Selected Employment Indicators
                                 Seasonally Adjusted
  
(Numbers in thousands)                        (Note: Best viewed using medium font.)
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                                 Arkansas                        Louisiana
                       Sep 2007  Aug 2008  Sep 2008p/  Sep 2007  Aug 2008  Sep 2008p/
                       --------  --------  ---------   --------  --------  ---------
   Labor force data    
Civilian labor force..    1,370     1,373      1,380      2,002      2,049     2,053
Employed..............    1,295     1,308      1,312      1,924      1,953     1,947
Unemployed............       76        65         68         78         96       106
Unemployment rate.....      5.5       4.8        4.9        3.9        4.7       5.2

   Nonfarm wage and               
   salary employment	
Total.................    1,204     1,205      1,205      1,933      1,957     1,939
Natural Resources
   and Mining.........       10        10         10         51         52        52
Construction..........       56        56         56        136        139       138
Manufacturing.........      187       182        182        159        157       156
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities......      250       250        250        386        387       386
Information...........       20        20         20         27         27        27
Financial Activities..       53        54         54         97         97        97
Professional and
   Business Services..      117       119        119        202        204       202
Education and
   Health Services....      155       158        158        250        255       253
Leisure and
   Hospitality........      100       101        101        195        200       196
Other Services .......       45        46         46         69         70        70
Government............      211       210        210        362        371       363
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                                New Mexico                       Oklahoma
                       Sep 2007  Aug 2008  Sep 2008p/  Sep 2007  Aug 2008  Sep 2008p/
                       --------  --------  ---------   --------  --------  ---------
   Labor force data
Civilian labor force..      944       958        958      1,734      1,745     1,757
Employed..............      912       914        920      1,659      1,675     1,691
Unemployed............       32        44         39         75         70        66
Unemployment rate.....      3.4       4.6        4.0        4.3        4.0       3.8

   Nonfarm wage and
   salary employment	
Total.................      846       848        848      1,573      1,587     1,585
Natural Resources
   and Mining.........       19        20         20         47         53        54
Construction..........       59        58         58         72         74        75
Manufacturing.........       37        34         34        151(1)     151(1)    152(1)
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities......      145       146        146        289        291       290
Information...........       17(1)     17(1)      17(1)      28(1)      29(1)     29(1)
Financial Activities..       35        35         35         84         85        85
Professional and
   Business Services..      109       108        108        182        181       181
Education and
   Health Services....      112       116        116        194        197       197
Leisure and
   Hospitality........       88        87         87        141        144       143
Other Services .......       30        29         30         63         64        64
Government............      195       198        198        319        319       315
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                                   Texas                         
                       Sep 2007  Aug 2008  Sep 2008p/  
                       --------  --------  ---------   
   Labor force data                  
Civilian labor force..   11,521    11,745     11,788
Employed..............   11,027    11,159     11,184
Unemployed............      494       585        604
Unemployment rate.....      4.3       5.0        5.1

 Nonfarm wage and
 salary employment		
Total.................   10,395    10,647     10,643
Natural Resources
   and Mining.........      208       224        226
Construction..........      649       672        670
Manufacturing.........      934       931        928
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities......    2,114     2,152      2,150
Information...........      220       219        217
Financial Activities..      644       656        654
Professional and
   Business Services..    1,300     1,358      1,359
Education and
   Health Services....    1,262     1,298      1,301
Leisure and
   Hospitality........      984     1,024      1,026
Other Services .......      355       361        361
Government............    1,726     1,752      1,751
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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: October 21, 2008

Last Modified Date: October 21, 2008