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USDL 09-0246
For release: 10:00 A.M. (EDT)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JANUARY 2009
Regional and state unemployment rates were nearly all higher in January. Forty-nine states and the
District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, while all states and the District of Columbia had higher rates than a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The national unemployment rate rose from 7.2 percent in December to
7.6 percent in January and was 2.7 percentage points higher than a year earlier.
In January, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 42 states, increased in 7 states as well as the
District of Columbia, and was unchanged in 1 state (Vermont). The largest over-the-month decreases in
the level of employment were recorded in California (-79,300), Michigan (-60,800), Ohio (-59,600), and
Texas (-50,600). Michigan (-1.5 percent) reported the largest over-the-month percentage decrease in
employment, followed by Arizona and Ohio (-1.1 percent each) and Nevada (-1.0 percent). The largest
over-the-month increases in the level of employment were reported by Maryland (+6,000), the District
of Columbia (+5,800), and New Hampshire (+4,100). The District of Columbia experienced the largest
over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+0.8 percent), followed by New Hampshire (+0.6
percent), Maine (+0.3 percent), and Hawaii, Maryland, and Montana (+0.2 percent each). Over the year,
nonfarm employment decreased in 44 states and increased in 6 states and the District of Columbia. The
largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment were reported by Arizona and Michigan (-6.2
percent each), Nevada (-5.1 percent), Florida (-4.5 percent), and Ohio (-4.0 percent). The largest overthe-year percentage increases in employment were reported by Wyoming (+2.4 percent), the District of
Columbia (+1.7 percent), Alaska (+0.9 percent), North Dakota (+0.8 percent), and Oklahoma (+0.4
percent).
Regional, State, and Metropolitan Area Data Series Changes
In accordance with annual practices, historical data have been revised in tables 1
through 6 of this news release and the ranges used to depict data in charts 1 and 2 have
been updated to reflect current economic conditions. For detailed information on the
data revisions, see the box note on page 3.
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Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In January, the West and Midwest again posted the highest regional jobless rates, 8.7 and 8.1 percent, respectively. The Northeast recorded the lowest rate, 7.1 percent. All four regions registered
statistically significant unemployment rate increases from December, led by the West (+1.3 percentage
points). (The over-the-month changes between December and January were affected by the end-of-year
seasonal adjustment of historical data, which lowered the unemployment rates in late 2008, during the
period of steep economic decline, and raised them earlier in the year.) All four regions also reported
significant jobless rate increases from January 2008. The West recorded the largest over-the-year rate
increase (+3.5 percentage points). (See table 1.)
Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific and East North Central recorded the highest
unemployment rates in January, 9.6 and 8.9 percent, respectively. The West South Central registered
the lowest jobless rate, 6.1 percent. All nine divisions reported statistically significant over-the-month
unemployment rate increases. The East South Central and Pacific posted the largest increases (+1.4
percentage points each). All nine divisions also had significant over-the-year rate increases, with the
Pacific recording the largest change (+3.9 percentage points).
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In January, Michigan again reported the highest jobless rate, 11.6 percent, followed by South
Carolina, 10.4 percent; Rhode Island, 10.3 percent; and California, 10.1 percent. Both Rhode Island and
Georgia (8.6 percent) posted the highest unemployment rates in their respective series. (All state series
begin in 1976.) Four additional states and the District of Columbia recorded rates over 9.0 percent in
January. Wyoming registered the lowest unemployment rate, 3.7 percent. Overall, 13 states and the
District of Columbia had significantly higher jobless rates than the U.S. figure of 7.6 percent, 23 states
reported measurably lower rates, and 14 states had rates little different from that of the nation. (See
tables A and 3 and chart 1.)
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia recorded statistically significant over-the-month
unemployment rate increases in January. North Carolina, Oregon, and South Carolina recorded the
largest rate increases (+1.6 percentage points each). Three states registered January unemployment rates
that were not appreciably different from those of a month earlier, though they had changes that were at
least as large numerically as the significant changes. (See table B.)
North Carolina and South Carolina reported the largest jobless rate increases from a year earlier
(+4.7 percentage points each). Six additional states also recorded increases of 4.0 percentage points or
more, and nine other states and the District of Columbia posted over-the-year rate increases of 3.0 percentage points or more. The remaining 33 states had smaller, but also statistically significant, rate
increases from January 2008. (See table C.)
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
Between December 2008 and January 2009, 20 states and the District of Columbia recorded statistically significant changes in employment. The largest statistically significant decreases in employment
were reported by California (-79,300), Michigan (-60,800), Ohio (-59,600), and Texas (-50,600), while
the District of Columbia (+5,800) reported the only statistically significant increase in employment.
(See tables D and 5).
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Over the year, 36 states recorded statistically significant changes in employment—35 states
experienced employment decreases, while Wyoming (+7,000) reported the only significant gain in
employment. The largest statistically significant over-the-year decreases were reported in California
(-494,000), Florida (-355,700), Michigan (-263,800), and Ohio (-214,600). (See table E.)
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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for January is scheduled to be
issued on Thursday, March 19. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for
February is scheduled to be issued on Friday, March 27.
Revisions to Regional, State, and Metropolitan Area Data Series
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 through 4 of this news release have been revised to incorporate updated population controls, re-estimation of models, and adjustment to new division and national control totals. Estimates in tables 1 and 3 of this release also incorporate revised seasonal adjustment factors. Both not seasonally adjusted and seasonally
adjusted data were revised back to 2004. The updated population controls reflect the
annual updating of population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau.
In addition, effective with this release, nonfarm payroll estimates for states and areas
have been revised to reflect 2008 benchmark levels (tables 5 and 6), as well as updated
seasonal adjustment factors (table 5). For all states, not seasonally adjusted data back to
April 2007 and seasonally adjusted data back to January 2004 were revised. For more
information on benchmark procedures, see http://www.bls.gov/sae/benchmark09.pdf.
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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that
of the U.S., January 2009, seasonally adjusted
State
1
United States ……………………………………………
Rate
p
7.6
Arkansas .................................................................
California .................................................................
Colorado ..................................................................
Delaware .................................................................
District of Columbia .................................................
Florida ......................................................................
Georgia ....................................................................
Hawaii ......................................................................
Idaho ........................................................................
Indiana .....................................................................
6.4
10.1
6.6
6.7
9.3
8.6
8.6
6.1
6.6
9.2
Iowa .........................................................................
Kansas .....................................................................
Kentucky ..................................................................
Louisiana .................................................................
Maryland ..................................................................
Michigan ..................................................................
Montana ...................................................................
Nebraska .................................................................
Nevada ....................................................................
New Hampshire .......................................................
4.8
5.8
8.7
5.1
6.2
11.6
5.6
4.3
9.4
5.1
New Mexico .............................................................
New York .................................................................
North Carolina .........................................................
North Dakota ...........................................................
Ohio .........................................................................
Oklahoma ................................................................
Oregon .....................................................................
Rhode Island ...........................................................
South Carolina .........................................................
South Dakota ...........................................................
5.1
7.0
9.7
4.2
8.8
5.0
9.9
10.3
10.4
4.4
Tennessee ...............................................................
Texas .......................................................................
Utah .........................................................................
Vermont ...................................................................
Virginia .....................................................................
West Virginia ...........................................................
Wyoming..................................................................
8.6
6.4
4.6
6.8
6.0
5.3
3.7
1
p
Data are not preliminary.
= preliminary.
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from December 2008
to January 2009, seasonally adjusted
State
Rate
p
Over-the-month rate
p
change
December 2008
January 2009
Alabama ..........................................
Alaska .............................................
Arizona ............................................
Arkansas .........................................
California .........................................
Colorado .........................................
Connecticut .....................................
Delaware .........................................
District of Columbia .........................
Florida .............................................
6.5
6.8
6.6
5.7
8.7
5.8
6.6
5.7
8.2
7.6
7.8
7.9
7.0
6.4
10.1
6.6
7.3
6.7
9.3
8.6
1.3
1.1
.4
.7
1.4
.8
.7
1.0
1.1
1.0
Georgia ...........................................
Hawaii .............................................
Idaho ...............................................
Illinois ..............................................
Indiana ............................................
Iowa ................................................
Kansas ............................................
Kentucky .........................................
Maine ..............................................
Maryland .........................................
7.5
5.1
6.1
7.2
7.8
4.4
5.0
7.6
6.5
5.4
8.6
6.1
6.6
7.9
9.2
4.8
5.8
8.7
7.8
6.2
1.1
1.0
.5
.7
1.4
.4
.8
1.1
1.3
.8
Massachusetts ................................
Michigan ..........................................
Minnesota .......................................
Mississippi .......................................
Missouri ...........................................
Montana ..........................................
Nebraska ........................................
Nevada ............................................
New Hampshire ..............................
New Jersey .....................................
6.4
10.2
6.6
7.8
7.1
5.0
3.9
8.4
4.3
6.8
7.4
11.6
7.6
8.7
8.0
5.6
4.3
9.4
5.1
7.3
1.0
1.4
1.0
.9
.9
.6
.4
1.0
.8
.5
New Mexico ....................................
New York ........................................
North Carolina .................................
North Dakota ...................................
Ohio ................................................
Oregon ............................................
Pennsylvania ...................................
Rhode Island ...................................
South Carolina ................................
South Dakota ..................................
4.7
6.6
8.1
3.3
7.4
8.3
6.4
9.4
8.8
3.7
5.1
7.0
9.7
4.2
8.8
9.9
7.0
10.3
10.4
4.4
.4
.4
1.6
.9
1.4
1.6
.6
.9
1.6
.7
Tennessee ......................................
Texas ..............................................
Utah ................................................
Vermont ..........................................
Virginia ............................................
Washington .....................................
West Virginia ...................................
Wisconsin .......................................
7.6
5.6
4.1
5.9
5.0
6.5
4.5
5.9
8.6
6.4
4.6
6.8
6.0
7.8
5.3
6.9
1.0
.8
.5
.9
1.0
1.3
.8
1.0
p
= preliminary.
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Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from January 2008 to
January 2009, seasonally adjusted
State
Rate
p
Over-the-year rate
p
change
January 2008
January 2009
Alabama ..........................................
Alaska .............................................
Arizona ............................................
Arkansas .........................................
California .........................................
Colorado .........................................
Connecticut .....................................
Delaware .........................................
District of Columbia .........................
Florida .............................................
3.9
6.4
4.4
4.8
6.1
4.3
5.0
3.9
5.9
5.0
7.8
7.9
7.0
6.4
10.1
6.6
7.3
6.7
9.3
8.6
3.9
1.5
2.6
1.6
4.0
2.3
2.3
2.8
3.4
3.6
Georgia ...........................................
Hawaii .............................................
Idaho ...............................................
Illinois ..............................................
Indiana ............................................
Iowa ................................................
Kansas ............................................
Kentucky .........................................
Louisiana .........................................
Maine ..............................................
5.2
3.0
3.7
5.8
4.8
3.9
3.9
5.5
3.8
4.8
8.6
6.1
6.6
7.9
9.2
4.8
5.8
8.7
5.1
7.8
3.4
3.1
2.9
2.1
4.4
.9
1.9
3.2
1.3
3.0
Maryland .........................................
Massachusetts ................................
Michigan ..........................................
Minnesota .......................................
Mississippi .......................................
Missouri ...........................................
Montana ..........................................
Nebraska ........................................
Nevada ............................................
New Hampshire ..............................
3.6
4.6
7.3
4.8
6.0
5.5
3.9
3.0
5.3
3.5
6.2
7.4
11.6
7.6
8.7
8.0
5.6
4.3
9.4
5.1
2.6
2.8
4.3
2.8
2.7
2.5
1.7
1.3
4.1
1.6
New Jersey .....................................
New Mexico ....................................
New York ........................................
North Carolina .................................
North Dakota ...................................
Ohio ................................................
Oklahoma .......................................
Oregon ............................................
Pennsylvania ...................................
Rhode Island ...................................
4.6
3.7
4.7
5.0
3.0
5.7
3.3
5.3
4.6
6.3
7.3
5.1
7.0
9.7
4.2
8.8
5.0
9.9
7.0
10.3
2.7
1.4
2.3
4.7
1.2
3.1
1.7
4.6
2.4
4.0
South Carolina ................................
South Dakota ..................................
Tennessee ......................................
Texas ..............................................
Utah ................................................
Vermont ..........................................
Virginia ............................................
Washington .....................................
West Virginia ...................................
Wisconsin .......................................
Wyoming .........................................
5.7
2.7
5.3
4.4
3.2
4.3
3.4
4.6
4.1
4.4
2.7
10.4
4.4
8.6
6.4
4.6
6.8
6.0
7.8
5.3
6.9
3.7
4.7
1.7
3.3
2.0
1.4
2.5
2.6
3.2
1.2
2.5
1.0
p
= preliminary.
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Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from December 2008 to
January 2009, seasonally adjusted
State
December
2008
January
p
2009
Over-the-month
p
change
Alabama...........................................
Arizona.............................................
California..........................................
Colorado..........................................
District of Columbia..........................
Illinois...............................................
Indiana.............................................
Kentucky..........................................
Louisiana..........................................
Michigan...........................................
1,953,500
2,534,100
14,727,400
2,320,600
704,700
5,849,500
2,899,400
1,823,800
1,948,600
4,038,100
1,939,100
2,506,900
14,648,100
2,310,300
710,500
5,820,200
2,887,000
1,813,200
1,936,300
3,977,300
-14,400
-27,200
-79,300
-10,300
5,800
-29,300
-12,400
-10,600
-12,300
-60,800
Minnesota........................................
Missouri............................................
Nevada.............................................
North Carolina..................................
Ohio.................................................
Oregon.............................................
South Carolina.................................
Tennessee.......................................
Texas...............................................
Utah.................................................
Wisconsin........................................
2,722,300
2,770,900
1,235,600
4,048,200
5,271,800
1,689,600
1,884,100
2,726,100
10,631,300
1,246,700
2,832,800
2,701,600
2,759,400
1,223,600
4,010,200
5,212,200
1,675,000
1,873,400
2,713,100
10,580,700
1,239,300
2,819,800
-20,700
-11,500
-12,000
-38,000
-59,600
-14,600
-10,700
-13,000
-50,600
-7,400
-13,000
p
= preliminary.
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Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from January 2008 to
January 2009, seasonally adjusted
January
2008
January
p
2009
Alabama...........................................
Arizona.............................................
California..........................................
Colorado..........................................
Connecticut......................................
Delaware..........................................
Florida..............................................
Georgia............................................
Hawaii..............................................
Illinois...............................................
2,008,700
2,673,200
15,142,100
2,354,900
1,708,600
437,000
7,913,400
4,150,900
627,900
5,995,300
1,939,100
2,506,900
14,648,100
2,310,300
1,670,300
421,700
7,557,700
4,003,100
610,900
5,820,200
-69,600
-166,300
-494,000
-44,600
-38,300
-15,300
-355,700
-147,800
-17,000
-175,100
Indiana.............................................
Iowa.................................................
Kentucky..........................................
Maine...............................................
Maryland..........................................
Massachusetts.................................
Michigan...........................................
Minnesota........................................
Mississippi........................................
Missouri............................................
2,985,100
1,526,700
1,868,800
620,600
2,613,400
3,297,900
4,241,100
2,774,300
1,158,300
2,803,600
2,887,000
1,509,200
1,813,200
606,400
2,574,400
3,225,300
3,977,300
2,701,600
1,125,300
2,759,400
-98,100
-17,500
-55,600
-14,200
-39,000
-72,600
-263,800
-72,700
-33,000
-44,200
Nevada.............................................
New Jersey......................................
New York.........................................
North Carolina..................................
Ohio.................................................
Oregon.............................................
Pennsylvania....................................
Rhode Island....................................
South Carolina.................................
Tennessee.......................................
1,288,700
4,091,000
8,799,600
4,167,700
5,426,800
1,737,800
5,817,900
488,600
1,949,000
2,805,400
1,223,600
3,991,600
8,695,000
4,010,200
5,212,200
1,675,000
5,745,700
469,600
1,873,400
2,713,100
-65,100
-99,400
-104,600
-157,500
-214,600
-62,800
-72,200
-19,000
-75,600
-92,300
Utah.................................................
Vermont...........................................
Virginia.............................................
Washington......................................
Wisconsin........................................
Wyoming..........................................
1,260,000
308,600
3,771,500
2,969,800
2,891,800
294,600
1,239,300
297,800
3,709,300
2,919,400
2,819,800
301,600
-20,700
-10,800
-62,200
-50,400
-72,000
7,000
State
p
= preliminary.
Over-the-year
p
change
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.
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
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, 2008. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.
Employment—from the CES program
Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on
establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the
pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are
counted at their place of work rather than at their place of
residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are
counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis
of their principal activity in accordance with the 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 44
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.
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
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.
LABOR FORCE DATA
LABOR FORCE DATA
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted 1
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Census region and
division
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Percent of labor force
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009
2,021.1
4.7
6.2
6.4
7.1
490.5
1,337.0
563.6
1,457.5
4.7
4.8
6.2
6.2
6.4
6.4
7.3
7.1
3,485.5
3,593.2
4,190.8
4.6
6.3
6.5
7.6
1,992.6
578.6
914.3
2,065.6
599.1
928.5
2,428.0
719.3
1,043.5
4.7
5.3
4.3
6.7
6.8
5.4
7.0
7.0
5.4
8.2
8.4
6.1
1,843.7
2,345.0
2,408.4
2,826.0
5.3
6.7
6.9
8.1
23,767.2
10,938.3
1,369.0
474.7
1,756.5
588.5
1,809.9
598.6
2,118.6
707.4
5.7
4.4
7.4
5.4
7.6
5.5
8.9
6.5
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009
Northeast ...........................
28,091.2
28,394.9
28,456.6
28,334.5
1,334.3
1,747.1
1,827.5
New England ....................
Middle Atlantic ..................
7,640.9
20,450.2
7,700.2
20,694.7
7,709.7
20,747.0
7,688.2
20,646.2
357.5
976.8
474.0
1,273.2
South .................................
54,562.1
55,283.4
55,357.6
55,139.7
2,536.9
South Atlantic ...................
East South Central ...........
West South Central ..........
29,305.6
8,539.2
16,717.2
29,638.1
8,564.0
17,081.2
29,672.7
8,573.0
17,111.9
29,530.8
8,566.3
17,042.6
1,369.3
449.3
718.3
Midwest .............................
34,853.2
34,812.9
34,808.7
34,705.6
East North Central ............
West North Central ...........
23,968.4
10,884.8
23,847.5
10,965.4
23,837.4
10,971.2
Jan.
2009
West ...................................
35,593.7
36,324.1
36,409.2
36,278.3
1,858.3
2,619.6
2,710.6
3,150.7
5.2
7.2
7.4
8.7
Mountain ...........................
Pacific ...............................
11,015.2
24,578.5
11,238.1
25,086.0
11,257.9
25,151.3
11,201.3
25,076.9
459.9
1,398.4
639.0
1,980.6
653.5
2,057.1
739.6
2,411.1
4.2
5.7
5.7
7.9
5.8
8.2
6.6
9.6
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. Data
have been revised back to January 2004 to incorporate updated
population controls, reestimation of models, adjustment to new division
and national control totals, and revised seasonal adjustment.
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
December
January
December
2007
2008
Percent of labor force
January
2008
2009
December
2007
2008
January
2008
2009
2007
2008
2008
2009
Northeast ...........................
28,038.8
28,255.5
28,010.5
28,165.6
1,251.0
1,874.6
1,488.5
2,204.4
4.5
6.6
5.3
7.8
New England ....................
Middle Atlantic ..................
7,621.8
20,417.0
7,644.2
20,611.3
7,610.9
20,399.6
7,635.1
20,530.5
333.1
917.9
499.8
1,374.7
404.2
1,084.3
619.3
1,585.1
4.4
4.5
6.5
6.7
5.3
5.3
8.1
7.7
South .................................
54,503.1
54,975.0
54,357.0
54,740.7
2,440.9
3,724.2
2,676.3
4,388.5
4.5
6.8
4.9
8.0
South Atlantic ...................
East South Central ...........
West South Central ..........
29,227.0
8,573.3
16,702.8
29,438.9
8,549.9
16,986.1
29,199.8
8,493.7
16,663.5
29,311.2
8,498.9
16,930.6
1,304.6
438.9
697.5
2,150.3
624.1
949.8
1,420.6
483.8
771.9
2,509.0
768.5
1,111.0
4.5
5.1
4.2
7.3
7.3
5.6
4.9
5.7
4.6
8.6
9.0
6.6
Midwest .............................
34,830.5
34,549.7
34,644.8
34,404.2
1,822.5
2,521.0
2,044.7
3,081.1
5.2
7.3
5.9
9.0
East North Central ............
West North Central ...........
23,973.2
10,857.3
23,688.5
10,861.2
23,824.5
10,820.3
23,559.6
10,844.6
1,345.3
477.3
1,891.4
629.6
1,505.3
539.5
2,290.7
790.4
5.6
4.4
8.0
5.8
6.3
5.0
9.7
7.3
West ...................................
35,593.7
36,244.2
35,566.0
36,134.9
1,821.1
2,855.2
1,998.0
3,335.0
5.1
7.9
5.6
9.2
Mountain ...........................
Pacific ...............................
11,004.8
24,588.9
11,186.8
25,057.4
10,997.4
24,568.7
11,146.2
24,988.7
449.6
1,371.5
684.4
2,170.8
499.5
1,498.5
789.8
2,545.2
4.1
5.6
6.1
8.7
4.5
6.1
7.1
10.2
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. Data have been revised back to
January 2004 to incorporate updated population controls, reestimation of
models, and adjustment to new division and national control totals.
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
State and area
Number
Percent of labor force
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Alabama ...................................................
Alaska .......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas ...................................................
California ..................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ...
Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut ...............................................
Delaware ..................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida .......................................................
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 ..............
2,168.7
354.3
3,081.4
1,365.0
18,213.9
4,943.3
2,715.6
1,862.3
441.3
330.6
9,154.7
1,205.6
2,160.0
359.1
3,172.4
1,374.9
18,536.7
4,992.0
2,741.5
1,888.4
445.2
332.6
9,316.0
1,218.8
2,160.2
359.3
3,179.3
1,373.5
18,557.2
4,974.6
2,751.3
1,894.2
445.5
332.8
9,342.6
1,221.4
2,147.4
359.2
3,157.2
1,370.0
18,531.1
4,975.8
2,737.2
1,889.1
439.9
332.3
9,256.0
1,201.8
85.4
22.6
135.6
66.1
1,109.0
298.1
118.1
93.2
17.1
19.6
456.9
60.5
134.0
24.6
201.5
76.1
1,538.4
441.9
148.4
119.1
25.0
26.6
674.9
76.5
141.2
24.6
209.4
77.7
1,605.8
456.2
159.9
124.8
25.6
27.4
708.9
78.6
167.8
28.4
220.7
88.0
1,863.2
521.2
181.0
137.6
29.6
30.8
800.5
84.6
3.9
6.4
4.4
4.8
6.1
6.0
4.3
5.0
3.9
5.9
5.0
5.0
6.2
6.8
6.4
5.5
8.3
8.9
5.4
6.3
5.6
8.0
7.2
6.3
6.5
6.8
6.6
5.7
8.7
9.2
5.8
6.6
5.7
8.2
7.6
6.4
7.8
7.9
7.0
6.4
10.1
10.5
6.6
7.3
6.7
9.3
8.6
7.0
Georgia .....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho .........................................................
Illinois ........................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ...................
Indiana ......................................................
Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas ......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine ........................................................
4,827.6
649.5
750.8
6,740.6
4,160.2
3,222.7
1,674.6
1,486.3
2,028.2
2,048.2
704.8
4,868.3
657.2
759.4
6,652.8
4,101.3
3,237.0
1,677.6
1,507.1
2,055.6
2,105.2
709.1
4,880.6
657.6
759.2
6,658.3
4,105.1
3,247.6
1,676.5
1,511.9
2,062.2
2,110.8
710.6
4,819.6
648.7
752.7
6,601.4
4,068.2
3,251.1
1,672.7
1,508.2
2,068.5
2,090.6
710.9
253.4
19.7
28.1
390.6
232.6
154.7
64.9
57.9
110.5
77.1
33.9
348.0
31.9
44.3
462.2
265.5
226.4
72.8
72.3
147.8
112.5
43.6
365.9
33.4
46.0
480.5
271.7
254.4
73.7
76.1
156.8
116.4
46.3
412.8
39.6
49.3
518.6
309.6
300.7
80.6
87.4
180.4
107.1
55.5
5.2
3.0
3.7
5.8
5.6
4.8
3.9
3.9
5.5
3.8
4.8
7.1
4.9
5.8
6.9
6.5
7.0
4.3
4.8
7.2
5.3
6.2
7.5
5.1
6.1
7.2
6.6
7.8
4.4
5.0
7.6
5.5
6.5
8.6
6.1
6.6
7.9
7.6
9.2
4.8
5.8
8.7
5.1
7.8
Maryland ...................................................
Massachusetts ..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 .......................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................
Missouri ....................................................
Montana ....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................
2,988.2
3,416.9
4,981.6
2,123.9
2,913.1
1,310.1
3,017.9
504.9
991.9
1,346.6
738.8
3,006.5
3,429.6
4,900.2
2,096.0
2,947.3
1,317.3
3,014.0
507.0
999.1
1,399.7
738.5
3,012.8
3,432.6
4,884.7
2,096.5
2,950.9
1,321.4
3,017.5
507.3
1,001.4
1,406.8
738.9
2,979.8
3,426.5
4,864.4
2,071.3
2,941.3
1,321.6
3,008.5
503.9
990.7
1,403.2
739.8
107.6
156.1
363.0
167.5
140.1
78.5
165.0
19.8
29.6
71.7
26.2
153.5
208.3
470.7
201.3
181.0
98.0
204.9
25.1
36.5
112.4
30.2
161.6
219.7
496.2
207.5
194.6
103.6
213.0
25.6
39.1
118.1
31.4
185.3
252.4
565.0
245.6
222.2
114.4
241.3
28.2
42.8
132.4
38.1
3.6
4.6
7.3
7.9
4.8
6.0
5.5
3.9
3.0
5.3
3.5
5.1
6.1
9.6
9.6
6.1
7.4
6.8
4.9
3.6
8.0
4.1
5.4
6.4
10.2
9.9
6.6
7.8
7.1
5.0
3.9
8.4
4.3
6.2
7.4
11.6
11.9
7.6
8.7
8.0
5.6
4.3
9.4
5.1
New Jersey ...............................................
New Mexico ..............................................
New York ..................................................
New York City ......................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................
Ohio ..........................................................
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 ....................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon ......................................................
Pennsylvania ............................................
Rhode Island ............................................
4,478.7
953.2
9,620.8
3,915.2
4,516.9
367.6
5,964.6
1,087.6
1,733.3
1,939.5
6,346.0
568.7
4,510.4
964.9
9,731.7
3,989.3
4,572.2
371.5
5,968.9
1,075.9
1,764.0
1,977.3
6,432.9
567.0
4,520.8
964.9
9,733.7
3,999.1
4,577.3
372.1
5,979.3
1,075.1
1,767.8
1,982.3
6,441.5
565.3
4,503.6
957.9
9,688.9
3,957.2
4,552.1
371.5
5,958.3
1,063.1
1,759.8
1,991.7
6,445.8
562.7
206.4
35.2
453.8
188.5
227.7
11.2
342.9
68.3
57.3
102.9
294.9
35.8
285.5
44.1
609.6
265.4
343.8
12.1
424.4
71.4
77.6
153.8
393.0
51.6
305.7
45.1
637.9
280.1
369.7
12.3
445.1
71.3
80.6
164.2
412.0
53.2
329.9
49.0
675.2
274.1
443.1
15.6
524.0
73.9
87.7
198.2
450.3
57.8
4.6
3.7
4.7
4.8
5.0
3.0
5.7
6.3
3.3
5.3
4.6
6.3
6.3
4.6
6.3
6.7
7.5
3.2
7.1
6.6
4.4
7.8
6.1
9.1
6.8
4.7
6.6
7.0
8.1
3.3
7.4
6.6
4.6
8.3
6.4
9.4
7.3
5.1
7.0
6.9
9.7
4.2
8.8
6.9
5.0
9.9
7.0
10.3
South Carolina ..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................
Vermont ....................................................
Virginia ......................................................
Washington ...............................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 ....................
West Virginia ............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming ...................................................
2,128.0
443.1
3,030.4
11,568.8
1,373.8
354.6
4,089.8
3,437.9
1,450.0
808.3
3,083.2
290.1
2,180.4
446.4
3,047.1
11,823.4
1,393.9
356.5
4,163.8
3,515.3
1,469.9
804.3
3,096.8
294.3
2,193.2
446.7
3,046.1
11,856.7
1,400.1
356.7
4,183.3
3,525.5
1,471.5
805.5
3,110.6
294.9
2,188.4
445.3
3,035.2
11,816.9
1,391.0
357.2
4,146.2
3,526.8
1,462.5
799.1
3,099.5
293.1
121.5
12.0
160.5
511.9
43.4
15.2
137.2
156.4
57.6
33.1
136.6
7.9
178.9
15.2
219.7
638.9
52.6
19.0
192.3
213.8
71.7
34.6
166.9
9.3
193.1
16.4
231.3
658.7
57.3
21.0
207.3
230.1
72.5
35.9
182.9
9.5
228.0
19.7
261.8
756.1
64.3
24.2
246.9
275.0
99.0
42.2
215.4
10.8
5.7
2.7
5.3
4.4
3.2
4.3
3.4
4.6
4.0
4.1
4.4
2.7
8.2
3.4
7.2
5.4
3.8
5.3
4.6
6.1
4.9
4.3
5.4
3.1
8.8
3.7
7.6
5.6
4.1
5.9
5.0
6.5
4.9
4.5
5.9
3.2
10.4
4.4
8.6
6.4
4.6
6.8
6.0
7.8
6.8
5.3
6.9
3.7
Puerto Rico ...............................................
1,365.5
1,374.0
1,377.1
1,353.2
146.4
173.2
185.9
175.8
10.7
12.6
13.5
13.0
1
2
Metropolitan division.
Metropolitan statistical area.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from
a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area
definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 09-01,
dated November 20, 2008, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/
lau/lausmsa.htm. Data have been revised back to January 2004 to incorporate
updated population controls, reestimation of models, adjustment to new division
and national control totals, and revised seasonal adjustment. Estimates for the
latest month are subject to revisions the following month.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
State and area
Number
December
January
December
Percent of labor force
January
December
January
2007
2008
2008
2009p
2007
2008
2008
2009p
2007
2008
2008
2009p
Alabama ...................................................
Alaska .......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas ...................................................
California ..................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ...
Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut ...............................................
Delaware ..................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida .......................................................
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 ..............
2,179.8
351.6
3,083.8
1,356.1
18,223.2
4,977.2
2,709.6
1,851.5
442.2
328.1
9,141.6
1,209.5
2,153.9
356.3
3,163.5
1,356.2
18,551.1
4,989.3
2,732.2
1,877.1
442.1
328.8
9,248.5
1,215.1
2,162.4
351.5
3,084.5
1,346.1
18,199.9
4,937.2
2,707.5
1,848.7
441.8
328.9
9,116.0
1,208.2
2,133.2
356.2
3,150.7
1,347.4
18,486.8
4,960.3
2,721.5
1,871.9
438.9
329.0
9,180.8
1,196.7
83.0
23.4
131.9
66.8
1,066.9
274.3
115.0
84.2
15.8
18.4
425.8
60.1
139.4
27.1
211.6
81.4
1,689.0
473.8
165.0
123.1
25.9
29.1
725.9
85.4
94.0
25.3
139.6
75.4
1,161.7
304.9
128.2
100.6
18.8
21.0
452.6
57.2
175.8
32.3
227.8
98.5
1,954.9
537.0
194.6
147.5
32.1
31.9
808.2
81.2
3.8
6.7
4.3
4.9
5.9
5.5
4.2
4.5
3.6
5.6
4.7
5.0
6.5
7.6
6.7
6.0
9.1
9.5
6.0
6.6
5.9
8.9
7.8
7.0
4.3
7.2
4.5
5.6
6.4
6.2
4.7
5.4
4.2
6.4
5.0
4.7
8.2
9.1
7.2
7.3
10.6
10.8
7.2
7.9
7.3
9.7
8.8
6.8
Georgia .....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho .........................................................
Illinois ........................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ...................
Indiana ......................................................
Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas ......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine ........................................................
4,844.7
647.9
750.5
6,726.2
4,147.7
3,201.8
1,673.2
1,487.5
2,034.3
2,041.3
699.2
4,858.4
654.6
753.1
6,604.2
4,063.6
3,209.9
1,664.1
1,497.7
2,050.1
2,086.8
702.9
4,836.1
652.0
747.5
6,708.2
4,155.5
3,198.7
1,664.4
1,482.9
2,014.2
2,026.9
696.3
4,807.3
648.5
747.6
6,554.2
4,053.7
3,219.7
1,659.8
1,501.9
2,047.9
2,062.0
701.0
240.6
17.8
28.6
366.5
214.9
144.1
70.2
58.6
112.5
74.2
33.5
378.5
33.1
48.8
486.2
281.9
260.3
79.5
73.0
155.0
116.2
48.8
257.5
18.8
35.8
419.4
242.0
168.5
77.5
63.6
125.3
88.4
38.7
424.0
39.5
58.2
560.1
330.7
319.8
96.2
95.8
193.8
118.4
61.5
5.0
2.8
3.8
5.4
5.2
4.5
4.2
3.9
5.5
3.6
4.8
7.8
5.1
6.5
7.4
6.9
8.1
4.8
4.9
7.6
5.6
6.9
5.3
2.9
4.8
6.3
5.8
5.3
4.7
4.3
6.2
4.4
5.6
8.8
6.1
7.8
8.5
8.2
9.9
5.8
6.4
9.5
5.7
8.8
Maryland ...................................................
Massachusetts ..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Detroit-Warren-Livonia 2 .......................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................
Missouri ....................................................
Montana ....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................
2,976.8
3,410.4
4,997.4
2,138.2
2,906.6
1,318.4
3,007.8
500.7
981.8
1,342.6
735.5
2,969.9
3,412.3
4,862.6
2,073.7
2,923.4
1,316.7
2,984.6
499.2
988.5
1,396.5
731.9
2,980.5
3,404.6
4,942.0
2,110.8
2,895.2
1,303.2
2,998.2
500.8
984.8
1,351.1
737.7
2,960.9
3,407.7
4,818.1
2,056.8
2,917.7
1,310.6
2,985.3
498.6
980.8
1,405.2
736.9
101.1
145.4
362.6
162.2
142.5
80.7
156.8
20.9
25.2
71.4
24.1
163.0
221.3
509.4
220.6
199.2
101.2
210.1
27.5
38.3
121.3
31.3
116.0
175.7
388.9
172.9
160.6
85.2
175.3
24.3
35.0
79.8
29.2
198.4
276.9
603.0
268.4
248.8
120.5
259.3
33.6
49.6
143.6
41.9
3.4
4.3
7.3
7.6
4.9
6.1
5.2
4.2
2.6
5.3
3.3
5.5
6.5
10.5
10.6
6.8
7.7
7.0
5.5
3.9
8.7
4.3
3.9
5.2
7.9
8.2
5.5
6.5
5.8
4.9
3.6
5.9
4.0
6.7
8.1
12.5
13.0
8.5
9.2
8.7
6.7
5.1
10.2
5.7
New Jersey ...............................................
New Mexico ..............................................
New York ..................................................
New York City ......................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................
Ohio ..........................................................
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 2 ....................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon ......................................................
Pennsylvania ............................................
Rhode Island ............................................
4,476.0
956.0
9,607.6
3,914.4
4,505.2
362.0
5,968.4
1,079.6
1,735.6
1,931.3
6,333.4
571.6
4,505.6
959.9
9,687.9
3,985.8
4,518.5
363.4
5,931.6
1,054.0
1,754.5
1,973.9
6,417.8
565.0
4,466.3
945.7
9,612.1
3,925.3
4,501.2
360.2
5,910.1
1,073.2
1,725.1
1,928.4
6,321.2
570.7
4,476.8
947.3
9,650.6
3,953.9
4,517.8
363.2
5,893.9
1,047.4
1,746.0
1,977.9
6,403.1
562.7
192.2
32.7
445.7
186.6
219.5
11.4
342.8
65.0
61.8
101.5
280.0
32.6
306.6
43.4
655.7
286.4
380.6
12.3
455.5
74.7
84.4
173.1
412.5
54.2
231.4
34.8
513.6
206.1
240.7
13.7
377.7
71.0
65.8
115.0
339.3
42.3
354.5
49.3
735.0
290.6
464.0
18.5
573.6
80.0
97.1
214.8
495.5
64.4
4.3
3.4
4.6
4.8
4.9
3.1
5.7
6.0
3.6
5.3
4.4
5.7
6.8
4.5
6.8
7.2
8.4
3.4
7.7
7.1
4.8
8.8
6.4
9.6
5.2
3.7
5.3
5.3
5.3
3.8
6.4
6.6
3.8
6.0
5.4
7.4
7.9
5.2
7.6
7.3
10.3
5.1
9.7
7.6
5.6
10.9
7.7
11.4
South Carolina ..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................
Vermont ....................................................
Virginia ......................................................
Washington ...............................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 ....................
West Virginia ............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming ...................................................
2,114.2
438.6
3,040.7
11,569.8
1,372.5
353.7
4,067.3
3,434.9
1,450.3
807.0
3,079.4
289.2
2,160.4
439.5
3,029.2
11,788.6
1,391.0
355.0
4,119.8
3,521.4
1,472.5
792.7
3,080.1
291.5
2,115.5
434.6
3,013.9
11,565.4
1,372.5
353.0
4,080.2
3,436.8
1,451.8
799.7
3,065.5
287.7
2,169.4
435.9
3,007.2
11,775.1
1,385.2
354.9
4,118.4
3,519.4
1,466.3
788.7
3,073.7
290.1
121.0
12.6
162.6
494.7
39.8
13.3
130.1
161.9
54.7
32.4
129.3
9.3
200.6
17.2
228.4
667.9
56.5
21.1
212.0
248.5
88.4
34.7
180.0
10.5
126.9
13.9
179.3
542.3
46.4
17.7
148.5
177.7
56.0
38.5
150.7
10.6
237.5
22.2
278.5
797.0
68.6
27.1
263.7
303.7
104.7
49.2
234.2
14.0
5.7
2.9
5.3
4.3
2.9
3.8
3.2
4.7
3.8
4.0
4.2
3.2
9.3
3.9
7.5
5.7
4.1
5.9
5.1
7.1
6.0
4.4
5.8
3.6
6.0
3.2
5.9
4.7
3.4
5.0
3.6
5.2
3.9
4.8
4.9
3.7
10.9
5.1
9.3
6.8
5.0
7.6
6.4
8.6
7.1
6.2
7.6
4.8
Puerto Rico ...............................................
1,359.0
1,370.7
1,361.0
1,345.1
142.9
179.6
146.7
174.7
10.5
13.1
10.8
13.0
1
Metropolitan division.
Metropolitan statistical area.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from
a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area
definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 09-01,
2
dated November 20, 2008, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/
lau/lausmsa.htm. Data have been revised back to January 2004 to incorporate
updated population controls, reestimation of models, and adjustment to new
division and national control totals. Estimates for the latest month are subject to
revisions the following month.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)
Total1
State
Construction
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Alabama ...............................
Alaska ...................................
Arizona .................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ..............................
2,008.7
320.3
2,673.2
1,206.9
15,142.1
1,970.7
324.6
2,558.1
1,199.0
14,811.8
1,953.5
324.3
2,534.1
1,192.9
14,727.4
1,939.1
323.1
2,506.9
1,188.6
14,648.1
112.2
17.4
207.8
56.1
843.2
103.8
17.1
168.7
56.6
734.4
103.7
17.2
162.9
56.2
722.6
98.4
17.3
157.0
56.3
712.4
(2)
13.1
179.2
185.9
1,451.7
(2)
14.2
172.9
177.9
1,400.8
(2)
14.0
170.5
176.9
1,384.8
(2)
13.0
168.7
173.2
1,370.4
Colorado ...............................
Connecticut ...........................
Delaware 3 ...........................
District of Columbia 3 ...........
Florida ..................................
2,354.9
1,708.6
437.0
698.6
7,913.4
2,332.9
1,683.2
423.8
705.2
7,608.4
2,320.6
1,673.9
421.9
704.7
7,576.1
2,310.3
1,670.3
421.7
710.5
7,557.7
165.9
68.6
26.9
13.1
563.8
154.9
61.0
23.9
12.6
475.3
152.8
58.5
23.7
12.5
465.0
149.4
57.0
23.7
12.6
463.1
147.5
189.0
(2)
(2)
386.2
141.0
185.1
(2)
(2)
360.8
139.9
185.0
(2)
(2)
357.7
138.9
182.8
(2)
(2)
355.4
Georgia ................................
Hawaii 3 ................................
Idaho ....................................
Illinois ....................................
Indiana ..................................
4,150.9
627.9
654.1
5,995.3
2,985.1
4,043.4
613.9
638.2
5,880.8
2,930.2
4,013.6
609.4
631.6
5,849.5
2,899.4
4,003.1
610.9
629.4
5,820.2
2,887.0
215.8
39.4
48.5
266.1
148.9
198.1
37.3
42.8
249.1
136.9
190.8
36.5
41.7
236.4
130.8
190.8
36.4
40.6
235.5
133.1
423.7
(2)
65.2
671.8
543.0
392.4
(2)
61.2
647.8
504.1
388.1
(2)
60.5
643.8
494.7
382.6
(2)
59.5
633.0
483.6
Iowa ......................................
Kansas ..................................
Kentucky ...............................
Louisiana ..............................
Maine ....................................
1,526.7
1,392.2
1,868.8
1,931.5
620.6
1,518.5
1,389.7
1,838.1
1,948.4
607.1
1,508.9
1,389.6
1,823.8
1,948.6
604.8
1,509.2
1,385.1
1,813.2
1,936.3
606.4
72.5
64.7
85.3
132.5
30.6
73.5
63.4
83.6
139.6
28.1
70.5
63.3
77.8
138.4
27.8
69.6
60.9
75.3
139.3
27.9
230.9
188.8
252.4
155.8
59.7
226.2
187.0
237.7
150.7
57.6
222.3
185.6
230.6
149.6
57.1
219.1
179.7
220.3
149.4
55.8
Maryland 3 ............................
Massachusetts ......................
Michigan ...............................
Minnesota .............................
Mississippi ............................
2,613.4
3,297.9
4,241.1
2,774.3
1,158.3
2,572.6
3,256.3
4,090.7
2,733.4
1,134.8
2,568.4
3,230.2
4,038.1
2,722.3
1,127.2
2,574.4
3,225.3
3,977.3
2,701.6
1,125.3
187.3
136.5
164.1
116.1
61.2
171.2
126.7
146.8
100.8
58.4
170.9
122.6
143.0
99.6
58.1
169.6
120.4
146.4
98.0
58.5
130.9
290.9
604.6
339.4
165.7
125.7
282.0
555.8
330.4
154.7
125.6
281.1
543.6
327.5
153.2
125.7
279.3
490.7
317.9
151.1
Missouri ...............................
Montana ................................
Nebraska 3 ...........................
Nevada .................................
New Hampshire ....................
2,803.6
447.7
966.2
1,288.7
649.8
2,779.9
443.9
963.4
1,241.7
643.1
2,770.9
444.7
963.7
1,235.6
638.8
2,759.4
445.8
959.2
1,223.6
642.9
145.2
31.4
50.3
125.6
26.8
140.7
28.3
49.5
109.3
24.1
139.0
28.5
49.6
107.3
23.1
133.2
27.1
49.4
102.6
23.1
295.5
20.4
102.5
49.7
77.3
281.5
19.3
100.4
47.1
73.1
278.2
19.3
99.7
46.6
72.3
274.1
19.3
98.0
46.0
71.9
New Jersey ...........................
New Mexico ..........................
New York ..............................
North Carolina ......................
North Dakota ........................
4,091.0
847.0
8,799.6
4,167.7
363.9
4,014.6
845.2
8,757.9
4,074.2
368.4
4,000.5
843.1
8,713.5
4,048.2
368.7
3,991.6
840.4
8,695.0
4,010.2
366.9
170.5
59.3
362.7
249.5
20.0
158.7
54.9
355.2
226.1
20.8
156.6
54.5
346.6
220.4
20.7
153.7
54.6
345.1
210.1
20.6
305.7
35.9
544.0
529.8
26.5
290.1
34.6
523.6
495.8
26.4
286.2
34.4
521.1
491.1
26.1
281.3
34.3
509.1
479.6
24.2
Ohio ......................................
Oklahoma .............................
Oregon .................................
Pennsylvania ........................
Rhode Island ........................
5,426.8
1,589.9
1,737.8
5,817.9
488.6
5,303.0
1,599.8
1,700.0
5,772.4
474.4
5,271.8
1,595.6
1,689.6
5,749.2
471.2
5,212.2
1,595.9
1,675.0
5,745.7
469.6
221.3
74.1
100.8
261.8
21.3
199.3
76.2
88.6
248.0
19.6
192.4
76.6
88.0
249.7
18.9
189.3
76.3
85.9
246.9
18.6
760.2
152.2
201.7
655.2
49.7
719.1
149.0
189.3
632.2
46.6
703.7
148.1
186.4
621.5
45.8
669.6
144.3
182.0
616.4
45.6
South Carolina ......................
South Dakota3 ......................
Tennessee3 ..........................
Texas ....................................
Utah ......................................
1,949.0
410.8
2,805.4
10,560.8
1,260.0
1,896.3
411.9
2,744.7
10,647.5
1,251.9
1,884.1
411.4
2,726.1
10,631.3
1,246.7
1,873.4
410.0
2,713.1
10,580.7
1,239.3
118.9
23.7
138.4
670.5
98.0
110.4
23.2
130.8
664.6
87.2
108.6
22.7
123.9
655.8
84.6
108.5
22.4
119.2
650.6
82.4
248.5
42.5
371.3
933.3
129.2
236.7
42.4
349.5
913.0
124.0
234.4
42.2
344.0
909.6
122.5
229.1
40.7
336.1
896.6
120.2
Vermont ................................
Virginia ..................................
Washington ...........................
West Virginia ........................
Wisconsin .............................
Wyoming ...............................
308.6
3,771.5
2,969.8
761.6
2,891.8
294.6
302.7
3,719.9
2,939.5
759.2
2,851.6
301.9
297.8
3,711.2
2,923.7
757.4
2,832.8
303.1
297.8
3,709.3
2,919.4
755.4
2,819.8
301.6
16.2
232.3
208.8
38.6
122.7
28.3
14.2
211.7
193.6
38.0
114.2
28.7
13.7
210.0
191.7
37.9
112.3
28.6
13.0
205.8
190.7
37.7
111.1
27.9
35.5
270.9
296.5
57.8
500.3
10.1
34.1
258.2
287.4
55.1
483.3
9.9
32.7
257.3
284.7
54.8
479.5
9.8
32.5
254.3
280.2
54.3
470.2
9.7
See footnotes at end of table.
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Manufacturing
Jan.
2009p
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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
State
Financial activities
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Alabama ...............................
Alaska ...................................
Arizona .................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ..............................
394.3
65.0
527.9
249.9
2,904.9
387.0
65.2
498.5
242.0
2,791.6
381.7
65.6
493.6
239.3
2,767.0
382.5
65.2
486.0
240.0
2,759.9
99.7
15.0
178.4
53.0
873.5
99.4
14.9
173.9
51.9
831.7
99.9
14.9
172.9
51.4
829.2
100.2
14.7
172.1
50.3
825.3
223.4
25.8
402.4
117.2
2,267.0
214.3
25.7
369.9
117.0
2,222.2
213.7
25.7
364.5
115.6
2,212.3
206.8
26.1
356.4
116.0
2,190.4
Colorado ...............................
Connecticut ...........................
Delaware 3 ...........................
District of Columbia 3 ...........
Florida ..................................
433.1
314.1
82.8
27.6
1,616.5
423.9
305.3
77.4
27.7
1,543.5
420.7
300.3
77.4
27.5
1,518.7
421.3
300.9
77.5
27.2
1,530.1
158.0
143.5
45.4
28.7
538.1
153.2
141.6
45.2
28.2
519.4
152.7
141.4
45.0
28.1
519.0
151.8
140.9
45.1
27.7
519.1
352.7
209.5
60.8
153.1
1,170.7
343.3
200.8
55.2
152.7
1,116.8
339.3
199.0
54.8
151.6
1,120.4
334.9
198.5
53.7
153.0
1,086.2
Georgia ................................
Hawaii 3 ................................
Idaho ....................................
Illinois ....................................
Indiana ..................................
888.4
122.1
133.1
1,218.2
584.7
860.8
115.7
127.5
1,187.2
575.6
851.2
114.5
127.2
1,180.6
569.9
852.7
114.7
126.2
1,181.3
566.7
228.3
29.7
32.1
397.1
137.4
219.8
29.0
31.5
388.2
133.9
219.4
28.9
31.4
387.4
134.5
218.8
28.8
31.5
385.3
134.5
566.5
76.6
81.7
875.0
291.3
541.7
74.1
77.5
840.7
276.8
538.5
74.3
75.0
834.9
274.0
528.4
74.0
75.4
828.0
267.0
Iowa ......................................
Kansas ..................................
Kentucky ...............................
Louisiana ..............................
Maine ....................................
310.5
264.2
384.9
385.5
126.8
308.9
262.0
378.7
380.1
121.3
308.0
262.6
376.3
381.1
119.9
312.0
262.6
373.3
378.9
122.1
103.2
73.6
92.1
95.2
32.7
102.9
72.4
92.1
96.1
32.1
103.2
72.5
92.1
95.7
32.0
103.4
71.9
92.4
94.1
31.9
123.1
147.6
186.1
203.5
56.1
117.6
147.7
179.8
207.3
55.2
113.5
147.4
179.5
206.9
55.0
114.1
147.2
183.0
202.8
55.5
Maryland 3 ............................
Massachusetts ......................
Michigan ...............................
Minnesota .............................
Mississippi ............................
473.1
573.6
783.9
528.5
227.2
456.4
561.4
754.0
516.0
221.3
452.6
555.0
742.6
512.9
220.3
450.9
557.0
735.4
513.2
219.2
155.1
222.2
208.7
178.1
(2)
149.6
213.2
200.9
176.8
(2)
148.4
211.4
199.1
176.6
(2)
147.6
210.2
196.6
177.4
(2)
400.7
489.7
576.4
330.7
95.5
398.2
480.7
539.7
319.6
93.2
400.1
471.7
525.4
315.8
90.2
406.4
468.1
516.4
309.9
90.6
Missouri ...............................
Montana ................................
Nebraska 3 ...........................
Nevada .................................
New Hampshire ....................
547.6
93.4
205.9
234.9
141.5
536.0
91.7
204.6
229.6
139.4
535.4
91.6
204.8
229.4
139.0
536.1
90.4
201.9
227.7
142.5
167.0
22.0
69.0
62.9
38.3
163.8
21.7
69.1
59.9
37.6
162.3
21.6
69.2
59.5
37.7
164.2
21.6
69.2
59.1
38.3
341.5
40.9
106.2
157.1
67.1
341.9
39.5
104.6
148.8
68.0
342.2
39.8
105.2
146.7
65.9
341.8
39.5
104.3
145.7
66.4
New Jersey ...........................
New Mexico ..........................
New York ..............................
North Carolina ......................
North Dakota ........................
874.5
146.6
1,534.2
780.3
77.6
848.6
143.6
1,511.2
749.2
78.6
844.0
143.1
1,493.6
743.9
78.7
852.5
142.1
1,489.3
742.5
78.9
274.5
34.8
730.6
212.7
20.0
260.1
34.4
712.9
208.7
20.4
260.8
34.3
710.9
208.3
20.4
256.0
34.2
703.5
209.5
20.5
624.7
108.0
1,156.1
506.6
30.2
603.7
107.3
1,144.1
485.5
29.9
599.3
106.8
1,137.3
477.7
29.9
592.6
107.1
1,137.8
478.2
30.0
Ohio ......................................
Oklahoma .............................
Oregon .................................
Pennsylvania ........................
Rhode Island ........................
1,049.5
289.0
341.4
1,135.8
78.9
1,016.4
288.4
328.3
1,111.2
75.3
1,011.6
287.6
324.5
1,104.4
74.4
1,009.6
290.0
320.0
1,108.5
74.3
294.4
83.2
104.2
330.9
33.9
289.7
82.5
99.6
329.7
33.3
289.2
82.4
99.9
328.2
32.8
282.4
83.0
100.2
326.9
32.7
677.0
185.7
198.3
712.5
55.8
647.9
185.5
191.9
704.3
53.2
642.3
185.3
190.6
700.3
52.7
637.9
185.1
188.4
698.5
52.4
South Carolina ......................
South Dakota3 ......................
Tennessee3 ..........................
Texas ....................................
Utah ......................................
379.6
82.3
610.6
2,142.4
248.6
365.8
82.5
585.9
2,152.5
247.7
362.9
82.6
587.0
2,143.5
246.5
360.6
82.9
585.7
2,116.9
245.7
106.4
31.1
145.8
647.5
74.7
105.1
31.3
144.4
651.3
72.9
105.6
31.4
143.0
651.6
72.5
105.6
31.5
139.3
650.3
72.8
224.0
28.1
326.1
1,334.8
163.5
213.6
26.8
315.9
1,343.2
163.3
209.7
26.7
312.8
1,339.2
163.3
210.2
27.1
314.2
1,337.0
161.9
Vermont ................................
Virginia ..................................
Washington ...........................
West Virginia ........................
Wisconsin .............................
Wyoming ...............................
59.4
667.0
559.6
143.1
546.2
56.0
57.8
646.9
541.4
140.1
531.4
56.6
55.9
642.5
539.0
139.9
528.5
57.1
56.5
648.7
537.8
140.1
530.4
56.8
12.9
191.2
155.0
30.1
164.1
11.5
12.8
187.8
149.6
29.4
161.6
11.7
12.7
187.7
148.7
29.5
161.5
11.8
12.6
189.0
149.3
29.1
162.8
11.6
22.7
654.6
350.2
61.1
283.9
18.5
22.5
651.8
344.7
60.0
275.5
18.6
21.7
649.9
344.2
60.0
269.0
18.8
21.4
650.0
345.2
59.6
266.1
18.5
See footnotes at end of table.
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Professional and business services
Jan.
2009p
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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
State
Leisure and hospitality
Government
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Jan.
2008
Nov.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Alabama ...............................
Alaska ...................................
Arizona .................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ..............................
209.8
37.2
312.7
157.5
1,706.0
213.6
37.9
322.2
159.9
1,738.6
211.5
37.7
321.7
160.0
1,741.7
213.5
37.7
319.1
160.5
1,745.6
173.6
32.2
275.5
100.5
1,578.7
174.9
31.8
261.7
102.6
1,553.3
171.8
31.8
260.8
102.5
1,545.0
173.9
32.1
260.5
102.9
1,547.2
380.6
81.6
432.7
212.1
2,513.5
383.2
83.4
435.9
216.4
2,516.9
383.6
83.0
434.9
216.3
2,515.2
381.7
82.4
437.4
215.4
2,516.3
Colorado ...............................
Connecticut ...........................
Delaware 3 ...........................
District of Columbia 3 ...........
Florida ..................................
246.1
292.6
59.4
99.3
1,039.8
254.2
298.9
61.2
102.9
1,057.7
254.7
299.1
61.4
103.9
1,060.2
254.2
299.5
61.5
107.0
1,063.3
273.4
136.5
41.5
56.8
957.0
271.9
138.4
40.7
58.7
918.6
270.8
138.5
40.1
59.2
920.0
269.4
139.3
39.4
60.7
919.4
379.5
252.3
61.3
233.0
1,129.7
388.7
252.0
62.4
234.5
1,125.8
388.3
251.8
62.4
234.5
1,124.2
388.6
251.3
62.9
235.7
1,133.8
Georgia ................................
Hawaii 3 ................................
Idaho ....................................
Illinois ....................................
Indiana ..................................
461.0
73.7
76.4
790.7
401.7
471.3
74.2
77.4
803.8
416.3
472.7
74.2
77.5
805.1
418.4
473.1
74.6
77.6
803.4
418.8
397.1
109.8
63.5
534.2
283.8
390.1
104.2
63.4
521.4
288.5
386.6
104.1
61.2
520.7
283.4
388.7
104.1
60.2
517.1
285.5
688.5
123.7
118.0
853.7
435.0
693.2
130.5
121.1
855.5
440.9
693.3
125.6
121.4
854.9
438.9
695.6
127.0
122.3
854.8
444.1
Iowa ......................................
Kansas ..................................
Kentucky ...............................
Louisiana ..............................
Maine ....................................
205.8
174.5
242.4
251.9
116.7
208.3
177.5
246.2
259.4
118.0
209.1
177.7
245.8
260.1
118.3
209.7
177.2
246.4
257.2
119.0
136.1
116.6
172.8
196.4
60.2
133.7
115.3
172.2
195.9
59.0
135.1
115.5
173.8
198.0
58.4
135.2
117.0
173.5
198.4
58.5
251.2
259.7
324.9
361.1
104.4
254.3
263.5
319.2
366.7
103.0
254.3
263.9
320.3
366.9
103.5
253.4
267.2
321.0
365.4
103.1
Maryland 3 ............................
Massachusetts ......................
Michigan ...............................
Minnesota .............................
Mississippi ............................
378.0
633.1
604.0
435.9
128.2
385.6
643.3
611.6
448.3
128.9
387.3
643.3
612.4
451.2
128.3
388.9
644.9
612.9
452.6
128.7
235.6
306.7
403.0
247.8
126.7
230.2
302.1
394.1
241.4
122.2
229.0
299.0
390.6
240.3
121.8
231.7
301.3
389.2
239.8
122.9
483.6
434.9
648.8
416.1
246.6
488.6
439.4
644.1
420.0
250.8
488.2
439.8
641.2
418.7
250.5
484.4
439.0
648.0
414.8
250.3
Missouri ...............................
Montana ................................
Nebraska 3 ...........................
Nevada .................................
New Hampshire ....................
389.1
60.0
131.5
93.9
103.9
397.6
61.8
133.9
96.2
107.5
398.0
61.7
133.7
96.1
107.2
397.2
62.9
133.3
96.8
106.2
283.1
59.1
82.7
340.4
64.3
279.4
59.1
83.4
324.4
62.3
277.1
60.6
83.4
324.1
62.5
276.4
60.6
81.8
319.6
63.5
442.4
87.3
163.8
159.6
94.4
449.2
88.5
164.7
162.5
95.9
449.1
88.8
165.0
162.1
96.5
447.8
91.9
168.0
162.1
96.4
New Jersey ...........................
New Mexico ..........................
New York ..............................
North Carolina ......................
North Dakota ........................
586.9
112.7
1,617.2
532.6
51.5
599.9
116.6
1,644.9
541.4
52.4
600.3
117.2
1,645.2
541.3
52.5
602.6
116.7
1,649.8
535.5
52.4
343.8
87.7
713.5
400.6
33.6
346.0
86.6
713.7
393.7
33.5
345.7
86.9
712.2
394.1
33.8
344.1
87.2
718.9
389.9
33.9
649.8
196.6
1,504.6
696.7
76.0
653.1
199.5
1,511.9
719.0
76.1
652.4
199.0
1,510.6
717.4
76.3
652.8
198.6
1,506.7
714.9
76.4
Ohio ......................................
Oklahoma .............................
Oregon .................................
Pennsylvania ........................
Rhode Island ........................
808.6
196.9
216.0
1,087.5
99.4
825.3
198.4
223.2
1,111.6
100.1
825.8
197.9
223.7
1,112.3
100.5
824.9
199.0
225.8
1,116.2
100.0
498.5
143.1
174.4
503.7
51.7
497.0
145.7
172.5
502.5
50.4
500.2
145.8
171.1
501.8
50.5
499.6
147.6
169.2
502.3
50.4
797.7
323.7
294.9
746.1
64.1
793.6
328.2
301.5
753.4
62.5
792.1
328.5
300.8
752.7
62.6
787.4
328.3
299.7
753.0
62.6
South Carolina ......................
South Dakota3 ......................
Tennessee3 ..........................
Texas ....................................
Utah ......................................
204.9
61.5
354.2
1,270.5
144.2
209.0
62.9
363.3
1,316.5
148.2
208.7
63.2
363.5
1,317.4
148.6
208.6
63.1
364.5
1,320.6
149.3
218.6
43.3
277.3
998.3
115.0
207.2
44.0
275.8
1,009.8
113.3
206.7
43.9
275.6
1,014.1
113.5
205.5
43.7
275.3
1,015.8
111.6
343.9
75.6
425.6
1,762.6
209.3
343.9
76.1
428.7
1,784.2
215.7
343.3
76.0
427.1
1,785.9
215.8
340.8
75.8
428.6
1,789.5
215.9
Vermont ................................
Virginia ..................................
Washington ...........................
West Virginia ........................
Wisconsin .............................
Wyoming ...............................
58.0
431.0
355.9
116.2
401.4
(2)
59.4
440.0
365.5
117.7
409.7
(2)
59.0
441.7
364.9
117.1
409.8
(2)
59.2
442.3
363.7
117.5
411.0
(2)
32.9
349.8
284.6
72.8
261.0
34.4
31.6
341.8
285.3
72.9
254.5
34.5
31.9
339.8
284.6
72.5
254.2
35.0
31.6
340.2
284.2
72.4
253.5
35.7
54.6
688.4
540.7
145.7
420.3
67.5
53.9
697.4
550.6
147.5
426.9
70.8
54.0
697.6
544.4
147.2
423.1
70.9
54.9
697.3
550.7
146.7
420.7
70.3
1 Includes mining and logging, 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 Mining and logging is combined with construction.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect
2008 benchmarks and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Seasonally adjusted data
from January 2004 are subject to revision. Estimates subsequent to the current
benchmark are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
available.
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
(In thousands)
Total
State
December
2007
2008
Mining and Logging
January
2008
2009p
Alabama ................... 2,026.7 1,962.3 1,986.0 1,921.6
Alaska .......................
304.9
309.2
299.1
304.1
Arizona ..................... 2,713.6 2,561.3 2,642.3 2,486.9
Arkansas ................... 1,214.2 1,196.4 1,190.8 1,171.1
California .................. 15,348.2 14,825.2 14,940.7 14,476.2
December
2007
2008
Construction
January
2008
December
2009p
2007
2008
Manufacturing
January
2008
December
2009p
January
2007
2008
2008
2009p
12.8
14.3
12.5
9.9
27.5
12.8
15.7
13.0
11.1
28.3
12.5
14.2
12.7
9.9
26.6
12.6
15.6
12.4
10.7
27.3
113.1
15.5
210.0
55.5
850.8
103.3
15.2
162.9
55.3
717.1
109.5
13.7
200.7
53.4
803.3
96.5
13.6
153.1
53.3
681.7
294.7
7.2
179.7
186.7
1,447.4
271.6
7.2
170.8
176.6
1,378.9
291.2
10.7
178.1
185.2
1,431.4
265.1
10.7
168.5
172.1
1,353.1
Colorado ...................
Connecticut ...............
Delaware .................
District of Columbia ..
Florida .......................
2,372.9
1,730.9
441.8
701.8
8,053.2
2,336.7
1,694.8
425.0
707.7
7,656.9
2,314.6
1,685.3
426.8
689.0
7,871.8
2,272.6
1,645.1
411.7
699.8
7,530.1
26.2
.7
(1)
(1)
6.7
29.5
.7
(1)
(1)
6.3
26.4
.7
(1)
(1)
6.6
29.5
.6
(1)
(1)
6.3
164.7
68.8
26.9
12.5
576.9
149.1
58.2
23.8
12.4
467.2
155.4
63.0
25.7
12.7
550.1
138.7
51.7
22.6
12.1
459.3
147.9
189.8
33.5
1.7
389.2
140.4
185.5
30.1
1.4
358.5
146.2
188.8
31.7
1.7
384.2
138.2
182.5
29.4
1.3
354.1
Georgia .....................
Hawaii ......................
Idaho ........................
Illinois ........................
Indiana ......................
4,181.1
637.0
658.3
6,036.5
3,015.7
4,034.8
617.3
631.7
5,885.4
2,920.9
4,110.7
619.9
633.3
5,869.4
2,925.3
3,961.2
604.4
610.2
5,693.0
2,832.2
11.4
(1)
4.4
9.7
6.8
10.0
(1)
3.7
10.2
6.9
10.8
(1)
4.1
9.3
6.4
9.9
(1)
3.6
9.8
6.6
216.6
39.9
48.9
263.8
149.1
189.2
36.6
40.9
233.0
128.3
211.1
38.9
43.3
236.3
135.5
185.4
35.8
36.2
207.4
120.0
426.0
15.3
65.2
674.0
545.1
386.6
14.7
60.4
644.4
493.9
421.9
15.0
64.2
667.5
537.3
379.5
14.4
58.6
629.1
479.0
Iowa ..........................
Kansas ......................
Kentucky ...................
Louisiana ..................
Maine ........................
1,538.9
1,402.1
1,887.4
1,953.5
625.2
1,521.3
1,400.7
1,835.9
1,958.5
610.0
1,496.1
1,366.0
1,839.1
1,910.6
599.7
1,477.3
1,362.1
1,784.8
1,923.1
584.2
2.1
9.4
22.2
52.9
2.8
2.1
10.1
25.1
56.2
2.6
1.7
9.4
22.2
53.9
2.8
1.6
9.9
25.0
55.2
2.6
71.4
64.4
85.8
132.8
30.3
68.7
61.4
77.5
138.8
27.1
63.1
59.9
79.1
129.3
27.6
60.1
56.9
70.2
138.3
24.8
231.2
188.7
253.8
158.3
60.4
221.7
185.8
231.0
150.1
57.8
229.1
187.8
252.6
153.8
58.7
217.0
179.2
220.4
148.0
54.9
Maryland ...................
Massachusetts ..........
Michigan ...................
Minnesota .................
Mississippi ................
2,637.5
3,322.3
4,293.5
2,789.1
1,164.3
2,586.6
3,254.2
4,068.9
2,725.9
1,131.3
2,560.1
3,226.2
4,146.4
2,719.1
1,147.3
2,519.9
3,154.2
3,882.3
2,644.6
1,116.6
(1)
1.5
7.4
6.0
9.6
(1)
1.2
7.7
5.8
9.4
(1)
1.2
7.1
5.9
9.4
(1)
1.1
7.0
5.6
9.3
187.0
135.9
159.6
111.3
61.2
170.7
122.0
139.8
94.5
57.8
180.4
123.4
142.8
100.3
59.7
162.5
109.1
123.6
81.7
57.2
131.5
292.7
614.6
339.2
167.0
125.9
280.7
549.4
325.0
153.5
129.9
289.7
597.2
334.2
165.2
125.0
278.3
484.3
312.7
150.5
Missouri ...................
Montana ....................
Nebraska ..................
Nevada .....................
New Hampshire ........
2,818.7
448.0
969.2
1,300.4
654.9
2,784.5
444.4
968.0
1,241.6
643.6
2,747.8
433.6
949.1
1,268.4
637.6
2,704.6
431.6
944.8
1,208.8
630.0
5.7
8.3
( )
11.9
1.1
5.1
8.6
( )
12.6
.9
5.4
7.9
( )
11.9
1.0
1
5.0
8.3
( )
12.5
.8
143.0
30.9
49.2
126.7
26.6
135.6
27.5
48.5
106.7
23.2
136.0
27.6
45.5
118.9
24.2
124.7
23.9
45.4
98.8
20.9
298.6
20.6
102.5
49.2
77.7
278.8
19.4
100.0
46.4
72.4
292.5
20.1
101.9
49.0
77.0
270.3
19.0
97.1
45.7
71.5
New Jersey ...............
New Mexico ..............
New York ..................
North Carolina ..........
North Dakota ............
4,128.4
855.3
8,921.5
4,210.5
365.6
4,036.2
846.4
8,818.1
4,068.9
370.7
4,016.3
834.1
8,636.0
4,113.5
356.9
3,920.2
825.5
8,522.6
3,954.0
360.1
1.7
19.9
6.2
6.9
5.5
1.7
20.6
6.1
6.5
7.5
1.6
19.8
5.3
6.8
5.4
1.5
20.4
5.2
6.4
7.3
171.5
59.0
358.8
253.0
18.6
157.8
53.5
345.1
219.9
19.0
158.7
57.0
334.9
242.1
16.7
143.4
51.5
314.5
204.5
16.9
306.9
36.0
548.7
535.8
26.3
287.2
34.2
521.5
491.4
25.9
303.4
35.2
537.8
527.3
26.0
278.7
33.4
502.9
475.7
23.8
Ohio ..........................
Oklahoma .................
Oregon ......................
Pennsylvania ............
Rhode Island ............
5,472.4
1,590.1
1,751.7
5,865.0
493.4
5,312.7
1,604.4
1,695.3
5,791.9
475.4
5,316.7
1,566.3
1,702.9
5,712.1
474.3
5,102.5
1,572.6
1,644.6
5,640.5
457.1
11.7
49.3
8.8
21.0
.2
11.7
51.2
8.0
22.5
.2
11.3
49.6
8.4
20.6
.2
11.1
49.1
7.6
21.9
.2
218.6
72.2
101.3
253.9
21.4
190.0
75.3
86.3
245.1
18.9
196.4
71.6
94.4
239.1
18.8
166.5
73.6
80.9
224.4
16.6
766.6
151.0
201.2
658.0
50.1
707.4
148.0
184.5
622.2
46.4
754.4
151.1
198.3
650.6
49.4
666.0
143.3
178.6
611.6
45.4
South Carolina .......... 1,957.4 1,885.6 1,918.9 1,842.8
South Dakota ............
407.8
409.5
399.6
398.8
Tennessee ................ 2,836.4 2,747.0 2,762.4 2,669.5
Texas ........................ 10,619.2 10,685.7 10,439.7 10,461.2
Utah .......................... 1,281.0 1,258.3 1,244.5 1,224.1
4.6
(1)
1
( )
216.9
11.4
4.2
(1)
1
( )
240.8
13.6
4.5
(1)
1
( )
218.6
11.4
4.2
(1)
1
( )
234.5
13.6
120.8
22.5
138.5
666.3
99.7
108.5
21.4
123.1
648.1
84.1
116.3
20.6
132.7
653.8
91.2
106.6
19.2
114.2
631.5
77.2
249.0
42.1
373.7
935.6
130.5
233.6
41.9
342.5
912.0
122.4
247.5
42.1
369.3
926.7
128.4
227.7
40.3
333.5
891.3
119.6
.8
10.8
7.9
29.1
3.3
27.9
.8
11.4
7.3
32.0
3.1
30.2
.8
10.6
7.4
28.7
3.0
28.1
.8
11.2
6.8
31.5
2.6
29.7
16.0
233.6
205.2
38.3
121.2
27.4
13.2
207.6
187.5
37.1
108.0
27.4
14.1
223.7
196.6
34.9
108.0
25.8
11.2
198.7
177.4
33.7
97.0
25.0
35.9
273.9
295.0
58.1
498.7
10.3
32.9
257.2
283.4
54.7
477.6
10.0
35.1
270.2
292.9
57.3
495.8
10.0
31.9
253.1
276.6
53.9
464.1
9.7
64.3
53.7
56.0
52.5
106.9
99.2
102.6
97.8
Vermont ....................
Virginia ......................
Washington ...............
West Virginia ............
Wisconsin .................
Wyoming ...................
315.5
3,799.5
2,975.1
768.6
2,906.9
292.4
303.9
3,731.4
2,931.0
761.7
2,843.5
300.6
307.0
3,719.8
2,916.9
746.7
2,828.3
286.1
295.4
3,658.9
2,864.0
739.3
2,755.6
292.3
Puerto Rico ...............
1,035.2
1,019.6
1,006.2
991.3
See footnotes at end of table.
1
(1)
1
(1)
1
(1)
(1)
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
State
December
January
Information
December
Financial activities
January
December
January
2007
2008
2008
2009p
Alabama ...................
Alaska .......................
Arizona .....................
Arkansas ...................
California ..................
406.0
62.4
549.2
255.2
3,031.1
389.7
63.3
506.4
243.5
2,846.5
390.7
60.8
527.9
247.2
2,894.1
379.4
61.2
487.5
236.7
2,740.0
27.9
6.9
42.4
19.2
477.9
26.7
7.1
40.6
18.0
468.0
27.4
6.8
41.7
18.8
459.2
26.2
7.0
40.3
17.8
440.3
100.2
14.8
181.0
53.3
882.7
100.1
14.6
173.9
51.3
830.2
98.8
14.4
176.4
52.6
865.0
Colorado ...................
Connecticut ...............
Delaware .................
District of Columbia ..
Florida .......................
445.3
327.0
86.1
28.4
1,672.1
433.5
312.1
79.8
28.3
1,564.6
430.9
314.7
81.5
27.4
1,615.9
419.0
300.7
76.4
27.1
1,527.2
77.9
38.2
7.1
21.3
160.3
76.3
36.5
7.1
20.2
150.4
77.4
37.9
7.0
21.1
158.7
75.9
36.2
7.1
19.6
148.8
159.2
144.1
45.2
28.9
543.7
153.2
141.4
45.0
28.2
519.4
Georgia .....................
Hawaii ......................
Idaho ........................
Illinois ........................
Indiana ......................
910.2
126.4
136.2
1,254.6
602.7
870.7
118.0
129.5
1,214.4
582.7
883.5
122.1
130.7
1,210.4
576.4
846.9
115.0
123.3
1,166.9
559.7
111.0
10.4
11.0
116.0
40.0
106.1
9.5
12.1
113.7
39.4
108.7
9.6
11.0
115.4
39.6
105.2
9.5
11.9
112.2
38.6
230.0
30.1
32.4
399.5
138.0
Iowa ..........................
Kansas ......................
Kentucky ...................
Louisiana ..................
Maine ........................
315.9
269.7
396.6
396.2
132.0
315.2
268.2
384.7
387.2
126.4
306.6
261.4
381.1
383.5
124.7
307.9
260.0
368.6
376.7
119.5
33.4
40.0
30.3
27.1
11.1
33.1
37.5
29.6
27.2
10.8
33.2
39.8
29.8
26.7
10.9
32.6
37.8
29.2
26.8
10.5
Maryland ...................
Massachusetts ..........
Michigan ...................
Minnesota .................
Mississippi ................
493.2
592.2
806.5
543.0
232.4
467.5
573.5
760.0
524.0
223.7
469.3
570.9
771.9
523.6
225.1
446.8
552.1
722.9
509.1
217.4
51.4
89.4
63.8
57.8
13.5
49.2
86.9
60.8
57.3
13.3
50.0
87.7
62.8
57.6
13.4
Missouri ...................
Montana ....................
Nebraska ..................
Nevada .....................
New Hampshire ........
562.1
95.5
211.1
242.6
146.5
547.7
93.1
209.2
234.4
144.1
542.4
91.9
203.9
233.7
140.9
530.9
88.3
200.4
226.4
141.3
64.6
7.6
19.4
15.3
12.5
64.5
7.3
18.4
14.5
12.0
New Jersey ...............
New Mexico ..............
New York ..................
North Carolina ..........
North Dakota ............
907.2
150.5
1,593.5
802.1
78.9
872.6
146.8
1,545.4
759.9
80.1
870.5
145.8
1,526.1
771.0
76.6
845.1
140.6
1,478.0
730.0
78.0
93.9
17.1
266.7
72.8
7.5
Ohio ..........................
Oklahoma .................
Oregon ......................
Pennsylvania ............
Rhode Island ............
1,088.0
294.1
352.9
1,174.4
82.2
1,041.9
294.0
332.6
1,139.4
76.8
1,038.7
285.9
336.9
1,133.4
77.8
995.8
286.9
315.9
1,102.3
73.1
South Carolina ..........
South Dakota ............
Tennessee ................
Texas ........................
Utah ..........................
387.9
82.9
628.4
2,198.7
256.4
368.5
83.8
600.6
2,190.9
254.0
374.5
81.0
605.4
2,129.8
246.9
Vermont ....................
Virginia ......................
Washington ...............
West Virginia ............
Wisconsin .................
Wyoming ...................
61.8
694.4
573.5
147.8
563.0
56.7
58.0
663.5
552.7
142.9
543.7
57.4
Puerto Rico ...............
193.8
182.8
See footnotes at end of table.
December
2008
2008
2009p
99.4
14.3
171.3
49.8
821.5
224.8
24.4
406.5
117.7
2,296.6
213.1
24.7
366.0
114.8
2,222.6
220.1
24.1
394.0
115.0
2,225.2
203.7
24.3
349.6
113.6
2,160.6
157.0
143.0
45.0
28.3
533.4
150.5
139.9
44.9
27.4
514.8
351.4
210.4
62.7
153.3
1,204.7
337.8
200.3
55.2
151.6
1,127.0
342.5
203.6
59.6
150.5
1,158.0
323.4
192.0
52.5
150.2
1,080.4
219.7
29.0
31.3
388.8
134.6
226.3
29.4
31.6
393.6
135.6
217.6
28.5
30.9
383.3
133.2
574.7
78.1
83.1
878.8
292.0
539.6
74.8
74.1
835.6
273.7
559.0
75.8
77.1
846.7
280.1
520.1
73.3
71.2
800.2
258.0
103.5
74.5
92.1
95.8
32.8
103.4
72.7
92.0
95.7
32.0
102.6
73.0
91.6
94.4
32.4
103.1
71.5
91.5
93.7
31.6
123.2
148.4
191.8
206.8
55.2
113.3
147.5
182.9
207.1
54.6
119.6
143.9
182.4
201.7
54.2
109.8
143.3
178.5
201.2
53.3
48.8
85.0
59.9
56.9
13.2
156.4
222.6
208.7
179.4
47.4
148.2
211.1
198.4
176.4
45.9
153.5
220.5
206.6
176.7
47.0
146.0
208.3
194.5
176.1
44.8
401.1
489.5
584.2
331.9
95.8
400.4
472.7
525.4
313.8
90.2
390.3
475.7
560.7
322.7
94.5
395.0
454.6
499.7
297.2
89.4
64.3
7.6
19.2
15.2
12.7
64.1
7.2
18.1
14.4
12.1
166.0
22.2
68.8
63.5
38.4
162.8
21.8
69.1
59.9
37.8
165.3
21.7
68.5
62.2
38.0
162.6
21.4
68.8
58.8
38.1
341.1
40.3
106.4
157.4
67.3
342.4
39.1
104.8
145.9
65.6
335.1
39.1
103.8
156.5
65.4
333.1
37.7
102.3
145.7
64.3
90.7
16.5
262.9
70.8
7.4
93.7
15.6
259.9
72.0
7.4
90.0
15.4
255.0
69.6
7.3
273.9
35.3
735.8
211.8
20.2
260.8
34.4
711.0
208.3
20.5
272.0
34.7
723.3
209.1
19.9
254.3
34.0
699.0
206.6
20.4
626.9
108.2
1,165.1
508.7
29.8
599.9
107.0
1,145.6
476.5
29.7
605.5
106.5
1,129.3
497.4
29.3
575.2
105.2
1,106.8
467.9
29.3
87.4
29.0
37.2
108.9
10.8
85.6
28.7
35.7
102.0
10.3
86.3
28.7
36.1
107.2
10.6
82.6
28.6
34.5
99.8
10.3
295.8
83.0
105.3
332.3
34.0
289.0
82.4
99.9
328.4
32.9
292.1
83.0
102.5
328.2
33.6
281.0
82.4
98.6
324.9
32.5
678.8
184.2
197.1
715.8
55.7
641.2
184.7
188.6
700.3
53.0
660.5
181.5
191.4
695.7
53.2
617.8
180.1
181.8
681.9
50.2
355.8
81.4
578.8
2,100.8
243.3
28.4
7.0
51.8
221.0
30.5
29.4
7.0
48.2
215.2
30.2
28.1
7.0
51.0
219.0
29.8
29.5
7.0
47.7
208.6
29.8
106.6
31.2
146.3
648.4
76.6
105.3
31.2
143.7
652.7
73.4
105.2
31.0
144.5
641.7
74.2
105.1
31.3
138.4
645.9
72.4
225.5
27.8
333.7
1,335.8
167.8
210.2
26.5
318.5
1,335.5
163.5
219.7
27.4
318.1
1,313.4
159.0
204.2
26.2
306.8
1,313.2
157.4
59.0
663.4
552.4
141.7
539.9
55.0
56.1
644.9
529.7
138.1
522.2
55.8
5.8
89.5
103.3
11.5
50.9
4.1
5.6
84.8
106.2
10.9
50.2
4.1
5.8
88.7
102.7
11.3
50.3
4.0
5.5
82.9
102.9
10.7
49.5
4.0
13.0
190.3
154.7
30.1
164.3
11.5
12.7
188.3
148.6
29.5
161.6
11.7
12.8
189.3
153.3
29.8
163.1
11.4
12.5
187.0
147.5
28.8
161.6
11.5
22.7
656.4
349.7
62.4
284.5
17.8
21.6
650.4
343.0
60.1
268.7
18.1
21.8
644.9
340.5
60.2
274.4
17.3
20.4
640.5
335.0
58.1
257.0
17.3
184.0
177.4
21.9
20.1
21.2
19.7
48.2
46.2
48.0
45.4
113.4
106.1
105.6
104.8
2008
2008
2007
2008
2008
2009p
January
2007
2007
2009p
Professional and business services
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
State
December
January
Leisure and hospitality
December
Other services
January
December
January
2007
2008
2008
2009p
2007
2008
2008
2009p
Alabama ...................
Alaska .......................
Arizona .....................
Arkansas ...................
California ..................
212.1
37.0
314.9
157.0
1,714.2
212.3
37.6
322.1
161.0
1,754.8
208.2
36.8
310.7
156.8
1,689.4
211.9
37.4
318.5
159.8
1,731.1
171.9
28.1
276.9
98.2
1,571.7
168.9
28.1
261.4
99.4
1,534.6
166.3
27.0
272.0
95.9
1,529.7
167.4
27.1
256.9
97.3
1,503.3
81.4
11.2
101.3
45.4
516.8
78.4
11.4
97.9
45.3
511.9
81.0
10.9
100.2
45.0
505.6
Colorado ...................
Connecticut ...............
Delaware .................
District of Columbia ..
Florida .......................
247.1
295.4
59.3
103.2
1,044.1
255.7
302.9
61.5
107.0
1,065.2
244.5
290.7
59.3
99.4
1,034.3
253.1
297.5
61.3
106.5
1,058.5
275.7
134.5
38.9
56.3
959.2
272.1
135.8
38.9
58.7
916.5
269.7
127.5
36.8
53.9
946.8
267.8
130.5
35.9
58.0
905.7
93.5
64.0
20.2
63.9
346.9
95.4
63.4
20.3
66.1
335.4
Georgia .....................
Hawaii ......................
Idaho ........................
Illinois ........................
Indiana ......................
461.6
73.8
76.7
795.2
406.5
475.3
74.7
78.0
809.6
424.5
458.0
72.5
75.9
785.8
401.1
471.6
73.5
77.2
798.1
419.4
390.6
109.4
62.3
524.7
277.6
381.6
104.3
59.5
510.9
278.9
383.3
108.5
60.5
504.7
267.9
374.6
103.2
57.7
488.4
270.5
159.0
27.0
19.4
261.6
111.3
Iowa ..........................
Kansas ......................
Kentucky ...................
Louisiana ..................
Maine ........................
209.8
174.8
243.0
253.9
117.7
214.0
178.5
246.5
260.9
119.0
206.1
173.4
241.1
251.2
115.3
209.9
175.7
245.5
257.1
117.3
133.4
112.6
168.5
194.7
54.5
131.5
114.2
170.0
196.8
52.2
127.1
110.7
162.1
191.1
49.8
126.6
112.3
164.5
194.6
48.5
Maryland ...................
Massachusetts ..........
Michigan ...................
Minnesota .................
Mississippi ................
379.5
642.4
609.2
437.6
129.9
388.9
652.3
617.7
454.5
128.8
376.1
627.0
600.0
433.0
128.0
386.7
638.3
608.5
450.7
128.4
227.3
292.4
394.0
240.5
125.1
221.8
287.6
378.0
232.8
120.8
218.2
279.5
374.8
232.9
122.4
Missouri ...................
Montana ....................
Nebraska ..................
Nevada .....................
New Hampshire ........
391.5
60.0
131.9
93.2
104.3
399.5
62.4
134.4
96.4
107.4
384.8
60.0
130.3
93.2
103.3
393.7
63.0
132.8
96.2
106.1
272.9
56.7
80.8
340.1
60.4
269.4
57.8
81.3
322.3
58.9
New Jersey ...............
New Mexico ..............
New York ..................
North Carolina ..........
North Dakota ............
589.6
114.2
1,647.3
536.2
51.7
604.4
118.1
1,674.2
543.1
52.5
583.7
112.7
1,600.0
528.2
51.3
600.0
117.2
1,632.6
532.4
52.3
332.1
86.7
700.9
391.7
33.0
Ohio ..........................
Oklahoma .................
Oregon ......................
Pennsylvania ............
Rhode Island ............
814.1
195.9
218.0
1,096.3
101.3
835.2
198.8
226.4
1,122.5
102.2
803.9
194.4
213.7
1,074.5
97.8
821.1
198.2
223.9
1,105.2
98.6
South Carolina ..........
South Dakota ............
Tennessee ................
Texas ........................
Utah ..........................
204.0
61.3
355.0
1,274.8
146.1
209.0
63.8
364.6
1,322.5
151.0
204.1
61.2
351.1
1,258.1
145.0
Vermont ....................
Virginia ......................
Washington ...............
West Virginia ............
Wisconsin .................
Wyoming ...................
58.4
435.0
357.5
116.4
402.8
23.8
59.7
446.4
366.9
118.2
411.7
24.8
Puerto Rico ...............
112.0
113.4
1
p
Government
December
2008
2008
2009p
77.3
11.0
95.1
44.7
503.4
381.8
83.1
439.2
216.1
2,531.5
385.4
84.3
446.3
220.1
2,532.3
380.3
79.7
427.9
211.0
2,511.2
382.1
81.9
433.7
215.3
2,513.9
93.9
62.8
20.0
63.1
343.5
95.4
62.1
19.9
64.4
329.7
384.0
258.0
61.9
232.3
1,149.4
393.7
258.0
63.3
233.8
1,146.4
370.7
252.6
60.2
230.9
1,140.3
381.1
251.4
61.7
233.2
1,145.3
156.3
27.1
19.5
261.7
108.3
159.5
26.7
19.5
258.1
110.6
154.8
26.6
19.5
255.1
106.1
690.0
126.6
118.7
858.6
446.6
699.7
128.6
122.7
863.1
449.7
688.6
121.4
115.4
841.6
434.8
695.6
124.6
120.1
842.5
441.1
57.9
52.8
75.6
69.7
19.7
57.8
53.9
72.9
68.7
19.5
57.1
52.4
74.5
67.8
19.4
57.1
53.0
72.7
69.0
19.1
257.1
266.8
327.7
365.3
108.7
260.5
270.9
323.7
369.8
108.0
249.9
254.3
322.6
357.2
103.9
251.6
262.5
318.7
362.5
102.1
215.5
274.6
363.1
226.1
119.5
118.8
120.5
177.1
117.4
36.9
117.0
117.7
170.8
117.1
36.0
116.6
117.3
173.3
115.1
36.8
117.7
115.4
170.2
112.7
36.2
491.3
443.2
668.4
425.0
245.5
497.0
448.5
660.9
424.7
251.9
475.8
433.3
649.2
417.1
245.8
475.9
437.4
648.6
415.8
250.7
260.5
55.2
78.5
334.6
59.4
256.8
56.6
78.3
315.6
58.6
119.8
17.2
35.0
37.2
22.1
119.5
17.0
35.1
36.6
21.6
120.0
17.1
34.6
36.6
22.0
117.0
16.5
34.7
36.0
21.3
453.4
88.7
164.1
163.3
98.0
459.2
90.4
167.2
165.9
99.7
441.5
85.4
162.9
156.6
93.7
446.4
89.7
166.9
158.7
95.0
335.1
85.1
700.1
385.1
33.2
317.3
84.9
662.3
378.9
32.1
319.6
83.8
666.2
368.6
32.2
163.9
29.0
367.3
180.5
15.3
162.1
29.0
372.4
175.0
15.5
162.5
28.7
361.7
178.7
15.2
160.9
28.6
365.5
170.5
15.2
660.8
199.4
1,531.2
711.0
78.8
663.9
201.2
1,533.8
732.4
79.4
647.4
193.2
1,495.4
702.0
77.0
651.5
195.4
1,496.9
721.8
77.4
483.9
139.5
171.1
489.4
49.5
486.5
143.6
167.8
487.4
48.6
462.6
136.8
166.6
468.5
45.9
464.9
141.7
162.0
467.9
45.2
220.8
62.7
60.7
254.3
23.2
217.5
63.2
60.1
253.1
22.4
217.7
62.6
59.8
251.3
22.4
214.2
62.7
60.0
249.8
22.0
806.7
329.2
298.1
760.7
65.0
806.7
334.5
305.4
769.0
63.7
792.8
321.1
294.8
743.0
64.6
781.5
326.0
300.8
750.8
63.0
207.8
63.2
361.4
1,313.9
149.9
210.6
41.0
274.1
982.6
115.4
196.6
41.0
271.2
1,000.2
112.8
203.1
39.1
262.4
961.6
113.7
191.0
39.3
261.6
983.4
109.8
71.6
15.7
103.8
357.5
35.6
70.1
15.7
100.5
356.8
35.3
70.2
15.5
103.2
355.2
34.8
69.2
15.5
100.2
353.8
34.3
348.4
76.3
431.1
1,781.6
211.0
350.2
77.2
434.1
1,811.0
218.0
345.7
74.7
424.7
1,761.8
210.1
341.7
75.4
426.9
1,784.3
216.8
57.3
430.3
353.0
114.9
399.0
23.7
58.6
442.9
361.4
116.6
408.7
24.9
34.3
335.4
280.1
71.9
251.0
31.9
32.8
327.6
279.8
71.2
243.9
32.6
35.1
327.2
271.8
69.3
242.2
31.6
33.5
318.8
271.3
68.9
236.7
32.5
10.0
186.9
105.7
55.3
138.4
12.0
9.7
186.6
107.2
55.7
142.0
12.2
9.7
185.1
105.0
55.3
135.9
11.8
9.3
184.3
105.1
55.0
138.6
11.9
56.8
693.3
542.5
147.7
428.8
69.0
56.9
707.6
548.4
149.4
433.0
72.1
55.5
686.4
541.3
143.3
416.7
67.4
55.6
694.6
550.3
144.0
417.6
70.0
106.6
109.8
75.0
74.3
73.4
72.6
18.4
16.2
17.0
15.8
299.6
307.6
291.8
295.5
Mining and logging is combined with construction.
= preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect
2008
2008
2009p
January
2007
2007
2008 benchmarks. Unadjusted data from April 2007 are subject to revision. Estimates
subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when
new information becomes available.
Pacific
ALASKA
CALIF.
ORE.
NEV.
WASH.
HAWAII
ARIZ.
UTAH
IDAHO
N.M.
COLO.
WYO.
MONT.
Mountain
TEXAS
LA.
ARK.
MO.
IOWA
MINN.
West
South Central
OKLA.
KAN.
NEB.
S.D.
N.D.
West
North Central
ALA.
TENN.
IND.
KY.
MICH.
OHIO
GA.
FLA.
S.C.
W.VA.
N.C.
VA.
MD.
PA.
#
N.Y.
#
#
South
Atlantic
DEL.
4.9% or lower
5.0% to 6.4%
6.5% to 7.9%
8.0% to 9.4%
9.5% or higher
D.C.
CONN. R.I.
#
#
MASS.
MAINE
N.H.
N.J.
#
VT.
New England
Middle
Atlantic
East
North Central
East
South Central
MISS.
ILL.
WIS.
(U.S. rate = 7.6 percent)
Chart 1. Unemployment rates by state, seasonally adjusted,
January 2009