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USDL 05-1057

For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT

Friday, June 17, 2005

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MAY 2005

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in May. Overall, 23 states and the

District of Columbia registered over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 16 states had decreases, and

11 states had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

Only two of the decreases and one increase exceeded 0.4 percentage point. Over the year, jobless rates

declined in 32 states and the District of Columbia, rose in 13 states, and remained the same in 5 states. In

May, the national unemployment rate, 5.1 percent, was essentially unchanged from April but was down by

0.5 percentage point from a year earlier.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 33 states and the District of Columbia over the month and

decreased in 17 states. The largest employment gains occurred in California (+17,600), Florida (+9,900),

North Carolina (+8,400), Arizona (+7,300), New York (+6,500), and Texas (+6,000). Vermont reported

the largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+0.7 percent), followed by the District of

Columbia (+0.6 percent) and Idaho, Nevada, and South Dakota (+0.4 percent each). Large employment

decreases were reported in Michigan (-11,000) and Indiana (-6,900). The largest over-the-month

percentage losses in employment occurred in Michigan and Wyoming (-0.3 percent each) and Indiana,

Mississippi, Oklahoma, Oregon, and South Carolina (-0.2 percent each). Over the year, nonfarm

employment increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 2 states (Michigan and

South Carolina). The largest percentage gains were reported in Nevada (+6.7 percent), Arizona (+4.0

percent), Utah (+3.4 percent), Idaho (+3.1 percent), and Florida and Oregon (+3.0 percent each).

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

The Northeast continued to register the lowest unemployment rate in May, 4.7 percent, while the Midwest again had the highest rate, 5.6 percent. Jobless rates in the South and West were 5.0 and 5.3 percent,

respectively. No region reported a statistically significant rate change from April. Over the year, unemployment rates declined significantly in the West (-0.7 percentage point), Northeast (-0.6 point), and South (-0.3

point). (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the lowest unemployment rates in May were reported in the South

Atlantic division, 4.6 percent; the Middle Atlantic and New England divisions, 4.7 percent each; and the

Mountain and West North Central divisions, 4.8 percent each. The East North Central and East South

Central divisions had the highest jobless rates, 5.9 and 5.8 percent, respectively. No division registered a

statistically significant rate change from April. The Pacific division posted the largest unemployment rate

decline from May 2004 (-1.0 percentage point). Other divisions with significant over-the-year rate decreases
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were the Middle Atlantic and West South Central (-0.8 and -0.5 percentage point, respectively) and the

Mountain, New England, and South Atlantic divisions (-0.3 point each). No division had a statistically

significant jobless rate increase over the year.

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Hawaii and Vermont posted the lowest state unemployment rates in May, 2.7 and 3.1 percent, respectively. Five additional states registered rates below 4.0 percent. Michigan and Mississippi reported the

highest state unemployment rates, 7.1 percent each. Six other states had rates of 6.0 percent or higher. The

District of Columbia recorded a jobless rate of 7.9 percent. Two states registered the lowest unemployment

rates in their series in May—Idaho, 3.9 percent, and West Virginia, 4.5 percent. (All state series begin in

1976.) In May, 15 states had unemployment rates that were significantly below the U.S. rate, 7 states and

the District of Columbia reported measurably higher rates, and 28 states had rates that were statistically little

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

Six states registered over-the-month jobless rate increases that were statistically significant in May:

Wyoming (+0.5 percentage point), Connecticut and Tennessee (+0.4 point each), Iowa and South Dakota

(+0.3 point each), and Delaware (+0.2 point). Indiana posted the largest—and only statistically significant—

unemployment rate decrease from the previous month (-0.6 percentage point). Forty-three states and the

District of Columbia reported May unemployment rates that were not significantly different from those of

April.

The states with the largest over-the-year declines in their jobless rates were Alabama (-1.3 percentage

points) and Alaska, California, and New Jersey (-1.0 point each). Seventeen additional states recorded

statistically significant unemployment rate declines. Mississippi experienced the largest unemployment rate

increase from a year earlier (+1.1 percentage points). Five additional states reported significant over-theyear rate increases. (See table B.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Between April and May, the measured changes in employment were statistically significant in the District

of Columbia and Vermont. Both registered gains in employment—the District of Columbia (+3,800) and

Vermont (+2,200). (See tables C and 5.)

Over the year, the measured changes in employment were statistically significant in 30 states and the

District of Columbia. All 30 states and the District of Columbia registered job gains. The largest gains were

in California (+254,500), Florida (+225,500), Texas (+117,400), Arizona (+95,100), Nevada (+77,000),

and New York (+68,600). Less populous states with significant gains included Delaware (+8,700), North

Dakota (+6,700), Alaska (+5,900), and Wyoming (+5,500); the District of Columbia added 9,200 jobs over

the year. (See table D.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for May 2005 is scheduled to be issued

on June 29. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for June is scheduled to be

issued on July 22.
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 Use of Error Measures in the Regional and State News Release

With the release of data for January 2005, the Local Area Unemployment Statistics

(LAUS) program introduced several improvements to its methodology. Among these was

the development of model-based error measures for the monthly estimates and the estimates

of over-the-month changes. These error measures allow data users and the Bureau of

Labor Statistics to consider statistical significance when analyzing and describing the LAUS

data. Error measures for the nonfarm payroll employment data had been available prior to

January 2005, although they were not used in the analysis of those data in this release.

The introductory section of this release preserves the long-time practice of highlighting

the direction of the movements in state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll

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

release takes the statistical significance of monthly and annual changes into consideration.
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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly

different (90-percent confidence level) from that of the

U.S., May 2005, seasonally adjusted

State May 2005

United States ........................ 5.1

Alaska .................................. 6.4

Delaware .............................. 4.1

District of Columbia .............. 7.9

Florida .................................. 4.0

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

Idaho ..................................... 3.9

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

Michigan ................................ 7.1

Minnesota .............................. 4.3

Mississippi.............................. 7.1

Nebraska ............................... 4.0

Nevada ................................. 4.0

New Hampshire ..................... 3.6

New Jersey .......................... 3.9

North Dakota ....................... 3.5

Ohio ..................................... 6.1

Oregon ................................. 6.5

South Carolina ....................... 6.3

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

Tennessee .............................. 6.2

Vermont ................................. 3.1

Virginia ................................. 3.6

Wyoming................................ 4.0
5

Alabama ................................. 5.7 4.4 -1.3

Alaska.................................... 7.4 6.4 -1.0

Arkansas................................ 5.8 5.0 -.8

California ................................ 6.3 5.3 -1.0

Florida ................................... 4.8 4.0 -.8

Georgia .................................. 4.6 5.2 .6

Hawaii.................................... 3.3 2.7 -.6

Idaho ..................................... 4.8 3.9 -.9

Maine ..................................... 4.4 5.0 .6

Massachusetts ........................ 5.2 4.8 -.4

Minnesota .............................. 4.6 4.3 -.3

Mississippi.............................. 6.0 7.1 1.1

Nebraska ............................... 3.8 4.0 .2

Nevada .................................. 4.4 4.0 -.4

New Jersey............................ 4.9 3.9 -1.0

New York ............................. 5.8 5.0 -.8

North Carolina ....................... 5.6 5.1 -.5

Oregon................................... 7.4 6.5 -.9

Pennsylvania .......................... 5.5 4.8 -.7

Rhode Island .......................... 4.5 -.8

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

Tennessee .............................. 5.4 6.2 .8

Texas ..................................... 6.1 5.5 -.6

Utah....................................... 5.3 4.9 -.4

Vermont ................................. 3.6 3.1 -.5

Washington ............................ 6.2 5.7 -.5

West Virginia ......................... 5.4 4.5 -.9

Table B. States with statistically significant (90-percent confidence level) unemployment rate changes from May 2004 to May 2005, seasonally adjusted

State May

 2004

 May

 2005

Over-the-year

 rate change

5.3
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Table C. States with statistically significant (90-percent confidence level)

employment changes from April 2005 to May 2005, seasonally adjusted

State April

 2005

 May

 2005

Over-the-month

 change

District of Columbia ............... 679,400 683,200 3,800

Vermont ................................. 305,700 307,900 2,200

Table D. States with statistically significant (90-percent confidence level)

employment changes from May 2004 to May 2005, seasonally adjusted

State May

 2004

 May

 2005

Alabama ................................. 1,895,000 1,928,900 33,900

Alaska.................................... 302,200 308,100 5,900

Arizona .................................. 2,359,300 2,454,400 95,100

California ................................ 14,484,100 14,738,600 254,500

Colorado................................ 2,174,700 2,218,100 43,400

Connecticut ............................ 1,648,100 1,670,100 22,000

Delaware................................ 422,600 431,300 8,700

District of Columbia ............... 674,000 683,200 9,200

Florida ................................... 7,483,700 7,709,200 225,500

Hawaii.................................... 580,200 594,700 14,500

Idaho ..................................... 586,700 604,800 18,100

Illinois..................................... 5,806,900 5,853,300 46,400

Indiana ................................... 2,924,700 2,961,300 36,600

Kansas................................... 1,325,500 1,344,500 19,000

Maryland ................................ 2,511,400 2,559,000 47,600

Nebraska ............................... 922,600 935,700 13,100

Nevada .................................. 1,142,900 1,219,900 77,000

New Jersey............................ 3,996,900 4,051,100 54,200

New Mexico .......................... 789,300 807,200 17,900

New York ............................. 8,443,900 8,512,500 68,600

North Carolina ....................... 3,817,700 3,879,800 62,100

North Dakota......................... 337,000 343,700 6,700

Oklahoma .............................. 1,467,000 1,491,300 24,300

Oregon................................... 1,590,200 1,637,600 47,400

Pennsylvania ........................... 5,635,600 5,697,700 62,100

Texas ..................................... 9,463,000 9,580,400 117,400

Utah....................................... 1,100,900 1,138,400 37,500

Virginia ................................... 3,575,400 3,625,000 49,600

Washington ............................ 2,695,800 2,750,500 54,700

Wisconsin............................... 2,798,000 2,827,600 29,600

Wyoming................................ 254,700 260,200 5,500

 Over-the-year

change
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for

census regions and divisions, states, and selected substate

areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)

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

employment estimates by state and major industry from the

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

The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative

endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS

program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are

based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for

the official national estimates obtained from the Current

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

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

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

employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those

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

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

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

working who have a job from which they were temporarily

absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labormanagement dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons

are those who did not work at all (in the reference week), have

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

with the reference week), and are currently available for work;

persons on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work

to be counted as unemployed.

Method of estimation. Estimates for all census divisions,

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

using estimating equations based on regression techniques.

This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the

beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including

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

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

different regression approach. A detailed description of the

estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request.

Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the

model-based estimates for the component divisions and then

calculating the unemployment rate.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data

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

each year, usually implemented with January estimates. The

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

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

model reestimation.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of census

division, state, and substate area model employment and

unemployment levels is performed within the modeling

procedure. The model estimation is based on the classical

approach to seasonal adjustment, in which the series is

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

This directly yields seasonally adjusted estimates for

employment and unemployment levels with reliability measures.

Labor force levels and unemployment rates are calculated from

these two estimates. Additionally, measures for the state of

California are derived by summing the seasonally adjusted

estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale

metropolitan division and the balance of California, and the

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

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

estimates for census regions are calculated as the sum of the

levels of the component divisions, and the unemployment rate

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

recent 5 years are revised near the beginning of each calendar

year, usually coincident with the release of January estimates.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this

release reflect the standards and definitions established by the

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

A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the

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

annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.

Employment—from the CES program

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay

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

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

residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are

counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis

of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of

the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated

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

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

computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both

months. The estimates of employment for the current month are

obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month

by these ratios.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,

derived principally from tax reports which are submitted by

employers who are covered under state unemployment

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

preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for

the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process

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

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

subsequent months.
Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are

seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some

states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is

computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector

series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll

employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of

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

coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation

procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each

individual state. BLS independently develops a national

employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to

national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger

sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series,

summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can

cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these

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

employment series, and cautions users that such a series is

subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample

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

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

measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs

by chance because a sample rather than the entire population

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

such as those which can be introduced into the data collection

and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from

sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from

the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual

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

because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program,

unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather

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

however, are generally insignificant.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based

error measures for both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally

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

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

average magnitude of the over-the-month change in a state

unemployment rate that is required in order to be statistically

significant at the 90-percent confidence level is slightly more

than +/- 0.3 percentage point. More details can be found on the

Web site. Measures of nonsampling error are not available, but

additional information on the subject is provided in the BLS

monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state

CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for

metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are

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

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

determining whether changes in CES employment levels are

statistically significant. Information on recent benchmark

revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at

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

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used

to develop these estimates and additional data appear in

Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription

from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government

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

and from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490,

August 1997.

Estimates of labor force and unemployment, as well as

nonfarm employment from the CES program, for over 370

metropolitan areas and metropolitan New England City and

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

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates

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

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

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

administration of various federal economic assistance programs

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

Employment data from the CES program are available at

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

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

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

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

May

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

May

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

May

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

Northeast ........................... 27,488.6 27,580.5 27,689.3 27,725.0 1,465.6 1,318.0 1,285.3 1,310.0 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.7

 New England .................... 7,543.6 7,512.8 7,546.9 7,551.5 377.9 353.1 345.5 355.2 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.7

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,945.1 20,067.7 20,142.4 20,173.4 1,087.6 964.9 939.8 954.8 5.5 4.8 4.7 4.7

South ................................. 51,688.9 52,312.1 52,571.9 52,658.1 2,728.5 2,638.3 2,633.1 2,645.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0

 South Atlantic ................... 27,252.1 27,654.8 27,809.5 27,868.2 1,324.2 1,292.7 1,290.2 1,277.4 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.6

 East South Central ........... 8,359.5 8,382.5 8,391.0 8,391.9 457.6 469.7 468.3 484.4 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.8

 West South Central .......... 16,077.2 16,274.9 16,371.4 16,397.9 946.7 875.9 874.6 883.3 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.4

Midwest ............................. 34,411.6 34,595.6 34,742.8 34,688.4 1,962.9 1,938.8 1,920.8 1,925.6 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.6

 East North Central ............ 23,581.3 23,719.4 23,857.3 23,798.8 1,435.3 1,408.2 1,415.5 1,406.6 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.9

 West North Central ........... 10,830.3 10,876.1 10,885.5 10,889.6 527.5 530.6 505.3 519.0 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.8

West ................................... 33,598.6 33,962.7 34,158.1 34,170.9 2,016.7 1,755.7 1,800.1 1,796.9 6.0 5.2 5.3 5.3

 Mountain ........................... 10,036.2 10,220.6 10,290.6 10,270.2 513.0 485.7 500.6 496.8 5.1 4.8 4.9 4.8

 Pacific ............................... 23,562.4 23,742.1 23,867.4 23,900.7 1,503.7 1,270.0 1,299.5 1,300.1 6.4 5.3 5.4 5.4

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census

division model-based estimates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

April May April May April May

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

Northeast ........................... 27,295.0 27,473.8 27,337.1 27,604.5 1,444.2 1,235.3 1,404.6 1,248.7 5.3 4.5 5.1 4.5

 New England .................... 7,482.4 7,487.4 7,500.3 7,517.4 364.8 337.7 361.7 339.1 4.9 4.5 4.8 4.5

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,812.6 19,986.5 19,836.9 20,087.1 1,079.4 897.6 1,042.8 909.7 5.4 4.5 5.3 4.5

South ................................. 51,397.0 52,306.4 51,597.9 52,628.3 2,551.0 2,474.1 2,616.2 2,528.4 5.0 4.7 5.1 4.8

 South Atlantic ................... 27,080.8 27,667.2 27,243.8 27,893.9 1,236.5 1,221.6 1,273.9 1,222.9 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.4

 East South Central ........... 8,302.8 8,325.5 8,334.9 8,375.7 422.4 432.6 430.8 458.4 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.5

 West South Central .......... 16,013.4 16,313.8 16,019.2 16,358.7 892.1 819.9 911.5 847.2 5.6 5.0 5.7 5.2

Midwest ............................. 34,167.5 34,521.2 34,324.8 34,635.4 1,864.0 1,869.7 1,874.0 1,834.4 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.3

 East North Central ............ 23,378.9 23,668.8 23,517.6 23,756.3 1,363.3 1,375.7 1,376.3 1,344.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.7

 West North Central ........... 10,788.5 10,852.4 10,807.1 10,879.1 500.7 494.0 497.7 489.4 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5

West ................................... 33,396.4 33,972.5 33,403.3 34,010.1 1,976.5 1,756.1 1,896.8 1,675.8 5.9 5.2 5.7 4.9

 Mountain ........................... 9,972.8 10,230.8 9,980.4 10,223.5 509.0 489.3 484.5 468.0 5.1 4.8 4.9 4.6

 Pacific ............................... 23,423.6 23,741.8 23,422.9 23,786.6 1,467.4 1,266.8 1,412.3 1,207.8 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.1

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census

division model-based estimates. The composition of the regions and

divisions is described in table 1.

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

May

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005p

May

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005p May

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005p

Alabama ............................................... 2,147.6 2,153.2 2,143.5 2,143.2 121.8 101.8 94.4 95.1 5.7 4.7 4.4 4.4

Alaska ................................................... 331.8 336.8 339.7 339.0 24.4 22.3 22.6 21.8 7.4 6.6 6.7 6.4

Arizona ................................................. 2,765.8 2,810.7 2,834.9 2,816.3 139.6 131.6 140.5 135.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8

Arkansas ............................................... 1,303.2 1,327.8 1,338.9 1,345.6 75.1 68.5 66.0 67.7 5.8 5.2 4.9 5.0

California .............................................. 17,514.2 17,656.8 17,746.9 17,782.3 1,106.3 957.7 955.3 947.2 6.3 5.4 5.4 5.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 4,809.5 4,856.5 4,922.8 4,919.3 326.0 275.3 280.1 283.7 6.8 5.7 5.7 5.8

Colorado ............................................... 2,515.4 2,543.8 2,559.0 2,560.4 137.7 130.8 134.4 134.9 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.3

Connecticut ........................................... 1,799.0 1,789.6 1,808.0 1,813.1 89.6 88.0 88.3 96.8 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.3

Delaware .............................................. 422.7 426.9 429.4 432.2 17.2 16.7 16.6 17.7 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.1

District of Columbia .............................. 297.5 303.4 303.2 298.7 23.8 23.6 23.4 23.6 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.9

Florida ................................................... 8,378.9 8,560.9 8,622.3 8,650.9 399.3 375.0 363.3 348.9 4.8 4.4 4.2 4.0

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .......... 1,106.4 1,129.8 1,139.7 1,145.2 63.2 56.7 53.5 51.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.5

Georgia ................................................. 4,383.2 4,456.7 4,470.0 4,487.8 200.1 221.5 223.3 234.6 4.6 5.0 5.0 5.2

Hawaii ................................................... 615.3 626.2 630.9 625.3 20.0 17.4 18.4 17.0 3.3 2.8 2.9 2.7

Idaho ..................................................... 702.4 725.4 728.6 728.0 34.0 30.5 28.9 28.7 4.8 4.2 4.0 3.9

Illinois .................................................... 6,391.4 6,449.0 6,495.1 6,479.9 398.2 362.8 384.0 377.8 6.2 5.6 5.9 5.8

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ............... 3,976.7 3,993.6 4,024.9 4,012.8 248.2 235.8 246.3 242.6 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.0

Indiana .................................................. 3,165.5 3,207.0 3,217.1 3,199.7 162.2 179.2 172.4 152.3 5.1 5.6 5.4 4.8

Iowa ...................................................... 1,624.0 1,643.1 1,645.3 1,640.1 77.4 83.3 73.3 78.4 4.8 5.1 4.5 4.8

Kansas .................................................. 1,463.4 1,465.6 1,471.6 1,472.1 81.4 78.9 76.2 78.2 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.3

Kentucky ............................................... 1,977.6 1,983.3 1,993.7 1,991.6 108.6 105.0 111.0 113.9 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.7

Louisiana .............................................. 2,054.5 2,081.6 2,101.0 2,110.9 119.3 109.9 108.0 115.0 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.4

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 2 ....... 612.8 615.7 615.6 616.7 28.2 31.4 29.3 30.9 4.6 5.1 4.8 5.0

Maine .................................................... 698.3 701.7 705.7 709.0 31.0 32.7 33.3 35.8 4.4 4.7 4.7 5.0

Maryland ............................................... 2,881.6 2,899.4 2,915.2 2,935.7 120.8 123.4 124.3 124.7 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2

Massachusetts ...................................... 3,395.3 3,369.6 3,377.5 3,373.8 177.2 164.8 157.8 160.6 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.8

Michigan ............................................... 5,077.5 5,099.4 5,142.4 5,129.5 353.5 353.6 361.7 363.2 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.1

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ................... 2,204.2 2,175.1 2,197.6 2,201.2 153.5 162.9 172.0 165.9 7.0 7.5 7.8 7.5

Minnesota ............................................. 2,956.0 2,970.4 2,970.5 2,975.3 135.2 130.4 118.8 126.7 4.6 4.4 4.0 4.3

Mississippi ............................................ 1,328.0 1,343.7 1,343.3 1,349.5 79.8 94.1 91.2 95.9 6.0 7.0 6.8 7.1

Missouri ................................................ 3,032.7 3,016.9 3,023.6 3,031.1 170.8 172.9 169.0 170.8 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6

Montana ................................................ 482.5 490.2 490.6 491.0 21.3 22.7 21.5 21.9 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.5

Nebraska .............................................. 984.9 990.1 988.9 987.0 37.2 39.2 38.6 39.7 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.0

Nevada ................................................. 1,174.4 1,207.9 1,217.3 1,213.1 52.2 47.4 48.4 48.7 4.4 3.9 4.0 4.0

New Hampshire .................................... 722.6 729.6 733.8 734.1 28.3 27.1 25.1 26.4 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.6

New Jersey ........................................... 4,384.5 4,396.3 4,413.5 4,405.8 214.6 188.5 183.2 173.2 4.9 4.3 4.2 3.9

New Mexico .......................................... 910.8 935.2 942.0 939.9 52.2 55.2 56.8 55.9 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.0

New York .............................................. 9,339.3 9,331.8 9,410.2 9,423.8 544.2 432.2 457.0 473.3 5.8 4.6 4.9 5.0

New York City .................................. 3,714.0 3,693.1 3,727.7 3,734.5 264.4 192.1 210.7 219.0 7.1 5.2 5.7 5.9

North Carolina ...................................... 4,250.2 4,286.1 4,301.9 4,308.9 237.2 220.8 228.9 219.5 5.6 5.2 5.3 5.1

North Dakota ........................................ 353.5 356.2 356.0 355.4 11.8 11.7 11.5 12.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.5

Ohio ...................................................... 5,881.1 5,923.9 5,947.9 5,930.7 360.0 373.9 362.7 362.4 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.1

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 ................ 1,105.4 1,088.1 1,101.0 1,100.9 64.9 64.8 63.0 62.3 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.7

Oklahoma ............................................. 1,708.9 1,720.1 1,725.5 1,722.8 83.0 76.0 77.3 78.1 4.9 4.4 4.5 4.5

Oregon .................................................. 1,854.7 1,863.1 1,873.3 1,865.7 137.1 114.2 121.9 120.4 7.4 6.1 6.5 6.5

Pennsylvania ........................................ 6,266.9 6,336.0 6,329.2 6,350.6 343.4 342.8 312.4 305.5 5.5 5.4 4.9 4.8

Rhode Island ........................................ 563.4 564.0 567.6 570.8 29.7 25.4 26.6 25.9 5.3 4.5 4.7 4.5

South Carolina ...................................... 2,040.3 2,070.7 2,072.5 2,069.5 137.1 139.7 135.1 131.0 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.3

South Dakota ........................................ 427.5 429.9 430.4 428.3 15.0 16.1 15.9 17.0 3.5 3.7 3.7 4.0

Tennessee ............................................ 2,910.7 2,902.0 2,907.1 2,907.5 155.9 169.7 169.3 179.8 5.4 5.8 5.8 6.2

Texas .................................................... 11,016.0 11,144.7 11,208.5 11,216.7 673.5 626.1 621.3 621.2 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.5

Utah ...................................................... 1,201.9 1,224.3 1,233.7 1,236.4 63.3 59.1 60.6 60.7 5.3 4.8 4.9 4.9

Vermont ................................................ 352.9 352.7 352.3 351.6 12.6 11.9 11.6 10.9 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.1

Virginia .................................................. 3,811.2 3,861.4 3,897.6 3,908.2 142.5 127.8 140.8 141.9 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.6

Washington ........................................... 3,226.2 3,253.6 3,270.5 3,270.4 200.7 168.1 178.7 185.2 6.2 5.2 5.5 5.7

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 ................ 1,327.5 1,317.1 1,333.5 1,344.1 71.0 61.0 60.2 66.5 5.3 4.6 4.5 4.9

West Virginia ........................................ 789.4 797.9 798.1 791.4 42.7 41.7 40.9 35.8 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.5

Wisconsin ............................................. 3,070.0 3,051.6 3,058.5 3,049.6 152.6 140.4 139.1 144.8 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.7

Wyoming ............................................... 281.0 283.4 283.8 285.3 10.8 8.9 9.8 11.6 3.8 3.1 3.5 4.0

Puerto Rico ........................................... 1,356.7 1,378.3 1,366.9 1,404.2 145.4 153.3 153.7 152.0 10.7 11.1 11.2 10.8

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

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

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

Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No.

04-03, dated February 18, 2004, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/

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

Estimates for the latest month are revised the following month, and at least 3

years of estimates are subject to revision at the end of the year, to incorporate

updated inputs and reestimation.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

April May April May April May

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

Alabama ............................................... 2,130.1 2,127.1 2,136.0 2,134.3 107.0 80.9 108.2 82.9 5.0 3.8 5.1 3.9

Alaska ................................................... 327.2 335.3 331.5 338.8 25.4 23.7 24.2 21.2 7.8 7.1 7.3 6.3

Arizona ................................................. 2,758.1 2,825.0 2,754.8 2,806.3 137.3 132.5 133.7 128.2 5.0 4.7 4.9 4.6

Arkansas ............................................... 1,303.1 1,341.0 1,305.5 1,351.1 71.4 63.7 73.0 66.1 5.5 4.8 5.6 4.9

California .............................................. 17,422.5 17,660.1 17,416.9 17,704.7 1,083.5 925.7 1,045.8 880.9 6.2 5.2 6.0 5.0

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 4,777.7 4,895.0 4,770.1 4,886.0 308.5 265.6 311.1 267.3 6.5 5.4 6.5 5.5

Colorado ............................................... 2,490.4 2,535.9 2,493.9 2,540.8 137.1 131.9 130.6 127.2 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.0

Connecticut ........................................... 1,789.1 1,798.3 1,794.8 1,810.3 87.5 87.0 89.9 95.4 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.3

Delaware .............................................. 421.5 428.6 420.6 430.9 16.6 16.2 15.7 16.2 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8

District of Columbia .............................. 296.2 300.0 294.0 295.4 21.7 20.6 22.4 22.8 7.3 6.9 7.6 7.7

Florida ................................................... 8,317.2 8,577.4 8,373.3 8,651.7 377.8 341.6 380.4 326.0 4.5 4.0 4.5 3.8

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .......... 1,096.6 1,130.9 1,101.8 1,142.3 60.2 50.9 60.4 48.7 5.5 4.5 5.5 4.3

Georgia ................................................. 4,348.9 4,444.6 4,371.7 4,480.0 178.4 208.5 189.5 224.4 4.1 4.7 4.3 5.0

Hawaii ................................................... 615.9 632.2 613.9 623.7 19.8 17.7 18.7 15.3 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.5

Idaho ..................................................... 697.1 723.8 700.6 726.8 36.8 31.0 30.5 25.0 5.3 4.3 4.4 3.4

Illinois .................................................... 6,346.5 6,457.8 6,361.5 6,458.5 383.9 374.4 384.9 363.1 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.6

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ............... 3,956.3 4,004.3 3,955.8 4,002.5 246.0 248.4 246.0 243.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1

Indiana .................................................. 3,158.3 3,208.0 3,173.5 3,213.3 157.9 169.8 160.0 148.1 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.6

Iowa ...................................................... 1,616.7 1,640.3 1,613.2 1,632.8 76.6 73.3 71.4 72.0 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4

Kansas .................................................. 1,453.8 1,464.7 1,450.5 1,462.4 75.4 71.9 76.4 72.5 5.2 4.9 5.3 5.0

Kentucky ............................................... 1,967.6 1,984.3 1,981.4 1,998.7 102.9 106.7 104.7 112.4 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.6

Louisiana .............................................. 2,045.4 2,092.3 2,049.0 2,109.7 103.1 95.1 110.0 106.7 5.0 4.5 5.4 5.1

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 2 ....... 613.9 616.5 619.6 626.0 23.2 24.9 26.2 29.9 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.8

Maine .................................................... 690.3 697.8 696.0 706.4 33.2 35.8 29.8 33.9 4.8 5.1 4.3 4.8

Maryland ............................................... 2,854.3 2,891.4 2,875.3 2,934.1 112.3 118.0 116.6 119.5 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.1

Massachusetts ...................................... 3,376.0 3,351.3 3,381.9 3,357.3 172.1 151.1 172.4 150.9 5.1 4.5 5.1 4.5

Michigan ............................................... 4,990.2 5,069.3 5,071.3 5,131.6 312.9 337.3 346.7 355.7 6.3 6.7 6.8 6.9

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ................... 2,167.8 2,160.7 2,192.1 2,191.8 130.1 153.8 145.8 157.3 6.0 7.1 6.7 7.2

Minnesota ............................................. 2,937.8 2,959.5 2,943.7 2,969.8 134.4 121.5 122.5 113.9 4.6 4.1 4.2 3.8

Mississippi ............................................ 1,315.2 1,334.3 1,328.0 1,352.6 66.6 84.3 80.6 98.8 5.1 6.3 6.1 7.3

Missouri ................................................ 3,022.6 3,018.2 3,029.0 3,035.5 154.5 162.5 164.7 163.4 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.4

Montana ................................................ 482.2 490.1 482.3 491.3 22.0 21.9 18.7 19.2 4.6 4.5 3.9 3.9

Nebraska .............................................. 981.2 986.9 986.5 990.6 34.3 37.0 37.2 39.5 3.5 3.8 3.8 4.0

Nevada ................................................. 1,170.7 1,214.0 1,170.0 1,209.2 52.9 48.1 48.7 44.9 4.5 4.0 4.2 3.7

New Hampshire .................................... 717.6 728.3 719.3 730.6 29.0 25.2 28.0 25.3 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.5

New Jersey ........................................... 4,361.0 4,387.2 4,363.1 4,397.2 216.1 172.9 204.9 166.6 5.0 3.9 4.7 3.8

New Mexico .......................................... 905.2 936.5 904.9 934.7 50.7 54.8 51.0 54.3 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.8

New York .............................................. 9,258.5 9,336.2 9,247.5 9,361.7 541.5 437.6 506.2 444.8 5.8 4.7 5.5 4.8

New York City .................................. 3,699.1 3,713.3 3,673.2 3,705.9 263.2 201.4 246.1 205.3 7.1 5.4 6.7 5.5

North Carolina ...................................... 4,233.2 4,278.3 4,250.6 4,312.9 229.2 217.3 235.0 215.6 5.4 5.1 5.5 5.0

North Dakota ........................................ 350.9 353.9 355.0 357.4 11.8 12.2 10.8 11.4 3.4 3.5 3.0 3.2

Ohio ...................................................... 5,837.9 5,902.1 5,861.8 5,920.5 350.5 350.7 338.1 339.1 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 ................ 1,100.1 1,096.0 1,104.5 1,103.3 63.2 60.3 64.0 61.3 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.6

Oklahoma ............................................. 1,703.7 1,718.7 1,706.7 1,722.5 78.0 71.4 81.8 77.5 4.6 4.2 4.8 4.5

Oregon .................................................. 1,849.9 1,866.9 1,847.1 1,859.0 138.0 123.5 131.9 114.5 7.5 6.6 7.1 6.2

Pennsylvania ........................................ 6,193.2 6,263.0 6,226.2 6,328.2 321.9 287.1 331.7 298.2 5.2 4.6 5.3 4.7

Rhode Island ........................................ 558.1 562.6 557.7 564.0 28.0 25.6 29.0 23.1 5.0 4.6 5.2 4.1

South Carolina ...................................... 2,034.7 2,068.5 2,050.6 2,078.7 127.9 126.7 131.9 124.4 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.0

South Dakota ........................................ 425.6 428.8 429.2 430.6 13.8 15.6 14.7 16.7 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.9

Tennessee ............................................ 2,889.8 2,879.7 2,889.5 2,890.1 145.9 160.8 137.3 164.3 5.0 5.6 4.8 5.7

Texas .................................................... 10,961.3 11,161.8 10,958.0 11,175.4 639.6 589.6 646.6 596.9 5.8 5.3 5.9 5.3

Utah ...................................................... 1,190.9 1,223.8 1,195.2 1,231.2 61.2 58.3 61.1 58.1 5.1 4.8 5.1 4.7

Vermont ................................................ 351.1 349.1 350.5 348.8 14.8 13.1 12.7 10.5 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.0

Virginia .................................................. 3,788.5 3,883.1 3,816.2 3,917.2 129.3 131.3 140.7 139.7 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.6

Washington ........................................... 3,208.2 3,247.4 3,213.5 3,260.4 200.6 176.2 191.7 176.0 6.3 5.4 6.0 5.4

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 ................ 1,326.6 1,332.0 1,328.9 1,348.4 68.3 57.1 70.7 65.9 5.1 4.3 5.3 4.9

West Virginia ........................................ 786.4 795.3 791.3 793.1 43.1 41.6 41.8 34.2 5.5 5.2 5.3 4.3

Wisconsin ............................................. 3,046.0 3,031.8 3,049.6 3,032.4 158.1 143.6 146.7 138.8 5.2 4.7 4.8 4.6

Wyoming ............................................... 278.2 281.7 278.7 283.3 10.9 10.7 10.1 10.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.9

Puerto Rico ........................................... 1,370.0 1,375.6 1,364.4 1,411.9 150.2 156.5 147.3 154.1 11.0 11.4 10.8 10.9

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

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

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

Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No.

04-03, dated February 18, 2004, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/

lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Estimates

for the latest month are revised the following month, and at least 3 years of

estimates are subject to revision at the end of the year, to incorporate updated

inputs and reestimation.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

May

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005p May2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005p May2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005p

Alabama ............................... 1,895.0 1,924.7 1,927.4 1,928.9 102.3 107.1 106.1 105.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 302.2 307.0 307.8 308.1 17.6 18.2 18.5 18.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Arizona ................................. 2,359.3 2,438.1 2,447.1 2,454.4 187.7 205.7 208.0 208.8 175.6 177.3 176.4 176.1

Arkansas ............................... 1,156.1 1,168.3 1,168.4 1,167.9 51.6 52.6 52.9 52.9 204.4 203.2 203.4 202.7

California .............................. 14,484.1 14,702.7 14,721.0 14,738.6 840.0 887.3 888.6 890.3 1,529.7 1,532.9 1,532.6 1,533.6

Colorado ............................... 2,174.7 2,218.0 2,215.9 2,218.1 150.3 159.1 158.7 159.6 154.1 154.2 153.4 153.8

Connecticut ........................... 1,648.1 1,666.7 1,669.6 1,670.1 65.6 68.8 70.8 70.7 197.4 198.9 198.7 198.3

Delaware 3 ........................... 422.6 432.5 430.4 431.3 26.0 28.2 28.0 27.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 674.0 674.5 679.4 683.2 12.8 12.2 12.3 12.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 7,483.7 7,679.7 7,699.3 7,709.2 488.6 510.9 512.7 517.0 389.8 388.8 388.6 390.5

Georgia ................................ 3,890.2 3,911.2 3,913.4 3,910.6 197.0 199.5 199.3 198.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Hawaii 3 ................................ 580.2 592.9 594.3 594.7 28.9 31.2 31.6 31.7 15.4 15.6 15.3 15.3

Idaho .................................... 586.7 598.8 602.6 604.8 39.6 42.7 43.4 43.5 61.6 62.0 62.6 62.6

Illinois .................................... 5,806.9 5,831.1 5,848.8 5,853.3 268.9 268.8 269.2 269.7 696.8 693.0 690.0 690.0

Indiana .................................. 2,924.7 2,966.6 2,968.2 2,961.3 148.8 153.7 154.0 152.2 572.3 576.3 574.0 572.7

Iowa ...................................... 1,452.3 1,462.2 1,469.1 1,468.5 68.3 68.4 69.1 68.1 222.0 224.9 225.5 225.4

Kansas .................................. 1,325.5 1,337.7 1,341.5 1,344.5 62.9 66.1 66.3 65.9 176.4 179.1 179.0 178.8

Kentucky ............................... 1,793.6 1,807.4 1,815.1 1,817.1 83.4 86.7 87.2 87.3 264.5 265.1 266.0 266.2

Louisiana .............................. 1,917.9 1,931.5 1,933.4 1,933.3 115.5 119.9 120.9 119.0 152.4 151.3 151.7 151.1

Maine .................................... 613.3 616.3 618.6 618.1 30.9 32.1 31.6 31.9 63.1 62.2 62.2 62.0

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,511.4 2,549.7 2,554.1 2,559.0 177.2 178.5 179.2 179.3 142.7 140.3 139.6 139.6

Massachusetts ...................... 3,179.9 3,195.3 3,200.8 3,200.4 138.0 141.3 142.5 143.3 313.8 312.0 312.7 312.6

Michigan ............................... 4,399.7 4,368.1 4,380.2 4,369.2 190.4 189.6 190.2 188.9 702.2 676.9 680.3 681.8

Minnesota ............................. 2,681.9 2,698.2 2,704.5 2,707.3 129.1 125.3 127.0 128.7 341.1 347.8 347.5 346.8

Mississippi ............................ 1,123.9 1,136.1 1,138.9 1,136.9 49.1 49.1 49.6 49.4 179.5 179.4 179.5 179.4

Missouri ............................... 2,694.3 2,709.1 2,713.6 2,719.5 137.8 140.0 141.1 141.9 312.6 315.6 315.6 315.7

Montana ................................ 410.3 416.3 417.2 417.1 24.4 26.1 25.2 25.4 19.1 19.5 19.6 19.6

Nebraska 3 ........................... 922.6 934.2 934.5 935.7 48.7 50.3 49.0 48.8 100.9 99.3 99.2 99.2

Nevada ................................. 1,142.9 1,201.7 1,215.2 1,219.9 115.3 130.1 132.4 133.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

New Hampshire .................... 626.9 634.5 636.7 637.6 29.6 30.4 31.0 31.0 79.8 80.9 80.7 80.4

New Jersey ........................... 3,996.9 4,038.0 4,047.3 4,051.1 165.3 166.2 166.5 166.6 338.1 332.4 331.5 329.9

New Mexico .......................... 789.3 802.1 804.7 807.2 49.5 52.8 53.2 53.4 36.0 35.8 35.6 35.7

New York .............................. 8,443.9 8,497.8 8,506.0 8,512.5 319.1 321.4 324.4 323.3 597.5 586.3 582.6 580.2

North Carolina ...................... 3,817.7 3,857.1 3,871.4 3,879.8 215.7 222.8 224.5 226.5 577.7 575.7 575.2 577.1

North Dakota ........................ 337.0 341.0 343.8 343.7 17.4 17.0 18.4 18.0 24.4 24.9 25.2 25.7

Ohio ...................................... 5,404.2 5,416.1 5,427.0 5,431.7 236.1 236.4 237.7 237.2 824.3 823.7 823.1 822.9

Oklahoma ............................. 1,467.0 1,490.8 1,493.8 1,491.3 61.8 62.6 62.6 62.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Oregon ................................. 1,590.2 1,640.1 1,640.9 1,637.6 82.5 88.1 89.0 88.6 199.2 206.1 205.2 204.6

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,635.6 5,680.4 5,692.3 5,697.7 248.1 249.8 253.6 256.3 691.4 685.6 684.7 685.1

Rhode Island ........................ 488.5 492.3 493.0 494.3 20.6 21.0 21.2 21.5 57.1 55.9 55.2 54.7

South Carolina ...................... 1,826.8 1,817.6 1,815.4 1,812.5 114.6 111.8 112.2 111.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

South Dakota ........................ 382.2 387.4 388.4 389.8 19.7 20.9 21.5 21.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Tennessee ............................ 2,699.0 2,720.5 2,725.8 2,722.7 117.3 119.9 119.7 119.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Texas .................................... 9,463.0 9,563.3 9,574.4 9,580.4 540.8 544.2 547.9 548.5 889.9 888.3 889.3 887.7

Utah ...................................... 1,100.9 1,134.9 1,137.6 1,138.4 72.6 77.3 78.5 79.8 114.9 117.4 117.6 117.4

Vermont ................................ 302.9 305.2 305.7 307.9 16.7 17.2 17.8 17.9 36.8 37.4 37.2 37.2

Virginia .................................. 3,575.4 3,625.7 3,627.8 3,625.0 229.5 237.9 239.3 236.9 299.1 298.4 298.2 298.3

Washington ........................... 2,695.8 2,744.0 2,748.1 2,750.5 163.7 170.5 171.3 172.3 263.0 267.4 267.5 267.3

West Virginia ........................ 737.6 742.5 743.2 743.7 35.2 36.8 37.6 38.1 63.6 62.6 62.8 62.7

Wisconsin ............................. 2,798.0 2,818.5 2,823.7 2,827.6 126.5 131.5 133.3 132.2 502.0 506.4 502.6 505.9

Wyoming ............................... 254.7 260.1 260.9 260.2 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

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

May

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005p May2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005p May2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005p

Alabama ............................... 377.1 380.7 382.1 383.7 96.5 95.5 95.6 95.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 62.2 61.9 62.2 63.2 14.6 15.0 15.1 15.0 22.8 23.8 23.9 23.4

Arizona ................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 164.1 165.6 166.9 167.8 330.7 343.0 346.6 344.3

Arkansas ............................... 241.3 242.2 242.5 242.7 50.9 52.0 52.0 52.0 106.9 109.5 109.4 108.6

California .............................. 2,747.2 2,769.4 2,766.8 2,770.8 896.6 917.4 915.9 916.0 2,077.3 2,135.7 2,141.1 2,139.0

Colorado ............................... 407.4 413.6 414.1 412.0 154.6 156.9 157.1 158.0 298.2 309.4 306.7 306.0

Connecticut ........................... 307.6 312.1 313.1 313.8 140.4 141.3 141.3 141.1 197.1 198.0 197.9 197.6

Delaware 3 ........................... 80.5 81.3 81.1 81.7 44.5 44.4 44.4 44.1 61.7 63.4 63.4 63.1

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 143.5 144.3 145.9 147.0

Florida .................................. 1,499.5 1,529.1 1,529.7 1,529.7 501.8 508.5 511.7 511.5 1,282.8 1,343.7 1,350.3 1,346.9

Georgia ................................ 830.3 823.7 822.0 826.0 217.9 220.5 220.7 220.6 508.5 519.3 519.0 514.8

Hawaii 3 ................................ 111.9 115.3 116.3 116.9 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 118.1 118.7 119.1 119.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 73.1 75.5 76.5 76.8

Illinois .................................... 1,181.3 1,179.1 1,184.5 1,187.3 399.3 400.5 400.5 401.7 797.0 806.1 822.3 823.6

Indiana .................................. 577.3 579.8 580.0 580.9 140.1 141.1 140.9 142.0 264.9 272.5 272.9 271.5

Iowa ...................................... 304.8 305.9 307.2 308.0 96.6 98.4 98.7 99.0 108.0 106.7 107.6 107.1

Kansas .................................. 263.4 259.8 259.9 261.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Kentucky ............................... 372.3 372.6 373.4 374.7 87.5 85.0 84.8 85.6 160.6 165.2 167.4 167.4

Louisiana .............................. 381.2 382.1 382.6 381.5 102.7 104.1 104.5 104.5 184.3 185.0 185.8 186.5

Maine .................................... 125.8 126.2 126.2 126.5 35.2 34.5 34.5 34.3 49.9 49.6 49.9 50.1

Maryland 3 ............................ 467.7 473.3 473.7 474.4 155.4 158.1 158.2 158.5 371.5 383.3 385.0 385.2

Massachusetts ...................... 573.4 574.0 573.9 575.3 220.4 219.6 219.9 220.2 448.7 455.4 460.2 457.9

Michigan ............................... 812.5 812.9 814.8 813.2 217.2 218.3 218.1 218.4 583.2 572.8 569.0 567.8

Minnesota ............................. 522.5 527.5 526.3 526.0 176.9 178.8 178.9 179.5 303.0 301.9 304.9 306.5

Mississippi ............................ 220.8 222.3 223.4 221.9 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Missouri ............................... 534.2 536.4 535.9 539.9 163.0 165.6 166.3 166.8 305.4 304.3 306.0 304.1

Montana ................................ 86.4 86.5 86.8 86.9 21.0 21.3 21.4 21.2 33.5 33.7 33.9 33.4

Nebraska 3 ........................... 195.5 200.8 200.8 202.3 62.9 64.2 64.4 63.9 94.1 95.8 95.5 96.3

Nevada ................................. 203.7 210.4 211.3 211.6 61.0 64.0 64.5 64.8 131.4 140.2 143.1 143.8

New Hampshire .................... 140.2 141.4 142.5 142.9 37.3 38.7 38.7 38.4 57.2 55.9 56.4 56.3

New Jersey ........................... 876.4 887.4 889.9 891.6 277.7 281.0 281.6 281.8 583.9 583.1 584.8 589.1

New Mexico .......................... 137.9 138.4 138.3 138.4 34.4 35.3 35.4 35.4 90.1 91.8 92.0 92.2

New York .............................. 1,483.0 1,489.1 1,491.5 1,494.8 699.0 710.0 707.7 708.0 1,054.0 1,061.4 1,066.1 1,072.2

North Carolina ...................... 725.6 724.1 727.7 729.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 424.1 439.4 443.0 441.8

North Dakota ........................ 72.9 73.4 73.7 74.1 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.8 24.4 23.9 24.3 24.5

Ohio ...................................... 1,036.4 1,033.7 1,032.0 1,030.8 312.2 313.1 311.6 312.4 621.5 638.0 642.8 642.1

Oklahoma ............................. 276.8 277.7 277.6 276.3 84.1 85.6 85.7 85.5 160.0 166.3 167.7 166.8

Oregon ................................. 319.7 330.4 330.6 328.4 96.5 98.2 98.6 98.2 176.5 181.9 180.8 178.6

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,120.4 1,127.9 1,127.9 1,129.6 336.8 335.2 335.2 335.7 631.8 648.2 649.7 648.4

Rhode Island ........................ 80.6 79.2 79.8 79.4 34.5 35.3 35.2 35.5 53.2 55.3 55.5 55.9

South Carolina ...................... 353.8 355.7 356.0 355.5 92.5 93.1 93.3 93.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

South Dakota ........................ 77.0 78.3 78.5 78.8 27.8 28.6 28.1 28.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Tennessee ............................ 586.2 593.1 594.1 593.8 141.6 143.8 143.6 143.7 300.6 304.5 305.5 302.7

Texas .................................... 1,944.2 1,956.7 1,960.6 1,962.2 592.6 600.8 599.9 601.0 1,085.6 1,106.5 1,107.9 1,102.8

Utah ...................................... 219.0 224.7 224.0 224.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 137.9 143.6 145.5 145.9

Vermont ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 20.9 21.2 21.6 21.7

Virginia .................................. 647.8 655.6 656.6 660.3 189.1 191.3 192.3 193.0 572.7 590.4 590.1 584.8

Washington ........................... 518.6 532.1 530.6 530.6 151.7 152.2 152.7 152.7 300.9 310.5 312.4 312.9

West Virginia ........................ 136.7 138.5 138.1 137.9 30.7 30.2 29.8 29.8 57.6 58.1 58.2 58.4

Wisconsin ............................. 538.9 539.2 540.5 539.1 158.2 158.4 158.2 158.1 249.9 249.9 252.3 251.9

Wyoming ............................... 49.1 49.8 49.7 49.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 15.4 15.3 15.5 15.7

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

May

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005p May2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005p May2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005p

Alabama ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 159.2 161.6 161.4 162.3 358.2 361.4 360.4 360.1

Alaska ................................... 34.6 36.2 36.1 36.5 29.4 30.3 30.2 30.6 80.8 82.2 81.7 80.9

Arizona ................................. 258.0 270.2 271.8 273.4 239.3 248.0 248.7 250.7 397.8 406.8 407.7 409.5

Arkansas ............................... 142.2 144.9 145.4 145.6 90.1 93.0 91.7 92.2 199.8 202.2 202.2 202.2

California .............................. 1,555.8 1,577.5 1,584.9 1,589.2 1,436.6 1,471.4 1,478.1 1,479.1 2,389.5 2,387.8 2,388.0 2,393.3

Colorado ............................... 217.7 223.0 223.3 223.8 251.5 255.9 256.1 257.2 358.4 364.3 365.6 366.4

Connecticut ........................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 127.0 129.7 129.2 130.4 242.1 243.4 243.1 242.3

Delaware 3 ........................... 51.6 53.1 53.2 53.1 39.8 41.2 41.5 42.1 57.5 60.3 60.1 59.7

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 50.7 52.5 53.6 53.7 230.2 229.8 230.2 230.1

Florida .................................. 915.7 940.0 942.7 948.1 848.8 874.0 875.5 876.6 1,061.7 1,082.9 1,085.4 1,085.5

Georgia ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 358.1 361.8 363.6 364.6 636.8 646.9 649.3 647.4

Hawaii 3 ................................ 67.1 68.8 68.9 69.2 103.0 105.7 105.9 106.3 119.8 119.1 119.1 119.1

Idaho .................................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 55.8 55.7 55.6 55.8 114.0 115.7 116.2 116.0

Illinois .................................... 727.2 730.5 732.7 732.5 505.4 519.2 524.2 523.9 839.9 844.6 839.7 840.2

Indiana .................................. 365.3 373.6 374.2 373.2 274.9 280.1 282.9 282.7 424.3 427.7 428.2 425.9

Iowa ...................................... 191.2 192.4 192.9 193.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 244.3 242.1 242.8 243.0

Kansas .................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 110.5 112.6 112.5 113.7 251.5 255.5 255.5 255.4

Kentucky ............................... 230.1 232.2 233.0 233.2 159.9 165.0 166.3 165.5 308.5 309.0 309.1 308.6

Louisiana .............................. 251.8 253.8 252.1 252.4 203.8 206.8 207.4 208.3 380.6 382.6 382.7 382.7

Maine .................................... 110.9 112.6 113.2 113.3 58.8 59.9 60.3 60.0 104.6 104.7 105.1 105.1

Maryland 3 ............................ 345.8 353.4 354.4 355.0 222.8 236.6 236.8 236.3 464.4 462.5 462.6 464.7

Massachusetts ...................... 580.8 586.3 585.3 584.6 290.3 298.7 300.5 298.2 407.9 405.9 406.6 407.7

Michigan ............................... 555.2 553.6 555.4 556.4 402.5 406.2 411.6 408.1 681.8 685.4 686.8 681.5

Minnesota ............................. 375.6 383.2 384.0 386.4 235.8 238.3 240.5 239.1 411.8 412.9 413.2 412.2

Mississippi ............................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 124.5 126.4 127.1 126.1 242.6 244.8 244.9 245.4

Missouri ............................... 358.3 363.3 363.7 367.5 266.4 267.0 267.4 267.6 427.4 428.6 428.1 426.7

Montana ................................ 54.0 54.3 54.4 54.6 53.8 56.1 56.8 56.7 86.3 86.2 85.9 85.8

Nebraska 3 ........................... 127.1 126.7 127.0 127.3 77.5 80.8 81.8 81.4 159.9 159.8 160.4 160.0

Nevada ................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 311.3 321.1 327.7 329.0 138.2 142.9 143.1 143.6

New Hampshire .................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 63.4 66.2 66.6 66.3 91.5 90.8 90.5 91.1

New Jersey ........................... 544.9 558.4 558.9 560.1 324.6 333.0 336.5 336.4 630.8 640.5 640.7 638.9

New Mexico .......................... 102.0 104.5 105.2 105.6 83.0 83.2 83.8 84.1 197.7 201.3 201.9 202.3

New York .............................. 1,520.5 1,540.0 1,542.8 1,542.2 658.6 676.1 677.2 676.2 1,485.8 1,481.9 1,480.6 1,482.4

North Carolina ...................... 443.2 454.9 458.3 459.7 346.2 347.8 350.8 349.6 648.1 651.9 653.2 653.9

North Dakota ........................ 48.5 49.6 49.4 49.5 30.3 31.6 31.9 31.7 74.5 75.6 75.8 75.6

Ohio ...................................... 743.3 752.7 754.1 753.1 495.0 491.4 497.8 501.3 803.4 797.0 798.1 799.8

Oklahoma ............................. 178.5 181.0 181.7 182.3 127.9 130.7 131.0 130.6 298.9 308.6 308.7 308.3

Oregon ................................. 191.7 198.7 199.5 200.6 154.8 160.7 159.1 161.0 269.0 273.2 274.6 273.9

Pennsylvania ........................ 993.5 1,013.0 1,014.3 1,015.1 473.4 481.3 485.3 485.0 746.8 745.4 747.4 747.9

Rhode Island ........................ 92.8 95.2 95.4 95.7 49.5 51.2 51.3 51.8 65.8 65.7 65.9 66.0

South Carolina ...................... 181.1 168.2 168.2 169.3 199.1 209.3 207.2 205.1 323.7 330.3 330.9 332.2

South Dakota ........................ 56.2 57.2 56.9 57.0 40.6 41.7 41.7 41.9 74.4 75.2 75.4 75.4

Tennessee ............................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 252.4 256.2 256.2 255.9 412.4 412.9 414.1 413.3

Texas .................................... 1,142.8 1,163.4 1,167.1 1,171.2 880.6 895.2 895.8 895.1 1,651.8 1,662.9 1,663.7 1,666.0

Utah ...................................... 122.8 127.1 127.1 126.5 101.3 105.3 104.8 103.2 197.8 201.7 202.1 201.4

Vermont ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 52.3 52.7 52.8 52.9

Virginia .................................. 379.5 387.5 385.3 386.1 318.6 318.6 321.1 318.6 649.0 654.6 653.3 655.2

Washington ........................... 318.8 325.8 326.8 328.2 254.9 256.7 258.6 258.7 522.5 525.3 524.7 525.0

West Virginia ........................ 110.6 112.3 111.5 111.6 68.0 69.0 69.4 69.6 143.0 143.6 143.5 142.5

Wisconsin ............................. 374.1 383.3 382.9 384.9 249.1 250.1 255.1 255.9 410.6 411.2 409.6 411.1

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 31.1 32.6 32.7 32.2 64.6 64.6 65.0 65.0

1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except

public administration, not shown separately. 2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal

component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot

be separated with sufficient precision.

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

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

from 2004 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing

April May April May April May April May

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

Alabama ............................... 1,898.1 1,931.1 1,903.0 1,933.3 12.2 12.8 12.3 12.8 102.1 105.6 102.4 106.0 289.7 296.0 291.0 296.7

Alaska ................................... 295.2 299.4 306.3 310.9 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.5 15.3 16.1 17.7 18.3 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.3

Arizona ................................. 2,371.9 2,463.3 2,373.1 2,465.4 8.2 9.1 8.3 9.2 185.7 206.5 187.7 208.7 174.8 175.8 175.3 175.7

Arkansas ............................... 1,157.7 1,171.0 1,161.9 1,174.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.4 51.3 52.2 52.3 53.3 203.8 202.6 204.2 202.6

California .............................. 14,465.8 14,716.9 14,542.2 14,779.4 22.2 21.8 22.9 22.6 824.9 873.9 837.5 887.7 1,523.1 1,527.5 1,530.1 1,532.8

Colorado ............................... 2,166.3 2,209.4 2,172.4 2,218.5 13.9 15.7 14.2 15.9 147.7 155.6 151.3 160.4 153.5 153.2 153.9 154.0

Connecticut ........................... 1,645.9 1,667.6 1,658.1 1,679.6 .7 .7 .8 .8 64.2 69.3 66.7 72.2 197.6 198.3 197.5 198.2

Delaware ............................. 418.6 428.6 425.1 434.3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 25.8 27.5 26.1 28.0 35.3 33.2 35.4 34.7

District of Columbia .............. 673.8 679.5 673.9 680.3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12.5 12.1 12.7 12.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4

Florida ................................... 7,522.2 7,739.6 7,525.5 7,741.0 7.2 6.7 7.1 6.7 484.7 509.9 487.6 515.3 389.4 388.8 390.7 391.8

Georgia ................................. 3,891.2 3,907.9 3,900.8 3,918.4 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.2 196.8 198.5 197.1 200.2 447.2 439.0 447.3 439.5

Hawaii .................................. 577.9 595.5 581.9 597.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 28.4 31.8 29.0 32.0 15.3 15.4 15.4 15.4

Idaho .................................... 581.6 598.5 588.9 606.0 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.7 38.4 41.6 40.0 43.8 61.1 61.5 61.2 61.9

Illinois .................................... 5,787.5 5,825.4 5,838.9 5,873.2 9.3 9.1 9.4 9.2 262.8 261.3 273.3 272.6 694.6 691.3 698.0 691.7

Indiana .................................. 2,933.9 2,970.9 2,951.6 2,985.6 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.3 146.7 151.2 152.6 154.8 569.6 572.6 572.5 573.4

Iowa ...................................... 1,460.0 1,474.1 1,469.3 1,484.1 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.2 67.9 67.4 70.8 70.2 221.3 224.9 222.3 225.8

Kansas .................................. 1,328.2 1,345.3 1,336.3 1,354.2 6.8 7.7 6.9 7.7 63.3 66.0 64.1 67.2 175.3 178.5 175.7 178.6

Kentucky ............................... 1,798.0 1,816.3 1,804.6 1,824.7 19.6 20.2 19.6 20.3 82.7 85.8 84.4 87.6 262.8 264.9 264.0 265.6

Louisiana .............................. 1,928.4 1,936.6 1,928.7 1,936.7 45.3 45.3 44.9 45.7 118.3 120.1 117.3 118.9 152.3 150.9 152.7 151.3

Maine .................................... 604.4 608.9 616.6 621.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 29.7 30.1 31.8 32.5 62.3 61.5 63.1 61.7

Maryland ............................... 2,500.3 2,554.5 2,524.0 2,577.5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 175.0 176.7 177.9 179.6 142.6 139.5 143.0 139.7

Massachusetts ...................... 3,172.3 3,193.8 3,195.8 3,217.4 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 134.5 138.8 141.7 145.4 314.1 312.1 314.1 312.2

Michigan ............................... 4,394.3 4,363.4 4,447.6 4,422.4 8.0 8.2 8.5 8.9 183.2 180.5 195.7 193.1 702.0 678.0 703.7 683.8

Minnesota ............................. 2,668.5 2,694.8 2,705.6 2,734.7 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.6 120.3 117.7 131.3 131.4 338.7 345.5 340.0 347.0

Mississippi ............................ 1,129.9 1,141.7 1,129.5 1,139.8 8.7 8.6 8.8 8.8 48.9 49.1 49.2 49.6 180.6 179.9 180.3 180.2

Missouri ............................... 2,707.0 2,728.0 2,717.7 2,741.8 4.8 5.3 4.8 5.4 136.7 138.1 139.2 141.3 312.5 315.1 312.9 315.8

Montana ................................ 409.0 413.0 414.5 419.9 6.8 7.6 7.0 7.8 24.4 24.1 25.2 25.7 18.8 19.1 19.0 19.4

Nebraska .............................. 920.4 933.7 930.2 942.0 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 48.3 48.0 50.1 49.9 100.1 98.9 100.7 98.9

Nevada ................................. 1,140.4 1,213.7 1,148.3 1,223.6 9.2 10.2 9.3 10.3 113.5 131.0 115.5 133.8 45.4 46.8 45.8 47.1

New Hampshire .................... 620.7 631.0 629.4 638.6 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 28.9 30.0 30.3 31.4 79.8 80.7 80.0 80.5

New Jersey ........................... 3,970.7 4,035.4 4,016.8 4,063.7 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.6 162.3 164.2 167.9 168.5 337.7 330.6 339.3 330.5

New Mexico .......................... 790.0 805.3 793.8 810.2 14.8 16.1 14.9 16.3 49.0 52.6 50.0 53.5 35.4 35.2 35.7 35.3

New York .............................. 8,390.8 8,480.9 8,488.4 8,562.2 5.3 5.7 5.8 6.3 307.3 312.8 322.5 327.7 594.6 579.8 597.9 580.7

North Carolina ...................... 3,818.9 3,879.9 3,850.5 3,902.7 6.9 6.3 6.9 6.4 214.8 223.6 218.2 227.1 577.2 573.6 578.4 575.7

North Dakota ........................ 337.1 342.9 342.0 347.5 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.9 16.3 16.3 18.2 18.6 23.9 24.8 24.4 25.3

Ohio ...................................... 5,394.8 5,419.2 5,438.1 5,460.2 11.7 11.6 11.9 11.8 229.2 230.1 238.4 239.2 823.2 822.0 825.0 822.7

Oklahoma ............................. 1,472.9 1,500.2 1,479.8 1,505.3 30.4 31.6 30.9 32.1 61.5 62.6 62.5 63.2 141.6 141.5 142.4 141.3

Oregon .................................. 1,580.4 1,633.5 1,593.5 1,642.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.3 79.2 85.4 81.2 86.6 195.8 201.7 197.2 202.7

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,634.0 5,697.6 5,673.5 5,737.9 18.4 18.1 18.7 18.5 242.5 249.0 252.8 260.0 687.8 681.1 690.7 683.8

Rhode Island ........................ 485.7 491.5 494.4 498.5 .2 .2 .2 .2 20.2 20.7 21.1 21.7 57.0 55.5 57.2 55.1

South Carolina ...................... 1,834.9 1,824.3 1,846.1 1,832.3 5.1 4.2 5.1 4.1 114.6 110.9 115.4 111.4 268.2 263.8 268.2 264.7

South Dakota ........................ 380.4 385.3 387.9 394.3 .8 .8 .9 .9 19.2 20.2 20.8 22.0 38.7 39.6 38.9 39.8

Tennessee ............................ 2,702.8 2,725.9 2,708.5 2,730.7 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 116.1 118.3 118.6 120.8 411.1 410.9 412.7 412.5

Texas .................................... 9,477.0 9,592.6 9,505.8 9,625.4 150.9 155.3 152.0 155.9 543.8 546.1 543.4 550.6 887.3 887.5 889.3 887.4

Utah ...................................... 1,099.1 1,136.8 1,100.6 1,137.3 6.8 7.6 7.1 7.7 69.8 75.6 72.6 79.3 113.7 116.8 114.9 117.2

Vermont ................................ 299.8 303.4 302.5 307.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 15.7 16.4 17.2 18.1 36.5 37.0 36.9 37.2

Virginia .................................. 3,567.4 3,627.1 3,590.2 3,641.2 10.2 10.1 10.3 10.3 227.3 235.6 231.3 238.1 298.5 297.4 298.1 297.9

Washington ........................... 2,683.9 2,737.5 2,705.9 2,761.8 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.9 159.0 166.6 163.2 171.2 261.2 264.6 262.5 266.4

West Virginia ........................ 736.9 741.9 742.0 748.7 23.4 24.6 23.9 25.1 34.7 36.8 36.0 38.9 63.5 62.7 63.7 62.8

Wisconsin ............................. 2,783.7 2,807.3 2,817.5 2,844.5 3.7 3.4 4.0 3.9 122.2 126.2 129.6 135.1 497.3 498.2 500.4 503.3

Wyoming ............................... 250.7 255.0 256.5 262.0 19.2 21.5 19.4 21.6 18.7 18.7 20.4 20.1 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.1

Puerto Rico ........................... 1,034.4 1,042.4 1,037.2 1,038.7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 69.0 67.7 67.6 67.5 118.3 118.0 118.4 117.0

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

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

April May April May April May April May

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

Alabama ............................... 374.7 380.3 375.6 381.2 31.3 30.7 31.3 30.7 96.2 95.3 96.5 95.7 195.1 204.9 196.2 204.3

Alaska ................................... 59.5 60.2 63.6 64.1 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.9 14.5 14.7 14.7 15.0 22.6 23.1 23.2 23.6

Arizona ................................. 456.3 474.4 458.1 475.6 49.0 46.4 48.6 46.4 164.3 167.9 164.2 168.3 333.4 348.5 332.8 345.7

Arkansas ............................... 239.8 241.5 241.0 242.6 20.2 20.1 20.2 20.2 50.8 51.7 50.9 51.9 106.9 108.6 106.9 109.1

California .............................. 2,708.6 2,740.5 2,728.3 2,753.1 480.0 491.5 485.5 492.2 895.3 916.3 898.0 917.5 2,074.2 2,132.1 2,078.6 2,136.6

Colorado ............................... 401.6 408.8 403.5 409.7 81.9 76.9 81.9 77.4 154.1 157.2 153.6 157.3 297.7 305.6 299.1 308.6

Connecticut ........................... 303.8 310.7 306.5 313.4 39.0 39.3 39.1 39.4 139.7 140.5 140.0 140.6 196.6 197.5 197.6 198.4

Delaware ............................. 79.5 80.7 80.4 81.7 7.0 6.8 7.0 6.7 44.3 44.3 44.6 44.1 60.2 63.1 61.6 63.2

District of Columbia .............. 28.0 27.8 28.1 27.8 24.0 23.2 24.2 23.3 30.8 30.8 31.1 31.1 142.8 145.4 143.9 146.4

Florida ................................... 1,491.4 1,523.7 1,493.3 1,522.8 166.9 168.9 167.4 168.8 500.7 512.3 501.9 513.5 1,295.2 1,356.0 1,294.2 1,351.5

Georgia ................................. 820.9 814.6 825.9 819.0 119.5 117.3 119.4 117.5 217.8 220.3 218.1 220.8 507.4 517.8 507.8 517.4

Hawaii .................................. 110.2 115.1 110.8 115.6 10.2 10.8 10.5 10.6 28.7 29.1 28.7 29.2 70.1 72.8 69.4 72.3

Idaho .................................... 116.4 117.8 117.9 119.0 9.4 10.4 9.7 10.6 27.5 28.5 27.7 28.7 72.1 75.6 73.6 77.1

Illinois .................................... 1,167.2 1,170.9 1,179.1 1,181.1 121.6 117.1 121.7 117.1 397.0 399.2 398.8 401.1 791.8 815.6 797.6 820.7

Indiana .................................. 572.2 576.3 576.9 580.4 40.8 40.6 41.3 40.8 139.1 140.7 140.4 141.9 264.7 272.1 266.9 272.7

Iowa ...................................... 303.0 305.6 304.4 307.4 33.6 34.3 33.6 34.3 96.3 98.6 96.6 99.0 108.6 107.7 108.0 107.0

Kansas .................................. 260.7 258.3 263.1 260.4 42.5 41.3 42.5 41.1 70.0 70.6 70.1 70.8 127.5 132.3 127.5 133.3

Kentucky ............................... 369.2 371.5 371.3 373.9 28.9 28.0 29.0 28.1 87.5 85.1 87.8 85.6 159.9 166.1 160.2 166.9

Louisiana .............................. 380.0 382.3 381.0 381.9 30.1 28.5 29.6 28.6 102.6 104.4 102.6 104.4 186.4 185.9 184.7 185.5

Maine .................................... 121.3 122.1 123.9 124.6 11.4 11.8 11.4 11.8 35.0 34.2 35.1 34.3 49.7 49.7 50.4 50.5

Maryland ............................... 460.8 466.4 464.9 470.6 50.2 50.6 50.7 51.0 154.7 157.4 155.3 158.3 370.4 385.3 373.5 387.0

Massachusetts ...................... 564.8 566.3 570.4 573.3 86.6 84.0 86.8 83.8 219.2 218.6 219.6 219.2 448.0 457.9 450.4 460.1

Michigan ............................... 801.1 802.4 813.4 812.9 68.3 65.1 68.7 65.2 217.1 217.4 218.7 219.5 582.0 568.6 589.7 575.4

Minnesota ............................. 517.4 521.7 524.6 527.3 61.3 59.7 61.6 59.7 176.5 178.5 177.0 179.8 299.8 302.9 302.4 306.7

Mississippi ............................ 219.3 222.8 220.5 221.9 14.6 14.4 14.6 14.5 45.9 46.6 45.9 46.5 82.9 85.8 82.4 84.9

Missouri ............................... 528.3 533.3 532.5 539.0 65.2 63.9 65.0 63.9 162.5 166.7 163.1 166.8 307.2 305.3 305.4 304.5

Montana ................................ 85.5 85.7 86.8 86.8 7.7 8.0 7.8 8.1 20.8 21.3 21.0 21.2 33.2 33.6 33.8 33.6

Nebraska .............................. 193.7 199.0 195.9 201.4 21.3 21.6 21.3 21.7 62.7 64.1 62.9 64.0 94.3 95.6 94.6 96.1

Nevada ................................. 200.8 207.9 202.0 209.1 15.7 14.7 15.0 14.8 60.7 64.1 60.9 64.6 130.6 142.4 131.4 143.4

New Hampshire .................... 137.3 139.8 139.2 141.8 12.5 12.9 12.4 12.9 37.1 38.4 37.3 38.3 57.3 56.0 57.6 56.3

New Jersey ........................... 861.2 880.5 873.3 885.6 98.8 96.0 99.3 96.2 275.8 280.0 277.2 281.2 581.7 585.1 584.8 588.0

New Mexico .......................... 136.8 137.0 137.7 138.2 14.7 14.0 15.0 14.3 34.3 35.4 34.3 35.5 89.9 91.6 90.2 92.4

New York .............................. 1,452.9 1,470.9 1,475.3 1,488.5 270.1 270.8 271.1 271.7 694.4 704.1 695.8 705.9 1,048.0 1,062.7 1,053.9 1,072.6

North Carolina ...................... 718.8 720.6 724.6 725.6 71.9 70.3 71.6 70.9 191.7 194.7 192.1 195.2 424.7 441.5 427.8 443.1

North Dakota ........................ 72.4 73.4 73.5 74.6 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.6 18.5 18.8 18.6 18.8 24.2 24.2 24.5 24.4

Ohio ...................................... 1,025.5 1,021.6 1,033.0 1,027.8 92.5 91.3 92.8 91.8 310.7 310.2 311.8 312.2 619.4 640.5 621.1 641.8

Oklahoma ............................. 275.4 276.5 277.2 277.1 31.3 31.3 31.3 31.5 84.3 85.5 84.4 85.8 161.5 167.9 161.1 168.6

Oregon .................................. 313.9 326.0 316.6 325.9 32.8 34.0 33.1 34.5 95.9 97.7 96.3 97.9 174.8 179.3 175.8 179.9

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,108.5 1,118.4 1,117.8 1,127.5 112.7 109.5 112.9 110.2 335.4 334.5 337.0 336.3 629.7 648.3 632.3 650.3

Rhode Island ........................ 78.2 77.5 80.2 78.7 11.1 10.7 11.0 10.8 34.0 35.0 34.4 35.3 53.0 55.1 53.6 56.0

South Carolina ...................... 351.1 354.4 354.6 356.4 26.4 26.3 26.6 26.7 92.8 93.4 93.2 93.8 195.3 186.4 194.9 186.6

South Dakota ........................ 76.2 77.8 77.8 79.3 6.7 6.5 6.8 6.6 27.5 28.0 27.7 28.2 23.9 23.4 24.0 23.9

Tennessee ............................ 582.1 588.6 583.3 589.9 49.7 48.3 49.4 48.0 141.1 143.2 141.7 143.7 299.7 304.2 299.7 303.0

Texas .................................... 1,926.4 1,946.1 1,933.0 1,952.6 226.1 227.3 226.6 228.3 591.5 598.0 592.1 600.5 1,085.4 1,104.2 1,086.5 1,103.2

Utah ...................................... 215.5 221.8 217.7 223.5 30.3 31.0 30.1 31.3 64.7 66.1 64.8 66.1 137.0 144.4 138.3 145.8

Vermont ................................ 57.8 58.2 58.6 58.6 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.3 13.1 13.4 13.3 13.6 21.4 21.4 21.2 21.9

Virginia .................................. 637.1 648.4 642.9 655.6 100.0 101.0 100.2 100.1 188.4 191.5 189.3 192.9 569.4 586.7 572.6 585.4

Washington ........................... 509.9 523.7 514.4 527.9 92.0 91.9 92.5 92.0 151.1 151.9 151.7 152.7 298.9 310.6 300.1 312.5

West Virginia ........................ 135.3 136.8 136.6 137.9 11.9 12.0 11.9 11.9 30.6 29.8 30.7 30.0 57.7 58.1 57.4 58.3

Wisconsin ............................. 529.4 533.0 537.4 537.9 49.7 50.7 49.8 50.6 157.6 157.3 158.2 157.7 249.3 250.0 250.5 251.7

Wyoming ............................... 48.3 48.6 49.1 49.5 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.3 10.3 10.5 10.5 10.7 15.2 15.3 15.5 16.0

Puerto Rico ........................... 181.4 180.3 182.2 183.3 23.1 23.4 23.5 23.2 45.8 46.3 46.0 46.5 103.6 103.5 105.3 100.8

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

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

April May April May April May April May

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

Alabama ............................... 192.1 197.1 191.5 196.8 160.1 162.7 162.2 164.6 81.8 80.9 82.1 81.2 362.8 364.8 361.9 363.3

Alaska ................................... 34.8 36.1 35.0 36.6 27.1 27.8 30.5 31.7 11.2 10.8 11.5 11.1 83.1 83.5 82.7 82.8

Arizona ................................. 258.3 272.5 258.7 273.2 244.7 255.0 244.5 255.5 88.7 89.2 88.7 89.5 408.5 418.0 406.2 417.6

Arkansas ............................... 142.6 146.2 142.3 145.8 90.9 93.1 92.9 94.9 41.4 41.4 41.7 41.4 203.0 206.3 202.5 205.5

California .............................. 1,570.3 1,596.3 1,569.9 1,597.0 1,431.1 1,473.8 1,451.7 1,489.3 504.2 512.9 507.1 514.5 2,431.9 2,430.3 2,432.6 2,436.1

Colorado ............................... 217.6 223.7 218.3 224.3 248.4 253.9 244.1 248.8 86.3 87.9 86.2 87.9 363.6 370.9 366.3 374.2

Connecticut ........................... 269.5 273.1 269.8 272.8 124.4 126.9 130.6 133.3 62.3 63.1 62.8 63.8 248.1 248.2 246.7 246.7

Delaware ............................. 51.6 53.5 51.8 53.5 38.2 40.2 40.9 42.4 18.6 18.4 18.7 18.7 58.1 60.9 58.6 61.3

District of Columbia .............. 94.7 94.8 92.3 93.0 51.0 54.3 52.0 55.0 58.3 60.0 58.7 60.4 229.3 228.7 228.5 228.6

Florida ................................... 916.1 945.8 918.2 949.4 870.9 897.8 863.9 891.4 319.0 326.4 320.4 328.1 1,080.7 1,103.3 1,080.8 1,101.7

Georgia ................................. 406.8 413.9 407.8 414.4 361.2 365.5 366.6 370.6 157.1 155.5 157.2 155.8 644.3 653.4 641.4 651.0

Hawaii .................................. 66.6 69.1 67.4 69.5 102.6 105.8 103.0 105.9 24.1 24.3 24.5 24.4 121.7 121.3 123.2 122.5

Idaho .................................... 65.2 68.0 64.2 67.3 54.0 54.6 55.8 55.8 18.4 18.8 18.4 18.9 116.0 118.5 116.7 119.2

Illinois .................................... 729.1 734.5 730.0 735.1 501.4 519.8 517.9 533.9 257.8 256.4 258.5 257.5 854.9 850.2 854.6 853.2

Indiana .................................. 372.7 378.2 365.0 376.5 274.4 280.6 283.7 288.1 109.2 112.0 109.9 112.4 437.2 439.3 435.0 437.3

Iowa ...................................... 194.0 196.1 192.7 194.5 126.2 131.6 130.7 136.2 56.3 57.1 56.4 57.3 250.6 248.7 251.5 250.2

Kansas .................................. 160.4 162.5 160.4 162.4 110.3 112.1 112.9 114.8 53.6 54.2 53.5 54.3 257.8 261.8 259.6 263.6

Kentucky ............................... 230.8 233.5 230.3 233.2 162.2 166.3 165.1 169.4 78.7 79.8 78.9 80.0 315.7 315.1 314.0 314.1

Louisiana .............................. 252.7 253.9 252.4 252.9 204.1 207.6 208.2 210.3 71.3 72.1 71.7 72.8 385.3 385.6 383.6 384.4

Maine .................................... 111.5 114.0 111.2 113.6 53.5 54.7 59.8 61.1 20.0 20.0 20.1 20.2 107.9 108.6 107.7 108.6

Maryland ............................... 345.6 355.9 346.5 355.7 219.3 232.4 227.8 242.2 113.9 116.6 114.4 117.4 467.8 473.7 470.0 476.0

Massachusetts ...................... 589.4 594.1 581.2 586.0 282.2 290.3 296.8 304.0 115.9 115.6 116.8 116.3 415.7 414.1 416.0 415.1

Michigan ............................... 559.2 558.8 558.6 560.1 395.1 398.1 415.7 418.9 177.2 178.7 178.9 180.3 701.1 707.6 696.0 704.3

Minnesota ............................. 378.2 388.8 379.3 390.8 231.0 234.8 242.2 244.8 119.0 116.4 118.7 116.5 420.5 422.9 422.4 424.1

Mississippi ............................ 119.4 122.6 119.4 123.1 125.8 127.4 126.6 127.3 38.0 37.6 37.9 37.8 245.8 246.9 243.9 245.2

Missouri ............................... 358.9 366.2 358.8 367.0 269.1 269.7 276.6 276.3 119.7 120.9 119.9 120.9 442.1 443.5 439.5 440.9

Montana ................................ 54.5 54.7 54.4 55.0 52.0 54.2 53.3 56.1 16.7 17.2 16.8 17.4 88.6 87.5 89.4 88.8

Nebraska .............................. 126.3 128.0 126.1 128.1 77.0 81.3 79.9 83.1 34.7 34.8 34.8 34.9 162.0 162.4 163.9 163.9

Nevada ................................. 79.4 84.0 79.3 84.3 311.3 327.7 313.6 330.1 33.5 39.1 34.1 39.6 140.3 145.8 141.4 146.5

New Hampshire .................... 94.6 96.8 94.5 96.9 58.5 62.2 62.8 65.7 20.7 19.8 21.0 19.9 93.1 93.4 93.3 93.9

New Jersey ........................... 544.4 560.9 548.6 562.3 313.9 326.6 330.3 341.8 153.0 158.2 154.8 159.6 640.3 651.8 639.6 648.4

New Mexico .......................... 103.1 106.8 103.1 106.6 83.0 83.3 84.2 85.0 28.1 28.6 28.4 28.8 200.9 204.7 200.3 204.3

New York .............................. 1,535.3 1,562.5 1,535.2 1,556.4 638.8 659.0 670.7 688.4 350.0 355.5 353.6 358.3 1,494.1 1,497.1 1,506.6 1,505.7

North Carolina ...................... 443.1 461.1 444.6 461.9 345.0 349.5 356.4 359.0 165.8 168.6 168.6 171.0 659.0 670.1 661.3 666.8

North Dakota ........................ 48.5 49.5 48.5 49.4 30.0 31.5 31.0 32.2 15.1 15.0 15.1 14.9 77.2 78.0 77.0 77.8

Ohio ...................................... 747.1 759.5 742.6 753.6 489.9 491.0 512.1 512.9 227.7 228.5 229.3 229.1 817.9 812.9 820.1 817.3

Oklahoma ............................. 180.2 182.6 178.6 182.2 129.0 131.4 131.5 133.2 74.0 74.2 74.3 74.3 303.7 315.1 305.6 316.0

Oregon .................................. 193.7 201.5 193.0 201.2 153.1 158.2 156.0 162.3 57.2 59.7 57.4 59.7 274.6 280.5 277.3 282.3

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,003.6 1,025.7 994.9 1,016.3 465.9 478.2 489.1 500.8 261.5 265.3 263.3 267.2 768.0 769.5 764.0 767.0

Rhode Island ........................ 95.0 97.2 95.0 96.9 47.7 49.7 51.2 53.0 23.0 23.2 23.3 23.4 66.3 66.7 67.2 67.4

South Carolina ...................... 181.0 169.5 181.7 170.1 202.1 210.5 207.6 213.1 68.3 66.7 69.0 66.9 330.0 338.2 329.8 338.5

South Dakota ........................ 56.4 57.3 56.4 57.3 39.0 39.8 41.9 43.0 16.0 15.9 16.2 16.0 76.0 76.0 76.5 77.3

Tennessee ............................ 319.9 326.0 319.2 325.4 254.3 257.3 258.7 261.8 102.9 103.2 102.9 103.3 421.8 421.8 418.1 418.1

Texas .................................... 1,143.6 1,168.9 1,144.5 1,171.1 884.6 901.0 897.5 914.3 359.0 366.1 360.7 368.8 1,678.4 1,692.1 1,680.2 1,692.7

Utah ...................................... 123.7 128.1 120.2 123.9 101.9 105.2 100.5 103.8 32.7 33.5 32.9 33.6 203.0 206.7 201.5 205.1

Vermont ................................ 53.2 54.4 53.4 54.4 29.3 30.0 30.0 30.4 10.9 10.2 10.2 10.3 54.5 55.2 54.3 55.2

Virginia .................................. 382.6 391.8 383.0 390.7 316.6 319.8 328.5 329.2 178.8 181.4 179.6 182.6 658.5 663.4 654.4 658.4

Washington ........................... 320.8 329.3 321.8 330.8 252.3 254.9 258.1 261.1 99.8 101.5 100.7 102.3 530.4 533.9 532.2 536.0

West Virginia ........................ 110.9 111.8 111.0 111.8 67.8 68.5 69.5 70.4 55.9 55.6 56.3 56.2 145.2 145.2 145.0 145.4

Wisconsin ............................. 374.8 383.0 374.4 384.4 242.6 247.3 256.3 262.0 134.4 135.2 134.7 135.0 422.7 423.0 422.2 422.9

Wyoming ............................... 21.3 21.8 21.2 22.0 29.1 29.7 30.7 32.1 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.9 65.5 65.8 66.5 66.7

Puerto Rico ........................... 100.5 102.5 100.8 102.4 71.2 70.1 71.6 69.5 20.7 22.9 20.7 22.9 300.8 307.7 301.1 305.6

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

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

2004 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional

and will be revised when new information becomes available.