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Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, September 21, 2012                     USDL-12-1890

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       REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- AUGUST 2012


Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in August. 
Twenty-six states recorded unemployment rate increases, 12 states and the District of 
Columbia posted rate decreases, and 12 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor 
Statistics reported today. Forty-two states and the District of Columbia registered 
unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, seven states experienced increases, 
and one had no change. The national jobless rate edged down to 8.1 percent from July 
and was 1.0 percentage point lower than in August 2011.

In August 2012, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 28 states, decreased in 21 
states and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in Colorado. The largest 
over-the-month increase in employment occurred in Texas (+38,000), followed by Florida 
(+23,200) and Missouri (+17,900). The largest over-the-month decreases in employment 
occurred in Virginia (-12,400), the District of Columbia (-11,200), and Washington 
(-8,800). Hawaii, Missouri, and Oklahoma experienced the largest over-the-month 
percentage increases in employment (+0.7 percent each). The District of Columbia 
experienced the largest over-the-month percentage decline in employment (-1.5 percent), 
followed by Vermont (-0.8 percent) and New Mexico (-0.7 percent). Over the year, 
nonfarm employment increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia and decreased 
in 8 states. The largest over-the-year percentage increase occurred in North Dakota 
(+6.7 percent), followed by Oklahoma (+2.9 percent) and Texas (+2.5 percent). The 
largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment occurred in New Mexico 
(-1.7 percent), followed by West Virginia (-0.7 percent) and Rhode Island 
(-0.6 percent).

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

The West continued to record the highest regional unemployment rate in August, 9.4 
percent, while the Midwest again reported the lowest rate, 7.5 percent. Over the month, 
the Northeast experienced the only statistically significant unemployment rate change 
(+0.2 percentage point). Significant over-the-year rate changes were registered in the 
Midwest and West (-1.0 percentage point each) and South (-0.9 point). (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific continued to report the highest jobless 
rate, 10.0 percent in August. The West North Central again registered the lowest rate, 
5.9 percent. New England was the only division to experience a statistically significant 
over-the-month unemployment rate change (+0.2 percentage point). Seven divisions had 
significant rate changes from a year earlier, all of which were decreases. The largest 
of these declines occurred in the East North Central and Pacific (-1.1 percentage points 
each).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Nevada continued to record the highest unemployment rate among the states, 12.1 percent 
in August. Rhode Island and California posted the next highest rates, 10.7 and 10.6 
percent, respectively. North Dakota again registered the lowest jobless rate, 3.0 
percent. In total, 21 states reported jobless rates significantly lower than the U.S. 
figure of 8.1 percent, 12 states had measurably higher rates, and 17 states and the 
District of Columbia had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the 
nation. (See tables A and 3.)

Nine states reported statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate changes 
in August, of which seven were increases and two were decreases. The significant 
increases occurred in Connecticut (+0.5 percentage point), Michigan (+0.4 point), New 
Hampshire and Vermont (+0.3 point each), and Iowa, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania
(+0.2 point each). Hawaii and Utah registered the only significant declines over the 
month (-0.2 percentage point each). The remaining 41 states and the District of 
Columbia 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.

Sixteen states and the District of Columbia reported statistically significant 
unemployment rate decreases from August 2011, the largest of which occurred in 
Mississippi (-1.8 percentage points). New York experienced the only significant 
over-the-year increase in its unemployment rate (+0.8 percentage point). (See table B.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In August 2012, 13 states and the District of Columbia recorded statistically significant 
over-the-month changes in employment, 7 of which were increases. The largest 
statistically significant increases in employment occurred in Texas (+38,000), Florida 
(+23,200), and Missouri (+17,900). The largest statistically significant decline in
employment occurred in Virginia (-12,400), followed by the District of Columbia 
(-11,200) and Washington (-8,800). (See tables C and 5.)

Over the year, 27 states experienced statistically significant changes in employment, 26 
of which were increases. The largest increase occurred in California (+298,700), followed 
by Texas (+259,500), New York (+121,900), and Ohio (+98,300). The decrease occurred in 
New Mexico (-13,300). (See table D.)

__________
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for August is scheduled 
to be released on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 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 19, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).



    _________________________________________________________________
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   |                   Corrections to CES Data                       |
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   | This news release contains corrections to previously released   |
   | employment data in tables C, D, 5, and 6. A complete listing of |
   | corrections in this news release and in the CES (state and area)|
   | database can be found at www.bls.gov/bls/errata/sae_errata.htm. | 
   |_________________________________________________________________|



Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., August 2012, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------
                State                |         Rate(p)        
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States (1) ...................|           8.1          
                                     |                        
California ..........................|          10.6          
Connecticut .........................|           9.0          
Delaware ............................|           6.9          
Florida .............................|           8.8          
Georgia .............................|           9.2          
Hawaii ..............................|           6.1          
Illinois ............................|           9.1          
Iowa ................................|           5.5          
Kansas ..............................|           6.2          
Maryland ............................|           7.1          
                                     |                        
Massachusetts .......................|           6.3          
Michigan ............................|           9.4          
Minnesota ...........................|           5.9          
Missouri ............................|           7.2          
Montana .............................|           6.3          
Nebraska ............................|           4.0          
Nevada ..............................|          12.1          
New Hampshire .......................|           5.7          
New Jersey ..........................|           9.9          
New Mexico ..........................|           6.5          
                                     |                        
New York ............................|           9.1          
North Carolina ......................|           9.7          
North Dakota ........................|           3.0          
Ohio ................................|           7.2          
Oklahoma ............................|           5.1          
Rhode Island ........................|          10.7          
South Carolina ......................|           9.6          
South Dakota ........................|           4.5          
Texas ...............................|           7.1          
Utah ................................|           5.8          
                                     |                        
Vermont .............................|           5.3          
Virginia ............................|           5.9          
Wyoming .............................|           5.7          
--------------------------------------------------------------
   1 Data are not preliminary.
   p = preliminary.



Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from August 2011 to August 2012, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |                
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year 
             State              |   August  |  August   |    change(p)   
                                |    2011   |  2012(p)  |                
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California .....................|    11.9   |    10.6   |      -1.3      
District of Columbia ...........|    10.5   |     8.8   |      -1.7      
Florida ........................|    10.5   |     8.8   |      -1.7      
Hawaii .........................|     6.8   |     6.1   |       -.7      
Idaho ..........................|     8.8   |     7.4   |      -1.4      
Illinois .......................|    10.2   |     9.1   |      -1.1      
Kentucky .......................|     9.6   |     8.5   |      -1.1      
Massachusetts ..................|     7.4   |     6.3   |      -1.1      
Mississippi ....................|    10.9   |     9.1   |      -1.8      
Missouri .......................|     8.6   |     7.2   |      -1.4      
                                |           |           |                
Nevada .........................|    13.8   |    12.1   |      -1.7      
New York .......................|     8.3   |     9.1   |        .8      
North Carolina .................|    10.7   |     9.7   |      -1.0      
North Dakota ...................|     3.6   |     3.0   |       -.6      
Ohio ...........................|     8.8   |     7.2   |      -1.6      
Oklahoma .......................|     6.3   |     5.1   |      -1.2      
Texas ..........................|     8.1   |     7.1   |      -1.0      
Utah ...........................|     6.7   |     5.8   |       -.9      
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   p = preliminary.



Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from
July 2012 to August 2012, seasonally adjusted
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                              |     July    |   August    | Over-the-month
           State              |     2012    |   2012(p)   |    change(p)  
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Connecticut...................|   1,631,600 |   1,624,800 |      -6,800   
Delaware......................|     417,100 |     415,100 |      -2,000   
District of Columbia..........|     738,600 |     727,400 |     -11,200   
Florida.......................|   7,325,100 |   7,348,300 |      23,200   
Hawaii........................|     598,500 |     602,600 |       4,100   
Idaho.........................|     612,700 |     616,600 |       3,900   
Missouri......................|   2,639,800 |   2,657,700 |      17,900   
New Mexico....................|     798,200 |     792,300 |      -5,900   
Oklahoma......................|   1,588,000 |   1,598,400 |      10,400   
Oregon........................|   1,634,400 |   1,643,200 |       8,800   
                              |             |             |              
Texas.........................|  10,807,600 |  10,845,600 |      38,000   
Vermont.......................|     305,600 |     303,200 |      -2,400   
Virginia......................|   3,723,800 |   3,711,400 |     -12,400   
Washington....................|   2,880,200 |   2,871,400 |      -8,800   
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   p = preliminary.



Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
August 2011 to August 2012, seasonally adjusted
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                              |   August    |   August    | Over-the-year 
           State              |    2011     |   2012(p)   |    change(p)  
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Arizona.......................|   2,407,400 |   2,462,000 |      54,600   
California....................|  14,047,600 |  14,346,300 |     298,700   
Colorado......................|   2,260,000 |   2,293,300 |      33,300   
Florida.......................|   7,270,500 |   7,348,300 |      77,800   
Georgia.......................|   3,887,200 |   3,937,700 |      50,500   
Hawaii........................|     588,500 |     602,600 |      14,100   
Idaho.........................|     606,800 |     616,600 |       9,800   
Illinois......................|   5,659,400 |   5,698,500 |      39,100   
Indiana.......................|   2,827,600 |   2,892,300 |      64,700   
Kentucky......................|   1,792,700 |   1,831,200 |      38,500   
                              |             |             |               
Louisiana.....................|   1,904,500 |   1,946,700 |      42,200   
Massachusetts.................|   3,203,000 |   3,243,200 |      40,200   
Michigan......................|   3,944,100 |   3,989,700 |      45,600   
Nebraska......................|     943,100 |     954,900 |      11,800   
New Jersey....................|   3,858,200 |   3,909,600 |      51,400   
New Mexico....................|     805,600 |     792,300 |     -13,300   
New York......................|   8,692,200 |   8,814,100 |     121,900   
North Dakota..................|     395,800 |     422,500 |      26,700   
Ohio..........................|   5,089,300 |   5,187,600 |      98,300   
Oklahoma......................|   1,553,400 |   1,598,400 |      45,000   
                              |             |             |               
Oregon........................|   1,619,800 |   1,643,200 |      23,400   
Tennessee.....................|   2,658,500 |   2,683,100 |      24,600   
Texas.........................|  10,586,100 |  10,845,600 |     259,500   
Utah..........................|   1,214,600 |   1,236,600 |      22,000   
Virginia......................|   3,680,500 |   3,711,400 |      30,900   
Washington....................|   2,828,100 |   2,871,400 |      43,300   
Wyoming.......................|     286,300 |     292,100 |       5,800   
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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 major
industry sector 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 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 lay-off 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 estimates 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 technique, 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 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. 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 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

   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)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                        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.  
                       2011     2012     2012     2012     2011     2012     2012     2012     2011     2012     2012     2012  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 28,136.6 28,382.8 28,376.6 28,322.5  2,330.3  2,312.0  2,379.1  2,427.6    8.3      8.1      8.4      8.6  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,723.6  7,740.5  7,718.2  7,699.5    599.9    528.8    547.1    565.1    7.8      6.8      7.1      7.3  
  Middle Atlantic... 20,413.0 20,642.3 20,658.3 20,622.9  1,730.4  1,783.2  1,832.0  1,862.5    8.5      8.6      8.9      9.0  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 56,124.6 56,409.0 56,388.2 56,334.0  5,004.2  4,376.3  4,480.9  4,493.8    8.9      7.8      7.9      8.0  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 29,748.8 29,843.2 29,818.1 29,777.9  2,795.1  2,445.2  2,496.8  2,504.7    9.4      8.2      8.4      8.4  
  East South Central  8,726.5  8,668.1  8,665.0  8,668.6    832.3    707.6    734.8    744.4    9.5      8.2      8.5      8.6  
  West South Central 17,649.3 17,897.8 17,905.1 17,887.5  1,376.8  1,223.5  1,249.2  1,244.8    7.8      6.8      7.0      7.0  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 34,291.4 34,276.3 34,186.4 34,091.7  2,925.6  2,487.5  2,547.7  2,572.8    8.5      7.3      7.5      7.5  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,277.9 23,291.5 23,228.7 23,166.6  2,193.0  1,862.0  1,907.8  1,932.1    9.4      8.0      8.2      8.3  
  West North Central 11,013.5 10,984.8 10,957.7 10,925.0    732.6    625.4    640.0    640.7    6.7      5.7      5.8      5.9  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 35,835.6 35,994.2 35,887.6 35,780.2  3,739.9  3,386.5  3,389.0  3,356.2   10.4      9.4      9.4      9.4  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain.......... 10,962.4 11,003.1 10,975.0 10,955.3    981.7    880.9    888.9    881.9    9.0      8.0      8.1      8.0  
  Pacific........... 24,873.2 24,991.2 24,912.6 24,825.0  2,758.2  2,505.7  2,500.1  2,474.3   11.1     10.0     10.0     10.0  

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




LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                LABOR FORCE DATA


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

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                        Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                
                             Civilian labor force                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
 Census region and                                                      Number                      Percent of labor force      
      division                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                            July             August             July             August             July             August     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       2011     2012     2011     2012     2011     2012     2011     2012     2011     2012     2011     2012  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 28,491.1 28,811.2 28,423.3 28,553.5  2,409.4  2,495.5  2,319.6  2,394.0    8.5      8.7      8.2      8.4  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,832.3  7,827.6  7,823.9  7,796.2    620.9    586.3    592.9    566.5    7.9      7.5      7.6      7.3  
  Middle Atlantic... 20,658.8 20,983.6 20,599.4 20,757.3  1,788.6  1,909.2  1,726.7  1,827.5    8.7      9.1      8.4      8.8  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 56,528.9 56,995.1 56,322.4 56,509.1  5,211.4  4,734.8  5,098.9  4,468.8    9.2      8.3      9.1      7.9  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 29,991.4 30,180.7 29,897.1 29,911.6  2,896.2  2,620.1  2,863.6  2,511.7    9.7      8.7      9.6      8.4  
  East South Central  8,797.3  8,752.9  8,744.6  8,697.5    865.1    784.2    834.8    731.9    9.8      9.0      9.5      8.4  
  West South Central 17,740.2 18,061.5 17,680.7 17,900.0  1,450.1  1,330.5  1,400.5  1,225.2    8.2      7.4      7.9      6.8  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 34,704.0 34,656.0 34,518.2 34,283.3  3,044.5  2,702.0  2,918.5  2,520.1    8.8      7.8      8.5      7.4  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,569.7 23,553.3 23,458.4 23,324.9  2,292.9  2,030.9  2,186.4  1,890.0    9.7      8.6      9.3      8.1  
  West North Central 11,134.3 11,102.7 11,059.8 10,958.4    751.6    671.1    732.1    630.1    6.7      6.0      6.6      5.7  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 35,998.4 36,064.0 35,994.5 35,908.9  3,853.2  3,467.6  3,761.4  3,313.5   10.7      9.6     10.4      9.2  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain.......... 11,024.3 11,028.6 11,017.8 11,017.4  1,012.8    915.3    991.2    868.3    9.2      8.3      9.0      7.9  
  Pacific........... 24,974.0 25,035.4 24,976.7 24,891.5  2,840.4  2,552.4  2,770.2  2,445.2   11.4     10.2     11.1      9.8  

   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.
                           2011      2012      2012     2012p      2011      2012      2012     2012p    2011  2012  2012 2012p
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
Alabama................   2,186.5   2,152.8   2,157.4   2,158.4    198.4     168.6     179.2     183.3    9.1   7.8   8.3   8.5
Alaska.................     366.8     367.5     367.4     366.3     27.9      26.5      28.0      28.4    7.6   7.2   7.6   7.8
Arizona................   3,021.6   3,014.7   3,005.6   3,003.2    287.3     246.3     248.9     249.8    9.5   8.2   8.3   8.3
Arkansas...............   1,366.6   1,386.4   1,382.9   1,379.3    111.1      99.3     100.7     100.1    8.1   7.2   7.3   7.3
California.............  18,378.8  18,458.1  18,404.5  18,339.0  2,178.0   1,974.1   1,962.3   1,935.0   11.9  10.7  10.7  10.6
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                             
    Beach-Glendale (1).   4,916.6   4,869.1   4,840.5   4,813.8    614.2     544.9     540.8     530.8   12.5  11.2  11.2  11.0
Colorado...............   2,719.2   2,741.3   2,733.1   2,721.8    225.2     224.8     227.3     224.4    8.3   8.2   8.3   8.2
Connecticut............   1,915.0   1,918.8   1,912.3   1,902.9    168.5     154.7     163.4     171.0    8.8   8.1   8.5   9.0
Delaware...............     439.0     441.0     439.8     438.0     32.7      29.5      30.0      30.2    7.4   6.7   6.8   6.9
District of Columbia...     342.3     354.1     353.8     354.1     35.8      32.2      31.7      31.2   10.5   9.1   8.9   8.8
Florida................   9,251.9   9,269.9   9,271.2   9,261.2    974.9     797.1     818.3     817.6   10.5   8.6   8.8   8.8
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                           
    Kendall (1)........   1,261.2   1,305.3   1,298.0   1,287.8    136.0     123.7     123.1     118.0   10.8   9.5   9.5   9.2
                                                                                                                               
Georgia................   4,726.6   4,757.4   4,761.6   4,760.8    469.7     429.5     438.1     439.7    9.9   9.0   9.2   9.2
Hawaii.................     659.8     649.3     644.1     640.3     45.1      41.5      40.8      38.9    6.8   6.4   6.3   6.1
Idaho..................     770.5     781.9     779.1     776.5     68.1      59.9      58.6      57.1    8.8   7.7   7.5   7.4
Illinois...............   6,572.3   6,583.1   6,574.7   6,557.4    668.5     572.1     587.1     593.8   10.2   8.7   8.9   9.1
  Chicago-Joliet-                                                                                                              
    Naperville (1).....   4,071.4   4,089.3   4,089.5   4,090.2    427.5     351.1     359.0     362.9   10.5   8.6   8.8   8.9
Indiana................   3,191.0   3,180.9   3,159.9   3,140.2    295.2     254.7     259.5     260.0    9.3   8.0   8.2   8.3
Iowa...................   1,660.5   1,658.6   1,651.3   1,642.4     99.9      85.3      87.9      90.0    6.0   5.1   5.3   5.5
Kansas.................   1,502.7   1,495.6   1,489.4   1,484.3    101.2      91.5      93.2      92.5    6.7   6.1   6.3   6.2
Kentucky...............   2,065.2   2,068.5   2,066.4   2,068.6    198.0     168.8     170.8     174.9    9.6   8.2   8.3   8.5
Louisiana..............   2,052.6   2,080.6   2,080.5   2,076.2    149.3     155.4     157.9     153.8    7.3   7.5   7.6   7.4
Maine..................     703.5     707.8     706.5     705.4     52.8      52.8      53.8      54.0    7.5   7.5   7.6   7.6
                                                                                                                               
Maryland...............   3,069.9   3,081.4   3,078.1   3,071.5    220.3     211.7     214.8     217.4    7.2   6.9   7.0   7.1
Massachusetts..........   3,450.3   3,461.1   3,451.0   3,448.4    253.6     206.8     210.8     218.8    7.4   6.0   6.1   6.3
Michigan...............   4,653.2   4,663.3   4,660.5   4,657.9    485.7     402.4     421.4     436.6   10.4   8.6   9.0   9.4
  Detroit-Warren-                                                                                                              
    Livonia (2)........   2,016.8   1,986.2   1,987.4   1,991.9    235.0     191.7     202.9     213.3   11.7   9.7  10.2  10.7
Minnesota..............   2,978.2   2,971.3   2,971.9   2,968.6    192.9     166.1     172.4     175.1    6.5   5.6   5.8   5.9
Mississippi............   1,346.4   1,336.0   1,333.0   1,333.1    147.2     118.1     122.0     121.8   10.9   8.8   9.2   9.1
Missouri...............   3,042.5   3,006.2   2,998.1   2,987.2    262.0     212.9     216.8     214.0    8.6   7.1   7.2   7.2
Montana................     504.7     510.8     510.3     509.9     35.1      32.1      32.5      32.4    7.0   6.3   6.4   6.3
Nebraska...............   1,005.6   1,016.7   1,015.7   1,014.6     45.1      39.2      40.7      40.8    4.5   3.9   4.0   4.0
Nevada.................   1,385.1   1,365.3   1,367.2   1,368.6    190.5     158.5     163.7     165.9   13.8  11.6  12.0  12.1
New Hampshire..........     737.7     741.6     739.7     737.9     40.7      37.9      40.2      41.9    5.5   5.1   5.4   5.7
                                                                                                                               
New Jersey.............   4,554.5   4,597.3   4,594.9   4,580.2    429.5     441.9     450.8     454.9    9.4   9.6   9.8   9.9
New Mexico.............     925.8     927.9     923.2     919.7     69.2      60.4      60.9      59.7    7.5   6.5   6.6   6.5
New York...............   9,485.8   9,586.6   9,579.9   9,545.8    783.8     855.3     869.4     872.1    8.3   8.9   9.1   9.1
  New York City........   3,941.3   3,979.4   3,979.2   3,966.6    359.1     396.6     398.6     393.6    9.1  10.0  10.0   9.9
North Carolina.........   4,654.9   4,655.4   4,647.8   4,648.0    499.2     439.4     445.7     451.6   10.7   9.4   9.6   9.7
North Dakota...........     383.4     389.1     388.2     387.4     13.9      11.3      11.5      11.6    3.6   2.9   3.0   3.0
Ohio...................   5,800.7   5,794.1   5,770.8   5,751.7    508.5     419.7     418.1     413.4    8.8   7.2   7.2   7.2
  Cleveland-Elyria-                                                                                                            
    Mentor (2).........   1,084.0   1,082.9   1,073.6   1,063.9     84.8      74.6      75.4      75.1    7.8   6.9   7.0   7.1
Oklahoma...............   1,769.9   1,794.3   1,795.7   1,798.9    111.5      85.0      88.4      91.2    6.3   4.7   4.9   5.1
Oregon.................   1,990.6   1,986.8   1,981.5   1,975.6    189.7     168.3     172.6     175.7    9.5   8.5   8.7   8.9
Pennsylvania...........   6,370.1   6,467.8   6,478.2   6,474.7    514.4     488.4     509.1     524.5    8.1   7.6   7.9   8.1
Rhode Island...........     563.0     555.2     554.8     554.7     64.2      60.3      59.9      59.2   11.4  10.9  10.8  10.7
                                                                                                                               
South Carolina.........   2,159.1   2,150.5   2,143.9   2,131.5    224.5     202.4     207.0     204.9   10.4   9.4   9.7   9.6
South Dakota...........     445.3     445.9     444.3     442.1     20.4      19.0      19.5      19.7    4.6   4.3   4.4   4.5
Tennessee..............   3,129.7   3,109.9   3,107.8   3,110.2    289.3     251.6     261.7     264.4    9.2   8.1   8.4   8.5
Texas..................  12,459.5  12,634.4  12,642.2  12,628.9  1,005.7     883.3     903.8     901.9    8.1   7.0   7.1   7.1
Utah...................   1,333.8   1,352.5   1,352.9   1,355.6     89.1      81.3      81.7      78.7    6.7   6.0   6.0   5.8
Vermont................     358.2     358.0     357.1     356.7     20.0      16.9      18.0      19.0    5.6   4.7   5.0   5.3
Virginia...............   4,310.2   4,338.8   4,333.4   4,321.3    274.4     246.4     255.3     255.3    6.4   5.7   5.9   5.9
Washington.............   3,479.7   3,526.1   3,517.9   3,497.1    319.6     293.9     298.8     301.7    9.2   8.3   8.5   8.6
  Seattle-Bellevue-                                                                                                            
    Everett (1)........   1,494.5   1,507.1   1,510.3   1,506.4    124.9     108.0     113.1     116.7    8.4   7.2   7.5   7.7
West Virginia..........     798.8     804.8     801.0     798.5     64.4      56.5      58.9      60.0    8.1   7.0   7.3   7.5
Wisconsin..............   3,057.4   3,074.4   3,068.1   3,061.4    231.6     215.4     224.2     229.1    7.6   7.0   7.3   7.5
Wyoming................     304.0     307.8     307.0     306.4     18.1      16.7      17.3      17.4    6.0   5.4   5.6   5.7
                                                                                                                               
Puerto Rico............   1,273.5   1,260.5   1,267.2   1,267.5    197.8     173.7     173.3     171.4   15.5  13.8  13.7  13.5

   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. 10-02, dated December 1,
2009, and are available 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   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                           2011      2012      2011     2012p      2011      2012      2011     2012p    2011   2012   2011   2012p
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Alabama................   2,201.0   2,174.0   2,195.6   2,165.0    211.0     193.9     205.6     184.6    9.6    8.9    9.4    8.5 
Alaska.................     375.1     376.8     372.2     371.0     25.5      27.0      25.1      24.6    6.8    7.2    6.7    6.6 
Arizona................   3,024.9   3,001.2   3,025.1   3,014.8    304.1     261.8     296.7     257.3   10.1    8.7    9.8    8.5 
Arkansas...............   1,382.5   1,404.7   1,369.9   1,382.3    117.6     109.4     109.3      96.1    8.5    7.8    8.0    6.9 
California.............  18,436.4  18,482.8  18,449.4  18,405.7  2,264.5   2,011.3   2,199.3   1,915.9   12.3   10.9   11.9   10.4 
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                                 
    Beach-Glendale (1).   4,926.1   4,847.3   4,924.0   4,818.6    651.3     576.6     635.1     539.1   13.2   11.9   12.9   11.2 
Colorado...............   2,734.8   2,745.7   2,738.2   2,733.0    227.7     227.3     222.5     212.6    8.3    8.3    8.1    7.8 
Connecticut............   1,945.2   1,938.4   1,936.6   1,912.9    177.6     179.6     171.7     176.0    9.1    9.3    8.9    9.2 
Delaware...............     442.0     443.1     440.7     439.0     33.3      31.6      32.7      30.6    7.5    7.1    7.4    7.0 
District of Columbia...     350.1     360.7     344.4     357.7     38.1      32.7      35.9      31.6   10.9    9.1   10.4    8.8 
Florida................   9,306.0   9,357.8   9,308.7   9,311.0  1,025.8     876.6   1,013.6     834.1   11.0    9.4   10.9    9.0 
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                               
    Kendall (1)........   1,268.1   1,303.7   1,270.9   1,292.3    145.7     130.3     145.3     121.9   11.5   10.0   11.4    9.4 
                                                                                                                                   
Georgia................   4,740.0   4,805.7   4,731.1   4,764.6    486.3     458.4     477.8     436.9   10.3    9.5   10.1    9.2 
Hawaii.................     665.4     647.4     659.3     640.8     46.6      41.0      45.9      36.8    7.0    6.3    7.0    5.7 
Idaho..................     777.3     784.6     774.6     779.8     66.0      54.0      66.3      53.6    8.5    6.9    8.6    6.9 
Illinois...............   6,641.6   6,667.6   6,606.9   6,579.2    688.5     617.5     678.1     587.5   10.4    9.3   10.3    8.9 
  Chicago-Joliet-                                                                                                                  
    Naperville (1).....   4,116.3   4,152.0   4,084.1   4,100.2    445.5     380.7     429.0     359.3   10.8    9.2   10.5    8.8 
Indiana................   3,217.5   3,185.7   3,208.1   3,150.1    295.8     264.3     297.6     253.4    9.2    8.3    9.3    8.0 
Iowa...................   1,672.9   1,663.5   1,658.1   1,636.5     93.0      85.0      96.3      87.4    5.6    5.1    5.8    5.3 
Kansas.................   1,520.2   1,508.4   1,499.5   1,482.0    105.8     100.9     104.0      91.9    7.0    6.7    6.9    6.2 
Kentucky...............   2,081.6   2,086.5   2,067.0   2,077.3    202.5     177.8     192.6     174.4    9.7    8.5    9.3    8.4 
Louisiana..............   2,084.5   2,116.9   2,062.7   2,086.4    162.7     168.1     156.5     151.6    7.8    7.9    7.6    7.3 
Maine..................     717.9     723.9     720.0     721.4     52.1      53.3      48.0      48.1    7.3    7.4    6.7    6.7 
                                                                                                                                   
Maryland...............   3,110.1   3,135.4   3,086.6   3,089.4    229.5     221.7     224.1     217.6    7.4    7.1    7.3    7.0 
Massachusetts..........   3,490.3   3,489.6   3,491.6   3,493.7    263.4     228.7     250.3     222.6    7.5    6.6    7.2    6.4 
Michigan...............   4,734.9   4,746.7   4,700.4   4,701.3    545.4     488.5     485.1     433.5   11.5   10.3   10.3    9.2 
  Detroit-Warren-                                                                                                                  
    Livonia (2)........   2,057.9   2,036.4   2,045.9   2,026.7    272.0     243.1     242.6     221.7   13.2   11.9   11.9   10.9 
Minnesota..............   3,012.4   3,014.7   3,004.6   2,991.4    209.1     178.9     185.0     168.3    6.9    5.9    6.2    5.6 
Mississippi............   1,362.2   1,351.6   1,338.2   1,327.7    158.3     137.9     142.8     113.1   11.6   10.2   10.7    8.5 
Missouri...............   3,067.9   3,036.6   3,047.1   2,989.0    264.2     230.7     268.8     213.3    8.6    7.6    8.8    7.1 
Montana................     512.4     518.5     512.4     517.3     33.5      30.4      32.9      29.3    6.5    5.9    6.4    5.7 
Nebraska...............   1,015.2   1,028.1   1,007.3   1,016.6     46.3      44.3      44.1      38.5    4.6    4.3    4.4    3.8 
Nevada.................   1,389.0   1,373.8   1,388.1   1,372.3    195.2     171.9     192.0     164.1   14.1   12.5   13.8   12.0 
New Hampshire..........     748.1     751.0     747.2     746.0     40.8      42.8      40.7      42.3    5.5    5.7    5.4    5.7 
                                                                                                                                   
New Jersey.............   4,605.1   4,662.6   4,582.1   4,598.9    453.1     471.2     424.0     444.3    9.8   10.1    9.3    9.7 
New Mexico.............     934.2     932.0     928.0     922.1     75.0      69.3      70.9      58.8    8.0    7.4    7.6    6.4 
New York...............   9,608.6   9,730.4   9,582.8   9,617.2    799.9     887.3     774.9     845.4    8.3    9.1    8.1    8.8 
  New York City........   3,961.1   4,015.5   3,958.6   3,971.9    369.3     409.1     363.3     383.6    9.3   10.2    9.2    9.7 
North Carolina.........   4,701.6   4,713.3   4,670.3   4,671.2    513.3     464.6     503.7     451.8   10.9    9.9   10.8    9.7 
North Dakota...........     391.0     397.6     391.5     395.7     13.2      11.4      13.5      11.1    3.4    2.9    3.5    2.8 
Ohio...................   5,880.0   5,846.5   5,861.9   5,810.9    529.1     430.7     500.9     396.7    9.0    7.4    8.5    6.8 
  Cleveland-Elyria-                                                                                                                
    Mentor (2).........   1,105.1   1,089.1   1,102.9   1,075.9     88.4      79.5      86.6      73.9    8.0    7.3    7.9    6.9 
Oklahoma...............   1,775.2   1,811.9   1,768.5   1,805.3    109.9      93.7     107.8      89.8    6.2    5.2    6.1    5.0 
Oregon.................   2,004.4   1,996.8   2,008.7   1,991.6    189.2     176.4     187.8     173.0    9.4    8.8    9.4    8.7 
Pennsylvania...........   6,445.1   6,590.6   6,434.4   6,541.3    535.6     550.7     527.8     537.8    8.3    8.4    8.2    8.2 
Rhode Island...........     569.8     562.9     567.1     561.5     67.5      63.0      63.8      59.2   11.8   11.2   11.3   10.6 
                                                                                                                                   
South Carolina.........   2,188.3   2,169.9   2,179.1   2,142.1    231.5     210.0     231.4     201.1   10.6    9.7   10.6    9.4 
South Dakota...........     454.7     453.9     451.6     447.2     19.9      19.9      20.4      19.5    4.4    4.4    4.5    4.4 
Tennessee..............   3,152.5   3,140.7   3,143.8   3,127.5    293.2     274.7     293.9     259.8    9.3    8.7    9.3    8.3 
Texas..................  12,498.0  12,728.0  12,479.7  12,625.9  1,059.9     959.3   1,026.9     887.7    8.5    7.5    8.2    7.0 
Utah...................   1,341.6   1,361.8   1,342.4   1,368.8     94.5      84.0      92.7      76.8    7.0    6.2    6.9    5.6 
Vermont................     361.0     361.8     361.4     360.7     19.5      19.0      18.4      18.2    5.4    5.3    5.1    5.0 
Virginia...............   4,346.0   4,386.4   4,332.8   4,333.7    276.9     266.4     281.0     250.1    6.4    6.1    6.5    5.8 
Washington.............   3,492.7   3,531.7   3,487.2   3,482.4    314.6     296.6     312.1     295.0    9.0    8.4    9.0    8.5 
  Seattle-Bellevue-                                                                                                                
    Everett (1)........   1,495.8   1,518.3   1,487.7   1,493.9    129.6     123.1     119.1     114.0    8.7    8.1    8.0    7.6 
West Virginia..........     807.3     808.3     803.3     802.9     61.6      58.3      63.3      57.9    7.6    7.2    7.9    7.2 
Wisconsin..............   3,095.8   3,106.9   3,081.2   3,083.5    234.2     229.8     224.7     218.9    7.6    7.4    7.3    7.1 
Wyoming................     307.7     311.0     307.2     309.3     16.9      16.5      17.2      15.8    5.5    5.3    5.6    5.1 
                                                                                                                                   
Puerto Rico............   1,269.1   1,279.1   1,257.3   1,257.8    207.2     189.6     206.3     177.9   16.3   14.8   16.4   14.1 

   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. 10-02, dated December 1, 2009, and
are available at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total(1) Construction Manufacturing
Aug.
2011
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012(p)
Aug.
2011
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012(p)
Aug.
2011
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012(p)

Alabama(2)

1,864.8 1,871.4 1,873.3 1,876.1 77.7 72.6 72.7 74.6 - - - -

Alaska

328.8 330.6 328.4 330.1 14.1 12.5 12.5 12.1 14.0 12.5 12.3 12.3

Arizona

2,407.4 2,454.2 2,460.0 2,462.0 112.2 119.1 120.2 119.7 149.7 150.3 151.6 151.5

Arkansas

1,157.0 1,167.6 1,165.1 1,167.7 46.2 43.9 41.9 43.9 156.5 156.2 156.9 155.6

California

14,047.6 14,316.4 14,334.3 14,346.3 547.8 577.5 575.7 580.8 1,250.9 1,246.4 1,243.8 1,243.9


Colorado

2,260.0 2,290.4 2,293.3 2,293.3 111.8 117.1 117.4 116.9 130.6 132.1 133.1 133.1

Connecticut

1,623.7 1,628.1 1,631.6 1,624.8 50.5 50.1 48.7 47.4 167.0 165.6 166.4 165.2

Delaware(3)

415.5 417.9 417.1 415.1 18.9 18.0 18.1 18.0 25.6 25.9 26.1 25.5

District of Columbia(2)(3)

718.8 737.5 738.6 727.4 12.1 13.6 13.8 13.9 - - - -

Florida

7,270.5 7,334.7 7,325.1 7,348.3 323.1 309.4 309.3 314.6 310.8 313.3 312.0 312.8


Georgia

3,887.2 3,927.5 3,934.0 3,937.7 147.6 139.6 137.9 137.7 350.1 353.2 355.1 357.2

Hawaii(3)

588.5 595.8 598.5 602.6 28.3 27.6 28.4 29.2 13.2 12.7 13.4 13.5

Idaho

606.8 616.1 612.7 616.6 29.5 29.8 29.2 29.6 55.1 57.7 57.7 58.1

Illinois

5,659.4 5,694.0 5,688.9 5,698.5 195.0 184.5 185.0 183.5 573.9 596.5 597.8 598.5

Indiana

2,827.6 2,878.9 2,887.1 2,892.3 120.2 125.5 128.4 130.6 463.7 487.7 488.0 486.8


Iowa

1,480.9 1,490.1 1,492.9 1,492.5 63.0 66.4 64.6 62.9 208.9 219.0 218.2 217.3

Kansas

1,336.5 1,343.9 1,349.0 1,351.0 53.1 53.3 53.6 52.7 160.8 165.6 164.4 165.7

Kentucky

1,792.7 1,826.3 1,828.7 1,831.2 68.5 65.4 64.9 65.1 213.0 219.4 221.1 220.6

Louisiana

1,904.5 1,944.5 1,944.4 1,946.7 121.8 122.0 122.1 121.6 139.1 140.6 141.3 140.5

Maine

592.5 592.7 593.2 591.3 24.6 23.6 23.2 23.0 49.6 50.2 49.8 49.3


Maryland(3)

2,546.3 2,569.7 2,568.9 2,570.3 146.5 146.3 146.0 145.9 114.1 111.4 111.0 110.9

Massachusetts

3,203.0 3,247.7 3,248.0 3,243.2 107.2 102.4 103.4 102.0 254.7 256.1 256.8 256.8

Michigan

3,944.1 3,982.5 3,996.5 3,989.7 126.3 118.3 119.3 119.8 508.4 523.1 532.2 524.7

Minnesota

2,683.7 2,703.5 2,708.3 2,706.3 90.7 93.5 94.1 92.8 304.6 307.4 308.5 305.8

Mississippi

1,085.7 1,085.9 1,083.3 1,081.5 48.8 43.7 43.5 44.7 132.5 135.7 136.7 136.4


Missouri

2,649.7 2,647.0 2,639.8 2,657.7 102.9 97.7 94.5 96.1 247.5 251.0 249.9 254.8

Montana

427.4 431.5 431.1 433.0 24.0 25.9 25.4 24.9 16.7 16.9 16.8 16.9

Nebraska(3)

943.1 957.9 956.5 954.9 40.6 45.5 45.4 45.0 93.3 93.9 94.7 93.8

Nevada

1,125.3 1,132.6 1,131.5 1,130.5 51.9 49.1 47.8 46.7 38.0 37.0 37.3 37.3

New Hampshire

626.5 627.5 626.7 626.1 21.3 22.0 21.6 21.4 66.6 66.2 66.3 65.5


New Jersey

3,858.2 3,911.6 3,904.3 3,909.6 130.8 125.5 123.7 123.1 254.1 249.5 246.9 244.2

New Mexico

805.6 800.1 798.2 792.3 43.0 42.8 42.5 39.6 29.4 30.3 30.2 30.1

New York

8,692.2 8,812.2 8,806.0 8,814.1 305.2 294.6 297.2 297.5 459.0 456.5 458.1 455.5

North Carolina

3,925.6 3,954.9 3,952.3 3,953.4 175.4 171.1 170.9 167.5 434.6 437.5 441.1 438.8

North Dakota

395.8 419.6 420.8 422.5 24.5 27.4 27.5 27.4 23.6 24.7 25.1 25.4


Ohio

5,089.3 5,176.1 5,189.6 5,187.6 175.3 180.4 177.2 179.8 643.3 660.3 663.6 663.5

Oklahoma

1,553.4 1,586.4 1,588.0 1,598.4 68.3 67.2 68.1 69.8 129.7 136.7 137.5 137.4

Oregon

1,619.8 1,633.2 1,634.4 1,643.2 68.7 68.8 69.7 70.3 167.6 168.9 168.2 170.8

Pennsylvania

5,693.3 5,712.3 5,710.1 5,708.9 222.4 218.5 217.8 214.5 565.3 569.0 569.1 570.7

Rhode Island

459.7 457.1 455.8 456.9 15.4 15.7 16.3 16.6 41.0 41.2 41.3 40.8


South Carolina

1,831.3 1,854.4 1,851.2 1,845.2 76.4 75.7 74.7 75.6 218.1 223.4 221.6 220.9

South Dakota(3)

406.0 411.0 409.9 408.4 20.7 20.0 19.6 19.2 39.3 40.2 40.1 39.5

Tennessee(3)

2,658.5 2,683.2 2,688.2 2,683.1 111.2 115.4 115.9 117.5 303.6 314.5 316.7 313.3

Texas

10,586.1 10,786.2 10,807.6 10,845.6 559.3 582.2 583.6 597.2 841.7 853.7 857.9 852.8

Utah

1,214.6 1,233.4 1,232.6 1,236.6 65.8 65.6 65.3 66.6 114.6 118.9 118.7 117.9


Vermont

299.5 302.8 305.6 303.2 13.7 13.5 13.8 13.6 31.2 31.2 31.3 31.0

Virginia

3,680.5 3,722.8 3,723.8 3,711.4 177.6 177.1 177.6 175.0 229.1 229.6 228.7 226.6

Washington

2,828.1 2,871.9 2,880.2 2,871.4 137.8 139.9 138.9 140.4 272.3 285.0 286.4 288.1

West Virginia

756.0 756.0 753.0 750.7 33.3 34.9 35.7 36.2 49.6 47.6 47.2 47.4

Wisconsin

2,729.0 2,723.4 2,716.8 2,724.6 86.6 82.4 82.1 82.2 445.5 449.8 451.0 446.5

Wyoming

286.3 287.3 290.8 292.1 20.6 19.8 20.1 20.4 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.8


Puerto Rico(3)

923.3 921.4 913.4 918.5 32.5 34.3 34.0 33.4 83.2 80.9 78.7 79.1

Virgin Islands(2)

43.8 41.5 41.1 41.0 - - - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately.
(2) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
(3) Mining and logging is combined with construction.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2011 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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.
2011
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012(p)
Aug.
2011
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012(p)
Aug.
2011
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012(p)

Alabama

364.8 367.7 370.2 369.5 92.3 93.0 93.2 94.9 212.0 214.2 214.4 217.2

Alaska

64.0 64.4 64.2 64.5 14.9 15.4 15.4 15.0 27.6 28.0 27.3 27.5

Arizona

473.4 482.0 481.9 485.4 166.5 169.3 170.6 171.6 339.6 350.4 349.9 355.3

Arkansas

233.5 234.5 234.5 233.8 47.3 47.2 47.4 47.5 116.9 116.7 117.9 118.2

California

2,666.9 2,712.5 2,703.8 2,703.5 759.7 775.4 780.6 781.3 2,130.2 2,222.1 2,235.7 2,233.4


Colorado

402.1 407.5 407.8 405.7 142.2 145.0 144.6 146.8 340.2 348.1 348.7 349.7

Connecticut

294.2 297.1 296.2 294.8 134.2 132.2 131.6 131.7 194.8 194.6 194.5 194.6

Delaware

74.5 75.2 74.8 74.7 42.4 44.2 44.0 43.9 55.9 54.6 54.0 52.6

District of Columbia

26.9 27.2 27.6 27.4 26.9 26.6 26.3 26.5 149.8 150.7 150.5 148.6

Florida

1,498.1 1,517.0 1,514.6 1,513.8 482.7 491.1 486.2 488.5 1,056.8 1,084.9 1,087.8 1,099.5


Georgia

819.5 838.7 838.4 842.4 208.4 208.6 208.1 207.2 549.5 573.8 577.4 575.8

Hawaii

111.1 113.6 113.8 114.2 27.1 27.7 27.6 27.8 74.9 74.6 75.8 76.3

Idaho

121.3 124.3 124.9 125.0 29.4 28.3 28.6 28.8 74.6 75.7 75.4 75.6

Illinois

1,135.5 1,133.2 1,138.0 1,137.0 362.0 363.8 364.5 365.6 829.9 853.0 855.0 854.8

Indiana

547.8 552.3 551.7 553.6 131.0 131.5 130.1 128.2 285.4 300.0 301.2 299.4


Iowa

301.2 299.1 300.1 300.7 100.0 102.1 102.0 102.5 123.4 124.6 123.7 123.4

Kansas

253.0 253.5 251.5 250.8 73.3 72.9 73.5 72.8 149.8 158.2 159.0 160.2

Kentucky

363.4 368.0 366.8 368.9 84.0 84.0 84.2 84.4 189.6 207.3 207.9 207.3

Louisiana

372.8 379.6 379.8 380.2 94.7 97.7 98.9 98.5 195.5 200.1 199.0 198.3

Maine

117.7 119.5 118.8 118.7 31.8 31.9 31.7 31.4 57.0 56.7 56.7 56.0


Maryland

442.3 442.3 441.5 440.8 142.4 143.2 140.0 138.6 397.3 407.1 410.1 411.3

Massachusetts

551.3 561.9 562.8 561.4 205.3 205.6 203.6 203.9 473.5 499.7 499.7 497.8

Michigan

721.7 719.6 723.0 721.4 193.3 199.3 199.9 200.1 548.4 575.0 567.9 570.2

Minnesota

502.7 495.6 497.4 494.0 174.9 176.2 177.3 176.2 328.6 341.4 342.7 342.1

Mississippi

213.0 212.7 213.6 212.7 45.0 44.2 43.9 44.1 92.5 91.4 92.3 90.7


Missouri

511.2 503.7 506.3 503.1 159.3 158.1 158.5 158.7 330.3 345.0 341.8 344.3

Montana

85.6 86.7 86.7 87.4 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.8 40.9 43.1 43.2 42.4

Nebraska

194.5 199.0 197.6 196.7 69.4 68.6 68.1 68.1 104.0 105.8 105.1 103.9

Nevada

212.2 214.7 215.5 215.4 51.5 50.3 50.9 51.2 139.6 143.2 140.9 140.2

New Hampshire

133.7 134.0 135.5 135.1 35.0 34.5 34.9 34.9 65.3 64.8 64.8 64.7


New Jersey

815.3 821.1 822.5 825.4 250.7 251.6 251.2 249.8 602.1 612.6 607.7 613.8

New Mexico

132.4 133.7 132.9 132.2 34.0 32.9 32.2 32.2 100.1 95.4 95.9 93.8

New York

1,485.7 1,507.4 1,498.7 1,503.4 687.9 698.0 695.0 690.9 1,134.1 1,188.4 1,190.0 1,191.0

North Carolina

723.8 738.9 738.9 736.4 203.8 206.7 206.7 205.7 513.9 519.5 520.1 520.9

North Dakota

86.1 92.0 93.1 92.6 21.0 22.2 22.3 22.3 31.0 33.5 33.6 33.8


Ohio

952.6 979.0 979.9 972.8 278.1 278.3 279.6 280.8 648.8 659.6 660.8 663.0

Oklahoma

280.8 291.8 291.9 292.4 79.8 82.3 81.8 82.4 173.6 178.7 175.1 177.6

Oregon

313.0 320.8 320.7 321.4 92.2 92.9 93.6 94.8 186.5 188.4 188.8 190.6

Pennsylvania

1,093.8 1,099.9 1,103.9 1,101.6 310.2 313.2 313.1 312.0 711.2 718.9 720.6 722.5

Rhode Island

72.7 72.0 71.5 71.1 30.6 30.5 30.6 30.8 54.0 53.5 53.0 52.5


South Carolina

351.3 357.1 354.6 355.1 95.8 95.8 94.9 96.0 227.0 235.6 232.3 230.0

South Dakota

83.0 83.8 83.5 83.5 27.2 28.6 28.2 28.2 28.0 29.2 29.5 29.4

Tennessee

558.6 557.7 556.8 554.1 135.4 133.9 132.6 132.5 327.6 328.9 326.8 327.7

Texas

2,104.6 2,153.7 2,146.6 2,159.7 638.7 652.6 647.3 651.6 1,342.0 1,376.5 1,384.0 1,390.9

Utah

235.6 237.9 236.3 236.2 70.1 72.3 72.3 72.3 162.2 166.5 167.3 168.4


Vermont

56.5 57.0 57.1 56.7 12.2 11.8 12.1 12.2 25.2 27.1 27.0 26.5

Virginia

633.2 638.8 637.7 635.2 183.4 189.0 191.8 191.9 659.5 665.2 667.4 665.4

Washington

527.4 542.1 544.4 539.7 137.2 138.1 138.9 140.1 339.3 351.2 346.8 345.6

West Virginia

135.1 133.6 132.4 132.4 26.8 27.2 27.2 27.2 62.8 63.9 64.1 62.9

Wisconsin

508.0 511.9 510.4 508.4 157.2 155.1 154.3 153.5 281.9 281.0 279.9 282.6

Wyoming

52.2 53.0 52.5 53.4 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.9 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.3


Puerto Rico

170.4 160.9 161.7 161.6 43.7 45.0 44.5 44.1 104.8 103.4 100.8 103.6

Virgin Islands(1)

8.4 8.6 8.5 8.5 - - - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2011 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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.
2011
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012(p)
Aug.
2011
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012(p)
Aug.
2011
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012(p)

Alabama

216.3 218.9 218.9 217.4 170.0 175.8 177.1 176.1 377.9 369.1 368.0 366.4

Alaska

44.7 46.5 46.5 45.9 32.2 32.9 32.0 33.0 84.1 83.9 84.3 85.4

Arizona

356.8 366.6 367.4 366.1 260.5 267.2 270.2 267.1 411.0 413.5 410.7 409.7

Arkansas

166.7 173.3 173.3 174.0 99.3 104.3 103.2 103.7 221.6 222.1 221.1 222.1

California

1,839.7 1,880.2 1,888.3 1,897.2 1,531.5 1,576.4 1,583.5 1,587.9 2,374.9 2,361.0 2,358.9 2,351.5

Colorado

274.7 277.2 278.1 277.6 274.0 277.4 278.4 277.1 391.5 393.1 391.8 393.5

Connecticut

316.0 325.5 326.5 327.0 137.0 139.0 140.0 136.9 237.9 232.9 235.5 235.0

Delaware

67.4 69.1 69.2 69.2 41.9 44.0 43.8 43.8 64.2 61.9 62.4 62.6

District of Columbia

117.3 122.1 123.2 123.2 62.3 63.5 64.0 63.3 235.0 245.6 244.7 235.4

Florida

1,109.3 1,122.1 1,123.3 1,127.8 954.8 967.0 964.2 968.7 1,089.7 1,088.4 1,084.6 1,079.4

Georgia

499.2 504.0 507.0 509.2 378.7 382.3 381.1 383.3 674.4 668.5 667.7 665.0

Hawaii

75.5 74.5 74.6 75.7 103.6 108.3 108.3 109.0 121.4 123.5 123.1 123.6

Idaho

87.1 88.9 87.7 89.2 59.6 61.4 60.3 60.9 116.2 115.0 113.9 114.5

Illinois

856.4 852.7 854.0 859.3 516.4 531.3 527.0 530.5 832.4 828.3 820.6 821.2

Indiana

428.3 429.9 429.2 434.4 277.0 285.6 286.7 287.3 424.4 417.9 423.1 421.1

Iowa

216.0 216.2 216.5 216.4 131.8 133.3 133.0 130.9 250.1 242.0 247.6 251.0

Kansas

184.3 187.1 189.3 188.1 116.2 116.5 117.2 117.0 257.0 249.3 253.4 256.8

Kentucky

255.8 259.5 260.8 260.0 169.2 175.0 175.7 176.6 329.0 328.2 327.7 328.5

Louisiana

283.9 291.6 291.6 291.6 198.4 207.4 207.5 207.4 358.2 360.0 357.8 361.0

Maine

120.4 120.4 119.9 121.4 59.4 59.5 60.8 59.5 100.6 100.7 101.0 101.8

Maryland

409.4 418.2 419.5 417.3 231.8 231.8 232.7 233.7 507.6 510.2 507.9 511.8

Massachusetts

668.2 672.9 673.6 671.0 305.2 308.6 307.3 306.5 435.1 430.9 430.9 434.3

Michigan

623.1 628.7 630.9 629.5 374.3 380.6 381.1 380.6 619.3 609.6 612.1 613.9

Minnesota

468.3 475.8 477.3 479.2 233.3 228.3 224.6 224.9 405.3 408.3 409.7 415.1

Mississippi

135.7 135.6 136.5 136.9 117.1 119.8 118.1 118.5 245.7 246.7 242.8 242.6

Missouri

417.4 422.5 420.1 424.3 269.6 264.6 265.8 265.4 436.5 431.6 429.8 440.0

Montana

64.6 64.4 64.3 65.1 55.8 55.5 55.3 55.5 87.6 86.4 86.8 87.7

Nebraska

137.5 138.5 138.6 139.8 82.4 85.6 84.5 84.1 168.3 167.0 168.8 170.2

Nevada

104.0 107.0 107.3 107.6 318.7 321.8 322.4 321.6 148.6 146.2 146.1 147.3

New Hampshire

114.0 110.8 111.5 111.2 65.2 67.8 65.1 65.3 91.2 92.1 92.2 93.0


New Jersey

609.9 633.0 636.1 634.7 335.7 349.7 353.6 352.4 621.5 627.9 622.3 625.8

New Mexico

123.8 126.1 128.4 127.2 84.4 85.9 86.2 86.7 195.6 190.5 188.6 189.9

New York

1,736.4 1,771.5 1,772.0 1,775.7 764.5 787.2 783.9 783.7 1,496.5 1,476.7 1,476.8 1,481.6

North Carolina

546.4 553.8 556.2 556.8 400.7 400.3 404.9 403.9 697.2 700.2 685.0 693.4

North Dakota

56.8 58.6 58.7 59.3 34.7 35.6 35.6 35.6 78.8 79.7 79.3 79.5

Ohio

850.6 869.5 881.5 876.7 476.4 479.8 481.0 484.5 765.0 765.4 759.9 760.8

Oklahoma

207.2 205.9 207.5 208.5 142.4 145.1 144.8 146.2 336.3 339.0 341.0 343.3

Oregon

235.5 237.5 236.9 237.5 166.6 166.6 167.4 168.7 292.2 289.8 290.7 290.3

Pennsylvania

1,160.5 1,152.8 1,147.0 1,148.3 508.7 525.9 522.0 524.2 744.7 730.6 731.9 731.8

Rhode Island

104.1 102.3 101.1 102.3 48.9 49.3 50.0 50.8 60.7 59.9 59.6 59.3

South Carolina

217.9 219.1 221.3 222.1 209.1 208.6 207.4 208.2 337.1 340.0 345.4 337.6

South Dakota

65.6 67.3 67.6 67.5 42.9 43.1 43.1 43.5 77.4 77.2 76.8 76.2

Tennessee

384.9 389.8 391.8 391.4 265.7 268.9 267.6 268.2 426.2 428.4 433.2 433.1

Texas

1,429.7 1,458.3 1,471.8 1,467.6 1,045.2 1,092.3 1,088.4 1,093.0 1,818.8 1,781.9 1,796.3 1,798.5

Utah

159.0 160.0 161.8 161.6 114.1 114.7 113.4 114.7 218.1 219.2 219.4 220.8

Vermont

60.2 61.4 61.6 62.1 32.8 32.9 34.0 32.8 52.2 52.4 53.1 52.8

Virginia

473.8 478.0 484.0 481.8 350.1 356.4 360.5 354.2 707.1 716.2 704.2 708.4

Washington

382.4 388.5 390.8 390.2 272.4 280.0 279.3 276.1 542.9 532.0 537.8 534.3

West Virginia

123.8 126.9 127.2 127.3 72.7 74.7 74.4 73.2 152.9 151.0 149.5 150.6

Wisconsin

411.5 416.7 413.6 417.2 246.3 236.6 231.6 237.5 407.5 406.7 407.7 411.2

Wyoming(1)

- - - - 32.4 33.7 34.3 34.3 74.1 73.3 76.3 76.6

Puerto Rico

115.8 122.1 121.7 120.4 72.3 73.1 72.6 72.0 263.9 263.7 261.7 266.4

Virgin Islands(1)

- - - - 7.2 7.5 7.6 7.6 12.6 11.4 11.2 11.0

Footnotes
(1) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2011 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total Mining and logging Construction
July August July August July August
2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p)

Alabama

1,863.7 1,867.3 1,859.3 1,872.4 12.4 12.2 12.5 12.3 81.0 74.4 78.3 75.5

Alaska

354.4 353.1 351.3 352.0 16.6 17.3 16.7 17.4 18.2 16.0 18.1 16.0

Arizona

2,337.8 2,395.9 2,388.9 2,444.1 11.7 11.9 11.7 11.9 112.9 121.3 114.2 122.2

Arkansas

1,146.9 1,156.5 1,151.8 1,161.4 11.0 11.4 11.0 11.3 49.5 44.5 48.4 46.0

California

13,916.8 14,212.8 13,934.0 14,239.5 29.5 30.1 29.7 30.2 567.3 594.1 568.8 601.1


Colorado

2,264.1 2,300.1 2,272.3 2,304.5 28.1 29.8 27.8 29.8 115.7 122.2 119.5 123.0

Connecticut

1,620.6 1,626.4 1,615.0 1,617.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 55.5 52.7 55.3 52.5

Delaware(1)

422.9 423.2 419.0 419.8 - - - - 19.9 18.5 19.2 18.5

District of Columbia(1)

739.9 747.5 725.5 731.0 - - - - 12.6 14.1 12.5 14.3

Florida

7,153.6 7,218.2 7,224.4 7,310.1 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6 332.5 316.5 330.0 319.6


Georgia

3,863.4 3,914.1 3,889.5 3,939.2 8.9 8.7 9.0 8.7 147.9 141.0 151.8 142.0

Hawaii(1)

587.6 594.1 581.8 596.4 - - - - 28.7 28.7 28.5 29.4

Idaho

611.4 618.5 611.5 622.2 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 32.3 32.0 32.9 33.1

Illinois

5,684.5 5,714.7 5,675.3 5,718.6 9.7 10.0 9.7 9.9 210.4 200.6 212.8 202.5

Indiana

2,797.7 2,857.7 2,821.4 2,893.4 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.8 126.3 135.8 127.5 136.6


Iowa

1,469.1 1,482.0 1,467.6 1,479.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 69.6 70.8 69.2 69.5

Kansas

1,319.8 1,337.2 1,322.9 1,340.6 8.9 9.2 8.9 9.1 57.3 57.7 57.2 57.3

Kentucky

1,784.3 1,822.0 1,795.1 1,830.9 22.9 21.1 22.9 21.4 71.4 68.8 71.8 68.5

Louisiana

1,891.5 1,932.7 1,895.1 1,934.4 53.5 57.4 53.5 58.6 122.0 122.2 123.5 122.2

Maine

604.2 605.2 605.1 602.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 26.7 25.7 27.0 25.5


Maryland(1)

2,564.9 2,585.7 2,551.9 2,577.5 - - - - 150.3 150.3 151.8 151.5

Massachusetts

3,234.2 3,277.7 3,216.6 3,261.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 117.1 113.4 117.0 112.6

Michigan

3,914.8 3,968.7 3,930.7 3,976.9 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.8 138.7 132.8 140.3 132.3

Minnesota

2,673.9 2,729.4 2,704.7 2,729.4 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.1 102.8 108.1 105.9 107.6

Mississippi

1,078.5 1,073.4 1,083.7 1,080.8 9.2 9.3 9.2 9.3 50.2 44.7 50.2 46.1


Missouri

2,639.2 2,627.2 2,636.9 2,644.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 112.0 103.1 109.4 104.3

Montana

435.1 438.8 434.9 440.4 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.2 26.7 28.0 26.9 27.8

Nebraska(1)

941.4 957.3 944.2 956.4 - - - - 44.0 48.2 43.1 47.9

Nevada

1,119.3 1,126.5 1,121.1 1,128.6 14.3 16.5 14.5 16.6 53.2 49.1 54.1 49.2

New Hampshire

631.1 630.8 630.1 629.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 23.7 23.3 22.9 23.3


New Jersey

3,885.4 3,929.9 3,863.9 3,912.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 137.8 130.5 139.4 132.3

New Mexico

799.6 794.4 804.4 792.0 21.5 22.8 21.7 22.7 44.4 43.9 44.8 41.8

New York

8,726.4 8,838.9 8,685.2 8,802.5 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.5 327.7 320.8 329.4 318.6

North Carolina

3,862.3 3,893.6 3,936.1 3,961.3 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.5 178.2 173.9 180.8 172.8

North Dakota

389.6 416.8 392.3 418.3 16.6 22.5 17.1 22.8 27.0 30.7 27.9 30.7


Ohio

5,092.6 5,196.3 5,096.4 5,197.2 12.0 12.1 12.1 11.9 190.4 193.5 190.1 196.3

Oklahoma

1,536.8 1,574.5 1,542.5 1,587.8 52.3 57.5 51.8 57.0 69.3 69.2 69.1 70.6

Oregon

1,611.6 1,627.6 1,615.9 1,638.1 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.4 72.7 73.6 73.2 75.6

Pennsylvania

5,670.7 5,695.7 5,661.8 5,683.9 34.2 40.1 35.1 40.4 236.9 232.5 237.3 229.6

Rhode Island

464.9 457.8 462.0 459.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 16.9 17.6 16.5 17.8


South Carolina

1,840.7 1,852.2 1,839.6 1,854.6 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.6 77.9 75.9 77.0 76.7

South Dakota(1)

413.6 416.3 414.3 417.2 - - - - 24.0 22.9 23.9 22.4

Tennessee(1)

2,644.9 2,675.9 2,664.5 2,694.5 - - - - 113.8 118.3 114.1 120.6

Texas

10,545.5 10,775.9 10,550.0 10,811.0 240.8 260.9 240.3 262.0 566.0 590.2 567.8 604.3

Utah

1,198.9 1,221.3 1,210.4 1,234.7 11.8 12.7 12.0 12.8 69.4 68.2 69.4 70.2


Vermont

293.1 299.3 294.3 298.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 15.7 15.9 15.7 15.8

Virginia

3,672.7 3,729.1 3,667.9 3,715.5 10.9 10.8 11.0 10.8 181.1 180.4 183.0 179.7

Washington

2,837.3 2,891.9 2,827.1 2,875.6 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.0 145.2 146.3 147.9 150.2

West Virginia

755.1 753.2 756.2 750.8 33.8 30.6 34.0 29.3 35.0 37.7 35.5 38.3

Wisconsin

2,765.2 2,742.5 2,755.6 2,751.1 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 102.4 95.6 99.7 95.0

Wyoming

294.7 298.3 292.9 298.4 27.6 27.8 27.5 27.8 22.3 21.6 22.9 22.3


Puerto Rico(1)

921.5 907.8 912.0 906.2 - - - - 32.0 34.2 32.8 33.3

Virgin Islands(1)

43.9 41.2 43.9 41.1 - - - - 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0

Footnotes
(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 2011 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information
July August July August July August
2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p)

Alabama

238.6 242.9 238.1 243.7 366.6 370.2 364.4 369.0 23.2 22.4 23.2 22.0

Alaska

24.5 22.8 21.8 19.8 68.7 69.2 68.9 69.4 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.5

Arizona

149.9 152.1 149.9 151.6 468.4 478.0 468.8 480.9 36.7 36.5 36.8 35.9

Arkansas

157.5 157.5 157.5 156.3 235.4 236.0 235.4 235.2 14.6 14.3 14.5 14.2

California

1,259.3 1,252.4 1,268.3 1,259.9 2,656.1 2,696.6 2,665.6 2,705.4 431.1 448.5 432.7 452.6


Colorado

131.4 133.8 131.4 133.9 402.9 408.7 403.6 407.7 71.6 69.2 71.1 69.2

Connecticut

168.1 166.7 167.3 165.8 292.0 294.4 291.0 291.7 31.8 31.7 31.5 32.1

Delaware

25.8 26.1 25.7 26.0 75.9 75.9 75.2 75.5 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.6

District of Columbia

1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 26.8 27.5 26.5 27.2 18.8 18.4 18.7 18.5

Florida

310.9 312.0 309.6 312.4 1,485.0 1,504.5 1,489.5 1,508.0 133.1 134.1 133.4 134.1


Georgia

353.0 356.7 351.4 358.3 819.7 837.2 816.2 838.7 98.0 97.3 96.9 97.3

Hawaii

13.2 13.4 13.3 13.5 111.2 113.9 110.7 114.1 7.6 7.9 7.7 8.1

Idaho

55.1 58.1 55.5 58.5 121.8 126.1 122.6 125.9 9.5 9.8 9.5 9.8

Illinois

578.0 600.1 576.3 602.3 1,137.0 1,138.6 1,134.6 1,135.4 100.8 100.4 100.7 99.6

Indiana

467.9 490.5 468.1 491.8 550.0 553.1 550.4 554.4 34.8 34.8 34.5 34.7


Iowa

209.8 220.0 210.0 218.9 302.6 301.7 300.5 300.3 27.9 27.6 27.6 27.5

Kansas

160.4 164.9 160.8 166.1 254.1 252.3 253.5 251.7 27.8 25.2 27.4 25.4

Kentucky

209.9 218.2 213.3 219.1 363.6 367.3 363.9 368.9 26.6 27.5 26.6 27.7

Louisiana

139.7 141.1 138.9 139.8 372.3 379.3 372.5 379.1 23.9 24.3 23.5 24.4

Maine

51.2 50.5 50.2 50.0 119.8 121.4 121.1 121.9 8.3 8.1 8.2 7.9


Maryland

114.1 111.4 114.5 111.3 442.9 442.4 441.9 442.3 43.6 42.9 39.1 42.3

Massachusetts

255.1 257.4 255.8 257.7 551.0 564.7 553.3 562.8 84.6 88.4 78.3 87.9

Michigan

502.5 522.7 512.1 530.2 725.2 725.8 726.2 724.6 53.0 54.9 53.5 55.3

Minnesota

307.9 312.2 310.7 312.8 501.3 499.9 505.0 498.3 52.7 53.5 52.1 53.8

Mississippi

133.1 136.7 132.8 136.7 214.3 213.6 212.2 212.5 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.7


Missouri

249.5 252.4 249.2 255.6 516.0 507.5 512.6 505.2 58.5 57.0 58.5 56.4

Montana

17.0 17.0 17.0 17.2 87.9 88.1 86.6 88.3 7.4 7.6 7.4 7.6

Nebraska

93.8 95.3 93.6 94.0 195.3 198.4 194.6 197.3 17.0 16.4 17.0 16.2

Nevada

38.4 37.6 38.3 37.4 211.9 214.9 212.2 215.9 12.7 12.8 12.6 12.7

New Hampshire

67.3 66.5 67.5 66.3 135.2 137.2 135.0 136.6 11.4 11.0 11.3 11.1


New Jersey

254.9 247.6 255.3 245.5 814.0 822.6 814.3 823.8 77.6 68.8 72.2 69.2

New Mexico

29.6 30.6 30.0 30.9 133.7 133.2 133.5 133.6 14.0 13.0 14.2 13.2

New York

462.5 461.8 464.2 460.9 1,481.6 1,493.1 1,480.1 1,497.6 260.8 253.0 244.8 254.8

North Carolina

435.4 441.0 436.5 440.4 729.4 741.6 727.6 739.7 69.1 69.2 69.3 69.3

North Dakota

23.7 25.2 23.6 25.2 86.0 93.5 86.4 93.0 7.2 7.6 7.0 7.6


Ohio

641.8 663.0 646.8 666.8 954.4 981.8 953.9 974.7 76.9 77.0 76.3 77.0

Oklahoma

128.6 137.8 129.6 137.4 281.7 292.8 280.2 293.0 23.9 23.2 24.0 23.7

Oregon

170.5 171.9 171.2 174.4 313.5 320.6 314.6 322.0 32.4 33.9 32.7 34.1

Pennsylvania

568.2 573.1 569.7 574.9 1,085.6 1,097.5 1,087.1 1,093.6 90.8 90.1 88.0 90.5

Rhode Island

40.2 40.4 41.1 41.2 73.6 71.7 73.2 71.4 10.4 10.3 9.6 10.4


South Carolina

217.6 222.6 218.9 222.2 353.6 356.3 352.0 356.6 25.8 26.6 25.8 27.4

South Dakota

39.6 40.7 39.8 40.4 83.7 84.2 84.2 84.6 6.5 6.1 6.5 6.2

Tennessee

306.7 316.1 304.8 316.0 561.9 557.6 558.1 556.4 44.3 44.3 44.2 43.7

Texas

841.2 860.7 846.2 855.6 2,111.5 2,151.6 2,110.9 2,164.5 197.0 192.9 196.4 193.0

Utah

114.2 118.9 115.5 119.1 233.6 236.0 236.0 237.2 29.6 31.4 29.9 31.6


Vermont

31.6 31.4 31.4 31.2 56.6 57.3 56.7 57.0 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.9

Virginia

229.6 228.8 229.4 227.8 631.9 637.7 633.7 635.7 74.5 72.5 69.9 72.2

Washington

272.0 289.5 275.9 291.9 532.9 549.5 532.1 545.0 103.9 104.7 105.5 104.9

West Virginia

49.9 47.5 49.9 47.8 136.2 133.1 135.5 132.7 10.5 10.3 10.4 10.6

Wisconsin

453.7 459.8 455.4 458.1 509.9 513.4 511.2 512.4 46.6 47.9 46.2 47.9

Wyoming

9.2 9.0 9.2 8.8 53.7 54.0 53.6 54.7 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9


Puerto Rico

83.4 78.6 83.0 79.0 169.5 159.8 167.8 159.6 18.5 18.5 18.6 18.4

Virgin Islands

2.2 1.3 2.2 1.3 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2011 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services
July August July August July August
2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p)

Alabama

93.0 93.8 92.4 94.8 210.9 214.7 213.0 218.8 213.9 215.5 213.7 215.7

Alaska

15.2 15.7 15.2 15.4 29.2 29.1 29.2 29.1 44.1 46.2 44.3 45.9

Arizona

166.3 170.1 165.9 171.2 338.6 350.2 339.9 356.0 349.1 360.3 354.3 363.7

Arkansas

47.9 47.7 47.3 47.6 117.9 118.0 117.7 118.2 163.8 170.6 164.8 172.3

California

761.7 781.3 758.9 780.2 2,117.0 2,230.7 2,127.5 2,235.3 1,798.4 1,849.5 1,799.4 1,854.3


Colorado

144.1 145.9 143.2 148.0 346.8 356.5 347.9 357.6 271.9 276.7 274.4 277.1

Connecticut

136.1 132.2 135.0 132.1 196.7 196.4 196.4 196.2 310.3 321.9 309.0 319.5

Delaware

42.9 44.5 42.7 44.4 56.4 54.5 56.5 53.2 66.5 68.7 66.6 68.5

District of Columbia

26.7 26.5 27.0 26.8 150.0 151.5 150.3 149.4 112.4 118.0 111.1 116.1

Florida

482.7 487.6 483.1 488.1 1,041.4 1,081.3 1,044.4 1,087.1 1,088.0 1,103.5 1,093.8 1,114.0


Georgia

209.6 208.7 208.7 208.5 546.1 574.9 551.8 577.3 493.0 501.0 499.3 509.1

Hawaii

27.1 27.7 27.1 27.7 74.5 75.8 75.0 76.1 75.9 75.1 74.8 75.3

Idaho

29.4 28.9 29.6 29.1 76.9 77.8 77.4 78.7 86.7 87.4 85.1 87.3

Illinois

364.7 367.4 363.1 367.3 838.2 865.9 843.7 868.3 842.2 842.0 843.0 846.7

Indiana

133.0 131.9 132.8 129.9 283.0 299.5 287.1 301.4 418.7 418.7 418.0 422.0


Iowa

101.0 102.6 100.7 102.7 124.8 125.8 125.8 125.7 205.0 206.3 206.1 206.7

Kansas

74.5 74.1 73.8 73.4 148.4 160.1 151.4 160.9 183.4 188.1 182.3 186.7

Kentucky

84.7 84.3 84.0 84.3 187.9 207.4 190.6 207.7 253.4 259.1 254.3 258.8

Louisiana

93.3 98.9 94.9 98.9 195.5 198.9 194.8 198.4 280.1 288.6 282.6 289.9

Maine

32.4 32.4 32.5 32.1 58.7 58.5 59.2 58.1 119.3 118.6 118.9 119.9


Maryland

144.8 141.9 143.4 140.2 400.4 414.9 402.5 417.0 405.2 415.6 404.0 412.1

Massachusetts

209.8 207.8 208.6 207.8 480.6 507.3 482.6 508.0 658.9 663.7 653.7 658.0

Michigan

195.3 202.3 194.5 202.0 540.8 562.1 546.2 573.2 611.5 621.2 613.9 616.7

Minnesota

175.7 178.4 176.0 177.6 330.1 347.0 335.5 347.2 462.9 473.7 464.3 475.7

Mississippi

45.0 44.2 45.1 44.2 92.6 91.9 93.0 91.5 130.3 131.8 134.0 135.3


Missouri

160.0 159.9 160.4 159.7 335.0 344.8 332.7 347.7 412.7 416.2 413.3 420.0

Montana

21.2 21.0 20.9 20.9 42.6 44.4 42.4 43.9 63.3 63.3 63.9 64.6

Nebraska

69.9 68.7 69.9 68.7 104.4 106.9 105.4 105.8 135.1 136.8 136.2 138.9

Nevada

52.0 50.8 51.6 51.2 136.9 139.1 138.8 140.7 103.4 106.6 102.6 106.6

New Hampshire

35.1 35.2 35.6 35.3 66.0 65.8 66.6 65.9 113.2 110.4 112.5 109.4


New Jersey

253.3 253.0 252.7 251.7 611.8 618.6 613.6 623.5 604.0 630.5 599.2 624.1

New Mexico

33.1 32.5 33.8 32.2 101.7 97.3 101.4 95.7 121.9 124.8 121.9 124.9

New York

691.6 701.3 693.9 697.2 1,156.0 1,209.0 1,150.5 1,207.0 1,678.5 1,716.0 1,671.0 1,709.1

North Carolina

205.8 208.8 205.5 207.4 515.3 522.8 520.9 527.4 540.5 550.9 543.8 553.4

North Dakota

21.0 22.3 21.1 22.4 30.9 33.8 31.2 34.2 56.7 58.9 56.8 59.1


Ohio

281.8 283.1 281.8 283.7 655.2 668.0 654.2 671.1 832.9 865.8 838.2 863.3

Oklahoma

80.4 82.1 80.6 82.7 174.6 176.5 174.7 178.3 204.4 204.9 206.2 206.9

Oregon

92.6 94.3 92.6 95.2 188.4 191.6 189.8 194.0 228.1 230.5 229.4 230.9

Pennsylvania

311.1 314.7 313.0 314.7 717.0 729.8 718.7 732.7 1,132.9 1,121.4 1,127.1 1,115.9

Rhode Island

31.1 30.9 31.0 30.9 55.5 53.8 55.3 54.0 100.7 97.5 99.9 98.1


South Carolina

96.9 95.8 96.3 96.9 230.4 234.7 229.1 232.7 216.0 219.2 216.5 220.6

South Dakota

28.0 28.3 27.5 28.3 29.0 30.4 28.9 30.4 65.3 66.9 65.1 66.8

Tennessee

136.1 133.3 136.2 133.4 321.0 324.6 328.1 330.5 380.6 388.5 383.1 389.3

Texas

640.7 651.1 643.0 654.4 1,343.0 1,391.1 1,355.0 1,399.5 1,413.1 1,458.2 1,425.3 1,461.9

Utah

70.1 72.3 70.4 72.7 160.8 168.3 163.3 170.5 153.2 156.2 154.9 157.4


Vermont

12.3 12.2 12.3 12.3 25.3 27.5 26.0 27.3 59.6 61.1 59.3 61.2

Virginia

184.7 193.9 185.1 194.2 665.9 673.3 663.7 668.9 452.9 475.9 458.1 477.4

Washington

140.0 140.3 138.0 141.6 344.0 350.9 343.4 350.8 372.9 381.3 373.4 381.1

West Virginia

27.0 27.2 26.8 27.2 63.0 64.4 63.0 63.1 122.6 126.2 122.7 126.3

Wisconsin

158.6 155.5 158.8 154.9 288.8 286.4 289.8 289.1 407.8 411.8 409.2 414.8

Wyoming

10.9 10.7 10.6 11.0 18.9 19.2 18.9 19.0 26.7 27.4 26.7 27.2


Puerto Rico

43.6 44.4 43.5 43.9 105.6 100.7 104.5 102.8 109.8 115.3 109.7 114.6

Virgin Islands

2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2011 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Leisure and hospitality Other services Government
July August July August July August
2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p) 2011 2012 2011 2012(p)

Alabama

174.3 181.9 175.0 180.7 80.6 82.0 80.1 82.3 369.2 357.3 368.6 357.6

Alaska

40.4 39.9 39.9 40.4 11.2 11.1 10.7 11.3 79.8 79.3 80.1 80.8

Arizona

253.8 264.5 257.2 262.7 92.0 88.6 90.3 87.1 358.4 362.4 399.9 400.9

Arkansas

103.3 107.0 101.8 106.1 43.7 43.8 43.9 44.0 202.3 205.7 209.5 210.2

California

1,557.7 1,611.8 1,559.3 1,618.7 488.4 489.3 483.7 485.8 2,250.3 2,228.5 2,240.1 2,216.0


Colorado

286.1 290.9 286.3 288.9 94.0 95.0 94.8 94.6 371.5 371.4 372.3 374.7

Connecticut

147.2 150.5 145.5 146.2 61.7 61.4 61.4 60.8 220.6 217.9 222.0 220.2

Delaware

47.8 49.7 47.3 49.5 20.0 19.5 19.6 19.3 61.8 60.2 60.9 59.3

District of Columbia

62.1 64.3 62.1 63.4 68.4 69.7 68.6 69.9 261.0 256.5 247.6 244.4

Florida

952.2 965.9 945.0 959.7 307.2 303.0 303.2 302.2 1,015.0 1,004.1 1,086.8 1,079.3


Georgia

390.0 391.4 386.2 390.9 156.3 156.7 155.2 154.1 640.9 640.5 663.0 654.3

Hawaii

104.0 108.6 103.7 109.4 25.9 25.6 25.7 25.2 119.5 117.4 115.3 117.6

Idaho

63.7 64.5 64.4 65.6 21.6 22.3 21.3 22.3 110.3 107.5 109.0 107.8

Illinois

542.0 553.5 542.2 556.2 253.3 243.3 251.6 244.0 808.2 792.9 797.6 786.4

Indiana

290.6 300.4 289.3 301.3 110.5 109.1 110.1 110.9 376.0 377.1 396.7 403.6


Iowa

140.4 140.8 139.6 138.9 56.9 57.7 56.8 57.8 228.7 226.3 228.9 228.9

Kansas

117.8 121.3 119.2 120.7 51.8 52.1 52.1 52.1 235.4 232.2 236.3 237.2

Kentucky

175.8 182.0 174.7 182.8 70.2 70.8 70.8 71.2 317.9 315.5 322.2 320.5

Louisiana

201.4 209.9 198.6 208.9 63.1 64.6 63.3 64.6 346.7 347.5 349.0 349.6

Maine

75.3 77.2 76.3 75.5 20.7 21.3 21.1 20.3 89.1 88.8 87.8 88.7


Maryland

253.7 254.8 252.7 252.9 118.4 119.4 117.0 119.1 491.5 492.1 485.0 488.8

Massachusetts

344.3 346.1 342.5 344.3 128.4 127.8 128.3 127.1 403.2 400.0 395.3 393.7

Michigan

402.0 408.3 401.1 405.6 169.9 169.5 169.9 168.7 568.0 561.3 565.2 560.5

Minnesota

256.6 246.6 255.1 246.8 116.4 116.8 117.0 116.5 360.5 386.0 376.0 386.0

Mississippi

121.1 120.2 118.6 120.5 34.3 34.8 34.7 34.0 236.4 234.2 242.1 239.0


Missouri

284.4 281.0 283.1 279.5 113.9 113.3 114.1 111.2 392.8 387.6 399.2 400.4

Montana

62.1 61.2 62.2 61.3 17.1 16.9 16.3 17.1 81.6 83.0 83.0 83.5

Nebraska

86.3 88.3 87.0 88.6 36.5 37.5 36.5 37.1 159.1 160.8 160.9 161.9

Nevada

320.4 324.9 320.8 324.5 34.4 34.7 34.6 34.7 141.7 139.5 141.0 139.1

New Hampshire

73.9 75.3 75.0 75.6 23.2 23.8 22.6 23.8 81.1 81.3 80.1 81.2


New Jersey

370.7 387.3 365.5 382.5 167.9 174.5 169.4 173.4 592.0 595.1 580.9 584.8

New Mexico

85.9 88.5 86.7 89.0 28.4 27.0 28.5 25.9 185.4 180.8 187.9 182.1

New York

824.3 844.1 821.2 840.5 376.1 381.8 375.6 377.8 1,461.6 1,452.4 1,448.8 1,433.5

North Carolina

420.3 425.5 421.2 424.6 157.4 156.8 157.0 157.2 605.2 597.6 667.8 663.6

North Dakota

35.9 37.0 36.0 36.9 15.2 16.0 15.5 16.5 69.4 69.3 69.7 69.9


Ohio

511.0 512.8 507.2 514.5 211.4 219.2 212.9 219.2 724.8 720.0 722.9 718.7

Oklahoma

145.2 148.3 145.6 149.3 59.9 61.0 59.9 61.3 316.5 321.2 320.8 327.6

Oregon

174.4 176.2 175.5 177.5 57.5 57.6 57.8 57.7 274.1 270.1 271.7 269.3

Pennsylvania

547.9 562.8 545.8 562.7 258.5 260.2 258.3 258.2 687.6 673.5 681.7 670.7

Rhode Island

56.1 56.8 55.0 57.1 23.3 22.7 23.4 22.6 56.9 55.9 56.8 55.5


South Carolina

224.1 222.6 221.3 221.0 69.0 69.6 69.3 69.4 325.5 325.3 329.5 327.5

South Dakota

47.4 47.8 49.3 50.2 15.9 15.7 15.8 15.6 74.2 73.3 73.3 72.3

Tennessee

277.3 278.5 274.5 277.5 101.5 103.3 101.0 101.8 401.7 411.4 420.4 425.3

Texas

1,073.8 1,116.8 1,065.9 1,115.6 374.7 386.8 374.4 385.3 1,743.7 1,715.6 1,724.8 1,714.9

Utah

118.5 118.6 118.3 119.5 35.5 35.8 34.5 35.3 202.2 202.9 206.2 208.4


Vermont

33.6 34.9 34.7 35.0 9.9 10.1 9.8 9.9 42.7 43.2 42.6 43.0

Virginia

372.5 384.5 371.7 377.8 187.8 191.0 186.9 190.7 680.9 680.3 675.4 680.3

Washington

284.5 291.7 286.9 291.3 108.9 110.7 109.0 110.7 526.8 521.0 508.8 502.1

West Virginia

75.3 76.9 75.3 76.1 55.1 54.7 55.1 54.2 146.7 144.6 148.0 145.2

Wisconsin

274.0 255.4 270.9 261.2 136.3 136.8 135.7 135.3 383.8 376.7 375.4 379.2

Wyoming

39.1 40.9 38.3 40.1 12.1 11.8 12.0 11.8 70.3 71.9 69.3 71.8


Puerto Rico

70.9 71.9 72.4 72.4 18.2 19.3 18.2 19.7 270.0 265.1 261.5 262.5

Virgin Islands

7.1 7.5 7.1 7.5 1.8 1.2 1.7 1.2 13.0 11.6 13.2 11.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2011 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


Last Modified Date: September 21, 2012