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       REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  OCTOBER 2007

   Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in
October. Overall, 22 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-
the-month unemployment rate increases, 17 states registered decreases, and
11 states had no changes, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Depart-
ment of Labor reported today.  Over the year, jobless rates were down in 
25 states and the District of Columbia and up in 25 states.  The national
unemployment rate was unchanged in October at 4.7 percent.

   In October, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 31 states and the 
District of Columbia, increased in 17 states, and remained unchanged in
2 states.  The largest employment decreases were recorded in Michigan
(-22,400), California (-15,800), Arizona (-14,900), Virginia (-8,900), and 
Illinois (-7,000).  Arizona and Michigan posted the largest over-the-month
percentage declines in employment (-0.5 percent each), followed by Alaska
and Hawaii (-0.4 percent each), Nevada (-0.3 percent), and Alabama, the
District of Columbia, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Vermont, and Virginia 
(-0.2 percent each).  Texas posted the largest over-the-month increase in
employment(+24,200), followed by Florida (+9,700), North Carolina (+8,600),
New York (+8,100),and Washington (+8,000).  Washington reported the largest
over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+0.3 percent), followed by
North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming (+0.2 percent each).  Over the
year, nonfarm employment increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia
and decreased in 2 states.  The largest over-the-year percentage gains in
employment were reported in Utah (+4.2 percent), Montana and Wyoming
(+3.4 percent each), Louisiana (+2.2 percent), and Colorado (+2.1 percent).
The two states reporting over-the-year declines in employment were Michigan
(-1.7 percent) and Ohio (-0.2 percent).


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     |                 Southern California Wildfires                  |
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     |    The Southern California wildfires and resulting evacuations |
     |had no discernable impact on the October payroll and LAUS survey|
     |estimates.  For more information, see the Frequently Asked Ques-|
     |tions section that begins on page 7 of this release.            |
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Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

   In October, the Midwest continued to report the highest unemployment rate
among the regions, 5.4 percent.  The South again registered the lowest rate,
4.4 percent.  No region recorded an unemployment rate change from a month
earlier.  The Midwest and West had the only statistically significant over-
the-year jobless rate changes (+0.5 and +0.3 percentage point, respectively).
(See table 1.)

   Among the nine geographic divisions, the East North Central again reported 
the highest jobless rate, 5.8 percent in October, while the Mountain division
continued to record the lowest rate, 3.5 percent.  The West South Central
division registered the only statistically significant unemployment rate change
over the month (-0.3 percentage point).  The Pacific and East North Central 
divisions posted the largest jobless rate increases from a year earlier (+0.7
and +0.6 percentage point, respectively).  The South Atlantic was the only other
division to record a significant over-the-year rate increase (+0.3 percentage 
point).  The West South Central and Mountain divisions recorded the only signi-
ficant over-the-year rate decreases (-0.4 and -0.3 percentage point, respec-
tively).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

   In October, Michigan again reported the highest unemployment rate, 7.7 per-
cent, followed by Alaska and Mississippi at 6.1 percent each.  Idaho continued
to record the lowest jobless rate, 2.5 percent.  Four additional states had 
rates below 3.0 percent in October:  Hawaii at 2.7 percent, Utah at 2.8 percent,
and South Dakota and Wyoming at 2.9 percent each.  Two states posted the lowest
jobless rates in their series--Alabama and New Mexico (3.1 percent each). 
(All state series begin in 1976.)  Overall, 22 states registered unemployment
rates that were significantly below the U.S. rate (4.7 percent), 10 states and 
the District of Columbia recorded measurably higher rates, and 18 states had
rates that were statistically little different from that of the nation.  (See 
tables A and 3.)

   Delaware registered the largest over-the-month unemployment rate increase in
October (+0.4 percentage point).  Florida, Idaho, and Montana also recorded sta-
tistically significant unemployment rate increases from September (+0.2 percent-
age point each).  Three states had significant over-the-month jobless rate 
decreases:  Louisiana (-1.1 percentage points), Kansas (-0.7 point), and Alabama
(-0.6 point).  The remaining 43 states and the District of Columbia recorded
unemployment rates that were not appreciably different from those of a month 
earlier, even though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as
the significant changes.

   In October, Illinois reported the largest jobless rate increase from a year
earlier (+1.2 percentage points).  Twelve additional states recorded smaller, but
also statistically significant, rate increases.  Fourteen states registered sta-
tistically significant over-the-year unemployment rate decreases.  The largest of
these occurred in Louisiana (-1.0 percentage point).  The remaining 23 states and
the District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not appreciably different
from those of October 2006.  (See table B.)


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Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

   For October, two states reported statistically significant over-the-month 
changes in nonfarm payroll employment, both of which were decreases.  Those sta-
tistically significant decreases were in Michigan (-22,400) and Arizona (-14,900).
(See tables C and 5.)

   Over the 12 months ending in October, 29 states posted statistically significant
changes in employment; all but one of these had gains in employment.  The largest
statistically significant employment gains occurred in Texas (+206,400), Florida 
(+111,000), and California (+109,000).  The statistically significant over-the-year
employment decline was reported in Michigan (-75,000).  Seven states recorded sta-
tistically significant gains in employment that were less than 15,000:  Montana 
(+14,600), Nebraska (+13,300), Idaho (+11,700), Hawaii (+11,600), Wyoming (+9,400),
South Dakota (+6,800), and North Dakota (+5,200).  (See table D.)


                           ______________________________


   The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for October is scheduled
to be issued on Wednesday, November 28.  The Regional and State Employment and Unem-
ployment release for November is scheduled to be issued on Friday, December 21.




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    |                       Hurricane Katrina                            |
    |                                                                    |
    |     For October, BLS and its state partners continued to make      |
    | modifications to the usual estimation procedures for the LAUS      |
    | program to reflect the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the labor    |
    | force statistics in affected areas.  These modifications included: |
    | (1) modifying the state population controls to account for dis-    |
    | placement due to Katrina; (2) developing labor force estimates     |
    | for the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area using an     |
    | alternative to the model-based method; and (3) not publishing labor|
    | force estimates for the parishes within the New Orleans-Metairie-  |
    | Kenner metropolitan area or cities within those parishes where the |
    | quality of input data was severely compromised by the hurricane.   |
    |    For more  information on LAUS procedures and estimates for      |
    | October 2007, see  Hurricane Information:  Katrina and Rita on     |
    | the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/katrina/home.htm or         |
    | call (202) 691-6392.                                               |
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Table A.  States with unemployment rates significantly differ-
ent from that of the U.S., October 2007, seasonally adjusted
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              State              |            Rate            
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States ...................|             4.7            
                                 |                            
Alabama .........................|             3.1            
Alaska ..........................|             6.1            
Arizona .........................|             3.5            
Arkansas ........................|             5.7            
California ......................|             5.6            
Colorado ........................|             3.7            
Delaware ........................|             3.4            
District of Columbia ............|             5.8            
Florida .........................|             4.2            
Hawaii ..........................|             2.7            
                                 |                            
Idaho ...........................|             2.5            
Iowa ............................|             3.9            
Kansas ..........................|             3.8            
Kentucky ........................|             5.6            
Louisiana .......................|             3.3            
Maryland ........................|             4.0            
Michigan ........................|             7.7            
Mississippi .....................|             6.1            
Missouri ........................|             5.6            
Montana .........................|             3.1            
                                 |                            
Nebraska ........................|             3.2            
New Hampshire ...................|             3.2            
New Jersey ......................|             4.1            
New Mexico ......................|             3.1            
North Dakota ....................|             3.4            
Ohio ............................|             5.9            
Oregon ..........................|             5.5            
South Carolina ..................|             5.8            
South Dakota ....................|             2.9            
Texas ...........................|             4.1            
                                 |                            
Utah ............................|             2.8            
Virginia ........................|             3.1            
Wyoming .........................|             2.9            
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Table B.  States with statistically significant unemployment rate
changes from October 2006 to October 2007, seasonally adjusted
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |               
                                |-----------------------|  Over-the-year
             State              |  October  |  October  |   rate change 
                                |    2006   |    2007   |               
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Alabama ........................|     3.6   |     3.1   |      -0.5     
Alaska .........................|     6.6   |     6.1   |       -.5     
Arizona ........................|     4.1   |     3.5   |       -.6     
California .....................|     4.8   |     5.6   |        .8     
Colorado .......................|     4.2   |     3.7   |       -.5     
Florida ........................|     3.2   |     4.2   |       1.0     
Hawaii .........................|     2.1   |     2.7   |        .6     
Idaho ..........................|     3.3   |     2.5   |       -.8     
Illinois .......................|     4.1   |     5.3   |       1.2     
Iowa ...........................|     3.5   |     3.9   |        .4     
                                |           |           |               
Kansas .........................|     4.5   |     3.8   |       -.7     
Louisiana ......................|     4.3   |     3.3   |      -1.0     
Massachusetts ..................|     5.1   |     4.3   |       -.8     
Michigan .......................|     7.1   |     7.7   |        .6     
Minnesota ......................|     4.0   |     4.7   |        .7     
Missouri .......................|     5.1   |     5.6   |        .5     
Nevada .........................|     4.3   |     5.2   |        .9     
New Mexico .....................|     3.9   |     3.1   |       -.8     
New York .......................|     4.2   |     4.6   |        .4     
Ohio ...........................|     5.5   |     5.9   |        .4     
                                |           |           |               
South Carolina .................|     6.6   |     5.8   |       -.8     
South Dakota ...................|     3.3   |     2.9   |       -.4     
Tennessee ......................|     5.1   |     4.6   |       -.5     
Texas ..........................|     4.8   |     4.1   |       -.7     
Vermont ........................|     3.7   |     4.3   |        .6     
Wisconsin ......................|     4.7   |     5.2   |        .5     
Wyoming ........................|     3.6   |     2.9   |       -.7     
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Table C.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
September 2007 to October 2007, seasonally adjusted
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                           | September |  October  |   Over-the-month  
           State           |    2007   |  2007(p)  |      change(p)    
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Arizona....................| 2,735,200 | 2,720,300 |        -14,900    
Michigan...................| 4,267,000 | 4,244,600 |        -22,400    
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   p = preliminary.





Table D.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
October 2006 to October 2007, seasonally adjusted
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                             |   October  |   October  | Over-the-year
           State             |    2006    |    2007(p) |    change(p) 
-----------------------------|----------------------------------------
Alabama .....................|  1,990,500 |  2,015,800 |      25,300  
Arizona .....................|  2,675,600 |  2,720,300 |      44,700  
California ..................| 15,161,900 | 15,270,900 |     109,000  
Colorado ....................|  2,290,000 |  2,337,300 |      47,300  
Connecticut..................|  1,682,000 |  1,702,000 |      20,000  
Florida .....................|  8,036,000 |  8,147,000 |     111,000  
Georgia .....................|  4,092,400 |  4,172,100 |      79,700  
Hawaii ......................|    620,000 |    631,600 |      11,600  
Idaho .......................|    645,500 |    657,200 |      11,700  
Illinois ....................|  5,943,100 |  5,980,500 |      37,400  
                             |            |            |              
Iowa ........................|  1,502,900 |  1,525,400 |      22,500  
Kansas ......................|  1,365,500 |  1,385,600 |      20,100  
Massachusetts ...............|  3,249,200 |  3,283,100 |      33,900  
Michigan ....................|  4,319,600 |  4,244,600 |     -75,000  
Mississippi .................|  1,150,900 |  1,165,900 |      15,000  
Montana .....................|    433,500 |    448,100 |      14,600  
Nebraska ....................|    950,200 |    963,500 |      13,300  
New York ....................|  8,647,000 |  8,724,600 |      77,600  
North Carolina ..............|  4,046,700 |  4,114,900 |      68,200  
North Dakota ................|    355,300 |    360,500 |       5,200  
                             |            |            |              
Oklahoma.....................|  1,561,700 |  1,583,500 |      21,800  
Pennsylvania ................|  5,763,300 |  5,811,100 |      47,800  
South Carolina ..............|  1,909,800 |  1,936,300 |      26,500  
South Dakota ................|    402,200 |    409,000 |       6,800  
Texas .......................| 10,140,700 | 10,347,100 |     206,400  
Utah ........................|  1,214,900 |  1,266,300 |      51,400  
Virginia ....................|  3,732,100 |  3,788,100 |      56,000  
Washington ..................|  2,879,500 |  2,937,200 |      57,700  
Wyoming .....................|    279,200 |    288,600 |       9,400  
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   p = preliminary.





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             Frequently Asked Questions about Regional and State 
                    Employment and Unemployment Estimates


Were the October data from the Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news
release affected by the Southern California wildfires and evacuations?


   No.  In the establishment survey (the source of the payroll employment estimates),
workers who are paid by their employer for any part of the pay period including the
12th of the month are counted as employed.  Since the Southern California wildfires
and evacuations began after the week of the 12th, there was no discernable impact on
October employment estimates.  The state unemployment estimates use the concepts from
a monthly survey of households.  In that survey, a person is considered employed if he
or she did any work for pay during the reference week (the calendar week including the
12th of the month) or had a job from which he or she was temporarily absent.



Was BLS able to collect information from survey respondents (both establishments and
households) in the areas affected by the Southern California wildfires and evacuations?


   Yes.  In October, response rates for the establishment survey were within normal
ranges for the affected areas.  For the household survey, the U.S. Census Bureau had
completed most of the data collection the week before the fires and evacuations.  As a
result, the number of interviews conducted in the affected areas was little different
from prior months.






                                  - 8 -

Technical Note 


   This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census
regions and divisions, states, and selected substate areas from the Local
Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1-4).  Also presented
are nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and major industry from
the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6).  The LAUS
and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative endeavors.
   
Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program
   
   Definitions.  The labor force and unemployment data are based on the
same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national
estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample
survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau.  The labor force includes both the employed
and the unemployed.  Employed persons are those who did any work at all for
pay or profit in the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month)
or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus
those not working who had a job from which they were temporarily absent,
whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-management dispute, illness,
or vacation.  Unemployed persons are those who did not work at all (in the
reference week), had actively looked for a job (sometime in the 4-week
period ending with the reference week), and were currently available for work;
persons on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted
as unemployed.
   
   Method of estimation.  Estimates for all census divisions, states, the
District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan
division, and New York City are produced using estimating equations based
on regression techniques.  This method, which underwent substantial enhance-
ment at the beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including
the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) data.  Estimates for
the six other areas contained in this release use a different regression
approach.  A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available
from BLS upon request.  Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing
the model-based estimates for the component divisions and then calculating
the unemployment rate.
   
   Annual revisions.  Labor force and unemployment data shown for the prior
year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year, usually implemented
with January estimates.  The adjusted estimates reflect updated population
data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources,
and model reestimation.
   
   Seasonal adjustment.  Seasonal adjustment of census division, state, and
substate area model employment and unemployment levels is performed within
the modeling procedure. The model estimation is based on the classical ap-
proach to seasonal adjustment, in which the series is decomposed into trend,
seasonal, irregular, and survey error.  This directly yields seasonally ad-
justed estimates for employment and unemployment levels with reliability
measures.  Labor force levels and unemployment rates are calculated from
these two estimates.  Additionally, measures for the State of California are
derived by summing the seasonally adjusted estimates for the Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of California, and the
estimates for the State of New York are the sum of the estimates for New York
City and the balance of New York.  Labor force estimates for census regions
are calculated as the sum of the levels of the component divisions, and the
unemployment rate is then calculated.  In most years, historical data for the
most recent 5 years are revised near the beginning of each calendar year,
usually coincident with the release of January estimates.
   
   Area definitions.  The substate area data published in this release reflect
the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and
Budget on December 18, 2006.  A detailed list of the geographic definitions is
available on the Web at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and also is published
annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.
   
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Employment--from the CES program
   
   Definitions.  Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls
who receive pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of
the month.  Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their
place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on
each payroll.  Industries are classified on the basis of their principal
activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry
Classification System.
   
   Method of estimation.  The employment data are estimated using a "link
relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month em-
ployment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of estab-
lishments reporting for both months.  The estimates of employment for the
current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous
month by these ratios.
   
   Annual revisions.  Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a
complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax
reports that are submitted by employers who are covered under state
unemployment insurance (UI) laws.  The benchmark information is used to
adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding
one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark
month.  Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment,
and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level
for the subsequent months.
   
   Seasonal adjustment.  Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at
the statewide supersector level.  In some states, the seasonally adjusted
payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently ad-
justed supersector series.  In other states, the seasonally adjusted pay-
roll employment total is independently adjusted.  Revisions of historical
data for the most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with
annual benchmark adjustments.
   
   Caution on aggregating state data.  State estimation procedures are
designed to produce accurate data for each individual state.  BLS inde-
pendently develops a national employment series; state estimates are not
forced to sum to national totals.  Because each state series is subject
to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, summing
them cumulates individual state level errors and can cause significant dis-
tortions at an aggregate level.  Due to these statistical limitations, BLS
does not compile a "sum-of-states" employment series, and cautions users that
such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates
   
   The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey, ad-
ministrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other
types of errors.  Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that
is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire
population is surveyed.  Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors,
such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing
operations.  Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject
to additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used.
The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the
same tables because of rounding.  With respect to the LAUS program, unem-
ployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather than from data that
may be displayed in the tables; differences, however, are generally insig-
nificant.

                                  - 10 -

   Use of error measures.  In 2005, the Local Area Unemployment Statistics
(LAUS) program introduced several improvements to its methodology.  Among
these was the development of model-based error measures for the monthly
estimates and the estimates of over-the-month changes.  The introductory
section of this release preserves the long-time practice of highlighting
the direction of the movements in regional and state unemployment rates
and state nonfarm payroll employment regardless of their statistical sig-
nificance.  The remainder of the analysis in the release takes the statis-
tical significance of monthly and annual changes into consideration.

   Labor force and unemployment estimates.  Model-based error measures for
both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data, and for over-the-
month change, are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/
lastderr.htm.  BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether
changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically significant.  The average
magnitude of the over-the-month change in a state unemployment rate that is
required in order to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence
level is between 0.3 and 0.4 percentage point.  More details can be found on
the Web site.  Measures of nonsampling error are not available, but additional
information on the subject is provided in the BLS monthly periodical, Employ-
ment and Earnings.
   
   Employment estimates.  Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the
total nonfarm and supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at the
total nonfarm level are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/
sae/790stderr.htm.  BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining
whether changes in CES employment levels are statistically significant.  In-
formation on recent benchmark revisions for states is available on the BLS
Web site at http://www.bls.gov/sae/.
   
Additional information
   
   More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop
these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which
is available by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Gov-
ernment Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800), and
from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490, August 1997.
   
   Estimates of labor force and unemployment, as well as nonfarm employment
from the CES program, for over 370 metropolitan areas and metropolitan New
England City and Town Areas (NECTAs) are available in the news release,
Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment.  Estimates of labor force,
employment, and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor
market areas, counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and
other areas used in the administration of various federal economic
assistance programs are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.
gov/lau/.  Employment data from the CES program are available at http:
//www.bls.gov/sae/.
   
   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone: 1-800-877-8339.





LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                LABOR FORCE DATA

Table 1.  Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted (1)
 
(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                        Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                
                             Civilian labor force                                                                               
 Census region and                                                                                                              
      division                                                          Number                      Percent of labor force      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       Oct.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Oct.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Oct.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.  
                       2006     2007     2007     2007     2006     2007     2007     2007     2006     2007     2007     2007  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 27,977.1 27,801.5 28,002.2 27,995.7  1,224.2  1,291.2  1,246.5  1,247.0    4.4      4.6      4.5      4.5  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,662.9  7,629.0  7,687.3  7,702.3    350.6    342.8    338.0    335.6    4.6      4.5      4.4      4.4  
  Middle Atlantic... 20,314.1 20,172.5 20,315.0 20,293.5    873.6    948.5    908.4    911.4    4.3      4.7      4.5      4.5  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 54,370.5 54,436.3 54,841.2 54,785.2  2,367.2  2,311.7  2,429.3  2,385.8    4.4      4.2      4.4      4.4  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 29,148.3 29,307.4 29,490.7 29,497.0  1,192.4  1,222.2  1,246.9  1,288.1    4.1      4.2      4.2      4.4  
  East South Central  8,577.9  8,592.3  8,657.9  8,637.0    416.7    397.5    430.4    405.8    4.9      4.6      5.0      4.7  
  West South Central 16,644.4 16,536.6 16,692.5 16,651.2    758.1    692.0    752.0    692.0    4.6      4.2      4.5      4.2  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 34,970.4 34,825.1 35,074.7 34,987.9  1,719.2  1,867.6  1,878.6  1,886.0    4.9      5.4      5.4      5.4  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 24,053.2 23,937.1 24,103.7 24,014.4  1,260.6  1,391.2  1,385.9  1,400.7    5.2      5.8      5.7      5.8  
  West North Central 10,917.3 10,888.0 10,971.1 10,973.6    458.7    476.4    492.7    485.3    4.2      4.4      4.5      4.4  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 34,942.9 35,386.9 35,681.1 35,620.7  1,557.9  1,683.4  1,721.9  1,720.5    4.5      4.8      4.8      4.8  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain.......... 10,759.2 10,859.6 10,994.3 11,006.2    409.2    394.2    387.1    387.6    3.8      3.6      3.5      3.5  
  Pacific........... 24,183.7 24,527.3 24,686.8 24,614.6  1,148.7  1,289.1  1,334.7  1,332.9    4.7      5.3      5.4      5.4  

   1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates.
   NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.  The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census
divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic:  New
Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic:  Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South
Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central:  Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West
North Central:  Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain:  Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific:  Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.





LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                LABOR FORCE DATA

Table 2.  Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted (1)

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                        Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                
                             Civilian labor force                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
 Census region and                                                      Number                      Percent of labor force      
      division                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                         September          October          September          October          September          October     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 27,833.8 27,875.4 27,975.5 27,959.3  1,193.7  1,177.5  1,105.2  1,147.6    4.3      4.2      4.0      4.1  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,622.9  7,657.6  7,660.8  7,690.6    338.5    322.5    310.5    301.0    4.4      4.2      4.1      3.9  
  Middle Atlantic... 20,210.9 20,217.8 20,314.7 20,268.7    855.2    855.0    794.7    846.6    4.2      4.2      3.9      4.2  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 54,186.6 54,812.3 54,503.7 54,847.3  2,329.8  2,382.4  2,228.5  2,291.1    4.3      4.3      4.1      4.2  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 29,036.9 29,469.3 29,203.3 29,512.9  1,185.3  1,235.2  1,135.1  1,257.6    4.1      4.2      3.9      4.3  
  East South Central  8,547.5  8,653.8  8,604.3  8,652.5    396.1    410.4    389.3    384.2    4.6      4.7      4.5      4.4  
  West South Central 16,602.2 16,689.3 16,696.1 16,681.9    748.5    736.9    704.1    649.3    4.5      4.4      4.2      3.9  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 34,858.1 35,018.3 35,036.9 35,012.8  1,613.5  1,753.9  1,512.0  1,708.5    4.6      5.0      4.3      4.9  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,997.6 24,074.4 24,102.7 24,036.3  1,191.4  1,289.0  1,111.0  1,273.3    5.0      5.4      4.6      5.3  
  West North Central 10,860.5 10,943.9 10,934.2 10,976.5    422.2    464.9    401.0    435.1    3.9      4.2      3.7      4.0  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 34,933.6 35,693.9 35,069.4 35,696.1  1,497.9  1,638.4  1,436.5  1,625.6    4.3      4.6      4.1      4.6  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain.......... 10,787.5 11,020.0 10,808.1 11,040.8    397.5    373.6    381.2    366.9    3.7      3.4      3.5      3.3  
  Pacific........... 24,146.0 24,673.9 24,261.3 24,655.3  1,100.4  1,264.8  1,055.3  1,258.7    4.6      5.1      4.3      5.1  

   1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates.
   NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.  The composition of the regions and divisions is described in table 1.  Estimates 
for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.





LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                               LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                         SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3.  Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                           Unemployed                          
                                                                                                                               
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                         
                                                                                                                               
    State and Area                                                               Number                  Percent of labor force
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                           Oct.      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.      Oct.      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.    Oct.  Aug.  Sept. Oct.
                           2006      2007      2007      2007      2006      2007      2007      2007    2006  2007  2007  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                               
Alabama................   2,217.4   2,201.9   2,217.9   2,210.9     80.9      82.7      81.6      68.5    3.6   3.8   3.7   3.1
Alaska.................     347.9     346.7     349.9     348.2     23.1      21.7      22.1      21.3    6.6   6.3   6.3   6.1
Arizona................   3,011.5   3,017.2   3,048.1   3,055.2    123.1     112.2      99.7     107.0    4.1   3.7   3.3   3.5
Arkansas...............   1,366.0   1,365.5   1,385.5   1,377.0     73.3      74.7      78.4      77.9    5.4   5.5   5.7   5.7
California.............  17,964.9  18,214.2  18,309.5  18,240.9    855.5     996.1   1,029.4   1,022.0    4.8   5.5   5.6   5.6
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                             
    Beach-Glendale (1).   4,846.2   4,983.1   4,968.0   4,969.0    218.2     244.6     254.0     253.2    4.5   4.9   5.1   5.1
Colorado...............   2,677.0   2,676.4   2,708.6   2,718.8    112.3     102.5     106.8     101.4    4.2   3.8   3.9   3.7
Connecticut............   1,853.4   1,871.3   1,891.1   1,895.2     79.3      86.7      85.4      88.4    4.3   4.6   4.5   4.7
Delaware...............     442.0     439.4     444.4     445.4     15.4      13.0      13.3      15.2    3.5   3.0   3.0   3.4
District of Columbia...     317.8     315.1     318.2     318.1     19.3      17.5      18.3      18.4    6.1   5.6   5.7   5.8
Florida................   9,073.0   9,225.4   9,269.7   9,272.6    294.7     370.2     373.2     393.0    3.2   4.0   4.0   4.2
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                           
    Kendall (1)........   1,165.4   1,188.8   1,197.7   1,202.2     41.9      43.5      46.4      48.4    3.6   3.7   3.9   4.0
                                                                                                                               
Georgia................   4,776.9   4,828.0   4,869.3   4,878.0    221.7     213.0     220.7     228.1    4.6   4.4   4.5   4.7
Hawaii.................     646.8     642.5     652.0     646.7     13.7      16.6      17.1      17.3    2.1   2.6   2.6   2.7
Idaho..................     753.9     758.3     769.7     766.5     24.7      17.9      17.9      19.3    3.3   2.4   2.3   2.5
Illinois...............   6,666.9   6,719.5   6,758.9   6,739.3    275.4     363.8     346.0     356.3    4.1   5.4   5.1   5.3
  Chicago-Naperville-                                                                                                          
    Joliet (1).........   4,101.3   4,149.1   4,132.1   4,127.6    168.5     225.1     202.2     210.5    4.1   5.4   4.9   5.1
Indiana................   3,280.3   3,194.9   3,207.4   3,197.2    160.0     156.9     145.5     146.5    4.9   4.9   4.5   4.6
Iowa...................   1,668.5   1,656.7   1,673.5   1,675.3     58.9      64.9      66.1      65.5    3.5   3.9   3.9   3.9
Kansas.................   1,468.7   1,477.6   1,492.3   1,488.8     65.8      63.7      66.4      56.2    4.5   4.3   4.5   3.8
Kentucky...............   2,049.0   2,051.6   2,070.9   2,060.5    116.0     115.8     125.6     116.4    5.7   5.6   6.1   5.6
Louisiana..............   2,013.3   1,979.2   1,988.3   1,987.8     86.7      75.6      87.4      66.1    4.3   3.8   4.4   3.3
Maine..................     714.7     707.1     709.1     710.7     33.9      34.1      34.4      34.4    4.7   4.8   4.8   4.8
                                                                                                                               
Maryland...............   3,028.8   2,977.9   3,006.1   3,010.2    119.6     111.3     116.0     121.5    3.9   3.7   3.9   4.0
Massachusetts..........   3,415.8   3,384.6   3,406.9   3,412.7    174.3     150.7     150.3     145.2    5.1   4.5   4.4   4.3
Michigan...............   5,086.7   5,003.8   5,045.8   5,012.0    361.0     372.0     377.7     387.2    7.1   7.4   7.5   7.7
  Detroit-Warren-                                                                                                              
    Livonia (2)........   2,167.4   2,140.4   2,159.9   2,139.3    159.2     171.6     171.1     171.2    7.3   8.0   7.9   8.0
Minnesota..............   2,946.6   2,928.9   2,946.5   2,948.8    117.9     135.1     143.5     138.6    4.0   4.6   4.9   4.7
Mississippi............   1,314.4   1,309.1   1,322.3   1,321.6     88.7      77.4      84.6      80.3    6.7   5.9   6.4   6.1
Missouri...............   3,052.1   3,047.4   3,070.7   3,067.2    155.7     160.3     162.1     171.2    5.1   5.3   5.3   5.6
Montana................     495.0     497.2     504.4     504.7     14.7      13.9      14.7      15.7    3.0   2.8   2.9   3.1
Nebraska...............     977.0     982.5     990.7     990.6     29.4      31.1      30.7      31.3    3.0   3.2   3.1   3.2
Nevada.................   1,313.1   1,344.7   1,362.9   1,366.6     55.9      67.0      69.8      71.2    4.3   5.0   5.1   5.2
New Hampshire..........     739.1     744.7     747.8     747.2     25.5      27.1      26.2      24.1    3.5   3.6   3.5   3.2
                                                                                                                               
New Jersey.............   4,526.8   4,475.4   4,513.0   4,500.2    201.3     193.1     194.8     185.8    4.4   4.3   4.3   4.1
New Mexico.............     939.4     941.2     949.5     946.5     37.1      35.9      32.7      28.9    3.9   3.8   3.4   3.1
New York...............   9,502.4   9,430.6   9,474.9   9,471.0    399.5     460.0     431.8     440.3    4.2   4.9   4.6   4.6
  New York City........   3,802.2   3,821.8   3,829.7   3,829.5    167.9     219.4     194.2     201.1    4.4   5.7   5.1   5.3
North Carolina.........   4,503.6   4,509.7   4,547.0   4,534.1    221.6     215.7     222.3     218.9    4.9   4.8   4.9   4.8
North Dakota...........     359.7     362.0     365.9     366.1     11.9      11.5      12.3      12.4    3.3   3.2   3.4   3.4
Ohio...................   5,948.9   5,949.9   6,000.1   5,980.3    327.4     337.5     354.8     351.9    5.5   5.7   5.9   5.9
  Cleveland-Elyria-                                                                                                            
    Mentor (2).........   1,093.8   1,088.3   1,098.1   1,103.0     59.0      65.5      66.9      65.5    5.4   6.0   6.1   5.9
Oklahoma...............   1,725.3   1,728.3   1,737.7   1,736.8     69.6      75.9      75.0      76.2    4.0   4.4   4.3   4.4
Oregon.................   1,909.4   1,922.1   1,940.8   1,938.5    103.4     103.9     103.2     106.8    5.4   5.4   5.3   5.5
Pennsylvania...........   6,322.3   6,262.1   6,328.5   6,332.8    295.4     283.6     287.7     285.5    4.7   4.5   4.5   4.5
Rhode Island...........     578.7     571.0     580.6     580.4     29.6      28.8      28.5      28.6    5.1   5.1   4.9   4.9
                                                                                                                               
South Carolina.........   2,143.0   2,135.9   2,150.9   2,144.4    142.4     120.0     123.3     125.4    6.6   5.6   5.7   5.8
South Dakota...........     433.2     436.4     439.1     439.4     14.2      13.0      13.7      12.9    3.3   3.0   3.1   2.9
Tennessee..............   3,003.0   3,029.9   3,048.0   3,043.3    152.8     122.2     142.3     141.0    5.1   4.0   4.7   4.6
Texas..................  11,541.6  11,469.4  11,575.2  11,562.3    551.8     476.7     496.4     478.4    4.8   4.2   4.3   4.1
Utah...................   1,325.0   1,338.4   1,363.2   1,360.5     35.0      35.0      37.0      37.9    2.6   2.6   2.7   2.8
Vermont................     362.7     356.8     357.9     358.5     13.4      14.3      14.9      15.3    3.7   4.0   4.2   4.3
Virginia...............   4,025.1   4,044.0   4,064.8   4,071.4    122.1     124.4     116.9     126.2    3.0   3.1   2.9   3.1
Washington.............   3,340.4   3,397.2   3,447.6   3,449.7    168.2     157.2     164.7     164.6    5.0   4.6   4.8   4.8
  Seattle-Bellevue-                                                                                                            
    Everett (1)........   1,406.3   1,432.1   1,451.6   1,451.4     59.6      54.3      55.7      58.7    4.2   3.8   3.8   4.0
West Virginia..........     812.1     814.4     819.1     820.9     42.1      40.0      39.1      41.1    5.2   4.9   4.8   5.0
Wisconsin..............   3,069.2   3,069.3   3,086.4   3,081.9    144.3     163.2     160.1     160.1    4.7   5.3   5.2   5.2
Wyoming................     287.9     287.8     290.9     289.9     10.2       9.9       9.0       8.3    3.6   3.4   3.1   2.9
                                                                                                                               
Puerto Rico............   1,403.6   1,387.3   1,368.5   1,371.6    134.1     161.5     148.6     156.8    9.6  11.6  10.9  11.4

   1 Metropolitan division.
   2 Metropolitan statistical area.
   NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.  Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to
the Current Population Survey.  Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 07-01, dated 
December 18, 2006, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.
Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.





LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                    LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                      NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4.  Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                             Unemployed                             
                                                                                                                                    
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                              
                                                                                                                                    
    State and area                                                               Number                    Percent of labor force   
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                             September            October            September            October         September      October    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                           2006      2007      2006      2007      2006      2007      2006      2007    2006   2007   2006   2007  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                    
Alabama................   2,206.9   2,217.5   2,231.0   2,222.7     75.8      79.9      75.1      66.7    3.4    3.6    3.4    3.0  
Alaska.................     347.9     350.4     345.7     346.1     20.6      19.8      19.7      18.6    5.9    5.6    5.7    5.4  
Arizona................   3,004.7   3,054.8   3,010.4   3,062.9    126.8     106.0     121.8     109.2    4.2    3.5    4.0    3.6  
Arkansas...............   1,364.6   1,386.9   1,363.3   1,372.1     65.9      72.9      59.5      67.6    4.8    5.3    4.4    4.9  
California.............  17,926.1  18,297.2  18,008.8  18,268.3    819.0     986.8     789.2     981.7    4.6    5.4    4.4    5.4  
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                                  
    Beach-Glendale (1).   4,849.8   4,974.6   4,865.7   4,984.5    225.7     257.3     206.2     248.1    4.7    5.2    4.2    5.0  
Colorado...............   2,683.8   2,724.0   2,683.7   2,732.8    108.0     101.5     102.0      93.2    4.0    3.7    3.8    3.4  
Connecticut............   1,840.5   1,878.4   1,852.6   1,891.4     77.6      80.9      68.5      79.8    4.2    4.3    3.7    4.2  
Delaware...............     437.6     440.2     442.1     444.8     15.5      12.9      13.9      14.3    3.5    2.9    3.2    3.2  
District of Columbia...     313.9     317.7     317.2     317.3     19.1      18.9      17.7      17.7    6.1    5.9    5.6    5.6  
Florida................   9,076.9   9,296.7   9,113.1   9,289.6    315.4     395.8     290.3     396.9    3.5    4.3    3.2    4.3  
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                                
    Kendall (1)........   1,159.8   1,192.6   1,176.9   1,210.5     46.1      49.2      45.0      51.5    4.0    4.1    3.8    4.3  
                                                                                                                                    
Georgia................   4,756.9   4,859.5   4,788.4   4,880.3    219.7     222.9     214.4     227.4    4.6    4.6    4.5    4.7  
Hawaii.................     641.9     646.9     643.4     641.8     15.3      18.1      12.4      16.4    2.4    2.8    1.9    2.6  
Idaho..................     751.0     768.6     754.3     768.6     19.8      12.8      19.2      14.6    2.6    1.7    2.6    1.9  
Illinois...............   6,643.0   6,748.2   6,674.1   6,738.8    267.0     324.1     237.2     323.8    4.0    4.8    3.6    4.8  
  Chicago-Naperville-                                                                                                               
    Joliet (1).........   4,071.2   4,118.2   4,089.9   4,115.4    165.5     194.4     142.7     194.1    4.1    4.7    3.5    4.7  
Indiana................   3,272.0   3,204.4   3,291.2   3,205.2    149.7     132.4     144.4     134.5    4.6    4.1    4.4    4.2  
Iowa...................   1,670.4   1,672.9   1,679.9   1,682.8     54.4      60.7      50.9      57.4    3.3    3.6    3.0    3.4  
Kansas.................   1,459.7   1,484.2   1,471.9   1,485.5     62.4      63.4      63.7      50.7    4.3    4.3    4.3    3.4  
Kentucky...............   2,039.0   2,068.3   2,039.1   2,049.2    102.3     116.3      98.2     105.2    5.0    5.6    4.8    5.1  
Louisiana..............   1,995.4   1,986.5   2,024.7   1,996.9     79.2      87.0      77.2      60.6    4.0    4.4    3.8    3.0  
Maine..................     713.8     708.5     718.5     713.4     29.1      29.8      29.7      31.2    4.1    4.2    4.1    4.4  
                                                                                                                                    
Maryland...............   3,011.2   2,998.0   3,036.7   3,014.4    110.3     108.4     108.2     114.4    3.7    3.6    3.6    3.8  
Massachusetts..........   3,394.6   3,389.3   3,408.8   3,401.5    170.7     148.6     153.6     129.1    5.0    4.4    4.5    3.8  
Michigan...............   5,075.3   5,040.6   5,090.0   5,012.2    336.8     354.6     315.0     350.5    6.6    7.0    6.2    7.0  
  Detroit-Warren-                                                                                                                   
    Livonia (2)........   2,170.9   2,157.4   2,185.7   2,148.3    157.3     166.7     154.7     167.2    7.2    7.7    7.1    7.8  
Minnesota..............   2,939.5   2,947.6   2,956.1   2,951.7    111.3     138.4      99.5     120.0    3.8    4.7    3.4    4.1  
Mississippi............   1,302.2   1,316.8   1,313.4   1,322.4     80.8      79.7      80.4      77.9    6.2    6.1    6.1    5.9  
Missouri...............   3,031.3   3,053.2   3,051.3   3,060.0    147.0     154.6     141.8     160.2    4.8    5.1    4.6    5.2  
Montana................     492.7     502.8     492.4     503.0     10.9      10.8      11.5      12.9    2.2    2.1    2.3    2.6  
Nebraska...............     968.3     981.7     978.8     990.1     25.9      26.5      24.6      26.9    2.7    2.7    2.5    2.7  
Nevada.................   1,308.4   1,365.0   1,310.8   1,367.8     54.3      69.4      52.0      68.6    4.1    5.1    4.0    5.0  
New Hampshire..........     734.0     743.7     738.5     745.0     23.1      24.1      22.7      21.7    3.2    3.2    3.1    2.9  
                                                                                                                                    
New Jersey.............   4,492.4   4,485.3   4,514.8   4,487.7    198.2     183.3     176.5     168.6    4.4    4.1    3.9    3.8  
New Mexico.............     938.1     948.6     940.4     949.2     37.0      31.7      34.6      26.5    3.9    3.3    3.7    2.8  
New York...............   9,427.6   9,418.0   9,480.2   9,448.5    388.5     412.4     360.2     417.0    4.1    4.4    3.8    4.4  
  New York City........   3,775.4   3,809.9   3,800.6   3,829.2    167.1     188.8     162.4     202.9    4.4    5.0    4.3    5.3  
North Carolina.........   4,485.5   4,540.9   4,522.4   4,543.0    205.0     205.0     207.0     209.4    4.6    4.5    4.6    4.6  
North Dakota...........     359.6     366.3     361.0     366.3      8.7       9.4       8.5       9.0    2.4    2.6    2.3    2.5  
Ohio...................   5,942.9   5,998.2   5,975.2   5,999.0    310.7     336.7     294.7     326.2    5.2    5.6    4.9    5.4  
  Cleveland-Elyria-                                                                                                                 
    Mentor (2).........   1,093.0   1,097.2   1,091.5   1,099.5     58.5      65.1      52.8      59.0    5.3    5.9    4.8    5.4  
Oklahoma...............   1,720.0   1,730.9   1,732.0   1,740.6     65.8      71.0      62.7      72.7    3.8    4.1    3.6    4.2  
Oregon.................   1,906.2   1,941.3   1,913.8   1,941.7     92.0      91.9      89.5      96.2    4.8    4.7    4.7    5.0  
Pennsylvania...........   6,290.9   6,314.4   6,319.7   6,332.6    268.5     259.3     258.0     261.1    4.3    4.1    4.1    4.1  
Rhode Island...........     577.6     580.0     578.3     580.2     25.9      25.4      25.1      25.9    4.5    4.4    4.3    4.5  
                                                                                                                                    
South Carolina.........   2,131.4   2,144.7   2,145.6   2,142.0    140.2     124.0     137.7     124.5    6.6    5.8    6.4    5.8  
South Dakota...........     431.6     438.0     435.2     440.1     12.5      12.0      12.2      11.0    2.9    2.7    2.8    2.5  
Tennessee..............   2,999.3   3,051.3   3,020.9   3,058.2    137.2     134.5     135.5     134.4    4.6    4.4    4.5    4.4  
Texas..................  11,522.4  11,584.9  11,576.1  11,572.3    537.6     506.1     504.7     448.4    4.7    4.4    4.4    3.9  
Utah...................   1,321.6   1,365.3   1,328.6   1,366.6     32.4      34.3      31.6      35.3    2.5    2.5    2.4    2.6  
Vermont................     362.5     357.8     364.0     359.1     12.1      13.6      10.9      13.2    3.3    3.8    3.0    3.7  
Virginia...............   4,011.9   4,053.3   4,024.6   4,061.0    123.6     114.3     110.3     117.4    3.1    2.8    2.7    2.9  
Washington.............   3,324.0   3,438.0   3,349.6   3,457.4    153.5     148.2     144.5     145.9    4.6    4.3    4.3    4.2  
  Seattle-Bellevue-                                                                                                                 
    Everett (1)........   1,395.8   1,439.8   1,401.8   1,441.7     61.3      57.1      58.0      56.7    4.4    4.0    4.1    3.9  
West Virginia..........     811.6     818.2     813.2     820.4     36.5      32.9      35.5      35.6    4.5    4.0    4.4    4.3  
Wisconsin..............   3,064.3   3,083.0   3,072.1   3,081.1    127.2     141.1     119.7     138.4    4.2    4.6    3.9    4.5  
Wyoming................     287.2     290.8     287.4     290.0      8.3       6.9       8.4       6.6    2.9    2.4    2.9    2.3  
                                                                                                                                    
Puerto Rico............   1,406.9   1,362.7   1,398.8   1,366.5    153.0     150.8     134.1     162.5   10.9   11.1    9.6   11.9  

   1 Metropolitan division.
   2 Metropolitan statistical area.
   NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.  Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current
Population Survey.  Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 07-01, dated December 18, 2006, and
are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Estimates for the current year
are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.





     ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     
     Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
     
     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                        Total (1)                       Construction                   Manufacturing         
                                                                                                                             
            State                                                                                                            
                            Oct.     Aug.     Sept.     Oct.    Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                            2006     2007     2007     2007p    2006    2007    2007   2007p    2006    2007    2007   2007p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
      Alabama............  1,990.5  2,017.0  2,019.3  2,015.8   112.0   113.8   114.4   114.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Alaska.............    313.5    319.7    318.3    316.9    18.1    17.5    17.3    17.4    12.4    13.5    12.9    12.4
      Arizona............  2,675.6  2,736.4  2,735.2  2,720.3   251.6   240.4   238.3   232.7   187.5   185.9   186.3   185.9
      Arkansas...........  1,202.5  1,206.4  1,208.2  1,207.5    57.4    57.3    56.8    56.5   196.9   189.8   189.3   188.6
      California......... 15,161.9 15,274.6 15,286.7 15,270.9   938.1   917.4   911.3   907.1 1,506.1 1,495.0 1,495.7 1,494.2
                                                                                                                             
      Colorado...........  2,290.0  2,330.3  2,334.5  2,337.3   167.2   165.3   165.9   165.7   148.6   144.7   144.3   144.2
      Connecticut........  1,682.0  1,702.2  1,702.7  1,702.0    67.0    68.4    68.6    68.5   193.3   192.6   191.7   191.2
      Delaware (3).......    437.7    441.1    438.6    438.8    29.7    29.4    29.3    29.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      District of                                                                                                            
        Columbia (3).....    689.5    698.2    701.7    700.0    12.9    12.8    12.9    12.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Florida ...........  8,036.0  8,147.8  8,137.3  8,147.0   635.6   618.1   615.0   613.7   398.9   396.4   396.5   394.0
                                                                                                                             
      Georgia ...........  4,092.4  4,163.0  4,168.7  4,172.1   222.9   227.9   228.1   227.1   444.9   434.4   434.3   431.8
      Hawaii (3).........    620.0    629.7    633.9    631.6    36.5    38.1    38.3    38.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Idaho .............    645.5    657.7    658.0    657.2    53.0    51.5    52.1    52.4    66.7    63.9    63.6    63.7
      Illinois...........  5,943.1  5,988.7  5,987.5  5,980.5   273.5   277.3   274.0   273.5   684.7   679.7   678.3   674.6
      Indiana............  2,980.5  3,002.2  2,988.0  2,989.5   150.9   154.0   154.7   155.0   562.1   558.2   557.1   556.2
                                                                                                                             
      Iowa...............  1,502.9  1,522.4  1,526.3  1,525.4    74.8    77.1    78.2    77.7   229.7   231.6   230.8   230.3
      Kansas.............  1,365.5  1,395.9  1,388.8  1,385.6    65.5    65.3    66.3    66.6   183.5   187.1   186.5   186.7
      Kentucky...........  1,844.0  1,853.8  1,856.6  1,856.5    83.3    85.1    84.6    84.0   259.4   254.4   256.0   255.2
      Louisiana..........  1,881.8  1,926.2  1,926.0  1,924.0   134.0   139.3   138.3   137.6   155.0   154.8   153.6   153.2
      Maine..............    612.7    618.1    617.8    616.6    31.1    31.2    30.4    30.5    59.4    59.2    58.7    58.3
                                                                                                                             
      Maryland (3).......  2,590.6  2,628.0  2,623.4  2,619.6   190.5   193.9   193.9   194.2   135.4   133.3   133.4   133.4
      Massachusetts......  3,249.2  3,286.7  3,286.1  3,283.1   139.0   139.3   138.4   137.0   297.4   295.3   294.8   294.8
      Michigan...........  4,319.6  4,279.5  4,267.0  4,244.6   177.3   162.0   162.5   161.0   633.0   618.4   615.1   607.5
      Minnesota..........  2,761.7  2,780.3  2,771.1  2,764.5   127.8   123.7   120.3   120.9   348.9   341.3   340.3   337.6
      Mississippi........  1,150.9  1,166.8  1,167.1  1,165.9    58.2    61.5    61.8    62.6   175.3   171.8   172.4   171.8
                                                                                                                             
      Missouri ..........  2,782.2  2,804.3  2,805.0  2,802.2   147.1   150.8   150.5   151.3   304.5   297.5   298.6   295.6
      Montana............    433.5    449.0    447.8    448.1    30.8    33.5    33.2    33.7    20.5    20.7    20.5    20.8
      Nebraska (3).......    950.2    966.1    963.7    963.5    49.1    49.5    49.6    50.2   101.1   100.9   100.1   101.1
      Nevada.............  1,288.0  1,304.0  1,303.4  1,299.3   141.5   139.3   138.1   135.9    51.1    51.9    52.2    51.8
      New Hampshire......    641.0    652.7    651.1    651.7    29.3    29.2    29.4    29.3    76.1    75.5    75.4    75.2
                                                                                                                             
      New Jersey.........  4,083.8  4,100.1  4,106.3  4,107.7   173.1   171.9   172.3   172.5   322.0   317.7   317.4   316.7
      New Mexico.........    839.7    846.5    847.9    847.2    60.0    58.6    59.2    59.2    38.0    37.1    36.6    36.3
      New York...........  8,647.0  8,705.9  8,716.5  8,724.6   337.5   346.4   350.2   349.0   562.9   553.1   549.4   546.6
      North Carolina.....  4,046.7  4,098.5  4,106.3  4,114.9   247.3   253.9   254.2   254.3   552.3   542.0   542.5   542.5
      North Dakota.......    355.3    360.3    360.5    360.5    18.4    19.2    19.2    19.1    25.7    25.9    26.1    25.9
                                                                                                                             
      Ohio...............  5,441.0  5,441.5  5,436.3  5,429.5   229.4   229.5   229.7   229.7   794.1   778.6   779.7   777.7
      Oklahoma...........  1,561.7  1,579.5  1,580.3  1,583.5    70.9    72.0    71.8    72.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Oregon ............  1,712.1  1,728.8  1,727.2  1,725.8   100.2   104.1   102.5   102.0   207.6   200.8   202.2   202.8
      Pennsylvania.......  5,763.3  5,802.6  5,806.8  5,811.1   261.2   260.9   260.1   259.9   670.2   658.5   657.7   657.5
      Rhode Island.......    495.8    499.5    499.6    499.6    23.4    24.2    24.2    24.3    52.1    51.1    51.0    50.8
                                                                                                                             
      South Carolina.....  1,909.8  1,937.3  1,935.6  1,936.3   126.0   126.1   125.1   125.7   247.5   243.7   242.5   239.5
      South Dakota.......    402.2    410.1    409.6    409.0    22.6    22.7    22.9    22.6    42.2    43.0    43.0    43.0
      Tennessee..........  2,789.1  2,809.6  2,814.3  2,813.2   132.0   139.0   139.0   139.4   394.3   387.7   387.2   387.0
      Texas.............. 10,140.7 10,303.9 10,322.9 10,347.1   613.0   621.4   621.7   623.8   932.2   927.1   924.8   924.0
      Utah...............  1,214.9  1,266.0  1,267.0  1,266.3    97.8   108.2   108.5   108.4   123.0   128.2   128.4   128.8
                                                                                                                             
      Vermont............    307.4    308.8    309.2    308.6    17.3    17.3    17.3    17.3    36.0    35.9    35.8    35.7
      Virginia...........  3,732.1  3,795.6  3,797.0  3,788.1   247.4   252.1   251.5   248.9   284.5   287.2   286.5   286.2
      Washington.........  2,879.5  2,931.7  2,929.2  2,937.2   198.1   205.3   207.1   206.8   289.0   293.8   294.3   295.1
      West Virginia......    757.2    758.3    760.7    759.8    39.7    39.9    40.1    40.3    60.5    59.4    59.3    59.0
      Wisconsin..........  2,865.3  2,878.6  2,882.1  2,886.0   126.0   124.7   125.9   125.8   504.0   500.8   500.1   498.7
      Wyoming............    279.2    285.8    288.0    288.6    23.8    25.3    26.0    26.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      
      
      
      
      
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                             Trade, transportation, and         Financial activities         Professional and business   
                                     utilities                                                        services           
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                            2006    2007    2007   2007p    2006    2007    2007   2007p    2006    2007    2007   2007p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............   388.5   395.3   396.0   394.4    98.3    98.0    98.8    98.7   217.4   222.4   222.7   222.8
      Alaska.............    63.4    64.6    64.0    63.9    14.8    14.8    14.8    15.0    24.0    25.0    25.4    24.8
      Arizona............   515.5   531.8   534.1   530.6   185.9   186.1   186.2   185.6   402.1   419.6   422.2   418.3
      Arkansas...........   249.4   249.4   249.1   248.4    53.0    53.5    53.7    53.8   115.2   115.6   116.4   117.3
      California......... 2,886.6 2,901.6 2,901.0 2,898.9   940.2   931.5   928.8   927.3 2,248.3 2,269.6 2,269.0 2,271.7
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   421.6   426.7   428.8   429.3   161.1   162.2   161.7   162.1   334.7   346.4   347.5   348.4
      Connecticut........   310.1   312.2   312.6   312.6   144.5   144.8   144.9   144.8   204.5   208.9   209.4   209.0
      Delaware (3).......    82.6    84.0    83.5    83.2    43.3    43.5    43.2    43.5    62.0    63.1    62.8    63.0
      District of                                                                                                        
        Columbia (3).....   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      29.7    30.5    30.7    30.4   154.9   160.0   160.8   160.4
      Florida ........... 1,597.9 1,620.1 1,617.2 1,612.9   547.0   553.7   550.8   557.4 1,345.5 1,362.7 1,365.1 1,373.3
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia ...........   863.7   884.9   887.7   889.2   232.6   233.8   233.6   231.7   549.8   559.5   562.7   561.4
      Hawaii (3).........   121.3   121.3   120.8   120.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Idaho .............   128.7   133.2   133.3   133.3    32.3    33.3    33.1    33.4    82.0    85.3    85.7    85.4
      Illinois........... 1,195.7 1,198.7 1,198.6 1,196.7   406.8   411.6   410.7   409.5   853.8   877.8   875.0   878.0
      Indiana............   587.2   590.0   589.0   590.2   140.3   140.4   140.4   140.5   282.4   283.4   282.8   283.5
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   307.5   310.5   310.8   310.7   101.1   102.3   103.0   103.4   117.7   120.7   120.5   121.5
      Kansas.............   262.5   266.1   264.5   264.9    72.2    73.7    73.4    73.5   140.0   145.3   146.3   146.0
      Kentucky...........   378.1   379.8   378.7   378.5    90.9    92.0    92.2    92.6   178.3   182.6   182.2   182.2
      Louisiana..........   377.9   384.0   385.7   385.2    96.3    97.8    97.3    97.6   198.0   201.1   199.8   199.9
      Maine..............   125.0   125.7   126.2   126.4    33.6    32.9    33.0    33.2    51.7    52.8    52.8    52.7
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland (3).......   472.1   478.6   478.1   475.1   159.7   159.6   160.2   160.5   395.8   402.5   404.5   405.0
      Massachusetts......   570.3   576.4   573.7   573.3   223.7   224.9   225.3   224.1   473.0   483.7   484.5   483.9
      Michigan...........   792.7   779.5   781.6   779.8   215.5   211.7   211.7   211.2   587.9   585.3   584.6   583.8
      Minnesota..........   532.7   532.2   530.9   531.1   182.6   182.9   183.1   183.0   323.1   324.4   324.4   323.1
      Mississippi........   228.8   230.3   231.2   230.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      93.3    96.5    97.1    97.4
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   546.5   553.9   554.1   552.4   166.5   167.4   166.6   166.2   332.4   334.8   334.2   334.6
      Montana............    89.5    91.1    91.4    92.0    22.5    22.2    22.6    22.8    38.4    40.1    41.3    41.6
      Nebraska (3).......   202.2   204.6   204.1   203.2    65.6    66.0    66.6    66.3   102.3   107.4   107.2   107.3
      Nevada.............   227.1   233.5   233.5   231.9    66.3    65.3    65.5    65.4   157.5   159.4   158.3   157.3
      New Hampshire......   142.7   145.1   144.6   144.8    39.9    40.1    40.8    41.0    61.6    62.9    62.6    62.7
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   873.4   876.5   876.8   875.6   281.7   283.0   282.2   281.7   606.8   614.3   616.7   619.1
      New Mexico.........   142.2   144.6   144.2   144.4    35.1    35.4    35.4    35.5   107.8   108.2   108.2   108.1
      New York........... 1,507.8 1,516.2 1,516.8 1,516.2   730.0   740.9   740.6   742.4 1,113.6 1,132.0 1,133.5 1,137.3
      North Carolina.....   758.6   763.2   764.6   767.1   209.2   214.4   214.2   215.3   479.8   491.3   491.7   494.3
      North Dakota.......    76.8    77.7    77.8    77.5    19.4    20.1    20.0    19.9    29.8    30.4    30.8    30.6
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 1,046.7 1,046.1 1,047.6 1,046.4   306.9   302.6   302.9   303.3   661.8   666.5   663.9   666.1
      Oklahoma...........   286.5   287.6   287.2   286.7    84.0    83.3    83.5    83.7   175.5   176.2   177.9   178.7
      Oregon ............   337.7   343.3   343.5   341.7   106.3   105.3   105.1   105.3   193.9   194.5   193.7   194.7
      Pennsylvania....... 1,126.6 1,136.0 1,135.4 1,134.5   334.3   333.6   333.1   333.5   679.1   695.8   694.7   695.9
      Rhode Island.......    79.9    79.9    79.9    80.1    35.9    36.0    35.9    35.9    57.6    59.1    58.6    58.9
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   370.6   371.8   372.1   373.5   104.3   104.4   104.5   105.1   216.1   215.6   217.0   217.2
      South Dakota.......    80.8    82.5    82.8    82.3    30.1    30.9    31.0    31.4    25.5    26.4    26.8    26.9
      Tennessee..........   608.1   613.9   614.2   613.4   144.6   144.5   145.0   144.9   324.6   321.2   321.3   322.9
      Texas.............. 2,052.3 2,066.3 2,073.8 2,075.9   627.3   641.1   643.6   645.4 1,243.0 1,292.4 1,293.8 1,299.4
      Utah...............   237.7   246.7   248.7   248.0    72.2    75.8    76.0    76.2   157.3   162.8   162.5   162.2
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    59.6    59.6    59.8    59.9    13.1    13.3    13.3    13.2    22.2    22.5    22.3    22.5
      Virginia...........   665.5   678.0   679.7   677.6   197.4   200.5   199.8   199.1   630.7   646.4   647.3   650.8
      Washington.........   545.7   554.8   556.3   556.2   155.7   158.2   158.0   158.4   333.6   343.2   343.5   343.5
      West Virginia......   142.1   143.1   143.6   143.0    30.3    30.1    29.9    30.1    59.9    61.6    61.2    61.3
      Wisconsin..........   545.2   550.3   551.9   552.4   161.3   162.3   161.6   163.0   267.2   271.8   272.7   274.7
      Wyoming............    52.9    55.1    55.1    55.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      17.8    18.3    18.7    18.9
      
      
      
      
      
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                           Education and health services      Leisure and hospitality                Government          
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                            2006    2007    2007   2007p    2006    2007    2007   2007p    2006    2007    2007   2007p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............   204.9   208.2   208.4   208.6   172.5   176.3   176.5   175.9   372.7   379.2   376.7   376.4
      Alaska.............    37.1    37.6    37.6    37.6    30.6    32.6    32.1    31.4    81.8    81.9    81.9    81.8
      Arizona............   294.7   302.6   303.2   303.8   269.8   281.1   283.3   282.6   412.6   428.0   419.8   419.4
      Arkansas...........   152.0   155.1   155.6   155.7    97.1   100.0   100.4   101.3   209.9   211.9   212.7   211.8
      California......... 1,632.8 1,675.7 1,682.8 1,683.5 1,536.3 1,564.1 1,564.7 1,562.9 2,466.3 2,508.2 2,511.1 2,510.8
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   233.4   241.9   242.4   243.1   266.1   273.1   274.6   273.8   369.4   375.8   375.0   375.3
      Connecticut........   282.5   288.0   288.0   288.7   132.7   135.2   135.5   135.3   245.3   249.3   248.6   248.5
      Delaware (3).......    56.9    58.7    58.5    58.5    41.3    42.4    42.0    41.9    61.0    60.4    60.4    60.5
      District of                                                                                                        
        Columbia (3).....   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      53.8    55.0    55.2    54.7   232.0   234.3   234.2   234.0
      Florida ...........   978.0 1,008.4 1,008.5 1,009.1   910.7   945.7   938.9   943.0 1,104.2 1,122.8 1,124.5 1,122.6
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia ...........   440.0   453.9   452.7   456.0   383.8   396.0   395.3   397.0   667.6   686.5   687.3   689.5
      Hawaii (3).........    71.4    73.5    73.2    72.8   107.2   109.6   109.8   110.0   122.2   121.6   125.3   124.0
      Idaho .............    71.5    72.9    73.4    73.6    60.5    62.8    62.6    62.5   116.9   120.6   119.8   118.6
      Illinois...........   769.8   778.6   779.0   780.8   530.3   538.6   540.2   540.2   842.6   842.6   848.4   843.0
      Indiana............   387.9   387.7   389.8   391.1   281.6   285.2   285.9   284.8   430.2   443.9   428.5   429.2
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   199.7   204.4   205.2   204.6   132.3   135.1   136.1   135.7   248.4   249.3   250.3   250.2
      Kansas.............   168.0   171.0   171.0   170.4   116.5   117.3   118.0   117.8   256.0   267.6   260.3   256.9
      Kentucky...........   238.4   241.8   241.9   240.9   167.9   169.0   169.9   169.6   319.5   319.8   321.6   323.5
      Louisiana..........   239.5   247.0   247.2   246.5   187.7   197.6   198.0   197.5   349.3   358.6   359.9   359.8
      Maine..............   114.2   116.6   117.0   117.0    59.3    59.6    59.8    59.7   105.0   106.4   106.1   104.9
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland (3).......   364.9   372.1   372.4   371.8   231.0   234.9   237.4   236.9   474.0   485.0   474.6   473.6
      Massachusetts......   611.0   624.4   625.5   626.6   293.8   300.8   300.4   298.7   432.9   430.5   433.9   435.9
      Michigan...........   586.7   593.3   596.2   594.9   407.1   408.8   412.4   407.9   666.9   670.0   652.3   649.9
      Minnesota..........   408.4   426.4   427.6   424.4   245.0   251.1   249.6   249.9   412.7   419.4   416.6   416.2
      Mississippi........   125.1   125.4   126.1   124.9   121.9   125.0   123.9   124.6   242.3   249.4   247.7   247.5
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   379.7   387.7   386.1   385.2   281.0   286.8   286.9   288.7   435.9   437.0   439.0   438.7
      Montana............    57.5    58.9    59.3    59.3    55.3    58.1    58.7    57.8    85.5    90.4    87.2    86.6
      Nebraska (3).......   131.2   135.2   135.1   135.2    81.3    82.1    83.1    83.2   162.8   165.1   162.4   161.8
      Nevada.............    88.7    92.0    92.3    93.0   338.6   339.3   340.3   340.5   152.3   157.6   157.2   157.5
      New Hampshire......   100.9   103.6   104.2   104.6    64.1    65.9    66.2    64.9    91.1    94.6    92.2    93.6
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   573.4   580.4   582.9   583.9   338.5   339.0   340.7   339.5   652.2   654.0   654.7   655.9
      New Mexico.........   109.0   111.5   112.2   112.7    87.1    88.2    88.5    88.3   195.6   196.4   196.9   197.0
      New York........... 1,585.1 1,594.8 1,603.7 1,610.6   680.1   695.5   694.1   693.5 1,495.1 1,493.2 1,496.3 1,494.5
      North Carolina.....   492.4   513.7   513.9   513.7   375.4   382.5   386.5   388.2   674.2   674.8   675.1   675.1
      North Dakota.......    50.1    51.7    51.3    51.6    31.9    32.6    32.2    32.5    75.6    75.0    75.5    75.6
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   778.6   792.4   789.4   789.1   497.6   500.3   498.2   496.2   802.7   803.4   803.9   800.6
      Oklahoma...........   189.2   191.4   191.5   192.9   137.2   137.7   139.4   139.7   319.7   328.8   324.2   325.1
      Oregon ............   206.7   208.9   210.0   211.8   167.5   171.8   171.6   171.2   287.2   294.1   292.2   289.8
      Pennsylvania....... 1,064.2 1,087.2 1,091.2 1,094.0   489.3   497.4   497.3   498.9   749.7   742.6   745.8   745.7
      Rhode Island.......    97.4    99.1    99.1    98.5    51.0    51.1    51.8    51.9    64.5    64.5    64.2    64.2
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   195.0   208.2   207.2   207.6   210.0   216.5   215.6   217.8   330.5   338.1   337.9   337.0
      South Dakota.......    58.8    61.0    60.2    60.5    43.0    43.7    43.3    43.3    75.6    75.7    75.6    75.0
      Tennessee..........   341.1   348.4   347.7   347.9   271.6   278.6   279.3   279.7   417.1   417.9   421.8   419.6
      Texas.............. 1,228.5 1,247.8 1,249.2 1,252.6   958.3   984.4   992.3   995.5 1,725.2 1,744.9 1,743.8 1,747.1
      Utah...............   135.9   141.1   141.1   141.2   108.9   113.6   113.4   113.9   204.8   209.2   207.6   207.2
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    55.5    56.6    56.6    56.1    33.0    33.3    33.2    33.3    53.8    53.4    54.0    53.7
      Virginia...........   407.9   415.6   415.1   413.9   339.2   343.3   344.9   345.1   672.8   687.5   684.7   676.8
      Washington.........   340.1   346.2   347.5   348.6   273.4   277.3   276.0   276.9   529.3   534.4   528.0   533.7
      West Virginia......   113.0   113.8   113.6   113.3    71.2    71.8    72.2    71.8   144.6   142.8   143.6   143.8
      Wisconsin..........   392.5   400.5   397.8   398.0   261.2   261.3   262.8   267.0   419.3   414.4   415.5   414.5
      Wyoming............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      32.8    33.2    33.3    33.3    65.9    66.5    67.5    66.8
      
         1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except public administration, not
      shown separately.
         2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to
      the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
         3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
         p = preliminary.
         NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Estimates are currently projected from 2006 benchmark levels.
      Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
      available.
      
      
      
      
      
     ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     
     Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
     
     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                      Total                 Natural resources and mining            Construction         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
           State            September         October        September        October        September        October    
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                           2006    2007    2006    2007p    2006    2007    2006   2007p    2006    2007    2006   2007p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama........... 1,992.7 2,018.9  1,994.6 2,019.4    13.2    13.0    13.2    13.0   112.2   114.9   112.7   115.3
      Alaska............   330.0   333.0    313.3   316.5    13.0    14.2    13.1    14.2    21.1    20.5    19.7    19.0
      Arizona........... 2,668.2 2,732.5  2,692.7 2,737.5    10.3    12.1    10.4    12.2   252.8   239.9   254.6   235.8
      Arkansas.......... 1,209.8 1,216.7  1,210.3 1,215.4     8.0     9.3     7.9     9.4    58.9    58.3    58.1    57.2
      California........ 15151.6 15293.9 15,222.8 15332.1    26.5    26.4    26.7    26.1   965.8   936.6   957.0   925.8
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado.......... 2,294.7 2,341.7  2,294.4 2,341.6    21.7    25.9    22.1    26.3   172.5   170.6   170.6   169.0
      Connecticut....... 1,684.7 1,704.1  1,692.5 1,712.9      .8      .8      .8      .8    70.2    71.7    69.4    71.0
      Delaware .........   437.6   440.5    439.2   440.2   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      30.1    29.9    30.1    30.1
      District of                                                                                                        
        Columbia........   685.5   698.0    690.0   700.3   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      12.9    13.0    12.9    12.8
      Florida........... 8,007.7 8,104.9  8,038.3 8,148.9     6.3     6.3     6.4     6.3   638.6   614.3   637.9   615.9
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia........... 4,098.5 4,177.1  4,112.5 4,192.3    12.1    12.0    12.1    12.0   223.4   229.5   224.7   228.8
      Hawaii ...........   618.6   630.1    620.5   632.2   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      36.7    38.3    36.8    38.5
      Idaho ............   653.8   668.3    653.7   665.0     4.8     5.1     4.7     5.1    55.5    55.0    54.9    54.2
      Illinois.......... 5,984.6 6,027.1  5,999.3 6,036.9    10.2    10.4    10.3    10.4   290.0   290.8   288.6   288.6
      Indiana........... 3,006.6 3,014.1  3,011.5 3,020.5     7.2     7.3     7.1     7.3   156.5   159.4   155.3   159.4
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa.............. 1,513.4 1,534.0  1,520.6 1,543.3     2.3     2.2     2.3     2.2    79.4    82.9    78.9    81.7
      Kansas............ 1,370.9 1,394.0  1,378.7 1,397.7     8.9     9.2     9.0     9.2    66.8    67.9    66.7    67.8
      Kentucky.......... 1,855.4 1,865.2  1,855.0 1,867.6    23.1    23.7    23.2    23.8    85.0    86.6    85.5    86.2
      Louisiana......... 1,880.6 1,924.4  1,889.2 1,931.3    50.7    50.7    51.0    51.1   133.6   138.5   135.4   139.0
      Maine.............   625.2   629.2    622.0   625.8     2.9     2.9     2.9     2.9    33.1    32.5    32.8    32.2
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland.......... 2,597.5 2,631.1  2,608.5 2,637.1   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     194.0   198.1   194.1   197.7
      Massachusetts..... 3,270.9 3,301.7  3,278.2 3,312.7     1.9     1.9     1.9     1.9   146.6   144.1   144.1   142.1
      Michigan.......... 4,375.0 4,305.4  4,382.4 4,306.3     8.3     8.1     8.3     8.1   191.4   174.7   188.4   172.1
      Minnesota......... 2,772.1 2,779.0  2,789.7 2,792.1     6.2     6.2     6.0     6.2   140.9   133.8   139.4   132.5
      Mississippi....... 1,152.9 1,169.2  1,156.1 1,171.5     9.7     9.4     9.9     9.6    58.6    62.8    59.1    63.5
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ......... 2,793.5 2,818.9  2,799.4 2,819.3     5.5     5.5     5.3     5.4   151.4   155.1   150.3   154.5
      Montana...........   439.9   454.5    438.8   453.5     8.5     8.6     8.5     8.6    32.7    35.6    32.9    35.8
      Nebraska..........   951.8   964.1    955.8   969.0   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      50.9    51.9    50.4    51.5
      Nevada............ 1,292.5 1,309.5  1,298.8 1,310.3    11.8    12.0    11.9    12.0   144.8   140.8   144.1   138.5
      New Hampshire.....   646.7   656.8    645.3   656.3     1.1     1.1     1.1     1.0    31.0    30.7    30.3    30.3
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey........ 4,079.7 4,104.1  4,103.1 4,127.1     1.7     1.8     1.9     1.8   179.2   178.7   177.9   177.3
      New Mexico........   845.1   854.3    843.7   851.3    19.2    19.9    19.3    20.0    60.9    60.7    61.0    60.2
      New York.......... 8,640.5 8,709.9  8,711.2 8,788.9     6.7     6.7     6.9     6.5   355.1   368.7   353.5   364.9
      North Carolina.... 4,059.5 4,129.8  4,076.9 4,145.2     6.9     6.8     6.9     6.8   249.2   256.4   248.9   256.0
      North Dakota......   360.0   365.5    361.6   366.8     5.0     5.2     5.0     5.2    20.5    21.5    20.2    20.8
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio.............. 5,467.2 5,460.7  5,483.7 5,471.8    11.7    11.5    11.8    11.5   242.1   242.3   240.9   241.0
      Oklahoma.......... 1,564.2 1,585.3  1,570.8 1,592.7    43.7    47.3    44.7    47.2    71.0    72.7    71.2    72.9
      Oregon............ 1,720.1 1,733.6  1,731.5 1,745.3     9.7     8.9     9.4     8.4   106.7   107.6   104.1   105.9
      Pennsylvania...... 5,784.8 5,828.7  5,816.9 5,864.8    21.1    22.2    20.9    22.0   274.9   273.5   272.3   271.0
      Rhode Island......   501.3   504.4    502.1   506.1      .3      .3      .3      .3    24.6    25.6    24.4    25.4
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.... 1,909.8 1,936.9  1,919.6 1,945.8     4.7     4.7     4.8     4.7   125.8   125.8   126.6   126.3
      South Dakota......   403.1   412.1    404.2   410.9      .9     1.0     1.0      .9    23.4    24.0    23.5    23.4
      Tennessee......... 2,808.0 2,829.0  2,799.2 2,823.1     4.2     4.3     4.2     4.2   134.1   141.5   133.5   140.9
      Texas............. 10138.1 10340.4 10,173.6 10380.7   191.3   206.6   192.8   208.1   612.6   627.4   616.0   626.9
      Utah.............. 1,222.2 1,275.8  1,223.9 1,275.3    10.4    11.5    10.4    11.6   101.5   112.4   100.8   111.4
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont...........   309.9   311.3    311.3   312.6      .9     1.0     1.0     1.0    18.7    18.7    18.5    18.5
      Virginia.......... 3,732.2 3,802.7  3,752.0 3,808.2    11.5    11.4    11.4    11.5   251.7   254.8   251.1   252.6
      Washington........ 2,891.6 2,948.2  2,904.3 2,962.0     8.8     8.1     8.8     8.0   206.9   215.8   205.1   213.7
      West Virginia.....   761.5   764.0    763.2   765.8    28.3    29.2    28.6    29.5    41.3    42.1    41.5    42.1
      Wisconsin......... 2,884.0 2,898.8  2,891.3 2,912.2     4.2     4.3     4.1     4.2   134.0   132.7   132.4   132.2
      Wyoming...........   284.1   294.0    281.5   291.0    27.4    27.5    27.7    27.5    26.0    27.9    25.2    28.0
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico....... 1,032.9 1,021.1  1,032.8 1,018.9   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      68.0    66.7    67.4    66.8





                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                   Manufacturing             Trade, transportation, and             Information          
                                                                     utilities                                           
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                             September        October        September        October        September        October    
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2006    2007    2006   2007p    2006    2007    2006   2007p    2006    2007    2006   2007p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............   301.5   298.8   299.2   298.4   387.1   393.6   388.5   394.3    30.1    30.1    29.9    30.5
      Alaska.............    15.2    15.2    10.8    10.8    66.4    66.7    63.0    63.5     6.9     7.0     6.9     7.0
      Arizona............   187.8   186.4   187.7   186.1   508.1   526.4   513.8   528.7    44.4    42.6    44.2    42.8
      Arkansas...........   197.9   189.9   197.0   188.7   249.9   249.5   250.5   249.5    20.1    20.7    20.1    20.5
      California......... 1,519.0 1,511.7 1,509.2 1,497.4 2,886.1 2,899.6 2,898.8 2,911.2   470.8   478.3   469.9   472.0
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   149.1   144.6   149.1   144.7   418.9   427.6   422.0   429.7    75.0    75.9    74.9    76.0
      Connecticut........   193.2   191.4   193.4   191.3   308.5   310.8   310.7   313.2    37.2    37.3    37.2    37.4
      Delaware ..........    33.6    30.9    33.5    30.8    81.9    83.0    82.6    83.1     6.7     6.8     6.9     6.7
      District of                                                                                                        
        Columbia.........     1.7     1.6     1.7     1.6    27.6    28.0    28.0    28.2    22.8    23.2    22.6    23.0
      Florida............   400.9   395.7   398.4   393.4 1,583.3 1,603.1 1,592.7 1,607.7   166.7   163.6   167.6   163.6
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   447.0   436.6   446.0   433.0   866.0   884.5   868.1   893.5   114.6   115.2   114.8   116.1
      Hawaii ............    15.3    14.9    15.2    14.9   120.9   120.4   121.4   120.4    11.0    11.6    11.0    11.3
      Idaho .............    67.3    64.5    67.5    64.5   129.5   134.7   130.2   134.8    10.6    10.8    10.7    10.7
      Illinois...........   684.9   679.3   684.9   674.8 1,198.9 1,201.0 1,203.8 1,204.7   115.7   115.1   115.7   114.9
      Indiana............   564.8   558.4   562.7   556.8   585.7   589.2   588.6   591.6    39.8    39.8    39.7    39.8
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   230.8   231.4   230.6   231.2   308.1   310.8   309.3   312.5    32.8    32.7    32.8    32.7
      Kansas.............   184.4   186.9   183.7   186.9   262.9   264.8   263.6   266.0    39.4    38.9    39.5    39.3
      Kentucky...........   262.0   256.3   259.4   255.1   378.5   378.0   379.6   379.9    29.5    29.8    29.4    29.7
      Louisiana..........   155.3   154.3   156.2   154.4   376.1   384.1   378.4   385.7    25.7    25.5    25.6    26.0
      Maine..............    60.2    59.1    59.7    58.5   126.3   127.3   126.8   128.2    11.2    11.3    11.2    11.3
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   136.1   133.8   135.7   133.7   471.5   476.4   474.2   477.3    50.3    50.8    50.2    51.0
      Massachusetts......   298.4   295.2   297.5   294.9   568.4   572.5   574.1   577.2    87.3    88.2    86.8    87.9
      Michigan...........   646.2   622.5   639.4   613.6   794.1   780.8   796.6   783.6    66.3    65.7    66.3    65.3
      Minnesota..........   352.0   342.6   351.0   339.6   530.6   529.0   535.0   533.3    56.7    55.4    56.4    55.1
      Mississippi........   174.3   171.2   174.5   171.0   227.0   229.8   228.7   230.6    13.5    13.6    13.4    13.2
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   305.8   298.5   304.3   295.4   545.3   552.8   548.6   554.5    62.6    62.1    62.2    62.3
      Montana............    20.3    20.7    20.7    21.0    89.7    91.9    89.7    92.2     8.0     7.6     8.0     7.6
      Nebraska...........   101.4   100.2   101.2   101.2   200.8   202.8   202.7   203.7    19.3    19.3    19.0    19.4
      Nevada.............    51.1    52.2    51.4    52.1   227.5   233.3   228.9   233.8    15.2    15.6    15.7    15.6
      New Hampshire......    76.4    75.8    76.4    75.5   142.1   144.4   143.3   145.5    12.6    12.7    12.7    12.6
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   324.5   318.4   322.8   317.5   873.2   873.9   877.2   879.3    99.1    98.3   100.5    98.5
      New Mexico.........    38.8    37.7    38.9    37.2   142.1   144.6   142.7   144.9    17.2    16.8    16.2    16.1
      New York...........   568.3   552.4   565.7   549.4 1,508.3 1,516.1 1,517.1 1,525.6   269.4   266.1   270.6   269.1
      North Carolina.....   554.0   544.3   552.2   542.3   756.0   765.0   761.7   770.3    71.8    75.3    73.0    75.3
      North Dakota.......    26.4    26.3    26.1    26.3    76.2    77.3    76.9    77.7     7.5     7.5     7.5     7.5
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   795.0   780.4   794.8   778.4 1,043.0 1,044.9 1,051.8 1,051.7    88.1    87.0    88.4    86.8
      Oklahoma...........   149.9   151.0   150.0   150.1   284.6   286.3   286.7   286.9    29.7    29.3    29.4    29.6
      Oregon.............   211.0   204.3   209.7   204.9   340.4   345.7   341.3   345.4    35.2    37.4    36.0    37.9
      Pennsylvania.......   673.9   661.0   671.7   658.9 1,124.0 1,131.7 1,136.1 1,144.0   108.8   107.5   107.9   107.3
      Rhode Island.......    52.9    51.4    52.6    51.3    80.2    80.2    80.7    80.9    10.8    11.1    10.8    11.2
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   249.9   242.6   247.7   239.7   366.3   370.5   370.0   372.7    27.1    28.0    27.1    28.2
      South Dakota.......    42.0    42.9    42.1    42.9    80.4    82.5    80.9    82.4     7.0     7.2     7.1     7.2
      Tennessee..........   398.5   388.3   394.8   387.4   609.4   615.1   610.2   615.5    50.6    52.0    50.5    51.9
      Texas..............   937.8   928.1   934.2   926.0 2,052.4 2,070.5 2,053.1 2,076.5   222.3   220.4   221.3   221.9
      Utah...............   123.9   129.0   123.5   129.3   236.6   248.2   238.6   248.9    32.8    33.0    32.5    32.9
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    36.1    35.9    36.2    35.9    59.2    59.5    60.0    60.3     6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0
      Virginia...........   286.2   287.3   284.9   286.6   657.5   674.7   668.3   680.5    91.3    91.6    91.5    91.2
      Washington.........   291.8   298.2   292.3   298.3   546.8   558.7   549.5   560.1   100.4   105.9   102.0   106.0
      West Virginia......    61.0    59.4    60.5    59.0   142.4   143.9   143.0   143.9    11.5    11.5    11.6    11.4
      Wisconsin..........   508.1   503.0   504.3   498.9   542.9   551.8   548.1   555.3    48.8    50.3    48.8    50.3
      Wyoming............    10.2    10.2    10.1    10.4    53.2    55.9    53.0    55.6     4.2     4.1     4.2     4.2
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........   108.5   102.1   107.5   101.5   183.7   179.6   183.5   178.4    22.0    21.2    21.9    21.2





                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                Financial activities         Professional and business     Education and health services 
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                             September        October        September        October        September        October    
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2006    2007    2006   2007p    2006    2007    2006   2007p    2006    2007    2006   2007p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............    98.6    99.1    98.4    98.8   219.1   224.0   218.9   224.4   205.0   208.8   205.9   209.6
      Alaska.............    15.2    15.1    14.9    15.1    25.5    26.4    24.0    24.8    37.1    37.5    37.0    37.5
      Arizona............   184.5   185.9   186.2   185.9   398.8   422.0   405.1   421.4   294.4   303.6   295.6   304.8
      Arkansas...........    52.9    53.9    52.9    53.7   115.6   118.0   116.3   118.4   152.6   156.5   153.4   157.1
      California.........   939.9   929.4   940.7   927.8 2,251.6 2,279.4 2,258.3 2,281.9 1,624.8 1,673.6 1,644.9 1,695.9
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   160.7   161.6   160.6   161.6   338.0   351.9   338.0   351.9   231.5   241.7   233.8   243.5
      Connecticut........   144.6   144.9   144.6   144.9   207.2   211.7   205.8   210.3   280.6   286.7   285.9   292.2
      Delaware ..........    43.9    43.4    43.3    43.5    61.9    63.2    62.4    63.4    56.4    58.4    57.0    58.6
      District of                                                                                                        
        Columbia.........    29.7    30.5    29.5    30.2   154.4   160.6   155.2   160.7    92.2    93.1    96.3    96.2
      Florida............   544.5   550.7   545.9   556.3 1,348.0 1,362.2 1,344.3 1,371.9   975.2 1,009.1   983.9 1,015.2
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   231.9   233.2   232.9   232.0   552.8   565.4   556.0   567.7   438.0   453.2   442.9   458.9
      Hawaii ............    29.8    30.3    29.8    30.3    79.4    83.1    79.2    83.1    71.4    73.0    71.7    73.1
      Idaho .............    32.4    33.5    32.5    33.5    84.0    87.6    83.1    86.4    72.0    73.5    72.2    74.2
      Illinois...........   406.5   410.1   407.2   409.9   869.5   889.2   869.1   893.8   766.8   779.0   775.5   786.3
      Indiana............   140.1   140.4   140.1   140.3   286.0   287.0   286.4   287.6   390.0   391.6   393.2   396.3
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   101.3   102.9   100.9   103.2   118.3   122.0   119.0   122.9   198.7   203.6   203.9   208.9
      Kansas.............    72.3    73.3    72.3    73.6   141.2   147.1   141.1   147.2   167.6   171.5   169.0   171.4
      Kentucky...........    90.9    92.5    90.8    92.5   180.5   184.2   181.7   185.6   238.9   241.8   240.1   242.6
      Louisiana..........    95.9    97.6    96.2    97.5   196.9   199.4   197.9   199.8   239.7   246.9   240.9   248.0
      Maine..............    33.3    33.0    33.5    33.1    52.2    53.3    52.2    53.2   114.0   116.9   115.4   118.2
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   159.6   160.3   159.3   160.1   397.4   407.6   398.5   407.7   362.8   370.4   366.1   373.0
      Massachusetts......   224.5   225.3   222.9   223.3   478.7   489.1   476.9   487.9   606.3   622.0   619.9   635.8
      Michigan...........   215.9   211.7   214.9   210.6   598.8   595.8   598.4   594.1   585.7   594.0   591.4   599.7
      Minnesota..........   180.9   182.8   182.2   182.7   325.8   328.0   328.7   328.7   404.3   422.1   410.4   426.3
      Mississippi........    46.6    46.9    46.0    46.8    93.9    97.4    93.6    97.8   124.8   125.9   125.9   125.7
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   166.4   167.0   166.5   166.2   333.9   336.9   334.8   337.0   380.0   386.7   382.5   388.0
      Montana............    22.4    22.7    22.5    22.8    39.0    42.4    39.2    42.5    57.5    59.3    57.9    59.7
      Nebraska...........    66.1    66.4    65.5    66.2   103.1   107.6   103.3   108.3   131.3   135.2   131.7   135.6
      Nevada.............    66.4    65.6    66.3    65.4   157.9   159.3   159.6   159.4    88.5    92.4    88.7    93.0
      New Hampshire......    39.5    40.5    39.6    40.7    62.6    63.4    62.2    63.3   100.5   104.0   100.8   104.5
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   281.2   281.8   281.2   281.2   610.3   622.4   609.9   622.3   567.3   578.8   575.0   585.5
      New Mexico.........    35.0    35.4    35.0    35.4   108.2   109.1   108.5   108.9   109.1   112.7   109.6   113.3
      New York...........   728.6   740.4   728.2   740.6 1,118.3 1,139.7 1,122.7 1,146.3 1,568.7 1,591.8 1,603.3 1,629.2
      North Carolina.....   209.2   215.4   209.9   216.0   480.1   495.5   483.7   498.3   492.3   514.2   495.3   516.6
      North Dakota.......    19.3    20.1    19.4    19.9    29.9    31.1    30.3    31.1    49.7    51.2    50.1    51.6
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   307.0   303.4   306.7   303.1   666.3   671.7   669.1   673.4   781.2   790.9   787.3   797.6
      Oklahoma...........    84.5    83.3    84.1    83.8   177.1   179.6   176.0   179.2   189.6   192.3   190.2   193.9
      Oregon.............   107.3   106.2   106.5   105.5   196.4   197.0   196.8   197.6   206.7   210.0   208.6   213.6
      Pennsylvania.......   334.5   333.3   333.2   332.4   683.9   700.1   685.6   702.3 1,057.5 1,086.3 1,077.5 1,107.9
      Rhode Island.......    35.9    36.0    35.8    35.8    58.7    59.7    58.7    60.1    96.8    98.6    99.5   100.6
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   103.0   104.4   104.0   104.8   219.7   218.4   218.9   220.0   193.8   206.8   197.1   209.6
      South Dakota.......    29.9    31.1    30.0    31.3    25.7    26.8    25.8    27.2    59.0    60.1    58.9    60.6
      Tennessee..........   145.1   145.3   144.6   144.9   326.0   324.2   326.1   324.5   342.2   349.0   342.4   349.1
      Texas..............   630.1   645.3   627.6   645.7 1,238.1 1,297.9 1,250.3 1,306.9 1,232.9 1,253.4 1,233.7 1,257.8
      Utah...............    71.8    75.9    72.4    76.4   157.8   164.6   158.8   163.7   136.7   142.1   138.1   143.5
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    13.2    13.3    13.1    13.2    22.5    22.7    22.5    22.8    56.1    56.7    55.8    56.4
      Virginia...........   196.0   199.6   196.8   198.5   632.7   650.5   633.9   654.2   409.9   417.4   412.8   419.0
      Washington.........   156.8   158.9   156.0   158.7   337.3   348.5   338.0   348.0   338.0   346.6   342.4   350.9
      West Virginia......    30.1    29.9    30.4    30.2    60.1    61.4    60.3    61.7   113.2   113.4   114.2   114.6
      Wisconsin..........   161.0   161.6   160.9   162.6   275.2   280.6   275.2   283.0   392.0   397.5   395.4   401.0
      Wyoming............    11.1    11.3    11.1    11.3    17.7    18.9    17.7    18.8    22.7    23.4    22.7    23.5
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........    49.7    50.1    49.6    49.8   104.2   105.3   104.8   104.0   105.4   109.9   105.9   110.6





                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                              Leisure and hospitality              Other services                    Government          
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                             September        October        September        October        September        October    
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2006    2007    2006   2007p    2006    2007    2006   2007p    2006    2007    2006   2007p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............   173.1   177.5   171.2   174.6    80.9    81.3    80.6    80.6   371.9   377.8   376.1   379.9
      Alaska.............    35.4    36.1    29.2    29.8    11.7    11.6    11.5    11.6    82.5    82.7    83.2    83.2
      Arizona............   265.5   278.5   268.0   280.8   101.3   107.3   101.9   107.0   420.3   427.8   425.2   432.0
      Arkansas...........    98.8   102.0    96.7   100.9    43.6    44.4    43.4    44.1   211.5   214.2   214.0   215.9
      California......... 1,539.3 1,575.9 1,531.5 1,558.0   510.7   517.9   511.0   516.7 2,417.1 2,465.1 2,474.8 2,519.3
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   266.8   274.1   256.4   263.6    90.8    92.3    90.2    92.5   369.7   375.5   376.7   382.8
      Connecticut........   135.7   138.1   131.9   134.5    63.4    64.5    63.4    64.5   243.3   246.2   249.4   252.8
      Delaware ..........    42.9    44.1    41.3    41.9    20.0    20.6    20.5    21.0    60.2    60.2    61.6    61.1
      District of                                                                                                        
        Columbia.........    54.2    55.0    54.1    55.0    59.4    60.4    59.5    60.4   230.7   232.6   230.2   232.2
      Florida............   887.8   917.2   893.2   924.9   341.1   347.6   342.6   349.5 1,115.3 1,135.1 1,125.4 1,144.2
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   384.9   397.7   382.4   395.6   158.9   159.5   159.5   159.6   668.9   690.3   673.1   695.1
      Hawaii ............   108.0   110.0   107.0   109.7    26.3    27.1    26.3    27.0   119.8   121.4   122.1   123.9
      Idaho .............    62.3    65.0    59.4    61.4    19.0    19.1    18.9    18.9   116.4   119.5   119.6   121.3
      Illinois...........   538.5   552.1   532.9   542.7   257.5   257.0   258.6   257.9   846.1   843.1   852.7   852.9
      Indiana............   286.6   290.3   282.5   285.7   111.6   112.2   110.8   111.6   438.3   438.5   445.1   444.1
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   137.2   139.5   132.2   135.6    56.5    56.4    56.4    56.3   248.0   249.6   254.3   256.1
      Kansas.............   117.9   119.1   116.9   118.2    52.6    54.2    52.6    54.1   256.9   261.1   263.1   264.0
      Kentucky...........   171.4   172.8   168.3   170.0    75.8    76.2    75.6    76.5   319.8   323.3   321.4   325.7
      Louisiana..........   188.2   197.9   187.0   196.8    67.5    69.9    67.8    69.9   351.0   359.6   352.8   363.1
      Maine..............    66.9    67.3    60.0    60.4    19.6    19.8    19.3    19.7   105.5   105.8   108.2   108.1
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   237.9   245.0   230.1   236.0   117.0   117.8   116.4   117.5   470.9   470.9   483.9   483.1
      Massachusetts......   309.7   311.7   297.5   302.4   118.9   118.5   118.4   118.0   430.2   433.2   438.2   441.3
      Michigan...........   423.4   424.1   408.9   409.7   178.4   176.4   178.0   175.4   666.5   651.6   691.8   674.1
      Minnesota..........   252.9   257.9   244.2   249.0   118.8   116.9   118.5   117.4   403.0   404.3   417.9   421.3
      Mississippi........   124.2   125.3   122.1   124.9    37.0    37.1    36.9    37.0   243.3   249.8   246.0   251.4
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   286.5   294.6   282.6   290.3   120.4   121.3   120.4   121.1   435.7   438.4   441.9   444.6
      Montana............    58.8    61.1    54.4    56.9    17.2    17.5    17.0    17.3    85.8    87.1    88.0    89.1
      Nebraska...........    81.2    83.2    80.6    82.5    35.4    35.7    35.8    36.0   162.3   161.8   165.6   164.6
      Nevada.............   341.6   343.5   339.3   341.1    37.2    38.4    37.0    38.1   150.5   156.4   155.9   161.3
      New Hampshire......    67.1    68.6    63.1    63.9    21.6    21.9    21.4    21.9    92.2    93.7    94.4    97.1
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   351.4   351.3   336.9   337.9   159.5   161.7   159.8   162.0   632.3   637.0   660.0   663.8
      New Mexico.........    88.4    90.1    86.2    87.4    29.4    29.7    28.9    29.1   196.8   197.6   197.4   198.8
      New York...........   698.3   710.8   681.4   694.8   356.5   357.1   358.4   359.7 1,462.3 1,460.1 1,503.4 1,502.8
      North Carolina.....   379.7   393.9   375.6   388.5   177.2   181.9   177.7   182.4   683.1   681.1   692.0   692.7
      North Dakota.......    32.8    33.0    32.2    32.8    15.0    14.9    15.2    15.2    77.7    77.4    78.7    78.7
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   515.8   512.7   496.9   495.5   222.6   222.1   222.4   221.5   794.4   793.8   813.6   811.3
      Oklahoma...........   138.1   140.6   137.2   139.7    74.5    77.1    74.6    77.2   321.5   325.8   326.7   332.2
      Oregon.............   170.8   176.4   167.5   171.3    59.8    60.7    60.0    60.5   276.1   279.4   291.6   294.3
      Pennsylvania.......   502.6   510.2   487.7   497.3   259.8   261.6   259.5   261.4   743.8   741.3   764.5   760.3
      Rhode Island.......    53.8    54.6    51.2    52.1    23.0    23.5    22.8    23.4    64.3    63.4    65.3    65.0
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   210.6   217.8   209.6   217.4    77.3    79.8    77.8    79.9   331.6   338.1   336.0   342.5
      South Dakota.......    44.7    45.3    42.6    42.9    15.7    16.1    15.6    16.0    74.4    75.1    76.7    76.1
      Tennessee..........   276.5   284.6   270.6   278.7   101.6   102.4   100.9   102.2   419.8   422.3   421.4   423.8
      Texas..............   956.3   995.2   950.9   988.4   345.2   352.0   344.0   350.6 1,719.1 1,743.6 1,749.7 1,771.9
      Utah...............   109.6   114.3   106.7   111.6    35.3    36.5    34.4    35.9   205.8   208.3   207.7   210.1
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    32.9    33.1    31.8    32.1    10.0     9.9     9.9     9.9    54.3    54.5    56.5    56.5
      Virginia...........   345.5   352.3   337.4   343.4   181.7   184.3   181.9   184.6   668.2   678.8   682.0   686.1
      Washington.........   282.4   287.4   273.2   276.7   105.1   105.8   104.3   104.5   517.3   514.3   532.7   537.1
      West Virginia......    73.4    74.2    71.1    71.7    56.2    56.6    55.7    56.3   144.0   142.4   146.3   145.4
      Wisconsin..........   268.1   272.0   259.9   265.8   136.2   138.8   136.2   137.9   413.5   406.2   426.0   421.0
      Wyoming............    35.0    36.1    31.7    32.2    11.1    11.7    11.0    11.5    65.5    67.0    67.1    68.0
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........    73.5    72.4    73.8    71.3    21.4    23.0    21.4    22.9   296.5   290.8   297.0   292.4
      
         1 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
         p = preliminary.
         NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Estimates are currently projected from 2006 benchmark levels.
      Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
      available.