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

 

Civilian labor force

1,366.6 1,382.9 1,379.3 2,052.6 2,080.5 2,076.2 925.8 923.2 919.7 1,769.9 1,795.7 1,798.9 12,459.5 12,642.2 12,628.9

Employed

1,255.4 1,282.3 1,279.3 1,903.3 1,922.6 1,922.5 856.6 862.3 859.9 1,658.4 1,707.3 1,707.8 11,453.7 11,738.4 11,727.1

Unemployed

111.1 100.7 100.1 149.3 157.9 153.8 69.2 60.9 59.7 111.5 88.4 91.2 1,005.7 903.8 901.9

Unemployment rate

8.1 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.6 7.4 7.5 6.6 6.5 6.3 4.9 5.1 8.1 7.1 7.1
 

Nonfarm wage and salary employment

 

Total

1,157.0 1,165.1 1,167.7 1,904.5 1,944.4 1,946.7 805.6 798.2 792.3 1,553.4 1,588.0 1,598.4 10,586.1 10,807.6 10,845.6

Mining and Logging

10.9 11.3 11.1 53.4 57.4 58.6 21.5 22.7 22.4 51.3 56.3 55.6 239.3 257.5 260.9

Construction

46.2 41.9 43.9 121.8 122.1 121.6 43.0 42.5 39.6 68.3 68.1 69.8 559.3 583.6 597.2

Manufacturing

156.5 156.9 155.6 139.1 141.3 140.5 29.4 30.2 30.1 129.7 137.5 137.4 841.7 857.9 852.8

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

233.5 234.5 233.8 372.8 379.8 380.2 132.4 132.9 132.2 280.8 291.9 292.4 2,104.6 2,146.6 2,159.7

Information (1)

14.5 14.2 14.1 23.5 24.3 24.4 14.2 13.0 13.2 24.0 23.2 23.7 196.1 192.6 192.1

Financial Activities

47.3 47.4 47.5 94.7 98.9 98.5 34.0 32.2 32.2 79.8 81.8 82.4 638.7 647.3 651.6

Professional & Business Services

116.9 117.9 118.2 195.5 199.0 198.3 100.1 95.9 93.8 173.6 175.1 177.6 1,342.0 1,384.0 1,390.9

Education and Health Services

166.7 173.3 174.0 283.9 291.6 291.6 123.8 128.4 127.2 207.2 207.5 208.5 1,429.7 1,471.8 1,467.6

Leisure and Hospitality

99.3 103.2 103.7 198.4 207.5 207.4 84.4 86.2 86.7 142.4 144.8 146.2 1,045.2 1,088.4 1,093.0

Other Services

43.6 43.4 43.7 63.2 64.7 64.6 27.2 25.6 25.0 60.0 60.8 61.5 370.7 381.6 381.3

Government

221.6 221.1 222.1 358.2 357.8 361.0 195.6 188.6 189.9 336.3 341.0 343.3 1,818.8 1,796.3 1,798.5

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; September 21, 2012.

Last Modified Date: September 21, 2012