For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, October 21, 2016			USDL-16-2026

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       REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- SEPTEMBER 2016


Unemployment rates were significantly lower in September in 7 states, higher in
1 state, and stable in 42 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported today. Six states had notable jobless rate decreases
from a year earlier, 4 states had increases, and 40 states and the District had
no significant change. The national unemployment rate was 5.0 percent in September,
little changed from that of both August 2016 and September 2015.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 14 states in September 2016, decreased
in 3 states, and was essentially unchanged in 33 states and the District of
Columbia. Over the year, 35 states and the District added nonfarm payroll jobs,
Wyoming lost jobs, and 14 states were essentially unchanged.

Regional Unemployment

In September, the only region with an unemployment rate significantly different
from the U.S. rate of 5.0 percent was the Midwest, at 4.6 percent. Over the month,
the only statistically significant unemployment rate change was in the South
(+0.1 percentage point). Significant over-the-year rate changes occurred in two
regions: the West (-0.4 percentage point) and South (-0.3 point). (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, New England had the lowest unemployment rate,
4.1 percent in September, followed by the West North Central, 4.2 percent. The
Pacific had the highest rate, 5.5 percent. Over the month, no division had a
statistically significant jobless rate change. Three divisions had significant
unemployment rate declines from a year earlier: the East South Central and New
England (-0.7 percentage point each) and South Atlantic (-0.6 point). Significant
over-the-year rate increases occurred in the West North Central and West South
Central (+0.3 percentage point each). 

State Unemployment

New Hampshire and South Dakota had the lowest jobless rates in September, 2.9
percent each. Alaska had the highest unemployment rate, 6.9 percent. In total,
20 states had unemployment rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 5.0
percent, 9 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 September, seven states had statistically significant unemployment rate decreases,
the largest of which occurred in Nevada (-0.5 percentage point). The only notable
rate increase occurred in New York (+0.2 percentage point). The remaining 42 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.)

Six states had statistically significant unemployment rate decreases from September
2015. The largest decline was in Massachusetts (-1.2 percentage points). Four states
had significant unemployment rate increases over the year, the largest of which were
in Oklahoma and Wyoming (+1.0 percentage point each). (See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Fourteen states had statistically significant over-the-month increases in nonfarm
payroll employment and three states had significant decreases in September 2016. The
largest job gains occurred in Texas (+38,300), California (+30,000), and Florida
(+23,000). In percentage terms, the largest increases occurred in Kentucky and Washington
(+0.6 percent each), followed by Delaware, Indiana, Montana, and Tennessee (+0.5 percent
each). The three significant decreases in employment over the month occurred in Wisconsin
(-10,500), Alabama (-6,600), and New Mexico (-4,200). In percentage terms, the largest
decreases occurred in New Mexico (-0.5 percent), Wisconsin (-0.4 percent), and Alabama
(-0.3 percent). (See tables D and 5.)

Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia had statistically significant over-
the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment in September. The largest job gains
occurred in California (+379,700), Florida (+276,300), and Texas (+206,800). The
largest percentage gain occurred in Oregon (+3.5 percent), followed by Florida (+3.4
percent), and Idaho and Washington (+3.2 percent each). Only one state had a significant
over-the-year decline in employment: Wyoming (-9,200, or -3.2 percent). (See table E.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for September is
scheduled to be released on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news release for October is
scheduled to be released on Friday, November 18, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).



Table A.  States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., September 2016, seasonally adjusted
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                State                |          Rate(p)
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United States (1) ...................|           5.0
                                     |
Alaska ..............................|           6.9
Arkansas ............................|           4.0
California ..........................|           5.5
Colorado ............................|           3.6
Delaware ............................|           4.3
District of Columbia ................|           6.1
Hawaii ..............................|           3.3
Idaho ...............................|           3.8
Iowa ................................|           4.2
Kansas ..............................|           4.4
                                     |
Louisiana ...........................|           6.4
Maine ...............................|           4.1
Maryland ............................|           4.2
Massachusetts .......................|           3.6
Minnesota ...........................|           4.0
Mississippi .........................|           6.0
Montana .............................|           4.3
Nebraska ............................|           3.2
Nevada ..............................|           5.8
New Hampshire .......................|           2.9
                                     |
New Mexico ..........................|           6.7
North Dakota ........................|           3.0
Pennsylvania ........................|           5.7
South Dakota ........................|           2.9
Utah ................................|           3.4
Vermont .............................|           3.3
Virginia ............................|           4.0
Washington ..........................|           5.6
West Virginia .......................|           5.8
Wisconsin ...........................|           4.1
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   1 Data are not preliminary.
   p = preliminary.


Table B.  States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from August 2016 to September 2016, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              |   August  | September |    change(p)
                                |    2016   |  2016(p)  |
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Arizona ........................|     5.8   |     5.5   |      -0.3
Hawaii .........................|     3.4   |     3.3   |       -.1
Massachusetts ..................|     3.9   |     3.6   |       -.3
Nevada .........................|     6.3   |     5.8   |       -.5
New York .......................|     4.8   |     5.0   |        .2
Utah ...........................|     3.7   |     3.4   |       -.3
Washington .....................|     5.7   |     5.6   |       -.1
Wyoming ........................|     5.5   |     5.3   |       -.2
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   p = preliminary.


Table C.  States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from September 2015 to September 2016, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              | September | September |    change(p)
                                |    2015   |  2016(p)  |
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Arkansas .......................|     5.0   |     4.0   |      -1.0
California .....................|     6.0   |     5.5   |       -.5
Iowa ...........................|     3.6   |     4.2   |        .6
Maryland .......................|     5.1   |     4.2   |       -.9
Massachusetts ..................|     4.8   |     3.6   |      -1.2
North Carolina .................|     5.7   |     4.7   |      -1.0
Oklahoma .......................|     4.2   |     5.2   |       1.0
Pennsylvania ...................|     4.9   |     5.7   |        .8
Tennessee ......................|     5.6   |     4.6   |      -1.0
Wyoming ........................|     4.3   |     5.3   |       1.0
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   p = preliminary.


Table D.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
August 2016 to September 2016, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-month change(p)
           State              |    August   |   September |---------------------------
                              |     2016    |    2016(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
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Alabama ......................|   1,974,000 |   1,967,400 |      -6,600 |     -0.3
Arizona ......................|   2,702,700 |   2,711,300 |       8,600 |       .3
California ...................|  16,519,600 |  16,549,600 |      30,000 |       .2
Delaware .....................|     460,300 |     462,500 |       2,200 |       .5
Florida ......................|   8,405,000 |   8,428,000 |      23,000 |       .3
Georgia ......................|   4,385,300 |   4,403,400 |      18,100 |       .4
Indiana ......................|   3,068,900 |   3,085,200 |      16,300 |       .5
Kentucky .....................|   1,904,900 |   1,916,400 |      11,500 |       .6
Montana ......................|     460,000 |     462,400 |       2,400 |       .5
Nebraska .....................|   1,013,500 |   1,017,400 |       3,900 |       .4
                              |             |             |             |       
New Mexico ...................|     826,600 |     822,400 |      -4,200 |      -.5
South Carolina ...............|   2,063,100 |   2,069,700 |       6,600 |       .3
Tennessee ....................|   2,965,300 |   2,980,100 |      14,800 |       .5
Texas ........................|  12,046,500 |  12,084,800 |      38,300 |       .3
Virginia .....................|   3,931,900 |   3,945,300 |      13,400 |       .3
Washington ...................|   3,248,600 |   3,268,600 |      20,000 |       .6
Wisconsin ....................|   2,933,700 |   2,923,200 |     -10,500 |      -.4
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   p = preliminary.


Table E.  States with statistically significant employment changes from
September 2015 to September 2016, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-year change(p)
           State              |   September |   September |---------------------------
                              |     2015    |    2016(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
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Arizona ......................|   2,649,800 |   2,711,300 |      61,500 |      2.3
Arkansas .....................|   1,214,200 |   1,232,800 |      18,600 |      1.5
California ...................|  16,169,900 |  16,549,600 |     379,700 |      2.3
Colorado .....................|   2,552,200 |   2,621,400 |      69,200 |      2.7
Delaware .....................|     449,600 |     462,500 |      12,900 |      2.9
District of Columbia .........|     767,100 |     781,700 |      14,600 |      1.9
Florida ......................|   8,151,700 |   8,428,000 |     276,300 |      3.4
Georgia ......................|   4,284,700 |   4,403,400 |     118,700 |      2.8
Hawaii .......................|     637,300 |     653,200 |      15,900 |      2.5
Idaho ........................|     675,300 |     696,800 |      21,500 |      3.2
                              |             |             |             |       
Illinois .....................|   5,972,900 |   6,016,300 |      43,400 |       .7
Indiana ......................|   3,041,000 |   3,085,200 |      44,200 |      1.5
Iowa .........................|   1,558,200 |   1,587,800 |      29,600 |      1.9
Kentucky .....................|   1,890,600 |   1,916,400 |      25,800 |      1.4
Maryland .....................|   2,664,400 |   2,710,600 |      46,200 |      1.7
Massachusetts ................|   3,500,900 |   3,579,200 |      78,300 |      2.2
Michigan .....................|   4,246,900 |   4,331,800 |      84,900 |      2.0
Minnesota ....................|   2,859,200 |   2,905,300 |      46,100 |      1.6
Missouri .....................|   2,794,700 |   2,825,800 |      31,100 |      1.1
Nevada .......................|   1,265,300 |   1,299,600 |      34,300 |      2.7
                              |             |             |             |       
New Hampshire ................|     657,400 |     671,300 |      13,900 |      2.1
New Jersey ...................|   4,031,600 |   4,085,000 |      53,400 |      1.3
New York .....................|   9,278,100 |   9,384,700 |     106,600 |      1.1
North Carolina ...............|   4,254,700 |   4,337,300 |      82,600 |      1.9
Ohio .........................|   5,424,500 |   5,497,900 |      73,400 |      1.4
Oregon .......................|   1,785,500 |   1,847,100 |      61,600 |      3.5
Pennsylvania .................|   5,843,700 |   5,895,200 |      51,500 |       .9
South Carolina ...............|   2,015,300 |   2,069,700 |      54,400 |      2.7
South Dakota .................|     428,200 |     438,800 |      10,600 |      2.5
Tennessee ....................|   2,908,800 |   2,980,100 |      71,300 |      2.5
                              |             |             |             |       
Texas ........................|  11,878,000 |  12,084,800 |     206,800 |      1.7
Utah .........................|   1,388,000 |   1,427,800 |      39,800 |      2.9
Vermont ......................|     311,500 |     317,700 |       6,200 |      2.0
Virginia .....................|   3,864,200 |   3,945,300 |      81,100 |      2.1
Washington ...................|   3,168,100 |   3,268,600 |     100,500 |      3.2
Wisconsin ....................|   2,887,200 |   2,923,200 |      36,000 |      1.2
Wyoming ......................|     289,100 |     279,900 |      -9,200 |     -3.2
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   p = preliminary.

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

Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

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

   Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 of the 50 states, the District of Columbia,
the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, New York City, and the
balances of California and New York State are produced using time-series models. This
method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2015, utilizes
data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance
(UI) programs. Estimates for the state of California are derived by summing the 
estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance
of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State are derived by summing the 
estimates for New York City and the balance of New York State. Estimates for the nine
census divisions, as well as the five additional substate areas contained in this release
(the Cleveland-Elyria and Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metropolitan areas and the Chicago-
Naperville-Arlington Heights, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
metropolitan divisions) and their respective balances of state are based on similar
model-based approaches. Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the
model-based estimates for the component divisions. Each month, census division estimates
are controlled to the national totals; state estimates are then controlled to their
respective division totals. Substate and balance-of-state estimates for the five areas
noted above 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
	Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016	Number				Percent of labor force
					Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016	Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016
Northeast	28,411,324	28,564,796	28,537,973	28,571,492	1,406,118	1,377,391	1,390,965	1,411,070	4.9	4.8	4.9	4.9
New England	7,763,130	7,854,272	7,872,183	7,875,134	370,620	336,507	334,287	323,744	4.8	4.3	4.2	4.1
Middle Atlantic	20,648,194	20,710,524	20,665,790	20,696,358	1,035,498	1,040,884	1,056,678	1,087,326	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.3
South	57,373,092	58,022,028	58,030,133	58,179,494	2,945,936	2,720,220	2,718,472	2,788,979	5.1	4.7	4.7	4.8
South Atlantic	30,520,594	30,801,064	30,794,593	30,875,192	1,601,769	1,408,447	1,393,272	1,423,510	5.2	4.6	4.5	4.6
East South Central	8,434,080	8,567,498	8,581,968	8,620,158	488,618	427,517	428,937	443,633	5.8	5.0	5.0	5.1
West South Central	18,418,418	18,653,466	18,653,572	18,684,144	855,549	884,256	896,263	921,836	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.9
Midwest	34,533,954	34,996,432	34,968,359	34,966,320	1,606,234	1,584,576	1,585,260	1,611,591	4.7	4.5	4.5	4.6
East North Central	23,317,347	23,734,490	23,718,409	23,710,881	1,172,420	1,140,765	1,122,306	1,139,456	5.0	4.8	4.7	4.8
West North Central	11,216,607	11,261,942	11,249,950	11,255,439	433,814	443,811	462,954	472,135	3.9	3.9	4.1	4.2
West	36,984,257	37,543,320	37,618,849	37,763,370	2,053,814	1,985,094	1,981,808	1,977,979	5.6	5.3	5.3	5.2
Mountain	11,434,847	11,631,697	11,617,412	11,625,649	565,188	577,981	565,703	548,582	4.9	5.0	4.9	4.7
Pacific	25,549,410	25,911,623	26,001,437	26,137,721	1,488,626	1,407,113	1,416,105	1,429,397	5.8	5.4	5.4	5.5
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
	August		September		Number				Percent of labor force
	2015	2016	2015	2016	August		September		August		September
					2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016
Northeast	28,585,519	28,784,401	28,231,058	28,527,384	1,435,483	1,454,070	1,338,492	1,373,678	5.0	5.1	4.7	4.8
New England	7,854,102	7,974,781	7,727,030	7,828,992	370,462	336,744	355,930	298,403	4.7	4.2	4.6	3.8
Middle Atlantic	20,731,417	20,809,620	20,504,028	20,698,392	1,065,021	1,117,326	982,562	1,075,275	5.1	5.4	4.8	5.2
South	57,305,944	58,141,754	57,226,028	58,351,733	3,061,467	2,920,063	2,907,708	2,889,773	5.3	5.0	5.1	5.0
South Atlantic	30,519,986	30,876,477	30,442,754	30,989,973	1,693,506	1,515,377	1,587,245	1,479,313	5.5	4.9	5.2	4.8
East South Central	8,407,797	8,590,364	8,400,356	8,642,400	487,241	447,359	467,780	453,636	5.8	5.2	5.6	5.2
West South Central	18,378,161	18,674,913	18,382,918	18,719,360	880,720	957,327	852,683	956,824	4.8	5.1	4.6	5.1
Midwest	34,591,549	35,102,290	34,381,510	34,877,576	1,579,104	1,636,822	1,448,451	1,520,658	4.6	4.7	4.2	4.4
East North Central	23,381,990	23,834,650	23,226,239	23,653,100	1,151,267	1,156,864	1,060,904	1,097,001	4.9	4.9	4.6	4.6
West North Central	11,209,559	11,267,640	11,155,271	11,224,476	427,837	479,958	387,547	423,657	3.8	4.3	3.5	3.8
West	37,045,775	37,771,429	36,913,131	37,879,017	2,093,690	1,985,195	1,940,753	1,874,219	5.7	5.3	5.3	4.9
Mountain	11,460,830	11,622,938	11,429,585	11,644,537	584,009	551,321	542,908	511,971	5.1	4.7	4.8	4.4
Pacific	25,584,945	26,148,491	25,483,546	26,234,480	1,509,681	1,433,874	1,397,845	1,362,248	5.9	5.5	5.5	5.2
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
	Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016(p)	Number				Percent of labor force
					Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016(p)	Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016(p)
Alabama	2,141,405	2,162,473	2,156,813	2,165,382	130,259	123,034	116,296	117,125	6.1	5.7	5.4	5.4
Alaska	363,304	359,213	359,375	359,801	23,758	24,231	24,311	24,656	6.5	6.7	6.8	6.9
Arizona	3,151,273	3,223,810	3,213,513	3,222,169	186,668	192,202	186,959	178,790	5.9	6.0	5.8	5.5
Arkansas	1,333,300	1,357,451	1,356,091	1,357,063	66,202	52,903	53,304	54,817	5.0	3.9	3.9	4.0
California	18,969,397	19,161,580	19,231,079	19,348,882	1,134,763	1,048,589	1,061,209	1,070,382	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	4,987,536	5,053,811	5,080,142	5,118,903	311,255	244,955	249,016	256,836	6.2	4.8	4.9	5.0
Colorado	2,823,136	2,893,858	2,891,295	2,898,003	102,815	110,445	109,064	104,498	3.6	3.8	3.8	3.6
Connecticut	1,883,624	1,900,606	1,902,402	1,904,393	100,516	108,513	106,128	103,203	5.3	5.7	5.6	5.4
Delaware	470,318	481,386	479,354	477,746	22,948	20,608	20,706	20,716	4.9	4.3	4.3	4.3
District of Columbia	389,712	396,827	394,920	392,881	25,958	23,357	23,689	24,118	6.7	5.9	6.0	6.1
Florida	9,665,972	9,729,520	9,718,435	9,752,600	496,045	457,478	454,291	457,394	5.1	4.7	4.7	4.7
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,335,155	1,310,329	1,312,101	1,317,102	80,235	67,922	67,083	67,851	6.0	5.2	5.1	5.2
Georgia	4,762,676	4,880,957	4,892,768	4,918,505	264,344	242,486	241,690	248,758	5.6	5.0	4.9	5.1
Hawaii	679,134	684,292	684,602	687,517	23,305	23,700	23,555	22,526	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.3
Idaho	800,622	811,720	812,259	813,405	32,636	30,827	30,961	31,111	4.1	3.8	3.8	3.8
Illinois	6,515,482	6,592,740	6,570,831	6,565,255	381,193	383,089	363,657	360,534	5.9	5.8	5.5	5.5
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,764,930	3,853,354	3,836,454	3,825,743	211,002	215,216	204,161	204,229	5.6	5.6	5.3	5.3
Indiana	3,271,886	3,375,774	3,378,244	3,376,100	148,468	155,594	152,933	151,403	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.5
Iowa	1,701,273	1,711,284	1,714,812	1,722,705	60,711	70,712	72,781	72,501	3.6	4.1	4.2	4.2
Kansas	1,502,001	1,490,053	1,484,958	1,483,195	60,707	60,216	63,557	65,098	4.0	4.0	4.3	4.4
Kentucky	1,943,011	1,967,541	1,969,189	1,981,794	104,666	97,422	97,090	99,124	5.4	5.0	4.9	5.0
Louisiana	2,142,310	2,153,034	2,139,606	2,132,784	127,721	134,677	134,246	137,063	6.0	6.3	6.3	6.4
Maine	676,900	685,619	689,365	692,000	28,719	26,702	27,753	28,128	4.2	3.9	4.0	4.1
Maryland	3,153,091	3,165,381	3,164,756	3,169,611	159,333	134,646	134,975	133,036	5.1	4.3	4.3	4.2
Massachusetts	3,565,289	3,604,621	3,610,627	3,610,885	172,116	146,118	141,781	129,125	4.8	4.1	3.9	3.6
Michigan	4,747,774	4,809,426	4,804,657	4,819,281	242,200	214,044	216,470	219,815	5.1	4.5	4.5	4.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	1,993,356	2,052,767	2,054,497	2,065,606	116,084	100,001	101,464	105,847	5.8	4.9	4.9	5.1
Minnesota	3,015,627	3,021,572	3,003,331	2,993,747	109,083	118,673	121,563	119,475	3.6	3.9	4.0	4.0
Mississippi	1,278,276	1,271,958	1,269,970	1,272,088	81,733	75,820	76,059	75,902	6.4	6.0	6.0	6.0
Missouri	3,118,917	3,125,282	3,119,702	3,130,335	143,723	148,107	157,920	161,391	4.6	4.7	5.1	5.2
Montana	523,591	523,569	523,308	523,221	21,558	22,199	22,599	22,414	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.3
Nebraska	1,015,076	1,018,920	1,018,473	1,018,431	30,863	31,202	32,265	33,095	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.2
Nevada	1,429,708	1,436,637	1,434,638	1,431,537	93,764	92,775	90,138	83,610	6.6	6.5	6.3	5.8
New Hampshire	741,354	754,805	757,005	757,229	24,127	21,967	22,481	22,094	3.3	2.9	3.0	2.9
New Jersey	4,543,393	4,570,568	4,559,430	4,562,522	234,404	238,505	242,703	243,112	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3
New Mexico	916,233	926,397	927,534	928,349	59,936	59,304	61,296	62,200	6.5	6.4	6.6	6.7
New York	9,688,560	9,599,985	9,551,532	9,580,013	481,667	452,400	461,226	481,110	5.0	4.7	4.8	5.0
New York City	4,197,268	4,135,091	4,114,329	4,132,775	216,404	213,576	223,177	238,898	5.2	5.2	5.4	5.8
North Carolina	4,767,622	4,826,962	4,810,511	4,823,741	269,535	225,554	221,706	227,377	5.7	4.7	4.6	4.7
North Dakota	412,922	420,431	422,892	425,700	11,163	13,244	13,088	12,966	2.7	3.2	3.1	3.0
Ohio	5,684,976	5,786,740	5,762,258	5,747,597	262,836	278,237	271,493	275,068	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.8
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,019,259	1,037,246	1,033,557	1,031,120	45,180	52,342	52,900	53,445	4.4	5.0	5.1	5.2
Oklahoma	1,845,077	1,834,543	1,821,459	1,815,411	77,780	91,496	92,255	95,271	4.2	5.0	5.1	5.2
Oregon	1,980,119	2,058,547	2,066,355	2,074,725	112,964	106,913	112,269	113,200	5.7	5.2	5.4	5.5
Pennsylvania	6,429,471	6,521,718	6,515,223	6,522,225	312,116	366,778	369,679	371,193	4.9	5.6	5.7	5.7
Rhode Island	553,770	555,183	556,885	557,446	31,244	30,518	30,986	31,104	5.6	5.5	5.6	5.6
South Carolina	2,255,239	2,303,739	2,298,223	2,297,920	125,030	120,854	117,003	112,018	5.5	5.2	5.1	4.9
South Dakota	452,831	457,098	457,418	457,158	13,851	12,801	13,134	13,090	3.1	2.8	2.9	2.9
Tennessee	3,054,278	3,125,414	3,130,375	3,153,741	170,283	133,393	138,196	146,070	5.6	4.3	4.4	4.6
Texas	13,090,365	13,291,310	13,311,681	13,355,743	587,886	609,056	621,727	637,165	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.8
Utah	1,469,290	1,499,859	1,499,619	1,501,602	51,028	58,574	54,852	50,738	3.5	3.9	3.7	3.4
Vermont	343,674	346,243	346,186	345,470	12,569	11,226	11,447	11,512	3.7	3.2	3.3	3.3
Virginia	4,227,278	4,198,727	4,201,707	4,221,397	176,993	156,740	162,418	168,636	4.2	3.7	3.9	4.0
Washington	3,549,067	3,624,519	3,631,371	3,652,840	200,742	210,236	207,664	202,932	5.7	5.8	5.7	5.6
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,583,247	1,602,545	1,609,941	1,624,846	72,690	70,159	66,150	64,056	4.6	4.4	4.1	3.9
West Virginia	783,956	783,083	787,053	790,849	51,500	45,011	44,752	45,559	6.6	5.7	5.7	5.8
Wisconsin	3,097,985	3,125,462	3,127,874	3,132,315	141,992	129,984	131,188	129,931	4.6	4.2	4.2	4.1
Wyoming	305,434	299,125	299,302	300,205	13,060	16,933	16,578	16,040	4.3	5.7	5.5	5.3
Puerto Rico	1,133,026	1,137,016	1,132,227	1,132,691	136,540	129,520	128,338	134,692	12.1	11.4	11.3	11.9
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 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
	August		September		Number				Percent of labor force
	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	August		September		August		September
					2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)
Alabama	2,149,959	2,181,061	2,136,040	2,188,762	139,884	123,035	125,914	124,831	6.5	5.6	5.9	5.7
Alaska	369,377	366,122	363,813	360,468	20,742	21,627	21,229	22,948	5.6	5.9	5.8	6.4
Arizona	3,158,214	3,210,192	3,160,727	3,249,314	210,073	190,059	194,679	182,253	6.7	5.9	6.2	5.6
Arkansas	1,334,052	1,352,005	1,332,722	1,355,996	65,529	52,076	61,935	53,230	4.9	3.9	4.6	3.9
California	18,998,452	19,357,124	18,917,335	19,437,451	1,159,388	1,076,360	1,063,374	1,029,134	6.1	5.6	5.6	5.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	4,995,982	5,115,920	4,987,547	5,150,191	335,812	271,221	308,654	268,476	6.7	5.3	6.2	5.2
Colorado	2,837,374	2,904,630	2,828,252	2,906,914	100,174	97,149	90,350	87,510	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.0
Connecticut	1,898,857	1,919,422	1,874,414	1,898,367	106,534	107,133	96,189	96,167	5.6	5.6	5.1	5.1
Delaware	471,720	479,554	466,336	472,628	23,704	21,179	22,560	20,103	5.0	4.4	4.8	4.3
District of Columbia	389,855	390,102	387,821	389,711	27,026	25,430	26,332	25,401	6.9	6.5	6.8	6.5
Florida	9,691,397	9,777,323	9,696,612	9,867,408	544,540	482,596	513,732	489,607	5.6	4.9	5.3	5.0
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,331,563	1,311,819	1,325,898	1,318,473	85,783	73,559	81,929	73,513	6.4	5.6	6.2	5.6
Georgia	4,748,198	4,898,670	4,750,081	4,930,692	279,431	255,792	264,442	261,356	5.9	5.2	5.6	5.3
Hawaii	678,539	685,740	675,909	687,091	23,434	21,981	24,844	21,674	3.5	3.2	3.7	3.2
Idaho	802,951	816,373	799,319	813,309	31,524	29,828	29,005	27,875	3.9	3.7	3.6	3.4
Illinois	6,522,271	6,611,275	6,485,397	6,565,918	376,499	362,988	345,322	355,825	5.8	5.5	5.3	5.4
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,781,450	3,831,487	3,738,481	3,798,067	213,271	208,394	190,723	198,428	5.6	5.4	5.1	5.2
Indiana	3,267,786	3,388,790	3,259,874	3,361,624	145,623	156,738	133,431	140,605	4.5	4.6	4.1	4.2
Iowa	1,697,415	1,719,648	1,692,426	1,723,388	59,119	72,226	54,914	64,335	3.5	4.2	3.2	3.7
Kansas	1,494,686	1,479,168	1,494,757	1,480,330	63,554	67,862	55,984	59,508	4.3	4.6	3.7	4.0
Kentucky	1,935,522	1,978,520	1,937,687	1,997,896	96,562	94,628	95,534	95,425	5.0	4.8	4.9	4.8
Louisiana	2,157,077	2,135,885	2,140,415	2,126,215	137,586	143,435	129,006	143,471	6.4	6.7	6.0	6.7
Maine	694,108	707,695	676,651	693,251	24,355	23,447	23,991	23,808	3.5	3.3	3.5	3.4
Maryland	3,168,355	3,185,114	3,146,530	3,163,386	163,977	143,361	156,050	127,229	5.2	4.5	5.0	4.0
Massachusetts	3,604,196	3,670,080	3,542,718	3,589,634	170,815	139,752	172,206	118,722	4.7	3.8	4.9	3.3
Michigan	4,763,471	4,864,276	4,723,231	4,856,760	247,250	240,708	216,640	214,281	5.2	4.9	4.6	4.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,019,229	2,088,485	1,997,382	2,088,620	129,099	125,900	112,407	112,415	6.4	6.0	5.6	5.4
Minnesota	3,023,373	3,015,760	3,003,330	2,982,038	100,175	113,815	96,316	100,445	3.3	3.8	3.2	3.4
Mississippi	1,268,469	1,270,216	1,276,864	1,280,766	75,600	72,436	78,257	73,802	6.0	5.7	6.1	5.8
Missouri	3,101,431	3,144,384	3,096,299	3,152,310	150,879	168,522	131,841	147,095	4.9	5.4	4.3	4.7
Montana	531,244	530,392	522,517	519,550	19,166	20,858	17,775	18,168	3.6	3.9	3.4	3.5
Nebraska	1,016,653	1,018,314	1,005,920	1,006,611	30,429	33,206	27,840	30,932	3.0	3.3	2.8	3.1
Nevada	1,430,588	1,431,647	1,431,378	1,428,752	95,640	83,540	94,032	76,724	6.7	5.8	6.6	5.4
New Hampshire	750,215	765,095	736,887	749,994	23,619	22,287	22,307	19,585	3.1	2.9	3.0	2.6
New Jersey	4,554,347	4,586,752	4,501,453	4,542,898	241,436	246,354	228,213	237,401	5.3	5.4	5.1	5.2
New Mexico	917,714	923,421	913,291	922,576	61,319	63,980	58,552	61,454	6.7	6.9	6.4	6.7
New York	9,721,758	9,655,805	9,602,631	9,630,584	482,807	474,681	458,211	487,062	5.0	4.9	4.8	5.1
New York City	4,186,727	4,143,092	4,157,635	4,161,809	221,884	237,127	203,189	240,493	5.3	5.7	4.9	5.8
North Carolina	4,760,466	4,804,554	4,755,224	4,855,070	282,756	241,515	256,616	231,744	5.9	5.0	5.4	4.8
North Dakota	419,155	430,303	412,703	427,064	10,509	12,128	8,603	10,381	2.5	2.8	2.1	2.4
Ohio	5,720,997	5,804,834	5,667,021	5,732,874	250,304	269,958	243,270	277,005	4.4	4.7	4.3	4.8
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,031,144	1,039,007	1,015,720	1,028,308	44,576	55,364	42,472	50,731	4.3	5.3	4.2	4.9
Oklahoma	1,839,393	1,808,593	1,842,550	1,820,351	77,568	92,846	74,965	98,009	4.2	5.1	4.1	5.4
Oregon	1,994,761	2,095,141	1,987,029	2,086,786	114,401	117,636	103,493	102,096	5.7	5.6	5.2	4.9
Pennsylvania	6,455,312	6,567,064	6,399,944	6,524,910	340,778	396,292	296,138	350,812	5.3	6.0	4.6	5.4
Rhode Island	559,819	563,749	552,889	554,536	32,704	32,647	28,470	28,300	5.8	5.8	5.1	5.1
South Carolina	2,271,319	2,318,324	2,251,834	2,297,294	135,084	127,215	127,250	111,899	5.9	5.5	5.7	4.9
South Dakota	456,845	460,063	449,835	452,736	13,171	12,199	12,049	10,962	2.9	2.7	2.7	2.4
Tennessee	3,053,847	3,160,568	3,049,764	3,174,976	175,194	157,260	168,074	159,578	5.7	5.0	5.5	5.0
Texas	13,047,642	13,378,431	13,067,230	13,416,799	600,039	668,970	586,777	662,114	4.6	5.0	4.5	4.9
Utah	1,474,361	1,504,559	1,469,003	1,503,152	54,485	51,211	47,280	44,013	3.7	3.4	3.2	2.9
Vermont	346,908	348,741	343,470	343,210	12,436	11,479	12,767	11,821	3.6	3.3	3.7	3.4
Virginia	4,230,497	4,229,385	4,203,877	4,219,409	184,049	172,701	174,284	169,907	4.4	4.1	4.1	4.0
Washington	3,543,814	3,644,364	3,539,460	3,662,682	191,714	196,270	184,904	186,395	5.4	5.4	5.2	5.1
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,580,835	1,629,344	1,579,726	1,644,505	72,311	65,420	73,667	66,542	4.6	4.0	4.7	4.0
West Virginia	788,180	793,450	784,441	794,373	52,939	45,587	45,979	42,067	6.7	5.7	5.9	5.3
Wisconsin	3,107,464	3,165,476	3,090,716	3,135,925	131,590	126,473	122,240	109,285	4.2	4.0	4.0	3.5
Wyoming	308,384	301,724	305,097	300,970	11,628	14,697	11,235	13,975	3.8	4.9	3.7	4.6
Puerto Rico	1,119,037	1,121,107	1,129,581	1,129,793	138,885	135,875	137,518	147,595	12.4	12.1	12.2	13.1
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 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
	Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016(p)	Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016(p)	Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016(p)
Alabama(2)	1,951.1	1,965.9	1,974.0	1,967.4	81.2	78.5	77.8	77.7	-	-	-	-
Alaska	338.5	340.0	338.3	336.5	16.9	17.1	16.3	16.2	14.0	13.7	13.9	14.1
Arizona	2,649.8	2,704.5	2,702.7	2,711.3	127.9	138.4	136.8	139.7	158.6	159.5	158.3	158.1
Arkansas	1,214.2	1,226.0	1,229.5	1,232.8	50.7	50.0	49.4	49.0	154.5	153.1	153.0	154.2
California	16,169.9	16,471.2	16,519.6	16,549.6	739.0	763.3	764.9	769.9	1,295.6	1,291.5	1,286.1	1,278.1
Colorado	2,552.2	2,613.7	2,621.7	2,621.4	149.1	164.2	165.8	168.5	141.6	144.0	143.6	142.5
Connecticut	1,672.2	1,690.5	1,690.2	1,685.0	57.5	57.6	56.3	56.8	159.2	160.3	159.8	159.6
Delaware(3)	449.6	460.7	460.3	462.5	21.4	20.9	21.2	21.2	27.3	27.3	27.1	27.1
District of Columbia(2)(3)	767.1	773.0	779.2	781.7	14.4	14.2	14.1	14.2	-	-	-	-
Florida	8,151.7	8,367.9	8,405.0	8,428.0	435.6	456.2	455.3	458.4	345.5	354.2	359.7	360.8
Georgia	4,284.7	4,379.7	4,385.3	4,403.4	166.9	179.5	176.1	177.4	379.9	386.9	384.0	384.5
Hawaii(3)	637.3	650.3	653.0	653.2	35.2	39.3	39.4	39.1	13.8	14.1	13.9	13.8
Idaho	675.3	695.4	694.8	696.8	37.9	42.2	41.5	42.1	62.7	63.5	62.9	63.4
Illinois	5,972.9	6,016.9	6,008.9	6,016.3	214.9	214.7	212.7	213.7	580.6	572.8	568.7	567.9
Indiana	3,041.0	3,071.8	3,068.9	3,085.2	126.5	132.5	130.2	132.1	520.0	516.5	513.5	515.1
Iowa	1,558.2	1,585.7	1,588.7	1,587.8	77.6	90.9	91.5	91.3	214.9	209.9	211.0	211.5
Kansas	1,401.7	1,395.5	1,396.4	1,395.8	61.0	55.8	56.4	56.3	161.3	160.4	160.5	160.3
Kentucky	1,890.6	1,903.4	1,904.9	1,916.4	75.9	74.3	74.3	74.1	243.7	246.2	241.7	242.4
Louisiana	1,986.4	1,978.5	1,969.9	1,966.6	140.7	141.4	140.4	141.9	142.7	137.4	136.3	135.4
Maine	610.3	617.8	614.7	613.4	26.2	25.0	24.9	24.7	50.7	50.6	51.3	51.1
Maryland(3)	2,664.4	2,711.6	2,707.2	2,710.6	156.9	161.8	158.8	158.8	103.9	106.8	105.9	105.8
Massachusetts	3,500.9	3,570.5	3,574.1	3,579.2	139.2	150.1	150.9	149.5	249.2	249.8	250.2	250.9
Michigan	4,246.9	4,341.0	4,326.4	4,331.8	147.2	148.5	151.1	149.9	590.3	605.0	597.7	598.0
Minnesota	2,859.2	2,902.9	2,903.4	2,905.3	115.7	121.6	119.9	119.3	316.0	317.1	316.6	317.3
Mississippi	1,136.0	1,144.8	1,143.7	1,143.9	46.1	47.5	48.1	47.9	142.5	143.1	143.7	143.8
Missouri	2,794.7	2,817.7	2,819.1	2,825.8	114.6	114.6	116.1	117.2	261.4	261.5	259.4	258.3
Montana	461.4	461.3	460.0	462.4	26.2	24.6	24.5	24.4	19.1	19.6	19.7	19.7
Nebraska(3)	1,007.8	1,017.8	1,013.5	1,017.4	50.0	50.1	49.6	49.5	97.1	97.5	96.9	96.9
Nevada	1,265.3	1,296.5	1,301.1	1,299.6	70.9	75.7	76.8	77.2	42.1	42.4	42.3	42.3
New Hampshire	657.4	667.1	671.3	671.3	24.6	25.6	25.5	25.5	67.2	65.9	66.3	66.3
New Jersey	4,031.6	4,078.6	4,082.3	4,085.0	147.6	153.3	153.9	153.3	238.6	242.5	242.1	243.7
New Mexico	825.5	830.6	826.6	822.4	43.0	43.5	43.0	43.4	27.3	26.2	26.0	25.8
New York	9,278.1	9,397.0	9,386.1	9,384.7	360.7	367.0	360.8	365.9	454.8	454.1	452.2	448.0
North Carolina	4,254.7	4,341.3	4,327.6	4,337.3	190.5	196.2	196.3	199.6	461.4	460.2	461.0	460.1
North Dakota	447.8	443.9	442.8	442.1	33.6	31.5	32.1	31.5	25.3	24.5	24.8	24.9
Ohio	5,424.5	5,505.4	5,501.0	5,497.9	199.5	205.0	206.4	203.8	685.0	686.6	686.1	684.9
Oklahoma	1,665.5	1,659.7	1,660.2	1,654.2	77.5	83.9	82.8	82.9	135.1	125.1	125.1	125.3
Oregon	1,785.5	1,838.3	1,844.7	1,847.1	82.7	87.1	88.8	87.4	186.1	184.4	185.2	185.2
Pennsylvania	5,843.7	5,900.4	5,900.5	5,895.2	236.3	239.2	237.1	233.7	567.1	568.4	565.9	564.9
Rhode Island	484.9	491.5	491.1	490.2	17.1	17.2	17.2	17.2	41.2	42.4	41.9	41.7
South Carolina	2,015.3	2,055.1	2,063.1	2,069.7	87.5	92.3	91.1	90.1	237.1	238.0	239.9	241.4
South Dakota(3)	428.2	436.7	438.0	438.8	22.8	24.1	24.0	24.4	42.5	41.8	42.2	41.6
Tennessee(3)	2,908.8	2,958.6	2,965.3	2,980.1	118.5	123.5	124.9	125.2	334.2	342.5	341.7	341.3
Texas	11,878.0	12,032.0	12,046.5	12,084.8	686.1	692.3	692.4	695.8	869.8	844.5	843.5	842.8
Utah	1,388.0	1,425.8	1,423.7	1,427.8	85.1	90.4	89.3	87.8	123.9	127.2	128.0	128.4
Vermont	311.5	318.5	318.2	317.7	15.0	15.5	15.6	15.6	30.9	30.3	30.5	30.4
Virginia	3,864.2	3,920.1	3,931.9	3,945.3	184.8	185.7	187.1	188.8	233.4	229.1	230.4	229.5
Washington	3,168.1	3,249.2	3,248.6	3,268.6	172.1	184.9	185.8	187.4	290.6	286.7	284.7	284.8
West Virginia	760.3	760.2	761.1	760.9	31.9	31.4	31.5	31.0	47.5	47.2	46.8	46.8
Wisconsin	2,887.2	2,933.6	2,933.7	2,923.2	109.2	117.2	115.4	115.0	466.9	471.9	470.9	470.8
Wyoming	289.1	280.3	279.6	279.9	22.9	21.2	21.7	20.8	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8
Puerto Rico(3)	899.9	892.5	892.9	892.7	24.2	22.3	22.0	21.7	74.2	72.1	72.3	72.0
Virgin Islands(2)	37.6	37.8	37.8	37.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 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
	Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016(p)	Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016(p)	Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016(p)
Alabama	378.6	381.7	381.7	384.7	95.6	98.6	99.4	98.6	228.3	229.8	231.8	229.8
Alaska	65.9	66.6	66.7	66.8	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.4	29.9	28.0	28.1	26.9
Arizona	510.9	519.0	518.9	517.9	196.7	206.1	205.1	204.4	400.4	409.8	408.3	409.0
Arkansas	253.0	254.9	256.9	256.9	49.4	49.7	49.6	49.5	139.7	144.3	144.7	143.3
California	2,961.4	2,994.8	3,005.4	3,002.2	803.4	812.9	813.6	812.4	2,509.2	2,584.4	2,597.7	2,601.2
Colorado	448.7	452.8	452.0	452.1	160.3	163.7	164.8	163.7	400.0	405.4	407.1	409.4
Connecticut	297.0	297.4	297.2	298.4	129.8	133.4	132.7	131.8	216.4	219.0	218.5	219.4
Delaware	81.7	81.9	82.2	81.5	47.1	48.0	47.9	47.6	58.7	64.8	64.1	65.3
District of Columbia	32.7	33.6	34.1	34.0	30.2	30.8	30.9	30.8	162.0	162.6	164.3	165.7
Florida	1,693.6	1,718.5	1,728.4	1,729.4	538.8	555.5	555.8	555.3	1,232.1	1,284.3	1,290.6	1,291.5
Georgia	911.6	931.4	937.8	937.7	235.7	240.1	240.5	242.0	644.9	667.0	664.7	672.0
Hawaii	119.5	118.9	119.4	118.8	28.1	28.4	28.7	28.1	83.6	84.3	84.6	84.0
Idaho	136.9	139.3	140.5	139.7	33.2	34.6	35.0	34.7	82.0	85.0	84.9	84.7
Illinois	1,204.5	1,210.1	1,207.6	1,207.9	379.9	379.8	377.4	376.1	922.0	936.0	940.4	945.5
Indiana	584.5	601.0	598.6	597.3	131.3	132.2	132.8	133.5	327.8	321.7	324.9	326.6
Iowa	315.7	316.9	317.6	318.7	106.2	108.8	110.1	109.3	138.6	137.3	136.3	136.0
Kansas	266.8	264.6	266.0	267.4	79.6	80.0	80.8	80.6	179.4	180.6	180.3	178.5
Kentucky	388.2	395.2	396.3	397.5	92.5	96.5	96.8	97.1	216.4	216.3	216.2	222.4
Louisiana	392.5	394.2	391.1	389.4	91.1	90.7	90.8	90.7	214.1	208.2	210.0	208.6
Maine	119.7	121.9	121.1	120.1	30.8	32.0	31.6	31.0	64.3	65.5	64.8	64.5
Maryland	466.2	469.3	471.2	469.9	146.2	147.1	147.2	148.7	429.9	444.2	439.0	439.7
Massachusetts	569.6	573.6	573.9	572.1	220.5	223.5	224.2	223.6	535.7	554.0	551.6	551.9
Michigan	773.4	773.3	773.2	772.5	207.7	217.0	217.2	215.6	638.9	667.1	663.9	664.2
Minnesota	525.9	529.9	532.9	530.0	182.0	184.3	183.7	183.3	354.2	357.4	357.2	367.7
Mississippi	225.5	228.8	230.1	229.9	43.6	41.9	42.6	42.6	105.9	100.2	100.5	100.0
Missouri	534.1	531.3	535.3	532.7	166.3	172.0	171.6	173.0	372.2	380.8	382.8	384.7
Montana	94.8	93.5	94.4	94.6	24.0	24.2	24.5	24.6	40.3	41.4	40.3	40.5
Nebraska	207.1	204.7	205.2	204.8	72.0	72.8	72.6	72.8	117.6	119.8	119.2	120.3
Nevada	239.7	249.7	249.2	250.1	60.0	60.9	60.5	61.5	168.8	171.2	173.8	169.8
New Hampshire	137.8	142.0	143.3	141.9	36.0	36.9	36.6	36.8	77.4	78.2	79.8	79.2
New Jersey	859.9	875.5	876.4	877.2	252.5	257.4	257.0	256.6	650.2	652.7	653.8	662.6
New Mexico	139.2	137.7	136.4	136.2	33.2	33.0	33.1	33.2	99.7	101.4	102.1	102.2
New York	1,574.6	1,580.3	1,579.4	1,573.5	708.1	710.9	710.3	707.5	1,272.2	1,274.8	1,273.3	1,278.6
North Carolina	799.9	819.0	818.7	821.8	221.1	219.1	217.6	219.2	594.0	619.9	618.1	620.8
North Dakota	102.6	96.7	96.7	96.3	24.3	23.3	23.0	23.3	36.2	36.8	36.3	36.6
Ohio	1,014.9	1,026.0	1,024.4	1,023.5	293.3	297.3	297.5	300.4	714.6	721.7	715.4	717.2
Oklahoma	307.3	304.6	304.9	304.2	80.0	80.5	81.0	80.8	184.8	180.0	180.8	179.0
Oregon	336.6	344.3	342.2	343.3	95.2	98.2	99.2	98.3	228.7	244.4	245.8	247.0
Pennsylvania	1,126.2	1,137.2	1,134.5	1,133.7	317.1	315.1	315.4	317.0	777.3	781.8	785.7	792.4
Rhode Island	76.7	76.2	76.2	76.9	33.0	32.7	32.5	32.5	63.5	66.1	65.7	65.0
South Carolina	387.2	390.4	391.6	393.2	97.4	100.6	101.0	100.6	264.2	276.4	277.7	281.0
South Dakota	87.6	91.0	91.3	90.6	29.7	30.3	30.3	30.3	30.7	31.4	31.9	31.4
Tennessee	607.7	615.5	615.7	616.7	148.7	150.9	151.7	151.7	396.1	399.7	406.8	409.2
Texas	2,408.1	2,436.9	2,441.9	2,443.8	723.2	740.3	742.6	744.3	1,598.5	1,621.9	1,622.8	1,628.8
Utah	265.2	272.4	273.1	272.1	79.9	84.5	86.2	86.2	196.4	198.6	198.4	200.2
Vermont	55.1	56.1	56.1	55.7	11.9	12.2	12.2	12.1	27.5	27.6	27.9	27.8
Virginia	658.9	672.5	674.9	677.6	198.2	198.9	199.7	200.9	699.1	719.9	723.8	726.9
Washington	593.5	612.0	613.4	614.2	148.2	154.1	153.8	153.4	392.0	402.3	402.7	407.1
West Virginia	134.9	133.6	134.5	134.0	36.3	36.8	36.1	35.9	66.5	66.0	66.3	67.2
Wisconsin	535.3	546.4	544.5	544.4	150.9	154.1	155.2	154.1	311.0	317.3	318.6	317.0
Wyoming	55.8	53.2	52.7	52.9	11.0	10.6	10.5	10.8	18.2	18.2	18.0	18.6
Puerto Rico	173.0	176.1	176.9	176.7	42.3	41.2	40.9	41.3	111.7	111.5	111.9	113.0
Virgin Islands(1)	8.1	8.1	8.2	8.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016(p)	Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016(p)	Sept. 2015	July 2016	Aug. 2016	Sept. 2016(p)
Alabama	227.7	231.3	234.1	232.5	189.5	193.4	192.9	191.2	378.9	377.4	378.4	376.3
Alaska	47.3	49.7	49.8	50.3	35.3	36.6	36.3	35.8	81.9	83.3	82.4	82.0
Arizona	398.9	415.5	415.1	419.3	300.9	307.0	309.2	309.3	409.6	403.6	405.4	407.4
Arkansas	176.1	182.0	182.2	184.5	112.9	113.3	115.5	116.5	213.3	213.6	213.9	213.8
California	2,483.6	2,558.5	2,564.0	2,570.2	1,840.4	1,896.0	1,893.1	1,906.7	2,470.8	2,497.8	2,519.9	2,527.1
Colorado	315.7	325.1	326.3	326.6	315.6	327.6	329.3	329.0	417.8	428.5	430.4	427.5
Connecticut	325.4	327.9	329.1	328.0	150.7	154.1	155.5	154.0	239.0	239.3	241.1	238.6
Delaware	75.6	77.4	77.6	78.0	49.2	51.2	50.8	52.1	65.4	65.2	65.4	65.9
District of Columbia	126.8	127.8	129.2	128.3	72.8	73.7	74.6	75.5	238.9	241.1	242.6	243.3
Florida	1,206.5	1,249.4	1,249.3	1,256.2	1,143.0	1,175.2	1,186.1	1,192.9	1,081.7	1,098.7	1,100.5	1,105.6
Georgia	542.8	555.7	556.0	555.2	453.3	468.3	474.8	477.7	677.8	682.9	685.5	688.9
Hawaii	81.2	84.3	85.2	86.0	114.5	119.4	120.1	119.7	126.2	125.9	126.2	128.1
Idaho	97.6	100.0	99.0	99.8	69.1	71.3	70.3	72.3	119.4	122.2	122.5	123.0
Illinois	899.6	911.2	908.5	910.0	578.5	597.1	600.6	600.1	829.9	828.8	828.4	829.5
Indiana	453.9	472.6	472.9	477.2	302.0	303.9	306.6	308.4	427.7	427.7	424.3	430.5
Iowa	225.3	230.8	230.1	231.8	139.2	143.6	144.4	142.7	254.0	257.9	258.8	258.0
Kansas	194.3	196.6	195.8	194.7	126.1	127.4	127.0	127.0	256.4	255.6	255.3	256.8
Kentucky	265.6	273.7	275.7	276.2	188.9	188.8	189.9	192.4	317.9	313.6	315.2	315.8
Louisiana	305.5	313.6	313.5	313.6	229.4	228.9	225.1	226.1	326.9	323.3	323.8	324.3
Maine	124.2	125.8	126.2	125.9	63.7	66.3	65.0	64.3	99.6	99.1	98.9	100.8
Maryland	437.5	447.1	444.7	442.9	267.3	280.8	280.0	278.4	503.5	499.0	505.0	509.9
Massachusetts	764.0	782.0	784.0	790.6	348.9	358.7	360.5	363.0	449.8	454.8	453.8	455.5
Michigan	651.1	667.6	668.4	670.1	415.6	425.1	418.8	424.4	591.0	601.4	598.4	598.9
Minnesota	512.6	532.4	532.6	528.8	257.9	265.8	265.3	261.6	422.0	421.9	422.5	424.1
Mississippi	138.1	140.0	140.5	139.8	129.8	133.6	132.7	131.9	243.5	249.7	245.9	248.0
Missouri	447.9	449.6	448.6	452.7	293.5	299.3	298.5	297.4	431.9	437.4	435.6	438.5
Montana	71.8	74.7	73.8	74.0	62.5	63.1	61.9	62.8	90.6	89.5	89.8	90.3
Nebraska	149.5	153.9	153.9	154.0	88.9	92.2	91.3	91.1	170.9	172.3	170.5	173.7
Nevada	123.7	127.6	127.2	127.3	340.9	347.4	349.8	349.0	155.6	158.9	158.6	159.5
New Hampshire	117.9	120.3	119.9	121.2	68.3	70.0	71.1	70.5	89.8	88.1	88.9	89.1
New Jersey	660.6	666.2	665.6	670.1	362.3	368.5	369.7	361.6	615.1	614.6	614.9	614.3
New Mexico	133.3	141.3	140.8	140.1	93.2	95.5	94.4	94.5	190.4	191.2	190.7	188.2
New York	1,891.5	1,953.7	1,957.8	1,949.8	899.5	921.3	918.6	923.0	1,442.2	1,446.6	1,447.9	1,450.9
North Carolina	573.5	583.2	584.6	583.9	459.6	469.3	468.1	464.8	720.7	737.0	726.0	727.5
North Dakota	60.9	62.6	62.0	62.2	40.3	40.5	40.6	42.5	80.7	86.4	86.7	83.4
Ohio	908.5	928.8	927.1	926.1	543.5	555.3	558.7	556.1	767.8	782.4	784.7	781.9
Oklahoma	232.2	235.8	235.2	235.8	161.8	169.7	169.0	167.3	352.2	353.5	353.7	351.9
Oregon	260.1	269.1	271.6	272.0	192.6	196.6	197.6	196.4	301.5	308.6	308.2	311.5
Pennsylvania	1,193.5	1,217.8	1,221.7	1,215.3	548.1	556.7	557.3	562.1	705.2	714.6	715.2	708.8
Rhode Island	104.4	106.3	106.4	104.4	56.7	57.4	57.6	60.0	60.3	61.1	61.3	60.6
South Carolina	236.4	244.6	247.4	249.9	238.8	241.4	241.8	242.6	361.9	367.9	367.9	365.1
South Dakota	69.3	70.2	70.8	71.4	46.1	47.6	46.7	48.2	77.7	78.7	78.9	80.1
Tennessee	415.8	432.4	433.8	437.0	311.2	314.2	314.1	313.5	424.6	424.2	421.0	429.0
Texas	1,595.4	1,654.9	1,655.8	1,655.7	1,255.9	1,296.9	1,294.7	1,312.6	1,862.1	1,895.6	1,899.6	1,906.3
Utah	184.4	190.8	191.6	191.8	135.3	139.3	139.4	139.8	234.1	239.7	234.4	237.8
Vermont	63.2	66.4	65.8	65.5	36.5	37.0	37.7	38.3	55.7	57.8	56.8	56.9
Virginia	513.2	530.0	530.9	530.7	387.3	386.5	387.4	393.2	711.8	716.4	717.1	716.0
Washington	456.5	468.6	471.7	476.7	310.6	315.6	314.1	314.5	566.6	576.3	574.4	580.1
West Virginia	127.8	132.2	132.8	132.7	74.5	76.4	77.3	76.7	151.7	152.1	151.5	152.6
Wisconsin	435.7	438.3	439.1	439.5	269.4	274.4	272.2	268.2	408.2	411.9	414.7	412.7
Wyoming	27.1	27.6	27.8	27.5	36.1	35.4	35.2	35.7	71.7	71.4	71.5	71.4
Puerto Rico	123.1	120.9	121.5	120.1	81.7	82.6	81.9	81.9	231.4	228.6	228.2	228.6
Virgin Islands(1)	-	-	-	-	7.2	7.3	7.2	7.4	10.8	10.9	10.8	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
	August		September		August		September		August		September
	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)
Alabama	1,951.2	1,969.6	1,951.9	1,969.9	11.0	10.2	10.8	10.2	82.0	78.2	82.1	78.4
Alaska	360.3	360.2	351.8	348.4	17.7	15.5	17.5	15.2	20.8	19.6	19.5	18.8
Arizona	2,617.4	2,675.5	2,646.4	2,708.2	12.8	12.1	12.5	12.0	129.5	136.5	128.8	139.2
Arkansas	1,203.1	1,220.1	1,221.4	1,235.6	7.8	6.5	7.7	6.5	51.3	51.4	52.3	51.0
California	16,095.2	16,435.8	16,151.0	16,513.5	29.2	25.9	28.8	25.5	758.1	785.5	754.1	784.4
Colorado	2,555.3	2,630.2	2,558.0	2,626.5	29.7	25.8	29.1	25.5	153.5	171.8	152.5	172.6
Connecticut	1,664.7	1,682.0	1,674.0	1,683.8	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	61.1	60.7	60.5	59.8
Delaware(1)	451.1	462.5	450.9	462.3	-	-	-	-	21.7	22.1	21.9	21.6
District of Columbia(1)	759.1	772.7	766.6	780.4	-	-	-	-	15.0	14.6	14.6	14.5
Florida	8,086.6	8,341.4	8,100.7	8,377.6	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	437.2	461.0	440.0	467.8
Georgia	4,281.9	4,387.5	4,284.1	4,393.3	9.2	8.7	9.1	8.6	168.3	179.9	168.5	181.0
Hawaii(1)	632.5	647.6	635.5	651.6	-	-	-	-	35.5	40.0	35.7	39.4
Idaho	677.1	698.6	683.0	704.3	4.1	4.0	4.1	4.0	40.8	44.0	40.0	43.7
Illinois	5,985.6	6,023.2	6,008.9	6,051.6	9.6	9.1	9.5	9.2	229.5	230.6	229.2	229.2
Indiana	3,043.8	3,079.8	3,068.7	3,113.0	6.9	6.2	6.7	6.2	134.1	138.4	132.6	139.8
Iowa	1,554.5	1,580.3	1,567.9	1,591.3	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	83.7	98.1	82.6	95.8
Kansas	1,387.3	1,383.1	1,404.9	1,400.8	8.4	7.6	8.1	7.6	63.3	59.4	62.6	58.5
Kentucky	1,887.5	1,908.4	1,895.9	1,919.2	13.8	11.1	13.6	11.2	79.2	77.3	79.1	76.1
Louisiana	1,980.8	1,962.9	1,983.2	1,968.8	47.4	39.7	46.3	39.3	141.9	141.8	142.9	144.0
Maine	626.3	631.4	623.5	624.9	2.6	2.4	2.6	2.5	28.7	27.2	28.2	26.4
Maryland	2,668.9	2,714.5	2,672.7	2,714.4	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.5	159.4	160.6	158.8	160.0
Massachusetts	3,514.5	3,593.4	3,514.0	3,592.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	148.4	161.2	145.6	156.3
Michigan	4,237.2	4,329.3	4,273.5	4,358.6	7.7	7.4	7.7	7.4	159.2	165.5	158.2	162.6
Minnesota	2,883.9	2,926.8	2,875.5	2,916.7	7.2	6.1	6.9	5.9	131.1	136.4	126.9	133.2
Mississippi	1,131.7	1,141.6	1,140.7	1,146.1	7.9	7.4	7.8	7.3	46.3	48.2	46.6	48.2
Missouri	2,783.4	2,807.1	2,804.6	2,840.3	4.2	4.1	4.2	4.1	119.4	121.8	118.5	122.0
Montana	469.2	469.9	467.9	469.7	8.3	7.4	8.0	7.4	29.2	27.6	28.2	27.4
Nebraska	1,008.0	1,015.2	1,010.4	1,018.9	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	51.9	51.5	51.0	50.6
Nevada	1,260.4	1,297.3	1,269.8	1,302.8	14.4	13.6	14.0	13.4	72.6	78.8	73.0	80.3
New Hampshire	659.5	674.4	661.1	673.5	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	25.8	26.8	25.9	26.3
New Jersey	4,024.5	4,091.8	4,044.2	4,092.9	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	155.3	159.9	153.2	159.7
New Mexico	825.2	825.6	827.3	825.3	25.2	18.3	24.7	17.8	43.7	43.8	43.5	44.1
New York	9,252.4	9,378.3	9,263.3	9,383.3	5.7	5.4	5.7	5.4	382.9	387.2	376.3	387.4
North Carolina	4,249.9	4,333.1	4,271.1	4,352.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	193.7	199.8	193.4	201.2
North Dakota	448.3	438.7	452.9	445.9	21.7	16.5	20.8	16.8	37.7	36.1	36.9	35.2
Ohio	5,450.2	5,525.2	5,449.4	5,524.4	14.0	11.3	13.5	11.2	213.9	222.2	211.6	218.6
Oklahoma	1,662.9	1,650.5	1,668.1	1,656.4	52.7	44.0	51.6	44.1	78.9	83.8	78.7	83.5
Oregon	1,778.7	1,844.4	1,792.7	1,853.4	7.8	7.8	7.9	7.8	87.4	93.8	86.8	91.9
Pennsylvania	5,810.5	5,872.3	5,867.9	5,907.9	32.9	24.7	31.9	24.1	251.1	252.2	249.4	245.7
Rhode Island	486.0	493.8	490.1	495.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	18.3	18.6	18.2	18.5
South Carolina	2,012.9	2,058.9	2,016.1	2,068.1	4.1	4.2	4.0	4.3	87.5	91.3	87.9	89.9
South Dakota	434.4	446.1	431.9	440.7	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	24.4	25.5	23.5	25.2
Tennessee	2,895.1	2,958.9	2,922.1	2,984.8	4.5	4.4	4.5	4.4	115.5	122.4	116.5	121.9
Texas	11,830.9	12,010.7	11,862.7	12,070.2	263.8	225.5	258.2	224.8	692.0	698.2	689.3	697.2
Utah	1,376.1	1,418.2	1,394.4	1,434.2	10.3	9.4	10.1	9.3	88.3	93.0	87.9	91.0
Vermont	308.5	314.6	313.4	317.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	16.7	17.6	16.4	17.0
Virginia	3,864.0	3,927.4	3,873.1	3,944.4	9.1	8.3	8.9	8.3	189.8	190.9	188.3	190.1
Washington	3,165.9	3,261.4	3,183.2	3,278.6	6.3	6.2	6.3	6.2	180.5	195.4	179.1	195.1
West Virginia	757.5	758.9	766.8	765.4	24.9	20.8	24.9	20.5	34.6	34.5	34.3	33.7
Wisconsin	2,906.3	2,958.4	2,907.5	2,947.7	4.3	4.0	4.2	4.0	119.3	127.5	116.7	123.4
Wyoming	295.9	287.2	295.2	285.9	23.2	18.5	22.8	18.5	25.2	24.0	24.7	22.9
Puerto Rico	883.7	881.8	892.9	886.3	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	23.5	22.1	23.4	21.6
Virgin Islands(1)	37.5	37.5	36.9	37.3	-	-	-	-	1.5	1.5	1.4	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
	August		September		August		September		August		September
	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)
Alabama	258.5	263.5	258.7	263.0	378.2	381.2	377.0	383.2	21.3	21.3	21.0	21.3
Alaska	21.5	21.5	15.9	15.3	70.9	71.8	69.0	68.6	6.3	6.1	6.3	6.1
Arizona	159.5	159.2	158.6	158.0	504.3	513.4	506.0	513.1	44.9	47.1	44.3	46.7
Arkansas	154.8	153.1	154.8	154.1	253.4	256.2	252.7	254.6	13.4	13.7	13.4	13.6
California	1,317.9	1,305.1	1,312.9	1,294.9	2,951.1	2,995.9	2,949.4	2,989.5	488.8	501.0	488.7	499.8
Colorado	142.1	144.3	141.9	143.0	449.6	454.7	446.8	451.1	71.5	72.6	70.7	71.9
Connecticut	159.8	160.7	159.1	159.7	291.8	294.2	295.6	296.8	32.7	33.7	32.2	33.1
Delaware	27.4	27.2	27.3	27.2	81.8	82.5	81.4	81.5	4.7	5.0	4.6	4.9
District of Columbia	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	32.0	33.7	32.5	33.5	17.2	16.9	17.1	16.9
Florida	344.7	357.7	345.5	357.3	1,674.3	1,710.1	1,670.8	1,708.0	136.5	133.2	135.6	131.6
Georgia	379.8	383.6	380.4	384.1	906.1	931.2	905.9	929.2	108.1	102.5	105.2	103.3
Hawaii	14.0	14.1	13.9	13.9	119.1	119.5	119.0	118.8	8.6	8.6	8.5	8.6
Idaho	62.8	63.7	63.0	64.4	137.7	141.7	137.5	140.5	9.3	9.7	9.2	9.5
Illinois	582.6	570.5	580.7	569.2	1,205.2	1,209.2	1,202.9	1,205.8	102.1	97.9	100.7	97.1
Indiana	523.1	516.7	520.8	516.6	586.3	600.8	584.0	596.9	33.6	32.0	33.1	31.5
Iowa	217.1	212.0	215.2	211.2	316.1	317.9	314.1	316.1	24.5	23.5	24.2	23.1
Kansas	160.4	160.4	161.3	160.6	266.6	266.0	265.5	266.0	21.0	19.7	20.6	19.6
Kentucky	243.0	242.8	243.5	243.8	387.8	396.2	387.2	396.3	25.2	24.2	24.9	24.1
Louisiana	143.6	136.3	142.6	135.2	392.8	390.6	390.7	387.3	24.4	25.1	23.3	24.0
Maine	51.5	52.1	51.1	51.4	123.6	124.8	120.8	121.1	7.7	7.5	7.5	7.4
Maryland	104.9	106.4	104.1	106.0	465.5	469.6	464.7	466.3	38.2	39.1	37.5	38.6
Massachusetts	251.3	252.0	249.1	250.6	572.2	578.1	568.2	571.0	89.1	88.5	87.8	87.4
Michigan	593.7	602.0	592.4	600.5	776.0	780.0	772.1	771.7	56.8	59.4	56.5	58.2
Minnesota	321.4	321.4	318.5	318.0	528.4	535.0	524.4	526.3	52.9	50.9	51.7	50.8
Mississippi	141.9	143.2	142.4	142.9	224.7	229.5	224.6	228.4	13.5	13.3	13.6	13.1
Missouri	262.0	261.1	261.7	259.4	534.4	535.8	532.7	533.5	54.3	51.8	53.6	51.8
Montana	19.4	19.9	19.3	19.9	95.7	95.1	95.0	94.4	6.4	6.2	6.3	6.1
Nebraska	97.4	97.4	97.2	97.1	207.3	205.9	205.8	203.6	17.7	17.5	17.5	17.5
Nevada	42.2	42.6	42.2	42.6	238.2	247.8	239.1	249.1	13.9	12.9	13.5	12.2
New Hampshire	68.0	66.8	67.2	66.4	138.7	144.5	137.2	141.1	12.4	12.7	12.1	12.6
New Jersey	239.6	243.5	239.7	244.6	856.8	873.6	858.2	874.6	74.9	75.2	74.2	75.8
New Mexico	28.2	26.5	27.9	26.4	139.3	136.5	138.6	135.5	13.6	13.3	12.7	12.4
New York	458.8	456.0	457.3	452.4	1,564.8	1,576.2	1,571.6	1,574.5	266.4	272.8	266.2	270.1
North Carolina	462.9	462.7	462.9	461.7	799.5	820.9	797.0	819.2	76.4	75.9	75.8	74.7
North Dakota	25.6	24.9	25.6	25.0	102.7	96.9	102.2	96.0	6.6	6.4	6.6	6.5
Ohio	690.2	690.2	686.4	685.7	1,015.8	1,027.5	1,009.0	1,018.1	72.0	71.0	71.1	71.0
Oklahoma	135.6	125.2	134.9	125.6	307.0	305.1	306.1	302.4	20.8	21.6	20.7	21.1
Oregon	190.3	190.2	189.5	188.5	338.6	344.5	338.9	345.1	34.2	35.6	33.8	35.4
Pennsylvania	570.9	567.6	567.1	564.5	1,116.0	1,124.7	1,121.6	1,127.6	86.0	86.2	85.0	84.7
Rhode Island	41.3	41.8	41.3	41.5	76.2	77.0	76.9	77.1	8.6	8.5	8.7	8.4
South Carolina	235.9	239.6	236.7	241.1	389.1	392.8	385.3	391.3	27.0	26.5	26.9	26.2
South Dakota	42.6	42.5	42.5	41.8	88.8	92.9	87.3	90.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.8
Tennessee	334.3	341.8	334.9	342.4	606.7	614.6	605.8	612.6	44.2	45.4	43.8	45.1
Texas	875.5	845.6	869.9	843.1	2,403.8	2,439.9	2,397.4	2,437.9	202.8	202.6	200.3	201.6
Utah	124.3	128.5	124.1	128.5	265.0	272.9	264.5	270.5	35.2	35.2	34.8	35.0
Vermont	31.1	30.9	30.9	30.5	55.4	56.0	54.9	55.0	4.6	4.5	4.6	4.4
Virginia	234.2	231.1	234.1	229.7	657.7	675.6	655.5	671.3	69.9	69.0	69.1	67.9
Washington	295.6	289.1	295.1	289.5	596.7	619.8	596.0	616.4	117.6	124.8	117.0	123.8
West Virginia	47.7	47.0	47.7	46.9	134.6	134.5	135.0	133.4	9.3	9.0	9.2	8.9
Wisconsin	475.3	478.8	469.1	471.7	536.5	549.3	535.0	545.1	50.0	49.2	49.1	48.7
Wyoming	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	57.0	54.1	56.0	53.1	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6
Puerto Rico	73.3	71.7	74.1	71.8	169.7	173.5	170.3	173.0	20.7	20.0	20.6	20.0
Virgin Islands	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	7.9	8.1	7.9	8.1	0.7	0.6	0.7	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
	August		September		August		September		August		September
	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)
Alabama	96.0	99.6	95.3	98.5	230.2	231.6	229.4	230.3	227.8	233.1	228.9	233.4
Alaska	12.7	12.7	12.3	12.5	31.3	29.3	30.7	28.1	47.2	49.2	47.0	49.9
Arizona	195.6	204.5	195.7	203.5	395.6	407.0	397.0	406.2	397.9	413.6	399.7	418.4
Arkansas	49.7	49.8	49.3	49.5	137.5	145.1	140.6	144.5	174.2	180.4	177.3	185.0
California	806.4	817.1	801.9	813.3	2,523.8	2,602.3	2,514.1	2,607.5	2,441.5	2,523.9	2,468.0	2,554.5
Colorado	160.7	164.9	159.7	163.7	405.7	413.5	402.9	412.4	314.0	325.0	314.5	325.5
Connecticut	131.4	133.6	129.5	131.4	217.9	220.5	217.2	219.7	319.8	322.5	325.2	327.6
Delaware	47.3	47.9	47.1	47.6	59.1	63.6	58.4	64.1	75.0	77.2	75.4	77.8
District of Columbia	30.4	31.1	30.1	30.9	162.6	163.8	161.6	164.5	119.9	122.7	128.0	129.1
Florida	538.6	555.3	537.3	554.7	1,223.8	1,283.8	1,224.3	1,289.5	1,193.5	1,235.1	1,204.8	1,252.2
Georgia	235.8	240.4	234.9	241.5	645.3	669.2	646.1	672.1	541.4	555.0	543.9	553.9
Hawaii	28.3	28.8	28.1	28.2	83.1	84.4	83.1	84.2	80.2	84.6	81.3	85.6
Idaho	33.6	35.4	33.2	34.9	84.1	87.2	83.5	85.9	95.1	97.0	97.2	100.0
Illinois	384.4	380.4	379.8	375.7	934.8	955.0	930.4	957.9	887.4	894.6	897.2	905.5
Indiana	132.3	134.4	131.5	133.3	333.3	327.5	331.6	329.1	442.7	464.5	457.7	478.8
Iowa	106.6	111.4	105.9	109.6	142.0	138.4	139.6	136.5	218.2	221.4	225.8	230.7
Kansas	80.3	81.5	79.5	81.2	180.9	182.4	179.7	178.7	193.3	194.8	193.9	194.3
Kentucky	92.8	97.0	92.6	96.9	215.6	216.6	215.6	220.7	262.3	273.9	265.8	275.5
Louisiana	91.9	90.7	91.1	90.7	214.1	210.4	211.9	210.3	304.2	312.9	305.0	314.2
Maine	31.4	32.2	30.9	31.2	65.9	67.0	65.2	65.8	122.5	123.6	124.7	126.0
Maryland	147.8	148.5	146.3	148.0	438.3	443.3	432.1	441.5	430.3	440.0	435.2	441.9
Massachusetts	224.5	227.3	220.6	224.1	546.9	561.9	538.8	556.7	749.8	772.2	758.0	782.0
Michigan	210.5	220.3	207.7	216.1	633.2	657.0	639.6	664.6	646.6	659.6	649.1	668.8
Minnesota	184.7	186.5	181.8	184.4	363.3	364.6	356.3	367.0	506.6	527.6	513.3	527.5
Mississippi	43.7	42.6	43.6	42.5	106.0	101.0	106.0	101.0	136.5	138.9	139.5	140.6
Missouri	168.0	173.0	166.3	173.6	372.6	384.5	372.0	385.4	445.9	444.2	446.2	453.7
Montana	24.2	24.7	24.0	24.6	41.9	42.2	40.9	40.8	70.7	73.3	71.7	74.0
Nebraska	72.3	72.8	72.0	72.2	118.2	120.3	118.0	121.0	148.3	152.6	149.6	153.7
Nevada	59.9	60.8	59.9	61.5	167.8	173.4	167.9	169.9	122.8	126.5	123.6	126.7
New Hampshire	36.5	37.5	36.0	37.0	78.3	80.5	77.6	79.3	116.3	117.9	117.4	120.6
New Jersey	254.6	259.1	253.4	256.7	654.5	666.3	656.9	669.1	644.7	654.4	658.1	663.8
New Mexico	33.3	33.0	32.9	33.1	100.8	102.2	99.7	102.3	130.2	139.3	133.9	140.0
New York	717.8	718.3	706.6	709.3	1,285.9	1,288.6	1,272.9	1,281.1	1,824.4	1,881.9	1,869.7	1,927.2
North Carolina	222.4	222.2	221.7	220.9	598.0	623.7	598.8	623.5	570.9	578.2	574.5	582.2
North Dakota	24.3	23.1	24.1	23.2	37.2	36.9	36.9	36.5	60.5	61.6	60.8	61.9
Ohio	296.0	301.4	292.9	301.7	727.5	724.2	719.0	721.5	899.4	913.0	906.2	924.0
Oklahoma	80.1	81.4	79.8	80.8	186.4	181.5	184.5	179.8	231.0	234.5	232.9	236.2
Oregon	96.3	99.7	95.8	98.6	232.2	250.2	231.7	249.9	252.3	265.1	259.7	271.6
Pennsylvania	320.6	319.3	316.7	317.9	780.5	793.0	779.4	795.5	1,156.7	1,190.1	1,195.4	1,210.3
Rhode Island	32.7	33.0	33.0	32.8	64.7	67.6	64.4	66.4	101.5	101.1	104.4	103.9
South Carolina	98.4	101.4	97.5	100.4	263.9	277.7	263.9	281.0	235.2	244.8	236.4	248.3
South Dakota	29.9	30.5	29.7	30.2	31.3	32.6	30.7	31.2	68.6	69.9	69.1	70.7
Tennessee	149.2	152.1	148.7	152.0	395.9	405.0	397.1	407.6	411.4	429.5	418.1	438.1
Texas	724.9	746.7	723.4	745.2	1,606.6	1,635.4	1,601.6	1,635.5	1,591.0	1,648.3	1,598.2	1,658.9
Utah	79.9	86.3	79.8	86.1	198.1	201.2	197.5	202.3	178.5	186.7	185.2	193.4
Vermont	12.2	12.3	12.0	12.1	28.4	28.9	27.9	28.4	62.8	65.1	63.0	65.1
Virginia	199.7	201.2	198.3	200.9	704.0	729.3	699.0	728.1	508.5	521.4	515.4	529.8
Washington	149.5	154.9	148.9	153.6	395.5	409.1	397.0	411.4	447.5	464.7	454.4	473.1
West Virginia	36.6	35.8	36.3	35.9	67.4	66.6	66.7	67.3	125.8	130.8	129.1	133.5
Wisconsin	152.9	156.6	150.9	154.2	319.2	326.2	314.3	321.8	429.8	435.7	435.9	439.4
Wyoming	11.1	10.6	11.1	10.7	19.2	18.9	18.6	18.7	26.4	27.2	27.2	27.5
Puerto Rico	42.0	40.8	42.2	41.2	109.2	110.7	110.1	111.4	117.4	116.5	122.7	119.5
Virgin Islands	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	2.3	2.3	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
	August		September		August		September		August		September
	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)	2015	2016	2015	2016(p)
Alabama	194.6	197.6	191.5	193.3	80.8	82.7	80.7	81.9	370.8	370.6	376.5	376.4
Alaska	42.1	44.3	39.2	39.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.4	78.2	78.6	82.8	83.0
Arizona	295.8	305.6	297.1	305.7	87.6	86.6	87.8	86.6	393.9	389.9	418.9	418.8
Arkansas	115.1	117.3	114.5	116.9	44.0	44.4	43.7	44.7	201.9	202.2	215.1	215.2
California	1,869.5	1,932.4	1,851.7	1,919.0	550.7	550.9	550.1	553.2	2,358.2	2,395.8	2,431.3	2,471.9
Colorado	327.6	343.3	316.9	327.4	104.4	105.6	103.4	104.3	396.5	408.7	419.6	429.1
Connecticut	158.5	163.8	153.3	155.0	65.5	67.1	63.9	64.3	225.6	224.6	236.9	235.8
Delaware	54.2	56.8	51.0	53.7	18.8	19.2	18.6	18.8	61.1	61.0	65.2	65.1
District of Columbia	73.7	74.8	73.3	75.6	71.1	71.8	71.0	71.9	236.1	242.1	237.2	242.3
Florida	1,123.8	1,171.1	1,118.4	1,167.1	329.9	334.7	330.1	335.9	1,078.5	1,093.6	1,088.1	1,107.7
Georgia	458.9	481.2	453.3	472.9	157.5	155.4	156.7	155.6	671.5	680.4	680.1	691.1
Hawaii	115.5	120.8	114.5	119.8	26.6	27.0	26.8	27.1	121.6	119.8	124.6	126.0
Idaho	74.3	76.3	71.7	74.9	23.9	25.2	23.6	24.1	111.4	114.4	120.0	122.4
Illinois	602.8	627.0	589.8	610.0	254.4	258.8	252.0	258.3	792.8	790.1	836.7	833.7
Indiana	312.4	317.2	307.0	312.8	127.5	128.8	127.1	126.7	411.6	413.3	436.6	441.3
Iowa	147.1	153.3	142.5	145.0	60.3	63.3	60.0	62.6	236.4	238.6	255.6	258.4
Kansas	129.7	130.4	127.2	128.3	47.8	46.7	47.9	47.1	235.6	234.2	258.6	258.9
Kentucky	193.2	196.6	191.3	194.8	63.8	64.0	63.2	63.2	310.8	308.7	319.1	316.6
Louisiana	229.3	226.5	227.5	225.1	74.3	74.9	74.0	73.8	316.9	314.0	327.9	324.9
Maine	79.7	83.2	71.3	72.1	21.9	22.1	21.3	21.3	90.8	89.3	99.9	99.7
Maryland	286.8	303.4	274.6	285.2	116.2	117.7	115.8	117.6	479.9	484.4	502.0	507.8
Massachusetts	382.5	399.9	361.2	375.2	141.1	140.5	134.6	133.7	407.6	410.7	448.9	453.8
Michigan	439.5	453.5	427.3	436.5	169.7	172.3	168.1	170.9	544.3	552.3	594.8	601.3
Minnesota	276.4	285.6	267.6	271.2	116.2	116.6	114.5	116.0	395.7	396.1	413.6	416.4
Mississippi	131.7	135.2	131.1	133.6	39.8	39.3	39.8	39.4	239.7	243.0	245.7	249.1
Missouri	307.0	313.7	299.7	303.2	115.9	115.2	114.9	115.0	399.7	401.9	434.8	438.6
Montana	69.5	70.1	65.7	66.8	18.2	18.0	18.0	18.1	85.7	85.4	90.8	90.2
Nebraska	92.3	96.2	90.6	92.6	37.3	36.7	37.0	36.5	164.2	163.2	170.6	173.1
Nevada	344.3	352.4	343.9	349.6	36.6	37.3	36.3	37.7	147.7	151.2	156.4	159.8
New Hampshire	79.1	82.9	70.9	72.3	25.7	26.8	25.3	27.2	77.7	76.9	90.5	89.6
New Jersey	395.8	411.2	378.2	377.8	171.8	175.7	169.1	168.6	575.1	571.6	601.8	600.9
New Mexico	96.0	98.1	93.6	94.9	30.6	30.5	28.3	28.8	184.3	184.1	191.5	190.0
New York	942.9	973.2	918.5	943.9	404.1	414.7	400.7	409.3	1,398.7	1,404.0	1,417.8	1,422.7
North Carolina	478.8	492.7	466.7	476.5	154.1	157.7	152.4	158.7	687.6	693.7	722.3	728.4
North Dakota	41.1	41.1	40.9	42.5	16.6	18.0	16.5	18.1	74.3	77.2	81.6	84.2
Ohio	570.0	591.4	556.0	567.5	215.1	220.2	212.3	219.4	736.3	752.8	771.4	785.7
Oklahoma	165.8	171.7	164.6	169.0	62.7	62.2	62.4	61.9	341.9	339.5	351.9	352.0
Oregon	202.0	208.3	198.9	203.1	61.3	63.7	61.0	63.7	276.3	285.5	288.7	297.8
Pennsylvania	581.7	593.4	559.2	570.8	259.8	260.4	255.7	257.3	654.3	660.7	706.5	709.5
Rhode Island	61.9	64.0	59.9	62.6	23.9	24.7	23.1	23.4	56.7	57.3	60.0	60.4
South Carolina	249.4	252.8	241.8	244.3	74.1	74.2	73.6	75.4	348.3	353.6	362.1	365.9
South Dakota	52.0	54.2	48.3	50.1	16.2	16.0	15.8	15.0	73.6	75.0	78.1	79.8
Tennessee	318.8	324.5	314.7	317.4	107.7	110.2	107.6	110.5	406.9	409.0	430.4	432.8
Texas	1,270.0	1,320.7	1,261.2	1,312.2	423.4	429.1	419.3	428.6	1,777.1	1,818.7	1,843.9	1,885.2
Utah	138.7	143.7	136.0	139.9	39.5	40.4	38.7	39.4	218.3	220.9	235.8	238.8
Vermont	37.3	38.7	35.8	36.4	10.6	10.4	10.4	10.2	48.5	49.3	56.6	57.0
Virginia	407.4	410.6	394.6	401.1	201.0	205.3	199.0	204.7	682.7	684.7	710.9	712.5
Washington	325.9	331.3	321.0	325.4	117.8	122.7	116.3	121.9	533.0	543.4	552.1	562.2
West Virginia	77.1	80.3	76.0	78.2	55.4	54.8	55.2	54.7	144.1	144.8	152.4	152.4
Wisconsin	293.6	300.2	279.9	278.1	148.8	151.6	147.4	149.9	376.6	379.3	405.0	411.4
Wyoming	41.9	42.0	39.0	38.7	10.3	10.5	10.1	10.4	68.1	67.9	72.2	71.9
Puerto Rico	80.9	81.7	81.2	81.5	17.4	17.2	17.6	17.3	229.1	227.1	230.1	228.5
Virgin Islands	7.3	7.2	6.8	7.0	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.0	10.8	10.8	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.