For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, April 15, 2016 USDL-16-0750 

Technical information: 

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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT — MARCH 2016 

Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in March. Twenty-one states had 

unemployment rate decreases from February, 15 states had increases, and 14 states and the District of 

Columbia had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-six states and the 

District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, 12 states had increases, and 2 

states had no change. The national jobless rate, 5.0 percent, was little changed from February and was 

0.5 percentage point lower than in March 2015. 

In March 2016, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 37 states, decreased in 12 states and the 

District of Columbia, and was unchanged in South Dakota. The largest over-the-month increases in 

employment occurred in Maryland (+19,300), Ohio (+18,300), and New Jersey (+17,300). The largest 

over-the-month decrease in employment occurred in Texas (-12,000), followed by Indiana (-9,000) and 

Oklahoma (-5,800). The largest over-the-month percentage increases in employment occurred in Hawaii 

and Maryland (+0.7 percent each), followed by Rhode Island and South Carolina (+0.6 percent each). 

The largest over-the-month percentage declines in employment occurred in Alaska and Wyoming 

(-0.4 percent each), followed by Arkansas, Indiana, and Oklahoma (-0.3 percent each). Over the year, 

nonfarm employment increased in 43 states and the District of Columbia, decreased in 6 states, and was 

unchanged in Kansas. The largest over-the-year percentage increase occurred in Idaho (+3.6 percent), 

followed by Oregon and Utah (+3.3 percent each). The largest over-the-year percentage declines in 

employment occurred in North Dakota (-4.5 percent), Wyoming (-3.2 percent), and Louisiana and West 

Virginia (-0.7 percent each). 

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) 

In March, no region had an unemployment rate significantly different from the U.S. rate of 5.0 percent. 

Over the month, no region had a statistically significant unemployment rate change. Significant overthe-year rate changes occurred in three regions: the Northeast and West (-0.9 percentage point each) and 

South (-0.6 point). (See table 1.) 

Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central had the lowest unemployment rate, 3.8 

percent in March. Three other divisions also had rates significantly different from that of the U.S.: the 

Mountain, 4.4 percent; New England, 4.5 percent; and West South Central, 4.6 percent. Over the month, 

only the East South Central had a significant unemployment rate change (-0.3 percentage point). Seven 
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divisions had significant rate changes from a year earlier, all of which were declines. The largest of 

these decreases occurred in the Pacific (-1.0 percentage point). 

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) 

South Dakota and New Hampshire had the lowest jobless rates in March, 2.5 percent and 2.6 percent, 

respectively, followed by Colorado, 2.9 percent. The rates in both Arkansas (4.0 percent) and Oregon 

(4.5 percent) set new series lows. (All region, division, and state series begin in 1976.) Alaska had the 

highest rate, 6.6 percent. In total, 20 states had unemployment rates significantly lower than the U.S. 

figure of 5.0 percent, 10 states and the District of Columbia had measurably higher rates, and 20 states 

had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3 and map 1.) 

In March, six states had statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate declines, the largest 

of which occurred in Tennessee (-0.4 percentage point). Four states had significant rate increases from 

February, the largest of which was in Pennsylvania (+0.3 percentage point). The remaining 40 states and 

the District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not measurably different from those of a month 

earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes. 

(See table B.) 

New Jersey had the largest unemployment rate decline from March 2015 (-1.8 percentage points). 

Seventeen other states also had statistically significant rate decreases from a year earlier. The only 

significant over-the-year rate increases were in Wyoming (+1.3 percentage points) and North Dakota 

(+0.4 point). (See table C.) 

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) 

In March 2016, 15 states had statistically significant over-the-month changes in employment, 14 of 

which were positive. The largest significant job gains occurred in Maryland (+19,300), Ohio (+18,300), 

and New Jersey (+17,300). The only significant job decrease occurred in Indiana (-9,000). (See tables D 

and 5.) 

Over the year, 37 states had statistically significant changes in employment, 35 of which were positive. 

The largest significant over-the-year job increase occurred in California (+420,800), followed by Florida 

(+234,300) and Texas (+185,000). The significant over-the-year job decreases occurred in North Dakota 

(-20,700) and Wyoming (-9,300). (See table E and map 2.) 

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for March is scheduled to 

be released on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Regional and State 

Employment and Unemployment news release for April is scheduled to be released on Friday, 

May 20, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). 
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Current Employment Statistics (CES) Data Corrections 

This news release contains corrections to previously released employment data in tables D, E, 

5, and 6 and map 2. A complete list of corrections in this news release and in the CES (State 

and Area) database can be found at www.bls.gov/bls/errata/sae_errata.htm. 
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State Rate p

United States 1 ................................................ 5.0

Alabama .................................................................. 6.2

Alaska ...................................................................... 6.6

Arkansas ................................................................. 4.0

Colorado .................................................................. 2.9

District of Columbia ................................................. 6.5

Hawaii ...................................................................... 3.1

Idaho ........................................................................ 3.8

Illinois ....................................................................... 6.5

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

Kansas .................................................................... 3.9

Louisiana ................................................................. 6.1

Maine ....................................................................... 3.4

Minnesota ................................................................ 3.7

Mississippi ............................................................... 6.3

Missouri ................................................................... 4.2

Montana ................................................................... 4.3

Nebraska ................................................................. 3.0

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

New Hampshire ....................................................... 2.6

New Jersey .............................................................. 4.4

New Mexico ............................................................. 6.2

North Dakota ........................................................... 3.1

Oklahoma ................................................................ 4.4

South Carolina ......................................................... 5.7

South Dakota ........................................................... 2.5

Texas ....................................................................... 4.3

Utah ......................................................................... 3.5

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

Virginia ..................................................................... 4.0

Washington ............................................................. 5.8

West Virginia ........................................................... 6.5

1

 Data are not preliminary.

p

 = preliminary.

Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that

of the U.S., March 2016, seasonally adjusted
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from February 2016

to March 2016, seasonally adjusted

February 2016 March 2016 p

Arkansas ......................................... 4.2 4.0 -0.2

California ......................................... 5.5 5.4 -.1

Iowa ................................................ 3.7 3.8 .1

Mississippi ...................................... 6.5 6.3 -.2

North Dakota ................................... 2.9 3.1 .2

Oregon ............................................ 4.8 4.5 -.3

Pennsylvania .................................. 4.6 4.9 .3

South Dakota .................................. 2.7 2.5 -.2

Tennessee ...................................... 4.9 4.5 -.4

Wyoming ........................................ 5.0 5.2 .2

p

 = preliminary.

State

Rate Over-the-month 

change p

Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from March 2015

to March 2016, seasonally adjusted

March 2015 March 2016 p

Arizona ............................................ 6.2 5.4 -0.8

Arkansas ......................................... 5.5 4.0 -1.5

California ......................................... 6.6 5.4 -1.2

Colorado ......................................... 4.0 2.9 -1.1

Florida ............................................. 5.6 4.9 -.7

Hawaii ............................................. 3.9 3.1 -.8

Maine .............................................. 4.6 3.4 -1.2

Maryland ......................................... 5.3 4.7 -.6

Michigan .......................................... 5.8 4.8 -1.0

Missouri .......................................... 5.3 4.2 -1.1

Nevada ............................................ 6.9 5.8 -1.1

New Hampshire .............................. 3.7 2.6 -1.1

New Jersey ..................................... 6.2 4.4 -1.8

New York ........................................ 5.6 4.8 -.8

North Dakota ................................... 2.7 3.1 .4

Oregon ............................................ 5.7 4.5 -1.2

South Dakota .................................. 3.2 2.5 -.7

Tennessee ...................................... 6.0 4.5 -1.5

Virginia ............................................ 4.7 4.0 -.7

Wyoming ........................................ 3.9 5.2 1.3

p

 = preliminary.

State

Rate Over-the-year 

change p
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Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from February 2016 to

March 2016, seasonally adjusted

February March Over-the-month

2016 2016 p change p

Georgia ..................................... 4,346,500 4,359,100 12,600

Hawaii ....................................... 648,600 653,000 4,400

Illinois ........................................ 5,994,300 6,009,000 14,700

Indiana ...................................... 3,067,500 3,058,500 -9,000

Maryland ................................... 2,684,300 2,703,600 19,300

Nebraska ................................... 1,013,900 1,018,500 4,600

Nevada ...................................... 1,276,700 1,283,200 6,500

New Jersey ................................ 4,051,900 4,069,200 17,300

North Carolina ............................ 4,296,200 4,308,700 12,500

Ohio .......................................... 5,475,500 5,493,800 18,300

 

Pennsylvania .............................. 5,876,400 5,891,700 15,300

Rhode Island .............................. 488,200 490,900 2,700

South Carolina ........................... 2,028,600 2,040,000 11,400

Washington ............................... 3,222,700 3,231,700 9,000

Wisconsin ................................. 2,922,900 2,934,400 11,500

p

 = preliminary.

State
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Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from March 2015 to

March 2016, seasonally adjusted

March March Over-the-year

2015 2016 p change p

Alabama .................................... 1,936,100 1,959,700 23,600

Arizona ...................................... 2,612,400 2,694,000 81,600

Arkansas ................................... 1,197,900 1,223,900 26,000

California ................................... 15,900,100 16,320,900 420,800

Colorado .................................... 2,523,300 2,594,300 71,000

Delaware ................................... 446,200 457,900 11,700

Florida ....................................... 8,014,500 8,248,800 234,300

Georgia ..................................... 4,229,100 4,359,100 130,000

Hawaii ....................................... 634,400 653,000 18,600

Idaho ......................................... 667,800 691,800 24,000

 

Illinois ........................................ 5,929,100 6,009,000 79,900

Indiana ...................................... 3,019,600 3,058,500 38,900

Kentucky ................................... 1,871,400 1,908,300 36,900

Maryland ................................... 2,641,200 2,703,600 62,400

Massachusetts .......................... 3,476,000 3,537,400 61,400

Michigan .................................... 4,223,500 4,320,800 97,300

Minnesota .................................. 2,845,500 2,876,500 31,000

Mississippi ................................ 1,125,900 1,146,600 20,700

Nebraska ................................... 1,002,100 1,018,500 16,400

Nevada ...................................... 1,247,700 1,283,200 35,500

 

New Hampshire .......................... 653,800 664,300 10,500

New Jersey ................................ 3,991,300 4,069,200 77,900

New York ................................... 9,202,100 9,334,400 132,300

North Carolina ............................ 4,204,400 4,308,700 104,300

North Dakota .............................. 461,000 440,300 -20,700

Ohio .......................................... 5,399,100 5,493,800 94,700

Oregon ...................................... 1,764,700 1,823,300 58,600

Pennsylvania .............................. 5,810,700 5,891,700 81,000

Rhode Island .............................. 482,100 490,900 8,800

South Carolina ........................... 1,987,200 2,040,000 52,800

 

Tennessee ................................. 2,859,000 2,950,800 91,800

Texas ........................................ 11,774,000 11,959,000 185,000

Utah .......................................... 1,366,000 1,411,000 45,000

Virginia ...................................... 3,813,200 3,921,200 108,000

Washington ............................... 3,132,000 3,231,700 99,700

Wisconsin ................................. 2,883,200 2,934,400 51,200

Wyoming ................................... 293,600 284,300 -9,300

p

 = preliminary.

State
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for 

census regions and divisions, states, and selected substate areas 

from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program 

(tables 1 to 4). Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment 

estimates by state and industry supersector from the Current 

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

LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative 

endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS 

program 

 Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are 

based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for the 

official national estimates obtained from the Current Population 

Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is conducted 

for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census 

Bureau. The LAUS program measures employment and 

unemployment on a place-of-residence basis. The universe for 

each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age 

and over. Employed persons are those who did any work at all 

for pay or profit in the reference week (the week including the 

12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in 

a family business or farm, plus those not working who had a job 

from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, 

for such reasons as bad weather, labor-management dispute, 

illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who were 

not employed during the reference week (based on the 

definition above), had actively looked for a job sometime in the 

4-week period ending with the reference week, and were 

currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall 

need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The 

labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. 

The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a 

percent of the labor force.

 Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 of the 50 states, the 

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

metropolitan division, New York City, and the balances of 

California and New York State are produced using time-series 

models. This method, which underwent substantial 

enhancement at the beginning of 2015, utilizes data from 

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

unemployment insurance (UI) programs. Estimates for the state 

of California are derived by summing the estimates for the Los 

Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the 

balance of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State 

are derived by summing the estimates for New York City and 

the balance of New York State. Estimates for the nine census 

divisions, as well as the five additional substate areas contained 

in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria and Detroit-WarrenDearborn metropolitan areas and the Chicago-NapervilleArlington Heights, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and SeattleBellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their respective 

balances of state are based on similar model-based approaches. 

Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the 

model-based estimates for the component divisions. Each 

month, census division estimates are controlled to the national 

totals; state estimates are then controlled to their respective 

division totals. Substate and balance-of-state estimates for the 

five areas noted above are controlled to their respective state 

totals. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly 

household survey similar to the CPS. A detailed description of 

the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request.

 Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data for 

prior years reflect adjustments made at the end of each year. 

The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the 

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

model re-estimation. In most years, historical data for the most 

recent five years (both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally 

adjusted) are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, 

prior to the release of January estimates. With the introduction 

of a new generation of times-series models in early 2015, 

historical data were re-estimated back to the series beginnings 

in 1976, 1990, or 1994.

 Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS program introduced 

smoothed seasonally adjusted (SSA) estimates in January 2010. 

These are seasonally adjusted data that have incorporated a 

long-run trend smoothing procedure, resulting in estimates that 

are less volatile than those previously produced. The estimates 

are smoothed using a Henderson Trend Filter (H13). The H13 

uses a filtering procedure, based on moving averages, to remove 

the irregular fluctuations from the seasonally adjusted series, 

leaving the trend. The same process is used on both historical 

and current year estimates. For more information about the 

smoothing technique, see the BLS website at 

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

 Area definitions. The substate area data published in this 

release reflect the delineations issued by the U.S. Office of 

Management and Budget on February 28, 2013. A detailed list 

of the geographic definitions is available online at 

www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. 

Employment—from the CES program

 Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on 

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay 

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

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

those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each 

payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal 

activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North 

American Industry Classification System.

 Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment 

data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where 

possible these data are produced using a "weighted link 

relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current month 

weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted 

employment is computed from a sample of establishments 

reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the 

current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by 

the previous month’s employment estimates. The weighted link 

relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample 

size meets certain statistical criteria. 
 For some employment series, the sample of establishments 

is very small or highly variable. In these cases, a model-based 

approach is used in estimation. These models use the direct 

sample estimates (described above), combined with forecasts of 

historical (benchmarked) data to decrease volatility in 

estimation. Two different models (Fay-Herriot Model and 

Small Domain Model) are used depending on the industry level 

being estimated. For more detailed information about each 

model, refer to the BLS Handbook of Methods.

 Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted 

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, 

derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by 

employers who are covered under state unemployment 

insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to 

adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and 

the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment 

for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process 

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

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

subsequent months.

 Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are 

seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some 

states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is 

computed by aggregating the independently adjusted 

supersector series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted 

payroll employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions 

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

year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.

 Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation 

procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each 

individual state. BLS independently develops a national 

employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to

national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger 

sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, 

summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can 

cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these 

statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "sum-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 

surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are 

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

a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs 

by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is 

surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, 

such as those which can be introduced into the data collection 

and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from 

sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from 

the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual 

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

because of rounding. Unemployment rates are computed from 

unrounded data and thus may differ slightly from rates 

computed using the rounded data displayed in the tables.

 Use of error measures. The introductory section of this 

release preserves the long-time practice of highlighting the 

direction of the movements in regional and state unemployment 

rates and state nonfarm payroll employment regardless of their 

statistical significance. The remainder of the analysis in the 

release takes statistical significance into consideration. 

 Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based 

error measures for seasonally adjusted and not seasonally 

adjusted data and for over-the-month and over-the-year changes 

are available online at www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. BLS uses 

a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether changes 

in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically significant. The 

average magnitude of the current year over-the-month change 

in a state unemployment rate that is required for statistical 

significance at the 90-percent confidence level is just over 0.2 

percentage point; the average amount of the current over-theyear change in a state rate for significance is about 0.7 point. 

More details can be found on the website. Measures of 

nonsampling error are not available.

 Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for 

state CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector levels are 

available online at 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 online at www.bls.gov/sae/benchmark2016.pdf. 

Additional information

Estimates of labor force and unemployment from the LAUS 

program, as well as nonfarm employment from the CES 

program, for 394 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 approximately 7,500 subnational areas are 

available online at www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from 

the CES program for states and metropolitan areas are available 

online at www.bls.gov/sae/. Information in this release will be 

made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. 

Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 

877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted1

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force Unemployed

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016

Number Percent of labor force

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016

Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,397,907 28,529,958 28,590,029 28,677,991 1,583,446 1,347,080 1,327,033 1,349,559 5.6 4.7 4.6 4.7

New England. . . . . . . . . . 7,792,427 7,766,080 7,775,007 7,794,110 403,340 359,715 350,991 349,720 5.2 4.6 4.5 4.5

Middle Atlantic. . . . . . . . . 20,605,480 20,763,878 20,815,022 20,883,881 1,180,106 987,365 976,042 999,839 5.7 4.8 4.7 4.8

South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,229,854 57,704,845 57,883,200 58,063,215 3,126,208 2,932,154 2,887,324 2,873,197 5.5 5.1 5.0 4.9

South Atlantic. . . . . . . . . . 30,431,631 30,707,551 30,780,168 30,865,019 1,748,016 1,576,338 1,562,296 1,560,205 5.7 5.1 5.1 5.1

East South Central. . . . . 8,422,035 8,490,136 8,526,404 8,545,760 499,139 501,082 483,143 461,589 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.4

West South Central. . . . . 18,376,188 18,507,158 18,576,628 18,652,436 879,053 854,734 841,885 851,403 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.6

Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,473,613 34,787,022 34,923,630 35,055,888 1,739,110 1,647,041 1,659,346 1,685,652 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.8

East North Central. . . . . 23,297,916 23,507,882 23,611,874 23,724,773 1,271,288 1,222,049 1,235,836 1,260,577 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.3

West North Central. . . . . 11,175,697 11,279,140 11,311,756 11,331,115 467,822 424,992 423,510 425,075 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.8

West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,879,196 37,147,215 37,237,722 37,320,340 2,211,795 1,980,558 1,927,409 1,888,939 6.0 5.3 5.2 5.1

Mountain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,388,623 11,485,586 11,522,929 11,566,803 598,992 534,372 518,842 513,766 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.4

Pacific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,490,573 25,661,629 25,714,793 25,753,537 1,612,803 1,446,186 1,408,567 1,375,173 6.3 5.6 5.5 5.3

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.
LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted1

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force Unemployed

February March Number Percent of labor force

2015 2016 2015 2016

February March February March

2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016

Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,286,895 28,487,490 28,277,577 28,621,342 1,722,103 1,459,313 1,616,436 1,472,256 6.1 5.1 5.7 5.1

New England. . . . . . . . . . 7,745,475 7,727,068 7,747,804 7,770,296 443,429 377,871 419,866 376,870 5.7 4.9 5.4 4.9

Middle Atlantic. . . . . . . . . 20,541,420 20,760,422 20,529,773 20,851,046 1,278,674 1,081,442 1,196,570 1,095,386 6.2 5.2 5.8 5.3

South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,968,481 57,720,020 57,071,289 58,002,006 3,152,296 2,892,488 3,016,757 2,852,091 5.5 5.0 5.3 4.9

South Atlantic. . . . . . . . . . 30,303,948 30,647,971 30,353,124 30,828,194 1,763,352 1,574,046 1,681,622 1,541,573 5.8 5.1 5.5 5.0

East South Central. . . . . 8,369,480 8,509,401 8,389,060 8,517,358 511,936 480,306 488,758 448,412 6.1 5.6 5.8 5.3

West South Central. . . . . 18,295,053 18,562,648 18,329,105 18,656,454 877,008 838,136 846,377 862,106 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.6

Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,259,770 34,830,758 34,278,291 34,950,251 1,902,795 1,868,288 1,806,360 1,832,367 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2

East North Central. . . . . 23,141,023 23,544,701 23,134,675 23,656,734 1,373,906 1,372,027 1,294,145 1,345,822 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.7

West North Central. . . . . 11,118,747 11,286,057 11,143,616 11,293,517 528,889 496,261 512,215 486,545 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.3

West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,805,993 37,240,768 36,793,100 37,280,463 2,323,722 1,998,453 2,247,649 1,959,598 6.3 5.4 6.1 5.3

Mountain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,347,967 11,525,789 11,344,817 11,560,316 625,209 536,808 607,431 538,795 5.5 4.7 5.4 4.7

Pacific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,458,026 25,714,979 25,448,283 25,720,147 1,698,513 1,461,645 1,640,218 1,420,803 6.7 5.7 6.4 5.5

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the census division model-based estimates.

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The composition of the regions and divisions is described in table 1. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.
LABOR FORCE DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

State and area

Civilian labor force Unemployed

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016p

Number Percent of labor force

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016p

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,140,730 2,154,746 2,167,334 2,176,457 129,537 134,417 134,092 134,280 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364,090 363,404 362,914 361,754 23,331 23,898 23,905 23,883 6.4 6.6 6.6 6.6

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,134,674 3,187,561 3,212,514 3,234,016 194,986 179,152 176,226 173,172 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.4

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,324,512 1,343,406 1,351,646 1,358,908 73,371 59,513 57,314 55,007 5.5 4.4 4.2 4.0

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,930,368 19,019,082 19,045,736 19,058,083 1,242,448 1,089,346 1,053,962 1,020,019 6.6 5.7 5.5 5.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale1. . . . 5,029,524 4,989,080 5,003,548 5,010,682 369,910 291,323 282,026 268,431 7.4 5.8 5.6 5.4

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,820,497 2,843,825 2,861,521 2,877,263 113,812 90,544 84,967 83,661 4.0 3.2 3.0 2.9

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,898,610 1,892,272 1,896,146 1,901,906 111,942 103,758 104,511 107,575 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.7

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463,110 475,485 477,347 479,912 22,689 22,539 21,836 21,084 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386,263 391,787 392,789 394,297 27,866 25,437 25,707 25,700 7.2 6.5 6.5 6.5

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,602,394 9,765,830 9,793,922 9,808,953 535,272 494,100 485,060 477,694 5.6 5.1 5.0 4.9

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall1. . . . . . . . . . . 1,331,881 1,341,416 1,336,176 1,332,226 83,768 80,802 78,167 75,565 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.7

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,751,795 4,800,864 4,818,027 4,839,597 292,390 258,813 261,024 265,851 6.2 5.4 5.4 5.5

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674,673 684,334 687,550 690,318 26,199 21,621 21,195 21,531 3.9 3.2 3.1 3.1

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791,276 806,356 806,579 806,479 32,800 31,406 31,080 30,557 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.8

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,493,008 6,575,740 6,607,449 6,645,148 384,786 412,538 420,015 429,633 5.9 6.3 6.4 6.5

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights1. . . 3,776,746 3,792,080 3,812,500 3,840,593 230,004 224,939 231,398 240,902 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.3

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,251,866 3,300,534 3,322,197 3,340,267 165,069 151,262 157,390 166,155 5.1 4.6 4.7 5.0

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,700,155 1,709,460 1,714,165 1,714,670 62,863 60,234 63,179 65,289 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.8

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,493,770 1,511,163 1,513,204 1,512,718 63,547 60,741 60,477 59,721 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.9

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,953,245 1,963,387 1,975,807 1,981,611 103,376 114,305 114,921 111,560 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.6

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,181,209 2,135,940 2,146,182 2,158,584 144,272 125,061 127,483 131,939 6.6 5.9 5.9 6.1

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684,075 673,900 673,726 674,344 31,455 25,673 24,008 22,996 4.6 3.8 3.6 3.4

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,140,015 3,163,339 3,167,606 3,174,169 167,200 153,378 149,179 148,102 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.7

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,586,810 3,563,214 3,570,026 3,581,535 181,621 166,417 158,975 155,800 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.4

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,739,382 4,797,955 4,829,858 4,856,444 272,618 237,378 232,780 232,260 5.8 4.9 4.8 4.8

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000,397 2,016,878 2,032,082 2,049,940 131,932 119,809 117,035 116,155 6.6 5.9 5.8 5.7

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,001,382 3,037,040 3,055,842 3,067,799 109,047 111,558 112,718 114,858 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,259,115 1,299,087 1,305,368 1,303,007 82,453 87,438 85,380 81,509 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.3

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,106,188 3,136,203 3,152,653 3,164,174 163,214 133,197 131,835 132,303 5.3 4.2 4.2 4.2

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520,983 523,872 524,281 524,935 21,156 21,657 22,116 22,410 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,009,795 1,017,866 1,018,160 1,019,185 28,648 30,645 30,501 30,503 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,417,904 1,433,083 1,431,288 1,432,579 98,515 89,444 84,995 83,192 6.9 6.2 5.9 5.8

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741,503 740,532 742,112 744,190 27,177 21,581 20,210 19,297 3.7 2.9 2.7 2.6

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,545,099 4,561,881 4,565,949 4,579,089 279,635 207,077 198,367 200,603 6.2 4.5 4.3 4.4

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921,488 914,880 916,363 918,694 60,231 59,150 58,379 57,356 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.2

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,680,782 9,741,827 9,773,368 9,809,315 540,574 479,279 472,513 475,433 5.6 4.9 4.8 4.8

New York City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,198,946 4,229,249 4,240,774 4,252,883 256,654 224,643 226,976 233,091 6.1 5.3 5.4 5.5

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,735,590 4,797,872 4,823,194 4,857,347 272,935 266,407 266,049 265,918 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.5

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416,205 415,060 416,471 417,370 11,290 11,608 12,237 12,952 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.1

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,706,047 5,719,872 5,753,890 5,790,174 290,452 279,272 285,125 294,085 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.1

Cleveland-Elyria2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,032,474 1,019,979 1,024,693 1,031,335 54,847 44,372 46,272 50,225 5.3 4.4 4.5 4.9

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,835,337 1,853,975 1,862,135 1,869,890 77,909 75,527 77,806 81,745 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.4

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,949,661 2,004,629 2,018,429 2,031,907 111,575 102,324 96,725 91,949 5.7 5.1 4.8 4.5

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,417,585 6,449,845 6,471,026 6,501,476 339,865 296,014 300,045 316,695 5.3 4.6 4.6 4.9

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555,600 552,131 552,133 552,816 35,206 29,601 29,785 29,907 6.3 5.4 5.4 5.4

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,249,950 2,275,039 2,288,203 2,306,133 143,919 124,506 125,494 131,345 6.4 5.5 5.5 5.7

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451,624 453,737 454,451 454,469 14,602 12,635 12,272 11,569 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.5

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,056,802 3,092,211 3,121,396 3,138,902 182,104 165,456 153,753 141,921 6.0 5.4 4.9 4.5

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,025,343 13,167,773 13,215,921 13,273,740 569,889 594,240 574,855 577,214 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.3

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,453,184 1,474,912 1,478,561 1,483,699 51,166 49,547 50,123 51,380 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345,561 343,205 343,805 344,477 12,674 11,768 11,604 11,422 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.3

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,229,772 4,245,931 4,244,889 4,244,222 198,561 175,474 172,335 171,465 4.7 4.1 4.1 4.0

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,526,540 3,588,347 3,605,654 3,618,972 198,264 209,897 208,662 208,616 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.8

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,573,291 1,594,357 1,601,505 1,608,794 69,435 81,115 80,612 79,333 4.4 5.1 5.0 4.9

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 782,777 785,208 786,311 785,489 54,180 49,450 50,821 51,410 6.9 6.3 6.5 6.5

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,086,826 3,122,756 3,137,066 3,143,047 142,222 144,688 144,846 140,487 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306,653 303,251 302,096 301,114 12,107 14,162 14,981 15,688 3.9 4.7 5.0 5.2

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,129,681 1,138,127 1,135,692 1,133,638 137,889 135,432 132,563 134,037 12.2 11.9 11.7 11.8

1 Metropolitan division.

2 Metropolitan statistical area.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of

Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013, and are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the

following month.
LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

State and area

Civilian labor force Unemployed

February March Number Percent of labor force

2015 2016 2015 2016p

February March February March

2015 2016 2015 2016p 2015 2016 2015 2016p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,131,570 2,147,743 2,135,802 2,156,616 131,615 138,234 125,880 132,872 6.2 6.4 5.9 6.2

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360,580 356,996 360,272 356,048 26,620 27,521 25,525 26,069 7.4 7.7 7.1 7.3

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,133,491 3,218,024 3,131,692 3,229,454 193,087 166,531 188,589 164,059 6.2 5.2 6.0 5.1

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,315,170 1,353,789 1,319,136 1,359,339 80,002 63,908 74,931 54,674 6.1 4.7 5.7 4.0

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,961,776 19,038,779 18,949,567 19,028,171 1,300,871 1,080,055 1,266,911 1,057,110 6.9 5.7 6.7 5.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale1. . . . 5,047,623 5,018,670 5,031,686 5,007,468 374,483 278,494 359,608 251,025 7.4 5.5 7.1 5.0

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,819,395 2,869,557 2,815,057 2,874,645 132,489 95,252 129,458 100,838 4.7 3.3 4.6 3.5

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,880,162 1,878,896 1,881,804 1,894,143 122,447 112,608 115,209 117,318 6.5 6.0 6.1 6.2

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459,098 474,940 462,287 480,469 24,465 22,802 23,420 21,150 5.3 4.8 5.1 4.4

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386,773 394,707 384,644 393,956 29,285 27,214 27,213 24,883 7.6 6.9 7.1 6.3

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,604,057 9,721,773 9,619,505 9,747,653 536,157 457,565 518,916 456,281 5.6 4.7 5.4 4.7

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall1. . . . . . . . . . . 1,334,243 1,325,675 1,318,451 1,316,704 80,029 69,677 82,812 73,995 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.6

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,759,653 4,815,411 4,759,333 4,846,801 298,225 270,147 282,546 263,764 6.3 5.6 5.9 5.4

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673,270 688,184 674,969 690,002 26,153 21,230 25,468 21,890 3.9 3.1 3.8 3.2

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785,092 798,981 787,431 801,624 38,834 36,021 37,027 33,829 4.9 4.5 4.7 4.2

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,459,564 6,574,920 6,452,137 6,619,887 418,333 458,073 387,047 446,871 6.5 7.0 6.0 6.8

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights1. . . 3,760,303 3,826,799 3,752,950 3,860,110 244,373 256,919 225,301 253,677 6.5 6.7 6.0 6.6

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,226,977 3,309,986 3,229,254 3,319,627 180,807 179,886 169,205 182,287 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.5

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,696,609 1,711,877 1,696,622 1,708,089 75,235 77,671 70,287 72,506 4.4 4.5 4.1 4.2

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,490,508 1,505,241 1,490,192 1,501,817 68,192 63,674 67,379 60,726 4.6 4.2 4.5 4.0

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,948,539 1,961,048 1,956,705 1,972,042 113,735 124,033 110,519 115,140 5.8 6.3 5.6 5.8

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,156,317 2,129,030 2,166,163 2,156,004 139,552 122,484 139,234 132,192 6.5 5.8 6.4 6.1

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674,368 663,317 674,654 665,192 38,895 29,569 36,591 27,763 5.8 4.5 5.4 4.2

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,119,204 3,148,420 3,130,115 3,163,898 176,298 152,699 168,016 151,226 5.7 4.9 5.4 4.8

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,558,788 3,551,324 3,557,729 3,572,896 197,149 165,619 186,491 164,981 5.5 4.7 5.2 4.6

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,713,839 4,816,141 4,717,971 4,835,638 286,414 241,252 278,601 247,280 6.1 5.0 5.9 5.1

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,977,040 2,026,658 1,976,545 2,050,414 126,957 109,266 123,854 114,385 6.4 5.4 6.3 5.6

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,979,653 3,048,328 2,989,975 3,055,197 133,100 135,163 132,260 139,593 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.6

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,249,912 1,288,904 1,251,316 1,274,279 82,806 79,323 76,674 70,982 6.6 6.2 6.1 5.6

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,090,650 3,142,110 3,098,397 3,140,914 189,587 156,748 179,962 151,123 6.1 5.0 5.8 4.8

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515,857 520,774 518,490 522,300 25,346 26,504 24,706 25,786 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.9

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,003,320 1,014,032 1,006,544 1,020,705 31,627 32,959 31,019 33,220 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.3

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,418,699 1,425,852 1,417,027 1,433,445 102,603 80,637 98,659 85,036 7.2 5.7 7.0 5.9

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737,452 742,456 739,427 744,818 31,568 23,247 29,885 22,114 4.3 3.1 4.0 3.0

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,529,032 4,553,672 4,530,620 4,588,485 308,672 218,481 292,612 230,091 6.8 4.8 6.5 5.0

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922,108 918,432 918,430 916,878 61,534 58,245 60,504 56,013 6.7 6.3 6.6 6.1

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,643,117 9,748,023 9,632,056 9,775,383 604,613 522,626 552,367 505,766 6.3 5.4 5.7 5.2

New York City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,214,709 4,249,038 4,198,365 4,254,446 284,200 250,206 254,873 243,761 6.7 5.9 6.1 5.7

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,726,584 4,818,176 4,739,503 4,876,207 278,173 276,315 266,657 262,210 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.4

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411,892 413,465 412,560 414,432 13,977 15,484 14,120 16,154 3.4 3.7 3.4 3.9

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,661,782 5,716,088 5,663,340 5,766,389 318,038 320,627 295,828 312,669 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.4

Cleveland-Elyria2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,030,025 1,029,100 1,021,407 1,029,837 62,653 58,690 53,763 56,325 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.5

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,822,149 1,857,879 1,830,172 1,867,197 79,242 85,286 74,830 83,784 4.3 4.6 4.1 4.5

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,935,191 2,015,161 1,936,819 2,023,329 121,066 105,220 118,704 98,570 6.3 5.2 6.1 4.9

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,369,271 6,458,727 6,367,096 6,487,179 365,389 340,335 351,590 359,530 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.5

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550,981 547,792 550,308 549,076 39,452 34,296 37,949 32,796 7.2 6.3 6.9 6.0

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,233,796 2,277,575 2,236,752 2,307,000 147,219 127,560 133,893 129,551 6.6 5.6 6.0 5.6

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446,115 451,005 449,326 452,363 17,172 14,563 17,188 13,224 3.8 3.2 3.8 2.9

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,039,457 3,111,705 3,045,237 3,114,421 183,779 138,715 175,685 129,418 6.0 4.5 5.8 4.2

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,001,418 13,221,950 13,013,634 13,273,913 578,212 566,458 557,383 591,456 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.5

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,449,583 1,475,496 1,451,219 1,482,953 58,083 56,769 54,802 56,121 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.8

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343,724 343,282 343,884 344,174 13,918 12,532 13,743 11,900 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.5

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,233,936 4,215,927 4,242,173 4,237,377 212,019 178,753 201,523 176,495 5.0 4.2 4.8 4.2

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,527,209 3,615,858 3,526,657 3,622,597 223,803 227,619 203,610 217,164 6.3 6.3 5.8 6.0

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,575,605 1,613,687 1,575,528 1,614,253 71,579 79,471 69,235 77,849 4.5 4.9 4.4 4.8

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780,847 781,043 778,813 774,831 61,512 60,992 59,439 56,012 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.2

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,078,862 3,127,565 3,071,974 3,115,192 170,314 172,189 163,465 156,715 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.0

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303,743 298,674 305,469 299,015 13,234 16,849 13,685 17,111 4.4 5.6 4.5 5.7

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,135,899 1,141,957 1,139,374 1,134,278 128,759 133,164 143,846 138,455 11.3 11.7 12.6 12.2

1 Metropolitan division.

2 Metropolitan statistical area.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of

Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013, and are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the

following month.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016p

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016p

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016p

Alabama2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,936.1 1,955.1 1,958.8 1,959.7 79.7 82.9 81.5 80.8 – – – –

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340.0 339.2 339.6 338.2 18.4 16.7 17.2 16.8 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.2

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,612.4 2,683.1 2,688.9 2,694.0 125.8 131.8 132.5 133.7 156.8 161.7 159.6 159.2

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,197.9 1,222.9 1,227.8 1,223.9 47.6 49.2 50.1 48.6 155.3 154.6 155.2 153.2

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,900.1 16,270.1 16,316.8 16,320.9 713.1 748.4 760.1 752.7 1,290.3 1,286.6 1,287.2 1,285.6

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,523.3 2,582.3 2,588.8 2,594.3 147.6 154.6 154.6 158.5 140.4 144.9 143.9 143.6

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,670.6 1,681.2 1,685.3 1,685.6 57.0 58.1 58.1 57.0 158.9 158.8 159.9 159.7

Delaware3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446.2 457.5 456.6 457.9 20.4 21.7 21.5 21.6 27.0 27.8 27.9 27.8

District of Columbia2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 764.6 775.2 775.0 774.5 14.0 14.7 14.5 14.5 – – – –

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,014.5 8,235.8 8,245.8 8,248.8 420.3 446.2 445.1 447.8 339.3 349.2 349.1 346.4

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,229.1 4,330.2 4,346.5 4,359.1 163.1 172.5 174.3 178.6 375.9 386.3 385.6 385.8

Hawaii3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634.4 644.3 648.6 653.0 33.5 38.5 39.2 40.5 14.1 14.1 14.3 14.0

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667.8 689.2 691.0 691.8 38.5 39.2 40.2 40.1 61.2 63.0 63.6 63.7

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,929.1 5,975.7 5,994.3 6,009.0 210.4 218.0 215.4 219.5 582.7 577.1 578.3 575.2

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,019.6 3,065.4 3,067.5 3,058.5 125.4 132.6 132.6 130.3 517.5 520.3 517.4 515.9

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,560.1 1,580.6 1,573.8 1,575.4 78.5 82.6 82.4 86.0 217.0 214.2 213.9 210.9

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,398.8 1,397.8 1,396.3 1,398.8 60.7 59.0 57.6 57.3 162.4 162.5 161.2 161.0

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,871.4 1,904.9 1,904.6 1,908.3 74.1 76.1 77.7 76.6 239.2 243.8 242.9 243.1

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,991.3 1,983.2 1,978.2 1,978.1 139.1 148.0 144.0 146.1 146.0 140.3 140.1 139.0

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608.6 614.6 613.0 614.6 26.2 27.8 27.0 26.8 50.5 51.3 50.6 51.1

Maryland3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,641.2 2,684.1 2,684.3 2,703.6 152.7 159.6 160.2 163.6 103.7 106.8 107.5 106.6

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,476.0 3,516.6 3,530.5 3,537.4 134.1 147.1 147.6 150.1 250.8 250.9 250.3 250.2

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,223.5 4,307.4 4,315.3 4,320.8 148.0 151.8 155.3 156.2 582.2 599.6 596.0 595.4

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,845.5 2,870.7 2,879.4 2,876.5 113.1 117.7 121.7 120.1 318.1 316.7 316.4 317.4

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,125.9 1,140.1 1,144.5 1,146.6 46.3 46.5 46.7 47.8 140.5 143.9 145.1 143.7

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,774.6 2,789.1 2,799.8 2,798.3 112.9 119.4 119.4 117.4 260.8 261.0 260.4 258.2

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461.3 462.4 464.3 464.7 26.8 27.7 27.3 27.4 19.1 19.5 19.6 19.8

Nebraska3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,002.1 1,016.3 1,013.9 1,018.5 49.8 51.0 50.2 50.8 97.9 98.2 98.0 97.2

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,247.7 1,273.5 1,276.7 1,283.2 67.9 73.4 72.8 75.8 41.8 42.6 42.8 42.7

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653.8 660.9 665.1 664.3 23.6 25.6 26.0 25.4 66.9 65.7 66.1 65.7

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,991.3 4,057.1 4,051.9 4,069.2 145.2 150.5 149.9 152.9 237.4 237.7 238.5 238.3

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 826.0 826.5 826.5 828.3 43.5 44.5 45.2 44.5 28.0 27.0 27.3 27.4

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,202.1 9,298.5 9,320.3 9,334.4 352.5 364.7 368.2 369.8 455.5 456.1 456.9 454.2

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,204.4 4,296.1 4,296.2 4,308.7 184.9 197.7 196.2 195.4 459.3 460.5 460.5 460.6

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461.0 445.5 441.2 440.3 36.2 31.5 31.1 30.5 25.8 24.6 24.4 24.6

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,399.1 5,465.3 5,475.5 5,493.8 197.9 207.2 209.2 208.2 685.6 692.9 691.2 686.9

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,670.1 1,667.6 1,669.8 1,664.0 77.3 80.3 81.1 81.2 140.3 132.3 130.5 128.8

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,764.7 1,812.0 1,819.4 1,823.3 82.4 85.4 87.7 86.8 185.2 189.0 188.9 188.2

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,810.7 5,855.1 5,876.4 5,891.7 228.3 229.6 228.3 234.3 569.6 567.6 565.7 564.9

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482.1 487.9 488.2 490.9 16.5 18.8 18.8 18.7 41.1 41.6 41.4 41.9

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,987.2 2,028.7 2,028.6 2,040.0 85.3 90.9 90.8 92.5 234.5 237.3 237.8 237.7

South Dakota3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427.9 431.5 432.3 432.3 23.5 24.0 23.7 24.3 42.9 41.5 41.5 41.4

Tennessee3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,859.0 2,952.4 2,951.5 2,950.8 114.4 126.1 126.2 124.7 329.3 340.0 340.6 341.4

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,774.0 11,962.3 11,971.0 11,959.0 676.8 694.3 688.0 687.3 891.8 862.6 856.7 854.2

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,366.0 1,399.3 1,407.3 1,411.0 83.5 87.4 87.6 88.8 123.1 124.5 125.0 125.5

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.7 316.3 315.9 316.1 15.2 16.2 16.2 16.6 30.9 30.5 30.5 30.2

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,813.2 3,901.5 3,916.3 3,921.2 180.6 182.4 184.0 183.0 232.2 232.4 231.8 230.7

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,132.0 3,209.3 3,222.7 3,231.7 172.2 177.5 182.0 183.1 291.2 290.1 288.1 288.6

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 766.2 759.3 758.6 761.0 32.8 31.3 31.0 32.4 48.1 47.9 47.8 47.4

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,883.2 2,911.3 2,922.9 2,934.4 108.3 112.6 113.6 114.9 468.8 470.7 470.4 474.6

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293.6 285.9 285.3 284.3 23.8 22.3 22.0 22.1 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.6

Puerto Rico3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906.3 892.3 892.0 893.3 26.6 22.8 23.2 23.1 74.7 72.6 72.2 72.1

Virgin Islands2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.8 37.4 37.3 37.6 – – – – – – – –

1

Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately.

2 Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot

be separated with sufficient precision.

3 Mining and logging is combined with construction.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and

will be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

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

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016p

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016p

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375.9 378.6 380.7 380.1 95.2 96.4 97.4 97.9 226.4 228.7 229.5 231.3

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.5 67.7 67.4 67.4 12.0 12.3 12.4 12.5 30.2 29.1 28.9 29.4

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501.3 512.3 513.1 512.7 192.2 202.1 203.7 205.8 392.2 411.6 411.5 408.6

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.5 256.2 258.9 256.5 49.0 49.9 49.3 49.2 135.8 140.3 140.0 142.9

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,916.0 2,982.6 2,975.1 2,986.2 791.3 799.4 798.7 801.9 2,468.3 2,530.8 2,531.6 2,531.2

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443.2 447.8 448.5 448.5 157.5 162.2 161.4 161.7 396.7 406.5 404.3 403.5

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295.9 298.5 298.5 299.8 129.9 131.5 130.9 130.8 216.1 216.9 216.6 216.9

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.8 80.9 82.2 83.4 46.4 46.7 46.5 46.8 59.6 63.1 62.1 61.1

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.6 33.4 33.6 33.2 30.4 30.7 30.4 30.8 160.5 162.4 162.9 163.4

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,668.1 1,702.1 1,706.0 1,708.0 530.4 543.3 546.7 548.7 1,202.7 1,256.6 1,249.3 1,249.9

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 897.7 918.1 924.7 925.8 233.2 238.7 238.7 238.9 633.6 659.1 663.9 662.9

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119.4 119.2 119.9 119.6 28.1 28.4 28.5 28.7 83.3 84.2 84.1 85.4

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.3 138.8 139.1 138.2 33.2 34.0 33.8 34.0 80.5 83.4 84.0 83.6

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,193.7 1,202.3 1,207.7 1,210.5 378.2 378.2 377.6 380.8 914.1 915.6 922.7 921.3

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579.8 591.0 595.9 591.8 130.1 132.9 132.4 131.3 327.3 326.3 322.2 320.7

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.5 320.0 319.0 319.9 105.0 107.3 107.8 107.3 138.6 138.7 136.2 137.1

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264.0 263.7 264.2 266.7 79.4 80.4 80.6 79.8 178.4 177.0 176.8 179.1

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383.7 396.2 396.1 400.3 91.8 94.3 93.7 93.7 213.2 221.0 217.0 219.7

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393.9 393.8 395.2 393.3 92.4 89.1 89.9 89.5 213.2 207.8 208.5 208.3

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119.5 119.5 119.4 119.6 30.5 31.2 31.0 31.1 64.2 65.0 64.5 64.2

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459.4 466.4 468.1 467.3 145.5 148.3 148.2 147.8 425.8 435.8 430.1 438.0

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566.8 569.9 571.0 572.5 218.0 219.5 222.1 221.0 528.8 537.0 540.4 539.0

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769.2 774.8 778.1 779.4 204.8 213.5 212.6 212.9 633.8 649.9 649.6 654.0

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522.4 522.3 525.5 526.2 180.2 182.8 183.9 184.3 356.3 356.2 354.0 355.5

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223.2 227.6 229.1 230.2 43.5 43.6 43.2 43.3 103.3 102.2 102.5 102.5

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529.4 529.3 531.5 533.7 165.8 167.6 168.4 169.8 363.8 370.9 373.1 372.3

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.5 95.6 95.4 95.3 23.9 23.7 23.9 24.0 40.5 40.6 40.3 40.4

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206.1 206.8 206.3 207.7 71.2 72.6 72.7 72.3 115.9 118.8 118.4 119.7

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237.2 244.6 245.4 245.6 58.8 58.4 59.6 59.9 163.0 169.0 170.3 169.2

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.5 138.3 139.7 140.3 35.1 36.9 36.3 36.6 75.9 77.1 77.1 77.0

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 848.2 865.3 867.1 870.0 247.5 251.7 254.0 255.0 644.9 659.4 651.4 653.0

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139.8 136.2 136.2 136.9 33.2 33.2 33.0 32.5 99.5 100.2 99.3 99.6

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,570.7 1,582.3 1,583.6 1,581.7 702.0 705.9 706.8 708.6 1,252.0 1,278.5 1,274.8 1,276.7

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 789.4 808.8 810.2 816.8 216.1 221.1 220.2 220.3 580.0 601.3 604.5 608.4

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106.4 100.7 99.0 98.2 24.6 23.9 23.8 23.5 36.2 37.3 36.4 36.6

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,011.1 1,019.8 1,024.8 1,026.3 291.2 293.3 297.2 298.3 712.7 711.6 711.0 718.0

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306.1 307.2 307.7 307.0 79.7 81.0 80.8 79.9 186.3 183.8 183.9 181.5

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333.6 336.6 338.7 340.9 94.1 96.8 97.1 96.9 225.7 234.5 236.4 237.6

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,117.9 1,125.9 1,132.4 1,136.2 315.6 318.5 319.9 320.1 772.1 780.9 784.9 784.5

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.8 75.6 75.6 75.5 32.7 33.4 33.3 33.6 62.9 65.7 65.5 66.3

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381.2 385.7 388.8 392.7 96.6 97.2 97.0 97.0 257.7 272.2 266.4 270.2

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.1 89.4 89.9 89.9 29.6 29.8 29.9 29.8 30.5 31.4 31.6 31.0

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595.2 616.4 617.7 618.1 146.6 150.8 151.1 151.6 386.1 405.2 401.5 401.7

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,374.5 2,419.7 2,423.9 2,424.7 714.2 733.9 731.7 731.2 1,582.8 1,609.6 1,615.4 1,609.4

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261.3 267.8 269.0 270.0 78.2 81.7 81.7 82.3 191.6 193.3 194.2 193.5

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.8 55.9 55.9 56.2 12.0 12.3 12.1 12.2 26.8 28.0 27.8 27.9

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647.7 667.2 668.2 675.3 196.7 199.7 200.3 201.7 687.3 715.6 722.1 717.8

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585.6 602.1 606.1 610.4 146.5 150.6 150.6 150.6 383.8 396.6 398.5 400.7

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.1 135.1 135.3 134.9 36.4 37.0 36.7 36.9 67.4 66.6 66.4 66.9

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529.2 536.6 541.9 542.5 150.9 151.3 152.4 152.2 310.9 314.5 311.9 316.0

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.4 55.5 54.9 54.6 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.7 18.4 18.2 18.7 18.3

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.8 173.3 175.0 175.2 42.1 41.8 41.4 41.5 112.8 110.4 110.6 110.7

Virgin Islands1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.1 – – – – – – – –

1 Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are 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.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016p

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016p

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225.2 229.9 231.8 231.4 187.9 192.1 192.7 192.4 376.3 375.4 374.9 375.1

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.0 47.9 48.1 48.5 34.8 34.7 34.9 33.8 82.0 81.9 81.7 81.7

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392.5 407.9 409.1 411.3 296.0 303.2 303.3 305.7 410.1 403.2 407.5 408.4

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.5 178.3 178.8 179.3 109.6 116.0 117.3 115.9 212.5 213.3 213.1 212.8

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,417.9 2,506.6 2,517.0 2,522.6 1,807.7 1,867.3 1,885.6 1,882.4 2,444.4 2,481.9 2,488.6 2,491.2

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309.4 316.8 320.5 320.4 308.7 325.9 329.1 332.9 413.4 420.6 422.4 422.6

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326.0 325.1 329.1 329.2 150.9 154.9 155.0 155.5 239.2 238.3 237.5 237.8

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.4 77.0 76.7 77.0 48.1 51.3 51.3 51.6 66.3 65.7 64.9 65.2

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129.0 129.0 128.6 128.8 72.6 75.7 75.8 75.1 237.7 239.9 240.7 239.7

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,187.3 1,221.0 1,225.1 1,228.9 1,117.9 1,159.9 1,161.7 1,154.8 1,078.2 1,082.7 1,088.3 1,087.2

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534.6 542.9 544.0 548.1 442.9 461.7 463.0 462.9 678.7 682.4 684.2 686.1

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.8 83.2 83.3 84.5 113.7 116.9 117.2 117.6 126.0 124.1 126.2 126.5

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.5 100.0 99.9 100.8 67.7 72.4 71.9 72.8 118.5 121.8 121.3 121.5

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891.2 909.8 911.4 912.8 568.1 584.5 587.3 593.6 828.3 830.0 831.3 833.1

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448.3 458.9 462.7 465.2 299.6 308.5 309.2 307.8 424.7 429.1 427.7 429.2

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223.8 227.5 229.2 228.4 139.5 143.9 141.5 141.8 255.4 256.7 255.2 255.3

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193.5 194.8 195.8 194.3 125.4 127.7 128.5 128.7 257.1 255.8 255.7 256.3

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262.1 269.4 273.3 272.3 184.6 187.9 189.1 189.3 319.1 316.3 315.0 313.4

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302.5 308.4 309.0 309.3 226.7 229.1 225.0 226.8 327.1 326.1 325.8 324.7

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.1 125.1 125.4 125.6 63.8 64.5 65.6 66.1 99.5 99.0 98.6 98.9

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434.1 434.1 440.0 441.5 264.7 275.6 274.0 279.6 502.9 503.4 500.5 503.0

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756.3 767.1 771.7 772.7 345.9 348.3 349.0 349.0 452.5 452.3 453.1 455.2

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648.0 660.5 658.4 659.1 411.5 425.5 430.2 428.2 594.3 597.6 599.8 600.7

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505.8 519.1 522.8 521.1 257.4 263.2 263.5 262.1 419.4 421.0 420.2 419.4

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.4 140.3 140.6 140.4 126.7 129.8 131.3 132.4 243.6 245.2 245.9 246.0

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443.3 452.5 455.0 452.5 289.8 284.6 290.4 293.1 435.6 431.3 429.9 428.6

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.0 73.2 74.3 74.6 62.1 61.1 61.5 61.2 90.3 90.1 91.0 91.0

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148.5 152.2 152.1 153.0 88.1 90.9 90.5 92.1 170.3 171.5 171.4 172.1

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119.8 124.1 125.1 126.2 341.1 339.7 340.9 343.6 153.9 158.2 156.0 156.7

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.3 118.5 120.0 119.9 68.2 69.1 70.0 70.3 90.9 90.4 89.9 89.2

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654.3 667.8 669.3 672.7 355.6 365.4 363.4 366.9 613.8 611.1 612.6 612.9

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.3 138.1 137.9 138.6 92.6 95.2 95.6 96.5 189.7 189.9 190.4 190.8

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,874.5 1,895.5 1,902.5 1,915.7 889.2 903.4 901.3 901.4 1,434.5 1,433.2 1,439.4 1,440.7

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571.1 576.8 575.6 578.6 454.3 470.2 469.6 470.6 718.9 723.6 724.1 722.6

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.0 62.0 61.4 61.7 40.5 41.0 40.1 40.2 80.6 82.2 82.8 83.3

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 899.3 916.6 919.2 924.6 534.4 554.1 552.5 552.3 768.5 766.9 770.3 777.2

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229.7 233.0 234.6 234.2 158.8 165.8 167.5 168.0 349.9 352.5 352.6 352.2

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254.8 265.2 266.4 266.6 189.3 195.6 195.5 196.2 299.0 304.5 305.0 305.9

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,185.6 1,192.6 1,206.8 1,210.2 540.5 558.6 559.2 562.2 704.4 706.2 705.0 705.4

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.4 103.3 104.7 104.6 55.6 57.1 57.0 58.1 60.4 60.3 60.1 60.0

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.5 239.6 240.2 241.0 236.6 238.2 239.7 239.8 358.9 363.7 362.4 362.5

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.0 69.3 69.7 70.0 45.9 47.0 47.1 46.9 77.7 77.4 77.6 77.7

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411.9 423.8 424.2 427.5 301.9 312.1 312.1 310.4 423.6 425.6 425.8 423.4

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,562.8 1,614.4 1,623.8 1,621.2 1,218.2 1,285.8 1,291.4 1,293.8 1,843.5 1,870.1 1,873.1 1,876.2

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.9 187.3 189.5 189.4 132.0 139.7 140.5 140.9 233.0 235.5 236.7 237.3

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.0 64.8 64.9 64.9 36.1 36.2 36.5 35.7 55.9 56.7 56.2 56.5

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505.7 522.0 524.2 522.0 378.0 393.4 394.2 397.8 709.6 711.0 711.5 713.0

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455.5 465.2 466.2 464.6 304.8 317.3 319.7 320.1 558.7 567.1 568.0 568.6

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128.3 128.8 128.4 129.1 74.1 73.5 74.1 74.9 151.4 151.7 151.8 152.0

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434.7 440.8 444.0 444.2 269.5 269.3 270.7 273.1 410.1 414.3 415.4 413.8

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.9 27.6 27.2 27.6 36.1 34.8 35.1 35.0 71.1 71.6 72.0 72.0

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.9 121.6 120.3 120.6 81.0 82.8 81.7 82.5 233.1 228.8 229.3 229.3

Virgin Islands1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8

1 Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are 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.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Total Mining and logging Construction

February March February March February March

2015 2016 2015 2016p

2015 2016 2015 2016p2015 2016 2015 2016p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,922.2 1,945.3 1,931.6 1,955.5 11.4 10.6 11.3 10.5 79.1 79.4 79.6 80.3

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325.6 326.1 328.1 327.1 17.5 15.9 17.7 15.5 15.3 14.4 15.9 14.4

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,620.9 2,700.4 2,628.3 2,712.6 12.7 11.4 12.6 11.5 123.8 131.7 124.7 133.7

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,193.3 1,219.3 1,195.0 1,223.9 8.7 7.0 8.4 7.1 46.2 47.7 46.0 47.5

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,770.9 16,226.2 15,860.2 16,298.6 29.0 25.5 28.9 25.0 687.6 739.4 698.2 739.3

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,499.1 2,569.8 2,509.4 2,581.4 34.5 27.4 33.1 26.4 140.6 146.3 141.9 152.2

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,641.9 1,656.6 1,648.8 1,664.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 50.7 51.9 51.5 52.1

Delaware1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434.5 446.1 439.2 450.8 – – – – 19.4 20.0 19.5 20.5

District of Columbia1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 759.8 770.9 762.2 773.3 – – – – 13.5 14.0 13.6 14.2

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,013.6 8,271.3 8,064.7 8,312.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 412.4 437.9 416.6 441.5

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,188.1 4,312.3 4,208.8 4,339.6 9.0 8.8 9.0 8.8 161.3 172.1 161.1 175.2

Hawaii1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633.4 647.8 637.0 654.2 – – – – 32.3 38.8 33.0 40.2

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652.6 677.6 659.9 682.8 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.1 34.5 36.2 36.0 37.5

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,819.9 5,888.7 5,853.2 5,932.3 9.4 8.8 9.4 8.9 181.8 187.4 190.0 199.0

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,973.2 3,017.8 2,995.9 3,030.6 6.7 6.0 6.8 6.0 112.3 116.5 116.5 120.3

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,532.1 1,549.3 1,542.3 1,558.4 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.0 66.8 71.8 69.3 76.1

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,387.8 1,382.2 1,393.1 1,391.5 9.3 7.6 8.9 7.4 56.1 52.7 58.3 54.2

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,843.9 1,872.7 1,853.5 1,892.2 15.1 12.1 14.6 12.0 68.8 70.2 70.0 73.2

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,987.9 1,966.4 1,989.1 1,973.6 52.4 40.7 51.0 40.3 137.5 142.1 138.9 144.9

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585.4 592.4 588.2 594.3 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.4 22.7 23.6 22.7 23.7

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,596.9 2,638.3 2,613.6 2,677.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 143.8 152.1 145.4 156.9

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,389.7 3,457.3 3,420.0 3,480.4 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 119.0 131.5 121.4 135.4

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,158.0 4,249.2 4,174.0 4,266.5 7.6 6.7 7.5 6.4 128.6 133.2 131.4 137.0

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,785.3 2,827.1 2,792.3 2,828.6 6.9 5.5 7.0 5.7 93.9 100.6 96.3 101.6

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,123.3 1,138.3 1,125.3 1,144.2 8.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 45.8 45.9 45.8 47.3

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,735.5 2,759.5 2,754.0 2,784.5 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.0 104.1 108.8 107.5 111.7

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448.8 451.2 452.6 454.7 8.6 6.7 8.4 6.7 22.7 22.7 23.7 23.8

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 985.9 998.5 993.2 1,008.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 43.3 44.3 45.1 46.2

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,234.1 1,266.7 1,242.7 1,277.6 14.3 13.5 14.3 13.3 65.7 71.0 65.8 73.2

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641.0 654.3 644.2 655.5 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 21.1 23.3 21.2 23.1

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,906.4 3,973.4 3,938.8 4,010.9 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 132.0 136.8 135.4 142.9

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 821.8 821.8 823.5 826.5 28.1 20.5 27.0 20.1 42.1 43.6 42.2 42.9

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,060.8 9,187.9 9,106.8 9,248.3 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.5 316.6 330.2 326.1 340.8

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,165.0 4,253.7 4,183.8 4,292.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 180.1 189.9 182.3 192.5

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455.2 433.6 453.6 435.0 28.6 17.7 26.8 17.4 31.4 26.1 31.1 26.1

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,295.5 5,375.8 5,322.3 5,419.4 14.8 11.6 14.7 11.4 173.9 182.8 179.2 187.9

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,663.6 1,656.9 1,665.6 1,660.9 60.4 47.7 58.0 46.9 76.2 78.7 76.2 79.8

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,740.9 1,799.8 1,750.7 1,810.2 7.6 7.2 7.6 7.2 77.7 82.7 78.7 83.3

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,737.0 5,792.0 5,761.0 5,833.4 36.8 27.8 36.3 27.4 205.8 204.7 211.5 216.0

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468.5 476.4 472.4 482.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 14.0 16.0 14.4 16.5

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,960.2 2,007.2 1,979.1 2,035.0 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.1 83.7 90.1 84.9 91.9

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416.2 421.1 419.5 423.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 18.6 19.3 19.7 20.4

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,831.7 2,924.0 2,845.6 2,937.2 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.3 106.4 116.7 106.8 117.7

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,720.2 11,899.4 11,741.3 11,923.1 301.0 243.4 291.5 236.3 673.2 684.2 673.1 681.7

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,350.4 1,395.6 1,361.0 1,405.4 11.1 9.5 10.9 9.5 77.7 82.1 79.8 84.8

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.1 317.3 310.5 315.5 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 12.8 13.5 12.8 13.7

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,766.5 3,861.4 3,780.0 3,888.5 9.3 8.3 9.2 8.2 172.9 177.8 175.2 178.9

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,084.2 3,183.1 3,106.5 3,203.9 6.3 5.6 6.2 5.6 163.3 174.0 166.2 177.0

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755.6 746.2 759.9 753.4 27.8 22.3 27.6 21.9 28.5 26.4 29.8 28.1

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,824.4 2,868.4 2,837.8 2,882.3 4.0 3.5 4.0 3.6 93.2 97.2 95.5 100.5

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286.1 276.9 286.9 277.4 26.6 21.0 25.7 20.3 21.0 19.1 21.5 19.8

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 902.1 893.4 908.6 895.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 25.4 22.5 25.8 22.5

Virgin Islands1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.0 37.6 38.3 37.8 – – – – 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5

1 Mining and logging is combined with construction.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information

February March February March February March

2015 2016 2015 2016p

2015 2016 2015 2016p2015 2016 2015 2016p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256.3 258.1 256.6 258.9 370.3 375.8 373.1 377.6 21.8 21.1 21.8 21.0

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.0 12.8 13.2 12.9 61.3 63.3 61.7 63.5 6.3 6.2 6.4 6.1

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156.6 158.8 156.5 158.9 497.9 511.6 498.7 511.2 45.4 47.4 44.4 47.7

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.6 154.1 155.2 152.7 245.5 255.1 246.7 254.8 13.2 13.8 13.1 13.8

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,277.1 1,275.0 1,280.9 1,276.7 2,874.1 2,938.9 2,879.0 2,947.4 475.6 493.7 479.4 494.2

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139.0 143.1 139.4 143.1 436.8 443.4 437.6 443.2 70.6 71.6 70.4 71.3

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158.0 158.2 158.4 158.6 290.1 291.6 291.3 294.7 32.1 33.5 32.2 33.6

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.8 27.6 26.8 27.6 78.8 79.8 79.1 81.2 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.8

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 31.3 33.2 31.3 33.0 16.7 17.0 16.7 17.0

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336.7 349.3 338.6 348.1 1,661.0 1,702.3 1,664.9 1,707.7 135.8 134.1 135.7 134.9

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374.8 385.8 375.7 386.5 884.1 914.4 888.4 918.9 104.1 101.6 104.2 103.1

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.1 14.1 14.0 13.9 118.6 118.5 118.9 118.9 8.6 8.8 8.6 8.8

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.4 62.7 60.7 62.9 131.7 135.9 133.1 135.4 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580.1 574.6 581.0 573.6 1,169.3 1,180.7 1,174.9 1,188.6 99.5 97.8 99.6 98.1

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513.6 513.3 515.7 513.4 567.1 582.9 570.1 582.1 33.8 32.2 33.8 31.7

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215.3 211.7 215.9 210.0 309.1 313.3 310.6 314.7 25.2 23.5 25.2 23.5

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.4 160.1 162.1 160.5 259.7 261.1 260.5 262.7 21.2 20.0 21.2 19.9

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238.4 241.8 238.7 241.9 377.3 388.6 379.4 394.6 25.4 24.4 25.3 24.4

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146.3 138.6 144.9 137.9 389.7 390.1 391.4 390.9 26.6 25.6 25.5 26.3

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.1 49.6 49.2 49.9 114.5 115.0 114.0 114.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.4

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.8 106.5 102.9 105.9 449.2 458.0 450.9 459.0 38.3 37.7 38.4 38.2

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.0 248.0 249.5 248.6 551.3 555.5 553.6 558.8 86.5 87.7 86.9 88.5

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577.9 594.6 577.1 594.1 750.7 760.4 752.9 761.2 56.3 56.7 56.3 56.6

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312.4 312.0 313.4 313.5 509.6 515.6 510.9 515.8 51.2 50.2 51.1 50.0

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140.5 144.2 140.4 143.4 221.0 226.6 221.2 228.1 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.5

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259.1 258.3 260.0 257.7 519.1 521.4 521.7 526.3 54.3 52.5 54.2 52.4

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.7 19.2 18.6 19.3 91.9 93.0 92.5 93.2 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.2

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.4 97.4 97.6 96.7 202.5 202.5 203.1 204.6 17.3 17.5 17.4 17.3

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.6 42.4 41.7 42.4 232.9 243.0 233.9 242.4 13.8 13.3 13.5 13.2

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.3 65.8 66.4 65.4 134.1 136.1 134.3 136.9 11.9 12.8 12.3 12.6

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235.3 237.3 236.0 237.1 829.4 851.2 833.3 855.7 73.8 74.4 73.8 74.7

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.4 26.7 27.5 26.9 138.0 134.7 138.2 135.4 12.2 11.9 12.6 12.2

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449.2 451.2 451.3 450.3 1,538.9 1,549.5 1,540.2 1,551.1 263.2 269.5 263.4 271.2

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456.8 458.4 458.0 458.6 775.3 797.6 780.3 809.1 74.7 74.8 74.8 74.1

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.3 24.0 25.3 24.1 105.7 97.4 105.2 96.9 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681.0 686.4 681.5 683.7 989.2 1,002.3 993.2 1,008.4 71.1 71.5 71.0 71.8

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.1 130.1 140.1 128.4 302.2 303.8 303.4 304.9 20.9 21.3 21.0 21.3

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181.4 186.1 182.3 185.7 326.2 332.5 327.3 334.3 32.4 34.4 32.5 34.5

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565.7 561.0 566.5 562.5 1,098.5 1,114.0 1,102.7 1,118.5 83.9 85.3 84.4 85.1

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.8 41.5 40.9 41.9 74.2 73.7 74.1 73.9 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.6

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.6 237.2 234.7 237.4 373.3 382.6 376.6 387.8 26.6 26.2 26.6 26.4

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.6 40.9 42.6 41.0 85.2 88.2 85.4 88.2 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.9

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328.9 339.4 328.8 340.2 585.8 609.5 588.1 610.8 43.5 43.2 43.5 43.5

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 893.7 855.1 889.3 851.8 2,346.4 2,398.3 2,351.4 2,403.0 198.1 200.5 198.2 198.9

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122.0 124.2 122.4 125.0 257.0 266.1 258.2 267.6 33.3 34.9 33.5 35.0

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.8 30.1 30.6 29.8 54.7 55.3 54.6 55.3 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.5

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230.4 229.6 231.0 229.9 635.1 655.6 635.6 662.9 69.5 69.1 69.2 68.7

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286.6 284.7 288.1 285.6 571.1 593.7 574.9 598.5 110.8 118.5 111.0 118.9

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.5 47.2 47.8 47.1 132.4 132.7 132.9 132.9 9.6 9.0 9.7 9.1

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463.0 467.8 463.9 470.3 514.3 527.3 517.4 528.5 48.1 48.1 47.8 48.0

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 9.5 9.5 9.4 54.8 53.7 55.2 53.5 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.4 72.4 74.6 72.4 171.8 174.7 172.6 174.5 19.9 20.6 20.3 20.6

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 8.3 8.0 8.4 8.2 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services

February March February March February March

2015 2016 2015 2016p

2015 2016 2015 2016p2015 2016 2015 2016p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.3 96.7 94.8 97.7 223.5 228.5 224.9 230.0 225.9 231.6 224.5 231.2

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.6 12.2 11.6 12.2 29.2 27.9 29.2 28.3 47.1 48.5 47.1 49.1

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191.7 203.8 192.0 205.4 391.0 409.2 390.5 407.8 392.4 410.6 393.4 412.9

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.7 49.0 48.7 48.9 137.2 139.3 136.1 142.6 173.3 179.1 173.5 179.9

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 786.5 797.5 787.4 801.3 2,440.9 2,517.9 2,455.1 2,524.2 2,426.8 2,528.2 2,436.9 2,543.4

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156.9 161.4 157.3 161.4 388.6 397.0 389.9 396.8 308.4 321.1 309.7 320.2

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128.7 130.2 129.0 130.4 211.4 210.6 211.9 211.8 326.2 330.1 325.3 329.4

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.0 46.4 46.1 46.7 57.9 60.7 58.1 60.5 74.4 76.6 74.4 76.9

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.4 30.2 30.5 30.5 159.3 161.6 159.5 162.7 130.6 131.8 130.9 131.9

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527.1 544.8 529.5 548.2 1,197.6 1,248.8 1,202.2 1,252.5 1,186.8 1,231.3 1,191.2 1,236.1

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231.7 237.3 232.2 237.5 625.3 652.9 629.7 656.3 533.3 545.1 534.4 548.9

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.9 28.5 28.1 28.5 83.0 83.9 83.5 85.5 80.8 83.3 81.5 84.8

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.7 33.3 32.9 33.7 77.9 81.1 78.8 81.9 96.2 100.1 96.9 101.0

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374.9 375.6 375.0 378.6 891.4 899.1 893.2 901.6 891.3 914.6 895.4 917.0

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128.6 131.6 129.0 130.0 316.4 312.9 320.3 314.7 450.6 465.8 451.9 467.9

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.0 107.0 104.5 106.5 135.1 133.3 135.7 133.7 225.0 231.2 226.7 231.4

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.7 79.9 79.0 79.4 175.8 173.4 176.2 176.4 193.2 194.8 192.9 193.8

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.1 93.5 91.3 93.6 206.5 211.6 208.0 216.0 261.9 272.7 262.5 273.2

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.0 89.6 92.1 89.4 212.5 206.7 213.3 207.9 302.6 308.7 302.7 309.7

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.0 30.5 30.0 30.7 62.3 62.2 62.3 62.1 123.1 126.0 123.7 126.1

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144.1 146.8 144.2 146.7 417.0 422.1 420.2 434.8 434.5 439.5 436.3 442.8

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215.5 219.5 215.6 218.0 512.1 526.7 515.3 526.1 754.2 774.6 761.1 779.5

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202.4 210.4 202.6 210.4 627.2 645.2 628.2 648.8 647.3 660.1 650.5 661.8

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178.7 182.2 178.6 182.5 348.0 348.8 347.6 347.9 505.5 523.2 506.3 523.1

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.3 42.9 43.3 43.1 103.4 102.2 103.2 102.2 137.8 141.5 138.0 141.3

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164.1 167.0 164.3 169.0 357.2 367.0 360.9 369.8 444.9 457.4 442.0 453.8

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.4 23.8 23.5 23.9 38.9 39.1 39.3 39.3 71.0 74.2 71.2 74.6

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.9 72.0 70.9 71.9 113.8 116.6 114.5 118.3 148.4 152.4 149.1 153.5

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.4 59.2 58.5 59.9 161.5 168.9 162.7 168.8 119.2 124.6 119.9 125.8

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.6 36.0 34.7 36.3 74.3 75.4 74.0 75.7 117.5 120.7 118.1 121.0

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244.0 251.3 245.1 253.3 626.6 631.5 634.0 637.1 651.5 668.8 657.4 675.7

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.2 33.0 33.2 32.5 98.5 98.5 98.4 99.2 131.9 138.1 132.1 138.9

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694.7 700.5 696.1 703.1 1,227.8 1,250.8 1,231.5 1,259.2 1,894.3 1,928.7 1,904.5 1,947.7

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213.9 216.6 214.3 217.1 573.8 596.5 574.1 603.9 571.8 578.2 570.9 581.6

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.3 23.6 24.4 23.4 35.6 35.7 35.3 36.2 60.0 61.3 60.1 62.0

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289.0 294.1 289.0 295.4 693.9 696.4 696.9 704.5 899.2 923.8 900.5 928.0

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.4 80.3 79.3 79.6 184.4 180.3 185.0 179.9 229.1 234.1 229.4 234.4

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.8 96.3 92.7 96.5 220.8 232.4 222.6 234.9 257.0 268.7 257.4 269.7

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313.5 316.3 313.5 316.9 757.0 768.7 759.1 769.7 1,198.6 1,217.9 1,198.1 1,222.8

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.5 33.0 32.7 33.3 59.9 62.6 60.7 63.5 105.8 106.2 106.9 107.2

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.3 96.5 95.7 96.6 253.4 262.2 255.7 268.2 232.3 240.6 233.1 242.2

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.3 29.7 29.4 29.6 29.7 30.7 30.0 30.2 68.5 69.8 69.0 70.6

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145.8 150.1 145.9 150.8 377.9 397.0 381.2 396.8 411.4 425.4 413.2 429.9

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710.0 726.4 711.2 727.8 1,575.1 1,594.4 1,575.6 1,593.5 1,555.7 1,623.1 1,559.2 1,622.5

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.4 81.6 77.7 81.8 186.6 189.4 188.7 189.7 181.8 191.5 182.4 191.7

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 12.0 11.8 12.1 25.9 26.7 25.9 26.7 62.8 65.1 63.2 65.2

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194.8 199.2 195.2 200.4 678.8 708.8 681.1 709.2 506.6 526.3 507.7 525.7

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145.3 149.5 145.4 149.3 375.1 391.4 379.3 396.2 457.6 468.2 458.2 467.1

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.1 36.4 36.3 36.7 66.5 65.4 66.5 66.3 128.3 128.6 128.6 129.5

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149.5 151.0 149.7 150.7 303.4 305.0 303.9 307.8 434.8 444.2 436.7 444.9

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 10.7 11.1 10.7 17.6 17.7 17.6 17.7 26.9 27.4 27.0 27.8

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.9 41.4 42.1 41.3 112.1 111.1 112.5 110.9 123.0 121.9 125.8 123.4

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

February March February March February March

2015 2016 2015 2016p

2015 2016 2015 2016p2015 2016 2015 2016p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.1 186.4 186.0 190.6 79.3 80.3 79.9 79.8 378.2 376.8 379.1 377.9

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.2 30.5 30.8 30.5 11.4 11.7 11.5 11.7 82.7 82.7 83.0 82.9

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297.2 304.7 303.6 312.0 88.3 89.6 88.7 90.0 423.9 421.6 423.2 421.5

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106.1 113.9 107.9 115.1 43.0 44.0 43.0 44.5 215.8 216.3 216.4 217.0

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,770.5 1,850.4 1,789.7 1,861.9 536.8 547.9 539.1 548.5 2,466.0 2,511.8 2,485.6 2,536.7

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305.4 328.7 309.2 334.1 101.6 104.0 102.0 104.2 416.7 425.8 418.9 428.5

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140.0 144.5 143.1 147.9 62.5 64.6 63.1 64.1 241.7 241.0 242.5 241.8

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.3 46.1 44.5 47.3 18.4 18.4 18.3 18.4 64.8 65.7 67.7 66.9

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.4 73.2 71.8 74.0 70.6 69.7 70.7 70.6 236.0 239.0 236.1 238.2

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,123.3 1,169.4 1,147.8 1,185.0 328.7 335.2 330.8 338.4 1,098.4 1,112.4 1,101.6 1,114.8

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428.1 448.7 436.5 456.4 153.6 156.9 153.9 157.4 682.8 688.7 683.7 690.6

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.2 116.8 113.8 117.4 26.6 26.9 26.9 27.1 128.3 128.2 128.7 129.1

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.8 69.1 65.1 70.5 22.8 23.7 23.0 23.8 119.9 123.0 120.8 123.8

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537.7 557.7 547.0 572.0 249.4 253.6 251.3 253.2 835.1 838.8 836.4 841.7

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284.4 293.4 290.7 299.6 124.6 126.9 125.7 127.3 435.1 436.3 435.4 437.6

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.7 133.3 134.1 136.2 58.5 62.6 58.9 63.2 259.5 259.8 259.3 261.1

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.9 122.9 122.7 125.2 47.9 47.9 47.5 48.1 262.6 261.8 263.8 263.9

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176.3 179.3 179.4 183.9 62.7 62.5 63.4 62.8 320.4 316.0 320.9 316.6

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224.1 223.0 226.5 226.0 73.3 73.6 73.5 73.9 330.9 327.7 329.3 326.4

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.3 54.5 53.5 55.5 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 101.1 100.5 102.0 101.5

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245.8 252.9 250.7 263.8 112.1 115.9 112.7 116.6 507.9 505.4 510.5 511.7

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313.4 317.6 321.4 324.2 128.6 131.9 131.1 134.0 459.2 463.4 463.2 466.4

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386.9 399.9 392.5 404.2 164.8 170.3 165.5 170.6 608.3 611.7 609.5 615.4

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240.8 247.4 243.6 248.1 112.2 114.7 112.9 114.6 426.1 426.9 424.6 425.8

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.3 127.7 125.7 130.1 39.5 39.1 39.6 39.6 245.6 247.5 246.4 248.3

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270.9 269.6 278.6 283.3 113.2 114.8 113.9 116.1 444.6 438.9 446.8 440.4

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.4 57.4 59.3 58.1 17.8 17.4 17.9 17.5 91.0 91.4 91.9 92.1

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.5 85.7 85.8 89.0 36.8 36.8 36.9 36.4 171.0 172.4 171.7 173.1

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335.8 336.1 339.7 342.0 35.4 36.1 35.8 36.5 155.5 158.6 156.9 160.1

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.5 64.3 63.1 64.6 24.5 25.8 24.7 25.9 93.3 93.3 94.5 93.2

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324.1 330.9 331.0 339.4 164.7 166.6 166.2 168.6 623.6 623.3 625.3 625.1

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.9 93.1 90.9 95.7 27.8 28.2 27.7 28.3 192.7 193.5 193.7 194.4

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 835.6 850.0 846.1 861.2 395.4 405.0 397.1 405.7 1,440.5 1,448.1 1,445.8 1,453.5

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431.4 442.9 438.9 453.0 147.7 153.4 148.5 154.9 734.0 739.9 736.2 742.3

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.4 39.3 39.6 39.7 16.8 17.6 16.9 17.5 81.5 84.3 82.3 85.1

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498.1 514.6 509.7 526.5 208.9 214.0 210.3 216.8 776.4 778.3 776.3 785.0

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.5 162.4 156.7 166.0 61.1 61.4 61.9 61.9 354.3 356.8 354.6 357.8

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181.2 187.3 184.1 190.2 59.5 61.3 59.7 61.6 304.3 310.9 305.8 312.3

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506.3 521.3 515.5 535.2 251.2 256.5 253.1 258.0 719.7 718.5 720.3 721.3

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.6 51.5 50.6 53.2 22.2 22.4 22.5 22.9 60.9 60.7 60.9 60.8

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222.5 227.0 231.3 236.1 72.4 74.3 73.6 76.0 362.2 366.4 363.0 368.3

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.1 42.4 42.8 42.8 15.6 15.2 15.6 15.2 78.0 78.2 78.4 78.6

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289.2 297.1 294.8 302.4 105.7 107.7 106.2 108.4 432.7 433.6 432.7 432.4

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,191.6 1,256.8 1,212.2 1,285.1 410.7 419.5 412.5 422.0 1,864.7 1,897.7 1,867.1 1,900.5

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130.1 139.6 132.6 142.4 38.4 37.6 38.7 37.7 235.0 239.1 236.1 240.2

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.7 39.9 37.9 38.1 10.0 10.4 10.2 10.4 58.1 59.1 58.0 59.0

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356.4 368.4 363.0 382.0 194.0 200.0 195.5 201.2 718.7 718.3 717.3 721.4

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291.9 306.8 296.4 310.7 112.8 116.6 114.1 117.8 563.4 574.1 566.7 577.2

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.0 70.7 72.1 72.3 54.7 54.9 54.9 55.0 153.2 152.6 153.7 154.5

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248.5 250.7 253.1 255.5 145.6 148.7 146.9 148.9 420.0 424.9 418.9 423.6

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.2 31.8 33.4 31.6 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.1 71.1 72.3 72.0 72.8

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.7 81.5 81.3 82.4 17.9 17.6 18.0 17.7 234.5 229.2 235.0 229.7

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.4 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are

preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.
TEXAS

N.M.

CALIF.

MONT.

NEV.

ARIZ.

ORE.

S.D.

WYO.

COLO. KAN. MO.

N.D.

NEB.

UTAH

GA.

ILL.

MINN.

LA.

IDAHO

FLA.

PA.

WIS.

N.Y.

OKLA.

N.C.

KY.

ALA.

VA.

ARK.

WASH.

IOWA

MISS.

IND.

OHIO

S.C.

MICH.

TENN.

W.VA.

VT. 

MD.

HAWAII

ALASKA

Pacific

Mountain

West

North Central

East

North Central

New England

Middle

Atlantic

East

South Central

West

South Central

Map 1. Unemployment rates by state, seasonally March 2016

(U.S. rate = 5.0 percent)