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USDL 04-81

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Tuesday, January 27, 2004

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 2003

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally stable in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics

of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. No region and only three states recorded a shift greater

than 0.3 percentage point. At 5.7 percent, the national jobless rate was little changed over the month, but

has trended down since midyear.

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

The South again registered the lowest unemployment rate, 5.3 percent in December, while the West

continued to post the highest rate, 6.0 percent. Compared with December 2002, jobless rates were lower in

the West (-0.5 percentage point), Northeast (-0.4 point), and South (-0.3 point) and little changed in the

Midwest. (See table 1.)

In December, the West North Central and South Atlantic divisions continued to report the lowest

unemployment rates among the nine geographic divisions, 4.5 and 4.8 percent, respectively. The Pacific

division again recorded the highest unemployment rate, 6.5 percent, followed by the East North Central and

West South Central divisions, 6.1 percent each. Over the year, the largest changes in jobless rates occurred

in the Mountain division (-0.7 percentage point) and the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions

(-0.5 point each).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Four states reported jobless rates below 4.0 percent in December. North Dakota again had the lowest

rate, 3.2 percent, followed by South Dakota, 3.4 percent, Virginia, 3.6 percent, and Nebraska, 3.7 percent.

Three states recorded rates over 7.0 percent. Alaska had the highest rate, 7.7 percent, followed by

Michigan and Oregon, with rates of 7.2 percent each. In December, 33 states posted unemployment rates

below that of the U.S. (5.7 percent), 14 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates, and 3 states

reported the same rate as the U.S. (See table 3 and chart 1.)

Over the month, 20 states and the District of Columbia registered jobless rate decreases, 18 states

reported rate increases, and 12 states recorded no change. South Carolina experienced the largest monthly

unemployment rate decrease from November (-0.7 percentage point), followed by Arkansas (-0.5 point).

No state had a rate increase of more than 0.3 percentage point.
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Compared with December 2002, jobless rates were lower in 32 states, higher in 17 states, and

unchanged in 1 state and the District of Columbia. Mississippi posted the largest rate drop over the year

 (-2.0 percentage points), and Utah recorded the next largest decline (-1.6 points). Four additional states

reported rate decreases of at least 1.0 percentage point over the same period. Michigan registered the

largest jobless rate increase from a year earlier (+1.0 percentage point), followed by Tennessee (+0.8 point)

and South Dakota (+0.6 point). No other state recorded an over-the-year rate increase of more than 0.4

percentage point.

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

From November to December 2003, total nonfarm employment decreased in 27 states and increased in

23 states and the District of Columbia. The largest employment decreases occurred in Michigan (-32,900),

Ohio (-14,400), California (-8,400), Maryland (-7,900), and Texas (-7,500). The largest over-the-month

percentage decreases in employment were reported in Michigan (-0.7 percent), North Dakota (-0.4 percent), and Delaware, Maryland, Nebraska, and Ohio (-0.3 percent each). The largest employment increases

occurred in Illinois (+16,100), Washington (+6,200), Nevada (+5,600), Oregon (+5,200), and Kansas

(+4,700). Alaska posted the largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+0.6 percent),

followed by Nevada (+0.5 percent), Kansas and Wyoming (+0.4 percent each), and the District of

Columbia, Illinois, New Hampshire, and Oregon (+0.3 percent each). (See table 5.)

Over the year, employment increased in 27 states and the District of Columbia, decreased in 22 states,

and was unchanged in 1 state. The largest over-the-year gains in employment occurred in Florida

(+114,600), Georgia (+64,000), Arizona (+46,200), Texas (+43,900), and Nevada (+42,300). The largest

percentage gains were reported in Nevada (+4.0 percent), Arizona (+2.0 percent), Alaska and Hawaii

(+1.8 percent each), Florida and Georgia (+1.6 percent each), and Wyoming (+1.3 percent). The largest

employment decreases were in Michigan (-78,800), Ohio (-66,900), Massachusetts (-42,600), South

Carolina (-40,900), and Illinois (-38,100). South Carolina recorded the largest percentage decline in

employment (-2.3 percent), followed by Michigan (-1.8 percent), Massachusetts (-1.3 percent), Ohio

(-1.2 percent), and Connecticut (-1.0 percent). (See chart 2.)

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for December 2003 is scheduled to be

issued on February 4. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for January 2004 is

scheduled to be issued on March 10.

NOTE: Effective with the release of 2003 annual average estimates on February 27, the labor

force data for regions, divisions, states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach

metropolitan area, and New York City presented in tables 1-4 of this news release will be revised to

incorporate updated population controls, revised seasonal adjustment factors, reestimation of models,

and benchmarking to Current Population Survey annual averages. Not-seasonally-adjusted data back

to 2000 and seasonally-adjusted data back to 1999 are subject to revision. The updated population

controls reflect the annual updating of population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau.

In addition, effective with the release of January 2004 estimates on March 10, all nonfarm payroll

employment estimates for states and areas presented in tables 5 and 6 of this news release will be

adjusted to 2003 benchmark levels. Not-seasonally-adjusted payroll data back to April 2002 and

seasonally-adjusted data for states back to 1999 will be subject to revision.

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All monthly and annual average labor force estimates for 1990-99 for regions, divisions, states,

the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area, and New York City will be

revised on February 11. The basis of these revisions is updated CPS population controls that better

link the results from the 1990 Census (adjusted for the estimated undercount) with those from the

2000 Census (as enumerated). In addition, the revised 1990-99 labor force estimates will reflect

subsequent reestimation of models, benchmarking to the new CPS levels, and updated seasonal

adjustment factors. The impact of the revisions on labor force estimates will vary. For example,

states in which the 2000 Census enumeration was close to the projected 1990 Census-based

population estimate will have smaller annual average revisions than states with large revisions. Also,

revisions will be larger for time periods later in the decade than for periods earlier in the decade.

Finally, changes to monthly estimates will generally be greater than the revisions to annual averages.

In addition, revised data for all substate series—consistent with the new not-seasonally-adjusted

statewide controls—also will be released on February 11. The updated estimates will be available at

http:www.bls.gov/lau/. For more information on these revisions, please contact the Division of Local

Area Unemployment Statistics at 202-691-6392.

Revision of Historical Labor Force Data
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census

regions and divisions, states, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan

area, and New York City from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics

(LAUS) program (tables 1-4). Also presented are nonfarm payroll

employment estimates by state and major industry from the Current

Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6). The LAUS and

CES programs are both Federal-State cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS

program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based on

the same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national

estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample

survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor

Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The labor force includes

both the employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those

who did any work at all for pay or profit in the survey reference week

(the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or

more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working

who have a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or

not paid, for such reasons as labor-management dispute, illness, or

vacation. Unemployed persons are those who did not work at all (in the

reference week), have actively looked for a job (sometime in the 4-week

period ending with the survey reference week), and are currently

available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need not be looking

for work to be counted as unemployed.

Method of estimation. Effective January 1996, estimates for all

states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach

metropolitan area, and New York City are produced using estimating

equations based on regression techniques. This method utilizes data

from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state

unemployment insurance (UI) data. A detailed description of the

estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request. Effective

January 1998, estimates for census regions and divisions are obtained

by summing the model-based estimates for the component states and

then calculating the unemployment rate.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data shown for

the prior year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year, usually

with January estimates. The adjusted estimates reflect updated

population data from the U.S. Census Bureau and any revisions in the

other data sources. In addition, data for all states, the District of

Columbia, and the two large substate areas noted are adjusted annually

to equal the CPS annual averages, usually effective with January

estimates. The regional and state data will not sum to national totals

obtained from the CPS, since the monthly state estimates are not based

directly on the CPS.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of state (and Los

Angeles-Long Beach and New York City) labor force levels are

computed by aggregating independently seasonally adjusted

employment and unemployment levels. Unemployment rates are then

computed from these independently adjusted levels. Region and

division levels are calculated as the sum of the levels of the component

states. Revisions of historical data for the most recent 5 years are

usually made at the beginning of each calendar year, usually coincident

with January estimates.

Employment from the CES program

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment

payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes

the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work

rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than

one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on

the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version

of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using

a “link relative” technique in which a ratio (link relative) of currentmonth employment to that of the previous month is computed from

a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates

of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the

estimates for the previous month by these ratios.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually

to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally

from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered

under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark

information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new

benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of

employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking

process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used

to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent

months.

Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally

adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some states, the

seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is computed by

aggregating the independently adjusted supersector series. In other

states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is

independently adjusted. Revisions of historical data for the most recent

5 years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark

adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures

are designed to produce accurate data for each individual state. BLS

independently develops a national employment series; state estimates

are not forced to sum to national totals. Because each state series is

subject to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national

series, summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can

cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these

statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a “sum-of-states”

employment series, and cautions users that such a series is subject to

a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey

and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other
recent benchmark revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site

at (http://www.bls.gov/sae/).

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to

develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and

Earnings, which is available by subscription from the Superintendent

of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC

20402 (telephone 202-512-1800), and from the BLS Handbook of

Methods, Bulletin 2490, August 1997.

Estimates of labor force and unemployment for over 330

metropolitan areas are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area

Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force,

employment, and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas,

labor market areas, counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or

more, and other areas used in the administration of various federal

economic assistance programs are available from the BLS Internet at

(http://www.bls.gov/lau/). Employment data from the CES program

are available at (http://www.bls.gov/sae/).

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD

message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339.

types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—

that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than

the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to

nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the

data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly

derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting

from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual

items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because

of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program, unemployment rates

are computed, in most instances, from unrounded data rather than from

data that may be displayed in the tables; differences, however, are

generally insignificant.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Measures of

sampling error, in the form of standard errors for state annual average

estimates derived from the CPS, are available in the annual BLS bulletin,

Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment. Measures of

nonsampling error for CPS data are not available, but additional

information on the subject is provided in the BLS monthly periodical,

Employment and Earnings.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error will be

available for state CES data at the supersector level and for

metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level. Information on
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, seasonally adjusted1

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Dec.

2002

Oct. 

2003

Nov. 

2003

Dec.

2003p

Dec.

2002

Oct. 

2003

Nov. 

2003

Dec.

2003p Dec.

2002

Oct. 

2003

Nov. 

2003

Dec.

2003p

Northeast ........................... 27,752.2 27,586.4 27,637.9 27,617.7 1,640.4 1,560.1 1,529.0 1,529.6 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.5

 New England .................... 7,596.5 7,575.9 7,572.7 7,572.8 389.1 387.9 384.8 391.5 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,155.7 20,010.5 20,065.2 20,044.9 1,251.3 1,172.2 1,144.3 1,138.1 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.7

South ................................. 50,757.2 51,477.0 51,431.1 51,357.2 2,852.8 2,792.1 2,768.2 2,731.6 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.3

 South Atlantic ................... 26,672.9 26,964.1 26,959.3 26,888.4 1,410.5 1,318.4 1,316.3 1,284.6 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.8

 East South Central ........... 8,278.2 8,395.5 8,385.2 8,372.5 467.3 469.9 470.4 464.9 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6

 West South Central .......... 15,806.2 16,117.4 16,086.6 16,096.3 975.1 1,003.8 981.6 982.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1

Midwest ............................. 34,016.1 34,620.3 34,549.3 34,524.6 1,876.4 1,986.6 1,934.3 1,943.8 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.6

 East North Central ............ 23,297.9 23,791.4 23,740.9 23,719.7 1,383.5 1,485.4 1,447.8 1,452.5 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.1

 West North Central ........... 10,718.2 10,828.9 10,808.4 10,804.9 492.9 501.3 486.6 491.3 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5

West ................................... 33,093.6 33,434.3 33,355.3 33,395.5 2,162.6 2,096.0 2,049.3 2,017.8 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.0

 Mountain ........................... 9,725.5 9,812.6 9,796.9 9,803.5 553.4 503.3 494.9 494.4 5.7 5.1 5.1 5.0

 Pacific ............................... 23,368.1 23,621.7 23,558.5 23,592.1 1,609.1 1,592.6 1,554.4 1,523.5 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.5

1 These estimates are obtained by summing the state estimates. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the

various census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine,

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle

Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic:

Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North

Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central:

Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central:

Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois,

Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa,

Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South

Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New

Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii,

Oregon, and Washington. All estimates are provisional and will be revised

when new benchmark and population information becomes available.

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, not seasonally adjusted1

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

November December November December November December

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Northeast ........................... 27,708.4 27,634.3 27,674.5 27,566.0 1,551.6 1,482.3 1,553.7 1,452.1 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.3

 New England .................... 7,590.5 7,570.3 7,564.6 7,546.2 359.4 362.3 359.7 364.5 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8

 Middle Atlantic .................. 20,117.9 20,064.0 20,109.9 20,019.8 1,192.2 1,120.0 1,194.0 1,087.6 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.4

South ................................. 50,840.0 51,439.0 50,544.3 51,141.6 2,759.2 2,690.9 2,660.5 2,544.9 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.0

 South Atlantic ................... 26,690.3 26,925.0 26,534.1 26,749.7 1,374.2 1,289.6 1,323.6 1,203.1 5.1 4.8 5.0 4.5

 East South Central ........... 8,334.9 8,425.4 8,273.0 8,364.0 455.0 460.4 432.6 430.4 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.1

 West South Central .......... 15,814.8 16,088.6 15,737.2 16,028.0 930.0 940.9 904.2 911.4 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7

Midwest ............................. 34,096.0 34,553.2 33,867.6 34,350.3 1,750.5 1,810.7 1,778.6 1,843.8 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4

 East North Central ............ 23,367.3 23,748.2 23,216.5 23,612.7 1,285.4 1,353.7 1,307.6 1,372.2 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.8

 West North Central ........... 10,728.7 10,805.0 10,651.1 10,737.6 465.1 457.0 471.0 471.7 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.4

West ................................... 33,153.3 33,392.1 33,003.2 33,297.0 2,115.4 2,019.2 2,081.0 1,940.4 6.4 6.0 6.3 5.8

 Mountain ........................... 9,752.8 9,812.1 9,692.1 9,772.9 538.3 481.2 531.7 477.3 5.5 4.9 5.5 4.9

 Pacific ............................... 23,400.6 23,580.0 23,311.1 23,524.1 1,577.1 1,538.0 1,549.3 1,463.1 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.2

1 These estimates are obtained by summing the state estimates. The

composition of the regions and divisions is described in table 1. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new

benchmark and population information becomes available.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

State and Area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Dec.

2002

Oct.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003p

Dec.

2002

Oct.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003p Dec.

2002

Oct.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003p

Alabama ............................. 2,091.0 2,166.0 2,160.8 2,151.9 124.3 120.6 125.9 125.0 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.8

Alaska ................................. 327.5 346.2 345.3 347.4 27.5 25.3 25.8 26.9 8.4 7.3 7.5 7.7

Arizona ............................... 2,674.8 2,664.7 2,656.7 2,653.1 158.8 134.0 127.6 128.2 5.9 5.0 4.8 4.8

Arkansas ............................. 1,298.4 1,313.9 1,311.7 1,310.4 70.1 81.6 79.2 72.3 5.4 6.2 6.0 5.5

California ............................ 17,497.8 17,722.2 17,672.9 17,681.6 1,206.3 1,184.3 1,156.2 1,125.9 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach 4,709.4 4,780.4 4,745.2 4,757.7 310.3 339.8 330.0 314.0 6.6 7.1 7.0 6.6

Colorado ............................. 2,441.8 2,477.5 2,480.8 2,485.9 142.6 134.7 138.0 143.0 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.8

Connecticut ......................... 1,783.3 1,780.8 1,783.6 1,783.4 84.0 87.2 89.2 89.2 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.0

Delaware ............................ 419.2 424.2 422.9 419.7 17.8 17.1 17.4 17.2 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.1

District of Columbia ............ 302.5 314.7 313.8 307.2 19.8 21.3 20.9 20.2 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.6

Florida ................................. 8,076.6 8,085.8 8,081.0 8,075.5 431.0 396.4 393.5 377.3 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.7

Georgia ............................... 4,316.5 4,395.0 4,405.0 4,357.5 226.9 185.2 184.4 179.8 5.3 4.2 4.2 4.1

Hawaii ................................. 582.3 608.4 607.6 609.5 22.9 25.8 25.1 25.0 3.9 4.2 4.1 4.1

Idaho ................................... 684.5 688.7 689.0 685.8 41.6 36.6 34.6 32.8 6.1 5.3 5.0 4.8

Illinois .................................. 6,362.8 6,479.8 6,488.3 6,478.4 423.9 433.1 438.5 417.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.4

Indiana ................................ 3,177.5 3,203.2 3,205.0 3,205.0 155.6 164.5 161.3 159.3 4.9 5.1 5.0 5.0

Iowa .................................... 1,677.1 1,644.6 1,636.0 1,633.2 69.8 74.2 68.4 71.2 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.4

Kansas ................................ 1,425.8 1,479.1 1,480.9 1,481.9 73.7 69.5 70.3 70.9 5.2 4.7 4.7 4.8

Kentucky ............................. 1,958.7 1,993.8 1,991.2 1,995.3 108.2 111.5 110.7 108.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.4

Louisiana ............................ 2,001.8 2,046.4 2,048.0 2,064.4 125.7 112.9 113.4 120.2 6.3 5.5 5.5 5.8

Maine .................................. 687.7 696.5 698.0 697.7 32.9 35.4 34.5 34.8 4.8 5.1 4.9 5.0

Maryland ............................. 2,897.0 2,921.4 2,922.4 2,930.4 122.7 119.2 121.5 129.0 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.4

Massachusetts .................... 3,505.7 3,458.1 3,454.4 3,460.2 193.0 194.8 188.3 195.7 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.7

Michigan ............................. 4,941.2 5,147.0 5,111.0 5,084.8 307.2 392.9 360.7 365.5 6.2 7.6 7.1 7.2

Minnesota ........................... 2,913.7 2,933.4 2,932.1 2,934.0 124.4 136.1 135.9 138.3 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.7

Mississippi .......................... 1,298.5 1,325.1 1,322.1 1,316.7 90.5 75.9 66.2 66.4 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.0

Missouri .............................. 2,968.5 3,001.4 2,988.5 2,985.5 164.7 157.8 150.4 148.0 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.0

Montana .............................. 466.5 478.3 477.0 476.2 21.8 20.2 20.5 21.5 4.7 4.2 4.3 4.5

Nebraska ............................ 962.2 991.0 990.2 989.0 34.9 37.5 35.9 37.1 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.7

Nevada ............................... 1,118.7 1,107.5 1,101.6 1,104.1 55.0 55.2 50.1 49.1 4.9 5.0 4.5 4.4

New Hampshire .................. 706.5 719.7 717.9 716.0 35.2 31.4 30.9 29.4 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.1

New Jersey ......................... 4,380.3 4,436.7 4,440.1 4,450.7 260.7 251.5 244.9 235.9 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.3

New Mexico ........................ 885.0 897.5 897.0 898.4 47.8 54.2 53.5 51.4 5.4 6.0 6.0 5.7

New York ............................ 9,455.3 9,389.7 9,417.2 9,388.6 606.2 585.1 578.4 586.0 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.2

New York City ................. 3,791.5 3,689.9 3,701.0 3,690.4 321.1 302.2 284.5 292.0 8.5 8.2 7.7 7.9

North Carolina .................... 4,152.0 4,184.0 4,191.1 4,187.5 278.0 253.6 259.2 256.3 6.7 6.1 6.2 6.1

North Dakota ...................... 346.2 355.5 355.4 355.4 13.5 12.9 11.4 11.3 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.2

Ohio .................................... 5,788.5 5,853.5 5,847.4 5,857.8 323.4 327.5 333.5 350.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0

Oklahoma ........................... 1,698.7 1,709.6 1,694.9 1,688.6 79.6 91.7 90.1 86.7 4.7 5.4 5.3 5.1

Oregon ................................ 1,836.0 1,824.8 1,805.1 1,820.7 133.5 138.9 132.6 131.8 7.3 7.6 7.3 7.2

Pennsylvania ...................... 6,320.1 6,184.1 6,208.0 6,205.7 384.4 335.6 321.0 316.2 6.1 5.4 5.2 5.1

Rhode Island ...................... 561.5 567.3 564.8 562.8 30.8 24.8 27.9 28.1 5.5 4.4 4.9 5.0

South Carolina .................... 1,982.2 2,040.5 2,028.2 2,019.6 122.5 144.0 138.3 124.0 6.2 7.1 6.8 6.1

South Dakota ...................... 424.6 423.9 425.4 425.9 12.0 13.4 14.4 14.5 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.4

Tennessee .......................... 2,929.9 2,910.6 2,911.2 2,908.7 144.3 162.0 167.6 164.9 4.9 5.6 5.8 5.7

Texas .................................. 10,807.3 11,047.5 11,032.0 11,033.0 699.7 717.5 698.8 702.9 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.4

Utah .................................... 1,184.1 1,221.6 1,217.3 1,222.5 74.0 57.5 59.5 57.3 6.3 4.7 4.9 4.7

Vermont .............................. 351.9 353.6 354.0 352.6 13.2 14.2 14.0 14.2 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.0

Virginia ................................ 3,734.4 3,795.6 3,797.7 3,796.9 143.7 134.1 137.2 138.6 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6

Washington ......................... 3,124.6 3,120.1 3,127.7 3,132.8 219.0 218.4 214.8 213.8 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.8

West Virginia ...................... 792.4 803.0 797.1 794.1 48.1 47.5 43.8 42.2 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.3

Wisconsin ........................... 3,027.9 3,108.0 3,089.1 3,093.7 173.4 167.3 153.8 159.3 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.2

Wyoming ............................. 270.1 276.8 277.3 277.4 11.8 10.9 11.0 11.1 4.4 3.9 4.0 4.0

Puerto Rico ......................... 1,352.6 1,396.2 1,393.8 1,397.4 166.2 159.3 181.0 158.9 12.3 11.4 13.0 11.4

p = preliminary.

 NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived

from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population

Survey. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new

benchmark and population information becomes available.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

State and Area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

November December November December November December

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Alabama ............................. 2,114.1 2,173.9 2,100.8 2,158.8 126.7 128.5 115.8 117.0 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.4

Alaska ................................. 322.5 341.7 322.1 341.9 25.4 25.1 27.7 27.5 7.9 7.3 8.6 8.0

Arizona ............................... 2,689.9 2,662.8 2,680.1 2,659.3 159.4 123.5 152.5 121.8 5.9 4.6 5.7 4.6

Arkansas ............................. 1,291.4 1,303.2 1,280.4 1,292.5 61.1 69.2 66.7 68.8 4.7 5.3 5.2 5.3

California ............................ 17,543.0 17,709.2 17,459.4 17,634.2 1,182.2 1,147.5 1,152.9 1,072.0 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach 4,749.2 4,778.2 4,716.6 4,756.7 298.9 319.1 289.1 291.7 6.3 6.7 6.1 6.1

Colorado ............................. 2,453.6 2,488.5 2,435.3 2,479.2 140.8 138.6 138.9 139.8 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6

Connecticut ......................... 1,776.0 1,778.5 1,768.8 1,769.6 74.0 80.7 75.5 80.5 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.5

Delaware ............................ 424.1 426.1 420.5 420.5 16.6 15.7 16.2 15.6 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7

District of Columbia ............ 300.6 312.2 299.5 303.9 19.0 20.6 18.5 18.9 6.3 6.6 6.2 6.2

Florida ................................. 8,084.6 8,073.3 8,043.2 8,040.7 426.3 393.5 399.2 350.1 5.3 4.9 5.0 4.4

Georgia ............................... 4,326.8 4,412.1 4,340.5 4,384.9 217.0 178.9 219.4 173.9 5.0 4.1 5.1 4.0

Hawaii ................................. 583.3 608.6 583.7 610.4 22.6 25.5 21.0 23.0 3.9 4.2 3.6 3.8

Idaho ................................... 682.7 687.6 680.6 681.2 38.7 33.0 43.7 34.9 5.7 4.8 6.4 5.1

Illinois .................................. 6,371.6 6,491.0 6,349.1 6,461.0 401.4 417.0 407.7 406.4 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.3

Indiana ................................ 3,183.4 3,207.2 3,160.0 3,188.1 149.1 152.6 152.8 156.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.9

Iowa .................................... 1,674.4 1,638.0 1,670.8 1,631.4 64.2 64.1 69.1 71.6 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.4

Kansas ................................ 1,434.1 1,486.7 1,420.4 1,477.3 74.5 70.4 67.6 66.4 5.2 4.7 4.8 4.5

Kentucky ............................. 1,964.8 1,992.4 1,954.1 1,987.6 101.0 103.9 101.4 101.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.1

Louisiana ............................ 1,997.6 2,044.2 1,983.2 2,042.0 119.2 110.7 121.0 115.9 6.0 5.4 6.1 5.7

Maine .................................. 683.9 694.3 680.8 690.1 31.5 34.2 31.6 33.9 4.6 4.9 4.6 4.9

Maryland ............................. 2,906.3 2,924.7 2,873.6 2,907.0 122.3 120.6 113.5 119.0 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.1

Massachusetts .................... 3,503.3 3,456.7 3,494.0 3,452.7 179.2 177.6 177.4 181.7 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.3

Michigan ............................. 4,977.6 5,119.0 4,929.1 5,059.0 279.9 335.4 286.3 339.6 5.6 6.6 5.8 6.7

Minnesota ........................... 2,923.3 2,935.7 2,888.1 2,907.7 112.9 123.5 115.8 129.5 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.5

Mississippi .......................... 1,300.0 1,321.6 1,304.4 1,323.7 83.7 61.0 84.7 62.1 6.4 4.6 6.5 4.7

Missouri .............................. 2,967.1 2,979.8 2,958.3 2,970.9 157.3 142.4 160.1 143.4 5.3 4.8 5.4 4.8

Montana .............................. 463.6 473.5 460.3 469.9 21.8 20.8 23.5 23.4 4.7 4.4 5.1 5.0

Nebraska ............................ 963.9 989.4 956.7 982.3 31.2 32.5 32.4 34.5 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5

Nevada ............................... 1,119.5 1,102.6 1,109.1 1,095.9 54.2 49.1 53.6 47.3 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.3

New Hampshire .................. 710.8 719.6 704.2 714.4 34.9 31.4 33.7 28.5 4.9 4.4 4.8 4.0

New Jersey ......................... 4,386.1 4,442.1 4,374.2 4,448.4 254.3 239.1 248.3 225.2 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.1

New Mexico ........................ 887.8 899.4 882.1 895.1 46.2 50.8 44.0 47.1 5.2 5.7 5.0 5.3

New York ............................ 9,424.7 9,406.6 9,440.3 9,381.1 584.0 572.9 591.6 574.7 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.1

New York City ................. 3,781.2 3,700.9 3,789.9 3,696.2 314.6 287.5 314.7 288.5 8.3 7.8 8.3 7.8

North Carolina .................... 4,154.8 4,184.7 4,112.8 4,150.0 272.8 260.5 263.2 242.4 6.6 6.2 6.4 5.8

North Dakota ...................... 342.3 350.4 339.2 348.5 13.6 10.6 13.5 11.5 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.3

Ohio .................................... 5,818.7 5,858.3 5,773.5 5,836.0 304.7 311.4 302.0 323.4 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.5

Oklahoma ........................... 1,702.7 1,702.7 1,690.5 1,679.6 74.3 86.7 78.5 84.2 4.4 5.1 4.6 5.0

Oregon ................................ 1,842.4 1,808.3 1,823.6 1,806.8 128.6 126.6 128.5 126.6 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0

Pennsylvania ...................... 6,307.1 6,215.3 6,295.4 6,190.2 353.9 308.0 354.2 287.6 5.6 5.0 5.6 4.6

Rhode Island ...................... 565.7 567.4 564.3 565.9 27.3 25.2 29.2 26.9 4.8 4.4 5.2 4.8

South Carolina .................... 1,971.5 2,013.2 1,950.8 1,988.9 118.3 131.6 116.5 118.1 6.0 6.5 6.0 5.9

South Dakota ...................... 423.4 425.1 417.7 419.5 11.5 13.6 12.5 14.8 2.7 3.2 3.0 3.5

Tennessee .......................... 2,956.0 2,937.5 2,913.6 2,893.9 143.6 167.0 130.7 150.1 4.9 5.7 4.5 5.2

Texas .................................. 10,823.2 11,038.6 10,783.1 11,013.8 675.3 674.4 638.0 642.4 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.8

Utah .................................... 1,186.9 1,221.9 1,177.0 1,217.8 66.2 54.9 63.3 51.5 5.6 4.5 5.4 4.2

Vermont .............................. 350.8 353.7 352.6 353.5 12.5 13.3 12.3 13.1 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.7

Virginia ................................ 3,730.1 3,784.5 3,701.4 3,760.9 136.4 127.6 130.5 124.6 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.3

Washington ......................... 3,109.3 3,112.2 3,122.3 3,130.8 218.2 213.3 219.3 214.0 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.8

West Virginia ...................... 791.4 794.3 791.9 792.9 45.5 40.5 46.5 40.5 5.7 5.1 5.9 5.1

Wisconsin ........................... 3,016.1 3,072.7 3,004.7 3,068.6 150.3 137.3 158.8 146.0 5.0 4.5 5.3 4.8

Wyoming ............................. 268.9 275.9 267.6 274.7 10.9 10.4 12.2 11.5 4.1 3.8 4.5 4.2

Puerto Rico ......................... 1,361.5 1,390.0 1,350.4 1,394.6 149.3 167.3 147.8 140.3 11.0 12.0 10.9 10.1

p = preliminary.

 NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are

derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current

Population Survey. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when

new benchmark and population information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted

(In thousands)

State 

Total1 Construction Manufacturing

Dec.

2002

Oct.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003p Dec.2002

Oct.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003p Dec.2002

Oct.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003p

Alabama ............................... 1,883.2 1,874.6 1,873.1 1,873.8 100.4 103.1 103.3 102.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 299.5 302.5 303.1 305.0 16.2 16.4 16.4 16.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Arizona ................................. 2,264.6 2,300.9 2,306.6 2,310.8 174.2 179.9 182.7 182.6 178.8 173.5 174.3 174.2

Arkansas ............................... 1,148.4 1,145.6 1,144.7 1,146.2 55.7 53.9 54.3 54.3 212.5 206.1 205.6 205.6

California .............................. 14,464.9 14,461.0 14,440.8 14,432.4 784.1 792.8 796.8 799.9 1,607.3 1,576.4 1,574.2 1,573.3

Colorado ............................... 2,173.5 2,162.2 2,156.6 2,154.0 158.5 149.8 149.6 148.5 161.4 150.8 150.0 149.9

Connecticut ........................... 1,660.2 1,643.1 1,645.1 1,644.0 62.1 60.2 60.4 59.8 209.3 200.6 200.7 200.2

Delaware 3 ........................... 412.5 413.0 412.9 411.6 23.4 24.4 24.6 24.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

District of Columbia 3 ........... 662.0 670.2 667.0 668.7 12.4 12.8 12.8 12.9 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Florida 3 ................................ 7,238.8 7,343.9 7,353.8 7,353.4 437.8 454.4 455.7 459.1 401.2 392.8 392.2 392.0

Georgia ................................ 3,903.1 3,982.2 3,970.8 3,967.1 200.6 218.2 214.7 215.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Hawaii 3 ................................ 562.2 572.0 572.0 572.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho ..................................... 569.3 577.2 575.8 575.9 36.7 36.9 37.5 37.7 63.6 61.0 60.8 61.0

Illinois .................................... 5,919.4 5,862.1 5,865.2 5,881.3 277.7 272.0 273.8 278.0 747.6 725.3 725.9 725.9

Indiana .................................. 2,880.4 2,868.2 2,868.2 2,872.2 137.5 146.0 145.5 149.4 586.5 572.1 573.8 574.8

Iowa ...................................... 1,443.5 1,447.7 1,445.3 1,442.8 65.4 63.9 64.4 64.6 225.3 222.0 221.4 221.1

Kansas .................................. 1,339.0 1,341.9 1,342.2 1,346.9 64.2 64.2 64.7 66.6 181.5 176.6 177.3 177.8

Kentucky ............................... 1,783.3 1,773.3 1,774.8 1,774.4 83.7 81.4 81.7 81.6 272.8 269.0 267.7 268.3

Louisiana .............................. 1,898.4 1,897.6 1,895.1 1,892.1 115.7 125.9 124.4 125.4 160.0 156.9 156.5 156.6

Maine .................................... 604.2 605.4 603.6 604.8 29.3 28.8 29.2 28.9 67.2 63.4 64.3 63.8

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,478.2 2,476.3 2,467.0 2,459.1 169.0 165.8 165.6 164.8 153.9 152.3 151.5 151.4

Massachusetts ...................... 3,220.9 3,192.7 3,185.4 3,178.3 139.0 132.2 133.0 133.7 339.7 330.8 331.6 331.1

Michigan ............................... 4,451.1 4,409.3 4,405.2 4,372.3 199.7 196.5 197.5 199.4 752.6 723.8 724.5 722.3

Minnesota ............................. 2,647.1 2,645.7 2,642.8 2,647.1 122.5 127.2 126.4 125.6 349.8 344.6 345.8 346.5

Mississippi ............................ 1,126.5 1,127.6 1,130.4 1,130.7 54.4 55.6 56.2 55.6 184.8 176.8 178.1 179.2

Missouri ................................ 2,660.1 2,667.6 2,663.8 2,663.6 131.4 133.5 134.3 135.7 314.9 313.3 313.8 312.7

Montana ................................ 395.0 397.6 398.2 397.5 22.5 22.4 22.3 23.1 18.9 17.7 18.3 18.1

Nebraska .............................. 904.0 911.8 907.9 905.4 45.1 44.8 45.1 44.7 106.1 104.3 103.9 103.9

Nevada ................................. 1,056.5 1,092.0 1,093.2 1,098.8 92.2 100.4 100.5 100.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

New Hampshire .................... 616.7 619.2 617.6 619.7 28.2 26.2 26.0 26.0 82.8 81.7 81.1 81.1

New Jersey ........................... 3,984.6 4,023.8 4,024.3 4,021.7 159.2 163.9 163.7 163.3 362.1 353.5 355.4 355.1

New Mexico .......................... 772.0 777.7 780.0 781.6 45.2 47.4 47.9 47.7 38.2 36.3 36.6 36.5

New York .............................. 8,412.9 8,401.9 8,408.1 8,405.0 321.6 328.8 330.1 329.8 634.3 611.2 610.0 606.2

North Carolina ...................... 3,820.0 3,840.1 3,835.5 3,830.5 216.0 217.5 219.5 217.9 623.8 599.0 596.1 596.5

North Dakota ........................ 330.4 332.7 332.4 331.1 14.9 15.6 15.5 15.6 23.0 22.7 22.7 22.7

Ohio ...................................... 5,408.4 5,374.0 5,355.9 5,341.5 233.3 235.3 234.0 235.2 872.2 840.2 838.6 838.4

Oklahoma ............................. 1,478.6 1,475.7 1,469.8 1,467.7 64.0 65.6 64.2 62.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Oregon ................................. 1,568.3 1,560.7 1,562.5 1,567.7 80.7 75.6 78.7 79.6 199.3 198.2 199.2 198.7

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,643.0 5,634.9 5,635.3 5,631.7 248.7 249.4 248.7 249.1 746.9 719.6 718.4 716.0

Rhode Island ........................ 480.5 480.7 480.7 481.3 19.3 20.4 20.0 19.9 60.6 59.1 59.3 59.4

South Carolina ...................... 1,817.3 1,780.9 1,776.5 1,776.4 110.4 109.3 111.1 108.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

South Dakota ........................ 381.3 382.5 382.6 383.4 20.1 20.1 20.2 20.2 37.4 35.5 35.8 36.2

Tennessee ............................ 2,661.7 2,670.7 2,673.2 2,667.9 113.8 109.7 110.1 109.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Texas .................................... 9,420.2 9,467.3 9,471.6 9,464.1 571.1 581.6 584.0 585.5 929.9 905.3 905.9 903.4

Utah ...................................... 1,066.4 1,073.6 1,073.9 1,075.9 67.8 66.6 66.5 67.9 112.0 111.5 111.3 111.0

Vermont ................................ 299.9 301.6 301.9 302.0 15.1 14.8 15.0 15.4 38.8 38.0 38.2 38.0

Virginia .................................. 3,486.7 3,525.7 3,524.9 3,518.4 205.6 215.3 217.2 215.7 318.6 305.4 305.1 302.8

Washington ........................... 2,665.1 2,668.2 2,664.0 2,670.2 156.1 161.3 161.7 162.5 275.8 262.8 261.5 260.7

West Virginia ........................ 728.2 728.0 722.3 723.9 33.3 32.4 32.5 33.0 67.5 64.9 64.6 64.4

Wisconsin ............................. 2,764.2 2,779.0 2,764.5 2,763.6 121.3 115.4 115.2 114.6 522.4 508.4 509.3 508.8

Wyoming ............................... 248.3 248.7 250.5 251.6 20.9 19.3 20.0 20.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted—Continued

(In thousands)

State 

Trade, transportation, and utilities Financial activities Professional and business services

Dec.

2002

Oct.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003p Dec.2002

Oct.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003p Dec.2002

Oct.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003p

Alabama ............................... 346.3 371.8 354.8 345.6 97.2 97.9 97.7 98.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Alaska ................................... 61.3 61.8 62.3 62.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 23.1 24.4 23.8 24.0

Arizona ................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 151.2 153.2 153.4 154.2 310.5 324.0 321.6 321.7

Arkansas ............................... 241.5 243.2 243.3 243.3 50.4 50.6 50.6 50.8 100.5 99.1 99.1 99.6

California .............................. 2,717.9 2,753.8 2,738.7 2,725.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2,135.4 2,120.9 2,115.9 2,116.1

Colorado ............................... 415.5 407.4 407.3 407.4 147.5 157.4 156.0 153.5 278.3 289.7 286.3 287.6

Connecticut ........................... 292.2 306.0 292.7 291.3 142.6 143.1 142.9 142.8 198.8 198.5 197.6 196.1

Delaware 3 ........................... 80.0 76.8 79.2 80.3 37.4 38.6 38.6 38.7 65.8 68.7 68.9 68.4

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 138.3 142.3 142.9 142.3

Florida 3 ................................ 1,466.0 1,465.6 1,466.5 1,463.6 473.2 485.2 482.9 482.0 1,235.4 1,264.0 1,272.2 1,271.4

Georgia ................................ 825.2 833.4 815.3 804.1 211.2 212.8 212.6 211.4 510.9 558.4 552.1 552.3

Hawaii 3 ................................ 103.6 109.3 107.1 106.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Idaho ..................................... 116.4 119.4 118.4 118.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 69.5 74.2 73.2 73.0

Illinois .................................... 1,194.3 1,193.4 1,197.0 1,191.5 403.1 401.9 402.7 403.1 790.1 791.4 792.2 791.2

Indiana .................................. 579.0 573.7 575.1 574.2 140.5 138.5 138.9 138.5 245.2 239.1 239.5 238.7

Iowa ...................................... 302.4 299.5 300.4 301.1 94.3 94.8 95.0 95.4 106.5 109.9 108.9 109.5

Kansas .................................. 266.2 270.7 267.8 268.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Kentucky ............................... 366.7 368.1 366.8 366.6 84.4 83.5 83.8 84.2 153.6 154.6 154.3 154.8

Louisiana .............................. 382.9 384.3 381.6 380.2 99.5 98.4 98.0 98.6 178.6 173.9 175.4 174.2

Maine .................................... 124.9 126.1 125.9 125.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 50.9 51.3 51.7 51.3

Maryland 3 ............................ 450.9 457.5 454.8 453.3 151.1 151.2 151.1 150.6 370.9 361.9 360.8 357.7

Massachusetts ...................... 575.8 574.1 569.7 568.4 229.7 230.8 229.5 229.9 443.7 434.6 434.6 430.4

Michigan ............................... 836.1 836.1 838.2 823.9 214.9 218.0 217.8 218.7 579.5 579.3 572.6 563.3

Minnesota ............................. 526.1 523.1 523.4 523.5 169.7 167.9 167.9 168.7 292.6 298.0 298.1 295.1

Mississippi ............................ 217.5 226.6 220.6 219.3 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Missouri ................................ 540.0 534.3 533.4 533.5 158.6 157.1 158.3 158.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Montana ................................ 84.9 85.3 85.4 85.4 19.7 20.0 20.1 20.2 32.4 31.7 31.8 32.0

Nebraska .............................. 198.2 197.2 197.5 197.0 62.6 63.8 63.6 63.8 88.5 92.4 90.5 90.5

Nevada ................................. 196.0 197.8 201.4 204.2 56.1 57.7 57.3 59.1 114.2 119.8 119.1 120.4

New Hampshire .................... 138.9 139.9 139.7 139.2 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

New Jersey ........................... 883.3 885.8 884.0 884.6 276.6 280.3 280.9 281.3 579.7 587.5 586.3 587.1

New Mexico .......................... 135.6 136.5 136.5 136.8 34.6 34.2 34.2 34.4 91.2 88.8 89.3 89.4

New York .............................. 1,481.1 1,472.0 1,474.7 1,475.6 697.2 698.6 700.6 703.4 1,044.7 1,037.9 1,035.8 1,035.4

North Carolina ...................... 719.0 718.5 717.6 717.9 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 411.5 428.8 427.6 423.3

North Dakota ........................ 72.5 71.7 71.8 71.6 17.6 18.2 18.1 18.0 24.1 24.0 24.0 23.8

Ohio ...................................... 1,056.8 1,044.1 1,041.5 1,037.3 306.3 309.1 309.3 308.2 608.6 607.2 604.1 600.9

Oklahoma ............................. 285.1 283.4 281.6 280.9 83.9 86.2 86.2 86.1 158.3 161.4 159.5 158.4

Oregon ................................. 311.0 309.2 308.0 307.9 94.7 93.1 92.8 92.6 171.1 175.0 173.2 173.9

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,108.6 1,096.6 1,096.6 1,096.7 339.0 339.7 338.7 339.4 602.8 606.7 605.1 600.3

Rhode Island ........................ 78.5 83.2 81.7 80.7 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 48.2 47.9 47.9 48.5

South Carolina ...................... 349.8 344.5 345.2 344.5 89.6 87.8 87.6 87.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

South Dakota ........................ 79.5 79.0 79.0 79.8 27.5 27.8 27.8 28.1 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( )

Tennessee ............................ 565.1 572.6 569.8 564.7 137.7 137.4 137.6 138.2 312.4 313.7 314.1 316.4

Texas .................................... 1,956.8 1,945.1 1,941.4 1,939.8 581.5 586.3 586.3 587.8 1,045.8 1,054.9 1,050.4 1,045.0

Utah ...................................... 212.7 214.1 213.9 213.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 132.5 132.7 133.0 134.3

Vermont ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 20.6 20.8 20.9 20.6

Virginia .................................. 637.8 641.2 643.0 646.8 182.6 184.3 184.7 184.8 541.3 554.1 548.0 543.0

Washington ........................... 515.7 509.4 512.1 515.4 148.5 148.9 149.4 149.9 289.2 295.3 294.9 294.2

West Virginia ........................ 135.6 135.3 131.7 133.4 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 57.7 58.7 57.9 58.4

Wisconsin ............................. 526.0 540.9 534.3 533.1 153.4 158.0 159.0 159.2 238.2 243.1 242.1 238.5

Wyoming ............................... 48.0 48.4 48.8 48.8 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 15.2 15.1 15.0 15.4

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted—Continued

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Dec.

2002

Oct.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003p Dec.2002

Oct.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003p Dec.2002

Oct.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003p

Alabama ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 157.1 153.7 155.4 157.5 355.0 354.4 353.5 353.3

Alaska ................................... 30.8 32.8 32.8 33.1 29.4 29.4 29.5 29.4 82.5 82.4 82.3 82.6

Arizona ................................. 240.3 252.2 252.9 252.3 229.2 232.7 234.6 234.6 390.6 391.3 389.6 392.3

Arkansas ............................... 137.0 139.6 139.6 140.1 87.0 89.0 88.5 88.6 196.3 197.3 197.1 197.2

California .............................. 1,513.7 1,536.5 1,537.9 1,540.4 1,382.9 1,408.7 1,408.0 1,405.7 2,460.3 2,417.1 2,410.6 2,410.6

Colorado ............................... 211.0 215.4 215.0 216.5 246.4 249.3 250.8 248.9 366.3 359.3 358.9 358.1

Connecticut ........................... 263.8 266.6 267.4 267.0 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 246.4 239.9 241.6 241.2

Delaware 3 ........................... 49.2 50.1 50.2 49.8 37.9 37.6 37.8 38.3 56.5 55.4 54.6 54.8

District of Columbia 3 ........... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 48.0 49.5 49.6 49.4 230.1 231.5 228.9 231.0

Florida 3 ................................ 867.8 883.6 885.3 882.6 812.1 831.5 832.7 831.6 1,057.5 1,084.1 1,081.6 1,084.7

Georgia ................................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 336.2 344.1 340.9 343.3 632.7 637.5 636.9 636.7

Hawaii 3 ................................ 63.3 65.7 65.7 66.0 98.6 100.5 100.5 101.3 119.5 120.0 119.5 118.6

Idaho ..................................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 54.4 54.5 53.6 53.4 112.0 111.0 111.2 111.0

Illinois .................................... 712.2 721.5 717.6 719.0 501.2 498.1 499.0 498.4 865.8 853.3 850.1 854.0

Indiana .................................. 352.0 349.5 349.6 349.3 263.4 269.5 266.9 267.3 418.1 421.5 419.9 420.4

Iowa ...................................... 189.3 193.9 193.8 193.6 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 244.5 243.9 244.2 243.8

Kansas .................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 108.1 107.6 107.2 108.6 252.2 254.0 254.8 255.4

Kentucky ............................... 225.7 227.9 228.4 228.0 154.2 153.4 154.5 154.3 312.9 309.5 309.8 309.6

Louisiana .............................. 240.3 239.1 240.9 239.5 194.2 194.9 194.1 193.0 376.6 376.7 376.5 377.5

Maine .................................... 105.6 107.4 108.1 107.9 56.4 56.2 56.2 56.1 103.1 103.2 102.9 103.6

Maryland 3 ............................ 334.6 339.2 339.8 341.9 217.2 217.6 213.8 208.8 463.1 463.7 462.2 464.0

Massachusetts ...................... 570.7 574.4 575.4 574.0 279.1 286.0 283.4 282.2 428.9 420.2 419.1 420.0

Michigan ............................... 536.4 544.9 546.4 542.3 382.0 380.5 380.3 381.7 690.8 676.3 674.8 671.1

Minnesota ............................. 357.7 364.8 365.1 365.9 230.2 235.1 235.3 237.2 406.7 395.5 390.6 394.7

Mississippi ............................ 113.3 112.7 113.2 113.7 120.6 121.0 121.0 120.5 243.0 245.9 246.1 246.8

Missouri ................................ 352.3 359.2 359.7 358.3 255.8 259.4 258.0 258.5 417.7 427.0 423.9 426.0

Montana ................................ 52.1 53.1 52.8 52.9 51.1 52.2 52.5 51.9 83.0 85.2 84.9 83.8

Nebraska .............................. 111.3 115.1 115.9 115.8 72.9 73.7 72.9 71.4 160.5 160.6 159.2 159.9

Nevada ................................. 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 293.5 305.1 302.8 301.9 133.6 135.8 135.7 136.2

New Hampshire .................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 61.1 62.3 61.3 64.0 85.3 90.9 91.0 91.2

New Jersey ........................... 534.3 546.3 547.6 546.7 309.5 317.5 317.6 315.2 618.2 626.8 626.0 625.9

New Mexico .......................... 95.5 99.4 99.5 99.8 80.1 81.3 81.4 81.5 192.9 194.3 194.9 195.9

New York .............................. 1,471.5 1,492.6 1,495.2 1,493.4 639.2 651.0 653.2 652.4 1,482.2 1,477.7 1,477.2 1,478.2

North Carolina ...................... 413.1 429.5 431.0 432.5 323.4 321.0 324.9 329.8 654.1 661.8 655.7 658.7

North Dakota ........................ 47.0 47.1 47.1 47.2 29.4 31.0 30.6 30.4 75.8 76.1 76.2 75.8

Ohio ...................................... 717.9 727.7 727.6 728.8 476.3 490.2 481.6 474.2 795.7 788.7 788.6 789.2

Oklahoma ............................. 175.1 169.8 171.4 170.7 125.4 129.7 128.6 127.3 298.1 292.4 291.9 293.5

Oregon ................................. 184.4 187.5 189.1 188.7 150.0 150.0 150.6 153.7 272.9 270.2 269.6 271.9

Pennsylvania ........................ 972.4 986.1 990.8 993.5 465.2 470.8 472.1 470.4 748.1 751.7 750.6 752.9

Rhode Island ........................ 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 48.0 48.0 47.7 47.5 66.1 65.6 65.7 65.6

South Carolina ...................... 178.8 179.6 179.3 180.0 194.4 183.0 186.0 190.4 336.0 328.9 329.0 331.1

South Dakota ........................ 54.9 56.1 56.5 56.7 39.1 40.8 40.3 39.7 75.3 75.4 75.3 75.3

Tennessee ............................ 304.6 312.7 313.2 313.4 236.9 240.6 240.4 239.5 410.1 412.7 413.8 413.2

Texas .................................... 1,105.2 1,133.6 1,137.2 1,141.8 847.4 855.7 857.2 858.0 1,637.8 1,668.2 1,673.0 1,671.4

Utah ...................................... 118.0 120.4 120.9 121.4 99.1 97.9 98.7 101.3 196.0 197.8 197.3 197.3

Vermont ................................ 51.0 51.3 51.1 51.5 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 50.4 51.3 51.6 51.6

Virginia .................................. 367.9 369.9 369.2 367.9 304.3 316.6 315.3 315.1 634.1 646.1 648.1 644.0

Washington ........................... 310.0 315.7 316.3 316.5 245.1 249.0 246.8 245.5 525.4 524.8 520.2 524.4

West Virginia ........................ 106.5 107.2 107.5 107.2 63.4 66.6 65.0 64.7 142.2 141.1 141.2 141.1

Wisconsin ............................. 358.5 370.2 368.5 369.3 237.6 239.9 237.5 238.4 418.0 409.5 406.6 410.4

Wyoming ............................... 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 2( ) 30.6 30.5 30.3 31.0 62.1 64.1 63.4 63.4

1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except

public administration, not shown separately. 2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal

component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot

be separated with sufficient precision.

3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected

from March 2002 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark

month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted

(In thousands)

State 

Total Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing

Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec.

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Alabama ............................... 1,899.0 1,884.3 1,895.4 1,885.0 13.2 13.2 13.3 13.1 101.1 103.1 99.9 102.0 305.7 294.0 304.7 295.8

Alaska ................................... 289.5 294.9 287.4 292.8 10.3 9.8 9.9 9.6 15.5 15.8 14.1 14.4 7.0 7.4 6.3 6.4

Arizona ................................. 2,303.6 2,336.6 2,298.4 2,345.5 8.8 8.5 8.6 8.5 175.8 183.9 174.2 182.6 179.2 174.4 179.2 174.7

Arkansas ............................... 1,158.7 1,155.2 1,156.3 1,154.0 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 55.0 54.0 54.9 53.5 213.1 205.7 212.7 205.8

California .............................. 14,599.1 14,537.7 14,584.7 14,549.0 23.6 23.2 22.5 22.2 786.7 801.7 777.2 792.5 1,608.4 1,571.1 1,600.6 1,567.0

Colorado ............................... 2,188.0 2,167.8 2,195.3 2,175.2 13.1 14.2 13.2 14.1 158.5 149.9 154.0 143.8 162.5 151.0 162.2 150.6

Connecticut ........................... 1,679.2 1,661.6 1,682.2 1,665.4 .7 .7 .7 .7 63.3 61.0 61.5 59.2 210.2 200.9 209.8 200.8

Delaware ............................. 417.6 414.7 415.1 414.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 24.5 24.9 24.0 24.4 35.9 34.8 36.1 33.5

District of Columbia .............. 665.3 671.0 665.3 672.0 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12.3 12.9 12.4 12.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8

Florida ................................... 7,308.1 7,401.1 7,325.8 7,439.2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 443.8 458.0 438.8 460.1 405.1 393.4 403.1 394.0

Georgia ................................. 3,930.6 3,990.7 3,927.7 3,990.9 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.9 197.3 215.2 197.6 214.6 471.7 449.9 465.2 449.9

Hawaii .................................. 564.6 575.4 568.5 578.7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 26.6 27.6 26.6 27.2 14.9 15.0 14.9 15.1

Idaho ..................................... 573.9 579.8 570.3 576.9 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.3 37.7 38.4 36.0 36.9 64.4 61.2 63.6 61.0

Illinois .................................... 5,955.5 5,906.3 5,945.3 5,904.8 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.2 284.1 281.0 271.9 271.9 748.7 727.4 747.3 725.9

Indiana .................................. 2,926.9 2,902.6 2,909.2 2,900.9 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.1 140.4 149.2 135.3 147.2 589.1 574.4 586.6 574.8

Iowa ...................................... 1,462.8 1,462.6 1,455.9 1,455.8 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 67.7 66.6 63.0 62.1 226.0 221.5 225.0 220.7

Kansas .................................. 1,352.3 1,355.3 1,347.5 1,355.2 6.4 6.8 6.4 6.7 62.3 64.3 61.6 63.9 181.1 177.1 180.8 177.0

Kentucky ............................... 1,801.8 1,789.3 1,795.7 1,786.8 20.0 19.6 19.8 19.6 85.2 83.6 83.8 81.7 273.6 268.2 274.0 269.4

Louisiana .............................. 1,912.9 1,911.2 1,915.9 1,909.5 48.6 47.5 49.8 48.4 117.9 125.2 116.2 126.0 160.6 157.4 160.6 157.2

Maine .................................... 611.2 610.8 607.6 607.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 30.0 29.7 28.5 28.1 67.6 63.9 67.1 63.7

Maryland ............................... 2,496.7 2,506.4 2,495.8 2,503.5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 169.1 168.2 167.8 166.4 154.9 152.4 154.6 152.0

Massachusetts ...................... 3,263.8 3,222.8 3,264.3 3,221.0 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 143.9 136.8 138.4 133.2 341.7 332.3 340.7 332.1

Michigan ............................... 4,523.2 4,454.5 4,498.4 4,419.9 9.0 8.1 8.1 7.6 205.3 204.1 196.6 196.3 756.8 726.7 756.0 725.9

Minnesota ............................. 2,675.5 2,665.9 2,657.4 2,656.6 6.6 6.1 6.5 6.1 126.3 129.7 117.6 120.6 350.0 344.8 347.7 344.2

Mississippi ............................ 1,133.6 1,134.9 1,131.8 1,135.9 9.1 9.4 9.0 9.4 55.6 56.3 54.2 55.4 184.7 178.6 184.9 179.2

Missouri ................................ 2,685.5 2,687.5 2,678.9 2,681.7 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.3 132.9 136.8 130.1 134.2 317.8 314.7 316.8 314.6

Montana ................................ 399.5 401.2 395.8 397.9 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.5 22.6 22.9 21.6 22.2 19.6 18.8 19.3 18.5

Nebraska .............................. 916.3 917.6 912.1 913.7 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 45.1 45.6 44.0 43.6 106.4 103.9 106.1 104.0

Nevada ................................. 1,064.2 1,103.1 1,060.9 1,103.1 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.6 93.6 101.2 91.9 99.8 42.9 44.0 42.7 44.2

New Hampshire .................... 622.6 620.7 621.2 624.0 .9 1.1 .9 1.0 28.2 26.3 28.0 25.8 83.7 81.1 83.3 81.6

New Jersey ........................... 4,031.3 4,056.3 4,025.3 4,061.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 165.3 167.9 160.7 164.8 364.3 356.8 362.9 355.8

New Mexico .......................... 774.9 784.4 776.1 785.9 13.5 14.2 13.2 14.2 45.7 48.4 45.1 47.6 37.7 36.1 37.4 35.7

New York .............................. 8,515.6 8,502.3 8,523.3 8,514.9 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.7 329.7 340.6 321.2 329.5 641.9 613.7 636.7 608.6

North Carolina ...................... 3,876.2 3,874.0 3,854.6 3,864.6 7.9 7.4 7.8 7.3 218.2 220.4 215.8 217.7 630.6 598.7 626.2 598.9

North Dakota ........................ 335.8 336.6 334.1 334.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 15.2 15.7 13.6 14.3 23.8 23.3 23.7 23.4

Ohio ...................................... 5,497.8 5,419.3 5,483.8 5,415.4 12.3 12.1 12.4 11.9 244.3 242.6 233.2 235.2 878.2 841.1 876.1 841.8

Oklahoma ............................. 1,492.9 1,482.3 1,489.6 1,478.4 28.2 28.9 27.9 29.6 64.2 64.5 63.5 61.5 149.1 149.1 148.9 149.4

Oregon .................................. 1,587.9 1,580.0 1,579.3 1,578.5 9.8 9.2 9.9 8.8 82.0 79.2 79.1 78.0 200.1 198.3 196.7 196.2

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,710.5 5,693.9 5,695.2 5,682.7 18.8 18.0 18.2 17.4 253.5 254.7 243.9 244.3 748.5 717.7 747.0 716.0

Rhode Island ........................ 486.6 487.9 486.1 487.1 .2 .3 .2 .2 19.8 20.7 19.4 20.0 62.0 60.4 61.7 60.5

South Carolina ...................... 1,830.7 1,785.4 1,823.0 1,781.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.3 111.5 111.3 110.4 108.2 289.8 270.8 288.9 269.2

South Dakota ........................ 380.9 383.8 380.7 382.7 1.0 .9 .9 .8 19.9 20.2 18.7 18.8 38.6 37.2 38.0 36.8

Tennessee ............................ 2,688.7 2,694.6 2,686.4 2,692.5 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.2 115.0 110.3 113.1 108.5 421.0 414.0 419.1 412.3

Texas .................................... 9,487.1 9,519.0 9,485.2 9,530.3 144.8 142.1 144.5 142.5 567.4 581.4 566.2 580.6 936.8 908.2 932.7 906.0

Utah ...................................... 1,081.2 1,086.8 1,080.9 1,091.0 7.0 6.8 6.9 6.8 69.9 68.7 67.8 67.8 112.5 112.1 113.0 112.0

Vermont ................................ 303.1 304.9 306.2 308.3 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.2 15.3 15.6 15.0 15.3 39.5 38.5 39.2 38.4

Virginia .................................. 3,532.9 3,553.4 3,514.0 3,545.3 10.7 10.1 10.5 10.0 211.4 217.9 204.5 214.5 320.3 305.7 319.5 303.7

Washington ........................... 2,687.8 2,690.1 2,675.4 2,680.3 9.2 9.3 9.0 9.1 157.7 163.5 153.1 159.5 277.6 262.5 274.6 259.5

West Virginia ........................ 736.0 731.0 736.0 731.4 22.9 22.8 22.7 22.5 34.6 34.2 33.1 32.8 67.7 64.9 67.7 64.6

Wisconsin ............................. 2,805.0 2,795.6 2,786.7 2,785.8 4.3 4.5 3.9 4.1 125.9 119.6 118.2 111.5 524.8 508.8 521.9 508.3

Wyoming ............................... 245.9 248.7 245.3 248.6 17.7 18.4 17.7 18.3 20.6 20.0 19.7 19.2 9.9 9.6 9.5 9.5

Puerto Rico ........................... 987.8 996.4 1,006.4 1,014.7 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 65.7 62.1 66.4 62.7 118.6 117.8 118.5 117.2

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(In thousands)

State 

Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services

Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec.

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Alabama ............................... 378.8 376.4 379.7 378.8 33.8 33.9 33.9 33.9 97.3 97.6 97.2 98.0 186.7 186.6 185.2 185.6

Alaska ................................... 59.8 60.8 59.7 60.6 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.2 13.3 13.9 13.5 14.2 22.8 23.6 22.8 23.7

Arizona ................................. 455.6 461.3 460.3 467.4 50.5 48.5 50.0 48.9 153.2 154.8 153.0 156.1 317.9 324.5 314.0 325.2

Arkansas ............................... 245.8 247.0 246.4 248.2 20.2 19.5 20.1 19.4 50.1 50.6 50.4 50.8 101.6 100.6 100.5 99.6

California .............................. 2,790.8 2,788.0 2,808.9 2,815.3 483.4 469.1 477.9 473.6 858.3 865.1 859.8 866.2 2,143.5 2,122.2 2,144.3 2,124.6

Colorado ............................... 419.2 414.6 425.9 417.6 91.8 84.0 90.0 84.5 147.6 154.0 148.7 154.6 283.4 288.0 279.4 288.5

Connecticut ........................... 315.6 314.7 322.6 321.6 40.2 39.5 40.2 39.4 142.4 143.0 142.9 143.1 201.9 199.2 201.3 198.5

Delaware ............................. 79.1 79.1 79.8 80.1 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.9 38.0 38.4 37.3 38.5 69.5 68.9 68.9 68.5

District of Columbia .............. 28.1 27.9 28.7 28.2 25.6 25.4 25.6 25.0 31.1 31.0 30.9 31.2 139.1 143.8 139.4 143.4

Florida ................................... 1,493.5 1,490.0 1,517.8 1,514.8 172.9 166.8 172.2 167.3 474.2 482.9 474.5 483.4 1,241.5 1,274.7 1,239.5 1,275.2

Georgia ................................. 846.2 846.5 859.3 851.0 128.2 129.2 128.1 129.2 212.7 214.5 214.0 214.4 521.5 558.8 514.5 555.6

Hawaii .................................. 108.7 110.3 109.5 112.2 11.5 11.3 11.5 11.4 27.9 28.4 28.0 28.5 68.2 70.1 68.9 70.1

Idaho ..................................... 118.0 120.1 117.9 120.1 9.2 9.4 9.2 9.4 25.5 27.5 25.1 27.6 70.0 74.1 69.8 73.3

Illinois .................................... 1,215.1 1,213.8 1,226.4 1,223.7 147.5 143.4 147.1 143.2 403.6 402.3 403.6 403.5 796.1 796.2 794.1 795.2

Indiana .................................. 593.3 587.9 595.6 590.8 42.0 41.4 42.2 42.1 139.7 138.7 140.4 138.4 248.3 240.9 245.4 239.0

Iowa ...................................... 306.8 304.9 307.6 306.2 35.3 35.8 34.8 35.4 93.9 94.9 94.2 95.3 106.9 109.9 107.1 110.2

Kansas .................................. 273.0 274.6 273.7 275.9 50.8 50.0 50.8 50.1 69.2 71.0 69.3 70.9 126.9 126.1 126.2 126.2

Kentucky ............................... 376.2 373.2 376.2 376.0 31.8 31.8 31.9 31.9 84.9 84.9 85.0 84.8 157.0 157.1 155.3 156.5

Louisiana .............................. 387.4 387.3 392.3 389.3 29.9 29.8 29.2 29.6 99.6 98.2 99.7 98.9 180.0 176.3 179.6 175.1

Maine .................................... 128.3 128.8 128.5 129.3 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.5 35.0 34.9 35.0 35.1 51.4 51.5 50.9 51.3

Maryland ............................... 468.0 467.5 473.2 472.3 50.9 50.3 51.1 50.3 150.5 151.4 151.4 151.4 364.1 364.8 362.9 363.4

Massachusetts ...................... 588.1 582.8 599.4 591.7 96.1 90.9 96.1 90.4 228.9 229.7 230.2 230.4 448.8 436.3 446.0 432.6

Michigan ............................... 858.0 851.8 861.7 849.4 74.5 73.9 74.4 73.8 215.6 217.8 214.8 218.7 591.6 575.6 583.5 567.3

Minnesota ............................. 535.0 533.1 537.3 534.6 66.5 66.6 66.5 66.4 169.9 167.7 169.2 168.2 297.4 299.0 294.2 296.6

Mississippi ............................ 226.3 228.1 228.5 230.3 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.2 45.9 45.9 46.2 46.1 77.0 81.2 76.3 80.1

Missouri ................................ 550.3 541.9 550.8 544.2 69.4 66.2 69.5 66.8 158.1 158.1 158.7 158.6 298.5 298.0 298.4 295.7

Montana ................................ 86.1 86.3 86.5 86.9 7.7 7.4 7.8 7.5 19.7 20.1 19.7 20.2 32.6 32.0 32.2 31.7

Nebraska .............................. 201.1 201.5 203.5 202.3 24.7 25.2 24.6 25.3 62.1 63.5 62.5 63.7 90.8 92.2 89.9 92.0

Nevada ................................. 195.3 202.6 196.7 204.9 16.6 15.9 16.4 15.9 55.9 58.7 56.1 59.1 116.2 121.7 114.2 120.3

New Hampshire .................... 142.8 142.9 144.6 144.8 12.7 12.0 12.9 12.1 36.8 37.1 36.9 37.2 53.4 52.6 53.4 52.6

New Jersey ........................... 904.6 900.8 912.9 913.8 112.2 108.2 111.1 108.6 275.2 280.1 276.4 281.0 587.0 589.8 582.3 589.4

New Mexico .......................... 137.8 139.2 139.5 140.8 16.8 16.0 17.0 16.2 34.2 34.1 34.6 34.4 90.6 89.2 91.0 89.2

New York .............................. 1,512.3 1,508.4 1,536.1 1,530.4 293.5 279.4 292.5 281.0 699.2 701.3 698.6 704.8 1,052.6 1,041.7 1,053.0 1,043.6

North Carolina ...................... 729.2 733.4 737.5 735.8 81.4 79.2 79.8 78.0 191.7 192.4 194.2 193.3 415.3 430.0 413.5 425.3

North Dakota ........................ 73.8 73.0 74.2 73.2 7.8 8.0 7.8 8.0 17.7 18.1 17.7 18.1 24.4 24.3 24.1 23.8

Ohio ...................................... 1,083.6 1,064.4 1,094.8 1,074.6 99.0 94.5 98.4 94.8 305.9 309.4 306.7 308.6 620.6 610.1 614.5 606.9

Oklahoma ............................. 291.7 286.9 292.4 288.2 36.1 33.8 35.7 33.4 83.6 86.3 84.1 86.3 158.8 159.8 157.5 157.5

Oregon .................................. 318.4 316.9 323.0 319.9 35.9 35.1 36.3 34.7 92.8 92.5 94.0 91.9 173.2 174.4 171.6 174.4

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,136.2 1,119.6 1,142.3 1,129.6 129.6 129.3 131.1 129.6 336.6 337.7 338.4 339.1 610.3 606.9 603.6 600.9

Rhode Island ........................ 84.2 86.2 84.8 87.0 11.3 11.0 11.4 11.1 32.7 32.4 32.6 32.2 49.1 48.9 48.6 48.9

South Carolina ...................... 352.3 348.7 356.0 350.4 27.6 27.6 27.6 27.6 90.5 87.9 90.2 88.0 184.7 178.6 181.8 178.5

South Dakota ........................ 78.4 78.8 79.2 79.5 6.6 6.9 6.7 6.9 27.3 27.7 27.5 28.1 24.3 24.3 24.1 23.9

Tennessee ............................ 585.6 585.2 588.4 587.9 53.3 52.1 53.4 52.2 137.9 138.3 138.0 138.5 311.3 315.4 313.0 317.0

Texas .................................... 1,991.3 1,970.5 2,008.6 1,990.2 242.3 230.3 241.9 230.5 582.2 586.9 582.9 589.0 1,053.8 1,052.5 1,050.6 1,050.2

Utah ...................................... 220.1 219.8 221.5 222.5 30.8 30.9 31.0 30.6 63.5 64.4 63.6 65.1 132.8 132.5 131.1 132.8

Vermont ................................ 59.6 60.2 60.2 61.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 13.1 13.4 13.3 13.5 21.1 21.0 20.8 20.8

Virginia .................................. 658.3 661.3 661.8 670.6 102.3 101.2 102.1 101.4 183.1 184.3 182.8 185.1 546.6 549.6 543.9 545.7

Washington ........................... 521.5 520.3 524.2 523.6 93.0 94.0 93.5 94.9 147.9 149.8 148.6 150.0 291.8 297.4 291.3 296.3

West Virginia ........................ 138.3 134.4 139.3 137.1 13.1 13.0 13.1 13.0 31.1 31.4 31.3 31.5 57.8 58.9 58.6 59.3

Wisconsin ............................. 542.0 548.7 544.1 551.2 50.8 50.6 50.6 50.8 153.9 158.9 153.4 159.2 243.0 244.8 240.6 240.9

Wyoming ............................... 48.2 49.1 48.2 49.0 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.3 15.4 15.1 15.0 15.2

Puerto Rico ........................... 175.9 172.3 184.0 180.0 21.7 21.1 21.8 21.4 44.1 44.7 44.7 45.1 97.8 96.4 98.6 96.2

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(In thousands)

State 

Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government

Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec.

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Alabama ............................... 186.1 185.5 186.1 184.4 152.2 151.7 151.6 152.0 85.0 84.6 84.8 84.2 359.1 357.7 359.0 357.2

Alaska ................................... 30.7 32.8 30.8 33.1 27.2 27.3 27.2 27.2 12.3 12.8 12.4 12.8 83.3 83.5 83.5 83.6

Arizona ................................. 239.7 253.4 241.1 253.3 229.8 234.6 229.9 235.2 85.1 89.0 85.6 89.3 408.0 403.7 402.5 404.3

Arkansas ............................... 138.2 141.2 138.2 141.3 86.6 88.1 85.6 87.1 40.5 40.4 40.6 40.5 200.7 201.3 200.1 201.0

California .............................. 1,532.0 1,551.7 1,524.5 1,551.2 1,377.4 1,400.3 1,380.2 1,402.9 504.5 501.0 502.7 498.8 2,490.5 2,444.3 2,486.1 2,434.7

Colorado ............................... 212.8 216.7 212.4 218.0 239.7 243.0 250.3 252.9 84.6 84.6 85.4 85.0 374.8 367.8 373.8 365.6

Connecticut ........................... 264.8 267.9 264.9 268.1 122.9 122.7 123.1 123.9 62.4 63.0 63.0 63.2 254.8 249.0 252.2 246.9

Delaware ............................. 49.8 50.3 49.6 50.1 37.6 36.7 36.5 37.0 17.6 18.1 17.4 18.2 57.6 55.5 57.7 55.9

District of Columbia .............. 93.8 94.1 91.7 92.9 48.7 50.1 48.3 49.6 56.4 55.5 56.1 55.9 227.3 227.5 229.3 230.1

Florida ................................... 875.3 890.3 874.1 888.7 802.0 824.4 811.1 829.9 314.4 317.4 316.0 319.4 1,085.4 1,103.2 1,078.7 1,106.4

Georgia ................................. 382.0 388.2 379.5 386.5 335.7 337.8 333.7 340.6 186.6 197.3 185.7 194.8 637.0 641.4 638.2 642.4

Hawaii .................................. 64.7 66.4 63.7 66.4 97.4 100.6 98.8 101.5 23.7 24.5 23.9 24.5 121.0 121.2 122.7 121.8

Idaho ..................................... 61.5 63.0 61.2 63.2 51.7 51.7 53.2 52.3 17.6 17.7 17.4 17.7 114.3 113.1 113.1 112.1

Illinois .................................... 718.6 722.8 716.3 723.1 497.9 494.2 495.4 492.4 258.9 251.0 257.5 252.3 875.4 864.6 876.2 864.4

Indiana .................................. 356.8 354.5 357.1 354.2 266.5 266.1 261.5 265.4 110.5 110.2 108.8 110.2 433.1 432.1 429.2 431.7

Iowa ...................................... 194.2 199.1 194.2 198.5 122.7 120.1 120.4 118.0 56.4 56.9 57.1 57.4 250.9 250.8 250.5 249.9

Kansas .................................. 160.2 162.3 160.3 162.2 108.5 107.4 106.6 107.1 53.9 53.9 53.6 53.8 260.0 261.8 258.2 261.4

Kentucky ............................... 226.3 229.8 226.6 228.9 152.5 153.4 151.5 151.7 75.9 73.4 75.5 73.5 318.4 314.3 316.1 312.8

Louisiana .............................. 241.5 242.3 241.3 240.5 193.4 194.1 194.6 193.2 71.9 70.6 71.8 69.3 382.1 382.5 380.8 382.0

Maine .................................... 106.2 108.9 106.4 108.7 51.2 51.0 49.4 49.1 19.8 20.1 19.8 20.1 107.4 107.8 107.7 108.2

Maryland ............................... 338.0 343.4 337.5 344.2 209.6 213.0 206.4 209.1 113.9 118.9 115.5 118.8 477.7 476.5 475.4 475.6

Massachusetts ...................... 580.4 586.1 580.2 583.4 278.5 281.2 276.0 279.1 117.1 117.1 117.8 117.7 438.6 427.9 437.9 428.8

Michigan ............................... 540.1 551.3 540.9 547.2 376.5 374.4 376.1 375.9 176.9 171.3 177.4 168.8 718.9 699.5 708.9 689.0

Minnesota ............................. 362.8 369.8 360.4 368.6 222.8 228.5 223.1 229.8 118.5 117.6 119.2 117.9 419.7 403.0 415.7 403.6

Mississippi ............................ 113.3 113.5 113.4 113.8 121.8 119.4 119.5 119.4 38.2 37.9 39.0 37.5 245.7 248.6 244.8 248.5

Missouri ................................ 355.3 364.0 356.6 362.6 254.8 257.7 251.2 253.6 118.6 113.0 116.7 113.0 425.2 432.8 425.7 434.1

Montana ................................ 52.4 53.3 52.6 53.4 49.4 50.0 49.0 49.7 16.3 16.2 16.3 16.1 86.8 87.7 84.5 85.2

Nebraska .............................. 112.2 116.1 111.6 116.1 75.8 73.0 73.2 71.7 34.1 33.2 33.4 32.2 162.7 162.0 162.1 161.5

Nevada ................................. 72.9 77.4 73.1 77.7 295.2 303.1 294.1 302.5 30.1 30.5 30.1 30.5 136.8 139.4 137.0 139.6

New Hampshire .................... 93.9 94.1 93.6 93.8 57.5 58.5 57.9 60.5 21.8 21.0 21.9 20.9 90.9 94.0 87.8 93.7

New Jersey ........................... 538.9 550.9 538.7 551.1 300.9 307.5 298.2 304.0 149.8 152.4 149.7 152.9 631.6 640.4 630.9 639.0

New Mexico .......................... 97.1 101.2 97.0 101.4 78.7 80.4 79.0 80.4 27.9 28.6 27.8 28.5 194.9 197.0 194.5 197.5

New York .............................. 1,498.3 1,516.1 1,495.3 1,517.3 632.0 646.7 634.5 647.8 347.8 351.3 349.9 351.3 1,502.9 1,497.9 1,500.5 1,495.9

North Carolina ...................... 422.4 438.3 419.7 439.4 318.9 319.1 311.0 317.2 179.6 177.8 177.6 175.2 681.0 677.3 671.5 676.5

North Dakota ........................ 47.2 47.4 47.2 47.4 29.8 30.5 29.3 30.3 15.4 15.3 15.3 15.1 77.4 77.8 78.0 78.1

Ohio ...................................... 724.3 734.9 724.6 735.4 482.2 480.2 477.6 475.6 231.5 222.8 231.6 223.5 815.9 807.2 813.9 807.1

Oklahoma ............................. 176.6 172.8 176.3 171.9 125.7 128.2 124.0 125.8 74.5 74.3 75.8 76.0 304.4 297.7 303.5 298.8

Oregon .................................. 187.9 192.9 187.2 191.5 149.1 147.6 146.2 149.7 57.8 57.0 57.9 57.1 280.9 276.9 277.4 276.3

Pennsylvania ........................ 989.7 1,010.6 987.9 1,008.4 455.9 461.2 455.2 460.5 262.5 267.3 263.7 268.2 768.9 770.9 763.9 768.7

Rhode Island ........................ 90.2 91.1 90.9 91.2 47.2 46.7 46.4 45.9 22.4 23.2 22.6 23.1 67.5 67.0 67.5 67.0

South Carolina ...................... 180.4 180.6 179.9 181.1 181.3 177.4 178.4 174.8 67.0 63.9 64.6 63.5 340.3 333.3 340.0 335.1

South Dakota ........................ 54.9 56.7 55.2 56.9 38.8 39.3 38.2 38.8 15.1 15.6 15.8 15.8 76.0 76.2 76.4 76.4

Tennessee ............................ 304.7 313.6 304.6 313.5 236.7 239.2 234.5 237.1 101.7 102.0 101.0 101.3 417.1 420.3 416.9 420.0

Texas .................................... 1,108.0 1,144.9 1,109.5 1,146.1 833.1 842.9 832.1 842.4 355.9 357.9 355.8 358.0 1,671.5 1,701.4 1,660.4 1,694.8

Utah ...................................... 118.4 121.5 118.2 121.5 95.0 97.0 97.8 100.0 32.3 32.6 32.0 32.6 198.9 200.5 198.0 199.3

Vermont ................................ 52.0 52.5 52.0 52.6 30.3 31.0 34.3 33.8 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 54.3 54.7 53.5 54.8

Virginia .................................. 372.9 374.0 372.1 371.9 299.4 307.6 295.5 306.3 177.4 181.0 177.5 182.4 650.5 660.7 643.8 653.7

Washington ........................... 311.7 319.2 312.1 318.6 241.6 241.4 240.5 240.8 97.8 98.4 98.1 98.4 538.0 534.3 530.4 529.6

West Virginia ........................ 108.0 108.9 107.9 108.6 62.8 64.4 62.9 64.2 55.0 54.9 55.1 54.9 144.7 143.2 144.3 142.9

Wisconsin ............................. 361.6 372.2 360.8 371.5 231.4 232.5 231.5 232.2 134.9 136.2 136.1 138.3 432.4 418.8 425.6 417.8

Wyoming ............................... 20.1 20.6 20.2 20.7 26.6 27.2 27.6 27.9 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.3 64.0 64.9 63.7 65.0

Puerto Rico ........................... 87.7 88.3 88.5 88.4 64.4 65.4 64.9 67.3 16.1 15.5 16.2 15.3 294.6 311.5 301.6 319.9

1 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from

March 2002 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.