State Employment TrendsJuly 2011

National Association of REALTORS®Research DivisionCompilation of Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Data Highlights

• The US unemployment rate increased slightly from 9.1 percent in May to 9.2 percent in June but is down 0.3 percent from a year ago.

• The states show a similar pattern. 39 states saw a decline in the unemployment rate in the last year while only 8 states saw a decline in the unemployment rate in this month. Louisiana, Colorado, and Kentucky had the largest declines. The unemployment rate was unchanged in 14 states in June.

• In June, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and New Hampshire had the lowest unemployment rates—all under 5 percent. At the same time, 8 states had double-digit unemployment rates.

More Highlights and Outlook

• While 40 states had positive job growth in the last year, only 26 states and D.C. had positive job growth in June and the average change was zero—less than the historic average of national payroll job growth each month of 0.1% to 0.2%.

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

• Moving forward, increasing labor force participation may keep the unemployment rate high even as jobs are being added. D.C. is an example of that in June

• 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

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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

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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

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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

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1760

1720

1680

1640

1600

1560

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Pennsylvania

SA, Thous

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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

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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

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3000

2960

2920

2880

2840

2800

2760

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, West Virginia

SA, Thous

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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

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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