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Employment Indicators in Selected States
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Labor force data |
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Civilian labor force |
1,361.1 | 1,386.5 | 1,316.9 | 2,087.9 | 2,126.6 | 1,938.0 | 950.4 | 968.7 | 920.8 | 1,837.1 | 1,829.8 | 1,767.6 | 13,946.4 | 14,004.5 | 12,954.4 |
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Employed |
1,313.0 | 1,316.7 | 1,182.9 | 1,994.5 | 1,984.9 | 1,656.5 | 903.3 | 907.6 | 816.4 | 1,778.1 | 1,776.1 | 1,524.9 | 13,461.9 | 13,288.7 | 11,297.8 |
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Unemployed |
48.2 | 69.7 | 134.0 | 93.4 | 141.6 | 281.6 | 47.1 | 61.1 | 104.4 | 59.0 | 53.7 | 242.7 | 484.5 | 715.8 | 1,656.6 |
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Unemployment rate |
3.5 | 5.0 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 12.8 |
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Nonfarm wage and salary employment |
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Total |
1,277.8 | 1,272.0 | 1,169.9 | 1,994.2 | 1,960.7 | 1,721.1 | 853.7 | 862.1 | 764.5 | 1,704.2 | 1,686.9 | 1,556.1 | 12,738.6 | 12,926.9 | 11,628.0 |
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Mining and Logging |
5.9 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 37.2 | 35.8 | 32.0 | 25.9 | 25.7 | 22.6 | 51.7 | 42.3 | 39.3 | 255.5 | 234.1 | 209.8 |
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Construction |
52.8 | 54.5 | 52.8 | 145.2 | 138.3 | 121.6 | 48.7 | 54.4 | 49.4 | 83.0 | 80.8 | 76.2 | 767.5 | 791.5 | 729.0 |
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Manufacturing |
162.5 | 158.8 | 150.6 | 137.9 | 135.6 | 125.1 | 28.4 | 28.7 | 23.6 | 141.7 | 135.6 | 130.2 | 904.8 | 906.2 | 861.9 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
252.2 | 252.8 | 240.7 | 380.2 | 375.9 | 337.9 | 136.8 | 138.6 | 127.2 | 300.4 | 302.9 | 284.4 | 2,503.0 | 2,541.6 | 2,367.7 |
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Information |
11.4 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 22.6 | 20.6 | 19.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 208.6 | 210.2 | 198.5 |
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Financial Activities |
62.8 | 62.1 | 61.3 | 92.1 | 92.7 | 88.1 | 35.5 | 35.8 | 32.9 | 79.6 | 79.2 | 79.5 | 796.4 | 816.2 | 800.3 |
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Professional & Business Services |
145.2 | 147.8 | 136.7 | 216.6 | 213.0 | 196.2 | 110.9 | 110.9 | 104.6 | 194.5 | 190.4 | 168.7 | 1,781.0 | 1,835.8 | 1,687.2 |
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Education and Health Services |
193.2 | 194.4 | 174.6 | 319.8 | 314.3 | 285.2 | 140.6 | 143.1 | 130.5 | 238.2 | 240.2 | 229.0 | 1,731.4 | 1,768.2 | 1,605.4 |
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Leisure and Hospitality |
120.2 | 115.6 | 79.7 | 237.3 | 226.7 | 128.5 | 99.6 | 95.8 | 55.8 | 173.2 | 167.9 | 117.6 | 1,384.5 | 1,370.7 | 840.5 |
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Other Services |
59.9 | 58.8 | 54.0 | 74.0 | 75.4 | 65.1 | 29.1 | 27.9 | 23.1 | 70.5 | 71.5 | 65.3 | 443.3 | 458.8 | 372.9 |
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Government |
211.7 | 210.5 | 204.0 | 331.3 | 332.4 | 321.7 | 187.4 | 190.4 | 184.2 | 351.8 | 356.9 | 346.7 | 1,962.6 | 1,993.6 | 1,954.8 |
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Source: BLS Southwest Information Office, Dallas; CES and LAUS Surveys; May 22, 2020. |
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