For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, November 19, 2019	                USDL-19-2049

Technical information: 
 Employment:	(202) 691-6559  *  sminfo@bls.gov    *  www.bls.gov/sae
 Unemployment:	(202) 691-6392  *  lausinfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov/lau

Media contact:	(202) 691-5902  *  PressOffice@bls.gov


              STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- OCTOBER 2019


Unemployment rates were lower in October in 4 states, higher in 2 states,
and stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics reported today. Eight states had jobless rate decreases
from a year earlier, 3 states had increases, and 39 states and the District
had little or no change. The national unemployment rate, 3.6 percent, was
little changed over the month and from October 2018.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 4 states in October 2019, decreased
in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 45 states and the District of Columbia.
Over the year, 27 states added nonfarm payroll jobs and 23 states and the
District were essentially unchanged.

This news release presents statistics from two monthly programs. The civilian
labor force and unemployment data are modeled based largely on a survey of
households. These data pertain to individuals by where they reside. The
employment data are from an establishment survey that measures nonfarm
employment, hours, and earnings by industry. These data pertain to jobs on
payrolls defined by where the establishments are located. For more information
about the concepts and statistical methodologies used by these two programs,
see the Technical Note.

Unemployment

Vermont had the lowest unemployment rate in October, 2.2 percent. The rates
in Alabama (2.8 percent), California (3.9 percent), Maine (2.8 percent), and
South Carolina (2.6 percent) set new series lows. (All state series begin in
1976.) Alaska had the highest jobless rate, 6.2 percent. In total, 15 states
had unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 3.6 percent, 12 states
and the District of Columbia had higher rates, and 23 states had rates that
were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 1.)

South Carolina had the largest over-the-month unemployment rate decrease
(-0.3 percentage point) in October, closely followed by Alabama and Utah
(-0.2 point each) and Georgia (-0.1 point). Delaware and Pennsylvania had
the only rate increases (+0.2 percentage point each). The remaining 44 states
and the District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not notably different
from those of a month earlier, though some had changes that were at least
as large numerically as the significant changes.

Alabama and Colorado had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decreases
(-1.0 percentage point each). The largest rate increase from October 2018
occurred in Mississippi (+0.8 percentage point). (See table B.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in four states in October 2019. The
job gains occurred in Texas (+30,100, or +0.2 percent), Maryland (+10,700,
or +0.4 percent), Utah (+6,700, or +0.4 percent), and Nebraska (+5,200, or
+0.5 percent). Employment decreased in October in Michigan (-21,800, or -0.5
percent). (See tables C and 3.)

Twenty-seven states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment
in October. The largest job gains occurred in California (+308,000), Texas
(+297,100), and Florida (+228,600). The largest percentage gains occurred
in Utah (+3.2 percent), Florida (+2.6 percent), and Arizona (+2.5 percent).
(See table D.)

_____________
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for October
is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at 10:00 a.m.
(EST). The State Employment and Unemployment news release for November is
scheduled to be released on Friday, December 20, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).



Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., October 2019, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------
                State                |          Rate(p)
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States (1) ...................|           3.6
                                     |
Alabama .............................|           2.8
Alaska ..............................|           6.2
Arizona .............................|           4.8
California ..........................|           3.9
Colorado ............................|           2.6
District of Columbia ................|           5.4
Hawaii ..............................|           2.7
Idaho ...............................|           2.9
Iowa ................................|           2.6
Kentucky ............................|           4.3
                                     |
Louisiana ...........................|           4.5
Maine ...............................|           2.8
Massachusetts .......................|           2.9
Mississippi .........................|           5.5
Nebraska ............................|           3.1
New Hampshire .......................|           2.6
New Mexico ..........................|           4.8
New York ............................|           4.0
North Dakota ........................|           2.5
Ohio ................................|           4.2
                                     |
Pennsylvania ........................|           4.2
South Carolina ......................|           2.6
South Dakota ........................|           3.0
Utah ................................|           2.5
Vermont .............................|           2.2
Virginia ............................|           2.6
Washington ..........................|           4.5
West Virginia .......................|           4.8
--------------------------------------------------------------
   (1) Data are not preliminary.
   (p) = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from October 2018 to October 2019, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              |  October  |  October  |    change(p)
                                |    2018   |  2019(p)  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ........................|     3.8   |     2.8   |      -1.0
California .....................|     4.1   |     3.9   |       -.2
Colorado .......................|     3.6   |     2.6   |      -1.0
Maine ..........................|     3.5   |     2.8   |       -.7
Mississippi ....................|     4.7   |     5.5   |        .8
Nebraska .......................|     2.7   |     3.1   |        .4
New Jersey .....................|     3.9   |     3.2   |       -.7
New York .......................|     3.8   |     4.0   |        .2
South Carolina .................|     3.2   |     2.6   |       -.6
Utah ...........................|     3.2   |     2.5   |       -.7
Vermont ........................|     2.6   |     2.2   |       -.4
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.


Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from
September 2019 to October 2019, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              |             |             | Over-the-month change(p)
           State              |  September  |   October   |---------------------------
                              |     2019    |    2019(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maryland .....................|   2,765,500 |   2,776,200 |      10,700 |      0.4
Michigan .....................|   4,446,300 |   4,424,500 |     -21,800 |      -.5
Nebraska .....................|   1,033,300 |   1,038,500 |       5,200 |       .5
Texas ........................|  12,867,300 |  12,897,400 |      30,100 |       .2
Utah .........................|   1,574,100 |   1,580,800 |       6,700 |       .4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.


Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
October 2018 to October 2019, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              |             |             | Over-the-year change(p)
           State              |   October   |   October   |---------------------------
                              |     2018    |    2019(p)  |    Level    |    Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ......................|   2,050,200 |   2,091,800 |      41,600 |      2.0
Arizona ......................|   2,881,400 |   2,952,000 |      70,600 |      2.5
Arkansas .....................|   1,264,300 |   1,282,200 |      17,900 |      1.4
California ...................|  17,259,500 |  17,567,500 |     308,000 |      1.8
Colorado .....................|   2,738,800 |   2,791,500 |      52,700 |      1.9
Florida ......................|   8,850,400 |   9,079,000 |     228,600 |      2.6
Georgia ......................|   4,568,900 |   4,641,400 |      72,500 |      1.6
Idaho ........................|     740,900 |     757,300 |      16,400 |      2.2
Illinois .....................|   6,135,300 |   6,192,300 |      57,000 |       .9
Kansas .......................|   1,419,700 |   1,437,800 |      18,100 |      1.3
                              |             |             |             |       
Kentucky .....................|   1,933,400 |   1,964,500 |      31,100 |      1.6
Maryland .....................|   2,746,200 |   2,776,200 |      30,000 |      1.1
Massachusetts ................|   3,642,900 |   3,694,600 |      51,700 |      1.4
Missouri .....................|   2,888,900 |   2,923,500 |      34,600 |      1.2
Nebraska .....................|   1,022,400 |   1,038,500 |      16,100 |      1.6
Nevada .......................|   1,404,900 |   1,435,700 |      30,800 |      2.2
New Mexico ...................|     844,900 |     862,200 |      17,300 |      2.0
New York .....................|   9,700,300 |   9,804,000 |     103,700 |      1.1
North Carolina ...............|   4,498,300 |   4,589,100 |      90,800 |      2.0
Oregon .......................|   1,918,400 |   1,951,000 |      32,600 |      1.7
                              |             |             |             |       
Rhode Island .................|     496,900 |     505,800 |       8,900 |      1.8
South Carolina ...............|   2,154,200 |   2,185,000 |      30,800 |      1.4
South Dakota .................|     441,300 |     449,500 |       8,200 |      1.9
Tennessee ....................|   3,081,000 |   3,119,900 |      38,900 |      1.3
Texas ........................|  12,600,300 |  12,897,400 |     297,100 |      2.4
Utah .........................|   1,531,900 |   1,580,800 |      48,900 |      3.2
Washington ...................|   3,426,900 |   3,503,900 |      77,000 |      2.2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.

Technical Note

  
   This news release presents civilian labor force and unemployment data for states
   and selected substate areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
   program (tables 1 and 2). Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment estimates
   by state and industry supersector from the Current Employment Statistics (CES)
   program (tables 3 and 4). The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative
   endeavors.

Civilian labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

   Definitions. The civilian 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 employed people and unemployed people on a place-of-
   residence basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population
   16 years of age and older. Employed people are those who did any work at all for
   pay or profit in the reference week (typically 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 people 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; people on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted 
   as unemployed. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed people.
   The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor
   force.

   Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 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 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 produced using a similar model-based approach.
    
   Each month, estimates for the nine census divisions first are modeled using inputs
   from the CPS only and controlled to the national totals. State estimates then are
   controlled to their respective census 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 more detailed description of the estimation
   procedures is available from BLS upon request.
   
   Annual revisions. Civilian 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 
   people into trend, seasonal, and irregular components. The benchmarked signals of 
   employed and unemployed people first are adjusted using an X-11 type of seasonal 
   adjustment filter. The adjusted data then are smoothed using a Reproducing Kernel 
   Hilbert Space (RKHS) filter. The smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates of employed and 
   unemployed people are summed to derive the civilian labor force, and the unemployment 
   rate then is calculated as the unemployed percent of the civilian labor force. 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 that were issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on April 10,
   2018. 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 2017 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/web/laus/benchmark.pdf.

   Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the
   statewide expanded supersector level. In some cases, the seasonally adjusted
   payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently adjusted
   supersector series. In other cases, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment
   total is independently adjusted. Revisions to historical data for the most recent
   five years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.
     
   Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted concurrently, using all available 
   estimates including those for the current month, to develop sample-based seasonal
   factors. Concurrent sample-based factors are created every month for the current 
   month's preliminary estimate as well as the previous month's final estimate in order
   to incorporate real-time estimates.

   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 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, 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/web/laus/790stderr.htm. Measures of 
   nonsampling error are not available.

Additional information

   Estimates of civilian labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well
   as nonfarm payroll employment from the CES program, for metropolitan areas and
   metropolitan divisions are available in the news release Metropolitan Area Employment
   and Unemployment. Estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed
   people, and unemployment rates for approximately 7,000 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 state and selected area, seasonally adjusted

State and area	Civilian labor force				Unemployed
	Oct. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019(p)	Number				Percent of labor force
					Oct. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019(p)	Oct. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019(p)
Alabama	2,203,946	2,255,088	2,260,992	2,264,014	83,400	70,608	66,883	63,333	3.8	3.1	3.0	2.8
Alaska	356,285	350,689	350,040	349,051	23,069	21,808	21,701	21,496	6.5	6.2	6.2	6.2
Arizona	3,485,838	3,552,043	3,567,149	3,580,647	170,670	177,808	175,783	172,828	4.9	5.0	4.9	4.8
Arkansas	1,352,808	1,362,512	1,362,180	1,363,806	49,532	46,869	47,105	47,794	3.7	3.4	3.5	3.5
California	19,499,464	19,380,103	19,401,250	19,442,090	798,652	791,357	774,414	765,252	4.1	4.1	4.0	3.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	5,155,479	5,099,073	5,107,255	5,119,526	241,123	225,714	225,417	227,059	4.7	4.4	4.4	4.4
Colorado	3,128,227	3,155,105	3,160,273	3,164,826	113,544	88,343	85,275	83,555	3.6	2.8	2.7	2.6
Connecticut	1,920,665	1,907,301	1,911,013	1,917,279	73,303	68,094	68,246	69,510	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.6
Delaware	483,335	489,167	489,244	489,844	17,175	16,624	17,212	17,928	3.6	3.4	3.5	3.7
District of Columbia	403,252	412,006	411,878	411,405	21,532	22,541	22,154	22,029	5.3	5.5	5.4	5.4
Florida	10,286,418	10,386,745	10,421,251	10,465,204	341,843	341,797	336,039	330,576	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,383,225	1,422,441	1,427,187	1,437,796	48,747	45,925	45,140	44,355	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.1
Georgia	5,113,332	5,107,560	5,111,935	5,119,654	190,380	182,066	177,275	172,031	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.4
Hawaii	677,592	661,065	660,342	661,387	17,726	17,995	17,763	17,678	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7
Idaho	862,494	879,308	882,107	884,545	23,650	25,490	25,624	25,736	2.7	2.9	2.9	2.9
Illinois	6,467,597	6,504,503	6,506,151	6,504,414	274,651	262,464	255,927	250,957	4.2	4.0	3.9	3.9
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,737,072	3,754,657	3,753,608	3,748,614	137,088	139,816	136,227	133,289	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6
Indiana	3,391,482	3,386,363	3,383,285	3,383,852	117,021	112,364	109,437	108,040	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.2
Iowa	1,690,847	1,730,041	1,738,484	1,748,465	40,008	43,770	44,221	45,084	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6
Kansas	1,486,053	1,480,417	1,483,887	1,488,607	49,365	47,722	46,871	46,715	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1
Kentucky	2,062,404	2,071,338	2,073,254	2,077,025	88,927	90,564	90,533	90,048	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.3
Louisiana	2,098,880	2,094,179	2,094,212	2,095,516	102,277	90,154	90,939	94,173	4.9	4.3	4.3	4.5
Maine	698,226	691,780	691,011	690,827	24,461	20,114	19,697	19,524	3.5	2.9	2.9	2.8
Maryland	3,193,198	3,245,247	3,255,152	3,268,141	118,228	121,940	120,825	118,714	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.6
Massachusetts	3,833,725	3,837,444	3,839,908	3,845,542	119,673	110,690	111,492	111,312	3.1	2.9	2.9	2.9
Michigan	4,899,554	4,963,440	4,960,980	4,957,782	193,583	210,604	207,654	202,323	4.0	4.2	4.2	4.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,131,518	2,161,434	2,162,563	2,163,715	86,011	97,593	95,070	90,360	4.0	4.5	4.4	4.2
Minnesota	3,075,869	3,112,506	3,118,239	3,125,428	87,146	103,476	101,327	100,759	2.8	3.3	3.2	3.2
Mississippi	1,274,268	1,282,318	1,287,378	1,289,812	59,466	66,877	69,324	70,823	4.7	5.2	5.4	5.5
Missouri	3,051,523	3,075,373	3,091,770	3,110,068	92,572	98,189	95,066	95,332	3.0	3.2	3.1	3.1
Montana	529,785	532,702	533,083	533,934	19,717	17,669	17,780	17,955	3.7	3.3	3.3	3.4
Nebraska	1,022,354	1,039,103	1,040,639	1,042,741	28,048	32,094	32,177	32,549	2.7	3.1	3.1	3.1
Nevada	1,514,236	1,539,817	1,545,422	1,551,588	67,251	63,327	63,219	62,966	4.4	4.1	4.1	4.1
New Hampshire	763,601	771,678	772,815	774,536	18,322	19,327	19,562	19,936	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6
New Jersey	4,422,755	4,456,892	4,475,460	4,501,703	171,389	141,858	140,690	145,017	3.9	3.2	3.1	3.2
New Mexico	944,693	963,765	965,306	966,460	46,926	47,519	46,944	46,488	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8
New York	9,606,317	9,520,731	9,518,658	9,529,815	368,874	377,563	375,787	379,132	3.8	4.0	3.9	4.0
New York City	4,120,234	4,091,232	4,087,394	4,088,541	163,393	171,470	167,072	166,306	4.0	4.2	4.1	4.1
North Carolina	4,985,120	5,111,917	5,120,287	5,128,605	184,536	212,216	208,427	204,151	3.7	4.2	4.1	4.0
North Dakota	402,876	404,311	403,933	403,957	10,343	9,769	9,911	9,998	2.6	2.4	2.5	2.5
Ohio	5,754,622	5,825,387	5,828,584	5,831,229	264,945	237,808	242,878	246,043	4.6	4.1	4.2	4.2
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,035,692	1,041,413	1,041,105	1,040,299	52,487	44,073	44,536	43,583	5.1	4.2	4.3	4.2
Oklahoma	1,836,660	1,845,520	1,850,818	1,853,560	56,901	58,978	59,591	60,713	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3
Oregon	2,110,174	2,116,118	2,116,309	2,116,423	89,290	84,875	86,066	85,728	4.2	4.0	4.1	4.1
Pennsylvania	6,448,603	6,479,546	6,492,745	6,516,164	269,915	254,881	260,488	271,289	4.2	3.9	4.0	4.2
Rhode Island	556,191	554,449	555,269	556,349	22,052	19,857	20,010	19,853	4.0	3.6	3.6	3.6
South Carolina	2,329,300	2,382,215	2,380,757	2,381,125	74,930	77,309	69,186	62,363	3.2	3.2	2.9	2.6
South Dakota	460,863	467,132	467,960	468,825	13,554	13,768	13,960	14,231	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0
Tennessee	3,254,694	3,358,260	3,361,014	3,362,068	108,111	117,046	115,734	114,214	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.4
Texas	13,914,226	14,032,289	14,055,795	14,099,457	513,286	471,861	471,072	478,037	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.4
Utah	1,579,635	1,601,441	1,606,085	1,610,885	49,824	45,083	43,367	41,043	3.2	2.8	2.7	2.5
Vermont	345,587	347,131	345,844	344,398	9,022	7,413	7,584	7,714	2.6	2.1	2.2	2.2
Virginia	4,337,213	4,404,389	4,414,206	4,427,753	120,744	122,574	119,008	116,640	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.6
Washington	3,822,081	3,895,830	3,907,085	3,922,288	169,597	179,681	178,988	178,341	4.4	4.6	4.6	4.5
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,695,622	1,722,204	1,727,957	1,734,984	55,873	53,371	52,493	51,593	3.3	3.1	3.0	3.0
West Virginia	784,238	795,713	798,093	801,008	40,224	36,836	37,153	38,052	5.1	4.6	4.7	4.8
Wisconsin	3,124,072	3,121,000	3,121,112	3,121,409	93,198	96,805	100,681	102,858	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.3
Wyoming	289,238	288,559	289,262	290,238	12,014	10,696	10,908	10,957	4.2	3.7	3.8	3.8
Puerto Rico	1,079,179	1,086,722	1,083,923	1,079,789	90,062	83,402	82,009	82,894	8.3	7.7	7.6	7.7
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. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, 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 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted

State and area	Civilian labor force				Unemployed
	September		October		Number				Percent of labor force
	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	September		October		September		October
					2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)
Alabama	2,192,040	2,264,263	2,212,503	2,268,807	80,600	56,924	81,676	55,198	3.7	2.5	3.7	2.4
Alaska	357,350	349,424	354,262	344,086	21,107	19,674	21,539	19,302	5.9	5.6	6.1	5.6
Arizona	3,477,406	3,599,212	3,491,620	3,600,272	171,484	160,003	170,174	155,592	4.9	4.4	4.9	4.3
Arkansas	1,353,432	1,363,893	1,355,060	1,371,506	46,919	45,710	44,065	43,543	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.2
California	19,478,378	19,567,536	19,542,699	19,587,530	756,608	690,859	772,789	718,288	3.9	3.5	4.0	3.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	5,151,806	5,153,201	5,165,359	5,161,499	240,751	230,236	240,088	233,025	4.7	4.5	4.6	4.5
Colorado	3,124,018	3,177,825	3,135,286	3,178,070	101,808	70,003	106,223	75,930	3.3	2.2	3.4	2.4
Connecticut	1,903,862	1,913,778	1,915,336	1,929,656	69,691	65,606	66,683	67,400	3.7	3.4	3.5	3.5
Delaware	478,645	484,873	481,871	490,070	17,069	18,227	16,101	18,747	3.6	3.8	3.3	3.8
District of Columbia	400,542	407,982	402,446	408,359	22,194	21,705	21,315	21,847	5.5	5.3	5.3	5.3
Florida	10,280,409	10,532,471	10,305,265	10,565,454	342,076	317,695	340,078	307,338	3.3	3.0	3.3	2.9
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,376,079	1,433,319	1,381,547	1,462,938	52,205	44,799	50,415	42,483	3.8	3.1	3.6	2.9
Georgia	5,090,466	5,112,295	5,112,773	5,132,691	182,202	156,470	191,762	156,161	3.6	3.1	3.8	3.0
Hawaii	673,932	657,524	673,215	663,485	18,180	18,240	17,405	17,433	2.7	2.8	2.6	2.6
Idaho	858,931	885,920	862,938	887,724	18,905	20,304	19,220	20,729	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.3
Illinois	6,435,664	6,482,734	6,477,162	6,483,880	248,531	230,385	263,231	235,466	3.9	3.6	4.1	3.6
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,705,981	3,721,644	3,732,976	3,714,650	128,020	120,786	134,188	126,791	3.5	3.2	3.6	3.4
Indiana	3,370,504	3,366,755	3,393,074	3,378,649	104,423	95,452	112,491	101,383	3.1	2.8	3.3	3.0
Iowa	1,684,670	1,758,902	1,695,446	1,773,729	34,932	38,677	31,524	38,106	2.1	2.2	1.9	2.1
Kansas	1,478,994	1,491,504	1,488,086	1,502,615	44,157	41,041	44,868	42,716	3.0	2.8	3.0	2.8
Kentucky	2,054,993	2,070,290	2,050,539	2,074,620	84,562	78,396	79,263	76,865	4.1	3.8	3.9	3.7
Louisiana	2,093,336	2,095,218	2,105,178	2,102,691	102,970	95,158	97,073	99,047	4.9	4.5	4.6	4.7
Maine	697,191	688,370	699,745	692,392	19,790	15,506	20,500	16,376	2.8	2.3	2.9	2.4
Maryland	3,185,520	3,266,964	3,198,764	3,299,699	113,462	109,198	115,284	106,909	3.6	3.3	3.6	3.2
Massachusetts	3,795,770	3,816,437	3,817,350	3,840,588	115,381	110,593	104,354	94,491	3.0	2.9	2.7	2.5
Michigan	4,882,449	4,943,788	4,909,341	4,941,096	172,631	184,659	181,296	174,138	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,139,652	2,177,830	2,149,643	2,174,309	84,818	89,540	93,159	81,543	4.0	4.1	4.3	3.8
Minnesota	3,062,746	3,122,799	3,077,928	3,138,214	70,277	77,470	68,733	79,545	2.3	2.5	2.2	2.5
Mississippi	1,265,313	1,289,580	1,270,344	1,283,542	54,900	71,742	54,552	66,433	4.3	5.6	4.3	5.2
Missouri	3,034,664	3,125,516	3,045,583	3,141,572	78,485	73,820	70,459	78,975	2.6	2.4	2.3	2.5
Montana	528,163	531,565	528,418	534,345	16,612	15,756	17,784	16,642	3.1	3.0	3.4	3.1
Nebraska	1,013,831	1,036,023	1,022,354	1,046,966	25,238	29,521	25,751	31,102	2.5	2.8	2.5	3.0
Nevada	1,511,305	1,558,504	1,516,177	1,566,286	67,608	59,196	64,664	58,314	4.5	3.8	4.3	3.7
New Hampshire	757,972	770,546	759,725	774,289	16,354	18,093	15,191	17,912	2.2	2.3	2.0	2.3
New Jersey	4,383,803	4,507,912	4,412,319	4,557,982	164,888	144,697	154,190	150,031	3.8	3.2	3.5	3.3
New Mexico	939,873	963,823	948,513	968,393	46,039	43,703	46,182	43,833	4.9	4.5	4.9	4.5
New York	9,547,754	9,539,775	9,603,222	9,582,441	347,563	353,170	347,452	374,217	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.9
New York City	4,098,363	4,078,048	4,127,111	4,107,289	157,237	152,869	163,272	170,936	3.8	3.7	4.0	4.2
North Carolina	4,965,574	5,122,133	5,007,407	5,153,112	172,031	178,368	181,089	185,142	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6
North Dakota	403,172	403,489	402,879	404,046	8,020	7,829	7,157	6,951	2.0	1.9	1.8	1.7
Ohio	5,730,788	5,811,297	5,774,153	5,828,745	238,820	240,276	246,996	227,965	4.2	4.1	4.3	3.9
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,037,428	1,042,674	1,035,215	1,034,543	46,577	42,193	46,825	33,520	4.5	4.0	4.5	3.2
Oklahoma	1,834,606	1,857,552	1,844,742	1,856,561	53,843	57,971	56,342	61,510	2.9	3.1	3.1	3.3
Oregon	2,112,722	2,124,764	2,117,663	2,118,914	77,800	82,620	83,429	74,575	3.7	3.9	3.9	3.5
Pennsylvania	6,414,056	6,522,663	6,444,551	6,571,225	249,244	255,958	248,016	284,607	3.9	3.9	3.8	4.3
Rhode Island	556,243	555,580	556,208	558,187	19,927	18,240	19,182	16,156	3.6	3.3	3.4	2.9
South Carolina	2,316,250	2,362,736	2,330,794	2,379,312	75,024	42,459	75,373	50,111	3.2	1.8	3.2	2.1
South Dakota	457,620	467,128	461,575	470,748	11,976	12,794	12,065	13,366	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.8
Tennessee	3,238,611	3,348,862	3,259,609	3,355,432	108,475	104,662	106,795	106,353	3.3	3.1	3.3	3.2
Texas	13,849,870	14,113,138	13,901,088	14,189,091	512,839	471,527	489,204	467,991	3.7	3.3	3.5	3.3
Utah	1,575,536	1,612,660	1,581,739	1,620,643	46,039	32,753	45,535	29,939	2.9	2.0	2.9	1.8
Vermont	343,991	339,404	344,338	339,367	8,567	7,532	6,419	5,426	2.5	2.2	1.9	1.6
Virginia	4,315,374	4,414,738	4,332,241	4,444,906	118,118	108,209	115,281	107,036	2.7	2.5	2.7	2.4
Washington	3,805,427	3,935,912	3,829,284	3,960,349	151,394	161,428	156,123	160,530	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,695,957	1,747,935	1,688,061	1,739,007	59,706	55,439	57,768	48,643	3.5	3.2	3.4	2.8
West Virginia	785,466	806,147	788,391	810,421	35,285	33,630	35,784	36,480	4.5	4.2	4.5	4.5
Wisconsin	3,112,050	3,108,570	3,121,149	3,110,345	73,637	91,401	74,734	85,869	2.4	2.9	2.4	2.8
Wyoming	289,631	292,446	289,628	293,213	10,693	9,715	10,831	9,570	3.7	3.3	3.7	3.3
Puerto Rico	1,080,804	1,062,293	1,073,873	1,062,590	93,881	87,206	89,194	95,462	8.7	8.2	8.3	9.0
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. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, 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 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted [In thousands]

State	Total(1)				Construction				Manufacturing
	Oct. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019(p)	Oct. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019(p)	Oct. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019(p)
Alabama	2,050.2	2,087.5	2,090.5	2,091.8	89.9	94.2	94.0	93.6	269.2	270.3	270.6	271.3
Alaska	328.8	330.7	330.2	329.9	16.4	16.9	17.0	16.7	12.5	13.5	13.6	13.1
Arizona	2,881.4	2,940.3	2,944.0	2,952.0	162.4	175.3	176.9	176.8	172.4	180.0	179.8	180.2
Arkansas	1,264.3	1,278.4	1,279.7	1,282.2	50.1	52.9	53.6	53.9	160.7	163.9	162.4	164.3
California	17,259.5	17,517.2	17,543.9	17,567.5	868.7	899.7	901.0	903.1	1,331.9	1,335.6	1,341.2	1,343.5
Colorado	2,738.8	2,791.0	2,788.4	2,791.5	171.9	174.0	173.3	171.9	148.2	149.7	150.6	149.8
Connecticut	1,694.0	1,695.6	1,700.3	1,698.8	59.1	57.3	57.0	57.7	160.5	161.0	161.3	161.8
Delaware(2)	462.8	466.7	469.4	468.9	22.8	23.0	23.3	23.3	27.1	27.6	27.5	27.5
District of Columbia(2)	793.9	803.4	801.1	801.6	15.5	15.7	15.8	15.8	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.3
Florida	8,850.4	9,041.6	9,057.6	9,079.0	547.2	566.2	567.9	572.5	375.6	383.5	381.8	383.4
Georgia	4,568.9	4,637.7	4,636.0	4,641.4	199.3	207.9	207.0	205.4	409.0	412.7	412.8	412.0
Hawaii(2)	656.4	658.6	662.1	662.0	36.7	37.4	38.3	37.9	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.8
Idaho	740.9	758.0	760.3	757.3	50.1	50.3	51.4	51.3	67.8	70.9	71.2	70.4
Illinois	6,135.3	6,181.9	6,190.4	6,192.3	226.5	226.4	226.4	224.9	591.9	593.5	591.9	590.0
Indiana	3,146.1	3,166.7	3,166.5	3,163.2	143.4	148.9	151.2	152.5	541.9	540.4	539.7	534.3
Iowa	1,588.3	1,595.6	1,596.1	1,596.1	79.0	80.2	80.7	80.6	225.8	228.7	228.6	228.6
Kansas	1,419.7	1,440.6	1,438.3	1,437.8	60.5	62.8	62.1	61.4	165.9	167.9	167.6	165.4
Kentucky	1,933.4	1,951.8	1,961.5	1,964.5	78.3	79.2	79.2	79.7	252.2	254.3	256.9	254.9
Louisiana	1,987.0	1,986.6	1,991.8	1,990.6	150.5	141.6	140.6	140.8	134.8	136.7	139.1	137.9
Maine	627.3	634.3	631.6	633.8	28.7	29.8	30.0	30.0	51.9	53.0	53.2	53.3
Maryland	2,746.2	2,757.8	2,765.5	2,776.2	163.8	162.7	164.3	165.9	108.8	107.7	108.3	108.3
Massachusetts	3,642.9	3,682.4	3,684.3	3,694.6	157.1	156.1	156.6	156.7	243.8	242.8	242.9	243.5
Michigan	4,426.7	4,449.5	4,446.3	4,424.5	170.1	171.7	172.8	174.1	633.4	631.9	628.6	606.6
Minnesota	2,962.1	2,963.0	2,964.6	2,972.0	126.5	130.4	129.9	130.7	322.2	320.1	321.3	322.6
Mississippi	1,159.5	1,169.8	1,170.9	1,171.2	42.8	43.6	43.7	44.0	145.2	145.9	146.4	147.1
Missouri	2,888.9	2,926.9	2,924.2	2,923.5	122.1	124.5	123.4	123.4	274.9	276.3	277.4	275.1
Montana	478.4	484.8	484.1	484.7	28.5	28.5	28.5	29.1	20.6	20.4	20.5	20.4
Nebraska	1,022.4	1,032.9	1,033.3	1,038.5	52.5	54.7	55.1	56.0	99.8	100.5	100.0	100.4
Nevada	1,404.9	1,434.2	1,437.5	1,435.7	91.7	99.7	101.8	103.7	58.2	60.8	60.8	61.0
New Hampshire	682.2	693.2	690.3	689.9	27.3	28.6	29.1	29.5	70.6	69.8	69.6	69.7
New Jersey	4,175.6	4,197.4	4,195.6	4,205.8	158.4	165.5	165.8	166.1	248.6	251.7	251.7	250.3
New Mexico	844.9	861.4	861.2	862.2	46.8	51.2	51.2	52.1	27.1	27.6	27.7	27.7
New York	9,700.3	9,790.1	9,796.2	9,804.0	401.2	408.1	405.3	402.3	443.3	439.7	438.3	437.3
North Carolina	4,498.3	4,570.0	4,581.9	4,589.1	220.9	220.6	219.6	219.2	473.5	471.1	469.0	472.3
North Dakota	434.6	436.8	435.5	434.6	26.4	28.5	27.5	28.0	26.3	26.4	26.3	26.4
Ohio	5,572.5	5,592.7	5,593.1	5,592.1	221.1	215.0	213.5	212.5	701.5	702.2	701.8	699.5
Oklahoma	1,692.2	1,695.9	1,695.6	1,696.6	81.3	84.5	83.7	83.3	137.7	135.7	135.7	135.6
Oregon	1,918.4	1,943.3	1,946.6	1,951.0	105.3	109.6	109.2	108.5	196.3	201.9	202.3	201.9
Pennsylvania	6,030.7	6,049.5	6,051.3	6,059.4	257.5	261.5	260.2	262.1	572.5	561.9	562.4	562.8
Rhode Island	496.9	504.0	503.4	505.8	19.5	19.8	19.5	19.9	39.9	39.0	39.2	39.1
South Carolina	2,154.2	2,180.1	2,180.8	2,185.0	101.7	101.5	102.2	102.7	249.1	256.0	256.5	255.8
South Dakota	441.3	446.2	448.6	449.5	23.0	23.8	23.9	23.8	44.8	45.9	46.1	45.8
Tennessee	3,081.0	3,119.2	3,125.0	3,119.9	128.9	125.0	125.2	125.1	352.2	358.8	358.8	352.7
Texas	12,600.3	12,852.4	12,867.3	12,897.4	744.9	788.4	794.8	796.3	888.4	912.4	911.9	909.8
Utah	1,531.9	1,568.0	1,574.1	1,580.8	104.7	108.9	109.5	111.3	134.9	139.3	139.3	138.6
Vermont	316.7	317.9	317.7	317.7	14.8	14.1	14.3	14.6	29.8	30.2	30.1	30.2
Virginia	4,000.1	4,040.5	4,021.7	4,029.7	197.5	202.3	198.7	199.2	241.0	246.7	245.7	243.6
Washington	3,426.9	3,510.9	3,505.5	3,503.9	218.1	223.1	222.9	223.6	290.2	298.6	299.7	298.6
West Virginia	730.1	735.5	732.8	733.3	45.7	47.1	46.8	46.2	47.6	47.4	47.8	47.9
Wisconsin	2,962.8	2,978.7	2,980.5	2,979.3	123.1	125.7	127.4	127.7	476.7	473.2	470.3	469.0
Wyoming	287.0	289.0	288.5	287.7	20.8	21.6	21.3	21.1	10.0	10.1	10.0	10.2
Puerto Rico	871.3	874.3	875.9	874.1	26.3	26.8	26.8	26.9	72.4	73.4	73.4	73.3
Virgin Islands(3)	33.8	35.0	35.3	35.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately. (2) Mining and logging is combined with construction. (3) 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 2018 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Trade, transportation, and utilities				Financial activities				Professional and business services
	Oct. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019(p)	Oct. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019(p)	Oct. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019(p)
Alabama	380.9	386.4	384.9	383.8	97.7	97.6	98.0	97.9	244.1	254.4	255.4	257.1
Alaska	64.6	64.5	64.9	64.9	11.7	11.6	11.3	11.3	27.3	27.6	26.9	27.1
Arizona	536.9	544.9	546.8	549.6	223.1	222.9	224.5	225.6	436.9	439.2	441.2	441.8
Arkansas	251.8	253.6	253.8	253.7	60.7	63.3	63.0	62.7	146.5	145.7	145.8	146.9
California	3,055.5	3,055.7	3,057.9	3,062.6	835.8	840.2	844.0	849.3	2,690.3	2,749.7	2,758.5	2,752.9
Colorado	472.6	473.7	473.6	476.7	170.1	170.6	170.5	172.0	431.1	453.7	454.1	455.5
Connecticut	296.3	294.1	293.9	292.9	126.5	128.0	127.8	127.3	221.3	219.9	220.1	219.7
Delaware	79.6	79.3	79.3	79.8	47.2	48.0	48.2	48.3	64.2	62.6	63.6	62.5
District of Columbia	33.8	33.1	33.2	32.8	29.5	29.8	29.7	30.1	168.4	171.4	171.0	172.3
Florida	1,793.5	1,808.4	1,811.8	1,814.9	583.1	595.6	596.7	598.7	1,379.4	1,421.9	1,421.2	1,421.2
Georgia	948.2	953.3	955.3	957.4	249.0	252.4	250.9	251.0	698.8	707.3	705.2	703.4
Hawaii	121.9	119.1	119.3	118.6	28.7	28.4	28.7	28.8	82.6	83.5	83.4	83.9
Idaho	142.8	144.6	144.9	145.3	36.5	38.3	38.7	38.0	95.5	100.5	101.7	101.6
Illinois	1,217.6	1,224.2	1,226.0	1,224.9	405.4	406.2	407.0	407.1	952.8	961.5	963.1	960.8
Indiana	599.0	595.5	594.4	592.3	138.7	139.1	139.9	140.8	340.5	351.0	350.5	352.0
Iowa	311.9	311.5	312.4	312.4	109.4	108.6	109.5	109.1	141.4	142.0	141.8	142.3
Kansas	270.4	268.1	268.2	268.5	77.0	77.2	77.4	77.2	180.3	184.8	185.4	186.4
Kentucky	403.1	409.1	411.2	411.6	94.2	94.2	95.3	95.5	215.5	216.6	217.7	219.4
Louisiana	378.9	381.4	381.2	381.1	91.3	89.9	90.6	90.6	213.6	214.8	216.2	216.8
Maine	118.4	120.4	120.6	120.1	32.0	32.3	32.0	32.4	69.5	70.0	69.7	69.7
Maryland	466.0	461.8	462.8	468.6	143.1	143.6	142.9	143.1	450.1	454.1	455.9	463.1
Massachusetts	575.9	578.7	578.8	579.9	220.6	223.8	223.9	223.2	584.6	593.7	594.1	596.5
Michigan	794.8	788.6	793.8	796.4	218.9	224.0	224.4	224.8	661.8	668.1	663.8	659.7
Minnesota	535.6	532.6	535.2	537.7	184.5	186.4	187.9	186.9	378.2	375.5	374.4	374.4
Mississippi	231.2	235.2	236.1	236.4	44.5	45.7	45.9	45.3	112.1	111.4	110.2	109.4
Missouri	542.7	544.5	542.7	544.4	172.9	174.8	176.3	176.8	386.8	392.1	393.1	391.7
Montana	95.2	95.5	96.1	96.4	25.1	26.4	26.3	26.4	42.9	45.1	44.9	44.9
Nebraska	199.6	200.4	200.5	200.8	74.1	74.9	75.1	75.5	119.7	120.9	121.0	121.5
Nevada	257.8	258.2	259.6	260.1	68.3	72.2	72.3	72.2	196.0	201.1	201.7	199.7
New Hampshire	139.5	140.9	142.0	141.5	34.1	33.7	33.7	33.9	83.9	85.3	85.4	85.3
New Jersey	890.9	885.2	886.6	888.5	249.1	246.0	246.6	246.6	673.4	676.8	671.5	672.6
New Mexico	137.4	136.3	136.9	138.2	33.9	35.5	34.9	35.0	107.3	109.5	109.0	108.9
New York	1,565.3	1,572.1	1,579.3	1,581.0	719.4	718.0	715.0	715.7	1,346.6	1,351.1	1,359.2	1,367.3
North Carolina	834.3	856.8	859.8	859.0	241.7	247.7	248.6	251.4	642.4	650.0	652.9	649.4
North Dakota	94.0	92.4	92.6	91.9	24.3	23.9	24.1	24.0	34.7	36.1	35.9	35.9
Ohio	1,027.5	1,022.4	1,023.2	1,021.5	306.8	308.7	309.2	309.2	731.3	736.4	736.4	734.7
Oklahoma	301.6	303.8	304.8	306.1	79.4	79.9	79.0	78.4	191.1	189.6	189.2	190.5
Oregon	355.6	353.7	355.4	356.2	102.0	102.4	102.4	102.7	248.9	254.7	253.8	253.8
Pennsylvania	1,127.4	1,129.9	1,133.8	1,135.3	326.8	330.6	330.7	331.5	807.5	809.6	811.2	813.7
Rhode Island	77.3	79.1	78.8	78.9	35.4	36.2	36.6	36.4	68.6	67.9	68.8	69.7
South Carolina	408.9	414.2	414.6	416.8	104.5	104.5	104.5	105.6	295.5	291.3	292.7	290.1
South Dakota	86.9	89.2	89.8	90.2	29.1	28.9	28.9	29.0	33.1	33.6	33.8	34.2
Tennessee	630.5	633.3	634.1	636.3	163.2	168.4	168.8	168.4	418.9	425.6	426.6	425.5
Texas	2,499.3	2,531.9	2,525.4	2,535.1	782.1	807.9	809.0	809.1	1,751.6	1,775.4	1,787.3	1,793.6
Utah	289.3	290.5	293.0	294.3	88.3	90.2	90.9	90.9	215.5	224.6	224.7	226.1
Vermont	54.4	54.6	54.4	54.3	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.6	28.5	29.7	29.9	30.1
Virginia	657.4	651.8	652.4	653.2	207.4	208.9	208.7	209.0	749.4	759.7	754.4	752.4
Washington	639.1	645.9	648.3	648.5	159.3	164.9	165.8	166.4	426.2	439.7	438.8	438.5
West Virginia	129.7	130.8	130.6	131.0	29.0	29.8	29.3	29.1	69.5	67.9	67.8	68.5
Wisconsin	537.9	547.9	549.5	547.4	153.5	153.8	152.7	152.4	321.9	322.8	323.9	324.1
Wyoming	52.3	53.7	53.8	53.7	10.9	10.9	11.1	11.4	18.8	18.5	18.8	18.8
Puerto Rico	171.8	168.3	168.0	167.6	42.5	43.1	43.3	43.5	124.1	124.9	124.3	122.8
Virgin Islands(1)	7.0	7.1	7.0	7.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 2018 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Education and health services				Leisure and hospitality				Government
	Oct. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019(p)	Oct. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019(p)	Oct. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019(p)
Alabama	246.2	252.0	251.4	249.7	208.1	212.8	215.4	216.9	385.5	388.8	389.4	389.3
Alaska	50.6	50.2	50.1	50.4	36.0	35.5	35.9	35.9	80.5	80.7	80.5	80.4
Arizona	451.7	467.1	468.6	468.6	329.6	331.6	334.1	335.8	413.6	422.7	415.1	415.0
Arkansas	192.0	193.1	194.3	194.0	119.0	122.7	123.4	123.5	212.9	213.2	213.6	213.4
California	2,745.4	2,822.1	2,829.7	2,836.2	1,987.6	2,031.8	2,031.8	2,036.4	2,594.5	2,624.9	2,625.8	2,631.2
Colorado	343.1	348.3	348.1	349.4	343.7	350.0	349.2	347.0	442.9	454.7	452.9	451.8
Connecticut	336.5	340.4	345.0	344.7	159.2	160.9	161.1	161.5	236.9	235.7	235.7	235.2
Delaware	80.8	82.7	83.2	83.3	51.2	52.6	53.8	54.0	67.4	68.6	68.3	67.8
District of Columbia	130.6	133.4	132.2	131.9	80.3	82.9	82.4	81.8	238.3	237.3	237.8	237.3
Florida	1,320.2	1,372.3	1,372.8	1,380.0	1,236.1	1,264.1	1,270.3	1,276.4	1,112.5	1,124.7	1,127.3	1,125.9
Georgia	589.7	605.7	610.1	613.5	494.3	508.1	510.1	514.5	695.3	702.5	701.5	701.4
Hawaii	86.1	87.1	87.0	87.4	123.7	126.1	126.1	126.3	125.3	125.1	127.6	127.6
Idaho	105.2	109.1	109.3	108.5	79.1	78.8	78.6	78.0	125.6	127.7	127.1	126.8
Illinois	936.4	949.0	950.5	951.9	619.7	632.9	635.0	637.2	827.0	833.3	834.7	838.7
Indiana	479.2	494.3	492.6	491.6	307.5	307.3	304.7	306.8	428.1	425.6	428.9	429.0
Iowa	234.3	234.9	235.1	234.9	144.5	143.8	143.5	143.5	260.0	263.2	262.4	262.8
Kansas	201.5	200.7	200.4	200.7	130.8	136.2	136.6	137.6	258.1	264.6	262.4	262.6
Kentucky	280.5	288.0	290.5	291.6	197.6	201.2	201.0	202.6	314.1	310.9	312.0	311.7
Louisiana	318.6	326.4	327.7	326.0	238.0	236.4	237.5	238.8	327.8	326.8	326.2	325.9
Maine	127.6	126.9	126.1	126.6	67.6	70.2	68.4	69.6	100.3	100.2	100.2	100.2
Maryland	472.3	482.5	484.9	478.9	282.2	282.2	284.1	284.3	506.0	509.1	508.7	510.0
Massachusetts	801.2	815.9	819.5	825.4	371.1	374.4	372.7	373.2	457.1	460.5	459.8	459.3
Michigan	676.7	670.9	670.4	668.2	436.0	441.9	444.1	448.5	605.3	616.7	613.6	613.4
Minnesota	547.1	543.2	541.4	541.3	274.9	280.0	282.1	287.0	424.9	426.3	426.1	426.3
Mississippi	145.9	147.0	146.3	146.7	136.2	138.8	140.4	140.5	241.8	243.0	242.9	242.3
Missouri	480.5	494.5	492.9	493.4	306.9	312.6	313.1	314.6	432.4	436.7	435.4	434.9
Montana	77.0	78.3	78.2	78.2	65.5	66.6	66.1	65.6	90.7	91.3	91.4	91.2
Nebraska	155.7	157.2	156.6	156.9	92.9	93.0	93.4	95.8	173.0	175.8	175.7	175.8
Nevada	143.4	143.6	143.8	143.8	355.1	361.2	359.6	359.1	162.6	164.7	164.5	163.0
New Hampshire	126.1	130.5	130.6	130.0	72.2	73.5	72.6	72.1	89.5	92.0	88.3	88.4
New Jersey	712.4	720.8	719.7	722.0	395.9	402.4	405.0	410.9	603.1	604.5	603.0	600.9
New Mexico	140.7	141.4	141.5	141.5	99.5	103.0	104.4	104.6	185.9	190.1	188.8	187.8
New York	2,076.3	2,124.0	2,128.1	2,134.6	959.7	976.4	971.5	972.9	1,489.9	1,503.7	1,503.7	1,498.2
North Carolina	610.6	625.1	626.2	626.1	504.1	516.6	523.3	530.8	730.0	736.5	735.9	734.5
North Dakota	63.5	66.4	66.0	66.0	40.4	39.1	39.0	38.8	82.4	82.5	82.6	82.2
Ohio	940.6	950.6	950.9	953.2	570.2	578.4	580.2	582.6	777.0	782.2	780.4	783.4
Oklahoma	235.9	237.4	239.7	240.2	173.4	171.1	170.6	172.3	346.0	348.6	347.6	346.0
Oregon	296.3	304.5	306.9	306.1	210.9	213.5	213.8	216.2	296.6	298.3	298.2	300.5
Pennsylvania	1,289.7	1,291.6	1,293.1	1,294.9	570.8	575.0	572.3	569.9	703.0	709.2	708.4	708.7
Rhode Island	107.1	111.4	110.3	110.5	58.2	59.1	58.7	60.0	61.1	61.5	61.4	61.2
South Carolina	255.0	258.9	258.2	258.9	261.8	268.7	267.5	269.8	369.2	375.0	375.2	375.8
South Dakota	73.3	74.3	74.0	74.0	47.7	47.2	47.9	48.4	79.9	79.8	80.3	80.1
Tennessee	436.2	441.4	440.5	440.7	344.7	354.3	356.7	358.3	435.9	442.5	442.3	441.5
Texas	1,709.2	1,751.7	1,757.5	1,762.8	1,373.7	1,409.3	1,407.1	1,412.0	1,956.4	1,965.9	1,965.0	1,968.9
Utah	205.7	215.1	214.5	214.9	153.4	156.0	157.4	158.2	250.2	251.3	252.7	253.4
Vermont	66.6	66.3	66.6	66.6	38.5	39.8	39.4	39.4	57.0	56.1	56.2	55.8
Virginia	542.3	554.1	553.2	553.0	406.8	417.6	415.8	424.7	723.5	724.7	719.9	720.7
Washington	496.2	516.1	515.1	514.1	345.0	353.0	352.5	352.5	585.5	593.9	587.3	587.2
West Virginia	128.3	131.6	129.9	130.0	74.0	74.9	75.3	75.4	150.8	151.8	151.8	151.8
Wisconsin	456.8	458.2	458.4	460.5	282.0	284.8	285.0	285.5	406.0	404.8	405.4	405.3
Wyoming	28.3	27.4	27.2	27.1	35.7	36.2	36.6	36.1	69.1	70.0	69.3	69.2
Puerto Rico	117.5	120.6	121.7	121.6	77.0	78.9	79.4	79.4	203.9	202.2	202.5	202.7
Virgin Islands	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2018 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted [In thousands]

State	Total				Mining and logging				Construction
	September		October		September		October		September		October
	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)
Alabama	2,047.2	2,093.9	2,059.9	2,101.8	10.1	9.9	10.1	9.8	90.7	95.3	92.0	95.5
Alaska	338.7	342.1	323.6	323.6	12.9	14.0	12.9	13.9	18.1	19.0	17.7	17.9
Arizona	2,877.0	2,944.2	2,903.6	2,975.8	13.4	13.8	13.4	13.8	161.0	177.6	163.8	177.8
Arkansas	1,270.3	1,285.9	1,273.2	1,291.7	6.0	5.8	6.1	5.7	51.9	55.3	51.7	55.5
California	17,191.5	17,524.2	17,344.3	17,652.6	23.7	23.8	23.5	23.5	883.3	917.8	878.8	913.1
Colorado	2,734.8	2,792.4	2,744.8	2,798.2	28.5	29.0	28.7	28.8	177.2	176.9	175.9	175.2
Connecticut	1,695.0	1,704.2	1,704.3	1,709.8	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	61.6	59.7	61.6	60.2
Delaware(1)	461.9	469.8	464.1	470.6	-	-	-	-	22.7	23.4	23.1	23.6
District of Columbia(1)	791.4	799.4	797.6	805.3	-	-	-	-	15.6	15.9	15.6	15.9
Florida	8,774.5	9,004.2	8,855.3	9,088.3	5.8	5.9	5.8	5.9	548.0	569.2	551.7	576.6
Georgia	4,557.2	4,629.5	4,588.2	4,661.4	9.5	9.3	9.4	9.4	198.8	207.6	201.4	206.9
Hawaii(1)	654.0	660.5	658.7	664.5	-	-	-	-	36.4	38.2	37.1	38.6
Idaho	746.5	766.9	748.5	763.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.8	51.8	53.7	51.6	53.0
Illinois	6,158.9	6,225.5	6,197.8	6,251.9	8.0	7.5	8.1	7.5	239.9	241.5	241.6	239.5
Indiana	3,169.0	3,188.9	3,177.3	3,194.1	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	146.3	154.8	148.5	157.8
Iowa	1,588.4	1,598.3	1,603.5	1,611.9	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	82.9	86.0	84.9	86.9
Kansas	1,423.4	1,443.7	1,434.1	1,452.7	6.9	7.1	6.9	7.1	63.5	64.6	62.6	63.1
Kentucky	1,939.9	1,968.0	1,940.5	1,974.0	10.3	9.2	10.4	8.6	80.9	82.1	80.6	82.0
Louisiana	1,980.2	1,989.9	1,998.2	2,002.3	36.4	36.0	36.7	36.5	152.0	141.5	153.8	143.8
Maine	640.5	644.7	634.7	640.5	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	30.3	31.6	30.2	31.6
Maryland	2,744.5	2,768.7	2,758.7	2,792.5	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	165.8	167.2	166.5	169.2
Massachusetts	3,659.0	3,702.9	3,679.6	3,731.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2	163.3	162.6	162.6	162.4
Michigan	4,445.4	4,470.0	4,470.2	4,469.6	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	178.4	180.8	179.2	183.8
Minnesota	2,972.8	2,977.8	2,987.0	2,999.5	7.0	7.0	6.8	7.0	133.8	139.1	134.9	139.2
Mississippi	1,158.3	1,172.4	1,165.8	1,176.9	6.9	6.7	6.9	6.9	44.1	44.5	43.4	44.5
Missouri	2,901.0	2,934.5	2,912.9	2,946.9	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.3	126.5	128.3	126.2	128.0
Montana	483.6	489.4	481.9	488.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.4	30.9	30.4	30.6	31.7
Nebraska	1,027.3	1,036.2	1,028.3	1,046.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	54.2	57.1	54.1	58.2
Nevada	1,400.2	1,442.7	1,413.5	1,444.4	14.7	14.1	14.6	14.3	92.1	102.0	92.9	105.0
New Hampshire	682.9	692.0	687.5	694.5	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	27.8	30.1	28.0	30.4
New Jersey	4,162.9	4,194.1	4,192.3	4,224.0	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	160.9	169.7	163.3	170.9
New Mexico	845.3	863.3	850.6	868.4	24.7	26.7	25.1	26.5	47.0	51.4	47.5	52.8
New York	9,668.0	9,788.1	9,780.5	9,883.9	5.8	5.9	5.8	5.9	413.6	420.2	414.2	414.0
North Carolina	4,483.3	4,586.7	4,527.9	4,617.0	5.7	5.6	5.7	5.6	222.9	221.1	223.1	220.8
North Dakota	439.7	441.2	441.8	442.2	21.6	21.3	21.7	20.8	29.5	30.7	29.0	30.6
Ohio	5,583.0	5,616.2	5,614.8	5,635.4	12.4	12.7	12.6	12.8	231.6	224.3	232.1	222.8
Oklahoma	1,698.6	1,699.1	1,705.0	1,709.4	54.1	52.6	54.3	52.0	82.9	84.9	82.1	84.0
Oregon	1,919.2	1,951.2	1,931.6	1,963.5	7.3	7.5	7.5	7.7	108.9	113.1	108.2	111.0
Pennsylvania	6,041.8	6,076.7	6,087.0	6,118.2	29.1	29.7	29.1	29.7	266.8	270.5	266.3	270.6
Rhode Island	501.3	508.4	503.0	512.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	20.3	20.4	20.4	20.9
South Carolina	2,131.9	2,176.3	2,158.5	2,188.1	4.4	4.6	4.4	4.6	101.0	101.7	101.7	102.8
South Dakota	443.4	451.9	443.3	452.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	24.5	25.4	23.8	24.7
Tennessee	3,087.3	3,136.1	3,102.8	3,142.9	4.4	4.5	4.4	4.5	128.6	126.2	130.0	125.9
Texas	12,531.6	12,841.7	12,651.0	12,950.8	252.4	256.5	256.0	254.5	745.4	796.7	752.7	804.8
Utah	1,533.5	1,579.2	1,542.0	1,593.2	9.6	10.0	9.7	10.0	106.6	111.4	107.2	114.1
Vermont	316.7	316.8	319.5	320.0	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	16.3	15.4	15.9	15.8
Virginia	4,005.1	4,023.4	4,018.1	4,047.3	7.9	8.3	7.9	8.3	199.9	201.4	199.7	201.1
Washington	3,428.1	3,515.2	3,449.2	3,525.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	220.6	227.4	223.0	228.2
West Virginia	733.6	737.0	740.3	743.1	22.9	22.1	22.8	22.3	48.0	49.5	48.8	49.1
Wisconsin	2,981.1	2,987.7	2,992.5	3,006.3	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	129.2	135.1	129.1	133.9
Wyoming	291.4	294.1	289.0	289.1	20.9	19.6	21.0	19.5	21.5	22.5	22.1	22.1
Puerto Rico	864.3	872.3	870.9	873.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	26.3	27.0	26.0	26.6
Virgin Islands(1)	33.1	35.1	33.6	35.5	-	-	-	-	2.4	2.8	2.4	2.9
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 2018 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Manufacturing				Trade, transportation, and utilities				Information
	September		October		September		October		September		October
	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)
Alabama	267.9	271.1	269.4	271.6	378.9	382.7	383.3	385.8	20.9	21.2	21.0	21.3
Alaska	13.4	15.3	9.7	9.9	67.1	68.0	63.0	63.1	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Arizona	171.2	179.9	171.9	179.9	533.8	542.1	537.6	551.1	46.4	46.7	47.1	47.2
Arkansas	161.1	162.1	160.5	164.2	251.1	252.5	252.0	253.9	11.0	10.8	11.1	10.9
California	1,341.5	1,354.7	1,334.7	1,346.9	3,045.0	3,046.3	3,060.9	3,069.1	544.6	560.6	558.6	559.4
Colorado	148.1	150.7	148.5	149.9	469.1	470.9	471.2	475.7	74.8	74.2	74.7	74.9
Connecticut	160.3	161.4	160.3	161.7	294.4	292.0	296.8	293.2	31.6	32.8	31.9	33.3
Delaware	27.1	27.5	27.2	27.6	79.8	79.3	79.4	79.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
District of Columbia	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	33.1	32.9	33.6	32.7	19.4	20.1	19.7	20.7
Florida	373.5	380.5	375.0	382.5	1,767.7	1,788.7	1,783.3	1,806.1	137.7	135.5	140.2	137.0
Georgia	410.3	413.3	407.9	410.6	942.8	948.8	947.2	956.7	115.0	113.5	116.8	115.0
Hawaii	13.9	14.0	14.1	13.9	122.2	119.1	122.1	118.6	9.3	9.4	9.3	9.3
Idaho	68.7	71.9	68.6	71.0	143.9	145.7	144.0	146.3	8.8	8.1	8.8	8.1
Illinois	589.6	591.6	592.7	590.1	1,206.0	1,219.7	1,222.1	1,229.5	93.7	90.7	94.5	91.2
Indiana	542.5	538.3	542.2	534.2	597.5	594.5	602.5	595.7	28.8	27.6	28.8	27.8
Iowa	223.7	227.5	225.1	227.8	310.0	310.2	311.7	312.4	21.9	20.5	22.0	20.4
Kansas	166.0	167.6	166.1	165.7	267.6	266.9	271.2	269.5	18.4	18.2	18.4	18.3
Kentucky	250.7	257.1	253.0	255.7	402.0	410.4	402.1	411.5	22.0	21.8	21.6	21.5
Louisiana	135.4	139.5	135.5	138.5	377.4	378.9	377.4	379.7	21.4	21.1	22.7	21.1
Maine	52.3	53.5	52.2	53.5	119.6	121.8	119.6	121.0	7.3	7.2	7.1	7.4
Maryland	108.8	108.3	109.0	108.7	465.3	461.1	464.5	468.2	35.5	35.8	36.1	35.9
Massachusetts	243.8	242.7	243.6	243.4	574.8	577.6	578.0	581.7	91.3	93.7	92.1	94.0
Michigan	633.7	627.8	634.3	607.0	791.8	792.7	796.0	798.7	55.6	57.4	55.6	57.1
Minnesota	324.8	323.0	323.4	324.3	534.2	534.1	537.7	540.6	48.7	46.0	48.7	45.1
Mississippi	144.4	145.8	145.2	147.2	229.4	234.7	230.9	236.3	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Missouri	274.3	277.5	274.9	275.1	542.7	541.2	543.7	545.1	49.8	50.1	50.0	48.9
Montana	20.9	20.7	20.9	20.8	94.9	95.8	95.2	96.5	6.3	5.9	6.3	5.8
Nebraska	100.3	100.2	99.9	100.5	199.1	198.8	199.9	201.3	17.5	17.2	17.5	17.0
Nevada	57.5	61.1	58.6	61.5	255.8	257.6	258.7	261.1	15.0	15.4	15.3	15.6
New Hampshire	70.8	69.7	70.8	69.8	138.1	140.7	139.5	141.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4
New Jersey	246.8	252.1	249.1	250.4	882.0	882.2	892.6	891.6	69.2	65.8	68.5	65.8
New Mexico	27.7	28.0	27.5	28.2	137.3	136.8	137.8	139.0	11.8	11.3	12.0	11.3
New York	444.4	440.4	445.2	438.6	1,552.0	1,573.9	1,570.0	1,587.2	277.0	280.2	278.1	278.1
North Carolina	476.1	470.5	474.5	473.2	824.7	854.1	832.5	856.6	79.3	81.7	79.5	81.4
North Dakota	26.2	26.5	26.7	26.8	93.9	92.4	94.5	92.3	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1
Ohio	699.4	700.7	699.8	697.1	1,017.6	1,017.1	1,029.8	1,023.5	70.1	69.4	70.3	70.0
Oklahoma	138.2	136.1	137.7	135.6	299.7	304.2	302.6	307.9	19.7	18.8	19.9	18.9
Oregon	197.4	204.7	197.2	202.7	354.9	356.2	357.2	357.8	34.0	33.4	34.1	33.8
Pennsylvania	570.8	562.0	572.5	563.5	1,122.5	1,129.7	1,133.8	1,142.5	85.6	87.8	86.3	87.8
Rhode Island	40.2	39.2	39.9	39.1	77.3	79.1	77.9	79.3	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1
South Carolina	248.2	256.6	248.7	254.9	403.3	412.6	407.8	416.3	27.7	27.1	28.0	27.0
South Dakota	44.8	46.3	45.2	46.1	86.4	89.2	86.7	90.1	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.5
Tennessee	353.0	359.2	352.5	352.7	626.2	630.8	630.1	636.4	44.7	46.7	45.5	47.0
Texas	887.3	913.6	889.4	909.7	2,482.0	2,514.9	2,505.8	2,542.7	202.7	200.7	202.1	201.9
Utah	133.7	139.2	135.3	138.5	288.4	292.1	289.6	295.1	38.8	40.6	39.2	41.2
Vermont	29.8	30.3	30.0	30.3	54.3	53.9	54.4	54.4	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Virginia	241.8	246.4	240.9	243.1	654.9	649.1	658.4	654.3	66.1	62.9	65.8	63.3
Washington	292.1	303.5	291.8	299.9	641.3	649.6	641.0	650.1	137.0	145.1	137.9	145.4
West Virginia	47.1	47.7	47.7	47.9	129.2	130.1	131.2	132.6	8.1	7.7	8.2	7.6
Wisconsin	478.3	470.5	477.6	469.0	540.3	548.8	541.5	550.1	47.0	48.6	47.6	48.7
Wyoming	10.0	10.1	10.2	10.4	52.3	54.0	52.0	53.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Puerto Rico	72.5	73.4	72.6	73.5	168.6	165.8	170.7	166.3	17.4	18.2	17.5	18.2
Virgin Islands	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.6	6.8	7.0	7.0	7.2	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 2018 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Financial activities				Professional and business services				Education and health services
	September		October		September		October		September		October
	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)
Alabama	96.7	98.2	97.8	97.9	245.0	256.7	246.4	259.7	246.6	252.0	248.3	251.7
Alaska	11.7	11.4	11.8	11.3	28.2	27.9	27.2	26.9	50.1	49.6	50.3	50.2
Arizona	221.9	223.7	223.0	225.9	433.2	439.6	440.6	445.7	449.6	467.6	454.7	471.6
Arkansas	60.8	63.3	60.8	62.8	147.7	147.0	148.0	148.8	192.7	195.6	194.3	196.3
California	832.6	842.4	836.6	851.7	2,683.6	2,768.0	2,711.7	2,773.7	2,729.5	2,818.5	2,762.2	2,853.1
Colorado	170.9	170.8	169.8	172.4	428.7	456.4	435.7	460.5	340.0	347.3	345.2	351.7
Connecticut	125.1	127.5	126.4	127.0	222.1	221.7	223.2	221.7	334.7	344.5	340.0	349.1
Delaware	46.9	48.2	47.2	48.3	63.6	62.5	64.8	63.1	79.8	82.9	81.0	83.5
District of Columbia	29.8	29.9	29.7	30.3	167.4	169.7	169.0	173.2	131.3	132.3	134.0	135.0
Florida	575.8	593.6	582.1	598.0	1,368.0	1,415.1	1,389.4	1,430.6	1,309.6	1,367.4	1,325.5	1,386.3
Georgia	249.1	250.6	251.2	252.8	693.8	703.7	706.5	710.1	589.0	611.1	594.4	619.3
Hawaii	28.6	28.7	28.7	28.8	82.4	83.2	82.8	84.1	85.9	87.1	86.4	87.8
Idaho	36.7	38.9	36.7	38.2	95.1	102.7	96.2	102.2	104.5	108.6	106.3	109.4
Illinois	403.4	405.9	405.0	406.9	968.6	976.3	973.4	978.3	930.4	945.7	944.5	959.6
Indiana	139.2	139.8	138.4	141.2	345.0	353.4	345.2	356.4	477.5	492.7	484.5	496.2
Iowa	108.9	109.1	109.1	108.8	141.6	141.5	142.7	143.7	234.0	234.6	237.9	238.1
Kansas	76.8	77.5	77.2	77.5	180.9	186.2	182.2	188.3	199.6	199.3	202.7	201.9
Kentucky	93.5	95.3	94.1	95.7	218.7	217.1	217.1	221.4	279.6	291.0	281.9	293.4
Louisiana	90.8	90.6	91.5	91.0	212.3	215.9	216.0	219.3	316.3	327.5	320.8	327.9
Maine	32.3	32.2	31.8	32.2	70.0	70.3	70.1	70.1	127.7	126.1	128.6	127.5
Maryland	143.7	143.0	143.5	143.5	453.4	456.7	452.6	466.2	469.2	482.8	476.7	483.0
Massachusetts	221.5	224.1	220.8	223.1	589.0	598.8	591.3	603.7	796.7	816.5	809.2	834.0
Michigan	218.9	224.2	217.9	223.9	659.1	664.2	671.5	668.6	675.4	669.6	682.0	672.4
Minnesota	184.5	188.3	184.6	187.2	379.3	375.1	384.2	379.5	544.5	539.0	549.1	543.4
Mississippi	44.5	45.8	44.6	45.3	111.2	110.4	114.0	110.3	146.2	146.4	146.9	147.6
Missouri	173.3	176.5	172.9	177.2	388.8	393.9	390.6	394.8	477.1	491.0	485.0	498.2
Montana	24.9	26.3	25.2	26.5	43.3	45.2	43.5	45.4	76.7	78.1	77.0	78.1
Nebraska	74.0	75.1	74.0	75.5	120.2	122.0	121.0	122.9	155.7	156.4	156.6	157.8
Nevada	68.2	72.0	68.5	72.5	192.6	203.0	198.8	202.5	142.0	144.5	143.8	144.2
New Hampshire	34.1	33.7	34.0	33.9	83.4	85.8	84.8	86.2	125.5	130.0	127.5	131.1
New Jersey	251.8	248.2	248.4	246.1	679.3	674.4	681.2	679.4	705.5	714.4	717.1	726.5
New Mexico	34.1	34.8	33.9	35.0	107.8	110.3	108.2	109.8	140.3	140.9	141.4	142.1
New York	720.0	713.3	719.6	716.0	1,347.6	1,362.1	1,355.9	1,378.3	2,050.4	2,110.2	2,106.5	2,164.2
North Carolina	240.4	249.0	241.9	252.3	638.3	654.8	650.1	656.7	608.7	626.1	615.4	630.3
North Dakota	24.2	24.0	24.2	23.9	35.3	36.5	35.2	36.5	63.6	65.8	63.8	66.4
Ohio	307.9	309.6	306.7	308.8	735.1	741.1	742.8	744.8	936.5	950.0	947.8	960.8
Oklahoma	79.3	78.6	79.5	78.4	193.3	190.5	193.3	192.9	236.9	240.6	237.5	241.8
Oregon	102.7	102.6	101.7	102.5	251.1	256.2	250.9	255.8	295.6	306.4	298.1	307.8
Pennsylvania	325.9	330.9	326.7	331.5	809.2	818.9	817.4	824.7	1,281.8	1,289.9	1,307.1	1,313.7
Rhode Island	35.2	36.6	35.5	36.5	69.7	70.0	69.5	71.0	106.4	109.6	109.2	112.7
South Carolina	104.4	104.4	104.5	105.6	289.3	291.0	298.3	292.1	255.2	259.0	257.3	261.0
South Dakota	29.1	28.8	28.9	28.8	32.8	33.8	33.0	34.2	72.8	73.7	73.4	74.1
Tennessee	164.3	168.9	163.4	168.6	419.9	429.4	422.6	429.8	439.1	442.9	442.2	447.0
Texas	780.8	811.6	786.2	813.9	1,748.9	1,791.2	1,761.8	1,804.5	1,706.1	1,756.8	1,718.2	1,771.9
Utah	87.9	90.9	88.6	91.2	218.2	226.6	217.7	228.7	206.7	216.2	208.9	218.5
Vermont	12.3	11.9	12.1	11.7	29.3	30.4	29.0	30.7	65.9	66.1	67.0	67.0
Virginia	207.9	209.3	208.0	210.0	748.8	754.3	754.4	757.0	544.3	555.6	548.8	559.1
Washington	158.7	166.5	159.4	166.8	433.3	444.5	431.1	443.1	491.2	511.9	499.5	517.0
West Virginia	29.2	29.5	29.3	29.4	69.9	68.0	70.1	69.2	128.5	130.4	129.7	131.1
Wisconsin	152.8	152.2	153.6	152.3	326.6	326.7	326.8	328.3	456.5	457.4	461.0	465.1
Wyoming	11.1	11.1	10.9	11.4	19.4	19.0	19.0	19.0	28.3	27.3	28.5	27.3
Puerto Rico	41.7	43.1	42.4	43.4	122.8	123.0	124.1	122.3	116.6	121.7	118.2	122.8
Virgin Islands	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.9	3.3	3.8	3.3	3.8	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2018 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Leisure and hospitality				Other services				Government
	September		October		September		October		September		October
	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)	2018	2019	2018	2019(p)
Alabama	206.9	216.0	205.6	214.7	96.8	100.3	96.9	100.7	386.7	390.5	389.1	393.1
Alaska	39.7	39.6	33.0	32.9	11.1	10.8	11.0	10.8	80.9	81.0	81.5	81.2
Arizona	324.3	330.3	328.5	335.9	93.2	95.5	94.2	98.0	429.0	427.4	428.8	428.9
Arkansas	119.9	124.7	119.2	123.8	53.9	53.0	53.4	53.2	214.2	215.8	216.1	216.6
California	1,992.5	2,032.4	1,984.3	2,030.6	573.9	573.3	575.2	576.1	2,541.3	2,586.4	2,617.8	2,655.4
Colorado	339.0	346.9	331.7	335.2	110.9	112.9	112.5	114.4	447.6	456.4	450.9	459.5
Connecticut	160.2	162.7	157.6	160.0	65.6	64.9	64.7	63.5	238.8	236.5	241.3	239.6
Delaware	53.1	55.8	50.3	53.2	18.5	18.2	18.7	18.6	66.5	68.1	68.5	69.0
District of Columbia	80.3	82.8	80.9	82.2	76.0	77.3	76.5	77.7	237.2	237.1	237.3	236.3
Florida	1,210.9	1,246.8	1,215.4	1,257.8	353.2	364.4	355.8	362.4	1,124.3	1,137.1	1,131.1	1,145.1
Georgia	491.8	507.9	491.6	512.9	160.4	159.8	160.6	160.0	696.7	703.9	701.2	707.7
Hawaii	123.3	125.9	123.7	126.2	28.1	28.5	28.1	28.4	123.9	126.4	126.4	128.8
Idaho	81.8	80.7	77.7	76.3	25.6	25.9	25.9	25.7	125.8	126.9	128.8	129.8
Illinois	626.3	643.4	622.2	639.6	253.2	256.5	255.3	257.9	839.8	846.7	838.4	851.8
Indiana	314.0	309.7	308.1	307.3	131.7	130.0	132.8	129.9	440.1	441.7	439.9	441.3
Iowa	145.2	144.8	144.1	143.2	57.2	58.6	57.5	58.9	260.3	262.9	265.9	269.2
Kansas	130.2	137.2	130.7	138.1	50.9	53.2	50.4	52.9	262.6	265.9	265.7	270.3
Kentucky	200.8	203.1	197.6	202.6	65.3	66.6	65.4	67.0	316.1	314.3	316.7	314.6
Louisiana	236.3	236.6	237.3	238.2	73.8	75.6	74.4	76.0	328.1	326.7	332.1	330.3
Maine	75.2	75.9	67.5	69.4	22.2	22.2	22.3	22.5	101.2	101.6	103.0	103.0
Maryland	287.2	290.1	278.2	281.1	113.9	115.8	116.4	116.8	500.4	506.6	513.9	518.6
Massachusetts	382.5	385.6	375.5	376.9	137.2	139.6	138.1	141.4	457.8	460.5	467.3	469.3
Michigan	442.8	452.9	434.5	447.5	166.5	169.8	166.8	168.1	615.7	623.2	625.0	635.1
Minnesota	282.0	291.6	271.5	285.4	113.5	113.5	113.3	113.4	420.5	421.1	432.8	434.4
Mississippi	135.9	140.5	136.1	140.4	41.2	41.1	41.8	41.7	243.7	245.7	245.1	245.8
Missouri	311.1	317.0	307.1	315.3	115.4	115.7	115.1	115.9	437.6	438.9	442.9	444.1
Montana	68.6	69.1	63.8	63.6	18.9	18.8	19.2	19.4	90.8	91.6	92.7	93.2
Nebraska	94.0	95.0	91.7	95.1	37.1	37.4	36.5	37.8	174.1	175.9	176.0	178.9
Nevada	355.5	362.0	355.2	358.9	43.1	44.2	42.3	43.8	163.7	166.8	164.8	165.0
New Hampshire	73.3	74.1	71.4	70.9	25.2	25.2	25.4	25.9	91.4	89.3	92.7	91.4
New Jersey	405.3	418.2	387.8	404.5	171.2	177.5	172.2	179.3	589.5	590.2	610.7	608.1
New Mexico	98.1	104.1	98.6	104.0	28.7	28.7	28.8	28.3	187.8	190.3	189.8	191.4
New York	975.1	991.7	965.3	977.8	411.1	408.4	415.9	412.2	1,471.0	1,481.8	1,504.0	1,511.6
North Carolina	496.4	524.2	502.4	529.7	153.1	158.6	155.5	159.2	737.7	741.0	747.3	751.2
North Dakota	40.9	40.1	41.0	39.5	15.4	14.9	15.4	15.1	82.9	82.9	84.2	84.2
Ohio	577.7	593.5	569.5	583.5	213.5	213.9	213.8	212.9	781.2	783.9	789.6	798.4
Oklahoma	173.7	170.8	173.9	173.0	71.9	74.1	72.2	73.5	348.9	347.9	352.0	351.4
Oregon	216.0	218.7	209.7	214.9	64.3	63.3	65.5	64.2	287.0	289.1	301.5	305.3
Pennsylvania	578.4	580.3	572.1	569.6	260.4	260.4	258.5	261.3	711.3	716.6	717.2	723.3
Rhode Island	62.2	62.4	58.9	60.9	23.1	23.9	23.6	23.7	60.7	61.0	61.9	62.0
South Carolina	251.6	266.0	259.0	266.6	76.9	77.5	76.1	77.7	369.9	375.8	372.7	379.5
South Dakota	49.2	49.9	47.5	48.4	16.8	17.2	17.0	17.5	80.4	81.0	81.2	81.6
Tennessee	343.6	358.1	344.0	358.4	119.1	120.3	120.2	119.8	444.4	449.1	447.9	452.8
Texas	1,360.1	1,403.9	1,366.8	1,404.5	434.4	451.8	437.4	453.9	1,931.5	1,944.0	1,974.6	1,988.5
Utah	151.3	155.7	150.1	155.1	41.4	41.7	41.4	42.7	250.9	254.8	254.3	258.1
Vermont	36.7	37.8	36.2	37.1	10.3	10.1	10.2	10.1	56.8	55.9	59.7	57.9
Virginia	408.4	420.2	405.1	424.1	200.6	200.6	200.6	201.7	724.5	715.3	728.5	725.3
Washington	351.1	360.3	343.5	350.6	122.5	124.8	123.6	123.7	573.8	575.1	591.9	594.3
West Virginia	74.9	76.7	74.6	76.0	24.3	23.6	24.6	23.5	151.5	151.7	153.3	154.4
Wisconsin	289.1	291.3	281.5	284.8	152.1	153.7	152.3	153.3	404.3	398.6	416.7	416.0
Wyoming	38.8	39.9	34.7	35.1	16.3	17.3	16.8	17.0	69.3	69.8	70.3	70.3
Puerto Rico	76.5	79.1	76.8	79.2	17.4	17.5	17.7	17.5	204.0	202.9	204.4	203.3
Virgin Islands	4.1	4.5	4.3	4.5	0.9	1.1	1.0	1.1	10.5	10.6	10.5	10.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2018 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.