For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, January 26, 2016 USDL-16-0156 

Technical information: 

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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT — DECEMBER 2015

Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in December. Twenty-five states had 

unemployment rate decreases from November, 14 states had increases, and 11 states and the District of 

Columbia had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-two states and the 

District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, while eight states had 

increases. The national jobless rate was unchanged from November at 5.0 percent and was 0.6 

percentage point lower than in December 2014. 

In December 2015, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 36 states and the District of Columbia, 

and decreased in 14 states. The largest over-the-month increases in employment occurred in California 

(+60,400), Texas (+24,900), and Florida (+21,900). The largest over-the-month decreases in 

employment occurred in Illinois (-16,300), Oklahoma (-5,100), and North Dakota (-4,000). The largest 

over-the-month percentage increase in employment occurred in Alaska (+0.8 percent), followed by 

Arkansas, South Carolina, and Tennessee (+0.7 percent each). The largest over-the-month percentage 

decline in employment occurred in North Dakota (-0.9 percent), followed by Vermont (-0.7 percent) and 

Wyoming (-0.6 percent). Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 43 states and the District of 

Columbia and decreased in 7 states. The largest over-the-year percentage increases occurred in Idaho 

(+4.4 percent), South Carolina (+3.3 percent), and Utah (+3.2 percent). The largest over-the-year 

percentage decreases occurred in North Dakota (-4.0 percent), Wyoming (-2.2 percent), and West 

Virginia (-1.5 percent). 

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) 

In December, the Midwest had the lowest regional unemployment rate, 4.7 percent, while the West had 

the highest rate, 5.4 percent. Over the month, no region had a statistically significant unemployment rate 

change. Significant over-the-year rate decreases occurred in all four regions: the West (-1.0 percentage 

point), Northeast (-0.8 point), Midwest (-0.6 point), and South (-0.4 point). (See table 1.) 

Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central had the lowest unemployment rate, 3.8 

percent in December. The East South Central had the highest rate, 5.9 percent. Over the month, no 

division had a statistically significant unemployment rate change. Six divisions had significant rate 

changes from a year earlier, all of which were declines. The largest of these decreases occurred in the 

Pacific (-1.3 percentage points). 
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State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

North Dakota had the lowest jobless rate in December, 2.7 percent, followed by Nebraska and South 

Dakota, 2.9 percent each. New Mexico had the highest rate, 6.7 percent. In total, 18 states had 

unemployment rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 5.0 percent, 9 states and the District of 

Columbia had measurably higher rates, and 23 states had rates that were not appreciably different from 

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

In December, four states had statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate declines, the 

largest of which occurred in Missouri and Oregon (-0.3 percentage point each). Six states had significant 

over-the-month rate increases, the largest of which was in Mississippi (+0.4 percentage point). The 

remaining 40 states and the District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not measurably different 

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

significant changes. (See table B.)

Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia had statistically significant unemployment rate declines 

from December 2014, the largest of which occurred in Rhode Island (-1.7 percentage points). The only 

significant over-the-year rate increase was in New Mexico (+0.7 percentage point). (See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In December 2015, 18 states had statistically significant over-the-month changes in employment, 15 of 

which were positive. The largest significant job gains occurred in California (+60,400), Texas 

(+24,900), and Florida (+21,900). The significant over-the-month decreases occurred in Illinois 

(-16,300), North Dakota (-4,000), and Vermont (-2,100). (See tables D and 5.) 

Over the year, 39 states had statistically significant changes in employment, 36 of which were positive. 

The largest significant over-the-year job increase occurred in California (+459,400), followed by Florida 

(+233,100) and Texas (+166,900). The significant over-the-year job decreases occurred in North Dakota 

(-18,800), West Virginia (-11,800), and Wyoming (-6,400). (See table E and chart 2.) 

_____________ 

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for December 2015 is 

scheduled to be released on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Regional and 

State Employment and Unemployment news release for January 2016 is scheduled to be released 

on Monday, March 14, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). 
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Upcoming Changes to Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data 

Effective with the release of Regional and State Unemployment 2015 Annual Averages on February 26, 

2016, the civilian labor force and unemployment data for regions, divisions, states, the District of 

Columbia, and the modeled substate areas presented in tables 1-4 of this news release will be revised to 

incorporate updated inputs, new population controls, reestimation of models, and adjustment to new 

division and national control totals. Revised seasonal adjustment factors will be applied to data in tables 

1 and 3 as well. Both not seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted data are subject to revision back to 

2011. The new population controls will reflect the annual updating of population estimates by the U.S. 

Census Bureau. 

Upcoming Changes to Current Employment Statistics Data

Effective with the release of January 2016 estimates on March 14, 2016, all nonfarm payroll 

employment estimates for states and areas presented in tables 5 and 6 of this news release will be 

adjusted to 2015 benchmark levels. Not seasonally adjusted data beginning with April 2014 and 

seasonally adjusted data beginning with January 2011 are subject to revision. Some seasonally adjusted 

series may be revised back to 1990. 
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State Rate p

United States 1 ................................................ 5.0

Alabama ......................................................... 6.2

Alaska ............................................................ 6.5

California ......................................................... 5.8

Colorado ......................................................... 3.5

District of Columbia .......................................... 6.6

Hawaii ............................................................. 3.2

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

Illinois ............................................................. 5.9

Iowa ................................................................ 3.4

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

Louisiana ........................................................ 6.1

Maine ............................................................. 4.0

Minnesota ....................................................... 3.5

Mississippi ...................................................... 6.4

Montana .......................................................... 4.0

Nebraska ........................................................ 2.9

Nevada ............................................................ 6.4

New Hampshire ............................................... 3.1

New Mexico .................................................... 6.7

North Dakota ................................................... 2.7

Oklahoma ....................................................... 4.1

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

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

Vermont .......................................................... 3.6

Virginia ........................................................... 4.2

West Virginia ................................................... 6.3

Wisconsin ....................................................... 4.3

Wyoming ........................................................ 4.3

1

 Data are not preliminary.

p

 = preliminary.

Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that

of the U.S., December 2015, seasonally adjusted
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from November 2015

to December 2015, seasonally adjusted

November 2015 December 2015 p

Illinois ........................................ 5.7 5.9 0.2

Kentucky ................................... 5.0 5.3 .3

Mississippi ................................ 6.0 6.4 .4

Missouri .................................... 4.7 4.4 -.3

Ohio .......................................... 4.5 4.7 .2

Oregon ...................................... 5.7 5.4 -.3

Pennsylvania .............................. 5.0 4.8 -.2

Vermont .................................... 3.7 3.6 -.1

Washington ............................... 5.3 5.5 .2

Wyoming ................................... 4.1 4.3 .2

p

 = preliminary.

State

Rate Over-the-month 

change p
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Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from December 2014

to December 2015, seasonally adjusted

December 2014 December 2015 p

Arkansas ................................... 5.7 4.8 -0.9

California ................................... 7.1 5.8 -1.3

Colorado .................................... 4.2 3.5 -.7

Connecticut ............................... 6.3 5.2 -1.1

District of Columbia .................... 7.7 6.6 -1.1

Florida ....................................... 5.7 5.0 -.7

Georgia ..................................... 6.6 5.5 -1.1

Hawaii ....................................... 4.0 3.2 -.8

Idaho ......................................... 4.4 3.9 -.5

Indiana ...................................... 5.9 4.4 -1.5

Iowa .......................................... 4.3 3.4 -.9

Louisiana ................................... 7.2 6.1 -1.1

Maine ........................................ 5.5 4.0 -1.5

Michigan .................................... 6.4 5.1 -1.3

Missouri .................................... 5.4 4.4 -1.0

New Hampshire .......................... 4.0 3.1 -.9

New Jersey ................................ 6.3 5.1 -1.2

New Mexico ............................... 6.0 6.7 .7

New York ................................... 5.8 4.8 -1.0

Oregon ...................................... 6.7 5.4 -1.3

Rhode Island .............................. 6.8 5.1 -1.7

South Carolina ........................... 6.6 5.5 -1.1

Vermont .................................... 4.1 3.6 -.5

Virginia ...................................... 4.8 4.2 -.6

Washington ............................... 6.3 5.5 -.8

Wisconsin ................................. 5.2 4.3 -.9

p

 = preliminary.

State

Rate Over-the-year 

change p
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Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from November 2015 to

December 2015, seasonally adjusted

November December Over-the-month

2015 2015 p change p

Alaska ....................................... 337,700 340,300 2,600

Arkansas ................................... 1,215,000 1,223,900 8,900

California ................................... 16,259,700 16,320,100 60,400

Colorado .................................... 2,528,700 2,539,400 10,700

Delaware ................................... 447,900 450,300 2,400

Florida ....................................... 8,176,900 8,198,800 21,900

Hawaii ....................................... 638,100 641,700 3,600

Illinois ........................................ 5,920,300 5,904,000 -16,300

Maryland ................................... 2,685,700 2,696,200 10,500

Michigan .................................... 4,287,000 4,297,400 10,400

 

Minnesota .................................. 2,864,600 2,873,700 9,100

New Jersey ................................ 4,034,200 4,047,500 13,300

North Dakota .............................. 455,000 451,000 -4,000

Ohio .......................................... 5,436,300 5,451,500 15,200

South Carolina ........................... 2,025,100 2,040,200 15,100

Tennessee ................................. 2,896,400 2,915,800 19,400

Texas ........................................ 11,891,500 11,916,400 24,900

Vermont .................................... 316,400 314,300 -2,100

p

 = preliminary.

State
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Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from December 2014 to

December 2015, seasonally adjusted

December December Over-the-year

2014 2015 p change p

Alabama .................................... 1,942,800 1,963,100 20,300

Arizona ...................................... 2,607,300 2,671,800 64,500

Arkansas ................................... 1,204,600 1,223,900 19,300

California ................................... 15,860,700 16,320,100 459,400

Colorado .................................... 2,492,800 2,539,400 46,600

Connecticut ............................... 1,678,100 1,700,700 22,600

Delaware ................................... 442,800 450,300 7,500

Florida ....................................... 7,965,700 8,198,800 233,100

Georgia ..................................... 4,226,500 4,317,600 91,100

Hawaii ....................................... 626,000 641,700 15,700

 

Idaho ......................................... 659,100 688,200 29,100

Indiana ...................................... 3,012,100 3,069,200 57,100

Iowa .......................................... 1,559,100 1,584,700 25,600

Kentucky ................................... 1,880,000 1,920,200 40,200

Maine ........................................ 604,700 613,300 8,600

Maryland ................................... 2,641,300 2,696,200 54,900

Massachusetts .......................... 3,445,900 3,519,700 73,800

Michigan .................................... 4,217,600 4,297,400 79,800

Minnesota .................................. 2,831,400 2,873,700 42,300

Missouri .................................... 2,744,600 2,770,600 26,000

 

Nebraska ................................... 996,800 1,011,000 14,200

Nevada ...................................... 1,230,500 1,255,700 25,200

New Jersey ................................ 3,982,300 4,047,500 65,200

New York ................................... 9,156,300 9,316,200 159,900

North Carolina ............................ 4,203,100 4,289,900 86,800

North Dakota .............................. 469,800 451,000 -18,800

Ohio .......................................... 5,368,800 5,451,500 82,700

Oregon ...................................... 1,750,800 1,798,600 47,800

Pennsylvania .............................. 5,825,500 5,863,500 38,000

Rhode Island .............................. 479,300 487,700 8,400

 

South Carolina ........................... 1,975,200 2,040,200 65,000

South Dakota ............................. 424,700 434,100 9,400

Tennessee ................................. 2,850,900 2,915,800 64,900

Texas ........................................ 11,749,500 11,916,400 166,900

Utah .......................................... 1,353,600 1,396,800 43,200

Virginia ...................................... 3,797,400 3,856,100 58,700

Washington ............................... 3,122,600 3,210,500 87,900

West Virginia ............................. 763,100 751,300 -11,800

Wyoming ................................... 295,000 288,600 -6,400

p

 = preliminary.

State
Technical Note 

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for 

census regions and divisions, states, and selected substate areas 

from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program 

(tables 1 to 4). Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment 

estimates by state and industry supersector from the Current 

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

LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative 

endeavors. 

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS 

program 

 Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are 

based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for the 

official national estimates obtained from the Current Population 

Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is conducted 

for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census 

Bureau. The LAUS program measures employment and 

unemployment on a place-of-residence basis. The universe for 

each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age 

and over. Employed persons are those who did any work at all 

for pay or profit in the reference week (the week including the 

12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in 

a family business or farm, plus those not working who had a job 

from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, 

for such reasons as 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 

labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. 

The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a 

percent of the labor force. 

 Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 of the 50 states, the 

District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 

metropolitan division, New York City, and the balances of 

California and New York State are produced using 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 nine census 

divisions, as well as the five additional substate areas contained 

in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria and Detroit-WarrenDearborn metropolitan areas and the Chicago-NapervilleArlington Heights, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and SeattleBellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their respective 

balances of state are based on similar model-based approaches. 

Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the 

model-based estimates for the component divisions. Each 

month, census division estimates are controlled to the national 

totals; state estimates are then controlled to their respective 

division totals. Substate and balance-of-state estimates for the 

five areas noted above are controlled to their respective state 

totals. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly 

household survey similar to the CPS. A detailed description of 

the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request. 

 Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data for 

prior years reflect adjustments made at the end of each year. 

The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the 

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

model re-estimation. In most years, historical data for the most 

recent five years (both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally 

adjusted) are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, 

prior to 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 program introduced 

smoothed seasonally adjusted (SSA) estimates in January 2010. 

These are seasonally adjusted data that have incorporated a 

long-run trend smoothing procedure, resulting in estimates that 

are less volatile than those previously produced. The estimates 

are smoothed using a Henderson Trend Filter (H13). The H13 

uses a filtering procedure, based on moving averages, to remove 

the irregular fluctuations from the seasonally adjusted series, 

leaving the trend. The same process is used on both historical 

and current year estimates. For more information about the 

smoothing technique, see the BLS website at 

www.bls.gov/lau/lassaqa.htm. 

 Area definitions. The substate area data published in this 

release reflect the delineations issued by the U.S. Office of 

Management and Budget on February 28, 2013. 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. 

 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 

surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are 

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

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

by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is 

surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, 

such as those which can be introduced into the data collection 

and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from 

sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from 

the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual 

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

because of rounding. Unemployment rates are computed from 

unrounded data and thus may differ slightly from rates 

computed using the rounded data displayed in the tables. 

 Use of error measures. The introductory section of this 

release preserves the long-time practice of highlighting the 

direction of the movements in regional and state unemployment 

rates and state nonfarm payroll employment regardless of their 

statistical significance. The remainder of the analysis in the 

release takes statistical significance into consideration. 

 Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based 

error measures for seasonally adjusted and not seasonally 

adjusted data and for over-the-month and over-the-year changes 

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

a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether changes 

in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically significant. The 

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

in a state unemployment rate that is required for statistical 

significance at the 90-percent confidence level is just over 0.2 

percentage point; the average amount of the current over-theyear change in a state rate for significance is about 0.7 point. 

More details can be found on the website. Measures of 

nonsampling error are not available. 

 Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for 

state CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector levels are 

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

90-percent confidence level in determining whether changes in 

CES employment levels are statistically significant. 

Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is 

available online at www.bls.gov/sae/. 

Additional information 

Estimates of labor force and unemployment from the LAUS 

program, as well as nonfarm employment from the CES 

program, for 394 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 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 LABOR FORCE DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Dec.

2014

Oct.

2015

Nov.

2015

Dec.

2015

Dec.

2014

Oct.

2015

Nov.

2015

Dec.

2015

Dec.

2014

Oct.

2015

Nov.

2015

Dec.

2015

Northeast ........................... 28,258.4 28,364.2 28,422.4 28,526.8 1,603.3 1,391.7 1,395.2 1,389.7 5.7 4.9 4.9 4.9

 New England .................... 7,821.1 7,780.9 7,763.4 7,758.8 429.5 357.3 359.4 363.9 5.5 4.6 4.6 4.7

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,437.3 20,583.3 20,658.9 20,768.0 1,173.8 1,034.4 1,035.9 1,025.8 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.9

South ................................. 57,050.4 57,133.8 57,279.2 57,460.3 3,194.7 2,906.5 2,957.2 2,988.7 5.6 5.1 5.2 5.2

 South Atlantic ................... 30,242.8 30,342.3 30,446.2 30,560.7 1,752.3 1,593.3 1,599.1 1,600.6 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.2

 East South Central ........... 8,316.8 8,423.8 8,439.2 8,480.2 529.6 470.2 479.7 501.1 6.4 5.6 5.7 5.9

 West South Central .......... 18,490.8 18,367.7 18,393.8 18,419.4 912.8 842.9 878.4 887.0 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.8

Midwest ............................. 34,552.3 34,503.9 34,603.1 34,726.3 1,840.0 1,563.8 1,601.6 1,641.5 5.3 4.5 4.6 4.7

 East North Central ............ 23,379.7 23,345.8 23,397.7 23,462.2 1,363.1 1,122.2 1,164.8 1,208.6 5.8 4.8 5.0 5.2

 West North Central ........... 11,172.6 11,158.1 11,205.4 11,264.1 476.9 441.6 436.8 432.9 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.8

West ................................... 36,745.4 36,916.3 36,933.3 36,969.8 2,350.2 2,016.2 2,000.9 2,003.5 6.4 5.5 5.4 5.4

 Mountain ........................... 11,311.8 11,406.1 11,412.2 11,418.7 604.0 577.8 573.2 560.1 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.9

 Pacific ............................... 25,433.6 25,510.2 25,521.1 25,551.1 1,746.2 1,438.5 1,427.8 1,443.4 6.9 5.6 5.6 5.6

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the census division

model-based estimates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

calendar year.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

November December November December November December

2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015

Northeast ........................... 28,236.7 28,418.7 28,106.9 28,462.3 1,533.3 1,305.4 1,476.2 1,261.9 5.4 4.6 5.3 4.4

 New England .................... 7,818.9 7,753.1 7,789.9 7,728.0 408.3 340.4 394.7 342.2 5.2 4.4 5.1 4.4

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,417.9 20,665.7 20,317.1 20,734.3 1,125.0 964.9 1,081.6 919.7 5.5 4.7 5.3 4.4

South ................................. 57,079.2 57,316.8 56,747.4 57,270.8 3,085.2 2,824.6 2,936.1 2,763.2 5.4 4.9 5.2 4.8

 South Atlantic ................... 30,229.2 30,442.8 30,043.0 30,422.8 1,707.3 1,512.4 1,628.8 1,477.6 5.6 5.0 5.4 4.9

 East South Central ........... 8,337.3 8,442.3 8,288.4 8,479.8 498.8 456.1 485.9 489.8 6.0 5.4 5.9 5.8

 West South Central .......... 18,512.7 18,431.7 18,416.1 18,368.2 879.1 856.1 821.4 795.8 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.3

Midwest ............................. 34,538.8 34,650.6 34,354.1 34,640.7 1,710.6 1,489.7 1,690.2 1,550.2 5.0 4.3 4.9 4.5

 East North Central ............ 23,383.7 23,433.1 23,236.5 23,393.3 1,282.0 1,117.7 1,240.6 1,149.2 5.5 4.8 5.3 4.9

 West North Central ........... 11,155.1 11,217.5 11,117.6 11,247.5 428.6 372.0 449.7 401.0 3.8 3.3 4.0 3.6

West ................................... 36,767.4 36,953.6 36,636.4 36,871.4 2,321.9 1,953.6 2,247.8 1,967.2 6.3 5.3 6.1 5.3

 Mountain ........................... 11,312.7 11,405.4 11,285.4 11,374.7 584.9 539.0 576.2 522.0 5.2 4.7 5.1 4.6

 Pacific ............................... 25,454.6 25,548.2 25,351.0 25,496.7 1,737.0 1,414.5 1,671.5 1,445.2 6.8 5.5 6.6 5.7

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the census division

model-based estimates.

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

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

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Dec.

2014

Oct.

2015

Nov.

2015

Dec.

2015p

Dec.

2014

Oct.

2015

Nov.

2015

Dec.

2015p Dec.

2014

Oct.

2015

Nov.

2015

Dec.

2015p

Alabama ................................................... 2,130.7 2,141.2 2,145.8 2,154.8 129.6 127.2 128.0 132.9 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.2

Alaska ....................................................... 365.7 362.7 362.7 362.7 23.5 23.3 23.3 23.7 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.5

Arizona ..................................................... 3,123.6 3,148.6 3,158.6 3,167.1 207.5 192.9 189.8 184.1 6.6 6.1 6.0 5.8

Arkansas ................................................... 1,312.4 1,337.5 1,336.1 1,337.6 74.3 68.6 66.8 64.5 5.7 5.1 5.0 4.8

California .................................................. 18,913.7 18,994.2 18,992.4 18,996.5 1,347.4 1,094.9 1,082.2 1,096.1 7.1 5.8 5.7 5.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 5,051.3 5,002.6 4,986.6 4,981.3 402.8 306.9 294.7 295.0 8.0 6.1 5.9 5.9

Colorado ................................................... 2,824.2 2,807.3 2,811.5 2,819.1 119.6 105.7 101.9 99.3 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.5

Connecticut ............................................... 1,899.4 1,895.9 1,893.1 1,893.6 119.9 96.9 96.4 99.0 6.3 5.1 5.1 5.2

Delaware .................................................. 455.3 466.1 468.4 470.7 23.6 23.6 23.7 23.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0

District of Columbia .................................. 384.7 388.0 389.1 389.4 29.6 25.5 25.7 25.6 7.7 6.6 6.6 6.6

Florida ....................................................... 9,662.5 9,579.9 9,628.6 9,666.9 553.6 494.1 487.8 486.7 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.0

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,329.6 1,315.5 1,323.2 1,330.9 83.3 77.0 79.3 80.8 6.3 5.9 6.0 6.1

Georgia ..................................................... 4,744.4 4,735.8 4,750.3 4,764.7 311.0 268.3 264.8 262.1 6.6 5.7 5.6 5.5

Hawaii ....................................................... 670.8 677.4 679.9 682.8 27.1 22.6 22.1 22.2 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.2

Idaho ......................................................... 776.5 802.4 803.4 806.0 34.1 32.4 31.7 31.5 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.9

Illinois ........................................................ 6,516.2 6,518.9 6,539.5 6,556.4 401.8 353.5 371.7 390.0 6.2 5.4 5.7 5.9

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 1 3,806.7 3,766.1 3,767.5 3,777.0 233.8 197.9 205.1 217.4 6.1 5.3 5.4 5.8

Indiana ...................................................... 3,253.6 3,273.2 3,280.7 3,291.3 192.1 143.9 144.0 146.0 5.9 4.4 4.4 4.4

Iowa .......................................................... 1,715.6 1,704.8 1,706.1 1,708.7 73.6 60.4 58.8 58.3 4.3 3.5 3.4 3.4

Kansas ...................................................... 1,503.4 1,491.3 1,501.4 1,510.3 63.0 61.7 59.2 59.1 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.9

Kentucky ................................................... 1,973.5 1,929.6 1,935.3 1,950.4 107.7 94.0 95.9 104.3 5.5 4.9 5.0 5.3

Louisiana .................................................. 2,200.5 2,153.1 2,142.8 2,133.6 159.4 132.5 134.6 129.8 7.2 6.2 6.3 6.1

Maine ........................................................ 693.7 681.8 678.6 676.6 38.0 29.1 27.9 26.8 5.5 4.3 4.1 4.0

Maryland ................................................... 3,104.8 3,158.1 3,166.5 3,174.2 171.1 161.7 163.3 162.1 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.1

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,586.6 3,560.7 3,557.1 3,559.0 191.4 164.1 166.0 168.5 5.3 4.6 4.7 4.7

Michigan ................................................... 4,747.8 4,743.4 4,765.0 4,787.2 305.6 238.1 243.7 246.0 6.4 5.0 5.1 5.1

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 2 ................... 2,018.9 1,996.0 2,002.9 2,010.9 155.0 113.0 118.6 124.5 7.7 5.7 5.9 6.2

Minnesota ................................................. 2,976.6 2,998.0 3,007.4 3,030.5 109.8 111.2 106.9 107.5 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5

Mississippi ................................................ 1,220.3 1,278.9 1,287.1 1,296.0 87.7 75.0 76.9 82.7 7.2 5.9 6.0 6.4

Missouri .................................................... 3,082.1 3,073.6 3,097.2 3,127.8 167.0 153.6 145.8 138.8 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.4

Montana .................................................... 515.9 524.4 524.2 523.8 23.4 21.6 21.3 21.1 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.0

Nebraska .................................................. 1,020.9 1,009.8 1,012.7 1,015.1 31.1 29.6 29.6 29.7 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9

Nevada ..................................................... 1,398.8 1,431.3 1,432.5 1,430.6 98.5 94.0 93.5 91.8 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.4

New Hampshire ........................................ 741.3 740.8 738.6 737.2 29.6 24.4 23.9 23.1 4.0 3.3 3.2 3.1

New Jersey ............................................... 4,540.5 4,523.1 4,543.8 4,568.0 284.7 243.8 243.1 235.1 6.3 5.4 5.4 5.1

New Mexico .............................................. 916.7 918.8 914.7 912.2 55.1 62.4 62.0 61.1 6.0 6.8 6.8 6.7

New York .................................................. 9,532.0 9,632.4 9,674.0 9,740.9 554.9 466.0 465.6 470.6 5.8 4.8 4.8 4.8

New York City ...................................... 4,131.8 4,167.3 4,185.4 4,217.1 268.7 200.8 202.7 210.1 6.5 4.8 4.8 5.0

North Carolina .......................................... 4,625.3 4,761.5 4,775.4 4,792.1 250.0 273.0 270.6 269.8 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.6

North Dakota ............................................ 421.8 409.8 410.9 412.9 11.7 11.3 11.2 11.3 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7

Ohio .......................................................... 5,725.8 5,701.6 5,710.7 5,726.6 292.4 248.7 254.8 269.0 5.1 4.4 4.5 4.7

Cleveland-Elyria 2 ................................. 1,047.5 1,038.6 1,034.9 1,032.5 58.9 48.9 46.0 45.4 5.6 4.7 4.4 4.4

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,782.2 1,839.7 1,846.7 1,855.9 69.9 78.2 78.1 76.8 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.1

Oregon ...................................................... 1,963.2 1,960.2 1,973.9 1,982.5 131.2 117.8 113.0 107.8 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.4

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,351.8 6,415.4 6,428.4 6,446.0 319.3 330.1 320.9 306.5 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.8

Rhode Island ............................................ 548.8 557.1 555.7 554.9 37.2 29.4 28.8 28.4 6.8 5.3 5.2 5.1

South Carolina .......................................... 2,216.3 2,255.0 2,261.4 2,271.7 147.1 126.7 123.8 124.0 6.6 5.6 5.5 5.5

South Dakota ............................................ 448.8 454.2 454.6 456.2 15.0 14.7 13.7 13.4 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.9

Tennessee ................................................ 2,982.6 3,044.5 3,057.4 3,082.8 196.4 169.5 169.6 173.1 6.6 5.6 5.5 5.6

Texas ........................................................ 13,171.8 13,035.6 13,070.6 13,097.1 601.8 569.9 598.3 610.3 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.7

Utah .......................................................... 1,442.2 1,467.4 1,466.5 1,465.4 51.3 52.3 51.5 50.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5

Vermont .................................................... 348.8 345.3 344.1 343.0 14.5 12.8 12.7 12.2 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.6

Virginia ...................................................... 4,233.9 4,218.7 4,222.8 4,231.7 202.8 177.2 175.2 176.4 4.8 4.2 4.1 4.2

Washington ............................................... 3,522.8 3,523.8 3,529.5 3,541.3 223.3 183.6 185.7 193.2 6.3 5.2 5.3 5.5

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,564.1 1,584.8 1,583.7 1,582.8 71.4 60.9 66.1 72.2 4.6 3.8 4.2 4.6

West Virginia ............................................ 776.5 787.7 787.7 788.2 45.7 54.3 51.1 49.3 5.9 6.9 6.5 6.3

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,113.1 3,085.9 3,096.6 3,107.1 161.8 131.5 131.6 135.0 5.2 4.3 4.2 4.3

Wyoming ................................................... 306.2 308.9 307.0 304.5 12.9 12.5 12.7 13.1 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.3

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,138.7 1,145.5 1,148.0 1,152.1 156.1 141.5 143.2 140.3 13.7 12.4 12.5 12.2

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. 13-01,

dated February 28, 2013, and are available on the BLS website at

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

revision the following month.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

November December November December November December

2014 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2015 2014 2015p

Alabama ................................................... 2,139.1 2,149.4 2,122.7 2,144.0 122.8 121.3 117.5 125.4 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.8

Alaska ....................................................... 363.2 358.7 362.5 358.0 23.4 22.9 23.3 23.8 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.6

Arizona ..................................................... 3,130.0 3,168.3 3,124.4 3,156.8 199.9 182.8 197.1 173.0 6.4 5.8 6.3 5.5

Arkansas ................................................... 1,310.7 1,331.1 1,304.1 1,332.4 69.9 59.0 72.2 61.4 5.3 4.4 5.5 4.6

California .................................................. 18,941.1 18,987.7 18,855.7 18,934.5 1,341.2 1,074.2 1,277.5 1,091.6 7.1 5.7 6.8 5.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 5,069.9 4,991.8 5,047.0 4,977.5 400.0 285.9 379.6 290.4 7.9 5.7 7.5 5.8

Colorado ................................................... 2,821.6 2,804.4 2,815.1 2,808.8 116.9 96.6 115.9 93.2 4.1 3.4 4.1 3.3

Connecticut ............................................... 1,899.6 1,889.3 1,887.2 1,879.4 114.3 90.5 105.9 93.3 6.0 4.8 5.6 5.0

Delaware .................................................. 455.5 470.2 455.8 471.8 21.6 21.2 21.1 20.4 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.3

District of Columbia .................................. 384.2 390.9 382.0 388.7 29.3 26.3 28.4 24.6 7.6 6.7 7.4 6.3

Florida ....................................................... 9,661.9 9,626.1 9,607.7 9,629.6 553.1 468.5 516.9 456.9 5.7 4.9 5.4 4.7

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,330.8 1,329.8 1,322.9 1,333.6 77.9 74.3 77.6 76.9 5.8 5.6 5.9 5.8

Georgia ..................................................... 4,758.3 4,758.6 4,748.4 4,772.6 305.4 247.6 298.4 249.4 6.4 5.2 6.3 5.2

Hawaii ....................................................... 671.8 682.0 670.6 682.9 27.9 22.1 25.0 20.0 4.2 3.2 3.7 2.9

Idaho ......................................................... 774.8 796.7 771.8 799.3 33.8 30.9 33.6 32.0 4.4 3.9 4.4 4.0

Illinois ........................................................ 6,528.3 6,550.8 6,491.4 6,536.2 389.4 379.6 373.8 388.5 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.9

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 1 3,791.8 3,752.6 3,777.3 3,770.1 221.4 196.7 210.3 212.2 5.8 5.2 5.6 5.6

Indiana ...................................................... 3,264.5 3,297.8 3,239.6 3,290.3 192.3 147.3 186.2 150.2 5.9 4.5 5.7 4.6

Iowa .......................................................... 1,714.3 1,702.8 1,706.5 1,700.0 67.1 53.8 74.7 60.6 3.9 3.2 4.4 3.6

Kansas ...................................................... 1,506.3 1,512.8 1,500.5 1,510.5 58.4 52.6 56.6 54.5 3.9 3.5 3.8 3.6

Kentucky ................................................... 1,983.2 1,946.7 1,966.8 1,955.5 104.6 94.3 99.3 106.8 5.3 4.8 5.1 5.5

Louisiana .................................................. 2,202.6 2,137.8 2,180.3 2,109.8 148.7 125.0 141.0 106.5 6.8 5.8 6.5 5.0

Maine ........................................................ 691.0 675.5 689.7 673.1 36.5 26.2 36.7 25.8 5.3 3.9 5.3 3.8

Maryland ................................................... 3,107.9 3,173.7 3,091.6 3,165.3 167.8 159.5 160.6 145.6 5.4 5.0 5.2 4.6

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,587.9 3,550.8 3,576.9 3,545.0 179.3 161.2 176.0 164.4 5.0 4.5 4.9 4.6

Michigan ................................................... 4,738.1 4,760.4 4,711.6 4,760.3 273.0 214.1 263.6 214.7 5.8 4.5 5.6 4.5

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 2 ................... 2,011.3 2,002.4 2,003.3 2,005.0 138.9 104.7 129.4 108.6 6.9 5.2 6.5 5.4

Minnesota ................................................. 2,976.6 3,010.4 2,964.8 3,033.6 95.3 90.0 105.3 108.7 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.6

Mississippi ................................................ 1,221.7 1,288.8 1,225.5 1,302.1 81.4 75.4 87.3 93.8 6.7 5.8 7.1 7.2

Missouri .................................................... 3,072.6 3,112.6 3,068.4 3,125.2 155.6 127.9 156.8 123.8 5.1 4.1 5.1 4.0

Montana .................................................... 513.7 520.4 510.2 517.8 23.4 21.0 23.3 22.1 4.6 4.0 4.6 4.3

Nebraska .................................................. 1,019.9 1,012.5 1,015.7 1,011.6 27.7 25.6 29.4 28.0 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.8

Nevada ..................................................... 1,397.4 1,429.4 1,395.2 1,417.8 97.1 89.9 96.0 86.6 6.9 6.3 6.9 6.1

New Hampshire ........................................ 739.9 736.7 739.2 734.1 28.8 23.2 28.3 21.3 3.9 3.2 3.8 2.9

New Jersey ............................................... 4,529.5 4,557.6 4,522.8 4,569.4 268.3 227.2 264.3 201.0 5.9 5.0 5.8 4.4

New Mexico .............................................. 926.1 918.0 922.6 915.5 54.9 59.5 52.0 56.9 5.9 6.5 5.6 6.2

New York .................................................. 9,530.2 9,689.0 9,471.7 9,737.1 546.0 454.6 525.9 455.1 5.7 4.7 5.6 4.7

New York City ...................................... 4,136.4 4,210.0 4,121.5 4,230.6 271.9 209.2 255.9 210.7 6.6 5.0 6.2 5.0

North Carolina .......................................... 4,648.2 4,788.2 4,594.0 4,752.7 249.4 260.2 231.7 249.8 5.4 5.4 5.0 5.3

North Dakota ............................................ 417.3 410.4 416.3 411.5 10.2 9.8 11.7 11.4 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.8

Ohio .......................................................... 5,744.0 5,719.5 5,697.3 5,703.4 281.1 252.6 270.5 263.9 4.9 4.4 4.7 4.6

Cleveland-Elyria 2 ................................. 1,046.1 1,026.2 1,033.7 1,015.0 55.7 38.2 53.3 40.1 5.3 3.7 5.2 3.9

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,796.6 1,862.7 1,779.4 1,848.6 72.0 78.6 68.0 72.7 4.0 4.2 3.8 3.9

Oregon ...................................................... 1,967.3 1,992.3 1,951.3 1,977.4 127.8 105.2 124.5 102.3 6.5 5.3 6.4 5.2

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,358.2 6,419.0 6,322.6 6,427.8 310.7 283.1 291.4 263.6 4.9 4.4 4.6 4.1

Rhode Island ............................................ 552.2 556.7 548.8 555.1 35.7 27.4 34.4 26.7 6.5 4.9 6.3 4.8

South Carolina .......................................... 2,204.8 2,247.4 2,191.9 2,253.8 142.3 118.0 139.4 119.6 6.5 5.3 6.4 5.3

South Dakota ............................................ 448.2 456.0 445.3 455.0 14.4 12.4 15.3 14.0 3.2 2.7 3.4 3.1

Tennessee ................................................ 2,993.3 3,057.5 2,973.3 3,078.3 189.9 165.1 181.7 163.7 6.3 5.4 6.1 5.3

Texas ........................................................ 13,202.8 13,100.0 13,152.2 13,077.4 588.6 593.5 540.1 555.2 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.2

Utah .......................................................... 1,441.8 1,463.0 1,441.3 1,457.9 45.2 44.9 45.6 44.5 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1

Vermont .................................................... 348.3 344.0 348.1 341.3 13.6 11.9 13.4 10.7 3.9 3.5 3.8 3.1

Virginia ...................................................... 4,231.2 4,202.5 4,204.1 4,208.7 194.9 166.8 189.6 165.3 4.6 4.0 4.5 3.9

Washington ............................................... 3,511.2 3,527.5 3,510.9 3,544.0 216.8 190.2 221.3 207.5 6.2 5.4 6.3 5.9

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,554.5 1,563.2 1,556.4 1,571.8 72.1 72.8 66.6 73.3 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.7

West Virginia ............................................ 777.3 785.3 767.4 779.6 43.6 44.2 42.8 45.8 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.9

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,108.8 3,104.6 3,096.5 3,103.0 146.3 124.0 146.4 131.8 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.2

Wyoming ................................................... 307.3 305.2 304.7 300.8 13.7 13.4 12.8 13.7 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.5

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,142.7 1,145.0 1,140.4 1,157.5 154.7 134.4 137.7 119.9 13.5 11.7 12.1 10.4

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

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

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

definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01,

dated February 28, 2013, and are available on the BLS website at

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

revision the following month.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

Dec.

2014

Oct.

2015

Nov.

2015

Dec.

2015p

Dec.

2014

Oct.

2015

Nov.

2015

Dec.

2015p

Dec.

2014

Oct.

2015

Nov.

2015

Dec.

2015p

Alabama2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,942.8 1,956.7 1,964.5 1,963.1 81.0 83.5 85.2 84.9 – – – –

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340.6 339.4 337.7 340.3 18.1 17.9 18.1 18.5 14.5 13.3 13.2 14.4

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,607.3 2,651.4 2,667.4 2,671.8 126.7 129.6 134.5 132.9 156.1 156.1 156.8 156.7

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,204.6 1,216.0 1,215.0 1,223.9 47.4 53.4 52.1 52.6 157.4 152.7 151.4 152.9

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,860.7 16,252.5 16,259.7 16,320.1 686.5 734.5 734.6 745.8 1,271.7 1,267.0 1,267.6 1,269.2

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,492.8 2,530.5 2,528.7 2,539.4 148.2 154.9 157.2 159.9 138.4 140.9 141.5 143.2

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,678.1 1,694.6 1,700.4 1,700.7 54.9 57.1 57.4 57.1 159.7 161.0 161.7 161.3

Delaware3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442.8 446.0 447.9 450.3 20.1 22.1 21.2 22.1 25.7 25.6 25.7 25.8

District of Columbia2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761.4 769.9 769.9 772.1 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.9 – – – –

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,965.7 8,149.6 8,176.9 8,198.8 409.9 427.1 435.5 438.4 331.8 336.3 340.0 341.0

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,226.5 4,305.4 4,314.3 4,317.6 158.2 161.2 164.4 166.3 370.4 376.0 377.2 377.2

Hawaii3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626.0 637.8 638.1 641.7 30.9 34.6 35.2 35.7 13.4 13.5 13.4 13.4

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659.1 681.9 685.4 688.2 37.4 40.5 40.7 41.5 59.5 63.2 63.7 64.4

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,907.0 5,926.8 5,920.3 5,904.0 209.9 210.7 208.3 215.0 581.0 566.6 566.5 567.0

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,012.1 3,060.0 3,067.1 3,069.2 122.9 120.1 123.0 124.8 514.6 525.7 523.1 519.7

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,559.1 1,576.3 1,583.6 1,584.7 77.5 80.6 85.1 87.5 216.7 214.4 214.7 215.0

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,401.9 1,408.5 1,406.8 1,408.8 60.7 65.5 64.1 65.2 162.5 161.3 162.1 162.9

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,880.0 1,909.0 1,915.1 1,920.2 74.3 78.1 77.9 78.9 237.5 244.0 244.5 245.3

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,996.6 1,983.3 1,982.8 1,979.0 141.7 144.6 147.7 147.7 148.7 147.2 145.8 144.3

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604.7 612.4 612.0 613.3 26.0 25.4 25.9 26.7 50.7 50.4 50.3 50.0

Maryland3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,641.3 2,685.9 2,685.7 2,696.2 153.5 159.6 159.5 159.8 103.0 103.0 104.0 104.3

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,445.9 3,507.7 3,512.6 3,519.7 128.3 132.4 137.0 137.8 248.6 249.9 249.7 250.3

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,217.6 4,277.8 4,287.0 4,297.4 144.6 149.6 153.1 155.6 584.9 602.1 606.8 603.5

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,831.4 2,855.4 2,864.6 2,873.7 105.8 104.3 106.9 108.2 315.8 314.6 314.0 315.6

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,124.5 1,133.9 1,133.5 1,135.0 45.9 46.8 47.3 47.4 139.4 141.7 141.8 142.0

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,744.6 2,766.6 2,770.7 2,770.6 110.7 113.5 114.3 116.9 260.8 261.4 261.7 262.0

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454.7 457.0 456.6 457.2 25.6 24.6 25.0 25.8 19.0 18.7 18.8 19.0

Nebraska3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 996.8 1,007.9 1,011.2 1,011.0 46.8 47.9 47.5 46.9 96.5 94.9 94.8 94.2

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,230.5 1,266.0 1,259.4 1,255.7 64.2 70.4 70.5 69.7 42.2 42.2 42.2 42.4

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653.0 657.4 657.5 656.4 24.0 23.8 24.6 24.4 67.1 68.1 67.6 67.4

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,982.3 4,029.4 4,034.2 4,047.5 144.3 152.0 154.4 155.1 242.0 245.9 245.4 245.6

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 827.4 827.9 831.8 830.0 43.1 42.4 42.2 41.6 28.4 27.4 27.1 27.6

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,156.3 9,294.4 9,303.8 9,316.2 346.9 362.3 371.2 373.4 450.9 451.1 450.0 448.5

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,203.1 4,267.6 4,283.0 4,289.9 184.4 192.7 188.3 191.5 455.2 462.4 462.0 459.9

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469.8 457.8 455.0 451.0 37.2 36.1 34.7 34.2 26.6 25.8 25.5 25.3

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,368.8 5,427.1 5,436.3 5,451.5 193.5 191.2 194.0 194.5 677.2 689.6 688.5 691.7

Oklahoma2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,668.3 1,665.3 1,664.5 1,659.4 77.5 80.4 81.5 82.8 – – – –

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,750.8 1,785.4 1,796.3 1,798.6 80.7 80.6 82.0 82.2 183.0 186.4 185.8 186.9

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,825.5 5,859.4 5,853.7 5,863.5 232.1 238.9 234.1 231.6 570.8 564.9 565.2 567.2

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479.3 484.5 486.6 487.7 16.6 15.2 15.5 16.5 41.4 42.1 42.1 42.0

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,975.2 2,019.3 2,025.1 2,040.2 83.7 88.7 89.5 89.7 233.3 230.1 230.6 232.0

South Dakota3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424.7 432.9 434.4 434.1 22.5 23.4 24.5 24.7 43.2 44.3 43.9 43.6

Tennessee3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,850.9 2,888.7 2,896.4 2,915.8 115.5 114.7 115.5 117.0 330.6 330.5 332.8 335.3

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,749.5 11,866.3 11,891.5 11,916.4 677.9 671.6 681.0 684.8 891.2 855.3 854.1 849.3

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,353.6 1,388.9 1,392.5 1,396.8 81.2 84.7 85.1 85.6 121.3 126.6 126.3 126.2

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.7 313.6 316.4 314.3 14.6 14.3 14.8 15.3 31.0 30.3 30.3 30.2

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,797.4 3,833.6 3,849.3 3,856.1 178.4 184.3 185.6 186.2 232.9 234.3 235.8 234.0

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,122.6 3,192.9 3,203.3 3,210.5 167.7 173.7 177.0 177.6 291.0 290.5 290.4 291.0

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763.1 750.8 750.6 751.3 32.3 27.7 27.3 30.0 47.5 47.9 47.7 47.6

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,872.0 2,903.7 2,899.3 2,897.7 107.7 106.5 108.2 110.2 469.1 473.3 473.4 473.5

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295.0 292.0 290.3 288.6 23.8 24.1 23.8 23.4 9.9 9.9 9.7 9.7

Puerto Rico3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908.2 911.5 912.2 910.5 28.5 23.5 23.5 23.9 74.9 73.4 73.2 73.0

Virgin Islands2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.2 – – – – – – – –

1

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

2 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.

3 Mining and logging is combined with construction.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2014 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

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

Dec.

2014

Oct.

2015

Nov.

2015

Dec.

2015p

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2014

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2015

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2015

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2014

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2015

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2015

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2015p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378.6 377.3 381.8 382.7 94.7 96.4 96.8 97.1 225.3 230.1 230.0 228.3

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.3 69.3 68.3 69.0 12.5 12.2 12.2 12.0 29.4 28.9 27.6 27.9

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501.6 504.7 507.5 508.4 190.5 198.8 196.4 198.4 391.8 399.2 404.8 409.8

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248.9 248.0 247.7 249.5 49.5 51.1 50.9 50.4 134.9 140.0 141.1 141.3

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,914.3 2,964.2 2,977.0 2,984.7 793.0 793.2 793.5 797.4 2,493.4 2,602.2 2,602.3 2,618.1

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436.1 434.5 435.5 436.6 154.7 160.0 158.7 159.8 390.7 390.2 385.2 385.3

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304.1 306.9 308.6 308.8 128.3 130.7 130.8 130.9 214.7 216.0 217.0 217.2

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.4 79.6 79.8 80.1 46.3 46.7 46.6 47.0 61.4 60.3 62.1 62.6

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.3 32.1 32.4 32.4 30.4 31.2 31.1 31.2 160.1 167.1 166.2 164.9

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,654.9 1,686.3 1,689.3 1,694.5 533.5 542.6 545.2 546.8 1,193.2 1,228.9 1,235.9 1,244.3

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891.7 909.3 910.2 909.2 234.6 239.8 238.5 236.8 631.8 650.0 654.1 659.1

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.0 120.4 120.2 120.0 27.6 28.0 27.9 28.0 83.7 83.8 83.4 84.2

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.8 138.1 137.9 137.1 33.4 35.2 35.5 35.5 78.9 81.4 82.1 82.9

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,176.9 1,182.6 1,182.1 1,170.0 368.5 368.8 369.0 368.9 924.2 938.2 934.2 929.6

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581.5 598.1 599.8 605.0 130.9 129.8 130.0 129.2 328.2 324.1 324.5 324.1

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.2 315.7 317.5 315.0 104.6 107.0 107.6 107.8 137.1 142.6 140.3 139.5

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264.8 268.1 267.5 266.3 79.3 80.2 80.9 80.8 172.2 174.2 172.0 170.6

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381.3 384.1 385.5 385.1 90.3 94.7 95.2 95.2 216.7 215.0 216.4 221.0

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394.1 384.3 383.1 381.5 92.8 91.9 91.6 91.6 213.7 218.7 217.6 216.5

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119.2 120.5 120.4 119.7 30.4 31.2 30.9 31.3 63.5 65.3 65.6 66.5

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457.4 462.1 462.3 464.9 144.2 147.2 146.9 146.5 427.0 437.3 437.3 438.2

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566.1 564.2 563.1 560.2 208.9 210.7 212.3 212.5 523.3 544.7 544.6 546.3

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761.1 765.2 766.2 769.5 206.1 211.5 212.7 212.9 633.4 644.8 643.3 645.8

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520.9 522.1 523.5 521.5 179.0 181.1 181.4 183.4 357.7 369.4 371.7 368.5

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221.8 222.6 222.3 222.9 44.3 45.0 45.0 44.2 102.9 104.8 103.2 104.7

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524.1 527.3 527.9 525.1 164.5 166.4 166.9 166.2 356.9 359.8 358.2 357.5

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.8 95.9 95.2 94.8 25.7 26.9 26.9 26.7 39.8 40.0 39.9 39.7

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203.0 205.8 207.5 206.3 73.1 74.7 75.5 75.7 112.6 113.6 114.3 113.3

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.5 231.6 231.2 231.3 57.1 57.4 56.6 55.7 159.0 164.2 162.2 161.2

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.9 140.0 141.5 140.6 36.0 36.1 36.1 36.7 73.5 74.6 72.5 72.9

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 844.5 856.4 853.3 855.7 246.6 248.5 248.9 248.3 637.4 634.6 636.7 643.4

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139.1 138.3 138.6 136.4 33.5 33.7 34.3 34.1 100.3 102.7 102.7 102.8

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,566.9 1,577.5 1,573.2 1,569.5 691.0 694.9 698.1 699.2 1,242.5 1,263.8 1,265.2 1,269.3

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 790.2 795.1 800.1 801.9 213.9 221.8 223.8 222.4 587.8 601.1 606.8 607.0

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107.1 105.1 104.1 102.4 24.2 23.9 23.9 23.9 36.4 36.4 36.4 36.3

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 997.8 1,015.8 1,011.0 1,017.3 289.9 298.1 298.4 296.8 716.6 714.1 715.6 717.8

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303.9 308.7 306.8 306.0 79.7 80.9 81.5 81.2 191.1 191.0 189.2 188.0

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330.7 335.0 337.6 337.7 93.2 94.3 95.1 95.3 226.0 233.3 235.5 235.5

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,123.0 1,125.6 1,125.0 1,127.4 313.7 320.0 320.2 321.3 762.4 770.0 769.8 772.2

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.4 74.3 75.1 75.3 32.5 32.8 32.6 32.8 60.6 64.0 64.3 64.8

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379.6 387.3 387.6 390.4 96.7 93.9 94.1 95.0 261.3 274.3 275.9 281.1

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.9 87.3 87.1 88.0 29.5 29.7 30.0 29.9 29.9 31.5 32.4 32.4

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598.6 612.6 614.9 620.3 142.2 146.7 148.4 147.4 381.2 389.2 389.1 393.8

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,348.1 2,384.7 2,379.3 2,378.4 713.2 709.2 712.2 715.5 1,576.1 1,598.8 1,608.4 1,620.9

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261.0 257.5 261.0 263.5 76.9 79.5 80.3 80.5 189.9 195.9 197.1 193.6

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.2 55.9 55.9 55.8 12.3 12.4 12.2 12.2 26.8 26.9 26.8 26.8

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654.6 651.7 656.2 655.3 193.6 199.3 199.5 200.0 676.5 692.6 695.0 701.8

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579.5 594.3 595.6 597.9 156.5 157.5 157.3 158.4 379.7 392.1 396.2 394.7

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.9 134.5 135.2 134.9 30.9 30.7 30.4 30.3 68.3 68.0 67.9 67.1

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528.3 531.7 534.8 530.2 153.9 156.5 156.0 155.8 307.5 317.2 312.6 312.4

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.5 54.2 54.4 53.8 11.3 11.9 11.9 11.7 19.1 19.4 18.9 19.1

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175.2 178.0 179.6 177.9 42.3 42.1 41.9 41.9 112.1 113.5 112.7 112.2

Virgin Islands1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1 8.1 8.1 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 2014 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Dec.

2014

Oct.

2015

Nov.

2015

Dec.

2015p

Dec.

2014

Oct.

2015

Nov.

2015

Dec.

2015p

Dec.

2014

Oct.

2015

Nov.

2015

Dec.

2015p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227.1 231.2 232.3 232.1 188.2 192.5 193.7 192.9 379.5 380.7 379.5 379.5

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.2 47.9 47.8 48.3 34.8 34.1 35.0 34.3 82.0 80.2 80.1 80.3

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389.9 398.0 401.4 401.3 292.6 301.2 302.4 301.9 411.1 412.9 412.6 411.0

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.5 178.9 179.1 180.5 113.1 112.0 112.7 116.0 213.2 212.6 212.7 212.7

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,443.9 2,506.3 2,513.9 2,516.0 1,784.5 1,852.7 1,854.3 1,861.1 2,431.7 2,472.1 2,463.5 2,467.2

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304.4 314.5 315.2 315.4 306.1 318.8 319.6 322.1 409.1 413.7 413.7 414.4

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328.7 332.7 333.4 332.9 155.0 157.9 158.8 159.1 237.7 237.6 237.5 237.3

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.2 74.4 74.8 74.5 47.6 48.7 49.1 49.9 65.3 66.2 65.9 65.9

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129.7 130.4 130.2 130.1 70.0 69.1 69.6 71.5 236.3 235.2 235.7 236.7

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,181.3 1,221.0 1,224.0 1,226.0 1,109.3 1,151.8 1,151.4 1,153.1 1,079.3 1,073.5 1,072.6 1,073.5

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533.0 545.0 545.9 545.9 444.6 455.8 458.0 457.6 687.5 697.2 696.0 693.3

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.5 81.1 81.1 81.6 113.5 115.1 115.6 116.5 124.8 124.7 124.6 125.4

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.9 97.7 98.0 98.6 67.0 68.6 70.5 70.7 120.2 120.5 120.4 121.2

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 894.1 905.6 902.4 900.3 559.7 562.3 564.1 563.1 831.2 830.8 830.7 831.0

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441.5 458.1 458.9 457.7 295.0 305.1 306.8 306.4 429.2 431.7 433.7 435.8

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223.7 229.1 229.3 230.4 139.7 140.4 142.6 142.6 257.7 257.8 257.4 256.3

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191.5 192.8 193.0 194.8 124.8 124.5 125.1 125.8 257.7 254.8 255.0 255.2

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264.2 270.4 272.4 273.9 185.4 191.4 192.8 189.5 324.6 325.2 325.5 325.9

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301.5 308.1 309.2 311.6 225.0 227.6 226.7 225.4 327.1 321.0 321.1 321.1

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.0 124.3 123.8 124.0 61.4 63.9 64.1 64.3 99.7 100.3 99.8 99.7

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434.5 443.2 442.5 447.5 265.5 271.0 270.0 271.8 506.7 513.5 513.7 513.6

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 744.2 762.2 762.4 766.6 346.6 354.7 355.7 354.8 456.6 462.4 462.4 463.4

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649.1 664.2 666.3 667.9 406.9 412.6 415.0 415.3 595.2 589.2 586.7 587.9

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501.6 512.3 512.1 514.2 256.7 263.4 265.2 268.0 418.6 416.3 417.6 421.9

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136.6 136.4 137.1 138.1 126.7 130.2 130.3 130.4 245.5 246.9 246.8 245.7

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434.4 446.1 446.6 447.7 287.3 286.9 288.4 287.2 431.5 432.1 432.7 433.4

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.8 71.1 71.1 71.2 60.1 58.4 58.4 58.4 87.6 87.8 88.1 88.3

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.3 155.0 155.8 157.2 88.7 86.5 86.2 87.5 171.7 173.0 172.9 173.5

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.6 124.2 123.2 124.1 342.2 357.4 354.2 351.8 152.5 154.8 155.4 156.0

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.1 118.5 118.4 118.6 67.3 67.8 68.5 67.9 90.3 88.5 88.1 87.8

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640.5 652.1 654.9 656.7 358.2 366.8 368.7 368.4 622.5 622.5 622.4 623.2

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.3 132.6 133.8 134.2 90.5 92.7 94.6 95.0 191.6 191.7 192.0 192.3

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,871.6 1,934.5 1,941.4 1,944.1 879.7 896.4 893.2 891.6 1,439.3 1,437.9 1,437.0 1,436.2

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572.4 583.9 588.2 585.7 451.4 455.9 458.8 465.1 715.8 717.1 716.7 717.1

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.7 59.3 59.1 59.2 41.6 40.7 40.6 40.3 80.6 80.7 80.8 80.5

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 890.2 908.5 909.2 914.1 547.1 552.8 558.5 557.3 759.1 757.8 760.5 759.8

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230.0 232.9 232.4 230.6 155.0 161.4 162.4 161.3 348.0 348.1 349.0 348.7

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253.6 260.7 263.3 263.6 184.8 190.5 191.2 190.7 297.8 303.6 303.7 304.5

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,190.6 1,202.9 1,205.2 1,204.9 546.2 556.1 552.5 556.2 708.4 705.2 705.3 706.5

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.9 106.2 106.3 105.7 55.6 58.1 58.7 58.6 60.1 59.6 59.3 59.3

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227.8 237.8 239.2 239.3 230.3 241.6 242.6 243.6 360.0 362.3 362.6 364.0

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.6 70.5 70.0 69.7 45.0 45.9 46.2 45.6 78.0 79.0 78.6 78.8

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406.3 411.7 412.0 414.8 300.2 310.4 309.3 311.3 426.9 426.2 427.1 429.1

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,553.1 1,611.4 1,614.0 1,621.4 1,212.5 1,269.4 1,268.2 1,267.8 1,841.3 1,858.5 1,863.2 1,866.9

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177.0 185.8 185.0 188.2 132.1 140.4 139.1 140.7 230.1 234.4 234.7 234.2

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.9 64.4 64.7 64.8 36.2 35.9 38.3 36.1 56.0 57.3 57.0 56.9

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499.3 506.6 507.7 508.0 377.3 380.7 384.6 385.7 708.2 708.2 707.5 707.2

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460.2 474.0 472.7 473.8 297.5 309.5 312.5 311.8 557.0 562.1 564.3 565.9

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126.5 129.1 129.8 128.9 72.7 71.2 70.5 70.9 153.8 152.2 152.0 152.1

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433.1 446.2 445.0 445.0 267.9 267.9 265.8 263.9 412.3 412.2 411.0 414.4

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.2 27.7 27.8 27.7 36.0 36.8 35.8 35.6 71.3 71.9 72.2 72.4

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125.3 129.1 129.3 129.2 80.4 81.5 82.5 82.4 231.6 232.7 231.8 232.3

Virgin Islands1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – 7.3 7.5 7.7 7.6 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9

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 2014 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 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted

[In thousands]

State

Total Mining and logging Construction

November December November December November December

2014 2015 2014 2015p

2014 2015 2014 2015p2014 2015 2014 2015p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,950.8 1,975.0 1,948.2 1,968.8 11.7 10.4 11.6 10.3 79.5 84.4 80.0 84.0

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325.4 324.9 324.9 325.0 17.7 16.8 17.5 16.6 16.7 17.0 16.3 16.7

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,632.6 2,702.1 2,643.8 2,709.5 13.1 12.1 13.1 12.0 126.4 134.4 126.0 132.3

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,209.3 1,225.3 1,208.4 1,227.9 9.0 8.2 8.9 8.1 46.9 52.6 47.5 52.8

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,995.2 16,419.5 15,994.3 16,458.5 31.6 28.5 30.8 27.8 704.2 745.5 681.8 740.9

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,493.0 2,537.0 2,511.8 2,559.0 35.7 34.6 35.5 34.1 147.1 159.1 146.6 158.3

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,694.2 1,722.3 1,699.7 1,722.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 57.7 59.5 54.7 56.9

Delaware1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445.7 451.3 446.2 453.5 – – – – 20.8 21.7 20.4 22.3

District of Columbia1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767.8 775.5 764.0 774.6 – – – – 14.5 14.6 14.1 14.5

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,010.3 8,243.5 8,049.4 8,284.6 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.5 412.6 440.2 413.1 441.7

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,249.5 4,348.2 4,249.2 4,341.3 9.1 8.6 8.9 8.5 159.4 165.1 157.3 165.3

Hawaii1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632.8 645.6 635.2 650.9 – – – – 31.6 35.5 31.1 35.9

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 663.4 689.6 659.2 688.0 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.4 38.4 42.3 37.0 41.0

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,953.9 5,982.6 5,951.3 5,949.7 10.5 9.3 10.2 9.1 214.1 216.6 201.1 206.4

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,039.9 3,102.1 3,033.3 3,091.0 7.2 6.6 7.1 6.5 127.4 127.6 120.4 122.3

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,578.1 1,604.2 1,564.8 1,590.1 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.1 80.7 88.8 73.9 83.9

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,414.6 1,422.4 1,412.0 1,418.8 10.6 9.6 10.6 9.6 60.8 65.1 58.9 63.4

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,895.6 1,931.6 1,892.9 1,933.4 16.3 14.7 16.0 14.3 75.7 79.8 73.7 78.4

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,008.9 1,997.2 2,010.2 1,992.3 52.9 42.8 52.5 42.5 141.6 146.7 139.8 145.8

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607.8 614.8 604.5 612.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 26.7 26.7 25.1 25.8

Maryland1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,654.0 2,703.6 2,655.8 2,710.9 – – – – 155.6 162.5 153.5 159.8

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,463.5 3,539.7 3,462.8 3,537.5 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 132.7 141.4 126.8 136.3

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,253.9 4,334.4 4,237.5 4,318.8 8.6 8.2 8.3 7.9 148.7 159.0 139.0 150.2

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,848.4 2,882.7 2,829.6 2,872.1 7.3 6.5 6.9 5.6 109.9 110.7 97.8 100.3

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,129.4 1,140.4 1,129.3 1,139.8 9.4 8.1 9.3 8.1 46.4 47.9 46.3 47.8

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,762.4 2,793.1 2,760.1 2,786.7 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.7 111.0 116.2 108.4 114.7

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454.0 456.8 452.6 455.2 9.4 8.7 9.2 8.4 24.8 25.5 23.8 24.0

Nebraska1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,002.9 1,018.4 1,000.2 1,014.6 – – – – 47.4 47.9 45.2 45.3

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,238.8 1,269.5 1,240.3 1,265.6 14.4 12.9 14.2 12.7 64.7 71.9 64.5 70.1

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653.9 659.8 657.5 660.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 24.4 25.3 23.9 24.3

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,015.1 4,066.9 4,014.3 4,079.6 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 150.1 160.3 147.0 157.9

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 834.6 837.6 833.2 835.8 28.7 26.0 28.4 25.8 43.7 42.8 43.3 41.8

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,236.7 9,406.3 9,242.8 9,403.1 5.4 5.0 5.0 4.7 349.7 379.9 339.3 366.0

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,226.4 4,322.2 4,236.2 4,324.9 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 185.9 191.9 187.1 194.6

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475.1 460.6 472.5 453.5 31.7 25.4 32.0 24.2 37.1 35.5 34.9 31.9

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,403.7 5,478.7 5,388.6 5,471.5 15.8 14.1 15.4 13.7 198.1 199.1 186.5 187.6

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,679.3 1,678.4 1,679.6 1,670.9 63.5 50.6 63.3 51.0 77.7 82.3 76.6 81.9

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,761.3 1,810.8 1,760.1 1,808.2 7.6 7.1 7.4 6.8 80.8 82.7 79.1 80.6

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,878.4 5,915.6 5,869.8 5,907.9 37.9 34.6 37.2 33.9 242.3 240.7 229.0 228.3

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482.7 490.8 480.8 489.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 17.4 16.5 16.5 16.4

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,981.9 2,034.6 1,975.9 2,040.4 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.8 82.7 89.2 83.8 89.8

South Dakota1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424.0 434.4 422.6 431.9 – – – – 22.2 24.7 21.3 23.4

Tennessee1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,874.5 2,930.4 2,878.4 2,944.8 – – – – 115.4 117.5 115.2 116.7

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,776.8 11,966.3 11,811.7 11,980.7 314.1 283.7 317.3 283.6 668.0 678.8 668.1 675.2

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,356.4 1,404.6 1,365.2 1,408.5 12.5 11.5 12.4 11.3 80.3 86.2 79.6 83.8

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.2 319.1 319.1 322.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 15.7 15.9 14.4 15.1

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,823.1 3,875.6 3,817.3 3,875.9 9.3 8.1 9.2 8.1 180.4 186.1 176.8 184.6

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,134.6 3,223.8 3,127.4 3,215.2 6.2 5.7 6.1 5.6 166.2 177.0 163.3 173.2

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770.0 759.1 767.3 755.4 30.0 25.2 30.5 24.9 33.8 29.4 30.8 28.4

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,897.4 2,928.5 2,881.6 2,908.2 4.4 4.1 4.1 3.9 111.2 112.9 103.9 106.5

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290.8 288.0 292.3 285.8 27.5 22.6 27.5 22.1 23.5 24.6 22.4 22.0

Puerto Rico1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 916.0 920.5 928.6 931.3 – – – – 26.7 23.1 28.8 24.2

Virgin Islands1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.1 38.4 38.3 38.4 – – – – 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

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 2014 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 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjustedContinued

[In thousands]

State

Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information

November December November December November December

2014 2015 2014 2015p

2014 2015 2014 2015p2014 2015 2014 2015p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254.5 252.1 254.1 251.4 381.5 386.6 385.5 390.0 22.2 22.3 21.9 22.2

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.4 8.2 6.9 6.9 63.5 65.9 64.2 66.9 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156.4 157.0 156.3 156.9 509.1 518.7 517.1 524.4 42.8 44.4 43.1 45.4

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157.4 151.6 157.4 152.9 251.8 251.1 252.9 253.6 13.7 14.0 13.5 14.1

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,268.7 1,264.3 1,264.6 1,262.3 2,983.7 3,055.8 3,011.4 3,085.0 466.9 478.4 467.7 483.0

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139.5 142.5 138.9 143.7 440.6 440.5 445.4 446.1 69.4 67.3 69.6 67.9

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158.4 161.6 159.6 161.2 310.7 316.0 317.0 322.0 31.2 31.8 31.4 32.0

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.9 25.8 25.8 25.9 81.9 81.6 83.1 82.8 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.7

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 32.6 32.9 33.2 33.3 17.0 17.1 17.0 17.0

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332.5 339.7 332.8 342.0 1,673.5 1,716.4 1,697.5 1,738.4 136.9 135.1 137.1 135.2

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371.4 377.3 371.4 378.2 902.3 926.5 912.4 930.8 109.6 107.4 109.2 107.1

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.6 119.4 122.0 121.5 123.6 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.8

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.3 63.7 59.4 64.3 135.4 140.0 134.9 139.2 9.4 8.8 9.4 8.8

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581.3 568.7 582.7 568.9 1,200.0 1,207.0 1,217.6 1,210.9 98.5 97.9 99.4 96.7

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512.4 521.5 514.6 519.8 591.3 611.3 594.7 618.4 35.1 34.8 35.3 35.5

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215.6 214.7 215.8 214.2 320.1 321.9 322.1 321.8 25.1 24.5 25.2 24.5

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.3 162.4 162.7 163.1 267.5 270.7 270.3 271.8 27.9 28.3 28.1 28.4

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236.7 244.5 237.6 245.4 387.9 392.7 391.3 395.3 26.5 26.4 26.2 26.9

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.1 147.6 149.9 145.6 399.1 388.8 403.4 390.6 28.0 25.4 26.5 25.5

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.5 51.0 51.1 50.4 122.4 124.0 123.5 124.1 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.3 103.7 102.7 104.0 466.8 472.5 473.6 481.4 37.5 37.6 37.2 37.0

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.4 249.9 248.9 250.4 573.8 571.8 583.3 577.4 86.9 87.4 87.0 88.2

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587.1 609.8 588.5 607.5 775.5 780.1 778.3 786.7 56.8 54.7 57.0 54.9

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.8 314.3 314.8 314.8 526.5 531.9 531.7 532.5 52.9 52.0 53.7 52.6

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139.6 141.9 140.0 142.7 224.4 225.7 227.0 228.2 13.1 12.9 13.2 12.9

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260.0 261.1 260.9 262.0 531.5 536.2 536.5 537.8 57.0 56.7 57.2 55.8

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.4 19.0 19.1 19.1 94.8 96.5 95.7 96.8 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.3

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.4 94.9 97.0 94.7 206.5 210.4 207.5 210.7 17.2 17.5 17.1 17.4

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.0 42.3 42.0 42.3 238.5 237.8 240.9 239.7 13.7 14.1 13.6 14.0

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.8 67.4 67.0 67.3 140.4 143.8 143.9 145.6 11.7 12.7 11.8 12.6

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243.8 247.6 243.7 247.3 859.1 869.7 872.9 884.4 74.6 75.3 75.1 75.3

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.5 27.4 28.3 27.6 142.2 140.9 142.7 140.0 12.9 12.6 12.7 12.1

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452.6 451.3 451.5 449.1 1,598.0 1,607.9 1,622.3 1,625.3 265.8 267.0 265.2 271.4

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456.0 463.0 457.3 462.2 796.2 810.6 807.7 819.8 73.5 75.5 74.0 76.1

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.5 25.8 26.7 25.4 109.3 105.7 108.9 104.1 6.8 6.6 6.7 6.8

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677.9 688.9 677.0 691.5 1,021.0 1,033.7 1,025.4 1,045.4 72.1 73.8 72.0 73.8

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.7 130.4 139.1 130.2 306.7 310.6 309.2 311.6 21.6 21.7 21.5 21.6

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.3 185.8 181.9 185.7 337.3 345.3 340.5 347.8 32.8 34.2 33.0 34.4

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568.8 565.5 571.1 567.5 1,142.0 1,150.2 1,163.3 1,168.4 84.7 85.6 85.8 85.8

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.4 42.3 41.8 42.4 76.8 76.3 77.3 77.3 8.8 8.5 8.8 8.5

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.2 231.5 234.0 232.7 382.5 392.4 386.2 397.2 27.2 26.5 27.0 26.6

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.1 44.1 43.2 43.7 86.1 87.8 86.6 88.7 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.8

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330.0 334.0 330.7 335.7 607.3 625.7 613.2 635.5 44.7 42.7 44.5 42.5

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891.4 854.1 893.2 851.5 2,376.0 2,417.2 2,406.4 2,438.0 205.7 209.3 205.1 208.8

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.2 126.7 121.4 126.3 262.1 266.1 267.6 270.2 34.0 36.4 33.8 36.6

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.2 30.5 31.2 30.4 57.3 57.1 58.3 57.9 4.6 4.9 4.6 4.8

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.1 235.9 233.5 234.6 665.5 667.5 671.6 672.2 70.9 70.5 70.9 70.4

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290.7 290.6 289.1 289.1 589.1 606.3 594.4 613.2 110.5 113.0 109.6 113.4

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.0 48.0 47.6 47.7 137.7 137.7 139.1 138.1 9.6 9.3 9.6 9.2

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468.5 473.3 467.9 472.5 540.1 548.5 543.1 545.1 48.3 51.4 48.7 51.3

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.2 10.0 10.1 9.9 55.0 54.3 56.1 54.4 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.8 73.2 75.6 73.7 179.9 183.1 184.3 187.2 20.4 20.5 20.4 20.5

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.1 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2014 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 6. 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

November December November December November December

2014 2015 2014 2015p

2014 2015 2014 2015p2014 2015 2014 2015p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.0 97.0 95.0 97.4 228.3 232.7 225.6 228.5 228.9 234.5 228.6 233.7

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.1 12.0 12.4 11.9 28.5 26.9 28.4 26.9 46.8 47.6 47.5 48.6

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191.8 197.6 192.7 200.7 395.1 410.4 397.5 415.6 390.3 404.3 394.0 405.7

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.9 51.2 49.8 50.7 134.2 140.5 133.8 140.2 175.4 181.1 174.4 181.4

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 790.1 792.6 794.0 798.3 2,500.3 2,617.9 2,503.6 2,628.7 2,463.8 2,538.0 2,465.8 2,538.4

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153.9 158.5 156.6 161.8 388.3 385.2 389.7 384.3 304.9 317.3 306.2 317.3

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128.7 131.2 128.7 131.3 216.6 219.9 215.9 218.5 332.7 338.6 333.0 337.4

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.1 46.7 46.4 47.2 62.7 63.7 63.0 64.2 73.8 75.1 73.5 74.8

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.7 31.3 30.6 31.4 161.5 167.1 160.9 165.6 133.8 134.1 131.3 131.7

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533.2 546.0 534.8 548.0 1,197.2 1,245.9 1,201.6 1,253.3 1,188.8 1,235.9 1,191.1 1,236.1

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236.1 240.6 236.5 238.8 636.1 659.0 631.5 658.7 534.7 550.8 535.6 548.6

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.8 28.2 27.8 28.2 84.2 84.0 84.0 84.5 80.3 82.1 80.2 82.3

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.3 35.5 33.3 35.4 79.3 82.1 78.4 82.4 95.0 99.0 94.6 99.3

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369.2 369.1 369.4 369.8 931.9 945.0 927.5 933.0 901.6 911.8 901.6 908.2

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130.1 129.2 131.0 129.3 330.7 329.4 329.2 325.3 446.9 464.7 446.1 462.4

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.6 107.5 104.8 107.9 138.2 142.1 135.9 138.3 230.5 235.8 229.1 235.8

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.0 81.3 79.7 81.2 173.6 173.7 173.2 171.6 192.1 194.2 192.4 195.7

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.6 95.0 90.5 95.4 221.9 222.1 221.6 225.9 267.1 274.5 265.2 274.9

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.0 92.1 93.2 91.9 213.2 217.6 214.0 216.8 303.8 312.2 302.8 313.0

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.5 31.0 30.4 31.3 63.8 66.2 62.8 65.8 124.3 125.3 124.3 125.3

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.9 146.6 144.2 146.5 429.7 439.8 426.0 437.4 436.9 446.9 438.9 452.1

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208.6 212.0 209.4 213.1 525.2 549.1 521.9 545.2 751.6 772.5 751.9 774.3

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203.9 211.9 206.0 212.8 639.0 654.0 633.7 647.0 656.5 675.7 654.6 673.6

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.3 181.0 178.6 183.0 358.4 372.7 357.4 367.9 508.2 517.9 504.8 517.5

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.8 44.4 44.5 44.4 103.1 104.5 103.1 104.9 138.5 138.9 137.8 139.3

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164.9 167.0 165.1 166.8 359.2 361.0 357.9 358.7 437.9 450.4 437.9 451.2

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.2 26.9 26.0 27.1 39.6 39.7 39.0 38.9 70.3 71.6 70.2 71.6

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.9 75.6 73.0 75.6 112.4 114.4 112.1 112.9 151.1 157.0 151.5 158.4

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.2 56.7 57.4 56.0 160.6 162.9 159.2 161.4 118.2 123.8 119.6 125.1

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.9 35.7 35.7 36.4 74.5 73.1 73.4 72.7 117.5 119.6 117.6 119.2

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.3 249.0 246.9 248.6 640.9 639.7 635.7 641.5 643.0 659.1 645.6 662.1

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.6 34.3 33.6 34.2 99.7 102.5 100.3 102.8 131.2 134.5 131.9 134.8

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 689.7 697.9 692.6 700.9 1,246.1 1,272.9 1,245.1 1,272.1 1,908.1 1,982.0 1,903.1 1,976.5

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210.8 221.7 212.2 220.7 587.3 609.4 587.4 606.8 579.5 596.0 578.7 592.3

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.2 23.9 24.2 23.9 36.7 36.1 35.9 35.7 60.6 59.5 60.0 59.5

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290.1 298.4 289.8 296.8 722.0 721.0 716.5 717.8 900.5 919.7 898.2 921.9

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.8 81.5 79.9 81.4 191.5 190.4 192.0 189.0 230.7 234.1 231.0 231.6

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.4 94.9 93.1 95.2 225.6 235.4 225.7 235.3 256.8 266.7 256.6 266.6

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313.7 320.4 313.7 321.3 767.5 775.4 761.0 771.1 1,208.4 1,225.1 1,201.2 1,215.4

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.4 32.6 32.4 32.7 61.6 65.2 60.5 64.7 107.4 108.8 106.7 107.5

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.3 94.5 97.0 95.3 261.6 276.9 260.0 279.6 229.2 241.0 229.4 240.9

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.5 29.9 29.5 30.0 29.3 31.8 29.5 31.9 69.2 70.5 69.3 70.4

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.7 148.9 142.4 147.7 385.4 396.0 388.1 400.9 410.4 416.4 409.1 417.7

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711.8 713.6 714.8 717.1 1,575.1 1,619.0 1,577.2 1,622.0 1,559.0 1,626.8 1,560.9 1,629.7

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.5 80.4 77.6 81.2 191.0 198.9 191.3 195.0 181.0 189.3 179.8 191.1

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2 12.1 12.3 12.2 27.0 27.0 26.4 26.4 63.6 65.7 63.6 65.7

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193.1 199.2 193.4 199.9 682.7 700.3 678.3 703.5 504.3 513.4 503.8 512.6

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156.5 157.9 156.8 158.9 379.0 397.2 378.6 393.5 462.1 475.7 463.2 476.7

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.1 30.4 31.2 30.6 68.1 68.2 68.4 67.2 128.6 131.5 127.9 130.3

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152.8 155.8 154.2 156.1 311.5 316.5 306.4 311.5 436.3 448.4 435.1 447.1

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3 11.8 11.4 11.8 18.3 18.7 18.4 18.4 27.6 28.1 27.5 28.0

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.8 42.2 42.7 42.3 113.2 114.1 116.0 116.1 126.8 130.7 128.3 132.3

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2014 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 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjustedContinued

[In thousands]

State

Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

November December November December November December

2014 2015 2014 2015p

2014 2015 2014 2015p2014 2015 2014 2015p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185.1 191.5 183.5 188.3 81.2 80.8 80.4 81.2 382.9 382.7 382.0 381.8

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.4 30.7 30.6 30.3 11.8 12.2 11.6 12.3 83.3 81.4 83.3 81.7

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290.6 300.7 290.6 300.0 90.9 94.5 91.2 94.4 426.1 428.0 422.2 422.1

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.0 112.3 108.9 111.7 43.8 44.9 43.9 45.4 218.2 217.8 217.4 217.0

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,769.0 1,845.9 1,776.9 1,853.7 547.9 552.4 544.8 551.3 2,469.0 2,500.2 2,452.9 2,489.1

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292.6 306.7 307.1 323.2 100.4 100.0 100.4 101.1 420.6 425.3 415.8 421.2

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151.1 156.7 151.7 155.8 62.7 62.6 63.4 64.0 243.8 243.8 243.7 243.3

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.0 46.7 44.6 46.7 18.0 18.0 18.1 17.8 66.6 67.3 66.5 67.1

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.2 69.7 69.3 70.7 70.9 72.3 70.0 72.3 235.6 235.4 236.6 237.1

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,099.3 1,141.4 1,107.2 1,150.9 330.2 342.9 332.1 343.2 1,100.3 1,094.5 1,096.3 1,090.3

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438.8 454.9 437.9 450.9 156.7 155.3 155.9 155.9 695.3 702.7 692.6 698.5

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.9 116.0 114.3 117.3 26.3 28.3 26.1 28.3 126.9 127.1 127.9 128.4

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.1 67.6 64.2 67.8 22.7 24.2 22.8 24.0 122.8 122.9 121.5 122.4

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549.4 557.0 548.5 552.1 250.3 253.9 251.4 252.9 847.1 846.3 841.9 841.7

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290.2 302.5 287.9 299.1 125.9 125.4 125.3 124.0 442.7 449.1 441.7 448.4

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.3 138.5 133.3 136.1 58.9 62.2 58.7 63.2 266.7 266.0 263.8 262.3

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.9 124.5 122.5 123.4 50.0 49.7 50.2 49.7 265.9 262.9 263.4 260.9

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181.5 189.3 179.8 183.8 63.3 63.6 63.3 64.0 328.1 329.0 327.7 329.1

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221.9 225.2 223.7 224.0 71.8 71.4 72.5 70.8 333.5 327.4 331.9 325.8

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.7 56.6 53.9 56.3 21.0 21.3 20.8 21.0 103.0 102.8 102.8 102.8

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253.4 259.5 252.9 258.9 113.2 112.9 113.2 113.3 514.7 521.6 513.6 520.5

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332.0 342.8 329.6 338.0 133.2 135.9 133.7 137.2 469.0 475.9 469.3 476.5

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391.7 400.1 391.8 400.0 171.2 174.3 171.0 176.2 614.9 606.6 609.3 602.0

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246.7 255.6 245.1 256.4 113.6 113.4 115.2 114.7 429.8 426.7 423.6 426.8

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125.4 129.2 124.2 127.8 38.4 38.2 38.7 38.4 247.3 248.7 245.2 245.3

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280.7 283.5 277.6 277.5 113.4 113.8 113.6 115.6 442.7 443.3 441.0 442.9

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.6 54.4 56.9 55.2 17.7 18.2 17.4 18.4 89.7 89.9 88.7 89.4

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.7 85.0 85.7 84.7 37.4 39.4 37.3 39.3 174.9 176.3 173.8 175.6

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339.8 352.6 339.5 349.1 34.6 36.7 33.9 36.2 155.1 157.8 155.5 159.0

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.5 62.6 62.6 63.2 25.8 26.5 25.8 26.3 94.4 92.1 94.9 92.4

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344.9 354.9 340.9 350.7 170.0 172.3 169.9 174.6 637.9 637.7 635.2 635.9

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.1 92.3 89.0 93.4 28.6 27.7 28.3 27.9 196.4 196.6 194.7 195.4

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 862.5 880.5 858.9 870.2 398.7 406.1 399.2 410.1 1,460.1 1,455.8 1,460.6 1,456.8

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444.8 454.6 441.7 455.6 152.5 157.2 152.2 157.4 734.3 736.8 732.4 733.9

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.5 40.6 41.8 40.5 17.5 18.0 17.8 18.0 83.2 83.5 83.6 83.5

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519.8 536.9 524.4 534.2 209.9 211.8 208.8 213.5 776.5 781.3 774.6 775.3

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153.7 160.8 152.3 158.4 59.6 59.3 59.3 58.1 355.8 356.7 355.4 356.1

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180.2 186.7 179.4 185.1 60.1 60.8 60.2 60.7 304.4 311.2 303.2 310.0

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526.1 533.9 525.4 534.8 255.7 256.8 255.6 256.8 731.3 727.4 726.5 724.6

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.0 56.3 52.6 55.4 22.7 23.8 22.9 23.7 61.0 60.3 61.1 60.3

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227.2 237.2 219.0 231.8 72.4 73.5 71.6 74.6 364.7 368.2 364.0 368.1

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.3 44.1 42.2 42.7 15.9 15.9 16.0 15.6 79.3 79.7 78.9 79.7

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297.0 306.9 294.9 305.9 104.9 104.5 104.8 104.2 436.7 437.8 435.5 438.0

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,197.8 1,253.4 1,194.3 1,248.9 410.9 416.2 409.8 415.1 1,867.0 1,894.2 1,864.6 1,890.8

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126.7 134.9 131.0 139.7 37.5 36.2 37.5 36.0 233.6 238.0 233.2 237.3

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.0 34.5 38.4 38.3 10.0 10.5 10.3 10.7 58.8 60.1 58.8 59.8

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367.1 375.1 364.9 373.2 197.2 199.1 195.9 198.8 720.5 720.4 719.0 718.0

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291.1 305.7 290.8 304.6 116.9 118.6 116.6 119.2 566.3 576.1 558.9 567.8

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.3 69.4 71.1 69.3 55.3 55.3 54.8 55.1 156.5 154.7 156.3 154.6

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256.6 256.1 256.7 252.9 139.7 137.3 139.7 137.4 428.0 424.2 421.8 423.9

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.6 31.5 33.1 32.7 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.6 72.3 73.0 72.2 73.2

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.1 82.5 81.4 83.4 17.6 17.3 17.9 17.6 233.7 233.8 233.2 234.0

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 7.7 7.4 7.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2014 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.
TEXAS

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Chart 1. Unemployment rates by state, seasonaDecember 2015

(U.S. rate = 5.0 percent)