Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary
Technical information: Employment: (202) 691-6559 USDL 09-0815 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, July 17, 2009 REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JUNE 2009 Regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher in June. Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 5 states registered rate decreases, and 7 states had no rate change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the year, jobless rates were higher in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The national unemployment rate, at 9.5 per- cent, was little changed between May and June, but was up 3.9 per- centage points from a year earlier. In June, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 39 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 10 states, and was unchanged in 1 state. The largest over-the-month decrease in the level of employment occurred in California (-66,500), followed by Texas (-40,600), Ohio (-33,000), and Michigan (-31,300). Kansas experi- enced the largest over-the-month percentage decrease in employment (-1.4 percent), followed by New Mexico (-0.9 percent), Michigan (-0.8 percent), and Wyoming (-0.7 percent). The largest over-the- month increases in employment occurred in North Carolina (4,700), Mississippi (4,500), Arkansas (3,400), and Montana (2,700). Montana (+0.6 percent) experienced the largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment, followed by North Dakota (+0.5 percent) and Mississippi (+0.4 percent). Over the year, nonfarm employment de- creased in 48 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 1 state, and remained unchanged in 1 state. The largest over-the-year percentage decreases occurred in Michigan (-8.1 percent), Arizona (-7.4 percent), Nevada (-6.2 percent), and Oregon (-5.6 percent). Only North Dakota (+1.6 percent) reported an over-the-year percent- age increase, while Alaska remained unchanged. Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) In June, the Midwest and West reported the highest regional job- less rates, 10.2 percent each. The Northeast recorded the lowest rate, 8.6 percent. Three of the 4 regions registered statistically significant rate changes from the previous month: the Midwest (+0.4 percentage point) and the Northeast and South (+0.3 point each). All four regions experienced significant jobless rate increases from June 2008, the largest of which were in the Midwest and West (+4.2 and +4.1 percentage points, respectively). (See table 1.) -------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Publication of Payroll Employment for | | Small Metropolitan Areas Resumed | | | | Effective with this release, BLS has resumed publication of| |payroll employment series for 65 small metropolitan areas. See| |page 3 for additional information. | | | -------------------------------------------------------------- - 2 - Among the nine geographic divisions, the East North Central and Pacific reported the highest unemployment rates in June, 11.4 and 11.2 percent, respectively. The Pacific rate was the highest on record for that division; the South Atlantic, at 9.8 percent, also posted a series high. (All region, division, and state series begin in 1976.) The West South Central registered the lowest jobless rate, 7.3 percent, in June. Five of the 9 divisions experienced statistic- ally significant over-the-month unemployment rate changes, all of which were increases: the East North Central and Middle Atlantic (+0.4 percentage point each), Mountain and West South Central (+0.3 point each), and South Atlantic (+0.2 point). All nine divisions had significant over-the-year rate increases, with the East North Central and Pacific recording the largest changes (+4.8 and +4.6 percentage points, respectively). State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) Michigan again reported the highest jobless rate, 15.2 percent, in June. (The last state to have an unemployment rate of 15.0 percent or higher was West Virginia in March 1984.) The states with the next highest rates were Rhode Island, 12.4 percent; Oregon, 12.2 percent; South Carolina, 12.1 percent; Nevada, 12.0 percent; California, 11.6 percent; Ohio, 11.1 percent; and North Carolina, 11.0 percent. The Nevada, Rhode Island, and South Carolina rates were the highest on record for those states. Florida, at 10.6 percent, Georgia, at 10.1 percent, and Delaware, at 8.4 percent, also posted series highs. North Dakota registered the lowest unemployment rate in June, 4.2 percent. Overall, 12 states and the District of Columbia had significantly higher jobless rates than the U.S. figure of 9.5 percent, 27 states reported measurably lower rates, and 11 states had rates little different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 3.) Twelve states recorded statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate increases in June. Michigan reported the largest of these (+1.1 percentage points), followed by Wyoming (+0.9 point) and West Virginia (+0.8 point). Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia registered June unemployment rates that were not appreciably 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 jobless rate increase from a year earlier (+7.1 percentage points), followed by Oregon (+6.3 points). Four additional states recorded rate increases of 5.0 percentage points or more. The remaining 44 states and the District of Columbia had smaller, but also statistically significant, rate increases from June 2008. (See table C.) - 3- Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Between May and June 2009, 14 states experienced statistically significant changes in employment, all of which were decreases. The largest statistically significant decreases occurred in California (-66,500), Texas (-40,600), Ohio (-33,000), and Michigan (-31,300). (See tables D and 5.) Over the year, 45 states experienced statistically significant changes in employment; 44 had decreases and 1 reported an increase. The largest statistically significant job losses occurred in California (-766,300), Florida (-392,800), Michigan (-337,600), Ohio (-279,000), Illinois (-272,600), and Texas (-266,300). The only statistically significant over-the-year employment increase occurred in North Dakota (+6,000). Three states recorded statistically significant decreases in employment that were less than 15,000: New Hampshire (-13,300), Vermont (-12,300), and Wyoming (-8,000). (See table E.) ______________________________ The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for June is scheduled to be issued on Wednesday, July 29. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for July is scheduled to be issued on Friday, August 21. ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Publication of Payroll Employment for | | Small Metropolitan Areas Resumed | | | | Effective with the release of June 2009 data, BLS has resumed| |publication of payroll employment series for 65 small metropol- | |itan areas that were discontinued from the establishment survey | |in March 2008 due to a reduction in funding that resulted from | |the 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted on December 26,| |2007. The funds to produce these series were restored with the | |2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act enacted on March 11, 2009. | |Publication of metropolitan area hours and earnings series will | |resume on August 21, 2009, with the release of July 2009 data. | |The 65 metropolitan areas for which BLS will resume publication | |of nonfarm employment data are listed on the BLS Web site at | |http://www.bls.gov/sae/msarestoration.htm. | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- - 4 - Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly differ- ent from that of the U.S., June 2009, seasonally adjusted -------------------------------------------------------------- State | Rate(p) -------------------------------------------------------------- United States (1) ...................| 9.5 | Alaska ..............................| 8.4 Arkansas ............................| 7.2 California ..........................| 11.6 Colorado ............................| 7.6 Connecticut .........................| 8.0 Delaware ............................| 8.4 District of Columbia ................| 10.9 Florida .............................| 10.6 Hawaii ..............................| 7.4 Idaho ...............................| 8.4 | Indiana .............................| 10.7 Iowa ................................| 6.2 Kansas ..............................| 7.0 Kentucky ............................| 10.9 Louisiana ...........................| 6.8 Maine ...............................| 8.5 Maryland ............................| 7.3 Michigan ............................| 15.2 Minnesota ...........................| 8.4 Montana .............................| 6.4 | Nebraska ............................| 5.0 Nevada ..............................| 12.0 New Hampshire .......................| 6.8 New Mexico ..........................| 6.8 New York ............................| 8.7 North Carolina ......................| 11.0 North Dakota ........................| 4.2 Ohio ................................| 11.1 Oklahoma ............................| 6.3 Oregon ..............................| 12.2 | Pennsylvania ........................| 8.3 Rhode Island ........................| 12.4 South Carolina ......................| 12.1 South Dakota ........................| 5.1 Tennessee ...........................| 10.8 Texas ...............................| 7.5 Utah ................................| 5.7 Vermont .............................| 7.1 Virginia ............................| 7.2 Wyoming .............................| 5.9 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Data are not preliminary. p = preliminary. Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from May 2009 to June 2009, seasonally adjusted ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Rate | |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month State | May | June | rate change(p) | 2009 | 2009(p) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona ........................| 8.2 | 8.7 | 0.5 Florida ........................| 10.3 | 10.6 | .3 Georgia ........................| 9.6 | 10.1 | .5 Idaho ..........................| 7.8 | 8.4 | .6 Iowa ...........................| 5.7 | 6.2 | .5 Massachusetts ..................| 8.2 | 8.6 | .4 Michigan .......................| 14.1 | 15.2 | 1.1 New Jersey .....................| 8.8 | 9.2 | .4 New York .......................| 8.2 | 8.7 | .5 Texas ..........................| 7.1 | 7.5 | .4 West Virginia ..................| 8.4 | 9.2 | .8 Wyoming ........................| 5.0 | 5.9 | .9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. - 5 - Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from June 2008 to June 2009, seasonally adjusted ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Rate | |-----------|-----------| Over-the-year State | June | June | rate change(p) | 2008 | 2009(p) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama ........................| 4.9 | 10.1 | 5.2 Alaska .........................| 6.6 | 8.4 | 1.8 Arizona ........................| 5.5 | 8.7 | 3.2 Arkansas .......................| 5.0 | 7.2 | 2.2 California .....................| 7.1 | 11.6 | 4.5 Colorado .......................| 4.8 | 7.6 | 2.8 Connecticut ....................| 5.5 | 8.0 | 2.5 Delaware .......................| 4.6 | 8.4 | 3.8 District of Columbia ...........| 6.8 | 10.9 | 4.1 Florida ........................| 6.0 | 10.6 | 4.6 | | | Georgia ........................| 6.1 | 10.1 | 4.0 Hawaii .........................| 3.9 | 7.4 | 3.5 Idaho ..........................| 4.7 | 8.4 | 3.7 Illinois .......................| 6.6 | 10.3 | 3.7 Indiana ........................| 5.6 | 10.7 | 5.1 Iowa ...........................| 4.1 | 6.2 | 2.1 Kansas .........................| 4.3 | 7.0 | 2.7 Kentucky .......................| 6.4 | 10.9 | 4.5 Louisiana ......................| 4.2 | 6.8 | 2.6 Maine ..........................| 5.2 | 8.5 | 3.3 | | | Maryland .......................| 4.3 | 7.3 | 3.0 Massachusetts ..................| 5.1 | 8.6 | 3.5 Michigan .......................| 8.1 | 15.2 | 7.1 Minnesota ......................| 5.3 | 8.4 | 3.1 Mississippi ....................| 6.9 | 9.0 | 2.1 Missouri .......................| 5.8 | 9.3 | 3.5 Montana ........................| 4.4 | 6.4 | 2.0 Nebraska .......................| 3.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 Nevada .........................| 6.4 | 12.0 | 5.6 New Hampshire ..................| 3.7 | 6.8 | 3.1 | | | New Jersey .....................| 5.2 | 9.2 | 4.0 New Mexico .....................| 4.1 | 6.8 | 2.7 New York .......................| 5.3 | 8.7 | 3.4 North Carolina .................| 6.1 | 11.0 | 4.9 North Dakota ...................| 3.1 | 4.2 | 1.1 Ohio ...........................| 6.4 | 11.1 | 4.7 Oklahoma .......................| 3.8 | 6.3 | 2.5 Oregon .........................| 5.9 | 12.2 | 6.3 Pennsylvania ...................| 5.3 | 8.3 | 3.0 Rhode Island ...................| 7.7 | 12.4 | 4.7 | | | South Carolina .................| 6.5 | 12.1 | 5.6 South Dakota ...................| 2.9 | 5.1 | 2.2 Tennessee ......................| 6.4 | 10.8 | 4.4 Texas ..........................| 4.8 | 7.5 | 2.7 Utah ...........................| 3.3 | 5.7 | 2.4 Vermont ........................| 4.5 | 7.1 | 2.6 Virginia .......................| 3.9 | 7.2 | 3.3 Washington .....................| 5.2 | 9.3 | 4.1 West Virginia ..................| 4.3 | 9.2 | 4.9 Wisconsin ......................| 4.4 | 9.0 | 4.6 Wyoming ........................| 3.2 | 5.9 | 2.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. - 6 - Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from May 2009 to June 2009, seasonally adjusted -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | May | June | Over-the-month State | 2009 | 2009(p) | change(p) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- California....................| 14,351,500 | 14,285,000 | -66,500 Colorado......................| 2,261,800 | 2,249,300 | -12,500 Georgia.......................| 3,918,700 | 3,904,500 | -14,200 Kansas........................| 1,355,900 | 1,336,500 | -19,400 Michigan......................| 3,877,100 | 3,845,800 | -31,300 Minnesota.....................| 2,665,800 | 2,649,100 | -16,700 New Mexico....................| 826,200 | 819,000 | -7,200 New York......................| 8,605,200 | 8,582,200 | -23,000 Ohio..........................| 5,133,200 | 5,100,200 | -33,000 Oregon........................| 1,634,400 | 1,627,200 | -7,200 | | | Tennessee.....................| 2,662,200 | 2,649,900 | -12,300 Texas.........................| 10,399,300 | 10,358,700 | -40,600 Utah..........................| 1,214,700 | 1,207,900 | -6,800 Virginia......................| 3,677,600 | 3,654,800 | -22,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from June 2008 to June 2009, seasonally adjusted -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | June | June | Over-the-year State | 2008 | 2009(p) | change(p) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama.......................| 1,999,500 | 1,909,800 | -89,700 Arizona.......................| 2,627,600 | 2,434,100 | -193,500 Arkansas......................| 1,203,500 | 1,177,100 | -26,400 California....................| 15,051,300 | 14,285,000 | -766,300 Colorado......................| 2,353,400 | 2,249,300 | -104,100 Connecticut...................| 1,704,300 | 1,639,200 | -65,100 Delaware......................| 434,000 | 412,400 | -21,600 Florida.......................| 7,772,200 | 7,379,400 | -392,800 Georgia.......................| 4,118,800 | 3,904,500 | -214,300 Hawaii........................| 619,500 | 599,900 | -19,600 | | | Idaho.........................| 650,400 | 618,400 | -32,000 Illinois......................| 5,958,700 | 5,686,100 | -272,600 Indiana.......................| 2,968,100 | 2,815,100 | -153,000 Iowa..........................| 1,523,000 | 1,480,000 | -43,000 Kansas........................| 1,387,100 | 1,336,500 | -50,600 Kentucky......................| 1,856,500 | 1,774,200 | -82,300 Maine.........................| 617,700 | 598,300 | -19,400 Maryland......................| 2,601,200 | 2,545,000 | -56,200 Massachusetts.................| 3,293,800 | 3,187,400 | -106,400 Michigan......................| 4,183,400 | 3,845,800 | -337,600 | | | Minnesota.....................| 2,764,500 | 2,649,100 | -115,400 Mississippi...................| 1,151,900 | 1,120,900 | -31,000 Missouri......................| 2,797,000 | 2,717,800 | -79,200 Nevada........................| 1,271,500 | 1,192,400 | -79,100 New Hampshire.................| 646,300 | 633,000 | -13,300 New Jersey....................| 4,066,200 | 3,931,200 | -135,000 New Mexico....................| 847,400 | 819,000 | -28,400 New York......................| 8,802,900 | 8,582,200 | -220,700 North Carolina................| 4,138,700 | 3,947,000 | -191,700 North Dakota..................| 366,800 | 372,800 | 6,000 | | | Ohio..........................| 5,379,200 | 5,100,200 | -279,000 Oklahoma......................| 1,590,300 | 1,559,800 | -30,500 Oregon........................| 1,723,500 | 1,627,200 | -96,300 Pennsylvania..................| 5,806,900 | 5,630,700 | -176,200 Rhode Island..................| 482,700 | 462,900 | -19,800 South Carolina................| 1,942,100 | 1,851,100 | -91,000 Tennessee.....................| 2,779,100 | 2,649,900 | -129,200 Texas.........................| 10,625,000 | 10,358,700 | -266,300 Utah..........................| 1,254,600 | 1,207,900 | -46,700 Vermont.......................| 306,300 | 294,000 | -12,300 | | | Virginia......................| 3,761,100 | 3,654,800 | -106,300 Washington....................| 2,963,400 | 2,858,100 | -105,300 West Virginia.................| 758,400 | 736,300 | -22,100 Wisconsin.....................| 2,871,900 | 2,753,500 | -118,400 Wyoming.......................| 297,500 | 289,500 | -8,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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