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USDL 02-348

For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT

Friday, June 21, 2002

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MAY 2002

Most regional and state unemployment rates either were little changed or declined from April to May,

but remained markedly higher than a year earlier. All four regions reported little or no change from April,

and 39 states and the District of Columbia recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less, the Bureau of

Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The national jobless rate also was little

changed at 5.8 percent in May. Nonfarm employment increased in 31 states and the District of Columbia.

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

The Midwest region had the lowest unemployment rate in May, 5.3 percent, followed closely by the

Northeast and South, at 5.4 and 5.5 percent, respectively. The West continued to report the highest jobless rate, 6.1 percent. While none of the four regions posted rate increases over the month, all four experienced increases from a year earlier, ranging from 0.9 percentage point in the Midwest and South to

1.2 points in the Northeast. (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, New England and the West North Central division recorded the

lowest unemployment rates in May, 4.2 percent each. The Pacific again registered the highest jobless rate,

6.4 percent. All nine divisions reported slight decreases or no change in their jobless rates over the month.

Over the year, all of the divisions noted rate increases, five of which were greater than a full percentage

point. The largest increase occurred in the Middle Atlantic division (+1.3 percentage points).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

South Dakota continued to report the lowest jobless rate among the states in May, 3.0 percent, again

followed by its neighboring Midwestern states, Iowa and North Dakota, with rates of 3.5 percent each.

Two Pacific states, Oregon and Washington, continued to record the highest unemployment rates, 7.3 and

7.1 percent, respectively. (See table 3 and chart 1.)

Unemployment rates decreased over the month in 32 states, increased in 10 states and the District of

Columbia, and were unchanged in 8 states. The largest decline occurred in Maryland (-0.7 percentage

point). Nine additional states registered jobless rate decreases of more than 0.3 percentage point. Louisiana

posted the largest over-the-month rate increase (+0.7 percentage point). No other state reported a rate increase larger than 0.3 point.
2

Compared with May 2001, jobless rates were higher in 43 states, lower in 5 states, and unchanged

in 2 states and the District of Columbia. Colorado again had the largest rate increase from a year earlier

(+1.9 percentage points). Nineteen additional states recorded over-the-year rate increases of at least

1.0 percentage point. Montana reported the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decline (-0.5 percentage point), which enabled it to reach a new historical low, 4.1 percent. (Virtually all regional and state series

begin in 1978.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Total nonfarm employment increased in 31 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 19 states

in May. The largest employment increases occurred in Illinois (+15,100), Virginia (+9,300), and Hawaii

(+6,200). Hawaii had the largest over-the-month percentage increase (+1.1 percent), followed by Wyoming

(+0.9 percent), South Dakota (+0.7 percent), and North Dakota (+0.6 percent). The largest employment

declines were posted in Michigan (-11,300), California (-9,000), Indiana (-6,500), and Mississippi (-6,000).

Mississippi reported the largest over-the-month percentage decrease in employment (-0.5 percent), followed

by Idaho and West Virginia (-0.4 percent each). (See table 5.)

Over the year, employment decreased in 36 states. The largest employment decreases were in New

York (-123,900), Illinois (-97,000), and Texas (-91,800). Three states reported declines of 2.0 percent or

greater: Washington recorded the largest percentage decrease in employment (-2.2 percent), followed by

Georgia and Missouri (-2.1 percent each). The biggest gains in employment occurred in Nevada (+15,700),

Kentucky (+14,500), Oklahoma (+10,600), and Kansas (+10,100). The largest percentage increases were

reported in Wyoming (+1.8 percent), Nevada (+1.5 percent), Rhode Island (+1.2 percent), and Alaska and

Kentucky (+0.8 percent each). (See chart 2.)

Over the year, most major industry divisions experienced employment declines. Manufacturing remained

the weakest industry division, with all 50 states and the District of Columbia posting over-the-year employment decreases. Employment losses also were widespread in transportation and public utilities, with

43 states and the District of Columbia experiencing over-the-year declines. In contrast to these losses,

41 states reported employment gains in government. Services and finance, insurance, and real estate

followed with employment gains in 32 and 31 states, respectively.

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for May is scheduled to be issued on

July 3. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for June is scheduled to be issued

on July 23.

The seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment estimates for Oklahoma shown in table 5

of this release have been corrected to reflect corrected seasonal adjustment factors. All seasonally

adjusted employment estimates for Oklahoma back to January 1997 are subject to correction.

Correction of Nonfarm Payroll Employment Data for Oklahoma
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, except for federal government employment,

which represents the number of persons who occupied positions on the

last day 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 product or activity in accordance with the 1987

Standard Industrial Classification Manual.

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 monthto-month changes in the level for the subsequent months.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonally adjusted payroll employment

totals for states are computed by aggregating independently adjusted

series for major industry divisions. 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

types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—
degree of accuracy. Information on recent benchmark revisions for

states is available upon request.

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 for $50.00 a year 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.

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 are not

available for state CES data, but the relatively large size of the samples

maintained by the state agencies and the annual adjustment of

employment estimates to more recent benchmark levels assure a high
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

May 

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr. 

2002

May 

2002p

May 

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr. 

2002

May 

2002p May 

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr. 

2002

May 

2002p

Northeast ........................... 26,279.7 26,648.5 26,696.8 26,712.1 1,104.7 1,406.7 1,431.7 1,435.4 4.2 5.3 5.4 5.4

 New England .................... 7,207.2 7,314.3 7,329.2 7,326.6 251.2 297.6 317.9 305.2 3.5 4.1 4.3 4.2

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,072.5 19,334.3 19,367.7 19,385.5 853.5 1,109.1 1,113.9 1,130.2 4.5 5.7 5.8 5.8

South ................................. 49,341.2 50,219.9 50,309.2 50,214.4 2,254.1 2,750.4 2,815.6 2,746.1 4.6 5.5 5.6 5.5

 South Atlantic ................... 25,756.8 26,192.6 26,242.4 26,156.8 1,129.3 1,393.3 1,415.0 1,353.3 4.4 5.3 5.4 5.2

 East South Central ........... 8,209.6 8,369.4 8,361.9 8,340.7 401.8 487.4 476.5 458.7 4.9 5.8 5.7 5.5

 West South Central .......... 15,374.7 15,657.9 15,704.9 15,716.9 722.9 869.6 924.0 934.1 4.7 5.6 5.9 5.9

Midwest ............................. 33,868.7 34,276.4 34,209.7 34,145.7 1,490.2 1,828.9 1,853.7 1,800.1 4.4 5.3 5.4 5.3

 East North Central ............ 23,451.7 23,701.1 23,627.5 23,568.5 1,094.6 1,372.3 1,389.5 1,360.5 4.7 5.8 5.9 5.8

 West North Central ........... 10,417.0 10,575.3 10,582.2 10,577.2 395.6 456.6 464.2 439.6 3.8 4.3 4.4 4.2

West ................................... 32,111.6 32,720.8 32,735.3 32,622.9 1,595.5 2,074.0 2,069.2 1,987.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.1

 Mountain ........................... 9,079.0 9,373.4 9,344.3 9,340.1 380.4 532.4 514.3 500.6 4.2 5.7 5.5 5.4

 Pacific ............................... 23,032.6 23,347.4 23,391.0 23,282.8 1,215.1 1,541.6 1,554.9 1,486.4 5.3 6.6 6.6 6.4

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

April May April May April May

2001 2002 2001 2002p 2001 2002 2001 2002p 2001 2002 2001 2002p

Northeast ........................... 26,028.0 26,456.1 26,167.2 26,599.4 1,001.9 1,351.0 1,049.6 1,380.2 3.8 5.1 4.0 5.2

 New England .................... 7,139.3 7,261.2 7,175.6 7,295.8 231.8 306.5 241.7 295.8 3.2 4.2 3.4 4.1

 Middle Atlantic .................. 18,888.7 19,194.8 18,991.6 19,303.6 770.1 1,044.5 807.9 1,084.4 4.1 5.4 4.3 5.6

South ................................. 48,985.1 49,960.3 49,283.0 50,140.2 2,001.4 2,601.1 2,142.2 2,623.1 4.1 5.2 4.3 5.2

 South Atlantic ................... 25,565.9 26,064.5 25,778.7 26,174.3 997.1 1,313.9 1,092.4 1,315.4 3.9 5.0 4.2 5.0

 East South Central ........... 8,151.6 8,293.9 8,185.3 8,315.8 362.8 441.1 372.9 429.7 4.5 5.3 4.6 5.2

 West South Central .......... 15,267.7 15,602.0 15,318.9 15,650.1 641.4 846.0 676.9 878.1 4.2 5.4 4.4 5.6

Midwest ............................. 33,668.0 34,000.9 33,853.3 34,125.8 1,433.8 1,801.2 1,383.5 1,689.5 4.3 5.3 4.1 5.0

 East North Central ............ 23,273.1 23,444.5 23,436.5 23,551.6 1,040.9 1,345.1 1,024.3 1,287.6 4.5 5.7 4.4 5.5

 West North Central ........... 10,394.9 10,556.4 10,416.8 10,574.1 392.9 456.1 359.2 401.9 3.8 4.3 3.4 3.8

West ................................... 31,880.7 32,509.5 31,967.5 32,476.9 1,511.4 2,016.4 1,496.1 1,888.1 4.7 6.2 4.7 5.8

 Mountain ........................... 8,992.1 9,271.0 9,044.5 9,305.3 355.5 496.4 362.3 482.4 4.0 5.4 4.0 5.2

 Pacific ............................... 22,888.6 23,238.5 22,923.0 23,171.6 1,155.9 1,520.0 1,133.8 1,405.6 5.0 6.5 4.9 6.1

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

May

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002p

May

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002p May

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002p

Alabama ............................. 2,141.8 2,161.7 2,154.3 2,153.5 107.5 129.1 121.0 122.6 5.0 6.0 5.6 5.7

Alaska ................................. 322.1 329.5 329.7 328.7 20.3 20.8 21.6 19.8 6.3 6.3 6.6 6.0

Arizona ............................... 2,408.4 2,483.5 2,486.1 2,488.5 104.9 145.6 142.7 142.4 4.4 5.9 5.7 5.7

Arkansas ............................. 1,227.8 1,282.7 1,284.4 1,282.8 62.8 66.5 68.6 67.7 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3

California ............................ 17,310.2 17,582.0 17,612.4 17,528.8 877.4 1,143.0 1,152.5 1,095.7 5.1 6.5 6.5 6.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach 4,855.1 4,922.0 4,895.7 4,873.5 264.4 341.5 339.4 330.3 5.4 6.9 6.9 6.8

Colorado ............................. 2,287.1 2,376.9 2,361.9 2,364.7 76.0 133.4 126.0 122.2 3.3 5.6 5.3 5.2

Connecticut ......................... 1,719.0 1,708.6 1,711.8 1,714.1 52.8 60.5 65.4 63.4 3.1 3.5 3.8 3.7

Delaware ............................ 418.5 418.9 420.2 417.7 14.3 16.1 17.5 17.2 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.1

District of Columbia ............ 278.1 274.7 275.7 274.4 18.1 18.4 17.6 17.7 6.5 6.7 6.4 6.5

Florida ................................. 7,654.1 7,784.7 7,787.4 7,763.8 340.8 417.7 412.4 394.0 4.5 5.4 5.3 5.1

Georgia ............................... 4,136.0 4,202.5 4,220.8 4,212.6 159.9 192.3 193.2 197.9 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.7

Hawaii ................................. 603.8 602.4 599.1 597.6 26.0 27.8 26.0 25.3 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.2

Idaho ................................... 680.1 692.4 689.3 687.3 33.3 38.0 35.9 34.6 4.9 5.5 5.2 5.0

Illinois .................................. 6,357.4 6,371.4 6,329.3 6,311.8 332.1 387.8 403.0 395.8 5.2 6.1 6.4 6.3

Indiana ................................ 3,099.3 3,125.2 3,128.9 3,116.3 125.2 154.1 159.9 155.3 4.0 4.9 5.1 5.0

Iowa .................................... 1,583.4 1,602.6 1,604.7 1,622.7 51.9 54.7 58.4 57.6 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.5

Kansas ................................ 1,380.1 1,447.7 1,446.9 1,447.3 57.9 64.1 64.4 62.0 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.3

Kentucky ............................. 1,964.3 1,992.6 1,995.6 1,996.2 104.2 106.5 106.7 106.6 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3

Louisiana ............................ 2,045.4 2,022.6 2,017.4 2,022.5 118.1 113.6 116.5 130.5 5.8 5.6 5.8 6.5

Maine .................................. 682.6 684.9 685.0 681.7 27.2 27.9 27.4 25.2 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.7

Maryland ............................. 2,832.5 2,935.1 2,932.0 2,916.4 113.3 156.2 158.5 138.5 4.0 5.3 5.4 4.7

Massachusetts .................... 3,281.3 3,359.5 3,374.4 3,369.0 114.1 145.4 160.1 149.3 3.5 4.3 4.7 4.4

Michigan ............................. 5,164.4 5,187.8 5,169.2 5,164.9 261.0 312.2 312.9 319.1 5.1 6.0 6.1 6.2

Minnesota ........................... 2,814.0 2,853.4 2,854.7 2,855.0 102.9 124.9 123.1 119.8 3.7 4.4 4.3 4.2

Mississippi .......................... 1,292.0 1,316.0 1,321.1 1,311.1 66.5 87.3 94.4 87.1 5.1 6.6 7.1 6.6

Missouri .............................. 2,969.1 2,964.2 2,968.4 2,947.5 132.4 154.1 155.1 140.7 4.5 5.2 5.2 4.8

Montana .............................. 465.9 472.5 472.1 469.6 21.5 21.9 21.6 19.4 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.1

Nebraska ............................ 927.1 957.3 955.7 954.3 28.3 34.8 37.2 35.3 3.1 3.6 3.9 3.7

Nevada ............................... 1,017.0 1,056.0 1,051.3 1,053.4 49.1 61.5 58.2 58.2 4.8 5.8 5.5 5.5

New Hampshire .................. 686.3 707.4 707.2 709.3 21.7 29.0 28.4 30.0 3.2 4.1 4.0 4.2

New Jersey ......................... 4,174.7 4,277.6 4,266.3 4,257.8 169.5 237.6 237.3 232.0 4.1 5.6 5.6 5.4

New Mexico ........................ 836.9 860.5 856.5 855.3 39.0 52.1 51.4 51.4 4.7 6.1 6.0 6.0

New York ............................ 8,824.6 8,964.8 8,994.4 9,006.4 401.7 531.8 547.3 551.7 4.6 5.9 6.1 6.1

New York City ................. 3,511.7 3,507.5 3,534.8 3,557.7 196.0 263.0 273.0 284.9 5.6 7.5 7.7 8.0

North Carolina .................... 3,988.4 3,987.8 4,010.1 3,989.3 217.3 264.8 275.8 272.9 5.4 6.6 6.9 6.8

North Dakota ...................... 338.5 339.3 340.0 339.1 9.1 10.7 12.2 11.9 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.5

Ohio .................................... 5,842.9 5,939.6 5,934.7 5,924.6 244.0 342.2 346.7 345.1 4.2 5.8 5.8 5.8

Oklahoma ........................... 1,656.4 1,704.0 1,708.0 1,709.3 56.7 71.2 75.9 76.3 3.4 4.2 4.4 4.5

Oregon ................................ 1,793.6 1,803.3 1,808.7 1,799.5 107.1 142.8 135.7 130.6 6.0 7.9 7.5 7.3

Pennsylvania ...................... 6,073.2 6,091.8 6,106.9 6,121.4 282.3 339.7 329.3 346.5 4.6 5.6 5.4 5.7

Rhode Island ...................... 503.7 508.0 505.0 506.0 23.9 21.4 23.0 23.5 4.7 4.2 4.6 4.7

South Carolina .................... 1,949.0 2,005.5 2,000.8 1,994.7 103.9 120.8 115.3 110.5 5.3 6.0 5.8 5.5

South Dakota ...................... 404.8 410.9 411.7 411.3 13.1 13.3 13.8 12.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.0

Tennessee .......................... 2,811.5 2,899.1 2,890.9 2,879.9 123.6 164.5 154.5 142.4 4.4 5.7 5.3 4.9

Texas .................................. 10,445.2 10,648.7 10,695.1 10,702.3 485.3 618.4 662.9 659.5 4.6 5.8 6.2 6.2

Utah .................................... 1,113.1 1,160.1 1,154.4 1,149.0 46.1 69.3 66.6 60.8 4.1 6.0 5.8 5.3

Vermont .............................. 334.2 345.9 345.8 346.4 11.6 13.5 13.6 13.8 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.0

Virginia ................................ 3,666.7 3,768.5 3,780.5 3,775.5 119.1 159.3 175.7 154.6 3.2 4.2 4.6 4.1

Washington ......................... 3,002.9 3,030.2 3,041.0 3,028.2 184.3 207.1 219.0 215.0 6.1 6.8 7.2 7.1

West Virginia ...................... 833.6 814.9 814.9 812.5 42.5 47.9 49.0 50.1 5.1 5.9 6.0 6.2

Wisconsin ........................... 2,987.6 3,077.2 3,065.4 3,050.9 132.2 175.9 167.0 145.3 4.4 5.7 5.4 4.8

Wyoming ............................. 270.6 271.5 272.7 272.3 10.6 10.5 12.0 11.6 3.9 3.9 4.4 4.3

Puerto Rico ......................... 1,290.4 1,356.0 1,358.6 1,347.7 149.5 169.2 166.6 166.5 11.6 12.5 12.3 12.4

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

April May April May April May

2001 2002 2001 2002p 2001 2002 2001 2002p 2001 2002 2001 2002p

Alabama ............................. 2,134.2 2,143.4 2,130.6 2,141.7 98.1 112.3 95.7 110.5 4.6 5.2 4.5 5.2

Alaska ................................. 314.9 322.8 322.0 328.7 20.1 21.5 19.7 19.2 6.4 6.7 6.1 5.8

Arizona ............................... 2,387.4 2,471.4 2,410.4 2,490.8 90.9 132.6 104.7 142.3 3.8 5.4 4.3 5.7

Arkansas ............................. 1,225.8 1,281.3 1,233.0 1,287.9 58.0 64.4 59.8 64.4 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.0

California ............................ 17,207.4 17,507.6 17,214.9 17,432.3 829.1 1,123.8 811.5 1,030.3 4.8 6.4 4.7 5.9

Los Angeles-Long Beach 4,844.6 4,865.8 4,805.6 4,823.1 245.7 325.0 245.5 311.3 5.1 6.7 5.1 6.5

Colorado ............................. 2,253.5 2,333.7 2,266.9 2,344.3 69.0 122.6 68.3 114.3 3.1 5.3 3.0 4.9

Connecticut ......................... 1,707.1 1,698.6 1,719.4 1,714.2 46.9 62.0 56.1 66.8 2.7 3.7 3.3 3.9

Delaware ............................ 416.0 418.1 415.6 414.9 13.4 16.1 12.7 15.5 3.2 3.9 3.1 3.7

District of Columbia ............ 274.7 273.2 275.3 271.5 15.0 15.5 16.6 16.2 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.0

Florida ................................. 7,590.4 7,735.7 7,666.1 7,771.7 316.8 397.5 328.4 379.8 4.2 5.1 4.3 4.9

Georgia ............................... 4,117.8 4,193.0 4,138.9 4,215.3 142.7 177.5 150.5 188.5 3.5 4.2 3.6 4.5

Hawaii ................................. 605.6 600.1 601.8 595.5 27.7 26.3 25.7 24.9 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.2

Idaho ................................... 673.0 684.3 681.1 688.4 34.9 37.5 31.7 33.0 5.2 5.5 4.6 4.8

Illinois .................................. 6,318.7 6,281.5 6,341.0 6,291.6 317.6 384.8 315.1 375.6 5.0 6.1 5.0 6.0

Indiana ................................ 3,097.8 3,128.8 3,117.9 3,135.1 121.3 159.9 121.2 151.3 3.9 5.1 3.9 4.8

Iowa .................................... 1,577.1 1,600.1 1,577.0 1,615.2 51.3 58.3 44.1 49.0 3.3 3.6 2.8 3.0

Kansas ................................ 1,374.3 1,439.3 1,374.9 1,441.5 55.3 62.4 54.8 59.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.1

Kentucky ............................. 1,952.9 1,980.7 1,970.7 2,002.4 97.6 100.9 100.7 102.9 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1

Louisiana ............................ 2,035.9 2,011.8 2,037.2 2,014.5 106.7 105.2 104.3 116.7 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.8

Maine .................................. 674.9 676.4 681.6 680.9 29.2 30.1 26.9 25.1 4.3 4.4 4.0 3.7

Maryland ............................. 2,788.9 2,896.0 2,814.7 2,898.5 97.4 145.8 107.2 132.4 3.5 5.0 3.8 4.6

Massachusetts .................... 3,243.6 3,341.6 3,262.3 3,351.1 98.5 149.8 105.8 141.0 3.0 4.5 3.2 4.2

Michigan ............................. 5,111.5 5,114.4 5,166.1 5,167.6 242.7 301.8 244.3 302.4 4.7 5.9 4.7 5.9

Minnesota ........................... 2,805.1 2,851.2 2,813.7 2,854.6 108.4 127.3 89.2 106.1 3.9 4.5 3.2 3.7

Mississippi .......................... 1,284.3 1,309.0 1,294.5 1,313.6 57.1 84.9 68.7 89.4 4.4 6.5 5.3 6.8

Missouri .............................. 2,972.9 2,964.0 2,973.6 2,951.5 130.0 148.8 124.1 132.3 4.4 5.0 4.2 4.5

Montana .............................. 466.7 472.4 467.8 471.5 21.6 21.5 19.4 17.3 4.6 4.6 4.1 3.7

Nebraska ............................ 924.9 953.5 928.6 955.8 25.1 33.8 27.4 34.5 2.7 3.5 3.0 3.6

Nevada ............................... 1,006.7 1,043.1 1,011.0 1,047.2 48.6 57.6 44.6 53.6 4.8 5.5 4.4 5.1

New Hampshire .................. 684.7 704.1 683.9 706.9 24.0 29.9 20.5 28.8 3.5 4.2 3.0 4.1

New Jersey ......................... 4,144.0 4,237.8 4,166.7 4,249.9 149.0 219.8 159.5 222.1 3.6 5.2 3.8 5.2

New Mexico ........................ 837.4 856.4 833.8 852.2 37.1 49.5 38.2 50.7 4.4 5.8 4.6 5.9

New York ............................ 8,744.3 8,911.9 8,762.8 8,943.3 368.9 521.1 370.3 519.9 4.2 5.8 4.2 5.8

New York City ................. 3,495.4 3,515.5 3,471.9 3,518.0 184.0 263.3 178.5 267.4 5.3 7.5 5.1 7.6

North Carolina .................... 3,955.3 3,980.9 3,986.2 3,987.1 185.2 257.8 211.3 267.0 4.7 6.5 5.3 6.7

North Dakota ...................... 337.6 337.8 340.8 340.8 10.0 12.1 7.6 10.0 3.0 3.6 2.2 2.9

Ohio .................................... 5,776.3 5,873.5 5,833.4 5,916.8 217.1 324.6 219.2 320.5 3.8 5.5 3.8 5.4

Oklahoma ........................... 1,650.5 1,702.3 1,650.0 1,703.1 51.9 71.8 55.5 75.0 3.1 4.2 3.4 4.4

Oregon ................................ 1,782.2 1,799.2 1,784.0 1,789.8 104.0 136.2 98.7 122.3 5.8 7.6 5.5 6.8

Pennsylvania ...................... 6,000.3 6,045.2 6,062.1 6,110.4 252.3 303.7 278.1 342.4 4.2 5.0 4.6 5.6

Rhode Island ...................... 498.3 498.2 497.5 499.8 21.3 20.5 22.0 21.7 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.3

South Carolina .................... 1,950.1 1,998.2 1,970.8 2,017.0 91.0 105.1 105.3 112.2 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.6

South Dakota ...................... 403.1 410.4 408.2 414.7 12.7 13.5 11.9 11.1 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.7

Tennessee .......................... 2,780.1 2,860.8 2,789.6 2,858.1 110.0 143.0 107.8 126.8 4.0 5.0 3.9 4.4

Texas .................................. 10,355.5 10,606.6 10,398.6 10,644.6 424.8 604.6 457.3 622.0 4.1 5.7 4.4 5.8

Utah .................................... 1,099.0 1,138.9 1,104.6 1,140.0 42.7 63.0 45.7 60.5 3.9 5.5 4.1 5.3

Vermont .............................. 330.8 342.4 330.8 342.8 11.9 14.2 10.4 12.4 3.6 4.1 3.1 3.6

Virginia ................................ 3,641.6 3,757.9 3,671.1 3,779.3 92.5 149.5 119.1 154.7 2.5 4.0 3.2 4.1

Washington ......................... 2,978.5 3,008.9 3,000.3 3,025.3 174.9 212.1 178.3 209.0 5.9 7.0 5.9 6.9

West Virginia ...................... 830.9 811.4 840.2 819.2 43.0 49.1 41.2 48.9 5.2 6.1 4.9 6.0

Wisconsin ........................... 2,968.8 3,046.3 2,978.1 3,040.4 142.2 174.0 124.5 137.7 4.8 5.7 4.2 4.5

Wyoming ............................. 268.4 270.9 269.0 270.8 10.7 12.2 9.6 10.7 4.0 4.5 3.6 3.9

Puerto Rico ......................... 1,287.5 1,353.4 1,299.1 1,356.8 144.5 162.7 148.0 165.6 11.2 12.0 11.4 12.2

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 division, seasonally adjusted

(In thousands)

State 

Total nonfarm1 Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities

May

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002p May2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002p May2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002p May2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002p

Alabama ............................... 1,915.1 1,899.9 1,899.1 1,900.2 106.0 104.1 103.1 102.9 340.0 331.1 330.0 329.0 96.5 93.3 93.1 93.1

Alaska ................................... 288.6 291.7 290.6 291.0 14.7 15.1 15.2 14.9 13.1 13.6 11.7 12.2 28.0 28.0 28.2 27.9

Arizona ................................. 2,268.7 2,243.4 2,243.4 2,239.6 167.4 155.4 156.7 156.2 212.3 196.3 195.9 195.2 112.3 106.8 105.8 106.1

Arkansas ............................... 1,158.5 1,155.7 1,152.8 1,156.8 52.9 55.6 54.9 56.1 241.9 230.0 228.9 229.7 72.5 75.9 75.9 75.9

California .............................. 14,709.7 14,672.0 14,667.7 14,658.7 771.1 770.2 764.3 754.7 1,920.9 1,837.5 1,830.8 1,825.8 757.1 724.7 724.2 723.2

Colorado ............................... 2,241.2 2,190.1 2,195.6 2,198.7 167.2 158.7 163.3 165.0 202.3 187.0 185.7 185.8 145.8 136.3 137.0 137.6

Connecticut ........................... 1,687.0 1,673.3 1,673.6 1,679.3 65.6 65.4 64.0 64.3 256.9 244.3 243.6 243.2 79.5 76.0 76.7 76.5

Delaware2 ............................ 421.0 417.7 416.0 417.4 24.1 23.1 24.0 24.7 57.0 55.2 53.6 55.1 17.5 17.2 16.7 16.7

District of Columbia .............. 649.6 649.2 651.6 652.5 11.0 9.8 9.7 9.7 11.4 11.2 11.0 11.0 17.7 17.6 17.2 17.3

Florida ................................... 7,214.1 7,178.8 7,191.6 7,193.6 402.8 404.9 405.0 406.7 474.4 449.5 448.7 448.0 370.1 355.0 354.6 354.3

Georgia ............................... 3,976.6 3,876.8 3,889.4 3,893.9 203.8 191.7 193.4 193.2 551.2 534.9 536.0 539.9 269.9 249.4 250.2 251.5

Hawaii2 ................................. 554.7 549.0 544.8 551.0 23.9 24.5 24.8 25.1 18.1 17.6 17.8 17.7 3( ) 3( ) 3( ) 3( )

Idaho ..................................... 571.1 568.3 569.8 567.3 37.9 35.7 35.9 35.5 76.2 71.1 71.4 71.0 28.2 27.6 27.8 27.6

Illinois .................................... 6,028.4 5,922.3 5,916.3 5,931.4 272.8 260.4 256.6 265.0 910.4 884.2 885.2 885.1 358.7 344.9 343.6 345.9

Indiana .................................. 2,941.8 2,910.5 2,902.6 2,896.1 146.5 141.4 138.4 140.9 647.9 620.3 620.0 619.5 149.7 142.4 142.2 143.2

Iowa ...................................... 1,471.4 1,461.3 1,461.4 1,463.1 63.5 64.0 64.5 65.8 253.5 245.5 245.6 246.1 71.4 71.9 71.8 71.7

Kansas .................................. 1,353.7 1,362.1 1,358.1 1,363.8 64.8 65.2 65.6 66.4 205.9 199.6 199.9 200.3 89.8 89.2 88.7 88.7

Kentucky ............................... 1,812.9 1,823.0 1,823.6 1,827.4 87.2 88.2 87.6 88.0 309.9 299.8 300.5 301.0 108.1 106.0 106.0 106.3

Louisiana .............................. 1,928.7 1,932.3 1,930.4 1,929.7 121.0 120.9 120.8 122.7 183.0 177.3 176.8 178.2 118.1 117.7 117.9 117.3

Maine .................................... 609.3 609.0 609.9 611.7 29.9 29.8 29.5 29.6 82.1 76.4 76.4 75.9 24.6 24.4 24.5 24.7

Maryland ............................... 2,468.8 2,456.5 2,454.2 2,454.0 163.9 155.5 154.9 153.9 178.2 175.0 172.8 172.7 118.7 115.8 114.6 114.9

Massachusetts ...................... 3,348.9 3,305.6 3,299.2 3,294.3 137.2 140.9 142.4 140.0 426.9 407.2 404.3 403.3 146.9 139.6 139.8 139.0

Michigan ............................... 4,591.8 4,562.6 4,554.4 4,543.1 202.2 202.8 199.5 198.0 929.3 913.7 913.8 913.3 181.2 178.8 179.6 179.5

Minnesota ............................. 2,685.9 2,659.9 2,655.7 2,659.9 120.1 122.3 121.1 122.1 427.9 411.5 411.0 410.4 136.2 127.4 126.9 127.5

Mississippi ............................ 1,132.0 1,133.1 1,131.4 1,125.4 50.7 54.2 54.3 53.5 214.6 208.6 208.1 206.7 57.1 56.6 56.4 56.1

Missouri ................................ 2,743.9 2,691.1 2,693.1 2,687.6 144.4 139.2 139.1 137.3 384.2 361.6 363.4 361.5 176.0 168.0 168.2 167.8

Montana ................................ 392.7 393.2 394.5 393.6 20.9 19.6 19.9 20.6 23.7 23.1 23.2 23.5 22.0 21.8 22.0 21.9

Nebraska .............................. 909.4 911.8 911.0 912.4 43.1 42.8 42.9 42.9 118.0 113.9 112.8 113.0 58.1 56.8 56.4 56.6

Nevada ................................. 1,057.3 1,066.3 1,068.6 1,073.0 89.4 92.2 92.2 93.0 46.7 46.0 45.9 45.9 59.4 56.9 56.8 57.3

New Hampshire .................... 628.2 626.5 627.4 627.1 26.7 27.3 26.9 27.2 104.4 99.4 99.6 99.7 22.0 21.1 21.0 21.0

New Jersey ........................... 4,031.5 4,014.6 4,010.7 4,007.1 160.8 162.4 161.1 161.1 454.4 430.3 426.5 425.1 273.5 263.4 262.9 262.8

New Mexico .......................... 757.4 763.0 760.9 760.5 46.0 44.8 43.2 42.6 43.4 42.6 42.3 41.9 37.0 37.5 37.6 37.3

New York .............................. 8,661.9 8,541.3 8,534.5 8,538.0 334.3 336.2 332.2 332.9 846.3 805.5 805.9 801.4 440.3 427.3 424.3 425.2

North Carolina ...................... 3,894.2 3,882.3 3,877.2 3,879.4 229.3 224.6 223.9 224.0 740.1 705.0 700.7 699.7 185.0 181.9 181.1 180.1

North Dakota ........................ 330.7 330.5 329.6 331.5 14.9 15.5 15.0 15.8 25.4 25.2 25.4 25.2 19.1 19.0 19.1 19.1

Ohio ...................................... 5,567.7 5,534.9 5,520.9 5,516.1 236.2 231.3 229.0 228.8 1,031.0 1,003.8 1,002.5 1,005.2 251.4 247.4 247.2 247.3

Oklahoma ............................. 1,509.2 1,518.6 1,520.6 1,519.8 63.9 65.0 65.2 65.6 178.7 175.2 174.5 175.5 85.9 84.1 83.5 83.3

Oregon .................................. 1,604.2 1,575.7 1,576.6 1,581.2 80.5 74.0 74.6 73.0 238.9 223.0 223.9 225.9 79.7 77.5 77.3 77.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,714.1 5,650.8 5,645.1 5,647.4 247.7 250.1 249.0 253.0 902.3 856.4 853.8 848.6 306.6 294.0 292.6 292.9

Rhode Island ........................ 479.2 480.3 483.3 484.8 18.5 18.0 18.4 18.2 70.8 67.5 68.1 68.3 17.3 16.9 16.8 16.5

South Carolina ...................... 1,832.1 1,827.1 1,828.6 1,829.2 109.9 109.9 109.9 110.6 335.4 317.9 316.5 315.5 96.0 95.7 95.6 96.1

South Dakota ........................ 379.9 375.4 378.1 380.8 18.1 17.2 17.4 18.0 46.7 43.6 43.8 43.8 17.2 16.8 16.7 16.9

Tennessee ............................ 2,709.2 2,717.2 2,707.5 2,706.0 121.5 123.3 119.1 118.7 479.0 466.9 467.0 466.3 180.2 174.6 172.7 174.2

Texas .................................... 9,551.3 9,455.7 9,458.7 9,459.5 567.8 559.7 560.0 557.3 1,069.2 1,013.4 1,011.8 1,008.9 601.4 576.7 577.2 578.1

Utah ...................................... 1,085.2 1,072.4 1,069.2 1,067.0 70.2 64.7 64.8 63.1 127.6 120.8 120.0 119.5 61.0 59.3 58.7 58.5

Vermont ................................ 299.0 296.1 295.6 296.6 14.7 14.9 15.0 15.0 48.1 45.0 44.7 44.4 12.3 12.1 12.1 12.1

Virginia .................................. 3,537.4 3,497.4 3,494.8 3,504.1 215.1 206.8 204.2 204.5 373.9 360.6 359.9 361.2 190.8 179.4 179.0 179.3

Washington ........................... 2,711.3 2,651.6 2,648.3 2,650.5 156.6 142.2 142.1 144.2 342.3 314.9 313.7 314.2 148.5 139.0 138.0 137.4

West Virginia ........................ 736.6 736.7 734.2 730.9 33.6 35.8 34.5 33.8 78.2 74.2 73.9 73.5 37.1 36.9 37.0 36.6

Wisconsin ............................. 2,831.9 2,816.6 2,821.8 2,827.5 123.1 122.3 121.1 124.1 591.4 566.6 566.7 565.8 135.0 131.7 130.8 131.0

Wyoming ............................... 245.1 248.9 247.2 249.4 17.6 19.1 18.2 18.0 11.2 11.1 11.2 10.9 14.1 13.9 14.0 13.9

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 division, seasonally adjusted – Continued

(In thousands)

State 

Trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government

May

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002p May2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002p May2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002p May2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002p

Alabama ............................... 441.5 435.1 436.3 437.4 92.5 92.2 92.2 92.6 480.0 481.3 481.7 482.9 350.3 354.5 354.4 354.0

Alaska ................................... 57.9 58.5 58.4 58.6 12.8 12.8 13.0 12.9 72.4 73.6 73.7 74.4 77.9 79.7 79.8 79.6

Arizona ................................. 532.2 535.5 537.2 537.0 150.6 151.0 150.7 149.3 711.2 706.9 705.4 710.5 373.2 382.7 382.9 376.3

Arkansas ............................... 267.5 266.9 266.0 266.7 46.1 46.5 46.4 46.6 280.8 280.3 280.1 280.4 192.9 196.5 196.8 197.3

California .............................. 3,334.0 3,356.6 3,363.0 3,361.2 840.4 846.1 846.9 845.7 4,690.5 4,677.7 4,675.0 4,682.2 2,371.7 2,435.5 2,440.0 2,442.4

Colorado ............................... 530.2 523.4 522.2 522.1 144.8 142.9 142.8 143.2 694.7 673.6 675.7 676.4 342.3 353.5 354.0 353.7

Connecticut ........................... 358.5 359.9 358.6 360.9 142.5 142.0 142.1 142.0 540.1 538.6 540.2 541.6 243.0 246.2 247.5 249.9

Delaware2 ............................ 91.1 91.3 91.4 91.6 52.2 51.6 51.2 50.9 122.1 122.5 122.4 121.6 57.0 56.8 56.7 56.8

District of Columbia .............. 51.3 50.1 50.5 50.8 32.7 32.4 33.0 33.1 303.9 307.1 309.1 310.2 221.5 220.9 221.0 220.3

Florida ................................... 1,793.9 1,774.5 1,776.1 1,779.9 458.7 458.4 459.9 460.0 2,687.0 2,695.4 2,704.3 2,696.7 1,020.8 1,034.8 1,036.8 1,041.8

Georgia ............................... 971.7 943.6 951.4 947.7 209.3 206.7 206.7 206.3 1,157.6 1,128.9 1,131.6 1,132.7 605.4 614.3 612.7 615.1

Hawaii2 ................................. 137.7 132.9 132.6 132.8 32.7 32.9 32.8 33.1 186.9 184.5 184.4 184.0 112.1 117.8 113.6 119.5

Idaho ..................................... 142.1 140.1 140.6 139.8 24.0 24.6 24.7 24.6 150.1 154.1 154.1 153.2 110.4 113.4 113.6 113.7

Illinois .................................... 1,361.1 1,346.1 1,346.5 1,346.4 404.8 401.9 402.8 401.7 1,864.1 1,830.4 1,830.7 1,832.3 846.5 844.7 841.5 845.4

Indiana .................................. 693.9 692.7 689.1 685.2 140.3 140.8 141.2 140.7 751.8 750.3 748.4 748.3 405.2 415.7 416.4 411.4

Iowa ...................................... 352.6 348.4 348.0 346.4 87.9 90.6 90.6 90.4 396.2 393.0 393.4 395.0 244.2 245.9 245.5 245.5

Kansas .................................. 317.8 315.3 314.7 315.7 65.8 66.3 66.3 66.6 354.8 367.9 366.8 368.0 247.3 251.3 248.8 250.7

Kentucky ............................... 421.7 429.7 428.6 427.1 75.0 76.0 76.0 76.1 481.8 489.7 491.8 495.7 309.3 313.4 312.9 312.9

Louisiana .............................. 449.1 452.0 452.1 452.3 86.5 86.5 86.6 86.5 540.6 547.3 545.8 542.9 376.4 378.7 377.9 377.9

Maine .................................... 151.4 151.9 152.3 152.7 33.5 33.9 34.0 34.1 186.9 188.2 188.7 189.3 100.8 104.3 104.4 105.3

Maryland ............................... 554.3 552.5 550.2 549.2 142.6 141.5 142.1 141.9 859.3 853.6 857.8 860.0 450.2 460.9 460.2 459.8

Massachusetts ...................... 740.4 739.2 734.6 732.5 233.0 232.6 232.8 233.5 1,234.0 1,217.5 1,217.4 1,216.4 429.1 427.1 426.4 428.1

Michigan ............................... 1,074.9 1,062.1 1,061.0 1,057.7 209.4 210.1 210.3 211.2 1,300.1 1,289.8 1,286.9 1,286.0 687.1 698.3 696.0 690.1

Minnesota ............................. 634.9 631.2 630.3 627.8 167.4 165.4 165.9 166.0 793.3 791.0 792.7 794.5 400.0 405.4 402.2 405.9

Mississippi ............................ 253.2 251.6 251.7 251.2 43.1 42.3 42.2 42.1 270.3 272.3 272.0 270.8 237.4 242.2 241.5 239.6

Missouri ................................ 644.0 638.8 639.1 635.2 171.9 169.8 169.3 168.4 790.3 782.9 783.1 787.0 428.2 425.4 425.2 424.7

Montana ................................ 102.5 102.8 103.3 101.8 17.8 18.4 18.3 18.2 116.0 118.3 118.5 118.1 84.5 83.8 83.9 84.2

Nebraska .............................. 213.6 214.6 215.5 214.4 62.2 62.7 63.0 62.8 257.0 262.7 261.8 263.9 156.2 157.1 157.4 157.5

Nevada ................................. 220.8 226.2 227.4 227.6 49.1 50.9 51.1 51.3 455.7 455.6 457.1 458.5 126.0 129.3 129.0 130.3

New Hampshire .................... 165.4 165.9 166.7 166.6 33.8 34.1 33.9 34.2 190.6 193.1 194.4 193.1 84.8 85.1 84.4 84.8

New Jersey ........................... 929.8 927.5 928.0 926.7 268.6 274.8 274.5 274.5 1,342.3 1,345.6 1,347.7 1,344.7 600.5 608.9 608.3 610.5

New Mexico .......................... 174.6 174.3 174.8 174.0 32.7 32.6 32.9 32.9 222.4 225.7 224.1 224.2 185.0 190.1 190.6 192.7

New York .............................. 1,738.5 1,719.6 1,722.9 1,721.0 747.3 717.3 717.3 718.4 3,078.1 3,048.5 3,045.1 3,052.0 1,472.3 1,482.1 1,482.1 1,482.4

North Carolina ...................... 889.9 885.9 887.4 884.3 189.2 188.2 187.7 188.3 1,045.5 1,053.6 1,054.6 1,060.4 611.2 639.1 637.8 638.7

North Dakota ........................ 82.5 82.3 81.2 81.3 17.1 17.3 17.3 17.1 94.5 94.2 94.3 94.2 73.5 73.3 73.6 75.0

Ohio ...................................... 1,332.3 1,321.9 1,319.5 1,315.5 312.3 311.5 311.7 311.9 1,602.1 1,605.2 1,597.5 1,598.3 789.6 801.4 801.2 796.9

Oklahoma ............................. 344.0 344.5 346.4 344.6 74.2 75.8 75.5 75.8 435.7 441.0 442.1 440.8 295.2 300.9 301.4 302.4

Oregon .................................. 391.3 388.3 389.2 390.2 94.6 95.6 95.7 95.9 447.5 444.6 443.4 444.8 269.9 271.1 270.9 272.0

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,275.3 1,263.5 1,262.6 1,259.7 328.8 328.0 327.4 327.1 1,907.8 1,903.9 1,906.3 1,911.7 726.8 735.6 734.1 735.4

Rhode Island ........................ 108.0 109.0 108.8 109.5 32.2 33.7 33.6 33.8 167.7 170.7 172.9 174.3 64.5 64.3 64.5 64.0

South Carolina ...................... 430.5 439.8 440.9 439.1 83.3 85.0 84.5 84.8 453.5 464.2 466.5 467.9 321.9 313.0 313.1 313.7

South Dakota ........................ 93.3 94.6 94.3 95.0 27.9 27.8 27.8 28.0 102.4 101.9 103.5 104.5 73.1 72.8 73.8 73.8

Tennessee ............................ 638.3 640.6 637.2 635.4 132.0 133.0 132.7 132.5 751.7 771.5 769.4 769.7 402.4 403.7 405.8 405.5

Texas .................................... 2,277.2 2,254.3 2,252.5 2,253.4 534.2 530.6 530.3 530.5 2,761.0 2,748.3 2,752.6 2,754.4 1,578.5 1,612.8 1,613.9 1,617.3

Utah ...................................... 252.5 248.8 248.5 247.6 59.8 59.8 59.8 59.7 316.8 320.5 318.9 319.5 189.4 190.9 190.8 191.4

Vermont ................................ 68.3 67.5 67.5 68.2 12.7 12.9 12.9 13.0 92.7 92.7 92.6 92.9 49.6 50.3 50.1 50.3

Virginia .................................. 768.3 761.0 760.1 760.9 193.2 192.9 193.1 193.2 1,157.0 1,154.6 1,154.0 1,158.8 629.0 632.2 634.6 636.2

Washington ........................... 637.8 628.1 626.5 624.6 139.8 144.2 144.1 143.7 779.2 765.5 764.6 766.9 503.7 514.6 516.3 516.4

West Virginia ........................ 162.1 161.6 161.1 160.0 29.5 29.5 29.6 29.2 232.6 235.0 234.8 234.7 141.5 140.5 140.5 140.9

Wisconsin ............................. 640.5 641.7 643.8 643.2 149.7 152.5 152.2 152.2 774.7 782.2 788.4 792.0 414.7 416.9 416.1 416.4

Wyoming ............................... 55.4 55.4 55.3 55.4 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.5 57.8 59.9 59.7 61.2 61.2 61.7 61.3 62.1

1 Includes mining, not shown separately. 2 Mining is combined with construction. 3 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. p = preliminary.

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

March 2001 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 division, not seasonally adjusted

(In thousands)

State 

Total1 Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities

April May April May April May April May

2001 2002 2001 2002p 2001 2002 2001 2002p 2001 2002 2001 2002p 2001 2002 2001 2002p

Alabama ............................... 1,919.8 1,901.3 1,921.5 1,904.5 105.6 103.4 106.8 104.5 343.0 330.1 340.8 329.3 96.0 92.7 96.2 92.7

Alaska ................................... 281.5 284.0 293.5 295.8 13.2 13.2 14.8 15.2 12.0 11.3 12.5 11.6 26.9 26.9 28.8 28.9

Arizona ................................. 2,285.7 2,259.2 2,277.8 2,254.1 165.3 155.9 166.8 157.0 212.4 195.5 211.6 195.3 111.6 105.7 111.9 106.0

Arkansas ............................... 1,163.3 1,154.9 1,164.8 1,159.9 52.4 54.8 53.7 56.2 243.2 228.3 241.3 228.8 72.1 75.4 72.1 75.6

California .............................. 14,683.3 14,656.1 14,741.5 14,700.8 751.4 746.6 767.6 755.2 1,920.6 1,822.1 1,913.8 1,823.6 752.0 720.1 754.4 722.4

Colorado ............................... 2,231.5 2,189.8 2,232.8 2,191.0 163.7 160.5 167.9 165.7 202.0 185.1 201.2 185.2 145.7 135.9 144.7 136.0

Connecticut ........................... 1,678.2 1,670.3 1,691.4 1,682.1 64.0 63.0 66.5 65.4 257.6 243.4 256.1 242.9 79.0 76.6 79.7 76.9

Delaware2 ............................. 419.3 413.5 422.2 418.6 23.6 24.0 24.2 24.7 56.9 53.4 56.7 55.3 17.7 16.8 17.5 16.9

District of Columbia .............. 646.0 649.2 646.4 648.0 10.7 9.8 11.0 9.9 11.3 10.9 11.4 10.9 17.5 17.2 17.6 17.3

Florida ................................... 7,226.3 7,230.9 7,234.1 7,225.4 398.5 402.7 401.1 405.8 476.7 448.3 474.2 447.9 368.7 354.6 368.4 353.9

Georgia ................................. 3,976.6 3,882.6 3,982.7 3,895.7 203.1 191.0 204.8 192.8 555.1 535.7 550.8 539.7 269.5 248.9 269.5 251.2

Hawaii2 ................................. 555.2 545.9 556.7 553.7 23.5 24.6 23.6 24.8 17.9 17.8 18.1 17.6 43.0 38.8 43.3 38.8

Idaho ..................................... 565.2 565.8 571.8 569.3 36.2 34.4 38.4 36.2 75.0 70.2 75.4 70.2 27.8 27.4 28.0 27.4

Illinois .................................... 6,014.0 5,917.8 6,056.0 5,962.6 267.9 254.7 280.1 267.0 914.2 884.5 909.3 884.5 356.7 344.3 358.3 346.2

Indiana .................................. 2,953.6 2,908.8 2,973.9 2,928.6 144.7 137.3 150.6 145.0 649.8 618.5 648.0 620.6 149.9 142.1 149.9 142.9

Iowa ...................................... 1,475.8 1,466.9 1,488.4 1,478.9 60.7 62.9 66.1 67.7 254.5 245.2 254.1 246.3 71.4 71.8 71.7 71.8

Kansas .................................. 1,359.3 1,367.6 1,365.2 1,374.8 64.5 66.1 66.1 67.9 206.8 200.2 206.0 200.0 89.4 88.7 89.5 88.8

Kentucky ............................... 1,817.9 1,827.0 1,826.5 1,838.7 87.0 86.8 88.9 89.6 309.9 299.5 309.5 300.1 108.5 105.5 107.4 105.7

Louisiana .............................. 1,931.5 1,932.6 1,938.8 1,930.6 121.4 120.6 124.1 121.6 182.0 176.0 183.3 176.5 117.5 117.6 117.7 117.4

Maine .................................... 599.7 601.2 611.7 613.1 28.2 28.2 30.8 30.5 81.6 75.5 81.4 75.7 24.2 24.0 24.5 24.5

Maryland ............................... 2,461.1 2,451.7 2,482.1 2,465.1 161.3 153.5 164.0 154.7 178.9 172.7 178.0 172.8 117.6 113.9 118.0 114.8

Massachusetts ...................... 3,340.6 3,296.0 3,356.7 3,311.8 132.7 139.0 138.8 142.8 428.8 403.6 425.8 402.8 147.2 139.5 147.6 140.3

Michigan ............................... 4,585.4 4,540.7 4,628.5 4,585.6 195.0 190.3 208.9 204.6 932.6 909.0 931.5 911.1 180.1 178.5 181.9 180.0

Minnesota ............................. 2,670.1 2,645.2 2,703.7 2,682.1 111.6 112.9 123.1 123.7 427.5 407.5 425.8 408.1 135.9 127.4 136.8 128.9

Mississippi ............................ 1,136.9 1,132.3 1,138.7 1,132.2 50.9 53.7 51.1 53.9 216.5 208.2 214.9 207.7 56.9 56.1 57.2 55.8

Missouri ................................ 2,756.5 2,703.4 2,765.1 2,708.1 142.6 136.5 145.6 137.0 386.5 362.2 384.9 362.2 176.5 168.6 176.7 168.0

Montana ................................ 388.2 390.6 396.0 396.6 19.5 19.0 21.4 21.3 23.1 22.6 23.2 23.0 21.9 21.7 22.1 22.0

Nebraska .............................. 907.1 909.7 915.0 916.4 42.2 41.6 44.4 43.4 117.3 112.3 117.8 112.7 58.5 56.7 58.4 56.9

Nevada ................................. 1,052.9 1,064.7 1,060.0 1,071.7 87.3 91.1 89.5 92.8 46.5 45.7 46.5 46.0 58.7 56.9 59.1 57.1

New Hampshire .................... 623.3 623.0 630.3 629.0 25.4 26.5 27.3 27.6 105.8 99.9 104.6 99.9 21.6 20.8 21.9 21.0

New Jersey ........................... 4,016.9 3,998.8 4,045.8 4,020.7 159.3 159.1 164.1 163.2 454.1 426.4 454.3 426.1 272.6 263.2 273.6 264.4

New Mexico .......................... 755.0 760.3 760.5 763.0 45.2 42.7 46.4 43.1 43.2 41.7 43.1 41.6 37.0 37.6 37.1 37.5

New York .............................. 8,613.0 8,517.7 8,691.0 8,591.9 322.8 321.0 339.5 339.5 846.6 800.4 844.2 799.5 434.7 423.4 441.5 428.0

North Carolina ...................... 3,898.6 3,881.6 3,908.2 3,895.2 228.3 223.7 231.0 224.0 747.1 699.8 737.8 699.7 184.2 180.2 184.3 179.6

North Dakota ........................ 330.2 329.6 335.5 335.0 13.6 13.5 15.9 16.2 25.3 25.2 25.5 25.5 19.1 19.0 19.2 19.1

Ohio ...................................... 5,560.7 5,509.5 5,597.4 5,549.2 229.6 220.8 239.9 230.4 1,035.0 1,001.1 1,028.5 1,002.9 251.0 246.1 251.6 247.4

Oklahoma ............................. 1,511.4 1,523.0 1,518.5 1,529.2 63.4 64.8 64.4 65.7 178.3 174.2 178.2 175.2 85.7 83.2 85.7 83.3

Oregon .................................. 1,597.4 1,571.9 1,606.1 1,583.3 77.6 71.7 78.8 71.4 237.0 221.3 236.3 223.9 79.1 77.1 79.4 77.6

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,718.0 5,660.1 5,748.3 5,688.9 242.5 244.8 253.3 254.9 903.7 851.8 897.0 847.3 307.3 294.6 308.9 296.1

Rhode Island ........................ 479.2 481.2 483.0 486.5 18.1 17.7 18.8 18.3 71.8 67.9 70.9 68.1 17.3 16.7 17.3 16.7

South Carolina ...................... 1,840.9 1,834.7 1,848.7 1,843.6 110.1 110.0 111.1 110.9 336.4 316.3 335.2 316.2 95.2 95.1 95.8 95.7

South Dakota ........................ 376.8 375.6 385.0 386.2 16.9 16.5 19.0 19.0 47.1 43.3 46.4 43.8 17.1 16.6 17.3 16.9

Tennessee ............................ 2,712.8 2,707.8 2,717.2 2,712.8 120.6 118.4 122.3 120.1 482.4 466.6 479.2 466.4 178.2 172.8 180.0 174.5

Texas .................................... 9,548.8 9,459.3 9,572.9 9,480.4 566.9 557.5 571.6 560.6 1,071.5 1,008.1 1,067.3 1,006.5 598.4 574.3 598.6 575.2

Utah ...................................... 1,083.5 1,069.0 1,084.4 1,068.0 67.5 62.8 70.3 63.7 127.3 119.7 127.1 119.3 60.8 58.3 60.6 58.4

Vermont ................................ 297.2 293.2 297.6 295.0 13.4 13.6 15.1 15.2 48.3 44.5 48.0 44.6 12.1 12.1 12.3 12.3

Virginia .................................. 3,527.1 3,494.6 3,545.6 3,511.7 213.3 203.5 217.0 206.2 375.4 359.0 372.3 360.3 189.6 177.7 191.0 178.8

Washington ........................... 2,700.5 2,639.0 2,719.5 2,657.0 152.0 137.8 155.7 142.4 340.7 310.7 341.4 312.2 147.1 136.7 147.1 136.8

West Virginia ........................ 735.7 732.0 740.4 735.1 33.4 33.9 34.6 34.7 78.5 73.7 78.3 73.7 37.1 36.7 37.3 36.7

Wisconsin ............................. 2,816.1 2,809.6 2,843.3 2,844.6 117.0 115.7 126.8 126.9 589.3 562.7 586.0 564.1 134.9 130.8 136.2 132.7

Wyoming ............................... 238.8 242.5 247.5 251.1 16.6 17.5 18.3 18.9 11.1 10.8 10.9 10.7 14.0 13.8 14.1 14.0

Puerto Rico ........................... 1,009.2 997.2 1,010.8 1,000.1 72.1 71.5 72.2 70.7 137.4 128.7 137.3 129.3 33.9 33.0 33.8 33.1

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 division, not seasonally adjusted – Continued

(In thousands)

State 

Trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government

April May April May April May April May

2001 2002 2001 2002p 2001 2002 2001 2002p 2001 2002 2001 2002p 2001 2002 2001 2002p

Alabama ............................... 439.9 434.7 442.2 436.3 92.0 92.1 92.3 92.4 480.7 481.7 480.6 482.9 354.2 358.3 354.3 358.1

Alaska ................................... 55.6 56.3 58.6 59.5 12.5 12.7 12.8 12.9 70.1 71.5 73.6 75.0 79.7 81.8 80.6 82.5

Arizona ................................. 533.8 539.0 530.8 536.9 149.5 150.5 150.4 149.4 718.5 709.6 714.7 711.2 385.0 394.2 382.0 389.4

Arkansas ............................... 267.4 265.3 269.1 267.5 46.0 46.4 46.2 46.7 281.2 280.5 281.9 281.4 197.1 200.4 196.6 199.7

California .............................. 3,296.7 3,332.4 3,313.7 3,348.0 837.3 846.4 841.3 847.0 4,693.6 4,679.7 4,708.4 4,686.9 2,407.7 2,485.4 2,418.2 2,494.1

Colorado ............................... 523.6 517.3 523.2 514.1 144.5 142.4 144.4 141.8 693.3 674.3 689.0 672.3 345.2 359.7 348.6 361.1

Connecticut ........................... 352.1 354.2 357.9 360.2 141.6 141.2 142.0 141.3 535.9 538.6 541.2 542.7 247.2 252.4 247.1 251.8

Delaware2 ............................. 89.2 89.8 91.3 91.7 51.7 51.2 51.9 51.1 121.9 121.5 122.6 122.1 58.3 56.7 58.0 56.8

District of Columbia .............. 50.5 50.3 51.2 50.8 32.3 32.9 32.4 33.0 303.9 309.7 302.1 306.8 219.7 218.3 220.6 219.2

Florida ................................... 1,791.5 1,779.4 1,791.9 1,779.1 457.3 460.4 458.7 460.9 2,690.3 2,720.5 2,694.9 2,710.2 1,037.0 1,058.8 1,038.5 1,061.4

Georgia ................................. 967.3 946.9 971.5 945.1 209.4 206.1 209.7 205.9 1,155.5 1,133.9 1,157.5 1,138.4 609.2 612.7 611.2 615.1

Hawaii2 ................................. 136.5 132.0 136.6 132.1 32.6 32.9 32.6 33.1 185.7 184.6 187.2 185.1 116.0 115.2 115.3 122.2

Idaho ..................................... 140.2 138.9 141.9 139.9 23.8 24.6 24.0 24.6 148.7 153.5 149.3 152.9 111.5 115.1 112.6 116.2

Illinois .................................... 1,350.4 1,335.5 1,360.6 1,346.3 402.3 401.3 404.2 401.2 1,858.1 1,832.5 1,871.4 1,847.0 854.5 855.6 862.0 860.8

Indiana .................................. 691.4 683.4 698.5 687.8 139.8 140.5 140.6 140.7 754.1 752.9 762.4 758.8 417.4 427.2 417.3 425.8

Iowa ...................................... 350.4 346.1 354.5 348.7 87.2 90.2 87.8 90.5 399.3 397.3 400.7 398.6 250.2 251.4 251.3 253.1

Kansas .................................. 315.4 313.7 317.9 316.0 65.2 66.2 65.7 66.4 355.0 367.9 356.0 369.1 255.7 257.5 256.5 259.2

Kentucky ............................... 421.6 427.3 423.5 430.0 75.2 75.7 75.4 76.1 480.6 492.8 484.8 497.7 315.6 319.2 317.1 319.3

Louisiana .............................. 448.9 450.6 450.5 451.8 86.3 86.3 86.3 86.2 541.8 547.4 543.1 544.5 380.5 381.8 379.9 380.6

Maine .................................... 145.0 146.2 150.2 151.4 33.4 33.9 33.4 33.9 183.5 185.6 187.3 189.2 103.7 107.7 104.0 107.8

Maryland ............................... 543.8 543.6 552.6 548.7 141.4 141.4 142.3 141.8 853.6 854.4 861.7 860.0 463.0 470.6 463.9 470.7

Massachusetts ...................... 727.8 723.0 736.8 731.3 231.5 232.1 231.5 232.3 1,235.2 1,222.3 1,236.7 1,223.7 436.0 435.0 438.0 437.0

Michigan ............................... 1,063.2 1,045.9 1,076.8 1,061.5 207.7 209.4 209.9 210.9 1,295.2 1,285.6 1,311.8 1,300.1 704.1 714.7 699.8 709.9

Minnesota ............................. 626.4 622.3 635.8 629.1 166.4 165.4 166.9 166.3 787.7 791.9 797.9 804.0 408.8 412.5 411.2 416.2

Mississippi ............................ 252.5 251.7 254.1 252.5 42.8 42.0 43.1 42.1 272.5 272.5 273.3 273.0 239.1 242.9 239.4 241.8

Missouri ................................ 642.0 637.0 647.4 640.6 170.6 168.6 171.6 168.2 795.6 786.4 796.2 791.7 437.7 438.4 437.7 434.8

Montana ................................ 100.8 101.1 102.8 102.0 17.5 18.2 17.8 18.3 114.4 116.7 115.9 117.7 85.6 86.0 87.4 86.8

Nebraska .............................. 212.0 213.8 213.7 214.3 61.9 62.8 62.3 63.1 256.7 262.1 257.4 263.1 157.3 159.2 159.8 161.6

Nevada ................................. 218.5 224.9 220.0 226.1 48.9 51.0 49.1 51.3 453.4 454.4 456.9 456.7 129.6 131.7 128.7 132.6

New Hampshire .................... 161.1 163.0 164.6 165.8 33.6 33.8 33.8 34.1 188.2 191.3 190.4 192.9 87.2 87.2 87.2 87.2

New Jersey ........................... 917.3 912.7 929.5 923.1 267.4 273.4 268.6 274.7 1,336.5 1,343.7 1,347.7 1,351.4 608.0 618.6 606.3 616.1

New Mexico .......................... 172.8 173.2 174.8 173.8 32.5 32.8 32.6 33.0 221.1 223.7 222.9 224.9 186.9 193.3 187.2 194.1

New York .............................. 1,704.0 1,693.7 1,734.8 1,719.1 742.7 713.3 744.6 716.6 3,065.8 3,057.3 3,093.5 3,073.4 1,491.7 1,503.9 1,487.8 1,510.7

North Carolina ...................... 885.5 881.8 892.1 889.1 188.0 187.3 188.9 187.8 1,044.8 1,053.4 1,050.6 1,064.7 616.7 651.4 619.5 646.3

North Dakota ........................ 81.7 81.2 83.6 82.2 17.0 17.2 17.0 17.1 94.1 94.2 95.1 94.9 75.8 75.9 75.5 76.3

Ohio ...................................... 1,317.6 1,306.5 1,332.5 1,319.8 310.2 310.6 312.1 311.8 1,600.0 1,597.5 1,612.7 1,609.5 804.7 814.6 807.3 815.1

Oklahoma ............................. 342.1 344.4 344.0 345.7 73.9 75.3 74.3 75.7 438.3 443.0 438.9 443.4 298.8 306.3 301.7 308.1

Oregon .................................. 385.4 383.5 387.9 386.8 94.4 95.4 94.6 95.7 447.0 444.7 448.7 446.1 275.1 276.7 278.6 280.1

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,263.1 1,252.2 1,277.2 1,265.9 327.3 326.4 328.6 327.8 1,907.9 1,915.8 1,921.3 1,925.1 747.5 755.3 742.9 752.5

Rhode Island ........................ 105.6 106.5 107.4 108.9 32.2 33.4 32.0 33.5 169.0 173.2 170.9 174.6 65.0 65.6 65.5 66.2

South Carolina ...................... 430.3 439.6 434.3 443.0 83.4 84.5 83.8 85.1 457.1 468.4 460.9 471.6 326.7 319.3 326.0 319.5

South Dakota ........................ 92.3 93.6 94.5 96.3 27.6 27.7 27.8 27.9 101.0 102.3 103.8 105.0 73.7 74.8 75.0 76.4

Tennessee ............................ 634.4 631.8 637.0 633.5 131.5 132.3 132.0 132.6 751.4 770.2 754.8 772.8 410.2 412.1 407.8 409.2

Texas .................................... 2,264.3 2,241.4 2,273.1 2,250.2 531.0 528.3 534.0 529.5 2,754.9 2,751.2 2,767.3 2,760.5 1,601.9 1,639.1 1,599.9 1,638.8

Utah ...................................... 250.2 246.3 251.6 246.8 59.2 59.3 59.6 59.5 316.7 318.9 313.1 316.0 193.9 196.0 194.1 196.6

Vermont ................................ 66.7 66.1 67.6 67.2 12.6 12.8 12.7 12.9 92.0 91.0 89.7 89.7 51.5 52.4 51.6 52.4

Virginia .................................. 757.1 752.4 767.4 761.4 192.1 192.3 193.3 192.8 1,151.7 1,156.0 1,160.5 1,163.9 637.9 643.8 634.0 638.3

Washington ........................... 631.2 618.7 636.1 623.3 138.6 143.7 139.5 144.0 777.0 764.6 782.7 770.7 510.5 523.8 513.6 524.5

West Virginia ........................ 160.9 160.2 162.7 161.3 29.3 29.6 29.6 29.6 232.0 234.0 233.3 235.1 142.9 141.4 142.6 141.8

Wisconsin ............................. 630.3 634.3 639.7 644.0 148.5 151.4 149.7 152.1 768.5 782.9 777.3 794.4 425.1 429.3 424.6 427.5

Wyoming ............................... 53.6 53.7 55.5 55.7 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.5 54.7 56.8 57.9 60.0 62.0 62.8 63.3 64.1

Puerto Rico ........................... 219.0 214.0 222.7 215.8 47.6 47.0 47.5 47.0 221.5 221.3 220.5 221.7 276.3 280.4 275.4 281.2

1 Includes mining, not shown separately. 2 Mining is combined with construction. p = preliminary.

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

March 2001 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.