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STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT — SEPTEMBER 2021

Unemployment rates were lower in September in 27 states and the District of Columbia, higher in 1 

state, and stable in 22 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-eight states and 

the District had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier and two states were little changed. The national 

unemployment rate, 4.8 percent, fell by 0.4 percentage point over the month and was 3.0 points lower

than in September 2020.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 11 states, decreased in 3 states, and was essentially 

unchanged in 36 states and the District of Columbia in September 2021. Over the year, 47 states and the 

District added nonfarm payroll jobs and 3 states were essentially unchanged.

This news release presents statistics from two monthly programs. The civilian labor force and 

unemployment data are modeled based largely on a survey of households. These data pertain to 

individuals by where they reside. The employment data are from an establishment survey that measures 

nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. These data pertain to jobs on payrolls defined by 

where the establishments are located. For more information about the concepts and statistical 

methodologies used by these two programs, see the Technical Note.

Unemployment

California and Nevada had the highest unemployment rates in September, 7.5 percent each. Nebraska 

and Utah had the lowest jobless rates, 2.0 percent and 2.4 percent, respectively. The rates in Georgia 

(3.2 percent) and Nebraska (2.0 percent) set new series lows. (All state series begin in 1976.) In total, 19

states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 4.8 percent, 16 states and the District of 

Columbia had higher rates, and 15 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the 

nation. (See tables A and 1 and map 1.)

In September, Rhode Island had the largest over-the-month unemployment rate decrease (-0.6

percentage point), closely followed by Arizona (-0.5 point). The next largest rate declines were in 

Connecticut, Hawaii, Louisiana, and Wyoming (-0.4 percentage point each). Massachusetts had the only 

jobless rate increase (+0.2 percentage point). Twenty-two states had jobless rates that were not notably 

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

as the significant changes. (See table B.)
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The largest unemployment rate decrease from September 2020 occurred in Hawaii (-8.2 percentage 

points). The next largest over-the-year jobless rate decreases were in Rhode Island (-5.7 percentage 

points) and Nevada (-5.5 points), with another 11 states experiencing declines of 3.0 points or more.

(See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 11 states, decreased in 3 states, and was essentially 

unchanged in 36 states and the District of Columbia in September 2021. The largest job gains occurred 

in Texas (+95,800), Florida (+84,500), and California (+47,400). The largest percentage increase

occurred in Florida (+1.0 percent), followed by Oklahoma and Texas (+0.8 percent each). Employment 

decreased in Louisiana (-29,600, or -1.6 percent), Idaho (-4,400, or -0.6 percent), and Vermont (-2,900, 

or -1.0 percent). (See tables D and 3.)

Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 47 states and District of Columbia and was

essentially unchanged in 3 states. The largest job increases occurred in California (+795,800), Texas 

(+711,500), and Florida (+405,900). The largest percentage increases occurred in Hawaii (+12.9 

percent), Nevada (+6.6 percent), and Texas (+5.9 percent). (See table E and map 2.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for September is scheduled 

to be released on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The State Employment and 

Unemployment news release for October is scheduled to be released on Friday, November 19, 

2021, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on September 2021

Establishment and Household Survey Data

Data collection for both surveys was affected by the pandemic. In the establishment survey, more data 

continued to be collected by web than in months prior to the pandemic. In the household survey, for the 

safety of both interviewers and respondents, in-person interviews were conducted only when telephone 

interviews could not be done.

For information on the modifications made to the Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimation and 

methodological procedures due to the impact of COVID-19, see www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbd.htm.

For the September 2021 estimates of household employment and unemployment from the Local Area 

Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, BLS continued to implement level-shift outliers in the 

employment and/or unemployment inputs to the models, based on statistical evaluation of movements in 

each area's inputs. These level shifts preserved movements in the published estimates that the models 

otherwise would have discounted, without requiring changes to how the models create estimates at other 

points in the time series.

The "Frequently asked questions" document at www.bls.gov/covid19/employment-situation-covid19-

faq-september-2021.htm extensively discusses the impact of a misclassification in the household survey 

on the national estimates for September 2021. Despite the considerable decline in its degree relative to 

prior months, this misclassification continued to be widespread geographically, which in turn affected 

the official LAUS estimates for September 2021.

Household data for Puerto Rico are not modeled, but rather are derived from a monthly household 

survey similar to the Current Population Survey. The Puerto Rico Department of Labor has reported a 

misclassification in its household survey similar in nature to the misclassification in the Current 

Population Survey.
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State Rate p

United States 1 ................................................ 4.8

Alabama ........................................................... 3.1

Alaska .............................................................. 6.3

Arizona ............................................................. 5.7

Arkansas .......................................................... 4.0

California .......................................................... 7.5

Colorado ........................................................... 5.6

Connecticut ....................................................... 6.8

District of Columbia ........................................... 6.5

Georgia ............................................................ 3.2

Hawaii .............................................................. 6.6

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

Illinois ............................................................... 6.8

Indiana ............................................................. 4.0

Iowa ................................................................. 4.0

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

Louisiana .......................................................... 5.8

Maryland ........................................................... 5.9

Minnesota ......................................................... 3.7

Mississippi ........................................................ 5.8

Missouri ............................................................ 3.8

Montana ............................................................ 3.3

Nebraska .......................................................... 2.0

Nevada ............................................................. 7.5

New Hampshire ................................................. 2.9

New Jersey ....................................................... 7.1

New Mexico ....................................................... 6.9

New York .......................................................... 7.1

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

Oklahoma .......................................................... 3.0

Pennsylvania ..................................................... 6.2

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

Texas ................................................................ 5.6

Utah ................................................................. 2.4

Vermont ............................................................ 2.9

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

Wisconsin ......................................................... 3.9

1

 Data are not preliminary.

p

 = preliminary.

Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that

of the U.S., September 2021, seasonally adjusted
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from August 2021

to September 2021, seasonally adjusted

August 2021 September 2021 p

Arizona ....................................... 6.2 5.7 -0.5

Arkansas .................................... 4.2 4.0 -.2

Colorado ..................................... 5.9 5.6 -.3

Connecticut ................................. 7.2 6.8 -.4

District of Columbia ..................... 6.7 6.5 -.2

Florida ........................................ 5.0 4.9 -.1

Georgia ...................................... 3.5 3.2 -.3

Hawaii ........................................ 7.0 6.6 -.4

Illinois ......................................... 7.0 6.8 -.2

Iowa ........................................... 4.1 4.0 -.1

Louisiana .................................... 6.2 5.8 -.4

Massachusetts ............................. 5.0 5.2 .2

Mississippi .................................. 6.0 5.8 -.2

Missouri ...................................... 4.0 3.8 -.2

Montana ...................................... 3.5 3.3 -.2

Nebraska .................................... 2.2 2.0 -.2

New Mexico ................................. 7.2 6.9 -.3

New York .................................... 7.4 7.1 -.3

Oklahoma .................................... 3.3 3.0 -.3

Oregon ....................................... 5.0 4.7 -.3

Pennsylvania ............................... 6.4 6.2 -.2

Rhode Island ............................... 5.8 5.2 -.6

Tennessee .................................. 4.6 4.4 -.2

Texas .......................................... 5.9 5.6 -.3

Utah ........................................... 2.5 2.4 -.1

Vermont ...................................... 3.0 2.9 -.1

Virginia ....................................... 4.0 3.8 -.2

West Virginia .............................. 4.8 4.6 -.2

Wyoming .................................... 4.9 4.5 -.4

p

 = preliminary.

State

Rate Over-the-month 

change p
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Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from September 2020

to September 2021, seasonally adjusted

September 2020 September 2021 p

Alabama ..................................... 6.7 3.1 -3.6

Alaska ........................................ 7.0 6.3 -.7

Arizona ....................................... 6.9 5.7 -1.2

Arkansas .................................... 5.9 4.0 -1.9

California .................................... 10.6 7.5 -3.1

Colorado ..................................... 7.0 5.6 -1.4

Connecticut ................................. 8.3 6.8 -1.5

Delaware .................................... 7.6 5.3 -2.3

District of Columbia ..................... 8.7 6.5 -2.2

Florida ........................................ 7.2 4.9 -2.3

Georgia ...................................... 6.5 3.2 -3.3

Hawaii ........................................ 14.8 6.6 -8.2

Idaho .......................................... 6.0 2.9 -3.1

Illinois ......................................... 10.4 6.8 -3.6

Indiana ....................................... 6.3 4.0 -2.3

Iowa ........................................... 4.7 4.0 -.7

Kansas ....................................... 6.1 3.9 -2.2

Kentucky .................................... 5.5 4.3 -1.2

Louisiana .................................... 8.0 5.8 -2.2

Maryland ..................................... 7.0 5.9 -1.1

Massachusetts ............................. 8.9 5.2 -3.7

Michigan ..................................... 8.2 4.6 -3.6

Minnesota ................................... 5.8 3.7 -2.1

Mississippi .................................. 7.2 5.8 -1.4

Missouri ...................................... 5.4 3.8 -1.6

Montana ...................................... 5.2 3.3 -1.9

Nebraska .................................... 3.8 2.0 -1.8

Nevada ....................................... 13.0 7.5 -5.5

New Hampshire ........................... 5.5 2.9 -2.6

New Mexico ................................. 8.6 6.9 -1.7

New York .................................... 10.0 7.1 -2.9

North Carolina ............................. 7.3 4.2 -3.1

North Dakota ............................... 4.7 3.5 -1.2

Ohio ........................................... 7.4 5.4 -2.0

Oklahoma .................................... 5.7 3.0 -2.7

Oregon ....................................... 7.5 4.7 -2.8

Pennsylvania ............................... 7.1 6.2 -.9

Rhode Island ............................... 10.9 5.2 -5.7

South Carolina ............................ 5.4 4.1 -1.3

South Dakota .............................. 4.0 2.9 -1.1

Tennessee .................................. 7.9 4.4 -3.5

Texas .......................................... 7.9 5.6 -2.3

Utah ........................................... 4.2 2.4 -1.8

Vermont ...................................... 4.6 2.9 -1.7

Virginia ....................................... 6.6 3.8 -2.8

Washington ................................. 8.0 4.9 -3.1

West Virginia .............................. 7.9 4.6 -3.3

Wisconsin ................................... 5.2 3.9 -1.3

Wyoming .................................... 5.7 4.5 -1.2

p

 = preliminary.

State

Rate Over-the-year 

change p
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Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from August 2021 to

September 2021, seasonally adjusted

August September

2021 2021 p Level Percent

Alabama ..................................... 2,032,800 2,044,200 11,400 0.6

California .................................... 16,622,500 16,669,900 47,400 .3

Florida ........................................ 8,782,200 8,866,700 84,500 1.0

Georgia ...................................... 4,563,900 4,578,200 14,300 .3

Idaho .......................................... 789,600 785,200 -4,400 -.6

Iowa ........................................... 1,531,200 1,538,200 7,000 .5

Louisiana .................................... 1,847,600 1,818,000 -29,600 -1.6

Massachusetts ............................. 3,504,300 3,516,200 11,900 .3

Minnesota ................................... 2,852,600 2,869,700 17,100 .6

New Jersey ................................. 3,979,000 4,000,500 21,500 .5

 

Oklahoma .................................... 1,636,700 1,650,100 13,400 .8

Texas .......................................... 12,761,500 12,857,300 95,800 .8

Vermont ...................................... 298,700 295,800 -2,900 -1.0

Washington ................................. 3,417,100 3,434,700 17,600 .5

p

 = preliminary.

State Over-the-month change p
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Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from September 2020 to

September 2021, seasonally adjusted

September September

2020 2021 p Level Percent

Alabama ..................................... 1,980,100 2,044,200 64,100 3.2

Alaska ........................................ 294,900 305,500 10,600 3.6

Arizona ....................................... 2,838,100 2,972,100 134,000 4.7

Arkansas .................................... 1,239,600 1,269,800 30,200 2.4

California .................................... 15,874,100 16,669,900 795,800 5.0

Colorado ..................................... 2,639,000 2,741,100 102,100 3.9

Connecticut ................................. 1,569,200 1,609,700 40,500 2.6

Delaware .................................... 441,900 449,300 7,400 1.7

District of Columbia ..................... 735,400 752,100 16,700 2.3

Florida ........................................ 8,460,800 8,866,700 405,900 4.8

 

Georgia ...................................... 4,383,800 4,578,200 194,400 4.4

Hawaii ........................................ 510,400 576,000 65,600 12.9

Idaho .......................................... 762,600 785,200 22,600 3.0

Illinois ......................................... 5,655,600 5,813,500 157,900 2.8

Indiana ....................................... 2,999,800 3,058,800 59,000 2.0

Iowa ........................................... 1,502,100 1,538,200 36,100 2.4

Kansas ....................................... 1,354,800 1,387,000 32,200 2.4

Kentucky .................................... 1,842,600 1,882,300 39,700 2.2

Maine ......................................... 599,800 611,900 12,100 2.0

Maryland ..................................... 2,563,900 2,669,600 105,700 4.1

 

Massachusetts ............................. 3,341,000 3,516,200 175,200 5.2

Michigan ..................................... 4,081,900 4,180,900 99,000 2.4

Minnesota ................................... 2,763,800 2,869,700 105,900 3.8

Mississippi .................................. 1,111,900 1,138,200 26,300 2.4

Missouri ...................................... 2,775,200 2,846,000 70,800 2.6

Nebraska .................................... 989,300 1,017,700 28,400 2.9

Nevada ....................................... 1,265,200 1,349,300 84,100 6.6

New Hampshire ........................... 646,000 661,700 15,700 2.4

New Jersey ................................. 3,860,500 4,000,500 140,000 3.6

New Mexico ................................. 786,700 811,600 24,900 3.2

 

New York .................................... 8,747,200 8,959,200 212,000 2.4

North Carolina ............................. 4,382,800 4,522,300 139,500 3.2

North Dakota ............................... 408,800 416,300 7,500 1.8

Ohio ........................................... 5,267,200 5,355,900 88,700 1.7

Oklahoma .................................... 1,609,700 1,650,100 40,400 2.5

Oregon ....................................... 1,817,900 1,880,600 62,700 3.4

Pennsylvania ............................... 5,602,700 5,733,700 131,000 2.3

Rhode Island ............................... 462,600 480,300 17,700 3.8

South Carolina ............................ 2,080,700 2,147,500 66,800 3.2

South Dakota .............................. 429,200 437,800 8,600 2.0

 

Tennessee .................................. 2,997,600 3,093,700 96,100 3.2

Texas .......................................... 12,145,800 12,857,300 711,500 5.9

Utah ........................................... 1,538,800 1,618,900 80,100 5.2

Vermont ...................................... 287,800 295,800 8,000 2.8

Virginia ....................................... 3,856,000 3,929,000 73,000 1.9

Washington ................................. 3,259,600 3,434,700 175,100 5.4

West Virginia .............................. 670,800 691,000 20,200 3.0

Wisconsin ................................... 2,826,500 2,876,400 49,900 1.8

p

 = preliminary.

State Over-the-year change p
Technical Note

Special technical note: This technical note describes the 

procedures regularly used on a monthly basis to develop 

estimates from the CES survey and the LAUS program. Due to 

the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the procedures described in 

this technical note have been modified. The modifications are 

briefly described in the box note of this news release. More 

information on the changes to the CES business birth-death 

model is available at www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbd.htm.

This news release presents civilian labor force and 

unemployment data for states and selected substate areas from 

the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program 

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

employment estimates by state and industry supersector from 

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

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

cooperative endeavors.

Civilian labor force and unemployment—from the 

LAUS program

 Definitions. The civilian labor force and unemployment 

data are based on the same concepts and definitions as those 

used for the official national estimates obtained from the 

Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of 

households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

(BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The LAUS program 

measures employed people and unemployed people on a placeof-residence basis. The universe for each is the civilian 

noninstitutional population 16 years of age and older. 

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

profit in the reference week (typically the week including the 

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

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

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

for such reasons as bad weather, labor-management dispute, 

illness, or vacation. 

 Unemployed people are those who were not employed during 

the reference week (based on the definition above), had actively 

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

reference week, and were currently available for work; people

on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be 

counted as unemployed. The civilian labor force is the sum of 

employed and unemployed people. The unemployment rate is 

the number of unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor 

force.

 Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 states, the District 

of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 

metropolitan division, New York City, and the balances of 

California and New York State are produced using time-series 

models. This method, which underwent substantial 

enhancement at the beginning of 2021, utilizes data from 

several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state 

unemployment insurance (UI) programs. Estimates for the state 

of California are derived by summing the estimates for the Los 

Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the 

balance of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State

are derived by summing the estimates for New York City and 

the balance of New York State. Estimates for the five additional 

substate areas contained in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria 

and Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metropolitan areas and the 

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

and their respective balances of state are produced using a 

similar model-based approach.

 Each month, estimates for the nine census divisions first are

modeled using inputs from the CPS only and controlled to the 

national totals. State estimates then are controlled to their 

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

estimates for the five areas noted above also are controlled to 

their respective state totals. This tiered process of controlling 

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

benchmarking. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from a 

monthly household survey similar to the CPS. A more detailed 

description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS 

upon request.

 Annual revisions. Civilian labor force and unemployment 

data for prior years reflect adjustments made after the end of 

each year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population 

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

data sources, and model re-estimation. In most years, historical 

data for the most recent five years are revised near the 

beginning of each calendar year, prior to the release of January 

estimates. With the introduction of a new generation of timeseries models in 2021, historical data were re-estimated back to 

the series beginnings in 1976, 1990, or 1994.

 Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS models decompose the 

estimates of employed and unemployed people into trend, 

seasonal, and irregular components. The benchmarked signals 

of employed and unemployed people first are adjusted using an 

X-11 type of seasonal adjustment filter. The adjusted data then 

are smoothed using a Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space 

(RKHS) filter. The smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates of 

employed and unemployed people are summed to derive the 

civilian labor force, and the unemployment rate then is 

calculated as the unemployed percent of the civilian labor force. 

The resulting smoothed-seasonally adjusted unemployment 

rate estimates are analyzed in this news release and published 

on the BLS website. 

 During estimation for the current year, the smoothedseasonally adjusted estimates for a given month are created 

using an asymmetric filter that incorporates information from 

previous observations only. For annual revisions, historical data 

are smoothed using a two-sided filter.

 Area definitions. The substate area data published in this 

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

Office of Management and Budget on April 10, 2018. A 

detailed list of the geographic definitions is available online at 

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

Employment—from the CES program

 Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on 

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay 
period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted 

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

those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each 

payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal 

activity in accordance with the 2017 version of the North 

American Industry Classification System.

 Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment 

data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where 

possible these data are produced using a "weighted link 

relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current-month 

weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted 

employment is computed from a sample of establishments 

reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the 

current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by 

the previous month’s employment estimates. The weighted link 

relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample 

size meets certain statistical criteria. 

 For some employment series, the sample of establishments is 

very small or highly variable. In these cases, a model-based 

approach is used in estimation. These models use the direct 

sample estimates (described above), combined with forecasts of 

historical (benchmarked) data to decrease volatility in 

estimation. Two different models (Fay-Herriot Model and 

Small Domain Model) are used depending on the industry level 

being estimated. For more detailed information about each 

model, refer to the BLS Handbook of Methods.

 Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted 

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, 

derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by 

employers who are covered under state unemployment 

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

adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and 

the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment 

for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process 

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

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

subsequent months. Information on recent benchmark revisions 

is available online at www.bls.gov/web/laus/benchmark.pdf.

 Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are 

seasonally adjusted at the statewide expanded supersector level. 

In some cases, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total 

is computed by aggregating the independently adjusted 

supersector series. In other cases, the seasonally adjusted 

payroll employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions 

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

year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.

 Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted 

concurrently, using all available estimates, including those for 

the current month, to develop sample-based seasonal factors.

Concurrent sample-based factors are created every month for 

the current month’s preliminary estimate as well as the previous 

month’s final estimate.

 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. Each state series is subject to larger relative 

sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series.

Summing state estimates cumulates individual state-level errors 

and can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due 

to these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "sum-ofstates" employment series, and cautions users that such a series 

is subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

 The estimates presented in this release are based on sample 

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

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

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

by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is 

surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, 

such as those which can be introduced into the data collection 

and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from 

sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from 

the specific estimation processes used.

 Use of error measures. Changes in state unemployment 

rates and state nonfarm payroll employment are cited in the 

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

statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. 

Furthermore, state unemployment rates for the current month 

generally are cited only if they have been determined to be 

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

confidence level. The underlying model-based standard error 

measures for unemployment rates and over-the-month and 

over-the-year changes in rates are available at 

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

measures for 1-month, 3-month, and 12-month changes in 

payroll employment data at the total nonfarm and supersector 

levels for states, and total nonfarm level for metropolitan areas 

and divisions, are available at 

www.bls.gov/web/laus/790stderr.htm. Measures of 

nonsampling error are not available.

Additional information

 Estimates of civilian labor force and unemployment from the 

LAUS program, as well as nonfarm payroll employment from 

the CES program, for metropolitan areas and metropolitan 

divisions are available in the news release Metropolitan Area 

Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of civilian labor 

force, employed people, unemployed people, and 

unemployment rates for approximately 7,500 subnational areas 

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

from the CES program for states and metropolitan areas are 

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

release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals 

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

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

State and area

Civilian labor force Unemployed

Sept.

2020

July

2021

Aug.

2021

Sept.

2021p

Number Percent of labor force

Sept.

2020

July

2021

Aug.

2021

Sept.

2021p

Sept.

2020

July

2021

Aug.

2021

Sept.

2021p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,212,712 2,210,686 2,207,602 2,207,637 147,334 71,678 69,014 68,544 6.7 3.2 3.1 3.1

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333,247 348,944 349,367 349,238 23,272 23,114 22,507 22,007 7.0 6.6 6.4 6.3

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,541,969 3,631,819 3,637,679 3,644,010 242,642 238,243 225,161 209,125 6.9 6.6 6.2 5.7

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,337,649 1,355,738 1,357,416 1,358,010 79,430 58,971 57,226 54,259 5.9 4.3 4.2 4.0

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,385,558 18,927,453 18,982,838 19,013,323 1,950,055 1,433,827 1,431,518 1,418,760 10.6 7.6 7.5 7.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale1. . . . 4,757,442 5,107,745 5,098,818 5,085,956 618,425 529,648 516,981 500,801 13.0 10.4 10.1 9.8

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,133,342 3,195,484 3,193,194 3,192,317 218,916 195,976 188,947 178,798 7.0 6.1 5.9 5.6

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,844,073 1,809,246 1,810,194 1,812,136 152,627 132,133 129,886 123,375 8.3 7.3 7.2 6.8

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490,907 489,094 488,914 488,797 37,502 27,180 26,371 26,073 7.6 5.6 5.4 5.3

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407,913 407,200 409,695 410,752 35,646 27,398 27,585 26,711 8.7 6.7 6.7 6.5

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,052,895 10,478,498 10,543,063 10,593,005 719,205 529,945 529,573 517,021 7.2 5.1 5.0 4.9

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall1. . . . . . . . . . . 1,355,797 1,329,507 1,340,742 1,350,321 165,593 91,956 89,777 85,303 12.2 6.9 6.7 6.3

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,940,860 5,170,467 5,174,216 5,168,175 320,076 193,457 181,591 167,828 6.5 3.7 3.5 3.2

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610,118 645,946 647,340 646,827 90,426 47,177 45,558 42,982 14.8 7.3 7.0 6.6

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908,599 902,899 904,921 906,191 54,849 26,696 26,555 25,908 6.0 3.0 2.9 2.9

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,363,924 6,206,554 6,217,605 6,223,034 660,663 437,840 435,949 421,711 10.4 7.1 7.0 6.8

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights1. . . 3,701,089 3,633,193 3,634,929 3,631,501 455,635 296,184 290,653 277,197 12.3 8.2 8.0 7.6

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,331,816 3,346,157 3,342,971 3,341,532 210,506 138,073 137,437 134,842 6.3 4.1 4.1 4.0

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,632,810 1,661,401 1,660,533 1,660,470 76,059 67,616 68,005 66,105 4.7 4.1 4.1 4.0

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,472,356 1,514,491 1,515,213 1,514,766 90,154 57,737 57,952 59,039 6.1 3.8 3.8 3.9

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,979,845 1,980,784 1,985,736 1,987,352 108,971 86,594 85,010 84,707 5.5 4.4 4.3 4.3

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,095,001 2,069,445 2,065,886 2,062,162 167,013 136,220 128,320 120,149 8.0 6.6 6.2 5.8

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666,384 678,229 677,717 679,310 32,384 33,172 33,226 32,946 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,009,144 3,135,820 3,142,393 3,143,066 209,143 187,594 187,997 185,591 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.9

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,655,222 3,701,567 3,709,495 3,720,746 324,459 180,418 185,393 192,858 8.9 4.9 5.0 5.2

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,848,757 4,715,139 4,726,020 4,738,080 398,010 227,397 223,885 220,290 8.2 4.8 4.7 4.6

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,118,599 2,031,536 2,038,006 2,045,535 217,386 86,616 84,529 80,723 10.3 4.3 4.1 3.9

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,086,445 3,029,978 3,030,629 3,034,729 180,491 117,688 114,921 110,970 5.8 3.9 3.8 3.7

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,261,776 1,278,797 1,277,882 1,275,285 91,440 78,301 77,135 73,982 7.2 6.1 6.0 5.8

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,079,960 3,075,368 3,072,693 3,069,979 165,932 128,606 123,102 118,110 5.4 4.2 4.0 3.8

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539,685 539,397 540,678 541,232 27,902 19,494 19,138 18,116 5.2 3.6 3.5 3.3

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,028,194 1,021,405 1,021,905 1,022,921 38,568 23,860 22,359 20,687 3.8 2.3 2.2 2.0

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,535,174 1,577,589 1,571,422 1,562,609 199,734 121,592 120,483 117,302 13.0 7.7 7.7 7.5

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760,650 751,567 750,901 749,678 41,842 22,081 22,185 21,876 5.5 2.9 3.0 2.9

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,376,641 4,425,912 4,430,209 4,432,054 341,289 321,061 319,773 315,720 7.8 7.3 7.2 7.1

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 960,687 954,277 953,740 951,929 83,091 72,474 68,782 65,585 8.6 7.6 7.2 6.9

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,300,792 9,355,119 9,338,579 9,316,186 927,834 707,957 690,745 663,530 10.0 7.6 7.4 7.1

New York City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,984,874 4,004,063 3,997,354 3,989,338 583,998 418,597 407,282 390,169 14.7 10.5 10.2 9.8

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,006,976 4,999,813 5,011,471 5,021,894 364,282 222,455 216,574 211,500 7.3 4.4 4.3 4.2

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404,556 403,367 401,898 402,027 18,965 15,821 14,569 14,029 4.7 3.9 3.6 3.5

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,668,842 5,604,558 5,638,328 5,661,313 418,441 300,395 304,977 303,344 7.4 5.4 5.4 5.4

Cleveland-Elyria2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904,470 1,007,395 1,006,765 1,003,942 82,333 50,757 52,855 52,826 9.1 5.0 5.2 5.3

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,858,861 1,863,423 1,862,553 1,860,980 105,228 64,754 60,554 55,122 5.7 3.5 3.3 3.0

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,107,097 2,170,615 2,170,411 2,169,686 159,018 113,936 107,512 102,074 7.5 5.2 5.0 4.7

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,317,241 6,301,955 6,293,200 6,276,837 450,013 411,744 404,715 390,373 7.1 6.5 6.4 6.2

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557,723 536,074 534,673 577,228 60,694 30,815 30,887 30,112 10.9 5.7 5.8 5.2

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,422,918 2,402,803 2,404,401 2,405,257 130,400 103,454 101,481 98,170 5.4 4.3 4.2 4.1

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475,666 470,703 471,280 471,059 19,189 13,541 13,647 13,460 4.0 2.9 2.9 2.9

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,388,990 3,333,802 3,333,192 3,322,354 266,911 158,337 154,306 146,887 7.9 4.7 4.6 4.4

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,978,180 14,105,493 14,127,472 14,166,005 1,105,923 876,677 835,698 796,980 7.9 6.2 5.9 5.6

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,640,259 1,662,442 1,667,686 1,670,056 69,160 43,435 42,525 40,111 4.2 2.6 2.5 2.4

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320,189 316,149 317,426 318,222 14,600 9,625 9,653 9,071 4.6 3.0 3.0 2.9

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,302,424 4,241,771 4,248,055 4,244,196 282,214 176,193 168,392 159,786 6.6 4.2 4.0 3.8

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,870,014 3,906,287 3,922,962 3,936,942 309,301 199,207 198,818 193,976 8.0 5.1 5.1 4.9

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,733,054 1,750,977 1,754,814 1,757,014 126,215 89,218 88,712 85,206 7.3 5.1 5.1 4.8

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791,421 793,063 792,740 791,797 62,323 39,933 38,121 36,028 7.9 5.0 4.8 4.6

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,128,082 3,104,354 3,109,998 3,114,389 162,696 121,562 122,632 121,372 5.2 3.9 3.9 3.9

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296,176 295,672 294,747 293,654 16,997 15,430 14,510 13,227 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.5

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,058,501 1,066,895 1,071,268 1,076,201 90,817 87,484 89,554 89,020 8.6 8.2 8.4 8.3

1 Metropolitan division.

2 Metropolitan statistical area.

p Preliminary

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

Management and Budget Bulletin No. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision

the following month.
LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

State and area

Civilian labor force Unemployed

August September Number Percent of labor force

2020 2021 2020 2021p

August September August September

2020 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2021 2020 2021p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,234,629 2,217,397 2,213,645 2,217,042 163,319 76,391 151,290 66,033 7.3 3.4 6.8 3.0

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339,540 353,294 335,688 350,446 20,973 17,934 21,941 18,376 6.2 5.1 6.5 5.2

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,518,126 3,634,888 3,557,313 3,660,529 249,959 193,802 249,405 159,033 7.1 5.3 7.0 4.3

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,347,895 1,358,013 1,340,180 1,356,947 84,611 51,612 77,940 42,743 6.3 3.8 5.8 3.1

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,690,463 19,024,036 18,494,445 19,041,573 2,299,887 1,423,841 1,933,139 1,216,588 12.3 7.5 10.5 6.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale1. . . . 4,938,493 5,023,392 4,804,945 5,034,521 862,109 485,330 631,853 413,027 17.5 9.7 13.2 8.2

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,125,930 3,195,523 3,152,249 3,211,153 219,516 171,047 213,829 148,515 7.0 5.4 6.8 4.6

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,854,836 1,804,289 1,843,886 1,815,726 154,840 110,185 150,477 97,764 8.3 6.1 8.2 5.4

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490,448 489,477 485,471 484,084 37,775 26,090 35,588 23,681 7.7 5.3 7.3 4.9

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406,441 411,618 404,522 408,435 36,135 27,170 35,648 23,925 8.9 6.6 8.8 5.9

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,003,284 10,626,658 10,109,604 10,668,860 803,812 525,543 740,593 459,994 8.0 4.9 7.3 4.3

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall1. . . . . . . . . . . 1,296,605 1,358,403 1,352,247 1,365,072 118,303 90,389 170,076 77,110 9.1 6.7 12.6 5.6

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,930,238 5,147,237 4,933,424 5,141,352 343,514 161,381 315,517 128,098 7.0 3.1 6.4 2.5

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645,049 648,495 608,565 646,829 91,155 43,012 93,068 41,144 14.1 6.6 15.3 6.4

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891,663 912,707 907,941 907,657 38,766 24,655 50,384 19,504 4.3 2.7 5.5 2.1

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,275,238 6,240,743 6,358,334 6,219,714 690,102 425,211 640,189 343,756 11.0 6.8 10.1 5.5

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights1. . . 3,584,783 3,638,891 3,690,447 3,612,893 465,537 271,600 451,442 219,529 13.0 7.5 12.2 6.1

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,339,458 3,331,182 3,321,153 3,327,038 238,890 134,618 200,335 115,552 7.2 4.0 6.0 3.5

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,631,247 1,648,868 1,635,725 1,655,423 79,510 63,457 69,064 47,973 4.9 3.8 4.2 2.9

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,508,539 1,509,740 1,471,196 1,504,579 96,273 60,604 86,186 52,930 6.4 4.0 5.9 3.5

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,976,599 1,991,418 1,970,842 1,989,064 102,890 74,661 102,131 76,689 5.2 3.7 5.2 3.9

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,101,254 2,060,445 2,090,267 2,052,375 174,030 113,383 170,842 101,491 8.3 5.5 8.2 4.9

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684,574 694,570 664,210 680,931 29,554 30,905 26,682 27,014 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.0

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,176,646 3,154,097 3,004,854 3,127,321 268,849 185,176 206,005 170,045 8.5 5.9 6.9 5.4

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,664,525 3,752,957 3,641,540 3,703,455 334,996 203,555 325,035 195,143 9.1 5.4 8.9 5.3

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,883,260 4,778,899 4,851,512 4,736,735 404,670 210,125 378,479 180,047 8.3 4.4 7.8 3.8

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,137,372 2,074,807 2,133,276 2,056,112 226,810 77,280 216,078 60,079 10.6 3.7 10.1 2.9

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,126,078 3,035,823 3,084,862 3,033,209 195,939 101,882 169,776 85,056 6.3 3.4 5.5 2.8

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,255,536 1,271,613 1,262,195 1,264,518 96,874 74,812 88,775 59,263 7.7 5.9 7.0 4.7

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,093,781 3,055,940 3,067,041 3,047,662 187,462 106,650 147,973 87,257 6.1 3.5 4.8 2.9

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547,995 548,165 540,272 542,252 28,535 15,655 24,489 10,503 5.2 2.9 4.5 1.9

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,031,473 1,022,109 1,023,637 1,018,835 39,782 18,765 37,866 14,253 3.9 1.8 3.7 1.4

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,523,321 1,533,153 1,539,088 1,532,345 219,299 109,883 200,711 97,755 14.4 7.2 13.0 6.4

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768,870 756,979 758,568 742,972 48,630 21,503 40,858 18,089 6.3 2.8 5.4 2.4

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,548,021 4,446,146 4,348,286 4,385,187 494,604 308,503 333,020 273,063 10.9 6.9 7.7 6.2

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915,617 950,216 961,466 945,592 85,672 59,845 82,725 54,575 9.4 6.3 8.6 5.8

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,477,391 9,335,246 9,303,744 9,248,590 1,096,540 662,810 916,728 579,501 11.6 7.1 9.9 6.3

New York City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,987,015 3,973,834 3,965,032 3,951,746 592,670 388,409 581,307 352,651 14.9 9.8 14.7 8.9

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,913,809 5,026,291 5,016,045 5,045,589 337,266 221,150 357,508 189,745 6.9 4.4 7.1 3.8

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415,991 406,639 406,373 404,240 24,206 13,032 16,530 10,481 5.8 3.2 4.1 2.6

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,850,096 5,684,431 5,669,149 5,644,075 505,548 290,837 413,661 261,688 8.6 5.1 7.3 4.6

Cleveland-Elyria2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 990,490 1,004,762 904,577 987,748 79,764 53,122 79,698 43,823 8.1 5.3 8.8 4.4

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,851,733 1,852,559 1,864,238 1,858,126 112,985 52,360 103,246 37,504 6.1 2.8 5.5 2.0

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,110,616 2,177,183 2,116,300 2,171,365 176,159 98,775 155,374 88,944 8.3 4.5 7.3 4.1

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,307,843 6,318,696 6,331,317 6,262,637 646,398 416,980 444,222 339,004 10.2 6.6 7.0 5.4

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535,226 535,607 557,852 574,410 67,083 32,452 57,597 25,032 12.5 6.1 10.3 4.4

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,414,177 2,416,939 2,411,907 2,386,123 130,920 101,911 122,607 77,799 5.4 4.2 5.1 3.3

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459,134 475,612 475,314 468,846 21,131 13,596 17,295 10,103 4.6 2.9 3.6 2.2

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,371,004 3,316,555 3,379,104 3,286,244 262,028 141,341 256,163 116,278 7.8 4.3 7.6 3.5

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,090,773 14,191,262 13,993,842 14,254,432 973,671 758,342 1,116,437 705,249 6.9 5.3 8.0 4.9

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,646,330 1,674,737 1,641,771 1,678,988 78,638 42,373 66,216 26,563 4.8 2.5 4.0 1.6

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325,514 322,525 318,926 317,639 16,427 9,486 14,262 6,366 5.0 2.9 4.5 2.0

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,401,474 4,266,523 4,289,848 4,208,762 312,141 161,031 276,693 134,733 7.1 3.8 6.4 3.2

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,886,399 3,959,899 3,869,556 3,962,743 335,071 197,137 293,324 164,113 8.6 5.0 7.6 4.1

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,732,288 1,769,259 1,731,367 1,764,863 137,176 87,828 127,947 78,838 7.9 5.0 7.4 4.5

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 793,761 794,965 794,260 790,318 65,786 33,706 57,454 25,475 8.3 4.2 7.2 3.2

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,079,474 3,130,893 3,129,027 3,116,580 179,297 125,982 153,718 103,902 5.8 4.0 4.9 3.3

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299,955 294,877 298,662 292,802 17,661 10,917 16,320 8,082 5.9 3.7 5.5 2.8

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,069,818 1,087,221 1,069,225 1,091,928 90,330 99,221 100,195 86,320 8.4 9.1 9.4 7.9

1 Metropolitan division.

2 Metropolitan statistical area.

p Preliminary

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

Management and Budget Bulletin No. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision

the following month.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

Sept.

2020

July

2021

Aug.

2021

Sept.

2021p

Sept.

2020

July

2021

Aug.

2021

Sept.

2021p

Sept.

2020

July

2021

Aug.

2021

Sept.

2021p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,980.1 2,028.8 2,032.8 2,044.2 91.0 89.6 89.5 91.0 258.7 267.1 267.6 266.5

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294.9 305.2 305.9 305.5 15.9 16.9 16.4 15.6 11.0 11.2 11.9 13.1

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,838.1 2,977.0 2,975.0 2,972.1 172.9 174.3 173.5 176.0 175.2 179.7 180.0 180.2

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,239.6 1,270.3 1,268.8 1,269.8 52.5 52.4 51.7 51.8 153.9 161.4 161.0 161.1

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,874.1 16,527.8 16,622.5 16,669.9 845.1 877.8 879.3 880.7 1,248.3 1,255.7 1,260.0 1,265.7

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,639.0 2,731.0 2,736.0 2,741.1 171.9 170.5 170.9 171.3 146.4 145.7 145.6 145.6

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,569.2 1,602.0 1,605.0 1,609.7 57.2 56.7 57.6 59.3 152.0 151.7 152.6 153.0

Delaware2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441.9 451.7 451.8 449.3 22.3 23.3 23.9 24.6 25.2 24.5 24.5 24.4

District of Columbia2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735.4 750.4 749.5 752.1 15.4 15.7 15.8 15.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,460.8 8,761.7 8,782.2 8,866.7 557.9 570.9 570.5 577.4 373.7 381.9 382.7 386.2

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,383.8 4,564.6 4,563.9 4,578.2 200.1 205.9 204.2 205.2 382.7 390.7 392.3 392.7

Hawaii2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510.4 582.1 575.9 576.0 35.6 37.4 37.0 37.1 11.2 11.5 11.5 11.5

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 762.6 790.3 789.6 785.2 56.2 59.2 59.0 60.1 68.2 67.7 67.4 67.1

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,655.6 5,796.8 5,804.2 5,813.5 213.7 226.6 226.4 228.9 551.1 547.8 554.4 551.6

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,999.8 3,064.2 3,061.9 3,058.8 144.6 144.8 144.8 143.4 511.1 535.9 533.1 534.5

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,502.1 1,534.9 1,531.2 1,538.2 73.8 75.5 74.7 74.7 214.4 222.9 221.4 223.3

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,354.8 1,382.4 1,385.1 1,387.0 62.7 64.8 63.0 63.0 156.9 160.7 163.1 162.7

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,842.6 1,860.4 1,878.3 1,882.3 76.6 81.5 80.6 81.4 238.4 245.2 250.3 250.1

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,803.3 1,847.2 1,847.6 1,818.0 116.3 116.3 115.9 115.0 128.6 125.1 125.7 124.4

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599.8 618.4 614.9 611.9 30.1 29.8 29.6 30.2 51.7 53.3 53.4 52.8

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,563.9 2,657.9 2,668.4 2,669.6 159.2 159.2 159.3 158.5 107.5 108.5 110.0 110.3

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,341.0 3,500.9 3,504.3 3,516.2 155.5 165.7 167.8 166.9 228.2 236.4 236.2 236.8

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,081.9 4,167.3 4,172.9 4,180.9 172.1 177.4 176.2 177.2 572.1 570.9 571.8 573.0

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,763.8 2,848.4 2,852.6 2,869.7 122.1 127.3 128.7 131.0 304.8 312.8 315.5 315.1

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,111.9 1,136.6 1,134.3 1,138.2 44.1 45.1 44.6 45.0 140.9 143.9 142.7 143.7

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,775.2 2,832.1 2,838.5 2,846.0 125.4 127.7 128.0 126.4 267.0 270.8 274.1 272.2

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474.1 484.0 481.8 481.6 31.1 30.1 29.6 29.2 20.5 21.6 21.2 21.4

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 989.3 1,014.4 1,017.1 1,017.7 54.2 56.2 56.4 56.2 97.6 100.8 101.3 100.9

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,265.2 1,338.5 1,344.9 1,349.3 92.4 90.8 93.1 92.1 55.8 60.2 59.7 59.1

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646.0 660.2 659.6 661.7 28.1 27.1 27.9 28.0 67.3 66.9 66.4 66.6

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,860.5 3,960.7 3,979.0 4,000.5 152.5 149.2 149.6 151.8 237.0 244.4 245.8 246.9

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 786.7 806.1 810.7 811.6 46.8 48.5 49.1 49.0 26.7 27.9 27.8 27.8

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,747.2 8,936.1 8,951.2 8,959.2 372.6 354.9 360.3 360.9 400.8 408.9 410.2 413.7

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,382.8 4,530.9 4,518.6 4,522.3 226.7 240.7 240.3 241.1 449.5 469.2 470.9 470.6

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408.8 417.1 416.6 416.3 25.2 26.7 26.6 26.9 25.2 25.9 26.0 25.8

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,267.2 5,348.3 5,346.0 5,355.9 220.1 224.2 224.6 228.1 655.0 661.7 661.2 658.4

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,609.7 1,630.3 1,636.7 1,650.1 75.7 78.9 81.1 82.1 128.7 128.7 128.8 129.0

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,817.9 1,871.9 1,880.8 1,880.6 107.1 108.6 109.5 108.1 182.5 183.9 184.5 184.9

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,602.7 5,737.9 5,741.6 5,733.7 246.0 243.6 245.6 245.2 534.3 546.9 549.9 550.3

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462.6 477.1 478.3 480.3 19.1 21.1 21.2 21.1 37.5 40.5 39.9 40.1

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,080.7 2,134.7 2,142.8 2,147.5 102.3 109.8 110.2 109.9 244.0 249.2 249.3 247.7

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429.2 438.3 437.2 437.8 24.7 25.6 25.5 25.8 42.6 44.5 44.4 44.4

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,997.6 3,090.4 3,098.9 3,093.7 128.8 128.8 130.5 127.7 338.2 347.6 350.2 347.4

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,145.8 12,721.0 12,761.5 12,857.3 716.3 723.7 723.8 732.7 852.1 882.8 881.7 886.4

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,538.8 1,613.3 1,619.9 1,618.9 116.2 121.6 121.2 123.6 135.3 145.5 145.6 146.0

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287.8 300.9 298.7 295.8 14.6 13.9 13.9 14.1 28.1 30.4 30.0 30.1

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,856.0 3,902.7 3,926.3 3,929.0 201.2 204.8 205.1 204.9 233.0 236.6 237.0 239.0

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,259.6 3,400.7 3,417.1 3,434.7 216.0 225.8 225.9 229.5 262.5 260.8 264.2 265.0

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670.8 690.2 691.8 691.0 27.7 30.1 30.0 30.7 43.8 46.2 45.8 45.3

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,826.5 2,887.2 2,876.4 2,876.4 122.6 121.8 121.3 121.4 456.0 476.3 474.9 479.0

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270.4 273.0 272.7 272.1 20.8 19.5 19.1 19.3 9.5 9.9 9.7 9.7

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837.9 858.5 860.7 862.5 27.0 29.2 29.4 29.8 75.7 78.1 78.0 78.1

Virgin Islands3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.3 35.0 35.1 35.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 – – – –

1

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

2 Mining and logging is combined with construction.

3 Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components,

cannot be separated with sufficient precision.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2020 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

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

Sept.

2020

July

2021

Aug.

2021

Sept.

2021p

Sept.

2020

July

2021

Aug.

2021

Sept.

2021p

Sept.

2020

July

2021

Aug.

2021

Sept.

2021p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376.9 382.1 383.8 387.6 96.0 96.6 97.2 98.0 243.3 246.3 248.3 252.3

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.8 59.7 59.3 59.5 10.8 10.5 10.7 10.7 25.4 26.2 26.4 26.2

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555.9 583.2 583.7 586.7 232.4 235.4 234.9 233.8 423.5 450.4 454.1 449.5

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247.6 251.2 249.9 252.7 63.7 65.9 66.0 66.8 138.0 147.5 148.3 148.2

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,909.6 2,991.3 2,994.1 2,996.0 806.1 806.6 809.0 810.3 2,549.2 2,680.6 2,696.8 2,703.7

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472.0 486.2 487.0 489.4 172.0 174.2 173.1 173.6 426.2 447.6 448.6 449.7

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282.8 287.3 287.4 291.0 119.1 117.1 117.8 117.9 203.2 209.5 211.4 210.3

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.0 83.5 82.6 82.5 47.5 46.6 46.3 46.3 61.5 61.1 61.6 60.2

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.2 28.8 29.0 29.2 28.9 27.8 27.8 27.7 164.8 167.4 167.4 166.7

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,753.8 1,793.0 1,787.9 1,807.1 593.2 612.9 621.2 622.3 1,355.3 1,404.5 1,418.5 1,428.9

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 926.6 956.1 958.5 968.3 248.7 253.9 255.1 254.7 687.2 741.4 749.0 749.8

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.5 104.8 105.2 105.1 26.1 27.7 27.4 27.5 62.2 70.3 69.9 69.5

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148.5 154.8 153.7 152.5 37.9 41.8 41.6 41.1 99.4 99.7 100.0 100.1

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,166.8 1,189.7 1,189.3 1,193.0 406.0 399.3 399.2 398.1 868.0 912.5 913.2 913.0

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595.4 605.5 605.9 606.1 139.6 138.8 139.0 138.7 323.6 327.4 326.8 327.7

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301.7 303.0 304.1 307.9 109.4 109.7 109.7 110.6 132.2 135.2 135.4 134.7

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262.4 270.7 270.7 272.9 76.6 74.7 74.8 74.2 168.0 172.3 173.6 174.8

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.5 405.8 407.1 409.7 92.2 95.6 95.6 95.0 208.2 206.9 208.1 207.4

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358.2 360.6 359.0 357.4 89.5 89.3 89.9 89.5 201.7 209.4 209.1 208.9

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.8 117.3 117.3 117.1 32.7 32.3 32.0 32.2 67.9 71.2 70.5 70.0

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450.5 464.0 463.6 462.5 135.4 137.9 137.3 135.8 435.9 457.3 460.5 461.2

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527.6 554.4 553.6 557.5 215.4 218.3 217.6 218.7 574.0 611.2 609.2 608.3

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761.8 778.4 779.0 780.5 225.1 225.2 224.2 225.8 599.8 627.0 627.6 630.0

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.3 509.8 511.5 514.1 192.9 190.9 191.3 190.4 352.5 370.3 371.6 374.0

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231.6 235.7 236.1 238.1 42.4 43.1 42.9 43.1 107.7 108.5 107.9 111.5

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531.5 536.4 539.0 543.5 174.6 168.3 168.1 166.7 360.0 376.3 379.0 383.5

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.0 95.1 95.9 95.9 26.3 25.9 26.0 26.2 43.9 44.3 43.5 44.1

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192.0 196.2 197.5 198.2 74.3 73.0 72.9 73.0 115.5 119.8 121.1 121.4

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261.5 280.4 278.4 279.8 65.5 67.6 68.5 69.0 176.4 194.5 195.2 193.7

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134.9 137.1 136.7 137.6 34.0 33.8 33.3 33.5 81.6 84.4 84.8 84.7

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840.1 864.3 864.8 867.1 241.2 246.0 246.4 246.6 640.5 668.9 673.2 677.5

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.0 133.7 133.8 134.5 34.0 32.6 32.8 33.1 105.4 108.8 110.6 110.5

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,372.3 1,399.3 1,403.8 1,405.7 703.9 688.3 689.3 689.0 1,217.6 1,276.6 1,272.0 1,275.3

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850.8 869.4 865.9 871.6 257.4 260.3 261.1 260.4 636.0 670.4 671.5 675.4

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.2 89.9 89.4 89.5 24.4 24.8 24.6 24.5 31.2 31.3 31.7 31.4

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,015.2 1,030.6 1,031.9 1,039.4 300.8 303.7 302.4 301.5 693.6 703.1 708.7 708.0

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302.6 302.6 303.2 306.1 75.2 75.8 77.0 77.9 180.2 184.5 184.6 186.0

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350.7 359.0 359.4 360.0 101.3 106.6 106.4 107.2 238.6 252.9 254.9 257.4

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,075.1 1,097.7 1,097.3 1,100.6 324.3 329.2 329.8 330.1 752.6 771.0 774.5 772.5

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.1 74.9 74.8 75.2 34.2 34.5 34.4 34.1 65.4 64.7 64.7 65.3

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404.7 415.5 417.7 419.5 105.6 103.0 103.3 103.7 283.1 284.1 284.1 282.6

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.5 86.1 85.7 85.9 28.1 27.9 27.9 27.9 32.4 33.3 33.5 33.8

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631.9 647.3 647.2 649.9 170.4 173.4 173.6 174.3 411.4 449.5 446.0 441.2

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,477.5 2,575.3 2,584.8 2,601.5 800.4 829.9 831.2 832.9 1,739.2 1,876.6 1,904.9 1,921.3

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295.1 308.5 307.5 308.1 93.6 97.7 98.0 98.7 226.7 241.5 243.3 240.7

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.4 50.0 50.8 50.5 11.8 12.1 12.0 12.1 28.2 30.7 29.7 29.7

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643.0 656.8 654.6 653.5 208.9 202.8 203.8 203.2 757.2 775.7 771.1 781.0

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633.7 653.6 653.9 657.2 157.2 161.5 161.7 161.6 417.3 442.2 445.0 442.1

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.3 122.6 121.8 122.6 29.2 29.8 29.7 29.4 64.3 67.0 67.3 67.2

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525.9 533.4 532.4 530.9 152.0 149.4 149.5 150.4 307.1 322.9 320.2 320.3

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.3 50.6 50.7 50.9 10.8 10.8 10.9 10.9 18.0 18.7 18.9 18.9

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166.4 173.5 173.8 174.1 43.7 42.5 43.2 42.6 119.1 117.8 118.7 119.5

Virgin Islands1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.4 – – – – – – – –

1 Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular

components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2020 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Sept.

2020

July

2021

Aug.

2021

Sept.

2021p

Sept.

2020

July

2021

Aug.

2021

Sept.

2021p

Sept.

2020

July

2021

Aug.

2021

Sept.

2021p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.3 243.2 242.1 242.4 175.2 195.6 195.5 196.8 385.8 387.3 387.8 388.3

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.4 50.6 50.6 50.2 22.8 26.7 27.0 27.5 77.3 76.9 76.9 76.0

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456.6 473.5 479.0 478.7 263.6 311.6 310.9 312.9 411.3 417.1 409.5 405.3

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186.3 190.4 189.7 187.5 107.8 111.3 113.1 112.9 208.4 204.6 203.4 202.9

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,723.8 2,793.3 2,792.2 2,794.8 1,350.8 1,627.4 1,663.0 1,686.3 2,464.1 2,439.4 2,460.1 2,463.2

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339.0 345.3 343.2 341.6 276.7 310.3 314.7 318.5 433.9 447.4 446.6 443.3

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323.4 331.7 331.1 332.2 120.7 131.6 133.4 133.6 224.9 227.8 224.6 224.4

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.8 78.0 78.0 78.0 42.2 47.6 48.6 47.1 66.2 66.7 66.0 66.3

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.0 128.9 127.0 126.8 38.9 49.5 52.5 54.1 243.0 241.9 239.9 241.4

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,300.9 1,336.5 1,341.0 1,347.3 964.5 1,086.3 1,081.3 1,107.9 1,108.4 1,095.2 1,091.1 1,102.9

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584.4 609.6 607.6 607.8 408.7 448.6 443.7 445.6 677.3 677.2 674.5 675.0

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.3 81.8 81.7 82.4 52.4 95.4 95.5 95.5 120.8 123.9 118.4 117.9

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.3 115.0 114.5 112.3 77.9 85.8 86.5 87.7 125.3 129.1 129.3 126.6

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883.5 900.9 894.5 894.9 458.5 501.4 507.4 512.9 780.6 783.1 784.6 785.5

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461.9 469.0 471.7 471.0 268.6 286.6 284.5 284.4 412.6 412.0 410.9 408.1

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221.3 221.2 222.4 222.0 119.5 135.0 131.6 133.3 253.7 255.4 255.4 254.7

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197.8 197.9 198.1 197.4 111.2 117.7 118.7 119.8 248.3 252.6 251.7 252.5

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275.1 278.3 280.2 279.4 168.2 174.7 171.9 171.6 294.8 282.5 293.9 297.4

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304.8 318.3 316.9 309.7 176.4 201.7 202.9 188.9 316.0 313.6 315.3 311.3

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125.3 126.3 127.0 125.9 52.0 58.6 57.4 56.9 98.5 98.2 96.7 96.2

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434.6 453.0 455.1 453.6 210.3 228.1 231.0 233.4 495.8 510.6 512.2 514.9

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748.8 761.8 761.9 768.3 259.3 301.0 302.0 305.3 432.1 443.7 447.7 440.6

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640.1 646.1 646.0 639.9 336.4 352.0 355.6 362.4 574.0 586.8 588.0 586.7

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528.4 535.2 533.1 535.0 205.0 237.0 239.0 248.8 405.5 412.3 410.3 409.7

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.8 141.8 141.6 141.7 116.8 127.6 126.9 125.6 235.8 234.5 234.7 232.4

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476.0 485.7 485.6 487.1 254.9 278.5 281.1 284.2 426.1 429.4 424.9 423.8

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.2 78.1 77.9 77.7 60.4 66.9 65.4 64.9 90.0 89.6 90.1 90.3

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152.6 158.8 159.2 158.4 80.8 85.8 85.7 85.9 169.6 170.9 169.2 169.5

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.7 141.1 142.2 143.1 246.3 271.5 274.5 277.2 159.2 161.0 161.6 162.3

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116.8 119.1 119.7 119.3 61.5 68.3 67.1 68.9 85.8 87.0 86.8 86.6

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661.7 685.4 686.9 687.3 283.7 316.5 318.8 321.3 591.0 567.8 578.3 587.9

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134.6 136.6 137.5 137.3 77.4 88.2 91.8 91.0 177.1 177.4 174.7 173.4

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,998.5 2,043.1 2,043.8 2,039.3 605.5 697.2 702.3 713.3 1,474.9 1,444.7 1,441.1 1,434.3

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597.2 599.0 597.8 594.5 420.3 463.7 459.5 460.0 711.9 717.1 710.1 705.7

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.9 65.5 64.7 65.2 35.0 37.8 37.6 37.5 80.4 80.0 80.5 80.2

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892.6 901.3 896.8 895.5 471.3 504.7 503.4 502.4 752.6 755.4 753.5 759.3

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235.4 234.8 236.9 238.5 155.9 172.5 171.2 173.1 346.8 342.8 343.2 346.8

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295.1 298.3 298.7 298.1 159.1 169.9 171.1 173.3 286.6 290.5 293.4 289.6

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,228.0 1,245.0 1,247.0 1,247.2 427.8 475.3 467.8 473.9 683.8 687.0 686.0 669.5

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.2 102.0 102.2 101.8 46.6 50.5 52.9 51.2 62.4 63.0 62.6 66.0

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247.9 257.3 254.1 256.2 224.6 243.3 246.3 249.7 366.0 366.8 372.4 371.7

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.8 73.6 73.0 72.5 42.1 44.2 44.5 44.9 78.3 79.5 79.5 79.0

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431.5 428.2 429.0 428.8 287.8 311.7 314.6 316.0 433.6 433.3 436.8 437.1

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,677.2 1,729.5 1,743.0 1,744.2 1,150.7 1,313.8 1,289.6 1,321.5 1,977.5 1,979.9 1,984.0 1,994.5

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206.6 213.8 213.5 213.0 133.6 150.0 152.9 151.8 245.0 245.9 248.6 247.8

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.3 63.5 62.7 62.6 25.1 30.8 31.1 30.1 52.3 54.2 53.4 51.6

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524.7 531.4 531.7 534.6 325.6 345.2 346.9 344.9 709.3 695.5 717.8 713.0

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491.4 521.8 520.8 522.1 249.5 293.6 299.6 306.1 560.5 561.6 566.4 565.9

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127.8 129.3 129.7 128.6 62.8 67.2 69.2 68.7 147.0 149.0 150.2 150.1

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451.3 456.5 450.3 445.4 229.9 239.4 242.0 243.4 389.4 389.7 387.4 387.5

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.4 27.7 27.8 28.2 32.5 34.5 34.0 34.2 66.8 66.6 66.1 64.5

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107.9 113.0 112.6 112.9 66.8 76.7 77.0 77.5 200.7 195.4 195.7 195.6

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.9 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.6

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2020 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Total Mining and logging Construction

August September August September August September

2020 2021 2020 2021p2020 2021 2020 2021p2020 2021 2020 2021p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,969.9 2,025.4 1,979.9 2,043.0 9.5 8.9 9.5 8.9 91.2 88.9 91.6 91.8

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308.9 323.6 306.2 315.8 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.7 18.3 19.0 17.9 17.5

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,803.5 2,957.0 2,833.5 2,977.4 12.1 12.5 12.0 12.6 172.6 173.8 172.9 176.8

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,226.9 1,259.5 1,242.8 1,276.8 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.6 53.6 52.1 53.6 52.8

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,691.7 16,583.3 15,824.9 16,690.1 19.6 19.1 19.4 19.0 864.2 893.3 858.0 893.3

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,632.0 2,752.2 2,638.3 2,744.3 19.4 20.5 19.3 20.8 176.9 176.2 174.7 175.3

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,536.1 1,593.8 1,574.4 1,618.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 59.8 60.8 59.6 60.7

Delaware1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440.1 455.2 442.5 450.1 – – – – 22.7 24.7 22.5 24.9

District of Columbia1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729.7 747.6 733.2 750.8 – – – – 15.6 16.2 15.5 16.0

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,347.5 8,756.0 8,399.7 8,836.2 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.6 561.2 572.7 558.6 578.0

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,361.9 4,562.2 4,378.4 4,570.5 9.4 9.6 9.3 9.6 200.7 204.5 201.4 205.5

Hawaii1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519.1 571.1 508.1 575.2 – – – – 36.4 37.3 35.9 37.2

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 762.2 794.2 767.3 788.4 4.0 4.4 4.0 4.4 58.4 61.6 57.8 61.6

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,652.4 5,821.2 5,684.0 5,849.8 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.8 229.1 242.5 226.5 244.3

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,998.6 3,073.5 3,012.3 3,084.0 5.2 5.6 5.2 5.6 148.3 150.1 148.5 149.2

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,487.3 1,529.2 1,506.8 1,544.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 81.7 81.8 78.5 79.8

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,348.9 1,376.1 1,355.9 1,392.5 5.7 6.0 5.6 6.0 64.8 65.9 63.6 64.2

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,831.5 1,879.9 1,848.4 1,887.7 7.5 7.1 7.4 7.0 79.0 82.8 79.5 84.1

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,799.1 1,840.6 1,797.9 1,815.6 28.8 29.8 28.8 30.0 114.8 116.2 116.8 115.9

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.6 636.2 610.9 621.9 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 31.9 31.8 31.4 31.8

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,543.0 2,669.2 2,563.6 2,666.0 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 160.9 162.5 160.9 160.2

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,330.3 3,541.6 3,349.7 3,539.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 161.7 176.2 160.5 172.5

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,043.8 4,183.9 4,099.9 4,207.3 6.9 7.3 6.8 7.2 182.4 186.9 181.3 185.2

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,770.2 2,879.2 2,777.5 2,884.9 6.5 6.8 6.5 6.7 136.1 143.6 132.8 142.8

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,103.6 1,133.5 1,116.7 1,140.6 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.9 44.2 45.1 44.4 45.7

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,752.7 2,836.2 2,781.3 2,855.9 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.7 129.8 133.1 128.0 130.6

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474.9 490.8 478.3 486.7 6.8 7.0 6.8 6.8 33.2 32.6 32.5 31.3

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 985.5 1,018.6 990.9 1,019.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 56.6 59.5 55.9 57.8

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,241.9 1,343.7 1,268.5 1,356.6 15.0 15.1 15.0 14.8 93.3 94.6 93.4 93.1

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636.0 665.8 646.4 664.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 28.9 29.2 29.0 28.7

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,768.2 3,994.3 3,861.8 4,006.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 155.8 155.3 156.0 157.0

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780.2 813.2 789.0 814.8 17.3 17.3 17.1 17.8 47.2 49.2 46.9 49.0

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,530.6 8,955.0 8,720.4 8,945.3 5.4 5.9 5.3 5.7 387.4 381.4 384.8 375.2

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,344.2 4,505.9 4,379.5 4,528.1 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.7 228.7 243.6 228.2 244.0

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406.2 418.6 413.2 420.7 12.6 14.7 12.8 14.7 29.0 30.4 28.6 29.6

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,243.6 5,374.9 5,271.2 5,378.4 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.6 230.1 239.5 229.4 239.9

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,597.7 1,628.9 1,614.4 1,655.8 26.7 29.2 26.3 29.0 77.6 82.3 77.3 83.3

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,805.5 1,881.1 1,817.0 1,885.5 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.5 111.9 115.2 109.6 111.8

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,530.1 5,727.2 5,619.9 5,767.2 22.3 22.0 22.2 21.8 256.6 257.7 255.6 253.8

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457.9 484.7 467.8 485.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 19.8 22.4 19.9 21.8

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,071.0 2,142.0 2,077.6 2,145.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 103.1 109.8 102.6 107.9

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429.8 442.7 432.8 439.9 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 27.0 27.5 26.3 27.1

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,967.5 3,090.6 3,008.6 3,104.7 4.1 4.4 4.1 4.3 130.2 132.5 130.8 128.5

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,042.7 12,715.4 12,112.2 12,836.0 171.6 194.7 170.4 198.3 720.8 726.0 717.7 735.0

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,529.2 1,614.5 1,545.6 1,625.2 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.3 118.8 124.2 117.7 124.8

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279.1 296.0 288.4 295.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.5

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,823.3 3,923.4 3,849.7 3,933.0 6.9 7.8 6.8 7.8 203.7 209.0 203.1 206.6

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,249.7 3,436.0 3,271.1 3,448.9 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.5 219.7 231.3 220.1 234.2

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665.9 690.8 676.2 693.6 16.5 19.4 18.5 19.9 31.2 31.4 31.3 32.1

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,830.6 2,897.0 2,834.5 2,886.9 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.8 132.0 131.0 128.6 128.2

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274.9 280.3 275.7 277.6 14.8 15.7 14.6 16.1 22.3 20.8 21.9 20.7

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818.9 854.8 834.5 862.0 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 25.7 29.1 27.1 29.7

Virgin Islands1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.0 35.0 33.8 34.8 – – – – 3.2 2.9 3.0 2.9

1 Mining and logging is combined with construction.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2020 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information

August September August September August September

2020 2021 2020 2021p

2020 2021 2020 2021p2020 2021 2020 2021p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257.2 267.8 258.6 266.0 373.9 380.5 374.8 385.0 18.8 20.4 18.8 20.6

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.0 17.9 12.3 14.3 59.3 63.6 59.3 62.3 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.8

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175.3 180.9 175.1 180.1 544.2 579.9 550.6 584.1 43.5 43.4 44.5 43.4

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153.0 160.5 154.1 161.5 247.4 249.9 247.1 253.5 11.3 12.6 11.4 12.3

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,260.8 1,275.1 1,259.9 1,279.2 2,872.8 2,981.9 2,890.6 2,986.9 507.7 555.4 509.4 556.7

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146.3 146.2 146.2 146.6 468.2 487.2 468.7 486.1 73.2 74.0 73.8 74.2

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152.3 153.4 151.5 152.9 272.4 281.5 280.7 290.7 28.4 27.5 28.5 27.8

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.4 24.7 25.2 24.5 77.6 82.5 78.7 82.5 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.6

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 27.9 28.8 28.1 28.9 19.6 18.7 19.5 18.8

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372.5 381.2 372.7 383.5 1,723.8 1,776.0 1,729.2 1,789.2 127.0 136.4 128.2 135.6

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380.7 392.0 382.6 391.7 914.7 953.2 920.5 963.9 103.0 116.2 108.2 117.3

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 11.6 11.2 11.6 98.1 104.5 93.9 105.1 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.9

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.2 68.1 68.3 67.6 148.5 155.2 148.7 152.3 7.4 7.6 7.4 7.8

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550.6 556.7 550.4 552.1 1,161.7 1,188.3 1,159.7 1,191.5 84.7 87.9 85.3 87.5

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508.6 535.3 510.1 536.1 592.0 606.8 592.5 604.8 24.9 25.1 25.1 25.1

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213.8 222.4 214.3 223.0 298.6 304.1 299.5 305.9 18.7 18.3 18.6 18.3

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157.3 163.0 157.0 163.1 261.1 270.9 260.9 273.3 16.3 16.3 16.4 16.1

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236.1 250.2 237.7 250.6 395.0 405.1 397.8 408.0 19.8 19.8 20.0 20.0

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128.0 126.1 128.0 124.0 357.4 358.9 355.2 355.4 17.0 16.7 17.1 16.1

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.9 54.3 52.0 52.8 114.0 120.9 113.6 118.2 6.3 6.6 6.2 6.5

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107.6 110.3 107.7 110.0 441.6 462.6 447.8 459.1 31.9 31.2 31.8 30.7

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228.3 238.4 227.5 237.4 523.1 556.9 524.6 557.0 86.8 93.1 86.1 92.8

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571.6 575.8 571.8 573.7 756.3 784.4 758.7 778.2 49.2 50.2 49.0 49.9

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309.1 320.9 306.4 317.7 502.7 514.0 499.5 513.2 42.6 40.4 42.2 40.2

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.8 142.5 140.4 143.4 228.1 235.1 230.1 237.7 9.2 9.6 9.5 9.6

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266.8 276.0 266.8 272.1 526.5 537.1 528.0 541.7 44.1 43.0 44.3 42.2

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.6 21.4 20.6 21.8 93.0 96.6 92.8 95.8 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.4

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.2 101.7 97.7 101.0 191.0 197.4 190.6 196.6 15.9 16.3 15.9 16.2

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.2 60.0 55.7 59.3 255.8 275.6 260.5 278.0 12.9 13.9 13.3 14.3

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.3 67.1 67.0 66.6 134.1 138.1 133.8 136.2 11.6 12.1 11.7 11.7

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236.5 247.5 236.6 248.0 827.1 860.4 834.4 863.5 67.4 67.6 67.5 67.3

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.1 28.6 27.2 28.4 131.3 133.7 131.2 135.0 8.1 9.0 9.0 8.5

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399.8 413.2 401.3 415.2 1,341.2 1,391.6 1,364.6 1,398.0 254.7 279.8 258.2 278.3

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446.8 471.0 449.9 471.4 840.1 862.1 844.8 867.8 71.8 78.0 71.5 77.2

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.3 26.3 25.4 26.1 88.3 89.8 88.0 89.2 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.8

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650.9 663.2 652.7 655.2 1,006.6 1,029.7 1,005.8 1,032.8 62.6 65.3 63.0 64.4

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128.3 128.6 128.3 129.2 299.7 302.7 300.9 305.1 17.3 17.3 17.7 17.5

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184.4 187.6 184.1 186.7 350.4 360.6 351.4 360.4 32.7 34.1 33.0 34.0

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532.6 551.0 533.5 550.1 1,050.9 1,081.3 1,067.9 1,098.0 81.0 85.7 81.7 85.2

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.2 40.2 37.5 40.3 70.8 75.0 71.9 75.5 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.5 250.1 243.7 248.5 401.1 416.6 401.2 418.8 24.2 25.3 24.6 24.8

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.6 44.5 42.6 44.4 84.7 86.7 84.1 84.9 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.7

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336.0 349.1 338.7 345.3 624.8 644.9 628.7 647.5 42.0 44.3 43.2 44.9

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 852.3 882.2 851.9 885.6 2,453.2 2,577.6 2,463.5 2,588.2 192.7 207.1 195.1 206.4

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.3 147.0 135.3 146.2 292.2 307.7 294.0 307.4 38.4 40.1 38.5 40.2

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.9 30.1 28.0 30.3 49.8 50.9 50.0 50.2 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.6 237.3 233.6 239.1 635.5 653.8 638.3 649.1 64.3 65.8 65.1 65.6

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267.1 267.3 265.6 268.7 633.4 659.8 635.8 658.2 150.2 158.4 151.2 161.2

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.9 45.5 43.9 45.1 119.8 121.6 120.7 122.7 6.9 7.1 7.2 6.9

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458.0 481.0 456.5 479.0 523.4 537.5 522.6 530.0 44.5 46.4 44.7 45.2

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.4 9.8 9.6 9.8 51.0 52.0 50.5 51.1 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.7

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.6 77.8 75.5 78.6 161.9 172.0 164.1 171.7 14.3 14.8 14.3 14.9

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2020 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services

August September August September August September

2020 2021 2020 2021p

2020 2021 2020 2021p2020 2021 2020 2021p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.9 97.5 96.4 98.4 241.4 249.6 242.2 252.8 234.0 240.3 235.9 242.8

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 11.1 10.8 10.7 26.2 27.7 26.1 26.9 48.8 50.3 49.0 49.9

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231.5 234.7 231.6 233.7 422.1 451.8 421.1 447.9 453.4 477.2 457.7 480.3

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.9 66.5 63.4 67.4 135.3 147.9 137.5 147.5 183.7 187.3 187.1 188.5

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807.1 812.4 802.7 809.9 2,549.2 2,708.3 2,550.6 2,722.9 2,680.4 2,773.6 2,702.0 2,783.3

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171.8 174.5 171.4 173.8 430.8 455.6 428.2 453.1 335.8 342.2 337.2 340.2

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.4 118.0 119.0 117.6 204.9 213.2 205.1 212.3 315.5 325.7 323.6 333.1

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.5 46.5 47.4 46.3 61.6 61.4 61.1 59.1 77.0 77.7 77.6 77.9

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.0 28.0 28.8 27.8 164.6 167.3 163.7 165.3 119.5 124.5 122.8 125.7

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591.2 621.9 590.7 621.1 1,352.4 1,413.6 1,346.7 1,424.4 1,285.2 1,333.4 1,296.9 1,348.1

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.0 256.0 248.3 254.3 686.7 752.5 687.5 749.5 579.6 603.9 583.5 604.5

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.3 27.4 26.0 27.5 62.4 69.9 61.7 69.6 80.4 81.6 80.5 82.4

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.1 42.1 37.9 41.0 100.9 101.6 100.1 100.5 110.0 111.6 111.4 111.3

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408.1 402.0 405.8 397.2 883.3 927.8 880.7 925.9 870.2 881.5 881.3 889.7

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.2 140.5 139.6 139.0 328.1 331.7 325.6 332.4 460.0 466.5 461.0 472.0

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.7 110.1 109.3 110.3 134.0 137.4 133.1 134.3 213.3 216.1 220.7 221.7

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.3 75.4 76.5 74.6 170.1 174.1 168.8 174.7 197.0 196.9 197.1 195.9

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.7 95.9 92.5 95.0 207.6 207.3 208.4 206.8 271.2 279.5 276.2 280.4

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.1 90.5 89.4 89.2 200.0 207.8 200.3 209.1 308.5 318.0 305.1 310.8

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.0 32.6 32.8 32.3 69.1 72.2 68.5 70.7 122.1 125.3 125.6 126.3

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136.2 138.5 135.5 136.4 439.7 463.4 437.8 461.2 428.5 449.0 432.7 450.0

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218.7 219.8 214.9 218.3 583.1 621.8 575.5 613.0 735.9 753.8 745.1 765.6

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225.7 227.0 225.0 225.7 588.6 622.8 598.0 629.4 629.4 636.7 638.8 638.7

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194.7 193.0 192.7 190.6 358.8 376.9 354.8 376.1 520.7 528.9 528.5 532.9

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.8 43.2 42.3 43.1 106.8 108.2 107.9 111.8 136.7 140.8 139.2 142.3

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175.1 169.5 174.2 166.7 363.4 380.4 360.6 384.4 469.1 479.1 475.4 485.2

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.5 26.1 26.4 26.1 44.5 44.9 44.3 44.1 76.8 77.1 77.7 77.5

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.6 73.3 74.2 73.0 116.4 121.7 116.1 122.2 151.6 158.3 152.4 157.5

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.4 68.9 65.5 68.8 174.4 196.6 175.9 195.1 140.8 142.0 142.2 143.1

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.1 33.6 33.9 33.7 82.5 86.5 82.3 84.8 111.8 117.4 115.9 118.7

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243.1 248.8 241.5 247.4 641.4 682.0 645.9 683.2 634.3 674.0 659.1 683.9

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.2 33.2 33.8 33.1 106.3 111.9 105.8 111.6 132.2 136.2 135.1 136.9

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709.4 697.2 702.1 687.5 1,223.9 1,278.1 1,218.9 1,271.3 1,911.3 1,981.3 1,969.1 2,012.6

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259.0 263.5 257.8 261.1 634.8 674.8 636.6 675.0 594.5 595.0 594.1 593.0

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.4 24.7 24.3 24.4 32.1 32.9 31.7 31.9 65.1 64.7 65.7 64.9

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302.5 305.3 300.2 301.6 697.4 720.2 695.1 715.6 882.8 888.0 892.5 894.7

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.6 77.4 75.2 77.6 181.8 186.5 181.7 188.6 234.7 236.2 235.9 239.7

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.5 107.3 101.5 107.4 241.0 257.1 239.3 259.6 289.8 294.6 294.0 297.5

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326.4 332.6 324.0 330.5 753.3 778.4 755.2 776.2 1,199.9 1,218.8 1,231.3 1,247.0

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.2 35.0 34.2 34.3 65.8 65.7 66.0 66.2 95.8 99.5 100.1 101.1

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106.6 103.8 105.1 103.8 280.9 283.2 282.3 281.4 246.5 253.5 247.8 255.6

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.4 28.0 28.1 27.7 32.7 33.7 32.4 33.6 71.8 71.9 73.8 72.5

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170.5 174.1 170.3 174.6 411.0 447.5 412.2 443.4 426.5 425.6 433.9 431.4

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801.5 833.5 800.6 834.1 1,745.2 1,916.1 1,738.7 1,926.9 1,676.8 1,740.4 1,680.1 1,746.2

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.0 98.7 93.6 99.1 228.4 247.5 228.5 242.1 202.8 208.2 207.3 214.1

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 12.2 11.9 12.2 28.8 30.6 28.6 30.2 57.1 60.3 62.7 61.6

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209.9 205.1 208.2 202.6 757.0 775.7 752.6 780.9 516.1 526.9 526.8 537.1

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158.2 163.7 158.1 162.8 420.1 452.8 422.3 446.7 477.7 514.7 488.8 519.3

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.2 29.6 29.2 29.2 65.0 68.1 65.0 67.4 127.3 129.0 128.0 129.0

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.1 151.1 152.2 149.7 310.5 322.6 308.6 321.7 448.0 444.8 450.4 443.0

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.9 11.0 10.8 11.0 18.7 19.3 18.5 19.0 27.6 27.6 28.5 27.9

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.2 43.2 43.4 42.9 116.5 118.0 117.6 119.9 105.1 111.0 108.9 113.4

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.9 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2020 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

[In thousands]

State

Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

August September August September August September

2020 2021 2020 2021p

2020 2021 2020 2021p2020 2021 2020 2021p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177.9 198.6 175.7 196.1 90.6 91.8 90.6 91.9 378.5 381.1 385.8 388.7

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.1 33.4 27.2 30.9 10.0 11.5 10.1 11.4 75.4 73.4 78.0 76.4

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.1 308.7 260.3 310.9 88.2 92.6 88.9 92.0 411.5 401.5 418.8 415.6

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107.7 116.5 108.2 114.4 64.8 67.2 64.8 67.9 200.7 193.4 210.2 205.4

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,326.9 1,704.1 1,354.0 1,704.3 428.5 501.1 449.3 496.0 2,374.5 2,359.0 2,429.0 2,438.6

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279.4 329.5 276.0 317.7 107.0 113.2 106.9 112.3 423.2 433.1 435.9 444.2

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122.6 144.3 122.3 136.6 56.6 62.8 56.4 60.1 202.7 206.1 227.2 226.3

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.7 54.9 43.9 49.1 16.7 16.6 16.5 16.2 63.4 62.4 66.0 66.0

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.1 53.9 39.1 55.4 72.4 71.1 72.4 70.8 242.0 238.1 242.3 241.1

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930.6 1,083.6 941.2 1,092.2 311.8 344.2 314.2 342.8 1,086.4 1,087.4 1,115.9 1,115.7

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407.9 449.5 408.0 444.6 149.4 154.7 149.8 153.1 680.8 670.1 679.3 676.5

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.5 97.3 51.7 95.1 22.7 22.9 20.8 22.7 115.2 112.1 119.8 117.1

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.8 93.0 80.1 89.8 26.1 26.7 25.7 25.4 118.8 122.3 125.9 126.7

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473.3 536.5 465.4 522.4 234.5 242.0 233.2 239.8 750.3 749.2 789.1 792.6

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274.4 296.1 271.7 288.3 111.9 115.0 111.2 112.6 404.0 400.8 421.8 418.9

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.9 141.4 121.2 136.3 55.0 56.3 54.9 56.1 236.2 238.9 254.3 256.0

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.8 122.7 111.6 121.4 49.1 48.6 48.7 47.9 237.4 236.3 249.7 255.3

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169.4 178.5 169.9 174.0 61.1 64.4 61.1 62.5 292.1 289.3 297.9 299.3

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.7 203.4 176.0 187.3 65.7 67.3 65.1 66.5 310.1 305.9 316.1 311.3

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.6 79.1 58.6 62.3 20.6 23.0 20.5 21.8 89.8 88.1 99.4 96.9

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.2 249.4 214.4 240.0 100.8 108.5 100.6 107.5 478.4 492.5 493.2 509.6

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270.9 349.2 269.5 319.6 112.7 121.0 111.7 118.8 408.0 410.3 433.2 443.4

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345.1 391.2 344.8 374.6 144.1 149.8 144.1 148.9 544.5 551.8 581.6 595.8

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219.9 264.2 213.2 257.4 100.9 105.6 100.2 104.7 378.2 384.9 400.7 402.6

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119.4 129.0 119.3 125.5 39.4 41.8 39.7 41.6 232.5 232.3 238.3 234.0

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262.6 296.3 258.8 290.0 110.9 113.1 110.5 112.2 400.0 403.9 430.4 426.1

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.6 72.8 62.5 67.0 18.4 20.6 18.3 19.9 84.8 86.3 90.7 91.0

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.3 90.5 81.9 87.6 36.2 36.8 35.8 37.1 161.7 162.1 169.4 169.5

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241.6 280.0 247.4 280.4 36.4 43.5 37.1 45.0 151.1 153.5 162.5 164.7

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.3 79.3 62.5 70.9 23.1 24.3 22.9 23.8 77.3 77.2 86.4 87.9

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290.4 364.8 296.7 332.3 139.7 150.7 142.8 145.4 531.1 541.8 579.9 576.9

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.9 95.1 77.8 91.5 27.0 27.5 26.0 28.3 174.6 171.5 179.1 174.7

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604.0 767.6 622.2 739.2 333.4 351.2 336.5 346.2 1,360.1 1,407.7 1,457.4 1,416.1

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419.4 478.9 420.2 462.7 155.6 158.3 154.7 158.1 687.9 674.9 716.1 712.1

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.9 39.6 35.5 38.3 14.8 15.4 14.8 15.2 73.0 74.3 80.7 80.6

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486.0 536.6 477.5 514.0 191.3 190.5 193.0 189.9 724.4 727.7 753.1 761.7

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158.1 173.4 158.0 173.4 65.9 65.2 65.3 64.0 332.0 330.1 347.8 348.4

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164.9 183.9 163.6 178.7 57.4 62.4 57.6 61.3 263.7 271.6 276.3 281.6

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435.4 507.8 433.9 486.5 223.9 242.8 225.7 237.9 647.8 649.1 688.9 680.2

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.0 60.9 49.7 54.8 19.9 21.4 19.7 20.4 59.1 59.3 63.5 65.4

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230.0 258.4 226.2 250.2 73.5 76.4 73.0 77.5 358.2 360.5 366.7 372.6

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.7 51.4 43.8 46.9 16.9 17.6 16.9 17.7 73.0 75.5 78.9 79.3

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289.4 323.6 290.7 317.6 116.5 123.5 116.7 122.3 416.5 421.1 439.3 444.9

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,136.8 1,315.7 1,151.0 1,319.2 389.0 421.3 386.7 419.2 1,902.8 1,900.8 1,956.5 1,976.9

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.0 156.8 134.3 151.9 40.2 42.0 40.2 41.3 235.6 233.8 247.7 249.8

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.4 33.7 24.9 28.5 9.4 10.7 9.3 10.3 48.4 47.1 52.7 52.0

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328.8 366.4 326.5 351.1 179.8 187.5 179.1 182.2 688.7 688.1 709.6 710.9

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254.7 316.2 257.5 316.4 116.8 121.9 116.7 121.9 546.1 544.4 549.4 554.0

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.6 72.4 63.9 70.2 21.5 21.9 21.4 21.4 141.0 144.8 147.1 149.7

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246.1 271.3 236.8 252.7 144.8 149.8 144.1 148.6 365.7 357.7 386.5 385.0

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.7 40.8 35.2 37.9 15.9 16.9 15.8 16.3 64.6 63.6 67.4 65.1

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.1 77.2 66.5 77.4 16.1 16.7 16.0 16.7 197.8 194.3 200.5 196.1

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 4.8 3.9 4.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.6

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2020 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

N.M.

CALIF.

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ARIZ.

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MINN.

LA.

PA.

IDAHO

FLA.

KY.

WIS.

N.C.

VA.

OKLA.

ALA.

ARK.

IOWA

WASH.

MISS.

IND.

OHIO

S.C.

MICH.

TENN.

W.VA.

M

Map 1. Unemployment rates by state, seasonally September 2021

(U.S. rate = 4.8 percent)

HAWAII

ALASKA
WASH.

ORE.

CALIF.

IDAHO

NEV.

ARIZ.

MONT.

WYO.

COLO.

N.M.

N.D.

S.D.

NEB.

KAN.

OKLA.

TEXAS

MINN.

IOWA

MO.

ARK.

LA.

WIS.

ILL.

MICH.

IND. OHIO

KY.

TENN.

MISS. ALA. GA.

S.C.

N.C.

VA. W.VA.

PA.

N.Y.

MAINE

N.H.

VT.

MASS.

R.I.

N.J.

CONN.

DEL.

FLA.

MD. UTAH

ALASKA

HAWAII

D.C.

Above 5.1%

4.1% to 5.1%

3.1% to 4.0%

2.1% to 3.0%

Below 2.1%

Map 2. Percentage change in nonfarm employment by state,

seasonally adjusted, September 2020 - September 2021