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USDL 06-1638

For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: AUGUST 2006

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in August. Overall, 27 states

recorded over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 16 states and the District of Columbia registered

rate increases, and 7 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 37 states and the District of Columbia, up in 11

states, and unchanged in 2 states. The national unemployment rate was little changed in August at 4.7 percent, but was 0.2 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 35 states and the District of Columbia, decreased in 14 states,

and was unchanged in 1 (Pennsylvania). The largest employment increases were recorded in California

(+36,900), Florida (+23,700), Texas (+22,600), and Michigan (+17,900). Kentucky posted the largest

over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+0.5 percent), followed by Alaska, the District of

Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Wyoming (+0.4 percent each), and Arizona, Colorado, and Florida (+0.3 percent each). The largest employment decreases

occurred in Nebraska (-4,300), Oklahoma (-3,700), Alabama (-3,200), Minnesota (-2,500), Indiana

(-2,200), and Rhode Island (-1,200). Nebraska experienced the largest over-the-month percentage decline

in employment (-0.4 percent), followed by Alabama, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island (-0.2 percent each), and

Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, and New Hampshire (-0.1 percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment

increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 2 states (Louisiana and Michigan). The

largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment were reported in Nevada (+5.3 percent), Arizona

(+4.6 percent), and Idaho (+4.4 percent).

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

The South and West registered the lowest unemployment rates among the four regions in August, 4.5 and

4.6 percent, respectively. The Midwest continued to report the highest jobless rate, 5.1 percent, followed by

the Northeast, 4.8 percent. No region recorded a statistically significant unemployment rate change from

July. In contrast, unemployment rates were down significantly over the year in the West (-0.5 percentage

point), South (-0.3 point), and Midwest (-0.2 point), and unchanged in only the Northeast. (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the areas with the lowest August unemployment rates were the

Mountain, 3.9 percent, and South Atlantic and West North Central divisions, 4.1 percent each. The East

North Central and East South Central divisions recorded the highest rates, 5.5 and 5.4 percent, respectively.

The East South Central and Mountain divisions registered the only statistically significant over-the-month

unemployment rate changes (-0.4 percentage point each). Four divisions reported significant unemployment
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rate declines from a year earlier: the Mountain (-0.6 percentage point), Pacific and South Atlantic (-0.4

point each), and West South Central (-0.3 point). No division had a significant over-the-year jobless rate

increase.

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Hawaii posted the lowest state unemployment rate in August, 2.8 percent. Eight other states had rates

below 3.5 percent. At 3.6 percent, Arizona reported the lowest jobless rate in its series. (All state series

begin in 1976.) Michigan and Mississippi recorded the highest unemployment rates, 7.1 percent each.

Alaska and South Carolina had the next highest rates, 6.5 percent each. Twenty states registered unemployment rates that were significantly below the U.S. rate in August. Ten states and the District of Columbia

recorded measurably higher rates, and 20 states had rates that were little different statistically from that of the

nation. (See tables A and 3 and chart 1.)

In August, Arizona and Mississippi posted the largest unemployment rate declines from July (-1.1 percentage points and -0.9 point, respectively). Five additional states also recorded significant over-the-month

rate decreases: Alaska (-0.5 percentage point), New York and Wisconsin (-0.4 point each), Nevada (-0.3

point), and Texas (-0.1 point). West Virginia registered the only statistically significant over-the-month

jobless rate increase in August (+0.5 percentage point). The remaining 42 states and the District of Columbia had August 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 August 2005 (-2.2 percentage

points). The states with the next largest decreases from a year earlier were Arizona (-1.2 percentage points)

and Illinois (-1.0 point). Nineteen additional states and the District of Columbia had smaller, but also statistically significant, rate decreases. Four states reported significant unemployment rate increases from a year

earlier: New Jersey (+0.9 percentage point), West Virginia (+0.7 point), Rhode Island (+0.5 point), and

Arkansas (+0.4 point). Twenty-four states recorded jobless rates that were not appreciably different from

those of August 2005. (See table B.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Between July and August, six states reported statistically significant changes in employment, five of which

were increases. The gains were in California (+36,900), Michigan (+17,900), Georgia (+17,000), Kentucky

(+8,800), and Hawaii (+2,500). The employment loss was in Nebraska (-4,300). (See tables C and 5.)

Over the year, 33 states and the District of Columbia posted statistically significant changes in employment. All had gains in employment except for Louisiana (-175,300); that state was heavily impacted by

Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in late August 2005. The largest employment gains occurred

in Florida (+243,300), Texas (+234,800), California (+192,000), and Arizona (+116,100). Six states and

the District of Columbia recorded statistically significant gains in employment that were less than 15,000:

Hawaii (+14,300), Montana (+14,000), the District of Columbia (+11,100), Wyoming (+11,000), South

Dakota (+10,000), West Virginia (+7,600), and North Dakota (+5,500). (See table D.)

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

September 27. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for September is scheduled

to be issued on October 20.
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Hurricane Katrina

For August, 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 August 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.
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State August 2006

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

United States .......................... 4.7

Alabama ................................. 3.5

Alaska .................................... 6.5

Arizona ................................... 3.6

Delaware ................................. 3.7

District of Columbia ................. 5.8

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

Hawaii ..................................... 2.8

Idaho ...................................... 3.3

Iowa........................................ 3.6

Kentucky ................................ 5.8

Louisiana ................................ 3.4

Maryland ................................. 4.1

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

Minnesota ............................... 3.7

Mississippi .............................. 7.1

Montana .................................. 3.5

Nebraska ................................ 3.3

Nevada.................................... 4.2

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

North Dakota........................... 3.5

Ohio ....................................... 5.7

Oregon.................................... 5.5

Rhode Island ........................... 5.6

South Carolina ........................ 6.5

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

Tennessee .............................. 5.7

Utah ....................................... 3.2

Vermont .................................. 3.7

Virginia ................................... 3.2

West Virginia .......................... 5.9

Wyoming ................................ 3.3
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Over-the-year

rate change

August

2005

August

2006

Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes

from August 2005 to August 2006, seasonally adjusted

State

Arizona .................... 4.8 3.6 -1.2

Arkansas ................. 4.9 5.3 .4

California .................. 5.2 4.9 -.3

Connecticut .............. 5.0 4.5 -.5

Delaware .................. 4.2 3.7 -.5

District of Columbia .. 6.3 5.8 -.5

Florida ..................... 3.6 3.3 -.3

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

Idaho ....................... 3.7 3.3 -.4

Illinois ...................... 5.7 4.7 -1.0

Iowa......................... 4.5 3.6 -.9

Kansas .................... 5.1 4.8 -.3

Louisiana ................. 5.6 3.4 -2.2

Montana ................... 4.0 3.5 -.5

Nebraska ................. 3.8 3.3 -.5

New Jersey .............. 4.4 5.3 .9

New Mexico ............. 5.2 4.3 -.9

North Carolina .......... 5.4 4.8 -.6

Oregon..................... 6.2 5.5 -.7

Rhode Island ............ 5.1 5.6 .5

South Dakota ........... 3.8 3.2 -.6

Texas ...................... 5.3 5.1 -.2

Utah ........................ 4.1 3.2 -.9

Virginia .................... 3.6 3.2 -.4

Washington .............. 5.6 5.2 -.4

West Virginia ........... 5.2 5.9 .7

Wyoming ................. 3.9 3.3 -.6
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State August

2005

August

2006

Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes

from August 2005 to August 2006, seasonally adjusted

Over-the-year

change p p

California ........................ 14,989,400 15,026,300 36,900

Georgia .......................... 4,081,300 4,098,300 17,000

Hawaii ............................ 616,700 619,200 2,500

Kentucky ....................... 1,843,900 1,852,700 8,800

Michigan ........................ 4,343,900 4,361,800 17,900

Nebraska ....................... 955,800 951,500 -4,300

Alabama ........................ 1,948,900 1,979,000 30,100

Arizona .......................... 2,527,600 2,643,700 116,100

Arkansas ....................... 1,180,900 1,196,500 15,600

California ........................ 14,834,300 15,026,300 192,000

Colorado ........................ 2,228,800 2,282,600 53,800

District of Columbia ........ 680,600 691,700 11,100

Florida ........................... 7,850,800 8,094,100 243,300

Georgia .......................... 4,018,600 4,098,300 79,700

Hawaii ............................ 604,900 619,200 14,300

Idaho ............................. 614,700 642,000 27,300

Illinois ............................ 5,870,800 5,951,300 80,500

Iowa............................... 1,481,000 1,509,700 28,700

Louisiana ....................... 1,960,200 1,784,900 -175,300

Massachusetts ............... 3,195,600 3,224,700 29,100

Minnesota ...................... 2,710,600 2,781,000 70,400

Montana ......................... 422,300 436,300 14,000

Nebraska ....................... 935,600 951,500 15,900

Nevada........................... 1,230,500 1,296,000 65,500

New Mexico ................... 810,900 835,700 24,800

New York ....................... 8,537,500 8,618,100 80,600

North Carolina ................ 3,918,900 3,988,900 70,000

North Dakota.................. 345,900 351,400 5,500

Oregon........................... 1,665,200 1,718,800 53,600

Pennsylvania .................. 5,711,100 5,758,800 47,700

South Carolina ............... 1,859,300 1,911,600 52,300

South Dakota ................. 390,800 400,800 10,000

Tennessee ..................... 2,747,000 2,780,000 33,000

Texas ............................ 9,760,000 9,994,800 234,800

Utah .............................. 1,157,300 1,205,900 48,600

Virginia .......................... 3,679,400 3,734,600 55,200

Washington .................... 2,788,200 2,870,600 82,400

West Virginia ................. 747,500 755,100 7,600

Wisconsin ...................... 2,835,400 2,868,500 33,100

Wyoming ....................... 263,900 274,900 11,000

p = preliminary.

State Over-the-month

 change

July

2006

August

2006 p

Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from

July 2006 to August 2006, seasonally adjusted

p

p = preliminary.
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/laumsa.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

Aug.

2005

June

2006

July 

2006

Aug.

2006

Aug.

2005

June

2006

July 

2006

Aug.

2006

Aug.

2005

June

2006

July 

2006

Aug.

2006

Northeast ........................... 27,715.3 27,904.6 27,866.6 27,869.6 1,323.5 1,295.1 1,359.8 1,350.9 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.8

 New England .................... 7,559.0 7,596.5 7,601.1 7,610.9 352.6 343.5 346.8 352.4 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.6

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,156.3 20,308.1 20,265.5 20,258.8 970.9 951.6 1,013.0 998.5 4.8 4.7 5.0 4.9

South ................................. 53,037.2 53,620.9 53,725.2 53,801.9 2,569.3 2,419.3 2,494.5 2,439.5 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.5

 South Atlantic ................... 28,152.3 28,662.5 28,754.1 28,793.3 1,262.1 1,152.5 1,201.4 1,191.3 4.5 4.0 4.2 4.1

 East South Central ........... 8,402.8 8,485.6 8,497.9 8,514.4 464.2 457.3 492.8 459.9 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.4

 West South Central .......... 16,482.2 16,472.8 16,473.2 16,494.1 843.0 809.5 800.2 788.4 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.8

Midwest ............................. 34,607.9 34,800.2 34,807.6 34,850.9 1,841.3 1,659.3 1,790.1 1,776.3 5.3 4.8 5.1 5.1

 East North Central ............ 23,733.8 23,900.2 23,898.8 23,918.4 1,365.9 1,229.5 1,345.5 1,323.3 5.8 5.1 5.6 5.5

 West North Central ........... 10,874.1 10,900.0 10,908.8 10,932.6 475.4 429.8 444.7 453.0 4.4 3.9 4.1 4.1

West ................................... 34,209.0 34,624.0 34,638.8 34,560.8 1,739.6 1,619.2 1,648.4 1,599.7 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.6

 Mountain ........................... 10,339.4 10,654.8 10,637.8 10,696.3 470.3 436.0 462.1 421.4 4.5 4.1 4.3 3.9

 Pacific ............................... 23,869.7 23,969.1 24,000.9 23,864.5 1,269.3 1,183.2 1,186.2 1,178.3 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.9

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

July August July August July August

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

Northeast ........................... 28,165.1 28,383.6 28,025.9 28,212.6 1,393.7 1,421.2 1,271.0 1,309.9 4.9 5.0 4.5 4.6

 New England .................... 7,679.0 7,742.7 7,661.4 7,723.8 364.6 357.1 338.9 341.9 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.4

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,486.0 20,641.0 20,364.4 20,488.7 1,029.2 1,064.1 932.2 968.0 5.0 5.2 4.6 4.7

South ................................. 53,504.9 54,397.6 53,232.3 54,062.9 2,716.1 2,634.4 2,596.9 2,489.4 5.1 4.8 4.9 4.6

 South Atlantic ................... 28,409.4 29,123.0 28,290.3 28,965.6 1,343.4 1,270.1 1,284.3 1,226.7 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.2

 East South Central ........... 8,498.1 8,618.2 8,427.0 8,549.5 481.8 514.9 466.0 463.8 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.4

 West South Central .......... 16,597.4 16,656.3 16,515.0 16,547.8 890.8 849.5 846.5 798.9 5.4 5.1 5.1 4.8

Midwest ............................. 35,095.9 35,372.4 34,812.1 35,100.4 1,920.0 1,849.4 1,752.2 1,705.8 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.9

 East North Central ............ 24,062.3 24,287.7 23,895.3 24,109.7 1,430.0 1,402.8 1,305.1 1,274.8 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.3

 West North Central ........... 11,033.6 11,084.7 10,916.8 10,990.6 490.0 446.6 447.1 431.0 4.4 4.0 4.1 3.9

West ................................... 34,357.9 34,945.5 34,388.4 34,775.3 1,809.9 1,697.0 1,706.5 1,580.9 5.3 4.9 5.0 4.5

 Mountain ........................... 10,355.5 10,727.5 10,390.6 10,758.0 488.2 469.7 463.8 416.9 4.7 4.4 4.5 3.9

 Pacific ............................... 24,002.4 24,218.0 23,997.8 24,017.2 1,321.7 1,227.3 1,242.7 1,164.0 5.5 5.1 5.2 4.8

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

Aug.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Aug.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Aug.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Alabama ................................................... 2,157.8 2,176.0 2,172.9 2,180.8 83.5 78.5 85.2 76.7 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.5

Alaska ....................................................... 339.7 345.5 347.1 346.1 22.7 22.9 24.4 22.4 6.7 6.6 7.0 6.5

Arizona ..................................................... 2,858.6 2,940.1 2,941.2 2,948.6 136.0 130.3 139.5 104.9 4.8 4.4 4.7 3.6

Arkansas ................................................... 1,367.7 1,392.2 1,383.5 1,383.7 66.8 72.5 74.1 72.8 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.3

California .................................................. 17,735.7 17,743.3 17,775.6 17,651.6 930.7 874.6 859.7 869.0 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.9

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,812.4 4,880.1 4,850.3 4,795.9 233.9 225.5 218.2 230.4 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.8

Colorado ................................................... 2,551.4 2,630.4 2,621.1 2,643.7 127.6 117.7 123.8 127.7 5.0 4.5 4.7 4.8

Connecticut ............................................... 1,821.3 1,834.8 1,838.3 1,846.8 91.4 75.0 79.9 83.5 5.0 4.1 4.3 4.5

Delaware .................................................. 439.1 444.6 447.2 446.0 18.5 16.4 16.9 16.5 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.7

District of Columbia .................................. 295.9 295.0 290.3 290.2 18.5 15.9 16.6 17.0 6.3 5.4 5.7 5.8

Florida ....................................................... 8,686.6 8,922.8 8,950.6 8,963.4 312.6 269.9 292.2 296.4 3.6 3.0 3.3 3.3

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,115.3 1,143.6 1,139.2 1,136.2 46.8 41.1 42.8 44.7 4.2 3.6 3.8 3.9

Georgia ..................................................... 4,606.9 4,681.2 4,694.5 4,690.0 244.7 225.5 225.3 214.4 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.6

Hawaii ....................................................... 637.4 650.6 652.0 650.4 17.5 20.2 19.7 18.2 2.7 3.1 3.0 2.8

Idaho ......................................................... 741.9 757.5 756.5 759.8 27.6 26.7 27.5 25.3 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.3

Illinois ........................................................ 6,479.2 6,518.5 6,536.7 6,577.1 367.5 294.3 306.2 308.8 5.7 4.5 4.7 4.7

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 3,961.6 3,995.4 4,018.7 4,041.6 236.3 176.3 182.4 181.1 6.0 4.4 4.5 4.5

Indiana ...................................................... 3,214.7 3,256.7 3,251.7 3,241.0 177.1 168.7 185.6 172.3 5.5 5.2 5.7 5.3

Iowa .......................................................... 1,663.8 1,676.6 1,679.2 1,684.2 75.3 61.0 64.5 61.1 4.5 3.6 3.8 3.6

Kansas ...................................................... 1,477.1 1,477.4 1,476.8 1,478.5 75.1 67.3 70.5 71.1 5.1 4.6 4.8 4.8

Kentucky ................................................... 2,004.4 2,014.6 2,024.8 2,026.0 123.9 117.8 126.6 117.1 6.2 5.8 6.3 5.8

Louisiana .................................................. 2,124.2 1,871.2 1,851.4 1,847.2 119.8 86.3 52.9 63.5 5.6 4.6 2.9 3.4

Maine ........................................................ 714.8 714.8 713.4 718.3 35.6 33.2 34.2 34.1 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.7

Maryland ................................................... 2,947.3 2,986.4 3,004.8 3,001.6 123.8 118.9 129.3 123.3 4.2 4.0 4.3 4.1

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,363.7 3,370.1 3,367.9 3,370.9 159.0 167.7 159.2 163.5 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.9

Michigan ................................................... 5,093.4 5,114.7 5,095.5 5,086.0 340.7 320.6 356.2 359.9 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.1

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,192.9 2,170.5 2,167.5 2,165.4 155.9 143.4 159.4 155.3 7.1 6.6 7.4 7.2

Minnesota ................................................. 2,939.2 2,936.5 2,942.6 2,944.5 114.0 105.6 113.1 109.3 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.7

Mississippi ................................................ 1,358.0 1,313.5 1,313.8 1,311.3 100.4 92.9 104.9 92.9 7.4 7.1 8.0 7.1

Missouri .................................................... 3,018.9 3,029.7 3,035.3 3,052.4 153.3 141.4 141.2 154.6 5.1 4.7 4.7 5.1

Montana .................................................... 495.1 499.3 499.6 501.9 19.6 17.7 18.9 17.8 4.0 3.5 3.8 3.5

Nebraska .................................................. 984.5 985.9 981.7 982.2 36.9 30.2 31.8 32.8 3.8 3.1 3.2 3.3

Nevada ..................................................... 1,219.9 1,271.7 1,269.4 1,285.2 49.1 53.3 56.6 53.6 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.2

New Hampshire ........................................ 733.3 738.8 740.9 739.5 26.5 24.5 26.4 25.5 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.5

New Jersey ............................................... 4,444.7 4,466.7 4,474.1 4,493.8 196.8 218.5 227.3 236.1 4.4 4.9 5.1 5.3

New Mexico .............................................. 937.2 952.3 947.6 951.2 48.7 38.8 41.8 40.6 5.2 4.1 4.4 4.3

New York .................................................. 9,422.7 9,544.5 9,500.4 9,476.5 463.8 442.2 482.9 446.9 4.9 4.6 5.1 4.7

New York City ...................................... 3,735.2 3,788.6 3,778.8 3,760.4 207.9 191.9 214.8 190.1 5.6 5.1 5.7 5.1

North Carolina .......................................... 4,349.0 4,394.2 4,429.5 4,443.8 234.9 200.2 214.0 213.4 5.4 4.6 4.8 4.8

North Dakota ............................................ 359.4 363.8 362.7 362.4 12.2 12.6 12.5 12.6 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5

Ohio .......................................................... 5,907.2 5,924.0 5,937.3 5,936.2 350.4 302.2 344.0 341.1 5.9 5.1 5.8 5.7

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,093.3 1,097.6 1,095.9 1,099.3 61.9 52.5 58.7 62.0 5.7 4.8 5.4 5.6

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,746.8 1,760.9 1,756.5 1,758.4 76.9 68.1 69.9 73.1 4.4 3.9 4.0 4.2

Oregon ...................................................... 1,863.0 1,885.6 1,886.2 1,887.1 115.6 102.7 104.8 103.5 6.2 5.4 5.6 5.5

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,290.9 6,305.4 6,284.3 6,285.2 310.6 294.1 300.6 308.9 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.9

Rhode Island ............................................ 571.1 579.8 580.6 576.8 28.9 31.9 32.5 32.4 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.6

South Carolina .......................................... 2,086.4 2,120.1 2,109.5 2,118.6 143.8 141.8 130.2 138.2 6.9 6.7 6.2 6.5

South Dakota ............................................ 432.6 431.7 432.4 434.1 16.3 12.8 13.7 13.7 3.8 3.0 3.2 3.2

Tennessee ................................................ 2,909.3 2,981.8 2,986.5 2,994.7 162.1 166.3 175.5 171.4 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.7

Texas ........................................................ 11,253.3 11,442.8 11,467.5 11,503.5 593.3 579.2 600.6 583.0 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.1

Utah .......................................................... 1,271.1 1,308.7 1,307.5 1,314.7 51.7 40.0 44.0 42.5 4.1 3.1 3.4 3.2

Vermont .................................................... 356.4 361.9 363.0 364.2 12.5 12.0 12.7 13.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.7

Virginia ...................................................... 3,949.9 3,994.0 4,001.6 4,001.1 140.9 124.4 129.2 127.3 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.2

Washington ............................................... 3,303.8 3,348.0 3,337.0 3,328.1 183.4 169.6 175.5 172.8 5.6 5.1 5.3 5.2

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,369.7 1,430.2 1,414.4 1,414.1 66.5 61.1 59.6 58.7 4.9 4.3 4.2 4.2

West Virginia ............................................ 804.3 815.0 819.2 821.6 41.9 39.6 43.9 48.4 5.2 4.9 5.4 5.9

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,042.3 3,086.7 3,080.5 3,074.2 143.7 145.7 154.4 141.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.6

Wyoming ................................................... 286.2 290.8 288.0 291.2 11.1 9.7 8.7 9.5 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.3

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,433.7 - - - 156.9 - - - 10.9 - - -

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. - Data not available.

 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

July August July August July August

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

Alabama ................................................... 2,168.2 2,196.0 2,159.3 2,191.6 91.0 93.4 90.2 84.4 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.9

Alaska ....................................................... 348.8 357.5 345.3 351.9 20.7 22.6 20.1 19.4 5.9 6.3 5.8 5.5

Arizona ..................................................... 2,840.1 2,952.9 2,854.6 2,953.4 146.5 148.5 143.1 111.7 5.2 5.0 5.0 3.8

Arkansas ................................................... 1,387.1 1,408.0 1,373.4 1,391.2 72.0 80.3 62.7 70.1 5.2 5.7 4.6 5.0

California .................................................. 17,807.0 17,921.3 17,825.2 17,768.0 993.8 914.4 920.2 863.1 5.6 5.1 5.2 4.9

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,832.8 4,882.1 4,823.1 4,811.4 272.7 247.3 245.3 243.2 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.1

Colorado ................................................... 2,557.8 2,650.2 2,567.2 2,668.0 129.9 123.5 121.5 123.2 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.6

Connecticut ............................................... 1,855.2 1,877.8 1,844.8 1,870.9 96.6 87.2 89.5 83.1 5.2 4.6 4.9 4.4

Delaware .................................................. 443.2 452.7 441.3 449.1 19.5 17.7 18.7 17.0 4.4 3.9 4.2 3.8

District of Columbia .................................. 305.4 301.9 299.8 295.7 19.6 19.2 18.4 18.0 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.1

Florida ....................................................... 8,730.9 9,034.2 8,726.7 9,021.5 342.0 317.6 328.6 320.6 3.9 3.5 3.8 3.6

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,125.8 1,149.3 1,125.3 1,148.5 51.2 45.2 49.0 49.5 4.5 3.9 4.4 4.3

Georgia ..................................................... 4,622.9 4,725.8 4,608.1 4,701.0 260.3 240.0 244.8 218.5 5.6 5.1 5.3 4.6

Hawaii ....................................................... 641.0 659.4 637.4 651.5 19.5 21.7 17.7 18.3 3.0 3.3 2.8 2.8

Idaho ......................................................... 744.1 766.4 744.3 764.5 25.5 24.6 24.7 22.5 3.4 3.2 3.3 2.9

Illinois ........................................................ 6,558.5 6,635.8 6,504.7 6,615.4 388.4 319.7 357.8 305.8 5.9 4.8 5.5 4.6

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,029.7 4,081.0 3,971.1 4,051.1 258.5 189.7 229.6 178.0 6.4 4.6 5.8 4.4

Indiana ...................................................... 3,253.0 3,297.7 3,230.5 3,259.7 172.0 182.9 171.1 169.0 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.2

Iowa .......................................................... 1,681.4 1,700.5 1,663.7 1,685.9 68.1 57.0 68.2 55.6 4.0 3.4 4.1 3.3

Kansas ...................................................... 1,500.1 1,503.9 1,475.5 1,478.0 80.1 75.6 73.9 71.5 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.8

Kentucky ................................................... 2,024.0 2,054.5 2,001.8 2,033.6 124.5 127.9 115.1 111.1 6.2 6.2 5.7 5.5

Louisiana .................................................. 2,158.9 1,894.1 2,134.2 1,860.2 134.8 66.9 124.0 69.9 6.2 3.5 5.8 3.8

Maine ........................................................ 731.8 732.6 731.1 735.3 33.3 32.6 30.0 29.0 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.9

Maryland ................................................... 2,998.3 3,068.5 2,969.2 3,028.7 132.1 139.6 122.0 123.2 4.4 4.5 4.1 4.1

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,410.6 3,422.5 3,404.4 3,415.9 166.8 165.9 154.6 161.0 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.7

Michigan ................................................... 5,171.0 5,184.8 5,128.2 5,128.8 379.5 399.0 315.3 341.7 7.3 7.7 6.1 6.7

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,222.0 2,203.5 2,214.7 2,193.8 172.4 177.4 154.9 154.6 7.8 8.1 7.0 7.0

Minnesota ................................................. 2,972.4 2,983.7 2,962.2 2,970.2 105.5 107.4 102.2 98.9 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.3

Mississippi ................................................ 1,368.7 1,336.1 1,352.6 1,311.5 100.8 111.6 100.6 94.5 7.4 8.3 7.4 7.2

Missouri .................................................... 3,064.6 3,079.0 3,020.5 3,058.1 168.1 146.8 143.1 149.8 5.5 4.8 4.7 4.9

Montana .................................................... 501.2 510.2 502.2 510.7 17.6 16.5 16.6 14.9 3.5 3.2 3.3 2.9

Nebraska .................................................. 1,002.6 999.9 986.5 985.1 40.0 34.3 33.6 30.6 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.1

Nevada ..................................................... 1,215.3 1,277.2 1,219.5 1,289.0 51.7 58.4 47.8 52.3 4.3 4.6 3.9 4.1

New Hampshire ........................................ 744.7 754.6 743.1 750.0 25.9 26.0 26.0 25.3 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.4

New Jersey ............................................... 4,502.2 4,551.2 4,475.3 4,531.5 215.0 248.7 188.5 230.7 4.8 5.5 4.2 5.1

New Mexico .............................................. 940.2 959.7 936.3 952.5 53.5 46.2 47.3 39.9 5.7 4.8 5.1 4.2

New York .................................................. 9,584.7 9,685.5 9,531.3 9,594.8 489.8 502.3 446.5 435.0 5.1 5.2 4.7 4.5

New York City ...................................... 3,773.4 3,826.1 3,751.9 3,780.5 225.8 229.9 206.7 191.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.1

North Carolina .......................................... 4,382.4 4,493.3 4,363.3 4,473.1 247.5 227.6 228.0 211.4 5.6 5.1 5.2 4.7

North Dakota ............................................ 369.9 373.7 369.4 372.1 12.0 11.9 11.2 11.8 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.2

Ohio .......................................................... 5,989.8 6,038.8 5,964.5 6,004.0 347.4 349.3 328.6 326.7 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.4

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,120.6 1,122.5 1,113.3 1,118.1 63.7 60.3 61.0 62.0 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.5

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,756.6 1,774.8 1,743.4 1,757.8 74.0 67.7 72.2 70.2 4.2 3.8 4.1 4.0

Oregon ...................................................... 1,881.0 1,908.6 1,881.2 1,908.7 114.0 101.9 110.5 98.7 6.1 5.3 5.9 5.2

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,399.1 6,404.2 6,357.9 6,362.5 324.4 313.1 297.2 302.3 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.8

Rhode Island ............................................ 576.5 587.0 577.5 583.2 30.6 33.6 28.5 32.1 5.3 5.7 4.9 5.5

South Carolina .......................................... 2,111.2 2,145.9 2,101.6 2,139.3 142.3 133.3 144.5 142.1 6.7 6.2 6.9 6.6

South Dakota ............................................ 442.7 444.0 439.1 441.2 16.2 13.5 14.9 12.7 3.7 3.0 3.4 2.9

Tennessee ................................................ 2,937.3 3,031.7 2,913.2 3,012.8 165.5 182.1 160.2 173.7 5.6 6.0 5.5 5.8

Texas ........................................................ 11,294.8 11,579.5 11,264.0 11,538.7 610.1 634.5 587.6 588.7 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.1

Utah .......................................................... 1,267.6 1,317.1 1,277.9 1,325.3 53.9 44.8 53.7 44.8 4.3 3.4 4.2 3.4

Vermont .................................................... 360.1 368.2 360.6 368.7 11.4 11.9 10.3 11.5 3.2 3.2 2.8 3.1

Virginia ...................................................... 3,997.2 4,065.6 3,972.4 4,030.2 140.3 132.8 140.6 129.2 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.2

Washington ............................................... 3,324.5 3,371.1 3,308.6 3,337.2 173.6 166.7 174.2 164.5 5.2 4.9 5.3 4.9

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,370.2 1,419.4 1,366.4 1,411.6 64.0 57.7 60.7 55.4 4.7 4.1 4.4 3.9

West Virginia ............................................ 817.8 835.0 807.9 827.1 39.9 42.4 38.7 46.6 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.6

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,090.0 3,130.6 3,067.4 3,101.8 142.7 152.0 132.4 131.6 4.6 4.9 4.3 4.2

Wyoming ................................................... 289.2 293.9 288.6 294.6 9.7 7.2 9.0 7.5 3.4 2.4 3.1 2.6

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,421.3 - 1,428.4 - 169.6 - 160.3 - 11.9 - 11.2 -

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. - Data not available.

 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

Aug.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006p Aug.2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006p Aug.2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006p

Alabama ............................... 1,948.9 1,981.3 1,982.2 1,979.0 106.3 110.2 110.2 109.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 311.1 315.7 315.0 316.3 18.8 18.9 19.0 18.9 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Arizona ................................. 2,527.6 2,621.4 2,637.1 2,643.7 222.6 241.5 244.4 245.5 181.9 183.4 183.3 182.9

Arkansas ............................... 1,180.9 1,194.4 1,196.1 1,196.5 54.7 56.0 56.1 55.9 200.0 197.5 197.2 196.5

California .............................. 14,834.3 14,982.8 14,989.4 15,026.3 909.4 922.5 920.0 916.2 1,508.6 1,508.0 1,507.2 1,510.4

Colorado ............................... 2,228.8 2,269.6 2,276.8 2,282.6 162.1 167.7 167.7 167.1 150.3 149.5 150.9 152.4

Connecticut ........................... 1,663.7 1,671.6 1,672.6 1,672.3 65.8 63.7 63.8 63.8 194.9 195.0 194.9 194.2

Delaware 3 ........................... 430.8 435.5 436.4 437.3 27.7 29.0 28.9 29.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 680.6 690.6 689.2 691.7 12.5 12.9 12.9 12.9 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 7,850.8 8,058.0 8,070.4 8,094.1 582.1 619.3 621.7 620.4 401.6 399.9 399.0 400.0

Georgia ................................ 4,018.6 4,068.4 4,081.3 4,098.3 211.0 215.8 217.1 218.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Hawaii 3 ................................ 604.9 617.5 616.7 619.2 33.7 35.9 36.2 36.1 15.3 15.2 15.2 15.4

Idaho .................................... 614.7 640.4 641.2 642.0 45.7 52.9 53.0 53.0 63.1 63.7 64.2 64.3

Illinois .................................... 5,870.8 5,915.6 5,946.7 5,951.3 267.2 275.8 277.1 275.5 687.1 677.8 680.4 678.1

Indiana .................................. 2,952.5 2,976.6 2,979.5 2,977.3 147.6 151.1 151.5 150.7 569.0 572.8 572.9 572.6

Iowa ...................................... 1,481.0 1,508.1 1,510.3 1,509.7 71.9 76.1 76.8 77.1 229.7 235.0 234.8 235.0

Kansas .................................. 1,332.9 1,345.3 1,341.3 1,342.2 62.9 65.6 65.0 64.5 179.6 180.3 180.6 179.1

Kentucky ............................... 1,831.1 1,849.4 1,843.9 1,852.7 84.6 86.6 86.8 86.4 261.9 260.5 254.9 260.2

Louisiana .............................. 1,960.2 1,769.3 1,780.5 1,784.9 122.7 107.5 109.2 111.3 154.7 144.0 143.9 145.5

Maine .................................... 611.5 613.7 614.5 614.1 30.6 31.4 31.5 31.3 60.8 59.0 59.2 58.8

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,556.3 2,581.7 2,582.4 2,583.4 185.7 186.8 186.1 187.0 140.3 138.7 138.3 138.2

Massachusetts ...................... 3,195.6 3,221.1 3,225.7 3,224.7 139.9 142.2 142.8 142.0 303.9 306.2 307.4 306.3

Michigan ............................... 4,378.7 4,373.1 4,343.9 4,361.8 191.9 191.9 191.8 192.8 675.1 659.1 632.0 643.4

Minnesota ............................. 2,710.6 2,773.9 2,783.5 2,781.0 128.1 130.6 130.2 130.5 344.0 348.1 347.9 348.1

Mississippi ............................ 1,135.0 1,133.0 1,135.3 1,139.4 51.3 55.4 55.5 56.4 178.8 175.3 176.3 176.1

Missouri ............................... 2,740.0 2,750.9 2,762.4 2,763.0 141.2 143.3 142.1 143.5 307.3 302.4 304.8 299.6

Montana ................................ 422.3 430.7 436.5 436.3 28.2 29.6 30.3 30.2 19.4 19.4 19.8 20.0

Nebraska 3 ........................... 935.6 954.8 955.8 951.5 47.6 46.0 45.9 46.4 101.2 103.6 103.7 103.7

Nevada ................................. 1,230.5 1,288.6 1,294.5 1,296.0 137.4 148.0 149.9 150.4 47.5 49.5 49.6 49.7

New Hampshire .................... 637.1 639.5 640.8 640.4 29.9 31.9 31.5 31.7 79.3 76.5 76.5 76.6

New Jersey ........................... 4,051.3 4,084.0 4,080.3 4,080.7 168.8 172.0 171.2 171.6 327.2 320.0 317.2 315.4

New Mexico .......................... 810.9 828.4 832.4 835.7 54.8 58.5 59.6 59.6 35.7 37.3 37.4 37.0

New York .............................. 8,537.5 8,599.3 8,608.2 8,618.1 323.5 329.6 330.8 331.0 578.5 565.2 560.6 560.0

North Carolina ...................... 3,918.9 3,987.7 3,980.3 3,988.9 231.9 241.3 241.0 241.9 564.6 560.8 559.4 559.8

North Dakota ........................ 345.9 351.0 351.0 351.4 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.0 26.2 26.3 26.3 26.4

Ohio ...................................... 5,424.9 5,460.9 5,458.3 5,457.8 232.8 237.8 238.2 237.0 810.1 809.0 803.7 804.5

Oklahoma ............................. 1,515.9 1,538.3 1,538.2 1,534.5 65.7 69.3 68.2 68.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Oregon ................................. 1,665.2 1,708.1 1,715.3 1,718.8 91.6 101.2 100.8 102.0 203.3 210.3 210.7 209.3

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,711.1 5,751.1 5,758.8 5,758.8 254.8 257.0 257.8 258.1 681.9 669.1 668.4 666.7

Rhode Island ........................ 492.4 494.4 494.9 493.7 22.0 23.3 23.0 23.2 54.9 53.3 54.5 53.1

South Carolina ...................... 1,859.3 1,901.2 1,910.9 1,911.6 117.4 125.1 125.4 125.4 260.2 259.5 258.3 255.7

South Dakota ........................ 390.8 399.2 399.3 400.8 21.1 22.6 22.3 22.3 39.9 42.3 42.5 42.6

Tennessee ............................ 2,747.0 2,779.3 2,779.6 2,780.0 120.9 124.4 124.2 124.2 405.2 404.3 401.4 401.0

Texas .................................... 9,760.0 9,960.1 9,972.2 9,994.8 567.2 597.9 602.1 607.5 901.0 904.5 901.1 904.2

Utah ...................................... 1,157.3 1,200.7 1,204.3 1,205.9 82.7 94.2 95.2 95.2 117.8 121.4 121.9 122.0

Vermont ................................ 305.3 307.6 308.2 308.3 17.1 17.5 17.9 18.0 36.7 36.6 36.5 36.5

Virginia .................................. 3,679.4 3,727.6 3,727.6 3,734.6 246.5 260.3 260.2 261.2 296.0 297.4 297.9 298.2

Washington ........................... 2,788.2 2,862.5 2,867.6 2,870.6 178.8 193.0 194.5 193.6 274.3 281.8 284.2 283.7

West Virginia ........................ 747.5 753.9 753.8 755.1 36.6 39.9 39.9 40.0 61.4 61.6 61.4 61.4

Wisconsin ............................. 2,835.4 2,869.9 2,869.4 2,868.5 129.6 133.1 134.5 135.2 507.6 509.4 507.9 508.3

Wyoming ............................... 263.9 272.9 273.8 274.9 20.6 22.2 22.3 23.0 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

Aug.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006p Aug.2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006p Aug.2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006p

Alabama ............................... 381.5 383.5 383.7 383.7 97.8 98.4 98.6 98.4 208.2 217.5 215.7 215.5

Alaska ................................... 63.5 64.3 64.3 64.8 14.8 14.8 15.0 14.9 24.0 24.6 24.6 24.5

Arizona ................................. 488.1 508.0 511.3 511.4 176.0 180.5 182.2 182.4 373.6 397.9 398.4 399.5

Arkansas ............................... 245.6 248.2 248.4 248.9 51.7 52.8 52.7 52.7 111.5 114.9 116.0 116.2

California .............................. 2,826.7 2,835.3 2,837.9 2,838.5 931.2 942.0 942.6 944.6 2,157.2 2,197.9 2,198.1 2,206.0

Colorado ............................... 413.2 418.3 419.0 420.1 158.7 161.6 161.2 161.2 316.4 329.2 331.4 332.0

Connecticut ........................... 311.3 310.2 309.8 309.5 142.8 143.8 143.9 144.4 200.1 203.1 204.1 203.3

Delaware 3 ........................... 81.8 82.5 82.8 82.9 44.8 43.9 44.1 44.3 62.4 63.8 63.4 63.6

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 148.3 151.9 151.4 151.4

Florida .................................. 1,573.5 1,605.1 1,608.1 1,613.2 528.3 542.6 543.9 543.9 1,333.3 1,392.2 1,386.2 1,398.2

Georgia ................................ 855.6 874.0 876.4 873.1 225.5 229.8 229.8 230.1 536.5 545.2 549.4 550.0

Hawaii 3 ................................ 118.6 122.1 122.3 122.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 124.1 126.6 127.4 127.7 30.0 32.3 32.2 32.1 77.5 82.1 82.3 81.7

Illinois .................................... 1,189.2 1,193.2 1,199.7 1,200.6 403.3 409.8 412.6 413.6 824.6 851.9 853.9 855.8

Indiana .................................. 584.5 585.0 587.1 587.8 138.8 141.5 141.5 141.5 275.2 275.8 275.9 276.3

Iowa ...................................... 305.9 310.1 308.8 308.1 98.1 100.7 100.7 100.5 112.8 116.8 118.1 117.8

Kansas .................................. 260.9 258.6 257.9 258.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 132.4 132.3 132.1 132.7

Kentucky ............................... 378.0 383.4 383.2 381.8 87.8 88.2 88.2 88.7 172.1 174.7 173.9 175.4

Louisiana .............................. 386.6 364.2 365.7 366.2 100.6 95.9 95.2 94.9 192.8 172.2 174.0 174.2

Maine .................................... 124.9 124.5 124.9 124.6 34.1 34.0 34.3 34.2 50.4 51.6 52.0 52.1

Maryland 3 ............................ 473.0 473.8 471.8 471.8 158.3 160.7 161.1 161.0 385.0 393.5 393.6 394.8

Massachusetts ...................... 570.1 568.6 567.9 568.1 221.6 225.1 226.0 225.2 461.1 468.9 469.7 470.0

Michigan ............................... 804.9 793.5 793.1 793.4 217.8 219.9 220.0 219.7 587.3 600.7 598.6 601.7

Minnesota ............................. 526.6 535.2 535.2 531.2 177.7 181.3 180.4 180.9 302.2 317.6 320.9 321.2

Mississippi ............................ 222.7 224.8 226.0 226.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 86.5 91.2 89.9 89.3

Missouri ............................... 541.4 547.8 548.6 549.3 164.2 166.8 167.1 166.5 321.7 322.5 325.2 326.2

Montana ................................ 87.8 88.9 89.4 89.8 21.5 22.0 22.5 22.6 35.4 36.0 37.0 37.3

Nebraska 3 ........................... 200.1 202.2 202.5 202.5 64.7 66.4 66.8 67.0 96.4 100.6 101.4 100.4

Nevada ................................. 216.6 227.6 228.4 228.8 65.5 68.1 68.0 68.4 145.2 159.0 160.3 159.5

New Hampshire .................... 141.1 142.2 142.4 141.2 39.5 40.6 40.5 40.6 59.9 61.3 61.2 61.1

New Jersey ........................... 883.2 885.8 885.3 884.2 281.8 283.6 283.1 283.2 595.0 600.4 603.1 604.5

New Mexico .......................... 140.7 140.5 141.6 142.0 35.1 35.6 35.7 35.6 92.7 94.8 95.4 96.2

New York .............................. 1,501.8 1,514.3 1,513.6 1,513.6 716.3 726.5 726.5 728.4 1,086.1 1,096.9 1,100.4 1,102.3

North Carolina ...................... 736.2 734.0 733.5 736.3 197.7 204.3 205.4 205.3 444.5 453.6 453.8 454.7

North Dakota ........................ 74.5 75.9 76.4 76.8 19.0 19.3 19.6 19.5 27.0 27.6 27.5 27.2

Ohio ...................................... 1,042.9 1,043.0 1,041.5 1,039.3 309.5 311.7 311.3 310.9 643.6 650.5 650.2 653.4

Oklahoma ............................. 280.6 280.7 282.0 282.5 84.2 84.7 84.9 85.3 171.0 173.7 173.7 173.2

Oregon ................................. 329.5 336.7 338.4 340.5 103.0 106.5 107.4 107.2 186.5 193.4 193.8 193.0

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,127.2 1,131.2 1,134.8 1,136.0 336.6 335.4 335.6 336.2 657.4 671.1 671.2 671.6

Rhode Island ........................ 80.4 79.7 79.4 79.6 34.5 35.9 36.2 36.6 55.5 56.6 56.5 56.6

South Carolina ...................... 358.7 368.7 368.6 368.2 97.9 101.3 102.7 103.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

South Dakota ........................ 79.2 79.4 80.0 80.0 28.6 29.5 29.3 29.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Tennessee ............................ 598.8 607.4 608.2 608.9 143.3 144.3 144.1 144.2 312.0 315.5 315.5 314.9

Texas .................................... 2,000.3 2,034.1 2,032.4 2,036.5 611.5 627.5 628.7 629.7 1,157.6 1,217.8 1,215.4 1,216.4

Utah ...................................... 227.4 232.6 232.4 232.4 67.9 71.0 71.3 71.3 148.0 157.4 158.2 157.6

Vermont ................................ 59.3 59.8 59.7 59.3 13.2 13.4 13.3 13.3 21.7 22.3 22.4 22.2

Virginia .................................. 658.5 661.3 656.9 659.3 192.9 194.5 195.7 196.9 609.3 621.9 624.1 626.0

Washington ........................... 533.5 545.0 543.0 545.4 155.1 157.6 157.7 157.8 319.2 335.5 340.3 339.8

West Virginia ........................ 139.3 139.8 139.8 140.3 29.9 30.0 29.8 29.6 58.9 58.8 59.1 59.5

Wisconsin ............................. 540.4 535.8 537.6 537.7 158.8 160.0 159.2 159.6 258.8 267.5 268.3 267.6

Wyoming ............................... 50.7 52.6 52.8 52.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 15.9 16.6 16.9 17.1

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

Aug.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006p Aug.2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006p Aug.2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006p

Alabama ............................... 201.1 205.8 206.7 206.1 165.1 171.0 170.6 170.4 365.1 368.5 369.1 368.3

Alaska ................................... 35.7 36.3 36.3 36.3 31.3 31.8 32.1 32.1 81.2 82.0 80.9 81.7

Arizona ................................. 276.1 284.4 285.8 287.3 256.1 268.8 269.3 270.5 406.3 405.8 410.3 411.9

Arkansas ............................... 147.6 149.8 149.9 150.7 93.8 95.6 95.9 96.2 206.7 209.1 209.1 208.7

California .............................. 1,584.5 1,614.0 1,609.4 1,615.3 1,475.8 1,511.6 1,513.9 1,518.0 2,424.5 2,435.9 2,447.8 2,458.1

Colorado ............................... 225.3 229.1 229.2 230.6 257.0 263.3 264.3 264.5 362.7 366.6 368.6 369.8

Connecticut ........................... 273.6 275.5 276.9 277.1 130.1 131.0 132.4 133.0 243.6 247.5 245.0 245.2

Delaware 3 ........................... 53.8 55.3 56.0 55.1 40.7 41.9 41.5 41.3 59.4 58.8 59.6 59.7

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 54.5 56.1 55.6 56.4 234.3 232.5 234.2 235.5

Florida .................................. 941.9 963.0 966.9 971.1 890.3 917.3 927.9 926.6 1,083.2 1,099.1 1,097.5 1,100.6

Georgia ................................ 424.6 435.4 437.8 439.4 371.0 380.0 377.9 381.1 654.8 658.7 658.6 668.6

Hawaii 3 ................................ 70.0 71.5 70.6 70.9 106.5 108.9 108.3 108.7 120.9 120.6 119.9 120.4

Idaho .................................... 68.4 70.8 71.3 71.2 57.4 60.8 60.5 60.5 114.8 116.5 115.6 116.8

Illinois .................................... 747.3 753.4 755.6 756.9 513.7 528.3 531.7 534.7 850.7 839.1 848.6 849.3

Indiana .................................. 377.9 381.9 383.5 381.9 278.4 283.8 283.5 282.5 423.3 425.5 424.1 424.9

Iowa ...................................... 195.9 199.7 200.4 200.5 129.4 132.5 132.5 132.4 245.9 247.1 248.3 248.8

Kansas .................................. 164.3 165.8 164.9 164.5 110.3 111.9 110.5 110.6 252.0 260.6 260.3 263.1

Kentucky ............................... 235.9 241.3 241.5 241.3 165.2 170.3 169.9 170.3 318.1 316.1 316.8 319.8

Louisiana .............................. 257.1 213.2 215.1 213.4 212.7 171.2 173.2 173.7 384.3 367.5 369.3 370.4

Maine .................................... 112.6 113.8 113.8 113.8 59.0 58.9 58.9 59.3 105.2 106.5 106.2 106.5

Maryland 3 ............................ 353.1 365.3 365.6 367.1 230.5 235.1 235.5 235.2 465.5 463.6 462.0 459.5

Massachusetts ...................... 591.3 596.2 598.0 600.2 292.1 293.3 293.9 294.2 408.0 411.4 410.3 409.2

Michigan ............................... 567.5 574.6 573.5 575.0 404.1 408.5 404.1 408.1 675.3 672.2 677.5 673.6

Minnesota ............................. 390.4 402.7 403.7 404.6 239.0 249.4 251.4 251.9 419.4 422.5 426.9 425.9

Mississippi ............................ 121.0 122.5 122.2 123.5 126.0 116.3 116.7 119.2 241.1 243.9 243.1 242.3

Missouri ............................... 367.4 376.6 377.0 374.6 271.2 273.4 274.6 274.7 438.2 431.3 436.5 441.8

Montana ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 55.0 56.4 57.4 57.6 85.8 87.7 88.0 87.0

Nebraska 3 ........................... 128.9 133.7 133.7 133.9 79.1 82.2 81.9 81.9 160.9 163.9 164.2 160.5

Nevada ................................. 84.9 88.0 88.4 88.5 330.1 337.3 338.4 338.9 143.4 148.3 148.2 148.1

New Hampshire .................... 98.4 100.6 100.9 101.1 64.6 64.5 64.8 64.7 88.9 87.3 87.9 88.1

New Jersey ........................... 559.6 572.2 572.3 573.4 334.7 344.2 344.6 345.4 643.5 648.5 647.2 646.6

New Mexico .......................... 105.9 108.5 109.3 110.2 83.6 85.0 85.7 86.1 201.3 204.4 203.9 204.8

New York .............................. 1,544.5 1,563.1 1,566.1 1,568.8 668.5 678.0 678.5 681.3 1,486.4 1,489.7 1,493.4 1,493.7

North Carolina ...................... 464.9 481.7 484.3 484.6 354.1 362.3 361.3 363.1 665.5 685.4 679.6 681.6

North Dakota ........................ 49.1 49.4 49.8 50.1 31.1 31.9 32.2 32.0 74.7 75.6 74.0 75.0

Ohio ...................................... 760.9 774.0 774.8 775.2 499.0 510.8 510.7 509.8 800.4 799.5 802.6 802.3

Oklahoma ............................. 183.3 185.7 186.6 185.5 132.2 133.9 132.1 132.4 313.1 318.7 321.7 318.9

Oregon ................................. 200.8 208.2 207.3 209.1 161.0 163.0 165.0 163.6 288.0 286.1 289.1 291.9

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,032.2 1,052.4 1,058.9 1,060.1 484.5 490.9 492.1 492.6 743.6 749.9 744.4 742.5

Rhode Island ........................ 95.7 96.3 95.5 95.6 49.8 50.8 50.9 50.8 65.0 65.4 65.5 65.0

South Carolina ...................... 185.4 191.8 191.6 191.7 201.3 202.9 205.1 206.5 330.6 334.6 333.8 340.5

South Dakota ........................ 57.9 58.9 58.5 58.7 42.1 42.8 42.7 43.8 74.2 74.7 74.8 74.4

Tennessee ............................ 333.0 337.4 339.4 340.3 263.3 271.4 271.4 271.8 415.1 416.4 417.8 418.3

Texas .................................... 1,186.9 1,211.8 1,211.9 1,213.6 906.9 924.7 926.2 926.9 1,688.6 1,696.2 1,710.3 1,713.3

Utah ...................................... 129.3 134.6 133.9 134.0 104.4 107.4 107.3 107.2 204.6 205.2 205.5 207.8

Vermont ................................ 54.3 55.2 55.2 55.4 33.0 33.3 33.5 33.1 53.1 52.7 53.0 53.3

Virginia .................................. 396.1 405.6 407.9 409.1 329.8 331.6 331.8 333.1 663.1 671.1 671.6 671.5

Washington ........................... 330.2 336.0 335.5 336.0 263.3 271.8 271.3 271.3 526.4 530.6 530.0 532.5

West Virginia ........................ 114.3 113.7 114.4 114.8 69.5 70.5 70.9 70.6 143.4 143.8 142.2 142.0

Wisconsin ............................. 383.6 400.2 402.1 399.6 258.4 262.1 265.1 262.7 409.7 411.9 403.4 406.2

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 32.1 32.3 32.3 32.2 65.4 65.9 65.7 66.2

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

July August July August July August July August

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

Alabama ................... 1,939.3 1,972.3 1,945.6 1,972.3 13.0 13.3 13.0 13.4 106.5 110.4 106.9 110.1 298.6 301.4 298.4 300.9

Alaska ....................... 333.3 337.1 332.9 337.0 11.1 12.2 11.2 12.2 22.3 22.5 22.7 22.9 21.4 21.2 19.3 18.9

Arizona ..................... 2,465.4 2,582.0 2,501.7 2,617.6 8.2 10.7 8.2 10.8 222.6 246.1 224.2 247.0 182.3 183.6 182.4 183.4

Arkansas ................... 1,167.4 1,184.6 1,176.2 1,192.1 7.1 7.6 7.3 7.6 56.1 57.7 56.6 57.8 200.0 197.4 200.6 197.1

California .................. 14,719.5 14,939.1 14,780.4 14,971.0 24.1 25.2 24.4 25.5 924.9 939.8 936.3 944.2 1,521.2 1,517.3 1,528.3 1,529.1

Colorado ................... 2,238.1 2,284.9 2,241.5 2,290.3 17.6 20.2 17.9 20.6 168.4 174.8 169.6 174.4 151.7 151.3 151.5 152.4

Connecticut ............... 1,655.3 1,664.6 1,652.2 1,662.3 .8 .8 .8 .8 69.8 67.9 70.0 68.1 195.0 193.8 194.5 193.5

Delaware ................. 432.9 440.4 433.0 439.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 28.6 29.9 28.5 29.8 32.4 32.5 34.0 33.6

District of Columbia .. 686.4 697.8 683.7 695.0 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12.6 13.2 12.7 13.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.3

Florida ....................... 7,703.7 7,950.5 7,813.6 8,056.6 7.2 7.4 7.3 7.5 580.5 624.3 584.3 622.7 398.4 397.6 399.9 398.5

Georgia ..................... 3,984.3 4,062.1 4,033.9 4,109.4 12.3 12.4 12.3 12.4 212.2 221.0 213.9 221.1 448.9 448.8 451.4 451.6

Hawaii ...................... 596.5 611.1 600.0 613.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 33.9 36.4 34.3 36.2 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.3

Idaho ........................ 617.7 645.7 621.4 648.2 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.7 48.5 56.8 49.2 57.2 63.5 64.7 63.9 65.3

Illinois ........................ 5,905.2 5,971.3 5,907.5 5,970.9 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.3 285.1 293.8 285.9 293.2 689.5 681.0 689.8 679.0

Indiana ...................... 2,924.7 2,946.6 2,940.4 2,956.1 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.1 156.6 158.8 156.8 157.9 567.1 572.9 573.3 575.7

Iowa .......................... 1,472.3 1,498.5 1,471.7 1,498.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 78.4 83.7 78.6 83.7 231.8 236.7 231.1 236.3

Kansas ...................... 1,316.8 1,323.8 1,317.5 1,320.1 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.8 66.5 69.3 66.2 67.9 180.4 180.2 180.1 179.1

Kentucky ................... 1,817.6 1,838.4 1,834.2 1,852.5 21.7 23.3 21.9 23.5 89.0 89.9 88.2 89.1 254.8 253.4 262.4 260.1

Louisiana .................. 1,941.0 1,768.2 1,944.7 1,769.6 46.1 48.1 46.3 48.3 120.9 108.0 121.7 110.2 154.3 144.2 155.0 145.7

Maine ........................ 622.4 624.3 623.1 625.3 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 33.3 33.9 33.1 33.7 61.2 58.5 62.1 59.5

Maryland ................... 2,568.0 2,604.5 2,563.5 2,599.3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 190.2 191.4 191.0 192.6 140.8 138.7 140.9 138.6

Massachusetts .......... 3,209.8 3,232.2 3,199.8 3,220.9 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 149.4 150.8 149.7 150.0 303.7 305.7 304.4 306.6

Michigan ................... 4,306.6 4,300.9 4,350.7 4,334.1 9.1 8.9 8.9 9.0 208.4 209.1 207.7 208.5 645.8 622.1 677.8 645.9

Minnesota ................. 2,712.7 2,789.6 2,715.0 2,786.5 6.2 6.6 6.1 6.5 144.0 145.5 144.1 146.4 348.1 351.3 349.7 353.8

Mississippi ................ 1,123.0 1,129.8 1,134.6 1,138.6 8.8 9.3 8.8 9.3 51.9 57.0 52.2 57.4 178.3 176.3 178.4 176.1

Missouri ................... 2,713.5 2,745.5 2,727.9 2,749.0 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.1 148.0 150.5 147.9 150.0 299.1 300.6 308.9 300.9

Montana .................... 427.8 440.6 428.1 441.6 8.1 8.5 8.2 8.6 30.3 32.7 30.9 33.1 19.8 20.2 19.7 20.3

Nebraska .................. 936.0 953.3 935.2 947.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 51.3 49.5 50.9 49.5 101.8 104.2 101.5 103.9

Nevada ..................... 1,225.5 1,288.3 1,228.9 1,293.8 10.9 11.6 11.0 11.7 138.1 152.0 140.0 153.6 48.0 49.7 47.9 49.7

New Hampshire ........ 638.2 643.9 640.5 644.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 31.4 33.3 31.7 33.5 78.7 76.0 79.3 76.6

New Jersey ............... 4,070.8 4,100.0 4,053.5 4,082.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 175.5 178.6 176.7 179.6 327.3 316.5 327.7 315.9

New Mexico .............. 805.1 830.0 809.8 836.0 17.0 18.6 17.1 18.7 56.4 61.7 56.5 61.8 36.3 37.9 36.8 38.5

New York .................. 8,524.3 8,610.2 8,509.3 8,587.5 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.6 339.4 349.0 344.4 352.8 579.1 561.2 581.4 562.6

North Carolina .......... 3,850.7 3,938.2 3,922.0 3,990.4 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.8 235.3 244.3 235.7 245.0 563.6 559.4 565.1 561.0

North Dakota ............ 339.6 345.3 342.3 347.7 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.7 20.4 19.8 20.3 19.8 26.4 26.7 26.4 26.6

Ohio .......................... 5,430.4 5,459.4 5,438.3 5,462.4 11.7 10.9 11.6 10.8 250.3 252.8 250.0 252.8 809.2 801.9 813.8 807.1

Oklahoma ................. 1,498.3 1,525.1 1,509.5 1,525.4 36.2 39.6 36.6 39.7 67.8 70.3 67.6 70.5 145.6 147.8 146.1 146.9

Oregon ...................... 1,655.8 1,710.1 1,663.5 1,714.7 10.1 9.9 10.1 10.1 95.3 104.4 97.2 107.0 208.9 215.1 208.4 213.7

Pennsylvania ............ 5,692.4 5,741.6 5,683.7 5,736.5 20.2 20.2 20.1 20.1 270.5 273.9 271.4 275.0 685.8 672.1 686.5 671.8

Rhode Island ............ 491.5 493.2 492.7 494.3 .3 .3 .3 .4 23.6 24.6 23.7 24.8 52.8 51.7 55.1 53.2

South Carolina .......... 1,837.3 1,888.0 1,865.2 1,908.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 118.3 127.3 119.0 126.9 260.6 258.6 260.6 256.0

South Dakota ............ 394.1 403.6 396.4 405.7 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 23.7 25.0 23.6 24.8 40.3 42.6 40.2 42.4

Tennessee ................ 2,730.1 2,763.7 2,750.3 2,783.9 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 124.4 127.7 124.7 128.0 406.2 400.5 407.0 402.8

Texas ........................ 9,684.9 9,917.2 9,737.4 9,964.7 168.2 177.0 168.7 178.7 571.7 608.3 573.4 614.3 903.9 903.3 904.9 907.1

Utah .......................... 1,140.8 1,193.1 1,152.2 1,201.0 8.7 10.3 8.9 10.5 85.7 98.8 86.9 100.0 118.0 121.9 118.4 122.3

Vermont .................... 300.4 303.3 300.5 303.5 .9 .9 .9 .9 19.0 19.7 19.0 19.8 37.0 36.7 37.1 36.8

Virginia ...................... 3,666.2 3,723.2 3,669.7 3,723.4 10.9 11.1 10.9 11.1 252.2 265.3 252.8 265.9 294.7 296.8 296.5 298.5

Washington ............... 2,789.2 2,876.2 2,789.5 2,874.3 9.2 8.4 9.1 8.3 184.3 201.6 188.0 204.0 278.1 287.1 278.1 287.6

West Virginia ............ 747.6 755.7 749.6 757.1 26.2 27.9 26.4 28.2 38.1 41.6 38.8 41.7 61.6 61.5 61.6 61.6

Wisconsin ................. 2,861.1 2,887.8 2,854.1 2,888.0 4.3 4.9 4.3 4.9 140.6 146.5 140.9 146.4 515.0 514.4 516.1 516.9

Wyoming ................... 271.0 282.3 271.4 282.5 23.2 26.2 23.4 26.3 22.6 24.4 22.8 25.2 9.7 10.2 9.8 10.1

Puerto Rico ............... 1,051.1 1,030.3 1,029.2 1,027.6 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 64.9 68.9 64.2 69.0 115.9 108.2 114.6 107.6

See footnotes at end of table.
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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 

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

July August July August July August July August

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

Alabama ................... 381.1 383.2 380.5 382.8 31.1 30.8 31.0 30.7 98.3 99.1 98.4 98.9 208.4 216.9 210.6 217.2

Alaska ....................... 68.6 69.4 68.7 69.6 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.0 15.3 15.4 15.4 15.5 25.7 26.1 25.8 26.3

Arizona ..................... 482.9 505.8 483.8 507.0 45.4 44.3 44.8 44.1 174.3 181.4 175.6 181.9 371.3 398.0 373.8 399.7

Arkansas ................... 245.8 248.3 245.4 248.7 20.1 20.4 20.1 20.4 52.0 53.1 52.1 53.1 112.2 116.3 113.3 118.1

California .................. 2,805.3 2,831.9 2,817.0 2,835.4 469.8 465.6 480.8 471.5 930.6 944.2 934.9 946.7 2,152.6 2,204.5 2,167.6 2,217.5

Colorado ................... 414.3 419.8 414.4 420.8 77.2 75.8 77.0 75.7 159.1 161.8 159.3 162.1 322.2 338.4 323.3 339.4

Connecticut ............... 306.6 306.7 305.4 305.3 38.3 37.8 38.1 37.6 144.7 145.0 144.4 145.5 202.4 205.2 202.2 205.1

Delaware ................. 82.2 83.1 82.1 82.8 6.7 7.6 6.6 7.5 45.6 44.7 45.6 44.8 62.4 63.7 62.4 63.8

District of Columbia .. 27.8 27.9 27.5 27.6 22.7 23.8 22.5 23.8 29.9 30.9 29.9 30.9 149.6 153.1 148.9 152.0

Florida ....................... 1,553.3 1,592.2 1,559.8 1,599.2 169.2 169.6 169.7 169.0 530.3 546.6 529.5 545.3 1,319.9 1,382.0 1,330.2 1,395.0

Georgia ..................... 856.5 870.7 855.5 872.1 116.9 115.7 115.4 115.4 225.0 230.6 225.9 231.3 534.9 551.5 543.4 556.6

Hawaii ...................... 118.0 121.8 118.4 122.0 10.5 11.1 10.9 11.1 29.5 30.2 29.5 30.2 74.1 77.2 74.7 77.9

Idaho ........................ 124.3 128.5 125.1 129.1 11.3 11.5 11.2 11.5 30.1 32.5 30.4 32.7 79.0 83.7 79.9 84.2

Illinois ........................ 1,184.7 1,196.5 1,187.4 1,198.2 119.7 117.1 118.9 117.0 407.0 414.4 407.2 414.3 836.4 863.4 841.2 867.6

Indiana ...................... 586.0 586.3 585.8 587.7 40.8 41.2 40.7 41.2 140.3 142.5 140.6 142.5 276.7 278.4 280.4 280.8

Iowa .......................... 308.6 310.2 307.7 310.0 33.3 32.3 33.0 32.1 99.0 101.4 98.9 101.3 113.9 118.6 114.2 118.8

Kansas ...................... 260.3 258.2 261.1 258.0 40.0 37.9 39.4 37.7 70.9 70.8 71.0 70.9 132.9 133.7 134.0 134.2

Kentucky ................... 377.8 381.9 378.1 381.7 29.6 29.5 29.5 29.5 88.1 88.9 88.5 89.3 170.5 174.4 173.6 176.9

Louisiana .................. 385.2 364.3 385.5 365.1 30.1 28.5 30.5 28.4 100.7 95.4 100.9 95.2 191.2 172.8 191.9 173.3

Maine ........................ 127.7 128.0 127.8 128.1 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.3 34.8 34.9 34.7 34.8 51.7 53.3 51.9 53.4

Maryland ................... 473.0 472.5 472.3 471.5 50.4 50.4 50.6 50.3 159.6 162.7 159.7 162.4 388.6 398.8 389.7 400.6

Massachusetts .......... 568.7 567.2 568.4 566.8 88.2 88.4 88.2 88.2 224.8 228.4 224.9 228.1 467.9 477.0 468.6 477.3

Michigan ................... 806.5 793.9 807.5 796.0 67.9 67.0 67.9 67.0 220.6 222.5 220.9 222.8 588.6 603.5 600.1 614.8

Minnesota ................. 526.3 536.3 528.0 532.5 59.3 61.5 59.2 61.5 178.4 181.8 178.9 182.1 304.3 324.7 307.4 326.7

Mississippi ................ 221.2 225.1 222.8 225.8 14.3 13.7 14.3 13.7 46.7 46.4 46.7 46.2 86.1 90.4 87.1 90.0

Missouri ................... 538.8 547.3 540.1 547.2 63.2 61.0 62.7 61.2 166.5 168.2 166.3 167.5 322.9 326.7 322.9 329.7

Montana .................... 88.8 90.8 88.8 91.1 7.9 8.0 7.9 8.0 21.9 22.7 21.9 22.8 36.5 38.2 36.8 38.9

Nebraska .................. 199.9 202.3 200.0 201.9 20.3 20.0 20.4 19.6 64.9 67.4 65.1 67.3 97.3 101.0 97.4 100.3

Nevada ..................... 215.5 227.1 216.2 227.8 14.5 14.7 14.4 14.6 65.3 68.3 65.8 68.6 143.8 157.9 145.8 160.3

New Hampshire ........ 141.0 142.6 141.8 142.0 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.9 39.9 40.9 39.9 41.0 60.1 61.8 61.2 62.4

New Jersey ............... 882.4 882.6 879.5 880.2 97.8 94.9 97.6 94.5 284.1 285.9 284.3 285.7 602.3 610.0 603.6 613.2

New Mexico .............. 139.7 141.2 140.7 142.4 14.7 15.4 14.7 15.7 35.1 36.0 35.2 35.9 92.7 96.4 93.2 97.0

New York .................. 1,490.1 1,502.6 1,492.6 1,503.2 270.6 271.4 271.6 272.6 724.7 734.3 724.1 734.6 1,093.3 1,112.4 1,095.9 1,113.1

North Carolina .......... 737.8 737.0 737.7 739.9 76.8 77.7 76.6 77.6 200.2 207.5 200.6 207.8 444.5 455.3 448.8 459.7

North Dakota ............ 74.4 76.3 74.3 76.6 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.9 18.9 19.6 19.1 19.6 27.2 27.6 27.5 27.7

Ohio .......................... 1,044.1 1,042.0 1,043.4 1,041.7 90.6 89.7 90.2 89.2 311.8 314.2 312.2 314.1 647.7 656.9 654.0 661.8

Oklahoma ................. 278.8 282.1 280.1 281.5 30.4 29.9 30.1 29.5 84.9 85.3 84.9 85.6 171.2 175.8 173.0 175.3

Oregon ...................... 329.5 338.8 331.4 341.5 33.8 33.4 33.8 32.9 104.3 108.9 104.8 108.5 187.0 197.5 191.1 197.7

Pennsylvania ............ 1,118.4 1,125.0 1,118.7 1,126.5 109.6 109.2 109.4 108.9 339.7 339.1 340.1 339.4 664.0 678.1 665.6 681.5

Rhode Island ............ 79.8 79.1 80.0 79.3 10.8 10.5 10.7 10.3 34.9 36.4 34.7 36.8 56.1 57.1 56.7 57.7

South Carolina .......... 359.7 368.8 359.9 367.6 27.1 29.0 27.1 29.3 99.3 104.5 99.2 104.5 204.5 211.5 207.3 211.0

South Dakota ............ 79.3 80.7 80.2 81.4 6.9 7.2 6.9 7.3 28.6 29.5 28.7 29.6 24.7 26.0 24.9 26.2

Tennessee ................ 595.6 605.6 597.8 607.9 50.0 50.1 49.6 49.7 144.0 144.9 144.2 145.1 308.3 313.1 313.8 316.7

Texas ........................ 1,990.4 2,028.7 2,005.5 2,039.1 223.8 221.5 223.6 221.8 613.5 632.1 615.4 633.2 1,157.7 1,223.9 1,166.2 1,226.1

Utah .......................... 225.5 232.4 227.7 233.1 32.5 33.5 33.0 33.7 67.9 71.0 68.1 71.3 148.1 159.5 150.1 160.5

Vermont .................... 59.3 59.9 59.2 59.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.3 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.5 22.3 22.9 22.3 22.9

Virginia ...................... 656.8 656.7 658.2 660.3 93.6 90.4 93.5 90.5 195.1 197.6 195.3 197.6 611.9 629.6 615.4 632.6

Washington ............... 533.6 546.3 537.2 549.3 96.0 99.2 96.7 99.7 155.8 159.0 157.2 159.2 322.3 343.4 324.7 345.0

West Virginia ............ 139.5 140.8 139.6 141.2 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.9 30.1 29.9 30.1 29.8 59.2 59.4 59.6 59.5

Wisconsin ................. 542.9 538.8 542.8 540.1 49.7 48.7 49.6 48.9 160.1 160.5 159.8 160.6 266.0 274.4 266.3 275.4

Wyoming ................... 52.4 54.4 52.4 54.2 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.3 10.9 11.5 10.9 11.4 16.8 17.8 17.0 18.0

Puerto Rico ............... 185.8 181.9 186.1 182.3 22.7 23.7 22.4 23.5 48.9 50.9 48.8 50.5 103.6 103.6 104.2 104.0

See footnotes at end of table.
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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

July August July August July August July August

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

Alabama ................... 198.8 204.6 200.0 204.9 168.6 174.4 169.6 173.8 82.2 82.8 81.7 82.6 352.7 355.4 355.5 357.0

Alaska ....................... 35.7 36.5 35.6 36.4 38.3 38.7 38.1 38.6 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.8 76.3 76.3 77.5 77.8

Arizona ..................... 269.5 280.4 274.8 285.9 249.2 263.4 250.2 264.5 93.6 97.6 94.1 97.7 366.1 370.7 389.8 395.6

Arkansas ................... 144.7 147.7 145.8 148.9 97.3 99.4 97.1 99.6 42.6 43.4 42.4 43.2 189.5 193.3 195.5 197.6

California .................. 1,550.9 1,583.8 1,553.0 1,586.4 1,504.8 1,543.7 1,508.1 1,548.4 512.5 522.9 512.2 522.3 2,322.8 2,360.2 2,317.8 2,344.0

Colorado ................... 223.3 227.3 224.4 229.1 269.5 274.7 269.5 275.0 89.6 90.3 89.5 90.0 345.2 350.5 345.1 350.8

Connecticut ............... 268.3 272.6 265.7 270.0 140.1 142.7 139.4 141.8 64.4 64.7 63.6 64.3 224.9 227.4 228.1 230.3

Delaware ................. 53.1 55.4 53.0 54.5 44.7 45.3 44.7 45.3 19.8 20.5 19.9 20.5 57.4 57.7 56.2 56.8

District of Columbia .. 86.0 88.6 85.7 88.4 54.4 56.1 54.1 55.9 59.6 59.8 59.2 59.5 241.7 242.2 241.1 241.4

Florida ....................... 930.5 956.8 935.6 964.9 876.4 916.9 878.1 913.7 338.2 342.0 337.5 341.6 999.8 1,015.1 1,081.7 1,099.2

Georgia ..................... 421.1 433.7 425.8 438.3 376.9 386.8 379.1 389.7 160.3 160.0 161.2 161.0 619.3 630.9 650.0 659.9

Hawaii ...................... 69.4 70.3 68.9 69.7 106.9 108.9 107.1 109.1 25.1 25.7 25.2 25.9 114.0 114.3 115.7 115.7

Idaho ........................ 66.8 69.7 67.4 70.0 61.7 64.6 62.1 65.2 19.1 19.6 19.0 19.7 108.9 109.4 108.5 108.6

Illinois ........................ 740.9 750.4 740.9 750.7 537.8 552.9 537.7 555.2 267.5 267.8 267.1 266.9 826.4 823.7 821.2 818.5

Indiana ...................... 369.1 374.1 365.7 370.1 289.1 291.8 291.3 292.0 112.0 112.6 111.8 112.2 380.0 380.8 387.0 388.9

Iowa .......................... 186.7 191.1 186.9 191.3 137.1 138.7 138.1 139.8 56.9 56.1 56.5 55.7 224.3 227.4 224.4 227.4

Kansas ...................... 162.8 163.4 163.0 163.0 113.8 113.9 113.3 113.8 52.5 53.8 52.3 52.9 229.0 234.9 229.4 234.8

Kentucky ................... 234.8 239.6 235.4 240.1 171.9 176.2 172.1 176.4 76.5 76.4 76.5 76.1 302.9 304.9 308.0 309.8

Louisiana .................. 253.6 211.9 254.2 211.0 214.8 175.7 214.8 175.7 72.4 59.0 72.4 59.1 371.7 360.3 371.5 357.6

Maine ........................ 111.4 112.6 111.4 112.6 74.5 74.5 74.7 75.0 20.6 20.7 20.5 20.5 93.2 93.9 92.8 93.5

Maryland ................... 351.5 363.5 350.5 362.6 249.1 254.8 247.5 253.5 118.6 120.6 118.4 120.2 446.2 451.1 442.9 447.0

Massachusetts .......... 576.3 584.1 573.8 582.6 321.0 320.8 319.9 319.6 122.1 123.2 121.2 122.2 385.6 384.4 378.6 377.4

Michigan ................... 558.6 564.0 556.9 564.2 428.2 433.1 429.6 433.8 180.0 180.1 180.1 180.3 592.9 596.7 593.3 591.8

Minnesota ................. 382.6 397.5 383.3 397.3 253.4 266.3 255.0 268.7 117.9 119.6 118.2 119.2 392.2 398.5 385.1 391.8

Mississippi ................ 117.4 120.1 119.8 122.2 129.0 119.5 129.5 121.2 37.3 37.4 37.2 37.7 232.0 234.6 237.8 239.0

Missouri ................... 365.4 372.2 365.6 371.4 286.5 290.3 286.8 289.4 120.0 120.4 119.4 120.5 397.7 403.2 402.0 406.1

Montana .................... 55.1 56.4 55.1 56.6 61.4 63.4 61.7 63.7 16.8 17.1 16.9 17.2 81.2 82.6 80.2 81.3

Nebraska .................. 127.7 131.7 127.8 132.3 82.1 85.2 82.6 84.8 36.8 36.1 36.4 35.4 153.9 155.9 153.1 152.4

Nevada ..................... 84.2 87.9 84.4 88.2 334.8 341.5 334.2 342.2 34.9 37.8 35.0 37.9 135.5 139.8 134.2 139.2

New Hampshire ........ 97.0 100.0 97.3 99.9 74.3 74.8 74.6 74.8 22.0 21.6 22.0 21.6 79.9 78.8 78.8 78.1

New Jersey ............... 555.1 568.6 552.3 566.2 365.4 375.7 362.2 372.8 161.4 163.2 160.5 162.4 617.7 622.1 607.3 610.4

New Mexico .............. 101.9 105.4 103.1 106.8 86.3 88.6 86.7 89.4 31.3 31.9 31.1 31.7 193.7 196.9 194.7 198.1

New York .................. 1,496.2 1,527.9 1,490.2 1,520.5 712.5 723.9 713.7 724.7 357.0 361.9 354.5 359.9 1,455.0 1,459.1 1,434.5 1,436.9

North Carolina .......... 459.9 477.6 464.6 480.2 369.7 381.2 370.3 381.2 176.2 183.6 177.3 182.9 579.9 607.8 638.6 648.3

North Dakota ............ 49.0 49.8 49.0 50.0 32.3 33.5 32.4 33.3 15.0 15.4 14.9 15.2 64.0 64.2 66.1 66.3

Ohio .......................... 747.8 759.8 749.0 759.3 531.8 542.8 532.0 541.9 226.8 226.3 226.6 226.2 758.6 762.1 755.5 757.5

Oklahoma ................. 180.3 183.8 182.4 184.1 135.5 135.5 135.9 135.9 75.0 74.4 74.6 73.8 292.6 300.6 298.2 302.6

Oregon ...................... 195.0 202.2 195.4 203.6 167.8 172.7 169.0 171.7 58.0 60.1 57.8 59.6 266.1 267.1 264.5 268.4

Pennsylvania ............ 1,008.3 1,037.6 1,003.9 1,033.7 518.0 524.0 518.9 525.4 269.5 271.5 267.7 270.1 688.4 690.9 681.4 684.1

Rhode Island ............ 91.9 92.4 91.4 92.1 55.6 56.2 55.2 56.0 24.0 23.3 23.9 23.0 61.7 61.6 61.0 60.7

South Carolina .......... 183.7 187.2 184.7 188.2 213.1 215.6 211.2 214.1 73.0 77.5 74.0 77.2 293.2 303.2 317.4 328.4

South Dakota ............ 56.9 57.8 57.2 58.0 46.4 47.6 48.2 49.3 15.8 15.9 15.8 15.9 70.5 70.2 69.7 69.8

Tennessee ................ 329.6 336.7 330.9 338.2 273.1 281.9 273.0 281.9 102.4 103.3 101.9 102.7 392.4 395.7 403.3 406.7

Texas ........................ 1,174.9 1,203.5 1,185.4 1,211.4 930.1 947.8 927.7 947.1 353.7 350.9 351.7 349.5 1,597.0 1,620.2 1,614.9 1,636.4

Utah .......................... 124.6 129.8 125.8 130.5 106.3 109.1 107.0 109.8 34.5 35.3 34.4 35.2 189.0 191.5 191.9 194.1

Vermont .................... 53.6 54.3 53.3 54.2 35.0 35.0 35.1 35.3 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 43.4 43.9 43.9 43.9

Virginia ...................... 376.3 387.1 377.7 388.3 350.9 357.0 350.8 355.9 183.7 183.1 183.0 181.6 640.1 648.5 635.6 641.1

Washington ............... 322.8 329.7 323.5 330.2 274.2 282.8 276.1 284.8 104.3 106.5 104.3 105.9 508.6 512.2 494.6 500.3

West Virginia ............ 112.8 113.2 113.1 113.2 72.6 73.8 73.0 74.1 56.1 56.7 56.0 57.0 139.5 139.1 139.5 138.9

Wisconsin ................. 384.0 397.8 380.0 395.9 279.7 286.4 280.2 284.8 137.1 139.2 135.8 139.0 381.7 376.2 378.3 375.1

Wyoming ................... 22.0 22.6 22.1 22.8 38.0 38.8 37.5 38.0 10.1 10.4 10.1 10.3 61.0 61.6 61.1 61.9

Puerto Rico ............... 93.7 96.7 95.0 97.9 72.1 73.8 72.1 74.4 20.9 24.3 21.1 24.6 322.6 298.3 300.7 293.8

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.