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For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: OCTOBER 2007

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in October. Overall, 22 states and

the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 17 states registered decreases, and 11 states had no changes, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor

reported today. Over the year, jobless rates were down in 25 states and the District of Columbia and up

in 25 states. The national unemployment rate was unchanged in October at 4.7 percent.

In October, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 31 states and the District of Columbia, increased

in 17 states, and remained unchanged in 2 states. The largest employment decreases were recorded in

Michigan (-22,400), California (-15,800), Arizona (-14,900), Virginia (-8,900), and Illinois (-7,000). Arizona and Michigan posted the largest over-the-month percentage declines in employment (-0.5 percent each),

followed by Alaska and Hawaii (-0.4 percent each), Nevada (-0.3 percent), and Alabama, the District of

Columbia, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Vermont, and Virginia (-0.2 percent each). Texas posted the largest

over-the-month increase in employment (+24,200), followed by Florida (+9,700), North Carolina (+8,600),

New York (+8,100), and Washington (+8,000). Washington reported the largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+0.3 percent), followed by North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming

(+0.2 percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia

and decreased in 2 states. The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment were reported in Utah

(+4.2 percent), Montana and Wyoming (+3.4 percent each), Louisiana (+2.2 percent), and Colorado (+2.1

percent). The two states reporting over-the-year declines in employment were Michigan (-1.7 percent) and

Ohio (-0.2 percent).

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In October, the Midwest continued to report the highest unemployment rate among the regions, 5.4 percent. The South again registered the lowest rate, 4.4 percent. No region recorded an unemployment rate

change from a month earlier. The Midwest and West had the only statistically significant over-the-year jobless rate changes (+0.5 and +0.3 percentage point, respectively). (See table 1.)

Southern California Wildfires

The Southern California wildfires and resulting evacuations had no discernable impact on

the October payroll and LAUS survey estimates. For more information, see the Frequently

Asked Questions section that begins on page 7 of this release.
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Among the nine geographic divisions, the East North Central again reported the highest jobless rate, 5.8

percent in October, while the Mountain division continued to record the lowest rate, 3.5 percent. The West

South Central division registered the only statistically significant unemployment rate change over the month

(-0.3 percentage point). The Pacific and East North Central divisions posted the largest jobless rate increases from a year earlier (+0.7 and +0.6 percentage point, respectively). The South Atlantic was the only

other division to record a significant over-the-year rate increase (+0.3 percentage point). The West South

Central and Mountain divisions recorded the only significant over-the-year rate decreases (-0.4 and -0.3 percentage point, respectively).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In October, Michigan again reported the highest unemployment rate, 7.7 percent, followed by Alaska and

Mississippi at 6.1 percent each. Idaho continued to record the lowest jobless rate, 2.5 percent. Four additional states had rates below 3.0 percent in October: Hawaii at 2.7 percent, Utah at 2.8 percent, and South

Dakota and Wyoming at 2.9 percent each. Two states posted the lowest jobless rates in their series—Alabama and New Mexico (3.1 percent each). (All state series begin in 1976.) Overall, 22 states registered

unemployment rates that were significantly below the U.S. rate (4.7 percent), 10 states and the District of

Columbia recorded measurably higher rates, and 18 states had rates that were statistically little different from

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

Delaware registered the largest over-the-month unemployment rate increase in October (+0.4 percentage

point). Florida, Idaho, and Montana also recorded statistically significant unemployment rate increases from

September (+0.2 percentage point each). Three states had significant over-the-month jobless rate decreases:

Louisiana (-1.1 percentage points), Kansas (-0.7 point), and Alabama (-0.6 point). The remaining 43 states

and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rates that were not appreciably different from those of

a month earlier, even though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant

changes.

In October, Illinois reported the largest jobless rate increase from a year earlier (+1.2 percentage points).

Twelve additional states recorded smaller, but also statistically significant, rate increases. Fourteen states registered statistically significant over-the-year unemployment rate decreases. The largest of these occurred in

Louisiana (-1.0 percentage point). The remaining 23 states and the District of Columbia had jobless rates

that were not appreciably different from those of October 2006. (See table B.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

For October, two states reported statistically significant over-the-month changes in nonfarm payroll employment, both of which were decreases. Those statistically significant decreases were in Michigan

(-22,400) and Arizona (-14,900). (See tables C and 5.)

Over the 12 months ending in October, 29 states posted statistically significant changes in employment; all

but one of these had gains in employment. The largest statistically significant employment gains occurred in

Texas (+206,400), Florida (+111,000), and California (+109,000). The statistically significant over-the-year
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Hurricane Katrina

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

estimation procedures for the LAUS program to reflect the impact of Hurricane Katrina on

the labor force statistics in affected areas. These modifications included: (1) modifying the

state population controls to account for displacement due to Katrina; (2) developing labor

force estimates for the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area using an alternative

to the model-based method; and (3) not publishing labor force estimates for the parishes

within the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area or cities within those parishes

where the quality of input data was severely compromised by the hurricane.

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

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

katrina/home.htm or call (202) 691-6392.

employment decline was reported in Michigan (-75,000). Seven states recorded statistically significant

gains in employment that were less than 15,000: Montana (+14,600), Nebraska (+13,300), Idaho

(+11,700), Hawaii (+11,600), Wyoming (+9,400), South Dakota (+6,800), and North Dakota

(+5,200). (See table D.)

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

issued on Wednesday, November 28. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for November is scheduled to be issued on Friday, December 21.
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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that of the U.S., October 2007, seasonally adjusted

State Rate

United States .......................................... 4.7

Alabama ................................................. 3.1

Alaska ..................................................... 6.1

Arizona .................................................... 3.5

Arkansas ................................................. 5.7

California ................................................. 5.6

Colorado ................................................. 3.7

Delaware ................................................. 3.4

District of Columbia ................................ 5.8

Florida ..................................................... 4.2

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

Idaho ....................................................... 2.5

Iowa ........................................................ 3.9

Kansas .................................................... 3.8

Kentucky ................................................. 5.6

Louisiana ................................................ 3.3

Maryland ................................................. 4.0

Michigan ................................................. 7.7

Mississippi .............................................. 6.1

Missouri .................................................. 5.6

Montana .................................................. 3.1

Nebraska ................................................ 3.2

New Hampshire ...................................... 3.2

New Jersey ............................................. 4.1

New Mexico ............................................ 3.1

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

Ohio ........................................................ 5.9

Oregon .................................................... 5.5

South Carolina ........................................ 5.8

South Dakota .......................................... 2.9

Texas ...................................................... 4.1

Utah ........................................................ 2.8

Virginia .................................................... 3.1

Wyoming ................................................. 2.9
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from 

October 2006 to October 2007, seasonally adjusted

Rate

October 

2006

October 

2007

Alabama ............................................... 3.6 3.1 -0.5 

Alaska ................................................... 6.6 6.1 -.5 

Arizona .................................................. 4.1 3.5 -.6 

California ............................................... 4.8 5.6 .8 

Colorado ............................................... 4.2 3.7 -.5 

Florida ................................................... 3.2 4.2 1.0 

Hawaii ................................................... 2.1 2.7 .6 

Idaho ..................................................... 3.3 2.5 -.8 

Illinois .................................................... 4.1 5.3 1.2 

Iowa ...................................................... 3.5 3.9 .4 

Kansas .................................................. 4.5 3.8 -.7 

Louisiana .............................................. 4.3 3.3 -1.0 

Massachusetts ...................................... 5.1 4.3 -.8 

Michigan ............................................... 7.1 7.7 .6 

Minnesota ............................................. 4.0 4.7 .7 

Missouri ................................................ 5.1 5.6 .5 

Nevada ................................................. 4.3 5.2 .9 

New Mexico .......................................... 3.9 3.1 -.8 

New York .............................................. 4.2 4.6 .4 

Ohio ...................................................... 5.5 5.9 .4 

South Carolina ...................................... 6.6 5.8 -.8 

South Dakota ........................................ 3.3 2.9 -.4 

Tennessee ............................................ 5.1 4.6 -.5 

Texas .................................................... 4.8 4.1 -.7 

Vermont ................................................ 3.7 4.3 .6 

Wisconsin ............................................. 4.7 5.2 .5 

Wyoming ............................................... 3.6 2.9 -.7 

Over-the-year 

rate change State
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Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from

September 2007 to October 2007, seasonally adjusted

State September October Over-the-month

2007 2007 p change p

Arizona...................... 2,735,200 2,720,300 -14,900

Michigan.................... 4,267,000 4,244,600 -22,400

 p = preliminary.

Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from

October 2006 to October 2007, seasonally adjusted

State October October Over-the-year

2006 2007 p change p

Alabama.................... 1,990,500 2,015,800 25,300

Arizona...................... 2,675,600 2,720,300 44,700

California................... 15,161,900 15,270,900 109,000

Colorado................... 2,290,000 2,337,300 47,300

Connecticut............... 1,682,000 1,702,000 20,000

Florida....................... 8,036,000 8,147,000 111,000

Georgia..................... 4,092,400 4,172,100 79,700

Hawaii....................... 620,000 631,600 11,600

Idaho......................... 645,500 657,200 11,700

Illinois...................... 5,943,100 5,980,500 37,400

Iowa.......................... 1,502,900 1,525,400 22,500

Kansas...................... 1,365,500 1,385,600 20,100

Massachusetts.......... 3,249,200 3,283,100 33,900

Michigan.................... 4,319,600 4,244,600 -75,000

Mississippi................. 1,150,900 1,165,900 15,000

Montana.................... 433,500 448,100 14,600

Nebraska................... 950,200 963,500 13,300

New York.................. 8,647,000 8,724,600 77,600

North Carolina........... 4,046,700 4,114,900 68,200

North Dakota............. 355,300 360,500 5,200

Oklahoma.................. 1,561,700 1,583,500 21,800

Pennsylvania............. 5,763,300 5,811,100 47,800

South Carolina.......... 1,909,800 1,936,300 26,500

South Dakota............ 402,200 409,000 6,800

Texas........................ 10,140,700 10,347,100 206,400

Utah.......................... 1,214,900 1,266,300 51,400

Virginia...................... 3,732,100 3,788,100 56,000

Washington............... 2,879,500 2,937,200 57,700

Wyoming................... 279,200 288,600 9,400

 p = preliminary.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Regional and State

Employment and Unemployment Estimates

Were the October data from the Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news release

affected by the Southern California wildfires and evacuations?

No. In the establishment survey (the source of the payroll employment estimates), workers who are paid

by their employer for any part of the pay period including the 12th of the month are counted as employed.

Since the Southern California wildfires and evacuations began after the week of the 12th, there was no

discernable impact on October employment estimates. The state unemployment estimates use the concepts

from a monthly survey of households. In that survey, a person is considered employed if he or she did any

work for pay during the reference week (the calendar week including the 12th of the month) or had a job

from which he or she was temporarily absent.

Was BLS able to collect information from survey respondents (both establishments and

households) in the areas affected by the Southern California wildfires and evacuations?

Yes. In October, response rates for the establishment survey were within normal ranges for the affected

areas. For the household survey, the U.S. Census Bureau had completed most of the data collection the

week before the fires and evacuations. As a result, the number of interviews conducted in the affected areas

was little different from prior months.
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for

census regions and divisions, states, and selected substate

areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)

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

employment estimates by state and major industry from the

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

The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative

endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS

program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are

based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for

the official national estimates obtained from the Current

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

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

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

employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those

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

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

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

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

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

dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those

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

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

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

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

counted as unemployed.

Method of estimation. Estimates for all census divisions,

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

using estimating equations based on regression techniques.

This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the

beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including

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

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

different regression approach. A detailed description of the

estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request.

Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the

model-based estimates for the component divisions and then

calculating the unemployment rate.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data

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

each year, usually implemented with January estimates. The

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

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

model reestimation.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of census

division, state, and substate area model employment and

unemployment levels is performed within the modeling

procedure. The model estimation is based on the classical

approach to seasonal adjustment, in which the series is

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

This directly yields seasonally adjusted estimates for

employment and unemployment levels with reliability measures.

Labor force levels and unemployment rates are calculated from

these two estimates. Additionally, measures for the state of

California are derived by summing the seasonally adjusted

estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale

metropolitan division and the balance of California, and the

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

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

estimates for census regions are calculated as the sum of the

levels of the component divisions, and the unemployment rate

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

recent 5 years are revised near the beginning of each calendar

year, usually coincident with the release of January estimates.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this

release reflect the standards and definitions established by the

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

A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the

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

annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.

Employment—from the CES program

Definitions . Employment data refer to persons on

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay

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

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

those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each

payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal

activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North

American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated

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

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

computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both

months. The estimates of employment for the current month are

obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month

by these ratios.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,

derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by

employers who are covered under state unemployment

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

preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for

the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process

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

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

subsequent months.
Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are

seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some

states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is

computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector

series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll

employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of

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

coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation

procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each

individual state. BLS independently develops a national

employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to

national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger

sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series,

summing them cumulates individual state level errors and

can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample

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

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

measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs

by chance because a sample rather than the entire population

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

such as those which can be introduced into the data collection

and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from

sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from

the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual

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

because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program,

unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather

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

however, are generally insignificant.

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

improvements to its methodology. Among these was the

development of model-based error measures for the monthly

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

introductory section of this release preserves the long-time

practice of highlighting the direction of the movements in

regional and state unemployment rates and state nonfarm

payroll employment regardless of their statistical significance.

The remainder of the analysis in the release takes the statistical

significance of monthly and annual changes into consideration.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based

error measures for both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally

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

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

uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether

changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically

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

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

be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level is

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

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

but additional information on the subject is provided in the BLS

monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state

CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for

metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are

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

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

determining whether changes in CES employment levels are

statistically significant. Information on recent benchmark

revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at

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

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used

to develop these estimates and additional data appear in

Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription

from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government

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

and from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490,

August 1997.

Estimates of labor force and unemployment, as well as

nonfarm employment from the CES program, for over 370

metropolitan areas and metropolitan New England City and

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

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates

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

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

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

administration of various federal economic assistance programs

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

Employment data from the CES program are available at

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

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

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

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Oct.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Northeast ........................... 27,977.1 27,801.5 28,002.2 27,995.7 1,224.2 1,291.2 1,246.5 1,247.0 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.5

 New England .................... 7,662.9 7,629.0 7,687.3 7,702.3 350.6 342.8 338.0 335.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,314.1 20,172.5 20,315.0 20,293.5 873.6 948.5 908.4 911.4 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.5

South ................................. 54,370.5 54,436.3 54,841.2 54,785.2 2,367.2 2,311.7 2,429.3 2,385.8 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.4

 South Atlantic ................... 29,148.3 29,307.4 29,490.7 29,497.0 1,192.4 1,222.2 1,246.9 1,288.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.4

 East South Central ........... 8,577.9 8,592.3 8,657.9 8,637.0 416.7 397.5 430.4 405.8 4.9 4.6 5.0 4.7

 West South Central .......... 16,644.4 16,536.6 16,692.5 16,651.2 758.1 692.0 752.0 692.0 4.6 4.2 4.5 4.2

Midwest ............................. 34,970.4 34,825.1 35,074.7 34,987.9 1,719.2 1,867.6 1,878.6 1,886.0 4.9 5.4 5.4 5.4

 East North Central ............ 24,053.2 23,937.1 24,103.7 24,014.4 1,260.6 1,391.2 1,385.9 1,400.7 5.2 5.8 5.7 5.8

 West North Central ........... 10,917.3 10,888.0 10,971.1 10,973.6 458.7 476.4 492.7 485.3 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.4

West ................................... 34,942.9 35,386.9 35,681.1 35,620.7 1,557.9 1,683.4 1,721.9 1,720.5 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.8

 Mountain ........................... 10,759.2 10,859.6 10,994.3 11,006.2 409.2 394.2 387.1 387.6 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.5

 Pacific ............................... 24,183.7 24,527.3 24,686.8 24,614.6 1,148.7 1,289.1 1,334.7 1,332.9 4.7 5.3 5.4 5.4

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census

division model-based estimates.

 NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The States (including the

District of Columbia) that compose the various census divisions are: New

England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode

Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and

Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,

Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West

Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and

Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and

Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and

Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,

Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona,

Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming;

and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

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

calendar year.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

September October September October September October

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

Northeast ........................... 27,833.8 27,875.4 27,975.5 27,959.3 1,193.7 1,177.5 1,105.2 1,147.6 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.1

 New England .................... 7,622.9 7,657.6 7,660.8 7,690.6 338.5 322.5 310.5 301.0 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.9

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,210.9 20,217.8 20,314.7 20,268.7 855.2 855.0 794.7 846.6 4.2 4.2 3.9 4.2

South ................................. 54,186.6 54,812.3 54,503.7 54,847.3 2,329.8 2,382.4 2,228.5 2,291.1 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.2

 South Atlantic ................... 29,036.9 29,469.3 29,203.3 29,512.9 1,185.3 1,235.2 1,135.1 1,257.6 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.3

 East South Central ........... 8,547.5 8,653.8 8,604.3 8,652.5 396.1 410.4 389.3 384.2 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.4

 West South Central .......... 16,602.2 16,689.3 16,696.1 16,681.9 748.5 736.9 704.1 649.3 4.5 4.4 4.2 3.9

Midwest ............................. 34,858.1 35,018.3 35,036.9 35,012.8 1,613.5 1,753.9 1,512.0 1,708.5 4.6 5.0 4.3 4.9

 East North Central ............ 23,997.6 24,074.4 24,102.7 24,036.3 1,191.4 1,289.0 1,111.0 1,273.3 5.0 5.4 4.6 5.3

 West North Central ........... 10,860.5 10,943.9 10,934.2 10,976.5 422.2 464.9 401.0 435.1 3.9 4.2 3.7 4.0

West ................................... 34,933.6 35,693.9 35,069.4 35,696.1 1,497.9 1,638.4 1,436.5 1,625.6 4.3 4.6 4.1 4.6

 Mountain ........................... 10,787.5 11,020.0 10,808.1 11,040.8 397.5 373.6 381.2 366.9 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.3

 Pacific ............................... 24,146.0 24,673.9 24,261.3 24,655.3 1,100.4 1,264.8 1,055.3 1,258.7 4.6 5.1 4.3 5.1

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census

division model-based estimates.

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The composition of the regions

and divisions is described in table 1. Estimates for the current year are

subject to revision early in the following calendar year.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Oct.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Alabama ................................................... 2,217.4 2,201.9 2,217.9 2,210.9 80.9 82.7 81.6 68.5 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.1

Alaska ....................................................... 347.9 346.7 349.9 348.2 23.1 21.7 22.1 21.3 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.1

Arizona ..................................................... 3,011.5 3,017.2 3,048.1 3,055.2 123.1 112.2 99.7 107.0 4.1 3.7 3.3 3.5

Arkansas ................................................... 1,366.0 1,365.5 1,385.5 1,377.0 73.3 74.7 78.4 77.9 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.7

California .................................................. 17,964.9 18,214.2 18,309.5 18,240.9 855.5 996.1 1,029.4 1,022.0 4.8 5.5 5.6 5.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,846.2 4,983.1 4,968.0 4,969.0 218.2 244.6 254.0 253.2 4.5 4.9 5.1 5.1

Colorado ................................................... 2,677.0 2,676.4 2,708.6 2,718.8 112.3 102.5 106.8 101.4 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.7

Connecticut ............................................... 1,853.4 1,871.3 1,891.1 1,895.2 79.3 86.7 85.4 88.4 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.7

Delaware .................................................. 442.0 439.4 444.4 445.4 15.4 13.0 13.3 15.2 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.4

District of Columbia .................................. 317.8 315.1 318.2 318.1 19.3 17.5 18.3 18.4 6.1 5.6 5.7 5.8

Florida ....................................................... 9,073.0 9,225.4 9,269.7 9,272.6 294.7 370.2 373.2 393.0 3.2 4.0 4.0 4.2

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,165.4 1,188.8 1,197.7 1,202.2 41.9 43.5 46.4 48.4 3.6 3.7 3.9 4.0

Georgia ..................................................... 4,776.9 4,828.0 4,869.3 4,878.0 221.7 213.0 220.7 228.1 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.7

Hawaii ....................................................... 646.8 642.5 652.0 646.7 13.7 16.6 17.1 17.3 2.1 2.6 2.6 2.7

Idaho ......................................................... 753.9 758.3 769.7 766.5 24.7 17.9 17.9 19.3 3.3 2.4 2.3 2.5

Illinois ........................................................ 6,666.9 6,719.5 6,758.9 6,739.3 275.4 363.8 346.0 356.3 4.1 5.4 5.1 5.3

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,101.3 4,149.1 4,132.1 4,127.6 168.5 225.1 202.2 210.5 4.1 5.4 4.9 5.1

Indiana ...................................................... 3,280.3 3,194.9 3,207.4 3,197.2 160.0 156.9 145.5 146.5 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.6

Iowa .......................................................... 1,668.5 1,656.7 1,673.5 1,675.3 58.9 64.9 66.1 65.5 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.9

Kansas ...................................................... 1,468.7 1,477.6 1,492.3 1,488.8 65.8 63.7 66.4 56.2 4.5 4.3 4.5 3.8

Kentucky ................................................... 2,049.0 2,051.6 2,070.9 2,060.5 116.0 115.8 125.6 116.4 5.7 5.6 6.1 5.6

Louisiana .................................................. 2,013.3 1,979.2 1,988.3 1,987.8 86.7 75.6 87.4 66.1 4.3 3.8 4.4 3.3

Maine ........................................................ 714.7 707.1 709.1 710.7 33.9 34.1 34.4 34.4 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8

Maryland ................................................... 3,028.8 2,977.9 3,006.1 3,010.2 119.6 111.3 116.0 121.5 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.0

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,415.8 3,384.6 3,406.9 3,412.7 174.3 150.7 150.3 145.2 5.1 4.5 4.4 4.3

Michigan ................................................... 5,086.7 5,003.8 5,045.8 5,012.0 361.0 372.0 377.7 387.2 7.1 7.4 7.5 7.7

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,167.4 2,140.4 2,159.9 2,139.3 159.2 171.6 171.1 171.2 7.3 8.0 7.9 8.0

Minnesota ................................................. 2,946.6 2,928.9 2,946.5 2,948.8 117.9 135.1 143.5 138.6 4.0 4.6 4.9 4.7

Mississippi ................................................ 1,314.4 1,309.1 1,322.3 1,321.6 88.7 77.4 84.6 80.3 6.7 5.9 6.4 6.1

Missouri .................................................... 3,052.1 3,047.4 3,070.7 3,067.2 155.7 160.3 162.1 171.2 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.6

Montana .................................................... 495.0 497.2 504.4 504.7 14.7 13.9 14.7 15.7 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.1

Nebraska .................................................. 977.0 982.5 990.7 990.6 29.4 31.1 30.7 31.3 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.2

Nevada ..................................................... 1,313.1 1,344.7 1,362.9 1,366.6 55.9 67.0 69.8 71.2 4.3 5.0 5.1 5.2

New Hampshire ........................................ 739.1 744.7 747.8 747.2 25.5 27.1 26.2 24.1 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.2

New Jersey ............................................... 4,526.8 4,475.4 4,513.0 4,500.2 201.3 193.1 194.8 185.8 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.1

New Mexico .............................................. 939.4 941.2 949.5 946.5 37.1 35.9 32.7 28.9 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.1

New York .................................................. 9,502.4 9,430.6 9,474.9 9,471.0 399.5 460.0 431.8 440.3 4.2 4.9 4.6 4.6

New York City ...................................... 3,802.2 3,821.8 3,829.7 3,829.5 167.9 219.4 194.2 201.1 4.4 5.7 5.1 5.3

North Carolina .......................................... 4,503.6 4,509.7 4,547.0 4,534.1 221.6 215.7 222.3 218.9 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.8

North Dakota ............................................ 359.7 362.0 365.9 366.1 11.9 11.5 12.3 12.4 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.4

Ohio .......................................................... 5,948.9 5,949.9 6,000.1 5,980.3 327.4 337.5 354.8 351.9 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.9

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,093.8 1,088.3 1,098.1 1,103.0 59.0 65.5 66.9 65.5 5.4 6.0 6.1 5.9

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,725.3 1,728.3 1,737.7 1,736.8 69.6 75.9 75.0 76.2 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.4

Oregon ...................................................... 1,909.4 1,922.1 1,940.8 1,938.5 103.4 103.9 103.2 106.8 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.5

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,322.3 6,262.1 6,328.5 6,332.8 295.4 283.6 287.7 285.5 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.5

Rhode Island ............................................ 578.7 571.0 580.6 580.4 29.6 28.8 28.5 28.6 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.9

South Carolina .......................................... 2,143.0 2,135.9 2,150.9 2,144.4 142.4 120.0 123.3 125.4 6.6 5.6 5.7 5.8

South Dakota ............................................ 433.2 436.4 439.1 439.4 14.2 13.0 13.7 12.9 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.9

Tennessee ................................................ 3,003.0 3,029.9 3,048.0 3,043.3 152.8 122.2 142.3 141.0 5.1 4.0 4.7 4.6

Texas ........................................................ 11,541.6 11,469.4 11,575.2 11,562.3 551.8 476.7 496.4 478.4 4.8 4.2 4.3 4.1

Utah .......................................................... 1,325.0 1,338.4 1,363.2 1,360.5 35.0 35.0 37.0 37.9 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8

Vermont .................................................... 362.7 356.8 357.9 358.5 13.4 14.3 14.9 15.3 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.3

Virginia ...................................................... 4,025.1 4,044.0 4,064.8 4,071.4 122.1 124.4 116.9 126.2 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1

Washington ............................................... 3,340.4 3,397.2 3,447.6 3,449.7 168.2 157.2 164.7 164.6 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.8

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,406.3 1,432.1 1,451.6 1,451.4 59.6 54.3 55.7 58.7 4.2 3.8 3.8 4.0

West Virginia ............................................ 812.1 814.4 819.1 820.9 42.1 40.0 39.1 41.1 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.0

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,069.2 3,069.3 3,086.4 3,081.9 144.3 163.2 160.1 160.1 4.7 5.3 5.2 5.2

Wyoming ................................................... 287.9 287.8 290.9 289.9 10.2 9.9 9.0 8.3 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.9

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,403.6 1,387.3 1,368.5 1,371.6 134.1 161.5 148.6 156.8 9.6 11.6 10.9 11.4

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area.

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

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

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

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

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

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

calendar year.
LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

September October September October September October

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

Alabama ................................................... 2,206.9 2,217.5 2,231.0 2,222.7 75.8 79.9 75.1 66.7 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.0

Alaska ....................................................... 347.9 350.4 345.7 346.1 20.6 19.8 19.7 18.6 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.4

Arizona ..................................................... 3,004.7 3,054.8 3,010.4 3,062.9 126.8 106.0 121.8 109.2 4.2 3.5 4.0 3.6

Arkansas ................................................... 1,364.6 1,386.9 1,363.3 1,372.1 65.9 72.9 59.5 67.6 4.8 5.3 4.4 4.9

California .................................................. 17,926.1 18,297.2 18,008.8 18,268.3 819.0 986.8 789.2 981.7 4.6 5.4 4.4 5.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,849.8 4,974.6 4,865.7 4,984.5 225.7 257.3 206.2 248.1 4.7 5.2 4.2 5.0

Colorado ................................................... 2,683.8 2,724.0 2,683.7 2,732.8 108.0 101.5 102.0 93.2 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.4

Connecticut ............................................... 1,840.5 1,878.4 1,852.6 1,891.4 77.6 80.9 68.5 79.8 4.2 4.3 3.7 4.2

Delaware .................................................. 437.6 440.2 442.1 444.8 15.5 12.9 13.9 14.3 3.5 2.9 3.2 3.2

District of Columbia .................................. 313.9 317.7 317.2 317.3 19.1 18.9 17.7 17.7 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.6

Florida ....................................................... 9,076.9 9,296.7 9,113.1 9,289.6 315.4 395.8 290.3 396.9 3.5 4.3 3.2 4.3

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,159.8 1,192.6 1,176.9 1,210.5 46.1 49.2 45.0 51.5 4.0 4.1 3.8 4.3

Georgia ..................................................... 4,756.9 4,859.5 4,788.4 4,880.3 219.7 222.9 214.4 227.4 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.7

Hawaii ....................................................... 641.9 646.9 643.4 641.8 15.3 18.1 12.4 16.4 2.4 2.8 1.9 2.6

Idaho ......................................................... 751.0 768.6 754.3 768.6 19.8 12.8 19.2 14.6 2.6 1.7 2.6 1.9

Illinois ........................................................ 6,643.0 6,748.2 6,674.1 6,738.8 267.0 324.1 237.2 323.8 4.0 4.8 3.6 4.8

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,071.2 4,118.2 4,089.9 4,115.4 165.5 194.4 142.7 194.1 4.1 4.7 3.5 4.7

Indiana ...................................................... 3,272.0 3,204.4 3,291.2 3,205.2 149.7 132.4 144.4 134.5 4.6 4.1 4.4 4.2

Iowa .......................................................... 1,670.4 1,672.9 1,679.9 1,682.8 54.4 60.7 50.9 57.4 3.3 3.6 3.0 3.4

Kansas ...................................................... 1,459.7 1,484.2 1,471.9 1,485.5 62.4 63.4 63.7 50.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.4

Kentucky ................................................... 2,039.0 2,068.3 2,039.1 2,049.2 102.3 116.3 98.2 105.2 5.0 5.6 4.8 5.1

Louisiana .................................................. 1,995.4 1,986.5 2,024.7 1,996.9 79.2 87.0 77.2 60.6 4.0 4.4 3.8 3.0

Maine ........................................................ 713.8 708.5 718.5 713.4 29.1 29.8 29.7 31.2 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.4

Maryland ................................................... 3,011.2 2,998.0 3,036.7 3,014.4 110.3 108.4 108.2 114.4 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.8

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,394.6 3,389.3 3,408.8 3,401.5 170.7 148.6 153.6 129.1 5.0 4.4 4.5 3.8

Michigan ................................................... 5,075.3 5,040.6 5,090.0 5,012.2 336.8 354.6 315.0 350.5 6.6 7.0 6.2 7.0

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,170.9 2,157.4 2,185.7 2,148.3 157.3 166.7 154.7 167.2 7.2 7.7 7.1 7.8

Minnesota ................................................. 2,939.5 2,947.6 2,956.1 2,951.7 111.3 138.4 99.5 120.0 3.8 4.7 3.4 4.1

Mississippi ................................................ 1,302.2 1,316.8 1,313.4 1,322.4 80.8 79.7 80.4 77.9 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.9

Missouri .................................................... 3,031.3 3,053.2 3,051.3 3,060.0 147.0 154.6 141.8 160.2 4.8 5.1 4.6 5.2

Montana .................................................... 492.7 502.8 492.4 503.0 10.9 10.8 11.5 12.9 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.6

Nebraska .................................................. 968.3 981.7 978.8 990.1 25.9 26.5 24.6 26.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.7

Nevada ..................................................... 1,308.4 1,365.0 1,310.8 1,367.8 54.3 69.4 52.0 68.6 4.1 5.1 4.0 5.0

New Hampshire ........................................ 734.0 743.7 738.5 745.0 23.1 24.1 22.7 21.7 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.9

New Jersey ............................................... 4,492.4 4,485.3 4,514.8 4,487.7 198.2 183.3 176.5 168.6 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.8

New Mexico .............................................. 938.1 948.6 940.4 949.2 37.0 31.7 34.6 26.5 3.9 3.3 3.7 2.8

New York .................................................. 9,427.6 9,418.0 9,480.2 9,448.5 388.5 412.4 360.2 417.0 4.1 4.4 3.8 4.4

New York City ...................................... 3,775.4 3,809.9 3,800.6 3,829.2 167.1 188.8 162.4 202.9 4.4 5.0 4.3 5.3

North Carolina .......................................... 4,485.5 4,540.9 4,522.4 4,543.0 205.0 205.0 207.0 209.4 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.6

North Dakota ............................................ 359.6 366.3 361.0 366.3 8.7 9.4 8.5 9.0 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.5

Ohio .......................................................... 5,942.9 5,998.2 5,975.2 5,999.0 310.7 336.7 294.7 326.2 5.2 5.6 4.9 5.4

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,093.0 1,097.2 1,091.5 1,099.5 58.5 65.1 52.8 59.0 5.3 5.9 4.8 5.4

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,720.0 1,730.9 1,732.0 1,740.6 65.8 71.0 62.7 72.7 3.8 4.1 3.6 4.2

Oregon ...................................................... 1,906.2 1,941.3 1,913.8 1,941.7 92.0 91.9 89.5 96.2 4.8 4.7 4.7 5.0

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,290.9 6,314.4 6,319.7 6,332.6 268.5 259.3 258.0 261.1 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.1

Rhode Island ............................................ 577.6 580.0 578.3 580.2 25.9 25.4 25.1 25.9 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.5

South Carolina .......................................... 2,131.4 2,144.7 2,145.6 2,142.0 140.2 124.0 137.7 124.5 6.6 5.8 6.4 5.8

South Dakota ............................................ 431.6 438.0 435.2 440.1 12.5 12.0 12.2 11.0 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.5

Tennessee ................................................ 2,999.3 3,051.3 3,020.9 3,058.2 137.2 134.5 135.5 134.4 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.4

Texas ........................................................ 11,522.4 11,584.9 11,576.1 11,572.3 537.6 506.1 504.7 448.4 4.7 4.4 4.4 3.9

Utah .......................................................... 1,321.6 1,365.3 1,328.6 1,366.6 32.4 34.3 31.6 35.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.6

Vermont .................................................... 362.5 357.8 364.0 359.1 12.1 13.6 10.9 13.2 3.3 3.8 3.0 3.7

Virginia ...................................................... 4,011.9 4,053.3 4,024.6 4,061.0 123.6 114.3 110.3 117.4 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.9

Washington ............................................... 3,324.0 3,438.0 3,349.6 3,457.4 153.5 148.2 144.5 145.9 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.2

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,395.8 1,439.8 1,401.8 1,441.7 61.3 57.1 58.0 56.7 4.4 4.0 4.1 3.9

West Virginia ............................................ 811.6 818.2 813.2 820.4 36.5 32.9 35.5 35.6 4.5 4.0 4.4 4.3

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,064.3 3,083.0 3,072.1 3,081.1 127.2 141.1 119.7 138.4 4.2 4.6 3.9 4.5

Wyoming ................................................... 287.2 290.8 287.4 290.0 8.3 6.9 8.4 6.6 2.9 2.4 2.9 2.3

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,406.9 1,362.7 1,398.8 1,366.5 153.0 150.8 134.1 162.5 10.9 11.1 9.6 11.9

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area.

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

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

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

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

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

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

calendar year.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

Oct.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007p Oct.2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007p Oct.2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007p

Alabama ............................... 1,990.5 2,017.0 2,019.3 2,015.8 112.0 113.8 114.4 114.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 313.5 319.7 318.3 316.9 18.1 17.5 17.3 17.4 12.4 13.5 12.9 12.4

Arizona ................................. 2,675.6 2,736.4 2,735.2 2,720.3 251.6 240.4 238.3 232.7 187.5 185.9 186.3 185.9

Arkansas ............................... 1,202.5 1,206.4 1,208.2 1,207.5 57.4 57.3 56.8 56.5 196.9 189.8 189.3 188.6

California .............................. 15,161.9 15,274.6 15,286.7 15,270.9 938.1 917.4 911.3 907.1 1,506.1 1,495.0 1,495.7 1,494.2

Colorado ............................... 2,290.0 2,330.3 2,334.5 2,337.3 167.2 165.3 165.9 165.7 148.6 144.7 144.3 144.2

Connecticut ........................... 1,682.0 1,702.2 1,702.7 1,702.0 67.0 68.4 68.6 68.5 193.3 192.6 191.7 191.2

Delaware 3 ........................... 437.7 441.1 438.6 438.8 29.7 29.4 29.3 29.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 689.5 698.2 701.7 700.0 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 8,036.0 8,147.8 8,137.3 8,147.0 635.6 618.1 615.0 613.7 398.9 396.4 396.5 394.0

Georgia ................................ 4,092.4 4,163.0 4,168.7 4,172.1 222.9 227.9 228.1 227.1 444.9 434.4 434.3 431.8

Hawaii 3 ................................ 620.0 629.7 633.9 631.6 36.5 38.1 38.3 38.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 645.5 657.7 658.0 657.2 53.0 51.5 52.1 52.4 66.7 63.9 63.6 63.7

Illinois .................................... 5,943.1 5,988.7 5,987.5 5,980.5 273.5 277.3 274.0 273.5 684.7 679.7 678.3 674.6

Indiana .................................. 2,980.5 3,002.2 2,988.0 2,989.5 150.9 154.0 154.7 155.0 562.1 558.2 557.1 556.2

Iowa ...................................... 1,502.9 1,522.4 1,526.3 1,525.4 74.8 77.1 78.2 77.7 229.7 231.6 230.8 230.3

Kansas .................................. 1,365.5 1,395.9 1,388.8 1,385.6 65.5 65.3 66.3 66.6 183.5 187.1 186.5 186.7

Kentucky ............................... 1,844.0 1,853.8 1,856.6 1,856.5 83.3 85.1 84.6 84.0 259.4 254.4 256.0 255.2

Louisiana .............................. 1,881.8 1,926.2 1,926.0 1,924.0 134.0 139.3 138.3 137.6 155.0 154.8 153.6 153.2

Maine .................................... 612.7 618.1 617.8 616.6 31.1 31.2 30.4 30.5 59.4 59.2 58.7 58.3

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,590.6 2,628.0 2,623.4 2,619.6 190.5 193.9 193.9 194.2 135.4 133.3 133.4 133.4

Massachusetts ...................... 3,249.2 3,286.7 3,286.1 3,283.1 139.0 139.3 138.4 137.0 297.4 295.3 294.8 294.8

Michigan ............................... 4,319.6 4,279.5 4,267.0 4,244.6 177.3 162.0 162.5 161.0 633.0 618.4 615.1 607.5

Minnesota ............................. 2,761.7 2,780.3 2,771.1 2,764.5 127.8 123.7 120.3 120.9 348.9 341.3 340.3 337.6

Mississippi ............................ 1,150.9 1,166.8 1,167.1 1,165.9 58.2 61.5 61.8 62.6 175.3 171.8 172.4 171.8

Missouri ............................... 2,782.2 2,804.3 2,805.0 2,802.2 147.1 150.8 150.5 151.3 304.5 297.5 298.6 295.6

Montana ................................ 433.5 449.0 447.8 448.1 30.8 33.5 33.2 33.7 20.5 20.7 20.5 20.8

Nebraska 3 ........................... 950.2 966.1 963.7 963.5 49.1 49.5 49.6 50.2 101.1 100.9 100.1 101.1

Nevada ................................. 1,288.0 1,304.0 1,303.4 1,299.3 141.5 139.3 138.1 135.9 51.1 51.9 52.2 51.8

New Hampshire .................... 641.0 652.7 651.1 651.7 29.3 29.2 29.4 29.3 76.1 75.5 75.4 75.2

New Jersey ........................... 4,083.8 4,100.1 4,106.3 4,107.7 173.1 171.9 172.3 172.5 322.0 317.7 317.4 316.7

New Mexico .......................... 839.7 846.5 847.9 847.2 60.0 58.6 59.2 59.2 38.0 37.1 36.6 36.3

New York .............................. 8,647.0 8,705.9 8,716.5 8,724.6 337.5 346.4 350.2 349.0 562.9 553.1 549.4 546.6

North Carolina ...................... 4,046.7 4,098.5 4,106.3 4,114.9 247.3 253.9 254.2 254.3 552.3 542.0 542.5 542.5

North Dakota ........................ 355.3 360.3 360.5 360.5 18.4 19.2 19.2 19.1 25.7 25.9 26.1 25.9

Ohio ...................................... 5,441.0 5,441.5 5,436.3 5,429.5 229.4 229.5 229.7 229.7 794.1 778.6 779.7 777.7

Oklahoma ............................. 1,561.7 1,579.5 1,580.3 1,583.5 70.9 72.0 71.8 72.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Oregon ................................. 1,712.1 1,728.8 1,727.2 1,725.8 100.2 104.1 102.5 102.0 207.6 200.8 202.2 202.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,763.3 5,802.6 5,806.8 5,811.1 261.2 260.9 260.1 259.9 670.2 658.5 657.7 657.5

Rhode Island ........................ 495.8 499.5 499.6 499.6 23.4 24.2 24.2 24.3 52.1 51.1 51.0 50.8

South Carolina ...................... 1,909.8 1,937.3 1,935.6 1,936.3 126.0 126.1 125.1 125.7 247.5 243.7 242.5 239.5

South Dakota ........................ 402.2 410.1 409.6 409.0 22.6 22.7 22.9 22.6 42.2 43.0 43.0 43.0

Tennessee ............................ 2,789.1 2,809.6 2,814.3 2,813.2 132.0 139.0 139.0 139.4 394.3 387.7 387.2 387.0

Texas .................................... 10,140.7 10,303.9 10,322.9 10,347.1 613.0 621.4 621.7 623.8 932.2 927.1 924.8 924.0

Utah ...................................... 1,214.9 1,266.0 1,267.0 1,266.3 97.8 108.2 108.5 108.4 123.0 128.2 128.4 128.8

Vermont ................................ 307.4 308.8 309.2 308.6 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 36.0 35.9 35.8 35.7

Virginia .................................. 3,732.1 3,795.6 3,797.0 3,788.1 247.4 252.1 251.5 248.9 284.5 287.2 286.5 286.2

Washington ........................... 2,879.5 2,931.7 2,929.2 2,937.2 198.1 205.3 207.1 206.8 289.0 293.8 294.3 295.1

West Virginia ........................ 757.2 758.3 760.7 759.8 39.7 39.9 40.1 40.3 60.5 59.4 59.3 59.0

Wisconsin ............................. 2,865.3 2,878.6 2,882.1 2,886.0 126.0 124.7 125.9 125.8 504.0 500.8 500.1 498.7

Wyoming ............................... 279.2 285.8 288.0 288.6 23.8 25.3 26.0 26.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

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

Oct.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007p Oct.2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007p Oct.2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007p

Alabama ............................... 388.5 395.3 396.0 394.4 98.3 98.0 98.8 98.7 217.4 222.4 222.7 222.8

Alaska ................................... 63.4 64.6 64.0 63.9 14.8 14.8 14.8 15.0 24.0 25.0 25.4 24.8

Arizona ................................. 515.5 531.8 534.1 530.6 185.9 186.1 186.2 185.6 402.1 419.6 422.2 418.3

Arkansas ............................... 249.4 249.4 249.1 248.4 53.0 53.5 53.7 53.8 115.2 115.6 116.4 117.3

California .............................. 2,886.6 2,901.6 2,901.0 2,898.9 940.2 931.5 928.8 927.3 2,248.3 2,269.6 2,269.0 2,271.7

Colorado ............................... 421.6 426.7 428.8 429.3 161.1 162.2 161.7 162.1 334.7 346.4 347.5 348.4

Connecticut ........................... 310.1 312.2 312.6 312.6 144.5 144.8 144.9 144.8 204.5 208.9 209.4 209.0

Delaware 3 ........................... 82.6 84.0 83.5 83.2 43.3 43.5 43.2 43.5 62.0 63.1 62.8 63.0

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 29.7 30.5 30.7 30.4 154.9 160.0 160.8 160.4

Florida .................................. 1,597.9 1,620.1 1,617.2 1,612.9 547.0 553.7 550.8 557.4 1,345.5 1,362.7 1,365.1 1,373.3

Georgia ................................ 863.7 884.9 887.7 889.2 232.6 233.8 233.6 231.7 549.8 559.5 562.7 561.4

Hawaii 3 ................................ 121.3 121.3 120.8 120.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 128.7 133.2 133.3 133.3 32.3 33.3 33.1 33.4 82.0 85.3 85.7 85.4

Illinois .................................... 1,195.7 1,198.7 1,198.6 1,196.7 406.8 411.6 410.7 409.5 853.8 877.8 875.0 878.0

Indiana .................................. 587.2 590.0 589.0 590.2 140.3 140.4 140.4 140.5 282.4 283.4 282.8 283.5

Iowa ...................................... 307.5 310.5 310.8 310.7 101.1 102.3 103.0 103.4 117.7 120.7 120.5 121.5

Kansas .................................. 262.5 266.1 264.5 264.9 72.2 73.7 73.4 73.5 140.0 145.3 146.3 146.0

Kentucky ............................... 378.1 379.8 378.7 378.5 90.9 92.0 92.2 92.6 178.3 182.6 182.2 182.2

Louisiana .............................. 377.9 384.0 385.7 385.2 96.3 97.8 97.3 97.6 198.0 201.1 199.8 199.9

Maine .................................... 125.0 125.7 126.2 126.4 33.6 32.9 33.0 33.2 51.7 52.8 52.8 52.7

Maryland 3 ............................ 472.1 478.6 478.1 475.1 159.7 159.6 160.2 160.5 395.8 402.5 404.5 405.0

Massachusetts ...................... 570.3 576.4 573.7 573.3 223.7 224.9 225.3 224.1 473.0 483.7 484.5 483.9

Michigan ............................... 792.7 779.5 781.6 779.8 215.5 211.7 211.7 211.2 587.9 585.3 584.6 583.8

Minnesota ............................. 532.7 532.2 530.9 531.1 182.6 182.9 183.1 183.0 323.1 324.4 324.4 323.1

Mississippi ............................ 228.8 230.3 231.2 230.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 93.3 96.5 97.1 97.4

Missouri ............................... 546.5 553.9 554.1 552.4 166.5 167.4 166.6 166.2 332.4 334.8 334.2 334.6

Montana ................................ 89.5 91.1 91.4 92.0 22.5 22.2 22.6 22.8 38.4 40.1 41.3 41.6

Nebraska 3 ........................... 202.2 204.6 204.1 203.2 65.6 66.0 66.6 66.3 102.3 107.4 107.2 107.3

Nevada ................................. 227.1 233.5 233.5 231.9 66.3 65.3 65.5 65.4 157.5 159.4 158.3 157.3

New Hampshire .................... 142.7 145.1 144.6 144.8 39.9 40.1 40.8 41.0 61.6 62.9 62.6 62.7

New Jersey ........................... 873.4 876.5 876.8 875.6 281.7 283.0 282.2 281.7 606.8 614.3 616.7 619.1

New Mexico .......................... 142.2 144.6 144.2 144.4 35.1 35.4 35.4 35.5 107.8 108.2 108.2 108.1

New York .............................. 1,507.8 1,516.2 1,516.8 1,516.2 730.0 740.9 740.6 742.4 1,113.6 1,132.0 1,133.5 1,137.3

North Carolina ...................... 758.6 763.2 764.6 767.1 209.2 214.4 214.2 215.3 479.8 491.3 491.7 494.3

North Dakota ........................ 76.8 77.7 77.8 77.5 19.4 20.1 20.0 19.9 29.8 30.4 30.8 30.6

Ohio ...................................... 1,046.7 1,046.1 1,047.6 1,046.4 306.9 302.6 302.9 303.3 661.8 666.5 663.9 666.1

Oklahoma ............................. 286.5 287.6 287.2 286.7 84.0 83.3 83.5 83.7 175.5 176.2 177.9 178.7

Oregon ................................. 337.7 343.3 343.5 341.7 106.3 105.3 105.1 105.3 193.9 194.5 193.7 194.7

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,126.6 1,136.0 1,135.4 1,134.5 334.3 333.6 333.1 333.5 679.1 695.8 694.7 695.9

Rhode Island ........................ 79.9 79.9 79.9 80.1 35.9 36.0 35.9 35.9 57.6 59.1 58.6 58.9

South Carolina ...................... 370.6 371.8 372.1 373.5 104.3 104.4 104.5 105.1 216.1 215.6 217.0 217.2

South Dakota ........................ 80.8 82.5 82.8 82.3 30.1 30.9 31.0 31.4 25.5 26.4 26.8 26.9

Tennessee ............................ 608.1 613.9 614.2 613.4 144.6 144.5 145.0 144.9 324.6 321.2 321.3 322.9

Texas .................................... 2,052.3 2,066.3 2,073.8 2,075.9 627.3 641.1 643.6 645.4 1,243.0 1,292.4 1,293.8 1,299.4

Utah ...................................... 237.7 246.7 248.7 248.0 72.2 75.8 76.0 76.2 157.3 162.8 162.5 162.2

Vermont ................................ 59.6 59.6 59.8 59.9 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.2 22.2 22.5 22.3 22.5

Virginia .................................. 665.5 678.0 679.7 677.6 197.4 200.5 199.8 199.1 630.7 646.4 647.3 650.8

Washington ........................... 545.7 554.8 556.3 556.2 155.7 158.2 158.0 158.4 333.6 343.2 343.5 343.5

West Virginia ........................ 142.1 143.1 143.6 143.0 30.3 30.1 29.9 30.1 59.9 61.6 61.2 61.3

Wisconsin ............................. 545.2 550.3 551.9 552.4 161.3 162.3 161.6 163.0 267.2 271.8 272.7 274.7

Wyoming ............................... 52.9 55.1 55.1 55.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 17.8 18.3 18.7 18.9

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Oct.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007p Oct.2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007p Oct.2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007p

Alabama ............................... 204.9 208.2 208.4 208.6 172.5 176.3 176.5 175.9 372.7 379.2 376.7 376.4

Alaska ................................... 37.1 37.6 37.6 37.6 30.6 32.6 32.1 31.4 81.8 81.9 81.9 81.8

Arizona ................................. 294.7 302.6 303.2 303.8 269.8 281.1 283.3 282.6 412.6 428.0 419.8 419.4

Arkansas ............................... 152.0 155.1 155.6 155.7 97.1 100.0 100.4 101.3 209.9 211.9 212.7 211.8

California .............................. 1,632.8 1,675.7 1,682.8 1,683.5 1,536.3 1,564.1 1,564.7 1,562.9 2,466.3 2,508.2 2,511.1 2,510.8

Colorado ............................... 233.4 241.9 242.4 243.1 266.1 273.1 274.6 273.8 369.4 375.8 375.0 375.3

Connecticut ........................... 282.5 288.0 288.0 288.7 132.7 135.2 135.5 135.3 245.3 249.3 248.6 248.5

Delaware 3 ........................... 56.9 58.7 58.5 58.5 41.3 42.4 42.0 41.9 61.0 60.4 60.4 60.5

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 53.8 55.0 55.2 54.7 232.0 234.3 234.2 234.0

Florida .................................. 978.0 1,008.4 1,008.5 1,009.1 910.7 945.7 938.9 943.0 1,104.2 1,122.8 1,124.5 1,122.6

Georgia ................................ 440.0 453.9 452.7 456.0 383.8 396.0 395.3 397.0 667.6 686.5 687.3 689.5

Hawaii 3 ................................ 71.4 73.5 73.2 72.8 107.2 109.6 109.8 110.0 122.2 121.6 125.3 124.0

Idaho .................................... 71.5 72.9 73.4 73.6 60.5 62.8 62.6 62.5 116.9 120.6 119.8 118.6

Illinois .................................... 769.8 778.6 779.0 780.8 530.3 538.6 540.2 540.2 842.6 842.6 848.4 843.0

Indiana .................................. 387.9 387.7 389.8 391.1 281.6 285.2 285.9 284.8 430.2 443.9 428.5 429.2

Iowa ...................................... 199.7 204.4 205.2 204.6 132.3 135.1 136.1 135.7 248.4 249.3 250.3 250.2

Kansas .................................. 168.0 171.0 171.0 170.4 116.5 117.3 118.0 117.8 256.0 267.6 260.3 256.9

Kentucky ............................... 238.4 241.8 241.9 240.9 167.9 169.0 169.9 169.6 319.5 319.8 321.6 323.5

Louisiana .............................. 239.5 247.0 247.2 246.5 187.7 197.6 198.0 197.5 349.3 358.6 359.9 359.8

Maine .................................... 114.2 116.6 117.0 117.0 59.3 59.6 59.8 59.7 105.0 106.4 106.1 104.9

Maryland 3 ............................ 364.9 372.1 372.4 371.8 231.0 234.9 237.4 236.9 474.0 485.0 474.6 473.6

Massachusetts ...................... 611.0 624.4 625.5 626.6 293.8 300.8 300.4 298.7 432.9 430.5 433.9 435.9

Michigan ............................... 586.7 593.3 596.2 594.9 407.1 408.8 412.4 407.9 666.9 670.0 652.3 649.9

Minnesota ............................. 408.4 426.4 427.6 424.4 245.0 251.1 249.6 249.9 412.7 419.4 416.6 416.2

Mississippi ............................ 125.1 125.4 126.1 124.9 121.9 125.0 123.9 124.6 242.3 249.4 247.7 247.5

Missouri ............................... 379.7 387.7 386.1 385.2 281.0 286.8 286.9 288.7 435.9 437.0 439.0 438.7

Montana ................................ 57.5 58.9 59.3 59.3 55.3 58.1 58.7 57.8 85.5 90.4 87.2 86.6

Nebraska 3 ........................... 131.2 135.2 135.1 135.2 81.3 82.1 83.1 83.2 162.8 165.1 162.4 161.8

Nevada ................................. 88.7 92.0 92.3 93.0 338.6 339.3 340.3 340.5 152.3 157.6 157.2 157.5

New Hampshire .................... 100.9 103.6 104.2 104.6 64.1 65.9 66.2 64.9 91.1 94.6 92.2 93.6

New Jersey ........................... 573.4 580.4 582.9 583.9 338.5 339.0 340.7 339.5 652.2 654.0 654.7 655.9

New Mexico .......................... 109.0 111.5 112.2 112.7 87.1 88.2 88.5 88.3 195.6 196.4 196.9 197.0

New York .............................. 1,585.1 1,594.8 1,603.7 1,610.6 680.1 695.5 694.1 693.5 1,495.1 1,493.2 1,496.3 1,494.5

North Carolina ...................... 492.4 513.7 513.9 513.7 375.4 382.5 386.5 388.2 674.2 674.8 675.1 675.1

North Dakota ........................ 50.1 51.7 51.3 51.6 31.9 32.6 32.2 32.5 75.6 75.0 75.5 75.6

Ohio ...................................... 778.6 792.4 789.4 789.1 497.6 500.3 498.2 496.2 802.7 803.4 803.9 800.6

Oklahoma ............................. 189.2 191.4 191.5 192.9 137.2 137.7 139.4 139.7 319.7 328.8 324.2 325.1

Oregon ................................. 206.7 208.9 210.0 211.8 167.5 171.8 171.6 171.2 287.2 294.1 292.2 289.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,064.2 1,087.2 1,091.2 1,094.0 489.3 497.4 497.3 498.9 749.7 742.6 745.8 745.7

Rhode Island ........................ 97.4 99.1 99.1 98.5 51.0 51.1 51.8 51.9 64.5 64.5 64.2 64.2

South Carolina ...................... 195.0 208.2 207.2 207.6 210.0 216.5 215.6 217.8 330.5 338.1 337.9 337.0

South Dakota ........................ 58.8 61.0 60.2 60.5 43.0 43.7 43.3 43.3 75.6 75.7 75.6 75.0

Tennessee ............................ 341.1 348.4 347.7 347.9 271.6 278.6 279.3 279.7 417.1 417.9 421.8 419.6

Texas .................................... 1,228.5 1,247.8 1,249.2 1,252.6 958.3 984.4 992.3 995.5 1,725.2 1,744.9 1,743.8 1,747.1

Utah ...................................... 135.9 141.1 141.1 141.2 108.9 113.6 113.4 113.9 204.8 209.2 207.6 207.2

Vermont ................................ 55.5 56.6 56.6 56.1 33.0 33.3 33.2 33.3 53.8 53.4 54.0 53.7

Virginia .................................. 407.9 415.6 415.1 413.9 339.2 343.3 344.9 345.1 672.8 687.5 684.7 676.8

Washington ........................... 340.1 346.2 347.5 348.6 273.4 277.3 276.0 276.9 529.3 534.4 528.0 533.7

West Virginia ........................ 113.0 113.8 113.6 113.3 71.2 71.8 72.2 71.8 144.6 142.8 143.6 143.8

Wisconsin ............................. 392.5 400.5 397.8 398.0 261.2 261.3 262.8 267.0 419.3 414.4 415.5 414.5

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 32.8 33.2 33.3 33.3 65.9 66.5 67.5 66.8

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 2006 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing

September October September October September October September October

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

Alabama ................... 1,992.7 2,018.9 1,994.6 2,019.4 13.2 13.0 13.2 13.0 112.2 114.9 112.7 115.3 301.5 298.8 299.2 298.4

Alaska ....................... 330.0 333.0 313.3 316.5 13.0 14.2 13.1 14.2 21.1 20.5 19.7 19.0 15.2 15.2 10.8 10.8

Arizona ..................... 2,668.2 2,732.5 2,692.7 2,737.5 10.3 12.1 10.4 12.2 252.8 239.9 254.6 235.8 187.8 186.4 187.7 186.1

Arkansas ................... 1,209.8 1,216.7 1,210.3 1,215.4 8.0 9.3 7.9 9.4 58.9 58.3 58.1 57.2 197.9 189.9 197.0 188.7

California .................. 15,151.6 15,293.9 15,222.8 15,332.1 26.5 26.4 26.7 26.1 965.8 936.6 957.0 925.8 1,519.0 1,511.7 1,509.2 1,497.4

Colorado ................... 2,294.7 2,341.7 2,294.4 2,341.6 21.7 25.9 22.1 26.3 172.5 170.6 170.6 169.0 149.1 144.6 149.1 144.7

Connecticut ............... 1,684.7 1,704.1 1,692.5 1,712.9 .8 .8 .8 .8 70.2 71.7 69.4 71.0 193.2 191.4 193.4 191.3

Delaware ................. 437.6 440.5 439.2 440.2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 30.1 29.9 30.1 30.1 33.6 30.9 33.5 30.8

District of Columbia .. 685.5 698.0 690.0 700.3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12.9 13.0 12.9 12.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6

Florida ....................... 8,007.7 8,104.9 8,038.3 8,148.9 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.3 638.6 614.3 637.9 615.9 400.9 395.7 398.4 393.4

Georgia ..................... 4,098.5 4,177.1 4,112.5 4,192.3 12.1 12.0 12.1 12.0 223.4 229.5 224.7 228.8 447.0 436.6 446.0 433.0

Hawaii ...................... 618.6 630.1 620.5 632.2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 36.7 38.3 36.8 38.5 15.3 14.9 15.2 14.9

Idaho ........................ 653.8 668.3 653.7 665.0 4.8 5.1 4.7 5.1 55.5 55.0 54.9 54.2 67.3 64.5 67.5 64.5

Illinois ........................ 5,984.6 6,027.1 5,999.3 6,036.9 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.4 290.0 290.8 288.6 288.6 684.9 679.3 684.9 674.8

Indiana ...................... 3,006.6 3,014.1 3,011.5 3,020.5 7.2 7.3 7.1 7.3 156.5 159.4 155.3 159.4 564.8 558.4 562.7 556.8

Iowa .......................... 1,513.4 1,534.0 1,520.6 1,543.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 79.4 82.9 78.9 81.7 230.8 231.4 230.6 231.2

Kansas ...................... 1,370.9 1,394.0 1,378.7 1,397.7 8.9 9.2 9.0 9.2 66.8 67.9 66.7 67.8 184.4 186.9 183.7 186.9

Kentucky ................... 1,855.4 1,865.2 1,855.0 1,867.6 23.1 23.7 23.2 23.8 85.0 86.6 85.5 86.2 262.0 256.3 259.4 255.1

Louisiana .................. 1,880.6 1,924.4 1,889.2 1,931.3 50.7 50.7 51.0 51.1 133.6 138.5 135.4 139.0 155.3 154.3 156.2 154.4

Maine ........................ 625.2 629.2 622.0 625.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 33.1 32.5 32.8 32.2 60.2 59.1 59.7 58.5

Maryland ................... 2,597.5 2,631.1 2,608.5 2,637.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 194.0 198.1 194.1 197.7 136.1 133.8 135.7 133.7

Massachusetts .......... 3,270.9 3,301.7 3,278.2 3,312.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 146.6 144.1 144.1 142.1 298.4 295.2 297.5 294.9

Michigan ................... 4,375.0 4,305.4 4,382.4 4,306.3 8.3 8.1 8.3 8.1 191.4 174.7 188.4 172.1 646.2 622.5 639.4 613.6

Minnesota ................. 2,772.1 2,779.0 2,789.7 2,792.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.2 140.9 133.8 139.4 132.5 352.0 342.6 351.0 339.6

Mississippi ................ 1,152.9 1,169.2 1,156.1 1,171.5 9.7 9.4 9.9 9.6 58.6 62.8 59.1 63.5 174.3 171.2 174.5 171.0

Missouri ................... 2,793.5 2,818.9 2,799.4 2,819.3 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.4 151.4 155.1 150.3 154.5 305.8 298.5 304.3 295.4

Montana .................... 439.9 454.5 438.8 453.5 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.6 32.7 35.6 32.9 35.8 20.3 20.7 20.7 21.0

Nebraska .................. 951.8 964.1 955.8 969.0 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 50.9 51.9 50.4 51.5 101.4 100.2 101.2 101.2

Nevada ..................... 1,292.5 1,309.5 1,298.8 1,310.3 11.8 12.0 11.9 12.0 144.8 140.8 144.1 138.5 51.1 52.2 51.4 52.1

New Hampshire ........ 646.7 656.8 645.3 656.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 31.0 30.7 30.3 30.3 76.4 75.8 76.4 75.5

New Jersey ............... 4,079.7 4,104.1 4,103.1 4,127.1 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 179.2 178.7 177.9 177.3 324.5 318.4 322.8 317.5

New Mexico .............. 845.1 854.3 843.7 851.3 19.2 19.9 19.3 20.0 60.9 60.7 61.0 60.2 38.8 37.7 38.9 37.2

New York .................. 8,640.5 8,709.9 8,711.2 8,788.9 6.7 6.7 6.9 6.5 355.1 368.7 353.5 364.9 568.3 552.4 565.7 549.4

North Carolina .......... 4,059.5 4,129.8 4,076.9 4,145.2 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.8 249.2 256.4 248.9 256.0 554.0 544.3 552.2 542.3

North Dakota ............ 360.0 365.5 361.6 366.8 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.2 20.5 21.5 20.2 20.8 26.4 26.3 26.1 26.3

Ohio .......................... 5,467.2 5,460.7 5,483.7 5,471.8 11.7 11.5 11.8 11.5 242.1 242.3 240.9 241.0 795.0 780.4 794.8 778.4

Oklahoma ................. 1,564.2 1,585.3 1,570.8 1,592.7 43.7 47.3 44.7 47.2 71.0 72.7 71.2 72.9 149.9 151.0 150.0 150.1

Oregon ...................... 1,720.1 1,733.6 1,731.5 1,745.3 9.7 8.9 9.4 8.4 106.7 107.6 104.1 105.9 211.0 204.3 209.7 204.9

Pennsylvania ............ 5,784.8 5,828.7 5,816.9 5,864.8 21.1 22.2 20.9 22.0 274.9 273.5 272.3 271.0 673.9 661.0 671.7 658.9

Rhode Island ............ 501.3 504.4 502.1 506.1 .3 .3 .3 .3 24.6 25.6 24.4 25.4 52.9 51.4 52.6 51.3

South Carolina .......... 1,909.8 1,936.9 1,919.6 1,945.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.7 125.8 125.8 126.6 126.3 249.9 242.6 247.7 239.7

South Dakota ............ 403.1 412.1 404.2 410.9 .9 1.0 1.0 .9 23.4 24.0 23.5 23.4 42.0 42.9 42.1 42.9

Tennessee ................ 2,808.0 2,829.0 2,799.2 2,823.1 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 134.1 141.5 133.5 140.9 398.5 388.3 394.8 387.4

Texas ........................ 10,138.1 10,340.4 10,173.6 10,380.7 191.3 206.6 192.8 208.1 612.6 627.4 616.0 626.9 937.8 928.1 934.2 926.0

Utah .......................... 1,222.2 1,275.8 1,223.9 1,275.3 10.4 11.5 10.4 11.6 101.5 112.4 100.8 111.4 123.9 129.0 123.5 129.3

Vermont .................... 309.9 311.3 311.3 312.6 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 18.7 18.7 18.5 18.5 36.1 35.9 36.2 35.9

Virginia ...................... 3,732.2 3,802.7 3,752.0 3,808.2 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.5 251.7 254.8 251.1 252.6 286.2 287.3 284.9 286.6

Washington ............... 2,891.6 2,948.2 2,904.3 2,962.0 8.8 8.1 8.8 8.0 206.9 215.8 205.1 213.7 291.8 298.2 292.3 298.3

West Virginia ............ 761.5 764.0 763.2 765.8 28.3 29.2 28.6 29.5 41.3 42.1 41.5 42.1 61.0 59.4 60.5 59.0

Wisconsin ................. 2,884.0 2,898.8 2,891.3 2,912.2 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.2 134.0 132.7 132.4 132.2 508.1 503.0 504.3 498.9

Wyoming ................... 284.1 294.0 281.5 291.0 27.4 27.5 27.7 27.5 26.0 27.9 25.2 28.0 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.4

Puerto Rico ............... 1,032.9 1,021.1 1,032.8 1,018.9 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 68.0 66.7 67.4 66.8 108.5 102.1 107.5 101.5

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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

September October September October September October September October

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

Alabama ................... 387.1 393.6 388.5 394.3 30.1 30.1 29.9 30.5 98.6 99.1 98.4 98.8 219.1 224.0 218.9 224.4

Alaska ....................... 66.4 66.7 63.0 63.5 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.0 15.2 15.1 14.9 15.1 25.5 26.4 24.0 24.8

Arizona ..................... 508.1 526.4 513.8 528.7 44.4 42.6 44.2 42.8 184.5 185.9 186.2 185.9 398.8 422.0 405.1 421.4

Arkansas ................... 249.9 249.5 250.5 249.5 20.1 20.7 20.1 20.5 52.9 53.9 52.9 53.7 115.6 118.0 116.3 118.4

California .................. 2,886.1 2,899.6 2,898.8 2,911.2 470.8 478.3 469.9 472.0 939.9 929.4 940.7 927.8 2,251.6 2,279.4 2,258.3 2,281.9

Colorado ................... 418.9 427.6 422.0 429.7 75.0 75.9 74.9 76.0 160.7 161.6 160.6 161.6 338.0 351.9 338.0 351.9

Connecticut ............... 308.5 310.8 310.7 313.2 37.2 37.3 37.2 37.4 144.6 144.9 144.6 144.9 207.2 211.7 205.8 210.3

Delaware ................. 81.9 83.0 82.6 83.1 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.7 43.9 43.4 43.3 43.5 61.9 63.2 62.4 63.4

District of Columbia .. 27.6 28.0 28.0 28.2 22.8 23.2 22.6 23.0 29.7 30.5 29.5 30.2 154.4 160.6 155.2 160.7

Florida ....................... 1,583.3 1,603.1 1,592.7 1,607.7 166.7 163.6 167.6 163.6 544.5 550.7 545.9 556.3 1,348.0 1,362.2 1,344.3 1,371.9

Georgia ..................... 866.0 884.5 868.1 893.5 114.6 115.2 114.8 116.1 231.9 233.2 232.9 232.0 552.8 565.4 556.0 567.7

Hawaii ...................... 120.9 120.4 121.4 120.4 11.0 11.6 11.0 11.3 29.8 30.3 29.8 30.3 79.4 83.1 79.2 83.1

Idaho ........................ 129.5 134.7 130.2 134.8 10.6 10.8 10.7 10.7 32.4 33.5 32.5 33.5 84.0 87.6 83.1 86.4

Illinois ........................ 1,198.9 1,201.0 1,203.8 1,204.7 115.7 115.1 115.7 114.9 406.5 410.1 407.2 409.9 869.5 889.2 869.1 893.8

Indiana ...................... 585.7 589.2 588.6 591.6 39.8 39.8 39.7 39.8 140.1 140.4 140.1 140.3 286.0 287.0 286.4 287.6

Iowa .......................... 308.1 310.8 309.3 312.5 32.8 32.7 32.8 32.7 101.3 102.9 100.9 103.2 118.3 122.0 119.0 122.9

Kansas ...................... 262.9 264.8 263.6 266.0 39.4 38.9 39.5 39.3 72.3 73.3 72.3 73.6 141.2 147.1 141.1 147.2

Kentucky ................... 378.5 378.0 379.6 379.9 29.5 29.8 29.4 29.7 90.9 92.5 90.8 92.5 180.5 184.2 181.7 185.6

Louisiana .................. 376.1 384.1 378.4 385.7 25.7 25.5 25.6 26.0 95.9 97.6 96.2 97.5 196.9 199.4 197.9 199.8

Maine ........................ 126.3 127.3 126.8 128.2 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.3 33.3 33.0 33.5 33.1 52.2 53.3 52.2 53.2

Maryland ................... 471.5 476.4 474.2 477.3 50.3 50.8 50.2 51.0 159.6 160.3 159.3 160.1 397.4 407.6 398.5 407.7

Massachusetts .......... 568.4 572.5 574.1 577.2 87.3 88.2 86.8 87.9 224.5 225.3 222.9 223.3 478.7 489.1 476.9 487.9

Michigan ................... 794.1 780.8 796.6 783.6 66.3 65.7 66.3 65.3 215.9 211.7 214.9 210.6 598.8 595.8 598.4 594.1

Minnesota ................. 530.6 529.0 535.0 533.3 56.7 55.4 56.4 55.1 180.9 182.8 182.2 182.7 325.8 328.0 328.7 328.7

Mississippi ................ 227.0 229.8 228.7 230.6 13.5 13.6 13.4 13.2 46.6 46.9 46.0 46.8 93.9 97.4 93.6 97.8

Missouri ................... 545.3 552.8 548.6 554.5 62.6 62.1 62.2 62.3 166.4 167.0 166.5 166.2 333.9 336.9 334.8 337.0

Montana .................... 89.7 91.9 89.7 92.2 8.0 7.6 8.0 7.6 22.4 22.7 22.5 22.8 39.0 42.4 39.2 42.5

Nebraska .................. 200.8 202.8 202.7 203.7 19.3 19.3 19.0 19.4 66.1 66.4 65.5 66.2 103.1 107.6 103.3 108.3

Nevada ..................... 227.5 233.3 228.9 233.8 15.2 15.6 15.7 15.6 66.4 65.6 66.3 65.4 157.9 159.3 159.6 159.4

New Hampshire ........ 142.1 144.4 143.3 145.5 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.6 39.5 40.5 39.6 40.7 62.6 63.4 62.2 63.3

New Jersey ............... 873.2 873.9 877.2 879.3 99.1 98.3 100.5 98.5 281.2 281.8 281.2 281.2 610.3 622.4 609.9 622.3

New Mexico .............. 142.1 144.6 142.7 144.9 17.2 16.8 16.2 16.1 35.0 35.4 35.0 35.4 108.2 109.1 108.5 108.9

New York .................. 1,508.3 1,516.1 1,517.1 1,525.6 269.4 266.1 270.6 269.1 728.6 740.4 728.2 740.6 1,118.3 1,139.7 1,122.7 1,146.3

North Carolina .......... 756.0 765.0 761.7 770.3 71.8 75.3 73.0 75.3 209.2 215.4 209.9 216.0 480.1 495.5 483.7 498.3

North Dakota ............ 76.2 77.3 76.9 77.7 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 19.3 20.1 19.4 19.9 29.9 31.1 30.3 31.1

Ohio .......................... 1,043.0 1,044.9 1,051.8 1,051.7 88.1 87.0 88.4 86.8 307.0 303.4 306.7 303.1 666.3 671.7 669.1 673.4

Oklahoma ................. 284.6 286.3 286.7 286.9 29.7 29.3 29.4 29.6 84.5 83.3 84.1 83.8 177.1 179.6 176.0 179.2

Oregon ...................... 340.4 345.7 341.3 345.4 35.2 37.4 36.0 37.9 107.3 106.2 106.5 105.5 196.4 197.0 196.8 197.6

Pennsylvania ............ 1,124.0 1,131.7 1,136.1 1,144.0 108.8 107.5 107.9 107.3 334.5 333.3 333.2 332.4 683.9 700.1 685.6 702.3

Rhode Island ............ 80.2 80.2 80.7 80.9 10.8 11.1 10.8 11.2 35.9 36.0 35.8 35.8 58.7 59.7 58.7 60.1

South Carolina .......... 366.3 370.5 370.0 372.7 27.1 28.0 27.1 28.2 103.0 104.4 104.0 104.8 219.7 218.4 218.9 220.0

South Dakota ............ 80.4 82.5 80.9 82.4 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.2 29.9 31.1 30.0 31.3 25.7 26.8 25.8 27.2

Tennessee ................ 609.4 615.1 610.2 615.5 50.6 52.0 50.5 51.9 145.1 145.3 144.6 144.9 326.0 324.2 326.1 324.5

Texas ........................ 2,052.4 2,070.5 2,053.1 2,076.5 222.3 220.4 221.3 221.9 630.1 645.3 627.6 645.7 1,238.1 1,297.9 1,250.3 1,306.9

Utah .......................... 236.6 248.2 238.6 248.9 32.8 33.0 32.5 32.9 71.8 75.9 72.4 76.4 157.8 164.6 158.8 163.7

Vermont .................... 59.2 59.5 60.0 60.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 13.2 13.3 13.1 13.2 22.5 22.7 22.5 22.8

Virginia ...................... 657.5 674.7 668.3 680.5 91.3 91.6 91.5 91.2 196.0 199.6 196.8 198.5 632.7 650.5 633.9 654.2

Washington ............... 546.8 558.7 549.5 560.1 100.4 105.9 102.0 106.0 156.8 158.9 156.0 158.7 337.3 348.5 338.0 348.0

West Virginia ............ 142.4 143.9 143.0 143.9 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.4 30.1 29.9 30.4 30.2 60.1 61.4 60.3 61.7

Wisconsin ................. 542.9 551.8 548.1 555.3 48.8 50.3 48.8 50.3 161.0 161.6 160.9 162.6 275.2 280.6 275.2 283.0

Wyoming ................... 53.2 55.9 53.0 55.6 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 11.1 11.3 11.1 11.3 17.7 18.9 17.7 18.8

Puerto Rico ............... 183.7 179.6 183.5 178.4 22.0 21.2 21.9 21.2 49.7 50.1 49.6 49.8 104.2 105.3 104.8 104.0

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

September October September October September October September October

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

Alabama ................... 205.0 208.8 205.9 209.6 173.1 177.5 171.2 174.6 80.9 81.3 80.6 80.6 371.9 377.8 376.1 379.9

Alaska ....................... 37.1 37.5 37.0 37.5 35.4 36.1 29.2 29.8 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.6 82.5 82.7 83.2 83.2

Arizona ..................... 294.4 303.6 295.6 304.8 265.5 278.5 268.0 280.8 101.3 107.3 101.9 107.0 420.3 427.8 425.2 432.0

Arkansas ................... 152.6 156.5 153.4 157.1 98.8 102.0 96.7 100.9 43.6 44.4 43.4 44.1 211.5 214.2 214.0 215.9

California .................. 1,624.8 1,673.6 1,644.9 1,695.9 1,539.3 1,575.9 1,531.5 1,558.0 510.7 517.9 511.0 516.7 2,417.1 2,465.1 2,474.8 2,519.3

Colorado ................... 231.5 241.7 233.8 243.5 266.8 274.1 256.4 263.6 90.8 92.3 90.2 92.5 369.7 375.5 376.7 382.8

Connecticut ............... 280.6 286.7 285.9 292.2 135.7 138.1 131.9 134.5 63.4 64.5 63.4 64.5 243.3 246.2 249.4 252.8

Delaware ................. 56.4 58.4 57.0 58.6 42.9 44.1 41.3 41.9 20.0 20.6 20.5 21.0 60.2 60.2 61.6 61.1

District of Columbia .. 92.2 93.1 96.3 96.2 54.2 55.0 54.1 55.0 59.4 60.4 59.5 60.4 230.7 232.6 230.2 232.2

Florida ....................... 975.2 1,009.1 983.9 1,015.2 887.8 917.2 893.2 924.9 341.1 347.6 342.6 349.5 1,115.3 1,135.1 1,125.4 1,144.2

Georgia ..................... 438.0 453.2 442.9 458.9 384.9 397.7 382.4 395.6 158.9 159.5 159.5 159.6 668.9 690.3 673.1 695.1

Hawaii ...................... 71.4 73.0 71.7 73.1 108.0 110.0 107.0 109.7 26.3 27.1 26.3 27.0 119.8 121.4 122.1 123.9

Idaho ........................ 72.0 73.5 72.2 74.2 62.3 65.0 59.4 61.4 19.0 19.1 18.9 18.9 116.4 119.5 119.6 121.3

Illinois ........................ 766.8 779.0 775.5 786.3 538.5 552.1 532.9 542.7 257.5 257.0 258.6 257.9 846.1 843.1 852.7 852.9

Indiana ...................... 390.0 391.6 393.2 396.3 286.6 290.3 282.5 285.7 111.6 112.2 110.8 111.6 438.3 438.5 445.1 444.1

Iowa .......................... 198.7 203.6 203.9 208.9 137.2 139.5 132.2 135.6 56.5 56.4 56.4 56.3 248.0 249.6 254.3 256.1

Kansas ...................... 167.6 171.5 169.0 171.4 117.9 119.1 116.9 118.2 52.6 54.2 52.6 54.1 256.9 261.1 263.1 264.0

Kentucky ................... 238.9 241.8 240.1 242.6 171.4 172.8 168.3 170.0 75.8 76.2 75.6 76.5 319.8 323.3 321.4 325.7

Louisiana .................. 239.7 246.9 240.9 248.0 188.2 197.9 187.0 196.8 67.5 69.9 67.8 69.9 351.0 359.6 352.8 363.1

Maine ........................ 114.0 116.9 115.4 118.2 66.9 67.3 60.0 60.4 19.6 19.8 19.3 19.7 105.5 105.8 108.2 108.1

Maryland ................... 362.8 370.4 366.1 373.0 237.9 245.0 230.1 236.0 117.0 117.8 116.4 117.5 470.9 470.9 483.9 483.1

Massachusetts .......... 606.3 622.0 619.9 635.8 309.7 311.7 297.5 302.4 118.9 118.5 118.4 118.0 430.2 433.2 438.2 441.3

Michigan ................... 585.7 594.0 591.4 599.7 423.4 424.1 408.9 409.7 178.4 176.4 178.0 175.4 666.5 651.6 691.8 674.1

Minnesota ................. 404.3 422.1 410.4 426.3 252.9 257.9 244.2 249.0 118.8 116.9 118.5 117.4 403.0 404.3 417.9 421.3

Mississippi ................ 124.8 125.9 125.9 125.7 124.2 125.3 122.1 124.9 37.0 37.1 36.9 37.0 243.3 249.8 246.0 251.4

Missouri ................... 380.0 386.7 382.5 388.0 286.5 294.6 282.6 290.3 120.4 121.3 120.4 121.1 435.7 438.4 441.9 444.6

Montana .................... 57.5 59.3 57.9 59.7 58.8 61.1 54.4 56.9 17.2 17.5 17.0 17.3 85.8 87.1 88.0 89.1

Nebraska .................. 131.3 135.2 131.7 135.6 81.2 83.2 80.6 82.5 35.4 35.7 35.8 36.0 162.3 161.8 165.6 164.6

Nevada ..................... 88.5 92.4 88.7 93.0 341.6 343.5 339.3 341.1 37.2 38.4 37.0 38.1 150.5 156.4 155.9 161.3

New Hampshire ........ 100.5 104.0 100.8 104.5 67.1 68.6 63.1 63.9 21.6 21.9 21.4 21.9 92.2 93.7 94.4 97.1

New Jersey ............... 567.3 578.8 575.0 585.5 351.4 351.3 336.9 337.9 159.5 161.7 159.8 162.0 632.3 637.0 660.0 663.8

New Mexico .............. 109.1 112.7 109.6 113.3 88.4 90.1 86.2 87.4 29.4 29.7 28.9 29.1 196.8 197.6 197.4 198.8

New York .................. 1,568.7 1,591.8 1,603.3 1,629.2 698.3 710.8 681.4 694.8 356.5 357.1 358.4 359.7 1,462.3 1,460.1 1,503.4 1,502.8

North Carolina .......... 492.3 514.2 495.3 516.6 379.7 393.9 375.6 388.5 177.2 181.9 177.7 182.4 683.1 681.1 692.0 692.7

North Dakota ............ 49.7 51.2 50.1 51.6 32.8 33.0 32.2 32.8 15.0 14.9 15.2 15.2 77.7 77.4 78.7 78.7

Ohio .......................... 781.2 790.9 787.3 797.6 515.8 512.7 496.9 495.5 222.6 222.1 222.4 221.5 794.4 793.8 813.6 811.3

Oklahoma ................. 189.6 192.3 190.2 193.9 138.1 140.6 137.2 139.7 74.5 77.1 74.6 77.2 321.5 325.8 326.7 332.2

Oregon ...................... 206.7 210.0 208.6 213.6 170.8 176.4 167.5 171.3 59.8 60.7 60.0 60.5 276.1 279.4 291.6 294.3

Pennsylvania ............ 1,057.5 1,086.3 1,077.5 1,107.9 502.6 510.2 487.7 497.3 259.8 261.6 259.5 261.4 743.8 741.3 764.5 760.3

Rhode Island ............ 96.8 98.6 99.5 100.6 53.8 54.6 51.2 52.1 23.0 23.5 22.8 23.4 64.3 63.4 65.3 65.0

South Carolina .......... 193.8 206.8 197.1 209.6 210.6 217.8 209.6 217.4 77.3 79.8 77.8 79.9 331.6 338.1 336.0 342.5

South Dakota ............ 59.0 60.1 58.9 60.6 44.7 45.3 42.6 42.9 15.7 16.1 15.6 16.0 74.4 75.1 76.7 76.1

Tennessee ................ 342.2 349.0 342.4 349.1 276.5 284.6 270.6 278.7 101.6 102.4 100.9 102.2 419.8 422.3 421.4 423.8

Texas ........................ 1,232.9 1,253.4 1,233.7 1,257.8 956.3 995.2 950.9 988.4 345.2 352.0 344.0 350.6 1,719.1 1,743.6 1,749.7 1,771.9

Utah .......................... 136.7 142.1 138.1 143.5 109.6 114.3 106.7 111.6 35.3 36.5 34.4 35.9 205.8 208.3 207.7 210.1

Vermont .................... 56.1 56.7 55.8 56.4 32.9 33.1 31.8 32.1 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.9 54.3 54.5 56.5 56.5

Virginia ...................... 409.9 417.4 412.8 419.0 345.5 352.3 337.4 343.4 181.7 184.3 181.9 184.6 668.2 678.8 682.0 686.1

Washington ............... 338.0 346.6 342.4 350.9 282.4 287.4 273.2 276.7 105.1 105.8 104.3 104.5 517.3 514.3 532.7 537.1

West Virginia ............ 113.2 113.4 114.2 114.6 73.4 74.2 71.1 71.7 56.2 56.6 55.7 56.3 144.0 142.4 146.3 145.4

Wisconsin ................. 392.0 397.5 395.4 401.0 268.1 272.0 259.9 265.8 136.2 138.8 136.2 137.9 413.5 406.2 426.0 421.0

Wyoming ................... 22.7 23.4 22.7 23.5 35.0 36.1 31.7 32.2 11.1 11.7 11.0 11.5 65.5 67.0 67.1 68.0

Puerto Rico ............... 105.4 109.9 105.9 110.6 73.5 72.4 73.8 71.3 21.4 23.0 21.4 22.9 296.5 290.8 297.0 292.4

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

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

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

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.