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Employment Indicators in Selected States
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Labor force data |
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Civilian labor force |
1,364.3 | 1,322.0 | 1,360.9 | 2,102.2 | 2,088.3 | 2,092.8 | 959.9 | 924.0 | 929.7 | 1,845.5 | 1,864.3 | 1,845.8 | 14,155.9 | 14,161.9 | 14,164.5 |
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Employed |
1,316.1 | 1,238.1 | 1,303.7 | 1,993.2 | 1,910.2 | 1,941.7 | 914.2 | 857.4 | 853.3 | 1,783.5 | 1,751.0 | 1,748.4 | 13,660.1 | 13,009.5 | 13,139.1 |
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Unemployed |
48.2 | 83.9 | 57.2 | 109.0 | 178.0 | 151.2 | 45.7 | 66.5 | 76.5 | 62.0 | 113.3 | 97.4 | 495.8 | 1,152.5 | 1,025.4 |
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Unemployment rate |
3.5 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 7.2 |
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Nonfarm wage and salary employment |
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Total |
1,281.8 | 1,242.0 | 1,246.3 | 1,983.9 | 1,897.2 | 1,901.2 | 861.0 | 802.7 | 795.2 | 1,705.8 | 1,626.1 | 1,625.7 | 12,945.0 | 12,450.0 | 12,514.2 |
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Mining and Logging |
5.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 37.3 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 25.8 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 43.1 | 32.1 | 31.5 | 236.2 | 193.0 | 194.0 |
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Construction |
52.1 | 55.1 | 54.9 | 135.6 | 132.1 | 130.1 | 51.7 | 47.7 | 49.5 | 81.8 | 77.7 | 77.2 | 795.0 | 758.3 | 761.4 |
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Manufacturing |
161.9 | 147.6 | 147.6 | 137.7 | 129.4 | 130.2 | 29.0 | 26.7 | 26.3 | 138.9 | 126.3 | 127.2 | 910.1 | 878.4 | 881.1 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
254.7 | 264.9 | 266.9 | 377.4 | 374.6 | 379.2 | 137.9 | 134.0 | 135.4 | 305.0 | 293.5 | 296.9 | 2,547.6 | 2,478.8 | 2,498.9 |
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Information |
11.1 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 21.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 19.7 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 209.1 | 197.9 | 201.4 |
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Financial Activities |
61.7 | 60.7 | 60.9 | 92.1 | 91.6 | 92.3 | 36.1 | 33.1 | 32.3 | 79.9 | 80.7 | 81.2 | 812.1 | 825.1 | 820.3 |
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Professional & Business Services |
148.0 | 147.4 | 150.8 | 213.0 | 207.9 | 207.5 | 111.3 | 105.5 | 107.8 | 191.8 | 180.2 | 182.7 | 1,820.9 | 1,830.3 | 1,857.3 |
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Education and Health Services |
196.4 | 186.6 | 187.2 | 321.6 | 303.8 | 304.5 | 142.8 | 135.4 | 135.6 | 240.3 | 233.8 | 229.5 | 1,767.0 | 1,688.9 | 1,695.5 |
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Leisure and Hospitality |
120.0 | 107.2 | 106.1 | 242.2 | 217.0 | 216.0 | 97.0 | 78.0 | 67.6 | 178.4 | 170.8 | 168.0 | 1,411.0 | 1,231.6 | 1,237.9 |
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Other Services |
60.1 | 56.1 | 55.8 | 73.8 | 70.3 | 69.7 | 28.8 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 70.8 | 66.0 | 66.8 | 453.8 | 428.2 | 430.3 |
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Government |
210.1 | 200.8 | 200.5 | 332.0 | 322.0 | 323.3 | 189.4 | 187.0 | 186.3 | 356.1 | 346.9 | 346.7 | 1,982.2 | 1,939.5 | 1,936.1 |
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Source: BLS Southwest Information Office, Dallas; CES and LAUS Surveys; January 26, 2021. |
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