Employment and Unemployment Statistics 2009

News Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical information: Employment: (202) 691-6559 http://www.bls.gov/sae/ Unemployment: (202) 691-6392 http://www.bls.gov/lau/ Media contact: (202) 691-5902 United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 USDL 09-0093 For release: 10:00 A.M. (EST) Tuesday, January 27, 2009 REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 2008 Regional and state unemployment rates were universally higher in December. All 50 states and the District of Columbia recorded both over-the-month and over-the-year unemployment rate increases, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The national unemployment rate rose from 6.8 to 7.2 percent in December and was up by 2.3 percentage points from a year earlier. In December, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 1 state and the District of Columbia, decreased in 48 states, and was unchanged in 1 state (Oklahoma). The only over-the-month increases in the level of employment were recorded in Louisiana (+3,700 or +0.2 percent) and the District of Columbia (+100 or less than +0.1 percent). The largest over-the-month decrease in the level of employment was reported in California (-78,200), followed by Michigan (-59,000), New York (-54,000), Illinois (-36,000), Indiana (-35,300), and North Carolina (-34,900). Idaho (-1.6 percent) experienced the largest over-the-month percentage decrease in employment, followed by Michigan (-1.4 percent), Hawaii and Indiana (-1.2 percent each), and North Carolina and New Hampshire (-0.9 percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 8 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 42 states. Wyoming (+2.2 percent) reported the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment, followed by Texas (+1.5 percent), Oklahoma (+1.0 percent), Alaska (+0.9 percent), and South Dakota (+0.8 percent). The largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment was reported in Rhode Island (-4.5 percent), followed by Arizona and Idaho (-4.3 percent each), Michigan (-4.1 percent), and Indiana (-3.7 percent). Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) In December, the West and Midwest again posted the highest regional jobless rates, 8.0 and 7.5 percent, respectively. The Northeast and South recorded the lowest unemployment rates, 7.0 percent each. All four regions registered statistically significant rate increases from November: the Northeast (+0.9 percentage point), West (+0.7 point), and Midwest and South (+0.6 point each). All four regions also reported significant jobless rate increases from December 2007: the West (+2.9 percentage points), South (+2.5 points), Northeast (+2.4 points), and Midwest (+2.2 points). (See table 1.) 2 Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific and East North Central again recorded the highest unemployment rates in December, 8.8 and 8.2 percent, respectively. The West North Central and West South Central registered the lowest jobless rates, 5.9 percent each. All nine divisions reported statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate increases: the East South Central and Middle Atlantic (+0.9 percentage point each); Pacific (+0.8 point); East North Central, New England, and South Atlantic (+0.7 point each); Mountain (+0.6 point); West North Central (+0.4 point); and West South Central (+0.3 point). Over the year, all nine divisions also had significant rate increases: the Pacific (+3.2 percentage points); South Atlantic (+3.1 points); East North Central, East South Central, and New England (+2.5 points each); Middle Atlantic (+2.4 points); Mountain (+2.3 points); and West North Central and West South Central (+1.5 points each). State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) In December, Michigan and Rhode Island reported the highest jobless rates, 10.6 and 10.0 percent, respectively. The Rhode Island rate was the highest in its series. (All state series begin in 1976.) Four additional states recorded rates of 9.0 percent or more: South Carolina, 9.5 percent; California, 9.3 percent; Nevada, 9.1 percent; and Oregon, 9.0 percent. Wyoming posted the lowest unemployment rate, 3.4 percent, followed closely by North Dakota at 3.5 percent. Overall, 10 states and the District of Columbia registered significantly higher jobless rates than the U.S. figure of 7.2 percent, 22 states reported measurably lower rates, and 18 states had rates little different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3 and chart 1.) Indiana and South Carolina recorded the largest over-the-month unemployment rate increases in December (+1.1 percentage points each). Six other states had increases of 1.0 percentage point: Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon. Thirty-two additional states and the District of Columbia also experienced statistically significant rate increases. The remaining 10 states registered December unemployment rates that were not appreciably different from those of a month earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes. (See table B.) Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia had statistically significant jobless rate increases from December 2007. Rhode Island reported the largest rate increase from a year earlier (+4.8 percentage points). The states with the next largest rate increases were North Carolina (+4.0 percentage points) and Nevada (+3.9 points). Nine other states and the District of Columbia posted over-the-year rate increases of 3.0 percentage points or more, and 36 additional states had smaller, but also statistically significant, rate increases from December 2007. The remaining two states recorded December 2008 jobless rates that were not appreciably different from those of a year earlier. (See table C.) Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Between November and December 2008, 33 states reported statistically significant changes in employment, all of which were decreases. The largest statistically significant decreases in employment were experienced in California (-78,200), Michigan (-59,000), New York (-54,000), and Illinois (-36,000). (See tables D and 5.) Over the year, 30 states reported statistically significant changes in employment with only 1 of those being an increase. The only statistically significant increase was recorded in Texas (+153,700). The largest statistically significant over-the-year decreases occurred in California (-257,400), Florida (-255,200), Michigan (-173,000), and North Carolina (-120,200). (See table E.) 3 ______________________________ The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for December 2008 is scheduled to be issued on Wednesday, February 4. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for January 2009 is scheduled to be issued on Wednesday, March 11. Hurricane Katrina For December, BLS and its state partners continued to make modifications to the usual estimation procedures for the LAUS program to reflect the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the labor force statistics in affected areas. These modifications included: (1) modifying the state population controls to account for displacement due to Katrina; (2) developing labor force estimates for the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area using an alternative to the model-based method; and (3) not publishing labor force estimates for the months immediately following the hurricane for the parishes within the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area and cities within those parishes, where the quality of input data was severely compromised by the hurricane. For more information on LAUS procedures and estimates for December 2008, see Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita at http://www.bls.gov/Katrina/home.htm or call (202) 691-6392. This will be the last month this note will appear in this news release, though the modifications to the estimation procedures for the affected areas will continue until further notice. Upcoming Changes to Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data Effective with the release of 2008 annual average estimates on February 27, the labor force data for regions, divisions, states, the District of Columbia, and the modeled substate areas presented in tables 1-4 of this news release will be revised to incorporate updated population controls, reestimation of models, and adjustment to new division and national control totals. Revised seasonal adjustment factors will apply to data tables 1 and 3 as well. Both not seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted data are subject to revision back to 2004. The updated population controls reflect the annual updating of population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau. 4 Upcoming Changes to Current Employment Statistics Data Effective with the release of January 2009 estimates, all nonfarm payroll employment estimates for states and areas presented in tables 5 and 6 of this news release will be adjusted to 2008 benchmark levels. Data in table 5 will be adjusted to incorporate new seasonal adjustment factors. Not seasonally adjusted payroll data back to April 2007 and seasonally adjusted data for states back to January 2004 will be subject to revision. Revisions to November 2008 Preliminary Current Employment Statistics Data Revisions to the November 2008 preliminary Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates were unusually large in many states. The revisions reflect the routine incorporation of additional sample reports, and the use of improved estimate review procedures provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The procedures are designed to improve the overall accuracy of individual state estimates bringing the aggregate employment change across states into closer alignment with the change in national employment reflected in the estimates produced and published by BLS. The new review procedures more closely align the state review process with the BLS review process. More detailed information on the changes to procedures for producing CES estimates is available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/sae/cesprocs.htm. 5 Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that of the U.S., December 2008, seasonally adjusted State United States …………………………………………… Arkansas ................................................................. California ................................................................. Colorado .................................................................. Delaware ................................................................. District of Columbia ................................................. Florida ...................................................................... Georgia .................................................................... Hawaii ...................................................................... Indiana ..................................................................... Iowa ......................................................................... Kansas ..................................................................... Louisiana ................................................................. Maryland .................................................................. Michigan .................................................................. Montana ................................................................... Nebraska ................................................................. Nevada .................................................................... New Hampshire ....................................................... New Mexico ............................................................. North Carolina ......................................................... North Dakota ........................................................... Oklahoma ................................................................ Oregon ..................................................................... Rhode Island ........................................................... South Carolina ......................................................... South Dakota ........................................................... Texas ....................................................................... Utah ......................................................................... Vermont ................................................................... Virginia ..................................................................... West Virginia ........................................................... Wisconsin ................................................................ Wyoming ................................................................. 1 p 1 Rate p 7.2 6.2 9.3 6.1 6.2 8.8 8.1 8.1 5.5 8.2 4.6 5.2 5.9 5.8 10.6 5.4 4.0 9.1 4.6 4.9 8.7 3.5 4.9 9.0 10.0 9.5 3.9 6.0 4.3 6.4 5.4 4.9 6.2 3.4 Data are not preliminary. = preliminary. 6 Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from November 2008 to December 2008, seasonally adjusted State Alabama .......................................... Arizona ............................................ Arkansas ......................................... California ......................................... Delaware ......................................... District of Columbia ......................... Florida ............................................. Georgia ........................................... Hawaii ............................................. Idaho ............................................... Indiana ............................................ Iowa ................................................ Kansas ............................................ Kentucky ......................................... Maine .............................................. Maryland ......................................... Massachusetts ................................ Michigan .......................................... Minnesota ....................................... Mississippi ....................................... Missouri ........................................... Montana .......................................... Nebraska ........................................ Nevada ............................................ New Jersey ..................................... New Mexico .................................... New York ........................................ North Carolina ................................. Ohio ................................................ Oregon ............................................ Pennsylvania ................................... Rhode Island ................................... South Carolina ................................ South Dakota .................................. Tennessee ...................................... Texas .............................................. Utah ................................................ Vermont .......................................... Virginia ............................................ Washington ..................................... Wisconsin ....................................... p Rate November 2008 6.0 6.3 5.7 8.4 5.6 8.0 7.4 7.4 5.0 5.7 7.1 4.3 4.9 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.9 9.6 6.4 7.2 6.8 4.9 3.7 8.1 6.1 4.3 6.0 7.8 7.3 8.0 6.2 9.3 8.4 3.4 7.0 5.7 3.7 5.7 4.8 6.3 5.6 December 2008 6.7 6.9 6.2 9.3 6.2 8.8 8.1 8.1 5.5 6.4 8.2 4.6 5.2 7.8 7.0 5.8 6.9 10.6 6.9 8.0 7.3 5.4 4.0 9.1 7.1 4.9 7.0 8.7 7.8 9.0 6.7 10.0 9.5 3.9 7.9 6.0 4.3 6.4 5.4 7.1 6.2 p Over-the-month rate p change 0.7 .6 .5 .9 .6 .8 .7 .7 .5 .7 1.1 .3 .3 .8 .7 .5 1.0 1.0 .5 .8 .5 .5 .3 1.0 1.0 .6 1.0 .9 .5 1.0 .5 .7 1.1 .5 .9 .3 .6 .7 .6 .8 .6 = preliminary. 7 Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from December 2007 to December 2008, seasonally adjusted State Alabama .......................................... Alaska ............................................. Arizona ............................................ Arkansas ......................................... California ......................................... Colorado ......................................... Connecticut ..................................... Delaware ......................................... District of Columbia ......................... Florida ............................................. Georgia ........................................... Hawaii ............................................. Idaho ............................................... Illinois .............................................. Indiana ............................................ Iowa ................................................ Kansas ............................................ Kentucky ......................................... Louisiana ......................................... Maine .............................................. Maryland ......................................... Massachusetts ................................ Michigan .......................................... Minnesota ....................................... Mississippi ....................................... Missouri ........................................... Montana .......................................... Nebraska ........................................ Nevada ............................................ New Hampshire .............................. New Jersey ..................................... New Mexico .................................... New York ........................................ North Carolina ................................. North Dakota ................................... Ohio ................................................ Oklahoma ....................................... Oregon ............................................ Pennsylvania ................................... Rhode Island ................................... South Carolina ................................ South Dakota .................................. Tennessee ...................................... Texas .............................................. Utah ................................................ Vermont .......................................... Virginia ............................................ Washington ..................................... Wisconsin ....................................... p Rate December 2007 3.7 6.3 4.2 5.5 5.9 4.0 4.8 3.5 5.7 4.5 4.5 3.1 2.7 5.3 4.5 3.8 4.2 5.3 4.0 4.9 3.6 4.3 7.4 4.7 6.3 5.3 3.2 2.8 5.2 3.4 4.2 3.2 4.6 4.7 3.2 5.8 4.1 5.4 4.4 5.2 6.2 2.9 5.0 4.2 2.9 3.9 3.2 4.6 4.8 December 2008 6.7 7.5 6.9 6.2 9.3 6.1 7.1 6.2 8.8 8.1 8.1 5.5 6.4 7.6 8.2 4.6 5.2 7.8 5.9 7.0 5.8 6.9 10.6 6.9 8.0 7.3 5.4 4.0 9.1 4.6 7.1 4.9 7.0 8.7 3.5 7.8 4.9 9.0 6.7 10.0 9.5 3.9 7.9 6.0 4.3 6.4 5.4 7.1 6.2 p Over-the-year rate p change 3.0 1.2 2.7 .7 3.4 2.1 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.6 2.4 3.7 2.3 3.7 .8 1.0 2.5 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.6 3.2 2.2 1.7 2.0 2.2 1.2 3.9 1.2 2.9 1.7 2.4 4.0 .3 2.0 .8 3.6 2.3 4.8 3.3 1.0 2.9 1.8 1.4 2.5 2.2 2.5 1.4 = preliminary. 8 Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from November 2008 to December 2008, seasonally adjusted State Alabama........................................... Arizona............................................. Arkansas.......................................... California.......................................... Colorado.......................................... Connecticut...................................... Georgia............................................ Hawaii.............................................. Idaho................................................ Illinois............................................... Indiana............................................. Iowa................................................. Kansas............................................. Kentucky.......................................... Massachusetts................................. Michigan........................................... Minnesota........................................ Mississippi........................................ New Hampshire............................... New Jersey...................................... New York......................................... North Carolina.................................. Ohio................................................. Oregon............................................. Pennsylvania.................................... Rhode Island.................................... South Carolina................................. Tennessee....................................... Utah................................................. Vermont........................................... Virginia............................................. Washington...................................... Wisconsin........................................ p November 2008 1,990,200 2,560,600 1,195,400 14,991,800 2,345,700 1,688,700 4,064,000 620,300 638,700 5,921,800 2,918,300 1,521,100 1,392,200 1,859,000 3,260,900 4,113,600 2,732,200 1,136,200 653,100 4,034,800 8,715,200 4,102,400 5,363,100 1,704,900 5,759,200 471,800 1,918,900 2,760,600 1,246,300 305,100 3,764,800 2,941,500 2,841,500 December p 2008 1,976,300 2,543,900 1,187,700 14,913,600 2,332,400 1,677,200 4,041,300 612,600 628,800 5,885,800 2,883,000 1,513,300 1,385,500 1,843,200 3,244,100 4,054,600 2,720,400 1,128,400 647,200 4,019,600 8,661,200 4,067,500 5,329,700 1,695,200 5,732,100 468,800 1,903,900 2,742,700 1,237,700 302,700 3,743,900 2,920,200 2,819,500 Over-the-month p change -13,900 -16,700 -7,700 -78,200 -13,300 -11,500 -22,700 -7,700 -9,900 -36,000 -35,300 -7,800 -6,700 -15,800 -16,800 -59,000 -11,800 -7,800 -5,900 -15,200 -54,000 -34,900 -33,400 -9,700 -27,100 -3,000 -15,000 -17,900 -8,600 -2,400 -20,900 -21,300 -22,000 = preliminary. 9 Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from December 2007 to December 2008, seasonally adjusted State Alabama........................................... Arizona............................................. Arkansas.......................................... California.......................................... Connecticut...................................... Florida.............................................. Georgia............................................ Hawaii.............................................. Idaho................................................ Illinois............................................... Indiana............................................. Kentucky.......................................... Maine............................................... Michigan........................................... Minnesota........................................ Mississippi........................................ Nevada............................................. New York......................................... North Carolina.................................. Ohio................................................. Oregon............................................. Pennsylvania.................................... Rhode Island.................................... South Carolina................................. Tennessee....................................... Texas............................................... Utah................................................. Vermont........................................... Washington...................................... Wisconsin........................................ p December 2007 2,018,000 2,659,300 1,206,400 15,171,000 1,706,500 8,039,400 4,159,700 626,000 657,300 5,986,500 2,994,900 1,880,000 619,800 4,227,600 2,776,300 1,154,600 1,293,300 8,781,100 4,187,700 5,418,700 1,740,600 5,808,300 490,800 1,958,100 2,806,800 10,475,100 1,264,800 308,500 2,958,300 2,882,100 December p 2008 1,976,300 2,543,900 1,187,700 14,913,600 1,677,200 7,784,200 4,041,300 612,600 628,800 5,885,800 2,883,000 1,843,200 608,100 4,054,600 2,720,400 1,128,400 1,261,100 8,661,200 4,067,500 5,329,700 1,695,200 5,732,100 468,800 1,903,900 2,742,700 10,628,800 1,237,700 302,700 2,920,200 2,819,500 Over-the-year p change -41,700 -115,400 -18,700 -257,400 -29,300 -255,200 -118,400 -13,400 -28,500 -100,700 -111,900 -36,800 -11,700 -173,000 -55,900 -26,200 -32,200 -119,900 -120,200 -89,000 -45,400 -76,200 -22,000 -54,200 -64,100 153,700 -27,100 -5,800 -38,100 -62,600 = preliminary. Technical Note This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census regions and divisions, states, and selected substate areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1 to 4). Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and major industry sector from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6). The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative endeavors. balances of state are based on a similar regression approach that does not incorporate CES or UI data. Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the model-based estimates for the component divisions and then calculating the unemployment rate. Each month, census division estimates are controlled to national totals; state estimates are then controlled to their respective division totals. Substate and balance-of-state estimates for the five areas noted above are controlled to their respective state totals. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the CPS. A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request. Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data for prior years reflect adjustments made at the end of each year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources, and model reestimation. In most years, historical data for the most recent five years (both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted) are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to or coincident with the release of January estimates. Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of modeled estimates of employment and unemployment levels is performed within the modeling procedure. Series are decomposed into trend, seasonal, and irregular components and survey error. This directly yields seasonally adjusted estimates for employment and unemployment levels with reliability measures. Labor force levels and unemployment rates are calculated from these two estimates. Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on November 20, 2007. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS program Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The LAUS program measures employment and unemployment on a place-of-residence basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working who had a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who were not employed during the reference week (based on the definition above), had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week period ending with the reference week, and were currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent of the labor force. Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, New York City, and the balances of California and New York State are produced using estimating equations based on regression techniques. This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) programs. Estimates for the state of California are derived by summing the estimates for the Los AngelesLong Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State are derived by summing the estimates for New York City and the balance of New York State. Estimates for all nine census divisions and the five additional substate areas contained in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor and DetroitWarren-Livonia metropolitan areas and the ChicagoNaperville-Joliet, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and SeattleBellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their respective Employment—from the CES program Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a “link relative” technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Small-domain models are used as the official estimators for the approximately 39 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimates. Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector series. In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions of historical data for the most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments. Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each individual state. BLS independently develops a national employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a “sum-ofstates” employment series, and cautions users that such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure. these was the development of model-based error measures for the monthly estimates and the estimates of over-the-month changes. The introductory section of this release preserves the long-time practice of highlighting the direction of the movements in regional and state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll employment regardless of their statistical significance. The remainder of the analysis in the release takes statistical significance into consideration. Labor force and unemployment estimates. Modelbased error measures for both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data and for over-the-month changes are available online at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically significant. The average magnitude of the current year overthe-month change in a state unemployment rate that is required in order to be statistically significant at the 90percent confidence level is between 0.3 and 0.4 percentage point. More details can be found on the Web site. Measures of nonsampling error are not available, but additional information on the subject is provided in Employment and Earnings Online at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm. Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are available online at http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether changes in CES employment levels are statistically significant. Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/sae/. Additional information More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings Online. Estimates of labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well as nonfarm employment from the CES program, for over 300 metropolitan areas and metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs) are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force, employment, and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas, counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and other areas used in the administration of various federal economic assistance programs are available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES program are available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/sae/. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-8778339. Reliability of the estimates The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding. Unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data and thus may differ slightly from rates computed using the rounded data displayed in the tables. Use of error measures. In 2005, the LAUS program introduced several improvements to its methodology. Among 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 division Dec. 2007 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Dec. 2007 Number Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Dec. 2007 LABOR FORCE DATA Percent of labor force Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Northeast ........................... New England .................... Middle Atlantic .................. South ................................. South Atlantic ................... East South Central ........... West South Central .......... Midwest ............................. East North Central ............ West North Central ........... West ................................... Mountain ........................... Pacific ............................... 27,992.1 7,659.8 20,332.4 54,760.1 29,425.3 8,633.5 16,701.3 34,933.7 24,012.1 10,921.5 35,804.7 11,059.6 24,745.1 28,364.2 7,712.4 20,651.8 55,371.2 29,759.3 8,579.7 17,032.3 34,867.8 23,899.9 10,967.9 36,303.1 11,222.7 25,080.4 28,262.5 7,704.5 20,558.0 55,260.7 29,670.9 8,536.7 17,053.1 34,835.3 23,866.3 10,969.0 36,303.8 11,215.2 25,088.6 28,322.0 7,690.7 20,631.3 55,273.7 29,672.9 8,552.8 17,047.9 34,797.2 23,840.8 10,956.4 36,425.1 11,247.3 25,177.8 1,274.8 339.7 935.1 2,487.6 1,308.2 439.1 740.3 1,845.5 1,362.6 483.0 1,830.7 446.3 1,384.4 1,648.8 453.1 1,195.7 3,404.1 1,913.0 565.8 925.3 2,319.1 1,740.4 578.7 2,565.9 618.4 1,947.5 1,732.7 476.9 1,255.8 3,553.7 2,029.5 575.1 949.1 2,402.1 1,798.3 603.8 2,649.8 642.7 2,007.1 1,968.7 531.5 1,437.1 3,880.5 2,232.8 646.5 1,001.2 2,603.1 1,955.2 647.9 2,928.3 707.8 2,220.5 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.4 5.1 4.4 5.3 5.7 4.4 5.1 4.0 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.6 5.4 6.7 7.3 5.3 7.1 5.5 7.8 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.8 6.7 5.6 6.9 7.5 5.5 7.3 5.7 8.0 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.6 5.9 7.5 8.2 5.9 8.0 6.3 8.8 1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year. Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted 1 (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force Census region and division Number November 2007 2008 December 2007 2008 November 2007 2008 December 2007 2008 Percent of labor force November 2007 2008 December 2007 2008 Northeast ........................... New England .................... Middle Atlantic .................. South ................................. South Atlantic ................... East South Central ........... West South Central .......... Midwest ............................. East North Central ............ West North Central ........... West ................................... Mountain ........................... Pacific ............................... 27,998.5 7,664.0 20,334.5 54,776.8 29,399.2 8,653.0 16,724.6 34,964.9 24,053.0 10,911.9 35,806.4 11,060.2 24,746.2 28,234.0 7,694.5 20,539.5 55,250.3 29,620.4 8,559.3 17,070.5 34,821.7 23,868.4 10,953.3 36,317.6 11,222.6 25,094.9 27,933.3 7,633.7 20,299.5 54,660.1 29,336.4 8,647.2 16,676.5 34,837.3 23,965.2 10,872.1 35,782.8 11,044.5 24,738.3 28,227.8 7,654.5 20,573.3 55,100.1 29,540.8 8,557.9 17,001.4 34,653.4 23,757.1 10,896.3 36,367.2 11,225.1 25,142.1 1,168.0 312.5 855.5 2,318.1 1,225.4 401.8 691.0 1,683.9 1,252.9 431.0 1,725.2 410.5 1,314.7 1,659.0 452.6 1,206.3 3,471.0 1,996.3 556.3 918.4 2,279.4 1,709.6 569.8 2,605.6 625.4 1,980.2 1,232.1 325.3 906.8 2,440.5 1,287.8 432.6 720.1 1,841.2 1,357.0 484.1 1,834.3 443.6 1,390.7 1,873.1 502.5 1,370.6 3,735.1 2,160.0 624.8 950.4 2,526.5 1,895.0 631.6 2,864.0 688.2 2,175.8 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.1 4.8 5.2 3.9 4.8 3.7 5.3 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.3 6.7 6.5 5.4 6.5 7.2 5.2 7.2 5.6 7.9 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.4 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.5 5.1 4.0 5.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.8 7.3 7.3 5.6 7.3 8.0 5.8 7.9 6.1 8.7 1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The composition of the regions and divisions is described in table 1. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year. LABOR FORCE DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) LABOR FORCE DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Unemployed Civilian labor force State and area Number Dec. 2007 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008p Dec. 2007 Percent of labor force Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008p Dec. 2007 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008p Alabama ................................................... Alaska ....................................................... Arizona ..................................................... Arkansas ................................................... California .................................................. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... Colorado ................................................... Connecticut ............................................... Delaware .................................................. District of Columbia .................................. Florida ....................................................... Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. Georgia ..................................................... Hawaii ....................................................... Idaho ......................................................... Illinois ........................................................ Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... Indiana ...................................................... Iowa .......................................................... Kansas ...................................................... Kentucky ................................................... Louisiana .................................................. Maine ........................................................ Maryland ................................................... Massachusetts .......................................... Michigan ................................................... Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... Minnesota ................................................. Mississippi ................................................ Missouri .................................................... Montana .................................................... Nebraska .................................................. Nevada ..................................................... New Hampshire ........................................ New Jersey ............................................... New Mexico .............................................. New York .................................................. New York City ...................................... North Carolina .......................................... North Dakota ............................................ Ohio .......................................................... Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... Oklahoma ................................................. Oregon ...................................................... Pennsylvania ............................................ Rhode Island ............................................ South Carolina .......................................... South Dakota ............................................ Tennessee ................................................ Texas ........................................................ Utah .......................................................... Vermont .................................................... Virginia ...................................................... Washington ............................................... Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... West Virginia ............................................ Wisconsin ................................................. Wyoming ................................................... Puerto Rico ............................................... p = preliminary. 2,194.0 353.6 3,060.2 1,372.3 18,319.6 4,963.1 2,738.7 1,882.2 445.3 328.3 9,240.7 1,198.1 4,855.9 648.5 757.0 6,742.5 4,136.8 3,207.6 1,666.7 1,484.2 2,043.7 2,017.0 706.5 2,991.5 3,402.8 4,988.8 2,126.5 2,933.8 1,325.6 3,036.9 503.0 985.3 1,359.7 740.6 4,463.8 945.2 9,542.2 3,868.5 4,531.9 367.8 5,988.4 1,094.3 1,732.4 1,937.5 6,290.1 576.7 2,150.2 443.1 3,055.0 11,557.6 1,384.2 352.9 4,087.6 3,443.6 1,454.0 810.3 3,090.5 290.1 1,364.9 2,172.0 360.5 3,149.7 1,385.4 18,581.8 4,963.9 2,753.3 1,910.7 447.7 329.6 9,365.6 1,208.8 4,894.4 665.3 759.6 6,642.4 4,070.9 3,246.5 1,682.6 1,501.7 2,045.1 2,062.0 710.9 3,000.8 3,423.0 4,930.3 2,118.4 2,942.1 1,316.8 3,028.2 507.0 999.2 1,416.9 744.4 4,552.7 961.6 9,660.2 3,918.5 4,588.5 372.1 5,989.2 1,080.7 1,769.8 1,970.9 6,447.0 570.5 2,169.8 447.0 3,045.9 11,815.2 1,384.0 356.3 4,150.7 3,515.6 1,479.3 810.1 3,089.0 293.8 1,364.0 2,162.2 360.3 3,145.1 1,378.7 18,583.5 4,978.8 2,748.4 1,903.5 445.3 328.5 9,318.2 1,199.0 4,886.7 660.7 760.8 6,645.1 4,074.0 3,238.4 1,679.0 1,503.8 2,038.3 2,050.1 711.9 2,994.4 3,421.2 4,915.3 2,098.9 2,945.4 1,311.0 3,018.6 505.7 999.3 1,417.9 742.4 4,519.6 960.9 9,619.1 3,911.1 4,564.8 371.5 5,969.5 1,073.8 1,771.0 1,976.1 6,419.4 570.6 2,170.3 446.1 3,028.4 11,851.0 1,383.3 356.9 4,152.2 3,517.3 1,472.6 805.2 3,093.9 293.5 1,374.2 2,153.7 362.0 3,165.7 1,370.3 18,648.5 4,960.1 2,750.1 1,894.7 445.3 329.3 9,313.0 1,202.4 4,878.4 661.7 759.7 6,640.4 4,077.5 3,230.8 1,671.9 1,506.6 2,049.4 2,061.1 710.7 2,995.6 3,418.1 4,894.3 2,090.0 2,951.8 1,310.9 3,012.3 505.7 997.6 1,426.8 739.5 4,550.6 966.1 9,635.3 3,923.1 4,563.1 371.5 5,971.6 1,073.5 1,768.9 1,990.9 6,442.2 566.2 2,184.6 445.9 3,042.3 11,853.8 1,383.0 356.9 4,159.5 3,534.2 1,477.5 800.0 3,094.3 293.9 1,377.1 82.2 22.3 127.8 74.9 1,079.4 266.5 109.0 90.7 15.8 18.7 415.5 45.1 220.5 19.9 20.2 360.1 202.2 143.3 63.9 61.7 107.7 79.9 34.6 106.9 146.1 371.6 172.7 137.4 83.1 159.7 16.1 27.4 70.7 25.3 188.0 30.6 442.2 198.2 211.7 11.8 347.3 66.0 71.5 105.0 278.6 30.2 133.4 12.7 151.3 488.0 39.6 13.6 131.6 157.3 51.7 37.3 149.8 8.9 153.3 120.5 26.1 191.6 74.6 1,530.3 413.5 155.9 125.0 23.9 24.2 658.7 70.8 338.6 30.4 40.2 481.9 281.0 207.8 73.9 73.4 138.9 114.5 40.3 148.4 186.9 456.8 191.3 174.5 94.5 196.7 24.4 36.5 108.6 30.5 273.9 41.7 548.3 222.0 323.5 12.7 435.0 75.8 76.8 142.6 372.3 52.9 171.4 14.5 211.8 656.7 48.6 18.6 183.4 221.0 79.1 37.4 159.0 9.7 164.1 130.6 25.9 199.0 78.5 1,566.5 441.0 159.8 126.4 25.1 26.2 687.9 69.9 360.6 33.0 43.4 485.1 272.8 230.6 71.7 73.5 142.2 108.6 44.9 157.4 202.8 472.2 209.0 188.3 94.4 204.1 25.0 36.8 114.2 31.8 275.7 41.7 581.8 245.9 358.3 12.2 435.2 78.7 82.9 158.4 395.4 53.1 181.6 15.1 211.4 676.0 51.4 20.2 198.2 222.5 78.9 36.7 174.4 9.3 171.4 144.1 27.3 219.8 84.4 1,731.8 491.5 167.6 134.2 27.7 29.0 751.8 84.1 393.2 36.4 49.0 505.3 295.8 266.5 77.1 78.6 159.8 121.9 50.0 174.7 235.4 519.3 232.5 202.8 104.4 219.7 27.2 40.0 130.5 33.8 324.9 47.8 671.5 291.8 396.8 12.8 464.8 79.0 87.0 178.9 433.7 56.8 207.2 17.2 241.2 711.8 60.1 22.7 222.7 251.7 91.4 39.0 191.4 10.0 185.9 3.7 6.3 4.2 5.5 5.9 5.4 4.0 4.8 3.5 5.7 4.5 3.8 4.5 3.1 2.7 5.3 4.9 4.5 3.8 4.2 5.3 4.0 4.9 3.6 4.3 7.4 8.1 4.7 6.3 5.3 3.2 2.8 5.2 3.4 4.2 3.2 4.6 5.1 4.7 3.2 5.8 6.0 4.1 5.4 4.4 5.2 6.2 2.9 5.0 4.2 2.9 3.9 3.2 4.6 3.6 4.6 4.8 3.1 11.2 5.5 7.2 6.1 5.4 8.2 8.3 5.7 6.5 5.3 7.3 7.0 5.9 6.9 4.6 5.3 7.3 6.9 6.4 4.4 4.9 6.8 5.6 5.7 4.9 5.5 9.3 9.0 5.9 7.2 6.5 4.8 3.7 7.7 4.1 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 7.1 3.4 7.3 7.0 4.3 7.2 5.8 9.3 7.9 3.2 7.0 5.6 3.5 5.2 4.4 6.3 5.3 4.6 5.1 3.3 12.0 6.0 7.2 6.3 5.7 8.4 8.9 5.8 6.6 5.6 8.0 7.4 5.8 7.4 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 7.1 4.3 4.9 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.9 9.6 10.0 6.4 7.2 6.8 4.9 3.7 8.1 4.3 6.1 4.3 6.0 6.3 7.8 3.3 7.3 7.3 4.7 8.0 6.2 9.3 8.4 3.4 7.0 5.7 3.7 5.7 4.8 6.3 5.4 4.6 5.6 3.2 12.5 6.7 7.5 6.9 6.2 9.3 9.9 6.1 7.1 6.2 8.8 8.1 7.0 8.1 5.5 6.4 7.6 7.3 8.2 4.6 5.2 7.8 5.9 7.0 5.8 6.9 10.6 11.1 6.9 8.0 7.3 5.4 4.0 9.1 4.6 7.1 4.9 7.0 7.4 8.7 3.5 7.8 7.4 4.9 9.0 6.7 10.0 9.5 3.9 7.9 6.0 4.3 6.4 5.4 7.1 6.2 4.9 6.2 3.4 13.5 Metropolitan division. Metropolitan statistical area. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area 2 1 definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01, dated November 20, 2007, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/ lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month. LABOR FORCE DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) LABOR FORCE DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Unemployed Civilian labor force State and area November 2007 2008 Number December 2007 2008p Percent of labor force November 2007 2008 December 2007 2008p November 2007 2008 December 2007 2008p Alabama ................................................... Alaska ....................................................... Arizona ..................................................... Arkansas ................................................... California .................................................. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ... Colorado ................................................... Connecticut ............................................... Delaware .................................................. District of Columbia .................................. Florida ....................................................... Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 .............. Georgia ..................................................... Hawaii ....................................................... Idaho ......................................................... Illinois ........................................................ Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................... Indiana ...................................................... Iowa .......................................................... Kansas ...................................................... Kentucky ................................................... Louisiana .................................................. Maine ........................................................ Maryland ................................................... Massachusetts .......................................... Michigan ................................................... Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 ....................... Minnesota ................................................. Mississippi ................................................ Missouri .................................................... Montana .................................................... Nebraska .................................................. Nevada ..................................................... New Hampshire ........................................ New Jersey ............................................... New Mexico .............................................. New York .................................................. New York City ...................................... North Carolina .......................................... North Dakota ............................................ Ohio .......................................................... Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 .................... Oklahoma ................................................. Oregon ...................................................... Pennsylvania ............................................ Rhode Island ............................................ South Carolina .......................................... South Dakota ............................................ Tennessee ................................................ Texas ........................................................ Utah .......................................................... Vermont .................................................... Virginia ...................................................... Washington ............................................... Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 .................... West Virginia ............................................ Wisconsin ................................................. Wyoming ................................................... Puerto Rico ............................................... p = preliminary. 2,206.6 351.8 3,070.2 1,368.2 18,342.2 4,994.5 2,744.9 1,882.1 446.0 327.1 9,224.1 1,201.2 4,857.8 650.0 757.4 6,748.4 4,142.5 3,213.1 1,669.5 1,484.3 2,049.0 2,020.0 702.9 2,988.2 3,406.9 5,005.0 2,132.5 2,933.5 1,326.3 3,030.3 501.2 989.1 1,358.6 739.7 4,472.2 951.5 9,544.1 3,873.5 4,538.0 362.1 5,997.7 1,094.3 1,746.1 1,947.2 6,318.3 580.4 2,136.3 443.2 3,071.0 11,590.2 1,386.7 351.9 4,072.4 3,455.0 1,455.5 809.2 3,088.7 289.7 1,365.8 2,171.7 357.3 3,150.4 1,372.3 18,579.1 4,994.2 2,749.1 1,901.3 445.8 328.3 9,310.6 1,201.2 4,889.8 660.4 759.2 6,642.3 4,068.9 3,237.0 1,681.4 1,506.2 2,041.2 2,054.7 707.7 2,986.5 3,417.5 4,920.8 2,100.2 2,945.4 1,309.3 3,010.5 502.8 998.7 1,417.0 740.4 4,512.9 964.7 9,597.6 3,909.6 4,561.2 366.0 5,977.8 1,070.7 1,778.3 1,980.6 6,429.0 571.6 2,157.5 445.1 3,037.1 11,865.3 1,386.3 355.9 4,137.0 3,517.4 1,469.1 803.7 3,090.4 293.1 1,371.0 2,204.2 351.8 3,067.4 1,364.8 18,352.6 4,987.8 2,740.7 1,871.8 445.2 325.8 9,215.0 1,199.3 4,871.3 649.1 755.5 6,731.0 4,131.4 3,190.0 1,666.3 1,480.1 2,048.3 2,005.1 701.4 2,973.9 3,393.5 4,988.5 2,127.4 2,924.2 1,333.3 3,022.8 498.5 978.6 1,361.4 736.7 4,466.3 946.5 9,536.7 3,872.0 4,508.2 361.6 5,975.1 1,081.2 1,731.6 1,933.4 6,296.5 578.1 2,132.4 438.5 3,061.5 11,575.1 1,385.5 352.3 4,059.2 3,451.4 1,458.7 805.2 3,080.5 289.0 1,359.0 2,158.6 358.8 3,163.4 1,358.1 18,612.8 4,965.0 2,743.1 1,882.8 445.4 327.4 9,280.9 1,205.6 4,887.9 659.8 756.8 6,621.1 4,062.4 3,209.7 1,668.5 1,500.4 2,047.0 2,045.8 705.0 2,977.5 3,407.9 4,890.5 2,085.7 2,937.7 1,312.4 2,993.1 500.0 990.4 1,421.6 735.7 4,541.2 966.2 9,603.7 3,914.8 4,532.5 364.9 5,954.2 1,058.7 1,764.2 1,980.0 6,428.4 566.8 2,164.1 441.2 3,039.9 11,833.3 1,381.7 356.3 4,131.2 3,530.8 1,478.1 793.9 3,081.8 292.3 1,370.7 77.3 21.2 122.6 68.3 1,021.2 252.5 107.6 86.1 13.6 18.6 398.0 44.0 205.5 19.1 19.3 324.6 191.9 134.2 58.6 56.7 96.9 69.7 32.7 101.2 131.0 341.9 161.2 118.1 76.0 147.7 16.1 29.1 69.3 23.3 175.1 30.2 422.0 193.1 207.7 9.3 318.4 60.4 71.5 98.2 258.4 27.1 124.3 11.7 151.5 481.5 36.8 12.3 122.9 154.9 53.9 33.4 133.9 8.6 149.5 127.1 25.0 193.8 71.4 1,546.5 433.1 155.8 121.9 23.1 27.4 685.2 67.0 349.8 33.6 42.0 458.5 257.5 222.5 67.4 72.3 134.4 102.3 44.1 153.4 188.4 448.9 198.8 176.7 86.8 194.2 24.7 34.5 112.0 30.1 261.0 39.6 565.7 242.7 355.8 10.3 416.5 73.1 80.0 154.6 379.6 48.8 177.7 14.3 208.1 664.7 48.5 19.4 190.8 220.5 81.1 33.1 163.3 8.9 169.8 83.5 23.6 131.9 76.8 1,080.3 260.3 116.9 84.4 15.2 18.9 412.6 47.1 223.3 18.0 22.3 355.6 203.5 142.2 70.5 59.9 110.5 76.2 35.1 103.1 138.7 370.0 170.8 143.6 84.2 158.5 18.1 26.4 76.0 24.2 183.5 28.9 449.7 199.8 211.9 12.0 347.2 65.1 73.7 104.9 273.7 29.9 136.2 13.4 154.3 493.4 39.3 13.0 130.8 164.1 54.5 35.8 142.1 10.2 142.9 138.9 27.7 210.8 81.9 1,688.0 473.5 163.1 123.9 26.3 29.1 723.6 83.9 381.6 33.6 48.9 488.8 282.6 261.3 80.3 73.1 154.0 113.2 49.3 165.3 222.0 510.4 221.0 200.7 99.5 209.9 27.4 37.8 128.1 31.5 308.1 43.5 652.3 282.3 383.5 12.4 454.8 74.7 84.7 174.8 410.3 54.6 202.3 17.4 232.4 670.6 55.9 21.2 213.4 251.7 89.7 35.0 179.6 10.4 179.6 3.5 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.6 5.1 3.9 4.6 3.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.2 2.9 2.6 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.5 3.8 4.7 3.4 4.7 3.4 3.8 6.8 7.6 4.0 5.7 4.9 3.2 2.9 5.1 3.1 3.9 3.2 4.4 5.0 4.6 2.6 5.3 5.5 4.1 5.0 4.1 4.7 5.8 2.6 4.9 4.2 2.7 3.5 3.0 4.5 3.7 4.1 4.3 3.0 10.9 5.9 7.0 6.2 5.2 8.3 8.7 5.7 6.4 5.2 8.4 7.4 5.6 7.2 5.1 5.5 6.9 6.3 6.9 4.0 4.8 6.6 5.0 6.2 5.1 5.5 9.1 9.5 6.0 6.6 6.5 4.9 3.5 7.9 4.1 5.8 4.1 5.9 6.2 7.8 2.8 7.0 6.8 4.5 7.8 5.9 8.5 8.2 3.2 6.9 5.6 3.5 5.4 4.6 6.3 5.5 4.1 5.3 3.0 12.4 3.8 6.7 4.3 5.6 5.9 5.2 4.3 4.5 3.4 5.8 4.5 3.9 4.6 2.8 2.9 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.0 5.4 3.8 5.0 3.5 4.1 7.4 8.0 4.9 6.3 5.2 3.6 2.7 5.6 3.3 4.1 3.1 4.7 5.2 4.7 3.3 5.8 6.0 4.3 5.4 4.3 5.2 6.4 3.1 5.0 4.3 2.8 3.7 3.2 4.8 3.7 4.5 4.6 3.5 10.5 6.4 7.7 6.7 6.0 9.1 9.5 5.9 6.6 5.9 8.9 7.8 7.0 7.8 5.1 6.5 7.4 7.0 8.1 4.8 4.9 7.5 5.5 7.0 5.6 6.5 10.4 10.6 6.8 7.6 7.0 5.5 3.8 9.0 4.3 6.8 4.5 6.8 7.2 8.5 3.4 7.6 7.1 4.8 8.8 6.4 9.6 9.3 3.9 7.6 5.7 4.0 6.0 5.2 7.1 6.1 4.4 5.8 3.5 13.1 Metropolitan division. 2 Metropolitan statistical area. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area 1 definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01, dated November 20, 2007, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/ lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month. ESTABLISHMENT DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted (In thousands) Total1 Construction Nov. 2008 1,990.2 321.7 2,560.6 1,195.4 14,991.8 2,345.7 1,688.7 432.5 702.0 7,805.6 4,064.0 620.3 638.7 5,921.8 2,918.3 1,521.1 1,392.2 1,859.0 1,945.3 611.5 2,620.1 3,260.9 4,113.6 2,732.2 1,136.2 2,776.3 444.5 971.1 1,269.3 653.1 4,034.8 843.4 8,715.2 4,102.4 363.5 5,363.1 1,589.8 1,704.9 5,759.2 471.8 1,918.9 412.5 2,760.6 10,654.5 1,246.3 305.1 3,764.8 2,941.5 757.4 2,841.5 299.6 Dec. 2008p 1,976.3 320.2 2,543.9 1,187.7 14,913.6 2,332.4 1,677.2 431.8 702.1 7,784.2 4,041.3 612.6 628.8 5,885.8 2,883.0 1,513.3 1,385.5 1,843.2 1,949.0 608.1 2,610.3 3,244.1 4,054.6 2,720.4 1,128.4 2,774.7 443.2 970.3 1,261.1 647.2 4,019.6 839.8 8,661.2 4,067.5 362.1 5,329.7 1,589.8 1,695.2 5,732.1 468.8 1,903.9 411.8 2,742.7 10,628.8 1,237.7 302.7 3,743.9 2,920.2 755.3 2,819.5 299.0 Dec. 2007 113.9 17.3 210.8 55.6 856.0 165.1 68.5 28.2 12.8 565.6 217.5 40.0 51.5 267.7 151.0 72.9 65.6 86.6 135.4 31.0 190.4 137.1 161.4 117.6 58.4 147.3 32.4 52.1 128.8 28.5 170.1 58.7 352.9 256.8 19.7 224.6 72.9 100.7 264.3 21.7 127.0 23.3 139.2 654.7 105.7 16.7 240.4 207.6 37.6 124.5 27.2 Oct. 2008 111.8 17.1 180.1 55.6 799.4 162.0 67.2 25.9 13.0 499.7 200.4 38.0 46.3 254.4 149.7 73.0 65.1 81.6 139.1 28.9 185.7 131.7 148.2 111.5 57.8 145.8 30.3 51.8 115.2 27.5 166.2 57.4 350.0 252.4 19.9 216.5 75.5 91.4 256.2 20.3 109.8 23.9 137.7 668.1 87.3 15.8 229.8 194.4 37.8 119.5 27.2 Nov. 2008 110.0 17.0 172.4 55.0 780.0 157.3 65.0 25.5 13.0 485.9 200.9 37.5 46.0 247.1 140.9 72.6 64.8 81.5 140.3 28.6 182.6 127.9 142.4 107.1 58.1 145.9 29.5 51.8 112.0 27.8 163.9 57.4 342.9 246.0 19.8 214.4 75.8 89.9 252.1 19.9 107.4 23.2 138.0 667.2 87.0 14.9 228.2 190.3 37.9 118.9 27.6 Dec. 2008p 109.2 17.2 167.2 54.2 763.4 157.4 63.1 25.0 13.1 477.4 195.6 36.7 43.7 233.7 132.1 69.1 63.5 76.0 140.6 27.8 179.8 125.4 136.3 106.0 57.8 145.4 29.7 51.6 109.3 26.1 160.9 57.6 336.7 238.9 19.6 205.5 75.8 87.8 251.2 19.2 105.9 22.2 133.7 663.9 82.4 14.5 226.0 187.4 35.2 115.9 26.8 Dec. 2007 (2) 13.8 180.2 185.9 1,452.1 145.5 190.7 (2) (2) 381.4 425.0 (2) 65.3 673.0 546.5 230.4 186.5 250.7 159.3 58.3 131.2 293.6 601.2 339.0 167.7 295.8 20.3 102.2 50.5 77.8 309.7 36.6 545.2 535.5 26.0 767.5 (2) 204.3 650.2 49.6 249.0 42.2 376.6 933.8 128.8 35.7 274.8 296.3 58.6 497.3 10.3 ESTABLISHMENT DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Manufacturing Oct. 2008 (2) 13.0 177.1 181.2 1,425.9 142.6 188.3 (2) (2) 361.1 403.7 (2) 61.3 668.2 520.4 225.7 185.4 240.4 154.6 58.4 126.2 289.3 565.7 328.6 160.5 286.6 20.4 100.3 49.7 76.6 297.7 34.2 531.5 511.3 25.8 752.9 (2) 188.1 632.2 47.0 240.1 43.0 366.6 925.0 126.2 35.0 273.6 271.7 56.5 481.1 9.9 Nov. 2008 (2) 13.8 176.5 177.9 1,414.9 141.4 186.2 (2) (2) 356.1 394.3 (2) 59.0 660.0 510.5 225.7 185.1 239.2 153.9 57.8 125.5 286.0 564.8 326.4 159.9 282.9 20.3 99.6 49.3 75.8 295.7 33.8 529.5 501.3 26.0 741.0 (2) 189.1 626.9 46.5 238.6 42.9 360.0 923.4 124.9 34.8 270.9 292.2 56.2 475.8 10.0 Dec. 2008p (2) 13.1 175.9 175.9 1,405.4 140.0 185.7 (2) (2) 353.3 391.0 (2) 57.6 654.8 500.6 223.4 181.8 234.8 153.6 57.1 125.5 285.0 552.4 323.5 157.3 280.1 20.2 98.7 48.7 74.7 293.8 33.3 525.0 495.7 25.1 725.2 (2) 187.2 619.4 45.8 236.2 42.8 356.5 915.4 123.4 34.1 269.4 288.6 56.4 470.9 10.1 State Dec. 2007 2,018.0 317.4 2,659.3 1,206.4 15,171.0 2,347.9 1,706.5 439.4 701.5 8,039.4 4,159.7 626.0 657.3 5,986.5 2,994.9 1,521.0 1,384.6 1,880.0 1,940.8 619.8 2,625.4 3,288.0 4,227.6 2,776.3 1,154.6 2,801.2 447.0 971.3 1,293.3 654.7 4,082.6 846.5 8,781.1 4,187.7 360.1 5,418.7 1,574.6 1,740.6 5,808.3 490.8 1,958.1 408.4 2,806.8 10,475.1 1,264.8 308.5 3,774.7 2,958.3 758.1 2,882.1 292.5 Oct. 2008 2,008.6 318.8 2,591.2 1,205.3 15,065.3 2,358.6 1,698.5 436.9 707.8 7,881.8 4,094.4 620.3 646.1 5,959.4 2,963.4 1,524.9 1,391.9 1,865.0 1,945.9 614.2 2,634.9 3,283.2 4,152.2 2,756.0 1,138.9 2,790.4 446.6 976.6 1,279.3 656.3 4,054.4 846.1 8,760.2 4,150.9 363.5 5,394.4 1,587.9 1,713.3 5,786.4 475.8 1,930.7 413.3 2,775.6 10,665.8 1,251.7 307.1 3,777.2 2,931.0 757.7 2,853.1 299.6 Alabama ............................... Alaska ................................... Arizona ................................. Arkansas ............................... California .............................. Colorado ............................... Connecticut ........................... Delaware 3 ........................... District of Columbia 3 ........... Florida .................................. Georgia ................................ Hawaii 3 ................................ Idaho .................................... Illinois .................................... Indiana .................................. Iowa ...................................... Kansas .................................. Kentucky ............................... Louisiana .............................. Maine .................................... Maryland 3 ............................ Massachusetts ...................... Michigan ............................... Minnesota ............................. Mississippi ............................ Missouri ............................... Montana ................................ Nebraska 3 ........................... Nevada ................................. New Hampshire .................... New Jersey ........................... New Mexico .......................... New York .............................. North Carolina ...................... North Dakota ........................ Ohio ...................................... Oklahoma ............................. Oregon ................................. Pennsylvania ........................ Rhode Island ........................ South Carolina ...................... South Dakota3 ...................... Tennessee3 .......................... Texas .................................... Utah ...................................... Vermont ................................ Virginia .................................. Washington ........................... West Virginia ........................ Wisconsin ............................. Wyoming ............................... See footnotes at end of table. 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 Dec. 2007 100.7 14.8 179.5 53.9 887.1 158.5 143.2 45.7 29.0 541.1 227.8 (2) 31.8 403.2 138.2 103.1 73.9 94.4 97.1 33.0 157.1 224.5 209.4 178.5 (2) 166.9 21.9 69.2 64.0 38.6 270.2 35.6 732.3 210.9 20.1 299.7 84.4 105.5 331.0 34.5 107.7 30.9 143.3 649.6 74.4 13.2 192.7 154.4 29.7 162.9 11.7 Oct. 2008 100.7 14.6 176.2 53.6 863.1 155.0 142.0 45.5 28.4 527.5 227.1 (2) 31.9 394.2 139.0 103.4 73.8 92.8 98.1 32.4 154.8 221.6 204.1 182.0 (2) 163.9 21.6 70.9 61.4 39.0 263.5 34.6 718.2 210.7 19.9 298.8 84.1 102.5 328.2 33.2 107.9 31.4 141.0 654.4 72.9 13.0 190.5 151.0 29.2 163.2 11.7 Nov. 2008 99.5 14.7 173.1 53.7 860.3 153.6 141.7 45.3 28.5 522.4 226.3 (2) 31.8 393.5 138.9 103.4 73.7 92.6 97.9 32.2 153.7 218.4 203.4 180.6 (2) 162.5 22.0 70.3 61.1 38.7 262.9 34.2 712.9 208.7 19.9 299.1 84.0 103.3 327.6 33.0 107.3 31.3 140.4 655.0 72.0 13.0 189.8 150.6 29.0 163.4 11.7 Dec. 2008p 99.5 14.6 172.4 53.2 857.0 153.9 141.5 45.2 28.3 522.7 226.0 (2) 30.7 393.4 135.9 103.5 73.8 92.1 98.0 31.9 153.7 217.5 201.3 180.0 (2) 162.2 21.9 70.0 60.5 38.7 262.7 34.0 712.5 209.0 19.8 299.0 84.1 103.2 326.4 32.6 107.6 31.2 139.5 653.2 73.3 12.9 189.8 150.1 29.2 162.1 11.8 ESTABLISHMENT DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Professional and business services Dec. 2007 222.9 24.8 400.0 118.6 2,276.4 352.4 206.5 60.3 156.3 1,334.5 563.7 (2) 83.6 871.5 289.8 121.4 146.6 182.6 202.4 54.2 401.9 484.2 569.3 329.5 96.0 339.0 41.4 106.1 155.6 66.6 612.8 107.9 1,145.1 510.3 29.9 666.2 182.4 198.3 711.6 55.6 226.1 28.1 325.9 1,321.3 162.7 22.2 649.5 349.5 60.4 279.0 18.5 Oct. 2008 225.1 25.5 387.7 118.7 2,268.1 349.2 204.2 58.6 157.3 1,286.1 549.2 (2) 80.9 877.0 286.2 119.7 147.9 177.5 202.7 55.7 406.7 489.3 563.4 321.2 95.8 338.3 40.4 108.7 153.5 68.3 616.0 106.4 1,132.5 496.8 30.2 664.5 183.6 194.6 714.3 53.2 220.9 27.7 316.8 1,370.2 162.8 22.4 653.1 351.1 60.8 272.5 19.2 Nov. 2008 221.8 25.4 377.1 116.4 2,260.5 348.2 202.8 57.6 156.3 1,270.9 536.5 (2) 80.0 866.5 277.5 116.6 147.4 177.2 202.7 55.4 402.3 485.5 552.6 316.7 95.4 337.4 39.5 105.3 153.2 68.6 610.5 106.1 1,126.3 481.9 30.1 655.7 183.6 192.5 707.6 52.6 219.0 27.4 315.8 1,368.1 161.5 22.3 652.0 347.5 60.8 268.9 19.0 Dec. 2008p 218.3 25.3 372.1 117.6 2,252.0 341.1 201.3 57.2 154.8 1,280.8 535.0 (2) 77.1 861.9 276.5 112.1 143.8 173.0 203.7 54.8 400.1 478.0 537.3 315.1 91.4 337.4 39.9 105.3 150.3 65.8 605.5 105.7 1,113.3 470.5 30.1 647.9 184.1 192.1 696.7 51.9 212.2 27.4 310.7 1,365.4 161.8 22.2 644.4 338.8 60.8 264.7 19.2 State Dec. 2007 399.6 64.0 523.4 249.5 2,908.3 433.5 313.1 83.2 27.3 1,616.6 893.9 121.1 132.4 1,212.4 590.1 308.6 263.6 389.9 385.8 127.3 476.6 571.4 783.7 531.6 227.5 549.2 93.3 206.0 235.5 142.6 879.9 144.8 1,529.0 783.6 76.3 1,050.4 288.8 342.0 1,132.5 79.5 380.1 82.4 613.4 2,124.1 250.1 59.3 670.0 557.3 143.5 547.6 56.2 Oct. 2008 396.8 63.8 505.1 248.9 2,869.7 432.7 309.4 83.3 28.0 1,573.2 881.6 117.3 128.2 1,212.7 584.3 311.5 262.7 390.6 385.8 124.0 476.0 565.3 770.8 526.1 225.2 549.4 93.1 204.9 235.9 143.3 870.1 145.5 1,520.1 773.6 78.2 1,043.1 289.6 336.6 1,117.0 76.3 372.0 82.2 605.4 2,151.6 250.3 58.7 663.2 551.3 140.4 538.9 56.4 Nov. 2008 394.6 64.9 496.8 245.4 2,841.3 429.5 305.7 81.3 27.6 1,558.2 877.6 116.8 126.9 1,205.1 573.0 311.9 263.1 388.9 385.1 122.9 471.4 560.7 763.3 522.0 225.7 542.7 92.2 205.4 234.3 141.5 866.3 143.7 1,508.3 761.9 78.0 1,035.3 287.9 332.1 1,110.1 74.7 369.8 82.9 599.3 2,144.7 247.6 58.8 657.3 546.1 140.2 536.6 56.6 Dec. 2008p 391.0 64.6 493.5 242.5 2,815.9 425.8 301.2 81.6 27.4 1,535.5 870.2 115.7 126.1 1,196.5 566.8 312.3 265.2 385.9 385.9 121.8 467.4 557.3 753.8 516.7 224.7 543.1 91.6 206.2 234.1 141.1 861.8 142.6 1,496.0 753.6 77.5 1,034.2 288.0 330.2 1,104.6 73.5 366.2 83.1 596.3 2,136.6 244.2 57.6 654.9 543.8 140.5 533.4 57.1 Alabama ............................... Alaska ................................... Arizona ................................. Arkansas ............................... California .............................. Colorado ............................... Connecticut ........................... Delaware 3 ........................... District of Columbia 3 ........... Florida .................................. Georgia ................................ Hawaii 3 ................................ Idaho .................................... Illinois .................................... Indiana .................................. Iowa ...................................... Kansas .................................. Kentucky ............................... Louisiana .............................. Maine .................................... Maryland 3 ............................ Massachusetts ...................... Michigan ............................... Minnesota ............................. Mississippi ............................ Missouri ............................... Montana ................................ Nebraska 3 ........................... Nevada ................................. New Hampshire .................... New Jersey ........................... New Mexico .......................... New York .............................. North Carolina ...................... North Dakota ........................ Ohio ...................................... Oklahoma ............................. Oregon ................................. Pennsylvania ........................ Rhode Island ........................ South Carolina ...................... South Dakota3 ...................... Tennessee3 .......................... Texas .................................... Utah ...................................... Vermont ................................ Virginia .................................. Washington ........................... West Virginia ........................ Wisconsin ............................. Wyoming ............................... See footnotes at end of table. 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 Dec. 2008p 207.2 37.3 318.7 159.7 1,738.2 252.7 295.2 61.3 102.3 1,061.9 474.1 74.2 75.9 790.7 404.2 206.9 173.0 242.0 255.0 118.5 388.3 637.4 606.3 445.8 127.9 397.1 60.1 135.6 96.8 107.0 591.0 116.6 1,634.4 540.9 51.8 805.6 197.4 225.7 1,106.8 100.9 208.9 63.0 361.4 1,303.8 150.0 58.1 429.5 357.5 116.3 406.7 (2) Dec. 2007 174.4 31.8 275.1 100.1 1,561.9 273.6 138.0 40.3 55.3 932.0 398.9 109.4 64.0 530.2 282.1 137.3 115.8 175.1 198.3 60.6 237.4 303.0 402.9 248.7 126.9 281.8 58.7 83.4 341.4 64.5 340.8 88.5 703.3 400.0 33.3 497.1 140.4 176.5 502.2 51.4 217.5 42.8 278.2 995.7 113.4 33.2 351.3 286.5 71.6 259.2 34.2 Oct. 2008 174.7 30.9 267.8 100.5 1,559.8 276.5 138.1 40.4 55.5 936.7 393.6 106.0 62.9 528.0 283.4 140.1 115.3 173.2 198.6 59.3 241.8 300.1 404.2 248.0 121.9 278.3 59.8 84.8 338.5 63.8 336.0 86.8 706.1 402.4 33.2 499.8 142.1 173.1 503.2 50.5 218.6 43.4 271.0 1,026.3 113.9 33.3 346.4 287.9 72.4 258.6 35.0 Nov. 2008 172.2 31.6 266.8 100.5 1,550.1 274.5 138.1 40.0 54.9 912.8 390.8 104.7 62.0 523.5 280.0 138.7 115.5 171.3 198.5 59.1 241.6 297.8 396.5 241.1 120.8 277.2 60.2 84.8 335.2 61.8 334.5 86.3 699.1 399.4 33.3 500.4 143.2 171.1 499.1 50.0 212.5 43.4 270.9 1,023.7 113.2 33.0 345.6 288.9 72.5 256.7 34.7 Dec. 2008p 169.4 31.5 265.4 98.1 1,543.3 272.3 136.2 39.5 55.4 918.4 388.4 104.8 60.2 521.9 277.5 139.9 115.9 171.8 199.0 58.8 239.5 296.9 395.3 239.7 120.4 277.0 61.2 84.8 334.4 61.8 335.8 85.7 698.8 397.9 33.6 501.6 143.1 168.4 499.3 50.0 211.9 43.2 270.6 1,027.5 111.8 33.5 342.8 287.2 72.3 254.6 34.6 Dec. 2007 378.0 81.5 429.9 211.7 2,523.4 378.8 251.2 61.5 233.9 1,137.0 680.4 122.9 119.5 852.4 433.8 251.0 258.8 329.9 364.9 104.7 481.3 435.5 650.5 416.9 244.1 443.5 86.1 164.8 158.9 95.2 648.8 196.4 1,509.6 703.6 75.4 798.1 319.9 292.9 744.5 64.5 339.8 75.3 422.6 1,729.2 207.4 53.9 688.3 536.9 145.4 418.7 67.5 ESTABLISHMENT DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Government Oct. 2008 381.7 82.6 433.7 211.5 2,534.3 387.5 252.1 62.0 233.7 1,141.1 677.8 126.2 123.1 850.5 436.5 252.6 266.0 338.2 365.1 104.6 484.6 437.1 641.1 419.1 241.5 447.4 86.6 164.4 163.7 94.4 646.7 198.4 1,517.0 706.6 75.9 797.2 320.4 298.6 748.6 62.1 347.3 76.2 425.4 1,761.5 211.1 54.0 701.7 546.4 146.0 423.4 70.3 Nov. 2008 381.1 82.8 434.4 212.0 2,530.9 388.3 251.6 61.8 233.0 1,136.1 676.9 130.5 122.8 851.6 436.2 253.1 266.6 338.7 365.3 104.2 484.5 437.3 637.9 419.7 241.4 446.3 87.3 163.8 163.5 95.6 646.2 198.8 1,515.0 709.0 76.0 797.3 321.8 299.4 746.8 62.1 348.6 76.1 423.7 1,764.5 212.0 53.9 702.1 548.3 146.2 425.0 69.9 Dec. 2008p 381.4 82.5 433.8 211.2 2,529.4 388.7 251.4 61.5 233.4 1,133.0 675.7 125.6 123.2 852.3 432.6 253.4 266.3 339.9 366.2 104.6 485.5 437.8 635.9 416.8 242.6 446.3 85.9 163.9 163.2 97.1 645.6 197.5 1,510.3 706.2 76.0 796.3 322.3 297.8 746.0 62.4 349.2 76.3 422.7 1,763.9 211.7 53.8 700.0 546.1 146.4 422.2 69.7 State Dec. 2007 210.8 36.7 309.6 155.7 1,686.6 243.8 290.8 59.1 99.7 1,019.5 463.8 72.9 74.2 784.7 403.3 203.4 171.8 241.5 250.5 116.7 379.0 628.1 600.0 434.7 126.9 387.0 59.7 133.7 94.2 105.3 585.9 112.5 1,625.4 522.8 51.4 795.5 195.4 214.9 1,084.9 99.7 204.7 60.4 355.0 1,273.8 142.8 57.7 420.9 352.7 115.2 400.8 (2) Oct. 2008 209.9 37.4 317.5 159.1 1,730.3 252.4 293.8 60.6 103.2 1,054.0 472.8 74.3 76.0 790.1 404.4 205.7 173.3 241.0 253.8 117.6 386.5 638.9 610.7 442.0 128.8 393.8 60.7 137.0 96.7 107.3 592.9 116.3 1,643.7 539.5 51.7 804.0 195.7 225.5 1,102.8 100.4 207.4 62.8 359.1 1,301.1 147.7 58.1 429.7 357.1 116.0 406.7 (2) Nov. 2008 207.4 37.5 317.5 158.1 1,735.9 253.1 295.1 60.9 101.1 1,061.9 473.1 74.3 75.8 791.7 403.0 206.2 173.6 241.2 253.9 118.2 387.5 638.1 610.6 441.8 128.4 395.1 60.1 136.0 96.7 107.8 592.9 116.6 1,643.5 539.9 51.8 804.7 197.8 224.5 1,105.2 100.3 208.4 62.8 360.2 1,304.9 149.5 58.2 429.8 356.8 116.2 406.9 (2) Alabama ............................... Alaska ................................... Arizona ................................. Arkansas ............................... California .............................. Colorado ............................... Connecticut ........................... Delaware 3 ........................... District of Columbia 3 ........... Florida .................................. Georgia ................................ Hawaii 3 ................................ Idaho .................................... Illinois .................................... Indiana .................................. Iowa ...................................... Kansas .................................. Kentucky ............................... Louisiana .............................. Maine .................................... Maryland 3 ............................ Massachusetts ...................... Michigan ............................... Minnesota ............................. Mississippi ............................ Missouri ............................... Montana ................................ Nebraska 3 ........................... Nevada ................................. New Hampshire .................... New Jersey ........................... New Mexico .......................... New York .............................. North Carolina ...................... North Dakota ........................ Ohio ...................................... Oklahoma ............................. Oregon ................................. Pennsylvania ........................ Rhode Island ........................ South Carolina ...................... South Dakota3 ...................... Tennessee3 .......................... Texas .................................... Utah ...................................... Vermont ................................ Virginia .................................. Washington ........................... West Virginia ........................ Wisconsin ............................. Wyoming ............................... 1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except public administration, not shown separately. 2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. 3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from 2007 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. See http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm. for more details. ESTABLISHMENT DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted (In thousands) Total Natural resources and mining December 2007 2008p November 2007 12.8 14.4 12.1 10.2 26.2 26.0 .8 (1) (1) 6.5 11.8 (1) 4.6 9.9 7.2 2.2 9.2 22.2 51.4 2.8 (1) 1.6 7.5 6.0 9.7 6.2 8.5 ( ) 12.2 1.1 1 ESTABLISHMENT DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Construction November 2007 114.2 16.4 215.1 55.3 866.4 167.7 70.5 28.3 12.8 569.7 219.2 39.9 52.5 278.8 154.0 75.4 66.5 88.0 136.5 31.4 191.4 140.8 168.0 121.6 58.5 149.1 33.5 51.8 130.5 29.1 174.4 58.7 361.1 256.7 19.6 230.6 72.7 102.4 268.5 22.1 129.7 23.7 138.6 651.8 105.7 17.1 240.7 208.8 39.5 128.3 27.5 66.0 2008 110.3 16.1 173.6 54.7 784.8 158.4 66.5 25.9 13.1 486.4 201.1 37.7 46.7 256.3 143.4 75.0 65.2 83.1 140.8 29.2 185.0 131.2 148.5 110.4 58.4 146.9 30.4 52.2 112.5 28.4 167.5 57.4 353.1 246.8 20.1 220.4 75.5 90.6 257.1 20.5 107.3 23.4 137.4 666.3 87.9 15.3 229.3 191.3 39.1 122.5 27.9 65.4 December 2007 113.7 15.1 211.6 54.8 849.7 161.9 68.2 28.3 12.6 566.2 219.6 40.2 50.4 266.4 148.3 71.1 63.8 86.7 136.0 30.3 190.5 136.7 158.7 112.4 58.1 144.2 31.6 50.7 128.3 28.4 171.4 58.0 351.7 256.4 18.2 223.3 72.1 99.0 258.8 21.7 126.9 22.1 138.0 649.3 104.6 16.3 239.3 203.4 37.0 120.3 26.1 65.4 2008p 109.0 15.0 167.8 53.4 757.1 154.0 62.8 25.1 12.9 477.9 194.9 36.8 42.7 232.4 129.3 67.3 61.7 76.1 141.1 27.1 180.0 125.0 133.7 101.2 57.5 142.2 28.9 50.2 108.9 26.0 162.1 56.9 335.4 238.5 18.1 204.1 75.0 86.1 245.8 19.2 105.9 20.9 132.4 658.5 81.3 14.1 224.9 183.2 34.6 111.6 25.7 64.8 Manufacturing November 2007 295.0 9.0 180.0 185.8 1,450.9 145.8 191.1 34.5 1.7 380.9 425.1 15.1 65.5 673.4 546.9 230.3 186.8 254.7 160.0 59.5 131.6 293.8 606.0 339.2 168.3 297.8 20.5 102.1 50.6 78.2 311.4 36.4 550.3 536.0 26.0 770.1 150.0 203.9 652.5 50.3 248.3 42.3 376.4 936.1 128.7 35.9 275.9 296.5 58.6 497.2 10.4 105.1 2008 280.6 9.0 176.5 177.7 1,412.1 141.6 186.5 32.6 1.6 356.1 393.8 15.0 59.0 661.4 510.7 225.7 185.7 240.8 154.9 58.7 125.7 286.1 568.2 326.8 160.0 284.0 20.5 99.8 49.4 76.1 297.1 33.7 532.3 501.3 26.1 742.8 150.8 189.0 627.7 47.1 238.2 42.9 359.6 925.4 125.0 34.9 271.7 292.8 56.2 474.8 10.2 99.8 December 2007 295.0 6.8 180.6 186.0 1,447.0 146.1 191.4 34.4 1.6 381.9 424.5 15.2 65.4 675.4 546.9 230.4 186.8 252.0 160.2 59.2 131.5 293.8 609.1 337.7 168.1 297.3 20.5 102.4 50.6 78.3 311.0 36.3 546.7 535.9 25.9 771.2 150.1 202.5 651.6 50.2 248.9 42.1 375.7 936.1 129.1 36.1 275.2 295.4 58.4 496.0 10.5 104.7 2008p 277.9 6.5 176.3 176.0 1,400.3 140.6 186.3 32.4 1.6 353.8 390.5 14.9 57.7 657.1 500.9 223.5 182.1 236.1 154.5 58.0 125.8 285.2 559.4 322.2 157.7 281.6 20.4 98.9 48.8 75.2 295.1 33.0 526.4 496.1 25.0 728.7 150.4 185.4 620.8 46.3 236.1 42.7 355.6 917.8 123.6 34.5 269.8 287.8 56.2 469.5 10.3 98.9 State November 2007 2008 December 2007 12.8 14.2 12.2 10.1 25.6 26.2 .7 (1) (1) 6.4 11.9 (1) 4.6 9.7 7.0 2.0 9.2 22.2 51.6 2.9 (1) 1.6 7.2 5.8 9.7 6.1 8.5 ( ) 12.3 1.1 1 2008 12.9 15.4 12.0 10.7 27.5 29.4 .8 (1) (1) 6.4 11.3 (1) 4.3 9.9 7.0 2.2 9.6 23.6 51.9 2.6 (1) 1.5 7.2 5.9 10.0 5.1 8.2 ( ) 12.0 1.1 1 2008p 12.9 15.4 11.3 10.7 26.7 29.5 .7 (1) (1) 6.4 11.0 (1) 3.9 9.9 7.1 2.0 9.6 23.5 51.7 2.6 (1) 1.4 6.9 5.5 9.9 5.0 8.1 ( ) 11.9 .9 1 Alabama ................... 2,023.2 1,997.6 2,025.1 1,983.2 Alaska ....................... 307.3 311.1 303.5 306.5 Arizona ..................... 2,692.8 2,589.4 2,693.5 2,577.0 Arkansas ................... 1,211.9 1,202.1 1,212.1 1,193.3 California .................. 15,266.6 15,097.8 15,290.5 15,030.7 Colorado ................... Connecticut ............... Delaware ................. District of Columbia .. Florida ....................... Georgia ..................... Hawaii ...................... Idaho ........................ Illinois ........................ Indiana ...................... Iowa .......................... Kansas ...................... Kentucky ................... Louisiana .................. Maine ........................ Maryland ................... Massachusetts .......... Michigan ................... Minnesota ................. Mississippi ................ Missouri ................... Montana .................... Nebraska .................. Nevada ..................... New Hampshire ........ New Jersey ............... New Mexico .............. New York .................. North Carolina .......... North Dakota ............ Ohio .......................... Oklahoma ................. Oregon ...................... Pennsylvania ............ Rhode Island ............ 2,353.0 1,722.0 442.3 702.5 8,074.4 4,186.0 629.6 662.6 6,042.1 3,030.6 1,536.9 1,399.6 1,893.7 1,948.7 625.0 2,638.9 3,314.7 4,285.9 2,799.8 1,162.2 2,822.9 447.8 975.1 1,299.5 656.7 4,108.5 850.3 8,874.0 4,208.2 364.1 5,473.1 1,586.0 1,755.6 5,859.7 496.1 2,351.3 1,706.8 436.3 706.1 7,854.4 4,091.2 626.1 642.8 5,979.7 2,951.6 1,538.3 1,407.7 1,874.6 1,955.0 617.5 2,641.6 3,291.7 4,170.2 2,756.2 1,143.9 2,795.4 447.0 977.8 1,277.1 656.9 4,066.9 847.9 8,819.5 4,133.3 368.3 5,418.8 1,602.4 1,721.6 5,816.5 478.1 2,367.4 1,729.3 443.3 704.6 8,124.4 4,189.8 635.2 658.0 6,033.1 3,020.8 1,534.2 1,396.8 1,893.9 1,949.5 624.2 2,645.4 3,315.8 4,276.4 2,787.5 1,161.3 2,815.3 447.6 976.0 1,301.0 660.5 4,121.2 851.1 8,899.9 4,210.9 363.1 5,471.3 1,584.3 1,748.7 5,856.0 495.2 2,351.2 1,699.5 435.7 705.4 7,873.7 4,068.0 621.6 629.6 5,931.2 2,908.5 1,526.9 1,397.6 1,856.9 1,958.0 612.4 2,630.4 3,273.0 4,101.4 2,732.1 1,135.0 2,788.3 443.8 974.7 1,268.9 653.3 4,057.6 844.3 8,778.5 4,090.2 365.0 5,381.6 1,599.7 1,703.6 5,779.4 473.1 1.6 19.5 6.5 7.0 5.2 12.0 48.9 9.2 21.5 .3 4.5 (1) 1) ( 211.1 11.3 .9 10.7 8.0 28.9 3.7 27.3 (1) 1.7 20.6 6.6 6.7 5.8 12.3 54.1 8.2 22.3 .2 4.3 (1) 1) ( 226.1 12.2 .9 10.7 8.1 31.4 3.6 29.4 (1) 1.6 19.5 6.1 7.0 5.2 11.8 48.6 9.0 21.0 .3 4.6 (1) 1) ( 214.0 11.3 .8 10.7 8.0 28.9 3.5 27.5 (1) 1.6 20.6 5.9 6.7 5.7 12.2 53.8 7.6 21.8 .2 4.2 (1) 1) ( 221.9 12.1 .8 10.7 8.0 31.4 3.1 29.5 (1) South Carolina .......... 1,972.4 1,928.9 1,961.0 1,906.9 South Dakota ............ 409.0 413.1 407.0 410.2 Tennessee ................ 2,823.7 2,780.3 2,829.4 2,764.9 Texas ........................ 10,511.5 10,715.7 10,538.0 10,692.7 Utah .......................... 1,271.6 1,257.2 1,278.7 1,251.3 Vermont .................... Virginia ...................... Washington ............... West Virginia ............ Wisconsin ................. Wyoming ................... Puerto Rico ............... 310.5 3,791.5 2,975.0 765.9 2,904.4 289.3 1,026.0 307.4 3,792.3 2,965.7 764.9 2,867.0 297.6 995.4 314.8 3,797.5 2,970.1 763.5 2,896.0 289.9 1,036.3 308.9 3,766.4 2,931.6 760.8 2,833.4 296.3 1,003.1 See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTABLISHMENT DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted—Continued (In thousands) Trade, transportation, and utilities Information November 2007 28.6 6.9 42.8 19.9 471.2 77.2 39.1 6.9 21.3 161.2 115.2 10.7 10.9 116.4 41.1 33.2 40.5 30.4 26.2 11.2 51.4 89.7 65.2 58.2 13.3 64.3 7.7 19.2 15.5 12.4 98.6 16.3 268.7 72.8 7.6 87.2 28.8 36.6 107.2 10.7 27.8 7.2 49.9 222.4 32.7 6.0 90.2 103.5 11.6 50.6 4.0 22.3 2008 28.4 7.0 39.6 20.1 476.5 76.4 38.5 7.1 20.9 152.8 115.8 10.3 11.4 114.3 40.6 32.6 40.7 29.5 26.5 10.8 50.8 89.7 61.7 56.8 13.2 62.3 7.7 19.0 14.9 11.8 97.9 16.1 265.2 72.4 7.5 85.9 28.6 35.4 104.7 10.7 27.4 6.9 49.4 217.5 31.4 5.9 89.2 106.1 11.2 50.3 4.0 21.2 December 2007 28.8 6.9 42.8 20.0 475.0 76.8 39.3 6.8 21.4 160.7 115.5 10.7 10.9 116.8 41.0 33.0 40.8 30.5 26.6 11.3 51.6 90.2 65.4 58.3 13.3 64.3 7.8 19.3 15.4 12.4 99.1 16.6 269.2 73.0 7.5 87.5 29.1 36.4 107.6 10.8 27.7 7.2 50.1 223.0 32.4 6.0 89.9 103.6 11.5 50.7 4.0 22.3 2008p 28.4 7.0 39.4 20.1 468.8 76.8 38.1 7.1 20.9 152.6 115.6 9.7 11.4 114.2 40.9 32.7 41.0 29.3 26.6 10.8 50.8 90.1 61.4 56.9 13.2 62.4 7.7 19.0 14.8 11.8 97.9 16.8 263.6 72.5 7.5 85.7 28.6 35.2 103.9 10.6 27.5 7.0 49.0 217.0 31.8 5.9 89.3 106.4 11.2 50.3 4.0 21.2 Financial activities November 2007 100.6 14.6 180.3 53.6 889.0 158.2 143.4 45.6 28.8 539.7 229.1 30.0 32.6 403.9 138.1 102.7 74.3 93.8 97.0 33.0 156.2 223.1 208.5 178.0 46.6 167.5 21.9 68.9 64.1 38.5 270.6 35.2 730.7 210.4 20.0 299.4 84.2 104.8 330.8 34.4 107.3 30.6 143.8 647.5 74.4 13.1 192.3 154.2 29.8 162.0 11.5 48.6 2008 99.7 14.5 173.4 53.5 860.3 153.1 141.8 45.3 28.4 521.8 226.7 29.4 31.8 394.4 138.8 103.1 73.8 92.2 97.7 32.1 153.2 217.1 202.4 180.1 46.9 162.4 22.0 70.2 61.3 38.6 262.5 34.1 712.1 208.5 19.9 299.1 84.2 102.7 326.7 33.0 107.3 31.1 140.8 655.0 72.3 12.9 189.7 150.6 29.1 162.9 11.7 46.2 December 2007 101.0 14.7 180.7 54.1 888.4 159.4 143.4 45.8 29.0 541.2 228.4 30.2 31.9 405.2 138.4 103.4 74.3 94.4 96.9 33.1 156.8 224.4 209.0 179.0 46.9 167.1 22.0 69.3 64.5 38.6 270.5 35.7 732.9 210.7 20.2 300.2 84.5 105.4 331.2 34.5 107.2 30.9 144.2 651.1 75.2 13.2 192.9 154.5 29.7 163.2 11.6 48.4 2008p 99.8 14.5 173.6 53.4 858.2 154.6 141.7 45.3 28.3 522.9 226.5 29.3 30.8 395.3 136.1 103.8 74.1 92.1 97.8 32.0 153.4 217.5 200.9 180.6 46.8 162.4 22.0 70.1 61.0 38.7 263.0 34.1 713.1 208.8 19.9 299.5 84.2 103.1 326.7 32.6 107.2 31.2 140.2 654.8 74.1 12.9 190.0 150.2 29.2 162.4 11.7 45.9 Professional and business services November 2007 222.8 24.2 403.1 118.4 2,286.3 350.7 207.1 60.4 155.5 1,333.4 566.8 76.7 83.7 880.0 294.7 122.1 146.4 184.9 202.3 54.2 401.2 487.7 576.0 331.6 96.0 340.1 41.1 106.2 156.9 66.6 615.3 108.6 1,152.7 510.7 30.3 671.5 182.4 198.4 712.2 56.3 230.2 27.7 330.4 1,316.5 163.2 22.1 646.6 349.3 61.2 278.7 18.2 105.0 2008 222.4 24.7 379.4 116.7 2,272.5 347.3 203.8 57.9 156.0 1,275.8 540.3 75.2 80.2 876.1 281.5 117.3 148.0 180.6 202.7 55.5 403.2 489.4 560.1 319.6 95.4 338.8 39.8 105.8 153.9 68.7 614.7 106.7 1,136.4 484.5 30.4 662.3 183.2 192.4 711.0 53.3 221.6 27.4 320.0 1,371.2 162.6 22.3 653.0 349.7 61.4 270.1 18.7 100.2 December 2007 222.7 24.1 403.4 117.9 2,291.2 351.5 208.0 61.1 156.2 1,341.3 566.3 77.8 82.5 873.0 290.1 121.7 147.1 186.8 202.5 53.9 401.6 486.4 573.6 329.9 96.0 339.6 40.7 106.6 154.9 66.6 614.5 108.3 1,154.9 510.1 29.8 669.4 181.2 197.0 712.7 56.0 227.0 27.8 331.8 1,320.3 163.4 22.2 650.4 349.5 61.2 278.1 17.8 104.3 2008p 218.2 24.6 375.3 116.9 2,266.9 340.0 202.8 58.0 154.7 1,288.0 537.6 75.2 76.0 863.1 276.8 112.4 144.3 177.3 203.7 54.5 399.8 480.2 541.5 315.5 91.4 337.9 39.3 105.7 149.6 65.8 607.2 106.1 1,122.8 470.5 30.0 651.3 182.9 190.8 697.8 52.2 213.1 27.1 316.8 1,364.3 162.5 22.2 645.4 338.8 61.6 263.9 18.4 100.7 State November 2007 2008 399.6 63.2 506.6 248.7 2,900.1 438.0 312.3 83.5 28.1 1,580.3 892.7 118.5 129.5 1,228.5 582.7 317.2 267.7 396.0 388.7 127.5 482.4 571.3 779.4 532.2 228.4 551.9 93.2 208.5 238.3 144.6 882.9 146.6 1,542.6 775.0 79.4 1,059.2 293.4 340.2 1,134.8 76.8 373.6 83.7 610.5 2,174.1 253.2 60.1 672.4 557.5 143.0 550.2 56.8 171.4 December 2007 407.9 62.0 538.2 254.4 3,001.2 447.1 325.8 86.0 28.2 1,666.7 915.1 124.7 135.1 1,250.1 604.1 315.8 269.3 399.0 391.3 133.1 493.4 590.1 806.5 544.7 231.5 563.1 94.9 210.5 241.4 148.0 908.2 148.8 1,585.6 801.3 78.0 1,086.1 295.8 351.2 1,170.4 82.2 385.7 83.5 628.7 2,174.4 258.1 61.4 691.3 572.2 146.6 564.0 56.5 191.4 2008p 399.3 62.4 508.2 247.3 2,904.9 439.2 313.3 84.4 28.3 1,585.1 891.0 119.3 128.7 1,233.6 580.4 319.7 271.0 395.1 391.4 127.4 483.9 575.3 775.9 529.4 228.6 556.8 93.2 210.7 239.9 146.5 889.3 146.5 1,551.0 770.8 79.2 1,069.6 295.0 339.0 1,141.4 76.2 371.7 84.2 611.4 2,187.0 252.2 59.7 676.0 558.2 143.6 549.4 57.3 177.3 Alabama ................... Alaska ....................... Arizona ..................... Arkansas ................... California .................. Colorado ................... Connecticut ............... Delaware ................. District of Columbia .. Florida ....................... Georgia ..................... Hawaii ...................... Idaho ........................ Illinois ........................ Indiana ...................... Iowa .......................... Kansas ...................... Kentucky ................... Louisiana .................. Maine ........................ Maryland ................... Massachusetts .......... Michigan ................... Minnesota ................. Mississippi ................ Missouri ................... Montana .................... Nebraska .................. Nevada ..................... New Hampshire ........ New Jersey ............... New Mexico .............. New York .................. North Carolina .......... North Dakota ............ Ohio .......................... Oklahoma ................. Oregon ...................... Pennsylvania ............ Rhode Island ............ South Carolina .......... South Dakota ............ Tennessee ................ Texas ........................ Utah .......................... Vermont .................... Virginia ...................... Washington ............... West Virginia ............ Wisconsin ................. Wyoming ................... Puerto Rico ............... 403.8 62.2 535.0 252.6 2,970.0 441.4 319.4 85.7 27.8 1,637.7 907.4 122.8 135.3 1,235.0 602.0 313.4 268.4 395.3 389.6 132.0 486.1 581.6 800.8 542.2 230.7 558.6 94.0 208.9 239.2 145.4 894.1 147.6 1,564.1 793.9 77.8 1,073.5 294.1 349.8 1,157.2 81.5 384.1 82.9 621.9 2,151.0 254.7 60.5 682.9 568.5 145.8 560.3 56.1 184.5 See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTABLISHMENT DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted—Continued (In thousands) Education and health services Leisure and hospitality November 2007 172.1 28.4 275.3 97.9 1,544.9 263.1 134.0 39.2 55.3 923.2 396.3 108.9 61.8 524.5 280.6 133.7 115.6 173.2 196.0 54.3 231.6 294.8 391.7 242.4 126.9 278.5 55.4 81.3 337.5 60.1 330.6 86.4 693.2 393.3 32.7 486.0 139.2 173.2 487.9 49.9 216.8 41.0 274.7 981.3 110.1 30.6 341.4 279.6 70.7 250.8 30.3 74.4 2008 170.0 28.2 266.9 98.7 1,538.1 264.0 134.5 39.0 54.9 904.9 387.9 104.6 59.6 518.2 277.8 135.7 115.5 169.0 197.5 53.5 236.3 290.5 385.7 234.6 120.7 273.7 56.7 83.2 333.5 57.7 325.6 84.2 690.2 394.5 33.0 489.4 141.9 168.7 486.3 48.7 208.9 41.3 267.9 1,012.7 110.3 29.8 337.0 283.0 71.4 248.0 31.1 71.1 December 2007 171.6 28.5 275.5 97.3 1,553.0 275.5 135.2 38.8 54.7 932.1 394.9 109.7 62.3 521.0 278.6 133.4 114.5 171.6 197.1 54.2 229.7 292.3 391.7 241.8 126.3 273.9 56.2 81.2 339.6 61.0 330.6 86.7 694.1 390.8 32.8 483.2 138.1 173.2 488.5 49.4 208.2 40.2 273.2 982.4 113.6 33.7 338.1 281.9 70.7 249.1 31.8 74.7 2008p 166.6 28.2 265.7 95.3 1,534.7 274.2 133.7 38.1 54.8 918.5 384.3 105.1 58.6 512.8 274.1 135.9 114.6 168.0 197.9 52.6 231.9 286.6 384.2 233.3 119.8 269.3 58.6 82.5 332.7 58.5 325.8 83.9 689.7 388.7 33.1 487.6 140.8 165.5 486.0 48.1 202.6 40.5 265.6 1,014.4 111.9 34.0 330.3 282.6 71.4 244.7 32.2 72.2 Other services November 2007 80.2 11.4 96.3 45.1 516.4 92.4 64.3 20.7 63.3 343.1 161.4 27.0 19.3 263.3 111.6 57.9 52.5 76.4 68.8 19.9 118.5 118.1 176.2 116.1 37.1 120.2 17.0 35.1 36.8 22.0 163.0 29.0 367.2 183.1 15.4 220.4 62.9 59.6 257.0 23.1 73.8 15.8 102.1 353.2 35.4 9.8 184.7 104.8 55.5 137.3 11.6 17.9 2008 79.9 11.6 94.5 45.5 512.8 93.4 62.9 21.2 65.2 341.9 160.4 27.5 18.7 257.7 110.2 58.1 52.4 75.2 69.3 19.7 119.8 117.1 172.8 114.7 36.7 118.5 17.7 35.2 37.0 22.5 162.0 29.3 370.4 175.0 15.5 216.9 62.8 59.1 255.7 21.7 75.0 15.7 102.6 356.2 35.1 9.7 188.0 106.0 55.8 135.2 12.0 16.3 December 2007 80.2 11.4 96.0 45.2 517.1 93.3 64.7 20.5 64.4 345.9 160.9 26.9 19.3 264.8 111.9 58.0 52.4 76.5 69.1 19.9 118.9 118.5 177.0 116.6 37.5 120.0 17.2 34.9 36.7 22.1 164.2 28.7 369.2 183.2 15.5 220.7 62.8 59.3 257.9 23.1 73.0 15.8 102.4 353.8 35.8 9.9 185.0 105.0 55.7 137.8 11.7 17.5 2008p 79.9 11.5 94.2 44.4 512.0 93.8 63.0 21.5 65.1 343.6 158.4 27.5 18.8 256.4 108.6 58.1 52.0 74.9 69.4 19.5 119.8 117.0 168.1 115.3 36.7 118.3 17.2 35.6 37.1 22.2 163.5 28.7 371.0 174.7 15.6 216.9 62.7 59.3 255.3 21.6 73.2 15.6 102.2 358.1 35.2 9.3 185.1 105.8 55.6 135.6 12.0 16.4 Government November 2007 381.3 83.3 443.2 216.3 2,546.9 386.3 257.9 62.0 232.3 1,156.2 687.7 125.1 121.5 866.5 447.4 257.8 266.5 332.6 368.7 109.3 491.2 444.6 680.3 425.1 247.4 451.9 87.9 166.9 162.1 98.1 660.6 198.8 1,529.6 720.5 78.3 816.3 326.0 299.9 764.4 65.7 345.9 76.7 430.1 1,762.0 210.8 56.8 700.4 546.3 147.8 431.3 68.6 295.2 2008 384.8 84.1 447.6 216.5 2,559.3 395.9 259.0 62.7 231.9 1,160.8 685.3 133.1 125.0 864.5 450.5 260.3 274.4 342.6 369.5 108.6 495.9 447.9 666.1 429.1 244.9 454.7 89.9 167.0 167.4 99.2 658.4 201.1 1,536.5 726.6 78.9 814.9 328.4 307.0 767.9 63.4 355.9 77.3 430.2 1,798.9 215.5 57.0 715.4 560.0 148.6 438.5 70.9 298.3 December 2007 380.3 83.1 441.4 215.5 2,542.2 384.5 257.8 62.4 233.3 1,156.0 687.4 126.2 120.7 860.2 445.9 257.3 266.0 332.4 367.3 108.9 490.9 443.4 673.0 424.9 246.2 451.7 87.8 166.7 162.8 98.5 660.3 198.8 1,535.3 718.0 78.6 813.5 325.4 297.6 760.6 65.6 346.5 76.4 429.0 1,754.4 210.0 56.9 698.3 542.1 147.4 429.2 68.7 299.6 2008p 383.6 84.1 445.0 215.0 2,548.5 394.5 258.0 62.4 232.8 1,156.2 682.7 128.9 124.4 859.9 444.8 259.7 273.5 342.4 368.6 108.7 495.1 447.0 657.8 424.8 244.7 454.4 87.6 165.7 167.1 100.5 657.1 199.9 1,536.1 720.3 79.1 811.4 327.7 302.5 762.2 63.5 355.9 77.4 429.1 1,789.5 214.3 56.8 710.0 551.2 148.4 432.9 70.9 297.4 State November 2007 2008 209.0 37.3 319.3 159.3 1,753.8 253.8 300.2 61.1 106.0 1,067.2 475.9 74.8 76.6 798.4 408.4 211.1 174.7 242.0 255.5 119.3 389.3 649.9 618.1 446.0 129.3 397.1 60.9 136.9 96.9 108.2 596.6 118.1 1,674.1 542.0 51.7 815.6 199.5 228.3 1,122.3 102.7 209.4 63.4 361.9 1,312.3 151.7 58.6 435.9 360.6 117.7 410.9 24.9 105.5 December 2007 211.1 36.7 311.1 156.8 1,700.1 245.1 294.8 59.2 103.2 1,026.0 465.3 73.6 74.9 790.5 408.6 208.1 172.6 241.8 250.9 117.4 380.5 638.4 605.2 436.4 127.7 388.0 60.4 134.4 94.5 105.5 589.8 113.7 1,654.2 524.5 51.4 804.4 196.6 218.1 1,095.7 101.4 205.3 61.0 356.3 1,279.2 145.2 58.3 426.4 354.5 116.4 404.1 23.7 108.0 2008p 207.6 37.3 320.2 160.8 1,752.6 254.0 299.1 61.4 106.0 1,068.7 475.5 74.9 76.6 796.5 409.5 211.8 173.7 242.1 255.3 119.2 389.9 647.7 611.6 447.4 128.7 398.0 60.8 136.3 97.1 107.2 595.0 117.8 1,663.5 542.6 51.8 814.6 198.6 229.1 1,117.7 102.6 209.5 63.6 362.6 1,309.4 152.3 58.7 434.9 359.4 117.6 410.0 24.3 108.3 Alabama ................... Alaska ....................... Arizona ..................... Arkansas ................... California .................. Colorado ................... Connecticut ............... Delaware ................. District of Columbia .. Florida ....................... Georgia ..................... Hawaii ...................... Idaho ........................ Illinois ........................ Indiana ...................... Iowa .......................... Kansas ...................... Kentucky ................... Louisiana .................. Maine ........................ Maryland ................... Massachusetts .......... Michigan ................... Minnesota ................. Mississippi ................ Missouri ................... Montana .................... Nebraska .................. Nevada ..................... New Hampshire ........ New Jersey ............... New Mexico .............. New York .................. North Carolina .......... North Dakota ............ Ohio .......................... Oklahoma ................. Oregon ...................... Pennsylvania ............ Rhode Island ............ South Carolina .......... South Dakota ............ Tennessee ................ Texas ........................ Utah .......................... Vermont .................... Virginia ...................... Washington ............... West Virginia ............ Wisconsin ................. Wyoming ................... Puerto Rico ............... 1 p 211.8 36.5 309.6 156.8 1,698.4 244.2 294.4 59.0 103.7 1,022.8 466.0 73.4 74.9 790.4 407.0 208.2 172.9 242.2 252.2 117.4 379.7 638.9 605.7 439.4 127.7 388.7 60.3 134.7 94.1 105.2 588.3 113.8 1,649.9 523.8 51.2 806.1 196.8 217.8 1,100.5 101.8 204.0 61.1 355.8 1,278.6 144.6 57.7 425.7 355.5 116.5 404.2 23.8 107.0 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction. = preliminary. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from 2007 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. For more details, see http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm. Chart 1. Unemployment rates by state, seasonally adjusted, December 2008 (U.S. rate = 7.2 percent) Mountain East North Central MINN. IDAHO S.D. WIS. MICH. NEB. UTAH ILL. COLO. KAN. MO. KY. ARIZ. N.M. OKLA. ARK. MISS. TEXAS ALA. GA. LA. S.C. TENN. N.C. W.VA. VA. D.C. IND. IOWA OHIO MD. # # WASH. West North Central New England N.D. ORE. MONT. MAINE VT. N.H. # # # Middle Atlantic N.Y. MASS. CONN. R.I. PA. # WYO. NEV. CALIF. N.J. DEL. Pacific South Atlantic East South Central West South Central FLA. 6.0% or higher 5.0% - 5.9% 4.0% - 4.9% ALASKA HAWAII 3.0% - 3.9% 2.9% or lower