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For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 2006

Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in December. Overall, 17 states recorded

over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 15 states and the District of Columbia registered increases,

and 18 states had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported

today. Over the year, jobless rates were down in 38 states, up in 8 states and the District of Columbia, and

unchanged in 4 states. The national unemployment rate was unchanged in December at 4.5 percent, but was

0.4 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 37 states, decreased in 11 states and the District of Columbia,

and was unchanged in 2 states in December. The largest employment gains occurred in Florida (+18,800),

California (+17,200), Texas (+15,600), Michigan (+14,900), Arizona (+13,000), and Pennsylvania

(+10,300). The highest recorded percentage increases in employment were in Idaho, Nevada, and South

Dakota (+0.6 percent each), followed by Arizona, Mississippi, and Wyoming (+0.5 percent each). The

largest employment decreases occurred in South Carolina (-5,200), Ohio (-5,100), Hawaii (-2,500), Indiana

and Oregon (-2,100 each), and New York and Minnesota (-1,800 each). Hawaii experienced the largest

over-the-month percentage decline in employment (-0.4 percent), followed by South Carolina (-0.3 percent),

and Delaware and New Hampshire (-0.2 percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in

49 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 1 state, Michigan (-19,800 or -0.5 percent). The

largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment were reported in Wyoming (+5.3 percent), Neva-da

(+4.8 percent), Arizona (+4.5 percent), Utah (+4.4 percent), and Montana and Idaho (+4.1 percent each).

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In December, the Midwest registered the highest unemployment rate among the four regions, 5.0 percent.

The South reported the lowest rate, 4.3 percent, followed closely by the Northeast and West, at 4.4 and 4.5

percent, respectively. No region recorded a statistically significant unemployment rate change from November. All four regions posted significantly lower unemployment rates than a year earlier; the Northeast and

South (-0.4 percentage point each) and the Midwest and West (-0.3 point each). (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the East North Central continued to post the highest jobless rate,

5.3 percent. The Mountain again recorded the lowest rate at 3.7 percent, followed by the South Atlantic,

4.1 percent, and Middle Atlantic and West North Central, 4.2 percent each. The West South Central

registered the only statistically significant over-the-month rate change (-0.3 percentage point). Seven of the

nine divisions reported significant unemployment rate declines from a year earlier: the East South Central
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(-0.8 percentage point), Middle Atlantic and West South Central (-0.7 point each), Mountain (-0.5 point),

East North Central (-0.4 point), and Pacific and West North Central (-0.3 point each).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Mississippi reported the highest unemployment rate in December, 7.5 percent, followed by Michigan at

7.1 percent, Alaska at 6.7 percent, and South Carolina at 6.6 percent. The District of Columbia registered

a jobless rate of 6.3 percent. Hawaii and Utah again recorded the lowest rates, 2.0 and 2.6 percent,

respectively. Nine other states had rates below 3.5 percent. Two states posted the lowest jobless rates in

their series—Hawaii, 2.0 percent, and New Mexico, 3.8 percent. (All state series begin in 1976.) Sixteen

states registered unemployment rates that were significantly below the U.S. rate in December. Seven states

and the District of Columbia recorded measurably higher rates, and 27 states had rates that were statistically

little different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3 and chart 1.)

Minnesota registered the largest statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate increase in

December (+0.3 percentage point). Kansas and Nevada recorded the only other significant rate increases

from November (+0.2 percentage point each). Texas posted the only significant over-the-month jobless rate

decrease (-0.2 percentage point). The remaining 46 states and the District of Columbia reported December

unemployment rates that were not appreciably different from those of a month earlier, even though some had

changes that were at least as large numerically as those with statistically significant changes.

Louisiana recorded the largest over-the-year jobless rate decrease from December 2005 (-2.1 percentage points). The states with the next largest decreases were Illinois and Utah (-1.4 percentage points each),

Kentucky and Mississippi (-1.3 points each), Delaware and New Mexico (-1.2 points each), and Iowa,

Montana, and New York (-1.0 point each). Thirteen additional states had smaller, but also statistically

significant, rate decreases. Three states reported significant unemployment rate increases from a year earlier:

Nevada (+0.6 percentage point), Massachusetts (+0.5 point), and Arkansas (+0.4 point). Twenty-four

states and the District of Columbia recorded jobless rates that were not appreciably different from those of

December 2005. (See table B.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Between November and December, four states reported statistically significant changes in employment.

Employment rose in Michigan (+14,900), Arizona (+13,000), and Nevada (+8,000). Employment decreased in Hawaii (-2,500). (See tables C and 5.)

Over the year, 32 states and the District of Columbia posted statistically significant increases in employment. The largest employment increases occurred in Texas (+213,200), Florida (+212,600), California

(+170,300), and Arizona (+115,200). Five states and the District of Columbia recorded statistically significant gains in employment that were less than 15,000: Wyoming (+14,000), Hawaii (+12,000), South

Dakota (+11,900), the District of Columbia (+8,200), West Virginia (+7,600), and North Dakota (+6,100).

(See table D.)

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for December is scheduled to be issued

on January 30. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for January is scheduled to

be issued on March 8.

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Hurricane Katrina

For December, BLS and its state partners continued to make modifications to the usual

estimation procedures for the LAUS program to reflect the impact of Hurricane Katrina on

the labor force statistics in affected areas. These modifications included: (1) allowing the

state labor force estimates for Louisiana to reflect the effects of Katrina by overriding the

built-in feature of the methodology that smoothes over large shifts in a key input—nonfarm

wage and salary employment; (2) modifying the state population controls to account for

displacement due to Katrina; (3) developing labor force estimates for the New OrleansMetairie-Kenner metropolitan area using an alternative to the model-based method; and (4)

not publishing labor force estimates for the parishes within the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner

metropolitan area or cities within those parishes where the quality of input data was severely

compromised by the hurricane.

For more information on LAUS procedures and estimates for December 2006, see

Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/

Katrina/home.htm or call (202) 691-6392.

 Revisions in the Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Data

Effective with the release of 2006 annual average estimate on February 27, the labor

force data for regions, divisions, states, the District of Columbia, and the modeled substate

areas presented in tables 1-4 of this news release will be revised to incorporate updated

population controls, reestimation of models, adjustment to new division and national control

totals, and revised seasonal adjustment factors. Both not seasonally adjusted and seasonally

adjusted data will be revised back to 2002. The updated population controls reflect the

annual updating of popuation estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau.

 In addition, effective with the release of January 2007 estimates on March 8, all nonfarm payroll employment estimates for states and areas presented in tables 5 and 6 of this

news release will be adjusted to 2006 benchmark levels. Not seasonally adjusted payroll

data back to April 2005 and seasonally adjusted data for states back to January 2002 will

be subject to revision.
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State December 2006

Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that of the U.S., December 2006, seasonally adjusted

United States ........................... 4.5

Alaska ..................................... 6.7

Delaware .................................. 3.4

District of Columbia .................. 6.3

Florida ..................................... 3.3

Hawaii ...................................... 2.0

Idaho ....................................... 3.2

Iowa......................................... 3.5

Maryland .................................. 3.9

Massachusetts ......................... 5.3

Michigan .................................. 7.1

Mississippi ............................... 7.5

Montana ................................... 2.9

Nebraska ................................. 3.1

New Hampshire ........................ 3.5

New York ................................. 4.0

North Dakota............................ 3.2

Ohio. ....................................... 5.6

Oregon..................................... 5.4

South Carolina ......................... 6.6

South Dakota ........................... 3.2

Utah ........................................ 2.6

Vermont ................................... 3.8

Virginia .................................... 2.9

Wyoming ................................. 3.0
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Over-the-year

rate change

December

2005

December

2006

Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes

from December 2005 to December 2006, seasonally adjusted

State

Arizona .................. 4.7 4.1 -0.6

Arkansas................ 4.7 5.1 .4

California ................ 5.1 4.8 -.3

Colorado................ 4.8 4.0 -.8

Delaware................ 4.6 3.4

Georgia .................. 5.3 4.6 -.7

Hawaii.................... 2.7 2.0 -.7

Illinois..................... 5.5 4.1 -1.4

Indiana ................... 5.5 4.8 -.7

Iowa ...................... 4.5 3.5 -1.0

Kansas................... 4.9 4.5 -.4

Kentucky ............... 6.5 5.2 -1.3

Louisiana ................ 6.4 4.3 -2.1

Massachusetts ........ 4.8 5.3 .5

Mississippi.............. 8.8 7.5 -1.3

Montana ................. 3.9 2.9 -1.0

Nebraska ............... 3.8 3.1 -.7

Nevada .................. 3.8 4.4 .6

New Mexico .......... 5.0 3.8 -1.2

New York ............. 5.0 4.0 -1.0

South Carolina ....... 7.2 6.6 -.6

South Dakota ......... 3.9 3.2 -.7

Tennessee .............. 5.4 4.7 -.7

Texas ..................... 5.2 4.5 -.7

Utah....................... 4.0 2.6 -1.4

Virginia ................... 3.3 2.9 -.4

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State December

 2005

December

 2006

Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes

from December 2005 to December 2006, seasonally adjusted

Over-the-year

change p

p

p = preliminary.

State Over-the-month

 change

November

 2006

December

 2006 p

Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from

November 2006 to December 2006, seasonally adjusted

p

p = preliminary.

Arizona .................................. 2,669,600 2,682,600 13,000

Hawaii .................................... 625,700 623,200 -2,500

Michigan............................... 4,361,800 4,376,700 14,900

Nevada .................................. 1,308,700 1,316,700 8,000

Arizona .................................... 2,567,400 2,682,600 115,200

California ................................. 14,918,900 15,089,200 170,300

Colorado .................................. 2,249,200 2,292,700 43,500

District of Columbia .............. 686,600 694,800 8,200

Florida ...................................... 7,943,500 8,156,100 212,600

Georgia .................................... 4,030,700 4,110,900 80,200

Hawaii ...................................... 611,200 623,200 12,000

Idaho ........................................ 627,000 652,800 25,800

Illinois ...................................... 5,894,000 5,958,900 64,900

Iowa ......................................... 1,495,700 1,520,200 24,500

Louisiana ................................ 1,738,900 1,798,300 59,400

Maryland ................................. 2,568,400 2,612,100 43,700

Minnesota .............................. 2,730,600 2,784,800 54,200

Mississippi ............................. 1,126,200 1,155,500 29,300

Montana .................................. 424,800 442,400 17,600

Nebraska ................................. 940,300 956,500 16,200

Nevada .................................... 1,256,600 1,316,700 60,100

New Mexico ........................... 821,500 839,700 18,200

New York ................................ 8,566,300 8,627,500 61,200

North Carolina ....................... 3,943,500 3,999,700 56,200

North Dakota ......................... 348,400 354,500 6,100

Oklahoma ................................ 1,529,400 1,549,600 20,200

Oregon ..................................... 1,686,600 1,718,100 31,500

Pennsylvania .......................... 5,737,600 5,787,600 50,000

South Carolina ....................... 1,875,500 1,907,200 31,700

South Dakota ......................... 391,800 403,700 11,900

Tennessee .............................. 2,760,900 2,788,000 27,100

Texas ........................................ 9,861,300 10,074,500 213,200

Utah ......................................... 1,175,800 1,227,800 52,000

Virginia .................................... 3,699,500 3,755,100 55,600

Washington ........................... 2,822,100 2,893,200 71,100

West Virginia ......................... 752,300 759,900 7,600

Wyoming ................................ 265,900 279,900 14,000
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for

census regions and divisions, states, and selected substate

areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)

program (tables 1-4). Also presented are nonfarm payroll

employment estimates by state and major industry from the

Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6).

The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative

endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS

program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are

based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for

the official national estimates obtained from the Current

Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that

is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the

U.S. Census Bureau. The labor force includes both the

employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those

who did any work at all for pay or profit in the reference week

(the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours

or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not

working who had a job from which they were temporarily absent,

whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-management

dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those

who did not work at all (in the reference week), had actively

looked for a job (sometime in the 4-week period ending with the

reference week), and were currently available for work; persons

on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be

counted as unemployed.

Method of estimation. Estimates for all census divisions,

states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long BeachGlendale metropolitan division, and New York City are produced

using estimating equations based on regression techniques.

This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the

beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including

the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) data.

Estimates for the six other areas contained in this release use a

different regression approach. A detailed description of the

estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request.

Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the

model-based estimates for the component divisions and then

calculating the unemployment rate.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data

shown for the prior year reflect adjustments made at the end of

each year, usually implemented with January estimates. The

adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the U.S.

Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources, and

model reestimation.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of census

division, state, and substate area model employment and

unemployment levels is performed within the modeling

procedure. The model estimation is based on the classical

approach to seasonal adjustment, in which the series is

decomposed into trend, seasonal, irregular, and survey error.

This directly yields seasonally adjusted estimates for

employment and unemployment levels with reliability measures.

Labor force levels and unemployment rates are calculated from

these two estimates. Additionally, measures for the state of

California are derived by summing the seasonally adjusted

estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale

metropolitan division and the balance of California, and the

estimates for the State of New York are the sum of the estimates

for New York City and the balance of New York. Labor force

estimates for census regions are calculated as the sum of the

levels of the component divisions, and the unemployment rate

is then calculated. In most years, historical data for the most

recent 5 years are revised near the beginning of each calendar

year, usually coincident with the release of January estimates.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this

release reflect the standards and definitions established by the

U.S. Office of Management and Budget on December 5, 2005.

A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the

Web at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and also is published

annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.

Employment—from the CES program

Definitions . Employment data refer to persons on

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay

period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted

at their place of work rather than at their place of residence;

those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each

payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal

activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North

American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated

using a “link relative” technique in which a ratio (link relative)

of current-month employment to that of the previous month is

computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both

months. The estimates of employment for the current month are

obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month

by these ratios.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,

derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by

employers who are covered under state unemployment

insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the

preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for

the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process

establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to

measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the

subsequent months.
Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are

seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some

states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is

computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector

series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll

employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of

historical data for the most recent 5 years are made once a year,

coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation

procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each

individual state. BLS independently develops a national

employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to

national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger

sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series,

summing them cumulates individual state level errors and

can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due

to these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a “sumof-states” employment series, and cautions users that such a

series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample

survey, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject

to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a

measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs

by chance because a sample rather than the entire population

is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors,

such as those which can be introduced into the data collection

and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from

sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from

the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual

items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables

because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program,

unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather

than from data that may be displayed in the tables; differences,

however, are generally insignificant.

Use of error measures. In 2005, the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program introduced several

improvements to its methodology. Among these was the

development of model-based error measures for the monthly

estimates and the estimates of over-the-month changes. The

introductory section of this release preserves the long-time

practice of highlighting the direction of the movements in

regional and state unemployment rates and state nonfarm

payroll employment regardless of their statistical significance.

The remainder of the analysis in the release takes the statistical

significance of monthly and annual changes into consideration.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based

error measures for both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally

adjusted data, and for over-the-month change, are available on

the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. BLS

uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether

changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically

significant. The average magnitude of the over-the-month

change in a state unemployment rate that is required in order to

be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level is

between 0.3 and 0.4 percentage point. More details can be found

on the Web site. Measures of nonsampling error are not available,

but additional information on the subject is provided in the BLS

monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state

CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for

metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are

available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/sae/

790stderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in

determining whether changes in CES employment levels are

statistically significant. Information on recent benchmark

revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at

http://www.bls.gov/sae/.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used

to develop these estimates and additional data appear in

Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription

from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government

Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800),

and from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490,

August 1997.

Estimates of labor force and unemployment, as well as

nonfarm employment from the CES program, for over 370

metropolitan areas and metropolitan New England City and

Town Areas (NECTAs) are available in the news release,

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates

of labor force, employment, and unemployment for all states,

metropolitan areas, labor market areas, counties, cities with a

population of 25,000 or more, and other areas used in the

administration of various federal economic assistance programs

are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/.

Employment data from the CES program are available at

http://www.bls.gov/sae/.

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200;

TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted 1

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Dec.

2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec. 

2006

Dec.

2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec. 

2006

Dec.

2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec. 

2006

Northeast ........................... 27,825.0 27,875.7 27,946.6 27,999.6 1,340.4 1,182.3 1,246.7 1,220.9 4.8 4.2 4.5 4.4

 New England .................... 7,583.5 7,654.0 7,681.0 7,683.8 352.2 333.5 353.1 360.0 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.7

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,241.5 20,221.7 20,265.5 20,315.7 988.2 848.8 893.6 860.9 4.9 4.2 4.4 4.2

South ................................. 53,166.4 54,290.8 54,454.0 54,638.4 2,516.8 2,347.9 2,402.2 2,353.8 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.3

 South Atlantic ................... 28,352.2 29,075.9 29,174.0 29,297.4 1,201.6 1,171.8 1,195.7 1,194.5 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.1

 East South Central ........... 8,437.9 8,588.5 8,629.0 8,679.8 482.8 401.8 431.0 429.1 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.9

 West South Central .......... 16,376.4 16,626.4 16,651.0 16,661.2 832.4 774.2 775.6 730.2 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.4

Midwest ............................. 34,730.9 35,164.4 35,089.0 35,253.4 1,847.8 1,703.7 1,699.6 1,749.5 5.3 4.8 4.8 5.0

 East North Central ............ 23,810.8 24,137.2 24,049.5 24,199.6 1,358.3 1,238.4 1,245.1 1,287.9 5.7 5.1 5.2 5.3

 West North Central ........... 10,920.1 11,027.2 11,039.5 11,053.8 489.4 465.3 454.5 461.6 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.2

West ................................... 34,445.4 34,804.1 35,000.6 35,021.7 1,664.6 1,496.2 1,541.5 1,573.1 4.8 4.3 4.4 4.5

 Mountain ........................... 10,447.6 10,743.7 10,843.4 10,817.4 442.6 411.8 410.9 405.3 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.7

 Pacific ............................... 23,997.7 24,060.3 24,157.2 24,204.3 1,222.0 1,084.4 1,130.5 1,167.9 5.1 4.5 4.7 4.8

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census

division model-based estimates.

 NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The States (including the

District of Columbia) that compose the various census divisions are: New

England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode

Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and

Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,

Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West

Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and

Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and

Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and

Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,

Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona,

Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming;

and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following

calendar year.

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted 1

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

November December November December November December

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Northeast ........................... 27,814.5 27,922.3 27,757.5 27,912.8 1,293.2 1,175.3 1,244.3 1,127.5 4.6 4.2 4.5 4.0

 New England .................... 7,576.3 7,671.3 7,557.5 7,651.8 332.6 328.8 322.9 332.0 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,238.3 20,251.0 20,200.0 20,261.0 960.5 846.5 921.4 795.5 4.7 4.2 4.6 3.9

South ................................. 53,288.1 54,462.6 53,039.1 54,480.7 2,618.8 2,318.1 2,350.8 2,197.0 4.9 4.3 4.4 4.0

 South Atlantic ................... 28,318.0 29,148.0 28,250.8 29,180.6 1,209.4 1,162.8 1,118.1 1,116.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.8

 East South Central ........... 8,465.3 8,652.0 8,443.4 8,681.6 470.2 413.0 453.0 401.3 5.6 4.8 5.4 4.6

 West South Central .......... 16,504.9 16,662.7 16,344.9 16,618.5 939.2 742.3 779.7 679.4 5.7 4.5 4.8 4.1

Midwest ............................. 34,723.2 35,083.9 34,600.0 35,105.3 1,738.2 1,585.1 1,751.4 1,666.8 5.0 4.5 5.1 4.7

 East North Central ............ 23,808.9 24,058.1 23,735.4 24,113.0 1,269.5 1,163.0 1,288.0 1,226.7 5.3 4.8 5.4 5.1

 West North Central ........... 10,914.3 11,025.8 10,864.6 10,992.3 468.7 422.1 463.4 440.2 4.3 3.8 4.3 4.0

West ................................... 34,420.4 35,011.3 34,405.3 34,962.6 1,664.4 1,497.5 1,582.4 1,499.4 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.3

 Mountain ........................... 10,426.8 10,849.4 10,435.9 10,795.6 439.0 390.7 419.0 382.2 4.2 3.6 4.0 3.5

 Pacific ............................... 23,993.6 24,161.9 23,969.4 24,167.1 1,225.4 1,106.7 1,163.3 1,117.2 5.1 4.6 4.9 4.6

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census

division model-based estimates.

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The composition of the regions

and divisions is described in table 1. Estimates for the current year are

subject to revision early in the following calendar year.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Dec.

2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Alabama ................................................... 2,164.8 2,212.4 2,216.3 2,238.5 77.3 71.2 72.0 79.9 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.6

Alaska ....................................................... 341.8 348.7 349.5 350.5 23.5 22.4 22.3 23.4 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.7

Arizona ..................................................... 2,880.2 2,970.7 3,006.5 3,006.6 136.2 115.9 122.5 124.6 4.7 3.9 4.1 4.1

Arkansas ................................................... 1,376.8 1,387.2 1,388.7 1,391.3 64.4 70.6 72.7 71.0 4.7 5.1 5.2 5.1

California .................................................. 17,823.4 17,827.6 17,881.4 17,941.3 911.0 793.8 824.3 865.3 5.1 4.5 4.6 4.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,872.1 4,841.1 4,843.3 4,847.0 266.1 209.0 204.7 219.9 5.5 4.3 4.2 4.5

Colorado ................................................... 2,560.4 2,652.6 2,661.4 2,650.4 122.7 117.4 109.3 106.4 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.0

Connecticut ............................................... 1,818.9 1,856.7 1,867.7 1,864.3 83.9 78.4 81.6 77.7 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.2

Delaware .................................................. 443.1 449.7 451.4 451.1 20.5 16.1 16.2 15.3 4.6 3.6 3.6 3.4

District of Columbia .................................. 293.3 295.8 295.5 295.3 17.2 17.4 17.7 18.5 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.3

Florida ....................................................... 8,734.9 9,096.8 9,118.5 9,169.8 295.0 281.9 300.8 304.1 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.3

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,117.4 1,165.4 1,173.7 1,173.6 43.6 46.8 44.9 42.1 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.6

Georgia ..................................................... 4,637.9 4,745.1 4,761.4 4,784.4 246.1 225.1 217.7 219.6 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.6

Hawaii ....................................................... 644.1 657.7 660.8 661.8 17.5 13.7 14.9 13.0 2.7 2.1 2.3 2.0

Idaho ......................................................... 746.1 757.4 765.1 761.3 25.9 23.9 25.5 24.7 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.2

Illinois ........................................................ 6,484.0 6,663.6 6,645.0 6,685.6 354.0 275.0 269.9 274.1 5.5 4.1 4.1 4.1

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 3,947.7 4,100.2 4,077.5 4,109.9 223.1 156.3 157.4 163.9 5.7 3.8 3.9 4.0

Indiana ...................................................... 3,228.5 3,274.1 3,262.0 3,280.1 176.0 162.6 155.5 157.3 5.5 5.0 4.8 4.8

Iowa .......................................................... 1,667.2 1,700.7 1,697.9 1,697.8 74.8 60.7 58.5 59.2 4.5 3.6 3.4 3.5

Kansas ...................................................... 1,479.8 1,483.8 1,481.9 1,485.3 72.2 64.5 63.3 67.2 4.9 4.3 4.3 4.5

Kentucky ................................................... 2,013.4 2,044.5 2,057.5 2,061.8 130.0 105.9 112.6 106.8 6.5 5.2 5.5 5.2

Louisiana .................................................. 1,909.8 1,870.2 1,874.0 1,876.1 121.4 78.7 85.1 80.0 6.4 4.2 4.5 4.3

Maine ........................................................ 717.4 720.9 723.6 726.6 33.7 33.6 34.1 34.2 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

Maryland ................................................... 2,955.5 3,028.3 3,038.0 3,049.8 118.4 120.4 119.0 119.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,366.8 3,387.4 3,398.4 3,396.2 161.9 156.7 169.2 179.2 4.8 4.6 5.0 5.3

Michigan ................................................... 5,106.2 5,110.2 5,080.1 5,121.8 341.9 351.2 349.5 365.6 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.1

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,189.8 2,189.9 2,179.0 2,191.9 158.7 150.8 156.4 168.5 7.2 6.9 7.2 7.7

Minnesota ................................................. 2,960.2 2,970.4 2,980.4 2,990.8 123.6 116.6 116.7 127.0 4.2 3.9 3.9 4.2

Mississippi ................................................ 1,318.8 1,324.8 1,328.5 1,334.7 116.2 88.7 99.5 99.6 8.8 6.7 7.5 7.5

Missouri .................................................... 3,031.2 3,077.8 3,081.0 3,083.9 157.2 166.8 158.1 150.6 5.2 5.4 5.1 4.9

Montana .................................................... 496.6 505.3 505.8 504.8 19.2 18.1 14.3 14.6 3.9 3.6 2.8 2.9

Nebraska .................................................. 988.4 992.2 988.3 990.1 37.7 30.1 30.7 30.4 3.8 3.0 3.1 3.1

Nevada ..................................................... 1,230.8 1,304.8 1,324.6 1,327.8 47.1 54.2 55.6 58.2 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.4

New Hampshire ........................................ 733.9 745.5 747.1 745.5 25.4 24.3 26.3 26.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.5

New Jersey ............................................... 4,467.0 4,472.2 4,491.7 4,510.5 203.8 195.7 203.1 189.4 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.2

New Mexico .............................................. 944.6 951.4 956.2 949.7 46.9 40.7 40.7 36.5 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.8

New York .................................................. 9,457.2 9,452.4 9,445.9 9,453.3 468.8 381.1 396.4 378.1 5.0 4.0 4.2 4.0

New York City ...................................... 3,761.1 3,745.7 3,731.8 3,731.6 217.5 153.3 166.8 159.0 5.8 4.1 4.5 4.3

North Carolina .......................................... 4,369.5 4,476.3 4,501.4 4,512.2 223.8 209.8 222.0 222.9 5.1 4.7 4.9 4.9

North Dakota ............................................ 360.5 365.8 368.2 368.9 11.9 11.8 12.3 11.9 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2

Ohio .......................................................... 5,911.9 5,981.5 5,965.4 5,991.5 346.5 306.1 321.1 334.7 5.9 5.1 5.4 5.6

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,091.4 1,106.1 1,104.6 1,105.2 61.7 55.3 58.5 60.8 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.5

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,752.9 1,768.4 1,759.7 1,767.3 74.0 67.0 69.4 68.0 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.8

Oregon ...................................................... 1,866.4 1,903.0 1,912.6 1,907.3 105.7 96.3 101.1 102.3 5.7 5.1 5.3 5.4

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,288.9 6,305.8 6,322.8 6,351.4 295.9 270.2 286.3 290.3 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.6

Rhode Island ............................................ 574.0 578.2 578.0 579.1 29.4 28.8 30.2 29.8 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.2

South Carolina .......................................... 2,106.8 2,136.0 2,148.2 2,158.2 151.6 141.4 142.1 142.3 7.2 6.6 6.6 6.6

South Dakota ............................................ 433.7 437.2 437.5 439.6 16.9 14.6 13.9 14.2 3.9 3.3 3.2 3.2

Tennessee ................................................ 2,916.6 3,005.7 3,028.0 3,043.4 158.3 136.3 150.0 143.0 5.4 4.5 5.0 4.7

Texas ........................................................ 11,310.8 11,603.2 11,629.1 11,640.1 589.9 555.5 552.0 521.9 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.5

Utah .......................................................... 1,282.3 1,311.5 1,330.8 1,329.9 51.0 33.0 34.7 34.3 4.0 2.5 2.6 2.6

Vermont .................................................... 359.3 368.0 366.5 367.3 12.9 13.1 13.7 14.0 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8

Virginia ...................................................... 3,963.7 4,027.3 4,039.3 4,048.9 132.0 117.8 122.2 117.5 3.3 2.9 3.0 2.9

Washington ............................................... 3,321.3 3,336.0 3,360.7 3,362.0 173.4 158.5 167.8 167.7 5.2 4.8 5.0 5.0

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,378.8 1,417.2 1,415.9 1,410.4 66.2 56.4 62.8 60.9 4.8 4.0 4.4 4.3

West Virginia ............................................ 804.2 822.4 820.7 819.2 38.5 42.1 41.9 41.5 4.8 5.1 5.1 5.1

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,047.2 3,099.6 3,087.0 3,111.4 147.3 143.2 146.2 151.5 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.9

Wyoming ................................................... 285.9 291.4 292.5 291.8 9.4 9.7 8.9 8.9 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,419.6 1,403.6 1,411.4 1,408.5 169.3 134.1 139.2 144.1 11.9 9.6 9.9 10.2

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area.

 NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from

a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area

definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 06-01,

dated December 5, 2005, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/

lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.

Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following

calendar year.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

November December November December November December

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Alabama ................................................... 2,177.8 2,225.1 2,175.3 2,242.7 74.4 68.1 70.4 73.6 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.3

Alaska ....................................................... 339.1 346.2 338.9 347.2 22.7 21.0 23.4 23.7 6.7 6.1 6.9 6.8

Arizona ..................................................... 2,882.5 3,011.7 2,886.8 3,004.2 129.1 116.4 122.0 114.6 4.5 3.9 4.2 3.8

Arkansas ................................................... 1,376.1 1,383.8 1,369.0 1,380.1 57.0 65.0 59.7 68.1 4.1 4.7 4.4 4.9

California .................................................. 17,809.5 17,880.7 17,805.1 17,903.5 902.7 808.3 853.3 817.7 5.1 4.5 4.8 4.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,877.1 4,857.6 4,886.7 4,855.3 250.3 196.4 245.7 202.7 5.1 4.0 5.0 4.2

Colorado ................................................... 2,559.1 2,660.9 2,561.8 2,642.5 117.7 104.5 114.8 102.0 4.6 3.9 4.5 3.9

Connecticut ............................................... 1,820.4 1,865.2 1,812.6 1,854.9 83.0 76.1 76.1 68.7 4.6 4.1 4.2 3.7

Delaware .................................................. 443.6 452.4 443.9 451.0 17.5 14.3 18.1 13.5 3.9 3.2 4.1 3.0

District of Columbia .................................. 291.5 293.1 292.0 293.4 17.0 16.8 16.7 18.2 5.8 5.7 5.7 6.2

Florida ....................................................... 8,752.0 9,117.4 8,729.7 9,143.9 298.5 297.9 257.0 275.1 3.4 3.3 2.9 3.0

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,122.4 1,180.2 1,118.1 1,178.3 44.6 43.6 40.7 40.9 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.5

Georgia ..................................................... 4,647.5 4,769.7 4,657.2 4,798.2 235.9 208.0 226.1 208.0 5.1 4.4 4.9 4.3

Hawaii ....................................................... 644.6 661.9 644.8 661.2 17.7 15.1 15.2 10.5 2.7 2.3 2.4 1.6

Idaho ......................................................... 744.3 763.3 746.0 758.4 24.3 23.8 24.6 24.3 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.2

Illinois ........................................................ 6,493.7 6,647.9 6,478.8 6,670.0 323.8 246.8 336.1 260.5 5.0 3.7 5.2 3.9

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 3,962.8 4,081.7 3,947.1 4,101.6 208.7 150.3 212.2 156.8 5.3 3.7 5.4 3.8

Indiana ...................................................... 3,224.0 3,259.1 3,212.2 3,258.3 164.7 146.6 169.0 152.2 5.1 4.5 5.3 4.7

Iowa .......................................................... 1,673.8 1,700.7 1,666.4 1,694.6 73.0 54.3 75.9 62.1 4.4 3.2 4.6 3.7

Kansas ...................................................... 1,482.9 1,483.9 1,473.9 1,478.8 73.9 61.9 62.9 60.3 5.0 4.2 4.3 4.1

Kentucky ................................................... 2,020.2 2,061.9 2,019.2 2,061.4 121.3 106.7 124.7 101.3 6.0 5.2 6.2 4.9

Louisiana .................................................. 2,032.0 1,877.0 1,897.0 1,858.1 233.8 78.2 109.9 70.2 11.5 4.2 5.8 3.8

Maine ........................................................ 714.8 719.8 712.4 721.0 34.2 32.9 33.0 33.1 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.6

Maryland ................................................... 2,950.8 3,029.6 2,941.6 3,031.0 116.6 116.1 104.3 109.1 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.6

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,371.5 3,394.9 3,365.0 3,387.9 152.5 155.1 150.3 165.9 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.9

Michigan ................................................... 5,123.0 5,089.6 5,103.3 5,113.7 320.0 328.6 321.4 351.3 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.9

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,199.5 2,186.2 2,190.1 2,192.7 151.6 148.3 146.1 157.3 6.9 6.8 6.7 7.2

Minnesota ................................................. 2,956.7 2,981.8 2,944.5 2,974.8 108.6 107.2 117.7 124.6 3.7 3.6 4.0 4.2

Mississippi ................................................ 1,330.3 1,326.0 1,323.6 1,335.1 118.0 92.1 109.3 93.3 8.9 6.9 8.3 7.0

Missouri .................................................... 3,026.6 3,072.3 3,013.9 3,064.0 154.2 147.3 144.5 139.7 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.6

Montana .................................................... 494.3 503.0 492.3 499.1 19.2 13.8 18.6 14.7 3.9 2.7 3.8 2.9

Nebraska .................................................. 985.8 987.2 982.9 983.1 32.8 27.6 35.0 28.1 3.3 2.8 3.6 2.9

Nevada ..................................................... 1,229.6 1,325.0 1,230.8 1,323.7 45.7 53.8 43.5 56.0 3.7 4.1 3.5 4.2

New Hampshire ........................................ 734.7 746.0 732.0 742.1 25.3 24.8 23.7 24.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3

New Jersey ............................................... 4,464.6 4,486.9 4,467.2 4,502.5 192.6 189.5 192.2 173.9 4.3 4.2 4.3 3.9

New Mexico .............................................. 947.5 959.3 947.7 949.1 44.5 37.9 41.2 31.6 4.7 4.0 4.4 3.3

New York .................................................. 9,455.8 9,421.7 9,447.8 9,420.8 475.1 380.6 458.6 359.2 5.0 4.0 4.9 3.8

New York City ...................................... 3,767.4 3,727.4 3,763.6 3,724.0 223.9 163.1 211.4 149.4 5.9 4.4 5.6 4.0

North Carolina .......................................... 4,378.5 4,504.0 4,353.4 4,488.8 218.9 219.1 203.5 210.3 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.7

North Dakota ............................................ 355.2 363.2 354.2 362.5 10.5 10.5 11.2 11.4 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.2

Ohio .......................................................... 5,926.3 5,977.7 5,899.9 5,971.5 331.4 307.1 326.6 321.9 5.6 5.1 5.5 5.4

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,091.3 1,101.7 1,080.9 1,090.9 58.6 54.5 57.5 57.5 5.4 4.9 5.3 5.3

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,763.0 1,767.0 1,753.2 1,763.8 69.8 66.0 69.4 65.8 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7

Oregon ...................................................... 1,871.6 1,915.7 1,858.1 1,896.1 103.6 96.1 99.8 97.7 5.5 5.0 5.4 5.2

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,317.9 6,342.4 6,285.0 6,337.7 292.8 276.3 270.6 262.4 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.1

Rhode Island ............................................ 576.7 580.1 575.7 579.0 25.7 26.8 27.6 26.9 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.6

South Carolina .......................................... 2,094.6 2,136.7 2,087.1 2,137.8 144.3 137.5 140.7 136.3 6.9 6.4 6.7 6.4

South Dakota ............................................ 433.3 436.6 428.8 434.6 15.8 13.2 16.2 14.0 3.6 3.0 3.8 3.2

Tennessee ................................................ 2,937.0 3,039.0 2,925.2 3,042.4 156.5 146.2 148.6 133.2 5.3 4.8 5.1 4.4

Texas ........................................................ 11,333.7 11,634.9 11,325.8 11,616.5 578.6 533.0 540.8 475.3 5.1 4.6 4.8 4.1

Utah .......................................................... 1,283.7 1,334.2 1,285.5 1,328.8 48.8 32.1 45.0 29.9 3.8 2.4 3.5 2.3

Vermont .................................................... 358.1 365.3 359.8 367.1 12.0 13.1 12.1 13.1 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.6

Virginia ...................................................... 3,953.7 4,025.3 3,944.5 4,022.4 125.0 114.6 118.2 108.1 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.7

Washington ............................................... 3,328.8 3,357.4 3,322.7 3,359.1 178.7 166.3 171.6 167.6 5.4 5.0 5.2 5.0

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,379.3 1,411.2 1,382.7 1,411.4 67.6 64.6 62.8 59.2 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.2

West Virginia ............................................ 805.6 819.8 801.3 814.1 35.7 38.5 33.6 37.7 4.4 4.7 4.2 4.6

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,041.8 3,083.8 3,041.2 3,099.5 129.6 133.9 135.0 140.8 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.5

Wyoming ................................................... 285.8 291.9 285.0 289.8 9.7 8.5 9.3 9.1 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.1

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,433.1 1,409.2 1,415.4 1,406.6 180.4 136.2 152.6 133.6 12.6 9.7 10.8 9.5

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area.

 NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from

a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area

definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 06-01,

dated December 5, 2005, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/

lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.

Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following

calendar year.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted

(In thousands)

State 

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

Dec.

2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006p Dec.2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006p Dec.2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006p

Alabama ............................... 1,959.5 1,974.5 1,974.8 1,976.2 108.2 110.0 109.8 109.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 310.6 315.9 316.1 316.1 18.4 18.0 18.1 18.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Arizona ................................. 2,567.4 2,664.2 2,669.6 2,682.6 230.5 249.9 251.7 253.8 182.9 182.8 181.3 181.6

Arkansas ............................... 1,183.6 1,194.0 1,193.3 1,198.0 54.7 55.7 55.7 55.8 197.5 194.2 191.5 193.6

California .............................. 14,918.9 15,054.7 15,072.0 15,089.2 933.3 914.1 916.5 917.4 1,510.6 1,508.8 1,509.7 1,509.3

Colorado ............................... 2,249.2 2,280.2 2,284.9 2,292.7 164.7 165.6 165.2 167.8 150.1 151.2 151.2 151.7

Connecticut ........................... 1,668.6 1,676.9 1,678.0 1,679.2 66.4 64.3 64.6 65.2 194.0 193.4 193.5 193.1

Delaware 3 ........................... 434.0 439.8 441.5 440.7 28.2 29.0 29.1 28.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 686.6 692.7 695.3 694.8 12.1 12.9 12.8 12.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 7,943.5 8,106.7 8,137.3 8,156.1 597.9 617.9 620.5 616.8 399.9 396.9 396.4 396.3

Georgia ................................ 4,030.7 4,097.9 4,106.9 4,110.9 214.9 218.7 219.6 219.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Hawaii 3 ................................ 611.2 621.3 625.7 623.2 35.7 36.1 36.3 36.8 15.4 15.3 15.2 15.3

Idaho .................................... 627.0 644.8 649.0 652.8 48.1 53.8 54.2 55.6 63.8 64.7 65.2 65.7

Illinois .................................... 5,894.0 5,951.2 5,950.6 5,958.9 274.9 278.5 279.0 279.4 687.5 678.2 678.4 678.9

Indiana .................................. 2,975.9 2,987.9 2,988.4 2,986.3 150.1 152.5 152.8 152.8 571.2 569.8 568.0 566.6

Iowa ...................................... 1,495.7 1,513.0 1,516.6 1,520.2 73.8 77.4 78.1 77.6 232.4 235.1 235.3 236.6

Kansas .................................. 1,334.7 1,339.9 1,342.2 1,345.8 63.2 65.2 63.5 64.8 178.1 180.3 179.5 179.0

Kentucky ............................... 1,836.0 1,844.8 1,845.5 1,848.0 85.6 87.5 87.4 87.5 262.0 254.9 255.5 254.7

Louisiana .............................. 1,738.9 1,791.6 1,794.3 1,798.3 101.6 111.4 111.4 112.5 143.1 146.8 147.4 147.2

Maine .................................... 612.3 614.6 615.2 616.3 30.9 31.5 31.4 31.6 59.8 57.3 57.5 57.6

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,568.4 2,597.2 2,604.6 2,612.1 185.6 188.6 190.1 190.7 139.3 137.1 136.1 136.3

Massachusetts ...................... 3,206.0 3,222.2 3,223.0 3,224.7 142.9 141.3 141.2 141.5 304.4 305.2 304.3 304.3

Michigan ............................... 4,396.5 4,355.8 4,361.8 4,376.7 193.4 191.5 190.6 191.2 676.9 641.0 639.6 637.5

Minnesota ............................. 2,730.6 2,777.2 2,786.6 2,784.8 130.5 132.6 130.8 131.0 349.2 348.9 347.4 345.4

Mississippi ............................ 1,126.2 1,147.4 1,150.3 1,155.5 54.2 56.8 56.6 57.2 176.1 173.8 174.5 175.0

Missouri ............................... 2,739.6 2,753.6 2,757.9 2,761.7 142.3 144.0 144.7 144.7 306.3 297.6 299.4 299.6

Montana ................................ 424.8 440.8 442.4 442.4 28.2 30.9 31.1 30.6 19.2 20.6 20.7 20.5

Nebraska 3 ........................... 940.3 952.7 955.5 956.5 46.3 45.8 46.0 46.0 102.8 102.6 102.7 102.3

Nevada ................................. 1,256.6 1,303.0 1,308.7 1,316.7 143.9 151.6 152.8 154.9 48.4 49.9 49.7 50.0

New Hampshire .................... 636.6 642.8 643.5 642.3 30.1 31.4 31.4 30.9 78.3 76.5 76.1 75.7

New Jersey ........................... 4,064.5 4,082.8 4,083.0 4,085.0 171.0 171.4 170.9 171.8 323.2 313.2 311.9 312.4

New Mexico .......................... 821.5 838.4 838.9 839.7 56.5 59.3 58.6 58.6 36.7 37.4 37.6 37.6

New York .............................. 8,566.3 8,624.5 8,629.3 8,627.5 326.9 332.7 332.9 333.7 569.7 558.8 557.8 559.4

North Carolina ...................... 3,943.5 3,992.1 3,993.8 3,999.7 235.4 244.3 244.2 244.9 563.7 552.1 552.0 550.1

North Dakota ........................ 348.4 352.9 354.4 354.5 17.5 17.6 17.8 17.5 25.8 25.3 26.1 26.0

Ohio ...................................... 5,445.7 5,452.4 5,454.5 5,449.4 234.3 234.1 234.2 234.9 814.2 803.1 799.1 797.2

Oklahoma ............................. 1,529.4 1,547.8 1,548.7 1,549.6 66.8 67.9 69.3 70.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Oregon ................................. 1,686.6 1,718.0 1,720.2 1,718.1 96.2 102.6 103.5 103.6 206.9 209.4 207.4 206.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,737.6 5,770.5 5,777.3 5,787.6 257.9 258.3 259.1 259.5 677.2 665.5 665.6 665.4

Rhode Island ........................ 493.0 493.9 493.6 493.2 22.6 23.3 23.2 23.4 54.1 52.8 52.7 52.7

South Carolina ...................... 1,875.5 1,919.5 1,912.4 1,907.2 120.8 126.4 126.3 128.3 258.1 253.7 253.5 253.4

South Dakota ........................ 391.8 401.2 401.2 403.7 20.1 22.1 22.1 22.7 40.9 42.1 41.9 42.3

Tennessee ............................ 2,760.9 2,786.3 2,786.9 2,788.0 120.7 123.5 123.9 124.0 405.0 397.4 396.5 395.9

Texas .................................... 9,861.3 10,044.0 10,058.9 10,074.5 580.2 619.4 622.1 624.9 905.1 909.6 913.5 914.5

Utah ...................................... 1,175.8 1,221.7 1,225.2 1,227.8 85.0 98.5 100.0 99.7 118.8 120.9 121.0 121.4

Vermont ................................ 306.6 309.0 308.9 308.6 16.8 17.9 17.7 17.5 36.8 36.4 36.4 36.6

Virginia .................................. 3,699.5 3,746.0 3,748.4 3,755.1 253.2 263.8 259.7 257.6 294.9 293.0 291.7 293.0

Washington ........................... 2,822.1 2,886.6 2,890.3 2,893.2 183.9 195.0 195.6 196.7 277.9 286.4 286.9 287.7

West Virginia ........................ 752.3 758.6 759.4 759.9 38.2 39.8 39.5 39.4 61.2 61.4 61.1 60.8

Wisconsin ............................. 2,861.0 2,870.0 2,872.9 2,879.6 132.9 136.2 135.3 133.4 509.0 507.0 504.6 505.2

Wyoming ............................... 265.9 278.0 278.6 279.9 20.8 23.3 23.6 23.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted—Continued

(In thousands)

State 

Trade, transportation, and utilities Financial activities Professional and business services

Dec.

2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006p Dec.2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006p Dec.2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006p

Alabama ............................... 383.5 382.7 384.8 386.3 98.2 98.1 97.9 97.7 212.2 217.4 217.7 218.0

Alaska ................................... 63.4 64.7 64.6 64.6 14.8 14.9 15.0 14.8 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.1

Arizona ................................. 496.0 512.8 514.9 515.9 177.8 184.1 183.2 183.8 385.8 404.1 407.6 412.4

Arkansas ............................... 246.3 249.3 249.5 249.4 52.0 52.8 52.9 53.1 113.7 116.2 117.0 117.3

California .............................. 2,830.3 2,835.5 2,839.3 2,841.7 937.8 946.8 947.4 947.9 2,177.9 2,215.9 2,218.6 2,222.9

Colorado ............................... 420.4 419.6 421.2 423.7 159.5 160.0 160.5 159.8 321.0 331.2 332.3 333.3

Connecticut ........................... 312.9 312.5 312.6 312.7 143.0 144.9 144.9 145.2 200.9 201.8 202.6 203.8

Delaware 3 ........................... 82.3 82.5 82.8 83.1 45.0 43.8 43.6 43.7 63.9 65.3 65.6 66.0

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 148.8 151.4 151.6 151.9

Florida .................................. 1,591.2 1,610.9 1,613.4 1,615.7 534.6 546.5 548.0 549.6 1,354.8 1,399.2 1,412.1 1,417.5

Georgia ................................ 851.8 870.6 869.3 870.7 228.3 231.7 230.3 231.0 543.3 552.7 555.4 557.1

Hawaii 3 ................................ 120.4 122.8 122.5 122.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 125.4 127.5 129.1 129.8 30.9 32.2 32.1 32.3 79.0 81.4 82.5 82.7

Illinois .................................... 1,191.6 1,198.7 1,199.3 1,202.4 406.5 414.1 414.7 415.5 830.6 859.4 858.2 860.7

Indiana .................................. 589.5 589.6 592.4 591.9 140.0 142.0 141.7 142.1 275.2 278.2 278.6 277.5

Iowa ...................................... 309.2 309.7 311.3 312.4 99.5 101.0 101.1 101.8 114.5 118.8 118.5 118.7

Kansas .................................. 261.0 257.4 260.1 260.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 132.9 133.0 134.1 134.6

Kentucky ............................... 380.7 381.9 382.4 383.0 87.6 88.3 87.9 88.0 175.1 176.8 177.3 178.7

Louisiana .............................. 352.8 366.7 366.2 365.8 93.2 95.4 95.1 95.0 162.9 175.5 176.4 176.3

Maine .................................... 126.1 125.6 126.2 126.5 33.8 34.1 33.9 34.0 50.5 52.2 52.1 52.1

Maryland 3 ............................ 473.1 471.6 475.1 475.6 159.3 161.1 161.0 160.8 388.3 393.2 395.3 396.5

Massachusetts ...................... 570.0 569.2 568.3 567.4 222.2 225.3 225.8 225.8 465.1 470.6 472.2 473.6

Michigan ............................... 804.4 787.8 789.9 792.6 219.1 220.6 220.3 219.4 598.2 603.6 607.0 614.8

Minnesota ............................. 529.2 535.2 539.2 539.5 181.6 183.6 184.8 185.5 304.8 319.4 320.7 320.5

Mississippi ............................ 222.3 225.3 224.9 226.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 89.5 89.9 89.7 91.1

Missouri ............................... 542.2 547.4 547.8 551.2 167.3 167.0 167.3 167.6 322.9 326.6 326.4 326.5

Montana ................................ 88.0 90.0 90.2 90.2 21.8 22.8 22.9 23.1 34.7 38.9 38.8 38.7

Nebraska 3 ........................... 200.1 201.2 201.9 202.2 65.3 68.0 68.2 68.6 97.2 99.1 98.4 98.2

Nevada ................................. 219.7 227.9 228.6 229.3 67.3 68.6 68.8 69.2 149.3 160.4 162.2 165.1

New Hampshire .................... 140.6 143.0 143.6 143.5 39.9 40.8 41.1 41.3 60.1 60.8 60.5 60.5

New Jersey ........................... 884.9 882.8 884.3 883.7 283.3 284.4 284.3 284.3 596.8 606.6 607.7 606.6

New Mexico .......................... 141.1 142.1 142.2 142.2 35.5 35.7 35.9 35.7 93.7 97.6 97.8 97.2

New York .............................. 1,506.9 1,510.2 1,512.0 1,507.1 719.2 725.4 726.1 727.0 1,090.8 1,104.8 1,104.7 1,104.2

North Carolina ...................... 733.0 735.5 735.5 735.0 200.9 207.5 208.0 208.2 451.3 457.9 458.7 461.6

North Dakota ........................ 75.6 76.8 76.8 76.9 19.1 19.8 19.7 19.7 27.2 27.2 27.5 27.8

Ohio ...................................... 1,043.2 1,036.9 1,040.4 1,038.7 309.8 310.7 310.6 310.7 650.5 657.1 658.1 657.6

Oklahoma ............................. 282.5 285.5 285.6 284.7 85.0 85.2 85.1 84.3 175.0 175.1 175.5 175.9

Oregon ................................. 334.8 340.3 341.0 339.0 104.4 107.4 107.4 108.4 188.2 192.2 192.5 191.1

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,131.7 1,131.2 1,132.8 1,137.3 336.1 335.7 336.1 336.8 665.9 673.2 676.0 680.0

Rhode Island ........................ 79.5 79.0 79.1 78.7 35.2 36.9 37.2 37.2 56.1 57.2 57.4 56.8

South Carolina ...................... 358.9 367.9 367.7 364.4 100.3 104.8 105.3 104.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

South Dakota ........................ 78.8 80.6 80.0 81.1 28.6 29.5 30.0 30.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Tennessee ............................ 602.9 612.6 612.4 612.7 144.7 145.3 145.6 145.7 317.6 320.2 319.8 319.6

Texas .................................... 2,012.5 2,025.7 2,021.5 2,028.2 618.3 634.3 634.5 637.6 1,185.9 1,228.0 1,234.3 1,231.9

Utah ...................................... 230.1 237.1 237.5 238.2 69.8 72.9 73.2 73.3 154.2 161.1 162.6 163.1

Vermont ................................ 59.7 59.8 60.2 59.9 13.3 13.1 13.2 13.2 22.0 22.4 22.4 22.5

Virginia .................................. 658.7 660.6 664.6 666.1 195.1 197.7 197.4 197.3 618.6 625.0 628.1 630.1

Washington ........................... 538.7 546.5 547.3 548.3 157.0 157.2 157.2 157.5 325.5 342.5 343.4 343.1

West Virginia ........................ 139.8 142.1 142.4 141.9 30.0 29.7 29.6 29.8 59.9 59.7 60.2 60.1

Wisconsin ............................. 539.1 538.5 538.7 542.3 157.2 158.6 159.2 160.1 262.8 270.4 272.0 273.8

Wyoming ............................... 50.9 52.9 52.7 53.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 15.8 16.8 16.8 17.0

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted—Continued

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Dec.

2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006p Dec.2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006p Dec.2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006p

Alabama ............................... 201.9 207.0 206.1 207.1 167.2 171.1 171.4 170.8 362.0 364.5 364.4 363.9

Alaska ................................... 36.1 37.4 37.4 37.6 30.9 31.6 31.3 31.8 82.1 82.2 82.0 81.9

Arizona ................................. 280.5 290.1 290.5 291.4 260.0 272.6 272.9 273.9 403.8 414.5 414.4 416.6

Arkansas ............................... 148.2 151.0 151.2 152.1 94.8 96.7 97.1 97.7 206.5 207.2 207.6 207.9

California .............................. 1,597.4 1,622.9 1,625.5 1,630.7 1,492.9 1,525.1 1,526.4 1,526.3 2,425.5 2,463.6 2,463.6 2,464.6

Colorado ............................... 226.5 231.0 231.3 231.7 258.3 265.2 264.3 265.1 365.2 369.7 370.3 370.6

Connecticut ........................... 273.2 279.2 278.8 277.8 129.6 131.2 131.1 131.1 247.2 248.5 248.8 248.9

Delaware 3 ........................... 54.3 55.6 55.8 55.8 41.7 41.8 42.4 42.0 59.4 60.4 60.4 60.1

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 55.1 56.5 56.4 56.2 231.9 230.6 231.8 230.5

Florida .................................. 953.3 975.9 979.1 985.0 907.1 929.6 936.6 940.2 1,091.8 1,106.4 1,111.5 1,115.2

Georgia ................................ 426.8 440.1 441.3 442.3 372.7 385.1 386.2 385.6 655.3 664.7 665.3 667.4

Hawaii 3 ................................ 70.8 71.0 70.9 71.2 107.5 108.4 108.4 108.5 119.7 122.0 125.9 122.1

Idaho .................................... 69.0 70.7 70.7 71.0 60.4 62.0 62.8 63.0 116.5 117.2 117.0 117.1

Illinois .................................... 752.7 758.9 759.2 761.2 518.7 532.1 531.9 531.8 843.5 844.5 843.0 841.8

Indiana .................................. 381.1 383.0 383.6 383.7 281.0 282.3 282.1 281.9 428.9 429.9 428.9 429.7

Iowa ...................................... 198.3 201.1 201.4 202.0 129.2 131.5 132.2 132.2 247.2 249.0 249.0 249.2

Kansas .................................. 165.1 166.2 165.9 165.9 111.1 110.7 112.0 112.9 252.6 257.6 257.3 257.7

Kentucky ............................... 236.8 240.8 241.0 241.5 166.8 170.0 170.3 171.0 312.4 315.9 315.0 314.7

Louisiana .............................. 208.0 215.2 216.0 216.4 168.6 177.9 178.4 180.1 374.8 365.6 365.1 366.3

Maine .................................... 112.7 114.4 114.7 114.3 59.5 58.7 59.4 60.0 105.4 106.7 106.4 106.3

Maryland 3 ............................ 357.9 365.6 367.1 367.8 233.1 239.4 239.7 241.3 467.5 472.0 470.5 473.1

Massachusetts ...................... 592.8 600.2 601.0 601.6 290.8 291.6 290.8 291.3 410.6 410.8 411.0 411.4

Michigan ............................... 569.8 575.8 577.3 580.2 406.3 410.2 411.1 410.6 673.1 672.6 672.3 674.9

Minnesota ............................. 390.8 401.1 404.2 405.5 243.8 252.4 251.3 253.3 418.4 418.0 420.6 416.2

Mississippi ............................ 122.2 123.3 124.0 124.0 113.4 121.2 123.2 123.6 241.2 248.6 248.9 249.0

Missouri ............................... 369.2 373.4 373.6 374.0 275.5 275.6 276.5 277.4 429.5 437.1 437.8 437.1

Montana ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 55.6 57.6 57.9 58.3 87.3 88.6 88.9 88.3

Nebraska 3 ........................... 129.2 132.9 133.7 134.0 80.5 81.1 81.5 81.9 161.5 165.9 166.2 165.7

Nevada ................................. 86.3 89.0 89.1 89.8 333.8 339.2 340.0 340.1 146.1 151.3 152.2 152.5

New Hampshire .................... 99.2 101.6 101.8 101.5 64.6 64.9 65.3 66.1 89.0 88.7 88.5 87.7

New Jersey ........................... 565.9 575.1 577.0 577.3 339.5 344.8 343.6 345.4 642.4 648.1 647.4 647.0

New Mexico .......................... 107.5 109.8 109.8 110.0 84.3 86.4 86.2 86.5 203.6 205.3 205.7 206.2

New York .............................. 1,558.1 1,582.1 1,587.1 1,587.2 670.6 678.8 679.6 678.4 1,488.9 1,495.0 1,491.2 1,492.0

North Carolina ...................... 470.0 483.3 483.2 486.0 362.0 366.0 370.5 370.6 667.9 680.5 678.9 677.8

North Dakota ........................ 49.2 49.9 49.9 50.0 31.5 32.3 32.5 32.4 74.9 76.2 76.1 75.9

Ohio ...................................... 768.1 774.9 776.6 776.8 504.3 512.9 514.8 515.0 795.9 797.3 796.1 794.8

Oklahoma ............................. 184.9 187.6 186.8 187.5 133.3 133.9 133.9 134.8 313.7 321.2 320.8 320.4

Oregon ................................. 204.2 208.6 208.5 208.8 164.7 165.9 167.9 168.3 285.2 289.3 290.8 290.7

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,042.5 1,072.0 1,072.2 1,073.0 487.3 492.9 492.5 493.2 745.8 746.6 747.8 747.2

Rhode Island ........................ 96.2 97.2 97.5 97.3 50.5 50.5 50.1 50.1 64.8 64.0 64.2 64.0

South Carolina ...................... 186.5 191.9 193.5 195.2 201.4 211.8 214.3 211.6 333.3 339.6 334.6 333.1

South Dakota ........................ 58.5 59.1 59.4 59.7 41.7 42.7 42.2 42.7 75.7 75.4 75.4 75.2

Tennessee ............................ 332.7 338.9 338.6 339.1 266.4 273.4 274.4 275.3 416.2 418.9 419.7 419.8

Texas .................................... 1,204.6 1,227.0 1,228.7 1,230.7 919.0 937.6 941.2 940.9 1,688.9 1,712.8 1,711.5 1,714.4

Utah ...................................... 130.8 135.4 135.7 136.0 106.0 109.6 108.9 109.3 204.4 207.4 207.5 207.6

Vermont ................................ 54.6 55.1 55.2 55.3 32.9 33.0 32.8 32.9 53.0 53.5 53.5 53.1

Virginia .................................. 400.2 410.9 412.6 412.5 329.8 339.2 337.2 337.7 665.1 670.9 671.1 675.8

Washington ........................... 336.2 340.8 341.8 340.9 267.5 272.7 273.7 275.1 526.9 532.0 530.6 529.3

West Virginia ........................ 114.7 115.2 115.4 115.5 70.7 71.4 71.5 72.1 144.0 143.9 144.2 144.5

Wisconsin ............................. 392.4 400.7 401.3 402.1 265.1 266.1 266.8 268.0 415.2 400.8 402.5 401.6

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 32.7 32.9 32.9 32.7 65.3 65.8 65.6 66.1

1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except

public administration, not shown separately. 2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal

component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot

be separated with sufficient precision.

3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected

from 2005 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. 
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted

(In thousands)

State 

Total Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing

November December November December November December November December

2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p

Alabama ................... 1,969.0 1,986.6 1,971.3 1,987.9 13.3 13.5 13.4 13.1 108.7 110.4 108.4 110.0 300.8 297.5 301.5 297.7

Alaska ....................... 300.9 306.5 298.6 303.9 10.9 12.8 11.0 12.9 17.8 17.5 16.4 16.2 7.7 8.0 5.9 6.2

Arizona ..................... 2,588.1 2,703.0 2,603.4 2,719.4 9.5 11.1 9.6 11.1 229.5 253.1 231.1 254.5 182.8 181.6 183.5 182.1

Arkansas ................... 1,191.9 1,201.7 1,189.8 1,204.1 7.2 7.5 7.1 7.6 54.6 55.5 54.0 55.1 199.3 192.0 197.8 193.9

California .................. 15,019.8 15,179.0 15,034.6 15,206.5 24.1 25.3 23.7 24.9 932.9 922.8 927.1 911.4 1,506.7 1,505.9 1,504.8 1,503.6

Colorado ................... 2,250.4 2,293.6 2,269.6 2,313.1 17.9 21.8 18.0 21.9 165.6 166.9 162.3 165.4 150.8 151.9 150.8 152.4

Connecticut ............... 1,685.2 1,695.7 1,691.0 1,701.8 .8 .8 .7 .7 67.7 66.1 66.0 64.8 194.7 194.0 195.0 194.1

Delaware ................. 438.1 444.6 437.1 443.8 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 28.5 29.5 28.2 28.8 33.8 33.6 32.2 32.9

District of Columbia .. 689.3 698.5 689.2 697.6 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12.2 12.8 12.1 12.5 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.2

Florida ....................... 7,968.7 8,192.5 8,031.8 8,247.0 7.1 7.4 7.2 7.5 593.7 622.8 601.6 620.8 401.8 397.7 401.5 397.8

Georgia ..................... 4,056.0 4,138.9 4,063.9 4,145.4 12.1 12.3 12.1 12.3 213.2 219.3 214.1 218.5 446.7 448.0 447.1 446.6

Hawaii ...................... 615.6 631.7 620.4 632.7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 35.2 36.5 35.6 36.7 15.3 15.2 15.4 15.3

Idaho ........................ 630.2 654.2 627.7 653.5 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.3 48.5 55.3 46.9 54.4 63.7 65.1 63.4 65.3

Illinois ........................ 5,948.2 6,006.9 5,942.1 6,007.6 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2 282.3 288.2 274.3 279.1 688.4 679.2 688.2 679.7

Indiana ...................... 3,004.3 3,017.4 2,999.9 3,010.3 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 153.1 155.3 147.6 150.1 571.9 568.3 571.8 567.2

Iowa .......................... 1,508.8 1,535.7 1,509.4 1,534.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0 74.8 80.9 72.1 76.0 232.0 236.0 232.4 236.6

Kansas ...................... 1,355.7 1,359.2 1,347.5 1,358.8 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.9 65.7 64.3 61.6 63.2 180.2 180.3 178.7 179.6

Kentucky ................... 1,851.7 1,863.0 1,851.2 1,862.9 22.2 23.4 22.5 23.6 87.6 89.2 85.7 87.6 263.4 256.2 263.3 255.9

Louisiana .................. 1,744.7 1,806.1 1,750.6 1,810.2 47.1 48.9 47.4 48.9 101.1 112.4 102.7 113.7 143.9 148.0 143.5 147.6

Maine ........................ 619.2 622.3 616.7 620.7 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 31.6 32.2 30.3 31.0 61.2 58.8 61.1 58.8

Maryland ................... 2,592.0 2,626.4 2,590.3 2,628.9 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 188.5 192.6 185.8 190.8 139.7 136.5 139.6 136.6

Massachusetts .......... 3,234.1 3,255.2 3,238.7 3,257.4 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.0 145.9 144.9 142.6 141.2 304.6 305.1 305.4 305.2

Michigan ................... 4,445.5 4,418.8 4,429.0 4,409.0 8.4 8.5 8.1 8.2 199.9 196.9 190.6 188.4 681.6 641.7 682.8 643.2

Minnesota ................. 2,750.7 2,815.2 2,746.3 2,800.6 5.9 6.2 5.8 5.9 135.0 135.6 125.5 126.1 348.2 346.8 347.4 343.7

Mississippi ................ 1,134.7 1,155.5 1,130.3 1,159.5 8.5 9.3 8.5 9.4 54.4 57.2 54.2 57.1 175.3 174.6 176.3 175.2

Missouri ................... 2,758.9 2,782.3 2,756.7 2,779.1 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.8 143.4 146.1 140.5 143.0 307.6 300.6 307.1 300.3

Montana .................... 426.1 445.2 425.3 443.1 8.1 8.9 8.0 8.8 28.9 31.9 27.6 30.0 19.3 20.7 19.4 20.8

Nebraska .................. 949.3 965.2 947.0 963.3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 47.6 46.5 44.6 44.3 102.3 103.0 103.3 102.8

Nevada ..................... 1,261.4 1,319.7 1,264.0 1,324.3 11.1 11.7 11.1 11.7 143.1 153.7 142.7 153.6 48.7 50.0 48.6 50.2

New Hampshire ........ 639.0 646.9 642.5 648.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 30.5 31.9 30.1 30.9 78.6 76.1 78.6 76.0

New Jersey ............... 4,092.7 4,113.8 4,101.5 4,122.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 174.5 174.9 172.6 173.4 326.4 314.0 324.9 314.1

New Mexico .............. 822.9 843.6 826.2 844.5 18.0 19.1 18.1 19.2 55.8 58.9 56.0 58.1 36.3 37.5 36.3 37.3

New York .................. 8,663.3 8,730.3 8,680.4 8,742.2 6.3 6.5 5.9 6.0 336.9 344.2 327.4 334.2 576.0 561.8 571.0 560.7

North Carolina .......... 3,977.0 4,032.4 3,971.2 4,027.6 6.9 6.7 6.9 6.7 235.0 245.5 235.3 244.9 564.2 552.3 565.4 551.8

North Dakota ............ 351.7 358.5 351.1 357.2 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 17.8 18.0 16.2 16.2 26.0 26.2 25.8 26.0

Ohio .......................... 5,505.0 5,508.1 5,497.3 5,500.3 11.4 10.6 11.3 10.4 241.4 241.9 233.8 234.4 816.4 800.9 817.7 800.7

Oklahoma ................. 1,538.1 1,558.9 1,538.8 1,559.1 37.4 40.7 37.8 40.5 66.5 68.9 65.9 69.4 146.2 147.9 147.2 148.2

Oregon ...................... 1,698.3 1,737.0 1,697.2 1,728.8 9.4 8.7 8.7 8.6 95.9 104.4 95.2 102.6 206.7 207.9 205.5 205.4

Pennsylvania ............ 5,787.5 5,838.9 5,783.6 5,833.3 19.9 20.0 19.7 19.7 261.1 264.1 252.3 253.9 679.2 666.4 678.4 666.5

Rhode Island ............ 499.9 500.0 497.9 498.0 .3 .3 .3 .3 23.3 24.0 22.8 23.6 54.9 53.3 54.7 53.3

South Carolina .......... 1,883.7 1,924.8 1,885.7 1,918.8 4.7 5.1 4.8 5.2 121.0 126.9 120.4 127.9 258.1 254.1 258.2 253.6

South Dakota ............ 394.1 402.9 391.4 403.1 .9 .9 .8 .9 21.6 22.6 19.1 21.6 41.0 42.6 41.3 42.7

Tennessee ................ 2,782.3 2,810.4 2,789.3 2,816.7 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 121.5 124.8 120.7 124.0 406.2 397.7 404.7 395.7

Texas ........................ 9,913.2 10,117.1 9,923.7 10,138.4 171.4 182.0 172.2 184.0 577.1 620.8 575.9 620.7 904.9 913.9 904.9 914.2

Utah .......................... 1,182.7 1,236.6 1,188.9 1,241.0 9.0 10.7 9.1 10.8 85.8 101.5 84.7 99.4 119.4 122.1 119.8 122.4

Vermont .................... 308.6 311.1 312.5 314.6 .9 .8 .9 .8 17.5 18.2 16.5 17.2 36.9 36.7 37.1 36.9

Virginia ...................... 3,732.4 3,781.0 3,722.3 3,777.8 10.8 11.1 10.9 11.2 253.1 261.9 252.3 256.7 296.2 292.9 296.2 294.3

Washington ............... 2,841.4 2,916.1 2,834.3 2,905.4 8.5 8.1 8.5 8.1 184.2 197.1 180.4 193.2 278.2 287.9 277.2 287.0

West Virginia ............ 757.1 765.6 757.4 765.1 26.3 27.8 26.4 27.9 39.0 40.5 37.6 38.8 61.5 61.2 61.3 60.9

Wisconsin ................. 2,879.2 2,899.1 2,872.0 2,890.4 4.1 4.6 3.8 4.3 136.2 139.1 129.9 130.4 507.7 504.3 507.6 503.8

Wyoming ................... 264.0 277.1 263.6 277.5 24.0 27.8 24.2 28.2 20.7 23.8 19.8 22.7 9.9 10.4 9.7 10.4

Puerto Rico ............... 1,046.6 1,041.0 1,075.9 1,041.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 63.3 67.7 69.5 66.7 113.7 105.8 111.7 106.0

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Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(In thousands)

State 

Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services

November December November December November December November December

2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p

Alabama ................... 386.8 389.9 391.0 393.8 31.1 30.8 31.1 30.9 98.7 98.2 98.5 98.0 212.3 218.2 212.1 217.9

Alaska ....................... 61.7 62.9 61.6 62.6 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 14.7 14.8 14.7 14.7 23.3 23.3 23.3 23.4

Arizona ..................... 505.5 526.4 512.8 533.4 44.9 43.3 45.0 43.0 177.9 183.8 179.4 185.4 384.7 410.9 388.1 414.9

Arkansas ................... 249.4 253.0 251.4 254.6 20.2 20.6 20.3 20.6 51.8 52.8 52.1 53.1 113.7 117.3 113.0 116.6

California .................. 2,890.3 2,899.2 2,920.8 2,932.9 483.0 477.3 472.9 480.5 937.3 948.3 939.8 950.0 2,183.8 2,230.1 2,191.7 2,237.1

Colorado ................... 426.2 428.4 431.8 435.3 76.5 76.3 76.2 75.9 159.1 160.3 161.0 161.3 319.4 332.3 320.4 332.6

Connecticut ............... 318.9 318.6 325.0 324.8 37.8 37.7 38.0 38.0 142.9 145.1 143.2 145.4 201.6 204.4 202.8 205.8

Delaware ................. 84.8 85.2 85.2 86.0 6.9 7.4 6.9 7.4 45.0 43.7 45.1 43.8 63.3 65.7 64.2 66.3

District of Columbia .. 28.2 28.8 28.8 29.4 22.6 24.2 22.7 24.2 30.0 31.0 30.1 31.2 149.5 152.8 150.1 153.2

Florida ....................... 1,610.1 1,636.6 1,642.2 1,667.4 169.8 169.0 169.7 169.8 532.8 547.4 534.5 549.5 1,350.7 1,416.1 1,358.8 1,421.9

Georgia ..................... 874.0 891.2 880.7 899.8 115.8 116.0 116.3 116.3 228.1 231.7 229.5 232.2 545.4 559.8 546.1 559.9

Hawaii ...................... 122.2 124.5 124.3 126.5 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.0 29.7 30.4 29.8 30.6 75.5 79.6 76.1 80.2

Idaho ........................ 127.6 131.8 128.0 132.5 11.1 11.5 11.1 11.5 30.8 32.3 31.1 32.5 78.9 82.9 78.3 81.9

Illinois ........................ 1,207.2 1,218.0 1,223.3 1,234.6 117.9 116.4 117.9 116.4 407.9 416.2 408.4 417.4 841.2 869.0 836.5 866.8

Indiana ...................... 595.5 600.3 602.8 605.3 40.6 41.1 41.0 41.1 139.5 141.6 140.0 142.1 278.8 280.8 275.3 277.5

Iowa .......................... 313.6 316.8 316.1 319.5 33.2 32.2 33.3 32.3 98.8 101.0 99.6 101.9 115.4 119.4 115.3 119.5

Kansas ...................... 265.0 263.8 266.1 265.7 39.2 37.7 39.5 38.0 70.9 70.8 70.8 71.0 135.2 135.3 133.6 135.4

Kentucky ................... 386.6 389.1 390.2 392.6 29.4 29.3 29.5 29.2 87.8 88.2 88.1 88.5 177.6 180.5 177.6 181.2

Louisiana .................. 355.8 370.7 360.4 373.8 28.9 28.4 28.4 28.4 93.0 95.2 93.5 95.2 161.7 176.7 164.1 177.5

Maine ........................ 129.8 130.3 131.3 131.8 11.4 11.5 11.3 11.5 33.8 33.8 33.8 34.0 50.8 52.3 50.4 52.0

Maryland ................... 483.2 486.3 490.2 492.8 50.8 50.7 50.6 50.7 158.9 160.7 159.5 160.9 389.4 397.2 388.3 396.5

Massachusetts .......... 582.0 580.1 590.2 587.4 87.5 88.1 87.8 88.3 221.2 224.8 222.4 226.0 466.9 475.8 467.6 476.2

Michigan ................... 819.0 805.5 824.5 812.3 66.8 66.8 67.1 67.1 217.9 219.1 218.9 219.2 598.0 614.8 594.9 611.5

Minnesota ................. 540.6 550.4 542.7 553.1 58.9 61.6 59.1 61.3 179.9 184.5 181.7 185.6 306.7 324.9 306.1 321.8

Mississippi ................ 224.9 227.6 227.2 231.4 13.7 13.7 13.9 13.6 45.9 46.3 46.2 46.7 89.7 90.9 89.7 91.3

Missouri ................... 553.2 559.1 556.7 565.9 62.4 60.6 62.4 60.1 166.5 167.1 167.4 167.8 321.2 327.9 323.0 326.6

Montana .................... 89.0 91.3 89.6 91.9 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.9 21.6 22.8 21.8 23.0 34.9 38.9 34.1 38.0

Nebraska .................. 203.6 205.9 205.1 207.1 20.5 19.5 20.4 19.8 65.0 68.1 65.3 68.7 99.0 100.1 98.4 99.4

Nevada ..................... 225.2 234.7 227.4 237.4 14.4 15.1 14.4 15.3 67.1 69.0 67.6 69.5 149.8 164.3 148.9 164.7

New Hampshire ........ 143.7 146.8 146.0 149.0 13.0 13.2 13.0 13.3 39.6 41.0 39.8 41.2 60.6 61.1 60.5 60.9

New Jersey ............... 899.6 898.4 910.6 909.1 97.8 94.5 97.4 94.4 282.5 284.1 283.8 284.8 600.2 609.9 597.9 607.7

New Mexico .............. 143.9 145.0 145.1 146.2 14.8 16.2 15.0 16.5 35.2 35.6 35.5 35.7 93.4 98.0 94.1 97.6

New York .................. 1,541.7 1,546.3 1,563.4 1,563.6 273.1 271.5 273.9 272.4 719.4 726.7 721.5 729.3 1,098.7 1,113.6 1,100.4 1,113.8

North Carolina .......... 746.3 748.3 748.7 750.6 77.7 78.5 77.5 78.8 199.8 207.3 200.8 208.1 451.1 461.0 449.0 459.2

North Dakota ............ 76.1 77.9 77.3 78.6 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.9 19.2 19.7 19.2 19.8 27.0 27.7 27.0 27.6

Ohio .......................... 1,069.7 1,064.2 1,079.8 1,075.1 89.9 88.8 89.5 88.7 309.8 310.9 310.2 311.2 654.4 661.1 649.2 656.1

Oklahoma ................. 286.3 289.6 289.0 291.2 29.9 29.2 29.8 29.4 84.8 85.1 85.1 84.4 174.0 175.2 173.3 174.3

Oregon ...................... 341.5 348.5 345.1 349.4 33.6 32.9 33.6 33.4 104.1 107.3 104.5 108.5 188.0 192.9 189.0 191.9

Pennsylvania ............ 1,153.9 1,160.3 1,169.5 1,175.3 107.9 107.8 108.5 108.4 334.9 335.0 336.1 336.7 666.3 680.7 664.7 678.8

Rhode Island ............ 81.9 81.4 82.6 81.8 10.6 10.3 10.5 10.2 35.0 37.1 35.2 37.2 56.9 57.8 56.7 57.4

South Carolina .......... 360.4 371.3 366.7 372.4 26.9 29.2 27.3 29.5 99.4 104.6 99.4 103.8 212.8 210.5 209.7 209.1

South Dakota ............ 80.0 81.1 79.8 82.1 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.1 28.5 29.9 28.5 30.4 24.1 25.9 24.2 25.8

Tennessee ................ 615.9 625.8 623.6 633.6 49.5 49.7 50.1 50.4 144.6 145.6 145.0 146.0 320.0 322.1 320.9 323.0

Texas ........................ 2,048.8 2,053.6 2,064.3 2,080.3 225.5 216.7 224.1 215.3 617.6 634.6 619.5 638.9 1,187.4 1,238.2 1,188.3 1,234.5

Utah .......................... 234.8 242.8 237.3 245.4 34.0 34.0 33.9 33.9 69.1 72.7 70.0 73.5 153.4 163.4 154.0 162.9

Vermont .................... 61.0 61.2 61.7 61.9 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.4 13.2 13.2 13.4 13.3 22.0 22.5 22.1 22.6

Virginia ...................... 673.3 680.9 679.3 686.7 92.8 91.1 92.8 91.7 194.4 196.7 194.8 197.0 622.4 630.5 619.3 630.7

Washington ............... 548.8 558.6 553.1 563.0 96.3 101.6 96.5 101.9 156.8 157.4 157.3 157.8 326.7 345.7 325.3 342.9

West Virginia ............ 143.0 145.1 143.2 145.4 11.6 11.9 11.7 12.0 29.9 29.8 30.1 29.9 59.4 60.3 60.5 60.7

Wisconsin ................. 551.4 554.3 555.3 558.6 49.2 49.6 49.2 50.0 156.9 159.1 157.3 160.2 263.0 273.5 261.8 272.8

Wyoming ................... 51.3 53.2 51.2 53.5 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.2 10.7 11.2 10.6 11.1 15.9 16.7 15.3 16.5

Puerto Rico ............... 191.1 186.5 202.2 193.5 23.2 22.8 23.5 22.7 50.1 50.2 51.6 50.8 103.3 103.9 108.5 105.1

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NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

November December November December November December November December

2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p

Alabama ................... 203.5 208.3 202.8 208.0 166.1 169.6 165.5 169.0 81.4 81.6 81.4 82.0 366.3 368.6 365.6 367.5

Alaska ....................... 35.7 37.2 36.1 37.6 27.7 28.5 28.1 28.9 11.5 11.6 11.3 11.4 83.0 83.0 83.3 83.2

Arizona ..................... 281.0 292.0 281.2 292.2 259.5 273.6 261.4 275.3 95.4 99.0 95.8 99.5 417.4 428.2 415.5 428.0

Arkansas ................... 149.3 152.6 149.3 153.2 92.7 95.3 91.8 94.6 42.2 42.6 42.3 42.7 211.5 212.5 210.7 212.1

California .................. 1,614.2 1,641.3 1,608.2 1,641.5 1,480.5 1,516.5 1,487.8 1,521.1 513.7 521.4 514.7 521.4 2,453.3 2,490.9 2,443.1 2,482.1

Colorado ................... 226.7 232.2 228.0 233.2 247.7 255.6 260.8 267.6 88.3 89.7 88.8 90.7 372.2 378.2 371.5 376.8

Connecticut ............... 278.0 282.8 277.0 281.6 126.7 128.4 127.8 129.3 62.6 62.5 62.9 62.9 253.5 255.3 252.6 254.4

Delaware ................. 54.3 56.0 54.5 56.0 40.8 41.5 40.3 40.6 19.8 20.7 20.2 21.0 60.9 61.3 60.3 61.0

District of Columbia .. 98.5 100.1 97.6 99.2 55.4 56.7 54.9 56.0 59.5 59.7 59.5 59.7 231.4 230.2 231.4 230.0

Florida ....................... 955.1 985.6 958.9 990.8 897.4 930.4 907.5 941.1 336.9 343.9 338.0 344.7 1,113.3 1,135.6 1,111.9 1,135.7

Georgia ..................... 429.6 444.9 429.0 444.6 369.4 382.7 370.0 382.9 157.3 158.3 156.7 157.7 664.4 674.7 662.3 674.6

Hawaii ...................... 71.5 71.7 71.6 72.0 107.7 108.8 108.3 109.3 25.5 25.9 25.5 26.1 121.9 128.1 122.7 125.0

Idaho ........................ 70.0 71.8 69.9 71.9 58.0 60.3 58.9 61.5 18.2 19.6 18.2 19.6 118.8 119.2 117.5 118.1

Illinois ........................ 758.7 765.0 757.6 766.1 515.1 527.7 512.3 525.3 259.7 259.7 259.5 260.2 859.5 857.2 853.9 851.8

Indiana ...................... 386.3 388.9 386.0 388.7 277.9 279.6 277.7 278.8 110.4 111.7 110.7 112.0 443.4 442.9 440.1 440.7

Iowa .......................... 202.1 206.1 202.9 206.7 126.5 129.8 126.0 128.9 56.0 55.2 56.2 55.4 254.2 256.1 253.4 255.4

Kansas ...................... 166.7 167.6 166.5 167.3 111.4 111.8 109.7 111.4 53.1 53.7 53.0 53.5 260.5 266.2 260.5 265.8

Kentucky ................... 238.1 243.0 238.2 242.9 164.9 169.1 163.9 168.0 76.8 75.8 77.0 76.0 317.3 319.2 315.2 317.4

Louisiana .................. 208.8 217.7 208.9 217.3 165.4 177.7 166.2 177.7 57.3 60.6 57.8 61.1 381.7 369.8 377.7 369.0

Maine ........................ 114.1 115.7 113.3 114.8 53.2 53.6 52.4 52.8 20.0 20.0 19.9 20.0 110.3 111.1 110.0 110.9

Maryland ................... 359.7 369.6 359.8 369.7 227.2 234.1 224.4 232.6 118.4 119.0 118.5 119.1 476.2 479.7 473.6 479.2

Massachusetts .......... 603.5 612.8 603.0 612.0 284.4 284.7 281.1 281.5 117.7 117.5 117.8 117.7 418.5 419.3 419.0 419.9

Michigan ................... 576.0 584.9 574.1 584.6 396.1 400.0 395.1 399.3 178.4 178.2 178.8 179.2 703.4 702.4 694.1 696.0

Minnesota ................. 393.0 408.7 393.9 408.7 236.0 244.6 237.2 246.4 117.9 120.8 118.3 121.7 428.6 431.1 428.6 426.3

Mississippi ................ 122.0 124.5 122.6 124.4 119.7 121.6 111.3 121.5 36.7 37.7 37.2 37.8 243.9 252.1 243.2 251.1

Missouri ................... 372.5 377.5 371.7 376.5 271.8 273.6 268.2 270.1 117.5 118.9 117.1 118.7 437.6 446.0 437.7 445.3

Montana .................... 57.7 59.2 57.7 59.2 52.1 54.7 53.4 56.1 16.8 17.2 17.0 17.4 90.0 91.8 88.9 90.0

Nebraska .................. 130.1 134.9 130.7 135.6 79.2 80.7 78.7 80.1 37.1 37.4 37.0 37.8 164.9 169.1 163.5 167.7

Nevada ..................... 85.9 89.3 86.4 89.9 331.5 338.2 331.6 337.9 35.5 38.0 35.7 38.1 149.1 155.7 149.6 156.0

New Hampshire ........ 99.5 102.4 99.9 102.2 59.6 60.8 60.5 61.9 21.0 20.8 20.9 20.8 91.8 91.6 92.2 90.9

New Jersey ............... 566.7 580.0 569.3 580.7 329.9 335.8 329.9 335.9 157.9 160.0 158.7 160.6 655.4 660.3 654.6 659.4

New Mexico .............. 108.7 111.2 108.4 110.9 81.9 84.5 82.8 85.0 28.8 29.3 28.8 29.3 206.1 208.3 206.1 208.7

New York .................. 1,580.7 1,611.2 1,582.0 1,611.5 661.6 670.8 662.4 669.9 358.7 363.4 360.1 364.8 1,510.2 1,514.3 1,512.4 1,516.0

North Carolina .......... 473.5 487.6 474.2 490.2 355.6 363.7 352.0 360.8 176.4 180.4 174.5 179.4 690.5 701.1 686.9 697.1

North Dakota ............ 49.3 50.0 49.4 50.2 31.3 32.3 31.1 32.0 15.2 15.3 15.2 15.4 77.8 78.9 77.8 78.8

Ohio .......................... 777.2 786.8 778.0 786.9 494.2 504.7 491.3 501.7 224.4 224.7 224.7 224.7 816.2 813.5 811.8 810.4

Oklahoma ................. 187.0 188.6 186.0 188.6 132.3 133.1 131.1 132.6 73.7 73.5 73.9 74.0 320.0 327.1 319.7 326.5

Oregon ...................... 206.7 212.4 207.1 211.9 160.5 164.7 160.2 163.7 59.1 59.2 59.0 58.7 292.8 298.1 289.3 294.7

Pennsylvania ............ 1,057.3 1,088.3 1,054.0 1,084.8 474.6 480.2 474.4 480.0 264.5 267.0 265.2 267.4 767.9 769.1 760.8 761.8

Rhode Island ............ 98.6 99.3 97.7 98.7 49.2 48.8 48.5 48.1 22.9 22.0 22.8 22.1 66.3 65.7 66.1 65.3

South Carolina .......... 188.5 196.1 188.5 197.2 196.2 208.8 193.6 203.4 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.3 339.2 341.6 340.4 340.4

South Dakota ............ 58.7 59.8 58.8 60.0 39.9 40.7 39.6 40.5 15.6 15.8 15.4 15.7 76.8 76.5 76.9 76.3

Tennessee ................ 334.0 340.6 334.3 340.8 263.4 272.2 262.2 271.0 101.6 102.5 101.3 102.1 421.5 425.2 422.4 425.9

Texas ........................ 1,206.5 1,234.6 1,208.7 1,234.8 903.6 927.6 902.9 925.0 347.5 349.2 347.6 349.2 1,722.9 1,745.9 1,715.3 1,741.5

Utah .......................... 132.9 138.3 133.4 138.8 103.3 106.3 106.1 109.4 33.7 34.4 33.8 34.6 207.3 210.4 206.8 209.9

Vermont .................... 55.3 55.9 55.3 56.0 29.4 29.6 33.3 33.3 9.9 10.0 9.9 10.1 56.2 56.6 56.0 56.1

Virginia ...................... 406.9 418.5 404.2 416.6 320.5 327.4 317.0 324.6 182.1 183.7 181.3 183.4 679.9 686.3 674.2 684.9

Washington ............... 337.6 344.4 338.1 342.8 261.5 268.9 262.6 270.0 102.8 103.7 103.1 104.2 540.0 542.7 532.2 534.5

West Virginia ............ 116.1 116.8 115.9 116.7 68.7 70.1 69.3 70.7 55.9 55.9 55.7 55.9 145.7 146.2 145.7 146.2

Wisconsin ................. 395.9 404.9 394.7 404.5 255.6 257.9 255.0 257.8 133.5 137.5 133.7 138.2 425.7 414.3 423.7 409.8

Wyoming ................... 22.0 23.1 22.1 22.9 28.9 29.3 30.1 30.2 9.7 10.6 9.8 10.6 66.6 66.8 66.5 67.2

Puerto Rico ............... 100.5 101.8 103.1 101.5 72.7 74.3 75.2 74.4 22.3 24.9 22.5 24.9 306.4 303.1 308.1 295.5

1 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected

from 2005 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.