7 534.2 192.4 189.8 189.3 188.8 389.9 387.0 386.8 385.8

Mississippi

244.1 244.8 244.8 242.9 44.4 44.4 43.7 43.3 118.6 112.9 113.6 113.4


Missouri

557.9 565.1 567.8 560.0 185.8 186.6 188.4 187.5 385.7 395.0 395.9 395.0

Montana

100.3 100.0 99.6 99.0 28.4 28.3 28.4 28.5 50.6 50.7 50.8 51.3

Nebraska

196.1 198.4 198.5 198.1 71.4 70.5 70.2 69.8 123.7 118.4 118.8 118.8

Nevada

294.1 294.0 295.2 296.5 76.3 75.2 75.9 76.2 212.8 225.2 223.3 223.6

New Hampshire

139.1 140.1 140.2 139.8 34.6 34.2 33.9 34.1 97.0 102.6 102.6 102.6


New Jersey

917.4 921.1 921.9 921.5 261.4 258.9 259.3 259.7 729.4 719.5 713.9 715.4

New Mexico

142.9 141.5 141.6 141.6 35.0 34.3 34.8 34.2 116.6 117.0 114.3 114.1

New York

1,485.7 1,467.1 1,465.5 1,464.2 737.5 737.8 738.6 741.8 1,379.2 1,381.0 1,382.8 1,373.6

North Carolina

924.8 930.7 933.3 938.0 295.5 297.4 298.9 298.6 745.2 759.1 759.3 762.4

North Dakota

90.9 92.0 92.2 91.9 24.5 24.2 24.3 24.0 34.6 35.5 35.6 35.3


Ohio

1,059.5 1,053.5 1,054.2 1,052.4 318.9 318.4 317.1 316.6 748.8 736.4 735.7 737.6

Oklahoma

323.3 322.3 322.1 323.3 81.3 82.6 82.7 83.1 204.7 201.6 201.8 200.7

Oregon

368.6 364.6 364.7 363.3 105.6 107.7 108.8 108.3 267.0 273.4 271.5 270.7

Pennsylvania

1,148.3 1,157.8 1,160.7 1,162.3 335.3 341.8 340.2 339.3 847.7 868.7 870.8 868.0

Rhode Island

77.1 75.7 75.7 75.9 35.2 35.1 35.2 35.2 70.6 68.7 67.9 67.2


South Carolina

435.2 440.7 444.2 445.0 118.6 122.6 122.5 121.6 311.8 313.7 314.6 312.9

South Dakota

89.4 92.9 92.5 92.5 28.1 27.9 27.7 27.6 37.2 37.4 37.3 38.4

Tennessee

678.4 680.3 681.7 681.2 176.8 175.3 175.2 176.1 467.2 472.5 473.0 471.9

Texas

2,730.0 2,785.5 2,784.8 2,780.7 887.0 914.8 919.3 922.6 2,104.8 2,136.5 2,134.1 2,130.4

Utah

313.9 313.4 313.5 313.5 97.6 97.0 97.7 98.5 249.7 248.8 248.5 249.2


Vermont

51.7 52.4 52.6 52.6 12.0 11.9 12.0 12.1 32.0 32.9 32.7 32.6

Virginia

668.9 666.8 666.0 668.2 217.6 216.0 216.3 217.2 810.8 814.0 813.7 813.2

Washington

614.3 618.8 617.5 618.1 165.8 170.4 171.1 171.0 550.4 556.1 555.5 552.8

West Virginia

122.2 122.5 122.3 121.9 25.5 25.4 25.6 26.0 72.1 71.5 71.7 71.9

Wisconsin

550.6 556.0 553.8 553.1 159.0 161.1 161.3 160.9 329.5 327.6 326.8 327.7

Wyoming

52.5 52.1 51.4 51.7 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.4 20.6 20.8 20.9 21.4


Puerto Rico

183.5 185.7 186.6 186.8 46.9 47.4 46.9 46.9 140.0 141.7 140.1 140.1

Virgin Islands(1)

6.7 6.8 7.0 7.0 - - - - - - - -

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 2022 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
Aug.
2022
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023(p)
Aug.
2022
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023(p)
Aug.
2022
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023(p)

Alabama

249.7 255.3 256.5 257.8 198.2 205.8 205.0 203.9 394.3 401.2 401.4 399.5

Alaska

50.4 51.0 51.3 51.5 34.6 37.4 37.8 38.4 76.9 78.0 78.2 78.5

Arizona

484.8 501.3 502.4 504.8 333.0 347.1 346.1 345.8 410.1 424.9 429.0 426.7

Arkansas

201.0 209.0 207.9 208.3 122.6 131.5 132.3 133.9 207.9 209.2 209.5 209.7

California

2,950.6 3,092.1 3,100.0 3,114.0 1,950.4 2,051.5 2,054.0 2,056.8 2,540.0 2,579.6 2,584.1 2,589.3


Colorado

352.8 356.3 356.4 359.2 339.6 360.2 358.9 363.6 451.2 468.1 471.4 467.9

Connecticut

342.8 351.2 354.0 354.8 151.0 156.7 155.9 155.6 227.9 231.5 230.9 230.8

Delaware

79.2 80.9 81.1 80.6 49.3 52.9 52.8 53.0 67.2 70.0 69.0 69.0

District of Columbia

122.8 124.8 123.9 124.9 69.5 77.5 76.2 76.3 236.1 234.2 234.4 234.8

Florida

1,402.8 1,472.2 1,484.9 1,491.3 1,261.7 1,306.4 1,303.2 1,305.5 1,092.8 1,114.7 1,116.4 1,118.5


Georgia

632.6 661.1 663.7 664.9 490.8 524.6 526.0 528.3 679.8 694.2 696.2 698.2

Hawaii

86.0 87.5 87.5 87.8 113.9 119.0 119.3 119.3 123.7 122.1 126.7 122.3

Idaho

122.2 127.5 128.5 129.3 88.4 92.0 92.1 92.0 128.0 132.0 132.1 132.6

Illinois

936.1 967.2 971.6 976.0 571.9 597.1 596.3 597.1 790.3 816.7 818.8 818.7

Indiana

478.2 489.2 491.0 489.4 304.9 314.3 315.7 314.7 415.2 417.4 422.0 422.9


Iowa

228.1 237.0 236.3 238.7 136.6 142.4 141.3 143.9 257.7 260.7 261.6 262.2

Kansas

202.1 206.9 208.2 208.8 128.0 133.0 132.8 132.2 252.0 256.3 257.8 256.4

Kentucky

290.0 299.2 303.2 304.2 196.9 198.4 199.9 201.2 298.3 307.5 304.1 307.4

Louisiana

325.9 338.8 335.3 336.4 212.6 216.4 217.6 216.6 312.0 315.5 315.9 316.6

Maine

125.9 129.1 130.1 129.7 65.9 67.8 65.1 67.3 100.0 100.4 100.9 101.0


Maryland

449.1 458.6 458.9 460.8 247.7 257.0 256.5 257.4 515.2 527.9 529.1 531.5

Massachusetts

811.1 835.7 835.2 838.7 343.2 358.7 358.9 361.0 467.1 461.8 465.1 471.6

Michigan

663.4 681.3 680.5 681.1 406.3 415.7 416.3 419.0 596.9 611.0 612.6 615.9

Minnesota

551.6 563.9 566.1 567.8 257.5 268.8 265.8 268.4 407.9 418.8 418.9 418.5

Mississippi

145.3 154.0 154.8 154.1 132.9 132.6 131.7 132.4 232.5 233.9 235.3 233.2


Missouri

490.7 500.2 503.5 503.0 299.5 314.6 314.3 315.1 426.4 431.1 431.9 434.3

Montana

82.0 83.8 84.3 84.4 71.6 72.1 71.3 72.8 89.5 88.7 88.7 90.0

Nebraska

156.5 161.1 160.4 160.3 92.3 97.0 96.6 96.4 169.7 174.5 173.0 172.4

Nevada

159.4 168.8 168.3 168.7 341.0 357.3 359.4 361.4 167.6 174.2 174.0 174.9

New Hampshire

123.1 124.7 125.7 125.8 71.3 70.4 69.4 68.9 86.4 87.1 87.6 87.8


New Jersey

735.8 778.3 780.0 781.4 384.6 401.3 396.5 398.2 584.2 586.3 590.3 595.9

New Mexico

141.8 146.8 147.4 147.5 95.4 99.8 99.8 100.0 179.6 187.2 187.4 184.5

New York

2,158.1 2,233.5 2,246.8 2,260.6 878.7 921.6 923.2 925.2 1,462.2 1,452.9 1,460.7 1,473.9

North Carolina

657.7 679.4 682.9 687.4 505.6 529.3 534.4 538.2 717.9 726.8 731.7 734.2

North Dakota

67.9 68.4 68.1 68.3 39.2 40.6 40.7 40.7 81.6 82.4 81.6 83.2


Ohio

907.8 939.0 943.5 943.2 542.9 575.5 574.5 577.1 770.9 776.2 781.9 781.6

Oklahoma

243.7 249.0 251.6 250.7 173.7 181.1 182.0 182.8 349.0 357.2 354.9 354.3

Oregon

304.7 313.7 316.3 316.5 199.2 207.4 207.9 210.0 298.9 305.5 307.0 307.4

Pennsylvania

1,271.1 1,307.4 1,313.7 1,321.1 540.0 563.9 566.9 571.2 677.0 688.5 688.4 688.9

Rhode Island

105.0 105.9 106.5 107.5 57.6 55.5 55.2 55.3 65.6 65.3 64.3 64.3


South Carolina

268.8 279.1 281.0 281.5 266.3 277.4 276.0 275.6 366.2 375.1 375.2 373.3

South Dakota

76.1 76.4 77.0 77.4 48.3 48.5 47.7 47.2 80.0 80.7 80.6 80.8

Tennessee

453.2 469.5 469.2 469.2 345.6 358.7 359.3 360.6 438.4 451.6 449.5 449.2

Texas

1,813.8 1,902.3 1,901.2 1,893.9 1,421.6 1,454.2 1,466.4 1,475.5 2,004.3 2,046.0 2,047.5 2,059.6

Utah

226.1 235.1 235.2 236.5 164.0 179.1 179.2 178.9 254.8 260.6 261.5 262.4


Vermont

61.6 60.6 61.2 60.8 32.9 34.5 33.4 33.6 54.4 54.4 56.2 56.2

Virginia

557.0 575.6 577.4 579.4 393.5 406.5 406.3 405.7 718.5 733.7 737.2 741.4

Washington

518.3 546.0 548.3 548.0 330.3 349.5 350.5 351.8 569.6 587.0 580.7 580.9

West Virginia

127.8 130.2 130.7 131.0 69.6 70.8 70.6 69.9 148.6 147.9 149.4 149.8

Wisconsin

459.7 466.2 472.2 475.2 267.4 275.3 277.4 279.2 402.0 402.2 401.4 400.5

Wyoming

28.8 30.6 30.5 30.3 37.6 39.2 38.6 38.1 67.2 68.4 67.9 68.2


Puerto Rico

122.0 125.0 125.2 125.9 86.9 93.5 93.8 94.3 197.4 193.1 197.4 199.6

Virgin Islands

2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 10.8 11.3 11.1 11.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2022 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

Last Modified Date: September 19, 2023