Technical information: Employment: (202)691-6559 USDL 06-570 http://www.bls.gov/sae/ Unemployment: 691-6392 http://www.bls.gov/lau/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 691-5902 Thursday, March 30, 2006 REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: FEBRUARY 2006 Regional and state unemployment rates were generally up slightly in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Thirty-three states recorded rate increases over the month, 11 states and the District of Columbia experienced rate decreases, and 6 states had no changes in their rates. Over the year, jobless rates were down in 39 states and the District of Columbia, up in 8 states, and unchanged in 3 states. The national unemployment rate, 4.8 percent in February, was little changed from that of January but was down by 0.6 percentage point from a year earlier. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 41 states and the District of Columbia over the month and decreased in 9 states. The largest employment gains occurred in California (+31,100), Texas (+25,400), Florida (+22,900), Arizona (+16,200), Washington (+13,800), and North Carolina (+13,000). Idaho and Kansas reported the largest over-the-month percentage increases in employment (+0.9 percent each), followed by Montana (+0.8 percent) and Hawaii and Louisiana (+0.7 percent each). The largest employment decreases were reported in Michigan (-9,400), Virginia (-2,400), Kentucky (-2,200), Ohio (-2,000), Nebraska (-1,800), and New Hampshire (-1,600). The largest over-the-month percentage losses in employment occurred in New Hampshire (-0.3 percent), Michigan and Nebraska (-0.2 percent each), and Kentucky, North Dakota, Vermont, and Virginia (-0.1 percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 2 states (Louisiana and Michigan). The largest percentage gains were reported in Nevada (+6.1 percent), Idaho (+5.3 percent), Arizona (+5.2 percent), and Utah (+4.0 percent). Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) In February, the South posted the lowest regional unemployment rate, 4.5 percent, followed by the Northeast and West, 4.7 percent each. The Midwest continued to report the highest regional unemployment rate, 5.1 per- cent. None of the four regions registered statistically significant changes in their jobless rates from January. In contrast, all four regions experi- enced significant rate decreases over the year--the West had the largest de- cline (-0.7 percentage point), followed by the Midwest and South (-0.6 point each) and the Northeast (-0.2 point). (See table 1.) - 2 - Among the nine geographic divisions, the South Atlantic again had the lowest unemployment rate, 4.0 percent in February, followed closely by the Mountain, 4.1 percent. The East South Central and East North Central divi- sions again posted the highest jobless rates, 5.6 and 5.4 percent, respec- tively. New England was the only division to experience a statistically significant over-the-month rate change (+0.3 percentage point). Seven of the nine divisions posted significant changes from last February: the East North Central, Pacific, South Atlantic, and West South Central (-0.7 percent- age point each), Mountain (-0.6 point), West North Central (-0.4 point), and Middle Atlantic (-0.2 point). No division had a rate increase over the year. State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) Hawaii again reported the lowest unemployment rate, 2.5 percent in February. Six other states posted rates below 3.5 percent: Virginia, 3.0 percent, Florida, 3.2 percent, Wyoming, 3.3 percent, and Idaho, Nebraska, and North Dakota, 3.4 percent each. Two states recorded the lowest unemployment rates in their series--Louisiana, 4.3 percent, and Montana, 3.7 percent. (All state series begin in 1976.) In Montana, the jobless rate has edged down steadily over nearly eight years. The Louisiana figure accounts for only persons residing in the state. The Louisiana labor force is at its lowest level since 1993. It is possible that persons displaced from Louisiana by Hurricane Katrina are seeking jobs in other states. Once again, Mississippi had the highest jobless rate, 8.4 percent in February, followed by Alaska, 7.0 percent. Three other states reported unemployment rates above 6.0 percent: Michigan, 6.6 percent, South Carolina, 6.4 percent, and Kentucky, 6.3 percent. Seventeen states registered jobless rates that were significantly below the U.S. rate, 6 states reported significantly higher rates, and 27 states and the District of Columbia had rates that statistically were little different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3.) Eight states posted statistically significant over-the-month jobless rate increases in February--Arkansas, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island (+0.4 percentage point each), Iowa, North Dakota, and Wisconsin (+0.3 point each), and Pennsylvania (+0.2 point). Colorado was the only state with a statistically significant over-the-month rate decrease (-0.4 percentage point). Forty-one states and the District of Columbia regis- tered February unemployment rates that were not appreciably different from those of January. Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia recorded statistically significant unemployment rate decreases from February 2005, 2 states posted significant rate increases, and 19 states had rates that were little dif- ferent from those of a year ago. Louisiana recorded the largest over-the- year drop among state jobless rates (-1.2 percentage points), followed by Colorado, Florida, and Illinois (-0.9 point each) and Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Washington (-0.8 point each). The District of Columbia also reported a statistically significant rate decrease (-1.7 percentage points). Mississippi and Kentucky again experienced the only significant unemployment rate increases from a year earlier (+1.6 percentage points and +0.7 point, respectively). (See table B.) - 3 - Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Between January and February 2006, the measured changes in employment were statistically significant in 11 states. All states with statistically significant changes experienced employment increases. The largest gains occurred in California (+31,100), Arizona (+16,200), Washington (+13,800), and North Carolina (+13,000). (See tables C and 5.) Over the year, the measured changes in employment were statistically significant in 36 states and the District of Columbia. All had gains in employment except for Louisiana (-165,500) and Michigan (-38,900). The decrease in Louisiana reflects the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in late August 2005. The largest gains were reported in Florida (+295,400), California (+281,900), Texas (+279,700), and Arizona (+128,600). Six states and the District of Columbia experienced statistically significant employment gains that were less than 15,000: Arkansas (+14,900), Nebraska (+13,400), the District of Columbia (+9,400), Wyoming (+8,500), Delaware (+8,200), West Virginia (+8,000), and North Dakota (+6,100). (See table D.) ______________________________ The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for February 2006 is scheduled to be issued on April 5. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for March is scheduled to be issued on April 21. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Elimination of Monthly Revisions to Local Area | | Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Data | | | | Effective with this release, the LAUS program will no longer | | revise the prior month's state labor force estimates (tables 3 and 4) | | each month. Estimates from the LAUS program will be subject to revi- | | sion at the beginning of the following calendar year. This change, | | which results from budget constraints, applies to all of the more than | | 7,200 LAUS geographic areas. Region and division estimates have not | | been subject to monthly revisions and therefore are not affected by | | this change. | | | | This change also does not affect nonfarm payroll employment esti- | | mates, which will continue to be presented on a preliminary and re- | | vised basis (tables 5 and 6) each month. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Hurricane Katrina | | | | For February, BLS and its state partners again made modifications | | to the usual estimation procedures for the LAUS program to reflect the | | impact of Hurricane Katrina on the labor force statistics in affected | | areas. These modifications included: (1) allowing the state labor | | force estimates for Louisiana and Mississippi to reflect the effects | | of Katrina by overriding the built-in feature of the methodology that | | smoothes over large shifts in key inputs--unemployment insurance claims | | and nonfarm wage and salary employment; (2) modifying the state popula- | | tion controls to account for displacement due to Katrina; (3) developing| | labor force estimates for the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan | | area using an alternative to the model-based method; and (4) not pub- | | lishing labor force estimates for the parishes within the New Orleans- | | Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area or cities within those parishes where | | the quality of input data was severely compromised by the hurricane. | | | | | For more information on LAUS procedures and estimates for February | | 2006, see Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita on the BLS Web site | | at http://www.bls.gov/Katrina/home.htm or call (202) 691-6392. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 4 - Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly differ- ent from that of the U.S., February 2006, seasonally adjusted --------------------------------------------------------------- State | February | 2006 --------------------------------|------------------------------ | United States...................| 4.8 | Alabama.........................| 3.6 Alaska..........................| 7.0 Delaware........................| 4.0 Florida.........................| 3.2 Hawaii..........................| 2.5 Idaho...........................| 3.4 Kentucky........................| 6.3 Maryland........................| 3.5 Michigan........................| 6.6 Mississippi.....................| 8.4 Montana.........................| 3.7 Nebraska........................| 3.4 Nevada..........................| 3.8 New Hampshire...................| 3.5 North Dakota....................| 3.4 Oklahoma........................| 3.6 Oregon..........................| 5.6 South Carolina..................| 6.4 South Dakota....................| 3.5 Utah............................| 3.8 Vermont.........................| 3.5 Virginia........................| 3.0 Wyoming.........................| 3.3 --------------------------------------------------------------- - 5 - Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from February 2005 to February 2006, seasonally adjusted ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State | February | February | Over-the-year | 2005 | 2006 | rate change --------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------- | | | Alabama.........................| 4.3 | 3.6 | -0.7 Arkansas........................| 5.0 | 4.7 | -.3 California......................| 5.6 | 5.0 | -.6 Colorado........................| 5.2 | 4.3 | -.9 District of Columbia............| 7.0 | 5.3 | -1.7 Florida.........................| 4.1 | 3.2 | -.9 Hawaii .........................| 2.9 | 2.5 | -.4 Idaho...........................| 4.1 | 3.4 | -.7 Illinois........................| 5.9 | 5.0 | -.9 Iowa............................| 4.7 | 4.4 | -.3 Kansas..........................| 5.3 | 4.7 | -.6 Kentucky........................| 5.6 | 6.3 | .7 Louisiana.......................| 5.5 | 4.3 | -1.2 Maryland........................| 4.1 | 3.5 | -.6 Mississippi.....................| 6.8 | 8.4 | 1.6 Missouri........................| 5.6 | 4.8 | -.8 Montana.........................| 4.1 | 3.7 | -.4 Nebraska........................| 3.9 | 3.4 | -.5 Nevada..........................| 4.2 | 3.8 | -.4 New Mexico......................| 5.5 | 4.8 | -.7 New York........................| 5.1 | 4.7 | -.4 North Carolina..................| 5.1 | 4.6 | -.5 Ohio............................| 6.0 | 5.3 | -.7 Oklahoma........................| 4.4 | 3.6 | -.8 Oregon..........................| 6.4 | 5.6 | -.8 Pennsylvania....................| 5.2 | 4.5 | -.7 South Dakota....................| 4.0 | 3.5 | -.5 Texas...........................| 5.4 | 5.0 | -.4 Utah............................| 4.4 | 3.8 | -.6 Virginia........................| 3.3 | 3.0 | -.3 Washington......................| 5.6 | 4.8 | -.8 West Virginia...................| 4.8 | 4.1 | -.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 6 - Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from January 2006 to February 2006, seasonally adjusted --------------------------------------------------------------------- State | January | February | Over-the-month | 2006 | 2006 p | change p ----------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------- Arizona...............| 2,567,700 | 2,583,900 | 16,200 California............| 14,935,700 | 14,966,800 | 31,100 Hawaii................| 610,700 | 615,000 | 4,300 Idaho.................| 629,800 | 635,500 | 5,700 Iowa..................| 1,489,800 | 1,498,400 | 8,600 Kansas................| 1,330,200 | 1,342,800 | 12,600 Louisiana.............| 1,747,700 | 1,760,500 | 12,800 Montana...............| 421,900 | 425,100 | 3,200 Nevada................| 1,258,100 | 1,264,600 | 6,500 North Carolina........| 3,949,600 | 3,962,600 | 13,000 Washington............| 2,828,100 | 2,841,900 | 13,800 --------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from February 2005 to February 2006, seasonally adjusted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- State | February | February | Over-the-year | 2005 | 2006 p | change p ----------------------|--------------|----------------|--------------- Alabama...............| 1,926,600 | 1,970,100 | 43,500 Arizona...............| 2,455,300 | 2,583,900 | 128,600 Arkansas..............| 1,172,300 | 1,187,200 | 14,900 California............| 14,684,900 | 14,966,800 | 281,900 Colorado..............| 2,208,200 | 2,257,300 | 49,100 Delaware..............| 427,600 | 435,800 | 8,200 District of Columbia..| 681,200 | 690,600 | 9,400 Florida...............| 7,694,500 | 7,989,900 | 295,400 Georgia...............| 3,969,200 | 4,056,200 | 87,000 Hawaii................| 594,100 | 615,000 | 20,900 Idaho.................| 603,400 | 635,500 | 32,100 Illinois..............| 5,842,200 | 5,887,100 | 44,900 Iowa..................| 1,472,000 | 1,498,400 | 26,400 Louisiana.............| 1,926,000 | 1,760,500 | -165,500 Maryland..............| 2,543,100 | 2,577,400 | 34,300 Michigan..............| 4,399,600 | 4,360,700 | -38,900 Minnesota.............| 2,695,800 | 2,731,500 | 35,700 Missouri..............| 2,716,100 | 2,753,600 | 37,500 Nebraska..............| 931,300 | 944,700 | 13,400 Nevada................| 1,192,300 | 1,264,600 | 72,300 New Jersey............| 4,026,500 | 4,066,700 | 40,200 New Mexico............| 800,600 | 824,400 | 23,800 New York..............| 8,500,600 | 8,572,500 | 71,900 North Carolina........| 3,894,100 | 3,962,600 | 68,500 North Dakota..........| 342,900 | 349,000 | 6,100 Oklahoma..............| 1,495,200 | 1,533,800 | 38,600 Oregon................| 1,640,800 | 1,698,900 | 58,100 Pennsylvania..........| 5,683,300 | 5,747,500 | 64,200 South Carolina........| 1,856,800 | 1,885,100 | 28,300 Tennessee.............| 2,729,600 | 2,760,400 | 30,800 Texas.................| 9,622,600 | 9,902,300 | 279,700 Utah..................| 1,130,200 | 1,175,600 | 45,400 Virginia..............| 3,637,200 | 3,704,300 | 67,100 Washington............| 2,746,700 | 2,841,900 | 95,200 West Virginia.........| 742,900 | 750,900 | 8,000 Wisconsin.............| 2,829,600 | 2,866,000 | 36,400 Wyoming...............| 260,300 | 268,800 | 8,500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. - 7 - 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 1-4). Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and major industry 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 labor force includes both the employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working who had a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who did not work at all (in the reference week), 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. Method of estimation. Estimates for all census divisions, states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, and New York City are produced using estimating equations based on regression techniques. This method, which underwent substantial enhance- ment at the beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) data. Estimates for the six other areas contained in this release use a different regression approach. A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request. Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the model-based estimates for the component divisions and then calculating the unemployment rate. Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data shown for the prior year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year, usually implemented with January estimates. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources, and model reestimation. Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of census division, state, and substate area model employment and unemployment levels is performed within the modeling procedure. The model estimation is based on the classical ap- proach to seasonal adjustment, in which the series is decomposed into trend, seasonal, irregular, and survey error. This directly yields seasonally ad- justed estimates for employment and unemployment levels with reliability measures. Labor force levels and unemployment rates are calculated from these two estimates. Additionally, measures for the State of California are derived by summing the seasonally adjusted estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of California, and the estimates for the State of New York are the sum of the estimates for New York City and the balance of New York. Labor force estimates for census regions are calculated as the sum of the levels of the component divisions, and the unemployment rate is then calculated. In most years, historical data for the most recent 5 years are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, usually coincident with the release of January estimates. Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on February 18, 2004. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the Web at http://www.bls.gov/lau/laumsa.htm and also is published annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. - 8 - 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 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a "link relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month em- ployment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of estab- lishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently ad- justed supersector series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted pay- roll 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 inde- pendently 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 dis- tortions 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 survey, ad- ministrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program, unem- ployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather than from data that may be displayed in the tables; differences, however, are generally insig- nificant. - 9 - Use of error measures. In 2005, the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program introduced several improvements to its methodology. Among these was the development of model-based error measures for the monthly estimates and the estimates of over-the-month changes. The introductory section of this release preserves the long-time practice of highlighting the direction of the movements in regional and state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll employment regardless of their statistical sig- nificance. The remainder of the analysis in the release takes the statis- tical significance of monthly and annual changes into consideration. Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based error measures for both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data, and for over-the- month change, are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/ lastderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically significant. The average magnitude of the over-the-month change in a state unemployment rate that is required in order to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level is between 0.3 and 0.4 percentage point. More details can be found on the Web site. Measures of nonsampling error are not available, but additional information on the subject is provided in the BLS monthly periodical, Employ- ment and Earnings. Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/ sae/790stderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether changes in CES employment levels are statistically significant. In- formation on recent benchmark revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/sae/. Additional information More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Gov- ernment Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800), and from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490, August 1997. Estimates of labor force and unemployment, as well as nonfarm employment from the CES program, for over 370 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 all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas, counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and other areas used in the administration of various federal economic assistance programs are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls. gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES program are available at http: //www.bls.gov/sae/. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted1 (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force Census region and division Number Percent of labor force Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. 2005 2005 2006 2006 2005 2005 2006 2006 2005 2005 2006 2006 Northeast........... 27,591.2 27,825.0 27,838.0 27,907.1 1,341.6 1,340.4 1,243.2 1,299.2 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.7 New England....... 7,523.9 7,583.5 7,568.6 7,592.6 351.5 352.2 333.3 353.7 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.7 Middle Atlantic... 20,067.3 20,241.5 20,269.4 20,314.5 990.1 988.2 909.9 945.5 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.7 South............... 52,519.4 53,166.4 53,194.7 53,358.1 2,679.6 2,516.8 2,352.0 2,394.1 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.5 South Atlantic.... 27,798.5 28,352.2 28,378.5 28,480.9 1,312.1 1,201.6 1,101.2 1,136.7 4.7 4.2 3.9 4.0 East South Central.......... 8,389.0 8,437.9 8,437.9 8,458.6 475.0 482.8 469.2 476.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 West South Central.......... 16,331.9 16,376.4 16,378.4 16,418.5 892.5 832.4 781.6 781.4 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.8 Midwest............. 34,549.5 34,730.9 34,736.4 34,774.3 1,953.6 1,847.8 1,717.4 1,774.1 5.7 5.3 4.9 5.1 East North Central.......... 23,678.4 23,810.8 23,847.7 23,854.8 1,432.7 1,358.3 1,260.9 1,289.9 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.4 West North Central.......... 10,871.2 10,920.1 10,888.7 10,919.5 520.8 489.4 456.5 484.2 4.8 4.5 4.2 4.4 West................ 33,949.0 34,445.4 34,346.6 34,558.8 1,823.4 1,664.6 1,604.7 1,629.8 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.7 Mountain.......... 10,264.6 10,447.6 10,444.6 10,647.3 480.1 442.6 452.4 441.1 4.7 4.2 4.3 4.1 Pacific........... 23,684.4 23,997.7 23,902.0 23,911.5 1,343.3 1,222.0 1,152.3 1,188.7 5.7 5.1 4.8 5.0 1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year. Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted1 (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force Census region and Number Percent of labor force division January February January February January February 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 Northeast........... 27,339.7 27,638.6 27,398.1 27,708.1 1,488.1 1,401.9 1,518.4 1,449.4 5.4 5.1 5.5 5.2 New England....... 7,451.8 7,509.1 7,459.3 7,526.4 395.0 381.4 397.4 393.0 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.2 Middle Atlantic... 19,887.9 20,129.5 19,938.8 20,181.7 1,093.1 1,020.5 1,121.0 1,056.4 5.5 5.1 5.6 5.2 South............... 51,961.7 52,786.2 52,134.4 52,965.9 2,831.3 2,519.0 2,841.0 2,505.0 5.4 4.8 5.4 4.7 South Atlantic.... 27,491.8 28,169.3 27,601.6 28,283.2 1,362.0 1,166.4 1,389.5 1,190.8 5.0 4.1 5.0 4.2 East South Central.......... 8,297.3 8,357.8 8,309.2 8,375.8 512.6 510.2 512.9 504.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.0 West South Central.......... 16,172.7 16,259.1 16,223.6 16,306.9 956.7 842.4 938.6 810.0 5.9 5.2 5.8 5.0 Midwest............. 34,135.2 34,391.4 34,268.5 34,479.8 2,151.9 1,938.4 2,191.5 1,974.2 6.3 5.6 6.4 5.7 East North Central.......... 23,380.0 23,610.7 23,487.2 23,651.6 1,552.9 1,408.5 1,610.8 1,438.9 6.6 6.0 6.9 6.1 West North Central.......... 10,755.3 10,780.7 10,781.3 10,828.1 599.0 530.0 580.6 535.2 5.6 4.9 5.4 4.9 West................ 33,674.5 34,179.6 33,841.9 34,437.7 1,971.6 1,758.4 1,997.2 1,769.0 5.9 5.1 5.9 5.1 Mountain.......... 10,138.2 10,382.8 10,208.3 10,589.9 510.5 494.1 518.1 468.8 5.0 4.8 5.1 4.4 Pacific........... 23,536.4 23,796.8 23,633.6 23,847.8 1,461.1 1,264.3 1,479.1 1,300.2 6.2 5.3 6.3 5.5 1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates. 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. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force State and Area Number Percent of labor force Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. 2005 2005 2006 2006 2005 2005 2006 2006 2005 2005 2006 2006 Alabama................ 2,145.4 2,164.8 2,173.5 2,175.7 91.4 77.3 81.6 78.5 4.3 3.6 3.8 3.6 Alaska................. 337.9 341.8 340.8 343.1 23.6 23.5 22.8 23.9 7.0 6.9 6.7 7.0 Arizona................ 2,804.1 2,880.2 2,888.3 2,944.6 126.7 136.2 139.2 131.0 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.4 Arkansas............... 1,343.1 1,376.8 1,393.1 1,392.3 67.4 64.4 60.4 65.1 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 California............. 17,598.8 17,823.4 17,714.2 17,694.6 988.3 911.0 858.7 878.9 5.6 5.1 4.8 5.0 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1................. 4,795.8 4,872.1 4,850.0 4,868.4 273.2 266.1 248.3 260.3 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.3 Colorado............... 2,534.2 2,560.4 2,565.3 2,612.4 130.7 122.7 120.0 112.1 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.3 Connecticut............ 1,811.8 1,818.9 1,820.0 1,829.4 89.7 83.9 82.9 82.6 5.0 4.6 4.6 4.5 Delaware............... 433.7 443.1 444.4 444.5 17.1 20.5 17.4 17.8 3.9 4.6 3.9 4.0 District of Columbia... 300.0 293.3 295.2 294.3 20.9 17.2 15.8 15.6 7.0 5.9 5.4 5.3 Florida................ 8,569.3 8,734.9 8,789.4 8,831.3 352.3 295.0 266.9 278.5 4.1 3.4 3.0 3.2 Miami-Miami Beach- Kendall 1 ........ 1,109.1 1,117.4 1,117.8 1,124.3 52.2 43.6 40.3 41.4 4.7 3.9 3.6 3.7 Georgia................ 4,536.0 4,637.9 4,650.4 4,669.6 232.6 246.1 224.0 233.2 5.1 5.3 4.8 5.0 Hawaii................. 627.2 644.1 645.7 646.6 18.4 17.5 15.3 16.3 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.5 Idaho.................. 731.4 746.1 748.6 762.0 30.1 25.9 24.5 25.6 4.1 3.5 3.3 3.4 Illinois............... 6,453.3 6,484.0 6,513.5 6,510.3 379.9 354.0 339.7 328.0 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.0 Chicago-Naperville- Joliet 1.......... 3,978.4 3,947.7 3,988.6 3,986.1 248.3 223.1 214.0 205.6 6.2 5.7 5.4 5.2 Indiana................ 3,199.1 3,228.5 3,260.7 3,273.8 177.5 176.0 153.9 168.3 5.5 5.5 4.7 5.1 Iowa................... 1,650.5 1,667.2 1,666.9 1,672.9 76.8 74.8 68.0 72.9 4.7 4.5 4.1 4.4 Kansas................. 1,473.1 1,479.8 1,471.4 1,473.6 77.8 72.2 65.5 69.0 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.7 Kentucky............... 1,984.7 2,013.4 2,013.5 2,019.1 111.0 130.0 126.0 126.7 5.6 6.5 6.3 6.3 Louisiana.............. 2,096.1 1,909.8 1,892.9 1,892.1 114.6 121.4 91.7 82.3 5.5 6.4 4.8 4.3 Maine.................. 705.6 717.4 715.3 717.4 33.8 33.7 32.2 32.7 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.6 Maryland............... 2,909.2 2,955.5 2,964.8 2,975.0 119.0 118.4 106.0 103.3 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.5 Massachusetts.......... 3,364.6 3,366.8 3,359.7 3,365.6 164.9 161.9 156.1 168.3 4.9 4.8 4.6 5.0 Michigan............... 5,095.8 5,106.2 5,104.7 5,113.7 355.3 341.9 317.8 337.9 7.0 6.7 6.2 6.6 Detroit-Warren-Livo- nia 2............. 2,201.7 2,189.8 2,170.5 2,172.3 163.4 158.7 150.0 146.2 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.7 Minnesota.............. 2,937.6 2,960.2 2,947.7 2,953.3 124.8 123.6 121.6 129.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.4 Mississippi............ 1,345.0 1,318.8 1,325.1 1,330.0 91.7 116.2 111.4 112.1 6.8 8.8 8.4 8.4 Missouri............... 3,022.8 3,031.2 3,023.3 3,032.3 170.6 157.2 141.0 146.6 5.6 5.2 4.7 4.8 Montana................ 489.8 496.6 495.8 503.4 20.2 19.2 18.8 18.4 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 Nebraska............... 987.8 988.4 981.5 990.6 38.5 37.7 33.6 33.8 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.4 Nevada................. 1,201.4 1,230.8 1,231.7 1,260.7 50.7 47.1 44.9 47.3 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.8 New Hampshire.......... 729.8 733.9 736.2 735.9 27.2 25.4 24.6 25.4 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.5 New Jersey............. 4,399.5 4,467.0 4,481.8 4,479.1 195.8 203.8 201.8 208.7 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.7 New Mexico............. 928.4 944.6 944.7 961.7 50.8 46.9 46.1 45.7 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.8 New York............... 9,374.5 9,457.2 9,494.7 9,517.4 475.1 468.8 437.8 444.0 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.7 New York City ....... 3,713.2 3,761.1 3,787.3 3,800.9 217.9 217.5 208.2 201.7 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.3 North Carolina......... 4,300.4 4,369.5 4,362.1 4,374.0 221.2 223.8 189.4 202.3 5.1 5.1 4.3 4.6 North Dakota........... 357.5 360.5 361.7 363.5 12.3 11.9 11.2 12.3 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.4 Ohio................... 5,890.6 5,911.9 5,908.3 5,903.1 356.0 346.5 312.2 314.6 6.0 5.9 5.3 5.3 Cleveland-Elyria-Men- tor 2............. 1,096.2 1,091.4 1,095.1 1,100.8 64.1 61.7 56.7 56.2 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.1 Oklahoma............... 1,727.8 1,752.9 1,753.6 1,754.2 75.2 74.0 68.3 63.8 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.6 Oregon................. 1,853.1 1,866.4 1,869.2 1,884.6 118.2 105.7 98.4 105.5 6.4 5.7 5.3 5.6 Pennsylvania........... 6,287.8 6,288.9 6,290.6 6,311.5 324.6 295.9 270.6 285.7 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.5 Rhode Island........... 564.5 574.0 574.2 574.9 28.3 29.4 27.2 29.0 5.0 5.1 4.7 5.1 South Carolina......... 2,063.6 2,106.8 2,096.4 2,103.7 137.0 151.6 129.3 134.8 6.6 7.2 6.2 6.4 South Dakota........... 430.2 433.7 430.2 432.5 17.2 16.9 14.5 15.0 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.5 Tennessee.............. 2,898.0 2,916.6 2,926.1 2,927.4 160.1 158.3 149.2 151.6 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.2 Texas.................. 11,148.8 11,310.8 11,348.4 11,388.0 602.7 589.9 569.9 573.7 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.0 Utah................... 1,254.6 1,282.3 1,283.5 1,307.5 55.3 51.0 49.6 49.7 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.8 Vermont................ 354.3 359.3 360.9 362.6 12.7 12.9 12.2 12.7 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.5 Virginia............... 3,896.4 3,963.7 3,968.8 3,973.1 129.7 132.0 117.5 120.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 Washington............. 3,259.4 3,321.3 3,313.5 3,333.9 183.0 173.4 152.1 159.2 5.6 5.2 4.6 4.8 Seattle-Bellevue-Eve- rett 1............ 1,344.7 1,378.8 1,370.6 1,386.7 67.0 66.2 57.8 59.0 5.0 4.8 4.2 4.3 West Virginia.......... 793.9 804.2 805.1 808.0 37.9 38.5 30.9 33.0 4.8 4.8 3.8 4.1 Wisconsin.............. 3,041.3 3,047.2 3,061.3 3,066.1 146.9 147.3 137.2 147.1 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.8 Wyoming................ 281.1 285.9 286.2 291.3 8.7 9.4 8.9 9.6 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.3 Puerto Rico............ 1,366.3 1,419.6 1,400.0 1,417.4 132.9 169.3 162.9 147.3 9.7 11.9 11.6 10.4 1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. 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. 06-01, dated December 5, 2005, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year. LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force State and area Number Percent of labor force January February January February January February 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 Alabama................ 2,129.0 2,155.2 2,133.4 2,161.1 102.5 87.8 104.5 86.6 4.8 4.1 4.9 4.0 Alaska................. 334.0 337.5 335.0 340.2 26.8 26.1 27.9 27.9 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.2 Arizona................ 2,788.7 2,880.5 2,804.6 2,935.6 129.2 144.2 128.5 128.7 4.6 5.0 4.6 4.4 Arkansas............... 1,312.5 1,368.6 1,331.4 1,378.6 79.5 69.3 80.4 74.6 6.1 5.1 6.0 5.4 California............. 17,506.5 17,658.7 17,581.6 17,665.7 1,079.2 936.3 1,080.3 947.6 6.2 5.3 6.1 5.4 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1................. 4,770.2 4,834.0 4,798.4 4,869.1 289.5 260.0 286.1 266.8 6.1 5.4 6.0 5.5 Colorado............... 2,511.9 2,548.1 2,524.5 2,593.1 140.3 131.4 143.4 120.3 5.6 5.2 5.7 4.6 Connecticut............ 1,789.1 1,803.1 1,790.3 1,811.9 95.8 91.3 98.6 91.4 5.4 5.1 5.5 5.0 Delaware............... 431.0 442.7 430.7 441.7 19.6 19.0 19.8 19.4 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.4 District of Columbia... 293.9 290.7 298.2 291.9 20.6 15.8 22.8 16.1 7.0 5.4 7.6 5.5 Florida................ 8,456.2 8,715.7 8,501.3 8,772.5 366.8 271.3 361.3 270.6 4.3 3.1 4.3 3.1 Miami-Miami Beach- Kendall 1......... 1,101.6 1,114.5 1,103.5 1,119.2 51.6 38.7 52.4 39.8 4.7 3.5 4.7 3.6 Georgia................ 4,499.4 4,636.2 4,522.0 4,656.9 238.2 230.2 248.8 237.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.1 Hawaii................. 624.0 645.9 625.1 644.8 17.4 14.5 17.1 14.6 2.8 2.2 2.7 2.3 Idaho.................. 722.1 743.1 729.4 757.1 38.3 32.7 38.3 32.8 5.3 4.4 5.2 4.3 Illinois............... 6,384.1 6,457.5 6,416.7 6,467.0 405.6 371.6 424.3 357.1 6.4 5.8 6.6 5.5 Chicago-Naperville- Joliet 1.......... 3,941.1 3,960.7 3,966.0 3,973.4 252.9 224.3 264.0 211.2 6.4 5.7 6.7 5.3 Indiana................ 3,149.6 3,224.5 3,163.1 3,236.8 193.5 170.5 203.7 188.2 6.1 5.3 6.4 5.8 Iowa................... 1,631.8 1,654.2 1,643.5 1,664.6 91.5 82.9 90.3 85.3 5.6 5.0 5.5 5.1 Kansas................. 1,464.9 1,463.4 1,465.8 1,464.7 85.3 73.2 81.7 72.6 5.8 5.0 5.6 5.0 Kentucky............... 1,960.8 1,990.4 1,964.9 1,995.5 123.9 137.8 134.0 143.3 6.3 6.9 6.8 7.2 Louisiana.............. 2,066.3 1,862.0 2,066.7 1,859.0 132.1 102.7 117.0 77.6 6.4 5.5 5.7 4.2 Maine.................. 691.3 703.4 694.3 707.0 37.8 37.6 40.6 39.4 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.6 Maryland............... 2,880.4 2,945.1 2,884.8 2,953.1 136.4 119.6 135.3 111.4 4.7 4.1 4.7 3.8 Massachusetts.......... 3,336.1 3,338.1 3,338.2 3,342.8 182.8 176.9 180.2 184.0 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.5 Michigan............... 5,030.2 5,055.6 5,057.9 5,070.3 392.7 356.9 392.7 364.1 7.8 7.1 7.8 7.2 Detroit-Warren-Livo- nia 2............. 2,172.3 2,145.4 2,186.2 2,149.8 173.6 163.8 175.7 150.8 8.0 7.6 8.0 7.0 Minnesota.............. 2,914.3 2,921.1 2,912.2 2,923.4 150.6 146.4 141.3 144.7 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.9 Mississippi............ 1,337.2 1,315.5 1,339.1 1,322.4 104.4 120.1 96.7 113.6 7.8 9.1 7.2 8.6 Missouri............... 3,000.1 2,997.8 3,004.1 3,010.0 192.4 157.3 189.3 163.0 6.4 5.2 6.3 5.4 Montana................ 482.3 489.7 486.5 497.9 25.0 23.8 25.4 22.8 5.2 4.9 5.2 4.6 Nebraska............... 976.2 971.2 982.6 984.5 44.7 39.4 43.5 37.8 4.6 4.1 4.4 3.8 Nevada................. 1,193.9 1,228.0 1,205.5 1,261.2 56.0 50.7 54.7 50.1 4.7 4.1 4.5 4.0 New Hampshire.......... 723.7 733.0 724.6 731.4 29.5 27.9 30.8 29.0 4.1 3.8 4.2 4.0 New Jersey............. 4,350.2 4,450.4 4,376.8 4,454.2 207.9 224.4 218.6 229.7 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.2 New Mexico............. 916.3 934.4 927.4 957.1 50.5 46.7 54.6 47.8 5.5 5.0 5.9 5.0 New York............... 9,313.9 9,448.3 9,337.5 9,478.0 527.8 490.0 530.6 493.8 5.7 5.2 5.7 5.2 New York City ....... 3,694.7 3,781.0 3,718.7 3,806.3 228.8 221.3 232.9 213.6 6.2 5.9 6.3 5.6 North Carolina......... 4,256.3 4,331.1 4,265.9 4,337.8 240.6 206.4 251.6 220.3 5.7 4.8 5.9 5.1 North Dakota........... 347.7 352.5 350.3 356.3 14.9 13.9 15.1 14.9 4.3 3.9 4.3 4.2 Ohio................... 5,806.2 5,839.2 5,830.6 5,835.2 396.5 356.5 411.3 355.9 6.8 6.1 7.1 6.1 Cleveland-Elyria-Men- tor 2............. 1,073.2 1,076.1 1,080.8 1,089.4 68.1 62.1 71.7 61.3 6.3 5.8 6.6 5.6 Oklahoma............... 1,712.7 1,738.9 1,715.5 1,739.8 88.9 76.9 87.4 71.2 5.2 4.4 5.1 4.1 Oregon................. 1,829.1 1,851.3 1,838.2 1,869.6 130.5 111.8 137.4 122.2 7.1 6.0 7.5 6.5 Pennsylvania........... 6,223.8 6,230.7 6,224.5 6,249.4 357.4 306.1 371.8 332.9 5.7 4.9 6.0 5.3 Rhode Island........... 561.0 573.4 560.3 572.6 33.8 32.8 32.2 34.1 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 South Carolina......... 2,036.2 2,073.0 2,043.7 2,081.3 148.1 136.7 153.2 143.3 7.3 6.6 7.5 6.9 South Dakota........... 420.2 420.4 422.8 424.6 19.6 16.8 19.5 17.0 4.7 4.0 4.6 4.0 Tennessee.............. 2,870.3 2,896.8 2,871.8 2,896.8 181.8 164.5 177.7 160.8 6.3 5.7 6.2 5.5 Texas.................. 11,081.1 11,289.6 11,110.0 11,329.5 656.2 593.4 653.9 586.6 5.9 5.3 5.9 5.2 Utah................... 1,245.2 1,276.4 1,252.1 1,300.3 58.8 52.7 61.9 54.5 4.7 4.1 4.9 4.2 Vermont................ 350.5 358.2 351.6 360.7 15.3 14.8 15.1 15.1 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.2 Virginia............... 3,857.7 3,941.0 3,868.5 3,947.6 145.3 129.3 147.1 130.2 3.8 3.3 3.8 3.3 Washington............. 3,242.8 3,303.3 3,253.7 3,327.5 207.3 175.6 216.4 187.9 6.4 5.3 6.6 5.6 New Orleans-Metairie- Kenner 2.......... 1,345.6 1,374.2 1,342.9 1,389.5 68.5 59.6 74.9 63.7 5.1 4.3 5.6 4.6 West Virginia.......... 780.8 793.8 786.5 800.5 46.3 38.0 49.5 42.2 5.9 4.8 6.3 5.3 Wisconsin.............. 3,009.9 3,033.9 3,018.9 3,042.3 164.6 153.0 178.8 173.7 5.5 5.0 5.9 5.7 Wyoming................ 277.7 282.6 278.5 287.7 12.3 11.9 11.3 11.9 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.1 Puerto Rico............ 1,373.0 1,385.1 1,363.9 1,401.5 148.4 159.8 136.6 136.9 10.8 11.5 10.0 9.8 1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. 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. 06-01, dated December 5, 2005, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted (In thousands) Total(1) Construction Manufacturing State Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. 2005 2005 2006 2006p 2005 2005 2006 2006p 2005 2005 2006 2006p Alabama............ 1,926.6 1,959.5 1,964.7 1,970.1 103.6 108.2 108.1 108.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) Alaska............. 307.9 310.6 312.5 312.7 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) Arizona............ 2,455.3 2,567.4 2,567.7 2,583.9 207.3 230.5 230.9 234.7 180.1 182.9 183.5 184.4 Arkansas........... 1,172.3 1,183.6 1,186.3 1,187.2 53.7 54.7 54.6 54.9 201.9 197.5 197.5 196.5 California......... 14,684.9 14,918.9 14,935.7 14,966.8 877.5 933.3 931.5 935.5 1,521.0 1,510.6 1,505.1 1,505.9 Colorado........... 2,208.2 2,249.2 2,252.0 2,257.3 156.1 164.7 165.6 166.3 151.3 150.1 150.2 150.0 Connecticut........ 1,659.6 1,668.6 1,669.2 1,671.6 66.6 66.4 66.2 66.1 196.5 194.0 193.9 193.7 Delaware (3)....... 427.6 434.0 434.8 435.8 27.2 28.2 28.2 28.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) District of Columbia (3).... 681.2 686.6 690.1 690.6 13.0 12.1 12.4 12.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) Florida ........... 7,694.5 7,943.5 7,967.0 7,989.9 555.2 597.9 605.8 611.4 397.2 399.9 399.6 400.8 Georgia ........... 3,969.2 4,030.7 4,046.2 4,056.2 205.1 214.9 214.2 214.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) Hawaii (3)......... 594.1 611.2 610.7 615.0 31.9 35.7 36.0 36.1 15.3 15.4 15.3 15.3 Idaho ............. 603.4 627.0 629.8 635.5 43.0 48.1 49.3 50.5 62.7 63.8 63.0 63.6 Illinois........... 5,842.2 5,894.0 5,876.1 5,887.1 270.4 274.9 271.4 273.8 692.1 687.5 687.1 685.6 Indiana............ 2,949.0 2,975.9 2,965.9 2,968.5 147.5 150.1 150.0 149.1 572.4 571.2 573.3 571.4 Iowa............... 1,472.0 1,495.7 1,489.8 1,498.4 70.1 73.8 72.8 74.2 227.5 232.4 232.6 233.8 Kansas............. 1,334.5 1,334.7 1,330.2 1,342.8 61.9 63.2 65.7 68.0 179.6 178.1 177.6 177.2 Kentucky........... 1,815.5 1,836.0 1,838.5 1,836.3 84.2 85.6 86.0 85.5 262.7 262.0 261.8 262.1 Louisiana.......... 1,926.0 1,738.9 1,747.7 1,760.5 116.0 101.6 102.6 104.2 154.5 143.1 143.1 144.5 Maine.............. 611.2 612.3 611.3 611.4 30.3 30.9 30.3 30.5 62.6 59.8 59.6 59.5 Maryland (3)....... 2,543.1 2,568.4 2,571.6 2,577.4 181.8 185.6 185.5 187.5 142.0 139.3 139.6 138.5 Massachusetts...... 3,192.2 3,206.0 3,203.1 3,212.0 138.1 142.9 144.5 144.0 309.7 304.4 303.7 305.2 Michigan........... 4,399.6 4,396.5 4,370.1 4,360.7 191.9 193.4 189.7 189.5 689.8 676.9 666.0 658.1 Minnesota.......... 2,695.8 2,730.6 2,731.6 2,731.5 129.0 130.5 128.2 128.3 346.0 349.2 346.1 344.2 Mississippi........ 1,133.0 1,126.2 1,133.0 1,135.4 49.2 54.2 56.1 55.4 180.3 176.1 177.2 176.8 Missouri .......... 2,716.1 2,739.6 2,746.0 2,753.6 138.8 142.3 146.6 144.2 310.2 306.3 302.7 305.8 Montana............ 417.0 424.8 421.9 425.1 26.6 28.2 27.5 28.9 19.6 19.2 19.2 19.3 Nebraska (3)....... 931.3 940.3 946.5 944.7 48.0 46.3 47.8 49.1 101.1 102.8 103.4 103.6 Nevada............. 1,192.3 1,256.6 1,258.1 1,264.6 127.7 143.9 144.1 145.8 47.4 48.4 48.6 48.7 New Hampshire...... 633.3 636.6 639.4 637.8 29.1 30.1 30.0 30.1 80.2 78.3 78.1 77.6 New Jersey......... 4,026.5 4,064.5 4,062.0 4,066.7 167.3 171.0 172.3 171.5 334.0 323.2 322.0 321.0 New Mexico......... 800.6 821.5 823.2 824.4 52.5 56.5 57.3 58.1 36.2 36.7 36.8 37.0 New York........... 8,500.6 8,566.3 8,565.8 8,572.5 324.5 326.9 330.5 331.0 586.9 569.7 570.1 570.2 North Carolina..... 3,894.1 3,943.5 3,949.6 3,962.6 227.8 235.4 235.1 236.1 570.8 563.7 562.9 561.6 North Dakota....... 342.9 348.4 349.4 349.0 17.2 17.5 17.5 17.6 25.7 25.8 25.9 26.0 Ohio............... 5,418.3 5,445.7 5,438.5 5,436.5 232.7 234.3 231.9 233.1 815.3 814.2 812.6 810.5 Oklahoma........... 1,495.2 1,529.4 1,531.0 1,533.8 64.3 66.8 67.1 67.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) Oregon ............ 1,640.8 1,686.6 1,694.7 1,698.9 87.4 96.2 96.6 97.6 203.8 206.9 209.9 210.7 Pennsylvania....... 5,683.3 5,737.6 5,743.5 5,747.5 251.6 257.9 257.5 257.2 684.8 677.2 675.9 673.6 Rhode Island....... 490.3 493.0 490.8 492.9 21.5 22.6 22.6 22.8 56.0 54.1 54.0 53.8 South Carolina..... 1,856.8 1,875.5 1,877.5 1,885.1 115.4 120.8 120.4 122.8 266.1 258.1 259.1 258.9 South Dakota....... 387.2 391.8 394.1 395.5 20.7 20.1 21.5 21.5 39.5 40.9 41.3 41.7 Tennessee.......... 2,729.6 2,760.9 2,756.3 2,760.4 119.3 120.7 122.8 123.4 412.5 405.0 405.5 406.6 Texas.............. 9,622.6 9,861.3 9,876.9 9,902.3 555.0 580.2 580.3 584.2 892.7 905.1 902.6 904.4 Utah............... 1,130.2 1,175.8 1,173.0 1,175.6 78.1 85.0 85.6 87.3 116.6 118.8 119.6 119.1 Vermont............ 304.7 306.6 306.4 306.0 16.3 16.8 16.5 16.4 37.0 36.8 36.8 36.7 Virginia........... 3,637.2 3,699.5 3,706.7 3,704.3 239.4 253.2 255.7 257.1 298.1 294.9 295.2 294.7 Washington......... 2,746.7 2,822.1 2,828.1 2,841.9 171.9 183.9 185.4 187.9 269.1 277.9 279.1 280.7 West Virginia...... 742.9 752.3 750.6 750.9 36.9 38.2 37.0 37.4 62.4 61.2 61.4 61.6 Wisconsin.......... 2,829.6 2,861.0 2,857.7 2,866.0 128.0 132.9 136.0 137.0 506.0 509.0 507.6 508.7 Wyoming............ 260.3 265.9 268.1 268.8 20.1 20.8 21.0 21.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) Trade, transportation, and Financial activities Professional and business utilities services Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. 2005 2005 2006 2006p 2005 2005 2006 2006p 2005 2005 2006 2006p Alabama............ 380.7 383.5 382.3 382.7 97.6 98.2 98.0 98.9 204.3 212.2 213.7 214.2 Alaska............. 62.8 63.4 63.6 63.6 14.7 14.8 15.0 14.9 23.6 24.0 24.0 24.2 Arizona............ 479.4 496.0 499.2 500.9 169.8 177.8 178.1 178.5 356.6 385.8 382.3 387.0 Arkansas........... 244.3 246.3 246.6 246.7 51.2 52.0 52.2 52.3 110.5 113.7 114.9 115.5 California......... 2,798.0 2,830.3 2,842.5 2,845.2 916.7 937.8 939.0 940.3 2,128.4 2,177.9 2,185.7 2,196.5 Colorado........... 410.1 420.4 420.1 421.3 156.3 159.5 160.2 160.9 311.9 321.0 322.8 323.2 Connecticut........ 311.2 312.9 313.8 313.4 141.7 143.0 143.4 143.6 198.5 200.9 200.4 201.5 Delaware (3)....... 81.3 82.3 82.7 83.3 45.4 45.0 45.2 45.6 61.8 63.9 62.5 62.9 District of Columbia (3).... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 147.2 148.8 151.7 152.2 Florida ........... 1,541.8 1,591.2 1,589.2 1,596.5 518.7 534.6 536.0 537.5 1,297.6 1,354.8 1,363.1 1,367.9 Georgia ........... 843.6 851.8 858.0 859.9 224.4 228.3 229.4 230.2 526.6 543.3 547.4 549.2 Hawaii (3)......... 115.9 120.4 120.6 122.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Idaho ............. 120.9 125.4 126.1 126.8 28.9 30.9 31.1 31.4 75.7 79.0 79.9 81.1 Illinois........... 1,183.5 1,191.6 1,179.4 1,182.3 399.6 406.5 406.6 406.4 816.9 830.6 830.2 831.0 Indiana............ 581.3 589.5 581.1 580.2 138.9 140.0 139.3 139.7 272.5 275.2 273.5 274.1 Iowa............... 305.9 309.2 307.8 308.7 98.0 99.5 99.9 100.2 111.3 114.5 113.8 115.6 Kansas............. 262.5 261.0 259.5 259.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) 132.0 132.9 134.6 133.2 Kentucky........... 377.1 380.7 380.8 379.6 87.3 87.6 88.9 89.0 169.6 175.1 173.2 173.1 Louisiana.......... 380.2 352.8 359.5 362.8 99.3 93.2 93.9 94.2 188.3 162.9 162.9 164.1 Maine.............. 125.8 126.1 125.9 125.7 34.2 33.8 33.9 33.8 49.5 50.5 50.5 50.5 Maryland (3)....... 470.7 473.1 476.5 475.5 157.9 159.3 159.9 160.5 380.1 388.3 387.0 389.7 Massachusetts...... 572.0 570.0 569.3 569.9 219.2 222.2 222.5 222.7 457.4 465.1 463.7 466.5 Michigan........... 807.4 804.4 795.9 795.0 218.8 219.1 218.4 218.9 590.5 598.2 598.4 597.2 Minnesota.......... 525.7 529.2 531.3 532.9 177.1 181.6 181.0 182.4 300.9 304.8 304.5 303.9 Mississippi........ 221.3 222.3 223.8 226.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) 86.8 89.5 90.6 90.3 Missouri .......... 536.8 542.2 544.3 547.3 163.6 167.3 167.1 167.0 316.3 322.9 323.9 323.1 Montana............ 87.0 88.0 87.8 88.2 21.0 21.8 21.5 21.6 34.1 34.7 34.7 34.7 Nebraska (3)....... 199.8 200.1 201.9 201.6 64.2 65.3 65.3 65.7 95.9 97.2 97.0 97.6 Nevada............. 211.4 219.7 220.1 221.9 63.6 67.3 67.5 67.6 141.2 149.3 150.7 151.0 New Hampshire...... 140.9 140.6 141.8 140.2 38.3 39.9 40.2 40.5 58.6 60.1 60.3 60.6 New Jersey......... 877.2 884.9 877.5 879.3 278.2 283.3 284.2 283.0 589.5 596.8 595.4 596.2 New Mexico......... 138.9 141.1 141.5 141.8 34.8 35.5 35.3 35.3 91.5 93.7 94.2 94.3 New York........... 1,497.1 1,506.9 1,501.9 1,503.5 707.6 719.2 722.8 724.4 1,071.0 1,090.8 1,084.6 1,086.7 North Carolina..... 736.1 733.0 731.4 735.7 194.8 200.9 200.2 201.6 439.5 451.3 449.3 451.1 North Dakota....... 73.8 75.6 75.7 75.4 18.7 19.1 19.2 19.2 25.2 27.2 26.9 26.6 Ohio............... 1,043.7 1,043.2 1,041.7 1,044.6 307.9 309.8 311.9 313.2 636.5 650.5 647.7 644.6 Oklahoma........... 276.4 282.5 282.3 283.0 83.4 85.0 84.7 85.1 168.4 175.0 173.9 174.5 Oregon ............ 325.6 334.8 337.5 336.1 100.4 104.4 103.9 105.8 182.8 188.2 192.3 191.5 Pennsylvania....... 1,121.8 1,131.7 1,133.0 1,133.8 334.6 336.1 335.9 335.7 652.4 665.9 663.5 667.5 Rhode Island....... 80.3 79.5 79.2 79.7 34.0 35.2 35.1 35.5 54.7 56.1 56.3 56.8 South Carolina..... 359.9 358.9 363.0 364.2 97.2 100.3 101.3 103.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) South Dakota....... 78.5 78.8 79.2 79.5 28.1 28.6 28.7 29.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) Tennessee.......... 594.8 602.9 604.8 604.9 142.4 144.7 143.2 143.5 309.1 317.6 310.4 311.4 Texas.............. 1,969.7 2,012.5 2,021.2 2,020.2 602.8 618.3 620.8 622.1 1,130.2 1,185.9 1,189.8 1,200.4 Utah............... 222.6 230.1 230.9 230.7 66.1 69.8 67.8 68.3 143.0 154.2 153.4 153.5 Vermont............ 59.5 59.7 59.9 59.9 13.2 13.3 13.2 13.3 21.8 22.0 22.2 22.2 Virginia........... 653.9 658.7 662.3 658.5 191.3 195.1 194.9 193.3 598.0 618.6 622.1 615.7 Washington......... 527.3 538.7 540.0 541.2 153.0 157.0 157.2 157.6 311.0 325.5 325.6 328.2 West Virginia...... 139.2 139.8 140.4 140.8 29.8 30.0 30.8 30.8 58.3 59.9 59.3 59.7 Wisconsin.......... 541.2 539.1 538.0 540.5 159.0 157.2 156.9 157.9 259.5 262.8 261.9 262.6 Wyoming............ 50.0 50.9 50.8 51.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) 15.6 15.8 15.9 15.7 Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. 2005 2005 2006 2006p 2005 2005 2006 2006p 2005 2005 2006 2006p Alabama............ 197.6 201.9 203.1 202.5 162.6 167.2 167.2 168.5 360.5 362.0 363.9 364.4 Alaska............. 35.4 36.1 36.2 36.4 30.5 30.9 31.3 31.3 81.4 82.1 80.7 82.1 Arizona............ 268.1 280.5 280.8 281.3 247.2 260.0 260.2 262.1 403.5 403.8 403.6 404.6 Arkansas........... 145.2 148.2 148.3 148.6 93.7 94.8 95.5 95.5 202.5 206.5 206.7 207.0 California......... 1,574.8 1,597.4 1,599.0 1,601.6 1,455.7 1,492.9 1,501.3 1,504.0 2,406.8 2,425.5 2,425.7 2,425.9 Colorado........... 222.9 226.5 226.4 227.3 255.4 258.3 257.6 258.6 361.6 365.2 365.5 365.7 Connecticut........ 271.6 273.2 273.8 274.3 128.9 129.6 130.6 131.2 242.5 247.2 245.8 246.0 Delaware (3)....... 53.5 54.3 54.8 54.5 40.5 41.7 40.9 41.2 58.6 59.4 59.7 60.0 District of Columbia (3).... (2) (2) (2) (2) 53.0 55.1 56.0 56.4 233.3 231.9 231.7 231.8 Florida ........... 931.3 953.3 955.0 956.4 875.2 907.1 911.0 913.1 1,075.0 1,091.8 1,093.0 1,092.8 Georgia ........... 419.7 426.8 429.0 430.1 366.8 372.7 374.5 376.4 644.8 655.3 656.1 660.1 Hawaii (3)......... 69.5 70.8 71.0 71.0 105.1 107.5 107.4 108.0 119.3 119.7 117.6 120.4 Idaho ............. 67.4 69.0 69.1 69.7 56.4 60.4 61.1 61.5 115.3 116.5 116.3 116.8 Illinois........... 739.8 752.7 752.5 753.8 508.9 518.7 519.3 521.4 844.5 843.5 840.5 843.6 Indiana............ 373.2 381.1 381.0 381.0 276.5 281.0 285.0 286.8 427.9 428.9 424.8 427.7 Iowa............... 193.2 198.3 198.2 199.0 129.9 129.2 129.2 129.8 244.2 247.2 245.2 246.3 Kansas............. 164.3 165.1 164.4 167.4 111.8 111.1 111.8 112.3 252.3 252.6 247.3 255.1 Kentucky........... 233.8 236.8 237.5 238.0 163.6 166.8 168.2 168.0 311.5 312.4 314.1 313.3 Louisiana.......... 254.4 208.0 207.5 212.7 207.3 168.6 169.8 171.9 380.4 374.8 375.3 372.4 Maine.............. 111.4 112.7 112.5 112.1 59.0 59.5 58.7 58.7 104.8 105.4 105.5 105.8 Maryland (3)....... 351.0 357.9 359.2 360.2 228.5 233.1 232.2 232.9 462.5 467.5 464.9 468.0 Massachusetts...... 586.2 592.8 593.2 593.7 292.4 290.8 289.8 291.2 410.9 410.6 410.4 412.1 Michigan........... 567.1 569.8 568.3 569.6 402.9 406.3 402.6 404.2 677.4 673.1 676.6 673.4 Minnesota.......... 382.4 390.8 395.9 393.9 238.7 243.8 243.9 245.2 414.3 418.4 419.3 418.8 Mississippi........ 120.6 122.2 121.8 121.8 125.5 113.4 114.2 115.1 242.4 241.2 241.6 241.2 Missouri .......... 363.2 369.2 369.6 370.8 272.4 275.5 277.4 281.3 428.6 429.5 431.5 431.6 Montana............ (2) (2) (2) (2) 54.8 55.6 55.3 55.9 86.5 87.3 87.1 87.3 Nebraska (3)....... 126.5 129.2 130.6 130.2 78.5 80.5 82.0 81.3 160.5 161.5 162.0 159.0 Nevada............. 83.0 86.3 86.4 87.0 318.4 333.8 333.7 334.6 142.2 146.1 145.9 146.5 New Hampshire...... 96.3 99.2 100.3 100.8 63.6 64.6 65.0 64.5 91.7 89.0 88.6 88.4 New Jersey......... 554.2 565.9 566.9 567.9 330.2 339.5 341.2 342.7 639.5 642.4 644.9 646.8 New Mexico......... 103.7 107.5 107.7 107.6 83.7 84.3 84.6 84.5 200.1 203.6 203.5 203.6 New York........... 1,532.0 1,558.1 1,558.1 1,562.2 667.4 670.6 670.4 670.1 1,486.5 1,488.9 1,489.8 1,488.8 North Carolina..... 457.8 470.0 475.2 475.6 353.8 362.0 362.9 365.2 662.1 667.9 673.9 674.5 North Dakota....... 48.5 49.2 49.4 49.6 31.3 31.5 31.8 32.1 75.4 74.9 75.2 75.1 Ohio............... 756.0 768.1 766.3 765.8 499.8 504.3 502.7 503.9 799.8 795.9 800.2 797.1 Oklahoma........... 179.6 184.9 184.8 184.8 132.0 133.3 133.9 134.6 308.5 313.7 313.7 314.9 Oregon ............ 196.5 204.2 203.4 206.9 157.7 164.7 164.2 164.0 286.2 285.2 286.5 286.0 Pennsylvania....... 1,017.9 1,042.5 1,048.6 1,048.8 480.9 487.3 486.6 488.6 745.7 745.8 748.6 748.7 Rhode Island....... 94.0 96.2 95.2 96.3 50.7 50.5 49.9 49.8 65.1 64.8 65.0 65.2 South Carolina..... 184.4 186.5 188.5 188.7 201.9 201.4 200.5 200.8 325.3 333.3 332.2 333.6 South Dakota....... 57.3 58.5 58.5 58.5 41.2 41.7 41.9 42.0 75.0 75.7 75.7 76.0 Tennessee.......... 326.0 332.7 333.6 333.3 259.0 266.4 268.1 267.9 412.9 416.2 413.7 414.4 Texas.............. 1,169.8 1,204.6 1,207.6 1,207.7 899.2 919.0 921.2 921.8 1,672.0 1,688.9 1,690.5 1,694.6 Utah............... 126.6 130.8 131.4 131.5 103.4 106.0 104.6 105.4 200.9 204.4 204.0 203.7 Vermont............ 53.9 54.6 54.9 54.8 33.0 32.9 32.8 32.8 52.8 53.0 53.2 53.2 Virginia........... 388.3 400.2 398.9 398.7 328.3 329.8 328.1 332.8 656.8 665.1 663.2 666.8 Washington......... 325.2 336.2 336.0 337.8 258.6 267.5 268.9 270.2 525.2 526.9 526.8 529.0 West Virginia...... 112.2 114.7 114.4 114.4 69.0 70.7 69.2 69.2 143.9 144.0 145.0 143.8 Wisconsin.......... 379.9 392.4 388.5 386.9 253.8 265.1 264.3 266.7 412.9 415.2 416.0 416.5 Wyoming............ (2) (2) (2) (2) 31.9 32.7 33.0 32.7 64.8 65.3 65.7 66.3 1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except public administration, not shown separately. 2 This series is 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 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from 2005 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted (In thousands) Total Natural resources and mining Construction State January February January February January February 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p Alabama........... 1,899.8 1,950.2 1,910.5 1,959.3 12.7 13.4 12.7 13.4 100.6 106.5 101.6 107.6 Alaska............ 288.6 293.2 293.0 298.3 9.9 10.7 10.3 11.0 14.6 14.9 14.7 15.2 Arizona........... 2,413.1 2,551.2 2,454.6 2,588.0 8.6 9.6 8.7 9.8 199.2 227.5 203.3 231.4 Arkansas.......... 1,151.0 1,169.5 1,162.1 1,176.4 6.5 7.0 6.6 7.0 50.3 52.0 50.9 52.3 California........ 14451.9 14768.2 14,568.2 14859.6 21.7 22.7 21.9 22.8 823.8 899.6 844.8 904.6 Colorado.......... 2,163.5 2,218.5 2,181.9 2,233.4 15.4 17.9 15.8 18.2 144.7 156.0 146.3 157.2 Connecticut....... 1,630.3 1,644.7 1,636.0 1,648.9 .7 .7 .6 .7 60.9 60.2 59.6 59.1 Delaware ......... 416.8 425.1 417.9 426.1 (1) (1) (1) (1) 25.9 27.1 25.5 26.9 District of Columbia....... 670.3 679.8 676.0 684.9 (1) (1) (1) (1) 12.3 12.0 12.6 12.1 Florida........... 7,631.8 7,933.4 7,714.9 8,006.9 7.1 7.3 7.1 7.3 543.1 599.3 551.6 606.9 Georgia........... 3,910.8 3,996.8 3,931.5 4,020.1 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.9 199.8 208.7 200.6 210.0 Hawaii ........... 585.0 605.4 593.1 614.9 (1) (1) (1) (1) 30.8 35.2 31.1 35.4 Idaho ............ 581.5 611.7 588.5 618.9 3.8 4.1 3.6 4.0 37.7 44.3 38.2 44.8 Illinois.......... 5,700.8 5,762.8 5,716.3 5,780.8 8.8 9.6 8.9 9.6 236.7 242.8 235.7 242.0 Indiana........... 2,882.2 2,923.3 2,900.6 2,940.4 6.7 6.4 6.7 6.6 132.4 139.1 132.1 137.1 Iowa.............. 1,434.2 1,462.0 1,442.3 1,470.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 59.0 63.1 58.4 62.5 Kansas............ 1,303.3 1,315.4 1,316.0 1,328.3 7.2 7.4 7.3 7.5 55.8 60.6 56.8 60.9 Kentucky.......... 1,778.9 1,811.1 1,787.2 1,813.7 20.1 22.3 20.1 22.3 76.2 80.9 77.4 80.0 Louisiana......... 1,905.0 1,734.2 1,914.0 1,753.5 44.0 46.0 44.2 46.5 112.2 102.4 113.9 103.3 Maine............. 589.5 589.4 591.3 591.7 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 27.0 27.4 26.5 26.9 Maryland.......... 2,482.0 2,520.2 2,494.2 2,533.8 (1) (1) (1) (1) 174.8 178.2 173.1 178.0 Massachusetts..... 3,113.6 3,145.2 3,126.1 3,154.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 124.5 133.8 120.7 130.2 Michigan.......... 4,283.9 4,278.1 4,317.1 4,293.4 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.8 168.0 168.4 164.6 165.0 Minnesota......... 2,629.3 2,673.4 2,634.4 2,679.2 5.6 5.4 5.7 5.5 108.3 109.4 106.5 106.6 Mississippi....... 1,118.4 1,121.8 1,126.1 1,128.1 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.5 47.4 54.2 47.5 53.7 Missouri ......... 2,656.0 2,694.6 2,671.5 2,710.6 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 126.5 136.3 127.6 133.7 Montana........... 400.8 409.9 405.9 414.5 7.3 7.9 7.5 8.0 21.7 24.2 22.8 24.9 Nebraska.......... 911.8 932.9 915.8 931.6 (1) (1) (1) (1) 43.0 43.4 42.7 44.1 Nevada............ 1,166.7 1,243.4 1,179.5 1,254.3 9.8 11.1 9.8 11.1 120.2 139.3 124.3 141.6 New Hampshire..... 621.4 627.8 620.2 626.8 .9 1.0 .9 1.0 26.3 27.9 25.8 27.3 New Jersey........ 3,946.0 3,997.3 3,951.3 4,000.6 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.8 155.4 160.9 151.4 157.0 New Mexico........ 786.5 808.2 793.6 816.1 15.9 18.0 15.9 18.2 50.2 54.5 50.3 55.0 New York.......... 8,329.6 8,406.4 8,369.2 8,449.3 4.9 5.2 4.8 5.2 295.0 299.0 290.1 296.5 North Carolina.... 3,832.7 3,898.5 3,848.9 3,916.4 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7 219.3 230.0 220.2 230.2 North Dakota...... 333.4 342.8 336.1 344.0 3.6 4.3 3.7 4.2 13.6 14.4 13.6 14.2 Ohio.............. 5,287.2 5,333.5 5,313.9 5,351.3 10.8 10.5 10.8 10.4 204.9 208.3 203.9 207.1 Oklahoma.......... 1,465.5 1,508.0 1,479.9 1,522.2 34.4 37.8 34.5 38.1 61.1 64.3 61.4 64.9 Oregon............ 1,600.2 1,664.0 1,614.9 1,678.9 9.2 8.1 9.4 8.5 80.8 92.2 82.0 93.4 Pennsylvania...... 5,568.7 5,634.7 5,597.1 5,661.4 18.6 19.0 18.6 18.9 228.0 234.7 224.0 230.6 Rhode Island...... 475.8 479.6 478.6 483.2 .2 .2 .2 .2 18.8 20.4 18.3 20.1 South Carolina.... 1,820.5 1,850.8 1,833.9 1,867.2 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.8 112.5 118.1 112.9 120.7 South Dakota...... 375.3 384.0 376.3 385.7 .8 .7 .7 .8 17.3 18.2 17.2 18.0 Tennessee......... 2,671.3 2,716.8 2,696.1 2,730.4 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.2 113.0 116.7 113.6 117.3 Texas............. 9,493.0 9,774.0 9,563.8 9,847.0 158.5 167.0 159.2 168.7 540.4 568.9 545.8 576.3 Utah.............. 1,110.8 1,161.9 1,118.0 1,166.8 7.6 9.1 7.8 9.2 71.1 80.5 72.1 81.5 Vermont........... 302.9 304.5 304.0 305.9 .7 .7 .7 .7 14.4 14.6 13.8 14.0 Virginia.......... 3,573.4 3,658.5 3,588.8 3,659.5 10.4 10.8 10.4 10.8 230.5 249.8 230.1 250.1 Washington........ 2,688.2 2,778.1 2,704.2 2,799.4 8.8 8.2 8.9 8.2 158.4 174.0 162.0 177.7 West Virginia..... 727.1 737.5 728.4 738.5 24.4 26.2 24.7 26.2 31.9 33.8 32.1 33.5 Wisconsin......... 2,757.8 2,796.4 2,766.0 2,807.9 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 112.1 121.4 109.5 120.1 Wyoming........... 249.6 258.7 250.7 259.4 21.0 24.3 21.3 24.6 17.0 18.4 17.2 18.3 Puerto Rico....... 1,036.5 1,049.2 1,041.2 1,050.7 (1) (1) (1) (1) 65.2 68.1 67.2 69.9 Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and Information utilities January February January February January February 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p Alabama............ 292.3 301.6 292.5 301.9 376.2 379.8 375.6 378.8 31.1 31.0 31.1 31.1 Alaska............. 10.8 10.6 11.6 11.5 58.3 59.5 58.4 59.4 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.8 Arizona............ 178.6 183.1 179.6 183.8 476.8 500.5 477.8 499.1 44.2 44.5 44.8 44.6 Arkansas........... 201.3 196.5 201.1 195.7 241.1 243.7 240.6 243.2 20.2 20.2 20.4 20.2 California......... 1,500.6 1,487.8 1,507.0 1,494.3 2,778.9 2,820.6 2,762.0 2,804.5 473.1 466.0 476.9 470.4 Colorado........... 149.4 149.3 150.0 149.1 405.8 417.7 403.7 415.4 78.3 75.7 77.9 75.7 Connecticut........ 196.4 193.9 195.7 193.5 310.2 312.5 306.3 308.2 38.5 37.9 38.6 38.0 Delaware .......... 32.2 33.3 33.5 33.3 79.9 81.3 78.9 80.6 6.4 6.9 6.4 7.1 District of Columbia........ 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.0 27.3 27.9 27.1 27.5 22.8 22.7 23.0 23.1 Florida............ 394.6 398.4 396.8 400.3 1,532.4 1,590.0 1,535.7 1,592.2 166.9 169.0 167.7 168.6 Georgia............ 445.6 444.2 447.0 446.8 832.8 850.5 831.4 848.2 116.2 115.4 116.5 115.3 Hawaii ............ 15.1 15.2 15.2 15.2 114.9 121.1 114.9 121.6 10.4 11.0 10.6 11.0 Idaho ............. 61.6 62.4 61.9 62.4 117.7 123.5 117.7 123.2 10.5 11.0 10.7 11.0 Illinois........... 686.4 681.7 686.6 681.8 1,170.9 1,175.0 1,159.2 1,165.9 118.8 116.6 118.3 116.0 Indiana............ 568.4 569.1 568.4 568.4 570.1 576.2 567.6 573.4 40.0 40.4 40.1 40.6 Iowa............... 224.8 230.7 224.8 230.9 300.1 304.0 298.2 301.6 33.4 32.6 33.3 32.6 Kansas............. 178.1 177.6 178.4 177.3 258.6 256.9 257.5 255.4 40.2 39.0 40.3 38.6 Kentucky........... 262.6 262.4 261.6 261.8 372.4 377.0 370.1 374.3 28.6 29.1 28.7 29.1 Louisiana.......... 152.7 141.8 152.4 142.5 375.9 356.7 375.2 359.0 31.2 28.8 30.3 28.4 Maine.............. 61.4 58.9 61.1 58.5 123.1 122.9 120.7 120.5 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.2 Maryland........... 141.1 138.4 140.9 138.0 462.5 470.5 459.8 464.9 48.8 50.2 49.0 50.2 Massachusetts...... 307.6 303.7 307.7 304.7 565.2 565.1 559.8 558.0 86.5 87.1 86.7 87.1 Michigan........... 675.6 659.7 686.2 656.0 791.0 785.7 785.3 778.1 68.0 66.9 67.4 67.2 Minnesota.......... 340.8 341.9 340.3 339.5 517.6 525.1 512.7 522.1 58.7 58.2 58.6 58.4 Mississippi........ 180.0 175.6 179.9 175.8 218.8 222.5 218.0 224.9 14.5 13.8 14.5 14.0 Missouri .......... 308.6 302.1 308.9 303.8 530.4 539.0 526.0 536.6 62.8 61.7 62.9 61.9 Montana............ 19.0 18.9 19.1 18.9 85.0 86.0 84.6 85.8 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.7 Nebraska........... 99.7 102.9 100.5 103.2 196.7 200.8 196.2 198.7 20.4 20.2 20.5 19.8 Nevada............. 46.8 48.4 47.0 48.5 207.6 219.3 207.5 219.1 15.0 14.5 14.4 14.4 New Hampshire...... 79.9 78.1 79.9 77.5 139.2 140.4 136.7 136.9 12.5 13.0 12.5 13.0 New Jersey......... 330.8 319.4 331.2 318.7 870.8 874.7 862.3 866.2 96.7 96.3 96.4 96.0 New Mexico......... 35.3 35.7 35.2 35.9 137.5 139.8 136.9 139.1 13.9 14.6 14.1 14.6 New York........... 581.4 562.2 580.3 563.6 1,480.5 1,494.7 1,463.3 1,477.5 263.5 267.7 265.7 268.3 North Carolina..... 568.5 559.4 568.6 558.5 723.0 722.2 722.9 721.0 75.4 76.0 75.1 76.7 North Dakota....... 24.8 25.5 25.0 25.6 72.3 74.8 72.3 74.2 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.6 Ohio............... 810.0 808.9 809.5 807.1 1,028.2 1,028.6 1,020.4 1,021.9 89.9 89.0 89.5 88.9 Oklahoma........... 141.3 145.6 142.4 146.1 272.1 279.2 271.8 278.6 30.2 29.8 30.4 30.0 Oregon............. 199.2 205.6 200.0 207.1 319.1 332.8 317.8 329.5 32.6 33.5 33.0 33.8 Pennsylvania....... 681.0 669.7 677.9 666.5 1,111.9 1,125.2 1,100.7 1,112.6 109.1 106.9 108.8 106.6 Rhode Island....... 55.8 53.7 55.7 53.8 78.9 78.5 78.3 77.8 10.8 10.5 10.8 10.4 South Carolina..... 265.2 257.7 265.4 257.4 354.2 359.2 354.0 359.5 26.6 26.7 26.7 26.6 South Dakota....... 38.8 41.2 38.9 41.4 76.4 77.7 76.4 77.2 6.6 7.0 6.6 7.0 Tennessee.......... 409.0 403.7 409.8 404.3 578.4 596.9 585.4 595.3 49.7 49.8 49.7 49.8 Texas.............. 885.8 897.8 887.8 900.8 1,955.5 2,008.5 1,944.1 1,997.4 222.0 221.7 222.3 223.2 Utah............... 115.3 118.9 115.5 118.0 219.7 228.0 218.8 226.7 31.0 32.5 31.5 33.0 Vermont............ 36.5 36.3 36.6 36.2 59.0 59.2 58.6 58.8 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.3 Virginia........... 297.1 294.5 296.9 293.4 646.9 657.1 640.6 646.2 93.5 92.5 93.4 92.4 Washington......... 263.9 275.0 264.1 276.0 517.2 532.1 515.2 529.7 92.7 95.6 93.5 95.8 West Virginia...... 62.0 61.2 61.9 61.3 136.9 138.2 136.1 137.3 11.6 11.7 11.4 11.7 Wisconsin.......... 496.6 503.5 498.5 502.5 532.0 530.8 526.7 527.5 49.6 48.7 49.4 48.9 Wyoming............ 9.6 9.7 9.3 9.5 48.2 49.7 48.2 49.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 Puerto Rico........ 116.9 111.5 116.9 110.5 188.2 192.9 184.8 189.5 22.7 23.4 22.4 23.4 Financial activities Professional and business Education and health services services January February January February January February 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p Alabama............ 96.2 97.5 96.8 98.1 198.7 210.4 201.5 211.8 196.0 201.8 197.3 203.0 Alaska............. 14.3 14.6 14.2 14.5 21.9 22.5 22.4 22.8 35.1 35.8 35.4 36.1 Arizona............ 167.3 176.9 168.8 178.4 346.0 377.4 351.5 383.8 266.2 280.7 268.4 282.7 Arkansas........... 50.8 51.8 50.7 51.8 107.1 112.2 108.8 113.2 144.1 147.7 145.4 148.6 California......... 908.6 934.2 912.7 937.5 2,083.1 2,156.6 2,109.3 2,177.4 1,557.4 1,587.5 1,580.2 1,607.8 Colorado........... 155.2 159.5 156.0 160.2 302.6 311.7 303.7 313.1 220.3 225.8 223.0 227.8 Connecticut........ 140.5 142.6 140.5 142.8 191.9 195.7 193.2 196.7 269.0 271.9 273.4 276.2 Delaware .......... 45.1 44.8 45.1 45.0 60.8 61.7 60.7 62.0 53.2 54.4 53.4 54.5 District of Columbia........ 29.9 30.5 30.1 30.5 144.2 148.3 145.5 149.6 91.6 95.0 94.7 98.0 Florida............ 512.1 531.6 516.0 534.5 1,278.8 1,348.0 1,300.2 1,367.2 924.0 950.6 932.8 956.5 Georgia............ 222.3 227.7 223.3 228.8 516.8 536.8 521.9 541.6 415.8 426.4 417.8 429.2 Hawaii ............ 28.7 29.5 29.0 29.7 71.9 75.2 72.5 75.9 68.7 70.4 69.5 71.1 Idaho ............. 28.3 30.6 28.5 30.8 71.0 76.4 72.7 77.7 66.9 69.0 67.5 69.9 Illinois........... 396.2 403.8 395.9 403.6 786.6 804.7 790.8 807.5 734.6 747.3 738.3 752.2 Indiana............ 137.2 138.6 137.2 138.8 260.5 265.3 264.1 267.0 371.6 380.8 375.7 383.9 Iowa............... 97.3 99.3 97.4 99.6 107.0 111.4 108.4 113.0 193.1 198.8 195.5 201.3 Kansas............. 69.3 69.9 69.4 70.8 127.8 130.8 128.7 129.9 163.3 164.4 163.8 167.8 Kentucky........... 86.4 87.4 86.5 87.8 164.1 169.1 165.7 168.9 231.4 236.3 233.7 238.0 Louisiana.......... 98.6 93.7 98.9 93.8 187.0 161.9 187.4 164.5 254.9 208.1 254.9 213.1 Maine.............. 34.0 33.4 33.9 33.5 47.8 48.7 47.8 48.8 110.0 111.0 111.6 112.6 Maryland........... 156.3 158.7 156.7 159.1 368.3 374.8 371.4 378.8 347.6 357.8 350.3 360.7 Massachusetts...... 217.5 221.9 217.1 221.4 443.1 451.7 443.3 450.9 578.9 586.6 591.7 599.6 Michigan........... 216.3 216.9 216.3 216.9 572.5 576.3 573.5 577.1 559.8 566.0 567.8 572.4 Minnesota.......... 175.2 179.6 175.1 181.1 291.1 294.5 292.0 295.2 377.6 391.5 384.1 394.8 Mississippi........ 45.9 46.0 45.9 46.2 84.6 89.2 86.7 89.5 120.6 121.8 121.3 122.7 Missouri .......... 160.8 166.0 161.6 165.9 309.4 314.5 311.9 317.1 359.6 367.6 363.1 370.6 Montana............ 20.8 21.4 20.8 21.4 32.1 32.9 32.6 33.3 55.6 57.2 55.8 57.5 Nebraska........... 63.5 65.0 63.8 65.5 93.3 95.4 93.9 96.0 126.0 130.1 126.9 130.2 Nevada............. 63.0 66.9 63.0 67.1 139.4 150.5 140.1 150.2 81.9 85.9 82.9 87.0 New Hampshire...... 38.2 40.1 38.1 40.2 56.6 58.7 56.7 58.9 95.7 100.2 96.6 101.0 New Jersey......... 275.8 282.2 275.1 281.3 570.0 578.8 571.5 581.1 549.3 564.5 552.9 567.6 New Mexico......... 34.7 35.1 34.6 35.2 90.2 92.4 90.5 93.0 104.0 108.3 104.6 109.0 New York........... 701.0 718.3 701.2 719.4 1,045.5 1,057.5 1,047.0 1,062.1 1,511.3 1,543.1 1,544.6 1,572.5 North Carolina..... 191.4 198.4 192.2 199.3 430.8 438.4 432.6 443.8 453.1 471.4 456.6 474.7 North Dakota....... 18.6 19.1 18.6 19.1 24.5 26.3 24.7 26.3 48.2 49.3 48.2 49.5 Ohio............... 305.7 309.3 305.8 310.3 615.1 630.8 619.0 632.3 748.6 763.8 757.1 769.6 Oklahoma........... 82.3 84.3 82.4 84.7 162.2 168.7 164.9 170.5 178.6 184.6 179.4 185.6 Oregon............. 98.0 102.8 98.8 104.7 174.8 184.9 177.9 185.6 193.9 202.0 197.8 209.1 Pennsylvania....... 332.3 333.8 332.4 332.9 633.6 647.2 636.7 649.9 1,004.5 1,035.7 1,028.3 1,059.8 Rhode Island....... 33.7 35.0 33.8 35.2 51.8 54.2 52.2 54.5 92.7 94.0 95.2 97.4 South Carolina..... 95.4 100.2 95.7 102.0 195.5 199.9 197.6 200.7 182.6 187.8 184.3 189.2 South Dakota....... 28.2 28.6 28.0 29.1 22.9 23.5 23.4 23.7 57.1 58.4 57.3 58.7 Tennessee.......... 141.3 142.4 141.7 142.7 300.6 307.2 304.4 309.1 323.1 330.9 325.2 332.9 Texas.............. 597.4 616.2 599.1 618.5 1,103.6 1,169.8 1,117.4 1,185.3 1,157.6 1,200.6 1,167.9 1,207.1 Utah............... 65.5 68.7 66.0 69.1 138.2 149.5 139.5 150.7 126.8 132.0 128.0 133.2 Vermont............ 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.1 20.8 21.2 20.9 21.3 53.3 54.5 53.9 55.1 Virginia........... 188.7 194.2 189.4 192.3 584.8 611.4 590.4 607.9 387.3 401.1 391.3 403.9 Washington......... 150.5 155.4 151.2 155.8 300.0 317.1 304.7 321.4 322.1 334.0 325.5 338.7 West Virginia...... 29.6 30.5 29.5 30.3 57.6 58.4 57.1 59.0 110.9 114.0 112.1 114.6 Wisconsin.......... 158.3 156.6 157.7 157.2 249.6 252.5 251.6 253.0 377.1 387.3 379.1 388.6 Wyoming............ 10.5 10.6 10.4 10.6 14.5 14.9 14.6 14.9 21.7 22.2 21.7 22.2 Puerto Rico........ 48.2 51.3 48.4 51.1 102.9 105.1 104.0 107.1 96.9 98.8 100.0 101.1 Leisure and hospitality Other services Government January February January February January February 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2006 2005 2006p Alabama............ 155.1 162.3 157.5 164.4 80.8 81.1 80.9 81.4 360.1 364.8 363.0 367.8 Alaska............. 25.8 26.7 26.1 26.9 10.8 11.1 11.0 11.2 80.3 80.0 82.0 82.9 Arizona............ 242.5 258.2 248.1 263.9 88.1 93.8 89.0 94.9 395.6 399.0 414.6 415.6 Arkansas........... 87.5 89.5 90.1 91.6 41.2 42.0 41.5 42.2 200.9 206.9 206.0 210.6 California......... 1,408.5 1,460.8 1,424.5 1,476.2 495.8 508.2 502.4 514.9 2,400.4 2,424.2 2,426.5 2,449.2 Colorado........... 250.8 256.7 252.7 258.0 88.2 89.1 88.1 89.0 352.8 359.1 364.7 369.7 Connecticut........ 119.1 122.0 119.5 121.8 61.6 61.8 61.7 62.0 241.5 245.5 246.9 249.9 Delaware .......... 36.3 37.6 36.3 37.5 19.3 19.5 19.3 19.4 57.7 58.5 58.8 59.8 District of Columbia........ 50.5 53.5 51.5 54.6 57.8 57.7 58.1 58.1 231.7 230.1 231.2 229.4 Florida............ 865.7 901.5 885.2 922.7 326.0 336.5 328.3 338.1 1,081.1 1,101.2 1,093.5 1,112.6 Georgia............ 352.3 361.0 355.4 365.1 154.9 156.9 155.8 158.3 642.5 657.2 649.9 664.9 Hawaii ............ 103.8 107.0 104.7 107.8 24.5 25.2 24.6 25.3 116.2 115.6 121.0 121.9 Idaho ............. 54.0 58.3 53.7 58.8 17.9 18.0 18.1 18.2 112.1 114.1 115.9 118.1 Illinois........... 476.4 493.3 478.5 493.9 252.4 257.9 253.0 258.7 833.0 830.1 851.1 849.6 Indiana............ 257.5 272.4 260.0 274.9 109.0 109.2 109.5 109.9 428.8 425.8 439.2 439.8 Iowa............... 120.1 121.4 121.1 122.3 55.3 54.9 55.5 55.1 242.4 244.1 248.0 250.3 Kansas............. 105.5 107.2 106.8 107.7 52.1 52.3 52.8 52.9 245.4 249.3 254.2 259.5 Kentucky........... 152.1 158.4 153.6 159.3 75.4 75.8 75.9 75.7 309.6 312.4 313.9 316.5 Louisiana.......... 202.0 164.9 203.3 168.7 70.0 57.8 70.2 57.8 376.5 372.1 383.3 375.9 Maine.............. 48.6 48.4 48.6 48.4 19.5 19.6 19.5 19.7 104.0 104.9 107.6 108.6 Maryland........... 210.3 214.3 210.9 214.9 115.1 117.3 115.9 118.1 457.2 460.0 466.2 471.1 Massachusetts...... 265.2 266.7 265.9 267.4 114.2 115.3 114.6 115.5 409.1 411.6 416.9 418.5 Michigan........... 373.1 380.1 375.6 380.0 174.4 175.4 175.3 176.1 677.5 674.9 697.4 696.8 Minnesota.......... 223.0 230.6 222.3 230.6 115.0 115.8 115.0 115.9 416.4 421.4 422.1 429.5 Mississippi........ 120.7 110.9 122.1 112.0 37.0 37.4 37.6 37.5 240.4 242.1 244.2 243.3 Missouri .......... 247.2 256.9 249.7 260.1 118.0 116.3 118.4 115.7 427.8 429.3 436.5 440.3 Montana............ 50.4 52.2 51.1 52.8 16.4 16.4 16.6 16.4 84.8 85.1 87.2 87.8 Nebraska........... 73.9 77.9 74.4 77.8 35.5 36.1 36.0 36.3 159.8 161.1 160.9 160.0 Nevada............. 311.5 329.3 313.6 330.9 32.4 35.1 32.7 35.6 139.1 143.1 144.2 148.8 New Hampshire...... 58.5 59.8 58.2 59.3 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7 92.9 87.9 94.1 91.0 New Jersey......... 305.1 317.7 305.3 318.3 154.3 156.5 155.1 157.0 636.2 644.5 648.6 655.6 New Mexico......... 80.6 81.2 81.1 81.6 28.0 28.6 28.3 28.7 196.2 200.0 202.1 205.8 New York........... 617.6 625.3 623.4 629.4 349.2 354.0 350.8 355.1 1,479.7 1,479.4 1,498.0 1,499.7 North Carolina..... 332.1 340.8 334.0 343.8 166.2 174.5 167.4 174.4 666.1 680.6 672.5 687.3 North Dakota....... 29.7 30.2 29.7 30.4 14.9 15.1 15.0 15.2 75.6 76.1 77.7 77.7 Ohio............... 460.6 469.3 463.2 471.0 221.1 221.3 222.3 222.2 792.3 793.7 812.4 810.5 Oklahoma........... 124.9 128.2 126.6 129.9 73.2 73.6 73.6 74.0 305.2 311.9 312.5 319.8 Oregon............. 149.4 156.8 150.1 157.2 55.8 57.6 56.6 57.8 287.4 287.7 291.5 292.2 Pennsylvania....... 446.1 454.7 446.5 456.2 260.2 262.3 260.7 262.8 743.4 745.5 762.5 764.6 Rhode Island....... 44.7 45.2 45.4 45.4 22.9 22.3 22.9 22.4 65.5 65.6 65.8 66.0 South Carolina..... 185.5 187.7 189.7 191.1 71.1 75.8 72.4 76.2 327.0 332.9 330.3 339.0 South Dakota....... 37.0 38.1 37.0 38.1 15.3 15.1 15.4 15.2 74.9 75.5 75.4 76.5 Tennessee.......... 243.0 252.6 244.8 254.0 99.0 99.8 99.8 100.6 410.2 412.7 417.7 420.2 Texas.............. 862.4 887.1 875.1 899.1 343.3 347.8 344.4 349.4 1,666.5 1,688.6 1,700.7 1,721.2 Utah............... 100.9 103.6 102.2 104.7 32.4 33.2 32.6 33.3 202.3 205.9 204.0 207.4 Vermont............ 35.6 35.2 35.3 35.1 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 53.4 53.7 55.1 55.5 Virginia........... 302.3 306.2 305.9 309.4 178.0 179.2 179.1 180.1 653.9 661.7 661.3 673.0 Washington......... 248.1 256.0 247.2 257.7 100.2 102.6 101.1 103.3 526.3 528.1 530.8 535.1 West Virginia...... 65.1 66.1 65.3 66.0 54.6 55.0 54.6 55.1 142.5 142.4 143.6 143.5 Wisconsin.......... 233.8 247.6 233.9 248.4 133.9 133.3 134.5 134.2 411.5 411.5 421.8 424.2 Wyoming............ 28.7 29.6 28.9 29.5 9.4 9.7 9.6 9.7 64.7 65.3 65.2 66.5 Puerto Rico........ 72.2 74.0 72.5 73.6 20.9 22.3 21.1 22.2 302.4 301.8 303.9 302.3 1 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from 2005 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.