For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, September 15, 2017 USDL-17-1251 

Technical information: 

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STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT — AUGUST 2017 

Unemployment rates were higher in August in 8 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 41 states and the 

District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-one states had jobless 

rate decreases from a year earlier, 1 state had an increase, and 28 states and the District had little or no 

change. The national unemployment rate, 4.4 percent, was little changed from July but was 0.5 

percentage point lower than in August 2016. 

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 6 states in August 2017, decreased in 3 states, and was 

essentially unchanged in 41 states and the District of Columbia. Over the year, 29 states and the District 

added nonfarm payroll jobs and 21 states were essentially unchanged. 

Unemployment 

North Dakota and Colorado had the lowest unemployment rates in August, 2.3 percent and 2.4 percent, 

respectively. The rate in Tennessee (3.3 percent) set a new series low. (All state series begin in 1976.) 

Alaska had the highest jobless rate, 7.2 percent. In total, 19 states had unemployment rates lower than 

the U.S. figure of 4.4 percent, 6 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates, and 25 states had 

rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 1 and map 1.) 

Hurricane Harvey 

Hurricane Harvey had no discernible effect on the employment and unemployment data for August. 

Household survey data collection was completed before the storm. Establishment survey data collection 

for this news release was largely completed prior to the storm, and collection rates were within normal 

ranges nationally and for the affected areas. For information on how unusually severe weather can affect 

the employment and unemployment estimates, see question 8 in the Frequently Asked Questions section 

of the Employment Situation news release at www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.faq.htm. 
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In August, eight states had unemployment rate increases, the largest of which was in Indiana (+0.4 

percentage point), closely followed by California, New Jersey, Oregon, and West Virginia (+0.3 point 

each). Idaho had the only notable rate decrease (-0.1 percentage point). The remaining 41 states and the 

District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not notably 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.) 

Twenty-one states had unemployment rate decreases from August 2016. The largest declines occurred in 

Alabama and Tennessee (-1.7 percentage points and -1.5 points, respectively). The only over-the-year 

rate increase occurred in South Dakota (+0.4 percentage point). (See table C.) 

Nonfarm Payroll Employment 

Six states had over-the-month increases in nonfarm payroll employment in August 2017. The largest 

increase in employment over the month occurred in Georgia (+19,800), followed by Maryland 

(+14,200) and Massachusetts (+10,800). In percentage terms, the largest increases occurred in New 

Mexico (+0.7 percent), New Hampshire (+0.6 percent), and Maryland (+0.5 percent). The decreases in 

employment over the month occurred in Oregon (-9,500, or -0.5 percent), Arkansas (-7,200, or -0.6 

percent), and Maine (-3,700, or -0.6 percent). (See tables D and 3.) 

Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll 

employment in August. The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+298,600), California (+265,100), and 

Florida (+221,400). The largest percentage gain occurred in Nevada (+3.0 percent), followed by Georgia 

(+2.7 percent) and Florida and Utah (+2.6 percent each). (See table E and map 2.) 

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

be released on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The State Employment and 

Unemployment news release for September is scheduled to be released on Friday, October 20, 

2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). 
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State Rate p

United States 1 ................................................ 4.4

Alaska ...................................................................... 7.2

Arkansas ................................................................. 3.5

California ................................................................. 5.1

Colorado .................................................................. 2.4

District of Columbia ................................................ 6.4

Hawaii ...................................................................... 2.6

Idaho ........................................................................ 2.9

Indiana ..................................................................... 3.5

Iowa ......................................................................... 3.3

Kansas .................................................................... 3.9

Kentucky ................................................................. 5.4

Maine ....................................................................... 3.8

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

Mississippi ............................................................... 5.3

Montana ................................................................... 3.9

Nebraska ................................................................. 2.8

New Hampshire ...................................................... 2.7

New Mexico ............................................................. 6.3

North Dakota ........................................................... 2.3

Ohio ......................................................................... 5.4

South Dakota .......................................................... 3.3

Tennessee .............................................................. 3.3

Utah ......................................................................... 3.5

Vermont ................................................................... 3.0

Virginia ..................................................................... 3.8

Wisconsin ............................................................... 3.4

1

 Data are not preliminary.

p

 = preliminary.

Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that

of the U.S., August 2017, seasonally adjusted
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from July 2017

to August 2017, seasonally adjusted

July 2017 August 2017 p

California ......................................... 4.8 5.1 0.3

Idaho ............................................... 3.0 2.9 -.1

Illinois .............................................. 4.8 5.0 .2

Indiana ............................................. 3.1 3.5 .4

New Jersey ..................................... 4.2 4.5 .3

Oregon ............................................ 3.8 4.1 .3

South Dakota .................................. 3.1 3.3 .2

West Virginia ................................... 4.7 5.0 .3

Wisconsin ....................................... 3.2 3.4 .2

p

 = preliminary.

State

Rate Over-the-month 

change p

Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from August 2016

to August 2017, seasonally adjusted

August 2016 August 2017 p

Alabama .......................................... 5.9 4.2 -1.7

California ......................................... 5.4 5.1 -.3

Colorado ......................................... 3.3 2.4 -.9

Florida ............................................. 4.9 4.0 -.9

Georgia ........................................... 5.3 4.7 -.6

Idaho ............................................... 3.8 2.9 -.9

Illinois .............................................. 5.8 5.0 -.8

Indiana ............................................. 4.4 3.5 -.9

Louisiana ......................................... 6.1 5.2 -.9

Michigan .......................................... 4.9 3.9 -1.0

Nebraska ......................................... 3.2 2.8 -.4

North Carolina ................................. 5.0 4.1 -.9

North Dakota ................................... 3.1 2.3 -.8

Oregon ............................................ 5.0 4.1 -.9

Rhode Island ................................... 5.3 4.3 -1.0

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

Tennessee ...................................... 4.8 3.3 -1.5

Texas .............................................. 4.7 4.2 -.5

Washington ..................................... 5.4 4.6 -.8

West Virginia ................................... 6.0 5.0 -1.0

Wisconsin ....................................... 4.2 3.4 -.8

Wyoming ......................................... 5.2 4.0 -1.2

p

 = preliminary.

State

Rate Over-the-year 

change p
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Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from July 2017 to

August 2017, seasonally adjusted

July August

2017 2017 p Level Percent

Arkansas ......................................... 1,259,100 1,251,900 -7,200 -0.6

Georgia ........................................... 4,490,400 4,510,200 19,800 .4

Kentucky ......................................... 1,939,000 1,947,300 8,300 .4

Maine .............................................. 624,500 620,800 -3,700 -.6

Maryland ......................................... 2,764,100 2,778,300 14,200 .5

Massachusetts ............................... 3,620,400 3,631,200 10,800 .3

New Hampshire .............................. 680,400 684,600 4,200 .6

New Mexico .................................... 833,500 839,200 5,700 .7

Oregon ............................................ 1,887,600 1,878,100 -9,500 -.5

p

 = preliminary.

Over-the-month change p

State
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Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from August 2016 to

August 2017, seasonally adjusted

August August

2016 2017 p Level Percent

Alabama .......................................... 1,977,900 2,004,800 26,900 1.4

Arizona ............................................ 2,716,400 2,751,100 34,700 1.3

Arkansas ......................................... 1,228,500 1,251,900 23,400 1.9

California ......................................... 16,512,700 16,777,800 265,100 1.6

Colorado ......................................... 2,609,500 2,655,300 45,800 1.8

District of Columbia ........................ 781,300 794,400 13,100 1.7

Florida ............................................. 8,428,500 8,649,900 221,400 2.6

Georgia ........................................... 4,393,700 4,510,200 116,500 2.7

Idaho ............................................... 698,900 714,100 15,200 2.2

Kentucky ......................................... 1,916,800 1,947,300 30,500 1.6

 

Maryland ......................................... 2,714,700 2,778,300 63,600 2.3

Massachusetts ............................... 3,573,800 3,631,200 57,400 1.6

Michigan .......................................... 4,332,300 4,392,600 60,300 1.4

Minnesota ....................................... 2,904,100 2,948,100 44,000 1.5

Missouri .......................................... 2,848,300 2,900,600 52,300 1.8

Nevada ............................................ 1,309,100 1,347,900 38,800 3.0

New Hampshire .............................. 670,300 684,600 14,300 2.1

New Jersey ..................................... 4,091,300 4,129,400 38,100 .9

New York ........................................ 9,421,400 9,550,000 128,600 1.4

North Carolina ................................. 4,352,500 4,423,000 70,500 1.6

 

Ohio ................................................ 5,488,100 5,545,200 57,100 1.0

Oregon ............................................ 1,836,500 1,878,100 41,600 2.3

Pennsylvania .................................. 5,894,300 5,953,700 59,400 1.0

Rhode Island ................................... 490,400 499,700 9,300 1.9

South Carolina ................................ 2,059,300 2,094,900 35,600 1.7

Tennessee ...................................... 2,975,400 3,027,600 52,200 1.8

Texas .............................................. 12,035,300 12,333,900 298,600 2.5

Utah ................................................ 1,434,700 1,472,000 37,300 2.6

Virginia ............................................ 3,922,500 3,981,200 58,700 1.5

Washington .................................... 3,256,800 3,324,100 67,300 2.1

p

 = preliminary.

Over-the-year change p

State
Technical Note

This release presents civilian labor force and 

unemployment data for states and selected substate areas from 

the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program 

(tables 1 and 2). Also presented are nonfarm payroll 

employment estimates by state and industry supersector from 

the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 3 and 

4). The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state 

cooperative endeavors.

Civilian labor force and unemployment—from the 

LAUS program 

Definitions. The civilian 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 employed persons and unemployed persons on a 

place-of-residence basis. The universe for each is the civilian 

noninstitutional population 16 years of age and older. 

Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or 

profit in the reference week (typically 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 bad weather, 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 civilian labor force is the 

sum of employed and unemployed persons. The unemployment 

rate is the number of unemployed as a percent of the civilian 

labor force.

Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 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 time-series 

models. This method, which underwent substantial 

enhancement at the beginning of 2015, 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 

Angeles-Long 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 the five additional 

substate areas contained in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria 

and Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metropolitan areas and the 

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, Miami-Miami BeachKendall, and Seattle-Bellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) 

and their respective balances of state are produced using a 

similar model-based approach.

Each month, estimates for the nine census divisions first

are modeled using inputs from the CPS only and controlled to 

the national totals. State estimates then are controlled to their 

respective census division totals. Substate and balance-of-state 

estimates for the five areas noted above also are controlled to 

their respective state totals. This tiered process of controlling 

model-based estimates to the U.S. totals is called real-time 

benchmarking. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from a 

monthly household survey similar to the CPS. A more detailed 

description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS 

upon request. 

Annual revisions. Civilian labor force and 

unemployment data for prior years reflect adjustments made 

after 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 re-estimation. In 

most years, historical data for the most recent five years are 

revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to the 

release of January estimates. With the introduction of a new 

generation of times-series models in early 2015, historical data 

were re-estimated back to the series beginnings in 1976, 1990, 

or 1994.

Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS models decompose the 

estimates of employed and unemployed persons into trend, 

seasonal, and irregular components. The trend component of 

each measure is then smoothed using a Trend-Cycle Cascade 

Filter, which combines the Henderson trend filter with a 

seasonal filter. This combined filter suppresses variability due 

to real-time benchmarking while simultaneously removing any 

residual seasonality that may be present in the series. The 

resulting smoothed-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate 

estimates are analyzed in this news release and published on the 

BLS website. During estimation for the current year, the 

smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates for a given month are 

created using an asymmetric filter that incorporates information 

from previous observations only. For annual revisions, 

historical data are smoothed using a two-sided filter. 

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this 

release reflect the delineations that were issued by the U.S. 

Office of Management and Budget on July 15, 2015. A detailed 

list of the geographic definitions is available online at 

www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. 

Employment—from the CES program 

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on 

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay 

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

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

those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each 

payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal 

activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North 

American Industry Classification System. 

Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment 

data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where 

possible these data are produced using a "weighted link 

relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current month 
weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted 

employment is computed from a sample of establishments 

reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the 

current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by 

the previous month’s employment estimates. The weighted link 

relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample 

size meets certain statistical criteria. 

For some employment series, the sample of 

establishments is very small or highly variable. In these cases, 

a model-based approach is used in estimation. These models 

use the direct sample estimates (described above), combined 

with forecasts of historical (benchmarked) data to decrease 

volatility in estimation. Two different models (Fay-Herriot 

Model and Small Domain Model) are used depending on the 

industry level being estimated. For more detailed information 

about each model, refer to the BLS Handbook of Methods.

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. Information on recent benchmark revisions 

is available online at www.bls.gov/sae/benchmark2017.pdf.

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 

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

year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation 

procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each 

individual state. BLS independently develops a national 

employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to 

national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger 

sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, 

summing them cumulates individual state-level errors and can 

cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these 

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

employment series, and cautions users that such a series is 

subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on 

sample 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.

Use of error measures. Changes in state unemployment 

rates and state nonfarm payroll employment are cited in the 

analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be 

statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. 

Furthermore, state unemployment rates for the current month 

generally are cited only if they have been determined to be 

significantly different from the U.S. rate at the 90-percent 

confidence level. The underlying model-based standard error 

measures for unemployment rates and over-the-month and 

over-the-year changes in rates are available at 

www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. The underlying standard error 

measures for over-the-month and over-the-year changes in state 

payroll employment data at the total nonfarm and supersector 

levels are available at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. 

Measures of nonsampling error are not available.

Additional information

Estimates of civilian labor force and unemployment from 

the LAUS program, as well as nonfarm payroll employment 

from the CES program, for metropolitan areas and metropolitan 

divisions are available in the news release Metropolitan Area 

Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of civilian labor 

force, employed persons, unemployed persons, and 

unemployment rates for approximately 7,500 subnational areas 

are available online at www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data 

from the CES program for states and metropolitan areas are 

available online at www.bls.gov/sae/. Information in this 

release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals 

upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay 

Service: (800) 877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted

State and area

Civilian labor force Unemployed

Aug.

2016

June

2017

July

2017

Aug.

2017p

Number Percent of labor force

Aug.

2016

June

2017

July

2017

Aug.

2017p

Aug.

2016

June

2017

July

2017

Aug.

2017p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,172,599 2,177,272 2,160,058 2,148,022 128,413 100,187 96,158 90,913 5.9 4.6 4.5 4.2

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359,974 367,136 366,310 365,109 23,983 25,112 25,741 26,155 6.7 6.8 7.0 7.2

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,241,843 3,317,172 3,307,813 3,302,912 165,943 168,456 169,447 164,878 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,342,501 1,365,448 1,374,438 1,377,710 54,232 46,387 46,497 47,731 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.5

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,132,887 19,137,757 19,136,914 19,168,533 1,031,070 901,202 926,050 971,770 5.4 4.7 4.8 5.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale1. . . . 5,051,904 5,119,963 5,123,987 5,131,310 261,589 226,041 231,836 244,529 5.2 4.4 4.5 4.8

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,897,177 2,969,369 2,982,566 2,992,403 95,565 67,138 70,776 72,616 3.3 2.3 2.4 2.4

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,891,278 1,933,123 1,933,117 1,923,206 93,100 97,043 96,491 92,227 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.8

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472,077 477,303 477,376 478,054 20,511 22,372 22,942 23,513 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.9

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392,080 403,294 403,242 402,369 23,498 24,786 25,706 25,728 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.4

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,845,281 10,138,480 10,114,482 10,094,951 480,826 420,496 411,923 407,689 4.9 4.1 4.1 4.0

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall1. . . . . . . . . . . 1,344,678 1,382,225 1,391,446 1,391,640 72,099 66,772 65,372 63,688 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.6

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,932,454 5,037,965 5,038,076 5,046,999 262,765 240,586 236,705 235,718 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.7

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687,048 695,551 693,272 690,388 20,609 19,149 18,668 18,030 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816,697 818,645 818,046 819,848 30,965 25,343 24,595 23,418 3.8 3.1 3.0 2.9

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,514,368 6,462,811 6,438,011 6,425,800 376,672 302,287 308,183 323,054 5.8 4.7 4.8 5.0

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights1. . . 3,796,803 3,742,413 3,747,059 3,756,398 221,888 162,568 167,440 182,158 5.8 4.3 4.5 4.8

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,325,384 3,331,771 3,332,529 3,337,144 145,331 101,162 104,088 116,710 4.4 3.0 3.1 3.5

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,699,773 1,686,106 1,682,557 1,682,938 62,979 53,736 54,500 55,161 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.3

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,480,809 1,482,914 1,482,835 1,483,483 63,497 54,588 55,535 57,308 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.9

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000,905 2,077,618 2,067,179 2,059,885 99,599 106,857 110,737 111,995 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.4

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,112,540 2,108,202 2,092,130 2,082,730 129,851 114,864 109,930 107,521 6.1 5.4 5.3 5.2

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694,043 703,606 704,650 704,963 27,794 24,740 26,216 26,780 4.0 3.5 3.7 3.8

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,171,266 3,230,723 3,236,987 3,242,312 134,457 131,546 129,147 127,371 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,586,562 3,708,806 3,697,674 3,680,435 122,905 160,419 160,699 154,194 3.4 4.3 4.3 4.2

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,833,276 4,865,209 4,839,530 4,833,040 237,588 186,890 180,006 189,945 4.9 3.8 3.7 3.9

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,071,441 2,088,420 2,078,026 2,076,942 110,184 79,619 68,291 67,426 5.3 3.8 3.3 3.2

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,998,818 3,038,049 3,045,413 3,053,950 118,801 111,720 112,421 116,279 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.8

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,280,627 1,296,560 1,288,999 1,283,122 74,310 65,334 67,429 68,248 5.8 5.0 5.2 5.3

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,105,609 3,054,697 3,043,881 3,043,095 147,641 117,315 117,061 120,242 4.8 3.8 3.8 4.0

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526,891 525,021 524,912 525,087 21,664 20,387 20,442 20,229 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,010,525 1,005,658 1,006,422 1,008,070 32,808 28,757 28,113 28,037 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.8

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,428,963 1,441,574 1,442,795 1,445,624 78,660 67,930 69,293 70,590 5.5 4.7 4.8 4.9

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750,008 753,497 752,897 752,142 21,403 21,665 20,804 20,023 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,513,965 4,520,110 4,514,605 4,515,732 225,410 186,785 189,872 201,637 5.0 4.1 4.2 4.5

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 927,184 933,892 931,430 929,151 63,015 59,570 58,876 58,195 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.3

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,536,018 9,690,838 9,680,247 9,657,974 471,098 439,842 452,949 466,293 4.9 4.5 4.7 4.8

New York City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,130,179 4,249,001 4,248,481 4,233,867 221,478 187,610 197,677 207,251 5.4 4.4 4.7 4.9

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,875,585 4,908,517 4,900,264 4,902,413 243,110 207,757 200,547 200,200 5.0 4.2 4.1 4.1

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416,810 419,341 418,624 417,957 12,881 9,711 9,425 9,470 3.1 2.3 2.3 2.3

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,699,533 5,783,628 5,767,976 5,750,853 282,045 291,415 300,108 310,639 4.9 5.0 5.2 5.4

Cleveland-Elyria2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,028,988 1,040,003 1,040,065 1,037,995 55,585 61,764 62,138 65,733 5.4 5.9 6.0 6.3

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,823,438 1,822,548 1,817,149 1,819,326 91,510 78,919 79,202 81,476 5.0 4.3 4.4 4.5

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,062,731 2,116,045 2,126,643 2,128,352 102,692 77,348 81,603 86,493 5.0 3.7 3.8 4.1

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,450,125 6,473,548 6,457,527 6,428,365 357,514 325,360 324,048 317,622 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.9

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,539 556,501 557,010 556,415 29,545 23,287 24,179 23,721 5.3 4.2 4.3 4.3

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,297,229 2,322,198 2,319,425 2,318,677 106,559 91,627 91,607 93,067 4.6 3.9 3.9 4.0

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453,764 457,496 457,604 458,325 13,134 13,650 14,382 15,328 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,151,938 3,158,980 3,146,212 3,153,006 152,809 114,207 107,881 103,313 4.8 3.6 3.4 3.3

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,290,348 13,468,668 13,401,892 13,373,443 627,586 620,529 574,464 556,942 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.2

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,517,461 1,575,282 1,575,096 1,573,430 50,076 53,405 54,474 54,567 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345,248 344,821 343,837 344,288 11,216 10,901 10,638 10,445 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,242,706 4,314,184 4,320,245 4,320,635 173,639 161,316 162,046 162,277 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.8

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,656,845 3,696,016 3,708,947 3,725,826 198,020 167,304 167,333 170,599 5.4 4.5 4.5 4.6

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,626,985 1,639,999 1,636,213 1,641,726 63,841 56,149 57,047 60,390 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.7

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 783,093 779,671 778,835 778,877 46,704 35,576 36,883 39,226 6.0 4.6 4.7 5.0

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,119,918 3,160,351 3,159,594 3,157,933 131,393 97,049 100,360 106,080 4.2 3.1 3.2 3.4

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301,844 297,469 295,187 294,318 15,805 11,678 11,720 11,717 5.2 3.9 4.0 4.0

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,117,320 1,103,636 1,096,860 1,094,563 130,654 111,339 107,696 110,362 11.7 10.1 9.8 10.1

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. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision

the following month.
LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted

State and area

Civilian labor force Unemployed

July August Number Percent of labor force

2016 2017 2016 2017p

July August July August

2016 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2017 2016 2017p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,173,465 2,180,600 2,168,460 2,162,768 132,734 106,593 134,754 92,837 6.1 4.9 6.2 4.3

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371,272 376,851 366,325 369,982 22,540 24,709 21,301 23,430 6.1 6.6 5.8 6.3

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,240,274 3,314,032 3,243,683 3,304,258 186,236 181,037 186,548 169,670 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.1

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,360,570 1,393,745 1,345,036 1,371,780 59,883 53,259 52,969 48,633 4.4 3.8 3.9 3.5

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,209,227 19,284,617 19,178,340 19,293,497 1,115,050 1,035,395 1,069,094 1,041,499 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale1. . . . 5,068,971 5,156,054 5,059,261 5,150,243 295,646 271,854 284,289 277,339 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.4

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,916,061 3,022,710 2,910,544 3,009,751 98,970 76,206 93,703 66,616 3.4 2.5 3.2 2.2

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,924,769 1,966,249 1,907,030 1,919,376 103,538 98,484 98,951 87,404 5.4 5.0 5.2 4.6

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478,124 482,307 474,958 481,515 21,762 24,735 21,262 24,794 4.6 5.1 4.5 5.1

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397,407 405,950 391,268 397,247 25,186 28,062 24,968 26,244 6.3 6.9 6.4 6.6

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,879,776 10,169,972 9,867,355 10,127,466 508,776 444,547 509,388 430,233 5.1 4.4 5.2 4.2

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall1. . . . . . . . . . . 1,343,295 1,401,069 1,340,860 1,378,632 73,618 67,400 77,390 67,573 5.5 4.8 5.8 4.9

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,948,936 5,078,790 4,920,833 5,057,573 283,213 256,555 273,846 242,570 5.7 5.1 5.6 4.8

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 689,706 694,663 686,674 687,142 21,439 17,479 19,978 16,511 3.1 2.5 2.9 2.4

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 827,800 832,807 821,604 827,899 30,081 23,891 30,223 21,296 3.6 2.9 3.7 2.6

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,607,396 6,528,216 6,542,874 6,460,360 386,828 319,642 380,780 335,592 5.9 4.9 5.8 5.2

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights1. . . 3,852,098 3,804,446 3,804,720 3,771,688 229,412 183,247 223,786 204,442 6.0 4.8 5.9 5.4

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,360,615 3,379,507 3,334,171 3,355,775 147,172 116,400 147,078 135,466 4.4 3.4 4.4 4.0

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,723,032 1,704,341 1,702,436 1,687,993 63,255 53,304 62,720 54,885 3.7 3.1 3.7 3.3

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,502,871 1,504,441 1,477,686 1,481,458 72,640 64,520 67,296 61,627 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.2

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,004,794 2,076,628 1,990,054 2,054,263 103,089 123,031 95,780 106,224 5.1 5.9 4.8 5.2

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,152,264 2,111,841 2,118,794 2,091,226 142,515 118,592 138,745 117,990 6.6 5.6 6.5 5.6

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710,901 723,949 710,951 721,388 26,109 25,028 23,400 22,181 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.1

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,219,317 3,294,081 3,191,365 3,264,773 142,953 137,838 139,987 131,430 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.0

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,634,702 3,738,461 3,622,631 3,712,208 139,969 162,976 123,037 139,070 3.9 4.4 3.4 3.7

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,891,813 4,899,403 4,874,284 4,883,829 282,996 241,409 254,249 226,382 5.8 4.9 5.2 4.6

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,098,213 2,103,303 2,095,235 2,108,214 132,532 93,179 127,250 93,068 6.3 4.4 6.1 4.4

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,032,161 3,091,925 3,016,796 3,082,329 115,174 105,928 113,799 109,940 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.6

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,292,473 1,304,303 1,272,765 1,276,299 82,624 79,317 71,743 64,669 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.1

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,145,778 3,096,872 3,107,753 3,069,421 162,471 124,507 160,287 129,036 5.2 4.0 5.2 4.2

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537,115 535,808 534,042 532,869 20,466 18,621 19,672 17,874 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.4

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,026,937 1,023,223 1,013,673 1,010,473 35,980 30,942 32,821 27,996 3.5 3.0 3.2 2.8

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,435,612 1,452,357 1,429,173 1,449,767 83,557 74,445 79,024 72,239 5.8 5.1 5.5 5.0

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761,939 764,157 758,169 757,798 21,521 19,447 20,933 19,437 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.6

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,591,439 4,588,074 4,545,123 4,553,480 252,733 217,499 229,302 218,421 5.5 4.7 5.0 4.8

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 932,188 930,132 928,217 924,413 69,792 65,075 66,051 59,585 7.5 7.0 7.1 6.4

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,696,799 9,827,042 9,627,104 9,730,139 487,956 476,970 474,278 473,017 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9

New York City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,165,039 4,280,291 4,147,743 4,237,140 232,883 214,199 229,669 216,846 5.6 5.0 5.5 5.1

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,903,825 4,956,213 4,867,507 4,904,622 257,157 220,931 255,587 218,650 5.2 4.5 5.3 4.5

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424,877 425,175 424,003 422,505 12,420 8,771 12,150 8,953 2.9 2.1 2.9 2.1

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,778,517 5,845,564 5,754,445 5,790,834 289,528 322,016 278,828 308,055 5.0 5.5 4.8 5.3

Cleveland-Elyria2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,052,757 1,059,575 1,039,216 1,041,894 59,057 69,716 55,690 70,354 5.6 6.6 5.4 6.8

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,831,221 1,822,069 1,820,146 1,821,272 93,412 82,307 92,321 86,190 5.1 4.5 5.1 4.7

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,084,202 2,153,531 2,085,823 2,142,125 110,678 94,330 107,054 96,841 5.3 4.4 5.1 4.5

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,572,241 6,534,398 6,509,403 6,443,254 395,273 348,538 381,313 329,328 6.0 5.3 5.9 5.1

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560,384 565,382 558,556 560,511 31,448 27,011 30,925 23,736 5.6 4.8 5.5 4.2

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,327,413 2,354,942 2,316,553 2,339,433 115,692 102,623 117,129 104,659 5.0 4.4 5.1 4.5

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462,389 465,427 458,179 462,682 11,911 14,043 12,510 15,649 2.6 3.0 2.7 3.4

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,173,928 3,210,196 3,149,600 3,193,952 163,765 132,287 163,305 115,311 5.2 4.1 5.2 3.6

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,356,834 13,434,624 13,295,171 13,406,779 674,961 583,977 656,216 604,757 5.1 4.3 4.9 4.5

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,524,943 1,581,768 1,521,514 1,575,635 54,440 56,291 51,814 55,217 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.5

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351,345 349,484 348,711 349,081 11,996 10,607 10,916 10,475 3.4 3.0 3.1 3.0

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,283,528 4,391,110 4,250,825 4,331,940 180,463 168,995 183,143 165,276 4.2 3.8 4.3 3.8

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,675,259 3,754,843 3,658,770 3,743,407 198,745 163,601 193,627 169,583 5.4 4.4 5.3 4.5

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,629,753 1,641,838 1,629,635 1,655,979 68,725 60,571 64,757 65,780 4.2 3.7 4.0 4.0

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791,694 786,185 787,513 782,243 45,427 38,982 46,854 42,023 5.7 5.0 5.9 5.4

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,164,480 3,204,010 3,144,447 3,185,750 131,738 107,549 125,875 107,344 4.2 3.4 4.0 3.4

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306,926 298,116 304,511 296,602 15,458 11,430 14,322 10,254 5.0 3.8 4.7 3.5

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,125,198 1,095,817 1,106,765 1,096,951 140,449 114,108 133,047 128,054 12.5 10.4 12.0 11.7

1 Metropolitan division.

2 Metropolitan statistical area.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of

Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision

the following month.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted

[In thousands]

State

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

Aug.

2016

June

2017

July

2017

Aug.

2017p

Aug.

2016

June

2017

July

2017

Aug.

2017p

Aug.

2016

June

2017

July

2017

Aug.

2017p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,977.9 2,009.8 2,007.7 2,004.8 83.1 87.8 88.2 89.7 260.9 265.2 267.7 265.5

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331.8 332.4 331.7 332.1 16.0 15.6 15.7 15.7 13.4 13.0 13.4 13.3

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,716.4 2,751.1 2,743.9 2,751.1 136.9 137.0 137.3 139.2 159.6 163.4 162.7 163.9

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,228.5 1,253.7 1,259.1 1,251.9 49.9 51.4 51.9 50.4 154.8 157.8 158.4 158.1

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,512.7 16,701.5 16,786.0 16,777.8 777.5 818.6 823.5 824.9 1,302.9 1,294.8 1,293.5 1,300.1

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,609.5 2,644.8 2,650.9 2,655.3 155.8 153.5 155.2 155.9 142.5 142.2 141.6 142.1

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,681.2 1,692.8 1,691.1 1,687.2 59.0 60.5 58.7 57.8 156.8 156.6 156.4 157.6

Delaware2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454.5 454.7 456.3 457.3 20.9 21.7 21.2 21.0 25.9 25.8 25.8 26.0

District of Columbia3, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 781.3 792.4 796.5 794.4 14.3 14.7 14.7 14.6 – – – –

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,428.5 8,601.6 8,629.8 8,649.9 479.2 506.4 511.1 514.2 356.9 365.9 368.9 369.0

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,393.7 4,493.9 4,490.4 4,510.2 178.5 179.1 176.1 177.0 388.8 386.5 385.2 389.3

Hawaii2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651.9 654.3 658.2 655.7 38.0 37.1 37.0 37.4 14.1 13.9 14.0 13.7

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698.9 708.8 711.7 714.1 42.3 43.6 43.4 44.2 64.9 65.9 66.8 67.0

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,020.2 6,046.9 6,047.5 6,043.8 217.8 215.2 212.8 214.8 573.8 575.1 574.0 571.0

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,094.2 3,118.1 3,126.6 3,125.8 131.5 137.7 137.0 136.2 522.0 527.0 529.8 529.4

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,572.9 1,586.7 1,587.8 1,590.1 81.3 78.7 76.3 75.4 213.4 213.4 214.9 214.8

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,410.9 1,399.8 1,401.1 1,401.9 61.1 61.5 61.9 62.1 159.7 158.8 158.6 157.1

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,916.8 1,936.2 1,939.0 1,947.3 76.3 79.4 80.2 82.6 248.9 250.0 247.8 248.9

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,961.0 1,988.1 1,981.8 1,985.2 138.2 153.8 154.0 153.5 134.6 134.5 134.1 134.3

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618.1 623.3 624.5 620.8 26.9 28.8 29.0 28.5 50.7 50.7 50.1 50.3

Maryland2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,714.7 2,760.7 2,764.1 2,778.3 162.3 164.7 166.9 170.1 103.4 102.2 102.7 103.5

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,573.8 3,617.9 3,620.4 3,631.2 145.4 146.6 148.4 148.8 245.5 243.8 244.4 244.6

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,332.3 4,386.1 4,391.1 4,392.6 154.9 160.4 160.5 161.2 598.8 604.0 604.4 608.5

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,904.1 2,952.1 2,954.7 2,948.1 115.4 123.0 122.1 121.7 317.9 319.9 320.1 320.9

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,146.6 1,151.3 1,153.5 1,153.5 43.5 42.5 42.2 42.9 143.2 143.1 142.9 143.2

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,848.3 2,889.0 2,900.4 2,900.6 120.8 117.6 119.9 118.7 263.5 267.6 264.9 270.6

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467.6 473.7 473.2 475.2 27.1 27.3 27.0 27.2 19.5 19.5 19.4 19.2

Nebraska2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,013.6 1,029.8 1,029.6 1,027.1 51.7 51.8 51.1 50.2 96.8 97.7 97.6 97.5

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,309.1 1,337.4 1,345.2 1,347.9 75.9 84.3 85.8 87.5 43.8 45.3 45.3 45.3

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670.3 676.9 680.4 684.6 25.5 28.1 28.5 28.6 68.1 68.7 69.0 68.5

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,091.3 4,122.5 4,129.2 4,129.4 152.9 157.6 157.9 159.2 243.0 246.4 245.3 245.4

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830.4 834.3 833.5 839.2 42.7 46.5 44.6 45.9 26.4 26.2 26.3 26.6

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,421.4 9,533.2 9,547.8 9,550.0 374.7 377.6 375.9 373.3 451.8 436.4 432.3 432.5

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,352.5 4,405.6 4,414.6 4,423.0 201.0 200.5 198.6 199.2 464.6 464.6 464.0 462.6

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435.1 439.6 441.3 440.8 33.1 33.3 33.2 32.5 24.6 23.9 24.1 23.9

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,488.1 5,536.5 5,540.0 5,545.2 203.2 212.1 209.4 211.3 685.4 686.7 685.9 687.5

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,649.1 1,656.8 1,665.1 1,669.0 77.9 78.9 81.2 81.7 127.5 131.7 130.5 131.0

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,836.5 1,880.2 1,887.6 1,878.1 90.5 100.8 101.8 101.1 187.8 193.0 193.2 192.8

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,894.3 5,924.8 5,961.7 5,953.7 237.6 243.3 240.6 242.3 557.1 546.7 554.5 555.3

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490.4 496.1 499.7 499.7 18.2 20.4 20.3 21.4 40.4 41.2 41.8 41.2

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,059.3 2,084.3 2,088.7 2,094.9 95.8 98.0 98.1 95.4 238.1 246.2 247.9 248.2

South Dakota2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433.5 435.9 435.7 436.8 24.3 23.3 23.2 23.6 42.1 40.9 41.3 41.5

Tennessee2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,975.4 3,016.2 3,019.4 3,027.6 119.4 125.7 124.0 126.2 345.0 346.9 347.0 346.7

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,035.3 12,306.7 12,328.4 12,333.9 699.6 713.9 712.2 714.8 841.8 871.1 875.2 877.4

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,434.7 1,468.9 1,468.4 1,472.0 91.8 98.6 97.5 97.5 126.1 128.8 128.7 128.9

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.3 315.0 316.6 316.2 15.3 15.3 14.9 15.0 29.8 28.5 28.8 28.5

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,922.5 3,967.6 3,979.0 3,981.2 186.5 190.0 191.8 191.0 232.5 232.1 232.7 233.8

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,256.8 3,316.9 3,322.1 3,324.1 188.8 196.1 195.0 196.5 288.7 285.6 284.6 284.5

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 744.5 746.7 747.3 745.4 29.4 31.7 30.9 30.5 46.5 45.3 45.4 45.0

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,929.1 2,951.1 2,956.9 2,948.1 111.9 112.2 112.7 112.3 463.6 472.4 474.3 473.8

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279.5 277.0 277.0 277.1 20.7 20.9 20.2 20.2 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.3

Puerto Rico2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 894.2 881.8 879.9 878.0 23.6 21.4 21.1 20.4 73.8 71.5 71.5 71.3

Virgin Islands3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.4 38.7 38.6 38.9 – – – – – – – –

1

Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately.

2 Mining and logging is combined with construction.

3 Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are 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.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. 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

Aug.

2016

June

2017

July

2017

Aug.

2017p

Aug.

2016

June

2017

July

2017

Aug.

2017p

Aug.

2016

June

2017

July

2017

Aug.

2017p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380.3 377.0 373.5 373.7 96.3 98.9 98.7 98.4 233.2 242.9 241.5 242.0

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.1 65.3 65.3 64.9 12.2 11.9 11.8 11.9 28.4 28.0 28.2 28.3

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518.9 519.8 521.4 520.0 203.4 209.4 208.1 209.3 417.4 417.0 414.7 418.7

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252.3 254.9 257.4 254.2 51.4 52.0 51.6 51.1 142.7 148.0 149.1 148.0

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,997.9 3,012.1 3,014.3 3,018.2 824.5 828.8 831.9 831.8 2,540.0 2,550.5 2,560.4 2,548.9

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456.2 469.0 467.3 467.2 164.6 166.4 168.3 168.8 406.7 413.3 412.8 417.2

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298.7 298.2 299.9 298.4 129.7 132.8 133.0 132.1 218.6 216.3 216.4 217.2

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.1 81.2 81.0 80.7 47.1 47.9 47.9 48.2 61.8 61.0 60.6 61.6

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.9 32.8 32.6 32.9 30.4 29.3 29.7 30.0 165.1 168.1 169.9 169.1

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,729.0 1,753.6 1,757.0 1,761.3 547.7 556.3 558.6 557.6 1,295.9 1,329.2 1,327.7 1,338.5

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 929.4 945.0 944.5 947.2 239.5 248.4 247.6 248.6 654.0 684.9 680.8 691.0

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.4 121.8 123.9 122.5 28.4 28.1 27.9 27.5 83.7 85.1 86.1 87.4

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.2 138.2 139.8 141.2 34.2 34.3 34.0 34.3 86.2 87.1 86.4 87.2

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,211.7 1,203.9 1,199.3 1,205.9 383.7 394.1 393.7 392.8 934.5 947.0 953.1 949.8

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595.3 590.7 589.9 592.5 134.3 139.2 137.1 137.8 337.1 342.7 341.7 341.7

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316.4 318.8 320.2 321.8 108.2 112.9 112.9 111.6 138.4 142.1 141.5 142.5

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268.2 265.8 265.1 266.7 86.0 85.6 85.9 86.5 178.5 175.5 177.9 179.1

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399.3 402.4 404.9 405.4 93.4 95.1 95.2 95.7 216.7 225.4 225.8 229.2

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386.9 382.7 381.8 381.0 92.1 92.1 92.3 93.5 207.7 212.7 211.6 212.7

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.0 121.4 121.2 119.8 31.1 30.2 30.1 30.3 65.6 64.1 65.3 64.5

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468.6 471.3 471.5 473.2 149.4 149.9 148.3 148.8 443.4 461.2 462.9 468.2

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577.3 579.9 579.0 578.3 224.1 228.9 229.9 229.6 551.7 561.7 561.4 568.5

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785.5 781.5 783.5 784.8 213.2 219.4 218.6 218.5 651.1 667.3 664.0 662.9

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533.6 536.8 535.8 539.0 176.2 176.6 175.3 175.5 372.8 377.8 375.4 376.2

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230.5 232.9 233.5 232.9 44.0 44.3 44.6 44.4 107.3 107.4 106.1 104.9

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545.5 554.4 550.9 548.8 169.2 174.2 173.1 173.7 379.8 390.5 393.2 391.2

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.1 94.7 95.3 96.3 23.8 24.5 24.7 24.7 40.3 42.0 41.7 41.8

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204.4 205.9 206.0 205.6 73.6 75.0 75.2 75.0 117.5 122.4 122.4 122.2

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244.0 246.7 244.8 245.4 63.0 62.4 63.3 63.1 178.8 186.3 188.9 187.3

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140.5 138.6 139.3 139.9 37.2 38.2 38.0 38.1 78.0 79.6 80.0 80.5

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 869.3 869.7 871.4 871.5 249.7 252.3 253.4 252.1 664.9 670.5 670.6 666.0

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.9 139.4 140.3 139.8 33.5 33.8 33.9 33.7 101.4 102.4 103.8 106.1

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,571.9 1,570.3 1,573.6 1,566.4 714.9 714.8 715.3 712.3 1,297.0 1,334.4 1,335.0 1,341.8

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 817.5 816.5 819.1 822.8 227.7 229.3 229.8 231.8 607.3 635.1 637.6 641.3

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.9 95.1 95.3 95.0 24.0 24.8 24.6 25.1 34.6 36.1 35.8 36.4

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,023.3 1,017.2 1,017.6 1,013.1 300.6 308.5 309.8 309.4 723.1 734.3 732.0 731.0

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307.0 299.0 299.2 301.0 78.5 80.5 81.1 81.0 180.0 185.5 185.3 185.1

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343.1 344.9 345.9 345.4 97.4 97.8 98.4 97.1 239.3 247.0 245.7 246.1

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,130.4 1,127.4 1,128.1 1,127.1 316.9 317.9 316.9 317.4 794.4 810.1 816.8 815.6

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.4 77.4 77.2 76.8 33.6 33.5 33.1 33.1 65.8 64.9 65.4 65.4

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394.9 401.8 398.7 399.4 100.1 101.0 101.3 100.9 269.0 272.5 272.3 277.8

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.5 88.0 87.8 87.6 29.3 29.8 30.2 30.4 31.2 30.7 31.0 31.1

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619.6 625.1 626.2 630.5 153.4 156.1 156.4 156.0 407.1 416.0 416.4 417.1

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,424.3 2,439.0 2,443.4 2,452.5 734.1 753.9 758.2 757.8 1,631.5 1,678.3 1,680.3 1,679.4

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.9 280.1 278.9 280.1 82.3 83.6 83.4 84.2 204.5 212.4 212.7 214.1

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.6 56.1 55.9 56.0 12.0 11.7 11.8 11.9 28.0 28.5 28.7 27.9

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662.0 664.7 664.9 662.8 200.9 205.6 205.6 206.1 717.9 735.6 741.3 735.1

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611.9 619.4 621.1 625.1 151.7 156.9 157.0 157.1 404.7 408.7 408.4 407.8

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133.2 129.9 130.3 129.4 27.6 27.6 27.8 28.2 65.4 65.9 66.3 65.4

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541.5 544.1 541.6 541.2 151.9 152.2 151.7 152.8 321.9 322.3 324.8 321.3

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.3 52.0 52.2 52.6 10.8 10.8 10.7 11.0 17.6 16.5 16.9 17.0

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174.3 170.7 171.7 170.9 42.7 42.5 42.3 42.3 114.1 111.8 112.4 111.9

Virgin Islands1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.0 – – – – – – – –

1 Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are 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.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued

[In thousands]

State

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Aug.

2016

June

2017

July

2017

Aug.

2017p

Aug.

2016

June

2017

July

2017

Aug.

2017p

Aug.

2016

June

2017

July

2017

Aug.

2017p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.9 238.8 238.3 237.7 198.5 208.1 208.0 206.7 381.8 378.5 378.4 378.9

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.0 49.3 49.6 49.5 35.6 36.2 35.9 35.3 80.9 81.7 80.8 81.4

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412.7 421.9 420.6 421.7 310.9 324.8 324.2 323.3 410.6 416.3 414.2 414.6

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.1 188.1 188.9 188.9 115.9 121.5 121.9 121.3 212.5 211.1 211.5 211.2

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,546.1 2,597.8 2,620.9 2,621.5 1,898.2 1,934.2 1,950.1 1,937.7 2,517.3 2,544.2 2,562.9 2,556.6

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328.5 334.6 335.8 336.4 324.5 334.3 333.7 329.9 429.6 426.8 430.2 431.9

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329.9 333.2 333.4 332.7 154.8 161.1 159.1 158.1 235.7 233.8 232.9 232.7

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.1 78.7 79.2 79.5 49.8 50.8 52.0 52.2 65.4 64.7 65.5 65.2

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134.2 138.3 138.5 139.5 74.9 80.9 82.6 80.8 238.7 238.2 238.7 237.8

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,248.4 1,277.5 1,278.1 1,278.9 1,177.8 1,200.5 1,205.9 1,205.7 1,100.2 1,105.3 1,111.0 1,109.0

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563.8 579.1 577.2 576.6 470.8 488.7 492.0 490.0 689.9 695.2 700.7 705.0

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.9 83.6 86.0 84.7 118.5 122.7 123.0 122.2 128.0 125.6 123.5 124.0

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101.3 104.7 105.1 103.9 72.3 73.0 73.6 72.6 122.0 124.6 125.2 125.6

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 916.6 925.7 922.2 925.6 595.0 602.7 606.2 596.3 828.7 823.9 824.9 825.6

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465.0 474.6 476.1 474.0 307.9 307.3 310.4 305.6 436.0 431.8 438.1 442.2

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230.1 235.8 236.6 239.1 142.1 144.5 144.9 143.4 258.8 256.4 256.8 256.8

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196.1 195.8 195.4 196.7 127.6 126.7 124.8 124.5 255.6 254.4 256.2 252.9

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270.1 270.3 270.2 273.6 194.8 196.0 195.5 193.0 319.1 316.2 317.9 317.9

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.9 317.4 317.3 316.6 230.5 236.6 235.7 238.1 323.8 323.7 320.6 321.4

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125.2 128.1 127.9 128.5 65.5 68.0 68.2 67.2 100.4 101.1 101.9 101.6

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458.7 465.9 474.8 474.4 271.9 273.3 276.4 275.3 506.0 517.9 507.2 511.7

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784.3 804.2 807.2 806.9 362.7 362.5 363.8 361.4 456.1 459.1 457.4 458.3

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666.8 668.9 671.5 668.7 426.1 432.9 433.3 431.9 601.9 612.1 615.5 615.6

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524.8 542.8 546.2 540.9 264.6 271.5 274.0 267.6 425.7 426.5 428.1 428.9

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.1 143.7 143.9 145.4 133.5 133.1 134.6 134.9 244.4 245.2 247.6 246.9

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457.9 463.1 466.9 469.9 300.0 310.9 308.7 307.9 438.3 438.9 451.2 445.0

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.4 76.1 75.6 76.5 64.4 66.0 66.2 65.8 91.5 92.5 92.3 92.6

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153.3 153.8 155.3 155.3 90.7 92.5 92.9 93.2 170.5 173.4 171.4 170.6

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128.3 133.1 133.5 135.4 347.3 349.1 350.4 351.6 159.6 159.3 162.4 162.5

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.2 123.5 123.6 123.7 69.7 71.8 71.6 73.0 92.2 90.5 91.4 93.1

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676.8 689.5 686.5 688.7 371.5 380.8 388.1 391.8 617.1 610.3 611.9 612.8

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139.6 139.9 139.2 140.3 96.1 100.9 99.5 99.4 191.1 184.5 185.8 187.6

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,964.2 2,019.9 2,029.9 2,031.0 917.9 941.9 943.6 952.4 1,446.0 1,451.6 1,455.0 1,455.5

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588.4 597.7 599.7 605.1 482.0 489.6 492.3 493.4 728.5 737.7 739.6 734.6

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.6 62.9 63.1 62.8 39.4 39.5 40.8 40.2 83.7 83.5 83.1 83.5

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925.1 944.5 943.1 946.9 551.7 555.6 563.8 570.4 780.0 779.0 781.7 775.8

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.8 235.6 239.0 239.3 163.9 163.8 166.6 168.1 353.9 354.0 354.5 353.9

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268.3 276.4 278.1 277.8 199.4 203.3 206.2 202.6 305.7 310.6 312.8 309.6

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,222.6 1,240.5 1,250.3 1,245.0 557.5 574.3 580.4 582.5 710.9 694.9 705.7 701.3

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.8 106.7 107.8 108.4 57.8 59.7 61.6 62.0 61.0 60.6 60.9 60.4

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.6 246.9 247.8 248.8 248.2 248.4 250.1 248.7 364.6 366.0 368.5 370.2

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.6 71.1 71.1 71.5 46.7 48.8 47.9 48.0 79.0 80.8 80.5 80.3

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426.2 427.2 427.4 428.8 321.1 327.9 329.9 330.8 427.5 433.5 434.3 433.1

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,640.3 1,688.3 1,688.8 1,686.6 1,294.1 1,320.6 1,327.3 1,328.7 1,931.4 1,959.2 1,958.1 1,959.2

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193.0 196.5 197.8 199.3 139.4 141.7 142.0 141.6 238.8 242.3 243.1 242.1

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.5 65.0 66.2 65.9 36.8 37.6 38.4 38.6 56.4 56.0 55.9 56.2

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532.1 544.3 548.6 554.0 398.6 407.5 406.5 409.1 716.0 714.7 714.6 714.7

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465.6 476.2 478.8 479.7 325.9 335.6 333.5 333.3 574.3 584.6 591.5 588.6

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129.5 133.4 133.5 133.9 74.6 72.9 73.6 73.9 155.7 154.1 153.5 154.1

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446.6 449.2 449.8 451.0 275.2 284.9 282.3 279.7 414.6 410.8 417.1 413.5

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.6 27.7 27.6 27.4 36.0 34.6 34.9 34.7 71.4 70.0 69.8 69.7

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122.7 123.6 124.5 125.1 81.0 82.7 82.8 82.5 226.9 222.0 217.7 218.1

Virgin Islands1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.8 10.7 10.9 10.9 11.2

1 Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are 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.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted

[In thousands]

State

Total Mining and logging Construction

July August July August July August

2016 2017 2016 2017p2016 2017 2016 2017p2016 2017 2016 2017p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,970.1 2,000.9 1,975.7 2,004.0 9.3 9.6 9.2 9.6 84.1 88.9 83.3 89.8

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356.4 357.2 352.8 353.5 14.3 13.9 14.1 14.0 19.4 18.5 19.1 18.7

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,636.5 2,680.1 2,686.1 2,722.0 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.6 137.7 139.7 138.1 139.1

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,211.6 1,243.8 1,218.7 1,241.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.1 51.4 52.8 50.9 52.5

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,382.4 16,671.6 16,462.4 16,721.2 25.1 23.7 24.6 23.6 793.0 838.6 797.9 845.5

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,612.5 2,663.8 2,618.3 2,666.9 22.9 22.3 23.0 22.3 160.8 162.1 160.7 163.0

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,677.5 1,693.6 1,671.7 1,681.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 62.3 62.7 62.5 62.0

Delaware1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459.0 462.4 455.9 459.1 – – – – 21.4 22.1 21.6 22.0

District of Columbia1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 787.0 802.5 771.9 786.9 – – – – 14.7 15.1 14.7 15.0

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,269.9 8,498.7 8,371.2 8,592.6 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.7 477.8 513.6 480.3 519.8

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,355.5 4,474.3 4,390.5 4,505.9 9.4 10.5 9.5 10.2 179.9 179.0 180.1 180.0

Hawaii1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640.2 650.2 643.3 646.8 – – – – 38.4 37.4 38.3 38.0

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703.8 717.7 702.1 717.5 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.0 44.6 46.3 44.7 46.8

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,028.3 6,066.1 6,029.8 6,054.5 8.0 8.4 8.2 8.4 232.7 230.5 232.8 232.1

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,042.4 3,101.1 3,086.7 3,134.2 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.4 138.2 146.2 138.2 144.4

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,566.6 1,583.8 1,566.3 1,582.6 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.7 87.6 83.5 87.9 82.7

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,394.7 1,388.1 1,396.0 1,388.9 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.2 63.9 65.0 63.2 65.4

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,907.2 1,932.2 1,916.9 1,949.4 10.2 9.6 10.1 9.6 80.2 83.9 79.2 85.6

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,955.5 1,974.2 1,950.6 1,975.4 38.0 36.1 37.4 35.7 142.5 154.6 139.1 153.9

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635.4 642.5 634.5 638.8 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.6 29.3 31.1 29.1 30.7

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,718.0 2,782.8 2,718.0 2,782.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 165.2 169.8 164.9 171.4

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,601.5 3,658.3 3,583.7 3,654.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 154.1 158.7 153.7 159.1

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,310.4 4,384.0 4,316.7 4,390.6 7.4 7.8 7.4 7.7 165.6 173.2 166.1 174.6

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,917.5 2,979.2 2,924.6 2,974.3 6.6 7.4 6.7 7.4 129.8 137.2 129.7 137.0

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,131.2 1,142.8 1,140.9 1,152.8 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.9 44.4 42.4 43.9 43.4

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,821.4 2,879.2 2,834.9 2,887.8 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.4 125.1 124.2 125.1 123.3

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474.4 483.3 474.9 484.5 7.1 7.5 7.1 7.5 29.6 30.0 29.7 30.3

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,013.3 1,027.9 1,013.5 1,028.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 53.9 53.4 53.4 52.2

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,299.9 1,340.7 1,303.8 1,346.6 14.0 14.4 14.0 14.4 77.2 87.1 77.6 89.5

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671.3 684.8 671.2 686.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 26.9 30.2 26.7 29.9

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,102.3 4,159.8 4,087.0 4,145.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 159.3 163.7 159.5 166.1

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 819.4 829.1 828.9 837.5 19.3 18.9 19.1 18.7 43.3 45.5 43.1 46.1

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,424.5 9,577.1 9,394.6 9,542.0 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 392.9 398.4 394.9 398.8

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,285.2 4,353.7 4,347.9 4,420.9 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.9 204.4 202.2 204.3 201.8

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433.9 440.8 433.8 440.1 14.6 19.0 14.6 19.5 36.9 37.1 37.1 37.0

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,504.5 5,567.3 5,510.2 5,569.5 11.2 11.4 11.2 11.3 217.8 224.4 216.6 226.7

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,631.8 1,648.6 1,640.2 1,659.6 43.2 46.1 43.0 47.1 78.6 83.4 78.8 83.1

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,824.6 1,880.5 1,832.5 1,879.1 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.1 93.6 104.9 95.0 106.6

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,860.4 5,952.3 5,855.2 5,933.1 24.5 24.2 24.4 24.1 252.0 259.5 251.6 259.4

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492.4 502.2 490.7 502.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 19.4 21.6 19.5 22.8

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,058.8 2,089.5 2,061.4 2,094.3 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.4 95.8 100.0 96.2 95.5

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439.4 444.0 439.6 445.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 26.6 24.9 25.7 24.7

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,943.0 2,994.6 2,966.8 3,019.5 4.0 4.4 4.0 4.3 117.1 122.0 116.8 123.6

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,984.1 12,283.9 12,001.2 12,287.5 216.4 242.6 216.0 243.9 706.6 713.8 705.6 719.8

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,418.9 1,459.8 1,425.2 1,465.1 8.6 8.0 8.7 8.0 94.8 101.6 95.1 101.0

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.4 312.5 310.9 313.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 17.0 16.8 16.8 16.8

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,918.4 3,991.2 3,921.2 3,975.6 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.7 191.4 197.6 191.0 194.8

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,261.3 3,341.7 3,256.7 3,331.2 6.5 6.8 6.5 6.8 193.0 202.0 195.0 205.2

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737.3 742.4 739.0 741.6 19.4 21.5 19.2 21.5 31.3 33.0 31.6 33.2

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,945.0 2,979.3 2,946.4 2,975.6 3.9 4.2 3.9 4.2 121.7 123.9 121.6 123.7

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287.0 285.8 285.5 284.6 18.1 20.3 18.0 20.3 22.5 21.8 22.6 22.4

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 876.2 865.0 878.6 868.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 22.6 20.5 22.4 20.5

Virgin Islands1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.1 38.7 38.0 38.6 – – – – 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4

1 Mining and logging is combined with construction.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjustedContinued

[In thousands]

State

Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information

July August July August July August

2016 2017 2016 2017p

2016 2017 2016 2017p2016 2017 2016 2017p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261.1 268.0 261.1 266.8 380.0 373.5 379.4 372.6 20.7 19.8 20.6 19.6

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.3 24.6 20.3 20.7 70.1 70.7 70.1 70.2 6.4 6.1 6.4 6.1

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159.8 163.7 159.9 164.4 512.1 515.3 513.6 515.4 45.5 43.0 45.0 42.1

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.2 158.6 155.1 158.4 252.3 257.1 252.4 254.1 13.6 13.1 13.5 13.2

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,321.8 1,308.0 1,323.9 1,319.3 2,981.4 3,001.1 2,996.5 3,009.5 522.2 528.1 527.0 533.1

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.8 142.3 143.4 142.8 457.2 470.6 457.3 469.8 72.6 74.7 72.6 72.8

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157.7 158.3 157.4 158.6 294.6 297.3 293.2 294.9 32.6 32.0 33.0 31.9

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.9 25.9 26.0 26.0 82.7 81.6 82.9 81.4 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 32.7 32.6 32.5 32.6 17.1 16.8 17.1 16.8

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356.7 366.8 357.1 368.3 1,706.3 1,740.3 1,710.8 1,745.3 137.1 136.9 137.3 137.4

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388.4 385.3 389.2 387.9 924.2 942.1 923.8 941.9 112.2 114.3 110.1 112.8

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.2 14.0 14.2 13.8 119.4 123.4 119.8 122.4 8.7 9.0 9.6 9.0

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.3 67.2 65.4 67.4 138.5 141.2 139.3 142.8 9.1 9.5 9.2 9.4

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576.4 576.6 574.7 571.7 1,210.8 1,204.0 1,212.6 1,207.3 99.2 101.0 99.9 100.1

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525.6 532.7 525.1 531.5 596.6 595.1 596.0 595.3 32.8 30.6 32.6 30.7

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215.4 217.1 214.9 216.3 317.9 321.8 317.0 322.0 22.8 21.8 22.7 21.4

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159.6 158.8 160.2 156.9 268.3 266.2 268.2 266.7 20.8 19.1 20.6 19.0

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.8 246.4 250.1 249.6 397.6 404.0 398.5 404.5 23.0 24.4 23.0 24.0

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.7 135.1 134.9 134.6 386.2 382.1 385.5 379.8 23.6 22.0 23.6 21.9

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.5 51.1 51.8 51.3 124.2 124.4 124.3 124.0 7.9 7.6 7.8 7.4

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.0 103.5 104.1 104.0 466.5 473.0 467.6 471.9 38.4 36.6 37.8 36.8

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246.9 246.0 246.8 246.3 579.5 584.0 578.6 583.5 90.3 90.1 90.7 90.4

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602.3 602.0 603.0 611.3 786.8 789.3 788.5 791.1 58.5 58.5 57.9 58.4

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322.1 324.7 322.9 326.0 535.2 540.0 536.8 542.5 50.7 50.8 52.0 51.3

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.6 142.9 142.9 143.3 228.9 233.2 229.1 232.6 12.2 11.4 12.2 11.3

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264.1 266.1 264.3 272.4 545.5 550.9 545.8 550.1 53.4 50.6 53.1 50.5

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.7 19.6 19.7 19.4 95.7 96.6 96.0 97.0 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.4

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.8 98.0 97.0 97.8 204.6 205.5 204.2 205.5 18.4 18.7 18.5 18.7

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.8 45.6 43.9 45.5 241.3 243.0 242.7 244.0 14.6 14.3 14.1 14.1

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.6 69.0 68.7 69.0 140.9 141.3 140.9 141.5 12.7 12.4 12.6 12.4

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244.0 246.1 244.4 247.3 866.9 871.2 865.7 868.6 74.9 72.3 74.2 71.7

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.8 26.5 27.0 26.9 138.7 140.5 139.0 139.9 13.3 13.0 13.3 13.2

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455.4 435.6 454.8 436.3 1,563.6 1,569.7 1,560.9 1,561.3 273.9 269.5 272.9 270.5

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465.9 464.1 465.4 464.5 816.4 822.2 818.1 823.5 79.8 73.8 79.1 72.2

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.9 24.2 24.9 24.2 96.1 95.4 95.7 95.3 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.8

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687.7 688.1 688.1 691.7 1,020.3 1,022.5 1,022.9 1,016.2 72.5 73.3 72.4 72.8

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127.8 130.5 127.3 130.9 305.0 299.2 306.4 300.6 21.5 21.2 21.3 21.0

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190.5 196.6 191.7 197.5 342.0 346.8 345.1 347.5 33.0 34.3 33.4 34.2

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562.3 558.5 561.0 556.8 1,118.7 1,120.1 1,119.4 1,117.5 86.0 83.7 85.7 83.2

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.1 41.2 40.4 41.2 76.0 77.4 76.0 77.5 8.3 7.9 8.1 7.6

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238.4 247.4 237.9 248.1 396.5 400.7 396.2 400.6 26.9 26.4 26.8 26.6

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.4 41.9 42.3 41.9 89.6 89.4 89.7 89.3 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.2

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345.1 347.2 345.7 347.2 618.5 627.1 618.9 629.9 45.2 45.2 45.5 45.6

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845.9 877.2 843.7 878.9 2,417.0 2,439.5 2,426.6 2,448.1 204.1 193.9 202.9 191.7

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126.5 129.6 126.5 129.6 271.9 278.4 273.3 279.8 37.4 35.9 38.1 36.2

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.1 29.2 30.0 29.0 55.6 56.1 55.7 56.1 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.4

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.3 234.0 233.4 234.7 661.8 666.2 663.2 662.7 69.2 64.8 68.8 64.9

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294.2 288.6 293.2 288.7 614.4 627.7 616.5 630.8 123.1 126.2 123.8 127.2

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.0 46.0 46.6 45.1 132.1 129.5 132.2 128.8 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.5

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472.9 481.2 471.8 480.7 543.4 544.0 543.4 545.9 49.5 47.0 49.7 46.7

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.4 54.6 53.6 54.4 53.9 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.2 70.9 73.3 71.0 171.7 168.8 171.5 168.5 17.4 18.0 17.3 17.7

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjustedContinued

[In thousands]

State

Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services

July August July August July August

2016 2017 2016 2017p

2016 2017 2016 2017p2016 2017 2016 2017p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.7 98.8 96.7 98.6 233.1 239.6 234.7 242.3 231.0 235.6 233.3 237.8

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9 12.3 12.8 12.2 29.6 29.5 29.8 29.4 48.9 49.2 48.9 49.1

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202.2 208.1 203.4 208.6 411.3 413.5 413.7 417.3 402.5 414.1 411.0 419.8

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.5 51.9 51.5 51.2 140.0 147.2 141.3 146.4 178.1 186.0 180.3 186.9

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829.2 835.4 829.2 836.0 2,540.9 2,563.2 2,550.8 2,560.2 2,498.8 2,584.5 2,513.3 2,585.0

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165.0 168.9 165.4 169.4 413.4 420.3 413.3 423.6 326.2 333.6 327.3 334.9

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.5 134.6 131.1 132.8 220.4 220.0 220.1 219.6 325.3 328.6 323.3 326.5

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.6 48.2 47.7 48.3 62.5 61.2 61.4 60.8 76.9 79.0 76.6 79.0

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.4 29.9 30.5 30.1 166.9 170.6 165.7 168.7 125.7 132.3 125.8 132.5

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547.3 560.1 548.2 557.1 1,283.5 1,320.6 1,289.7 1,331.0 1,225.4 1,258.0 1,237.2 1,263.9

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240.0 248.3 239.8 247.6 650.9 684.9 656.6 693.2 554.0 570.5 562.3 576.1

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.6 27.8 28.6 27.6 83.4 85.7 83.5 87.3 82.7 85.0 82.9 84.5

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.6 34.4 34.5 34.7 88.4 88.3 88.6 89.5 100.6 104.2 98.6 101.1

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387.7 397.8 387.6 395.9 941.8 962.8 946.3 964.8 903.7 908.1 905.0 909.6

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.6 139.2 135.4 139.9 336.9 342.8 339.0 345.3 451.4 466.9 454.7 465.3

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.4 113.9 108.9 113.3 141.1 144.1 140.7 144.5 221.4 228.2 221.7 229.5

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.7 86.8 86.7 87.2 179.5 180.1 179.3 182.0 195.4 195.1 194.6 195.8

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.9 95.8 93.8 96.0 214.7 224.7 215.9 228.6 266.3 268.1 267.9 271.7

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.5 93.1 92.2 93.7 208.9 210.6 207.7 213.0 307.6 314.7 310.5 316.2

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.6 31.0 31.7 31.0 67.7 67.6 67.4 66.7 123.6 126.1 123.3 126.3

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.8 149.7 150.5 149.9 448.1 469.1 450.0 472.4 457.3 470.3 453.9 468.0

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228.4 233.7 228.2 232.5 563.2 572.8 562.1 578.7 775.2 799.2 770.7 794.9

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.4 223.0 216.6 222.2 640.4 654.0 642.9 655.0 659.1 664.4 660.0 660.9

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178.4 177.8 178.4 178.0 378.9 381.4 379.1 383.3 517.2 539.8 519.9 537.3

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.1 44.6 44.1 44.6 105.8 105.1 106.9 105.7 136.8 139.5 139.7 143.5

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170.7 174.9 170.5 175.2 379.4 395.4 381.8 393.0 454.9 461.8 455.6 464.7

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.1 25.0 24.1 25.0 42.1 43.4 41.9 43.6 73.2 75.1 73.5 75.8

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.9 75.7 73.9 75.3 118.4 123.3 118.5 123.4 151.4 153.1 152.3 153.8

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.9 63.3 62.9 63.0 176.0 187.3 177.1 188.6 127.3 133.4 128.2 134.9

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.8 38.9 37.8 38.9 79.1 81.0 79.1 81.5 120.1 121.9 119.6 121.3

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252.4 256.5 252.5 254.9 667.5 680.2 668.8 679.0 665.4 676.8 661.3 675.1

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.5 33.9 33.5 33.8 102.8 104.8 102.6 106.4 134.7 138.2 136.8 138.8

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724.7 725.8 724.6 720.6 1,314.8 1,357.5 1,313.1 1,356.1 1,894.2 1,963.1 1,889.1 1,955.7

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229.8 233.2 230.4 234.4 610.2 640.4 612.1 645.3 581.2 591.6 585.8 598.8

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.1 24.8 24.1 25.1 35.7 37.1 35.7 37.0 62.0 63.1 62.2 62.6

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302.9 312.9 302.9 312.2 733.1 742.0 732.5 739.8 913.6 930.6 917.5 932.1

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.0 81.3 78.8 81.5 180.9 185.0 181.2 186.2 232.2 236.5 233.1 238.0

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.3 99.1 98.8 98.2 241.9 249.5 243.0 249.8 258.5 270.3 261.0 271.4

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320.0 319.6 319.9 321.1 797.6 824.1 796.6 822.6 1,187.5 1,223.9 1,184.7 1,215.1

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.6 33.7 33.6 33.5 66.5 67.0 66.7 67.0 102.7 103.5 101.5 103.3

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101.3 102.2 101.4 102.4 268.7 273.5 269.3 277.6 239.6 244.1 242.0 247.0

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.6 30.6 29.5 30.6 32.0 32.0 31.7 32.0 69.9 70.5 70.1 70.7

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153.5 156.5 153.9 156.4 401.6 410.5 407.1 416.4 419.6 422.0 422.6 424.6

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736.1 761.3 737.0 761.0 1,631.0 1,687.3 1,638.2 1,691.9 1,625.1 1,675.8 1,640.4 1,680.2

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.4 83.8 82.8 84.6 205.2 215.4 206.5 216.8 185.3 190.9 187.5 193.6

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.3 12.0 12.2 12.0 28.8 29.4 28.9 28.9 65.0 66.4 64.0 65.2

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202.6 207.5 203.0 207.1 719.1 747.5 721.6 740.0 522.4 540.6 527.8 546.1

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153.0 159.2 153.5 158.5 407.0 414.5 409.3 414.4 455.8 470.7 457.4 471.9

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.7 27.7 27.6 27.7 66.5 66.4 66.0 65.7 126.5 131.0 127.5 131.8

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.2 153.8 154.0 154.5 326.8 330.0 328.1 330.3 439.2 446.2 440.1 446.1

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.1 18.8 17.9 18.7 17.7 27.1 27.1 27.0 26.9

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.1 42.3 42.2 42.2 111.9 110.7 111.8 111.0 114.6 118.5 117.4 120.5

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjustedContinued

[In thousands]

State

Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

July August July August July August

2016 2017 2016 2017p

2016 2017 2016 2017p2016 2017 2016 2017p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202.3 214.4 202.8 212.4 80.8 84.6 80.3 83.3 371.0 368.1 374.3 371.2

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.1 44.2 43.1 43.4 11.3 11.8 11.1 12.2 76.1 76.4 77.1 77.5

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301.8 318.5 306.1 319.4 89.2 87.1 88.8 86.5 362.8 365.6 395.0 397.8

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.3 124.3 118.6 123.2 47.8 49.6 47.5 49.3 198.2 197.1 201.4 199.9

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,931.5 1,985.9 1,931.8 1,975.1 560.9 580.7 559.8 584.0 2,377.6 2,422.4 2,407.6 2,449.9

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339.7 350.4 339.3 343.9 107.3 111.1 107.5 112.5 403.6 407.5 408.5 411.9

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165.0 171.4 163.1 166.5 66.5 70.6 65.9 69.6 221.0 217.5 221.5 218.1

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.3 58.2 54.7 57.5 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.4 63.1 62.6 61.4 61.0

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.0 82.9 75.0 80.6 73.3 72.6 72.8 72.3 250.0 248.5 236.6 237.1

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,164.5 1,201.4 1,160.8 1,192.7 347.9 367.4 347.9 367.0 1,017.7 1,027.8 1,096.3 1,104.4

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477.8 503.2 478.4 497.2 160.3 162.5 159.3 162.6 658.4 673.7 681.4 696.4

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.6 123.2 119.4 122.6 27.3 27.4 27.2 27.2 118.9 117.3 119.8 114.4

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.9 78.9 78.1 78.5 25.3 25.2 25.0 25.5 115.3 118.5 114.5 117.8

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618.7 631.2 618.9 624.4 253.5 254.1 253.1 254.5 795.8 791.6 790.7 785.7

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317.1 320.7 318.4 316.3 127.9 131.3 127.0 131.1 374.0 389.2 414.0 428.0

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.0 154.8 150.0 152.6 59.7 60.3 59.3 60.6 238.8 235.6 240.7 237.0

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.0 128.9 131.1 127.7 50.3 48.9 50.4 49.5 232.3 232.2 234.8 231.5

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201.0 203.1 199.8 199.9 65.6 67.8 65.6 68.0 304.9 304.4 313.0 311.9

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.6 239.0 230.7 238.1 75.5 77.4 75.2 77.2 312.4 309.5 313.8 311.3

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.9 87.3 82.5 85.9 22.7 21.9 22.4 21.2 91.6 91.9 91.8 91.7

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291.3 303.0 290.3 299.4 115.0 118.8 114.4 117.3 480.1 487.7 483.2 490.0

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397.3 403.5 395.9 403.9 143.3 145.4 142.2 148.5 422.2 423.7 413.7 415.1

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451.5 467.3 451.8 464.5 171.4 175.1 171.3 175.9 551.0 569.4 551.2 569.0

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282.5 295.4 284.1 289.7 116.8 119.7 117.1 119.9 399.3 405.0 397.9 401.9

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134.9 137.6 135.9 137.3 40.4 40.1 40.1 40.2 234.4 239.1 239.3 244.0

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312.5 326.1 314.1 323.4 117.9 117.0 117.3 119.9 393.7 407.8 403.2 410.9

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.4 74.2 71.1 73.8 18.5 17.7 18.5 17.7 86.7 87.8 87.0 88.0

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.7 97.9 94.5 98.3 36.8 39.0 36.7 38.9 164.4 162.2 163.5 163.8

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351.0 355.4 350.7 355.5 40.9 42.7 40.9 42.1 150.9 154.2 151.7 155.0

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.5 84.0 80.5 85.4 25.2 26.2 25.0 26.2 78.4 78.8 79.2 79.6

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409.6 436.6 407.3 436.7 174.3 175.3 173.5 174.0 586.6 579.7 578.4 570.4

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.1 103.0 98.8 102.8 30.8 30.5 30.3 29.9 177.1 174.3 185.4 181.0

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973.2 1,006.9 965.4 1,009.7 408.6 418.9 406.7 414.8 1,417.7 1,426.1 1,406.7 1,412.6

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501.1 518.6 500.6 517.2 153.0 157.2 152.6 156.0 637.8 644.5 693.8 701.3

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.0 41.3 40.2 40.6 16.0 15.3 16.0 15.1 76.9 76.7 76.7 76.9

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583.4 602.0 581.2 603.6 215.7 216.5 214.8 216.5 746.3 743.6 750.1 746.6

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166.4 170.5 167.6 171.0 63.3 60.5 62.8 60.2 333.9 334.4 339.9 340.0

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210.0 217.9 208.9 214.0 64.1 63.9 64.5 64.4 284.8 289.2 283.1 287.4

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591.8 620.0 593.4 617.0 262.2 264.8 261.4 262.7 657.8 653.9 657.1 653.6

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.9 67.8 63.5 67.9 24.1 24.4 24.0 24.4 57.6 57.5 57.2 56.8

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260.7 263.5 259.0 260.4 75.0 72.8 74.9 74.4 351.7 354.6 353.5 357.3

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.8 54.0 52.7 55.4 16.6 17.2 16.4 17.0 75.1 76.4 74.7 76.3

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329.9 342.6 329.7 341.7 111.9 113.8 110.9 113.0 396.6 403.3 411.7 416.8

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,315.8 1,357.6 1,314.9 1,351.5 434.1 453.1 430.1 444.7 1,852.0 1,881.8 1,845.8 1,875.8

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.0 146.1 143.1 146.0 40.5 42.5 40.5 41.9 223.3 227.6 223.1 227.6

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.0 39.4 38.1 40.0 10.7 11.1 10.7 11.0 48.4 46.8 49.0 48.7

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419.8 432.2 418.4 429.9 202.8 204.8 201.7 204.0 688.1 688.2 684.5 683.7

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337.3 347.7 339.2 348.0 119.4 123.5 119.6 122.8 557.6 574.8 542.7 556.9

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.4 77.1 77.2 77.0 54.2 54.8 54.1 54.2 145.6 145.7 147.3 147.1

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299.8 309.5 299.1 308.8 150.7 153.4 150.6 153.8 382.9 386.1 384.1 380.9

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.4 43.1 41.9 41.7 11.4 11.6 11.2 11.3 68.0 66.4 67.7 66.2

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.7 82.1 80.7 82.1 17.3 17.5 17.3 17.6 224.2 215.2 224.2 216.9

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6 7.8 7.6 7.7 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 11.0 11.2 10.8 11.2

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2016 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.
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Map 2. Percentage change in nonfarm employment by state,

seasonally adjusted, August 2016 - August 2017