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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MAY 2009 

Regional and state unemployment rates were nearly all higher in May. Forty-eight states and the 

District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 1 state registered a rate 

decrease, and 1 state had no rate change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor 

reported today. Over the year, jobless rates were higher in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. 

The national unemployment rate rose from 8.9 percent in April to 9.4 percent in May, which was 3.9 

percentage points higher than a year earlier. 

In May, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 39 states and increased in 11 states and the 

District of Columbia. The largest over-the-month decrease in the level of employment occurred in 

California (-68,900), followed by Florida (-61,000), Texas (-24,700), and Michigan (-23,900). Arizona 

and Florida experienced the largest over-the-month percentage decreases in employment (-0.8 percent 

each), followed by Oklahoma (-0.7 percent) and Arkansas, Kentucky, and Michigan (-0.6 percent each). 

The largest over-the-month increases in employment occurred in Massachusetts (4,900), Connecticut 

(3,600), North Dakota (3,000), and Alaska (2,900). Alaska (+0.9 percent) experienced the largest overthe-month percentage increase, followed by North Dakota (+0.8 percent) and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Mexico (+0.2 percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment decreased in 48 states 

and the District of Columbia, increased in 1 state, and remained unchanged in 1 state. The largest overthe-year percentage decreases occurred in Arizona (-7.4 percent), Michigan (-7.2 percent), Nevada (-6.1 

percent), Idaho (-5.5 percent), Oregon (-5.4 percent), and Florida (-5.3 percent). Only North Dakota 

(+1.4 percent) reported an over-the-year percentage increase, and Alaska (0.0 percent) reported no overthe-year percentage change. 

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In May, the West reported the highest regional jobless rate, 10.1 percent, followed by the Midwest, 

9.8 percent. The last time any region had a rate of at least 10.0 percent was September 1983, when the 

Midwest posted a rate of 10.1 percent. The Northeast recorded the lowest rate in May, 8.3 percent. All 

four regions registered statistically significant unemployment rate increases from April, led by the 

Midwest (+0.6 percentage point). All four regions also reported significant jobless rate increases from 

May 2008, the largest of which was in the West (+4.2 percentage points). (See table 1.) 

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Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific and East North Central reported the highest 

unemployment rates in May, 11.1 and 11.0 percent, respectively. The Pacific rate was the highest on 

record for that division; the South Atlantic, at 9.6 percent, also posted a series high. (All region, division, and state series begin in 1976.) The West South Central registered the lowest jobless rate, 7.0 

percent in May. Eight of the 9 divisions experienced statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate changes, all of which were increases: the East North Central and East South Central (+0.7 

percentage point each); Mountain, South Atlantic, West North Central, and West South Central (+0.5 

point each); and Middle Atlantic and Pacific (+0.4 point each). All nine divisions had significant overthe-year rate increases, with the Pacific and East North Central recording the largest changes (+4.7 and 

+4.6 percentage points, respectively). 

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Michigan again reported the highest jobless rate, 14.1 percent in May. The states with the next 

highest rates were Oregon, 12.4 percent; Rhode Island and South Carolina, 12.1 percent each; 

California, 11.5 percent; Nevada, 11.3 percent; and North Carolina, 11.1 percent. Six additional states 

and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rates of at least 10.0 percent. The California, 

Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, and South Carolina rates were the highest on record for 

those states. Florida, at 10.2 percent, and Georgia, at 9.7 percent, also posted series highs. Nebraska 

and North Dakota registered the lowest unemployment rates, 4.4 percent each. Overall, 12 states and the 

District of Columbia had significantly higher jobless rates than the U.S. figure of 9.4 percent, 29 states 

reported measurably lower rates, and 9 states had rates little different from that of the nation. (See tables 

A and 3 and chart 1.) 

Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia recorded statistically significant over-the-month 

unemployment rate increases in May. Michigan reported the largest of these (+1.2 percentage points), 

followed by Rhode Island (+1.0 point) and Missouri and West Virginia (+0.9 point each). Fifteen states 

registered May unemployment rates that were not appreciably different from those of a month earlier, 

though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes. (See 

table B.) 

Oregon reported the largest jobless rate increase from a year earlier (+6.7 percentage points), followed by Michigan (+5.9 points) and South Carolina (+5.8 points). Thirteen additional states and the 

District of Columbia recorded rate increases of 4.0 percentage points or more. The remaining 34 states 

had smaller, but also statistically significant, rate increases from May 2008. (See table C.) 

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) 

Between April and May 2009, 14 states experienced statistically significant changes in employment; 12 states reported declines and 2 reported gains in that time period. California (-68,900) and 

Florida (-61,000) reported the largest statistically significant decreases. (See tables D and 5.) North 

Dakota (+3,000) and Alaska (+2,900) experienced statistically significant increases in employment. 

Over the year, 45 states experienced statistically significant changes in employment, all decreases. 

The states with the largest statistically significant job losses were California (-744,000), Florida 

(-417,500), Michigan (-302,800), Illinois (-273,500), and Ohio (-262,100). Four states recorded statistically significant decreases in employment that were less than 15,000: New Hampshire (-14,800), 

Vermont (-13,300), Montana (-8,400), and South Dakota (-6,800). (See table E.) 
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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for May is scheduled to be issued 

on Tuesday, June 30. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for June is 

scheduled to be issued on Friday, July 17. 
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State Rate p

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

Alaska ...................................................................... 8.4

Arizona .................................................................... 8.2

Arkansas ................................................................. 7.0

California ................................................................. 11.5

Colorado .................................................................. 7.6

Connecticut .............................................................. 8.0

Delaware ................................................................. 8.1

District of Columbia ................................................. 10.7

Florida ...................................................................... 10.2

Hawaii ...................................................................... 7.4

Idaho ........................................................................ 7.8

Indiana ..................................................................... 10.6

Iowa ......................................................................... 5.8

Kansas ..................................................................... 7.0

Kentucky .................................................................. 10.6

Louisiana ................................................................. 6.6

Maine ....................................................................... 8.3

Maryland .................................................................. 7.2

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

Michigan .................................................................. 14.1

Minnesota ................................................................ 8.2

Montana ................................................................... 6.3

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

Nevada .................................................................... 11.3

New Hampshire ....................................................... 6.5

New Mexico ............................................................. 6.5

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

North Carolina ......................................................... 11.1

North Dakota ........................................................... 4.4

Ohio ......................................................................... 10.8

Oklahoma ................................................................ 6.3

Oregon ..................................................................... 12.4

Pennsylvania ........................................................... 8.2

Rhode Island ........................................................... 12.1

South Carolina ......................................................... 12.1

South Dakota ........................................................... 5.0

Tennessee ............................................................... 10.7

Texas ....................................................................... 7.1

Utah ......................................................................... 5.4

Vermont ................................................................... 7.3

Virginia ..................................................................... 7.1

Wyoming ................................................................. 5.0

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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that

of the U.S., May 2009, seasonally adjusted
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from April 2009 to

May 2009, seasonally adjusted

April 2009 May 2009 p

Alabama .......................................... 9.0 9.8 0.8

Alaska ............................................. 7.9 8.4 .5

Arizona ............................................ 7.7 8.2 .5

Arkansas ......................................... 6.5 7.0 .5

California ......................................... 11.1 11.5 .4

Delaware ......................................... 7.4 8.1 .7

District of Columbia ......................... 9.9 10.7 .8

Florida ............................................. 9.7 10.2 .5

Georgia ........................................... 9.2 9.7 .5

Hawaii ............................................. 6.9 7.4 .5

Idaho ............................................... 7.0 7.8 .8

Illinois .............................................. 9.4 10.1 .7

Indiana ............................................ 9.9 10.6 .7

Iowa ................................................ 5.1 5.8 .7

Kansas ............................................ 6.5 7.0 .5

Kentucky ......................................... 9.9 10.6 .7

Maryland ......................................... 6.8 7.2 .4

Michigan .......................................... 12.9 14.1 1.2

Missouri ........................................... 8.1 9.0 .9

Montana .......................................... 6.0 6.3 .3

New Jersey ..................................... 8.4 8.8 .4

New Mexico .................................... 5.8 6.5 .7

New York ........................................ 7.7 8.2 .5

North Carolina ................................. 10.7 11.1 .4

North Dakota ................................... 4.1 4.4 .3

Ohio ................................................ 10.2 10.8 .6

Oregon ............................................ 11.8 12.4 .6

Pennsylvania ................................... 7.8 8.2 .4

Rhode Island ................................... 11.1 12.1 1.0

South Carolina ................................ 11.4 12.1 .7

South Dakota .................................. 4.8 5.0 .2

Tennessee ...................................... 9.9 10.7 .8

Texas .............................................. 6.6 7.1 .5

Virginia ............................................ 6.8 7.1 .3

Washington ..................................... 9.0 9.4 .4

West Virginia ................................... 7.7 8.6 .9

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State

Rate Over-the-month rate 

change p
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Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from May 2008 to

May 2009, seasonally adjusted

May 2008 May 2009 p

Alabama .......................................... 4.7 9.8 5.1

Alaska ............................................. 6.6 8.4 1.8

Arizona ............................................ 5.2 8.2 3.0

Arkansas ......................................... 4.9 7.0 2.1

California ......................................... 6.8 11.5 4.7

Colorado ......................................... 4.7 7.6 2.9

Connecticut ..................................... 5.4 8.0 2.6

Delaware ......................................... 4.4 8.1 3.7

District of Columbia ......................... 6.6 10.7 4.1

Florida ............................................. 5.8 10.2 4.4

Georgia ........................................... 5.9 9.7 3.8

Hawaii ............................................. 3.6 7.4 3.8

Idaho ............................................... 4.5 7.8 3.3

Illinois .............................................. 6.4 10.1 3.7

Indiana ............................................ 5.3 10.6 5.3

Iowa ................................................ 4.0 5.8 1.8

Kansas ............................................ 4.3 7.0 2.7

Kentucky ......................................... 6.2 10.6 4.4

Louisiana ......................................... 4.1 6.6 2.5

Maine .............................................. 5.1 8.3 3.2

Maryland ......................................... 4.1 7.2 3.1

Massachusetts ................................ 4.9 8.2 3.3

Michigan .......................................... 8.2 14.1 5.9

Minnesota ....................................... 5.3 8.2 2.9

Mississippi ....................................... 6.8 9.6 2.8

Missouri ........................................... 5.8 9.0 3.2

Montana .......................................... 4.3 6.3 2.0

Nebraska ........................................ 3.2 4.4 1.2

Nevada ............................................ 6.1 11.3 5.2

New Hampshire .............................. 3.7 6.5 2.8

New Jersey ..................................... 5.1 8.8 3.7

New Mexico .................................... 4.0 6.5 2.5

New York ........................................ 5.2 8.2 3.0

North Carolina ................................. 5.9 11.1 5.2

North Dakota ................................... 3.1 4.4 1.3

Ohio ................................................ 6.3 10.8 4.5

Oklahoma ....................................... 3.6 6.3 2.7

Oregon ............................................ 5.7 12.4 6.7

Pennsylvania ................................... 5.1 8.2 3.1

Rhode Island ................................... 7.4 12.1 4.7

South Carolina ................................ 6.3 12.1 5.8

South Dakota .................................. 2.9 5.0 2.1

Tennessee ...................................... 6.2 10.7 4.5

Texas .............................................. 4.7 7.1 2.4

Utah ................................................ 3.3 5.4 2.1

Vermont .......................................... 4.5 7.3 2.8

Virginia ............................................ 3.8 7.1 3.3

Washington ..................................... 5.1 9.4 4.3

West Virginia ................................... 4.3 8.6 4.3

Wisconsin ....................................... 4.4 8.9 4.5

Wyoming ......................................... 3.0 5.0 2.0

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State

Rate Over-the-year rate 

change p
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Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from April 2009 to

May 2009, seasonally adjusted

April May Over-the-month

2009 2009 p change p

Alaska.............................................. 320,900 323,800 2,900

Arizona............................................. 2,462,300 2,443,400 -18,900

Arkansas.......................................... 1,179,200 1,172,300 -6,900

California.......................................... 14,412,300 14,343,400 -68,900

Florida.............................................. 7,450,100 7,389,100 -61,000

Georgia............................................ 3,933,500 3,917,700 -15,800

Illinois............................................... 5,717,800 5,700,400 -17,400

Indiana............................................. 2,836,000 2,820,800 -15,200

Kentucky.......................................... 1,790,300 1,778,800 -11,500

Michigan........................................... 3,901,500 3,877,600 -23,900

North Carolina.................................. 3,949,500 3,937,000 -12,500

North Dakota.................................... 368,400 371,400 3,000

Oklahoma........................................ 1,569,100 1,557,700 -11,400

Pennsylvania.................................... 5,648,300 5,630,600 -17,700

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State
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Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from May 2008 to

May 2009, seasonally adjusted

May May Over-the-year

2008 2009 p change p

Alabama........................................... 2,004,600 1,910,200 -94,400

Arizona............................................. 2,638,400 2,443,400 -195,000

Arkansas.......................................... 1,205,600 1,172,300 -33,300

California.......................................... 15,087,400 14,343,400 -744,000

Colorado.......................................... 2,358,400 2,261,600 -96,800

Connecticut...................................... 1,707,300 1,643,900 -63,400

Delaware.......................................... 434,200 415,400 -18,800

Florida.............................................. 7,806,600 7,389,100 -417,500

Georgia............................................ 4,129,200 3,917,700 -211,500

Hawaii.............................................. 622,600 601,600 -21,000

Idaho................................................ 651,400 615,300 -36,100

Illinois............................................... 5,973,900 5,700,400 -273,500

Indiana............................................. 2,976,800 2,820,800 -156,000

Iowa................................................. 1,527,500 1,484,400 -43,100

Kansas............................................. 1,394,300 1,357,500 -36,800

Kentucky.......................................... 1,864,100 1,778,800 -85,300

Maine............................................... 619,300 597,700 -21,600

Maryland.......................................... 2,610,800 2,545,700 -65,100

Massachusetts................................. 3,300,100 3,189,000 -111,100

Michigan........................................... 4,180,400 3,877,600 -302,800

Minnesota........................................ 2,768,500 2,667,500 -101,000

Mississippi........................................ 1,154,900 1,117,100 -37,800

Missouri............................................ 2,798,200 2,723,900 -74,300

Montana........................................... 447,200 438,800 -8,400

Nevada............................................. 1,276,800 1,199,300 -77,500

New Hampshire............................... 646,900 632,100 -14,800

New Jersey...................................... 4,070,200 3,935,100 -135,100

New Mexico..................................... 847,700 826,900 -20,800

New York......................................... 8,808,100 8,609,600 -198,500

North Carolina.................................. 4,149,000 3,937,000 -212,000

Ohio................................................. 5,394,800 5,132,700 -262,100

Oklahoma........................................ 1,597,600 1,557,700 -39,900

Oregon............................................. 1,729,200 1,635,900 -93,300

Pennsylvania.................................... 5,815,600 5,630,600 -185,000

Rhode Island.................................... 484,200 463,500 -20,700

South Carolina................................. 1,944,500 1,852,000 -92,500

South Dakota................................... 411,300 404,500 -6,800

Tennessee....................................... 2,796,300 2,663,900 -132,400

Texas............................................... 10,624,500 10,401,900 -222,600

Utah................................................. 1,257,700 1,215,800 -41,900

Vermont........................................... 308,800 295,500 -13,300

Virginia............................................. 3,768,100 3,674,800 -93,300

Washington...................................... 2,969,300 2,866,100 -103,200

West Virginia.................................... 762,200 738,000 -24,200

Wisconsin........................................ 2,882,700 2,750,200 -132,500

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 ChicagoNaperville-Joliet, 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. Seasonal adjustment of modeled 

estimates of employment and unemployment levels is 

performed within the modeling procedure. Series are 

decomposed into trend, seasonal, and irregular components 

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. 

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 November 

20, 2008. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the Internet at http://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 44 

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 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 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 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 current year overthe-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 Employment and 

Earnings Online at http://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 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 Internet 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 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 http://www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data 

from the CES program are available on the Internet 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-

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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

May

2008

March

2009

April

2009

May

2009

May

2008

March

2009

April

2009

May

2009

May

2008

March

2009

April

2009

May

2009

Northeast ........................... 28,181.9 28,421.3 28,468.5 28,503.8 1,444.4 2,241.3 2,250.0 2,370.5 5.1 7.9 7.9 8.3

 New England .................... 7,656.6 7,683.7 7,696.4 7,690.4 392.0 598.8 617.8 634.6 5.1 7.8 8.0 8.3

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,525.3 20,737.6 20,772.1 20,813.4 1,052.4 1,642.5 1,632.2 1,735.9 5.1 7.9 7.9 8.3

South ................................. 54,809.9 55,060.0 55,184.6 55,161.1 2,833.1 4,614.0 4,627.3 4,899.6 5.2 8.4 8.4 8.9

 South Atlantic ................... 29,419.8 29,413.6 29,492.3 29,444.3 1,563.3 2,687.9 2,685.9 2,828.1 5.3 9.1 9.1 9.6

 East South Central ........... 8,566.0 8,583.1 8,564.7 8,555.4 513.4 812.5 821.1 878.0 6.0 9.5 9.6 10.3

 West South Central .......... 16,824.1 17,063.3 17,127.7 17,161.5 756.4 1,113.6 1,120.3 1,193.5 4.5 6.5 6.5 7.0

Midwest ............................. 34,884.4 34,651.3 34,714.6 34,798.9 2,044.0 3,133.8 3,185.9 3,419.4 5.9 9.0 9.2 9.8

 East North Central ............ 23,966.7 23,686.8 23,741.3 23,822.2 1,525.4 2,368.0 2,440.2 2,620.3 6.4 10.0 10.3 11.0

 West North Central ........... 10,917.7 10,964.4 10,973.3 10,976.8 518.6 765.8 745.7 799.1 4.8 7.0 6.8 7.3

West ................................... 35,834.4 36,306.2 36,362.4 36,272.5 2,098.5 3,546.7 3,512.4 3,662.6 5.9 9.8 9.7 10.1

 Mountain ........................... 11,090.8 11,135.9 11,171.2 11,163.9 518.3 818.8 814.1 866.0 4.7 7.4 7.3 7.8

 Pacific ............................... 24,743.6 25,170.4 25,191.2 25,108.5 1,580.2 2,727.9 2,698.3 2,796.6 6.4 10.8 10.7 11.1

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

April May April May April May

2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009

Northeast ........................... 27,992.5 28,239.4 28,122.8 28,370.4 1,262.3 2,192.0 1,390.3 2,310.2 4.5 7.8 4.9 8.1

 New England .................... 7,602.9 7,630.3 7,641.6 7,654.3 343.6 606.6 379.0 619.4 4.5 7.9 5.0 8.1

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,389.6 20,609.1 20,481.2 20,716.1 918.7 1,585.4 1,011.3 1,690.8 4.5 7.7 4.9 8.2

South ................................. 54,616.2 54,921.4 54,909.5 55,106.8 2,394.2 4,451.5 2,725.2 4,787.0 4.4 8.1 5.0 8.7

 South Atlantic ................... 29,330.7 29,363.8 29,510.6 29,449.9 1,333.8 2,607.0 1,512.2 2,773.6 4.5 8.9 5.1 9.4

 East South Central ........... 8,506.5 8,496.3 8,568.5 8,535.0 422.5 782.6 489.9 855.4 5.0 9.2 5.7 10.0

 West South Central .......... 16,779.0 17,061.3 16,830.5 17,121.9 637.9 1,062.0 723.0 1,157.9 3.8 6.2 4.3 6.8

Midwest ............................. 34,690.8 34,505.1 34,917.5 34,746.7 1,766.2 3,140.4 1,951.7 3,328.0 5.1 9.1 5.6 9.6

 East North Central ............ 23,789.7 23,564.0 23,977.6 23,775.7 1,311.5 2,408.9 1,462.7 2,556.9 5.5 10.2 6.1 10.8

 West North Central ........... 10,901.1 10,941.1 10,939.9 10,971.0 454.6 731.6 489.0 771.1 4.2 6.7 4.5 7.0

West ................................... 35,644.6 36,167.9 35,776.6 36,112.5 1,850.1 3,464.4 1,993.1 3,548.0 5.2 9.6 5.6 9.8

 Mountain ........................... 11,033.1 11,108.8 11,071.5 11,115.6 449.9 800.5 489.9 837.0 4.1 7.2 4.4 7.5

 Pacific ............................... 24,611.6 25,059.1 24,705.1 24,996.9 1,400.2 2,663.8 1,503.2 2,711.0 5.7 10.6 6.1 10.8

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

May

2008

March

2009

April

2009

May

2009p

May

2008

March

2009

April

2009

May

2009p May

2008

March

2009

April

2009

May

2009p

Alabama ................................................... 2,165.8 2,142.1 2,131.4 2,128.8 102.2 192.9 191.3 208.9 4.7 9.0 9.0 9.8

Alaska ....................................................... 356.6 358.3 358.7 360.1 23.6 30.0 28.3 30.2 6.6 8.4 7.9 8.4

Arizona ..................................................... 3,113.2 3,137.0 3,153.4 3,153.4 161.7 244.6 241.3 259.0 5.2 7.8 7.7 8.2

Arkansas ................................................... 1,370.5 1,359.6 1,359.0 1,360.0 67.7 88.7 88.7 95.2 4.9 6.5 6.5 7.0

California .................................................. 18,350.6 18,614.9 18,629.5 18,524.7 1,253.3 2,091.8 2,065.5 2,138.0 6.8 11.2 11.1 11.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,966.9 4,969.0 4,998.5 4,998.0 350.4 561.8 545.7 580.9 7.1 11.3 10.9 11.6

Colorado ................................................... 2,726.4 2,725.1 2,737.4 2,719.7 128.8 203.5 202.5 205.8 4.7 7.5 7.4 7.6

Connecticut ............................................... 1,869.2 1,884.9 1,887.2 1,886.5 100.0 142.1 148.5 150.3 5.4 7.5 7.9 8.0

Delaware .................................................. 441.8 436.2 438.3 438.0 19.5 33.3 32.5 35.6 4.4 7.6 7.4 8.1

District of Columbia .................................. 332.4 328.5 326.2 329.0 21.9 32.0 32.2 35.2 6.6 9.7 9.9 10.7

Florida ....................................................... 9,182.2 9,218.2 9,247.9 9,232.3 534.1 900.9 893.7 942.7 5.8 9.8 9.7 10.2

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,210.2 1,202.0 1,217.1 1,223.1 67.7 97.2 100.3 120.1 5.6 8.1 8.2 9.8

Georgia ..................................................... 4,840.7 4,783.3 4,784.1 4,776.7 286.0 439.0 440.2 463.9 5.9 9.2 9.2 9.7

Hawaii ....................................................... 654.5 644.4 646.7 649.0 23.8 45.5 44.9 47.8 3.6 7.1 6.9 7.4

Idaho ......................................................... 753.0 750.0 750.2 750.8 34.1 52.7 52.6 58.8 4.5 7.0 7.0 7.8

Illinois ........................................................ 6,721.1 6,578.0 6,611.2 6,668.1 429.1 595.0 618.6 671.4 6.4 9.0 9.4 10.1

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,147.8 4,065.5 4,102.8 4,132.0 259.4 369.1 396.1 433.7 6.3 9.1 9.7 10.5

Indiana ...................................................... 3,224.7 3,219.9 3,205.3 3,217.9 172.4 323.3 318.7 341.7 5.3 10.0 9.9 10.6

Iowa .......................................................... 1,676.1 1,674.8 1,674.8 1,680.0 67.6 87.5 84.9 96.9 4.0 5.2 5.1 5.8

Kansas ...................................................... 1,494.1 1,509.0 1,522.0 1,528.1 64.1 92.1 98.4 107.0 4.3 6.1 6.5 7.0

Kentucky ................................................... 2,038.0 2,082.3 2,076.5 2,076.7 125.4 204.9 205.1 220.6 6.2 9.8 9.9 10.6

Louisiana .................................................. 2,063.6 2,070.5 2,074.3 2,069.0 83.7 120.7 127.9 136.1 4.1 5.8 6.2 6.6

Maine ........................................................ 706.0 705.3 703.9 702.4 36.0 57.1 55.5 58.0 5.1 8.1 7.9 8.3

Maryland ................................................... 2,995.8 2,961.1 2,968.4 2,955.3 122.8 202.9 200.7 212.5 4.1 6.9 6.8 7.2

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,422.3 3,421.1 3,434.3 3,430.7 168.9 265.0 274.5 282.6 4.9 7.7 8.0 8.2

Michigan ................................................... 4,954.5 4,841.3 4,847.9 4,848.8 407.9 609.1 626.6 681.7 8.2 12.6 12.9 14.1

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,115.2 2,073.0 2,104.6 2,101.8 184.6 275.7 302.8 322.7 8.7 13.3 14.4 15.4

Minnesota ................................................. 2,924.9 2,954.7 2,964.0 2,959.0 153.7 242.5 238.4 242.0 5.3 8.2 8.0 8.2

Mississippi ................................................ 1,315.8 1,321.1 1,311.9 1,310.1 89.3 124.8 119.5 126.2 6.8 9.4 9.1 9.6

Missouri .................................................... 3,010.3 3,014.0 3,008.4 3,011.6 174.1 261.7 242.5 272.4 5.8 8.7 8.1 9.0

Montana .................................................... 505.8 501.0 502.7 501.0 21.9 30.6 30.1 31.6 4.3 6.1 6.0 6.3

Nebraska .................................................. 994.8 990.2 990.5 982.4 31.5 46.9 44.4 43.4 3.2 4.7 4.5 4.4

Nevada ..................................................... 1,363.7 1,394.3 1,400.5 1,406.1 82.9 145.6 148.1 158.5 6.1 10.4 10.6 11.3

New Hampshire ........................................ 738.9 743.8 744.0 741.3 27.3 46.1 47.0 48.1 3.7 6.2 6.3 6.5

New Jersey ............................................... 4,491.3 4,540.6 4,572.4 4,560.9 230.1 376.8 384.4 400.6 5.1 8.3 8.4 8.8

New Mexico .............................................. 957.1 954.6 955.5 959.1 38.5 56.1 55.4 62.6 4.0 5.9 5.8 6.5

New York .................................................. 9,667.2 9,762.5 9,772.0 9,775.9 500.4 763.3 751.4 802.4 5.2 7.8 7.7 8.2

New York City ...................................... 3,937.9 3,999.2 4,004.4 4,024.3 202.2 324.6 321.9 361.1 5.1 8.1 8.0 9.0

North Carolina .......................................... 4,523.2 4,554.5 4,579.6 4,568.3 266.3 493.6 491.4 508.8 5.9 10.8 10.7 11.1

North Dakota ............................................ 368.8 370.1 369.8 368.4 11.3 15.5 15.1 16.0 3.1 4.2 4.1 4.4

Ohio .......................................................... 5,974.3 5,953.7 5,968.5 5,978.5 378.4 578.5 609.3 645.6 6.3 9.7 10.2 10.8

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,083.5 1,065.9 1,070.5 1,076.2 71.6 89.1 98.2 108.2 6.6 8.4 9.2 10.1

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,743.6 1,763.3 1,771.7 1,770.6 63.1 104.6 110.4 111.7 3.6 5.9 6.2 6.3

Oregon ...................................................... 1,948.3 2,000.1 2,003.6 2,002.7 110.9 237.8 236.0 248.1 5.7 11.9 11.8 12.4

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,392.0 6,433.5 6,430.8 6,467.2 326.0 502.9 499.5 531.6 5.1 7.8 7.8 8.2

Rhode Island ............................................ 567.6 564.4 563.4 566.1 41.9 59.6 62.7 68.5 7.4 10.6 11.1 12.1

South Carolina .......................................... 2,141.1 2,187.1 2,198.4 2,206.0 135.7 250.1 250.2 266.2 6.3 11.4 11.4 12.1

South Dakota ............................................ 443.9 448.1 446.9 446.6 12.7 21.8 21.6 22.5 2.9 4.9 4.8 5.0

Tennessee ................................................ 3,045.2 3,039.5 3,039.1 3,043.0 190.0 291.5 300.5 326.4 6.2 9.6 9.9 10.7

Texas ........................................................ 11,657.8 11,861.2 11,924.8 11,955.8 551.1 796.7 793.0 843.5 4.7 6.7 6.6 7.1

Utah .......................................................... 1,379.7 1,382.2 1,379.4 1,382.3 45.4 71.9 71.3 74.8 3.3 5.2 5.2 5.4

Vermont .................................................... 355.0 359.1 361.0 361.0 16.0 25.9 26.3 26.5 4.5 7.2 7.3 7.3

Virginia ...................................................... 4,110.8 4,151.4 4,170.5 4,170.7 156.2 280.7 284.1 298.1 3.8 6.8 6.8 7.1

Washington ............................................... 3,457.1 3,541.1 3,539.9 3,571.9 177.0 322.4 317.8 336.0 5.1 9.1 9.0 9.4

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,454.6 1,480.1 1,497.0 1,496.3 64.0 118.7 116.7 125.2 4.4 8.0 7.8 8.4

West Virginia ............................................ 807.3 792.7 795.0 794.8 35.1 53.5 61.0 68.5 4.3 6.8 7.7 8.6

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,075.3 3,104.9 3,110.8 3,104.7 134.4 263.6 268.6 276.3 4.4 8.5 8.6 8.9

Wyoming ................................................... 291.8 290.3 290.8 291.8 8.8 13.1 13.2 14.7 3.0 4.5 4.5 5.0

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,366.1 1,310.8 1,340.5 1,332.2 154.5 196.8 206.4 191.5 11.3 15.0 15.4 14.4

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. 09-01,

dated November 20, 2008, and are available on the BLS Web site at

http://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

April May April May April May

2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p

Alabama ................................................... 2,152.2 2,113.3 2,160.4 2,118.4 77.6 177.7 92.7 197.7 3.6 8.4 4.3 9.3

Alaska ....................................................... 351.6 354.2 357.0 359.8 23.0 29.3 22.8 29.3 6.6 8.3 6.4 8.1

Arizona ..................................................... 3,094.9 3,142.0 3,108.4 3,140.7 130.7 233.0 151.9 250.5 4.2 7.4 4.9 8.0

Arkansas ................................................... 1,372.0 1,359.5 1,378.2 1,364.5 59.4 86.7 65.1 93.6 4.3 6.4 4.7 6.9

California .................................................. 18,225.8 18,542.8 18,305.3 18,441.4 1,101.0 2,038.1 1,185.9 2,066.9 6.0 11.0 6.5 11.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,942.4 4,974.4 4,944.8 4,968.1 296.8 530.7 333.9 564.3 6.0 10.7 6.8 11.4

Colorado ................................................... 2,709.6 2,715.5 2,714.9 2,701.0 114.1 199.0 121.8 199.4 4.2 7.3 4.5 7.4

Connecticut ............................................... 1,857.4 1,874.4 1,872.2 1,885.2 85.9 144.8 99.2 148.8 4.6 7.7 5.3 7.9

Delaware .................................................. 443.0 437.7 441.8 435.9 17.3 32.4 17.5 33.9 3.9 7.4 4.0 7.8

District of Columbia .................................. 330.6 323.1 331.4 326.9 17.1 29.8 21.3 35.1 5.2 9.2 6.4 10.7

Florida ....................................................... 9,158.0 9,196.8 9,221.9 9,223.8 449.4 866.1 508.9 919.0 4.9 9.4 5.5 10.0

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,208.2 1,209.7 1,212.4 1,219.5 61.3 98.2 63.9 116.6 5.1 8.1 5.3 9.6

Georgia ..................................................... 4,836.8 4,762.0 4,851.7 4,763.8 244.1 426.5 274.5 453.2 5.0 9.0 5.7 9.5

Hawaii ....................................................... 656.9 648.3 654.2 647.8 20.7 44.6 22.5 46.8 3.1 6.9 3.4 7.2

Idaho ......................................................... 748.2 745.2 752.9 748.5 31.9 54.6 29.6 54.5 4.3 7.3 3.9 7.3

Illinois ........................................................ 6,693.6 6,576.1 6,716.7 6,646.1 367.5 612.8 414.0 657.2 5.5 9.3 6.2 9.9

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,134.1 4,088.6 4,147.8 4,128.0 224.3 404.1 257.2 440.4 5.4 9.9 6.2 10.7

Indiana ...................................................... 3,217.3 3,193.1 3,243.5 3,227.7 152.4 315.2 167.0 336.5 4.7 9.9 5.1 10.4

Iowa .......................................................... 1,675.3 1,669.7 1,675.3 1,674.0 60.5 84.7 62.1 90.8 3.6 5.1 3.7 5.4

Kansas ...................................................... 1,488.5 1,514.7 1,492.0 1,522.5 51.6 93.2 61.8 104.8 3.5 6.2 4.1 6.9

Kentucky ................................................... 2,029.0 2,066.8 2,049.4 2,080.2 111.6 200.9 126.1 218.8 5.5 9.7 6.2 10.5

Louisiana .................................................. 2,059.7 2,063.7 2,066.3 2,066.5 66.2 116.3 76.5 130.6 3.2 5.6 3.7 6.3

Maine ........................................................ 699.0 695.5 704.3 698.8 34.8 57.4 34.8 56.5 5.0 8.2 4.9 8.1

Maryland ................................................... 2,985.0 2,943.7 3,007.9 2,950.1 102.5 193.8 117.5 208.6 3.4 6.6 3.9 7.1

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,396.4 3,405.6 3,412.1 3,414.0 144.6 266.0 162.3 274.1 4.3 7.8 4.8 8.0

Michigan ................................................... 4,878.4 4,780.2 4,967.2 4,848.4 332.8 604.3 397.5 672.1 6.8 12.6 8.0 13.9

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,079.8 2,062.7 2,113.2 2,088.7 145.6 279.4 174.9 310.7 7.0 13.5 8.3 14.9

Minnesota ................................................. 2,919.6 2,952.4 2,929.5 2,953.5 145.8 240.5 144.5 230.3 5.0 8.1 4.9 7.8

Mississippi ................................................ 1,306.7 1,302.7 1,320.7 1,310.5 73.2 112.1 91.2 126.4 5.6 8.6 6.9 9.6

Missouri .................................................... 3,007.6 3,001.5 3,022.5 3,016.2 145.1 231.9 166.8 265.2 4.8 7.7 5.5 8.8

Montana .................................................... 505.8 502.3 507.2 500.7 20.4 30.7 19.5 29.1 4.0 6.1 3.8 5.8

Nebraska .................................................. 998.1 989.8 1,001.1 985.8 29.3 44.1 31.0 43.0 2.9 4.5 3.1 4.4

Nevada ..................................................... 1,354.9 1,395.2 1,363.6 1,402.4 70.5 145.8 78.8 154.6 5.2 10.5 5.8 11.0

New Hampshire ........................................ 734.8 737.5 736.7 737.3 25.8 47.3 26.4 46.8 3.5 6.4 3.6 6.4

New Jersey ............................................... 4,470.3 4,545.5 4,481.9 4,547.8 201.9 374.9 223.0 393.7 4.5 8.2 5.0 8.7

New Mexico .............................................. 955.1 950.6 955.3 954.8 33.8 54.4 37.1 62.0 3.5 5.7 3.9 6.5

New York .................................................. 9,595.8 9,698.0 9,619.0 9,718.2 433.9 730.0 471.9 774.2 4.5 7.5 4.9 8.0

New York City ...................................... 3,920.4 3,988.0 3,913.7 3,996.7 172.3 311.4 187.7 347.6 4.4 7.8 4.8 8.7

North Carolina .......................................... 4,513.8 4,558.7 4,544.7 4,565.1 226.6 478.7 261.3 505.4 5.0 10.5 5.7 11.1

North Dakota ............................................ 367.9 367.7 372.1 370.3 10.9 15.9 10.4 15.0 3.0 4.3 2.8 4.0

Ohio .......................................................... 5,938.2 5,929.0 5,982.9 5,966.7 330.2 604.4 356.6 622.4 5.6 10.2 6.0 10.4

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,081.6 1,065.5 1,090.1 1,077.1 62.4 96.2 70.5 108.2 5.8 9.0 6.5 10.0

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,739.0 1,764.6 1,746.7 1,770.4 50.0 104.5 62.4 111.7 2.9 5.9 3.6 6.3

Oregon ...................................................... 1,938.9 1,996.0 1,942.6 1,992.5 102.0 238.3 103.4 240.6 5.3 11.9 5.3 12.1

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,323.5 6,365.6 6,380.4 6,450.1 282.8 480.5 316.4 522.9 4.5 7.5 5.0 8.1

Rhode Island ............................................ 563.1 559.7 563.8 561.2 35.6 63.0 41.1 67.8 6.3 11.3 7.3 12.1

South Carolina .......................................... 2,139.3 2,194.1 2,158.8 2,212.5 113.2 241.7 126.7 257.7 5.3 11.0 5.9 11.6

South Dakota ............................................ 444.1 445.3 447.4 448.7 11.4 21.3 12.4 22.1 2.6 4.8 2.8 4.9

Tennessee ................................................ 3,018.5 3,013.5 3,038.0 3,025.9 160.2 291.9 179.9 312.6 5.3 9.7 5.9 10.3

Texas ........................................................ 11,608.3 11,873.5 11,639.2 11,920.6 462.3 754.5 519.1 822.0 4.0 6.4 4.5 6.9

Utah .......................................................... 1,374.6 1,369.6 1,378.6 1,377.5 40.3 69.4 42.6 72.3 2.9 5.1 3.1 5.2

Vermont .................................................... 352.2 357.6 352.5 357.9 17.0 28.1 15.1 25.4 4.8 7.9 4.3 7.1

Virginia ...................................................... 4,114.0 4,154.8 4,139.1 4,175.9 130.1 275.3 150.6 293.2 3.2 6.6 3.6 7.0

Washington ............................................... 3,438.3 3,517.8 3,445.9 3,555.5 153.6 313.5 168.5 327.4 4.5 8.9 4.9 9.2

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,452.3 1,491.6 1,459.7 1,502.3 50.7 108.8 61.9 126.3 3.5 7.3 4.2 8.4

West Virginia ............................................ 810.1 793.0 813.2 796.0 33.6 62.8 33.9 67.7 4.1 7.9 4.2 8.5

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,062.2 3,085.6 3,067.3 3,086.8 128.6 272.1 127.5 268.7 4.2 8.8 4.2 8.7

Wyoming ................................................... 289.9 288.4 290.7 289.9 8.1 13.6 8.5 14.6 2.8 4.7 2.9 5.0

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,355.5 1,335.7 1,375.0 1,334.6 131.8 196.5 156.1 191.3 9.7 14.7 11.4 14.3

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. 09-01,

dated November 20, 2008, and are available on the BLS Web site at

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

to revision the following month.
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Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted

(In thousands)

State 

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

May

2008

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009p May2008

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009p May2008

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009p

Alabama ............................... 2,004.6 1,920.2 1,912.9 1,910.2 110.7 94.0 92.0 90.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 323.8 322.6 320.9 323.8 17.4 17.3 16.6 16.4 13.2 12.7 12.5 13.4

Arizona ................................. 2,638.4 2,464.4 2,462.3 2,443.4 192.9 145.2 141.7 139.1 174.9 165.8 166.5 165.9

Arkansas ............................... 1,205.6 1,178.6 1,179.2 1,172.3 55.8 55.3 53.2 52.2 183.8 166.9 167.0 164.4

California .............................. 15,087.4 14,475.1 14,412.3 14,343.4 803.3 674.8 665.4 654.1 1,436.6 1,338.2 1,324.0 1,314.4

Colorado ............................... 2,358.4 2,278.7 2,266.7 2,261.6 163.8 141.3 140.6 138.8 145.7 134.7 133.4 131.1

Connecticut ........................... 1,707.3 1,652.2 1,640.3 1,643.9 66.4 53.2 51.9 52.6 188.5 176.8 175.1 174.3

Delaware 3 ........................... 434.2 416.3 415.7 415.4 26.0 22.4 22.5 22.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 705.0 704.9 702.4 702.7 12.9 12.4 12.3 12.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 7,806.6 7,449.7 7,450.1 7,389.1 522.5 432.6 427.4 431.7 376.0 343.3 340.0 335.9

Georgia ................................ 4,129.2 3,955.4 3,933.5 3,917.7 208.9 180.5 176.4 171.3 412.7 370.5 364.8 360.2

Hawaii 3 ................................ 622.6 605.9 604.5 601.6 38.2 33.9 32.7 32.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 651.4 621.6 618.6 615.3 46.0 40.2 40.1 39.3 64.0 58.4 57.4 56.9

Illinois .................................... 5,973.9 5,742.9 5,717.8 5,700.4 261.4 232.9 228.1 225.7 663.2 602.3 593.5 584.0

Indiana .................................. 2,976.8 2,848.8 2,836.0 2,820.8 145.6 127.9 125.3 128.6 531.6 461.4 453.8 437.7

Iowa ...................................... 1,527.5 1,493.4 1,487.8 1,484.4 73.8 67.8 66.5 67.3 229.6 208.4 206.9 201.8

Kansas .................................. 1,394.3 1,370.6 1,360.5 1,357.5 65.9 58.4 57.0 56.6 186.3 176.6 173.6 171.6

Kentucky ............................... 1,864.1 1,796.4 1,790.3 1,778.8 86.4 70.8 70.9 68.2 250.0 215.1 211.6 209.8

Louisiana .............................. 1,942.9 1,938.8 1,932.3 1,930.2 134.5 138.5 139.5 138.9 153.5 147.0 146.5 144.2

Maine .................................... 619.3 602.1 598.9 597.7 29.8 27.0 26.2 26.1 59.3 54.9 54.0 53.0

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,610.8 2,547.3 2,543.2 2,545.7 181.8 159.6 154.7 154.4 129.1 123.8 124.0 123.8

Massachusetts ...................... 3,300.1 3,195.1 3,184.1 3,189.0 134.1 118.9 116.6 114.0 288.3 274.2 273.0 272.7

Michigan ............................... 4,180.4 3,939.2 3,901.5 3,877.6 155.5 142.4 133.5 129.2 576.0 492.1 471.1 455.2

Minnesota ............................. 2,768.5 2,677.4 2,669.1 2,667.5 112.3 95.1 95.1 96.0 336.9 308.3 304.0 301.9

Mississippi ............................ 1,154.9 1,118.0 1,118.4 1,117.1 63.5 57.2 58.7 61.1 162.3 147.2 145.4 143.2

Missouri ............................... 2,798.2 2,735.6 2,727.8 2,723.9 142.2 129.2 129.7 128.1 292.9 264.9 262.6 258.9

Montana ................................ 447.2 439.0 439.9 438.8 30.0 25.7 25.7 24.9 20.3 19.2 19.3 19.3

Nebraska 3 ........................... 966.5 947.8 946.3 945.5 50.8 48.3 47.4 48.3 102.3 94.8 94.2 93.8

Nevada ................................. 1,276.8 1,208.5 1,201.6 1,199.3 119.3 99.4 97.1 95.1 48.8 45.3 45.0 45.0

New Hampshire .................... 646.9 636.5 631.5 632.1 26.1 23.3 21.7 22.0 76.3 69.9 69.2 68.5

New Jersey ........................... 4,070.2 3,960.0 3,941.3 3,935.1 165.8 151.9 146.8 141.9 301.9 273.2 271.4 271.7

New Mexico .......................... 847.7 832.4 825.2 826.9 58.1 51.6 49.2 49.7 35.6 32.3 32.1 31.5

New York .............................. 8,808.1 8,642.4 8,627.5 8,609.6 361.7 341.6 338.0 335.7 537.0 502.6 500.5 495.4

North Carolina ...................... 4,149.0 3,955.3 3,949.5 3,937.0 240.2 198.4 195.8 193.7 520.9 457.7 453.9 450.1

North Dakota ........................ 366.3 367.8 368.4 371.4 20.5 19.6 19.6 21.3 26.4 25.2 24.9 24.3

Ohio ...................................... 5,394.8 5,158.7 5,132.9 5,132.7 213.6 188.3 181.8 182.2 746.5 649.9 638.2 622.1

Oklahoma ............................. 1,597.6 1,577.7 1,569.1 1,557.7 76.0 74.4 74.7 72.7 151.6 139.3 138.5 135.6

Oregon ................................. 1,729.2 1,644.1 1,636.0 1,635.9 96.5 80.9 78.9 79.5 198.2 174.2 170.8 169.5

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,815.6 5,672.1 5,648.3 5,630.6 258.6 239.9 234.8 234.5 649.4 589.4 581.6 576.2

Rhode Island ........................ 484.2 465.0 464.6 463.5 20.6 17.6 17.8 18.1 48.5 44.1 43.7 43.6

South Carolina ...................... 1,944.5 1,854.8 1,851.4 1,852.0 113.8 104.6 103.8 103.8 244.5 220.3 218.5 215.8

South Dakota3 ...................... 411.3 406.4 404.0 404.5 23.6 22.2 22.1 22.8 42.8 40.0 39.2 38.8

Tennessee3 .......................... 2,796.3 2,679.5 2,666.1 2,663.9 136.3 113.8 111.8 108.8 366.5 326.1 325.8 320.2

Texas .................................... 10,624.5 10,474.1 10,426.6 10,401.9 676.6 618.0 615.6 605.2 928.3 876.7 867.6 854.8

Utah ...................................... 1,257.7 1,224.7 1,219.0 1,215.8 92.1 78.1 76.6 75.2 126.9 116.5 114.3 113.7

Vermont ................................ 308.8 295.0 295.4 295.5 15.7 12.8 13.2 13.5 35.1 31.2 31.1 30.9

Virginia .................................. 3,768.1 3,673.1 3,672.7 3,674.8 224.7 197.6 194.6 192.9 267.2 249.3 243.9 239.1

Washington ........................... 2,969.3 2,874.6 2,869.4 2,866.1 203.8 180.3 178.3 175.9 295.1 274.2 269.4 268.0

West Virginia ........................ 762.2 744.2 738.8 738.0 38.1 36.0 34.4 35.2 56.8 52.3 51.7 51.4

Wisconsin ............................. 2,882.7 2,772.6 2,752.3 2,750.2 119.6 105.3 101.6 103.6 496.1 451.7 441.8 434.6

Wyoming ............................... 297.0 295.6 293.2 292.5 27.9 26.1 25.4 25.2 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.9

See footnotes at end of table.
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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

May

2008

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009p May2008

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009p May2008

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009p

Alabama ............................... 391.3 379.9 377.9 377.6 99.5 100.3 99.8 99.0 222.2 205.1 201.5 202.6

Alaska ................................... 64.8 65.1 63.7 63.6 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.8 26.2 25.9 26.4 27.2

Arizona ................................. 522.9 484.5 482.7 483.0 176.9 170.7 169.2 168.5 390.5 348.8 352.9 344.0

Arkansas ............................... 248.5 237.9 236.0 235.2 52.7 49.9 49.8 50.1 117.8 114.0 115.9 114.4

California .............................. 2,883.0 2,719.9 2,700.2 2,691.9 855.4 813.7 807.3 803.8 2,257.0 2,151.7 2,141.8 2,130.9

Colorado ............................... 431.8 416.3 414.5 414.8 156.7 147.6 147.4 148.3 352.3 326.6 323.4 323.2

Connecticut ........................... 311.5 299.9 297.6 299.0 143.9 140.5 140.0 139.9 206.8 191.9 191.8 191.2

Delaware 3 ........................... 81.5 76.8 76.3 77.1 45.7 44.6 44.8 44.5 59.7 53.6 53.8 53.7

District of Columbia 3 ........... 28.0 26.7 26.5 26.5 28.4 27.4 27.5 27.6 153.2 151.4 150.3 148.4

Florida .................................. 1,593.8 1,522.1 1,519.6 1,511.6 527.9 511.8 507.6 504.4 1,156.8 1,061.2 1,076.1 1,064.2

Georgia ................................ 879.4 843.6 835.8 828.8 226.3 215.8 215.8 214.6 564.6 523.4 516.3 508.4

Hawaii 3 ................................ 119.2 114.9 113.7 113.4 29.6 28.9 28.8 28.6 76.3 73.8 73.2 74.0

Idaho .................................... 132.3 124.2 122.4 121.9 31.8 31.5 31.0 30.7 81.0 73.4 74.3 74.2

Illinois .................................... 1,209.7 1,171.1 1,165.8 1,160.5 394.7 381.2 377.1 375.4 868.3 801.6 796.8 795.6

Indiana .................................. 583.2 563.8 559.8 561.6 136.3 133.8 133.3 131.8 285.7 268.2 266.0 265.3

Iowa ...................................... 309.4 311.5 312.7 312.9 102.9 102.7 102.0 102.8 123.2 113.0 112.6 114.2

Kansas .................................. 263.1 260.3 259.0 257.9 73.6 72.3 71.6 71.3 148.9 141.0 140.0 140.3

Kentucky ............................... 383.4 372.3 373.7 368.9 92.2 90.6 89.9 88.5 184.4 179.5 177.9 174.0

Louisiana .............................. 384.7 381.2 379.4 378.1 95.3 93.4 92.3 93.3 206.2 204.3 201.7 201.6

Maine .................................... 125.8 120.5 120.4 120.1 32.9 31.8 32.0 32.0 56.2 55.6 54.7 55.4

Maryland 3 ............................ 468.5 447.5 449.7 448.3 153.9 146.1 145.3 143.2 399.9 397.7 394.4 396.4

Massachusetts ...................... 571.4 548.9 546.9 547.3 221.8 210.1 209.5 209.9 489.1 459.4 455.8 458.4

Michigan ............................... 775.3 729.4 724.8 720.6 206.7 195.3 193.2 192.0 568.6 505.2 504.5 505.1

Minnesota ............................. 526.0 509.0 508.1 501.1 177.1 176.3 174.4 174.6 329.5 299.1 295.4 295.1

Mississippi ............................ 224.6 218.1 217.2 216.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 95.5 89.9 88.5 86.8

Missouri ............................... 544.3 532.9 530.7 530.1 166.0 162.8 162.1 162.8 343.5 334.6 333.1 332.6

Montana ................................ 92.3 90.1 89.5 89.6 21.9 22.2 21.8 21.7 41.2 38.5 39.1 39.1

Nebraska 3 ........................... 205.1 200.5 201.0 198.8 69.1 68.4 68.4 68.8 106.3 100.7 99.7 98.6

Nevada ................................. 232.6 225.4 224.4 224.8 62.0 59.3 59.0 59.4 155.5 143.1 141.6 142.0

New Hampshire .................... 140.2 141.8 139.4 140.7 38.2 37.8 37.4 36.8 67.2 64.4 64.4 65.4

New Jersey ........................... 867.9 851.7 847.7 841.9 272.3 259.2 259.0 258.9 618.6 581.1 577.8 577.2

New Mexico .......................... 145.3 141.0 138.8 139.2 34.9 33.9 33.8 33.7 107.6 106.9 105.4 105.2

New York .............................. 1,530.1 1,483.8 1,473.1 1,468.1 726.6 696.0 693.8 690.8 1,160.9 1,125.2 1,122.0 1,120.7

North Carolina ...................... 772.8 732.8 729.7 729.9 212.3 204.9 203.7 202.3 507.6 467.5 466.0 464.1

North Dakota ........................ 77.7 78.7 78.7 78.6 20.2 20.6 20.3 20.0 30.3 29.4 29.8 29.9

Ohio ...................................... 1,042.2 1,004.7 998.3 999.9 291.6 280.8 277.5 279.3 673.4 619.7 617.6 619.1

Oklahoma ............................. 289.3 289.2 286.5 286.1 83.4 81.9 80.5 80.1 185.0 177.6 175.3 170.3

Oregon ................................. 338.6 315.0 313.4 314.0 102.9 96.9 96.3 95.8 198.1 183.0 180.4 179.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,131.6 1,101.3 1,096.6 1,096.0 331.0 321.3 318.1 316.1 712.5 684.2 680.0 673.2

Rhode Island ........................ 77.8 73.9 73.7 73.4 33.4 32.3 32.2 32.2 54.8 51.9 52.1 51.8

South Carolina ...................... 374.8 360.0 358.4 358.9 106.3 103.7 102.5 103.9 224.8 210.3 211.5 209.5

South Dakota3 ...................... 81.8 81.6 81.6 81.4 31.3 30.2 30.1 29.9 27.9 26.9 26.7 26.2

Tennessee3 .......................... 604.9 579.7 577.8 574.6 145.2 139.0 137.8 138.7 325.3 308.9 305.1 308.4

Texas .................................... 2,147.2 2,106.0 2,085.1 2,076.2 650.0 645.4 640.5 641.4 1,342.9 1,302.2 1,276.9 1,274.2

Utah ...................................... 249.4 243.6 243.1 243.5 74.5 73.0 73.0 72.6 163.4 160.4 157.4 156.2

Vermont ................................ 59.4 55.9 56.5 56.9 12.9 12.6 12.6 12.6 23.2 20.8 20.8 21.1

Virginia .................................. 661.9 643.0 640.9 642.5 188.8 186.5 187.3 186.3 657.3 640.1 641.6 642.8

Washington ........................... 556.0 529.8 529.6 529.3 153.8 146.7 147.4 146.7 352.0 330.5 329.8 328.5

West Virginia ........................ 141.9 137.6 136.5 135.7 29.8 28.5 28.3 28.1 61.0 58.4 58.5 57.9

Wisconsin ............................. 542.9 524.3 516.7 513.3 164.8 161.3 159.9 159.6 280.8 254.3 255.0 258.4

Wyoming ............................... 55.9 56.0 55.7 55.6 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.5 18.5 17.8 17.8 17.9

See footnotes at end of table.
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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

May

2008

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009p May2008

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009p May2008

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009p

Alabama ............................... 211.1 213.4 213.6 215.5 176.0 172.6 172.8 173.3 384.0 381.1 383.6 382.4

Alaska ................................... 37.3 38.0 38.3 38.5 33.2 31.8 31.7 32.0 83.1 82.9 83.6 83.9

Arizona ................................. 319.4 316.1 315.9 315.4 270.2 256.3 257.6 256.9 433.9 430.5 431.6 426.8

Arkansas ............................... 157.3 161.7 162.5 164.2 100.3 102.1 103.4 101.7 214.5 217.2 218.1 217.9

California .............................. 1,723.6 1,750.0 1,744.8 1,746.9 1,577.9 1,522.0 1,518.3 1,515.6 2,523.8 2,511.4 2,523.8 2,509.6

Colorado ............................... 249.2 255.7 256.0 257.5 275.2 268.7 266.2 263.9 383.9 390.4 391.4 391.1

Connecticut ........................... 295.3 301.4 299.8 300.4 139.1 137.4 135.7 137.8 253.0 250.8 248.9 250.0

Delaware 3 ........................... 60.0 61.2 61.5 61.7 41.0 39.9 39.5 39.7 61.4 62.1 62.1 61.7

District of Columbia 3 ........... 102.4 106.2 106.7 107.7 57.9 58.9 57.9 58.4 234.3 235.6 236.0 236.9

Florida .................................. 1,043.6 1,063.1 1,059.2 1,048.6 950.7 915.2 913.0 895.6 1,127.3 1,119.8 1,120.0 1,114.8

Georgia ................................ 464.3 476.0 477.4 481.8 397.7 382.8 385.2 390.4 694.3 693.0 692.1 694.7

Hawaii 3 ................................ 73.6 74.5 74.4 74.6 108.1 102.6 102.0 101.4 124.4 126.0 129.8 126.4

Idaho .................................... 77.9 77.9 78.1 78.8 63.9 60.7 59.7 59.8 117.8 120.7 121.0 120.2

Illinois .................................... 796.9 802.8 802.4 802.8 534.1 514.4 513.5 520.4 855.8 853.6 861.3 858.4

Indiana .................................. 408.8 417.6 418.0 416.1 285.7 286.1 286.5 287.9 440.8 438.4 440.0 438.8

Iowa ...................................... 205.9 210.1 210.1 209.4 135.9 134.1 132.3 132.0 253.0 253.6 253.5 253.0

Kansas .................................. 176.4 178.6 178.1 177.9 116.7 117.0 115.1 115.0 261.0 263.8 264.2 265.0

Kentucky ............................... 244.5 246.2 246.1 247.0 172.2 173.7 173.8 172.7 322.7 320.4 318.9 321.0

Louisiana .............................. 255.0 259.2 258.5 260.4 196.9 199.8 196.9 196.9 362.9 365.4 366.9 367.6

Maine .................................... 117.7 119.0 118.7 118.7 60.2 57.9 57.3 57.8 104.1 103.5 103.4 102.5

Maryland 3 ............................ 381.4 389.1 389.4 390.0 241.0 227.6 228.4 233.4 486.4 491.4 493.2 491.7

Massachusetts ...................... 638.1 646.7 645.6 648.1 307.7 297.4 296.8 299.3 436.6 437.0 438.0 435.9

Michigan ............................... 607.6 613.9 612.8 609.7 399.1 385.5 383.9 386.4 645.7 639.0 641.8 644.7

Minnesota ............................. 440.2 454.6 459.3 459.4 245.8 236.5 235.7 242.8 418.9 419.6 419.3 420.1

Mississippi ............................ 127.3 129.2 129.1 129.8 126.4 121.3 123.1 123.1 247.7 250.8 252.5 252.2

Missouri ............................... 390.7 398.8 398.0 399.2 282.5 277.8 276.2 276.1 445.4 448.9 450.6 451.7

Montana ................................ 60.7 62.8 63.2 62.0 59.3 59.0 58.6 58.8 88.3 89.1 90.0 90.7

Nebraska 3 ........................... 132.7 134.4 134.3 134.6 82.5 81.0 81.0 82.5 163.6 167.3 167.8 167.1

Nevada ................................. 95.5 97.1 97.3 96.8 336.5 315.8 316.3 315.5 161.3 159.7 157.4 157.1

New Hampshire .................... 104.8 106.4 107.1 107.3 64.2 63.0 63.0 62.5 94.3 94.7 94.8 93.4

New Jersey ........................... 588.3 598.3 599.2 598.2 345.2 340.1 332.8 338.0 650.4 650.9 652.1 652.5

New Mexico .......................... 114.6 117.8 117.1 118.3 87.0 85.5 84.6 85.0 198.0 198.9 200.3 200.0

New York .............................. 1,626.3 1,651.7 1,659.3 1,658.5 718.0 710.5 706.6 706.3 1,510.0 1,501.6 1,505.1 1,507.6

North Carolina ...................... 534.6 540.4 543.9 543.2 399.6 387.3 388.4 391.3 703.9 721.0 720.0 716.0

North Dakota ........................ 52.2 52.5 52.5 53.1 33.3 33.9 33.4 34.6 76.3 77.9 79.2 79.8

Ohio ...................................... 814.6 821.8 822.6 831.0 498.3 497.5 499.0 501.2 796.2 787.8 790.0 789.4

Oklahoma ............................. 198.4 199.2 199.0 200.1 143.1 146.7 145.5 146.0 324.9 329.6 331.7 331.2

Oregon ................................. 218.2 223.9 224.5 224.8 174.2 166.8 166.8 168.4 296.5 300.1 302.2 301.9

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,097.3 1,115.1 1,118.7 1,118.0 506.8 494.8 491.3 492.0 744.7 750.3 752.8 752.1

Rhode Island ........................ 99.8 99.9 99.8 99.6 51.6 50.7 50.0 50.4 64.0 62.1 62.6 62.0

South Carolina ...................... 206.9 206.1 206.6 208.4 221.1 204.9 204.0 205.8 347.7 340.1 341.1 341.0

South Dakota3 ...................... 61.9 63.2 63.1 63.3 43.0 42.7 42.1 43.0 76.2 77.0 76.5 76.5

Tennessee3 .......................... 357.2 366.8 364.9 364.2 275.3 269.2 268.1 271.2 429.6 427.2 426.1 428.8

Texas .................................... 1,284.8 1,333.8 1,338.6 1,344.4 1,012.1 1,006.6 1,016.0 1,015.2 1,775.3 1,801.7 1,809.1 1,814.9

Utah ...................................... 145.6 148.7 149.7 150.0 115.5 110.4 110.9 110.2 211.0 216.5 217.1 218.0

Vermont ................................ 58.8 60.0 60.2 60.1 32.9 31.6 31.2 30.8 54.0 53.9 53.9 54.2

Virginia .................................. 436.6 437.7 441.0 440.3 352.1 338.0 343.8 347.8 692.3 701.3 700.5 705.8

Washington ........................... 360.1 364.7 364.2 364.8 284.5 282.7 283.7 286.8 543.9 547.8 551.9 550.1

West Virginia ........................ 116.4 117.2 117.7 117.9 72.9 71.5 70.5 71.4 147.6 146.1 146.9 146.9

Wisconsin ............................. 404.1 412.9 414.4 413.5 260.8 250.7 248.7 253.6 420.6 424.8 428.6 426.9

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 34.7 34.4 33.6 34.1 69.3 70.5 70.4 70.8

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 projected

from 2008 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

April May April May April May April May

2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p

Alabama ................... 2,008.4 1,915.8 2,012.0 1,915.9 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.6 110.5 92.2 111.0 91.2 288.1 255.1 287.7 253.0

Alaska ....................... 313.1 314.0 328.9 327.8 14.8 15.4 15.1 15.5 15.7 15.0 17.8 16.8 10.6 10.4 10.9 10.9

Arizona ..................... 2,655.3 2,481.2 2,648.3 2,459.9 13.0 10.6 13.3 10.6 195.0 140.4 193.4 138.9 174.9 166.5 174.7 165.8

Arkansas ................... 1,208.4 1,181.9 1,213.2 1,179.4 10.2 11.4 10.6 11.5 55.7 52.7 56.7 52.9 184.0 166.4 183.8 164.5

California .................. 15,094.7 14,408.1 15,126.4 14,387.6 27.9 26.5 28.6 26.9 800.0 650.0 803.4 649.9 1,429.9 1,318.6 1,434.1 1,312.5

Colorado ................... 2,348.8 2,260.1 2,359.8 2,262.2 27.4 27.3 28.0 26.4 160.1 137.9 165.0 139.2 145.0 132.7 145.5 130.8

Connecticut ............... 1,705.4 1,640.6 1,717.3 1,653.3 .7 .7 .8 .7 66.2 50.7 67.5 53.7 187.9 174.8 188.5 174.3

Delaware ................. 435.1 413.9 437.0 417.9 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 26.3 22.2 26.2 22.1 32.3 27.7 31.4 27.6

District of Columbia .. 701.7 703.6 703.3 702.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12.6 12.1 12.9 12.3 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.3

Florida ....................... 7,875.9 7,495.4 7,848.6 7,420.7 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.2 526.9 426.1 524.2 431.3 378.5 339.6 377.2 335.5

Georgia ..................... 4,137.0 3,936.5 4,147.4 3,930.4 10.4 9.8 10.3 9.8 208.7 175.5 209.4 172.3 415.0 365.2 413.5 361.5

Hawaii ...................... 619.8 603.2 625.4 604.7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 38.5 32.5 38.0 32.8 15.0 14.3 15.1 14.3

Idaho ........................ 645.3 614.5 655.8 618.1 3.5 2.4 4.0 2.6 44.7 38.4 46.9 39.4 63.9 56.6 63.9 56.4

Illinois ........................ 5,962.7 5,703.9 6,012.3 5,731.2 9.8 10.2 10.2 10.3 255.9 222.3 267.4 231.4 663.2 592.0 663.3 583.8

Indiana ...................... 2,974.1 2,839.4 3,002.5 2,844.8 6.7 6.9 6.8 7.0 143.7 123.3 148.7 131.4 530.7 451.3 533.4 438.6

Iowa .......................... 1,528.5 1,492.7 1,545.3 1,501.4 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 70.0 64.9 75.9 69.3 228.7 206.3 229.5 202.5

Kansas ...................... 1,399.0 1,362.7 1,405.6 1,366.5 9.6 10.1 9.6 10.1 64.5 56.0 66.2 56.8 188.0 173.3 185.5 171.6

Kentucky ................... 1,862.0 1,793.6 1,878.7 1,788.6 22.7 25.5 23.4 25.7 83.9 69.9 87.6 69.3 248.8 212.4 250.9 209.9

Louisiana .................. 1,943.5 1,937.3 1,949.3 1,933.6 54.1 53.0 54.4 52.4 134.0 139.5 135.5 139.2 152.4 146.0 153.4 144.4

Maine ........................ 609.3 589.2 622.4 600.0 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.6 27.9 24.8 30.6 26.9 58.7 53.5 59.3 53.1

Maryland ................... 2,609.5 2,540.2 2,626.4 2,561.5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 182.0 152.7 182.3 154.9 128.9 123.6 128.9 123.4

Massachusetts .......... 3,293.3 3,179.2 3,320.4 3,207.4 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.2 130.7 112.7 136.8 116.2 287.9 272.6 288.2 272.7

Michigan ................... 4,171.4 3,894.1 4,227.0 3,927.6 7.5 7.2 8.0 7.6 146.6 124.8 160.6 134.5 577.8 470.5 577.5 456.9

Minnesota ................. 2,747.0 2,658.1 2,791.9 2,695.6 5.9 5.3 6.3 5.0 102.3 87.0 115.7 99.1 333.9 301.2 336.7 302.0

Mississippi ................ 1,161.6 1,122.0 1,160.9 1,120.7 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.5 63.5 58.3 64.5 61.1 163.2 145.5 162.6 143.5

Missouri ................... 2,808.4 2,742.1 2,828.4 2,750.8 5.0 4.8 4.9 4.8 140.5 128.3 144.4 130.0 291.6 262.7 294.1 259.9

Montana .................... 442.4 436.0 450.8 440.7 7.8 7.9 8.0 8.1 29.2 24.5 30.8 25.1 20.1 19.0 20.3 19.2

Nebraska .................. 965.2 946.4 975.5 953.7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 49.9 46.7 51.9 49.1 102.0 93.6 102.2 93.4

Nevada ..................... 1,280.5 1,202.7 1,285.6 1,204.1 11.9 12.4 12.0 12.4 119.0 96.5 120.6 95.3 48.8 45.0 49.0 45.1

New Hampshire ........ 641.1 626.6 650.1 634.1 1.0 .8 1.0 1.0 25.5 20.8 26.7 22.4 76.1 68.9 76.3 68.4

New Jersey ............... 4,064.9 3,925.6 4,093.8 3,953.8 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 165.3 144.0 168.6 143.9 302.9 270.7 302.2 271.4

New Mexico .............. 848.1 825.8 851.8 831.3 20.6 19.2 21.0 19.3 58.5 48.6 58.5 50.2 35.1 31.7 35.3 31.2

New York .................. 8,779.3 8,591.9 8,846.4 8,650.0 6.0 5.9 6.6 6.3 351.3 325.9 366.5 341.2 534.7 497.2 536.8 495.2

North Carolina .......... 4,150.7 3,957.7 4,176.3 3,969.7 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.4 239.8 196.1 241.1 195.5 520.9 453.4 520.5 450.9

North Dakota ............ 365.9 367.7 371.7 375.1 6.2 7.3 6.5 7.5 18.9 18.0 21.3 22.1 26.3 24.6 26.4 24.1

Ohio .......................... 5,387.4 5,125.9 5,438.1 5,169.1 11.5 11.5 11.9 11.8 208.2 176.0 218.3 185.9 744.8 635.9 746.2 621.3

Oklahoma ................. 1,598.2 1,576.0 1,608.5 1,569.2 50.6 46.3 51.4 44.9 74.8 74.4 76.1 73.3 151.6 138.1 151.8 135.6

Oregon ...................... 1,728.5 1,633.9 1,736.0 1,643.6 8.3 6.9 8.4 7.1 94.7 76.6 96.0 78.3 196.7 168.6 196.1 167.9

Pennsylvania ............ 5,826.4 5,655.7 5,862.3 5,674.3 21.6 23.0 22.1 23.4 255.3 229.5 264.4 239.3 647.1 579.2 649.3 576.1

Rhode Island ............ 485.0 463.4 489.7 467.6 .2 .2 .3 .2 20.3 17.3 21.2 18.4 48.8 43.6 48.6 43.5

South Carolina .......... 1,950.0 1,861.4 1,963.5 1,873.2 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.2 114.2 103.0 114.3 104.2 245.4 218.9 245.7 216.7

South Dakota ............ 407.1 401.6 416.6 410.7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 22.2 21.2 24.5 23.9 42.6 39.1 42.9 38.8

Tennessee ................ 2,798.6 2,670.9 2,805.9 2,674.8 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 136.8 111.5 137.5 110.1 367.3 326.1 366.9 320.8

Texas ........................ 10,619.3 10,446.6 10,663.6 10,441.2 224.3 216.3 226.3 210.7 678.0 614.7 679.9 607.3 926.0 864.1 928.3 853.4

Utah .......................... 1,259.1 1,221.0 1,256.7 1,214.8 11.8 13.5 12.3 13.7 91.0 75.3 92.6 75.8 127.2 114.1 126.7 113.7

Vermont .................... 304.6 292.0 308.6 295.6 .8 .8 .9 .8 14.2 12.3 16.2 14.0 35.0 30.9 35.1 30.9

Virginia ...................... 3,770.5 3,670.5 3,787.7 3,687.7 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.1 225.5 192.6 226.2 193.1 267.7 243.8 266.6 239.6

Washington ............... 2,960.6 2,858.4 2,981.4 2,876.5 7.3 6.7 7.5 7.1 201.7 173.8 204.7 176.2 291.7 266.6 293.4 266.5

West Virginia ............ 760.1 739.3 766.8 744.1 29.7 28.6 30.5 27.7 38.2 34.1 39.0 36.3 56.8 51.5 56.8 51.4

Wisconsin ................. 2,863.3 2,736.0 2,903.7 2,769.9 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.3 113.6 96.6 123.4 106.7 493.4 436.9 493.7 432.2

Wyoming ................... 290.4 287.9 298.9 294.0 28.0 27.1 28.6 26.1 26.8 24.3 28.4 26.0 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.7

Puerto Rico ............... 1,014.8 975.7 1,015.4 977.0 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 58.0 49.5 58.2 48.0 102.5 94.6 102.0 93.1

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

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

April May April May April May April May

2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p

Alabama ................... 389.7 376.3 390.2 377.1 27.4 25.9 27.2 25.8 99.3 99.4 99.4 98.9 223.6 201.8 222.0 202.5

Alaska ....................... 62.5 61.8 66.9 65.3 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.1 14.6 14.5 15.0 14.9 25.5 25.5 26.9 27.7

Arizona ..................... 518.7 481.3 519.1 480.6 42.1 39.9 43.2 40.2 177.2 169.1 177.1 168.2 393.0 354.0 389.8 344.4

Arkansas ................... 247.4 234.5 248.5 235.1 19.1 17.0 18.7 17.0 52.4 49.6 52.7 50.1 117.2 115.7 118.0 114.4

California .................. 2,852.2 2,669.1 2,856.7 2,672.4 476.2 455.1 480.7 447.0 858.7 807.1 857.3 804.5 2,255.0 2,138.6 2,246.7 2,127.5

Colorado ................... 427.6 409.8 427.8 411.4 77.2 74.0 77.1 74.2 157.0 147.0 156.0 147.7 352.7 321.3 354.2 325.5

Connecticut ............... 308.2 295.3 311.0 298.7 38.5 35.4 38.5 35.0 143.0 139.6 143.5 139.7 208.0 192.0 207.5 191.8

Delaware ................. 80.5 75.1 81.3 76.5 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 45.5 44.5 45.7 44.3 60.2 53.8 59.8 54.1

District of Columbia .. 27.9 26.4 27.9 26.5 20.9 19.3 21.0 19.3 28.4 27.5 28.3 27.5 153.7 150.0 153.8 148.5

Florida ....................... 1,593.5 1,516.2 1,590.8 1,505.4 157.8 148.3 158.1 147.1 529.1 508.2 528.7 505.3 1,166.2 1,078.5 1,160.3 1,065.2

Georgia ..................... 876.4 830.7 877.5 827.5 109.4 104.2 109.9 103.6 226.3 215.5 226.5 214.9 566.2 515.5 565.5 507.4

Hawaii ...................... 118.8 112.5 118.3 112.6 10.4 9.3 10.7 9.3 29.7 28.7 29.6 28.6 76.0 73.5 75.7 73.7

Idaho ........................ 130.8 121.1 131.9 121.7 10.9 12.1 11.8 12.2 31.7 30.9 31.8 30.8 81.0 73.8 82.0 75.1

Illinois ........................ 1,199.3 1,153.4 1,208.1 1,158.0 115.8 109.6 116.3 108.7 394.1 376.4 394.8 375.0 866.7 795.8 870.5 799.1

Indiana ...................... 577.1 555.4 583.9 561.2 39.7 38.6 40.2 39.0 135.7 132.6 136.5 131.8 287.6 265.8 287.7 266.5

Iowa .......................... 307.4 311.4 310.5 313.7 33.9 32.9 34.1 32.9 102.6 101.7 102.9 102.7 123.5 112.9 123.4 114.6

Kansas ...................... 261.6 257.2 262.7 257.4 39.7 37.7 39.2 37.5 73.3 71.4 73.5 71.2 148.8 140.4 148.5 140.4

Kentucky ................... 380.5 371.7 383.5 369.7 29.7 29.3 30.0 29.1 92.0 90.1 92.4 89.0 184.1 177.0 183.9 172.8

Louisiana .................. 382.5 378.0 383.6 377.5 30.1 27.5 30.9 27.0 94.8 92.3 94.9 93.0 206.6 202.7 206.8 201.8

Maine ........................ 121.6 115.8 123.7 117.6 10.9 10.2 10.8 10.2 32.7 31.7 32.9 31.9 56.1 54.5 56.9 56.0

Maryland ................... 463.9 445.0 466.6 447.2 50.6 48.4 50.8 48.7 154.1 144.9 154.1 143.3 400.7 394.4 401.4 398.8

Massachusetts .......... 563.2 538.6 568.9 544.7 90.7 85.0 90.7 85.0 220.6 207.8 221.1 209.1 488.3 455.3 491.5 460.4

Michigan ................... 765.0 716.2 776.6 723.1 61.8 56.9 62.3 56.6 205.7 192.5 207.8 192.6 567.4 499.5 574.0 509.1

Minnesota ................. 520.1 503.3 527.1 502.5 57.8 56.2 57.8 55.9 176.6 174.6 177.0 175.3 326.1 294.7 329.0 298.4

Mississippi ................ 224.5 217.3 224.3 217.3 13.5 13.2 13.5 13.2 47.0 44.4 47.1 45.2 96.3 89.0 95.9 87.2

Missouri ................... 542.1 527.6 545.1 530.1 63.8 63.2 64.4 63.0 165.5 161.8 166.4 162.6 346.5 335.0 343.7 333.2

Montana .................... 91.7 88.9 92.4 90.1 7.7 7.2 7.6 7.3 21.8 21.6 21.9 21.5 40.8 39.1 41.6 39.4

Nebraska .................. 203.3 200.0 205.6 199.5 19.1 17.9 18.8 17.8 69.0 68.1 69.3 68.8 106.5 99.9 106.7 98.8

Nevada ..................... 231.2 223.1 231.3 223.7 15.4 14.3 15.9 14.5 62.2 58.7 62.0 59.3 156.0 141.7 156.6 142.2

New Hampshire ........ 137.2 136.9 139.5 139.9 12.6 12.1 12.6 12.1 38.0 37.2 38.2 36.7 67.4 64.5 67.7 65.9

New Jersey ............... 857.9 835.6 865.6 838.8 93.1 89.6 92.7 88.8 271.8 257.7 272.5 258.8 618.7 575.6 619.4 578.2

New Mexico .............. 144.9 137.5 145.1 138.9 15.1 15.0 15.4 15.3 34.7 33.7 34.8 33.6 107.3 105.0 107.6 105.2

New York .................. 1,510.3 1,451.3 1,522.9 1,461.7 260.6 254.5 263.2 252.5 721.8 689.9 722.2 688.3 1,158.5 1,114.3 1,159.0 1,119.1

North Carolina .......... 769.2 724.9 772.0 730.3 72.1 67.9 72.3 67.4 212.6 203.0 212.7 202.2 505.9 465.3 507.1 465.3

North Dakota ............ 77.5 78.4 78.3 78.7 7.4 7.2 7.5 7.2 20.1 20.2 20.2 20.0 30.3 29.4 30.5 30.0

Ohio .......................... 1,032.4 989.2 1,040.6 999.3 86.5 79.1 86.5 79.5 291.4 276.7 292.1 279.4 673.5 616.1 673.8 619.4

Oklahoma ................. 288.4 284.7 289.5 285.5 29.2 28.8 29.3 28.7 83.3 80.4 83.5 80.1 185.4 176.3 185.5 171.8

Oregon ...................... 335.2 309.7 335.4 311.6 36.0 35.0 36.3 34.8 102.9 96.3 102.8 95.9 197.5 180.5 197.6 180.4

Pennsylvania ............ 1,122.1 1,086.6 1,131.4 1,095.3 107.7 98.4 108.1 98.2 329.9 316.6 331.1 316.0 712.9 678.7 714.4 675.1

Rhode Island ............ 77.1 72.5 77.5 73.3 10.8 10.2 10.6 10.1 33.4 32.0 33.5 32.1 55.3 51.9 55.3 52.1

South Carolina .......... 374.9 358.0 374.8 360.8 28.6 29.5 28.8 29.8 106.1 102.3 106.6 104.0 224.4 211.9 226.7 211.8

South Dakota ............ 81.1 81.0 82.3 82.2 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.9 30.9 30.1 31.2 30.0 28.2 26.7 28.2 26.6

Tennessee ................ 603.3 574.3 603.1 574.0 51.1 47.3 51.3 47.4 145.0 137.6 145.4 138.7 324.4 303.8 323.4 306.7

Texas ........................ 2,129.3 2,071.8 2,135.4 2,067.7 218.6 206.4 219.6 206.1 647.7 639.7 650.3 641.6 1,339.7 1,279.2 1,341.3 1,275.5

Utah .......................... 246.9 240.5 247.9 241.6 30.9 29.2 31.4 29.7 74.6 72.7 74.3 72.3 162.2 157.4 164.2 157.1

Vermont .................... 58.2 55.3 59.2 56.4 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.5 12.8 12.5 12.9 12.6 22.5 20.5 23.4 21.3

Virginia ...................... 654.0 633.7 657.6 639.7 88.2 80.7 88.3 81.0 189.3 186.4 189.3 186.8 655.6 640.2 656.2 640.3

Washington ............... 549.8 522.1 552.7 525.6 104.2 101.8 104.9 100.8 153.2 146.6 154.2 146.4 351.0 328.1 352.4 328.1

West Virginia ............ 141.0 135.3 141.4 135.7 11.2 10.5 11.2 10.5 29.9 28.4 29.8 28.2 61.0 58.9 61.1 58.3

Wisconsin ................. 536.1 509.0 542.6 512.6 50.2 49.1 50.9 49.3 163.8 159.4 164.8 159.6 279.8 253.8 281.1 259.2

Wyoming ................... 54.7 54.6 55.7 55.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.5 18.3 17.5 18.9 18.2

Puerto Rico ............... 179.1 172.2 180.6 173.8 20.7 19.4 20.6 19.6 48.0 43.9 47.7 43.6 107.1 101.5 107.2 101.5

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

April May April May April May April May

2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2009 2008 2009p

Alabama ................... 211.0 214.2 211.6 215.6 177.5 174.1 179.8 176.0 82.4 77.5 82.6 77.5 386.3 386.7 388.0 385.7

Alaska ....................... 37.5 38.6 37.7 38.7 29.0 28.8 34.7 33.6 11.4 11.2 11.6 11.5 84.6 85.8 85.2 85.8

Arizona ..................... 319.1 317.6 320.3 317.0 279.1 264.3 274.9 262.4 101.0 94.2 101.1 94.0 442.2 443.3 441.4 437.8

Arkansas ................... 157.4 163.2 157.6 164.3 101.8 104.4 103.0 104.4 45.8 44.9 46.0 44.1 217.4 222.1 217.6 221.1

California .................. 1,738.4 1,760.0 1,736.7 1,758.8 1,578.5 1,516.8 1,592.8 1,528.1 518.8 504.9 521.1 505.3 2,559.1 2,561.4 2,568.3 2,554.7

Colorado ................... 248.8 256.8 250.2 258.5 271.7 264.2 268.7 256.6 94.4 92.4 94.7 92.6 386.9 396.7 392.6 399.3

Connecticut ............... 297.7 302.5 296.0 301.3 134.9 132.6 142.7 140.9 63.3 63.0 63.7 63.1 257.0 254.0 257.6 254.1

Delaware ................. 60.1 61.8 60.2 62.1 39.9 38.1 42.0 40.4 20.4 20.3 20.5 20.3 62.8 63.3 62.8 63.4

District of Columbia .. 102.5 110.2 102.1 107.5 59.1 58.8 59.2 59.8 64.9 64.5 65.1 64.5 230.1 233.5 231.3 234.9

Florida ....................... 1,045.9 1,062.0 1,048.1 1,054.1 979.8 937.0 967.7 911.9 345.3 332.4 346.8 330.9 1,146.5 1,140.9 1,140.4 1,127.8

Georgia ..................... 464.5 478.6 466.3 482.5 400.2 388.9 407.1 398.1 161.2 155.6 162.4 155.3 698.7 697.0 699.0 697.5

Hawaii ...................... 73.7 74.7 74.0 75.1 108.5 101.8 108.5 101.5 27.4 26.9 27.6 26.9 121.8 129.0 127.9 129.9

Idaho ........................ 77.7 78.3 77.6 78.1 62.1 58.6 64.3 59.8 20.6 19.3 20.9 18.7 118.4 123.0 120.7 123.3

Illinois ........................ 796.8 804.2 798.9 804.7 532.6 510.1 548.4 532.5 260.8 257.3 263.1 257.9 867.7 872.6 871.3 869.8

Indiana ...................... 407.1 422.5 405.6 416.3 283.9 284.6 294.6 295.3 112.6 107.8 113.8 108.1 449.3 450.6 451.3 449.6

Iowa .......................... 209.2 212.8 207.4 210.4 136.1 132.1 140.7 136.1 57.7 56.5 58.1 56.5 257.2 259.0 260.5 260.4

Kansas ...................... 177.0 178.6 177.3 177.9 116.9 115.0 119.2 116.7 53.8 54.3 54.0 54.5 265.8 268.7 269.9 272.4

Kentucky ................... 244.4 246.4 244.9 247.2 174.0 176.2 178.5 177.4 75.1 72.6 75.7 74.0 326.8 322.5 327.9 324.5

Louisiana .................. 256.2 260.1 255.1 260.4 198.7 197.6 200.1 199.1 68.9 70.5 69.4 69.6 365.2 370.1 365.2 369.2

Maine ........................ 117.9 119.5 118.0 119.2 54.1 52.1 60.7 58.2 19.8 19.4 20.1 19.6 107.4 105.9 107.6 105.7

Maryland ................... 381.9 390.7 382.7 391.2 235.7 224.8 246.8 238.0 118.1 115.6 118.6 116.5 493.6 500.1 494.2 499.5

Massachusetts .......... 646.9 654.9 638.7 648.9 297.1 287.9 313.9 304.2 119.2 114.3 120.4 116.7 447.3 448.9 448.7 448.3

Michigan ................... 608.2 616.2 611.3 614.1 390.8 376.1 414.0 400.6 175.3 170.6 177.6 172.1 665.3 663.6 657.3 660.4

Minnesota ................. 442.7 462.5 442.2 461.9 239.5 230.7 253.3 248.4 118.2 116.2 118.6 116.4 423.9 426.4 428.2 430.7

Mississippi ................ 128.6 130.3 127.8 130.4 127.3 123.3 128.4 124.3 37.5 36.9 37.9 36.7 250.8 254.4 249.4 252.3

Missouri ................... 392.2 399.7 391.6 400.0 282.9 278.2 293.4 284.7 121.3 116.9 121.8 117.5 457.0 463.9 458.6 465.0

Montana .................... 60.9 63.3 61.0 62.2 56.7 56.7 58.8 58.3 17.6 17.1 17.6 17.2 88.1 90.7 90.8 92.3

Nebraska .................. 132.5 134.4 133.0 134.9 82.4 81.1 84.7 84.8 35.2 34.7 35.5 35.4 165.3 170.0 167.8 171.2

Nevada ..................... 95.7 97.6 95.9 97.2 338.7 315.9 339.4 316.7 36.8 36.4 37.4 36.7 164.8 161.1 165.5 161.0

New Hampshire ........ 104.7 107.7 105.0 107.6 59.3 58.4 63.6 61.8 21.7 21.4 22.0 22.3 97.6 97.9 97.5 96.0

New Jersey ............... 590.9 601.3 592.7 602.2 336.5 323.2 352.4 343.0 165.5 162.6 167.0 165.3 660.7 663.7 659.0 661.7

New Mexico .............. 115.8 118.7 116.1 119.6 87.2 84.4 87.8 86.1 29.4 29.1 29.8 29.3 199.5 202.9 200.4 202.6

New York .................. 1,646.9 1,682.9 1,638.2 1,671.9 700.6 685.6 732.9 718.0 367.2 366.8 370.5 369.9 1,521.4 1,517.6 1,527.6 1,525.9

North Carolina .......... 533.6 545.3 535.6 544.2 397.4 387.8 409.4 401.1 175.9 172.2 177.7 173.2 716.7 735.4 721.3 733.2

North Dakota ............ 52.0 52.4 52.1 53.0 33.2 33.0 34.1 35.1 15.5 15.4 15.6 15.1 78.5 81.8 79.2 82.3

Ohio .......................... 817.8 829.5 816.2 832.6 491.5 494.2 516.5 517.8 220.4 216.5 221.9 217.9 809.4 801.2 814.1 804.2

Oklahoma ................. 198.6 199.9 199.4 200.2 143.7 146.7 146.3 149.2 63.4 63.5 63.5 62.7 329.2 336.9 332.2 337.2

Oregon ...................... 220.7 227.4 220.2 226.3 172.8 164.7 175.5 169.6 61.1 60.4 61.7 60.8 302.6 307.8 306.0 310.9

Pennsylvania ............ 1,109.8 1,133.3 1,099.7 1,121.1 498.5 484.4 525.6 507.9 253.7 251.7 255.5 252.4 767.8 774.3 760.7 769.5

Rhode Island ............ 102.0 101.8 101.4 101.0 49.7 48.2 53.0 51.3 22.7 22.1 22.9 22.1 64.7 63.6 65.4 63.5

South Carolina .......... 206.0 207.8 207.4 208.9 223.4 206.8 229.3 213.9 71.7 71.8 72.5 71.9 350.9 347.2 353.0 347.0

South Dakota ............ 61.6 63.4 62.0 63.4 41.3 40.5 44.2 44.1 15.8 15.5 16.0 15.8 76.6 77.3 78.4 79.0

Tennessee ................ 356.2 365.2 356.7 364.4 276.4 270.1 281.5 276.4 104.7 101.6 106.0 102.3 433.4 433.4 434.1 434.0

Texas ........................ 1,278.8 1,339.8 1,284.9 1,345.7 1,017.2 1,023.1 1,032.1 1,032.4 362.4 353.3 364.2 359.4 1,797.3 1,838.2 1,801.3 1,841.4

Utah .......................... 147.2 151.3 143.1 147.3 117.4 112.1 114.2 109.3 35.5 33.7 35.7 33.3 214.4 221.2 214.3 221.0

Vermont .................... 58.7 60.3 59.1 60.1 30.5 28.2 29.9 28.1 9.8 9.4 9.9 9.5 56.3 56.3 56.2 56.4

Virginia ...................... 440.9 445.1 441.7 444.0 349.3 340.0 361.6 355.3 188.5 188.3 189.6 186.2 700.6 708.7 699.6 710.6

Washington ............... 361.8 367.6 363.5 368.4 282.7 281.2 287.2 290.2 107.3 105.5 108.1 108.1 549.9 558.4 552.8 559.1

West Virginia ............ 116.4 117.8 116.5 118.1 72.2 69.9 74.1 72.4 55.8 55.1 56.2 55.7 147.9 149.2 150.2 149.8

Wisconsin ................. 403.1 414.5 404.5 414.1 252.3 241.8 267.6 260.1 138.4 132.6 139.1 134.7 429.5 439.4 432.5 438.1

Wyoming ................... 24.2 24.9 24.2 24.9 31.6 31.0 34.1 33.4 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.0 69.5 71.3 71.4 72.8

Puerto Rico ............... 112.2 111.0 112.2 111.8 74.5 72.4 74.0 72.6 17.1 15.3 16.9 15.4 295.6 295.9 296.0 297.6

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

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

from 2008 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.
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