EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY: STATE AND BLS REGIONS
Industry:	LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY
Total Employment in the  Leisure & Hospitality Industry, 2007 IV,  2009 II,  2010 I,  2011 II (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the  Leisure & Hospitality Industry, 2007 IV Quarter - 2009 II Quarter (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the  Leisure & Hospitality Industry, 2007 IV Quarter - 2010 I Quarter (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the  Leisure & Hospitality Industry, 2009 II Quarter -  2011 II Quarter (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the  Leisure & Hospitality Industry, 2010 I Quarter -  2011 II Quarter (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the  Leisure & Hospitality 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	175.00	170.43	167.33	169.77		Alabama	175.00	170.43	-4.57	-2.6%		Alabama	175.00	167.33	-7.67	-4.4%		Alabama	170.43	169.77	-0.67	-0.4%		Alabama	167.33	169.77	2.43	1.5%		Alabama	175.00	169.77	-5.23	-3.0%
Alaska	31.87	31.07	31.33	32.93		Alaska	31.87	31.07	-0.80	-2.5%		Alaska	31.87	31.33	-0.53	-1.7%		Alaska	31.07	32.93	1.87	6.0%		Alaska	31.33	32.93	1.60	5.1%		Alaska	31.87	32.93	1.07	3.3%
Arizona	275.70	256.97	251.37	257.90		Arizona	275.70	256.97	-18.73	-6.8%		Arizona	275.70	251.37	-24.33	-8.8%		Arizona	256.97	257.90	0.93	0.4%		Arizona	251.37	257.90	6.53	2.6%		Arizona	275.70	257.90	-17.80	-6.5%
Arkansas	100.47	100.10	97.73	103.77		Arkansas	100.47	100.10	-0.37	-0.4%		Arkansas	100.47	97.73	-2.73	-2.7%		Arkansas	100.10	103.77	3.67	3.7%		Arkansas	97.73	103.77	6.03	6.2%		Arkansas	100.47	103.77	3.30	3.3%
California	1,573.37	1,505.67	1,484.37	1,526.30		California	1,573.37	1,505.67	-67.70	-4.3%		California	1,573.37	1,484.37	-89.00	-5.7%		California	1,505.67	1,526.30	20.63	1.4%		California	1,484.37	1,526.30	41.93	2.8%		California	1,573.37	1,526.30	-47.07	-3.0%
Colorado	273.27	262.57	260.47	272.77		Colorado	273.27	262.57	-10.70	-3.9%		Colorado	273.27	260.47	-12.80	-4.7%		Colorado	262.57	272.77	10.20	3.9%		Colorado	260.47	272.77	12.30	4.7%		Colorado	273.27	272.77	-0.50	-0.2%
Connecticut	137.03	133.60	131.00	134.73		Connecticut	137.03	133.60	-3.43	-2.5%		Connecticut	137.03	131.00	-6.03	-4.4%		Connecticut	133.60	134.73	1.13	0.8%		Connecticut	131.00	134.73	3.73	2.8%		Connecticut	137.03	134.73	-2.30	-1.7%
Delaware	40.57	41.00	40.37	44.23		Delaware	40.57	41.00	0.43	1.1%		Delaware	40.57	40.37	-0.20	-0.5%		Delaware	41.00	44.23	3.23	7.9%		Delaware	40.37	44.23	3.87	9.6%		Delaware	40.57	44.23	3.67	9.0%
District of Columbia	56.33	57.87	58.50	58.80		District of Columbia	56.33	57.87	1.53	2.7%		District of Columbia	56.33	58.50	2.17	3.8%		District of Columbia	57.87	58.80	0.93	1.6%		District of Columbia	58.50	58.80	0.30	0.5%		District of Columbia	56.33	58.80	2.47	4.4%
Florida	975.67	917.87	906.50	958.93		Florida	975.67	917.87	-57.80	-5.9%		Florida	975.67	906.50	-69.17	-7.1%		Florida	917.87	958.93	41.07	4.5%		Florida	906.50	958.93	52.43	5.8%		Florida	975.67	958.93	-16.73	-1.7%
Georgia	397.10	381.87	370.90	378.97		Georgia	397.10	381.87	-15.23	-3.8%		Georgia	397.10	370.90	-26.20	-6.6%		Georgia	381.87	378.97	-2.90	-0.8%		Georgia	370.90	378.97	8.07	2.2%		Georgia	397.10	378.97	-18.13	-4.6%
Hawaii	109.37	100.77	99.83	101.00		Hawaii	109.37	100.77	-8.60	-7.9%		Hawaii	109.37	99.83	-9.53	-8.7%		Hawaii	100.77	101.00	0.23	0.2%		Hawaii	99.83	101.00	1.17	1.2%		Hawaii	109.37	101.00	-8.37	-7.7%
Idaho	64.03	58.67	57.33	60.83		Idaho	64.03	58.67	-5.37	-8.4%		Idaho	64.03	57.33	-6.70	-10.5%		Idaho	58.67	60.83	2.17	3.7%		Idaho	57.33	60.83	3.50	6.1%		Idaho	64.03	60.83	-3.20	-5.0%
Illinois	534.23	517.83	512.47	522.17		Illinois	534.23	517.83	-16.40	-3.1%		Illinois	534.23	512.47	-21.77	-4.1%		Illinois	517.83	522.17	4.33	0.8%		Illinois	512.47	522.17	9.70	1.9%		Illinois	534.23	522.17	-12.07	-2.3%
Indiana	284.20	278.07	272.80	272.13		Indiana	284.20	278.07	-6.13	-2.2%		Indiana	284.20	272.80	-11.40	-4.0%		Indiana	278.07	272.13	-5.93	-2.1%		Indiana	272.80	272.13	-0.67	-0.2%		Indiana	284.20	272.13	-12.07	-4.2%
Iowa	137.40	132.93	130.20	137.13		Iowa	137.40	132.93	-4.47	-3.3%		Iowa	137.40	130.20	-7.20	-5.2%		Iowa	132.93	137.13	4.20	3.2%		Iowa	130.20	137.13	6.93	5.3%		Iowa	137.40	137.13	-0.27	-0.2%
Kansas	114.27	114.00	112.80	112.13		Kansas	114.27	114.00	-0.27	-0.2%		Kansas	114.27	112.80	-1.47	-1.3%		Kansas	114.00	112.13	-1.87	-1.6%		Kansas	112.80	112.13	-0.67	-0.6%		Kansas	114.27	112.13	-2.13	-1.9%
Kentucky	173.00	168.73	165.43	178.67		Kentucky	173.00	168.73	-4.27	-2.5%		Kentucky	173.00	165.43	-7.57	-4.4%		Kentucky	168.73	178.67	9.93	5.9%		Kentucky	165.43	178.67	13.23	8.0%		Kentucky	173.00	178.67	5.67	3.3%
Louisiana	195.23	194.93	192.93	202.17		Louisiana	195.23	194.93	-0.30	-0.2%		Louisiana	195.23	192.93	-2.30	-1.2%		Louisiana	194.93	202.17	7.23	3.7%		Louisiana	192.93	202.17	9.23	4.8%		Louisiana	195.23	202.17	6.93	3.6%
Maine	60.80	59.23	59.47	61.67		Maine	60.80	59.23	-1.57	-2.6%		Maine	60.80	59.47	-1.33	-2.2%		Maine	59.23	61.67	2.43	4.1%		Maine	59.47	61.67	2.20	3.7%		Maine	60.80	61.67	0.87	1.4%
Maryland	235.13	231.83	226.63	228.30		Maryland	235.13	231.83	-3.30	-1.4%		Maryland	235.13	226.63	-8.50	-3.6%		Maryland	231.83	228.30	-3.53	-1.5%		Maryland	226.63	228.30	1.67	0.7%		Maryland	235.13	228.30	-6.83	-2.9%
Massachusetts	304.33	300.07	303.87	318.57		Massachusetts	304.33	300.07	-4.27	-1.4%		Massachusetts	304.33	303.87	-0.47	-0.2%		Massachusetts	300.07	318.57	18.50	6.2%		Massachusetts	303.87	318.57	14.70	4.8%		Massachusetts	304.33	318.57	14.23	4.7%
Michigan	406.13	381.07	375.63	371.73		Michigan	406.13	381.07	-25.07	-6.2%		Michigan	406.13	375.63	-30.50	-7.5%		Michigan	381.07	371.73	-9.33	-2.4%		Michigan	375.63	371.73	-3.90	-1.0%		Michigan	406.13	371.73	-34.40	-8.5%
Minnesota	248.03	238.50	234.40	241.97		Minnesota	248.03	238.50	-9.53	-3.8%		Minnesota	248.03	234.40	-13.63	-5.5%		Minnesota	238.50	241.97	3.47	1.5%		Minnesota	234.40	241.97	7.57	3.2%		Minnesota	248.03	241.97	-6.07	-2.4%
Mississippi	126.50	120.80	117.63	120.80		Mississippi	126.50	120.80	-5.70	-4.5%		Mississippi	126.50	117.63	-8.87	-7.0%		Mississippi	120.80	120.80	0.00	0.0%		Mississippi	117.63	120.80	3.17	2.7%		Mississippi	126.50	120.80	-5.70	-4.5%
Missouri	281.07	274.03	270.87	268.53		Missouri	281.07	274.03	-7.03	-2.5%		Missouri	281.07	270.87	-10.20	-3.6%		Missouri	274.03	268.53	-5.50	-2.0%		Missouri	270.87	268.53	-2.33	-0.9%		Missouri	281.07	268.53	-12.53	-4.5%
Montana	58.63	57.20	55.43	60.57		Montana	58.63	57.20	-1.43	-2.4%		Montana	58.63	55.43	-3.20	-5.5%		Montana	57.20	60.57	3.37	5.9%		Montana	55.43	60.57	5.13	9.3%		Montana	58.63	60.57	1.93	3.3%
Nebraska	82.93	81.67	79.83	82.60		Nebraska	82.93	81.67	-1.27	-1.5%		Nebraska	82.93	79.83	-3.10	-3.7%		Nebraska	81.67	82.60	0.93	1.1%		Nebraska	79.83	82.60	2.77	3.5%		Nebraska	82.93	82.60	-0.33	-0.4%
Nevada	340.87	308.40	308.60	317.27		Nevada	340.87	308.40	-32.47	-9.5%		Nevada	340.87	308.60	-32.27	-9.5%		Nevada	308.40	317.27	8.87	2.9%		Nevada	308.60	317.27	8.67	2.8%		Nevada	340.87	317.27	-23.60	-6.9%
New Hampshire	63.83	61.97	62.03	67.17		New Hampshire	63.83	61.97	-1.87	-2.9%		New Hampshire	63.83	62.03	-1.80	-2.8%		New Hampshire	61.97	67.17	5.20	8.4%		New Hampshire	62.03	67.17	5.13	8.3%		New Hampshire	63.83	67.17	3.33	5.2%
New Jersey	342.87	334.60	330.50	337.03		New Jersey	342.87	334.60	-8.27	-2.4%		New Jersey	342.87	330.50	-12.37	-3.6%		New Jersey	334.60	337.03	2.43	0.7%		New Jersey	330.50	337.03	6.53	2.0%		New Jersey	342.87	337.03	-5.83	-1.7%
New Mexico	88.17	84.23	83.53	84.70		New Mexico	88.17	84.23	-3.93	-4.5%		New Mexico	88.17	83.53	-4.63	-5.3%		New Mexico	84.23	84.70	0.47	0.6%		New Mexico	83.53	84.70	1.17	1.4%		New Mexico	88.17	84.70	-3.47	-3.9%
New York	708.27	708.00	723.43	751.00		New York	708.27	708.00	-0.27	0.0%		New York	708.27	723.43	15.17	2.1%		New York	708.00	751.00	43.00	6.1%		New York	723.43	751.00	27.57	3.8%		New York	708.27	751.00	42.73	6.0%
North Carolina	404.10	393.93	386.53	398.23		North Carolina	404.10	393.93	-10.17	-2.5%		North Carolina	404.10	386.53	-17.57	-4.3%		North Carolina	393.93	398.23	4.30	1.1%		North Carolina	386.53	398.23	11.70	3.0%		North Carolina	404.10	398.23	-5.87	-1.5%
North Dakota	33.30	33.90	33.93	35.67		North Dakota	33.30	33.90	0.60	1.8%		North Dakota	33.30	33.93	0.63	1.9%		North Dakota	33.90	35.67	1.77	5.2%		North Dakota	33.93	35.67	1.73	5.1%		North Dakota	33.30	35.67	2.37	7.1%
Ohio	500.10	477.97	472.33	489.97		Ohio	500.10	477.97	-22.13	-4.4%		Ohio	500.10	472.33	-27.77	-5.6%		Ohio	477.97	489.97	12.00	2.5%		Ohio	472.33	489.97	17.63	3.7%		Ohio	500.10	489.97	-10.13	-2.0%
Oklahoma	139.33	140.50	137.67	144.33		Oklahoma	139.33	140.50	1.17	0.8%		Oklahoma	139.33	137.67	-1.67	-1.2%		Oklahoma	140.50	144.33	3.83	2.7%		Oklahoma	137.67	144.33	6.67	4.8%		Oklahoma	139.33	144.33	5.00	3.6%
Oregon	173.83	163.10	161.40	168.03		Oregon	173.83	163.10	-10.73	-6.2%		Oregon	173.83	161.40	-12.43	-7.2%		Oregon	163.10	168.03	4.93	3.0%		Oregon	161.40	168.03	6.63	4.1%		Oregon	173.83	168.03	-5.80	-3.3%
Pennsylvania	503.13	494.03	494.10	511.57		Pennsylvania	503.13	494.03	-9.10	-1.8%		Pennsylvania	503.13	494.10	-9.03	-1.8%		Pennsylvania	494.03	511.57	17.53	3.5%		Pennsylvania	494.10	511.57	17.47	3.5%		Pennsylvania	503.13	511.57	8.43	1.7%
Rhode Island	51.80	49.13	48.97	51.43		Rhode Island	51.80	49.13	-2.67	-5.1%		Rhode Island	51.80	48.97	-2.83	-5.5%		Rhode Island	49.13	51.43	2.30	4.7%		Rhode Island	48.97	51.43	2.47	5.0%		Rhode Island	51.80	51.43	-0.37	-0.7%
South Carolina	218.90	209.60	205.17	212.57		South Carolina	218.90	209.60	-9.30	-4.2%		South Carolina	218.90	205.17	-13.73	-6.3%		South Carolina	209.60	212.57	2.97	1.4%		South Carolina	205.17	212.57	7.40	3.6%		South Carolina	218.90	212.57	-6.33	-2.9%
South Dakota	43.33	42.77	42.57	42.53		South Dakota	43.33	42.77	-0.57	-1.3%		South Dakota	43.33	42.57	-0.77	-1.8%		South Dakota	42.77	42.53	-0.23	-0.5%		South Dakota	42.57	42.53	-0.03	-0.1%		South Dakota	43.33	42.53	-0.80	-1.8%
Tennessee	278.03	264.50	260.93	265.97		Tennessee	278.03	264.50	-13.53	-4.9%		Tennessee	278.03	260.93	-17.10	-6.2%		Tennessee	264.50	265.97	1.47	0.6%		Tennessee	260.93	265.97	5.03	1.9%		Tennessee	278.03	265.97	-12.07	-4.3%
Texas	995.63	1,007.23	998.50	1,030.43		Texas	995.63	1,007.23	11.60	1.2%		Texas	995.63	998.50	2.87	0.3%		Texas	1,007.23	1,030.43	23.20	2.3%		Texas	998.50	1,030.43	31.93	3.2%		Texas	995.63	1,030.43	34.80	3.5%
Utah	114.57	111.27	109.57	112.13		Utah	114.57	111.27	-3.30	-2.9%		Utah	114.57	109.57	-5.00	-4.4%		Utah	111.27	112.13	0.87	0.8%		Utah	109.57	112.13	2.57	2.3%		Utah	114.57	112.13	-2.43	-2.1%
Vermont	32.97	31.37	32.03	33.27		Vermont	32.97	31.37	-1.60	-4.9%		Vermont	32.97	32.03	-0.93	-2.8%		Vermont	31.37	33.27	1.90	6.1%		Vermont	32.03	33.27	1.23	3.9%		Vermont	32.97	33.27	0.30	0.9%
Virginia	346.70	342.87	335.03	335.67		Virginia	346.70	342.87	-3.83	-1.1%		Virginia	346.70	335.03	-11.67	-3.4%		Virginia	342.87	335.67	-7.20	-2.1%		Virginia	335.03	335.67	0.63	0.2%		Virginia	346.70	335.67	-11.03	-3.2%
Washington	284.13	269.77	264.80	269.97		Washington	284.13	269.77	-14.37	-5.1%		Washington	284.13	264.80	-19.33	-6.8%		Washington	269.77	269.97	0.20	0.1%		Washington	264.80	269.97	5.17	2.0%		Washington	284.13	269.97	-14.17	-5.0%
West Virginia	72.57	72.00	71.20	72.50		West Virginia	72.57	72.00	-0.57	-0.8%		West Virginia	72.57	71.20	-1.37	-1.9%		West Virginia	72.00	72.50	0.50	0.7%		West Virginia	71.20	72.50	1.30	1.8%		West Virginia	72.57	72.50	-0.07	-0.1%
Wisconsin	262.13	253.77	249.87	250.30		Wisconsin	262.13	253.77	-8.37	-3.2%		Wisconsin	262.13	249.87	-12.27	-4.7%		Wisconsin	253.77	250.30	-3.47	-1.4%		Wisconsin	249.87	250.30	0.43	0.2%		Wisconsin	262.13	250.30	-11.83	-4.5%
Wyoming	33.87	32.97	31.93	32.43		Wyoming	33.87	32.97	-0.90	-2.7%		Wyoming	33.87	31.93	-1.93	-5.7%		Wyoming	32.97	32.43	-0.53	-1.6%		Wyoming	31.93	32.43	0.50	1.6%		Wyoming	33.87	32.43	-1.43	-4.2%
Puerto Rico	73.13	70.63	71.33	69.10		Puerto Rico	73.13	70.63	-2.50	-3.4%		Puerto Rico	73.13	71.33	-1.80	-2.5%		Puerto Rico	70.63	69.10	-1.53	-2.2%		Puerto Rico	71.33	69.10	-2.23	-3.1%		Puerto Rico	73.13	69.10	-4.03	-5.5%
Virgin Islands	7.43	6.87	7.10	7.17		Virgin Islands	7.43	6.87	-0.57	-7.6%		Virgin Islands	7.43	7.10	-0.33	-4.5%		Virgin Islands	6.87	7.17	0.30	4.4%		Virgin Islands	7.10	7.17	0.07	0.9%		Virgin Islands	7.43	7.17	-0.27	-3.6%
Total Employment in the  Leisure & Hospitality Industry, 2007 IV,  2009 II,  2010 I,  2011 II                                                                                                                   (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the  Leisure & Hospitality Industry, 2007 IV Quarter - 2009 II Quarter                                                                                (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the  Leisure & Hospitality Industry, 2007 IV Quarter - 2010 I Quarter                                                                                (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the  Leisure & Hospitality Industry, 2009 II Quarter -  2011 II Quarter                                                                                          (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the  Leisure & Hospitality Industry, 2010 I Quarter -  2011 II Quarter                                                                                          (Data in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted)						Total Employment in the  Leisure & Hospitality 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	650.77	635.37	637.37	666.83		New England	650.77	635.37	-15.40	-2.4%		New England	650.77	637.37	-13.40	-2.1%		New England	635.37	666.83	31.47	5.0%		New England	637.37	666.83	29.47	4.6%		New England	650.77	666.83	16.07	2.5%
New York–New Jersey	1,131.70	1,120.10	1,132.37	1,164.30		New York–New Jersey	1,131.70	1,120.10	-11.60	-1.0%		New York–New Jersey	1,131.70	1,132.37	0.67	0.1%		New York–New Jersey	1,120.10	1,164.30	44.20	3.9%		New York–New Jersey	1,132.37	1,164.30	31.93	2.8%		New York–New Jersey	1,131.70	1,164.30	32.60	2.9%
Mid–Atlantic	1,254.43	1,239.60	1,225.83	1,251.07		Mid–Atlantic	1,254.43	1,239.60	-14.83	-1.2%		Mid–Atlantic	1,254.43	1,225.83	-28.60	-2.3%		Mid–Atlantic	1,239.60	1,251.07	11.47	0.9%		Mid–Atlantic	1,225.83	1,251.07	25.23	2.1%		Mid–Atlantic	1,254.43	1,251.07	-3.37	-0.3%
Southeast	2,748.30	2,627.73	2,580.43	2,683.90		Southeast	2,748.30	2,627.73	-120.57	-4.4%		Southeast	2,748.30	2,580.43	-167.87	-6.1%		Southeast	2,627.73	2,683.90	56.17	2.1%		Southeast	2,580.43	2,683.90	103.47	4.0%		Southeast	2,748.30	2,683.90	-64.40	-2.3%
Midwest	2,531.80	2,438.47	2,404.03	2,446.20		Midwest	2,531.80	2,438.47	-93.33	-3.7%		Midwest	2,531.80	2,404.03	-127.77	-5.0%		Midwest	2,438.47	2,446.20	7.73	0.3%		Midwest	2,404.03	2,446.20	42.17	1.8%		Midwest	2,531.80	2,446.20	-85.60	-3.4%
Southwest	1,518.83	1,527.00	1,510.37	1,565.40		Southwest	1,518.83	1,527.00	8.17	0.5%		Southwest	1,518.83	1,510.37	-8.47	-0.6%		Southwest	1,527.00	1,565.40	38.40	2.5%		Southwest	1,510.37	1,565.40	55.03	3.6%		Southwest	1,518.83	1,565.40	46.57	3.1%
Mountain–Plains	875.67	852.03	841.07	858.57		Mountain–Plains	875.67	852.03	-23.63	-2.7%		Mountain–Plains	875.67	841.07	-34.60	-4.0%		Mountain–Plains	852.03	858.57	6.53	0.8%		Mountain–Plains	841.07	858.57	17.50	2.1%		Mountain–Plains	875.67	858.57	-17.10	-2.0%
West	2,853.17	2,694.40	2,659.03	2,734.23		West	2,853.17	2,694.40	-158.77	-5.6%		West	2,853.17	2,659.03	-194.13	-6.8%		West	2,694.40	2,734.23	39.83	1.5%		West	2,659.03	2,734.23	75.20	2.8%		West	2,853.17	2,734.23	-118.93	-4.2%