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Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, November 22, 2011                 USDL-11-1672

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       REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- OCTOBER 2011


Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed or slightly 
lower in October. Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia recorded 
unemployment rate decreases, five states posted rate increases, and nine states had 
no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty states 
registered unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, eight states and the 
District of Columbia had increases, and two states experienced no change. The 
national jobless rate was little changed at 9.0 percent, but was 0.7 percentage 
point lower than a year earlier.

In October, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 39 states and the District of 
Columbia, and decreased in 11 states. The largest over-the-month increases in 
employment occurred in Illinois (+30,000) and California (+25,700). The largest 
over-the-month decrease in employment occurred in Wisconsin (-9,700), followed by 
New York (-8,300) and Minnesota (-6,100). Delaware experienced the largest 
over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+1.0 percent), followed by North 
Dakota (+0.7 percent) and Oklahoma (+0.6 percent). Wisconsin experienced the largest
over-the-month percentage decline in employment (-0.4 percent), followed by Maine, 
Rhode Island, and Wyoming (-0.3 percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment 
increased in 45 states and the District of Columbia, and decreased in 5 states. The 
largest over-the-year percentage increase occurred in North Dakota (+4.9 percent), 
followed by Oklahoma (+3.1 percent) and Utah (+2.6 percent). The largest 
over-the-year percentage decreases in employment occurred in Georgia (-0.9 percent) 
and Indiana (-0.4 percent).

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

The West continued to record the highest regional unemployment rate in October, 10.3 
percent, while the Northeast again reported the lowest rate, 8.1 percent. Over the 
month, the South and West registered statistically significant jobless rate changes 
(-0.1 percentage point each). Two regions had significant rate changes from a year 
earlier, both decreases: the West (-0.7 percentage point) and Midwest (-0.5 point). 
(See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific continued to report the highest 
jobless rate, 10.9 percent in October. The West North Central again registered the 
lowest rate, 6.6 percent. Three divisions experienced statistically significant 
unemployment rate changes over the month: the Pacific, South Atlantic, and West 
North Central (-0.2 percentage point each). Over the year, five divisions recorded
significant rate decreases, the largest of which was in the Mountain 
(-0.9 percentage point). No division had a statistically significant unemployment 
rate increase from October 2010.

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Nevada continued to record the highest unemployment rate among the states, 13.4 
percent in October. California posted the next highest rate, 11.7 percent. North 
Dakota registered the lowest jobless rate, 3.5 percent, followed by Nebraska, 4.2 
percent. In total, 26 states reported jobless rates significantly lower than the 
U.S. figure of 9.0 percent, 10 states and the District of Columbia had measurably 
higher rates, and 14 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that 
of the nation. (See tables A and 3.)

Twelve states experienced statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate 
declines in October. The largest of these were in Alabama, Michigan, and Minnesota 
(-0.5 percentage point each), followed by South Carolina and Utah (-0.4 point each). 
Thirty-eight 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. (See table B.)

New Mexico registered the largest jobless rate decrease from October 2010 
(-2.0 percentage points). Four additional states reported smaller but also 
statistically significant decreases over the year: Florida (-1.5 percentage points), 
Oregon (-1.1 points), Massachusetts (-1.0 point), and California (-0.8 point). The 
District of Columbia posted the only significant rate increase from a year earlier 
(+1.3 percentage points). Forty-five states recorded unemployment rates that were 
not appreciably different from those of a year earlier.

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In October, 14 states recorded statistically significant changes in employment, 13 
of which were increases. The largest over-the-month statistically significant job 
gains occurred in Illinois (+30,000), California (+25,700), Virginia (+14,000), and 
Pennsylvania (+13,800). The only state with an over-the-month statistically 
significant decline in employment was Wisconsin (-9,700). (See tables C and 5.)

Over the year, 23 states experienced statistically significant changes in 
employment, 22 of which were increases. The largest increase occurred in California 
(+239,100), followed by Texas (+231,600) and Florida (+93,900). The only state with 
an over-the-year statistically significant decrease in employment was Georgia 
(-33,300). (See table D.)

____________
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for October is 
scheduled to be released on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The 
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news release for November is 
scheduled to be released on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).



 Table A.  States with unemployment rates significantly different from
 that of the U.S., October 2011, seasonally adjusted
 --------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                |          Rate(p)
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 United States (1) ...................|           9.0
                                      |
 Alaska ..............................|           7.4
 California ..........................|          11.7
 Colorado ............................|           8.1
 Delaware ............................|           7.9
 District of Columbia ................|          11.0
 Florida .............................|          10.3
 Georgia .............................|          10.2
 Hawaii ..............................|           6.5
 Illinois ............................|          10.1
 Iowa ................................|           6.0
                                      |
 Kansas ..............................|           6.7
 Louisiana ...........................|           7.0
 Maine ...............................|           7.3
 Maryland ............................|           7.2
 Massachusetts .......................|           7.3
 Michigan ............................|          10.6
 Minnesota ...........................|           6.4
 Mississippi .........................|          10.6
 Montana .............................|           7.6
 Nebraska ............................|           4.2
                                      |
 Nevada ..............................|          13.4
 New Hampshire .......................|           5.3
 New Mexico ..........................|           6.6
 New York ............................|           7.9
 North Carolina ......................|          10.4
 North Dakota ........................|           3.5
 Oklahoma ............................|           6.1
 Pennsylvania ........................|           8.1
 Rhode Island ........................|          10.4
 South Carolina ......................|          10.5
                                      |
 South Dakota ........................|           4.5
 Texas ...............................|           8.4
 Utah ................................|           7.0
 Vermont .............................|           5.6
 Virginia ............................|           6.4
 Wisconsin ...........................|           7.7
 Wyoming .............................|           5.7
 --------------------------------------------------------------
  1 Data are not preliminary.
  p = preliminary.
 
 
 
 Table B.  States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
 from September 2011 to October 2011, seasonally adjusted
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 |          Rate         |
                                 |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
              State              | September |  October  | rate change(p)
                                 |    2011   |  2011(p)  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Alabama ........................|     9.8   |     9.3   |      -0.5
 California .....................|    11.9   |    11.7   |       -.2
 Florida ........................|    10.6   |    10.3   |       -.3
 Idaho ..........................|     9.0   |     8.8   |       -.2
 Maryland .......................|     7.4   |     7.2   |       -.2
 Michigan .......................|    11.1   |    10.6   |       -.5
 Minnesota ......................|     6.9   |     6.4   |       -.5
 Pennsylvania ...................|     8.3   |     8.1   |       -.2
 South Carolina .................|    10.9   |    10.5   |       -.4
 Tennessee ......................|     9.8   |     9.6   |       -.2
 Utah ...........................|     7.4   |     7.0   |       -.4
 Vermont ........................|     5.8   |     5.6   |       -.2
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  p = preliminary.
 
 
 
 Table C.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
 September 2011 to October 2011, seasonally adjusted
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               |   September |   October   | Over-the-month
            State              |     2011    |   2011(p)   |    change(p)
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 California....................|  14,125,900 |  14,151,600 |      25,700
 Colorado......................|   2,245,900 |   2,254,700 |       8,800
 Connecticut...................|   1,621,100 |   1,627,600 |       6,500
 Delaware......................|     409,900 |     413,900 |       4,000
 Illinois......................|   5,658,600 |   5,688,600 |      30,000
 Massachusetts.................|   3,228,500 |   3,239,300 |      10,800
 Mississippi...................|   1,097,900 |   1,102,400 |       4,500
 North Dakota..................|     396,400 |     399,000 |       2,600
 Oklahoma......................|   1,564,300 |   1,573,400 |       9,100
 Pennsylvania..................|   5,677,100 |   5,690,900 |      13,800
                               |             |             |            
 Tennessee.....................|   2,639,000 |   2,647,400 |       8,400
 Virginia......................|   3,644,400 |   3,658,400 |      14,000
 Washington....................|   2,812,800 |   2,824,500 |      11,700
 Wisconsin.....................|   2,757,200 |   2,747,500 |      -9,700
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  p = preliminary.
  
  
  
 Table D.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
 October 2010 to October 2011, seasonally adjusted
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               |   October   |   October   | Over-the-year
            State              |     2010    |   2011(p)   |    change(p)
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Arizona.......................|   2,375,200 |   2,420,200 |      45,000
 California....................|  13,912,500 |  14,151,600 |     239,100
 Colorado......................|   2,222,000 |   2,254,700 |      32,700
 Florida.......................|   7,174,500 |   7,268,400 |      93,900
 Georgia.......................|   3,833,400 |   3,800,100 |     -33,300
 Illinois......................|   5,628,100 |   5,688,600 |      60,500
 Louisiana.....................|   1,889,300 |   1,933,500 |      44,200
 Massachusetts.................|   3,189,300 |   3,239,300 |      50,000
 Michigan......................|   3,876,900 |   3,925,800 |      48,900
 Montana.......................|     428,400 |     436,700 |       8,300
                               |             |             |            
 Nebraska......................|     943,800 |     962,700 |      18,900
 New York......................|   8,576,300 |   8,637,800 |      61,500
 North Dakota..................|     380,500 |     399,000 |      18,500
 Ohio..........................|   5,045,800 |   5,108,900 |      63,100
 Oklahoma......................|   1,526,800 |   1,573,400 |      46,600
 Oregon........................|   1,602,100 |   1,626,400 |      24,300
 Pennsylvania..................|   5,636,400 |   5,690,900 |      54,500
 Tennessee.....................|   2,623,300 |   2,647,400 |      24,100
 Texas.........................|  10,384,900 |  10,616,500 |     231,600
 Utah..........................|   1,187,000 |   1,218,100 |      31,100
                               |             |             |            
 Vermont.......................|     298,400 |     303,500 |       5,100
 Washington....................|   2,782,200 |   2,824,500 |      42,300
 Wyoming.......................|     284,300 |     289,200 |       4,900
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  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 Statis-
tics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The LAUS program measures employ-
ment 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 dis-
pute, 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 unem-
ployed. 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-Glen-
dale metropolitan division and the balance of California. Similarly, esti-
mates 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 divi-
sions 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 season-
ally 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 ad-
justed (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 esti-
mates 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 resi-
dence; 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 rela-
tive" 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-do-
main 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 em-
ployment 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 em-
ployment total is computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector
series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is in-
dependently 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 vola-
tile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

   The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, adminis-
trative 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 sur-
veyed. 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 re-
sulting 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. Un-
employment 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 improve-
ments 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 signi-
ficance. The remainder of the analysis in the release takes statistical signifi-
cance into consideration.

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

   Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the
total nonfarm and supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at the
total nonfarm level are available online at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. BLS
uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether changes in CES employ-
ment levels are statistically significant. Information on recent benchmark revi-
sions for states is available on the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/.

Additional information

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

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

   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired in-
dividuals 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      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       Oct.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Oct.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Oct.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.  
                       2010     2011     2011     2011     2010     2011     2011     2011     2010     2011     2011     2011  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 28,155.0 27,994.4 28,085.4 28,166.5  2,395.5  2,303.0  2,295.9  2,272.9    8.5      8.2      8.2      8.1  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,767.4  7,688.2  7,706.6  7,731.6    645.7    600.1    592.8    587.1    8.3      7.8      7.7      7.6  
  Middle Atlantic... 20,387.6 20,306.3 20,378.9 20,434.9  1,749.8  1,703.0  1,703.1  1,685.8    8.6      8.4      8.4      8.2  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 55,189.7 55,357.2 55,510.6 55,614.9  5,105.7  5,041.5  5,067.5  4,998.2    9.3      9.1      9.1      9.0  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 29,257.3 29,270.2 29,360.2 29,415.9  2,894.8  2,794.5  2,805.5  2,759.6    9.9      9.5      9.6      9.4  
  East South Central  8,568.3  8,721.3  8,723.0  8,717.3    824.1    855.6    862.1    843.5    9.6      9.8      9.9      9.7  
  West South Central 17,364.2 17,365.6 17,427.5 17,481.7  1,386.7  1,391.4  1,399.9  1,395.1    8.0      8.0      8.0      8.0  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 34,409.6 34,289.3 34,359.9 34,378.6  3,080.6  2,980.4  2,977.0  2,933.7    9.0      8.7      8.7      8.5  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,482.8 23,315.6 23,358.2 23,358.8  2,299.9  2,223.6  2,231.8  2,207.1    9.8      9.5      9.6      9.4  
  West North Central 10,926.9 10,973.7 11,001.7 11,019.8    780.7    756.7    745.3    726.6    7.1      6.9      6.8      6.6  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 35,685.4 35,422.1 35,499.0 35,595.4  3,933.2  3,737.6  3,697.9  3,650.7   11.0     10.6     10.4     10.3  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain.......... 11,043.3 10,967.0 10,969.7 10,989.1  1,056.9    986.9    972.1    956.4    9.6      9.0      8.9      8.7  
  Pacific........... 24,642.1 24,455.1 24,529.4 24,606.3  2,876.3  2,750.7  2,725.8  2,694.3   11.7     11.2     11.1     10.9  

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




LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                LABOR FORCE DATA


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

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                        Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                
                             Civilian labor force                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
 Census region and                                                      Number                      Percent of labor force      
      division                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                         September          October          September          October          September          October     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       2010     2011     2010     2011     2010     2011     2010     2011     2010     2011     2010     2011  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 28,118.6 28,130.4 28,111.8 28,206.5  2,313.9  2,193.7  2,272.4  2,145.7    8.2      7.8      8.1      7.6  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,755.5  7,728.9  7,757.6  7,756.6    624.8    569.6    603.7    550.6    8.1      7.4      7.8      7.1  
  Middle Atlantic... 20,363.1 20,401.5 20,354.3 20,450.0  1,689.1  1,624.1  1,668.7  1,595.1    8.3      8.0      8.2      7.8  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 55,273.3 55,780.4 55,201.1 55,734.0  5,001.5  5,021.8  4,939.4  4,773.7    9.0      9.0      8.9      8.6  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 29,299.0 29,497.2 29,242.3 29,461.9  2,844.3  2,773.6  2,809.7  2,638.7    9.7      9.4      9.6      9.0  
  East South Central  8,585.6  8,750.2  8,579.1  8,732.2    802.9    858.3    792.0    793.7    9.4      9.8      9.2      9.1  
  West South Central 17,388.7 17,533.0 17,379.8 17,539.9  1,354.3  1,389.9  1,337.6  1,341.3    7.8      7.9      7.7      7.6  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 34,451.2 34,429.3 34,417.6 34,378.6  2,980.4  2,770.4  2,883.1  2,681.7    8.7      8.0      8.4      7.8  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,515.8 23,411.1 23,492.4 23,350.1  2,230.7  2,083.0  2,162.2  2,029.6    9.5      8.9      9.2      8.7  
  West North Central 10,935.4 11,018.1 10,925.2 11,028.5    749.7    687.4    720.9    652.1    6.9      6.2      6.6      5.9  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 35,808.1 35,681.8 35,715.1 35,769.3  3,825.7  3,534.1  3,789.6  3,500.7   10.7      9.9     10.6      9.8  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain.......... 11,108.6 11,025.2 11,063.7 11,047.9  1,037.5    925.6  1,020.5    916.0    9.3      8.4      9.2      8.3  
  Pacific........... 24,699.5 24,656.7 24,651.4 24,721.4  2,788.2  2,608.5  2,769.0  2,584.8   11.3     10.6     11.2     10.5  

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




LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                               LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                         SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                           Unemployed                          
                                                                                                                               
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                         
                                                                                                                               
    State and area                                                               Number                  Percent of labor force
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                           Oct.      Aug.     Sept.     Oct.       Oct.      Aug.     Sept.     Oct.     Oct.  Aug. Sept. Oct. 
                           2010      2011     2011      2011p      2010      2011     2011      2011p    2010  2011 2011  2011p
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
Alabama................   2,113.7   2,162.9   2,161.1   2,154.8    192.3     213.2     211.1     201.3    9.1   9.9   9.8   9.3
Alaska.................     362.0     366.1     367.5     368.4     28.6      28.1      27.7      27.4    7.9   7.7   7.5   7.4
Arizona................   3,173.3   3,158.8   3,151.4   3,153.8    309.5     294.9     287.1     282.5    9.8   9.3   9.1   9.0
Arkansas...............   1,356.0   1,347.8   1,351.5   1,358.2    106.5     112.0     112.4     111.8    7.9   8.3   8.3   8.2
California.............  18,147.3  18,005.9  18,067.4  18,131.2  2,267.3   2,175.2   2,151.1   2,123.3   12.5  12.1  11.9  11.7
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                             
    Beach-Glendale (1).   4,885.6   4,842.0   4,849.2   4,861.7    630.9     603.4     600.7     595.4   12.9  12.5  12.4  12.2
Colorado...............   2,672.7   2,672.6   2,681.4   2,697.7    237.1     227.2     222.5     219.7    8.9   8.5   8.3   8.1
Connecticut............   1,896.8   1,870.2   1,874.4   1,881.1    172.5     169.0     166.1     163.9    9.1   9.0   8.9   8.7
Delaware...............     422.7     424.6     425.8     426.7     35.4      34.4      34.5      33.7    8.4   8.1   8.1   7.9
District of Columbia...     331.2     330.4     332.2     333.4     32.1      36.7      37.1      36.6    9.7  11.1  11.2  11.0
Florida................   9,256.4   9,202.1   9,217.9   9,228.4  1,094.0     988.5     978.2     954.8   11.8  10.7  10.6  10.3
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                           
    Kendall (1)........   1,287.3   1,295.0   1,295.4   1,298.4    165.1     158.6     149.5     140.7   12.8  12.2  11.5  10.8
                                                                                                                               
Georgia................   4,681.6   4,708.5   4,730.8   4,744.1    482.0     481.2     486.2     483.6   10.3  10.2  10.3  10.2
Hawaii.................     629.4     632.1     632.0     633.9     40.7      39.2      40.3      41.3    6.5   6.2   6.4   6.5
Idaho..................     758.4     758.9     758.5     759.1     72.6      70.0      68.1      66.4    9.6   9.2   9.0   8.8
Illinois...............   6,651.3   6,596.2   6,619.0   6,627.7    635.6     652.8     663.1     668.8    9.6   9.9  10.0  10.1
  Chicago-Joliet-                                                                                                              
    Naperville (1).....   4,100.9   4,077.7   4,098.3   4,104.3    392.3     423.4     430.9     434.1    9.6  10.4  10.5  10.6
Indiana................   3,131.4   3,114.2   3,129.3   3,145.1    304.7     271.1     277.6     283.6    9.7   8.7   8.9   9.0
Iowa...................   1,672.5   1,664.8   1,661.0   1,657.2    103.0     101.5     100.1      98.9    6.2   6.1   6.0   6.0
Kansas.................   1,500.0   1,496.4   1,503.5   1,509.4    104.0      99.6     100.5     100.7    6.9   6.7   6.7   6.7
Kentucky...............   2,085.3   2,095.6   2,095.6   2,097.3    213.4     198.2     202.9     202.2   10.2   9.5   9.7   9.6
Louisiana..............   2,088.2   2,032.1   2,038.4   2,043.0    161.0     146.6     141.1     142.4    7.7   7.2   6.9   7.0
Maine..................     696.8     693.8     694.7     694.8     52.8      52.6      51.9      50.7    7.6   7.6   7.5   7.3
                                                                                                                               
Maryland...............   2,979.0   2,975.3   2,983.2   2,993.0    220.4     217.5     219.7     216.7    7.4   7.3   7.4   7.2
Massachusetts..........   3,496.0   3,469.9   3,478.8   3,491.2    291.5     257.9     255.0     253.5    8.3   7.4   7.3   7.3
Michigan...............   4,761.6   4,693.7   4,691.5   4,675.4    554.0     525.5     520.1     496.3   11.6  11.2  11.1  10.6
  Detroit-Warren-                                                                                                              
    Livonia (2)........   2,054.3   2,015.8   2,025.4   2,023.8    259.2     258.8     257.3     245.0   12.6  12.8  12.7  12.1
Minnesota..............   2,963.9   2,979.4   2,982.3   2,976.9    208.3     215.3     205.5     191.9    7.0   7.2   6.9   6.4
Mississippi............   1,315.6   1,344.7   1,350.8   1,353.0    133.6     139.5     142.8     143.1   10.2  10.4  10.6  10.6
Missouri...............   3,003.4   3,025.7   3,041.2   3,053.6    288.1     267.0     264.8     260.9    9.6   8.8   8.7   8.5
Montana................     497.7     502.3     502.7     502.7     36.6      39.1      38.7      38.1    7.4   7.8   7.7   7.6
Nebraska...............     974.9     989.8     995.3     999.6     43.3      42.1      42.1      41.9    4.4   4.3   4.2   4.2
Nevada.................   1,339.6   1,314.1   1,314.8   1,317.2    199.5     176.2     176.7     176.4   14.9  13.4  13.4  13.4
New Hampshire..........     743.1     740.1     742.5     744.4     42.4      39.3      39.9      39.7    5.7   5.3   5.4   5.3
                                                                                                                               
New Jersey.............   4,479.6   4,502.3   4,521.3   4,541.7    413.0     422.2     417.9     414.8    9.2   9.4   9.2   9.1
New Mexico.............     955.1     929.8     930.9     932.4     82.0      61.4      61.5      61.5    8.6   6.6   6.6   6.6
New York...............   9,588.5   9,494.3   9,520.1   9,541.6    798.4     755.9     758.2     757.0    8.3   8.0   8.0   7.9
  New York City........   3,984.4   3,966.0   3,980.2   3,992.0    360.5     343.4     346.4     350.2    9.0   8.7   8.7   8.8
North Carolina.........   4,466.9   4,500.5   4,507.4   4,504.8    440.7     469.4     474.8     466.6    9.9  10.4  10.5  10.4
North Dakota...........     370.5     373.8     376.4     378.4     14.4      12.9      13.1      13.3    3.9   3.5   3.5   3.5
Ohio...................   5,889.4   5,859.0   5,861.8   5,853.7    571.1     535.8     533.6     525.7    9.7   9.1   9.1   9.0
  Cleveland-Elyria-                                                                                                            
    Mentor (2).........   1,083.6   1,079.7   1,085.6   1,090.7    100.4      87.0      87.2      87.0    9.3   8.1   8.0   8.0
Oklahoma...............   1,749.3   1,730.7   1,738.8   1,744.7    120.0      97.2     102.1     105.8    6.9   5.6   5.9   6.1
Oregon.................   1,987.1   1,992.5   1,997.1   2,000.1    211.4     190.3     190.8     190.1   10.6   9.6   9.6   9.5
Pennsylvania...........   6,323.4   6,308.1   6,335.6   6,354.2    538.3     516.2     523.9     512.6    8.5   8.2   8.3   8.1
Rhode Island...........     576.9     561.4     560.4     561.5     66.3      59.6      58.8      58.6   11.5  10.6  10.5  10.4
                                                                                                                               
South Carolina.........   2,161.2   2,163.9   2,169.0   2,169.5    235.9     239.4     237.3     227.7   10.9  11.1  10.9  10.5
South Dakota...........     444.7     447.0     447.7     448.9     20.7      21.1      20.7      20.3    4.6   4.7   4.6   4.5
Tennessee..............   3,056.0   3,118.1   3,117.1   3,112.8    286.6     303.5     306.5     297.4    9.4   9.7   9.8   9.6
Texas..................  12,173.0  12,252.7  12,300.2  12,340.0    999.1   1,036.4   1,043.7   1,037.4    8.2   8.5   8.5   8.4
Utah...................   1,359.2   1,345.3   1,341.7   1,336.6    102.7     102.0      99.4      93.9    7.6   7.6   7.4   7.0
Vermont................     360.4     359.8     362.1     362.7     21.2      21.1      21.1      20.3    5.9   5.9   5.8   5.6
Virginia...............   4,179.6   4,206.8   4,227.5   4,243.9    279.8     265.1     272.8     273.1    6.7   6.3   6.5   6.4
Washington.............   3,527.2   3,460.7   3,472.9   3,483.4    330.4     322.2     318.8     314.7    9.4   9.3   9.2   9.0
  Seattle-Bellevue-                                                                                                            
    Everett (1)........   1,493.3   1,473.2   1,493.3   1,504.2    136.3     131.3     128.9     126.8    9.1   8.9   8.6   8.4
West Virginia..........     778.9     772.9     776.6     778.5     73.8      62.5      63.8      63.7    9.5   8.1   8.2   8.2
Wisconsin..............   3,046.3   3,055.8   3,057.8   3,056.6    235.4     240.0     238.6     234.0    7.7   7.9   7.8   7.7
Wyoming................     291.9     291.3     291.6     292.4     19.2      17.0      16.8      16.8    6.6   5.8   5.8   5.7
                                                                                                                               
Puerto Rico............   1,297.5   1,264.3   1,276.6   1,277.3    202.7     201.8     192.9     206.1   15.6  16.0  15.1  16.1

   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.




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

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

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                             Unemployed                            
                                                                                                                                   
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
    State and area                                                               Number                    Percent of labor force  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                             September            October            September            October         September      October   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                           2010      2011      2010     2011p      2010      2011      2010     2011p    2010   2011   2010   2011p
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Alabama................   2,121.1   2,161.0   2,121.7   2,158.6    191.6     207.7     188.7     188.6    9.0    9.6    8.9    8.7 
Alaska.................     363.1     369.0     359.8     366.7     26.1      24.7      26.3      25.2    7.2    6.7    7.3    6.9 
Arizona................   3,187.1   3,159.9   3,179.5   3,170.9    313.4     281.3     307.1     282.0    9.8    8.9    9.7    8.9 
Arkansas...............   1,357.7   1,361.8   1,355.1   1,362.9    100.3     106.5      95.9     100.9    7.4    7.8    7.1    7.4 
California.............  18,188.7  18,164.9  18,140.5  18,221.2  2,208.7   2,066.8   2,194.3   2,049.9   12.1   11.4   12.1   11.2 
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                                 
    Beach-Glendale (1).   4,901.6   4,878.2   4,887.3   4,899.0    622.0     595.0     618.8     582.9   12.7   12.2   12.7   11.9 
Colorado...............   2,695.1   2,711.3   2,681.6   2,727.9    226.5     208.0     226.4     210.2    8.4    7.7    8.4    7.7 
Connecticut............   1,893.1   1,879.8   1,896.3   1,891.8    167.6     158.4     163.0     155.7    8.9    8.4    8.6    8.2 
Delaware...............     419.8     423.3     421.8     426.2     34.1      33.3      34.5      32.0    8.1    7.9    8.2    7.5 
District of Columbia...     331.3     334.5     330.8     332.8     31.3      36.7      31.4      34.5    9.5   11.0    9.5   10.4 
Florida................   9,291.6   9,287.9   9,255.3   9,255.9  1,095.4     987.0   1,077.1     931.3   11.8   10.6   11.6   10.1 
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                               
    Kendall (1)........   1,279.4   1,304.3   1,298.0   1,316.9    161.4     150.2     170.4     140.4   12.6   11.5   13.1   10.7 
                                                                                                                                   
Georgia................   4,683.3   4,746.1   4,674.4   4,746.5    476.7     486.2     472.9     472.8   10.2   10.2   10.1   10.0 
Hawaii.................     626.6     628.1     623.0     630.6     41.4      41.7      39.7      40.9    6.6    6.6    6.4    6.5 
Idaho..................     759.2     760.1     760.1     763.5     66.5      61.6      67.3      61.3    8.8    8.1    8.9    8.0 
Illinois...............   6,646.5   6,644.4   6,638.4   6,618.6    619.8     631.7     597.2     630.9    9.3    9.5    9.0    9.5 
  Chicago-Joliet-                                                                                                                  
    Naperville (1).....   4,081.9   4,091.2   4,068.7   4,059.9    379.7     399.0     358.4     394.2    9.3    9.8    8.8    9.7 
Indiana................   3,139.7   3,147.9   3,136.2   3,162.4    294.6     266.4     288.7     273.5    9.4    8.5    9.2    8.6 
Iowa...................   1,678.1   1,659.4   1,677.3   1,661.2     97.3      91.7      94.3      89.4    5.8    5.5    5.6    5.4 
Kansas.................   1,500.0   1,509.5   1,497.2   1,510.5    103.1     100.1      98.1      93.3    6.9    6.6    6.6    6.2 
Kentucky...............   2,087.2   2,102.3   2,073.4   2,093.5    203.6     203.1     198.2     188.4    9.8    9.7    9.6    9.0 
Louisiana..............   2,095.2   2,054.5   2,099.8   2,058.0    161.0     140.8     157.6     145.5    7.7    6.9    7.5    7.1 
Maine..................     697.1     697.3     699.6     698.3     47.3      47.0      48.3      46.1    6.8    6.7    6.9    6.6 
                                                                                                                                   
Maryland...............   2,980.4   2,994.9   2,981.8   3,004.5    213.7     213.8     211.8     203.9    7.2    7.1    7.1    6.8 
Massachusetts..........   3,487.4   3,482.0   3,484.1   3,495.6    288.0     251.3     271.5     238.7    8.3    7.2    7.8    6.8 
Michigan...............   4,778.6   4,691.4   4,767.8   4,656.6    545.2     473.8     519.7     426.5   11.4   10.1   10.9    9.2 
  Detroit-Warren-                                                                                                                  
    Livonia (2)........   2,066.1   2,037.8   2,064.8   2,021.5    259.5     239.3     252.2     219.2   12.6   11.7   12.2   10.8 
Minnesota..............   2,972.4   2,980.8   2,969.0   2,968.4    199.4     176.5     188.8     158.8    6.7    5.9    6.4    5.4 
Mississippi............   1,311.9   1,358.1   1,313.4   1,354.5    129.3     144.2     128.9     138.7    9.9   10.6    9.8   10.2 
Missouri...............   2,999.6   3,047.7   2,993.9   3,057.7    279.0     252.2     271.5     244.8    9.3    8.3    9.1    8.0 
Montana................     498.2     502.0     495.2     500.4     32.3      34.0      33.4      34.6    6.5    6.8    6.7    6.9 
Nebraska...............     968.5     993.7     972.6   1,000.6     40.7      38.6      38.8      37.7    4.2    3.9    4.0    3.8 
Nevada.................   1,352.6   1,320.6   1,333.5   1,313.9    204.0     174.9     191.1     167.2   15.1   13.2   14.3   12.7 
New Hampshire..........     741.3     742.1     740.0     743.2     40.2      37.3      39.0      36.1    5.4    5.0    5.3    4.9 
                                                                                                                                   
New Jersey.............   4,464.7   4,513.5   4,463.3   4,541.3    402.1     401.9     390.7     397.9    9.0    8.9    8.8    8.8 
New Mexico.............     955.1     933.8     958.3     938.8     78.6      59.7      78.9      60.5    8.2    6.4    8.2    6.4 
New York...............   9,568.6   9,524.1   9,567.4   9,548.5    783.7     741.0     767.4     737.0    8.2    7.8    8.0    7.7 
  New York City........   3,981.3   3,983.3   3,980.3   4,002.1    361.8     344.9     357.0     358.9    9.1    8.7    9.0    9.0 
North Carolina.........   4,474.3   4,516.1   4,477.9   4,507.4    420.7     453.8     420.5     436.6    9.4   10.0    9.4    9.7 
North Dakota...........     371.9     379.6     369.8     379.1     11.7      10.2      10.8      10.0    3.1    2.7    2.9    2.6 
Ohio...................   5,898.3   5,864.1   5,905.6   5,859.2    553.4     497.2     544.5     491.3    9.4    8.5    9.2    8.4 
  Cleveland-Elyria-                                                                                                                
    Mentor (2).........   1,084.7   1,090.9   1,076.5   1,088.4     98.4      82.5      89.6      77.8    9.1    7.6    8.3    7.1 
Oklahoma...............   1,752.4   1,745.3   1,752.9   1,752.0    115.6     101.5     117.1     105.9    6.6    5.8    6.7    6.0 
Oregon.................   1,990.1   2,003.1   1,988.6   2,003.7    197.9     177.1     198.1     177.4    9.9    8.8   10.0    8.9 
Pennsylvania...........   6,329.7   6,364.0   6,323.6   6,360.2    503.3     481.2     510.6     460.2    8.0    7.6    8.1    7.2 
Rhode Island...........     576.3     562.4     576.9     565.6     61.9      56.3      63.3      57.6   10.7   10.0   11.0   10.2 
                                                                                                                                   
South Carolina.........   2,156.9   2,167.6   2,152.7   2,165.0    232.3     229.0     228.1     214.2   10.8   10.6   10.6    9.9 
South Dakota...........     444.8     447.4     445.6     451.1     18.6      18.1      18.5      17.9    4.2    4.1    4.1    4.0 
Tennessee..............   3,065.5   3,128.8   3,070.6   3,125.6    278.4     303.3     276.3     278.0    9.1    9.7    9.0    8.9 
Texas..................  12,183.4  12,371.5  12,172.0  12,367.0    977.4   1,041.2     966.9     988.9    8.0    8.4    7.9    8.0 
Utah...................   1,367.6   1,344.3   1,363.5   1,338.7     98.5      91.3      98.9      84.7    7.2    6.8    7.3    6.3 
Vermont................     360.3     365.2     360.5     362.1     19.8      19.2      18.7      16.5    5.5    5.3    5.2    4.6 
Virginia...............   4,178.7   4,242.0   4,169.1   4,242.5    273.4     272.2     266.9     255.8    6.5    6.4    6.4    6.0 
Washington.............   3,531.0   3,491.6   3,539.5   3,499.3    314.1     298.2     310.7     291.5    8.9    8.5    8.8    8.3 
  Seattle-Bellevue-                                                                                                                
    Everett (1)........   1,486.8   1,510.1   1,490.2   1,496.8    136.0     126.4     136.5     121.5    9.1    8.4    9.2    8.1 
West Virginia..........     782.7     784.9     778.5     781.2     66.5      61.6      66.5      57.5    8.5    7.8    8.5    7.4 
Wisconsin..............   3,052.7   3,063.3   3,044.4   3,053.2    217.7     213.9     212.1     207.4    7.1    7.0    7.0    6.8 
Wyoming................     293.7     293.1     292.0     293.8     17.7      14.8      17.4      15.5    6.0    5.1    6.0    5.3 
                                                                                                                                   
Puerto Rico............   1,293.7   1,275.7   1,299.7   1,286.7    210.4     195.9     205.5     209.5   16.3   15.4   15.8   16.3 

   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
Oct.
2010
Aug.
2011
Sept.
2011
Oct.
2011(p)
Oct.
2010
Aug.
2011
Sept.
2011
Oct.
2011(p)
Oct.
2010
Aug.
2011
Sept.
2011
Oct.
2011(p)

Alabama(2)

1,870.0 1,867.1 1,870.1 1,873.8 86.8 82.3 83.4 80.7 - - - -

Alaska

328.7 329.4 330.7 331.1 16.2 14.8 15.7 16.1 12.1 14.6 12.8 12.0

Arizona

2,375.2 2,407.5 2,420.8 2,420.2 111.1 112.2 114.2 115.6 147.3 151.3 152.0 152.1

Arkansas

1,171.7 1,171.5 1,169.4 1,170.4 47.9 46.8 48.4 47.9 160.0 155.9 155.1 153.6

California

13,912.5 14,086.7 14,125.9 14,151.6 550.7 559.3 565.7 567.8 1,242.0 1,257.2 1,254.2 1,250.3


Colorado

2,222.0 2,244.4 2,245.9 2,254.7 112.9 106.8 107.2 109.1 125.2 127.3 126.5 125.2

Connecticut

1,617.5 1,617.5 1,621.1 1,627.6 49.1 50.2 48.7 50.2 167.3 167.9 167.3 166.9

Delaware(3)

414.1 410.8 409.9 413.9 19.0 17.9 18.3 19.3 25.8 26.0 25.9 25.9

District of Columbia(2)(3)

714.5 701.8 713.5 715.0 10.4 10.9 10.8 10.9 - - - -

Florida

7,174.5 7,230.6 7,258.9 7,268.4 336.4 327.0 329.6 324.8 304.6 306.8 306.0 306.5


Georgia

3,833.4 3,805.5 3,797.5 3,800.1 145.8 140.0 135.1 132.0 346.4 345.7 346.7 345.8

Hawaii(2)(3)

590.7 589.6 595.8 596.9 28.6 29.1 28.6 28.3 - - - -

Idaho

605.1 607.2 608.9 609.6 30.4 28.9 29.5 30.1 52.8 54.1 54.4 54.5

Illinois

5,628.1 5,659.9 5,658.6 5,688.6 197.8 205.2 201.2 202.0 561.1 570.5 569.6 571.0

Indiana

2,804.1 2,786.5 2,793.5 2,791.7 116.6 118.1 123.7 121.1 448.7 452.0 453.7 454.3


Iowa

1,471.2 1,487.9 1,482.1 1,484.4 60.9 63.0 62.2 63.5 200.3 206.5 205.8 207.1

Kansas

1,322.1 1,326.0 1,329.3 1,326.7 54.5 55.5 53.9 54.3 159.1 162.6 163.3 163.6

Kentucky

1,779.4 1,795.7 1,792.9 1,798.1 67.7 65.9 64.8 64.4 211.4 214.7 214.8 217.7

Louisiana

1,889.3 1,913.4 1,927.8 1,933.5 122.3 123.9 126.4 124.4 137.6 143.2 144.1 145.3

Maine

594.5 594.9 597.7 596.1 24.8 24.3 24.1 24.6 51.1 50.0 50.3 50.6


Maryland(3)

2,519.0 2,521.5 2,525.6 2,528.7 143.3 139.5 140.7 139.6 114.6 114.2 112.7 112.5

Massachusetts

3,189.3 3,234.0 3,228.5 3,239.3 105.4 108.6 106.6 108.3 255.6 259.1 259.6 260.0

Michigan

3,876.9 3,938.0 3,923.8 3,925.8 121.8 132.3 130.2 126.3 479.3 499.0 496.2 499.8

Minnesota

2,655.3 2,682.3 2,680.4 2,674.3 85.4 86.2 84.6 86.3 293.2 301.2 297.6 297.0

Mississippi

1,091.8 1,089.1 1,097.9 1,102.4 48.8 48.3 46.8 47.3 133.7 130.6 131.0 133.0


Missouri

2,651.6 2,652.3 2,650.7 2,651.8 105.9 105.3 105.3 102.3 244.1 253.0 253.6 254.1

Montana

428.4 435.3 434.9 436.7 23.1 22.5 23.2 22.6 16.7 15.9 16.0 16.1

Nebraska(3)

943.8 958.2 960.2 962.7 42.3 41.7 41.9 42.4 91.5 95.0 94.2 94.1

Nevada

1,109.9 1,117.3 1,121.6 1,122.0 57.3 54.7 57.1 54.5 37.3 35.7 35.7 35.7

New Hampshire

624.2 632.9 628.8 630.8 21.3 20.3 20.0 20.4 65.5 66.1 65.5 65.9


New Jersey

3,846.2 3,871.2 3,866.2 3,868.7 127.3 130.5 131.1 130.4 256.2 250.3 246.8 248.3

New Mexico

801.1 807.1 804.5 806.0 44.4 40.2 39.2 40.3 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.3

New York

8,576.3 8,642.8 8,646.1 8,637.8 301.4 303.0 306.6 310.0 455.7 455.9 453.2 449.4

North Carolina

3,860.0 3,885.4 3,865.8 3,871.3 175.5 169.6 172.4 170.6 430.4 433.5 433.2 431.5

North Dakota

380.5 395.4 396.4 399.0 21.6 25.4 26.1 25.7 23.0 23.1 23.3 23.3


Ohio

5,045.8 5,122.1 5,109.5 5,108.9 168.1 174.1 175.4 174.8 622.2 638.3 633.7 634.8

Oklahoma

1,526.8 1,565.1 1,564.3 1,573.4 67.9 70.5 72.2 73.4 124.1 133.5 134.3 134.6

Oregon

1,602.1 1,622.9 1,625.6 1,626.4 66.8 68.9 70.3 69.4 164.7 168.0 167.4 165.1

Pennsylvania

5,636.4 5,684.7 5,677.1 5,690.9 217.5 218.9 221.2 221.1 562.0 575.5 572.5 573.5

Rhode Island

459.5 461.5 460.5 459.3 15.8 15.0 15.2 15.7 40.5 40.6 40.8 40.0


South Carolina

1,806.3 1,823.5 1,826.5 1,824.2 80.3 77.0 76.3 75.6 208.1 218.6 218.4 218.8

South Dakota(3)

404.7 406.3 405.1 406.4 21.3 21.2 21.1 21.1 37.2 38.9 38.1 38.3

Tennessee(3)

2,623.3 2,635.5 2,639.0 2,647.4 107.0 111.0 111.1 110.5 297.3 300.5 301.1 301.8

Texas

10,384.9 10,594.7 10,614.0 10,616.5 571.4 594.1 601.7 588.9 813.8 834.1 832.8 831.8

Utah

1,187.0 1,217.7 1,216.8 1,218.1 66.2 65.4 65.2 67.7 111.3 117.2 117.5 117.7


Vermont

298.4 302.6 303.0 303.5 13.0 13.3 13.0 13.5 30.9 32.3 31.7 31.4

Virginia

3,633.9 3,641.1 3,644.4 3,658.4 181.7 179.0 178.1 180.9 230.2 231.8 231.6 231.8

Washington

2,782.2 2,818.5 2,812.8 2,824.5 141.8 137.1 136.8 138.0 259.2 266.6 267.0 268.4

West Virginia

749.6 752.1 752.1 754.3 34.3 33.0 32.9 33.5 49.5 49.4 49.5 49.5

Wisconsin

2,741.5 2,768.2 2,757.2 2,747.5 94.1 86.6 88.2 86.0 432.1 449.6 446.1 442.7

Wyoming

284.3 291.8 290.2 289.2 22.6 22.4 22.9 22.9 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.9


Puerto Rico(3)

917.6 914.7 917.8 914.6 29.3 28.8 29.5 29.9 86.5 81.4 81.3 80.5

Virgin Islands(2)

43.6 42.8 42.5 42.6 - - - - - - - -

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 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional 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
Oct.
2010
Aug.
2011
Sept.
2011
Oct.
2011(p)
Oct.
2010
Aug.
2011
Sept.
2011
Oct.
2011(p)
Oct.
2010
Aug.
2011
Sept.
2011
Oct.
2011(p)

Alabama

360.0 365.6 364.8 368.2 90.8 91.0 91.5 92.4 211.5 215.0 215.7 216.3

Alaska

63.6 64.9 65.2 64.6 15.4 14.6 14.6 15.0 26.4 27.2 27.2 27.0

Arizona

467.5 472.3 475.3 474.0 162.1 163.8 162.9 162.4 337.6 337.7 338.1 336.8

Arkansas

235.1 235.7 234.0 232.2 49.2 49.4 50.0 50.4 120.6 120.3 119.9 120.5

California

2,626.5 2,646.9 2,649.3 2,647.4 759.1 752.5 752.8 756.8 2,091.1 2,142.8 2,157.1 2,174.4


Colorado

395.5 402.5 403.0 403.2 143.3 137.5 139.4 140.4 327.9 336.0 335.0 337.4

Connecticut

291.1 293.1 293.4 293.3 135.2 132.7 133.3 132.9 191.8 193.1 192.6 195.6

Delaware

73.8 71.9 72.4 72.1 42.7 42.2 42.7 43.0 54.2 53.9 53.0 53.2

District of Columbia

26.7 26.1 25.8 26.5 26.1 27.0 27.2 26.8 149.5 151.3 151.6 153.1

Florida

1,458.8 1,471.1 1,479.1 1,479.3 467.8 471.4 470.6 470.5 1,036.9 1,052.1 1,052.6 1,063.5


Georgia

810.6 808.8 807.9 813.8 203.8 192.7 193.6 192.1 526.7 531.4 536.7 538.1

Hawaii

109.8 108.5 109.0 108.9 26.9 27.1 27.1 27.3 72.1 74.4 74.9 74.8

Idaho

120.5 121.5 121.3 123.5 28.8 29.0 29.1 29.1 74.4 73.5 73.7 73.3

Illinois

1,129.3 1,134.9 1,136.9 1,142.3 359.4 357.2 355.8 358.0 804.3 819.3 819.3 829.9

Indiana

541.7 535.4 531.8 533.7 129.2 132.9 132.6 131.5 282.4 276.7 283.3 283.4


Iowa

300.9 303.9 305.6 305.4 101.6 98.5 98.8 98.1 123.4 124.6 123.7 123.8

Kansas

249.8 250.3 249.0 247.2 70.0 67.9 67.9 67.7 142.3 143.6 147.2 147.7

Kentucky

358.4 359.7 359.8 360.2 86.0 83.0 83.3 83.1 182.4 191.1 193.1 192.5

Louisiana

366.2 370.5 370.0 369.6 92.4 95.2 95.1 97.0 193.6 191.5 195.5 194.5

Maine

116.4 117.9 119.6 118.6 31.2 31.9 31.7 32.0 55.6 56.3 56.2 56.1


Maryland

439.7 442.3 439.6 441.7 142.1 140.3 139.1 140.6 389.0 395.2 397.8 397.5

Massachusetts

543.7 553.7 549.7 551.1 206.9 209.3 208.5 210.4 458.0 475.4 477.3 479.0

Michigan

711.8 713.5 714.0 712.2 187.1 187.3 188.8 188.8 524.9 537.9 541.5 544.4

Minnesota

494.7 504.0 498.6 497.1 171.3 172.6 174.0 172.4 318.2 322.8 322.2 324.4

Mississippi(1)

213.8 213.4 214.9 215.7 - - - - 92.8 97.4 100.2 100.9


Missouri

510.0 513.8 511.7 511.1 163.7 162.5 161.2 160.3 319.6 320.5 319.1 322.1

Montana

86.8 87.5 88.3 89.0 21.3 20.8 20.8 21.3 39.2 39.4 38.7 39.3

Nebraska

197.1 200.6 200.7 202.0 68.6 68.5 68.0 68.1 103.0 110.1 113.7 114.2

Nevada

208.2 203.8 205.1 205.7 51.2 47.3 46.8 46.8 135.0 142.0 143.4 141.9

New Hampshire

131.5 132.1 130.2 129.4 35.4 35.6 35.9 35.6 65.0 69.1 67.6 67.6


New Jersey

807.3 824.7 822.8 823.4 255.6 253.5 255.2 254.5 583.7 595.1 598.5 599.0

New Mexico

133.6 139.1 138.5 137.4 32.8 35.0 34.4 34.6 93.4 93.8 92.5 92.4

New York

1,458.5 1,465.2 1,463.9 1,453.6 668.5 675.1 677.4 676.5 1,110.6 1,134.3 1,132.0 1,141.9

North Carolina

708.9 718.4 715.4 714.2 200.0 203.2 200.6 201.2 488.8 498.6 494.6 498.2

North Dakota

81.0 85.4 85.5 87.1 20.4 20.6 20.4 20.4 28.7 30.3 30.5 30.8


Ohio

949.5 953.7 954.3 957.0 271.8 277.0 275.5 274.7 628.4 644.8 644.5 640.7

Oklahoma

275.7 277.8 276.9 280.8 79.2 81.2 81.2 81.0 171.1 178.2 176.8 179.6

Oregon

309.6 312.1 311.1 312.4 92.4 94.1 93.6 94.3 182.1 185.7 184.5 186.8

Pennsylvania

1,083.8 1,097.8 1,094.5 1,095.9 312.4 312.5 310.9 313.5 686.1 696.9 694.9 694.3

Rhode Island

73.8 75.9 75.6 75.2 30.4 29.7 29.6 29.4 52.7 53.8 53.8 53.8


South Carolina

346.5 351.6 350.7 350.2 97.0 95.9 96.2 97.8 218.5 221.0 224.0 222.5

South Dakota

81.0 81.3 81.4 81.9 28.1 27.3 27.4 28.0 27.6 28.1 28.6 29.2

Tennessee

557.2 554.2 551.6 551.7 137.1 138.8 138.7 138.1 307.9 316.9 314.8 311.5

Texas

2,056.9 2,100.8 2,104.3 2,110.8 619.7 631.2 632.8 632.4 1,285.1 1,333.9 1,349.2 1,344.1

Utah

230.7 237.9 236.4 235.9 68.0 68.2 68.2 67.5 156.2 166.0 165.6 163.6


Vermont

56.0 56.9 56.6 56.9 12.6 12.3 12.3 12.1 23.4 24.9 25.3 25.4

Virginia

622.2 630.0 627.4 625.9 178.2 177.8 178.0 179.3 656.6 659.9 661.7 665.9

Washington

516.8 524.8 525.0 530.0 135.3 136.1 136.7 135.6 330.5 347.3 351.0 343.2

West Virginia

134.8 136.7 135.5 136.4 28.1 27.7 27.6 27.6 61.4 63.6 63.0 63.2

Wisconsin

506.4 515.7 512.5 511.7 156.4 152.7 152.8 152.7 271.2 266.9 266.3 266.0

Wyoming

51.3 51.3 51.5 52.4 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 17.6 18.4 18.4 17.7


Puerto Rico

171.0 169.1 168.5 166.2 44.4 44.9 45.2 44.9 108.2 106.4 107.8 106.4

Virgin Islands(1)

8.2 8.2 8.3 8.4 - - - - - - - -

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 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional 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
Oct.
2010
Aug.
2011
Sept.
2011
Oct.
2011(p)
Oct.
2010
Aug.
2011
Sept.
2011
Oct.
2011(p)
Oct.
2010
Aug.
2011
Sept.
2011
Oct.
2011(p)

Alabama

216.5 211.2 214.5 214.0 169.4 171.6 168.9 168.4 383.3 376.6 377.2 378.9

Alaska

42.5 43.2 43.7 44.2 32.8 32.5 33.4 33.7 85.5 83.3 84.1 84.3

Arizona

348.4 361.4 363.0 365.3 253.6 261.6 265.6 264.3 411.4 412.4 415.2 415.5

Arkansas

167.4 167.4 168.1 169.3 104.5 104.8 103.2 104.5 216.1 219.7 219.1 220.1

California

1,801.6 1,838.4 1,840.5 1,847.9 1,496.0 1,527.9 1,532.7 1,533.9 2,400.5 2,396.2 2,408.5 2,404.6

Colorado

268.8 276.2 276.3 276.0 266.9 280.6 277.5 279.5 392.0 388.8 392.4 393.3

Connecticut

308.8 316.1 316.4 317.3 138.2 134.0 135.6 135.9 243.1 238.3 241.2 242.1

Delaware

65.7 65.8 65.5 66.3 42.5 44.4 42.8 43.7 64.4 62.9 63.2 64.4

District of Columbia

111.2 109.6 109.9 109.1 59.1 59.5 58.6 59.8 247.1 233.4 246.8 245.8

Florida

1,081.1 1,101.5 1,109.9 1,110.3 930.7 963.0 972.9 970.1 1,106.3 1,091.9 1,090.8 1,097.7

Georgia

487.8 492.3 494.3 495.7 377.7 375.2 372.0 375.6 669.8 655.7 650.1 648.3

Hawaii

77.3 78.9 78.5 78.9 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.3 124.9 120.2 124.6 124.5

Idaho

84.9 85.7 86.2 85.6 59.7 62.2 62.3 60.7 119.0 118.3 118.4 118.5

Illinois

842.0 849.5 855.0 860.3 516.3 519.1 518.9 522.7 852.9 843.4 843.0 842.4

Indiana

429.6 433.0 427.5 426.1 273.9 271.5 273.2 273.2 433.0 421.3 421.1 422.2

Iowa

214.0 217.3 217.4 218.5 129.5 137.0 134.1 133.2 252.9 252.1 250.5 249.9

Kansas

181.5 185.5 184.8 184.0 114.2 112.9 115.1 115.0 260.6 258.9 259.7 259.2

Kentucky

251.1 254.4 255.1 256.1 171.3 177.7 176.2 177.9 330.0 328.3 325.8 325.8

Louisiana

273.2 285.8 290.6 291.3 196.0 200.6 198.3 201.8 361.1 353.9 358.9 360.6

Maine

119.5 122.0 122.6 121.8 61.6 61.4 62.3 61.9 102.5 99.6 100.0 99.5

Maryland

404.0 401.7 409.1 410.5 230.2 228.6 227.6 226.3 497.6 501.0 496.4 497.6

Massachusetts

670.9 676.7 672.5 677.2 306.6 312.8 311.8 309.1 437.3 430.8 431.8 434.4

Michigan

623.7 634.4 639.7 638.7 371.1 371.2 365.1 368.5 627.4 630.2 618.5 614.4

Minnesota

462.4 470.8 471.6 468.6 235.5 243.4 241.0 239.0 417.8 407.6 415.7 414.9

Mississippi

133.9 135.8 138.8 139.1 119.6 118.6 117.7 117.7 247.8 243.9 247.9 247.7

Missouri

408.4 406.5 409.9 411.7 271.0 269.0 268.9 270.4 448.9 445.7 445.2 446.1

Montana

64.1 65.3 64.3 64.4 55.7 60.1 60.0 60.3 89.5 91.5 91.2 91.5

Nebraska

136.9 137.3 136.9 137.1 81.0 82.2 82.8 82.7 168.6 168.7 167.7 168.0

Nevada

100.5 104.4 105.4 106.3 309.9 318.9 320.4 324.7 151.5 150.9 148.0 146.5

New Hampshire

110.5 112.5 112.2 112.3 64.6 71.6 69.6 70.6 96.4 93.8 95.6 96.1


New Jersey

609.3 616.3 618.9 621.5 337.6 336.2 332.2 331.1 629.3 626.4 625.2 623.7

New Mexico

120.4 127.0 126.9 127.3 84.4 83.6 84.7 84.8 201.7 196.4 196.5 197.3

New York

1,717.5 1,750.0 1,745.2 1,739.4 743.2 747.7 753.2 760.0 1,494.1 1,495.3 1,489.9 1,485.0

North Carolina

536.5 539.1 537.4 540.9 395.6 405.7 405.9 402.2 692.3 688.0 677.5 682.3

North Dakota

55.4 55.7 55.6 55.9 35.2 35.6 35.3 35.2 80.1 78.9 78.7 79.1

Ohio

847.7 872.2 870.0 872.1 480.6 485.8 480.3 481.8 777.8 770.9 772.3 768.3

Oklahoma

204.5 208.0 207.8 208.8 138.5 144.5 143.3 144.8 335.6 340.7 339.8 338.7

Oregon

229.6 237.4 237.8 237.4 162.2 170.5 171.6 170.3 298.1 289.1 291.6 293.0

Pennsylvania

1,145.7 1,156.5 1,162.9 1,165.5 504.3 510.3 509.1 513.1 751.1 737.1 728.5 730.4

Rhode Island

101.7 103.0 102.2 102.8 50.6 50.0 50.4 50.0 61.1 60.7 59.9 59.9

South Carolina

214.1 217.9 217.6 218.1 209.0 212.5 210.0 211.3 334.6 331.4 334.9 332.5

South Dakota

64.7 65.8 65.7 66.1 43.6 45.0 43.2 42.1 79.0 76.5 77.3 77.5

Tennessee

376.1 380.1 380.1 383.0 263.0 264.5 262.8 266.7 432.3 424.8 433.1 438.9

Texas

1,400.8 1,428.8 1,435.5 1,442.1 1,013.8 1,039.8 1,034.5 1,049.4 1,856.5 1,827.8 1,812.9 1,801.9

Utah

155.6 158.1 159.2 160.6 108.4 113.9 114.2 113.6 217.0 215.0 214.7 215.3

Vermont

59.6 60.5 60.3 60.3 32.8 34.0 34.5 34.1 54.1 52.6 53.5 53.9

Virginia

457.0 463.5 461.5 463.6 334.9 337.1 331.5 337.3 699.0 699.5 704.7 705.5

Washington

377.0 383.3 383.3 386.4 265.6 271.1 269.4 273.4 542.6 537.8 530.4 536.0

West Virginia

121.3 124.2 124.2 123.8 73.3 71.9 71.3 72.6 151.0 148.4 149.8 149.2

Wisconsin

421.5 427.5 430.1 428.3 252.5 255.2 255.5 259.0 418.7 420.8 410.6 410.2

Wyoming(1)

- - - - 32.5 33.5 32.8 32.3 72.6 76.7 75.0 74.8

Puerto Rico

112.8 114.5 114.5 114.6 71.3 68.8 69.3 69.4 259.9 265.4 267.4 268.1

Virgin Islands(1)

- - - - 7.2 7.2 6.9 7.3 12.9 12.7 12.5 12.2

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


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total Mining and logging Construction
September October September October September October
2010 2011 2010 2011(p) 2010 2011 2010 2011(p) 2010 2011 2010 2011(p)

Alabama

1,871.1 1,871.0 1,876.9 1,880.7 12.0 12.7 12.1 12.7 88.2 83.8 88.0 81.9

Alaska

339.2 343.3 324.8 327.1 16.3 17.1 16.3 16.8 19.0 18.6 17.6 17.5

Arizona

2,363.5 2,418.0 2,388.8 2,433.5 10.7 10.9 10.8 11.1 110.8 116.3 114.0 118.6

Arkansas

1,170.1 1,177.5 1,181.7 1,180.5 10.7 11.0 10.6 10.9 49.8 50.4 49.0 49.0

California

13,865.5 14,126.5 13,987.2 14,227.7 28.1 28.7 28.2 28.6 566.7 584.7 565.0 582.0


Colorado

2,228.3 2,255.0 2,229.2 2,261.2 25.1 28.4 25.5 28.8 118.1 112.7 117.5 113.7

Connecticut

1,616.3 1,622.9 1,630.1 1,640.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 53.1 52.2 52.0 53.1

Delaware(1)

418.0 413.0 415.6 415.3 - - - - 19.8 18.7 19.5 19.7

District of Columbia(1)

709.6 710.7 715.8 716.4 - - - - 10.7 11.1 10.6 11.1

Florida

7,135.8 7,218.0 7,169.0 7,261.9 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.7 348.3 334.3 339.0 327.2


Georgia

3,824.2 3,792.3 3,851.4 3,818.8 9.4 9.0 9.4 9.0 150.5 136.4 148.1 134.4

Hawaii(1)

584.4 592.5 590.7 597.0 - - - - 28.5 28.7 29.0 28.7

Idaho

610.9 618.3 613.2 617.4 4.0 4.1 3.8 4.0 33.4 32.8 32.9 32.6

Illinois

5,655.1 5,699.4 5,681.1 5,743.0 9.5 9.8 9.6 9.6 213.8 218.4 214.3 218.8

Indiana

2,823.9 2,824.4 2,841.1 2,828.7 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 121.6 130.1 124.5 129.1


Iowa

1,473.5 1,488.5 1,491.5 1,504.8 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 66.0 67.2 65.6 68.2

Kansas

1,323.4 1,331.9 1,336.4 1,340.9 8.4 9.3 8.5 9.3 56.6 56.0 56.8 56.6

Kentucky

1,780.5 1,800.2 1,792.8 1,811.8 22.6 23.2 22.6 23.0 70.1 67.0 70.4 67.1

Louisiana

1,883.3 1,924.9 1,895.8 1,939.9 52.5 55.0 52.9 55.7 122.0 126.5 123.2 125.4

Maine

602.2 607.6 603.9 605.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 26.4 26.1 26.5 26.4


Maryland(1)

2,526.4 2,534.8 2,537.8 2,547.7 - - - - 148.3 145.0 146.8 143.1

Massachusetts

3,204.9 3,251.2 3,224.4 3,274.9 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 113.6 113.9 111.4 114.3

Michigan

3,909.1 3,958.4 3,940.0 3,987.6 7.3 7.9 7.4 8.0 133.3 142.0 135.2 139.8

Minnesota

2,652.8 2,686.5 2,682.3 2,701.9 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.6 97.4 96.1 94.9 95.9

Mississippi

1,092.1 1,099.1 1,093.9 1,104.4 8.7 9.0 8.7 9.1 50.0 47.8 49.0 47.5


Missouri

2,666.9 2,664.8 2,670.8 2,671.0 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 110.2 109.2 109.4 105.8

Montana

434.7 441.0 432.4 440.4 7.9 8.3 8.0 8.3 25.3 25.6 25.2 24.7

Nebraska(1)

941.3 960.9 948.4 967.3 - - - - 44.4 44.3 44.1 44.2

Nevada

1,115.0 1,124.5 1,118.0 1,130.0 12.4 12.7 12.5 12.8 59.1 59.3 59.6 56.8

New Hampshire

628.8 635.4 629.8 636.6 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 22.9 21.4 22.5 21.6


New Jersey

3,851.3 3,871.9 3,871.8 3,894.7 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 134.1 138.2 132.6 135.8

New Mexico

804.9 809.7 806.8 811.8 18.7 20.4 18.9 20.7 44.6 40.4 45.5 41.4

New York

8,554.6 8,639.8 8,663.5 8,727.0 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 322.5 326.1 317.2 325.7

North Carolina

3,885.4 3,892.8 3,897.8 3,909.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 177.5 176.2 179.0 174.3

North Dakota

382.6 401.3 387.3 405.9 12.1 16.9 12.4 17.5 24.2 29.0 23.9 28.0


Ohio

5,068.7 5,137.9 5,102.6 5,166.6 11.6 12.1 11.6 12.2 180.3 187.2 180.7 187.4

Oklahoma

1,525.9 1,571.0 1,537.4 1,584.2 44.3 48.8 45.1 49.5 68.6 73.1 68.6 74.2

Oregon

1,605.6 1,632.9 1,621.2 1,645.5 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.0 72.2 75.7 71.8 74.4

Pennsylvania

5,645.6 5,695.2 5,693.3 5,748.4 28.7 33.5 29.2 34.1 228.2 232.0 227.3 230.8

Rhode Island

464.5 465.5 466.5 466.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 17.0 16.2 16.9 16.8


South Carolina

1,807.2 1,823.1 1,817.5 1,832.5 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 78.5 75.7 81.1 76.4

South Dakota(1)

407.9 408.6 408.1 410.0 - - - - 23.1 23.0 22.9 22.7

Tennessee(1)

2,633.3 2,655.8 2,643.4 2,667.9 - - - - 109.0 114.2 109.6 113.2

Texas

10,364.5 10,617.0 10,449.4 10,681.9 211.5 252.5 213.1 256.8 571.4 604.7 580.3 598.1

Utah

1,192.7 1,225.2 1,195.2 1,226.8 10.8 11.5 10.9 11.7 69.3 69.0 69.1 70.7


Vermont

299.2 305.4 303.5 308.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 14.8 14.7 14.4 14.9

Virginia

3,640.5 3,654.7 3,656.8 3,681.6 10.6 10.4 10.6 10.5 187.3 183.0 185.3 184.5

Washington

2,788.4 2,827.8 2,806.5 2,848.8 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 148.3 146.3 149.7 146.0

West Virginia

753.1 756.7 757.7 762.5 31.0 32.8 30.8 33.1 35.4 34.7 36.5 35.7

Wisconsin

2,755.9 2,778.8 2,773.9 2,779.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 101.9 95.7 102.0 94.0

Wyoming

290.9 297.0 287.4 292.5 25.7 28.5 26.1 28.3 24.7 25.3 24.4 24.7


Puerto Rico(1)

912.1 914.3 918.7 916.0 - - - - 30.0 29.4 29.0 29.6

Virgin Islands(1)

43.8 42.2 43.2 42.2 - - - - 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

Footnotes
(1) Mining and logging is combined with construction for states with this footnote.
(p) Preliminary

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

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information
September October September October September October
2010 2011 2010 2011(p) 2010 2011 2010 2011(p) 2010 2011 2010 2011(p)

Alabama

236.7 238.0 235.8 237.7 359.2 363.0 359.8 368.2 23.6 23.4 23.7 23.4

Alaska

14.4 14.1 9.7 9.5 65.0 67.0 62.2 63.3 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.5

Arizona

146.7 151.2 147.1 151.8 461.4 469.6 466.0 472.6 36.0 36.3 35.5 36.4

Arkansas

161.0 155.7 161.0 154.6 235.3 234.4 235.9 233.0 15.3 15.6 15.4 15.5

California

1,256.0 1,268.6 1,248.0 1,256.2 2,619.7 2,653.1 2,639.4 2,660.8 432.7 454.5 431.3 456.7


Colorado

126.2 127.2 125.9 125.9 397.0 402.5 397.0 404.7 70.7 67.1 71.1 67.5

Connecticut

166.6 167.0 166.9 166.4 288.8 291.8 292.1 294.3 31.9 31.6 31.5 31.8

Delaware

26.3 26.1 26.2 26.3 74.5 72.6 74.0 72.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1

District of Columbia

1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 27.2 25.8 26.7 26.5 18.7 18.6 18.7 18.6

Florida

306.1 306.7 304.9 306.9 1,442.0 1,461.0 1,451.2 1,471.4 134.2 128.8 134.7 130.1


Georgia

345.4 347.9 346.2 345.6 806.4 804.6 813.4 816.8 101.3 97.6 101.6 97.5

Hawaii

12.8 12.8 13.0 12.8 109.3 108.4 109.5 108.7 11.2 10.8 11.2 10.7

Idaho

53.8 55.1 54.1 55.7 121.9 122.9 121.4 124.3 9.5 9.2 9.5 9.2

Illinois

562.8 572.6 562.5 572.5 1,125.8 1,139.0 1,133.3 1,146.3 100.2 95.6 101.0 97.5

Indiana

453.3 457.1 451.8 457.3 542.3 533.6 545.1 537.2 35.2 34.7 34.9 34.4


Iowa

201.8 207.7 202.0 208.9 298.2 303.1 301.8 306.2 27.7 26.8 27.9 27.0

Kansas

160.1 163.6 159.6 164.1 250.2 248.9 251.1 248.5 30.2 27.1 30.2 27.1

Kentucky

212.1 216.4 211.8 218.1 359.0 359.1 359.6 361.5 25.9 25.7 25.9 26.1

Louisiana

136.9 144.7 139.1 146.9 363.2 368.2 366.2 369.6 27.5 28.5 27.8 28.6

Maine

51.0 50.5 51.4 50.9 117.2 120.1 117.7 119.9 9.1 8.8 9.2 8.8


Maryland

114.7 112.8 114.9 112.8 437.4 438.7 441.1 442.9 43.4 44.3 43.3 44.3

Massachusetts

254.9 259.7 255.6 260.0 543.6 550.0 548.2 555.6 84.9 89.0 85.4 87.8

Michigan

487.3 504.1 487.0 506.4 710.8 714.0 715.6 716.2 56.6 53.7 55.0 54.3

Minnesota

297.3 301.5 295.6 299.4 489.9 496.4 496.6 499.1 53.8 52.7 54.1 53.3

Mississippi

134.9 131.1 133.8 133.1 211.9 213.7 212.9 214.8 12.7 12.3 12.6 12.4


Missouri

244.2 253.7 245.2 255.3 510.1 512.0 510.5 511.5 57.8 54.0 58.1 53.4

Montana

16.5 16.1 16.9 16.3 87.1 88.6 87.0 89.2 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.4

Nebraska

91.8 94.6 91.9 94.5 194.7 199.0 196.5 201.3 16.7 17.2 16.8 17.2

Nevada

37.9 36.0 37.5 35.9 209.3 205.1 209.0 206.5 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.5

New Hampshire

66.1 66.2 65.7 66.1 131.4 129.9 132.3 130.2 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.5


New Jersey

258.5 248.9 258.1 250.3 808.2 821.8 811.2 827.3 79.6 75.5 79.9 74.0

New Mexico

29.8 29.7 29.4 29.7 133.0 139.0 134.6 138.5 14.2 14.0 14.3 13.8

New York

460.3 457.3 458.7 452.4 1,460.9 1,466.2 1,470.5 1,465.7 252.6 253.8 253.5 252.7

North Carolina

433.7 435.9 432.8 433.8 709.8 716.0 712.4 717.7 68.1 67.9 68.2 68.0

North Dakota

23.0 23.2 23.4 23.7 80.8 85.4 81.1 87.2 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.2


Ohio

627.0 638.5 627.8 640.4 945.5 951.2 953.3 961.2 76.8 76.7 76.4 77.1

Oklahoma

123.0 134.5 124.8 135.3 275.3 276.2 274.8 279.8 24.5 24.1 24.6 24.0

Oregon

167.7 170.5 166.8 167.2 310.0 313.3 311.7 314.5 32.3 33.3 32.4 33.3

Pennsylvania

563.5 575.2 564.3 575.9 1,078.8 1,090.0 1,090.1 1,101.9 92.9 95.9 93.2 95.7

Rhode Island

40.7 41.0 41.1 40.6 73.8 76.2 74.7 76.1 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.3


South Carolina

207.6 218.7 208.5 219.3 343.7 348.5 346.8 350.6 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4

South Dakota

37.5 38.5 37.8 38.9 80.4 80.9 81.0 82.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5

Tennessee

299.9 302.4 298.4 302.9 555.5 551.7 559.8 554.3 44.2 43.6 44.5 43.4

Texas

815.5 836.4 818.3 836.5 2,054.2 2,101.5 2,061.3 2,115.1 193.2 186.8 193.3 186.0

Utah

112.0 118.3 112.6 119.1 229.3 235.6 231.2 236.4 29.1 29.9 29.2 29.9


Vermont

31.1 31.9 31.4 31.9 56.0 56.8 56.8 57.8 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.1

Virginia

229.8 231.9 231.6 233.2 618.2 623.7 624.7 628.4 75.8 71.9 76.7 72.3

Washington

263.7 272.5 263.3 272.6 519.6 527.3 518.8 531.7 103.3 104.2 103.2 103.7

West Virginia

49.4 49.6 49.6 49.6 134.2 135.7 135.5 137.1 10.4 10.8 10.5 10.7

Wisconsin

437.4 451.6 434.9 445.5 508.6 513.8 511.4 516.8 46.8 47.1 46.6 47.2

Wyoming

8.8 8.9 9.0 9.1 52.1 52.3 51.2 52.2 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9


Puerto Rico

86.4 81.6 86.9 80.9 166.2 164.6 168.0 163.3 18.7 19.4 18.9 19.5

Virgin Islands

2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 8.2 8.3 8.2 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 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services
September October September October September October
2010 2011 2010 2011(p) 2010 2011 2010 2011(p) 2010 2011 2010 2011(p)

Alabama

91.2 91.8 90.9 92.4 211.9 216.0 213.4 218.2 216.4 214.7 217.6 215.1

Alaska

15.0 14.8 15.5 15.1 27.4 28.3 26.3 26.9 41.7 43.3 42.2 43.9

Arizona

160.9 162.4 162.6 162.9 337.0 337.7 340.4 339.6 343.9 363.4 350.3 367.3

Arkansas

48.5 49.9 49.1 50.3 119.5 121.1 122.3 122.3 167.1 168.9 169.1 171.0

California

759.5 754.1 761.0 758.8 2,088.4 2,161.7 2,103.1 2,186.6 1,782.2 1,827.5 1,813.7 1,860.5


Colorado

143.1 139.3 142.2 139.3 332.5 340.7 331.9 341.4 265.3 275.1 269.4 276.5

Connecticut

134.3 133.0 135.2 132.9 192.2 194.5 193.7 197.6 308.0 315.6 312.1 320.6

Delaware

43.0 42.8 42.5 42.8 54.5 53.2 54.1 53.1 65.0 65.3 65.8 66.4

District of Columbia

25.9 27.2 26.2 26.9 148.7 151.9 150.0 153.7 109.1 108.5 113.2 111.2

Florida

466.8 469.7 467.5 470.1 1,035.2 1,046.0 1,031.6 1,058.1 1,074.5 1,106.9 1,084.4 1,114.0


Georgia

202.6 192.0 204.2 192.5 523.4 537.6 533.2 544.9 487.4 492.1 490.1 497.9

Hawaii

26.6 27.0 26.8 27.2 71.5 74.7 72.0 74.7 75.3 78.3 77.3 78.9

Idaho

28.7 29.2 28.9 29.2 75.3 74.9 75.2 74.0 84.3 86.3 86.0 86.8

Illinois

359.1 354.4 357.5 356.1 814.8 833.0 818.1 844.4 833.5 851.4 847.1 865.5

Indiana

129.9 133.2 129.5 131.8 280.4 286.1 286.1 287.2 428.0 428.3 435.2 431.7


Iowa

100.9 98.7 101.8 98.3 123.0 125.1 126.0 126.5 212.0 216.1 218.1 222.7

Kansas

70.7 68.0 70.0 67.6 141.2 147.6 144.2 149.5 179.2 184.8 183.0 185.5

Kentucky

85.2 83.0 85.7 82.8 181.3 193.0 184.9 195.2 250.6 254.6 252.3 257.3

Louisiana

93.2 95.3 92.5 97.1 193.5 195.1 194.1 195.0 272.0 290.5 274.9 293.0

Maine

31.4 31.9 31.2 32.0 56.1 57.1 56.4 56.9 118.5 122.2 120.8 123.2


Maryland

142.2 139.8 142.2 140.7 389.1 400.1 391.8 400.3 400.0 405.9 406.1 412.7

Massachusetts

207.0 209.7 206.9 210.4 464.3 482.0 464.9 486.3 661.0 669.4 678.1 684.3

Michigan

186.1 188.2 186.9 188.6 527.3 543.1 536.8 556.4 613.8 635.7 628.2 643.3

Minnesota

170.8 173.4 171.4 172.5 316.9 322.9 323.3 329.6 457.8 467.9 465.6 471.9

Mississippi

44.7 45.2 45.2 45.3 93.6 100.3 93.2 101.3 133.7 138.6 134.6 139.8


Missouri

163.9 161.4 164.0 160.6 322.9 321.3 322.9 325.5 407.9 410.4 410.2 413.4

Montana

21.2 20.7 21.1 21.1 39.8 39.7 40.2 40.3 63.9 64.4 64.4 64.7

Nebraska

68.4 67.9 68.6 68.2 102.6 113.7 102.8 114.0 135.5 136.6 137.3 137.5

Nevada

51.8 47.0 51.5 47.1 134.9 142.8 136.3 143.3 99.7 104.9 100.5 106.3

New Hampshire

35.6 36.1 35.3 35.5 64.8 68.2 65.7 68.4 110.0 112.2 111.3 113.1


New Jersey

253.9 255.5 254.9 253.9 591.0 606.5 590.4 605.5 601.7 613.7 611.9 624.2

New Mexico

32.5 34.4 32.8 34.6 100.5 93.2 94.2 93.2 120.6 127.4 121.2 128.1

New York

667.0 677.4 669.2 677.3 1,106.9 1,139.4 1,122.8 1,154.3 1,692.8 1,727.0 1,748.1 1,771.7

North Carolina

199.9 201.0 200.3 201.5 489.6 498.5 495.1 504.5 534.8 536.9 538.8 543.3

North Dakota

20.4 20.5 20.4 20.4 28.5 30.8 29.2 31.3 55.3 55.4 55.5 56.0


Ohio

274.2 277.0 271.9 274.8 632.8 649.7 639.8 652.2 848.1 872.3 857.8 882.4

Oklahoma

79.4 81.2 79.2 81.0 171.9 178.2 171.5 180.1 204.5 209.0 206.0 210.3

Oregon

92.7 94.0 92.5 94.4 184.9 188.2 184.1 188.9 228.7 237.6 232.8 240.7

Pennsylvania

309.7 311.0 311.4 312.4 694.0 697.4 691.1 699.2 1,134.0 1,157.2 1,163.0 1,183.7

Rhode Island

30.6 29.8 30.4 29.4 54.4 55.2 54.4 55.5 101.6 101.7 103.2 104.3


South Carolina

97.0 96.1 96.9 97.7 218.4 223.3 220.6 224.5 212.9 217.1 215.3 219.3

South Dakota

28.5 27.8 28.1 28.0 27.7 28.6 27.5 29.1 64.5 65.6 64.9 66.3

Tennessee

137.4 139.2 137.4 138.4 308.0 316.1 313.8 317.4 375.8 381.3 378.4 385.4

Texas

621.7 635.1 623.6 636.4 1,287.8 1,353.4 1,299.8 1,359.8 1,398.1 1,439.3 1,407.2 1,448.9

Utah

67.7 68.3 68.0 67.5 154.5 165.1 157.1 164.6 157.0 160.8 158.0 163.1


Vermont

12.1 12.3 12.6 12.1 23.7 25.8 23.8 25.8 59.4 60.6 60.3 61.0

Virginia

178.1 178.3 178.4 179.5 651.2 662.5 659.9 669.3 458.2 464.3 463.6 470.2

Washington

135.0 136.5 135.3 135.6 331.2 353.3 333.6 346.2 373.6 380.6 379.7 389.2

West Virginia

28.1 27.6 28.2 27.7 60.9 63.3 62.0 63.9 122.2 124.8 122.5 125.0

Wisconsin

157.2 153.4 156.8 153.1 275.3 272.9 277.1 271.7 417.8 428.8 422.3 429.2

Wyoming

10.7 10.7 10.8 10.7 17.9 18.6 17.9 18.1 26.3 26.5 26.9 26.3


Puerto Rico

43.7 44.9 44.4 44.9 106.9 107.5 108.0 106.3 112.9 114.6 115.2 117.1

Virgin Islands

2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 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 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Leisure and hospitality Other services Government
September October September October September October
2010 2011 2010 2011(p) 2010 2011 2010 2011(p) 2010 2011 2010 2011(p)

Alabama

168.9 170.6 169.4 168.4 79.7 80.1 80.0 81.0 383.3 376.9 386.2 381.7

Alaska

35.2 37.2 29.9 30.7 11.8 11.1 11.9 11.3 87.0 85.3 86.8 85.6

Arizona

249.2 259.9 250.3 260.7 87.6 86.7 89.3 86.1 419.3 423.6 422.5 426.4

Arkansas

101.5 104.6 104.2 104.2 43.3 45.3 44.7 45.3 218.1 220.6 220.4 224.4

California

1,509.5 1,544.1 1,495.8 1,533.8 485.7 482.8 487.4 485.0 2,337.0 2,366.7 2,414.3 2,418.7


Colorado

264.7 276.1 256.7 268.5 93.0 92.7 92.8 94.3 392.6 393.2 399.2 400.6

Connecticut

139.0 137.4 137.4 135.2 60.7 60.5 60.3 60.5 241.1 238.7 248.3 247.3

Delaware

45.6 45.6 42.4 43.5 19.6 19.9 20.0 20.0 63.7 62.8 65.0 65.1

District of Columbia

59.4 59.0 59.6 60.4 64.1 63.1 64.9 63.7 244.6 244.4 244.7 243.2

Florida

895.8 947.9 912.1 950.9 308.5 309.9 312.0 310.2 1,119.0 1,101.1 1,126.2 1,117.3


Georgia

376.5 372.1 377.4 375.5 153.6 154.1 154.5 153.0 667.7 648.9 673.3 651.7

Hawaii

100.5 103.0 99.7 103.5 26.4 26.6 26.6 26.6 122.3 122.2 125.6 125.2

Idaho

61.0 64.4 58.5 59.5 21.3 21.4 21.4 21.2 117.7 118.0 121.5 120.9

Illinois

528.1 531.0 518.3 524.5 252.6 252.7 254.1 252.6 854.9 841.5 865.3 855.2

Indiana

278.5 278.6 273.1 272.3 107.5 105.7 107.8 105.5 440.4 430.2 446.3 435.4


Iowa

132.6 136.9 129.9 133.5 56.8 54.7 57.2 55.4 252.2 250.0 258.9 255.9

Kansas

115.0 115.9 114.3 115.1 51.1 51.7 51.6 51.9 260.7 259.0 267.1 265.7

Kentucky

171.3 179.2 172.6 179.3 71.2 71.3 72.5 71.2 331.2 327.7 334.5 330.2

Louisiana

195.1 197.2 193.5 199.2 66.4 64.9 66.4 64.8 361.0 359.0 365.2 364.6

Maine

67.7 69.2 62.0 62.3 19.8 19.6 20.0 19.6 102.3 99.3 105.9 102.9


Maryland

240.5 235.3 228.6 224.7 115.1 118.0 114.9 117.7 495.7 494.9 508.1 508.5

Massachusetts

320.1 324.5 311.0 313.3 118.1 121.3 118.3 121.0 436.2 430.6 443.4 440.8

Michigan

390.1 380.7 372.4 369.7 166.3 168.2 168.1 171.2 630.2 620.8 647.4 633.7

Minnesota

243.2 250.4 235.6 239.3 114.1 116.1 116.3 114.9 405.2 402.6 422.4 419.4

Mississippi

119.4 118.8 119.1 117.2 34.9 34.1 34.6 33.8 247.6 248.2 250.2 250.1


Missouri

279.4 274.8 272.0 271.4 117.1 117.4 117.7 116.0 449.1 446.2 456.4 453.7

Montana

59.4 63.1 54.3 58.6 17.1 16.9 16.9 16.7 89.2 90.2 91.1 93.1

Nebraska

82.9 84.2 80.7 82.4 36.7 36.6 38.1 37.0 167.6 166.8 171.6 171.0

Nevada

309.9 321.0 309.5 324.2 34.4 35.1 34.4 34.9 153.3 148.2 154.8 149.7

New Hampshire

66.7 72.3 63.5 69.6 21.2 20.3 21.7 20.6 97.7 96.5 99.4 99.1


New Jersey

350.8 344.2 335.7 329.4 159.6 158.4 157.6 160.2 612.5 607.7 638.1 632.6

New Mexico

85.0 85.4 83.9 84.4 27.9 28.4 28.2 28.1 198.1 197.4 203.8 199.3

New York

760.5 771.9 743.4 760.5 363.8 362.3 369.8 365.9 1,461.5 1,452.7 1,504.5 1,495.1

North Carolina

403.3 412.5 397.2 403.7 158.1 155.5 157.5 155.9 704.9 686.7 710.8 700.6

North Dakota

35.1 35.9 35.5 35.5 15.5 16.8 15.8 17.2 80.5 80.1 82.9 81.9


Ohio

492.5 493.3 478.8 480.0 211.1 213.9 211.2 214.9 768.8 766.0 793.3 784.0

Oklahoma

140.8 145.2 138.5 144.8 60.9 59.5 61.3 59.1 332.7 341.2 343.0 346.1

Oregon

168.0 177.3 161.9 169.8 58.7 58.2 58.0 58.3 283.2 277.7 302.1 297.0

Pennsylvania

516.9 522.5 503.7 512.7 250.2 253.1 251.8 254.8 748.7 727.4 768.2 747.2

Rhode Island

53.1 52.9 51.0 50.4 22.1 22.5 22.4 22.1 60.7 59.5 61.8 60.6


South Carolina

211.2 213.6 209.1 211.4 68.8 68.3 68.8 67.9 340.0 332.5 341.1 336.0

South Dakota

45.4 45.3 43.9 42.5 15.7 15.8 15.7 15.7 78.6 76.6 79.8 78.3

Tennessee

266.1 268.0 262.2 266.0 100.8 101.7 101.0 101.9 436.6 437.6 438.3 445.0

Texas

1,018.1 1,038.5 1,006.2 1,041.2 360.0 372.4 362.2 374.4 1,833.0 1,796.4 1,884.1 1,828.7

Utah

111.4 115.6 105.4 110.5 33.6 34.4 33.5 34.7 218.0 216.7 220.2 218.6


Vermont

31.6 33.5 31.2 32.4 10.0 10.0 9.9 10.0 54.4 53.9 57.0 56.8

Virginia

350.8 341.8 332.1 334.4 185.2 186.1 186.8 185.6 695.3 700.8 707.1 713.7

Washington

277.6 281.5 265.3 273.3 105.4 104.0 103.8 103.5 524.4 515.3 547.6 540.9

West Virginia

74.7 73.4 73.8 73.1 55.3 55.7 55.2 55.3 151.5 148.3 153.1 151.3

Wisconsin

261.3 265.7 251.8 257.8 137.0 143.9 140.3 141.9 409.3 402.6 427.5 418.9

Wyoming

36.0 35.5 31.4 31.2 11.6 11.5 11.7 11.6 73.2 75.3 74.1 76.4


Puerto Rico

71.2 69.3 71.0 69.1 15.3 15.0 15.4 15.2 260.8 268.0 261.9 270.1

Virgin Islands

7.1 6.7 7.0 7.0 2.2 1.8 2.1 1.8 13.2 12.5 12.8 12.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

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


Last Modified Date: November 22, 2011