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
May
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018(p)		 May
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018(p)		 May
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018(p)

Alabama

 2,011.8 2,030.3 2,031.1 2,034.7 84.7 86.6 87.7 86.9 262.9 265.7 267.0 268.1

Alaska

 329.9 329.0 329.2 329.4 15.0 15.6 15.7 15.6 13.1 14.1 13.9 14.2

Arizona

 2,765.2 2,818.4 2,825.9 2,835.1 143.6 152.7 154.6 156.2 162.7 170.4 170.3 171.0

Arkansas

 1,238.6 1,244.6 1,242.6 1,245.2 51.3 51.1 51.0 51.5 156.6 158.8 159.3 160.1

California

 16,783.5 17,058.4 17,084.0 17,089.5 806.7 851.8 859.6 856.7 1,312.2 1,323.6 1,321.3 1,321.3


Colorado

 2,650.6 2,709.8 2,715.7 2,723.4 161.9 172.4 171.2 171.6 143.9 145.9 147.0 147.5

Connecticut

 1,679.2 1,688.5 1,686.6 1,690.7 58.4 59.4 59.2 58.8 158.7 162.6 162.8 162.8

Delaware(2)

 454.5 459.5 460.0 460.6 21.7 23.0 22.5 22.5 25.9 25.9 26.0 26.1

District of Columbia(2)

 789.7 793.4 795.3 798.4 15.5 15.8 15.8 15.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4

Florida

 8,566.6 8,720.8 8,731.7 8,746.8 504.1 535.8 536.1 535.4 363.7 372.6 375.8 375.8


Georgia

 4,438.3 4,503.9 4,508.2 4,515.0 182.9 193.9 196.5 198.2 395.1 398.9 399.8 401.0

Hawaii(2)

 652.1 661.3 661.6 663.4 36.2 35.9 35.7 36.3 14.3 14.0 14.1 13.9

Idaho

 713.3 733.8 734.7 735.1 44.5 47.9 47.7 47.3 66.4 68.8 69.2 69.8

Illinois

 6,048.7 6,097.7 6,100.3 6,108.9 219.6 225.0 225.4 225.5 578.1 586.6 587.9 587.8

Indiana

 3,100.2 3,132.2 3,129.3 3,133.3 137.8 146.1 143.1 142.1 530.5 534.7 535.0 536.0


Iowa

 1,569.3 1,583.4 1,583.1 1,586.4 76.8 75.1 75.7 76.7 214.9 224.9 224.8 224.7

Kansas

 1,397.0 1,415.6 1,417.8 1,419.7 59.6 59.1 59.6 60.1 160.5 163.0 164.1 165.4

Kentucky

 1,917.4 1,927.7 1,928.8 1,932.6 76.4 76.7 77.5 76.3 250.3 250.8 247.6 250.3

Louisiana

 1,973.1 1,983.9 1,992.2 1,992.0 148.5 147.5 149.4 151.7 134.6 136.7 137.3 137.3

Maine

 621.7 628.1 627.7 630.1 27.6 28.4 28.7 29.6 50.9 51.8 52.0 52.4


Maryland(2)

 2,721.3 2,733.6 2,729.4 2,734.0 163.2 165.2 164.9 165.4 106.7 108.4 107.7 108.2

Massachusetts

 3,596.0 3,639.2 3,645.9 3,652.1 149.6 159.5 158.7 158.4 243.5 246.5 246.3 246.5

Michigan

 4,367.6 4,423.6 4,413.6 4,425.4 161.8 172.0 171.6 174.3 615.4 618.1 617.8 619.1

Minnesota

 2,925.2 2,948.8 2,945.0 2,955.2 120.0 120.3 120.8 122.4 318.3 321.5 322.1 323.5

Mississippi

 1,148.8 1,165.6 1,165.0 1,164.7 42.9 45.2 44.9 44.8 143.9 145.3 145.0 144.7


Missouri

 2,860.6 2,894.0 2,894.5 2,894.9 122.7 121.2 121.2 121.2 265.4 269.8 267.9 266.0

Montana

 472.3 476.0 474.2 475.2 28.3 28.0 28.0 28.3 20.0 20.1 20.0 20.1

Nebraska(2)

 1,017.0 1,025.8 1,026.4 1,030.4 51.8 50.8 51.0 52.9 97.9 100.9 101.4 101.3

Nevada

 1,336.8 1,371.7 1,374.9 1,374.2 83.7 90.8 89.6 88.4 46.7 52.2 52.8 53.3

New Hampshire

 673.0 681.8 683.6 685.9 26.3 27.6 27.7 28.1 68.8 70.4 70.5 70.5


New Jersey

 4,122.0 4,181.5 4,175.1 4,179.2 155.6 154.2 153.9 151.0 244.4 249.6 250.8 251.1

New Mexico

 828.5 839.9 840.5 841.7 45.4 48.3 48.3 48.3 26.1 27.1 26.9 26.6

New York

 9,506.4 9,599.1 9,602.5 9,614.8 382.4 390.9 391.7 394.7 447.5 444.3 442.6 443.4

North Carolina

 4,402.5 4,473.0 4,480.5 4,502.1 207.7 214.4 215.5 216.0 466.7 470.1 473.5 476.8

North Dakota

 432.3 426.0 426.1 430.3 28.0 24.7 24.1 26.2 24.8 25.2 25.4 25.1


Ohio

 5,522.4 5,577.7 5,576.0 5,598.6 219.3 219.8 220.4 226.4 684.6 695.8 694.3 694.8

Oklahoma

 1,657.7 1,680.9 1,683.2 1,683.0 76.7 78.6 78.3 77.5 127.9 130.0 131.0 131.5

Oregon

 1,869.3 1,907.4 1,906.7 1,911.5 96.8 101.5 102.4 104.0 189.2 192.5 192.6 192.8

Pennsylvania

 5,936.2 6,006.2 6,012.1 6,014.4 248.8 255.9 256.2 258.1 561.3 564.8 564.6 564.9

Rhode Island

 492.8 498.4 499.1 500.3 18.3 18.7 18.6 19.2 40.3 41.2 41.4 41.3


South Carolina

 2,083.9 2,119.8 2,120.5 2,122.3 101.7 101.5 100.4 100.3 239.9 242.2 243.1 243.6

South Dakota(2)

 434.3 439.3 438.2 440.4 23.2 23.4 23.2 24.2 42.8 44.7 44.5 44.5

Tennessee(2)

 3,003.7 3,048.2 3,049.3 3,057.1 124.1 124.6 125.6 125.8 348.9 350.0 350.6 349.3

Texas

 12,190.2 12,467.9 12,507.6 12,542.3 711.2 744.8 748.5 754.3 848.3 866.3 874.3 877.7

Utah

 1,463.1 1,506.7 1,507.8 1,512.9 96.1 102.0 103.4 103.4 129.5 132.7 133.0 133.5


Vermont

 313.2 314.5 315.1 314.6 15.1 15.3 15.6 15.7 29.6 29.1 29.0 28.7

Virginia

 3,947.5 3,989.0 3,994.3 4,000.5 192.8 201.7 200.8 200.8 234.0 238.6 239.1 238.5

Washington

 3,315.7 3,394.8 3,403.0 3,411.5 198.5 206.5 208.8 210.2 284.6 287.1 286.7 286.9

West Virginia

 743.2 751.2 749.7 760.3 30.5 33.7 34.0 33.9 46.6 47.2 47.1 47.1

Wisconsin

 2,943.7 2,973.5 2,968.6 2,963.9 116.9 121.7 120.2 120.2 466.7 479.8 480.6 481.8

Wyoming

 281.7 284.7 285.9 285.4 19.6 19.8 20.0 19.6 9.3 9.7 9.6 9.7


Puerto Rico(2)

 880.5 850.9 850.1 850.2 21.2 21.1 20.9 21.2 71.8 70.3 69.9 69.6

Virgin Islands(3)

 38.4 35.6 35.8 35.9 - - - - - - - -

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
May
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018(p)		 May
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018(p)		 May
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018(p)

Alabama

 378.5 380.4 379.6 379.7 96.3 96.3 95.8 96.2 238.2 240.1 241.5 241.7

Alaska

 64.7 63.7 63.7 63.9 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.7 27.9 28.1 27.7 27.4

Arizona

 524.2 531.8 531.5 532.2 212.9 217.6 217.7 218.1 419.9 427.0 427.8 428.1

Arkansas

 250.6 251.1 250.0 250.5 53.1 53.8 53.6 53.5 144.2 146.0 147.0 146.8

California

 3,037.8 3,073.4 3,073.8 3,072.0 830.7 834.1 836.0 835.2 2,566.6 2,606.2 2,611.5 2,614.0


Colorado

 459.6 468.9 468.8 471.3 167.6 168.5 169.4 169.0 412.0 422.7 425.0 427.1

Connecticut

 297.5 298.7 297.6 300.2 127.9 128.4 127.6 128.0 217.7 221.1 220.5 220.3

Delaware

 80.8 82.3 82.5 82.3 47.8 48.2 48.0 48.1 61.8 62.6 63.6 64.4

District of Columbia

 33.4 34.5 34.5 34.3 30.0 30.7 30.9 31.1 165.9 166.2 167.2 168.0

Florida

 1,744.7 1,755.3 1,754.3 1,760.1 559.3 574.0 573.8 576.5 1,317.6 1,351.5 1,353.8 1,356.8


Georgia

 938.7 954.6 955.4 958.8 241.9 242.3 242.3 242.0 666.2 673.8 668.8 666.7

Hawaii

 121.4 121.6 121.7 122.1 28.6 28.7 29.0 29.0 82.1 83.9 84.2 84.7

Idaho

 139.5 141.9 141.9 141.6 35.1 36.6 36.4 36.9 90.4 91.8 92.5 93.6

Illinois

 1,208.3 1,218.0 1,218.3 1,219.4 390.3 398.3 398.6 400.7 940.0 938.4 939.8 940.0

Indiana

 595.7 604.9 602.8 603.9 135.5 135.6 135.6 136.9 336.3 341.0 342.3 341.4


Iowa

 314.6 313.1 312.3 314.4 108.9 111.5 111.5 111.2 139.1 141.9 142.0 143.0

Kansas

 266.4 270.1 270.9 271.7 77.9 78.6 78.5 78.7 176.7 182.2 182.7 182.8

Kentucky

 400.6 409.7 411.0 412.0 93.7 93.4 93.2 93.9 212.9 215.6 216.4 217.3

Louisiana

 382.8 379.5 380.2 381.1 92.1 91.0 91.7 91.2 208.7 214.4 215.2 215.7

Maine

 120.2 121.3 121.5 121.7 31.2 31.3 31.3 31.5 66.5 68.1 68.0 67.2


Maryland

 466.8 470.4 470.7 470.4 145.7 143.5 142.6 142.1 444.5 447.7 447.2 447.9

Massachusetts

 578.0 579.4 579.9 580.1 221.1 221.9 223.0 223.2 563.0 580.5 583.2 586.2

Michigan

 787.5 794.5 794.5 795.3 217.7 219.4 219.9 220.3 648.7 661.2 657.5 656.9

Minnesota

 536.3 544.1 541.0 542.5 179.9 179.1 180.1 180.1 373.6 373.2 373.0 375.7

Mississippi

 230.5 232.6 231.8 232.5 44.2 45.4 45.1 45.1 107.7 113.2 114.5 114.0


Missouri

 545.1 550.3 550.9 552.0 173.1 175.5 174.7 175.8 380.3 398.3 397.1 392.8

Montana

 94.4 94.3 93.5 93.3 24.5 24.3 24.1 24.2 41.1 42.0 42.1 42.8

Nebraska

 202.9 204.2 203.2 204.5 73.7 74.9 75.3 74.9 116.7 119.1 119.6 120.0

Nevada

 247.5 252.6 252.6 253.8 64.8 66.0 66.0 66.3 181.1 183.6 184.9 184.7

New Hampshire

 139.8 142.3 142.4 142.9 34.7 35.1 35.0 34.9 81.7 80.9 80.9 81.5


New Jersey

 880.5 902.1 900.6 901.0 249.6 247.2 246.1 248.0 668.0 680.3 677.6 680.0

New Mexico

 136.6 137.8 137.2 138.3 33.7 35.0 35.4 35.6 104.1 106.8 107.6 108.0

New York

 1,575.3 1,581.9 1,582.6 1,583.7 715.5 723.0 721.5 718.9 1,315.2 1,336.0 1,335.7 1,337.7

North Carolina

 824.2 838.8 838.6 844.6 231.8 238.2 237.1 237.7 614.3 630.5 633.2 642.0

North Dakota

 95.1 94.2 93.7 94.1 24.3 24.5 24.5 24.5 34.7 34.0 34.0 34.0


Ohio

 1,024.7 1,035.8 1,038.0 1,043.3 305.9 312.0 310.6 313.0 723.7 722.3 724.6 726.2

Oklahoma

 302.4 304.9 305.6 307.3 78.8 80.1 79.9 79.5 184.9 185.6 186.4 186.5

Oregon

 350.0 357.7 355.7 354.5 99.3 101.6 102.1 102.1 242.4 244.9 244.2 245.2

Pennsylvania

 1,124.4 1,130.6 1,129.2 1,131.0 320.8 322.9 323.6 324.7 800.1 810.6 815.2 816.4

Rhode Island

 77.1 77.0 77.1 77.9 36.0 36.4 36.7 36.5 66.7 69.5 69.1 69.1


South Carolina

 395.9 403.2 404.4 406.5 101.6 101.3 101.0 101.7 275.4 280.3 280.9 280.7

South Dakota

 87.3 87.0 86.5 87.0 29.3 29.9 29.8 29.7 31.2 32.3 32.5 32.8

Tennessee

 620.4 626.7 626.8 628.7 157.7 160.3 160.4 160.5 405.5 411.8 414.0 418.2

Texas

 2,446.6 2,499.4 2,503.7 2,505.4 752.9 770.9 769.1 771.7 1,660.5 1,728.1 1,734.4 1,738.7

Utah

 276.5 286.3 287.2 288.0 83.9 85.9 85.8 86.8 205.9 212.5 213.0 213.2


Vermont

 55.3 54.8 55.0 55.0 12.0 12.3 12.4 12.5 28.6 28.4 28.2 28.3

Virginia

 661.9 664.7 667.3 671.2 205.0 206.5 207.3 208.3 728.0 737.7 739.3 738.0

Washington

 624.2 643.7 644.7 647.5 152.7 157.3 157.1 157.6 414.1 427.0 428.7 429.7

West Virginia

 131.2 133.0 132.9 133.9 26.7 26.9 26.6 26.5 66.8 66.5 66.5 66.8

Wisconsin

 542.2 544.8 542.7 541.0 152.9 150.7 150.7 150.0 324.4 329.6 330.0 328.8

Wyoming

 52.1 52.9 53.3 52.7 10.8 10.9 11.2 11.3 17.9 19.0 19.0 18.7


Puerto Rico

 173.5 164.6 165.7 166.2 42.6 42.1 42.2 42.2 114.6 114.2 113.4 113.4

Virgin Islands(1)

 8.1 7.3 7.3 7.3 - - - - - - - -

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
May
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018(p)		 May
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018(p)		 May
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018(p)

Alabama

 240.9 243.3 241.8 243.9 201.5 206.3 206.7 206.8 384.8 386.1 386.3 387.4

Alaska

 49.8 50.0 49.9 49.8 35.5 35.3 35.6 35.4 81.7 80.6 80.5 81.0

Arizona

 424.9 437.9 439.1 439.6 318.4 324.1 326.2 327.2 413.1 411.6 412.8 414.9

Arkansas

 187.8 188.6 187.8 189.0 115.8 117.8 116.0 116.0 211.2 211.2 211.3 211.3

California

 2,625.8 2,697.0 2,701.0 2,699.9 1,947.2 1,990.4 1,990.6 1,998.5 2,548.7 2,568.5 2,569.2 2,568.5


Colorado

 333.1 337.8 337.1 337.0 331.4 342.2 344.7 349.0 435.3 440.6 441.7 441.0

Connecticut

 333.9 338.5 338.8 339.3 155.7 153.8 154.5 155.0 232.2 230.3 230.1 229.9

Delaware

 78.2 78.2 78.1 78.1 48.9 49.7 49.4 49.4 66.1 66.3 66.6 66.4

District of Columbia

 134.3 133.9 135.0 137.5 76.1 78.2 78.5 78.3 241.1 238.4 238.0 237.8

Florida

 1,274.1 1,291.2 1,294.1 1,298.6 1,204.4 1,231.9 1,236.8 1,241.6 1,105.9 1,112.3 1,111.0 1,107.1


Georgia

 568.4 585.9 585.7 585.4 475.4 485.6 489.0 491.9 685.3 690.7 691.2 690.4

Hawaii

 83.6 86.6 86.5 86.2 122.5 128.1 128.0 128.0 126.3 125.5 125.2 125.8

Idaho

 102.2 105.3 105.9 104.8 75.1 77.4 77.5 77.6 122.9 125.8 125.6 125.3

Illinois

 922.7 925.6 926.1 929.6 608.4 615.8 615.4 614.6 824.2 837.7 835.4 838.0

Indiana

 467.4 475.6 474.8 475.9 307.5 306.7 304.9 303.0 425.0 426.8 428.8 431.5


Iowa

 231.7 232.3 231.5 232.0 142.3 145.2 145.6 144.7 259.2 259.7 259.7 259.9

Kansas

 195.9 198.8 198.2 197.7 127.7 129.9 130.2 129.7 255.7 257.4 257.6 257.7

Kentucky

 271.4 271.0 271.0 273.0 196.9 195.4 197.0 195.7 316.0 315.1 315.2 315.0

Louisiana

 314.4 319.4 320.6 317.8 231.7 236.4 237.8 238.4 327.8 325.1 325.7 325.0

Maine

 127.0 129.1 128.3 129.2 67.0 66.9 66.7 67.2 100.0 100.1 100.4 100.4


Maryland

 457.8 469.2 468.2 468.0 279.5 276.4 275.8 277.1 505.6 503.4 501.5 503.9

Massachusetts

 792.6 795.5 798.1 801.1 365.6 375.0 374.1 374.6 452.1 450.4 450.6 450.9

Michigan

 671.7 674.4 675.3 678.4 431.1 441.6 437.1 439.9 601.7 608.9 607.5 607.6

Minnesota

 532.1 538.4 537.5 536.9 269.6 273.6 269.9 272.1 421.8 428.2 428.4 428.7

Mississippi

 143.6 146.1 146.7 147.3 135.0 136.3 135.9 135.9 241.9 243.0 242.7 242.0


Missouri

 465.7 468.0 470.7 471.9 301.7 304.9 304.3 305.8 434.3 434.1 435.0 436.2

Montana

 76.7 76.8 76.2 75.8 65.0 66.5 66.6 67.0 90.6 91.5 91.4 91.4

Nebraska

 154.7 155.2 154.9 154.5 91.5 94.2 94.8 94.8 172.7 173.0 172.5 172.8

Nevada

 133.2 137.9 137.6 138.2 350.1 353.5 354.5 351.9 159.9 163.9 165.6 165.9

New Hampshire

 123.2 125.4 126.3 126.7 70.5 72.0 73.2 73.8 90.3 90.2 89.8 90.1


New Jersey

 692.1 707.1 706.6 707.3 374.3 379.8 378.7 379.2 612.5 615.7 614.8 615.5

New Mexico

 138.8 139.0 138.6 138.1 95.9 97.9 98.0 98.8 185.8 187.3 187.3 186.8

New York

 2,002.7 2,031.3 2,035.7 2,036.1 934.6 951.5 956.2 962.6 1,447.4 1,450.1 1,449.7 1,448.5

North Carolina

 598.1 604.8 606.5 609.5 492.6 500.4 498.7 498.0 731.5 736.1 736.5 736.2

North Dakota

 63.1 63.5 63.7 64.2 38.9 37.6 37.5 38.0 82.7 80.7 80.6 80.6


Ohio

 927.6 935.2 934.8 935.6 557.5 567.1 563.3 565.4 780.3 787.2 785.4 787.9

Oklahoma

 234.7 235.8 237.1 236.3 166.6 173.0 171.9 171.7 349.5 351.5 351.3 350.7

Oregon

 272.5 296.3 295.3 297.3 205.1 213.4 214.3 215.2 309.6 293.5 293.5 293.8

Pennsylvania

 1,242.0 1,273.6 1,275.6 1,273.7 563.3 573.7 573.3 574.4 704.0 700.9 699.8 698.3

Rhode Island

 106.6 106.9 107.5 107.1 58.0 58.0 58.3 58.8 60.5 60.8 60.5 60.6


South Carolina

 245.5 251.0 251.6 252.6 252.2 262.0 260.2 259.2 364.6 367.6 367.7 367.8

South Dakota

 71.5 72.6 72.5 72.9 47.1 46.8 45.8 45.7 79.5 80.1 80.6 80.7

Tennessee

 430.7 437.3 436.2 439.0 327.4 344.4 342.5 341.7 429.7 431.6 432.3 432.4

Texas

 1,665.5 1,686.7 1,693.0 1,701.1 1,312.6 1,352.5 1,355.9 1,359.4 1,941.4 1,945.7 1,946.8 1,947.2

Utah

 198.1 203.4 202.9 205.1 142.6 148.6 148.2 148.4 243.2 247.2 247.1 247.5


Vermont

 65.4 66.1 66.2 66.3 37.1 37.5 37.9 37.1 54.6 55.9 55.7 55.9

Virginia

 528.8 536.0 538.5 539.2 402.3 406.4 405.6 407.1 716.8 715.9 715.4 715.2

Washington

 473.0 486.2 487.3 488.4 331.4 336.7 338.4 338.8 585.9 592.5 593.2 593.9

West Virginia

 129.7 131.2 130.4 131.5 73.9 75.4 74.6 74.6 153.8 154.3 153.4 162.4

Wisconsin

 448.8 453.0 452.1 452.0 278.6 282.4 281.2 278.4 410.2 407.5 408.2 408.8

Wyoming

 27.5 28.2 28.0 28.0 36.6 36.2 36.3 36.7 70.5 69.1 69.3 69.3


Puerto Rico

 121.6 116.0 116.0 116.5 80.6 78.4 78.5 78.1 218.9 209.3 208.8 208.4

Virgin Islands

 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 7.6 6.1 6.0 6.1 10.8 10.4 10.5 10.5

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.

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Last Modified Date: June 15, 2018