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For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT

Friday, October 21, 2005

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: SEPTEMBER 2005

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in September, with the exceptions of

Louisiana and Mississippi, the two states most affected by Hurricane Katrina. Overall, 31 states registered

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

4 states had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. In

contrast, jobless rates were lower over the year in 29 states and the District of Columbia, higher in 18 states,

and unchanged in 3 states. The national unemployment rate rose from 4.9 percent in August to 5.1 percent

in September, but was down by 0.3 percentage point over the year.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 28 states in September and decreased in 22 states and the

District of Columbia. Florida experienced the largest employment gain (+17,700), followed by New York

(+16,700), Texas (+15,100), Indiana (+9,200), Pennsylvania (+8,300), and Michigan (+8,100). Nebraska

and Nevada posted the largest over-the-month percentage increases in employment (+0.6 percent each),

followed by New Mexico and North Dakota (+0.4 percent each) and Alaska, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland,

and Tennessee (+0.3 percent each). The impact of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in late

August, caused large employment decreases in Louisiana (-251,000) and Mississippi (-59,700). (See the

note below on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.) Other states with employment decreases of 10,000 or greater

were: California (-23,700), Missouri (-16,000), Georgia (-10,800), Washington (-10,600), and North Carolina (-10,500). The largest over-the-month percentage losses in employment were reported in Louisiana

(-13.0 percent), Mississippi (-5.3 percent), Maine (-0.7 percent), Missouri (-0.6 percent), and Montana,

Washington, and the District of Columbia (-0.4 percent each).

 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Data for September are the first from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program and the first for states and areas from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey to

reflect the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast on August 29 with catastrophic effects in parts of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

For the September LAUS estimates, BLS and its state partners made a number of modifications to the standard estimating procedures to better reflect the employment and unemployment

situation. These include: (1) allowing the state labor force estimates for Louisiana and Mississippi

to reflect the effects of Katrina by overriding the built-in feature of the methodology that smoothes

over large shifts in key inputs—unemployment insurance claims and nonfarm wage and salary employment; (2) developing labor force estimates for the New Orleans metropolitan area using an
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alternative to the model-based method; and (3) not publishing labor force estimates for the parishes

within the New Orleans metropolitan area or cities within those parishes where the quality of input

data was severely compromised by the hurricane.

For the September CES estimates, several modifications to the usual estimation procedures

were adopted to better reflect employment in Katrina-affected areas. The changes included:

(1) modification of procedures to impute employment counts for survey nonrespondents in the

most heavily impacted areas; (2) adjustments to sample weights for sample units in the more

broadly defined disaster area to compensate for lower-than-average survey response rates; and

(3) modification of the adjustment procedure for the business net birth/death estimator to reflect

likely changes in business birth/death patterns in the disaster areas.

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the September data collection period. As a result,

response rates for the CES survey were lower than normal in some areas. However, because

the reference period occurred before Hurricane Rita struck, the impact of this storm on measures

of employment was negligible.

CES estimates for metropolitan areas are always made available to the public at http://

www.bls.gov on the day of issue of the Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news

release. CES estimates for metropolitan areas normally do not appear in print until about one or

two weeks later with the release of the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news

release. However, due to intense interest in estimates for areas affected by Hurricane Katrina,

CES data for several metropolitan areas in Gulf Coast states are included in this release.

For more information on LAUS and CES procedures and estimates for September 2005,

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

home.htm or call (202) 691-6392 for information about the LAUS program, and (202) 691-6559

for information about the CES survey.

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

The Midwest and South reported the highest jobless rates, 5.3 percent each. The South was the only

region to post a statistically significant rate change from August (due largely to Hurricane Katrina). The

Northeast again recorded the lowest unemployment rate in September, 4.9 percent, followed by the West

at 5.1 percent. Three regions registered significant unemployment rate decreases over the year—the West

(-0.6 percentage point), Midwest (-0.4 point), and Northeast (-0.2 point). (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the highest jobless rates were posted in the West South Central,

6.4 percent, East North Central, 5.7 percent, and East South Central, 5.6 percent. The two divisions to

register statistically significant unemployment rate increases from August were the West South Central

(+1.3 percentage points) and East South Central (+0.4 point). Louisiana is located in the West South

Central division, and Mississippi is located in the East South Central division. The lowest unemployment

rates in September were reported in the West North Central, 4.3 percent, and South Atlantic, 4.5 percent.

No division had a statistically significant unemployment rate decrease from August. From September 2004,

the West South Central division posted the only statistically significant jobless rate increase (+0.7 percentage

point). The largest over-the-year rate declines were registered by the Pacific (-0.9 percentage point) and

West North Central (-0.7 point). The Middle Atlantic and East North Central divisions also recorded

significant rate declines (-0.4 and -0.3 percentage point, respectively).
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State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In September, Louisiana posted the highest state jobless rate, 11.5 percent, followed by Mississippi, 9.6

percent. These were the two states hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina. Hawaii continued to report the lowest

state unemployment rate, 2.7 percent; the next lowest rates were recorded in Florida, Idaho, and Virginia,

3.5 percent each. Two of these states—Florida and Idaho—reported the lowest unemployment rates in their

series in September. (All state series begin in 1976.) Six other states registered unemployment rates below

4.0 percent. Overall, 16 states had unemployment rates that were significantly below the U.S. rate in

September, 8 states and the District of Columbia recorded measurably higher rates, and 26 states had rates

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

Louisiana and Mississippi reported the largest unemployment rate increases from August. Louisiana’s

over-the-month rate increase (+5.7 percentage points) was the largest of any state since these series began

in 1976, while Mississippi’s (+2.7 points) equaled the previous record. Eight other states—Arkansas, Iowa,

Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Texas—had significant unemployment rate

increases from August. Two states registered over-the-month jobless rate decreases that were statistically

significant in September—Oregon (-0.5 percentage point) and Maryland (-0.3 point). Thirty-eight states and

the District of Columbia reported jobless rates in September that were not appreciably different from those of

a month earlier.

Over the year, Louisiana posted the largest unemployment rate increase from last September (+5.8 percentage points), followed by Mississippi (+2.9 points). Six other states posted significant unemployment rate

increases. Alabama experienced the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease (-1.6 percentage

points), followed by Florida (-1.3 points) and Oregon (-1.2 points). Fourteen additional states recorded

statistically significant jobless rate declines. The District of Columbia also reported a measurable jobless rate

decrease from a year ago (-2.4 percentage points). Twenty-five states recorded jobless rates that were not

appreciably different from those of September 2004, even though some states had changes that were as large

numerically as those with statistically significant changes. (See table B.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Between August and September, the measured changes in employment were statistically significant in

seven states. Two states—Nevada (+7,800) and Nebraska (+5,300)—registered gains in employment,

while five had declines—Louisiana (-251,000), Mississippi (-59,700), Missouri (-16,000), Washington

(-10,600), and Maine (-4,200). (See tables C and 5.)

Over the year, the measured changes in employment were statistically significant in 34 states and the

District of Columbia. All had gains in employment except for Louisiana (-228,900), Mississippi (-49,100),

and Michigan (-38,200). The largest gains were reported in Florida (+277,700), California (+226,300),

Texas (+142,500), and Arizona (+96,000). Four states and the District of Columbia experienced statistically

significant employment gains that were less than 15,000: Nebraska (+14,500), New Hampshire (+13,300),

the District of Columbia (+9,200), Wyoming (+8,200), and North Dakota (+5,500). (See table D.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment for Selected Metropolitan Areas (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Thirteen metropolitan statistical areas in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi contained one or more

counties or parishes designated by FEMA as disaster counties after Hurricane Katrina. (Because monthly

data for metropolitan areas are not adjusted for seasonal variations, the changes in employment are presented

on an over-the-year basis.) Of the thirteen areas, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La., reported the largest
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 Use of Error Measures in the Regional and State News Release

With the release of data for January 2005, the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)

program introduced several improvements to its methodology. Among these was the

development of model-based error measures for the monthly estimates and the estimates of

over-the-month changes. These error measures allow data users and the Bureau of Labor

Statistics to consider statistical significance when analyzing and describing the LAUS data. Error

measures for the nonfarm payroll employment data had been available prior to January 2005,

although they were not used in the analysis of those data in this release.

The introductory section of this release preserves the long-time practice of highlighting the

direction of the movements in state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll employment

regardless of their statistical significance. The remainder of the analysis in the release takes the

statistical significance of monthly and annual changes into consideration.

loss of jobs over the year, with a decline of 232,000, followed by Gulfport-Biloxi, Miss. (-30,500), Pascagoula, Miss. (-6,000), Hattiesburg, Miss. (-2,700), Jackson, Miss. (-2,300), Monroe, La. (-1,300), and

Baton Rouge, La. (-800). All of the other areas reported small employment gains over the year. The largest

over-the-year percentage losses in employment occurred in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La. (-38.0 percent), Gulfport-Biloxi, Miss. (-26.7 percent), and Pascagoula, Miss. (-11.1 percent). (See table E.)

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

on November 2. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for October is scheduled

to be issued on November 22.
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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that of the U.S., September 2005, seasonally adjusted

State September 2005

United States ......................... 5.1

Alabama ................................ 4.0

Alaska ................................... 6.8

Delaware ............................... 4.1

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

Florida .................................. 3.5

Hawaii ................................... 2.7

Idaho .................................... 3.5

Louisiana ............................... 11.5

Maryland ............................... 4.1

Michigan ............................... 6.4

Minnesota ............................. 3.8

Mississippi ............................. 9.6

Nebraska .............................. 3.9

Nevada ................................. 4.2

New Hampshire .................... 3.8

New Jersey ........................... 4.3

North Dakota ........................ 3.6

Ohio...................................... 5.8

Oregon.................................. 6.1

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

South Dakota ........................ 3.9

Texas .................................... 5.7

Vermont ................................ 3.7

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

Wyoming ............................... 4.1

 p = preliminary.

p
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from

September 2004 to September 2005, seasonally adjusted

State September

 2004

 September

 2005

Over-the-year

 rate change

Alabama ................................ 5.6 4.0 -1.6

Alaska ................................... 7.5 6.8 -.7

California ............................... 6.1 5.1 -1.0

Connecticut ........................... 4.7 5.2 .5

District of Columbia .............. 8.5 6.1 -2.4

Florida .................................. 4.8 3.5 -1.3

Georgia ................................. 4.8 5.3 .5

Hawaii................................... 3.1 2.7 -.4

Idaho .................................... 4.6 3.5 -1.1

Iowa ..................................... 4.9 4.5 -.4

Kansas.................................. 5.4 5.0 -.4

Kentucky .............................. 4.9 5.7 .8

Louisiana ............................... 5.7 11.5 5.8

Maine .................................... 4.7 5.3 .6

Michigan ............................... 7.1 6.4 -.7

Minnesota ............................. 4.5 3.8 -.7

Mississippi............................. 6.7 9.6 2.9

Missouri ................................ 5.9 4.8 -1.1

New York ............................ 5.6 5.2 -.4

Oregon.................................. 7.3 6.1 -1.2

Pennsylvania .......................... 5.6 4.8 -.8

Rhode Island ......................... 5.0 5.6 .6

South Dakota ........................ 3.5 3.9 .4

Texas .................................... 6.0 5.7 -.3

Utah ...................................... 5.2 4.6 -.6

Washington ........................... 6.0 5.6 -.4

 p = preliminary.

p p
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Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from

August 2005 to September 2005, seasonally adjusted

State August

 2005

 September

 2005

Over-the-month

 change

Louisiana ................................. 1,935,600 1,684,600 -251,000

Maine ...................................... 620,600 616,400 -4,200

Mississippi............................... 1,136,700 1,077,000 -59,700

Missouri .................................. 2,742,500 2,726,500 -16,000

Nebraska ................................ 934,900 940,200 5,300

Nevada ................................... 1,231,600 1,239,400 7,800

Washington ............................. 2,776,400 2,765,800 -10,600

 p = preliminary.

p p
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Alabama ................................ 1,903,400 1,932,200 28,800

Arizona ................................. 2,393,900 2,489,900 96,000

California ............................... 14,581,400 14,807,700 226,300

Colorado ............................... 2,185,500 2,232,200 46,700

Connecticut ........................... 1,652,400 1,670,100 17,700

District of Columbia .............. 671,200 680,400 9,200

Florida .................................. 7,527,800 7,805,500 277,700

Hawaii ................................... 585,700 603,900 18,200

Idaho .................................... 590,100 611,700 21,600

Illinois.................................... 5,802,100 5,869,300 67,200

Indiana .................................. 2,938,100 2,968,800 30,700

Iowa ..................................... 1,457,000 1,478,500 21,500

Kentucky .............................. 1,798,600 1,823,000 24,400

Louisiana ............................... 1,913,500 1,684,600 -228,900

Maryland ............................... 2,523,600 2,578,300 54,700

Massachusetts ....................... 3,180,400 3,209,100 28,700

Michigan ............................... 4,399,000 4,360,800 -38,200

Minnesota ............................. 2,689,700 2,723,700 34,000

Mississippi ............................. 1,126,100 1,077,000 -49,100

Missouri ................................ 2,694,800 2,726,500 31,700

Nebraska .............................. 925,700 940,200 14,500

Nevada ................................. 1,168,200 1,239,400 71,200

New Hampshire .................... 629,900 643,200 13,300

New Jersey ........................... 4,017,900 4,066,000 48,100

New Mexico ......................... 792,600 809,700 17,100

New York ............................ 8,466,500 8,552,200 85,700

North Dakota ........................ 339,300 344,800 5,500

Oklahoma ............................. 1,474,200 1,500,100 25,900

Oregon.................................. 1,605,700 1,654,100 48,400

Pennsylvania .......................... 5,646,600 5,720,900 74,300

Texas .................................... 9,492,600 9,635,100 142,500

Utah ...................................... 1,109,900 1,149,100 39,200

Virginia .................................. 3,599,400 3,645,200 45,800

Washington ........................... 2,707,400 2,765,800 58,400

Wyoming ............................... 254,600 263,300 8,700

 p = preliminary.

Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from

September 2004 to September 2005, seasonally adjusted

State September

 2004

September

 2005

 Over-the-year

change p p
Table E. Employment in states and metropolitan areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, not seasonally adjusted 1

(Numbers in thousands)

Change from September 2004 

 to September 2005 p

2004 2005 2004 2005 p Number Percent

Alabama.................................... 1,905.3 1,928.4 1,908.8 1,933.6 24.8 1.3

 Mobile....................................... 169.8 174.9 169.8 174.9 5.1 3.0

Louisiana.................................... 1,912.2 1,920.9 1,916.4 1,686.6 -229.8 -12.0

 Alexandria............................... 60.1 59.4 60.3 60.4 0.1 0.2

 Baton Rouge.............................. 340.9 339.4 343.4 342.6 -0.8 -0.2

 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux... 82.3 82.6 82.0 83.2 1.2 1.5

 Lafayette................................. 132.8 133.0 132.8 133.3 0.5 0.4

 Lake Charles.............................. 87.7 89.8 86.8 89.8 3.0 3.5

 Monroe.................................... 79.5 78.3 79.6 78.3 -1.3 -1.6

 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner...... 612.0 615.6 610.4 378.4 -232.0 -38.0

 Shreveport-Bossier City............... 169.3 170.6 170.0 171.1 1.1 0.6

Mississippi................................. 1,123.7 1,135.3 1,132.1 1,079.3 -52.8 -4.7

 Gulfport-Biloxi........................... 115.1 114.0 114.3 83.8 -30.5 -26.7

 Hattiesburg.............................. 54.4 55.2 55.4 52.7 -2.7 -4.9

 Jackson.................................... 256.6 258.2 258.0 255.7 -2.3 -0.9

 Pascagoula.............................. 53.5 57.2 54.0 48.0 -6.0 -11.1

 1 Metropolitan areas containing one or more counties designated by FEMA as disaster counties.

 p = preliminary.

State and area August September
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for

census regions and divisions, states, and selected substate

areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)

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

employment estimates by state and major industry from the

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

The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative

endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS

program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are

based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for

the official national estimates obtained from the Current

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

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

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

employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those

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

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

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

working who have a job from which they were temporarily

absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labormanagement dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons

are those who did not work at all (in the reference week), have

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

with the reference week), and are currently available for work;

persons on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work

to be counted as unemployed.

Method of estimation. Estimates for all census divisions,

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

using estimating equations based on regression techniques.

This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the

beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including

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

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

different regression approach. A detailed description of the

estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request.

Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the

model-based estimates for the component divisions and then

calculating the unemployment rate.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data

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

each year, usually implemented with January estimates. The

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

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

model reestimation.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of census

division, state, and substate area model employment and

unemployment levels is performed within the modeling

procedure. The model estimation is based on the classical

approach to seasonal adjustment, in which the series is

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

This directly yields seasonally adjusted estimates for

employment and unemployment levels with reliability measures.

Labor force levels and unemployment rates are calculated from

these two estimates. Additionally, measures for the state of

California are derived by summing the seasonally adjusted

estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale

metropolitan division and the balance of California, and the

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

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

estimates for census regions are calculated as the sum of the

levels of the component divisions, and the unemployment rate
Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are

seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some

states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is

computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector

series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll

employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of

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

coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation

procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each

individual state. BLS independently develops a national

employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to

national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger

sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series,

summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can

cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these

statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a “sum-of-states”

employment series, and cautions users that such a series is

subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample

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

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

measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs

by chance because a sample rather than the entire population

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

such as those which can be introduced into the data collection

and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from

sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from

the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual

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

because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program,

unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather

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

however, are generally insignificant.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based

error measures for both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally

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

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

uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether

changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically

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

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

be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level is

slightly more than +/- 0.3 percentage point. More details can be

found on the Web site. Measures of nonsampling error are not

available, but additional information on the subject is provided in

the BLS monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state

CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for

metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are

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

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

determining whether changes in CES employment levels are

statistically significant. Information on recent benchmark

revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at

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

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used

to develop these estimates and additional data appear in

Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription

from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government

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

and from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490,

August 1997.

Estimates of labor force and unemployment, as well as

nonfarm employment from the CES program, for over 370

metropolitan areas and metropolitan New England City and

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

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates

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

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

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

administration of various federal economic assistance programs

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

Employment data from the CES program are available at

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

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

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

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Sept.

2004

July 

2005

Aug. 

2005

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

July 

2005

Aug. 

2005

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

July 

2005

Aug. 

2005

Sept.

2005

Northeast ........................... 27,593.0 27,695.0 27,660.4 27,893.0 1,407.4 1,345.3 1,290.4 1,353.4 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.9

 New England .................... 7,514.0 7,547.4 7,555.1 7,594.8 344.2 358.7 344.4 365.6 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.8

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,079.0 20,147.6 20,105.3 20,298.1 1,063.2 986.6 946.1 987.8 5.3 4.9 4.7 4.9

South ................................. 51,854.7 52,673.9 52,865.1 52,854.0 2,684.6 2,556.6 2,526.2 2,783.6 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.3

 South Atlantic ................... 27,346.9 27,964.9 28,051.2 28,166.1 1,298.6 1,292.1 1,255.4 1,273.6 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.5

 East South Central ........... 8,365.8 8,336.4 8,375.2 8,381.9 463.5 447.1 434.3 470.2 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.6

 West South Central .......... 16,142.0 16,372.6 16,438.8 16,306.0 922.5 817.4 836.4 1,039.8 5.7 5.0 5.1 6.4

Midwest ............................. 34,487.4 34,485.5 34,532.2 34,695.8 1,969.3 1,886.0 1,834.7 1,832.6 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.3

 East North Central ............ 23,625.6 23,624.1 23,718.0 23,854.8 1,425.5 1,392.3 1,375.8 1,361.5 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7

 West North Central ........... 10,861.8 10,861.3 10,814.2 10,840.9 543.8 493.7 458.8 471.0 5.0 4.5 4.2 4.3

West ................................... 33,736.7 34,206.1 34,336.1 34,384.2 1,932.8 1,772.1 1,750.7 1,749.5 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.1

 Mountain ........................... 10,099.4 10,273.0 10,283.7 10,314.8 501.0 501.3 472.7 492.0 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.8

 Pacific ............................... 23,637.3 23,933.0 24,052.4 24,069.4 1,431.8 1,270.8 1,278.0 1,257.5 6.1 5.3 5.3 5.2

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.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

August September August September August September

2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005

Northeast ........................... 27,830.7 28,002.2 27,419.2 27,785.7 1,394.5 1,250.7 1,321.3 1,289.5 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.6

 New England .................... 7,614.6 7,668.0 7,469.4 7,565.9 347.0 333.8 323.8 349.9 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.6

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,216.1 20,334.1 19,949.7 20,219.7 1,047.5 916.8 997.5 939.6 5.2 4.5 5.0 4.6

South ................................. 51,918.2 53,133.4 51,726.5 52,836.1 2,742.3 2,585.5 2,585.4 2,724.5 5.3 4.9 5.0 5.2

 South Atlantic ................... 27,425.4 28,229.5 27,269.7 28,147.5 1,348.2 1,296.6 1,257.5 1,250.5 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.4

 East South Central ........... 8,373.3 8,410.7 8,342.3 8,376.8 470.3 442.1 435.5 450.8 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.4

 West South Central .......... 16,119.5 16,493.1 16,114.4 16,311.8 923.7 846.8 892.5 1,023.1 5.7 5.1 5.5 6.3

Midwest ............................. 34,636.5 34,783.0 34,357.5 34,636.3 1,906.2 1,758.7 1,823.5 1,709.6 5.5 5.1 5.3 4.9

 East North Central ............ 23,733.5 23,909.2 23,543.5 23,822.3 1,375.4 1,323.4 1,313.8 1,265.3 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.3

 West North Central ........... 10,903.1 10,873.8 10,814.0 10,814.1 530.8 435.3 509.7 444.3 4.9 4.0 4.7 4.1

West ................................... 33,781.8 34,550.7 33,680.5 34,390.1 1,896.9 1,732.6 1,813.6 1,652.3 5.6 5.0 5.4 4.8

 Mountain ........................... 10,117.2 10,348.2 10,104.3 10,339.1 494.0 469.1 479.7 477.9 4.9 4.5 4.7 4.6

 Pacific ............................... 23,664.6 24,202.5 23,576.2 24,051.0 1,402.9 1,263.5 1,333.9 1,174.4 5.9 5.2 5.7 4.9

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census

division model-based estimates. The composition of the regions and

divisions is described in table 1.

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005p

Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005p Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005p

Alabama ............................................... 2,154.0 2,130.8 2,145.1 2,172.8 119.6 85.3 81.6 86.2 5.6 4.0 3.8 4.0

Alaska ................................................... 333.4 340.7 341.2 344.5 25.1 22.3 22.3 23.3 7.5 6.5 6.5 6.8

Arizona ................................................. 2,787.2 2,828.2 2,837.6 2,847.8 134.2 137.7 129.6 141.6 4.8 4.9 4.6 5.0

Arkansas ............................................... 1,313.6 1,353.9 1,354.1 1,356.6 74.3 65.7 68.3 77.0 5.7 4.9 5.0 5.7

California .............................................. 17,601.2 17,800.1 17,891.4 17,905.0 1,069.8 917.7 933.2 905.7 6.1 5.2 5.2 5.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 4,812.9 4,872.4 4,873.7 4,861.1 309.8 250.9 231.1 215.0 6.4 5.1 4.7 4.4

Colorado ............................................... 2,533.6 2,535.6 2,532.3 2,542.0 137.5 133.3 127.2 130.6 5.4 5.3 5.0 5.1

Connecticut ........................................... 1,795.5 1,802.0 1,813.7 1,822.2 84.7 92.7 97.4 95.1 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.2

Delaware .............................................. 423.4 433.7 435.4 439.4 17.4 17.9 17.4 18.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1

District of Columbia .............................. 299.7 299.4 299.7 299.8 25.5 20.2 19.1 18.4 8.5 6.7 6.4 6.1

Florida ................................................... 8,434.9 8,677.6 8,702.7 8,729.6 405.7 336.9 312.1 302.8 4.8 3.9 3.6 3.5

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .......... 1,110.6 1,143.6 1,141.2 1,147.0 60.2 55.3 49.9 47.8 5.4 4.8 4.4 4.2

Georgia ................................................. 4,409.7 4,503.7 4,514.6 4,546.3 210.7 237.7 230.0 241.9 4.8 5.3 5.1 5.3

Hawaii ................................................... 616.9 634.2 636.3 644.2 19.4 17.2 16.7 17.5 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.7

Idaho ..................................................... 705.5 736.9 735.9 734.8 32.4 30.7 27.7 26.0 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.5

Illinois .................................................... 6,406.9 6,430.8 6,471.7 6,509.8 388.2 386.6 372.1 374.0 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.7

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ............... 3,994.0 3,977.7 3,990.7 3,997.8 243.3 259.9 241.3 247.8 6.1 6.5 6.0 6.2

Indiana .................................................. 3,170.6 3,188.0 3,196.4 3,224.3 164.2 171.9 171.2 169.8 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.3

Iowa ...................................................... 1,624.8 1,650.7 1,645.8 1,652.0 80.0 75.4 70.5 74.5 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.5

Kansas .................................................. 1,466.4 1,468.7 1,460.9 1,466.3 79.0 77.4 74.1 73.6 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.0

Kentucky ............................................... 1,968.6 1,996.0 1,991.5 2,015.4 96.4 118.6 106.7 115.1 4.9 5.9 5.4 5.7

Louisiana .............................................. 2,057.7 2,102.1 2,121.6 1,980.1 116.8 116.8 122.5 227.1 5.7 5.6 5.8 11.5

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 2 ....... 613.3 627.5 637.8 (3) 27.0 30.7 34.9 (3) 4.4 4.9 5.5 (3)

Maine .................................................... 701.3 710.4 712.4 717.1 33.1 35.2 35.6 38.3 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.3

Maryland ............................................... 2,884.8 2,930.4 2,950.9 2,951.6 122.6 127.5 129.8 121.6 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.1

Massachusetts ...................................... 3,389.2 3,376.8 3,365.3 3,381.6 165.7 159.3 142.5 159.2 4.9 4.7 4.2 4.7

Michigan ............................................... 5,086.2 5,099.5 5,106.1 5,125.8 361.1 356.5 344.5 327.8 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.4

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ................... 2,211.3 2,193.3 2,220.6 2,223.0 164.5 162.1 160.0 145.4 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.5

Minnesota ............................................. 2,952.1 2,948.1 2,943.2 2,939.5 133.8 106.4 109.1 111.9 4.5 3.6 3.7 3.8

Mississippi ............................................ 1,336.9 1,340.3 1,347.8 1,291.6 89.7 86.7 92.9 124.0 6.7 6.5 6.9 9.6

Missouri ................................................ 3,035.6 3,026.7 3,007.3 3,020.7 178.1 169.3 138.0 145.2 5.9 5.6 4.6 4.8

Montana ................................................ 484.1 491.2 492.3 493.7 21.3 21.4 22.0 22.0 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5

Nebraska .............................................. 987.8 984.5 978.7 985.7 37.9 39.5 38.4 38.5 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9

Nevada ................................................. 1,183.3 1,213.9 1,221.7 1,228.4 49.4 50.4 49.9 51.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2

New Hampshire .................................... 724.0 734.8 740.6 742.0 25.7 26.3 26.1 28.4 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.8

New Jersey ........................................... 4,391.9 4,434.8 4,441.8 4,485.7 202.8 181.3 186.7 194.3 4.6 4.1 4.2 4.3

New Mexico .......................................... 914.4 940.0 938.1 940.3 51.5 56.2 49.7 51.5 5.6 6.0 5.3 5.5

New York .............................................. 9,368.6 9,396.3 9,361.6 9,493.5 523.0 477.7 443.0 495.3 5.6 5.1 4.7 5.2

New York City .................................. 3,723.8 3,717.6 3,699.5 3,766.5 252.2 210.4 189.5 226.1 6.8 5.7 5.1 6.0

North Carolina ...................................... 4,270.7 4,342.0 4,339.6 4,346.8 229.5 246.4 242.6 237.3 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.5

North Dakota ........................................ 355.4 355.1 354.2 355.6 12.5 12.4 11.9 12.8 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.6

Ohio ...................................................... 5,889.0 5,881.3 5,913.8 5,939.2 361.8 337.1 351.3 347.4 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.8

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 ................ 1,094.7 1,089.2 1,077.5 1,082.5 64.2 63.3 61.6 61.4 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7

Oklahoma ............................................. 1,711.6 1,723.6 1,736.8 1,733.8 80.4 75.2 76.0 85.8 4.7 4.4 4.4 5.0

Oregon .................................................. 1,857.6 1,866.6 1,866.1 1,864.5 136.4 122.9 123.9 114.1 7.3 6.6 6.6 6.1

Pennsylvania ........................................ 6,300.4 6,312.9 6,290.3 6,340.6 351.5 325.1 313.4 306.8 5.6 5.1 5.0 4.8

Rhode Island ........................................ 561.9 570.8 573.6 579.3 28.1 29.2 29.5 32.7 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.6

South Carolina ...................................... 2,055.3 2,066.1 2,071.6 2,089.1 143.1 125.6 129.2 137.3 7.0 6.1 6.2 6.6

South Dakota ........................................ 428.7 430.5 429.5 429.9 15.1 17.0 16.4 16.9 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.9

Tennessee ............................................ 2,894.8 2,871.1 2,891.0 2,902.9 154.9 156.7 153.4 147.5 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.1

Texas .................................................... 11,063.5 11,187.9 11,222.2 11,244.9 663.7 563.6 569.4 642.1 6.0 5.0 5.1 5.7

Utah ...................................................... 1,206.6 1,240.1 1,242.8 1,242.9 62.3 57.7 55.0 57.6 5.2 4.7 4.4 4.6

Vermont ................................................ 353.5 352.2 352.4 355.7 12.4 12.7 12.2 13.1 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.7

Virginia .................................................. 3,822.6 3,918.1 3,932.1 3,954.7 137.7 136.5 144.6 140.2 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.5

Washington ........................................... 3,243.3 3,284.5 3,309.8 3,314.4 195.2 185.2 190.5 186.3 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.6

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 ................ 1,335.2 1,354.5 1,368.0 1,368.5 67.3 65.2 65.1 64.2 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.7

West Virginia ........................................ 787.8 793.8 796.7 802.9 41.4 44.1 43.7 45.2 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.6

Wisconsin ............................................. 3,068.8 3,031.4 3,028.0 3,048.0 145.2 143.2 138.8 140.1 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6

Wyoming ............................................... 284.2 286.8 285.2 286.3 12.2 11.8 11.4 11.7 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.1

Puerto Rico ........................................... 1,393.0 1,422.8 1,431.0 1,453.5 135.6 168.3 151.5 155.1 9.7 11.8 10.6 10.7

p = preliminary. 1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. 3 Estimates are not model-based as of September 2005 and are published

with the other metropolitan areas.

 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.

04-03, dated February 18, 2004, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/

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

Estimates for the latest month are revised the following month, and at least 3

years of estimates are subject to revision at the end of the year, to incorporate

updated inputs and reestimation.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

August September August September August September

2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p

Alabama ............................................... 2,159.7 2,155.7 2,148.4 2,169.9 129.2 90.2 117.5 85.2 6.0 4.2 5.5 3.9

Alaska ................................................... 337.7 347.3 332.4 344.5 21.9 19.7 21.5 20.6 6.5 5.7 6.5 6.0

Arizona ................................................. 2,779.0 2,842.4 2,788.2 2,854.4 142.1 137.8 138.6 148.4 5.1 4.8 5.0 5.2

Arkansas ............................................... 1,315.0 1,362.9 1,314.3 1,358.2 69.8 65.6 66.2 70.4 5.3 4.8 5.0 5.2

California .............................................. 17,613.2 18,012.3 17,553.4 17,896.7 1,044.7 926.1 998.0 863.3 5.9 5.1 5.7 4.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 4,804.3 4,893.3 4,813.8 4,871.5 316.9 243.8 305.2 218.1 6.6 5.0 6.3 4.5

Colorado ............................................... 2,547.2 2,556.5 2,544.3 2,557.0 131.7 122.1 130.2 124.9 5.2 4.8 5.1 4.9

Connecticut ........................................... 1,818.5 1,840.6 1,778.6 1,810.8 86.7 97.5 77.8 89.2 4.8 5.3 4.4 4.9

Delaware .............................................. 424.9 439.0 417.7 435.5 18.2 18.2 16.2 17.8 4.3 4.2 3.9 4.1

District of Columbia .............................. 300.6 303.5 297.0 297.7 24.4 18.5 24.0 17.1 8.1 6.1 8.1 5.7

Florida ................................................... 8,436.4 8,760.7 8,432.7 8,757.9 415.6 335.3 406.3 323.8 4.9 3.8 4.8 3.7

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .......... 1,115.2 1,154.5 1,103.3 1,143.7 63.1 53.7 61.1 49.7 5.7 4.6 5.5 4.3

Georgia ................................................. 4,398.3 4,526.8 4,382.7 4,539.0 215.1 235.4 200.8 243.9 4.9 5.2 4.6 5.4

Hawaii ................................................... 615.6 637.8 610.9 640.1 19.6 17.1 20.4 19.2 3.2 2.7 3.3 3.0

Idaho ..................................................... 708.6 740.8 703.4 733.6 29.8 25.2 27.2 21.0 4.2 3.4 3.9 2.9

Illinois .................................................... 6,417.9 6,506.3 6,379.9 6,496.3 390.1 367.5 363.7 353.4 6.1 5.6 5.7 5.4

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ............... 3,990.6 3,996.3 3,966.0 3,980.4 240.9 236.9 230.6 237.5 6.0 5.9 5.8 6.0

Indiana .................................................. 3,180.8 3,217.5 3,161.6 3,222.7 162.1 168.1 150.0 157.5 5.1 5.2 4.7 4.9

Iowa ...................................................... 1,625.1 1,647.5 1,621.9 1,649.9 75.7 65.1 74.7 69.1 4.7 4.0 4.6 4.2

Kansas .................................................. 1,466.3 1,460.7 1,460.0 1,459.3 82.3 74.0 78.4 71.8 5.6 5.1 5.4 4.9

Kentucky ............................................... 1,977.3 1,998.5 1,964.8 2,012.8 96.4 101.5 87.1 106.9 4.9 5.1 4.4 5.3

Louisiana .............................................. 2,059.6 2,134.4 2,054.5 1,978.7 115.8 128.3 113.4 226.2 5.6 6.0 5.5 11.4

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 2 ....... 603.7 633.8 606.7 (3) 27.0 36.8 25.8 (3) 4.5 5.8 4.2 (3)

Maine .................................................... 715.8 729.4 699.5 717.3 27.3 30.3 27.5 33.4 3.8 4.2 3.9 4.7

Maryland ............................................... 2,895.8 2,978.2 2,870.2 2,944.5 121.9 128.7 110.9 113.6 4.2 4.3 3.9 3.9

Massachusetts ...................................... 3,425.0 3,409.3 3,360.5 3,363.1 168.1 140.5 160.0 157.5 4.9 4.1 4.8 4.7

Michigan ............................................... 5,106.4 5,148.6 5,069.0 5,119.3 339.0 323.7 333.3 302.2 6.6 6.3 6.6 5.9

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ................... 2,224.5 2,247.4 2,208.2 2,221.7 161.4 158.4 159.4 141.1 7.3 7.0 7.2 6.3

Minnesota ............................................. 2,979.4 2,967.4 2,953.4 2,938.6 130.0 99.7 128.3 106.2 4.4 3.4 4.3 3.6

Mississippi ............................................ 1,330.9 1,348.3 1,328.1 1,283.7 87.5 94.9 82.1 117.3 6.6 7.0 6.2 9.1

Missouri ................................................ 3,043.6 3,015.8 3,016.9 3,004.3 181.3 134.3 170.8 137.4 6.0 4.5 5.7 4.6

Montana ................................................ 491.3 501.1 481.6 492.2 17.9 19.2 16.9 17.7 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.6

Nebraska .............................................. 989.5 981.6 978.2 976.6 35.7 35.8 34.5 34.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6

Nevada ................................................. 1,179.9 1,225.1 1,182.6 1,229.9 48.1 49.0 48.0 50.5 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1

New Hampshire .................................... 731.4 750.8 718.2 737.8 26.3 25.8 23.4 26.7 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.6

New Jersey ........................................... 4,417.5 4,479.3 4,361.8 4,458.2 199.7 181.3 186.6 182.8 4.5 4.0 4.3 4.1

New Mexico .......................................... 912.9 940.6 913.0 940.1 50.7 49.1 50.0 50.7 5.6 5.2 5.5 5.4

New York .............................................. 9,455.3 9,485.4 9,308.1 9,441.2 509.5 432.5 492.2 477.8 5.4 4.6 5.3 5.1

New York City .................................. 3,729.7 3,722.3 3,699.8 3,747.3 251.4 191.6 241.2 222.1 6.7 5.1 6.5 5.9

North Carolina ...................................... 4,276.2 4,363.8 4,248.9 4,342.3 226.0 239.9 200.8 219.2 5.3 5.5 4.7 5.0

North Dakota ........................................ 364.5 364.4 356.1 356.5 11.6 11.1 9.7 10.0 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.8

Ohio ...................................................... 5,935.3 5,979.1 5,873.0 5,936.6 343.6 334.0 342.0 330.5 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.6

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 ................ 1,117.7 1,096.4 1,094.7 1,080.6 64.6 60.7 62.8 59.9 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.5

Oklahoma ............................................. 1,699.9 1,736.3 1,703.8 1,727.1 73.9 72.8 74.9 81.9 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.7

Oregon .................................................. 1,871.3 1,887.0 1,854.6 1,865.9 132.0 118.9 122.1 103.0 7.1 6.3 6.6 5.5

Pennsylvania ........................................ 6,343.3 6,369.4 6,279.8 6,320.3 338.3 303.0 318.7 279.0 5.3 4.8 5.1 4.4

Rhode Island ........................................ 566.7 580.7 560.0 580.7 28.0 29.5 24.4 31.4 4.9 5.1 4.4 5.4

South Carolina ...................................... 2,063.3 2,092.1 2,040.1 2,085.6 143.9 132.7 136.5 138.6 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.6

South Dakota ........................................ 434.6 436.3 427.6 428.9 14.2 15.2 13.3 14.9 3.3 3.5 3.1 3.5

Tennessee ............................................ 2,905.4 2,908.2 2,901.1 2,910.4 157.2 155.5 148.8 141.6 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.9

Texas .................................................... 11,044.9 11,259.5 11,041.8 11,247.7 664.2 580.0 638.1 644.6 6.0 5.2 5.8 5.7

Utah ...................................................... 1,212.6 1,253.1 1,207.6 1,245.7 64.3 57.3 58.8 55.0 5.3 4.6 4.9 4.4

Vermont ................................................ 357.2 357.2 352.6 356.1 10.8 10.1 10.7 11.6 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.3

Virginia .................................................. 3,838.3 3,962.9 3,796.7 3,942.8 143.4 146.7 128.9 137.9 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.5

Washington ........................................... 3,226.8 3,318.1 3,224.8 3,303.8 184.7 181.7 172.0 168.3 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.1

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 ................ 1,323.0 1,366.8 1,324.8 1,356.5 61.4 61.4 67.5 65.8 4.6 4.5 5.1 4.9

West Virginia ........................................ 791.5 802.5 784.0 802.3 39.8 41.3 33.1 38.8 5.0 5.1 4.2 4.8

Wisconsin ............................................. 3,093.0 3,057.8 3,060.0 3,047.3 140.5 130.1 124.8 121.5 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.0

Wyoming ............................................... 285.8 288.5 283.6 286.2 9.4 9.4 10.0 9.6 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.3

Puerto Rico ........................................... 1,382.1 1,428.4 1,381.8 1,442.8 157.8 160.3 134.7 153.7 11.4 11.2 9.8 10.6

p = preliminary. 1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. 3 Estimates are not model-based as of September 2005 and are published

with the other metropolitan areas.

 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.

04-03, dated February 18, 2004, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/

lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Estimates

for the latest month are revised the following month, and at least 3 years of

estimates are subject to revision at the end of the year, to incorporate updated

inputs and reestimation.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005p Sept.2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005p Sept.2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005p

Alabama ............................... 1,903.4 1,935.1 1,937.1 1,932.2 102.3 104.8 105.4 105.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 305.1 310.2 309.8 310.6 17.8 18.5 18.5 18.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Arizona ................................. 2,393.9 2,478.0 2,487.4 2,489.9 192.7 214.3 215.0 216.3 175.6 175.8 176.0 175.9

Arkansas ............................... 1,161.2 1,175.1 1,175.1 1,174.8 51.6 52.8 53.1 53.0 203.8 202.9 202.3 202.4

California .............................. 14,581.4 14,791.6 14,831.4 14,807.7 860.4 910.8 915.7 919.0 1,531.2 1,539.5 1,535.8 1,533.9

Colorado ............................... 2,185.5 2,228.5 2,229.2 2,232.2 151.3 160.1 162.3 163.4 155.1 153.0 153.4 153.0

Connecticut ........................... 1,652.4 1,670.2 1,671.2 1,670.1 66.5 71.1 71.1 70.8 197.0 197.3 196.8 196.7

Delaware 3 ........................... 425.8 432.1 432.5 431.6 26.7 27.4 27.4 27.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 671.2 681.7 683.1 680.4 12.1 12.4 12.2 12.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 7,527.8 7,771.2 7,787.8 7,805.5 497.0 522.7 525.4 528.0 388.3 394.9 393.8 393.2

Georgia ................................ 3,886.7 3,923.2 3,939.3 3,928.5 196.4 201.5 201.4 201.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Hawaii 3 ................................ 585.7 600.3 602.8 603.9 29.6 32.6 32.8 33.1 15.6 15.2 15.3 15.4

Idaho .................................... 590.1 613.4 613.3 611.7 39.9 46.2 46.1 46.1 61.7 63.2 62.4 61.5

Illinois .................................... 5,802.1 5,863.1 5,867.6 5,869.3 264.4 268.2 267.4 266.4 696.8 691.8 692.1 692.6

Indiana .................................. 2,938.1 2,968.6 2,959.6 2,968.8 147.9 153.6 153.3 153.0 573.4 573.3 570.5 571.2

Iowa ...................................... 1,457.0 1,479.0 1,477.3 1,478.5 68.5 68.2 67.9 68.1 224.0 227.5 226.6 228.2

Kansas .................................. 1,328.4 1,341.0 1,338.2 1,341.9 64.1 65.9 66.8 67.4 177.0 178.0 178.0 179.0

Kentucky ............................... 1,798.6 1,817.3 1,821.1 1,823.0 82.7 86.9 86.9 86.5 264.4 259.6 265.7 265.6

Louisiana .............................. 1,913.5 1,930.1 1,935.6 1,684.6 113.6 116.9 117.1 91.5 150.9 149.4 149.5 139.0

Maine .................................... 614.3 618.6 620.6 616.4 30.6 31.6 31.6 31.0 62.9 62.2 61.7 61.6

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,523.6 2,578.7 2,571.6 2,577.8 179.3 180.1 180.5 181.0 142.9 138.7 138.2 138.6

Massachusetts ...................... 3,180.4 3,214.3 3,209.8 3,209.1 138.7 142.8 143.5 142.9 313.6 314.9 314.6 313.3

Michigan ............................... 4,399.0 4,342.2 4,352.7 4,360.8 190.5 186.9 187.1 187.1 695.7 660.4 665.1 672.8

Minnesota ............................. 2,689.7 2,724.4 2,727.8 2,723.7 126.3 128.4 128.8 128.9 344.4 347.6 346.4 346.3

Mississippi ............................ 1,126.1 1,136.1 1,136.7 1,077.0 49.5 50.4 50.5 49.6 179.6 180.1 180.0 168.5

Missouri ............................... 2,694.8 2,729.4 2,742.5 2,726.5 138.1 136.6 137.6 138.6 312.8 310.0 315.4 316.5

Montana ................................ 412.2 422.7 421.7 420.0 25.0 26.0 26.3 26.2 19.2 19.5 19.3 19.2

Nebraska 3 ........................... 925.7 935.1 934.9 940.2 48.2 48.9 48.4 49.3 100.4 100.1 100.5 101.5

Nevada ................................. 1,168.2 1,232.4 1,231.6 1,239.4 122.4 136.2 136.6 138.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

New Hampshire .................... 629.9 640.7 644.7 643.2 29.9 31.0 31.3 31.1 80.9 81.9 82.2 81.7

New Jersey ........................... 4,017.9 4,055.6 4,058.9 4,066.0 167.1 165.7 166.7 168.3 338.2 329.9 327.1 327.1

New Mexico .......................... 792.6 806.1 806.3 809.7 50.9 54.4 54.2 54.2 35.6 35.9 35.3 35.6

New York .............................. 8,466.5 8,527.6 8,535.5 8,552.2 318.9 322.4 322.7 323.9 593.7 581.0 578.5 577.0

North Carolina ...................... 3,857.8 3,897.0 3,899.1 3,888.6 218.3 224.7 226.1 226.0 580.6 575.8 574.0 570.6

North Dakota ........................ 339.3 342.4 343.4 344.8 17.2 17.7 17.7 17.8 24.8 25.8 26.0 25.2

Ohio ...................................... 5,425.6 5,437.4 5,436.3 5,431.7 235.1 234.0 235.2 234.9 825.2 824.7 819.9 822.0

Oklahoma ............................. 1,474.2 1,496.6 1,501.9 1,500.1 62.4 63.0 63.6 62.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Oregon ................................. 1,605.7 1,650.6 1,653.8 1,654.1 83.4 90.3 91.8 92.5 200.8 207.0 205.0 205.2

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,646.6 5,706.9 5,712.6 5,720.9 249.0 255.7 256.1 256.7 690.7 681.8 680.0 677.7

Rhode Island ........................ 489.0 496.4 495.6 495.1 20.6 21.2 21.4 21.4 56.6 55.1 54.8 54.5

South Carolina ...................... 1,828.3 1,827.9 1,836.2 1,834.7 111.1 110.9 111.0 111.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

South Dakota ........................ 386.9 390.7 391.4 391.7 19.9 21.4 20.9 20.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Tennessee ............................ 2,704.8 2,719.1 2,722.7 2,729.9 116.9 119.4 119.0 119.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Texas .................................... 9,492.6 9,613.2 9,620.0 9,635.1 539.7 551.3 554.0 557.5 888.9 891.7 891.6 892.8

Utah ...................................... 1,109.9 1,146.7 1,147.8 1,149.1 73.9 80.5 81.7 82.7 115.6 117.5 117.4 117.2

Vermont ................................ 304.1 308.2 308.8 309.5 16.7 17.9 17.7 17.6 37.4 37.5 37.4 37.6

Virginia .................................. 3,599.4 3,646.0 3,642.0 3,645.2 232.1 243.2 242.7 242.1 298.6 299.8 298.0 297.9

Washington ........................... 2,707.4 2,771.9 2,776.4 2,765.8 164.3 175.3 176.4 177.0 263.5 268.0 267.6 253.3

West Virginia ........................ 737.7 743.7 742.9 743.5 34.2 37.7 37.3 37.9 62.7 62.3 62.2 61.6

Wisconsin ............................. 2,814.5 2,830.6 2,831.9 2,831.5 125.4 132.5 131.4 131.2 502.6 504.0 501.4 500.6

Wyoming ............................... 254.6 262.3 263.0 263.3 18.3 20.8 20.6 20.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

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

Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005p Sept.2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005p Sept.2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005p

Alabama ............................... 375.7 383.2 383.8 383.0 96.5 95.8 95.9 96.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 62.3 63.8 63.2 63.1 14.6 14.8 14.9 14.8 23.7 23.5 23.3 23.8

Arizona ................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 165.1 170.3 171.4 172.4 338.5 351.5 352.3 353.5

Arkansas ............................... 241.7 243.6 244.5 245.0 51.1 52.1 52.0 51.8 107.4 108.8 108.2 108.5

California .............................. 2,761.9 2,778.7 2,783.6 2,783.0 908.2 919.9 922.5 922.9 2,115.3 2,152.8 2,156.0 2,156.4

Colorado ............................... 408.2 412.6 411.8 412.9 155.8 158.5 158.6 160.3 301.0 310.3 311.1 309.9

Connecticut ........................... 308.9 316.2 317.2 315.7 140.7 141.1 141.2 141.4 198.0 199.9 199.1 198.7

Delaware 3 ........................... 80.9 82.2 82.3 82.0 44.8 45.0 45.0 44.6 61.7 63.0 62.3 62.1

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 143.4 147.3 147.2 147.1

Florida .................................. 1,499.5 1,535.6 1,538.7 1,539.5 503.3 517.3 516.2 516.7 1,292.9 1,366.1 1,375.6 1,379.5

Georgia ................................ 825.2 828.0 831.6 826.4 218.3 221.9 221.7 221.9 510.2 520.9 524.3 522.3

Hawaii 3 ................................ 113.0 117.3 118.0 118.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 117.7 122.1 122.2 122.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 73.6 78.8 78.7 77.8

Illinois .................................... 1,180.2 1,185.2 1,184.4 1,188.4 399.9 403.2 404.2 403.1 797.2 826.7 828.7 829.1

Indiana .................................. 576.1 582.5 583.4 581.8 139.7 142.6 142.8 142.1 268.5 271.9 272.3 273.1

Iowa ...................................... 305.8 309.1 307.7 307.3 97.1 99.9 100.1 100.4 106.8 108.5 107.6 106.0

Kansas .................................. 259.8 261.1 258.7 264.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Kentucky ............................... 372.2 375.1 377.0 375.8 87.1 86.0 85.4 84.8 163.8 167.6 168.6 168.5

Louisiana .............................. 378.0 385.9 386.0 336.8 102.8 104.5 103.6 92.3 183.6 183.7 184.6 151.2

Maine .................................... 125.7 126.5 126.7 126.2 34.7 34.6 34.7 34.3 49.4 49.9 49.6 49.7

Maryland 3 ............................ 466.2 473.5 473.7 474.8 155.3 159.5 159.7 159.2 374.8 392.3 390.0 390.6

Massachusetts ...................... 574.3 575.9 576.8 575.7 219.5 220.6 220.3 219.8 449.7 460.1 459.3 457.9

Michigan ............................... 809.7 807.9 807.4 799.5 218.4 218.7 218.8 218.6 589.1 582.3 581.9 583.5

Minnesota ............................. 525.2 528.2 528.4 525.9 175.4 178.9 179.8 179.9 304.3 308.3 309.6 309.4

Mississippi ............................ 219.7 223.3 222.5 209.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Missouri ............................... 533.4 536.8 538.6 537.1 163.4 168.6 169.0 168.3 301.6 304.4 305.4 305.6

Montana ................................ 85.8 87.5 87.2 86.4 21.2 21.6 21.6 21.3 33.6 35.2 35.1 35.1

Nebraska 3 ........................... 197.3 198.9 199.6 200.8 63.1 64.2 64.1 64.8 94.3 97.9 97.4 96.8

Nevada ................................. 203.3 211.7 211.4 211.5 61.9 66.1 65.9 65.9 134.0 146.7 146.1 147.4

New Hampshire .................... 141.1 144.0 144.4 144.7 37.7 38.4 38.3 38.2 56.9 57.0 56.8 57.0

New Jersey ........................... 877.0 889.5 889.5 893.7 278.6 281.6 282.0 282.2 583.1 588.2 588.4 589.0

New Mexico .......................... 137.7 138.4 138.5 138.9 34.8 35.4 35.3 35.3 91.2 91.9 92.3 92.8

New York .............................. 1,488.0 1,495.5 1,495.2 1,494.6 703.4 712.7 715.8 717.0 1,054.0 1,077.9 1,083.7 1,080.1

North Carolina ...................... 723.5 732.1 729.4 724.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 434.2 448.9 449.5 452.0

North Dakota ........................ 72.8 74.0 74.2 74.2 18.5 18.5 18.8 18.8 24.1 25.0 25.0 24.7

Ohio ...................................... 1,038.2 1,033.3 1,032.7 1,030.6 312.1 313.4 313.7 313.9 632.6 643.6 644.6 645.2

Oklahoma ............................. 273.6 277.4 277.9 279.3 84.4 86.3 86.1 86.1 162.7 166.3 168.1 167.0

Oregon ................................. 321.3 331.1 331.1 332.9 96.9 99.0 98.4 98.1 178.5 182.4 183.6 183.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,121.6 1,127.9 1,129.7 1,130.3 335.3 336.7 337.2 338.2 633.5 651.0 651.2 653.8

Rhode Island ........................ 79.5 79.1 79.0 78.9 34.2 35.5 35.5 35.3 53.9 55.3 55.6 55.4

South Carolina ...................... 353.2 357.3 358.2 359.6 94.2 94.3 94.7 94.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

South Dakota ........................ 77.1 78.8 79.1 78.7 27.9 28.5 28.8 28.9 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Tennessee ............................ 587.2 592.7 594.3 596.6 141.5 143.7 143.9 143.7 302.4 304.9 304.3 304.0

Texas .................................... 1,943.7 1,968.2 1,970.4 1,968.8 596.7 601.5 602.6 605.2 1,093.7 1,106.8 1,107.6 1,109.9

Utah ...................................... 220.0 225.6 224.6 225.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 137.1 147.4 146.3 145.1

Vermont ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 21.3 21.9 22.1 22.1

Virginia .................................. 646.2 657.5 660.6 660.1 189.8 191.9 190.2 191.4 583.3 589.6 587.2 587.2

Washington ........................... 520.7 533.3 534.8 534.4 151.3 153.6 153.2 154.0 304.4 316.6 317.7 318.5

West Virginia ........................ 137.2 138.4 138.0 138.0 30.4 29.8 29.7 29.9 58.2 58.6 59.5 59.4

Wisconsin ............................. 542.2 541.6 540.0 538.4 157.0 158.3 158.9 158.8 251.7 254.0 257.7 258.4

Wyoming ............................... 49.0 50.4 50.5 50.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 15.2 16.1 16.0 15.7

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005p Sept.2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005p Sept.2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005p

Alabama ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 160.9 162.4 163.4 162.3 360.6 362.3 361.9 359.1

Alaska ................................... 34.9 35.8 35.8 36.0 30.6 31.4 31.6 31.8 80.6 80.2 81.1 81.4

Arizona ................................. 263.2 271.5 275.2 278.4 243.8 252.2 253.0 254.0 405.1 410.2 410.9 407.5

Arkansas ............................... 143.1 146.6 147.1 147.4 91.4 93.2 93.2 92.5 202.2 205.9 205.6 205.4

California .............................. 1,567.1 1,584.9 1,587.5 1,588.7 1,447.6 1,480.6 1,484.5 1,483.8 2,389.2 2,400.3 2,423.8 2,406.8

Colorado ............................... 219.6 226.0 225.5 225.6 252.6 257.6 258.0 257.8 360.0 369.3 367.4 368.0

Connecticut ........................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 128.9 131.4 131.1 131.2 241.6 242.1 244.5 241.9

Delaware 3 ........................... 51.9 53.6 53.3 53.4 40.6 41.6 42.0 42.6 59.5 59.7 59.7 60.1

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 50.7 53.6 54.0 53.9 229.8 231.5 234.4 229.7

Florida .................................. 923.5 953.1 953.1 959.3 856.1 890.6 891.1 895.7 1,073.6 1,087.5 1,091.0 1,093.6

Georgia ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 358.3 364.5 367.4 368.7 642.6 647.8 650.0 648.9

Hawaii 3 ................................ 67.7 69.6 69.5 70.2 104.5 106.9 107.4 107.6 120.9 120.1 121.3 120.5

Idaho .................................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 55.8 56.8 57.5 57.2 114.7 113.8 113.8 113.4

Illinois .................................... 728.2 736.0 738.1 739.8 507.5 522.2 524.3 527.7 843.6 844.8 844.8 841.1

Indiana .................................. 371.7 382.0 379.3 380.8 275.6 283.1 281.3 281.6 430.5 424.4 420.1 426.7

Iowa ...................................... 191.5 194.4 194.6 194.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 244.6 243.5 245.4 245.3

Kansas .................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 110.8 112.6 111.7 112.0 254.2 252.3 251.7 241.8

Kentucky ............................... 231.6 235.7 235.4 235.6 160.6 165.5 166.2 166.1 309.2 312.0 306.9 311.3

Louisiana .............................. 251.5 260.3 257.9 198.6 204.3 204.9 207.1 169.4 384.2 379.6 383.9 379.1

Maine .................................... 111.6 113.3 113.9 113.2 59.7 59.7 60.0 60.6 105.0 106.0 107.5 105.2

Maryland 3 ............................ 348.8 357.1 357.5 357.5 225.8 237.0 237.7 235.9 463.6 468.4 466.5 468.6

Massachusetts ...................... 583.7 588.4 587.7 588.0 290.1 300.2 297.9 297.4 408.4 407.6 407.0 410.1

Michigan ............................... 551.7 560.0 557.8 560.5 404.6 404.4 406.3 406.7 684.8 668.7 675.0 679.4

Minnesota ............................. 377.1 390.5 391.9 389.7 237.3 240.7 241.7 245.6 415.6 419.8 419.0 415.1

Mississippi ............................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 125.4 125.3 124.6 107.4 242.5 244.8 245.9 242.3

Missouri ............................... 359.4 367.5 371.1 366.8 267.6 277.6 277.1 271.8 430.8 438.3 438.1 429.5

Montana ................................ 54.9 55.8 55.5 56.3 54.1 56.0 56.3 56.4 86.4 88.1 87.3 86.1

Nebraska 3 ........................... 126.9 128.9 128.4 128.4 77.9 81.0 80.8 79.8 161.2 159.3 159.3 162.6

Nevada ................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 315.0 331.6 331.8 331.9 140.5 144.0 142.5 144.1

New Hampshire .................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 65.4 67.1 67.1 67.5 89.5 90.3 91.9 90.4

New Jersey ........................... 548.5 561.1 561.3 562.4 329.9 340.7 343.3 341.1 641.8 641.5 642.6 644.7

New Mexico .......................... 102.8 105.0 104.9 104.8 82.5 84.4 83.9 83.8 198.3 200.2 201.3 203.4

New York .............................. 1,526.1 1,545.8 1,548.7 1,557.4 665.4 680.6 679.6 679.3 1,486.0 1,478.9 1,479.4 1,489.1

North Carolina ...................... 452.2 462.5 465.4 463.7 345.8 346.1 347.7 351.6 666.8 663.4 660.3 657.1

North Dakota ........................ 48.9 49.6 49.7 49.7 31.6 32.1 31.8 32.4 74.7 72.0 74.3 75.1

Ohio ...................................... 750.2 753.8 755.7 757.1 499.7 501.6 499.6 499.1 800.1 800.1 802.8 796.9

Oklahoma ............................. 178.2 182.2 183.3 183.0 129.3 129.5 127.8 128.0 306.0 311.6 314.4 314.0

Oregon ................................. 195.0 202.4 204.3 202.1 159.6 161.4 163.3 164.3 270.3 272.7 272.5 271.3

Pennsylvania ........................ 999.5 1,017.7 1,017.9 1,020.5 477.5 487.8 491.4 492.9 744.9 752.6 752.8 754.7

Rhode Island ........................ 93.4 95.6 95.9 96.8 50.2 52.6 52.2 52.2 66.0 66.2 65.9 65.6

South Carolina ...................... 180.8 188.7 189.1 186.0 203.3 206.6 206.9 206.3 331.6 328.2 335.0 331.3

South Dakota ........................ 56.6 57.0 57.4 57.6 41.2 42.1 41.9 41.5 75.3 75.1 74.5 75.4

Tennessee ............................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 254.7 255.7 257.3 257.7 413.5 413.2 414.3 414.9

Texas .................................... 1,147.7 1,171.3 1,174.2 1,177.0 887.0 897.4 899.0 901.0 1,657.2 1,670.8 1,672.7 1,671.8

Utah ...................................... 124.4 127.1 128.1 128.4 103.1 106.1 105.5 105.4 199.9 202.4 204.1 203.7

Vermont ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 52.8 52.8 52.8 53.5

Virginia .................................. 383.3 388.2 386.5 392.1 320.4 322.4 325.6 323.9 653.8 659.2 658.5 656.6

Washington ........................... 320.2 329.8 330.1 330.1 255.5 260.7 260.4 263.2 525.8 529.2 530.1 528.5

West Virginia ........................ 111.6 111.6 111.3 111.7 67.7 68.9 68.3 68.1 143.9 143.0 143.3 143.8

Wisconsin ............................. 379.8 381.6 381.7 385.1 252.5 255.9 257.7 257.6 413.4 413.1 412.7 412.1

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 31.4 31.4 32.1 31.6 64.7 65.3 65.4 65.4

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

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

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

be separated with sufficient precision.

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

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

from 2004 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing

August September August September August September August September

2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p

Alabama ................... 1,905.3 1,928.4 1,908.8 1,933.6 12.7 12.6 12.8 12.6 103.3 106.1 103.4 106.5 292.3 296.6 293.0 296.2

Alaska ....................... 325.4 330.1 319.6 324.7 10.7 10.7 10.3 10.8 21.5 22.6 20.9 21.7 18.4 19.0 14.3 14.8

Arizona ..................... 2,358.8 2,456.3 2,389.4 2,484.9 8.5 8.3 8.6 8.2 193.9 216.7 194.2 217.8 176.1 176.4 175.8 176.0

Arkansas ................... 1,157.3 1,169.1 1,170.9 1,183.4 7.3 7.6 7.4 7.6 53.7 54.8 53.5 54.5 204.6 202.6 204.8 202.7

California .................. 14,535.8 14,769.4 14,598.9 14,820.4 24.0 23.9 23.9 23.9 880.8 943.5 883.0 944.6 1,556.7 1,555.2 1,550.5 1,550.5

Colorado ................... 2,195.3 2,236.7 2,196.8 2,238.5 15.4 16.9 15.5 16.9 158.2 169.4 156.9 167.5 156.3 153.2 155.6 153.0

Connecticut ............... 1,642.6 1,661.7 1,655.9 1,673.3 .8 .8 .8 .8 70.3 75.3 69.7 74.0 196.7 196.4 197.2 196.8

Delaware ................. 427.5 434.6 428.1 434.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 27.5 28.3 27.3 28.3 34.9 34.3 34.2 33.9

District of Columbia .. 674.7 686.2 670.8 680.7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12.4 12.6 12.4 12.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

Florida ....................... 7,496.8 7,756.5 7,498.2 7,773.2 7.1 6.5 7.0 6.4 498.8 528.7 498.5 529.7 388.5 392.0 386.8 391.6

Georgia ..................... 3,917.3 3,948.8 3,898.2 3,943.0 12.3 12.0 12.2 11.9 201.8 204.4 198.8 202.7 446.8 445.3 444.9 443.8

Hawaii ...................... 579.2 596.2 582.7 598.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 30.0 32.8 30.2 33.2 15.5 15.3 15.6 15.3

Idaho ........................ 596.3 618.2 600.4 621.9 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.8 43.5 49.8 42.8 49.1 62.6 63.3 62.4 62.7

Illinois ........................ 5,845.5 5,887.5 5,843.1 5,903.3 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 283.6 285.3 281.8 283.7 699.5 692.6 699.8 692.6

Indiana ...................... 2,924.0 2,944.5 2,972.7 2,992.5 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.3 156.5 160.8 154.5 158.2 577.5 574.2 576.7 573.7

Iowa .......................... 1,448.2 1,466.5 1,466.1 1,486.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.4 74.7 74.6 73.2 73.0 223.8 227.8 224.7 228.9

Kansas ...................... 1,312.0 1,322.8 1,329.1 1,342.6 7.5 8.2 7.6 8.2 67.1 70.3 66.0 69.4 177.6 178.8 177.5 179.5

Kentucky ................... 1,799.0 1,818.6 1,808.7 1,830.4 19.7 20.7 19.6 20.9 86.1 89.8 85.7 89.2 265.3 265.8 265.6 265.9

Louisiana .................. 1,912.2 1,920.9 1,916.4 1,686.6 44.8 44.9 44.3 45.7 114.6 117.1 114.5 92.4 151.8 149.8 151.8 139.5

Maine ........................ 626.7 630.2 625.0 628.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 33.4 34.3 32.5 33.3 64.3 62.4 63.6 61.9

Maryland ................... 2,545.6 2,592.6 2,530.7 2,586.7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 184.0 185.6 183.0 185.3 143.9 138.6 143.4 138.9

Massachusetts .......... 3,180.1 3,200.8 3,204.7 3,223.2 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 148.0 151.2 145.4 149.0 314.4 314.0 314.0 313.7

Michigan ................... 4,370.5 4,323.4 4,429.1 4,391.1 8.5 8.8 8.3 8.5 206.9 203.9 203.2 199.9 701.0 669.0 700.0 677.0

Minnesota ................. 2,688.8 2,730.2 2,697.3 2,731.4 6.4 6.6 6.1 6.3 142.2 145.0 138.8 141.4 348.2 351.9 346.9 348.7

Mississippi ................ 1,123.7 1,135.3 1,132.1 1,079.3 9.0 9.1 8.9 8.4 50.3 51.2 50.5 50.2 179.7 179.8 179.5 168.2

Missouri ................... 2,679.1 2,709.8 2,712.6 2,742.1 5.0 5.4 5.0 5.5 144.6 145.5 142.7 144.4 314.3 316.4 313.2 316.6

Montana .................... 418.5 426.3 419.0 427.0 7.6 8.2 7.4 8.1 27.7 28.7 27.2 28.5 19.5 19.7 19.4 19.4

Nebraska .................. 925.3 931.5 928.7 940.3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 51.6 51.7 50.1 51.6 101.0 100.6 100.4 101.6

Nevada ..................... 1,159.6 1,232.3 1,174.9 1,246.6 10.0 10.6 10.0 10.5 123.2 139.6 125.2 141.4 46.7 48.2 46.3 47.9

New Hampshire ........ 630.6 646.6 634.1 647.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 31.7 33.3 31.2 32.5 80.7 82.2 80.8 81.6

New Jersey ............... 4,009.9 4,059.6 4,015.0 4,063.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 173.5 173.9 172.3 173.4 337.9 327.1 338.9 327.7

New Mexico .............. 791.1 807.0 797.5 814.6 15.4 16.7 15.4 16.8 52.1 56.1 51.5 55.4 36.8 36.9 36.8 37.1

New York .................. 8,422.4 8,506.8 8,462.6 8,542.2 6.2 6.6 6.2 6.5 338.6 344.5 336.9 342.4 597.4 581.3 598.1 582.0

North Carolina .......... 3,851.7 3,895.1 3,880.2 3,911.4 6.9 6.4 6.7 6.2 222.4 229.5 220.9 228.6 582.0 574.6 582.7 572.6

North Dakota ............ 335.6 340.0 343.3 348.9 3.8 4.2 3.8 4.2 20.1 20.7 19.5 20.2 25.4 25.8 25.2 25.5

Ohio .......................... 5,421.4 5,431.7 5,443.4 5,450.6 11.9 11.9 11.5 11.9 250.3 251.0 247.8 247.6 828.2 823.1 826.1 822.9

Oklahoma ................. 1,464.1 1,491.7 1,479.8 1,503.5 31.5 32.5 31.3 32.5 63.7 65.3 63.3 64.1 142.8 142.2 142.6 142.7

Oregon ...................... 1,597.4 1,649.0 1,612.4 1,660.9 10.2 10.5 10.0 9.8 88.0 96.8 88.2 97.1 206.2 210.4 205.2 209.7

Pennsylvania ............ 5,613.6 5,689.5 5,669.3 5,739.6 19.5 18.9 19.3 18.8 263.8 272.3 261.6 268.9 696.5 684.6 694.1 681.0

Rhode Island ............ 489.6 495.7 493.8 499.3 .2 .2 .2 .2 22.2 22.9 22.1 22.7 57.1 54.9 57.2 54.9

South Carolina .......... 1,833.5 1,836.2 1,836.4 1,841.9 4.4 3.9 4.4 3.8 114.7 113.0 112.3 112.8 269.7 263.4 269.5 264.0

South Dakota ............ 390.1 396.0 388.5 393.4 .9 .9 .9 .9 22.5 23.5 21.5 22.4 39.4 40.2 39.2 40.0

Tennessee ................ 2,699.1 2,724.8 2,717.2 2,742.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 120.4 122.6 120.0 122.2 412.5 410.5 412.7 412.1

Texas ........................ 9,476.2 9,592.1 9,522.9 9,655.3 155.0 158.2 154.9 158.1 547.4 560.8 546.5 561.2 894.0 893.4 892.7 894.0

Utah .......................... 1,103.7 1,143.3 1,117.0 1,157.0 7.3 7.9 7.4 8.2 78.0 86.5 77.6 86.4 116.1 118.2 116.0 118.3

Vermont .................... 298.5 303.6 306.2 310.7 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 18.6 19.6 18.0 19.0 37.5 37.7 37.4 37.6

Virginia ...................... 3,588.1 3,631.4 3,608.8 3,651.0 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.3 238.0 248.4 236.5 246.9 299.2 298.4 299.9 298.6

Washington ............... 2,704.6 2,778.3 2,727.5 2,783.0 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.2 174.3 186.5 172.9 185.8 267.1 272.2 268.0 257.5

West Virginia ............ 739.2 745.0 741.1 746.9 24.2 25.6 24.5 25.7 37.0 39.4 36.7 40.0 63.1 62.6 63.0 61.8

Wisconsin ................. 2,832.7 2,849.9 2,833.6 2,850.8 4.2 3.9 4.1 3.8 139.0 143.6 134.3 140.1 512.1 510.6 506.5 504.5

Wyoming ................... 262.6 269.9 260.2 268.9 20.9 22.8 20.9 23.0 20.9 22.5 20.2 21.9 9.6 9.8 9.5 10.0

Puerto Rico ............... 1,031.2 992.9 1,037.5 995.5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 67.9 64.1 67.1 64.5 117.2 115.3 117.6 114.7

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

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

(In thousands)

State 

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

August September August September August September August September

2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p

Alabama ................... 376.0 382.1 374.0 380.2 31.3 30.8 31.0 30.8 97.3 96.4 96.6 96.1 201.9 208.4 200.9 209.4

Alaska ....................... 67.0 67.7 65.2 65.7 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.1 15.3 15.5 14.9 15.1 24.8 24.9 24.5 24.7

Arizona ..................... 457.8 480.6 458.2 479.3 47.5 45.6 47.0 45.5 164.1 170.6 164.5 171.8 338.4 351.7 338.7 353.7

Arkansas ................... 242.1 244.3 242.6 244.9 20.2 20.0 20.2 20.0 51.5 52.5 51.2 52.2 109.4 110.4 108.9 110.8

California .................. 2,758.1 2,777.5 2,761.2 2,781.6 481.4 489.4 472.3 479.6 910.4 923.8 908.6 923.3 2,126.7 2,166.1 2,126.5 2,166.8

Colorado ................... 409.6 413.8 407.6 412.9 81.0 76.1 79.4 76.0 155.8 160.0 155.3 159.2 307.2 317.8 304.9 315.5

Connecticut ............... 303.1 310.7 307.4 313.1 39.3 39.3 38.7 38.7 142.1 142.5 140.8 141.5 200.2 200.7 200.1 200.7

Delaware ................. 81.1 82.7 80.8 82.2 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.8 45.7 45.5 45.0 44.7 62.0 62.8 61.8 62.7

District of Columbia .. 27.4 27.8 27.4 27.8 23.8 23.4 23.5 23.5 30.6 31.2 30.4 30.9 144.1 147.7 143.4 147.1

Florida ....................... 1,488.1 1,526.2 1,489.1 1,528.4 168.1 169.3 168.9 168.6 504.0 517.3 502.7 516.1 1,291.9 1,372.0 1,288.1 1,374.0

Georgia ..................... 830.6 828.6 823.7 825.7 118.6 117.4 118.0 116.6 220.3 223.4 218.4 222.3 517.8 528.9 513.9 525.9

Hawaii ...................... 112.4 117.7 112.8 117.8 11.0 10.5 11.1 10.6 28.8 29.4 28.7 29.3 71.2 74.2 71.0 73.7

Idaho ........................ 119.1 123.3 118.6 123.5 10.3 11.1 10.2 11.0 28.3 29.9 28.4 29.9 76.1 80.7 75.6 80.0

Illinois ........................ 1,178.6 1,184.5 1,180.0 1,187.8 120.4 117.0 118.9 117.0 403.4 405.5 399.6 402.9 814.8 838.7 812.7 840.0

Indiana ...................... 580.2 582.1 575.9 580.6 41.1 41.0 40.3 40.7 141.9 143.4 140.1 141.9 273.9 276.7 272.6 276.4

Iowa .......................... 308.5 309.9 306.2 308.0 33.3 33.8 33.0 33.4 98.0 100.8 97.0 100.3 109.2 108.8 107.6 107.3

Kansas ...................... 262.2 259.2 259.0 263.8 41.6 40.0 40.9 40.6 70.6 71.6 69.7 71.5 129.0 135.6 128.4 135.5

Kentucky ................... 372.7 376.1 371.8 375.1 29.0 28.1 28.6 27.7 88.3 85.7 87.1 85.2 164.4 169.9 165.8 170.2

Louisiana .................. 379.2 384.9 377.1 335.9 28.8 28.7 28.8 25.3 103.5 103.8 102.7 92.6 184.2 183.6 182.8 151.4

Maine ........................ 129.4 130.2 126.9 127.6 11.7 11.8 11.5 11.7 35.4 35.2 34.6 34.3 51.1 50.9 50.1 50.1

Maryland ................... 466.3 475.1 466.0 475.4 50.8 51.2 50.3 51.0 157.1 160.8 155.8 159.5 379.2 393.7 377.4 391.8

Massachusetts .......... 571.5 574.6 573.4 575.0 86.8 84.3 85.7 83.8 222.7 222.9 219.4 219.6 456.1 465.8 453.6 462.5

Michigan ................... 813.6 810.5 812.5 802.5 68.3 64.8 67.4 63.8 220.2 221.2 218.1 218.4 597.8 590.4 595.6 589.9

Minnesota ................. 525.0 530.1 524.0 524.8 59.5 59.2 59.2 58.7 176.5 180.9 175.6 180.1 309.0 313.3 306.8 312.0

Mississippi ................ 220.1 221.5 219.9 208.8 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.2 46.3 46.6 46.1 45.1 82.7 86.3 83.3 80.4

Missouri ................... 531.0 536.6 533.1 536.2 63.3 64.6 63.0 64.4 165.6 169.3 164.0 168.2 303.8 308.3 303.3 307.4

Montana .................... 87.1 88.3 86.3 87.0 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.9 21.5 21.7 21.2 21.3 34.9 36.1 34.1 35.6

Nebraska .................. 197.0 198.8 197.0 199.7 21.5 21.9 21.5 21.7 63.4 64.6 63.0 64.7 95.8 97.1 94.9 97.0

Nevada ..................... 204.9 213.1 205.5 213.8 14.6 14.3 14.5 14.2 62.2 66.2 62.3 66.3 134.4 147.1 135.5 149.0

New Hampshire ........ 141.2 144.8 140.5 144.1 12.5 12.9 12.6 13.0 38.2 38.8 37.7 38.2 58.0 57.7 57.3 57.4

New Jersey ............... 872.0 886.4 873.9 890.8 98.3 96.6 97.4 94.9 281.2 284.6 278.5 282.0 589.7 595.4 587.2 593.1

New Mexico .............. 137.8 138.9 137.6 139.0 14.7 14.5 14.2 14.5 34.8 35.6 34.9 35.3 91.5 93.1 91.6 93.4

New York .................. 1,479.1 1,485.0 1,489.6 1,493.1 270.8 270.0 271.2 270.4 711.4 721.1 703.1 716.2 1,064.8 1,091.7 1,058.4 1,085.6

North Carolina .......... 726.0 731.3 724.6 725.0 71.4 71.5 70.9 71.3 193.6 196.8 193.2 195.7 435.5 452.8 435.1 452.9

North Dakota ............ 72.7 74.1 72.3 73.7 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.7 18.6 18.9 18.5 18.8 24.6 25.3 24.2 24.8

Ohio .......................... 1,040.3 1,033.9 1,035.5 1,027.9 93.2 92.5 91.9 91.2 314.9 316.6 312.4 314.2 637.3 651.0 637.6 650.3

Oklahoma ................. 273.9 277.1 272.4 277.6 31.0 31.6 30.3 31.1 85.0 86.4 84.6 85.7 164.4 169.7 164.9 169.3

Oregon ...................... 323.5 332.9 323.4 335.1 33.2 34.9 32.9 34.9 98.4 99.8 97.8 99.3 181.6 187.4 181.3 186.7

Pennsylvania ............ 1,112.4 1,122.8 1,118.2 1,128.2 112.4 109.9 111.2 108.6 339.2 340.4 335.0 337.7 641.9 660.0 639.2 657.9

Rhode Island ............ 79.3 78.7 79.8 79.1 10.8 11.0 10.7 10.9 34.4 35.8 34.2 35.6 55.4 56.4 55.1 56.6

South Carolina .......... 353.7 358.4 352.5 358.8 26.1 27.0 25.7 27.0 94.7 95.2 93.8 93.6 194.1 189.6 191.6 189.0

South Dakota ............ 78.5 80.3 77.0 78.6 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.6 28.1 29.1 28.0 29.0 24.7 24.3 24.2 23.9

Tennessee ................ 582.1 593.5 588.5 597.9 48.9 47.5 48.5 47.0 142.5 144.6 142.2 144.2 304.4 305.9 305.0 306.5

Texas ........................ 1,953.0 1,971.8 1,942.3 1,965.8 225.0 229.6 223.1 228.6 599.2 606.2 597.6 606.8 1,105.4 1,117.1 1,100.8 1,117.2

Utah .......................... 220.1 225.5 219.8 225.2 30.2 31.4 30.0 31.6 65.2 66.9 65.2 67.0 140.4 149.2 138.6 147.3

Vermont .................... 58.7 59.5 58.4 58.9 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.2 13.5 13.9 13.3 13.6 21.8 22.7 21.6 22.4

Virginia ...................... 647.2 660.3 644.1 658.4 100.5 99.9 99.4 100.4 192.0 192.0 190.2 191.4 588.2 595.4 585.0 591.1

Washington ............... 524.3 539.3 524.7 538.6 93.1 95.9 92.1 95.4 153.2 155.0 152.5 154.9 310.0 322.2 309.6 322.8

West Virginia ............ 137.7 138.6 137.6 138.2 12.0 12.3 11.9 12.3 30.6 30.0 30.4 30.0 58.8 59.5 58.5 59.4

Wisconsin ................. 543.2 542.9 542.8 539.2 50.2 50.5 49.7 49.7 158.8 160.0 157.2 159.0 257.6 264.4 256.8 263.5

Wyoming ................... 50.7 52.0 49.7 51.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 10.7 10.9 10.5 11.0 16.5 16.7 15.5 15.9

Puerto Rico ............... 181.4 177.3 180.4 175.7 23.4 23.1 23.8 22.8 46.0 46.6 46.2 46.9 102.6 101.4 101.8 100.8

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

August September August September August September August September

2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p

Alabama ................... 192.3 196.6 193.3 197.3 165.3 166.8 162.6 164.0 81.8 81.4 81.1 80.4 351.1 350.6 360.1 360.1

Alaska ....................... 34.4 36.0 34.7 36.2 37.2 37.7 34.5 35.2 11.9 11.6 11.9 11.7 77.3 77.4 81.5 81.7

Arizona ..................... 260.6 274.8 262.7 277.9 237.5 247.4 239.5 249.7 89.8 92.1 89.9 92.3 384.6 392.1 410.3 412.7

Arkansas ................... 141.4 145.6 144.0 148.3 94.6 95.5 93.2 93.8 41.6 41.6 41.5 41.3 190.9 194.2 203.6 207.3

California .................. 1,536.0 1,560.2 1,558.7 1,582.7 1,477.3 1,511.7 1,461.7 1,497.5 503.2 509.2 506.2 510.5 2,281.2 2,308.9 2,346.3 2,359.4

Colorado ................... 218.2 223.9 219.4 225.2 264.6 268.2 254.3 256.9 87.9 89.4 87.0 88.5 341.1 348.0 360.9 366.9

Connecticut ............... 261.5 265.0 268.3 271.7 136.6 138.7 131.4 132.9 63.8 64.2 62.5 62.8 228.2 228.1 239.0 240.3

Delaware ................. 51.1 52.7 51.9 53.3 44.1 45.9 42.7 44.3 18.9 18.7 18.7 18.5 55.2 56.8 58.7 59.4

District of Columbia .. 88.2 88.3 92.2 93.1 50.4 53.6 50.8 54.0 59.1 60.3 58.8 60.1 236.2 238.8 229.4 229.2

Florida ....................... 914.2 946.6 923.5 959.3 844.1 878.8 837.1 875.2 319.1 327.0 317.7 325.1 1,072.9 1,092.1 1,078.8 1,098.8

Georgia ..................... 407.3 415.3 405.8 417.4 368.2 376.4 361.5 371.4 157.6 156.6 155.5 155.3 636.0 640.5 645.5 650.0

Hawaii ...................... 66.6 68.5 67.8 69.8 104.8 107.6 104.6 107.5 24.3 24.7 24.2 24.6 114.6 115.5 116.7 116.6

Idaho ........................ 64.5 67.8 65.8 69.4 60.1 61.6 58.3 59.8 18.9 19.2 18.5 18.5 108.3 106.7 115.2 113.2

Illinois ........................ 722.5 731.1 728.5 738.3 531.0 544.8 521.8 538.5 266.4 265.6 256.8 258.3 815.8 812.9 833.7 834.7

Indiana ...................... 356.6 367.5 373.9 382.1 287.5 291.8 282.2 286.5 110.9 111.6 110.0 110.1 390.6 388.1 439.3 435.0

Iowa .......................... 182.4 185.1 190.2 192.9 136.2 142.4 132.1 138.9 56.8 57.2 56.5 56.9 223.1 223.8 243.4 244.0

Kansas ...................... 160.0 161.4 161.9 165.7 114.1 115.1 112.7 113.8 53.1 54.3 53.7 55.2 229.2 228.3 251.7 239.4

Kentucky ................... 231.0 234.2 231.4 235.6 167.1 171.7 164.0 168.6 78.8 80.1 78.6 79.9 296.6 296.5 310.5 312.1

Louisiana .................. 252.2 255.0 253.4 198.9 207.6 209.1 205.3 170.4 72.1 72.3 72.3 55.8 373.4 371.7 383.4 378.7

Maine ........................ 110.2 112.5 111.4 113.5 75.0 76.1 67.1 68.1 20.5 20.4 20.1 20.0 92.9 93.6 104.4 105.0

Maryland ................... 347.0 352.9 347.2 356.2 242.2 256.6 234.2 242.3 114.9 119.0 114.3 118.0 460.2 459.1 459.1 468.3

Massachusetts .......... 565.6 570.3 580.1 584.2 317.9 322.8 303.3 308.2 118.7 117.9 115.4 114.9 376.4 374.9 412.4 410.2

Michigan ................... 544.4 548.3 547.4 556.0 429.2 431.2 415.2 417.4 180.4 181.8 179.1 180.6 600.2 593.5 682.3 677.1

Minnesota ................. 372.1 384.1 373.2 385.6 252.2 258.0 244.8 253.4 119.0 117.1 118.5 117.5 378.7 384.0 403.4 402.9

Mississippi ................ 117.4 120.6 120.5 119.9 128.7 127.0 127.2 108.6 37.5 37.3 37.5 32.6 237.6 241.6 244.4 242.9

Missouri ................... 356.9 365.2 360.2 368.8 281.8 284.1 276.4 278.5 120.1 121.8 119.7 121.4 392.7 392.6 432.0 430.7

Montana .................... 53.2 54.6 54.5 56.0 60.7 62.4 57.2 58.9 17.1 17.2 17.0 17.0 81.1 81.4 86.9 87.3

Nebraska .................. 126.7 127.0 127.4 128.4 80.8 83.6 79.7 80.6 34.7 34.6 34.7 34.3 152.8 151.6 160.0 160.7

Nevada ..................... 79.9 84.9 81.1 86.0 317.6 334.3 317.3 334.2 36.7 40.0 37.4 39.9 129.4 134.0 139.8 143.4

New Hampshire ........ 93.2 96.8 94.3 98.0 74.7 77.1 68.4 70.6 21.1 20.5 20.6 20.7 78.3 81.4 89.7 90.6

New Jersey ............... 541.3 554.3 545.2 559.1 358.3 372.4 342.5 353.7 156.4 162.2 153.4 159.8 599.6 605.1 624.1 627.4

New Mexico .............. 99.8 101.8 103.4 105.2 85.3 87.2 83.8 85.2 31.0 31.2 28.9 29.1 191.9 195.0 199.4 203.6

New York .................. 1,471.5 1,502.2 1,515.1 1,546.2 707.4 722.1 682.5 694.6 351.2 356.3 350.6 355.4 1,424.0 1,426.0 1,450.9 1,449.8

North Carolina .......... 448.0 460.5 450.8 462.6 361.2 366.4 352.5 358.3 172.3 175.7 169.9 175.1 632.4 629.6 672.9 663.1

North Dakota ............ 48.8 49.6 48.8 49.6 32.5 32.7 32.0 32.9 15.2 14.8 15.1 14.9 66.1 66.2 76.2 76.6

Ohio .......................... 730.8 740.1 749.7 756.8 529.2 529.9 513.6 513.9 229.1 227.5 227.6 227.6 756.2 754.2 789.7 786.3

Oklahoma ................. 177.4 181.9 179.3 182.9 131.9 132.3 131.4 130.0 73.7 74.9 73.4 74.0 288.8 297.8 306.3 313.6

Oregon ...................... 187.8 197.4 194.4 201.4 164.3 170.4 162.8 167.5 57.4 58.8 57.5 59.5 246.8 249.7 258.9 259.9

Pennsylvania ............ 970.7 993.4 995.1 1,018.4 511.3 522.8 491.0 502.9 266.8 271.0 263.3 268.2 679.1 693.4 741.3 749.0

Rhode Island ............ 89.0 92.5 92.7 96.2 55.8 57.5 53.2 54.8 23.7 24.2 23.1 23.5 61.7 61.6 65.5 64.8

South Carolina .......... 180.0 185.5 182.6 187.9 207.7 212.3 204.2 207.2 68.2 66.4 67.8 66.1 319.9 321.5 332.0 331.7

South Dakota ............ 56.0 56.6 56.3 57.3 46.8 47.7 43.3 43.6 16.6 16.4 16.6 16.1 69.7 70.2 74.8 75.0

Tennessee ................ 318.5 324.9 321.6 328.0 264.3 267.2 260.1 263.2 101.8 102.7 101.8 102.7 399.6 401.3 412.8 414.5

Texas ........................ 1,144.2 1,171.7 1,155.3 1,181.5 906.8 919.9 893.6 907.7 362.3 366.5 359.9 363.8 1,583.9 1,596.9 1,656.2 1,670.6

Utah .......................... 120.6 125.4 125.2 129.7 105.1 107.9 104.1 106.1 33.9 34.5 33.0 33.7 186.8 189.9 200.1 203.5

Vermont .................... 52.0 53.4 53.7 54.9 35.4 35.5 33.0 33.2 10.3 10.4 10.1 10.1 43.3 43.6 53.5 53.7

Virginia ...................... 364.9 369.5 385.5 391.7 340.6 347.1 329.6 329.9 181.9 182.8 180.6 181.2 625.3 627.2 647.7 651.1

Washington ............... 313.6 324.2 318.8 329.5 267.2 273.5 266.0 273.7 101.9 104.0 101.2 103.4 490.6 496.2 512.3 512.2

West Virginia ............ 109.6 109.8 111.2 111.5 71.1 71.6 69.8 70.3 55.0 55.6 55.6 55.2 140.1 140.0 141.9 142.5

Wisconsin ................. 374.3 378.0 379.7 385.1 275.8 279.3 260.5 265.8 136.1 136.2 135.9 135.5 381.4 380.5 406.1 404.6

Wyoming ................... 21.7 22.2 21.7 22.4 36.8 37.6 34.1 34.5 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.8 60.3 61.0 63.9 64.9

Puerto Rico ............... 94.9 93.0 98.1 95.7 71.9 70.3 71.5 70.3 21.0 22.9 21.5 23.1 304.9 278.9 309.5 281.0

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

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

from 2004 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.