Employment Indicators in Selected States - July 2012
Seasonally adjusted unless otherwise indicated (numbers in thousands)
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Labor force data

 

Civilian labor force

1,364.8 1,386.4 1,382.9 2,052.5 2,080.6 2,080.5 925.9 927.9 923.6 1,766.1 1,794.3 1,795.1 12,446.4 12,634.4 12,642.8

Employed

1,253.5 1,287.1 1,282.3 1,902.5 1,925.2 1,922.5 856.1 867.6 862.7 1,656.5 1,709.3 1,707.3 11,433.4 11,751.1 11,738.5

Unemployed

111.4 99.3 100.7 150.0 155.4 157.9 69.7 60.4 60.9 109.6 85.0 87.8 1,013.1 883.3 904.3

Unemployment rate

8.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.5 6.5 6.6 6.2 4.7 4.9 8.1 7.0 7.2
 

Nonfarm wage and salary employment

 

Total

1,155.8 1,167.6 1,165.2 1,901.8 1,944.5 1,942.6 803.2 800.1 800.6 1,551.2 1,586.4 1,588.3 10,581.5 10,786.2 10,804.0

Mining and Logging

10.9 11.2 11.2 53.5 56.8 57.2 21.4 22.8 22.8 51.3 57.1 56.3 238.0 259.8 260.1

Construction

47.0 43.9 42.1 122.0 122.0 121.6 42.9 42.8 42.4 68.2 67.2 67.8 559.5 582.2 582.4

Manufacturing

156.9 156.2 156.9 139.8 140.6 141.6 29.2 30.3 30.2 128.3 136.7 137.7 838.7 853.7 857.9

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

234.0 234.5 234.8 372.8 379.6 379.8 133.4 133.7 133.7 281.0 291.8 291.6 2,107.2 2,153.7 2,148.8

Information (1)

14.6 14.2 14.2 23.9 24.6 24.1 14.0 13.5 13.0 23.9 23.2 23.2 196.7 192.0 192.0

Financial Activities

47.6 47.2 47.6 93.3 97.7 98.9 32.8 32.9 32.2 80.1 82.3 82.0 637.1 652.6 649.0

Professional & Business Services

117.8 116.7 117.2 195.5 200.1 199.0 100.4 95.4 95.9 173.3 178.7 173.7 1,336.2 1,376.5 1,385.0

Education and Health Services

166.4 173.3 173.7 282.2 291.6 291.2 125.5 126.1 128.7 207.1 205.9 208.5 1,425.7 1,458.3 1,470.9

Leisure and Hospitality

99.6 104.3 102.9 198.9 207.4 206.8 83.6 85.9 86.4 141.9 145.1 145.3 1,046.1 1,092.3 1,085.8

Other Services

43.3 44.0 43.3 63.2 64.1 64.4 26.9 26.2 26.0 59.7 59.4 61.0 369.7 383.2 381.5

Government

217.7 222.1 221.3 356.7 360.0 358.0 193.1 190.5 189.3 336.4 339.0 341.2 1,826.6 1,781.9 1,790.6

Footnotes
(1) Louisiana and New Mexico information industry employment are not seasonally adjusted.
(P) Preliminary

NOTE: State labor force and industry employment data revised for annual benchmarking procedure and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Source: BLS Southwest Information Office, Dallas; CES and LAUS Surveys; August 17, 2012.

Last Modified Date: August 17, 2012