Selected Employment Indicators
                                        Seasonally Adjusted
  
(Numbers in thousands)                        
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                                      Arkansas                           Louisiana
                          Mar 2008    Feb 2009   Mar 2009p/   Mar 2008    Feb 2009   Mar 2009p/
                          --------    --------   ---------    --------    --------   ---------
     Labor force data    
Civilian labor force......   1,366       1,377       1,360       2,061       2,085       2,071
Employed..................   1,301       1,289       1,271       1,975       1,966       1,950
Unemployed................      65          88          89          86         119         121
Unemployment rate.........     4.8         6.4         6.5         4.2         5.7         5.8
  
   Nonfarm wage and               
     salary employment		
Total.....................   1,206       1,186       1,180       1,934       1,944       1,938
Mining and Logging........      10          11          11          54(1)       55(1)       53(1)
Construction..............      56          57          55         132         144         138
Manufacturing.............     185         170         169         154         149         147
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities..........     250         239         238         385         380         382
Information...............      19          18          17          29          27          28
Financial Activities......      53          50          50          96          93          93
Professional and
   Business Services......     117         116         114         204         206         204
Education and
   Health Services........     158         162         162         255         258         259
Leisure and
   Hospitality............     100         102         102         196         199         200
Other Services ...........      46          45          45          69          69          69
Government................     213         216         217         360         365         365
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                                     New Mexico                           Oklahoma
                          Mar 2008    Feb 2009   Mar 2009p/   Mar 2008    Feb 2009   Mar 2009p/
                          --------    --------   ---------    --------    --------   ---------
     Labor force data
Civilian labor force......     955         957         955       1,735       1,758       1,762
Employed..................     918         906         899       1,678       1,661       1,658
Unemployed................      37          52          56          57          97         104
Unemployment rate.........     3.9         5.4         5.9         3.3         5.5         5.9
  
     Nonfarm wage and
     salary employment	    
Total.....................     848         836         834       1,593       1,584       1,575
Mining and Logging........      20          20          19          51          49          47
Construction..............      59          53          52          75          76          73
Manufacturing.............      36          34          32         152         141         139
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities..........     147         141         141         290         288         289
Information...............      16(1)       16(1)       16(1)       29(1)       29(1)       29(1)
Financial Activities......      35          34          34          83          82          82
Professional and
   Business Services......     108         107         107         186         181         178
Education and
   Health Services........     114         117         118         198         200         199
Leisure and
   Hospitality............      88          86          86         143         148         147
Other Services ...........      30          30          30          64          63          63
Government................     197         198         199         325         329         328
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                                       Texas            
                          Mar 2008    Feb 2009   Mar 2009p/ 
                          --------    --------   ---------  
     Labor force data                  
Civilian labor force......  11,611      11,840      11,861
Employed..................  11,082      11,068      11,065
Unemployed................     529         772         797
Unemployment rate.........     4.6         6.5         6.7

     Nonfarm wage and
     salary employment	
Total.....................  10,582      10,523      10,476
Mining and Logging........     224         233         226
Construction..............     673         635         617
Manufacturing.............     931         890         878
Trade, Transportation,
   and Utilities..........   2,146       2,103       2,109
Information...............     219         210         209
Financial Activities......     647         644         647
Professional and
   Business Services......   1,338       1,312       1,301
Education and
   Health Services........   1,274       1,333       1,333
Leisure and
   Hospitality............   1,003       1,011       1,006
Other Services ...........     359         353         352
Government................   1,769       1,799       1,799
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 p/ = preliminary 
(1) Employment numbers are not seasonally adjusted.

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

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Establishment and LAUS Surveys

Last Updated:  April 17, 2009

 

Last Modified Date: April 17, 2009