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USDL 06-697

For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT

Friday, April 21, 2006

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MARCH 2006

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in March. Overall, 33 states

registered over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 9 states recorded increases, and 8 states and

the District of Columbia had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor

reported today. Jobless rates were down over the year in 43 states and the District of Columbia, up in

5 states, and unchanged in 2 states. The national unemployment rate in March, 4.7 percent, was little

changed from that of February, but was down by 0.4 percentage point from a year earlier.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 40 states and decreased in 10 states and the District of

Columbia in March. The largest employment increases were reported in Florida (+24,500), Texas

(+23,200), Arizona (+16,600), and South Carolina (+14,100). Montana posted the largest over-the-month

percentage employment gain (+0.8 percent), followed by Nevada, South Carolina, and Wyoming (+0.7 percent each), and Arizona and Utah (+0.6 percent each). The largest employment decreases occurred in California (-10,800), Connecticut (-4,300), Massachusetts (-2,400), Idaho (-1,200), and Pennsylvania (-1,100).

Connecticut experienced the largest over-the-month percentage loss in employment (-0.3 percent), followed

by Idaho (-0.2 percent), and Alaska, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nebraska (-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 were reported in Nevada (+6.1

percent), Arizona (+5.5 percent), Idaho (+4.9 percent), Utah (+4.2 percent), and Florida (+4.0 percent).

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

The South continued to register the lowest regional unemployment rate in March, 4.4 percent, closely

followed by the West, 4.5 percent, and Northeast, 4.6 percent. The Midwest again recorded the highest

rate, 5.0 percent. The West reported the only statistically significant jobless rate change from February

(-0.2 percentage point). Over the year, unemployment rates were down significantly in the West (-0.8 percentage point) and Midwest and South (-0.6 point each). (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the lowest unemployment rates in March were recorded in the

Mountain and South Atlantic, 3.9 percent each, and West North Central, 4.1 percent. The highest division

jobless rates were reported in the East North Central, 5.4 percent, and East South Central, 5.3 percent.

The West North Central and Mountain divisions registered the only statistically significant over-the-month

unemployment rate changes (-0.3 and -0.2 percentage point, respectively). Significant over-the-year unemployment rate decreases were reported in the Mountain division (-0.9 percentage point), Pacific and
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South Atlantic (-0.8 point each), West North Central (-0.7 point), and East North Central and West South

Central (-0.6 point each). No division experienced a rate increase over the year.

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Hawaii again recorded the lowest state unemployment rate, 2.6 percent in March, followed by Wyoming,

2.9 percent. Twelve other states had jobless rates below 3.5 percent. Four states recorded the lowest

unemployment rates in their series—Alabama, 3.3 percent, Idaho, 3.2 percent, Montana, 3.4 percent, and

New Mexico, 4.0 percent. (All state series begin in 1976.) Mississippi—where unemployment remains

elevated following Hurricane Katrina—posted the highest unemployment rate, 7.9 percent in March. The

next highest rates were reported in Alaska, 7.0 percent, Michigan, 6.8 percent, and South Carolina, 6.5 percent. In March, 17 states registered unemployment rates that were significantly below the U.S. rate, 5 states

had measurably higher rates, and 28 states and the District of Columbia had rates that were little different

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

In March, six states recorded significant over-the-month jobless rate declines—New Mexico (-0.8 percentage point), Iowa (-0.6 point), Georgia and Maine (-0.5 point each), and Delaware and Utah (-0.4 point

each). The remaining 44 states and the District of Columbia registered rates that were not appreciably different from those of February.

The largest state jobless rate declines from March 2005 were recorded in New Mexico (-1.4 percentage

points), Ohio (-1.1 points), and Missouri and West Virginia (-1.0 point each). Twenty-six additional states

also had statistically significant rate decreases, ranging from -0.3 to -0.9 percentage point. The District of

Columbia’s rate declined by 1.6 percentage points from a year earlier. The only significant unemployment

rate increase from March 2005 was registered in Mississippi (+1.0 percentage point). Nineteen states recorded March jobless rates that were not appreciably different from those of a year earlier. (See table B.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Between February and March, 11 states posted statistically significant changes in employment, all of

them reporting increases. The largest gains occurred in Florida (+24,500), South Carolina (+14,100),

Arizona (+16,600), and Nevada (+8,400). Two less populous states, Montana and Wyoming, reported

statistically significant gains of 3,200 and 2,000, respectively. (See tables C and 5.)

Over the year, the measured changes in employment were statistically significant in 35 states and the

District of Columbia. All had increases in employment except for Louisiana, which was heavily impacted

by Hurricane Katrina. The largest gains occurred in Florida (+306,100), Texas (+279,400), California

(+262,100), Arizona (+136,700), and Georgia (+105,800). Six states and the District of Columbia experienced statistically significant gains that were less than 15,000: Nebraska (+14,700), District of Columbia (+10,800), Montana (+10,700), Wyoming (+9,900), West Virginia (+9,000), Delaware (+7,700), and

North Dakota (+6,400).

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

May 3. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for April is scheduled to be issued

on May 19.
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 Hurricane Katrina

For March, 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 Orleans-Metairie-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 March 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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United States.......................... 4.7

Alabama ................................. 3.3

Alaska .................................... 7.0

Delaware ................................ 3.6

Florida ................................... 3.1

Hawaii .................................... 2.6

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

Iowa ...................................... 3.8

Kentucky ............................... 6.0

Maryland ................................ 3.4

Michigan ................................ 6.8

Mississippi .............................. 7.9

Montana ................................. 3.4

Nebraska ............................... 3.2

Nevada .................................. 3.8

New Hampshire ..................... 3.4

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

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

South Dakota ......................... 3.3

Utah ....................................... 3.4

Vermont ................................. 3.3

Virginia ................................... 3.1

Wyoming ................................ 2.9

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

State March 2006
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Alabama ................................. 4.1 3.3 -0.8

Arizona .................................. 4.6 4.1 -.5

California ................................ 5.5 4.8 -.7

Colorado ................................ 5.2 4.3 -.9

District of Columbia ............... 6.9 5.3 -1.6

Florida ................................... 4.0 3.1 -.9

Georgia .................................. 5.1 4.5 -.6

Idaho ..................................... 4.0 3.2 -.8

Illinois..................................... 5.9 5.1 -.8

Indiana ................................... 5.5 4.9 -.6

Iowa ...................................... 4.6 3.8 -.8

Kansas................................... 5.1 4.7 -.4

Maine ..................................... 4.8 4.1 -.7

Maryland ................................ 4.2 3.4 -.8

Mississippi .............................. 6.9 7.9 1.0

Missouri ................................. 5.5 4.5 -1.0

Montana ................................. 4.1 3.4 -.7

Nebraska ............................... 3.8 3.2 -.6

Nevada .................................. 4.2 3.8 -.4

New Mexico .......................... 5.4 4.0 -1.4

North Carolina ....................... 5.1 4.5 -.6

Ohio....................................... 6.1 5.0 -1.1

Oklahoma .............................. 4.5 4.0 -.5

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

Pennsylvania ........................... 5.2 4.5 -.7

South Dakota ......................... 3.9 3.3 -.6

Tennessee .............................. 5.6 5.1 -.5

Texas ..................................... 5.3 5.0 -.3

Utah ....................................... 4.3 3.4 -.9

Virginia ................................... 3.4 3.1 -.3

Washington ............................ 5.5 4.6 -.9

West Virginia ......................... 4.9 3.9 -1.0

Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from

March 2005 to March 2006, seasonally adjusted

State March

 2005

 March

 2006

Over-the-year

 rate change
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Arizona................................... 2,584,700 2,601,300 16,600

Florida.................................... 7,979,700 8,004,200 24,500

Iowa....................................... 1,497,800 1,503,800 6,000

Montana................................. 425,100 428,300 3,200

Nevada................................... 1,264,500 1,272,900 8,400

Oregon................................... 1,697,300 1,703,800 6,500

South Carolina........................ 1,887,600 1,901,700 14,100

Utah........................................ 1,175,900 1,183,000 7,100

Wyoming................................. 269,100 271,100 2,000

Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from

February 2006 to March 2006, seasonally adjusted

State February

 2006

 March

 2006

Over-the-month

 change

 p = preliminary.

p p
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Alabama................................ 1,929,700 1,971,800 42,100

Arizona.................................. 2,464,600 2,601,300 136,700

Arkansas............................... 1,173,500 1,190,200 16,700

California............................... 14,694,200 14,956,300 262,100

Colorado............................... 2,213,100 2,263,500 50,400

Delaware............................... 428,300 436,000 7,700

District of Columbia............... 680,100 690,900 10,800

Florida................................... 7,698,100 8,004,200 306,100

Georgia.................................. 3,951,700 4,057,500 105,800

Hawaii................................... 595,800 616,000 20,200

Idaho..................................... 604,200 633,900 29,700

Illinois.................................... 5,837,600 5,896,000 58,400

Iowa...................................... 1,476,400 1,503,800 27,400

Louisiana................................ 1,929,700 1,765,000 -164,700

Maryland............................... 2,535,400 2,578,900 43,500

Minnesota.............................. 2,700,200 2,740,800 40,600

Missouri................................. 2,722,000 2,755,900 33,900

Montana................................ 417,600 428,300 10,700

Nebraska............................... 933,500 948,200 14,700

Nevada.................................. 1,199,400 1,272,900 73,500

New Jersey............................ 4,024,100 4,069,100 45,000

New Mexico.......................... 801,200 824,300 23,100

New York............................. 8,491,300 8,574,700 83,400

North Carolina....................... 3,897,200 3,967,500 70,300

North Dakota........................ 343,400 349,800 6,400

Oklahoma.............................. 1,500,200 1,539,500 39,300

Oregon.................................. 1,645,900 1,703,800 57,900

Pennsylvania........................... 5,671,400 5,744,300 72,900

South Carolina....................... 1,851,300 1,901,700 50,400

Tennessee.............................. 2,733,000 2,767,000 34,000

Texas..................................... 9,644,300 9,923,700 279,400

Utah....................................... 1,135,200 1,183,000 47,800

Virginia.................................. 3,635,600 3,716,200 80,600

Washington............................ 2,755,600 2,847,700 92,100

West Virginia......................... 742,100 751,100 9,000

Wisconsin.............................. 2,831,300 2,863,100 31,800

Wyoming............................... 261,200 271,100 9,900

Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from

March 2005 to March 2006, seasonally adjusted

State March

 2005

 March

 2006

 Over-the-year

change p 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

Mar.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb. 

2006

Mar.

2006

Mar.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb. 

2006

Mar.

2006

Mar.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb. 

2006

Mar.

2006

Northeast ........................... 27,605.3 27,838.0 27,907.1 27,916.0 1,331.9 1,243.2 1,299.2 1,295.9 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.6

 New England .................... 7,530.2 7,568.6 7,592.6 7,581.7 352.8 333.3 353.7 350.2 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.6

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,075.0 20,269.4 20,314.5 20,334.2 979.1 909.9 945.5 945.7 4.9 4.5 4.7 4.7

South ................................. 52,594.2 53,194.7 53,358.1 53,428.7 2,651.2 2,352.0 2,394.1 2,355.0 5.0 4.4 4.5 4.4

 South Atlantic ................... 27,855.5 28,378.5 28,480.9 28,532.3 1,303.3 1,101.2 1,136.7 1,107.3 4.7 3.9 4.0 3.9

 East South Central ........... 8,390.1 8,437.9 8,458.6 8,456.2 472.3 469.2 476.0 451.8 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.3

 West South Central .......... 16,348.5 16,378.4 16,418.5 16,440.2 875.7 781.6 781.4 796.0 5.4 4.8 4.8 4.8

Midwest ............................. 34,553.9 34,736.4 34,774.3 34,781.8 1,930.0 1,717.4 1,774.1 1,730.6 5.6 4.9 5.1 5.0

 East North Central ............ 23,677.7 23,847.7 23,854.8 23,870.1 1,412.4 1,260.9 1,289.9 1,281.4 6.0 5.3 5.4 5.4

 West North Central ........... 10,876.3 10,888.7 10,919.5 10,911.8 517.6 456.5 484.2 449.3 4.8 4.2 4.4 4.1

West ................................... 33,978.1 34,346.6 34,558.8 34,542.1 1,810.9 1,604.7 1,629.8 1,554.2 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.5

 Mountain ........................... 10,274.2 10,444.6 10,647.3 10,602.8 490.5 452.4 441.1 411.6 4.8 4.3 4.1 3.9

 Pacific ............................... 23,703.8 23,902.0 23,911.5 23,939.3 1,320.4 1,152.3 1,188.7 1,142.6 5.6 4.8 5.0 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

February March February March February March

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

Northeast ........................... 27,398.1 27,708.1 27,409.7 27,765.2 1,518.4 1,449.4 1,408.1 1,384.1 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.0

 New England .................... 7,459.3 7,526.4 7,468.7 7,531.3 397.4 393.0 376.6 377.1 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.0

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,938.8 20,181.7 19,941.1 20,234.0 1,121.0 1,056.4 1,031.5 1,006.9 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.0

South ................................. 52,134.4 52,965.9 52,248.9 53,170.3 2,841.0 2,505.0 2,620.5 2,345.3 5.4 4.7 5.0 4.4

 South Atlantic ................... 27,601.6 28,283.2 27,697.8 28,421.0 1,389.5 1,190.8 1,281.9 1,096.4 5.0 4.2 4.6 3.9

 East South Central ........... 8,309.2 8,375.8 8,316.6 8,396.0 512.9 504.2 478.7 460.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.5

 West South Central .......... 16,223.6 16,306.9 16,234.5 16,353.3 938.6 810.0 859.8 788.6 5.8 5.0 5.3 4.8

Midwest ............................. 34,268.5 34,479.8 34,290.8 34,574.5 2,191.5 1,974.2 2,073.2 1,886.5 6.4 5.7 6.0 5.5

 East North Central ............ 23,487.2 23,651.6 23,488.6 23,721.4 1,610.8 1,438.9 1,508.0 1,389.0 6.9 6.1 6.4 5.9

 West North Central ........... 10,781.3 10,828.1 10,802.3 10,853.1 580.6 535.2 565.1 497.4 5.4 4.9 5.2 4.6

West ................................... 33,841.9 34,437.7 33,799.4 34,416.1 1,997.2 1,769.0 1,884.1 1,639.2 5.9 5.1 5.6 4.8

 Mountain ........................... 10,208.3 10,589.9 10,197.2 10,541.6 518.1 468.8 506.0 429.7 5.1 4.4 5.0 4.1

 Pacific ............................... 23,633.6 23,847.8 23,602.1 23,874.6 1,479.1 1,300.2 1,378.1 1,209.5 6.3 5.5 5.8 5.1

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

Mar.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Mar.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Mar.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Alabama ................................................... 2,145.7 2,173.5 2,175.7 2,170.0 88.4 81.6 78.5 71.7 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.3

Alaska ....................................................... 337.7 340.8 343.1 343.1 22.9 22.8 23.9 23.9 6.8 6.7 7.0 7.0

Arizona ..................................................... 2,814.4 2,888.3 2,944.6 2,929.0 130.5 139.2 131.0 119.6 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.1

Arkansas ................................................... 1,348.7 1,393.1 1,392.3 1,403.4 66.2 60.4 65.1 66.9 4.9 4.3 4.7 4.8

California .................................................. 17,601.7 17,714.2 17,694.6 17,721.7 967.0 858.7 878.9 847.5 5.5 4.8 5.0 4.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,803.9 4,850.0 4,868.4 4,896.2 266.8 248.3 260.3 237.4 5.6 5.1 5.3 4.8

Colorado ................................................... 2,538.8 2,565.3 2,612.4 2,610.3 131.9 120.0 112.1 111.6 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.3

Connecticut ............................................... 1,815.1 1,820.0 1,829.4 1,831.6 91.8 82.9 82.6 84.9 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.6

Delaware .................................................. 434.6 444.4 444.5 443.7 17.2 17.4 17.8 16.1 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.6

District of Columbia .................................. 298.8 295.2 294.3 290.9 20.5 15.8 15.6 15.4 6.9 5.4 5.3 5.3

Florida ....................................................... 8,583.0 8,789.4 8,831.3 8,859.3 345.3 266.9 278.5 274.4 4.0 3.0 3.2 3.1

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,110.6 1,117.8 1,124.3 1,125.5 51.2 40.3 41.4 43.5 4.6 3.6 3.7 3.9

Georgia ..................................................... 4,547.0 4,650.4 4,669.6 4,666.0 232.8 224.0 233.2 209.8 5.1 4.8 5.0 4.5

Hawaii ....................................................... 628.1 645.7 646.6 645.8 18.0 15.3 16.3 16.8 2.9 2.4 2.5 2.6

Idaho ......................................................... 733.1 748.6 762.0 758.2 29.6 24.5 25.6 24.5 4.0 3.3 3.4 3.2

Illinois ........................................................ 6,452.4 6,513.5 6,510.3 6,512.7 379.1 339.7 328.0 333.8 5.9 5.2 5.0 5.1

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 3,976.1 3,988.6 3,986.1 3,988.4 248.0 214.0 205.6 201.0 6.2 5.4 5.2 5.0

Indiana ...................................................... 3,200.3 3,260.7 3,273.8 3,261.1 175.5 153.9 168.3 161.3 5.5 4.7 5.1 4.9

Iowa .......................................................... 1,654.7 1,666.9 1,672.9 1,666.1 76.5 68.0 72.9 62.9 4.6 4.1 4.4 3.8

Kansas ...................................................... 1,472.5 1,471.4 1,473.6 1,470.1 75.6 65.5 69.0 69.8 5.1 4.5 4.7 4.7

Kentucky ................................................... 1,989.4 2,013.5 2,019.1 2,024.1 115.0 126.0 126.7 122.0 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.0

Louisiana .................................................. 2,097.7 1,892.9 1,892.1 1,872.0 110.8 91.7 82.3 89.3 5.3 4.8 4.3 4.8

Maine ........................................................ 706.5 715.3 717.4 714.4 34.2 32.2 32.7 29.5 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.1

Maryland ................................................... 2,914.0 2,964.8 2,975.0 2,974.7 121.1 106.0 103.3 100.2 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.4

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,364.3 3,359.7 3,365.6 3,356.0 163.9 156.1 168.3 165.9 4.9 4.6 5.0 4.9

Michigan ................................................... 5,101.1 5,104.7 5,113.7 5,130.8 355.3 317.8 337.9 348.8 7.0 6.2 6.6 6.8

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,200.8 2,170.5 2,172.3 2,183.4 162.9 150.0 146.2 156.4 7.4 6.9 6.7 7.2

Minnesota ................................................. 2,946.3 2,947.7 2,953.3 2,948.2 124.6 121.6 129.2 122.0 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.1

Mississippi ................................................ 1,347.4 1,325.1 1,330.0 1,319.9 92.8 111.4 112.1 104.8 6.9 8.4 8.4 7.9

Missouri .................................................... 3,021.1 3,023.3 3,032.3 3,041.6 166.7 141.0 146.6 137.1 5.5 4.7 4.8 4.5

Montana .................................................... 491.3 495.8 503.4 502.7 20.1 18.8 18.4 17.3 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.4

Nebraska .................................................. 987.2 981.5 990.6 982.5 37.9 33.6 33.8 31.3 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.2

Nevada ..................................................... 1,205.5 1,231.7 1,260.7 1,254.5 50.4 44.9 47.3 48.0 4.2 3.6 3.8 3.8

New Hampshire ........................................ 730.3 736.2 735.9 737.4 26.9 24.6 25.4 24.9 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.4

New Jersey ............................................... 4,404.6 4,481.8 4,479.1 4,496.7 194.1 201.8 208.7 203.0 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.5

New Mexico .............................................. 930.1 944.7 961.7 954.4 50.5 46.1 45.7 38.1 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.0

New York .................................................. 9,359.2 9,494.7 9,517.4 9,508.8 452.5 437.8 444.0 450.3 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.7

New York City ...................................... 3,704.6 3,787.3 3,800.9 3,791.9 203.5 208.2 201.7 204.7 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.4

North Carolina .......................................... 4,305.7 4,362.1 4,374.0 4,378.8 220.2 189.4 202.3 195.2 5.1 4.3 4.6 4.5

North Dakota ............................................ 357.6 361.7 363.5 364.0 12.1 11.2 12.3 11.7 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.2

Ohio .......................................................... 5,898.2 5,908.3 5,903.1 5,899.2 359.3 312.2 314.6 293.8 6.1 5.3 5.3 5.0

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,095.4 1,095.1 1,100.8 1,091.3 63.2 56.7 56.2 52.7 5.8 5.2 5.1 4.8

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,733.6 1,753.6 1,754.2 1,757.0 77.8 68.3 63.8 70.4 4.5 3.9 3.6 4.0

Oregon ...................................................... 1,853.7 1,869.2 1,884.6 1,877.9 115.2 98.4 105.5 102.5 6.2 5.3 5.6 5.5

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,284.8 6,290.6 6,311.5 6,316.6 325.9 270.6 285.7 286.2 5.2 4.3 4.5 4.5

Rhode Island ............................................ 565.8 574.2 574.9 574.6 28.3 27.2 29.0 29.3 5.0 4.7 5.1 5.1

South Carolina .......................................... 2,062.9 2,096.4 2,103.7 2,110.5 134.8 129.3 134.8 138.0 6.5 6.2 6.4 6.5

South Dakota ............................................ 430.9 430.2 432.5 432.3 16.9 14.5 15.0 14.2 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.3

Tennessee ................................................ 2,904.6 2,926.1 2,927.4 2,940.1 162.1 149.2 151.6 151.2 5.6 5.1 5.2 5.1

Texas ........................................................ 11,161.7 11,348.4 11,388.0 11,397.2 594.7 569.9 573.7 568.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0

Utah .......................................................... 1,257.3 1,283.5 1,307.5 1,305.7 54.5 49.6 49.7 44.9 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.4

Vermont .................................................... 354.4 360.9 362.6 361.1 12.5 12.2 12.7 12.1 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.3

Virginia ...................................................... 3,907.8 3,968.8 3,973.1 3,988.1 133.4 117.5 120.0 123.3 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.1

Washington ............................................... 3,265.0 3,313.5 3,333.9 3,337.5 179.7 152.1 159.2 152.1 5.5 4.6 4.8 4.6

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,346.8 1,370.6 1,386.7 1,402.8 66.9 57.8 59.0 59.7 5.0 4.2 4.3 4.3

West Virginia ............................................ 796.6 805.1 808.0 813.6 39.4 30.9 33.0 31.7 4.9 3.8 4.1 3.9

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,041.5 3,061.3 3,066.1 3,074.8 146.0 137.2 147.1 143.8 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.7

Wyoming ................................................... 281.6 286.2 291.3 290.1 8.7 8.9 9.6 8.4 3.1 3.1 3.3 2.9

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,382.1 1,388.2 1,411.8 1,419.3 152.6 162.9 147.3 130.2 11.0 11.7 10.4 9.2

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

February March February March February March

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

Alabama ................................................... 2,133.4 2,161.1 2,128.4 2,155.4 104.5 86.6 87.3 68.6 4.9 4.0 4.1 3.2

Alaska ....................................................... 335.0 340.2 333.3 339.3 27.9 27.9 25.2 26.3 8.3 8.2 7.5 7.7

Arizona ..................................................... 2,804.6 2,935.6 2,806.8 2,919.8 128.5 128.7 129.7 115.9 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.0

Arkansas ................................................... 1,331.4 1,378.6 1,339.0 1,397.2 80.4 74.6 70.4 69.7 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.0

California .................................................. 17,581.6 17,665.7 17,545.1 17,688.9 1,080.3 947.6 1,012.9 887.5 6.1 5.4 5.8 5.0

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,798.4 4,869.1 4,791.5 4,892.3 286.1 266.8 263.7 232.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 4.8

Colorado ................................................... 2,524.5 2,593.1 2,518.8 2,588.4 143.4 120.3 143.0 119.5 5.7 4.6 5.7 4.6

Connecticut ............................................... 1,790.3 1,811.9 1,797.9 1,821.3 98.6 91.4 90.8 87.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.8

Delaware .................................................. 430.7 441.7 433.5 443.2 19.8 19.4 18.4 16.8 4.6 4.4 4.3 3.8

District of Columbia .................................. 298.2 291.9 296.8 289.4 22.8 16.1 20.9 15.8 7.6 5.5 7.0 5.5

Florida ....................................................... 8,501.3 8,772.5 8,541.2 8,836.5 361.3 270.6 333.5 258.5 4.3 3.1 3.9 2.9

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,103.5 1,119.2 1,096.8 1,113.8 52.4 39.8 49.9 42.1 4.7 3.6 4.5 3.8

Georgia ..................................................... 4,522.0 4,656.9 4,532.9 4,657.8 248.8 237.3 237.4 207.7 5.5 5.1 5.2 4.5

Hawaii ....................................................... 625.1 644.8 626.8 645.4 17.1 14.6 17.1 15.9 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.5

Idaho ......................................................... 729.4 757.1 728.9 753.1 38.3 32.8 36.5 30.4 5.2 4.3 5.0 4.0

Illinois ........................................................ 6,416.7 6,467.0 6,406.5 6,479.9 424.3 357.1 392.0 351.4 6.6 5.5 6.1 5.4

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 3,966.0 3,973.4 3,953.8 3,980.2 264.0 211.2 252.5 205.9 6.7 5.3 6.4 5.2

Indiana ...................................................... 3,163.1 3,236.8 3,171.4 3,238.3 203.7 188.2 187.3 174.7 6.4 5.8 5.9 5.4

Iowa .......................................................... 1,643.5 1,664.6 1,643.7 1,657.6 90.3 85.3 86.7 71.5 5.5 5.1 5.3 4.3

Kansas ...................................................... 1,465.8 1,464.7 1,464.1 1,463.8 81.7 72.6 77.7 71.9 5.6 5.0 5.3 4.9

Kentucky ................................................... 1,964.9 1,995.5 1,973.2 2,010.9 134.0 143.3 125.5 129.5 6.8 7.2 6.4 6.4

Louisiana .................................................. 2,066.7 1,859.0 2,077.4 1,853.7 117.0 77.6 106.0 81.9 5.7 4.2 5.1 4.4

Maine ........................................................ 694.3 707.0 696.0 705.9 40.6 39.4 38.5 34.6 5.8 5.6 5.5 4.9

Maryland ................................................... 2,884.8 2,953.1 2,896.1 2,960.5 135.3 111.4 129.0 104.4 4.7 3.8 4.5 3.5

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,338.2 3,342.8 3,338.1 3,339.9 180.2 184.0 173.6 180.9 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.4

Michigan ................................................... 5,057.9 5,070.3 5,060.6 5,102.4 392.7 364.1 383.4 382.9 7.8 7.2 7.6 7.5

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,186.2 2,149.8 2,184.8 2,169.5 175.7 150.8 170.8 164.2 8.0 7.0 7.8 7.6

Minnesota ................................................. 2,912.2 2,923.4 2,926.8 2,931.7 141.3 144.7 145.2 140.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.8

Mississippi ................................................ 1,339.1 1,322.4 1,339.4 1,313.1 96.7 113.6 94.4 104.7 7.2 8.6 7.1 8.0

Missouri .................................................... 3,004.1 3,010.0 3,008.5 3,034.7 189.3 163.0 179.5 147.3 6.3 5.4 6.0 4.9

Montana .................................................... 486.5 497.9 488.4 499.4 25.4 22.8 25.0 21.4 5.2 4.6 5.1 4.3

Nebraska .................................................. 982.6 984.5 982.6 979.4 43.5 37.8 41.4 34.5 4.4 3.8 4.2 3.5

Nevada ..................................................... 1,205.5 1,261.2 1,203.2 1,251.1 54.7 50.1 52.1 48.8 4.5 4.0 4.3 3.9

New Hampshire ........................................ 724.6 731.4 724.8 734.0 30.8 29.0 28.3 27.3 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.7

New Jersey ............................................... 4,376.8 4,454.2 4,385.7 4,482.1 218.6 229.7 205.2 215.4 5.0 5.2 4.7 4.8

New Mexico .............................................. 927.4 957.1 923.9 947.0 54.6 47.8 51.4 37.0 5.9 5.0 5.6 3.9

New York .................................................. 9,337.5 9,478.0 9,314.0 9,470.8 530.6 493.8 474.3 475.1 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.0

New York City ...................................... 3,718.7 3,806.3 3,711.9 3,802.2 232.9 213.6 206.8 209.4 6.3 5.6 5.6 5.5

North Carolina .......................................... 4,265.9 4,337.8 4,280.8 4,360.3 251.6 220.3 226.2 196.7 5.9 5.1 5.3 4.5

North Dakota ............................................ 350.3 356.3 351.3 358.5 15.1 14.9 15.1 14.7 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.1

Ohio .......................................................... 5,830.6 5,835.2 5,837.4 5,848.7 411.3 355.9 376.0 311.8 7.1 6.1 6.4 5.3

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,080.8 1,089.4 1,082.7 1,083.4 71.7 61.3 64.9 54.9 6.6 5.6 6.0 5.1

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,715.5 1,739.8 1,721.7 1,747.7 87.4 71.2 82.3 73.2 5.1 4.1 4.8 4.2

Oregon ...................................................... 1,838.2 1,869.6 1,840.8 1,867.2 137.4 122.2 127.4 113.9 7.5 6.5 6.9 6.1

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,224.5 6,249.4 6,241.4 6,281.1 371.8 332.9 352.0 316.4 6.0 5.3 5.6 5.0

Rhode Island ............................................ 560.3 572.6 560.3 571.1 32.2 34.1 31.0 33.1 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.8

South Carolina .......................................... 2,043.7 2,081.3 2,043.4 2,093.3 153.2 143.3 132.4 133.4 7.5 6.9 6.5 6.4

South Dakota ............................................ 422.8 424.6 425.3 427.3 19.5 17.0 19.6 16.7 4.6 4.0 4.6 3.9

Tennessee ................................................ 2,871.8 2,896.8 2,875.7 2,916.5 177.7 160.8 171.5 157.5 6.2 5.5 6.0 5.4

Texas ........................................................ 11,110.0 11,329.5 11,096.5 11,354.7 653.9 586.6 601.1 563.8 5.9 5.2 5.4 5.0

Utah .......................................................... 1,252.1 1,300.3 1,246.9 1,294.4 61.9 54.5 57.2 46.3 4.9 4.2 4.6 3.6

Vermont .................................................... 351.6 360.7 351.5 359.1 15.1 15.1 14.4 14.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0

Virginia ...................................................... 3,868.5 3,947.6 3,888.6 3,976.7 147.1 130.2 139.0 126.7 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.2

Washington ............................................... 3,253.7 3,327.5 3,256.2 3,333.7 216.4 187.9 195.5 166.0 6.6 5.6 6.0 5.0

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,342.9 1,389.5 1,349.1 1,411.9 74.9 63.7 69.4 61.2 5.6 4.6 5.1 4.3

West Virginia ............................................ 786.5 800.5 784.5 803.2 49.5 42.2 45.1 36.4 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.5

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,018.9 3,042.3 3,012.6 3,052.2 178.8 173.7 169.3 168.3 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.5

Wyoming ................................................... 278.5 287.7 280.3 288.4 11.3 11.9 11.0 10.3 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.6

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,363.9 1,401.5 1,389.1 1,418.7 136.6 136.9 158.3 129.4 10.0 9.8 11.4 9.1

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

Mar.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006p Mar.2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006p Mar.2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006p

Alabama ............................... 1,929.7 1,964.7 1,969.6 1,971.8 104.2 108.1 108.7 109.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 307.9 312.5 312.7 312.5 18.5 18.5 19.0 19.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Arizona ................................. 2,464.6 2,567.7 2,584.7 2,601.3 210.3 230.9 234.0 237.4 180.2 183.5 184.4 184.2

Arkansas ............................... 1,173.5 1,186.3 1,186.8 1,190.2 53.8 54.6 55.1 55.4 201.9 197.5 196.5 196.8

California .............................. 14,694.2 14,935.7 14,967.1 14,956.3 884.2 931.5 935.5 926.1 1,516.1 1,505.1 1,505.5 1,504.6

Colorado ............................... 2,213.1 2,252.0 2,254.9 2,263.5 157.1 165.6 166.5 166.9 151.2 150.2 149.9 150.0

Connecticut ........................... 1,657.3 1,669.2 1,671.9 1,667.6 66.4 66.2 66.1 65.6 196.1 193.9 193.6 189.8

Delaware 3 ........................... 428.3 434.8 435.0 436.0 27.4 28.2 28.7 28.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 680.1 690.1 691.1 690.9 12.7 12.4 12.4 12.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 7,698.1 7,967.0 7,979.7 8,004.2 559.0 605.8 611.7 611.6 397.2 399.6 399.8 401.9

Georgia ................................ 3,951.7 4,046.2 4,057.0 4,057.5 201.9 214.2 214.8 213.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Hawaii 3 ................................ 595.8 610.7 615.0 616.0 32.3 36.0 36.0 35.5 15.3 15.3 15.4 15.4

Idaho .................................... 604.2 629.8 635.1 633.9 43.6 49.3 50.6 50.7 62.8 63.0 63.6 63.7

Illinois .................................... 5,837.6 5,876.1 5,887.3 5,896.0 268.5 271.4 273.8 274.2 690.5 687.1 685.6 681.1

Indiana .................................. 2,948.4 2,960.1 2,963.7 2,969.3 147.5 150.0 150.4 149.2 572.3 573.3 571.5 572.8

Iowa ...................................... 1,476.4 1,489.8 1,497.8 1,503.8 70.9 72.8 74.2 75.9 228.3 232.6 233.4 233.7

Kansas .................................. 1,337.8 1,330.2 1,340.1 1,342.3 63.6 65.7 67.9 67.4 180.0 177.6 177.2 177.3

Kentucky ............................... 1,816.2 1,838.5 1,836.7 1,839.7 84.0 86.0 85.5 85.9 263.0 261.8 261.9 261.5

Louisiana .............................. 1,929.7 1,747.7 1,760.0 1,765.0 115.4 102.6 103.9 106.0 154.7 143.1 144.5 143.6

Maine .................................... 609.7 611.3 611.3 610.9 30.2 30.3 30.6 30.4 62.3 59.6 59.6 59.5

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,535.4 2,571.6 2,576.6 2,578.9 180.9 185.5 187.1 187.9 141.5 139.6 138.4 137.8

Massachusetts ...................... 3,184.1 3,203.1 3,211.5 3,209.1 135.6 144.5 143.4 142.7 307.5 303.7 304.9 304.5

Michigan ............................... 4,393.7 4,370.1 4,362.0 4,370.8 191.1 189.7 189.0 191.0 684.1 666.0 660.9 664.5

Minnesota ............................. 2,700.2 2,731.6 2,732.8 2,740.8 129.3 128.2 128.8 130.0 345.8 346.1 344.8 346.8

Mississippi ............................ 1,134.8 1,133.0 1,135.5 1,139.2 50.0 56.1 55.4 56.5 180.3 177.2 177.0 177.3

Missouri ............................... 2,722.0 2,746.0 2,754.0 2,755.9 140.4 146.6 145.2 142.7 309.8 302.7 307.7 306.2

Montana ................................ 417.6 421.9 425.1 428.3 26.9 27.5 29.0 29.8 19.6 19.2 19.3 19.3

Nebraska 3 ........................... 933.5 946.5 949.0 948.2 48.4 47.8 48.9 48.6 101.4 103.4 103.8 104.5

Nevada ................................. 1,199.4 1,258.1 1,264.5 1,272.9 130.1 144.1 145.8 146.6 47.6 48.6 48.7 48.9

New Hampshire .................... 632.2 639.4 640.5 641.6 29.1 30.0 30.4 30.6 80.0 78.1 77.6 77.4

New Jersey ........................... 4,024.1 4,062.0 4,065.4 4,069.1 167.4 172.3 171.6 171.1 333.2 322.0 321.4 321.3

New Mexico .......................... 801.2 823.2 824.5 824.3 53.0 57.3 58.3 58.2 36.1 36.8 37.2 37.3

New York .............................. 8,491.3 8,565.8 8,569.8 8,574.7 321.4 330.5 330.5 330.6 584.8 570.1 569.2 569.7

North Carolina ...................... 3,897.2 3,949.6 3,963.6 3,967.5 227.7 235.1 236.5 238.5 569.1 562.9 562.8 561.8

North Dakota ........................ 343.4 349.4 349.0 349.8 17.3 17.5 17.6 17.8 25.9 25.9 26.1 26.1

Ohio ...................................... 5,414.9 5,438.5 5,436.3 5,441.9 229.7 231.9 232.7 232.9 815.1 812.6 811.2 808.5

Oklahoma ............................. 1,500.2 1,531.0 1,535.4 1,539.5 64.7 67.1 68.4 69.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Oregon ................................. 1,645.9 1,694.7 1,697.3 1,703.8 88.4 96.6 97.8 99.7 204.3 209.9 210.8 211.2

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,671.4 5,743.5 5,745.4 5,744.3 247.0 257.5 257.3 257.4 683.7 675.9 673.5 673.3

Rhode Island ........................ 490.0 490.8 492.7 493.1 21.2 22.6 22.8 22.7 55.9 54.0 53.8 53.9

South Carolina ...................... 1,851.3 1,877.5 1,887.6 1,901.7 115.0 120.4 122.2 123.6 265.2 259.1 258.6 259.0

South Dakota ........................ 388.2 394.1 396.2 396.9 20.8 21.5 21.9 22.4 39.5 41.3 41.7 41.4

Tennessee ............................ 2,733.0 2,756.3 2,761.5 2,767.0 119.7 122.8 123.4 123.9 412.3 405.5 406.6 407.1

Texas .................................... 9,644.3 9,876.9 9,900.5 9,923.7 557.3 580.3 585.5 589.4 893.8 902.6 901.3 900.9

Utah ...................................... 1,135.2 1,173.0 1,175.9 1,183.0 79.3 85.6 87.1 88.9 116.8 119.6 119.2 119.2

Vermont ................................ 305.0 306.4 306.0 306.2 16.3 16.5 16.4 16.4 36.9 36.8 36.7 36.8

Virginia .................................. 3,635.6 3,706.7 3,708.8 3,716.2 238.6 255.7 257.1 258.2 297.4 295.2 295.6 296.0

Washington ........................... 2,755.6 2,828.1 2,841.3 2,847.7 173.5 185.4 187.9 190.7 270.1 279.1 280.3 280.5

West Virginia ........................ 742.1 750.6 751.0 751.1 35.9 37.0 37.5 37.8 62.3 61.4 61.5 61.7

Wisconsin ............................. 2,831.3 2,857.7 2,864.0 2,863.1 127.8 136.0 137.5 135.6 505.8 507.6 508.5 506.7

Wyoming ............................... 261.2 268.1 269.1 271.1 20.3 21.0 21.4 21.3 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

Mar.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006p Mar.2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006p Mar.2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006p

Alabama ............................... 380.4 382.3 382.8 383.9 97.8 98.0 98.8 99.3 204.0 213.7 214.3 214.6

Alaska ................................... 62.8 63.6 63.5 63.4 14.6 15.0 15.0 15.0 23.2 24.0 24.2 23.5

Arizona ................................. 481.1 499.2 502.6 507.8 170.3 178.1 178.5 178.5 358.0 382.3 387.0 390.9

Arkansas ............................... 244.7 246.6 246.7 247.9 51.2 52.2 52.3 52.3 111.0 114.9 114.9 115.6

California .............................. 2,798.1 2,842.5 2,842.9 2,838.8 918.3 939.0 940.3 941.8 2,127.2 2,185.7 2,195.7 2,192.6

Colorado ............................... 411.7 420.1 419.3 421.3 156.9 160.2 161.3 161.7 312.7 322.8 323.7 324.0

Connecticut ........................... 310.8 313.8 313.4 313.0 141.5 143.4 143.6 144.2 198.7 200.4 201.7 202.3

Delaware 3 ........................... 81.5 82.7 83.2 82.9 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.1 61.8 62.5 62.6 62.8

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 148.5 151.7 152.2 152.3

Florida .................................. 1,545.5 1,589.2 1,595.2 1,596.9 519.3 536.0 537.1 541.1 1,292.4 1,363.1 1,361.2 1,377.3

Georgia ................................ 841.2 858.0 859.6 861.5 223.9 229.4 230.2 230.3 524.4 547.4 549.1 549.7

Hawaii 3 ................................ 116.2 120.6 122.5 123.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 121.3 126.1 126.6 127.1 28.7 31.1 31.5 31.5 75.8 79.9 80.4 79.7

Illinois .................................... 1,184.6 1,179.4 1,182.4 1,187.7 398.9 406.6 406.5 407.6 817.0 830.2 831.1 837.4

Indiana .................................. 581.7 581.1 580.4 582.1 138.6 139.3 139.9 140.0 272.3 273.5 274.4 274.6

Iowa ...................................... 306.7 307.8 308.5 309.4 98.1 99.9 99.9 100.4 111.9 113.8 115.6 116.1

Kansas .................................. 262.6 259.5 259.8 262.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 131.9 134.6 133.2 132.5

Kentucky ............................... 377.2 380.8 379.9 381.0 87.2 88.9 89.0 88.9 170.0 173.2 173.1 173.5

Louisiana .............................. 380.5 359.5 362.4 364.4 99.4 93.9 94.2 94.5 189.0 162.9 163.4 167.1

Maine .................................... 125.4 125.9 125.6 125.7 34.2 33.9 33.8 34.0 49.6 50.5 50.5 50.7

Maryland 3 ............................ 469.9 476.5 475.6 475.8 157.6 159.9 160.6 160.7 381.1 387.0 389.4 389.4

Massachusetts ...................... 570.7 569.3 569.9 569.5 219.3 222.5 222.6 223.5 457.0 463.7 466.5 465.9

Michigan ............................... 806.9 795.9 794.1 794.1 218.5 218.4 218.9 219.3 589.8 598.4 598.3 594.6

Minnesota ............................. 526.7 531.3 532.7 531.4 177.4 181.0 182.1 182.4 301.8 304.5 304.0 306.9

Mississippi ............................ 222.0 223.8 226.0 227.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 86.9 90.6 90.7 90.4

Missouri ............................... 537.7 544.3 546.7 550.3 163.8 167.1 167.2 167.4 317.0 323.9 323.8 323.8

Montana ................................ 87.4 87.8 88.2 89.0 21.0 21.5 21.6 21.6 34.2 34.7 34.7 35.3

Nebraska 3 ........................... 200.7 201.9 201.8 202.7 64.2 65.3 65.8 66.1 96.2 97.0 97.9 97.5

Nevada ................................. 212.3 220.1 221.8 223.8 64.0 67.5 67.6 67.8 142.2 150.7 151.0 152.8

New Hampshire .................... 140.2 141.8 141.5 142.1 38.5 40.2 40.5 40.4 58.3 60.3 60.5 60.6

New Jersey ........................... 876.6 877.5 879.2 880.3 278.5 284.2 283.0 282.9 587.2 595.4 595.9 594.8

New Mexico .......................... 138.9 141.5 141.5 141.4 34.6 35.3 35.4 35.3 91.1 94.2 94.1 93.7

New York .............................. 1,495.4 1,501.9 1,504.0 1,506.5 707.9 722.8 723.9 725.4 1,069.0 1,084.6 1,086.4 1,086.4

North Carolina ...................... 736.2 731.4 735.1 736.5 194.8 200.2 201.8 202.0 439.8 449.3 450.9 450.5

North Dakota ........................ 74.1 75.7 75.5 76.0 18.8 19.2 19.2 19.1 25.3 26.9 26.6 27.0

Ohio ...................................... 1,044.3 1,041.7 1,045.0 1,045.3 307.2 311.9 312.8 312.3 637.1 647.7 645.1 647.8

Oklahoma ............................. 276.6 282.3 283.7 284.3 83.5 84.7 85.2 85.5 169.3 173.9 174.4 174.1

Oregon ................................. 327.1 337.5 335.0 334.0 100.7 103.9 105.6 106.8 183.2 192.3 191.3 191.9

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,121.4 1,133.0 1,133.0 1,134.0 334.2 335.9 335.9 336.0 651.2 663.5 667.6 666.4

Rhode Island ........................ 80.2 79.2 79.6 80.0 34.1 35.1 35.5 35.7 54.8 56.3 56.6 56.2

South Carolina ...................... 358.2 363.0 366.6 368.8 96.9 101.3 103.0 102.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

South Dakota ........................ 78.8 79.2 79.4 79.5 28.2 28.7 29.0 29.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Tennessee ............................ 595.6 604.8 605.5 606.8 142.9 143.2 143.5 144.2 309.1 310.4 311.9 312.6

Texas .................................... 1,974.3 2,021.2 2,022.6 2,027.8 603.4 620.8 621.7 623.7 1,134.2 1,189.8 1,199.6 1,204.3

Utah ...................................... 223.7 230.9 231.0 232.2 66.5 67.8 68.3 69.1 143.7 153.4 153.5 154.6

Vermont ................................ 59.4 59.9 59.8 59.9 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.2 21.9 22.2 22.2 22.2

Virginia .................................. 654.8 662.3 659.7 662.1 191.4 194.9 193.5 193.8 598.6 622.1 618.3 618.9

Washington ........................... 528.4 540.0 541.3 542.3 152.9 157.2 157.7 157.4 312.2 325.6 328.7 329.4

West Virginia ........................ 139.1 140.4 140.4 140.7 29.7 30.8 30.7 30.4 58.3 59.3 59.7 59.5

Wisconsin ............................. 541.4 538.0 538.9 541.6 159.4 156.9 158.1 158.3 260.4 261.9 262.4 260.7

Wyoming ............................... 50.3 50.8 51.2 51.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 15.7 15.9 15.8 15.8

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

Mar.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006p Mar.2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006p Mar.2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006p

Alabama ............................... 198.4 203.1 202.6 203.5 163.6 167.2 168.3 169.4 361.0 363.9 364.3 364.5

Alaska ................................... 35.8 36.2 36.4 36.5 30.8 31.3 31.5 31.5 81.0 80.7 81.9 81.6

Arizona ................................. 270.8 280.8 281.3 282.7 248.4 260.2 262.2 263.9 401.7 403.6 404.7 406.0

Arkansas ............................... 145.0 148.3 148.6 148.7 94.2 95.5 95.5 95.8 202.2 206.7 207.0 207.2

California .............................. 1,573.2 1,599.0 1,603.7 1,603.3 1,460.7 1,501.3 1,504.5 1,511.0 2,406.0 2,425.7 2,427.3 2,425.1

Colorado ............................... 223.1 226.4 226.7 227.5 256.6 257.6 258.4 260.8 361.0 365.5 365.4 367.3

Connecticut ........................... 271.7 273.8 274.4 275.1 129.2 130.6 131.2 131.5 241.1 245.8 246.0 244.6

Delaware 3 ........................... 53.7 54.8 54.7 54.4 40.6 40.9 41.2 41.5 58.8 59.7 59.9 60.2

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 53.1 56.0 56.9 56.2 232.9 231.7 231.7 230.9

Florida .................................. 932.1 955.0 956.0 959.0 875.7 911.0 914.6 912.7 1,075.2 1,093.0 1,091.5 1,092.8

Georgia ................................ 414.8 429.0 430.4 430.9 367.2 374.5 376.5 377.7 645.8 656.1 660.0 661.2

Hawaii 3 ................................ 69.6 71.0 71.0 70.8 105.7 107.4 108.1 108.4 119.3 117.6 120.5 120.2

Idaho .................................... 67.2 69.1 69.7 69.8 56.5 61.1 61.4 61.6 115.1 116.3 116.8 115.6

Illinois .................................... 739.2 752.5 753.7 751.6 508.2 519.3 521.6 522.5 844.9 840.5 843.6 843.7

Indiana .................................. 374.0 381.0 381.0 382.2 277.2 279.2 279.9 281.3 426.1 424.8 427.8 427.6

Iowa ...................................... 193.4 198.2 198.8 198.6 130.4 129.2 129.8 131.4 244.6 245.2 246.8 247.2

Kansas .................................. 164.5 164.4 165.3 165.2 112.1 111.8 112.6 112.8 252.7 247.3 255.0 255.1

Kentucky ............................... 233.5 237.5 238.2 238.6 163.7 168.2 168.1 169.3 311.6 314.1 313.3 312.7

Louisiana .............................. 255.9 207.5 213.1 212.8 209.6 169.8 172.2 171.1 378.9 375.3 372.4 371.8

Maine .................................... 111.3 112.5 112.2 112.4 58.9 58.7 58.7 58.6 104.5 105.5 105.7 105.3

Maryland 3 ............................ 351.1 359.2 360.7 361.7 227.4 232.2 231.9 232.7 460.7 464.9 468.1 470.2

Massachusetts ...................... 586.1 593.2 593.9 593.1 291.7 289.8 290.8 290.5 410.2 410.4 412.4 412.1

Michigan ............................... 569.2 568.3 569.2 572.0 403.6 402.6 404.7 408.3 676.6 676.6 672.2 671.9

Minnesota ............................. 383.5 395.9 394.1 393.9 239.2 243.9 245.3 245.5 415.0 419.3 418.8 420.7

Mississippi ............................ 120.7 121.8 121.7 121.9 126.0 114.2 115.6 115.9 242.0 241.6 241.2 242.5

Missouri ............................... 364.0 369.6 371.1 371.8 273.2 277.4 277.2 278.2 429.0 431.5 431.8 432.1

Montana ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 55.0 55.3 55.8 56.2 86.5 87.1 87.3 87.7

Nebraska 3 ........................... 126.7 130.6 130.2 129.3 78.8 82.0 81.7 80.9 160.7 162.0 162.2 162.3

Nevada ................................. 83.4 86.4 87.0 87.5 319.3 333.7 334.5 335.7 142.9 145.9 146.6 148.1

New Hampshire .................... 96.4 100.3 100.6 100.8 63.4 65.0 64.7 64.9 91.5 88.6 89.7 89.8

New Jersey ........................... 554.7 566.9 567.4 569.1 331.8 341.2 341.9 344.1 639.1 644.9 646.8 647.2

New Mexico .......................... 104.1 107.7 107.2 107.6 83.8 84.6 84.1 84.3 200.4 203.5 204.4 204.0

New York .............................. 1,532.3 1,558.1 1,560.9 1,562.0 669.0 670.4 670.7 672.7 1,483.6 1,489.8 1,488.7 1,487.2

North Carolina ...................... 460.0 475.2 475.5 475.0 354.6 362.9 364.2 363.3 662.6 673.9 674.4 674.0

North Dakota ........................ 48.4 49.4 49.5 49.3 31.2 31.8 32.0 32.1 75.4 75.2 75.1 75.3

Ohio ...................................... 757.5 766.3 766.3 767.2 499.9 502.7 503.7 507.8 798.3 800.2 795.6 796.2

Oklahoma ............................. 180.9 184.8 184.7 185.9 132.9 133.9 134.2 135.0 309.6 313.7 314.8 315.2

Oregon ................................. 197.0 203.4 206.7 209.0 159.1 164.2 164.4 164.9 286.1 286.5 285.4 285.2

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,015.2 1,048.6 1,049.0 1,048.2 481.4 486.6 487.5 487.2 745.4 748.6 748.4 748.0

Rhode Island ........................ 94.2 95.2 96.3 96.5 50.5 49.9 49.9 50.1 65.0 65.0 65.2 64.9

South Carolina ...................... 184.4 188.5 188.8 190.9 201.4 200.5 201.3 204.0 325.7 332.2 334.3 334.5

South Dakota ........................ 57.4 58.5 58.5 58.5 41.4 41.9 42.5 42.7 75.2 75.7 75.7 75.5

Tennessee ............................ 326.3 333.6 333.3 332.8 259.7 268.1 268.0 269.3 412.3 413.7 414.4 414.1

Texas .................................... 1,173.6 1,207.6 1,207.0 1,211.5 901.7 921.2 922.8 922.6 1,674.3 1,690.5 1,696.5 1,698.0

Utah ...................................... 126.9 131.4 131.6 132.1 103.8 104.6 105.4 106.0 201.3 204.0 203.8 204.4

Vermont ................................ 54.0 54.9 54.8 54.9 33.2 32.8 32.8 32.6 53.0 53.2 53.3 53.3

Virginia .................................. 389.9 398.9 400.1 401.7 328.2 328.1 334.4 334.4 657.0 663.2 663.9 666.6

Washington ........................... 326.5 336.0 337.1 338.0 260.0 268.9 270.3 271.2 526.0 526.8 529.3 528.4

West Virginia ........................ 112.1 114.4 114.5 114.4 68.9 69.2 69.4 69.9 143.5 145.0 143.8 143.4

Wisconsin ............................. 381.0 388.5 390.5 392.3 254.7 264.3 266.7 267.5 411.6 416.0 411.7 412.4

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 31.8 33.0 32.7 32.7 64.8 65.7 66.2 66.4

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

February March February March February March February March

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

Alabama ................... 1,910.5 1,958.8 1,925.1 1,971.6 12.7 13.4 12.7 13.0 101.6 107.5 104.2 109.2 292.5 301.5 294.1 301.8

Alaska ....................... 293.0 298.3 296.3 301.3 10.3 11.0 10.5 11.4 14.7 15.3 15.3 15.7 11.6 11.5 11.8 11.5

Arizona ..................... 2,454.6 2,588.8 2,473.7 2,611.4 8.7 9.8 8.8 9.9 203.3 230.7 207.9 234.8 179.6 183.8 180.0 183.8

Arkansas ................... 1,162.1 1,176.0 1,173.0 1,188.2 6.6 7.0 6.7 7.2 50.9 52.5 52.5 54.1 201.1 195.7 201.5 196.0

California .................. 14,568.2 14,860.0 14,670.9 14,925.1 21.9 22.9 22.0 22.9 844.8 904.6 862.3 903.6 1,507.0 1,493.9 1,510.7 1,498.9

Colorado ................... 2,181.9 2,231.0 2,199.1 2,247.6 15.8 18.1 16.1 18.5 146.3 157.4 150.1 160.5 150.0 149.0 150.2 149.0

Connecticut ............... 1,636.0 1,649.2 1,639.6 1,652.1 .6 .7 .6 .7 59.6 59.1 60.5 60.1 195.7 193.4 196.0 189.7

Delaware ................. 417.9 425.3 422.8 430.3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 25.5 26.9 26.3 27.6 33.5 33.2 33.7 33.2

District of Columbia .. 676.0 685.4 679.3 689.6 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12.6 12.1 12.6 12.4 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.1

Florida ....................... 7,714.9 7,996.7 7,761.6 8,057.0 7.1 7.3 7.1 7.3 551.6 607.2 558.1 608.3 396.8 399.3 398.3 402.4

Georgia ..................... 3,931.5 4,020.9 3,939.0 4,041.7 11.9 12.0 11.9 12.2 200.6 210.1 200.0 211.6 447.0 447.0 446.9 446.4

Hawaii ...................... 593.1 614.9 597.4 617.5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 31.1 35.3 31.8 35.3 15.2 15.3 15.2 15.3

Idaho ........................ 588.5 618.4 594.5 623.3 3.6 4.0 3.5 3.6 38.2 44.9 40.0 46.5 61.9 62.4 62.2 62.7

Illinois ........................ 5,716.3 5,781.0 5,756.8 5,824.0 8.9 9.6 9.2 9.7 235.7 242.0 243.1 250.0 686.6 681.8 687.7 680.5

Indiana ...................... 2,900.6 2,935.6 2,923.1 2,954.1 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.8 132.1 138.4 136.8 141.2 568.4 568.5 569.6 570.5

Iowa .......................... 1,442.3 1,470.4 1,459.1 1,486.1 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9 58.4 62.5 62.3 66.7 224.8 230.5 226.5 231.5

Kansas ...................... 1,316.0 1,325.6 1,330.3 1,337.7 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.6 56.8 60.8 60.3 64.0 178.4 177.3 179.3 177.0

Kentucky ................... 1,787.2 1,814.1 1,801.4 1,827.9 20.1 22.3 20.5 22.6 77.4 80.0 79.5 82.4 261.6 261.6 262.2 261.0

Louisiana .................. 1,914.0 1,753.0 1,930.9 1,767.5 44.2 46.8 44.8 46.9 113.9 103.0 116.2 106.3 152.4 142.5 153.4 142.8

Maine ........................ 591.3 591.6 592.1 593.3 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 26.5 27.0 26.7 27.1 61.1 58.6 61.0 58.5

Maryland ................... 2,494.2 2,533.0 2,513.7 2,556.8 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 173.1 177.6 175.9 181.4 140.9 137.9 141.0 137.7

Massachusetts .......... 3,126.1 3,154.4 3,134.2 3,164.0 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 120.7 129.6 122.3 131.1 307.7 304.4 306.6 304.0

Michigan ................... 4,317.1 4,294.7 4,333.6 4,317.3 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.9 164.6 164.5 167.4 168.2 686.2 658.8 682.2 659.9

Minnesota ................. 2,634.4 2,680.5 2,648.3 2,696.9 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.7 106.5 107.1 108.5 109.9 340.3 340.1 341.5 343.5

Mississippi ................ 1,126.1 1,128.2 1,134.2 1,137.1 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.8 47.5 53.7 49.0 54.5 179.9 176.0 180.4 177.1

Missouri ................... 2,671.5 2,711.3 2,703.3 2,736.7 4.9 4.9 5.1 4.9 127.6 134.7 133.9 136.8 308.9 305.7 309.6 304.9

Montana .................... 405.9 414.5 410.7 419.3 7.5 8.0 7.4 7.9 22.8 25.0 24.0 26.2 19.1 18.9 19.2 18.9

Nebraska .................. 915.8 935.9 924.4 941.0 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 42.7 43.9 44.7 44.8 100.5 103.4 101.0 103.9

Nevada ..................... 1,179.5 1,254.2 1,195.0 1,268.4 9.8 11.1 10.1 11.2 124.3 141.6 128.1 144.0 47.0 48.5 47.3 48.8

New Hampshire ........ 620.2 629.5 622.0 632.0 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 25.8 27.6 26.0 28.1 79.9 77.5 79.9 77.3

New Jersey ............... 3,951.3 3,999.3 3,975.3 4,027.9 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.8 151.4 157.1 154.7 160.5 331.2 319.1 332.2 319.8

New Mexico .............. 793.6 816.3 799.1 821.1 15.9 18.1 16.1 18.1 50.3 55.2 51.6 56.4 35.2 36.1 35.3 36.5

New York .................. 8,369.2 8,446.5 8,414.3 8,500.5 4.8 5.2 5.0 5.4 290.1 296.0 294.8 302.8 580.3 562.6 583.0 565.7

North Carolina .......... 3,848.9 3,917.4 3,879.6 3,947.1 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.8 220.2 230.6 223.4 235.1 568.6 559.6 568.3 560.1

North Dakota ............ 336.1 344.0 338.3 346.4 3.7 4.2 3.7 4.2 13.6 14.2 14.1 14.6 25.0 25.7 25.4 25.8

Ohio .......................... 5,313.9 5,351.1 5,354.0 5,389.1 10.8 10.4 10.9 10.5 203.9 206.7 209.5 213.8 809.5 807.8 812.0 806.9

Oklahoma ................. 1,479.9 1,523.8 1,496.8 1,538.2 34.5 38.1 34.8 38.3 61.4 65.9 63.6 68.0 142.4 146.6 143.3 146.9

Oregon ...................... 1,614.9 1,677.3 1,629.8 1,690.6 9.4 8.6 9.3 8.5 82.0 93.6 84.0 95.3 200.0 207.2 201.1 207.5

Pennsylvania ............ 5,597.1 5,659.4 5,626.4 5,699.3 18.6 18.6 18.6 19.0 224.0 230.7 229.1 237.2 677.9 666.4 679.1 668.3

Rhode Island ............ 478.6 483.0 481.0 485.4 .2 .2 .2 .2 18.3 20.1 18.6 20.4 55.7 53.8 55.7 53.9

South Carolina .......... 1,833.9 1,869.7 1,845.9 1,898.3 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.7 112.9 120.1 114.0 122.1 265.4 257.1 265.4 258.1

South Dakota ............ 376.3 386.4 379.6 388.8 .7 .8 .8 .8 17.2 18.4 17.8 19.3 38.9 41.4 39.1 41.1

Tennessee ................ 2,696.1 2,731.5 2,718.4 2,752.5 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 113.6 117.3 116.2 119.9 409.8 404.3 410.9 405.3

Texas ........................ 9,563.8 9,845.1 9,634.0 9,913.3 159.2 168.6 160.2 170.0 545.8 577.6 555.6 587.1 887.8 897.7 890.7 899.4

Utah .......................... 1,118.0 1,167.1 1,128.5 1,176.4 7.8 9.2 7.9 9.2 72.1 81.3 74.7 83.9 115.5 118.1 115.9 118.3

Vermont .................... 304.0 305.9 303.5 305.8 .7 .7 .8 .7 13.8 14.0 13.8 14.1 36.6 36.2 36.4 36.3

Virginia ...................... 3,588.8 3,664.0 3,614.4 3,695.0 10.4 10.8 10.1 10.8 230.1 250.1 232.9 252.8 296.9 294.3 296.8 295.8

Washington ............... 2,704.2 2,798.8 2,729.8 2,823.0 8.9 8.1 8.8 8.1 162.0 177.7 167.0 183.0 264.1 275.6 266.3 277.1

West Virginia ............ 728.4 738.6 734.9 744.5 24.7 26.3 25.0 26.4 32.1 33.6 33.0 35.3 61.9 61.2 61.9 61.4

Wisconsin ................. 2,766.0 2,806.0 2,781.6 2,816.6 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.3 109.5 120.6 111.8 121.0 498.5 502.3 499.7 500.9

Wyoming ................... 250.7 259.7 254.0 262.7 21.3 24.6 21.6 24.9 17.2 18.5 18.0 18.8 9.3 9.5 9.4 9.5

Puerto Rico ............... 1,041.2 1,049.9 1,045.3 1,053.2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 67.2 69.7 67.9 69.8 116.9 110.4 117.0 109.6

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

February March February March February March February March

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

Alabama ................... 375.6 378.9 377.9 382.2 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.0 96.8 98.0 97.3 98.6 201.5 211.9 202.8 213.6

Alaska ....................... 58.4 59.3 59.0 59.9 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.8 14.2 14.6 14.2 14.6 22.4 22.8 22.3 22.8

Arizona ..................... 477.8 500.8 479.9 505.1 44.8 44.2 45.1 44.1 168.8 178.4 169.4 179.0 351.5 383.8 356.1 389.7

Arkansas ................... 240.6 243.2 242.7 246.3 20.4 20.2 20.3 20.4 50.7 51.8 50.9 52.0 108.8 112.6 110.5 114.6

California .................. 2,762.0 2,802.2 2,769.0 2,805.9 476.9 470.0 480.6 473.3 912.7 937.5 917.6 940.8 2,109.3 2,176.6 2,124.7 2,183.2

Colorado ................... 403.7 413.4 406.1 415.2 77.9 75.4 77.8 75.5 156.0 160.6 157.0 161.2 303.7 313.6 306.4 317.0

Connecticut ............... 306.3 308.2 306.6 309.2 38.6 38.1 38.3 37.8 140.5 142.8 140.5 143.3 193.2 196.9 195.3 199.4

Delaware ................. 78.9 80.5 79.8 81.2 6.4 7.0 6.5 7.0 45.1 44.7 44.9 44.7 60.7 61.7 61.2 62.5

District of Columbia .. 27.1 27.7 27.6 27.8 23.0 23.1 22.8 23.4 30.1 30.6 29.8 30.7 145.5 149.6 147.0 150.7

Florida ....................... 1,535.7 1,590.9 1,542.5 1,595.8 167.7 168.4 167.9 169.0 516.0 534.1 517.9 539.9 1,300.2 1,360.5 1,307.0 1,384.9

Georgia ..................... 831.4 847.9 833.1 853.0 116.5 115.7 116.9 116.0 223.3 228.8 223.0 229.2 521.9 541.5 522.2 544.0

Hawaii ...................... 114.9 121.5 115.2 121.8 10.6 11.0 10.4 11.2 29.0 29.7 29.0 29.7 72.5 75.8 73.1 76.4

Idaho ........................ 117.7 123.0 118.9 124.1 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.9 28.5 30.9 28.4 31.1 72.7 77.0 73.9 77.8

Illinois ........................ 1,159.2 1,166.0 1,166.4 1,173.1 118.3 116.0 118.4 116.3 395.9 403.7 396.6 405.5 790.8 807.6 797.8 818.6

Indiana ...................... 567.6 573.6 571.7 575.9 40.1 40.5 40.1 40.6 137.2 139.0 137.2 139.3 264.1 267.3 266.8 270.2

Iowa .......................... 298.2 301.4 301.1 303.7 33.3 32.6 33.5 32.8 97.4 99.4 97.5 99.6 108.4 113.0 109.8 114.4

Kansas ...................... 257.5 255.6 258.5 259.5 40.3 38.6 40.0 38.5 69.4 70.0 69.6 70.2 128.7 129.9 130.5 130.6

Kentucky ................... 370.1 374.6 372.7 377.6 28.7 29.1 29.0 29.2 86.5 87.8 86.6 88.2 165.7 168.9 167.5 170.5

Louisiana .................. 375.2 358.6 378.3 363.1 30.3 28.5 30.3 28.3 98.9 93.8 99.1 94.6 187.4 163.8 189.8 168.1

Maine ........................ 120.7 120.4 119.8 119.9 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.1 33.9 33.5 34.0 33.7 47.8 48.8 48.2 49.3

Maryland ................... 459.8 465.0 462.1 467.4 49.0 50.2 49.1 50.2 156.7 159.2 156.7 159.6 371.4 378.5 377.0 383.9

Massachusetts .......... 559.8 558.0 559.0 558.2 86.7 87.2 86.7 87.5 217.1 221.3 217.6 222.0 443.3 450.9 445.4 453.3

Michigan ................... 785.3 777.3 788.1 780.1 67.4 67.1 67.5 67.4 216.3 216.9 216.3 217.5 573.5 578.1 575.0 578.0

Minnesota ................. 512.7 521.9 514.4 521.2 58.6 58.3 58.7 58.5 175.1 180.8 175.7 181.6 292.0 295.3 294.8 299.2

Mississippi ................ 218.0 224.0 220.2 226.7 14.5 14.0 14.5 13.9 45.9 46.1 46.1 45.9 86.7 89.9 87.0 90.3

Missouri ................... 526.0 536.0 531.2 542.9 62.9 61.7 63.2 61.5 161.6 166.1 162.2 166.5 311.9 317.8 316.0 320.0

Montana .................... 84.6 85.8 85.5 86.6 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.7 20.8 21.4 20.8 21.5 32.6 33.3 33.3 34.0

Nebraska .................. 196.2 198.9 197.9 200.2 20.5 19.9 20.4 19.9 63.8 65.6 63.9 65.7 93.9 96.3 95.0 97.2

Nevada ..................... 207.5 219.0 208.9 220.8 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 63.0 67.1 63.6 67.6 140.1 150.2 141.9 152.0

New Hampshire ........ 136.7 138.2 136.6 138.6 12.5 12.9 12.5 12.8 38.1 40.2 38.3 40.1 56.7 58.8 56.9 59.2

New Jersey ............... 862.3 866.1 864.9 869.7 96.4 95.9 97.0 96.6 275.1 281.3 275.9 281.2 571.5 580.8 577.0 588.9

New Mexico .............. 136.9 138.9 137.4 139.5 14.1 14.8 14.1 14.9 34.6 35.3 34.6 35.2 90.5 92.8 90.7 92.9

New York .................. 1,463.3 1,478.0 1,468.2 1,482.8 265.7 268.1 266.5 268.5 701.2 718.9 703.4 720.2 1,047.0 1,061.8 1,053.1 1,070.4

North Carolina .......... 722.9 720.4 727.7 725.9 75.1 76.7 75.3 76.7 192.2 199.5 192.9 200.5 432.6 443.6 436.5 447.3

North Dakota ............ 72.3 74.3 72.8 75.0 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.7 18.6 19.1 18.7 19.1 24.7 26.3 24.7 26.5

Ohio .......................... 1,020.4 1,022.3 1,027.2 1,027.5 89.5 89.0 89.5 89.2 305.8 309.9 305.9 309.9 619.0 632.8 625.2 640.0

Oklahoma ................. 271.8 279.3 274.3 282.1 30.4 30.1 30.1 29.9 82.4 84.8 82.8 85.1 164.9 170.4 166.9 172.9

Oregon ...................... 317.8 328.4 320.5 328.7 33.0 33.6 32.9 33.5 98.8 104.5 99.5 105.5 177.9 185.4 180.0 188.0

Pennsylvania ............ 1,100.7 1,111.8 1,105.0 1,117.9 108.8 106.8 109.0 107.4 332.4 333.1 332.9 334.1 636.7 650.0 640.5 657.6

Rhode Island ............ 78.3 77.7 78.3 78.2 10.8 10.4 10.7 10.4 33.8 35.2 33.8 35.6 52.2 54.3 52.7 54.4

South Carolina .......... 354.0 361.9 355.5 366.6 26.7 26.8 26.6 27.5 95.7 101.9 95.9 101.5 197.6 199.4 197.7 205.3

South Dakota ............ 76.4 77.1 76.9 77.6 6.6 6.9 6.5 6.9 28.0 28.9 28.2 29.0 23.4 24.1 23.6 24.4

Tennessee ................ 585.4 595.9 590.5 600.9 49.7 49.8 49.6 49.7 141.7 142.7 142.4 143.4 304.4 309.6 306.5 310.9

Texas ........................ 1,944.1 1,999.7 1,955.8 2,010.0 222.3 220.6 222.7 222.6 599.1 618.1 600.6 621.3 1,117.4 1,184.5 1,126.8 1,196.0

Utah .......................... 218.8 227.0 220.4 228.3 31.5 32.9 31.7 33.0 66.0 69.1 66.3 69.4 139.5 150.7 140.9 152.1

Vermont .................... 58.6 58.7 58.1 58.7 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.4 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.1 20.9 21.3 21.2 21.5

Virginia ...................... 640.6 647.4 643.6 651.2 93.4 91.5 93.4 90.7 189.4 192.5 189.9 193.1 590.4 610.5 595.1 615.7

Washington ............... 515.2 529.8 517.9 533.1 93.5 95.3 93.4 95.6 151.2 155.9 151.4 156.3 304.7 321.9 308.3 326.0

West Virginia ............ 136.1 136.9 136.7 137.9 11.4 11.7 11.5 11.6 29.5 30.2 29.5 30.2 57.1 59.0 57.5 59.1

Wisconsin ................. 526.7 526.0 529.0 529.1 49.4 49.1 49.3 48.9 157.7 157.4 158.1 157.5 251.6 252.8 254.7 252.8

Wyoming ................... 48.2 49.4 48.7 50.0 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.2 10.4 10.7 10.6 10.9 14.6 15.0 14.9 15.2

Puerto Rico ............... 184.8 188.5 185.0 185.6 22.4 23.4 22.4 23.4 48.4 51.2 48.7 51.5 104.0 106.8 104.3 108.1

See footnotes at end of table.
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—Continued

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

February March February March February March February March

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

Alabama ................... 197.3 203.1 198.2 203.5 157.5 164.2 162.0 168.3 80.9 81.5 81.3 81.8 363.0 367.7 363.5 368.6

Alaska ....................... 35.4 36.1 35.9 36.6 26.1 27.0 26.8 27.5 11.0 11.2 11.1 11.3 82.0 82.7 82.5 83.2

Arizona ..................... 268.4 282.7 271.4 284.0 248.1 264.0 252.9 269.2 89.0 94.9 90.3 95.9 414.6 415.7 411.9 415.9

Arkansas ................... 145.4 148.6 145.8 149.3 90.1 91.6 93.5 94.2 41.5 42.2 42.2 42.6 206.0 210.6 206.4 211.5

California .................. 1,580.2 1,610.0 1,588.1 1,616.6 1,424.5 1,476.7 1,446.1 1,493.8 502.4 515.0 507.2 518.1 2,426.5 2,450.6 2,442.6 2,468.0

Colorado ................... 223.0 227.2 223.5 227.8 252.7 257.8 257.5 262.1 88.1 89.1 88.5 89.1 364.7 369.4 365.9 371.7

Connecticut ............... 273.4 276.3 271.8 275.3 119.5 121.8 121.5 123.9 61.7 62.0 62.1 62.5 246.9 249.9 246.4 250.2

Delaware ................. 53.4 54.7 53.8 54.8 36.3 37.5 37.2 38.5 19.3 19.4 19.4 19.7 58.8 59.7 60.0 61.1

District of Columbia .. 94.7 97.9 94.6 98.1 51.5 55.0 52.8 56.1 58.1 58.1 58.7 58.7 231.2 229.3 231.2 229.6

Florida ....................... 932.8 956.1 935.9 961.0 885.2 924.2 901.6 936.5 328.3 337.4 329.5 336.9 1,093.5 1,111.3 1,095.8 1,115.0

Georgia ..................... 417.8 429.5 414.8 430.9 355.4 365.2 362.9 372.6 155.8 158.4 155.9 158.7 649.9 664.8 651.4 667.1

Hawaii ...................... 69.5 71.1 69.9 71.2 104.7 107.9 105.9 108.2 24.6 25.3 24.7 25.4 121.0 122.0 122.2 123.0

Idaho ........................ 67.5 69.9 67.4 70.3 53.7 58.7 54.7 59.4 18.1 18.6 18.1 18.8 115.9 118.1 116.6 118.1

Illinois ........................ 738.3 752.1 740.1 753.2 478.5 494.1 487.0 502.8 253.0 258.5 254.4 260.5 851.1 849.6 856.1 853.8

Indiana ...................... 375.7 383.9 377.5 385.0 260.0 268.0 266.9 273.1 109.5 109.9 110.7 110.6 439.2 439.9 439.0 440.9

Iowa .......................... 195.5 201.1 196.7 202.1 121.1 122.3 124.3 125.5 55.5 55.1 56.0 55.8 248.0 250.8 249.4 252.1

Kansas ...................... 163.8 165.7 164.2 165.4 106.8 108.0 109.2 109.9 52.8 52.9 53.4 53.0 254.2 259.4 258.0 262.0

Kentucky ................... 233.7 238.2 233.5 238.5 153.6 159.4 158.4 164.3 75.9 75.7 76.3 76.0 313.9 316.5 315.2 317.6

Louisiana .................. 254.9 213.5 256.2 213.7 203.3 169.0 208.3 169.9 70.2 57.6 71.4 58.0 383.3 375.9 383.1 375.8

Maine ........................ 111.6 112.7 111.9 113.1 48.6 48.4 49.2 49.1 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.7 107.6 108.5 107.6 108.9

Maryland ................... 350.3 361.2 351.5 362.9 210.9 213.9 215.7 219.9 115.9 118.3 116.7 119.0 466.2 471.2 468.0 474.8

Massachusetts .......... 591.7 599.8 593.4 601.0 265.9 267.0 269.2 270.0 114.6 115.8 115.5 116.6 416.9 418.8 416.8 418.7

Michigan ................... 567.8 572.0 571.7 575.3 375.6 380.5 382.0 386.5 175.3 176.1 176.8 177.5 697.4 695.6 698.9 699.0

Minnesota ................. 384.1 395.0 385.9 397.2 222.3 230.7 224.6 233.0 115.0 116.3 115.6 117.3 422.1 429.5 422.9 429.8

Mississippi ................ 121.3 122.6 121.5 123.0 122.1 112.5 124.8 114.9 37.6 37.6 37.5 37.7 244.2 243.3 244.6 244.3

Missouri ................... 363.1 370.9 364.4 372.0 249.7 256.3 259.9 265.7 118.4 116.7 118.8 117.0 436.5 440.5 439.0 444.5

Montana .................... 55.8 57.5 56.2 57.8 51.1 52.7 52.2 53.6 16.6 16.4 16.7 16.5 87.2 87.8 87.6 88.6

Nebraska .................. 126.9 130.2 127.3 130.2 74.4 78.2 76.3 78.8 36.0 36.3 36.0 36.3 160.9 163.2 161.9 164.0

Nevada ..................... 82.9 87.0 83.7 87.8 313.6 330.8 317.5 334.2 32.7 35.6 33.2 36.0 144.2 148.9 146.3 151.6

New Hampshire ........ 96.6 100.8 96.9 101.2 58.2 59.5 58.1 60.1 20.7 20.7 20.9 20.7 94.1 92.3 94.9 92.9

New Jersey ............... 552.9 567.1 555.3 570.8 305.3 317.5 311.3 323.4 155.1 157.0 155.4 157.8 648.6 655.6 650.0 657.4

New Mexico .............. 104.6 108.6 105.1 109.0 81.1 81.2 82.5 82.7 28.3 28.7 28.3 28.8 202.1 206.6 203.4 207.1

New York .................. 1,544.6 1,571.2 1,553.6 1,581.4 623.4 629.9 634.1 640.3 350.8 355.2 353.0 357.8 1,498.0 1,499.6 1,499.6 1,505.2

North Carolina .......... 456.6 474.6 460.2 476.9 334.0 342.8 343.6 350.7 167.4 175.7 168.3 176.8 672.5 687.2 676.6 690.3

North Dakota ............ 48.2 49.4 48.2 49.2 29.7 30.3 30.1 31.0 15.0 15.2 15.2 15.3 77.7 77.7 77.9 78.0

Ohio .......................... 757.1 770.1 760.2 771.8 463.2 470.8 475.1 483.1 222.3 222.3 224.1 223.4 812.4 809.0 814.4 813.0

Oklahoma ................. 179.4 185.5 181.1 186.7 126.6 129.5 131.1 132.4 73.6 73.9 74.2 74.3 312.5 319.7 314.6 321.6

Oregon ...................... 197.8 208.9 199.0 210.9 150.1 157.6 153.9 160.5 56.6 57.9 56.8 59.3 291.5 291.6 292.8 292.9

Pennsylvania ............ 1,028.3 1,060.0 1,028.2 1,061.4 446.5 455.2 455.6 463.5 260.7 262.5 262.1 264.6 762.5 764.3 766.3 768.3

Rhode Island ............ 95.2 97.4 96.2 98.2 45.4 45.5 45.8 45.8 22.9 22.4 23.1 22.3 65.8 66.0 65.9 66.0

South Carolina .......... 184.3 189.3 184.7 191.3 189.7 191.6 196.5 200.9 72.4 77.2 73.1 78.8 330.3 339.7 331.6 341.5

South Dakota ............ 57.3 58.7 57.6 59.0 37.0 38.6 37.8 39.1 15.4 15.3 15.4 15.4 75.4 76.2 75.9 76.2

Tennessee ................ 325.2 332.9 325.9 333.5 244.8 254.1 252.0 261.1 99.8 100.6 101.3 102.0 417.7 420.2 419.0 421.6

Texas ........................ 1,167.9 1,206.4 1,174.2 1,212.6 875.1 900.1 894.7 915.9 344.4 348.7 349.6 352.6 1,700.7 1,723.1 1,703.1 1,725.8

Utah .......................... 128.0 133.3 128.5 133.9 102.2 104.7 104.3 106.4 32.6 33.3 33.0 33.7 204.0 207.5 204.9 208.2

Vermont .................... 53.9 55.1 54.2 55.3 35.3 35.1 34.7 34.1 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 55.1 55.6 55.2 55.8

Virginia ...................... 391.3 405.3 393.0 407.2 305.9 310.9 315.6 321.6 179.1 180.6 179.9 181.6 661.3 670.1 664.1 674.5

Washington ............... 325.5 338.0 328.2 339.9 247.2 257.8 252.4 262.4 101.1 103.3 102.2 104.2 530.8 535.4 533.9 537.3

West Virginia ............ 112.1 114.7 112.6 114.9 65.3 66.2 66.6 67.5 54.6 55.3 55.4 55.1 143.6 143.5 145.2 145.1

Wisconsin ................. 379.1 392.3 380.3 393.5 233.9 248.4 237.7 252.0 134.5 134.5 135.6 136.1 421.8 419.3 421.9 421.5

Wyoming ................... 21.7 22.2 21.9 22.2 28.9 29.5 29.2 29.7 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.8 65.2 66.4 65.8 67.5

Puerto Rico ............... 100.0 101.2 101.0 104.7 72.5 74.2 73.5 75.4 21.1 22.2 21.3 22.6 303.9 302.3 304.2 302.5

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.