For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, September 27, 2017 USDL-17-1323 

Technical information: 

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METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT — AUGUST 2017

Unemployment rates were lower in August than a year earlier in 323 of the 388 metropolitan areas, 

higher in 55 areas, and unchanged in 10 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. 

Thirty-two areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and three areas had rates of at least 10.0 

percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 326 metropolitan areas, decreased in 

55 areas, and was unchanged in 7 areas. The national unemployment rate in August was 4.5 percent, not 

seasonally adjusted, down from 5.0 percent a year earlier. 

Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 

In August, Fort Collins, CO, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.8 percent, closely followed by 

Boulder, CO, 1.9 percent. El Centro, CA, and Yuma, AZ, had the highest unemployment rates, 24.9 

percent and 23.7 percent, respectively. A total of 196 areas had August jobless rates below the U.S. 

rate of 4.5 percent, 180 areas had rates above it, and 12 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. 

(See table 1 and map 1.) 

Odessa, TX, had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in August (-2.7 percentage 

points). An additional 78 areas had rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point. The largest over-theyear rate increases occurred in Cleveland-Elyria, OH (+1.4 percentage points), and Toledo, OH (+1.2 

points). 

Hurricane Harvey 

Hurricane Harvey had no discernible effect on the employment and unemployment data for 

August. Household survey data collection was completed before the storm. Establishment 

survey data collection for this news release was largely completed prior to the storm, and 

collection rates were within normal ranges nationally and for the affected areas. For 

information on how unusually severe weather can affect the employment estimates, see the 

Frequently Asked Questions section of the Employment Situation news release at 

www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.faq.htm. 
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Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, Denver-AuroraLakewood, CO, had the lowest unemployment rate in August, 2.2 percent. Cleveland-Elyria, OH, had 

the highest jobless rate among the large areas, 6.8 percent. Forty-two large areas had over-the-year 

unemployment rate decreases, eight had increases, and one had no change. The largest rate decrease 

occurred in Birmingham-Hoover, AL (-2.0 percentage points). The largest over-the-year rate increase 

was in Cleveland-Elyria, OH (+1.4 percentage points).

Metropolitan Division Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 

Eleven of the most populous metropolitan areas are made up of 38 metropolitan divisions, which are 

essentially separately identifiable employment centers. In August, Nashua, NH-MA, had the lowest 

unemployment rate among the divisions, 2.9 percent. Philadelphia, PA, had the highest jobless rate, 6.1 

percent. (See table 2.) 

In August, 23 metropolitan divisions had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, 12 had increases, 

and 3 had no change. The largest rate decline occurred in Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI (-1.9 percentage 

points). The largest over-the-year rate increases occurred in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA, and 

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (+0.5 percentage point each).

Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 

In August, 326 metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 55 had 

decreases, and 7 had no change. The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in New YorkNewark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (+145,900), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (+96,700), and AtlantaSandy Springs-Roswell, GA (+86,400). The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment 

occurred in Lake Charles, LA (+5.8 percent), Elkhart-Goshen, IN (+5.6 percent), and Sebring, FL (+5.1 

percent). (See table 3 and map 2.) 

The largest over-the-year decrease in employment occurred in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, 

VA-NC (-4,500), followed by Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI (-3,100), and YoungstownWarren-Boardman, OH-PA (-2,100). The largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment 

occurred in Beckley, WV (-3.1 percent), followed by Michigan City-La Porte, IN (-2.6 percent), and 

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL (-2.5 percent). 

Over the year, nonfarm employment rose in 48 of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census 

population of 1 million or more and fell in 3. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in 

employment in these large metropolitan areas occurred in Raleigh, NC (+3.5 percent), OrlandoKissimmee-Sanford, FL (+3.3 percent), and Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, and Las VegasHenderson-Paradise, NV (+3.2 percent each). The over-the-year percentage decreases occurred in 

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (-0.6 percent), Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 

(-0.4 percent), and Rochester, NY (-0.3 percent). 
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Metropolitan Division Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 

In August, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 37 of the 38 metropolitan divisions over the year 

and fell in Elgin, IL (-900, or -0.4 percent). The largest over-the-year increase in employment among the 

metropolitan divisions occurred in New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ (+135,200), followed by 

Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX (+70,900), and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 

(+53,800). The largest over-the-year percentage increases occurred in Tacoma-Lakewood, WA (+3.5 

percent), Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL (+3.3 percent), and HaverhillNewburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH (+3.1 percent). (See table 4.) 

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The State Employment and Unemployment news release for September is scheduled to be released 

on Friday, October 20, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Metropolitan Area Employment and 

Unemployment news release for September is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, 

November 1, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). 
Technical Note

This release presents civilian labor force and unemployment 

data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) 

program (tables 1 and 2) for 388 metropolitan statistical areas 

and metropolitan New England City and Town Areas 

(NECTAs), plus 7 areas in Puerto Rico. Estimates for 38 

metropolitan and NECTA divisions also are presented. 

Nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the Current 

Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 3 and 4) are 

provided for the same areas. State estimates were previously 

published in the news release State Employment and 

Unemployment, and are republished in this release for ease of 

reference. The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state 

cooperative endeavors.

Civilian labor force and unemployment—from the 

LAUS program 

Definitions. The civilian labor force and unemployment 

data are based on the same concepts and definitions as those 

used for the official national estimates obtained from the 

Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of 

households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

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

measures employed persons and unemployed persons on a 

place-of-residence basis. The universe for each is the civilian 

noninstitutional population 16 years of age and older. 

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

profit in the reference week (typically the week including the 

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

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

job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not 

paid, for such reasons as labor-management dispute, illness, or 

vacation. Unemployed persons are those who were not 

employed during the reference week (based on the definition 

above), had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week 

period ending with the reference week, and were currently 

available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need not 

be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The civilian

labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. 

The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a 

percent of the civilian labor force. 

Method of estimation. Estimates for states, the District 

of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 

metropolitan division, and New York City are produced using 

time-series models with real-time benchmarking to national 

CPS totals. Model-based estimates are also produced for the

following areas and their respective balances: the ChicagoNaperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division; 

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area; DetroitWarren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area; MiamiMiami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division; and SeattleBellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division. Modeling 

improves the statistical basis of the estimation for these areas 

and provides important tools for analysis, such as measures of 

errors and seasonally adjusted series. For all other substate 

areas in this release, estimates are prepared through indirect 

estimation procedures using a building-block approach. 

Estimates of employed persons, which are based largely on 

“place of work” estimates from the CES program, are adjusted 

to refer to place of residence as used in the CPS. 

Unemployment estimates are aggregates of persons previously 

employed in industries covered by state unemployment 

insurance (UI) laws and entrants to the labor force from the 

CPS. The substate estimates of employment and 

unemployment, which geographically exhaust the entire state, 

are adjusted proportionally to ensure that they add to the 

independently estimated model-based area totals. A detailed 

description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS 

upon request.

Annual revisions. Civilian labor force and 

unemployment data shown for the prior year reflect 

adjustments made at the beginning of each year, usually 

implemented with the issuance of January estimates. The 

adjusted model-based estimates typically reflect updated 

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

other input data sources, and model re-estimation. All substate 

estimates then are re-estimated using updated inputs and 

adjusted to add to the revised model-based totals. In early 

2015, a new generation of time-series models was

implemented, resulting in the replacement of data back to the 

series beginnings. At the same time, enhancements were made

to the substate estimation methodology, and more timely inputs 

from the American Community Survey were incorporated.

Employment—from the CES program 

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on 

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay 

period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted 

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

those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each 

payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal 

activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North 

American Industry Classification System. 

Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment 

data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where 

possible these data are produced using a "weighted link 

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

weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted 

employment is computed from a sample of establishments 

reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the 

current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by 

the previous month’s employment estimates. The weighted link 

relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample 

size meets certain statistical criteria.

For some employment series, the sample of 

establishments is very small or highly variable. In these cases, 
a model-based approach is used in estimation. These models 

use the direct sample estimates (described above), combined 

with forecasts of historical (benchmarked) data to decrease 

volatility in estimation. Two different models (Fay-Herriot 

Model and Small Domain Model) are used depending on the 

industry level being estimated. For more detailed information 

about each model, refer to the BLS Handbook of Methods.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted 

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, 

derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by 

employers who are covered under state unemployment 

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

adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and 

the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment 

for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process 

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

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

subsequent months. 

Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are 

seasonally adjusted for states, metropolitan areas, and 

metropolitan divisions at the total nonfarm level. For states, 

data are seasonally adjusted at the supersector level as well. 

Revisions to historical data for the most recent 5 years are made 

once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on 

sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, 

are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling 

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

that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire 

population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to 

nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into 

the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not 

directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional 

errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used. 

The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals 

shown in the same tables because of rounding. 

Civilian labor force and unemployment estimates.

Measures of sampling error are not available for metropolitan 

areas or metropolitan divisions. Model-based error measures 

for states are available on the BLS website at 

www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. Measures of nonsampling error 

are not available for the areas contained in this release. 

Information on recent data revisions for states and local areas 

is available online at www.bls.gov/lau/launews1.htm.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for 

the total private employment series are available for 

metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions at 

www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Measures of sampling error 

for more detailed series at the area and division level are 

available upon request. Measures of sampling error for states 

down to the supersector level are available on the BLS website 

at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Measures of nonsampling 

error are not available for the areas contained in this release.

Information on recent benchmark revisions is available online

at www.bls.gov/sae/benchmark2017.pdf. 

Area definitions

The substate area data published in this release reflect the 

delineations issued by the U.S. Office of Management and 

Budget on July 15, 2015. Data reflect New England City and 

Town Area (NECTA) definitions, rather than county-based 

definitions, in the six New England States. A detailed list of the 

geographic definitions is available online at 

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

Additional information

Estimates of unadjusted and seasonally adjusted civilian

labor force and unemployment data for states and seven 

substate areas are available in the news release State 

Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of civilian labor 

force and unemployment for all states, metropolitan 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 Internet at 

www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES program 

are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/sae/. 

Information in this release will be made available to 

sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 

691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area

State and area

Civilian labor force Unemployed

July August Number Percent of labor force

2016 2017 2016 2017p

July August July August

2016 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2017 2016 2017p

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,173,465 2,180,600 2,168,460 2,162,768 132,734 106,593 134,754 92,837 6.1 4.9 6.2 4.3

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville. . . . . . . . . . . 45,948 45,663 45,787 45,393 3,103 2,495 3,123 2,208 6.8 5.5 6.8 4.9

Auburn-Opelika. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,331 74,011 73,352 73,784 4,055 3,173 4,018 2,853 5.5 4.3 5.5 3.9

Birmingham-Hoover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538,204 540,050 535,382 533,084 30,461 23,666 31,321 20,923 5.7 4.4 5.9 3.9

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,533 93,777 91,338 92,291 4,745 3,769 4,952 3,483 5.1 4.0 5.4 3.8

Decatur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,962 69,058 68,802 68,611 4,075 3,200 4,121 2,831 5.9 4.6 6.0 4.1

Dothan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,594 62,557 62,852 62,329 3,704 2,915 3,877 2,650 5.9 4.7 6.2 4.3

Florence-Muscle Shoals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,361 66,079 66,716 65,603 4,540 3,473 4,523 3,063 6.8 5.3 6.8 4.7

Gadsden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,964 44,088 43,538 43,797 2,607 2,145 2,723 1,891 5.9 4.9 6.3 4.3

Huntsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212,303 216,336 212,978 216,081 11,454 9,159 11,531 8,082 5.4 4.2 5.4 3.7

Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184,604 183,004 183,688 181,101 12,914 10,768 13,070 9,366 7.0 5.9 7.1 5.2

Montgomery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,600 172,060 170,887 170,426 9,879 8,445 10,207 7,056 5.8 4.9 6.0 4.1

Tuscaloosa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,046 113,567 112,726 112,894 7,175 5,891 7,127 4,738 6.4 5.2 6.3 4.2

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371,272 376,851 366,325 369,982 22,540 24,709 21,301 23,430 6.1 6.6 5.8 6.3

Anchorage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201,989 206,767 198,924 201,961 11,536 12,841 10,879 12,168 5.7 6.2 5.5 6.0

Fairbanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,473 47,024 46,829 47,164 2,408 2,732 2,250 2,589 5.2 5.8 4.8 5.5

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,240,274 3,314,032 3,243,683 3,304,258 186,236 181,037 186,548 169,670 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.1

Flagstaff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,340 76,496 75,060 75,705 4,790 4,457 4,647 3,839 6.4 5.8 6.2 5.1

Lake Havasu City-Kingman. . . . . . . . . . . . 81,549 83,107 81,323 82,614 5,393 5,076 5,454 4,769 6.6 6.1 6.7 5.8

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,241,581 2,298,355 2,242,331 2,291,662 109,376 105,153 108,752 98,216 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.3

Prescott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,563 102,125 100,420 102,082 5,066 4,760 5,010 4,498 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.4

Sierra Vista-Douglas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,429 49,849 50,229 50,038 3,181 2,934 3,134 2,784 6.3 5.9 6.2 5.6

Tucson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467,184 472,763 466,964 470,908 24,672 23,118 24,386 21,413 5.3 4.9 5.2 4.5

Yuma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,009 102,156 98,285 101,246 22,011 24,470 23,495 24,006 22.5 24.0 23.9 23.7

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,360,570 1,393,745 1,345,036 1,371,780 59,883 53,259 52,969 48,633 4.4 3.8 3.9 3.5

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers. . . . . . . . . 269,348 283,189 265,220 277,181 8,657 8,218 7,551 7,518 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.7

Fort Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,014 123,168 121,797 122,231 6,107 5,220 5,668 5,202 5.0 4.2 4.7 4.3

Hot Springs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,430 42,923 40,510 41,888 1,941 1,770 1,692 1,575 4.7 4.1 4.2 3.8

Jonesboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,819 66,009 62,678 64,581 2,418 2,215 2,110 2,049 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.2

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway. . . . 360,153 367,752 353,122 359,448 13,893 12,374 12,354 11,384 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.2

Pine Bluff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,442 36,710 36,052 36,016 2,217 1,916 2,059 1,747 6.1 5.2 5.7 4.9

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,209,227 19,284,617 19,178,340 19,293,497 1,115,050 1,035,395 1,069,094 1,041,499 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.4

Bakersfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391,073 388,044 390,645 391,795 40,515 37,413 37,954 36,786 10.4 9.6 9.7 9.4

Chico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,907 102,667 101,826 103,424 7,119 6,609 6,636 6,560 7.0 6.4 6.5 6.3

El Centro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,398 77,139 77,885 76,109 21,160 20,821 21,141 18,947 27.3 27.0 27.1 24.9

Fresno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450,284 449,458 449,520 448,585 40,813 38,767 38,120 38,374 9.1 8.6 8.5 8.6

Hanford-Corcoran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,757 57,478 57,499 57,502 5,456 5,070 5,055 4,898 9.4 8.8 8.8 8.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. . . . . 6,677,694 6,746,093 6,660,764 6,737,326 366,944 338,761 353,009 344,694 5.5 5.0 5.3 5.1

Madera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,808 60,919 61,755 62,814 5,594 5,064 5,054 4,876 9.2 8.3 8.2 7.8

Merced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,200 112,635 115,727 114,824 11,401 10,812 10,413 10,396 10.1 9.6 9.0 9.1

Modesto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247,386 249,398 248,562 251,836 21,061 19,663 19,259 18,886 8.5 7.9 7.7 7.5

Napa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,074 75,785 74,555 75,985 3,092 2,898 3,045 2,896 4.1 3.8 4.1 3.8

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura. . . . . . . 426,072 428,556 423,158 427,600 23,665 21,590 23,854 22,461 5.6 5.0 5.6 5.3

Redding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,583 75,567 75,266 76,901 5,218 4,592 4,917 4,615 7.0 6.1 6.5 6.0

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario. . . . . . 1,981,543 1,997,193 1,984,703 2,000,869 131,948 121,523 127,530 123,537 6.7 6.1 6.4 6.2

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade. . . 1,082,066 1,083,471 1,080,210 1,084,145 59,982 55,459 57,526 55,872 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.2

Salinas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229,268 225,885 228,248 225,738 13,428 12,691 12,548 12,547 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.6

San Diego-Carlsbad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,581,446 1,577,313 1,577,590 1,577,610 80,662 73,781 77,773 74,201 5.1 4.7 4.9 4.7

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. . . . . . . 2,565,142 2,571,053 2,559,668 2,572,031 105,733 99,844 102,243 101,309 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.9

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. . . . . . . 1,066,034 1,059,974 1,063,994 1,062,078 43,982 40,653 42,780 41,244 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.9

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo

Grande. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,028 141,015 138,302 138,701 6,513 5,923 6,295 6,004 4.7 4.2 4.6 4.3

Santa Cruz-Watsonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146,780 146,663 145,671 145,898 8,880 8,092 8,292 7,931 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.4

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara. . . . . . . . . . . . 218,706 217,379 217,146 217,049 10,807 10,139 10,383 10,083 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.6

Santa Rosa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263,391 259,194 262,967 258,552 11,166 10,082 10,450 10,067 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.9

Stockton-Lodi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320,477 318,596 320,922 320,440 26,035 24,267 24,403 23,926 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.5

Vallejo-Fairfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,305 208,318 208,107 207,846 12,076 11,187 11,620 11,331 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.5

Visalia-Porterville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207,584 210,390 206,315 209,665 22,502 22,505 21,364 22,167 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.6

Yuba City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,250 75,262 75,430 75,867 6,376 6,008 5,805 5,818 8.5 8.0 7.7 7.7

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,916,061 3,022,710 2,910,544 3,009,751 98,970 76,206 93,703 66,616 3.4 2.5 3.2 2.2

Boulder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180,391 188,814 179,961 187,706 5,146 4,175 4,990 3,627 2.9 2.2 2.8 1.9

Colorado Springs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327,760 339,567 327,448 338,566 12,928 10,210 12,155 8,738 3.9 3.0 3.7 2.6

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,554,709 1,615,924 1,550,856 1,608,302 49,904 39,165 47,515 34,595 3.2 2.4 3.1 2.2

Fort Collins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188,291 200,687 189,699 200,647 5,374 4,165 5,277 3,708 2.9 2.1 2.8 1.8

Grand Junction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,912 72,264 71,825 72,263 4,079 2,615 3,651 2,199 5.7 3.6 5.1 3.0

Greeley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149,146 156,055 149,802 156,515 5,303 3,739 5,089 3,259 3.6 2.4 3.4 2.1

Pueblo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,704 74,576 72,334 73,760 3,798 3,081 3,438 2,647 5.2 4.1 4.8 3.6

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,924,769 1,966,249 1,907,030 1,919,376 103,538 98,484 98,951 87,404 5.4 5.0 5.2 4.6

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk. . . . . . . . . . . 478,555 487,535 472,802 475,637 24,786 23,922 23,696 21,171 5.2 4.9 5.0 4.5

Danbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,552 111,865 108,254 109,263 4,868 4,643 4,627 4,054 4.4 4.2 4.3 3.7

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford. . . . 624,850 638,392 620,032 623,464 34,447 32,592 32,907 29,085 5.5 5.1 5.3 4.7

New Haven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326,636 335,799 323,996 327,057 17,846 17,133 16,994 15,080 5.5 5.1 5.2 4.6

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area — Continued

State and area

Civilian labor force Unemployed

July August Number Percent of labor force

2016 2017 2016 2017p

July August July August

2016 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2017 2016 2017p

Connecticut - Continued

Norwich-New London-Westerly. . . . . . . . . 146,037 148,997 144,951 145,650 7,844 7,119 7,485 6,236 5.4 4.8 5.2 4.3

Waterbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,643 114,737 111,634 111,746 7,224 6,876 7,075 6,269 6.4 6.0 6.3 5.6

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478,124 482,307 474,958 481,515 21,762 24,735 21,262 24,794 4.6 5.1 4.5 5.1

Dover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,835 77,753 76,728 77,404 3,976 4,601 3,921 4,621 5.2 5.9 5.1 6.0

Salisbury1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,015 201,542 195,221 198,904 9,333 9,428 9,195 9,144 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397,407 405,950 391,268 397,247 25,186 28,062 24,968 26,244 6.3 6.9 6.4 6.6

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria. . . . . . . 3,353,057 3,452,903 3,317,964 3,405,922 134,186 133,991 132,301 127,497 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.7

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,879,776 10,169,972 9,867,355 10,127,466 508,776 444,547 509,388 430,233 5.1 4.4 5.2 4.2

Cape Coral-Fort Myers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325,438 327,119 324,295 326,387 16,098 13,899 15,947 13,281 4.9 4.2 4.9 4.1

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin. . . . 127,893 130,791 125,585 129,091 5,245 4,453 5,074 4,251 4.1 3.4 4.0 3.3

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond

Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293,939 297,937 292,907 298,284 15,765 13,647 15,568 13,135 5.4 4.6 5.3 4.4

Gainesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,891 142,284 136,845 141,122 6,454 5,608 6,257 5,307 4.7 3.9 4.6 3.8

Homosassa Springs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,929 46,913 47,779 47,423 3,421 2,929 3,379 2,803 7.3 6.2 7.1 5.9

Jacksonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746,075 765,911 743,945 762,465 37,606 33,009 37,334 31,461 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.1

Lakeland-Winter Haven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285,056 293,012 286,396 292,704 17,373 14,735 17,447 14,190 6.1 5.0 6.1 4.8

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm

Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,061,366 3,173,284 3,057,021 3,140,503 159,871 142,537 163,683 140,398 5.2 4.5 5.4 4.5

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island. . . . . . . . 164,328 168,296 164,249 168,487 8,900 7,801 9,028 7,899 5.4 4.6 5.5 4.7

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton. . . . . . . . . 349,948 366,985 349,026 365,297 16,958 14,643 16,743 14,263 4.8 4.0 4.8 3.9

Ocala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133,787 136,225 133,694 135,917 8,234 6,919 8,144 6,668 6.2 5.1 6.1 4.9

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford. . . . . . . . . . . 1,268,193 1,309,015 1,266,207 1,307,053 60,165 52,149 59,663 49,970 4.7 4.0 4.7 3.8

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville. . . . . . . . . 265,982 273,493 265,194 271,683 14,202 12,054 14,069 11,613 5.3 4.4 5.3 4.3

Panama City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,161 98,313 95,947 97,063 4,664 4,035 4,591 3,837 4.8 4.1 4.8 4.0

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent. . . . . . . . . . . 219,095 223,291 220,030 224,008 11,139 9,551 10,818 8,927 5.1 4.3 4.9 4.0

Port St. Lucie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204,871 209,415 205,557 210,210 12,084 10,395 12,077 9,968 5.9 5.0 5.9 4.7

Punta Gorda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,872 71,038 69,028 71,103 3,873 3,366 3,841 3,308 5.6 4.7 5.6 4.7

Sebastian-Vero Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,886 63,201 61,887 63,289 4,204 3,529 4,263 3,471 6.8 5.6 6.9 5.5

Sebring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,514 36,064 35,529 36,923 2,567 2,236 2,533 2,151 7.4 6.2 7.1 5.8

Tallahassee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,387 192,535 186,972 191,716 9,529 8,185 9,354 7,632 5.1 4.3 5.0 4.0

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater. . . . . . 1,483,897 1,528,358 1,481,720 1,526,007 72,107 63,024 71,476 60,514 4.9 4.1 4.8 4.0

The Villages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,032 29,972 29,341 30,246 2,121 1,842 2,097 1,810 7.3 6.1 7.1 6.0

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,948,936 5,078,790 4,920,833 5,057,573 283,213 256,555 273,846 242,570 5.7 5.1 5.6 4.8

Albany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,679 67,113 65,660 66,760 4,384 4,037 4,324 3,875 6.7 6.0 6.6 5.8

Athens-Clarke County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,363 100,494 97,336 99,645 5,454 5,067 5,309 4,664 5.6 5.0 5.5 4.7

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell. . . . . . . . . 2,960,023 3,052,606 2,941,500 3,039,724 159,677 146,654 156,164 139,785 5.4 4.8 5.3 4.6

Augusta-Richmond County. . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,224 270,895 263,170 269,924 16,147 14,050 15,457 13,561 6.1 5.2 5.9 5.0

Brunswick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,466 53,829 52,844 53,356 3,151 2,654 2,912 2,579 5.9 4.9 5.5 4.8

Columbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,746 125,299 124,044 124,440 8,414 7,432 8,163 7,056 6.7 5.9 6.6 5.7

Dalton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,409 63,496 62,665 63,174 4,125 3,439 3,891 3,302 6.5 5.4 6.2 5.2

Gainesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,511 99,844 96,423 99,662 4,676 4,183 4,592 4,003 4.8 4.2 4.8 4.0

Hinesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,400 33,158 32,855 33,458 1,921 1,768 1,920 1,714 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.1

Macon-Bibb County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,405 105,512 104,173 104,936 6,334 5,775 6,168 5,622 6.1 5.5 5.9 5.4

Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,995 44,463 43,483 44,162 3,053 2,798 2,721 2,337 6.9 6.3 6.3 5.3

Savannah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182,986 187,566 181,281 186,273 9,824 8,682 9,689 8,291 5.4 4.6 5.3 4.5

Valdosta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,874 65,071 63,508 64,517 3,556 3,213 3,398 3,080 5.6 4.9 5.4 4.8

Warner Robins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,368 84,744 83,066 84,291 4,793 4,360 4,657 4,188 5.7 5.1 5.6 5.0

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 689,706 694,663 686,674 687,142 21,439 17,479 19,978 16,511 3.1 2.5 2.9 2.4

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,003 88,427 86,634 87,552 2,875 2,384 2,646 2,187 3.3 2.7 3.1 2.5

Urban Honolulu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473,442 478,638 471,740 473,437 13,457 11,186 12,749 10,993 2.8 2.3 2.7 2.3

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 827,800 832,807 821,604 827,899 30,081 23,891 30,223 21,296 3.6 2.9 3.7 2.6

Boise City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339,577 345,896 338,404 345,415 12,502 10,008 12,641 8,942 3.7 2.9 3.7 2.6

Coeur d’Alene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,894 75,248 75,239 74,940 3,085 2,426 3,169 2,239 4.1 3.2 4.2 3.0

Idaho Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,372 67,113 66,777 66,448 2,083 1,662 2,089 1,483 3.1 2.5 3.1 2.2

Lewiston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,054 32,065 30,699 31,640 1,210 924 1,130 847 3.9 2.9 3.7 2.7

Pocatello. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,835 40,742 41,454 40,499 1,486 1,141 1,472 1,000 3.6 2.8 3.6 2.5

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,607,396 6,528,216 6,542,874 6,460,360 386,828 319,642 380,780 335,592 5.9 4.9 5.8 5.2

Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,253 96,267 95,872 95,179 5,087 4,311 5,066 4,029 5.3 4.5 5.3 4.2

Carbondale-Marion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,633 60,805 60,031 59,888 3,589 3,096 3,554 2,982 5.9 5.1 5.9 5.0

Champaign-Urbana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,715 116,061 115,202 112,708 6,100 5,567 6,045 5,167 5.2 4.8 5.2 4.6

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,994,264 4,943,768 4,934,902 4,892,644 289,509 234,607 283,932 257,208 5.8 4.7 5.8 5.3

Danville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,966 34,242 34,671 33,663 2,549 2,416 2,563 2,323 7.3 7.1 7.4 6.9

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island1. . . . . . . . . 194,520 189,910 192,461 188,735 10,289 8,438 10,203 8,412 5.3 4.4 5.3 4.5

Decatur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,851 49,889 50,274 49,361 3,430 2,952 3,399 2,914 6.7 5.9 6.8 5.9

Kankakee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,923 54,716 54,829 53,913 3,389 2,962 3,442 2,874 6.2 5.4 6.3 5.3

Peoria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185,725 182,612 184,665 180,463 11,936 10,085 11,652 9,570 6.4 5.5 6.3 5.3

Rockford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168,996 166,594 167,880 164,029 10,864 9,646 11,061 9,269 6.4 5.8 6.6 5.7

Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,331 112,996 115,493 113,901 5,363 4,932 5,416 4,808 4.8 4.4 4.7 4.2

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,360,615 3,379,507 3,334,171 3,355,775 147,172 116,400 147,078 135,466 4.4 3.4 4.4 4.0

Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,756 73,718 75,051 75,136 3,907 2,939 3,708 3,486 5.2 4.0 4.9 4.6

Columbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,808 46,178 44,579 46,123 1,492 1,227 1,535 1,436 3.3 2.7 3.4 3.1

Elkhart-Goshen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,456 114,149 109,277 113,718 3,923 2,875 3,971 3,355 3.6 2.5 3.6 3.0

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area — Continued

State and area

Civilian labor force Unemployed

July August Number Percent of labor force

2016 2017 2016 2017p

July August July August

2016 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2017 2016 2017p

Indiana - Continued

Evansville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162,237 164,557 160,246 162,231 6,803 5,641 6,726 6,257 4.2 3.4 4.2 3.9

Fort Wayne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214,808 216,970 212,833 214,766 8,853 6,817 8,827 8,029 4.1 3.1 4.1 3.7

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson. . . . . . . . . . 1,055,444 1,067,986 1,046,203 1,059,213 41,619 34,600 42,205 40,188 3.9 3.2 4.0 3.8

Kokomo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,585 39,565 38,388 39,413 1,715 1,383 1,735 1,621 4.4 3.5 4.5 4.1

Lafayette-West Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,884 108,916 108,006 109,587 4,962 3,595 4,510 4,255 4.6 3.3 4.2 3.9

Michigan City-La Porte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,136 47,662 48,567 46,900 2,743 1,978 2,762 2,290 5.6 4.2 5.7 4.9

Muncie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,571 54,294 54,108 54,258 2,861 2,380 2,859 2,783 5.2 4.4 5.3 5.1

South Bend-Mishawaka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157,172 156,349 155,486 154,393 7,364 5,968 7,356 6,610 4.7 3.8 4.7 4.3

Terre Haute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,595 78,312 77,283 78,155 4,286 3,214 4,169 3,707 5.5 4.1 5.4 4.7

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,723,032 1,704,341 1,702,436 1,687,993 63,255 53,304 62,720 54,885 3.7 3.1 3.7 3.3

Ames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,507 54,837 54,830 55,752 1,547 1,295 1,425 1,360 2.8 2.4 2.6 2.4

Cedar Rapids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,585 142,808 143,042 142,177 5,297 4,860 5,389 5,061 3.7 3.4 3.8 3.6

Des Moines-West Des Moines. . . . . . . . . 349,824 355,191 346,434 351,292 11,805 10,479 11,886 10,481 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.0

Dubuque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,680 53,949 53,966 53,390 1,953 1,613 1,934 1,675 3.6 3.0 3.6 3.1

Iowa City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,731 98,334 97,683 98,951 2,757 2,687 2,769 2,817 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8

Sioux City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,561 92,640 92,731 91,110 3,225 3,002 3,246 2,945 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.2

Waterloo-Cedar Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,114 87,602 89,155 86,929 4,600 3,114 4,199 3,280 5.1 3.6 4.7 3.8

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,502,871 1,504,441 1,477,686 1,481,458 72,640 64,520 67,296 61,627 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.2

Lawrence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,818 64,616 62,707 63,541 2,826 2,492 2,537 2,334 4.4 3.9 4.0 3.7

Manhattan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,756 47,484 45,398 46,415 1,949 1,771 1,747 1,598 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.4

Topeka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,160 124,555 121,375 122,032 5,571 5,169 5,249 4,921 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.0

Wichita. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315,112 315,494 309,168 310,590 17,138 15,477 16,175 14,782 5.4 4.9 5.2 4.8

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,004,794 2,076,628 1,990,054 2,054,263 103,089 123,031 95,780 106,224 5.1 5.9 4.8 5.2

Bowling Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,267 82,594 78,514 82,191 3,350 4,248 2,929 3,854 4.3 5.1 3.7 4.7

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,469 69,677 65,467 68,388 3,004 4,043 2,745 3,319 4.5 5.8 4.2 4.9

Lexington-Fayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261,213 273,181 260,925 270,583 10,048 12,544 9,020 10,831 3.8 4.6 3.5 4.0

Louisville/Jefferson County. . . . . . . . . . . . . 656,395 675,565 646,320 669,719 27,889 34,105 26,561 29,826 4.2 5.0 4.1 4.5

Owensboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,228 56,161 53,550 55,321 2,481 3,034 2,246 2,745 4.6 5.4 4.2 5.0

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,152,264 2,111,841 2,118,794 2,091,226 142,515 118,592 138,745 117,990 6.6 5.6 6.5 5.6

Alexandria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,352 65,598 66,085 64,560 4,610 4,064 4,506 4,040 6.8 6.2 6.8 6.3

Baton Rouge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423,682 418,789 415,368 416,475 24,315 20,742 23,655 20,621 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0

Hammond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,935 54,643 54,730 54,317 4,056 3,546 3,886 3,439 7.4 6.5 7.1 6.3

Houma-Thibodaux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,107 89,986 91,871 88,312 6,732 5,098 6,553 5,068 7.2 5.7 7.1 5.7

Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,322 211,982 215,408 209,516 16,692 12,649 16,207 12,498 7.6 6.0 7.5 6.0

Lake Charles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,282 111,344 107,096 111,124 5,501 4,761 5,479 4,780 5.1 4.3 5.1 4.3

Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,089 81,264 80,861 80,376 5,394 4,486 5,280 4,507 6.6 5.5 6.5 5.6

New Orleans-Metairie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606,371 597,763 600,382 593,570 36,816 31,772 35,930 32,063 6.1 5.3 6.0 5.4

Shreveport-Bossier City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,061 188,372 191,345 185,913 13,530 11,300 13,288 11,308 7.0 6.0 6.9 6.1

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710,901 723,949 710,951 721,388 26,109 25,028 23,400 22,181 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.1

Bangor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,699 71,648 70,103 71,111 2,679 2,649 2,405 2,327 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.3

Lewiston-Auburn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,010 57,302 55,803 57,046 2,069 1,960 1,794 1,739 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.0

Portland-South Portland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,013 214,764 207,674 214,094 6,189 5,919 5,481 5,347 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,219,317 3,294,081 3,191,365 3,264,773 142,953 137,838 139,987 131,430 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.0

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson. . . . . . . . . . . 1,504,034 1,535,924 1,494,189 1,525,203 69,443 66,921 68,792 64,818 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.2

California-Lexington Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,550 56,685 54,901 56,063 2,542 2,463 2,392 2,291 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.1

Cumberland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,514 44,456 44,120 43,853 2,679 2,420 2,712 2,382 6.0 5.4 6.1 5.4

Hagerstown-Martinsburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,893 133,948 131,862 132,672 5,761 5,438 6,124 5,638 4.3 4.1 4.6 4.2

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,634,702 3,738,461 3,622,631 3,712,208 139,969 162,976 123,037 139,070 3.9 4.4 3.4 3.7

Barnstable Town. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,631 140,981 136,786 139,728 4,654 5,249 4,083 4,577 3.4 3.7 3.0 3.3

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua. . . . . . . . . . . . 2,671,945 2,750,264 2,663,901 2,730,900 95,058 109,480 84,533 94,515 3.6 4.0 3.2 3.5

Leominster-Gardner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,157 78,197 76,044 77,910 3,640 4,089 3,179 3,479 4.8 5.2 4.2 4.5

New Bedford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,393 87,817 83,725 87,134 4,549 5,354 4,071 4,613 5.4 6.1 4.9 5.3

Pittsfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,225 45,101 44,004 44,619 1,820 2,068 1,566 1,835 4.1 4.6 3.6 4.1

Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364,655 372,891 363,047 369,510 18,164 20,478 15,963 17,282 5.0 5.5 4.4 4.7

Worcester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346,862 354,746 345,897 351,908 14,869 16,727 13,233 14,310 4.3 4.7 3.8 4.1

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,891,813 4,899,403 4,874,284 4,883,829 282,996 241,409 254,249 226,382 5.8 4.9 5.2 4.6

Ann Arbor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,589 192,847 189,651 192,204 8,674 8,583 7,486 7,490 4.6 4.5 3.9 3.9

Battle Creek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,918 65,031 65,025 64,880 3,626 3,618 3,149 3,301 5.6 5.6 4.8 5.1

Bay City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,412 51,602 52,144 51,357 3,225 3,089 2,729 2,892 6.2 6.0 5.2 5.6

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,098,213 2,103,303 2,095,235 2,108,214 132,532 93,179 127,250 93,068 6.3 4.4 6.1 4.4

Flint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184,002 184,491 182,965 182,606 12,119 12,016 9,959 10,635 6.6 6.5 5.4 5.8

Grand Rapids-Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569,964 575,865 568,412 572,858 24,410 24,244 20,492 21,794 4.3 4.2 3.6 3.8

Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,398 74,880 74,166 74,342 4,225 4,004 3,619 3,650 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.9

Kalamazoo-Portage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167,992 168,744 167,923 168,403 8,584 8,414 7,299 7,823 5.1 5.0 4.3 4.6

Lansing-East Lansing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242,359 244,508 241,184 242,019 11,910 12,665 10,060 11,261 4.9 5.2 4.2 4.7

Midland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,432 41,188 41,187 40,462 2,187 2,046 1,880 1,914 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.7

Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,762 77,380 76,477 76,974 4,025 4,568 3,681 4,070 5.2 5.9 4.8 5.3

Muskegon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,796 78,421 78,239 77,729 5,129 4,862 4,209 4,491 6.5 6.2 5.4 5.8

Niles-Benton Harbor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,516 75,134 75,093 74,891 4,182 4,030 3,654 3,726 5.5 5.4 4.9 5.0

Saginaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,183 89,172 88,762 88,468 5,423 5,271 4,503 4,884 6.1 5.9 5.1 5.5

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,032,161 3,091,925 3,016,796 3,082,329 115,174 105,928 113,799 109,940 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.6

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area — Continued

State and area

Civilian labor force Unemployed

July August Number Percent of labor force

2016 2017 2016 2017p

July August July August

2016 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2017 2016 2017p

Minnesota - Continued

Duluth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,620 144,687 141,620 144,421 7,841 6,440 7,787 6,743 5.5 4.5 5.5 4.7

Mankato-North Mankato. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,927 58,481 57,692 58,608 1,914 1,758 1,827 1,745 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.0

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington. . . . . . 1,968,981 2,014,179 1,959,254 2,010,421 70,269 66,952 70,270 69,269 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.4

Rochester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,268 122,602 120,549 121,658 3,814 3,552 3,816 3,577 3.1 2.9 3.2 2.9

St. Cloud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,674 110,708 109,339 110,647 4,063 3,645 3,971 3,741 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.4

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,292,473 1,304,303 1,272,765 1,276,299 82,624 79,317 71,743 64,669 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.1

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula. . . . . . . . . . . . . 168,847 169,416 164,622 164,637 10,394 10,141 9,271 8,317 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.1

Hattiesburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,789 69,059 66,210 67,693 3,872 3,780 3,463 3,015 5.8 5.5 5.2 4.5

Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273,181 277,309 267,649 270,772 14,522 14,565 12,615 11,891 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.4

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,145,778 3,096,872 3,107,753 3,069,421 162,471 124,507 160,287 129,036 5.2 4.0 5.2 4.2

Cape Girardeau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,864 46,577 48,822 46,466 2,651 1,959 2,637 1,925 5.4 4.2 5.4 4.1

Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,075 97,850 96,814 97,384 3,844 2,841 3,907 2,874 3.9 2.9 4.0 3.0

Jefferson City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,033 75,985 76,908 74,844 3,462 2,719 3,481 2,858 4.4 3.6 4.5 3.8

Joplin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,478 85,776 85,756 84,174 4,287 3,250 4,367 3,245 4.9 3.8 5.1 3.9

Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,154,722 1,154,038 1,134,240 1,140,916 58,247 49,215 53,713 50,226 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.4

St. Joseph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,160 65,833 66,389 64,712 3,036 2,441 3,014 2,439 4.5 3.7 4.5 3.8

St. Louis2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,499,611 1,481,775 1,485,053 1,467,787 75,578 59,386 76,320 60,412 5.0 4.0 5.1 4.1

Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235,126 233,909 230,005 230,096 10,308 7,702 10,838 8,224 4.4 3.3 4.7 3.6

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537,115 535,808 534,042 532,869 20,466 18,621 19,672 17,874 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.4

Billings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,324 88,623 88,141 88,528 3,179 2,913 3,066 2,815 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.2

Great Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,800 37,657 37,997 38,166 1,471 1,308 1,365 1,268 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.3

Missoula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,042 60,938 61,029 61,232 2,117 1,968 2,017 1,893 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.1

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,026,937 1,023,223 1,013,673 1,010,473 35,980 30,942 32,821 27,996 3.5 3.0 3.2 2.8

Grand Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,059 44,506 43,540 43,766 1,576 1,311 1,443 1,194 3.6 2.9 3.3 2.7

Lincoln. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178,397 180,707 176,491 181,174 5,754 4,858 5,284 4,561 3.2 2.7 3.0 2.5

Omaha-Council Bluffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486,684 492,036 478,379 486,182 17,663 15,348 16,228 14,022 3.6 3.1 3.4 2.9

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,435,612 1,452,357 1,429,173 1,449,767 83,557 74,445 79,024 72,239 5.8 5.1 5.5 5.0

Carson City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,160 24,915 24,877 24,755 1,439 1,210 1,399 1,158 5.7 4.9 5.6 4.7

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise. . . . . . . . 1,055,184 1,069,695 1,049,101 1,068,802 63,583 57,390 60,137 55,901 6.0 5.4 5.7 5.2

Reno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231,897 235,226 232,452 234,788 11,464 9,920 10,897 9,535 4.9 4.2 4.7 4.1

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761,939 764,157 758,169 757,798 21,521 19,447 20,933 19,437 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.6

Dover-Durham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,072 85,019 83,995 84,310 2,281 2,073 2,152 1,976 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.3

Manchester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,919 118,191 116,381 117,123 3,287 2,993 3,218 3,019 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.6

Portsmouth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,814 76,769 77,561 76,275 1,965 1,803 1,886 1,778 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.3

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,591,439 4,588,074 4,545,123 4,553,480 252,733 217,499 229,302 218,421 5.5 4.7 5.0 4.8

Atlantic City-Hammonton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,137 128,078 126,672 127,173 9,335 8,417 8,414 8,405 7.3 6.6 6.6 6.6

Ocean City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,242 58,077 56,890 57,000 3,609 3,060 3,125 2,959 6.2 5.3 5.5 5.2

Trenton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201,869 201,912 200,027 201,024 10,229 8,804 9,242 8,814 5.1 4.4 4.6 4.4

Vineland-Bridgeton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,827 66,670 65,049 66,607 5,306 4,521 4,799 4,732 8.1 6.8 7.4 7.1

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 932,188 930,132 928,217 924,413 69,792 65,075 66,051 59,585 7.5 7.0 7.1 6.4

Albuquerque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424,575 426,002 422,900 422,683 29,031 27,826 27,778 25,906 6.8 6.5 6.6 6.1

Farmington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,880 51,266 52,518 50,674 5,471 4,192 5,250 3,878 10.3 8.2 10.0 7.7

Las Cruces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,189 94,421 95,161 95,110 7,411 7,239 6,859 6,423 7.9 7.7 7.2 6.8

Santa Fe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,290 73,746 73,160 73,683 4,332 4,317 4,191 3,979 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.4

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,696,799 9,827,042 9,627,104 9,730,139 487,956 476,970 474,278 473,017 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9

Albany-Schenectady-Troy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452,131 452,635 449,313 449,243 18,942 19,513 18,058 18,873 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.2

Binghamton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,771 108,787 107,904 108,229 5,806 5,785 5,369 5,458 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls. . . . . 553,029 551,494 549,644 549,787 27,923 29,253 27,149 28,588 5.0 5.3 4.9 5.2

Elmira. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,458 35,922 36,097 35,730 2,048 1,928 1,962 1,866 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.2

Glens Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,683 63,645 63,219 63,067 2,705 2,660 2,569 2,608 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1

Ithaca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,530 49,469 49,056 48,601 2,248 2,370 2,051 2,155 4.5 4.8 4.2 4.4

Kingston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,078 89,975 88,450 88,973 4,098 4,098 3,958 4,041 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5

New York-Newark-Jersey City. . . . . . . . . . 10,131,061 10,265,855 10,046,939 10,160,481 527,389 487,401 503,205 488,285 5.2 4.7 5.0 4.8

Rochester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525,902 521,133 521,239 517,217 25,185 25,863 24,039 25,221 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.9

Syracuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309,760 310,216 307,272 308,043 15,071 15,365 14,384 14,822 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.8

Utica-Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,332 132,539 131,328 131,731 6,180 6,453 5,891 6,324 4.7 4.9 4.5 4.8

Watertown-Fort Drum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,533 47,533 47,199 47,033 2,586 2,598 2,498 2,551 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.4

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,903,825 4,956,213 4,867,507 4,904,622 257,157 220,931 255,587 218,650 5.2 4.5 5.3 4.5

Asheville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227,396 229,179 225,282 225,975 9,493 8,326 9,592 8,273 4.2 3.6 4.3 3.7

Burlington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,995 80,076 78,831 79,450 3,995 3,482 3,968 3,437 5.1 4.3 5.0 4.3

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,286,097 1,311,602 1,279,411 1,300,665 64,010 55,159 63,904 55,152 5.0 4.2 5.0 4.2

Durham-Chapel Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289,490 296,231 288,206 293,909 13,710 11,957 13,749 11,855 4.7 4.0 4.8 4.0

Fayetteville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146,438 146,897 145,580 145,491 9,819 8,259 9,625 8,143 6.7 5.6 6.6 5.6

Goldsboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,042 53,021 52,938 52,078 3,208 2,715 3,104 2,624 5.9 5.1 5.9 5.0

Greensboro-High Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366,728 369,165 365,933 367,681 20,201 17,670 20,179 17,420 5.5 4.8 5.5 4.7

Greenville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,567 88,145 88,144 87,422 5,302 4,514 5,230 4,418 6.0 5.1 5.9 5.1

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton. . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,775 172,171 170,368 170,692 8,523 7,316 8,602 7,186 5.0 4.2 5.0 4.2

Jacksonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,861 62,063 63,705 63,951 3,575 3,214 3,579 3,134 5.8 5.2 5.6 4.9

New Bern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,451 52,989 52,007 52,079 2,767 2,421 2,769 2,401 5.3 4.6 5.3 4.6

Raleigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687,461 706,799 680,773 698,210 31,050 27,531 31,067 27,410 4.5 3.9 4.6 3.9

Rocky Mount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,994 65,267 65,936 63,923 5,114 4,292 4,990 4,215 7.6 6.6 7.6 6.6

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area — Continued

State and area

Civilian labor force Unemployed

July August Number Percent of labor force

2016 2017 2016 2017p

July August July August

2016 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2017 2016 2017p

North Carolina - Continued

Wilmington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,430 148,492 145,379 146,988 7,089 6,136 7,197 6,075 4.9 4.1 5.0 4.1

Winston-Salem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322,242 323,496 320,217 319,929 16,350 14,034 16,318 13,838 5.1 4.3 5.1 4.3

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424,877 425,175 424,003 422,505 12,420 8,771 12,150 8,953 2.9 2.1 2.9 2.1

Bismarck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,932 71,423 70,971 70,428 1,826 1,427 1,843 1,466 2.5 2.0 2.6 2.1

Fargo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,587 140,043 137,055 139,954 3,249 2,769 3,215 2,822 2.4 2.0 2.3 2.0

Grand Forks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,243 56,017 56,302 55,604 1,730 1,566 1,649 1,571 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.8

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,778,517 5,845,564 5,754,445 5,790,834 289,528 322,016 278,828 308,055 5.0 5.5 4.8 5.3

Akron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361,028 361,403 358,678 356,557 17,952 19,186 17,552 18,649 5.0 5.3 4.9 5.2

Canton-Massillon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,293 199,683 199,715 198,276 10,727 10,907 10,484 10,585 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.3

Cincinnati. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,101,354 1,136,464 1,093,270 1,122,330 48,170 53,493 46,385 51,249 4.4 4.7 4.2 4.6

Cleveland-Elyria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,052,757 1,059,575 1,039,216 1,041,894 59,057 69,716 55,690 70,354 5.6 6.6 5.4 6.8

Columbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,063,771 1,084,372 1,062,136 1,075,567 44,209 47,379 43,139 46,056 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.3

Dayton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387,954 391,460 385,326 387,116 18,288 19,823 17,848 19,206 4.7 5.1 4.6 5.0

Lima. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,965 49,157 48,403 48,437 2,795 2,918 2,396 2,494 5.7 5.9 5.0 5.1

Mansfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,046 54,712 53,603 53,888 2,974 3,292 2,719 2,894 5.5 6.0 5.1 5.4

Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,559 64,163 63,705 63,794 3,454 3,673 3,168 3,189 5.4 5.7 5.0 5.0

Toledo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305,131 312,516 303,053 308,116 14,713 19,594 14,690 18,516 4.8 6.3 4.8 6.0

Weirton-Steubenville1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,429 51,277 52,175 50,847 3,979 3,481 3,858 3,384 7.6 6.8 7.4 6.7

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman. . . . . . . . 251,782 250,917 250,132 246,117 15,946 19,749 15,496 15,900 6.3 7.9 6.2 6.5

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,831,221 1,822,069 1,820,146 1,821,272 93,412 82,307 92,321 86,190 5.1 4.5 5.1 4.7

Enid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,363 30,972 30,071 30,800 1,321 1,138 1,324 1,195 4.4 3.7 4.4 3.9

Lawton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,855 52,625 52,345 52,599 2,529 2,408 2,490 2,616 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.0

Oklahoma City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670,913 675,034 663,686 669,604 29,749 27,345 29,103 28,519 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.3

Tulsa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480,289 478,196 473,342 473,379 24,773 22,248 25,359 23,421 5.2 4.7 5.4 4.9

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,084,202 2,153,531 2,085,823 2,142,125 110,678 94,330 107,054 96,841 5.3 4.4 5.1 4.5

Albany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,187 59,001 57,280 58,709 3,539 2,996 3,467 3,065 6.2 5.1 6.1 5.2

Bend-Redmond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,254 95,890 92,902 96,174 4,569 3,910 4,363 4,014 5.0 4.1 4.7 4.2

Corvallis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,593 46,734 45,634 46,675 2,242 1,866 2,076 1,826 4.9 4.0 4.5 3.9

Eugene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178,554 184,149 179,240 183,102 10,263 8,976 9,971 9,139 5.7 4.9 5.6 5.0

Grants Pass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,610 35,943 34,908 35,970 2,416 2,029 2,356 2,121 7.0 5.6 6.7 5.9

Medford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,802 104,596 103,903 104,966 6,537 5,391 6,329 5,583 6.4 5.2 6.1 5.3

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro. . . . . . . . . . 1,286,315 1,333,058 1,287,275 1,326,903 65,871 54,772 64,417 56,239 5.1 4.1 5.0 4.2

Salem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,988 206,728 200,104 206,301 11,318 9,694 10,944 9,919 5.6 4.7 5.5 4.8

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,572,241 6,534,398 6,509,403 6,443,254 395,273 348,538 381,313 329,328 6.0 5.3 5.9 5.1

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton. . . . . . . . . . . 441,404 435,293 437,498 429,721 25,389 23,295 25,330 22,510 5.8 5.4 5.8 5.2

Altoona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,633 61,466 62,066 60,480 3,660 3,263 3,467 3,029 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.0

Bloomsburg-Berwick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,191 43,147 42,859 42,362 2,598 2,312 2,466 2,127 6.0 5.4 5.8 5.0

Chambersburg-Waynesboro. . . . . . . . . . . 78,393 78,395 78,165 77,326 4,459 3,779 4,498 3,520 5.7 4.8 5.8 4.6

East Stroudsburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,111 82,985 83,003 81,459 5,663 5,105 5,521 4,925 6.7 6.2 6.7 6.0

Erie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,003 133,900 134,894 132,653 9,719 8,098 9,301 7,475 7.1 6.0 6.9 5.6

Gettysburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,047 56,630 55,673 55,876 2,619 2,345 2,451 2,193 4.7 4.1 4.4 3.9

Harrisburg-Carlisle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304,358 308,040 300,703 304,473 15,365 14,053 14,756 13,256 5.0 4.6 4.9 4.4

Johnstown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,262 61,089 61,612 60,499 4,804 4,105 4,614 3,881 7.7 6.7 7.5 6.4

Lancaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287,241 287,758 284,465 284,491 13,819 12,415 13,067 11,707 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.1

Lebanon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,998 72,023 71,314 71,076 3,621 3,263 3,517 3,135 5.0 4.5 4.9 4.4

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington. . . . . . . 3,126,766 3,136,801 3,097,873 3,098,451 178,486 163,496 170,559 158,158 5.7 5.2 5.5 5.1

Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,239,250 1,224,312 1,224,950 1,204,546 77,152 66,262 74,478 62,647 6.2 5.4 6.1 5.2

Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216,662 217,642 215,153 215,356 11,940 10,681 11,732 10,238 5.5 4.9 5.5 4.8

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton. . . . . . . 283,420 280,586 280,721 276,620 18,989 16,868 18,136 16,061 6.7 6.0 6.5 5.8

State College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,764 76,098 78,252 75,982 3,920 3,329 3,662 2,944 5.0 4.4 4.7 3.9

Williamsport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,245 57,371 58,933 56,607 4,245 3,361 4,036 3,100 7.2 5.9 6.8 5.5

York-Hanover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238,560 236,838 236,617 234,528 12,626 12,057 12,070 11,177 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.8

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560,384 565,382 558,556 560,511 31,448 27,011 30,925 23,736 5.6 4.8 5.5 4.2

Providence-Warwick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686,156 694,595 684,007 689,303 36,939 33,644 35,693 29,422 5.4 4.8 5.2 4.3

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,327,413 2,354,942 2,316,553 2,339,433 115,692 102,623 117,129 104,659 5.0 4.4 5.1 4.5

Charleston-North Charleston. . . . . . . . . . . 379,072 383,951 375,636 381,012 16,143 14,068 16,364 14,358 4.3 3.7 4.4 3.8

Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407,008 411,081 404,919 404,691 19,211 16,702 19,407 18,271 4.7 4.1 4.8 4.5

Florence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,840 97,548 96,287 97,119 5,359 4,729 5,353 4,866 5.6 4.8 5.6 5.0

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin. . . . . . . . . . . 423,754 426,359 422,337 426,685 19,357 17,716 19,521 17,075 4.6 4.2 4.6 4.0

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort. . . . 87,957 89,258 87,170 87,928 4,079 3,510 4,106 3,587 4.6 3.9 4.7 4.1

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle

Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,970 204,029 196,941 198,373 10,342 9,101 10,425 9,227 5.1 4.5 5.3 4.7

Spartanburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154,473 158,015 154,660 157,111 7,767 7,830 7,615 6,956 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.4

Sumter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,634 44,793 44,305 44,201 2,643 2,409 2,640 2,545 5.9 5.4 6.0 5.8

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462,389 465,427 458,179 462,682 11,911 14,043 12,510 15,649 2.6 3.0 2.7 3.4

Rapid City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,776 76,546 75,303 76,894 1,869 2,248 2,049 2,561 2.5 2.9 2.7 3.3

Sioux Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147,845 150,693 146,631 150,423 2,985 3,667 3,234 4,228 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.8

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,173,928 3,210,196 3,149,600 3,193,952 163,765 132,287 163,305 115,311 5.2 4.1 5.2 3.6

Chattanooga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,534 271,521 260,265 266,731 14,110 11,756 13,938 10,380 5.3 4.3 5.4 3.9

Clarksville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,884 111,693 109,810 111,014 6,456 6,082 6,454 5,322 5.9 5.4 5.9 4.8

Cleveland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,058 59,593 57,930 59,311 3,036 2,486 2,983 2,143 5.2 4.2 5.1 3.6

Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,593 64,746 63,662 64,159 3,463 2,755 3,521 2,460 5.4 4.3 5.5 3.8

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area — Continued

State and area

Civilian labor force Unemployed

July August Number Percent of labor force

2016 2017 2016 2017p

July August July August

2016 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2017 2016 2017p

Tennessee - Continued

Johnson City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,333 89,847 88,706 89,251 5,020 4,118 5,072 3,663 5.6 4.6 5.7 4.1

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,832 138,665 137,494 138,435 7,736 6,245 7,578 5,497 5.6 4.5 5.5 4.0

Knoxville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417,957 417,396 413,651 413,955 20,555 16,706 20,341 14,381 4.9 4.0 4.9 3.5

Memphis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632,236 641,388 623,533 630,876 35,726 30,486 34,977 26,262 5.7 4.8 5.6 4.2

Morristown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,778 51,616 50,630 51,452 2,841 2,269 2,846 2,013 5.6 4.4 5.6 3.9

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--

Franklin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 989,669 1,012,097 977,431 1,007,205 40,551 32,807 40,372 28,840 4.1 3.2 4.1 2.9

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,356,834 13,434,624 13,295,171 13,406,779 674,961 583,977 656,216 604,757 5.1 4.3 4.9 4.5

Abilene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,624 73,837 74,268 73,644 3,248 2,941 3,087 3,030 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.1

Amarillo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,554 131,672 130,768 131,376 4,619 4,152 4,336 4,105 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.1

Austin-Round Rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,117,694 1,132,325 1,110,447 1,126,108 39,810 36,421 38,241 37,761 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.4

Beaumont-Port Arthur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173,976 171,357 173,208 171,280 13,072 11,708 12,972 12,344 7.5 6.8 7.5 7.2

Brownsville-Harlingen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168,161 167,442 166,665 167,530 12,944 11,797 12,569 12,266 7.7 7.0 7.5 7.3

College Station-Bryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,139 124,441 121,186 124,007 5,171 4,372 4,946 4,472 4.2 3.5 4.1 3.6

Corpus Christi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206,239 207,937 205,014 208,217 13,030 11,434 12,807 12,110 6.3 5.5 6.2 5.8

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington. . . . . . . . . . . . 3,711,345 3,782,926 3,699,756 3,773,579 155,477 141,580 150,287 146,743 4.2 3.7 4.1 3.9

El Paso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350,843 355,914 351,001 355,488 18,761 16,500 18,572 17,107 5.3 4.6 5.3 4.8

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land. . . 3,310,789 3,319,707 3,286,912 3,307,745 190,493 162,692 187,888 170,588 5.8 4.9 5.7 5.2

Killeen-Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,082 178,896 175,369 178,689 8,564 7,388 8,153 7,571 4.9 4.1 4.6 4.2

Laredo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,230 114,292 113,502 113,599 6,194 4,832 5,848 4,952 5.4 4.2 5.2 4.4

Longview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,926 96,714 98,649 96,710 6,915 4,947 6,819 5,035 7.0 5.1 6.9 5.2

Lubbock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158,643 159,301 158,670 160,047 6,485 5,754 5,835 5,816 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.6

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . 332,337 334,234 333,949 335,117 28,383 25,526 27,713 26,710 8.5 7.6 8.3 8.0

Midland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,151 86,794 86,522 86,380 4,258 2,766 4,088 2,798 4.9 3.2 4.7 3.2

Odessa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,770 74,174 75,441 73,975 5,456 3,121 5,313 3,174 7.2 4.2 7.0 4.3

San Angelo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,026 53,634 54,816 53,707 2,729 2,070 2,604 2,058 5.0 3.9 4.8 3.8

San Antonio-New Braunfels. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,145,861 1,155,117 1,140,404 1,156,394 47,375 42,321 45,318 43,081 4.1 3.7 4.0 3.7

Sherman-Denison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,532 61,732 61,167 61,708 2,585 2,189 2,429 2,269 4.2 3.5 4.0 3.7

Texarkana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,937 64,974 65,159 64,543 3,375 3,045 3,240 3,038 5.1 4.7 5.0 4.7

Tyler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,285 107,309 106,279 106,723 5,190 4,229 5,321 4,326 4.9 3.9 5.0 4.1

Victoria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,353 46,543 47,210 46,691 2,858 2,200 2,846 2,262 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.8

Waco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,920 122,684 122,920 121,904 5,570 5,448 5,219 5,434 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.5

Wichita Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,617 63,334 63,866 62,886 3,088 2,456 2,890 2,477 4.8 3.9 4.5 3.9

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,524,943 1,581,768 1,521,514 1,575,635 54,440 56,291 51,814 55,217 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.5

Logan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,073 67,842 65,751 67,940 2,243 2,139 2,058 2,052 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.0

Ogden-Clearfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320,390 333,245 318,958 330,130 11,360 12,015 10,842 11,785 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.6

Provo-Orem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283,824 297,195 284,735 296,792 9,480 9,907 8,839 9,617 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.2

St. George. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,837 71,951 68,526 72,558 2,671 2,693 2,420 2,689 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.7

Salt Lake City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643,280 666,308 641,274 663,511 21,385 22,837 20,561 22,673 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.4

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351,345 349,484 348,711 349,081 11,996 10,607 10,916 10,475 3.4 3.0 3.1 3.0

Burlington-South Burlington. . . . . . . . . . . . 126,821 127,216 125,752 126,831 3,755 3,253 3,392 3,232 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.5

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,283,528 4,391,110 4,250,825 4,331,940 180,463 168,995 183,143 165,276 4.2 3.8 4.3 3.8

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford. . . . . 88,536 91,278 90,689 91,722 4,310 3,906 5,712 3,874 4.9 4.3 6.3 4.2

Charlottesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,077 118,147 113,744 116,764 4,426 4,278 4,385 4,101 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.5

Harrisonburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,771 66,280 63,740 64,761 2,905 2,628 2,739 2,496 4.5 4.0 4.3 3.9

Lynchburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,288 124,505 121,582 121,588 6,047 5,783 6,016 5,634 4.9 4.6 4.9 4.6

Richmond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670,016 695,594 664,357 687,487 29,234 27,329 29,436 27,173 4.4 3.9 4.4 4.0

Roanoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157,982 162,531 157,282 161,505 6,555 6,440 6,676 6,479 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.0

Staunton-Waynesboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,391 61,127 59,028 60,180 2,239 2,217 2,275 2,115 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.5

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News. . . 849,954 858,923 843,713 848,236 40,861 37,192 41,074 36,640 4.8 4.3 4.9 4.3

Winchester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,051 71,808 69,873 71,005 2,646 2,498 2,659 2,424 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.4

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,675,259 3,754,843 3,658,770 3,743,407 198,745 163,601 193,627 169,583 5.4 4.4 5.3 4.5

Bellingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,655 113,563 106,052 109,633 6,547 5,311 6,422 5,154 6.0 4.7 6.1 4.7

Bremerton-Silverdale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,204 120,625 116,862 118,739 7,055 5,626 6,811 5,536 6.0 4.7 5.8 4.7

Kennewick-Richland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,598 141,320 136,893 138,710 8,648 6,685 8,755 6,706 6.3 4.7 6.4 4.8

Longview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,769 45,667 44,754 45,517 3,280 2,553 3,386 2,547 7.3 5.6 7.6 5.6

Mount Vernon-Anacortes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,396 61,553 59,036 60,856 3,857 2,997 3,876 2,959 6.5 4.9 6.6 4.9

Olympia-Tumwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,056 135,087 129,021 134,284 7,670 6,308 7,349 6,218 5.9 4.7 5.7 4.6

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,035,613 2,063,557 2,033,624 2,077,056 94,527 81,582 90,376 86,782 4.6 4.0 4.4 4.2

Spokane-Spokane Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254,619 261,424 253,478 258,535 16,408 13,182 16,185 13,013 6.4 5.0 6.4 5.0

Walla Walla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,918 32,008 30,416 31,014 1,708 1,398 1,633 1,356 5.5 4.4 5.4 4.4

Wenatchee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,987 76,187 67,903 69,934 3,588 2,640 3,683 2,866 5.0 3.5 5.4 4.1

Yakima. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,545 135,132 132,845 136,887 8,974 6,481 9,321 7,956 6.9 4.8 7.0 5.8

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791,694 786,185 787,513 782,243 45,427 38,982 46,854 42,023 5.7 5.0 5.9 5.4

Beckley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,066 45,060 46,554 44,708 3,192 2,444 3,162 2,665 6.8 5.4 6.8 6.0

Charleston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,452 97,706 97,131 97,581 5,449 4,806 5,721 5,272 5.5 4.9 5.9 5.4

Huntington-Ashland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146,730 147,209 146,220 146,502 9,117 8,698 9,343 8,757 6.2 5.9 6.4 6.0

Morgantown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,494 66,556 65,238 66,182 3,021 2,647 3,152 2,916 4.6 4.0 4.8 4.4

Parkersburg-Vienna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,498 39,073 39,301 38,753 2,225 2,113 2,363 2,241 5.6 5.4 6.0 5.8

Wheeling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,841 64,989 65,224 64,307 4,246 3,543 4,176 3,647 6.4 5.5 6.4 5.7

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,164,480 3,204,010 3,144,447 3,185,750 131,738 107,549 125,875 107,344 4.2 3.4 4.0 3.4

Appleton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133,902 137,379 133,252 136,888 4,808 4,085 4,619 3,949 3.6 3.0 3.5 2.9

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area — Continued

State and area

Civilian labor force Unemployed

July August Number Percent of labor force

2016 2017 2016 2017p

July August July August

2016 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2017 2016 2017p

Wisconsin - Continued

Eau Claire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,492 92,415 92,125 91,707 3,484 2,922 3,209 2,898 3.8 3.2 3.5 3.2

Fond du Lac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,932 59,150 57,317 58,554 2,218 1,786 2,105 1,760 3.8 3.0 3.7 3.0

Green Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175,051 176,665 175,283 176,815 6,614 5,495 6,383 5,219 3.8 3.1 3.6 3.0

Janesville-Beloit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,165 88,620 84,808 87,563 3,833 3,125 3,783 3,224 4.4 3.5 4.5 3.7

La Crosse-Onalaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,172 79,275 77,136 78,854 3,036 2,465 2,802 2,268 3.9 3.1 3.6 2.9

Madison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389,208 395,025 385,283 392,586 11,837 9,978 10,890 9,536 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.4

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis. . . . . . . 838,105 846,035 835,493 842,465 39,834 32,559 38,891 33,244 4.8 3.8 4.7 3.9

Oshkosh-Neenah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,305 95,525 93,523 94,770 3,598 3,085 3,416 3,029 3.8 3.2 3.7 3.2

Racine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,676 102,435 100,909 102,697 5,636 4,364 5,328 4,762 5.5 4.3 5.3 4.6

Sheboygan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,985 64,390 63,349 64,075 2,215 1,861 2,073 1,791 3.5 2.9 3.3 2.8

Wausau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,764 76,028 74,713 75,764 2,772 2,320 2,546 2,357 3.7 3.1 3.4 3.1

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306,926 298,116 304,511 296,602 15,458 11,430 14,322 10,254 5.0 3.8 4.7 3.5

Casper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,171 39,134 40,689 38,878 2,955 1,941 2,716 1,742 7.2 5.0 6.7 4.5

Cheyenne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,240 48,911 48,571 48,167 1,890 1,687 1,850 1,560 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.2

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,125,198 1,095,817 1,106,765 1,096,951 140,449 114,108 133,047 128,054 12.5 10.4 12.0 11.7

Aguadilla-Isabela. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,672 88,688 88,754 89,269 14,249 12,332 13,453 13,540 15.9 13.9 15.2 15.2

Arecibo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,264 51,025 52,496 51,223 7,412 5,947 7,116 6,726 13.9 11.7 13.6 13.1

Guayama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,417 21,630 22,004 21,867 4,127 3,859 3,981 4,324 18.4 17.8 18.1 19.8

Mayaguez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,151 29,034 28,807 29,112 4,170 3,605 4,068 4,031 14.3 12.4 14.1 13.8

Ponce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,006 94,641 96,550 95,401 15,373 12,619 14,917 14,613 15.7 13.3 15.5 15.3

San German. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,394 37,600 36,368 37,683 5,952 5,557 5,404 6,174 15.9 14.8 14.9 16.4

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas. . . . . . . . . . . . 749,792 728,111 736,634 726,495 81,185 63,298 76,147 70,471 10.8 8.7 10.3 9.7

1 For operational reasons, these interstate areas are listed under the state that accounts for the larger share of the population, which is different from the state that contains the first principal city.

2 The area boundary does not reflect the Office of Management and Budget delineation.

p Preliminary

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

Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan

New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed under the state containing the first

principal city, unless otherwise footnoted. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan

division1

State, area, and division

Civilian labor force Unemployed

July August Number Percent of labor force

2016 2017 2016 2017p

July August July August

2016 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2017 2016 2017p

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,209,227 19,284,617 19,178,340 19,293,497 1,115,050 1,035,395 1,069,094 1,041,499 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. . . 6,677,694 6,746,093 6,660,764 6,737,326 366,944 338,761 353,009 344,694 5.5 5.0 5.3 5.1

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine. . . . . . . . . 1,608,723 1,590,039 1,601,503 1,587,083 71,298 66,907 68,720 67,355 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.2

Los Angeles-Long

Beach-Glendale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,068,971 5,156,054 5,059,261 5,150,243 295,646 271,854 284,289 277,339 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.4

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. . . . . 2,565,142 2,571,053 2,559,668 2,572,031 105,733 99,844 102,243 101,309 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.9

Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley. . . . . . . . 1,405,175 1,407,709 1,400,533 1,406,111 66,107 61,561 63,963 62,312 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.4

San Francisco-Redwood City-South

San Francisco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,017,001 1,021,410 1,016,796 1,023,184 34,585 33,501 33,390 34,132 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3

San Rafael. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,966 141,934 142,339 142,736 5,041 4,782 4,890 4,865 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397,407 405,950 391,268 397,247 25,186 28,062 24,968 26,244 6.3 6.9 6.4 6.6

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria2. . . . 3,353,057 3,452,903 3,317,964 3,405,922 134,186 133,991 132,301 127,497 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.7

Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville3.. . 689,161 709,775 683,331 704,879 24,773 24,397 23,280 22,017 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.1

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria2.. . 2,663,896 2,743,128 2,634,633 2,701,043 109,413 109,594 109,021 105,480 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.9

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,879,776 10,169,972 9,867,355 10,127,466 508,776 444,547 509,388 430,233 5.1 4.4 5.2 4.2

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm

Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,061,366 3,173,284 3,057,021 3,140,503 159,871 142,537 163,683 140,398 5.2 4.5 5.4 4.5

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano

Beach-Deerfield Beach. . . . . . . . . 1,009,490 1,042,828 1,008,014 1,036,747 48,890 42,470 48,762 40,799 4.8 4.1 4.8 3.9

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall. . . . . . . 1,343,295 1,401,069 1,340,860 1,378,632 73,618 67,400 77,390 67,573 5.5 4.8 5.8 4.9

West Palm Beach-Boca

Raton-Delray Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . 708,581 729,387 708,147 725,124 37,363 32,667 37,531 32,026 5.3 4.5 5.3 4.4

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,607,396 6,528,216 6,542,874 6,460,360 386,828 319,642 380,780 335,592 5.9 4.9 5.8 5.2

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin2. . . . . . . . . . . 4,994,264 4,943,768 4,934,902 4,892,644 289,509 234,607 283,932 257,208 5.8 4.7 5.8 5.3

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington

Heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,852,098 3,804,446 3,804,720 3,771,688 229,412 183,247 223,786 204,442 6.0 4.8 5.9 5.4

Elgin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326,345 322,441 323,711 317,549 17,033 15,264 17,100 14,965 5.2 4.7 5.3 4.7

Gary3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346,291 344,397 341,376 339,153 20,138 15,754 20,106 17,981 5.8 4.6 5.9 5.3

Lake County-Kenosha County2. . . . 469,530 472,484 465,095 464,254 22,926 20,342 22,940 19,820 4.9 4.3 4.9 4.3

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,634,702 3,738,461 3,622,631 3,712,208 139,969 162,976 123,037 139,070 3.9 4.4 3.4 3.7

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua2. . . . . . . . . 2,671,945 2,750,264 2,663,901 2,730,900 95,058 109,480 84,533 94,515 3.6 4.0 3.2 3.5

Boston-Cambridge-Newton. . . . . . . . 1,584,584 1,637,404 1,580,414 1,626,432 53,513 63,192 47,019 53,751 3.4 3.9 3.0 3.3

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton. . . . . . 105,182 108,829 104,951 107,754 4,838 5,718 4,224 4,823 4.6 5.3 4.0 4.5

Framingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156,436 160,268 156,022 159,480 4,973 6,021 4,429 5,157 3.2 3.8 2.8 3.2

Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury

Town2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,209 117,834 114,593 116,967 3,962 4,222 3,651 3,832 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.3

Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem2.. . 96,439 98,317 95,901 97,643 4,674 5,300 4,365 4,793 4.8 5.4 4.6 4.9

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford2. . . . . . . 187,630 191,970 186,719 190,323 7,555 8,477 6,606 7,252 4.0 4.4 3.5 3.8

Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead. . . . . . . . . 83,736 85,999 83,508 85,271 3,256 3,655 2,869 3,151 3.9 4.3 3.4 3.7

Nashua2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169,977 172,370 169,351 170,794 5,397 5,056 5,283 5,028 3.2 2.9 3.1 2.9

Peabody-Salem-Beverly. . . . . . . . . . . 90,171 92,834 90,035 92,136 3,280 3,727 2,889 3,191 3.6 4.0 3.2 3.5

Taunton-Middleborough-Norton. . . . 82,581 84,439 82,407 84,100 3,610 4,112 3,198 3,537 4.4 4.9 3.9 4.2

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,891,813 4,899,403 4,874,284 4,883,829 282,996 241,409 254,249 226,382 5.8 4.9 5.2 4.6

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn. . . . . . . . . . . . 2,098,213 2,103,303 2,095,235 2,108,214 132,532 93,179 127,250 93,068 6.3 4.4 6.1 4.4

Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia. . . . . . . . . . 784,456 783,514 784,624 788,164 59,873 43,760 57,929 43,145 7.6 5.6 7.4 5.5

Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills. . . . . . 1,313,757 1,319,789 1,310,611 1,320,049 72,659 49,419 69,321 49,922 5.5 3.7 5.3 3.8

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,696,799 9,827,042 9,627,104 9,730,139 487,956 476,970 474,278 473,017 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9

New York-Newark-Jersey City2. . . . . . 10,131,061 10,265,855 10,046,939 10,160,481 527,389 487,401 503,205 488,285 5.2 4.7 5.0 4.8

Dutchess County-Putnam County.. . 197,135 198,859 194,680 196,848 8,430 8,601 8,011 8,334 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.2

Nassau County-Suffolk County. . . . . 1,507,914 1,520,303 1,490,889 1,499,221 64,853 67,693 62,551 66,443 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.4

Newark3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,265,739 1,251,777 1,250,788 1,242,815 69,905 60,228 63,530 60,318 5.5 4.8 5.1 4.9

New York-Jersey City-White

Plains2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,160,273 7,294,916 7,110,582 7,221,597 384,201 350,879 369,113 353,190 5.4 4.8 5.2 4.9

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,572,241 6,534,398 6,509,403 6,443,254 395,273 348,538 381,313 329,328 6.0 5.3 5.9 5.1

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington2. . . . 3,126,766 3,136,801 3,097,873 3,098,451 178,486 163,496 170,559 158,158 5.7 5.2 5.5 5.1

Camden3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641,985 644,260 637,510 640,504 36,514 31,527 33,221 31,795 5.7 4.9 5.2 5.0

Montgomery County-Bucks

County-Chester County. . . . . . . . . 1,091,918 1,096,458 1,081,760 1,078,998 52,397 47,635 50,498 44,908 4.8 4.3 4.7 4.2

Philadelphia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,013,455 1,014,257 1,003,295 998,026 70,908 64,293 68,780 61,375 7.0 6.3 6.9 6.1

Wilmington3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379,408 381,826 375,308 380,923 18,667 20,041 18,060 20,080 4.9 5.2 4.8 5.3

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,356,834 13,434,624 13,295,171 13,406,779 674,961 583,977 656,216 604,757 5.1 4.3 4.9 4.5

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington. . . . . . . . . . 3,711,345 3,782,926 3,699,756 3,773,579 155,477 141,580 150,287 146,743 4.2 3.7 4.1 3.9

Dallas-Plano-Irving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500,683 2,550,399 2,493,990 2,546,954 102,395 94,670 99,078 98,331 4.1 3.7 4.0 3.9

Fort Worth-Arlington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,210,662 1,232,527 1,205,766 1,226,625 53,082 46,910 51,209 48,412 4.4 3.8 4.2 3.9

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,675,259 3,754,843 3,658,770 3,743,407 198,745 163,601 193,627 169,583 5.4 4.4 5.3 4.5

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue. . . . . . . . . . . . 2,035,613 2,063,557 2,033,624 2,077,056 94,527 81,582 90,376 86,782 4.6 4.0 4.4 4.2

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett. . . . . . . . . . . 1,629,753 1,641,838 1,629,635 1,655,979 68,725 60,571 64,757 65,780 4.2 3.7 4.0 4.0

Tacoma-Lakewood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405,860 421,719 403,989 421,077 25,802 21,011 25,619 21,002 6.4 5.0 6.3 5.0

1 These 11 areas contain all of the 38 metropolitan divisions.

2 Part of the area (or division) is in one or more adjacent states.

3 All of the division is in one or more adjacent states.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Area delineations are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, and are available on the BLS website at

https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based. Some 

metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed under the state containing the first principal city. Metropolitan divisions are listed under their metropolitan areas. Some divisions lie 

in more than one state, and some, like Camden, NJ, are totally outside the states under which their metropolitan areas are listed. For Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, the 

metropolitan area and division titles are identical. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted

[In thousands]

State and area

July August Change from

August 2016 to August 2017p

2016 2017 2016 2017p Number Percent

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,970.1 2,000.9 1,975.7 2,004.0 28.3 1.4

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.3 46.3 46.2 46.4 0.2 0.4

Auburn-Opelika. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.9 64.5 63.6 64.7 1.1 1.7

Birmingham-Hoover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521.4 529.6 521.4 526.8 5.4 1.0

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.4 77.7 74.4 76.4 2.0 2.7

Decatur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.6 53.9 53.6 54.0 0.4 0.7

Dothan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.4 57.9 57.9 57.8 -0.1 -0.2

Florence-Muscle Shoals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.3 56.9 57.1 57.0 -0.1 -0.2

Gadsden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.2 38.7 38.1 38.8 0.7 1.8

Huntsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223.2 230.1 225.5 231.7 6.2 2.7

Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178.2 178.4 178.3 178.1 -0.2 -0.1

Montgomery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.3 174.8 173.1 175.1 2.0 1.2

Tuscaloosa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103.9 106.2 105.2 107.3 2.1 2.0

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356.4 357.2 352.8 353.5 0.7 0.2

Anchorage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.2 183.1 181.6 182.0 0.4 0.2

Fairbanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.2 38.5 39.8 39.5 -0.3 -0.8

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,636.5 2,680.1 2,686.1 2,722.0 35.9 1.3

Flagstaff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.4 66.3 66.5 67.1 0.6 0.9

Lake Havasu City-Kingman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.9 48.3 48.4 49.1 0.7 1.4

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,926.8 1,967.7 1,961.7 1,996.6 34.9 1.8

Prescott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.5 61.9 62.3 63.1 0.8 1.3

Sierra Vista-Douglas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.6 32.9 34.1 33.6 -0.5 -1.5

Tucson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360.1 362.3 366.0 367.5 1.5 0.4

Yuma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.3 52.9 52.8 53.7 0.9 1.7

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,211.6 1,243.8 1,218.7 1,241.2 22.5 1.8

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.0 251.3 244.0 251.6 7.6 3.1

Fort Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.7 111.3 113.1 112.8 -0.3 -0.3

Hot Springs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.6 38.5 37.7 38.5 0.8 2.1

Jonesboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.2 56.4 55.5 56.5 1.0 1.8

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350.6 353.5 352.8 353.8 1.0 0.3

Pine Bluff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.5 32.4 33.0 32.6 -0.4 -1.2

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,382.4 16,671.6 16,462.4 16,721.2 258.8 1.6

Bakersfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.5 253.9 252.0 256.0 4.0 1.6

Chico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.0 81.2 79.4 81.9 2.5 3.1

El Centro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.0 50.5 50.8 51.6 0.8 1.6

Fresno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333.5 340.7 335.2 340.4 5.2 1.6

Hanford-Corcoran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.3 39.7 39.7 40.2 0.5 1.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,919.8 5,971.0 5,939.8 5,977.9 38.1 0.6

Madera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.5 37.9 37.3 38.6 1.3 3.5

Merced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.7 63.5 65.3 65.4 0.1 0.2

Modesto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.5 177.7 176.1 180.4 4.3 2.4

Napa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.5 73.4 71.8 74.6 2.8 3.9

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297.3 306.0 297.2 307.0 9.8 3.3

Redding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.9 67.3 66.1 69.0 2.9 4.4

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,378.0 1,419.1 1,391.8 1,425.9 34.1 2.5

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 949.3 967.2 954.1 970.1 16.0 1.7

Salinas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.8 136.6 137.7 138.7 1.0 0.7

San Diego-Carlsbad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,420.9 1,441.0 1,425.0 1,444.2 19.2 1.3

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,346.1 2,388.1 2,351.5 2,392.2 40.7 1.7

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,074.0 1,083.4 1,076.9 1,087.9 11.0 1.0

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.4 115.4 111.5 113.5 2.0 1.8

Santa Cruz-Watsonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.8 103.1 100.6 102.6 2.0 2.0

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180.3 182.1 180.1 182.8 2.7 1.5

Santa Rosa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202.2 202.3 203.4 202.1 -1.3 -0.6

Stockton-Lodi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224.9 227.3 228.1 230.0 1.9 0.8

Vallejo-Fairfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134.8 137.0 135.9 137.0 1.1 0.8

Visalia-Porterville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122.4 126.4 123.6 127.4 3.8 3.1

Yuba City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.1 43.1 43.2 44.1 0.9 2.1

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,612.5 2,663.8 2,618.3 2,666.9 48.6 1.9

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted — Continued

[In thousands]

State and area

July August Change from

August 2016 to August 2017p

2016 2017 2016 2017p Number Percent

Colorado - Continued

Boulder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183.2 188.6 183.0 188.5 5.5 3.0

Colorado Springs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279.8 285.0 280.8 286.0 5.2 1.9

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,444.3 1,475.6 1,446.4 1,474.8 28.4 2.0

Fort Collins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161.0 169.6 163.3 170.3 7.0 4.3

Grand Junction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.7 60.9 61.4 61.5 0.1 0.2

Greeley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.4 101.1 98.9 102.8 3.9 3.9

Pueblo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.2 61.8 61.4 61.4 0.0 0.0

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,677.5 1,693.6 1,671.7 1,681.1 9.4 0.6

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416.0 419.8 412.2 414.5 2.3 0.6

Danbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.7 79.7 78.1 78.8 0.7 0.9

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566.7 572.3 563.0 566.2 3.2 0.6

New Haven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277.9 283.4 276.1 279.5 3.4 1.2

Norwich-New London-Westerly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.0 132.8 130.2 131.1 0.9 0.7

Waterbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.9 67.2 66.4 66.0 -0.4 -0.6

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459.0 462.4 455.9 459.1 3.2 0.7

Dover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.2 69.4 68.2 68.9 0.7 1.0

Salisbury1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169.2 173.5 167.7 172.1 4.4 2.6

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 787.0 802.5 771.9 786.9 15.0 1.9

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,238.4 3,323.4 3,227.3 3,294.9 67.6 2.1

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,269.9 8,498.7 8,371.2 8,592.6 221.4 2.6

Cape Coral-Fort Myers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.9 251.6 253.2 254.7 1.5 0.6

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114.8 117.2 113.9 117.1 3.2 2.8

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195.9 198.0 197.5 201.0 3.5 1.8

Gainesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.3 139.7 136.0 140.5 4.5 3.3

Homosassa Springs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.9 32.1 33.1 32.9 -0.2 -0.6

Jacksonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665.7 683.1 671.7 688.6 16.9 2.5

Lakeland-Winter Haven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210.8 217.9 214.8 220.5 5.7 2.7

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,543.6 2,619.3 2,573.6 2,635.5 61.9 2.4

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.5 141.9 138.7 143.0 4.3 3.1

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288.8 304.0 291.4 306.0 14.6 5.0

Ocala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 102.1 100.9 103.0 2.1 2.1

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,197.6 1,236.6 1,210.4 1,250.4 40.0 3.3

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208.9 215.4 210.8 216.3 5.5 2.6

Panama City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.3 86.3 85.2 86.4 1.2 1.4

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171.7 175.1 174.5 178.2 3.7 2.1

Port St. Lucie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139.3 142.7 141.8 145.6 3.8 2.7

Punta Gorda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.4 48.1 47.0 48.4 1.4 3.0

Sebastian-Vero Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.2 50.8 49.7 51.3 1.6 3.2

Sebring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.2 25.6 25.4 26.7 1.3 5.1

Tallahassee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.5 178.8 175.4 180.1 4.7 2.7

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,283.3 1,322.6 1,296.9 1,336.5 39.6 3.1

The Villages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.4 27.5 27.1 28.1 1.0 3.7

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,355.5 4,474.3 4,390.5 4,505.9 115.4 2.6

Albany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.6 61.8 61.2 61.9 0.7 1.1

Athens-Clarke County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.5 96.1 94.6 96.2 1.6 1.7

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,657.5 2,746.2 2,675.3 2,761.7 86.4 3.2

Augusta-Richmond County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231.4 238.9 233.4 240.4 7.0 3.0

Brunswick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.3 44.7 44.5 44.7 0.2 0.4

Columbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.2 121.0 121.2 121.6 0.4 0.3

Dalton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.1 70.5 70.2 70.7 0.5 0.7

Gainesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.3 89.2 87.3 90.0 2.7 3.1

Hinesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.5 20.1 20.2 20.6 0.4 2.0

Macon-Bibb County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101.8 102.8 102.8 103.2 0.4 0.4

Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.4 40.9 40.7 41.3 0.6 1.5

Savannah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176.1 180.9 176.6 181.5 4.9 2.8

Valdosta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.6 56.4 55.9 56.3 0.4 0.7

Warner Robins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.5 73.7 73.1 73.8 0.7 1.0

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640.2 650.2 643.3 646.8 3.5 0.5

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted — Continued

[In thousands]

State and area

July August Change from

August 2016 to August 2017p

2016 2017 2016 2017p Number Percent

Hawaii - Continued

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.1 76.8 75.0 76.6 1.6 2.1

Urban Honolulu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469.0 475.6 470.9 473.1 2.2 0.5

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703.8 717.7 702.1 717.5 15.4 2.2

Boise City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306.4 318.5 307.9 320.4 12.5 4.1

Coeur d’Alene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.9 64.5 63.9 64.7 0.8 1.3

Idaho Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.5 65.1 64.3 64.9 0.6 0.9

Lewiston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.3 29.5 28.4 29.5 1.1 3.9

Pocatello. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.2 36.0 35.0 36.0 1.0 2.9

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,028.3 6,066.1 6,029.8 6,054.5 24.7 0.4

Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.5 92.6 91.3 93.0 1.7 1.9

Carbondale-Marion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.9 58.2 56.9 58.2 1.3 2.3

Champaign-Urbana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.0 105.3 103.7 103.9 0.2 0.2

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,686.1 4,718.7 4,685.1 4,709.8 24.7 0.5

Danville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.2 27.8 28.4 27.9 -0.5 -1.8

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184.3 183.4 184.3 184.7 0.4 0.2

Decatur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.3 51.2 51.3 51.4 0.1 0.2

Kankakee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.7 44.7 44.4 44.7 0.3 0.7

Peoria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175.6 176.2 176.6 177.0 0.4 0.2

Rockford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151.3 151.4 151.4 151.5 0.1 0.1

Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.4 115.6 118.1 118.6 0.5 0.4

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,042.4 3,101.1 3,086.7 3,134.2 47.5 1.5

Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.9 70.8 73.0 73.7 0.7 1.0

Columbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.5 53.8 52.5 54.7 2.2 4.2

Elkhart-Goshen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130.1 137.6 132.5 139.9 7.4 5.6

Evansville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157.3 160.4 158.4 161.1 2.7 1.7

Fort Wayne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217.0 221.6 219.6 223.5 3.9 1.8

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,041.0 1,061.3 1,053.5 1,072.7 19.2 1.8

Kokomo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.3 42.7 41.9 43.4 1.5 3.6

Lafayette-West Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.1 100.4 100.6 103.0 2.4 2.4

Michigan City-La Porte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.7 40.5 41.7 40.6 -1.1 -2.6

Muncie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.7 49.8 50.5 50.7 0.2 0.4

South Bend-Mishawaka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136.5 136.7 137.1 136.9 -0.2 -0.1

Terre Haute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.1 70.9 70.7 71.9 1.2 1.7

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,566.6 1,583.8 1,566.3 1,582.6 16.3 1.0

Ames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.3 49.5 49.6 51.4 1.8 3.6

Cedar Rapids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.4 143.8 143.3 144.4 1.1 0.8

Des Moines-West Des Moines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360.6 372.7 361.0 372.3 11.3 3.1

Dubuque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.6 58.9 58.6 58.8 0.2 0.3

Iowa City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.8 101.8 101.1 103.8 2.7 2.7

Sioux City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.0 88.1 88.1 87.8 -0.3 -0.3

Waterloo-Cedar Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.8 88.8 89.3 89.0 -0.3 -0.3

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,394.7 1,388.1 1,396.0 1,388.9 -7.1 -0.5

Lawrence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.1 51.1 50.5 51.3 0.8 1.6

Manhattan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.5 41.3 40.1 41.2 1.1 2.7

Topeka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.2 113.9 113.1 113.9 0.8 0.7

Wichita. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294.0 295.8 294.7 297.2 2.5 0.8

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,907.2 1,932.2 1,916.9 1,949.4 32.5 1.7

Bowling Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.2 75.2 74.8 76.3 1.5 2.0

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.3 58.5 57.5 58.5 1.0 1.7

Lexington-Fayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.5 277.7 276.0 280.7 4.7 1.7

Louisville/Jefferson County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662.1 668.0 664.1 676.2 12.1 1.8

Owensboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.4 53.7 53.3 53.7 0.4 0.8

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,955.5 1,974.2 1,950.6 1,975.4 24.8 1.3

Alexandria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.4 62.7 63.1 62.4 -0.7 -1.1

Baton Rouge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402.0 405.3 398.9 406.9 8.0 2.0

Hammond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.2 45.0 44.9 45.6 0.7 1.6

Houma-Thibodaux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.4 86.4 87.3 86.1 -1.2 -1.4

Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.3 198.4 199.1 198.9 -0.2 -0.1

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted — Continued

[In thousands]

State and area

July August Change from

August 2016 to August 2017p

2016 2017 2016 2017p Number Percent

Louisiana - Continued

Lake Charles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108.5 114.2 108.5 114.8 6.3 5.8

Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.5 79.5 78.2 79.3 1.1 1.4

New Orleans-Metairie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571.1 573.9 573.5 575.1 1.6 0.3

Shreveport-Bossier City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180.7 179.0 180.3 178.3 -2.0 -1.1

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635.4 642.5 634.5 638.8 4.3 0.7

Bangor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.8 66.4 65.2 66.2 1.0 1.5

Lewiston-Auburn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.3 51.3 50.1 51.3 1.2 2.4

Portland-South Portland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207.3 214.0 207.3 213.3 6.0 2.9

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,718.0 2,782.8 2,718.0 2,782.4 64.4 2.4

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,396.6 1,416.6 1,396.2 1,415.3 19.1 1.4

California-Lexington Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.2 45.9 45.2 45.8 0.6 1.3

Cumberland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.0 38.9 38.8 38.6 -0.2 -0.5

Hagerstown-Martinsburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106.3 107.1 106.6 106.8 0.2 0.2

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,601.5 3,658.3 3,583.7 3,654.1 70.4 2.0

Barnstable Town. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122.3 124.2 121.0 122.9 1.9 1.6

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,722.2 2,782.0 2,710.6 2,774.0 63.4 2.3

Leominster-Gardner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.0 52.0 51.1 52.3 1.2 2.3

New Bedford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.9 70.4 67.2 70.0 2.8 4.2

Pittsfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.7 44.3 43.3 43.9 0.6 1.4

Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330.3 334.4 329.4 334.2 4.8 1.5

Worcester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281.7 285.4 280.9 284.8 3.9 1.4

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,310.4 4,384.0 4,316.7 4,390.6 73.9 1.7

Ann Arbor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210.2 217.0 211.2 217.9 6.7 3.2

Battle Creek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.7 59.5 59.1 59.9 0.8 1.4

Bay City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.2 35.6 36.3 35.8 -0.5 -1.4

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,970.6 2,013.0 1,974.8 2,019.7 44.9 2.3

Flint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.8 140.2 139.2 139.7 0.5 0.4

Grand Rapids-Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540.0 554.1 541.2 554.8 13.6 2.5

Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.2 58.5 57.3 58.3 1.0 1.7

Kalamazoo-Portage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144.1 147.5 144.7 147.9 3.2 2.2

Lansing-East Lansing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223.9 228.2 224.2 227.8 3.6 1.6

Midland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.7 38.0 37.6 37.4 -0.2 -0.5

Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.8 42.1 41.6 42.2 0.6 1.4

Muskegon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.0 64.4 64.0 64.2 0.2 0.3

Niles-Benton Harbor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.0 63.8 63.0 64.1 1.1 1.7

Saginaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.0 89.2 88.3 89.0 0.7 0.8

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,917.5 2,979.2 2,924.6 2,974.3 49.7 1.7

Duluth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134.7 138.1 134.8 137.8 3.0 2.2

Mankato-North Mankato. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.8 55.7 55.1 56.2 1.1 2.0

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,973.2 2,024.4 1,978.5 2,023.3 44.8 2.3

Rochester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.4 122.6 120.7 122.2 1.5 1.2

St. Cloud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107.9 109.5 108.6 110.1 1.5 1.4

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,131.2 1,142.8 1,140.9 1,152.8 11.9 1.0

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.7 155.5 155.6 155.6 0.0 0.0

Hattiesburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.3 63.3 62.4 64.0 1.6 2.6

Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275.5 278.2 276.7 279.6 2.9 1.0

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,821.4 2,879.2 2,834.9 2,887.8 52.9 1.9

Cape Girardeau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.8 42.0 43.7 42.6 -1.1 -2.5

Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.9 97.3 95.4 98.4 3.0 3.1

Jefferson City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.5 76.6 76.8 76.4 -0.4 -0.5

Joplin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.0 79.9 78.7 79.5 0.8 1.0

Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,063.9 1,081.4 1,069.5 1,086.7 17.2 1.6

St. Joseph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.1 63.4 63.5 63.2 -0.3 -0.5

St. Louis2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,352.8 1,369.5 1,361.4 1,376.9 15.5 1.1

Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207.0 212.0 205.3 211.1 5.8 2.8

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474.4 483.3 474.9 484.5 9.6 2.0

Billings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.9 86.5 85.2 86.9 1.7 2.0

Great Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.0 35.7 35.5 36.4 0.9 2.5

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted — Continued

[In thousands]

State and area

July August Change from

August 2016 to August 2017p

2016 2017 2016 2017p Number Percent

Montana - Continued

Missoula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.0 59.8 59.4 60.5 1.1 1.9

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,013.3 1,027.9 1,013.5 1,028.8 15.3 1.5

Grand Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.1 42.9 42.1 42.7 0.6 1.4

Lincoln. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185.8 189.3 186.7 191.7 5.0 2.7

Omaha-Council Bluffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498.9 508.4 498.4 507.6 9.2 1.8

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,299.9 1,340.7 1,303.8 1,346.6 42.8 3.3

Carson City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.1 29.2 29.0 29.2 0.2 0.7

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946.8 974.3 949.6 979.9 30.3 3.2

Reno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219.0 225.4 221.4 226.5 5.1 2.3

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671.3 684.8 671.2 686.8 15.6 2.3

Dover-Durham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.9 54.1 52.1 54.1 2.0 3.8

Manchester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.0 112.3 109.6 111.9 2.3 2.1

Portsmouth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.5 93.3 94.5 92.9 -1.6 -1.7

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,102.3 4,159.8 4,087.0 4,145.1 58.1 1.4

Atlantic City-Hammonton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.5 135.6 132.5 135.2 2.7 2.0

Ocean City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.8 57.6 56.0 56.7 0.7 1.3

Trenton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264.1 267.3 263.3 267.4 4.1 1.6

Vineland-Bridgeton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.6 58.9 56.8 58.9 2.1 3.7

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 819.4 829.1 828.9 837.5 8.6 1.0

Albuquerque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387.3 392.3 388.9 393.1 4.2 1.1

Farmington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.0 47.0 47.4 47.1 -0.3 -0.6

Las Cruces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.3 70.4 72.4 72.5 0.1 0.1

Santa Fe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.6 64.9 64.2 64.4 0.2 0.3

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,424.5 9,577.1 9,394.6 9,542.0 147.4 1.6

Albany-Schenectady-Troy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461.9 465.1 462.5 464.1 1.6 0.3

Binghamton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.5 103.2 102.6 103.6 1.0 1.0

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560.2 560.5 560.3 561.4 1.1 0.2

Elmira. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.0 36.6 36.6 36.6 0.0 0.0

Glens Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.6 60.2 59.5 59.9 0.4 0.7

Ithaca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.8 62.3 61.6 61.7 0.1 0.2

Kingston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.2 62.6 61.2 62.0 0.8 1.3

New York-Newark-Jersey City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,560.1 9,726.3 9,516.9 9,662.8 145.9 1.5

Rochester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528.2 526.3 526.7 525.2 -1.5 -0.3

Syracuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.8 317.5 314.5 316.9 2.4 0.8

Utica-Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128.4 129.3 128.0 129.1 1.1 0.9

Watertown-Fort Drum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.9 44.3 43.9 44.1 0.2 0.5

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,285.2 4,353.7 4,347.9 4,420.9 73.0 1.7

Asheville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185.7 188.0 187.7 190.2 2.5 1.3

Burlington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.8 60.8 61.0 61.8 0.8 1.3

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,134.9 1,163.6 1,148.7 1,178.9 30.2 2.6

Durham-Chapel Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297.9 306.5 303.0 312.0 9.0 3.0

Fayetteville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126.2 127.4 128.2 129.6 1.4 1.1

Goldsboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.7 40.4 41.4 41.3 -0.1 -0.2

Greensboro-High Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350.9 354.9 357.3 362.3 5.0 1.4

Greenville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.7 77.5 78.6 78.8 0.2 0.3

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147.8 149.6 150.4 152.5 2.1 1.4

Jacksonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.3 46.6 49.0 49.7 0.7 1.4

New Bern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.5 45.3 45.2 45.7 0.5 1.1

Raleigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.4 620.1 605.3 626.4 21.1 3.5

Rocky Mount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.6 54.7 56.4 55.3 -1.1 -2.0

Wilmington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.2 126.8 125.5 128.5 3.0 2.4

Winston-Salem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256.7 258.8 259.8 261.6 1.8 0.7

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433.9 440.8 433.8 440.1 6.3 1.5

Bismarck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.2 73.4 73.4 72.9 -0.5 -0.7

Fargo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139.4 141.6 139.5 142.5 3.0 2.2

Grand Forks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.7 55.4 56.0 55.5 -0.5 -0.9

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,504.5 5,567.3 5,510.2 5,569.5 59.3 1.1

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted — Continued

[In thousands]

State and area

July August Change from

August 2016 to August 2017p

2016 2017 2016 2017p Number Percent

Ohio - Continued

Akron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337.6 337.0 337.6 336.8 -0.8 -0.2

Canton-Massillon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.1 172.2 172.7 172.6 -0.1 -0.1

Cincinnati. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,081.8 1,113.6 1,084.6 1,114.5 29.9 2.8

Cleveland-Elyria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,063.6 1,077.3 1,064.7 1,074.4 9.7 0.9

Columbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,064.1 1,088.1 1,069.2 1,091.5 22.3 2.1

Dayton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384.9 388.8 384.8 389.2 4.4 1.1

Lima. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.9 53.3 52.9 53.4 0.5 0.9

Mansfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.0 53.6 53.2 53.6 0.4 0.8

Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.3 49.9 50.1 50.4 0.3 0.6

Toledo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309.4 313.6 308.4 312.9 4.5 1.5

Weirton-Steubenville1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.9 41.3 42.3 41.7 -0.6 -1.4

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224.4 221.5 224.5 222.4 -2.1 -0.9

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,631.8 1,648.6 1,640.2 1,659.6 19.4 1.2

Enid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.7 28.7 27.8 28.8 1.0 3.6

Lawton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.2 45.6 45.6 45.9 0.3 0.7

Oklahoma City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620.8 631.7 624.6 633.8 9.2 1.5

Tulsa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440.4 443.1 440.2 443.9 3.7 0.8

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,824.6 1,880.5 1,832.5 1,879.1 46.6 2.5

Albany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.8 44.1 43.1 44.4 1.3 3.0

Bend-Redmond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.2 82.8 80.2 83.1 2.9 3.6

Corvallis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.1 39.6 39.3 39.7 0.4 1.0

Eugene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153.9 157.5 154.3 156.9 2.6 1.7

Grants Pass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.3 26.0 25.4 26.0 0.6 2.4

Medford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.6 86.0 84.8 85.6 0.8 0.9

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,141.3 1,173.2 1,144.4 1,173.5 29.1 2.5

Salem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160.4 160.7 160.3 162.4 2.1 1.3

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,860.4 5,952.3 5,855.2 5,933.1 77.9 1.3

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362.3 363.9 361.6 362.6 1.0 0.3

Altoona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.6 61.5 61.7 61.3 -0.4 -0.6

Bloomsburg-Berwick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.3 42.0 41.4 41.8 0.4 1.0

Chambersburg-Waynesboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.7 59.9 59.0 60.0 1.0 1.7

East Stroudsburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.4 58.7 58.0 58.0 0.0 0.0

Erie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127.5 128.8 127.7 129.4 1.7 1.3

Gettysburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.9 35.1 34.1 35.1 1.0 2.9

Harrisburg-Carlisle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340.4 350.8 338.6 350.9 12.3 3.6

Johnstown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.1 55.4 55.1 55.6 0.5 0.9

Lancaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.7 253.9 249.8 254.5 4.7 1.9

Lebanon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.0 51.4 51.1 51.4 0.3 0.6

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,857.9 2,916.7 2,852.8 2,904.3 51.5 1.8

Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,163.3 1,176.3 1,159.4 1,169.7 10.3 0.9

Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174.9 178.8 174.8 179.4 4.6 2.6

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258.2 261.1 257.9 260.2 2.3 0.9

State College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.0 73.7 75.4 74.8 -0.6 -0.8

Williamsport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.6 52.2 52.9 52.2 -0.7 -1.3

York-Hanover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.0 182.5 182.4 183.3 0.9 0.5

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492.4 502.2 490.7 502.2 11.5 2.3

Providence-Warwick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584.2 592.4 582.5 593.2 10.7 1.8

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,058.8 2,089.5 2,061.4 2,094.3 32.9 1.6

Charleston-North Charleston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348.6 354.0 347.7 354.2 6.5 1.9

Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392.1 398.1 393.4 393.8 0.4 0.1

Florence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.2 88.5 87.5 88.9 1.4 1.6

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406.8 409.5 408.7 414.5 5.8 1.4

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.7 80.3 78.3 79.6 1.3 1.7

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170.4 174.0 168.4 170.8 2.4 1.4

Spartanburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145.3 148.7 147.3 150.4 3.1 2.1

Sumter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.9 39.2 38.9 38.9 0.0 0.0

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439.4 444.0 439.6 445.2 5.6 1.3

Rapid City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.1 71.4 71.3 72.0 0.7 1.0

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted — Continued

[In thousands]

State and area

July August Change from

August 2016 to August 2017p

2016 2017 2016 2017p Number Percent

South Dakota - Continued

Sioux Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.6 156.2 154.6 156.2 1.6 1.0

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,943.0 2,994.6 2,966.8 3,019.5 52.7 1.8

Chattanooga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251.1 259.2 252.1 258.8 6.7 2.7

Clarksville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.2 88.3 88.8 89.5 0.7 0.8

Cleveland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.7 48.2 47.7 48.9 1.2 2.5

Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.3 69.0 68.5 69.1 0.6 0.9

Johnson City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.5 78.4 78.4 79.0 0.6 0.8

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119.4 120.8 121.4 122.5 1.1 0.9

Knoxville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388.9 389.7 393.4 393.9 0.5 0.1

Memphis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632.3 643.5 637.2 646.7 9.5 1.5

Morristown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.8 46.1 45.5 46.4 0.9 2.0

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 944.9 971.3 954.5 983.2 28.7 3.0

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,984.1 12,283.9 12,001.2 12,287.5 286.3 2.4

Abilene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.4 67.1 67.5 67.1 -0.4 -0.6

Amarillo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119.5 120.7 119.3 121.1 1.8 1.5

Austin-Round Rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 997.6 1,020.8 997.8 1,018.9 21.1 2.1

Beaumont-Port Arthur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.1 161.5 162.3 161.6 -0.7 -0.4

Brownsville-Harlingen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.0 143.7 141.5 143.8 2.3 1.6

College Station-Bryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.1 113.2 108.8 113.1 4.3 4.0

Corpus Christi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189.4 194.0 189.3 194.6 5.3 2.8

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,503.0 3,608.9 3,516.2 3,612.9 96.7 2.8

El Paso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306.8 315.4 308.8 316.0 7.2 2.3

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,988.7 3,041.7 2,984.3 3,037.8 53.5 1.8

Killeen-Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.4 147.4 143.8 147.9 4.1 2.9

Laredo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101.8 103.7 101.8 103.6 1.8 1.8

Longview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.0 96.3 96.2 96.7 0.5 0.5

Lubbock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144.3 146.6 145.3 147.8 2.5 1.7

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246.4 253.7 249.8 254.3 4.5 1.8

Midland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.3 88.3 86.6 88.4 1.8 2.1

Odessa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.5 69.7 68.7 69.8 1.1 1.6

San Angelo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.6 48.4 48.7 48.2 -0.5 -1.0

San Antonio-New Braunfels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,016.6 1,035.8 1,018.6 1,041.6 23.0 2.3

Sherman-Denison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.5 47.3 46.4 47.5 1.1 2.4

Texarkana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.9 59.2 60.1 59.3 -0.8 -1.3

Tyler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.2 106.8 104.4 106.6 2.2 2.1

Victoria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.5 41.8 41.7 41.9 0.2 0.5

Waco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.5 118.8 119.4 118.6 -0.8 -0.7

Wichita Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.7 57.6 57.5 57.3 -0.2 -0.3

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,418.9 1,459.8 1,425.2 1,465.1 39.9 2.8

Logan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.9 58.2 56.8 58.8 2.0 3.5

Ogden-Clearfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248.2 256.4 248.2 255.0 6.8 2.7

Provo-Orem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.6 242.0 235.6 244.0 8.4 3.6

St. George. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.0 63.4 61.6 64.6 3.0 4.9

Salt Lake City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699.8 716.0 702.0 718.8 16.8 2.4

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.4 312.5 310.9 313.0 2.1 0.7

Burlington-South Burlington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.5 123.5 124.5 123.8 -0.7 -0.6

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,918.4 3,991.2 3,921.2 3,975.6 54.4 1.4

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.2 76.1 75.8 77.6 1.8 2.4

Charlottesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.7 114.4 112.5 114.6 2.1 1.9

Harrisonburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.9 66.8 64.7 66.5 1.8 2.8

Lynchburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103.1 103.8 103.7 102.6 -1.1 -1.1

Richmond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 663.8 681.7 664.1 680.3 16.2 2.4

Roanoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160.8 163.4 161.6 164.2 2.6 1.6

Staunton-Waynesboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.2 51.2 50.4 51.1 0.7 1.4

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 778.1 777.1 779.4 774.9 -4.5 -0.6

Winchester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.6 63.1 62.3 63.2 0.9 1.4

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,261.3 3,341.7 3,256.7 3,331.2 74.5 2.3

Bellingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.0 92.3 89.1 91.2 2.1 2.4

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted — Continued

[In thousands]

State and area

July August Change from

August 2016 to August 2017p

2016 2017 2016 2017p Number Percent

Washington - Continued

Bremerton-Silverdale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.9 90.4 89.1 89.1 0.0 0.0

Kennewick-Richland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.8 113.6 111.3 112.5 1.2 1.1

Longview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.4 39.6 39.5 39.6 0.1 0.3

Mount Vernon-Anacortes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.9 51.8 49.9 51.2 1.3 2.6

Olympia-Tumwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.0 116.0 112.5 115.5 3.0 2.7

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,966.5 2,017.7 1,964.9 2,017.3 52.4 2.7

Spokane-Spokane Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239.6 243.4 239.4 241.5 2.1 0.9

Walla Walla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.8 27.3 26.6 27.2 0.6 2.3

Wenatchee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.9 48.0 45.2 46.9 1.7 3.8

Yakima. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.1 86.4 83.9 85.8 1.9 2.3

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737.3 742.4 739.0 741.6 2.6 0.4

Beckley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.6 44.5 45.7 44.3 -1.4 -3.1

Charleston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.6 118.9 117.9 119.7 1.8 1.5

Huntington-Ashland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.3 136.3 136.3 136.9 0.6 0.4

Morgantown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.9 69.8 68.2 69.8 1.6 2.3

Parkersburg-Vienna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.4 40.1 40.5 40.0 -0.5 -1.2

Wheeling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.3 66.3 66.3 66.2 -0.1 -0.2

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,945.0 2,979.3 2,946.4 2,975.6 29.2 1.0

Appleton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126.5 129.6 127.0 130.0 3.0 2.4

Eau Claire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.2 84.5 85.9 84.5 -1.4 -1.6

Fond du Lac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.0 49.0 47.8 48.7 0.9 1.9

Green Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176.9 177.5 178.5 178.7 0.2 0.1

Janesville-Beloit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.9 70.6 68.1 70.0 1.9 2.8

La Crosse-Onalaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.1 78.8 77.6 78.9 1.3 1.7

Madison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399.3 402.0 398.9 401.7 2.8 0.7

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865.4 868.8 869.7 866.6 -3.1 -0.4

Oshkosh-Neenah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.2 97.0 97.0 96.3 -0.7 -0.7

Racine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.2 78.8 78.2 79.2 1.0 1.3

Sheboygan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.5 63.2 63.3 63.3 0.0 0.0

Wausau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.3 73.3 72.7 73.2 0.5 0.7

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287.0 285.8 285.5 284.6 -0.9 -0.3

Casper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.4 38.1 38.7 38.4 -0.3 -0.8

Cheyenne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.1 47.5 46.9 47.3 0.4 0.9

Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 876.2 865.0 878.6 868.5 -10.1 -1.1

Aguadilla-Isabela. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.5 49.8 50.2 50.2 0.0 0.0

Arecibo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.4 32.1 33.5 32.2 -1.3 -3.9

Guayama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.1 14.4 15.0 14.5 -0.5 -3.3

Mayaguez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.2 33.8 33.4 33.8 0.4 1.2

Ponce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.4 68.0 69.6 68.0 -1.6 -2.3

San German. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.3 20.3 20.0 20.2 0.2 1.0

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634.4 626.1 635.8 627.6 -8.2 -1.3

Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.1 38.7 38.0 38.6 0.6 1.6

1 For operational reasons, these interstate areas are listed under the state that accounts for the larger share of the population, which is different from the state that contains

the first principal city.

2 Area boundary does not reflect official OMB delineation.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes

available. Area delineations are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, and are available on the BLS website at

https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are

county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed under the state containing the first principal city, unless otherwise footnoted. Estimates for

the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division, not

seasonally adjusted1

[In thousands]

State, area, and division

July August Change from

August 2016 to August 2017p

2016 2017 2016 2017p Number Percent

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,382.4 16,671.6 16,462.4 16,721.2 258.8 1.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,919.8 5,971.0 5,939.8 5,977.9 38.1 0.6

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,574.3 1,575.6 1,573.3 1,574.2 0.9 0.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,345.5 4,395.4 4,366.5 4,403.7 37.2 0.9

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,346.1 2,388.1 2,351.5 2,392.2 40.7 1.7

Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,133.7 1,154.5 1,134.7 1,154.1 19.4 1.7

San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,096.6 1,117.0 1,101.6 1,120.6 19.0 1.7

San Rafael. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115.8 116.6 115.2 117.5 2.3 2.0

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 787.0 802.5 771.9 786.9 15.0 1.9

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,238.4 3,323.4 3,227.3 3,294.9 67.6 2.1

Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593.8 607.6 594.6 608.4 13.8 2.3

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,644.6 2,715.8 2,632.7 2,686.5 53.8 2.0

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,269.9 8,498.7 8,371.2 8,592.6 221.4 2.6

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,543.6 2,619.3 2,573.6 2,635.5 61.9 2.4

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810.4 841.2 818.1 845.0 26.9 3.3

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,138.4 1,163.6 1,153.7 1,173.0 19.3 1.7

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594.8 614.5 601.8 617.5 15.7 2.6

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,028.3 6,066.1 6,029.8 6,054.5 24.7 0.4

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,686.1 4,718.7 4,685.1 4,709.8 24.7 0.5

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,739.9 3,762.8 3,738.2 3,756.9 18.7 0.5

Elgin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255.0 254.4 255.1 254.2 -0.9 -0.4

Gary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273.3 275.0 275.2 275.5 0.3 0.1

Lake County-Kenosha County2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417.9 426.5 416.6 423.2 6.6 1.6

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,601.5 3,658.3 3,583.7 3,654.1 70.4 2.0

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,722.2 2,782.0 2,710.6 2,774.0 63.4 2.3

Boston-Cambridge-Newton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,832.5 1,879.1 1,824.5 1,872.8 48.3 2.6

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.2 81.2 79.3 80.9 1.6 2.0

Framingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175.1 176.4 174.4 176.3 1.9 1.1

Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.7 69.3 67.2 69.3 2.1 3.1

Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.1 84.6 83.4 84.7 1.3 1.6

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.9 157.3 154.9 156.6 1.7 1.1

Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.1 46.6 45.9 46.3 0.4 0.9

Nashua2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125.8 129.6 125.7 129.1 3.4 2.7

Peabody-Salem-Beverly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.8 97.9 95.6 97.4 1.8 1.9

Taunton-Middleborough-Norton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.0 60.0 59.7 60.6 0.9 1.5

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,310.4 4,384.0 4,316.7 4,390.6 73.9 1.7

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,970.6 2,013.0 1,974.8 2,019.7 44.9 2.3

Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739.6 752.5 742.1 760.0 17.9 2.4

Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,231.0 1,260.5 1,232.7 1,259.7 27.0 2.2

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,424.5 9,577.1 9,394.6 9,542.0 147.4 1.6

New York-Newark-Jersey City2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,560.1 9,726.3 9,516.9 9,662.8 145.9 1.5

Dutchess County-Putnam County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145.9 148.3 145.3 147.7 2.4 1.7

Nassau County-Suffolk County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,343.2 1,357.0 1,336.7 1,343.3 6.6 0.5

Newark3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,197.8 1,197.4 1,192.5 1,194.2 1.7 0.1

New York-Jersey City-White Plains2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,873.2 7,023.6 6,842.4 6,977.6 135.2 2.0

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,860.4 5,952.3 5,855.2 5,933.1 77.9 1.3

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,857.9 2,916.7 2,852.8 2,904.3 51.5 1.8

Camden3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528.0 536.0 527.6 534.8 7.2 1.4

Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,050.9 1,075.5 1,050.1 1,069.9 19.8 1.9

Philadelphia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921.6 942.4 919.5 937.0 17.5 1.9

Wilmington3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357.4 362.8 355.6 362.6 7.0 2.0

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,984.1 12,283.9 12,001.2 12,287.5 286.3 2.4

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,503.0 3,608.9 3,516.2 3,612.9 96.7 2.8

Dallas-Plano-Irving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,496.2 2,571.8 2,506.9 2,577.8 70.9 2.8

Fort Worth-Arlington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,006.8 1,037.1 1,009.3 1,035.1 25.8 2.6

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,261.3 3,341.7 3,256.7 3,331.2 74.5 2.3

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,966.5 2,017.7 1,964.9 2,017.3 52.4 2.7

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,657.8 1,699.6 1,656.9 1,698.4 41.5 2.5

Tacoma-Lakewood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308.7 318.1 308.0 318.9 10.9 3.5

1 These 11 areas contain all of the 38 metropolitan divisions.

2 Part of the area (or division) is in one or more adjacent states.

3 All of the division is in one or more adjacent states.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available. Area definitions are

based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, and available at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New

England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed under the state containing the first principal

city. Metropolitan divisions are listed under their metropolitan areas. Some divisions lie in more than one state, and some, like Camden, NJ, are totally outside the states under which their metropolitan

areas are listed.For Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, the metropolitan area and division titles are identical. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
Map 1. Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, not seasonally ad

August 2017

(U.S. rate = 4.5 percent)

Map includes data for 388 metropolitan areas basedon Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15- 01. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based.

NOTE:
Map 2. Over-the-year percentage change in employment, by metropolitan area, 

not seasonally adjusted, August 2017

(U.S. average = 1.5 percent)

Above U.S. average

U.S. average or below

NOTE: Map includes data for 388

metropolitan areas based on Office of

Managment and Budget Bulletin No. 15-

01. Areas in the six New England states

are Metropolitan New England City and

Town areas (NECTAs), while areas in

other states are county based.