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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT — SEPTEMBER 2011
Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in September. Twenty-five states
recorded unemployment rate decreases, 14 states posted rate increases, and 11 states and the District of
Columbia had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-eight states
registered unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, 10 states and the District of Columbia had
increases, and 2 states experienced no change. The national jobless rate was unchanged at 9.1 percent,
but was 0.5 percentage point lower than a year earlier.
In September, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 25 states, increased in 24 states and the District
of Columbia, and was unchanged in 1 state. The largest over-the-month decrease in employment
occurred in North Carolina (-22,200), followed by Ohio (-21,600) and Pennsylvania (-15,800). The
largest over-the-month increase in employment occurred in Florida (+23,300), followed by Texas
(+15,400) and Louisiana (+14,100). New Hampshire experienced the largest over-the-month percentage
decline in employment (-0.9 percent), followed by New Mexico (-0.7 percent) and North Carolina (-0.6
percent). The District of Columbia experienced the largest over-the-month percentage increase in
employment (+1.6 percent), followed by Hawaii (+1.1 percent) and Louisiana and Mississippi (+0.7
percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 47 states, decreased in 2 states and the
District of Columbia, and was unchanged in 1 state. The largest over-the-year percentage increase
occurred in North Dakota (+5.3 percent), followed by Utah and Wyoming (+3.0 percent each). The
largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment occurred in Delaware (-1.5 percent), followed
by Georgia (-0.6 percent).
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
The West recorded the highest regional unemployment rate in September, 10.4 percent, while the
Northeast reported the lowest rate, 8.2 percent. Over the month, the West was the only region to register
a statistically significant jobless rate change (-0.2 percentage point). Two regions had significant rate
changes from a year earlier, both decreases: the West (-0.6 percentage point) and Midwest (-0.4 point).
(See table 1.)
Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific continued to report the highest jobless rate, 11.1
percent in September. The West North Central again registered the lowest rate, 6.8 percent. No division
experienced a statistically significant unemployment rate change over the month. The Mountain division
recorded the only significant rate change over the year (-0.7 percentage point).
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
Nevada continued to report the highest unemployment rate among the states, 13.4 percent in September.
California posted the next highest rate, 11.9 percent. North Dakota registered the lowest jobless rate, 3.5
percent, followed by Nebraska, 4.2 percent. In total, 26 states reported jobless rates significantly lower
than the U.S. figure of 9.1 percent, 10 states and the District of Columbia had measurably higher rates,
and 14 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3
and chart 1.)
Three states experienced statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate declines in
September: Minnesota (-0.3 percentage point) and California and Idaho (-0.2 point each). The remaining
47 states and the District of Columbia recorded jobless rates that were not measurably different from
those of a month earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the
significant changes.
New Mexico registered the largest jobless rate decrease from September 2010 (-2.0 percentage points).
Three additional states reported smaller but also statistically significant decreases over the year: Florida
and Oregon (-1.1 percentage points each) and Massachusetts (-1.0 point). The District of Columbia
posted the only significant rate increase from a year earlier (+1.4 percentage points). Forty-six states
recorded unemployment rates that were not appreciably different from those of a year earlier.
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In September, 14 states and the District of Columbia recorded statistically significant changes in
employment. The largest over-the-month statistically significant declines in employment occurred in
North Carolina (-22,200), Ohio (-21,600), and Pennsylvania (-15,800). The largest over-the-month
statistically significant job gains occurred in Florida (+23,300), Louisiana (+14,100), the District of
Columbia (+11,500), and Arizona (+10,400). (See tables B and 5.)
Over the year, 28 states experienced statistically significant changes in employment, 27 of which were
increases. The largest increase occurred in California (+250,700), followed by Texas (+248,500), New
York (+98,100), and Florida (+93,500). The only state with an over-the-year statistically significant
decrease in employment was Delaware (-6,100). (See table C and chart 2.)
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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for September is scheduled
to be released on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Regional and State
Employment and Unemployment news release for October is scheduled to be released on Tuesday,
November 22, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from
that of the U.S., September 2011, seasonally adjusted
p
State Rate
1
United States ………………………………… 9.1
Alaska ............................................................ 7.6
California ........................................................ 11.9
Colorado ........................................................ 8.3
Delaware ........................................................ 8.1
District of Columbia ........................................ 11.1
Florida ........................................................... 10.6
Georgia .......................................................... 10.3
Hawaii ............................................................ 6.4
Illinois ............................................................. 10.0
Iowa .............................................................. 6.0
Kansas ........................................................... 6.7
Louisiana ........................................................ 6.9
Maine ............................................................. 7.5
Maryland ........................................................ 7.4
Massachusetts ................................................ 7.3
Michigan ........................................................ 11.1
Minnesota ...................................................... 6.9
Mississippi ...................................................... 10.6
Montana ......................................................... 7.7
Nebraska ....................................................... 4.2
Nevada .......................................................... 13.4
New Hampshire ............................................. 5.4
New Mexico .................................................. 6.6
New York ...................................................... 8.0
North Carolina ............................................... 10.5
North Dakota ................................................. 3.5
Oklahoma ...................................................... 5.9
Pennsylvania ................................................... 8.3
Rhode Island .................................................. 10.5
South Carolina ................................................ 11.0
South Dakota ................................................. 4.6
Texas ............................................................. 8.5
Utah ............................................................... 7.4
Vermont ......................................................... 5.8
Virginia ........................................................... 6.5
Wisconsin ....................................................... 7.8
Wyoming ........................................................ 5.8
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Data are not preliminary.
p
= preliminary.
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Table B. States with statistically significant employment changes from August 2011 to
September 2011, seasonally adjusted
August September Over-the-month
p p
State 2011 2011 change
Arizona ...................................... 2,407,500 2,417,900 10,400
District of Columbia .................. 701,800 713,300 11,500
Florida ........................................ 7,230,600 7,253,900 23,300
Hawaii ........................................ 589,600 595,900 6,300
Louisiana ................................... 1,913,400 1,927,500 14,100
Maine ......................................... 594,900 597,900 3,000
Michigan .................................... 3,938,000 3,923,800 -14,200
Mississippi ................................. 1,089,100 1,096,400 7,300
New Hampshire ......................... 632,900 627,500 -5,400
New Jersey ................................. 3,871,200 3,860,100 -11,100
New Mexico .............................. 807,100 801,400 -5,700
North Carolina ........................... 3,885,400 3,863,200 -22,200
Ohio ........................................... 5,118,700 5,097,100 -21,600
Pennsylvania .............................. 5,684,700 5,668,900 -15,800
Wisconsin .................................. 2,768,200 2,755,800 -12,400
p
= preliminary.
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Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from September 2010 to
September 2011, seasonally adjusted
September September Over-the-year
p p
State 2010 2011 change
Arizona ...................................... 2,360,200 2,417,900 57,700
California ................................... 13,847,800 14,098,500 250,700
Colorado .................................... 2,217,400 2,240,500 23,100
Delaware .................................... 415,600 409,500 -6,100
Florida ........................................ 7,160,400 7,253,900 93,500
Hawaii ........................................ 586,200 595,900 9,700
Idaho .......................................... 599,900 607,800 7,900
Illinois ........................................ 5,617,100 5,661,500 44,400
Iowa ........................................... 1,464,200 1,482,200 18,000
Kentucky .................................... 1,769,600 1,792,800 23,200
Louisiana ................................... 1,882,600 1,927,500 44,900
Massachusetts ............................ 3,183,000 3,231,700 48,700
Michigan .................................... 3,858,500 3,923,800 65,300
Minnesota .................................. 2,636,700 2,674,900 38,200
Montana ..................................... 428,200 435,600 7,400
Nebraska .................................... 938,200 959,700 21,500
New York .................................. 8,553,500 8,651,600 98,100
North Dakota ............................. 376,800 396,800 20,000
Ohio ........................................... 5,030,300 5,097,100 66,800
Oklahoma .................................. 1,521,200 1,564,300 43,100
Oregon ....................................... 1,595,300 1,622,300 27,000
Pennsylvania .............................. 5,620,600 5,668,900 48,300
Tennessee ................................... 2,613,000 2,641,800 28,800
Texas .......................................... 10,361,600 10,610,100 248,500
Utah ........................................... 1,182,100 1,217,300 35,200
Vermont ..................................... 297,100 303,300 6,200
Washington ................................ 2,769,300 2,814,100 44,800
Wyoming ................................... 284,300 292,700 8,400
p
= preliminary.
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Technical Note
This release presents labor force and unemployment balances of state are based on a similar regression approach
data for census regions and divisions, states, and selected that does not incorporate CES or UI data. Estimates for
substate areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics census regions are obtained by summing the model-based
(LAUS) program (tables 1 to 4). Also presented are nonfarm estimates for the component divisions and then calculating
payroll employment estimates by state and major industry the unemployment rate. Each month, census division esti-
sector from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) pro- mates are controlled to national totals; state estimates are then
gram (tables 5 and 6). The LAUS and CES programs are both controlled to their respective division totals. Substate and
federal-state cooperative endeavors. balance-of-state estimates for the five areas noted above are
controlled to their respective state totals. Estimates for Puerto
Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to
program the CPS. A detailed description of the estimation procedures
is available from BLS upon request.
Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are
based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data
the official national estimates obtained from the Current for prior years reflect adjustments made at the end of each
Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data
is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data
U.S. Census Bureau. The LAUS program measures sources, and model reestimation. In most years, historical
employment and unemployment on a place-of-residence data for the most recent five years (both seasonally adjusted
basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional and not seasonally adjusted) are revised near the beginning of
population 16 years of age and over. Employed persons are each calendar year, prior to the release of January estimates.
those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the
reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS program introduced
worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or smoothed seasonally adjusted (SSA) estimates in January
farm, plus those not working who had a job from which they 2010. These are seasonally adjusted data that have
were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such incorporated a long-run trend smoothing procedure, resulting
reasons as labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation. in estimates that are less volatile than those previously
Unemployed persons are those who were not employed produced. The estimates are smoothed using a Henderson
during the reference week (based on the definition above), Trend Filter (H13). The H13 uses a filtering procedure, based
had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week period on moving averages, to remove the irregular fluctuations
ending with the reference week, and were currently available from the seasonally adjusted series, leaving the trend. The
for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need not be same process is used on both historical and current year
looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The labor estimates. For more information about the smoothing tech-
force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. The nique, see the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/lau/lassaqa.htm.
unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent
of the labor force. Area definitions. The substate area data published in
this release reflect the standards and definitions established
Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 of the 50 by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on December
states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long 1, 2009. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available
Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, New York City, and on the Internet at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.
the balances of California and New York State are produced
using estimating equations based on regression techniques. Employment—from the CES program
This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at
the beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on
including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the
insurance (UI) programs. Estimates for the state of California pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are
are derived by summing the estimates for the Los Angeles- counted at their place of work rather than at their place of
Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are
of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis
derived by summing the estimates for New York City and the of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007 version
balance of New York State. Estimates for all nine census of the North American Industry Classification System.
divisions and the five additional substate areas contained in
this release (the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor and Detroit- Method of estimation. The employment data are
Warren-Livonia metropolitan areas and the Chicago-Joliet- estimated using a “link relative” technique in which a ratio
Naperville, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and Seattle- (link relative) of current-month employment to that of the
Bellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their respective previous month is computed from a sample of establishments
reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for Use of error measures. In 2005, the LAUS program
the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates introduced several improvements to its methodology. Among
for the previous month by these ratios. Small-domain models these were the development of model-based error measures
are used as the official estimators for the approximately 39 for the monthly estimates and the estimates of over-the-
percent of CES published series which have insufficient month changes. The introductory section of this release
sample for direct sample-based estimates. preserves the long-time practice of highlighting the direction
of the movements in regional and state unemployment rates
Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted and state nonfarm payroll employment regardless of their
annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, statistical significance. The remainder of the analysis in the
derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by
release takes statistical significance into consideration.
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 Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-
the preceding one and also to establish the level of based error measures for seasonally adjusted and not
employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the seasonally adjusted data and for over-the-month and over-
benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, the-year changes are available online at
and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent
changes in the level for the subsequent months. confidence level in determining whether changes in LAUS
unemployment rates are statistically significant. The average
Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are magnitude of the current year over-the-month change in a
seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In state unemployment rate that is required for statistical
some states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total significance at the 90-percent confidence level is just over 0.2
is computed by aggregating the independently adjusted super-
percentage point; the average amount of the current over-the-
sector series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll
employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of year change in a state rate for significance is about 0.9 point.
historical data for the most recent 5 years are made once a More details can be found on the Web site. Measures of
year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments. nonsampling error are not available, but additional
information on the subject is provided in Employment and
Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation Earnings Online at www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm.
procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each
individual state. BLS independently develops a national Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for
employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to state CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and
national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger for metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are
sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, available online at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. BLS uses
summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether
cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to changes in CES employment levels are statistically
these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "sum-of- significant. Information on recent benchmark revisions for
states" employment series, and cautions users that such a states is available on the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/.
series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error
structure. Additional information
Reliability of the estimates More complete information on the technical procedures
used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in
The estimates presented in this release are based on Employment and Earnings Online.
sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, Estimates of labor force and unemployment from the
are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling LAUS program, as well as nonfarm employment from the
error is a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation CES program, for 380 metropolitan areas and metropolitan
that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs) are available
population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to
in the news release, Metropolitan Area Employment and
nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced
Unemployment. Estimates of labor force, employment, and
into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates
not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to unemployment for approximately 7,300 subnational areas are
additional errors resulting from the specific estimation available on the Internet at www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment
processes used. The sums of individual items may not always data from the CES program for states and metropolitan areas
equal the totals shown in the same tables because of are available on the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/.
rounding. Unemployment rates are computed from un- Information in this release will be made available to
rounded data and thus may differ slightly from rates sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone:
computed using the rounded data displayed in the tables. (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted 1
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Census region and Number Percent of labor force
division
Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept.
2010 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011
Northeast ........................... 28,163.2 28,004.3 27,994.4 28,085.4 2,409.5 2,286.7 2,303.0 2,295.9 8.6 8.2 8.2 8.2
New England .................... 7,762.1 7,701.7 7,688.2 7,706.6 647.9 607.0 600.1 592.8 8.3 7.9 7.8 7.7
Middle Atlantic .................. 20,401.0 20,302.6 20,306.3 20,378.9 1,761.6 1,679.7 1,703.0 1,703.1 8.6 8.3 8.4 8.4
South ................................. 55,141.3 55,387.9 55,357.2 55,510.6 5,094.3 5,007.2 5,041.5 5,067.5 9.2 9.0 9.1 9.1
South Atlantic ................... 29,243.4 29,281.7 29,270.2 29,360.2 2,889.4 2,757.1 2,794.5 2,805.5 9.9 9.4 9.5 9.6
East South Central ........... 8,557.8 8,745.2 8,721.3 8,723.0 823.5 864.5 855.6 862.1 9.6 9.9 9.8 9.9
West South Central .......... 17,340.1 17,361.0 17,365.6 17,427.5 1,381.5 1,385.6 1,391.4 1,399.9 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
Midwest ............................. 34,406.8 34,278.7 34,289.3 34,359.9 3,124.8 2,915.9 2,980.4 2,977.0 9.1 8.5 8.7 8.7
East North Central ............ 23,483.7 23,312.3 23,315.6 23,358.2 2,341.6 2,168.5 2,223.6 2,231.8 10.0 9.3 9.5 9.6
West North Central ........... 10,923.1 10,966.4 10,973.7 11,001.7 783.1 747.4 756.7 745.3 7.2 6.8 6.9 6.8
West ................................... 35,689.6 35,449.1 35,422.1 35,499.0 3,934.3 3,725.6 3,737.6 3,697.9 11.0 10.5 10.6 10.4
Mountain ........................... 11,050.4 10,988.1 10,967.0 10,969.7 1,060.3 983.4 986.9 972.1 9.6 8.9 9.0 8.9
Pacific ............................... 24,639.2 24,461.0 24,455.1 24,529.4 2,874.0 2,742.2 2,750.7 2,725.8 11.7 11.2 11.2 11.1
1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the census Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and
division model-based estimates. Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The States (including the Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
District of Columbia) that compose the various census divisions are: New Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona,
England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming;
Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following
Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West calendar year.
Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted 1
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number Percent of labor force
Census region and
division August September August September
August September
2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011
Northeast ........................... 28,517.1 28,406.0 28,118.6 28,130.4 2,420.9 2,272.8 2,313.9 2,193.7 8.5 8.0 8.2 7.8
New England .................... 7,868.6 7,813.0 7,755.5 7,728.9 646.8 580.1 624.8 569.6 8.2 7.4 8.1 7.4
Middle Atlantic .................. 20,648.5 20,593.1 20,363.1 20,401.5 1,774.2 1,692.7 1,689.1 1,624.1 8.6 8.2 8.3 8.0
South ................................. 55,391.0 55,651.4 55,273.3 55,780.4 5,197.5 5,070.2 5,001.5 5,021.8 9.4 9.1 9.0 9.0
South Atlantic ................... 29,438.4 29,449.0 29,299.0 29,497.2 2,964.3 2,841.2 2,844.3 2,773.6 10.1 9.6 9.7 9.4
East South Central ........... 8,578.1 8,738.9 8,585.6 8,750.2 826.8 836.5 802.9 858.3 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.8
West South Central .......... 17,374.5 17,463.5 17,388.7 17,533.0 1,406.5 1,392.5 1,354.3 1,389.9 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.9
Midwest ............................. 34,653.5 34,618.4 34,451.2 34,429.3 3,153.0 2,955.3 2,980.4 2,770.4 9.1 8.5 8.7 8.0
East North Central ............ 23,676.8 23,557.3 23,515.8 23,411.1 2,370.3 2,204.1 2,230.7 2,083.0 10.0 9.4 9.5 8.9
West North Central ........... 10,976.7 11,061.1 10,935.4 11,018.1 782.6 751.2 749.7 687.4 7.1 6.8 6.9 6.2
West ................................... 35,924.4 35,667.9 35,808.1 35,681.8 3,970.1 3,710.0 3,825.7 3,534.1 11.1 10.4 10.7 9.9
Mountain ........................... 11,131.0 11,043.4 11,108.6 11,025.2 1,076.9 988.2 1,037.5 925.6 9.7 8.9 9.3 8.4
Pacific ............................... 24,793.4 24,624.5 24,699.5 24,656.7 2,893.1 2,721.8 2,788.2 2,608.5 11.7 11.1 11.3 10.6
1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the census and divisions is described in table 1. Estimates for the current year are
division model-based estimates. subject to revision early in the following calendar year.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The composition of the regions
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
Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept.
2010 2011 2011 2011p 2010 2011 2011 2011p 2010 2011 2011 2011p
Alabama ................................................... 2,113.5 2,163.7 2,162.9 2,161.0 192.2 215.6 213.2 211.1 9.1 10.0 9.9 9.8
Alaska ....................................................... 361.4 365.2 366.1 367.6 28.5 28.0 28.1 27.8 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.6
Arizona ..................................................... 3,173.6 3,168.9 3,158.8 3,151.7 312.2 296.3 294.9 287.3 9.8 9.4 9.3 9.1
Arkansas ................................................... 1,353.3 1,349.8 1,347.8 1,351.5 106.1 110.8 112.0 112.4 7.8 8.2 8.3 8.3
California .................................................. 18,145.8 18,014.1 18,005.9 18,067.8 2,263.7 2,166.5 2,175.2 2,151.8 12.5 12.0 12.1 11.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,881.9 4,848.5 4,842.0 4,850.5 627.4 597.9 603.4 601.6 12.9 12.3 12.5 12.4
Colorado ................................................... 2,675.3 2,674.8 2,672.6 2,680.9 236.7 226.9 227.2 222.2 8.8 8.5 8.5 8.3
Connecticut ............................................... 1,896.7 1,876.0 1,870.2 1,874.3 173.0 170.0 169.0 166.0 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.9
Delaware .................................................. 423.0 424.9 424.6 425.9 35.3 34.4 34.4 34.6 8.3 8.1 8.1 8.1
District of Columbia .................................. 331.6 331.1 330.4 332.2 32.3 35.8 36.7 37.0 9.7 10.8 11.1 11.1
Florida ....................................................... 9,242.3 9,220.7 9,202.1 9,216.4 1,083.4 988.4 988.5 976.8 11.7 10.7 10.7 10.6
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,280.0 1,306.0 1,295.0 1,295.2 160.4 170.1 158.6 149.4 12.5 13.0 12.2 11.5
Georgia ..................................................... 4,680.8 4,703.5 4,708.5 4,732.2 479.7 473.2 481.2 487.5 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.3
Hawaii ....................................................... 628.7 632.4 632.1 632.1 41.1 38.4 39.2 40.2 6.5 6.1 6.2 6.4
Idaho ......................................................... 758.1 761.4 758.9 758.5 72.1 71.2 70.0 68.1 9.5 9.4 9.2 9.0
Illinois ........................................................ 6,642.9 6,587.7 6,596.2 6,619.9 648.3 627.6 652.8 663.3 9.8 9.5 9.9 10.0
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville 1 ................... 4,095.3 4,056.5 4,077.7 4,098.8 398.7 400.3 423.4 431.0 9.7 9.9 10.4 10.5
Indiana ...................................................... 3,134.4 3,108.9 3,114.2 3,129.7 309.5 263.6 271.1 277.6 9.9 8.5 8.7 8.9
Iowa .......................................................... 1,671.1 1,668.6 1,664.8 1,661.3 103.4 100.4 101.5 100.4 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.0
Kansas ...................................................... 1,499.4 1,496.0 1,496.4 1,503.6 104.5 97.8 99.6 100.5 7.0 6.5 6.7 6.7
Kentucky ................................................... 2,081.9 2,103.8 2,095.6 2,095.3 212.8 200.6 198.2 202.7 10.2 9.5 9.5 9.7
Louisiana .................................................. 2,086.1 2,037.8 2,032.1 2,038.4 160.9 154.2 146.6 141.2 7.7 7.6 7.2 6.9
Maine ........................................................ 695.9 694.4 693.8 694.7 53.2 53.5 52.6 51.9 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.5
Maryland ................................................... 2,978.4 2,982.2 2,975.3 2,983.6 220.6 213.0 217.5 219.9 7.4 7.1 7.3 7.4
Massachusetts .......................................... 3,493.8 3,471.5 3,469.9 3,479.2 291.7 263.1 257.9 255.1 8.3 7.6 7.4 7.3
Michigan ................................................... 4,769.9 4,700.1 4,693.7 4,691.7 567.9 511.4 525.5 520.0 11.9 10.9 11.2 11.1
Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,058.2 2,010.2 2,015.8 2,025.5 264.7 250.4 258.8 257.2 12.9 12.5 12.8 12.7
Minnesota ................................................. 2,962.9 2,976.5 2,979.4 2,981.7 210.2 213.2 215.3 205.3 7.1 7.2 7.2 6.9
Mississippi ................................................ 1,312.8 1,347.4 1,344.7 1,350.8 133.2 140.0 139.5 142.8 10.1 10.4 10.4 10.6
Missouri .................................................... 3,004.8 3,022.0 3,025.7 3,041.2 288.1 263.0 267.0 264.9 9.6 8.7 8.8 8.7
Montana .................................................... 497.7 501.9 502.3 502.8 36.5 38.6 39.1 38.7 7.3 7.7 7.8 7.7
Nebraska .................................................. 974.4 986.3 989.8 995.1 43.7 41.3 42.1 41.9 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.2
Nevada ..................................................... 1,342.7 1,309.9 1,314.1 1,314.9 200.3 169.4 176.2 176.8 14.9 12.9 13.4 13.4
New Hampshire ........................................ 742.8 739.6 740.1 742.3 42.8 38.3 39.3 39.9 5.8 5.2 5.3 5.4
New Jersey ............................................... 4,484.0 4,496.5 4,502.3 4,520.5 416.4 427.9 422.2 418.0 9.3 9.5 9.4 9.2
New Mexico .............................................. 954.3 932.6 929.8 930.7 81.6 62.4 61.4 61.6 8.6 6.7 6.6 6.6
New York .................................................. 9,597.5 9,505.7 9,494.3 9,522.1 805.3 755.9 755.9 759.0 8.4 8.0 8.0 8.0
New York City ...................................... 3,988.7 3,962.1 3,966.0 3,981.3 365.6 342.5 343.4 346.8 9.2 8.6 8.7 8.7
North Carolina .......................................... 4,473.9 4,501.8 4,500.5 4,506.3 445.8 456.4 469.4 473.9 10.0 10.1 10.4 10.5
North Dakota ............................................ 370.3 372.6 373.8 376.4 14.5 12.4 12.9 13.2 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.5
Ohio .......................................................... 5,886.7 5,862.7 5,859.0 5,860.4 577.2 528.7 535.8 533.6 9.8 9.0 9.1 9.1
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,082.2 1,075.5 1,079.7 1,085.4 100.7 85.0 87.0 87.2 9.3 7.9 8.1 8.0
Oklahoma ................................................. 1,749.7 1,727.8 1,730.7 1,738.6 120.8 96.0 97.2 101.8 6.9 5.6 5.6 5.9
Oregon ...................................................... 1,984.6 1,990.7 1,992.5 1,997.3 211.8 188.4 190.3 191.4 10.7 9.5 9.6 9.6
Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,321.3 6,302.7 6,308.1 6,334.4 539.2 494.4 516.2 523.1 8.5 7.8 8.2 8.3
Rhode Island ............................................ 576.7 564.4 561.4 560.4 66.4 61.1 59.6 58.8 11.5 10.8 10.6 10.5
South Carolina .......................................... 2,159.7 2,160.9 2,163.9 2,169.4 236.2 235.8 239.4 237.8 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.0
South Dakota ............................................ 444.4 447.2 447.0 447.9 20.6 20.9 21.1 20.8 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.6
Tennessee ................................................ 3,052.4 3,128.1 3,118.1 3,117.6 286.7 305.8 303.5 306.7 9.4 9.8 9.7 9.8
Texas ........................................................ 12,152.2 12,241.5 12,252.7 12,300.3 993.9 1,023.1 1,036.4 1,043.8 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.5
Utah .......................................................... 1,361.0 1,349.8 1,345.3 1,341.8 103.2 101.4 102.0 99.4 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.4
Vermont .................................................... 360.1 359.8 359.8 362.1 21.3 20.5 21.1 21.1 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.8
Virginia ...................................................... 4,177.5 4,201.2 4,206.8 4,227.6 281.9 256.2 265.1 272.8 6.7 6.1 6.3 6.5
Washington ............................................... 3,525.9 3,461.8 3,460.7 3,472.2 331.4 323.0 322.2 317.6 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.1
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,492.4 1,468.5 1,473.2 1,493.0 135.8 131.4 131.3 128.4 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.6
West Virginia ............................................ 778.9 774.9 772.9 776.6 72.7 63.0 62.5 64.1 9.3 8.1 8.1 8.2
Wisconsin ................................................. 3,047.6 3,058.1 3,055.8 3,057.9 240.0 239.1 240.0 238.6 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.8
Wyoming ................................................... 292.4 291.9 291.3 291.8 19.5 16.8 17.0 16.8 6.7 5.7 5.8 5.8
Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,294.5 1,272.8 1,264.3 1,276.6 206.5 197.0 201.8 192.9 16.0 15.5 16.0 15.1
1
Metropolitan division. definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 10-02,
2
Metropolitan statistical area. dated December 1, 2009, and are available on the BLS Web site at
p = preliminary. www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from revision the following month.
a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area
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
August September August September August September
2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p
Alabama ................................................... 2,124.2 2,173.7 2,121.1 2,160.7 199.1 210.7 191.6 207.6 9.4 9.7 9.0 9.6
Alaska ....................................................... 366.9 372.6 363.1 369.2 25.9 24.6 26.1 24.9 7.0 6.6 7.2 6.7
Arizona ..................................................... 3,181.7 3,159.8 3,187.1 3,160.5 326.2 296.7 313.4 281.7 10.3 9.4 9.8 8.9
Arkansas ................................................... 1,354.8 1,358.2 1,357.7 1,361.7 104.3 109.1 100.3 106.4 7.7 8.0 7.4 7.8
California .................................................. 18,264.8 18,115.9 18,188.7 18,166.0 2,288.1 2,156.8 2,208.7 2,068.6 12.5 11.9 12.1 11.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... 4,905.3 4,860.5 4,901.6 4,881.4 648.3 613.2 622.0 597.2 13.2 12.6 12.7 12.2
Colorado ................................................... 2,703.4 2,699.8 2,695.1 2,710.1 234.8 224.0 226.5 207.2 8.7 8.3 8.4 7.6
Connecticut ............................................... 1,922.1 1,893.7 1,893.1 1,879.6 177.7 170.0 167.6 158.3 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.4
Delaware .................................................. 426.0 427.0 419.8 423.4 35.7 33.9 34.1 33.5 8.4 7.9 8.1 7.9
District of Columbia .................................. 332.5 333.6 331.3 334.5 32.7 36.1 31.3 36.7 9.8 10.8 9.5 11.0
Florida ....................................................... 9,310.8 9,255.5 9,291.6 9,284.8 1,122.8 1,013.5 1,095.4 984.1 12.1 11.0 11.8 10.6
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. 1,295.0 1,305.5 1,279.4 1,303.9 175.7 164.0 161.4 149.7 13.6 12.6 12.6 11.5
Georgia ..................................................... 4,692.9 4,719.4 4,683.3 4,749.5 488.1 488.1 476.7 489.2 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.3
Hawaii ....................................................... 628.5 634.0 626.6 628.2 42.2 40.8 41.4 41.7 6.7 6.4 6.6 6.6
Idaho ......................................................... 763.1 762.6 759.2 760.1 69.7 66.1 66.5 61.7 9.1 8.7 8.8 8.1
Illinois ........................................................ 6,672.1 6,650.2 6,646.5 6,646.4 662.1 662.9 619.8 632.2 9.9 10.0 9.3 9.5
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville 1 ................... 4,093.9 4,114.4 4,081.9 4,092.4 398.6 426.5 379.7 399.3 9.7 10.4 9.3 9.8
Indiana ...................................................... 3,156.7 3,145.7 3,139.7 3,148.7 314.6 274.0 294.6 266.5 10.0 8.7 9.4 8.5
Iowa .......................................................... 1,671.5 1,667.5 1,678.1 1,660.2 100.5 98.6 97.3 92.2 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.6
Kansas ...................................................... 1,497.9 1,501.7 1,500.0 1,509.8 106.2 103.8 103.1 100.2 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.6
Kentucky ................................................... 2,085.6 2,096.8 2,087.2 2,101.7 210.1 190.4 203.6 202.7 10.1 9.1 9.8 9.6
Louisiana .................................................. 2,101.8 2,047.3 2,095.2 2,054.6 172.1 149.2 161.0 141.0 8.2 7.3 7.7 6.9
Maine ........................................................ 711.7 712.2 697.1 697.3 48.8 46.6 47.3 47.0 6.9 6.5 6.8 6.7
Maryland ................................................... 3,001.6 2,993.4 2,980.4 2,995.8 224.1 218.7 213.7 214.3 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.2
Massachusetts .......................................... 3,535.3 3,525.0 3,487.4 3,483.0 288.9 247.1 288.0 251.6 8.2 7.0 8.3 7.2
Michigan ................................................... 4,821.0 4,743.1 4,778.6 4,691.8 577.0 520.8 545.2 473.4 12.0 11.0 11.4 10.1
Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... 2,092.0 2,058.7 2,066.1 2,038.0 279.8 265.3 259.5 239.1 13.4 12.9 12.6 11.7
Minnesota ................................................. 2,987.8 3,010.1 2,972.4 2,979.4 209.4 201.7 199.4 175.9 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.9
Mississippi ................................................ 1,301.2 1,338.6 1,311.9 1,357.9 125.7 134.6 129.3 144.3 9.7 10.1 9.9 10.6
Missouri .................................................... 3,013.6 3,044.0 2,999.6 3,047.7 290.2 272.7 279.0 252.4 9.6 9.0 9.3 8.3
Montana .................................................... 505.6 510.4 498.2 502.2 34.0 36.0 32.3 34.1 6.7 7.1 6.5 6.8
Nebraska .................................................. 976.0 998.4 968.5 993.4 42.0 40.8 40.7 38.3 4.3 4.1 4.2 3.9
Nevada ..................................................... 1,350.3 1,328.0 1,352.6 1,320.7 201.8 183.5 204.0 175.1 14.9 13.8 15.1 13.3
New Hampshire ........................................ 753.0 752.3 741.3 741.6 43.4 38.9 40.2 37.3 5.8 5.2 5.4 5.0
New Jersey ............................................... 4,526.5 4,553.0 4,464.7 4,511.7 418.3 407.0 402.1 402.0 9.2 8.9 9.0 8.9
New Mexico .............................................. 955.9 934.4 955.1 933.4 83.0 62.1 78.6 59.7 8.7 6.6 8.2 6.4
New York .................................................. 9,729.9 9,629.1 9,568.6 9,528.8 810.5 743.3 783.7 742.7 8.3 7.7 8.2 7.8
New York City ...................................... 4,021.9 4,007.5 3,981.3 3,985.8 378.9 348.7 361.8 345.8 9.4 8.7 9.1 8.7
North Carolina .......................................... 4,502.9 4,513.7 4,474.3 4,513.5 454.2 474.5 420.7 451.5 10.1 10.5 9.4 10.0
North Dakota ............................................ 378.7 384.9 371.9 379.7 14.0 12.7 11.7 10.3 3.7 3.3 3.1 2.7
Ohio .......................................................... 5,949.4 5,931.4 5,898.3 5,860.8 576.2 520.1 553.4 497.1 9.7 8.8 9.4 8.5
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... 1,100.6 1,107.9 1,084.7 1,090.3 103.9 89.2 98.4 82.5 9.4 8.1 9.1 7.6
Oklahoma ................................................. 1,750.8 1,741.1 1,752.4 1,744.7 119.5 93.7 115.6 100.9 6.8 5.4 6.6 5.8
Oregon ...................................................... 2,002.7 2,016.3 1,990.1 2,003.5 210.0 187.4 197.9 178.2 10.5 9.3 9.9 8.9
Pennsylvania ............................................ 6,392.1 6,410.9 6,329.7 6,361.1 545.4 542.4 503.3 479.4 8.5 8.5 8.0 7.5
Rhode Island ............................................ 583.1 564.6 576.3 562.3 68.1 57.7 61.9 56.2 11.7 10.2 10.7 10.0
South Carolina .......................................... 2,182.9 2,185.8 2,156.9 2,168.5 247.1 239.5 232.3 230.0 11.3 11.0 10.8 10.6
South Dakota ............................................ 451.2 454.6 444.8 447.9 20.4 21.0 18.6 18.2 4.5 4.6 4.2 4.1
Tennessee ................................................ 3,067.1 3,129.8 3,065.5 3,130.0 291.9 300.7 278.4 303.8 9.5 9.6 9.1 9.7
Texas ........................................................ 12,167.0 12,316.9 12,183.4 12,371.9 1,010.5 1,040.6 977.4 1,041.6 8.3 8.4 8.0 8.4
Utah .......................................................... 1,374.5 1,353.8 1,367.6 1,344.6 108.5 103.5 98.5 91.3 7.9 7.6 7.2 6.8
Vermont .................................................... 363.5 365.2 360.3 365.2 19.9 19.7 19.8 19.2 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.2
Virginia ...................................................... 4,204.2 4,241.4 4,178.7 4,242.2 289.1 275.0 273.4 272.3 6.9 6.5 6.5 6.4
Washington ............................................... 3,530.6 3,485.7 3,531.0 3,489.7 327.0 312.0 314.1 295.1 9.3 9.0 8.9 8.5
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... 1,484.6 1,477.6 1,486.8 1,509.3 130.4 124.0 136.0 125.1 8.8 8.4 9.1 8.3
West Virginia ............................................ 784.6 779.2 782.7 785.1 70.6 62.0 66.5 62.0 9.0 8.0 8.5 7.9
Wisconsin ................................................. 3,077.7 3,087.0 3,052.7 3,063.4 240.4 226.4 217.7 213.8 7.8 7.3 7.1 7.0
Wyoming ................................................... 296.4 294.8 293.7 293.5 18.8 16.3 17.7 14.8 6.3 5.5 6.0 5.1
Puerto Rico ............................................... 1,281.5 1,257.3 1,293.7 1,275.7 206.6 206.3 210.4 195.9 16.1 16.4 16.3 15.4
1
Metropolitan division. definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 10-02,
2
Metropolitan statistical area. dated December 1, 2009, and are available on the BLS Web site at
p = preliminary. www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from revision the following month.
a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
Total1 Construction Manufacturing
State Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept.
2010 2011 2011 2011p 2010 2011 2011 2011p 2010 2011 2011 2011p
Alabama2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,867.2 1,872.7 1,867.1 1,870.0 87.2 85.5 82.3 83.4 – – – –
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325.0 330.2 329.4 330.3 16.2 15.3 14.8 15.7 12.6 14.6 14.6 12.6
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,360.2 2,393.0 2,407.5 2,417.9 107.5 111.1 112.2 115.7 146.3 150.8 151.3 151.8
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,159.3 1,173.8 1,171.5 1,169.9 47.7 48.6 46.8 48.6 159.8 155.6 155.9 154.8
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,847.8 14,065.6 14,086.7 14,098.5 543.2 565.1 559.3 566.2 1,236.7 1,257.1 1,257.2 1,252.5
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,217.4 2,241.7 2,244.4 2,240.5 112.2 103.4 106.8 107.2 125.5 127.7 127.3 126.1
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,610.5 1,626.3 1,617.5 1,620.9 49.5 51.1 50.2 48.6 165.9 168.7 167.9 166.9
Delaware3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415.6 412.8 410.8 409.5 19.3 18.7 17.9 18.4 26.1 26.2 26.0 25.9
District of Columbia2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713.6 714.1 701.8 713.3 10.5 11.0 10.9 10.8 – – – –
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,160.4 7,223.2 7,230.6 7,253.9 341.7 331.7 327.0 328.8 306.0 307.4 306.8 305.6
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,820.7 3,816.4 3,805.5 3,798.4 148.7 135.7 140.0 134.8 343.2 348.6 345.7 346.9
Hawaii2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586.2 595.3 589.6 595.9 28.0 28.8 29.1 28.6 – – – –
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599.9 605.7 607.2 607.8 30.1 28.7 28.9 29.5 52.8 53.4 54.1 54.5
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,617.1 5,657.0 5,659.9 5,661.5 194.8 204.9 205.2 202.2 559.4 573.9 570.5 570.7
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,787.5 2,784.0 2,786.5 2,794.3 114.4 116.2 118.1 123.6 448.7 454.7 452.0 453.6
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,464.2 1,488.5 1,487.9 1,482.2 60.3 63.8 63.0 62.7 200.7 206.3 206.5 205.5
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,318.1 1,320.0 1,326.0 1,326.0 53.8 55.3 55.5 53.9 159.9 160.9 162.6 163.2
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,769.6 1,797.0 1,795.7 1,792.8 66.7 63.9 65.9 65.2 210.3 216.1 214.7 215.6
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,882.6 1,912.6 1,913.4 1,927.5 121.1 123.3 123.9 125.8 136.0 144.8 143.2 144.1
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591.0 594.9 594.9 597.9 24.4 23.8 24.3 24.1 50.4 51.6 50.0 50.3
Maryland3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,516.0 2,525.5 2,521.5 2,528.3 143.6 138.5 139.5 140.9 114.0 113.7 114.2 112.7
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,183.0 3,244.5 3,234.0 3,231.7 106.2 108.7 108.6 106.9 253.9 259.8 259.1 259.3
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,858.5 3,940.2 3,938.0 3,923.8 120.7 130.3 132.3 129.7 479.0 502.2 499.0 496.7
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,636.7 2,653.7 2,682.3 2,674.9 85.4 84.1 86.2 84.3 293.5 300.0 301.2 297.5
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,086.7 1,092.0 1,089.1 1,096.4 49.6 48.1 48.3 47.1 134.9 131.4 130.6 131.1
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,647.4 2,655.5 2,652.3 2,648.3 104.5 107.2 105.3 105.0 242.8 254.8 253.0 253.6
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428.2 433.4 435.3 435.6 22.8 22.7 22.5 23.3 16.4 16.1 15.9 16.0
Nebraska3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 938.2 954.8 958.2 959.7 41.3 42.7 41.7 42.0 91.8 94.8 95.0 94.2
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,108.1 1,116.0 1,117.3 1,119.1 55.3 54.6 54.7 57.1 37.5 35.8 35.7 35.7
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622.2 632.7 632.9 627.5 21.1 21.0 20.3 19.9 66.0 66.7 66.1 65.5
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,842.4 3,873.7 3,871.2 3,860.1 127.3 131.8 130.5 131.5 257.1 250.9 250.3 246.2
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 798.7 802.4 807.1 801.4 43.2 40.0 40.2 39.1 29.0 28.9 29.0 29.0
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,553.5 8,660.2 8,642.8 8,651.6 302.8 304.1 303.0 306.9 456.2 456.4 455.9 453.3
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,853.5 3,866.0 3,885.4 3,863.2 172.8 169.2 169.6 172.4 431.0 434.9 433.5 433.0
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376.8 394.2 395.4 396.8 21.3 24.8 25.4 26.2 22.7 23.2 23.1 23.1
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,030.3 5,117.2 5,118.7 5,097.1 167.1 172.9 174.1 174.3 621.6 637.3 634.9 630.2
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,521.2 1,564.6 1,565.1 1,564.3 67.3 70.8 70.5 72.6 123.2 132.7 133.5 134.6
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,595.3 1,621.7 1,622.9 1,622.3 66.4 70.6 68.9 69.7 163.6 167.2 168.0 167.5
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,620.6 5,682.1 5,684.7 5,668.9 214.3 219.6 218.9 220.3 561.1 573.2 575.5 574.0
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459.8 467.2 461.5 459.8 15.7 15.4 15.0 15.2 40.2 41.9 40.6 40.8
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,806.4 1,825.9 1,823.5 1,822.5 77.8 77.0 77.0 76.2 207.1 217.4 218.6 216.8
South Dakota3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.8 408.8 406.3 406.9 21.3 21.2 21.2 21.1 37.3 38.8 38.9 38.1
Tennessee3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,613.0 2,632.2 2,635.5 2,641.8 105.4 111.6 111.0 111.0 296.3 304.4 300.5 300.9
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,361.6 10,616.3 10,594.7 10,610.1 565.9 592.6 594.1 601.3 812.6 832.5 834.1 831.1
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,182.1 1,213.0 1,217.7 1,217.3 65.0 66.3 65.4 65.1 111.3 116.2 117.2 117.5
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297.1 301.5 302.6 303.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.1 30.8 32.5 32.3 31.8
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,634.4 3,642.4 3,641.1 3,636.4 183.0 178.9 179.0 178.2 228.8 232.5 231.8 231.5
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,769.3 2,820.8 2,818.5 2,814.1 139.0 137.4 137.1 136.8 257.8 263.6 266.6 267.8
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747.2 751.7 752.1 751.1 33.3 32.5 33.0 32.9 48.9 49.7 49.4 49.4
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,734.6 2,768.7 2,768.2 2,755.8 92.7 90.1 86.6 88.1 433.9 448.8 449.6 446.6
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284.3 291.9 291.8 292.7 22.7 22.5 22.4 23.1 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.8
Puerto Rico3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915.6 923.8 914.7 918.8 30.1 28.1 28.8 29.8 86.1 81.9 81.4 81.4
Virgin Islands2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.1 42.4 42.8 42.8 – – – – – – – –
1 Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately.
2 Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be
separated with sufficient precision.
3 Mining and logging is combined with construction.
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will
be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
Trade, transportation, and utilities Financial activities Professional and business services
State Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept.
2010 2011 2011 2011p 2010 2011 2011 2011p 2010 2011 2011 2011p
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359.5 367.4 365.6 365.4 91.0 91.6 91.0 91.5 210.1 212.9 215.0 216.0
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.0 64.3 64.9 65.3 14.8 14.5 14.6 14.6 26.3 26.8 27.2 27.0
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465.5 470.9 472.3 476.1 160.6 164.5 163.8 162.3 337.1 337.4 337.7 336.1
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.4 236.0 235.7 233.8 48.3 49.7 49.4 50.0 118.7 122.1 120.3 120.0
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,619.4 2,639.2 2,646.9 2,651.5 758.7 756.5 752.5 751.7 2,078.1 2,136.7 2,142.8 2,156.1
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397.3 403.0 402.5 402.7 143.3 138.4 137.5 139.1 329.6 335.7 336.0 333.5
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289.4 292.5 293.1 292.3 134.7 133.3 132.7 133.2 190.6 193.8 193.1 192.7
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.5 72.4 71.9 72.1 42.7 42.2 42.2 42.7 54.7 53.6 53.9 52.9
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.4 26.0 26.1 25.7 25.8 26.7 27.0 27.2 149.6 150.6 151.3 151.9
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,455.6 1,465.3 1,471.1 1,475.7 468.1 467.9 471.4 470.2 1,042.1 1,042.6 1,052.1 1,053.2
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807.9 813.1 808.8 807.9 202.8 193.2 192.7 193.3 521.7 530.4 531.4 537.3
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.5 108.9 108.5 109.1 26.6 26.9 27.1 27.1 71.2 74.1 74.4 74.9
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.9 120.2 121.5 121.4 28.6 28.5 29.0 29.1 73.2 73.3 73.5 73.2
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,127.3 1,135.4 1,134.9 1,135.6 359.6 357.1 357.2 355.4 806.5 814.7 819.3 820.5
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542.1 535.9 535.4 528.7 129.8 133.3 132.9 132.5 275.0 275.3 276.7 283.3
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298.8 305.0 303.9 305.3 101.0 99.2 98.5 98.8 122.8 123.6 124.6 123.8
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.6 251.7 250.3 248.9 70.8 68.4 67.9 67.5 140.4 140.8 143.6 145.6
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359.1 359.6 359.7 359.4 85.4 83.8 83.0 83.3 180.3 190.0 191.1 192.3
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363.1 370.4 370.5 370.4 93.2 93.6 95.2 95.1 194.3 192.1 191.5 195.1
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116.5 116.8 117.9 119.5 31.4 32.0 31.9 31.7 55.6 56.1 56.3 56.2
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438.2 442.4 442.3 439.3 142.2 141.9 140.3 139.8 385.8 395.8 395.2 399.1
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544.2 551.6 553.7 550.2 206.4 210.0 209.3 208.5 461.0 475.2 475.4 476.9
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708.0 715.8 713.5 714.2 185.7 187.3 187.3 188.3 523.2 536.5 537.9 541.7
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490.2 499.8 504.0 499.2 171.1 172.6 172.6 173.9 313.8 321.7 322.8 321.9
Mississippi1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211.8 215.6 213.4 214.8 – – – – 93.2 97.8 97.4 99.8
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509.5 519.2 513.8 510.5 163.9 161.9 162.5 161.3 321.5 323.5 320.5 318.9
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.5 89.2 87.5 88.7 21.2 21.0 20.8 21.1 39.3 39.6 39.4 38.7
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195.7 201.1 200.6 200.1 68.6 68.1 68.5 68.1 102.1 108.3 110.1 113.5
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208.7 203.5 203.8 203.9 51.8 48.1 47.3 46.7 134.9 140.8 142.0 142.0
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.1 132.1 132.1 130.0 35.6 35.4 35.6 35.9 64.4 68.3 69.1 67.6
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 808.9 823.4 824.7 821.3 253.4 254.4 253.5 255.6 584.5 594.4 595.1 599.0
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133.1 139.1 139.1 138.4 32.6 33.9 35.0 34.4 99.1 94.0 93.8 92.4
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,461.0 1,469.3 1,465.2 1,463.8 666.8 672.3 675.1 677.2 1,103.7 1,143.9 1,134.3 1,129.7
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710.7 721.7 718.4 716.3 199.3 203.4 203.2 200.2 485.8 496.1 498.6 497.4
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.9 84.5 85.4 85.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.4 28.2 29.9 30.3 30.4
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946.5 954.4 953.7 954.4 274.5 277.8 277.0 274.1 624.5 646.5 644.8 644.3
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276.1 279.5 277.8 277.3 79.3 81.3 81.2 81.1 170.9 177.4 178.2 176.9
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306.9 311.8 312.1 310.4 92.2 93.6 94.1 93.6 181.6 185.0 185.7 184.7
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,082.0 1,096.0 1,097.8 1,091.9 309.8 309.9 312.5 311.1 690.9 695.6 696.9 695.2
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.4 76.7 75.9 75.4 30.5 29.9 29.7 29.7 53.2 54.7 53.8 53.6
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345.0 352.4 351.6 349.5 96.8 96.3 95.9 96.2 216.8 222.0 221.0 225.4
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.5 81.6 81.3 81.5 28.6 28.2 27.3 27.3 27.7 28.2 28.1 28.1
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555.1 557.7 554.2 553.4 137.2 138.9 138.8 138.9 305.1 311.1 316.9 314.6
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,056.4 2,109.1 2,100.8 2,101.0 620.8 630.7 631.2 632.4 1,284.1 1,325.6 1,333.9 1,352.3
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228.8 236.2 237.9 236.8 68.0 68.1 68.2 68.0 152.6 162.9 166.0 165.7
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.2 56.5 56.9 56.6 12.1 12.3 12.3 12.3 23.3 24.3 24.9 25.4
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620.3 628.1 630.0 627.8 178.3 177.3 177.8 177.7 650.0 662.7 659.9 663.1
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516.1 525.5 524.8 525.8 134.1 138.1 136.1 136.8 326.5 349.3 347.3 350.7
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133.7 137.3 136.7 135.5 28.1 27.7 27.7 27.6 60.9 63.6 63.6 62.8
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507.7 515.1 515.7 511.2 157.4 152.6 152.7 152.8 270.5 268.2 266.9 265.6
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.4 51.5 51.3 51.1 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.7 17.4 18.5 18.4 18.4
Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170.1 170.4 169.1 168.8 43.9 45.1 44.9 45.2 107.2 108.3 106.4 106.0
Virgin Islands1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.3 – – – – – – – –
1 Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot
be separated with sufficient precision.
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional
and will be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government
State Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept.
2010 2011 2011 2011p 2010 2011 2011 2011p 2010 2011 2011 2011p
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215.4 212.1 211.2 214.3 166.7 170.7 171.6 169.9 385.1 377.9 376.6 375.3
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.9 42.9 43.2 43.9 31.3 33.2 32.5 33.0 86.0 84.0 83.3 84.1
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344.1 360.7 361.4 360.6 251.5 259.1 261.6 265.7 413.0 402.2 412.4 415.3
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166.0 167.9 167.4 167.8 100.0 106.1 104.8 103.2 215.6 216.3 219.7 220.4
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,789.8 1,836.8 1,838.4 1,834.9 1,492.5 1,529.1 1,527.9 1,532.6 2,386.2 2,379.9 2,396.2 2,389.2
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266.1 273.7 276.2 276.1 263.4 282.0 280.6 277.4 391.4 389.4 388.8 389.9
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309.0 314.8 316.1 316.7 134.8 132.9 134.0 136.4 243.3 246.3 238.3 241.8
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.1 65.1 65.8 65.6 43.3 45.0 44.4 42.6 64.1 62.9 62.9 63.2
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.5 110.9 109.6 109.7 59.3 58.8 59.5 58.6 247.4 246.7 233.4 246.8
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,076.2 1,102.1 1,101.5 1,109.2 915.0 958.2 963.0 973.5 1,104.9 1,101.3 1,091.9 1,090.9
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488.6 493.3 492.3 495.1 374.9 376.7 375.2 372.2 668.4 659.9 655.7 649.7
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.6 79.5 78.9 78.6 100.4 101.5 101.3 102.7 124.6 125.6 120.2 124.7
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.4 86.5 85.7 86.3 58.1 62.2 62.2 62.1 117.5 118.6 118.3 117.9
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 834.2 847.7 849.5 854.4 514.8 517.4 519.1 519.7 856.6 846.1 843.4 843.4
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426.7 433.4 433.0 431.5 271.9 272.0 271.5 274.2 429.3 416.8 421.3 420.3
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213.2 216.1 217.3 217.5 128.3 138.2 137.0 134.7 252.0 251.7 252.1 250.0
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178.9 186.4 185.5 185.0 112.8 111.2 112.9 114.8 261.1 257.2 258.9 258.8
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.0 253.6 254.4 255.0 166.8 180.9 177.7 176.4 331.4 329.0 328.3 325.8
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.3 285.1 285.8 291.0 194.8 201.5 200.6 198.1 361.1 352.3 353.9 358.9
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119.0 122.4 122.0 123.6 59.7 60.8 61.4 61.7 102.6 100.5 99.6 100.0
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401.7 401.0 401.7 409.7 231.2 229.2 228.6 226.9 501.3 499.0 501.0 497.8
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 664.0 678.5 676.7 677.2 306.5 315.5 312.8 310.5 436.6 432.2 430.8 431.5
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615.3 632.3 634.4 640.5 373.3 372.3 371.2 364.8 623.8 632.3 630.2 617.9
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460.0 468.3 470.8 468.5 235.0 247.3 243.4 239.6 413.5 385.9 407.6 414.6
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.0 133.9 135.8 137.3 118.1 121.1 118.6 117.6 246.3 243.5 243.9 247.9
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407.1 406.4 406.5 410.7 271.9 269.3 269.0 268.8 447.3 437.8 445.7 444.4
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.8 64.4 65.3 64.7 56.0 60.4 60.1 59.5 90.2 87.0 91.5 91.1
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.5 136.3 137.3 137.0 81.0 82.4 82.2 82.8 168.6 167.2 168.7 167.5
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 105.2 104.4 105.4 307.0 318.6 318.9 320.6 154.5 149.7 150.9 148.0
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.1 113.2 112.5 112.4 62.8 69.6 71.6 68.6 96.4 93.9 93.8 95.4
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606.4 616.9 616.3 619.0 336.0 340.1 336.2 332.5 627.3 621.1 626.4 621.1
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.1 127.8 127.0 125.6 83.5 82.5 83.6 84.7 197.3 194.0 196.4 195.3
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,707.2 1,747.0 1,750.0 1,751.8 738.9 749.2 747.7 753.1 1,495.3 1,487.3 1,495.3 1,489.4
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535.3 537.3 539.1 537.0 393.1 403.5 405.7 403.8 693.0 671.7 688.0 674.3
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.3 55.4 55.7 55.7 34.3 35.5 35.6 35.2 79.1 80.6 78.9 79.3
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 844.7 867.5 872.2 867.0 476.1 487.4 485.8 479.5 775.6 770.2 770.9 769.9
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203.4 207.8 208.0 207.8 138.8 144.5 144.5 142.9 332.6 339.3 340.7 339.3
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229.1 236.6 237.4 237.2 161.9 170.9 170.5 171.6 296.6 289.9 289.1 289.2
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,139.0 1,156.1 1,156.5 1,161.6 501.8 512.4 510.3 504.9 750.0 737.9 737.1 728.8
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.3 103.5 103.0 101.4 50.2 51.3 50.0 51.0 61.6 60.4 60.7 59.9
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213.4 218.5 217.9 215.1 208.5 212.0 212.5 209.2 343.0 333.4 331.4 334.9
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.6 66.4 65.8 65.8 43.1 45.1 45.0 43.1 78.5 77.1 76.5 79.7
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374.3 379.2 380.1 380.6 261.5 266.6 264.5 263.3 433.3 418.0 424.8 433.3
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,393.6 1,422.5 1,428.8 1,431.3 1,011.8 1,043.8 1,039.8 1,033.3 1,850.4 1,853.7 1,827.8 1,816.7
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.9 157.3 158.1 159.3 110.9 114.3 113.9 114.5 216.5 215.3 215.0 214.7
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.1 60.5 60.5 60.5 32.0 33.6 34.0 34.3 54.2 52.7 52.6 53.5
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456.2 459.9 463.5 461.2 343.8 337.5 337.1 331.1 702.2 698.9 699.5 696.2
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374.6 382.1 383.3 382.8 266.7 271.7 271.1 268.6 540.7 540.4 537.8 531.6
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.2 123.7 124.2 124.1 72.3 72.0 71.9 71.2 152.2 147.6 148.4 149.8
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418.6 424.8 427.5 430.2 250.7 253.8 255.2 255.9 416.7 421.1 420.8 409.3
Wyoming1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – 33.4 33.5 33.5 32.5 72.9 76.2 76.7 77.8
Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.8 116.0 114.5 116.3 71.2 68.0 68.8 68.8 260.3 271.0 265.4 267.4
Virgin Islands1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – 7.3 7.0 7.2 7.3 13.2 12.3 12.7 12.5
1 Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot
be separated with sufficient precision.
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional
and will be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
Total Mining and logging Construction
State August September August September August September
2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,868.6 1,863.2 1,871.1 1,870.9 12.2 12.6 12.0 12.6 88.8 83.1 88.2 83.8
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346.4 352.3 339.2 342.9 16.5 17.2 16.3 17.1 19.8 19.0 19.0 18.6
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,349.3 2,389.0 2,363.5 2,415.1 10.8 11.0 10.7 10.8 112.2 114.1 110.8 117.8
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,160.3 1,167.6 1,170.1 1,178.0 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.7 50.5 49.0 49.8 50.6
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,829.2 14,025.5 13,865.5 14,099.2 28.4 28.7 28.1 28.7 574.7 584.6 566.7 585.2
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,233.8 2,254.7 2,228.3 2,249.7 25.2 28.2 25.1 28.1 119.6 113.5 118.1 112.7
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,603.5 1,608.1 1,616.3 1,622.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 53.7 54.3 53.1 52.1
Delaware1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417.7 414.3 418.0 412.6 – – – – 20.1 18.5 19.8 18.8
District of Columbia1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705.4 708.8 709.6 710.5 – – – – 11.1 11.3 10.7 11.1
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,152.6 7,186.5 7,135.8 7,213.0 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.7 352.3 333.3 348.3 333.5
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,834.9 3,808.3 3,824.2 3,793.2 9.3 9.1 9.4 9.0 151.4 142.7 150.5 136.1
Hawaii1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576.9 584.4 584.4 592.6 – – – – 28.4 29.0 28.5 28.7
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608.7 613.6 610.9 617.2 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.0 33.9 32.8 33.4 32.8
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,642.6 5,681.7 5,655.1 5,702.3 9.4 9.7 9.5 9.7 215.4 223.2 213.8 219.4
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,798.3 2,781.4 2,823.9 2,825.2 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.8 124.4 126.5 121.6 130.0
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,454.8 1,475.2 1,473.5 1,488.6 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 67.2 69.2 66.0 67.7
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,312.0 1,310.9 1,323.4 1,328.6 8.5 9.3 8.4 9.3 57.6 58.8 56.6 56.0
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,776.9 1,800.0 1,780.5 1,800.1 22.5 23.1 22.6 23.0 70.5 68.7 70.1 67.4
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,875.0 1,906.6 1,883.3 1,924.6 52.8 54.2 52.5 54.7 122.3 124.9 122.0 125.9
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601.5 607.7 602.2 607.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 26.3 26.9 26.4 26.1
Maryland1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,528.6 2,525.5 2,526.4 2,537.4 – – – – 149.3 144.5 148.3 145.2
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,188.3 3,249.6 3,204.9 3,254.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 115.2 118.0 113.6 114.2
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,845.2 3,920.4 3,909.1 3,958.5 7.4 8.0 7.3 7.9 134.0 146.3 133.3 141.5
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,651.1 2,695.8 2,652.8 2,680.9 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.5 99.2 99.1 97.4 95.8
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,084.8 1,089.4 1,092.1 1,097.6 8.8 9.0 8.7 9.0 50.0 49.6 50.0 48.1
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,647.3 2,637.3 2,666.9 2,662.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.4 111.4 110.7 110.2 108.9
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436.4 442.4 434.7 441.7 7.9 8.5 7.9 8.3 25.5 25.5 25.3 25.7
Nebraska1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 940.8 958.5 941.3 960.4 – – – – 45.4 44.6 44.4 44.4
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,113.0 1,112.0 1,115.0 1,122.0 12.7 12.8 12.4 12.8 60.5 57.7 59.1 59.3
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623.8 636.2 628.8 634.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 23.1 21.9 22.9 21.3
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,852.1 3,875.4 3,851.3 3,865.7 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 135.0 139.2 134.1 138.6
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796.8 804.8 804.9 806.6 18.8 20.5 18.7 20.4 44.8 41.7 44.6 40.3
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,521.1 8,628.6 8,554.6 8,645.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 328.1 328.5 322.5 326.4
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,872.9 3,887.7 3,885.4 3,890.2 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 179.4 175.1 177.5 176.2
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372.5 392.5 382.6 401.7 11.7 16.6 12.1 16.9 24.5 28.8 24.2 29.1
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,048.0 5,120.3 5,068.7 5,125.5 11.6 12.2 11.6 12.0 183.0 188.6 180.3 186.1
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,518.1 1,555.8 1,525.9 1,571.0 44.3 48.1 44.3 48.8 68.4 71.6 68.6 73.5
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,596.8 1,622.8 1,605.6 1,629.6 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.1 72.5 74.6 72.2 75.1
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,597.7 5,658.8 5,645.6 5,686.9 28.1 33.4 28.7 33.2 231.3 234.9 228.2 231.1
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460.6 463.6 464.5 464.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 17.5 16.3 17.0 16.2
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,812.4 1,829.7 1,807.2 1,819.1 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.2 78.9 77.2 78.5 75.6
South Dakota1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411.3 414.7 407.9 410.3 – – – – 23.8 24.1 23.1 23.0
Tennessee1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,618.1 2,640.1 2,633.3 2,658.6 – – – – 109.0 114.1 109.0 114.1
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,321.8 10,573.7 10,364.5 10,613.2 210.7 248.5 211.5 252.5 574.2 605.3 571.4 604.3
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,178.7 1,212.1 1,192.7 1,225.5 10.7 11.5 10.8 11.5 68.8 69.0 69.3 68.8
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291.8 297.9 299.2 305.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 15.1 15.3 14.8 14.8
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,622.0 3,631.2 3,640.5 3,646.7 10.6 10.4 10.6 10.4 188.9 185.2 187.3 183.1
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,771.3 2,821.7 2,788.4 2,829.1 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 149.1 148.0 148.3 146.3
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748.9 752.7 753.1 755.6 30.9 31.9 31.0 32.3 34.8 34.7 35.4 34.7
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,760.0 2,792.8 2,755.9 2,777.4 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 103.8 98.3 101.9 95.6
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288.9 297.5 290.9 299.5 25.8 28.2 25.7 28.7 25.0 25.1 24.7 25.5
Puerto Rico1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908.2 906.8 912.1 915.3 – – – – 31.4 29.0 30.0 29.7
Virgin Islands1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.8 42.8 43.8 42.5 – – – – 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
1 Mining and logging is combined with construction for states with this footnote.
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional
and will be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sectors, not seasonally
adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information
State August September August September August September
2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237.0 237.6 236.7 238.3 360.4 364.5 359.2 363.6 23.9 23.2 23.6 23.3
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.8 22.3 14.4 13.9 67.5 69.6 65.0 67.1 6.4 6.6 6.4 6.6
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147.4 151.3 146.7 151.0 464.3 468.8 461.4 470.4 36.2 36.8 36.0 36.2
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161.6 156.4 161.0 155.4 236.4 236.7 235.3 234.2 15.3 15.8 15.3 15.6
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,259.8 1,274.2 1,256.0 1,266.8 2,621.0 2,647.4 2,619.7 2,655.3 430.2 456.7 432.7 454.5
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126.6 127.7 126.2 126.8 400.9 404.1 397.0 402.2 71.5 67.9 70.7 67.1
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166.3 167.7 166.6 166.6 287.4 289.3 288.8 290.7 32.0 31.9 31.9 31.7
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.2 26.1 26.3 26.1 74.6 72.8 74.5 72.3 5.9 5.5 6.0 6.0
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 27.2 25.8 27.2 25.7 18.6 18.4 18.7 18.6
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307.2 305.7 306.1 306.3 1,447.5 1,462.1 1,442.0 1,457.6 135.0 129.2 134.2 128.8
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345.7 347.7 345.4 348.1 810.8 806.8 806.4 804.6 101.2 98.3 101.3 97.7
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 12.9 12.8 12.8 109.8 108.3 109.3 108.5 9.5 10.8 11.2 10.8
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.9 54.6 53.8 55.2 122.9 123.3 121.9 123.0 9.7 9.4 9.5 9.2
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563.6 572.7 562.8 573.7 1,128.1 1,135.5 1,125.8 1,137.7 101.2 97.4 100.2 96.0
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454.7 455.5 453.3 457.0 545.7 538.3 542.3 530.5 35.8 35.3 35.2 34.7
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202.2 207.7 201.8 207.4 300.7 304.4 298.2 302.8 28.2 27.3 27.7 26.7
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160.5 162.1 160.1 163.5 251.7 250.3 250.2 248.8 30.6 28.0 30.2 27.0
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210.6 215.6 212.1 217.2 360.9 360.6 359.0 358.7 25.9 25.8 25.9 25.7
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.2 143.4 136.9 144.7 363.8 370.0 363.2 368.6 25.3 28.4 27.5 28.7
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.6 50.9 51.0 50.5 120.0 120.8 117.2 120.0 9.2 8.9 9.1 8.8
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115.3 114.3 114.7 112.8 439.4 441.8 437.4 438.4 42.5 40.6 43.4 44.3
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255.7 260.3 254.9 259.4 546.9 555.3 543.6 550.5 85.6 84.1 84.9 89.0
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476.8 503.0 487.3 504.6 716.1 719.1 710.8 714.2 57.0 54.1 56.6 53.6
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299.0 306.1 297.3 301.4 491.8 504.4 489.9 497.0 54.6 53.1 53.8 52.8
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.6 130.8 134.9 131.2 212.5 213.0 211.9 213.6 12.3 12.2 12.7 12.3
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245.0 253.9 244.2 253.7 512.5 514.9 510.1 510.8 58.0 53.9 57.8 54.2
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.6 16.2 16.5 16.1 88.0 88.8 87.1 89.0 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.4
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.8 95.1 91.8 94.6 195.6 200.7 194.7 198.4 16.9 17.2 16.7 17.0
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.0 36.0 37.9 36.0 209.6 204.0 209.3 203.9 12.4 12.5 12.3 12.4
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.5 66.9 66.1 66.2 133.0 133.4 131.4 129.7 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.4
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258.1 250.9 258.5 248.3 808.7 822.1 808.2 820.3 79.3 75.2 79.6 73.4
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.7 29.6 29.8 29.7 133.9 139.9 133.0 138.9 13.7 13.7 14.2 14.0
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459.6 459.1 460.3 457.4 1,454.7 1,459.8 1,460.9 1,466.1 253.8 239.2 252.6 254.7
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432.5 435.9 433.7 435.7 714.8 720.1 709.8 716.9 68.3 68.9 68.1 67.7
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.7 23.4 23.0 23.0 80.9 85.7 80.8 85.2 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.3
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627.1 637.3 627.0 635.0 951.4 956.0 945.5 951.3 77.6 76.8 76.8 76.8
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.2 133.7 123.0 134.8 277.3 278.2 275.3 276.6 24.7 24.2 24.5 24.1
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167.6 171.5 167.7 170.6 309.7 314.2 310.0 312.6 32.3 33.7 32.3 33.7
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565.1 579.8 563.5 576.7 1,074.2 1,089.7 1,078.8 1,087.4 93.4 94.1 92.9 95.7
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.5 40.8 40.7 41.0 72.9 76.4 73.8 76.0 10.2 9.5 10.3 10.3
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207.7 219.1 207.6 217.1 346.2 351.7 343.7 347.3 25.4 25.5 25.1 25.2
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.5 39.1 37.5 38.5 81.9 82.5 80.4 81.0 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.5
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.1 300.8 299.9 302.2 557.2 554.1 555.5 553.5 44.2 43.9 44.2 43.6
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815.4 837.8 815.5 834.7 2,061.4 2,105.7 2,054.2 2,098.2 194.8 187.7 193.2 186.4
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.3 117.9 112.0 118.3 230.2 238.0 229.3 235.9 29.1 30.6 29.1 29.8
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.3 32.4 31.1 32.0 56.4 57.2 56.0 56.8 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.1
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230.5 232.0 229.8 231.8 622.8 629.9 618.2 624.1 75.2 67.9 75.8 72.0
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261.6 270.7 263.7 273.3 520.2 530.1 519.6 528.1 103.8 105.7 103.3 104.1
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.6 49.7 49.4 49.5 134.8 136.9 134.2 135.7 10.5 10.6 10.4 10.8
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441.6 458.2 437.4 452.1 510.6 518.0 508.6 512.5 47.2 47.3 46.8 47.3
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 9.0 8.8 8.9 52.8 52.9 52.1 51.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9
Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.9 81.3 86.4 81.7 167.5 166.6 166.2 164.9 18.7 19.8 18.7 19.7
Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional
and will be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-
Continued
[In thousands]
Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services
State August September August September August September
2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.9 91.7 91.2 91.8 211.9 215.7 211.9 216.3 215.5 210.2 216.4 214.5
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.4 15.0 15.0 14.8 27.6 28.6 27.4 28.1 41.6 42.9 41.7 43.5
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161.8 163.3 160.9 161.8 337.9 337.2 337.0 335.7 343.4 359.3 343.9 361.0
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.7 49.5 48.5 49.9 119.0 122.0 119.5 121.2 164.6 166.0 167.1 168.6
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761.3 753.9 759.5 753.0 2,092.7 2,142.8 2,088.4 2,160.7 1,755.1 1,801.3 1,782.2 1,822.0
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144.2 138.9 143.1 139.0 336.8 344.4 332.5 339.2 264.8 275.1 265.3 274.9
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136.3 133.6 134.3 132.9 192.4 195.4 192.2 194.6 300.4 309.1 308.0 315.9
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.4 42.6 43.0 42.8 54.9 54.1 54.5 53.1 65.2 65.2 65.0 65.4
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.3 27.1 25.9 27.2 149.5 152.0 148.7 152.2 103.0 104.0 109.1 108.3
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470.0 470.8 466.8 469.3 1,036.6 1,039.5 1,035.2 1,046.6 1,069.9 1,087.8 1,074.5 1,106.2
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204.1 192.6 202.6 191.7 524.1 535.0 523.4 538.2 487.7 492.9 487.4 492.9
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.7 27.0 26.6 27.0 71.4 74.7 71.5 74.7 75.1 78.3 75.3 78.4
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.1 29.2 28.7 29.2 76.2 76.2 75.3 74.4 81.9 84.2 84.3 86.4
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362.7 357.9 359.1 354.0 818.2 834.5 814.8 834.2 824.9 839.4 833.5 850.8
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.4 134.3 129.9 133.1 282.0 280.6 280.4 286.1 413.5 421.8 428.0 432.3
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101.7 99.4 100.9 98.7 124.1 127.1 123.0 125.2 202.4 207.7 212.0 216.2
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.8 68.4 70.7 67.6 144.0 145.3 141.2 146.0 178.3 183.7 179.2 185.0
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.9 83.2 85.2 83.0 180.7 192.4 181.3 192.2 248.9 253.3 250.6 254.5
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.6 95.4 93.2 95.3 195.1 191.8 193.5 194.7 270.4 284.9 272.0 290.9
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.8 32.6 31.4 31.9 56.8 58.2 56.1 57.1 117.0 120.3 118.5 123.2
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.5 141.7 142.2 140.5 391.8 401.5 389.1 401.4 396.7 398.3 400.0 406.5
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209.9 213.0 207.0 209.7 470.1 484.2 464.3 481.5 648.0 662.0 661.0 674.1
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188.3 188.8 186.1 187.7 515.4 540.1 527.3 543.3 607.9 624.5 613.8 636.5
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.8 173.5 170.8 173.3 322.6 328.4 316.9 322.6 453.3 465.6 457.8 464.8
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.9 45.4 44.7 45.4 92.6 97.9 93.6 99.9 131.0 134.8 133.7 137.1
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165.7 163.6 163.9 161.5 325.4 323.0 322.9 321.1 403.6 404.1 407.9 411.2
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.4 21.0 21.2 20.9 40.4 40.6 39.8 39.7 63.2 64.2 63.9 64.8
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.8 69.0 68.4 68.0 102.6 111.3 102.6 113.5 135.5 135.9 135.5 136.7
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.0 47.4 51.8 46.9 137.0 140.1 134.9 141.4 99.5 103.4 99.7 104.9
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.9 36.2 35.6 36.1 65.3 69.9 64.8 68.2 108.8 111.0 110.0 112.4
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255.6 256.7 253.9 255.9 592.4 608.0 591.0 606.9 594.4 604.5 601.7 613.8
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.8 35.0 32.5 34.4 100.9 94.7 100.5 93.1 116.7 124.3 120.6 126.1
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674.2 681.5 667.0 677.2 1,116.4 1,153.0 1,106.9 1,137.1 1,638.4 1,679.4 1,692.8 1,733.4
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201.1 205.1 199.9 200.6 488.8 504.8 489.6 501.3 535.9 536.3 534.8 536.5
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.7 20.7 20.4 20.5 28.5 30.6 28.5 30.7 54.9 55.7 55.3 55.5
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276.5 280.7 274.2 275.6 636.9 649.8 632.8 649.5 831.4 857.3 848.1 869.3
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.9 81.9 79.4 81.1 172.0 178.5 171.9 178.3 203.0 206.9 204.5 209.0
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.5 94.4 92.7 94.0 185.6 189.3 184.9 188.4 222.0 230.9 228.7 237.0
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313.5 314.7 309.7 311.2 696.8 704.4 694.0 697.7 1,108.3 1,125.8 1,134.0 1,156.0
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.6 30.0 30.6 29.9 54.2 55.2 54.4 55.0 97.9 98.8 101.6 100.9
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.3 97.0 97.0 96.1 218.4 222.3 218.4 224.7 212.1 216.5 212.9 214.6
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.8 27.8 28.5 27.7 28.2 28.9 27.7 28.1 64.1 65.3 64.5 65.7
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.2 139.5 137.4 139.4 304.5 316.1 308.0 315.9 372.4 378.4 375.8 381.8
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624.1 635.4 621.7 634.7 1,287.0 1,345.9 1,287.8 1,356.5 1,389.6 1,425.8 1,398.1 1,435.1
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.9 68.4 67.7 68.1 155.0 166.4 154.5 165.2 151.6 154.1 157.0 160.9
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.4 12.4 12.1 12.3 23.9 25.7 23.7 25.9 58.3 59.6 59.4 60.8
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180.1 179.5 178.1 178.0 654.9 666.1 651.2 663.9 441.6 448.5 458.2 464.0
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.6 137.2 135.0 136.6 330.5 352.2 331.2 353.0 367.4 374.3 373.6 380.2
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.2 27.6 28.1 27.6 61.3 63.8 60.9 63.1 120.0 123.1 122.2 124.7
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158.9 154.4 157.2 153.4 277.1 276.3 275.3 272.2 417.5 424.7 417.8 428.9
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.7 18.6 19.8 17.9 18.6 26.4 26.4 26.3 26.5
Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.7 45.0 43.7 44.9 106.2 106.8 106.9 105.7 106.9 108.8 112.9 116.4
Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional
and will be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-
Continued
[In thousands]
Leisure and hospitality Other services Government
State August September August September August September
2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2011 2010 2011p
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171.2 175.9 168.9 171.6 80.3 80.6 79.7 80.1 375.5 368.1 383.3 375.0
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.2 40.8 35.2 36.8 11.9 11.1 11.8 11.1 81.7 79.2 87.0 85.3
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248.3 258.1 249.2 260.0 88.1 87.4 87.6 86.7 398.9 401.7 419.3 423.7
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.2 107.7 101.5 104.6 43.4 45.6 43.3 45.3 207.9 208.1 218.1 221.9
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,525.5 1,558.9 1,509.5 1,544.0 486.5 481.6 485.7 481.5 2,294.0 2,295.4 2,337.0 2,347.5
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276.5 290.9 264.7 276.1 94.0 93.5 93.0 92.9 373.7 370.5 392.6 390.7
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.9 143.0 139.0 138.2 61.9 61.3 60.7 60.1 229.6 221.9 241.1 239.3
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.3 49.6 45.6 45.4 19.9 20.4 19.6 19.9 60.2 59.5 63.7 62.8
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.3 59.3 59.4 59.0 64.8 64.4 64.1 62.9 244.4 245.4 244.6 244.4
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.6 952.0 895.8 948.5 309.6 308.2 308.5 309.3 1,115.5 1,092.5 1,119.0 1,101.2
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382.3 383.2 376.5 372.3 154.2 156.7 153.6 154.1 664.1 643.3 667.7 648.5
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.5 101.8 100.5 102.8 26.3 26.5 26.4 26.6 116.5 115.1 122.3 122.3
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.0 67.0 61.0 64.2 21.9 21.6 21.3 21.3 112.2 111.1 117.7 117.5
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536.2 545.6 528.1 531.8 261.5 258.4 252.6 253.1 821.4 807.4 854.9 841.9
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284.6 282.9 278.5 279.6 108.1 106.3 107.5 105.7 411.4 393.1 440.4 429.4
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136.2 144.3 132.6 137.5 57.1 55.6 56.8 54.7 232.7 230.3 252.2 249.5
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116.1 115.9 115.0 115.6 51.0 50.9 51.1 51.7 241.9 238.2 260.7 258.1
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.2 184.0 171.3 179.4 71.9 72.1 71.2 71.3 325.9 321.2 331.2 327.7
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195.0 201.0 195.1 197.0 66.2 66.0 66.4 65.1 353.3 346.6 361.0 359.0
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.6 78.8 67.7 68.6 20.2 20.5 19.8 19.5 90.3 87.1 102.3 99.3
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248.7 248.1 240.5 234.5 116.1 119.3 115.1 117.5 485.3 475.4 495.7 496.3
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334.6 351.1 320.1 323.2 124.0 127.2 118.1 121.3 397.1 393.2 436.2 430.4
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.1 397.1 390.1 380.4 168.0 172.1 166.3 168.5 574.2 567.3 630.2 620.3
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251.8 263.6 243.2 248.9 116.3 115.5 114.1 116.3 383.2 379.9 405.2 401.5
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.6 120.4 119.4 118.7 34.8 34.8 34.9 34.1 241.7 241.5 247.6 248.2
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287.3 282.7 279.4 274.7 118.0 119.2 117.1 116.5 416.0 406.9 449.1 445.4
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.6 67.0 59.4 62.7 17.0 16.8 17.1 17.0 86.4 86.3 89.2 90.1
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.9 86.5 82.9 84.2 37.1 37.2 36.7 37.0 162.2 161.0 167.6 166.6
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.6 321.2 309.9 321.2 34.6 35.2 34.4 35.0 146.1 141.7 153.3 148.2
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.9 81.3 66.7 71.3 21.8 20.0 21.2 20.3 83.9 83.1 97.7 96.3
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364.5 365.5 350.8 344.5 162.8 164.9 159.6 158.9 599.9 586.9 612.5 603.6
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.3 86.5 85.0 85.4 30.3 29.9 27.9 28.1 188.9 189.0 198.1 196.2
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 783.4 803.8 760.5 771.7 367.2 372.5 363.8 363.1 1,439.5 1,446.0 1,461.5 1,452.2
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409.6 424.7 403.3 410.4 159.5 156.9 158.1 155.7 677.3 654.2 704.9 683.5
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.3 36.9 35.1 35.8 15.3 16.8 15.5 17.0 70.7 70.1 80.5 80.7
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505.7 514.7 492.5 492.5 212.6 218.0 211.1 213.8 734.2 728.9 768.8 763.6
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.0 147.8 140.8 144.8 61.0 59.6 60.9 59.3 323.3 325.3 332.7 340.7
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170.6 179.8 168.0 177.3 58.2 56.9 58.7 58.5 277.6 270.3 283.2 275.3
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538.0 548.1 516.9 518.1 254.0 256.9 250.2 252.1 695.0 677.0 748.7 727.7
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.2 56.4 53.1 53.5 23.0 23.7 22.1 22.3 58.4 56.3 60.7 59.5
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.9 225.0 211.2 212.8 68.5 68.4 68.8 69.0 336.0 322.8 340.0 332.5
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.3 51.4 45.4 45.1 15.8 16.0 15.7 15.7 75.3 73.0 78.6 79.0
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270.5 274.0 266.1 268.5 101.3 100.9 100.8 101.8 420.7 418.3 436.6 437.8
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,026.9 1,060.4 1,018.1 1,037.3 362.7 374.7 360.0 373.2 1,775.0 1,746.5 1,833.0 1,800.3
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114.0 117.6 111.4 115.9 34.5 35.3 33.6 34.4 204.6 203.3 218.0 216.7
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.5 36.0 31.6 33.3 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 44.8 43.4 54.4 53.9
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362.5 357.3 350.8 341.3 186.8 185.3 185.2 185.7 668.1 669.1 695.3 692.4
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279.0 286.1 277.6 280.6 107.1 106.0 105.4 104.1 510.7 505.1 524.4 516.5
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.7 75.0 74.7 73.2 55.1 55.6 55.3 55.7 148.0 143.8 151.5 148.3
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273.9 281.6 261.3 266.1 138.2 143.6 137.0 144.7 387.9 387.0 409.3 401.3
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.3 38.9 36.0 35.2 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.5 66.8 70.8 73.2 78.1
Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.9 69.1 71.2 68.8 15.7 15.7 15.3 15.5 260.3 264.7 260.8 268.0
Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.1 2.0 1.6 2.2 1.7 13.5 13.1 13.2 12.5
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2010 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional
and will be revised when new information becomes available.
Chart 1. Unemployment rates by state, seasonally adjusted
September 2011
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