For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, September 18, 2015                  USDL-15-1790

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           REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- AUGUST 2015


Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in August. Twenty-nine
states had unemployment rate decreases from July, 10 states had increases, and
11 states and the District of Columbia had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today. Forty-one states and the District of Columbia had
unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, seven states had increases, and
two states had no change. The national jobless rate edged down from July to 5.1
percent and was 1.0 percentage point lower than in August 2014.

In August 2015, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 32 states and decreased
in 18 states and the District of Columbia. The largest over-the-month increases
in employment occurred in California (+36,200), Florida (+19,600), and Ohio
(+14,600). The largest over-the-month decreases in employment occurred in
New York and Texas (-13,700 each), followed by New Hampshire (-3,900). The
largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment occurred in Hawaii
(+1.3 percent), followed by Nebraska (+0.6 percent) and Maine (+0.4 percent).
The largest over-the-month percentage decline in employment occurred in South
Dakota (-0.7 percent), followed by Delaware and New Hampshire (-0.6 percent
each). Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 47 states and the
District of Columbia and decreased in 3 states. The largest over-the-year
percentage increases occurred in Utah (+4.0 percent), Oregon (+3.5 percent),
and Florida and Nevada (+3.3 percent each). The over-the-year percentage
decreases occurred in West Virginia (-2.6 percent), North Dakota (-0.7
percent), and Alaska (-0.4 percent).

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In August, the Midwest had the lowest regional unemployment rate, 4.6 percent,
while the West had the highest rate, 5.7 percent. Over the month, statistically
significant unemployment rate changes occurred in the Midwest (-0.2 percentage
point) and Northeast and South (-0.1 point each). Significant over-the-year rate
decreases occurred in all four regions: the Midwest (-1.0 percentage point), West
(-0.9 point), and Northeast and South (-0.8 point each). (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central had the lowest
unemployment rate, 4.2 percent in August. The Pacific had the highest rate, 5.9
percent. Over the month, the South Atlantic had the only statistically significant
jobless rate change (-0.1 percentage point). All nine divisions had significant
rate declines from a year earlier, with the largest of these decreases occurring
in the East North Central and New England (-1.2 percentage points each).
 
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Nebraska had the lowest jobless rate in August, 2.8 percent, followed by North
Dakota, 2.9 percent. West Virginia had the highest rate, 7.6 percent. In total,
17 states had unemployment rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 5.1
percent, 13 states and the District of Columbia had measurably higher rates, and
20 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation.
(See tables A and 3.)

In August, eight states had statistically significant over-the-month unemployment
rate declines, the largest of which occurred in South Carolina (-0.4 percentage
point). Two states had significant over-the-month rate increases: New Mexico
(+0.2 percentage point) and Nebraska (+0.1 point). The remaining 40 states and
the District of Columbia had 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. (See table B.)

Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia had statistically significant
unemployment rate declines from August 2014, the largest of which occurred in
Rhode Island (-1.8 percentage points) and Michigan (-1.7 points). The only
significant over-the-year rate increase was in West Virginia (+1.2 percentage
points). The remaining 24 states had rates that were not appreciably different
from those of a year earlier. (See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In August 2015, nine states had statistically significant over-the-month changes
in employment, six of which were positive. The largest significant job gains
occurred in California (+36,200), Florida (+19,600), and Ohio (+14,600). The
significant job decreases occurred in New Hampshire (-3,900), South Dakota
(-3,000), and Delaware (-2,500). (See tables D and 5.)

Over the year, 35 states and the District of Columbia had statistically significant
increases in employment and West Virginia had a significant decrease (-19,500). The
largest significant over-the-year job increase occurred in California (+470,000),
followed by Florida (+261,500) and Texas (+217,700). (See table E.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for August 2015 is
scheduled to be released on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news release for September 2015 is
scheduled to be released on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).



Table A.  States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., August 2015, seasonally adjusted
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                State                |          Rate(p)
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United States (1) ...................|           5.1
                                     |
Alabama .............................|           6.2
Alaska ..............................|           6.6
Arizona .............................|           6.3
California ..........................|           6.1
Colorado ............................|           4.2
District of Columbia ................|           6.8
Georgia .............................|           5.9
Hawaii ..............................|           3.5
Idaho ...............................|           4.2
Iowa ................................|           3.7
                                     |
Louisiana ...........................|           6.0
Maine ...............................|           4.5
Minnesota ...........................|           4.0
Mississippi .........................|           6.3
Montana .............................|           4.1
Nebraska ............................|           2.8
Nevada ..............................|           6.8
New Hampshire .......................|           3.6
New Mexico ..........................|           6.7
North Carolina ......................|           5.9
                                     |
North Dakota ........................|           2.9
Oregon ..............................|           6.1
South Carolina ......................|           6.0
South Dakota ........................|           3.7
Texas ...............................|           4.1
Utah ................................|           3.7
Vermont .............................|           3.6
Virginia ............................|           4.5
West Virginia .......................|           7.6
Wisconsin ...........................|           4.5
Wyoming .............................|           4.0
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   1 Data are not preliminary.
   p = preliminary.


Table B.  States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from July 2015 to August 2015, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              |    July   |  August   |    change(p)
                                |    2015   |  2015(p)  |
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Arkansas .......................|     5.6   |     5.4   |      -0.2
Hawaii .........................|     3.7   |     3.5   |       -.2
Nebraska .......................|     2.7   |     2.8   |        .1
New Hampshire ..................|     3.7   |     3.6   |       -.1
New Mexico .....................|     6.5   |     6.7   |        .2
North Dakota ...................|     3.0   |     2.9   |       -.1
Ohio ...........................|     5.0   |     4.7   |       -.3
South Carolina .................|     6.4   |     6.0   |       -.4
South Dakota ...................|     3.8   |     3.7   |       -.1
Virginia .......................|     4.8   |     4.5   |       -.3
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   p = preliminary.


Table C.  States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from August 2014 to August 2015, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |                
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year 
             State              |   August  |  August   |    change(p)   
                                |    2014   |  2015(p)  |                
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California .....................|     7.4   |     6.1   |      -1.3
Connecticut ....................|     6.4   |     5.3   |      -1.1
Delaware .......................|     5.7   |     4.9   |       -.8
District of Columbia ...........|     7.8   |     6.8   |      -1.0
Georgia ........................|     7.1   |     5.9   |      -1.2
Hawaii .........................|     4.3   |     3.5   |       -.8
Idaho ..........................|     4.8   |     4.2   |       -.6
Illinois .......................|     6.5   |     5.6   |       -.9
Indiana ........................|     5.8   |     4.6   |      -1.2
Iowa ...........................|     4.3   |     3.7   |       -.6
                                |           |           |
Maine ..........................|     5.6   |     4.5   |      -1.1
Maryland .......................|     5.7   |     5.1   |       -.6
Massachusetts ..................|     5.6   |     4.7   |       -.9
Michigan .......................|     6.8   |     5.1   |      -1.7
Mississippi ....................|     7.4   |     6.3   |      -1.1
Nebraska .......................|     3.2   |     2.8   |       -.4
New Hampshire ..................|     4.2   |     3.6   |       -.6
New Jersey .....................|     6.4   |     5.7   |       -.7
New York .......................|     6.0   |     5.2   |       -.8
Ohio ...........................|     5.4   |     4.7   |       -.7
                                |           |           |
Oregon .........................|     6.9   |     6.1   |       -.8
Rhode Island ...................|     7.4   |     5.6   |      -1.8
Texas ..........................|     4.9   |     4.1   |       -.8
Vermont ........................|     4.1   |     3.6   |       -.5
Washington .....................|     6.2   |     5.3   |       -.9
West Virginia ..................|     6.4   |     7.6   |       1.2
Wisconsin ......................|     5.3   |     4.5   |       -.8
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   p = preliminary.


Table D.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
July 2015 to August 2015, seasonally adjusted
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                              |     July    |    August   | Over-the-month
           State              |     2015    |    2015(p)  |    change(p)
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California ...................|  16,148,900 |  16,185,100 |      36,200
Delaware .....................|     446,600 |     444,100 |      -2,500
Florida ......................|   8,099,600 |   8,119,200 |      19,600
Hawaii .......................|     633,100 |     641,300 |       8,200
Nebraska .....................|     996,400 |   1,002,800 |       6,400
New Hampshire ................|     657,600 |     653,700 |      -3,900
New Jersey ...................|   3,989,100 |   4,002,700 |      13,600
Ohio .........................|   5,396,500 |   5,411,100 |      14,600
South Dakota .................|     433,300 |     430,300 |      -3,000
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   p = preliminary.


Table E.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
August 2014 to August 2015, seasonally adjusted
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                              |    August   |    August   | Over-the-year
           State              |     2014    |    2015(p)  |    change(p)
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Alabama ......................|   1,925,900 |   1,953,200 |      27,300
Arizona ......................|   2,571,100 |   2,623,400 |      52,300
Arkansas .....................|   1,188,000 |   1,214,800 |      26,800
California ...................|  15,715,100 |  16,185,100 |     470,000
Colorado .....................|   2,475,500 |   2,522,500 |      47,000
Connecticut ..................|   1,665,700 |   1,698,900 |      33,200
District of Columbia .........|     750,500 |     764,500 |      14,000
Florida ......................|   7,857,700 |   8,119,200 |     261,500
Georgia ......................|   4,177,100 |   4,260,300 |      83,200
Hawaii .......................|     628,500 |     641,300 |      12,800
                              |             |             |            
Idaho ........................|     656,000 |     675,200 |      19,200
Illinois .....................|   5,879,200 |   5,920,400 |      41,200
Indiana ......................|   2,981,400 |   3,057,000 |      75,600
Iowa .........................|   1,549,800 |   1,575,900 |      26,100
Kentucky .....................|   1,861,600 |   1,895,700 |      34,100
Maryland .....................|   2,621,400 |   2,674,300 |      52,900
Massachusetts ................|   3,412,200 |   3,502,400 |      90,200
Michigan .....................|   4,188,900 |   4,280,200 |      91,300
Minnesota ....................|   2,829,800 |   2,863,400 |      33,600
Missouri .....................|   2,740,500 |   2,771,300 |      30,800
                              |             |             |            
Nevada .......................|   1,223,400 |   1,263,600 |      40,200
New Hampshire ................|     642,600 |     653,700 |      11,100
New Jersey ...................|   3,967,100 |   4,002,700 |      35,600
New York .....................|   9,118,700 |   9,249,200 |     130,500
North Carolina ...............|   4,151,400 |   4,258,600 |     107,200
Ohio .........................|   5,352,500 |   5,411,100 |      58,600
Oregon .......................|   1,723,600 |   1,783,300 |      59,700
Pennsylvania .................|   5,798,400 |   5,855,700 |      57,300
South Carolina ...............|   1,949,500 |   2,007,900 |      58,400
South Dakota .................|     424,000 |     430,300 |       6,300
                              |             |             |            
Tennessee ....................|   2,825,000 |   2,877,500 |      52,500
Texas ........................|  11,591,300 |  11,809,000 |     217,700
Utah .........................|   1,331,500 |   1,384,900 |      53,400
Virginia .....................|   3,776,800 |   3,817,900 |      41,100
Washington ...................|   3,089,500 |   3,189,000 |      99,500
West Virginia ................|     761,700 |     742,200 |     -19,500
Wisconsin ....................|   2,851,000 |   2,898,600 |      47,600
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   p = preliminary.

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 industry supersector from the Current Employment
Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6). The LAUS and CES programs are both
federal-state cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

   Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based on the same concepts
and definitions as those used for the official national estimates obtained from the
Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is conducted
for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 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 bad weather,
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 time-series models.
This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2015,
utilizes data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state
unemployment insurance (UI) programs. Estimates for the state of California
are derived by summing the estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
metropolitan division and the balance of California. Similarly, estimates for
New York State are derived by summing the estimates for New York City and the
balance of New York State. Estimates for the nine census divisions, as well as
the five additional substate areas contained in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria
and Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metropolitan areas and the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington
Heights, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and Seattle-Bellevue-Everett metropolitan
divisions) and their respective balances of state are based on similar model-based 
approaches. Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the model-based
estimates for the component divisions. Each month, census division estimates are
controlled to the 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 re-estimation. 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. With the introduction of a new generation of times-series models in
early 2015, historical data were re-estimated back to the series beginnings in
1976, 1990, or 1994.

   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 technique, see the BLS website at www.bls.gov/lau/lassaqa.htm. 

   Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the
delineations issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on February 28, 2013.
A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available online at
www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. 

Employment--from the CES program

   Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay
for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted
at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more
than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis
of their principal activity in accordance with the 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 at the statewide
supersector level. In some states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is
computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector series. In other states,
the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of
historical data for the most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with annual
benchmark adjustments.

   Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures are designed to produce
accurate data for each individual state. BLS independently develops a national employment
series; state estimates are not forced to sum to national totals. Because each state
series is subject to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series,
summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can cause significant distortions
at an aggregate level. Due to these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "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 unrounded data and thus may
differ slightly from rates computed using the rounded data displayed in the tables.

   Use of error measures. 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 0.7
point. More details can be found on the website. Measures of nonsampling error are not
available.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the total nonfarm
and supersector levels 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 online at www.bls.gov/sae/. 

Additional information

Estimates of labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well as nonfarm
employment from the CES program, for 394 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 7,500 subnational areas are available online at www.bls.gov/lau/.
Employment data from the CES program for states and metropolitan areas are available
online at www.bls.gov/sae/. Information in this release will be made available to sensory
impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service:
(800) 877-8339.

LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                        Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                
                             Civilian labor force                                                                               
 Census region and                                                                                                              
      division                                                          Number                      Percent of labor force      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       Aug.     June     July     Aug.     Aug.     June     July     Aug.     Aug.     June     July     Aug.  
                       2014     2015     2015     2015     2014     2015     2015     2015     2014     2015     2015     2015  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 28,243.4 28,572.1 28,519.9 28,442.1  1,680.4  1,537.5  1,491.8  1,445.2    5.9      5.4      5.2      5.1  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,794.9  7,904.1  7,883.2  7,849.2    448.7    379.4    370.8    363.0    5.8      4.8      4.7      4.6  
  Middle Atlantic... 20,448.5 20,668.0 20,636.7 20,592.9  1,231.7  1,158.1  1,121.0  1,082.2    6.0      5.6      5.4      5.3  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 57,042.6 57,393.9 57,255.6 57,154.6  3,363.9  3,062.6  2,997.6  2,923.5    5.9      5.3      5.2      5.1  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 30,272.4 30,385.5 30,319.1 30,291.7  1,858.8  1,726.8  1,678.8  1,627.1    6.1      5.7      5.5      5.4  
  East South Central  8,378.4  8,510.9  8,500.0  8,467.7    558.3    492.6    493.3    485.2    6.7      5.8      5.8      5.7  
  West South Central 18,391.9 18,497.5 18,436.6 18,395.2    946.8    843.2    825.6    811.3    5.1      4.6      4.5      4.4  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 34,447.3 34,501.1 34,465.3 34,452.7  1,926.4  1,715.6  1,655.7  1,598.4    5.6      5.0      4.8      4.6  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,316.6 23,306.6 23,310.1 23,322.9  1,432.0  1,231.8  1,179.6  1,136.1    6.1      5.3      5.1      4.9  
  West North Central 11,130.7 11,194.5 11,155.2 11,129.8    494.4    483.8    476.1    462.2    4.4      4.3      4.3      4.2  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 36,576.5 37,022.5 37,012.8 36,985.0  2,408.8  2,131.5  2,115.4  2,090.3    6.6      5.8      5.7      5.7  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain.......... 11,265.3 11,447.9 11,436.0 11,418.7    631.7    581.4    584.0    585.7    5.6      5.1      5.1      5.1  
  Pacific........... 25,311.2 25,574.6 25,576.8 25,566.3  1,777.1  1,550.0  1,531.4  1,504.6    7.0      6.1      6.0      5.9  

   1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the census division model-based estimates.
   NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The states (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census
divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New
Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South
Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West
North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Estimates for
the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.

LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                        Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                
                             Civilian labor force                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
 Census region and                                                      Number                      Percent of labor force      
      division                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                            July             August             July             August             July             August     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       2014     2015     2014     2015     2014     2015     2014     2015     2014     2015     2014     2015  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 28,667.6 28,844.2 28,436.7 28,595.7  1,846.1  1,590.1  1,733.7  1,454.5    6.4      5.5      6.1      5.1  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,912.6  7,972.2  7,884.6  7,902.6    476.8    390.3    453.2    362.3    6.0      4.9      5.7      4.6  
  Middle Atlantic... 20,755.0 20,872.0 20,552.1 20,693.1  1,369.4  1,199.8  1,280.5  1,092.2    6.6      5.7      6.2      5.3  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 57,540.9 57,601.9 57,060.1 57,180.6  3,745.7  3,235.9  3,610.9  3,038.5    6.5      5.6      6.3      5.3  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 30,562.5 30,557.9 30,324.6 30,396.1  2,057.1  1,785.6  2,015.3  1,699.8    6.7      5.8      6.6      5.6  
  East South Central  8,491.7  8,547.2  8,373.1  8,410.4    633.9    545.1    584.6    483.0    7.5      6.4      7.0      5.7  
  West South Central 18,486.7 18,496.8 18,362.4 18,374.2  1,054.6    905.2  1,011.1    855.8    5.7      4.9      5.5      4.7  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 34,904.2 34,899.9 34,570.3 34,581.6  2,162.3  1,762.4  1,975.9  1,567.3    6.2      5.0      5.7      4.5  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,639.3 23,633.6 23,433.6 23,436.6  1,626.9  1,270.2  1,477.9  1,123.7    6.9      5.4      6.3      4.8  
  West North Central 11,264.8 11,266.3 11,136.8 11,145.0    535.4    492.2    498.0    443.7    4.8      4.4      4.5      4.0  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 36,765.1 37,180.9 36,677.6 37,032.1  2,574.7  2,216.3  2,488.4  2,101.9    7.0      6.0      6.8      5.7  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain.......... 11,331.1 11,481.8 11,296.2 11,426.2    673.2    615.7    653.0    601.3    5.9      5.4      5.8      5.3  
  Pacific........... 25,434.1 25,699.1 25,381.4 25,605.9  1,901.5  1,600.6  1,835.4  1,500.6    7.5      6.2      7.2      5.9  

   1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the census division model-based estimates.
   NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The composition of the regions and divisions is described in table 1. Estimates for
the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.

LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                  LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                            SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                              Unemployed                          
                                                                                                                                  
                                   Civilian labor force                                                                           
                                                                                                                                  
     State and area                                                                Number                   Percent of labor force
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                             Aug.      June      July      Aug.      Aug.      June      July      Aug.     Aug.  June  July  Aug.
                             2014      2015      2015     2015p      2014      2015      2015     2015p     2014  2015  2015 2015p
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Alabama..................   2,130.6   2,165.4   2,156.7   2,146.1    137.6     132.9     133.1     132.1     6.5   6.1   6.2   6.2
Alaska...................     367.4     365.1     363.8     362.8     25.3      24.8      24.5      23.8     6.9   6.8   6.7   6.6
Arizona..................   3,087.9   3,156.2   3,145.8   3,141.3    205.4     184.8     191.4     196.9     6.7   5.9   6.1   6.3
Arkansas.................   1,299.7   1,337.3   1,337.0   1,338.4     77.0      75.8      74.6      72.1     5.9   5.7   5.6   5.4
California...............  18,832.2  19,043.1  19,039.6  19,035.2  1,385.4   1,196.0   1,179.7   1,163.1     7.4   6.3   6.2   6.1
  Los Angeles-Long Beach-                                                                                                         
    Glendale (1).........   5,033.4   5,091.8   5,077.7   5,055.9    407.6     380.8     364.3     347.4     8.1   7.5   7.2   6.9
Colorado.................   2,819.5   2,822.8   2,812.9   2,807.0    130.9     124.2     121.9     118.2     4.6   4.4   4.3   4.2
Connecticut..............   1,886.8   1,918.1   1,910.8   1,903.1    120.0     108.9     103.7     100.2     6.4   5.7   5.4   5.3
Delaware.................     454.0     462.4     463.1     463.4     25.8      21.7      21.9      22.5     5.7   4.7   4.7   4.9
District of Columbia.....     379.3     384.4     385.1     386.7     29.5      26.9      26.2      26.2     7.8   7.0   6.8   6.8
Florida..................   9,587.0   9,555.4   9,504.3   9,499.8    566.0     531.6     520.0     507.2     5.9   5.6   5.5   5.3
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                              
    Kendall (1)..........   1,323.7   1,307.5   1,301.7   1,304.6     87.1      82.2      79.8      76.7     6.6   6.3   6.1   5.9
                                                                                                                                  
Georgia..................   4,738.5   4,760.1   4,743.9   4,732.4    334.4     289.6     283.2     277.3     7.1   6.1   6.0   5.9
Hawaii...................     669.8     675.9     672.9     673.1     28.5      26.9      24.8      23.7     4.3   4.0   3.7   3.5
Idaho....................     778.6     798.0     799.1     799.5     37.5      32.0      33.0      33.4     4.8   4.0   4.1   4.2
Illinois.................   6,510.3   6,491.0   6,488.7   6,492.8    424.3     382.5     373.6     362.5     6.5   5.9   5.8   5.6
  Chicago-Naperville-                                                                                                             
    Arlington Heights (1)   3,785.7   3,783.8   3,780.2   3,778.0    249.7     233.0     220.0     210.0     6.6   6.2   5.8   5.6
Indiana..................   3,238.9   3,248.6   3,259.5   3,265.1    187.8     157.9     153.9     149.2     5.8   4.9   4.7   4.6
Iowa.....................   1,709.2   1,704.4   1,700.4   1,700.2     74.1      63.9      63.9      62.4     4.3   3.7   3.8   3.7
Kansas...................   1,501.3   1,487.0   1,478.9   1,475.9     65.1      66.5      67.9      67.5     4.3   4.5   4.6   4.6
Kentucky.................   1,982.6   1,979.8   1,960.1   1,941.5    118.4     101.2     102.7     100.4     6.0   5.1   5.2   5.2
Louisiana................   2,170.6   2,210.6   2,197.6   2,181.2    145.0     141.3     136.5     130.7     6.7   6.4   6.2   6.0
Maine....................     697.5     692.9     692.1     689.3     39.3      32.8      32.0      31.1     5.6   4.7   4.6   4.5
                                                                                                                                  
Maryland.................   3,103.7   3,151.8   3,154.2   3,153.3    176.9     164.3     163.1     161.5     5.7   5.2   5.2   5.1
Massachusetts............   3,567.1   3,634.8   3,614.6   3,591.5    200.7     169.0     170.0     167.5     5.6   4.7   4.7   4.7
Michigan.................   4,746.5   4,739.6   4,727.9   4,728.7    323.7     260.6     249.1     242.0     6.8   5.5   5.3   5.1
  Detroit-Warren-                                                                                                                 
    Dearborn (2).........   2,018.1   1,993.0   1,992.5   1,994.4    165.1     121.9     115.2     111.2     8.2   6.1   5.8   5.6
Minnesota................   2,973.8   3,029.4   3,016.7   3,003.8    110.3     118.2     120.1     118.7     3.7   3.9   4.0   4.0
Mississippi..............   1,223.4   1,262.7   1,265.2   1,267.4     90.5      83.0      81.8      79.4     7.4   6.6   6.5   6.3
Missouri.................   3,064.2   3,092.6   3,072.4   3,057.2    175.2     179.5     179.0     171.5     5.7   5.8   5.8   5.6
Montana..................     516.5     524.9     525.0     525.1     23.9      20.4      21.2      21.8     4.6   3.9   4.0   4.1
Nebraska.................   1,022.0   1,009.3   1,007.0   1,006.9     32.9      26.6      27.6      28.7     3.2   2.6   2.7   2.8
Nevada...................   1,394.6   1,422.5   1,426.4   1,428.1    104.0      98.1      96.9      96.9     7.5   6.9   6.8   6.8
New Hampshire............     740.4     748.9     748.8     747.4     31.1      28.2      27.9      26.8     4.2   3.8   3.7   3.6
                                                                                                                                  
New Jersey...............   4,524.3   4,553.4   4,539.3   4,527.3    291.4     278.4     267.5     257.8     6.4   6.1   5.9   5.7
New Mexico...............     916.7     932.9     929.8     925.7     59.0      59.3      60.6      61.8     6.4   6.4   6.5   6.7
New York.................   9,543.4   9,710.5   9,666.2   9,628.8    575.5     537.4     518.9     501.8     6.0   5.5   5.4   5.2
  New York City..........   4,120.9   4,224.6   4,200.6   4,181.0    280.8     256.5     238.3     226.4     6.8   6.1   5.7   5.4
North Carolina...........   4,627.4   4,770.5   4,761.2   4,754.4    275.7     276.6     279.2     281.3     6.0   5.8   5.9   5.9
North Dakota.............     418.5     416.4     413.9     411.2     11.4      12.9      12.3      11.8     2.7   3.1   3.0   2.9
Ohio.....................   5,728.9   5,738.2   5,721.2   5,702.9    310.4     296.5     285.8     265.2     5.4   5.2   5.0   4.7
  Cleveland-Elyria (2)...   1,046.8   1,052.1   1,048.3   1,045.0     62.3      63.4      59.8      55.0     6.0   6.0   5.7   5.3
Oklahoma.................   1,778.5   1,862.5   1,853.6   1,843.0     76.4      83.0      83.9      83.9     4.3   4.5   4.5   4.6
Oregon...................   1,949.4   1,931.4   1,931.1   1,934.5    135.4     106.9     114.2     117.4     6.9   5.5   5.9   6.1
Pennsylvania.............   6,358.0   6,425.0   6,427.0   6,415.5    343.0     346.9     349.1     344.0     5.4   5.4   5.4   5.4
Rhode Island.............     553.3     558.5     559.8     560.2     40.9      33.0      32.3      31.6     7.4   5.9   5.8   5.6
                                                                                                                                  
South Carolina...........   2,197.0   2,260.1   2,254.2   2,249.0    142.3     148.7     143.2     135.3     6.5   6.6   6.4   6.0
South Dakota.............     448.7     455.6     456.0     455.5     14.8      17.4      17.3      16.6     3.3   3.8   3.8   3.7
Tennessee................   2,986.5   3,096.7   3,076.8   3,055.8    198.0     176.6     176.7     173.7     6.6   5.7   5.7   5.7
Texas....................  13,112.9  13,086.7  13,035.4  13,011.9    639.3     544.7     541.2     538.0     4.9   4.2   4.2   4.1
Utah.....................   1,432.1   1,470.6   1,471.0   1,468.3     53.4      51.7      53.0      53.6     3.7   3.5   3.6   3.7
Vermont..................     348.9     349.0     349.4     348.7     14.5      12.4      12.4      12.5     4.1   3.6   3.6   3.6
Virginia.................   4,236.2   4,259.6   4,243.5   4,234.1    212.7     207.5     202.2     192.4     5.0   4.9   4.8   4.5
Washington...............   3,493.8   3,545.2   3,537.4   3,530.9    216.2     187.0     188.4     186.0     6.2   5.3   5.3   5.3
  Seattle-Bellevue-                                                                                                               
    Everett (1)..........   1,554.5   1,581.5   1,577.8   1,583.1     72.2      60.7      58.2      56.7     4.6   3.8   3.7   3.6
West Virginia............     784.7     781.7     783.9     787.0     50.1      57.5      59.1      59.8     6.4   7.4   7.5   7.6
Wisconsin................   3,099.5   3,080.0   3,072.9   3,071.7    165.2     142.2     142.5     137.4     5.3   4.6   4.6   4.5
Wyoming..................     307.1     309.7     310.4     310.5     13.5      12.9      12.8      12.6     4.4   4.2   4.1   4.0
                                                                                                                                  
Puerto Rico..............   1,137.9   1,131.6   1,126.5   1,126.1    157.2     142.3     134.5     130.2    13.8  12.6  11.9  11.6

   1 Metropolitan division.
   2 Metropolitan statistical area.
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current
Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013, and
are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the
following month.

LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                   LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                               Unemployed                          
                                                                                                                                   
                                    Civilian labor force                                                                           
                                                                                                                                   
     State and area                                                                Number                    Percent of labor force
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                  July               August               July               August            July         August 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                             2014      2015      2014     2015p      2014      2015      2014     2015p    2014   2015   2014 2015p
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Alabama..................   2,168.8   2,179.6   2,149.2   2,159.4    165.2     147.1     154.8     141.1    7.6    6.7    7.2   6.5
Alaska...................     378.9     374.5     373.4     368.5     24.0      22.3      22.6      20.2    6.3    5.9    6.0   5.5
Arizona..................   3,090.9   3,146.3   3,091.7   3,143.0    228.1     214.6     230.4     214.1    7.4    6.8    7.5   6.8
Arkansas.................   1,315.1   1,348.8   1,302.6   1,335.6     86.2      79.0      78.1      66.7    6.6    5.9    6.0   5.0
California...............  18,897.3  19,132.6  18,869.7  19,071.9  1,497.7   1,243.4   1,434.2   1,166.6    7.9    6.5    7.6   6.1
  Los Angeles-Long Beach-
    Glendale (1).........   5,049.5   5,087.8   5,044.9   5,040.0    452.4     382.3     434.9     351.2    9.0    7.5    8.6   7.0
Colorado.................   2,846.4   2,831.4   2,834.8   2,820.8    140.5     114.4     130.3     107.3    4.9    4.0    4.6   3.8
Connecticut..............   1,917.4   1,941.1   1,904.3   1,913.3    131.4     109.2     127.0     105.6    6.9    5.6    6.7   5.5
Delaware.................     458.9     468.1     457.1     465.6     27.3      22.6      26.7      23.4    6.0    4.8    5.8   5.0
District of Columbia.....     384.0     391.9     378.7     386.0     31.2      27.4      30.6      27.3    8.1    7.0    8.1   7.1
Florida..................   9,705.0   9,570.4   9,674.8   9,599.9    654.1     549.0     652.2     534.3    6.7    5.7    6.7   5.6
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                               
    Kendall (1)..........   1,326.8   1,305.7   1,320.8   1,312.8     93.7      81.3      96.5      82.4    7.1    6.2    7.3   6.3
                                                                                                                                   
Georgia..................   4,803.1   4,771.8   4,759.3   4,727.3    390.0     307.8     367.7     281.5    8.1    6.4    7.7   6.0
Hawaii...................     674.4     673.5     669.6     674.0     30.1      22.1      28.0      22.4    4.5    3.3    4.2   3.3
Idaho....................     789.9     810.3     783.2     803.6     35.8      31.5      36.3      32.2    4.5    3.9    4.6   4.0
Illinois.................   6,607.4   6,601.4   6,528.4   6,542.1    480.6     388.2     447.6     365.0    7.3    5.9    6.9   5.6
  Chicago-Naperville-                                                                                                              
    Arlington Heights (1)   3,846.5   3,837.6   3,810.2   3,799.9    284.6     232.5     261.8     215.1    7.4    6.1    6.9   5.7
Indiana..................   3,262.1   3,307.2   3,236.7   3,272.9    199.7     157.6     193.8     145.4    6.1    4.8    6.0   4.4
Iowa.....................   1,722.2   1,717.9   1,705.0   1,702.6     72.8      59.8      74.1      58.3    4.2    3.5    4.3   3.4
Kansas...................   1,522.1   1,492.7   1,494.5   1,476.4     77.0      75.2      69.8      66.7    5.1    5.0    4.7   4.5
Kentucky.................   2,018.9   1,968.3   1,991.2   1,934.3    134.0     111.5     120.6      94.0    6.6    5.7    6.1   4.9
Louisiana................   2,202.0   2,217.8   2,188.0   2,179.3    158.8     145.5     161.6     136.9    7.2    6.6    7.4   6.3
Maine....................     715.9     705.1     714.0     700.2     37.9      28.0      34.4      25.5    5.3    4.0    4.8   3.6
                                                                                                                                   
Maryland.................   3,167.1   3,194.8   3,131.5   3,163.3    196.3     171.6     189.0     161.8    6.2    5.4    6.0   5.1
Massachusetts............   3,609.2   3,644.9   3,606.5   3,621.6    217.8     180.1     204.9     161.6    6.0    4.9    5.7   4.5
Michigan.................   4,834.6   4,804.8   4,777.6   4,770.9    418.3     293.0     350.5     246.4    8.7    6.1    7.3   5.2
  Detroit-Warren-                                                                                                                  
    Dearborn (2).........   2,064.1   2,031.1   2,045.1   2,021.7    204.4     142.2     182.5     126.1    9.9    7.0    8.9   6.2
Minnesota................   3,010.3   3,043.3   2,986.3   3,017.3    120.1     116.3     108.4     104.3    4.0    3.8    3.6   3.5
Mississippi..............   1,254.3   1,288.9   1,226.5   1,265.7    109.1      88.7      94.3      71.3    8.7    6.9    7.7   5.6
Missouri.................   3,088.3   3,110.4   3,050.4   3,068.4    202.5     183.9     189.1     160.9    6.6    5.9    6.2   5.2
Montana..................     527.6     535.7     524.6     531.2     22.2      20.6      21.8      19.7    4.2    3.8    4.2   3.7
Nebraska.................   1,038.9   1,020.7   1,022.9   1,008.2     38.2      31.1      31.7      28.2    3.7    3.0    3.1   2.8
Nevada...................   1,400.9   1,435.5   1,396.8   1,428.9    110.6      99.5     104.5      97.7    7.9    6.9    7.5   6.8
New Hampshire............     753.8     759.1     747.5     752.4     31.2      27.2      30.9      24.9    4.1    3.6    4.1   3.3
                                                                                                                                   
New Jersey...............   4,588.6   4,593.0   4,547.4   4,552.0    325.1     287.2     301.3     252.5    7.1    6.3    6.6   5.5
New Mexico...............     923.9     927.3     917.2     916.2     66.2      65.7      60.7      63.0    7.2    7.1    6.6   6.9
New York.................   9,685.3   9,753.1   9,588.8   9,696.7    629.7     528.0     588.8     484.7    6.5    5.4    6.1   5.0
  New York City..........   4,155.4   4,205.3   4,122.1   4,191.2    314.7     237.3     291.4     223.3    7.6    5.6    7.1   5.3
North Carolina...........   4,706.7   4,801.2   4,652.3   4,750.6    316.2     300.2     303.1     290.0    6.7    6.3    6.5   6.1
North Dakota.............     426.0     418.4     424.8     414.1     11.0      10.7      10.7      10.6    2.6    2.6    2.5   2.5
Ohio.....................   5,800.2   5,800.6   5,776.9   5,748.6    354.6     289.3     323.4     244.9    6.1    5.0    5.6   4.3
  Cleveland-Elyria (2)...   1,072.4   1,069.4   1,059.2   1,053.1     71.7      59.9      63.8      50.2    6.7    5.6    6.0   4.8
Oklahoma.................   1,790.9   1,848.1   1,778.4   1,829.7     81.4      83.6      77.7      82.4    4.5    4.5    4.4   4.5
Oregon...................   1,966.6   1,957.7   1,968.7   1,961.4    137.8     123.0     135.8     116.2    7.0    6.3    6.9   5.9
Pennsylvania.............   6,481.1   6,525.9   6,415.9   6,444.3    414.6     384.6     390.4     355.0    6.4    5.9    6.1   5.5
Rhode Island.............     562.1     567.2     559.9     565.3     44.0      33.0      42.0      32.2    7.8    5.8    7.5   5.7
                                                                                                                                   
South Carolina...........   2,233.2   2,283.6   2,225.2   2,269.8    154.7     146.0     161.3     138.9    6.9    6.4    7.2   6.1
South Dakota.............     457.1     462.9     452.7     458.0     13.7      15.2      14.1      14.6    3.0    3.3    3.1   3.2
Tennessee................   3,049.8   3,110.4   3,006.2   3,050.9    225.5     197.9     214.9     176.6    7.4    6.4    7.2   5.8
Texas....................  13,178.7  13,082.1  13,093.4  13,029.5    728.3     597.1     693.7     569.8    5.5    4.6    5.3   4.4
Utah.....................   1,439.7   1,481.3   1,438.6   1,471.2     57.7      57.9      57.0      56.2    4.0    3.9    4.0   3.8
Vermont..................     354.2     354.8     352.6     349.8     14.5      12.8      13.9      12.4    4.1    3.6    3.9   3.5
Virginia.................   4,308.2   4,285.6   4,257.0   4,242.2    236.0     201.4     233.3     183.6    5.5    4.7    5.5   4.3
Washington...............   3,516.8   3,560.8   3,500.1   3,530.2    211.9     189.9     214.8     175.2    6.0    5.3    6.1   5.0
  Seattle-Bellevue-                                                                                                                
    Everett (1)..........   1,569.2   1,592.9   1,541.0   1,589.9     78.9      64.4      74.2      58.1    5.0    4.0    4.8   3.7
West Virginia............     796.3     790.5     788.7     791.5     51.3      59.7      51.4      59.0    6.4    7.6    6.5   7.5
Wisconsin................   3,135.1   3,119.6   3,113.9   3,102.0    173.7     142.1     162.5     122.1    5.5    4.6    5.2   3.9
Wyoming..................     311.7     314.1     309.4     311.1     12.2      11.5      12.0      11.0    3.9    3.6    3.9   3.5
                                                                                                                                   
Puerto Rico..............   1,131.9   1,122.0   1,143.5   1,127.6    157.0     126.0     173.9     140.0   13.9   11.2   15.2  12.4

   1 Metropolitan division.
   2 Metropolitan statistical area.
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current
Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013, and
are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the
following month.