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Nonfarm Employment in the New England States

Table A. Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment in the United States and New England states, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands)
State and area March March Net Change Mar. 2010 Percent Change Mar. 2010
2010 2011 to Mar. 2011 to Mar. 2011

United States

 129,438 130,757 1,319 1.0

Connecticut

 1,596.7 1,617.2 21 1.3

Maine

 593.3 594.8 2* 0.3

Massachusetts

 3,178.9 3,208.5 30 0.9

New Hampshire

 622.4 626.9 5* 0.7

Rhode Island

 458.3 460.4 2* 0.5

Vermont

 296.5 304.4 8 2.7
*=Indicates change not statistically significant

Table 1. Employees on United States nonfarm payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands)
Industry March 2010 March 2011 Net Change Mar. 2010 to Mar. 2011 Percent Change Mar. 2010 to Mar. 2011

Total

 129,438 130,757 1,319 -1.0

Mining and logging

 680 759 79 11.6

Construction

 5,550 5,522 -28 -0.5

Manufacturing

 11,471 11,675 204 1.8

Trade, transportation and utilities

 24,559 24,791 232 0.9

Information

 2,718 2,683 -35 -1.3

Financial activities

 7,643 7,611 -32 -0.4

Professional and business services

 16,546 17,066 520 3.1

Education and health services

 19,455 19,865 410 2.1

Leisure and hospitality

 12,963 13,171 208 1.6

Other services

 5,331 5,439 108 2.0

Government

 22,522 22,175 -347 -1.5


Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry, states in New England, seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry
 2010 2011 Change from
Mar. Mar. Mar. 2010 to
Mar. 2011
Number Percent
Connecticut

Total

 1,596.7 1,617.2 20.5 1.3

Construction

 49.8 50.9 1.1 2.2

Manufacturing

 165.2 166.2 1.0 0.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 288.2 288.3 0.1 0.0

Information

 31.8 31.4 -0.4 -1.3

Financial activities

 134.9 135.6 0.7 0.5

Professional and business services

 186.4 195.3 8.9 4.8

Education and health services

 304.3 311.4 7.1 2.3

Leisure and hospitality

 131.6 133.1 1.5 1.1

Other services

 60.3 60.4 0.1 0.2

Government

 243.7 244.2 0.5 0.2
Maine

Total

 593.3 594.8 1.5 0.3

Mining and logging

 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0

Construction

 24.2 24.6 0.4 1.7

Manufacturing

 51.2 51.6 0.4 0.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 117.0 117.5 0.5 0.4

Financial activities

 31.4 31.3 -0.1 -0.3

Professional and business services

 55.7 56.2 0.5 0.9

Education and health services

 118.6 120.3 1.7 1.4

Leisure and hospitality

 59.4 61.4 2.0 3.4

Other services

 19.7 19.2 -0.5 -2.5

Government

 104.5 101.2 -3.3 -3.2
Massachusetts

Total

 3,178.9 3,208.5 29.6 0.9

Construction

 106.9 105.7 -1.2 -1.1

Manufacturing

 253.3 253.2 -0.1 0.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 542.3 547.6 5.3 1.0

Information

 85.5 87.5 2.0 2.3

Financial activities

 208.2 207.7 -0.5 -0.2

Professional and business services

 460.0 467.0 7.0 1.5

Education and health services

 662.8 673.3 10.5 1.6

Leisure and hospitality

 302.8 313.9 11.1 3.7

Other services

 118.6 118.8 0.2 0.2

Government

 437.3 432.8 -4.5 -1.0
New Hampshire

Total

 622.4 626.9 4.5 0.7

Construction

 21.5 19.9 -1.6 -7.4

Manufacturing

 65.4 66.8 1.4 2.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 132.8 128.9 -3.9 -2.9

Information

 11.7 11.4 -0.3 -2.6

Financial activities

 35.5 35.5 0.0 0.0

Professional and business services

 63.5 67.7 4.2 6.6

Education and health services

 110.1 112.5 2.4 2.2

Leisure and hospitality

 62.1 67.3 5.2 8.4

Other services

 21.5 19.7 -1.8 -8.4

Government

 97.5 96.4 -1.1 -1.1
Rhode Island

Total

 458.3 460.4 2.1 0.5

Construction

 16.1 15.5 -0.6 -3.7

Manufacturing

 40.2 40.8 0.6 1.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 73.6 75.4 1.8 2.4

Financial activities

 30.7 30.1 -0.6 -2.0

Professional and business services

 53.1 54.0 0.9 1.7

Education and health services

 101.8 100.5 -1.3 -1.3

Leisure and hospitality

 49.0 51.1 2.1 4.3

Other services

 22.0 21.7 -0.3 -1.4

Government

 61.8 60.7 -1.1 -1.8
Vermont

Total

 296.5 304.4 7.9 2.7

Construction

 13.5 13.5 0.0 0.0

Manufacturing

 30.5 31.5 1.0 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 55.5 56.6 1.1 2.0

Financial activities

 12.1 12.5 0.4 3.3

Professional and business services

 22.9 24.7 1.8 7.9

Education and health services

 59.0 60.3 1.3 2.2

Leisure and hospitality

 32.0 35.6 3.6 11.3

Other services

 9.9 9.8 -0.1 -1.0

Government

 55.0 54.0 -1.0 -1.8

(NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect 2010 benchmarks and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Seasonally adjusted data from January 2007 for most states are subject to revision. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. 'Total' can include industries not shown separately. The industries shown meet Bureau standards for seasonal adjustment.

 

Last Modified Date: October 13, 2011