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Employment Indicators in Selected States

Employment Indicators in Selected States - May 2022
Seasonally adjusted unless otherwise indicated (numbers in thousands)
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Labor force data

Civilian labor force

1,332.8 1,349.6 1,352.1 2,070.0 2,100.4 2,107.3 943.9 949.7 951.9 1,860.7 1,868.2 1,875.0 14,194.3 14,459.4 14,516.1

Employed

1,274.7 1,307.0 1,309.3 1,947.3 2,013.6 2,023.9 876.2 899.6 903.5 1,779.1 1,817.2 1,823.0 13,353.8 13,838.7 13,907.8

Unemployed

58.1 42.6 42.8 122.7 86.8 83.5 67.7 50.1 48.4 81.6 51.1 52.0 840.5 620.7 608.2

Unemployment rate

4.4 3.2 3.2 5.9 4.1 4.0 7.2 5.3 5.1 4.4 2.7 2.8 5.9 4.3 4.2

Nonfarm wage and salary employment

Total

1,274.9 1,309.8 1,307.5 1,869.8 1,908.9 1,910.4 806.1 846.8 845.2 1,639.8 1,676.3 1,680.0 12,594.7 13,282.9 13,357.1

Mining and Logging

5.3 5.1 5.0 30.0 31.8 31.6 18.5 19.3 19.6 27.4 30.6 31.0 178.6 208.8 208.2

Construction

55.3 53.5 53.3 127.4 134.2 133.7 46.9 52.3 52.9 78.4 78.6 78.9 729.2 773.2 783.8

Manufacturing

156.5 162.7 162.8 128.5 133.4 134.2 27.3 29.6 29.7 128.5 131.8 132.6 868.4 909.1 915.3

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

253.3 267.7 265.3 365.1 370.4 369.2 134.8 139.5 138.3 312.3 323.4 322.9 2,550.7 2,675.9 2,687.6

Information

11.5 12.5 12.6 20.6 22.9 22.7 9.8 9.6 10.4 17.8 17.2 17.2 204.8 223.6 225.2

Financial Activities

65.9 66.6 67.5 89.0 88.5 89.1 33.5 33.6 32.9 77.8 80.7 81.3 824.3 886.4 888.5

Professional & Business Services

145.2 147.6 149.4 211.1 219.4 220.3 110.8 115.7 116.2 190.0 197.6 198.1 1,877.8 1,990.8 2,006.1

Education and Health Services

195.0 197.2 194.8 317.2 318.1 318.2 138.8 140.7 140.6 236.1 233.1 234.0 1,721.3 1,782.1 1,778.9

Leisure and Hospitality

113.3 121.7 121.1 197.6 212.1 213.8 83.2 99.6 96.7 163.3 170.6 171.7 1,275.7 1,412.2 1,439.8

Other Services

67.0 66.4 66.6 69.8 70.3 69.4 26.4 28.2 28.5 63.6 63.5 63.4 412.4 440.2 443.7

Government

206.6 208.8 209.1 313.5 307.8 308.2 176.1 178.7 179.4 344.6 349.2 348.9 1,951.5 1,980.6 1,980.0

(p) Preliminary

NOTE: State labor force and industry employment data revised for annual benchmarking procedure and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Source: BLS Southwest Information Office, Dallas; CES and LAUS Surveys.