Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary
Technical information: Employment: (202) 691-6559 USDL 09-0981 http://www.bls.gov/sae/ Unemployment: (202) 691-6392 http://www.bls.gov/lau/ For release: 10:00 A.M. (EDT) Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Friday, August 21, 2009 (NOTE: This release was reissued on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, to correct labor force and unemployment data for Connecticut and the five other New England States. Although most labor force and unemployment levels changed for July 2009, season- ally adjusted unemployment rates did not change. Data from April 2009 forward were subject to revision; some unemployment rates did change for those earlier months by 0.1 percentage point. See the note below. This correction affected tables 3 and 4, but did not affect the analysis portion of the release.) REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JULY 2009 Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in July. Twenty-six states reported over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 17 states and the District of Columbia registered rate de- creases, and 7 states had no rate change, the Bureau of Labor Statis- tics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the year, jobless rates increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. At 9.4 percent in July, the national unemployment rate was little changed from June, but was 3.6 percentage points higher than a year earlier. _________________________________________________________________ | | | Corrections to Labor Force Estimates for New England States | | | | Labor force data in this release for the State of Connecticut | |(including the unemployment rate) reflect a minor input error | |found late in production of the July estimates. The estimates | |for the five other New England States also are affected due to | |additivity in the estimating process. A version of this news | |release containing corrected estimates will be issued as soon | |as possible. The corrections will be minimal. Data shown for | |the Northeast and for New England are correct as published. Pay-| |roll employment data shown for Connecticut and all other States | |are not affected by the error. For further assistance, please | |contact the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics Division at | |lausinfo@bls.gov or (202) 691-6392. | | | _________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | | | Publication of Metropolitan Area Hours and Earnings Resumed | | | | Effective with the release of July 2009 data, BLS has | |resumed publication of the Metropolitan Area hours and | |earnings series. See page 3 for additional information. | | | |_____________________________________________________________| - 2 - Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 29 states, and increased in 21 states and the District of Columbia. The largest over-the-month decrease in the level of employment occurred in California (-35,800), followed by North Carolina (-26,400), Florida (-25,200), and Illinois (-13,000). North Carolina experienced the largest over-the-month per- centage decrease in employment (-0.7 percent), followed by Mississippi (-0.6 percent), and Nevada and New Mexico (-0.5 percent each). The largest over-the-month increases in employment occurred in New York (62,100), Michigan (38,100), Texas (37,900), Tennessee (15,600), and the District of Columbia (13,200). The District of Columbia (+1.9 percent) experienced the largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment, followed by Michigan (+1.0 percent), New York (+0.7 percent), and South Dakota and Tennessee (+0.6 percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment decreased in 49 states and increased in one state and the District of Columbia. The largest over-the-year percentage decreases occurred in Arizona (-7.5 percent), Michigan (-6.7 percent), Nevada (-6.4 percent), and Oregon (-5.7 percent). North Dakota (+1.0 percent) and the District of Columbia (+0.9 percent) reported over-the-year percentage increases. Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) In July, the West reported the highest regional jobless rate, 10.5 percent, followed by the Midwest, 10.2 percent. The Northeast recorded the lowest rate, 8.7 percent. The West was the only region with a statistically significant over-the-month rate change (+0.3 percentage point). All four regions experienced significant unem- ployment rate increases from July 2008, the largest of which were in the West (+4.2 percentage points) and Midwest (+4.0 points). (See table 1.) Among the nine geographic divisions, the East North Central and Pacific had the highest unemployment rates in July, 11.4 and 11.3 percent, respectively. The Pacific rate was the highest in its series. (All region, division, and state series begin in 1976.) The divisions registering the lowest jobless rates were the West North Central, 7.5 percent, and West South Central, 7.7 percent. The Mountain and West South Central were the only divisions to experience statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate changes (+0.4 percentage point each). All nine divisions saw significant over-the-year rate increases, with the largest change occurring in the East North Central (+4.6 percentage points). Three other divisions also experienced changes of 4.0 percentage points or more: the Pacific (+4.4 points), East South Central (+4.3 points), and South Atlantic (+4.0 points). State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) Fifteen states and the District of Columbia reported jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent in July. Michigan continued to have the highest unemployment rate among the states, 15.0 percent. Rhode Island recorded the next highest rate, 12.7 percent, followed by Nevada, 12.5 percent; California and Oregon, 11.9 percent each; and South Carolina, 11.8 percent. The rates in California, Nevada, and Rhode Island set new series highs, along with the rate in Georgia (10.3 percent). North Dakota again registered the lowest jobless rate, 4.2 percent in July. In total, 26 states posted jobless rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 9.4 percent, 14 states and the District of Columbia had measurably higher rates, and 10 states had rates that were not significantly different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3.) Eight states reported significant over-the-month unemployment rate increases in July. Wyoming experienced the largest of these (+0.6 percentage point), followed by Arizona (+0.5 point). Two states, Vermont (-0.5 percentage point) and Minnesota (-0.3 point), had significant rate decreases over the month. The remaining 40 states and the District of Columbia registered July 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. (See table B.) Michigan reported the largest unemployment rate increase over the year (+6.7 percentage points). Three states had rates more than 5.0 percentage points higher than a year earlier: Nevada (+5.8 points), Oregon (+5.6 points), and Alabama (+5.1 points). All states and the District of Columbia recorded statistically significant increases in their jobless rates from July 2008, with the smallest increase occurring in North Dakota (+0.9 percentage point). (See table C.) - 3 - Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Between June and July 2009, 12 states experienced statistically significant changes in employment. Eight states recorded statisti- cally significant over-the-month increases led by New York (+62,100), Michigan (+38,100), and Texas (+37,900). The largest statistically significant decreases occurred in California (-35,800), North Carolina (-26,400), and Florida (-25,200). (See tables D and 5.) Over the year, 45 states experienced statistically significant changes in employment, all of which were decreases. The largest statistically significant job losses occurred in California (-760,200), Florida (-401,100), Illinois (-286,500), Michigan (-280,800), Ohio (-254,700), Texas (-222,500), North Carolina (-221,900), and Georgia (-205,900). The smallest statistically significant decreases in employment occurred in Vermont (-12,100), Wyoming (-9,800), and Montana (-8,000). (See table E.) ______________________________ The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for July is scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, September 1. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for August is scheduled to be issued on Friday, September 18. _____________________________________________________________ | | | Publication of Metropolitan Area Hours and Earnings Resumed | | | | Effective with the release of July 2009 data, BLS has re- | |sumed publication of the Metropolitan Area hours and earnings| |series. These series were discontinued from the establish- | |ment survey in March 2008 due to a reduction in funding that | |resulted from the 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act en- | |acted on December 26, 2007. The funds used to produce these | |series were restored with the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act| |enacted on March 11, 2009. For more information, please visit| |http://www.bls.gov/sae/msapwrestoration.htm. | | | |_____________________________________________________________| - 4 - Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly differ- ent from that of the U.S., July 2009, seasonally adjusted -------------------------------------------------------------- State | Rate (p) -------------------------------------------------------------- United States (1) ...................| 9.4 | Alaska ..............................| 8.3 Arkansas ............................| 7.4 California ..........................| 11.9 Colorado ............................| 7.8 Connecticut .........................| 7.8 Delaware ............................| 8.2 District of Columbia ................| 10.6 Florida .............................| 10.7 Georgia .............................| 10.3 Hawaii ..............................| 7.0 | Illinois ............................| 10.4 Indiana .............................| 10.6 Iowa ................................| 6.5 Kansas ..............................| 7.4 Kentucky ............................| 11.0 Louisiana ...........................| 7.4 Maine ...............................| 8.4 Maryland ............................| 7.3 Michigan ............................| 15.0 Minnesota ...........................| 8.1 | Montana .............................| 6.7 Nebraska ............................| 4.9 Nevada ..............................| 12.5 New Hampshire .......................| 6.8 New Mexico ..........................| 7.0 New York ............................| 8.6 North Carolina ......................| 11.0 North Dakota ........................| 4.2 Ohio ................................| 11.2 Oklahoma ............................| 6.5 | Oregon ..............................| 11.9 Pennsylvania ........................| 8.5 Rhode Island ........................| 12.7 South Carolina ......................| 11.8 South Dakota ........................| 4.9 Tennessee ...........................| 10.7 Texas ...............................| 7.9 Utah ................................| 6.0 Vermont .............................| 6.8 Virginia ............................| 6.9 Wyoming .............................| 6.5 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Data are not preliminary. p = preliminary. Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from June 2009 to July 2009, seasonally adjusted ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Rate | |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month State | June | July | rate change (p) | 2009 | 2009 (p) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona ........................| 8.7 | 9.2 | 0.5 Idaho ..........................| 8.4 | 8.8 | .4 Iowa ...........................| 6.2 | 6.5 | .3 Kansas .........................| 7.0 | 7.4 | .4 Minnesota ......................| 8.4 | 8.1 | -.3 Montana ........................| 6.4 | 6.7 | .3 Texas ..........................| 7.5 | 7.9 | .4 Utah ...........................| 5.7 | 6.0 | .3 Vermont ........................| 7.3 | 6.8 | -.5 Wyoming ........................| 5.9 | 6.5 | .6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. - 5 - Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from July 2008 to July 2009, seasonally adjusted ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Rate | |-----------|-----------| Over-the-year State | July | July | rate change (p) | 2008 | 2009 (p) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama ........................| 5.1 | 10.2 | 5.1 Alaska .........................| 6.7 | 8.3 | 1.6 Arizona ........................| 5.7 | 9.2 | 3.5 Arkansas .......................| 5.0 | 7.4 | 2.4 California .....................| 7.3 | 11.9 | 4.6 Colorado .......................| 4.9 | 7.8 | 2.9 Connecticut ....................| 5.8 | 7.8 | 2.0 Delaware .......................| 4.8 | 8.2 | 3.4 District of Columbia ...........| 7.0 | 10.6 | 3.6 Florida ........................| 6.3 | 10.7 | 4.4 | | | Georgia ........................| 6.2 | 10.3 | 4.1 Hawaii .........................| 4.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 Idaho ..........................| 5.0 | 8.8 | 3.8 Illinois .......................| 6.7 | 10.4 | 3.7 Indiana ........................| 6.0 | 10.6 | 4.6 Iowa ...........................| 4.1 | 6.5 | 2.4 Kansas .........................| 4.3 | 7.4 | 3.1 Kentucky .......................| 6.5 | 11.0 | 4.5 Louisiana ......................| 4.4 | 7.4 | 3.0 Maine ..........................| 5.4 | 8.4 | 3.0 | | | Maryland .......................| 4.4 | 7.3 | 2.9 Massachusetts ..................| 5.2 | 8.8 | 3.6 Michigan .......................| 8.3 | 15.0 | 6.7 Minnesota ......................| 5.4 | 8.1 | 2.7 Mississippi ....................| 7.3 | 9.7 | 2.4 Missouri .......................| 6.1 | 9.3 | 3.2 Montana ........................| 4.5 | 6.7 | 2.2 Nebraska .......................| 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.6 Nevada .........................| 6.7 | 12.5 | 5.8 New Hampshire ..................| 3.8 | 6.8 | 3.0 | | | New Jersey .....................| 5.5 | 9.3 | 3.8 New Mexico .....................| 4.2 | 7.0 | 2.8 New York .......................| 5.4 | 8.6 | 3.2 North Carolina .................| 6.3 | 11.0 | 4.7 North Dakota ...................| 3.3 | 4.2 | .9 Ohio ...........................| 6.7 | 11.2 | 4.5 Oklahoma .......................| 3.9 | 6.5 | 2.6 Oregon .........................| 6.3 | 11.9 | 5.6 Pennsylvania ...................| 5.4 | 8.5 | 3.1 Rhode Island ...................| 7.9 | 12.7 | 4.8 | | | South Carolina .................| 6.9 | 11.8 | 4.9 South Dakota ...................| 3.0 | 4.9 | 1.9 Tennessee ......................| 6.6 | 10.7 | 4.1 Texas ..........................| 4.9 | 7.9 | 3.0 Utah ...........................| 3.4 | 6.0 | 2.6 Vermont ........................| 4.6 | 6.8 | 2.2 Virginia .......................| 4.0 | 6.9 | 2.9 Washington .....................| 5.3 | 9.1 | 3.8 West Virginia ..................| 4.2 | 9.0 | 4.8 Wisconsin ......................| 4.6 | 9.0 | 4.4 Wyoming ........................| 3.3 | 6.5 | 3.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. - 6 - Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from June 2009 to July 2009, seasonally adjusted -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | June | July | Over-the-month State | 2009 | 2009 (p) | change (p) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- California....................| 14,285,400 | 14,249,600 | -35,800 District of Columbia..........| 703,000 | 716,200 | 13,200 Florida.......................| 7,380,000 | 7,354,800 | -25,200 Kansas........................| 1,334,800 | 1,341,100 | 6,300 Maryland......................| 2,541,700 | 2,551,700 | 10,000 Michigan......................| 3,841,300 | 3,879,400 | 38,100 Minnesota.....................| 2,646,700 | 2,657,000 | 10,300 Mississippi...................| 1,124,300 | 1,118,000 | -6,300 New York......................| 8,582,500 | 8,644,600 | 62,100 North Carolina................| 3,938,100 | 3,911,700 | -26,400 Tennessee.....................| 2,649,300 | 2,664,900 | 15,600 Texas.........................| 10,378,900 | 10,416,800 | 37,900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from July 2008 to July 2009, seasonally adjusted -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | July | July | Over-the-year State | 2008 | 2009 (p) | change (p) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama.......................| 2,000,800 | 1,907,600 | -93,200 Arizona.......................| 2,629,700 | 2,431,400 | -198,300 Arkansas......................| 1,206,000 | 1,178,200 | -27,800 California....................| 15,009,800 | 14,249,600 | -760,200 Colorado......................| 2,356,500 | 2,254,500 | -102,000 Connecticut...................| 1,700,400 | 1,633,400 | -67,000 Delaware......................| 434,300 | 411,100 | -23,200 Florida.......................| 7,755,900 | 7,354,800 | -401,100 Georgia.......................| 4,107,700 | 3,901,800 | -205,900 Hawaii........................| 618,200 | 600,700 | -17,500 | | | Idaho.........................| 651,500 | 617,400 | -34,100 Illinois......................| 5,956,300 | 5,669,800 | -286,500 Indiana.......................| 2,956,200 | 2,805,900 | -150,300 Iowa..........................| 1,525,100 | 1,478,000 | -47,100 Kansas........................| 1,391,400 | 1,341,100 | -50,300 Kentucky......................| 1,858,500 | 1,775,000 | -83,500 Maine.........................| 617,700 | 596,700 | -21,000 Maryland......................| 2,602,000 | 2,551,700 | -50,300 Massachusetts.................| 3,293,700 | 3,184,300 | -109,400 Michigan......................| 4,160,200 | 3,879,400 | -280,800 | | | Minnesota.....................| 2,763,900 | 2,657,000 | -106,900 Mississippi...................| 1,144,300 | 1,118,000 | -26,300 Missouri......................| 2,793,200 | 2,717,000 | -76,200 Montana.......................| 446,900 | 438,900 | -8,000 Nevada........................| 1,269,100 | 1,187,300 | -81,800 New Hampshire.................| 645,700 | 630,100 | -15,600 New Jersey....................| 4,058,300 | 3,936,100 | -122,200 New Mexico....................| 847,100 | 817,600 | -29,500 New York......................| 8,836,800 | 8,644,600 | -192,200 North Carolina................| 4,133,600 | 3,911,700 | -221,900 | | | Ohio..........................| 5,377,600 | 5,122,900 | -254,700 Oklahoma......................| 1,597,900 | 1,564,200 | -33,700 Oregon........................| 1,728,900 | 1,630,300 | -98,600 Pennsylvania..................| 5,804,000 | 5,620,700 | -183,300 Rhode Island..................| 481,400 | 463,900 | -17,500 South Carolina................| 1,929,500 | 1,852,400 | -77,100 Tennessee.....................| 2,776,300 | 2,664,900 | -111,400 Texas.........................| 10,639,300 | 10,416,800 | -222,500 Utah..........................| 1,254,300 | 1,201,600 | -52,700 Vermont.......................| 306,600 | 294,500 | -12,100 | | | Virginia......................| 3,768,000 | 3,664,000 | -104,000 Washington....................| 2,971,500 | 2,859,400 | -112,100 West Virginia.................| 762,900 | 735,500 | -27,400 Wisconsin.....................| 2,868,300 | 2,751,900 | -116,400 Wyoming.......................| 298,800 | 289,000 | -9,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary.
- Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Technical Note
- Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted
- Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted
- Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
- Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
- Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
- Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
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