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Media contact: 691-5902

USDL 05-2317

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Friday, December 16, 2005

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: NOVEMBER 2005

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in November. Overall, 25 states

registered over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 19 states recorded decreases, and 6 states and

the District of Columbia had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor

reported today. Over the year, jobless rates were down in 26 states and the District of Columbia, up in

20 states, and unchanged in 4 states. In November, the national unemployment rate was unchanged from

October at 5.0 percent, but was down by 0.4 percentage point from a year earlier.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia over the month, decreased in 6 states, and was unchanged in 2 states. California experienced the largest employment gain

(+20,400), followed by Florida (+17,900), Texas (+17,300), and Louisiana (+14,600). Mississippi posted

the largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+1.0 percent), followed by Louisiana (+0.9

percent), Montana (+0.8 percent), and Kansas and North Dakota (+0.6 percent each). Employment decreases were reported in Indiana (-2,800), Minnesota (-2,600), Tennessee (-2,200), Kentucky (-1,000),

South Dakota (-400), and Vermont (-200). Each of these six states recorded a 0.1-percent decline in

employment over the month.

 Hurricane Katrina

In November, BLS and its state partners again made modifications to the usual estimation

procedures for the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program to reflect the impact

on the unemployment statistics in Katrina-affected areas. These modifications included:

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

(3) developing labor force estimates for the New Orleans metropolitan area using an alternative to the model-based method; and (4) 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 Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey, BLS resumed normal estimation procedures in November. The procedures had been modified in September and October to ac-
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Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

The Midwest registered the highest regional unemployment rate in November, 5.3 percent, while the

Northeast again recorded the lowest rate, 5.0 percent. The South and West had jobless rates of 5.2

and 5.1 percent, respectively. The 0.3-percentage point range between the highest and lowest regional

unemployment rates was the narrowest for any month since February 1991. The Northeast reported the

only statistically significant rate change from October (+0.3 percentage point). Over the year, unemployment rates were down significantly in the West (-0.5 percentage point) and Midwest (-0.4 point) and little

changed in the Northeast and South. (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the highest unemployment rates in November were recorded in

the West South Central and East South Central, 6.0 and 5.9 percent, respectively. Both of these contain

areas hit by Hurricane Katrina. The lowest division jobless rates were reported in the South Atlantic, 4.5

percent, Mountain, 4.6 percent, and New England and West North Central, 4.7 percent each. The Middle Atlantic registered the only statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate change (+0.5 percentage point) among the divisions. Significant over-the-year unemployment rate declines were reported in

the Pacific (-0.7 percentage point), East North Central (-0.5 point), and South Atlantic (-0.4 point) divisions. New England had the only significant jobless rate increase from November 2004 (+0.3 percentage

point).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Louisiana and Mississippi again recorded the highest unemployment rates, 12.4 and 9.5 percent, respectively, in November. South Carolina, at 7.1 percent, and Alaska, at 7.0 percent, had the next highest rates. Hawaii continued to post the lowest state unemployment rate, 2.8 percent. The next lowest

rates were reported in North Dakota, 3.4 percent, Vermont and Virginia, 3.5 percent each, and Alabama

and Florida, 3.6 percent each. The Alabama rate was the lowest in its series. (All state series begin in

1976.) In November, 17 states registered unemployment rates that were significantly below the U.S. rate,

7 states and the District of Columbia had measurably higher rates, and 26 states had rates that were little

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

In November, the largest significant over-the-month jobless rate increases were recorded in New

Jersey (+0.7 percentage point), Missouri and New York (+0.6 point each), and Michigan and Pennsylvania (+0.5 point each). Iowa and Minnesota also had statistically significant unemployment rate increases from October (+0.3 and +0.2 percentage point, respectively). Three states posted measurable

jobless rate decreases over the month: Alabama (-0.9 percentage point), Utah (-0.5 point), and Vermont

(-0.4 point). The remaining 40 states and the District of Columbia registered rates that were not apprecount for low response rates in Katrina-affected areas. In November, the number and type

of responses from the Katrina-affected areas were deemed acceptable for a return to standard

procedures.

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

see Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita on the BLS Web site at 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.
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ciably different from those of October, even though some states had changes that were at least as large

numerically as those with statistically significant changes.

The largest state jobless rate declines from last November were recorded in Alabama (-1.8 percentage points), Oregon (-1.4 points), and Florida and Utah (-1.1 points each). Thirteen additional states also had statistically significant rate decreases, ranging from -0.4 to -0.8 percentage point. The District of

Columbia’s rate declined by 2.6 percentage points from a year earlier. The largest unemployment rate

increases from November 2004 were registered in Louisiana (+6.6 percentage points), Mississippi (+2.6

points), and Kentucky (+1.5 points). Jobless rates in Louisiana and Mississippi are still elevated due to

the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Six additional states reported statistically significant rate increases over

the year, ranging from +0.3 to +0.6 percentage point. Twenty-four states recorded November 2005 jobless rates that were not appreciably different from those of a year earlier. (See table B.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Between October and November, the measured changes in employment were statistically significant

in eight states. All eight states—Louisiana (+14,600), Mississippi (+10,700), Kansas (+8,500), Oregon

(+7,600), Utah (+5,200), Nebraska (+3,900), Montana (+3,200), and North Dakota (+2,100)—registered gains in employment. (See tables C and 5.)

Over the year, the measured changes in employment were statistically significant in 31 states and the

District of Columbia. All had gains in employment except for Louisiana (-205,300), Michigan (-35,300),

and Mississippi (-23,500). The decreases in Louisiana and Mississippi reflect the impact of Hurricane

Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in late August 2005. The largest gains were reported in Florida

(+255,100), California (+186,400), Texas (+136,400), and Arizona (+95,900). Five states and the

District of Columbia experienced statistically significant employment gains that were less then 15,000:

Hawaii (+13,800), the District of Columbia (+11,600), West Virginia (+8,300), North Dakota (+7,400),

Delaware (+7,200), and Wyoming (+6,600). (See table D.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for November is scheduled to be issued on December 28. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for December

is scheduled to be issued on January 24, 2006. The reference months and release dates for the Regional

and State Employment and Unemployment release for the balance of 2006 are as follows:

Jan. – March 9 April – May 19 July – Aug. 18 Oct . – Nov. 21

Feb. – March 30 May – June 16 Aug. – Sept. 20 Nov. – Dec. 22

March – April 21 June – July 21 Sept. – Oct. 20
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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 regional and state unemployment rates and state nonfarm

payroll employment regardless of their statistical significance. The remainder of the analysis

in the release takes the statistical significance of monthly and annual changes into consideration.
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United States.......................... 5.0

Alabama ................................. 3.6

Alaska .................................... 7.0

Delaware ................................ 4.4

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

Florida ................................... 3.6

Hawaii .................................... 2.8

Idaho ..................................... 3.7

Kentucky ............................... 6.2

Louisiana ................................ 12.4

Maryland ................................ 4.2

Michigan ................................ 6.6

Minnesota .............................. 3.9

Mississippi .............................. 9.5

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

Nevada .................................. 4.1

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

North Dakota ......................... 3.4

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

Oklahoma .............................. 4.1

South Carolina ....................... 7.1

South Dakota ......................... 4.0

Utah ....................................... 4.0

Vermont ................................. 3.5

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

Wyoming ................................ 3.9

 p = preliminary.

Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that of the U.S., November 2005, seasonally adjusted

State November 2005 p
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Alabama ................................. 5.4 3.6 -1.8

Alaska .................................... 7.6 7.0 -.6

Arkansas ................................ 5.6 4.8 -.8

California ................................ 6.0 5.2 -.8

Colorado ................................ 5.4 5.0 -.4

Connecticut ............................ 4.6 5.1 .5

Delaware ................................ 4.1 4.4 .3

District of Columbia ............... 8.7 6.1 -2.6

Florida ................................... 4.7 3.6 -1.1

Georgia .................................. 4.8 5.4 .6

Idaho ..................................... 4.5 3.7 -.8

Illinois..................................... 6.1 5.3 -.8

Kentucky ............................... 4.7 6.2 1.5

Louisiana ................................ 5.8 12.4 6.6

Michigan ................................ 7.4 6.6 -.8

Minnesota .............................. 4.4 3.9 -.5

Mississippi .............................. 6.9 9.5 2.6

New Hampshire ..................... 3.4 3.8 .4

New Mexico .......................... 5.6 5.1 -.5

Ohio....................................... 6.1 5.7 -.4

Oklahoma .............................. 4.7 4.1 -.6

Oregon................................... 7.2 5.8 -1.4

Pennsylvania ........................... 5.6 5.1 -.5

South Dakota ......................... 3.5 4.0 .5

Tennessee .............................. 5.3 5.8 .5

Texas ..................................... 5.9 5.3 -.6

Utah ....................................... 5.1 4.0 -1.1

 p = preliminary.

Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from

November 2004 to November 2005, seasonally adjusted

State November

 2004

 November

 2005

Over-the-year

 rate change p p
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Kansas.................................... 1,351,300 1,359,800 8,500

Louisiana ................................. 1,700,400 1,715,000 14,600

Mississippi ............................... 1,095,700 1,106,400 10,700

Montana .................................. 421,300 424,500 3,200

Nebraska ................................ 936,300 940,200 3,900

North Dakota .......................... 343,600 345,700 2,100

Oregon.................................... 1,656,500 1,664,100 7,600

Utah ........................................ 1,154,100 1,159,300 5,200

 p = preliminary.

Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from

October 2005 to November 2005, seasonally adjusted

State October

 2005

 November

 2005

Over-the-month

 change p p
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Arizona ................................. 2,413,000 2,508,900 95,900

California ............................... 14,656,400 14,842,800 186,400

Colorado............................... 2,196,200 2,236,900 40,700

Delaware ............................... 427,000 434,200 7,200

District of Columbia .............. 673,100 684,700 11,600

Florida .................................. 7,585,600 7,840,700 255,100

Hawaii................................... 591,400 605,200 13,800

Idaho .................................... 591,000 614,000 23,000

Illinois.................................... 5,806,300 5,872,100 65,800

Iowa ..................................... 1,461,800 1,485,200 23,400

Kansas.................................. 1,332,700 1,359,800 27,100

Louisiana ............................... 1,920,300 1,715,000 -205,300

Maryland............................... 2,535,500 2,584,400 48,900

Michigan ............................... 4,390,100 4,354,800 -35,300

Minnesota ............................. 2,691,400 2,725,500 34,100

Mississippi............................. 1,129,900 1,106,400 -23,500

Nebraska .............................. 923,900 940,200 16,300

Nevada ................................. 1,180,000 1,249,200 69,200

New Jersey ........................... 4,028,400 4,064,600 36,200

New Mexico ......................... 796,900 812,900 16,000

New York ............................ 8,483,600 8,547,400 63,800

North Carolina ...................... 3,851,200 3,904,100 52,900

North Dakota ........................ 338,300 345,700 7,400

Oklahoma ............................. 1,478,100 1,504,800 26,700

Oregon.................................. 1,614,000 1,664,100 50,100

Pennsylvania .......................... 5,662,400 5,730,100 67,700

Texas .................................... 9,526,800 9,663,200 136,400

Utah ...................................... 1,113,200 1,159,300 46,100

Virginia .................................. 3,621,300 3,671,900 50,600

Washington ........................... 2,717,800 2,792,800 75,000

West Virginia ........................ 737,500 745,800 8,300

Wyoming............................... 257,300 263,900 6,600

 p = preliminary.

Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from

November 2004 to November 2005, seasonally adjusted

State November

 2004

November

 2005

 Over-the-year

change p p
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

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

recent 5 years are revised near the beginning of each calendar

year, usually coincident with the release of January estimates.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this

release reflect the standards and definitions established by the

U.S. Office of Management and Budget on February 18, 2004.

A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the

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

annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.

Employment—from the CES program

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay

period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are

counted at their place of work rather than at their place of

residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are

counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis

of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of

the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated

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

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

computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both

months. The estimates of employment for the current month are

obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month

by these ratios.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,

derived principally from tax reports which are submitted by

employers who are covered under state unemployment

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

preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for

the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process

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

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

subsequent months.
Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are

seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some

states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is

computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector

series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll

employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of

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

coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation

procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each

individual state. BLS independently develops a national

employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to

national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger

sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series,

summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can

cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these

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

employment series, and cautions users that such a series is

subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample

survey, 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

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov. 

2005

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov. 

2005

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov. 

2005

Northeast ........................... 27,629.2 27,890.6 27,895.4 27,853.4 1,363.0 1,374.8 1,305.2 1,399.8 4.9 4.9 4.7 5.0

 New England .................... 7,500.3 7,594.1 7,589.9 7,610.9 331.3 371.4 366.2 361.5 4.4 4.9 4.8 4.7

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,128.8 20,296.5 20,305.5 20,242.5 1,031.7 1,003.4 939.0 1,038.3 5.1 4.9 4.6 5.1

South ................................. 52,030.0 52,920.1 53,055.4 53,073.2 2,740.4 2,749.3 2,747.5 2,759.8 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2

 South Atlantic ................... 27,463.6 28,162.2 28,257.5 28,279.1 1,335.3 1,293.8 1,268.3 1,278.9 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.5

 East South Central ........... 8,363.6 8,389.1 8,421.9 8,398.2 461.9 482.2 499.4 492.5 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.9

 West South Central .......... 16,202.9 16,368.8 16,376.0 16,396.0 943.2 973.3 979.8 988.5 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.0

Midwest ............................. 34,515.2 34,695.3 34,644.0 34,759.1 1,975.3 1,861.5 1,799.9 1,844.7 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.3

 East North Central ............ 23,663.8 23,856.2 23,789.0 23,878.6 1,445.1 1,383.1 1,323.4 1,334.8 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.6

 West North Central ........... 10,851.5 10,839.1 10,854.9 10,880.5 530.2 478.5 476.5 509.9 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.7

West ................................... 33,820.5 34,382.7 34,475.6 34,471.2 1,902.7 1,777.2 1,748.9 1,747.3 5.6 5.2 5.1 5.1

 Mountain ........................... 10,120.0 10,313.8 10,329.6 10,334.1 484.8 499.8 480.5 472.6 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6

 Pacific ............................... 23,700.5 24,068.9 24,146.0 24,137.2 1,417.9 1,277.4 1,268.4 1,274.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 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.

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

October November October November October November

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

Northeast ........................... 27,543.2 27,846.8 27,654.0 27,828.3 1,286.2 1,202.5 1,286.8 1,328.4 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.8

 New England .................... 7,494.7 7,578.0 7,502.9 7,599.8 304.3 332.1 307.8 336.1 4.1 4.4 4.1 4.4

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,048.5 20,268.8 20,151.2 20,228.5 981.9 870.5 979.0 992.3 4.9 4.3 4.9 4.9

South ................................. 52,018.2 53,113.3 52,127.2 53,067.6 2,616.0 2,643.5 2,651.6 2,666.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.0

 South Atlantic ................... 27,428.2 28,269.1 27,489.8 28,250.6 1,274.7 1,224.1 1,298.2 1,240.1 4.6 4.3 4.7 4.4

 East South Central ........... 8,385.7 8,441.9 8,395.9 8,413.0 450.2 483.2 443.2 471.8 5.4 5.7 5.3 5.6

 West South Central .......... 16,204.3 16,402.3 16,241.6 16,403.9 891.2 936.2 910.2 954.5 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.8

Midwest ............................. 34,540.7 34,666.9 34,575.4 34,759.4 1,800.0 1,615.6 1,865.9 1,732.0 5.2 4.7 5.4 5.0

 East North Central ............ 23,684.5 23,809.3 23,717.0 23,889.7 1,320.8 1,194.6 1,369.6 1,254.2 5.6 5.0 5.8 5.3

 West North Central ........... 10,856.2 10,857.6 10,858.4 10,869.7 479.2 421.0 496.3 477.8 4.4 3.9 4.6 4.4

West ................................... 33,876.4 34,574.5 33,889.6 34,472.3 1,827.8 1,665.9 1,859.4 1,700.3 5.4 4.8 5.5 4.9

 Mountain ........................... 10,151.2 10,362.5 10,145.7 10,339.8 473.4 457.9 466.1 451.9 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.4

 Pacific ............................... 23,725.2 24,212.0 23,743.9 24,132.5 1,354.4 1,208.0 1,393.3 1,248.4 5.7 5.0 5.9 5.2

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

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005p

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005p Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005p

Alabama ............................................... 2,154.9 2,172.3 2,181.5 2,164.4 116.0 88.6 98.9 77.8 5.4 4.1 4.5 3.6

Alaska ................................................... 333.9 344.4 344.6 344.4 25.2 23.5 23.6 24.2 7.6 6.8 6.8 7.0

Arizona ................................................. 2,798.3 2,847.6 2,853.4 2,855.2 129.6 143.5 139.0 137.0 4.6 5.0 4.9 4.8

Arkansas ............................................... 1,317.7 1,358.6 1,368.3 1,375.7 73.3 69.2 67.1 65.9 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.8

California .............................................. 17,648.0 17,903.9 17,974.3 17,944.1 1,056.4 920.5 936.4 939.0 6.0 5.1 5.2 5.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 4,842.2 4,860.6 4,894.3 4,915.9 313.7 218.0 219.7 249.3 6.5 4.5 4.5 5.1

Colorado ............................................... 2,539.8 2,542.5 2,539.3 2,539.4 136.4 133.3 125.6 126.1 5.4 5.2 4.9 5.0

Connecticut ........................................... 1,794.1 1,822.1 1,821.3 1,824.4 82.7 96.5 96.8 93.7 4.6 5.3 5.3 5.1

Delaware .............................................. 423.8 439.0 440.9 442.2 17.5 18.1 18.6 19.3 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.4

District of Columbia .............................. 301.0 299.6 296.0 294.1 26.3 18.5 18.0 18.0 8.7 6.2 6.1 6.1

Florida ................................................... 8,473.4 8,729.1 8,764.0 8,784.8 395.6 309.2 302.8 314.8 4.7 3.5 3.5 3.6

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .......... 1,112.8 1,147.0 1,144.0 1,145.2 59.4 48.7 46.2 49.0 5.3 4.2 4.0 4.3

Georgia ................................................. 4,418.5 4,550.6 4,552.9 4,569.0 212.5 250.0 241.4 246.7 4.8 5.5 5.3 5.4

Hawaii ................................................... 618.2 643.8 647.9 649.3 18.9 17.6 17.6 18.4 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.8

Idaho ..................................................... 706.6 734.7 737.4 737.9 31.5 26.4 26.7 27.0 4.5 3.6 3.6 3.7

Illinois .................................................... 6,410.5 6,508.7 6,492.5 6,513.1 389.3 379.3 355.3 342.8 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.3

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ............... 3,986.9 3,997.4 3,973.2 3,998.3 237.4 251.2 225.2 216.4 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.4

Indiana .................................................. 3,170.8 3,224.9 3,217.3 3,238.6 162.7 172.8 174.8 170.8 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.3

Iowa ...................................................... 1,626.1 1,651.5 1,651.6 1,667.0 81.3 75.4 74.1 80.2 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.8

Kansas .................................................. 1,466.7 1,466.3 1,468.7 1,468.6 77.7 74.8 73.8 76.9 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.2

Kentucky ............................................... 1,966.6 2,012.5 2,023.9 2,019.9 91.9 115.2 124.0 126.1 4.7 5.7 6.1 6.2

Louisiana .............................................. 2,071.7 2,006.0 1,967.6 1,954.3 119.3 228.4 235.6 242.6 5.8 11.4 12.0 12.4

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 2 ....... 613.8 (3) (3) (3) 26.7 (3) (3) (3) 4.3 (3) (3) (3)

Maine .................................................... 702.7 717.2 719.4 721.0 32.5 39.0 37.4 35.6 4.6 5.4 5.2 4.9

Maryland ............................................... 2,886.8 2,949.3 2,967.1 2,957.8 120.8 122.0 120.9 123.9 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.2

Massachusetts ...................................... 3,386.4 3,381.3 3,378.8 3,388.2 161.6 161.8 161.0 164.4 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9

Michigan ............................................... 5,097.8 5,126.9 5,100.9 5,135.2 376.5 332.9 308.7 336.8 7.4 6.5 6.1 6.6

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ................... 2,210.3 2,223.5 2,196.4 2,211.3 166.3 147.7 134.8 158.1 7.5 6.6 6.1 7.1

Minnesota ............................................. 2,961.5 2,939.8 2,936.0 2,935.8 131.3 114.3 107.6 115.9 4.4 3.9 3.7 3.9

Mississippi ............................................ 1,340.7 1,307.2 1,297.0 1,292.3 92.5 134.2 112.5 122.6 6.9 10.3 8.7 9.5

Missouri ................................................ 3,041.8 3,019.5 3,029.6 3,038.4 177.8 147.4 152.4 171.6 5.8 4.9 5.0 5.6

Montana ................................................ 487.7 493.7 493.7 496.6 21.3 22.3 21.5 21.4 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.3

Nebraska .............................................. 987.4 985.4 983.0 983.5 36.8 39.1 35.8 38.1 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.9

Nevada ................................................. 1,188.0 1,227.9 1,233.6 1,236.6 48.1 52.1 50.5 50.8 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.1

New Hampshire .................................... 724.7 741.8 740.6 740.6 24.6 28.9 29.1 28.0 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.8

New Jersey ........................................... 4,392.4 4,484.5 4,500.7 4,497.0 191.4 197.2 176.1 204.8 4.4 4.4 3.9 4.6

New Mexico .......................................... 918.3 940.2 941.4 941.7 51.2 52.2 50.4 48.3 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.1

New York .............................................. 9,372.7 9,492.7 9,474.9 9,435.4 507.6 502.7 459.1 512.2 5.4 5.3 4.8 5.4

New York City .................................. 3,716.6 3,766.6 3,757.3 3,741.0 235.7 229.3 212.6 239.7 6.3 6.1 5.7 6.4

North Carolina ...................................... 4,264.7 4,346.6 4,365.4 4,350.5 227.6 240.0 233.6 226.4 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.2

North Dakota ........................................ 355.6 355.5 357.6 357.5 12.1 12.9 12.4 12.1 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4

Ohio ...................................................... 5,890.8 5,940.7 5,924.5 5,929.4 361.7 353.4 346.6 338.6 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.7

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 ................ 1,088.1 1,082.7 1,079.4 1,083.0 63.6 62.5 64.6 63.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.9

Oklahoma ............................................. 1,713.7 1,738.1 1,737.0 1,737.5 80.0 76.8 75.0 72.0 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.1

Oregon .................................................. 1,861.7 1,865.8 1,871.6 1,861.9 133.6 115.6 110.5 107.1 7.2 6.2 5.9 5.8

Pennsylvania ........................................ 6,320.2 6,341.2 6,314.3 6,310.3 355.1 312.3 293.4 320.0 5.6 4.9 4.6 5.1

Rhode Island ........................................ 561.0 579.3 576.7 580.3 27.2 33.2 31.3 30.2 4.8 5.7 5.4 5.2

South Carolina ...................................... 2,061.3 2,087.7 2,101.1 2,106.6 144.7 137.8 145.6 150.3 7.0 6.6 6.9 7.1

South Dakota ........................................ 429.5 429.8 430.3 432.8 14.8 17.1 17.0 17.5 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.0

Tennessee ............................................ 2,902.8 2,898.3 2,921.1 2,919.6 155.0 147.1 164.9 168.9 5.3 5.1 5.6 5.8

Texas .................................................... 11,082.8 11,276.7 11,305.3 11,318.1 656.9 592.4 599.2 602.9 5.9 5.3 5.3 5.3

Utah ...................................................... 1,208.1 1,242.4 1,243.9 1,237.5 61.1 58.4 55.5 49.9 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.0

Vermont ................................................ 354.0 355.6 357.2 357.7 12.1 13.2 14.1 12.6 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.5

Virginia .................................................. 3,831.7 3,952.8 3,961.2 3,968.3 136.2 142.1 136.3 139.4 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.5

Washington ........................................... 3,261.7 3,314.0 3,332.5 3,343.5 192.6 189.3 186.9 187.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 ................ 1,339.5 1,368.2 1,380.1 1,384.6 66.8 65.2 66.8 67.7 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.9

West Virginia ........................................ 785.5 801.9 803.6 803.0 39.3 45.4 41.5 39.2 5.0 5.7 5.2 4.9

Wisconsin ............................................. 3,065.7 3,047.3 3,046.5 3,051.7 140.2 142.2 137.4 144.0 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.7

Wyoming ............................................... 284.0 286.2 287.1 287.4 11.2 11.9 11.8 11.2 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.9

Puerto Rico ........................................... 1,381.7 1,453.5 1,430.5 1,441.4 147.0 155.1 180.7 190.6 10.6 10.7 12.6 13.2

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

 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

October November October November October November

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

Alabama ............................................... 2,165.1 2,191.7 2,167.1 2,172.3 119.3 99.2 116.5 74.3 5.5 4.5 5.4 3.4

Alaska ................................................... 331.5 342.6 331.6 341.4 22.4 21.1 24.2 23.4 6.8 6.2 7.3 6.8

Arizona ................................................. 2,800.1 2,860.2 2,804.5 2,859.6 133.4 140.5 121.9 130.5 4.8 4.9 4.3 4.6

Arkansas ............................................... 1,312.6 1,365.5 1,315.0 1,371.3 64.0 58.0 66.7 58.8 4.9 4.2 5.1 4.3

California .............................................. 17,661.2 18,009.6 17,668.6 17,940.0 1,012.9 900.7 1,032.2 919.9 5.7 5.0 5.8 5.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 4,846.1 4,912.8 4,862.3 4,931.2 304.5 215.9 303.0 241.5 6.3 4.4 6.2 4.9

Colorado ............................................... 2,551.7 2,552.9 2,542.2 2,540.7 130.0 117.9 131.1 122.2 5.1 4.6 5.2 4.8

Connecticut ........................................... 1,787.6 1,817.4 1,787.4 1,820.2 73.6 87.0 75.4 87.1 4.1 4.8 4.2 4.8

Delaware .............................................. 422.6 440.1 425.6 443.0 16.0 17.4 15.6 17.2 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.9

District of Columbia .............................. 299.8 294.5 300.6 292.0 25.5 17.2 26.5 17.4 8.5 5.8 8.8 6.0

Florida ................................................... 8,474.1 8,781.9 8,493.0 8,783.5 400.7 307.0 393.7 309.5 4.7 3.5 4.6 3.5

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .......... 1,121.9 1,151.4 1,120.4 1,149.1 65.6 48.8 60.9 48.1 5.9 4.2 5.4 4.2

Georgia ................................................. 4,413.4 4,551.8 4,435.4 4,576.6 202.9 236.1 206.1 237.4 4.6 5.2 4.6 5.2

Hawaii ................................................... 612.9 644.0 619.1 649.5 18.7 17.5 18.8 18.4 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.8

Idaho ..................................................... 708.5 739.7 705.6 736.1 26.9 21.9 29.2 25.0 3.8 3.0 4.1 3.4

Illinois .................................................... 6,415.4 6,488.1 6,431.0 6,515.6 364.2 322.0 374.2 320.8 5.7 5.0 5.8 4.9

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ............... 3,976.8 3,960.0 4,000.4 3,998.7 225.1 208.4 233.2 206.2 5.7 5.3 5.8 5.2

Indiana .................................................. 3,183.1 3,225.5 3,175.2 3,236.0 155.3 162.5 156.8 162.4 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.0

Iowa ...................................................... 1,631.0 1,658.5 1,628.7 1,669.5 71.6 65.8 76.7 75.6 4.4 4.0 4.7 4.5

Kansas .................................................. 1,466.8 1,469.5 1,470.2 1,471.1 77.7 72.9 76.9 75.6 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.1

Kentucky ............................................... 1,958.6 2,012.0 1,972.7 2,022.0 86.8 113.2 88.0 119.6 4.4 5.6 4.5 5.9

Louisiana .............................................. 2,079.2 1,974.7 2,079.9 1,955.4 113.5 230.3 113.1 235.1 5.5 11.7 5.4 12.0

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 2 ....... 612.5 (3) 619.8 (3) 27.6 (3) 28.3 (3) 4.5 (3) 4.6 (3)

Maine .................................................... 703.3 722.0 698.2 717.6 29.1 33.8 31.7 35.3 4.1 4.7 4.5 4.9

Maryland ............................................... 2,884.5 2,968.2 2,889.6 2,951.9 113.1 113.7 120.2 122.0 3.9 3.8 4.2 4.1

Massachusetts ...................................... 3,370.0 3,366.9 3,378.9 3,383.9 146.2 145.2 143.8 149.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4

Michigan ............................................... 5,103.8 5,105.6 5,121.4 5,147.1 334.5 273.1 357.6 316.8 6.6 5.3 7.0 6.2

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ................... 2,228.4 2,206.6 2,222.1 2,217.9 164.9 131.4 161.1 149.8 7.4 6.0 7.3 6.8

Minnesota ............................................. 2,962.9 2,937.8 2,961.6 2,933.9 115.8 90.9 119.7 105.1 3.9 3.1 4.0 3.6

Mississippi ............................................ 1,343.6 1,299.6 1,339.3 1,288.7 93.8 112.8 84.8 113.5 7.0 8.7 6.3 8.8

Missouri ................................................ 3,022.6 3,020.0 3,032.5 3,028.9 158.5 136.0 165.0 160.0 5.2 4.5 5.4 5.3

Montana ................................................ 483.8 491.9 485.3 494.1 18.2 18.4 21.1 21.4 3.8 3.7 4.3 4.3

Nebraska .............................................. 987.4 982.7 986.6 982.3 33.6 31.6 33.4 34.5 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.5

Nevada ................................................. 1,187.2 1,234.8 1,188.6 1,236.5 46.2 48.0 45.7 49.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.0

New Hampshire .................................... 721.0 738.3 723.4 739.5 22.4 26.8 22.6 26.3 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.6

New Jersey ........................................... 4,381.8 4,490.1 4,404.4 4,490.2 178.6 161.2 172.6 190.7 4.1 3.6 3.9 4.2

New Mexico .......................................... 920.7 944.8 923.0 945.4 49.1 48.1 48.4 45.8 5.3 5.1 5.2 4.8

New York .............................................. 9,348.7 9,456.1 9,390.2 9,413.9 479.2 437.9 477.2 495.6 5.1 4.6 5.1 5.3

New York City .................................. 3,714.6 3,756.7 3,728.3 3,738.1 237.0 215.2 224.4 235.4 6.4 5.7 6.0 6.3

North Carolina ...................................... 4,268.5 4,374.8 4,278.4 4,352.5 215.3 224.0 227.1 222.6 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.1

North Dakota ........................................ 355.8 358.2 350.4 352.3 9.1 9.0 10.4 10.3 2.6 2.5 3.0 2.9

Ohio ...................................................... 5,914.2 5,943.3 5,919.4 5,941.2 343.1 321.2 352.6 323.1 5.8 5.4 6.0 5.4

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 ................ 1,090.4 1,073.3 1,089.0 1,079.3 58.9 58.4 59.4 59.2 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5

Oklahoma ............................................. 1,717.8 1,741.1 1,726.1 1,746.3 77.4 72.0 78.0 68.8 4.5 4.1 4.5 3.9

Oregon .................................................. 1,862.1 1,873.6 1,866.7 1,863.7 124.1 99.7 128.4 102.0 6.7 5.3 6.9 5.5

Pennsylvania ........................................ 6,318.1 6,322.6 6,356.5 6,324.3 324.2 271.4 329.2 306.0 5.1 4.3 5.2 4.8

Rhode Island ........................................ 559.8 575.8 562.3 581.6 23.3 27.5 22.9 25.9 4.2 4.8 4.1 4.4

South Carolina ...................................... 2,054.8 2,101.7 2,054.4 2,095.2 138.5 144.8 142.4 146.7 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.0

South Dakota ........................................ 429.7 430.9 428.5 431.7 12.9 14.8 14.2 16.7 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.9

Tennessee ............................................ 2,918.4 2,938.7 2,916.8 2,930.0 150.3 157.9 153.9 164.4 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.6

Texas .................................................... 11,094.7 11,321.0 11,120.5 11,330.9 636.2 575.8 652.4 591.8 5.7 5.1 5.9 5.2

Utah ...................................................... 1,214.8 1,250.8 1,213.0 1,240.5 59.4 53.1 58.0 47.1 4.9 4.2 4.8 3.8

Vermont ................................................ 353.0 357.7 352.7 357.1 9.6 11.8 11.4 12.0 2.7 3.3 3.2 3.4

Virginia .................................................. 3,824.0 3,952.8 3,825.7 3,952.9 127.9 128.1 129.8 131.2 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.3

Washington ........................................... 3,257.6 3,342.2 3,258.0 3,337.9 176.3 169.0 189.7 184.8 5.4 5.1 5.8 5.5

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 ................ 1,330.1 1,371.6 1,339.3 1,382.3 66.8 64.7 65.4 68.2 5.0 4.7 4.9 4.9

West Virginia ........................................ 786.5 803.3 787.0 802.9 35.0 35.8 36.8 36.0 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.5

Wisconsin ............................................. 3,068.0 3,046.9 3,069.9 3,049.9 123.7 115.8 128.5 131.2 4.0 3.8 4.2 4.3

Wyoming ............................................... 284.5 287.3 283.5 286.9 10.3 10.1 10.7 10.9 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.8

Puerto Rico ........................................... 1,374.5 1,421.6 1,372.8 1,433.1 139.3 177.9 136.3 180.4 10.1 12.5 9.9 12.6

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

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005p Nov.2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005p Nov.2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005p

Alabama ............................... 1,912.8 1,933.5 1,930.5 1,932.5 106.3 105.4 105.7 106.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 304.0 311.3 309.1 309.1 17.9 18.1 18.4 18.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Arizona ................................. 2,413.0 2,496.6 2,501.2 2,508.9 197.1 216.9 220.1 222.0 175.6 175.5 175.7 176.0

Arkansas ............................... 1,162.9 1,174.3 1,174.9 1,175.5 52.2 53.1 53.3 53.2 204.2 202.0 201.2 200.5

California .............................. 14,656.4 14,814.8 14,822.4 14,842.8 865.8 919.1 923.7 931.7 1,533.9 1,535.2 1,536.7 1,537.2

Colorado ............................... 2,196.2 2,234.7 2,235.2 2,236.9 154.0 163.8 162.3 162.8 154.6 152.9 153.0 152.1

Connecticut ........................... 1,664.5 1,670.0 1,674.3 1,675.4 68.1 70.7 71.0 71.0 197.7 196.7 196.8 196.9

Delaware 3 ........................... 427.0 431.5 431.9 434.2 26.7 27.5 27.4 27.9 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 673.1 680.4 683.6 684.7 12.2 12.2 12.0 12.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 7,585.6 7,817.6 7,822.8 7,840.7 501.6 529.7 533.2 534.8 386.0 393.5 392.4 391.6

Georgia ................................ 3,900.1 3,930.0 3,945.7 3,959.8 198.8 201.2 202.7 203.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Hawaii 3 ................................ 591.4 604.4 605.2 605.2 30.5 33.2 33.7 33.9 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.1

Idaho .................................... 591.0 613.3 612.3 614.0 40.5 45.7 45.7 46.0 60.9 61.6 61.6 62.0

Illinois .................................... 5,806.3 5,868.9 5,870.4 5,872.1 267.3 266.7 267.4 268.1 699.2 692.2 692.3 692.1

Indiana .................................. 2,946.2 2,970.7 2,958.7 2,955.9 149.6 153.1 152.1 151.9 574.4 570.9 571.1 569.9

Iowa ...................................... 1,461.8 1,478.0 1,483.5 1,485.2 68.6 68.1 68.3 68.5 224.7 228.1 228.9 229.0

Kansas .................................. 1,332.7 1,352.3 1,351.3 1,359.8 65.0 67.3 67.5 69.3 178.2 177.3 177.1 179.4

Kentucky ............................... 1,800.7 1,822.9 1,822.9 1,821.9 83.9 86.8 87.1 87.2 264.7 265.5 265.9 265.6

Louisiana .............................. 1,920.3 1,695.6 1,700.4 1,715.0 116.8 86.5 87.6 91.7 151.7 139.3 139.0 140.0

Maine .................................... 615.7 616.5 618.1 618.4 30.8 31.0 31.5 31.4 63.3 61.7 61.4 61.6

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,535.5 2,580.0 2,578.8 2,584.4 179.7 181.0 180.6 180.7 142.1 138.4 138.0 137.8

Massachusetts ...................... 3,186.6 3,208.3 3,200.3 3,200.8 139.3 142.6 141.9 141.6 312.9 313.0 312.5 312.8

Michigan ............................... 4,390.1 4,362.5 4,349.0 4,354.8 190.1 186.9 187.7 188.0 685.3 672.7 670.7 671.0

Minnesota ............................. 2,691.4 2,725.2 2,728.1 2,725.5 128.1 129.5 128.9 128.1 346.9 346.3 349.4 351.4

Mississippi ............................ 1,129.9 1,084.4 1,095.7 1,106.4 49.5 49.0 49.9 49.9 178.9 171.0 174.1 175.0

Missouri ............................... 2,698.2 2,722.7 2,715.6 2,719.1 139.5 138.1 139.8 139.9 313.3 316.1 316.2 316.0

Montana ................................ 416.9 420.5 421.3 424.5 25.7 26.2 26.4 27.2 18.8 19.2 18.9 18.8

Nebraska 3 ........................... 923.9 940.5 936.3 940.2 47.0 49.6 49.1 49.1 100.2 100.6 100.8 100.7

Nevada ................................. 1,180.0 1,238.2 1,246.6 1,249.2 124.4 137.8 139.2 139.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

New Hampshire .................... 631.0 642.5 640.9 641.2 30.1 31.1 31.3 31.3 81.0 82.0 81.6 80.9

New Jersey ........................... 4,028.4 4,064.5 4,061.1 4,064.6 170.0 167.7 165.7 167.2 337.6 327.1 325.4 323.6

New Mexico .......................... 796.9 809.4 811.6 812.9 50.6 54.0 54.4 54.5 36.5 35.6 36.2 36.7

New York .............................. 8,483.6 8,550.7 8,538.7 8,547.4 319.7 322.8 322.0 323.5 589.8 577.2 574.5 574.2

North Carolina ...................... 3,851.2 3,893.2 3,898.4 3,904.1 218.7 225.5 226.4 226.6 580.9 570.5 569.7 568.6

North Dakota ........................ 338.3 345.4 343.6 345.7 17.0 17.8 17.7 18.4 24.6 25.2 25.2 25.4

Ohio ...................................... 5,418.1 5,434.9 5,427.0 5,429.2 236.9 233.8 234.7 236.1 826.6 820.9 822.6 823.0

Oklahoma ............................. 1,478.1 1,504.1 1,504.2 1,504.8 62.3 62.7 63.4 63.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Oregon ................................. 1,614.0 1,658.4 1,656.5 1,664.1 84.3 93.0 94.1 95.9 201.7 205.7 205.6 207.0

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,662.4 5,722.2 5,726.4 5,730.1 249.3 256.7 256.8 255.9 690.2 678.1 675.6 673.9

Rhode Island ........................ 489.3 495.3 494.5 495.4 20.9 21.4 21.5 21.6 56.6 54.5 54.6 54.7

South Carolina ...................... 1,833.0 1,835.3 1,839.3 1,841.4 111.6 111.7 112.3 113.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

South Dakota ........................ 384.7 393.1 391.3 390.9 19.5 20.8 20.8 20.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Tennessee ............................ 2,714.3 2,729.9 2,733.9 2,731.7 117.6 119.1 120.3 119.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Texas .................................... 9,526.8 9,630.2 9,645.9 9,663.2 542.9 557.1 558.1 559.3 889.3 892.3 891.3 889.9

Utah ...................................... 1,113.2 1,149.4 1,154.1 1,159.3 73.2 82.8 84.0 83.8 116.0 117.2 117.5 117.6

Vermont ................................ 305.4 309.6 309.3 309.1 16.7 17.7 17.8 17.7 37.1 37.6 37.5 37.3

Virginia .................................. 3,621.3 3,645.0 3,664.0 3,671.9 234.8 243.1 246.8 249.0 299.5 297.2 297.4 296.7

Washington ........................... 2,717.8 2,765.2 2,788.8 2,792.8 165.0 176.8 177.9 178.7 265.1 253.0 268.7 270.0

West Virginia ........................ 737.5 742.0 745.7 745.8 34.4 37.3 38.0 38.4 62.7 61.8 61.9 62.1

Wisconsin ............................. 2,819.3 2,832.8 2,839.0 2,846.2 125.8 130.8 131.9 133.2 504.0 500.1 502.4 503.4

Wyoming ............................... 257.3 263.0 263.2 263.9 19.0 20.5 19.8 19.8 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

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005p Nov.2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005p Nov.2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005p

Alabama ............................... 375.8 383.0 382.4 381.5 96.2 95.9 95.7 95.9 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 62.4 63.5 62.8 63.2 14.9 14.9 14.9 15.0 23.3 24.1 23.9 24.0

Arizona ................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 165.1 172.3 172.2 173.4 342.3 354.1 356.6 359.8

Arkansas ............................... 241.7 244.9 244.7 244.4 51.1 51.9 52.2 52.4 108.2 108.6 109.4 109.5

California .............................. 2,780.8 2,783.1 2,787.3 2,795.2 913.5 923.0 924.3 925.6 2,128.3 2,157.6 2,152.7 2,159.9

Colorado ............................... 409.2 412.7 413.9 414.4 157.5 160.4 159.7 161.2 303.5 310.0 313.9 314.2

Connecticut ........................... 312.9 315.8 316.7 315.2 140.4 141.5 142.3 142.1 200.1 198.7 199.4 200.8

Delaware 3 ........................... 81.8 82.0 82.9 83.7 44.7 45.1 45.4 46.0 62.3 62.1 62.9 63.0

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 142.9 147.5 146.9 147.2

Florida .................................. 1,506.0 1,541.5 1,541.5 1,545.0 505.0 516.9 518.5 518.2 1,314.2 1,386.4 1,388.4 1,396.8

Georgia ................................ 825.6 827.0 832.3 833.2 218.4 221.8 222.8 222.3 516.7 522.6 526.1 526.7

Hawaii 3 ................................ 114.3 118.6 119.4 119.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 118.4 122.5 122.5 123.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 73.8 77.7 77.5 77.7

Illinois .................................... 1,180.3 1,187.8 1,188.2 1,190.9 399.5 403.0 403.7 404.4 796.8 828.9 832.4 831.3

Indiana .................................. 575.7 582.6 579.6 576.8 140.5 142.1 141.7 141.6 269.7 273.8 272.9 273.1

Iowa ...................................... 307.8 307.1 309.3 310.6 97.0 100.3 100.6 100.6 106.0 106.1 105.8 106.3

Kansas .................................. 258.7 262.4 260.6 262.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Kentucky ............................... 373.2 376.1 376.3 375.5 86.0 84.6 84.3 84.4 165.1 168.5 169.5 169.4

Louisiana .............................. 380.9 340.5 335.7 344.8 102.9 94.4 96.1 96.4 182.1 156.8 156.2 156.5

Maine .................................... 126.5 126.2 126.3 126.9 34.4 34.3 34.2 34.2 49.5 49.7 49.8 49.5

Maryland 3 ............................ 468.3 474.7 476.5 478.9 156.0 159.1 158.9 158.8 377.3 390.8 388.9 388.8

Massachusetts ...................... 573.4 575.4 575.2 574.6 219.0 219.7 219.0 219.2 452.9 458.1 461.0 461.4

Michigan ............................... 808.4 801.1 798.3 800.1 218.7 219.0 219.4 218.9 587.3 584.3 587.0 586.3

Minnesota ............................. 527.0 525.5 526.5 523.6 174.6 179.7 179.8 180.4 303.6 309.0 310.1 307.3

Mississippi ............................ 220.1 212.2 212.7 217.9 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Missouri ............................... 535.9 538.1 538.2 540.9 165.3 169.0 168.7 168.7 300.9 306.0 305.5 305.6

Montana ................................ 85.9 86.8 86.6 87.1 21.0 21.4 21.1 21.2 33.2 35.1 34.3 34.5

Nebraska 3 ........................... 198.4 200.7 198.5 199.6 63.2 64.7 64.6 65.0 94.3 97.3 96.1 97.1

Nevada ................................. 208.4 211.5 213.5 215.6 61.6 65.9 66.7 66.1 135.7 147.1 149.5 147.9

New Hampshire .................... 140.8 145.0 144.0 143.7 38.2 38.2 38.3 38.5 56.5 56.9 56.9 56.7

New Jersey ........................... 877.8 893.5 891.0 890.5 280.2 282.4 282.3 282.8 584.2 588.9 589.2 590.1

New Mexico .......................... 137.7 139.0 139.4 140.1 34.9 35.3 35.4 35.6 91.5 92.9 93.9 93.5

New York .............................. 1,493.3 1,494.7 1,495.8 1,497.3 704.8 716.9 717.9 717.1 1,059.3 1,080.4 1,079.8 1,082.8

North Carolina ...................... 725.9 723.6 723.5 723.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 437.0 452.3 453.0 452.4

North Dakota ........................ 72.3 74.5 74.0 74.0 18.6 18.9 18.8 18.9 23.9 24.7 24.8 24.8

Ohio ...................................... 1,038.3 1,032.9 1,029.4 1,030.7 312.6 313.8 313.9 313.8 632.7 645.6 645.6 645.3

Oklahoma ............................. 274.3 279.8 278.6 279.2 84.6 86.4 86.9 86.7 163.8 167.3 167.2 167.5

Oregon ................................. 323.4 332.4 335.3 339.4 97.2 98.1 98.4 99.1 179.8 185.0 182.8 183.2

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,125.8 1,131.4 1,134.6 1,138.2 335.1 338.3 338.6 339.1 638.8 654.1 652.3 654.4

Rhode Island ........................ 79.4 79.0 78.7 78.6 34.0 35.3 35.3 35.5 54.4 55.3 55.1 55.3

South Carolina ...................... 352.8 360.0 361.8 360.8 93.5 94.5 94.3 94.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

South Dakota ........................ 76.8 78.7 78.6 78.6 28.2 28.8 29.0 28.9 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Tennessee ............................ 588.0 596.6 599.2 593.8 142.8 143.7 144.1 144.5 305.4 304.0 302.8 303.5

Texas .................................... 1,953.3 1,969.0 1,970.4 1,972.5 598.5 604.7 606.8 607.7 1,094.6 1,110.1 1,115.8 1,121.7

Utah ...................................... 221.0 225.4 226.0 228.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 139.2 145.1 148.3 148.5

Vermont ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 21.3 22.2 22.2 22.2

Virginia .................................. 652.9 659.7 660.5 659.8 189.8 191.0 191.4 191.5 589.5 588.7 598.3 604.1

Washington ........................... 525.9 534.8 539.4 539.6 152.0 154.0 154.6 155.0 305.7 316.9 319.7 319.9

West Virginia ........................ 137.4 137.8 138.1 137.6 30.4 29.7 29.9 30.2 57.6 59.4 59.5 59.4

Wisconsin ............................. 544.2 537.7 539.2 540.0 157.0 158.8 158.4 158.2 253.3 258.5 259.2 260.3

Wyoming ............................... 49.7 50.4 50.7 50.9 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.6

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005p Nov.2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005p Nov.2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005p

Alabama ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 160.8 162.3 162.4 162.2 360.2 360.5 360.6 360.4

Alaska ................................... 34.8 35.7 35.7 35.8 29.9 32.0 31.3 30.6 81.0 81.5 81.2 81.0

Arizona ................................. 265.6 278.4 279.6 280.8 245.1 254.4 256.4 256.7 409.5 411.7 408.5 406.4

Arkansas ............................... 144.2 147.4 147.9 149.6 90.7 92.5 92.1 91.5 201.9 205.2 205.8 206.1

California .............................. 1,570.4 1,589.3 1,592.6 1,592.5 1,455.8 1,479.6 1,488.2 1,489.5 2,387.3 2,415.0 2,408.2 2,396.0

Colorado ............................... 220.8 225.7 225.9 226.1 252.6 257.4 257.2 256.8 361.7 371.3 368.7 368.1

Connecticut ........................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 128.3 131.2 129.7 129.1 241.8 241.7 242.8 242.6

Delaware 3 ........................... 52.4 53.4 53.4 53.7 40.8 42.5 41.7 42.0 58.9 60.1 59.1 59.6

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 51.5 53.8 53.9 54.1 231.5 229.2 230.8 231.5

Florida .................................. 930.2 959.1 960.3 962.4 865.2 896.6 892.2 893.6 1,079.4 1,093.8 1,095.6 1,095.1

Georgia ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 357.7 368.9 371.4 373.4 644.7 649.2 648.1 651.1

Hawaii 3 ................................ 68.3 70.3 70.2 70.0 105.1 107.5 107.6 108.1 122.4 120.4 119.6 119.3

Idaho .................................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 55.7 57.4 57.6 57.6 115.6 115.1 114.9 115.0

Illinois .................................... 733.7 739.6 740.2 741.2 509.1 526.2 523.2 521.5 840.8 843.3 843.5 844.4

Indiana .................................. 374.3 380.8 380.8 381.1 275.2 281.3 279.6 279.5 428.7 427.5 423.1 423.4

Iowa ...................................... 192.2 194.4 194.5 195.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 244.2 244.9 246.1 245.5

Kansas .................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 112.1 111.9 111.7 112.2 253.7 259.9 259.3 258.2

Kentucky ............................... 231.7 235.6 235.7 235.7 160.7 166.2 165.8 166.0 308.5 310.8 309.7 309.4

Louisiana .............................. 252.7 208.4 211.2 209.3 204.8 161.2 163.1 162.4 382.6 378.5 377.9 377.5

Maine .................................... 112.4 113.3 114.2 114.6 60.3 60.6 60.9 61.3 105.4 105.2 106.0 105.8

Maryland 3 ............................ 350.0 357.5 358.9 360.0 229.2 238.2 238.1 237.3 461.4 468.6 466.7 468.1

Massachusetts ...................... 583.5 587.9 586.7 587.8 294.1 297.5 296.4 295.3 405.6 410.0 404.9 405.4

Michigan ............................... 554.2 559.5 556.1 556.4 403.8 406.3 406.2 408.0 689.1 679.3 670.7 672.8

Minnesota ............................. 379.8 391.4 391.9 393.7 237.1 244.7 242.5 242.2 411.3 415.7 416.6 416.1

Mississippi ............................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 125.4 111.5 111.4 113.3 243.5 242.6 241.6 242.3

Missouri ............................... 358.6 367.3 367.1 367.6 267.0 270.9 264.8 265.8 428.8 425.3 424.6 423.4

Montana ................................ 54.7 56.2 56.1 56.3 56.9 56.6 57.6 58.6 87.7 86.1 87.5 87.8

Nebraska 3 ........................... 127.4 128.4 128.3 129.2 78.0 80.1 79.8 79.8 159.6 162.9 162.9 162.9

Nevada ................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 314.9 331.8 332.3 331.8 140.6 144.1 144.5 145.0

New Hampshire .................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 64.4 66.8 66.9 67.8 90.2 90.9 90.9 90.1

New Jersey ........................... 551.8 561.8 561.2 564.5 332.6 340.7 346.2 346.1 639.2 644.4 642.7 641.8

New Mexico .......................... 104.2 104.8 105.4 106.0 82.5 83.8 83.2 82.9 200.0 202.9 202.3 202.0

New York .............................. 1,533.7 1,557.2 1,556.3 1,558.7 667.9 679.0 677.5 677.9 1,485.1 1,488.7 1,483.6 1,483.9

North Carolina ...................... 451.5 466.2 463.2 465.3 348.7 351.7 352.6 356.2 650.4 660.5 660.7 661.5

North Dakota ........................ 48.9 49.9 49.8 50.0 31.0 32.4 31.8 31.8 74.9 75.1 74.7 75.2

Ohio ...................................... 748.4 757.9 755.6 755.5 493.1 499.0 497.9 496.5 799.0 798.6 796.0 797.9

Oklahoma ............................. 180.1 184.3 183.7 183.2 129.6 128.2 127.9 128.3 306.4 315.8 315.8 314.9

Oregon ................................. 196.0 203.8 203.0 205.3 159.4 164.3 161.5 159.8 271.7 272.0 271.2 270.6

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,003.9 1,019.6 1,025.9 1,026.5 479.7 493.2 492.5 492.5 747.5 755.2 756.2 754.8

Rhode Island ........................ 93.5 96.8 97.1 97.4 50.4 52.2 52.1 52.3 66.1 65.8 65.6 65.9

South Carolina ...................... 180.3 186.0 185.8 186.4 204.8 206.1 206.6 202.4 331.5 331.7 329.9 330.1

South Dakota ........................ 56.9 57.9 57.8 57.8 41.4 42.0 41.1 41.7 74.7 75.6 75.0 75.0

Tennessee ............................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 255.9 257.7 257.5 259.1 412.3 414.9 414.0 414.4

Texas .................................... 1,154.0 1,174.7 1,177.5 1,177.6 890.3 899.4 903.8 907.7 1,663.5 1,671.3 1,672.4 1,674.3

Utah ...................................... 125.3 128.5 129.1 129.8 102.9 105.5 104.7 105.4 199.3 203.7 203.3 203.0

Vermont ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 53.0 53.2 53.2 52.8

Virginia .................................. 384.1 391.3 391.3 393.5 325.2 325.1 327.3 325.6 655.1 656.2 659.5 660.8

Washington ........................... 321.8 329.5 331.3 332.0 254.8 263.2 262.7 264.1 525.3 530.4 527.2 526.6

West Virginia ........................ 113.3 111.7 114.6 114.1 67.6 68.0 67.6 68.6 142.8 143.4 143.2 142.5

Wisconsin ............................. 380.6 385.6 385.6 387.7 250.4 257.5 256.1 257.2 414.1 414.6 416.1 415.7

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 31.8 31.5 31.7 32.4 64.4 65.3 65.2 65.6

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

October November October November October November October November

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

Alabama ................... 1,919.3 1,939.4 1,925.0 1,944.9 12.8 12.9 12.8 13.0 106.9 107.0 106.7 107.3 293.3 296.3 293.7 296.6

Alaska ....................... 304.8 310.1 296.0 301.0 10.1 10.7 9.8 10.6 19.7 20.4 17.3 17.7 10.9 10.7 7.6 8.1

Arizona ..................... 2,416.8 2,517.7 2,446.6 2,544.0 8.7 8.4 8.8 9.7 197.6 222.6 198.9 223.9 175.8 175.9 176.1 176.5

Arkansas ................... 1,170.6 1,183.1 1,171.9 1,184.5 7.4 7.6 7.4 7.6 52.9 54.1 52.2 53.2 204.2 201.4 204.4 200.7

California .................. 14,695.3 14,885.6 14,757.1 14,945.0 23.7 23.9 23.3 23.5 879.5 942.9 871.4 937.4 1,536.3 1,538.7 1,529.9 1,533.2

Colorado ................... 2,198.4 2,241.0 2,203.6 2,244.4 15.3 16.6 15.4 16.6 156.1 166.3 155.2 164.1 155.3 153.5 155.4 152.8

Connecticut ............... 1,671.9 1,684.0 1,681.8 1,693.0 .8 .8 .8 .8 69.9 73.3 69.8 72.8 197.9 197.1 198.3 197.5

Delaware ................. 428.1 434.1 430.0 437.3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 27.4 28.0 27.2 28.4 34.3 33.7 34.3 33.5

District of Columbia .. 674.5 685.8 676.4 688.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5

Florida ....................... 7,564.4 7,827.0 7,635.8 7,892.3 6.9 6.5 6.9 6.5 501.5 535.3 504.1 537.4 384.8 391.5 387.1 392.6

Georgia ..................... 3,914.0 3,965.8 3,924.5 3,985.1 12.1 11.9 12.0 12.0 200.7 203.7 198.4 202.6 443.9 442.8 441.8 441.3

Hawaii ...................... 588.8 605.0 596.1 610.2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 30.6 33.9 30.6 34.0 15.4 15.2 15.6 15.2

Idaho ........................ 599.8 621.8 596.7 619.7 4.4 4.7 4.2 4.5 42.4 48.1 41.4 46.9 62.4 62.7 61.2 62.3

Illinois ........................ 5,858.0 5,923.2 5,865.1 5,931.4 9.2 9.4 9.1 9.4 278.4 281.7 276.1 277.2 697.4 690.8 699.1 691.9

Indiana ...................... 2,977.4 2,991.5 2,981.1 2,991.1 7.2 7.3 7.0 7.3 154.9 157.6 152.6 155.0 576.8 572.5 575.2 570.6

Iowa .......................... 1,478.7 1,500.1 1,479.9 1,503.8 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 72.7 72.5 71.2 71.1 225.5 229.8 225.3 229.6

Kansas ...................... 1,340.0 1,361.4 1,344.8 1,371.9 7.6 8.3 7.6 8.4 65.6 68.8 65.1 69.4 178.3 177.8 178.9 180.1

Kentucky ................... 1,813.6 1,836.1 1,818.3 1,839.3 19.7 20.9 19.8 21.0 85.9 89.6 85.8 89.1 265.9 266.4 265.3 266.2

Louisiana .................. 1,930.2 1,710.8 1,936.0 1,729.7 44.7 45.5 44.8 46.0 118.3 89.6 117.6 92.5 152.8 140.1 152.6 140.9

Maine ........................ 624.2 627.4 622.9 625.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 32.7 33.4 31.6 32.3 63.5 61.8 64.6 62.9

Maryland ................... 2,549.8 2,599.2 2,560.3 2,609.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 182.4 184.3 182.0 183.1 142.5 138.1 142.5 138.1

Massachusetts .......... 3,216.2 3,230.7 3,218.8 3,233.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 145.8 147.7 143.5 145.8 313.8 312.9 313.7 313.6

Michigan ................... 4,458.3 4,409.2 4,447.3 4,412.8 8.3 8.6 8.2 8.6 202.5 199.3 196.4 194.3 694.5 671.6 687.2 672.9

Minnesota ................. 2,715.3 2,752.8 2,714.9 2,749.3 6.0 6.5 5.8 6.4 137.1 139.3 132.0 132.1 348.4 350.3 346.2 350.8

Mississippi ................ 1,133.5 1,101.1 1,136.0 1,112.6 8.8 8.5 8.6 8.3 50.8 50.7 50.0 50.4 179.3 174.6 179.1 175.1

Missouri ................... 2,720.7 2,743.6 2,726.5 2,747.3 4.9 5.5 4.8 5.3 142.3 143.4 140.7 141.0 314.1 317.0 314.4 317.1

Montana .................... 419.1 426.3 420.0 427.6 7.6 8.0 7.8 8.1 27.1 28.4 26.5 28.0 19.5 19.4 19.1 19.1

Nebraska .................. 932.1 944.7 934.2 950.5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 48.9 50.7 47.6 49.7 99.7 100.9 100.3 100.8

Nevada ..................... 1,185.4 1,256.6 1,188.2 1,257.8 10.0 10.7 10.0 10.7 126.9 141.8 125.5 140.7 46.6 48.1 46.8 48.2

New Hampshire ........ 634.6 645.0 634.0 644.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 31.2 32.4 30.6 31.8 81.1 81.6 81.1 81.0

New Jersey ............... 4,035.7 4,079.0 4,059.4 4,095.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 173.8 170.8 173.6 170.8 339.3 326.5 339.5 325.5

New Mexico .............. 799.3 815.7 801.2 817.5 15.3 17.0 15.3 16.9 51.7 55.4 51.1 55.1 36.6 37.0 36.3 36.5

New York .................. 8,545.2 8,606.4 8,581.5 8,645.9 6.2 6.6 6.2 6.5 334.7 338.5 330.6 334.4 595.5 578.9 593.3 577.6

North Carolina .......... 3,876.3 3,931.2 3,883.9 3,936.1 6.7 6.3 6.5 6.3 222.3 227.9 220.0 227.9 580.9 571.2 582.9 570.7

North Dakota ............ 345.1 349.9 342.1 349.6 3.8 4.1 3.7 4.1 19.0 19.6 17.3 18.7 25.3 25.8 24.9 25.7

Ohio .......................... 5,461.6 5,471.9 5,472.6 5,482.3 11.4 11.8 11.4 11.6 248.3 246.7 244.4 243.5 827.2 823.2 827.6 823.9

Oklahoma ................. 1,484.7 1,512.6 1,489.2 1,515.8 31.2 32.6 31.2 32.6 62.8 64.0 62.1 63.0 141.8 142.5 141.7 143.0

Oregon ...................... 1,634.2 1,680.5 1,633.3 1,684.1 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.1 88.1 98.2 85.7 97.3 205.4 209.7 202.1 207.5

Pennsylvania ............ 5,711.3 5,777.0 5,721.9 5,789.4 19.2 18.5 18.9 18.6 260.8 266.8 254.5 261.1 692.3 677.6 691.6 675.3

Rhode Island ............ 495.5 500.8 496.1 502.1 .2 .2 .2 .2 21.8 22.5 21.6 22.3 57.2 55.1 57.2 55.3

South Carolina .......... 1,845.1 1,850.9 1,843.5 1,851.7 4.4 3.9 4.3 3.8 114.1 113.5 112.4 114.1 268.3 263.6 269.6 261.7

South Dakota ............ 387.7 394.4 386.4 392.7 .9 .9 .9 .9 21.0 22.1 19.9 21.2 39.2 40.5 39.6 40.5

Tennessee ................ 2,724.9 2,746.1 2,736.6 2,754.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 119.9 122.1 118.9 121.1 412.9 411.5 412.7 411.3

Texas ........................ 9,546.7 9,679.7 9,580.1 9,718.3 153.8 157.7 154.0 158.1 543.9 559.6 540.3 556.8 891.9 892.2 890.6 891.2

Utah .......................... 1,119.5 1,163.3 1,124.9 1,171.6 7.3 8.3 7.4 8.4 76.6 86.9 75.3 85.8 116.3 118.7 116.8 118.5

Vermont .................... 308.8 313.0 307.4 311.0 1.0 1.1 .9 1.1 17.8 18.9 17.3 18.3 37.3 37.6 37.4 37.6

Virginia ...................... 3,634.1 3,681.6 3,647.8 3,698.3 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.1 237.3 250.5 236.6 250.9 301.2 298.1 300.9 298.0

Washington ............... 2,734.1 2,812.8 2,742.9 2,818.2 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.1 172.0 185.4 166.7 180.4 267.2 272.6 265.9 270.8

West Virginia ............ 746.0 751.9 745.3 753.4 24.5 25.6 24.6 25.9 36.7 40.2 35.9 39.8 63.0 62.0 62.8 62.2

Wisconsin ................. 2,843.3 2,866.6 2,843.6 2,870.3 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.7 133.9 139.9 130.3 137.7 504.3 503.1 503.6 502.9

Wyoming ................... 258.3 265.5 256.4 263.1 21.2 23.3 21.3 23.2 19.9 21.1 19.4 20.2 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0

Puerto Rico ............... 1,044.4 996.3 1,049.6 1,001.5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 68.0 63.2 67.5 63.9 117.4 115.8 117.4 114.8

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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

October November October November October November October November

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

Alabama ................... 377.0 382.8 382.3 387.2 30.9 30.9 30.8 31.0 96.5 95.9 96.2 95.9 203.1 209.8 202.2 209.3

Alaska ....................... 61.6 62.5 60.6 61.5 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.9 14.7 15.0 14.7 14.8 23.3 24.0 22.9 23.6

Arizona ..................... 465.4 485.8 480.7 499.4 46.8 46.1 46.9 46.1 165.2 172.0 165.1 173.3 342.3 358.5 343.5 361.0

Arkansas ................... 242.5 245.4 245.1 247.9 20.1 19.8 20.2 19.9 51.2 52.3 51.1 52.4 109.6 110.9 108.7 110.0

California .................. 2,779.4 2,795.9 2,833.0 2,848.0 482.6 477.6 491.3 483.7 910.8 923.7 913.3 925.5 2,143.2 2,166.5 2,139.5 2,171.6

Colorado ................... 409.7 415.2 416.9 422.2 78.8 75.2 79.0 75.2 155.9 158.9 156.1 159.7 305.0 316.6 302.7 313.3

Connecticut ............... 312.3 315.1 319.1 321.4 38.9 38.8 39.2 39.1 140.8 142.3 140.6 142.3 200.7 201.1 201.3 202.0

Delaware ................. 81.1 83.0 83.4 85.3 7.1 7.2 7.0 7.1 44.7 45.4 44.6 45.9 62.5 63.1 62.4 63.1

District of Columbia .. 27.8 28.3 28.1 28.8 23.1 23.6 23.1 23.2 30.4 30.9 30.3 30.8 143.5 147.8 143.7 148.1

Florida ....................... 1,502.3 1,539.8 1,530.6 1,570.3 168.9 168.7 169.5 170.2 502.0 517.5 503.9 517.0 1,306.6 1,387.3 1,316.4 1,399.2

Georgia ..................... 830.8 836.6 844.6 852.5 117.8 117.2 117.3 117.7 219.2 223.1 219.5 223.5 517.4 530.4 519.5 529.9

Hawaii ...................... 114.1 118.9 116.0 120.9 11.0 10.7 11.2 10.7 28.7 29.4 28.7 29.5 71.3 74.4 71.4 74.7

Idaho ........................ 119.0 123.8 120.5 125.4 10.2 11.0 10.2 11.0 28.3 29.7 28.3 29.8 75.5 79.3 74.9 78.8

Illinois ........................ 1,187.2 1,195.7 1,200.8 1,211.9 119.0 117.2 119.1 117.0 399.2 403.3 400.2 405.2 810.6 843.1 803.1 837.6

Indiana ...................... 577.1 581.0 586.7 587.8 40.4 40.7 40.6 40.6 139.7 141.4 140.5 141.6 273.2 276.2 272.1 275.5

Iowa .......................... 309.0 311.0 312.6 315.5 33.3 33.7 33.7 33.9 96.8 100.4 97.0 100.6 107.9 107.5 106.9 107.3

Kansas ...................... 261.6 262.5 262.8 266.7 40.9 39.9 41.1 40.3 70.0 72.0 70.0 72.2 129.5 134.7 129.5 135.0

Kentucky ................... 374.3 377.7 379.9 382.2 28.4 27.6 28.4 27.6 86.5 84.6 86.2 84.5 167.6 172.2 167.9 172.2

Louisiana .................. 380.7 336.7 386.2 349.7 28.5 27.2 28.6 27.6 103.2 96.1 103.0 96.5 183.0 156.5 182.9 157.2

Maine ........................ 127.8 128.2 130.7 131.2 11.7 11.9 11.8 12.0 34.2 34.1 34.3 34.1 50.0 50.1 49.6 49.5

Maryland ................... 471.3 480.5 480.6 491.5 50.5 51.0 51.0 51.4 155.6 158.8 156.2 159.0 379.8 391.9 379.6 391.2

Massachusetts .......... 577.5 578.9 585.0 586.1 85.5 83.6 85.7 83.9 218.6 218.9 218.5 218.7 455.4 464.3 457.0 465.6

Michigan ................... 815.0 805.9 826.2 818.0 66.9 63.8 66.9 64.0 217.1 218.1 217.5 217.8 595.2 593.3 591.5 590.5

Minnesota ................. 528.2 528.7 537.3 534.0 59.1 58.7 59.4 59.1 174.5 179.4 174.2 180.0 307.4 313.3 306.3 310.2

Mississippi ................ 220.8 213.3 223.2 221.0 14.1 14.0 14.4 14.1 45.8 44.8 45.7 45.3 84.3 85.4 85.2 84.0

Missouri ................... 537.0 540.7 544.6 549.8 62.8 63.8 63.1 63.9 164.5 168.4 165.1 168.5 303.2 307.8 303.0 307.6

Montana .................... 85.9 87.0 87.1 88.3 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 21.0 21.1 21.0 21.2 33.3 34.7 33.5 34.8

Nebraska .................. 199.5 200.0 202.8 204.0 21.7 21.7 21.7 21.7 63.2 64.5 63.1 64.9 96.5 97.9 95.8 98.7

Nevada ..................... 209.3 216.9 213.1 220.5 14.4 14.3 14.6 14.4 62.5 67.1 62.8 67.3 137.6 151.0 137.7 150.0

New Hampshire ........ 141.5 144.9 144.5 147.5 12.6 12.9 12.9 13.1 37.9 38.2 38.1 38.5 56.9 57.2 56.7 57.0

New Jersey ............... 882.6 895.7 894.3 907.2 97.0 95.3 98.0 96.4 279.3 282.1 280.0 282.6 585.4 590.8 585.3 591.0

New Mexico .............. 137.9 139.9 140.1 142.6 14.2 14.8 14.2 14.9 34.8 35.3 34.7 35.4 91.4 94.0 91.6 93.6

New York .................. 1,502.4 1,505.1 1,526.8 1,530.8 272.0 270.5 273.5 272.3 703.7 716.7 704.6 716.8 1,066.6 1,088.2 1,067.0 1,090.7

North Carolina .......... 729.3 729.0 740.4 737.8 69.7 71.5 69.9 72.3 193.0 195.9 192.0 195.7 438.0 455.0 438.3 453.8

North Dakota ............ 72.7 74.1 73.4 75.1 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.6 18.6 18.8 18.6 18.9 24.3 25.1 24.0 24.9

Ohio .......................... 1,041.8 1,036.1 1,060.4 1,052.7 92.1 91.1 92.5 91.2 312.1 313.6 312.5 313.7 637.8 651.3 636.2 648.9

Oklahoma ................. 274.0 278.4 278.8 283.6 30.3 31.0 30.5 31.0 84.5 86.7 84.6 86.7 163.8 167.8 163.9 167.5

Oregon ...................... 326.2 338.5 330.7 346.8 33.0 35.3 33.0 35.3 97.3 99.0 97.3 99.2 182.6 186.4 181.0 184.6

Pennsylvania ............ 1,133.3 1,143.3 1,150.4 1,163.0 110.6 108.2 110.6 108.7 333.6 337.3 333.8 337.7 643.3 659.3 643.5 659.4

Rhode Island ............ 80.3 79.5 81.6 80.7 10.7 10.9 10.7 10.8 34.2 35.5 34.1 35.6 55.7 56.5 55.5 56.4

South Carolina .......... 352.9 361.4 356.4 364.4 25.7 27.2 25.8 27.3 93.8 94.0 92.5 93.6 194.4 190.9 189.8 191.9

South Dakota ............ 77.3 79.0 77.9 79.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.8 27.9 28.9 28.1 28.8 24.2 24.1 23.8 23.9

Tennessee ................ 593.4 602.6 602.1 608.1 49.2 47.3 49.8 47.9 142.2 144.2 143.1 144.8 305.7 304.9 307.6 305.7

Texas ........................ 1,953.5 1,973.6 1,983.2 2,002.7 222.6 229.1 225.3 231.2 598.2 607.0 598.2 607.3 1,101.1 1,124.3 1,098.2 1,125.4

Utah .......................... 221.7 227.1 226.4 233.9 30.2 32.1 30.4 32.9 65.2 67.3 65.2 67.9 139.9 149.3 139.9 149.2

Vermont .................... 59.3 59.7 60.1 60.5 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.1 13.4 13.7 13.3 13.6 21.6 22.5 21.4 22.3

Virginia ...................... 655.7 664.1 670.5 677.3 98.8 98.8 100.3 98.3 188.9 190.6 189.3 191.0 590.2 601.4 589.3 603.8

Washington ............... 526.0 542.6 536.0 550.2 92.2 95.0 92.5 94.9 152.0 155.1 152.0 155.0 308.5 323.1 308.0 322.3

West Virginia ............ 138.5 138.8 140.3 140.5 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.1 30.4 29.9 30.4 30.2 58.6 59.7 58.2 60.0

Wisconsin ................. 546.7 543.6 557.5 553.0 49.4 50.2 50.1 50.4 156.8 158.2 156.9 158.1 256.7 263.1 254.5 261.5

Wyoming ................... 49.7 50.8 50.0 51.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 10.5 10.8 10.5 10.9 15.3 15.7 15.3 15.4

Puerto Rico ............... 182.5 176.5 187.5 178.3 23.5 23.2 23.3 22.9 46.1 46.7 46.2 46.8 102.1 100.5 101.9 99.4

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

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

October November October November October November October November

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

Alabama ................... 194.5 197.9 195.7 199.0 160.0 161.6 159.1 160.7 80.8 80.2 80.9 80.1 363.5 364.1 364.6 364.8

Alaska ....................... 34.7 35.8 34.8 35.8 28.9 29.9 27.5 28.1 11.9 11.7 11.7 11.6 82.1 82.5 82.3 82.3

Arizona ..................... 264.3 279.9 266.6 282.0 243.2 254.6 245.3 257.0 89.9 93.1 90.0 93.3 417.6 420.8 424.7 421.8

Arkansas ................... 145.1 149.0 145.4 150.7 91.0 91.9 89.8 90.6 41.1 40.9 41.1 40.8 205.5 209.8 206.5 210.7

California .................. 1,579.9 1,605.3 1,586.6 1,609.1 1,451.7 1,484.2 1,445.1 1,478.5 508.0 509.3 506.7 508.8 2,400.2 2,417.6 2,417.0 2,425.7

Colorado ................... 221.4 226.5 222.2 227.5 244.3 247.9 243.3 247.5 86.9 88.1 86.9 88.5 369.7 376.2 370.5 377.0

Connecticut ............... 273.5 275.9 274.1 276.7 129.1 129.8 126.9 127.7 62.7 63.0 62.8 63.0 245.3 246.8 248.9 249.7

Delaware ................. 52.1 53.6 52.5 53.8 40.5 41.6 40.0 41.2 18.6 18.6 18.7 18.3 59.8 59.9 59.9 60.7

District of Columbia .. 95.2 96.6 95.7 97.6 51.7 54.6 52.0 54.6 59.0 60.2 59.1 60.6 229.0 229.0 229.6 229.6

Florida ....................... 931.0 964.7 935.5 967.8 846.4 875.9 858.1 886.5 319.7 325.5 321.7 326.7 1,094.3 1,114.3 1,102.0 1,118.1

Georgia ..................... 409.9 420.2 411.9 422.2 358.1 369.0 353.9 369.4 154.6 156.3 153.8 155.7 649.5 654.6 651.8 658.3

Hawaii ...................... 68.3 70.4 69.0 70.7 104.8 107.5 105.2 108.2 24.1 24.8 24.0 25.0 120.5 119.8 124.4 121.3

Idaho ........................ 66.3 69.9 66.8 70.2 54.9 56.6 53.4 55.2 18.3 18.7 18.2 18.6 118.1 117.3 117.6 117.0

Illinois ........................ 734.5 742.9 738.4 745.9 514.7 527.4 506.3 518.8 255.3 256.5 256.5 256.5 852.5 855.2 856.4 860.0

Indiana ...................... 378.2 385.5 379.8 386.6 277.4 282.0 274.0 278.6 110.0 109.8 110.0 110.0 442.5 437.5 442.6 437.5

Iowa .......................... 196.0 198.9 197.1 199.9 129.7 136.5 126.8 134.7 56.2 56.6 56.1 56.5 249.4 250.9 251.0 252.4

Kansas ...................... 161.4 164.2 162.7 165.5 112.4 112.9 111.9 112.0 53.9 55.8 53.9 56.5 258.8 264.5 261.3 265.8

Kentucky ................... 233.1 237.4 233.5 237.6 161.7 166.9 160.0 165.2 78.7 80.0 78.4 79.8 311.8 312.8 313.1 313.9

Louisiana .................. 254.6 212.5 255.7 211.8 204.5 163.2 204.3 162.0 72.8 61.3 72.4 62.7 387.1 382.1 387.9 382.8

Maine ........................ 113.1 115.1 113.4 115.6 60.3 61.4 54.5 55.4 19.8 19.6 19.7 19.5 108.4 109.1 110.0 110.4

Maryland ................... 351.7 361.1 352.8 362.8 228.4 236.5 224.8 231.9 114.6 117.7 114.9 117.6 473.0 479.3 475.9 482.5

Massachusetts .......... 591.6 595.7 595.1 599.5 299.4 301.4 289.3 290.3 115.1 114.2 115.2 114.3 411.5 411.1 413.8 413.6

Michigan ................... 556.4 560.4 560.8 563.3 407.2 408.9 394.7 398.7 180.5 181.6 178.3 180.9 714.7 697.7 719.6 703.8

Minnesota ................. 381.4 394.6 383.1 397.0 236.7 242.1 230.8 235.7 119.2 117.6 118.4 117.8 417.3 422.3 421.4 426.2

Mississippi ................ 120.7 119.7 121.3 121.2 125.6 111.8 124.4 112.5 37.3 33.5 37.6 35.4 246.0 244.8 246.5 245.3

Missouri ................... 362.5 372.2 363.6 372.5 272.3 270.4 267.0 265.8 119.7 120.6 119.6 120.5 437.4 433.8 440.6 435.3

Montana .................... 54.9 56.3 55.2 56.8 54.8 56.5 54.1 55.7 17.5 17.2 17.5 17.2 89.9 90.0 90.4 90.5

Nebraska .................. 127.9 129.1 128.6 130.4 78.1 80.1 77.6 79.4 34.6 34.9 34.3 35.2 162.0 164.9 162.4 165.7

Nevada ..................... 81.5 86.6 82.0 87.0 315.5 332.3 314.2 330.9 37.3 39.8 37.4 39.6 143.8 148.0 144.1 148.5

New Hampshire ........ 94.7 97.7 95.4 98.4 64.3 66.3 60.2 63.2 20.4 19.5 20.4 19.4 93.0 93.2 93.1 93.1

New Jersey ............... 552.9 563.8 555.4 568.2 322.1 341.9 323.7 337.3 155.0 160.4 155.7 160.4 646.7 650.2 652.3 654.6

New Mexico .............. 104.6 106.2 105.4 107.2 82.2 82.8 81.1 81.5 28.8 29.0 28.7 29.0 201.8 204.3 202.7 204.8

New York .................. 1,547.4 1,573.3 1,556.6 1,582.4 671.0 681.1 660.9 670.9 354.4 357.2 355.1 357.9 1,491.3 1,490.3 1,506.9 1,505.6

North Carolina .......... 454.0 467.3 454.9 468.4 346.5 353.2 341.0 348.6 168.4 174.2 168.1 173.3 667.5 679.7 669.9 681.3

North Dakota ............ 48.9 49.8 49.0 50.1 31.8 32.3 30.9 31.7 15.2 14.9 15.1 14.9 77.8 77.8 77.5 77.9

Ohio .......................... 756.7 764.8 758.6 765.9 495.2 497.6 485.6 487.7 226.5 227.3 226.4 227.4 812.5 808.4 817.0 815.8

Oklahoma ................. 180.4 184.5 181.8 185.0 130.5 128.9 129.1 127.7 73.4 74.6 73.3 74.8 312.0 321.6 312.2 320.9

Oregon ...................... 198.5 206.0 199.8 209.3 159.1 161.7 157.0 157.4 57.9 59.7 57.9 59.5 276.1 276.2 279.1 278.1

Pennsylvania ............ 1,015.3 1,038.3 1,021.0 1,043.7 477.9 490.2 467.2 479.6 263.1 267.6 262.9 267.4 761.9 769.9 767.5 774.9

Rhode Island ............ 94.6 98.5 95.2 99.1 50.7 52.3 49.2 51.1 23.2 23.2 23.3 23.3 66.9 66.6 67.5 67.3

South Carolina .......... 183.5 189.2 184.8 191.1 202.3 204.8 201.5 199.1 69.0 67.4 67.6 67.3 336.7 335.0 338.8 337.4

South Dakota ............ 56.8 57.9 57.2 58.1 41.6 41.4 39.6 39.9 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.5 75.7 76.4 76.1 76.4

Tennessee ................ 323.6 330.1 324.1 330.8 254.5 257.4 253.7 256.8 102.2 103.2 102.2 103.1 417.2 418.7 418.3 420.5

Texas ........................ 1,156.1 1,182.2 1,160.5 1,184.0 881.7 896.7 876.0 893.5 358.3 360.0 357.5 360.5 1,685.6 1,697.3 1,696.3 1,707.6

Utah .......................... 126.4 131.3 127.3 131.9 100.8 103.0 100.7 103.2 32.6 33.2 32.8 33.4 202.5 206.1 202.7 206.5

Vermont .................... 54.2 55.2 54.5 55.5 32.2 32.4 30.1 30.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 55.6 55.6 55.9 55.7

Virginia ...................... 386.1 394.2 387.9 397.2 321.7 323.6 314.8 315.4 179.5 180.1 178.2 180.7 664.5 669.9 669.8 675.6

Washington ............... 322.9 333.2 324.8 335.0 255.0 263.0 250.1 259.2 100.5 103.1 100.2 102.5 528.4 530.4 537.5 538.8

West Virginia ............ 114.0 115.5 114.6 115.4 68.0 68.0 66.4 67.3 55.5 55.3 54.9 55.1 144.9 144.9 145.2 144.9

Wisconsin ................. 383.3 389.1 384.4 391.5 251.4 255.2 241.2 247.8 136.0 136.0 135.2 135.9 420.7 424.3 426.0 427.8

Wyoming ................... 21.8 22.3 22.0 22.3 30.4 31.0 28.7 29.3 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.8 65.8 66.6 65.5 66.6

Puerto Rico ............... 99.4 95.4 99.6 95.6 71.6 69.9 71.8 70.1 21.5 23.5 22.4 23.5 312.3 281.6 312.0 286.2

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.
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NOV_05

 7.0% or more 6.0% - 6.9% 5.0% - 5.9% 4.0% - 4.9% 3.9% or below

Chart 1. Unemployment rates by state, seasonally adjustedNovember 2005

(U.S. rate = 5.0 percent)