ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)
Total(1) Construction Manufacturing
State
Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept.
2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p
Alabama........... 2,009.6 2,014.4 2,013.6 2,011.1 113.6 113.7 113.5 112.8 (2) (2) (2) (2)
Alaska............ 317.0 319.4 319.4 319.0 17.2 16.4 16.6 17.0 13.2 12.6 12.7 13.1
Arizona........... 2,670.7 2,623.1 2,624.7 2,611.5 222.8 190.6 188.1 184.4 180.7 177.8 177.3 177.7
Arkansas.......... 1,203.6 1,203.3 1,204.6 1,205.4 56.0 55.3 55.6 55.9 186.7 182.0 181.8 181.9
California........ 15,169.6 15,116.7 15,104.0 15,092.4 881.1 813.0 808.4 804.4 1,456.6 1,432.9 1,430.0 1,431.4
Colorado.......... 2,343.2 2,365.1 2,367.9 2,368.6 167.9 164.6 164.1 162.8 146.5 142.8 143.5 142.6
Connecticut....... 1,701.7 1,704.7 1,704.7 1,702.4 68.8 67.8 68.0 67.7 191.3 189.2 189.2 188.5
Delaware (3)...... 436.1 437.0 438.2 437.5 27.7 26.4 26.3 26.0 (2) (2) (2) (2)
District of
Columbia (3).... 694.0 712.0 716.3 707.8 12.8 12.5 12.9 13.1 (2) (2) (2) (2)
Florida .......... 8,014.5 7,935.5 7,909.9 7,899.0 580.7 513.6 512.1 508.8 383.9 364.4 362.6 361.7
Georgia .......... 4,153.9 4,137.7 4,115.1 4,092.8 219.5 212.1 208.3 204.2 427.1 413.1 406.9 405.3
Hawaii (3)........ 624.0 623.2 624.9 623.1 39.3 39.4 39.3 39.0 (2) (2) (2) (2)
Idaho ............ 656.9 654.1 653.9 649.0 52.1 47.9 47.7 47.7 65.4 62.7 61.7 61.5
Illinois.......... 5,985.6 5,979.6 5,974.4 5,970.7 268.7 261.0 262.0 258.7 671.8 669.4 668.7 668.6
Indiana........... 2,987.3 2,968.9 2,978.1 2,974.8 151.3 149.4 149.7 149.3 547.0 524.1 530.6 526.4
Iowa.............. 1,519.7 1,524.4 1,526.3 1,525.9 72.6 72.2 72.3 72.4 230.3 228.0 227.9 227.9
Kansas............ 1,383.0 1,389.9 1,391.2 1,389.8 66.0 66.1 66.6 66.2 186.4 186.4 181.4 185.7
Kentucky.......... 1,870.8 1,884.6 1,877.4 1,864.2 86.0 86.4 84.8 84.4 254.8 252.3 245.4 242.4
Louisiana......... 1,932.9 1,946.9 1,956.8 1,939.3 135.8 139.2 139.2 137.6 158.5 156.8 157.0 156.1
Maine............. 617.7 616.9 616.1 615.3 30.9 29.4 29.4 29.7 59.1 59.2 58.7 58.4
Maryland (3)...... 2,611.0 2,639.5 2,640.6 2,639.6 190.5 189.2 188.4 187.4 131.0 127.4 127.8 127.5
Massachusetts..... 3,278.8 3,292.5 3,294.3 3,290.5 137.0 134.3 134.8 133.8 293.9 290.2 290.8 290.2
Michigan.......... 4,249.5 4,216.5 4,199.9 4,171.6 164.8 149.2 149.1 148.8 610.6 595.2 574.7 568.2
Minnesota......... 2,771.8 2,770.7 2,766.3 2,764.0 119.5 113.5 113.6 112.6 340.0 334.5 331.9 331.6
Mississippi....... 1,154.0 1,151.7 1,149.1 1,146.5 58.3 57.9 57.9 57.4 169.3 162.5 162.8 162.7
Missouri ......... 2,802.0 2,782.2 2,783.8 2,787.6 147.8 147.0 146.9 145.5 298.6 287.7 283.3 286.8
Montana........... 445.5 450.5 c451.7 450.2 32.5 31.4 31.5 31.2 20.3 20.4 c20.5 20.6
Nebraska (3)...... 965.8 972.4 976.4 978.6 51.2 50.8 51.5 51.5 101.1 100.8 100.6 101.4
Nevada............ 1,286.5 1,282.5 1,284.4 1,280.2 131.5 120.1 119.9 117.7 50.4 50.5 50.4 50.1
New Hampshire..... 653.4 655.0 657.0 655.5 28.9 27.7 27.7 27.6 77.8 77.5 77.8 77.1
New Jersey........ 4,070.1 4,068.8 4,065.4 4,061.5 171.0 166.9 167.0 166.2 311.1 302.1 301.6 299.8
New Mexico........ 845.7 848.0 848.4 847.5 59.1 58.6 58.2 57.6 36.8 34.6 34.4 34.4
New York.......... 8,752.3 8,778.1 8,775.7 8,773.2 353.8 348.6 349.8 350.2 550.4 536.0 534.4 532.8
North Carolina.... 4,164.3 4,160.2 4,168.2 4,160.8 254.8 253.2 254.5 254.2 535.6 518.5 517.4 513.9
North Dakota...... 358.5 362.8 362.6 362.9 19.5 19.5 19.7 19.6 25.9 25.8 25.7 25.8
Ohio.............. 5,419.8 5,410.5 5,405.7 5,402.3 223.8 218.2 217.8 218.0 767.7 761.9 756.7 756.2
Oklahoma.......... 1,573.0 1,582.4 1,587.0 1,585.1 71.8 74.2 74.0 75.0 (2) (2) (2) (2)
Oregon ........... 1,734.5 1,739.4 1,729.4 1,722.1 104.3 94.9 93.8 93.2 203.5 194.4 193.4 192.3
Pennsylvania...... 5,796.1 5,807.2 5,801.6 5,789.4 263.4 257.7 257.3 255.9 655.4 641.8 638.2 635.3
Rhode Island...... 490.8 480.8 479.5 478.2 21.5 20.9 21.0 20.8 50.7 48.0 47.6 47.4
South Carolina.... 1,958.7 1,960.2 1,960.8 1,946.0 128.9 112.0 111.4 111.2 249.3 243.6 243.6 241.4
South Dakota(3)... 408.1 414.3 415.4 414.7 23.5 23.8 23.9 23.8 41.7 43.1 43.5 43.5
Tennessee(3)...... 2,804.4 2,787.9 2,785.6 2,780.5 138.6 137.1 138.0 137.4 377.8 369.1 369.4 367.8
Texas............. 10,394.7 10,639.6 10,646.6 10,642.6 649.2 673.0 671.9 670.2 934.3 927.7 930.5 927.9
Utah.............. 1,257.0 1,257.0 1,258.4 1,255.8 104.6 90.8 90.7 90.5 128.1 127.6 127.3 126.4
Vermont........... 307.5 307.3 306.7 306.8 16.6 16.2 16.0 15.9 35.7 35.2 35.0 34.9
Virginia.......... 3,766.7 3,782.7 3,781.5 3,782.8 238.1 235.7 234.6 233.3 276.7 275.0 273.3 273.8
Washington........ 2,945.2 2,968.8 2,971.3 2,958.4 209.1 202.9 200.5 197.7 295.1 299.1 298.5 296.8
West Virginia..... 757.2 759.2 757.5 759.0 38.2 37.4 37.6 37.7 58.4 57.4 57.3 56.8
Wisconsin......... 2,878.0 2,873.5 2,874.4 2,862.0 125.4 121.8 122.3 120.7 498.7 490.6 488.1 485.8
Wyoming........... 290.1 295.7 296.5 298.3 26.6 28.8 27.7 27.0 10.1 9.6 9.7 9.9
Trade, transportation, and Financial activities Professional and business
utilities services
Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept.
2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p
Alabama............ 397.8 397.6 397.2 397.7 100.4 100.6 100.4 100.6 220.3 225.2 225.8 225.2
Alaska............. 63.9 64.6 64.3 63.9 14.8 15.0 14.6 14.5 25.0 25.3 25.5 25.7
Arizona............ 525.8 517.8 514.2 511.3 181.0 177.0 177.6 177.1 401.9 395.6 392.9 392.3
Arkansas........... 249.5 249.3 249.8 249.6 53.4 53.7 53.9 53.8 117.4 118.8 118.6 119.0
California......... 2,919.1 2,901.5 2,889.6 2,883.3 896.2 872.1 868.1 864.8 2,262.1 2,274.9 2,274.7 2,273.7
Colorado........... 431.9 435.1 435.5 434.1 159.0 158.1 157.6 157.8 351.6 354.7 354.4 355.1
Connecticut........ 311.9 310.8 310.8 310.3 144.3 143.6 143.1 142.9 205.6 205.5 205.4 204.4
Delaware (3)....... 83.7 83.5 83.7 83.8 45.3 45.7 45.8 45.7 59.9 58.8 59.0 59.2
District of
Columbia (3)..... 27.5 27.9 27.9 27.8 28.7 28.0 28.3 28.0 154.1 156.4 157.7 156.8
Florida ........... 1,607.5 1,597.7 1,587.5 1,578.8 539.7 532.9 531.4 529.1 1,319.4 1,300.5 1,284.8 1,278.9
Georgia ........... 891.4 893.3 889.4 887.9 231.5 226.6 226.7 225.3 561.3 558.8 557.1 550.1
Hawaii (3)......... 120.4 118.2 117.8 117.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Idaho ............. 132.6 131.3 131.1 130.1 32.2 32.1 32.1 31.8 83.5 81.7 82.0 80.4
Illinois........... 1,215.2 1,219.5 1,216.4 1,212.9 402.5 398.1 398.3 396.0 870.5 876.9 876.6 877.6
Indiana............ 586.5 583.8 583.7 583.6 138.5 138.8 139.2 138.9 290.7 286.8 286.0 285.6
Iowa............... 308.9 309.6 310.1 310.3 103.1 103.8 104.0 103.6 121.4 120.3 120.5 120.6
Kansas............. 264.1 263.8 264.6 263.7 74.4 74.2 74.0 73.8 146.4 147.8 147.0 147.4
Kentucky........... 386.9 393.1 393.1 391.0 93.5 93.2 92.8 92.9 180.9 181.2 179.3 178.7
Louisiana.......... 385.5 385.5 386.5 385.9 96.7 96.6 96.5 96.6 202.4 203.5 204.1 202.0
Maine.............. 126.0 125.4 125.2 124.8 33.2 32.6 32.7 32.6 54.0 55.7 55.7 55.6
Maryland (3)....... 476.9 477.3 478.3 478.4 156.4 155.3 155.4 155.7 397.0 404.9 405.5 406.8
Massachusetts...... 570.7 568.6 567.4 567.6 223.6 223.1 222.7 221.5 482.0 488.8 489.0 488.5
Michigan........... 785.8 780.0 779.4 777.9 210.0 207.0 206.9 205.1 569.9 571.0 568.7 565.2
Minnesota.......... 529.9 528.4 531.4 532.1 179.0 182.5 182.5 181.5 329.4 326.0 322.2 321.7
Mississippi........ 227.1 228.1 227.9 227.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) 95.7 95.0 96.2 96.5
Missouri .......... 549.0 551.8 552.1 552.5 167.7 164.9 164.2 163.3 339.6 337.1 337.3 338.4
Montana............ 92.9 93.6 93.5 93.5 21.8 22.0 22.0 22.0 40.9 40.9 40.5 39.9
Nebraska (3)....... 205.1 206.5 207.1 205.7 69.3 70.8 70.9 70.9 105.2 109.0 109.5 109.5
Nevada............. 233.1 235.6 236.2 236.5 64.0 62.2 62.2 61.9 156.7 153.0 153.5 152.4
New Hampshire...... 142.0 144.2 143.8 143.2 38.6 39.1 39.1 39.0 65.9 68.6 68.6 68.5
New Jersey......... 876.3 872.9 872.9 873.1 273.3 266.3 266.2 264.3 610.1 616.4 615.7 615.9
New Mexico......... 144.9 147.4 146.3 146.0 35.3 34.4 34.5 34.5 108.9 108.0 108.4 107.5
New York........... 1,527.7 1,526.7 1,526.1 1,523.2 731.5 725.0 723.0 720.5 1,139.0 1,140.0 1,137.4 1,140.6
North Carolina..... 780.1 776.6 776.2 775.8 211.6 211.9 211.7 211.2 504.3 503.0 500.1 499.5
North Dakota....... 76.4 77.6 77.5 78.0 20.0 19.9 20.0 19.9 29.6 30.2 30.3 30.3
Ohio............... 1,052.2 1,048.9 1,048.9 1,045.9 299.6 298.9 298.2 298.1 667.5 667.4 667.2 667.3
Oklahoma........... 289.3 289.7 290.7 290.4 83.9 84.2 84.6 84.8 182.0 181.2 180.8 181.3
Oregon ............ 340.6 342.0 338.6 336.6 105.4 103.8 102.6 103.5 197.2 199.7 198.7 196.6
Pennsylvania....... 1,135.7 1,128.8 1,127.8 1,125.9 331.9 329.5 328.4 327.0 706.3 715.3 712.2 711.3
Rhode Island....... 79.7 77.3 77.1 76.8 34.5 33.4 32.9 33.1 55.0 54.2 53.9 53.8
South Carolina..... 377.1 375.7 375.3 372.6 107.2 107.9 108.0 108.3 227.6 227.9 224.6 223.8
South Dakota(3).... 81.9 81.9 81.6 82.1 31.1 31.7 31.7 31.8 28.1 28.4 28.7 29.0
Tennessee(3)....... 611.7 612.1 612.0 608.7 144.2 141.7 142.0 141.7 324.5 318.0 316.5 317.8
Texas.............. 2,113.7 2,147.5 2,152.2 2,149.5 643.5 654.3 656.0 653.8 1,299.7 1,357.9 1,358.0 1,359.1
Utah............... 247.5 249.4 250.0 250.2 74.7 74.0 73.7 73.2 161.2 163.2 162.8 162.5
Vermont............ 58.9 58.9 58.7 59.0 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.1 22.4 22.6 22.6 22.5
Virginia........... 670.1 667.3 666.4 667.2 193.4 191.8 192.2 191.4 645.9 653.3 653.5 652.6
Washington......... 553.7 556.1 556.2 554.9 154.1 152.5 152.4 151.4 346.6 351.9 352.4 352.5
West Virginia...... 143.1 141.7 140.7 140.5 29.8 29.6 29.4 29.3 60.9 61.7 61.0 61.1
Wisconsin.......... 547.1 539.5 538.9 538.4 162.3 164.1 163.7 163.7 277.4 275.7 275.2 272.4
Wyoming............ 55.6 56.0 56.4 56.3 11.5 11.7 11.9 11.9 18.7 18.7 19.1 19.1
Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government
Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept.
2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008p
Alabama............ 209.7 209.5 210.1 209.7 174.1 173.9 174.6 174.6 377.2 383.6 382.4 380.8
Alaska............. 36.7 37.0 37.4 37.1 31.6 32.4 32.0 31.4 81.9 82.5 82.7 82.8
Arizona............ 305.9 315.1 316.3 316.2 273.7 272.8 273.1 270.8 428.3 427.6 438.0 434.5
Arkansas........... 154.8 157.4 158.2 158.3 99.9 101.0 100.8 100.9 211.1 210.2 210.1 210.3
California......... 1,674.9 1,718.1 1,721.0 1,723.0 1,553.1 1,564.3 1,562.8 1,564.2 2,504.1 2,533.0 2,533.7 2,530.3
Colorado........... 241.9 250.1 250.9 251.6 271.0 275.0 275.9 278.0 377.7 385.8 385.4 385.6
Connecticut........ 289.3 294.6 295.0 295.0 136.3 137.4 138.0 137.3 250.1 252.2 251.6 252.7
Delaware (3)....... 58.3 60.2 60.1 60.4 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.2 61.2 61.8 62.1 62.2
District of
Columbia (3)..... 98.6 105.5 106.6 104.1 55.1 56.0 56.5 56.4 231.6 238.4 238.9 233.1
Florida ........... 1,011.9 1,038.4 1,045.4 1,047.7 928.9 944.3 941.9 946.4 1,130.6 1,138.4 1,141.2 1,139.5
Georgia ........... 460.1 463.1 466.8 469.8 398.3 401.1 397.4 394.8 676.9 681.9 676.5 669.0
Hawaii (3)......... 73.0 74.3 74.5 74.6 109.2 107.8 107.8 107.3 123.4 124.9 126.4 125.1
Idaho ............. 74.1 76.7 76.9 76.5 63.8 64.3 63.9 63.2 118.4 121.5 122.7 121.9
Illinois........... 781.8 790.6 790.8 791.5 530.7 530.1 529.5 529.9 855.8 848.1 846.8 852.8
Indiana............ 400.2 401.9 403.7 404.8 282.8 287.0 285.8 285.1 430.9 436.6 438.7 441.1
Iowa............... 203.2 206.4 207.0 206.3 136.4 138.7 138.6 138.8 250.5 252.2 252.9 253.2
Kansas............. 172.4 173.9 173.9 172.8 113.9 115.7 115.2 115.2 257.3 259.9 266.0 262.5
Kentucky........... 241.5 240.9 241.2 239.7 172.5 174.4 174.8 171.7 326.0 336.5 338.0 335.5
Louisiana.......... 249.6 253.6 255.3 253.3 194.6 199.1 199.5 196.3 361.6 366.1 370.5 363.2
Maine.............. 116.2 117.0 117.6 117.5 60.2 59.9 59.6 59.5 104.4 104.1 103.5 103.8
Maryland (3)....... 376.1 384.2 385.1 386.4 234.9 239.8 239.9 239.9 479.2 491.0 489.6 486.1
Massachusetts...... 626.8 640.0 640.5 639.4 301.2 302.1 302.9 302.1 433.1 435.1 435.8 437.4
Michigan........... 599.1 606.0 606.8 609.1 404.4 402.6 404.2 405.5 654.4 658.5 663.4 645.4
Minnesota.......... 431.2 439.0 438.3 440.4 248.4 248.7 247.8 247.1 414.3 418.4 419.9 418.8
Mississippi........ 126.7 128.6 129.2 128.7 125.9 125.7 124.9 123.9 244.1 246.5 243.4 241.8
Missouri .......... 386.0 390.3 391.3 392.8 281.0 278.1 278.8 277.8 441.8 438.5 442.8 444.3
Montana............ 59.2 61.0 61.1 60.6 58.4 59.5 59.6 59.6 86.4 87.7 c89.0 88.8
Nebraska (3)....... 132.9 134.6 135.5 137.5 82.4 83.1 83.9 84.0 164.2 162.7 163.5 164.2
Nevada............. 92.9 95.6 95.7 96.2 336.1 337.0 337.7 337.4 157.2 163.7 163.9 163.3
New Hampshire...... 104.6 105.8 106.0 105.5 65.3 63.8 63.8 63.8 94.7 92.4 94.2 95.1
New Jersey......... 580.8 590.3 590.9 591.9 337.0 338.5 337.8 337.9 646.6 648.9 646.6 646.4
New Mexico......... 111.5 115.3 116.0 115.7 88.2 87.3 86.9 87.0 194.9 196.7 197.5 198.0
New York........... 1,607.1 1,629.1 1,632.2 1,635.7 700.0 710.1 711.1 709.3 1,508.2 1,519.9 1,519.8 1,518.9
North Carolina..... 517.8 534.3 536.0 537.6 395.4 401.7 403.2 403.4 700.6 698.4 708.0 704.1
North Dakota....... 51.1 51.7 51.6 51.4 32.8 33.1 33.6 33.6 75.5 76.6 75.8 75.6
Ohio............... 793.9 801.4 803.8 802.9 496.2 499.8 500.6 501.0 798.6 795.8 794.5 795.6
Oklahoma........... 193.7 196.9 196.8 196.6 141.2 142.4 143.5 142.6 319.0 318.4 318.6 315.0
Oregon ............ 212.1 222.7 223.1 224.8 173.9 176.0 175.5 174.8 291.6 302.1 300.6 297.6
Pennsylvania....... 1,076.6 1,098.2 1,102.7 1,102.1 497.4 505.5 503.6 502.0 743.5 745.6 747.4 746.1
Rhode Island....... 99.9 99.8 100.2 99.9 51.2 50.6 50.3 50.5 64.5 63.3 63.3 63.2
South Carolina..... 204.1 209.9 209.6 210.0 219.5 228.5 227.5 224.2 337.7 347.2 353.0 347.7
South Dakota(3).... 60.5 62.1 62.5 63.0 42.4 43.0 42.9 42.8 76.0 77.5 77.8 76.1
Tennessee(3)....... 352.6 358.2 358.3 358.7 277.0 274.0 270.9 271.3 425.0 425.8 426.3 424.4
Texas.............. 1,261.8 1,295.8 1,298.3 1,300.6 984.1 1,022.5 1,024.4 1,026.0 1,725.5 1,761.3 1,751.9 1,751.3
Utah............... 141.2 146.4 146.9 147.9 113.0 115.7 115.3 115.2 207.2 209.8 212.0 210.9
Vermont............ 57.2 58.5 58.3 58.2 32.8 32.8 33.0 32.6 53.9 53.8 54.0 54.1
Virginia........... 419.7 431.1 431.7 430.8 346.1 344.9 345.2 345.9 688.9 694.0 698.5 699.3
Washington......... 349.9 352.8 354.7 355.6 282.8 289.1 289.3 288.1 537.0 544.5 547.3 540.5
West Virginia...... 114.7 116.7 116.6 116.6 71.8 72.8 71.5 73.0 144.8 144.7 145.8 145.5
Wisconsin.......... 401.3 409.0 409.5 407.5 260.5 259.8 260.1 259.7 413.7 423.4 427.5 424.9
Wyoming............ (2) (2) (2) (2) 33.4 33.7 34.1 34.3 67.8 68.5 68.4 70.2
1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except public administration, not shown
separately.
2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
p = preliminary.
c = corrected.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from 2007 benchmark levels.
Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
available. Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. See
http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm. for more details.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
