Selected Employment Indicators
                                 Seasonally Adjusted
  
(Numbers in thousands)                        (Note: Best viewed using medium font.)
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                                 Arkansas                        Louisiana
                       Jul 2007  Jun 2008  Jul 2008p/  Jul 2007  Jun 2008  Jul 2008p/
                       --------  --------  ---------   --------  --------  ---------
   Labor force data    
Civilian labor force..    1,366     1,374      1,374      1,993      2,012     2,010
Employed..............    1,291     1,305      1,312      1,920      1,935     1,931
Unemployed............       75        69         62         73         77        79
Unemployment rate.....      5.5       5.0        4.5        3.7        3.8       3.9

   Nonfarm wage and               
   salary employment	
Total.................    1,201     1,207      1,206      1,918      1,948     1,948
Natural Resources
   and Mining.........       10        10         10         51         51        52
Construction..........       56        55         55        134        139       139
Manufacturing.........      189       182        182        159        157       157
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities......      250       250        249        383        386       386
Information...........       20        20         20         28         27        26
Financial Activities..       54        54         54         97         97        97
Professional and
   Business Services..      116       119        119        201        203       204
Education and
   Health Services....      155       158        158        247        254       254
Leisure and
   Hospitality........      100       101        101        194        200       199
Other Services .......       45        46         46         68         69        69
Government............      208       212        212        357        365       366
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                                New Mexico                       Oklahoma
                       Jul 2007  Jun 2008  Jul 2008p/  Jul 2007  Jun 2008  Jul 2008p/
                       --------  --------  ---------   --------  --------  ---------
   Labor force data
Civilian labor force..      943       951        953      1,735      1,733     1,737
Employed..............      910       914        914      1,658      1,666     1,665
Unemployed............       33        37         39         77         68        72
Unemployment rate.....      3.5       3.9        4.1        4.4        3.9       4.1

   Nonfarm wage and
   salary employment	
Total.................      843       851        849      1,567      1,582     1,582
Natural Resources
   and Mining.........       20        20         20         47         52        52
Construction..........       59        60         59         71         74        74
Manufacturing.........       37        35         35        151(1)     151(1)    151(1)
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities......      145       147        147        288        289       290
Information...........       15(1)     17(1)      16(1)      29(1)      29(1)     29(1)
Financial Activities..       35        35         35         84         85        84
Professional and
   Business Services..      109       108        108        181        182       181
Education and
   Health Services....      112       116        116        193        198       197
Leisure and
   Hospitality........       88        87         87        140        142       142
Other Services .......       30        30         30         63         63        63
Government............      194       196        197        317        319       317
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                                   Texas                         
                       Jul 2007  Jun 2008  Jul 2008p/  
                       --------  --------  ---------   
   Labor force data                  
Civilian labor force..   11,498    11,682     11,692
Employed..............   10,999    11,167     11,143
Unemployed............      498       515        548
Unemployment rate.....      4.3       4.4        4.7

 Nonfarm wage and
 salary employment		
Total.................   10,381    10,612     10,630
Natural Resources
   and Mining.........      207       221        222
Construction..........      644       669        672
Manufacturing.........      935       929        927
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities......    2,107     2,146      2,146
Information...........      221       220        217
Financial Activities..      644       653        654
Professional and
   Business Services..    1,292     1,357      1,356
Education and
   Health Services....    1,257     1,295      1,294
Leisure and
   Hospitality........      982     1,018      1,021
Other Services .......      354       357        357
Government............    1,740     1,748      1,764
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 p/=preliminary for nonfarm employment only; monthly LAUS estimates subject to
    revision in the spring of each year.

(1) Employment numbers are not seasonally adjusted.

NOTE: Numbers may not sum to totals due to rounding.

NOTICE: Civilian labor force and industry employment data have been revised to reflect a 
number of changes including the annual benchmarking procedure and new seasonal factors.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Establishment and LAUS Surveys

Last Updated: August 15, 2008

 

Last Modified Date: August 15, 2008