REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT —AUGUST 2011 · REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND...

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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT — AUGUST 2011 Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in August. Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia reported unemployment rate increases, 12 states recorded rate decreases, and 12 states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-seven states registered unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, 11 states and the District of Columbia had increases, and 2 states experienced no change. The national jobless rate was unchanged at 9.1 percent but was 0.5 percentage point lower than a year earlier. In August, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 30 states and the District of Columbia and increased in 20 states. The largest over-the-month decrease in employment occurred in New York (-22,700), followed by Georgia (-18,200) and the District of Columbia (-12,500). The largest over-the-month increase in employment occurred in Minnesota (+28,400), followed by North Carolina (+16,500), Arizona (+15,400), and Florida (+9,900). The District of Columbia experienced the largest over-the-month percentage decline in employment (-1.8 percent), followed by Rhode Island (-1.3 percent) and Hawaii (-0.9 percent). Minnesota experienced the largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+1.1 percent), followed by Arizona (+0.6 percent) and Idaho and Vermont (+0.5 percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 44 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 6 states. The largest over-the-year percentage increase occurred in North Dakota (+5.0 percent), followed by Utah and Wyoming (+3.0 percent each). The largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment occurred in Delaware (-1.0 percent), followed by Georgia and Indiana (-0.8 percent each). Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) The West recorded the highest regional unemployment rate in August, 10.6 percent, while the Northeast reported the lowest rate, 8.2 percent. Over the month, the Midwest was the only region to experience a statistically significant jobless rate change (+0.2 percentage point). Two of the regions had significant rate changes from a year earlier, both decreases: the Midwest (-0.5 percentage point) and West (-0.4 point). (See table 1.) Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific continued to report the highest jobless rate, 11.2 percent in August. The West North Central again registered the lowest rate, 6.9 percent. Over the month, the East North Central was the only division to experience a statistically significant unemployment rate

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change (+0.2 percentage point). The East North Central also recorded the only significant rate change among divisions over the year (-0.6 percentage point). State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) Nevada continued to report the highest unemployment rate among the states, 13.4 percent in August. California posted the next highest rate, 12.1 percent. North Dakota registered the lowest jobless rate, 3.5 percent, followed by Nebraska, 4.2 percent. In total, 25 states reported jobless rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 9.1 percent, 8 states and the District of Columbia had measurably higher rates, and 17 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3 and chart 1.) Seven states experienced statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate increases in August. Illinois and Pennsylvania reported the largest of these (+0.4 percentage point each), followed by North Carolina (+0.3 point); Maryland, North Dakota, and Virginia (+0.2 point each); and Georgia (+0.1 point). The District of Columbia also posted a significant over-the-month rate increase (+0.3 percentage point). The remaining 43 states recorded jobless rates that were not measurably different from those of a month earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes. New Mexico registered the largest jobless rate decrease from August 2010 (-1.9 percentage points). Four additional states reported smaller but also statistically significant decreases over the year: Oklahoma (-1.4 percentage points), Indiana (-1.3 points), Oregon (-1.1 points), and Florida (-0.9 point). The District of Columbia posted the only significant rate increase from a year earlier (+1.3 percentage points). Forty-five states recorded unemployment rates that were not appreciably different from those of a year earlier. Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Over the month, 13 states and the District of Columbia recorded statistically significant changes in employment. The largest over-the-month statistically significant declines in employment occurred in New York (-22,700), Georgia (-18,200), and the District of Columbia (-12,500). The largest over-the-month statistically significant job gains occurred in Minnesota (+28,400), North Carolina (+16,500), and Arizona (+15,400). (See tables B and 5.) Over the year, 25 states experienced statistically significant changes in employment, 24 of which were increases. The largest increase occurred in Texas (+253,200), followed by California (+171,300), New York (+83,400), Ohio (+80,300), and Michigan (+79,800). The only state with an over-the-year statistically significant decrease in employment was Georgia (-29,500). (See table C and chart 2.) ____________ The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for August is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news release for September is scheduled to be released on Friday, October 21, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).

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State Rate p

United States 1 ………………………………………… 9.1

Alaska ............................................................ 7.7California ......................................................... 12.1Delaware ......................................................... 8.1District of Columbia .......................................... 11.1Florida ............................................................ 10.7Georgia ........................................................... 10.2Hawaii ............................................................. 6.2Iowa ................................................................ 6.1Kansas ........................................................... 6.7Louisiana ........................................................ 7.2

Maine ............................................................. 7.6Maryland ......................................................... 7.3Massachusetts ................................................ 7.4Michigan ......................................................... 11.2Minnesota ....................................................... 7.2Montana .......................................................... 7.8Nebraska ........................................................ 4.2Nevada ............................................................ 13.4New Hampshire ............................................... 5.3New Mexico .................................................... 6.6

New York ........................................................ 8.0North Carolina .................................................. 10.4North Dakota ................................................... 3.5Oklahoma ....................................................... 5.6Pennsylvania ................................................... 8.2Rhode Island ................................................... 10.6South Carolina ................................................. 11.1South Dakota .................................................. 4.7Texas ............................................................. 8.5Utah ............................................................... 7.6

Vermont .......................................................... 5.9Virginia ........................................................... 6.3Wisconsin ....................................................... 7.9Wyoming ........................................................ 5.8

1 Data are not preliminary.p = preliminary.

Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from thatof the U.S., August 2011, seasonally adjusted

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Table B. States with statistically significant employment changes from July 2011 toAugust 2011, seasonally adjusted

July August Over-the-month2011 2011 p change p

Arizona ...................................... 2,393,000 2,408,400 15,400Connecticut ............................... 1,626,300 1,617,700 -8,600District of Columbia .................... 714,100 701,600 -12,500Georgia ..................................... 3,816,400 3,798,200 -18,200Hawaii ....................................... 595,300 590,200 -5,100Idaho ......................................... 605,700 608,900 3,200Kansas ...................................... 1,320,000 1,325,400 5,400Massachusetts .......................... 3,244,500 3,235,600 -8,900Minnesota .................................. 2,653,700 2,682,100 28,400New York ................................... 8,660,200 8,637,500 -22,700

North Carolina ............................ 3,866,000 3,882,500 16,500Rhode Island .............................. 467,200 460,900 -6,300South Dakota ............................. 408,800 406,500 -2,300Utah .......................................... 1,213,000 1,218,000 5,000

p = preliminary.

State

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Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from August 2010 toAugust 2011, seasonally adjusted

August August Over-the-year

2010 2011 p change p

Arizona ...................................... 2,368,700 2,408,400 39,700California ................................... 13,885,900 14,057,200 171,300Georgia ..................................... 3,827,700 3,798,200 -29,500Hawaii ....................................... 581,800 590,200 8,400Illinois ........................................ 5,617,700 5,660,100 42,400Iowa .......................................... 1,466,200 1,486,200 20,000Kentucky ................................... 1,771,400 1,793,300 21,900Louisiana ................................... 1,880,500 1,912,100 31,600Massachusetts .......................... 3,187,600 3,235,600 48,000Michigan .................................... 3,854,600 3,934,400 79,800

Minnesota .................................. 2,637,800 2,682,100 44,300Nebraska ................................... 940,200 956,600 16,400New Hampshire .......................... 621,800 632,500 10,700New York ................................... 8,554,100 8,637,500 83,400North Dakota .............................. 376,100 395,000 18,900Ohio .......................................... 5,036,200 5,116,500 80,300Oklahoma .................................. 1,524,000 1,566,700 42,700Oregon ...................................... 1,599,300 1,622,500 23,200Pennsylvania .............................. 5,627,000 5,683,600 56,600Texas ........................................ 10,361,800 10,615,000 253,200

Utah .......................................... 1,182,800 1,218,000 35,200Vermont .................................... 297,100 302,900 5,800Washington ............................... 2,774,400 2,815,900 41,500Wisconsin ................................. 2,741,700 2,766,400 24,700Wyoming ................................... 283,900 292,300 8,400

p = preliminary.

State

Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census regions and divisions, states, and selected substate areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1 to 4). Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and major industry sector from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) pro-gram (tables 5 and 6). The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are

based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The LAUS program measures employment and unemployment on a place-of-residence basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working who had a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who 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 labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent of the labor force.

Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 of the 50

states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, New York City, and the balances of California and New York State are produced using estimating equations based on regression techniques. This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) programs. Estimates for the state of California are derived by summing the estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State are derived by summing the estimates for New York City and the balance of New York State. Estimates for all nine census divisions and the five additional substate areas contained in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor and Detroit-Warren-Livonia metropolitan areas and the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and Seattle-Bellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their respective

balances of state are based on a similar regression approach that does not incorporate CES or UI data. Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the model-based estimates for the component divisions and then calculating the unemployment rate. Each month, census division esti-mates are controlled to national totals; state estimates are then controlled to their respective division totals. Substate and balance-of-state estimates for the five areas noted above are controlled to their respective state totals. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the CPS. A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data

for prior years reflect adjustments made at the end of each year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources, and model reestimation. In most years, historical data for the most recent five years (both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted) are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to the release of January estimates.

Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS program introduced

smoothed seasonally adjusted (SSA) estimates in January 2010. These are seasonally adjusted data that have incorporated a long-run trend smoothing procedure, resulting in estimates that are less volatile than those previously produced. The estimates are smoothed using a Henderson Trend Filter (H13). The H13 uses a filtering procedure, based on moving averages, to remove the irregular fluctuations from the seasonally adjusted series, leaving the trend. The same process is used on both historical and current year estimates. For more information about the smoothing tech-nique, see the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/lau/lassaqa.htm.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in

this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on December 1, 2009. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the Internet at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.

Employment—from the CES program Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are

estimated using a “link relative” technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of establishments

reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Small-domain models are used as the official estimators for the approximately 39 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimates.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months.

Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are

seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently adjusted super-sector series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of historical data for the most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation

procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each individual state. BLS independently develops a national employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "sum-of-states" employment series, and cautions users that such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on

sample 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. Unemployment rates are computed from un-rounded data and thus may differ slightly from rates computed using the rounded data displayed in the tables.

Use of error measures. In 2005, the LAUS program introduced several improvements to its methodology. Among these were the development of model-based error measures for the monthly estimates and the estimates of over-the-month changes. The introductory section of this release preserves the long-time practice of highlighting the direction of the movements in regional and state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll employment regardless of their statistical significance. The remainder of the analysis in the release takes statistical significance into consideration.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-

based error measures for seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data and for over-the-month and over-the-year changes are available online at www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically significant. The average magnitude of the current year over-the-month change in a state unemployment rate that is required for statistical significance at the 90-percent confidence level is just over 0.2 percentage point; the average amount of the current over-the-year change in a state rate for significance is about 0.9 point. More details can be found on the Web site. Measures of nonsampling error are not available, but additional information on the subject is provided in Employment and Earnings Online at www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for

state CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are available online at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether changes in CES employment levels are statistically significant. Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available on the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings Online.

Estimates of labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well as nonfarm employment from the CES program, for 380 metropolitan areas and metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs) are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force, employment, and unemployment for approximately 7,300 subnational areas are available on the Internet at www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES program for states and metropolitan areas are available on the Internet 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 LABOR FORCE DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region anddivision

Civilian labor forceUnemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011

Northeast ........................... 28,177.7 28,118.5 28,004.3 27,994.4 2,423.6 2,273.5 2,286.7 2,303.0 8.6 8.1 8.2 8.2

New England .................... 7,758.5 7,739.2 7,701.7 7,688.2 650.2 606.8 607.0 600.1 8.4 7.8 7.9 7.8 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,419.2 20,379.3 20,302.6 20,306.3 1,773.4 1,666.7 1,679.7 1,703.0 8.7 8.2 8.3 8.4

South ................................. 55,115.3 55,495.2 55,387.9 55,357.2 5,082.0 4,957.6 5,007.2 5,041.5 9.2 8.9 9.0 9.1

South Atlantic ................... 29,238.6 29,315.7 29,281.7 29,270.2 2,882.0 2,723.9 2,757.1 2,794.5 9.9 9.3 9.4 9.5 East South Central ........... 8,551.9 8,782.2 8,745.2 8,721.3 824.0 867.4 864.5 855.6 9.6 9.9 9.9 9.8 West South Central .......... 17,324.9 17,397.3 17,361.0 17,365.6 1,376.0 1,366.3 1,385.6 1,391.4 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.0

Midwest ............................. 34,407.6 34,362.8 34,278.7 34,289.3 3,167.2 2,849.1 2,915.9 2,980.4 9.2 8.3 8.5 8.7

East North Central ............ 23,485.1 23,371.7 23,312.3 23,315.6 2,382.7 2,107.2 2,168.5 2,223.6 10.1 9.0 9.3 9.5 West North Central ........... 10,922.4 10,991.1 10,966.4 10,973.7 784.5 741.9 747.4 756.7 7.2 6.8 6.8 6.9

West ................................... 35,698.0 35,539.9 35,449.1 35,422.1 3,932.8 3,689.8 3,725.6 3,737.6 11.0 10.4 10.5 10.6

Mountain ........................... 11,059.5 11,025.3 10,988.1 10,967.0 1,063.1 981.0 983.4 986.9 9.6 8.9 8.9 9.0 Pacific ............................... 24,638.5 24,514.6 24,461.0 24,455.1 2,869.7 2,708.7 2,742.2 2,750.7 11.6 11.0 11.2 11.2

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the censusdivision model-based estimates. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The States (including theDistrict of Columbia) that compose the various census divisions are: NewEngland: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, RhodeIsland, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, andPennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and WestVirginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and

Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, andTexas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, andWisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona,Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming;and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the followingcalendar year.

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted 1


Census region anddivision

Civilian labor forceUnemployed


July August July AugustJuly August

2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 20112010 2011 2010 2011

Northeast ........................... 28,630.0 28,427.8 28,517.1 28,406.0 2,524.5 2,360.0 2,420.9 2,272.8 8.8 8.3 8.5 8.0

New England .................... 7,880.9 7,817.8 7,868.6 7,813.0 670.8 623.1 646.8 580.1 8.5 8.0 8.2 7.4 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,749.1 20,610.0 20,648.5 20,593.1 1,853.8 1,737.0 1,774.2 1,692.7 8.9 8.4 8.6 8.2

South ................................. 55,617.5 55,925.6 55,391.0 55,651.4 5,258.8 5,181.9 5,197.5 5,070.2 9.5 9.3 9.4 9.1

South Atlantic ................... 29,550.2 29,620.4 29,438.4 29,449.0 2,976.7 2,847.8 2,964.3 2,841.2 10.1 9.6 10.1 9.6 East South Central ........... 8,630.1 8,791.1 8,578.1 8,738.9 849.7 876.6 826.8 836.5 9.8 10.0 9.6 9.6 West South Central .......... 17,437.2 17,514.0 17,374.5 17,463.5 1,432.4 1,457.5 1,406.5 1,392.5 8.2 8.3 8.1 8.0

Midwest ............................. 34,883.2 34,755.7 34,653.5 34,618.4 3,309.3 3,050.2 3,153.0 2,955.3 9.5 8.8 9.1 8.5

East North Central ............ 23,817.0 23,632.2 23,676.8 23,557.3 2,510.7 2,288.1 2,370.3 2,204.1 10.5 9.7 10.0 9.4 West North Central ........... 11,066.2 11,123.5 10,976.7 11,061.1 798.6 762.1 782.6 751.2 7.2 6.9 7.1 6.8

West ................................... 35,948.8 35,702.8 35,924.4 35,667.9 4,025.5 3,836.1 3,970.1 3,710.0 11.2 10.7 11.1 10.4

Mountain ........................... 11,146.4 11,068.9 11,131.0 11,043.4 1,091.5 1,012.1 1,076.9 988.2 9.8 9.1 9.7 8.9 Pacific ............................... 24,802.4 24,633.9 24,793.4 24,624.5 2,934.0 2,824.1 2,893.1 2,721.8 11.8 11.5 11.7 11.1

1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the censusdivision model-based estimates.NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The composition of the regions

and divisions is described in table 1. Estimates for the current year aresubject to revision early in the following calendar year.

LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATASEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted


State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed


Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011p

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011p

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011p

Alabama ................................................... 2,114.2 2,168.7 2,163.7 2,163.2 192.5 213.9 215.6 213.4 9.1 9.9 10.0 9.9Alaska ....................................................... 360.8 364.6 365.2 366.2 28.4 27.4 28.0 28.2 7.9 7.5 7.7 7.7Arizona ..................................................... 3,173.4 3,179.3 3,168.9 3,159.1 313.5 295.3 296.3 295.0 9.9 9.3 9.4 9.3Arkansas ................................................... 1,351.0 1,355.8 1,349.8 1,347.8 105.5 109.4 110.8 112.0 7.8 8.1 8.2 8.3California .................................................. 18,145.9 18,042.7 18,014.1 18,005.6 2,258.2 2,132.7 2,166.5 2,175.4 12.4 11.8 12.0 12.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,878.0 4,872.7 4,848.5 4,843.1 623.1 585.9 597.9 604.3 12.8 12.0 12.3 12.5Colorado ................................................... 2,678.3 2,682.0 2,674.8 2,672.4 236.3 228.8 226.9 227.1 8.8 8.5 8.5 8.5Connecticut ............................................... 1,896.6 1,886.2 1,876.0 1,870.1 173.2 171.6 170.0 168.9 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.0Delaware .................................................. 423.5 425.3 424.9 424.7 35.4 33.9 34.4 34.5 8.3 8.0 8.1 8.1District of Columbia .................................. 332.1 332.7 331.1 330.4 32.5 34.5 35.8 36.7 9.8 10.4 10.8 11.1Florida ....................................................... 9,230.4 9,235.5 9,220.7 9,201.1 1,071.3 983.8 988.4 987.0 11.6 10.7 10.7 10.7

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,274.2 1,314.1 1,306.0 1,294.9 156.5 176.8 170.1 158.4 12.3 13.5 13.0 12.2

Georgia ..................................................... 4,680.4 4,699.6 4,703.5 4,709.0 477.7 466.6 473.2 482.3 10.2 9.9 10.1 10.2Hawaii ....................................................... 628.0 633.8 632.4 632.3 41.3 38.3 38.4 39.3 6.6 6.0 6.1 6.2Idaho ......................................................... 757.8 764.0 761.4 759.0 71.5 72.1 71.2 70.0 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.2Illinois ........................................................ 6,635.7 6,596.7 6,587.7 6,596.9 660.4 603.5 627.6 653.0 10.0 9.1 9.5 9.9

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville 1 ................... 4,090.1 4,059.0 4,056.5 4,078.1 404.6 378.2 400.3 423.5 9.9 9.3 9.9 10.4Indiana ...................................................... 3,136.6 3,114.1 3,108.9 3,113.8 312.9 257.5 263.6 271.1 10.0 8.3 8.5 8.7Iowa .......................................................... 1,670.3 1,676.0 1,668.6 1,665.1 103.8 100.2 100.4 101.9 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.1Kansas ...................................................... 1,499.5 1,500.7 1,496.0 1,496.5 104.8 99.0 97.8 99.7 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.7Kentucky ................................................... 2,078.7 2,115.2 2,103.8 2,095.5 212.1 202.9 200.6 198.1 10.2 9.6 9.5 9.5Louisiana .................................................. 2,086.2 2,045.5 2,037.8 2,032.1 160.2 160.3 154.2 146.7 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.2Maine ........................................................ 695.3 697.5 694.4 693.9 53.6 54.1 53.5 52.6 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.6

Maryland ................................................... 2,977.8 2,990.4 2,982.2 2,976.3 220.2 208.0 213.0 218.3 7.4 7.0 7.1 7.3Massachusetts .......................................... 3,492.1 3,487.5 3,471.5 3,470.2 292.1 263.7 263.1 258.1 8.4 7.6 7.6 7.4Michigan ................................................... 4,777.9 4,718.1 4,700.1 4,693.3 581.2 496.2 511.4 525.5 12.2 10.5 10.9 11.2

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,062.0 2,016.5 2,010.2 2,015.6 270.3 239.6 250.4 258.8 13.1 11.9 12.5 12.8Minnesota ................................................. 2,961.8 2,974.1 2,976.5 2,979.3 211.7 200.9 213.2 215.2 7.1 6.8 7.2 7.2Mississippi ................................................ 1,310.8 1,352.8 1,347.4 1,344.4 133.0 140.1 140.0 139.1 10.1 10.4 10.4 10.3Missouri .................................................... 3,006.4 3,032.3 3,022.0 3,025.3 287.5 267.5 263.0 266.6 9.6 8.8 8.7 8.8Montana .................................................... 497.5 501.9 501.9 501.9 36.3 37.8 38.6 39.1 7.3 7.5 7.7 7.8Nebraska .................................................. 974.2 987.5 986.3 989.6 44.2 41.1 41.3 42.0 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.2Nevada ..................................................... 1,346.1 1,309.3 1,309.9 1,314.2 201.0 162.7 169.4 176.2 14.9 12.4 12.9 13.4New Hampshire ........................................ 742.6 741.0 739.6 740.0 43.3 36.6 38.3 39.3 5.8 4.9 5.2 5.3

New Jersey ............................................... 4,489.3 4,497.8 4,496.5 4,501.5 419.6 428.6 427.9 421.7 9.3 9.5 9.5 9.4New Mexico .............................................. 953.7 938.3 932.6 929.7 81.1 63.9 62.4 61.4 8.5 6.8 6.7 6.6New York .................................................. 9,608.1 9,555.7 9,505.7 9,494.5 811.8 759.9 755.9 756.4 8.4 8.0 8.0 8.0

New York City ...................................... 3,993.6 3,982.7 3,962.1 3,966.6 370.8 347.2 342.5 343.6 9.3 8.7 8.6 8.7North Carolina .......................................... 4,485.5 4,503.2 4,501.8 4,499.0 453.6 447.4 456.4 468.1 10.1 9.9 10.1 10.4North Dakota ............................................ 370.0 372.8 372.6 373.9 14.5 12.0 12.4 13.0 3.9 3.2 3.3 3.5Ohio .......................................................... 5,884.9 5,880.1 5,862.7 5,859.1 583.0 516.9 528.7 535.6 9.9 8.8 9.0 9.1

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,080.3 1,077.8 1,075.5 1,079.7 100.5 83.3 85.0 87.0 9.3 7.7 7.9 8.1Oklahoma ................................................. 1,750.9 1,730.5 1,727.8 1,730.6 121.9 92.7 96.0 97.0 7.0 5.4 5.6 5.6Oregon ...................................................... 1,982.5 1,991.5 1,990.7 1,993.1 212.2 186.9 188.4 190.8 10.7 9.4 9.5 9.6Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,321.9 6,327.4 6,302.7 6,308.6 541.0 479.5 494.4 516.2 8.6 7.6 7.8 8.2Rhode Island ............................................ 576.5 567.3 564.4 561.3 66.6 61.3 61.1 59.6 11.5 10.8 10.8 10.6

South Carolina .......................................... 2,159.4 2,157.5 2,160.9 2,163.8 236.6 226.1 235.8 239.2 11.0 10.5 10.9 11.1South Dakota ............................................ 444.0 448.2 447.2 447.1 20.6 21.2 20.9 21.1 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7Tennessee ................................................ 3,049.8 3,143.6 3,128.1 3,118.1 287.3 309.0 305.8 303.8 9.4 9.8 9.8 9.7Texas ........................................................ 12,137.6 12,264.0 12,241.5 12,252.8 990.1 1,002.8 1,023.1 1,036.6 8.2 8.2 8.4 8.5Utah .......................................................... 1,362.9 1,355.5 1,349.8 1,345.4 103.7 100.1 101.4 102.0 7.6 7.4 7.5 7.6Vermont .................................................... 360.0 361.4 359.8 359.8 21.6 19.9 20.5 21.1 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.9Virginia ...................................................... 4,176.6 4,204.5 4,201.2 4,207.5 283.6 253.2 256.2 265.7 6.8 6.0 6.1 6.3Washington ............................................... 3,525.7 3,477.5 3,461.8 3,460.0 332.2 322.6 323.0 321.3 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.3

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,491.9 1,469.0 1,468.5 1,472.9 135.4 129.1 131.4 130.9 9.1 8.8 8.9 8.9West Virginia ............................................ 779.1 780.9 774.9 773.1 71.5 66.0 63.0 62.6 9.2 8.5 8.1 8.1Wisconsin ................................................. 3,049.5 3,066.4 3,058.1 3,055.9 244.4 234.5 239.1 239.9 8.0 7.6 7.8 7.9Wyoming ................................................... 292.8 293.0 291.9 291.4 19.9 17.2 16.8 17.0 6.8 5.9 5.7 5.8

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,288.1 1,278.6 1,272.8 1,264.3 201.1 191.0 197.0 201.8 15.6 14.9 15.5 16.0

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

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived froma monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area

definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 10-02,dated December 1, 2009, and are available on the BLS Web site atwww.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject torevision the following month.

LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATANOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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


State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed


July August July AugustJuly August

2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p2010 2011 2010 2011p

Alabama ................................................... 2,126.1 2,168.6 2,124.2 2,174.6 198.4 218.4 199.1 211.2 9.3 10.1 9.4 9.7Alaska ....................................................... 369.1 375.3 366.9 372.9 25.8 25.7 25.9 24.8 7.0 6.8 7.0 6.7Arizona ..................................................... 3,181.5 3,171.5 3,181.7 3,160.5 331.8 308.0 326.2 296.9 10.4 9.7 10.3 9.4Arkansas ................................................... 1,368.5 1,371.4 1,354.8 1,358.2 111.5 116.1 104.3 109.1 8.1 8.5 7.7 8.0California .................................................. 18,256.7 18,129.5 18,264.8 18,115.6 2,329.6 2,254.8 2,288.1 2,157.6 12.8 12.4 12.5 11.9

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,899.0 4,857.7 4,905.3 4,863.4 657.7 642.0 648.3 615.5 13.4 13.2 13.2 12.7Colorado ................................................... 2,704.0 2,702.6 2,703.4 2,699.3 238.1 231.1 234.8 223.8 8.8 8.6 8.7 8.3Connecticut ............................................... 1,930.8 1,907.2 1,922.1 1,893.4 181.7 175.1 177.7 169.8 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.0Delaware .................................................. 427.8 430.4 426.0 427.2 35.8 35.8 35.7 34.1 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.0District of Columbia .................................. 341.6 340.4 332.5 333.7 35.0 38.3 32.7 36.2 10.2 11.3 9.8 10.9Florida ....................................................... 9,295.9 9,292.2 9,310.8 9,253.4 1,105.3 1,021.9 1,122.8 1,010.4 11.9 11.0 12.1 10.9

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,286.4 1,307.3 1,295.0 1,305.1 166.1 164.0 175.7 163.5 12.9 12.5 13.6 12.5

Georgia ..................................................... 4,701.4 4,735.6 4,692.9 4,720.5 490.1 490.4 488.1 490.8 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4Hawaii ....................................................... 633.7 639.0 628.5 634.3 43.9 40.7 42.2 41.0 6.9 6.4 6.7 6.5Idaho ......................................................... 765.6 769.0 763.1 763.0 68.7 67.3 69.7 66.1 9.0 8.7 9.1 8.7Illinois ........................................................ 6,715.5 6,668.8 6,672.1 6,651.8 703.8 663.7 662.1 663.3 10.5 10.0 9.9 10.0

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville 1 ................... 4,147.1 4,117.1 4,093.9 4,115.4 435.0 432.2 398.6 426.7 10.5 10.5 9.7 10.4Indiana ...................................................... 3,177.5 3,149.1 3,156.7 3,144.7 318.9 269.7 314.6 273.9 10.0 8.6 10.0 8.7Iowa .......................................................... 1,684.0 1,683.4 1,671.5 1,668.3 98.2 95.5 100.5 99.4 5.8 5.7 6.0 6.0Kansas ...................................................... 1,521.8 1,519.6 1,497.9 1,502.0 111.6 103.7 106.2 104.1 7.3 6.8 7.1 6.9Kentucky ................................................... 2,094.9 2,116.7 2,085.6 2,096.6 213.7 204.8 210.1 190.2 10.2 9.7 10.1 9.1Louisiana .................................................. 2,115.5 2,079.7 2,101.8 2,047.3 168.7 163.5 172.1 149.3 8.0 7.9 8.2 7.3Maine ........................................................ 711.1 709.5 711.7 712.3 53.9 50.9 48.8 46.6 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.5

Maryland ................................................... 3,030.1 3,027.6 3,001.6 2,995.7 231.4 224.3 224.1 220.6 7.6 7.4 7.5 7.4Massachusetts .......................................... 3,537.4 3,513.5 3,535.3 3,525.6 301.4 272.7 288.9 247.5 8.5 7.8 8.2 7.0Michigan ................................................... 4,866.5 4,775.8 4,821.0 4,742.0 640.3 568.5 577.0 520.9 13.2 11.9 12.0 11.0

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,102.5 2,054.2 2,092.0 2,058.2 301.3 290.7 279.8 265.3 14.3 14.2 13.4 12.9Minnesota ................................................. 2,992.2 3,022.4 2,987.8 3,009.8 211.5 223.0 209.4 201.4 7.1 7.4 7.0 6.7Mississippi ................................................ 1,332.5 1,362.1 1,301.2 1,337.8 147.7 151.4 125.7 133.7 11.1 11.1 9.7 10.0Missouri .................................................... 3,047.4 3,055.3 3,013.6 3,043.2 296.4 264.1 290.2 271.7 9.7 8.6 9.6 8.9Montana .................................................... 506.1 511.4 505.6 509.6 34.3 37.0 34.0 36.0 6.8 7.2 6.7 7.1Nebraska .................................................. 988.4 1,002.1 976.0 998.0 46.5 43.2 42.0 40.6 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.1Nevada ..................................................... 1,356.5 1,322.1 1,350.3 1,328.1 206.1 180.6 201.8 183.5 15.2 13.7 14.9 13.8New Hampshire ........................................ 754.9 753.3 753.0 752.1 43.8 40.0 43.4 38.8 5.8 5.3 5.8 5.2

New Jersey ............................................... 4,562.0 4,576.4 4,526.5 4,551.3 450.2 444.5 418.3 405.8 9.9 9.7 9.2 8.9New Mexico .............................................. 963.1 941.2 955.9 934.2 86.7 68.1 83.0 62.1 9.0 7.2 8.7 6.6New York .................................................. 9,775.3 9,634.6 9,729.9 9,629.5 843.5 766.8 810.5 744.4 8.6 8.0 8.3 7.7

New York City ...................................... 4,035.3 3,989.0 4,021.9 4,009.0 391.4 349.5 378.9 349.2 9.7 8.8 9.4 8.7North Carolina .......................................... 4,546.9 4,559.2 4,502.9 4,510.2 476.1 474.3 454.2 471.3 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.4North Dakota ............................................ 379.0 382.9 378.7 385.0 14.1 12.4 14.0 12.8 3.7 3.2 3.7 3.3Ohio .......................................................... 5,963.6 5,941.7 5,949.4 5,931.7 597.5 548.0 576.2 519.8 10.0 9.2 9.7 8.8

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,101.0 1,102.3 1,100.6 1,108.0 101.8 90.7 103.9 89.2 9.2 8.2 9.4 8.0Oklahoma ................................................. 1,762.5 1,745.1 1,750.8 1,740.8 122.2 101.4 119.5 93.2 6.9 5.8 6.8 5.4Oregon ...................................................... 1,996.1 2,012.3 2,002.7 2,017.7 210.6 188.4 210.0 188.4 10.6 9.4 10.5 9.3Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,411.8 6,399.1 6,392.1 6,412.2 560.0 525.7 545.4 542.4 8.7 8.2 8.5 8.5Rhode Island ............................................ 581.9 569.7 583.1 564.5 68.6 63.9 68.1 57.7 11.8 11.2 11.7 10.2

South Carolina .......................................... 2,188.3 2,194.1 2,182.9 2,185.4 242.9 241.6 247.1 239.1 11.1 11.0 11.3 10.9South Dakota ............................................ 453.3 457.8 451.2 454.8 20.2 20.2 20.4 21.2 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.7Tennessee ................................................ 3,076.6 3,143.8 3,067.1 3,129.9 289.8 302.0 291.9 301.4 9.4 9.6 9.5 9.6Texas ........................................................ 12,190.7 12,317.8 12,167.0 12,317.2 1,029.9 1,076.5 1,010.5 1,041.0 8.4 8.7 8.3 8.5Utah .......................................................... 1,371.8 1,355.4 1,374.5 1,353.9 106.6 104.9 108.5 103.4 7.8 7.7 7.9 7.6Vermont .................................................... 364.8 364.5 363.5 365.1 21.2 20.4 19.9 19.7 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.4Virginia ...................................................... 4,227.2 4,259.6 4,204.2 4,243.1 291.0 263.8 289.1 276.4 6.9 6.2 6.9 6.5Washington ............................................... 3,546.8 3,477.8 3,530.6 3,483.9 324.0 314.5 327.0 310.0 9.1 9.0 9.3 8.9

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,495.7 1,479.5 1,484.6 1,476.9 133.8 134.4 130.4 123.1 8.9 9.1 8.8 8.3West Virginia ............................................ 791.1 781.3 784.6 779.6 69.1 57.4 70.6 62.3 8.7 7.3 9.0 8.0Wisconsin ................................................. 3,093.9 3,097.0 3,077.7 3,087.2 250.1 238.3 240.4 226.3 8.1 7.7 7.8 7.3Wyoming ................................................... 297.8 295.9 296.4 294.9 19.2 15.2 18.8 16.3 6.4 5.1 6.3 5.5

Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,285.8 1,269.1 1,281.5 1,257.3 217.8 207.2 206.6 206.3 16.9 16.3 16.1 16.4

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

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived froma monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area

definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 10-02,dated December 1, 2009, and are available on the BLS Web site atwww.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject torevision the following month.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATASEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011p

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011p

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011p

Alabama ............................... 1,870.7 1,870.1 1,872.7 1,867.8 87.9 85.9 85.5 82.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )Alaska ................................... 324.6 330.7 330.2 329.5 16.0 16.1 15.3 14.9 12.6 14.0 14.6 14.5Arizona ................................. 2,368.7 2,397.1 2,393.0 2,408.4 108.1 112.2 111.1 111.8 146.7 150.7 150.8 151.3Arkansas ............................... 1,165.4 1,174.1 1,173.8 1,171.9 48.5 46.9 48.6 46.7 160.8 157.3 155.6 156.0California .............................. 13,885.9 14,070.2 14,065.6 14,057.2 550.1 564.1 565.1 557.9 1,241.5 1,257.4 1,257.1 1,258.7

Colorado ............................... 2,222.7 2,238.3 2,241.7 2,239.9 112.4 105.6 103.4 106.5 125.7 126.0 127.7 127.4Connecticut ........................... 1,613.3 1,623.4 1,626.3 1,617.7 49.6 50.0 51.1 50.2 166.2 166.6 168.7 167.9Delaware 3 ........................... 415.1 411.2 412.8 411.1 19.2 18.7 18.7 17.8 26.0 26.4 26.2 26.0District of Columbia 3 ........... 700.1 712.1 714.1 701.6 10.7 10.8 11.0 10.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )Florida .................................. 7,187.0 7,247.9 7,223.2 7,233.1 347.4 336.5 331.7 329.8 307.4 308.5 307.4 306.6

Georgia ................................ 3,827.7 3,819.2 3,816.4 3,798.2 149.0 138.1 135.7 138.7 344.0 346.8 348.6 346.1Hawaii 3 ................................ 581.8 588.9 595.3 590.2 28.1 29.0 28.8 29.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )Idaho .................................... 601.7 603.6 605.7 608.9 30.2 29.0 28.7 29.0 53.1 53.4 53.4 54.4Illinois .................................... 5,617.7 5,677.6 5,657.0 5,660.1 195.3 207.8 204.9 205.9 561.4 572.1 573.9 572.9Indiana .................................. 2,803.1 2,789.9 2,784.0 2,781.5 116.0 118.1 116.2 118.4 448.8 450.8 454.7 451.0

Iowa ...................................... 1,466.2 1,479.8 1,488.5 1,486.2 60.4 62.1 63.8 63.0 200.8 204.4 206.3 206.1Kansas .................................. 1,328.5 1,315.4 1,320.0 1,325.4 53.8 54.2 55.3 54.9 160.1 161.6 160.9 162.8Kentucky ............................... 1,771.4 1,792.1 1,797.0 1,793.3 67.1 65.2 63.9 66.2 209.7 213.0 216.1 214.8Louisiana .............................. 1,880.5 1,910.7 1,912.6 1,912.1 121.4 121.6 123.3 123.1 136.7 144.0 144.8 143.1Maine .................................... 591.4 594.7 594.9 596.3 24.1 24.5 23.8 24.4 50.5 51.5 51.6 50.6

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,519.4 2,514.1 2,525.5 2,523.0 144.3 137.2 138.5 139.7 114.3 113.2 113.7 114.3Massachusetts ...................... 3,187.6 3,234.1 3,244.5 3,235.6 106.3 110.2 108.7 108.9 254.4 258.6 259.8 259.0Michigan ............................... 3,854.6 3,919.1 3,940.2 3,934.4 120.7 129.8 130.3 133.3 469.9 496.7 502.2 498.2Minnesota ............................. 2,637.8 2,666.6 2,653.7 2,682.1 85.8 85.8 84.1 86.3 293.4 296.6 300.0 301.2Mississippi ............................ 1,087.1 1,096.0 1,092.0 1,090.8 49.1 48.5 48.1 48.2 135.5 134.5 131.4 130.7

Missouri ............................... 2,656.4 2,655.6 2,655.5 2,652.4 104.7 104.9 107.2 106.5 243.5 251.9 254.8 250.3Montana ................................ 428.4 434.6 433.4 431.5 22.5 21.5 22.7 22.2 16.3 16.0 16.1 15.9Nebraska 3 ........................... 940.2 957.0 954.8 956.6 41.6 43.1 42.7 41.7 91.8 95.4 94.8 95.2Nevada ................................. 1,114.7 1,115.3 1,116.0 1,116.7 56.7 54.4 54.6 54.6 37.6 35.8 35.8 35.7New Hampshire .................... 621.8 631.1 632.7 632.5 21.1 20.9 21.0 20.2 65.9 66.6 66.7 66.2

New Jersey ........................... 3,851.3 3,871.1 3,873.7 3,866.6 127.5 129.8 131.8 131.8 257.4 248.8 250.9 250.3New Mexico .......................... 798.1 804.2 802.4 805.5 43.5 39.4 40.0 40.5 28.9 28.9 28.9 29.0New York .............................. 8,554.1 8,627.3 8,660.2 8,637.5 304.8 305.5 304.1 303.2 456.8 454.8 456.4 455.8North Carolina ...................... 3,861.4 3,872.2 3,866.0 3,882.5 174.6 169.2 169.2 169.0 431.2 433.6 434.9 433.7North Dakota ........................ 376.1 394.2 394.2 395.0 21.2 24.4 24.8 25.5 22.4 23.3 23.2 23.0

Ohio ...................................... 5,036.2 5,106.9 5,117.2 5,116.5 166.9 170.9 172.9 173.8 623.3 629.6 637.3 635.7Oklahoma ............................. 1,524.0 1,561.3 1,564.6 1,566.7 67.0 70.3 70.8 70.6 123.1 134.2 132.7 133.9Oregon ................................. 1,599.3 1,625.0 1,621.7 1,622.5 66.8 70.1 70.6 69.0 163.5 167.3 167.2 167.4Pennsylvania ........................ 5,627.0 5,684.5 5,682.1 5,683.6 215.8 218.2 219.6 219.5 562.1 573.2 573.2 575.4Rhode Island ........................ 460.5 465.5 467.2 460.9 15.9 15.3 15.4 15.0 40.3 40.7 41.9 40.8

South Carolina ...................... 1,807.7 1,827.4 1,825.9 1,822.7 77.7 77.4 77.0 77.4 207.7 216.2 217.4 218.2South Dakota3 ...................... 403.5 408.4 408.8 406.5 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.1 37.3 38.7 38.8 39.0Tennessee3 .......................... 2,615.0 2,617.8 2,632.2 2,632.7 106.0 108.9 111.6 111.8 297.8 300.3 304.4 300.1Texas .................................... 10,361.8 10,590.5 10,616.3 10,615.0 567.4 597.4 592.6 594.5 813.0 828.3 832.5 833.7Utah ...................................... 1,182.8 1,203.3 1,213.0 1,218.0 64.9 64.4 66.3 65.6 111.4 115.6 116.2 117.3

Vermont ................................ 297.1 301.8 301.5 302.9 13.2 13.5 13.3 13.1 30.8 32.0 32.5 32.4Virginia .................................. 3,631.3 3,642.4 3,642.4 3,636.1 183.2 181.6 178.9 178.5 229.9 233.4 232.5 232.0Washington ........................... 2,774.4 2,809.6 2,820.8 2,815.9 139.7 136.6 137.4 137.4 257.7 264.5 263.6 266.8West Virginia ........................ 748.1 752.2 751.7 752.2 32.9 31.8 32.5 33.1 49.3 49.6 49.7 49.4Wisconsin ............................. 2,741.7 2,775.1 2,768.7 2,766.4 93.0 90.3 90.1 87.1 434.7 449.0 448.8 450.0Wyoming ............................... 283.9 288.7 291.9 292.3 22.5 22.8 22.5 22.6 8.6 8.8 8.8 8.9

Puerto Rico3 ......................... 915.8 921.1 923.8 913.6 31.2 27.1 28.1 28.7 86.0 81.5 81.9 81.5Virgin Islands ........................ 43.8 43.1 42.4 42.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

See footnotes at end of table.


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

(In thousands)

State

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

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011p

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011p

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011p

Alabama ............................... 360.5 364.4 367.4 365.3 91.3 92.0 91.6 91.0 209.8 212.8 212.9 215.2Alaska ................................... 62.5 64.0 64.3 65.0 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.6 26.2 26.2 26.8 27.3Arizona ................................. 466.8 474.0 470.9 472.8 161.4 164.5 164.5 163.9 338.3 340.9 337.4 338.0Arkansas ............................... 236.0 236.7 236.0 235.7 48.5 50.2 49.7 49.6 118.7 122.8 122.1 120.4California .............................. 2,625.3 2,641.9 2,639.2 2,644.9 759.1 757.7 756.5 752.5 2,079.0 2,135.5 2,136.7 2,136.8

Colorado ............................... 398.9 402.9 403.0 401.4 143.5 138.9 138.4 137.4 330.8 334.1 335.7 334.9Connecticut ........................... 291.3 291.8 292.5 291.8 134.9 133.6 133.3 132.6 190.9 192.9 193.8 193.4Delaware 3 ........................... 74.4 72.5 72.4 72.1 42.7 42.4 42.2 42.3 54.8 52.8 53.6 53.7District of Columbia 3 ........... 27.5 26.2 26.0 26.0 26.2 26.7 26.7 27.1 149.3 151.0 150.6 151.4Florida .................................. 1,459.9 1,464.2 1,465.3 1,471.1 469.2 469.2 467.9 470.9 1,043.5 1,045.4 1,042.6 1,052.4

Georgia ................................ 810.1 814.5 813.1 809.0 203.1 193.7 193.2 192.7 520.7 531.6 530.4 532.3Hawaii 3 ................................ 109.9 107.9 108.9 108.5 26.6 26.4 26.9 27.1 71.1 74.0 74.1 74.3Idaho .................................... 121.7 121.7 120.2 121.3 28.8 28.9 28.5 28.9 73.3 71.3 73.3 73.3Illinois .................................... 1,128.1 1,142.7 1,135.4 1,136.0 360.0 355.7 357.1 358.6 805.1 815.9 814.7 816.9Indiana .................................. 542.8 538.4 535.9 534.7 130.0 134.3 133.3 132.9 277.3 276.5 275.3 275.6

Iowa ...................................... 299.6 307.0 305.0 303.9 101.0 98.6 99.2 98.7 122.5 124.8 123.6 124.5Kansas .................................. 251.3 251.3 251.7 250.2 71.2 68.5 68.4 67.8 142.8 140.4 140.8 144.4Kentucky ............................... 360.5 360.6 359.6 359.2 85.6 84.2 83.8 83.1 179.9 185.9 190.0 187.9Louisiana .............................. 363.5 369.8 370.4 369.8 93.2 94.3 93.6 95.2 194.6 192.2 192.1 191.8Maine .................................... 117.1 116.7 116.8 117.8 31.2 31.6 32.0 32.0 55.5 56.1 56.1 56.3

Maryland 3 ............................ 439.4 439.6 442.4 441.7 142.5 141.1 141.9 140.5 385.9 393.9 395.8 394.7Massachusetts ...................... 546.6 548.6 551.6 553.6 207.0 209.2 210.0 209.6 462.4 474.9 475.2 474.5Michigan ............................... 709.5 712.7 715.8 712.9 186.0 186.1 187.3 187.5 516.6 540.3 536.5 536.5Minnesota ............................. 490.4 494.9 499.8 503.9 171.4 170.6 172.6 172.4 314.5 319.1 321.7 322.4Mississippi ............................ 212.6 214.9 215.6 213.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 92.4 98.7 97.8 97.7

Missouri ............................... 512.1 520.5 519.2 513.7 164.1 162.8 161.9 162.4 322.7 321.9 323.5 321.1Montana ................................ 86.9 88.7 89.2 87.6 21.1 20.9 21.0 20.9 39.1 39.0 39.6 38.9Nebraska 3 ........................... 195.9 203.5 201.1 201.0 68.5 68.6 68.1 68.5 101.7 107.7 108.3 109.8Nevada ................................. 209.4 202.9 203.5 204.0 51.8 48.2 48.1 47.6 137.2 141.5 140.8 141.7New Hampshire .................... 132.2 132.3 132.1 132.2 35.5 35.1 35.4 35.6 64.4 69.6 68.3 69.1

New Jersey ........................... 811.4 823.7 823.4 823.3 252.8 254.7 254.4 253.5 583.0 596.5 594.4 592.8New Mexico .......................... 133.6 139.3 139.1 138.6 32.7 33.4 33.9 35.0 99.4 93.2 94.0 93.9New York .............................. 1,462.3 1,471.1 1,469.3 1,463.1 667.1 674.0 672.3 673.2 1,104.1 1,137.4 1,143.9 1,132.5North Carolina ...................... 712.1 720.4 721.7 718.1 198.8 204.9 203.4 203.2 484.5 493.1 496.1 500.0North Dakota ........................ 81.1 84.8 84.5 85.1 20.5 20.7 20.5 20.5 28.1 28.7 29.9 30.1

Ohio ...................................... 947.7 954.2 954.4 953.1 274.7 275.7 277.8 277.0 626.7 639.9 646.5 644.0Oklahoma ............................. 277.0 279.9 279.5 278.5 79.6 80.7 81.3 81.0 170.7 175.5 177.4 178.6Oregon ................................. 307.6 310.8 311.8 311.4 92.4 94.1 93.6 94.1 182.0 185.5 185.0 186.6Pennsylvania ........................ 1,083.8 1,096.5 1,096.0 1,097.1 310.2 309.5 309.9 311.6 689.8 698.0 695.6 698.7Rhode Island ........................ 73.1 77.0 76.7 75.6 30.6 30.0 29.9 29.6 53.2 54.0 54.7 53.8

South Carolina ...................... 344.8 351.2 352.4 351.7 97.2 97.3 96.3 96.0 216.3 222.7 222.0 223.3South Dakota3 ...................... 80.4 80.6 81.6 81.3 28.7 28.4 28.2 27.3 27.6 28.2 28.2 28.1Tennessee3 .......................... 556.2 559.2 557.7 555.5 137.6 138.6 138.9 139.1 304.8 309.6 311.1 316.5Texas .................................... 2,054.9 2,095.0 2,109.1 2,104.5 621.1 628.9 630.7 631.3 1,280.7 1,323.1 1,325.6 1,329.8Utah ...................................... 229.6 234.9 236.2 237.3 67.9 66.7 68.1 68.4 152.6 160.3 162.9 165.8

Vermont ................................ 56.1 56.5 56.5 56.9 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.3 23.2 24.4 24.3 25.0Virginia .................................. 622.0 624.0 628.1 629.0 178.3 176.1 177.3 177.9 649.5 663.4 662.7 659.2Washington ........................... 516.8 519.8 525.5 523.5 134.2 136.9 138.1 135.8 325.9 348.4 349.3 347.2West Virginia ........................ 134.4 136.3 137.3 136.4 28.1 28.3 27.7 27.7 61.0 63.2 63.6 63.7Wisconsin ............................. 508.9 518.4 515.1 515.6 157.3 154.0 152.6 152.8 270.2 271.0 268.2 266.7Wyoming ............................... 51.5 51.5 51.5 51.1 10.7 11.0 10.9 10.8 17.6 18.4 18.5 18.4

Puerto Rico3 ......................... 169.9 171.6 170.4 169.6 44.7 45.0 45.1 44.9 105.8 105.8 108.3 106.8Virgin Islands ........................ 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )



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

(In thousands)

State

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011p

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011p

Aug.2010

June2011

July2011

Aug.2011p

Alabama ............................... 215.3 211.5 212.1 211.7 166.9 169.9 170.7 170.6 385.8 380.6 377.9 377.7Alaska ................................... 41.7 43.2 42.9 43.2 31.1 32.6 33.2 32.5 85.7 84.8 84.0 83.3Arizona ................................. 344.5 357.5 360.7 360.4 252.3 257.5 259.1 262.1 415.4 405.5 402.2 411.0Arkansas ............................... 166.2 167.1 167.9 167.5 99.4 104.2 106.1 105.3 218.6 217.8 216.3 219.3California .............................. 1,789.6 1,832.8 1,836.8 1,836.2 1,494.7 1,530.6 1,529.1 1,530.6 2,403.6 2,386.0 2,379.9 2,376.3

Colorado ............................... 266.1 272.9 273.7 275.5 263.2 278.6 282.0 278.0 392.8 390.9 389.4 389.9Connecticut ........................... 307.7 314.5 314.8 317.0 134.0 134.7 132.9 133.8 245.3 246.1 246.3 238.9Delaware 3 ........................... 65.5 64.5 65.1 65.8 43.0 44.7 45.0 44.2 63.9 62.6 62.9 63.3District of Columbia 3 ........... 108.3 110.6 110.9 109.6 59.5 59.0 58.8 59.6 234.3 245.7 246.7 233.2Florida .................................. 1,078.5 1,099.7 1,102.1 1,100.7 916.2 962.3 958.2 962.6 1,113.6 1,112.5 1,101.3 1,093.2

Georgia ................................ 488.0 492.5 493.3 491.4 374.2 376.7 376.7 372.3 674.9 660.6 659.9 652.4Hawaii 3 ................................ 75.9 77.9 79.5 80.1 99.7 100.2 101.5 101.2 122.0 123.6 125.6 119.9Idaho .................................... 83.8 86.3 86.5 85.7 57.9 61.2 62.2 62.2 118.7 117.7 118.6 120.0Illinois .................................... 832.7 845.2 847.7 847.5 513.2 523.1 517.4 518.0 857.8 851.7 846.1 843.3Indiana .................................. 426.5 436.2 433.4 432.7 272.1 270.4 272.0 271.3 440.2 418.6 416.8 419.1

Iowa ...................................... 212.1 216.1 216.1 217.0 128.3 136.4 138.2 136.4 254.0 246.1 251.7 251.5Kansas .................................. 179.7 184.9 186.4 185.1 112.9 112.2 111.2 113.5 266.6 254.0 257.2 257.8Kentucky ............................... 249.4 253.6 253.6 254.4 166.7 179.8 180.9 178.4 332.8 329.2 329.0 328.3Louisiana .............................. 271.4 279.6 285.1 285.8 193.4 203.3 201.5 201.0 362.2 357.1 352.3 353.8Maine .................................... 118.6 120.9 122.4 122.4 59.8 61.0 60.8 61.6 103.1 101.5 100.5 99.9

Maryland 3 ............................ 401.2 401.0 401.0 401.5 230.8 228.5 229.2 226.1 503.3 498.9 499.0 505.9Massachusetts ...................... 663.5 676.6 678.5 677.4 305.9 315.2 315.5 313.4 436.4 431.1 432.2 431.5Michigan ............................... 616.0 629.5 632.3 632.8 374.3 373.9 372.3 370.6 631.3 620.4 632.3 630.3Minnesota ............................. 457.8 467.3 468.3 469.7 234.9 246.3 247.3 244.0 414.6 412.5 385.9 408.5Mississippi ............................ 131.8 134.5 133.9 136.6 118.2 121.3 121.1 119.1 246.8 243.2 243.5 243.9

Missouri ............................... 406.0 403.0 406.4 406.9 271.7 269.7 269.3 268.9 452.3 445.2 437.8 445.5Montana ................................ 64.1 64.6 64.4 65.3 55.8 60.7 60.4 60.1 90.7 90.4 87.0 88.1Nebraska 3 ........................... 136.2 137.0 136.3 136.3 81.1 81.7 82.4 81.5 169.6 165.4 167.2 168.5Nevada ................................. 100.1 104.1 105.2 104.7 307.6 318.5 318.6 317.6 155.6 150.0 149.7 151.2New Hampshire .................... 110.0 111.7 113.2 112.2 62.5 67.7 69.6 71.5 96.5 95.0 93.9 93.7

New Jersey ........................... 605.0 614.5 616.9 617.8 334.9 341.6 340.1 335.7 638.3 620.8 621.1 625.3New Mexico .......................... 119.6 126.3 127.8 127.2 83.6 82.9 82.5 83.7 195.9 198.1 194.0 194.6New York .............................. 1,705.8 1,738.1 1,747.0 1,751.1 737.4 747.7 749.2 746.3 1,490.8 1,472.0 1,487.3 1,495.3North Carolina ...................... 537.0 537.0 537.3 539.8 392.0 403.9 403.5 403.3 700.0 681.9 671.7 685.3North Dakota ........................ 55.0 55.1 55.4 55.9 34.1 36.0 35.5 35.5 79.6 81.4 80.6 78.9

Ohio ...................................... 843.9 869.2 867.5 869.8 475.3 493.4 487.4 487.8 778.1 771.0 770.2 769.5Oklahoma ............................. 203.1 206.3 207.8 207.8 138.1 145.3 144.5 144.3 336.1 338.1 339.3 340.9Oregon ................................. 229.0 237.0 236.6 236.8 162.1 169.5 170.9 170.3 299.1 294.0 289.9 290.3Pennsylvania ........................ 1,137.1 1,150.4 1,156.1 1,154.8 501.3 510.3 512.4 510.5 755.2 747.6 737.9 736.4Rhode Island ........................ 102.2 102.9 103.5 102.8 50.2 51.7 51.3 50.2 62.2 60.1 60.4 60.6

South Carolina ...................... 213.1 216.5 218.5 217.8 207.6 214.1 212.0 211.9 345.7 335.5 333.4 328.9South Dakota3 ...................... 64.7 66.1 66.4 65.7 43.1 44.6 45.1 44.8 78.4 78.3 77.1 77.1Tennessee3 .......................... 373.2 378.0 379.2 379.7 261.3 267.0 266.6 265.1 433.0 410.8 418.0 419.9Texas .................................... 1,390.0 1,419.2 1,422.5 1,432.1 1,006.2 1,037.6 1,043.8 1,042.4 1,863.3 1,864.5 1,853.7 1,844.3Utah ...................................... 155.6 157.4 157.3 157.9 110.9 112.8 114.3 114.9 216.9 215.1 215.3 215.4

Vermont ................................ 59.0 60.2 60.5 60.6 32.1 32.9 33.6 33.5 54.5 54.2 52.7 53.3Virginia .................................. 458.3 456.5 459.9 460.7 342.4 336.2 337.5 337.1 696.7 703.4 698.9 699.1Washington ........................... 375.3 382.6 382.1 383.7 266.2 270.3 271.7 269.2 544.6 534.7 540.4 537.6West Virginia ........................ 121.0 124.0 123.7 124.4 72.3 72.5 72.0 72.1 152.4 148.9 147.6 148.6Wisconsin ............................. 418.6 426.5 424.8 425.6 251.2 254.5 253.8 255.8 421.1 416.7 421.1 419.6Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 33.0 33.4 33.5 34.0 72.7 73.1 76.2 76.8

Puerto Rico3 ......................... 112.4 116.7 116.0 114.9 70.6 68.4 68.0 68.6 260.9 270.1 271.0 263.0Virgin Islands ........................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 7.4 7.1 7.0 7.2 13.1 12.9 12.3 12.7

1 Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except publicadministration), not shown separately.

2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonalcomponent, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannotbe separated with sufficient precision.

3 Mining and logging is combined with construction.p = preliminary.

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimatedfrom 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks areprovisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATANOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State

Total Mining and Logging Construction Manufacturing

July August July August July August July August

2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p

Alabama ................... 1,870.4 1,868.0 1,868.6 1,864.0 12.0 12.5 12.2 12.7 89.8 86.2 88.8 83.0 237.1 238.0 237.0 237.4Alaska ....................... 348.2 355.3 346.4 352.4 16.4 17.2 16.5 17.2 19.6 19.0 19.8 19.1 22.6 24.8 19.8 22.2Arizona ..................... 2,318.1 2,337.4 2,349.3 2,390.0 10.9 11.0 10.8 11.2 112.4 112.7 112.2 113.7 147.9 151.2 147.4 151.3Arkansas ................... 1,156.4 1,162.5 1,160.3 1,168.0 10.7 10.9 10.7 10.9 50.9 50.2 50.5 48.9 161.4 156.3 161.6 156.5California .................. 13,806.9 13,993.1 13,829.2 13,996.1 28.3 28.5 28.4 28.7 572.3 583.3 574.7 583.2 1,251.5 1,265.3 1,259.8 1,275.7

Colorado ................... 2,231.1 2,247.3 2,233.8 2,250.2 25.0 28.2 25.2 28.2 120.5 110.1 119.6 113.2 126.5 127.8 126.6 127.8Connecticut ............... 1,606.6 1,620.3 1,603.5 1,608.3 .6 .6 .6 .6 53.3 54.5 53.7 54.3 166.6 168.5 166.3 167.7Delaware ................. 419.4 417.6 417.7 414.6 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 19.9 19.2 20.1 18.4 26.2 26.1 26.2 26.1District of Columbia .. 729.7 723.5 705.4 708.5 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 11.1 11.2 11.1 11.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1Florida ....................... 7,066.7 7,115.6 7,152.6 7,189.0 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.4 354.3 336.5 352.3 336.1 307.8 307.0 307.2 305.5

Georgia ..................... 3,818.0 3,793.7 3,834.9 3,801.0 9.3 9.1 9.3 9.1 151.8 138.8 151.4 141.4 345.3 349.4 345.7 348.1Hawaii ...................... 580.2 589.6 576.9 585.0 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 28.7 29.2 28.4 29.1 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.9Idaho ........................ 607.4 613.0 608.7 615.2 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.2 33.6 32.0 33.9 32.9 53.5 54.1 53.9 54.9Illinois ........................ 5,621.1 5,690.9 5,642.6 5,681.9 9.4 9.7 9.4 9.7 206.6 220.8 215.4 223.9 561.1 574.7 563.6 575.1Indiana ...................... 2,776.0 2,756.9 2,798.3 2,776.4 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.9 125.7 125.5 124.4 126.8 451.8 455.4 454.7 454.5

Iowa .......................... 1,456.9 1,476.5 1,454.8 1,473.6 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 67.9 69.5 67.2 69.2 201.5 207.6 202.2 207.3Kansas ...................... 1,310.7 1,308.2 1,312.0 1,310.3 8.5 9.3 8.5 9.3 57.9 58.8 57.6 58.2 160.6 161.9 160.5 162.3Kentucky ................... 1,768.2 1,789.1 1,776.9 1,797.5 22.3 23.0 22.5 23.3 71.0 68.1 70.5 69.0 206.4 212.1 210.6 215.7Louisiana .................. 1,871.9 1,903.7 1,875.0 1,905.3 52.6 54.2 52.8 54.4 122.7 123.5 122.3 124.1 137.3 144.2 137.2 143.3Maine ........................ 601.6 606.5 601.5 609.2 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 26.2 26.5 26.3 27.0 51.1 51.9 51.6 51.5

Maryland ................... 2,532.4 2,538.9 2,528.6 2,526.8 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 149.2 143.3 149.3 144.7 115.6 113.8 115.3 114.4Massachusetts .......... 3,203.0 3,267.2 3,188.3 3,251.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 115.9 118.0 115.2 118.3 255.5 259.7 255.7 260.2Michigan ................... 3,843.4 3,904.0 3,845.2 3,916.8 7.4 8.1 7.4 8.1 133.0 144.2 134.0 147.3 477.9 493.6 476.8 502.2Minnesota ................. 2,648.6 2,669.1 2,651.1 2,695.7 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.7 98.8 96.4 99.2 99.2 298.3 303.5 299.0 306.1Mississippi ................ 1,078.8 1,084.0 1,084.8 1,091.1 8.8 9.0 8.8 9.0 49.8 49.5 50.0 49.5 136.1 131.1 135.6 130.9

Missouri ................... 2,629.2 2,639.5 2,647.3 2,637.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 112.1 113.3 111.4 111.9 242.3 254.1 245.0 251.2Montana .................... 436.0 441.1 436.4 438.6 7.8 8.4 7.9 8.6 25.3 25.2 25.5 25.2 16.4 16.3 16.6 16.2Nebraska .................. 939.5 956.2 940.8 956.8 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 45.6 45.7 45.4 44.6 92.0 95.2 91.8 95.3Nevada ..................... 1,115.6 1,110.8 1,113.0 1,111.4 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.8 60.4 56.4 60.5 57.6 38.1 36.1 38.0 36.0New Hampshire ........ 623.5 636.8 623.8 635.8 1.0 .9 1.0 .9 22.9 22.6 23.1 21.8 66.0 66.7 66.5 67.0

New Jersey ............... 3,876.8 3,895.9 3,852.1 3,870.8 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 135.2 137.6 135.0 140.5 258.7 250.6 258.1 250.9New Mexico .............. 796.5 798.4 796.8 803.3 18.8 20.3 18.8 20.6 44.8 41.4 44.8 42.0 29.1 29.2 29.7 29.6New York .................. 8,553.9 8,671.6 8,521.1 8,623.0 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 324.3 326.6 328.1 328.7 458.8 457.3 459.6 459.0North Carolina .......... 3,804.9 3,813.9 3,872.9 3,884.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 179.9 172.6 179.4 174.5 432.4 434.7 432.5 436.1North Dakota ............ 370.8 390.0 372.5 392.1 11.2 16.1 11.7 16.6 24.1 28.2 24.5 28.9 22.7 23.5 22.7 23.3

Ohio .......................... 5,043.0 5,119.3 5,048.0 5,118.2 11.6 12.0 11.6 12.3 182.5 188.8 183.0 188.3 623.5 635.0 627.1 638.1Oklahoma ................. 1,519.2 1,549.5 1,518.1 1,557.4 43.8 48.5 44.3 48.3 68.4 71.8 68.4 71.7 123.3 133.5 123.2 134.1Oregon ...................... 1,596.7 1,619.0 1,596.8 1,622.5 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.2 72.0 74.0 72.5 74.7 167.1 170.8 167.6 170.9Pennsylvania ............ 5,602.9 5,668.0 5,597.7 5,657.9 27.6 32.5 28.1 33.4 231.4 234.6 231.3 235.5 565.5 577.7 565.1 579.7Rhode Island ............ 460.5 466.8 460.6 463.0 .2 .2 .2 .2 17.3 16.7 17.5 16.3 39.6 40.2 40.5 41.0

South Carolina .......... 1,808.9 1,830.6 1,812.4 1,828.9 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.2 79.6 77.8 78.9 77.6 207.3 217.9 207.7 218.7South Dakota ............ 408.8 414.3 411.3 414.9 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 23.7 24.2 23.8 24.0 37.5 39.0 37.5 39.2Tennessee ................ 2,599.9 2,619.3 2,618.1 2,637.4 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 108.8 113.5 109.0 114.9 299.4 302.6 300.1 300.4Texas ........................ 10,293.1 10,568.2 10,321.8 10,593.2 208.5 249.0 210.7 247.3 572.9 603.0 574.2 605.7 813.2 832.8 815.4 837.4Utah .......................... 1,171.6 1,200.1 1,178.7 1,212.4 10.6 11.4 10.7 11.5 67.8 69.0 68.8 69.2 111.8 116.4 112.3 118.0

Vermont .................... 294.2 296.4 291.8 298.1 .8 .8 .8 .8 15.2 15.3 15.1 15.1 31.3 32.5 31.3 32.5Virginia ...................... 3,631.1 3,635.8 3,622.0 3,626.3 10.4 10.3 10.6 10.4 189.7 183.2 188.9 184.7 230.8 232.2 230.5 232.2Washington ............... 2,790.4 2,832.1 2,771.3 2,818.8 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 147.4 145.4 149.1 148.3 261.3 267.0 261.6 270.9West Virginia ............ 748.2 751.3 748.9 752.8 30.5 31.7 30.9 31.6 34.7 34.2 34.8 34.8 49.6 49.8 49.6 49.7Wisconsin ................. 2,755.0 2,792.8 2,760.0 2,791.2 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.4 103.5 100.9 103.8 98.8 439.4 456.4 441.6 458.6Wyoming ................... 288.3 298.1 288.9 298.0 25.6 28.3 25.8 28.1 24.1 24.5 25.0 25.3 8.7 8.9 8.7 9.0

Puerto Rico ............... 920.0 916.7 908.2 905.7 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 32.5 28.3 31.4 28.9 85.5 81.8 85.9 81.4Virgin Islands ............ 44.2 42.7 43.8 42.8 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 1( ) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0



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

(In thousands)

State

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


2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p

Alabama ................... 360.2 366.6 360.4 364.3 24.0 23.3 23.9 23.2 92.3 92.4 91.9 91.7 212.8 213.5 211.9 215.9Alaska ....................... 67.4 69.4 67.5 69.7 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.6 15.4 15.0 15.4 15.0 27.6 28.6 27.6 28.7Arizona ..................... 464.5 468.3 464.3 469.3 36.3 36.7 36.2 36.8 161.8 163.9 161.8 163.4 336.2 336.0 337.9 337.5Arkansas ................... 235.9 236.8 236.4 236.7 15.5 15.9 15.3 15.8 48.8 50.1 48.7 49.7 118.3 121.6 119.0 122.1California .................. 2,608.9 2,638.0 2,621.0 2,645.4 425.4 455.1 430.2 454.3 760.7 757.0 761.3 753.9 2,077.5 2,131.6 2,092.7 2,136.8

Colorado ................... 400.4 403.6 400.9 403.0 71.4 68.3 71.5 68.1 144.2 139.8 144.2 138.8 336.3 343.2 336.8 343.3Connecticut ............... 288.1 290.0 287.4 288.0 31.6 32.1 32.0 31.9 136.3 134.3 136.3 133.5 192.7 195.7 192.4 195.7Delaware ................. 74.8 73.5 74.6 73.0 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.5 43.4 42.7 43.4 42.7 55.3 54.0 54.9 53.9District of Columbia .. 27.5 26.0 27.2 25.7 18.8 18.8 18.6 18.4 26.4 26.8 26.3 27.2 149.9 151.8 149.5 152.1Florida ....................... 1,443.2 1,457.1 1,447.5 1,462.1 135.2 128.9 135.0 128.9 470.6 470.0 470.0 470.3 1,031.9 1,037.3 1,036.6 1,039.8

Georgia ..................... 809.2 810.2 810.8 807.0 100.8 99.4 101.2 98.0 203.6 193.7 204.1 192.6 522.7 529.5 524.1 535.9Hawaii ...................... 109.4 108.5 109.8 108.3 8.8 10.8 9.5 10.8 26.9 26.9 26.7 27.0 71.5 74.3 71.4 74.6Idaho ........................ 121.9 122.5 122.9 123.1 9.7 9.4 9.7 9.4 29.4 28.9 29.1 29.1 75.5 75.7 76.2 76.0Illinois ........................ 1,124.3 1,137.7 1,128.1 1,136.6 101.5 97.5 101.2 97.6 362.8 359.5 362.7 359.3 812.6 829.2 818.2 832.0Indiana ...................... 545.7 537.2 545.7 537.6 35.9 35.6 35.8 35.5 131.5 134.5 131.4 134.3 277.3 276.4 282.0 279.5

Iowa .......................... 301.1 306.6 300.7 304.4 28.5 27.3 28.2 27.1 101.8 99.8 101.7 99.6 123.9 126.1 124.1 127.0Kansas ...................... 251.8 251.2 251.7 250.2 30.8 28.4 30.6 28.1 71.5 68.8 71.8 68.3 144.1 142.4 144.0 146.1Kentucky ................... 360.0 360.2 360.9 360.1 25.9 26.0 25.9 25.8 86.3 84.1 85.9 83.3 180.3 189.7 180.7 189.1Louisiana .................. 363.5 369.6 363.8 369.3 25.1 29.3 25.3 28.5 93.6 93.7 93.6 95.4 195.9 192.4 195.1 192.1Maine ........................ 119.5 119.4 120.0 120.7 9.3 9.0 9.2 8.9 31.7 32.6 31.8 32.7 56.7 57.7 56.8 58.2

Maryland ................... 439.0 442.9 439.4 441.2 43.6 45.1 42.5 40.7 143.8 143.2 143.5 141.9 391.7 399.8 391.8 401.0Massachusetts .......... 546.9 553.1 546.9 555.2 85.9 90.4 85.6 84.0 210.2 214.1 209.9 213.3 471.3 482.0 470.1 483.2Michigan ................... 716.5 718.0 716.1 718.5 54.9 53.6 57.0 54.1 188.4 189.7 188.3 189.0 507.7 534.6 515.4 538.7Minnesota ................. 492.0 500.8 491.8 504.3 54.6 53.7 54.6 53.3 172.9 173.4 172.8 173.3 318.6 326.0 322.6 328.0Mississippi ................ 211.8 215.1 212.5 213.1 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.2 45.0 45.2 44.9 45.3 94.3 97.4 92.6 98.2

Missouri ................... 510.6 518.6 512.5 514.8 58.0 53.9 58.0 53.9 165.7 163.2 165.7 163.5 324.3 325.3 325.4 323.6Montana .................... 87.8 90.2 88.0 88.9 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.5 21.5 21.2 21.4 21.1 40.5 40.8 40.4 40.1Nebraska .................. 195.8 201.6 195.6 201.1 16.9 17.2 16.9 17.2 69.0 68.9 68.8 69.0 102.9 110.4 102.6 111.0Nevada ..................... 209.4 203.6 209.6 204.2 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.5 52.3 48.0 52.0 47.7 134.8 138.9 137.0 139.8New Hampshire ........ 133.2 133.6 133.0 133.5 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.6 36.0 35.8 35.9 36.2 65.2 69.2 65.3 69.9

New Jersey ............... 808.9 821.9 808.7 820.7 79.1 80.4 79.3 73.6 255.2 257.2 255.6 256.7 589.9 606.8 592.4 605.7New Mexico .............. 133.2 138.7 133.9 139.4 13.7 13.6 13.7 13.7 33.0 34.3 32.8 35.0 100.6 94.9 100.9 94.8New York .................. 1,453.3 1,462.2 1,454.7 1,457.6 253.5 255.3 253.8 239.0 673.9 679.6 674.2 679.6 1,116.9 1,158.4 1,116.4 1,151.1North Carolina .......... 713.5 722.2 714.8 719.8 68.4 68.7 68.3 69.1 200.8 205.3 201.1 205.1 485.2 499.1 488.8 506.2North Dakota ............ 80.7 85.1 80.9 85.4 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.1 20.6 20.6 20.7 20.6 28.4 30.3 28.5 30.4

Ohio .......................... 950.3 956.2 951.4 955.4 77.8 77.4 77.6 76.6 277.1 280.6 276.5 280.7 632.4 651.1 636.9 649.0Oklahoma ................. 277.5 279.6 277.3 278.9 25.1 24.4 24.7 24.3 79.9 81.6 79.9 81.7 170.8 178.4 172.0 178.9Oregon ...................... 307.8 313.4 309.7 313.5 32.0 33.6 32.3 33.9 93.6 94.4 93.5 94.4 185.0 188.3 185.6 190.3Pennsylvania ............ 1,072.6 1,088.0 1,074.2 1,089.0 94.5 96.9 93.4 94.1 313.7 312.8 313.5 313.8 694.7 703.0 696.8 706.2Rhode Island ............ 72.9 76.7 72.9 76.1 9.8 10.3 10.2 9.4 30.8 30.1 30.6 29.9 54.2 55.4 54.2 55.2

South Carolina .......... 345.7 353.3 346.2 351.8 26.1 25.8 25.4 25.5 98.5 97.6 98.3 97.1 216.3 223.4 218.4 224.6South Dakota ............ 81.5 82.3 81.9 82.5 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 28.9 28.3 28.8 27.8 28.1 28.9 28.2 28.9Tennessee ................ 555.0 557.5 557.2 555.4 44.6 44.0 44.2 43.9 138.2 139.4 138.2 139.8 300.7 309.0 304.5 315.7Texas ........................ 2,049.2 2,105.9 2,061.4 2,109.4 194.8 188.3 194.8 187.5 624.3 632.7 624.1 635.5 1,278.8 1,333.6 1,287.0 1,341.8Utah .......................... 228.8 235.1 230.2 237.4 29.4 30.3 29.1 30.6 67.8 68.0 67.9 68.6 155.4 163.8 155.0 166.2

Vermont .................... 56.6 56.9 56.4 57.2 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.1 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.4 24.0 25.0 23.9 25.8Virginia ...................... 622.0 628.3 622.8 628.9 76.1 72.5 75.2 68.0 180.3 179.3 180.1 179.6 654.1 668.5 654.9 665.4Washington ............... 520.4 530.8 520.2 528.8 103.6 104.0 103.8 105.9 135.6 139.2 135.6 136.9 330.7 352.7 330.5 352.1West Virginia ............ 134.9 137.3 134.8 136.6 10.6 10.7 10.5 10.5 28.2 27.8 28.2 27.6 61.2 63.9 61.3 63.9Wisconsin ................. 508.9 516.8 510.6 517.9 47.1 47.8 47.2 46.8 159.1 154.2 158.9 154.5 274.0 275.3 277.1 276.1Wyoming ................... 53.0 52.9 52.8 52.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 10.9 11.1 10.9 10.9 18.4 19.7 18.6 19.8

Puerto Rico ............... 169.7 168.3 167.5 167.1 18.5 19.7 18.7 20.0 45.4 45.1 44.7 45.0 105.9 107.8 106.2 107.2Virgin Islands ............ 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 .8 .8 .8 .8 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4



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

(In thousands)

State

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government


2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p

Alabama ................... 214.3 210.4 215.5 210.7 171.0 175.1 171.2 174.9 80.9 81.2 80.3 81.0 376.0 368.8 375.5 369.2Alaska ....................... 41.8 42.7 41.6 42.9 38.1 41.4 38.2 40.8 11.9 11.6 11.9 11.0 80.9 79.0 81.7 79.2Arizona ..................... 336.5 353.7 343.4 358.3 247.1 254.8 248.3 258.6 88.4 89.0 88.1 89.6 376.1 360.1 398.9 400.3Arkansas ................... 163.0 165.1 164.6 166.1 101.9 109.2 102.2 108.2 43.6 45.4 43.4 45.4 206.4 201.0 207.9 207.7California .................. 1,752.5 1,800.4 1,755.1 1,799.2 1,524.7 1,557.9 1,525.5 1,561.6 489.0 486.0 486.5 481.8 2,316.1 2,290.0 2,294.0 2,275.5

Colorado ................... 263.4 272.7 264.8 274.4 275.1 291.4 276.5 288.3 94.1 92.6 94.0 93.5 374.2 369.6 373.7 371.6Connecticut ............... 302.4 310.4 300.4 310.0 144.3 144.5 142.9 142.8 62.3 61.7 61.9 61.3 228.4 228.0 229.6 222.5Delaware ................. 65.1 64.8 65.2 65.2 47.5 50.0 47.3 49.4 19.8 20.8 19.9 20.5 61.4 60.4 60.2 59.9District of Columbia .. 103.0 105.4 103.0 104.0 60.4 59.4 59.3 59.4 65.6 64.2 64.8 64.3 265.8 258.8 244.4 245.1Florida ....................... 1,065.8 1,081.9 1,069.9 1,087.0 906.4 959.5 903.6 951.6 310.3 312.0 309.6 308.5 1,035.9 1,019.9 1,115.5 1,093.8

Georgia ..................... 481.8 487.1 487.7 492.0 382.8 386.7 382.3 380.3 155.4 158.0 154.2 156.6 655.3 631.8 664.1 640.0Hawaii ...................... 75.1 79.5 75.1 79.5 99.9 102.1 100.5 101.7 26.3 26.4 26.3 26.3 121.0 119.2 116.5 114.8Idaho ........................ 83.4 85.9 81.9 84.2 62.2 66.2 63.0 66.9 22.1 21.8 21.9 21.7 112.3 112.4 112.2 112.8Illinois ........................ 824.2 838.8 824.9 837.5 534.9 544.9 536.2 544.5 261.7 260.1 261.5 258.4 822.0 818.0 821.4 807.3Indiana ...................... 416.8 422.1 413.5 421.5 281.9 284.1 284.6 282.7 108.9 106.7 108.1 106.2 393.8 372.6 411.4 390.9

Iowa .......................... 202.8 206.5 202.4 207.4 136.3 145.0 136.2 143.7 57.5 55.8 57.1 55.9 233.3 230.1 232.7 229.8Kansas ...................... 178.0 184.7 178.3 183.3 116.1 114.6 116.1 116.5 51.1 50.6 51.0 50.9 240.3 237.5 241.9 237.1Kentucky ................... 248.8 252.4 248.9 253.3 173.2 185.2 173.2 184.7 72.2 71.4 71.9 72.0 321.8 316.9 325.9 321.2Louisiana .................. 268.1 282.5 270.4 284.9 194.7 204.2 195.0 201.4 65.8 65.8 66.2 65.4 352.6 344.3 353.3 346.5Maine ........................ 117.2 120.6 117.0 120.7 75.4 77.6 75.6 79.1 20.4 20.1 20.2 20.2 91.4 88.4 90.3 87.4

Maryland ................... 398.4 399.4 396.7 398.1 247.9 248.9 248.7 245.4 116.4 120.8 116.1 119.1 486.8 481.7 485.3 480.3Massachusetts .......... 650.3 667.5 648.0 662.7 335.5 352.7 334.6 351.7 125.0 127.3 124.0 127.4 405.3 401.2 397.1 393.9Michigan ................... 607.5 622.3 607.9 622.9 396.9 397.9 400.1 396.5 168.1 172.0 168.0 172.1 585.1 570.0 574.2 567.4Minnesota ................. 451.6 464.3 453.3 464.5 249.6 265.1 251.8 264.3 116.2 115.0 116.3 115.2 389.5 364.3 383.2 380.8Mississippi ................ 127.9 131.0 131.0 135.6 119.4 123.1 120.6 120.9 34.9 34.4 34.8 34.9 238.4 235.8 241.7 241.5

Missouri ................... 403.2 403.5 403.6 404.5 286.4 283.9 287.3 282.6 118.3 119.0 118.0 120.3 403.9 400.3 416.0 406.7Montana .................... 63.1 63.6 63.2 64.2 62.4 66.7 62.6 67.0 17.1 17.7 17.0 16.9 86.7 83.5 86.4 82.9Nebraska .................. 134.2 134.9 135.5 134.9 83.7 85.7 84.9 85.7 37.2 37.0 37.1 37.2 162.2 159.6 162.2 160.8Nevada ..................... 99.5 104.2 99.5 103.7 312.2 320.9 310.6 319.9 34.6 35.0 34.6 35.2 148.9 142.3 146.1 142.0New Hampshire ........ 109.2 111.7 108.8 110.7 72.3 80.0 72.9 81.2 21.9 20.6 21.8 20.0 84.1 84.0 83.9 83.0

New Jersey ............... 598.3 609.1 594.4 606.0 365.5 372.4 364.5 365.0 163.3 163.5 162.8 164.4 621.2 594.9 599.9 585.8New Mexico .............. 116.1 124.2 116.7 124.5 86.1 85.7 86.3 86.6 30.2 29.7 30.3 29.8 190.9 186.4 188.9 187.3New York .................. 1,644.1 1,687.8 1,638.4 1,680.5 783.6 806.9 783.4 802.3 368.3 373.0 367.2 373.4 1,471.5 1,458.7 1,439.5 1,446.0North Carolina .......... 533.9 532.9 535.9 537.0 408.7 423.0 409.6 422.3 159.7 157.2 159.5 157.5 616.7 592.5 677.3 651.5North Dakota ............ 55.0 55.7 54.9 55.9 35.1 37.0 35.3 36.8 15.4 16.5 15.3 17.0 70.3 69.7 70.7 70.1

Ohio .......................... 828.4 852.0 831.4 854.9 506.5 518.9 505.7 516.8 213.5 216.4 212.6 218.6 739.4 730.9 734.2 727.5Oklahoma ................. 201.8 204.9 203.0 206.7 140.0 147.6 141.0 147.6 60.8 59.6 61.0 59.7 327.8 319.6 323.3 325.5Oregon ...................... 222.2 229.4 222.0 230.3 169.9 178.9 170.6 179.6 58.6 56.5 58.2 56.2 281.3 272.6 277.6 271.5Pennsylvania ............ 1,112.2 1,131.8 1,108.3 1,124.2 534.2 550.3 538.0 548.4 254.4 257.2 254.0 257.3 702.1 683.2 695.0 676.3Rhode Island ............ 98.5 99.6 97.9 98.6 55.4 57.6 55.2 56.6 23.1 23.6 23.0 23.5 58.7 56.4 58.4 56.2

South Carolina .......... 211.0 215.9 212.1 216.4 218.6 227.8 216.9 224.4 68.8 68.0 68.5 68.3 333.0 318.9 336.0 320.3South Dakota ............ 64.2 65.5 64.1 65.2 47.1 49.6 49.3 51.2 16.0 16.0 15.8 15.9 75.2 73.9 75.3 73.6Tennessee ................ 371.6 375.8 372.4 378.0 271.0 276.4 270.5 274.6 101.9 101.4 101.3 101.2 408.7 399.7 420.7 413.5Texas ........................ 1,381.5 1,413.8 1,389.6 1,429.1 1,024.8 1,068.5 1,026.9 1,063.0 363.7 375.0 362.7 374.3 1,781.4 1,765.6 1,775.0 1,762.2Utah .......................... 150.7 152.3 151.6 153.9 113.5 117.9 114.0 118.6 34.8 36.3 34.5 34.7 201.0 199.6 204.6 203.7

Vermont .................... 59.5 60.0 58.3 59.7 33.9 34.8 33.5 35.5 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.0 45.1 43.4 44.8 44.0Virginia ...................... 442.6 443.3 441.6 445.9 364.2 357.7 362.5 357.2 187.5 186.1 186.8 185.3 673.4 674.4 668.1 668.7Washington ............... 368.5 373.9 367.4 374.6 277.7 283.7 279.0 284.0 107.1 106.0 107.1 106.1 531.8 523.1 510.7 504.9West Virginia ............ 119.8 122.9 120.0 123.3 75.0 75.0 75.7 75.2 55.2 55.5 55.1 55.6 148.5 142.5 148.0 144.0Wisconsin ................. 416.6 423.4 417.5 422.8 271.8 279.0 273.9 282.3 138.4 144.3 138.2 144.1 392.9 391.3 387.9 385.9Wyoming ................... 26.4 26.6 26.4 26.4 38.4 39.7 38.3 39.4 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.6 67.1 70.8 66.8 70.9

Puerto Rico ............... 105.7 109.0 106.9 109.2 71.2 67.7 70.9 68.9 15.5 15.5 15.7 15.7 270.1 273.5 260.3 262.3Virgin Islands ............ 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 7.4 7.0 7.3 7.1 2.1 1.7 2.0 1.6 13.5 13.0 13.5 13.1

1 Mining and logging is combined with construction.p = preliminary.

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

from 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks areprovisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.

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