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Employment Indicators in Selected States

Employment Indicators in Selected States - September 2019
Seasonally adjusted unless otherwise indicated (numbers in thousands)
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Labor force data

Civilian labor force

1,351.7 1,362.5 1,362.2 2,099.2 2,094.2 2,094.2 943.3 963.8 965.4 1,837.2 1,845.5 1,850.9 13,888.9 14,032.3 14,055.7

Employed

1,302.4 1,315.6 1,315.1 1,996.3 2,004.0 2,003.3 897.0 916.2 918.5 1,780.2 1,786.5 1,791.3 13,375.2 13,560.4 13,584.6

Unemployed

49.3 46.9 47.1 102.8 90.2 91.0 46.3 47.5 46.9 57.0 59.0 59.6 513.7 471.9 471.1

Unemployment rate

3.6 3.4 3.5 4.9 4.3 4.3 4.9 4.9 4.9 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.4 3.4

Nonfarm wage and salary employment

Total

1,263.3 1,278.4 1,280.0 1,985.5 1,986.6 1,991.7 844.0 861.4 862.8 1,692.7 1,695.9 1,695.8 12,560.0 12,852.4 12,860.0

Mining and Logging

5.9 5.7 5.8 36.3 35.5 35.0 24.8 26.7 26.7 54.0 52.2 52.8 252.0 254.8 253.7

Construction

50.6 52.9 53.7 151.5 141.6 140.9 47.3 51.2 51.4 81.2 84.5 83.9 743.6 788.4 795.6

Manufacturing

160.7 163.9 162.6 135.5 136.7 139.5 27.1 27.6 27.7 138.2 135.7 135.7 886.9 912.4 913.4

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

251.2 253.6 253.8 380.0 381.4 381.3 137.8 136.3 136.3 300.7 303.8 304.7 2,495.0 2,531.9 2,524.5

Information(1)

11.1 11.0 11.0 22.1 21.7 22.0 11.8 11.3 11.4 19.7 18.6 18.8 204.4 201.9 200.8

Financial Activities

61.0 63.3 63.1 90.8 89.9 90.6 34.3 35.5 34.9 79.4 79.9 78.9 780.8 807.9 809.1

Professional & Business Services

146.7 145.7 145.5 214.2 214.8 216.1 107.6 109.5 109.0 192.2 189.6 189.9 1,746.7 1,775.4 1,785.0

Education and Health Services

191.8 193.1 194.4 315.9 326.4 328.4 139.9 141.4 142.5 235.9 237.4 239.3 1,704.7 1,751.7 1,753.5

Leisure and Hospitality

118.5 122.7 123.4 237.6 236.4 236.5 97.9 103.0 105.6 171.5 171.1 169.6 1,354.7 1,409.3 1,407.1

Other Services

53.7 53.3 53.1 73.9 75.4 75.4 29.1 28.8 28.9 71.6 74.5 74.3 435.9 452.8 452.5

Government

212.1 213.2 213.6 327.7 326.8 326.0 186.4 190.1 188.4 348.3 348.6 347.9 1,955.3 1,965.9 1,964.8

Footnotes
(1) Oklahoma information industry employment data are not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Source: BLS Southwest Information Office, Dallas; CES and LAUS Surveys; October 18, 2019.