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Employment Indicators in Selected States
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Labor force data |
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Civilian labor force |
1,363.3 | 1,343.2 | 1,335.5 | 2,099.2 | 2,106.6 | 2,095.1 | 959.0 | 896.7 | 952.3 | 1,845.1 | 1,833.4 | 1,880.3 | 14,133.2 | 14,386.7 | 14,214.9 |
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Employed |
1,314.8 | 1,243.7 | 1,238.3 | 1,993.1 | 1,944.8 | 1,924.7 | 913.3 | 794.8 | 862.8 | 1,783.4 | 1,728.7 | 1,780.4 | 13,637.4 | 13,405.3 | 13,029.8 |
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Unemployed |
48.5 | 99.5 | 97.2 | 106.1 | 161.8 | 170.3 | 45.7 | 102.0 | 89.6 | 61.7 | 104.7 | 99.8 | 495.8 | 981.4 | 1,185.1 |
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Unemployment rate |
3.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 8.3 |
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Nonfarm wage and salary employment |
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Total |
1,273.0 | 1,227.5 | 1,225.8 | 1,987.1 | 1,853.0 | 1,851.4 | 861.6 | 798.1 | 802.4 | 1,705.3 | 1,622.0 | 1,618.9 | 12,848.8 | 12,224.5 | 12,265.2 |
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Mining and Logging |
5.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 36.5 | 29.0 | 28.0 | 26.1 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 46.2 | 33.5 | 33.3 | 245.8 | 189.0 | 190.3 |
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Construction |
52.4 | 53.1 | 53.1 | 138.1 | 121.9 | 126.9 | 51.1 | 49.1 | 48.1 | 82.9 | 75.5 | 75.6 | 783.5 | 741.5 | 745.2 |
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Manufacturing |
161.2 | 144.0 | 145.4 | 137.5 | 128.3 | 127.9 | 28.7 | 26.9 | 27.2 | 140.3 | 128.0 | 126.5 | 909.4 | 868.1 | 870.8 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
251.2 | 257.9 | 258.6 | 378.3 | 365.2 | 365.2 | 136.4 | 133.8 | 134.3 | 302.8 | 294.7 | 294.2 | 2,514.5 | 2,439.7 | 2,438.6 |
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Information |
11.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 22.4 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 209.2 | 195.3 | 198.0 |
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Financial Activities |
62.9 | 60.5 | 60.5 | 92.5 | 91.5 | 93.4 | 35.6 | 34.2 | 33.3 | 79.1 | 79.0 | 79.1 | 808.0 | 807.5 | 805.4 |
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Professional & Business Services |
144.5 | 145.9 | 143.8 | 215.8 | 200.5 | 202.9 | 111.8 | 103.2 | 105.9 | 194.1 | 179.0 | 179.8 | 1,804.1 | 1,776.5 | 1,780.5 |
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Education and Health Services |
193.4 | 185.0 | 186.7 | 322.2 | 300.5 | 297.0 | 141.8 | 138.0 | 135.1 | 239.3 | 234.0 | 233.4 | 1,746.7 | 1,676.4 | 1,678.9 |
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Leisure and Hospitality |
120.3 | 102.1 | 102.8 | 237.2 | 194.7 | 192.8 | 100.0 | 71.9 | 75.4 | 174.6 | 164.2 | 164.4 | 1,396.9 | 1,148.3 | 1,171.9 |
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Other Services |
59.3 | 57.0 | 56.4 | 74.1 | 70.5 | 70.7 | 29.0 | 24.9 | 26.4 | 70.6 | 67.6 | 66.8 | 448.4 | 422.3 | 420.3 |
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Government |
210.7 | 206.5 | 202.8 | 332.5 | 331.6 | 327.1 | 189.7 | 188.0 | 187.7 | 355.8 | 347.5 | 346.9 | 1,982.3 | 1,959.9 | 1,965.3 |
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Source: BLS Southwest Information Office, Dallas; CES and LAUS Surveys; October 20, 2020. |
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