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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT – DECEMBER 2009 

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher in December. Forty-three states and the 

District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, four states registered rate 

decreases, and three states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over 

the year, jobless rates increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The national unemployment rate was unchanged in December at 10.0 percent but was 2.6 percentage points higher than a year 

earlier. 

In December, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 11 states and the District of Columbia and 

decreased in 39 states. The largest over-the-month increase in employment occurred in Virginia 

(+9,500), followed by Oklahoma (+5,000), Oregon (+2,900), New Hampshire and Washington 

(+2,000 each). New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Virginia experienced the largest over-the-month 

percentage increase in employment (+0.3 percent each), followed by the District of Columbia, 

Hawaii, and Oregon (+0.2 percent each). The largest over-the-month decrease in employment occurred in California (-38,800), followed by Texas (-23,900), Ohio (-16,700), Illinois (-16,300), 

Michigan (-15,700), Wisconsin (-15,200), and Georgia (-15,100). Montana (-1.5 percent) experienced the largest over-the-month percentage decrease in employment, followed by Nevada (-1.0 percent), Iowa and South Dakota (-0.9 percent each), and Vermont (-0.8 percent). Over the year, nonfarm 

employment decreased in all 50 states but increased in the District of Columbia. The largest overthe-year percentage decreases occurred in Wyoming (-6.8 percent), Nevada (-6.6 percent), Michigan 

(-5.1 percent), and Arizona (-4.8 percent). 

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) 

The West had the highest regional jobless rate in December, 10.7 percent. The Northeast recorded 

the lowest rate, 9.2 percent. The Northeast had a statistically significant rate increase over the month 

(+0.5 percentage point). The South had the only other significant regional rate change (+0.3 percentage point). Over the year, all four regions registered significant rate increases, the largest of which was 

in the West (+3.3 percentage points). (See table 1.) 

Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific continued to report the highest jobless rate, 11.7 

percent in December. The East North Central recorded the next highest rate, 11.3 percent. The West 

North Central registered the lowest December jobless rate, 7.3 percent, followed by the West South 
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Central, 8.0 percent. The South Atlantic rate (10.3 percent) set a new series high. (All region, division, 

and state series begin in 1976.) Five divisions experienced statistically significant unemployment rate 

increases from a month earlier, the largest of which were in East South Central and New England (+0.5 

percentage point each). No division had a rate decrease. All nine divisions reported significant over-theyear rate increases of at least 1.8 percentage points. The largest of these occurred in the East South 

Central (+3.8 percentage points) and East North Central (+3.7 points). 

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) 

Michigan again recorded the highest unemployment rate among the states, 14.6 percent in December. 

The states with the next highest rates were Nevada, 13.0 percent; Rhode Island, 12.9 percent; and South 

Carolina, 12.6 percent. North Dakota continued to register the lowest jobless rate, 4.4 percent in 

December, followed by Nebraska and South Dakota, 4.7 percent each. The rate in South Carolina set a 

new series high, as did the rates in three other states: Delaware (9.0 percent), Florida (11.8 percent), and 

North Carolina (11.2 percent). The rate in the District of Columbia also set a new series high (12.1 percent). In total, 27 states posted jobless rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 10.0 percent, 10 

states and the District of Columbia had measurably higher rates, and 13 states had rates that were not 

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

Twenty-one states reported statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate increases in 

December. Louisiana and Mississippi experienced the largest of these (+0.8 percentage point each). 

One state, South Dakota, saw a statistically significant rate decrease from November (-0.2 percentage 

point). The remaining 28 states and the District of Columbia registered jobless rates that were not appreciably different from those of a month earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large 

numerically as the significant changes. (See table B.) 

All states and the District of Columbia recorded statistically significant increases in their jobless rates 

from December 2008. The largest of these increases were in Nevada and West Virginia (+4.6 percentage points each), closely followed by Alabama (+4.5 points) and Michigan (+4.4 points). The smallest 

rate increases occurred in Minnesota and Nebraska (+0.8 percentage point each). (See table C.) 

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) 

In December, 13 states experienced statistically significant over-the-month changes in employment, all 

of which were decreases. The largest statistically significant job losses occurred in California (-38,800), 

Ohio (-16,700), and Illinois (-16,300). The smallest statistically significant decreases in employment 

occurred in Vermont (-2,400), South Dakota (-3,600), and Montana (-6,400). (See tables D and 5.) 

Over the year, 44 states experienced statistically significant changes in employment, all of which 

were decreases. The largest statistically significant job losses occurred in California (-579,400), Texas 

(-276,000), Illinois (-237,300), Florida (-232,400), and Michigan (-207,100). The smallest statistically 

significant decreases in employment occurred in South Dakota (-10,900), Delaware (-12,100), and 

Montana (-13,700). (See table E.) 

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for December 2009 is 

scheduled to be released on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Regional and 

State Unemployment 2009 Annual Averages news release is scheduled to be released on Friday, 

February 26, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment 
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news release for January is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. 

(EST). 

Upcoming Changes to Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data 

Effective with the release of 2009 annual average estimates on February 26, the labor force 

data for regions, divisions, states, the District of Columbia, and the modeled sub-state areas 

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

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

national control totals. The updated population controls reflect the annual updating of 

population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau. 

In addition, the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program will introduce a long-run trend 

smoothing procedure to its seasonally adjusted data series back to January 1976. The smoothing procedure reduces month-to-month volatility in the estimates and addresses long-standing 

issues related to end-of-year revisions that will enhance the analytical capability of the estimates. For more information about this topic, please see the questions and answers on our 

website at www.bls.gov/lau/lassaqa.htm. 

Revised seasonal adjustment factors will apply to tables 1 and 3 only. Not seasonally adjusted 

data are subject to revision back to 2005. 

Upcoming Changes to Current Employment Statistics Data

Effective with the release of January 2010 estimates, all nonfarm payroll employment estimates for states and areas presented in tables 5 and 6 of this news release will be adjusted to 

2009 benchmark levels. Data in table 5 will be adjusted to incorporate new seasonal adjustment factors. A common start year of 1990 for seasonally adjusted series will also be implemented with the 2010 benchmark. As a result, seasonally adjusted series will be subject to 

revision from 1990 forward. Not seasonally adjusted payroll data back to April 2008 also 

will be subject to revision. 

 
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State Rate p

United States 1................................................ 10.0

Alaska ............................................................ 8.8

Arkansas ........................................................ 7.7

California ......................................................... 12.4

Colorado ......................................................... 7.5

Connecticut ..................................................... 8.9

Delaware ......................................................... 9.0

District of Columbia .......................................... 12.1

Florida ............................................................ 11.8

Hawaii ............................................................. 6.9

Illinois ............................................................. 11.1

Iowa ................................................................ 6.6

Kansas ........................................................... 6.6

Louisiana ........................................................ 7.5

Maine ............................................................. 8.3

Maryland ......................................................... 7.5

Michigan ......................................................... 14.6

Minnesota ....................................................... 7.4

Montana .......................................................... 6.7

Nebraska ........................................................ 4.7

Nevada ............................................................ 13.0

New Hampshire ............................................... 7.0

New Mexico .................................................... 8.3

New York ........................................................ 9.0

North Carolina .................................................. 11.2

North Dakota ................................................... 4.4

Ohio ............................................................... 10.9

Oklahoma ....................................................... 6.6

Oregon ............................................................ 11.0

Pennsylvania ................................................... 8.9

Rhode Island ................................................... 12.9

South Carolina ................................................. 12.6

South Dakota .................................................. 4.7

Texas ............................................................. 8.3

Utah ............................................................... 6.7

Vermont .......................................................... 6.9

Virginia ........................................................... 6.9

Wisconsin ....................................................... 8.7

Wyoming ........................................................ 7.5

1

 Data are not preliminary.

p

 = preliminary.

Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that

of the U.S., December 2009, seasonally adjusted
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from November 2009 to

December 2009, seasonally adjusted

November 2009 December 2009 p

Colorado .................................... 6.9 7.5 0.6

Connecticut ............................... 8.2 8.9 .7

Delaware ................................... 8.6 9.0 .4

Florida ....................................... 11.5 11.8 .3

Louisiana ................................... 6.7 7.5 .8

Massachusetts .......................... 8.7 9.4 .7

Mississippi ................................ 9.8 10.6 .8

Montana .................................... 6.4 6.7 .3

New Mexico ............................... 7.8 8.3 .5

New York ................................... 8.6 9.0 .4

North Carolina ............................ 10.7 11.2 .5

North Dakota .............................. 4.1 4.4 .3

Pennsylvania .............................. 8.5 8.9 .4

South Dakota ............................. 4.8 4.7 -.2

Tennessee ................................. 10.2 10.9 .7

Texas ........................................ 8.0 8.3 .3

Utah .......................................... 6.3 6.7 .4

Vermont .................................... 6.4 6.9 .5

Virginia ...................................... 6.6 6.9 .3

Washington ............................... 9.0 9.5 .5

West Virginia ............................. 8.4 9.1 .7

Wisconsin ................................. 8.2 8.7 .5

p

 = preliminary.

State

Rate Over-the-month rate 

change p
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Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from December 2008 to

December 2009, seasonally adjusted

December 2008 December 2009 p

Alabama .................................... 6.5 11.0 4.5

Alaska ....................................... 6.8 8.8 2.0

Arizona ...................................... 6.6 9.1 2.5

Arkansas ................................... 5.7 7.7 2.0

California ................................... 8.7 12.4 3.7

Colorado .................................... 5.8 7.5 1.7

Connecticut ............................... 6.6 8.9 2.3

Delaware ................................... 5.7 9.0 3.3

District of Columbia .................... 8.2 12.1 3.9

Florida ....................................... 7.6 11.8 4.2

Georgia ..................................... 7.5 10.3 2.8

Hawaii ....................................... 5.1 6.9 1.8

Idaho ......................................... 6.1 9.1 3.0

Illinois ........................................ 7.2 11.1 3.9

Indiana ...................................... 7.8 9.9 2.1

Iowa .......................................... 4.4 6.6 2.2

Kansas ...................................... 5.0 6.6 1.6

Kentucky ................................... 7.6 10.7 3.1

Louisiana ................................... 5.5 7.5 2.0

Maine ........................................ 6.5 8.3 1.8

Maryland ................................... 5.4 7.5 2.1

Massachusetts .......................... 6.4 9.4 3.0

Michigan .................................... 10.2 14.6 4.4

Minnesota .................................. 6.6 7.4 .8

Mississippi ................................ 7.8 10.6 2.8

Missouri .................................... 7.1 9.6 2.5

Montana .................................... 5.0 6.7 1.7

Nebraska ................................... 3.9 4.7 .8

Nevada ...................................... 8.4 13.0 4.6

New Hampshire .......................... 4.3 7.0 2.7

New Jersey ................................ 6.8 10.1 3.3

New Mexico ............................... 4.7 8.3 3.6

New York ................................... 6.6 9.0 2.4

North Carolina ............................ 8.1 11.2 3.1

North Dakota .............................. 3.3 4.4 1.1

Ohio .......................................... 7.4 10.9 3.5

Oklahoma .................................. 4.6 6.6 2.0

Oregon ...................................... 8.3 11.0 2.7

Pennsylvania .............................. 6.4 8.9 2.5

Rhode Island .............................. 9.4 12.9 3.5

South Carolina ........................... 8.8 12.6 3.8

South Dakota ............................. 3.7 4.7 1.0

Tennessee ................................. 7.6 10.9 3.3

Texas ........................................ 5.6 8.3 2.7

Utah .......................................... 4.1 6.7 2.6

Vermont .................................... 5.9 6.9 1.0

Virginia ...................................... 5.0 6.9 1.9

Washington ............................... 6.5 9.5 3.0

West Virginia ............................. 4.5 9.1 4.6

Wisconsin ................................. 5.9 8.7 2.8

Wyoming ................................... 3.2 7.5 4.3

p

 = preliminary.

State Rate Over-the-year rate 

change p
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Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from November 2009 to

December 2009, seasonally adjusted

November December Over-the-month

2009 2009 change p

Alabama..................................... 1,898,900 1,888,500 -10,400

California.................................... 14,186,800 14,148,000 -38,800

Georgia...................................... 3,854,800 3,839,700 -15,100

Illinois......................................... 5,628,500 5,612,200 -16,300

Iowa........................................... 1,482,000 1,468,800 -13,200

Michigan..................................... 3,846,700 3,831,000 -15,700

Montana..................................... 437,400 431,000 -6,400

Nevada....................................... 1,166,200 1,154,600 -11,600

Ohio........................................... 5,103,600 5,086,900 -16,700

South Dakota.............................. 404,100 400,500 -3,600

Tennessee.................................. 2,646,600 2,636,700 -9,900

Vermont..................................... 294,600 292,200 -2,400

Wisconsin.................................. 2,727,500 2,712,300 -15,200

p

 = preliminary.

State
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Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from December 2008 to

December 2009, seasonally adjusted

December December Over-the-year

2008 2009 change p

Alabama..................................... 1,953,500 1,888,500 -65,000

Arizona....................................... 2,534,100 2,412,000 -122,100

California.................................... 14,727,400 14,148,000 -579,400

Colorado..................................... 2,320,600 2,234,000 -86,600

Connecticut................................ 1,673,900 1,614,900 -59,000

Delaware.................................... 421,900 409,800 -12,100

Florida........................................ 7,576,100 7,343,700 -232,400

Georgia...................................... 4,013,600 3,839,700 -173,900

Hawaii........................................ 609,400 586,100 -23,300

Illinois......................................... 5,849,500 5,612,200 -237,300

Indiana....................................... 2,899,400 2,796,300 -103,100

Iowa........................................... 1,508,900 1,468,800 -40,100

Kansas....................................... 1,389,600 1,329,900 -59,700

Kentucky.................................... 1,823,800 1,764,500 -59,300

Louisiana.................................... 1,948,600 1,901,700 -46,900

Maine......................................... 604,800 588,800 -16,000

Maryland.................................... 2,568,400 2,524,000 -44,400

Massachusetts........................... 3,230,200 3,164,000 -66,200

Michigan..................................... 4,038,100 3,831,000 -207,100

Minnesota................................... 2,722,300 2,642,400 -79,900

Mississippi................................. 1,127,200 1,101,400 -25,800

Missouri..................................... 2,770,900 2,708,300 -62,600

Montana..................................... 444,700 431,000 -13,700

Nebraska.................................... 963,700 938,300 -25,400

Nevada....................................... 1,235,600 1,154,600 -81,000

New Jersey................................. 4,000,500 3,910,400 -90,100

New Mexico................................ 843,100 817,100 -26,000

New York.................................... 8,713,500 8,544,900 -168,600

North Carolina............................. 4,048,200 3,924,000 -124,200

Ohio........................................... 5,271,800 5,086,900 -184,900

Oklahoma................................... 1,595,600 1,558,900 -36,700

Oregon....................................... 1,689,600 1,617,200 -72,400

Pennsylvania............................... 5,749,200 5,598,900 -150,300

Rhode Island............................... 471,200 453,800 -17,400

South Carolina............................ 1,884,100 1,846,400 -37,700

South Dakota.............................. 411,400 400,500 -10,900

Tennessee.................................. 2,726,100 2,636,700 -89,400

Texas......................................... 10,631,300 10,355,300 -276,000

Utah........................................... 1,246,700 1,200,100 -46,600

Virginia....................................... 3,711,200 3,656,500 -54,700

Washington................................ 2,923,700 2,834,900 -88,800

West Virginia.............................. 757,400 738,500 -18,900

Wisconsin.................................. 2,832,800 2,712,300 -120,500

Wyoming.................................... 303,100 282,400 -20,700

p

 = preliminary.

State
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 to 4). Also presented are nonfarm 

payroll employment estimates by state and major industry 

sector 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 LAUS program measures 

employment and unemployment on a place-of-residence 

basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional 

population 16 years of age and over. 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 were not employed 

during the reference week (based on the definition above), 

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. The labor 

force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. The 

unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent 

of the labor force. 

Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 of the 50 

states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long 

Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, New York City, and 

the balances of California and New York State 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) programs. Estimates for the state of California 

are derived by summing the estimates for the Los AngelesLong Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance 

of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State are 

derived by summing the estimates for New York City and the 

balance of New York State. Estimates for all nine census 

divisions and the five additional substate areas contained in 

this release (the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor and DetroitWarren-Livonia metropolitan areas and the ChicagoNaperville-Joliet, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and SeattleBellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their respective 

balances of state are based on a similar regression approach 

that does not incorporate CES or UI data. Estimates for 

census regions are obtained by summing the model-based 

estimates for the component divisions and then calculating 

the unemployment rate. Each month, census division 

estimates are controlled to national totals; state estimates are 

then controlled to their respective division totals. Substate 

and balance-of-state estimates for the five areas noted above 

are controlled to their respective state totals. Estimates for 

Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey 

similar to the CPS. A detailed description of the estimation 

procedures is available from BLS upon request. 

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data 

for prior years reflect adjustments made at the end of each 

year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data 

from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data 

sources, and model reestimation. In most years, historical 

data for the most recent five years (both seasonally adjusted 

and not seasonally adjusted) are revised near the beginning of 

each calendar year, prior to or coincident with the release of 

January estimates. 

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of modeled 

estimates of employment and unemployment levels is 

performed within the modeling procedure. Series are 

decomposed into trend, seasonal, and irregular components 

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. 

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 November 

20, 2008. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.

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 2007 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. Small-domain models 
are used as the official estimators for the approximately 44 

percent of CES published series which have insufficient 

sample for direct sample-based estimates. 

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 “sum-ofstates” 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 surveys, 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. Unemployment rates are computed from 

unrounded data and thus may differ slightly from rates 

computed using the rounded data displayed in the tables. 

Use of error measures. In 2005, the 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 statistical significance into consideration. 

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Modelbased error measures for both seasonally adjusted and not 

seasonally adjusted data and for over-the-month changes are 

available online 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 current year overthe-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 Employment and 

Earnings Online at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm. 

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 online 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 Internet 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 Online. 

Estimates of labor force and unemployment from the 

LAUS program, as well as nonfarm employment from the 

CES program, for over 300 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 Internet at http://www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data 

from the CES program are available on the Internet 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; Federal Relay Service: (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.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009

Dec.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009

Dec.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009

Northeast ........................... 28,456.6 28,280.0 28,268.3 28,195.1 1,827.5 2,542.0 2,466.2 2,583.6 6.4 9.0 8.7 9.2

 New England .................... 7,709.7 7,701.9 7,717.0 7,684.2 490.5 674.7 655.3 694.9 6.4 8.8 8.5 9.0

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,747.0 20,578.2 20,551.3 20,510.8 1,337.0 1,867.3 1,810.9 1,888.8 6.4 9.1 8.8 9.2

South ................................. 55,357.6 54,896.6 54,952.7 54,847.9 3,593.2 5,190.4 5,113.4 5,275.8 6.5 9.5 9.3 9.6

 South Atlantic ................... 29,672.7 29,208.2 29,260.7 29,171.2 2,065.6 2,905.3 2,918.3 2,993.7 7.0 9.9 10.0 10.3

 East South Central ........... 8,573.0 8,417.5 8,390.8 8,394.3 599.1 897.7 862.2 906.1 7.0 10.7 10.3 10.8

 West South Central .......... 17,111.9 17,270.9 17,301.2 17,282.3 928.5 1,387.4 1,333.0 1,376.1 5.4 8.0 7.7 8.0

Midwest ............................. 34,808.7 34,466.3 34,491.8 34,398.8 2,408.4 3,437.7 3,394.3 3,448.0 6.9 10.0 9.8 10.0

 East North Central ............ 23,837.4 23,520.8 23,540.1 23,471.4 1,809.9 2,635.5 2,601.0 2,649.4 7.6 11.2 11.0 11.3

 West North Central ........... 10,971.2 10,945.5 10,951.7 10,927.4 598.6 802.2 793.2 798.6 5.5 7.3 7.2 7.3

West ................................... 36,409.2 35,865.1 35,839.1 35,690.5 2,710.6 3,858.4 3,783.3 3,830.7 7.4 10.8 10.6 10.7

 Mountain ........................... 11,257.9 11,043.2 11,049.6 11,027.1 653.5 938.1 909.0 953.6 5.8 8.5 8.2 8.6

 Pacific ............................... 25,151.3 24,821.9 24,789.5 24,663.5 2,057.1 2,920.3 2,874.3 2,877.2 8.2 11.8 11.6 11.7

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

2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009

Northeast ........................... 28,279.1 28,245.3 28,255.5 28,109.0 1,695.9 2,392.1 1,874.6 2,494.2 6.0 8.5 6.6 8.9

 New England .................... 7,667.3 7,711.0 7,644.2 7,650.3 456.2 631.3 499.8 668.1 5.9 8.2 6.5 8.7

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,611.9 20,534.3 20,611.3 20,458.7 1,239.8 1,760.8 1,374.7 1,826.1 6.0 8.6 6.7 8.9

South ................................. 55,104.2 54,957.4 54,975.0 54,695.6 3,440.9 5,019.5 3,724.2 5,128.1 6.2 9.1 6.8 9.4

 South Atlantic ................... 29,500.5 29,223.5 29,438.9 29,054.0 1,979.6 2,880.7 2,150.3 2,918.3 6.7 9.9 7.3 10.0

 East South Central ........... 8,559.2 8,411.0 8,549.9 8,401.6 565.4 837.3 624.1 882.7 6.6 10.0 7.3 10.5

 West South Central .......... 17,044.6 17,322.9 16,986.1 17,240.0 895.9 1,301.5 949.8 1,327.1 5.3 7.5 5.6 7.7

Midwest ............................. 34,695.9 34,484.9 34,549.7 34,252.5 2,252.7 3,266.7 2,521.0 3,360.0 6.5 9.5 7.3 9.8

 East North Central ............ 23,780.3 23,547.3 23,688.5 23,387.6 1,690.5 2,508.6 1,891.4 2,582.8 7.1 10.7 8.0 11.0

 West North Central ........... 10,915.6 10,937.6 10,861.2 10,864.9 562.2 758.1 629.6 777.3 5.2 6.9 5.8 7.2

West ................................... 36,226.3 35,851.3 36,244.2 35,635.7 2,603.3 3,728.8 2,855.2 3,757.8 7.2 10.4 7.9 10.5

 Mountain ........................... 11,208.7 11,058.2 11,186.8 11,007.4 629.1 890.0 684.4 934.5 5.6 8.0 6.1 8.5

 Pacific ............................... 25,017.7 24,793.1 25,057.4 24,628.2 1,974.1 2,838.8 2,170.8 2,823.3 7.9 11.5 8.7 11.5

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.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009p

Dec.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009p Dec.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009p

Alabama ................................................... 2,160.2 2,080.1 2,064.5 2,059.7 141.2 226.5 216.3 225.6 6.5 10.9 10.5 11.0

Alaska ....................................................... 359.3 357.9 358.0 357.9 24.6 31.2 30.1 31.6 6.8 8.7 8.4 8.8

Arizona ..................................................... 3,179.3 3,142.6 3,145.0 3,141.2 209.4 292.3 279.8 285.7 6.6 9.3 8.9 9.1

Arkansas ................................................... 1,373.5 1,369.3 1,377.3 1,370.2 77.7 104.0 101.9 105.4 5.7 7.6 7.4 7.7

California .................................................. 18,557.2 18,340.4 18,338.7 18,232.3 1,605.8 2,299.2 2,272.7 2,254.4 8.7 12.5 12.4 12.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,974.6 4,890.0 4,891.5 4,865.1 456.2 620.9 596.8 602.9 9.2 12.7 12.2 12.4

Colorado ................................................... 2,751.3 2,660.6 2,664.0 2,656.8 159.9 186.2 183.5 198.4 5.8 7.0 6.9 7.5

Connecticut ............................................... 1,894.2 1,900.6 1,895.2 1,883.0 124.8 166.9 155.6 167.9 6.6 8.8 8.2 8.9

Delaware .................................................. 445.5 428.4 426.7 426.6 25.6 36.8 36.5 38.2 5.7 8.6 8.6 9.0

District of Columbia .................................. 332.8 329.8 330.8 331.6 27.4 39.2 39.0 40.0 8.2 11.9 11.8 12.1

Florida ....................................................... 9,342.6 9,183.1 9,210.5 9,179.7 708.9 1,035.1 1,063.6 1,087.1 7.6 11.3 11.5 11.8

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,221.4 1,233.6 1,230.8 1,230.9 78.6 141.8 137.9 143.5 6.4 11.5 11.2 11.7

Georgia ..................................................... 4,880.6 4,717.7 4,717.5 4,702.2 365.9 478.0 476.8 485.1 7.5 10.1 10.1 10.3

Hawaii ....................................................... 657.6 645.6 643.5 638.1 33.4 46.8 43.7 44.3 5.1 7.3 6.8 6.9

Idaho ......................................................... 759.2 753.8 755.2 753.8 46.0 67.7 68.9 68.8 6.1 9.0 9.1 9.1

Illinois ........................................................ 6,658.3 6,639.6 6,647.8 6,623.9 480.5 730.6 722.6 733.3 7.2 11.0 10.9 11.1

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,105.1 4,118.3 4,121.6 4,092.9 271.7 458.8 450.9 453.8 6.6 11.1 10.9 11.1

Indiana ...................................................... 3,247.6 3,108.0 3,108.4 3,104.0 254.4 305.8 297.6 306.9 7.8 9.8 9.6 9.9

Iowa .......................................................... 1,676.5 1,685.4 1,682.2 1,683.8 73.7 112.0 111.9 110.8 4.4 6.6 6.7 6.6

Kansas ...................................................... 1,511.9 1,526.5 1,521.9 1,519.0 76.1 102.9 97.1 100.9 5.0 6.7 6.4 6.6

Kentucky ................................................... 2,062.2 2,072.2 2,064.3 2,061.8 156.8 233.4 218.5 221.1 7.6 11.3 10.6 10.7

Louisiana .................................................. 2,110.8 2,065.8 2,055.1 2,049.8 116.4 152.6 138.4 154.2 5.5 7.4 6.7 7.5

Maine ........................................................ 710.6 700.5 702.4 703.1 46.3 57.4 56.3 58.3 6.5 8.2 8.0 8.3

Maryland ................................................... 3,012.8 2,934.7 2,946.8 2,936.7 161.6 214.7 215.8 219.9 5.4 7.3 7.3 7.5

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,432.6 3,443.5 3,453.8 3,431.8 219.7 307.5 302.1 323.2 6.4 8.9 8.7 9.4

Michigan ................................................... 4,884.7 4,850.0 4,843.9 4,812.7 496.2 733.1 712.4 701.0 10.2 15.1 14.7 14.6

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,096.5 2,096.1 2,079.5 2,064.6 207.5 361.9 341.3 326.0 9.9 17.3 16.4 15.8

Minnesota ................................................. 2,950.9 2,950.4 2,964.0 2,956.0 194.6 225.1 218.9 217.7 6.6 7.6 7.4 7.4

Mississippi ................................................ 1,321.4 1,281.9 1,283.9 1,292.7 103.6 125.5 125.2 137.5 7.8 9.8 9.8 10.6

Missouri .................................................... 3,017.5 3,000.0 2,990.8 2,979.8 213.0 280.1 282.1 284.7 7.1 9.3 9.4 9.6

Montana .................................................... 507.3 496.5 497.7 495.3 25.6 31.8 32.1 33.2 5.0 6.4 6.4 6.7

Nebraska .................................................. 1,001.4 979.6 981.7 983.2 39.1 48.3 44.8 46.3 3.9 4.9 4.6 4.7

Nevada ..................................................... 1,406.8 1,387.0 1,378.1 1,375.1 118.1 179.4 169.2 178.5 8.4 12.9 12.3 13.0

New Hampshire ........................................ 738.9 738.0 739.2 737.7 31.4 50.5 49.6 51.6 4.3 6.8 6.7 7.0

New Jersey ............................................... 4,520.8 4,526.3 4,539.7 4,537.2 305.7 439.3 441.1 458.3 6.8 9.7 9.7 10.1

New Mexico .............................................. 964.9 957.7 962.7 962.2 45.1 75.0 75.1 79.8 4.7 7.8 7.8 8.3

New York .................................................. 9,733.7 9,729.6 9,692.5 9,669.2 637.9 871.0 832.2 868.6 6.6 9.0 8.6 9.0

New York City ...................................... 3,999.1 4,017.6 4,006.6 4,001.9 280.1 411.8 401.2 424.5 7.0 10.3 10.0 10.6

North Carolina .......................................... 4,577.3 4,529.2 4,534.6 4,522.3 369.7 494.5 486.9 505.9 8.1 10.9 10.7 11.2

North Dakota ............................................ 372.1 362.3 362.9 363.1 12.3 15.1 14.9 16.0 3.3 4.2 4.1 4.4

Ohio .......................................................... 5,979.3 5,886.5 5,905.7 5,900.5 445.1 618.4 624.0 640.7 7.4 10.5 10.6 10.9

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,075.1 1,067.7 1,069.0 1,064.2 71.3 101.7 102.6 99.0 6.6 9.5 9.6 9.3

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,767.8 1,781.4 1,783.6 1,773.3 80.6 130.1 126.3 117.8 4.6 7.3 7.1 6.6

Oregon ...................................................... 1,982.3 1,953.1 1,946.8 1,949.3 164.2 218.2 208.0 214.7 8.3 11.2 10.7 11.0

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,441.5 6,339.8 6,328.9 6,310.1 412.0 561.8 540.9 559.5 6.4 8.9 8.5 8.9

Rhode Island ............................................ 565.3 569.8 570.6 570.3 53.2 73.7 72.4 73.5 9.4 12.9 12.7 12.9

South Carolina .......................................... 2,193.2 2,171.0 2,173.4 2,166.7 193.1 260.4 266.8 273.2 8.8 12.0 12.3 12.6

South Dakota ............................................ 446.7 446.7 445.7 443.9 16.4 22.2 22.0 21.0 3.7 5.0 4.9 4.7

Tennessee ................................................ 3,046.1 2,987.0 2,982.6 2,986.3 231.3 313.6 304.4 325.7 7.6 10.5 10.2 10.9

Texas ........................................................ 11,856.7 12,059.8 12,092.6 12,092.9 658.7 1,002.6 970.3 999.0 5.6 8.3 8.0 8.3

Utah .......................................................... 1,400.1 1,361.0 1,363.4 1,356.1 57.3 88.7 86.3 91.2 4.1 6.5 6.3 6.7

Vermont .................................................... 356.7 356.7 359.9 357.8 21.0 23.3 23.1 24.7 5.9 6.5 6.4 6.9

Virginia ...................................................... 4,183.3 4,135.0 4,139.3 4,131.1 207.3 274.3 271.3 284.3 5.0 6.6 6.6 6.9

Washington ............................................... 3,525.5 3,543.2 3,514.5 3,509.2 230.1 328.3 316.2 334.8 6.5 9.3 9.0 9.5

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,471.5 1,515.3 1,494.4 1,489.6 72.5 139.5 125.0 137.0 4.9 9.2 8.4 9.2

West Virginia ............................................ 805.5 789.6 790.0 786.5 35.9 67.3 66.1 71.6 4.5 8.5 8.4 9.1

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,110.6 3,047.7 3,041.4 3,028.0 182.9 256.5 250.6 263.3 5.9 8.4 8.2 8.7

Wyoming ................................................... 294.9 291.7 291.6 291.7 9.5 21.6 20.9 21.8 3.2 7.4 7.2 7.5

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,377.1 1,333.3 1,320.1 1,311.7 185.9 208.0 209.3 196.5 13.5 15.6 15.9 15.0

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. p = preliminary.

 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. 09-01,

dated November 20, 2008, and are available on the BLS Web site at

http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject

to revision the following month.
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

2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p

Alabama ................................................... 2,159.7 2,072.6 2,153.9 2,063.6 127.8 211.6 139.4 219.2 5.9 10.2 6.5 10.6

Alaska ....................................................... 355.8 355.2 356.3 354.6 24.3 29.3 27.1 31.8 6.8 8.2 7.6 9.0

Arizona ..................................................... 3,169.7 3,149.7 3,163.5 3,139.3 200.1 274.2 211.6 277.0 6.3 8.7 6.7 8.8

Arkansas ................................................... 1,365.9 1,372.1 1,356.2 1,357.9 70.9 94.9 81.4 103.0 5.2 6.9 6.0 7.6

California .................................................. 18,515.7 18,332.2 18,551.1 18,195.8 1,547.8 2,248.8 1,689.0 2,206.6 8.4 12.3 9.1 12.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 5,003.9 4,906.7 4,989.3 4,869.4 442.3 588.2 473.8 584.3 8.8 12.0 9.5 12.0

Colorado ................................................... 2,735.7 2,664.7 2,732.2 2,649.9 147.9 179.1 165.0 194.2 5.4 6.7 6.0 7.3

Connecticut ............................................... 1,884.2 1,893.1 1,877.1 1,869.9 117.4 150.7 123.1 158.0 6.2 8.0 6.6 8.5

Delaware .................................................. 443.4 426.6 442.1 426.6 23.6 34.4 25.9 36.7 5.3 8.1 5.9 8.6

District of Columbia .................................. 330.2 329.3 328.8 329.2 27.7 38.8 29.1 39.3 8.4 11.8 8.9 11.9

Florida ....................................................... 9,263.6 9,203.6 9,248.5 9,147.3 684.0 1,060.6 725.9 1,057.6 7.4 11.5 7.8 11.6

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,214.0 1,228.0 1,215.1 1,230.5 75.0 129.4 85.4 139.0 6.2 10.5 7.0 11.3

Georgia ..................................................... 4,849.1 4,720.3 4,858.4 4,712.9 344.3 464.6 378.5 473.2 7.1 9.8 7.8 10.0

Hawaii ....................................................... 655.7 643.3 654.6 636.0 33.1 44.0 33.1 41.1 5.0 6.8 5.1 6.5

Idaho ......................................................... 756.0 753.7 753.1 751.0 44.0 67.6 48.8 68.6 5.8 9.0 6.5 9.1

Illinois ........................................................ 6,627.2 6,643.9 6,604.2 6,602.4 443.8 694.7 486.2 714.6 6.7 10.5 7.4 10.8

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,076.9 4,103.8 4,063.6 4,066.5 258.2 422.8 281.9 430.1 6.3 10.3 6.9 10.6

Indiana ...................................................... 3,224.0 3,106.4 3,209.9 3,082.2 221.4 288.3 260.3 301.0 6.9 9.3 8.1 9.8

Iowa .......................................................... 1,674.7 1,683.9 1,664.1 1,679.7 68.6 107.0 79.5 113.0 4.1 6.4 4.8 6.7

Kansas ...................................................... 1,504.1 1,523.8 1,497.7 1,512.4 70.8 95.4 73.0 95.1 4.7 6.3 4.9 6.3

Kentucky ................................................... 2,048.9 2,066.3 2,050.1 2,059.2 137.2 208.9 155.0 213.8 6.7 10.1 7.6 10.4

Louisiana .................................................. 2,103.9 2,059.4 2,086.8 2,035.8 108.1 130.9 116.2 146.2 5.1 6.4 5.6 7.2

Maine ........................................................ 704.1 698.7 702.9 698.1 43.9 55.2 48.8 57.4 6.2 7.9 6.9 8.2

Maryland ................................................... 2,982.5 2,940.3 2,969.9 2,919.1 152.4 211.5 163.0 209.6 5.1 7.2 5.5 7.2

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,421.4 3,451.0 3,412.3 3,421.3 198.8 287.3 221.3 310.2 5.8 8.3 6.5 9.1

Michigan ................................................... 4,890.1 4,845.8 4,862.6 4,805.7 453.5 683.2 509.4 687.4 9.3 14.1 10.5 14.3

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,088.5 2,071.8 2,073.7 2,053.4 205.0 320.0 220.6 305.2 9.8 15.4 10.6 14.9

Minnesota ................................................. 2,937.6 2,964.3 2,923.4 2,941.9 169.8 207.2 199.2 215.1 5.8 7.0 6.8 7.3

Mississippi ................................................ 1,309.2 1,282.4 1,316.7 1,295.9 88.3 117.3 101.2 133.7 6.7 9.1 7.7 10.3

Missouri .................................................... 2,995.3 2,982.2 2,984.6 2,958.2 194.2 272.4 210.1 273.4 6.5 9.1 7.0 9.2

Montana .................................................... 502.9 494.8 499.2 489.7 25.4 31.7 27.5 33.4 5.1 6.4 5.5 6.8

Nebraska .................................................. 995.1 981.3 988.5 976.9 34.1 41.8 38.3 44.0 3.4 4.3 3.9 4.5

Nevada ..................................................... 1,392.7 1,371.6 1,396.5 1,369.8 108.9 161.3 121.3 176.0 7.8 11.8 8.7 12.8

New Hampshire ........................................ 735.3 737.3 731.9 734.3 29.4 47.7 31.3 49.1 4.0 6.5 4.3 6.7

New Jersey ............................................... 4,493.9 4,531.5 4,505.6 4,527.9 270.5 425.8 306.6 441.6 6.0 9.4 6.8 9.8

New Mexico .............................................. 965.7 966.2 959.9 962.7 42.7 72.6 43.4 75.9 4.4 7.5 4.5 7.9

New York .................................................. 9,689.4 9,669.3 9,687.9 9,636.5 592.6 813.7 655.7 848.8 6.1 8.4 6.8 8.8

New York City ...................................... 3,979.0 4,004.3 3,985.8 3,993.3 261.4 397.0 286.4 414.7 6.6 9.9 7.2 10.4

North Carolina .......................................... 4,549.1 4,531.5 4,518.5 4,491.4 348.1 482.8 380.6 491.6 7.7 10.7 8.4 10.9

North Dakota ............................................ 364.8 357.8 363.4 356.9 10.2 13.1 12.3 15.5 2.8 3.7 3.4 4.3

Ohio .......................................................... 5,956.9 5,914.3 5,931.6 5,883.5 412.7 603.9 455.5 628.7 6.9 10.2 7.7 10.7

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,068.6 1,064.5 1,054.0 1,048.6 70.3 95.9 74.7 92.9 6.6 9.0 7.1 8.9

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,766.5 1,790.2 1,754.5 1,767.5 76.3 123.4 84.4 114.9 4.3 6.9 4.8 6.5

Oregon ...................................................... 1,979.7 1,951.5 1,973.9 1,938.9 152.9 203.3 173.1 209.6 7.7 10.4 8.8 10.8

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,428.5 6,333.5 6,417.8 6,294.3 376.6 521.3 412.5 535.6 5.9 8.2 6.4 8.5

Rhode Island ............................................ 567.3 571.9 565.0 569.7 47.9 68.0 54.2 69.9 8.4 11.9 9.6 12.3

South Carolina .......................................... 2,157.2 2,159.0 2,160.4 2,145.5 178.4 262.7 200.6 267.9 8.3 12.2 9.3 12.5

South Dakota ............................................ 443.9 444.3 439.5 439.0 14.4 21.1 17.2 21.1 3.3 4.7 3.9 4.8

Tennessee ................................................ 3,041.4 2,989.6 3,029.2 2,982.9 212.1 299.5 228.4 316.0 7.0 10.0 7.5 10.6

Texas ........................................................ 11,808.2 12,101.2 11,788.6 12,078.7 640.6 952.3 667.9 963.0 5.4 7.9 5.7 8.0

Utah .......................................................... 1,393.0 1,366.3 1,391.0 1,354.9 50.8 83.0 56.5 87.3 3.6 6.1 4.1 6.4

Vermont .................................................... 355.0 358.9 355.0 357.0 18.7 22.3 21.1 23.5 5.3 6.2 5.9 6.6

Virginia ...................................................... 4,126.5 4,123.9 4,119.8 4,101.6 188.9 263.1 212.0 274.9 4.6 6.4 5.1 6.7

Washington ............................................... 3,510.9 3,511.0 3,521.4 3,502.8 216.1 313.4 248.5 334.3 6.2 8.9 7.1 9.5

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,466.6 1,488.3 1,472.5 1,486.9 81.1 125.2 88.4 133.3 5.5 8.4 6.0 9.0

West Virginia ............................................ 799.0 789.0 792.7 780.5 32.2 62.1 34.7 67.4 4.0 7.9 4.4 8.6

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,082.2 3,037.0 3,080.1 3,013.7 159.1 238.6 180.0 250.9 5.2 7.9 5.8 8.3

Wyoming ................................................... 293.0 291.2 291.5 290.1 9.2 20.5 10.5 22.0 3.1 7.0 3.6 7.6

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,371.0 1,321.6 1,370.7 1,311.8 169.8 204.9 179.6 187.0 12.4 15.5 13.1 14.3

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. p = preliminary.

 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. 09-01,

dated November 20, 2008, and are available on the BLS Web site at

http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject

to revision the following month.
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.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009p Dec.2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009p Dec.2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009p

Alabama ............................... 1,953.5 1,898.5 1,898.9 1,888.5 103.7 86.5 87.4 85.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 324.3 319.4 321.5 320.9 17.2 16.1 15.9 15.9 14.0 12.9 13.9 12.8

Arizona ................................. 2,534.1 2,411.0 2,417.5 2,412.0 162.9 134.7 133.9 132.0 170.5 160.3 160.8 159.3

Arkansas ............................... 1,192.9 1,175.7 1,175.5 1,172.1 56.2 51.1 51.8 51.2 176.9 162.3 161.8 162.8

California .............................. 14,727.4 14,204.4 14,186.8 14,148.0 722.6 615.0 614.0 606.5 1,384.8 1,289.1 1,284.1 1,278.2

Colorado ............................... 2,320.6 2,241.1 2,242.4 2,234.0 152.8 132.4 133.2 130.4 139.9 127.8 128.2 127.8

Connecticut ........................... 1,673.9 1,623.8 1,619.7 1,614.9 58.5 52.5 51.5 51.3 185.0 170.7 169.4 169.3

Delaware 3 ........................... 421.9 410.9 409.7 409.8 23.7 21.4 21.6 21.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 704.7 711.5 709.4 710.9 12.5 12.0 12.0 12.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 7,576.1 7,340.3 7,342.9 7,343.7 465.0 411.2 405.2 405.1 357.7 321.5 319.0 319.4

Georgia ................................ 4,013.6 3,846.7 3,854.8 3,839.7 190.8 162.2 164.3 160.8 388.1 343.1 343.5 343.6

Hawaii 3 ................................ 609.4 590.9 584.9 586.1 36.5 32.2 31.3 31.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 631.6 612.2 612.5 612.0 41.7 36.8 37.4 35.9 60.5 56.2 55.7 56.2

Illinois .................................... 5,849.5 5,636.7 5,628.5 5,612.2 236.4 221.8 217.5 209.8 643.8 574.7 574.3 572.9

Indiana .................................. 2,899.4 2,805.6 2,804.2 2,796.3 130.8 123.9 125.1 120.9 494.7 437.0 442.4 441.3

Iowa ...................................... 1,508.9 1,479.0 1,482.0 1,468.8 70.5 64.6 64.7 62.8 222.3 203.6 204.2 202.4

Kansas .................................. 1,389.6 1,333.4 1,330.2 1,329.9 63.3 57.0 58.3 56.8 185.6 162.1 161.6 159.5

Kentucky ............................... 1,823.8 1,763.7 1,764.4 1,764.5 77.8 66.7 65.9 64.8 230.6 208.2 209.1 208.8

Louisiana .............................. 1,948.6 1,907.1 1,907.6 1,901.7 138.4 135.9 135.1 133.5 149.6 140.5 139.8 138.7

Maine .................................... 604.8 591.3 588.6 588.8 27.8 24.7 24.5 24.4 57.1 52.6 52.4 52.2

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,568.4 2,533.7 2,532.7 2,524.0 170.9 140.9 140.4 139.4 125.6 122.2 123.5 123.4

Massachusetts ...................... 3,230.2 3,175.3 3,172.4 3,164.0 122.6 108.6 108.8 107.0 281.1 265.5 266.4 266.9

Michigan ............................... 4,038.1 3,864.5 3,846.7 3,831.0 143.0 123.0 121.9 119.0 543.6 465.7 460.1 452.9

Minnesota ............................. 2,722.3 2,648.0 2,646.5 2,642.4 99.6 93.6 93.6 91.9 327.5 293.3 293.4 294.4

Mississippi ............................ 1,127.2 1,105.8 1,100.3 1,101.4 58.1 52.1 52.1 52.7 153.2 145.8 145.0 145.5

Missouri ............................... 2,770.9 2,713.3 2,710.3 2,708.3 139.0 120.5 121.1 119.9 278.2 260.7 258.7 260.1

Montana ................................ 444.7 439.0 437.4 431.0 28.5 24.9 25.6 22.9 19.3 19.1 19.2 19.1

Nebraska 3 ........................... 963.7 942.3 942.1 938.3 49.6 47.8 48.4 46.4 99.7 90.4 90.8 91.5

Nevada ................................. 1,235.6 1,174.8 1,166.2 1,154.6 107.3 82.0 82.3 77.6 46.6 44.0 43.9 43.3

New Hampshire .................... 638.8 629.1 627.5 629.5 23.1 21.3 20.9 20.9 72.3 65.7 65.7 65.7

New Jersey ........................... 4,000.5 3,921.0 3,912.7 3,910.4 156.6 140.0 137.2 134.8 286.2 272.7 275.6 270.2

New Mexico .......................... 843.1 818.8 821.9 817.1 54.5 47.1 47.7 47.8 34.4 30.1 30.6 30.4

New York .............................. 8,713.5 8,553.5 8,550.8 8,544.9 346.6 322.2 321.5 321.3 521.1 485.4 482.1 482.5

North Carolina ...................... 4,048.2 3,928.8 3,926.4 3,924.0 220.4 187.9 188.3 187.1 491.1 442.1 438.5 437.6

North Dakota ........................ 368.7 368.2 368.8 367.8 20.7 21.6 21.8 19.7 26.1 23.5 23.7 23.7

Ohio ...................................... 5,271.8 5,104.0 5,103.6 5,086.9 192.4 175.7 177.7 176.4 703.7 619.4 613.1 614.5

Oklahoma ............................. 1,595.6 1,555.9 1,553.9 1,558.9 76.6 74.0 72.8 73.5 148.1 132.6 131.6 133.5

Oregon ................................. 1,689.6 1,616.3 1,614.3 1,617.2 88.0 76.6 76.2 75.1 186.4 162.4 163.0 164.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,749.2 5,615.4 5,607.0 5,598.9 249.7 228.7 229.7 227.1 621.5 568.4 566.0 564.9

Rhode Island ........................ 471.2 456.5 455.1 453.8 18.9 17.5 17.6 17.6 45.8 42.0 42.1 41.4

South Carolina ...................... 1,884.1 1,845.5 1,849.7 1,846.4 108.6 96.9 95.8 96.3 234.4 211.8 213.0 212.7

South Dakota3 ...................... 411.4 404.4 404.1 400.5 22.7 21.7 21.7 20.6 42.2 37.4 37.2 37.2

Tennessee3 .......................... 2,726.1 2,646.2 2,646.6 2,636.7 123.9 102.7 102.6 99.1 344.0 319.7 319.6 316.5

Texas .................................... 10,631.3 10,358.5 10,379.2 10,355.3 655.8 557.9 560.2 555.8 909.6 823.6 820.4 820.0

Utah ...................................... 1,246.7 1,206.5 1,204.6 1,200.1 84.6 73.3 72.5 70.3 122.5 112.4 111.5 111.3

Vermont ................................ 297.8 294.6 294.6 292.2 13.7 13.0 12.4 11.9 32.7 30.0 30.2 29.2

Virginia .................................. 3,711.2 3,646.5 3,647.0 3,656.5 210.0 191.5 193.5 195.6 257.3 236.0 236.1 235.7

Washington ........................... 2,923.7 2,840.9 2,832.9 2,834.9 191.7 165.1 161.1 155.5 284.7 261.1 261.3 260.8

West Virginia ........................ 757.4 740.3 741.7 738.5 37.9 35.3 36.5 36.3 54.8 49.6 50.1 49.7

Wisconsin ............................. 2,832.8 2,733.8 2,727.5 2,712.3 112.3 105.4 104.9 99.1 479.5 437.8 438.0 436.8

Wyoming ............................... 303.1 283.8 283.5 282.4 28.6 23.4 23.4 21.8 9.8 9.5 9.1 9.0

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

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

Dec.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009p Dec.2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009p Dec.2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009p

Alabama ............................... 381.7 373.8 372.0 371.0 99.9 95.1 94.6 94.0 213.7 203.3 205.9 204.1

Alaska ................................... 65.6 63.2 63.7 64.2 14.9 14.6 14.5 14.6 25.7 25.5 25.4 25.5

Arizona ................................. 493.6 472.9 471.0 471.0 172.9 164.5 165.4 165.8 364.5 343.2 346.4 345.8

Arkansas ............................... 239.3 230.6 231.0 228.8 51.4 48.6 48.8 49.7 115.6 117.1 117.1 115.2

California .............................. 2,767.0 2,664.4 2,655.2 2,639.9 829.2 800.5 797.6 798.7 2,212.3 2,122.2 2,127.1 2,122.4

Colorado ............................... 420.7 408.3 406.5 405.2 152.7 144.7 144.4 145.4 339.3 323.9 326.5 324.4

Connecticut ........................... 300.3 291.6 291.3 289.4 141.4 137.6 137.4 137.4 199.0 187.9 185.9 185.5

Delaware 3 ........................... 77.4 75.0 74.8 74.6 45.0 43.2 43.2 43.2 54.8 53.2 53.5 54.4

District of Columbia 3 ........... 27.5 26.9 26.6 26.7 28.1 27.2 26.8 26.7 151.6 150.6 151.6 152.6

Florida .................................. 1,518.7 1,474.6 1,477.7 1,467.9 519.0 495.7 494.1 496.3 1,120.4 1,057.2 1,061.1 1,079.9

Georgia ................................ 851.2 808.0 808.4 800.7 219.4 205.2 205.6 205.9 538.5 508.6 511.1 510.7

Hawaii 3 ................................ 114.5 110.3 109.7 109.0 28.9 27.8 27.6 27.7 74.3 71.6 70.7 70.6

Idaho .................................... 127.2 121.1 120.8 120.5 31.4 30.6 30.9 30.9 75.0 74.9 74.7 75.4

Illinois .................................... 1,180.6 1,138.8 1,137.6 1,132.4 387.4 368.9 368.4 369.7 834.9 789.8 790.9 790.9

Indiana .................................. 569.9 553.6 550.4 547.9 134.5 134.0 131.9 133.4 274.0 269.6 270.5 271.7

Iowa ...................................... 308.0 303.7 304.3 300.1 103.2 103.2 103.5 104.1 113.5 113.4 115.4 114.7

Kansas .................................. 262.6 254.3 253.4 252.6 72.5 71.8 71.8 73.2 147.4 133.2 133.0 132.0

Kentucky ............................... 376.3 361.6 358.6 357.9 92.1 87.1 86.9 87.4 179.5 177.3 180.5 185.4

Louisiana .............................. 381.1 370.2 372.4 370.1 95.7 91.0 91.0 91.0 206.9 201.1 202.1 201.4

Maine .................................... 119.9 116.4 115.8 115.2 32.0 31.6 31.4 31.4 55.0 55.2 54.9 54.7

Maryland 3 ............................ 452.6 443.0 440.8 439.1 148.4 139.4 139.5 137.6 400.1 402.0 406.6 406.0

Massachusetts ...................... 555.0 541.4 538.8 533.8 211.4 205.9 204.9 205.2 471.7 464.7 466.2 464.8

Michigan ............................... 742.6 701.3 696.6 695.3 199.1 189.1 188.6 187.8 525.4 512.0 516.2 514.6

Minnesota ............................. 512.9 498.1 499.4 495.6 176.6 176.0 176.3 174.6 315.8 300.5 303.4 307.3

Mississippi ............................ 220.3 213.6 211.3 211.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 90.2 86.3 86.0 85.0

Missouri ............................... 535.4 526.7 525.7 523.1 162.3 161.9 162.2 162.3 342.2 329.0 328.7 330.3

Montana ................................ 91.6 89.4 89.9 88.3 21.6 21.8 21.7 22.1 39.8 38.5 39.2 38.0

Nebraska 3 ........................... 204.8 196.7 195.4 196.2 69.2 68.7 68.2 68.5 105.2 98.0 97.7 96.9

Nevada ................................. 229.4 222.6 223.1 220.1 59.5 58.2 57.8 57.6 146.7 141.0 137.8 138.9

New Hampshire .................... 139.0 138.8 138.6 138.6 37.7 36.5 36.4 36.2 65.9 64.5 67.0 69.1

New Jersey ........................... 844.0 835.3 826.2 830.1 260.8 252.6 251.4 249.7 599.3 578.3 576.4 579.9

New Mexico .......................... 143.1 133.5 131.8 129.9 34.3 32.4 33.4 32.8 106.8 100.3 100.9 100.1

New York .............................. 1,493.6 1,461.0 1,460.4 1,460.0 710.9 682.4 681.6 680.2 1,137.3 1,098.1 1,100.4 1,097.4

North Carolina ...................... 743.9 719.7 721.1 720.3 208.3 200.1 200.1 200.3 477.7 468.1 467.9 469.8

North Dakota ........................ 78.7 78.1 77.8 77.9 20.4 20.1 20.1 20.6 29.9 29.4 29.5 29.6

Ohio ...................................... 1,011.6 984.4 983.2 975.7 289.2 277.9 276.7 276.8 642.3 623.7 631.6 625.1

Oklahoma ............................. 287.6 284.9 284.8 283.6 82.4 81.4 81.3 81.5 185.3 173.0 171.8 174.8

Oregon ................................. 324.5 312.9 313.1 314.5 99.9 94.9 94.5 94.2 190.6 181.0 181.1 181.5

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,104.4 1,083.3 1,083.5 1,077.1 328.2 312.9 311.8 311.8 700.3 668.1 667.1 671.8

Rhode Island ........................ 74.4 72.1 71.4 71.4 32.8 32.3 32.3 32.6 52.7 51.7 51.3 50.6

South Carolina ...................... 362.9 356.5 353.5 353.4 105.6 102.3 102.2 101.7 209.7 218.1 225.5 223.7

South Dakota3 ...................... 82.6 81.0 81.2 81.0 31.4 30.8 30.5 30.1 26.7 26.1 26.0 26.3

Tennessee3 .......................... 587.0 563.5 562.6 560.9 143.0 136.5 136.7 135.4 312.8 308.6 308.7 307.6

Texas .................................... 2,143.5 2,041.8 2,042.4 2,035.0 651.6 647.8 651.6 649.9 1,339.2 1,274.9 1,278.5 1,273.2

Utah ...................................... 246.5 237.3 238.4 237.4 72.5 71.1 71.0 70.2 163.3 153.6 152.6 154.4

Vermont ................................ 55.9 56.2 56.1 54.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.6 21.7 20.6 20.8 20.4

Virginia .................................. 642.5 631.3 630.4 627.4 187.7 188.0 187.1 186.4 649.9 636.2 633.4 638.4

Washington ........................... 539.0 523.0 524.1 527.9 148.7 145.2 144.8 143.8 344.2 328.4 332.1 333.3

West Virginia ........................ 139.9 134.0 133.8 133.0 29.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 60.0 61.1 61.6 60.3

Wisconsin ............................. 528.5 514.5 510.0 507.3 161.5 157.3 157.3 157.1 269.0 252.6 255.3 252.1

Wyoming ............................... 57.1 53.8 53.3 53.6 11.8 11.2 11.0 11.1 18.8 17.6 17.5 17.0

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Dec.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009p Dec.2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009p Dec.2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Dec.

2009p

Alabama ............................... 211.5 218.6 219.7 219.0 171.8 170.0 169.6 167.4 383.6 385.4 386.0 385.8

Alaska ................................... 37.7 39.6 39.7 39.7 31.8 30.0 30.6 30.1 83.0 84.0 84.3 84.6

Arizona ................................. 321.7 321.6 324.2 326.2 260.8 255.2 257.2 256.4 434.9 417.6 417.3 414.4

Arkansas ............................... 160.0 169.4 169.2 170.0 102.5 102.3 101.9 101.0 216.3 220.8 220.8 221.1

California .............................. 1,741.7 1,758.7 1,757.0 1,764.5 1,545.0 1,511.0 1,506.4 1,501.4 2,515.2 2,478.6 2,473.6 2,470.9

Colorado ............................... 254.7 260.2 261.0 261.0 270.8 263.0 262.5 261.7 388.3 393.3 392.9 391.1

Connecticut ........................... 299.1 298.8 299.2 300.5 138.5 140.6 140.4 138.7 251.8 246.9 247.0 246.4

Delaware 3 ........................... 61.4 62.2 62.5 62.5 40.1 38.6 38.1 37.6 62.4 62.6 62.7 62.5

District of Columbia 3 ........... 103.9 106.1 104.8 106.1 59.2 59.9 59.6 59.8 234.5 242.6 243.0 243.1

Florida .................................. 1,060.2 1,065.0 1,070.0 1,070.0 920.0 910.1 913.7 910.0 1,124.2 1,119.7 1,120.0 1,114.2

Georgia ................................ 472.7 482.4 484.6 483.9 386.6 387.0 388.4 386.3 693.3 683.6 682.4 683.5

Hawaii 3 ................................ 74.2 75.4 75.5 75.5 104.1 100.1 100.5 99.6 125.6 124.1 123.5 123.8

Idaho .................................... 77.5 79.1 79.2 79.6 61.2 61.4 62.2 61.6 121.4 117.8 117.4 117.9

Illinois .................................... 805.1 796.8 800.5 801.2 520.7 516.2 511.3 508.7 854.9 855.3 856.0 854.6

Indiana .................................. 418.4 417.3 414.9 414.9 283.4 277.3 278.0 276.6 438.9 440.7 440.4 439.1

Iowa ...................................... 209.1 212.6 212.5 211.7 135.1 134.9 133.9 130.6 254.3 252.4 252.6 252.6

Kansas .................................. 177.7 179.0 178.8 179.2 115.5 113.7 111.3 112.6 263.9 260.7 260.9 262.0

Kentucky ............................... 245.8 246.3 246.2 246.4 173.8 172.3 173.7 169.0 320.3 316.2 316.0 316.7

Louisiana .............................. 260.1 263.1 262.4 262.9 198.0 192.4 191.9 192.4 366.9 367.3 367.1 366.4

Maine .................................... 118.3 119.3 119.5 120.0 58.4 58.2 57.1 57.5 103.5 101.8 101.5 101.9

Maryland 3 ............................ 387.3 395.9 396.9 396.6 229.0 233.4 230.1 228.5 488.2 494.0 492.9 491.1

Massachusetts ...................... 643.3 653.8 655.6 656.6 299.0 301.4 301.0 297.6 439.8 428.7 427.8 428.7

Michigan ............................... 612.4 621.4 619.9 623.8 390.6 384.5 381.7 378.6 641.2 635.6 632.3 630.6

Minnesota ............................. 451.2 457.7 457.0 456.1 240.3 238.1 236.6 235.3 418.7 417.4 414.7 415.0

Mississippi ............................ 128.3 132.9 132.7 133.1 121.8 119.5 119.2 119.1 250.5 253.8 252.9 252.5

Missouri ............................... 398.0 406.0 407.6 408.2 277.1 272.6 271.4 270.4 449.1 453.0 452.0 451.8

Montana ................................ 61.7 62.6 62.3 62.2 60.6 59.6 58.3 57.6 88.8 90.3 88.8 89.0

Nebraska 3 ........................... 133.7 138.0 139.3 139.1 83.4 82.5 81.1 80.2 165.0 168.0 168.3 167.9

Nevada ................................. 96.1 99.4 99.3 99.7 324.1 308.1 304.8 301.2 162.1 156.8 154.4 154.1

New Hampshire .................... 107.2 107.9 107.9 107.7 62.5 63.6 60.3 61.0 96.5 95.3 95.7 95.0

New Jersey ........................... 600.3 598.1 598.2 597.7 345.7 338.8 340.5 340.3 652.4 650.0 651.6 650.4

New Mexico .......................... 117.2 119.8 120.9 120.5 86.9 86.4 85.9 86.7 199.0 201.0 202.3 201.5

New York .............................. 1,645.2 1,683.3 1,686.5 1,688.9 712.2 701.9 703.6 702.5 1,510.6 1,498.8 1,497.0 1,494.2

North Carolina ...................... 541.3 546.0 547.7 548.0 394.1 389.2 387.2 384.6 717.4 732.9 734.0 734.8

North Dakota ........................ 52.5 53.8 54.0 54.1 33.8 33.9 34.1 34.1 76.3 77.9 77.6 77.8

Ohio ...................................... 825.8 834.8 833.9 834.0 500.2 494.8 493.8 494.1 792.1 791.2 789.1 788.1

Oklahoma ............................. 197.9 201.4 202.8 204.1 145.8 139.9 140.2 140.7 328.5 333.3 333.7 332.9

Oregon ................................. 223.7 226.4 225.5 228.4 171.1 162.4 162.4 161.4 300.8 299.3 298.3 298.0

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,112.3 1,129.9 1,133.5 1,132.8 501.8 495.4 490.7 488.9 752.7 757.6 755.5 753.6

Rhode Island ........................ 100.5 99.3 99.6 99.6 50.5 48.9 48.2 47.8 62.6 61.5 61.1 61.0

South Carolina ...................... 208.7 208.2 210.3 211.1 206.7 202.7 200.2 199.2 343.3 343.8 343.3 342.2

South Dakota3 ...................... 63.2 64.2 64.1 63.6 43.9 43.0 43.4 42.8 76.0 77.7 77.6 76.6

Tennessee3 .......................... 363.5 368.8 370.6 372.0 275.6 270.4 270.6 270.3 427.1 429.8 428.8 428.6

Texas .................................... 1,317.4 1,371.9 1,373.0 1,377.8 1,014.1 1,000.9 1,006.6 1,000.1 1,785.9 1,867.3 1,869.7 1,867.9

Utah ...................................... 148.6 155.3 157.4 156.1 113.5 108.1 105.9 104.9 215.8 217.7 217.1 217.3

Vermont ................................ 59.0 61.8 62.2 62.0 31.9 30.4 30.3 31.4 54.0 53.9 53.8 53.8

Virginia .................................. 441.7 449.3 450.4 452.4 339.8 342.1 342.9 342.8 697.6 702.8 704.2 702.3

Washington ........................... 364.9 367.7 370.3 370.9 284.6 286.6 280.5 281.9 544.4 551.0 546.5 548.8

West Virginia ........................ 117.1 119.5 119.2 119.1 72.5 70.8 71.1 70.7 147.2 148.5 148.2 148.7

Wisconsin ............................. 409.8 414.4 416.3 418.2 254.2 244.8 241.8 241.0 423.1 425.3 423.4 420.7

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 35.0 32.8 32.5 33.1 70.9 70.7 71.6 71.6

1 Includes mining and logging, 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 Mining and logging is combined with construction. p = preliminary.

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

from 2008 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 Mining and Logging Construction Manufacturing

November December November December November December November December

2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p

Alabama ................... 1,978.6 1,906.5 1,962.3 1,897.2 12.7 12.4 12.8 12.5 103.8 87.4 103.3 84.8 275.5 248.5 271.6 248.2

Alaska ....................... 313.2 310.4 309.2 306.6 15.7 15.2 15.7 15.1 16.2 15.0 15.2 14.0 9.6 9.5 7.2 6.6

Arizona ..................... 2,580.9 2,439.2 2,561.3 2,437.5 13.8 11.2 13.0 11.1 169.0 134.1 162.9 131.8 172.4 160.3 170.8 159.6

Arkansas ................... 1,206.4 1,182.6 1,196.4 1,175.6 11.1 11.9 11.1 11.8 56.5 51.7 55.3 50.3 178.0 161.8 176.6 162.5

California .................. 14,909.7 14,281.4 14,825.2 14,240.9 28.9 27.5 28.3 26.8 741.1 620.7 717.1 600.8 1,396.5 1,279.9 1,378.9 1,272.7

Colorado ................... 2,336.9 2,246.5 2,336.7 2,249.0 29.7 23.1 29.5 23.2 155.7 134.0 149.1 126.5 141.1 128.3 140.4 128.3

Connecticut ............... 1,700.8 1,636.8 1,694.8 1,635.4 .8 .7 .7 .6 62.5 53.0 58.2 51.0 185.4 169.7 185.5 169.7

Delaware ................. 427.4 413.2 425.0 412.8 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 24.4 22.1 23.8 21.7 30.7 26.7 30.1 26.7

District of Columbia .. 709.2 713.2 707.7 713.8 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12.7 12.1 12.4 11.9 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3

Florida ....................... 7,650.7 7,383.5 7,656.9 7,421.9 6.3 6.1 6.3 5.9 476.5 406.5 467.2 407.4 361.6 319.8 358.5 320.2

Georgia ..................... 4,066.6 3,877.5 4,034.8 3,859.8 10.0 9.7 10.0 9.7 197.5 163.6 189.2 159.1 391.1 342.1 386.6 342.1

Hawaii ...................... 621.1 591.7 617.3 593.6 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 37.7 31.7 36.6 31.7 14.6 13.7 14.7 13.5

Idaho ........................ 643.4 617.7 631.7 611.9 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.4 43.6 38.2 40.9 35.1 61.9 56.4 60.4 56.1

Illinois ........................ 5,933.5 5,679.1 5,885.4 5,645.7 10.3 10.5 10.2 10.2 257.2 225.5 233.0 206.3 648.8 575.2 644.4 573.3

Indiana ...................... 2,963.8 2,837.3 2,920.9 2,817.1 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 140.1 128.3 128.3 118.3 503.8 442.0 493.9 440.4

Iowa .......................... 1,536.5 1,499.6 1,521.3 1,480.9 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 76.2 67.4 68.7 61.0 226.4 204.4 221.7 201.7

Kansas ...................... 1,407.1 1,347.4 1,400.7 1,340.7 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.3 64.4 59.4 61.4 54.9 187.5 162.0 185.8 159.7

Kentucky ................... 1,852.3 1,777.8 1,835.9 1,776.5 25.4 25.7 25.1 26.0 84.7 66.9 77.5 64.5 237.6 208.9 231.0 209.1

Louisiana .................. 1,957.1 1,916.0 1,958.5 1,911.4 56.1 50.7 56.2 50.7 140.0 135.4 138.8 133.9 151.4 140.5 150.1 139.2

Maine ........................ 614.2 595.5 610.0 593.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.4 28.7 25.1 27.1 23.7 58.4 53.2 57.8 52.8

Maryland ................... 2,590.3 2,549.8 2,586.6 2,541.9 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 173.3 142.4 170.7 139.2 125.7 123.5 125.9 123.7

Massachusetts .......... 3,287.2 3,202.4 3,254.2 3,187.0 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 130.1 112.2 122.0 106.3 281.8 266.2 280.7 266.5

Michigan ................... 4,140.8 3,893.4 4,068.9 3,858.1 8.1 7.6 7.7 7.4 152.8 127.8 139.8 115.7 560.0 463.5 549.4 457.4

Minnesota ................. 2,753.2 2,666.2 2,725.9 2,645.2 6.1 5.0 5.8 4.8 104.3 97.1 94.5 86.8 330.6 293.5 325.0 291.9

Mississippi ................ 1,141.2 1,106.4 1,131.3 1,105.1 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.4 58.8 52.5 57.8 52.4 154.9 145.2 153.5 145.8

Missouri ................... 2,800.1 2,730.6 2,784.5 2,721.7 5.2 5.0 5.1 4.9 141.4 121.8 135.6 116.4 282.7 259.8 278.8 260.6

Montana .................... 445.3 438.6 444.4 430.9 8.6 8.4 8.6 8.3 29.0 26.3 27.5 21.9 19.4 19.3 19.4 19.3

Nebraska .................. 969.8 948.5 968.0 942.6 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 50.1 49.0 48.5 45.3 100.9 91.3 100.0 91.9

Nevada ..................... 1,248.8 1,173.4 1,241.6 1,160.9 12.5 12.2 12.6 11.9 109.6 82.5 106.7 77.2 47.0 43.8 46.4 43.1

New Hampshire ........ 647.1 631.4 643.6 634.1 1.0 .9 .9 .9 24.9 21.7 23.2 21.0 73.2 65.7 72.4 65.7

New Jersey ............... 4,052.3 3,949.8 4,036.2 3,944.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 162.2 140.7 157.8 136.0 291.3 276.8 287.2 271.2

New Mexico .............. 848.4 825.1 846.4 820.5 21.2 19.3 20.6 18.6 55.0 47.8 53.5 46.9 34.6 30.6 34.2 30.2

New York .................. 8,861.7 8,653.5 8,818.1 8,648.3 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.7 364.9 331.0 345.1 319.7 526.4 484.6 521.5 482.8

North Carolina .......... 4,107.1 3,959.0 4,068.9 3,944.4 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.3 226.6 188.7 219.9 186.7 496.5 439.3 491.4 437.9

North Dakota ............ 372.9 373.1 370.7 370.1 7.7 8.0 7.5 8.0 21.1 22.1 19.0 18.0 26.5 23.8 25.9 23.6

Ohio .......................... 5,355.6 5,154.2 5,312.7 5,124.9 12.2 11.7 11.7 11.4 205.8 184.1 190.0 173.8 721.3 615.0 707.4 617.7

Oklahoma ................. 1,612.5 1,566.6 1,604.4 1,567.7 53.0 44.8 51.2 44.0 76.0 72.6 75.3 72.3 149.2 131.8 148.0 133.3

Oregon ...................... 1,715.0 1,629.3 1,695.3 1,623.2 8.6 7.5 8.0 6.2 89.6 77.1 86.3 73.6 189.3 163.0 184.5 162.8

Pennsylvania ............ 5,830.5 5,665.4 5,791.9 5,642.0 23.0 24.3 22.5 23.7 253.6 235.3 245.1 222.6 633.0 566.7 622.2 565.6

Rhode Island ............ 480.4 460.8 475.4 457.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 20.2 18.1 18.9 17.6 47.1 42.6 46.4 41.9

South Carolina .......... 1,904.2 1,857.4 1,885.6 1,847.5 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 110.7 96.1 108.5 96.2 236.4 212.7 233.6 211.9

South Dakota ............ 412.1 404.3 409.5 398.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 23.4 21.9 21.4 19.2 42.3 37.1 41.9 36.9

Tennessee ................ 2,767.5 2,669.0 2,747.0 2,656.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 130.4 102.3 123.1 98.4 349.1 319.2 342.5 314.9

Texas ........................ 10,712.6 10,443.9 10,685.7 10,408.3 239.9 210.0 240.8 210.4 663.7 559.3 648.1 548.6 916.1 823.3 912.0 822.2

Utah .......................... 1,262.0 1,214.6 1,258.3 1,211.4 13.6 13.3 13.6 13.3 88.5 73.7 84.1 69.9 124.2 111.7 122.4 111.2

Vermont .................... 304.3 296.1 303.9 298.2 .9 .8 .8 .8 14.7 12.8 13.2 11.4 34.2 30.3 32.9 29.4

Virginia ...................... 3,748.1 3,674.7 3,731.4 3,676.6 11.2 11.1 11.4 11.1 212.3 194.0 207.6 193.1 258.4 236.3 257.2 235.6

Washington ............... 2,964.8 2,858.1 2,931.0 2,842.3 7.4 7.0 7.3 6.7 194.4 161.9 187.5 151.2 287.9 261.8 283.4 259.6

West Virginia ............ 765.8 748.0 761.7 742.6 32.0 27.4 32.0 27.0 39.0 37.5 37.1 35.5 55.1 50.1 54.7 49.6

Wisconsin ................. 2,877.9 2,753.6 2,843.5 2,722.8 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.8 118.3 109.1 108.0 94.8 481.8 436.6 477.6 434.9

Wyoming ................... 299.9 281.5 300.6 279.9 30.1 24.4 30.2 24.4 29.0 23.7 27.4 20.6 10.1 9.3 10.0 9.2

Puerto Rico ............... 1,007.2 951.2 1,019.6 955.5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 54.9 40.0 53.7 39.3 100.2 90.7 99.2 91.1

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

November December November December November December November December

2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p

Alabama ................... 392.3 377.1 389.7 378.9 27.0 25.2 26.7 25.3 99.6 94.8 100.1 94.3 215.1 206.6 213.1 203.5

Alaska ....................... 63.2 61.7 63.3 61.9 7.1 6.8 7.1 6.8 14.7 14.3 14.6 14.3 24.9 24.6 24.7 24.5

Arizona ..................... 506.6 478.5 506.4 482.9 41.0 38.8 40.6 38.5 174.1 165.6 173.9 166.6 370.8 346.9 366.0 346.9

Arkansas ................... 245.2 234.0 243.5 232.9 18.2 17.0 18.0 17.1 51.8 48.7 51.3 49.6 117.0 117.1 114.8 114.4

California .................. 2,843.4 2,703.3 2,846.5 2,714.9 480.0 448.5 468.0 450.5 831.5 797.4 830.2 799.5 2,233.1 2,137.5 2,222.6 2,132.2

Colorado ................... 432.0 414.4 433.5 417.7 76.5 72.2 76.3 71.9 152.4 143.7 153.2 145.8 342.2 325.3 337.8 322.8

Connecticut ............... 311.4 297.1 312.1 301.0 36.6 34.6 36.5 34.3 141.6 137.4 141.4 137.4 201.8 186.8 200.3 186.7

Delaware ................. 79.2 76.6 79.8 76.9 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.0 45.1 43.1 45.0 43.2 55.8 54.1 55.2 54.8

District of Columbia .. 28.1 27.0 28.3 27.5 20.2 18.6 20.2 18.5 28.3 26.9 28.2 26.8 152.7 151.6 151.6 152.6

Florida ....................... 1,565.5 1,498.7 1,564.6 1,511.9 150.0 143.9 150.4 141.5 518.5 493.3 519.4 496.7 1,121.8 1,065.8 1,127.0 1,086.4

Georgia ..................... 874.4 821.6 870.7 819.8 106.6 102.1 106.1 101.5 219.6 205.3 219.7 206.1 544.3 513.6 539.6 511.6

Hawaii ...................... 117.4 111.4 118.0 112.5 9.6 9.2 9.5 9.1 29.0 27.6 29.0 27.7 74.2 70.8 74.8 71.1

Idaho ........................ 129.9 123.1 129.5 122.6 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.2 31.4 30.8 31.3 30.8 78.0 75.2 74.1 74.5

Illinois ........................ 1,209.2 1,158.6 1,214.4 1,164.8 113.8 105.4 113.7 106.3 388.0 368.1 388.8 371.0 848.9 798.6 835.6 791.4

Indiana ...................... 586.1 560.6 582.7 560.3 39.1 38.0 39.4 38.1 133.8 131.8 134.6 133.5 281.0 274.8 273.7 271.3

Iowa .......................... 314.4 309.7 315.2 307.1 33.1 32.3 33.1 32.2 102.7 103.3 103.4 104.3 118.2 115.8 113.3 114.4

Kansas ...................... 266.4 257.6 268.2 257.9 37.4 36.4 37.5 36.4 72.6 71.9 72.7 73.4 148.7 133.9 147.5 132.0

Kentucky ................... 385.7 365.3 384.7 365.9 29.9 29.3 29.6 29.3 91.9 86.7 92.0 87.3 183.0 183.7 182.9 188.8

Louisiana .................. 383.4 375.7 387.2 376.1 27.4 26.6 27.2 26.6 96.0 90.9 95.7 91.0 207.5 202.2 207.1 201.5

Maine ........................ 126.6 120.9 126.4 121.5 10.7 10.0 10.8 10.0 32.0 31.3 32.0 31.4 55.2 54.9 54.6 54.3

Maryland ................... 465.3 449.4 467.5 453.5 49.2 48.7 49.2 48.7 149.0 138.9 148.2 137.4 398.9 407.2 400.4 406.4

Massachusetts .......... 573.4 550.4 573.5 551.6 87.6 86.0 86.9 85.7 212.2 203.9 211.1 204.8 484.1 469.4 472.7 465.7

Michigan ................... 768.9 710.5 760.0 711.7 60.8 53.4 60.8 53.1 200.0 187.7 198.4 187.1 544.0 520.2 525.4 514.3

Minnesota ................. 524.8 508.0 524.0 506.3 57.7 54.7 57.3 54.8 175.9 175.3 176.4 174.5 321.4 305.1 313.8 305.1

Mississippi ................ 224.2 214.1 223.7 214.3 13.3 13.0 13.3 13.0 46.1 43.2 45.9 43.7 93.3 86.1 90.2 85.0

Missouri ................... 544.4 534.0 547.7 535.0 64.0 62.4 64.5 62.3 163.7 162.1 162.8 162.8 343.2 329.9 342.4 330.5

Montana .................... 92.4 90.6 93.1 89.8 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.3 21.7 21.7 21.8 22.3 39.6 39.3 39.1 37.4

Nebraska .................. 207.4 198.1 209.2 200.4 18.4 17.6 18.4 17.6 68.9 68.0 69.1 68.5 104.6 97.6 104.8 96.4

Nevada ..................... 233.0 226.5 234.4 225.1 14.6 13.8 14.5 13.5 60.1 58.0 59.9 58.0 149.8 138.9 145.9 138.2

New Hampshire ........ 142.9 142.1 144.1 143.6 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.1 37.5 36.3 37.8 36.3 67.9 66.9 65.6 68.8

New Jersey ............... 870.4 847.6 872.6 858.4 90.7 88.3 90.7 89.9 259.7 251.0 260.8 249.7 609.2 581.8 599.9 579.7

New Mexico .............. 145.9 134.1 146.8 133.6 16.4 18.4 16.5 18.2 34.3 33.3 34.4 32.9 107.5 101.1 107.0 100.3

New York .................. 1,545.5 1,493.5 1,545.4 1,510.8 266.4 248.4 262.9 249.1 711.7 680.3 711.0 680.3 1,155.6 1,111.5 1,145.6 1,105.3

North Carolina .......... 761.9 733.4 759.9 735.9 70.3 66.5 70.8 66.9 208.7 200.1 208.3 200.2 488.4 470.7 476.5 468.5

North Dakota ............ 79.6 78.8 80.1 79.3 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.2 20.4 20.1 20.5 20.7 30.1 29.7 29.7 29.4

Ohio .......................... 1,037.7 1,003.9 1,041.9 1,004.8 85.4 76.0 85.6 76.5 289.2 276.2 289.0 276.6 652.1 635.2 641.2 623.5

Oklahoma ................. 293.5 289.8 294.0 289.9 28.6 28.8 28.7 28.7 82.7 81.5 82.4 81.5 185.6 172.0 184.7 174.2

Oregon ...................... 335.5 320.3 332.6 322.5 36.0 35.2 35.7 35.4 98.8 93.7 99.9 94.2 190.8 180.0 188.6 179.6

Pennsylvania ............ 1,133.8 1,105.1 1,139.4 1,111.4 102.3 95.6 102.0 96.6 328.8 311.0 328.4 312.0 708.9 671.8 700.3 671.6

Rhode Island ............ 77.4 73.3 76.8 73.7 10.5 9.8 10.3 9.9 33.4 32.4 32.9 32.7 54.0 52.0 53.0 50.9

South Carolina .......... 369.9 357.5 368.5 358.8 29.1 29.8 29.4 30.1 104.6 101.7 105.3 101.4 216.1 228.0 210.2 224.0

South Dakota ............ 83.3 82.0 83.8 82.1 6.9 6.7 7.0 6.8 31.1 30.3 31.2 29.9 26.8 26.0 26.5 26.1

Tennessee ................ 596.4 572.6 600.6 573.8 49.1 46.2 48.2 45.9 144.9 137.2 143.7 136.0 321.9 314.8 318.5 313.1

Texas ........................ 2,184.5 2,072.6 2,190.9 2,079.8 214.3 200.6 215.2 200.8 650.9 651.2 652.7 651.0 1,345.4 1,280.4 1,335.5 1,269.4

Utah .......................... 253.5 244.2 254.0 244.9 30.5 31.0 30.2 31.3 73.1 71.2 73.4 71.1 163.7 153.0 163.5 154.5

Vermont .................... 58.9 57.2 58.0 56.9 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.5 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.6 22.6 20.9 21.6 20.3

Virginia ...................... 660.5 643.8 663.5 648.1 85.7 78.8 84.8 78.3 187.5 186.6 188.3 187.1 654.8 636.4 650.4 638.9

Washington ............... 552.8 535.1 552.7 541.3 106.1 99.0 106.2 98.7 149.6 144.8 148.6 143.6 346.5 333.7 343.0 332.2

West Virginia ............ 142.9 136.4 142.9 135.9 11.0 10.4 10.9 10.4 29.4 28.4 29.5 28.5 60.1 61.6 60.1 60.4

Wisconsin ................. 545.5 523.7 543.7 522.1 50.2 49.4 50.2 49.6 161.1 156.8 161.6 157.1 277.4 257.1 268.7 251.9

Wyoming ................... 56.6 53.3 57.4 53.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 11.7 11.0 11.7 11.0 18.2 17.1 18.1 16.4

Puerto Rico ............... 176.0 174.4 182.8 182.1 19.9 18.3 20.1 18.4 46.3 43.9 46.2 44.4 105.7 100.3 106.1 101.6

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

November December November December November December November December

2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p

Alabama ................... 215.3 221.3 212.3 219.8 172.7 167.5 168.9 164.6 78.5 76.8 78.4 77.7 386.1 388.9 385.4 387.6

Alaska ....................... 37.7 39.5 37.6 39.6 28.1 27.0 28.1 26.6 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.4 84.4 85.3 84.3 85.8

Arizona ..................... 322.8 324.8 322.1 326.6 261.7 257.1 261.4 257.0 99.7 91.4 97.9 90.7 449.0 430.5 446.3 425.8

Arkansas ................... 161.4 170.7 161.0 171.0 100.7 100.0 99.4 97.9 45.3 44.1 45.3 43.2 221.2 225.6 220.1 224.9

California .................. 1,756.2 1,775.1 1,754.8 1,777.8 1,540.9 1,494.3 1,534.6 1,491.2 512.8 495.3 511.9 486.8 2,545.3 2,501.9 2,532.3 2,487.7

Colorado ................... 254.9 261.8 255.7 262.0 261.3 252.0 272.1 262.8 94.9 91.2 95.4 91.6 396.2 400.5 393.7 396.4

Connecticut ............... 304.0 304.4 302.9 304.4 135.1 137.1 135.8 136.0 62.4 62.0 63.4 61.8 259.2 254.0 258.0 252.5

Delaware ................. 61.4 62.7 61.5 62.6 39.8 37.3 38.9 36.4 20.5 19.9 20.3 20.1 63.4 63.7 63.3 63.4

District of Columbia .. 107.4 109.3 107.0 109.2 58.8 59.7 58.7 59.3 66.3 65.1 66.1 64.4 233.3 241.6 233.8 242.3

Florida ....................... 1,061.8 1,074.0 1,065.2 1,075.0 904.3 899.0 916.5 906.0 334.3 332.2 335.4 334.6 1,150.1 1,144.2 1,146.4 1,136.3

Georgia ..................... 474.4 487.8 475.3 486.5 387.4 385.7 381.6 381.2 159.5 154.9 156.3 152.4 701.8 691.1 699.7 689.8

Hawaii ...................... 74.4 75.7 74.7 76.0 103.9 100.1 104.3 99.8 27.2 25.4 27.1 25.4 133.1 126.1 128.6 126.8

Idaho ........................ 78.2 80.1 78.0 80.1 61.0 59.8 59.5 59.9 19.6 18.3 19.5 18.0 123.6 120.0 122.7 119.2

Illinois ........................ 809.4 806.1 809.6 805.7 516.1 505.8 510.9 498.6 262.9 255.9 261.7 255.4 868.9 869.4 863.1 862.7

Indiana ...................... 422.1 420.7 424.5 421.0 285.6 275.0 278.9 272.1 110.6 105.1 108.3 105.4 454.7 454.1 449.7 449.9

Iowa .......................... 213.1 217.3 214.0 216.6 131.0 131.2 131.5 127.2 57.7 56.4 57.8 55.7 261.4 259.6 260.5 258.7

Kansas ...................... 178.8 180.1 178.5 180.0 115.4 111.4 114.2 111.4 53.8 54.9 53.9 55.7 272.0 269.6 270.9 269.0

Kentucky ................... 247.3 247.3 246.5 247.2 169.8 171.1 170.0 165.3 73.5 72.7 72.9 72.9 323.5 320.2 323.7 320.2

Louisiana .................. 260.7 263.6 260.9 263.6 194.5 190.5 196.8 191.3 69.0 68.4 68.7 68.1 371.1 371.5 369.8 369.4

Maine ........................ 119.2 120.7 119.0 120.7 53.3 51.5 52.2 51.3 19.7 19.2 19.5 19.2 107.8 106.2 108.0 106.4

Maryland ................... 387.4 398.6 388.9 398.3 225.3 225.2 221.8 221.3 117.7 113.1 117.0 113.5 498.5 502.8 497.0 499.9

Massachusetts .......... 654.0 666.2 652.3 665.6 294.6 293.4 287.6 286.5 118.0 115.2 117.7 115.9 450.0 438.3 448.5 437.2

Michigan ................... 619.2 627.4 617.7 629.3 383.1 370.6 378.0 365.7 174.2 167.7 170.8 166.8 669.7 657.0 660.9 649.6

Minnesota ................. 452.2 460.9 454.5 459.4 233.5 229.2 232.8 227.9 116.8 112.8 117.1 113.0 429.9 424.6 424.7 420.7

Mississippi ................ 129.7 133.5 128.8 133.6 121.6 118.5 120.8 118.0 36.5 35.4 36.0 36.1 253.4 255.4 251.9 253.8

Missouri ................... 399.7 409.8 399.5 409.8 275.6 267.8 269.4 263.1 120.4 115.4 119.5 114.5 459.8 462.6 459.2 461.8

Montana .................... 62.6 63.1 62.4 62.9 55.5 54.6 57.8 54.9 18.2 16.9 17.0 16.3 91.0 91.2 90.4 90.5

Nebraska .................. 134.6 140.0 134.4 139.8 82.2 80.0 81.3 78.2 35.0 35.5 35.1 34.4 167.7 171.4 167.2 170.1

Nevada ..................... 96.4 99.5 96.4 100.0 322.9 303.4 322.3 299.5 36.6 36.6 36.6 36.6 166.3 158.2 165.9 157.8

New Hampshire ........ 108.1 108.6 107.4 108.0 58.0 56.0 58.9 57.4 22.1 22.0 21.6 22.2 99.4 99.1 99.7 98.1

New Jersey ............... 603.6 601.9 604.4 601.8 337.0 331.5 335.1 329.8 161.4 164.8 162.1 164.7 665.1 663.7 663.9 661.8

New Mexico .............. 117.7 122.0 118.1 121.4 84.4 83.7 85.1 84.9 29.3 29.9 29.0 29.8 202.1 204.9 201.2 203.7

New York .................. 1,676.7 1,719.7 1,674.2 1,719.0 702.5 692.2 700.1 690.3 372.2 367.8 372.4 368.2 1,533.2 1,518.2 1,533.8 1,517.1

North Carolina .......... 544.2 550.5 543.1 549.7 388.1 381.9 385.1 376.2 177.3 168.0 175.0 166.5 738.6 753.5 732.4 749.6

North Dakota ............ 52.3 53.9 52.5 54.2 33.3 33.8 33.2 33.5 15.4 15.2 15.5 15.3 79.1 80.5 79.4 80.9

Ohio .......................... 836.1 844.7 835.2 843.4 486.1 482.9 486.5 480.5 217.1 216.6 217.5 214.5 812.6 807.9 806.7 802.2

Oklahoma ................. 200.7 205.1 198.8 204.9 144.4 138.9 143.6 138.5 63.9 60.8 63.2 61.5 334.9 340.5 334.5 338.9

Oregon ...................... 226.6 228.9 226.4 231.1 170.1 160.1 167.8 158.4 60.5 57.5 60.1 56.8 309.2 306.0 305.4 302.6

Pennsylvania ............ 1,128.3 1,150.2 1,122.5 1,143.1 489.1 478.2 487.4 475.6 254.3 249.4 253.1 249.7 775.4 777.8 769.0 770.1

Rhode Island ............ 102.3 101.8 102.2 101.2 49.0 46.9 48.6 46.1 22.7 21.5 22.4 21.6 63.6 62.2 63.7 62.0

South Carolina .......... 210.0 211.2 209.0 211.4 201.4 194.4 196.6 189.2 71.0 71.7 70.1 71.2 350.8 350.2 350.2 349.1

South Dakota ............ 63.4 64.6 63.8 64.2 41.7 41.1 41.0 39.9 15.8 15.7 15.7 15.5 77.4 78.9 77.2 77.8

Tennessee ................ 365.0 372.2 364.6 373.1 273.3 268.1 271.2 265.9 101.2 100.1 100.5 99.8 436.2 436.3 434.1 435.5

Texas ........................ 1,324.2 1,381.1 1,322.5 1,383.0 997.6 994.4 1,000.2 986.2 356.6 364.5 356.8 362.9 1,819.4 1,906.5 1,811.0 1,894.0

Utah .......................... 150.4 159.6 151.0 158.5 110.0 102.6 112.8 104.0 35.4 33.8 35.3 33.3 219.1 220.5 218.0 219.4

Vermont .................... 59.8 62.6 59.7 62.7 28.4 27.3 32.8 32.2 9.7 9.5 9.7 9.7 56.8 56.7 56.9 56.7

Virginia ...................... 446.7 457.0 446.4 457.1 333.2 334.1 327.6 330.0 188.7 180.7 186.6 184.9 709.1 715.9 707.6 712.4

Washington ............... 369.6 374.7 366.9 373.1 280.0 275.4 279.8 277.2 107.1 105.4 107.2 105.8 563.4 559.3 548.4 552.9

West Virginia ............ 119.3 120.7 118.2 120.2 71.4 69.6 71.2 69.4 55.6 55.0 55.7 54.9 150.0 150.9 149.4 150.8

Wisconsin ................. 412.5 419.0 411.7 420.1 245.5 233.0 243.9 231.0 140.8 127.9 142.0 128.0 441.3 437.8 433.0 430.5

Wyoming ................... 25.2 25.7 24.8 25.7 31.1 29.1 32.6 30.8 12.1 11.3 12.2 11.0 71.8 72.6 72.1 72.9

Puerto Rico ............... 110.8 113.1 113.4 114.5 73.3 71.5 74.3 72.0 16.4 14.6 16.2 14.5 303.7 284.4 307.6 277.6

1 Mining and logging is combined with construction. p = preliminary.

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

from 2008 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.
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