REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MARCH 2008

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher in March. Overall, 36 states and the

District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 5 states registered decreases,

and 9 states had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

Over the year, jobless rates were up in 39 states and the District of Columbia, down in 9 states, and unchanged in 2 states. The national unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in March, up from 4.8 percent in

February and 4.4 percent in March 2007.

Between February 2008 and March 2008, employment increased in 22 states, decreased in 27 states

and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in 1 state (Maine). Texas recorded the largest over-themonth increase in employment (+13,200), followed by Minnesota (+5,200), Colorado (+5,100), and Utah

(+4,600). New Mexico and Utah experienced the largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment

(+0.4 percent each), followed by Hawaii, Montana, and New Hampshire (+0.3 percent each), and Colorado,

Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, and West Virginia (+0.2 percent each). The

largest over-the-month decreases in employment occurred in Michigan (-21,900), Florida (-17,400), Missouri

(-10,600), North Carolina (-8,400), South Carolina (-5,400), and Nevada (-5,300). Rhode Island experienced the largest over-the-month percentage decrease in employment (-0.6 percent), followed by Michigan

(-0.5 percent), Missouri and Nevada (-0.4 percent each), and Delaware, the District of Columbia, and South

Carolina (-0.3 percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 39 states and the District of

Columbia and decreased in 11 states. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment occurred in Wyoming (+2.9 percent), Utah (+2.3 percent), and Texas (+2.1 percent). Rhode Island recorded the

largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment (-2.0 percent), followed by Michigan (-1.7 percent), Florida (-0.7 percent), and Nevada (-0.4 percent).

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In March, the Midwest and West recorded the highest unemployment rates among the regions, 5.3 percent each. The South again reported the lowest rate, 4.7 percent. The West and South posted the only

statistically significant rate changes from February (+0.3 and +0.2 percentage point, respectively). All four

regions registered significant over-the-year jobless rate increases. The West had the largest rate increase

(+0.8 percentage point), followed by the Northeast and South (+0.5 point each) and Midwest (+0.4 point).

(See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific reported the highest unemployment rate in March, 5.9

percent, followed closely by the East North Central at 5.8 percent. The Mountain and West South Central

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divisions recorded the lowest rates, 4.1 and 4.2 percent, respectively. The Pacific and South Atlantic divisions registered the only statistically significant jobless rate changes from a month earlier (+0.4 and +0.3 percentage point, respectively). Eight of the nine divisions posted significant over-the-year unemployment rate

changes, all increases: the Pacific (+0.9 percentage point), South Atlantic (+0.8 point), Mountain (+0.6

point), East North Central, East South Central, and Middle Atlantic (+0.5 point each), New England (+0.4

point), and West North Central (+0.3 point).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In March, Michigan continued to report the highest jobless rate, 7.2 percent. The states with the next

highest rates were Alaska, 6.7 percent; California, 6.2 percent; Rhode Island, 6.1 percent; and Mississippi,

6.0 percent. The District of Columbia had an unemployment rate of 6.2 percent. South Dakota again

posted the lowest rate, 2.5 percent, followed by Nebraska at 2.9 percent. Overall, 19 states registered

unemployment rates that were significantly below the U.S. rate of 5.1 percent, 5 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.)

Twelve states reported statistically significant over-the-month jobless rate increases in March, the largest

of which occurred in Louisiana (+0.8 percentage point). The remaining 38 states and the District of Columbia recorded March 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 the significant changes. (See

table B.)

California, Florida, Nevada, and Rhode Island reported the largest jobless rate increases from March

2007 (+1.2 percentage points each). Twenty-two additional states and the District of Columbia had smaller,

yet also statistically significant, rate increases. Five states registered significant over-the-year unemployment

rate decreases, the largest of which occurred in Oklahoma (-1.2 percentage points). The remaining 19 states

recorded jobless rates that were not appreciably different from those of a year earlier. (See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Between February 2008 and March 2008, two states experienced statistically significant changes in employment. The statistically significant decreases in employment occurred in Michigan (-21,900) and Rhode

Island (-3,100). (See tables D and 5.)

Over the year, 11 states recorded statistically significant changes in employment. The largest statistically significant employment gains were reported in Texas (+213,500), New York (+68,800), Washington

(+53,300), North Carolina (+46,000), and Colorado (+40,400). Statistically significant over-the-year

employment declines were reported in Michigan (-74,200) and Rhode Island (-10,100). Two states

reported statistically significant over-the-year employment increases that were less than 15,000: Nebraska

(+13,200) and Wyoming (+8,400). (See table E.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for March is scheduled to be issued on

Tuesday, April 29. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for April is scheduled to

be issued on Friday, May 16.
Hurricane Katrina

For March, 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 months immediately following the hurricane for the parishes within the

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan areaies within those parishes where the

quality of input data was severely compromised by the hurricane.

For more information on LAUS procedures and estimates for March 2008, see

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

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

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State Rate p

United States 1............................................................ 5.1

Alaska............................................................. 6.7

Arizona........................................................... 4.0

California........................................................ 6.2

Colorado......................................................... 4.4

Delaware......................................................... 3.8

District of Columbia....................................... 6.2

Hawaii............................................................. 3.1

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

Iowa................................................................ 3.5

Kansas............................................................. 4.1

Maryland......................................................... 3.6

Michigan......................................................... 7.2

Montana.......................................................... 3.6

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

Nevada............................................................ 5.8

New Hampshire.............................................. 3.9

New Mexico................................................... 3.7

North Dakota.................................................. 3.1

Oklahoma....................................................... 3.1

Rhode Island................................................... 6.1

South Dakota.................................................. 2.5

Texas.............................................................. 4.3

Utah................................................................ 3.3

Virginia........................................................... 3.7

Wyoming........................................................ 3.1

1

 Data are not preliminary.

p

 = preliminary.

that of the U.S., March 2008, seasonally adjusted

Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from 
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from February 2008

to March 2008, seasonally adjusted

February 2008 March 2008 p

California.................................... 5.7 6.2 0.5

Florida......................................... 4.6 4.9 .3

Indiana........................................ 4.6 5.1 .5

Kansas......................................... 3.7 4.1 .4

Louisiana.................................... 3.7 4.5 .8

Montana...................................... 3.3 3.6 .3

Nevada........................................ 5.5 5.8 .3

New Mexico............................... 3.2 3.7 .5

New York................................... 4.4 4.8 .4

Ohio............................................ 5.3 5.7 .4

Utah............................................ 3.0 3.3 .3

Washington................................. 4.5 4.9 .4

p

 = preliminary.

Rate

State

Over-the-month rate 

change p
 6

Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from March 2007 

to March 2008, seasonally adjusted

March 2007 March 2008 p

Alabama...................................... 3.4 4.1 0.7

Alaska......................................... 6.0 6.7 .7

Arkansas..................................... 5.3 4.9 -.4

California.................................... 5.0 6.2 1.2

Colorado..................................... 3.7 4.4 .7

Connecticut................................. 4.4 5.3 .9

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

District of Columbia................... 5.7 6.2 .5

Florida......................................... 3.7 4.9 1.2

Georgia........................................ 4.2 5.3 1.1

Hawaii......................................... 2.5 3.1 .6

Illinois......................................... 4.6 5.5 .9

Indiana........................................ 4.6 5.1 .5

Iowa............................................ 3.7 3.5 -.2

Maine.......................................... 4.6 5.0 .4

Missouri...................................... 4.7 5.7 1.0

Montana...................................... 3.1 3.6 .5

Nevada........................................ 4.6 5.8 1.2

New Jersey.................................. 4.3 4.8 .5

New York.................................... 4.4 4.8 .4

North Carolina............................ 4.5 5.2 .7

Oklahoma.................................... 4.3 3.1 -1.2

Oregon........................................ 5.0 5.7 .7

Pennsylvania............................... 4.3 4.9 .6

Rhode Island............................... 4.9 6.1 1.2

South Dakota.............................. 3.0 2.5 -.5

Tennessee.................................... 4.5 5.6 1.1

Texas........................................... 4.4 4.3 -.1

Utah............................................. 2.4 3.3 .9

Vermont...................................... 4.0 4.6 .6

Virginia....................................... 2.9 3.7 .8

Washington................................. 4.4 4.9 .5

p

 = preliminary.

State

Rate Over-the-year rate 

change p
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Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from February 2008

to March 2008, seasonally adjusted

February March Over-the-month

2008 2008 p

change p

Michigan ............................. 4,234,500 4,212,600 -21,900

Rhode Island ........................ 487,900 484,800 -3,100

p

 = preliminary.

Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from March 2007

to March 2008, seasonally adjusted

March March Over-the-year

2007 2008 p

change p

Colorado............................... 2,317,600 2,358,000 40,400

Georgia................................. 4,141,200 4,176,500 35,300

Michigan.............................. 4,286,800 4,212,600 -74,200

Nebraska............................... 956,700 969,900 13,200

New York............................. 8,709,400 8,778,200 68,800

North Carolina...................... 4,134,600 4,180,600 46,000

Rhode Island......................... 494,900 484,800 -10,100

Texas.................................... 10,301,300 10,514,800 213,500

Utah...................................... 1,243,600 1,272,000 28,400

Washington.......................... 2,913,100 2,966,400 53,300

Wyoming.............................. 286,300 294,700 8,400

p

 = preliminary.

State

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 1-4). 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 November 20, 2007.

A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the

Internet at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.

Employment—from the CES program

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the

pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons

are counted at their place of work rather than at their

place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the

basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007

version of the North American Industry Classification

System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated

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

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

computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both

months. The estimates of employment for the current month are

obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month

by these ratios. Small-domain models are used as the official

estimators for the approximately 39 percent of CES published

series which have insufficient sample for direct sample-based

estimates.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,

derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by

employers who are covered under state unemployment

insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to ad-
just 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

Employment and Earnings Online at http://www.bls.gov/opub/

ee/home.htm.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state

CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for

metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are

available 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 Online.

Estimates of labor force and unemployment, as well as

nonfarm employment from the CES program, for over 300

metropolitan areas and metropolitan New England City and

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

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates

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

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

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

administration of various federal economic assistance programs

are available on the 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

March

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

March

2008

March

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

March

2008

March

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

March

2008

Northeast ........................... 27,863.5 28,157.8 28,060.9 28,035.6 1,197.8 1,347.9 1,311.8 1,350.3 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.8

 New England .................... 7,637.8 7,693.5 7,671.7 7,678.5 338.1 354.0 356.6 369.8 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.8

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,225.8 20,464.2 20,389.2 20,357.1 859.7 993.9 955.1 980.5 4.3 4.9 4.7 4.8

South ................................. 54,203.8 54,903.1 54,684.6 54,873.9 2,300.9 2,494.7 2,441.4 2,573.8 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.7

 South Atlantic ................... 29,113.9 29,502.6 29,418.5 29,493.9 1,163.1 1,344.0 1,336.6 1,409.5 4.0 4.6 4.5 4.8

 East South Central ........... 8,557.7 8,663.2 8,622.2 8,632.6 413.7 425.7 433.4 457.2 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.3

 West South Central .......... 16,532.2 16,737.3 16,643.8 16,747.3 724.2 725.0 671.3 707.0 4.4 4.3 4.0 4.2

Midwest ............................. 34,824.3 35,011.3 34,996.1 35,048.6 1,718.2 1,825.2 1,802.4 1,870.8 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.3

 East North Central ............ 23,956.1 24,072.1 24,093.4 24,115.7 1,274.3 1,356.9 1,341.5 1,388.4 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.8

 West North Central ........... 10,868.2 10,939.2 10,902.7 10,932.9 443.8 468.3 460.9 482.3 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.4

West ................................... 35,231.8 35,846.1 35,776.0 35,903.3 1,588.0 1,832.8 1,800.6 1,914.4 4.5 5.1 5.0 5.3

 Mountain ........................... 10,839.4 11,113.0 11,098.6 11,127.0 379.3 442.2 441.3 456.2 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.1

 Pacific ............................... 24,392.5 24,733.1 24,677.4 24,776.4 1,208.7 1,390.6 1,359.3 1,458.1 5.0 5.6 5.5 5.9

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.

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

February March February March February March

2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008

Northeast ........................... 27,745.9 27,862.5 27,781.3 27,879.1 1,346.2 1,460.0 1,244.7 1,437.8 4.9 5.2 4.5 5.2

 New England .................... 7,589.8 7,603.2 7,605.6 7,626.7 379.9 396.6 352.9 396.2 5.0 5.2 4.6 5.2

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,156.1 20,259.3 20,175.7 20,252.4 966.3 1,063.4 891.9 1,041.6 4.8 5.2 4.4 5.1

South ................................. 53,912.1 54,286.5 54,106.2 54,630.4 2,407.0 2,552.3 2,218.9 2,565.1 4.5 4.7 4.1 4.7

 South Atlantic ................... 28,957.4 29,213.6 29,088.5 29,384.7 1,199.9 1,386.7 1,113.1 1,396.9 4.1 4.7 3.8 4.8

 East South Central ........... 8,498.6 8,543.1 8,522.2 8,575.8 449.6 467.2 411.2 469.1 5.3 5.5 4.8 5.5

 West South Central .......... 16,456.1 16,529.8 16,495.5 16,669.9 757.5 698.4 694.7 699.2 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.2

Midwest ............................. 34,626.7 34,705.2 34,691.3 34,839.2 1,919.3 2,005.5 1,807.9 2,020.8 5.5 5.8 5.2 5.8

 East North Central ............ 23,810.8 23,891.9 23,856.6 23,966.4 1,410.1 1,487.1 1,334.3 1,492.3 5.9 6.2 5.6 6.2

 West North Central ........... 10,815.9 10,813.4 10,834.7 10,872.8 509.2 518.4 473.6 528.5 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.9

West ................................... 35,146.3 35,648.6 35,201.9 35,786.6 1,705.5 1,935.5 1,620.2 2,003.2 4.9 5.4 4.6 5.6

 Mountain ........................... 10,790.4 11,039.4 10,808.1 11,064.3 403.5 468.3 385.2 474.8 3.7 4.2 3.6 4.3

 Pacific ............................... 24,355.9 24,609.3 24,393.9 24,722.3 1,302.0 1,467.1 1,235.0 1,528.4 5.3 6.0 5.1 6.2

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

March

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

March

2008p

March

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

March

2008p March

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

March

2008p

Alabama ................................................... 2,176.3 2,219.9 2,200.7 2,205.0 74.1 89.1 82.0 91.1 3.4 4.0 3.7 4.1

Alaska ....................................................... 351.3 353.3 353.8 356.9 21.2 22.6 23.0 24.0 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.7

Arizona ..................................................... 3,014.1 3,082.6 3,072.4 3,077.0 112.9 132.4 123.9 123.6 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0

Arkansas ................................................... 1,368.0 1,376.0 1,362.9 1,368.9 71.9 76.8 68.4 66.6 5.3 5.6 5.0 4.9

California .................................................. 18,094.4 18,302.6 18,265.5 18,327.3 904.3 1,084.1 1,048.9 1,133.3 5.0 5.9 5.7 6.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,883.2 4,931.4 4,953.7 4,966.0 236.8 281.7 262.7 290.5 4.8 5.7 5.3 5.8

Colorado ................................................... 2,681.3 2,760.3 2,757.9 2,767.0 98.3 116.0 121.0 121.5 3.7 4.2 4.4 4.4

Connecticut ............................................... 1,855.6 1,885.7 1,885.3 1,885.1 81.9 90.0 93.9 100.5 4.4 4.8 5.0 5.3

Delaware .................................................. 441.8 445.0 444.5 445.4 15.0 16.7 16.6 16.8 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.8

District of Columbia .................................. 325.6 328.8 331.5 333.7 18.5 20.4 19.5 20.6 5.7 6.2 5.9 6.2

Florida ....................................................... 9,105.6 9,265.3 9,214.4 9,214.6 337.9 424.9 425.7 452.5 3.7 4.6 4.6 4.9

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,186.5 1,199.7 1,198.4 1,197.0 44.2 48.5 47.7 48.4 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0

Georgia ..................................................... 4,786.3 4,863.8 4,858.5 4,890.5 203.2 239.8 249.0 260.3 4.2 4.9 5.1 5.3

Hawaii ....................................................... 651.9 653.6 650.3 658.0 16.3 20.2 20.9 20.5 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.1

Idaho ......................................................... 750.5 758.7 755.3 756.2 20.8 21.1 21.5 22.3 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0

Illinois ........................................................ 6,649.0 6,787.9 6,803.6 6,809.2 306.8 380.9 372.9 371.8 4.6 5.6 5.5 5.5

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,092.2 4,192.8 4,187.7 4,185.2 189.7 224.1 225.9 225.6 4.6 5.3 5.4 5.4

Indiana ...................................................... 3,218.1 3,223.4 3,225.5 3,227.3 149.3 144.2 148.4 164.6 4.6 4.5 4.6 5.1

Iowa .......................................................... 1,657.5 1,673.5 1,669.2 1,673.1 61.9 60.7 58.3 57.9 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5

Kansas ...................................................... 1,474.3 1,483.8 1,481.0 1,487.1 58.7 56.9 55.5 60.7 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.1

Kentucky ................................................... 2,044.1 2,053.4 2,044.7 2,039.6 114.5 107.7 107.5 115.3 5.6 5.2 5.3 5.7

Louisiana .................................................. 1,995.4 2,012.3 2,008.0 2,017.2 78.8 79.7 75.2 91.4 3.9 4.0 3.7 4.5

Maine ........................................................ 704.1 709.6 706.4 707.9 32.3 35.1 33.6 35.7 4.6 4.9 4.8 5.0

Maryland ................................................... 2,974.2 2,989.5 2,993.9 2,999.2 104.4 104.1 102.5 108.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.6

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,410.7 3,422.2 3,408.9 3,411.2 157.1 155.4 151.6 150.1 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4

Michigan ................................................... 5,036.4 5,004.9 5,001.7 4,995.1 350.2 353.6 357.9 359.8 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.2

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,150.5 2,134.0 2,136.1 2,124.8 159.3 158.8 158.1 163.9 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.7

Minnesota ................................................. 2,925.8 2,935.7 2,930.2 2,937.8 132.7 130.7 133.0 137.9 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.7

Mississippi ................................................ 1,309.8 1,332.7 1,320.3 1,332.4 84.2 80.4 77.3 79.7 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.0

Missouri .................................................... 3,022.7 3,036.5 3,023.0 3,022.4 143.6 165.8 162.0 172.6 4.7 5.5 5.4 5.7

Montana .................................................... 500.2 504.9 503.2 504.8 15.5 16.4 16.6 18.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.6

Nebraska .................................................. 976.6 992.9 987.0 989.9 26.7 29.1 27.9 28.9 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.9

Nevada ..................................................... 1,322.6 1,373.8 1,375.3 1,384.7 60.4 75.9 75.9 80.0 4.6 5.5 5.5 5.8

New Hampshire ........................................ 737.8 742.8 741.6 743.4 27.8 25.9 27.6 28.8 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.9

New Jersey ............................................... 4,469.0 4,491.2 4,507.7 4,495.5 193.6 204.1 216.3 217.0 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.8

New Mexico .............................................. 943.3 946.2 946.8 950.1 34.8 29.6 30.5 34.8 3.7 3.1 3.2 3.7

New York .................................................. 9,493.3 9,600.1 9,535.4 9,532.3 416.3 478.9 424.3 454.5 4.4 5.0 4.4 4.8

New York City ...................................... 3,822.7 3,903.5 3,837.9 3,831.9 180.6 223.4 158.2 173.9 4.7 5.7 4.1 4.5

North Carolina .......................................... 4,512.1 4,547.2 4,533.1 4,540.7 201.6 221.4 226.3 234.1 4.5 4.9 5.0 5.2

North Dakota ............................................ 364.3 369.7 368.2 370.2 11.5 11.7 11.5 11.5 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1

Ohio .......................................................... 5,968.6 5,975.8 5,975.1 5,988.8 329.1 328.7 316.3 344.2 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.7

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,096.0 1,090.5 1,084.8 1,083.9 62.7 62.1 62.7 65.5 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.0

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,730.4 1,734.0 1,716.7 1,721.4 74.4 64.2 53.0 52.8 4.3 3.7 3.1 3.1

Oregon ...................................................... 1,921.2 1,948.1 1,941.4 1,954.0 96.3 106.3 105.2 111.0 5.0 5.5 5.4 5.7

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,280.1 6,360.9 6,346.1 6,323.6 271.7 303.2 314.5 308.0 4.3 4.8 5.0 4.9

Rhode Island ............................................ 576.9 574.6 571.2 572.7 28.4 32.9 33.5 35.1 4.9 5.7 5.9 6.1

South Carolina .......................................... 2,129.0 2,145.9 2,127.4 2,141.5 122.1 130.3 116.0 123.0 5.7 6.1 5.5 5.7

South Dakota ............................................ 441.1 443.0 444.3 444.8 13.2 11.6 11.4 11.0 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.5

Tennessee ................................................ 3,022.2 3,060.1 3,054.2 3,055.6 135.0 148.5 162.9 170.0 4.5 4.9 5.3 5.6

Texas ........................................................ 11,449.7 11,613.2 11,561.9 11,632.9 505.1 502.6 479.0 494.4 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.3

Utah .......................................................... 1,346.3 1,392.8 1,390.9 1,394.1 33.0 41.5 41.1 46.2 2.4 3.0 3.0 3.3

Vermont .................................................... 355.2 354.5 352.6 351.9 14.3 15.0 15.1 16.1 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.6

Virginia ...................................................... 4,032.5 4,093.1 4,090.8 4,115.3 116.7 140.7 143.2 154.0 2.9 3.4 3.5 3.7

Washington ............................................... 3,382.9 3,461.0 3,455.6 3,467.6 149.1 154.1 155.6 168.3 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.9

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,426.4 1,458.7 1,455.4 1,446.5 55.7 53.3 52.1 53.8 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.7

West Virginia ............................................ 806.9 812.1 811.7 814.5 35.7 35.8 37.1 38.4 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.7

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,089.3 3,083.5 3,100.5 3,106.0 153.6 150.9 152.2 150.3 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.8

Wyoming ................................................... 286.4 291.1 291.4 292.5 8.6 7.8 7.7 9.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.1

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,422.4 1,367.7 1,374.9 1,355.8 144.4 147.6 154.1 133.2 10.1 10.8 11.2 9.8

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

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

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

definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01,

dated November 20, 2007, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/

lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the

following month.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

February March February March February March

2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p

Alabama ................................................... 2,165.1 2,185.1 2,168.6 2,190.4 80.9 89.8 69.7 88.7 3.7 4.1 3.2 4.1

Alaska ....................................................... 348.4 350.7 347.8 353.0 24.9 26.9 23.1 26.2 7.2 7.7 6.6 7.4

Arizona ..................................................... 3,006.6 3,063.2 3,011.6 3,066.9 108.1 121.8 104.8 119.8 3.6 4.0 3.5 3.9

Arkansas ................................................... 1,356.9 1,349.9 1,365.3 1,364.5 80.1 77.0 71.2 68.3 5.9 5.7 5.2 5.0

California .................................................. 18,073.3 18,233.8 18,092.2 18,299.2 970.1 1,115.4 930.0 1,177.0 5.4 6.1 5.1 6.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,883.3 4,954.2 4,887.6 4,962.3 236.5 269.1 229.9 287.5 4.8 5.4 4.7 5.8

Colorado ................................................... 2,664.8 2,738.9 2,665.0 2,744.7 107.1 129.6 102.0 129.8 4.0 4.7 3.8 4.7

Connecticut ............................................... 1,837.3 1,866.4 1,849.1 1,874.6 89.0 102.4 80.7 103.6 4.8 5.5 4.4 5.5

Delaware .................................................. 439.7 442.0 442.6 445.0 16.5 18.4 15.5 17.6 3.7 4.2 3.5 4.0

District of Columbia .................................. 323.5 329.0 324.0 333.0 18.4 19.1 17.4 21.5 5.7 5.8 5.4 6.4

Florida ....................................................... 9,045.8 9,148.6 9,108.2 9,184.5 319.0 413.5 312.3 435.1 3.5 4.5 3.4 4.7

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,185.1 1,192.3 1,180.9 1,183.8 40.9 45.3 40.9 46.4 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.9

Georgia ..................................................... 4,779.1 4,845.8 4,792.4 4,883.9 205.6 254.4 194.5 256.8 4.3 5.3 4.1 5.3

Hawaii ....................................................... 650.4 648.4 653.6 659.0 14.3 19.6 15.5 19.6 2.2 3.0 2.4 3.0

Idaho ......................................................... 745.6 750.5 747.7 751.5 27.3 28.9 25.9 28.8 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.8

Illinois ........................................................ 6,623.1 6,759.5 6,627.9 6,770.3 343.3 404.7 308.8 386.6 5.2 6.0 4.7 5.7

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... 4,087.4 4,176.3 4,084.0 4,172.7 194.8 235.7 178.8 229.6 4.8 5.6 4.4 5.5

Indiana ...................................................... 3,195.9 3,190.5 3,206.4 3,207.4 169.4 167.5 156.4 179.1 5.3 5.3 4.9 5.6

Iowa .......................................................... 1,651.3 1,658.8 1,651.6 1,663.4 71.8 69.5 66.9 65.5 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.9

Kansas ...................................................... 1,472.4 1,472.4 1,472.0 1,482.6 65.2 59.4 58.8 64.7 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.4

Kentucky ................................................... 2,029.2 2,022.5 2,038.2 2,026.6 134.6 125.2 120.4 124.1 6.6 6.2 5.9 6.1

Louisiana .................................................. 1,960.2 1,975.4 1,983.2 2,001.5 69.3 69.7 69.8 86.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.3

Maine ........................................................ 695.6 696.4 697.1 700.1 38.3 39.8 35.7 40.8 5.5 5.7 5.1 5.8

Maryland ................................................... 2,954.5 2,970.7 2,967.3 2,983.2 116.1 112.0 103.0 109.8 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.7

Massachusetts .......................................... 3,393.0 3,384.6 3,397.5 3,393.4 173.7 167.6 163.4 163.9 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.8

Michigan ................................................... 5,007.9 4,960.5 5,016.6 4,966.9 365.1 384.3 366.7 390.6 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.9

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,131.7 2,115.2 2,140.7 2,113.6 152.7 161.9 158.2 171.7 7.2 7.7 7.4 8.1

Minnesota ................................................. 2,910.0 2,900.9 2,914.7 2,920.3 147.2 149.6 144.4 156.3 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.4

Mississippi ................................................ 1,305.6 1,311.5 1,306.2 1,325.8 86.2 77.9 81.9 78.7 6.6 5.9 6.3 5.9

Missouri .................................................... 3,015.9 3,003.1 3,022.1 3,014.9 164.1 181.0 146.1 182.5 5.4 6.0 4.8 6.1

Montana .................................................... 494.8 498.0 498.2 501.7 19.2 21.0 18.3 21.9 3.9 4.2 3.7 4.4

Nebraska .................................................. 973.8 980.0 976.2 986.5 31.7 31.4 28.4 31.7 3.3 3.2 2.9 3.2

Nevada ..................................................... 1,320.7 1,375.6 1,321.6 1,381.3 60.1 78.6 58.3 80.5 4.5 5.7 4.4 5.8

New Hampshire ........................................ 734.2 737.2 735.9 740.2 31.0 31.4 29.0 31.5 4.2 4.3 3.9 4.3

New Jersey ............................................... 4,456.1 4,486.3 4,461.4 4,481.7 207.4 238.2 195.6 230.8 4.7 5.3 4.4 5.1

New Mexico .............................................. 938.4 942.5 938.8 943.6 35.8 32.8 32.6 34.8 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.7

New York .................................................. 9,472.2 9,496.1 9,469.3 9,493.3 459.3 474.3 416.5 480.2 4.8 5.0 4.4 5.1

New York City ...................................... 3,836.1 3,842.8 3,837.9 3,839.7 192.2 168.3 174.8 178.1 5.0 4.4 4.6 4.6

North Carolina .......................................... 4,487.9 4,500.1 4,500.5 4,515.6 219.9 244.2 198.2 235.8 4.9 5.4 4.4 5.2

North Dakota ............................................ 358.3 361.4 360.3 365.3 13.8 14.1 14.0 14.5 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0

Ohio .......................................................... 5,906.7 5,903.3 5,929.8 5,936.1 353.1 352.3 331.5 361.9 6.0 6.0 5.6 6.1

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,085.1 1,072.2 1,086.3 1,073.2 66.7 68.3 62.0 68.0 6.1 6.4 5.7 6.3

Oklahoma ................................................. 1,720.8 1,703.4 1,724.9 1,713.3 80.3 59.6 74.5 55.5 4.7 3.5 4.3 3.2

Oregon ...................................................... 1,909.8 1,927.3 1,914.0 1,945.0 113.7 121.9 106.5 123.1 6.0 6.3 5.6 6.3

Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,227.9 6,276.9 6,245.0 6,277.4 299.6 351.0 279.8 330.6 4.8 5.6 4.5 5.3

Rhode Island ............................................ 575.5 568.1 572.1 568.4 31.5 37.9 28.4 38.1 5.5 6.7 5.0 6.7

South Carolina .......................................... 2,113.0 2,106.6 2,119.2 2,126.4 131.8 123.8 114.6 118.0 6.2 5.9 5.4 5.5

South Dakota ............................................ 434.1 436.7 437.6 439.9 15.4 13.4 15.1 13.2 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.0

Tennessee ................................................ 2,998.8 3,024.0 3,009.2 3,033.0 147.9 174.3 139.2 177.5 4.9 5.8 4.6 5.9

Texas ........................................................ 11,418.1 11,501.1 11,422.1 11,590.6 527.7 492.2 479.1 488.9 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.2

Utah .......................................................... 1,337.2 1,382.6 1,339.6 1,383.5 36.1 45.8 33.3 48.4 2.7 3.3 2.5 3.5

Vermont .................................................... 354.1 350.6 354.0 350.0 16.4 17.5 15.7 18.4 4.6 5.0 4.4 5.3

Virginia ...................................................... 4,011.9 4,066.3 4,035.0 4,108.0 127.0 154.9 118.2 159.1 3.2 3.8 2.9 3.9

Washington ............................................... 3,373.9 3,449.1 3,386.2 3,466.0 179.0 183.3 159.9 182.4 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,423.4 1,456.1 1,435.9 1,453.6 61.0 56.0 57.6 55.1 4.3 3.8 4.0 3.8

West Virginia ............................................ 802.0 804.5 799.3 805.1 45.5 46.2 39.4 43.2 5.7 5.7 4.9 5.4

Wisconsin ................................................. 3,077.1 3,078.2 3,075.9 3,085.7 179.2 178.3 170.9 174.1 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.6

Wyoming ................................................... 282.4 287.9 285.6 291.1 9.8 9.7 10.0 10.9 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.8

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,448.7 1,374.3 1,432.1 1,361.9 155.4 145.4 143.9 125.5 10.7 10.6 10.0 9.2

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

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

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

definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01,

dated November 20, 2007, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/

lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the

following month.
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

Mar.

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Mar.

2008p Mar.2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Mar.

2008p Mar.2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Mar.

2008p

Alabama ............................... 2,003.0 2,015.6 2,015.1 2,014.8 112.7 114.4 114.4 114.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 317.5 318.7 319.4 319.5 17.9 17.2 17.1 17.0 12.7 12.9 12.4 12.5

Arizona ................................. 2,672.9 2,667.2 2,664.4 2,663.9 230.9 209.5 207.4 206.0 183.3 180.0 180.4 179.6

Arkansas ............................... 1,206.1 1,207.0 1,208.7 1,208.3 57.5 55.7 55.9 55.4 191.8 185.7 185.5 185.1

California .............................. 15,178.2 15,141.7 15,165.2 15,166.2 916.5 837.6 834.9 828.6 1,470.0 1,450.1 1,447.0 1,447.1

Colorado ............................... 2,317.6 2,351.1 2,352.9 2,358.0 166.9 164.9 163.5 164.4 146.9 145.1 144.0 143.4

Connecticut ........................... 1,689.9 1,704.0 1,702.7 1,699.3 68.0 68.9 67.7 67.8 191.7 190.4 190.1 189.9

Delaware 3 ........................... 436.0 436.9 437.6 436.5 27.9 27.9 27.6 27.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 693.0 700.6 701.9 699.5 12.3 12.6 12.6 12.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida .................................. 8,071.1 8,047.9 8,031.9 8,014.5 625.0 562.4 549.6 542.9 394.6 377.4 374.1 372.7

Georgia ................................ 4,141.2 4,180.4 4,181.2 4,176.5 223.9 222.7 222.8 220.7 435.3 427.1 425.1 423.7

Hawaii 3 ................................ 624.3 628.6 627.2 629.2 38.6 39.9 40.3 40.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 652.5 654.4 653.2 652.9 52.8 51.1 50.1 49.0 66.9 64.5 63.7 63.1

Illinois .................................... 5,978.1 6,008.8 6,001.4 5,999.8 275.0 272.9 264.4 266.8 679.9 677.0 675.1 673.3

Indiana .................................. 2,985.9 2,994.8 2,986.5 2,985.4 152.0 149.1 145.6 146.7 553.4 545.8 543.9 539.3

Iowa ...................................... 1,512.7 1,524.4 1,523.9 1,523.6 71.7 72.6 71.8 72.0 229.2 230.0 230.2 230.8

Kansas .................................. 1,376.2 1,384.0 1,384.2 1,386.7 64.8 65.3 65.2 63.9 185.2 187.3 187.0 187.6

Kentucky ............................... 1,862.7 1,881.5 1,880.5 1,881.2 85.0 87.0 86.3 86.0 255.4 250.6 250.4 253.1

Louisiana .............................. 1,910.0 1,938.8 1,939.9 1,939.7 132.5 136.5 137.5 136.6 157.0 159.7 159.3 158.2

Maine .................................... 616.8 619.1 617.3 617.3 30.9 30.6 30.0 30.1 59.2 58.5 58.1 58.2

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,605.1 2,626.0 2,630.9 2,634.5 190.5 189.9 190.9 190.2 132.6 131.0 131.1 130.4

Massachusetts ...................... 3,269.2 3,289.0 3,289.7 3,292.6 137.4 136.2 134.8 135.4 296.9 292.4 292.7 292.9

Michigan ............................... 4,286.8 4,232.9 4,234.5 4,212.6 171.4 163.1 160.5 159.0 629.5 597.0 598.1 583.3

Minnesota ............................. 2,767.9 2,783.9 2,780.4 2,785.6 122.7 119.5 117.3 117.5 342.7 340.5 340.2 341.5

Mississippi ............................ 1,146.8 1,155.6 1,154.7 1,157.1 59.3 59.1 58.1 58.9 167.1 167.7 166.9 166.0

Missouri ............................... 2,797.4 2,801.2 2,801.3 2,790.7 149.0 147.0 149.1 147.1 302.5 294.4 292.6 288.2

Montana ................................ 443.5 448.4 450.0 451.3 32.1 32.7 32.8 33.3 20.6 20.4 20.3 20.6

Nebraska 3 ........................... 956.7 969.9 970.9 969.9 49.7 52.0 51.3 49.9 100.9 101.5 101.0 101.1

Nevada ................................. 1,294.3 1,294.2 1,294.0 1,288.7 137.4 128.2 126.9 125.1 50.6 50.7 50.9 50.9

New Hampshire .................... 645.5 654.3 653.1 655.0 27.8 27.7 27.8 27.9 77.8 77.9 77.9 77.9

New Jersey ........................... 4,067.2 4,074.0 4,071.9 4,072.9 171.0 169.3 168.9 168.2 314.6 309.7 308.7 308.3

New Mexico .......................... 843.1 843.0 848.2 851.3 59.1 57.6 59.0 59.4 37.8 36.0 35.5 35.3

New York .............................. 8,709.4 8,785.6 8,778.4 8,778.2 346.1 356.4 351.6 352.6 557.8 544.5 543.2 541.1

North Carolina ...................... 4,134.6 4,189.7 4,189.0 4,180.6 256.1 256.6 257.5 255.1 544.0 534.2 532.2 529.1

North Dakota ........................ 356.6 362.9 362.0 362.7 19.2 20.0 19.6 20.0 25.9 26.1 25.9 26.0

Ohio ...................................... 5,427.5 5,432.2 5,420.5 5,417.9 225.1 226.0 223.0 222.4 779.4 766.4 767.0 758.8

Oklahoma ............................. 1,566.5 1,582.2 1,581.4 1,582.0 70.8 74.0 73.9 73.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Oregon ................................. 1,731.2 1,741.0 1,741.9 1,739.2 104.7 98.4 98.6 97.9 206.2 202.9 201.8 200.5

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,786.9 5,811.7 5,802.9 5,800.0 261.5 265.8 261.8 260.8 662.1 649.1 646.9 646.1

Rhode Island ........................ 494.9 489.0 487.9 484.8 22.8 21.1 20.8 21.0 51.3 49.4 49.3 48.6

South Carolina ...................... 1,941.5 1,966.4 1,955.9 1,950.5 127.5 127.2 123.5 121.4 250.8 249.2 249.2 247.4

South Dakota3 ...................... 404.9 410.5 410.6 411.3 23.0 23.1 23.3 23.4 42.2 42.2 42.1 42.5

Tennessee3 .......................... 2,795.8 2,797.7 2,796.6 2,795.0 137.0 138.5 138.7 138.8 387.5 373.2 374.5 373.8

Texas .................................... 10,301.3 10,485.5 10,501.6 10,514.8 632.1 654.3 651.9 649.4 933.7 932.2 932.6 932.4

Utah ...................................... 1,243.6 1,265.7 1,267.4 1,272.0 103.6 103.4 101.8 102.0 127.4 128.7 129.5 130.1

Vermont ................................ 307.7 307.8 308.2 308.0 17.1 16.4 16.1 16.2 36.2 35.7 36.0 35.7

Virginia .................................. 3,755.1 3,767.2 3,771.1 3,767.3 242.4 238.3 237.4 237.7 281.4 274.3 273.1 272.0

Washington ........................... 2,913.1 2,964.5 2,969.4 2,966.4 205.7 206.8 206.7 207.3 290.7 297.6 297.6 297.3

West Virginia ........................ 757.7 754.7 758.9 760.6 40.0 37.2 38.0 38.4 59.5 57.9 57.9 57.6

Wisconsin ............................. 2,881.0 2,869.6 2,869.1 2,872.4 127.9 121.2 120.8 121.4 502.0 493.8 492.7 493.1

Wyoming ............................... 286.3 292.6 294.6 294.7 25.8 27.0 27.0 27.2 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4

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

Mar.

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Mar.

2008p Mar.2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Mar.

2008p Mar.2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Mar.

2008p

Alabama ............................... 393.7 398.8 399.0 398.0 100.0 100.3 100.6 100.8 221.5 223.8 224.3 224.5

Alaska ................................... 64.1 64.7 65.2 64.8 15.0 14.9 14.9 14.9 24.8 25.1 25.3 25.5

Arizona ................................. 524.3 526.6 524.8 524.0 186.8 179.9 179.3 179.3 405.8 401.2 401.1 401.9

Arkansas ............................... 251.6 249.4 249.4 250.2 52.9 53.7 53.7 53.8 116.3 118.6 118.9 118.0

California .............................. 2,908.2 2,915.1 2,917.6 2,912.9 921.9 885.5 881.4 878.8 2,261.9 2,287.8 2,288.2 2,285.8

Colorado ............................... 427.7 434.1 435.2 436.2 160.4 158.1 158.3 158.2 344.6 352.6 353.6 354.7

Connecticut ........................... 310.5 311.7 310.7 310.7 145.0 143.5 143.1 142.6 204.8 205.3 204.9 204.0

Delaware 3 ........................... 82.8 83.4 83.2 83.0 45.4 45.9 45.7 45.9 60.0 59.3 59.2 59.3

District of Columbia 3 ........... 27.6 27.5 27.5 27.6 29.5 28.9 28.7 28.7 153.6 156.1 156.4 155.4

Florida .................................. 1,614.9 1,617.7 1,615.6 1,609.5 545.8 542.5 538.8 536.9 1,331.9 1,337.6 1,330.9 1,313.9

Georgia ................................ 885.2 900.0 900.0 899.3 232.8 228.9 229.0 229.0 559.5 566.4 567.0 568.1

Hawaii 3 ................................ 122.2 121.4 121.0 121.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho .................................... 132.6 131.6 131.6 131.9 32.4 32.2 32.2 32.2 82.1 81.6 82.2 82.1

Illinois .................................... 1,211.3 1,225.0 1,222.2 1,223.4 405.2 404.9 404.3 403.6 867.2 873.6 875.1 874.3

Indiana .................................. 588.3 586.4 583.9 584.7 139.3 138.3 138.2 138.4 288.6 289.7 288.4 289.0

Iowa ...................................... 309.0 309.9 309.4 308.7 102.1 103.4 103.7 104.0 119.9 122.2 122.3 122.1

Kansas .................................. 264.3 264.2 263.6 264.3 74.2 74.0 74.1 74.1 142.3 146.4 146.2 146.4

Kentucky ............................... 386.9 390.7 391.6 390.8 92.8 94.4 94.7 94.4 181.7 183.6 183.6 184.9

Louisiana .............................. 382.2 384.0 383.4 384.7 97.3 96.8 97.1 96.8 201.0 202.5 202.2 202.5

Maine .................................... 126.3 127.1 126.5 126.8 33.3 33.0 32.9 32.7 52.9 54.1 54.1 53.9

Maryland 3 ............................ 478.0 478.7 478.3 479.2 158.9 156.3 156.2 156.1 395.0 401.6 402.5 403.7

Massachusetts ...................... 570.3 570.4 568.6 569.1 225.7 224.0 224.3 224.1 478.6 484.2 487.3 488.3

Michigan ............................... 789.6 787.6 787.8 787.3 212.8 209.4 209.3 208.8 578.4 570.1 574.6 574.4

Minnesota ............................. 529.4 534.0 531.3 530.1 180.0 179.5 180.0 179.9 329.4 332.5 331.7 331.6

Mississippi ............................ 227.1 227.9 227.0 228.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 94.2 94.9 94.9 94.9

Missouri ............................... 551.0 549.5 550.2 548.9 166.9 165.9 166.1 165.7 335.9 343.0 342.0 340.5

Montana ................................ 91.9 93.6 93.8 93.4 21.8 21.7 21.8 21.9 40.3 41.8 41.9 42.1

Nebraska 3 ........................... 203.7 205.7 206.3 206.5 68.7 69.2 69.4 69.3 103.1 107.3 107.7 108.2

Nevada ................................. 231.0 236.8 237.3 237.6 65.8 63.8 63.3 63.1 159.2 155.4 156.2 153.3

New Hampshire .................... 142.0 142.8 141.9 142.4 38.5 38.4 38.6 38.7 64.8 67.0 67.4 67.5

New Jersey ........................... 873.8 877.3 874.2 875.2 277.0 269.3 269.2 269.2 604.7 609.0 609.5 608.9

New Mexico .......................... 144.4 145.7 146.8 147.1 35.3 35.6 35.4 35.3 108.6 108.0 108.8 109.3

New York .............................. 1,524.6 1,533.6 1,527.3 1,528.4 731.5 730.1 731.0 730.7 1,130.7 1,137.1 1,133.3 1,132.3

North Carolina ...................... 779.5 786.5 785.1 785.6 211.2 210.7 210.6 211.1 494.9 511.9 509.4 502.8

North Dakota ........................ 76.3 77.2 77.3 77.5 19.5 20.2 20.2 20.3 29.3 30.5 30.3 30.2

Ohio ...................................... 1,049.9 1,054.6 1,050.8 1,052.1 301.5 300.6 300.2 300.2 664.6 667.6 667.7 668.5

Oklahoma ............................. 290.9 291.1 290.3 291.8 83.4 84.3 84.2 83.9 180.5 181.4 181.6 179.7

Oregon ................................. 339.9 342.7 343.9 342.3 108.2 105.1 105.3 105.4 198.2 200.1 200.9 200.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,134.2 1,135.6 1,131.4 1,132.2 332.5 330.9 331.1 331.0 699.7 711.2 711.6 710.9

Rhode Island ........................ 80.0 79.0 78.9 78.4 35.5 34.2 34.1 33.7 56.6 55.1 54.5 54.0

South Carolina ...................... 375.1 380.1 378.1 376.1 105.9 107.7 106.6 107.0 225.1 230.9 228.2 227.8

South Dakota3 ...................... 81.2 82.9 82.8 81.8 30.7 30.7 31.3 31.7 27.0 28.7 27.9 28.4

Tennessee3 .......................... 611.2 613.6 612.7 612.6 144.2 143.0 142.7 143.3 319.5 319.7 319.2 318.7

Texas .................................... 2,099.8 2,120.6 2,128.9 2,136.7 642.8 644.7 646.1 647.1 1,281.9 1,329.1 1,329.7 1,329.9

Utah ...................................... 244.1 249.7 250.5 251.6 74.8 75.3 75.6 75.5 159.2 163.8 163.7 164.5

Vermont ................................ 59.3 59.3 59.2 58.8 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.3 22.2 22.2 22.3 22.3

Virginia .................................. 667.8 667.9 666.7 664.0 195.6 191.6 192.6 192.3 641.1 646.5 649.0 649.3

Washington ........................... 551.0 558.3 557.5 556.9 156.2 154.5 154.4 154.2 344.1 350.1 351.5 350.5

West Virginia ........................ 143.8 142.2 143.0 143.3 29.8 29.5 29.6 29.6 60.3 60.9 61.3 62.0

Wisconsin ............................. 548.8 545.5 545.3 544.9 162.9 162.5 162.7 162.8 276.0 278.8 279.4 279.9

Wyoming ............................... 54.9 56.9 57.1 57.1 11.2 11.6 11.6 11.6 18.3 18.4 18.7 18.7

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

Mar.

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Mar.

2008p Mar.2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Mar.

2008p Mar.2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Mar.

2008p

Alabama ............................... 207.4 209.1 209.3 209.3 173.7 174.4 175.1 174.8 375.3 378.6 379.2 379.5

Alaska ................................... 37.1 37.1 37.1 37.4 32.2 32.1 32.3 32.5 81.8 81.7 82.0 81.7

Arizona ................................. 301.0 309.2 311.1 312.8 272.7 273.1 273.8 273.3 416.5 436.6 433.5 434.5

Arkansas ............................... 153.1 155.7 156.4 156.7 98.4 100.4 100.8 100.7 210.0 211.8 212.0 212.4

California .............................. 1,655.2 1,684.6 1,696.9 1,702.3 1,549.4 1,561.9 1,565.7 1,568.3 2,484.6 2,527.7 2,529.6 2,531.5

Colorado ............................... 237.9 243.6 245.1 245.9 268.9 275.2 275.4 276.0 372.4 380.3 380.3 381.8

Connecticut ........................... 285.4 291.6 292.1 292.3 134.1 136.2 137.1 136.2 247.6 252.1 252.5 251.9

Delaware 3 ........................... 57.4 59.3 59.3 58.9 41.3 39.7 39.8 39.7 61.0 61.0 60.8 60.7

District of Columbia 3 ........... 98.4 100.2 100.6 100.9 54.7 54.8 55.0 54.3 230.7 233.5 233.6 233.1

Florida .................................. 998.9 1,027.3 1,031.1 1,034.0 927.9 934.5 938.9 945.4 1,120.0 1,138.3 1,141.9 1,144.4

Georgia ................................ 449.7 463.5 463.1 463.2 394.5 400.8 402.9 400.6 673.9 681.9 683.0 684.4

Hawaii 3 ................................ 72.6 73.8 74.3 74.2 110.1 109.1 109.3 109.5 122.0 123.7 122.9 124.0

Idaho .................................... 72.5 74.3 74.1 74.9 62.5 64.0 64.0 64.3 116.0 119.9 119.9 119.9

Illinois .................................... 774.9 788.3 788.7 788.8 529.5 527.6 529.2 529.4 848.2 851.9 855.0 853.8

Indiana .................................. 390.8 405.4 404.8 405.6 284.5 283.5 283.8 283.5 430.3 436.4 437.7 437.8

Iowa ...................................... 202.1 203.3 203.9 204.2 136.2 137.3 137.1 136.4 249.0 252.5 252.4 252.7

Kansas .................................. 169.9 171.0 171.3 172.3 115.8 115.1 114.7 115.3 257.3 258.8 260.3 260.7

Kentucky ............................... 240.4 241.7 241.3 240.8 171.7 176.1 174.9 174.1 321.0 328.0 328.4 328.9

Louisiana .............................. 243.9 250.2 251.2 252.2 193.4 199.3 199.5 199.1 355.6 363.9 364.0 362.7

Maine .................................... 115.9 116.8 117.0 116.8 60.4 61.2 61.4 60.9 104.0 104.0 103.6 104.2

Maryland 3 ............................ 371.4 379.3 380.1 381.1 233.3 238.2 238.7 239.5 477.2 480.9 482.7 483.8

Massachusetts ...................... 617.7 633.0 633.0 632.6 302.6 303.7 304.0 305.2 431.5 435.7 435.2 435.8

Michigan ............................... 590.6 601.9 603.7 603.6 405.1 404.4 402.2 401.8 660.0 650.6 649.4 646.8

Minnesota ............................. 422.1 433.3 433.8 436.1 247.2 248.7 248.8 250.1 413.1 416.7 417.2 418.6

Mississippi ............................ 124.9 127.1 127.3 127.6 124.8 126.5 127.1 127.4 242.5 245.8 246.0 246.4

Missouri ............................... 382.5 386.3 387.6 387.7 282.6 282.1 282.5 282.0 437.9 441.8 441.3 440.7

Montana ................................ 58.5 59.8 60.0 60.3 57.5 59.0 59.5 59.3 87.5 86.1 86.4 86.5

Nebraska 3 ........................... 131.8 133.0 134.7 134.8 81.7 82.6 82.8 82.9 163.2 165.0 163.9 163.4

Nevada ................................. 91.1 94.5 94.8 94.6 339.9 341.4 340.5 339.7 155.4 159.0 159.5 159.5

New Hampshire .................... 102.4 104.3 105.5 105.8 64.2 64.0 63.9 63.8 92.9 96.6 94.6 95.4

New Jersey ........................... 578.2 586.5 587.9 587.9 338.8 339.3 340.1 341.4 648.3 648.5 648.9 649.6

New Mexico .......................... 110.6 112.5 113.7 114.6 88.0 88.6 88.7 89.0 194.7 194.9 195.3 195.8

New York .............................. 1,593.1 1,628.0 1,631.3 1,632.1 695.9 704.9 708.9 708.7 1,497.8 1,510.1 1,511.0 1,511.9

North Carolina ...................... 508.8 523.0 525.0 527.2 392.4 399.6 400.9 399.5 691.0 702.2 702.5 703.8

North Dakota ........................ 50.4 51.4 51.4 51.7 32.7 33.8 33.6 33.4 75.4 75.7 75.3 75.1

Ohio ...................................... 785.6 800.6 798.2 800.4 502.2 499.7 498.7 499.5 797.5 796.3 795.5 796.7

Oklahoma ............................. 190.5 195.3 195.8 196.2 139.9 142.5 142.6 142.4 322.7 319.8 320.6 321.1

Oregon ................................. 210.0 218.6 216.5 217.8 170.8 175.7 176.3 175.6 287.8 292.6 294.1 295.2

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,068.4 1,084.5 1,085.7 1,086.1 499.8 504.9 505.6 504.9 744.7 744.1 742.7 742.3

Rhode Island ........................ 98.9 100.2 100.6 100.2 51.3 51.2 51.0 50.8 64.5 64.6 64.4 64.2

South Carolina ...................... 199.0 205.6 205.0 204.5 216.4 218.7 219.2 220.0 335.2 341.3 340.9 341.0

South Dakota3 ...................... 59.4 61.2 60.9 61.0 43.2 43.0 43.5 43.8 75.4 75.4 75.7 75.6

Tennessee3 .......................... 347.9 354.7 355.7 355.9 275.7 278.0 278.3 278.7 419.5 424.2 422.0 420.7

Texas .................................... 1,244.5 1,275.1 1,278.4 1,280.6 967.7 1,000.4 1,004.7 1,009.0 1,724.6 1,735.5 1,734.8 1,735.9

Utah ...................................... 138.0 143.2 143.6 144.0 112.4 115.2 115.7 116.3 205.6 207.2 208.0 208.6

Vermont ................................ 56.2 57.0 57.4 57.4 32.8 32.5 32.7 33.1 54.0 54.2 54.1 54.1

Virginia .................................. 413.5 421.4 422.1 423.3 344.4 350.1 350.6 348.7 682.3 690.2 692.0 692.8

Washington ........................... 344.2 353.4 354.8 354.4 277.8 287.4 289.2 288.4 528.5 538.3 539.3 538.3

West Virginia ........................ 112.9 114.5 115.5 115.5 70.9 71.6 72.7 73.5 145.3 144.9 144.7 144.3

Wisconsin ............................. 397.0 401.9 404.6 406.0 262.0 256.9 256.3 256.7 413.9 418.0 416.5 418.4

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 33.6 34.1 34.6 34.5 66.5 67.2 67.8 68.0

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

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

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

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

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

from 2007 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. Data reflect

the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification

System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by

industry, replacing NAICS 2002. See http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm. for more

details.
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

February March February March February March February March

2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p

Alabama ................... 1,987.3 2,004.2 2,004.4 2,015.6 13.0 12.7 13.1 12.7 110.7 112.9 113.2 114.8 297.9 291.8 297.6 291.8

Alaska ....................... 303.0 304.7 305.8 307.2 13.2 14.3 13.3 14.3 14.8 13.5 14.9 13.8 11.7 11.6 11.8 11.8

Arizona ..................... 2,668.5 2,669.3 2,686.3 2,678.8 10.5 12.3 10.7 12.3 227.6 204.5 228.5 203.7 183.8 179.8 183.5 179.6

Arkansas ................... 1,193.3 1,198.2 1,207.8 1,207.2 8.7 10.1 9.0 10.2 53.6 53.2 56.4 54.2 191.6 184.4 191.5 184.3

California .................. 15,047.2 15,066.1 15,151.5 15,134.9 24.8 24.8 24.6 24.7 879.9 808.5 894.0 808.7 1,461.3 1,435.3 1,464.4 1,439.9

Colorado ................... 2,280.5 2,327.2 2,306.3 2,344.8 23.6 26.8 23.9 27.3 154.4 155.0 160.5 158.6 145.6 143.3 146.1 142.7

Connecticut ............... 1,668.4 1,681.0 1,671.9 1,683.4 .6 .6 .6 .6 60.7 61.1 62.4 62.6 191.7 189.7 191.8 189.6

Delaware ................. 425.1 428.0 430.4 431.3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 26.0 26.0 26.8 26.3 33.0 34.0 33.3 33.7

District of Columbia .. 690.3 697.6 693.1 698.7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12.0 12.2 12.1 12.2 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6

Florida ....................... 8,077.4 8,041.3 8,141.6 8,063.7 6.8 6.4 6.7 6.4 621.2 546.4 625.3 540.3 395.7 374.1 395.5 373.3

Georgia ..................... 4,114.8 4,151.1 4,130.9 4,161.3 12.1 11.8 12.1 11.8 220.2 218.4 221.3 217.9 436.2 423.5 434.4 422.9

Hawaii ...................... 623.0 627.6 626.6 630.8 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 37.9 39.7 38.1 39.9 15.4 15.1 15.4 15.2

Idaho ........................ 635.5 638.8 642.3 643.2 4.0 4.3 3.8 4.0 47.8 45.0 49.4 45.3 66.2 63.0 66.2 62.5

Illinois ........................ 5,845.5 5,885.2 5,903.2 5,924.5 9.7 9.2 10.0 9.5 233.6 233.4 249.8 244.3 675.3 672.1 676.8 671.5

Indiana ...................... 2,924.6 2,948.8 2,965.4 2,966.5 6.7 6.6 6.9 6.8 132.4 133.0 142.1 137.6 549.1 540.2 551.4 537.1

Iowa .......................... 1,485.7 1,497.2 1,496.4 1,508.1 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.7 60.7 61.4 63.4 63.9 226.9 227.8 227.5 228.8

Kansas ...................... 1,351.9 1,371.1 1,372.9 1,382.8 8.9 9.1 9.0 9.2 57.8 60.4 62.5 62.1 183.5 186.2 184.7 186.6

Kentucky ................... 1,830.9 1,855.5 1,849.8 1,870.1 22.2 21.9 22.4 21.8 75.5 80.6 80.9 82.5 258.4 249.9 255.2 252.6

Louisiana .................. 1,895.4 1,935.3 1,915.5 1,945.8 49.8 51.0 50.0 51.4 130.5 136.0 132.7 137.1 155.2 157.4 156.0 157.6

Maine ........................ 596.2 597.1 599.1 599.3 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 26.9 26.3 27.4 26.6 57.9 57.1 58.2 57.2

Maryland ................... 2,552.7 2,585.5 2,586.3 2,611.2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 180.2 182.1 186.0 184.3 131.8 130.2 132.1 129.9

Massachusetts .......... 3,206.1 3,233.2 3,221.1 3,248.6 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 121.5 121.0 123.8 123.6 296.6 292.1 295.8 292.2

Michigan ................... 4,213.0 4,160.7 4,234.0 4,161.6 7.2 6.7 7.0 6.6 145.2 135.6 149.7 137.1 629.9 593.8 628.3 580.5

Minnesota ................. 2,711.9 2,725.4 2,722.2 2,739.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 104.0 97.6 106.5 99.8 337.0 334.4 337.3 337.0

Mississippi ................ 1,144.5 1,150.6 1,148.3 1,157.7 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.5 56.6 56.5 58.4 57.8 172.3 166.4 167.2 166.0

Missouri ................... 2,741.7 2,759.3 2,785.3 2,778.4 5.0 5.7 5.2 5.8 133.1 138.4 143.4 141.8 302.3 292.4 303.1 288.9

Montana .................... 430.2 438.1 436.4 442.2 8.1 8.4 8.3 8.6 27.6 29.2 29.1 30.1 20.2 20.0 20.3 20.2

Nebraska .................. 940.7 958.5 947.4 963.3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 44.0 46.3 46.2 47.5 100.4 100.7 100.4 100.9

Nevada ..................... 1,283.1 1,284.8 1,290.7 1,286.8 11.7 12.2 11.9 12.2 132.0 123.1 134.7 122.8 49.8 50.7 50.3 50.9

New Hampshire ........ 633.9 642.2 635.8 645.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 24.6 24.8 24.8 25.3 77.3 77.3 77.6 77.3

New Jersey ............... 3,989.4 4,003.2 4,020.6 4,029.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 155.4 154.5 160.7 157.7 313.5 306.4 313.5 307.0

New Mexico .............. 833.9 839.7 842.3 847.6 19.0 19.3 19.1 19.3 56.8 56.1 58.1 57.6 37.3 34.8 37.2 34.9

New York .................. 8,571.5 8,650.6 8,627.9 8,698.2 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.5 310.5 316.8 318.8 325.1 553.5 538.0 554.7 538.6

North Carolina .......... 4,076.8 4,141.6 4,117.2 4,162.8 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 247.0 250.8 252.0 251.5 543.9 528.5 542.5 527.6

North Dakota ............ 349.6 356.3 352.6 358.6 4.7 5.1 4.8 5.2 15.3 16.0 16.1 16.7 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6

Ohio .......................... 5,321.0 5,325.1 5,369.0 5,361.6 11.0 11.5 11.2 11.7 195.6 197.5 206.1 203.9 775.6 762.2 776.4 757.0

Oklahoma ................. 1,543.8 1,569.7 1,565.2 1,580.9 44.2 50.0 44.8 50.5 67.7 71.6 70.2 72.8 149.3 150.4 150.3 150.3

Oregon ...................... 1,704.5 1,721.4 1,717.7 1,728.1 8.9 8.2 8.9 7.7 98.9 93.7 100.5 93.7 203.4 198.9 203.5 197.9

Pennsylvania ............ 5,690.8 5,722.3 5,742.4 5,756.7 19.8 20.4 20.2 20.7 232.9 235.5 244.0 242.6 653.6 640.7 658.2 642.0

Rhode Island ............ 483.5 477.6 485.9 477.0 .2 .2 .2 .2 19.9 18.4 20.4 18.9 51.5 49.2 51.3 48.6

South Carolina .......... 1,916.2 1,934.7 1,939.6 1,949.6 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.5 124.4 121.3 126.7 120.8 250.7 247.2 251.4 247.3

South Dakota ............ 392.8 400.6 396.4 403.2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 19.0 19.7 20.0 20.6 41.6 41.8 41.9 42.2

Tennessee ................ 2,753.7 2,763.4 2,784.0 2,783.2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 130.1 133.3 135.0 135.8 387.3 373.0 387.1 373.6

Texas ........................ 10,206.6 10,446.3 10,301.8 10,511.0 199.3 215.0 201.4 216.8 622.2 645.0 635.2 650.2 929.0 928.8 930.3 929.6

Utah .......................... 1,226.7 1,255.5 1,238.5 1,265.0 10.6 11.2 10.8 11.3 96.5 95.7 99.3 97.2 125.7 128.7 126.6 129.2

Vermont .................... 306.8 307.2 306.4 306.8 .8 .8 .8 .8 14.2 13.5 14.4 13.7 35.8 35.5 35.7 35.3

Virginia ...................... 3,705.7 3,724.7 3,737.1 3,748.5 11.2 10.6 11.4 10.7 233.3 229.8 237.6 232.5 280.6 271.2 280.8 271.3

Washington ............... 2,873.7 2,927.1 2,891.4 2,940.4 7.9 7.9 7.6 7.9 194.4 196.3 199.6 199.8 288.1 293.5 287.3 294.1

West Virginia ............ 741.5 745.3 752.0 753.6 27.9 28.4 27.9 28.5 34.2 33.4 37.2 35.2 58.9 57.5 59.2 57.3

Wisconsin ................. 2,810.0 2,812.2 2,830.0 2,825.1 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.0 107.9 105.5 113.0 107.8 496.3 487.0 495.9 487.3

Wyoming ................... 276.9 285.8 280.3 287.8 26.9 27.4 26.8 27.3 22.4 24.3 23.6 24.9 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.0

Puerto Rico ............... 1,025.1 1,011.9 1,030.0 1,013.9 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 67.6 66.9 66.8 67.9 107.2 103.0 106.7 103.1

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

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

(In thousands)

State 

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

February March February March February March February March

2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p

Alabama ................... 387.5 394.5 391.8 396.7 28.1 28.6 28.2 28.7 99.1 99.8 99.7 100.1 218.1 222.3 221.1 224.1

Alaska ....................... 59.8 60.7 60.4 61.1 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 14.6 14.5 14.7 14.5 23.7 24.1 23.9 24.3

Arizona ..................... 520.8 523.7 523.2 524.3 42.4 42.5 42.3 42.3 185.9 179.3 186.5 179.3 399.3 398.5 403.9 401.8

Arkansas ................... 245.9 245.9 250.3 248.5 19.6 19.9 19.6 19.9 52.4 53.3 52.6 53.5 115.1 117.3 116.6 117.7

California .................. 2,871.3 2,878.6 2,878.1 2,880.4 471.2 462.1 473.5 468.8 920.6 879.8 922.3 879.3 2,240.2 2,270.6 2,255.9 2,278.3

Colorado ................... 419.7 428.4 422.3 430.4 75.0 75.3 75.0 75.0 160.1 157.7 160.4 158.0 334.0 343.3 338.8 347.0

Connecticut ............... 305.3 306.0 306.6 307.2 37.9 39.4 37.7 38.8 144.4 142.2 144.1 142.1 200.4 200.1 201.6 201.4

Delaware ................. 80.6 81.0 81.1 81.4 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.8 44.9 45.5 44.9 45.7 58.5 58.0 59.4 58.6

District of Columbia .. 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.4 22.5 21.3 22.4 21.2 29.7 28.5 29.7 28.6 152.3 155.0 152.8 154.7

Florida ....................... 1,603.8 1,609.1 1,612.6 1,609.5 161.2 160.4 161.8 160.3 544.1 536.2 546.1 536.2 1,334.7 1,328.1 1,345.8 1,321.4

Georgia ..................... 874.8 887.6 877.1 889.6 114.7 114.6 114.8 114.7 232.1 227.9 232.0 227.9 552.9 562.4 558.3 565.2

Hawaii ...................... 120.3 120.6 121.4 120.2 11.0 10.5 10.9 10.7 30.0 29.9 30.2 30.0 75.7 76.9 76.0 77.3

Idaho ........................ 128.6 128.2 130.1 129.4 10.6 10.9 10.7 11.0 31.9 31.6 32.0 31.7 78.8 78.8 80.2 79.6

Illinois ........................ 1,185.7 1,198.3 1,196.3 1,205.9 115.7 116.4 115.7 116.5 402.8 401.0 402.8 401.1 837.5 845.3 847.2 854.5

Indiana ...................... 572.5 575.0 579.9 578.5 39.6 40.5 39.5 40.5 137.8 137.2 138.1 137.6 276.8 280.2 283.5 283.1

Iowa .......................... 302.5 302.6 304.1 304.1 33.5 32.9 33.7 32.9 101.2 103.0 101.6 103.4 117.1 119.2 117.7 120.2

Kansas ...................... 257.7 259.4 261.5 261.5 41.2 40.7 41.3 40.7 73.3 73.6 73.9 73.8 139.5 142.9 141.3 144.6

Kentucky ................... 378.2 384.6 383.2 387.4 29.5 30.3 29.6 29.8 92.3 94.0 92.4 94.1 177.0 179.0 179.6 182.0

Louisiana .................. 377.9 381.9 382.4 385.7 27.5 26.6 29.6 26.8 98.0 96.7 97.1 96.8 199.7 201.5 201.7 203.0

Maine ........................ 120.7 121.3 121.1 121.5 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.2 33.0 32.6 33.0 32.5 51.0 52.1 51.3 52.3

Maryland ................... 467.3 468.2 471.8 472.2 49.7 50.7 50.5 50.9 158.0 155.0 158.3 155.2 386.2 393.1 391.8 398.8

Massachusetts .......... 557.2 556.8 558.8 558.4 86.7 89.3 87.6 89.7 223.8 222.6 223.8 222.4 463.8 472.5 467.2 476.0

Michigan ................... 770.1 768.6 772.1 771.7 65.6 65.2 65.3 64.8 211.1 207.4 210.9 207.1 563.2 557.8 563.6 558.3

Minnesota ................. 518.8 520.6 519.3 520.8 57.9 58.5 58.2 58.3 179.2 179.5 179.3 180.1 321.1 321.2 323.2 322.5

Mississippi ................ 223.3 225.6 226.1 228.3 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.1 46.7 46.6 46.8 46.7 94.3 94.5 95.4 95.2

Missouri ................... 538.4 540.7 546.0 544.1 62.4 64.3 62.9 64.4 164.9 164.9 165.6 164.8 328.9 335.3 334.8 337.5

Montana .................... 89.4 91.0 90.2 91.4 7.5 7.7 7.5 7.7 21.4 21.6 21.6 21.7 38.5 40.3 39.3 40.7

Nebraska .................. 199.9 203.7 201.1 204.8 19.1 19.0 19.1 19.0 68.2 69.4 68.4 69.2 101.2 106.1 102.0 106.8

Nevada ..................... 227.5 234.9 228.8 235.8 15.8 15.5 15.6 15.5 65.1 62.9 65.5 62.9 161.1 155.3 159.4 153.3

New Hampshire ........ 138.1 138.5 138.6 139.0 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.3 38.1 38.4 38.2 38.5 63.2 65.7 63.1 65.9

New Jersey ............... 857.7 858.6 860.6 862.4 97.1 97.2 97.5 97.3 274.3 267.4 274.3 267.5 585.3 593.5 594.0 600.6

New Mexico .............. 141.8 144.1 143.2 145.2 15.5 15.8 15.8 16.3 35.0 35.2 35.3 35.2 107.6 107.5 108.3 108.0

New York .................. 1,489.6 1,498.0 1,496.6 1,503.0 261.9 265.7 262.3 266.2 724.4 725.8 726.4 726.3 1,104.8 1,108.5 1,116.4 1,114.3

North Carolina .......... 761.8 769.6 770.5 776.3 72.6 72.8 72.4 72.6 207.7 207.8 209.1 208.8 484.4 502.1 490.1 498.9

North Dakota ............ 75.0 75.9 75.1 76.3 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.6 19.4 20.0 19.5 20.1 28.3 29.7 28.8 29.6

Ohio .......................... 1,024.8 1,029.0 1,033.8 1,036.1 87.4 86.7 87.0 86.4 301.2 298.4 300.0 298.2 646.7 650.2 653.4 657.6

Oklahoma ................. 282.6 286.4 288.3 289.4 29.0 28.8 28.6 28.8 83.3 83.7 83.5 83.7 176.4 177.9 179.7 178.9

Oregon ...................... 332.3 336.3 333.8 336.8 35.3 36.1 35.8 36.0 106.5 104.3 107.1 104.4 193.0 195.7 195.3 197.4

Pennsylvania ............ 1,111.1 1,111.9 1,119.8 1,117.7 106.5 106.1 106.4 105.9 330.4 328.5 330.6 329.1 681.6 696.6 688.1 702.0

Rhode Island ............ 78.0 77.0 78.2 76.8 10.4 10.9 10.5 10.8 35.3 34.0 35.2 33.6 54.0 52.3 54.3 52.2

South Carolina .......... 368.4 373.8 373.9 375.4 27.2 27.5 27.4 27.6 104.1 106.3 105.0 106.6 222.6 222.8 224.2 224.7

South Dakota ............ 78.7 80.6 79.5 80.0 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.1 30.4 31.2 30.7 31.8 26.4 27.7 26.6 27.9

Tennessee ................ 600.6 603.7 607.1 608.1 49.3 49.4 49.2 49.2 142.8 141.9 143.8 142.6 312.6 314.0 316.0 315.9

Texas ........................ 2,064.6 2,103.8 2,085.0 2,121.3 220.7 220.3 220.7 221.0 636.8 643.1 639.8 644.9 1,263.1 1,316.0 1,276.9 1,323.3

Utah .......................... 239.9 246.8 241.8 248.6 32.0 31.1 32.2 31.7 74.4 75.4 74.6 75.1 154.5 160.0 156.4 161.5

Vermont .................... 58.4 58.1 58.0 57.7 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.0 13.1 13.0 13.2 13.2 21.3 21.5 21.6 21.7

Virginia ...................... 654.2 654.6 658.5 656.1 91.3 89.5 90.7 90.1 193.9 190.6 194.7 191.1 631.9 641.5 638.2 646.2

Washington ............... 539.1 545.6 541.9 547.0 101.3 103.5 101.0 103.8 154.5 152.9 155.2 153.1 335.6 344.3 339.9 346.3

West Virginia ............ 140.1 139.8 141.6 141.1 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.3 29.5 29.4 29.6 29.6 58.8 60.6 59.7 61.5

Wisconsin ................. 533.5 531.8 536.3 533.2 49.5 49.6 49.4 49.6 161.9 161.8 161.5 161.9 267.2 270.0 269.2 271.0

Wyoming ................... 53.2 55.3 53.8 55.7 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 11.0 11.5 11.1 11.5 17.1 17.6 17.5 18.1

Puerto Rico ............... 181.2 177.7 182.1 176.3 22.4 22.0 22.6 22.1 48.3 48.3 48.4 48.3 108.6 103.9 109.2 103.6

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

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

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

February March February March February March February March

2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2008 2007 2008p

Alabama ................... 206.6 209.1 207.5 209.3 169.2 170.3 172.9 173.7 80.5 80.1 81.4 80.5 376.6 382.1 377.9 383.2

Alaska ....................... 37.1 37.0 37.3 37.5 27.3 27.8 27.9 28.4 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.5 82.5 83.0 83.2 83.1

Arizona ..................... 301.1 311.9 302.8 313.8 272.9 275.3 278.4 279.0 98.6 97.5 99.6 98.1 425.6 444.0 426.9 444.6

Arkansas ................... 153.0 156.5 153.9 157.3 94.9 97.1 97.8 99.7 44.9 45.1 45.5 45.5 213.6 215.4 214.6 216.4

California .................. 1,657.7 1,705.3 1,672.0 1,714.3 1,514.2 1,537.3 1,534.7 1,552.9 507.2 512.9 510.8 517.2 2,498.8 2,550.9 2,521.2 2,570.4

Colorado ................... 236.8 245.6 238.4 246.3 264.7 273.8 270.0 277.7 91.9 94.0 92.9 94.7 374.7 384.0 378.0 387.1

Connecticut ............... 286.6 294.0 285.2 292.1 125.2 128.0 126.5 129.2 63.2 63.2 63.6 63.6 252.4 256.7 251.8 256.2

Delaware ................. 57.1 59.2 57.4 59.2 37.0 36.2 38.0 36.9 20.1 20.5 20.3 20.6 61.1 60.9 62.4 62.1

District of Columbia .. 101.6 103.9 102.4 104.2 52.8 53.5 54.5 54.3 61.6 63.7 61.9 64.0 228.9 230.6 228.2 230.5

Florida ....................... 997.9 1,030.8 1,003.2 1,035.6 934.6 946.9 957.2 969.6 342.3 343.5 346.8 348.4 1,135.1 1,159.4 1,140.6 1,162.7

Georgia ..................... 450.0 463.1 449.1 463.1 383.7 391.8 391.6 396.7 158.6 160.5 159.0 160.3 679.5 689.5 681.2 691.2

Hawaii ...................... 72.7 74.1 72.9 74.4 109.6 109.1 110.4 109.4 26.2 26.8 26.4 26.9 124.2 124.9 124.9 126.8

Idaho ........................ 72.5 74.6 72.8 75.4 59.4 61.6 60.7 62.6 18.9 19.4 19.2 19.6 116.8 121.4 117.2 122.1

Illinois ........................ 773.8 788.0 777.4 789.6 499.2 501.2 509.4 509.3 255.4 257.7 258.4 258.0 856.8 862.6 859.4 864.3

Indiana ...................... 391.4 406.7 393.6 408.7 268.1 270.5 275.1 274.4 109.6 111.4 111.3 112.4 440.6 447.5 444.0 449.8

Iowa .......................... 204.1 206.3 205.5 207.3 127.9 128.7 130.2 130.8 56.4 57.2 57.1 57.7 253.7 256.4 253.6 257.3

Kansas ...................... 168.8 171.9 170.1 172.5 109.8 110.8 113.0 112.9 51.3 51.7 52.2 52.0 260.1 264.4 263.4 266.9

Kentucky ................... 239.5 241.1 240.5 240.9 161.7 167.2 166.9 170.1 74.6 76.1 75.5 76.3 322.0 330.8 323.6 332.6

Louisiana .................. 243.1 252.4 244.6 253.7 188.7 196.4 193.2 198.4 67.8 68.3 68.7 68.6 357.2 367.1 359.5 366.7

Maine ........................ 116.5 117.4 116.6 117.4 50.3 50.5 50.8 51.0 19.3 19.4 19.4 19.5 106.3 106.3 107.0 107.3

Maryland ................... 370.1 380.5 372.8 382.0 214.7 221.2 221.4 227.4 116.2 117.8 117.4 119.0 478.5 486.7 484.2 491.5

Massachusetts .......... 623.1 638.6 624.7 640.4 276.0 278.1 279.8 282.5 116.4 116.1 117.4 116.3 439.7 444.7 440.8 445.7

Michigan ................... 591.3 603.4 594.2 605.4 377.8 377.0 384.6 382.1 173.7 173.6 175.3 174.9 677.9 671.6 683.0 673.1

Minnesota ................. 421.1 434.1 422.9 437.4 231.9 234.3 234.0 237.1 114.8 113.6 116.3 115.0 420.5 426.0 419.6 426.1

Mississippi ................ 125.1 128.0 125.9 128.4 121.9 124.6 123.6 126.7 37.1 37.8 37.4 37.9 244.6 248.0 244.8 248.1

Missouri ................... 381.2 386.8 383.2 387.9 260.1 262.8 271.7 271.3 119.0 118.0 120.3 119.1 446.4 450.0 449.1 452.8

Montana .................... 58.7 60.2 59.0 60.5 54.0 56.0 54.9 56.8 16.8 16.9 17.2 17.1 88.0 86.8 89.0 87.4

Nebraska .................. 131.9 134.4 132.1 134.8 77.8 79.5 79.2 80.7 34.3 34.6 34.7 34.9 163.9 164.8 164.2 164.7

Nevada ..................... 91.2 94.8 91.6 95.0 335.7 337.1 338.4 338.6 35.3 36.2 36.0 36.7 157.9 162.1 158.5 163.1

New Hampshire ........ 102.5 105.9 102.9 106.3 59.1 59.0 59.2 59.2 21.4 21.9 21.6 21.8 96.4 97.5 96.7 98.4

New Jersey ............... 575.6 587.4 580.1 589.9 312.8 316.0 318.2 321.6 159.6 162.8 160.3 163.7 656.6 657.9 659.8 660.2

New Mexico .............. 110.9 114.8 111.8 115.8 85.3 85.5 86.9 87.3 28.7 28.8 28.9 29.1 196.0 197.8 197.7 198.9

New York .................. 1,605.0 1,643.9 1,616.0 1,653.3 649.8 664.5 659.8 673.7 357.7 362.6 360.3 365.7 1,509.0 1,521.6 1,511.1 1,526.5

North Carolina .......... 505.3 524.4 509.1 527.7 370.8 380.7 381.0 387.6 175.9 183.7 177.8 185.4 700.5 714.3 705.7 719.4

North Dakota ............ 50.1 51.4 50.3 51.6 31.1 32.0 31.7 32.4 15.0 15.4 15.2 15.5 77.8 77.9 78.0 78.0

Ohio .......................... 785.2 800.9 789.5 804.4 466.4 463.9 478.4 476.0 219.4 218.0 221.9 219.7 807.7 806.8 811.3 810.6

Oklahoma ................. 188.6 195.9 190.0 196.8 134.2 137.9 138.9 140.7 62.1 63.2 62.7 63.3 326.4 323.9 328.2 325.7

Oregon ...................... 211.3 219.1 212.4 220.8 163.2 169.9 166.2 171.4 59.6 59.3 60.0 59.7 292.1 299.9 294.2 302.3

Pennsylvania ............ 1,076.0 1,097.9 1,081.2 1,099.2 464.8 471.0 474.9 479.5 252.8 254.1 254.4 256.1 761.3 759.6 764.6 761.9

Rhode Island ............ 100.1 101.9 101.0 102.2 46.0 45.9 46.7 46.0 22.7 22.7 22.8 22.5 65.4 65.1 65.3 65.2

South Carolina .......... 198.1 205.5 199.1 206.0 203.0 207.7 211.3 215.9 73.8 72.8 74.4 73.7 339.2 345.3 341.5 347.1

South Dakota ............ 59.1 61.1 59.5 61.4 39.1 39.4 39.7 40.2 15.6 15.7 15.7 15.8 75.8 76.3 75.8 76.2

Tennessee ................ 345.7 354.5 347.4 355.8 260.5 265.1 268.9 271.7 102.3 102.2 104.2 103.2 422.5 426.3 425.3 427.3

Texas ........................ 1,237.0 1,277.1 1,245.2 1,281.8 937.3 981.5 960.9 1,000.9 348.5 354.2 351.9 356.3 1,748.1 1,761.5 1,754.5 1,764.9

Utah .......................... 139.1 145.1 139.8 145.7 111.2 114.8 113.3 116.9 34.8 35.7 35.0 35.9 208.0 211.0 208.7 211.9

Vermont .................... 56.3 57.6 56.4 57.7 34.8 34.9 34.2 34.3 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 56.4 56.5 56.4 56.6

Virginia ...................... 414.9 426.2 417.7 428.3 323.9 329.2 333.7 336.3 182.7 185.6 184.5 186.5 687.8 695.9 689.3 699.4

Washington ............... 344.7 355.4 346.9 356.6 266.7 277.6 270.5 280.2 103.8 104.9 104.7 105.7 537.6 545.2 536.8 545.9

West Virginia ............ 112.7 115.7 113.5 116.2 66.9 69.0 69.0 70.7 55.4 55.5 55.7 56.0 145.8 144.7 147.4 146.2

Wisconsin ................. 395.4 404.4 396.4 406.0 242.8 239.3 246.0 242.2 135.5 135.5 136.5 135.9 416.8 424.3 422.5 427.2

Wyoming ................... 22.9 23.8 23.0 23.6 31.0 31.6 31.3 31.8 11.4 11.8 11.6 11.7 66.9 68.5 67.4 69.2

Puerto Rico ............... 104.7 104.9 106.9 106.9 71.8 73.5 72.6 72.5 18.1 18.2 18.5 18.0 295.2 293.5 296.2 295.2

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

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

from 2007 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. Data reflect the

conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry,

replacing NAICS 2002. For more details, see http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm.
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ALA.

VT.

N.H.

MAINE#

MASS.

#

CONN.

# N.J.

# DEL.

#

MD.

#

R.I.

D.C.

West

North Central Mountain

East

North Central

Middle

Atlantic

New England

South

Atlantic

East

South Central

West

South Central

Pacific

WASH.

ORE.

NEV.

CALIF.

IDAHO

MONT.

WYO.

UTAH

COLO.

N.D.

S.D.

NEB.

KAN.

ARIZ.

N.M.

TEXAS

OKLA.

ARK.

LA.

MISS.

TENN.

MO.

ILL.

MINN.

IOWA

WIS.

MICH.

IND. OHIO

KY.

N.Y.

PA.

W.VA.

VA.

N.C.

S.C.

GA.

FLA.

ALA.

VT.

N.H.

MAINE#

MASS.

#

CONN.

# N.J.

# DEL.

#

MD.

(U.S. rate = 5.1 percent)

Chart 1. Unemployment rates by state, seasonally adjusted,March 2008

6.0% or higher5.0% - 5.9%4.0% - 4.9%3.0% - 3.9%2.9% or lower

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