state employment trends: may 2011 data

State Employment Trends

May 2011 data; released June 2011National Association of REALTORS®Research DivisionCompilation of Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Data Highlights

• The US unemployment rate increased slightly from 9.0 percent in April to 9.1 percent in May but is down 0.5 percent from a year ago.

• 43 states and DC saw a decline in the unemployment rate in the last year while 24 states saw a decline in the unemployment rate in this month with New Mexico, Nevada, and Oklahoma seeing the largest falls. The unemployment rate was unchanged in 13 states in May.

• In May, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and South Dakota had the lowest unemployment rates—all under 5 percent. At the same time, 7 states had double-digit unemployment rates.

More Highlights and Outlook

• While 39 states had positive job growth in the last year, only 22 had positive job growth in May and the average change was a slight decline—less than the historic average of national payroll job growth each month of 0.1% to 0.2%.

• The greatest job growth in May was in Wyoming while Alaska had the largest job decline (as a share of previous payrolls).

• Moving forward, increasing labor force participation may keep the unemployment rate high even as jobs are being added.

• The following slides show state-level detail of unemployment rates and payroll employment.

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Alaska

SA, Thous

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332

328

324

320

316

312

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Arizona

SA, Thous

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2700

2625

2550

2475

2400

2325

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Arkansas

SA, Thous

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1220

1200

1180

1160

1140

All Employees: Total Nonfarm, California

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: BLS/CA Employment Development Department 06/17/11

15250

15000

14750

14500

14250

14000

13750

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Colorado

SA, Thous

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2400

2360

2320

2280

2240

2200

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Connecticut

SA, Thous

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1725

1700

1675

1650

1625

1600

1575

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Delaware

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 06/17/11

442.5

435.0

427.5

420.0

412.5

405.0

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, D.C.

SA, Thous

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720.0

712.5

705.0

697.5

690.0

682.5

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Florida

SA, Thous

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8200

8000

7800

7600

7400

7200

7000

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Georgia

SA, Thous

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4200

4100

4000

3900

3800

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Hawaii

SA, Thous

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630

620

610

600

590

580

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Idaho

SA, Thous

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660

640

620

600

580

All Employees: Total Nonfarm, Illinois

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: BLS/IL Department of Employment Security 06/17/11

6000

5925

5850

5775

5700

5625

5550

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Indiana

SA, Thous

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3000

2950

2900

2850

2800

2750

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Iowa

SA, Thous

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1540

1520

1500

1480

1460

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Kansas

SA, Thous

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1400

1380

1360

1340

1320

1300

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Kentucky

SA, Thous

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1875

1850

1825

1800

1775

1750

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Louisiana

SA, Thous

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1960

1940

1920

1900

1880

1860

1840

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Maine

SA, Thous

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622.5

615.0

607.5

600.0

592.5

585.0

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Maryland

SA, Thous

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2640

2600

2560

2520

2480

2440

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Massachusetts

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 06/17/11

3320

3280

3240

3200

3160

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Michigan

SA, Thous

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4400

4300

4200

4100

4000

3900

3800

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Minnesota

SA, Thous

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2800

2760

2720

2680

2640

2600

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Mississippi

SA, Thous

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1180

1160

1140

1120

1100

1080

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Missouri

SA, Thous

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2840

2800

2760

2720

2680

2640

2600

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Montana

SA, Thous

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450

445

440

435

430

425

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Nebraska

SA, Thous

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967.5

960.0

952.5

945.0

937.5

930.0

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Nevada

SA, Thous

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1300

1250

1200

1150

1100

Units All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, New Hampshire

SA, Thous.

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652.5

645.0

637.5

630.0

622.5

615.0

All Employees: Total Nonfarm, New Jersey

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics/NJ Dept of Labor 06/17/11

4100

4050

4000

3950

3900

3850

3800

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, New Mexico

SA, Thous

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850

840

830

820

810

800

790

All Employees: Total Nonfarm, New York

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics/NY State Dept of Labor 06/17/11

8850

8775

8700

8625

8550

8475

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, North Carolina

SA, Thous

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4200

4125

4050

3975

3900

3825

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, North Dakota

SA, Thous

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390

380

370

360

350

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Ohio

SA, Thous

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5500

5400

5300

5200

5100

5000

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Oklahoma

SA, Thous

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1600

1580

1560

1540

1520

1500

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Oregon

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 06/17/11

1760

1720

1680

1640

1600

1560

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Pennsylvania

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 06/17/11

5850

5800

5750

5700

5650

5600

5550

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Rhode Island

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 06/17/11

500

490

480

470

460

450

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, South Carolina

SA, Thous

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1960

1920

1880

1840

1800

1760

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, South Dakota

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 06/17/11

412.5

410.0

407.5

405.0

402.5

400.0

397.5

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Tennessee

SA, Thous

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2850

2800

2750

2700

2650

2600

2550

All Employees: Total Nonfarm, Texas

SA ,Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics/TX Workforce Commission 06/17/11

10800

10600

10400

10200

10000

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Utah

SA, Thous

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1280

1260

1240

1220

1200

1180

1160

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Vermont

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 06/17/11

310.0

307.5

305.0

302.5

300.0

297.5

295.0

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Virginia

SA, Thous

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3800

3760

3720

3680

3640

3600

3560

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Washington

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 06/17/11

3000

2960

2920

2880

2840

2800

2760

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, West Virginia

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 06/17/11

765

760

755

750

745

740

735

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Wisconsin

SA, Thous

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2920

2880

2840

2800

2760

2720

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Wyoming

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 06/17/11

305

300

295

290

285

280

275

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Alabama

SA, Thous

1009080706Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 06/17/11

2040

2000

1960

1920

1880

1840