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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
Sept.
2019
July
2020
Aug.
2020
Sept.
2020(p)
Sept.
2019
July
2020
Aug.
2020
Sept.
2020(p)
Sept.
2019
July
2020
Aug.
2020
Sept.
2020(p)

Alabama

2,075.0 1,972.9 1,998.7 2,000.5 94.8 94.4 93.4 93.3 268.4 260.9 265.9 264.4

Alaska

331.0 291.7 297.0 300.6 16.3 14.4 14.5 14.9 14.5 9.3 9.3 9.2

Arizona

2,952.5 2,834.7 2,859.4 2,862.0 173.1 169.0 169.9 169.6 178.5 170.9 170.9 171.2

Arkansas

1,273.0 1,213.5 1,227.5 1,225.8 52.4 52.3 53.1 53.1 161.2 143.3 144.0 145.4

California

17,471.2 15,772.5 15,886.3 15,982.3 892.1 832.6 838.9 842.0 1,318.1 1,218.3 1,218.4 1,221.0


Colorado

2,799.5 2,612.7 2,651.8 2,665.2 180.3 173.3 172.8 171.5 150.4 150.4 151.2 152.2

Connecticut

1,688.3 1,546.2 1,568.1 1,585.1 59.4 57.2 57.6 57.1 162.2 156.2 154.4 155.9

Delaware(2)

466.4 421.7 426.7 428.8 22.7 21.3 21.3 21.4 27.2 24.5 25.0 25.0

District of Columbia(2)

799.2 746.7 746.5 745.6 14.7 14.9 15.0 15.0 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2

Florida

8,983.6 8,467.2 8,485.2 8,532.5 568.9 564.1 560.9 559.8 385.0 371.9 374.0 377.7


Georgia

4,626.1 4,411.3 4,441.2 4,461.4 204.1 199.6 200.0 203.6 407.9 383.9 380.9 384.2

Hawaii(2)

655.7 548.9 545.6 534.9 36.7 37.6 37.0 37.4 14.0 11.4 11.2 11.2

Idaho

764.3 751.2 759.6 758.6 53.9 54.4 54.9 54.6 68.9 68.0 69.2 68.7

Illinois

6,115.7 5,629.2 5,714.8 5,702.8 228.6 210.2 212.2 209.2 582.6 553.4 559.5 554.9

Indiana

3,163.6 3,008.7 3,045.2 3,033.5 145.5 146.5 147.8 146.5 540.9 496.2 503.0 503.0


Iowa

1,584.9 1,487.7 1,492.2 1,499.5 78.2 69.1 69.1 66.6 225.6 217.3 218.2 220.3

Kansas

1,423.4 1,355.8 1,367.6 1,360.4 63.0 61.9 62.8 62.5 167.5 155.1 157.3 157.3

Kentucky

1,943.2 1,791.5 1,825.5 1,826.0 80.6 79.3 80.3 81.6 252.5 238.9 236.8 238.7

Louisiana

1,987.1 1,836.7 1,853.0 1,851.4 138.1 121.9 121.9 126.9 137.5 128.6 128.3 127.9

Maine

637.7 575.9 582.0 586.7 30.0 29.7 29.8 30.3 53.5 44.8 43.8 48.5


Maryland

2,765.9 2,567.8 2,585.5 2,603.7 165.6 169.9 169.7 170.3 113.4 106.3 105.9 107.8

Massachusetts

3,693.8 3,242.6 3,305.1 3,342.0 163.2 142.0 141.9 143.9 243.3 230.5 230.8 232.8

Michigan

4,438.1 3,939.7 3,994.7 4,013.1 174.5 170.6 171.8 174.6 627.9 558.5 561.6 566.8

Minnesota

2,979.0 2,725.3 2,764.2 2,779.0 130.3 118.1 120.1 121.0 323.9 302.7 305.1 307.5

Mississippi

1,157.6 1,117.8 1,124.4 1,131.9 44.3 40.7 41.6 41.9 146.8 143.2 143.9 145.8


Missouri

2,906.4 2,763.8 2,771.5 2,784.5 127.1 131.4 129.9 132.0 277.0 269.2 267.3 268.3

Montana

485.4 461.0 464.6 467.7 30.4 30.2 30.5 30.8 21.0 19.2 19.3 19.6

Nebraska

1,026.5 987.4 992.4 1,000.4 54.3 54.5 53.1 52.9 99.5 97.1 97.0 97.4

Nevada

1,424.5 1,283.3 1,293.5 1,296.9 97.4 94.2 93.6 93.1 59.4 58.7 57.2 56.9

New Hampshire

685.6 620.3 630.5 632.8 28.1 27.1 26.6 27.4 71.6 64.7 65.2 64.7


New Jersey

4,199.0 3,754.0 3,818.0 3,878.2 160.7 147.2 146.2 148.7 251.0 240.3 241.2 242.0

New Mexico

861.6 788.5 798.1 802.4 51.1 46.0 49.1 48.1 28.7 26.2 26.9 27.2

New York

9,813.1 8,435.6 8,601.0 8,710.3 406.4 354.6 360.5 365.8 437.7 391.8 397.2 395.5

North Carolina

4,583.6 4,246.1 4,268.1 4,316.2 232.4 221.7 220.0 222.0 477.1 437.1 437.3 439.3

North Dakota

438.9 404.7 408.3 408.9 28.2 26.2 25.8 25.9 26.5 24.7 24.6 24.6


Ohio

5,591.9 5,101.7 5,146.7 5,188.2 227.1 213.7 213.1 213.4 701.0 656.1 659.7 662.8

Oklahoma

1,705.3 1,610.5 1,622.0 1,618.9 82.9 75.0 75.5 75.6 140.3 127.3 128.0 126.5

Oregon

1,944.5 1,790.5 1,806.7 1,811.8 109.7 103.8 107.3 104.7 197.8 180.2 179.1 180.0

Pennsylvania

6,068.6 5,518.4 5,578.4 5,597.8 260.7 240.4 244.9 247.3 573.4 537.7 536.1 536.8

Rhode Island

502.8 459.3 465.9 468.0 20.0 18.4 18.3 18.6 39.7 39.7 38.7 38.7


South Carolina

2,199.3 2,072.5 2,094.9 2,119.7 107.4 107.2 109.3 109.6 259.8 256.7 255.8 259.4

South Dakota

441.1 419.2 423.2 428.1 24.0 26.3 26.5 26.7 44.8 42.2 41.8 41.9

Tennessee

3,131.6 2,963.5 2,989.0 3,000.1 129.5 127.6 126.1 126.6 355.9 323.1 324.1 325.6

Texas

12,848.8 12,112.6 12,224.5 12,265.2 783.5 736.5 741.5 745.2 909.4 867.9 868.1 870.8

Utah

1,567.6 1,532.8 1,539.6 1,552.4 111.1 119.5 119.1 117.8 137.8 134.8 135.3 135.8


Vermont

315.4 278.3 282.2 285.0 15.2 10.5 10.6 11.1 30.1 26.9 26.7 27.4

Virginia

4,064.2 3,782.2 3,847.9 3,857.1 204.1 207.0 207.8 207.9 242.2 227.5 225.7 228.4

Washington

3,483.5 3,227.9 3,278.0 3,286.0 222.1 211.1 213.3 217.5 294.4 271.5 268.3 267.6

West Virginia

716.8 668.9 674.2 671.2 34.0 33.2 32.1 32.4 46.6 46.1 46.4 46.3

Wisconsin

2,972.3 2,720.5 2,757.2 2,781.0 124.5 122.7 123.9 122.0 482.9 455.8 456.5 461.3

Wyoming

290.0 269.3 270.5 273.9 22.8 22.8 22.7 22.8 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.3


Puerto Rico

885.9 805.5 816.0 819.1 26.6 19.5 19.2 19.6 75.6 74.4 75.1 75.2

Virgin Islands(3)

37.7 36.7 36.2 35.9 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.5 - - - -

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 2019 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
Sept.
2019
July
2020
Aug.
2020
Sept.
2020(p)
Sept.
2019
July
2020
Aug.
2020
Sept.
2020(p)
Sept.
2019
July
2020
Aug.
2020
Sept.
2020(p)

Alabama

383.2 381.1 388.6 384.5 96.9 95.9 96.0 96.6 250.4 231.1 238.2 242.0

Alaska

64.5 58.8 59.1 61.2 11.6 11.8 11.9 12.2 27.5 25.4 25.3 25.1

Arizona

543.8 546.7 553.3 558.1 232.1 230.5 231.9 231.8 447.2 416.8 419.2 422.8

Arkansas

251.2 254.0 257.9 258.6 62.9 60.9 60.5 60.5 144.5 141.9 145.9 143.8

California

3,049.7 2,821.9 2,845.0 2,875.6 844.3 837.2 838.9 838.3 2,733.5 2,554.2 2,573.4 2,589.1


Colorado

478.1 453.7 459.7 465.7 174.4 169.0 169.4 171.2 444.2 441.1 445.3 446.8

Connecticut

292.2 272.3 276.0 278.0 123.8 118.7 120.1 119.4 219.2 206.5 208.0 212.3

Delaware

80.7 74.2 76.6 77.3 47.8 46.2 46.2 46.0 63.9 58.2 58.4 58.4

District of Columbia

33.5 32.0 31.8 32.1 29.8 28.4 28.5 28.4 172.1 165.5 164.8 164.2

Florida

1,810.1 1,748.7 1,755.6 1,768.5 594.6 582.4 585.9 589.2 1,400.4 1,321.8 1,326.9 1,333.2


Georgia

945.1 933.3 952.2 952.8 251.3 244.7 246.3 247.7 717.5 676.1 683.7 691.2

Hawaii

123.4 105.5 105.4 103.3 29.8 27.7 27.9 27.5 73.8 66.7 66.3 66.4

Idaho

144.9 147.2 148.9 149.0 37.3 39.1 39.4 39.7 97.4 97.2 96.5 96.5

Illinois

1,204.2 1,143.4 1,153.9 1,161.6 412.0 401.8 402.9 403.7 945.0 866.1 874.5 862.1

Indiana

597.4 577.2 583.3 582.5 141.2 139.0 139.0 139.1 342.9 334.3 339.5 341.5


Iowa

309.6 299.7 299.1 300.7 110.0 107.6 107.5 107.7 138.7 131.4 130.8 130.3

Kansas

267.0 263.3 266.9 266.4 77.5 75.0 74.6 74.2 178.4 172.3 172.5 172.6

Kentucky

405.1 375.8 385.4 383.9 93.5 87.0 87.9 88.0 216.7 184.9 192.3 191.8

Louisiana

378.3 358.6 365.2 365.2 92.5 91.2 91.5 93.4 215.8 199.1 200.5 202.9

Maine

118.6 114.1 115.5 116.3 33.1 31.6 32.0 31.4 69.4 64.0 64.7 65.4


Maryland

468.7 438.1 442.6 449.6 142.8 139.2 140.5 141.4 463.0 433.0 437.4 440.2

Massachusetts

578.5 506.0 518.3 527.1 224.5 218.7 218.9 220.9 604.6 566.6 571.7 577.1

Michigan

796.1 746.4 756.1 759.0 225.3 219.1 220.7 221.2 652.1 584.4 592.6 598.2

Minnesota

528.2 512.9 516.5 518.4 193.3 186.2 186.0 187.5 382.1 364.4 368.3 373.9

Mississippi

230.8 226.7 229.7 230.7 44.4 43.2 42.6 43.0 108.1 105.6 104.8 105.2


Missouri

542.9 519.6 519.7 522.2 175.3 171.3 169.9 171.1 382.2 362.4 365.6 364.6

Montana

93.9 91.2 92.3 93.6 25.8 25.8 25.8 26.5 43.9 41.1 41.6 41.8

Nebraska

197.5 194.3 194.6 194.9 75.5 75.3 75.8 76.6 119.9 115.0 114.8 116.4

Nevada

262.4 233.3 237.9 244.5 69.3 68.4 69.2 68.3 196.8 170.1 170.6 175.5

New Hampshire

139.0 123.1 125.1 125.7 34.9 34.8 35.2 35.6 84.2 76.1 76.9 78.2


New Jersey

887.6 827.7 838.8 846.5 252.4 239.3 241.2 242.5 685.2 621.9 622.8 627.7

New Mexico

136.4 133.2 133.8 134.3 35.6 33.7 34.2 33.3 111.8 103.1 103.2 105.9

New York

1,549.7 1,339.7 1,358.4 1,368.6 729.7 681.1 688.4 692.1 1,379.1 1,202.2 1,214.3 1,226.0

North Carolina

847.7 817.4 824.8 833.3 255.0 252.4 254.2 256.4 649.5 618.9 624.6 629.3

North Dakota

93.5 86.0 87.9 88.0 24.7 24.2 24.5 24.4 32.8 31.6 31.4 31.2


Ohio

1,028.7 963.0 968.0 973.6 310.0 294.0 295.3 295.7 735.9 665.9 672.5 682.1

Oklahoma

302.8 289.8 294.7 294.2 79.1 79.6 79.0 79.1 194.1 175.4 179.0 179.8

Oregon

357.2 344.9 347.6 350.2 103.2 99.0 99.6 101.2 253.5 238.4 239.1 238.9

Pennsylvania

1,125.0 1,016.5 1,034.3 1,048.0 329.4 329.5 330.8 331.9 817.9 751.0 758.5 765.7

Rhode Island

77.0 70.9 71.5 71.9 35.4 35.6 35.7 35.7 68.1 60.8 61.3 62.9


South Carolina

410.3 393.3 397.7 399.2 105.6 102.6 103.2 103.8 300.9 285.6 290.2 295.1

South Dakota

85.5 82.1 82.4 83.1 28.9 29.0 29.1 29.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3

Tennessee

639.6 630.7 637.8 636.9 173.7 173.8 174.3 174.8 428.1 399.9 408.2 407.6

Texas

2,514.5 2,409.6 2,439.7 2,438.6 808.0 805.2 807.5 805.4 1,804.1 1,745.3 1,776.5 1,780.5

Utah

291.2 293.3 295.9 298.1 90.6 93.0 92.1 93.4 225.4 217.7 217.5 220.1


Vermont

53.7 50.2 50.2 51.4 12.2 11.2 11.0 11.3 29.6 27.3 28.2 28.3

Virginia

657.8 633.3 643.9 647.4 212.9 206.8 207.3 208.9 770.2 731.2 734.9 740.3

Washington

644.0 628.7 638.8 639.0 161.7 159.0 160.3 160.7 438.6 430.3 438.5 442.3

West Virginia

126.5 118.4 120.3 119.8 29.2 27.5 27.9 27.6 69.4 64.5 64.1 63.1

Wisconsin

532.3 508.1 515.6 516.8 154.3 150.5 151.5 154.2 324.1 297.3 300.0 301.3

Wyoming

51.8 51.4 51.7 52.1 11.2 10.7 10.6 10.7 19.3 17.6 17.3 17.5


Puerto Rico

175.0 156.6 158.7 160.8 44.6 43.6 43.5 44.0 124.6 109.2 110.6 110.6

Virgin Islands(1)

7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 - - - - - - - -

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 2019 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
Sept.
2019
July
2020
Aug.
2020
Sept.
2020(p)
Sept.
2019
July
2020
Aug.
2020
Sept.
2020(p)
Sept.
2019
July
2020
Aug.
2020
Sept.
2020(p)

Alabama

250.7 232.2 231.0 232.6 207.5 173.5 174.4 178.2 392.9 380.7 387.2 384.4

Alaska

50.9 47.1 47.6 48.3 36.4 24.5 24.0 25.6 79.5 74.2 78.9 77.3

Arizona

465.3 458.3 459.4 459.8 331.4 266.9 269.4 275.3 422.9 421.2 430.4 417.7

Arkansas

193.4 184.4 185.0 186.7 120.3 102.0 102.1 102.8 210.7 202.1 206.5 202.8

California

2,823.9 2,676.5 2,685.7 2,685.3 2,033.6 1,413.1 1,405.9 1,454.3 2,608.8 2,425.4 2,490.6 2,476.3


Colorado

348.2 331.0 337.7 339.7 347.2 270.9 282.7 290.7 458.3 423.9 434.0 426.6

Connecticut

339.6 313.5 321.2 322.5 157.1 117.0 121.0 127.9 237.8 218.4 223.2 225.5

Delaware

81.4 73.5 74.3 74.3 53.3 39.2 39.2 40.3 66.8 65.2 66.1 66.2

District of Columbia

129.1 122.5 122.8 118.9 82.1 47.3 44.3 46.8 238.8 240.3 243.0 243.6

Florida

1,343.7 1,306.4 1,324.7 1,331.6 1,256.3 1,005.5 1,017.3 1,021.4 1,127.1 1,114.8 1,084.7 1,095.9


Georgia

614.2 607.3 608.5 609.4 505.1 420.4 423.3 432.7 690.6 682.1 679.0 671.2

Hawaii

87.1 83.1 83.4 82.5 126.7 60.8 57.7 53.6 127.4 123.3 123.7 120.3

Idaho

111.3 107.9 107.3 107.2 83.7 74.3 78.3 80.1 127.4 126.3 127.8 125.6

Illinois

938.7 892.1 899.4 892.1 619.9 461.3 479.8 489.1 826.3 773.0 801.6 793.1

Indiana

482.4 460.5 465.3 461.3 313.6 289.3 293.5 294.3 430.8 410.4 417.6 410.4


Iowa

235.2 225.2 224.9 224.7 144.3 113.1 114.5 118.6 261.2 249.6 252.7 255.1

Kansas

202.2 194.8 195.9 197.1 130.2 113.0 113.1 113.3 260.6 249.4 253.6 247.3

Kentucky

284.0 272.6 275.2 274.6 201.8 181.8 181.6 187.0 311.9 281.8 295.4 289.6

Louisiana

322.2 300.1 300.5 297.0 237.2 189.2 194.7 192.8 332.5 328.5 331.6 327.1

Maine

130.3 118.7 120.1 119.9 69.5 47.2 48.6 50.7 101.8 98.3 98.7 95.5


Maryland

473.7 434.3 436.3 439.4 279.9 211.8 216.3 232.0 507.2 499.3 497.5 483.3

Massachusetts

813.1 735.0 749.3 760.4 377.1 218.2 231.7 242.5 456.9 431.3 446.5 434.2

Michigan

683.0 617.6 625.4 626.3 434.4 270.2 279.3 289.7 616.2 571.9 584.8 572.7

Minnesota

552.8 507.5 514.8 520.9 274.1 194.5 202.7 204.3 426.5 393.0 403.5 397.3

Mississippi

146.9 139.8 139.4 139.5 136.0 127.6 129.2 133.2 242.7 235.3 237.4 236.8


Missouri

487.0 466.0 464.3 464.0 308.2 249.3 255.8 257.3 438.1 433.6 436.6 441.2

Montana

79.2 77.5 77.3 76.4 67.0 56.2 56.8 58.0 91.2 89.5 90.7 90.8

Nebraska

156.9 157.0 157.0 159.2 93.7 76.4 79.6 80.9 173.4 166.3 168.6 169.3

Nevada

144.8 135.9 138.5 140.3 356.1 301.4 300.7 298.6 166.0 156.9 159.2 151.7

New Hampshire

125.5 121.2 122.1 120.6 73.0 49.4 52.3 56.5 90.4 85.4 88.0 84.6


New Jersey

718.7 648.8 660.4 664.2 392.2 259.6 270.9 289.7 608.1 556.0 578.1 595.7

New Mexico

141.8 136.4 138.0 135.1 100.0 73.5 71.9 75.4 189.7 183.0 188.0 187.7

New York

2,159.4 1,993.6 2,008.5 2,004.4 958.9 531.0 562.3 600.7 1,492.2 1,333.3 1,390.9 1,424.9

North Carolina

629.7 584.5 586.8 587.2 514.9 386.6 387.8 399.9 735.7 697.3 701.9 715.0

North Dakota

67.0 64.8 65.9 66.1 40.5 33.6 34.8 34.1 83.1 80.2 81.1 82.8


Ohio

939.6 888.0 902.2 905.0 568.0 421.0 424.6 437.0 787.5 724.5 733.2 736.3

Oklahoma

239.3 232.1 234.0 233.4 174.6 163.8 164.2 164.4 355.8 346.1 347.5 346.9

Oregon

302.8 290.7 290.8 291.0 214.0 154.3 158.0 160.6 299.8 281.3 287.2 286.5

Pennsylvania

1,298.0 1,220.4 1,235.0 1,226.0 577.6 411.5 414.2 430.3 708.8 693.8 699.6 682.8

Rhode Island

108.4 102.5 105.2 105.0 60.0 44.8 46.8 46.8 65.2 63.2 64.4 63.7


South Carolina

259.3 247.5 244.3 245.1 271.5 212.9 216.5 224.7 373.0 355.6 366.3 363.7

South Dakota

73.7 70.4 71.1 71.3 47.3 41.8 40.4 42.1 80.2 73.2 77.2 79.0

Tennessee

443.8 430.4 432.1 433.6 351.0 297.5 293.4 302.7 438.0 418.3 428.0 426.7

Texas

1,746.7 1,678.0 1,676.4 1,678.9 1,396.9 1,146.2 1,148.3 1,171.9 1,982.3 1,929.5 1,959.9 1,965.3

Utah

210.9 202.1 206.3 205.1 154.2 125.1 129.4 131.8 254.5 256.3 252.9 256.8


Vermont

65.4 61.8 62.7 61.9 37.1 20.4 21.4 24.0 56.9 56.2 57.0 55.5

Virginia

557.4 517.2 518.8 518.9 408.1 318.6 326.3 331.7 732.7 677.0 717.4 705.8

Washington

505.9 478.1 479.3 481.5 349.4 242.6 248.7 258.2 587.7 554.3 577.0 562.3

West Virginia

129.1 125.1 124.7 125.1 75.1 59.1 60.2 61.9 152.7 145.3 148.7 145.5

Wisconsin

464.3 443.7 444.5 438.6 282.1 203.0 208.0 217.3 404.5 364.3 381.5 391.6

Wyoming

28.7 28.2 28.5 28.8 37.0 28.5 29.8 31.2 68.8 67.7 68.0 67.8


Puerto Rico

121.1 115.1 113.9 112.4 81.3 59.2 57.9 59.3 202.6 195.3 204.6 204.5

Virgin Islands

2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 5.6 4.7 4.7 4.4 10.5 11.0 10.9 10.9

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2019 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: October 20, 2020