Seasonally Adjusted Regional Employment
Statistics: United States

FEBRUARY 2010

EMPLOYMENT OVERVIEW    UNEMPLOYMENT OVERVIEW    EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

Total Employment:	138,641,000		Change from January:	308,000
Total Non-Farm Employment:	129,526,000		Change from January:	-36,000
Unemployment Rate:	9.7%		Change from January:	0.0%

6-month	1-year	3-year		6-month	1-year	3-year

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National Employment Overview

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Feb-10	Feb Non-Farm Payroll	Jan to Feb	Dec to Jan	Current Quarter Total (000s)  %AR		Previous Quarter Total (000s)  %AR		Year to date 2010 %AR 2009 %AR
	(Thousands)
United States	129,526.0	-36.0	-26.0	-170.3 -0.5		-609.7 -1.9		-0.3 -6.5
Jan-10	Jan Non-Farm Payroll	Dec to Jan	Nov to Dec	Current Quarter Total (000s)  %AR		Previous Quarter Total (000s)  %AR		Year to date 2010 %AR 2009 %AR
	(Thousands)
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL
Texas	10,233.7	14.8	-21.2	8.5 0.3		-68.7 -2.6		1.8 -5.7
Louisiana	1,882.6	2.8	-5.7	-6.2 -1.3		-12.5 -2.6		1.8 -5.1
Oklahoma	1,517.7	-1.4	-0.7	-1.7 -0.4		-15.0 -3.8		-1.1 -5.3
Arkansas	1,155.6	1.7	-4.9	-1.7 -0.6		-5.5 -1.9		1.8 -5.7
WEST NORTH CENTRAL
Missouri	2,650.4	-12.8	-6.5	-9.5 -1.4		-11.3 -1.7		-5.6 -7.8
Minnesota	2,635.8	15.6	-3.5	0.8 0.1		-21.8 -3.2		7.4 -6.4
Iowa	1,463.4	4.6	-12.1	-4.9 -1.3		-5.7 -1.5		3.9 -6.8
Kansas	1,321.5	-4.4	-0.9	-6.7 -2.0		-10.6 -3.1		-3.9 -0.6
Nebraska	934.5	-0.8	-4.3	-3.4 -1.4		-4.4 -1.8		-1.0 -5.0
South Dakota	400.1	-0.1	-2.4	-1.5 -1.5		-1.3 -1.2		-0.3 -5.1
North Dakota	367.0	0.4	-1.2	0.1 0.1		0.3 0.3		1.3 -8.2
SOUTH ATLANTIC
Florida	7,144.3	-6.1	-18.1	-31.9 -1.8		-65.0 -3.5		-1.0 -9.5
North Carolina	3,894.3	8.0	-7.5	11.2 1.2		-24.5 -2.5		2.5 -12.2
Georgia	3,815.9	2.6	-15.6	-12.0 -1.2		-48.9 -4.9		0.8 -9.8
Virginia	3,616.1	13.5	1.4	-4.3 -0.5		-25.7 -2.8		4.6 -8.1
Maryland	2,492.1	-2.5	-5.0	-10.1 -1.6		-17.3 -2.7		-1.2 -6.0
South Carolina	1,815.3	3.4	1.2	4.8 1.1		-6.5 -1.4		2.3 -11.3
West Virginia	731.1	-1.6	-3.5	-5.4 -2.9		-7.1 -3.7		-2.6 -6.7
District of Columbia	708.0	6.7	0.0	1.2 0.7		-2.0 -1.1		12.1 8.7
Delaware	410.8	0.6	-0.3	-1.9 -1.8		-3.4 -3.2		1.8 -8.4
PACIFIC
California	13,842.1	32.5	-41.2	-58.4 -1.7		-172.7 -4.8		2.9 -8.0
Washington	2,794.0	18.9	-5.2	-12.2 -1.7		-31.6 -4.4		8.5 -3.4
Oregon	1,591.6	1.1	-1.0	-4.0 -1.0		-16.0 -3.9		0.8 -7.8
Hawaii	585.1	-1.4	0.5	-0.9 -0.6		-3.8 -2.5		-2.8 -2.4
Alaska	324.4	2.9	-0.3	1.5 1.9		1.3 1.6		11.4 -3.3
NEW ENGLAND
Massachusetts	3,138.0	0.4	-6.3	-11.5 -1.5		-17.6 -2.2		0.2 -6.9
Connecticut	1,610.4	2.3	-2.6	-5.5 -1.4		-8.9 -2.2		1.7 -6.2
New Hampshire	626.9	1.8	6.4	4.1 2.7		-2.9 -1.9		3.5 -4.4
Maine	588.9	1.6	-0.6	-5.0 -3.4		-1.7 -1.1		3.3 -6.3
Rhode Island	452.7	0.8	-1.2	-3.0 -2.6		-3.5 -3.0		2.1 -9.0
Vermont	296.3	0.8	-0.5	0.9 1.2		-1.1 -1.4		3.3 -9.8
MOUNTAIN
Arizona	2,382.3	-3.6	-9.0	-1.8 -0.3		-28.5 -4.6		-1.8 -7.1
Colorado	2,206.1	1.8	-14.5	-10.2 -1.8		-18.8 -3.3		1.0 -3.6
Utah	1,185.1	7.1	-6.0	-2.6 -0.9		-3.4 -1.2		7.5 -9.8
Nevada	1,117.7	-5.7	-3.7	-8.0 -2.8		-12.2 -4.2		-5.9 -12.2
New Mexico	803.5	-1.8	-2.6	-1.7 -0.8		-3.9 -1.9		-2.6 -9.6
Idaho	603.1	0.0	-1.5	-0.3 -0.2		-3.5 -2.3		0.0 -9.3
Montana	424.0	1.7	-5.1	-3.4 -3.2		-1.6 -1.5		4.9 -12.1
Wyoming	280.6	0.4	-0.9	-2.5 -3.5		-3.0 -4.1		1.7 -8.2
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
New York	8,486.4	25.5	-16.8	-41.7 -1.9		-47.8 -2.2		3.7 -4.8
Pennsylvania	5,563.8	9.6	-8.5	-9.3 -0.7		-32.0 -2.3		2.1 -6.5
New Jersey	3,849.6	-9.1	-6.0	-10.5 -1.1		-19.4 -2.0		-2.8 -6.0
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL
Tennessee	2,587.0	0.1	-8.0	-4.2 -0.6		-15.9 -2.4		0.0 -9.3
Alabama	1,850.2	-5.0	-16.2	-6.9 -1.5		-20.0 -4.2		-3.2 -10.0
Kentucky	1,754.2	-11.8	0.6	2.3 0.5		-4.6 -1.0		-7.7 -13.6
Mississippi	1,083.6	-3.8	0.3	-2.8 -1.0		-8.3 -3.0		-4.1 -7.9
EAST NORTH CENTRAL
Illinois	5,584.2	26.0	-21.8	-26.9 -1.9		-46.7 -3.3		5.8 -8.7
Ohio	4,985.6	-12.8	-10.8	-20.8 -1.6		-36.4 -2.8		-3.0 -10.1
Michigan	3,850.6	6.2	-6.5	6.3 0.7		-11.2 -1.2		2.0 -22.9
Indiana	2,756.8	-2.0	-7.7	-3.1 -0.4		-11.2 -1.6		-0.9 -13.2
Wisconsin	2,704.0	5.6	-11.2	-16.4 -2.4		-23.4 -3.4		2.5 -10.2

National Unemployment Overview

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Feb-10	Feb Total	Jan to Feb	Dec to Jan	Current Quarter Level   Ch		Previous Quarter Level   Ch		Previous Years Feb09 Feb08
United States	9.7	0.0	-0.3	9.8 -0.2		10.0 0.4		8.2 4.8
Jan-10	Jan Total	Dec to Jan	Nov to Dec	Current Quarter Level   Ch		Previous Quarter Level   Ch		Previous Years Jan09 Jan08
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL
Texas	8.2	0.0	0.0	8.2 0.1		8.1 0.3		6.4 4.4
Arkansas	7.6	0.0	0.0	7.6 0.1		7.5 0.2		6.5 4.9
Louisiana	7.4	0.1	0.0	7.3 0.0		7.3 0.3		5.7 3.8
Oklahoma	6.7	-0.1	0.0	6.8 -0.1		6.9 0.2		5.0 3.4
WEST NORTH CENTRAL
Missouri	9.5	-0.1	0.0	9.6 -0.1		9.7 0.2		8.1 5.3
Minnesota	7.3	-0.1	-0.2	7.4 -0.5		7.9 -0.5		7.2 4.7
Iowa	6.6	0.1	0.0	6.5 0.1		6.4 0.4		5.2 3.8
Kansas	6.4	-0.1	-0.2	6.5 -0.5		7.0 -0.1		5.6 3.9
South Dakota	4.8	0.1	0.0	4.7 0.0		4.7 -0.2		4.3 2.7
Nebraska	4.6	0.0	0.0	4.6 -0.2		4.8 0.0		4.1 2.9
North Dakota	4.2	-0.1	0.0	4.3 -0.1		4.3 -0.1		4.0 2.9
SOUTH ATLANTIC
South Carolina	12.6	0.2	0.1	12.4 0.3		12.2 0.3		10.0 5.5
District of Columbia	12.0	0.1	0.3	11.8 0.7		11.1 1.0		8.4 5.6
Florida	11.9	0.2	0.1	11.7 0.5		11.2 0.7		8.7 4.9
North Carolina	11.1	0.2	0.0	11.0 0.1		10.9 -0.1		9.2 4.9
Georgia	10.4	0.1	0.1	10.3 0.2		10.1 0.4		8.4 5.1
West Virginia	9.3	0.3	0.1	9.1 0.4		8.7 0.5		5.8 4.0
Delaware	9.0	0.2	0.2	8.8 0.4		8.4 0.3		7.0 3.8
Maryland	7.5	0.1	0.1	7.4 0.1		7.3 0.2		6.1 3.5
Virginia	6.9	0.1	0.0	6.8 0.0		6.8 0.0		5.7 3.3
PACIFIC
California	12.5	0.2	0.0	12.4 0.3		12.1 0.5		9.7 6.1
Oregon	10.7	0.1	-0.1	10.7 -0.4		11.0 -0.5		9.9 5.2
Washington	9.3	0.1	0.0	9.2 0.0		9.2 0.0		7.5 4.6
Alaska	8.5	-0.1	0.1	8.5 0.2		8.3 0.3		7.1 6.2
Hawaii	6.9	0.1	-0.1	6.9 -0.1		7.0 0.0		6.0 3.0
NEW ENGLAND
Rhode Island	12.7	0.0	0.2	12.6 0.6		12.0 0.9		9.6 6.1
Massachusetts	9.5	0.2	0.1	9.3 0.4		9.0 0.5		7.1 4.4
Connecticut	9.0	0.2	0.1	8.8 0.2		8.6 0.3		7.1 4.9
Maine	8.2	0.1	0.0	8.1 0.0		8.1 -0.1		7.3 4.7
New Hampshire	7.0	0.1	0.0	6.9 0.2		6.7 0.3		5.2 3.5
Vermont	6.7	0.0	0.0	6.7 -0.1		6.8 -0.4		6.2 4.1
MOUNTAIN
Nevada	13.0	0.0	0.1	13.0 0.2		12.7 0.8		9.6 5.3
Idaho	9.3	0.2	0.1	9.1 0.5		8.7 0.7		6.7 3.7
Arizona	9.2	0.0	-0.1	9.2 -0.2		9.4 0.1		8.0 4.5
New Mexico	8.5	0.3	0.1	8.3 0.5		7.8 0.7		5.9 3.7
Wyoming	7.6	0.1	0.0	7.5 0.3		7.3 0.8		4.4 2.8
Colorado	7.4	0.1	-0.1	7.4 -0.3		7.7 -0.5		6.7 4.3
Utah	6.8	0.2	0.0	6.7 -0.1		6.7 -0.1		5.6 3.2
Montana	6.8	0.1	0.1	6.7 0.2		6.5 0.3		5.6 3.9
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
New Jersey	9.9	-0.1	0.1	9.9 0.1		9.8 0.4		7.5 4.6
Pennsylvania	8.8	0.0	0.1	8.8 0.2		8.6 0.4		6.8 4.6
New York	8.8	-0.1	0.0	8.9 0.0		8.8 0.3		7.1 4.6
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL
Alabama	11.1	0.2	0.0	11.0 0.3		10.7 0.4		8.1 4.0
Mississippi	10.9	0.4	0.1	10.6 0.6		10.0 0.5		8.2 6.0
Tennessee	10.7	0.0	0.0	10.7 -0.1		10.8 0.0		9.1 5.6
Kentucky	10.7	0.1	-0.1	10.7 -0.1		10.8 0.0		9.1 5.6
EAST NORTH CENTRAL
Michigan	14.3	-0.2	0.1	14.4 0.0		14.4 0.5		11.3 7.0
Illinois	11.3	0.3	0.1	11.1 0.3		10.8 0.5		8.1 5.5
Ohio	10.8	0.0	0.0	10.8 0.1		10.7 0.3		8.6 5.6
Indiana	9.7	0.0	-0.1	9.7 -0.4		10.1 -0.4		8.8 4.7
Wisconsin	8.7	0.2	-0.1	8.6 -0.2		8.8 -0.1		7.1 4.4

National Employment by Industry

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Feb-10	Feb Non-Farm Payroll	Jan to Feb	Dec to Jan	Current Quarter Total (000s)  %AR		Previous Quarter Total (000s)  %AR		Year to date 2010 %AR 2009 %AR
	(Thousands)
PAYROLL JOBS
Total Nonfarm	129,526.0	-36.0	-26.0	-170.3 -0.5		-609.7 -1.9		-0.3 -6.5
Goods Producing	17,793.0	-60.0	-53.0	-175.0 -3.8		-348.7 -7.4		-3.7 -19.9
Construction	5,555.0	-64.0	-77.0	-141.0 -9.4		-190.0 -12.2		-14.0 -21.8
NR/Mining	683.0	3.0	4.0	6.0 3.6		-12.0 -6.8		6.4 -15.3
Manufacturing	11,555.0	1.0	20.0	-40.0 -1.4		-146.7 -4.9		1.1 -19.1
Durable Goods	7,056.0	1.0	19.0	-27.3 -1.5		-113.7 -6.2		1.7 -22.8
Non-Durable Goods	4,499.0	0.0	1.0	-12.7 -1.1		-33.0 -2.9		0.1 -12.5
Service-Providing	111,733.0	24.0	27.0	4.7 0.0		-261.0 -0.9		0.3 -4.0
Trade Transport Util.	24,623.0	-14.0	-16.0	-63.0 -1.0		-168.3 -2.7		-0.7 -6.6
Wholesale Trade	5,546.6	-1.0	-16.4	-21.5 -1.5		-25.0 -1.8		-1.9 -8.6
Retail Trade	14,401.4	-0.4	41.8	-1.9 -0.1		-115.4 -3.1		1.7 -5.6
Transport/Warehouse	4,128.7	-12.0	-31.1	-29.2 -2.8		-28.4 -2.7		-6.0 -8.5
Utilities	546.2	-0.8	-10.2	-10.3 -7.2		0.4 0.3		-11.3 1.3
Information	2,726.0	-18.0	-4.0	-31.7 -4.5		-15.0 -2.1		-4.7 -7.0
Fin. Activities	7,634.0	-10.0	-13.0	-26.0 -1.3		-47.7 -2.4		-1.8 -7.7
Finace & Ins.	5,674.5	-8.5	-10.7	-16.9 -1.2		-37.3 -2.6		-2.0 -6.5
Real Estate	1,959.1	-2.3	-1.9	-9.3 -1.9		-9.9 -2.0		-1.3 -10.9
Professional/Business	16,569.0	51.0	30.0	133.3 3.3		-18.0 -0.4		3.0 -10.0
Prof Sci and Tech	7,418.5	0.0	-13.0	-14.5 -0.8		-28.4 -1.5		-1.0 -7.0
Management	1,813.5	-2.7	-3.6	-14.3 -3.1		-18.8 -4.0		-2.1 1.9
Admin Support	7,336.5	53.4	46.7	162.0 9.4		28.9 1.6		8.6 -15.6
Education/Health	19,405.0	32.0	23.0	95.3 2.0		90.0 1.9		1.7 1.7
Educ. Services	3,126.4	11.8	7.3	29.2 3.8		-1.8 -0.2		3.7 4.0
Health Care	16,278.7	20.4	15.8	66.0 1.6		91.7 2.3		1.3 1.2
Leisure & Hosp.	12,998.0	7.0	0.0	-62.7 -1.9		-40.3 -1.2		0.3 -2.9
Arts, Entertain	1,893.6	9.4	-2.3	-24.9 -5.1		11.6 2.5		2.3 -1.3
Accom, Food	11,104.5	-2.3	2.3	-37.7 -1.3		-52.0 -1.8		0.0 -3.2
Other Services	5,308.0	-6.0	0.0	-18.7 -1.4		-30.0 -2.2		-0.7 -3.8
Government	22,470.0	-18.0	7.0	-22.0 -0.4		-31.7 -0.6		-0.3 0.2
Fed Gov	2,858.0	7.0	27.0	15.3 2.2		15.3 2.2		7.4 3.3
State Gov	5,179.0	6.0	-5.0	1.0 0.1		8.0 0.6		0.1 -0.5
Local Gov	14,433.0	-31.0	-15.0	-38.3 -1.1		-55.0 -1.5		-1.9 -0.1
HOUSEHOLD JOBS
Labor Force	153,512.0	342.0	111.0	-586.7 -1.5		-678.3 -1.7		1.8 -0.7
# Employed	138,641.0	308.0	541.0	-208.3 -0.6		-1,299.0 -3.7		3.8 -6.1
# Unemployed	14,871.0	34.0	-430.0	-378.7 -9.5		621.0 17.9		-14.6 92.4
				Level Ch		Level Ch		Feb09 Feb08
Unemployment Rate	9.7	0.0	-0.3	9.8 -0.2		10.0 0.4		8.2 4.8

Notes: Total Employment, Labor Force, and Unemployment data are drawn from the BLS household survey. All industry data are drawn from the BLS industry survey.