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Labor productivity (output per hour) declines were widespread among manufacturing industries in 2018, with decreases in 67 of the 86 industries studied. Of the 4 industries in the mining sector, 2 posted productivity gains in 2018, led by a 12.1-percent increase in the oil and gas extraction industry. In mining, except oil and gas extraction, productivity declined 3.5 percent.

Unemployment rates by state, seasonally adjusted, December 2018

State	December 2018 (p)	December 2017	Over-the-year change (p)	Statistically significant?
New Mexico	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3 percentage point(s)	Yes
Alaska	6.3	7.2	-0.9	Yes
Georgia	3.6	4.5	-0.9	Yes
North Carolina	3.6	4.5	-0.9	Yes
Oklahoma	3.2	4.1	-0.9	Yes
South Carolina	3.3	4.2	-0.9	Yes
Delaware	3.7	4.5	-0.8	Yes
New York	3.9	4.7	-0.8	Yes
Virginia	2.8	3.6	-0.8	Yes
Michigan	4.0	4.7	-0.7	No
New Jersey	4.0	4.7	-0.7	Yes
Florida	3.3	3.9	-0.6	Yes
Illinois	4.3	4.9	-0.6	No
Missouri	3.1	3.7	-0.6	No
Pennsylvania	4.2	4.8	-0.6	No
Rhode Island	3.9	4.5	-0.6	No
Connecticut	4.0	4.5	-0.5	No
Iowa	2.4	2.9	-0.5	Yes
Minnesota	2.8	3.3	-0.5	No
Nevada	4.4	4.9	-0.5	No
South Dakota	2.9	3.4	-0.5	Yes
District of Columbia	5.5	5.9	-0.4	No
Idaho	2.6	3.0	-0.4	No
Montana	3.7	4.1	-0.4	No
Washington	4.3	4.7	-0.4	No
California	4.2	4.5	-0.3	Yes
Ohio	4.6	4.9	-0.3	No
Texas	3.7	4.0	-0.3	No
West Virginia	5.1	5.4	-0.3	No
Kansas	3.3	3.5	-0.2	No
Maryland	3.9	4.1	-0.2	No
Massachusetts	3.3	3.5	-0.2	No
Vermont	2.7	2.9	-0.2	No
Wisconsin	3.0	3.2	-0.2	No
Arkansas	3.6	3.7	-0.1	No
Kentucky	4.4	4.5	-0.1	No
Mississippi	4.7	4.8	-0.1	No
Nebraska	2.8	2.9	-0.1	No
New Hampshire	2.5	2.6	-0.1	No
Oregon	4.1	4.1	0.0	No
Utah	3.2	3.2	0.0	No
Wyoming	4.1	4.1	0.0	No
Alabama	3.9	3.8	0.1	No
Arizona	4.8	4.7	0.1	No
North Dakota	2.7	2.6	0.1	No
Indiana	3.6	3.4	0.2	No
Louisiana	4.9	4.7	0.2	No
Maine	3.4	3.1	0.3	No
Tennessee	3.6	3.3	0.3	No
Hawaii	2.5	2.1	0.4	No
Colorado	3.5	3.0	0.5	No
Footnotes: (p) Preliminary.