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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Table

Employment Indicators in Selected States

Employment Indicators in Selected States - November 2021
Seasonally adjusted unless otherwise indicated (numbers in thousands)
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Labor force data

Civilian labor force

 1,328.6 1,353.5 1,354.1 2,094.6 2,060.8 2,061.0 960.3 951.9 951.5 1,861.8 1,860.1 1,860.2 13,992.1 14,204.2 14,253.8

Employed

 1,258.4 1,303.0 1,307.8 1,930.0 1,949.1 1,956.6 878.2 889.9 892.5 1,772.3 1,809.6 1,814.0 12,989.8 13,434.2 13,511.6

Unemployed

 70.2 50.5 46.4 164.7 111.6 104.4 82.1 62.0 59.0 89.6 50.5 46.3 1,002.3 770.0 742.2

Unemployment rate

 5.3 3.7 3.4 7.9 5.4 5.1 8.5 6.5 6.2 4.8 2.7 2.5 7.2 5.4 5.2

Nonfarm wage and salary employment

Total

 1,252.9 1,277.4 1,280.7 1,830.7 1,856.8 1,865.3 785.6 819.2 821.1 1,613.3 1,652.0 1,650.3 12,299.5 12,923.1 12,998.2

Mining and Logging

 5.3 5.6 5.6 29.2 30.2 30.4 17.1 18.0 18.4 25.0 29.2 28.0 173.2 199.7 203.4

Construction

 54.7 51.5 51.2 118.0 119.4 117.2 46.4 49.4 49.2 78.2 81.6 80.4 723.8 734.5 738.1

Manufacturing

 155.9 161.9 161.8 128.5 126.3 128.0 26.0 29.1 29.8 127.8 129.6 129.5 855.4 885.2 886.9

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 253.4 255.4 256.0 363.8 363.3 363.5 131.1 136.8 136.6 302.5 308.0 307.5 2,504.7 2,618.5 2,624.7

Information

 11.6 12.3 12.5 17.5 16.6 16.9 8.4 8.4 8.2 17.7 18.0 17.9 195.4 207.2 208.4

Financial Activities

 63.5 67.1 67.9 86.3 89.0 90.4 33.2 33.7 34.4 76.8 80.2 80.6 811.3 839.0 848.3

Professional & Business Services

 140.0 148.7 150.2 204.4 214.2 214.6 105.7 112.9 113.4 180.2 189.6 187.9 1,779.1 1,957.0 1,979.9

Education and Health Services

 187.2 188.9 189.8 311.2 317.1 319.4 135.2 138.2 136.7 236.1 239.0 239.1 1,696.4 1,752.2 1,761.2

Leisure and Hospitality

 111.2 114.7 114.8 194.5 204.0 206.7 80.9 91.5 92.4 161.8 167.0 170.0 1,203.3 1,323.9 1,336.4

Other Services

 65.3 68.3 67.8 65.6 67.0 68.0 26.4 27.9 28.4 64.9 64.3 63.9 396.8 426.1 429.4

Government

 204.8 203.0 203.1 311.7 309.7 310.2 175.2 173.3 173.6 342.3 345.5 345.5 1,960.1 1,979.8 1,981.5

(p) Preliminary

 Source: BLS Southwest Information Office, Dallas; CES and LAUS Surveys; December 17, 2021.