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Employment Indicators in Selected States
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Labor force data |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Nonfarm wage and salary employment |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Footnotes |
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Source: BLS Southwest Information Office, Dallas; CES and LAUS Surveys; October 18, 2019. |
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