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USDL 07-0876

For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MAY 2007

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in May. Overall, 26 states recorded

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

and 9 states had no changes, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported

today. Over the year, jobless rates were down in 28 states and the District of Columbia, up in 18 states,

and unchanged in 4 states. The national unemployment rate was unchanged in May at 4.5 percent.

In May, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 38 states and decreased in 12 states and the District

of Columbia. The largest employment increases were recorded in Texas (+22,700), Illinois (+12,200), California (+10,800), New York (+10,700), and Washington (+9,100). Hawaii posted the largest over-themonth percentage increase in employment (+1.1 percent), followed by South Dakota (+0.8 percent), Utah

(+0.5 percent), and North Dakota (+0.4 percent). The largest employment decreases occurred in Michigan

(-18,400), Florida (-4,800), Wisconsin (-3,100), and Indiana (-2,100). Michigan experienced the largest

over-the-month percentage decline in employment (-0.4 percent), followed by Maine and Wyoming (-0.2

percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 47 states and the District of Columbia and

decreased in 3 states. The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment were reported in Utah

(+4.6 percent), Arizona (+3.4 percent), Louisiana (+3.3 percent), and South Dakota and Wyoming (+3.0

percent each). The largest over-the-year percentage decline in employment was in Michigan (-1.3 percent),

followed by Ohio and Wisconsin (-0.2 percent each).

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In May, the South registered the lowest unemployment rate among the four regions, 4.2 percent. The

Midwest continued to report the highest rate, 5.1 percent. The Northeast recorded the only statistically

significant jobless rate change from April (+0.2 percentage point). Over the year, the Northeast and South

posted significant unemployment rate decreases (-0.3 percentage point each), while the Midwest recorded

the only significant rate increase (+0.3 point). (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the Mountain continued to report the lowest jobless rate, 3.4 percent in May. This was a series low for the Mountain division. (All region, division, and state series begin in

1976.) The divisions recording the next lowest rates were the South Atlantic at 3.9 percent, the West North

Central at 4.2 percent, and the Middle Atlantic and West South Central at 4.3 percent each. The East

North Central again posted the highest unemployment rate, 5.5 percent. The New England division registered the only statistically significant jobless rate change from April (+0.3 percentage point). Four of the nine
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divisions reported significant unemployment rate declines from a year earlier: the Mountain and West South

Central (-0.6 percentage point each) and the East South Central and Middle Atlantic (-0.4 point each). The

West North Central recorded the only significant over-the-year rate increase (+0.3 percentage point).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Idaho and Montana recorded the lowest unemployment rates in May, 2.3 percent each, followed by

Hawaii and Utah at 2.5 percent each. Three states posted the lowest jobless rates in their series—Arizona

(3.6 percent), Idaho (2.3 percent), and Texas (4.1 percent). In May, Michigan again reported the highest

unemployment rate, 6.9 percent. The states recording the next highest rates were Mississippi at 6.0 percent

and Alaska at 5.9 percent. Overall, 17 states registered unemployment rates that were significantly below the

U.S. rate, 7 states and the District of Columbia reported measurably higher rates, and 26 states had rates

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

In May, Massachusetts and Wyoming registered the largest statistically significant unemployment rate

increases from a month earlier (+0.5 and +0.4 percentage point, respectively). Four other states also

reported significant over-the-month jobless rate increases: Kansas and Nebraska (+0.3 percentage point

each) and Iowa and Nevada (+0.2 point each). Four states posted significant over-the-month decreases:

Mississippi (-0.8 percentage point), Idaho (-0.5 point), Delaware (-0.4 point), and South Dakota (-0.2

point). The remaining 40 states and the District of Columbia recorded May unemployment rates that were

not appreciably different from those of April, even though some had changes that were at least as large

numerically as those with statistically significant changes.

Idaho reported the largest over-the-year jobless rate decrease (-1.2 percentage points), followed by

Montana and South Carolina (-1.0 point each). Fourteen additional states had smaller, but also statistically

significant, rate decreases. Seven states registered statistically significant over-the-year rate increases. The

largest of these increases occurred in Louisiana (+1.0 percentage point) and Minnesota (+0.7 point). The

remaining 26 states and the District of Columbia recorded May 2007 unemployment rates that were not

appreciably different from those of a year earlier. (See table B.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Between April and May, five states reported statistically significant changes in nonfarm payroll employment, four of which were increases. The gains were in Washington (+9,100), Hawaii (+6,900), Utah

(+6,300), and South Dakota (+3,200). The only statistically significant employment decline occurred in

Michigan (-18,400). (See tables C and 5.)

Over the year, 32 states and the District of Columbia posted statistically significant increases in employment. The largest employment gains occurred in Texas (+239,000), California (+228,600), and Florida

(+125,900). The only statistically significant over-the-year employment decline was reported in Michigan

(-55,500). Six states and the District of Columbia recorded statistically significant gains in employment that

were less than 15,000: Hawaii (+14,600), New Mexico (+14,000), Montana (+12,500), South Dakota

(+12,000), the District of Columbia (+10,100), Wyoming (+8,300), and North Dakota (+7,700). (See

table D.)

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

Wednesday, June 27. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for June is scheduled

to be issued on Friday, July 20.

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Hurricane Katrina

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

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

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

(1) modifying the state population controls to account for displacement due to

Katrina; (2) developing labor force estimates for the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner

metropolitan area using an alternative to the model-based method; and (3) not

publishing labor force estimates for the parishes within the New Orleans-MetairieKenner metropolitan area or cities within those parishes where the quality of input

data was severely compromised by the hurricane.

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

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

bls.gov/Katrina/home.htm or call (202) 691-6392.
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 May 2007

 rate

State

Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that of the U.S., May 2007, seasonally adjusted

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

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

Alaska..................................... 5.9

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

California.................................. 5.2

Colorado................................... 3.6

Delaware.................................. 3.3

District of Columbia................... 5.6

Florida...................................... 3.4

Hawaii...................................... 2.5

Idaho........................................ 2.3

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

Kentucky.................................. 5.5

Maryland.................................. 3.6

Michigan.................................. 6.9

Mississippi............................... 6.0

Montana................................... 2.3

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

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

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

South Carolina.......................... 5.4

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

Utah......................................... 2.5

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

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

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

 rate change May

2006

May

2007

Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes

from May 2006 to May 2007, seasonally adjusted

State

Rate

Alaska ....................... 6.7 5.9 -0.8

Arizona ...................... 4.1 3.6 -.5

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

Colorado .................... 4.5 3.6 -.9

Georgia ...................... 4.7 4.3 -.4

Idaho ......................... 3.5 2.3 -1.2

Indiana ....................... 5.1 4.5 -.6

Louisiana ................... 3.8 4.8 1.0

Maryland .................... 3.9 3.6 -.3

Minnesota .................. 3.9 4.6 .7

Montana ..................... 3.3 2.3 -1.0

Nevada....................... 4.1 4.6 .5

New Hampshire .......... 3.4 3.9 .5

New Jersey ................ 4.7 4.3 -.4

New Mexico ............... 4.4 3.7 -.7

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

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

Rhode Island .............. 5.2 4.8 -.4

South Carolina ........... 6.4 5.4 -1.0

Tennessee ................. 5.3 4.7 -.6

Texas ........................ 5.0 4.1 -.9

Utah .......................... 3.0 2.5 -.5

Vermont ..................... 3.3 3.8 .5

Washington ................ 5.1 4.6 -.5
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State May

 2006

Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes

from May 2006 to May 2007, seasonally adjusted

Over-the-year

change p p

p = preliminary.

State Over-the-month

 change

 April

 2007

 May

 2007 p

Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from

April 2007 to May 2007, seasonally adjusted

p

p = preliminary.

 May

 2007

Alabama ........................ 1,977,700 2,009,000 31,300

Arizona .......................... 2,629,400 2,718,900 89,500

California ........................ 15,029,800 15,258,400 228,600

Colorado ........................ 2,275,400 2,317,900 42,500

Connecticut .................... 1,677,600 1,695,800 18,200

District of Columbia ........ 686,400 696,500 10,100

Florida ........................... 7,993,500 8,119,400 125,900

Georgia .......................... 4,085,200 4,150,000 64,800

Hawaii ............................ 614,600 629,200 14,600

Idaho ............................. 637,100 653,200 16,100

Illinois ............................ 5,923,600 5,989,400 65,800

Iowa............................... 1,502,400 1,521,800 19,400

Kansas .......................... 1,347,600 1,377,900 30,300

Louisiana ....................... 1,846,400 1,907,900 61,500

Massachusetts ............... 3,237,900 3,271,600 33,700

Michigan ........................ 4,341,300 4,285,800 -55,500

Minnesota ...................... 2,747,700 2,787,000 39,300

Mississippi ..................... 1,139,600 1,159,500 19,900

Missouri ......................... 2,771,200 2,804,700 33,500

Montana ......................... 433,300 445,800 12,500

Nebraska ....................... 943,900 964,000 20,100

Nevada........................... 1,279,800 1,309,700 29,900

New Mexico ................... 831,400 845,400 14,000

New York ....................... 8,603,500 8,683,300 79,800

North Carolina ................ 4,013,800 4,093,500 79,700

North Dakota.................. 351,700 359,400 7,700

Oregon........................... 1,702,200 1,727,300 25,100

Pennsylvania .................. 5,749,700 5,798,300 48,600

South Dakota ................. 397,200 409,200 12,000

Texas ............................ 10,029,500 10,268,500 239,000

Utah .............................. 1,198,400 1,254,000 55,600

Virginia .......................... 3,726,600 3,774,100 47,500

Washington .................... 2,850,800 2,910,400 59,600

Wyoming ....................... 275,600 283,900 8,300

Hawaii ............................ 622,300 629,200 6,900

Michigan ........................ 4,304,200 4,285,800 -18,400

South Dakota ................. 406,000 409,200 3,200

Utah .............................. 1,247,700 1,254,000 6,300

Washington .................... 2,901,300 2,910,400 9,100
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for

census regions and divisions, states, and selected substate

areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)

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

employment estimates by state and major industry from the

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

The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative

endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS

program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are

based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for

the official national estimates obtained from the Current

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

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

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

employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those

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

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

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

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

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

dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those

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

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

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

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

counted as unemployed.

Method of estimation. Estimates for all census divisions,

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

using estimating equations based on regression techniques.

This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the

beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including

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

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

different regression approach. A detailed description of the

estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request.

Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the

model-based estimates for the component divisions and then

calculating the unemployment rate.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data

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

each year, usually implemented with January estimates. The

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

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

model reestimation.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of census

division, state, and substate area model employment and

unemployment levels is performed within the modeling

procedure. The model estimation is based on the classical

approach to seasonal adjustment, in which the series is

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

This directly yields seasonally adjusted estimates for

employment and unemployment levels with reliability measures.

Labor force levels and unemployment rates are calculated from

these two estimates. Additionally, measures for the state of

California are derived by summing the seasonally adjusted

estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale

metropolitan division and the balance of California, and the

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

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

estimates for census regions are calculated as the sum of the

levels of the component divisions, and the unemployment rate

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

recent 5 years are revised near the beginning of each calendar

year, usually coincident with the release of January estimates.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this

release reflect the standards and definitions established by the

U.S. Office of Management and Budget on December 18, 2006.

A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the

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

annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.

Employment—from the CES program

Definitions . Employment data refer to persons on

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay

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

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

those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each

payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal

activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North

American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated

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

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

computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both

months. The estimates of employment for the current month are

obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month

by these ratios.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,

derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by

employers who are covered under state unemployment

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

preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for

the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process

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

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

subsequent months.
Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are

seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some

states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is

computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector

series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll

employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of

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

coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation

procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each

individual state. BLS independently develops a national

employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to

national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger

sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series,

summing them cumulates individual state level errors and

can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample

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

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

measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs

by chance because a sample rather than the entire population

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

such as those which can be introduced into the data collection

and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from

sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from

the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual

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

because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program,

unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather

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

however, are generally insignificant.

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

improvements to its methodology. Among these was the

development of model-based error measures for the monthly

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

introductory section of this release preserves the long-time

practice of highlighting the direction of the movements in

regional and state unemployment rates and state nonfarm

payroll employment regardless of their statistical significance.

The remainder of the analysis in the release takes the statistical

significance of monthly and annual changes into consideration.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based

error measures for both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally

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

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

uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether

changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically

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

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

be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level is

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

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

but additional information on the subject is provided in the BLS

monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state

CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for

metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are

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

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

determining whether changes in CES employment levels are

statistically significant. Information on recent benchmark

revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at

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

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used

to develop these estimates and additional data appear in

Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription

from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government

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

and from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490,

August 1997.

Estimates of labor force and unemployment, as well as

nonfarm employment from the CES program, for over 370

metropolitan areas and metropolitan New England City and

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

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates

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

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

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

administration of various federal economic assistance programs

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

Employment data from the CES program are available at

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

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

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

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

May

2006

March 

2007

April

2007

May

2007

May

2006

March 

2007

April

2007

May

2007

May

2006

March 

2007

April

2007

May

2007

Northeast ........................... 27,949.3 27,894.1 27,813.1 27,865.8 1,303.5 1,140.9 1,171.2 1,231.5 4.7 4.1 4.2 4.4

 New England .................... 7,620.2 7,676.8 7,654.7 7,694.1 345.6 324.6 337.6 360.3 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.7

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,329.0 20,217.3 20,158.3 20,171.7 957.9 816.3 833.6 871.2 4.7 4.0 4.1 4.3

South ................................. 53,831.7 54,802.7 54,667.9 54,588.5 2,428.4 2,270.1 2,292.6 2,273.4 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.2

 South Atlantic ................... 28,784.3 29,382.0 29,327.1 29,296.0 1,176.8 1,129.8 1,168.8 1,146.7 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.9

 East South Central ........... 8,509.3 8,696.9 8,655.2 8,629.8 441.7 424.5 409.2 412.0 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.8

 West South Central .......... 16,538.1 16,723.8 16,685.6 16,662.7 809.9 715.8 714.7 714.8 4.9 4.3 4.3 4.3

Midwest ............................. 34,714.4 34,993.0 34,950.7 34,938.3 1,676.4 1,644.4 1,767.3 1,766.8 4.8 4.7 5.1 5.1

 East North Central ............ 23,886.1 24,060.3 24,045.1 24,036.6 1,252.1 1,213.4 1,323.5 1,310.3 5.2 5.0 5.5 5.5

 West North Central ........... 10,828.3 10,932.6 10,905.6 10,901.7 424.3 431.0 443.9 456.5 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2

West ................................... 34,767.3 35,301.3 35,282.7 35,357.4 1,619.1 1,549.2 1,599.7 1,601.8 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.5

 Mountain ........................... 10,678.0 10,835.2 10,836.8 10,890.6 426.3 378.7 379.7 371.3 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.4

 Pacific ............................... 24,089.3 24,466.1 24,445.9 24,466.9 1,192.8 1,170.5 1,220.0 1,230.5 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.0

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

April May April May April May

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

Northeast ........................... 27,734.2 27,588.3 27,813.7 27,735.5 1,266.5 1,117.7 1,247.1 1,172.4 4.6 4.1 4.5 4.2

 New England .................... 7,553.1 7,591.0 7,583.2 7,660.2 336.6 328.3 330.7 345.0 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.5

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,181.1 19,997.4 20,230.5 20,075.4 929.9 789.4 916.4 827.4 4.6 3.9 4.5 4.1

South ................................. 53,492.5 54,399.9 53,778.5 54,530.7 2,266.9 2,126.3 2,323.5 2,158.5 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.0

 South Atlantic ................... 28,596.2 29,194.3 28,798.2 29,307.2 1,086.9 1,094.3 1,130.3 1,094.7 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.7

 East South Central ........... 8,439.6 8,586.8 8,487.3 8,605.9 416.7 372.3 414.6 383.1 4.9 4.3 4.9 4.5

 West South Central .......... 16,456.7 16,618.8 16,493.0 16,617.6 763.3 659.7 778.5 680.7 4.6 4.0 4.7 4.1

Midwest ............................. 34,543.0 34,745.6 34,647.1 34,872.4 1,693.3 1,729.7 1,578.3 1,662.6 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.8

 East North Central ............ 23,734.2 23,867.7 23,830.0 23,982.4 1,267.3 1,296.1 1,186.4 1,239.6 5.3 5.4 5.0 5.2

 West North Central ........... 10,808.8 10,877.9 10,817.0 10,890.0 426.0 433.6 391.9 423.0 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.9

West ................................... 34,581.2 35,095.4 34,614.2 35,211.1 1,584.7 1,558.6 1,516.0 1,492.5 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.2

 Mountain ........................... 10,634.5 10,777.6 10,631.1 10,845.6 418.1 367.4 400.4 343.0 3.9 3.4 3.8 3.2

 Pacific ............................... 23,946.7 24,317.8 23,983.1 24,365.5 1,166.6 1,191.1 1,115.6 1,149.5 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7

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

May

2006

March

2007

April

2007

May

2007

May

2006

March

2007

April

2007

May

2007

May

2006

March

2007

April

2007

May

2007

Alabama ................................................... 2,193.9 2,239.6 2,226.0 2,214.4 78.7 75.4 72.4 78.1 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.5

Alaska ....................................................... 346.3 346.9 344.9 344.9 23.2 20.5 20.1 20.3 6.7 5.9 5.8 5.9

Arizona ..................................................... 2,963.7 3,019.8 3,020.9 3,031.6 122.2 119.0 119.5 108.1 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.6

Arkansas ................................................... 1,363.0 1,385.0 1,380.3 1,376.2 71.7 67.5 68.8 71.3 5.3 4.9 5.0 5.2

California .................................................. 17,885.3 18,134.2 18,142.7 18,170.3 879.1 875.5 933.9 943.7 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,881.2 4,883.6 4,904.1 4,910.4 236.8 244.7 244.5 231.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.7

Colorado ................................................... 2,645.5 2,670.4 2,655.7 2,677.5 117.7 97.3 92.6 95.6 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.6

Connecticut ............................................... 1,837.5 1,867.6 1,860.9 1,876.6 76.0 76.8 78.2 83.7 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.5

Delaware .................................................. 439.9 444.9 444.9 442.9 16.1 15.1 16.6 14.6 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.3

District of Columbia .................................. 315.5 321.3 322.0 322.1 18.6 17.8 18.3 18.1 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.6

Florida ....................................................... 8,958.6 9,193.7 9,178.7 9,173.4 294.4 306.3 313.0 309.9 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,157.3 1,185.6 1,190.2 1,185.9 44.3 37.6 40.1 40.1 3.8 3.2 3.4 3.4

Georgia ..................................................... 4,730.5 4,836.3 4,832.5 4,838.1 220.4 197.8 212.9 208.9 4.7 4.1 4.4 4.3

Hawaii ....................................................... 641.6 655.5 653.3 654.0 16.6 16.1 15.8 16.2 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5

Idaho ......................................................... 748.0 752.4 754.8 755.4 26.0 21.4 21.3 17.4 3.5 2.8 2.8 2.3

Illinois ........................................................ 6,581.9 6,652.4 6,670.5 6,675.2 296.6 281.6 318.4 321.0 4.5 4.2 4.8 4.8

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,044.2 4,091.7 4,105.6 4,093.6 177.6 166.0 188.6 190.8 4.4 4.1 4.6 4.7

Indiana ...................................................... 3,269.7 3,283.1 3,257.1 3,220.5 165.9 149.9 156.3 144.2 5.1 4.6 4.8 4.5

Iowa .......................................................... 1,665.9 1,656.5 1,653.6 1,660.1 62.5 52.5 55.7 59.5 3.8 3.2 3.4 3.6

Kansas ...................................................... 1,466.1 1,474.9 1,475.9 1,479.3 66.4 60.2 62.7 67.7 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.6

Kentucky ................................................... 2,034.2 2,072.9 2,067.1 2,058.0 115.9 111.7 109.8 112.5 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.5

Louisiana .................................................. 1,981.9 2,016.8 2,010.0 2,009.2 75.5 82.5 86.4 97.4 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.8

Maine ........................................................ 709.7 714.4 714.3 713.8 32.0 30.4 30.4 32.4 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.5

Maryland ................................................... 3,002.7 3,023.7 3,007.6 3,000.4 116.8 108.2 108.9 108.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.6

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,399.9 3,403.8 3,397.8 3,419.3 166.9 149.4 155.6 174.6 4.9 4.4 4.6 5.1

Michigan ................................................... 5,070.0 5,073.4 5,049.0 5,054.1 336.1 328.1 357.1 347.7 6.6 6.5 7.1 6.9

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,167.9 2,185.4 2,165.1 2,165.9 152.5 142.5 156.3 156.7 7.0 6.5 7.2 7.2

Minnesota ................................................. 2,916.8 2,956.4 2,955.0 2,937.5 112.7 124.5 132.6 134.3 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.6

Mississippi ................................................ 1,302.3 1,331.1 1,324.3 1,308.4 84.6 92.1 90.2 78.0 6.5 6.9 6.8 6.0

Missouri .................................................... 3,024.9 3,059.8 3,047.7 3,039.1 143.4 142.4 137.7 140.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.6

Montana .................................................... 494.2 496.8 497.7 500.3 16.1 10.1 10.8 11.3 3.3 2.0 2.2 2.3

Nebraska .................................................. 973.9 974.7 976.1 982.7 29.5 24.9 27.0 30.9 3.0 2.6 2.8 3.1

Nevada ..................................................... 1,288.8 1,336.1 1,336.2 1,343.5 53.4 57.2 58.2 61.3 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.6

New Hampshire ........................................ 735.5 745.3 741.3 744.3 24.8 28.5 29.6 29.1 3.4 3.8 4.0 3.9

New Jersey ............................................... 4,510.4 4,499.5 4,488.9 4,468.5 211.4 193.9 194.5 190.4 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3

New Mexico .............................................. 934.4 937.8 938.1 946.1 40.9 34.8 34.1 35.0 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.7

New York .................................................. 9,492.2 9,455.0 9,419.4 9,437.0 430.6 382.9 388.7 415.5 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.4

New York City ...................................... 3,796.6 3,790.6 3,776.7 3,795.3 187.1 161.9 167.5 187.5 4.9 4.3 4.4 4.9

North Carolina .......................................... 4,458.6 4,521.0 4,528.4 4,525.7 210.4 201.7 215.5 217.8 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.8

North Dakota ............................................ 357.3 365.0 364.0 364.5 11.6 11.3 11.9 12.0 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3

Ohio .......................................................... 5,928.2 5,967.3 5,981.2 5,991.7 321.8 307.4 338.5 342.2 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.7

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,093.0 1,088.1 1,087.1 1,085.6 57.9 57.7 61.5 62.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,718.3 1,740.5 1,745.0 1,740.0 69.0 71.0 72.9 78.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.5

Oregon ...................................................... 1,896.3 1,932.0 1,922.4 1,919.7 101.2 100.1 98.3 96.7 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,293.5 6,257.0 6,255.3 6,258.4 293.4 238.2 258.0 261.8 4.7 3.8 4.1 4.2

Rhode Island ............................................ 578.1 577.7 575.7 579.4 29.9 24.0 25.9 27.5 5.2 4.2 4.5 4.8

South Carolina .......................................... 2,121.4 2,163.6 2,153.9 2,145.3 135.7 128.6 124.5 115.7 6.4 5.9 5.8 5.4

South Dakota ............................................ 429.9 437.0 437.1 437.7 13.7 13.6 14.8 13.9 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.2

Tennessee ................................................ 2,990.4 3,052.2 3,030.6 3,045.8 159.8 144.5 131.9 143.0 5.3 4.7 4.4 4.7

Texas ........................................................ 11,462.4 11,574.7 11,552.8 11,541.5 567.9 496.4 489.4 475.2 5.0 4.3 4.2 4.1

Utah .......................................................... 1,305.8 1,335.7 1,342.3 1,346.3 39.6 31.5 33.7 33.1 3.0 2.4 2.5 2.5

Vermont .................................................... 359.7 362.7 360.4 360.4 11.9 13.8 14.2 13.6 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.8

Virginia ...................................................... 3,986.3 4,059.3 4,052.4 4,049.8 116.1 119.9 123.6 119.1 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.9

Washington ............................................... 3,321.4 3,382.8 3,370.4 3,374.6 169.0 155.7 149.4 153.8 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.6

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,403.8 1,410.9 1,418.1 1,420.4 60.5 61.6 54.4 56.7 4.3 4.4 3.8 4.0

West Virginia ............................................ 805.9 814.8 813.9 815.1 39.6 35.1 36.3 37.0 4.9 4.3 4.5 4.5

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,059.2 3,094.0 3,089.8 3,088.1 142.7 147.2 156.6 151.6 4.7 4.8 5.1 4.9

Wyoming ................................................... 284.3 288.0 287.7 289.8 9.3 7.6 8.3 9.7 3.3 2.6 2.9 3.3

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,416.4 1,429.7 1,416.1 1,400.2 158.2 144.4 142.2 145.6 11.2 10.1 10.0 10.4

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area.

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

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

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

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

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

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

calendar year.
LABOR FORCE 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

April May April May April May

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

Alabama ................................................... 2,169.4 2,208.3 2,179.7 2,203.1 66.3 59.9 66.9 66.5 3.1 2.7 3.1 3.0

Alaska ....................................................... 341.7 340.4 346.1 344.6 24.5 21.3 22.7 19.6 7.2 6.3 6.6 5.7

Arizona ..................................................... 2,960.9 3,011.4 2,956.5 3,021.0 116.2 111.9 116.0 100.3 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.3

Arkansas ................................................... 1,367.4 1,381.5 1,367.1 1,379.5 72.0 67.0 71.6 69.2 5.3 4.8 5.2 5.0

California .................................................. 17,780.8 18,058.0 17,801.7 18,095.4 862.3 908.8 818.9 878.7 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.9

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,850.5 4,880.1 4,850.8 4,882.5 219.9 230.4 223.8 216.8 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.4

Colorado ................................................... 2,630.5 2,632.9 2,630.3 2,659.1 114.4 89.0 112.2 89.0 4.3 3.4 4.3 3.3

Connecticut ............................................... 1,823.8 1,851.4 1,832.9 1,874.5 72.6 75.7 75.3 81.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.4

Delaware .................................................. 437.7 443.8 437.9 440.9 15.7 16.6 14.9 13.0 3.6 3.7 3.4 2.9

District of Columbia .................................. 310.6 319.5 312.9 318.9 17.3 16.6 18.8 17.2 5.6 5.2 6.0 5.4

Florida ....................................................... 8,883.0 9,133.2 8,951.7 9,173.3 270.7 288.9 277.7 289.5 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.2

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,146.5 1,183.3 1,155.2 1,184.4 41.4 38.4 40.9 37.6 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.2

Georgia ..................................................... 4,691.6 4,809.0 4,714.9 4,826.0 203.5 198.7 213.7 199.3 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.1

Hawaii ....................................................... 641.8 654.1 638.8 651.8 16.6 15.6 15.7 15.3 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.3

Idaho ......................................................... 745.9 750.0 747.4 753.9 28.5 23.3 22.6 13.5 3.8 3.1 3.0 1.8

Illinois ........................................................ 6,539.0 6,633.0 6,547.9 6,649.5 306.5 311.4 277.5 304.3 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.6

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,013.8 4,084.0 4,016.8 4,081.8 185.6 190.6 168.7 190.0 4.6 4.7 4.2 4.7

Indiana ...................................................... 3,254.4 3,245.8 3,278.2 3,229.9 160.4 152.9 159.8 138.6 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.3

Iowa .......................................................... 1,659.8 1,648.5 1,657.9 1,654.2 61.8 55.5 54.1 53.1 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.2

Kansas ...................................................... 1,460.7 1,470.6 1,456.3 1,471.2 60.1 58.2 59.2 62.6 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.3

Kentucky ................................................... 2,023.4 2,058.0 2,036.4 2,063.1 116.4 105.1 114.3 110.1 5.8 5.1 5.6 5.3

Louisiana .................................................. 1,969.5 2,001.2 1,980.3 2,008.2 64.9 74.1 70.1 90.4 3.3 3.7 3.5 4.5

Maine ........................................................ 701.2 706.1 706.4 710.1 33.7 32.5 30.9 30.7 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.3

Maryland ................................................... 2,974.5 2,982.4 2,996.5 2,993.8 108.0 102.4 114.0 103.7 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.5

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,369.5 3,369.6 3,383.5 3,404.0 161.4 148.1 160.5 165.9 4.8 4.4 4.7 4.9

Michigan ................................................... 5,021.2 4,981.6 5,057.7 5,048.9 331.5 338.0 318.2 331.5 6.6 6.8 6.3 6.6

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,140.8 2,132.1 2,149.2 2,157.2 143.6 143.5 137.1 148.3 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.9

Minnesota ................................................. 2,911.3 2,942.6 2,910.6 2,931.2 117.2 135.6 96.8 121.9 4.0 4.6 3.3 4.2

Mississippi ................................................ 1,292.2 1,316.3 1,303.5 1,309.2 81.1 84.2 87.5 77.9 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.0

Missouri .................................................... 3,020.7 3,043.3 3,025.1 3,040.7 133.9 130.9 130.7 130.9 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3

Montana .................................................... 494.8 497.3 495.0 500.7 17.0 11.4 13.9 9.1 3.4 2.3 2.8 1.8

Nebraska .................................................. 973.7 975.7 976.4 986.4 28.3 26.5 28.0 30.3 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.1

Nevada ..................................................... 1,286.6 1,332.9 1,286.1 1,339.4 53.5 58.1 49.5 57.3 4.2 4.4 3.8 4.3

New Hampshire ........................................ 729.2 734.8 731.2 740.3 25.2 29.6 24.1 27.8 3.5 4.0 3.3 3.8

New Jersey ............................................... 4,494.2 4,460.5 4,503.1 4,455.0 212.9 184.6 209.6 183.2 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.1

New Mexico .............................................. 934.1 934.1 931.0 942.6 40.9 32.9 39.8 33.9 4.4 3.5 4.3 3.6

New York .................................................. 9,443.6 9,344.7 9,444.7 9,379.4 439.4 369.3 412.0 387.5 4.7 4.0 4.4 4.1

New York City ...................................... 3,792.7 3,761.1 3,774.5 3,768.4 190.5 157.8 177.1 173.7 5.0 4.2 4.7 4.6

North Carolina .......................................... 4,417.6 4,506.1 4,458.2 4,527.1 193.7 202.9 209.1 214.2 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.7

North Dakota ............................................ 355.2 361.9 359.0 366.4 12.0 12.7 10.2 11.0 3.4 3.5 2.8 3.0

Ohio .......................................................... 5,885.8 5,941.8 5,908.6 5,982.8 319.0 332.0 295.5 319.5 5.4 5.6 5.0 5.3

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,087.2 1,082.6 1,094.0 1,088.1 54.6 58.7 54.7 60.7 5.0 5.4 5.0 5.6

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,710.2 1,739.4 1,717.5 1,738.5 64.4 66.9 70.9 77.9 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.5

Oregon ...................................................... 1,884.9 1,915.1 1,889.4 1,912.2 103.0 100.0 96.2 90.7 5.5 5.2 5.1 4.7

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,243.3 6,192.1 6,282.7 6,241.1 277.7 235.6 294.8 256.6 4.4 3.8 4.7 4.1

Rhode Island ............................................ 573.6 572.3 572.6 574.1 29.7 26.5 28.8 26.0 5.2 4.6 5.0 4.5

South Carolina .......................................... 2,116.2 2,150.9 2,128.8 2,153.1 129.2 116.1 130.0 107.9 6.1 5.4 6.1 5.0

South Dakota ............................................ 427.5 435.4 431.7 439.9 12.7 14.2 12.9 13.2 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0

Tennessee ................................................ 2,954.6 3,004.1 2,967.8 3,030.6 152.9 123.0 146.0 128.6 5.2 4.1 4.9 4.2

Texas ........................................................ 11,409.7 11,496.8 11,428.1 11,491.4 562.0 451.7 565.9 443.1 4.9 3.9 5.0 3.9

Utah .......................................................... 1,299.5 1,333.2 1,302.1 1,341.0 38.4 31.9 37.6 30.7 3.0 2.4 2.9 2.3

Vermont .................................................... 355.9 356.8 356.5 357.2 14.1 15.9 11.2 12.6 4.0 4.5 3.1 3.5

Virginia ...................................................... 3,964.9 4,037.9 3,990.2 4,056.8 110.3 115.2 113.6 114.3 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8

Washington ............................................... 3,297.5 3,350.2 3,307.1 3,361.4 160.2 145.4 162.1 145.2 4.9 4.3 4.9 4.3

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,396.0 1,417.1 1,410.6 1,427.7 55.3 50.6 62.0 56.4 4.0 3.6 4.4 3.9

West Virginia ............................................ 800.2 811.5 807.0 817.2 38.6 37.0 38.6 35.8 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.4

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,033.8 3,065.5 3,037.6 3,071.3 149.9 161.8 135.5 145.7 4.9 5.3 4.5 4.7

Wyoming ................................................... 282.3 285.7 282.7 287.9 9.2 9.1 8.9 9.2 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.2

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,430.5 1,412.1 1,422.5 1,403.4 137.8 137.4 158.2 148.1 9.6 9.7 11.1 10.6

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area.

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

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

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

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

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

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

calendar year.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

May

2006

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007p May2006

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007p May2006

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007p

Alabama ............................... 1,977.7 2,004.2 2,003.1 2,009.0 110.1 112.7 112.9 113.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 315.2 318.5 318.9 319.4 18.4 18.0 18.2 18.0 12.9 12.4 12.9 12.4

Arizona ................................. 2,629.4 2,714.4 2,714.6 2,718.9 243.0 249.5 248.3 246.5 187.6 187.4 187.1 186.7

Arkansas ............................... 1,198.4 1,209.4 1,209.3 1,208.2 56.9 57.4 57.5 57.5 200.0 193.8 193.6 192.3

California .............................. 15,029.8 15,242.8 15,247.6 15,258.4 942.1 944.9 939.7 937.3 1,502.6 1,502.6 1,501.4 1,498.0

Colorado ............................... 2,275.4 2,311.4 2,316.2 2,317.9 169.1 167.4 166.3 164.9 149.6 148.3 147.6 146.9

Connecticut ........................... 1,677.6 1,693.4 1,697.0 1,695.8 66.8 68.7 68.9 68.3 194.1 193.0 193.3 193.3

Delaware 3 ........................... 436.1 438.8 439.2 438.9 29.5 28.9 28.9 28.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 686.4 694.6 697.4 696.5 12.6 12.7 12.3 12.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 7,993.5 8,106.3 8,124.2 8,119.4 642.4 633.3 632.1 626.2 404.2 396.0 397.6 396.8

Georgia ................................ 4,085.2 4,130.2 4,143.2 4,150.0 217.6 224.7 224.8 224.6 450.9 442.7 443.8 443.8

Hawaii 3 ................................ 614.6 624.8 622.3 629.2 35.5 37.5 37.4 37.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 637.1 652.8 652.2 653.2 52.2 52.8 52.0 52.0 65.8 66.8 66.1 65.5

Illinois .................................... 5,923.6 5,980.8 5,977.2 5,989.4 277.0 279.9 280.6 282.5 681.2 678.0 678.0 678.9

Indiana .................................. 2,969.2 2,975.5 2,976.5 2,974.4 150.0 152.1 153.5 155.5 566.4 557.0 558.8 557.0

Iowa ...................................... 1,502.4 1,519.3 1,518.4 1,521.8 74.3 78.4 76.3 76.9 231.4 232.1 231.8 231.6

Kansas .................................. 1,347.6 1,376.3 1,377.2 1,377.9 63.3 66.8 64.7 64.9 182.2 185.0 185.6 186.2

Kentucky ............................... 1,845.2 r1,858.8 1,856.7 1,856.5 83.2 83.8 83.9 84.7 261.7 r255.7 260.1 256.9

Louisiana .............................. 1,846.4 1,903.2 1,906.1 1,907.9 131.1 134.9 135.5 136.3 150.8 155.1 154.0 154.0

Maine .................................... 615.1 617.1 618.6 617.2 31.4 31.7 32.1 31.8 60.5 59.6 59.7 59.8

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,585.3 2,608.8 2,609.5 2,612.9 190.5 194.2 194.5 194.3 136.2 134.2 134.2 134.0

Massachusetts ...................... 3,237.9 3,273.2 3,270.7 3,271.6 141.4 138.7 138.5 139.1 299.4 298.2 297.9 297.7

Michigan ............................... 4,341.3 4,314.5 4,304.2 4,285.8 181.0 174.8 171.6 165.6 655.5 635.1 629.5 624.0

Minnesota ............................. 2,747.7 2,780.5 2,779.8 2,787.0 127.7 131.5 128.6 126.9 346.3 345.2 343.3 343.6

Mississippi ............................ 1,139.6 1,154.3 1,156.9 1,159.5 58.1 61.0 60.2 59.9 175.9 168.3 172.8 172.0

Missouri ............................... 2,771.2 2,802.3 2,800.6 2,804.7 147.5 151.5 150.5 151.5 307.6 303.5 302.0 300.0

Montana ................................ 433.3 442.4 445.1 445.8 30.0 32.3 32.5 33.0 20.1 20.6 20.6 20.5

Nebraska 3 ........................... 943.9 959.8 961.6 964.0 48.1 49.1 49.4 50.0 101.4 101.9 101.4 101.7

Nevada ................................. 1,279.8 1,310.5 1,309.6 1,309.7 145.6 142.7 142.3 142.1 50.4 51.8 52.2 52.0

New Hampshire .................... 636.6 642.4 644.9 644.8 29.3 28.6 28.8 29.3 77.3 75.1 75.6 75.7

New Jersey ........................... 4,073.0 4,089.4 4,087.3 4,092.7 175.5 173.4 173.8 173.1 325.9 319.7 318.6 317.8

New Mexico .......................... 831.4 845.0 844.2 845.4 59.5 59.1 59.1 59.2 37.3 38.3 37.9 37.7

New York .............................. 8,603.5 8,673.1 8,672.6 8,683.3 336.4 345.9 345.9 349.2 570.4 556.0 555.7 554.0

North Carolina ...................... 4,013.8 4,086.5 4,092.5 4,093.5 242.9 250.1 251.6 252.5 554.5 548.2 547.9 546.8

North Dakota ........................ 351.7 357.7 357.8 359.4 18.5 19.7 19.5 19.4 25.9 25.8 26.0 26.0

Ohio ...................................... 5,442.0 5,436.0 5,429.8 5,429.0 231.7 231.1 231.2 230.3 798.6 782.7 780.6 779.4

Oklahoma ............................. 1,548.5 1,564.9 1,565.8 1,567.1 70.2 72.8 71.7 71.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Oregon ................................. 1,702.2 1,717.5 1,722.7 1,727.3 101.2 100.4 102.9 104.7 207.0 203.0 201.7 201.6

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,749.7 5,798.5 5,796.1 5,798.3 261.1 267.1 263.2 261.5 672.8 666.4 665.0 662.2

Rhode Island ........................ 492.2 496.6 498.1 498.3 22.8 23.7 23.9 24.2 53.1 51.1 51.5 50.8

South Carolina ...................... 1,904.2 1,923.7 1,922.0 1,926.6 124.2 127.6 127.8 126.0 254.2 244.9 244.9 243.8

South Dakota ........................ 397.2 405.5 406.0 409.2 21.9 22.0 22.1 22.2 41.4 42.6 42.7 42.8

Tennessee ............................ 2,781.5 2,806.2 2,798.3 2,800.3 130.3 139.2 138.5 138.1 402.8 394.5 393.5 390.8

Texas .................................... 10,029.5 10,215.6 10,245.8 10,268.5 600.1 625.6 624.8 626.3 925.4 926.2 926.3 926.6

Utah ...................................... 1,198.4 1,244.1 1,247.7 1,254.0 94.0 105.9 106.8 108.8 122.4 127.5 127.7 128.1

Vermont ................................ 307.4 308.2 308.4 308.8 17.3 17.2 17.5 17.5 36.2 35.7 35.7 35.8

Virginia .................................. 3,726.6 3,766.4 3,770.0 3,774.1 250.6 249.8 249.5 249.5 290.7 285.7 287.1 285.6

Washington ........................... 2,850.8 2,899.0 2,901.3 2,910.4 193.9 201.6 200.9 203.3 283.5 291.4 291.4 291.5

West Virginia ........................ 754.0 759.6 759.3 760.0 39.5 39.3 39.7 39.5 61.1 59.6 59.4 59.6

Wisconsin ............................. 2,861.6 2,859.0 2,860.3 2,857.2 127.8 125.8 124.6 124.9 505.7 496.4 496.0 494.6

Wyoming ............................... 275.6 286.2 284.5 283.9 23.7 25.4 25.1 24.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

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

May

2006

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007p May2006

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007p May2006

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007p

Alabama ............................... 385.7 392.0 391.5 392.9 98.6 98.0 98.0 98.1 213.4 221.0 220.3 221.6

Alaska ................................... 63.9 64.4 64.5 64.8 14.9 15.0 14.9 14.9 24.4 24.9 24.9 25.1

Arizona ................................. 509.2 524.4 525.1 526.8 182.2 188.0 187.5 187.7 390.7 414.1 414.8 416.3

Arkansas ............................... 248.8 251.9 251.0 251.0 52.4 53.5 53.4 53.4 114.6 117.1 116.9 116.5

California .............................. 2,868.0 2,902.5 2,903.0 2,906.2 943.4 942.8 942.2 940.4 2,213.6 2,265.4 2,269.6 2,269.7

Colorado ............................... 418.7 420.7 421.7 420.7 161.1 161.2 161.2 161.5 330.4 339.9 342.1 344.7

Connecticut ........................... 311.1 311.9 312.4 312.5 144.0 145.2 145.5 146.1 204.3 208.3 209.2 209.1

Delaware 3 ........................... 82.9 82.9 83.0 82.8 44.2 43.4 43.1 43.2 61.7 62.9 63.6 63.0

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 29.7 29.8 29.9 30.0 152.9 157.9 158.9 159.5

Florida .................................. 1,596.5 1,613.6 1,615.2 1,610.1 546.8 552.4 552.5 554.5 1,335.6 1,360.5 1,360.0 1,367.1

Georgia ................................ 871.0 876.6 882.9 883.3 230.4 231.4 232.4 232.8 548.9 558.1 559.8 560.0

Hawaii 3 ................................ 120.6 120.2 120.5 121.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 127.0 132.2 133.0 133.2 31.6 32.6 32.9 32.9 81.5 82.6 83.7 83.9

Illinois .................................... 1,197.0 1,202.8 1,201.3 1,202.1 404.8 410.6 409.8 410.4 852.4 866.9 865.3 872.0

Indiana .................................. 584.7 590.3 589.2 588.5 139.8 140.0 140.0 139.3 280.3 279.3 280.8 281.2

Iowa ...................................... 309.3 312.3 312.1 312.4 100.5 101.8 101.7 102.0 116.9 118.7 119.5 120.2

Kansas .................................. 260.3 264.2 263.6 264.5 71.6 72.2 72.6 72.7 137.2 143.0 143.4 142.4

Kentucky ............................... 380.2 381.1 380.5 382.1 90.6 91.8 91.8 92.5 177.8 181.4 180.8 180.8

Louisiana .............................. 372.4 382.8 381.5 382.4 95.8 97.1 97.3 97.3 193.3 199.4 199.8 199.2

Maine .................................... 125.4 126.6 126.9 126.2 33.6 33.3 33.0 33.0 51.9 52.3 52.8 52.6

Maryland 3 ............................ 475.6 476.0 476.0 476.3 160.0 159.5 160.0 160.4 393.6 402.3 402.3 401.9

Massachusetts ...................... 569.3 575.0 574.2 573.1 223.5 223.6 223.7 224.3 471.0 481.1 479.8 479.9

Michigan ............................... 796.1 785.5 784.1 782.3 216.5 215.3 214.3 213.2 583.9 588.2 585.4 583.8

Minnesota ............................. 528.0 536.7 537.4 538.2 180.2 183.9 183.8 184.1 320.1 327.9 327.3 327.1

Mississippi ............................ 227.4 229.4 228.3 229.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 94.8 95.5 96.1 96.8

Missouri ............................... 544.5 553.5 552.7 552.4 165.6 167.1 166.8 167.4 330.1 336.8 335.9 335.7

Montana ................................ 89.0 91.2 91.3 91.4 22.1 22.6 22.5 22.5 37.8 40.2 40.1 40.5

Nebraska 3 ........................... 199.8 204.7 205.0 205.7 65.6 66.4 66.2 66.8 101.2 104.3 106.4 106.3

Nevada ................................. 226.1 234.0 234.0 234.3 65.5 66.5 66.2 66.1 157.5 164.4 163.2 162.9

New Hampshire .................... 141.1 143.3 144.0 143.5 39.4 39.7 39.6 39.6 61.0 62.6 63.1 63.2

New Jersey ........................... 876.1 874.7 872.9 876.0 280.6 282.7 282.7 283.3 601.1 606.6 608.2 610.7

New Mexico .......................... 141.7 143.7 143.4 143.2 35.5 35.4 35.3 35.4 96.2 108.4 109.0 108.5

New York .............................. 1,507.0 1,512.9 1,508.3 1,514.0 726.7 734.1 738.0 738.1 1,104.3 1,130.3 1,127.8 1,126.4

North Carolina ...................... 754.5 763.2 765.9 764.8 205.0 210.7 211.4 211.9 471.2 487.1 487.6 488.7

North Dakota ........................ 76.1 76.5 76.9 77.3 19.1 19.5 19.7 19.8 28.3 30.6 30.2 30.4

Ohio ...................................... 1,046.9 1,048.4 1,048.5 1,048.5 307.8 305.5 304.3 304.3 656.0 659.8 659.2 658.9

Oklahoma ............................. 284.1 285.1 284.8 284.8 84.3 83.9 83.2 83.1 175.0 176.8 176.1 176.5

Oregon ................................. 336.3 342.3 343.0 342.4 105.7 105.6 105.6 105.1 193.8 196.9 198.7 198.0

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,124.9 1,135.0 1,135.0 1,134.8 336.1 334.1 333.9 333.8 676.5 687.9 689.3 691.4

Rhode Island ........................ 79.8 80.0 80.0 80.1 34.8 36.3 36.0 36.2 56.3 58.0 58.3 58.2

South Carolina ...................... 367.5 372.5 371.1 372.6 100.9 104.4 103.7 104.0 217.5 218.7 217.3 218.2

South Dakota ........................ 79.7 81.5 81.6 82.2 29.4 30.8 31.0 31.1 25.5 26.7 26.6 27.0

Tennessee ............................ 608.7 613.5 612.5 613.7 144.0 144.5 144.2 144.3 318.9 320.4 320.0 319.7

Texas .................................... 2,047.0 2,064.6 2,065.3 2,067.9 626.1 635.8 637.4 638.1 1,223.3 1,265.9 1,279.5 1,284.9

Utah ...................................... 233.2 242.6 240.6 241.4 71.0 73.7 74.6 74.7 153.7 160.9 162.3 162.9

Vermont ................................ 59.6 59.7 59.5 59.9 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.2 22.2 22.5 22.4 22.3

Virginia .................................. 662.8 674.6 672.2 673.7 195.1 198.6 197.9 197.8 626.5 641.7 647.9 643.3

Washington ........................... 541.5 548.3 549.6 551.7 156.9 157.1 156.8 156.8 328.2 336.3 337.2 340.1

West Virginia ........................ 141.3 144.1 143.6 143.2 30.3 30.2 30.4 30.4 59.8 60.2 60.8 60.9

Wisconsin ............................. 544.1 548.4 548.5 548.6 161.2 160.3 161.5 161.1 270.5 272.4 271.9 270.9

Wyoming ............................... 52.2 54.8 54.3 54.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 17.1 17.8 17.5 17.6

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

May

2006

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007p May2006

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007p May2006

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007p

Alabama ............................... 203.0 206.8 207.4 208.3 168.8 174.8 174.9 175.2 369.6 374.7 375.3 376.9

Alaska ................................... 37.1 37.8 37.8 37.7 31.4 32.4 31.9 32.3 81.6 81.6 81.7 82.1

Arizona ................................. 288.4 298.4 298.8 299.8 264.6 275.8 276.0 276.3 410.4 416.7 417.7 418.4

Arkansas ............................... 150.6 154.2 154.1 154.3 96.9 98.7 99.2 99.5 207.4 210.2 210.6 210.6

California .............................. 1,608.2 1,649.9 1,654.2 1,655.4 1,512.4 1,546.0 1,549.7 1,551.5 2,439.0 2,475.3 2,480.9 2,486.2

Colorado ............................... 230.0 237.8 238.4 239.5 263.6 270.8 271.5 270.5 366.2 372.8 374.4 374.9

Connecticut ........................... 278.2 282.6 283.9 283.9 131.7 135.8 135.6 134.9 245.4 245.5 245.9 244.9

Delaware 3 ........................... 55.5 57.6 58.0 58.1 41.2 42.3 42.1 42.3 60.7 61.1 60.9 60.7

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 53.9 54.8 54.8 54.6 232.9 231.3 233.8 233.8

Florida .................................. 966.2 994.9 997.9 1,001.5 901.5 922.9 929.2 930.8 1,092.5 1,115.1 1,119.6 1,115.9

Georgia ................................ 436.4 447.9 449.2 450.0 381.7 391.8 392.6 394.6 660.1 670.4 672.0 675.0

Hawaii 3 ................................ 71.0 72.1 72.4 72.8 107.5 109.4 109.6 110.3 120.2 122.3 118.5 122.3

Idaho .................................... 69.4 72.7 71.9 72.8 59.4 62.2 61.9 62.5 116.5 116.8 116.4 116.4

Illinois .................................... 759.1 775.3 777.3 776.8 520.4 536.0 532.0 536.1 845.5 845.2 846.9 843.4

Indiana .................................. 385.2 389.3 389.8 384.2 278.6 280.5 279.6 280.0 425.9 428.4 426.4 429.9

Iowa ...................................... 198.6 201.5 202.1 202.6 133.1 134.5 134.4 135.1 246.6 248.2 248.9 249.2

Kansas .................................. 165.2 170.0 170.6 170.6 113.5 117.1 117.8 116.9 255.3 257.2 257.7 258.2

Kentucky ............................... 237.8 242.2 240.2 241.7 168.6 171.8 170.6 170.6 316.9 320.2 318.7 317.5

Louisiana .............................. 231.9 243.5 244.9 246.0 182.3 191.0 191.6 192.3 347.4 353.5 354.2 354.7

Maine .................................... 113.8 115.6 115.9 115.8 59.5 60.3 60.6 59.5 105.4 104.3 104.4 105.1

Maryland 3 ............................ 361.8 367.2 367.8 368.7 229.2 236.5 235.6 234.9 471.0 472.2 472.0 474.8

Massachusetts ...................... 603.7 617.8 617.2 619.3 293.3 295.6 297.3 295.8 428.8 434.6 434.0 434.3

Michigan ............................... 583.0 590.4 590.3 592.3 405.6 409.4 415.1 411.6 667.4 663.5 661.5 661.1

Minnesota ............................. 406.4 412.4 415.3 420.5 243.1 249.1 248.7 249.0 414.4 413.4 414.6 417.8

Mississippi ............................ 122.1 125.9 126.2 126.2 116.4 123.6 122.3 123.6 238.6 244.2 244.7 244.9

Missouri ............................... 376.4 383.6 384.1 385.4 277.6 286.1 286.5 287.8 433.4 432.2 433.5 435.5

Montana ................................ 57.1 58.3 58.5 58.4 56.8 57.3 58.5 58.6 87.2 86.6 87.6 87.6

Nebraska 3 ........................... 130.5 133.6 133.6 134.2 80.0 82.7 82.6 82.0 162.3 161.7 161.8 162.5

Nevada ................................. 86.6 90.5 90.9 91.2 336.4 341.3 339.2 339.6 149.1 154.7 156.7 156.4

New Hampshire .................... 99.4 102.4 102.3 102.9 62.5 64.0 63.8 63.3 91.6 91.3 92.0 91.6

New Jersey ........................... 567.0 576.4 576.4 578.0 337.8 339.8 338.8 337.4 647.9 653.1 653.1 653.7

New Mexico .......................... 107.6 109.9 110.0 111.0 86.5 88.0 88.1 87.9 203.5 196.0 195.0 195.6

New York .............................. 1,565.0 1,592.6 1,594.8 1,597.6 677.1 684.1 684.2 685.6 1,483.9 1,484.4 1,486.9 1,487.0

North Carolina ...................... 484.0 501.5 502.4 505.3 371.6 383.3 382.3 382.4 677.6 680.1 682.4 679.4

North Dakota ........................ 49.6 50.5 50.7 50.9 31.5 31.6 31.7 32.3 75.6 75.7 75.5 75.7

Ohio ...................................... 776.8 787.6 787.2 787.6 501.0 501.2 499.8 500.5 800.6 798.5 798.7 798.3

Oklahoma ............................. 187.3 188.7 190.6 190.2 135.6 138.4 137.1 136.5 317.7 319.4 320.1 320.3

Oregon ................................. 204.9 207.0 208.8 210.5 164.2 170.7 169.7 169.7 286.3 287.7 287.6 289.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,053.9 1,076.2 1,079.3 1,081.8 489.8 494.5 492.9 494.6 745.7 747.3 747.1 747.6

Rhode Island ........................ 96.3 98.5 98.4 98.7 49.9 50.3 51.0 51.0 64.6 64.1 64.4 64.5

South Carolina ...................... 192.1 204.3 204.5 206.4 206.5 207.2 209.7 212.1 333.5 332.1 331.6 332.7

South Dakota ........................ 58.4 59.2 59.6 60.2 42.4 43.8 43.2 43.9 75.1 75.1 75.3 75.8

Tennessee ............................ 338.6 344.0 343.9 345.4 268.0 279.5 275.7 276.0 415.2 414.1 413.1 414.2

Texas .................................... 1,213.4 1,232.7 1,236.3 1,241.2 936.7 968.0 974.9 974.9 1,705.2 1,728.9 1,732.9 1,737.3

Utah ...................................... 134.0 138.0 138.7 139.8 108.7 111.3 112.5 111.7 203.7 205.2 205.4 206.1

Vermont ................................ 54.8 55.8 55.7 55.9 33.9 33.5 33.9 34.2 53.4 53.6 53.6 53.4

Virginia .................................. 403.2 409.1 410.5 411.9 335.5 344.4 343.7 344.0 674.4 675.3 676.4 680.1

Washington ........................... 336.5 343.8 344.6 345.7 270.8 278.4 277.4 277.8 529.6 525.4 525.2 525.6

West Virginia ........................ 112.9 113.7 113.1 113.6 70.2 71.4 71.4 71.4 144.4 145.0 144.8 145.7

Wisconsin ............................. 390.6 393.6 396.3 396.4 257.4 257.9 257.0 256.1 415.2 413.8 413.6 414.7

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 32.3 33.7 33.2 32.9 65.1 66.1 66.0 66.0

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

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

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

be separated with sufficient precision. 3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.

r = revised. p = preliminary.

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

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

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing

April May April May April May April May

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

Alabama ................... 1,979.3 2,009.7 1,985.1 2,015.4 13.0 12.9 13.1 12.9 110.3 112.9 110.5 113.6 304.9 300.4 305.2 300.2

Alaska ....................... 306.8 310.9 319.2 322.5 12.1 13.6 12.4 13.5 16.5 16.2 18.8 18.3 11.3 10.6 10.5 10.2

Arizona ..................... 2,632.8 2,731.4 2,643.6 2,730.3 9.5 10.9 9.7 11.0 240.3 246.9 242.9 246.0 187.5 186.7 187.2 186.4

Arkansas ................... 1,203.7 1,211.0 1,206.0 1,214.6 7.4 8.2 7.5 8.4 56.6 57.0 57.9 58.1 200.5 192.8 199.8 192.3

California .................. 14,963.1 15,238.0 15,071.4 15,295.8 23.3 24.6 24.7 25.0 908.4 922.6 939.7 933.0 1,495.2 1,494.5 1,501.3 1,496.6

Colorado ................... 2,259.9 2,308.7 2,274.3 2,316.0 19.6 23.4 20.1 24.2 164.7 163.4 169.7 165.7 149.1 146.8 149.3 146.9

Connecticut ............... 1,678.2 1,697.5 1,687.2 1,706.0 .8 .8 .8 .8 66.0 67.4 67.9 69.5 194.2 193.0 194.3 193.3

Delaware ................. 434.4 437.9 438.7 442.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 29.3 28.7 29.6 29.1 33.4 32.6 33.4 32.5

District of Columbia .. 686.1 698.9 685.6 696.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12.3 12.4 12.6 12.7 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.6

Florida ....................... 8,020.4 8,170.0 8,037.0 8,154.3 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5 637.1 631.3 643.1 628.0 404.4 397.7 405.6 398.0

Georgia ..................... 4,084.7 4,142.3 4,100.8 4,156.7 12.3 12.2 12.3 12.2 215.3 223.9 217.8 225.5 451.5 442.5 451.9 443.5

Hawaii ...................... 611.3 622.7 617.0 631.0 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 34.8 37.5 35.4 37.9 14.9 14.9 15.1 15.0

Idaho ........................ 631.9 649.1 640.4 656.1 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.2 50.2 50.6 52.8 52.6 65.2 65.6 65.5 65.4

Illinois ........................ 5,905.2 5,961.4 5,954.9 6,012.7 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.5 272.7 273.5 282.0 286.7 681.8 677.8 681.5 679.0

Indiana ...................... 2,979.1 2,983.9 2,992.7 2,999.3 7.0 6.9 7.1 7.1 148.0 152.3 153.3 158.2 568.3 557.4 567.2 558.1

Iowa .......................... 1,506.4 1,524.5 1,519.3 1,537.2 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.3 72.8 75.3 76.4 79.0 231.2 231.0 231.8 231.8

Kansas ...................... 1,348.3 1,382.1 1,358.0 1,389.0 8.3 8.9 8.4 9.0 63.0 65.1 64.3 66.2 181.3 185.2 182.0 185.9

Kentucky ................... 1,844.9 1,858.1 1,855.9 1,865.5 22.9 23.5 23.0 23.4 82.2 83.0 84.4 85.3 261.8 259.5 261.5 257.1

Louisiana .................. 1,843.4 1,910.4 1,856.6 1,913.1 47.2 50.9 47.6 51.0 131.9 135.9 132.9 136.8 150.0 153.9 150.7 154.2

Maine ........................ 607.1 609.0 618.0 620.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 30.3 30.6 32.3 32.6 59.9 59.1 60.4 59.6

Maryland ................... 2,581.1 2,607.6 2,600.0 2,629.5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 189.7 192.3 191.3 194.7 136.5 134.0 136.3 133.9

Massachusetts .......... 3,233.6 3,265.6 3,255.9 3,290.0 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.8 140.1 135.4 144.3 141.5 299.5 297.0 299.7 297.3

Michigan ................... 4,347.1 4,294.6 4,391.9 4,339.7 7.9 7.9 8.2 8.2 174.5 163.2 185.4 170.2 660.8 628.2 660.2 627.7

Minnesota ................. 2,734.5 2,769.9 2,771.2 2,813.0 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.0 120.6 119.5 130.9 130.8 342.9 341.3 345.6 343.8

Mississippi ................ 1,141.4 1,161.5 1,145.4 1,162.4 9.6 9.4 9.6 9.5 56.7 59.6 58.5 60.1 176.4 173.7 176.4 173.0

Missouri ................... 2,785.0 2,814.3 2,799.0 2,829.3 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 147.9 149.1 149.4 152.8 308.7 302.1 308.7 301.1

Montana .................... 428.7 440.9 436.8 447.8 7.9 8.3 8.2 8.6 28.2 31.4 30.6 33.2 19.8 20.3 20.0 20.4

Nebraska .................. 942.3 961.8 952.2 971.3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 47.4 48.7 49.3 51.0 101.4 101.0 101.1 101.3

Nevada ..................... 1,275.4 1,310.0 1,285.6 1,313.3 11.3 12.0 11.4 12.0 143.9 141.3 146.4 142.2 50.0 51.9 50.5 51.8

New Hampshire ........ 633.8 640.4 639.0 648.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 29.0 28.0 30.0 29.8 77.5 75.1 77.4 75.3

New Jersey ............... 4,053.7 4,077.0 4,094.6 4,111.6 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 175.3 171.0 178.7 175.2 325.3 317.8 326.2 317.9

New Mexico .............. 828.7 844.2 835.2 849.9 18.3 19.9 18.6 20.1 58.5 58.3 59.8 59.4 37.0 37.5 37.0 37.4

New York .................. 8,567.6 8,648.2 8,643.4 8,732.9 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.6 326.7 335.1 340.4 353.8 568.4 552.9 570.1 554.1

North Carolina .......... 4,016.0 4,100.9 4,047.8 4,121.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 242.0 251.1 244.5 253.9 554.8 547.1 554.8 547.1

North Dakota ............ 352.2 357.8 357.0 364.0 4.6 4.9 4.7 5.0 17.6 17.9 19.4 20.4 25.8 25.7 25.9 25.9

Ohio .......................... 5,435.0 5,429.9 5,479.6 5,465.8 11.6 11.1 11.7 11.3 227.5 225.5 235.4 234.2 799.8 780.3 799.1 779.1

Oklahoma ................. 1,546.9 1,574.5 1,560.3 1,579.7 40.7 46.0 41.3 46.4 69.8 71.6 70.4 72.2 146.5 150.2 148.3 150.4

Oregon ...................... 1,690.4 1,718.0 1,706.9 1,734.2 8.9 8.7 9.3 9.0 97.2 99.5 100.2 103.4 204.8 199.9 205.3 200.7

Pennsylvania ............ 5,756.7 5,803.0 5,792.4 5,839.7 20.3 21.4 20.7 21.6 258.3 258.7 266.3 266.8 670.8 661.1 672.5 661.9

Rhode Island ............ 493.8 496.6 497.4 503.0 .3 .3 .3 .3 22.5 23.4 23.3 24.6 53.2 51.4 53.2 51.0

South Carolina .......... 1,915.4 1,934.1 1,924.0 1,947.4 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 123.8 127.3 125.4 126.9 254.9 245.2 255.0 244.8

South Dakota ............ 393.4 404.3 402.7 414.7 .9 .9 .9 1.0 20.9 21.3 22.8 23.3 41.0 42.6 41.4 42.8

Tennessee ................ 2,780.7 2,806.6 2,790.6 2,812.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 129.5 137.7 131.2 139.4 403.6 393.6 403.9 391.9

Texas ........................ 10,015.5 10,261.4 10,069.7 10,306.0 179.4 198.8 181.6 200.8 595.8 623.3 603.2 628.8 919.1 924.3 925.0 925.6

Utah .......................... 1,193.5 1,246.7 1,196.9 1,250.7 9.7 11.2 9.9 11.4 90.5 104.6 94.7 109.2 121.9 126.9 122.5 127.7

Vermont .................... 303.8 305.3 307.3 308.5 .9 .9 .9 .9 16.4 16.3 17.8 17.8 36.0 35.5 36.2 35.8

Virginia ...................... 3,714.0 3,768.0 3,743.5 3,785.8 11.0 11.3 11.2 11.5 248.6 247.0 252.1 250.4 290.5 286.5 290.5 285.8

Washington ............... 2,833.1 2,892.3 2,863.2 2,921.5 8.4 7.7 8.8 7.9 187.7 197.0 193.8 203.3 280.7 289.2 282.8 290.9

West Virginia ............ 754.3 758.6 759.2 765.0 27.8 28.4 27.9 28.5 39.1 39.1 40.8 40.6 61.1 59.4 61.2 59.6

Wisconsin ................. 2,850.0 2,848.4 2,879.0 2,876.6 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.2 123.8 120.4 131.0 127.2 501.8 491.6 503.3 492.7

Wyoming ................... 269.7 279.0 277.6 286.0 25.8 27.4 26.2 27.6 22.6 23.9 24.6 25.5 9.8 10.0 10.0 10.0

Puerto Rico ............... 1,050.4 1,029.3 1,052.1 1,031.5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 69.1 67.0 69.7 67.3 111.3 103.3 111.2 102.4

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 

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

April May April May April May April May

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

Alabama ................... 383.7 390.5 384.5 392.7 30.5 30.2 30.5 30.2 98.4 97.7 98.7 98.0 213.0 220.9 213.1 221.2

Alaska ....................... 61.5 62.4 65.7 66.3 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.1 14.6 14.7 14.9 15.0 23.7 24.1 24.8 25.3

Arizona ..................... 505.5 522.7 506.4 523.8 44.7 42.7 45.1 43.0 181.4 188.0 182.0 187.8 389.1 416.1 391.4 415.4

Arkansas ................... 247.3 249.5 248.9 250.6 19.8 20.3 19.9 20.3 52.2 53.3 52.4 53.4 114.4 116.4 114.6 116.6

California .................. 2,826.9 2,868.4 2,844.9 2,880.7 467.6 469.9 470.2 474.5 940.1 941.5 944.5 940.4 2,201.7 2,262.8 2,209.0 2,264.5

Colorado ................... 413.4 417.6 414.8 418.1 75.5 76.5 75.8 77.4 160.0 160.9 160.2 160.5 327.2 339.7 331.8 346.5

Connecticut ............... 308.7 310.1 310.5 312.3 37.7 37.6 37.8 37.7 142.9 145.0 143.5 145.5 204.6 209.0 204.6 209.3

Delaware ................. 81.8 82.1 82.8 82.9 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.8 44.3 42.9 44.1 43.1 61.5 63.5 61.7 63.4

District of Columbia .. 27.6 27.8 27.9 27.9 22.1 22.7 22.2 22.6 29.3 30.1 29.4 30.2 152.2 158.9 153.1 159.5

Florida ....................... 1,590.7 1,611.3 1,593.5 1,606.6 166.5 167.1 167.7 166.2 545.7 553.9 547.7 555.8 1,336.5 1,365.8 1,343.0 1,368.6

Georgia ..................... 864.9 875.9 870.2 880.5 116.0 114.6 116.5 115.2 229.6 232.3 230.7 233.1 549.1 557.7 548.1 557.3

Hawaii ...................... 119.2 119.5 119.7 120.1 10.1 10.8 11.0 10.9 29.8 30.1 30.0 30.3 76.9 81.8 77.2 82.1

Idaho ........................ 125.3 131.0 126.5 132.3 10.5 10.7 10.6 10.8 31.4 32.6 31.6 32.8 80.9 83.2 82.6 84.6

Illinois ........................ 1,185.0 1,188.7 1,195.4 1,196.6 116.9 115.7 117.3 116.3 402.7 408.5 404.0 409.7 847.8 865.2 853.2 873.9

Indiana ...................... 579.6 585.5 584.9 588.5 39.9 39.9 40.2 40.2 139.0 139.3 140.0 139.7 279.9 280.1 282.1 282.1

Iowa .......................... 308.0 310.4 309.9 312.3 32.9 33.1 32.9 33.1 99.9 101.6 100.5 102.0 116.7 119.8 117.0 120.0

Kansas ...................... 258.7 262.0 259.9 264.3 38.8 39.4 38.7 39.2 71.2 72.5 71.6 72.5 137.6 143.7 136.9 142.9

Kentucky ................... 377.1 378.5 380.0 381.8 29.6 30.1 29.8 30.3 90.2 91.9 90.8 92.6 176.5 179.7 176.7 179.9

Louisiana .................. 370.3 381.0 373.0 382.1 28.4 26.4 28.4 25.7 94.9 97.3 95.4 97.2 192.5 200.9 194.1 199.6

Maine ........................ 121.8 122.4 123.4 124.0 11.1 11.3 11.1 11.4 33.4 32.8 33.5 33.0 52.0 52.6 52.6 53.2

Maryland ................... 469.9 470.4 473.6 474.2 50.7 49.6 51.0 50.0 159.6 159.6 159.9 160.6 393.8 402.3 395.4 404.8

Massachusetts .......... 562.5 566.4 566.6 571.1 86.1 87.4 86.6 87.8 221.5 222.4 222.7 223.5 469.4 479.5 472.2 482.4

Michigan ................... 787.0 775.4 797.5 785.2 66.4 66.3 66.9 66.9 215.7 213.6 217.5 214.0 582.3 579.6 587.5 587.0

Minnesota ................. 522.6 532.3 528.7 538.2 57.7 56.2 58.2 56.1 179.2 183.7 180.4 184.6 317.5 325.1 320.1 329.5

Mississippi ................ 225.9 229.0 227.1 230.0 13.8 13.6 13.8 13.6 46.2 46.3 46.2 46.6 94.9 96.2 95.2 96.3

Missouri ................... 541.3 549.9 544.7 552.8 62.9 62.8 63.0 62.9 164.5 166.6 165.7 167.1 331.6 336.7 330.5 336.2

Montana .................... 88.0 90.3 89.4 91.5 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.3 22.0 22.3 22.0 22.4 37.4 39.9 38.1 40.4

Nebraska .................. 198.0 203.6 200.3 205.5 19.6 19.4 19.5 19.6 65.3 65.9 65.7 66.6 100.3 106.3 101.6 106.4

Nevada ..................... 222.9 231.5 224.3 232.3 15.0 15.6 15.1 15.6 64.9 66.0 65.3 66.0 157.3 163.6 158.0 162.8

New Hampshire ........ 139.3 141.6 140.2 142.7 12.7 12.8 12.6 12.8 39.2 39.6 39.4 39.6 61.0 62.9 61.1 63.4

New Jersey ............... 864.2 864.6 873.9 873.0 97.1 98.1 97.7 98.3 278.9 281.5 280.2 282.8 597.4 608.4 602.6 612.5

New Mexico .............. 140.1 141.9 141.5 143.0 15.0 17.0 15.5 17.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.4 95.9 108.2 96.4 108.5

New York .................. 1,483.6 1,489.0 1,499.2 1,508.3 267.4 266.5 269.7 267.7 719.7 733.8 722.9 735.5 1,100.5 1,122.2 1,103.5 1,127.4

North Carolina .......... 749.7 760.2 754.7 763.7 73.1 75.1 73.4 75.1 203.7 211.3 205.1 212.6 468.2 488.2 471.9 490.3

North Dakota ............ 76.0 76.6 76.9 77.7 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.5 19.0 19.6 19.1 19.8 27.8 29.9 28.4 30.5

Ohio .......................... 1,035.2 1,038.8 1,044.0 1,046.0 88.2 87.4 88.6 87.7 306.6 302.9 307.6 303.8 653.5 660.3 654.9 660.2

Oklahoma ................. 281.8 283.8 284.2 284.8 29.7 29.6 29.8 29.8 83.7 83.1 84.4 83.2 174.4 177.4 175.4 178.2

Oregon ...................... 329.7 338.3 333.1 339.5 34.2 36.6 34.5 36.8 105.1 105.1 105.5 105.0 191.4 197.1 192.8 197.3

Pennsylvania ............ 1,115.8 1,125.4 1,123.2 1,132.8 108.1 107.1 108.8 108.1 335.1 332.6 336.3 333.9 674.7 688.2 677.0 692.9

Rhode Island ............ 79.1 78.6 79.5 79.8 11.4 11.1 11.3 11.1 34.5 35.9 34.8 36.2 56.5 58.2 56.7 58.7

South Carolina .......... 367.8 371.4 367.9 374.9 27.5 27.9 27.6 28.0 100.9 103.6 101.5 104.3 218.4 217.5 219.2 219.6

South Dakota ............ 79.0 81.4 80.3 83.1 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.0 29.1 30.9 29.3 31.0 25.4 26.6 25.6 27.2

Tennessee ................ 603.7 609.3 606.4 611.7 49.9 51.4 50.1 51.6 143.5 143.8 144.1 144.4 316.5 319.5 316.6 318.2

Texas ........................ 2,027.0 2,051.5 2,036.7 2,058.4 222.5 219.2 223.6 220.5 621.7 635.6 624.5 637.9 1,218.7 1,278.1 1,223.6 1,284.0

Utah .......................... 229.7 238.1 231.3 240.1 32.2 32.0 33.2 33.0 70.7 74.1 70.9 74.3 152.5 161.6 154.1 163.3

Vermont .................... 58.4 58.7 59.4 59.6 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 13.1 13.1 13.2 13.2 22.1 22.2 22.4 22.5

Virginia ...................... 652.9 665.8 659.0 671.3 91.2 91.0 93.5 91.6 193.8 197.2 195.5 197.8 622.0 643.6 625.0 641.5

Washington ............... 531.7 542.7 537.9 548.5 96.2 103.4 96.9 103.6 156.0 156.1 156.7 156.9 325.4 336.2 328.2 339.8

West Virginia ............ 140.3 142.5 141.1 143.5 11.4 11.6 11.5 11.6 30.1 30.3 30.3 30.4 60.0 60.6 59.4 60.6

Wisconsin ................. 536.7 542.3 542.8 548.6 48.9 50.0 48.9 50.1 160.3 160.6 161.1 160.9 269.9 269.4 270.5 269.6

Wyoming ................... 50.9 53.0 52.1 54.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 11.0 11.3 11.1 11.3 16.7 17.4 17.3 18.0

Puerto Rico ............... 186.4 180.3 188.8 183.3 22.8 21.4 22.7 21.2 49.9 50.2 50.0 50.2 107.3 105.6 106.7 105.2

See footnotes at end of table.
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NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

April May April May April May April May

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

Alabama ................... 202.9 208.1 203.5 208.3 170.1 176.3 172.5 178.2 80.3 81.1 80.4 81.1 372.2 378.7 373.1 379.0

Alaska ....................... 37.1 37.9 37.4 37.9 28.3 29.2 32.6 33.5 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 83.5 83.8 83.6 83.8

Arizona ..................... 289.1 300.4 289.8 301.0 271.4 283.6 269.8 281.9 98.1 105.7 99.4 106.2 416.2 427.7 419.9 427.8

Arkansas ................... 151.2 154.7 150.9 154.5 99.1 100.0 99.8 102.2 43.4 44.3 43.7 44.6 211.8 214.5 210.6 213.6

California .................. 1,617.5 1,668.2 1,620.0 1,668.4 1,505.9 1,549.4 1,525.8 1,563.9 503.8 514.2 509.9 517.8 2,472.7 2,521.9 2,481.4 2,531.0

Colorado ................... 229.9 238.9 231.0 240.1 259.2 269.1 256.5 261.2 90.5 92.7 90.6 92.8 370.8 379.7 374.5 382.6

Connecticut ............... 280.8 286.8 279.3 285.3 129.3 132.8 135.1 138.4 63.1 63.8 63.6 64.5 250.1 251.2 249.8 249.4

Delaware ................. 55.7 58.3 55.8 58.5 39.3 40.6 42.0 42.9 20.3 20.3 20.3 20.5 62.2 62.1 62.4 62.4

District of Columbia .. 96.6 97.6 92.9 93.4 54.6 55.9 55.3 56.2 59.6 60.6 59.7 60.7 230.0 231.3 230.7 231.6

Florida ....................... 966.9 999.6 970.3 1,003.4 920.8 950.9 915.9 944.1 333.8 346.2 335.8 345.6 1,111.4 1,139.6 1,107.8 1,131.5

Georgia ..................... 437.4 449.8 438.6 450.3 385.1 395.7 390.4 400.9 159.3 159.2 160.5 160.0 664.2 678.5 663.8 678.2

Hawaii ...................... 70.6 72.5 71.3 73.0 107.0 109.1 107.5 109.6 26.0 26.5 26.2 26.7 122.0 120.0 123.6 125.4

Idaho ........................ 69.3 72.6 68.9 72.2 58.2 60.9 59.6 62.3 18.8 19.0 19.0 19.0 118.6 119.2 119.3 119.9

Illinois ........................ 759.6 777.3 762.0 777.6 518.0 531.1 533.7 548.9 255.8 258.5 257.3 259.2 854.8 854.8 858.1 854.3

Indiana ...................... 389.8 393.3 382.4 385.2 279.2 278.6 287.2 286.8 111.4 111.9 112.3 112.6 437.0 438.7 436.0 440.8

Iowa .......................... 201.5 205.5 200.2 204.2 132.8 134.5 137.7 139.2 56.6 56.7 56.9 56.9 251.8 254.5 253.7 256.4

Kansas ...................... 164.6 170.9 165.3 170.7 113.9 117.5 115.8 118.6 51.8 53.3 52.1 53.8 259.1 263.6 263.0 265.9

Kentucky ................... 237.9 240.4 238.0 241.6 169.6 172.1 173.7 174.8 76.1 76.3 76.4 76.3 321.0 323.1 321.6 322.4

Louisiana .................. 231.5 245.3 233.2 245.7 182.6 192.4 185.8 194.8 64.7 69.2 65.7 69.4 349.4 357.2 349.8 356.6

Maine ........................ 114.5 116.6 114.1 116.2 54.5 54.8 60.2 60.4 19.5 19.2 19.8 19.4 108.0 107.4 108.5 108.2

Maryland ................... 361.9 369.2 362.8 369.5 225.1 231.6 234.0 240.4 116.4 117.5 116.9 118.2 477.5 481.1 478.8 483.2

Massachusetts .......... 610.3 626.4 604.0 619.9 286.6 289.0 299.4 302.0 117.8 117.9 118.6 118.7 438.0 442.5 439.9 444.0

Michigan ................... 583.1 594.4 586.1 595.9 401.3 404.9 419.9 423.6 177.2 177.1 178.7 178.4 690.9 684.0 684.0 682.6

Minnesota ................. 407.7 419.8 409.0 423.7 239.9 244.2 250.5 255.0 117.5 118.8 118.3 118.5 423.1 423.2 423.6 426.8

Mississippi ................ 122.6 127.5 123.0 127.1 117.3 123.2 118.5 124.5 37.0 37.0 37.1 37.3 241.0 246.0 240.0 244.4

Missouri ................... 377.4 385.9 377.1 385.5 280.2 288.1 288.0 296.2 120.2 121.0 120.4 121.5 444.9 446.7 446.0 447.8

Montana .................... 57.1 58.6 57.2 58.7 55.1 56.2 56.4 57.7 17.0 17.1 17.1 17.2 88.5 88.8 90.0 90.4

Nebraska .................. 129.9 134.1 130.4 134.6 80.5 82.7 82.4 84.4 35.7 35.7 35.6 35.6 164.2 164.4 166.3 166.3

Nevada ..................... 86.4 91.2 86.9 91.5 335.9 339.4 338.7 341.2 35.5 37.3 36.2 37.7 152.3 160.2 152.8 160.2

New Hampshire ........ 99.5 102.9 99.5 103.2 58.3 59.8 61.5 63.4 21.3 21.6 21.4 21.9 95.0 95.1 94.8 94.9

New Jersey ............... 566.4 578.3 571.3 580.9 327.8 329.0 343.8 342.8 160.9 162.0 162.7 163.4 658.6 664.6 655.7 663.0

New Mexico .............. 108.2 111.6 108.6 112.2 86.4 87.9 87.5 89.1 28.7 28.9 29.0 29.2 205.4 197.7 205.9 198.5

New York .................. 1,584.9 1,616.5 1,578.9 1,611.9 656.6 666.4 690.2 698.1 355.1 358.1 358.5 361.0 1,498.6 1,501.6 1,503.6 1,508.5

North Carolina .......... 483.2 505.1 485.2 506.4 370.8 382.0 382.0 392.7 171.3 177.6 173.4 179.8 692.5 696.5 696.1 693.5

North Dakota ............ 49.6 50.7 49.5 50.8 30.9 31.5 32.1 32.9 15.0 15.1 15.1 15.1 78.5 78.4 78.4 78.4

Ohio .......................... 780.8 793.2 777.1 787.3 497.0 495.8 517.8 516.2 222.5 222.3 224.0 223.9 812.3 812.3 819.4 816.1

Oklahoma ................. 186.8 191.6 187.7 190.3 137.6 138.5 139.3 140.2 74.0 76.4 74.6 76.9 321.9 326.3 324.9 327.3

Oregon ...................... 206.8 211.7 206.5 211.6 162.5 167.6 165.3 171.6 58.6 59.4 59.3 60.3 291.2 294.1 295.1 299.0

Pennsylvania ............ 1,063.5 1,093.3 1,055.6 1,083.8 484.8 485.9 506.6 510.1 259.2 260.6 261.1 262.3 766.1 768.7 764.3 765.5

Rhode Island ............ 99.1 100.4 98.2 100.0 48.7 49.0 51.2 52.2 22.9 23.0 23.1 23.2 65.6 65.3 65.8 65.9

South Carolina .......... 192.7 205.8 193.0 206.9 209.8 213.2 214.5 219.3 76.1 79.5 76.3 79.2 338.8 338.0 338.9 338.8

South Dakota ............ 58.4 60.0 58.5 60.2 40.4 41.6 43.8 44.9 15.5 15.8 15.7 16.0 75.9 76.2 77.5 78.2

Tennessee ................ 338.0 345.5 338.6 346.1 270.0 278.2 274.6 282.8 100.5 101.7 101.4 102.6 421.5 421.9 419.6 420.0

Texas ........................ 1,211.2 1,238.8 1,214.4 1,242.7 939.5 979.9 955.8 993.5 349.1 350.6 350.1 352.4 1,731.5 1,761.3 1,731.2 1,761.4

Utah .......................... 134.8 140.3 131.4 136.6 109.7 112.7 107.6 110.5 34.1 35.4 34.7 35.9 207.7 209.8 206.6 208.7

Vermont .................... 55.1 56.2 55.1 56.1 30.1 30.4 30.8 31.0 9.8 9.9 9.9 9.9 55.9 56.0 55.5 55.6

Virginia ...................... 405.9 415.3 407.7 415.9 335.3 341.1 345.4 351.8 180.7 183.8 181.9 184.5 682.1 685.4 681.7 683.7

Washington ............... 339.1 347.5 340.5 348.8 267.5 274.2 274.0 280.6 103.5 105.2 104.4 105.9 536.9 533.1 539.2 535.3

West Virginia ............ 113.5 113.3 113.4 113.6 69.3 70.6 71.6 72.5 55.3 56.1 55.5 56.4 146.4 146.7 146.5 147.7

Wisconsin ................. 390.0 395.9 391.1 396.8 251.8 251.3 264.2 262.2 135.4 136.6 135.9 136.8 427.5 426.4 426.0 427.5

Wyoming ................... 22.3 23.1 22.6 23.3 29.6 30.5 31.5 32.4 10.8 11.2 11.0 11.3 66.1 67.1 67.1 68.1

Puerto Rico ............... 105.8 109.7 106.0 110.6 75.0 72.1 75.3 72.1 21.4 23.3 21.5 23.4 301.4 296.4 300.2 295.8

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

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

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

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.