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State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Friday, March 22, 2024	                          USDL-24-0547

Technical information: 
 Employment:    (202) 691-6559  *  sminfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov/sae   
 Unemployment:  (202) 691-6392  *  lausinfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov/lau 

Media contact:  (202) 691-5902  *  PressOffice@bls.gov


                STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- FEBRUARY 2024


Unemployment rates were higher in February in 3 states, lower in 3 states, and stable in
44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Twenty-eight states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 3 states had decreases,
and 19 states and the District had little change. The national unemployment rate increased
by 0.2 percentage point to 3.9 percent and was 0.3 point higher than in February 2023.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 4 states and was essentially unchanged in 46 states
and the District of Columbia in February 2024. Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment
increased in 25 states and was essentially unchanged in 25 states and the District.

This news release presents statistics from two monthly programs. The civilian labor force and
unemployment data are modeled based largely on a survey of households. These data pertain to
individuals by where they reside. The employment data are from an establishment survey that
measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. These data pertain to jobs on
payrolls defined by where the establishments are located. For more information about the
concepts and statistical methodologies used by these two programs, see the Technical Note.

Unemployment

North Dakota had the lowest jobless rate in February, 2.0 percent. The next lowest rate was in
South Dakota, 2.1 percent. California had the highest unemployment rate, 5.3 percent, closely
followed by Nevada, 5.2 percent. In total, 22 states had unemployment rates lower than the
U.S. figure of 3.9 percent, 6 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates, and 22
states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A
and 1.)

In February, three states had over-the-month unemployment rate increases: Rhode Island (+0.3
percentage point) and Connecticut and Washington (+0.1 point each). Three states had rate 
decreases: Tennessee and Wisconsin (-0.2 percentage point each) and Massachusetts (-0.1
point). Forty-four states and the District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not notably
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.)

Twenty-eight states had unemployment rate increases from February 2023, the largest of which
was in Rhode Island (+1.1 percentage points). Three states had over-the-year rate decreases,
the largest of which was in Massachusetts (-0.7 percentage point). Nineteen states and the
District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not notably different from those of a year
earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant
changes. (See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 4 states and was essentially unchanged in 46 states
and the District of Columbia in February 2024. Job gains occurred in Texas (+49,800, or +0.4
percent), Illinois (+23,100, or +0.4 percent), Michigan (+15,200, or +0.3 percent), and Iowa
(+11,000, or +0.7 percent). (See tables D and 3.)

Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 25 states and was essentially unchanged
in 25 states and the District of Columbia. The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+291,400),
Florida (+226,200), and California (+179,700). The largest percentage increases occurred in
Nevada (+3.4 percent), Alaska (+3.1 percent), and South Carolina (+3.0 percent). (See table E.)

_____________
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for February is scheduled
to be released on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The State Employment and
Unemployment news release for March is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 19, 2024,
at 10:00 a.m. (ET).


Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., February 2024, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------
                State                |          Rate(p)
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States (1) ...................|           3.9
                                     |
Alabama .............................|           3.0
California ..........................|           5.3
District of Columbia ................|           5.1
Florida .............................|           3.1
Georgia .............................|           3.1
Hawaii ..............................|           3.1
Idaho ...............................|           3.3
Illinois ............................|           4.8
Iowa ................................|           2.9
Kansas ..............................|           2.7
                                     |
Maryland ............................|           2.4
Massachusetts .......................|           2.9
Minnesota ...........................|           2.7
Mississippi .........................|           3.1
Nebraska ............................|           2.5
Nevada ..............................|           5.2
New Hampshire .......................|           2.6
New Jersey ..........................|           4.8
New York ............................|           4.4
North Dakota ........................|           2.0
                                     |
Pennsylvania ........................|           3.4
South Carolina ......................|           3.1
South Dakota ........................|           2.1
Utah ................................|           2.8
Vermont .............................|           2.3
Virginia ............................|           3.0
Washington ..........................|           4.7
Wisconsin ...........................|           3.0
Wyoming .............................|           2.8
--------------------------------------------------------------
   (1) Data are not preliminary.
   (p) = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from January 2024 to February 2024, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              |  January  | February  |    change(p)
                                |   2024    |  2024(p)  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Connecticut ....................|     4.4   |     4.5   |       0.1
Massachusetts ..................|     3.0   |     2.9   |       -.1
Rhode Island ...................|     3.6   |     3.9   |        .3
Tennessee ......................|     3.5   |     3.3   |       -.2
Washington .....................|     4.6   |     4.7   |        .1
Wisconsin ......................|     3.2   |     3.0   |       -.2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.


Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from February 2023 to February 2024, seasonally adjusted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              | February  | February  |    change(p)
                                |   2023    |  2024(p)  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ........................|     2.3   |     3.0   |       0.7
Alaska .........................|     3.9   |     4.7   |        .8
Arizona ........................|     3.7   |     4.1   |        .4
Arkansas .......................|     2.9   |     3.6   |        .7
California .....................|     4.5   |     5.3   |        .8
Colorado .......................|     3.0   |     3.5   |        .5
Connecticut ....................|     3.5   |     4.5   |       1.0
Florida ........................|     2.8   |     3.1   |        .3
Idaho ..........................|     2.9   |     3.3   |        .4
Illinois .......................|     4.3   |     4.8   |        .5
                                |           |           |
Indiana ........................|     3.2   |     3.5   |        .3
Louisiana ......................|     3.6   |     4.2   |        .6
Maine ..........................|     2.4   |     3.4   |       1.0
Massachusetts ..................|     3.6   |     2.9   |       -.7
Missouri .......................|     2.8   |     3.3   |        .5
Montana ........................|     2.5   |     3.4   |        .9
Nebraska .......................|     2.1   |     2.5   |        .4
New Hampshire ..................|     1.9   |     2.6   |        .7
New Jersey .....................|     4.0   |     4.8   |        .8
New Mexico .....................|     3.6   |     3.9   |        .3
                                |           |           |
New York .......................|     4.0   |     4.4   |        .4
Oklahoma .......................|     3.0   |     3.6   |        .6
Oregon .........................|     3.6   |     4.2   |        .6
Pennsylvania ...................|     3.7   |     3.4   |       -.3
Rhode Island ...................|     2.8   |     3.9   |       1.1
Utah ...........................|     2.5   |     2.8   |        .3
Vermont ........................|     1.9   |     2.3   |        .4
Washington .....................|     4.0   |     4.7   |        .7
West Virginia ..................|     3.5   |     4.3   |        .8
Wisconsin ......................|     2.6   |     3.0   |        .4
Wyoming ........................|     3.1   |     2.8   |       -.3
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
January 2024 to February 2024, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              |             |             | Over-the-month change(p)
            State             |   January   |   February  |---------------------------
                              |     2024    |    2024(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Illinois .....................|   6,099,700 |   6,122,800 |      23,100 |      0.4
Iowa .........................|   1,596,200 |   1,607,200 |      11,000 |       .7
Michigan .....................|   4,457,100 |   4,472,300 |      15,200 |       .3
Texas ........................|  14,053,900 |  14,103,700 |      49,800 |       .4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (p) = preliminary.


Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from
February 2023 to February 2024, seasonally adjusted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              |             |             |  Over-the-year change(p)
            State             |   February  |   February  |---------------------------
                              |     2023    |    2024(p)  |    Level    |   Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama ......................|   2,151,800 |   2,187,900 |      36,100 |      1.7
Alaska .......................|     324,900 |     334,900 |      10,000 |      3.1
Arizona ......................|   3,172,000 |   3,238,100 |      66,100 |      2.1
California ...................|  17,791,400 |  17,971,100 |     179,700 |      1.0
Colorado .....................|   2,915,500 |   2,975,800 |      60,300 |      2.1
Florida ......................|   9,661,400 |   9,887,600 |     226,200 |      2.3
Georgia ......................|   4,889,300 |   4,938,200 |      48,900 |      1.0
Idaho ........................|     839,000 |     862,100 |      23,100 |      2.8
Indiana ......................|   3,230,300 |   3,272,400 |      42,100 |      1.3
Minnesota ....................|   2,970,500 |   3,008,200 |      37,700 |      1.3
                              |             |             |             |       
Missouri .....................|   2,965,400 |   3,011,400 |      46,000 |      1.6
Nebraska .....................|   1,042,200 |   1,060,400 |      18,200 |      1.7
Nevada .......................|   1,523,000 |   1,574,200 |      51,200 |      3.4
New Jersey ...................|   4,297,700 |   4,370,700 |      73,000 |      1.7
New York .....................|   9,669,600 |   9,802,600 |     133,000 |      1.4
North Carolina ...............|   4,909,900 |   4,981,500 |      71,600 |      1.5
Oklahoma .....................|   1,748,200 |   1,774,800 |      26,600 |      1.5
Pennsylvania .................|   6,060,700 |   6,131,700 |      71,000 |      1.2
South Carolina ...............|   2,283,700 |   2,351,300 |      67,600 |      3.0
South Dakota .................|     458,400 |     468,300 |       9,900 |      2.2
                              |             |             |             |       
Texas ........................|  13,812,300 |  14,103,700 |     291,400 |      2.1
Utah .........................|   1,708,100 |   1,743,900 |      35,800 |      2.1
Virginia .....................|   4,151,600 |   4,209,900 |      58,300 |      1.4
Washington ...................|   3,583,900 |   3,630,800 |      46,900 |      1.3
West Virginia ................|     708,200 |     721,900 |      13,700 |      1.9
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   (p) = preliminary.




Technical Note

   This news release presents civilian labor force and unemployment data for states and selected substate
   areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1 and 2).  Also presented are
   nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and industry supersector from the Current Employment
   Statistics (CES) program (tables 3 and 4). The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative
   endeavors.

Civilian labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

   Definitions. The civilian labor force and unemployment data are based on the same concepts and definitions
   as those used for the official national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a
   sample survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census
   Bureau. The LAUS program measures employed people and unemployed people on a place of-residence basis. The
   universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and older. Employed people
   are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the reference week (typically the week including the  
   12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working
   who had a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as bad weather,
   labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation.
   
   Unemployed people are those who were not employed during the reference week (based on the definition above),
   had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week period ending with the reference week, and were currently
   available for work; people on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed.
   The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed people. The unemployment rate is the number of
   unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force.

   Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
   metropolitan division, New York City, and the balances of California and New York State are produced using 
   time-series models. This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2021, utilizes
   data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) programs.
   Estimates for the state of California are derived by summing the estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-
   Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State are 
   derived by summing the estimates for New York City and the balance of New York State. Estimates for the five
   additional substate areas contained in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria and Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
   metropolitan areas and the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, Miami-Miami Beach Kendall, and Seattle-
   Bellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their respective balances of state are produced using a similar
   model-based approach.
   
   Each month, estimates for the nine census divisions first are modeled using inputs from the CPS only and 
   controlled to the national totals. State estimates then are controlled to their respective census division
   totals. Substate and balance-of-state estimates for the five areas noted above also are controlled to their
   respective state totals. This tiered process of controlling model-based estimates to the U.S. totals is called
   real-time benchmarking. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the
   CPS. A more detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request.

   Annual revisions. Civilian labor force and unemployment data for prior years reflect adjustments made after
   the end of each year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau,
   any revisions in the other data sources, and model re-estimation. In most years, historical data for the most
   recent five years are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to the release of January 
   estimates. With the introduction of a new generation of time series models in 2021, historical data were
   re-estimated back to the series beginnings in 1976, 1990, or 1994.

   Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS models decompose the estimates of employed and unemployed people into trend,
   seasonal, and irregular components. The benchmarked signals of employed and unemployed people first are 
   adjusted using an X-11 type of seasonal adjustment filter. The adjusted data then are smoothed using a 
   Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space (RKHS) filter. The smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates of employed and
   unemployed people are summed to derive the civilian labor force, and the unemployment rate then is calculated
   as the unemployed percent of the civilian labor force. The resulting smoothed-seasonally adjusted unemployment
   rate estimates are analyzed in this news release and published on the BLS website.
   
   During estimation for the current year, the smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates for a given month are 
   created using an asymmetric filter that incorporates information from previous observations only. For annual
   revisions, historical data are smoothed using a two-sided filter.

   Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the delineations that were issued
   by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on April 10, 2018. A detailed list of the geographic definitions
   is available online at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. 

Employment--from the CES program

   Definitions. Employment data refer to people on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the
   pay period that includes the 12th of the month. People are counted at their place of work rather than at their
   place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are 
   classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2022 version of the North American
   Industry Classification System. 

   Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several estimation procedures.
   Where possible, these data are produced using a "weighted link relative" estimation technique in which a ratio
   of current month weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed from a
   sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are then
   obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month’s employment estimates. The weighted link relative
   technique is utilized for data series where the sample size meets certain statistical criteria. For some
   employment series, the estimates are produced with a model that uses direct sample estimates (described above)
   combined with other regressors to compensate for smaller sample sizes. 

   Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,
   derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment
   insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new 
   benchmark and the preceding one and to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus,
   the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-
   month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Information on recent benchmark revisions is available
   online at www.bls.gov/web/laus/benchmark.htm.

   Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the statewide expanded supersector 
   level. In some cases, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the
   independently adjusted supersector series. In other cases, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total
   is independently adjusted. Revisions to historical data for the most recent five years are made once a year,
   coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.
   
   Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted concurrently, using all available estimates, including those
   for the current month, to develop sample-based seasonal factors. Concurrent sample-based factors are created
   every month for the current month’s preliminary estimate as well as the previous month’s final estimate. 

   Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each
   individual state. BLS independently develops a national employment series; state estimates are not forced to
   sum to national totals. Each state series is subject to larger relative sampling and nonsampling errors than
   the national series. Summing state estimates cumulates individual state-level errors and can cause significant
   distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "sum-of-states"
   employment series and cautions users that such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error
   structure.

Reliability of the estimates

   The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and,
   thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--
   that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. 
   Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data 
   collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to 
   additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used.

   Use of error measures. Changes in state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll employment are cited in
   the analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be statistically significant at the 90-
   percent confidence level. Furthermore, state unemployment rates for the current month generally are cited 
   only if they have been determined to be significantly different from the U.S. rate at the 90-percent
   confidence level. The underlying model-based standard error measures for unemployment rates and over-the-month
   and over-the-year changes in rates are available at www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. The underlying standard
   error measures for over-the-month and over-the-year changes in state payroll employment data at the total
   nonfarm and supersector levels are available at www.bls.gov/web/laus/790stderr.htm. Measures of nonsampling
   error are not available.

Additional information

   Estimates of civilian labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well as nonfarm payroll
   employment from the CES program, for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions are available in the
   news release Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of civilian labor force, employed
   people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for approximately 7,600 subnational areas are available
   online at www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES program for states and metropolitan areas are
   available online at www.bls.gov/sae/. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability,
   please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.




LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)
Number Percent of labor force
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)

Alabama

2,288,068 2,325,305 2,327,663 2,328,083 53,034 64,101 66,558 69,086 2.3 2.8 2.9 3.0

Alaska

354,518 358,598 358,280 357,988 13,726 16,322 16,406 16,676 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.7

Arizona

3,650,431 3,720,507 3,726,522 3,732,647 133,706 156,449 155,052 151,721 3.7 4.2 4.2 4.1

Arkansas

1,368,880 1,384,754 1,385,367 1,385,107 39,700 50,736 50,811 49,446 2.9 3.7 3.7 3.6

California

19,266,113 19,342,132 19,355,816 19,348,890 861,638 990,259 1,013,856 1,027,033 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,025,668 5,006,096 5,006,084 4,997,898 247,547 262,773 269,677 268,295 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.4

Colorado

3,212,801 3,239,754 3,237,237 3,235,458 96,262 107,597 110,213 114,411 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.5

Connecticut

1,886,373 1,899,136 1,902,407 1,906,399 65,829 79,876 82,924 86,098 3.5 4.2 4.4 4.5

Delaware

501,840 509,610 508,774 508,210 19,889 20,858 20,659 20,281 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0

District of Columbia

392,754 402,006 403,524 404,645 19,531 19,863 20,312 20,785 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.1

Florida

10,872,424 11,060,978 11,076,728 11,089,148 301,476 338,662 340,168 345,211 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,370,308 1,386,790 1,389,227 1,391,530 27,855 22,959 21,594 22,316 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.6

Georgia

5,269,384 5,329,007 5,330,035 5,335,272 169,110 170,674 166,760 163,539 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1

Hawaii

676,214 675,777 674,769 674,671 20,596 20,538 20,868 21,168 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1

Idaho

953,077 967,316 967,890 969,471 27,216 32,090 32,264 32,399 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.3

Illinois

6,407,008 6,473,136 6,477,200 6,477,332 276,691 304,470 305,486 308,859 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.8

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,800,971 3,823,479 3,826,088 3,827,953 157,890 171,271 171,511 175,200 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.6

Indiana

3,390,643 3,408,675 3,398,130 3,389,372 108,926 117,890 117,341 117,974 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5

Iowa

1,712,747 1,706,995 1,704,754 1,700,869 48,862 52,035 51,077 50,150 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9

Kansas

1,512,225 1,507,952 1,506,694 1,505,697 42,206 39,138 39,069 39,963 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.7

Kentucky

2,026,758 2,025,169 2,024,029 2,024,556 81,683 86,704 87,154 88,492 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.4

Louisiana

2,080,608 2,077,588 2,079,344 2,079,296 75,469 82,627 85,123 88,026 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.2

Maine

681,670 691,680 692,051 692,767 16,645 23,439 23,742 23,687 2.4 3.4 3.4 3.4

Maryland

3,167,605 3,195,545 3,192,770 3,191,179 69,937 70,525 72,831 76,243 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4

Massachusetts

3,748,182 3,749,870 3,750,172 3,748,480 133,243 121,744 114,168 109,998 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.9

Michigan

4,946,922 5,043,199 5,043,565 5,042,720 190,352 206,914 201,951 198,451 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.9

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,150,112 2,203,059 2,204,866 2,203,616 72,766 87,226 85,882 84,669 3.4 4.0 3.9 3.8

Minnesota

3,092,815 3,095,430 3,093,573 3,094,713 87,077 84,774 82,861 84,171 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7

Mississippi

1,233,749 1,230,449 1,230,093 1,229,509 40,875 39,169 39,128 37,957 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1

Missouri

3,066,816 3,099,207 3,098,994 3,100,589 86,570 100,920 101,578 103,023 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.3

Montana

569,840 576,863 577,303 577,655 14,318 19,034 19,312 19,398 2.5 3.3 3.3 3.4

Nebraska

1,051,706 1,055,914 1,055,595 1,054,940 21,619 26,287 26,336 26,529 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5

Nevada

1,589,911 1,612,919 1,614,220 1,614,454 81,942 85,214 84,821 83,820 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.2

New Hampshire

757,824 761,981 763,112 763,608 14,340 19,874 19,663 19,885 1.9 2.6 2.6 2.6

New Jersey

4,813,871 4,832,330 4,824,539 4,819,907 191,383 231,481 232,347 231,416 4.0 4.8 4.8 4.8

New Mexico

958,833 969,026 968,914 968,829 34,330 38,406 38,562 38,167 3.6 4.0 4.0 3.9

New York

9,659,148 9,760,755 9,751,860 9,748,451 390,213 444,684 438,983 430,316 4.0 4.6 4.5 4.4

New York City

4,145,106 4,163,161 4,161,783 4,165,706 219,672 221,793 216,229 211,225 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1

North Carolina

5,198,413 5,248,887 5,254,063 5,255,933 177,931 187,400 185,737 184,472 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.5

North Dakota

416,451 417,116 417,419 417,581 8,208 7,872 8,027 8,167 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0

Ohio

5,767,358 5,793,713 5,794,910 5,796,572 210,738 209,953 211,818 214,141 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,028,856 1,038,003 1,037,629 1,033,770 39,103 38,484 39,083 38,823 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8

Oklahoma

1,939,926 1,980,636 1,983,646 1,987,745 58,249 69,486 70,141 71,038 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.6

Oregon

2,155,578 2,168,168 2,171,088 2,176,604 78,389 85,951 88,370 91,309 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.2

Pennsylvania

6,501,070 6,538,180 6,544,313 6,558,347 239,206 220,748 220,568 220,071 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.4

Rhode Island

571,232 576,169 578,532 580,622 16,152 19,641 20,926 22,697 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.9

South Carolina

2,428,125 2,470,300 2,471,839 2,472,668 72,997 74,873 75,325 76,434 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1

South Dakota

477,452 481,702 481,606 481,452 9,194 9,887 9,899 10,042 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1

Tennessee

3,360,545 3,383,917 3,386,432 3,389,473 112,235 116,637 117,040 112,547 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3

Texas

14,950,898 15,130,593 15,143,441 15,169,176 604,152 587,784 584,580 590,461 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9

Utah

1,770,912 1,802,956 1,802,361 1,802,490 44,150 50,023 50,263 51,086 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.8

Vermont

348,217 353,412 354,201 354,931 6,740 7,979 8,093 8,082 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.3

Virginia

4,533,501 4,579,693 4,588,384 4,591,543 135,068 139,385 139,777 139,703 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Washington

4,006,552 4,037,592 4,032,992 4,027,986 160,458 178,204 183,684 190,891 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.7

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,791,943 1,815,278 1,811,718 1,809,245 57,647 66,365 68,611 71,911 3.2 3.7 3.8 4.0

West Virginia

780,062 790,224 790,871 790,432 27,225 33,903 34,031 34,049 3.5 4.3 4.3 4.3

Wisconsin

3,107,846 3,150,152 3,148,178 3,143,265 81,186 105,567 100,375 95,579 2.6 3.4 3.2 3.0

Wyoming

295,388 294,841 293,897 293,404 9,186 8,424 8,373 8,360 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.8

Puerto Rico

1,197,747 1,212,497 1,216,212 1,216,656 71,701 68,773 69,052 69,918 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.


LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
January February Number Percent of labor force
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) January February January February
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

2,270,889 2,311,898 2,283,059 2,316,936 59,890 77,544 58,199 79,133 2.6 3.4 2.5 3.4

Alaska

349,945 352,619 352,213 354,553 15,957 18,399 16,450 19,976 4.6 5.2 4.7 5.6

Arizona

3,638,353 3,733,559 3,650,815 3,746,324 130,244 141,011 130,536 135,548 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.6

Arkansas

1,345,984 1,365,522 1,364,095 1,379,044 45,969 53,183 44,653 48,215 3.4 3.9 3.3 3.5

California

19,161,412 19,342,162 19,354,958 19,394,269 898,944 1,106,617 925,636 1,078,314 4.7 5.7 4.8 5.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

5,018,445 5,013,683 5,065,888 5,014,600 252,908 296,170 257,358 252,937 5.0 5.9 5.1 5.0

Colorado

3,191,138 3,205,366 3,216,732 3,226,620 99,898 122,896 108,417 133,614 3.1 3.8 3.4 4.1

Connecticut

1,879,503 1,904,524 1,871,467 1,902,188 75,298 95,028 77,128 102,042 4.0 5.0 4.1 5.4

Delaware

499,613 503,272 501,342 506,346 21,606 21,021 21,499 20,242 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.0

District of Columbia

391,712 404,669 394,275 407,086 19,205 20,992 19,845 21,716 4.9 5.2 5.0 5.3

Florida

10,780,513 11,055,271 10,856,781 11,076,701 306,387 345,180 293,635 348,220 2.8 3.1 2.7 3.1

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

1,361,720 1,396,426 1,377,876 1,402,527 26,473 19,188 24,574 22,821 1.9 1.4 1.8 1.6

Georgia

5,257,992 5,331,582 5,289,125 5,369,028 179,491 165,861 178,114 164,230 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.1

Hawaii

675,571 671,775 677,364 676,483 20,348 20,845 19,922 20,801 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1

Idaho

946,585 962,632 951,871 973,269 33,262 38,366 33,785 39,280 3.5 4.0 3.5 4.0

Illinois

6,344,950 6,422,103 6,383,366 6,436,617 296,532 325,450 297,097 340,804 4.7 5.1 4.7 5.3

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

3,785,070 3,806,333 3,800,278 3,821,749 166,616 171,229 162,065 194,438 4.4 4.5 4.3 5.1

Indiana

3,362,500 3,329,451 3,379,540 3,351,491 122,182 127,607 128,011 139,810 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.2

Iowa

1,699,805 1,687,432 1,717,095 1,691,276 61,010 61,051 56,285 55,998 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.3

Kansas

1,502,551 1,497,130 1,512,850 1,504,871 43,363 41,159 46,955 48,219 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.2

Kentucky

2,017,840 2,010,176 2,024,912 2,023,633 89,897 96,479 95,533 103,586 4.5 4.8 4.7 5.1

Louisiana

2,054,735 2,057,302 2,065,795 2,061,311 77,682 89,297 72,144 90,772 3.8 4.3 3.5 4.4

Maine

673,836 682,962 675,368 687,858 20,385 25,927 21,635 26,643 3.0 3.8 3.2 3.9

Maryland

3,143,168 3,160,540 3,156,933 3,175,959 81,382 87,781 79,592 92,259 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.9

Massachusetts

3,737,343 3,768,376 3,747,534 3,752,127 151,402 132,416 151,941 137,643 4.1 3.5 4.1 3.7

Michigan

4,891,117 4,989,311 4,915,208 5,002,877 221,677 200,570 214,923 211,938 4.5 4.0 4.4 4.2

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

2,129,792 2,191,917 2,130,362 2,176,471 85,480 85,653 78,325 86,899 4.0 3.9 3.7 4.0

Minnesota

3,070,305 3,078,519 3,086,692 3,095,510 101,264 100,642 106,305 111,742 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.6

Mississippi

1,223,768 1,218,125 1,230,744 1,225,897 42,890 41,427 40,563 33,817 3.5 3.4 3.3 2.8

Missouri

3,035,126 3,078,861 3,053,467 3,096,747 96,940 117,123 99,331 122,992 3.2 3.8 3.3 4.0

Montana

564,451 571,504 568,135 575,660 18,548 22,741 17,961 22,139 3.3 4.0 3.2 3.8

Nebraska

1,041,589 1,046,472 1,048,878 1,050,384 23,565 28,092 24,610 30,438 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.9

Nevada

1,582,999 1,608,676 1,596,803 1,617,784 85,327 83,823 84,205 81,432 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.0

New Hampshire

758,653 764,225 757,589 762,782 18,814 19,730 17,050 22,453 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.9

New Jersey

4,786,023 4,769,527 4,820,462 4,808,545 204,468 246,107 217,393 245,503 4.3 5.2 4.5 5.1

New Mexico

951,616 958,940 959,722 966,553 36,078 38,930 36,062 36,324 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.8

New York

9,601,305 9,650,060 9,652,627 9,716,148 433,084 419,764 441,555 441,740 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.5

New York City

4,127,193 4,135,103 4,171,938 4,192,698 225,513 189,533 232,557 204,295 5.5 4.6 5.6 4.9

North Carolina

5,165,082 5,238,065 5,191,260 5,244,157 194,644 189,662 193,681 194,278 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7

North Dakota

409,641 412,479 413,037 414,024 10,041 10,446 10,420 10,887 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6

Ohio

5,701,891 5,736,985 5,746,298 5,768,332 237,423 240,163 243,641 253,378 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.4

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

1,013,432 1,017,503 1,023,033 1,003,754 41,556 43,245 48,967 45,992 4.1 4.3 4.8 4.6

Oklahoma

1,924,273 1,979,324 1,936,290 1,995,543 62,799 73,774 63,919 78,642 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.9

Oregon

2,149,706 2,163,747 2,160,157 2,191,600 94,036 106,001 88,272 106,718 4.4 4.9 4.1 4.9

Pennsylvania

6,458,764 6,504,082 6,472,469 6,568,269 257,704 228,561 265,720 237,142 4.0 3.5 4.1 3.6

Rhode Island

568,939 584,073 570,610 584,005 19,815 27,124 20,937 31,442 3.5 4.6 3.7 5.4

South Carolina

2,406,457 2,453,933 2,430,775 2,472,915 82,654 82,551 85,188 90,238 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6

South Dakota

467,845 472,800 473,329 476,683 9,136 10,167 11,313 12,845 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7

Tennessee

3,338,229 3,376,532 3,360,148 3,394,112 119,128 119,182 116,990 95,616 3.6 3.5 3.5 2.8

Texas

14,875,993 15,140,281 15,011,661 15,295,668 633,885 618,547 654,309 666,075 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.4

Utah

1,761,986 1,790,160 1,774,242 1,805,113 47,269 53,759 49,920 59,610 2.7 3.0 2.8 3.3

Vermont

345,767 354,169 347,707 355,252 8,669 9,548 8,299 9,232 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.6

Virginia

4,477,788 4,558,770 4,519,896 4,567,606 135,597 125,211 131,451 132,843 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.9

Washington

3,985,362 3,991,009 4,023,491 4,027,517 180,053 214,996 181,167 230,285 4.5 5.4 4.5 5.7

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

1,781,914 1,785,630 1,799,376 1,810,885 60,994 79,108 51,142 76,660 3.4 4.4 2.8 4.2

West Virginia

770,042 782,473 776,427 783,805 31,311 37,239 32,133 38,940 4.1 4.8 4.1 5.0

Wisconsin

3,073,356 3,104,921 3,100,933 3,116,144 92,370 87,159 103,059 103,938 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.3

Wyoming

294,324 289,185 294,269 291,740 11,931 10,617 11,163 10,509 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.6

Puerto Rico

1,213,412 1,221,747 1,204,106 1,215,962 68,333 70,442 71,174 70,166 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.8

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total(1) Construction Manufacturing
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)

Alabama

2,151.8 2,181.0 2,181.7 2,187.9 100.2 102.5 102.6 104.5 279.8 285.4 286.2 286.3

Alaska

324.9 334.1 334.0 334.9 16.7 18.0 18.4 19.3 12.6 13.9 13.5 12.9

Arizona

3,172.0 3,228.7 3,235.9 3,238.1 207.0 217.4 217.1 215.5 194.7 194.2 194.2 193.9

Arkansas

1,346.3 1,355.2 1,359.3 1,361.7 61.5 66.1 67.5 68.2 163.3 159.9 159.9 159.2

California

17,791.4 17,948.9 17,974.5 17,971.1 913.6 933.7 934.7 925.1 1,342.1 1,336.7 1,331.0 1,329.6


Colorado

2,915.5 2,961.4 2,967.3 2,975.8 183.9 182.7 181.9 183.1 151.5 149.2 149.7 149.9

Connecticut

1,687.6 1,695.8 1,701.6 1,702.5 62.7 61.5 61.7 62.2 158.8 157.9 158.4 158.4

Delaware(2)

481.3 486.2 487.1 487.8 24.1 23.5 23.7 23.6 26.8 27.9 28.0 27.7

District of Columbia(2)

764.6 766.6 768.6 770.4 15.3 14.8 14.8 14.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Florida

9,661.4 9,865.8 9,893.1 9,887.6 619.5 643.0 643.7 640.5 417.3 427.7 428.7 427.8


Georgia

4,889.3 4,934.5 4,935.8 4,938.2 219.0 222.8 222.1 223.0 425.1 432.2 431.7 432.3

Hawaii(2)

634.1 632.6 633.1 634.6 38.3 38.8 39.7 40.0 12.8 12.7 12.5 12.7

Idaho

839.0 855.5 858.1 862.1 66.7 70.4 70.8 71.1 75.4 75.5 76.6 78.3

Illinois

6,109.3 6,100.6 6,099.7 6,122.8 234.6 233.4 229.1 235.3 578.7 581.9 582.2 581.5

Indiana

3,230.3 3,260.0 3,267.8 3,272.4 161.5 165.3 167.3 167.4 538.8 532.4 531.7 533.0


Iowa

1,587.7 1,598.8 1,596.2 1,607.2 82.8 84.6 85.5 86.6 226.3 228.2 228.5 228.9

Kansas

1,438.8 1,449.6 1,448.2 1,451.8 67.6 68.2 67.5 69.3 173.7 172.7 172.9 173.0

Kentucky

2,008.3 2,023.2 2,022.4 2,029.1 88.1 90.0 88.8 90.8 253.2 256.3 256.3 256.8

Louisiana

1,953.5 1,950.8 1,956.8 1,956.6 131.0 132.5 133.0 133.7 138.0 138.1 139.3 139.7

Maine

646.8 654.1 655.5 656.2 33.5 33.5 34.4 34.0 54.6 53.4 53.6 53.6


Maryland

2,738.4 2,735.4 2,741.4 2,743.2 161.2 157.6 155.5 155.9 112.0 109.0 110.0 109.8

Massachusetts

3,714.1 3,721.1 3,732.6 3,738.9 172.7 174.2 173.9 175.0 239.1 236.3 236.7 236.0

Michigan

4,434.9 4,465.9 4,457.1 4,472.3 187.5 189.7 192.7 194.7 615.2 612.4 609.3 608.3

Minnesota

2,970.5 3,000.2 3,008.1 3,008.2 135.0 133.9 133.1 130.1 326.9 324.2 324.2 325.0

Mississippi

1,179.7 1,179.7 1,183.9 1,184.4 47.4 47.7 48.7 48.8 146.3 143.7 144.9 143.9


Missouri

2,965.4 3,000.6 3,003.6 3,011.4 143.4 145.3 145.8 149.5 287.1 286.4 284.7 286.5

Montana

517.3 524.4 525.1 525.8 36.9 37.8 38.4 38.5 21.8 21.6 21.8 21.9

Nebraska

1,042.2 1,057.9 1,057.9 1,060.4 60.6 60.9 61.2 61.6 104.7 106.1 107.1 106.6

Nevada

1,523.0 1,571.8 1,571.3 1,574.2 111.2 118.7 119.0 117.6 66.9 69.2 69.6 69.7

New Hampshire

696.7 704.7 704.2 705.0 31.3 31.5 31.7 31.5 70.8 70.9 70.6 70.5


New Jersey

4,297.7 4,366.3 4,376.0 4,370.7 166.4 167.7 170.8 167.4 254.2 255.0 254.8 254.9

New Mexico

868.7 881.1 882.3 882.0 51.5 53.8 53.5 53.2 28.9 29.5 29.3 29.4

New York

9,669.6 9,762.5 9,802.5 9,802.6 394.5 384.8 380.8 375.5 424.0 421.6 422.4 421.9

North Carolina

4,909.9 4,965.6 4,975.7 4,981.5 256.8 261.8 265.3 264.4 472.9 467.3 468.9 468.0

North Dakota

436.1 440.6 440.8 440.0 28.3 27.5 26.9 26.7 28.1 28.6 29.1 28.9


Ohio

5,603.4 5,630.1 5,629.8 5,632.7 239.2 237.0 231.9 233.6 688.0 688.1 688.4 690.4

Oklahoma

1,748.2 1,769.2 1,770.1 1,774.8 81.4 86.4 86.9 87.9 137.8 140.7 141.4 141.3

Oregon

1,976.2 1,975.6 1,969.9 1,974.3 117.0 117.3 117.3 118.0 193.6 187.5 188.0 187.4

Pennsylvania

6,060.7 6,115.1 6,125.9 6,131.7 262.4 256.7 256.8 257.4 567.4 565.4 566.3 566.4

Rhode Island

502.8 509.1 512.3 512.1 21.6 21.0 21.3 21.1 40.6 40.3 40.9 40.9


South Carolina

2,283.7 2,336.6 2,346.9 2,351.3 110.7 115.3 116.0 116.0 262.9 264.6 265.8 266.3

South Dakota

458.4 469.6 467.9 468.3 27.4 30.6 30.7 30.8 45.3 45.7 45.6 45.6

Tennessee

3,308.9 3,297.8 3,305.5 3,315.6 152.6 153.8 153.0 155.0 367.1 360.0 362.6 362.0

Texas

13,812.3 14,034.5 14,053.9 14,103.7 812.6 837.9 837.0 844.8 948.6 962.0 966.2 971.5

Utah

1,708.1 1,738.3 1,743.4 1,743.9 132.0 137.7 138.5 139.0 152.8 154.0 155.6 153.9


Vermont

309.4 309.6 312.2 312.7 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.9 29.1 27.8 27.9 27.8

Virginia

4,151.6 4,191.3 4,199.3 4,209.9 214.5 218.2 218.9 219.9 246.4 247.5 248.7 248.2

Washington

3,583.9 3,630.9 3,628.2 3,630.8 234.2 228.0 226.4 226.0 272.6 279.1 279.2 280.5

West Virginia

708.2 720.5 720.3 721.9 33.8 34.8 34.0 34.3 46.2 46.2 46.4 46.4

Wisconsin

3,008.5 3,021.8 3,027.7 3,030.9 136.2 138.1 140.4 139.9 481.6 479.3 479.7 480.5

Wyoming

289.4 292.4 292.0 292.2 21.9 22.7 23.2 23.1 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.5


Puerto Rico

934.6 950.4 956.9 957.6 34.0 35.5 35.5 35.5 82.6 83.9 84.7 84.1

Virgin Islands(2)(3)

35.7 35.6 35.5 35.5 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately.
(2) Mining and logging is combined with construction.
(3) Missing series (denoted by '-') are 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.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2023 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Trade, transportation, and utilities Financial activities Professional and business services
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)

Alabama

408.1 409.5 409.9 411.0 104.6 104.9 105.0 105.1 267.0 267.0 267.0 267.1

Alaska

65.0 66.9 66.8 66.4 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.2 27.7 28.1 28.2 28.4

Arizona

611.3 622.6 625.2 624.2 243.1 242.9 241.2 241.7 469.8 467.7 470.6 472.6

Arkansas

267.3 268.2 268.6 268.1 70.3 70.9 70.8 71.4 156.9 155.0 156.8 156.6

California

3,113.5 3,106.5 3,101.2 3,093.9 818.7 810.4 808.2 805.5 2,808.6 2,763.1 2,773.3 2,775.2


Colorado

505.8 503.3 501.7 501.4 180.5 181.6 181.8 182.0 493.9 499.1 502.9 504.0

Connecticut

297.1 299.2 297.6 297.6 118.4 117.5 118.1 118.7 222.2 220.9 224.0 222.3

Delaware

90.1 89.4 89.3 89.2 50.2 50.4 50.5 50.7 65.6 63.4 63.4 63.4

District of Columbia

30.4 30.3 30.4 30.3 26.1 26.4 26.1 26.1 175.9 174.3 174.5 174.4

Florida

1,949.0 1,999.7 1,998.2 1,997.3 678.0 684.7 689.4 685.1 1,618.0 1,622.1 1,623.1 1,622.3


Georgia

1,044.4 1,038.7 1,029.9 1,029.1 276.9 281.1 283.4 283.2 778.3 773.7 776.1 774.7

Hawaii

117.6 115.5 115.1 115.1 27.9 27.1 27.0 27.0 72.1 72.1 71.8 71.5

Idaho

160.4 162.1 160.5 161.7 41.2 41.9 41.3 41.0 109.0 110.0 110.8 111.2

Illinois

1,227.3 1,219.1 1,221.1 1,219.2 401.6 399.8 398.5 397.9 960.5 929.1 922.0 922.8

Indiana

633.5 639.6 640.5 639.7 148.3 148.5 149.4 148.8 366.1 363.7 364.5 364.8


Iowa

312.8 310.4 306.5 306.4 108.1 108.6 108.8 108.7 146.2 147.2 146.8 148.4

Kansas

275.7 275.8 274.6 274.7 76.1 77.0 77.2 76.8 179.3 175.5 176.2 176.7

Kentucky

427.4 426.4 425.1 426.3 97.2 96.4 95.5 95.3 229.9 226.0 226.1 226.9

Louisiana

373.8 371.2 372.3 373.1 97.3 97.3 97.0 96.7 220.7 216.0 217.9 217.9

Maine

120.3 120.8 120.7 120.3 33.9 34.0 33.7 33.6 76.5 77.6 77.8 78.0


Maryland

470.9 466.2 466.4 466.5 140.1 138.2 138.0 137.4 479.1 472.8 473.0 473.1

Massachusetts

563.9 560.0 558.9 560.6 229.2 230.9 230.2 230.6 636.0 628.8 632.8 633.3

Michigan

811.8 819.0 818.4 817.9 231.4 230.8 231.1 229.8 660.3 647.8 645.4 646.7

Minnesota

530.3 536.2 537.1 536.5 190.8 187.2 186.8 186.3 389.0 378.9 380.0 381.2

Mississippi

248.4 245.3 244.5 244.2 45.3 45.2 45.6 45.4 118.1 115.1 117.0 117.9


Missouri

559.7 566.3 563.8 563.2 183.6 187.7 188.6 187.5 384.1 374.2 377.3 382.6

Montana

100.1 101.7 101.2 101.0 28.0 27.9 27.9 28.0 51.2 52.1 52.1 52.4

Nebraska

197.1 200.2 199.1 200.5 71.1 69.6 69.9 70.2 125.4 126.5 126.9 127.3

Nevada

294.6 299.8 301.6 302.7 76.3 77.7 77.9 77.7 213.7 219.3 215.6 218.8

New Hampshire

140.5 139.6 138.9 139.6 34.5 34.3 34.1 34.2 98.3 98.6 98.7 98.6


New Jersey

909.2 918.0 918.5 917.5 267.9 270.3 268.9 269.1 721.9 722.9 724.7 720.5

New Mexico

145.0 147.0 146.6 145.7 35.5 35.0 35.9 36.0 119.2 122.3 122.6 122.2

New York

1,491.6 1,472.3 1,479.0 1,481.8 742.3 749.8 750.0 748.0 1,389.7 1,397.3 1,391.1 1,391.5

North Carolina

928.8 930.9 929.4 931.1 303.8 310.2 310.7 310.9 744.9 742.4 746.6 747.8

North Dakota

91.5 93.4 93.2 93.2 25.1 25.0 25.1 25.1 34.7 34.4 33.9 34.1


Ohio

1,058.9 1,053.8 1,051.0 1,050.0 325.1 321.9 321.8 319.9 746.4 734.4 741.9 740.4

Oklahoma

323.0 321.4 320.0 319.6 83.3 83.9 84.6 84.7 211.4 206.0 206.7 207.4

Oregon

365.6 361.2 358.9 360.0 104.0 101.5 101.9 102.1 267.7 259.7 257.4 258.4

Pennsylvania

1,142.6 1,135.8 1,134.6 1,133.7 338.8 341.8 342.2 342.4 842.8 837.9 836.1 836.2

Rhode Island

77.5 77.3 77.4 77.6 35.1 35.2 35.0 34.9 69.5 69.7 71.0 71.5


South Carolina

439.5 445.1 443.0 445.0 120.4 124.1 123.8 123.6 308.9 315.7 318.2 315.5

South Dakota

90.6 92.8 91.4 91.2 27.9 27.7 27.5 27.4 37.1 37.4 37.6 37.6

Tennessee

680.9 680.2 681.1 680.6 186.2 184.2 182.5 182.7 464.9 438.6 444.4 447.1

Texas

2,748.1 2,777.2 2,769.6 2,766.7 899.9 908.4 912.1 916.4 2,119.2 2,122.1 2,132.2 2,144.1

Utah

314.7 315.5 315.1 314.7 98.4 98.3 97.6 96.4 249.0 250.8 252.4 253.2


Vermont

52.3 52.5 53.1 53.4 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.1 33.4 32.9 33.6 33.6

Virginia

672.0 672.2 670.4 672.7 220.5 222.6 222.4 221.4 812.0 802.8 808.1 811.9

Washington

616.6 617.8 615.5 617.7 165.1 165.3 165.1 164.6 549.9 546.6 547.3 544.6

West Virginia

123.1 122.4 121.8 122.1 25.5 26.4 26.5 26.4 72.6 73.6 74.3 73.8

Wisconsin

554.5 552.9 553.2 555.1 159.6 160.3 159.4 159.7 330.1 328.6 328.7 325.0

Wyoming

52.2 52.7 52.2 51.9 11.6 11.3 11.3 11.3 21.4 21.4 21.0 21.5


Puerto Rico

185.0 187.8 189.3 189.3 47.1 47.4 47.6 47.9 139.6 139.4 141.7 140.2

Virgin Islands(1)

7.0 6.9 6.9 7.0 - - - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Missing series (denoted by '-') are 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.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2023 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024(p)

Alabama

255.6 263.8 263.3 266.0 204.0 205.5 205.2 204.6 397.2 405.2 405.3 405.7

Alaska

50.8 52.6 52.8 52.9 35.4 35.4 34.7 34.7 78.2 79.3 79.4 79.7

Arizona

504.7 535.5 537.3 538.3 352.7 352.5 351.7 351.7 421.3 428.9 431.5 432.9

Arkansas

205.1 211.1 211.7 212.8 127.0 126.6 127.3 128.1 209.5 211.6 211.9 212.0

California

3,031.9 3,185.0 3,196.6 3,212.0 1,991.6 2,031.3 2,031.2 2,032.4 2,581.4 2,628.2 2,642.8 2,642.5


Colorado

362.9 376.7 378.4 381.8 348.2 357.1 356.1 356.5 462.3 484.3 487.1 489.1

Connecticut

350.0 356.5 360.5 360.4 153.4 153.3 153.7 153.9 230.4 233.3 233.3 233.1

Delaware

81.2 84.8 85.5 85.4 51.9 53.2 53.4 54.1 68.9 70.9 70.8 71.1

District of Columbia

120.6 122.6 123.6 123.4 75.7 76.2 76.2 78.0 232.4 234.0 234.9 235.1

Florida

1,450.2 1,502.9 1,508.8 1,507.7 1,288.5 1,311.0 1,321.8 1,323.5 1,113.0 1,137.3 1,141.1 1,145.0


Georgia

647.4 672.4 673.7 672.1 506.3 521.4 523.7 525.6 689.1 703.6 706.5 709.6

Hawaii

88.0 89.6 89.9 90.2 118.5 118.7 119.5 119.4 122.5 124.9 125.0 125.8

Idaho

124.3 128.2 130.3 130.5 91.5 93.8 93.5 93.8 129.1 132.8 133.7 133.8

Illinois

959.3 976.2 978.1 982.7 589.3 594.9 594.2 599.6 803.7 817.7 823.7 830.4

Indiana

490.0 509.1 510.9 512.2 312.8 313.0 314.4 314.8 417.3 425.2 425.4 427.2


Iowa

232.4 236.6 237.7 240.1 139.9 141.6 141.2 145.4 261.7 265.7 265.5 265.8

Kansas

204.2 211.7 212.3 212.5 132.4 135.0 133.2 134.6 252.4 256.0 256.9 256.7

Kentucky

299.9 307.8 308.9 311.1 204.8 204.8 205.3 205.1 304.8 311.8 312.4 312.5

Louisiana

331.4 335.6 335.9 337.9 221.6 220.5 220.3 218.9 314.9 317.2 318.1 316.3

Maine

128.1 132.9 133.3 134.5 68.3 68.3 68.2 68.6 99.1 101.4 101.5 101.3


Maryland

455.7 464.2 465.9 467.9 259.0 258.3 260.5 261.9 518.8 528.8 532.5 530.7

Massachusetts

820.7 835.2 839.0 841.0 360.1 359.9 364.5 366.4 457.4 459.9 461.7 461.9

Michigan

679.6 695.3 690.6 699.8 418.1 425.6 422.7 425.2 595.7 609.7 612.9 616.7

Minnesota

556.4 576.7 578.9 579.1 264.2 269.2 269.8 269.4 414.2 428.4 432.6 434.3

Mississippi

148.7 154.0 154.2 154.5 134.1 134.8 135.2 135.7 235.5 238.5 238.8 238.9


Missouri

502.2 516.2 518.0 520.4 308.4 319.6 318.8 314.1 428.8 435.8 436.9 438.2

Montana

82.8 84.9 85.5 85.3 72.9 74.9 74.3 74.4 91.2 92.2 92.4 92.6

Nebraska

159.5 165.1 165.2 165.9 95.4 99.1 98.6 98.5 173.2 175.4 174.8 175.0

Nevada

162.3 167.2 167.4 167.2 345.1 358.9 358.3 358.4 173.8 180.4 180.7 181.2

New Hampshire

124.4 130.3 130.5 130.7 73.1 75.1 74.4 74.3 86.2 87.4 88.1 88.1


New Jersey

738.5 770.4 774.2 776.6 394.1 408.5 406.6 407.6 596.0 600.6 602.4 603.1

New Mexico

144.4 145.6 146.1 146.5 99.4 98.9 98.2 98.4 182.9 188.1 189.3 190.0

New York

2,191.7 2,268.9 2,285.6 2,293.8 904.9 934.7 942.4 946.2 1,442.6 1,463.3 1,473.7 1,470.6

North Carolina

657.2 678.4 680.7 682.0 522.7 536.9 535.1 534.9 735.1 751.2 751.3 752.3

North Dakota

67.6 68.7 69.5 69.2 39.9 40.1 39.6 39.5 82.2 83.3 83.6 83.4


Ohio

925.3 955.2 957.9 960.1 559.0 567.6 566.9 569.2 775.6 783.1 781.6 781.0

Oklahoma

254.7 265.4 266.5 266.9 180.8 183.5 184.8 185.5 355.1 363.1 360.8 362.0

Oregon

313.9 326.6 327.7 328.6 205.3 206.3 204.7 205.3 301.9 310.8 310.6 311.3

Pennsylvania

1,293.8 1,342.1 1,348.8 1,352.5 556.8 567.0 568.9 570.8 682.8 694.6 695.0 696.2

Rhode Island

107.5 110.6 111.5 112.2 58.7 61.6 63.2 60.6 64.2 65.3 64.2 65.7


South Carolina

275.5 290.3 291.8 292.9 275.8 286.9 289.7 291.2 370.6 372.2 375.6 376.9

South Dakota

76.5 77.4 77.4 77.7 48.9 50.5 50.3 50.6 80.4 82.3 82.4 82.6

Tennessee

464.6 486.1 486.7 490.8 358.7 362.1 361.7 361.4 444.9 445.0 444.4 446.4

Texas

1,870.7 1,921.7 1,926.3 1,935.6 1,472.7 1,497.4 1,498.2 1,505.9 2,022.2 2,078.0 2,083.6 2,087.7

Utah

231.5 240.1 240.4 241.2 170.6 171.0 171.7 172.5 259.9 270.7 272.0 273.2


Vermont

62.4 63.6 63.4 63.5 34.5 34.3 34.9 34.9 54.5 55.2 55.6 56.0

Virginia

574.2 594.1 596.3 598.7 407.2 418.8 416.0 416.4 729.5 737.0 741.0 743.1

Washington

526.1 546.8 548.1 550.3 339.1 356.8 353.3 352.0 578.1 594.4 596.8 598.1

West Virginia

131.2 136.4 136.3 137.1 71.9 72.5 72.9 73.3 150.9 155.1 155.4 155.5

Wisconsin

467.2 475.4 476.9 477.7 280.7 283.4 285.5 286.3 402.7 405.5 406.2 409.4

Wyoming

29.1 29.2 29.4 29.5 38.2 38.9 38.8 38.9 68.2 70.1 70.3 70.5


Puerto Rico

122.3 125.4 125.4 126.6 90.4 97.2 97.7 98.1 198.6 200.4 201.7 202.4

Virgin Islands

2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.6 10.9 11.1 11.0 10.9

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2023 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total Mining and logging Construction
January February January February January February
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

2,128.2 2,161.8 2,144.1 2,183.6 9.4 9.1 9.4 9.1 98.2 101.5 99.2 104.1

Alaska

306.9 318.3 313.9 325.4 11.0 12.0 11.1 12.3 13.9 16.2 14.3 17.4

Arizona

3,153.2 3,230.9 3,181.3 3,247.2 13.5 14.7 13.6 14.8 202.9 214.4 205.3 213.8

Arkansas

1,335.1 1,347.1 1,341.7 1,355.1 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 59.5 66.4 60.1 66.8

California

17,582.0 17,788.5 17,695.8 17,872.0 18.7 19.7 19.1 19.8 856.0 901.9 893.7 907.0


Colorado

2,874.6 2,929.2 2,891.3 2,955.1 21.1 21.8 21.3 21.9 176.8 173.9 177.6 176.5

Connecticut

1,663.7 1,674.9 1,665.3 1,682.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 57.1 56.5 57.0 57.0

Delaware(1)

470.7 476.3 474.1 479.1 - - - - 23.1 22.8 23.4 22.7

District of Columbia(1)

754.9 760.9 759.4 765.5 - - - - 15.1 14.4 15.1 14.3

Florida

9,618.9 9,859.4 9,693.0 9,911.5 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.0 611.6 638.0 618.2 640.5


Georgia

4,847.4 4,906.1 4,875.8 4,925.0 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 214.3 219.6 217.1 221.8

Hawaii(1)

623.3 627.9 634.6 635.8 - - - - 37.2 39.5 37.8 40.4

Idaho

822.4 842.7 829.2 854.0 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.2 62.9 67.2 63.6 68.8

Illinois

5,995.0 5,977.5 6,012.9 6,035.8 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.1 209.4 202.5 209.0 206.8

Indiana

3,177.8 3,223.7 3,203.1 3,243.9 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.5 150.9 158.8 151.4 158.6


Iowa

1,554.1 1,566.5 1,569.4 1,587.5 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 72.3 73.9 71.9 74.4

Kansas

1,424.3 1,431.5 1,430.4 1,444.9 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 63.9 64.2 64.5 66.6

Kentucky

1,982.5 1,999.2 1,991.3 2,009.7 8.5 8.8 8.6 8.9 83.2 85.4 83.4 86.0

Louisiana

1,936.8 1,941.1 1,948.5 1,951.4 31.6 30.1 31.5 30.2 124.4 130.3 128.9 133.6

Maine

628.9 635.2 630.1 637.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 31.7 31.9 31.3 31.0


Maryland

2,687.8 2,685.7 2,702.4 2,707.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 156.7 151.8 157.3 151.6

Massachusetts

3,630.1 3,650.2 3,647.1 3,675.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 162.7 164.5 161.6 163.0

Michigan

4,352.9 4,373.4 4,376.9 4,416.7 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.0 170.1 178.0 169.1 179.7

Minnesota

2,918.9 2,954.7 2,927.5 2,965.3 5.7 6.5 5.7 6.5 117.5 115.3 116.2 113.9

Mississippi

1,169.5 1,171.7 1,176.6 1,181.2 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.3 46.1 47.8 47.0 48.8


Missouri

2,913.2 2,962.3 2,933.8 2,988.1 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.5 137.0 137.4 136.8 143.0

Montana

505.3 514.3 507.8 517.4 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.0 33.5 34.8 33.5 35.0

Nebraska

1,021.9 1,037.4 1,029.2 1,048.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 55.8 57.1 56.1 57.6

Nevada

1,496.8 1,554.4 1,511.9 1,565.4 14.6 15.2 14.7 15.5 106.7 117.0 109.0 115.3

New Hampshire

683.9 693.8 690.5 700.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 29.6 30.4 29.4 29.6


New Jersey

4,216.0 4,286.4 4,232.8 4,292.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 156.6 160.2 157.7 157.9

New Mexico

857.8 873.7 865.8 879.5 22.6 23.0 23.0 23.4 50.2 52.1 50.5 52.4

New York

9,474.9 9,610.9 9,560.4 9,684.5 4.9 5.2 5.0 5.2 370.1 360.5 371.4 357.6

North Carolina

4,854.1 4,923.1 4,886.1 4,958.7 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.6 252.2 260.3 254.3 262.1

North Dakota

426.8 432.1 429.4 433.4 17.1 18.4 17.4 18.2 23.9 22.6 24.0 22.4


Ohio

5,508.7 5,533.4 5,534.7 5,562.3 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.0 220.0 214.0 220.1 213.9

Oklahoma

1,724.6 1,751.5 1,736.9 1,767.3 32.3 31.7 32.5 32.2 79.4 85.4 79.8 86.4

Oregon

1,954.6 1,940.2 1,966.2 1,957.5 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.0 113.1 110.4 113.6 113.8

Pennsylvania

5,970.1 6,026.1 5,999.4 6,068.4 22.5 22.5 22.7 22.7 243.5 239.5 242.8 240.1

Rhode Island

486.7 496.6 493.2 502.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 20.0 20.0 20.0 19.4


South Carolina

2,254.4 2,314.1 2,271.3 2,337.6 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.5 109.1 115.3 109.8 115.8

South Dakota

446.0 455.4 449.0 457.5 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 24.1 26.7 24.0 26.6

Tennessee

3,267.0 3,266.8 3,293.5 3,298.4 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.5 148.3 150.0 149.5 152.2

Texas

13,656.4 13,940.3 13,754.3 14,054.8 211.4 207.7 214.4 207.6 794.7 822.5 806.3 834.2

Utah

1,688.8 1,723.1 1,702.7 1,735.3 10.3 10.9 10.4 10.9 127.2 132.6 127.9 134.8


Vermont

306.3 309.3 309.4 312.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 14.4 14.3 14.1 14.1

Virginia

4,092.4 4,147.7 4,125.2 4,182.0 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.2 209.6 213.5 210.3 215.5

Washington

3,527.9 3,580.7 3,545.0 3,597.0 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.6 224.5 215.6 226.6 218.9

West Virginia

695.9 707.7 700.5 713.0 20.7 20.7 21.0 20.9 29.7 31.3 29.7 31.2

Wisconsin

2,943.7 2,965.0 2,965.3 2,987.1 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.9 123.9 128.7 123.9 127.7

Wyoming

281.3 284.4 282.4 285.9 17.0 16.4 17.0 16.3 19.3 21.0 19.3 20.7


Puerto Rico

926.2 952.5 930.1 958.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 32.9 34.9 33.3 35.3

Virgin Islands(1)

35.3 35.3 35.9 35.5 - - - - 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1

Footnotes
(1) Mining and logging is combined with construction.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2023 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information
January February January February January February
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

278.8 285.1 279.8 286.4 405.6 409.0 405.4 410.6 23.4 23.6 23.4 23.8

Alaska

10.3 10.6 12.1 12.4 61.1 64.0 61.7 63.6 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.3

Arizona

194.7 193.2 194.5 193.1 613.4 626.6 609.5 624.5 52.0 49.4 52.6 48.9

Arkansas

163.2 160.1 163.4 159.1 266.2 268.5 265.3 266.5 13.0 12.5 13.0 12.2

California

1,329.5 1,315.6 1,333.0 1,315.6 3,120.7 3,096.9 3,090.4 3,072.7 599.2 528.9 597.6 532.3


Colorado

151.0 148.4 150.8 149.7 506.9 502.9 503.4 500.3 79.2 77.1 79.4 76.6

Connecticut

157.6 158.0 157.7 158.0 298.3 297.8 294.0 295.0 31.7 29.9 31.6 29.9

Delaware

26.9 27.8 26.8 27.5 89.6 89.0 89.1 88.4 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.5

District of Columbia

1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 30.2 30.4 30.1 30.2 20.0 19.2 20.1 19.3

Florida

415.8 424.0 417.3 426.2 1,950.1 2,001.1 1,948.3 1,996.0 160.2 157.5 160.5 158.5


Georgia

422.8 429.9 425.3 432.9 1,043.1 1,030.3 1,041.4 1,025.2 128.8 109.6 132.0 110.3

Hawaii

12.7 12.4 12.7 12.6 117.4 115.5 117.0 114.9 9.0 6.9 10.6 6.9

Idaho

75.0 76.4 75.0 78.1 159.4 159.6 158.9 160.3 9.4 9.3 9.5 9.4

Illinois

577.8 577.5 577.8 579.8 1,225.9 1,217.8 1,213.2 1,208.3 96.6 87.8 96.6 88.6

Indiana

532.9 528.2 539.5 530.9 631.3 637.0 628.4 633.1 26.7 26.4 26.7 26.1


Iowa

225.1 227.8 225.1 228.1 311.9 304.8 309.2 304.2 19.0 18.3 18.9 18.0

Kansas

172.5 172.6 173.6 172.6 274.7 272.7 273.6 272.6 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.2

Kentucky

253.0 255.8 254.2 256.3 428.3 424.0 425.7 423.4 23.0 22.7 23.1 22.5

Louisiana

137.5 138.5 137.4 139.3 374.1 371.1 372.0 370.3 20.5 17.6 20.1 17.6

Maine

53.9 52.8 53.8 52.8 119.0 119.2 117.7 117.7 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.1


Maryland

111.2 109.2 111.3 108.8 471.7 462.5 464.5 458.8 35.3 33.0 35.2 33.4

Massachusetts

237.8 234.7 237.6 233.8 563.3 557.7 556.1 553.6 97.4 92.4 96.9 92.1

Michigan

612.0 604.2 614.3 603.4 805.6 811.7 799.7 807.8 58.2 57.3 58.1 57.5

Minnesota

324.2 320.3 323.9 321.5 527.3 534.3 522.4 529.6 45.2 42.8 45.1 42.9

Mississippi

147.0 144.4 146.7 144.3 248.0 244.4 246.7 243.1 10.2 9.4 10.1 9.4


Missouri

284.5 284.0 287.4 286.4 557.0 564.7 554.2 561.2 49.0 49.3 49.1 49.0

Montana

21.7 21.6 21.6 21.8 99.3 100.6 99.2 100.2 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.5

Nebraska

104.4 106.2 104.7 106.5 195.5 197.2 195.0 198.6 17.3 17.3 17.2 17.3

Nevada

66.1 69.3 66.7 69.6 294.8 301.0 292.6 301.2 18.7 19.3 19.8 19.4

New Hampshire

70.5 70.0 70.4 70.0 140.5 139.1 138.9 138.5 12.1 11.5 12.0 11.5


New Jersey

252.2 251.7 252.8 253.3 910.3 915.0 897.7 905.1 78.3 75.4 78.7 76.7

New Mexico

28.6 28.7 28.6 29.1 144.7 145.7 144.2 144.4 10.8 9.0 10.9 8.8

New York

420.7 415.2 420.7 417.0 1,489.5 1,472.5 1,470.9 1,461.3 291.2 275.8 294.5 276.8

North Carolina

472.0 466.6 473.1 467.1 924.5 922.6 921.5 922.0 85.5 82.6 85.8 83.2

North Dakota

27.6 28.8 27.8 28.6 90.8 92.2 90.8 92.6 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.3


Ohio

686.4 685.0 687.4 687.1 1,057.5 1,048.2 1,048.0 1,042.1 69.1 66.4 68.6 66.0

Oklahoma

137.0 141.5 137.5 141.4 322.5 319.9 319.4 317.8 17.9 17.1 18.0 17.1

Oregon

192.3 185.7 192.0 184.6 365.7 356.6 362.9 356.9 37.2 33.4 37.3 33.5

Pennsylvania

564.8 564.0 564.5 563.6 1,149.2 1,136.7 1,135.2 1,126.5 93.7 91.5 94.1 92.3

Rhode Island

40.3 40.5 40.5 40.8 77.1 77.2 76.7 76.8 5.8 5.5 5.9 5.5


South Carolina

262.9 265.4 263.6 266.3 437.3 439.5 435.7 441.4 30.1 28.4 29.9 28.4

South Dakota

45.0 45.1 45.2 45.4 89.2 90.4 89.0 89.8 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.0

Tennessee

366.9 361.1 366.9 362.1 679.4 683.8 679.5 679.5 56.6 54.5 56.8 54.5

Texas

942.0 961.0 947.2 967.7 2,740.3 2,772.6 2,728.8 2,757.5 236.8 231.7 236.7 232.4

Utah

152.4 153.8 152.5 152.9 312.6 313.2 312.6 312.3 43.0 42.9 43.4 42.6


Vermont

29.0 27.6 28.9 27.6 52.3 53.0 51.8 53.0 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.5

Virginia

244.8 247.5 246.0 247.2 670.6 670.2 665.1 667.1 70.9 68.8 70.9 69.3

Washington

269.3 274.8 269.6 278.1 611.7 611.2 609.6 610.1 172.6 163.8 172.3 163.7

West Virginia

45.8 45.6 46.0 45.8 122.0 120.7 121.3 120.8 8.0 7.8 8.0 7.7

Wisconsin

479.7 478.6 479.0 479.2 550.6 548.2 547.2 546.7 47.0 47.5 46.9 47.5

Wyoming

10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 51.8 51.6 51.4 51.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1


Puerto Rico

81.5 84.2 82.2 84.3 184.4 190.1 182.9 188.8 15.6 13.7 15.4 13.7

Virgin Islands

0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2023 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services
January February January February January February
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

103.8 104.3 104.1 104.5 264.2 263.6 267.3 267.0 252.2 261.1 255.6 266.5

Alaska

10.6 10.8 10.7 11.0 26.2 27.0 26.8 27.6 50.5 52.6 50.9 53.1

Arizona

243.1 240.9 243.0 241.9 466.2 468.4 472.2 472.2 501.9 538.3 506.5 541.3

Arkansas

70.1 70.3 70.1 70.3 155.5 154.2 157.0 156.7 204.3 210.4 205.4 213.2

California

814.2 805.1 814.6 804.4 2,781.9 2,742.5 2,793.8 2,762.0 2,999.7 3,181.1 3,036.1 3,219.4


Colorado

179.6 182.3 180.2 182.1 483.8 491.5 487.1 498.4 358.9 377.3 363.0 383.5

Connecticut

117.6 117.7 117.8 118.4 216.5 217.5 216.9 217.9 349.9 356.5 351.7 362.6

Delaware

50.1 50.6 50.1 50.7 64.2 61.3 64.6 61.8 80.6 84.7 81.0 85.1

District of Columbia

26.2 25.7 26.1 25.8 174.4 173.4 175.1 173.8 121.4 123.1 122.2 124.5

Florida

673.7 683.3 676.0 680.3 1,608.1 1,609.4 1,618.2 1,618.9 1,441.9 1,502.6 1,457.8 1,514.2


Georgia

274.9 283.0 276.0 283.6 773.5 769.7 777.3 772.8 639.7 671.2 646.2 673.5

Hawaii

27.7 26.8 27.8 26.9 71.5 71.1 71.8 71.5 87.6 89.3 88.3 90.6

Idaho

40.9 40.9 40.8 40.8 104.8 107.3 106.6 108.6 125.5 129.7 125.0 131.7

Illinois

398.1 395.6 397.8 394.8 939.4 895.9 940.9 901.5 949.2 971.0 960.7 989.0

Indiana

147.2 148.2 147.2 147.3 358.4 356.3 359.9 358.3 484.7 507.5 491.1 513.7


Iowa

107.6 108.1 107.4 108.1 143.8 143.3 144.6 145.8 227.5 236.7 238.2 243.9

Kansas

75.9 77.1 75.6 76.6 176.2 172.7 176.5 174.4 203.4 211.4 204.4 213.0

Kentucky

96.3 95.2 96.3 94.8 226.1 223.0 226.2 224.6 297.1 307.0 300.1 311.4

Louisiana

96.7 96.7 97.0 96.2 219.5 215.0 220.6 215.1 328.9 333.5 331.0 339.0

Maine

33.5 33.3 33.5 33.5 75.1 75.7 75.4 76.4 127.4 132.3 128.7 135.0


Maryland

138.9 136.4 139.2 136.1 471.5 463.6 472.3 466.4 450.0 462.0 455.5 469.5

Massachusetts

227.5 228.7 227.2 229.2 619.4 617.1 621.7 619.4 810.2 828.0 824.1 846.8

Michigan

229.5 227.8 229.4 227.2 650.3 634.2 654.1 639.7 675.2 684.8 680.0 700.6

Minnesota

190.3 185.8 189.9 185.4 384.3 370.5 383.9 372.3 551.6 575.1 559.7 579.4

Mississippi

45.1 45.2 45.3 45.0 117.7 113.7 118.0 116.5 147.2 154.1 148.7 155.1


Missouri

182.6 187.8 182.8 187.0 377.8 369.4 379.7 379.6 495.7 517.4 503.3 524.7

Montana

27.6 27.7 27.7 27.9 49.9 50.8 50.0 51.0 83.1 85.7 83.4 85.8

Nebraska

70.8 69.4 70.8 69.6 122.8 123.8 123.6 125.5 159.0 164.5 159.6 166.5

Nevada

75.8 77.6 76.3 77.1 213.2 213.5 211.0 216.6 160.8 168.0 162.2 167.8

New Hampshire

34.3 33.8 34.3 33.9 96.1 97.3 96.4 98.1 121.7 129.7 126.5 132.8


New Jersey

264.8 267.3 265.6 268.3 707.5 702.4 709.0 699.7 732.3 770.6 740.6 777.0

New Mexico

35.7 35.6 35.5 35.5 117.2 121.0 118.5 121.7 144.0 146.2 145.1 147.5

New York

735.0 742.8 735.2 741.4 1,359.1 1,358.1 1,364.3 1,365.0 2,156.0 2,261.0 2,221.8 2,308.7

North Carolina

300.2 307.7 301.3 308.3 736.8 735.6 743.6 745.2 653.4 676.3 660.7 683.1

North Dakota

24.8 25.0 24.9 25.0 33.5 32.8 33.8 33.0 67.6 69.3 67.7 69.3


Ohio

322.5 320.8 322.9 318.0 732.6 722.1 734.5 725.3 917.6 951.3 926.2 964.0

Oklahoma

82.6 84.4 82.6 84.3 207.9 200.7 208.9 204.0 252.1 266.1 254.2 267.4

Oregon

102.9 101.2 103.1 101.3 264.3 253.0 266.2 256.1 312.3 326.0 316.4 330.5

Pennsylvania

336.5 340.4 336.5 340.5 830.2 820.7 831.0 823.2 1,279.5 1,330.5 1,306.1 1,361.5

Rhode Island

34.9 34.7 34.9 34.6 67.5 68.9 67.5 69.6 104.3 109.4 108.0 113.8


South Carolina

119.0 122.9 119.3 122.7 306.8 314.3 309.0 316.9 274.2 290.1 276.7 294.0

South Dakota

27.7 27.4 27.7 27.3 36.1 36.5 36.4 36.7 76.0 76.8 76.5 77.7

Tennessee

184.2 180.6 185.1 181.0 459.0 436.3 462.6 442.9 461.4 481.4 466.5 492.3

Texas

891.5 907.2 895.6 911.8 2,101.6 2,104.5 2,112.9 2,134.0 1,848.9 1,913.4 1,868.6 1,937.9

Utah

97.7 96.8 97.8 95.7 244.6 247.0 246.3 249.2 233.2 242.3 236.1 245.7


Vermont

11.9 12.1 11.9 12.0 32.3 32.9 32.6 33.2 61.1 62.5 63.0 63.9

Virginia

218.9 220.4 219.3 220.6 802.7 798.4 807.2 805.0 572.2 593.0 579.0 600.3

Washington

163.8 163.1 163.8 162.9 542.3 540.2 543.7 540.2 520.2 544.8 527.3 551.4

West Virginia

25.2 26.2 25.3 26.0 71.5 72.6 71.9 72.5 130.4 136.0 131.5 137.8

Wisconsin

158.1 159.1 158.1 159.4 323.4 319.7 326.0 317.5 465.5 473.0 466.9 476.7

Wyoming

11.6 11.3 11.5 11.3 20.3 20.3 20.5 20.7 29.3 29.5 29.4 29.7


Puerto Rico

47.0 47.6 47.1 47.8 139.1 140.2 139.5 140.3 119.0 122.7 121.4 126.2

Virgin Islands

1.9 1.7 1.9 1.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2023 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Leisure and hospitality Other services Government
January February January February January February
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

196.6 197.0 200.2 200.0 101.5 103.9 102.1 104.7 394.5 403.6 397.6 406.9

Alaska

30.1 29.8 30.9 30.5 11.1 12.1 11.3 12.3 77.5 78.9 79.5 80.9

Arizona

342.6 347.5 352.9 350.8 100.4 102.1 101.5 103.4 422.5 435.4 429.7 442.5

Arkansas

121.5 120.5 123.0 122.8 67.1 66.7 67.0 67.5 209.5 212.4 212.2 214.8

California

1,924.3 1,971.1 1,957.5 1,992.0 565.3 584.9 575.0 590.5 2,572.5 2,640.8 2,585.0 2,656.3


Colorado

340.9 350.7 341.8 349.8 123.9 126.8 124.6 127.1 452.5 476.5 462.1 489.2

Connecticut

141.2 142.5 142.3 142.3 61.0 62.8 61.2 64.4 232.3 235.2 234.6 236.9

Delaware

46.9 48.1 47.4 48.7 18.5 18.9 18.6 18.9 67.1 69.6 69.4 71.8

District of Columbia

70.2 72.7 72.2 74.8 66.4 67.0 66.6 67.5 230.0 234.0 230.9 234.3

Florida

1,270.9 1,313.7 1,295.1 1,331.6 359.9 372.6 362.4 373.7 1,121.0 1,151.3 1,133.5 1,165.6


Georgia

489.0 511.2 495.1 514.8 163.5 166.0 163.8 167.6 688.2 706.0 692.0 712.9

Hawaii

116.8 118.3 117.8 118.3 26.5 25.4 26.6 25.9 116.9 122.7 124.2 127.8

Idaho

86.9 89.7 88.1 90.5 27.1 26.2 27.4 26.3 126.6 132.3 130.4 135.3

Illinois

555.2 559.9 557.3 567.2 246.6 251.8 246.5 255.3 789.9 810.7 806.2 837.4

Indiana

296.8 300.2 301.3 303.2 126.5 129.6 127.7 131.8 416.7 426.0 424.2 435.4


Iowa

130.7 132.9 132.7 137.5 55.3 54.6 55.5 56.1 259.0 264.1 263.9 269.4

Kansas

126.5 128.6 128.4 130.6 52.0 52.9 52.4 53.5 254.8 255.2 257.0 260.8

Kentucky

194.2 194.9 196.3 195.8 69.6 71.8 70.4 71.9 303.2 310.6 307.0 314.1

Louisiana

215.7 216.2 219.2 216.4 72.2 73.5 72.5 74.1 315.7 318.6 318.3 319.6

Maine

56.8 55.9 57.4 56.8 21.7 21.8 21.8 21.8 99.5 102.1 100.2 102.8


Maryland

240.1 243.7 241.1 243.7 103.1 103.2 103.5 103.6 507.9 518.9 521.1 534.1

Massachusetts

327.2 331.4 328.0 333.3 132.6 137.6 132.2 137.0 451.1 457.1 460.8 466.7

Michigan

391.4 396.4 393.7 400.1 165.9 165.5 166.5 165.4 587.7 606.3 605.0 628.3

Minnesota

248.8 255.7 250.2 256.7 110.4 114.2 111.3 115.4 413.6 434.2 419.2 441.7

Mississippi

129.3 129.9 131.3 132.7 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.7 233.7 237.3 237.3 240.3


Missouri

286.3 296.7 289.9 294.4 112.9 115.4 112.9 114.7 426.1 435.8 433.4 443.6

Montana

68.5 70.1 69.5 71.1 19.3 18.4 19.4 18.7 89.8 92.1 90.8 93.4

Nebraska

90.2 93.0 91.4 94.3 36.3 36.4 36.6 36.2 168.9 171.5 173.2 175.8

Nevada

334.7 351.3 339.6 352.8 43.4 45.5 43.6 45.1 168.0 176.7 176.4 185.0

New Hampshire

68.2 68.8 68.4 68.9 23.9 24.2 24.1 24.7 86.2 88.2 89.3 91.5


New Jersey

358.7 370.1 360.0 370.0 165.1 172.9 166.1 171.7 588.8 599.4 603.2 611.5

New Mexico

95.9 96.4 97.0 96.1 26.8 28.0 27.1 27.8 181.3 188.0 185.4 192.8

New York

841.2 875.4 851.5 889.8 380.5 385.3 382.2 385.9 1,426.7 1,459.1 1,442.9 1,475.8

North Carolina

495.2 512.5 502.8 517.6 193.5 197.8 194.5 199.9 735.3 755.4 742.9 764.6

North Dakota

38.6 37.7 38.6 38.2 14.8 15.7 15.0 15.7 82.4 84.2 83.7 85.1


Ohio

523.9 532.2 528.6 537.4 204.3 210.3 204.7 210.0 765.8 774.0 784.5 789.5

Oklahoma

173.8 179.3 175.8 181.2 69.2 68.5 69.5 69.2 349.9 356.9 358.7 366.3

Oregon

196.0 194.8 198.0 196.6 62.8 62.6 63.3 62.5 302.2 310.6 307.5 315.7

Pennsylvania

521.2 533.0 522.8 537.7 251.5 257.2 252.3 255.7 677.5 690.1 691.4 704.6

Rhode Island

51.8 54.6 53.3 54.0 21.2 21.4 21.6 21.4 63.6 64.2 64.7 66.2


South Carolina

260.7 272.1 265.8 277.1 84.4 89.4 84.9 90.6 365.5 372.2 372.2 379.9

South Dakota

44.8 46.4 45.3 46.7 17.6 18.6 17.7 18.1 79.2 81.3 81.0 83.0

Tennessee

340.5 345.2 344.2 347.5 125.6 128.2 126.3 129.9 440.5 441.2 451.5 452.0

Texas

1,419.4 1,459.2 1,440.2 1,476.0 454.6 482.8 461.0 484.6 2,015.2 2,077.7 2,042.6 2,111.1

Utah

166.0 168.0 169.1 170.7 44.3 45.2 44.6 45.7 257.5 270.4 262.0 274.8


Vermont

35.4 35.5 36.0 35.5 9.9 10.1 9.8 10.0 54.6 56.0 55.9 57.5

Virginia

384.4 395.1 389.6 397.7 194.5 199.5 195.4 199.3 716.5 734.1 735.1 752.8

Washington

323.2 341.4 325.6 341.1 120.0 123.0 120.8 123.9 575.0 597.3 580.4 601.1

West Virginia

69.2 69.3 69.7 69.7 23.5 23.8 23.4 23.9 149.9 153.7 152.7 156.7

Wisconsin

259.6 263.4 261.9 266.9 142.9 144.4 142.9 143.8 389.4 398.5 408.9 417.8

Wyoming

35.2 36.4 35.4 36.5 16.0 15.1 15.9 15.2 67.2 69.3 68.5 70.7


Puerto Rico

88.7 97.7 89.7 98.3 18.8 19.0 18.7 19.1 198.6 201.8 199.3 203.8

Virgin Islands

6.7 6.5 6.8 6.6 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.8

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2023 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.


Last Modified Date: March 22, 2024