Selected Employment Indicators
Seasonally Adjusted
(Numbers in thousands) (Note: Best viewed using medium font.)
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Arkansas Louisiana
Sep 2003 Aug 2004 Sep 2004p/ Sep 2003 Aug 2004 Sep 2004p/
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Labor force data
Civilian labor force.. 1,264 1,321 1,327 2,041 2,033 2,060
Employed.............. 1,180 1,250 1,253 1,909 1,932 1,951
Unemployed............ 83 71 73 132 101 109
Unemployment rate..... 6.6 5.4 5.5 6.5 5.0 5.3
Nonfarm wage and
salary employment
Total................. 1,145 1,156 1,156 1,900 1,909 1,903
Natural Resources
and Mining......... 7 7 7 46 47 47
Construction.......... 50 51 51 119 116 115
Manufacturing......... 204 204 203 155 154 155
Trade, Transportation,
and Utilities...... 240 241 242 378 383 381
Information (1)....... 20 20 20 29 29 29
Financial Activities.. 51 51 51 102 101 101
Professional and
Business Services.. 103 105 104 179 178 178
Education and
Health Services.... 141 145 144 245 248 246
Leisure and
Hospitality........ 88 92 91 198 199 200
Other Services (1).... 41 41 41 71 71 71
Government............ 200 199 201 379 384 380
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New Mexico Oklahoma
Sep 2003 Aug 2004 Sep 2004p/ Sep 2003 Aug 2004 Sep 2004p/
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Labor force data
Civilian labor force.. 901 911 911 1,695 1,699 1,705
Employed.............. 841 862 863 1,597 1,629 1,630
Unemployed............ 60 49 49 98 70 75
Unemployment rate..... 6.6 5.4 5.3 5.8 4.1 4.4
Nonfarm wage and
salary employment
Total................. 776 793 795 1,439 1,461 1,464
Natural Resources
and Mining......... 14 15 15 29 31 32
Construction.......... 47 50 50 63 64 64
Manufacturing......... 36 36 35 142(2) 142(2) 142(2)
Trade, Transportation,
and Utilities...... 136 138 138 276 277 278
Information (1)....... 16 14 14 31 32 32
Financial Activities.. 34 35 35 84 84 84
Professional and
Business Services.. 88 90 91 155 159 159
Education and
Health Services.... 100 104 104 173 178 178
Leisure and
Hospitality........ 81 84 83 125 127 126
Other Services (1).... 28 31 29 73 74 74
Government............ 195 198 200 289 293 297
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Texas
Sep 2003 Aug 2004 Sep 2004p/
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Labor force data
Civilian labor force.. 10,936 10,963 10,976
Employed.............. 10,197 10,336 10,378
Unemployed............ 739 627 599
Unemployment rate..... 6.8 5.7 5.5
Nonfarm wage and
salary employment
Total................. 9,344 9,461 9,468
Natural Resources
and Mining......... 148 149 149
Construction.......... 548 552 554
Manufacturing......... 892 886 884
Trade, Transportation,
and Utilities...... 1,924 1,954 1,953
Information (1)....... 233 232 231
Financial Activities.. 588 589 590
Professional and
Business Services.. 1,039 1,063 1,068
Education and
Health Services.... 1,122 1,158 1,159
Leisure and
Hospitality........ 856 872 872
Other Services (1).... 357 362 359
Government............ 1,640 1,653 1,651
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p/=preliminary
(1)For the majority of states shown in this table, seasonally adjusted data are not
produced for the sectors of Information and Other Services. Therefore, only not
seasonally adjusted data are presented here. Seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment
in the Information sector in Louisiana and the Other Services sector in New Mexico
is available upon request.
(2)Oklahoma manufacturing employment is not seasonally adjusted.
NOTE: Numbers may not sum to totals due to rounding.
NOTICE: The Southwest totals previously shown in this table were discontinued in
September 2004. The Southwest region that was presented here did not correspond to
official Census regions or divisions. It was intended primarily for administrative
use and will no longer be published.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Establishment and LAUS Surveys
BLS Dallas 214-767-9613, Fax-On-Demand Code 9410
Last Updated: October 22, 2004
Last Modified Date: October 22, 2004
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