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Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, January 24, 2017	                                    USDL-17-0104

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                         REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- DECEMBER 2016


Unemployment rates were significantly lower in December in 10 states, higher in 1 state, and stable in 39 states 
and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Eleven states had notable 
jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 2 states had increases, and 37 states and the District had no 
significant change. The national unemployment rate, 4.7 percent, was little changed from November but 0.3 
percentage point lower than in December 2015. 

Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 5 states in December 2016, increased in 3 states, and was essentially 
unchanged in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Over the year, 26 states and the District added nonfarm 
payroll jobs, 2 states lost jobs, and 22 states were essentially unchanged.

Regional Unemployment

In December, no region had an unemployment rate significantly different from the U.S. rate of 4.7 percent. Over 
the month, the Northeast and West had statistically significant unemployment rate changes (-0.1 percentage point 
each). Significant over-the-year rate changes occurred in two regions: the West (-0.6 percentage point) and South 
(-0.3 point). (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, New England had the lowest unemployment rate, 3.5 percent in December, 
followed by the West North Central and Mountain, 4.0 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively. The East South 
Central had the highest rate, 5.4 percent, followed by the Middle Atlantic, 5.2 percent. Over the month, the 
Pacific had the only statistically significant unemployment rate change (-0.2 percentage point). Four of the 9 
divisions had significant jobless rate changes from a year earlier, all of which were declines. The largest of 
these decreases occurred in New England (-1.2 percentage points). 

State Unemployment

New Hampshire had the lowest unemployment rate in December, 2.6 percent, followed by Massachusetts and South 
Dakota, 2.8 percent each. Alaska and New Mexico had the highest jobless rates, 6.7 percent and 6.6 percent, 
respectively. In total, 19 states had unemployment rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 4.7 percent, 
10 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates, and 21 states had rates that were not appreciably 
different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3.)

In December, 10 states had statistically significant unemployment rate decreases, the largest of which occurred 
in Oregon (-0.4 percentage point). The only notable rate increase occurred in Alabama (+0.3 percentage point). 
The remaining 39 states and the District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not significantly 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.)

Eleven states had statistically significant unemployment rate decreases from December 2015, the largest of which 
was in Massachusetts (-2.1 percentage points). The only significant unemployment rate increases over the year 
occurred in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania (+0.9 percentage point each). (See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Five states had statistically significant over-the-month decreases in nonfarm payroll employment and three states
had significant increases in December 2016. The largest decreases in employment over the month occurred in
Illinois (-16,700), West Virginia (-8,300), and Mississippi (-7,200). In percentage terms, the largest decrease
occurred in West Virginia (-1.1 percent), followed by North Dakota (-1.0 percent) and South Dakota (-0.7 percent).
The significant job gains occurred in Virginia (+14,100, or +0.4 percent), Minnesota (+11,900, or +0.4 
percent), and Arizona (+8,400, or +0.3 percent). (See tables D and 5.)

Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia had statistically significant over-the-year increases in nonfarm 
payroll employment in December. The largest job gains occurred in California (+332,500), Florida (+251,400), and 
Texas (+210,200). The largest percentage gains occurred in Oregon (+3.3 percent), Florida (+3.1 percent), and 
Nevada and Washington (+3.0 percent each). Two states had significant over-the-year declines in employment: 
Wyoming (-7,900, or -2.8 percent) and North Dakota (-7,800, or -1.8 percent). (See table E.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for December 2016 is scheduled to be released on 
Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Regional and State Unemployment 2016 Annual Averages news 
release is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The State Employment and 
Unemployment news release for January 2017 is scheduled to be released on Monday, March 13, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. 
(EDT).

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   | Effective with the January 2017 issuance on Monday, March 13, 2017, this news      |
   | release will be renamed "State Employment and Unemployment." The Regional          |
   | Unemployment section of the summary will be omitted, as will the current table 1   |
   | and table 2. State data tables will be renumbered 1 through 4 accordingly. The     |
   | purpose of these changes is to focus the analysis on the geography that is most    |
   | relevant to data users and for which both household and payroll estimates are      |
   | produced. Civilian labor force and unemployment data for the four census regions   |
   | and nine geographic divisions will continue to be available in the BLS time series |
   | database and updated shortly after the release is issued.                          |
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   |               Upcoming Changes to Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data          |
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   | Effective with the release of Regional and State Unemployment 2016 Annual Averages |
   | on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, the civilian labor force and unemployment data for  |
   | regions, divisions, states, the District of Columbia, and the modeled substate     |
   | areas presented in tables 1-4 of this news release will be revised to incorporate  |
   | updated inputs, new population controls, reestimation of models, and adjustment    |
   | to new division and national control totals. Revised seasonal adjustment factors   |
   | will be applied to data in tables 1 and 3 as well. Both not seasonally adjusted    |
   | and seasonally adjusted data are subject to revision back to 2012. The new         |
   | population controls will reflect the annual updating of population estimates by    |
   | the U.S. Census Bureau.                                                            |
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  |             Upcoming Changes to Current Employment Statistics Data                    |
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  | Effective with the release of January 2017 estimates on Monday, March 13, 2017, all   |
  | nonfarm payroll employment estimates for states and areas presented in tables 5 and 6 |
  | of this news release will be adjusted to 2016 benchmark levels. Not seasonally        |
  | adjusted data beginning with April 2015 and seasonally adjusted data beginning with   |
  | January 2012 are subject to revision. Some seasonally adjusted series may be revised  |
  | back to 1990.                                                                         |
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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., December 2016, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------
                State                |          Rate(p)
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States (1) ...................|           4.7
                                     |
Alabama .............................|           6.2
Alaska ..............................|           6.7
Arkansas ............................|           3.9
California ..........................|           5.2
Colorado ............................|           3.0
District of Columbia ................|           5.8
Georgia .............................|           5.4
Hawaii ..............................|           2.9
Idaho ...............................|           3.7
Illinois ............................|           5.7
                                     |
Indiana .............................|           4.0
Iowa ................................|           3.6
Louisiana ...........................|           6.1
Maine ...............................|           3.8
Maryland ............................|           4.2
Massachusetts .......................|           2.8
Minnesota ...........................|           3.9
Mississippi .........................|           5.6
Montana .............................|           4.0
Nebraska ............................|           3.4
                                     |
New Hampshire .......................|           2.6
New Mexico ..........................|           6.6
North Dakota ........................|           3.0
Pennsylvania ........................|           5.6
South Dakota ........................|           2.8
Utah ................................|           3.1
Vermont .............................|           3.1
Virginia ............................|           4.1
West Virginia .......................|           5.9
Wisconsin ...........................|           4.0
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   1 Data are not preliminary.
   p = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from November 2016 to December 2016, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              |  November |  December |    change(p)
                                |    2016   |   2016(p) |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ........................|     5.9   |     6.2   |       0.3
California .....................|     5.3   |     5.2   |       -.1
Colorado .......................|     3.2   |     3.0   |       -.2
Connecticut ....................|     4.7   |     4.4   |       -.3
Iowa ...........................|     3.8   |     3.6   |       -.2
Maine ..........................|     4.0   |     3.8   |       -.2
Missouri .......................|     4.7   |     4.4   |       -.3
New Jersey .....................|     5.0   |     4.7   |       -.3
New York .......................|     5.1   |     4.9   |       -.2
Oregon .........................|     5.0   |     4.6   |       -.4
Vermont ........................|     3.2   |     3.1   |       -.1
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   p = preliminary.


Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from December 2015 to December 2016, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              |  December |  December |    change(p)
                                |    2015   |   2016(p) |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona ........................|     5.9   |     4.8   |      -1.1
Arkansas .......................|     4.7   |     3.9   |       -.8
California .....................|     5.9   |     5.2   |       -.7
Connecticut ....................|     5.4   |     4.4   |      -1.0
Maryland .......................|     5.0   |     4.2   |       -.8
Massachusetts ..................|     4.9   |     2.8   |      -2.1
Mississippi ....................|     6.8   |     5.6   |      -1.2
Nevada .........................|     6.3   |     5.1   |      -1.2
Oklahoma .......................|     4.1   |     5.0   |        .9
Oregon .........................|     5.5   |     4.6   |       -.9
                                |           |           |
Pennsylvania ...................|     4.7   |     5.6   |        .9
South Carolina .................|     5.5   |     4.3   |      -1.2
Vermont ........................|     3.5   |     3.1   |       -.4
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   p = preliminary.


Table D.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
November 2016 to December 2016, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-month change(p)
           State              |   November  |   December  |---------------------------
                              |     2016    |    2016(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona ......................|   2,708,600 |   2,717,000 |       8,400 |      0.3
Illinois .....................|   6,019,300 |   6,002,600 |     -16,700 |      -.3
Minnesota ....................|   2,907,400 |   2,919,300 |      11,900 |       .4
Mississippi ..................|   1,140,800 |   1,133,600 |      -7,200 |      -.6
North Dakota .................|     441,500 |     436,900 |      -4,600 |     -1.0
South Dakota .................|     440,300 |     437,300 |      -3,000 |      -.7
Virginia .....................|   3,937,600 |   3,951,700 |      14,100 |       .4
West Virginia ................|     772,000 |     763,700 |      -8,300 |     -1.1
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   p = preliminary.


Table E.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
December 2015 to December 2016, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-year change(p)
           State              |   December  |   December  |---------------------------
                              |     2015    |    2016(p)  |    Level    |    Percent
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Alabama ......................|   1,957,500 |   1,976,200 |      18,700 |      1.0
Arizona ......................|   2,681,600 |   2,717,000 |      35,400 |      1.3
California ...................|  16,274,100 |  16,606,600 |     332,500 |      2.0
Colorado .....................|   2,578,600 |   2,627,400 |      48,800 |      1.9
District of Columbia .........|     768,100 |     785,600 |      17,500 |      2.3
Florida ......................|   8,211,500 |   8,462,900 |     251,400 |      3.1
Georgia ......................|   4,330,100 |   4,433,400 |     103,300 |      2.4
Hawaii .......................|     642,000 |     655,200 |      13,200 |      2.1
Idaho ........................|     687,400 |     700,700 |      13,300 |      1.9
Maryland .....................|   2,683,300 |   2,713,400 |      30,100 |      1.1
                              |             |             |             |       
Massachusetts ................|   3,515,400 |   3,590,400 |      75,000 |      2.1
Michigan .....................|   4,288,600 |   4,363,600 |      75,000 |      1.7
Minnesota ....................|   2,875,700 |   2,919,300 |      43,600 |      1.5
Missouri .....................|   2,783,300 |   2,847,800 |      64,500 |      2.3
Nevada .......................|   1,267,700 |   1,306,000 |      38,300 |      3.0
New Hampshire ................|     661,100 |     672,600 |      11,500 |      1.7
New York .....................|   9,298,400 |   9,413,100 |     114,700 |      1.2
North Carolina ...............|   4,275,000 |   4,360,200 |      85,200 |      2.0
North Dakota .................|     444,700 |     436,900 |      -7,800 |     -1.8
Ohio .........................|   5,475,400 |   5,517,200 |      41,800 |       .8
                              |             |             |             |       
Oregon .......................|   1,803,700 |   1,863,100 |      59,400 |      3.3
South Carolina ...............|   2,035,200 |   2,070,100 |      34,900 |      1.7
Tennessee ....................|   2,941,200 |   2,989,500 |      48,300 |      1.6
Texas ........................|  11,931,100 |  12,141,300 |     210,200 |      1.8
Utah .........................|   1,398,100 |   1,437,100 |      39,000 |      2.8
Virginia .....................|   3,902,100 |   3,951,700 |      49,600 |      1.3
Washington ...................|   3,195,300 |   3,292,700 |      97,400 |      3.0
Wisconsin ....................|   2,904,100 |   2,932,800 |      28,700 |      1.0
Wyoming ......................|     286,600 |     278,700 |      -7,900 |     -2.8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   p = preliminary.




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

Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

   Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based on the same
concepts and definitions as those used for the official national estimates obtained
from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is
conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The
LAUS program measures employment and unemployment on a place-of-residence basis.
The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age
and over. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in
the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or
more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working who had a job
from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as
bad weather, labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are
those who were not employed during the reference week (based on the definition above),
had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week period ending with the reference
week, and were currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need
not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The labor force is the sum of
employed and unemployed persons. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as
a percent of the labor force.

   Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 of the 50 states, the District of Columbia,
the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, New York City, and the
balances of California and New York State are produced using time-series models. This
method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2015, utilizes
data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance
(UI) programs. Estimates for the state of California are derived by summing the 
estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance
of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State are derived by summing the 
estimates for New York City and the balance of New York State. Estimates for the nine
census divisions, as well as the five additional substate areas contained in this release
(the Cleveland-Elyria and Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metropolitan areas and the Chicago-
Naperville-Arlington Heights, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
metropolitan divisions) and their respective balances of state are based on similar
model-based approaches. Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the
model-based estimates for the component divisions. Each month, census division estimates
are controlled to the national totals; state estimates are then controlled to their
respective division totals. Substate and balance-of-state estimates for the five areas
noted above also are controlled to their respective state totals. This tiered process of
controlling model-based estimates to the U.S. totals is called real-time benchmarking.
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 after the end of each year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated
population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources,
and model re-estimation. In most years, historical data for the most recent five years
are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to the release of January
estimates. With the introduction of a new generation of times-series models in early
2015, historical data were re-estimated back to the series beginnings in 1976, 1990,
or 1994.

   Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS models decompose the estimates of employed and unemployed
persons into trend, seasonal, and irregular components. The trend component of each measure
is then smoothed using a Trend-Cycle Cascade Filter, which combines the Henderson trend
filter with a seasonal filter. This combined filter suppresses variability due to real-
time benchmarking while simultaneously removing any residual seasonality that may be
present in the series. The resulting smoothed-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate
estimates are analyzed in this news release and published on the BLS website. During
estimation for the current year, the smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates for a given
month are created using an asymmetric filter that incorporates information from previous
observations only. For annual revisions, historical data are smoothed using a two-sided
filter. 

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

Employment--from the CES program

   Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay
for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at
their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than
one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their
principal activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North American Industry
Classification System.

   Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several
estimation procedures. Where possible these data are produced using a "weighted link
relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current month weighted employment to
that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed from a sample of establishments
reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are then
obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month’s employment estimates. The
weighted link relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample size meets
certain statistical criteria. 

   For some employment series, the sample of establishments is very small or highly variable.
In these cases, a model-based approach is used in estimation. These models use the direct
sample estimates (described above), combined with forecasts of historical (benchmarked)
data to decrease volatility in estimation. Two different models (Fay-Herriot Model and 
Small Domain Model) are used depending on the industry level being estimated. For more 
detailed information about each model, refer to the BLS Handbook of Methods.

   Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of 
jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by
employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark
information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the
preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month.
Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is
used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months.
Information on recent benchmark revisions is available online at
www.bls.gov/sae/benchmark2016.pdf.

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

   The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative
data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling
error is a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs by chance because
a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to
nonsampling errors,  such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and
processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject
to additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used.

   Use of error measures. Changes in regional and state unemployment rates and state
nonfarm payroll employment are cited in the analysis of this release only if they have
been determined to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level.
Furthermore, regional and state unemployment rates for the current month generally are
cited only if they have been determined to be significantly different from the U.S. rate
at the 90-percent confidence level. The underlying model-based standard error measures
for unemployment rates and over-the-month and over-the-year changes in rates are available
at www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. The underlying standard error measures for over-the-month
and over-the-year changes in state payroll employment data at the total nonfarm and
supersector levels are available at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Measures of nonsampling
error are not available.

Additional information

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




LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted(1)
Census region and
division
Civilian labor force Unemployed
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016
Number Percent of labor force
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016

Northeast

28,478,304 28,582,162 28,549,928 28,503,773 1,374,772 1,420,282 1,382,282 1,338,313 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.7

New England

7,759,430 7,865,199 7,846,660 7,840,340 368,003 308,416 286,117 273,938 4.7 3.9 3.6 3.5

Middle Atlantic

20,718,874 20,716,963 20,703,268 20,663,433 1,006,769 1,111,866 1,096,165 1,064,375 4.9 5.4 5.3 5.2

South

57,564,039 58,354,279 58,507,111 58,689,351 2,976,344 2,845,472 2,862,435 2,892,589 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.9

South Atlantic

30,630,112 31,013,940 31,139,321 31,289,298 1,590,458 1,474,343 1,511,246 1,531,211 5.2 4.8 4.9 4.9

East South Central

8,465,185 8,662,818 8,684,734 8,690,833 512,295 460,325 461,834 465,904 6.1 5.3 5.3 5.4

West South Central

18,468,742 18,677,521 18,683,056 18,709,220 873,591 910,804 889,355 895,474 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.8

Midwest

34,666,288 34,931,691 34,892,720 34,834,133 1,640,851 1,638,569 1,636,678 1,630,922 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

East North Central

23,415,124 23,674,476 23,648,758 23,609,652 1,211,369 1,164,293 1,175,351 1,179,666 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.0

West North Central

11,251,164 11,257,215 11,243,962 11,224,481 429,482 474,276 461,327 451,256 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.0

West

37,073,736 37,894,487 37,943,709 37,906,044 2,033,856 1,956,721 1,895,395 1,838,753 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.9

Mountain

11,458,846 11,650,472 11,681,422 11,708,975 552,603 533,260 512,615 499,323 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.3

Pacific

25,614,890 26,244,015 26,262,287 26,197,069 1,481,253 1,423,461 1,382,780 1,339,430 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.1

Footnotes
(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
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Census region and
division
Civilian labor force Unemployed
November December Number Percent of labor force
2015 2016 2015 2016 November December November December
2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016

Northeast

28,391,766 28,380,707 28,398,676 28,284,241 1,292,611 1,197,672 1,259,442 1,173,916 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.2

New England

7,755,513 7,808,524 7,733,407 7,808,922 344,859 242,755 341,574 251,230 4.4 3.1 4.4 3.2

Middle Atlantic

20,636,253 20,572,183 20,665,269 20,475,319 947,752 954,917 917,868 922,686 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.5

South

57,450,719 58,471,854 57,414,319 58,501,848 2,817,040 2,668,552 2,769,898 2,729,544 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.7

South Atlantic

30,522,771 31,125,225 30,520,312 31,209,939 1,516,629 1,434,947 1,482,753 1,423,290 5.0 4.6 4.9 4.6

East South Central

8,453,501 8,660,602 8,469,274 8,641,043 468,268 416,721 489,390 448,288 5.5 4.8 5.8 5.2

West South Central

18,474,447 18,686,027 18,424,733 18,650,866 832,143 816,884 797,755 857,966 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.6

Midwest

34,605,423 34,750,376 34,564,697 34,554,545 1,485,952 1,428,956 1,548,961 1,512,222 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.4

East North Central

23,386,253 23,571,218 23,353,424 23,421,731 1,114,295 1,056,347 1,148,253 1,092,840 4.8 4.5 4.9 4.7

West North Central

11,219,170 11,179,158 11,211,273 11,132,814 371,657 372,609 400,708 419,382 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.8

West

37,049,617 37,848,371 37,029,465 37,627,294 1,985,440 1,770,927 1,972,506 1,754,297 5.4 4.7 5.3 4.7

Mountain

11,450,943 11,689,760 11,438,862 11,665,421 528,911 468,780 524,476 469,793 4.6 4.0 4.6 4.0

Pacific

25,598,674 26,158,611 25,590,603 25,961,873 1,456,529 1,302,147 1,448,030 1,284,504 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.9

Footnotes
(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
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016(p)
Number Percent of labor force
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016(p)
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016(p)

Alabama

2,145,878 2,182,193 2,194,663 2,203,251 134,403 123,750 128,651 136,409 6.3 5.7 5.9 6.2

Alaska

363,340 359,283 358,715 358,092 24,045 24,629 24,392 23,982 6.6 6.9 6.8 6.7

Arizona

3,167,258 3,235,935 3,251,377 3,264,621 185,541 169,380 161,731 157,928 5.9 5.2 5.0 4.8

Arkansas

1,336,983 1,354,571 1,349,945 1,343,243 63,504 54,650 53,638 52,293 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.9

California

19,001,730 19,439,132 19,454,450 19,385,568 1,124,105 1,069,511 1,038,308 1,008,969 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

4,982,372 5,143,737 5,142,569 5,120,790 299,165 262,977 261,035 256,838 6.0 5.1 5.1 5.0

Colorado

2,832,289 2,909,955 2,920,878 2,926,075 98,458 100,710 93,495 87,530 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.0

Connecticut

1,885,199 1,903,632 1,898,822 1,898,141 102,080 97,805 88,323 83,454 5.4 5.1 4.7 4.4

Delaware

473,597 475,470 473,140 471,305 22,972 20,640 20,443 20,260 4.9 4.3 4.3 4.3

District of Columbia

390,661 394,196 395,985 397,723 25,684 24,192 23,827 23,095 6.6 6.1 6.0 5.8

Florida

9,723,835 9,816,979 9,880,719 9,946,702 493,028 471,711 482,292 490,623 5.1 4.8 4.9 4.9

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,341,629 1,326,504 1,333,673 1,344,178 81,841 69,654 71,527 73,791 6.1 5.3 5.4 5.5

Georgia

4,784,423 4,949,550 4,971,439 4,993,859 260,867 258,034 263,986 270,894 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.4

Hawaii

681,115 692,829 696,842 699,902 22,352 21,872 20,656 20,005 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.9

Idaho

804,647 813,179 814,423 814,231 31,731 30,918 30,556 30,045 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7

Illinois

6,542,893 6,564,183 6,564,162 6,561,687 400,724 366,464 368,384 374,514 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.7

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,783,523 3,817,049 3,811,138 3,805,767 220,141 214,372 222,708 226,073 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.9

Indiana

3,279,479 3,357,722 3,344,642 3,328,953 149,406 146,155 139,484 134,351 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0

Iowa

1,705,445 1,725,633 1,719,956 1,712,051 59,428 70,425 65,111 61,216 3.5 4.1 3.8 3.6

Kansas

1,507,385 1,483,312 1,483,713 1,484,858 60,655 65,347 63,842 62,745 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.2

Kentucky

1,952,734 1,997,203 2,004,932 2,016,835 112,030 101,649 96,989 97,177 5.7 5.1 4.8 4.8

Louisiana

2,129,610 2,123,907 2,116,268 2,112,592 124,408 134,141 130,905 129,349 5.8 6.3 6.2 6.1

Maine

674,016 693,005 693,638 693,943 27,046 27,940 27,509 26,159 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8

Maryland

3,159,706 3,178,663 3,187,845 3,197,717 158,389 133,916 134,112 133,401 5.0 4.2 4.2 4.2

Massachusetts

3,561,723 3,608,800 3,602,525 3,601,354 174,633 117,316 105,358 101,345 4.9 3.3 2.9 2.8

Michigan

4,770,650 4,843,796 4,873,286 4,887,215 243,303 227,754 239,910 244,908 5.1 4.7 4.9 5.0

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,004,574 2,071,261 2,080,360 2,086,211 121,281 108,668 115,515 117,277 6.1 5.2 5.6 5.6

Minnesota

3,021,733 2,986,558 2,982,970 2,986,041 111,436 118,330 114,730 115,238 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.9

Mississippi

1,289,056 1,278,515 1,284,044 1,288,231 87,257 75,012 73,415 72,207 6.8 5.9 5.7 5.6

Missouri

3,126,931 3,139,988 3,142,002 3,139,008 137,187 158,691 147,599 139,266 4.4 5.1 4.7 4.4

Montana

523,929 524,392 524,996 525,053 21,645 22,338 21,209 20,820 4.1 4.3 4.0 4.0

Nebraska

1,016,800 1,018,037 1,017,791 1,016,226 30,846 34,020 34,296 34,046 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.4

Nevada

1,431,699 1,430,063 1,430,458 1,432,144 90,559 78,984 74,798 72,492 6.3 5.5 5.2 5.1

New Hampshire

740,329 755,870 754,512 752,598 23,013 21,087 20,073 19,574 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.6

New Jersey

4,560,931 4,561,211 4,548,704 4,538,105 220,049 239,510 226,406 215,109 4.8 5.3 5.0 4.7

New Mexico

914,719 928,401 928,977 930,008 60,094 62,359 61,928 61,631 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.6

New York

9,712,520 9,609,731 9,624,313 9,623,664 480,803 495,022 490,846 473,851 5.0 5.2 5.1 4.9

New York City

4,215,022 4,146,270 4,153,562 4,155,809 218,909 245,362 237,409 218,024 5.2 5.9 5.7 5.2

North Carolina

4,781,785 4,853,520 4,880,570 4,919,346 268,432 236,756 242,889 251,607 5.6 4.9 5.0 5.1

North Dakota

412,980 428,044 429,848 431,506 11,083 12,833 12,728 12,859 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0

Ohio

5,694,027 5,728,593 5,712,891 5,708,571 273,389 280,026 278,087 281,899 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,018,364 1,029,623 1,027,854 1,027,810 44,050 55,365 55,190 56,860 4.3 5.4 5.4 5.5

Oklahoma

1,847,602 1,815,813 1,823,299 1,832,693 76,373 95,032 93,115 91,541 4.1 5.2 5.1 5.0

Oregon

1,994,857 2,082,101 2,078,693 2,073,957 109,647 111,147 104,191 95,900 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.6

Pennsylvania

6,437,066 6,530,018 6,528,649 6,510,151 299,600 375,889 373,053 365,699 4.7 5.8 5.7 5.6

Rhode Island

552,236 557,273 555,612 553,301 30,018 30,661 29,263 27,835 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.0

South Carolina

2,263,430 2,300,923 2,302,389 2,307,885 124,433 108,350 102,166 98,962 5.5 4.7 4.4 4.3

South Dakota

453,087 456,917 456,304 455,490 13,272 12,897 12,546 12,567 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8

Tennessee

3,068,336 3,174,264 3,187,743 3,192,652 172,876 151,000 151,695 157,631 5.6 4.8 4.8 4.9

Texas

13,142,426 13,377,050 13,404,386 13,434,978 610,551 631,455 615,028 624,327 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.6

Utah

1,472,480 1,507,318 1,513,757 1,522,018 49,976 48,575 46,569 47,223 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.1

Vermont

343,151 345,004 344,773 344,965 12,082 11,322 10,890 10,579 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1

Virginia

4,241,570 4,247,294 4,261,170 4,278,223 176,633 175,861 178,613 177,255 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.1

Washington

3,568,774 3,676,072 3,690,777 3,690,024 206,173 199,047 194,208 190,742 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.2

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,588,533 1,639,112 1,649,138 1,650,100 78,722 61,915 61,182 61,361 5.0 3.8 3.7 3.7

West Virginia

782,406 794,680 794,341 792,297 48,380 47,893 47,931 46,838 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.9

Wisconsin

3,108,662 3,135,130 3,137,247 3,132,918 143,187 129,446 127,312 125,020 4.6 4.1 4.1 4.0

Wyoming

304,249 301,438 302,379 303,420 13,255 15,504 14,724 14,674 4.4 5.1 4.9 4.8

Puerto Rico

1,144,133 1,124,112 1,120,132 1,128,472 139,564 136,506 133,499 139,417 12.2 12.1 11.9 12.4

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(p) Preliminary

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


LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
November December Number Percent of labor force
2015 2016 2015 2016(p) November December November December
2015 2016 2015 2016(p) 2015 2016 2015 2016(p)

Alabama

2,149,027 2,199,219 2,145,546 2,181,837 122,654 123,112 126,275 128,874 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.9

Alaska

360,156 354,427 360,050 353,728 23,410 23,270 24,133 23,161 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.5

Arizona

3,174,476 3,259,777 3,171,024 3,252,711 179,006 154,307 173,895 152,348 5.6 4.7 5.5 4.7

Arkansas

1,331,955 1,339,966 1,330,319 1,327,435 57,334 47,464 61,285 50,795 4.3 3.5 4.6 3.8

California

18,995,979 19,357,095 18,993,947 19,192,788 1,101,576 976,630 1,088,835 964,217 5.8 5.0 5.7 5.0

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

4,994,386 5,109,250 4,991,657 5,071,121 291,545 246,493 284,141 239,917 5.8 4.8 5.7 4.7

Colorado

2,825,155 2,908,953 2,829,174 2,899,662 93,177 80,619 93,349 79,250 3.3 2.8 3.3 2.7

Connecticut

1,883,525 1,887,836 1,876,257 1,887,269 94,823 70,439 92,853 73,976 5.0 3.7 4.9 3.9

Delaware

473,250 470,704 474,501 470,075 20,503 18,312 20,481 18,153 4.3 3.9 4.3 3.9

District of Columbia

391,291 399,375 389,975 397,720 25,845 23,336 24,753 21,607 6.6 5.8 6.3 5.4

Florida

9,685,448 9,895,322 9,703,956 9,922,037 480,189 480,400 464,062 465,862 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.7

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,340,962 1,343,335 1,342,510 1,357,331 75,377 67,748 77,698 72,658 5.6 5.0 5.8 5.4

Georgia

4,782,554 4,965,744 4,795,233 4,993,511 248,130 249,584 245,282 260,232 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.2

Hawaii

681,609 699,361 681,598 699,577 22,815 19,752 19,928 17,992 3.3 2.8 2.9 2.6

Idaho

800,840 810,633 801,820 805,716 31,218 30,404 31,670 29,171 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.6

Illinois

6,541,640 6,545,037 6,534,881 6,512,493 379,763 345,405 390,552 362,965 5.8 5.3 6.0 5.6

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,761,366 3,784,470 3,771,441 3,773,042 201,268 205,256 208,567 203,326 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4

Indiana

3,286,144 3,332,313 3,274,687 3,295,293 147,181 130,185 148,972 131,441 4.5 3.9 4.5 4.0

Iowa

1,704,515 1,702,255 1,700,273 1,690,916 53,601 52,327 60,610 60,113 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.6

Kansas

1,507,632 1,489,810 1,505,167 1,482,709 54,119 56,001 54,560 56,949 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.8

Kentucky

1,953,308 2,004,367 1,955,484 2,012,099 103,215 81,279 107,787 90,566 5.3 4.1 5.5 4.5

Louisiana

2,136,802 2,108,324 2,112,333 2,089,577 115,730 116,658 106,188 112,570 5.4 5.5 5.0 5.4

Maine

670,780 690,736 669,572 690,121 26,173 26,546 25,964 23,871 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.5

Maryland

3,156,822 3,195,398 3,149,196 3,197,318 153,069 129,029 146,610 122,781 4.8 4.0 4.7 3.8

Massachusetts

3,562,821 3,579,767 3,554,554 3,587,944 160,734 91,522 162,367 100,100 4.5 2.6 4.6 2.8

Michigan

4,747,157 4,866,240 4,752,838 4,831,428 201,429 217,823 213,526 214,347 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.4

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

1,991,684 2,071,137 2,001,783 2,069,104 101,235 105,003 107,419 99,229 5.1 5.1 5.4 4.8

Minnesota

3,016,922 2,972,551 3,020,213 2,977,719 93,799 97,044 110,264 120,589 3.1 3.3 3.7 4.0

Mississippi

1,285,356 1,286,400 1,299,191 1,290,731 79,139 67,275 92,293 73,731 6.2 5.2 7.1 5.7

Missouri

3,112,765 3,118,924 3,114,615 3,093,755 122,172 115,854 120,973 123,719 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.0

Montana

520,839 522,071 518,176 519,979 21,331 19,639 22,327 21,634 4.1 3.8 4.3 4.2

Nebraska

1,014,674 1,012,843 1,012,621 1,008,515 25,840 28,436 29,360 31,674 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.1

Nevada

1,429,441 1,432,217 1,424,522 1,427,057 88,199 71,487 87,245 70,006 6.2 5.0 6.1 4.9

New Hampshire

739,341 750,334 737,765 746,996 22,365 18,673 21,269 18,942 3.0 2.5 2.9 2.5

New Jersey

4,544,725 4,512,551 4,554,896 4,515,938 205,875 187,102 197,870 185,691 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.1

New Mexico

922,421 935,089 921,441 935,358 58,430 59,637 57,055 58,886 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.3

New York

9,673,441 9,585,223 9,692,870 9,539,259 462,578 449,936 459,519 424,561 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.5

New York City

4,211,545 4,160,631 4,222,212 4,146,281 217,941 214,732 211,599 184,089 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.4

North Carolina

4,784,064 4,895,213 4,758,598 4,901,041 259,937 233,953 250,271 239,491 5.4 4.8 5.3 4.9

North Dakota

409,616 427,441 408,153 427,558 9,475 11,013 11,272 12,833 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.0

Ohio

5,705,880 5,693,306 5,692,551 5,673,884 256,462 250,007 263,896 268,337 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.7

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,014,692 1,021,524 1,007,659 1,014,214 39,171 45,856 39,863 52,943 3.9 4.5 4.0 5.2

Oklahoma

1,858,307 1,847,229 1,845,180 1,835,037 75,774 86,082 73,576 84,674 4.1 4.7 4.0 4.6

Oregon

2,000,046 2,070,451 1,986,160 2,053,854 106,183 92,808 104,142 85,028 5.3 4.5 5.2 4.1

Pennsylvania

6,418,087 6,474,410 6,417,503 6,420,121 279,299 317,880 260,479 312,433 4.4 4.9 4.1 4.9

Rhode Island

555,755 555,241 553,517 552,748 29,115 25,641 28,396 24,765 5.2 4.6 5.1 4.5

South Carolina

2,248,867 2,283,237 2,248,758 2,289,830 119,592 91,804 120,334 94,962 5.3 4.0 5.4 4.1

South Dakota

453,046 455,334 450,233 451,642 12,651 11,934 13,671 13,504 2.8 2.6 3.0 3.0

Tennessee

3,065,810 3,170,615 3,069,053 3,156,375 163,260 145,054 163,035 155,116 5.3 4.6 5.3 4.9

Texas

13,147,382 13,390,507 13,136,901 13,398,817 583,304 566,680 556,706 609,927 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.6

Utah

1,473,182 1,517,705 1,470,450 1,522,330 44,259 38,851 45,043 43,732 3.0 2.6 3.1 2.9

Vermont

343,291 344,610 341,741 343,843 11,648 9,934 10,725 9,575 3.4 2.9 3.1 2.8

Virginia

4,220,907 4,233,591 4,224,090 4,262,681 164,809 168,079 165,046 161,017 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.8

Washington

3,560,884 3,677,276 3,568,849 3,661,925 202,545 189,687 210,992 194,105 5.7 5.2 5.9 5.3

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,575,717 1,637,586 1,579,774 1,625,907 80,686 64,308 74,196 57,675 5.1 3.9 4.7 3.5

West Virginia

779,570 786,641 776,004 775,724 44,556 40,450 45,914 39,183 5.7 5.1 5.9 5.1

Wisconsin

3,105,431 3,134,323 3,098,466 3,108,632 129,459 112,928 131,307 115,750 4.2 3.6 4.2 3.7

Wyoming

304,589 303,315 302,254 302,608 13,291 13,836 13,892 14,766 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.9

Puerto Rico

1,135,382 1,122,242 1,147,814 1,150,563 133,160 123,249 118,727 138,589 11.7 11.0 10.3 12.0

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013, and are available on the BLS website at https://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
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016(p)
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016(p)
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016(p)

Alabama(2)

1,957.5 1,973.6 1,976.9 1,976.2 81.9 79.2 78.4 75.8 - - - -

Alaska

339.2 334.8 334.8 334.6 16.9 16.4 16.9 16.6 14.8 14.6 14.2 15.7

Arizona

2,681.6 2,714.4 2,708.6 2,717.0 130.1 139.4 134.7 138.4 160.3 157.5 158.6 160.1

Arkansas

1,227.0 1,231.0 1,230.5 1,232.2 50.2 49.7 49.3 49.0 154.6 152.9 153.7 152.4

California

16,274.1 16,590.0 16,602.9 16,606.6 748.5 771.2 775.1 769.4 1,290.4 1,275.9 1,281.3 1,282.8


Colorado

2,578.6 2,632.7 2,631.4 2,627.4 156.2 168.7 167.7 167.2 143.9 141.6 140.8 140.8

Connecticut

1,680.0 1,677.8 1,679.7 1,678.0 57.4 57.3 55.5 55.5 158.5 159.6 159.2 159.5

Delaware(3)

456.0 459.7 459.9 458.5 21.8 20.5 20.6 20.8 27.6 26.7 26.6 26.4

District of Columbia(2)(3)

768.1 783.2 783.5 785.6 14.5 14.2 14.3 14.4 - - - -

Florida

8,211.5 8,435.4 8,463.6 8,462.9 440.6 461.4 461.8 462.9 348.8 360.6 358.9 355.8


Georgia

4,330.1 4,413.0 4,427.5 4,433.4 172.4 177.9 179.7 178.9 385.6 384.6 387.3 387.0

Hawaii(3)

642.0 654.2 655.9 655.2 37.9 39.0 38.9 39.2 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.7

Idaho

687.4 696.5 701.2 700.7 40.0 41.0 40.7 40.5 63.6 64.1 65.0 65.4

Illinois

5,974.2 6,023.8 6,019.3 6,002.6 217.8 213.6 211.3 208.1 576.4 568.4 566.5 565.4

Indiana

3,059.7 3,076.4 3,090.9 3,083.7 131.0 131.7 130.0 131.8 520.2 514.8 516.3 519.0


Iowa

1,573.9 1,584.8 1,580.2 1,582.1 82.9 89.7 89.7 89.8 215.7 209.2 207.8 208.7

Kansas

1,401.7 1,397.6 1,392.9 1,392.4 61.8 56.9 57.2 57.6 162.2 160.8 160.7 160.7

Kentucky

1,908.4 1,913.6 1,918.6 1,919.4 78.3 74.2 74.8 73.3 244.9 243.9 244.5 245.4

Louisiana

1,980.0 1,974.7 1,973.5 1,975.4 145.0 146.3 146.4 145.5 141.0 134.5 131.9 132.9

Maine

610.9 609.1 611.9 610.9 26.9 24.6 25.5 26.2 50.6 50.8 50.7 50.1


Maryland(3)

2,683.3 2,710.1 2,712.5 2,713.4 158.4 158.9 158.1 158.1 106.0 106.6 108.1 108.0

Massachusetts

3,515.4 3,576.8 3,583.8 3,590.4 144.8 149.1 149.9 153.6 250.4 251.1 251.0 251.3

Michigan

4,288.6 4,365.3 4,366.0 4,363.6 152.3 156.4 159.0 156.2 593.6 600.4 597.1 596.1

Minnesota

2,875.7 2,894.7 2,907.4 2,919.3 115.8 117.9 121.6 125.1 317.6 315.6 315.7 316.1

Mississippi

1,144.7 1,140.6 1,140.8 1,133.6 47.3 46.9 46.7 45.0 143.6 142.2 142.8 140.9


Missouri

2,783.3 2,840.3 2,844.1 2,847.8 117.8 117.8 120.6 121.3 260.2 259.3 258.5 259.4

Montana

461.1 464.4 466.8 465.3 27.1 24.8 26.9 25.9 19.2 19.5 19.6 20.0

Nebraska(3)

1,013.9 1,017.6 1,023.5 1,021.3 50.0 49.3 50.5 49.1 96.7 97.3 97.4 96.4

Nevada

1,267.7 1,299.1 1,302.6 1,306.0 72.0 80.5 80.5 83.0 42.3 42.4 42.4 42.5

New Hampshire

661.1 672.9 675.0 672.6 25.4 25.5 25.7 26.4 66.4 66.6 66.5 67.4


New Jersey

4,072.8 4,077.9 4,083.3 4,086.4 150.7 153.7 153.0 153.9 238.0 241.4 240.2 241.4

New Mexico

828.0 822.2 829.1 830.5 43.4 43.9 44.8 44.8 27.3 26.0 26.3 26.5

New York

9,298.4 9,393.9 9,403.2 9,413.1 373.5 366.5 365.4 365.7 453.1 448.8 445.3 443.3

North Carolina

4,275.0 4,344.2 4,353.4 4,360.2 193.8 201.6 200.0 199.8 458.5 461.3 462.8 463.0

North Dakota

444.7 441.3 441.5 436.9 32.3 32.3 32.4 29.9 24.9 24.5 24.7 24.7


Ohio

5,475.4 5,497.3 5,506.9 5,517.2 206.6 206.8 211.3 208.5 692.6 689.3 688.6 689.7

Oklahoma

1,663.1 1,657.3 1,654.5 1,657.5 79.8 80.9 80.0 80.1 132.3 125.7 124.8 126.1

Oregon

1,803.7 1,852.9 1,858.1 1,863.1 84.1 89.7 91.1 91.7 187.9 185.3 186.0 186.1

Pennsylvania

5,868.1 5,892.0 5,901.3 5,900.1 231.7 233.2 233.4 235.6 566.4 563.8 561.7 567.1

Rhode Island

488.5 492.3 493.1 492.1 18.4 17.4 17.6 18.2 41.6 41.3 41.1 40.7


South Carolina

2,035.2 2,058.3 2,071.8 2,070.1 88.6 90.9 92.9 91.3 237.9 239.8 241.7 242.2

South Dakota(3)

431.2 439.3 440.3 437.3 23.5 23.9 24.6 24.2 41.8 41.9 41.3 40.9

Tennessee(3)

2,941.2 2,985.8 2,982.9 2,989.5 121.9 125.0 125.6 128.3 338.0 341.3 340.0 343.3

Texas

11,931.1 12,105.4 12,140.5 12,141.3 698.2 694.5 697.8 693.7 858.7 846.3 842.6 844.0

Utah

1,398.1 1,432.9 1,434.7 1,437.1 86.5 88.5 89.9 90.3 124.4 128.0 128.4 129.1


Vermont

313.5 316.4 315.2 315.8 15.8 15.5 15.2 16.0 30.3 30.4 29.9 30.0

Virginia

3,902.1 3,947.3 3,937.6 3,951.7 187.8 189.2 187.9 188.4 233.2 228.8 229.1 229.5

Washington

3,195.3 3,282.0 3,286.0 3,292.7 176.8 189.4 190.7 190.3 289.8 282.2 283.4 283.6

West Virginia

761.5 761.5 772.0 763.7 31.8 30.6 32.3 33.4 46.9 46.6 46.5 46.4

Wisconsin

2,904.1 2,935.4 2,936.5 2,932.8 112.7 113.9 114.0 116.7 471.4 474.2 471.0 474.0

Wyoming

286.6 279.2 278.7 278.7 22.7 21.4 21.4 21.6 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8


Puerto Rico(3)

901.3 889.3 888.9 891.9 24.6 21.8 22.1 23.5 73.5 71.7 71.8 71.9

Virgin Islands(2)

37.6 38.0 37.9 38.0 - - - - - - - -

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

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Trade, transportation, and utilities Financial activities Professional and business services
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016(p)
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016(p)
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016(p)

Alabama

381.5 385.8 385.3 384.5 96.1 100.4 100.3 100.2 229.0 229.4 230.2 230.5

Alaska

67.6 65.8 65.4 64.1 12.1 12.6 12.5 12.2 29.0 26.6 26.3 26.5

Arizona

513.2 519.6 519.1 514.7 198.8 205.1 204.4 203.5 412.6 407.5 408.1 412.2

Arkansas

257.3 255.4 253.6 255.2 49.4 50.4 50.2 49.9 141.6 144.6 146.9 146.3

California

2,969.3 3,004.9 3,017.1 3,030.5 806.1 816.9 818.0 816.9 2,553.3 2,598.6 2,602.8 2,594.2


Colorado

448.7 456.2 455.9 457.3 162.7 161.5 160.9 160.4 398.8 409.7 409.2 412.0

Connecticut

299.3 295.9 297.7 297.3 130.3 132.5 132.1 132.3 217.4 216.8 216.6 214.9

Delaware

82.5 80.3 80.0 79.4 47.0 47.5 47.5 47.5 61.5 65.1 65.2 65.0

District of Columbia

33.3 33.0 32.4 32.1 30.4 30.6 30.3 30.3 161.4 166.9 166.9 167.8

Florida

1,696.0 1,723.5 1,730.7 1,731.6 541.1 558.0 558.1 559.8 1,255.4 1,302.0 1,302.5 1,301.6


Georgia

917.8 937.0 936.2 939.6 236.9 244.6 244.4 242.2 657.9 678.3 684.4 689.8

Hawaii

118.0 119.3 119.8 120.5 27.9 28.5 28.5 28.1 83.7 84.2 84.4 85.4

Idaho

137.3 139.7 140.2 140.1 33.9 35.4 35.7 35.9 83.3 84.2 85.9 86.2

Illinois

1,198.7 1,204.0 1,204.3 1,203.1 379.9 375.6 375.4 377.0 915.7 953.0 950.9 947.3

Indiana

592.9 596.5 598.9 597.6 131.3 133.5 135.0 133.9 327.9 325.3 331.5 328.8


Iowa

317.2 320.3 318.0 316.9 106.9 110.4 111.0 111.3 139.6 136.2 137.4 138.7

Kansas

266.6 267.7 266.1 265.4 79.3 80.8 80.0 81.3 177.0 179.3 177.2 176.8

Kentucky

390.1 396.6 396.1 398.2 94.3 97.4 98.3 100.0 223.7 220.8 225.5 223.7

Louisiana

389.3 389.4 391.4 392.2 89.9 90.4 90.5 91.0 211.0 211.7 211.5 211.4

Maine

118.4 119.4 118.4 118.1 30.5 30.7 30.9 30.8 64.9 64.0 64.6 64.8


Maryland

466.1 466.1 464.5 468.1 147.6 148.3 147.5 146.6 434.5 441.6 442.2 440.8

Massachusetts

564.6 570.8 569.6 567.6 221.2 222.8 224.8 225.6 538.4 554.0 556.0 557.2

Michigan

773.7 772.9 772.4 770.7 210.9 216.3 218.1 218.9 645.5 671.2 673.9 673.2

Minnesota

524.4 530.8 533.1 534.0 183.0 184.7 185.9 186.6 357.8 364.9 363.4 365.6

Mississippi

227.6 229.0 229.3 230.0 43.2 42.2 42.1 41.6 106.3 101.2 98.7 98.5


Missouri

529.1 536.3 538.4 538.2 166.0 172.7 173.2 172.9 371.9 387.8 383.8 386.0

Montana

94.8 94.7 94.2 94.0 23.9 25.0 24.9 24.8 40.2 41.3 41.1 41.4

Nebraska

207.7 207.0 209.4 210.1 72.7 72.6 72.4 72.7 119.2 121.1 122.7 122.3

Nevada

241.0 249.2 250.1 248.9 59.6 61.9 61.1 60.7 168.4 170.5 169.9 168.9

New Hampshire

138.5 143.2 142.8 141.5 36.6 36.9 36.9 37.3 77.6 79.6 79.0 79.7


New Jersey

864.6 873.2 874.0 869.8 254.8 255.7 255.9 257.6 669.2 663.7 669.0 663.7

New Mexico

138.6 135.7 135.5 135.7 33.1 33.4 33.1 33.2 100.4 101.0 102.0 102.8

New York

1,567.3 1,584.8 1,585.4 1,580.6 708.5 705.3 706.3 707.7 1,275.2 1,282.7 1,284.8 1,291.9

North Carolina

806.2 822.2 825.0 827.3 219.3 219.6 220.3 221.8 600.9 623.3 627.9 627.0

North Dakota

100.6 96.7 95.9 96.1 23.9 22.9 23.2 23.4 36.7 36.4 36.8 36.1


Ohio

1,019.0 1,024.5 1,024.8 1,028.0 292.2 299.9 300.6 302.2 719.7 712.2 710.6 716.5

Oklahoma

308.5 305.5 307.6 307.0 80.6 81.3 81.0 82.1 181.1 178.0 177.3 176.1

Oregon

338.4 344.2 343.9 343.8 96.4 98.6 98.9 99.6 233.2 246.3 248.9 250.1

Pennsylvania

1,130.2 1,134.9 1,136.2 1,130.3 315.8 316.7 317.3 319.6 778.3 790.0 795.2 789.0

Rhode Island

76.6 76.9 77.4 77.0 33.2 32.7 32.4 32.0 64.3 65.9 66.0 66.5


South Carolina

389.1 392.4 394.3 393.3 97.0 98.8 98.1 98.6 272.5 279.3 283.5 281.9

South Dakota

89.1 91.2 90.7 90.1 29.7 30.3 30.7 30.4 31.4 31.3 32.4 31.9

Tennessee

614.7 616.0 617.2 617.3 149.8 152.8 152.6 153.5 402.1 408.1 409.9 406.6

Texas

2,413.6 2,457.8 2,463.4 2,455.2 728.4 747.2 747.6 746.7 1,607.1 1,631.9 1,636.8 1,634.8

Utah

269.0 273.5 273.9 273.6 81.2 87.7 87.4 86.4 194.1 200.7 202.9 204.5


Vermont

55.2 54.8 54.7 54.4 12.2 12.1 12.0 11.9 27.3 27.3 27.4 27.8

Virginia

665.8 677.2 675.3 679.8 199.7 200.0 200.4 201.8 714.4 729.9 723.5 727.7

Washington

597.5 617.2 617.6 620.8 149.3 153.2 152.4 152.7 398.2 407.8 408.8 408.1

West Virginia

135.3 135.0 135.1 135.5 36.4 34.8 35.0 34.5 66.6 67.3 66.4 66.3

Wisconsin

534.1 544.8 544.5 539.7 150.9 154.3 153.5 154.3 311.8 318.6 317.1 317.2

Wyoming

55.8 52.5 52.9 52.2 10.9 10.6 10.4 10.5 17.9 18.5 18.2 18.3


Puerto Rico

174.5 175.4 173.4 173.5 42.1 40.9 40.7 40.7 111.9 112.6 112.5 111.6

Virgin Islands(1)

8.1 8.2 8.2 8.2 - - - - - - - -

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 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016(p)
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016(p)
Dec.
2015
Oct.
2016
Nov.
2016
Dec.
2016(p)

Alabama

230.5 232.0 231.9 232.4 192.5 190.2 192.0 191.1 375.4 380.4 380.6 381.9

Alaska

47.8 49.8 50.3 50.8 34.8 34.7 34.9 35.1 81.6 82.0 81.8 80.9

Arizona

405.9 418.9 418.2 422.0 304.4 311.2 313.7 313.6 407.9 407.2 407.1 408.1

Arkansas

178.4 184.2 183.4 184.3 115.7 115.7 114.9 116.1 213.4 213.3 213.5 213.5

California

2,500.4 2,576.0 2,577.7 2,581.1 1,864.8 1,918.5 1,912.6 1,920.1 2,477.6 2,547.6 2,538.5 2,539.5

Colorado

318.7 331.0 332.9 331.6 325.2 334.2 336.6 332.3 420.5 426.9 426.5 426.2

Connecticut

327.6 327.7 329.1 329.9 153.9 152.8 153.2 153.3 237.5 235.7 236.6 236.5

Delaware

76.0 77.5 77.8 78.1 50.8 52.7 53.7 52.1 65.6 65.2 64.6 64.9

District of Columbia

126.9 129.4 129.7 129.6 74.2 75.9 76.4 77.5 238.7 244.0 244.3 244.8

Florida

1,219.1 1,262.3 1,264.6 1,265.9 1,149.1 1,189.3 1,205.0 1,202.2 1,086.8 1,100.2 1,098.9 1,100.9

Georgia

546.9 555.4 558.0 557.7 459.8 476.0 478.4 478.0 681.1 690.4 691.9 693.9

Hawaii

82.7 84.9 84.5 85.0 115.6 121.4 120.0 120.8 126.9 127.4 130.4 127.2

Idaho

98.9 99.8 100.4 100.3 72.7 73.3 73.6 73.0 121.1 122.0 122.2 122.0

Illinois

906.6 913.5 915.7 910.3 583.8 598.7 597.6 595.7 832.6 834.9 834.9 834.3

Indiana

459.5 473.7 474.9 469.8 304.6 307.0 308.6 308.5 426.6 428.8 428.9 427.7

Iowa

226.6 229.9 230.2 230.5 141.6 144.4 143.5 141.9 254.8 255.2 254.4 256.3

Kansas

195.0 195.3 195.9 195.0 127.5 126.7 126.7 126.0 255.9 256.1 255.4 256.0

Kentucky

269.2 275.8 275.3 275.5 189.5 192.1 190.7 189.6 316.6 314.2 314.1 314.0

Louisiana

307.5 315.2 313.5 316.1 228.9 225.7 226.3 226.0 325.3 323.0 323.2 322.5

Maine

124.6 125.2 126.3 125.2 64.5 64.0 65.9 65.5 99.4 99.3 98.7 99.4

Maryland

438.5 447.2 448.0 445.8 274.6 276.5 277.4 278.7 502.7 508.3 510.5 510.0

Massachusetts

769.2 790.9 791.4 796.0 349.2 358.3 357.2 358.1 452.0 456.3 459.5 454.8

Michigan

659.0 670.1 668.2 669.4 420.7 435.5 434.9 436.6 598.6 603.8 605.7 603.3

Minnesota

516.1 526.8 532.4 535.2 262.3 257.1 258.8 257.0 424.8 424.3 423.5 427.2

Mississippi

138.7 140.0 140.1 140.2 130.6 132.4 134.4 134.3 245.9 246.7 246.6 244.0

Missouri

449.3 457.3 457.1 458.0 285.6 301.0 304.9 305.9 431.6 437.1 435.7 435.1

Montana

72.7 74.4 74.3 74.8 61.2 63.6 64.4 63.1 90.0 90.1 90.2 90.0

Nebraska

151.8 153.7 154.0 153.2 89.2 89.5 90.5 90.6 171.9 172.5 172.1 172.3

Nevada

124.2 127.7 128.1 128.0 339.0 344.9 347.1 349.0 156.7 159.0 158.9 160.0

New Hampshire

118.8 121.5 121.7 120.7 69.1 71.7 73.4 71.9 89.4 87.3 88.1 86.6


New Jersey

670.7 672.2 673.0 677.2 364.2 360.7 364.1 364.8 614.6 613.3 612.9 613.4

New Mexico

136.0 140.7 141.2 141.6 94.9 93.6 96.2 96.4 190.7 188.8 189.8 189.5

New York

1,896.4 1,954.2 1,958.2 1,960.4 899.6 918.3 920.9 930.3 1,444.9 1,448.7 1,448.3 1,449.2

North Carolina

575.5 584.9 581.8 584.8 466.2 467.7 472.0 474.3 718.6 726.9 725.1 724.3

North Dakota

61.3 61.7 61.8 61.2 40.3 42.0 41.5 41.3 82.4 82.2 82.7 82.4

Ohio

917.1 926.4 925.6 928.3 551.3 556.2 563.8 564.6 775.6 779.1 780.3 778.9

Oklahoma

231.4 237.3 237.6 238.5 165.1 168.6 166.7 170.2 352.4 352.7 352.5 352.6

Oregon

263.0 273.5 274.4 275.3 194.4 198.3 197.8 197.6 303.4 309.8 310.2 311.3

Pennsylvania

1,206.2 1,218.5 1,226.2 1,229.7 557.5 564.2 564.1 563.9 706.8 704.3 702.3 702.2

Rhode Island

104.9 105.7 105.7 104.8 57.3 60.0 60.4 60.4 60.0 60.5 60.7 60.9

South Carolina

239.7 248.0 248.3 250.3 241.7 241.8 243.9 242.4 362.5 363.0 364.8 365.8

South Dakota

69.2 70.8 70.9 71.0 46.5 49.8 49.2 48.5 78.2 79.1 79.6 79.5

Tennessee

423.0 438.1 437.3 438.5 312.6 318.3 316.7 319.3 427.6 430.9 429.6 428.8

Texas

1,604.4 1,662.5 1,672.4 1,679.7 1,276.1 1,314.0 1,316.6 1,320.5 1,867.0 1,897.1 1,901.9 1,904.6

Utah

185.9 192.2 193.0 192.4 138.7 141.0 139.9 141.1 235.7 237.1 236.5 237.1

Vermont

64.7 65.2 65.3 65.2 36.4 38.1 38.0 37.6 55.9 57.4 57.2 57.5

Virginia

518.2 532.5 530.0 530.0 393.2 396.8 398.7 401.7 710.4 713.4 713.6 714.1

Washington

461.4 477.0 479.3 479.5 315.7 323.9 322.1 325.5 566.8 579.7 579.9 579.2

West Virginia

129.1 133.5 133.6 134.6 74.7 76.7 77.0 76.7 152.5 152.0 161.5 151.4

Wisconsin

440.6 440.9 442.6 440.7 268.1 275.2 274.3 273.4 412.9 412.5 417.3 412.7

Wyoming

27.4 27.6 28.2 27.7 34.8 35.2 34.7 34.9 71.9 71.2 70.9 71.1

Puerto Rico

124.3 119.6 120.3 120.1 82.4 82.4 82.4 82.8 229.6 227.7 228.5 230.6

Virgin Islands(1)

- - - - 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.5 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.7

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 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total Mining and logging Construction
November December November December November December
2015 2016 2015 2016(p) 2015 2016 2015 2016(p) 2015 2016 2015 2016(p)

Alabama

1,971.2 1,991.0 1,965.0 1,983.6 10.8 10.5 10.7 10.3 81.6 78.3 81.0 76.3

Alaska

325.2 322.1 324.6 318.8 16.4 14.5 16.1 14.4 15.6 15.8 15.4 14.7

Arizona

2,717.0 2,748.4 2,722.7 2,754.7 11.9 12.0 11.9 11.8 131.9 135.7 130.0 136.3

Arkansas

1,228.2 1,238.4 1,232.7 1,235.7 7.6 6.4 7.5 6.5 49.5 49.1 49.5 48.3

California

16,376.2 16,754.6 16,407.8 16,750.0 28.2 25.0 27.3 24.5 748.4 783.9 743.6 762.3


Colorado

2,570.3 2,636.2 2,598.1 2,645.1 29.0 25.3 29.0 25.3 155.4 168.8 154.4 165.5

Connecticut

1,700.2 1,701.0 1,700.3 1,699.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 59.7 57.5 56.8 55.2

Delaware(1)

458.6 464.0 460.2 463.1 - - - - 21.6 21.0 22.1 21.0

District of Columbia(1)

773.3 788.7 771.2 788.1 - - - - 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.1

Florida

8,268.1 8,531.5 8,302.1 8,553.7 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 443.7 466.7 443.4 466.8


Georgia

4,362.4 4,466.8 4,360.3 4,457.1 9.1 8.8 9.0 8.8 171.2 180.8 172.3 179.1

Hawaii(1)

645.9 661.2 651.1 662.5 - - - - 37.7 39.0 38.2 39.5

Idaho

687.4 704.8 686.6 700.1 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6 40.2 41.7 39.1 39.5

Illinois

6,052.9 6,089.5 6,017.0 6,045.7 9.5 9.2 9.3 9.1 220.6 219.3 210.7 201.2

Indiana

3,086.8 3,127.6 3,080.9 3,103.0 6.6 6.1 6.4 6.1 134.2 135.3 129.2 128.8


Iowa

1,590.3 1,600.2 1,578.5 1,587.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 85.1 93.5 80.2 87.1

Kansas

1,415.6 1,410.0 1,413.2 1,403.7 8.1 7.5 8.1 7.4 61.7 58.0 60.0 55.8

Kentucky

1,920.4 1,937.1 1,924.5 1,937.3 13.5 11.2 13.1 11.2 79.0 76.8 76.9 73.7

Louisiana

1,998.0 1,990.1 1,993.8 1,989.0 43.7 38.9 43.2 37.1 145.2 147.7 144.9 145.5

Maine

612.8 614.9 611.0 609.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 27.7 26.5 26.4 25.6


Maryland

2,698.3 2,731.0 2,699.2 2,727.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 160.7 160.0 158.0 157.3

Massachusetts

3,539.3 3,611.4 3,531.7 3,602.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 148.4 154.6 143.1 152.1

Michigan

4,317.2 4,406.7 4,303.8 4,377.5 7.5 7.2 7.2 6.7 154.1 163.4 144.9 148.7

Minnesota

2,886.6 2,926.0 2,874.6 2,911.9 6.7 5.7 5.8 5.4 119.0 125.2 107.5 115.0

Mississippi

1,148.1 1,146.6 1,149.6 1,138.5 7.5 7.3 7.5 7.3 47.5 47.2 47.5 45.3


Missouri

2,809.6 2,869.0 2,797.6 2,860.7 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.2 118.1 122.8 116.4 120.1

Montana

460.5 466.2 458.9 462.7 7.7 7.4 7.5 7.4 27.1 27.1 25.7 24.1

Nebraska

1,021.3 1,031.8 1,017.9 1,026.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 50.1 50.3 47.4 46.6

Nevada

1,276.9 1,311.9 1,274.3 1,311.3 14.0 13.3 13.8 13.1 73.1 81.9 71.8 81.4

New Hampshire

663.3 677.6 665.9 678.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 26.6 26.8 25.6 26.5


New Jersey

4,095.4 4,118.9 4,106.5 4,120.6 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 154.5 158.0 152.3 155.5

New Mexico

834.4 835.3 833.0 835.4 23.2 18.1 22.7 17.7 44.6 45.8 43.8 45.2

New York

9,398.9 9,508.3 9,395.1 9,497.8 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.8 381.4 376.5 369.0 358.8

North Carolina

4,318.5 4,401.4 4,310.9 4,393.2 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 192.1 202.3 194.4 200.4

North Dakota

453.2 446.9 446.6 440.4 19.5 17.4 18.8 17.1 33.3 33.0 29.7 27.4


Ohio

5,502.7 5,553.2 5,495.7 5,530.4 13.2 11.1 12.7 11.2 211.3 217.7 200.4 202.6

Oklahoma

1,682.0 1,669.8 1,675.4 1,669.6 50.0 44.0 50.2 43.2 79.8 80.8 79.5 79.9

Oregon

1,818.0 1,874.3 1,813.9 1,868.6 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.4 84.5 92.0 82.4 90.3

Pennsylvania

5,916.7 5,960.6 5,915.2 5,946.9 30.6 23.0 30.0 22.6 237.7 238.9 225.7 229.4

Rhode Island

491.4 497.5 489.8 493.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 18.4 18.7 18.4 18.2


South Carolina

2,034.8 2,081.3 2,038.5 2,076.1 4.1 4.4 4.1 4.3 87.9 92.2 88.4 90.9

South Dakota

429.8 440.0 428.5 435.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 22.7 24.2 21.5 22.1

Tennessee

2,962.2 3,018.2 2,976.2 3,020.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 118.2 123.4 117.8 123.5

Texas

11,998.1 12,225.1 12,008.2 12,221.7 255.0 227.3 255.1 228.7 697.0 698.8 692.9 689.2

Utah

1,405.6 1,446.5 1,407.9 1,447.9 10.2 9.1 10.0 9.1 88.3 92.0 85.0 88.8


Vermont

318.1 318.2 320.9 322.2 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 16.5 16.2 15.7 15.6

Virginia

3,927.6 3,969.5 3,926.6 3,966.3 8.7 8.0 8.6 8.1 186.6 187.6 185.2 184.4

Washington

3,205.2 3,303.6 3,198.2 3,289.5 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.9 175.2 190.5 172.1 185.1

West Virginia

770.3 781.4 767.7 768.2 24.0 21.5 23.7 21.3 32.3 33.6 31.2 31.3

Wisconsin

2,932.9 2,969.8 2,915.7 2,938.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 115.1 118.8 108.9 109.6

Wyoming

285.4 276.2 283.9 276.2 22.6 19.0 22.1 19.3 23.5 22.1 21.4 20.3


Puerto Rico

907.5 897.0 921.9 910.4 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 22.9 21.4 24.5 22.8

Virgin Islands(1)

37.7 38.1 37.8 38.2 - - - - 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

Footnotes
(1) Mining and logging is combined with construction.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information
November December November December November December
2015 2016 2015 2016(p) 2015 2016 2015 2016(p) 2015 2016 2015 2016(p)

Alabama

258.2 264.9 257.7 266.0 388.5 392.0 390.7 391.5 21.3 21.3 21.1 21.4

Alaska

9.0 9.0 7.5 7.5 65.1 63.3 65.7 62.5 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1

Arizona

160.4 158.8 160.6 159.7 527.3 532.5 531.2 531.9 46.5 47.4 47.4 47.2

Arkansas

153.8 154.0 155.1 153.1 258.6 256.9 262.4 259.2 13.8 13.6 13.8 13.5

California

1,286.1 1,277.3 1,284.3 1,277.0 3,043.6 3,097.0 3,070.2 3,127.2 489.5 503.8 490.8 497.9


Colorado

143.7 141.5 144.8 141.4 452.9 460.7 458.8 467.7 70.9 71.3 71.5 71.2

Connecticut

158.9 159.3 158.6 159.4 306.1 305.2 311.6 309.2 32.6 33.1 32.8 32.8

Delaware

27.6 26.7 27.7 26.5 84.1 82.0 85.5 82.3 4.8 4.9 4.8 5.0

District of Columbia

1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 33.9 33.2 34.4 33.3 17.1 16.9 17.0 16.8

Florida

348.3 359.5 350.3 359.9 1,723.2 1,760.8 1,743.3 1,779.8 135.9 135.5 135.2 134.8


Georgia

385.4 387.4 386.3 386.5 935.8 955.0 940.4 961.5 105.8 104.3 104.2 102.9

Hawaii

13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 119.4 121.0 120.8 122.5 8.7 8.6 8.8 8.6

Idaho

63.5 65.1 63.7 65.3 139.2 142.5 139.2 141.8 9.2 9.7 9.3 9.7

Illinois

580.2 569.0 579.2 568.3 1,231.4 1,230.9 1,234.9 1,239.3 101.4 96.2 100.1 97.2

Indiana

520.4 516.6 519.6 518.7 596.5 609.1 605.6 609.5 32.7 31.5 33.2 31.4


Iowa

214.9 207.6 214.7 207.7 322.0 323.2 323.1 322.7 23.9 22.7 23.9 22.5

Kansas

162.3 161.3 163.1 161.6 270.1 269.7 272.1 270.8 20.5 19.1 20.3 19.3

Kentucky

244.9 245.3 245.6 245.8 397.8 404.3 401.5 408.8 24.9 24.4 25.3 24.9

Louisiana

142.6 132.9 141.8 133.7 396.5 397.1 398.2 400.5 24.5 25.5 24.1 25.4

Maine

51.7 51.8 51.2 50.8 122.3 122.0 122.8 122.1 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3


Maryland

106.0 108.0 106.1 108.1 475.4 475.1 482.7 482.1 38.6 38.5 38.1 38.8

Massachusetts

249.8 250.9 250.4 252.2 577.3 579.8 581.9 585.2 87.0 87.7 87.7 88.4

Michigan

598.0 602.0 595.9 601.5 785.4 786.0 790.8 785.6 56.8 58.3 56.8 58.5

Minnesota

316.5 315.6 316.7 314.8 533.0 542.1 535.0 543.9 51.8 51.2 52.1 51.0

Mississippi

143.2 142.7 144.2 141.7 230.0 232.6 232.7 235.2 13.4 13.0 13.4 13.0


Missouri

259.6 258.4 260.4 259.6 539.5 547.6 540.4 549.4 53.1 51.1 52.6 51.1

Montana

19.4 20.0 19.5 20.2 96.0 95.4 96.4 95.2 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4

Nebraska

97.4 97.7 97.3 97.0 211.0 212.8 212.3 214.5 17.8 17.8 17.7 17.8

Nevada

42.2 42.5 42.3 42.7 246.4 256.3 248.9 256.6 14.2 12.7 14.0 12.6

New Hampshire

66.4 66.4 66.1 67.1 141.2 145.3 143.3 146.5 12.5 12.7 12.5 12.9


New Jersey

239.3 241.9 239.1 242.7 879.6 891.0 893.7 898.9 73.9 73.9 74.0 74.6

New Mexico

27.1 26.4 27.3 26.5 142.4 138.3 141.7 138.9 13.0 12.7 12.0 12.7

New York

456.2 447.2 453.5 443.6 1,603.3 1,619.8 1,620.4 1,634.2 268.5 269.9 269.4 266.4

North Carolina

460.8 464.0 460.3 464.9 818.9 838.8 826.5 846.0 76.4 74.3 76.9 74.7

North Dakota

25.4 25.0 25.0 24.8 103.1 97.5 101.9 97.9 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.5


Ohio

689.9 687.1 691.4 688.5 1,037.3 1,046.7 1,047.9 1,051.8 72.2 72.2 72.3 73.0

Oklahoma

132.7 124.8 132.5 126.3 312.6 311.7 313.9 312.4 20.9 21.7 20.9 21.9

Oregon

186.3 185.1 186.1 183.2 347.6 352.6 349.2 354.6 34.0 35.7 34.3 36.0

Pennsylvania

566.1 562.0 567.5 566.7 1,150.4 1,161.0 1,170.7 1,172.3 85.8 85.2 86.5 83.5

Rhode Island

41.8 41.3 41.9 41.0 77.5 78.6 78.6 79.1 8.7 8.4 8.7 8.3


South Carolina

237.1 242.3 238.8 242.6 392.1 399.5 397.0 402.7 27.0 26.3 27.0 26.4

South Dakota

42.1 41.4 41.7 40.8 88.8 91.1 89.9 91.5 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.0

Tennessee

337.1 340.8 339.0 343.0 621.0 627.3 631.2 631.4 43.9 45.3 44.0 45.0

Texas

868.1 844.9 863.5 849.0 2,445.3 2,500.4 2,469.9 2,514.2 201.3 203.1 200.3 202.1

Utah

124.2 128.8 124.3 129.0 271.7 278.4 275.9 280.7 34.7 35.3 34.8 34.7


Vermont

30.7 30.0 30.5 30.2 56.2 55.9 57.3 56.2 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.3

Virginia

235.0 229.2 233.8 228.9 682.4 692.4 686.5 700.1 69.8 66.4 69.6 65.5

Washington

289.2 283.0 287.3 281.3 606.7 628.8 613.1 631.7 116.9 122.7 117.6 124.7

West Virginia

47.2 46.6 46.9 46.4 137.7 137.9 138.7 138.1 9.3 8.9 9.2 8.9

Wisconsin

470.6 470.8 470.3 471.1 552.6 559.3 550.1 556.7 49.6 48.1 49.5 48.0

Wyoming

9.9 10.0 9.9 10.0 55.8 52.8 56.2 52.5 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6


Puerto Rico

73.9 72.1 74.3 72.5 178.9 177.5 183.9 182.8 20.8 19.8 20.8 19.8

Virgin Islands

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services
November December November December November December
2015 2016 2015 2016(p) 2015 2016 2015 2016(p) 2015 2016 2015 2016(p)

Alabama

95.9 100.3 96.3 100.5 232.9 233.6 228.9 230.8 232.4 234.2 231.9 233.8

Alaska

12.1 12.4 12.0 12.1 28.0 25.5 28.0 25.6 47.3 50.0 48.2 50.6

Arizona

198.0 205.2 201.0 206.3 414.4 413.8 419.5 420.5 409.4 422.2 411.0 425.3

Arkansas

49.7 50.3 49.6 50.3 140.7 146.5 140.7 144.7 178.8 184.8 179.4 184.7

California

802.4 815.0 806.8 821.5 2,550.6 2,618.4 2,564.3 2,612.5 2,515.5 2,599.3 2,521.3 2,600.3


Colorado

161.6 160.7 165.1 162.8 399.1 409.4 398.8 409.2 318.0 334.0 319.5 332.4

Connecticut

130.3 132.2 130.5 132.5 219.1 219.0 218.3 217.4 333.0 334.3 331.9 332.8

Delaware

47.0 47.6 47.3 47.6 63.4 67.4 63.5 67.2 76.8 78.5 76.5 78.6

District of Columbia

30.2 30.4 30.6 30.5 163.5 168.1 162.0 168.4 131.0 133.2 128.9 131.7

Florida

542.7 559.4 543.0 563.6 1,262.5 1,311.5 1,266.8 1,307.4 1,226.3 1,275.1 1,228.4 1,278.3


Georgia

240.1 246.2 238.5 243.9 660.5 690.0 660.8 688.9 550.2 562.4 549.7 559.9

Hawaii

28.2 28.7 28.1 28.2 83.7 84.8 84.5 85.7 83.0 85.3 83.4 85.6

Idaho

33.8 35.6 33.6 36.0 82.3 85.8 82.5 85.3 99.6 101.6 99.8 101.3

Illinois

381.1 375.8 381.1 378.2 928.9 962.3 916.0 947.5 918.7 927.5 914.0 917.6

Indiana

131.2 134.5 131.7 134.3 333.1 337.2 330.0 330.6 466.0 481.3 463.9 474.5


Iowa

106.7 111.1 107.2 111.7 141.3 138.9 138.1 137.1 231.4 235.6 231.5 235.4

Kansas

79.5 80.2 79.2 80.9 179.4 179.4 177.9 177.5 195.6 197.1 196.3 196.3

Kentucky

94.2 98.3 94.5 99.7 224.8 230.5 231.2 232.7 270.0 277.4 270.5 276.5

Louisiana

90.1 90.6 89.9 91.0 211.9 212.8 211.1 211.5 307.5 315.8 308.8 317.5

Maine

30.2 30.9 30.5 30.8 64.7 64.8 64.1 63.8 126.0 127.8 125.9 126.7


Maryland

147.4 147.6 147.4 146.8 435.8 444.3 433.7 440.0 440.1 451.2 441.8 448.2

Massachusetts

221.6 224.7 221.7 225.9 541.0 559.8 536.8 552.8 776.6 800.7 776.3 801.9

Michigan

209.3 217.3 211.0 218.5 653.0 682.2 646.6 674.4 665.8 677.0 664.3 674.3

Minnesota

181.1 184.9 183.2 185.8 361.3 365.3 357.3 365.7 519.6 537.4 518.3 536.9

Mississippi

43.5 41.9 43.4 41.9 105.9 99.5 106.9 98.4 140.6 141.8 140.4 141.4


Missouri

166.3 173.1 166.4 173.4 374.8 387.1 373.0 386.8 453.3 460.9 451.6 459.3

Montana

23.8 24.8 24.1 24.9 40.0 40.7 39.3 40.4 73.2 75.0 73.3 75.4

Nebraska

72.7 72.7 72.7 72.7 119.8 122.8 118.8 122.3 152.3 155.2 153.0 154.5

Nevada

60.3 61.4 59.8 60.9 169.5 170.8 168.6 170.0 124.1 128.5 125.0 128.1

New Hampshire

35.6 36.6 36.4 37.1 77.9 79.5 77.4 78.8 119.7 122.6 119.5 121.6


New Jersey

255.2 256.7 255.1 258.7 671.6 674.8 672.0 667.1 673.3 678.2 675.9 682.2

New Mexico

33.4 33.3 33.3 33.4 100.1 102.0 100.4 102.8 136.2 142.2 137.0 142.7

New York

707.2 705.3 708.7 707.7 1,278.5 1,290.4 1,278.6 1,292.4 1,942.3 2,002.8 1,938.4 2,003.7

North Carolina

219.6 220.2 217.9 220.5 606.6 632.2 601.8 627.5 584.3 589.9 580.8 589.8

North Dakota

24.2 23.1 23.9 23.4 36.9 36.7 36.1 36.0 61.9 62.4 61.6 61.6


Ohio

293.4 301.0 292.4 301.3 726.3 719.1 722.5 717.5 925.8 937.0 925.8 937.2

Oklahoma

80.9 81.1 80.8 82.3 184.0 179.1 182.4 177.5 235.1 239.5 232.6 239.4

Oregon

96.3 99.0 96.6 99.4 233.5 249.0 232.9 249.7 266.8 277.9 265.9 277.0

Pennsylvania

315.4 317.4 316.2 319.8 782.3 800.4 778.2 789.8 1,225.9 1,247.4 1,218.1 1,243.4

Rhode Island

32.9 32.3 33.1 32.1 64.7 67.0 64.2 65.9 107.9 108.1 106.5 107.0


South Carolina

97.1 98.8 97.4 98.8 271.0 285.0 272.6 282.2 241.7 250.2 241.0 251.9

South Dakota

29.5 30.5 29.7 30.4 30.9 32.0 31.1 31.6 69.6 71.4 69.6 71.6

Tennessee

151.5 153.6 150.1 153.7 406.7 418.2 411.2 418.1 423.5 441.0 426.4 440.0

Texas

729.6 749.0 730.7 749.3 1,615.1 1,649.4 1,614.9 1,639.1 1,613.6 1,685.5 1,612.7 1,688.4

Utah

81.5 87.8 82.1 87.3 198.4 205.0 194.5 204.8 187.8 196.7 187.9 194.5


Vermont

12.0 11.9 12.2 11.9 27.6 27.6 26.9 27.6 65.2 66.0 65.2 65.7

Virginia

199.0 200.5 199.7 200.7 714.7 729.3 717.4 727.0 523.5 535.2 522.8 533.5

Washington

148.5 152.8 149.4 153.1 399.6 409.4 396.7 404.5 463.0 482.1 464.2 482.6

West Virginia

36.7 35.1 36.8 35.0 67.6 66.9 66.7 66.3 131.4 135.9 130.6 136.1

Wisconsin

151.0 153.6 151.3 154.2 315.3 321.0 310.8 315.3 443.5 446.1 443.1 444.6

Wyoming

11.0 10.4 10.9 10.5 18.0 18.0 17.4 17.9 27.6 28.4 27.5 27.9


Puerto Rico

42.0 40.7 42.5 41.1 112.2 113.2 115.4 115.1 125.4 121.7 127.2 122.8

Virgin Islands

2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Leisure and hospitality Other services Government
November December November December November December
2015 2016 2015 2016(p) 2015 2016 2015 2016(p) 2015 2016 2015 2016(p)

Alabama

190.3 190.5 188.3 187.2 80.4 81.6 80.8 81.6 378.9 383.8 377.6 384.2

Alaska

31.2 30.9 30.9 31.2 11.7 11.6 11.8 11.8 82.7 82.9 82.8 82.3

Arizona

303.8 313.4 302.4 312.7 88.7 85.1 88.9 85.3 424.7 422.3 418.8 417.7

Arkansas

112.8 113.2 112.2 112.4 44.4 44.9 45.0 45.4 218.5 218.7 217.5 217.6

California

1,849.0 1,903.4 1,856.1 1,913.4 550.3 557.3 545.4 552.2 2,512.6 2,574.2 2,497.7 2,561.2


Colorado

306.4 322.8 325.3 332.6 102.8 103.9 104.2 103.2 430.5 437.8 426.7 433.8

Connecticut

151.7 151.3 150.8 151.2 63.9 65.4 64.9 65.7 244.3 243.1 243.5 242.4

Delaware

47.3 50.8 47.6 49.5 18.6 18.9 18.3 19.1 67.4 66.2 66.9 66.3

District of Columbia

73.1 76.2 73.8 76.3 70.7 71.3 70.6 71.1 238.4 243.9 238.6 244.7

Florida

1,136.2 1,193.2 1,145.7 1,196.3 336.4 343.7 335.9 344.3 1,107.0 1,120.3 1,104.3 1,116.7


Georgia

456.4 475.9 454.0 471.3 157.5 155.2 158.7 155.1 690.4 700.8 686.4 699.2

Hawaii

115.3 120.1 116.2 121.3 27.0 27.3 27.0 26.9 129.0 132.5 130.2 130.3

Idaho

69.0 70.5 70.0 70.5 23.5 23.9 23.4 23.7 123.3 124.6 122.4 123.4

Illinois

576.9 590.1 573.1 584.9 254.7 257.1 253.5 255.4 849.5 852.1 845.1 847.0

Indiana

299.9 304.5 297.3 301.0 126.2 128.4 124.9 127.8 440.0 443.1 439.1 440.3


Iowa

137.4 139.5 135.2 136.4 61.3 63.1 62.2 63.1 264.0 262.7 260.2 261.6

Kansas

125.4 125.9 125.2 124.0 48.4 47.7 48.5 47.4 264.6 264.1 262.5 262.7

Kentucky

188.7 188.3 183.5 183.6 62.5 63.2 63.0 63.5 320.1 317.4 319.4 316.9

Louisiana

228.7 225.1 227.7 224.8 74.7 74.1 74.1 74.6 332.6 329.6 330.0 327.4

Maine

56.7 58.2 56.6 56.7 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 102.6 102.0 102.6 102.0


Maryland

262.8 266.6 262.1 268.2 117.6 118.9 117.7 118.5 512.4 519.3 510.1 517.6

Massachusetts

337.5 345.6 332.7 340.8 135.4 134.8 136.0 134.6 463.6 471.7 464.0 467.7

Michigan

402.6 417.6 402.9 419.0 169.1 171.4 171.0 173.5 615.6 624.3 612.4 616.8

Minnesota

250.6 249.3 251.1 245.2 115.9 116.3 116.8 116.5 431.1 433.0 430.8 431.7

Mississippi

129.2 133.1 127.7 130.7 39.9 39.4 40.5 38.9 247.4 248.1 245.4 244.7


Missouri

283.6 301.2 275.7 295.4 114.1 115.9 115.0 115.5 443.0 446.7 442.1 445.9

Montana

57.1 59.9 57.8 60.3 17.7 17.5 17.9 17.4 92.0 92.0 91.0 91.0

Nebraska

86.6 88.8 86.4 88.2 37.4 36.9 37.1 36.8 175.1 175.8 174.2 174.8

Nevada

337.7 344.8 334.7 345.3 36.1 38.2 35.6 37.9 159.3 161.5 159.8 162.7

New Hampshire

63.3 67.4 64.6 68.3 25.5 27.0 25.5 26.9 93.6 92.3 94.0 91.5


New Jersey

350.1 349.9 346.2 346.7 167.2 165.2 169.3 166.7 629.3 628.0 627.5 626.2

New Mexico

92.1 93.7 93.2 94.6 28.1 28.8 28.1 28.6 194.2 194.0 193.5 192.3

New York

889.1 909.3 879.9 903.2 402.3 413.6 406.3 412.7 1,464.7 1,468.3 1,465.8 1,470.3

North Carolina

455.8 463.7 454.3 460.9 153.5 158.8 153.8 157.6 744.9 751.6 738.7 745.3

North Dakota

40.6 41.4 40.4 41.4 17.2 18.9 17.3 18.8 84.6 84.9 85.3 85.5


Ohio

531.2 544.9 529.8 543.4 214.3 217.3 215.5 215.7 787.8 799.1 785.0 788.2

Oklahoma

164.3 165.4 161.9 166.9 61.7 61.8 61.3 60.3 360.0 359.9 359.4 359.5

Oregon

189.9 193.3 188.3 191.3 61.4 64.1 61.4 63.8 310.1 318.1 309.5 315.9

Pennsylvania

535.9 544.1 538.0 542.4 259.0 257.6 258.9 256.7 727.6 723.6 725.4 720.3

Rhode Island

55.1 58.3 54.3 57.3 23.0 22.9 22.9 22.7 61.2 61.7 61.0 61.8


South Carolina

234.8 238.2 229.7 232.0 74.1 73.8 75.0 73.9 367.9 370.6 367.5 370.4

South Dakota

44.3 46.9 43.2 45.3 16.0 15.0 15.8 14.8 79.1 80.7 79.2 80.8

Tennessee

308.8 314.1 307.3 312.9 107.8 108.4 107.3 108.4 439.2 441.7 437.5 440.2

Texas

1,256.4 1,301.4 1,254.8 1,299.0 420.9 430.3 419.8 429.0 1,895.8 1,935.0 1,893.6 1,933.7

Utah

132.3 134.8 137.7 140.9 37.4 38.3 37.2 38.2 239.1 240.3 238.5 239.9


Vermont

34.7 35.2 38.4 39.9 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.4 59.5 60.0 58.9 59.6

Virginia

383.7 389.6 381.6 388.9 200.6 204.7 200.2 203.9 723.6 726.6 721.2 725.3

Washington

308.7 315.2 308.2 316.4 116.0 122.8 115.6 121.3 575.5 590.2 568.2 582.9

West Virginia

73.1 75.3 73.0 74.7 55.5 54.6 55.3 54.8 155.5 165.1 155.6 155.3

Wisconsin

258.6 264.3 255.9 259.7 148.9 150.9 149.0 151.8 423.6 432.9 423.0 423.4

Wyoming

30.3 30.0 31.9 32.2 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 72.8 71.8 72.7 71.9


Puerto Rico

82.3 82.5 83.5 83.9 17.7 17.5 18.0 17.8 230.8 230.1 231.2 231.3

Virgin Islands

7.3 7.6 7.4 7.6 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.1 10.9 10.7 10.8 10.7

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2015 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


Last Modified Date: January 24, 2017