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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT — OCTOBER 2015
Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in October. Thirty-two states and the District of
Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from September, 3 states had increases, and 15 states had no
change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-three states and the District of Columbia
had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, three states had increases, and four states had no
change. The national jobless rate was essentially unchanged from September at 5.0 percent and was 0.7
percentage point lower than in October 2014.
In October 2015, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 40 states and the District of Columbia,
decreased in 9 states, and was unchanged in Delaware. The largest over-the-month increases in
employment occurred in California (+41,200), Florida (+35,200), and Ohio (+30,800). The largest
over-the-month decreases in employment occurred in Louisiana (-6,200), Indiana (-3,400), and North
Carolina (-3,100). The largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment occurred in Idaho (+1.1
percent), followed by Alaska (+0.9 percent) and Wyoming (+0.8 percent). The largest over-the-month
percentage decline in employment occurred in Louisiana (-0.3 percent), followed by North Dakota (-0.2
percent) and Connecticut, Indiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, and West Virginia (-0.1 percent each). Over
the year, nonfarm employment increased in 47 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 3 states.
The largest over-the-year percentage increases occurred in Idaho (+3.8 percent), Utah (+3.5 percent), and
Nevada (+3.4 percent). The over-the-year percentage decreases occurred in North Dakota (-2.1 percent),
West Virginia (-1.8 percent), and Louisiana (-0.5 percent).
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In October, the Midwest had the lowest regional unemployment rate, 4.5 percent, while the West had the
highest rate, 5.5 percent. Over the month, no region had a statistically significant unemployment rate
change. Significant over-the-year rate decreases occurred in all four regions: the West (-1.0 percentage
point), Midwest and Northeast (-0.9 point each), and South (-0.6 point). (See table 1.)
Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central had the lowest unemployment rate, 4.0
percent in October. The East South Central and Pacific had the highest rates, 5.6 percent each. Over the
month, no division had a statistically significant jobless rate change. All divisions except the Mountain had
significant rate changes from a year earlier, all of which were declines. The largest of these decreases
occurred in the Pacific (-1.3 percentage points).
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
North Dakota had the lowest jobless rate in October, 2.8 percent, followed by Nebraska, 2.9 percent. West
Virginia had the highest rate, 6.9 percent. In total, 20 states had unemployment rates significantly lower
than the U.S. figure of 5.0 percent, 12 states and the District of Columbia had measurably higher rates, and
18 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3 and
chart 1.)
In October, seven states had statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate declines: West
Virginia (-0.4 percentage point); Kansas, Missouri, New York, and South Dakota (-0.3 point each); and
Colorado and Idaho (-0.2 point each). Texas had the only significant over-the-month rate increase (+0.2
percentage point). The remaining 42 states and the District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not
measurably different from those of a month earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large
numerically as the significant changes.
Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia had statistically significant unemployment rate declines
from October 2014, the largest of which occurred in Rhode Island (-1.7 percentage points) and Michigan
(-1.6 points). The only significant over-the-year rate increase was in New Mexico (+0.6 percentage point).
The remaining 24 states had rates that were not appreciably different from those of a year earlier. (See
table B.)
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In October 2015, 23 states had statistically significant over-the-month changes in employment, all of which
were positive. The largest significant job gains occurred in California (+41,200), Florida (+35,200), and
Ohio (+30,800). (See tables C and 5.)
Over the year, 35 states had statistically significant increases in employment, and West Virginia (-13,700)
and North Dakota (-9,700) had significant decreases. The largest significant over-the-year job increase
occurred in California (+463,000), followed by Florida (+239,900) and Texas (+203,900). (See table D and
chart 2.)
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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for October 2015 is scheduled
to be released on Monday, December 7, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Regional and State
Employment and Unemployment news release for November 2015 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, December 18, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
Current Employment Statistics (CES) Data Corrections
This news release contains corrections to previously released employment data in tables C, D,
5, 6, and chart 2. A complete list of corrections in this news release and in the CES (State and
Area) database can be found at www.bls.gov/bls/errata/sae_errata.htm.
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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that
of the U.S., October 2015, seasonally adjusted
Rate p
State
United States 1 …………………………………………
5.0
Alabama .............................................................
Alaska ................................................................
Arizona ...............................................................
California ............................................................
Colorado ............................................................
District of Columbia .............................................
Georgia ..............................................................
Hawaii ................................................................
Idaho .................................................................
Iowa ..................................................................
5.9
6.4
6.1
5.8
3.8
6.6
5.7
3.3
4.0
3.5
Kansas ...............................................................
Louisiana ............................................................
Maine .................................................................
Minnesota ...........................................................
Mississippi ..........................................................
Montana .............................................................
Nebraska ............................................................
Nevada ...............................................................
New Hampshire ...................................................
New Mexico ........................................................
4.1
6.2
4.3
3.7
5.9
4.1
2.9
6.6
3.3
6.8
North Carolina .....................................................
North Dakota ......................................................
Ohio ...................................................................
Oklahoma ...........................................................
Oregon ...............................................................
South Dakota ......................................................
Texas .................................................................
Utah ...................................................................
Vermont .............................................................
Virginia ...............................................................
5.7
2.8
4.4
4.3
6.0
3.2
4.4
3.6
3.7
4.2
West Virginia ......................................................
Wisconsin ...........................................................
Wyoming ............................................................
6.9
4.3
4.0
1
p
Data are not preliminary.
= preliminary.
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Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from October 2014
to October 2015, seasonally adjusted
State
Rate
October 2014
October 2015
p
Over-the-year
change p
California .....................................
Colorado ......................................
Connecticut ..................................
District of Columbia .......................
Florida .........................................
Georgia .......................................
Hawaii .........................................
Idaho ...........................................
Illinois ..........................................
Indiana .........................................
7.2
4.4
6.3
7.7
5.8
6.8
4.1
4.6
6.3
5.8
5.8
3.8
5.1
6.6
5.1
5.7
3.3
4.0
5.4
4.4
-1.4
-.6
-1.2
-1.1
-.7
-1.1
-.8
-.6
-.9
-1.4
Iowa ............................................
Maine ..........................................
Michigan ......................................
Mississippi ...................................
New Hampshire ............................
New Jersey ..................................
New Mexico .................................
New York .....................................
Ohio ............................................
Oregon ........................................
4.3
5.6
6.6
7.3
4.1
6.4
6.2
5.9
5.2
6.8
3.5
4.3
5.0
5.9
3.3
5.4
6.8
4.8
4.4
6.0
-.8
-1.3
-1.6
-1.4
-.8
-1.0
.6
-1.1
-.8
-.8
Rhode Island ................................
South Carolina ..............................
Tennessee ...................................
Vermont .......................................
Virginia ........................................
Washington ..................................
Wisconsin ....................................
7.0
6.6
6.6
4.2
4.9
6.3
5.3
5.3
5.6
5.6
3.7
4.2
5.2
4.3
-1.7
-1.0
-1.0
-.5
-.7
-1.1
-1.0
p
= preliminary.
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Table C. States with statistically significant employment changes from September 2015 to
October 2015, seasonally adjusted
State
October
2015 p
September
2015
Over-the-month
change p
Alaska .......................................
Arizona ......................................
California ...................................
Colorado ....................................
Florida .......................................
Georgia .....................................
Idaho .........................................
Illinois ........................................
Maryland ...................................
Massachusetts ..........................
336,600
2,630,900
16,211,900
2,520,100
8,115,000
4,273,800
675,800
5,913,100
2,674,000
3,497,700
339,600
2,649,600
16,253,100
2,533,100
8,150,200
4,302,800
683,500
5,927,200
2,684,800
3,508,700
3,000
18,700
41,200
13,000
35,200
29,000
7,700
14,100
10,800
11,000
Michigan ....................................
Nebraska ...................................
Nevada ......................................
New Hampshire ..........................
New Jersey ................................
New York ...................................
Ohio ..........................................
Pennsylvania ..............................
South Carolina ...........................
Tennessee .................................
4,263,300
1,000,600
1,260,200
653,900
4,012,600
9,268,200
5,396,400
5,844,400
2,015,800
2,877,900
4,276,900
1,007,900
1,266,400
658,300
4,028,700
9,296,900
5,427,200
5,858,100
2,022,400
2,888,300
13,600
7,300
6,200
4,400
16,100
28,700
30,800
13,700
6,600
10,400
Virginia ......................................
Wisconsin .................................
Wyoming ...................................
3,815,500
2,892,800
291,900
3,827,400
2,908,900
294,100
11,900
16,100
2,200
p
= preliminary.
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Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from October 2014 to
October 2015, seasonally adjusted
October
2014
October
p
2015
Alabama ......................................
Arizona ........................................
Arkansas .....................................
California .....................................
Colorado ......................................
Connecticut ..................................
Florida .........................................
Georgia .......................................
Hawaii .........................................
Idaho ...........................................
1,937,800
2,589,300
1,195,500
15,790,100
2,481,200
1,670,000
7,910,300
4,205,700
625,200
658,400
1,958,900
2,649,600
1,214,900
16,253,100
2,533,100
1,694,100
8,150,200
4,302,800
637,100
683,500
21,100
60,300
19,400
463,000
51,900
24,100
239,900
97,100
11,900
25,100
Illinois ..........................................
Indiana .........................................
Iowa ............................................
Kentucky ......................................
Maryland ......................................
Massachusetts .............................
Michigan ......................................
Minnesota ....................................
Missouri .......................................
Nebraska .....................................
5,886,900
2,996,600
1,555,000
1,872,300
2,632,800
3,428,100
4,197,300
2,829,600
2,740,600
995,800
5,927,200
3,057,200
1,577,300
1,904,100
2,684,800
3,508,700
4,276,900
2,853,500
2,767,700
1,007,900
40,300
60,600
22,300
31,800
52,000
80,600
79,600
23,900
27,100
12,100
Nevada ........................................
New Jersey ..................................
New York .....................................
North Carolina ..............................
North Dakota ................................
Ohio ............................................
Oregon ........................................
Pennsylvania ................................
South Carolina ..............................
South Dakota ...............................
1,224,300
3,974,300
9,132,900
4,174,500
467,700
5,349,800
1,737,200
5,809,500
1,965,300
424,900
1,266,400
4,028,700
9,296,900
4,265,500
458,000
5,427,200
1,783,600
5,858,100
2,022,400
432,800
42,100
54,400
164,000
91,000
-9,700
77,400
46,400
48,600
57,100
7,900
Tennessee ...................................
Texas ..........................................
Utah ............................................
Virginia ........................................
Washington ..................................
West Virginia ................................
Wisconsin ....................................
2,838,100
11,664,600
1,340,700
3,778,900
3,105,300
764,300
2,858,100
2,888,300
11,868,500
1,388,000
3,827,400
3,198,100
750,600
2,908,900
50,200
203,900
47,300
48,500
92,800
-13,700
50,800
State
p
= preliminary.
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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 industry supersector 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 bad weather, 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 time-series
models. This method, which underwent substantial
enhancement at the beginning of 2015, utilizes data from
several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state
unemployment insurance (UI) programs. Estimates for the state
of California are derived by summing the estimates for the Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the
balance of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State
are derived by summing the estimates for New York City and
the balance of New York State. Estimates for the nine census
divisions, as well as the five additional substate areas contained
in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria and Detroit-WarrenDearborn metropolitan areas and the Chicago-NapervilleArlington Heights, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and SeattleBellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their respective
balances of state are based on similar model-based approaches.
Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing the
model-based estimates for the component divisions. Each
month, census division estimates are controlled to the 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 re-estimation. 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 the release of January estimates. With the introduction
of a new generation of times-series models in early 2015,
historical data were re-estimated back to the series beginnings
in 1976, 1990, or 1994.
Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS program introduced
smoothed seasonally adjusted (SSA) estimates in January 2010.
These are seasonally adjusted data that have incorporated a
long-run trend smoothing procedure, resulting in estimates that
are less volatile than those previously produced. The estimates
are smoothed using a Henderson Trend Filter (H13). The H13
uses a filtering procedure, based on moving averages, to remove
the irregular fluctuations from the seasonally adjusted series,
leaving the trend. The same process is used on both historical
and current year estimates. For more information about the
smoothing technique, see the BLS website at
www.bls.gov/lau/lassaqa.htm.
Area definitions. The substate area data published in this
release reflect the delineations issued by the U.S. Office of
Management and Budget on February 28, 2013. A detailed list
of the geographic definitions is available online at
www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.
Employment—from the CES program
Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on
establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay
period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted
at their place of work rather than at their place of residence;
those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each
payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal
activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North
American Industry Classification System.
Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment
data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where
possible these data are produced using a "weighted link
relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current month
weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted
employment is computed from a sample of establishments
reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the
current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by
the previous month’s employment estimates. The weighted link
relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample
size meets certain statistical criteria.
For some employment series, the sample of establishments
is very small or highly variable. In these cases, a model-based
approach is used in estimation. These models use the direct
sample estimates (described above), combined with forecasts of
historical (benchmarked) data to decrease volatility in
estimation. Two different models (Fay-Herriot Model and
Small Domain Model) are used depending on the industry level
being estimated. For more detailed information about each
model, refer to the BLS Handbook of Methods.
Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted
annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,
derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by
employers who are covered under state unemployment
insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to
adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and
the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment
for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process
establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to
measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the
subsequent months.
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-of-states"
employment series, and cautions users that such a series is
subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure.
Reliability of the estimates
The estimates presented in this release are based on sample
surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are
subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is
a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs
by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is
surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors,
such as those which can be introduced into the data collection
and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from
sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from
the specific estimation processes used. 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. 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. Model-based
error measures for seasonally adjusted and not seasonally
adjusted data and for over-the-month and over-the-year changes
are available online at 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 over-the-month change
in a state unemployment rate that is required for statistical
significance at the 90-percent confidence level is just over 0.2
percentage point; the average amount of the current over-theyear change in a state rate for significance is about 0.7 point.
More details can be found on the website. Measures of
nonsampling error are not available.
Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for
state CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector levels are
available online at 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 online at www.bls.gov/sae/.
Additional information
Estimates of labor force and unemployment from the LAUS
program, as well as nonfarm employment from the CES
program, for 394 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 approximately 7,500 subnational areas are
available online at www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from
the CES program for states and metropolitan areas are available
online at www.bls.gov/sae/. Information in this release will be
made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request.
Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800)
877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA
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
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Percent of labor force
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015
1,391.7
5.8
5.1
5.0
4.9
357.0
1,062.5
357.3
1,034.4
5.6
5.9
4.6
5.3
4.6
5.2
4.6
5.0
2,923.5
2,895.7
2,906.5
5.7
5.1
5.1
5.1
1,627.1
485.2
811.3
1,600.7
479.0
816.0
1,593.3
470.2
842.9
6.0
6.5
5.0
5.4
5.7
4.4
5.3
5.7
4.4
5.3
5.6
4.6
1,878.1
1,598.4
1,562.4
1,563.8
5.4
4.6
4.5
4.5
23,345.8
11,158.1
1,394.4
483.7
1,136.1
462.2
1,114.6
447.9
1,122.2
441.6
6.0
4.3
4.9
4.2
4.8
4.0
4.8
4.0
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015
Northeast ...........................
28,253.7
28,442.1
28,372.6
28,364.2
1,637.6
1,445.2
1,419.5
New England ....................
Middle Atlantic ..................
7,810.4
20,443.3
7,849.2
20,592.9
7,808.3
20,564.3
7,780.9
20,583.3
438.6
1,199.0
363.0
1,082.2
South .................................
57,058.0
57,154.6
57,084.6
57,133.8
3,276.8
South Atlantic ...................
East South Central ...........
West South Central ..........
30,263.0
8,344.3
18,450.7
30,291.7
8,467.7
18,395.2
30,286.1
8,433.6
18,364.9
30,342.3
8,423.8
18,367.7
1,804.0
541.7
931.1
Midwest .............................
34,508.4
34,452.7
34,439.3
34,503.9
East North Central ............
West North Central ...........
23,354.9
11,153.5
23,322.9
11,129.8
23,313.2
11,126.1
Oct.
2015
West ...................................
36,673.2
36,985.0
36,932.4
36,916.3
2,376.0
2,090.3
2,051.0
2,016.2
6.5
5.7
5.6
5.5
Mountain ...........................
Pacific ...............................
11,291.3
25,381.8
11,418.7
25,566.3
11,409.7
25,522.7
11,406.1
25,510.2
615.9
1,760.1
585.7
1,504.6
584.9
1,466.0
577.8
1,438.5
5.5
6.9
5.1
5.9
5.1
5.7
5.1
5.6
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.
Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following
calendar year.
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted 1
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Census region and
division
Number
September
October
September
2014
2015
Percent of labor force
October
2014
September
2015
2014
2015
October
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
Northeast ...........................
28,128.5
28,244.8
28,296.2
28,389.5
1,589.8
1,359.0
1,535.8
1,294.8
5.7
4.8
5.4
4.6
New England ....................
Middle Atlantic ..................
7,779.7
20,348.8
7,743.2
20,501.6
7,816.7
20,479.5
7,763.9
20,625.6
432.8
1,157.0
341.6
1,017.4
404.7
1,131.2
333.6
961.2
5.6
5.7
4.4
5.0
5.2
5.5
4.3
4.7
South .................................
57,041.3
57,110.4
57,242.0
57,307.5
3,301.7
2,910.2
3,159.4
2,890.6
5.8
5.1
5.5
5.0
South Atlantic ...................
East South Central ...........
West South Central ..........
30,280.0
8,343.0
18,418.3
30,340.7
8,398.6
18,371.1
30,363.5
8,357.2
18,521.3
30,450.1
8,434.8
18,422.6
1,833.6
529.7
938.4
1,602.2
465.2
842.8
1,757.8
507.9
893.6
1,584.0
444.4
862.2
6.1
6.3
5.1
5.3
5.5
4.6
5.8
6.1
4.8
5.2
5.3
4.7
Midwest .............................
34,419.4
34,382.2
34,598.2
34,635.3
1,787.5
1,439.4
1,713.0
1,461.4
5.2
4.2
5.0
4.2
East North Central ............
West North Central ...........
23,311.9
11,107.6
23,273.4
11,108.9
23,431.9
11,166.3
23,432.6
11,202.6
1,330.7
456.8
1,042.5
396.9
1,296.4
416.6
1,079.9
381.5
5.7
4.1
4.5
3.6
5.5
3.7
4.6
3.4
West ...................................
36,629.9
36,869.9
36,794.7
36,981.1
2,302.9
1,919.0
2,291.9
1,950.4
6.3
5.2
6.2
5.3
Mountain ...........................
Pacific ...............................
11,286.2
25,343.7
11,414.9
25,455.0
11,331.1
25,463.7
11,420.2
25,560.9
603.4
1,699.5
559.5
1,359.5
588.5
1,703.3
543.3
1,407.2
5.3
6.7
4.9
5.3
5.2
6.7
4.8
5.5
1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the census division
model-based estimates.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The composition of the regions
and divisions is described in table 1. Estimates for the current year are
subject to revision early in the following calendar year.
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015p
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015p
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015p
Alabama ...................................................
Alaska .......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas ...................................................
California ..................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ...
Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut ...............................................
Delaware ..................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida .......................................................
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 ..............
2,129.9
366.4
3,106.9
1,306.6
18,883.8
5,045.8
2,822.4
1,893.3
454.9
382.6
9,629.6
1,327.7
2,146.2
362.8
3,141.1
1,338.5
19,035.8
5,055.8
2,806.6
1,903.4
463.4
386.6
9,501.6
1,304.5
2,140.0
362.5
3,144.4
1,337.3
19,004.6
5,030.0
2,804.9
1,899.1
464.0
386.8
9,532.3
1,309.7
2,141.8
362.7
3,148.2
1,337.2
18,993.6
5,002.2
2,807.6
1,895.9
466.0
387.8
9,578.3
1,315.0
132.7
24.4
206.0
75.5
1,366.2
405.4
124.1
119.7
24.6
29.6
557.5
85.1
132.0
23.8
196.8
72.2
1,164.0
348.7
118.2
100.1
22.5
26.2
509.4
77.0
129.3
23.3
197.0
69.8
1,121.2
327.0
111.4
98.6
22.9
25.9
498.5
76.5
127.2
23.3
193.0
68.5
1,094.7
306.3
105.8
97.0
23.6
25.5
492.1
76.6
6.2
6.7
6.6
5.8
7.2
8.0
4.4
6.3
5.4
7.7
5.8
6.4
6.2
6.6
6.3
5.4
6.1
6.9
4.2
5.3
4.8
6.8
5.4
5.9
6.0
6.4
6.3
5.2
5.9
6.5
4.0
5.2
4.9
6.7
5.2
5.8
5.9
6.4
6.1
5.1
5.8
6.1
3.8
5.1
5.1
6.6
5.1
5.8
Georgia .....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho .........................................................
Illinois ........................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 1
Indiana ......................................................
Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas ......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine ........................................................
4,742.4
670.5
777.7
6,513.4
3,797.3
3,247.0
1,713.3
1,502.2
1,976.3
2,188.8
695.3
4,732.1
673.2
799.5
6,492.7
3,777.9
3,265.1
1,700.1
1,476.0
1,941.7
2,180.8
689.2
4,728.9
675.1
800.8
6,499.2
3,766.8
3,268.5
1,701.9
1,481.5
1,930.6
2,164.7
685.4
4,736.3
677.2
802.7
6,518.9
3,766.5
3,272.7
1,704.9
1,491.6
1,929.1
2,152.9
681.7
321.8
27.6
35.8
411.4
241.0
189.5
73.8
63.7
111.6
154.0
38.7
276.8
23.8
33.3
362.9
210.3
149.1
62.5
67.4
100.5
130.6
31.1
272.1
23.2
33.4
352.7
202.0
145.4
61.4
64.5
97.1
128.9
30.2
269.0
22.5
32.4
353.4
197.9
144.0
60.3
61.8
93.8
132.4
29.1
6.8
4.1
4.6
6.3
6.3
5.8
4.3
4.2
5.6
7.0
5.6
5.8
3.5
4.2
5.6
5.6
4.6
3.7
4.6
5.2
6.0
4.5
5.8
3.4
4.2
5.4
5.4
4.4
3.6
4.4
5.0
6.0
4.4
5.7
3.3
4.0
5.4
5.3
4.4
3.5
4.1
4.9
6.2
4.3
Maryland ...................................................
Massachusetts ..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 2 ...................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................
Missouri ....................................................
Montana ....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................
3,104.4
3,578.2
4,748.0
2,019.0
2,975.3
1,221.2
3,074.4
516.2
1,021.5
1,396.8
740.8
3,152.8
3,591.7
4,728.8
1,994.3
3,003.5
1,267.7
3,057.7
524.9
1,006.7
1,428.1
747.3
3,152.1
3,569.6
4,730.4
1,994.6
2,996.0
1,272.7
3,057.8
524.5
1,007.5
1,429.5
743.6
3,158.3
3,560.9
4,743.2
1,996.2
2,997.5
1,278.6
3,073.8
524.5
1,009.7
1,431.3
741.0
173.6
196.0
313.7
160.2
109.1
88.6
170.0
23.7
31.9
100.8
30.2
161.1
167.7
241.8
111.1
118.9
79.6
171.4
21.8
28.7
96.9
26.8
160.0
163.1
234.8
109.0
114.4
77.2
161.3
21.7
29.1
95.7
25.3
161.9
164.0
238.1
113.0
111.0
75.0
153.7
21.5
29.5
94.0
24.4
5.6
5.5
6.6
7.9
3.7
7.3
5.5
4.6
3.1
7.2
4.1
5.1
4.7
5.1
5.6
4.0
6.3
5.6
4.2
2.8
6.8
3.6
5.1
4.6
5.0
5.5
3.8
6.1
5.3
4.1
2.9
6.7
3.4
5.1
4.6
5.0
5.7
3.7
5.9
5.0
4.1
2.9
6.6
3.3
New Jersey ...............................................
New Mexico ..............................................
New York ..................................................
New York City ......................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................
Ohio ..........................................................
Cleveland-Elyria 2 .................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon ......................................................
Pennsylvania ............................................
Rhode Island ............................................
4,534.4
916.6
9,536.8
4,126.0
4,626.2
420.4
5,729.7
1,047.5
1,780.7
1,957.9
6,353.1
550.9
4,527.6
926.3
9,628.5
4,180.8
4,753.4
411.2
5,702.7
1,045.3
1,843.0
1,934.4
6,415.5
560.0
4,518.2
923.5
9,617.3
4,169.0
4,753.1
409.9
5,695.0
1,041.5
1,837.4
1,946.4
6,409.5
558.5
4,522.9
918.6
9,632.9
4,167.4
4,762.0
409.8
5,701.6
1,039.0
1,839.5
1,959.7
6,415.2
556.8
288.5
56.8
562.1
272.3
262.1
11.6
300.2
60.3
72.7
133.7
328.2
38.8
257.9
61.8
501.7
226.3
280.7
11.8
265.1
55.0
83.9
117.5
344.0
31.7
251.4
62.5
486.1
214.7
275.7
11.5
254.4
52.4
81.0
120.1
338.7
30.4
243.6
62.4
466.1
200.9
273.6
11.3
248.7
49.0
78.2
117.7
330.1
29.4
6.4
6.2
5.9
6.6
5.7
2.8
5.2
5.8
4.1
6.8
5.2
7.0
5.7
6.7
5.2
5.4
5.9
2.9
4.6
5.3
4.6
6.1
5.4
5.7
5.6
6.8
5.1
5.2
5.8
2.8
4.5
5.0
4.4
6.2
5.3
5.4
5.4
6.8
4.8
4.8
5.7
2.8
4.4
4.7
4.3
6.0
5.1
5.3
South Carolina ..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................
Vermont ....................................................
Virginia ......................................................
Washington ...............................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 ....................
West Virginia ............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming ...................................................
2,208.5
448.8
2,983.9
13,147.7
1,437.7
348.8
4,234.9
3,510.6
1,560.1
780.3
3,108.0
306.6
2,249.3
455.6
3,055.3
13,012.4
1,468.5
348.6
4,233.6
3,531.2
1,582.6
787.2
3,071.9
310.5
2,250.0
454.9
3,043.0
13,010.0
1,468.4
347.2
4,223.1
3,525.7
1,583.6
788.1
3,075.3
309.9
2,255.5
454.2
3,044.8
13,036.2
1,467.1
345.2
4,218.5
3,524.5
1,585.2
787.8
3,086.7
309.1
145.7
14.8
197.5
619.6
52.4
14.5
207.0
220.3
71.7
47.8
163.6
13.3
135.1
16.6
173.6
538.0
53.8
12.5
192.0
185.8
56.5
59.8
137.4
12.6
129.0
15.9
173.2
544.7
53.4
12.7
182.1
184.2
57.7
57.8
133.5
12.4
126.6
14.7
169.6
570.1
52.3
12.8
177.6
183.4
61.0
54.3
131.4
12.5
6.6
3.3
6.6
4.7
3.6
4.2
4.9
6.3
4.6
6.1
5.3
4.3
6.0
3.7
5.7
4.1
3.7
3.6
4.5
5.3
3.6
7.6
4.5
4.0
5.7
3.5
5.7
4.2
3.6
3.7
4.3
5.2
3.6
7.3
4.3
4.0
5.6
3.2
5.6
4.4
3.6
3.7
4.2
5.2
3.8
6.9
4.3
4.0
Puerto Rico ...............................................
1,138.7
1,126.1
1,132.5
1,145.5
158.0
130.2
129.4
141.5
13.9
11.6
11.4
12.4
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
2
definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01,
dated February 28, 2013, and are available on the BLS website at
www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to
revision 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
September
October
September
Percent of labor force
October
September
October
2014
2015p
2014
2015
2014
2015p
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Alabama ...................................................
Alaska .......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas ...................................................
California ..................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 1 ...
Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut ...............................................
Delaware ..................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida .......................................................
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 1 ..............
2,133.9
367.6
3,108.9
1,305.5
18,855.1
5,049.2
2,831.8
1,883.7
450.8
380.4
9,705.8
1,319.4
2,147.2
362.9
3,163.9
1,331.8
18,945.5
5,005.6
2,810.5
1,892.6
460.6
384.3
9,645.3
1,314.5
2,148.0
363.9
3,129.7
1,309.8
18,945.0
5,066.7
2,836.4
1,899.2
454.6
383.2
9,711.7
1,333.6
2,162.3
360.7
3,163.2
1,336.8
19,017.2
4,989.2
2,814.7
1,894.5
468.3
389.5
9,634.7
1,321.9
132.9
22.8
214.1
73.9
1,322.8
406.9
116.6
116.2
24.9
30.4
601.8
89.2
127.0
20.7
203.5
64.5
1,034.4
310.5
93.5
95.7
22.6
26.6
516.2
82.3
128.7
22.5
208.3
68.4
1,323.6
403.8
113.2
115.8
23.8
29.6
568.0
84.4
121.8
21.9
193.5
61.8
1,080.4
295.5
93.0
91.6
23.7
26.0
488.1
77.8
6.2
6.2
6.9
5.7
7.0
8.1
4.1
6.2
5.5
8.0
6.2
6.8
5.9
5.7
6.4
4.8
5.5
6.2
3.3
5.1
4.9
6.9
5.4
6.3
6.0
6.2
6.7
5.2
7.0
8.0
4.0
6.1
5.2
7.7
5.8
6.3
5.6
6.1
6.1
4.6
5.7
5.9
3.3
4.8
5.1
6.7
5.1
5.9
Georgia .....................................................
Hawaii .......................................................
Idaho .........................................................
Illinois ........................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 1
Indiana ......................................................
Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas ......................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine ........................................................
4,754.8
666.5
777.1
6,502.0
3,783.6
3,234.3
1,705.2
1,495.9
1,984.8
2,185.0
696.4
4,726.0
673.8
801.4
6,504.2
3,743.3
3,262.9
1,698.5
1,491.1
1,929.8
2,152.1
682.2
4,766.2
666.9
780.3
6,534.6
3,799.3
3,265.3
1,718.7
1,503.3
1,977.4
2,207.2
698.4
4,745.7
676.2
804.0
6,551.4
3,772.9
3,284.1
1,708.9
1,508.7
1,929.5
2,158.5
683.8
333.1
28.9
32.4
400.3
234.8
176.3
68.9
63.4
109.4
151.5
34.1
271.8
24.5
29.7
329.1
183.7
131.7
56.3
56.9
88.3
133.8
25.1
323.6
27.3
31.7
394.6
230.6
182.5
66.4
58.9
101.3
150.2
34.0
269.7
22.8
27.9
349.8
188.4
137.9
54.2
56.2
82.4
138.6
24.4
7.0
4.3
4.2
6.2
6.2
5.5
4.0
4.2
5.5
6.9
4.9
5.8
3.6
3.7
5.1
4.9
4.0
3.3
3.8
4.6
6.2
3.7
6.8
4.1
4.1
6.0
6.1
5.6
3.9
3.9
5.1
6.8
4.9
5.7
3.4
3.5
5.3
5.0
4.2
3.2
3.7
4.3
6.4
3.6
Maryland ...................................................
Massachusetts ..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 2 ...................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................
Missouri ....................................................
Montana ....................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................
3,107.1
3,560.2
4,744.7
2,027.5
2,969.5
1,228.3
3,058.2
514.9
1,013.4
1,397.1
738.0
3,137.1
3,536.4
4,739.9
2,008.7
2,987.3
1,284.1
3,074.0
520.1
997.8
1,428.7
734.0
3,117.1
3,580.4
4,763.6
2,035.9
2,976.8
1,229.7
3,075.6
514.5
1,021.9
1,397.2
738.9
3,174.7
3,553.1
4,760.2
2,018.2
3,001.1
1,287.4
3,109.9
521.3
1,010.1
1,430.0
736.9
172.8
201.5
314.3
165.3
102.9
91.1
169.9
20.2
29.7
101.8
28.9
156.6
158.9
223.5
113.5
95.8
75.6
139.4
17.5
26.2
94.3
22.3
169.4
179.4
299.0
161.6
88.5
88.8
152.7
20.9
28.4
97.9
27.4
163.7
159.0
239.6
127.8
89.8
75.9
135.2
19.3
26.7
88.9
22.0
5.6
5.7
6.6
8.2
3.5
7.4
5.6
3.9
2.9
7.3
3.9
5.0
4.5
4.7
5.7
3.2
5.9
4.5
3.4
2.6
6.6
3.0
5.4
5.0
6.3
7.9
3.0
7.2
5.0
4.1
2.8
7.0
3.7
5.2
4.5
5.0
6.3
3.0
5.9
4.3
3.7
2.6
6.2
3.0
New Jersey ...............................................
New Mexico ..............................................
New York ..................................................
New York City ......................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................
Ohio ..........................................................
Cleveland-Elyria 2 .................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon ......................................................
Pennsylvania ............................................
Rhode Island ............................................
4,503.0
915.0
9,498.3
4,102.5
4,641.6
419.3
5,732.0
1,046.8
1,783.1
1,957.5
6,347.5
552.8
4,488.2
915.9
9,614.4
4,155.8
4,755.5
409.5
5,689.1
1,037.9
1,841.8
1,968.1
6,399.0
553.5
4,538.3
922.6
9,571.8
4,141.1
4,672.8
420.1
5,759.0
1,044.7
1,795.6
1,967.6
6,369.4
550.9
4,524.6
915.4
9,686.7
4,192.9
4,787.4
411.0
5,736.6
1,034.8
1,856.5
1,981.6
6,414.3
553.1
286.3
57.5
548.4
265.9
261.7
9.1
293.5
58.2
74.6
122.8
322.3
37.9
243.9
61.6
462.9
200.2
256.1
9.0
245.7
50.4
76.8
111.0
310.5
26.3
277.7
55.2
542.7
273.7
254.2
8.8
279.2
55.0
74.3
126.3
310.9
35.7
226.6
60.3
440.3
196.1
264.4
8.3
240.2
43.6
77.3
106.1
294.3
25.7
6.4
6.3
5.8
6.5
5.6
2.2
5.1
5.6
4.2
6.3
5.1
6.9
5.4
6.7
4.8
4.8
5.4
2.2
4.3
4.9
4.2
5.6
4.9
4.8
6.1
6.0
5.7
6.6
5.4
2.1
4.8
5.3
4.1
6.4
4.9
6.5
5.0
6.6
4.5
4.7
5.5
2.0
4.2
4.2
4.2
5.4
4.6
4.7
South Carolina ..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas ........................................................
Utah ..........................................................
Vermont ....................................................
Virginia ......................................................
Washington ...............................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 1 ....................
West Virginia ............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming ...................................................
2,209.6
446.0
2,996.0
13,144.7
1,435.0
348.7
4,242.2
3,497.1
1,554.4
787.9
3,098.8
306.5
2,252.7
450.6
3,037.4
13,045.4
1,467.1
344.5
4,189.5
3,504.7
1,575.8
789.7
3,077.2
307.3
2,218.4
449.9
3,002.1
13,208.8
1,443.9
349.0
4,252.0
3,520.3
1,556.7
787.5
3,109.4
306.5
2,260.6
453.0
3,055.6
13,070.8
1,464.3
342.5
4,197.5
3,525.1
1,575.5
791.6
3,100.5
307.3
150.6
13.0
196.2
638.4
49.2
14.2
212.5
202.3
72.3
45.9
146.4
11.7
130.5
13.4
174.3
567.8
48.7
13.3
172.6
168.9
61.5
49.3
112.4
10.7
145.3
12.8
189.1
600.7
49.5
12.4
199.8
203.6
70.0
44.1
141.1
11.9
130.6
11.1
164.3
584.4
48.5
10.9
173.5
175.9
66.4
44.4
112.4
11.8
6.8
2.9
6.5
4.9
3.4
4.1
5.0
5.8
4.6
5.8
4.7
3.8
5.8
3.0
5.7
4.4
3.3
3.9
4.1
4.8
3.9
6.2
3.7
3.5
6.6
2.9
6.3
4.5
3.4
3.5
4.7
5.8
4.5
5.6
4.5
3.9
5.8
2.5
5.4
4.5
3.3
3.2
4.1
5.0
4.2
5.6
3.6
3.9
Puerto Rico ...............................................
1,130.2
1,138.2
1,138.1
1,159.9
169.5
138.8
155.0
164.2
15.0
12.2
13.6
14.2
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
2
2014
2015
definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01,
dated February 28, 2013, and are available on the BLS website at
www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to
revision the following month.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
Total1
State
Oct.
2014
Alabama2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,937.8
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
337.2
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,589.3
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,195.5
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,790.1
Construction
Manufacturing
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015p
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015p
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015p
1,953.7
336.0
2,626.8
1,215.2
16,190.8
1,956.5
336.6
2,630.9
1,215.1
16,211.9
1,958.9
339.6
2,649.6
1,214.9
16,253.1
80.1
17.3
124.4
45.2
685.0
83.3
18.1
129.2
52.4
723.7
84.1
18.8
130.2
53.4
727.2
83.6
17.9
129.3
53.4
734.8
–
13.5
156.3
156.8
1,271.8
–
13.2
156.3
152.8
1,269.0
–
13.2
155.1
152.3
1,268.9
–
13.3
156.1
152.8
1,268.8
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delaware3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,481.2
1,670.0
440.9
759.5
7,910.3
2,521.7
1,701.1
443.9
764.4
8,111.8
2,520.1
1,696.3
445.2
765.3
8,115.0
2,533.1
1,694.1
445.2
767.3
8,150.2
144.2
56.2
20.6
14.4
406.3
153.2
58.8
22.1
14.6
426.3
150.5
57.3
21.9
14.6
430.5
154.6
57.1
21.6
14.6
425.0
138.3
158.8
25.6
–
331.9
139.1
162.0
25.4
–
337.8
140.4
161.8
25.6
–
336.9
140.8
161.0
25.6
–
336.9
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,205.7
625.2
658.4
5,886.9
2,996.6
4,260.3
642.6
675.0
5,916.1
3,059.0
4,273.8
634.5
675.8
5,913.1
3,060.6
4,302.8
637.1
683.5
5,927.2
3,057.2
158.7
31.7
36.2
204.1
122.4
159.7
34.5
39.8
209.2
119.3
159.9
33.6
38.8
209.4
120.6
160.5
34.7
40.6
211.1
120.0
370.8
13.7
59.5
576.9
513.5
371.4
13.5
62.6
570.3
519.9
372.9
13.4
63.1
568.8
520.1
376.0
13.5
63.4
566.9
525.5
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,555.0
1,399.6
1,872.3
1,991.8
605.9
1,575.1
1,399.3
1,895.9
1,990.5
611.7
1,576.4
1,408.0
1,898.3
1,988.9
611.6
1,577.3
1,410.5
1,904.1
1,982.7
611.4
76.9
59.2
72.4
143.3
25.4
82.1
64.3
75.5
138.9
25.5
81.1
64.5
76.2
142.2
25.4
80.6
66.1
76.9
144.4
25.5
215.5
162.4
236.7
148.4
50.7
216.9
160.2
241.1
149.5
51.0
215.2
160.9
242.5
147.8
50.4
214.2
161.5
244.2
147.2
50.2
Maryland3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,632.8
3,428.1
4,197.3
2,829.6
1,122.9
2,674.3
3,499.9
4,281.3
2,862.1
1,131.7
2,674.0
3,497.7
4,263.3
2,855.2
1,131.0
2,684.8
3,508.7
4,276.9
2,853.5
1,131.2
152.3
128.1
141.3
108.3
46.6
157.9
133.3
150.6
108.2
45.0
158.2
131.7
148.8
106.7
45.5
159.9
132.4
149.7
104.5
46.0
103.2
248.9
579.6
314.9
139.1
101.6
249.9
600.1
313.7
141.7
101.2
248.9
603.8
313.7
140.7
103.0
249.1
602.0
314.1
141.9
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,740.6
453.3
995.8
1,224.3
651.5
2,777.8
457.3
1,001.7
1,264.3
653.5
2,766.3
456.8
1,000.6
1,260.2
653.9
2,767.7
457.5
1,007.9
1,266.4
658.3
108.4
23.9
47.6
63.3
23.3
109.9
24.8
47.2
68.9
23.5
110.9
23.9
46.6
70.4
23.2
113.7
25.0
47.7
70.4
23.9
258.8
19.1
97.5
41.7
66.5
260.9
18.7
94.9
42.0
67.9
263.8
18.9
94.5
42.0
68.3
260.4
18.7
95.0
42.2
68.1
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,974.3
824.7
9,132.9
4,174.5
467.7
4,004.6
828.0
9,249.2
4,254.9
460.5
4,012.6
827.2
9,268.2
4,268.6
458.8
4,028.7
827.5
9,296.9
4,265.5
458.0
141.8
42.8
340.6
181.4
35.9
148.5
40.9
355.2
193.0
35.7
151.3
42.1
354.7
189.8
35.3
151.5
42.2
362.5
192.0
36.2
241.7
28.1
450.9
453.8
26.1
248.5
27.5
449.3
462.6
26.1
246.0
27.7
448.2
463.1
25.8
245.9
27.5
451.4
462.6
25.8
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,349.8
1,662.5
1,737.2
5,809.5
477.9
5,409.5
1,661.5
1,782.4
5,856.7
483.9
5,396.4
1,662.1
1,781.5
5,844.4
483.4
5,427.2
1,664.3
1,783.6
5,858.1
483.5
192.6
76.6
79.0
233.7
16.2
186.3
81.0
81.9
242.0
14.9
185.3
80.3
80.0
242.7
14.8
191.1
80.4
81.0
238.5
15.3
675.5
–
181.0
567.6
41.1
689.6
–
186.3
564.8
42.0
684.9
–
185.7
564.6
41.9
690.7
–
186.5
564.2
42.0
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,965.3
South Dakota3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
424.9
2,838.1
Tennessee3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,664.6
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,340.7
2,010.4
430.4
2,875.1
11,819.3
1,385.9
2,015.8
430.8
2,877.9
11,848.5
1,385.8
2,022.4
432.8
2,888.3
11,868.5
1,388.0
82.9
22.2
111.8
665.3
79.4
89.5
22.8
113.0
667.2
80.8
89.7
23.1
113.2
667.9
82.2
89.1
23.4
114.7
670.5
84.7
231.5
42.7
327.5
889.1
120.1
232.0
44.4
331.0
855.6
126.1
230.1
44.6
330.5
858.5
126.2
230.7
44.6
329.8
853.7
126.6
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
310.8
3,778.9
3,105.3
764.3
2,858.1
293.6
314.3
3,814.4
3,192.6
749.6
2,898.8
292.3
312.3
3,815.5
3,191.2
751.3
2,892.8
291.9
313.4
3,827.4
3,198.1
750.6
2,908.9
294.1
14.3
180.0
163.4
33.5
104.8
23.7
14.3
184.1
173.9
28.5
107.1
23.5
14.3
185.3
172.9
28.6
106.1
23.7
14.4
184.4
174.9
27.7
106.7
24.4
31.3
231.3
290.0
47.6
467.0
10.0
31.0
234.7
292.2
47.8
473.2
9.8
30.4
234.2
292.6
48.1
470.3
10.0
30.3
234.0
290.9
47.7
472.8
9.9
Puerto Rico3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virgin Islands2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
907.1
38.1
914.1
37.9
914.1
38.3
911.4
38.1
27.2
–
23.9
–
23.9
–
23.5
–
75.1
–
74.2
–
73.5
–
73.2
–
1
Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately.
Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot
be separated with sufficient precision.
3
Mining and logging is combined with construction.
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2014 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary
and will be revised when new information becomes available.
2
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Financial activities
Professional and business services
State
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015p
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015p
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015p
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
374.9
66.0
495.2
247.6
2,895.8
376.9
67.0
501.7
248.0
2,963.3
377.8
66.3
500.6
247.3
2,965.6
377.7
69.1
505.2
247.8
2,965.9
94.4
12.2
190.9
49.5
788.4
96.3
11.7
196.0
51.8
797.7
95.9
12.2
196.3
51.0
794.2
96.1
12.2
199.2
51.3
795.8
225.7
29.6
386.5
135.1
2,471.5
226.7
28.0
394.3
139.5
2,585.5
227.6
28.7
394.5
139.0
2,585.6
229.4
29.3
397.6
139.5
2,601.5
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
434.6
302.0
80.1
31.7
1,640.0
436.9
307.5
79.4
31.3
1,677.2
435.3
305.9
79.3
31.1
1,678.0
435.2
306.9
79.1
31.6
1,685.3
153.4
128.3
45.7
30.6
529.2
157.5
130.6
46.4
30.8
536.3
156.6
130.7
46.8
30.8
540.5
159.7
130.9
46.7
31.2
543.1
390.3
212.3
60.1
160.3
1,179.9
384.5
217.5
60.6
164.1
1,210.5
386.5
216.6
60.7
162.6
1,208.7
391.7
215.5
60.3
165.6
1,229.6
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
885.9
117.5
132.9
1,179.3
578.1
901.1
121.4
136.3
1,186.2
599.5
902.3
120.6
137.2
1,179.5
601.0
909.1
120.0
138.3
1,181.3
597.2
234.5
27.3
33.3
369.2
129.9
236.9
28.2
34.9
370.7
129.7
236.4
28.4
34.7
368.6
129.0
239.1
27.9
35.1
368.4
129.2
629.3
82.8
79.9
916.4
323.4
644.6
82.8
81.0
935.3
327.2
643.4
83.3
81.0
939.2
325.7
649.8
83.5
82.0
938.1
323.8
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
315.1
265.6
380.4
393.3
119.2
317.5
265.4
378.9
388.7
120.6
316.0
267.3
382.3
386.3
120.2
315.6
267.9
382.6
384.5
119.8
104.3
79.9
91.1
92.3
30.5
107.1
80.4
93.5
92.9
31.2
107.1
81.3
93.6
93.6
31.4
106.8
81.4
94.8
91.9
30.9
136.3
171.6
214.1
212.9
63.3
138.6
171.2
214.1
216.8
65.3
139.5
174.1
213.2
218.7
64.9
142.8
173.9
215.0
218.7
65.2
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
456.2
563.4
762.4
521.0
221.2
461.6
566.4
766.7
524.6
222.3
460.8
563.5
766.0
522.7
221.8
463.5
563.0
765.3
521.9
222.2
144.5
207.9
204.9
177.8
43.7
147.6
209.9
213.8
182.8
44.5
146.2
210.7
210.3
181.7
44.4
146.8
210.8
211.5
181.2
44.7
425.5
519.5
622.7
356.8
102.5
434.5
542.9
645.2
364.5
104.2
433.3
542.8
642.3
365.8
105.2
436.5
545.8
644.3
367.1
105.1
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
523.8
93.3
204.2
232.0
138.2
527.0
94.8
204.0
232.5
140.3
527.9
95.5
204.1
230.5
140.6
528.3
95.8
205.9
232.0
140.0
164.1
25.0
72.5
57.6
35.9
168.7
27.1
73.8
57.7
36.3
167.1
27.0
74.4
56.7
36.7
166.2
26.9
74.7
57.1
36.2
356.8
40.2
112.0
156.1
74.5
358.1
40.3
111.9
163.4
74.1
355.6
40.2
110.9
160.9
72.6
359.3
39.9
113.6
164.9
74.8
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
840.6
138.8
1,563.0
785.2
107.1
850.5
138.1
1,572.8
796.0
105.3
852.2
137.4
1,577.4
795.2
105.4
855.2
138.3
1,578.3
795.4
105.0
248.0
33.6
691.3
211.6
24.2
247.7
34.1
696.1
219.2
24.4
247.8
33.9
693.6
223.1
24.0
248.4
33.7
692.9
221.4
23.8
636.6
99.5
1,237.2
579.0
37.4
627.5
101.8
1,263.3
596.1
36.7
626.6
101.3
1,264.5
599.2
36.0
635.2
102.4
1,263.6
600.0
36.4
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
996.4
303.1
328.3
1,115.3
75.2
1,015.7
306.0
337.1
1,128.0
75.9
1,012.4
304.4
336.4
1,124.2
75.3
1,015.3
308.3
334.6
1,124.4
74.4
289.8
79.8
93.0
313.8
32.7
293.6
79.9
93.7
320.1
33.0
295.7
80.0
93.5
320.9
32.6
298.1
80.8
94.1
320.0
32.9
710.8
188.0
223.5
760.8
60.7
710.7
190.2
231.6
765.5
64.7
710.8
190.6
231.2
765.2
63.5
714.3
190.6
233.4
767.6
63.6
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
377.1
85.8
597.5
2,339.1
256.5
386.3
86.7
613.2
2,372.8
261.7
387.9
85.9
611.9
2,384.0
260.7
388.4
86.7
612.3
2,386.3
257.4
96.4
29.4
142.3
707.3
76.4
96.4
30.4
145.2
703.5
78.6
95.4
30.1
145.4
705.5
78.5
94.0
29.6
146.2
708.1
79.5
258.6
30.1
378.8
1,550.6
187.4
266.6
30.2
382.4
1,590.9
195.9
268.1
31.2
384.8
1,598.1
195.4
274.8
31.5
389.3
1,601.4
195.4
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
56.1
644.8
577.4
135.1
525.6
55.5
55.7
645.9
591.5
134.9
530.8
55.0
55.7
646.6
593.2
135.6
531.0
54.7
55.9
650.9
595.7
134.3
530.8
54.8
12.3
193.2
155.3
30.9
152.1
11.3
12.2
195.8
158.3
29.8
155.5
12.1
12.0
196.6
158.0
30.2
155.4
12.1
12.3
199.6
157.3
30.8
156.8
11.8
26.8
674.1
376.7
67.7
307.8
18.5
26.8
687.7
393.8
67.8
315.7
18.6
26.9
682.1
391.3
67.0
310.1
18.9
26.9
690.9
393.7
67.9
315.1
19.3
Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virgin Islands1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
176.5
8.0
177.4
8.1
177.8
8.0
177.3
8.1
42.5
–
42.2
–
42.3
–
42.2
–
112.5
–
114.3
–
114.1
–
114.0
–
1
Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components,
cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2014 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are
preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
Education and health services
State
Leisure and hospitality
Government
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015p
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015p
Oct.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015
Oct.
2015p
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
226.9
46.6
386.5
173.3
2,431.9
232.8
47.8
397.3
178.6
2,504.8
231.4
47.5
395.2
178.8
2,508.1
231.6
47.9
397.7
178.6
2,504.3
188.1
34.5
291.4
108.5
1,768.1
189.5
33.1
295.8
113.0
1,836.2
193.0
33.3
298.2
113.4
1,832.0
193.3
33.8
300.9
111.8
1,850.4
379.7
81.8
412.3
213.1
2,435.4
382.2
81.7
407.1
213.6
2,458.5
381.2
80.9
411.3
213.5
2,471.9
382.0
80.5
412.8
212.6
2,471.2
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
301.7
327.1
73.2
128.7
1,175.1
315.5
333.5
73.1
129.8
1,220.4
314.8
332.0
73.8
131.3
1,218.4
314.4
332.4
74.4
130.4
1,223.5
305.9
152.7
47.1
69.9
1,103.7
314.7
155.1
48.7
69.2
1,146.6
317.0
157.5
48.7
69.1
1,150.6
318.5
157.7
49.1
68.7
1,152.8
407.6
237.3
65.4
235.5
1,075.8
417.7
240.3
65.5
235.0
1,079.6
415.8
239.4
65.8
235.3
1,072.9
415.4
237.6
65.9
235.0
1,071.5
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
528.7
79.2
94.0
890.2
440.6
539.2
81.5
96.4
897.7
451.3
543.7
80.5
96.5
898.6
455.3
544.8
81.2
98.0
906.5
458.2
437.1
113.4
66.6
556.4
295.2
449.8
115.4
67.8
562.1
301.2
451.5
115.2
67.4
559.5
305.2
454.3
114.8
68.7
563.0
304.3
688.3
125.0
120.1
832.6
425.3
687.7
129.4
120.8
827.5
443.8
693.2
123.8
120.9
829.6
435.3
697.7
124.8
120.6
830.8
431.8
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
224.3
191.4
263.8
301.5
123.0
228.4
192.2
270.4
309.5
123.5
230.8
192.5
269.0
308.6
123.9
230.1
192.9
270.2
307.8
124.1
137.7
124.2
183.0
222.2
62.6
139.3
124.1
188.0
225.6
63.1
141.6
125.2
188.4
227.0
62.8
139.7
124.6
189.2
226.9
64.1
258.3
257.7
324.2
327.2
100.3
258.1
254.6
328.8
323.4
99.6
257.7
255.3
327.5
323.4
101.0
258.2
255.1
325.2
321.1
100.3
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
431.2
739.4
647.0
502.0
136.4
443.2
762.6
661.5
515.2
137.2
444.2
757.9
660.0
512.8
137.0
442.9
763.1
665.3
513.2
136.2
263.3
343.9
406.8
254.7
126.8
266.9
349.0
417.5
262.1
130.5
267.4
354.7
413.4
264.8
130.0
270.9
355.3
413.6
262.5
129.7
507.0
455.7
596.9
419.5
245.6
512.1
460.1
590.2
416.8
247.4
514.3
462.4
582.5
416.0
247.1
512.6
462.4
588.1
416.5
245.8
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
434.8
69.8
149.6
116.5
116.7
442.4
70.9
153.5
124.7
117.4
440.8
70.4
154.4
122.7
118.2
445.9
71.2
155.4
124.0
118.4
287.3
60.6
86.5
341.3
66.6
291.0
59.6
87.1
357.5
67.4
293.4
59.7
87.1
358.9
67.4
289.3
58.7
86.3
357.6
68.2
432.7
87.6
171.7
152.9
91.0
445.5
87.7
172.6
154.4
87.0
432.5
87.8
171.9
154.9
87.5
432.1
87.8
173.0
154.6
88.7
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
638.0
129.4
1,865.6
571.2
59.9
647.5
131.1
1,915.8
581.3
59.2
649.6
131.7
1,925.3
588.2
58.9
651.8
132.5
1,936.2
584.1
59.3
358.5
91.3
877.0
446.9
41.7
362.2
94.1
881.1
458.0
40.4
365.4
93.3
891.4
462.6
40.9
367.7
93.0
897.5
455.4
40.6
622.2
192.1
1,442.0
715.0
80.5
620.1
192.9
1,438.9
712.3
81.4
621.6
192.8
1,439.5
710.7
81.8
622.5
191.7
1,437.9
717.1
81.1
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
890.6
228.7
252.4
1,189.2
104.9
898.6
229.6
259.0
1,200.5
105.3
899.7
232.1
260.9
1,197.1
105.8
908.0
232.5
259.9
1,207.0
106.0
538.3
155.8
183.4
540.3
55.0
541.2
158.4
190.2
544.1
55.7
545.5
160.7
189.4
550.6
57.4
552.5
160.9
190.5
556.1
57.7
758.8
347.4
296.9
709.9
60.1
776.2
349.7
301.4
717.2
60.0
763.2
348.3
303.3
705.6
59.7
757.7
348.1
303.1
705.1
59.6
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
227.6
68.7
405.7
1,540.3
176.5
234.3
69.8
407.5
1,599.0
184.6
235.6
69.8
410.3
1,611.3
186.1
238.3
70.8
411.9
1,612.7
185.9
230.4
45.9
299.0
1,209.4
130.8
240.7
46.6
310.7
1,259.7
141.2
242.6
46.0
309.2
1,261.5
139.1
241.5
46.0
310.3
1,273.9
140.0
358.5
78.4
425.3
1,832.6
230.0
362.0
77.9
423.7
1,854.4
231.7
362.2
78.6
425.5
1,851.6
232.2
362.3
79.0
427.5
1,855.7
234.4
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
62.6
499.3
457.1
126.8
433.3
27.0
64.6
504.6
471.1
128.7
440.7
28.0
64.0
506.7
471.3
128.2
443.5
27.8
64.3
505.3
473.4
129.3
447.4
27.7
35.5
372.8
296.7
73.7
265.5
35.2
36.4
374.0
305.8
71.5
270.3
36.9
36.5
378.7
305.7
70.9
268.6
36.7
35.8
378.1
306.9
70.8
268.3
38.3
56.1
707.5
556.2
153.9
411.7
71.6
56.6
711.0
569.2
149.2
416.9
72.1
56.4
708.6
569.1
152.5
417.9
72.0
57.3
707.9
566.2
152.2
418.9
71.8
Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virgin Islands1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
124.5
–
128.4
–
129.1
–
129.3
–
80.2
7.2
81.6
7.3
81.5
7.7
81.4
7.4
231.2
11.0
234.3
10.8
234.2
11.0
232.8
10.9
1
Missing series (denoted by ’-’) are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components,
cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2014 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are
preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
Total
State
September
Mining and logging
October
September
September
October
2014
2015
2014
2015p
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,930.2 1,957.8 1,943.9 1,965.0
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
350.2
349.9
331.0
333.3
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,575.1 2,632.6 2,606.1 2,666.4
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,199.1 1,220.1 1,203.6 1,223.3
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,728.2 16,190.6 15,876.1 16,339.9
11.8
18.5
13.1
9.0
32.4
10.5
17.9
12.6
8.3
29.5
11.7
18.0
13.2
9.0
31.9
10.3
17.4
12.2
8.3
29.5
81.0
19.7
123.8
47.4
696.8
85.4
21.4
131.3
55.3
746.0
81.6
18.3
126.7
46.4
700.1
85.2
18.9
131.4
54.6
751.0
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delaware1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,488.8
1,668.8
440.0
757.3
7,831.7
2,527.6
1,694.5
445.6
764.8
8,067.3
2,485.6
1,683.9
442.9
764.9
7,915.8
2,537.3
1,708.2
447.2
773.0
8,155.7
35.1
0.6
–
–
5.7
34.7
0.6
–
–
5.5
35.4
0.6
–
–
5.8
34.8
0.6
–
–
5.5
148.2
59.3
20.9
14.6
407.1
156.1
60.4
22.1
14.9
435.8
149.2
59.2
21.0
14.6
413.5
159.7
60.1
22.0
14.8
433.0
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,183.3
625.1
663.8
5,920.1
3,017.0
4,266.5
634.3
685.3
5,951.2
3,082.3
4,222.2
627.9
668.0
5,949.3
3,032.5
4,319.1
639.9
693.3
5,990.4
3,092.8
9.0
–
4.1
10.5
7.3
8.6
–
3.9
9.4
6.8
9.2
–
4.1
10.5
7.2
8.7
–
3.8
9.4
6.7
160.6
32.8
38.4
219.0
128.8
162.6
33.8
41.9
225.9
125.7
162.1
32.0
38.4
220.4
130.1
163.9
35.0
42.7
227.2
127.7
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,562.3
1,399.1
1,872.1
1,986.3
618.5
1,581.6
1,411.0
1,905.0
1,985.3
624.0
1,575.7
1,413.7
1,883.2
2,001.7
615.9
1,597.8
1,424.6
1,914.9
1,992.9
621.7
2.4
10.4
16.7
54.1
2.6
2.3
9.6
14.8
45.3
2.6
2.4
10.6
16.6
53.4
2.6
2.3
9.7
14.8
44.5
2.6
81.1
61.1
76.5
145.5
27.9
86.4
66.6
79.4
144.0
27.3
83.6
61.2
74.7
145.1
27.2
87.3
68.1
79.2
146.2
27.3
Maryland1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,635.0
3,443.8
4,216.5
2,837.0
1,124.6
2,679.6
3,517.3
4,297.0
2,871.3
1,132.4
2,648.9
3,466.1
4,251.5
2,862.1
1,129.2
2,700.8
3,546.9
4,331.1
2,886.4
1,137.5
–
1.1
8.5
7.4
9.4
–
1.0
8.5
7.0
8.4
–
1.1
8.8
7.5
9.3
–
1.0
8.5
6.7
8.3
155.3
135.4
154.4
120.3
48.1
160.7
139.0
162.4
118.5
46.4
154.6
136.1
154.5
121.0
47.6
162.3
140.4
162.8
117.2
47.0
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,751.2
459.3
998.1
1,230.9
654.9
2,780.2
463.8
1,004.5
1,263.9
657.3
2,766.5
458.0
1,005.3
1,232.4
655.3
2,793.9
462.1
1,017.3
1,274.8
661.8
4.2
9.4
–
14.4
1.1
3.9
9.0
–
13.1
1.0
4.2
9.5
–
14.4
1.1
4.0
8.7
–
13.1
1.0
114.1
26.8
49.6
66.3
24.3
116.4
26.7
48.6
72.2
24.7
113.0
26.3
49.4
64.3
24.5
118.3
27.3
49.5
71.5
25.0
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,980.3
824.5
9,133.3
4,170.4
472.1
4,023.4
831.3
9,272.9
4,278.1
463.9
4,000.0
831.2
9,218.8
4,211.9
474.4
4,054.2
834.0
9,382.8
4,303.5
464.8
1.5
28.1
5.6
5.6
30.9
1.3
26.7
5.3
5.5
26.9
1.4
28.4
5.6
5.6
30.9
1.3
26.6
5.2
5.5
25.6
150.3
43.0
362.8
182.6
39.7
158.7
42.6
375.0
193.0
39.4
148.6
44.1
357.7
184.3
38.7
158.2
43.4
379.2
194.9
39.0
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,380.0
1,662.7
1,735.9
5,825.1
484.1
5,431.5
1,664.9
1,786.5
5,868.0
489.0
5,400.9
1,673.5
1,755.2
5,871.6
483.8
5,478.2
1,674.8
1,801.8
5,920.3
489.6
15.6
62.7
7.9
38.6
0.2
14.4
52.3
7.4
35.7
0.2
15.6
63.3
7.9
38.2
0.2
14.2
51.6
7.3
35.3
0.2
209.7
76.2
83.8
244.9
17.5
200.5
81.1
84.7
252.8
16.2
205.4
78.1
82.0
244.7
17.3
203.7
81.9
84.0
249.5
16.4
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956.4 2,016.8 1,972.7 2,030.1
South Dakota1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
428.4
435.3
428.7
436.7
Tennessee1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,842.0 2,891.0 2,857.4 2,907.9
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,617.4 11,838.5 11,719.0 11,923.8
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,341.1 1,393.4 1,353.1 1,400.8
3.9
–
–
314.8
12.3
3.7
–
–
287.3
11.4
3.9
–
–
317.1
12.5
3.7
–
–
284.3
11.7
82.7
24.1
113.5
663.9
81.5
89.5
25.4
116.4
671.1
85.9
83.9
24.3
114.1
672.9
82.2
90.2
25.6
117.1
678.2
87.6
0.8
9.4
6.4
30.3
4.4
27.6
0.8
8.3
6.1
26.4
4.3
22.9
0.8
9.3
6.3
30.2
4.5
27.3
0.8
8.3
5.9
25.5
4.3
22.9
16.2
181.9
169.5
36.7
112.7
25.6
15.8
187.7
181.4
31.3
114.9
25.7
15.7
181.8
169.2
36.7
113.2
25.0
15.9
186.2
180.6
30.9
115.0
25.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.1
1.5
23.7
1.6
27.2
1.6
23.4
1.6
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Construction
October
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
311.6
3,785.8
3,110.3
768.5
2,868.0
299.5
313.7
3,819.9
3,204.2
755.9
2,912.6
298.3
315.4
3,797.5
3,131.0
773.1
2,887.9
295.8
318.0
3,845.4
3,224.0
759.5
2,939.4
296.3
Puerto Rico1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virgin Islands1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
899.5
37.5
905.6
37.7
906.1
37.7
910.2
37.7
1
Mining and logging is combined with construction.
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2014 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are
preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjustedContinued
[In thousands]
Manufacturing
State
September
Trade, transportation, and utilities
October
September
October
Information
September
October
2014
2015
2014
2015p
2014
2015
2014
2015p
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
253.9
15.4
156.3
155.3
1,289.5
252.5
15.1
155.3
152.4
1,288.3
254.0
10.4
156.2
156.9
1,278.1
251.6
10.2
156.0
153.0
1,274.9
372.6
68.0
489.6
246.2
2,877.0
375.4
68.8
496.0
245.6
2,954.1
375.0
64.0
495.8
246.3
2,908.4
377.6
67.0
505.8
246.7
2,978.8
21.7
6.3
43.0
13.5
461.7
21.9
6.3
43.1
13.7
479.1
22.3
6.2
42.4
13.7
464.7
22.0
6.3
43.6
13.6
478.4
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138.2
158.9
25.8
1.0
332.4
140.9
161.6
25.7
1.0
337.1
139.3
159.1
25.9
1.0
332.4
141.9
161.3
25.8
1.0
337.4
433.7
299.4
79.7
30.6
1,615.2
434.6
304.1
79.5
30.9
1,659.5
433.7
302.9
80.5
31.6
1,630.7
434.1
307.9
79.5
31.5
1,676.0
69.6
31.7
4.8
17.1
135.5
67.4
31.5
4.5
17.1
134.5
68.8
31.3
4.8
16.9
135.8
66.9
32.1
4.5
16.9
135.7
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
370.6
13.9
60.6
578.6
510.6
372.6
13.5
63.8
570.4
521.7
370.0
13.9
60.4
578.6
511.5
375.3
13.7
64.4
568.7
523.5
871.1
117.1
133.0
1,177.7
575.9
895.8
120.3
138.0
1,178.3
599.5
886.4
117.5
133.7
1,186.9
582.3
909.5
120.0
139.0
1,189.2
601.4
106.1
8.7
9.1
98.6
35.5
107.0
8.4
8.8
97.4
35.2
108.0
8.6
9.1
98.1
34.9
108.3
8.6
8.8
97.4
34.7
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
216.7
162.2
236.4
147.5
50.7
215.3
161.1
243.1
147.6
50.6
215.6
162.6
236.1
150.0
50.8
214.3
161.6
243.6
148.9
50.3
311.2
263.7
377.9
388.9
120.3
313.7
265.8
380.7
383.6
121.4
315.9
266.0
380.9
392.7
121.0
316.4
268.4
383.1
384.0
121.6
25.3
27.5
26.2
24.4
7.5
24.4
28.3
26.5
25.6
7.4
25.3
27.6
26.0
25.7
7.6
24.4
28.4
26.2
24.8
7.3
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
103.7
249.3
578.3
315.2
139.2
101.9
249.2
605.0
315.5
140.8
103.3
248.9
581.5
316.4
139.5
103.1
248.9
603.7
315.7
142.3
454.0
562.3
759.6
516.9
219.8
460.3
562.6
766.1
522.3
220.6
457.8
566.2
766.2
523.5
220.5
465.2
565.9
769.2
524.4
221.4
37.3
85.9
57.1
52.3
13.2
37.3
87.9
54.6
52.0
13.1
37.2
86.7
56.6
52.9
13.1
37.7
87.9
54.7
52.0
13.0
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
257.1
19.0
97.7
41.6
66.4
263.4
19.0
94.8
42.2
68.2
258.7
19.4
97.3
41.8
66.3
260.1
19.0
94.8
42.3
67.9
523.2
93.2
203.6
231.8
137.0
527.8
95.4
203.3
230.3
139.3
526.3
93.5
205.3
234.3
138.2
530.9
96.0
206.9
234.4
140.0
57.3
6.4
17.0
13.5
12.1
57.1
6.3
17.2
13.9
12.3
56.7
6.6
17.1
13.6
12.1
55.7
6.4
17.4
14.1
12.7
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
242.6
28.4
454.0
451.8
26.3
246.8
28.3
452.0
464.6
26.0
243.4
28.7
453.2
455.1
26.4
247.5
28.1
453.8
464.1
26.1
837.1
137.9
1,559.9
776.6
107.1
850.5
137.3
1,575.8
790.0
105.0
842.8
138.7
1,569.9
783.4
107.6
857.5
138.2
1,584.8
793.5
105.5
74.9
12.1
263.7
72.7
6.9
75.4
12.3
262.5
74.8
6.8
74.8
12.3
264.9
73.2
6.8
75.4
12.2
266.8
75.1
6.7
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
678.3
139.9
182.8
567.4
41.1
687.6
132.2
189.3
565.8
41.8
675.9
139.4
181.9
568.4
41.2
691.0
130.5
187.4
565.1
42.1
992.0
301.2
329.1
1,107.9
75.3
1,008.1
303.3
337.4
1,120.8
75.4
999.5
303.1
330.6
1,122.3
75.7
1,018.7
308.2
337.0
1,131.5
74.9
71.6
21.6
32.5
84.7
8.8
73.2
21.6
33.6
84.7
8.5
71.9
21.4
32.3
83.9
8.8
73.3
21.5
33.5
85.1
8.3
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
230.8
42.7
326.9
889.1
121.2
230.0
44.7
331.6
859.1
126.4
231.8
43.0
328.8
889.4
120.7
231.0
44.9
331.1
854.0
127.2
372.9
86.0
594.1
2,318.6
254.1
385.9
86.1
610.3
2,376.7
259.9
377.4
85.7
597.5
2,341.3
259.0
388.7
86.6
612.3
2,388.7
260.0
26.3
6.0
43.5
201.9
33.4
26.4
5.8
42.6
208.3
36.2
26.5
6.0
44.1
202.8
33.3
26.5
5.8
42.2
208.2
35.8
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31.2
232.2
293.3
47.8
468.0
9.9
30.6
234.9
296.7
48.3
473.3
9.9
31.4
232.2
293.0
47.8
467.0
10.3
30.4
234.9
293.9
47.9
472.9
10.2
55.5
640.5
576.9
134.4
523.0
55.6
55.4
642.3
595.4
135.0
531.0
55.0
56.4
644.7
578.8
136.1
532.5
55.3
56.2
650.9
597.1
135.3
537.9
54.6
4.8
70.7
111.4
9.5
47.8
3.8
4.9
69.8
112.9
9.2
50.1
3.8
4.8
70.2
109.8
9.6
47.6
3.7
4.9
69.7
112.7
9.1
50.1
3.7
Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75.2
0.6
73.4
0.6
75.0
0.6
73.1
0.6
172.5
7.9
174.4
8.0
174.5
7.9
175.3
8.0
19.5
0.7
20.4
0.7
19.9
0.7
20.4
0.7
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2014 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are
preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjustedContinued
[In thousands]
Financial activities
State
September
Professional and business services
October
September
October
Education and health services
September
October
2014
2015
2014
2015p
2014
2015
2014
2015p
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94.5
12.1
189.3
49.7
786.7
96.3
12.2
195.4
51.0
794.4
94.5
12.1
190.1
49.5
787.4
96.1
12.1
198.4
51.3
794.7
225.1
30.9
383.0
135.6
2,462.3
229.2
29.8
394.4
140.9
2,591.0
228.0
29.3
389.5
136.4
2,487.9
231.8
29.0
400.7
140.8
2,617.5
225.8
46.6
383.6
173.2
2,426.8
231.7
47.2
394.6
179.4
2,493.2
227.7
46.3
389.1
175.1
2,454.0
232.4
47.5
400.4
180.5
2,526.7
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
153.7
128.6
45.2
30.5
523.4
156.7
130.2
46.7
30.9
538.9
152.7
128.1
45.7
30.6
529.6
159.1
130.7
46.7
31.3
543.6
393.6
212.8
59.0
158.4
1,172.2
389.4
217.6
59.7
161.7
1,205.2
391.7
214.9
60.4
160.8
1,182.2
393.0
218.1
60.7
166.1
1,231.8
301.1
326.5
72.8
128.8
1,165.9
314.0
330.9
73.6
130.9
1,212.9
302.8
330.7
73.4
132.0
1,181.6
315.5
336.0
74.6
133.7
1,230.2
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
233.6
27.3
33.4
370.1
128.8
235.8
28.4
35.1
368.3
128.8
234.5
27.3
33.6
369.0
129.1
239.0
27.9
35.4
368.2
128.4
628.7
82.4
80.5
927.0
325.5
644.4
83.4
82.7
949.3
327.8
635.0
83.4
81.2
929.6
329.4
655.4
84.1
83.4
951.6
329.4
527.7
79.1
93.8
884.4
442.5
543.2
80.6
96.5
896.1
456.7
533.1
79.4
95.1
896.4
446.5
549.4
81.5
99.2
912.6
464.2
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
104.1
80.3
90.2
92.2
30.5
106.8
81.3
93.2
93.5
31.6
104.0
80.2
91.2
92.6
30.6
106.5
81.7
94.9
92.2
31.0
137.4
170.8
211.1
212.1
64.6
141.1
173.7
213.9
217.7
66.2
138.1
172.6
217.8
213.1
64.6
144.6
174.8
218.6
218.9
66.6
225.1
190.8
262.1
300.0
122.7
229.0
192.2
269.4
308.9
123.9
229.6
193.1
265.9
304.7
124.3
235.4
194.6
272.6
311.1
125.5
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
144.4
208.4
204.9
178.5
43.3
145.7
211.3
211.0
181.7
44.2
144.3
208.4
204.7
177.8
43.3
146.6
211.3
211.3
181.2
44.3
427.2
524.1
621.8
356.1
102.6
436.6
547.0
645.3
366.8
105.0
429.3
526.0
632.8
360.8
103.5
440.2
552.2
654.6
371.1
106.1
426.9
735.0
641.9
498.7
136.8
442.0
754.7
657.3
511.9
137.8
433.8
746.5
653.2
507.1
138.7
445.7
770.2
671.7
518.5
138.5
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
164.5
25.0
72.6
57.7
36.0
167.1
26.9
74.5
56.7
36.7
164.3
24.9
72.8
57.7
35.7
166.4
26.8
75.0
57.2
35.9
356.7
40.2
113.2
156.4
74.2
356.5
40.8
112.5
161.2
72.8
359.1
41.0
113.7
157.3
74.1
361.7
40.7
115.2
166.1
74.4
434.6
69.8
148.7
117.2
116.1
441.8
70.3
154.0
122.9
117.3
438.6
69.9
150.7
116.9
117.2
449.9
71.3
156.5
124.4
118.9
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
247.1
33.3
694.4
214.0
24.3
248.3
33.8
696.2
223.7
23.9
247.7
33.6
693.7
212.0
24.1
248.1
33.7
695.4
221.7
23.7
644.7
99.1
1,239.5
580.8
37.6
633.8
101.9
1,268.4
602.1
36.3
641.7
99.3
1,246.7
586.0
37.5
640.4
102.2
1,273.1
606.9
36.5
633.5
128.9
1,853.4
569.2
59.3
645.7
132.0
1,910.5
586.3
58.6
643.7
130.0
1,891.6
578.4
60.2
657.5
133.1
1,962.6
591.8
59.7
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
290.2
79.8
93.8
315.7
32.7
296.7
80.0
94.3
321.5
32.7
290.3
79.8
93.7
314.5
32.8
298.7
80.8
94.7
320.7
33.0
715.4
186.8
224.5
766.2
62.3
716.6
191.1
234.1
771.5
64.6
723.0
190.1
226.0
771.2
61.7
726.3
192.7
235.9
778.0
64.6
890.0
228.6
249.9
1,186.2
104.9
899.1
232.2
259.4
1,194.7
105.5
898.0
229.2
256.2
1,203.9
106.8
915.3
232.9
263.7
1,222.0
108.1
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
96.4
29.5
142.5
704.5
75.8
95.4
30.0
146.0
707.6
78.6
96.7
29.4
142.6
710.5
76.4
94.3
29.6
146.6
711.1
79.5
256.0
30.1
377.6
1,562.3
187.8
269.8
31.4
386.3
1,607.8
197.4
260.3
29.9
381.9
1,568.6
190.4
276.7
31.3
392.5
1,619.7
198.5
226.4
68.1
406.4
1,534.5
176.1
235.9
69.2
411.2
1,610.9
187.0
229.2
68.8
409.5
1,552.4
179.5
240.0
71.0
415.7
1,625.6
189.0
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.2
193.7
154.2
30.6
150.7
11.3
12.1
197.3
158.2
30.1
155.5
11.9
12.3
193.6
156.1
30.8
151.2
11.2
12.3
200.0
158.1
30.7
155.8
11.7
27.1
679.1
381.8
67.6
311.0
18.7
27.3
685.3
396.3
67.4
315.2
19.3
27.3
678.2
380.9
68.0
312.0
18.7
27.4
694.7
398.1
68.2
319.4
19.5
62.2
498.6
453.1
127.3
431.0
27.1
63.7
506.2
467.4
129.3
441.8
27.8
63.6
504.3
458.9
128.5
434.2
27.5
65.3
510.2
475.1
131.1
448.3
28.2
Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42.7
2.2
42.2
2.2
42.6
2.2
42.3
2.2
110.5
3.4
112.4
3.4
112.0
3.4
113.5
3.4
123.3
2.4
127.3
2.3
125.6
2.4
130.2
2.4
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2014 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are
preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjustedContinued
[In thousands]
Leisure and hospitality
State
September
Other services
October
September
Government
October
September
October
2014
2015
2014
2015p
2014
2015
2014
2015p
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
187.0
37.9
284.2
110.0
1,773.1
193.8
37.1
294.6
114.5
1,847.2
187.2
31.4
288.8
109.2
1,769.2
192.4
30.8
298.2
112.4
1,851.6
80.1
11.9
88.2
44.0
544.9
81.0
12.1
93.3
44.3
550.6
80.3
11.8
89.4
43.7
546.3
81.7
12.2
94.2
45.2
553.3
376.7
82.9
421.0
215.2
2,377.0
380.1
82.0
422.0
214.7
2,417.2
381.6
83.2
424.9
217.4
2,448.1
383.9
81.9
425.5
216.9
2,483.5
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
304.0
152.8
48.7
70.9
1,071.2
314.9
158.9
50.5
69.9
1,123.8
294.1
153.0
46.8
71.3
1,083.5
306.3
158.1
48.8
70.1
1,131.9
101.3
62.9
18.5
70.6
323.8
101.3
62.7
18.1
72.6
336.6
101.0
63.5
18.3
71.0
324.7
101.0
62.4
18.0
72.9
339.1
410.3
235.3
64.6
234.8
1,079.3
417.6
236.0
65.2
234.9
1,077.5
416.9
240.6
66.1
235.1
1,096.0
425.0
240.9
66.6
234.7
1,091.5
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
433.3
113.3
69.0
567.1
299.1
450.1
115.6
70.2
571.6
308.9
435.8
113.6
65.9
560.8
296.5
452.9
115.0
68.0
567.6
305.6
154.3
26.8
23.1
252.5
125.5
153.8
27.8
24.2
251.6
126.3
155.2
26.1
23.0
252.5
126.6
154.4
28.2
24.5
253.7
126.3
688.3
123.7
118.8
834.6
437.5
692.6
122.5
120.2
832.9
444.9
692.9
126.1
123.5
846.5
438.4
702.3
125.9
124.1
844.8
444.9
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
141.2
124.4
185.3
220.8
70.0
143.8
126.5
191.9
225.1
70.7
137.4
125.0
183.7
220.6
63.3
139.3
125.4
189.9
225.3
65.0
59.1
49.1
64.0
71.6
21.2
60.5
49.1
64.4
70.7
21.8
58.8
50.0
63.9
71.9
20.8
62.4
49.6
64.8
71.2
21.5
258.7
258.8
325.7
329.2
100.5
258.3
256.8
327.7
323.3
100.5
265.0
264.8
326.4
331.9
103.1
264.9
262.3
327.2
325.8
103.0
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
268.8
355.1
418.8
263.7
126.7
273.0
367.2
426.9
273.7
130.6
261.7
347.9
409.0
254.7
127.0
269.0
359.5
415.8
262.5
130.0
113.0
133.2
171.1
113.6
38.8
111.5
135.7
173.6
111.9
38.0
112.6
132.7
170.6
114.5
38.4
111.1
137.0
174.1
114.1
38.1
504.4
454.0
600.1
414.3
246.7
510.6
461.7
586.3
410.0
247.5
514.3
465.6
613.6
425.9
248.3
519.9
472.6
604.7
423.0
248.5
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
290.9
63.7
87.9
342.7
69.7
298.0
62.9
88.7
359.6
70.1
290.2
59.1
87.2
341.9
66.1
292.2
57.3
87.0
358.1
67.6
113.7
17.6
36.9
35.5
26.0
113.4
18.4
39.1
36.8
26.3
113.3
17.8
37.0
35.2
25.8
113.2
18.5
38.8
36.8
26.5
434.9
88.2
170.9
153.8
92.0
434.8
88.1
171.8
155.0
88.6
442.1
90.0
174.8
155.0
94.2
441.5
90.1
176.2
156.8
91.9
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
372.0
91.7
892.4
451.9
41.4
380.8
94.1
911.3
468.3
41.0
354.6
91.3
883.0
451.1
41.6
363.5
93.0
904.2
459.5
40.5
169.1
28.3
394.4
149.8
16.7
173.8
27.9
405.1
155.8
17.3
169.1
28.6
397.8
151.9
17.4
172.2
27.6
407.6
157.3
17.7
607.5
193.7
1,413.2
715.4
81.9
608.3
194.4
1,410.8
714.0
82.7
632.2
196.2
1,454.7
730.9
83.2
632.6
195.9
1,450.1
733.2
83.8
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
542.1
158.6
189.2
547.8
58.5
559.6
161.9
195.7
560.2
61.0
537.3
154.7
183.0
539.8
55.6
551.4
159.6
190.2
555.3
58.3
208.3
59.1
59.5
254.0
23.1
209.9
60.3
60.5
253.5
23.9
209.3
60.0
60.1
258.1
23.0
211.7
60.0
60.3
256.1
23.5
766.8
348.2
282.9
711.7
59.7
765.8
348.9
290.1
706.8
59.2
774.7
354.4
301.5
726.6
60.7
773.9
355.1
307.8
721.7
60.2
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
231.6
47.8
302.9
1,202.8
129.7
244.4
48.1
312.2
1,258.1
139.1
229.1
46.1
298.2
1,197.7
127.7
240.2
46.1
309.5
1,261.9
136.9
71.8
15.7
105.8
409.9
37.8
73.4
15.8
104.3
414.8
37.5
71.5
15.8
105.7
413.4
37.6
72.7
15.5
103.7
416.3
36.4
357.6
78.4
428.8
1,815.1
231.4
362.4
78.8
430.1
1,836.8
234.0
362.4
79.7
435.0
1,852.9
233.8
366.1
80.3
437.2
1,875.8
238.2
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34.5
377.9
308.0
75.6
272.6
38.3
35.6
384.6
317.2
72.2
277.8
40.0
34.0
371.7
296.3
74.0
265.9
33.9
34.3
377.0
306.4
71.2
268.7
37.0
10.3
196.0
114.8
55.4
138.4
9.9
10.5
198.1
119.6
55.1
136.1
9.6
10.2
196.5
116.6
55.5
138.5
9.9
10.5
198.2
120.7
55.4
138.1
9.6
56.8
705.8
540.9
153.3
408.4
71.7
57.0
705.4
553.0
151.6
412.6
72.4
58.9
715.0
565.1
155.9
421.3
73.0
60.0
715.3
575.4
154.2
428.9
73.2
Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79.8
6.9
81.4
7.3
79.9
7.0
81.1
7.2
17.4
1.0
17.2
0.8
17.5
1.0
17.3
0.8
231.5
10.9
233.2
10.8
231.9
10.9
233.6
10.8
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2014 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are
preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.
Chart 1. Unemployment rates by state, seasonally adjusted
October 2015
(U.S. rate = 5.0 percent)
Mountain
West
North Central
East
North Central
WASH.
MONT.
N.D.
MAINE
Middle
Atlantic
MINN.
ORE.
New England
VT. N.H.
MASS.
N.Y.
IDAHO
WIS.
S.D.
CONN. R.I.
MICH.
WYO.
PA.
IOWA
N.J.
NEB.
OHIO
NEV.
CALIF.
ILL.
IND.
MD.
UTAH
COLO.
KAN.
DEL.
MO.
W.VA.
KY.
VA.
TENN.
ARIZ.
N.C.
N.M.
D.C.
OKLA.
ARK.
Pacific
MISS.
S.C.
ALA.
GA.
TEXAS
South
Atlantic
LA.
West
South Central
East
South Central
FLA.
7.0% or higher
6.0% to 6.9%
5.0% to 5.9%
HAWAII
4.0% to 4.9%
ALASKA
3.9% or lower