For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, January 25, 2011 USDL-11-0083 

Technical information: 

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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT — DECEMBER 2010 

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in December. Twenty states recorded 

unemployment rate increases, 15 states and the District of Columbia registered rate decreases, and 15 states had 

no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-one states and the District of 

Columbia posted unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, 16 states reported increases, and 3 states had 

no change. The national jobless rate fell by 0.4 percentage point between November and December to 9.4 

percent, 0.5 point lower than in December 2009. 

In December 2010, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 35 states and the District of Columbia and 

increased in 15 states. The largest over-the-month employment decreases were in New York (-22,800), 

Minnesota (-22,400), Florida (-17,900), and Georgia (-17,500). The largest over-the-month percentage 

decreases in employment occurred in Minnesota (-0.8 percent), Alabama and Hawaii (-0.7 percent each), and 

Delaware and Georgia (-0.5 percent each). The largest over-the-month increases in employment occurred in 

Texas (+20,000) and South Carolina (+9,000). The largest over-the-month percentage increases in employment 

were in Idaho (+0.6 percent), Montana and South Carolina (+0.5 percent each), and Alaska (+0.4 percent). Over 

the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 8 

states. The largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment was reported in the District of Columbia 

(+3.2 percent), followed by Texas (+2.3 percent), New Hampshire (+2.1 percent), North Dakota (+1.7 percent), 

and Massachusetts (+1.5 percent). The largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment occurred in 

Nevada (-1.5 percent), followed by New Jersey (-0.8 percent), Missouri (-0.6 percent), and Rhode Island (-0.5 

percent). 

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) 

The West reported the highest regional unemployment rate in December, 10.9 percent, while the Northeast 

recorded the lowest rate, 8.4 percent. The Midwest was the only region to experience a statistically significant 

over-the-month unemployment rate change (-0.3 percentage point). Two of the 4 regions registered significant 

rate changes from a year earlier: the Midwest (-1.1 percentage points) and Northeast (-0.6 point). (See table 1.) 

Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific continued to report the highest jobless rate, 11.6 percent in 

December. The West North Central again registered the lowest rate, 7.1 percent. The East North Central was the 

only division with a statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate change (-0.4 per-centage point). 

Over the year, four divisions posted measurable rate decreases: the East North Central (-1.6 percentage points), 
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East South Central (-1.1 points), New England (-0.7 point), and Middle Atlantic (-0.6 point). The Mountain 

division experienced the only significant unemployment rate increase from a year earlier (+0.7 percentage 

point). 

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) 

Nevada continued to register the highest unemployment rate among the states, 14.5 percent in December. The 

states with the next highest rates were California, 12.5 percent, and Florida, 12.0 percent. The Nevada rate was 

the highest in its series. (All region, division, and state series begin in 1976.) North Dakota reported the lowest 

jobless rate, 3.8 percent, followed by Nebraska and South Dakota, 4.4 and 4.6 percent, respectively. In total 25 

states posted jobless rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 9.4 percent, 8 states recorded measurably 

higher rates, and 17 states and the District of Columbia had rates that were not appreciably different from that of 

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

In December four states posted measurable over-the-month unemployment rate decreases: Michigan (-0.7 

percentage point) and Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa (-0.3 point each). Two states experienced statistically 

significant rate increases from November—Georgia (+0.2 percentage point) and South Dakota (+0.1 point). The 

remaining 44 states and the District of Columbia registered jobless rates that were not measurably different 

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

changes. 

Thirteen states reported statistically significant over-the-year jobless rate decreases in December, the largest of 

which was in Michigan (-2.8 percentage points). The District of Columbia also posted a significant over-theyear rate decrease (-2.2 percentage points). Colorado and Utah recorded the only significant unemployment rate 

increases from December 2009 (+1.5 and +0.9 percentage point(s), respectively). The remaining 35 states 

registered unemployment rates that were not appreciably different from those of a year earlier. (See table B.) 

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) 

Between November and December 2010, 10 states recorded statistically significant changes in employment. 

The largest over-the-month statistically significant job losses occurred in New York 

(-22,800) and Minnesota (-22,400). The only over-the-month statistically significant job gains occurred in South 

Carolina (+9,000) and Idaho (+3,500). (See tables C and 5.) 

Over the year, 16 states and the District of Columbia reported statistically significant employment increases, 

while only 1 state experienced a statistically significant decline in employment. The largest statistically 

significant over-the-year employment increases were posted in Texas (+230,800), Pennsylvania (+65,600), 

Illinois (+46,300), and Massachusetts (+45,600). The only over-the-year statistically significant decrease in 

employment occurred in New Jersey (-30,700). (See table D.) 

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for December 2010 is scheduled to 

be released on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Regional and State 

Unemployment 2010 Annual Averages news release is scheduled to be released on Friday, February 25, 

2011, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news release for 

January 2011 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). 
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Upcoming Changes to Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data 

Effective with the release of 2010 annual average estimates on February 25, the labor force data for 

regions, divisions, states, the District of Columbia, and the modeled substate areas presented in tables 1-4 

of this news release will be revised to incorporate updated inputs, new population controls, reestimation 

of models, and adjustment to new division and national control totals. Revised seasonal adjustment 

factors will apply to tables 1 and 3 as well. Both not seasonally adjusted and smoothed seasonally 

adjusted data are subject to revision back to 2006. The new population controls will reflect the annual 

updating of population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau, but will not yet reflect results from Census 

2010. 

Upcoming Changes to Current Employment Statistics Data 

Effective with the release of January 2011 estimates, all nonfarm payroll employment estimates for 

states and areas presented in tables 5 and 6 of this news release will be adjusted to 2010 benchmark 

levels. Seasonally adjusted series will be subject to revision from 1990 forward. Not seasonally 

adjusted payroll data back to April 2009 will also be subject to revision. 

Also with the release of January 2011 estimates, data in table 5 will incorporate an improved seasonal 

adjustment process. The seasonal adjustment will utilize calendar effect treatments designed to correct 

for variations in the number of weeks between reference periods in any given pair of months. For more 

information on the presence and treatment of calendar effects in CES data, see 

www.bls.gov/ore/pdf/st960190.pdf.
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State Rate p

United States 1................................................ 9.4

Alaska ............................................................ 8.1

Arkansas ........................................................ 7.9

California ......................................................... 12.5

Delaware ......................................................... 8.5

Florida ............................................................ 12.0

Georgia ........................................................... 10.2

Hawaii ............................................................. 6.4

Iowa ................................................................ 6.3

Kansas ........................................................... 6.8

Louisiana ........................................................ 8.0

Maine ............................................................. 7.3

Maryland ......................................................... 7.4

Massachusetts ................................................ 8.2

Michigan ......................................................... 11.7

Minnesota ....................................................... 7.0

Montana .......................................................... 7.2

Nebraska ........................................................ 4.4

Nevada ............................................................ 14.5

New Hampshire ............................................... 5.5

New York ........................................................ 8.2

North Dakota ................................................... 3.8

Oklahoma ....................................................... 6.8

Oregon ............................................................ 10.6

Pennsylvania ................................................... 8.5

Rhode Island ................................................... 11.5

South Carolina ................................................. 10.7

South Dakota .................................................. 4.6

Texas ............................................................. 8.3

Utah ............................................................... 7.5

Vermont .......................................................... 5.8

Virginia ........................................................... 6.7

Wisconsin ....................................................... 7.5

Wyoming ........................................................ 6.4

1

 Data are not preliminary.

p

 = preliminary.

Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that

of the U.S., December 2010, seasonally adjusted
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from December 2009

to December 2010, seasonally adjusted

December 2009 December 2010 p

Alabama .................................... 10.9 9.1 -1.8

Colorado .................................... 7.3 8.8 1.5

District of Columbia .................... 11.9 9.7 -2.2

Illinois ........................................ 11.0 9.3 -1.7

Massachusetts .......................... 9.3 8.2 -1.1

Michigan .................................... 14.5 11.7 -2.8

New Hampshire .......................... 6.9 5.5 -1.4

New York ................................... 8.9 8.2 -.7

North Carolina ............................ 10.9 9.8 -1.1

Ohio .......................................... 10.8 9.6 -1.2

South Carolina ........................... 12.4 10.7 -1.7

Tennessee ................................. 10.7 9.4 -1.3

Utah .......................................... 6.6 7.5 .9

Vermont .................................... 6.7 5.8 -.9

Wisconsin ................................. 8.5 7.5 -1.0

Wyoming ................................... 7.5 6.4 -1.1

p

 = preliminary.

State

Rate Over-the-year 

rate change p

Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from November 2010 to

December 2010, seasonally adjusted

November December Over-the-month

2010 2010 p change p

Alabama .................................... 1,870,800 1,857,600 -13,200

Delaware ................................... 412,800 410,700 -2,100

Georgia ..................................... 3,822,700 3,805,200 -17,500

Hawaii ....................................... 593,700 589,800 -3,900

Idaho ......................................... 603,400 606,900 3,500

Iowa .......................................... 1,480,700 1,474,200 -6,500

Minnesota .................................. 2,672,100 2,649,700 -22,400

New Jersey ................................ 3,844,300 3,828,000 -16,300

New York ................................... 8,520,700 8,497,900 -22,800

South Carolina ........................... 1,819,400 1,828,400 9,000

p

 = preliminary.

State
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Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from December 2009 to

December 2010, seasonally adjusted

December December Over-the-year

2009 2010 p change p

Arizona ...................................... 2,385,900 2,419,600 33,700

District of Columbia .................... 701,300 723,600 22,300

Illinois ........................................ 5,558,200 5,604,500 46,300

Iowa .......................................... 1,458,800 1,474,200 15,400

Louisiana ................................... 1,879,800 1,906,300 26,500

Massachusetts .......................... 3,137,600 3,183,200 45,600

Minnesota .................................. 2,620,200 2,649,700 29,500

New Hampshire .......................... 625,100 638,200 13,100

New Jersey ................................ 3,858,700 3,828,000 -30,700

North Dakota .............................. 366,600 373,000 6,400

Oklahoma .................................. 1,519,100 1,541,000 21,900

Pennsylvania .............................. 5,554,200 5,619,800 65,600

Tennessee ................................. 2,586,900 2,611,300 24,400

Texas ........................................ 10,218,900 10,449,700 230,800

Virginia ...................................... 3,602,600 3,637,200 34,600

Washington ............................... 2,775,100 2,809,100 34,000

West Virginia ............................. 732,700 740,900 8,200

Wisconsin ................................. 2,698,400 2,731,000 32,600

p

 = preliminary.

State
Technical Note 

This release presents labor force and unemployment 

data for census regions and divisions, states, and selected 

substate areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics 

(LAUS) program (tables 1 to 4). Also presented are nonfarm 

payroll employment estimates by state and major industry 

sector from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6). The LAUS and CES programs are both 

federal-state cooperative endeavors. 

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS 

program 

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are 

based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for 

the official national estimates obtained from the Current 

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

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

U.S. Census Bureau. The LAUS program measures 

employment and unemployment on a place-of-residence 

basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional 

population 16 years of age and over. Employed persons are 

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

reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or 

worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or 

farm, plus those not working who had a job from which they 

were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such 

reasons as labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation. 

Unemployed persons are those who were not employed 

during the reference week (based on the definition above), 

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

ending with the reference week, and were currently available 

for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need not be 

looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The labor 

force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. The 

unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent 

of the labor force. 

Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 of the 50 

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

Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, New York City, and 

the balances of California and New York State are produced 

using 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) programs. Estimates for the state of California 

are derived by summing the estimates for the Los AngelesLong Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance 

of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State are 

derived by summing the estimates for New York City and the 

balance of New York State. Estimates for all nine census 

divisions and the five additional substate areas contained in 

this release (the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor and DetroitWarren-Livonia metropolitan areas and the Chicago-JolietNaperville, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and SeattleBellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their respective 

balances of state are based on a similar regression approach 

that does not incorporate CES or UI data. Estimates for 

census regions are obtained by summing the model-based 

estimates for the component divisions and then calculating 

the unemployment rate. Each month, census division estimates are controlled to national totals; state estimates are then 

controlled to their respective division totals. Substate and 

balance-of-state estimates for the five areas noted above are 

controlled to their respective state totals. Estimates for Puerto 

Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to 

the CPS. A detailed description of the estimation procedures 

is available from BLS upon request. 

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data 

for prior years reflect adjustments made at the end of each 

year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data 

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

sources, and model reestimation. In most years, historical 

data for the most recent five years (both seasonally adjusted 

and not seasonally adjusted) are revised near the beginning of 

each calendar year, prior to or coincident with the release of 

January estimates. 

Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS program introduced 

smoothed-seasonally-adjusted (SSA) estimates in January 

2010. These are seasonally-adjusted data that have 

incorporated a long-run trend smoothing procedure, resulting 

in estimates that are less volatile than those previously 

produced. The estimates are smoothed using a Henderson 

Trend Filter (H13). The H13 uses a filtering procedure, based 

on moving averages, to remove the irregular fluctuations 

from the seasonally-adjusted series, leaving the trend. The 

same process is used on both historical and current year 

estimates

Seasonally-adjusted labor force estimates from January 

1976 through December 2009 were replaced with the SSA 

estimates for all four census regions, nine census divisions, 

all States, the District of Columbia, New York City, the Los 

Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, and the 

respective balances of New York and California. Seasonallyadjusted estimates for the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor and 

Detroit-Warren-Livonia metropolitan areas and the ChicagoJoliet-Naperville, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and SeattleBellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions and the respective 

balances of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, and 

Washington were also replaced from January 1983 through 

December 2009. For more information about the smoothing 

technique and the reasons behind the change, see the BLS 

Web site at www.bls.gov/lau/lassaqa.htm. 

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 

1, 2009. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available 

on the Internet at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.
Employment—from the CES program 

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on 

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the 

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

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

residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are 

counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis 

of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007 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. Small-domain models 

are used as the official estimators for the approximately 39 

percent of CES published series which have insufficient 

sample for direct sample-based estimates. 

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted 

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, 

derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by 

employers who are covered under state unemployment 

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

adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and 

the preceding one and also to establish the level of 

employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the 

benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, 

and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month 

changes in the level for the subsequent months. 

Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are 

seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In 

some states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total 

is computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll 

employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of 

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

year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments. 

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation 

procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each 

individual state. BLS independently develops a national 

employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to 

national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger 

sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, 

summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can 

cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to 

these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "sum-ofstates" employment series, and cautions users that such a 

series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error 

structure. 

Reliability of the estimates 

The estimates presented in this release are based on 

sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, 

are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling 

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

that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire 

population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to 

nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced 

into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates 

not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to 

additional errors resulting from the specific estimation 

processes used. The sums of individual items may not always 

equal the totals shown in the same tables because of 

rounding. Unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data and thus may differ slightly from rates 

computed using the rounded data displayed in the tables. 

Use of error measures. In 2005, the LAUS program 

introduced several improvements to its methodology. Among 

these were the development of model-based error measures 

for the monthly estimates and the estimates of over-themonth 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 statistical significance into consideration. 

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Modelbased error measures for both seasonally adjusted and not 

seasonally adjusted data and for over-the-month changes are 

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

90-percent confidence level in determining whether changes 

in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically significant. The 

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

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

statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level is 

just over 0.2 percentage point. The average amount of the 

current over-the-year change in a state unemployment rate to 

be considered statistically significant is between 0.8 and 0.9 

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 Employment 

and Earnings Online at www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm. 

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 online at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. BLS uses 

a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether 

changes in CES employment levels are statistically 

significant. Information on recent benchmark revisions for 

states is available on the Internet at 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 Online. 

Estimates of labor force and unemployment from the 
LAUS program, as well as nonfarm employment from the 

CES program, for over 300 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 Internet at www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from 

the CES program are available on the Internet at 

www.bls.gov/sae/. 

Information in this release will be made available to 

sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 

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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

Dec.

2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010

Dec.

2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010

Dec.

2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010

Northeast ........................... 28,288.5 28,261.4 28,257.4 28,242.4 2,558.3 2,405.4 2,388.2 2,373.6 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.4

 New England .................... 7,735.2 7,735.4 7,754.0 7,773.2 689.1 632.1 632.2 634.8 8.9 8.2 8.2 8.2

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,553.3 20,526.0 20,503.4 20,469.2 1,869.2 1,773.2 1,756.0 1,738.8 9.1 8.6 8.6 8.5

South ................................. 54,902.4 55,096.9 55,190.9 55,268.1 5,219.8 5,045.5 5,104.4 5,125.2 9.5 9.2 9.2 9.3

 South Atlantic ................... 29,241.0 29,174.1 29,199.0 29,236.4 2,962.7 2,857.6 2,883.3 2,892.9 10.1 9.8 9.9 9.9

 East South Central ........... 8,403.2 8,573.4 8,598.6 8,609.4 895.9 810.0 823.4 829.6 10.7 9.4 9.6 9.6

 West South Central .......... 17,258.2 17,349.4 17,393.3 17,422.2 1,361.2 1,377.8 1,397.7 1,402.8 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.1

Midwest ............................. 34,407.8 34,411.8 34,446.9 34,463.4 3,417.9 3,179.3 3,135.6 3,046.3 9.9 9.2 9.1 8.8

 East North Central ............ 23,463.2 23,522.6 23,541.8 23,543.0 2,620.0 2,400.9 2,353.8 2,268.8 11.2 10.2 10.0 9.6

 West North Central ........... 10,944.7 10,889.2 10,905.1 10,920.3 797.9 778.4 781.8 777.5 7.3 7.1 7.2 7.1

West ................................... 35,515.7 35,760.8 35,789.3 35,750.8 3,779.8 3,878.6 3,898.3 3,904.9 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.9

 Mountain ........................... 10,990.6 11,028.5 11,031.8 11,022.2 942.8 1,023.1 1,026.4 1,028.8 8.6 9.3 9.3 9.3

 Pacific ............................... 24,525.1 24,732.3 24,757.5 24,728.6 2,837.0 2,855.5 2,871.8 2,876.1 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.6

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

November December November December November December

2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010

Northeast ........................... 28,304.2 28,202.7 28,181.7 28,118.4 2,430.1 2,327.8 2,499.9 2,288.0 8.6 8.3 8.9 8.1

 New England .................... 7,737.5 7,759.6 7,697.7 7,749.1 650.4 622.0 671.7 617.5 8.4 8.0 8.7 8.0

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,566.7 20,443.0 20,484.0 20,369.3 1,779.8 1,705.8 1,828.2 1,670.6 8.7 8.3 8.9 8.2

South ................................. 54,984.6 55,232.0 54,707.1 55,128.6 5,033.3 5,116.5 5,128.7 4,985.3 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.0

 South Atlantic ................... 29,258.3 29,177.4 29,097.7 29,154.4 2,876.0 2,906.9 2,922.4 2,833.4 9.8 10.0 10.0 9.7

 East South Central ........... 8,439.6 8,607.1 8,401.0 8,595.5 855.4 818.4 882.7 804.5 10.1 9.5 10.5 9.4

 West South Central .......... 17,286.8 17,447.5 17,208.5 17,378.7 1,301.9 1,391.2 1,323.6 1,347.3 7.5 8.0 7.7 7.8

Midwest ............................. 34,482.9 34,447.6 34,222.7 34,298.2 3,255.1 2,959.6 3,358.2 2,884.9 9.4 8.6 9.8 8.4

 East North Central ............ 23,529.2 23,543.6 23,354.8 23,430.0 2,496.7 2,213.7 2,580.1 2,133.9 10.6 9.4 11.0 9.1

 West North Central ........... 10,953.7 10,903.9 10,867.9 10,868.3 758.5 745.9 778.1 750.9 6.9 6.8 7.2 6.9

West ................................... 35,599.9 35,815.4 35,411.8 35,611.0 3,668.3 3,878.5 3,733.9 3,838.7 10.3 10.8 10.5 10.8

 Mountain ........................... 11,021.3 11,034.6 10,957.6 10,985.4 909.9 1,012.3 930.3 1,011.5 8.3 9.2 8.5 9.2

 Pacific ............................... 24,578.7 24,780.7 24,454.2 24,625.7 2,758.4 2,866.2 2,803.7 2,827.2 11.2 11.6 11.5 11.5

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census

division model-based estimates.

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

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

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

Dec.

2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010p

Dec.

2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010p Dec.

2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010p

Alabama ................................................... 2,057.7 2,126.1 2,132.1 2,132.1 224.2 189.3 192.3 194.7 10.9 8.9 9.0 9.1

Alaska ....................................................... 362.3 362.8 363.1 363.3 31.0 28.7 29.1 29.3 8.6 7.9 8.0 8.1

Arizona ..................................................... 3,135.5 3,183.3 3,181.1 3,172.0 287.0 302.7 299.3 296.8 9.2 9.5 9.4 9.4

Arkansas ................................................... 1,375.9 1,344.6 1,350.8 1,358.2 104.5 104.8 106.5 107.8 7.6 7.8 7.9 7.9

California .................................................. 18,101.6 18,228.1 18,237.0 18,214.8 2,233.9 2,256.4 2,265.7 2,269.3 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,838.4 4,883.2 4,889.5 4,893.8 596.4 615.7 627.1 635.2 12.3 12.6 12.8 13.0

Colorado ................................................... 2,644.6 2,659.3 2,663.9 2,665.2 191.9 223.0 230.0 233.3 7.3 8.4 8.6 8.8

Connecticut ............................................... 1,890.3 1,893.1 1,895.5 1,897.6 165.9 172.4 169.9 169.9 8.8 9.1 9.0 9.0

Delaware .................................................. 428.5 422.2 422.5 422.6 37.6 35.0 35.6 35.9 8.8 8.3 8.4 8.5

District of Columbia .................................. 332.9 330.9 331.5 332.3 39.5 32.1 32.5 32.2 11.9 9.7 9.8 9.7

Florida ....................................................... 9,212.3 9,234.4 9,237.7 9,245.4 1,079.0 1,097.8 1,110.7 1,108.3 11.7 11.9 12.0 12.0

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,256.1 1,287.5 1,293.7 1,300.7 145.5 167.3 172.4 177.2 11.6 13.0 13.3 13.6

Georgia ..................................................... 4,699.0 4,658.9 4,663.9 4,672.5 482.2 457.5 468.2 478.8 10.3 9.8 10.0 10.2

Hawaii ....................................................... 633.6 632.8 632.9 633.6 43.3 40.7 40.7 40.3 6.8 6.4 6.4 6.4

Idaho ......................................................... 751.2 755.9 756.4 756.0 68.3 69.0 70.7 71.9 9.1 9.1 9.4 9.5

Illinois ........................................................ 6,591.3 6,641.1 6,666.2 6,687.5 725.3 648.7 640.6 620.6 11.0 9.8 9.6 9.3

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville 1 ................... 4,076.4 4,094.7 4,117.7 4,127.0 453.4 397.7 393.6 382.7 11.1 9.7 9.6 9.3

Indiana ...................................................... 3,105.9 3,116.2 3,120.8 3,127.6 300.8 309.6 305.4 296.7 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.5

Iowa .......................................................... 1,677.4 1,673.4 1,674.0 1,675.8 109.8 111.8 110.0 106.0 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.3

Kansas ...................................................... 1,515.4 1,494.3 1,499.5 1,502.4 99.2 100.6 102.3 102.6 6.5 6.7 6.8 6.8

Kentucky ................................................... 2,067.9 2,083.6 2,088.4 2,091.2 219.7 208.9 212.5 214.5 10.6 10.0 10.2 10.3

Louisiana .................................................. 2,068.0 2,113.2 2,112.3 2,104.6 151.5 170.4 172.5 168.0 7.3 8.1 8.2 8.0

Maine ........................................................ 704.5 694.6 696.3 697.9 57.0 51.1 50.8 51.2 8.1 7.4 7.3 7.3

Maryland ................................................... 2,955.8 2,963.3 2,971.6 2,977.9 217.3 217.9 218.8 219.0 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,469.1 3,480.0 3,489.0 3,498.0 322.5 282.8 285.5 288.3 9.3 8.1 8.2 8.2

Michigan ................................................... 4,836.1 4,818.4 4,800.0 4,763.1 699.7 618.7 596.7 555.3 14.5 12.8 12.4 11.7

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,082.7 2,093.7 2,089.0 2,067.7 334.2 288.6 281.2 262.3 16.0 13.8 13.5 12.7

Minnesota ................................................. 2,962.2 2,954.8 2,954.2 2,953.8 219.3 209.5 208.6 205.8 7.4 7.1 7.1 7.0

Mississippi ................................................ 1,291.2 1,308.5 1,316.7 1,321.5 135.9 126.7 131.9 133.9 10.5 9.7 10.0 10.1

Missouri .................................................... 3,001.4 2,991.6 2,998.5 3,003.8 288.0 280.2 283.6 285.1 9.6 9.4 9.5 9.5

Montana .................................................... 495.8 495.6 494.9 494.7 33.1 36.3 35.7 35.7 6.7 7.3 7.2 7.2

Nebraska .................................................. 980.7 971.4 971.5 973.9 44.8 45.2 44.4 43.2 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.4

Nevada ..................................................... 1,374.1 1,335.5 1,333.7 1,331.7 178.3 190.0 190.8 192.5 13.0 14.2 14.3 14.5

New Hampshire ........................................ 741.4 745.5 747.4 747.8 51.1 40.2 40.4 40.8 6.9 5.4 5.4 5.5

New Jersey ............................................... 4,527.8 4,494.7 4,490.7 4,487.0 452.5 415.5 412.8 407.8 10.0 9.2 9.2 9.1

New Mexico .............................................. 959.5 957.2 957.6 957.6 79.0 80.7 81.4 81.6 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.5

New York .................................................. 9,639.4 9,668.7 9,656.9 9,630.4 857.6 797.4 797.6 792.8 8.9 8.2 8.3 8.2

New York City ...................................... 3,973.8 3,990.5 3,977.5 3,966.4 418.1 368.3 362.8 354.8 10.5 9.2 9.1 8.9

North Carolina .......................................... 4,523.3 4,469.7 4,468.4 4,470.7 494.2 428.4 434.8 439.2 10.9 9.6 9.7 9.8

North Dakota ............................................ 363.8 367.7 368.0 369.0 15.6 13.8 13.8 14.0 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.8

Ohio .......................................................... 5,905.1 5,911.7 5,909.3 5,906.5 637.5 587.7 579.5 566.6 10.8 9.9 9.8 9.6

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,067.1 1,088.2 1,089.7 1,090.7 101.6 105.4 103.8 100.8 9.5 9.7 9.5 9.2

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,776.2 1,754.4 1,755.1 1,755.2 121.4 121.8 121.0 119.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.8

Oregon ...................................................... 1,935.8 1,976.1 1,986.3 1,993.5 205.7 207.1 209.4 210.6 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.6

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,393.4 6,366.7 6,363.5 6,357.7 559.6 560.4 548.4 538.3 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.5

Rhode Island ............................................ 574.1 571.5 572.2 573.2 72.8 65.3 66.1 66.0 12.7 11.4 11.6 11.5

South Carolina .......................................... 2,171.6 2,152.7 2,154.6 2,161.8 268.9 229.9 229.2 232.0 12.4 10.7 10.6 10.7

South Dakota ............................................ 445.2 443.1 443.3 443.7 20.9 19.6 19.8 20.4 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.6

Tennessee ................................................ 2,991.8 3,057.8 3,063.6 3,067.3 320.0 286.3 288.5 289.6 10.7 9.4 9.4 9.4

Texas ........................................................ 12,046.3 12,141.5 12,179.1 12,210.5 987.2 982.3 996.9 1,008.1 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.3

Utah .......................................................... 1,344.3 1,355.0 1,357.1 1,356.4 88.7 102.4 102.2 101.7 6.6 7.6 7.5 7.5

Vermont .................................................... 358.5 356.6 357.4 358.6 23.9 20.4 20.5 20.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.8

Virginia ...................................................... 4,141.8 4,173.6 4,176.9 4,182.0 280.8 283.1 281.6 278.6 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7

Washington ............................................... 3,511.1 3,544.2 3,551.2 3,540.6 324.5 325.7 328.5 328.6 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.3

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,495.7 1,492.8 1,494.1 1,489.7 133.5 133.4 136.2 136.1 8.9 8.9 9.1 9.1

West Virginia ............................................ 786.1 777.6 777.4 779.1 70.6 72.0 72.4 74.7 9.0 9.3 9.3 9.6

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,026.4 3,033.3 3,040.9 3,050.1 258.2 236.2 232.0 227.7 8.5 7.8 7.6 7.5

Wyoming ................................................... 292.5 292.1 292.8 293.1 22.1 19.6 19.4 18.8 7.5 6.7 6.6 6.4

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,311.7 1,297.8 1,291.9 1,276.2 196.5 203.3 204.6 200.1 15.0 15.7 15.8 15.7

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. p = preliminary.

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

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

definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 10-02,

dated December 1, 2009, and are available on the BLS Web site at

www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to

revision the following month.
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

November December November December November December

2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p

Alabama ................................................... 2,073.2 2,133.3 2,055.9 2,124.4 215.0 191.1 218.3 188.4 10.4 9.0 10.6 8.9

Alaska ....................................................... 359.2 359.9 358.7 360.3 29.1 28.2 31.7 29.3 8.1 7.8 8.8 8.1

Arizona ..................................................... 3,145.8 3,176.7 3,128.3 3,157.5 279.3 294.0 276.0 288.5 8.9 9.3 8.8 9.1

Arkansas ................................................... 1,373.3 1,351.8 1,362.2 1,351.7 96.0 99.5 103.2 105.3 7.0 7.4 7.6 7.8

California .................................................. 18,137.3 18,240.2 18,034.8 18,136.8 2,177.6 2,262.1 2,195.4 2,230.9 12.0 12.4 12.2 12.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,873.5 4,906.1 4,836.3 4,901.7 581.4 634.2 577.8 621.3 11.9 12.9 11.9 12.7

Colorado ................................................... 2,654.5 2,666.5 2,636.5 2,657.2 186.0 231.6 193.3 228.6 7.0 8.7 7.3 8.6

Connecticut ............................................... 1,890.0 1,891.8 1,875.4 1,884.4 156.4 161.5 158.2 162.6 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.6

Delaware .................................................. 429.3 422.5 428.1 422.6 34.6 34.6 36.9 34.6 8.1 8.2 8.6 8.2

District of Columbia .................................. 331.5 331.8 331.4 328.9 38.2 33.8 39.6 30.2 11.5 10.2 11.9 9.2

Florida ....................................................... 9,208.7 9,228.0 9,179.5 9,228.3 1,050.9 1,124.6 1,067.4 1,074.5 11.4 12.2 11.6 11.6

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,250.3 1,292.9 1,258.5 1,301.7 131.7 168.5 145.1 171.3 10.5 13.0 11.5 13.2

Georgia ..................................................... 4,717.4 4,675.6 4,699.3 4,692.0 466.0 478.7 470.7 478.9 9.9 10.2 10.0 10.2

Hawaii ....................................................... 634.2 634.5 630.0 633.2 42.5 41.0 40.4 36.6 6.7 6.5 6.4 5.8

Idaho ......................................................... 750.3 754.7 747.3 751.7 65.6 71.2 68.4 72.0 8.7 9.4 9.1 9.6

Illinois ........................................................ 6,599.5 6,684.9 6,560.9 6,676.0 685.4 612.9 709.5 588.8 10.4 9.2 10.8 8.8

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville 1 ................... 4,069.1 4,118.8 4,038.8 4,094.7 418.7 366.6 427.0 352.4 10.3 8.9 10.6 8.6

Indiana ...................................................... 3,117.1 3,126.6 3,080.4 3,111.8 291.6 295.4 298.4 284.5 9.4 9.4 9.7 9.1

Iowa .......................................................... 1,679.5 1,674.0 1,672.7 1,674.3 103.3 102.4 112.4 104.6 6.1 6.1 6.7 6.2

Kansas ...................................................... 1,518.0 1,507.4 1,507.5 1,496.1 95.4 100.9 94.2 95.1 6.3 6.7 6.2 6.4

Kentucky ................................................... 2,073.5 2,088.2 2,063.6 2,088.0 207.5 206.9 213.7 208.1 10.0 9.9 10.4 10.0

Louisiana .................................................. 2,072.9 2,106.4 2,053.7 2,076.5 138.7 162.0 147.5 148.7 6.7 7.7 7.2 7.2

Maine ........................................................ 701.2 694.2 699.4 694.0 55.3 51.4 57.3 52.0 7.9 7.4 8.2 7.5

Maryland ................................................... 2,958.0 2,968.7 2,933.8 2,960.2 210.3 217.0 208.8 209.8 7.1 7.3 7.1 7.1

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,471.8 3,496.7 3,453.8 3,495.7 300.6 284.7 313.3 280.9 8.7 8.1 9.1 8.0

Michigan ................................................... 4,853.4 4,771.6 4,816.6 4,713.3 666.6 537.4 689.3 501.6 13.7 11.3 14.3 10.6

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,080.5 2,065.5 2,056.2 2,029.2 311.5 248.5 305.8 225.5 15.0 12.0 14.9 11.1

Minnesota ................................................. 2,969.2 2,952.9 2,945.5 2,939.9 208.7 194.9 216.5 200.3 7.0 6.6 7.4 6.8

Mississippi ................................................ 1,288.9 1,322.4 1,296.1 1,324.1 123.6 133.5 134.9 128.4 9.6 10.1 10.4 9.7

Missouri .................................................... 3,001.3 2,993.1 2,972.0 2,982.6 276.9 277.1 275.3 275.4 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.2

Montana .................................................... 494.9 491.5 487.8 489.8 32.3 35.0 33.4 36.4 6.5 7.1 6.8 7.4

Nebraska .................................................. 981.6 971.4 973.6 971.9 41.1 39.3 42.6 40.0 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.1

Nevada ..................................................... 1,367.5 1,332.2 1,366.5 1,328.1 166.2 185.8 175.1 193.5 12.2 13.9 12.8 14.6

New Hampshire ........................................ 740.8 745.4 737.1 742.7 48.2 39.9 49.1 39.5 6.5 5.4 6.7 5.3

New Jersey ............................................... 4,526.1 4,483.2 4,515.3 4,476.8 429.5 403.1 440.0 390.7 9.5 9.0 9.7 8.7

New Mexico .............................................. 964.2 959.5 958.8 957.6 74.6 78.4 75.5 77.7 7.7 8.2 7.9 8.1

New York .................................................. 9,633.3 9,604.3 9,590.4 9,561.2 822.3 781.8 844.8 769.2 8.5 8.1 8.8 8.0

New York City ...................................... 3,975.8 3,954.2 3,960.6 3,949.3 404.0 354.7 412.5 339.3 10.2 9.0 10.4 8.6

North Carolina .......................................... 4,529.9 4,470.6 4,488.4 4,440.7 480.8 444.8 490.4 430.5 10.6 9.9 10.9 9.7

North Dakota ............................................ 359.1 363.3 357.5 363.9 13.4 12.0 15.5 14.1 3.7 3.3 4.3 3.9

Ohio .......................................................... 5,928.8 5,915.6 5,884.9 5,886.8 610.8 552.4 631.6 544.6 10.3 9.3 10.7 9.3

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,065.5 1,082.9 1,047.2 1,075.1 94.4 92.5 93.2 91.3 8.9 8.5 8.9 8.5

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,785.3 1,762.9 1,764.9 1,749.0 117.1 117.6 115.1 115.7 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.6

Oregon ...................................................... 1,941.9 1,998.2 1,927.3 1,984.2 196.8 208.2 205.5 206.2 10.1 10.4 10.7 10.4

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,407.3 6,355.5 6,378.3 6,331.3 528.0 521.0 543.4 510.7 8.2 8.2 8.5 8.1

Rhode Island ............................................ 575.2 574.5 574.0 573.3 66.9 64.3 70.2 62.4 11.6 11.2 12.2 10.9

South Carolina .......................................... 2,160.7 2,142.3 2,149.2 2,150.1 261.6 230.6 266.3 234.8 12.1 10.8 12.4 10.9

South Dakota ............................................ 444.9 441.8 439.1 439.6 19.7 19.2 21.6 21.5 4.4 4.3 4.9 4.9

Tennessee ................................................ 3,004.0 3,063.2 2,985.4 3,059.0 309.3 286.9 315.8 279.7 10.3 9.4 10.6 9.1

Texas ........................................................ 12,055.2 12,226.5 12,027.7 12,201.4 950.2 1,012.1 957.8 977.6 7.9 8.3 8.0 8.0

Utah .......................................................... 1,351.4 1,360.8 1,342.3 1,352.4 84.8 97.6 86.6 96.4 6.3 7.2 6.4 7.1

Vermont .................................................... 358.6 357.0 358.0 359.0 22.9 20.2 23.5 20.0 6.4 5.7 6.6 5.6

Virginia ...................................................... 4,135.8 4,164.0 4,109.3 4,157.4 268.8 275.2 275.3 266.6 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.4

Washington ............................................... 3,506.1 3,547.8 3,503.4 3,511.1 312.4 326.6 330.7 324.3 8.9 9.2 9.4 9.2

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,487.2 1,483.7 1,488.6 1,479.1 127.6 135.9 132.0 129.4 8.6 9.2 8.9 8.7

West Virginia ............................................ 787.2 774.0 778.6 774.1 64.8 67.6 67.1 73.5 8.2 8.7 8.6 9.5

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,030.3 3,045.0 3,012.0 3,042.1 242.2 215.6 251.3 214.4 8.0 7.1 8.3 7.0

Wyoming ................................................... 292.6 292.6 290.1 291.1 21.2 18.6 22.1 18.4 7.2 6.4 7.6 6.3

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,321.6 1,296.9 1,311.8 1,276.6 204.9 199.7 187.0 187.1 15.5 15.4 14.3 14.7

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. p = preliminary.

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

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

definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 10-02,

dated December 1, 2009, and are available on the BLS Web site at

www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to

revision the following month.
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

Dec.

2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010p Dec.2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010p Dec.2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010p

Alabama ............................... 1,855.2 1,875.8 1,870.8 1,857.6 85.9 85.2 83.9 82.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 321.5 320.8 321.8 323.0 15.7 15.4 14.9 14.7 12.2 13.4 14.3 12.9

Arizona ................................. 2,385.9 2,415.9 2,418.0 2,419.6 113.7 116.9 116.4 113.0 147.2 148.1 148.5 149.4

Arkansas ............................... 1,153.9 1,169.5 1,168.9 1,166.4 51.6 53.4 52.4 52.6 159.3 164.8 165.0 164.0

California .............................. 13,809.6 13,861.7 13,892.2 13,897.1 568.5 531.6 538.8 535.6 1,231.2 1,235.9 1,239.7 1,244.1

Colorado ............................... 2,204.3 2,204.5 2,208.9 2,209.4 117.3 111.2 112.1 111.6 125.4 124.1 123.5 122.6

Connecticut ........................... 1,608.1 1,616.2 1,617.7 1,613.4 52.9 49.6 49.4 49.4 168.0 166.1 167.5 166.9

Delaware 3 ........................... 410.2 413.0 412.8 410.7 18.3 18.3 18.8 19.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 701.3 724.3 724.8 723.6 10.8 11.3 11.4 11.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 7,150.4 7,204.4 7,211.8 7,193.9 358.6 348.0 346.9 338.4 305.1 301.2 299.6 300.1

Georgia ................................ 3,813.3 3,825.5 3,822.7 3,805.2 156.9 151.5 149.2 145.1 338.6 336.0 335.0 333.7

Hawaii 3 ................................ 586.5 591.8 593.7 589.8 29.7 30.1 30.3 30.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 603.1 606.3 603.4 606.9 31.7 27.1 27.7 28.0 52.7 54.5 54.6 54.9

Illinois .................................... 5,558.2 5,615.5 5,613.9 5,604.5 202.3 202.0 202.1 201.2 554.1 563.3 563.5 563.2

Indiana .................................. 2,758.8 2,796.8 2,795.4 2,783.9 117.7 117.7 115.4 109.2 426.9 438.8 436.3 439.0

Iowa ...................................... 1,458.8 1,478.3 1,480.7 1,474.2 61.0 62.6 64.0 61.4 200.1 206.3 206.2 205.8

Kansas .................................. 1,325.9 1,335.1 1,333.8 1,330.2 56.5 61.1 60.3 59.1 159.0 161.7 160.9 161.6

Kentucky ............................... 1,766.0 1,779.6 1,780.8 1,778.0 69.5 65.2 66.1 62.3 208.5 214.3 214.2 214.6

Louisiana .............................. 1,879.8 1,908.2 1,909.3 1,906.3 125.1 127.7 126.8 127.4 136.3 139.0 139.2 138.7

Maine .................................... 587.3 593.1 593.2 591.6 23.9 24.1 24.5 24.1 51.2 53.5 53.1 53.2

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,494.6 2,528.6 2,527.5 2,520.6 144.8 149.0 148.9 148.4 117.3 111.9 111.3 109.9

Massachusetts ...................... 3,137.6 3,184.5 3,185.3 3,183.2 105.6 106.6 107.4 106.9 253.3 253.9 254.7 253.9

Michigan ............................... 3,844.4 3,838.0 3,838.1 3,831.5 118.7 115.6 116.2 117.0 449.6 466.5 463.4 460.4

Minnesota ............................. 2,620.2 2,673.5 2,672.1 2,649.7 87.4 84.9 84.4 82.7 289.1 300.0 301.4 299.6

Mississippi ............................ 1,087.4 1,087.2 1,090.1 1,091.2 48.1 45.3 45.9 46.1 137.9 134.1 134.4 134.5

Missouri ............................... 2,663.2 2,656.3 2,653.9 2,647.4 111.4 103.1 103.1 101.3 247.7 249.2 246.5 246.4

Montana ................................ 422.3 423.0 424.0 426.0 21.6 21.3 21.5 20.5 17.3 18.1 17.9 17.9

Nebraska 3 ........................... 935.3 943.9 946.1 945.3 46.2 46.1 45.3 45.1 91.9 91.8 91.6 92.1

Nevada ................................. 1,123.4 1,105.8 1,104.3 1,106.8 70.8 59.9 58.8 57.3 38.6 38.1 37.8 37.6

New Hampshire .................... 625.1 637.9 637.9 638.2 22.0 23.9 23.9 22.8 63.6 66.9 67.6 66.8

New Jersey ........................... 3,858.7 3,831.9 3,844.3 3,828.0 130.7 122.6 126.2 125.2 259.1 257.3 257.1 257.3

New Mexico .......................... 805.3 807.7 803.8 801.7 45.2 44.9 45.6 44.4 29.3 30.7 30.8 30.7

New York .............................. 8,460.9 8,514.6 8,520.7 8,497.9 309.7 308.5 314.7 305.8 460.1 461.7 461.1 459.2

North Carolina ...................... 3,886.3 3,900.2 3,894.4 3,896.7 177.9 172.5 170.3 166.4 431.8 433.6 433.0 434.4

North Dakota ........................ 366.6 372.8 372.8 373.0 19.7 21.6 21.1 19.6 23.3 22.9 23.5 23.7

Ohio ...................................... 4,998.4 5,022.8 5,012.0 5,002.9 171.7 169.7 168.1 163.9 608.2 622.7 623.4 620.2

Oklahoma ............................. 1,519.1 1,543.3 1,542.2 1,541.0 66.2 72.3 72.0 72.3 123.7 124.3 125.0 125.6

Oregon ................................. 1,590.5 1,601.4 1,604.2 1,602.4 68.0 66.3 65.1 65.2 162.2 160.6 161.6 159.7

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,554.2 5,614.6 5,620.9 5,619.8 216.5 214.9 217.6 216.2 554.2 561.6 563.7 561.9

Rhode Island ........................ 451.9 451.1 449.9 449.5 16.9 16.6 16.0 15.7 39.8 39.6 39.5 39.6

South Carolina ...................... 1,811.9 1,818.6 1,819.4 1,828.4 82.7 81.1 79.7 80.1 206.9 211.1 211.6 211.8

South Dakota3 ...................... 400.2 406.4 405.5 405.0 20.8 21.0 20.7 20.4 37.1 38.7 38.3 38.2

Tennessee3 .......................... 2,586.9 2,619.5 2,618.3 2,611.3 101.2 102.8 104.2 102.6 299.4 305.6 303.8 301.7

Texas .................................... 10,218.9 10,413.1 10,429.7 10,449.7 554.0 574.1 577.6 586.3 812.5 844.4 837.4 840.5

Utah ...................................... 1,178.0 1,192.9 1,192.7 1,190.5 68.3 68.8 68.1 67.2 108.2 110.3 110.6 110.7

Vermont ................................ 295.5 296.3 296.4 295.3 11.8 11.7 12.2 11.8 30.6 31.4 31.3 31.7

Virginia .................................. 3,602.6 3,643.7 3,647.6 3,637.2 184.6 175.4 175.3 176.6 231.9 230.7 228.5 228.7

Washington ........................... 2,775.1 2,812.1 2,805.3 2,809.1 142.2 141.1 138.1 138.9 257.8 259.1 257.2 257.3

West Virginia ........................ 732.7 743.3 743.2 740.9 33.5 34.0 33.3 30.5 49.2 50.3 50.3 50.3

Wisconsin ............................. 2,698.4 2,738.0 2,732.2 2,731.0 95.8 97.3 95.2 90.3 418.5 431.7 434.3 431.9

Wyoming ............................... 280.2 285.0 283.2 284.0 22.1 22.5 22.1 22.2 9.0 9.1 9.3 9.2

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

Dec.

2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010p Dec.2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010p Dec.2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010p

Alabama ............................... 360.5 365.7 365.0 365.3 93.5 91.0 91.6 91.2 204.3 201.3 201.1 200.0

Alaska ................................... 63.5 62.1 62.2 62.9 14.6 15.1 15.2 14.9 25.7 25.4 25.5 26.2

Arizona ................................. 475.6 487.3 488.3 489.8 165.2 163.6 162.0 162.2 343.5 351.2 355.3 355.5

Arkansas ............................... 229.3 229.5 230.7 228.8 50.7 50.9 50.6 50.8 111.8 114.1 112.2 114.6

California .............................. 2,573.5 2,580.6 2,578.1 2,568.9 782.5 782.3 779.3 785.5 2,018.8 2,071.4 2,078.7 2,085.7

Colorado ............................... 393.8 394.4 394.0 395.2 144.5 142.4 142.3 141.4 323.7 325.2 327.5 327.5

Connecticut ........................... 288.4 290.3 288.1 287.0 136.1 133.7 134.1 134.4 180.8 188.3 189.5 188.4

Delaware 3 ........................... 73.9 73.6 72.8 72.8 42.9 43.3 43.4 42.7 56.3 54.0 55.1 53.4

District of Columbia 3 ........... 26.5 26.5 26.8 26.1 25.7 26.2 26.3 26.2 149.8 157.5 159.3 157.3

Florida .................................. 1,447.2 1,465.9 1,461.3 1,456.8 471.5 462.4 463.7 463.8 1,041.0 1,038.1 1,045.2 1,038.4

Georgia ................................ 804.0 808.8 806.8 799.3 204.4 197.1 194.8 193.8 502.9 512.6 513.9 512.3

Hawaii 3 ................................ 109.4 111.1 109.3 108.3 28.0 27.2 27.4 27.2 69.3 68.8 69.3 69.5

Idaho .................................... 120.0 120.6 119.9 120.3 29.3 30.0 30.2 30.6 74.7 75.3 73.9 74.2

Illinois .................................... 1,121.1 1,134.7 1,135.0 1,128.3 365.5 359.9 360.3 359.4 767.9 784.9 783.8 781.5

Indiana .................................. 545.5 554.9 550.7 550.1 130.9 130.1 130.6 131.5 262.1 282.3 288.3 284.8

Iowa ...................................... 295.3 293.7 293.4 291.3 102.1 101.3 100.8 100.6 117.9 126.2 127.2 124.9

Kansas .................................. 254.0 257.3 256.2 256.1 70.5 67.7 68.0 67.3 133.8 135.5 136.3 137.4

Kentucky ............................... 358.1 366.2 365.8 366.3 87.0 85.0 85.8 84.7 181.2 182.1 181.5 184.2

Louisiana .............................. 364.3 371.4 371.6 372.7 88.4 87.7 88.1 88.3 191.4 196.5 195.3 194.0

Maine .................................... 114.9 115.9 116.4 115.5 30.5 30.6 30.8 30.7 53.9 55.6 56.2 55.9

Maryland 3 ............................ 434.9 436.6 439.0 436.5 139.1 137.7 137.0 137.7 384.5 394.5 393.4 392.9

Massachusetts ...................... 528.8 535.0 535.3 536.9 207.5 211.0 211.0 210.9 455.0 467.4 467.1 466.5

Michigan ............................... 706.3 711.3 708.2 705.6 187.7 183.3 182.9 183.2 520.7 517.9 520.3 519.8

Minnesota ............................. 487.3 497.6 495.9 491.7 170.6 170.7 168.7 167.9 308.0 317.1 319.5 316.0

Mississippi ............................ 212.3 213.8 213.5 214.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 83.6 88.4 90.5 90.3

Missouri ............................... 510.9 508.8 509.1 506.3 162.5 157.6 156.7 157.3 311.1 311.0 308.6 308.4

Montana ................................ 88.4 89.4 90.3 89.7 21.0 20.6 20.7 20.5 37.7 38.4 37.4 38.5

Nebraska 3 ........................... 195.2 195.0 196.5 196.8 67.7 67.7 67.5 67.2 97.5 100.1 101.8 102.4

Nevada ................................. 206.6 209.2 208.8 207.3 54.2 52.2 51.9 51.8 140.6 136.7 137.1 140.3

New Hampshire .................... 133.7 135.5 135.4 135.4 35.2 35.1 35.2 35.2 66.4 66.0 66.1 66.4

New Jersey ........................... 809.6 812.4 811.6 807.8 249.4 252.3 254.5 252.7 573.3 583.0 587.4 585.7

New Mexico .......................... 131.4 129.3 129.2 128.1 33.3 33.2 32.5 32.3 100.5 95.1 93.6 92.2

New York .............................. 1,436.2 1,439.4 1,435.9 1,435.3 665.7 668.2 670.7 667.5 1,075.4 1,107.0 1,104.7 1,098.2

North Carolina ...................... 707.8 712.9 709.2 710.5 199.5 198.4 199.5 200.0 464.4 483.0 481.6 485.2

North Dakota ........................ 77.4 77.4 78.0 78.6 20.5 20.3 20.3 20.3 29.1 29.9 29.4 29.7

Ohio ...................................... 950.2 954.3 950.0 942.5 271.8 262.2 261.3 261.8 606.6 620.9 620.2 621.6

Oklahoma ............................. 274.5 275.6 277.0 277.5 80.7 82.9 83.8 84.3 163.1 169.7 170.0 167.5

Oregon ................................. 310.5 311.5 313.9 314.0 94.6 93.0 93.8 93.5 173.5 178.3 178.8 180.7

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,065.7 1,074.7 1,077.5 1,077.5 313.6 309.5 310.2 309.9 663.2 670.6 673.1 676.9

Rhode Island ........................ 71.4 70.8 70.7 71.3 30.7 30.6 30.5 30.3 50.7 50.4 50.6 50.7

South Carolina ...................... 344.9 345.1 345.7 346.1 100.3 102.9 103.2 103.9 208.8 205.9 208.4 212.9

South Dakota3 ...................... 80.6 81.7 81.9 82.2 29.7 28.1 28.1 28.3 25.6 27.7 26.9 27.1

Tennessee3 .......................... 548.0 558.4 556.5 554.3 138.9 136.5 136.4 136.3 289.3 302.8 302.5 304.6

Texas .................................... 2,043.8 2,043.7 2,040.9 2,040.6 626.2 630.3 630.3 631.1 1,223.2 1,284.7 1,290.6 1,287.3

Utah ...................................... 232.3 231.0 232.4 231.7 72.1 70.9 70.5 70.7 150.0 155.4 155.3 153.4

Vermont ................................ 54.9 55.3 55.1 54.6 12.5 13.1 12.8 12.8 22.0 22.3 22.1 22.3

Virginia .................................. 613.7 622.1 624.0 623.9 178.0 177.9 176.9 175.7 637.2 655.5 661.5 657.6

Washington ........................... 520.0 532.4 530.8 534.9 140.2 137.7 139.0 136.3 323.7 332.8 333.9 335.9

West Virginia ........................ 134.0 132.6 133.1 132.6 27.8 27.2 27.1 27.0 58.1 60.0 59.5 59.6

Wisconsin ............................. 502.2 503.0 504.6 505.3 157.7 155.4 154.0 153.4 247.0 257.4 255.0 257.3

Wyoming ............................... 52.9 52.6 52.1 52.2 11.1 10.9 10.9 11.0 16.9 16.9 16.6 16.9

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

Dec.

2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010p Dec.2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010p Dec.2009

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010p

Alabama ............................... 211.6 213.7 212.9 213.0 167.6 173.9 173.8 172.9 382.4 384.1 384.8 385.0

Alaska ................................... 39.8 42.1 42.9 41.9 32.8 30.2 30.4 32.9 84.6 84.9 84.5 85.0

Arizona ................................. 334.8 346.7 348.4 348.5 253.6 255.1 253.5 257.2 413.7 408.1 408.8 408.7

Arkansas ............................... 164.6 171.2 171.5 171.9 99.5 100.7 100.1 99.4 217.5 212.4 212.4 212.6

California .............................. 1,747.2 1,766.3 1,774.2 1,777.9 1,476.2 1,489.4 1,493.6 1,502.9 2,470.8 2,462.0 2,464.5 2,449.1

Colorado ............................... 259.6 268.2 268.4 269.2 258.6 260.4 262.1 264.8 391.2 390.6 391.6 390.5

Connecticut ........................... 303.9 308.2 310.7 310.3 135.0 140.0 139.7 137.7 246.2 244.4 243.2 243.2

Delaware 3 ........................... 64.2 66.7 66.4 66.3 39.2 42.2 42.1 42.1 62.3 62.0 62.0 62.2

District of Columbia 3 ........... 102.4 107.6 106.0 108.6 58.1 59.4 59.5 59.2 245.0 251.2 251.7 252.0

Florida .................................. 1,070.0 1,096.9 1,100.5 1,104.5 894.8 927.0 927.0 928.7 1,111.4 1,105.4 1,107.8 1,108.2

Georgia ................................ 475.7 485.7 489.3 490.5 378.5 384.6 382.5 381.1 684.6 680.0 681.3 680.6

Hawaii 3 ................................ 76.0 76.9 76.4 76.8 100.8 104.0 104.7 104.3 124.2 125.2 127.3 125.0

Idaho .................................... 82.3 86.2 86.1 87.4 59.5 59.4 58.9 59.5 119.6 119.1 118.4 118.2

Illinois .................................... 820.8 835.6 836.0 834.6 506.8 503.5 504.3 506.2 854.4 857.2 856.5 856.3

Indiana .................................. 414.0 419.2 418.5 421.2 272.8 277.0 277.7 270.9 440.2 429.4 431.3 428.9

Iowa ...................................... 212.3 215.0 214.6 214.3 128.2 130.2 131.0 132.5 252.9 251.1 252.7 252.6

Kansas .................................. 181.7 181.5 182.3 181.2 112.2 111.6 111.1 110.5 263.5 263.0 262.4 259.8

Kentucky ............................... 249.0 250.8 251.7 251.1 168.8 173.1 172.3 170.8 326.1 323.6 324.4 324.0

Louisiana .............................. 270.5 279.8 280.1 279.2 196.4 197.1 199.2 198.3 368.1 365.0 365.4 364.9

Maine .................................... 119.3 119.7 119.7 120.0 59.9 60.2 59.4 59.9 102.8 102.0 101.4 101.0

Maryland 3 ............................ 396.8 406.2 405.7 404.2 225.8 238.9 236.2 236.9 490.7 498.2 500.5 499.5

Massachusetts ...................... 654.9 666.9 667.6 666.9 293.0 300.0 299.8 298.2 438.0 437.4 437.9 438.6

Michigan ............................... 623.8 624.8 626.6 624.9 374.3 368.2 371.0 374.0 638.6 624.9 624.1 623.4

Minnesota ............................. 455.1 468.3 467.9 464.9 234.5 249.3 246.2 244.4 417.2 412.1 415.6 410.3

Mississippi ............................ 133.7 135.5 136.2 136.4 118.1 120.3 121.6 120.5 251.9 247.1 246.2 246.4

Missouri ............................... 406.1 407.7 408.4 408.6 273.2 275.0 277.6 276.0 456.5 458.0 458.6 458.5

Montana ................................ 61.7 61.7 62.0 62.8 56.2 54.2 54.9 56.8 88.3 87.1 86.6 86.9

Nebraska 3 ........................... 136.4 139.6 139.8 139.3 79.8 81.2 82.4 81.0 168.4 168.8 168.4 169.0

Nevada ................................. 99.8 98.6 99.4 100.5 301.7 300.6 299.7 301.4 153.4 151.0 151.0 151.0

New Hampshire .................... 107.0 109.6 109.5 109.7 63.7 64.6 64.2 66.2 97.7 98.1 99.0 99.2

New Jersey ........................... 603.4 601.0 603.4 601.6 336.5 337.6 334.5 332.4 651.3 623.1 625.2 622.2

New Mexico .......................... 119.4 124.7 125.1 128.0 86.6 86.2 85.4 85.6 199.8 202.4 200.2 198.4

New York .............................. 1,681.6 1,701.8 1,707.6 1,711.9 714.0 725.5 727.4 724.1 1,500.3 1,469.8 1,466.9 1,466.7

North Carolina ...................... 547.8 546.8 550.6 551.2 392.4 391.8 386.7 384.4 728.3 725.0 727.3 727.9

North Dakota ........................ 54.0 55.1 54.9 54.7 34.7 34.6 34.6 34.8 78.0 78.9 78.7 78.7

Ohio ...................................... 829.5 838.7 840.5 839.2 475.3 483.1 479.2 481.1 784.5 776.3 775.9 776.9

Oklahoma ............................. 205.1 212.1 211.5 211.2 140.3 143.9 142.7 144.1 338.6 329.2 328.8 329.1

Oregon ................................. 224.4 225.6 226.8 226.6 161.7 165.0 163.2 164.2 298.4 299.3 299.3 297.1

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,125.4 1,142.9 1,144.4 1,146.4 490.6 509.2 502.5 501.9 755.7 756.5 757.7 757.2

Rhode Island ........................ 101.8 100.6 100.4 101.2 47.1 47.8 47.7 46.6 61.4 61.5 61.3 61.2

South Carolina ...................... 209.6 212.1 211.8 212.8 206.0 204.0 204.4 205.7 351.8 353.7 351.6 352.1

South Dakota3 ...................... 64.1 64.0 64.2 64.2 42.6 43.7 43.9 43.7 77.3 78.7 78.6 78.0

Tennessee3 .......................... 372.6 378.1 379.7 376.5 259.9 261.9 261.4 260.6 430.1 427.4 427.9 428.9

Texas .................................... 1,361.2 1,403.5 1,411.7 1,407.2 1,001.6 1,019.8 1,020.0 1,026.6 1,839.9 1,836.1 1,840.0 1,844.9

Utah ...................................... 151.7 159.0 158.8 158.2 106.4 108.2 106.9 108.4 215.3 215.1 214.9 215.8

Vermont ................................ 60.7 61.3 61.7 61.2 33.2 31.2 31.1 31.9 54.6 54.5 54.4 54.1

Virginia .................................. 454.9 465.0 464.7 465.1 332.9 340.0 340.3 337.9 692.6 699.7 699.6 700.3

Washington ........................... 373.5 384.8 384.8 386.2 258.9 265.4 264.2 264.1 544.1 542.9 541.8 543.4

West Virginia ........................ 119.2 120.4 120.2 120.8 69.6 72.8 73.2 72.9 148.4 150.1 150.0 150.4

Wisconsin ............................. 417.3 425.8 422.5 426.0 247.6 250.3 249.6 249.6 426.3 426.4 426.6 427.3

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 32.0 31.3 31.0 31.5 72.0 72.9 72.7 72.7

1 Includes mining and logging, 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 Mining and logging is combined with construction. p = preliminary.

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

from 2009 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 Mining and Logging Construction Manufacturing

November December November December November December November December

2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p

Alabama ................... 1,878.7 1,878.1 1,866.0 1,868.6 11.4 11.8 11.5 11.8 89.2 84.1 85.5 82.3 240.6 239.5 240.0 238.4

Alaska ....................... 311.8 311.7 307.2 308.2 14.7 14.2 14.6 14.1 14.7 13.9 13.6 12.6 9.1 10.4 6.5 6.9

Arizona ..................... 2,423.1 2,446.2 2,416.5 2,449.6 10.7 12.0 10.6 11.9 116.7 117.9 114.4 113.7 149.1 148.5 147.7 149.9

Arkansas ................... 1,166.8 1,177.1 1,158.7 1,171.0 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.9 51.4 52.3 50.4 51.4 159.8 165.7 160.5 165.3

California .................. 13,965.0 14,008.8 13,928.3 14,016.1 24.9 25.7 24.0 24.0 583.4 546.0 564.5 531.6 1,240.4 1,241.6 1,230.6 1,243.4

Colorado ................... 2,227.3 2,217.8 2,224.1 2,229.3 23.3 23.3 23.2 23.2 123.3 113.8 114.7 109.0 125.7 124.0 126.4 123.6

Connecticut ............... 1,630.0 1,636.9 1,630.0 1,635.4 .6 .7 .6 .7 55.1 51.7 53.1 49.7 168.2 167.8 169.3 168.2

Delaware ................. 414.7 417.0 413.9 414.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 19.1 19.4 18.4 19.3 27.3 26.3 27.3 26.2

District of Columbia .. 704.4 727.5 704.0 726.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 11.0 11.6 10.7 11.0 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3

Florida ....................... 7,216.9 7,260.8 7,237.3 7,281.0 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 360.7 346.7 362.6 342.6 307.4 300.8 307.6 302.7

Georgia ..................... 3,854.6 3,849.0 3,835.0 3,827.2 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.9 160.4 149.4 156.1 144.4 341.5 335.6 339.5 334.8

Hawaii ...................... 590.6 598.3 594.0 597.0 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 29.9 30.6 30.1 30.5 13.6 14.0 13.6 13.9

Idaho ........................ 609.7 608.6 603.8 607.8 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.0 33.8 28.7 30.6 26.9 53.2 54.9 53.1 55.3

Illinois ........................ 5,640.5 5,675.4 5,599.9 5,646.0 9.6 10.2 9.3 10.2 217.6 212.0 196.3 194.7 561.6 567.3 558.0 567.1

Indiana ...................... 2,804.1 2,833.2 2,781.5 2,806.6 6.7 7.1 6.6 7.1 123.5 119.1 115.8 107.3 434.8 439.7 429.1 441.4

Iowa .......................... 1,491.2 1,501.1 1,473.0 1,488.4 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.3 65.5 67.4 59.4 59.8 203.0 207.7 200.8 206.6

Kansas ...................... 1,344.5 1,351.9 1,337.8 1,342.2 8.1 9.1 8.2 9.4 59.1 61.9 54.8 57.4 161.4 161.7 159.2 161.9

Kentucky ................... 1,780.0 1,795.6 1,777.2 1,789.1 22.8 23.6 23.2 23.4 72.2 67.3 69.2 61.9 209.2 215.1 209.4 215.5

Louisiana .................. 1,893.7 1,917.2 1,890.0 1,916.3 47.2 50.0 47.3 49.7 126.0 126.4 124.6 126.7 139.8 139.9 136.9 139.3

Maine ........................ 593.7 598.8 591.5 595.6 2.7 3.1 2.7 2.9 25.2 25.3 23.3 23.5 52.6 54.3 52.1 54.2

Maryland ................... 2,522.2 2,550.1 2,513.9 2,539.2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 148.6 152.0 145.6 149.3 118.2 111.4 117.9 110.5

Massachusetts .......... 3,175.8 3,217.1 3,160.2 3,205.7 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.4 111.0 111.2 104.9 106.1 252.5 254.7 253.7 254.3

Michigan ................... 3,902.7 3,889.4 3,871.1 3,855.9 7.0 7.5 6.8 7.5 128.8 124.3 116.6 114.9 457.6 468.6 455.0 465.5

Minnesota ................. 2,644.4 2,692.7 2,626.8 2,656.3 4.4 5.0 4.4 5.0 93.5 88.3 82.5 77.8 291.0 303.5 289.5 300.3

Mississippi ................ 1,091.4 1,094.0 1,091.1 1,094.7 8.2 8.9 8.1 9.1 47.9 46.0 47.7 45.7 138.2 135.0 139.0 135.6

Missouri ................... 2,692.7 2,676.8 2,680.2 2,664.0 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.8 116.5 104.7 108.8 98.6 249.2 248.7 250.2 249.0

Montana .................... 429.3 425.7 422.2 425.7 6.9 7.6 6.9 7.5 24.8 22.1 20.8 19.7 17.4 18.0 17.5 18.0

Nebraska .................. 946.8 953.2 940.9 951.0 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 48.6 46.2 45.0 43.9 92.4 92.2 93.1 93.3

Nevada ..................... 1,136.1 1,113.3 1,132.6 1,116.0 11.7 12.3 11.3 12.2 75.5 58.9 70.5 57.1 38.7 37.8 38.5 37.5

New Hampshire ........ 622.6 641.7 630.4 643.3 .9 .9 .8 .8 23.1 24.7 22.1 22.9 64.1 67.6 64.0 67.2

New Jersey ............... 3,894.7 3,873.7 3,892.6 3,861.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 136.6 130.6 132.1 126.6 266.2 259.2 261.0 259.1

New Mexico .............. 812.6 808.5 809.4 806.0 16.6 17.8 16.2 17.7 45.8 45.7 44.7 43.9 29.7 30.9 29.3 30.7

New York .................. 8,590.7 8,635.2 8,570.6 8,606.7 5.5 5.9 5.1 5.4 321.3 324.9 308.0 304.0 464.8 464.3 462.0 461.2

North Carolina .......... 3,929.6 3,931.3 3,910.7 3,921.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 180.7 171.4 177.0 165.5 435.0 434.2 432.9 435.7

North Dakota ............ 372.3 377.2 369.4 375.8 6.9 9.2 7.0 9.5 22.2 21.5 18.2 18.1 23.5 23.7 23.2 23.6

Ohio .......................... 5,069.6 5,073.0 5,045.4 5,048.7 11.5 11.8 11.2 11.8 183.9 176.8 168.7 160.7 609.3 627.7 612.3 624.2

Oklahoma ................. 1,534.1 1,556.6 1,532.5 1,554.8 39.9 47.1 38.9 47.3 66.3 72.2 65.7 71.8 123.1 125.3 124.5 126.5

Oregon ...................... 1,608.7 1,621.1 1,601.7 1,613.7 7.2 7.5 6.8 7.3 70.8 66.5 66.9 64.1 163.7 162.7 162.9 160.6

Pennsylvania ............ 5,627.1 5,685.6 5,603.5 5,668.5 23.1 26.6 22.3 26.0 226.0 225.1 213.6 213.4 557.2 565.2 555.7 563.5

Rhode Island ............ 459.0 455.4 455.7 453.3 .2 .3 .2 .2 17.3 16.6 17.0 15.8 41.2 40.1 40.3 40.1

South Carolina .......... 1,820.8 1,829.1 1,812.7 1,828.8 4.1 4.4 4.1 4.4 81.9 79.5 82.5 79.9 208.4 212.3 207.5 212.5

South Dakota ............ 403.9 406.8 398.0 402.5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 21.8 21.2 19.2 18.7 37.4 38.5 37.2 38.3

Tennessee ................ 2,621.6 2,645.4 2,611.8 2,636.3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 106.3 105.7 101.7 103.2 302.7 304.9 300.0 302.4

Texas ........................ 10,322.7 10,514.9 10,297.5 10,529.2 200.6 230.9 201.6 231.6 563.7 579.7 553.2 585.5 820.1 842.1 818.6 846.8

Utah .......................... 1,196.1 1,205.1 1,192.6 1,205.4 10.2 10.7 10.3 10.4 71.4 69.7 67.9 66.8 109.1 111.3 108.9 111.4

Vermont .................... 298.3 298.7 302.0 301.9 .8 .8 .8 .8 13.4 12.6 11.3 11.3 31.0 31.7 30.9 32.1

Virginia ...................... 3,630.2 3,677.8 3,628.2 3,664.3 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.0 187.6 177.9 185.5 177.5 234.9 230.3 233.6 230.5

Washington ............... 2,805.6 2,831.2 2,786.5 2,820.9 6.0 5.3 5.6 4.9 146.9 138.8 137.4 133.9 258.7 257.7 256.8 256.3

West Virginia ............ 744.6 751.7 739.7 747.8 27.8 30.4 28.1 30.6 35.2 34.7 33.3 30.3 49.9 50.5 49.4 50.5

Wisconsin ................. 2,742.7 2,765.6 2,712.9 2,745.4 3.1 3.3 2.8 2.9 105.1 100.9 91.4 85.8 422.2 436.9 420.6 434.2

Wyoming ................... 280.1 282.2 278.9 282.8 24.4 27.4 24.4 27.6 23.9 23.2 21.1 21.3 9.3 9.4 9.2 9.4

Puerto Rico ............... 945.3 928.8 950.1 939.2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 33.5 25.8 32.9 25.5 89.8 88.7 90.6 88.7

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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

November December November December November December November December

2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p

Alabama ................... 367.3 369.8 366.9 371.6 23.8 22.8 23.8 22.9 93.9 91.7 93.5 91.2 206.7 202.3 204.0 199.7

Alaska ....................... 61.6 60.6 61.6 61.0 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.2 14.3 15.0 14.4 14.6 24.7 24.6 24.5 25.0

Arizona ..................... 482.2 494.8 487.8 501.9 38.5 36.8 37.8 36.6 164.8 161.6 165.4 162.4 345.9 357.3 346.2 358.1

Arkansas ................... 234.8 233.9 233.2 232.6 15.6 15.4 15.6 15.4 50.3 50.5 51.0 51.2 113.6 112.2 110.9 113.6

California .................. 2,638.7 2,630.8 2,651.5 2,646.4 448.7 448.0 449.5 451.0 783.4 780.0 785.2 788.3 2,037.7 2,095.0 2,037.1 2,104.5

Colorado ................... 404.0 402.0 405.4 406.7 73.9 70.2 73.5 70.0 143.6 141.6 145.6 142.6 326.0 328.3 323.6 327.4

Connecticut ............... 295.9 294.1 299.6 298.2 34.7 33.8 34.5 33.9 136.4 134.1 136.1 134.4 183.1 190.8 181.9 189.5

Delaware ................. 75.9 74.7 76.4 75.2 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.5 42.8 43.2 42.9 42.7 56.7 55.6 57.3 54.4

District of Columbia .. 26.9 27.2 27.4 27.0 18.4 18.6 18.3 18.6 26.0 26.4 25.9 26.4 148.8 159.2 150.4 158.0

Florida ....................... 1,471.4 1,480.3 1,485.4 1,494.8 140.0 134.3 137.3 132.0 471.6 463.1 472.3 464.5 1,041.5 1,051.1 1,054.5 1,052.5

Georgia ..................... 818.5 819.7 823.1 818.4 103.0 101.2 102.6 100.8 204.4 194.4 204.9 194.4 506.3 517.4 505.1 514.5

Hawaii ...................... 111.0 110.7 112.8 111.7 8.9 8.3 9.0 8.4 27.8 27.3 28.1 27.3 69.9 69.3 69.5 69.7

Idaho ........................ 123.0 122.6 122.3 122.6 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.9 29.3 30.2 29.2 30.5 74.6 74.1 73.9 73.4

Illinois ........................ 1,144.9 1,156.0 1,153.9 1,161.1 103.3 105.5 104.0 106.0 365.9 360.3 367.6 361.5 780.7 794.9 773.9 787.8

Indiana ...................... 556.2 561.0 558.1 562.7 36.4 35.4 36.2 35.9 129.6 130.5 131.0 131.6 267.4 292.9 263.5 286.4

Iowa .......................... 304.3 298.3 301.6 297.6 29.5 28.9 29.5 28.9 101.4 100.5 102.5 101.0 119.3 128.6 118.1 125.1

Kansas ...................... 258.2 260.3 259.9 262.0 33.7 32.2 33.7 32.3 70.0 68.1 71.0 67.8 136.3 138.2 134.1 137.8

Kentucky ................... 365.4 372.3 365.4 373.6 26.6 26.1 26.6 26.3 86.4 85.5 87.0 84.7 181.2 185.0 185.0 188.0

Louisiana .................. 368.4 375.2 370.4 378.8 24.3 25.3 24.4 25.7 89.2 88.2 88.5 88.4 192.1 195.4 192.1 194.8

Maine ........................ 120.3 121.0 120.7 121.2 9.1 9.0 9.1 8.9 30.4 30.6 30.4 30.6 53.7 56.2 53.3 55.2

Maryland ................... 443.5 447.5 448.9 450.4 45.3 44.9 45.5 45.1 140.7 137.1 138.8 137.4 387.2 396.2 385.8 394.3

Massachusetts .......... 542.2 546.7 545.2 553.7 84.5 85.6 84.4 86.4 206.5 209.3 207.0 210.3 463.9 473.4 456.4 467.8

Michigan ................... 719.6 719.5 722.7 721.7 53.4 50.4 53.1 50.2 188.4 182.4 187.3 182.8 524.5 529.0 519.2 518.3

Minnesota ................. 499.1 505.3 497.5 501.8 53.8 56.9 53.9 56.8 170.8 168.2 170.2 167.5 309.2 322.2 309.0 317.2

Mississippi ................ 214.1 215.7 215.8 217.8 12.5 12.2 12.5 12.2 45.2 44.6 45.6 44.9 85.7 91.1 83.6 90.3

Missouri ................... 521.1 517.4 522.6 517.8 62.1 61.7 62.4 61.6 162.2 156.5 162.7 157.4 311.4 310.0 312.0 309.3

Montana .................... 90.6 91.4 89.9 91.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 20.6 20.6 21.2 20.7 38.8 37.7 37.0 37.8

Nebraska .................. 197.5 199.1 199.6 201.3 17.3 17.0 17.2 17.1 67.3 67.2 67.6 67.1 98.4 102.3 97.7 102.7

Nevada ..................... 211.1 212.2 212.0 212.7 12.8 12.4 12.6 12.5 54.5 52.1 54.4 52.0 138.4 138.2 140.4 140.1

New Hampshire ........ 136.5 138.2 138.3 139.9 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.5 35.3 35.1 35.2 35.2 62.4 66.6 66.4 66.4

New Jersey ............... 820.3 824.8 834.5 832.7 81.3 81.5 82.5 81.1 250.0 253.4 249.0 252.3 576.4 590.7 573.7 585.8

New Mexico .............. 134.7 131.4 134.6 131.3 15.6 15.2 15.4 15.1 33.8 32.4 33.4 32.4 100.8 93.5 100.6 92.3

New York .................. 1,473.7 1,470.1 1,486.9 1,485.8 250.8 247.7 252.9 249.1 666.3 670.4 667.6 669.4 1,090.2 1,118.2 1,088.3 1,111.4

North Carolina .......... 724.0 723.3 725.7 728.7 69.2 71.8 69.3 72.1 199.9 199.5 199.9 200.4 467.5 484.2 463.6 484.3

North Dakota ............ 78.3 79.0 78.9 80.1 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 20.1 20.3 20.6 20.4 29.2 29.6 29.0 29.6

Ohio .......................... 973.0 968.6 980.0 971.9 77.6 74.6 78.4 74.9 272.0 260.9 272.1 262.1 620.2 629.5 610.0 624.9

Oklahoma ................. 279.9 281.5 280.3 283.3 27.0 26.4 26.9 26.4 81.2 84.1 80.9 84.5 164.2 171.2 164.3 168.8

Oregon ...................... 317.1 321.2 319.4 322.9 32.7 35.5 33.2 35.7 94.5 93.4 94.6 93.5 174.3 178.6 172.8 180.0

Pennsylvania ............ 1,091.8 1,101.0 1,099.9 1,111.8 98.3 98.7 99.3 98.0 314.6 310.1 315.2 311.5 667.1 678.6 664.3 678.0

Rhode Island ............ 73.2 72.4 73.6 73.5 9.9 10.2 9.9 10.2 30.2 30.5 30.8 30.4 52.7 51.6 50.9 50.8

South Carolina .......... 348.5 349.7 350.0 351.2 27.7 27.9 27.9 28.1 100.7 103.3 100.1 103.8 211.5 211.1 208.7 212.7

South Dakota ............ 81.8 82.8 81.8 83.4 6.7 6.9 6.7 7.0 29.9 28.0 29.6 28.2 25.4 26.7 25.3 26.8

Tennessee ................ 559.6 566.3 561.0 567.3 46.3 43.4 46.1 44.1 139.5 136.9 139.6 137.0 297.0 310.1 295.7 310.9

Texas ........................ 2,080.6 2,073.5 2,096.4 2,093.4 200.8 188.9 201.3 188.4 627.8 631.7 628.4 633.3 1,237.7 1,300.2 1,228.5 1,293.4

Utah .......................... 238.7 238.2 240.1 239.5 29.8 29.6 30.1 29.5 72.7 70.8 73.0 71.6 150.0 155.7 151.0 154.5

Vermont .................... 56.6 56.6 56.3 56.0 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.2 12.4 12.7 12.6 12.9 22.4 22.2 22.0 22.3

Virginia ...................... 627.9 636.9 631.2 641.7 78.2 75.2 78.0 74.2 177.5 176.5 177.7 175.3 638.6 664.1 638.6 659.0

Washington ............... 529.5 542.3 534.8 550.2 101.9 104.4 101.5 104.0 140.6 138.9 139.8 135.8 326.5 337.2 324.4 336.8

West Virginia ............ 137.5 135.8 137.2 135.8 10.1 10.5 10.2 10.4 27.9 27.2 28.0 27.2 59.9 60.0 58.8 60.3

Wisconsin ................. 519.4 518.9 517.0 520.2 47.4 47.0 47.5 47.2 157.1 153.6 157.6 153.3 253.5 258.6 247.0 257.2

Wyoming ................... 52.4 52.1 53.4 52.7 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 10.9 10.9 11.0 10.9 16.9 16.4 16.4 16.4

Puerto Rico ............... 171.9 162.7 177.8 171.6 18.1 18.0 18.2 18.3 46.8 47.2 47.0 47.4 99.1 109.4 101.2 110.6

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

November December November December November December November December

2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2010 2009 2010p

Alabama ................... 213.8 215.3 212.1 213.4 167.3 171.9 164.0 169.1 78.6 80.3 79.3 80.2 386.1 388.6 385.4 388.0

Alaska ....................... 39.6 42.7 39.7 41.7 29.1 26.8 28.7 28.8 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.2 86.1 85.8 85.7 86.1

Arizona ..................... 338.2 351.2 337.7 351.5 254.7 253.8 253.2 256.6 92.1 88.6 90.4 86.9 430.2 423.7 425.3 420.1

Arkansas ................... 165.6 172.7 165.6 172.9 99.1 98.4 96.3 96.2 44.5 48.8 43.7 45.8 222.3 217.5 221.7 216.7

California .................. 1,760.1 1,792.2 1,763.3 1,794.8 1,466.4 1,483.6 1,467.8 1,494.5 475.2 472.4 467.8 472.8 2,506.1 2,493.5 2,487.0 2,464.8

Colorado ................... 262.4 269.7 260.6 270.1 251.6 252.3 260.0 266.4 93.3 93.6 94.3 94.2 400.2 399.0 396.8 396.1

Connecticut ............... 308.2 315.8 307.8 314.2 131.5 136.7 132.8 135.5 61.9 60.9 61.7 61.5 254.4 250.5 252.6 249.6

Delaware ................. 64.6 66.7 64.4 66.5 38.4 40.9 37.5 40.3 19.6 20.2 19.7 20.1 63.8 63.4 63.3 63.2

District of Columbia .. 106.5 109.9 105.2 111.3 58.5 59.7 57.6 58.7 64.0 64.2 63.5 63.4 242.9 249.4 243.6 250.4

Florida ....................... 1,079.2 1,109.7 1,078.5 1,113.5 890.3 915.5 892.9 926.4 308.8 320.5 310.6 320.1 1,140.6 1,133.4 1,130.2 1,126.4

Georgia ..................... 480.6 493.5 477.5 492.3 378.7 379.2 372.3 374.8 157.6 160.5 155.6 158.6 694.5 689.0 689.3 685.3

Hawaii ...................... 76.2 76.6 76.4 77.1 100.8 104.4 101.1 104.6 26.4 26.6 26.5 26.3 126.1 130.5 126.9 127.5

Idaho ........................ 82.8 87.0 82.7 87.8 57.9 57.0 58.0 58.0 20.3 20.7 20.4 20.7 121.9 120.6 121.0 119.7

Illinois ........................ 830.5 844.0 825.9 839.7 502.6 498.9 496.9 496.2 252.7 256.5 251.9 257.6 871.1 869.8 862.2 864.1

Indiana ...................... 420.1 424.5 417.7 424.8 269.3 273.4 266.9 264.8 105.2 103.6 105.1 104.4 454.9 446.0 451.5 440.2

Iowa .......................... 217.6 219.4 216.9 218.9 129.7 128.3 125.4 129.6 57.9 59.4 57.5 59.7 260.7 260.1 259.2 258.9

Kansas ...................... 182.8 183.8 182.4 181.9 110.9 110.8 110.9 109.2 52.6 55.4 53.0 55.6 271.4 270.4 270.6 266.9

Kentucky ................... 249.2 252.2 249.4 251.5 168.9 170.5 164.5 166.5 67.7 69.2 68.0 70.3 330.4 328.8 329.5 327.4

Louisiana .................. 270.9 281.5 271.8 280.6 193.3 197.2 194.9 196.7 69.2 68.0 67.8 67.6 373.3 370.1 371.3 368.0

Maine ........................ 120.2 120.7 120.0 120.7 53.5 53.3 53.4 53.3 19.1 19.7 19.2 19.6 106.9 105.6 107.3 105.5

Maryland ................... 399.3 408.0 398.6 406.1 222.2 232.0 217.9 228.4 115.6 110.6 115.6 109.9 501.6 510.4 499.3 507.8

Massachusetts .......... 663.5 677.9 663.5 675.4 287.9 291.9 280.4 285.4 115.2 117.0 115.5 116.3 447.2 447.9 447.9 448.6

Michigan ................... 627.4 634.6 629.9 631.1 366.1 360.5 361.4 360.7 164.4 166.6 164.0 164.6 665.5 646.0 655.1 638.6

Minnesota ................. 456.8 470.4 458.0 467.8 226.4 237.6 225.9 235.5 113.0 110.6 113.1 110.8 426.4 424.7 422.8 415.8

Mississippi ................ 133.9 136.7 134.0 136.7 116.9 120.3 116.4 118.6 35.0 35.6 35.3 36.2 253.8 247.9 253.1 247.6

Missouri ................... 410.2 411.5 408.5 411.1 269.8 272.9 264.6 267.3 117.8 119.7 117.6 119.6 468.2 469.6 466.6 468.5

Montana .................... 62.7 62.6 62.1 63.1 52.8 51.2 53.7 54.3 16.4 17.8 15.8 17.5 91.0 89.4 90.0 88.6

Nebraska .................. 137.5 140.7 137.3 140.2 79.6 81.3 77.9 79.1 36.3 35.9 35.4 35.7 171.9 171.3 170.1 170.6

Nevada ..................... 99.4 99.6 100.2 100.9 302.0 299.4 301.5 301.2 33.5 34.9 33.3 34.4 158.5 155.5 157.9 155.4

New Hampshire ........ 107.9 110.4 107.4 110.1 56.4 59.5 60.2 62.6 21.4 23.6 22.3 23.0 102.1 102.7 101.2 102.7

New Jersey ............... 608.1 608.6 608.3 606.6 328.7 324.9 326.3 322.5 160.9 160.3 160.7 159.6 664.6 638.1 662.9 633.9

New Mexico .............. 121.0 126.6 120.3 128.9 83.3 83.5 84.9 84.0 27.7 27.9 27.7 28.7 203.6 203.6 202.3 201.0

New York .................. 1,714.2 1,744.4 1,710.5 1,741.3 704.7 714.9 700.6 710.3 366.1 383.0 365.4 380.2 1,533.1 1,491.4 1,523.3 1,488.6

North Carolina .......... 549.9 553.3 550.1 553.6 387.9 381.9 383.0 375.4 161.9 157.9 159.9 157.3 747.6 747.8 743.3 742.8

North Dakota ............ 54.0 54.9 54.1 54.8 34.3 34.2 34.1 34.2 15.8 15.9 15.8 16.3 80.6 81.5 81.1 81.8

Ohio .......................... 838.5 851.4 839.9 849.6 465.4 468.1 461.4 467.2 212.6 208.1 211.5 209.5 805.6 795.5 799.9 791.9

Oklahoma ................. 206.3 213.3 206.2 212.3 138.2 141.2 137.7 141.4 61.6 58.5 62.8 57.7 346.4 335.8 344.3 334.8

Oregon ...................... 226.0 229.4 227.1 229.3 160.1 161.1 158.4 160.9 56.8 58.5 56.6 57.8 305.5 306.7 303.0 301.6

Pennsylvania ............ 1,145.2 1,163.7 1,136.2 1,157.2 478.0 488.2 476.8 487.2 247.0 248.5 247.6 247.9 778.8 779.9 772.6 774.0

Rhode Island ............ 104.3 102.7 103.6 103.0 45.9 46.2 45.0 44.6 21.6 22.5 22.0 22.5 62.5 62.3 62.4 62.2

South Carolina .......... 209.2 212.5 210.5 213.7 200.5 198.1 194.7 194.2 68.4 70.3 67.9 69.4 359.9 360.0 358.8 358.9

South Dakota ............ 64.7 64.7 64.6 64.7 41.8 42.3 39.9 40.9 15.6 16.0 15.6 15.8 78.8 79.7 78.1 78.7

Tennessee ................ 373.4 381.7 374.6 378.7 258.1 259.3 256.2 257.0 101.0 102.3 101.0 101.2 437.7 434.8 435.9 434.5

Texas ........................ 1,365.6 1,417.4 1,367.0 1,413.0 994.7 1,009.4 987.4 1,012.1 357.4 365.2 353.6 365.4 1,873.7 1,875.9 1,861.5 1,866.3

Utah .......................... 157.9 161.5 154.6 161.4 103.2 103.8 105.8 107.7 34.1 35.1 33.5 34.7 219.0 218.7 217.4 217.9

Vermont .................... 61.4 62.1 61.3 61.8 28.1 28.2 34.3 33.0 9.4 9.3 9.6 9.5 57.4 57.3 57.5 57.0

Virginia ...................... 459.8 471.5 460.5 471.0 324.9 333.4 321.3 327.3 185.9 190.4 189.5 187.8 704.8 711.6 702.3 710.0

Washington ............... 380.2 389.8 376.7 389.7 253.4 258.7 253.7 258.6 106.7 104.7 107.0 102.6 555.2 553.4 548.8 548.1

West Virginia ............ 120.9 121.7 120.3 121.9 68.9 72.1 68.5 71.8 54.9 55.8 54.8 56.0 151.6 153.0 151.1 153.0

Wisconsin ................. 417.8 424.7 418.9 427.6 239.6 240.7 237.0 238.8 136.3 140.6 137.3 141.5 441.2 440.4 435.8 436.7

Wyoming ................... 25.6 26.6 25.7 26.5 28.7 27.4 29.6 29.0 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.2 72.9 73.8 73.2 73.9

Puerto Rico ............... 115.4 118.2 116.0 118.4 70.8 70.4 71.1 71.0 15.7 16.1 15.7 16.2 284.2 272.3 279.6 271.5

1 Mining and logging is combined with construction. p = preliminary.

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

from 2009 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. 
Chart 1. Unemployment rates by state, sea

December 2010

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