EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY: STATE AND BLS REGIONS
INDUSTRY:	CONSTRUCTION
Total Employment in the Construction Industry, 2007 IV,  2009 II,  2010 I,  2011 II (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the Construction Industry, 2007 IV Quarter - 2009 II Quarter (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the Construction Industry, 2007 IV Quarter - 2010 I Quarter (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the Construction Industry, 2009 II Quarter -  2011 II Quarter (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the Construction Industry, 2010 I Quarter -  2011 II Quarter (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the Construction Industry, 2007 IV Quarter -  2011 II Quarter (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)
State	2007 IV Quarter Average	2009 II Quarter Average	2010 I Quarter Average	2011 II Quarter Average		State	2007 IV Quarter Average	2009 II Quarter Average	Absolute           Change	Relative         Change		State	2007 IV Quarter Average	2010 I Quarter Average	Absolute           Change	Relative         Change		State	2009 II Quarter Average	2011 II Quarter Average	Absolute           Change	Relative         Change		State	2010 I Quarter Average	2011 II Quarter Average	Absolute           Change	Relative         Change		State	2007 IV Quarter Average	2011 II Quarter Average	Absolute           Change	Relative         Change
Alabama	113.53	92.40	87.83	85.97		Alabama	113.53	92.40	-21.13	-18.6%		Alabama	113.53	87.83	-25.70	-22.6%		Alabama	92.40	85.97	-6.43	-7.0%		Alabama	87.83	85.97	-1.87	-2.1%		Alabama	113.53	85.97	-27.57	-24.3%
Alaska	17.50	16.27	16.13	15.87		Alaska	17.50	16.27	-1.23	-7.0%		Alaska	17.50	16.13	-1.37	-7.8%		Alaska	16.27	15.87	-0.40	-2.5%		Alaska	16.13	15.87	-0.27	-1.7%		Alaska	17.50	15.87	-1.63	-9.3%
Arizona	215.03	131.20	113.97	111.07		Arizona	215.03	131.20	-83.83	-39.0%		Arizona	215.03	113.97	-101.07	-47.0%		Arizona	131.20	111.07	-20.13	-15.3%		Arizona	113.97	111.07	-2.90	-2.5%		Arizona	215.03	111.07	-103.97	-48.3%
Arkansas	55.87	50.80	48.47	46.70		Arkansas	55.87	50.80	-5.07	-9.1%		Arkansas	55.87	48.47	-7.40	-13.2%		Arkansas	50.80	46.70	-4.10	-8.1%		Arkansas	48.47	46.70	-1.77	-3.6%		Arkansas	55.87	46.70	-9.17	-16.4%
California	861.70	633.23	574.83	567.40		California	861.70	633.23	-228.47	-26.5%		California	861.70	574.83	-286.87	-33.3%		California	633.23	567.40	-65.83	-10.4%		California	574.83	567.40	-7.43	-1.3%		California	861.70	567.40	-294.30	-34.2%
Colorado	167.50	132.83	118.73	105.27		Colorado	167.50	132.83	-34.67	-20.7%		Colorado	167.50	118.73	-48.77	-29.1%		Colorado	132.83	105.27	-27.57	-20.8%		Colorado	118.73	105.27	-13.47	-11.3%		Colorado	167.50	105.27	-62.23	-37.2%
Connecticut	68.90	54.40	49.90	49.60		Connecticut	68.90	54.40	-14.50	-21.0%		Connecticut	68.90	49.90	-19.00	-27.6%		Connecticut	54.40	49.60	-4.80	-8.8%		Connecticut	49.90	49.60	-0.30	-0.6%		Connecticut	68.90	49.60	-19.30	-28.0%
Delaware*	26.77	20.03	19.07	19.30		Delaware*	26.77	20.03	-6.73	-25.2%		Delaware*	26.77	19.07	-7.70	-28.8%		Delaware*	20.03	19.30	-0.73	-3.7%		Delaware*	19.07	19.30	0.23	1.2%		Delaware*	26.77	19.30	-7.47	-27.9%
District of Columbia*	12.90	12.00	10.10	10.93		District of Columbia*	12.90	12.00	-0.90	-7.0%		District of Columbia*	12.90	10.10	-2.80	-21.7%		District of Columbia*	12.00	10.93	-1.07	-8.9%		District of Columbia*	10.10	10.93	0.83	8.3%		District of Columbia*	12.90	10.93	-1.97	-15.2%
Florida	579.97	399.30	352.20	335.17		Florida	579.97	399.30	-180.67	-31.2%		Florida	579.97	352.20	-227.77	-39.3%		Florida	399.30	335.17	-64.13	-16.1%		Florida	352.20	335.17	-17.03	-4.8%		Florida	579.97	335.17	-244.80	-42.2%
Georgia	218.07	169.17	152.27	137.40		Georgia	218.07	169.17	-48.90	-22.4%		Georgia	218.07	152.27	-65.80	-30.2%		Georgia	169.17	137.40	-31.77	-18.8%		Georgia	152.27	137.40	-14.87	-9.8%		Georgia	218.07	137.40	-80.67	-37.0%
Hawaii*	39.77	31.87	29.37	28.80		Hawaii*	39.77	31.87	-7.90	-19.9%		Hawaii*	39.77	29.37	-10.40	-26.2%		Hawaii*	31.87	28.80	-3.07	-9.6%		Hawaii*	29.37	28.80	-0.57	-1.9%		Hawaii*	39.77	28.80	-10.97	-27.6%
Idaho	49.93	34.20	32.63	29.63		Idaho	49.93	34.20	-15.73	-31.5%		Idaho	49.93	32.63	-17.30	-34.6%		Idaho	34.20	29.63	-4.57	-13.4%		Idaho	32.63	29.63	-3.00	-9.2%		Idaho	49.93	29.63	-20.30	-40.7%
Illinois	268.50	217.27	203.67	205.47		Illinois	268.50	217.27	-51.23	-19.1%		Illinois	268.50	203.67	-64.83	-24.1%		Illinois	217.27	205.47	-11.80	-5.4%		Illinois	203.67	205.47	1.80	0.9%		Illinois	268.50	205.47	-63.03	-23.5%
Indiana	150.47	120.37	115.20	118.03		Indiana	150.47	120.37	-30.10	-20.0%		Indiana	150.47	115.20	-35.27	-23.4%		Indiana	120.37	118.03	-2.33	-1.9%		Indiana	115.20	118.03	2.83	2.5%		Indiana	150.47	118.03	-32.43	-21.6%
Iowa	73.20	65.60	61.53	62.03		Iowa	73.20	65.60	-7.60	-10.4%		Iowa	73.20	61.53	-11.67	-15.9%		Iowa	65.60	62.03	-3.57	-5.4%		Iowa	61.53	62.03	0.50	0.8%		Iowa	73.20	62.03	-11.17	-15.3%
Kansas	65.60	58.13	52.73	54.20		Kansas	65.60	58.13	-7.47	-11.4%		Kansas	65.60	52.73	-12.87	-19.6%		Kansas	58.13	54.20	-3.93	-6.8%		Kansas	52.73	54.20	1.47	2.8%		Kansas	65.60	54.20	-11.40	-17.4%
Kentucky	85.93	73.80	69.17	64.27		Kentucky	85.93	73.80	-12.13	-14.1%		Kentucky	85.93	69.17	-16.77	-19.5%		Kentucky	73.80	64.27	-9.53	-12.9%		Kentucky	69.17	64.27	-4.90	-7.1%		Kentucky	85.93	64.27	-21.67	-25.2%
Louisiana	132.87	130.97	123.07	121.43		Louisiana	132.87	130.97	-1.90	-1.4%		Louisiana	132.87	123.07	-9.80	-7.4%		Louisiana	130.97	121.43	-9.53	-7.3%		Louisiana	123.07	121.43	-1.63	-1.3%		Louisiana	132.87	121.43	-11.43	-8.6%
Maine	30.80	25.23	24.20	24.80		Maine	30.80	25.23	-5.57	-18.1%		Maine	30.80	24.20	-6.60	-21.4%		Maine	25.23	24.80	-0.43	-1.7%		Maine	24.20	24.80	0.60	2.5%		Maine	30.80	24.80	-6.00	-19.5%
Maryland*	187.70	156.97	142.53	140.23		Maryland*	187.70	156.97	-30.73	-16.4%		Maryland*	187.70	142.53	-45.17	-24.1%		Maryland*	156.97	140.23	-16.73	-10.7%		Maryland*	142.53	140.23	-2.30	-1.6%		Maryland*	187.70	140.23	-47.47	-25.3%
Massachusetts	137.23	112.27	106.97	108.70		Massachusetts	137.23	112.27	-24.97	-18.2%		Massachusetts	137.23	106.97	-30.27	-22.1%		Massachusetts	112.27	108.70	-3.57	-3.2%		Massachusetts	106.97	108.70	1.73	1.6%		Massachusetts	137.23	108.70	-28.53	-20.8%
Michigan	163.50	129.17	121.80	126.07		Michigan	163.50	129.17	-34.33	-21.0%		Michigan	163.50	121.80	-41.70	-25.5%		Michigan	129.17	126.07	-3.10	-2.4%		Michigan	121.80	126.07	4.27	3.5%		Michigan	163.50	126.07	-37.43	-22.9%
Minnesota	117.00	94.30	88.27	79.53		Minnesota	117.00	94.30	-22.70	-19.4%		Minnesota	117.00	88.27	-28.73	-24.6%		Minnesota	94.30	79.53	-14.77	-15.7%		Minnesota	88.27	79.53	-8.73	-9.9%		Minnesota	117.00	79.53	-37.47	-32.0%
Mississippi	60.23	51.87	47.90	49.07		Mississippi	60.23	51.87	-8.37	-13.9%		Mississippi	60.23	47.90	-12.33	-20.5%		Mississippi	51.87	49.07	-2.80	-5.4%		Mississippi	47.90	49.07	1.17	2.4%		Mississippi	60.23	49.07	-11.17	-18.5%
Missouri	146.17	120.30	107.37	106.67		Missouri	146.17	120.30	-25.87	-17.7%		Missouri	146.17	107.37	-38.80	-26.5%		Missouri	120.30	106.67	-13.63	-11.3%		Missouri	107.37	106.67	-0.70	-0.7%		Missouri	146.17	106.67	-39.50	-27.0%
Montana	32.00	24.03	22.67	21.97		Montana	32.00	24.03	-7.97	-24.9%		Montana	32.00	22.67	-9.33	-29.2%		Montana	24.03	21.97	-2.07	-8.6%		Montana	22.67	21.97	-0.70	-3.1%		Montana	32.00	21.97	-10.03	-31.4%
Nebraska*	50.90	47.43	43.43	43.53		Nebraska*	50.90	47.43	-3.47	-6.8%		Nebraska*	50.90	43.43	-7.47	-14.7%		Nebraska*	47.43	43.53	-3.90	-8.2%		Nebraska*	43.43	43.53	0.10	0.2%		Nebraska*	50.90	43.53	-7.37	-14.5%
Nevada	128.73	83.10	63.07	54.03		Nevada	128.73	83.10	-45.63	-35.4%		Nevada	128.73	63.07	-65.67	-51.0%		Nevada	83.10	54.03	-29.07	-35.0%		Nevada	63.07	54.03	-9.03	-14.3%		Nevada	128.73	54.03	-74.70	-58.0%
New Hampshire	26.87	22.43	21.50	20.57		New Hampshire	26.87	22.43	-4.43	-16.5%		New Hampshire	26.87	21.50	-5.37	-20.0%		New Hampshire	22.43	20.57	-1.87	-8.3%		New Hampshire	21.50	20.57	-0.93	-4.3%		New Hampshire	26.87	20.57	-6.30	-23.4%
New Jersey	171.73	139.60	131.07	128.93		New Jersey	171.73	139.60	-32.13	-18.7%		New Jersey	171.73	131.07	-40.67	-23.7%		New Jersey	139.60	128.93	-10.67	-7.6%		New Jersey	131.07	128.93	-2.13	-1.6%		New Jersey	171.73	128.93	-42.80	-24.9%
New Mexico	59.37	47.93	44.10	40.37		New Mexico	59.37	47.93	-11.43	-19.3%		New Mexico	59.37	44.10	-15.27	-25.7%		New Mexico	47.93	40.37	-7.57	-15.8%		New Mexico	44.10	40.37	-3.73	-8.5%		New Mexico	59.37	40.37	-19.00	-32.0%
New York	358.10	326.70	308.63	303.50		New York	358.10	326.70	-31.40	-8.8%		New York	358.10	308.63	-49.47	-13.8%		New York	326.70	303.50	-23.20	-7.1%		New York	308.63	303.50	-5.13	-1.7%		New York	358.10	303.50	-54.60	-15.2%
North Carolina	253.13	193.83	178.47	170.73		North Carolina	253.13	193.83	-59.30	-23.4%		North Carolina	253.13	178.47	-74.67	-29.5%		North Carolina	193.83	170.73	-23.10	-11.9%		North Carolina	178.47	170.73	-7.73	-4.3%		North Carolina	253.13	170.73	-82.40	-32.6%
North Dakota	19.87	20.07	21.03	23.00		North Dakota	19.87	20.07	0.20	1.0%		North Dakota	19.87	21.03	1.17	5.9%		North Dakota	20.07	23.00	2.93	14.6%		North Dakota	21.03	23.00	1.97	9.4%		North Dakota	19.87	23.00	3.13	15.8%
Ohio	222.53	180.93	170.40	169.37		Ohio	222.53	180.93	-41.60	-18.7%		Ohio	222.53	170.40	-52.13	-23.4%		Ohio	180.93	169.37	-11.57	-6.4%		Ohio	170.40	169.37	-1.03	-0.6%		Ohio	222.53	169.37	-53.17	-23.9%
Oklahoma	72.80	69.40	65.50	69.80		Oklahoma	72.80	69.40	-3.40	-4.7%		Oklahoma	72.80	65.50	-7.30	-10.0%		Oklahoma	69.40	69.80	0.40	0.6%		Oklahoma	65.50	69.80	4.30	6.6%		Oklahoma	72.80	69.80	-3.00	-4.1%
Oregon	103.17	74.67	68.57	69.10		Oregon	103.17	74.67	-28.50	-27.6%		Oregon	103.17	68.57	-34.60	-33.5%		Oregon	74.67	69.10	-5.57	-7.5%		Oregon	68.57	69.10	0.53	0.8%		Oregon	103.17	69.10	-34.07	-33.0%
Pennsylvania	261.73	225.20	213.53	218.63		Pennsylvania	261.73	225.20	-36.53	-14.0%		Pennsylvania	261.73	213.53	-48.20	-18.4%		Pennsylvania	225.20	218.63	-6.57	-2.9%		Pennsylvania	213.53	218.63	5.10	2.4%		Pennsylvania	261.73	218.63	-43.10	-16.5%
Rhode Island	21.53	17.30	16.20	14.97		Rhode Island	21.53	17.30	-4.23	-19.7%		Rhode Island	21.53	16.20	-5.33	-24.8%		Rhode Island	17.30	14.97	-2.33	-13.5%		Rhode Island	16.20	14.97	-1.23	-7.6%		Rhode Island	21.53	14.97	-6.57	-30.5%
South Carolina	121.43	88.90	79.27	77.07		South Carolina	121.43	88.90	-32.53	-26.8%		South Carolina	121.43	79.27	-42.17	-34.7%		South Carolina	88.90	77.07	-11.83	-13.3%		South Carolina	79.27	77.07	-2.20	-2.8%		South Carolina	121.43	77.07	-44.37	-36.5%
South Dakota*	23.47	21.63	20.30	20.13		South Dakota*	23.47	21.63	-1.83	-7.8%		South Dakota*	23.47	20.30	-3.17	-13.5%		South Dakota*	21.63	20.13	-1.50	-6.9%		South Dakota*	20.30	20.13	-0.17	-0.8%		South Dakota*	23.47	20.13	-3.33	-14.2%
Tennessee*	138.47	110.50	102.37	109.40		Tennessee*	138.47	110.50	-27.97	-20.2%		Tennessee*	138.47	102.37	-36.10	-26.1%		Tennessee*	110.50	109.40	-1.10	-1.0%		Tennessee*	102.37	109.40	7.03	6.9%		Tennessee*	138.47	109.40	-29.07	-21.0%
Texas	664.43	602.73	564.07	589.80		Texas	664.43	602.73	-61.70	-9.3%		Texas	664.43	564.07	-100.37	-15.1%		Texas	602.73	589.80	-12.93	-2.1%		Texas	564.07	589.80	25.73	4.6%		Texas	664.43	589.80	-74.63	-11.2%
Utah	101.07	70.77	65.23	64.57		Utah	101.07	70.77	-30.30	-30.0%		Utah	101.07	65.23	-35.83	-35.5%		Utah	70.77	64.57	-6.20	-8.8%		Utah	65.23	64.57	-0.67	-1.0%		Utah	101.07	64.57	-36.50	-36.1%
Vermont	16.40	13.70	13.50	13.10		Vermont	16.40	13.70	-2.70	-16.5%		Vermont	16.40	13.50	-2.90	-17.7%		Vermont	13.70	13.10	-0.60	-4.4%		Vermont	13.50	13.10	-0.40	-3.0%		Vermont	16.40	13.10	-3.30	-20.1%
Virginia	234.77	189.90	180.97	183.70		Virginia	234.77	189.90	-44.87	-19.1%		Virginia	234.77	180.97	-53.80	-22.9%		Virginia	189.90	183.70	-6.20	-3.3%		Virginia	180.97	183.70	2.73	1.5%		Virginia	234.77	183.70	-51.07	-21.8%
Washington	208.90	162.17	144.23	138.77		Washington	208.90	162.17	-46.73	-22.4%		Washington	208.90	144.23	-64.67	-31.0%		Washington	162.17	138.77	-23.40	-14.4%		Washington	144.23	138.77	-5.47	-3.8%		Washington	208.90	138.77	-70.13	-33.6%
West Virginia	38.33	33.83	32.53	31.13		West Virginia	38.33	33.83	-4.50	-11.7%		West Virginia	38.33	32.53	-5.80	-15.1%		West Virginia	33.83	31.13	-2.70	-8.0%		West Virginia	32.53	31.13	-1.40	-4.3%		West Virginia	38.33	31.13	-7.20	-18.8%
Wisconsin	124.77	102.30	96.87	88.30		Wisconsin	124.77	102.30	-22.47	-18.0%		Wisconsin	124.77	96.87	-27.90	-22.4%		Wisconsin	102.30	88.30	-14.00	-13.7%		Wisconsin	96.87	88.30	-8.57	-8.8%		Wisconsin	124.77	88.30	-36.47	-29.2%
Wyoming	27.70	24.30	22.53	23.10		Wyoming	27.70	24.30	-3.40	-12.3%		Wyoming	27.70	22.53	-5.17	-18.7%		Wyoming	24.30	23.10	-1.20	-4.9%		Wyoming	22.53	23.10	0.57	2.5%		Wyoming	27.70	23.10	-4.60	-16.6%
Puerto Rico*	60.50	42.77	35.73	26.80		Puerto Rico*	60.50	42.77	-17.73	-29.3%		Puerto Rico*	60.50	35.73	-24.77	-40.9%		Puerto Rico*	42.77	26.80	-15.97	-37.3%		Puerto Rico*	35.73	26.80	-8.93	-25.0%		Puerto Rico*	60.50	26.80	-33.70	-55.7%
Virgin Islands*	Missing	Missing	Missing	Missing		Virgin Islands*	Missing	Missing	Missing	Missing		Virgin Islands*	Missing	Missing	Missing	Missing		Virgin Islands*	Missing	Missing	Missing	Missing		Virgin Islands*	Missing	Missing	Missing	Missing		Virgin Islands*	Missing	Missing	Missing	Missing
*Mining and Logging combined with Construction						*Mining and Logging combined with Construction						*Mining and Logging combined with Construction						*Mining and Logging combined with Construction						*Mining and Logging combined with Construction						*Mining and Logging combined with Construction
Total Employment in the Construction Industry, 2007 IV,  2009 II,  2010 I,  2011 II                                                                                                                   (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the Construction Industry, 2007 IV Quarter - 2009 II Quarter  Paul                                                                              (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the Construction Industry, 2007 IV Quarter - 2010 I Quarter                                                                                (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the Construction Industry, 2009 II Quarter -  2011 II Quarter                                                                                          (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the Construction Industry, 2010 I Quarter -  2011 II Quarter                                                                                          (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the Construction Industry, 2007 IV Quarter -  2011 II Quarter                                                                                          (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)
State	2007 IV Quarter Average	2009 II Quarter Average	2010 I Quarter Average	2011 II Quarter Average		State	2007 IV Quarter Average	2009 II Quarter Average	Absolute           Change	Relative         Change		State	2007 IV Quarter Average	2010 I Quarter Average	Absolute           Change	Relative         Change		State	2009 II Quarter Average	2011 II Quarter Average	Absolute           Change	Relative         Change		State	2010 I Quarter Average	2011 II Quarter Average	Absolute           Change	Relative         Change		State	2007 IV Quarter Average	2011 II Quarter Average	Absolute           Change	Relative         Change
New England	301.73	245.33	232.27	231.73		New England	301.73	245.33	-56.40	-18.7%		New England	301.73	232.27	-69.47	-23.0%		New England	245.33	231.73	-13.60	-5.5%		New England	232.27	231.73	-0.53	-0.2%		New England	301.73	231.73	-70.00	-23.2%
New York–New Jersey	590.33	509.07	475.43	459.23		New York–New Jersey	590.33	509.07	-81.27	-13.8%		New York–New Jersey	590.33	475.43	-114.90	-19.5%		New York–New Jersey	509.07	459.23	-49.83	-9.8%		New York–New Jersey	475.43	459.23	-16.20	-3.4%		New York–New Jersey	590.33	459.23	-131.10	-22.2%
Mid–Atlantic	762.20	637.93	598.73	603.93		Mid–Atlantic	762.20	637.93	-124.27	-16.3%		Mid–Atlantic	762.20	598.73	-163.47	-21.4%		Mid–Atlantic	637.93	603.93	-34.00	-5.3%		Mid–Atlantic	598.73	603.93	5.20	0.9%		Mid–Atlantic	762.20	603.93	-158.27	-20.8%
Southeast	1,570.77	1,179.77	1,069.47	1,029.07		Southeast	1,570.77	1,179.77	-391.00	-24.9%		Southeast	1,570.77	1,069.47	-501.30	-31.9%		Southeast	1,179.77	1,029.07	-150.70	-12.8%		Southeast	1,069.47	1,029.07	-40.40	-3.8%		Southeast	1,570.77	1,029.07	-541.70	-34.5%
Midwest	1,214.20	999.07	942.50	935.47		Midwest	1,214.20	999.07	-215.13	-17.7%		Midwest	1,214.20	942.50	-271.70	-22.4%		Midwest	999.07	935.47	-63.60	-6.4%		Midwest	942.50	935.47	-7.03	-0.7%		Midwest	1,214.20	935.47	-278.73	-23.0%
Southwest	985.33	901.83	845.20	868.10		Southwest	985.33	901.83	-83.50	-8.5%		Southwest	985.33	845.20	-140.13	-14.2%		Southwest	901.83	868.10	-33.73	-3.7%		Southwest	845.20	868.10	22.90	2.7%		Southwest	985.33	868.10	-117.23	-11.9%
Mountain–Plains	540.03	430.37	389.27	375.77		Mountain–Plains	540.03	430.37	-109.67	-20.3%		Mountain–Plains	540.03	389.27	-150.77	-27.9%		Mountain–Plains	430.37	375.77	-54.60	-12.7%		Mountain–Plains	389.27	375.77	-13.50	-3.5%		Mountain–Plains	540.03	375.77	-164.27	-30.4%
West	1,624.73	1,166.70	1,042.80	1,014.67		West	1,624.73	1,166.70	-458.03	-28.2%		West	1,624.73	1,042.80	-581.93	-35.8%		West	1,166.70	1,014.67	-152.03	-13.0%		West	1,042.80	1,014.67	-28.13	-2.7%		West	1,624.73	1,014.67	-610.07	-37.5%