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USDL 04-2344

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Friday, November 19, 2004

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: OCTOBER 2004

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in October. All four regions and 48

states recorded changes of 0.3 percentage point or less in their jobless rates from September, the Bureau of

Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the year, unemployment rates declined in all four regions and in 42 states. The national unemployment rate was about unchanged at 5.5 percent in October. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 31 states and the District of Columbia over the

month.

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In October, the South and Northeast reported the lowest unemployment rates among the four regions,

4.9 and 5.0 percent, respectively. The Midwest and West had the highest rates, 5.6 and 5.5 percent, respectively. The last time that the Midwest had registered the highest rate prior to October was May 1990.

All regions experienced over-the-year jobless rate declines, -0.9 percentage point in the West, -0.8 point

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

The New England and South Atlantic divisions continued to report the lowest unemployment rates, 4.4

percent each in October, among the nine geographic divisions. The Mountain and West North Central divisions had the next lowest rates, 4.7 percent each. The East North Central and Pacific divisions recorded

the highest jobless rates, 6.0 and 5.8 percent, respectively. October was the first month that the East North

Central registered the highest divisional unemployment rate since June 1985. Over the month, unemployment

rates showed little or no change in all nine divisions. Each division had an over-the-year jobless rate decline

of at least 0.3 percentage point, with the largest decreases in the Pacific (-1.1 percentage points) and the

New England and West South Central divisions (-1.0 point each).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Vermont reported the lowest unemployment rate in October, 3.1 percent, while nine other states also recorded rates below 4.0 percent. Among them was Nevada, which, at 3.6 percent, recorded a series low.

(Virtually all regional and state series begin in 1978.) Alaska and Oregon again posted the highest state jobless rates, 7.2 percent each. The District of Columbia had an unemployment rate of 8.5 percent. Five additional states registered rates of 6.0 percent or more in October. (See table 3 and chart 1.)

From September, unemployment rates declined in 23 states, increased in 17 states and the District of

Columbia, and were unchanged in 10 states. Rhode Island recorded the largest over-the-month unemploy-
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ment rate decrease (-0.5 percentage point). No state had a jobless rate increase greater than 0.3 percentage

point; the District of Columbia’s rate rose by 0.5 point in October.

Unemployment rates were lower than a year earlier in 42 states, higher in 7 states and the District of

Columbia, and unchanged in 1 state. Washington again registered the largest over-the-year unemployment

rate decrease (-1.9 percentage points), followed by North Carolina and Vermont (-1.6 points each) and

Nevada (-1.5 points). Eleven additional states recorded rate decreases of 1.0 percentage point or more

from last October, and another 20 states reported decreases of one-half point or more. No state posted

an unemployment rate increase from October 2003 of more than 0.3 percentage point. The District of

Columbia had a rate increase of 1.4 percentage points over the year.

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

From September to October, total nonfarm employment increased in 31 states and the District of

Columbia, decreased in 18 states, and remained unchanged in 1 state. The largest employment increases

occurred in California (+43,500), Florida (+27,900), Texas (+23,600), Michigan (+14,800), and New

York (+12,400). Nevada reported the largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+0.8

percent), followed by Florida, Nebraska, and Washington (+0.4 percent each), and Arizona, California,

Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, and South Carolina (+0.3 percent each).

The largest employment decreases occurred in Ohio (-6,600), Oklahoma (-5,800), Indiana (-5,600), West

Virginia (-4,600), and Montana (-4,400). The largest over-the-month percentage decreases in employment

were reported in Montana (-1.1 percent), West Virginia (-0.6 percent), Oklahoma and South Dakota (-0.4

percent each), and Arkansas (-0.3 percent). (See table 5.)

Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 47 states and the District of Columbia and decreased

in 3 states. The largest over-the-year gains in employment occurred in Florida (+144,700), California

(+126,600), Texas (+121,000), Virginia (+80,200), and New Jersey (+67,700). The largest percentage

gains were reported in Nevada (+4.9 percent), Idaho (+3.5 percent), Utah (+3.1 percent), Hawaii (+3.0

percent), and Arizona (+2.5 percent). The over-the-year employment decreases were registered in Michigan

(-31,900, -0.7 percent), Ohio (-13,700, -0.3 percent), and Louisiana (-3,000, -0.2 percent).

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

on December 1. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for November is scheduled for release on December 21.
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 Planned Changes in Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Beginning with the release of data for January 2005 in March, a redesigned method for

producing labor force estimates for census regions, divisions, states, and selected substate

areas will be implemented. The redesigned method encompasses a number of changes:

(1) the implementation of improved time-series regression models for all states, the District

of Columbia, New York City, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division

(currently the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area), and the respective balances of

New York and California; (2) the introduction of real-time benchmarking to national Current

Population Survey (CPS) estimates of employment and unemployment; and (3) the introduction of time-series regression models for six additional substate areas and their respective balances of state. In addition, the estimates will reflect routine annual updates to population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Following an intensive period of research and testing, implementation of the redesigned

method of model estimation will result in improved seasonal adjustment and provide quantitative error measures for both the seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted series. Realtime benchmarking to the national CPS estimates (on a not seasonally adjusted basis) will ensure that estimates of employment and unemployment for the states add to national totals.

This also means that major economic events, such as the onset of recessions, will be reflected

in the state estimates on a more timely basis. This, along with other improvements, will reduce end-of-year revisions.

All monthly historical data for 1978-2004 will be replaced with re-estimated series. In

addition, estimates for 1976-77 will be added to the series. More information on the redesign is available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Local Area Unemployment

Statistics Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lauschanges2005.htm.
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census

regions and divisions, states, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan

area, and New York City 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 survey 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 have 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), have actively looked for a job (sometime in the 4-week

period ending with the survey reference week), and are currently

available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need not be looking

for work to be counted as unemployed.

Method of estimation. Effective January 1996, estimates for all

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

metropolitan area, and New York City are produced using estimating

equations based on regression techniques. This method utilizes data

from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state

unemployment insurance (UI) data. A detailed description of the

estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request. Effective

January 1998, estimates for census regions and divisions are obtained

by summing the model-based estimates for the component states 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

with January estimates. The adjusted estimates reflect updated

population data from the U.S. Census Bureau and any revisions in the

other data sources. In addition, data for all states, the District of

Columbia, and the two large substate areas noted are adjusted annually

to equal the CPS annual averages, usually effective with January

estimates. The regional and state data will not sum to national totals

obtained from the CPS, since the monthly state estimates are not based

directly on the CPS.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of state (and Los

Angeles-Long Beach and New York City) labor force levels are

computed by aggregating independently seasonally adjusted

employment and unemployment levels. Unemployment rates are then

computed from these independently adjusted levels. Region and

division levels are calculated as the sum of the levels of the component

states. Revisions of historical data for the most recent 5 years are

usually made at the beginning of each calendar year, usually coincident

with January estimates.

Employment—from the CES program

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment

payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which 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 currentmonth 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 which 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-of-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

and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other
(http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm). Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available 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 for over 330

metropolitan areas 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.

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 special 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, in most instances, from unrounded data rather than from

data that may be displayed in the tables; differences, however, are

generally insignificant.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Measures of

sampling error, in the form of standard errors for state annual average

estimates derived from the CPS, are available in the annual BLS bulletin,

Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment. Measures of

nonsampling error for CPS data 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 supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data

at the total nonfarm level are available on the BLS Web site at
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, seasonally adjusted1

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Oct. 

2003

Aug. 

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct. 

2004p

Oct. 

2003

Aug. 

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct. 

2004p Oct. 

2003

Aug. 

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct. 

2004p

Northeast ........................... 27,370.4 27,565.1 27,559.5 27,563.2 1,574.3 1,460.9 1,402.1 1,372.8 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.0

 New England .................... 7,545.0 7,556.5 7,529.4 7,532.7 406.3 368.7 338.5 333.2 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.4

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,825.3 20,008.6 20,030.0 20,030.5 1,168.0 1,092.2 1,063.6 1,039.7 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.2

South ................................. 51,436.8 51,842.8 51,881.8 52,000.3 2,924.8 2,583.1 2,551.6 2,552.8 5.7 5.0 4.9 4.9

 South Atlantic ................... 27,120.2 27,416.0 27,397.2 27,478.3 1,379.5 1,260.1 1,247.1 1,222.7 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.4

 East South Central ........... 8,352.7 8,410.6 8,412.8 8,412.9 501.7 453.9 445.7 444.7 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.3

 West South Central .......... 15,963.9 16,016.2 16,071.8 16,109.2 1,043.7 869.1 858.8 885.5 6.5 5.4 5.3 5.5

Midwest ............................. 34,402.0 34,466.7 34,500.0 34,582.9 2,039.8 1,925.2 1,918.2 1,937.6 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.6

 East North Central ............ 23,630.6 23,580.1 23,628.8 23,700.2 1,504.6 1,408.5 1,400.4 1,429.1 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.0

 West North Central ........... 10,771.4 10,886.6 10,871.3 10,882.7 535.2 516.8 517.9 508.5 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.7

West ................................... 33,348.3 33,754.9 33,813.5 33,902.9 2,150.9 1,888.7 1,897.3 1,856.1 6.4 5.6 5.6 5.5

 Mountain ........................... 9,877.6 10,069.4 10,085.1 10,132.0 538.9 472.3 478.6 480.0 5.5 4.7 4.7 4.7

 Pacific ............................... 23,470.7 23,685.5 23,728.4 23,771.0 1,612.0 1,416.3 1,418.7 1,376.2 6.9 6.0 6.0 5.8

1 These estimates are obtained by summing the state estimates. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: 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. All estimates are provisional and will be revised

when new benchmark and population information becomes available.

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, not seasonally adjusted1

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

September October September October September October

2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p

Northeast ........................... 27,222.0 27,397.6 27,339.2 27,520.2 1,527.9 1,335.0 1,489.8 1,290.9 5.6 4.9 5.4 4.7

 New England .................... 7,512.4 7,493.2 7,538.1 7,525.2 391.4 320.3 374.8 305.3 5.2 4.3 5.0 4.1

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,709.6 19,904.4 19,801.1 19,995.0 1,136.5 1,014.7 1,115.0 985.7 5.8 5.1 5.6 4.9

South ................................. 51,414.6 51,912.1 51,529.9 52,089.5 2,918.8 2,517.9 2,835.5 2,482.1 5.7 4.9 5.5 4.8

 South Atlantic ................... 27,139.1 27,445.1 27,177.3 27,531.4 1,400.5 1,248.1 1,359.4 1,207.8 5.2 4.5 5.0 4.4

 East South Central ........... 8,333.4 8,398.0 8,380.1 8,439.2 481.8 426.9 500.8 448.7 5.8 5.1 6.0 5.3

 West South Central .......... 15,942.1 16,068.9 15,972.5 16,118.9 1,036.4 842.9 975.3 825.6 6.5 5.2 6.1 5.1

Midwest ............................. 34,232.8 34,387.3 34,411.7 34,591.9 1,900.4 1,770.7 1,833.3 1,745.5 5.6 5.1 5.3 5.0

 East North Central ............ 23,534.9 23,557.4 23,639.8 23,713.2 1,399.7 1,289.3 1,353.6 1,288.3 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.4

 West North Central ........... 10,697.9 10,829.9 10,771.9 10,878.7 500.7 481.4 479.7 457.2 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.2

West ................................... 33,318.9 33,840.8 33,483.4 34,028.4 2,076.3 1,805.6 2,066.1 1,775.0 6.2 5.3 6.2 5.2

 Mountain ........................... 9,920.3 10,133.2 9,914.7 10,163.3 538.8 465.2 511.2 452.7 5.4 4.6 5.2 4.5

 Pacific ............................... 23,398.6 23,707.7 23,568.7 23,865.1 1,537.4 1,340.5 1,555.0 1,322.3 6.6 5.7 6.6 5.5

1 These estimates are obtained by summing the state estimates. The

composition of the regions and divisions is described in table 1. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new

benchmark and population information becomes available.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and Area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Oct. 

2003

Aug. 

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct. 

2004p

Oct. 

2003

Aug. 

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct. 

2004p Oct. 

2003

Aug. 

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct. 

2004p

Alabama ............................. 2,165.4 2,171.0 2,163.1 2,162.1 126.5 130.5 123.4 118.6 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.5

Alaska ................................. 334.6 345.8 347.4 347.1 27.0 26.3 26.5 25.0 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.2

Arizona ............................... 2,695.7 2,765.2 2,770.9 2,794.6 139.9 122.3 132.9 135.2 5.2 4.4 4.8 4.8

Arkansas ............................. 1,265.2 1,321.3 1,326.9 1,331.1 84.9 70.9 73.3 75.4 6.7 5.4 5.5 5.7

California ............................ 17,505.1 17,646.9 17,707.6 17,737.0 1,173.1 1,037.1 1,060.1 1,018.8 6.7 5.9 6.0 5.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach 4,783.9 4,798.0 4,810.9 4,839.8 345.0 288.5 296.0 289.4 7.2 6.0 6.2 6.0

Colorado ............................. 2,487.5 2,521.6 2,531.9 2,543.8 146.9 127.6 123.1 126.1 5.9 5.1 4.9 5.0

Connecticut ......................... 1,799.3 1,788.3 1,791.0 1,788.3 98.5 83.0 84.0 82.5 5.5 4.6 4.7 4.6

Delaware ............................ 419.9 424.1 427.5 428.9 18.5 15.3 16.9 17.0 4.4 3.6 3.9 4.0

District of Columbia ............ 302.4 301.0 305.0 306.3 21.5 22.6 24.3 25.9 7.1 7.5 8.0 8.5

Florida ................................. 8,194.7 8,400.6 8,408.2 8,438.8 402.1 387.7 392.7 375.7 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.5

Georgia ............................... 4,445.8 4,439.5 4,421.1 4,429.8 196.4 187.4 182.1 184.5 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.2

Hawaii ................................. 625.3 630.9 630.5 632.1 27.9 18.0 19.6 20.6 4.5 2.9 3.1 3.3

Idaho ................................... 694.6 710.5 708.7 710.5 36.4 35.5 35.6 37.0 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.2

Illinois .................................. 6,353.6 6,388.3 6,427.0 6,441.7 429.5 391.7 383.2 393.4 6.8 6.1 6.0 6.1

Indiana ................................ 3,191.4 3,147.2 3,152.7 3,169.4 164.2 160.0 164.5 169.6 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.4

Iowa .................................... 1,608.4 1,632.6 1,630.0 1,635.1 74.3 74.3 76.5 79.1 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.8

Kansas ................................ 1,437.2 1,471.0 1,473.9 1,477.8 75.8 71.0 69.6 70.4 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.8

Kentucky ............................. 1,960.9 1,982.5 1,979.3 1,979.2 117.7 101.9 92.7 93.9 6.0 5.1 4.7 4.7

Louisiana ............................ 2,044.0 2,033.0 2,060.6 2,061.8 126.8 100.9 109.1 115.6 6.2 5.0 5.3 5.6

Maine .................................. 696.0 701.5 698.2 701.2 36.2 31.9 32.5 32.2 5.2 4.5 4.7 4.6

Maryland ............................. 2,908.7 2,948.5 2,957.5 2,954.6 130.8 125.8 120.5 115.5 4.5 4.3 4.1 3.9

Massachusetts .................... 3,399.6 3,413.0 3,389.4 3,396.0 196.2 184.1 155.9 157.5 5.8 5.4 4.6 4.6

Michigan ............................. 5,076.3 5,053.0 5,063.9 5,081.5 387.2 338.3 343.5 336.8 7.6 6.7 6.8 6.6

Minnesota ........................... 2,928.3 2,969.4 2,962.0 2,961.5 149.8 142.6 135.7 127.4 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.3

Mississippi .......................... 1,315.5 1,325.9 1,327.6 1,325.9 79.0 78.6 80.5 82.9 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.3

Missouri .............................. 3,043.4 3,048.9 3,037.0 3,036.4 167.1 167.7 171.8 169.8 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.6

Montana .............................. 476.9 484.0 485.4 486.8 22.6 23.0 24.8 23.2 4.7 4.8 5.1 4.8

Nebraska ............................ 981.2 990.2 991.7 992.5 39.3 36.0 37.0 34.7 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.5

Nevada ............................... 1,147.7 1,185.9 1,184.7 1,184.8 58.1 47.1 46.6 42.1 5.1 4.0 3.9 3.6

New Hampshire .................. 725.0 730.5 731.0 730.2 30.5 26.7 25.9 24.6 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.4

New Jersey ......................... 4,383.7 4,425.1 4,408.8 4,417.8 246.8 214.3 209.9 206.2 5.6 4.8 4.8 4.7

New Mexico ........................ 902.7 910.9 910.6 911.6 58.9 49.2 48.9 47.5 6.5 5.4 5.4 5.2

New York ............................ 9,300.3 9,308.4 9,326.3 9,313.8 591.8 525.7 515.3 485.8 6.4 5.6 5.5 5.2

New York City ................. 3,664.6 3,688.4 3,718.6 3,698.6 303.1 248.6 257.0 225.2 8.3 6.7 6.9 6.1

North Carolina .................... 4,262.8 4,183.6 4,159.4 4,173.7 272.8 208.2 200.7 201.2 6.4 5.0 4.8 4.8

North Dakota ...................... 347.1 350.6 351.3 354.4 13.4 11.5 12.6 13.1 3.9 3.3 3.6 3.7

Ohio .................................... 5,920.6 5,876.0 5,866.5 5,886.4 354.0 368.2 354.1 373.5 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3

Oklahoma ........................... 1,696.4 1,698.8 1,705.4 1,710.5 96.8 70.0 75.1 75.9 5.7 4.1 4.4 4.4

Oregon ................................ 1,854.7 1,850.8 1,831.9 1,849.6 146.8 136.9 133.6 133.7 7.9 7.4 7.3 7.2

Pennsylvania ...................... 6,141.4 6,275.0 6,295.0 6,298.9 329.4 352.3 338.4 347.6 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.5

Rhode Island ...................... 574.2 568.9 567.2 565.5 28.5 31.2 28.3 25.4 5.0 5.5 5.0 4.5

South Carolina .................... 2,019.9 2,068.9 2,082.1 2,081.6 142.6 132.6 142.6 134.5 7.1 6.4 6.8 6.5

South Dakota ...................... 425.6 424.0 425.3 425.0 15.4 13.7 14.7 13.9 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.3

Tennessee .......................... 2,910.8 2,931.1 2,942.9 2,945.7 178.5 142.8 149.2 149.3 6.1 4.9 5.1 5.1

Texas .................................. 10,958.3 10,963.2 10,978.8 11,005.9 735.1 627.3 601.3 618.5 6.7 5.7 5.5 5.6

Utah .................................... 1,191.2 1,211.4 1,212.7 1,219.5 64.1 57.2 56.0 58.1 5.4 4.7 4.6 4.8

Vermont .............................. 351.0 354.3 352.6 351.6 16.5 11.8 11.8 11.0 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.1

Virginia ................................ 3,783.3 3,846.1 3,833.3 3,859.8 148.8 136.7 126.8 127.2 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.3

Washington ......................... 3,151.0 3,211.1 3,211.1 3,205.1 237.3 198.1 179.0 178.2 7.5 6.2 5.6 5.6

West Virginia ...................... 782.8 803.7 803.2 804.9 46.1 43.9 40.6 41.3 5.9 5.5 5.1 5.1

Wisconsin ........................... 3,088.7 3,115.6 3,118.7 3,121.1 169.6 150.3 155.1 155.8 5.5 4.8 5.0 5.0

Wyoming ............................. 281.1 279.9 280.3 280.3 12.1 10.4 10.9 10.8 4.3 3.7 3.9 3.8

Puerto Rico ......................... 1,397.7 1,391.2 1,432.6 1,428.2 162.1 149.6 135.0 144.1 11.6 10.8 9.4 10.1

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. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new

benchmark and population information becomes available.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and Area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

September October September October September October

2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p

Alabama ............................. 2,158.9 2,161.1 2,177.7 2,174.3 127.2 124.0 134.5 125.5 5.9 5.7 6.2 5.8

Alaska ................................. 335.2 348.7 333.8 346.0 23.3 23.3 24.4 22.9 6.9 6.7 7.3 6.6

Arizona ............................... 2,709.8 2,782.7 2,703.6 2,797.2 154.9 139.4 139.8 132.4 5.7 5.0 5.2 4.7

Arkansas ............................. 1,261.8 1,322.2 1,254.2 1,315.4 74.5 66.3 68.7 61.6 5.9 5.0 5.5 4.7

California ............................ 17,474.3 17,712.1 17,581.8 17,815.1 1,124.4 1,014.0 1,146.7 993.6 6.4 5.7 6.5 5.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach 4,804.6 4,835.2 4,812.3 4,866.5 351.4 304.4 344.9 291.1 7.3 6.3 7.2 6.0

Colorado ............................. 2,515.5 2,562.0 2,504.6 2,560.4 144.1 118.8 138.7 118.8 5.7 4.6 5.5 4.6

Connecticut ......................... 1,784.7 1,776.1 1,797.6 1,786.3 89.1 74.2 90.6 75.4 5.0 4.2 5.0 4.2

Delaware ............................ 414.1 422.6 417.8 426.6 18.3 16.5 16.5 15.2 4.4 3.9 4.0 3.6

District of Columbia ............ 300.8 303.1 302.9 305.7 20.0 23.7 21.2 25.6 6.7 7.8 7.0 8.4

Florida ................................. 8,241.0 8,452.7 8,231.5 8,467.5 437.2 413.1 408.1 380.2 5.3 4.9 5.0 4.5

Georgia ............................... 4,442.6 4,428.3 4,465.3 4,455.3 206.4 189.2 199.2 188.7 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.2

Hawaii ................................. 619.9 626.3 623.6 631.0 29.0 20.3 27.9 20.7 4.7 3.2 4.5 3.3

Idaho ................................... 695.0 710.4 693.8 709.5 29.5 28.9 29.8 30.6 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.3

Illinois .................................. 6,324.5 6,407.5 6,347.2 6,435.0 411.4 363.7 388.0 356.5 6.5 5.7 6.1 5.5

Indiana ................................ 3,189.3 3,151.9 3,199.3 3,176.3 153.6 150.9 152.6 157.4 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.0

Iowa .................................... 1,596.0 1,625.2 1,607.8 1,632.6 65.5 68.8 62.6 67.8 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.2

Kansas ................................ 1,424.4 1,460.8 1,437.3 1,475.2 72.1 64.9 74.3 69.2 5.1 4.4 5.2 4.7

Kentucky ............................. 1,951.7 1,968.9 1,953.5 1,970.4 112.0 85.7 111.5 89.3 5.7 4.4 5.7 4.5

Louisiana ............................ 2,031.7 2,052.2 2,044.4 2,063.7 125.6 103.5 120.6 109.5 6.2 5.0 5.9 5.3

Maine .................................. 699.8 701.8 699.7 705.6 32.4 28.9 33.6 29.9 4.6 4.1 4.8 4.2

Maryland ............................. 2,903.6 2,955.7 2,913.9 2,958.5 126.7 116.2 126.1 111.8 4.4 3.9 4.3 3.8

Massachusetts .................... 3,386.3 3,371.0 3,393.2 3,387.4 199.3 157.0 182.9 145.7 5.9 4.7 5.4 4.3

Michigan ............................. 5,042.0 5,044.6 5,084.0 5,093.0 352.0 314.7 350.7 305.6 7.0 6.2 6.9 6.0

Minnesota ........................... 2,926.0 2,964.3 2,940.0 2,972.2 142.9 129.9 133.5 112.7 4.9 4.4 4.5 3.8

Mississippi .......................... 1,299.9 1,312.7 1,318.0 1,328.9 73.7 74.3 82.4 86.9 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.5

Missouri .............................. 3,009.7 3,021.2 3,036.3 3,030.4 161.4 163.3 151.2 155.4 5.4 5.4 5.0 5.1

Montana .............................. 475.4 483.4 473.9 483.9 18.9 20.8 20.0 20.8 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.3

Nebraska ............................ 968.8 981.3 979.1 990.0 36.1 33.0 35.9 31.2 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.1

Nevada ............................... 1,151.6 1,187.7 1,154.1 1,189.2 60.2 45.9 56.2 40.3 5.2 3.9 4.9 3.4

New Hampshire .................. 715.5 724.0 722.2 727.8 29.0 24.0 28.0 22.2 4.1 3.3 3.9 3.0

New Jersey ......................... 4,349.2 4,377.3 4,377.3 4,410.0 247.3 203.2 237.4 196.4 5.7 4.6 5.4 4.5

New Mexico ........................ 899.1 909.4 905.1 914.8 58.9 48.7 57.4 46.7 6.5 5.4 6.3 5.1

New York ............................ 9,233.2 9,257.0 9,287.2 9,301.3 581.8 499.5 574.2 467.7 6.3 5.4 6.2 5.0

New York City ................. 3,644.5 3,689.8 3,663.9 3,699.2 306.5 252.9 306.5 229.8 8.4 6.9 8.4 6.2

North Carolina .................... 4,259.9 4,170.6 4,282.1 4,198.2 255.5 184.2 262.9 194.0 6.0 4.4 6.1 4.6

North Dakota ...................... 348.7 352.9 345.1 352.3 9.8 9.3 8.6 8.6 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.5

Ohio .................................... 5,905.2 5,851.2 5,929.8 5,899.4 338.6 333.3 322.6 342.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.8

Oklahoma ........................... 1,695.5 1,705.4 1,706.5 1,721.6 94.1 71.8 95.5 75.6 5.6 4.2 5.6 4.4

Oregon ................................ 1,852.4 1,835.9 1,852.7 1,843.4 138.0 120.0 132.1 117.9 7.4 6.5 7.1 6.4

Pennsylvania ...................... 6,127.1 6,270.1 6,136.6 6,283.7 307.4 312.0 303.5 321.5 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.1

Rhode Island ...................... 573.8 567.0 575.1 566.6 26.3 26.0 26.1 22.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.0

South Carolina .................... 2,017.3 2,084.3 2,017.4 2,077.5 137.7 140.1 143.6 135.4 6.8 6.7 7.1 6.5

South Dakota ...................... 424.3 424.2 426.3 426.0 12.9 12.1 13.6 12.3 3.0 2.9 3.2 2.9

Tennessee .......................... 2,922.9 2,955.3 2,930.9 2,965.6 168.9 142.8 172.4 147.0 5.8 4.8 5.9 5.0

Texas .................................. 10,953.1 10,989.2 10,967.4 11,018.2 742.1 601.3 690.4 578.9 6.8 5.5 6.3 5.3

Utah .................................... 1,193.5 1,217.0 1,197.7 1,226.6 62.1 53.5 58.7 53.6 5.2 4.4 4.9 4.4

Vermont .............................. 352.3 353.3 350.3 351.6 15.3 10.2 13.6 9.4 4.3 2.9 3.9 2.7

Virginia ................................ 3,774.9 3,825.5 3,767.4 3,843.0 157.4 130.1 141.8 121.6 4.2 3.4 3.8 3.2

Washington ......................... 3,116.8 3,184.7 3,176.7 3,229.5 222.8 162.9 223.8 167.1 7.2 5.1 7.0 5.2

West Virginia ...................... 785.0 802.3 779.0 799.1 41.2 35.0 40.1 35.3 5.2 4.4 5.1 4.4

Wisconsin ........................... 3,073.8 3,102.2 3,079.6 3,109.5 144.1 126.7 139.6 126.5 4.7 4.1 4.5 4.1

Wyoming ............................. 280.3 280.5 281.9 281.6 10.2 9.2 10.6 9.4 3.6 3.3 3.7 3.4

Puerto Rico ......................... 1,361.0 1,420.2 1,381.7 1,413.4 166.2 138.5 161.4 143.3 12.2 9.8 11.7 10.1

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. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when

new benchmark and population information becomes available.
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

Oct.

2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct.

2004p Oct.2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct.

2004p Oct.2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct.

2004p

Alabama ............................... 1,873.7 1,888.1 1,883.8 1,888.0 99.1 101.9 101.4 105.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 299.7 302.6 303.5 303.3 16.8 17.5 17.8 18.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Arizona ................................. 2,303.4 2,350.9 2,354.6 2,361.0 179.7 192.4 194.0 195.3 172.0 171.2 171.4 171.7

Arkansas ............................... 1,146.6 1,155.9 1,156.1 1,153.2 50.4 50.9 51.1 50.8 205.5 203.8 203.4 203.0

California .............................. 14,450.1 14,524.9 14,533.2 14,576.7 792.5 819.7 825.2 827.3 1,529.7 1,530.6 1,528.5 1,530.0

Colorado ............................... 2,154.2 2,176.0 2,180.0 2,185.5 150.1 146.5 147.9 150.9 154.3 154.4 155.0 154.0

Connecticut ........................... 1,638.4 1,642.7 1,643.9 1,643.8 62.0 62.6 62.5 62.5 196.9 195.6 195.5 196.4

Delaware 3 ........................... 416.2 420.0 423.4 423.9 24.8 25.3 25.6 26.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 664.5 674.9 669.2 670.7 12.6 13.5 13.0 12.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 7,331.3 7,451.9 7,448.1 7,476.0 454.3 465.6 463.4 465.7 387.7 384.0 383.5 385.1

Georgia ................................ 3,879.8 3,899.0 3,900.5 3,911.6 202.5 198.5 201.8 203.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Hawaii 3 ................................ 572.3 583.3 588.1 589.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 571.4 588.1 591.4 591.2 36.3 40.4 40.8 41.5 60.8 60.8 61.0 61.0

Illinois .................................... 5,821.7 5,823.4 5,825.7 5,827.8 279.1 276.7 278.5 281.6 710.2 705.9 705.3 703.0

Indiana .................................. 2,900.8 2,916.0 2,916.3 2,910.7 146.1 151.9 152.2 153.1 568.9 569.5 568.9 568.6

Iowa ...................................... 1,446.7 1,450.7 1,451.6 1,454.9 65.8 66.9 67.6 67.9 219.8 220.9 220.7 221.1

Kansas .................................. 1,311.1 1,321.1 1,334.3 1,336.4 62.0 63.5 63.7 64.0 170.3 170.9 171.8 172.6

Kentucky ............................... 1,785.2 1,797.1 1,792.0 1,798.1 84.2 88.1 88.4 89.3 266.2 262.9 263.6 263.3

Louisiana .............................. 1,905.9 1,909.3 1,903.6 1,902.9 119.3 115.6 114.5 116.7 155.2 153.7 154.3 153.4

Maine .................................... 607.2 614.8 612.3 613.2 30.8 32.0 32.2 32.3 63.4 60.9 61.0 60.8

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,486.3 2,534.6 2,534.7 2,534.9 169.0 177.6 177.5 177.4 145.3 144.6 144.3 144.3

Massachusetts ...................... 3,176.9 3,176.9 3,175.9 3,179.8 137.7 138.6 137.7 138.3 321.5 324.4 323.9 323.4

Michigan ............................... 4,404.6 4,369.7 4,357.9 4,372.7 190.6 190.2 190.0 190.3 712.8 706.7 702.8 705.9

Minnesota ............................. 2,659.0 2,677.6 2,676.0 2,683.7 127.7 130.4 130.7 130.4 343.3 348.5 349.7 352.4

Mississippi ............................ 1,119.6 1,123.9 1,127.8 1,128.0 51.7 50.4 51.3 51.6 176.1 180.5 179.5 178.5

Missouri ............................... 2,679.1 2,708.4 2,716.2 2,712.9 131.8 133.4 135.5 136.1 311.6 316.2 316.0 314.5

Montana ................................ 398.1 407.8 408.4 404.0 22.4 24.6 24.9 25.2 17.9 19.0 18.5 17.9

Nebraska .............................. 906.9 906.6 909.8 913.3 46.5 47.6 47.6 47.2 101.5 101.5 101.7 101.0

Nevada ................................. 1,102.0 1,140.3 1,147.1 1,156.3 103.9 113.1 114.4 116.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

New Hampshire .................... 621.0 628.0 631.0 629.8 29.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 79.3 78.3 78.3 77.8

New Jersey ........................... 3,998.3 4,049.4 4,060.0 4,066.0 159.4 164.7 164.4 167.1 349.5 345.9 344.9 343.7

New Mexico .......................... 778.1 793.1 793.7 794.1 47.2 49.8 50.3 50.4 35.8 35.6 35.3 36.0

New York .............................. 8,406.8 8,453.8 8,452.1 8,464.5 318.7 324.9 325.4 327.0 606.6 593.1 590.9 590.1

North Carolina ...................... 3,814.9 3,864.9 3,862.1 3,867.4 211.3 219.6 218.4 221.0 590.8 581.8 579.5 576.5

North Dakota ........................ 334.3 334.4 335.9 335.7 16.5 16.1 16.8 16.7 22.9 24.0 23.2 23.1

Ohio ...................................... 5,377.0 5,366.4 5,369.9 5,363.3 229.6 228.5 231.8 233.3 830.9 824.3 824.3 825.1

Oklahoma ............................. 1,446.0 1,460.8 1,465.4 1,459.6 61.5 63.9 63.8 63.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Oregon ................................. 1,565.2 1,599.8 1,602.3 1,599.1 77.6 81.2 81.9 81.5 196.4 199.2 199.2 200.9

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,591.4 5,642.5 5,646.6 5,652.7 244.9 252.2 252.3 253.1 705.2 693.4 691.4 690.0

Rhode Island ........................ 484.8 489.2 489.6 489.1 21.8 22.4 22.5 22.5 58.2 57.9 58.0 57.9

South Carolina ...................... 1,816.0 1,835.6 1,833.0 1,837.6 111.6 112.7 111.2 111.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

South Dakota ........................ 378.9 381.4 382.9 381.5 19.8 19.1 19.7 19.7 37.2 38.5 38.3 37.7

Tennessee ............................ 2,673.6 2,690.1 2,691.9 2,689.1 116.2 116.9 117.5 117.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Texas .................................... 9,369.8 9,461.2 9,467.2 9,490.8 547.4 552.2 554.2 555.6 892.7 885.5 883.8 881.7

Utah ...................................... 1,078.2 1,106.6 1,109.3 1,112.0 67.3 71.7 71.7 72.5 110.6 112.5 113.0 113.7

Vermont ................................ 299.1 301.3 302.2 301.7 15.5 15.7 15.6 15.6 37.0 37.2 37.5 37.3

Virginia .................................. 3,510.6 3,591.9 3,590.8 3,590.8 222.4 231.6 233.8 234.0 298.4 295.0 295.6 294.9

Washington ........................... 2,670.6 2,714.7 2,721.7 2,732.2 157.6 165.1 165.0 166.1 262.2 260.4 259.5 260.4

West Virginia ........................ 724.1 736.2 739.9 735.3 32.5 33.9 34.3 34.4 64.4 63.6 63.3 63.6

Wisconsin ............................. 2,783.5 2,841.5 2,837.9 2,841.2 122.5 125.5 124.2 125.2 502.4 517.1 516.4 518.7

Wyoming ............................... 251.9 255.7 256.2 256.8 19.9 19.5 19.3 19.9 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

Oct.

2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct.

2004p Oct.2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct.

2004p Oct.2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct.

2004p

Alabama ............................... 373.0 379.2 377.2 375.7 96.9 96.3 95.9 96.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 61.4 62.0 62.4 62.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 22.8 22.8 22.8 22.9

Arizona ................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 159.8 161.7 161.5 162.4 324.1 330.8 328.8 330.6

Arkansas ............................... 242.1 241.0 242.3 241.6 50.5 51.2 51.4 51.6 102.3 104.6 104.0 103.5

California .............................. 2,748.8 2,743.1 2,745.9 2,755.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2,131.7 2,171.1 2,188.2 2,204.5

Colorado ............................... 403.0 406.5 406.8 408.3 156.4 155.3 156.8 156.8 287.3 300.5 302.8 302.8

Connecticut ........................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 143.4 143.6 143.3 143.1 194.7 194.2 194.8 193.1

Delaware 3 ........................... 78.4 78.6 79.2 79.6 45.3 45.7 46.5 46.8 59.4 60.5 60.9 61.5

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 141.5 145.6 146.2 146.6

Florida .................................. 1,465.8 1,472.8 1,470.4 1,472.7 488.1 498.4 495.8 494.9 1,273.9 1,313.8 1,318.7 1,328.0

Georgia ................................ 822.6 829.1 825.3 824.1 217.0 218.9 218.4 219.7 499.4 504.4 505.6 509.1

Hawaii 3 ................................ 109.3 112.3 114.0 115.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 70.7 75.1 76.0 75.9

Illinois .................................... 1,187.7 1,186.9 1,188.3 1,188.9 406.0 405.1 407.2 407.7 768.8 771.0 770.1 768.4

Indiana .................................. 570.9 570.5 567.7 566.0 140.9 141.1 141.6 141.4 258.2 260.0 259.9 259.6

Iowa ...................................... 303.2 301.7 301.2 302.4 96.0 100.6 100.7 101.0 105.1 105.3 104.7 104.6

Kansas .................................. 261.7 261.3 261.6 261.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Kentucky ............................... 372.6 371.0 372.0 373.0 86.0 86.9 87.3 87.4 154.1 153.9 153.4 154.2

Louisiana .............................. 380.9 383.3 382.3 382.3 100.5 100.9 101.2 100.8 177.7 178.1 177.7 176.1

Maine .................................... 123.8 125.8 125.7 126.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 51.5 51.4 52.2 52.6

Maryland 3 ............................ 461.6 464.7 467.5 464.8 156.0 158.4 159.7 159.3 361.5 374.9 374.1 373.3

Massachusetts ...................... 573.2 567.4 567.3 567.8 222.0 222.4 221.8 221.0 435.5 432.2 431.2 434.7

Michigan ............................... 813.8 799.8 796.8 791.3 218.5 214.3 214.0 214.8 585.4 592.8 590.4 591.4

Minnesota ............................. 519.9 523.0 525.6 525.8 177.5 177.0 177.3 176.7 297.8 299.2 297.6 298.0

Mississippi ............................ 219.6 217.3 219.1 218.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Missouri ............................... 533.4 533.0 534.8 535.8 162.8 164.3 165.7 165.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Montana ................................ 84.4 85.4 84.8 85.0 20.3 20.9 21.1 20.8 33.0 33.7 34.2 33.6

Nebraska .............................. 193.6 194.6 194.5 197.6 61.9 62.6 63.1 63.4 92.6 92.4 92.1 93.9

Nevada ................................. 197.8 200.4 202.3 205.8 59.1 61.5 61.4 61.5 123.2 130.9 131.8 134.7

New Hampshire .................... 139.8 141.9 142.7 141.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

New Jersey ........................... 881.7 876.3 882.1 884.9 278.1 286.8 287.4 287.7 575.8 588.0 588.5 587.3

New Mexico .......................... 135.4 138.2 138.4 138.2 34.2 34.6 34.7 34.9 88.3 90.2 90.4 90.7

New York .............................. 1,475.4 1,474.9 1,476.4 1,478.8 697.3 701.7 703.5 702.9 1,043.2 1,058.5 1,060.8 1,066.4

North Carolina ...................... 720.6 728.6 725.6 724.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 426.3 443.9 446.6 446.8

North Dakota ........................ 72.3 72.4 72.8 72.4 18.6 18.5 18.6 18.7 23.7 23.8 24.0 23.9

Ohio ...................................... 1,043.6 1,037.8 1,038.9 1,035.4 312.8 313.9 314.5 314.4 605.6 606.4 606.8 605.0

Oklahoma ............................. 277.8 277.0 277.6 276.1 84.1 84.4 84.4 83.6 155.6 159.2 158.3 157.8

Oregon ................................. 313.9 317.7 317.8 319.9 99.0 98.8 99.3 98.0 172.6 178.6 179.0 178.7

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,114.7 1,121.9 1,124.2 1,129.1 338.2 340.4 340.5 339.9 595.8 607.2 607.4 611.2

Rhode Island ........................ 80.9 81.6 81.2 81.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 49.1 48.7 48.8 49.2

South Carolina ...................... 346.8 350.1 350.1 351.4 90.3 93.4 92.4 91.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

South Dakota ........................ 77.0 78.2 78.0 77.5 27.3 27.7 28.0 28.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Tennessee ............................ 583.0 587.2 587.2 588.3 138.9 140.1 139.1 139.5 286.9 287.5 287.2 286.0

Texas .................................... 1,928.1 1,954.0 1,951.4 1,954.8 586.9 589.3 590.1 590.4 1,048.9 1,063.1 1,067.3 1,071.0

Utah ...................................... 214.2 218.9 219.6 220.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 134.0 141.0 141.1 142.8

Vermont ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 20.2 20.7 20.7 20.7

Virginia .................................. 636.5 652.1 648.8 650.6 189.3 192.5 194.6 195.0 552.4 581.9 581.4 585.5

Washington ........................... 512.6 521.1 522.7 525.7 153.7 156.8 156.9 157.6 294.8 304.6 305.5 304.8

West Virginia ........................ 136.5 137.5 138.4 138.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 56.4 57.1 57.0 57.1

Wisconsin ............................. 542.0 550.6 552.9 551.7 159.0 161.2 161.5 161.8 245.8 263.2 263.3 265.7

Wyoming ............................... 48.2 49.3 49.4 49.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 15.7 15.4 15.3 15.4

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

Oct.

2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct.

2004p Oct.2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct.

2004p Oct.2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Oct.

2004p

Alabama ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 155.3 156.0 157.3 156.1 360.1 360.8 361.5 360.1

Alaska ................................... 33.1 34.9 35.0 34.9 29.8 30.2 30.2 30.1 81.4 80.9 81.9 81.0

Arizona ................................. 251.3 258.9 261.0 261.9 232.5 236.6 238.0 239.7 394.2 405.6 405.9 405.8

Arkansas ............................... 140.9 145.2 144.7 144.9 88.7 92.0 90.6 90.4 198.5 198.7 200.4 199.5

California .............................. 1,546.8 1,563.8 1,563.3 1,568.0 1,404.0 1,418.9 1,414.6 1,421.9 2,409.6 2,391.2 2,390.1 2,379.8

Colorado ............................... 215.8 219.0 218.5 218.9 247.1 250.4 251.3 253.6 357.3 359.6 358.8 357.5

Connecticut ........................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 243.1 245.2 242.1 241.3

Delaware 3 ........................... 49.8 51.6 51.6 51.5 38.9 39.7 39.8 39.7 58.9 57.7 59.2 59.8

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 49.5 50.3 50.5 50.7 230.7 236.4 229.9 230.9

Florida .................................. 891.2 910.9 914.3 915.0 811.8 828.6 826.4 831.4 1,061.5 1,077.5 1,078.5 1,081.3

Georgia ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 357.3 354.1 357.6 358.9 635.3 646.9 645.5 643.8

Hawaii 3 ................................ 66.4 68.1 68.4 68.2 100.3 103.4 104.0 105.1 119.7 120.9 121.5 120.8

Idaho .................................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 54.2 56.5 55.8 55.1 112.7 113.4 114.4 115.0

Illinois .................................... 723.2 729.0 730.4 731.3 502.3 511.7 511.2 510.7 850.3 853.9 847.4 847.1

Indiana .................................. 362.4 371.4 367.3 366.7 274.4 274.5 275.5 273.2 425.7 421.6 428.9 427.8

Iowa ...................................... 190.0 194.0 193.6 193.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 245.9 243.9 244.4 243.8

Kansas .................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 108.8 112.8 112.2 112.7 249.9 250.3 261.4 260.8

Kentucky ............................... 229.2 229.7 230.9 232.4 158.3 165.6 164.9 167.5 307.2 310.2 302.7 302.2

Louisiana .............................. 247.6 247.9 247.1 247.3 198.9 199.3 199.5 199.3 379.0 383.5 379.9 379.6

Maine .................................... 107.3 108.7 108.5 109.1 58.7 59.4 59.1 59.7 103.2 105.2 103.9 103.9

Maryland 3 ............................ 340.1 349.0 349.1 350.5 222.3 236.4 234.3 232.5 459.9 464.3 459.9 460.3

Massachusetts ...................... 576.0 579.6 580.4 580.1 290.5 293.0 295.8 298.2 410.4 412.6 409.1 408.9

Michigan ............................... 552.4 548.2 547.2 553.4 398.4 407.4 399.4 400.2 682.5 661.0 667.8 676.3

Minnesota ............................. 368.7 375.5 372.1 375.7 236.3 240.7 240.0 240.3 400.8 397.9 396.6 398.6

Mississippi ............................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 123.7 123.0 125.4 125.2 244.5 244.1 245.1 244.7

Missouri ............................... 353.5 371.6 363.1 363.9 263.5 267.0 266.6 267.9 429.1 419.8 430.8 427.0

Montana ................................ 53.7 53.3 54.3 54.5 51.6 53.5 52.0 51.3 85.4 86.0 87.6 85.0

Nebraska .............................. 113.5 111.0 112.4 113.2 78.1 78.9 78.8 78.0 161.5 160.2 162.8 161.6

Nevada ................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 306.7 313.6 313.2 313.2 135.5 138.3 141.1 141.4

New Hampshire .................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 63.3 66.4 65.6 65.0 91.3 90.6 92.7 92.7

New Jersey ........................... 542.5 556.5 556.7 557.9 324.7 328.7 329.1 329.3 629.4 644.2 647.7 648.4

New Mexico .......................... 100.3 104.0 103.7 103.7 80.9 83.9 82.8 82.5 197.2 198.3 199.7 199.3

New York .............................. 1,507.0 1,530.4 1,526.5 1,530.0 646.9 659.5 658.9 658.6 1,483.7 1,472.7 1,477.7 1,479.8

North Carolina ...................... 430.2 453.9 450.4 448.2 336.3 342.1 342.8 343.1 656.9 654.3 654.1 660.9

North Dakota ........................ 47.4 47.9 47.8 47.8 30.2 30.4 30.3 30.1 76.4 74.7 75.6 76.2

Ohio ...................................... 732.1 731.7 736.5 737.3 488.3 485.2 486.3 483.4 799.4 803.8 795.9 796.4

Oklahoma ............................. 174.7 177.8 177.2 177.4 126.5 126.8 126.4 126.1 289.6 293.2 298.6 296.2

Oregon ................................. 186.5 194.9 197.0 195.1 152.4 157.3 155.7 154.9 267.6 271.1 271.9 269.6

Pennsylvania ........................ 978.1 993.2 993.0 994.0 470.7 484.7 486.5 484.8 742.8 744.7 746.0 745.9

Rhode Island ........................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 50.2 51.2 51.4 51.0 66.6 66.5 66.5 66.7

South Carolina ...................... 180.8 190.7 192.2 193.4 197.3 192.5 196.0 203.7 331.6 335.1 335.4 336.8

South Dakota ........................ 55.4 55.8 55.9 55.7 40.1 39.5 39.7 40.0 74.4 74.5 75.3 74.5

Tennessee ............................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 247.4 254.3 253.6 253.2 411.5 414.0 414.0 411.0

Texas .................................... 1,125.7 1,157.8 1,159.7 1,161.2 858.7 872.3 871.4 873.0 1,643.7 1,652.9 1,650.8 1,661.3

Utah ...................................... 120.9 120.1 124.1 124.9 99.1 102.7 102.5 101.8 197.1 200.3 200.1 199.4

Vermont ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 52.3 51.8 52.1 52.3

Virginia .................................. 369.3 377.9 371.0 368.7 309.4 311.9 309.1 309.1 640.7 651.6 659.1 657.4

Washington ........................... 313.2 320.5 321.1 322.2 250.5 252.6 254.4 255.4 525.0 525.5 528.3 532.2

West Virginia ........................ 107.5 108.6 109.6 108.2 66.0 68.8 69.5 68.3 140.8 143.9 145.2 143.0

Wisconsin ............................. 371.6 379.6 380.0 377.3 245.9 256.5 251.5 252.5 409.8 405.8 405.3 405.8

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 30.4 31.0 31.0 30.8 63.8 64.2 64.6 64.5

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

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

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

be separated with sufficient precision.

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

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

from 2003 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

September October September October September October September October

2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p

Alabama ............................... 1,880.9 1,888.1 1,882.3 1,896.9 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 100.6 102.7 100.1 106.3 290.6 290.3 289.8 291.4

Alaska ................................... 313.4 317.5 301.0 304.7 10.2 10.6 10.3 10.5 20.2 21.2 18.5 19.7 13.7 13.6 10.5 10.5

Arizona ................................. 2,295.8 2,352.7 2,319.5 2,377.8 7.9 8.5 7.9 8.6 180.6 196.2 182.4 198.0 172.7 171.7 172.4 172.0

Arkansas ............................... 1,154.6 1,163.0 1,154.4 1,161.0 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.1 52.3 52.3 51.1 51.5 205.4 203.7 205.8 203.3

California .............................. 14,425.6 14,542.3 14,506.1 14,634.2 22.8 22.8 23.0 22.4 813.7 851.0 812.6 847.3 1,544.2 1,545.0 1,531.2 1,531.7

Colorado ............................... 2,155.9 2,181.7 2,156.9 2,188.3 13.5 15.0 13.4 15.1 153.5 152.0 153.2 154.0 154.5 154.8 154.7 154.4

Connecticut ........................... 1,643.6 1,647.2 1,648.5 1,653.7 .8 .8 .8 .8 65.0 65.5 64.1 64.6 197.1 195.7 196.9 196.3

Delaware ............................. 418.6 425.2 417.9 425.7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 25.2 26.2 25.3 26.5 36.1 34.7 36.3 34.4

District of Columbia .............. 663.8 670.7 667.7 674.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 13.0 13.3 13.2 13.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5

Florida ................................... 7,298.7 7,429.3 7,331.1 7,476.5 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.2 452.3 464.4 457.1 468.8 385.3 383.1 387.6 385.1

Georgia ................................. 3,882.4 3,913.4 3,893.3 3,925.7 12.4 12.3 10.7 12.2 198.9 202.7 202.3 203.5 446.5 447.2 446.6 444.8

Hawaii .................................. 564.5 581.6 570.9 588.2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 28.4 29.5 28.6 29.8 14.8 15.5 14.9 15.5

Idaho .................................... 582.6 600.3 579.7 599.6 4.2 4.6 4.1 4.5 39.6 43.9 38.8 43.9 62.1 62.0 61.7 61.9

Illinois .................................... 5,849.3 5,858.3 5,868.6 5,876.2 9.7 10.1 9.7 9.6 294.7 296.0 292.2 295.0 712.7 707.1 711.6 704.5

Indiana .................................. 2,928.6 2,942.8 2,934.1 2,944.0 7.3 7.1 7.3 7.1 151.3 158.6 151.7 158.9 572.0 571.4 570.2 569.9

Iowa ...................................... 1,450.7 1,459.0 1,461.1 1,469.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 70.4 72.5 70.0 72.1 220.2 221.1 220.3 221.6

Kansas .................................. 1,310.3 1,335.0 1,319.8 1,345.4 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.5 64.4 65.7 63.5 65.6 171.1 172.8 171.2 173.5

Kentucky ............................... 1,791.9 1,802.8 1,798.0 1,810.7 18.9 19.4 18.8 19.1 86.3 91.3 86.6 91.7 266.2 263.7 266.4 263.4

Louisiana .............................. 1,905.8 1,907.4 1,918.4 1,915.5 47.1 47.8 47.7 48.0 119.6 115.7 120.9 118.4 155.6 155.1 156.8 155.0

Maine .................................... 617.8 624.0 615.9 621.8 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.5 32.5 34.3 32.4 33.9 63.8 61.2 63.7 61.0

Maryland ............................... 2,493.5 2,543.8 2,507.4 2,556.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 172.6 181.7 173.0 181.4 145.8 144.7 145.5 144.5

Massachusetts ...................... 3,196.7 3,189.6 3,205.6 3,208.4 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 143.1 144.3 143.6 144.2 322.0 324.5 322.0 323.9

Michigan ............................... 4,437.2 4,388.7 4,461.1 4,429.7 8.4 7.8 8.4 7.8 202.9 201.9 201.8 201.5 720.9 706.6 714.9 708.0

Minnesota ............................. 2,664.6 2,683.3 2,683.2 2,707.9 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.8 139.4 143.3 138.2 140.9 345.8 352.2 343.5 352.5

Mississippi ............................ 1,117.8 1,129.3 1,124.9 1,133.4 8.7 9.4 8.9 9.1 51.7 52.1 52.4 52.3 176.2 179.6 177.1 179.4

Missouri ............................... 2,695.9 2,732.4 2,707.3 2,741.8 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.4 139.2 142.4 136.6 140.8 311.5 316.2 313.3 316.2

Montana ................................ 407.1 414.9 403.6 409.5 6.0 7.1 6.2 6.9 25.8 27.1 24.5 27.3 18.8 18.9 18.7 18.7

Nebraska .............................. 904.9 910.4 911.4 918.2 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.3 48.3 49.6 48.3 48.9 101.5 101.7 101.6 101.1

Nevada ................................. 1,103.2 1,154.4 1,109.5 1,163.9 8.8 9.1 8.8 9.1 104.7 116.6 105.5 118.1 43.8 45.8 44.2 46.1

New Hampshire .................... 622.2 633.7 624.3 633.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 30.7 31.9 30.3 31.6 79.5 78.2 79.2 77.8

New Jersey ........................... 3,986.9 4,053.6 4,014.8 4,082.9 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 165.7 169.9 164.0 171.6 350.6 345.6 351.0 345.2

New Mexico .......................... 781.8 798.6 782.5 798.4 14.4 15.2 14.2 15.2 48.1 51.3 48.3 51.4 37.3 37.0 36.6 36.8

New York .............................. 8,388.2 8,443.4 8,474.7 8,532.6 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 336.1 343.8 334.9 343.1 611.6 596.3 611.5 594.9

North Carolina ...................... 3,824.9 3,875.6 3,852.1 3,905.0 7.9 7.1 7.8 7.0 214.3 221.1 212.8 222.5 596.0 581.8 593.4 579.0

North Dakota ........................ 338.5 340.0 340.0 341.4 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.6 18.8 19.0 18.3 18.5 23.5 23.7 23.7 23.8

Ohio ...................................... 5,408.1 5,391.1 5,424.4 5,409.9 11.8 11.9 11.8 12.0 244.3 245.8 242.6 246.4 836.3 825.5 831.2 825.3

Oklahoma ............................. 1,444.8 1,469.2 1,455.6 1,469.8 29.2 31.7 29.4 31.3 63.2 64.9 62.1 63.7 141.8 142.1 142.7 142.5

Oregon .................................. 1,568.6 1,607.9 1,587.0 1,621.6 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.8 82.3 86.6 81.7 85.6 199.3 203.8 199.8 204.4

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,617.0 5,664.1 5,637.2 5,697.9 18.3 18.5 18.4 18.4 258.6 265.6 256.2 264.4 711.0 694.9 707.5 692.2

Rhode Island ........................ 489.6 493.5 491.4 495.7 .2 .2 .2 .2 22.8 23.8 22.8 23.6 58.8 58.5 58.8 58.5

South Carolina ...................... 1,824.9 1,844.5 1,830.3 1,852.9 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.4 112.4 112.4 112.6 112.5 274.5 270.0 275.4 269.9

South Dakota ........................ 380.9 384.5 381.7 384.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 20.8 21.1 21.0 20.9 37.5 38.0 37.6 37.9

Tennessee ............................ 2,689.1 2,706.3 2,687.5 2,702.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 119.0 120.4 117.9 119.3 413.2 414.1 414.0 414.0

Texas .................................... 9,382.9 9,489.9 9,398.8 9,520.2 148.3 149.8 147.7 149.3 554.0 557.8 548.6 556.7 896.5 885.2 894.5 883.5

Utah ...................................... 1,083.0 1,115.7 1,085.5 1,119.7 6.8 7.3 6.7 7.2 71.0 75.9 70.4 75.6 112.1 114.7 112.1 115.2

Vermont ................................ 301.4 303.3 303.1 305.7 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 16.9 16.9 16.6 16.7 36.7 37.3 37.2 37.5

Virginia .................................. 3,517.1 3,598.6 3,532.3 3,612.9 10.1 10.7 10.1 10.6 223.7 237.8 224.9 236.7 302.5 296.5 299.2 295.6

Washington ........................... 2,680.6 2,737.8 2,692.8 2,754.4 9.1 8.8 9.2 8.8 165.4 174.5 165.2 173.7 267.8 264.7 265.9 264.1

West Virginia ........................ 730.5 740.4 729.6 741.0 21.7 23.2 21.0 23.3 35.2 36.4 34.8 36.7 64.5 63.6 64.6 63.8

Wisconsin ............................. 2,798.3 2,854.7 2,809.9 2,867.9 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 132.1 133.4 130.5 133.1 507.2 520.1 503.4 519.8

Wyoming ............................... 257.4 261.7 254.5 259.3 18.9 20.8 19.0 21.0 22.2 21.1 21.3 21.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.7

Puerto Rico ........................... 997.0 1,007.8 1,003.0 1,011.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 69.7 66.4 69.1 66.2 116.3 114.3 116.5 113.9

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

September October September October September October September October

2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p

Alabama ............................... 372.4 375.4 375.3 378.0 31.1 29.9 31.4 29.7 97.0 96.0 96.7 96.1 187.2 189.6 188.3 191.7

Alaska ................................... 63.7 65.2 61.2 62.1 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.0 14.7 14.8 14.5 14.5 23.6 23.6 23.1 23.2

Arizona ................................. 440.8 445.2 447.3 451.5 48.6 45.5 48.6 45.7 159.9 161.7 160.2 162.9 324.4 330.2 326.2 332.9

Arkansas ............................... 240.9 242.0 242.5 242.0 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.2 50.6 51.7 50.4 51.5 105.1 106.3 104.1 105.3

California .............................. 2,731.6 2,745.9 2,755.4 2,761.9 461.2 451.2 464.6 462.6 894.5 902.4 895.6 903.3 2,131.4 2,196.1 2,140.3 2,213.5

Colorado ............................... 404.2 406.9 404.1 409.4 83.9 80.1 84.4 81.1 154.4 154.8 155.1 155.5 290.4 305.2 288.2 303.7

Connecticut ........................... 304.6 305.4 304.9 305.7 39.1 39.0 38.8 38.6 143.3 143.2 143.1 142.8 198.1 196.4 196.5 194.9

Delaware ............................. 78.8 79.4 78.6 79.8 7.3 7.4 7.2 7.5 45.3 46.4 44.9 46.4 59.4 61.5 59.5 61.6

District of Columbia .............. 27.7 28.0 27.8 28.2 24.7 24.6 24.1 24.3 30.7 30.8 31.0 30.8 141.3 146.2 142.3 147.4

Florida ................................... 1,454.2 1,460.4 1,460.5 1,467.3 172.6 168.2 172.9 169.5 487.8 494.7 486.8 493.6 1,269.5 1,315.8 1,274.8 1,329.1

Georgia ................................. 823.6 822.1 826.3 827.8 125.2 125.5 126.9 125.5 219.3 219.8 217.9 220.7 500.1 508.3 502.2 511.9

Hawaii .................................. 107.8 112.8 108.4 114.0 9.9 11.1 9.9 10.9 28.7 29.0 28.5 28.9 70.5 70.6 70.2 70.7

Idaho .................................... 116.2 118.7 116.2 118.7 9.2 9.3 9.1 9.2 27.4 27.9 27.2 27.8 72.3 77.3 71.9 77.2

Illinois .................................... 1,184.9 1,185.9 1,192.1 1,193.3 133.6 130.3 133.4 130.3 404.9 407.0 405.2 407.0 779.1 780.9 780.4 780.7

Indiana .................................. 573.4 568.4 574.0 569.1 40.8 40.3 40.7 40.4 141.2 141.3 140.6 141.1 259.5 263.1 261.6 263.1

Iowa ...................................... 303.4 302.3 304.8 303.9 33.5 32.5 33.6 32.7 95.5 100.5 95.7 100.8 106.4 105.9 106.5 106.0

Kansas .................................. 262.0 261.4 262.7 262.6 46.0 46.6 46.1 46.5 70.4 71.0 70.5 71.2 124.5 126.9 125.0 127.3

Kentucky ............................... 371.6 371.5 373.3 373.7 29.8 30.2 30.3 30.2 86.6 87.8 86.4 87.8 156.1 155.1 156.4 156.5

Louisiana .............................. 378.6 381.7 382.2 383.6 28.8 28.6 28.9 28.6 101.7 101.3 100.6 100.9 178.5 177.9 178.8 177.2

Maine .................................... 124.6 126.8 125.2 127.8 11.1 11.2 10.9 11.2 34.8 35.0 34.8 34.6 51.4 52.3 51.3 52.4

Maryland ............................... 462.9 467.9 465.7 468.9 49.5 50.3 49.2 50.1 156.4 159.9 156.2 159.5 363.9 374.8 365.1 377.0

Massachusetts ...................... 572.5 565.7 576.2 570.9 89.9 87.0 90.1 86.6 222.3 222.0 222.1 221.1 439.0 435.4 437.0 436.3

Michigan ............................... 816.0 798.8 822.7 800.3 70.1 65.9 70.4 65.4 219.7 214.4 218.0 214.1 595.1 598.9 589.1 595.5

Minnesota ............................. 519.6 524.1 521.7 527.5 61.5 61.8 62.7 62.2 176.5 177.4 177.3 176.5 297.4 299.1 300.7 301.0

Mississippi ............................ 218.4 217.9 220.8 219.4 14.9 14.4 14.8 14.4 46.4 46.6 46.4 46.2 81.3 82.6 81.6 84.0

Missouri ............................... 532.0 534.1 535.7 538.1 65.7 65.1 64.9 63.9 162.5 165.8 163.2 166.0 305.8 313.1 305.2 313.1

Montana ................................ 85.1 85.5 84.9 85.5 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.6 20.5 21.1 20.3 20.8 33.0 34.6 33.4 34.0

Nebraska .............................. 194.9 194.8 193.8 197.8 21.3 21.0 21.2 21.3 61.6 62.8 61.7 63.2 92.4 92.4 93.4 94.8

Nevada ................................. 197.3 204.4 199.7 207.8 15.5 15.6 15.4 15.5 59.4 61.9 59.6 62.0 124.2 133.3 124.1 135.6

New Hampshire .................... 139.3 141.7 140.5 142.4 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.7 37.2 38.8 37.1 38.7 54.6 54.7 54.2 54.6

New Jersey ........................... 875.4 878.7 884.5 887.8 101.8 101.8 101.1 100.4 277.5 286.9 278.2 287.9 580.2 592.3 578.7 590.3

New Mexico .......................... 135.7 138.2 135.7 138.5 15.8 14.1 15.6 14.0 34.2 34.8 34.1 34.8 88.5 91.1 88.6 91.0

New York .............................. 1,471.9 1,476.1 1,485.0 1,488.3 272.8 274.5 275.2 274.9 697.0 703.7 697.8 703.5 1,046.5 1,064.2 1,048.2 1,071.5

North Carolina ...................... 725.5 728.6 725.7 729.9 76.1 75.0 76.1 75.1 192.8 199.8 192.7 198.4 427.5 446.4 427.9 448.5

North Dakota ........................ 71.7 72.4 72.5 72.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 18.5 18.6 18.5 18.6 24.0 24.2 24.1 24.3

Ohio ...................................... 1,043.6 1,036.1 1,049.9 1,041.7 96.3 94.6 95.9 94.3 313.3 315.0 312.6 314.1 611.0 612.2 611.7 611.2

Oklahoma ............................. 275.2 275.6 278.2 276.5 31.4 31.7 30.7 31.7 84.1 84.2 84.3 83.9 157.2 160.8 157.0 159.3

Oregon .................................. 317.9 320.7 317.3 323.4 33.4 32.8 33.3 33.0 99.1 100.0 100.2 99.2 172.0 181.0 174.8 181.2

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,112.5 1,122.0 1,122.4 1,136.9 122.6 121.3 122.0 120.7 338.0 339.9 336.6 338.3 602.9 611.8 600.6 616.2

Rhode Island ........................ 81.4 81.7 82.1 82.5 10.9 10.6 10.7 10.6 33.8 33.2 33.7 33.2 51.0 50.3 50.6 50.6

South Carolina ...................... 347.2 350.7 347.9 352.6 26.4 25.2 26.5 25.6 91.4 92.2 90.3 91.6 190.8 191.0 191.1 190.7

South Dakota ........................ 76.7 77.9 77.5 78.0 6.9 6.7 6.9 6.7 27.3 28.0 27.1 28.0 23.4 23.7 23.7 24.1

Tennessee ............................ 582.1 588.2 586.7 592.1 51.2 50.4 51.5 50.6 139.9 140.4 139.5 140.1 292.0 291.0 289.6 288.6

Texas .................................... 1,924.4 1,949.1 1,932.6 1,959.5 232.6 231.1 232.3 231.8 588.5 591.7 587.4 590.9 1,049.3 1,070.2 1,052.1 1,074.2

Utah ...................................... 213.8 219.4 215.1 221.2 30.0 30.4 30.1 30.7 64.4 65.5 64.6 65.3 134.3 142.7 134.6 143.5

Vermont ................................ 57.8 57.8 58.5 58.5 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.5 13.3 13.1 13.2 13.1 20.7 21.0 20.5 21.0

Virginia .................................. 634.3 649.2 642.3 656.5 100.0 99.8 100.6 98.9 188.5 194.5 188.6 194.3 552.7 583.7 555.5 588.8

Washington ........................... 515.2 527.9 516.2 529.4 92.4 97.9 92.5 97.4 155.3 158.3 154.3 158.1 297.3 308.7 297.7 307.8

West Virginia ........................ 136.2 138.1 136.7 138.9 12.7 12.2 12.5 12.1 31.2 31.7 31.1 31.5 56.7 56.9 56.5 57.1

Wisconsin ............................. 541.3 552.0 546.7 556.4 48.9 47.6 49.2 47.7 159.0 161.6 158.9 161.7 252.4 269.3 248.8 268.9

Wyoming ............................... 49.4 50.1 48.4 49.4 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 10.4 10.8 10.3 10.7 16.2 15.6 15.8 15.5

Puerto Rico ........................... 177.3 180.9 179.5 182.5 21.3 23.5 21.0 23.3 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.6 95.7 92.3 95.9 92.1

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

September October September October September October September October

2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p

Alabama ............................... 187.5 188.8 187.7 189.9 157.1 158.1 153.8 154.8 83.8 83.3 83.1 83.0 361.0 361.4 363.5 363.4

Alaska ................................... 33.0 34.9 33.3 35.1 33.3 33.7 28.6 28.9 11.4 10.7 11.3 10.8 82.7 82.2 82.8 82.4

Arizona ................................. 249.1 260.7 251.5 262.1 227.5 234.0 230.7 237.8 85.8 88.2 85.8 88.1 398.5 410.8 406.5 418.2

Arkansas ............................... 141.4 145.4 142.0 146.0 90.1 91.7 88.5 90.2 40.7 40.9 40.4 40.6 200.8 201.6 202.3 203.3

California .............................. 1,535.4 1,558.6 1,558.5 1,580.1 1,417.4 1,428.0 1,399.6 1,417.5 505.1 501.4 505.0 503.2 2,368.3 2,339.9 2,420.3 2,390.7

Colorado ............................... 213.5 218.6 216.6 219.8 246.9 249.3 237.1 243.4 85.1 87.3 85.3 86.8 356.0 357.7 364.8 365.1

Connecticut ........................... 261.5 264.1 266.6 269.6 128.6 134.0 126.7 131.6 61.9 62.2 62.2 62.8 243.6 240.9 247.9 246.0

Delaware ............................. 49.9 51.6 50.1 51.8 40.6 41.3 38.7 39.5 18.4 18.6 18.3 18.3 57.6 58.1 59.0 59.9

District of Columbia .............. 88.4 88.7 90.9 90.5 49.2 50.9 50.3 51.5 55.6 55.5 55.7 55.7 230.7 230.2 229.8 230.0

Florida ................................... 892.0 914.8 895.2 919.1 792.5 810.9 796.0 815.6 315.4 321.9 317.1 325.7 1,069.7 1,087.8 1,075.7 1,095.5

Georgia ................................. 389.8 397.6 390.9 400.2 355.7 359.0 354.5 356.2 177.0 176.2 176.2 175.4 633.9 642.7 638.8 647.5

Hawaii .................................. 65.9 67.8 66.5 68.3 99.9 103.8 100.0 104.8 24.3 24.5 24.2 24.4 114.3 117.0 119.7 120.9

Idaho .................................... 63.6 65.7 64.2 66.4 56.6 58.0 53.4 54.3 18.4 18.7 18.2 18.5 113.0 114.2 114.9 117.2

Illinois .................................... 721.7 728.7 725.5 733.6 513.3 522.1 506.1 514.7 251.9 249.4 251.1 249.2 842.8 840.8 861.3 858.3

Indiana .................................. 366.0 369.1 366.9 371.2 278.7 280.0 277.4 275.9 105.5 106.6 105.2 106.6 432.9 436.9 438.5 440.7

Iowa ...................................... 188.9 192.0 194.4 197.7 129.6 129.9 127.0 127.2 56.5 57.5 56.2 57.2 244.2 242.7 250.5 248.3

Kansas .................................. 156.2 158.8 157.9 159.6 110.5 114.3 109.9 113.9 52.5 53.6 52.1 53.5 246.1 257.4 254.3 265.2

Kentucky ............................... 228.1 231.2 230.6 233.8 160.4 168.4 159.1 168.3 77.8 79.1 78.2 79.4 310.1 305.1 311.9 306.8

Louisiana .............................. 246.5 247.8 249.1 248.7 199.2 200.7 199.1 199.5 70.6 71.1 70.8 71.4 379.6 379.7 383.5 384.2

Maine .................................... 107.3 108.9 108.2 110.0 65.3 66.5 59.1 60.1 21.6 21.6 21.4 21.4 102.7 103.8 106.2 106.9

Maryland ............................... 338.4 348.0 342.8 353.2 227.0 237.9 220.9 230.8 116.7 117.8 116.5 117.7 460.3 460.8 472.5 473.3

Massachusetts ...................... 573.0 575.8 584.4 588.5 300.2 305.9 293.8 301.2 116.3 117.0 116.7 117.4 416.5 410.2 417.8 416.4

Michigan ............................... 542.8 543.4 556.8 557.9 410.5 409.3 401.6 403.1 170.5 174.8 171.6 176.1 680.3 666.9 705.8 700.0

Minnesota ............................. 365.3 368.9 372.2 379.3 244.8 248.7 235.7 239.8 119.7 118.1 119.2 118.3 388.9 383.8 406.4 404.1

Mississippi ............................ 114.8 119.1 115.8 119.9 123.3 125.6 123.3 124.8 36.9 36.6 36.8 36.7 245.2 245.4 247.0 247.2

Missouri ............................... 354.3 365.9 359.9 370.5 270.9 273.4 267.1 271.6 117.1 119.8 117.9 119.9 432.1 432.1 438.9 437.3

Montana ................................ 52.9 53.9 53.8 54.6 54.9 54.8 50.8 50.5 16.1 16.3 15.9 16.3 86.4 88.0 87.7 87.3

Nebraska .............................. 111.6 112.0 113.1 112.8 79.1 80.0 79.0 79.1 34.7 34.1 34.9 34.8 158.1 160.7 162.9 163.1

Nevada ................................. 76.1 80.1 76.8 80.2 307.6 314.8 306.4 312.9 30.8 32.3 30.6 32.2 135.0 140.5 138.4 144.4

New Hampshire .................... 93.1 95.7 94.0 96.2 66.1 68.4 63.4 65.1 19.8 19.6 19.5 19.2 89.4 92.1 93.6 95.0

New Jersey ........................... 538.4 552.8 544.8 560.2 333.6 341.4 322.0 326.6 152.9 155.0 153.4 156.5 609.2 627.5 635.5 654.7

New Mexico .......................... 100.1 104.2 101.3 104.7 82.6 84.3 80.8 82.4 28.3 28.6 28.2 28.4 196.8 199.8 199.1 201.2

New York .............................. 1,492.4 1,516.7 1,524.4 1,548.1 661.4 674.3 651.0 662.7 346.7 349.2 349.7 352.9 1,446.0 1,438.9 1,491.3 1,487.0

North Carolina ...................... 428.7 447.9 435.6 453.5 341.8 349.5 340.3 347.1 162.1 161.2 162.7 161.8 652.2 657.2 677.1 682.2

North Dakota ........................ 47.6 47.6 47.6 47.9 30.6 30.6 30.4 30.3 15.6 15.5 15.3 15.6 77.0 77.1 78.5 78.4

Ohio ...................................... 729.9 735.0 740.2 745.5 505.2 501.7 490.3 484.2 225.8 226.7 226.4 226.3 790.6 786.6 811.8 808.9

Oklahoma ............................. 174.1 177.7 175.8 178.5 127.1 129.1 127.4 127.2 72.9 73.6 73.3 73.7 288.6 297.8 294.7 301.5

Oregon .................................. 186.4 194.9 188.7 197.4 156.1 159.7 152.4 154.9 56.5 58.1 56.4 57.9 255.8 260.5 272.7 274.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 976.3 991.2 990.5 1,005.9 482.4 496.0 468.3 482.1 258.6 263.5 259.3 264.1 735.8 739.4 755.4 758.7

Rhode Island ........................ 89.5 92.5 91.6 94.1 52.6 53.5 50.4 51.2 22.9 23.5 22.9 23.5 65.7 65.7 67.6 67.7

South Carolina ...................... 181.4 193.6 183.5 196.4 199.4 203.9 196.1 202.3 64.7 64.7 65.3 64.6 331.7 336.3 336.8 342.3

South Dakota ........................ 55.5 55.7 55.5 55.8 42.0 41.8 40.0 40.2 16.0 16.3 16.0 16.3 73.8 74.3 75.4 75.5

Tennessee ............................ 316.2 321.2 316.7 321.5 253.2 259.0 248.2 254.1 103.5 103.5 103.5 103.4 414.5 413.8 415.6 414.9

Texas .................................... 1,129.8 1,164.1 1,131.3 1,166.7 864.2 878.0 852.1 866.0 357.3 359.0 354.1 357.4 1,638.0 1,653.9 1,666.1 1,684.2

Utah ...................................... 120.0 124.6 121.9 125.9 100.8 103.3 98.1 100.8 32.6 32.8 32.6 32.7 197.2 199.1 199.3 201.6

Vermont ................................ 53.0 54.1 53.5 54.7 32.6 32.8 31.5 31.8 10.2 10.3 10.0 10.1 52.7 52.3 54.7 54.7

Virginia .................................. 372.5 372.2 374.0 373.6 316.0 316.0 306.8 306.5 181.1 185.8 180.7 185.0 635.7 652.4 649.6 666.4

Washington ........................... 311.7 320.0 315.0 323.9 259.6 263.3 249.2 254.1 100.2 102.0 99.3 101.5 506.6 511.7 528.3 535.6

West Virginia ........................ 108.2 109.2 108.4 109.1 68.6 70.3 66.4 68.8 55.7 55.5 55.4 55.2 139.8 143.3 142.2 144.5

Wisconsin ............................. 369.9 379.4 374.3 380.2 255.9 259.5 245.0 251.5 130.4 129.6 130.6 130.0 397.1 398.0 418.3 414.4

Wyoming ............................... 20.8 22.0 21.1 22.1 33.5 34.0 29.8 30.2 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.6 62.9 64.0 65.1 65.8

Puerto Rico ........................... 91.0 91.6 91.8 92.0 67.9 69.5 68.4 69.4 16.3 15.9 16.3 16.0 298.8 310.6 301.6 313.4

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

2003 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional

and will be revised when new information becomes available.