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USDL 07-0339

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Thursday, March 8, 2007

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JANUARY 2007

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in January. Overall, 26 states

and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 18 states registered

increases, and 6 states had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor

reported today. Over the year, jobless rates were down in 36 states, up in 10 states and the District of

Columbia, and unchanged in 4 states. The national unemployment rate was essentially unchanged in January

at 4.6 percent.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 36 states and decreased in 14 states and the District of

Columbia in January. The largest employment gains occurred in Illinois (+19,900), Arizona (+16,900),

Georgia (+16,100), New York (+15,600), Minnesota (+13,100), and North Carolina (+12,700). Montana

posted the largest percentage increase in employment (+0.7 percent), followed by Arizona (+0.6 percent),

Minnesota (+0.5 percent), and Georgia, Kansas, New Mexico, and Utah (+0.4 percent each). The largest

employment decreases occurred in Michigan (-23,900), Wisconsin (-13,600), Indiana (-12,500), Ohio

(-12,000), and Texas (-7,400). Michigan experienced the largest over-the-month percentage decline in

employment (-0.6 percent), followed by South Dakota and Wisconsin (-0.5 percent each), Indiana (-0.4

percent), Alaska (-0.3 percent), and North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, and West Virginia (-0.2 percent

each). (See table 5.) Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 46 states and the District of

Columbia and decreased in 4 states. The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment were

reported in Louisiana (+4.6 percent), Arizona and Utah (+4.2 percent each), Idaho (+3.8 percent),

Wyoming (+3.5 percent), and Nevada (+3.2 percent).

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In January, the South registered the lowest unemployment rate among the four regions, 4.2 percent,

followed by the Northeast and West at 4.5 percent each. The Midwest continued to report the highest

jobless rate, 5.0 percent. No region recorded a statistically significant unemployment rate change from

December. In contrast, three of the four regions posted significant unemployment rate changes from a year

earlier: the South (-0.4 percentage point), West (-0.3 point), and Northeast (-0.2 point). (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, those reporting the lowest January unemployment rates were the

Mountain, 3.8 percent, South Atlantic, 4.0 percent, and West North Central, 4.1 percent. The East North

Central division again recorded the highest rate, 5.4 percent. No division registered a statistically significant

over-the-month rate change. Four of the nine divisions reported significant unemployment rate changes from
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a year earlier, all of which were declines: the West South Central (-0.8 percentage point), East South

Central (-0.7 point), and Middle Atlantic and Mountain (-0.4 point each).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Hawaii again recorded the lowest unemployment rate, 2.2 percent, in January. The states posting the

next lowest rates were Utah and Wyoming at 2.6 percent each, Montana at 2.7 percent, and Virginia at

2.8 percent. Michigan reported the highest unemployment rate, 6.9 percent, followed by Alaska and South

Carolina at 6.4 percent each and Mississippi at 6.2 percent. The District of Columbia recorded an unemployment rate of 6.1 percent. Four states posted the lowest jobless rates in their series—Alabama,

3.3 percent; Idaho, 3.0 percent; Montana, 2.7 percent; and West Virginia, 4.0 percent. (All state series

begin in 1976.) Eighteen states registered unemployment rates that were significantly below the U.S. rate in

January, 6 states and the District of Columbia recorded measurably higher rates, and 26 states had rates that

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

West Virginia registered the largest over-the-month unemployment rate decrease in January (-1.0 percentage point). Three additional states also recorded statistically significant rate decreases from December:

Kansas and Rhode Island (-0.4 percentage point each) and Texas (-0.2 point). Illinois posted the only

significant over-the-month jobless rate increase (+0.5 percentage point). The remaining 45 states and the

District of Columbia reported January unemployment rates that were not appreciably different from those of a

month earlier, even though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as those with statistically

significant changes.

Mississippi recorded the largest over-the-year jobless rate decrease from January 2006 (-1.4 percentage

points). The states with the next largest rate decreases were Louisiana and New Mexico (-0.9 percentage

point each) and Montana and Utah (-0.8 point each). Fourteen additional states had smaller, but also statistically significant, rate decreases. Three states reported significant unemployment rate increases from a year

earlier—Massachusetts (+0.5 percentage point) and Nevada and Vermont (+0.4 point each). Twenty-eight

states and the District of Columbia recorded jobless rates that were not appreciably different from those of

January 2006. (See table B.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Between December 2006 and January 2007, nine states reported statistically significant changes in

employment. Employment rose in Illinois (+19,900), Arizona (+16,900), Minnesota (+13,100), North

Carolina (+12,700), Utah (+5,200), and Montana (+3,100). Employment decreased in Michigan (-23,900),

Wisconsin (-13,600) and Indiana (-12,500). (See tables C and 5.)

Over the year, 28 states and the District of Columbia posted statistically significant increases in

employment. The largest employment increases occurred in California (+251,400), Texas (+243,800),

Florida (+145,200), and Arizona (+110,000). Three states and the District of Columbia recorded

statistically significant gains in employment that were less than 15,000: Wyoming (+9,600), Montana

(+9,200), North Dakota (+7,500), and the District of Columbia (+7,400). The only state to post a

statistically significant decrease in employment was Michigan (-66,700). (See table D.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for January 2007 is scheduled to be

issued on Wednesday, March 21. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for

February is scheduled to be issued on Friday, March 30.
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Revisions to Regional, State, and Metropolitan Area Data Series

Effective with the release of 2006 annual average estimates on March 2, the historical

labor force data for regions, divisions, states, the District of Columbia, and the modeled

substate areas presented in tables 1-4 of this news release were revised to incorporate

updated population controls, reestimation of models, and adjustment to new division and

national control totals. Estimates in tables 1 and 3 of this release also incorporate revised

seasonal adjustment factors. Both the not seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted data

series were revised back to January 2002. The updated population controls reflect the

annual updating of population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau.

In addition, effective with this release, nonfarm payroll estimates for states and areas

have been revised to reflect 2006 benchmark levels (tables 5 and 6), as well as updated

seasonal adjustment factors (table 5). For all states, not seasonally adjusted data back to

April 2005 and seasonally adjusted data back to January 2002 were revised. In order to

incorporate improved procedures for minimizing series breaks, for many states, not seasonally adjusted data were revised prior to April 2005 and seasonally adjusted data were

revised prior to January 2002. For more information on benchmark procedures, see http://

www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm; for more information on the comprehensive employment

data review, see http://www.bls.gov/sae/2006bmk.htm.

For January, BLS and its state partners continued to make modifications to the usual

estimation procedures for the LAUS program to reflect the impact of Hurricane Katrina on

the labor force statistics in affected areas. These modifications included: (1) modifying the

state population controls to account for displacement due to Katrina; (2) developing labor

force estimates for the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area using an alternative

to the model-based method; and (3) not publishing labor force estimates for the parishes

within the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area or cities within those parishes

where the quality of input data was severely compromised by the hurricane.

For more information on LAUS procedures and estimates for January 2007, see

Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/

Katrina/home.htm or call (202) 691-6392.

Hurricane Katrina
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State January 2007

Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that of the U.S., January 2007, seasonally adjusted

United States ........................... 4.6

Alabama .................................. 3.3

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

Delaware .................................. 3.4

District of Columbia .................. 6.1

Florida ..................................... 3.3

Hawaii ...................................... 2.2

Idaho ....................................... 3.0

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

Kentucky ................................. 5.6

Maryland .................................. 3.8

Michigan .................................. 6.9

Mississippi ............................... 6.2

Montana ................................... 2.7

Nebraska ................................. 3.0

New Hampshire ........................ 3.7

New Mexico ............................. 3.8

North Dakota............................ 3.2

Ohio ........................................ 5.3

Oklahoma ................................ 3.8

South Carolina ......................... 6.4

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

Utah ........................................ 2.6

Vermont ................................... 4.0

Virginia .................................... 2.8

Wyoming ................................. 2.6
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Over-the-year

rate change

January

2006

January

2007

Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes

from January 2006 to January 2007, seasonally adjusted

State

Alaska ..................... 7.0 6.4 -0.6

Colorado .................. 4.7 4.1 -.6

Delaware .................. 3.8 3.4 -.4

Georgia .................... 4.9 4.5 -.4

Idaho ....................... 3.7 3.0 -.7

Illinois ...................... 5.2 4.6 -.6

Iowa......................... 4.0 3.4 -.6

Kansas .................... 4.5 4.1 -.4

Louisiana ................. 4.6 3.7 -.9

Massachusetts ......... 4.8 5.3 .5

Mississippi ............... 7.6 6.2 -1.4

Montana ................... 3.5 2.7 -.8

Nevada..................... 4.1 4.5 .4

New Jersey .............. 4.8 4.2 -.6

New Mexico ............. 4.7 3.8 -.9

New York ................. 4.8 4.3 -.5

Rhode Island ............ 5.2 4.7 -.5

Tennessee ............... 5.2 4.8 -.4

Texas ...................... 5.2 4.5 -.7

Utah ........................ 3.4 2.6 -.8

Vermont ................... 3.6 4.0 .4

West Virginia ........... 4.6 4.0 -.6
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State January

 2006

Alabama ....................... 1,968,800 1,997,400 28,600

Arizona ......................... 2,592,400 2,702,400 110,000

California ....................... 14,956,700 15,208,100 251,400

Colorado ....................... 2,259,700 2,302,500 42,800

District of Columbia ....... 685,800 693,200 7,400

Florida .......................... 7,930,000 8,075,200 145,200

Hawaii ........................... 608,600 623,900 15,300

Idaho ............................ 627,900 651,700 23,800

Illinois ........................... 5,911,700 5,969,400 57,700

Iowa.............................. 1,495,500 1,513,500 18,000

Kansas ......................... 1,338,700 1,373,400 34,700

Louisiana ...................... 1,810,100 1,892,800 82,700

Massachusetts. ............. 3,230,500 3,259,900 29,400

Michigan ....................... 4,368,200 4,301,500 -66,700

Mississippi .................... 1,128,200 1,155,800 27,600

Montana ........................ 428,600 437,800 9,200

Nebraska ...................... 941,900 957,100 15,200

Nevada.......................... 1,262,100 1,302,600 40,500

New Mexico .................. 822,500 844,100 21,600

New York ...................... 8,578,200 8,670,700 92,500

North Carolina ............... 3,978,000 4,077,200 99,200

North Dakota................. 349,200 356,700 7,500

Oklahoma ..................... 1,539,400 1,563,600 24,200

Oregon.......................... 1,684,200 1,712,700 28,500

Pennsylvania ................. 5,729,100 5,788,100 59,000

South Carolina .............. 1,894,000 1,922,700 28,700

Texas ........................... 9,920,100 10,163,900 243,800

Utah ............................. 1,177,800 1,227,700 49,900

Washington ................... 2,828,900 2,896,600 67,700

Wyoming ...................... 272,000 281,600 9,600

Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes

from January 2006 to January 2007, seasonally adjusted

Over-the-year

change p p

p = preliminary.

State Over-the-month

 change

December

 2006

January

 2007 p

Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from

December 2006 to January 2007, seasonally adjusted

p

p = preliminary.

Arizona ......................... 2,685,500 2,702,400 16,900

Illinois ........................... 5,949,500 5,969,400 19,900

Indiana .......................... 2,980,600 2,968,100 -12,500

Michigan ....................... 4,325,400 4,301,500 -23,900

Minnesota ..................... 2,768,800 2,781,900 13,100

Montana ........................ 434,700 437,800 3,100

North Carolina ............... 4,064,500 4,077,200 12,700

Utah ............................. 1,222,500 1,227,700 5,200

Wisconsin ..................... 2,869,800 2,856,200 -13,600

January

 2007
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for

census regions and divisions, states, and selected substate

areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)

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

employment estimates by state and major industry from the

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

The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative

endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS

program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are

based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for

the official national estimates obtained from the Current

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

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

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

employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those

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

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

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

working who had a job from which they were temporarily absent,

whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-management

dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those

who did not work at all (in the reference week), 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.

Method of estimation. Estimates for all census divisions,

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

using estimating equations based on regression techniques.

This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the

beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including

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

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

different regression approach. A detailed description of the

estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request.

Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the

model-based estimates for the component divisions and then

calculating the unemployment rate.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data

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

each year, usually implemented with January estimates. The

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

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

model reestimation.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of census

division, state, and substate area model employment and

unemployment levels is performed within the modeling

procedure. The model estimation is based on the classical

approach to seasonal adjustment, in which the series is

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

This directly yields seasonally adjusted estimates for

employment and unemployment levels with reliability measures.

Labor force levels and unemployment rates are calculated from

these two estimates. Additionally, measures for the state of

California are derived by summing the seasonally adjusted

estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale

metropolitan division and the balance of California, and the

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

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

estimates for census regions are calculated as the sum of the

levels of the component divisions, and the unemployment rate

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

recent 5 years are revised near the beginning of each calendar

year, usually coincident with the release of January estimates.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this

release reflect the standards and definitions established by the

U.S. Office of Management and Budget on December 5, 2005.

A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the

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

annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.

Employment—from the CES program

Definitions . Employment data refer to persons on

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay

period 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 2002 version of the North

American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated

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

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

computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both

months. The estimates of employment for the current month are

obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month

by these ratios.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,

derived principally from tax reports 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 “sumof-states” employment series, and cautions users that such a

series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample

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

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

measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs

by chance because a sample rather than the entire population

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

such as those which can be introduced into the data collection

and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from

sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from

the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual

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

because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program,

unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather

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

however, are generally insignificant.

Use of error measures. In 2005, the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program introduced several

improvements to its methodology. Among these was the

development of model-based error measures for the monthly

estimates and the estimates of over-the-month changes. 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 the statistical

significance of monthly and annual changes into consideration.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based

error measures for both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally

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

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

uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether

changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically

significant. The average magnitude of the over-the-month

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

be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level is

between 0.3 and 0.4 percentage point. More details can be found

on the Web site. Measures of nonsampling error are not available,

but additional information on the subject is provided in the BLS

monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state

CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for

metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are

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

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

determining whether changes in CES employment levels are

statistically significant. Information on recent benchmark

revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at

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

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used

to develop these estimates and additional data appear in

Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription

from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government

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

and from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490,

August 1997.

Estimates of labor force and unemployment, as well as

nonfarm employment from the CES program, for over 370

metropolitan areas and metropolitan New England City and

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

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates

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

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

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

administration of various federal economic assistance programs

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

Employment data from the CES program are available at

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

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

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

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Northeast ........................... 27,870.8 28,007.1 28,019.1 28,094.0 1,310.7 1,229.8 1,214.1 1,260.8 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.5

 New England .................... 7,591.9 7,674.2 7,684.0 7,694.9 347.4 354.6 357.1 361.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,278.8 20,332.8 20,335.0 20,399.1 963.3 875.2 857.0 899.1 4.8 4.3 4.2 4.4

South ................................. 53,397.5 54,485.2 54,586.3 54,639.5 2,458.6 2,359.4 2,337.5 2,318.2 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.2

 South Atlantic ................... 28,498.3 29,219.2 29,290.3 29,305.1 1,162.3 1,191.6 1,190.7 1,180.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0

 East South Central ........... 8,464.6 8,605.6 8,624.0 8,660.8 464.1 425.2 424.4 413.9 5.5 4.9 4.9 4.8

 West South Central .......... 16,434.6 16,660.4 16,671.9 16,673.5 832.2 742.5 722.5 723.9 5.1 4.5 4.3 4.3

Midwest ............................. 34,626.9 35,002.0 35,069.5 35,109.2 1,756.9 1,707.9 1,732.5 1,747.9 5.1 4.9 4.9 5.0

 East North Central ............ 23,811.2 24,081.4 24,134.3 24,153.2 1,299.9 1,257.2 1,277.9 1,302.0 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.4

 West North Central ........... 10,815.7 10,920.7 10,935.2 10,956.0 457.0 450.7 454.6 446.0 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.1

West ................................... 34,453.0 35,066.4 35,082.3 35,185.0 1,655.5 1,562.2 1,567.9 1,600.9 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.5

 Mountain ........................... 10,457.9 10,845.9 10,826.4 10,820.7 443.8 404.8 402.9 410.4 4.2 3.7 3.7 3.8

 Pacific ............................... 23,995.1 24,220.5 24,255.9 24,364.3 1,211.7 1,157.4 1,165.0 1,190.5 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.9

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. Data

have been revised back to January 2002 to incorporate updated

population controls, reestimation of models, adjustment to new division

and national control totals, and revised seasonal adjustment.

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

December January December January December January

2005 2006 2006 2007 2005 2006 2006 2007 2005 2006 2006 2007

Northeast ........................... 27,806.3 28,019.2 27,675.2 27,903.8 1,256.2 1,130.7 1,421.9 1,425.4 4.5 4.0 5.1 5.1

 New England .................... 7,562.7 7,675.9 7,532.7 7,636.3 326.1 332.0 383.2 411.3 4.3 4.3 5.1 5.4

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,243.6 20,343.3 20,142.5 20,267.5 930.1 798.7 1,038.7 1,014.1 4.6 3.9 5.2 5.0

South ................................. 53,238.6 54,596.8 52,991.4 54,221.2 2,393.0 2,199.6 2,537.1 2,486.0 4.5 4.0 4.8 4.6

 South Atlantic ................... 28,367.9 29,262.2 28,294.7 29,086.1 1,128.2 1,121.4 1,185.0 1,244.6 4.0 3.8 4.2 4.3

 East South Central ........... 8,466.0 8,652.9 8,383.2 8,582.7 447.1 400.1 489.9 455.9 5.3 4.6 5.8 5.3

 West South Central .......... 16,404.7 16,681.7 16,313.5 16,552.4 817.7 678.1 862.3 785.5 5.0 4.1 5.3 4.7

Midwest ............................. 34,527.0 35,031.6 34,277.9 34,770.0 1,746.9 1,664.3 1,915.7 1,975.3 5.1 4.8 5.6 5.7

 East North Central ............ 23,758.9 24,123.6 23,569.1 23,921.2 1,292.5 1,227.1 1,401.7 1,455.7 5.4 5.1 5.9 6.1

 West North Central ........... 10,768.1 10,907.9 10,708.8 10,848.8 454.4 437.2 514.0 519.6 4.2 4.0 4.8 4.8

West ................................... 34,415.9 35,131.9 34,287.8 35,028.7 1,617.1 1,507.0 1,751.6 1,762.4 4.7 4.3 5.1 5.0

 Mountain ........................... 10,444.1 10,837.8 10,396.6 10,758.2 423.8 383.1 470.6 454.4 4.1 3.5 4.5 4.2

 Pacific ............................... 23,971.8 24,294.1 23,891.2 24,270.6 1,193.3 1,123.8 1,281.0 1,308.0 5.0 4.6 5.4 5.4

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census

division model-based estimates.

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

and divisions is described in table 1. Data have been revised back to

January 2002 to incorporate updated population controls, reestimation of

models, and adjustment to new division and national control totals.
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

Jan.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Alabama ................................................... 2,171.2 2,219.9 2,225.9 2,249.3 78.4 80.0 82.9 73.8 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.3

Alaska ....................................................... 345.4 348.0 348.8 348.3 24.1 22.9 23.4 22.2 7.0 6.6 6.7 6.4

Arizona ..................................................... 2,924.9 3,016.9 3,022.7 3,022.2 128.3 123.2 124.2 128.3 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.2

Arkansas ................................................... 1,363.5 1,367.6 1,368.8 1,369.8 67.6 74.0 73.4 69.6 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.1

California .................................................. 17,824.5 17,982.4 18,011.8 18,084.6 901.1 852.4 870.8 876.7 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,876.6 4,845.1 4,847.5 4,870.9 249.6 213.8 220.1 225.5 5.1 4.4 4.5 4.6

Colorado ................................................... 2,610.7 2,679.4 2,681.5 2,666.7 121.7 108.6 106.5 108.6 4.7 4.1 4.0 4.1

Connecticut ............................................... 1,833.7 1,854.9 1,855.1 1,859.6 83.2 78.5 76.4 82.3 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.4

Delaware .................................................. 437.6 442.2 442.3 444.9 16.7 15.1 14.8 15.0 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.4

District of Columbia .................................. 315.3 317.9 317.8 320.2 18.7 19.4 19.6 19.6 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.1

Florida ....................................................... 8,861.5 9,088.0 9,100.7 9,135.5 304.7 296.1 296.5 305.1 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,148.0 1,166.8 1,167.5 1,179.1 46.2 41.1 40.5 41.5 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5

Georgia ..................................................... 4,693.5 4,781.4 4,789.7 4,826.1 228.6 218.0 218.5 219.0 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.5

Hawaii ....................................................... 638.4 647.7 647.8 648.1 15.5 13.3 13.0 14.2 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.2

Idaho ......................................................... 740.1 755.0 755.4 751.2 27.0 24.5 24.3 22.8 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.0

Illinois ........................................................ 6,545.1 6,666.8 6,681.6 6,704.9 339.2 269.4 275.4 307.5 5.2 4.0 4.1 4.6

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,010.1 4,100.9 4,108.8 4,141.3 202.5 167.4 167.1 190.6 5.0 4.1 4.1 4.6

Indiana ...................................................... 3,256.4 3,279.0 3,285.1 3,300.8 163.6 155.8 158.3 170.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 5.1

Iowa .......................................................... 1,654.9 1,668.5 1,667.6 1,664.5 65.8 58.2 57.6 56.4 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.4

Kansas ...................................................... 1,462.0 1,469.0 1,469.7 1,478.5 66.1 65.5 65.8 61.1 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.1

Kentucky ................................................... 2,023.7 2,049.1 2,049.4 2,066.2 121.8 113.9 110.9 115.9 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.6

Louisiana .................................................. 1,983.9 2,006.4 2,003.6 1,996.6 91.6 86.3 85.1 74.5 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.7

Maine ........................................................ 706.8 715.7 716.7 719.6 31.8 33.5 33.1 31.7 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.4

Maryland ................................................... 2,977.7 3,030.6 3,032.9 3,039.6 113.2 117.9 117.1 116.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,386.7 3,418.8 3,421.4 3,427.4 164.0 176.4 178.3 181.1 4.8 5.2 5.2 5.3

Michigan ................................................... 5,081.3 5,080.5 5,085.1 5,083.7 343.9 359.5 366.3 350.8 6.8 7.1 7.2 6.9

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,172.7 2,167.9 2,169.3 2,189.4 154.2 161.8 165.0 158.9 7.1 7.5 7.6 7.3

Minnesota ................................................. 2,940.8 2,956.9 2,958.5 2,969.8 122.8 120.2 124.7 130.9 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.4

Mississippi ................................................ 1,306.0 1,317.7 1,318.5 1,317.9 98.9 91.6 90.7 81.1 7.6 7.0 6.9 6.2

Missouri .................................................... 3,011.6 3,049.9 3,050.1 3,058.1 142.8 150.5 147.6 139.3 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.6

Montana .................................................... 489.3 495.6 495.4 495.9 17.2 14.4 14.2 13.4 3.5 2.9 2.9 2.7

Nebraska .................................................. 971.7 976.7 975.4 980.2 30.2 28.8 27.4 29.3 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.0

Nevada ..................................................... 1,263.1 1,318.8 1,323.8 1,329.7 51.8 56.5 57.2 59.2 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.5

New Hampshire ........................................ 733.2 739.9 740.4 743.2 25.1 25.9 25.9 27.8 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.7

New Jersey ............................................... 4,498.4 4,530.7 4,531.9 4,528.6 213.7 200.2 195.5 191.2 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.2

New Mexico .............................................. 927.5 939.1 939.0 937.2 43.9 36.3 35.5 35.4 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.8

New York .................................................. 9,480.8 9,509.5 9,506.5 9,518.6 452.1 399.8 392.4 411.6 4.8 4.2 4.1 4.3

New York City ...................................... 3,794.3 3,810.1 3,811.0 3,828.7 207.1 171.3 167.8 186.2 5.5 4.5 4.4 4.9

North Carolina .......................................... 4,402.7 4,513.1 4,514.5 4,510.8 207.9 222.1 220.5 208.1 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.6

North Dakota ............................................ 355.6 360.4 359.9 362.8 11.4 12.3 11.4 11.5 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.2

Ohio .......................................................... 5,906.7 5,952.6 5,958.3 5,976.6 322.3 329.6 334.2 319.7 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.3

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,092.5 1,093.8 1,093.7 1,102.2 58.3 59.3 59.5 59.8 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,709.4 1,726.8 1,727.1 1,727.7 67.1 70.2 69.7 65.5 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.8

Oregon ...................................................... 1,882.6 1,910.0 1,907.2 1,921.7 104.1 103.8 102.6 100.7 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.2

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,281.5 6,331.0 6,336.0 6,351.6 297.4 298.0 296.9 299.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

Rhode Island ............................................ 574.1 578.2 578.7 580.5 29.6 29.5 29.4 27.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.7

South Carolina .......................................... 2,106.3 2,144.1 2,147.2 2,159.3 138.0 141.4 140.3 137.4 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.4

South Dakota ............................................ 428.0 433.6 433.8 435.4 14.2 14.0 13.9 14.5 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3

Tennessee ................................................ 2,960.5 3,004.6 3,003.8 3,031.5 154.7 151.6 147.6 145.2 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.8

Texas ........................................................ 11,405.0 11,554.3 11,568.4 11,579.0 594.0 546.8 543.6 515.6 5.2 4.7 4.7 4.5

Utah .......................................................... 1,288.4 1,328.9 1,332.5 1,330.5 44.4 34.5 34.0 34.7 3.4 2.6 2.5 2.6

Vermont .................................................... 359.1 362.7 363.6 363.0 13.0 13.3 13.7 14.4 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.0

Virginia ...................................................... 3,958.8 4,028.8 4,030.6 4,046.5 120.4 120.1 116.6 115.2 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8

Washington ............................................... 3,304.9 3,347.6 3,344.2 3,345.0 163.1 168.6 165.9 170.1 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.1

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,386.4 1,406.1 1,406.4 1,395.5 61.4 60.0 59.6 62.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.5

West Virginia ............................................ 798.4 811.7 811.3 809.5 36.5 41.2 40.3 32.1 4.6 5.1 5.0 4.0

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,050.0 3,070.2 3,077.7 3,086.9 144.6 144.3 150.9 151.8 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.9

Wyoming ................................................... 280.3 287.4 287.1 286.0 8.4 9.3 8.6 7.4 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.6

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,400.0 1,411.4 1,408.5 1,422.5 162.9 139.2 144.1 138.9 11.6 9.9 10.2 9.8

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area.

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

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

definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 07-01,

dated December 18, 2006, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/

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

have been revised back to January 2002 to incorporate updated population

controls, reestimation of models, adjustment to new division and national

control totals, and revised seasonal adjustment.
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

December January December January December January

2005 2006 2006 2007 2005 2006 2006 2007 2005 2006 2006 2007

Alabama ................................................... 2,171.7 2,244.1 2,154.7 2,231.6 71.9 75.8 84.1 79.7 3.3 3.4 3.9 3.6

Alaska ....................................................... 342.1 346.7 341.4 344.8 24.9 23.7 26.5 25.4 7.3 6.8 7.8 7.4

Arizona ..................................................... 2,902.4 3,027.9 2,898.5 3,014.7 118.7 115.7 129.4 134.0 4.1 3.8 4.5 4.4

Arkansas ................................................... 1,346.1 1,362.9 1,338.0 1,346.1 64.7 67.4 75.5 78.5 4.8 4.9 5.6 5.8

California .................................................. 17,817.2 18,040.8 17,756.4 18,036.1 877.8 825.2 946.5 959.0 4.9 4.6 5.3 5.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,895.8 4,873.8 4,856.6 4,856.1 243.1 203.3 252.6 238.5 5.0 4.2 5.2 4.9

Colorado ................................................... 2,592.9 2,680.5 2,576.0 2,648.0 120.5 103.4 129.0 120.6 4.6 3.9 5.0 4.6

Connecticut ............................................... 1,821.7 1,852.2 1,816.2 1,843.0 75.6 68.3 89.5 91.6 4.2 3.7 4.9 5.0

Delaware .................................................. 437.1 444.9 435.3 443.6 15.6 13.3 17.3 16.9 3.6 3.0 4.0 3.8

District of Columbia .................................. 311.9 317.8 310.1 315.9 18.6 19.7 17.8 19.7 6.0 6.2 5.7 6.3

Florida ....................................................... 8,803.6 9,131.6 8,774.7 9,059.7 276.4 273.8 291.7 312.0 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.4

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,146.2 1,175.3 1,142.8 1,177.3 43.6 40.6 41.6 39.6 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.4

Georgia ..................................................... 4,694.7 4,834.1 4,669.6 4,814.9 219.6 210.7 221.5 226.0 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.7

Hawaii ....................................................... 638.3 649.6 638.6 648.3 14.2 10.5 14.0 13.5 2.2 1.6 2.2 2.1

Idaho ......................................................... 733.6 754.3 730.2 745.7 26.5 24.1 34.3 31.1 3.6 3.2 4.7 4.2

Illinois ........................................................ 6,516.3 6,698.0 6,482.3 6,653.1 339.5 261.5 356.7 345.8 5.2 3.9 5.5 5.2

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 3,990.8 4,118.8 3,984.0 4,113.1 208.5 157.3 211.4 202.0 5.2 3.8 5.3 4.9

Indiana ...................................................... 3,233.7 3,278.7 3,217.1 3,266.0 165.0 153.0 172.4 187.9 5.1 4.7 5.4 5.8

Iowa .......................................................... 1,649.0 1,673.1 1,639.2 1,650.4 69.5 61.8 78.9 71.9 4.2 3.7 4.8 4.4

Kansas ...................................................... 1,461.7 1,470.9 1,451.6 1,470.8 64.8 60.2 71.7 68.1 4.4 4.1 4.9 4.6

Kentucky ................................................... 2,024.4 2,061.3 2,001.3 2,043.0 120.9 104.3 132.3 128.4 6.0 5.1 6.6 6.3

Louisiana .................................................. 1,995.2 1,994.6 1,952.7 1,966.3 119.7 71.7 102.8 85.9 6.0 3.6 5.3 4.4

Maine ........................................................ 702.0 713.6 695.3 708.7 32.2 32.4 36.4 37.1 4.6 4.5 5.2 5.2

Maryland ................................................... 2,953.1 3,032.9 2,953.3 3,019.5 106.4 109.1 120.4 132.1 3.6 3.6 4.1 4.4

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,377.3 3,425.4 3,362.7 3,405.8 154.3 167.3 180.6 202.7 4.6 4.9 5.4 6.0

Michigan ................................................... 5,075.2 5,100.3 5,021.8 5,033.6 329.8 351.5 366.0 388.2 6.5 6.9 7.3 7.7

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,175.7 2,181.9 2,145.0 2,166.1 145.7 156.8 161.6 173.3 6.7 7.2 7.5 8.0

Minnesota ................................................. 2,914.4 2,958.1 2,911.6 2,944.4 120.5 124.9 144.2 157.6 4.1 4.2 5.0 5.4

Mississippi ................................................ 1,315.2 1,326.4 1,295.3 1,305.7 103.1 83.6 105.3 87.4 7.8 6.3 8.1 6.7

Missouri .................................................... 2,997.7 3,046.1 2,981.6 3,032.1 139.0 139.6 154.1 154.2 4.6 4.6 5.2 5.1

Montana .................................................... 481.1 490.9 480.4 490.3 17.4 14.4 21.7 18.5 3.6 2.9 4.5 3.8

Nebraska .................................................. 971.5 973.4 960.5 970.9 34.0 25.6 35.2 36.5 3.5 2.6 3.7 3.8

Nevada ..................................................... 1,250.5 1,322.9 1,251.3 1,326.3 48.9 55.7 55.7 65.2 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.9

New Hampshire ........................................ 729.3 739.5 729.9 740.0 23.8 24.2 27.7 31.3 3.3 3.3 3.8 4.2

New Jersey ............................................... 4,497.1 4,528.8 4,472.5 4,499.3 202.2 174.5 228.7 213.8 4.5 3.9 5.1 4.8

New Mexico .............................................. 922.4 940.8 911.3 927.1 39.4 31.1 43.1 36.2 4.3 3.3 4.7 3.9

New York .................................................. 9,469.0 9,485.4 9,443.8 9,473.7 450.4 362.9 489.0 465.9 4.8 3.8 5.2 4.9

New York City ...................................... 3,796.1 3,807.6 3,790.8 3,823.7 207.1 153.7 213.6 200.9 5.5 4.0 5.6 5.3

North Carolina .......................................... 4,363.3 4,520.0 4,362.0 4,477.0 202.4 211.7 212.5 225.7 4.6 4.7 4.9 5.0

North Dakota ............................................ 349.6 355.4 346.3 354.1 11.4 11.2 13.7 14.2 3.3 3.2 4.0 4.0

Ohio .......................................................... 5,892.8 5,966.2 5,828.3 5,908.2 319.7 321.0 352.8 365.3 5.4 5.4 6.1 6.2

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,081.0 1,085.3 1,071.9 1,084.2 56.1 57.0 61.0 65.5 5.2 5.3 5.7 6.0

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,705.2 1,731.5 1,693.0 1,713.3 68.9 64.7 75.0 74.6 4.0 3.7 4.4 4.4

Oregon ...................................................... 1,871.5 1,903.2 1,862.7 1,905.7 104.2 98.2 113.8 114.8 5.6 5.2 6.1 6.0

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,277.5 6,329.0 6,226.1 6,294.6 277.5 261.3 321.0 334.4 4.4 4.1 5.2 5.3

Rhode Island ............................................ 574.6 580.6 572.4 578.9 28.3 26.9 33.9 31.7 4.9 4.6 5.9 5.5

South Carolina .......................................... 2,081.4 2,140.9 2,077.2 2,137.9 136.1 136.8 137.3 145.1 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.8

South Dakota ............................................ 424.2 431.0 418.0 426.0 15.0 14.0 16.1 17.0 3.5 3.2 3.9 4.0

Tennessee ................................................ 2,954.9 3,021.1 2,931.9 3,002.4 151.1 136.4 168.0 160.5 5.1 4.5 5.7 5.3

Texas ........................................................ 11,358.2 11,592.7 11,329.9 11,526.7 564.4 474.4 609.0 546.5 5.0 4.1 5.4 4.7

Utah .......................................................... 1,282.5 1,334.6 1,273.7 1,323.5 42.4 30.0 46.2 38.2 3.3 2.2 3.6 2.9

Vermont .................................................... 357.8 364.6 356.1 359.9 11.9 12.9 15.1 17.0 3.3 3.5 4.2 4.7

Virginia ...................................................... 3,929.8 4,028.7 3,927.6 4,019.9 119.0 109.1 125.3 128.4 3.0 2.7 3.2 3.2

Washington ............................................... 3,302.6 3,353.8 3,292.0 3,335.7 172.1 166.3 180.2 195.3 5.2 5.0 5.5 5.9

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,384.5 1,408.9 1,384.8 1,397.5 60.9 58.7 60.1 64.7 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.6

West Virginia ............................................ 793.0 811.4 785.0 797.6 34.0 37.2 41.1 38.6 4.3 4.6 5.2 4.8

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,040.9 3,080.4 3,019.7 3,060.4 138.6 140.1 153.8 168.5 4.6 4.5 5.1 5.5

Wyoming ................................................... 278.7 285.8 275.1 282.5 10.1 9.0 11.2 10.5 3.6 3.1 4.1 3.7

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,415.4 1,406.6 1,385.1 1,416.1 152.6 133.6 159.8 140.3 10.8 9.5 11.5 9.9

1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area.

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

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

definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 07-01,

dated December 18, 2006, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/

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

have been revised back to January 2002 to incorporate updated population

controls, reestimation of models, and adjustment to new division and national

control totals.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

Jan.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007p Jan.2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007p Jan.2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007p

Alabama ............................... 1,968.8 1,993.6 1,996.1 1,997.4 108.2 111.7 111.5 111.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 311.2 315.5 315.6 314.6 18.2 18.2 18.2 17.7 13.1 13.2 12.8 13.5

Arizona ................................. 2,592.4 2,679.0 2,685.5 2,702.4 234.9 251.7 252.0 252.0 186.1 186.0 186.1 186.3

Arkansas ............................... 1,194.5 1,200.7 1,203.4 1,204.7 56.7 57.2 57.3 57.3 201.8 193.9 195.7 194.2

California .............................. 14,956.7 15,188.4 15,212.6 15,208.1 937.0 938.3 937.2 941.9 1,510.5 1,506.5 1,506.9 1,506.8

Colorado ............................... 2,259.7 2,295.9 2,300.5 2,302.5 167.1 166.2 167.5 165.9 150.1 148.8 149.1 148.0

Connecticut ........................... 1,674.0 1,683.6 1,686.0 1,690.0 66.6 66.9 66.8 68.4 194.1 193.0 192.8 193.0

Delaware 3 ........................... 435.6 439.3 438.7 438.1 29.2 29.8 29.3 29.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 685.8 692.3 694.0 693.2 12.3 13.1 13.1 12.9 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 7,930.0 8,059.2 8,069.6 8,075.2 623.8 638.0 638.9 634.7 405.6 396.8 398.7 399.0

Georgia ................................ 4,062.9 4,099.0 4,103.3 4,119.4 214.1 224.1 223.8 225.1 454.0 444.5 443.2 442.3

Hawaii 3 ................................ 608.6 622.8 622.5 623.9 35.3 36.7 37.2 37.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 627.9 649.1 650.8 651.7 49.1 53.7 54.0 53.1 65.1 66.7 67.1 67.4

Illinois .................................... 5,911.7 5,944.4 5,949.5 5,969.4 277.8 272.7 272.7 281.3 686.8 681.8 680.9 680.9

Indiana .................................. 2,972.5 2,980.6 2,980.6 2,968.1 151.2 151.6 151.7 148.7 571.5 560.3 560.2 556.9

Iowa ...................................... 1,495.5 1,505.7 1,508.8 1,513.5 74.4 75.8 75.2 77.1 231.1 230.0 230.6 231.3

Kansas .................................. 1,338.7 1,366.9 1,368.2 1,373.4 64.3 65.5 65.9 68.2 181.1 183.9 183.2 184.6

Kentucky ............................... 1,841.4 1,846.1 1,850.9 1,852.9 85.5 83.2 83.6 83.5 263.3 260.6 262.1 260.9

Louisiana .............................. 1,810.1 1,885.1 1,886.8 1,892.8 127.4 134.6 134.8 134.8 150.2 155.0 155.0 154.2

Maine .................................... 614.2 614.1 615.2 617.1 31.4 31.4 31.5 31.8 60.6 59.4 59.3 59.4

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,578.2 2,593.5 2,600.1 2,601.4 190.4 191.3 192.9 194.1 137.8 135.2 135.1 135.3

Massachusetts ...................... 3,230.5 3,256.0 3,258.0 3,259.9 142.5 140.0 140.3 139.1 301.6 296.6 296.6 297.4

Michigan ............................... 4,368.2 4,321.6 4,325.4 4,301.5 186.0 175.5 176.2 172.8 665.0 634.6 630.9 623.5

Minnesota ............................. 2,761.8 2,768.8 2,768.8 2,781.9 132.9 128.4 128.4 130.5 346.2 348.0 348.2 346.2

Mississippi ............................ 1,128.2 1,152.1 1,155.1 1,155.8 56.6 58.1 58.8 59.0 176.6 175.3 175.1 175.6

Missouri ............................... 2,761.9 2,786.3 2,789.7 2,790.1 148.4 148.0 148.3 149.1 307.8 305.9 304.8 300.1

Montana ................................ 428.6 433.5 434.7 437.8 28.9 30.5 29.9 30.8 20.0 20.7 20.6 20.7

Nebraska 3 ........................... 941.9 953.2 955.0 957.1 48.2 49.2 49.6 49.1 102.0 101.5 101.8 101.9

Nevada ................................. 1,262.1 1,293.7 1,300.1 1,302.6 144.0 142.1 142.3 141.6 49.0 51.2 51.3 51.7

New Hampshire .................... 637.8 642.0 642.3 644.2 29.8 29.3 29.2 28.8 78.6 76.2 75.6 75.1

New Jersey ........................... 4,063.1 4,081.5 4,085.5 4,092.4 174.1 172.5 172.9 174.4 330.3 320.5 320.7 321.3

New Mexico .......................... 822.5 840.5 840.8 844.1 58.0 59.6 59.3 58.9 37.2 37.9 38.2 38.9

New York .............................. 8,578.2 8,649.8 8,655.1 8,670.7 332.9 338.2 340.0 346.0 574.8 562.1 562.1 560.0

North Carolina ...................... 3,978.0 4,054.4 4,064.5 4,077.2 237.4 247.2 247.9 248.9 556.3 551.3 551.1 550.4

North Dakota ........................ 349.2 356.4 357.4 356.7 18.3 18.6 18.9 18.9 26.1 26.5 26.4 26.2

Ohio ...................................... 5,447.4 5,443.6 5,442.8 5,430.8 234.7 229.1 228.0 230.2 805.2 791.0 788.1 782.8

Oklahoma ............................. 1,539.4 1,561.3 1,561.9 1,563.6 70.0 71.7 71.9 72.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Oregon ................................. 1,684.2 1,714.0 1,712.2 1,712.7 96.9 100.6 100.0 99.4 206.4 206.0 204.6 204.2

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,729.1 5,770.8 5,778.6 5,788.1 260.6 261.9 264.1 265.1 673.0 669.1 667.7 667.8

Rhode Island ........................ 490.0 495.9 495.9 494.7 22.5 23.3 23.5 23.8 53.5 51.7 51.6 51.5

South Carolina ...................... 1,894.0 1,916.0 1,919.3 1,922.7 121.9 126.5 126.0 126.9 255.1 247.0 247.3 246.1

South Dakota ........................ 394.8 403.0 404.6 402.7 21.8 22.6 22.8 22.5 40.7 42.2 42.1 42.1

Tennessee ............................ 2,771.9 2,793.2 2,794.3 2,797.9 127.6 132.9 133.3 136.3 406.4 395.4 394.5 395.7

Texas .................................... 9,920.1 10,157.1 10,171.3 10,163.9 588.1 613.6 615.9 614.7 911.5 933.8 933.7 927.7

Utah ...................................... 1,177.8 1,218.7 1,222.5 1,227.7 88.6 99.4 100.4 102.2 121.0 123.2 123.4 124.9

Vermont ................................ 306.8 308.0 308.4 308.0 17.0 17.3 16.9 17.1 36.6 36.0 35.9 35.7

Virginia .................................. 3,709.0 3,734.9 3,744.1 3,743.2 249.6 247.5 247.5 247.6 292.6 284.1 286.3 287.0

Washington ........................... 2,828.9 2,885.5 2,890.6 2,896.6 187.1 199.5 200.4 198.7 282.1 289.6 290.1 291.0

West Virginia ........................ 753.6 758.6 759.8 758.3 38.7 39.5 39.4 39.4 61.7 60.2 59.9 59.9

Wisconsin ............................. 2,857.0 2,866.3 2,869.8 2,856.2 129.3 125.9 126.0 122.8 506.0 502.3 501.6 496.9

Wyoming ............................... 272.0 279.9 281.1 281.6 22.8 24.0 24.3 24.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

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

Jan.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007p Jan.2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007p Jan.2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007p

Alabama ............................... 385.8 389.9 391.5 390.7 98.1 98.5 98.5 98.5 212.7 218.1 218.8 219.0

Alaska ................................... 63.8 63.3 63.4 63.7 14.9 15.0 14.9 14.9 23.8 24.1 24.3 24.3

Arizona ................................. 502.0 516.3 517.1 519.2 180.2 185.8 186.5 188.4 383.7 404.4 407.5 412.9

Arkansas ............................... 247.7 249.5 249.6 250.5 52.1 53.2 53.2 53.3 113.6 115.6 115.9 116.0

California .............................. 2,852.4 2,890.3 2,897.0 2,902.0 940.4 941.5 941.2 942.9 2,193.1 2,255.4 2,260.2 2,256.7

Colorado ............................... 417.3 423.2 423.5 419.8 160.2 161.4 161.3 160.9 325.3 336.4 338.0 340.6

Connecticut ........................... 312.2 310.5 311.2 312.1 143.6 144.7 144.8 144.6 202.4 205.3 206.2 205.3

Delaware 3 ........................... 82.6 83.0 83.3 82.7 44.8 43.2 43.3 43.3 62.0 62.6 63.3 63.2

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 29.7 29.9 30.0 29.8 151.1 155.3 155.7 156.1

Florida .................................. 1,588.8 1,599.6 1,599.9 1,606.1 542.4 548.6 551.9 550.3 1,320.3 1,356.8 1,361.0 1,361.7

Georgia ................................ 864.3 863.9 866.1 875.1 227.7 232.7 232.9 232.4 545.0 551.9 552.5 554.6

Hawaii 3 ................................ 119.6 121.2 121.3 121.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 125.6 129.3 129.7 130.9 30.9 32.4 32.6 32.8 80.6 82.8 83.1 82.5

Illinois .................................... 1,193.7 1,197.8 1,198.8 1,203.7 404.2 407.2 408.1 409.0 843.5 855.1 857.3 861.7

Indiana .................................. 585.4 588.0 587.9 590.4 140.1 140.2 140.5 140.4 278.1 282.1 281.7 279.7

Iowa ...................................... 308.5 308.4 309.4 309.8 99.4 100.7 101.4 101.4 115.4 117.9 118.4 117.7

Kansas .................................. 260.0 263.4 263.9 263.5 71.4 72.0 71.9 71.7 135.6 140.5 140.9 142.3

Kentucky ............................... 379.0 379.3 380.3 379.6 89.6 90.9 91.0 91.7 176.2 178.7 179.7 180.3

Louisiana .............................. 364.6 377.3 376.9 380.9 96.0 96.6 96.7 97.2 187.9 198.3 199.3 199.3

Maine .................................... 125.9 125.2 125.5 127.0 34.0 33.6 33.5 33.6 50.9 51.9 51.9 51.8

Maryland 3 ............................ 476.2 473.5 475.1 473.4 160.2 160.1 160.2 159.7 391.7 396.5 397.4 400.6

Massachusetts ...................... 571.4 571.5 572.1 575.5 222.8 224.7 225.0 222.9 466.6 474.4 475.3 476.6

Michigan ............................... 800.2 791.9 793.3 787.1 217.3 215.1 215.1 214.5 590.9 590.1 593.3 591.7

Minnesota ............................. 531.2 536.0 534.4 536.2 181.2 183.1 182.6 183.7 322.5 324.0 324.8 327.5

Mississippi ............................ 224.6 228.7 228.8 228.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 91.7 93.5 94.1 95.1

Missouri ............................... 544.7 548.1 549.5 550.3 164.3 166.4 166.3 165.6 325.6 332.4 333.8 334.5

Montana ................................ 88.6 89.3 89.6 90.0 22.0 22.5 22.8 22.8 37.3 38.9 39.5 40.4

Nebraska 3 ........................... 199.1 203.3 203.6 201.9 65.1 65.5 65.6 65.9 99.5 102.3 102.0 105.5

Nevada ................................. 223.0 227.8 228.8 232.1 64.8 66.5 66.8 66.4 154.0 159.7 162.4 162.4

New Hampshire .................... 141.3 142.8 143.2 142.7 39.3 39.9 40.1 39.8 60.2 61.8 61.9 62.1

New Jersey ........................... 876.8 875.2 875.5 876.9 279.3 281.8 282.3 282.3 596.0 607.3 607.4 608.3

New Mexico .......................... 140.8 142.5 142.9 144.2 35.3 35.3 35.5 35.5 95.1 108.1 107.9 108.6

New York .............................. 1,508.2 1,508.2 1,504.8 1,516.0 719.5 730.3 731.9 730.2 1,098.9 1,116.6 1,117.4 1,128.6

North Carolina ...................... 750.3 761.3 762.7 762.7 200.0 210.4 211.2 209.8 464.4 480.7 483.0 488.5

North Dakota ........................ 75.1 76.8 76.8 76.4 19.0 19.4 19.5 19.4 27.8 29.9 29.9 29.9

Ohio ...................................... 1,047.4 1,046.8 1,049.1 1,049.9 308.2 307.0 307.2 305.4 652.9 662.3 664.7 658.4

Oklahoma ............................. 281.3 285.9 286.0 285.8 84.5 83.8 83.7 83.2 174.8 175.7 174.8 176.3

Oregon ................................. 333.7 337.8 337.3 342.5 105.0 106.1 106.3 105.6 191.4 194.8 195.1 194.2

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,125.9 1,128.8 1,131.9 1,131.2 336.1 334.2 334.4 334.5 668.9 681.3 684.7 685.9

Rhode Island ........................ 79.8 80.0 79.6 79.7 34.5 36.2 36.3 36.1 55.4 57.6 57.5 57.5

South Carolina ...................... 365.5 372.3 373.5 372.4 100.9 104.6 105.2 105.2 217.8 217.2 219.8 219.9

South Dakota ........................ 79.9 81.2 81.7 80.9 29.0 30.2 30.5 30.4 25.4 25.5 26.0 26.2

Tennessee ............................ 606.1 609.2 610.2 612.3 143.6 144.7 144.7 144.2 317.1 325.5 325.8 317.8

Texas .................................... 2,029.4 2,051.8 2,052.1 2,049.9 619.9 630.0 631.2 632.7 1,201.5 1,247.0 1,249.8 1,250.6

Utah ...................................... 230.7 237.6 238.2 239.2 69.6 72.6 73.0 72.9 151.2 158.4 159.5 159.6

Vermont ................................ 59.4 59.7 59.8 59.8 13.3 13.2 13.2 13.3 22.3 22.3 22.4 22.7

Virginia .................................. 664.0 666.8 669.9 667.7 194.1 196.8 197.5 195.3 620.8 632.7 632.4 632.8

Washington ........................... 538.9 546.9 548.3 552.1 156.9 155.5 156.0 157.1 323.5 335.0 335.7 337.3

West Virginia ........................ 140.9 143.0 143.8 144.6 30.2 30.1 30.0 30.0 60.1 60.1 60.0 60.0

Wisconsin ............................. 544.1 548.3 549.0 545.5 160.6 161.4 161.9 161.5 266.7 267.4 267.7 268.4

Wyoming ............................... 52.1 52.9 53.3 53.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 16.5 17.5 17.4 17.7

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Jan.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007p Jan.2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007p Jan.2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007p

Alabama ............................... 201.3 205.3 206.0 205.9 167.6 173.4 172.8 173.3 366.5 372.9 372.9 373.2

Alaska ................................... 36.7 37.4 37.4 37.6 30.8 30.9 31.1 31.0 80.0 81.6 81.7 79.9

Arizona ................................. 284.3 295.2 296.0 296.4 261.7 270.3 271.1 273.5 405.5 413.3 413.3 415.5

Arkansas ............................... 149.1 152.2 152.5 153.2 97.6 97.2 97.5 98.0 205.9 210.1 209.8 209.8

California .............................. 1,599.4 1,637.4 1,641.5 1,642.0 1,499.0 1,540.7 1,544.6 1,536.6 2,429.7 2,467.0 2,468.8 2,470.5

Colorado ............................... 227.5 234.0 234.1 235.6 261.7 267.4 267.3 270.2 365.1 370.2 370.7 371.8

Connecticut ........................... 276.5 283.1 283.1 283.4 131.2 132.9 133.1 134.7 245.8 245.0 245.7 246.4

Delaware 3 ........................... 55.0 57.2 57.2 57.4 40.5 41.2 40.9 41.8 60.3 61.1 60.8 60.7

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 54.3 54.1 54.1 54.3 233.5 233.2 232.8 232.1

Florida .................................. 959.0 980.4 983.5 985.8 898.1 912.8 914.6 913.6 1,090.7 1,108.4 1,103.5 1,109.1

Georgia ................................ 434.3 441.0 442.3 446.1 378.1 385.0 385.3 387.0 657.2 668.0 668.8 669.6

Hawaii 3 ................................ 70.1 71.5 71.6 71.7 107.2 107.4 107.7 108.0 118.4 123.1 122.1 121.0

Idaho .................................... 68.1 71.8 71.8 71.9 58.5 61.8 61.8 62.1 116.7 116.7 116.6 116.9

Illinois .................................... 753.0 770.7 772.1 772.3 518.9 530.9 531.7 531.8 846.0 842.6 841.0 840.8

Indiana .................................. 382.7 387.7 388.2 387.2 280.8 282.3 281.5 280.1 424.7 430.3 430.5 426.7

Iowa ...................................... 197.2 200.2 200.8 201.3 132.5 132.6 132.7 133.9 245.7 248.4 248.4 248.7

Kansas .................................. 164.0 167.5 167.6 167.7 113.4 116.6 117.1 117.8 250.0 256.0 256.5 256.8

Kentucky ............................... 236.7 238.3 238.6 239.9 167.3 167.8 167.9 170.0 315.6 318.8 319.0 318.0

Louisiana .............................. 225.4 240.3 240.7 241.6 175.2 189.5 189.4 191.3 346.5 349.3 349.6 349.3

Maine .................................... 113.2 114.4 114.5 114.9 59.5 59.8 60.5 60.1 104.9 104.9 104.9 105.2

Maryland 3 ............................ 359.3 365.6 366.2 366.1 228.7 231.9 233.5 236.8 466.3 472.0 471.9 469.1

Massachusetts ...................... 598.0 612.5 613.0 616.5 293.9 294.5 295.0 294.7 426.4 433.0 432.0 429.1

Michigan ............................... 580.5 587.4 590.7 589.0 405.6 407.5 407.6 405.5 669.6 666.4 664.2 665.1

Minnesota ............................. 402.4 409.2 411.4 413.8 249.6 245.2 246.2 248.4 413.8 414.9 411.9 414.6

Mississippi ............................ 120.6 125.4 125.6 125.5 113.5 122.3 122.8 122.5 239.1 242.7 243.2 243.5

Missouri ............................... 373.1 380.1 380.2 382.0 278.1 281.4 282.8 284.0 430.4 436.0 435.9 435.9

Montana ................................ 56.4 57.5 57.5 57.8 56.5 55.0 55.2 55.4 86.6 85.8 86.0 86.6

Nebraska 3 ........................... 129.4 131.5 131.8 132.7 81.4 82.1 82.8 82.4 162.0 162.8 162.6 163.0

Nevada ................................. 85.7 88.9 89.5 89.5 333.6 339.6 340.4 340.9 147.0 153.0 153.1 153.8

New Hampshire .................... 99.2 101.1 101.2 101.6 63.4 64.0 64.1 64.1 90.9 91.5 91.8 94.8

New Jersey ........................... 564.6 573.7 574.4 574.2 336.8 337.4 338.4 342.2 646.7 651.6 651.8 650.0

New Mexico .......................... 106.5 109.3 109.4 109.5 85.8 87.2 87.5 88.0 202.5 195.8 195.1 195.5

New York .............................. 1,555.4 1,588.6 1,590.5 1,585.4 671.5 681.0 681.8 679.6 1,484.9 1,491.3 1,490.7 1,489.4

North Carolina ...................... 479.4 493.6 494.7 498.0 365.8 376.7 378.7 380.5 670.9 674.8 675.3 677.9

North Dakota ........................ 49.3 50.0 50.2 50.5 31.2 31.9 32.1 31.9 75.4 75.7 75.9 75.9

Ohio ...................................... 772.4 780.9 782.0 781.8 501.1 500.6 498.8 499.5 801.3 802.1 801.4 801.5

Oklahoma ............................. 185.9 188.5 188.7 188.6 136.2 137.4 138.0 136.9 316.3 319.4 319.4 320.7

Oregon ................................. 202.2 206.9 207.0 205.7 162.9 169.7 170.0 171.0 284.1 288.1 287.3 285.9

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,044.3 1,066.3 1,068.3 1,074.3 489.5 489.5 489.3 490.5 742.7 751.0 749.6 748.7

Rhode Island ........................ 95.2 97.7 98.0 97.4 50.2 50.7 50.8 50.2 64.9 64.7 64.6 64.3

South Carolina ...................... 190.4 196.6 198.8 200.2 207.6 211.7 208.6 211.7 329.8 330.3 329.7 329.5

South Dakota ........................ 58.0 59.1 59.2 58.9 42.1 42.9 43.0 42.9 74.7 75.6 75.4 74.9

Tennessee ............................ 335.5 341.4 342.1 343.1 268.4 272.8 273.4 277.8 413.8 415.8 415.0 415.1

Texas .................................... 1,202.7 1,231.9 1,233.7 1,228.7 923.6 961.1 963.8 964.0 1,700.0 1,725.2 1,727.1 1,730.3

Utah ...................................... 131.9 136.1 136.5 137.0 106.6 109.0 109.1 109.9 202.8 205.1 204.9 204.5

Vermont ................................ 54.7 55.6 55.8 55.6 33.1 33.1 33.5 33.0 53.6 53.8 53.7 53.9

Virginia .................................. 400.1 408.3 408.0 410.0 336.9 339.0 340.7 342.5 669.1 672.5 674.9 674.6

Washington ........................... 333.8 340.7 341.5 342.2 270.5 274.8 275.9 276.1 528.6 528.6 527.7 526.9

West Virginia ........................ 113.4 113.2 113.4 113.3 70.6 71.5 71.9 72.1 143.6 145.1 145.3 143.3

Wisconsin ............................. 388.0 393.0 393.1 393.9 258.2 257.6 257.9 257.4 414.9 419.8 419.0 417.7

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 32.4 32.6 32.9 33.3 64.9 66.0 66.2 66.2

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

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

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

be separated with sufficient precision. 3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.

p = preliminary.

 NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect

2006 benchmarks and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Seasonally adjusted data

from January 2002 for most states are subject to revision. Estimates subsequent to the

current benchmark are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes

available. 
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing

December January December January December January December January

2005 2006 2006 2007p 2005 2006 2006 2007p 2005 2006 2006 2007p 2005 2006 2006 2007p

Alabama ................... 1,979.2 2,004.4 1,944.9 1,980.8 13.1 12.8 13.0 12.8 107.5 111.5 105.1 109.7 304.8 299.7 303.5 300.2

Alaska ....................... 297.1 302.8 291.4 296.3 11.3 13.2 11.0 13.0 16.3 16.1 14.5 14.1 6.5 6.4 10.8 10.8

Arizona ..................... 2,604.6 2,725.2 2,562.0 2,680.8 9.0 10.5 9.0 10.6 233.3 252.1 229.7 247.7 185.9 186.6 185.0 186.0

Arkansas ................... 1,194.7 1,209.7 1,178.3 1,188.1 7.3 7.7 6.8 7.6 56.2 56.6 54.1 54.6 201.3 195.6 201.1 193.1

California .................. 15,110.9 15,335.3 14,755.6 15,046.2 24.3 26.0 23.0 24.8 935.6 932.9 903.9 909.6 1,506.5 1,501.5 1,487.9 1,487.7

Colorado ................... 2,276.6 2,320.5 2,221.1 2,267.1 18.7 22.5 18.7 22.4 164.2 164.7 157.7 156.3 150.4 149.6 148.7 147.2

Connecticut ............... 1,692.8 1,709.8 1,648.5 1,665.5 .7 .6 .7 .6 65.1 66.7 60.9 62.4 194.4 193.7 193.8 192.9

Delaware ................. 439.2 442.3 425.6 428.8 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 28.9 29.2 28.0 28.0 32.3 33.2 33.7 32.7

District of Columbia .. 688.7 696.8 675.4 683.9 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12.4 12.8 11.9 12.4 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.6

Florida ....................... 8,014.6 8,157.0 7,887.6 8,039.1 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.6 624.5 638.7 614.4 628.0 405.7 399.8 403.5 397.5

Georgia ..................... 4,078.0 4,138.3 4,018.0 4,074.8 12.1 12.2 12.4 12.1 212.7 223.5 209.2 219.4 452.4 442.9 450.4 439.5

Hawaii ...................... 618.9 631.7 600.2 617.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 35.3 37.3 34.5 36.6 15.3 15.2 15.0 15.0

Idaho ........................ 625.0 651.4 607.9 632.4 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.9 47.2 52.5 44.4 48.0 65.5 66.9 64.2 66.2

Illinois ........................ 5,938.4 6,000.8 5,774.8 5,840.9 10.4 10.0 10.0 9.7 266.4 271.9 245.2 251.4 686.7 682.0 680.5 676.3

Indiana ...................... 2,994.0 3,006.4 2,911.1 2,921.6 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.6 148.2 149.4 136.9 138.0 571.8 561.0 566.8 553.8

Iowa .......................... 1,504.3 1,523.1 1,462.9 1,482.3 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.9 71.3 73.6 64.9 67.1 230.3 230.8 229.0 229.4

Kansas ...................... 1,355.9 1,383.7 1,316.4 1,350.6 8.0 9.0 8.0 9.0 61.6 64.6 59.2 62.5 181.9 184.1 179.8 184.3

Kentucky ................... 1,848.2 1,866.1 1,810.2 1,826.5 22.7 23.4 22.3 23.0 84.0 83.9 78.8 78.9 263.9 264.0 263.2 262.0

Louisiana .................. 1,817.6 1,898.2 1,789.8 1,880.9 45.3 50.9 46.4 50.7 122.8 135.3 125.7 133.7 149.6 155.7 148.3 153.0

Maine ........................ 617.8 620.0 592.1 594.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 30.4 30.9 28.3 28.7 61.5 60.6 59.5 58.7

Maryland ................... 2,597.1 2,620.1 2,522.5 2,546.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 189.8 193.5 183.1 186.9 139.2 135.5 136.5 134.0

Massachusetts .......... 3,258.3 3,289.4 3,158.0 3,196.4 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.7 141.4 140.0 129.2 128.8 303.5 297.0 300.3 296.9

Michigan ................... 4,427.2 4,371.3 4,266.0 4,209.7 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.3 182.4 173.2 162.5 152.2 677.5 641.1 657.1 615.8

Minnesota ................. 2,768.9 2,782.0 2,701.9 2,721.2 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.2 126.4 123.0 114.6 110.2 345.5 347.0 341.2 341.4

Mississippi ................ 1,132.0 1,160.2 1,116.2 1,145.5 8.9 9.7 8.9 9.6 57.3 58.7 54.7 57.3 177.5 175.0 175.9 173.9

Missouri ................... 2,771.5 2,807.7 2,706.5 2,736.8 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.0 144.8 145.7 139.1 140.2 310.3 305.4 305.3 297.4

Montana .................... 426.8 436.1 414.6 424.0 7.9 8.5 7.8 8.4 27.2 29.3 25.3 27.2 20.0 20.7 19.6 20.3

Nebraska .................. 945.6 959.5 924.5 944.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 46.2 47.9 43.4 44.8 102.1 102.2 101.5 101.3

Nevada ..................... 1,261.5 1,307.4 1,239.7 1,285.9 11.0 11.9 11.0 11.8 141.5 141.4 136.9 137.0 48.6 51.5 48.4 51.4

New Hampshire ........ 648.2 649.1 625.2 632.5 1.1 1.0 .9 .9 29.8 29.1 27.2 26.5 80.4 76.1 78.4 75.1

New Jersey ............... 4,091.9 4,122.8 3,984.6 4,021.6 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.8 172.0 174.5 161.5 163.3 328.9 322.3 326.4 318.4

New Mexico .............. 824.5 845.5 809.2 828.7 17.7 19.4 17.8 19.6 56.8 58.5 55.9 56.0 36.9 37.9 36.4 37.7

New York .................. 8,706.0 8,772.4 8,401.3 8,506.7 5.9 6.1 5.0 5.3 329.1 340.2 303.3 314.4 577.1 563.5 567.2 553.8

North Carolina .......... 3,986.1 4,088.2 3,921.8 4,019.2 6.6 6.9 6.6 6.8 234.5 247.5 230.2 242.9 559.7 551.9 552.4 546.3

North Dakota ............ 350.8 359.9 341.1 350.2 4.4 5.0 4.1 4.8 16.6 17.5 14.8 15.6 26.3 26.2 25.5 25.7

Ohio .......................... 5,491.3 5,491.9 5,326.3 5,321.3 11.5 11.6 11.0 11.0 230.0 226.9 208.1 205.2 809.0 791.0 799.0 778.8

Oklahoma ................. 1,549.4 1,570.3 1,516.2 1,539.5 37.9 44.4 38.4 44.8 68.8 70.7 67.7 68.9 149.2 150.1 147.7 149.2

Oregon ...................... 1,694.7 1,722.3 1,648.2 1,681.6 9.4 8.0 8.8 7.8 95.1 98.5 91.3 94.4 203.4 202.7 202.2 201.0

Pennsylvania ............ 5,771.5 5,825.8 5,621.0 5,682.0 19.6 20.7 19.2 19.9 253.4 258.2 237.2 241.8 674.7 669.1 668.0 662.1

Rhode Island ............ 496.1 501.0 475.5 482.2 .3 .3 .2 .3 22.2 23.6 19.8 21.4 54.3 52.3 53.1 51.3

South Carolina .......... 1,884.7 1,923.8 1,859.5 1,891.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.8 118.2 125.5 119.3 124.1 255.3 246.9 253.7 244.8

South Dakota ............ 393.5 403.5 383.8 392.4 .8 .8 .7 .8 20.4 21.6 18.7 19.6 40.3 42.1 40.3 41.8

Tennessee ................ 2,788.3 2,816.5 2,727.1 2,754.7 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.9 125.0 133.2 122.5 130.7 404.2 393.9 403.9 393.7

Texas ........................ 9,968.8 10,231.6 9,806.6 10,061.1 174.1 194.7 173.3 195.4 581.4 611.0 576.1 602.2 909.7 934.7 905.7 922.4

Utah .......................... 1,185.3 1,237.9 1,162.9 1,215.5 9.2 10.5 9.0 10.4 86.0 99.8 83.0 96.6 120.8 124.3 120.0 124.6

Vermont .................... 313.6 314.9 305.2 306.2 .8 .9 .8 .8 16.6 16.8 14.9 15.0 36.9 36.2 36.0 35.2

Virginia ...................... 3,725.8 3,768.5 3,654.1 3,697.7 11.1 11.5 11.0 11.4 247.1 245.9 240.8 242.1 294.6 287.2 291.3 286.1

Washington ............... 2,835.2 2,899.6 2,775.5 2,841.9 8.8 8.1 8.4 7.7 182.8 196.1 175.6 186.5 278.6 289.2 277.8 286.8

West Virginia ............ 758.4 765.6 738.2 744.7 27.4 28.7 27.2 28.3 37.5 38.9 34.3 35.8 61.9 59.9 61.2 59.7

Wisconsin ................. 2,876.3 2,879.6 2,790.0 2,793.1 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.3 125.2 122.0 114.3 109.1 504.2 500.4 501.1 492.6

Wyoming ................... 267.4 278.5 262.4 272.0 24.3 27.9 24.6 27.2 21.0 23.2 20.2 21.4 10.0 10.2 9.8 10.0

Puerto Rico ............... 1,092.1 1,048.3 1,042.5 1,030.9 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 70.2 67.0 68.1 66.1 117.2 107.0 111.4 105.1

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

(In thousands)

State 

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

December January December January December January December January

2005 2006 2006 2007p 2005 2006 2006 2007p 2005 2006 2006 2007p 2005 2006 2006 2007p

Alabama ................... 395.9 399.5 382.2 388.0 30.9 30.2 30.5 30.0 100.1 98.7 97.1 97.8 213.5 218.6 207.4 215.8

Alaska ....................... 61.0 61.6 59.4 59.7 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.7 14.8 14.8 14.5 14.5 23.0 23.7 22.2 22.9

Arizona ..................... 516.8 534.6 502.1 521.3 46.1 43.4 45.4 42.6 181.2 188.1 178.5 186.8 379.7 412.1 374.0 405.3

Arkansas ................... 252.0 254.9 244.8 247.5 19.8 20.4 19.7 20.4 52.5 53.4 51.8 52.9 113.3 115.2 111.5 114.1

California .................. 2,966.5 2,994.2 2,832.0 2,885.0 477.9 477.3 468.2 470.1 945.2 943.6 934.3 938.7 2,198.1 2,273.5 2,152.5 2,227.4

Colorado ................... 431.8 435.4 414.2 417.8 76.2 75.2 75.8 74.4 162.4 162.3 159.3 160.3 324.6 337.5 314.7 328.8

Connecticut ............... 324.5 323.8 311.7 311.9 37.8 37.5 37.9 37.4 143.5 145.0 143.0 143.7 204.0 207.9 196.0 199.9

Delaware ................. 86.1 86.3 81.1 81.5 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.6 45.2 43.4 44.5 43.1 64.3 63.8 60.8 62.0

District of Columbia .. 29.3 29.1 28.1 28.2 22.3 22.8 22.0 22.5 30.4 29.9 29.5 29.4 150.1 156.0 147.4 153.9

Florida ....................... 1,634.8 1,651.5 1,585.5 1,602.2 169.0 168.1 165.8 165.0 548.0 552.0 538.1 545.5 1,323.2 1,365.2 1,305.8 1,347.8

Georgia ..................... 887.7 892.8 856.2 867.1 117.5 116.0 115.9 114.9 229.6 233.9 226.0 230.9 544.0 555.7 537.4 546.2

Hawaii ...................... 122.9 124.9 119.2 121.9 11.6 11.1 10.8 11.1 29.9 30.2 29.5 29.8 77.3 80.5 75.3 79.1

Idaho ........................ 127.8 132.6 122.9 128.2 10.6 10.8 10.3 10.5 30.8 32.7 30.5 32.2 78.8 82.2 76.0 79.1

Illinois ........................ 1,230.2 1,236.3 1,182.0 1,188.8 117.0 116.3 116.4 116.0 406.2 410.4 401.0 406.1 844.4 861.5 815.2 832.1

Indiana ...................... 600.9 601.6 576.9 583.2 40.4 40.3 39.5 39.9 139.4 140.6 138.4 139.1 278.2 281.9 266.5 271.1

Iowa .......................... 314.9 316.8 303.8 306.0 32.7 33.2 32.2 32.7 99.4 101.5 98.8 100.9 116.2 118.7 111.7 114.3

Kansas ...................... 267.4 269.6 257.3 260.8 38.9 39.9 38.6 39.7 71.8 72.3 70.9 71.5 137.7 141.5 132.0 138.2

Kentucky ................... 388.7 389.6 374.7 375.8 29.7 29.7 29.4 29.9 89.2 91.2 89.0 90.7 179.0 183.5 172.1 175.7

Louisiana .................. 369.9 384.4 361.1 377.4 27.0 25.5 27.2 25.6 97.0 96.7 95.2 96.8 188.2 198.9 185.7 198.7

Maine ........................ 130.8 131.2 123.4 124.1 11.3 11.4 11.2 11.4 34.1 33.5 33.7 33.1 51.0 51.8 48.9 49.9

Maryland ................... 492.3 491.7 470.6 468.8 51.9 50.4 50.5 49.0 160.1 159.9 158.5 158.4 389.3 397.2 381.2 387.4

Massachusetts .......... 590.5 592.1 566.5 570.5 87.1 87.7 86.5 87.4 224.4 225.2 220.6 222.1 467.8 477.9 453.0 463.2

Michigan ................... 825.7 814.5 784.5 774.8 67.0 67.2 66.6 66.8 217.1 214.8 215.3 212.6 596.2 593.9 574.3 573.4

Minnesota ................. 545.0 548.0 525.7 530.8 59.0 57.0 58.3 57.0 181.2 183.0 179.8 181.9 319.0 325.9 313.2 315.3

Mississippi ................ 229.1 232.3 222.2 226.2 14.1 13.7 14.0 13.7 46.9 46.2 45.6 45.5 91.7 94.2 90.5 93.4

Missouri ................... 556.3 564.2 538.3 545.8 64.0 62.6 63.0 62.9 164.3 166.7 162.1 164.7 325.4 334.8 318.7 325.2

Montana .................... 90.2 91.3 86.7 88.0 7.8 8.0 7.7 7.9 22.2 22.8 21.7 22.4 36.2 38.9 35.5 38.1

Nebraska .................. 205.0 208.4 196.8 201.1 20.1 19.7 19.7 19.3 65.0 65.6 64.6 65.4 99.6 102.7 97.0 103.0

Nevada ..................... 226.2 236.1 220.4 230.1 14.5 15.6 14.8 15.7 65.3 67.2 64.2 65.9 154.3 161.4 153.5 162.5

New Hampshire ........ 146.8 148.6 140.2 141.6 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.7 40.0 40.0 39.1 39.7 60.3 62.2 58.3 60.4

New Jersey ............... 906.2 903.8 871.2 870.1 98.3 100.0 97.4 98.8 281.0 282.9 276.8 280.9 597.4 608.7 577.5 592.1

New Mexico .............. 144.5 147.1 139.6 142.6 15.4 16.0 14.5 16.2 35.6 35.6 35.2 35.2 94.3 108.5 93.6 106.6

New York .................. 1,568.9 1,561.3 1,493.2 1,504.5 275.9 272.2 267.1 266.7 723.8 732.9 712.8 726.6 1,110.2 1,130.0 1,070.6 1,098.3

North Carolina .......... 769.2 779.9 739.5 749.7 74.5 74.5 74.1 74.2 199.8 210.0 196.6 207.2 458.9 482.3 455.4 477.4

North Dakota ............ 76.5 78.4 74.0 75.6 7.5 7.7 7.4 7.6 19.1 19.6 18.9 19.3 27.3 29.8 26.8 29.1

Ohio .......................... 1,082.4 1,084.8 1,034.4 1,035.4 89.8 89.2 88.8 87.9 309.8 307.2 305.6 303.5 657.2 664.5 633.4 640.6

Oklahoma ................. 290.6 292.6 278.1 282.7 30.3 29.6 30.0 29.1 84.0 83.7 83.5 82.6 173.8 173.5 170.1 171.0

Oregon ...................... 345.5 347.6 328.4 338.0 35.1 36.0 34.1 35.2 105.1 106.0 103.2 103.8 191.9 195.8 184.2 187.8

Pennsylvania ............ 1,162.9 1,169.6 1,119.7 1,125.1 109.1 108.2 107.6 107.4 337.1 334.5 333.9 332.5 671.3 684.9 652.8 670.2

Rhode Island ............ 83.1 82.5 78.6 78.7 11.0 10.8 11.0 11.0 34.6 36.3 34.2 35.9 55.8 58.1 52.6 55.3

South Carolina .......... 372.1 379.1 360.4 367.9 27.4 27.8 27.2 27.6 99.0 104.2 99.4 104.3 210.6 220.4 211.7 213.5

South Dakota ............ 81.0 82.9 78.3 79.5 6.9 7.3 6.8 7.2 29.2 30.5 29.0 30.3 25.3 25.8 24.6 25.2

Tennessee ................ 620.0 626.3 598.3 604.5 49.3 50.8 49.1 50.6 144.1 145.1 142.5 143.3 325.6 329.3 310.9 314.6

Texas ........................ 2,087.5 2,102.3 2,015.1 2,037.8 223.9 222.3 221.4 221.2 622.0 632.2 614.6 628.3 1,203.6 1,250.6 1,180.9 1,231.2

Utah .......................... 237.3 246.1 228.6 237.1 32.3 32.6 31.7 31.8 70.3 73.9 69.2 72.8 151.1 159.8 147.1 155.4

Vermont .................... 61.6 61.8 58.9 59.2 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.1 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.1 22.2 22.4 21.5 21.7

Virginia ...................... 689.4 691.2 659.2 664.4 92.0 92.4 91.3 91.9 193.5 197.7 191.9 194.9 618.7 634.3 610.5 623.6

Washington ............... 553.4 562.6 530.4 543.9 96.1 102.4 94.8 102.3 157.2 156.3 155.2 155.1 321.8 334.8 313.6 326.9

West Virginia ............ 144.6 147.3 139.0 142.5 12.0 11.7 11.7 11.6 29.7 30.1 29.9 29.9 60.8 60.8 59.4 58.9

Wisconsin ................. 566.8 565.4 536.0 537.7 50.1 50.0 49.6 49.4 161.0 162.0 159.5 161.0 267.5 265.4 257.2 256.5

Wyoming ................... 52.2 53.7 50.7 52.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 11.0 11.1 10.9 11.0 15.6 16.8 15.4 16.6

Puerto Rico ............... 204.0 195.8 190.6 187.7 22.9 21.8 22.6 21.7 50.5 50.0 49.7 49.8 112.3 104.3 104.9 106.5

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NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

December January December January December January December January

2005 2006 2006 2007p 2005 2006 2006 2007p 2005 2006 2006 2007p 2005 2006 2006 2007p

Alabama ................... 201.8 206.4 199.6 204.7 163.6 170.6 160.3 167.5 80.2 80.9 79.5 80.6 367.8 375.5 366.7 373.7

Alaska ....................... 36.7 37.4 36.4 37.3 27.3 28.2 25.8 26.5 11.1 11.5 10.9 11.3 82.1 83.0 79.0 79.5

Arizona ..................... 284.3 297.1 282.5 296.2 259.4 272.4 258.1 270.5 93.6 102.7 97.3 103.3 415.3 425.6 400.4 410.5

Arkansas ................... 148.6 153.7 148.4 152.5 92.7 94.6 92.0 92.2 42.6 43.7 42.5 43.4 208.4 213.9 205.6 209.8

California .................. 1,614.5 1,654.2 1,582.8 1,630.2 1,492.9 1,534.0 1,451.1 1,498.6 504.0 510.3 492.9 504.6 2,445.4 2,487.8 2,427.0 2,469.5

Colorado ................... 228.0 235.5 225.9 234.8 262.5 269.9 258.5 268.3 88.1 91.2 89.8 91.8 369.7 376.7 357.8 365.0

Connecticut ............... 279.8 287.1 274.7 281.5 127.7 131.0 122.1 126.1 63.4 64.4 62.1 63.0 251.9 252.1 245.6 246.1

Delaware ................. 54.9 57.3 54.8 57.1 39.2 39.7 36.3 38.0 20.3 20.9 20.0 20.2 61.2 61.7 59.7 59.6

District of Columbia .. 96.4 97.6 92.6 93.6 53.8 53.8 51.7 52.1 59.4 60.4 58.6 59.7 232.6 232.7 231.8 230.5

Florida ....................... 964.7 990.8 953.4 981.3 898.4 914.8 888.7 904.7 329.8 344.3 325.5 341.6 1,109.6 1,125.2 1,100.3 1,118.9

Georgia ..................... 432.3 444.5 433.1 443.7 369.9 382.4 364.2 373.6 158.3 159.2 156.9 157.5 661.5 675.2 656.3 669.9

Hawaii ...................... 70.8 72.4 68.9 71.1 107.4 108.4 105.9 107.4 25.8 26.7 25.4 26.3 122.6 125.0 115.7 119.1

Idaho ........................ 68.6 72.7 67.8 71.7 56.6 60.2 55.7 59.3 18.4 18.8 18.3 18.6 116.5 117.9 114.0 114.7

Illinois ........................ 757.2 778.0 748.0 767.5 506.4 522.8 487.5 504.4 259.1 260.3 256.7 257.6 854.4 851.3 832.3 831.0

Indiana ...................... 387.0 392.5 381.7 387.2 273.0 278.2 263.2 266.6 110.6 111.1 109.0 109.5 437.7 442.9 425.7 426.6

Iowa .......................... 201.5 205.6 197.5 201.7 127.3 129.3 123.5 125.4 56.3 56.6 55.9 56.2 252.4 254.8 243.8 246.7

Kansas ...................... 165.0 169.0 163.1 167.3 110.3 115.8 107.6 113.1 52.1 52.4 51.8 51.4 261.2 264.5 248.1 252.8

Kentucky ................... 236.9 239.8 235.1 238.7 160.4 164.6 156.6 160.4 76.0 75.7 75.1 74.8 317.7 320.7 313.9 316.6

Louisiana .................. 223.2 242.4 225.1 242.4 171.9 187.8 169.7 187.3 63.8 68.1 62.4 67.9 358.9 352.5 343.0 347.4

Maine ........................ 113.5 115.2 111.6 113.3 53.5 53.8 48.9 49.4 19.9 19.2 19.4 18.8 108.9 109.4 104.3 104.6

Maryland ................... 361.6 367.6 356.7 364.3 218.9 225.3 210.7 217.7 116.1 117.2 114.8 115.0 477.9 481.8 459.9 464.9

Massachusetts .......... 606.7 623.6 591.8 609.2 282.2 285.2 267.6 270.5 118.2 119.1 115.8 116.3 434.7 439.8 425.1 429.8

Michigan ................... 588.1 595.9 575.2 584.7 393.1 397.6 376.6 381.6 179.2 178.9 174.8 174.8 692.9 686.5 671.7 665.7

Minnesota ................. 403.8 413.7 399.2 412.4 241.3 239.5 233.5 234.4 119.8 119.0 115.5 116.2 422.2 420.4 415.2 416.4

Mississippi ................ 121.8 126.4 120.6 125.4 110.1 121.6 109.6 119.5 36.5 36.8 36.3 36.7 238.1 245.6 237.9 244.3

Missouri ................... 376.2 382.3 369.6 379.0 266.2 275.3 254.3 263.3 119.0 120.2 119.1 118.1 439.6 445.4 431.7 435.2

Montana .................... 56.9 58.2 56.4 57.8 53.2 53.1 52.6 52.3 16.8 17.2 16.5 16.8 88.4 88.1 84.8 84.8

Nebraska .................. 130.5 132.9 128.8 132.3 78.2 80.2 76.8 79.2 35.2 35.5 35.0 35.3 163.7 164.4 160.9 162.4

Nevada ..................... 85.9 89.7 85.0 89.0 328.5 338.0 327.4 335.3 35.1 37.4 33.9 36.3 150.6 157.2 144.2 150.9

New Hampshire ........ 99.7 101.6 98.7 101.5 60.1 60.8 58.5 59.7 21.3 21.4 20.9 21.2 95.8 95.4 90.2 93.2

New Jersey ............... 568.1 577.7 560.8 572.0 323.9 327.5 310.7 315.9 157.8 160.5 156.8 159.2 656.5 663.0 643.9 649.1

New Mexico .............. 107.6 110.6 106.9 110.3 82.7 85.6 82.6 84.2 28.6 28.9 27.9 28.1 204.4 197.4 198.8 192.2

New York .................. 1,581.5 1,616.4 1,536.8 1,569.5 663.3 673.4 620.7 633.7 359.7 362.3 349.5 353.9 1,510.6 1,514.1 1,475.1 1,480.0

North Carolina .......... 475.3 497.8 475.3 495.4 353.5 368.6 343.5 357.3 171.6 177.7 170.9 176.7 682.5 691.1 677.3 685.3

North Dakota ............ 49.4 50.2 49.1 50.4 30.7 31.5 29.5 30.3 15.0 15.2 14.8 15.0 78.0 78.8 76.2 76.8

Ohio .......................... 781.4 791.9 766.8 778.5 483.7 485.8 463.8 465.2 223.3 222.8 219.9 219.4 813.2 816.2 795.5 795.8

Oklahoma ................. 187.7 189.7 184.0 188.1 130.9 135.4 129.8 130.7 73.9 75.5 73.2 74.3 322.3 325.1 313.7 318.1

Oregon ...................... 204.0 209.6 200.1 203.0 158.4 166.5 154.6 163.5 57.6 59.9 56.8 59.4 289.2 291.7 284.5 287.7

Pennsylvania ............ 1,054.4 1,079.5 1,032.7 1,062.4 472.5 476.5 454.4 457.7 257.7 259.7 255.7 257.0 758.8 764.9 739.8 745.9

Rhode Island ............ 97.8 99.7 94.0 96.0 48.1 48.8 44.4 45.0 23.0 22.9 22.2 22.5 65.9 65.7 65.4 64.8

South Carolina .......... 189.9 200.5 189.2 200.1 194.6 200.3 191.1 196.8 74.9 77.3 71.9 77.1 338.0 336.8 330.9 330.3

South Dakota ............ 58.4 59.7 57.8 59.0 39.7 40.6 37.9 38.8 15.5 15.7 15.3 15.4 76.0 76.5 74.4 74.8

Tennessee ................ 335.8 343.5 332.6 340.2 259.6 268.5 252.7 261.4 99.9 100.7 98.7 99.5 420.7 421.1 412.0 412.3

Texas ........................ 1,207.1 1,238.1 1,193.3 1,222.6 899.7 949.4 888.7 931.3 344.4 345.5 341.1 344.1 1,715.4 1,750.8 1,696.4 1,724.6

Utah .......................... 133.6 139.1 132.6 137.8 105.4 109.5 104.5 108.4 33.8 34.7 33.2 34.4 205.5 207.6 204.0 206.2

Vermont .................... 55.2 56.4 54.2 55.4 34.5 34.4 35.6 35.6 9.9 10.0 9.7 9.7 56.3 56.6 54.3 54.4

Virginia ...................... 403.1 412.6 400.4 411.2 322.2 327.9 313.2 318.6 180.4 182.6 178.5 181.5 673.7 685.2 666.0 672.0

Washington ............... 335.5 343.3 331.3 339.8 265.4 270.8 257.6 262.7 103.0 104.2 101.4 102.6 532.6 531.8 529.4 527.6

West Virginia ............ 114.3 114.5 112.7 112.7 68.3 70.8 66.9 69.1 55.3 55.5 54.6 54.9 143.7 147.4 141.3 141.3

Wisconsin ................. 388.7 396.0 385.9 391.3 245.6 247.2 239.0 241.5 136.4 139.4 133.9 135.8 427.0 428.1 410.1 414.9

Wyoming ................... 22.4 22.9 22.1 22.9 30.0 30.3 29.3 29.9 10.2 10.8 10.3 10.8 66.4 67.3 64.8 65.8

Puerto Rico ............... 109.2 107.4 100.6 102.7 78.2 75.2 73.5 73.6 22.1 22.9 21.1 22.7 305.5 296.9 300.0 295.0

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

 NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect

2006 benchmarks. Unadjusted data from April 2005 for most states are subject to

revision. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will

be revised when new information becomes available.