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USDL 08-0067

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Friday, January 18, 2008

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 2007

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher in December. All 4 regions and

46 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, while

2 states registered decreases and 2 states had no change in their rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics

of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the year, jobless rates were up in 36 states,

down in 12 states and the District of Columbia, and unchanged in 2 states. The national unemployment rate rose to 5.0 percent in December.

In December, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 33 states and the District of Columbia, and

decreased in 17 states. The largest employment increases were recorded in Texas (+18,600), California

(+15,500), Washington (+10,700), and Virginia (+10,200). Nebraska posted the largest over-the-month

percentage increase in employment (+0.7 percent), followed by Hawaii (+0.5 percent), and Montana,

Nevada, and Washington (+0.4 percent each). The largest employment decreases occurred in Kansas

(-6,200), South Carolina (-5,800), Ohio (-3,900), and Indiana (-3,100). Kansas experienced the largest

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

and Alaska (-0.2 percent ). Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 47 states and the District of

Columbia and decreased in 3 states. The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment were reported in Utah (+4.0 percent), Montana and Wyoming (+3.4 percent each), Louisiana (+2.2 percent), and

Texas (+2.1 percent). Over-the-year percentage declines in employment occurred in Michigan (-1.8 percent) and Ohio (-0.3 percent); Minnesota had a decrease of less than -0.05 percent.

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In December, the Midwest continued to record the highest unemployment rate among the regions,

5.5 percent. The Northeast and South reported the lowest rates, 4.7 percent each. All four regions posted

statistically significant unemployment rate increases from November; the South recorded the largest increase

(+0.4 percentage point), followed by the Midwest, Northeast, and West (+0.3 point each). Similarly, all four

regions registered significant over-the-year jobless rate increases, led by the West (+0.8 percentage point),

(NOTE: This release was reissued on Friday, February 8, 2008, to show seasonally adjusted data

for the state of Idaho in table 5; no other tables were affected. In addition, the HTML version of

table C showed December 2007 in the first column under rate instead of December 2006; data

were not affected.)

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followed by the Midwest (+0.6 percentage point) and the Northeast and South (+0.4 point each). (See

table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the East North Central again reported the highest jobless rate,

5.9 percent in December, followed closely by the Pacific at 5.8 percent. The Mountain division continued

to record the lowest rate, 4.3 percent. Seven divisions posted statistically significant unemployment rate increases from November: the East South Central (+0.6 percentage point); Mountain (+0.5 point); Middle

Atlantic and Pacific (+0.4 point each); and South Atlantic, West North Central, and West South Central

(+0.3 point each). Eight divisions registered significant unemployment rate increases from December 2006:

the Pacific (+1.0 percentage point); East North Central, Middle Atlantic, and Mountain (+0.6 point each);

South Atlantic (+0.5 point); East South Central and West North Central (+0.4 point each); and West South

Central (+0.3 point). No division had a jobless rate decrease, either over the month or over the year.

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In December, Michigan continued to report the highest state unemployment rate, 7.6 percent, followed

by Mississippi at 6.8 percent, South Carolina at 6.6 percent, and Alaska at 6.5 percent. Idaho and South

Dakota posted the lowest jobless rates, 3.0 percent each. Overall, 17 states registered unemployment rates

that were significantly below the U.S. rate of 5.0 percent, 8 states and the District of Columbia recorded

measurably higher rates, and 25 states had rates that were statistically little different from that of the nation.

(See tables A and 3 and chart 1.)

Half of the states, plus the District of Columbia, reported statistically significant jobless rate increases

between November and December. Kentucky, Louisiana, and South Carolina registered the largest increases (+0.7 percentage point each), followed by Arizona and Kansas (+0.6 point each). Twenty-five

states recorded 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 the significant changes. (See table B.)

Nevada reported the largest jobless rate increase from December 2006 (+1.5 percentage points). The

states recording the next largest rate increases were Florida and Illinois (+1.4 percentage points each), California (+1.3 points), and Hawaii (+1.2 points). Seventeen additional states had smaller, but also statistically

significant, rate increases over the year. Four states registered significant over-the-year unemployment rate

decreases, the largest of which occurred in Massachusetts (-0.7 percentage point). The remaining 24 states

and the District of Columbia recorded jobless rates in December 2007 that were not appreciably different

from those of a year earlier. (See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

From November to December, four states reported statistically significant changes in employment, three

of which were increases. The gains were in Washington (+10,700), Nebraska (+7,000), and Hawaii

(+3,100). The statistically significant employment decline occurred in Kansas (-6,200). (See tables D

and 5.)

Over the year, 23 states posted statistically significant changes in employment. All but one reported

gains in employment. The largest employment gains occurred in Texas (+218,600), Florida (+85,800),

and California (+78,800). The only statistically significant over-the-year decline was reported in Michigan
(-77,500). Four states recorded statistically significant gains in employment that were less than 15,000:

Montana (+14,900), Nebraska (+14,100), Hawaii (+9,700), and Wyoming (+9,600). (See table E.)

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for December 2007 is scheduled to be

issued on Tuesday, January 29, 2008. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for

January 2008 is scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, March 11.

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

usual estimation procedures for the LAUS program to reflect the impact of Hurricane

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

modifying the state population controls to account for displacement due to Katrina; (2)

developing labor force estimates for the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area

using an alternative to the model-based method; and (3) not publishing labor force

estimates for the parishes within the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area or

cities within those parishes where the quality of input data was severely compromised by

the hurricane.

For more information on LAUS procedures and estimates for December 2007, see

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

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

Effective with the release of 2007 annual average estimates on February 29, the labor

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

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

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

control totals. Revised seasonal adjustment factors will apply to tables 1 and 3 only.

Both not seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted data are subject to revision back to

2003. The updated population controls reflect the annual updating of population estimates

by the U.S. Census Bureau.

In addition, effective with the release of February 2008 region, division, and state data

on March 28, the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program will resume revision of the prior month’s estimates. Estimates from the LAUS program also will be subject to revision at the beginning of the following calendar year, as noted above. This

change applies to all of the more than 7,200 LAUS geographic areas.

Hurricane Katrina

Upcoming Changes to Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data

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Effective with the release of January 2008 data on March 11, 2008, the Current Employment Statistics survey will revise the basis for industry classification from the 2002 North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS) to the 2007 North American Industry

Classification System. The new classification reflects minor definitional changes within manufacturing, telecommunications, financial activities, and professional, scientific, and technical

services. Several industry titles and descriptions also will be updated. The conversion to

NAICS 2007 will result in minor revisions to some employment, hours, and earnings series.

For more information on the 2007 NAICS, see http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html.

In addition, effective with the release of January 2008 estimates, all nonfarm payroll employment estimates for states and areas presented in tables 5 and 6 of this news release will

be adjusted to 2007 benchmark levels. Data in table 5 will be adjusted to incorporate new

seasonal adjustment factors. Not seasonally adjusted payroll data back to April 2006 and

seasonally adjusted data for states back to January 2003 will be subject to revision.

Upcoming Changes to Current Employment Statistics Data

Discontinuation of Some Current Employment Statistics Metropolitan Area Series

Effective with the release of January 2008 data on March 11, 2008, BLS will discontinue publication of all metropolitan area hours and earnings series from the establishment

survey. In addition, all nonfarm employment series for 65 small metropolitan areas will be

discontinued. These cutbacks are being implemented to accommodate a reduction in

funding to the BLS that resulted from The 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted

on December 26, 2007. For a list of the discontinued series, see Reductions to Current

Employment Statistics Metropolitan Area Series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/msareductions.

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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that

of the U.S., December 2007, seasonally adjusted

State Rate

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United States.......................... 5.0

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

Arkansas................................ 5.9

California................................. 6.1

Delaware................................. 3.8

District of Columbia.................. 6.1

Hawaii.................................... 3.2

Idaho...................................... 3.0

Iowa....................................... 4.0

Kansas................................... 4.4

Maryland................................. 3.8

Michigan................................. 7.6

Mississippi.............................. 6.8

Montana................................. 3.6

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

Nevada................................... 5.8

New Hampshire....................... 3.6

New Mexico............................ 3.7

North Dakota........................... 3.3

Ohio....................................... 6.0

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

South Dakota.......................... 3.0

Texas..................................... 4.5

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

Vermont.................................. 4.0

Virginia.................................. 3.5

Wyoming................................ 3.1
Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from November 2007 to

December 2007, seasonally adjusted

State November

 2007

 December

 2007

 Over-the-month

 rate change

Rate

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Alabama ..................................... 3.5 4.0 0.5

Arizona ....................................... 4.1 4.7 .6

California..................................... 5.6 6.1 .5

Colorado. .................................... 4.1 4.5 .4

Delaware ..................................... 3.4 3.8 .4

District of Columbia..................... 5.7 6.1 .4

Florida ......................................... 4.3 4.7 .4

Georgia ....................................... 4.4 4.8 .4

Hawaii ......................................... 2.9 3.2 .3

Idaho ........................................... 2.7 3.0 .3

Kansas ....................................... 3.8 4.4 .6

Kentucky .................................... 5.0 5.7 .7

Louisiana .................................... 3.5 4.2 .7

Minnesota. .................................. 4.4 4.9 .5

Montana. ..................................... 3.4 3.6 .2

Nevada ........................................ 5.4 5.8 .4

New York .................................... 4.6 4.9 .3

North Carolina ............................. 4.7 5.0 .3

Ohio ............................................ 5.6 6.0 .4

Pennsylvania............................... 4.2 4.7 .5

South Carolina ............................ 5.9 6.6 .7

South Dakota .............................. 2.8 3.0 .2

Tennessee .................................. 4.9 5.3 .4

Texas .......................................... 4.2 4.5 .3

Utah ............................................ 2.8 3.2 .4

Virginia........................................ 3.2 3.5 .3
Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from December 2006 to

December 2007, seasonally adjusted

State December

 2006

December

 2007

 Over-the-year

 rate change

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

Arkansas ................................. 5.4 5.9 .5

California .................................. 4.8 6.1 1.3

Colorado .................................. 4.0 4.5 .5

Connecticut ............................. 4.1 5.0 .9

Delaware .................................. 3.3 3.8 .5

Florida ...................................... 3.3 4.7 1.4

Hawaii ...................................... 2.0 3.2 1.2

Idaho ........................................ 3.2 3.0 -.2

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

Iowa ......................................... 3.5 4.0 .5

Maine ....................................... 4.6 5.1 .5

Massachusetts ........................ 5.2 4.5 -.7

Minnesota ................................ 4.2 4.9 .7

Missouri ................................... 4.8 5.5 .7

Montana ................................... 2.9 3.6 .7

Nebraska ................................. 2.8 3.2 .4

Nevada ..................................... 4.3 5.8 1.5

New York ................................. 4.1 4.9 .8

Ohio ......................................... 5.6 6.0 .4

Rhode Island ............................ 5.1 5.5 .4

South Dakota. .......................... 3.2 3.0 -.2

Tennessee ............................... 4.9 5.3 .4

Texas ....................................... 4.7 4.5 -.2

Utah ......................................... 2.5 3.2 .7

Virginia. ................................... 2.9 3.5 .6

Rate

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Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from December 2006 to

December 2007, seasonally adjusted

State December

 2006

December

 2007

 Over-the-year

change

Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from November 2007 to

December 2007, seasonally adjusted

State November

 2007

 December

 2007

 Over-the-month

 change p p

p = preliminary.

p p

p = preliminary.

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Alabama .................................. 1,996,100 2,021,700 25,600

Arizona .................................... 2,685,500 2,720,100 34,600

California .................................. 15,212,600 15,291,400 78,800

Colorado .................................. 2,300,500 2,345,600 45,100

Florida ...................................... 8,069,600 8,155,400 85,800

Georgia .................................... 4,103,300 4,171,000 67,700

Hawaii ...................................... 622,500 632,200 9,700

Illinois ...................................... 5,949,500 5,991,400 41,900

Maryland .................................. 2,600,100 2,636,100 36,000

Massachusetts ........................ 3,258,000 3,282,100 24,100

Michigan .................................. 4,325,400 4,247,900 -77,500

Mississippi .............................. 1,155,100 1,171,200 16,100

Montana ................................... 434,700 449,600 14,900

Nebraska ................................. 955,000 969,100 14,100

New York ................................. 8,655,100 8,723,200 68,100

North Carolina .......................... 4,064,500 4,133,100 68,600

Oklahoma ................................ 1,561,900 1,585,800 23,900

Oregon ..................................... 1,712,200 1,738,800 26,600

Texas ....................................... 10,171,300 10,389,900 218,600

Utah ......................................... 1,222,500 1,271,600 49,100

Virginia..................................... 3,744,100 3,809,600 65,500

Washington ............................. 2,890,600 2,949,300 58,700

Wyoming ................................. 281,100 290,700 9,600

Hawaii ....................................... 629,100 632,200 3,100

Kansas ..................................... 1,389,900 1,383,700 -6,200

Nebraska .................................. 962,100 969,100 7,000

Washington .............................. 2,938,600 2,949,300 10,700
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 18, 2006.

A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the

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

annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.

Employment—from the CES program

Definitions . Employment data refer to persons on

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay

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

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

those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each

payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal

activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North

American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated

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

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

computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both

months. The estimates of employment for the current month are

obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month

by these ratios.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,

derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by

employers who are covered under state unemployment

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

preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for

the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process

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

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

subsequent months.
Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are

seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some

states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is

computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector

series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll

employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of

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

coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation

procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each

individual state. BLS independently develops a national

employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to

national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger

sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series,

summing them cumulates individual state level errors and

can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample

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

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

measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs

by chance because a sample rather than the entire population

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

such as those which can be introduced into the data collection

and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from

sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from

the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual

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

because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program,

unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather

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

however, are generally insignificant.

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

improvements to its methodology. Among these was the

development of model-based error measures for the monthly

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

introductory section of this release preserves the long-time

practice of highlighting the direction of the movements in

regional and state unemployment rates and state nonfarm

payroll employment regardless of their statistical significance.

The remainder of the analysis in the release takes the statistical

significance of monthly and annual changes into consideration.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based

error measures for both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally

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

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

uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether

changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically

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

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

be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level is

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

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

but additional information on the subject is provided in the BLS

monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state

CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for

metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are

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

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

determining whether changes in CES employment levels are

statistically significant. Information on recent benchmark

revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at

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

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used

to develop these estimates and additional data appear in

Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription

from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government

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

and from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490,

August 1997.

Estimates of labor force and unemployment, as well as

nonfarm employment from the CES program, for over 370

metropolitan areas and metropolitan New England City and

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

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates

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

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

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

administration of various federal economic assistance programs

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

Employment data from the CES program are available at

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

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

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

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Dec.

2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Dec.

2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Dec.

2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Northeast ........................... 28,019.1 27,995.7 28,107.3 28,107.4 1,214.1 1,247.0 1,241.1 1,330.7 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.7

 New England .................... 7,684.0 7,702.3 7,725.6 7,699.7 357.1 335.6 346.1 355.5 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.6

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,335.0 20,293.5 20,381.6 20,407.7 857.0 911.4 895.1 975.2 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.8

South ................................. 54,586.3 54,785.2 55,011.1 55,062.2 2,337.5 2,385.8 2,388.0 2,600.1 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.7

 South Atlantic ................... 29,290.3 29,497.0 29,559.4 29,594.2 1,190.7 1,288.1 1,258.1 1,367.7 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.6

 East South Central ........... 8,624.0 8,637.0 8,675.6 8,674.4 424.4 405.8 410.9 458.9 4.9 4.7 4.7 5.3

 West South Central .......... 16,671.9 16,651.2 16,776.1 16,793.5 722.5 692.0 719.0 773.5 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.6

Midwest ............................. 35,069.5 34,987.9 35,123.3 35,145.4 1,732.5 1,886.0 1,835.3 1,929.1 4.9 5.4 5.2 5.5

 East North Central ............ 24,134.3 24,014.4 24,155.2 24,167.8 1,277.9 1,400.7 1,367.9 1,424.3 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.9

 West North Central ........... 10,935.2 10,973.6 10,968.1 10,977.6 454.6 485.3 467.5 504.8 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.6

West ................................... 35,082.3 35,620.7 35,804.6 35,836.0 1,567.9 1,720.5 1,773.9 1,911.6 4.5 4.8 5.0 5.3

 Mountain ........................... 10,826.4 11,006.2 11,001.9 10,994.5 402.9 387.6 422.9 468.6 3.7 3.5 3.8 4.3

 Pacific ............................... 24,255.9 24,614.6 24,802.7 24,841.5 1,165.0 1,332.9 1,351.0 1,443.0 4.8 5.4 5.4 5.8

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census

division model-based estimates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

calendar year.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

November December November December November December

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

Northeast ........................... 28,026.6 28,085.9 28,019.2 28,020.0 1,167.0 1,169.4 1,130.7 1,234.6 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.4

 New England .................... 7,677.0 7,716.2 7,675.9 7,665.9 332.5 322.1 332.0 326.7 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,349.6 20,369.7 20,343.3 20,354.1 834.5 847.3 798.7 907.9 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.5

South ................................. 54,575.1 55,020.5 54,596.8 54,909.6 2,291.3 2,305.3 2,199.6 2,449.9 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.5

 South Atlantic ................... 29,234.1 29,525.8 29,262.2 29,478.1 1,165.7 1,223.6 1,121.4 1,293.1 4.0 4.1 3.8 4.4

 East South Central ........... 8,641.6 8,699.9 8,652.9 8,677.7 410.2 394.2 400.1 434.3 4.7 4.5 4.6 5.0

 West South Central .......... 16,699.5 16,794.8 16,681.7 16,753.8 715.4 687.5 678.1 722.6 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.3

Midwest ............................. 35,049.5 35,110.7 35,031.6 35,002.3 1,601.9 1,712.2 1,664.3 1,847.5 4.6 4.9 4.8 5.3

 East North Central ............ 24,124.9 24,160.3 24,123.6 24,084.7 1,180.8 1,279.7 1,227.1 1,361.7 4.9 5.3 5.1 5.7

 West North Central ........... 10,924.7 10,950.4 10,907.9 10,917.5 421.1 432.5 437.2 485.8 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.4

West ................................... 35,131.5 35,817.9 35,131.9 35,773.1 1,525.8 1,730.0 1,507.0 1,839.4 4.3 4.8 4.3 5.1

 Mountain ........................... 10,869.8 11,010.8 10,837.8 10,973.7 387.5 405.6 383.1 447.6 3.6 3.7 3.5 4.1

 Pacific ............................... 24,261.8 24,807.1 24,294.1 24,799.4 1,138.3 1,324.4 1,123.8 1,391.9 4.7 5.3 4.6 5.6

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census

division model-based estimates.

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

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

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Dec.

2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Dec.

2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Dec.

2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Alabama ................................................... 2,225.9 2,210.9 2,220.2 2,219.3 82.9 68.5 78.2 89.8 3.7 3.1 3.5 4.0

Alaska ....................................................... 348.8 348.2 350.9 350.8 23.4 21.3 22.6 23.0 6.7 6.1 6.4 6.5

Arizona ..................................................... 3,022.7 3,055.2 3,049.5 3,052.4 124.2 107.0 123.6 143.8 4.1 3.5 4.1 4.7

Arkansas ................................................... 1,368.8 1,377.0 1,379.9 1,384.1 73.4 77.9 79.1 81.0 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.9

California .................................................. 18,011.8 18,240.9 18,378.0 18,433.3 870.8 1,022.0 1,038.3 1,126.3 4.8 5.6 5.6 6.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,847.5 4,969.0 5,036.1 5,031.5 220.1 253.2 268.7 281.2 4.5 5.1 5.3 5.6

Colorado ................................................... 2,681.5 2,718.8 2,725.3 2,724.2 106.5 101.4 110.9 121.5 4.0 3.7 4.1 4.5

Connecticut ............................................... 1,855.1 1,895.2 1,905.8 1,899.3 76.4 88.4 96.0 94.9 4.1 4.7 5.0 5.0

Delaware .................................................. 442.3 445.4 445.4 446.8 14.8 15.2 15.2 17.0 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.8

District of Columbia .................................. 317.8 318.1 320.8 321.0 19.6 18.4 18.4 19.7 6.2 5.8 5.7 6.1

Florida ....................................................... 9,100.7 9,272.6 9,294.1 9,311.7 296.5 393.0 395.8 440.8 3.3 4.2 4.3 4.7

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,167.5 1,202.2 1,206.4 1,210.6 40.5 48.4 46.4 48.9 3.5 4.0 3.8 4.0

Georgia ..................................................... 4,789.7 4,878.0 4,882.0 4,899.3 218.5 228.1 216.0 236.5 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.8

Hawaii ....................................................... 647.8 646.7 647.8 647.6 13.0 17.3 18.7 20.8 2.0 2.7 2.9 3.2

Idaho ......................................................... 755.4 766.5 764.0 761.0 24.3 19.3 20.8 23.0 3.2 2.5 2.7 3.0

Illinois ........................................................ 6,681.6 6,739.3 6,790.0 6,794.9 275.4 356.3 351.1 372.0 4.1 5.3 5.2 5.5

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,108.8 4,127.6 4,168.2 4,170.0 167.1 210.5 206.7 213.9 4.1 5.1 5.0 5.1

Indiana ...................................................... 3,285.1 3,197.2 3,230.5 3,231.7 158.3 146.5 150.8 148.4 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.6

Iowa .......................................................... 1,667.6 1,675.3 1,675.2 1,678.7 57.6 65.5 64.7 67.6 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.0

Kansas ...................................................... 1,469.7 1,488.8 1,487.3 1,490.3 65.8 56.2 56.4 65.0 4.5 3.8 3.8 4.4

Kentucky ................................................... 2,049.4 2,060.5 2,057.2 2,051.7 110.9 116.4 102.8 116.7 5.4 5.6 5.0 5.7

Louisiana .................................................. 2,003.6 1,987.8 2,008.6 2,028.3 85.1 66.1 71.0 85.1 4.2 3.3 3.5 4.2

Maine ........................................................ 716.7 710.7 712.4 712.5 33.1 34.4 34.7 36.6 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.1

Maryland ................................................... 3,032.9 3,010.2 3,021.8 3,015.7 117.1 121.5 110.6 114.8 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.8

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,421.4 3,412.7 3,420.1 3,398.5 178.3 145.2 146.6 151.4 5.2 4.3 4.3 4.5

Michigan ................................................... 5,085.1 5,012.0 5,020.4 5,012.1 366.3 387.2 370.5 383.0 7.2 7.7 7.4 7.6

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,169.3 2,139.3 2,136.2 2,129.4 165.0 171.2 164.0 181.3 7.6 8.0 7.7 8.5

Minnesota ................................................. 2,958.5 2,948.8 2,940.5 2,951.6 124.7 138.6 129.3 145.6 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.9

Mississippi ................................................ 1,318.5 1,321.6 1,342.6 1,348.2 90.7 80.3 84.5 92.2 6.9 6.1 6.3 6.8

Missouri .................................................... 3,050.1 3,067.2 3,060.1 3,059.5 147.6 171.2 160.3 169.2 4.8 5.6 5.2 5.5

Montana .................................................... 495.4 504.7 503.8 502.6 14.2 15.7 17.1 18.2 2.9 3.1 3.4 3.6

Nebraska .................................................. 975.4 990.6 992.2 993.3 27.4 31.3 31.1 31.5 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.2

Nevada ..................................................... 1,323.8 1,366.6 1,363.9 1,370.0 57.2 71.2 73.3 79.7 4.3 5.2 5.4 5.8

New Hampshire ........................................ 740.4 747.2 748.5 747.9 25.9 24.1 25.3 26.6 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.6

New Jersey ............................................... 4,531.9 4,500.2 4,522.1 4,529.9 195.5 185.8 191.1 202.8 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.5

New Mexico .............................................. 939.0 946.5 946.6 945.2 35.5 28.9 32.0 34.6 3.8 3.1 3.4 3.7

New York .................................................. 9,506.5 9,471.0 9,524.1 9,529.9 392.4 440.3 435.7 468.3 4.1 4.6 4.6 4.9

New York City ...................................... 3,811.0 3,829.5 3,858.7 3,857.2 167.8 201.1 196.8 209.3 4.4 5.3 5.1 5.4

North Carolina .......................................... 4,514.5 4,534.1 4,537.2 4,526.0 220.5 218.9 211.9 225.0 4.9 4.8 4.7 5.0

North Dakota ............................................ 359.9 366.1 366.4 366.4 11.4 12.4 11.5 12.1 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.3

Ohio .......................................................... 5,958.3 5,980.3 6,007.6 6,018.6 334.2 351.9 333.6 360.7 5.6 5.9 5.6 6.0

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,093.7 1,103.0 1,109.5 1,106.1 59.5 65.5 64.6 69.7 5.4 5.9 5.8 6.3

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,727.1 1,736.8 1,742.5 1,735.4 69.7 76.2 77.6 77.2 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.5

Oregon ...................................................... 1,907.2 1,938.5 1,954.9 1,957.2 102.6 106.8 107.2 110.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.6

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,336.0 6,332.8 6,336.1 6,345.5 296.9 285.5 265.1 297.3 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.7

Rhode Island ............................................ 578.7 580.4 581.0 579.5 29.4 28.6 30.0 31.8 5.1 4.9 5.2 5.5

South Carolina .......................................... 2,147.2 2,144.4 2,149.5 2,159.0 140.3 125.4 126.9 142.8 6.5 5.8 5.9 6.6

South Dakota ............................................ 433.8 439.4 440.5 440.1 13.9 12.9 12.4 13.3 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.0

Tennessee ................................................ 3,003.8 3,043.3 3,059.6 3,058.4 147.6 141.0 150.8 163.4 4.9 4.6 4.9 5.3

Texas ........................................................ 11,568.4 11,562.3 11,639.2 11,643.2 543.6 478.4 485.7 524.2 4.7 4.1 4.2 4.5

Utah .......................................................... 1,332.5 1,360.5 1,360.4 1,356.5 34.0 37.9 38.3 43.7 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.2

Vermont .................................................... 363.6 358.5 357.9 355.9 13.7 15.3 14.1 14.3 3.8 4.3 3.9 4.0

Virginia ...................................................... 4,030.6 4,071.4 4,088.7 4,093.6 116.6 126.2 128.8 142.2 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.5

Washington ............................................... 3,344.2 3,449.7 3,478.1 3,469.5 165.9 164.6 162.1 166.0 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.8

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,406.4 1,451.4 1,465.4 1,461.1 59.6 58.7 54.5 56.7 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.9

West Virginia ............................................ 811.3 820.9 818.0 818.8 40.3 41.1 37.9 40.0 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.9

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,077.7 3,081.9 3,097.4 3,100.5 150.9 160.1 159.4 154.2 4.9 5.2 5.1 5.0

Wyoming ................................................... 287.1 289.9 289.7 290.0 8.6 8.3 8.4 9.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,408.5 1,371.6 1,372.2 1,364.9 144.1 156.8 153.7 153.3 10.2 11.4 11.2 11.2

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. 07-01,

dated December 18, 2006, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/

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

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

calendar year.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

November December November December November December

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

Alabama ................................................... 2,236.3 2,229.9 2,244.1 2,224.5 74.7 74.3 75.8 84.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.8

Alaska ....................................................... 345.2 348.1 346.7 347.7 21.7 21.7 23.7 23.3 6.3 6.2 6.8 6.7

Arizona ..................................................... 3,033.7 3,054.2 3,027.9 3,049.0 117.3 118.0 115.7 134.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.4

Arkansas ................................................... 1,364.7 1,374.4 1,362.9 1,372.7 63.7 71.5 67.4 77.7 4.7 5.2 4.9 5.7

California .................................................. 18,002.4 18,374.2 18,040.8 18,394.1 836.5 1,020.7 825.2 1,079.5 4.6 5.6 4.6 5.9

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,865.2 5,050.6 4,873.8 5,037.7 205.5 260.5 203.3 263.2 4.2 5.2 4.2 5.2

Colorado ................................................... 2,689.5 2,726.5 2,680.5 2,717.2 104.0 106.6 103.4 117.3 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.3

Connecticut ............................................... 1,856.5 1,903.2 1,852.2 1,889.1 73.4 91.1 68.3 85.4 4.0 4.8 3.7 4.5

Delaware .................................................. 444.9 446.4 444.9 446.9 13.4 13.4 13.3 15.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.4

District of Columbia .................................. 316.2 319.6 317.8 317.9 18.3 18.5 19.7 18.5 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.8

Florida ....................................................... 9,118.6 9,290.0 9,131.6 9,283.6 296.7 393.8 273.8 412.2 3.3 4.2 3.0 4.4

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,175.6 1,212.4 1,175.3 1,214.8 41.7 45.1 40.6 47.5 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.9

Georgia ..................................................... 4,806.6 4,888.8 4,834.1 4,913.4 210.2 205.7 210.7 225.4 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.6

Hawaii ....................................................... 649.5 648.7 649.6 646.5 13.7 19.2 10.5 18.0 2.1 3.0 1.6 2.8

Idaho ......................................................... 756.3 762.1 754.3 758.0 22.9 19.3 24.1 22.8 3.0 2.5 3.2 3.0

Illinois ........................................................ 6,686.0 6,792.3 6,698.0 6,778.8 247.1 326.3 261.5 356.9 3.7 4.8 3.9 5.3

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,107.9 4,169.9 4,118.8 4,159.7 151.8 196.5 157.3 204.0 3.7 4.7 3.8 4.9

Indiana ...................................................... 3,284.0 3,230.0 3,278.7 3,212.5 147.3 142.3 153.0 142.8 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.4

Iowa .......................................................... 1,674.3 1,678.3 1,673.1 1,676.1 54.6 60.4 61.8 70.4 3.3 3.6 3.7 4.2

Kansas ...................................................... 1,473.2 1,489.6 1,470.9 1,484.1 64.0 55.5 60.2 59.5 4.3 3.7 4.1 4.0

Kentucky ................................................... 2,060.3 2,059.9 2,061.3 2,048.7 106.5 95.0 104.3 110.3 5.2 4.6 5.1 5.4

Louisiana .................................................. 2,013.5 2,013.2 1,994.6 2,012.4 76.3 64.5 71.7 75.5 3.8 3.2 3.6 3.8

Maine ........................................................ 713.3 708.6 713.6 707.3 32.4 33.7 32.4 35.5 4.5 4.8 4.5 5.0

Maryland ................................................... 3,032.3 3,014.4 3,032.9 2,997.9 116.0 104.0 109.1 103.4 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.4

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,422.7 3,417.0 3,425.4 3,389.4 162.8 132.6 167.3 138.1 4.8 3.9 4.9 4.1

Michigan ................................................... 5,101.2 5,026.1 5,100.3 5,005.0 338.3 346.7 351.5 370.1 6.6 6.9 6.9 7.4

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,182.2 2,140.8 2,181.9 2,128.8 157.1 155.2 156.8 170.6 7.2 7.2 7.2 8.0

Minnesota ................................................. 2,963.1 2,940.3 2,958.1 2,937.0 111.1 117.8 124.9 143.7 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.9

Mississippi ................................................ 1,319.2 1,341.6 1,326.4 1,349.8 82.9 76.8 83.6 86.1 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.4

Missouri .................................................... 3,047.2 3,050.2 3,046.1 3,039.3 141.6 149.4 139.6 158.7 4.6 4.9 4.6 5.2

Montana .................................................... 494.7 500.9 490.9 496.9 13.9 16.7 14.4 18.4 2.8 3.3 2.9 3.7

Nebraska .................................................. 977.4 991.3 973.4 986.0 26.0 28.3 25.6 28.7 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.9

Nevada ..................................................... 1,324.1 1,363.7 1,322.9 1,365.6 54.7 71.2 55.7 77.3 4.1 5.2 4.2 5.7

New Hampshire ........................................ 740.5 747.1 739.5 744.4 24.5 23.8 24.2 24.5 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3

New Jersey ............................................... 4,523.0 4,517.0 4,528.8 4,521.0 181.4 177.4 174.5 186.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1

New Mexico .............................................. 946.0 950.5 940.8 944.1 33.9 30.2 31.1 29.3 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.1

New York .................................................. 9,480.9 9,502.7 9,485.4 9,498.0 373.6 419.2 362.9 447.5 3.9 4.4 3.8 4.7

New York City ...................................... 3,803.7 3,856.3 3,807.6 3,849.0 163.1 192.5 153.7 198.4 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.2

North Carolina .......................................... 4,532.5 4,537.6 4,520.0 4,500.0 221.2 208.8 211.7 211.8 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.7

North Dakota ............................................ 356.0 361.3 355.4 359.9 10.5 9.6 11.2 11.6 3.0 2.7 3.2 3.2

Ohio .......................................................... 5,979.1 6,017.9 5,966.2 6,000.0 315.7 317.2 321.0 350.1 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.8

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,094.2 1,108.1 1,085.3 1,091.4 56.1 60.1 57.0 66.1 5.1 5.4 5.3 6.1

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,737.4 1,749.1 1,731.5 1,731.2 64.3 74.1 64.7 74.5 3.7 4.2 3.7 4.3

Oregon ...................................................... 1,915.9 1,959.1 1,903.2 1,945.6 99.0 102.4 98.2 105.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.4

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,345.7 6,349.9 6,329.0 6,335.1 279.6 250.7 261.3 274.3 4.4 3.9 4.1 4.3

Rhode Island ............................................ 581.7 583.8 580.6 580.5 26.6 27.5 26.9 30.0 4.6 4.7 4.6 5.2

South Carolina .......................................... 2,140.6 2,137.0 2,140.9 2,138.1 138.1 122.8 136.8 137.3 6.5 5.7 6.4 6.4

South Dakota ............................................ 433.4 439.4 431.0 435.2 13.3 11.5 14.0 13.2 3.1 2.6 3.2 3.0

Tennessee ................................................ 3,025.8 3,068.6 3,021.1 3,054.7 146.1 148.1 136.4 153.7 4.8 4.8 4.5 5.0

Texas ........................................................ 11,583.9 11,658.2 11,592.7 11,637.5 511.2 477.4 474.4 494.9 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.3

Utah .......................................................... 1,337.5 1,363.7 1,334.6 1,354.8 31.9 35.5 30.0 39.1 2.4 2.6 2.2 2.9

Vermont .................................................... 362.3 356.5 364.6 355.4 12.7 13.3 12.9 13.1 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.7

Virginia ...................................................... 4,028.6 4,075.2 4,028.7 4,067.1 113.7 122.1 109.1 133.0 2.8 3.0 2.7 3.3

Washington ............................................... 3,348.7 3,477.0 3,353.8 3,465.5 167.4 160.5 166.3 165.7 5.0 4.6 5.0 4.8

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,404.9 1,460.9 1,408.9 1,461.9 63.5 55.8 58.7 54.9 4.5 3.8 4.2 3.8

West Virginia ............................................ 813.9 816.7 811.4 813.2 38.2 34.5 37.2 36.1 4.7 4.2 4.6 4.4

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,074.5 3,093.9 3,080.4 3,088.4 132.4 147.3 140.1 141.7 4.3 4.8 4.5 4.6

Wyoming ................................................... 287.9 289.2 285.8 288.2 9.0 8.1 9.0 9.4 3.1 2.8 3.1 3.3

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,409.2 1,365.8 1,406.6 1,359.0 136.2 149.5 133.6 142.9 9.7 10.9 9.5 10.5

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area.

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

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

definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 07-01,

dated December 18, 2006, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/

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

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

calendar year.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

Dec.

2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007p Dec.2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007p Dec.2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007p

Alabama ............................... 1,996.1 2,017.2 2,018.7 2,021.7 111.5 114.5 114.4 114.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 315.6 316.3 317.8 317.1 18.2 17.3 17.2 17.3 12.8 12.4 13.3 12.8

Arizona ................................. 2,685.5 2,721.9 2,717.0 2,720.1 252.0 232.7 229.0 227.6 186.1 186.0 186.0 186.5

Arkansas ............................... 1,203.4 1,207.3 1,206.7 1,208.1 57.3 56.6 56.5 56.2 195.7 188.7 187.3 187.4

California .............................. 15,212.6 15,273.2 15,275.9 15,291.4 937.2 904.8 901.5 899.5 1,506.9 1,494.8 1,492.1 1,492.6

Colorado ............................... 2,300.5 2,335.1 2,340.1 2,345.6 167.5 166.3 165.4 164.2 149.1 142.7 142.4 142.8

Connecticut ........................... 1,686.0 1,702.0 1,702.8 1,702.6 66.8 68.5 68.5 68.1 192.8 191.2 191.0 190.6

Delaware 3 ........................... 438.7 438.9 440.4 441.1 29.3 29.7 29.5 29.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 694.0 701.5 701.7 704.1 13.1 13.0 13.0 13.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 8,069.6 8,144.4 8,147.6 8,155.4 638.9 615.2 613.3 618.0 398.7 394.3 392.0 390.2

Georgia ................................ 4,103.3 4,171.0 4,170.4 4,171.0 223.8 226.9 226.4 225.3 443.2 431.6 432.6 431.8

Hawaii 3 ................................ 622.5 631.1 629.1 632.2 37.2 38.2 38.6 38.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 650.8 657.5 r659.8 r659.7 54.0 52.4 51.9 51.9 67.1 63.4 63.7 63.6

Illinois .................................... 5,949.5 5,981.9 5,986.2 5,991.4 272.7 274.8 275.1 272.6 680.9 674.5 672.5 673.1

Indiana .................................. 2,980.6 2,989.8 2,989.5 2,986.4 151.7 155.1 154.4 152.6 560.2 556.0 555.0 553.9

Iowa ...................................... 1,508.8 1,526.1 1,528.7 1,527.8 75.2 78.1 77.9 77.5 230.6 230.4 230.8 230.5

Kansas .................................. 1,368.2 1,389.0 1,389.9 1,383.7 65.9 66.6 66.7 64.9 183.2 186.9 186.6 186.9

Kentucky ............................... 1,850.9 1,858.5 1,859.8 1,857.3 83.6 84.0 84.0 84.2 262.1 255.4 255.3 252.7

Louisiana .............................. 1,886.8 1,924.9 1,927.9 1,929.1 134.8 137.4 138.0 138.2 155.0 153.4 153.8 154.0

Maine .................................... 615.2 617.0 618.6 619.5 31.5 30.5 30.5 30.5 59.3 58.2 58.1 57.8

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,600.1 2,621.2 2,631.5 2,636.1 192.9 194.2 194.7 194.6 135.1 133.6 133.7 133.8

Massachusetts ...................... 3,258.0 3,278.6 3,284.8 3,282.1 140.3 136.9 138.0 137.1 296.6 294.9 294.4 294.0

Michigan ............................... 4,325.4 4,242.1 4,243.4 4,247.9 176.2 161.0 159.9 159.9 630.9 605.7 607.8 605.9

Minnesota ............................. 2,768.8 2,764.9 2,770.4 2,768.1 128.4 120.9 122.4 123.9 348.2 338.3 337.8 336.4

Mississippi ............................ 1,155.1 1,165.3 1,168.7 1,171.2 58.8 62.4 62.7 63.1 175.1 171.5 172.1 172.0

Missouri ............................... 2,789.7 2,801.5 2,799.1 2,797.0 148.3 151.7 150.5 150.3 304.8 295.6 295.0 294.4

Montana ................................ 434.7 447.8 447.8 449.6 29.9 33.7 33.4 33.2 20.6 20.8 21.0 20.9

Nebraska 3 ........................... 955.0 963.3 962.1 969.1 49.6 50.3 50.0 51.0 101.8 101.1 100.8 101.4

Nevada ................................. 1,300.1 1,299.2 1,303.4 1,308.2 142.3 135.7 134.8 134.4 51.3 51.9 51.9 51.8

New Hampshire .................... 642.3 650.1 648.9 648.1 29.2 29.4 29.6 29.6 75.6 75.3 75.2 74.8

New Jersey ........................... 4,085.5 4,107.7 4,111.2 4,114.9 172.9 172.5 172.3 171.5 320.7 317.0 316.2 315.9

New Mexico .......................... 840.8 847.8 848.6 848.1 59.3 59.3 59.1 58.8 38.2 36.3 36.4 36.4

New York .............................. 8,655.1 8,727.6 8,724.0 8,723.2 340.0 349.0 346.8 347.4 562.1 546.2 544.3 541.0

North Carolina ...................... 4,064.5 4,116.6 4,123.5 4,133.1 247.9 254.6 254.7 255.5 551.1 542.2 541.4 540.0

North Dakota ........................ 357.4 360.8 360.4 361.0 18.9 19.1 18.9 19.0 26.4 25.9 26.0 26.0

Ohio ...................................... 5,442.8 5,427.5 5,431.4 5,427.5 228.0 229.6 229.0 227.7 788.1 773.8 775.4 774.3

Oklahoma ............................. 1,561.9 1,581.6 1,584.3 1,585.8 71.9 72.9 73.4 72.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Oregon ................................. 1,712.2 1,730.4 1,737.9 1,738.8 100.0 101.4 100.7 98.1 204.6 203.2 203.6 204.4

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,778.6 5,809.0 5,815.0 5,817.8 264.1 260.4 261.4 261.1 667.7 658.5 657.2 655.3

Rhode Island ........................ 495.9 499.6 499.3 499.2 23.5 24.3 24.3 24.5 51.6 50.8 50.3 50.2

South Carolina ...................... 1,919.3 1,936.0 1,944.3 1,938.5 126.0 126.0 125.6 123.3 247.3 240.6 240.3 240.1

South Dakota ........................ 404.6 409.2 408.8 408.5 22.8 22.6 22.5 22.2 42.1 43.1 42.8 42.8

Tennessee ............................ 2,794.3 2,811.4 2,815.0 2,816.8 133.3 139.0 139.9 140.3 394.5 385.8 386.6 387.1

Texas .................................... 10,171.3 10,349.2 10,371.3 10,389.9 615.9 626.1 627.5 628.8 933.7 925.4 925.8 927.4

Utah ...................................... 1,222.5 1,266.2 1,270.5 1,271.6 100.4 107.9 108.1 108.2 123.4 129.0 129.3 129.4

Vermont ................................ 308.4 308.6 308.8 309.2 16.9 17.3 17.3 17.1 35.9 35.7 35.6 35.5

Virginia .................................. 3,744.1 3,793.6 3,799.4 3,809.6 247.5 250.9 251.5 252.3 286.3 286.9 286.1 285.5

Washington ........................... 2,890.6 2,932.1 2,938.6 2,949.3 200.4 206.7 207.2 207.3 290.1 295.0 294.6 295.5

West Virginia ........................ 759.8 760.9 761.5 762.8 39.4 40.3 40.0 39.6 59.9 59.0 58.7 58.6

Wisconsin ............................. 2,869.8 2,883.7 2,888.8 2,892.7 126.0 125.3 126.3 125.4 501.6 497.5 496.4 496.4

Wyoming ............................... 281.1 289.2 290.2 290.7 24.3 26.5 27.5 27.0 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

Dec.

2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007p Dec.2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007p Dec.2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007p

Alabama ............................... 391.5 394.6 395.9 397.0 98.5 98.6 98.3 98.5 218.8 223.1 224.0 224.3

Alaska ................................... 63.4 63.7 63.9 63.9 14.9 15.0 14.9 14.7 24.3 24.7 25.0 24.8

Arizona ................................. 517.1 531.6 530.1 531.0 186.5 185.8 184.5 184.3 407.5 418.5 416.6 417.8

Arkansas ............................... 249.6 248.5 248.4 248.5 53.2 53.8 53.9 54.0 115.9 117.4 117.9 118.5

California .............................. 2,897.0 2,895.3 2,893.5 2,894.6 941.2 926.9 921.6 917.4 2,260.2 2,274.0 2,277.4 2,280.2

Colorado ............................... 423.5 429.9 432.2 434.0 161.3 161.4 161.4 161.3 338.0 347.4 349.7 351.6

Connecticut ........................... 311.2 312.5 312.6 312.7 144.8 144.8 144.5 144.3 206.2 209.0 209.9 210.5

Delaware 3 ........................... 83.3 83.5 82.8 82.7 43.3 43.6 43.9 43.8 63.3 63.2 63.6 64.1

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 30.0 30.5 30.7 30.8 155.7 160.4 160.7 161.1

Florida .................................. 1,599.9 1,616.5 1,615.4 1,610.9 551.9 556.8 554.8 555.0 1,361.0 1,369.9 1,374.7 1,374.9

Georgia ................................ 866.1 887.9 886.1 886.8 232.9 231.9 231.1 231.4 552.5 561.9 563.3 564.6

Hawaii 3 ................................ 121.3 120.3 120.4 120.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 129.7 133.5 133.7 133.0 32.6 r33.5 r33.3 r33.5 83.1 r85.5 r86.0 r86.5

Illinois .................................... 1,198.8 1,197.9 1,201.9 1,202.0 408.1 409.9 409.5 410.8 857.3 877.0 878.8 881.8

Indiana .................................. 587.9 590.7 591.1 591.4 140.5 140.3 140.1 140.0 281.7 283.5 284.0 283.5

Iowa ...................................... 309.4 310.7 311.8 312.2 101.4 103.6 103.4 103.6 118.4 121.0 121.6 121.1

Kansas .................................. 263.9 265.1 265.9 264.9 71.9 73.3 73.5 73.4 140.9 145.9 144.9 144.1

Kentucky ............................... 380.3 379.5 380.0 379.3 91.0 92.6 92.3 92.2 179.7 182.2 182.3 182.0

Louisiana .............................. 376.9 386.0 386.4 384.7 96.7 97.5 97.6 97.4 199.3 200.2 200.4 200.9

Maine .................................... 125.5 126.4 127.0 127.1 33.5 33.2 33.2 33.3 51.9 52.8 52.9 53.1

Maryland 3 ............................ 475.1 475.6 477.1 478.0 160.2 160.3 161.0 161.1 397.4 405.0 405.6 406.8

Massachusetts ...................... 572.1 573.2 573.7 572.7 225.0 224.3 224.8 224.4 475.3 483.6 485.2 484.9

Michigan ............................... 793.3 779.9 780.1 781.2 215.1 210.2 210.3 210.1 593.3 583.8 584.1 586.1

Minnesota ............................. 534.4 532.1 534.4 534.2 182.6 182.9 182.6 183.0 324.8 322.6 324.4 324.0

Mississippi ............................ 228.8 230.8 231.9 231.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 94.1 97.4 97.3 98.0

Missouri ............................... 549.5 553.5 553.6 552.6 166.3 166.2 165.8 165.7 333.8 334.4 333.9 334.0

Montana ................................ 89.6 91.9 91.8 92.0 22.8 22.8 22.8 23.2 39.5 41.5 41.9 42.5

Nebraska 3 ........................... 203.6 203.8 203.1 204.2 65.6 66.3 66.1 66.8 102.0 107.3 107.3 108.3

Nevada ................................. 228.8 231.8 232.3 232.2 66.8 65.4 65.1 65.3 162.4 157.3 159.0 159.8

New Hampshire .................... 143.2 144.7 144.6 144.6 40.1 41.0 40.4 40.4 61.9 62.8 63.2 63.0

New Jersey ........................... 875.5 874.9 876.0 876.3 282.3 281.9 281.1 280.6 607.4 619.2 619.3 620.5

New Mexico .......................... 142.9 144.5 144.7 144.7 35.5 35.5 35.6 35.5 107.9 108.1 108.2 108.4

New York .............................. 1,504.8 1,514.9 1,515.1 1,512.9 731.9 742.5 741.5 740.6 1,117.4 1,139.3 1,139.7 1,139.4

North Carolina ...................... 762.7 767.6 769.0 770.5 211.2 215.4 216.3 217.4 483.0 494.3 494.9 497.5

North Dakota ........................ 76.8 77.7 77.5 77.4 19.5 19.9 19.8 19.8 29.9 30.8 31.0 30.8

Ohio ...................................... 1,049.1 1,046.3 1,045.6 1,044.8 307.2 303.0 302.9 303.6 664.7 665.9 665.8 667.6

Oklahoma ............................. 286.0 286.3 287.6 287.9 83.7 83.7 84.2 84.8 174.8 178.2 178.6 180.2

Oregon ................................. 337.3 341.6 344.0 343.2 106.3 105.3 105.2 105.5 195.1 194.6 195.3 195.5

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,131.9 1,133.5 1,133.0 1,135.9 334.4 334.0 334.3 334.3 684.7 695.1 696.8 699.1

Rhode Island ........................ 79.6 80.1 80.1 80.1 36.3 35.9 35.8 35.8 57.5 58.9 59.1 58.9

South Carolina ...................... 373.5 373.9 377.4 375.1 105.2 105.2 106.6 106.4 219.8 218.4 220.8 220.3

South Dakota ........................ 81.7 82.3 81.6 81.4 30.5 31.3 31.2 31.0 26.0 26.9 27.4 27.9

Tennessee ............................ 610.2 613.7 614.1 615.0 144.7 144.8 144.9 144.9 325.8 322.9 323.7 323.9

Texas .................................... 2,052.1 2,076.4 2,080.3 2,078.3 631.2 649.7 649.8 652.1 1,249.8 1,294.0 1,299.9 1,308.8

Utah ...................................... 238.2 248.3 249.6 250.8 73.0 76.3 76.7 75.6 159.5 162.2 163.6 164.4

Vermont ................................ 59.8 59.9 59.9 60.0 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.3 22.4 22.4 22.5 22.6

Virginia .................................. 669.9 677.2 679.5 681.9 197.5 199.2 198.5 199.0 632.4 648.7 649.1 652.1

Washington ........................... 548.3 555.8 557.5 559.0 156.0 158.0 158.0 157.6 335.7 340.9 342.5 346.3

West Virginia ........................ 143.8 143.1 143.3 144.0 30.0 30.0 29.8 30.0 60.0 61.4 61.6 61.4

Wisconsin ............................. 549.0 552.3 552.7 549.2 161.9 162.4 162.1 162.0 267.7 274.3 279.3 283.0

Wyoming ............................... 53.3 55.6 55.5 55.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 17.4 19.0 18.1 18.6

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Dec.

2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007p Dec.2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007p Dec.2006

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007p

Alabama ............................... 206.0 208.7 209.0 209.5 172.8 175.9 176.3 176.1 372.9 376.9 377.9 378.2

Alaska ................................... 37.4 37.4 37.4 37.6 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.1 81.7 82.2 82.3 82.2

Arizona ................................. 296.0 303.8 304.7 307.4 271.1 282.8 283.1 282.6 413.3 419.5 420.4 419.9

Arkansas ............................... 152.5 155.3 155.5 155.6 97.5 101.1 101.2 101.5 209.8 211.8 211.7 211.9

California .............................. 1,641.5 1,685.8 1,691.0 1,696.9 1,544.6 1,564.7 1,568.8 1,574.4 2,468.8 2,512.8 2,512.9 2,516.6

Colorado ............................... 234.1 242.6 243.5 244.2 267.3 274.1 273.6 274.4 370.7 375.0 375.8 376.1

Connecticut ........................... 283.1 288.8 289.0 289.1 133.1 135.3 135.3 135.1 245.7 248.5 248.5 248.8

Delaware 3 ........................... 57.2 58.6 58.7 59.0 40.9 41.6 41.6 41.6 60.8 60.2 60.6 60.8

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 54.1 54.7 55.0 55.0 232.8 235.2 234.2 234.2

Florida .................................. 983.5 1,008.4 1,009.8 1,014.8 914.6 939.4 938.5 943.5 1,103.5 1,123.4 1,126.8 1,125.4

Georgia ................................ 442.3 455.9 455.1 455.7 385.3 396.9 398.0 396.7 668.8 689.3 689.0 690.3

Hawaii 3 ................................ 71.6 72.5 72.5 72.8 107.7 109.7 109.6 109.9 122.1 124.0 120.8 123.6

Idaho .................................... 71.8 r73.7 r74.1 r74.0 61.8 r62.5 r63.7 r63.7 116.6 r118.6 r118.6 r118.6

Illinois .................................... 772.1 780.3 780.2 781.8 531.7 538.6 539.3 538.7 841.0 844.6 842.8 843.7

Indiana .................................. 388.2 391.1 391.2 391.5 281.5 284.8 285.0 284.2 430.5 429.0 428.6 430.0

Iowa ...................................... 200.8 204.5 204.9 204.5 132.7 136.1 136.5 136.4 248.4 250.4 250.2 250.3

Kansas .................................. 167.6 170.6 170.1 169.9 117.1 118.0 118.6 117.6 256.5 259.9 260.5 260.1

Kentucky ............................... 238.6 240.8 241.1 241.5 167.9 169.5 169.4 169.4 319.0 324.5 325.0 325.6

Louisiana .............................. 240.7 246.3 246.0 246.6 189.4 197.1 197.8 199.5 349.6 360.5 361.5 361.5

Maine .................................... 114.5 117.1 117.4 117.6 60.5 59.7 60.1 60.9 104.9 105.1 105.2 105.2

Maryland 3 ............................ 366.2 371.8 372.5 373.9 233.5 237.3 239.6 239.9 471.9 474.6 478.0 478.6

Massachusetts ...................... 613.0 623.1 623.7 624.0 295.0 298.4 300.1 300.7 432.0 435.5 435.7 435.5

Michigan ............................... 590.7 595.8 596.9 599.7 407.6 407.9 408.2 407.5 664.2 649.0 646.3 647.7

Minnesota ............................. 411.4 424.1 425.3 425.4 246.2 249.6 250.6 249.5 411.9 416.1 414.7 413.9

Mississippi ............................ 125.6 124.8 124.7 124.8 122.8 124.5 125.2 125.9 243.2 247.7 247.9 248.3

Missouri ............................... 380.2 385.2 385.9 386.7 282.8 287.5 287.6 288.9 435.9 437.6 437.1 436.1

Montana ................................ 57.5 59.3 59.4 59.6 55.2 57.7 57.4 57.7 86.0 86.6 86.7 86.8

Nebraska 3 ........................... 131.8 134.6 135.2 135.9 82.8 82.8 83.4 83.8 162.6 161.9 161.2 162.1

Nevada ................................. 89.5 93.0 93.3 93.9 340.4 340.5 343.2 346.1 153.1 157.6 157.8 158.7

New Hampshire .................... 101.2 104.9 104.8 104.9 64.1 64.3 64.0 63.8 91.8 92.2 91.5 91.6

New Jersey ........................... 574.4 584.1 585.3 586.9 338.4 339.2 340.8 342.2 651.8 656.1 657.4 657.6

New Mexico .......................... 109.4 112.7 113.1 112.9 87.5 88.3 88.6 88.2 195.1 197.1 197.2 197.0

New York .............................. 1,590.5 1,611.4 1,614.3 1,615.8 681.8 693.7 690.9 691.8 1,490.7 1,495.2 1,494.3 1,497.0

North Carolina ...................... 494.7 514.0 515.2 516.1 378.7 388.3 390.2 392.7 675.3 675.8 676.3 676.8

North Dakota ........................ 50.2 51.5 51.5 51.8 32.1 32.5 32.1 32.2 75.9 75.4 75.6 75.7

Ohio ...................................... 782.0 789.3 791.4 792.7 498.8 495.8 497.8 496.1 801.4 803.6 802.9 800.8

Oklahoma ............................. 188.7 192.8 193.0 192.0 138.0 139.3 139.6 138.9 319.4 324.6 324.2 324.9

Oregon ................................. 207.0 212.8 212.6 213.4 170.0 171.8 175.2 175.5 287.3 293.1 293.3 294.9

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,068.3 1,095.0 1,095.8 1,096.2 489.3 497.5 499.8 500.4 749.6 744.8 746.0 745.4

Rhode Island ........................ 98.0 98.5 98.8 98.8 50.8 51.9 51.6 51.6 64.6 64.2 64.2 64.3

South Carolina ...................... 198.8 204.2 205.0 205.2 208.6 217.0 216.9 216.2 329.7 338.3 338.7 339.9

South Dakota ........................ 59.2 60.5 60.8 60.8 43.0 43.3 43.0 42.8 75.4 75.2 75.6 75.6

Tennessee ............................ 342.1 348.1 348.4 349.2 273.4 279.7 281.0 281.5 415.0 419.6 418.4 417.3

Texas .................................... 1,233.7 1,253.1 1,257.0 1,262.8 963.8 997.4 999.5 1,001.7 1,727.1 1,744.9 1,748.2 1,748.4

Utah ...................................... 136.5 141.1 141.2 141.7 109.1 114.0 114.2 113.8 204.9 207.2 207.9 208.4

Vermont ................................ 55.8 56.1 56.1 56.3 33.5 33.3 33.5 33.7 53.7 53.7 53.7 53.7

Virginia .................................. 408.0 414.3 415.0 415.4 340.7 344.9 347.4 348.0 674.9 681.8 682.1 686.0

Washington ........................... 341.5 349.4 350.2 351.0 275.9 278.3 280.1 281.8 527.7 529.7 530.4 531.3

West Virginia ........................ 113.4 113.8 114.0 114.8 71.9 72.0 71.8 71.9 145.3 143.7 144.3 144.2

Wisconsin ............................. 393.1 397.9 398.4 400.0 257.9 267.1 269.2 267.6 419.0 415.2 413.7 417.9

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 32.9 33.6 34.0 34.0 66.2 66.7 67.0 67.0

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.

r = revised. p = preliminary.

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

from 2006 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing

November December November December November December November December

2006 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2007 2006 2007p

Alabama ................... 2,003.5 2,028.4 2,004.4 2,029.8 13.2 12.9 12.8 13.0 112.2 114.8 111.5 114.3 300.0 297.8 299.7 297.9

Alaska ....................... 305.9 308.1 302.8 304.3 13.2 14.3 13.2 14.2 17.3 16.3 16.1 15.2 8.5 8.6 6.4 6.4

Arizona ..................... 2,712.0 2,750.5 2,725.2 2,760.6 10.5 12.3 10.5 12.4 253.6 230.8 252.1 227.7 186.2 186.1 186.6 186.9

Arkansas ................... 1,208.4 1,214.8 1,209.7 1,214.1 7.8 9.5 7.7 9.7 57.0 56.3 56.6 55.5 194.0 187.5 195.6 187.3

California .................. 15,299.0 15,387.4 15,335.3 15,414.6 26.5 26.2 26.0 25.9 945.9 909.3 932.9 895.6 1,503.4 1,489.0 1,501.5 1,487.2

Colorado ................... 2,302.5 2,346.7 2,320.5 2,366.4 22.2 26.6 22.5 26.9 167.4 166.5 164.7 161.3 149.2 142.8 149.6 143.3

Connecticut ............... 1,703.0 1,722.5 1,709.8 1,726.9 .7 .7 .6 .7 68.8 70.4 66.7 68.0 193.6 191.6 193.7 191.5

Delaware ................. 442.8 444.0 442.3 444.8 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 30.2 29.9 29.2 29.4 33.9 32.0 33.2 31.9

District of Columbia .. 695.7 705.3 696.8 707.0 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6

Florida ....................... 8,111.0 8,199.6 8,157.0 8,243.8 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.4 638.8 614.0 638.7 617.9 397.5 392.6 399.8 391.2

Georgia ..................... 4,131.0 4,202.9 4,138.3 4,207.0 12.1 11.9 12.2 11.9 224.4 226.8 223.5 225.1 444.5 432.6 442.9 431.6

Hawaii ...................... 630.1 636.6 631.7 641.6 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 36.8 38.7 37.3 38.7 15.2 14.9 15.2 14.9

Idaho ........................ 653.4 664.5 651.4 660.5 4.3 5.1 4.1 4.9 54.2 52.4 52.5 50.4 66.8 63.8 66.9 63.4

Illinois ........................ 6,005.2 6,047.3 6,000.8 6,043.0 10.2 10.3 10.0 10.3 282.4 284.8 271.9 271.8 683.3 674.0 682.0 674.2

Indiana ...................... 3,013.3 3,022.3 3,006.4 3,012.0 7.0 7.1 6.9 6.9 153.7 156.5 149.4 150.2 559.9 554.6 561.0 554.7

Iowa .......................... 1,524.4 1,547.4 1,523.1 1,542.4 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.0 78.4 80.5 73.6 75.9 230.4 231.2 230.8 230.7

Kansas ...................... 1,384.3 1,407.7 1,383.7 1,398.6 9.0 9.2 9.0 8.8 65.8 67.1 64.6 63.6 184.8 187.5 184.1 187.8

Kentucky ................... 1,860.4 1,873.5 1,866.1 1,871.8 23.2 24.0 23.4 24.2 84.6 85.4 83.9 84.5 260.4 255.1 264.0 254.6

Louisiana .................. 1,895.6 1,938.3 1,898.2 1,941.0 50.8 50.7 50.9 50.6 134.9 138.4 135.3 138.7 155.8 154.5 155.7 154.8

Maine ........................ 620.4 624.9 620.0 624.2 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 32.2 31.3 30.9 29.9 60.7 59.4 60.6 59.1

Maryland ................... 2,613.8 2,651.3 2,620.1 2,656.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 193.7 197.0 193.5 195.2 135.5 134.0 135.5 134.2

Massachusetts .......... 3,289.4 3,318.5 3,289.4 3,313.7 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 143.6 141.5 140.0 136.7 297.0 294.8 297.0 294.4

Michigan ................... 4,383.2 4,303.3 4,371.3 4,292.8 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.5 181.2 165.6 173.2 156.8 639.8 612.8 641.1 615.7

Minnesota ................. 2,793.3 2,795.0 2,782.0 2,781.7 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.5 133.6 127.7 123.0 118.5 347.9 337.7 347.0 335.3

Mississippi ................ 1,159.3 1,176.0 1,160.2 1,176.4 9.7 9.5 9.7 9.7 58.5 63.1 58.7 63.0 174.8 171.6 175.0 171.9

Missouri ................... 2,807.9 2,820.6 2,807.7 2,814.9 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.2 149.0 151.6 145.7 147.8 306.8 295.8 305.4 294.9

Montana .................... 437.6 451.7 436.1 451.1 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.6 31.6 34.5 29.3 32.6 20.7 21.0 20.7 21.0

Nebraska .................. 962.0 971.0 959.5 973.3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 49.5 50.3 47.9 49.3 101.9 101.2 102.2 101.8

Nevada ..................... 1,303.6 1,313.5 1,307.4 1,315.8 11.9 12.0 11.9 12.0 143.1 135.8 141.4 133.5 51.4 52.1 51.5 52.0

New Hampshire ........ 644.9 651.9 649.1 654.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 .9 29.7 30.0 29.1 29.4 76.5 75.5 76.1 75.3

New Jersey ............... 4,112.6 4,142.3 4,122.8 4,152.3 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.8 176.0 175.8 174.5 173.0 322.2 317.9 322.3 317.5

New Mexico .............. 844.3 852.7 845.5 852.8 19.3 20.0 19.4 20.0 59.7 59.2 58.5 58.0 37.9 36.4 37.9 36.1

New York .................. 8,751.9 8,826.3 8,772.4 8,841.4 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.8 349.3 357.9 340.2 347.6 565.0 547.1 563.5 542.3

North Carolina .......... 4,088.3 4,157.0 4,088.2 4,156.5 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.8 248.4 255.8 247.5 255.2 552.1 542.1 551.9 540.8

North Dakota ............ 360.8 364.7 359.9 363.6 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.3 18.9 19.2 17.5 17.6 26.5 26.0 26.2 25.8

Ohio .......................... 5,496.7 5,484.8 5,491.9 5,476.6 11.8 11.4 11.6 11.2 237.2 237.0 226.9 226.5 791.9 776.3 791.0 777.2

Oklahoma ................. 1,573.4 1,596.5 1,570.3 1,594.3 44.6 47.4 44.4 47.5 71.2 72.9 70.7 71.6 150.0 150.9 150.1 150.8

Oregon ...................... 1,729.3 1,753.6 1,722.3 1,749.0 8.7 8.4 8.0 8.4 101.6 101.7 98.5 96.6 204.8 202.4 202.7 202.4

Pennsylvania ............ 5,832.3 5,876.4 5,825.8 5,864.8 21.0 22.0 20.7 21.8 266.9 266.4 258.2 255.2 670.0 658.1 669.1 656.6

Rhode Island ............ 502.6 505.8 501.0 504.4 .3 .3 .3 .3 24.1 25.1 23.6 24.6 52.4 50.9 52.3 50.8

South Carolina .......... 1,921.2 1,949.3 1,923.8 1,943.4 4.8 4.7 5.0 4.8 126.7 125.8 125.5 122.9 246.7 239.9 246.9 239.7

South Dakota ............ 403.6 409.3 403.5 407.5 .9 1.0 .8 .9 22.7 22.6 21.6 21.0 42.2 42.8 42.1 42.7

Tennessee ................ 2,813.2 2,835.1 2,816.5 2,839.5 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 133.3 140.3 133.2 140.2 396.0 387.1 393.9 386.5

Texas ........................ 10,213.3 10,428.2 10,231.6 10,451.7 192.8 208.4 194.7 209.6 612.2 626.1 611.0 623.8 935.2 927.2 934.7 928.4

Utah .......................... 1,230.9 1,283.0 1,237.9 1,287.9 10.5 11.6 10.5 11.5 100.8 109.5 99.8 107.6 124.0 130.1 124.3 130.4

Vermont .................... 310.0 310.7 314.9 315.8 .9 1.0 .9 1.0 17.9 17.9 16.8 16.9 36.2 35.8 36.2 35.8

Virginia ...................... 3,764.6 3,828.8 3,768.5 3,834.2 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.4 248.2 252.2 245.9 250.7 284.8 286.8 287.2 286.4

Washington ............... 2,910.5 2,964.1 2,899.6 2,958.2 8.6 7.9 8.1 7.9 200.5 208.2 196.1 203.0 290.4 295.5 289.2 294.6

West Virginia ............ 765.8 768.6 765.6 768.5 28.7 29.6 28.7 29.6 40.6 41.1 38.9 39.1 60.3 58.8 59.9 58.6

Wisconsin ................. 2,890.4 2,911.6 2,879.6 2,901.3 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.7 129.3 129.7 122.0 121.5 501.9 496.0 500.4 495.2

Wyoming ................... 277.9 288.1 278.5 288.0 28.0 27.3 27.9 27.4 24.3 27.7 23.2 25.9 10.1 10.4 10.2 10.5

Puerto Rico ............... 1,044.3 1,022.3 1,048.3 1,036.8 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 67.7 66.8 67.0 66.0 106.9 101.3 107.0 100.9

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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

November December November December November December November December

2006 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2007 2006 2007p

Alabama ................... 395.0 401.1 399.5 405.2 30.1 31.0 30.2 31.3 98.7 98.5 98.7 98.7 218.8 224.8 218.6 224.1

Alaska ....................... 61.9 62.5 61.6 62.1 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 14.8 14.7 14.8 14.6 23.6 24.4 23.7 24.2

Arizona ..................... 527.3 541.4 534.6 548.9 43.8 43.1 43.4 43.2 186.4 185.0 188.1 185.9 408.0 420.3 412.1 422.7

Arkansas ................... 253.2 252.2 254.9 253.7 20.3 20.6 20.4 20.6 53.0 53.7 53.4 54.2 115.6 117.9 115.2 117.8

California .................. 2,954.6 2,957.3 2,994.2 2,990.6 473.7 473.3 477.3 474.8 941.9 922.0 943.6 922.0 2,266.7 2,288.8 2,273.5 2,293.7

Colorado ................... 430.3 439.4 435.4 446.3 75.1 76.5 75.2 76.8 160.8 160.8 162.3 162.3 335.9 349.2 337.5 351.0

Connecticut ............... 317.3 319.6 323.8 325.4 37.4 37.7 37.5 37.8 144.8 144.6 145.0 144.5 206.8 211.4 207.9 212.4

Delaware ................. 85.2 85.0 86.3 85.7 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 43.1 43.8 43.4 43.9 62.9 63.9 63.8 64.6

District of Columbia .. 28.4 28.5 29.1 29.2 22.8 23.1 22.8 23.1 29.7 30.5 29.9 30.7 155.4 160.8 156.0 161.5

Florida ....................... 1,623.6 1,639.5 1,651.5 1,662.6 167.7 164.5 168.1 164.3 547.3 553.4 552.0 555.1 1,362.6 1,380.6 1,365.2 1,379.3

Georgia ..................... 882.3 904.5 892.8 914.0 115.4 116.4 116.0 116.1 233.2 231.6 233.9 232.4 556.7 568.3 555.7 567.8

Hawaii ...................... 123.0 122.2 124.9 124.2 11.1 11.3 11.1 11.3 30.0 30.3 30.2 30.4 79.7 83.7 80.5 84.5

Idaho ........................ 132.1 136.7 132.6 136.0 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.8 32.5 33.4 32.7 33.6 83.1 86.3 82.2 85.6

Illinois ........................ 1,221.1 1,225.2 1,236.3 1,239.4 116.0 115.3 116.3 115.8 408.3 410.6 410.4 413.2 865.0 889.0 861.5 886.0

Indiana ...................... 598.7 601.9 601.6 605.2 39.9 40.4 40.3 40.4 140.0 139.9 140.6 140.1 285.2 287.1 281.9 283.6

Iowa .......................... 314.0 317.5 316.8 319.7 33.0 33.0 33.2 33.3 100.6 103.3 101.5 103.7 118.6 122.2 118.7 121.4

Kansas ...................... 268.0 270.7 269.6 270.7 40.0 39.9 39.9 39.9 72.2 73.7 72.3 73.9 141.5 145.9 141.5 144.7

Kentucky ................... 386.0 386.7 389.6 388.6 29.7 29.8 29.7 29.7 90.9 92.3 91.2 92.4 182.2 185.8 183.5 185.9

Louisiana .................. 381.4 390.5 384.4 392.3 25.7 26.0 25.5 25.8 96.4 97.4 96.7 97.5 197.9 200.0 198.9 200.5

Maine ........................ 129.8 131.6 131.2 132.9 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.4 33.4 33.0 33.5 33.2 52.0 53.0 51.8 53.0

Maryland ................... 484.4 488.0 491.7 494.9 50.3 51.3 50.4 51.1 159.7 160.6 159.9 160.8 398.0 407.1 397.2 406.8

Massachusetts .......... 584.2 586.4 592.1 592.6 87.4 88.1 87.7 88.5 223.6 223.7 225.2 224.7 478.9 489.8 477.9 487.6

Michigan ................... 807.7 795.5 814.5 802.1 66.9 65.9 67.2 66.0 214.0 209.2 214.8 209.8 597.0 590.9 593.9 587.1

Minnesota ................. 545.8 544.1 548.0 547.8 57.1 55.9 57.0 55.7 182.7 182.3 183.0 183.4 326.9 327.2 325.9 325.1

Mississippi ................ 230.9 234.1 232.3 235.1 13.5 13.4 13.7 13.5 46.0 47.0 46.2 46.8 94.3 98.2 94.2 98.1

Missouri ................... 558.5 564.2 564.2 567.4 62.2 62.6 62.6 62.3 166.4 165.8 166.7 166.1 334.1 335.6 334.8 335.1

Montana .................... 90.5 92.9 91.3 93.8 7.9 7.6 8.0 7.7 22.6 22.9 22.8 23.2 39.2 42.3 38.9 41.9

Nebraska .................. 207.2 207.0 208.4 209.0 19.5 19.4 19.7 19.7 65.6 66.2 65.6 66.8 103.6 108.7 102.7 108.9

Nevada ..................... 233.2 237.7 236.1 239.6 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.6 66.6 65.2 67.2 65.7 160.7 160.0 161.4 158.8

New Hampshire ........ 146.0 147.8 148.6 150.1 12.9 12.7 12.9 12.8 39.7 40.2 40.0 40.3 61.9 63.3 62.2 63.3

New Jersey ............... 891.4 892.2 903.8 904.6 99.7 99.2 100.0 99.6 281.6 280.9 282.9 281.2 610.3 622.4 608.7 621.9

New Mexico .............. 145.3 147.6 147.1 148.9 16.1 16.1 16.0 16.3 35.0 35.3 35.6 35.6 108.6 108.7 108.5 109.0

New York .................. 1,542.8 1,549.9 1,561.3 1,569.8 269.9 271.8 272.2 272.1 729.4 740.4 732.9 741.6 1,127.8 1,151.2 1,130.0 1,152.4

North Carolina .......... 774.0 781.8 779.9 788.0 73.8 76.2 74.5 75.9 209.8 215.7 210.0 216.2 482.7 496.9 482.3 496.7

North Dakota ............ 78.0 78.7 78.4 79.1 7.6 7.5 7.7 7.6 19.4 19.8 19.6 19.9 30.1 31.2 29.8 30.7

Ohio .......................... 1,070.2 1,068.9 1,084.8 1,080.1 89.0 87.2 89.2 87.4 306.9 302.8 307.2 303.6 666.2 669.8 664.5 667.3

Oklahoma ................. 291.0 292.8 292.6 294.5 29.5 29.4 29.6 29.6 83.7 84.1 83.7 84.8 175.7 178.6 173.5 179.0

Oregon ...................... 346.2 352.7 347.6 353.6 35.5 38.9 36.0 39.1 105.6 104.6 106.0 105.1 195.2 195.7 195.8 196.2

Pennsylvania ............ 1,155.8 1,159.9 1,169.6 1,173.7 107.8 106.8 108.2 106.9 333.2 333.3 334.5 334.4 685.9 701.4 684.9 699.4

Rhode Island ............ 82.3 82.4 82.5 83.0 10.8 11.3 10.8 11.4 36.1 35.7 36.3 35.8 58.3 59.8 58.1 59.5

South Carolina .......... 374.4 379.4 379.1 380.7 27.4 28.1 27.8 28.0 103.6 105.6 104.2 105.4 217.7 221.3 220.4 220.9

South Dakota ............ 82.1 82.5 82.9 82.7 7.2 7.1 7.3 7.1 30.1 31.0 30.5 31.0 25.6 27.5 25.8 27.7

Tennessee ................ 620.9 625.9 626.3 631.3 50.7 52.3 50.8 52.4 144.9 145.1 145.1 145.3 327.8 326.2 329.3 327.5

Texas ........................ 2,081.5 2,110.3 2,102.3 2,129.0 221.2 221.3 222.3 221.0 630.2 650.1 632.2 653.1 1,251.1 1,304.4 1,250.6 1,309.7

Utah .......................... 243.1 255.5 246.1 259.2 32.7 32.8 32.6 32.4 72.7 76.8 73.9 76.5 159.2 164.4 159.8 164.7

Vermont .................... 60.8 61.0 61.8 62.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 13.2 13.2 13.3 13.4 22.4 22.6 22.4 22.6

Virginia ...................... 682.5 695.5 691.2 703.6 92.0 91.8 92.4 92.4 196.7 198.4 197.7 199.2 636.1 652.8 634.3 654.3

Washington ............... 558.0 568.8 562.6 573.5 102.3 105.9 102.4 106.5 155.7 158.2 156.3 157.9 337.5 345.1 334.8 345.4

West Virginia ............ 146.0 146.3 147.3 147.5 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.7 30.3 30.0 30.1 30.1 60.5 62.0 60.8 62.2

Wisconsin ................. 560.7 565.2 565.4 565.5 49.7 50.3 50.0 50.2 160.9 161.6 162.0 162.1 270.1 282.0 265.4 280.3

Wyoming ................... 53.2 55.8 53.7 56.2 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.1 11.1 11.3 11.1 11.2 17.3 17.9 16.8 17.9

Puerto Rico ............... 188.5 183.1 195.8 191.5 21.8 21.1 21.8 21.1 49.6 48.8 50.0 49.2 103.8 104.1 104.3 105.2

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NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

November December November December November December November December

2006 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2007 2006 2007p

Alabama ................... 206.9 210.6 206.4 209.9 171.3 174.3 170.6 173.8 80.6 80.8 80.9 80.7 376.7 381.8 375.5 380.9

Alaska ....................... 37.4 37.4 37.4 37.6 27.9 28.1 28.2 28.2 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.4 82.7 83.4 83.0 83.5

Arizona ..................... 296.8 306.4 297.1 308.5 270.7 283.5 272.4 283.9 102.2 107.7 102.7 108.2 426.5 433.9 425.6 432.3

Arkansas ................... 153.7 157.0 153.7 156.8 95.4 99.4 94.6 98.4 43.6 44.1 43.7 44.1 214.8 216.6 213.9 216.0

California .................. 1,653.3 1,707.6 1,654.2 1,710.3 1,527.8 1,555.9 1,534.0 1,563.8 509.9 516.3 510.3 516.9 2,495.3 2,541.7 2,487.8 2,536.0

Colorado ................... 234.8 244.5 235.5 245.8 258.3 264.3 269.9 277.1 90.4 92.4 91.2 93.2 378.1 383.7 376.7 382.4

Connecticut ............... 287.6 293.6 287.1 293.2 130.2 132.5 131.0 132.9 63.7 64.7 64.4 65.1 252.1 255.7 252.1 255.4

Delaware ................. 57.5 59.0 57.3 59.1 40.4 40.8 39.7 40.4 20.6 21.2 20.9 21.4 62.1 61.6 61.7 61.6

District of Columbia .. 98.6 98.8 97.6 98.1 54.2 55.1 53.8 54.7 59.8 60.8 60.4 61.3 232.2 233.2 232.7 234.1

Florida ....................... 987.5 1,017.2 990.8 1,022.4 904.0 929.3 914.8 943.7 344.2 351.9 344.3 353.4 1,131.4 1,150.2 1,125.2 1,147.5

Georgia ..................... 444.1 458.2 444.5 457.9 382.2 395.3 382.4 393.7 159.8 159.9 159.2 159.4 676.3 697.4 675.2 697.1

Hawaii ...................... 72.2 73.2 72.4 73.6 107.6 109.8 108.4 110.6 26.5 26.9 26.7 26.9 128.0 125.6 125.0 126.5

Idaho ........................ 72.7 75.0 72.7 74.9 59.2 61.1 60.2 62.1 18.9 18.9 18.8 18.8 118.9 121.0 117.9 120.0

Illinois ........................ 778.0 787.5 778.0 787.7 525.7 534.1 522.8 530.0 257.5 258.5 260.3 260.8 857.7 858.0 851.3 853.8

Indiana ...................... 393.4 396.9 392.5 396.0 280.0 282.6 278.2 280.7 110.5 111.8 111.1 111.9 445.0 443.5 442.9 442.3

Iowa .......................... 205.0 209.8 205.6 209.4 130.0 133.8 129.3 132.9 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.6 255.7 257.5 254.8 256.8

Kansas ...................... 169.1 171.7 169.0 171.3 116.6 118.6 115.8 116.4 52.7 54.2 52.4 53.3 264.6 269.2 264.5 268.2

Kentucky ................... 239.8 242.6 239.8 242.7 166.3 167.9 164.6 166.1 75.5 76.5 75.7 76.5 321.8 327.4 320.7 326.6

Louisiana .................. 242.8 248.5 242.4 248.4 188.8 197.1 187.8 197.9 67.8 69.8 68.1 70.0 353.3 365.4 352.5 364.5

Maine ........................ 115.7 118.7 115.2 118.3 53.9 54.2 53.8 54.1 19.2 19.8 19.2 19.7 109.4 109.7 109.4 109.7

Maryland ................... 367.6 374.6 367.6 375.3 226.0 233.4 225.3 231.5 116.6 117.5 117.2 118.0 482.0 487.8 481.8 488.6

Massachusetts .......... 624.9 636.4 623.6 634.8 287.9 293.3 285.2 290.7 118.9 118.7 119.1 118.5 441.1 443.9 439.8 443.4

Michigan ................... 596.3 605.8 595.9 605.0 398.0 398.7 397.6 397.6 177.7 175.6 178.9 175.9 696.5 675.4 686.5 669.3

Minnesota ................. 412.3 428.4 413.7 427.9 238.2 243.6 239.5 242.8 117.6 116.9 119.0 117.3 425.4 425.3 420.4 422.4

Mississippi ................ 126.4 125.7 126.4 125.6 122.3 125.1 121.6 124.7 36.7 36.8 36.8 37.2 246.2 251.5 245.6 250.8

Missouri ................... 383.3 389.0 382.3 388.8 277.7 283.8 275.3 281.3 119.5 120.8 120.2 120.6 445.1 446.1 445.4 445.4

Montana .................... 58.3 60.2 58.2 60.3 52.4 54.6 53.1 55.5 17.0 17.3 17.2 17.5 88.9 89.8 88.1 89.0

Nebraska .................. 132.4 136.2 132.9 137.0 80.4 81.7 80.2 81.1 35.8 35.9 35.5 35.9 166.1 164.4 164.4 163.8

Nevada ..................... 89.1 93.5 89.7 94.1 338.0 341.6 338.0 341.6 37.1 38.0 37.4 37.8 157.1 162.1 157.2 163.0

New Hampshire ........ 101.5 105.2 101.6 105.3 59.4 59.4 60.8 60.5 21.3 21.8 21.4 21.8 94.9 95.0 95.4 95.2

New Jersey ............... 577.1 588.7 577.7 590.3 328.6 331.8 327.5 331.2 160.0 162.0 160.5 162.4 663.8 669.7 663.0 668.8

New Mexico .............. 110.5 114.4 110.6 114.1 85.0 86.4 85.6 86.3 28.9 29.1 28.9 29.2 198.0 199.5 197.4 199.3

New York .................. 1,615.5 1,641.8 1,616.4 1,642.1 673.2 682.9 673.4 683.2 360.1 361.8 362.3 364.1 1,512.5 1,515.2 1,514.1 1,520.4

North Carolina .......... 497.2 518.8 497.8 519.2 371.3 384.7 368.6 382.2 178.0 182.8 177.7 183.1 694.1 695.4 691.1 692.4

North Dakota ............ 49.9 51.4 50.2 51.8 31.6 31.8 31.5 31.6 15.2 15.5 15.2 15.6 78.6 78.4 78.8 78.6

Ohio .......................... 791.4 802.0 791.9 802.7 490.6 488.3 485.8 483.7 222.9 221.9 222.8 221.4 818.6 819.2 816.2 815.5

Oklahoma ................. 190.2 194.7 189.7 193.0 136.3 138.4 135.4 136.3 75.4 76.7 75.5 76.5 325.8 330.6 325.1 330.7

Oregon ...................... 210.2 216.0 209.6 216.1 166.5 171.9 166.5 172.0 59.3 60.2 59.9 60.1 295.7 301.1 291.7 299.4

Pennsylvania ............ 1,082.9 1,113.0 1,079.5 1,107.7 477.4 487.4 476.5 487.2 259.7 261.6 259.7 261.3 771.7 766.5 764.9 760.6

Rhode Island ............ 100.1 101.2 99.7 100.7 49.4 50.2 48.8 49.6 22.8 23.4 22.9 23.3 66.0 65.5 65.7 65.4

South Carolina .......... 198.3 206.7 200.5 207.0 206.5 211.6 200.3 207.6 77.1 79.6 77.3 79.1 338.0 346.6 336.8 347.3

South Dakota ............ 59.5 61.3 59.7 61.4 41.0 41.0 40.6 40.4 15.6 15.8 15.7 15.9 76.7 76.7 76.5 76.7

Tennessee ................ 343.0 350.1 343.5 350.6 269.7 277.8 268.5 276.5 101.2 102.0 100.7 101.4 421.6 424.1 421.1 423.6

Texas ........................ 1,238.3 1,263.3 1,238.1 1,267.2 948.3 987.0 949.4 987.7 345.0 349.9 345.5 349.8 1,757.5 1,780.2 1,750.8 1,772.4

Utah .......................... 138.6 143.7 139.1 144.5 106.6 111.7 109.5 114.2 34.5 35.8 34.7 35.7 208.2 211.1 207.6 211.2

Vermont .................... 56.0 56.5 56.4 56.9 29.8 30.1 34.4 34.6 9.9 9.8 10.0 9.9 56.8 56.7 56.6 56.6

Virginia ...................... 414.9 421.8 412.6 420.1 329.4 337.5 327.9 334.8 182.3 184.5 182.6 184.7 686.3 696.1 685.2 696.6

Washington ............... 343.9 353.4 343.3 352.8 269.5 274.8 270.8 276.5 103.9 104.2 104.2 104.8 540.2 542.1 531.8 535.3

West Virginia ............ 114.8 115.6 114.5 115.9 70.2 70.4 70.8 70.7 55.5 56.6 55.5 56.8 147.3 146.5 147.4 146.3

Wisconsin ................. 397.1 402.5 396.0 402.9 247.5 258.1 247.2 256.2 136.9 136.1 139.4 136.8 432.4 426.0 428.1 426.9

Wyoming ................... 22.8 23.6 22.9 23.7 29.1 30.4 30.3 31.3 10.9 11.7 10.8 11.6 66.9 67.9 67.3 68.2

Puerto Rico ............... 106.6 111.0 107.4 110.8 74.9 71.6 75.2 72.1 21.4 20.9 22.9 20.5 303.1 293.6 296.9 299.5

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 2006 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. 
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