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USDL 03-131

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Thursday, March 20, 2003

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JANUARY 2003

Most state unemployment rates declined in January, as did the rates for all four regions and nine geographic divisions, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The

national jobless rate decreased to 5.7 percent in January. Nonfarm employment increased in 25 states and

the District of Columbia in January.

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Among the four regions, the Midwest recorded the lowest unemployment rate in January, 5.3 percent,

followed by the South, 5.4 percent. The West continued to report the highest rate, 6.2 percent, although its

rate was down 0.3 percentage point from December. The remaining three regions posted smaller over-themonth jobless rate decreases. Over the year, only the Northeast had an increase in its unemployment rate

(+0.3 percentage point), as the other three regions had small declines. (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central again reported the lowest jobless rate,

4.3 percent in January, while the Pacific division continued to register the highest unemployment rate,

6.5 percent. All geographic divisions posted over-the-month rate decreases, with the largest decline

recorded in the Pacific (-0.4 percentage point). Over the year, the East South Central had the largest

jobless rate decline (-0.5 percentage point), while the Middle Atlantic and New England divisions posted

the largest increases (+0.4 point each).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In January, South Dakota reported the lowest unemployment rate, 3.1 percent. Three of the other five

states with rates below 4.0 percent were also in the West North Central division. Meanwhile, four Pacific

states recorded the highest unemployment rates—Oregon, 7.5 percent, Alaska, 6.9 percent, Washington,

6.6 percent, and California, 6.5 percent.

Unemployment rates decreased over the month in 37 states and the District of Columbia, increased

in 9 states, and were unchanged in 4 states. The largest decline from December occurred in Alaska

(-1.5 percentage points). Twelve additional states and the District of Columbia reported jobless rate

decreases of at least 0.5 percentage point. As a result of the 0.5-percentage point drop in its unemployment rate, Montana recorded the lowest rate in its series. (Virtually all regional and state series begin in

1978.) No state had an over-the-month rate increase greater than 0.4 percentage point.
2

Compared with January 2002, unemployment rates were lower in 30 states and the District of Columbia,

higher in 17 states, and unchanged in 3 states. Nevada and Hawaii recorded the largest unemployment rate

decreases from a year earlier (-1.6 and -1.3 percentage points, respectively). Both states had registered

substantial unemployment increases in the aftermath of the September 2001 terrorist attacks, due to a dropoff in tourism-related activities. Thirteen additional states had decreases of at least one-half percentage point.

Connecticut posted the largest over-the-year jobless rate increase (+0.7 percentage point), followed by

Oklahoma (+0.6 point).

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Total nonfarm employment increased in 25 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in

25 states from December to January. The largest employment gains occurred in California (+28,500),

Florida (+11,900), Utah (+9,700), Arizona (+8,500), North Carolina (+8,300), and Texas (+8,200).

The largest over-the-month percentage increases in employment occurred in Utah (+0.9 percent),

Vermont (+0.8 percent), the District of Columbia and Hawaii (+0.6 percent each), and in West Virginia

(+0.5 percent). The largest employment decreases were posted in Missouri (-30,300), Illinois (-16,400),

South Carolina (-13,200), and Pennsylvania (-10,700). South Dakota reported the largest over-the-month

percentage decline in employment (-1.6 percent), followed by Missouri (-1.1 percent) and Idaho (-1.0 percent). (See table 5.)

Over the year, employment decreased in 29 states. The largest employment decreases were in Missouri

(-77,700), Ohio (-62,300), Massachusetts (-56,400), and New York (-45,600). Missouri recorded the

largest percentage decline in employment (-2.9 percent), followed by Massachusetts (-1.7 percent), Oklahoma (-1.3 percent), and Ohio (-1.1 percent). The largest over-the-year gains in employment occurred in

Florida (+101,700), California (+58,600), Nevada (+21,900), and Arizona (+19,300). The largest percentage gains were reported in Hawaii (+2.9 percent), Nevada (+2.1 percent), and Alaska (+1.9 percent).

(See chart 2.)

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

issued on March 26. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for February 2003

is scheduled to be issued on April 15.
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Revisions to Regional, State, and

Metropolitan Area Data Series

Labor Force Data Series

Labor force estimates for regions, divisions, states, the District of Columbia, the Los

Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area, and New York City have been revised to

incorporate population controls reflecting the results of Census 2000, the reestimation of

models, and benchmarking to Current Population Survey annual averages (tables 1-4), as well

as revised seasonal adjustment factors (tables 1 and 3). Not seasonally adjusted data back

to 2000 and seasonally adjusted data back to 1998 are subject to revision. Questions about

these changes to the labor force data series can be directed to the Division of Local Area

Unemployment Statistics at 202-691-6392.

Nonfarm Payroll Data Series

Effective with this release, the nonfarm payroll series for states and metropolitan areas,

produced from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program and presented for states in

tables 5 and 6 have been converted from a 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)

system basis to a 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis.

NAICS is the product of a cooperative effort on the part of the statistical agencies of the

United States, Canada, and Mexico. NAICS uses a production-oriented approach to

categorize economic units. Units with similar production processes are classified in the same

industry. NAICS focuses on how products and services are created, as opposed to the SIC

focus on what is produced. This approach yields significantly different industry groupings

than those produced by the SIC approach. Consequently, the NAICS-based data by

industry are not comparable with the previously published SIC-based data; SIC-based data

series are no longer being produced or published. See http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics.htm

for complete information on the conversion of the CES state and area data to NAICS. Also,

see http://www.bls.gov/sae/saewhatis.htm for an overview of NAICS classification and its

differences from the SIC system. All state nonfarm payroll employment estimates have a

NAICS-based history extending back to January 1990, except for total nonfarm employment

estimates which have retained their beginning dates. State estimates of average weekly hours,

average hourly earnings, and other data series begin on a NAICS basis in January 2001.

In addition, the nonfarm payroll data series reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the

completion of the conversion of the CES survey sample from a quota-based basis to a

probability-based basis, and a modification of the seasonal adjustment process.

Additional information on the changes to the nonfarm payroll data series for states and

metropolitan areas will appear in an article in the March 2003 issue of Employment and

Earnings or can be obtained through the BLS public database at the state and area

homepage at http://www.bls.gov/sae/ or by calling 202-691-6559.
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

Jan.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Jan.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Jan.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Northeast ........................... 27,361.3 27,734.3 27,752.2 27,593.3 1,465.7 1,607.5 1,640.4 1,586.4 5.4 5.8 5.9 5.7

 New England .................... 7,491.9 7,598.5 7,596.5 7,570.3 339.6 382.3 389.1 372.9 4.5 5.0 5.1 4.9

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,869.4 20,135.9 20,155.7 20,023.0 1,126.1 1,225.2 1,251.3 1,213.5 5.7 6.1 6.2 6.1

South ................................. 50,605.0 50,795.5 50,757.2 51,206.3 2,835.7 2,847.5 2,852.8 2,752.0 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.4

 South Atlantic ................... 26,646.0 26,702.2 26,672.9 26,914.9 1,440.1 1,407.6 1,410.5 1,354.1 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.0

 East South Central ........... 8,305.6 8,288.2 8,278.2 8,351.8 483.1 467.0 467.3 443.6 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.3

 West South Central .......... 15,653.4 15,805.1 15,806.2 15,939.5 912.4 972.9 975.1 954.3 5.8 6.2 6.2 6.0

Midwest ............................. 34,242.4 34,064.3 34,016.1 34,405.2 1,833.4 1,876.6 1,876.4 1,830.2 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.3

 East North Central ............ 23,539.9 23,334.2 23,297.9 23,668.9 1,353.8 1,380.1 1,383.5 1,364.2 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8

 West North Central ........... 10,702.5 10,730.1 10,718.2 10,736.3 479.5 496.5 492.9 466.0 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.3

West ................................... 32,756.5 33,111.8 33,093.6 33,231.2 2,107.2 2,156.4 2,162.6 2,056.6 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.2

 Mountain ........................... 9,656.6 9,736.2 9,725.5 9,760.9 560.7 554.7 553.4 523.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.4

 Pacific ............................... 23,099.9 23,375.6 23,368.1 23,470.3 1,546.5 1,601.6 1,609.1 1,533.6 6.7 6.9 6.9 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. Data have been revised to incorporate

population controls reflecting the results of Census 2000, the reestimation of models,

benchmarking to Current Population Survey annual averages, and new seasonal

adjustment factors. See the note on page 3 for more information on the changes.

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

December January December January December January

2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p

Northeast ........................... 27,206.2 27,674.5 27,136.9 27,369.6 1,323.1 1,553.7 1,616.1 1,737.1 4.9 5.6 6.0 6.3

 New England .................... 7,440.1 7,564.6 7,421.4 7,499.5 298.5 359.7 385.3 418.8 4.0 4.8 5.2 5.6

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,766.1 20,109.9 19,715.6 19,870.1 1,024.5 1,194.0 1,230.7 1,318.3 5.2 5.9 6.2 6.6

South ................................. 50,363.8 50,544.3 50,031.5 50,624.7 2,606.7 2,660.5 3,021.4 2,937.4 5.2 5.3 6.0 5.8

 South Atlantic ................... 26,485.8 26,534.1 26,313.9 26,578.1 1,329.1 1,323.6 1,510.6 1,423.9 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.4

 East South Central ........... 8,285.2 8,273.0 8,213.0 8,258.2 438.6 432.6 527.6 486.9 5.3 5.2 6.4 5.9

 West South Central .......... 15,592.8 15,737.2 15,504.5 15,788.4 838.9 904.2 983.2 1,026.6 5.4 5.7 6.3 6.5

Midwest ............................. 34,089.9 33,867.6 33,828.6 33,986.5 1,675.5 1,778.6 2,076.5 2,076.9 4.9 5.3 6.1 6.1

 East North Central ............ 23,468.7 23,216.5 23,234.0 23,356.8 1,232.5 1,307.6 1,521.2 1,534.1 5.3 5.6 6.5 6.6

 West North Central ........... 10,621.2 10,651.1 10,594.6 10,629.7 443.0 471.0 555.3 542.8 4.2 4.4 5.2 5.1

West ................................... 32,592.9 33,003.2 32,524.7 32,998.6 1,960.1 2,081.0 2,272.3 2,223.5 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7

 Mountain ........................... 9,611.0 9,692.1 9,559.9 9,664.4 526.8 531.7 593.2 556.2 5.5 5.5 6.2 5.8

 Pacific ............................... 22,981.9 23,311.1 22,964.8 23,334.2 1,433.2 1,549.3 1,679.1 1,667.3 6.2 6.6 7.3 7.1

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: Data have been revised to incorporate population controls reflecting the

results of Census 2000, the reestimation of models, and benchmarking to Current

Population Survey annual averages. See the note on page 3 for more information on

the changes.
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

Jan.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Jan.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Jan.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Alabama ................................. 2,115.4 2,095.4 2,091.0 2,157.5 123.0 124.6 124.3 120.1 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.6

Alaska ..................................... 319.8 326.0 327.5 339.5 21.9 26.8 27.5 23.3 6.9 8.2 8.4 6.9

Arizona ................................... 2,645.8 2,683.7 2,674.8 2,662.6 161.9 162.9 158.8 147.9 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.6

Arkansas ................................. 1,262.9 1,298.7 1,298.4 1,299.2 67.9 70.4 70.1 63.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 4.9

California ................................ 17,313.7 17,503.0 17,497.8 17,558.7 1,115.2 1,197.1 1,206.3 1,143.2 6.4 6.8 6.9 6.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach ... 4,673.5 4,713.1 4,709.4 4,707.5 312.5 309.6 310.3 301.0 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.4

Colorado ................................. 2,423.1 2,444.1 2,441.8 2,453.7 137.7 141.2 142.6 133.3 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.4

Connecticut ............................. 1,760.2 1,782.7 1,783.3 1,776.8 71.4 82.2 84.0 85.9 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.8

Delaware ................................ 427.3 420.6 419.2 421.2 17.0 18.2 17.8 14.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.4

District of Columbia ................ 307.5 302.1 302.5 300.5 20.0 19.4 19.8 18.2 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.1

Florida ..................................... 8,072.2 8,083.9 8,076.6 8,124.8 454.3 425.5 431.0 429.5 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.3

Georgia ................................... 4,254.9 4,315.8 4,316.5 4,351.8 208.9 226.7 226.9 201.4 4.9 5.3 5.3 4.6

Hawaii ..................................... 587.4 581.8 582.3 595.6 28.7 22.6 22.9 21.7 4.9 3.9 3.9 3.6

Idaho ....................................... 686.3 683.4 684.5 692.2 39.7 40.8 41.6 39.2 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.7

Illinois ...................................... 6,418.7 6,368.6 6,362.8 6,401.9 391.5 426.4 423.9 404.5 6.1 6.7 6.7 6.3

Indiana .................................... 3,159.8 3,182.8 3,177.5 3,191.1 166.9 157.7 155.6 151.6 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.8

Iowa ........................................ 1,649.5 1,677.0 1,677.1 1,649.6 60.5 69.4 69.8 63.3 3.7 4.1 4.2 3.8

Kansas .................................... 1,399.4 1,425.9 1,425.8 1,470.6 69.3 74.6 73.7 68.7 5.0 5.2 5.2 4.7

Kentucky ................................. 1,978.4 1,959.8 1,958.7 1,984.9 114.6 107.1 108.2 105.3 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.3

Louisiana ................................ 2,024.2 1,998.5 2,001.8 2,043.6 123.4 124.3 125.7 107.6 6.1 6.2 6.3 5.3

Maine ...................................... 685.1 687.2 687.7 698.3 28.5 32.1 32.9 32.2 4.2 4.7 4.8 4.6

Maryland ................................. 2,886.1 2,901.7 2,897.0 2,927.8 129.4 122.6 122.7 118.3 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.0

Massachusetts ........................ 3,449.9 3,505.2 3,505.7 3,453.3 169.4 189.6 193.0 179.3 4.9 5.4 5.5 5.2

Michigan ................................. 5,070.1 4,957.0 4,941.2 5,103.2 315.5 304.6 307.2 317.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.2

Minnesota ............................... 2,915.9 2,918.6 2,913.7 2,909.2 127.5 124.9 124.4 125.7 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3

Mississippi .............................. 1,301.3 1,299.4 1,298.5 1,321.6 85.4 90.8 90.5 85.2 6.6 7.0 7.0 6.4

Missouri .................................. 3,019.6 2,974.2 2,968.5 2,960.8 161.0 166.1 164.7 150.3 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.1

Montana .................................. 461.8 466.9 466.5 470.2 21.3 21.8 21.8 20.0 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.2

Nebraska ................................ 955.0 962.7 962.2 976.3 33.4 34.6 34.9 32.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.3

Nevada ................................... 1,122.4 1,119.7 1,118.7 1,113.5 73.7 54.8 55.0 55.4 6.6 4.9 4.9 5.0

New Hampshire ...................... 700.9 709.5 706.5 716.8 30.3 35.1 35.2 31.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.4

New Jersey ............................. 4,355.2 4,384.1 4,380.3 4,404.8 234.3 261.5 260.7 243.7 5.4 6.0 6.0 5.5

New Mexico ............................ 868.0 884.8 885.0 890.6 45.6 48.2 47.8 51.7 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.8

New York ................................ 9,236.5 9,441.8 9,455.3 9,349.2 540.8 594.0 606.2 586.4 5.9 6.3 6.4 6.3

New York City ..................... 3,683.7 3,785.2 3,791.5 3,691.4 270.2 313.9 321.1 319.1 7.3 8.3 8.5 8.6

North Carolina ........................ 4,204.0 4,157.3 4,152.0 4,166.9 289.9 275.2 278.0 250.7 6.9 6.6 6.7 6.0

North Dakota .......................... 346.6 347.5 346.2 350.0 12.8 15.0 13.5 12.4 3.7 4.3 3.9 3.5

Ohio ........................................ 5,855.4 5,800.0 5,788.5 5,873.8 315.3 323.2 323.4 324.2 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.5

Oklahoma ............................... 1,689.9 1,695.6 1,698.7 1,704.0 74.6 76.8 79.6 84.5 4.4 4.5 4.7 5.0

Oregon .................................... 1,830.9 1,840.2 1,836.0 1,848.1 154.0 135.2 133.5 139.4 8.4 7.3 7.3 7.5

Pennsylvania .......................... 6,277.7 6,309.9 6,320.1 6,269.0 351.1 369.7 384.4 383.4 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.1

Rhode Island .......................... 550.3 562.6 561.5 573.4 27.1 30.4 30.8 29.5 4.9 5.4 5.5 5.1

South Carolina ........................ 1,952.1 1,986.3 1,982.2 2,031.4 116.2 125.4 122.5 127.9 6.0 6.3 6.2 6.3

South Dakota .......................... 416.6 424.2 424.6 419.8 15.0 12.0 12.0 13.0 3.6 2.8 2.8 3.1

Tennessee .............................. 2,910.5 2,933.6 2,929.9 2,887.9 160.1 144.6 144.3 133.0 5.5 4.9 4.9 4.6

Texas ...................................... 10,676.3 10,812.3 10,807.3 10,892.7 646.5 701.4 699.7 698.8 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.4

Utah ........................................ 1,177.7 1,183.5 1,184.1 1,203.5 69.9 73.3 74.0 64.6 5.9 6.2 6.3 5.4

Vermont .................................. 345.5 351.3 351.9 351.6 12.9 12.9 13.2 14.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.1

Virginia .................................... 3,725.4 3,740.8 3,734.4 3,784.7 159.1 145.7 143.7 150.0 4.3 3.9 3.8 4.0

Washington ............................. 3,048.2 3,124.6 3,124.6 3,128.4 226.6 220.0 219.0 206.1 7.4 7.0 7.0 6.6

West Virginia .......................... 816.5 793.7 792.4 805.9 45.3 48.8 48.1 43.8 5.5 6.2 6.1 5.4

Wisconsin ............................... 3,035.9 3,025.8 3,027.9 3,098.9 164.5 168.2 173.4 166.8 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.4

Wyoming ................................. 271.6 270.0 270.1 274.7 11.0 11.6 11.8 10.9 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.0

Puerto Rico ............................. 1,327.0 1,361.1 1,352.6 1,380.6 150.0 162.7 166.2 156.8 11.3 12.0 12.3 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.

Data for other than Puerto Rico have been revised to incorporate

population controls reflecting the results of Census 2000, the reestimation

of models, benchmarking to Current Population Survey annual averages,

and new seasonal adjustment factors. See the note on page 3 for more

information on the changes.
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

December January December January December January

2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p

Alabama ............................. 2,131.5 2,100.8 2,091.6 2,133.6 115.2 115.8 123.0 120.2 5.4 5.5 5.9 5.6

Alaska ................................. 314.5 322.1 315.0 334.3 21.8 27.7 27.2 28.9 6.9 8.6 8.6 8.6

Arizona ............................... 2,644.4 2,680.1 2,624.5 2,642.2 150.6 152.5 159.0 145.1 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.5

Arkansas ............................. 1,242.6 1,280.4 1,240.5 1,275.8 65.4 66.7 81.4 76.0 5.3 5.2 6.6 6.0

California ............................ 17,234.2 17,459.4 17,214.1 17,458.9 1,021.4 1,152.9 1,201.3 1,229.6 5.9 6.6 7.0 7.0

Los Angeles-Long Beach 4,680.5 4,716.6 4,646.1 4,679.6 284.4 289.1 322.1 310.5 6.1 6.1 6.9 6.6

Colorado ............................. 2,410.2 2,435.3 2,393.0 2,423.4 125.5 138.9 146.6 142.5 5.2 5.7 6.1 5.9

Connecticut ......................... 1,742.9 1,768.8 1,741.1 1,757.8 61.1 75.5 79.4 94.0 3.5 4.3 4.6 5.3

Delaware ............................ 428.9 420.5 424.2 418.1 14.0 16.2 19.9 17.3 3.3 3.8 4.7 4.1

District of Columbia ............ 305.8 299.5 304.2 297.2 18.4 18.5 20.8 19.0 6.0 6.2 6.8 6.4

Florida ................................. 8,059.6 8,043.2 7,966.3 8,013.3 432.8 399.2 474.9 448.8 5.4 5.0 6.0 5.6

Georgia ............................... 4,263.0 4,340.5 4,209.7 4,306.7 192.7 219.4 200.8 193.7 4.5 5.1 4.8 4.5

Hawaii ................................. 592.3 583.7 588.9 597.0 28.4 21.0 28.9 21.9 4.8 3.6 4.9 3.7

Idaho ................................... 682.5 680.6 675.8 681.6 40.3 43.7 48.2 47.8 5.9 6.4 7.1 7.0

Illinois .................................. 6,417.7 6,349.1 6,350.0 6,332.0 373.7 407.7 435.0 448.5 5.8 6.4 6.9 7.1

Indiana ................................ 3,135.0 3,160.0 3,114.7 3,145.9 159.6 152.8 183.6 168.5 5.1 4.8 5.9 5.4

Iowa .................................... 1,644.1 1,670.8 1,643.2 1,643.9 61.3 69.1 77.9 81.3 3.7 4.1 4.7 4.9

Kansas ................................ 1,385.7 1,420.4 1,388.8 1,459.8 58.9 67.6 76.7 76.1 4.2 4.8 5.5 5.2

Kentucky ............................. 1,971.3 1,954.1 1,957.9 1,963.0 108.6 101.4 133.9 123.0 5.5 5.2 6.8 6.3

Louisiana ............................ 2,018.5 1,983.2 1,997.7 2,017.2 122.7 121.0 142.9 127.4 6.1 6.1 7.2 6.3

Maine .................................. 676.4 680.8 671.6 684.3 27.5 31.6 34.5 38.1 4.1 4.6 5.1 5.6

Maryland ............................. 2,850.5 2,873.6 2,854.5 2,896.3 116.2 113.5 141.0 130.0 4.1 4.0 4.9 4.5

Massachusetts .................... 3,425.1 3,494.0 3,423.8 3,427.2 144.7 177.4 189.3 199.0 4.2 5.1 5.5 5.8

Michigan ............................. 5,077.2 4,929.1 4,997.6 5,028.3 286.5 286.3 359.6 362.0 5.6 5.8 7.2 7.2

Minnesota ........................... 2,887.9 2,888.1 2,877.7 2,870.9 114.4 115.8 149.1 147.3 4.0 4.0 5.2 5.1

Mississippi .......................... 1,305.6 1,304.4 1,293.6 1,314.1 78.7 84.7 92.6 92.5 6.0 6.5 7.2 7.0

Missouri .............................. 3,003.2 2,958.3 2,994.9 2,937.3 149.9 160.1 178.8 168.6 5.0 5.4 6.0 5.7

Montana .............................. 455.2 460.3 455.3 463.7 23.4 23.5 25.9 24.6 5.1 5.1 5.7 5.3

Nebraska ............................ 951.5 956.7 945.3 966.8 30.2 32.4 37.8 37.1 3.2 3.4 4.0 3.8

Nevada ............................... 1,116.0 1,109.1 1,115.9 1,106.9 72.9 53.6 80.9 63.0 6.5 4.8 7.3 5.7

New Hampshire .................. 698.6 704.2 695.8 711.8 27.3 33.7 33.4 34.8 3.9 4.8 4.8 4.9

New Jersey ......................... 4,342.8 4,374.2 4,315.6 4,365.2 213.1 248.3 248.6 257.8 4.9 5.7 5.8 5.9

New Mexico ........................ 862.8 882.1 860.1 882.7 41.7 44.0 47.4 53.5 4.8 5.0 5.5 6.1

New York ............................ 9,197.2 9,440.3 9,183.1 9,295.6 516.1 591.6 595.1 640.9 5.6 6.3 6.5 6.9

New York City ................. 3,673.4 3,789.9 3,677.5 3,685.0 259.3 314.7 285.5 334.4 7.1 8.3 7.8 9.1

North Carolina .................... 4,161.1 4,112.8 4,158.5 4,121.9 262.8 263.2 311.2 272.3 6.3 6.4 7.5 6.6

North Dakota ...................... 339.5 339.2 338.1 341.4 12.3 13.5 16.9 16.3 3.6 4.0 5.0 4.8

Ohio .................................... 5,836.8 5,773.5 5,767.6 5,785.3 275.2 302.0 354.0 363.3 4.7 5.2 6.1 6.3

Oklahoma ........................... 1,682.5 1,690.5 1,667.1 1,681.2 73.5 78.5 81.0 91.0 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.4

Oregon ................................ 1,806.7 1,823.6 1,811.1 1,827.9 139.4 128.5 172.2 157.6 7.7 7.0 9.5 8.6

Pennsylvania ...................... 6,226.1 6,295.4 6,216.9 6,209.3 295.3 354.2 387.0 419.7 4.7 5.6 6.2 6.8

Rhode Island ...................... 552.8 564.3 545.5 568.1 25.6 29.2 32.1 34.5 4.6 5.2 5.9 6.1

South Carolina .................... 1,917.2 1,950.8 1,909.0 1,988.2 109.1 116.5 122.1 133.9 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.7

South Dakota ...................... 409.4 417.7 406.6 409.8 16.0 12.5 18.1 16.1 3.9 3.0 4.5 3.9

Tennessee .......................... 2,876.9 2,913.6 2,870.0 2,847.5 136.1 130.7 178.1 151.2 4.7 4.5 6.2 5.3

Texas .................................. 10,649.2 10,783.1 10,599.3 10,814.1 577.4 638.0 677.9 732.3 5.4 5.9 6.4 6.8

Utah .................................... 1,170.1 1,177.0 1,169.3 1,194.7 61.0 63.3 71.3 66.1 5.2 5.4 6.1 5.5

Vermont .............................. 344.3 352.6 343.7 350.2 12.4 12.3 16.6 18.3 3.6 3.5 4.8 5.2

Virginia ................................ 3,683.8 3,701.4 3,682.4 3,741.8 143.0 130.5 167.4 157.9 3.9 3.5 4.5 4.2

Washington ......................... 3,034.3 3,122.3 3,035.7 3,116.2 222.3 219.3 249.6 229.3 7.3 7.0 8.2 7.4

West Virginia ...................... 815.9 791.9 805.3 794.6 40.1 46.5 52.5 50.9 4.9 5.9 6.5 6.4

Wisconsin ........................... 3,002.0 3,004.7 3,004.0 3,065.2 137.5 158.8 189.1 191.7 4.6 5.3 6.3 6.3

Wyoming ............................. 269.7 267.6 266.1 269.2 11.5 12.2 13.8 13.6 4.3 4.5 5.2 5.1

Puerto Rico ......................... 1,314.4 1,350.4 1,322.7 1,374.9 127.8 147.8 150.6 156.5 9.7 10.9 11.4 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. Data for other than Puerto Rico have been revised to incorporate

population controls reflecting the results of Census 2000, the reestimation

of models, and benchmarking to Current Population Survey annual

averages. See the note on page 3 for more information on the changes.
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

Jan.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Jan.2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Jan.2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Alabama ............................... 1,887.9 1,887.7 1,883.2 1,880.3 101.2 101.3 100.4 98.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Alaska ................................... 292.0 297.7 299.5 297.6 15.5 16.1 16.2 15.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Arizona ................................. 2,253.8 2,273.7 2,264.6 2,273.1 171.0 174.5 174.2 174.1 189.2 179.1 178.8 178.1

Arkansas ............................... 1,145.1 1,148.2 1,148.4 1,149.7 54.5 55.3 55.7 56.1 217.0 213.0 212.5 213.2

California .............................. 14,434.8 14,502.4 14,464.9 14,493.4 768.2 781.2 784.1 780.7 1,674.2 1,611.1 1,607.3 1,599.1

Colorado ............................... 2,183.3 2,176.4 2,173.5 2,168.8 160.7 158.2 158.5 156.2 170.5 161.4 161.4 160.0

Connecticut ........................... 1,674.6 1,662.4 1,660.2 1,662.1 65.1 62.6 62.1 61.0 217.6 209.9 209.3 209.0

Delaware 3 ............................ 413.0 414.2 411.5 411.2 24.6 23.8 23.4 24.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

District of Columbia 3 ............ 659.0 661.4 662.0 666.0 11.5 12.2 12.4 12.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Florida 3 ................................ 7,149.0 7,261.7 7,238.8 7,250.7 431.7 441.4 437.8 433.1 414.7 404.0 401.2 399.7

Georgia ................................. 3,912.1 3,911.4 3,905.2 3,897.1 206.3 197.5 198.1 198.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Hawaii 3 ................................ 549.8 561.3 562.2 565.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Idaho ..................................... 562.6 569.9 569.3 563.5 36.2 36.7 36.7 36.5 65.3 64.0 63.6 62.5

Illinois .................................... 5,917.0 5,913.8 5,919.4 5,903.0 278.6 277.0 277.7 284.4 773.2 747.4 747.6 745.9

Indiana .................................. 2,890.6 2,892.3 2,880.4 2,883.3 149.4 136.8 137.5 138.8 588.0 588.3 586.5 590.2

Iowa ...................................... 1,453.1 1,445.9 1,443.5 1,445.6 64.7 65.5 65.4 65.8 230.6 225.9 225.3 225.2

Kansas .................................. 1,336.0 1,339.1 1,339.0 1,333.6 64.3 62.6 64.2 62.1 186.4 181.3 181.5 181.5

Kentucky ............................... 1,794.8 1,787.6 1,783.3 1,790.4 85.4 83.3 83.7 86.6 280.4 273.0 272.8 271.9

Louisiana .............................. 1,899.8 1,896.9 1,898.4 1,905.1 123.0 117.1 115.7 116.0 162.0 159.6 160.0 159.3

Maine .................................... 604.8 603.8 604.2 605.4 29.5 29.5 29.3 28.8 70.1 68.0 67.2 64.9

Maryland 3 ............................ 2,475.4 2,470.6 2,478.2 2,470.0 168.0 169.0 169.0 166.2 161.2 154.0 153.9 154.2

Massachusetts ...................... 3,270.4 3,226.4 3,220.9 3,214.0 139.9 140.1 139.0 138.2 359.4 341.2 339.7 338.1

Michigan ............................... 4,477.2 4,474.3 4,451.1 4,445.7 206.1 198.8 199.7 203.2 762.0 754.8 752.6 752.4

Minnesota ............................. 2,657.3 2,652.1 2,647.1 2,641.2 123.4 123.0 122.5 120.2 362.5 351.1 349.8 349.6

Mississippi ............................ 1,124.7 1,128.8 1,126.5 1,125.4 55.9 55.4 54.4 55.2 191.8 184.0 184.8 183.5

Missouri ................................ 2,707.5 2,661.7 2,660.1 2,629.8 141.1 130.5 131.4 131.0 327.7 316.8 314.9 313.9

Montana ................................ 393.6 396.5 395.0 396.5 21.5 21.9 22.5 23.6 20.4 19.1 18.9 18.9

Nebraska .............................. 905.6 907.0 904.0 899.4 44.7 44.6 45.1 44.8 107.5 106.4 106.1 105.1

Nevada ................................. 1,035.0 1,054.3 1,056.5 1,056.9 89.4 92.9 92.2 91.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

New Hampshire .................... 618.7 619.7 616.7 616.6 28.5 27.9 28.2 28.2 87.4 83.7 82.8 81.1

New Jersey ........................... 4,003.6 3,999.9 3,984.6 3,986.9 163.4 161.1 159.2 162.6 378.8 362.8 362.1 359.7

New Mexico .......................... 761.5 770.6 772.0 773.0 47.1 45.2 45.2 46.1 39.2 38.2 38.2 37.7

New York .............................. 8,460.3 8,420.6 8,412.9 8,414.7 324.3 319.1 321.6 324.1 669.4 638.1 634.3 630.8

North Carolina ...................... 3,856.5 3,837.7 3,820.0 3,828.3 245.9 217.2 216.0 214.5 660.7 628.1 623.8 623.7

North Dakota ........................ 329.8 331.5 330.4 329.7 15.8 15.0 14.9 14.6 23.6 23.1 23.0 23.1

Ohio ...................................... 5,466.2 5,434.6 5,408.4 5,403.9 239.2 235.9 233.3 237.1 899.8 875.7 872.2 867.2

Oklahoma ............................. 1,491.5 1,480.1 1,478.6 1,471.8 65.7 63.9 64.0 65.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Oregon .................................. 1,569.3 1,582.7 1,579.8 1,572.3 77.9 80.5 81.0 78.5 204.4 201.1 199.3 199.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,653.1 5,651.3 5,643.0 5,632.3 248.4 247.5 248.7 247.3 777.2 749.0 746.9 740.8

Rhode Island ........................ 478.0 479.3 480.5 479.4 19.4 19.1 19.3 19.3 63.9 60.8 60.6 61.1

South Carolina ...................... 1,798.0 1,821.4 1,817.3 1,804.1 110.3 111.4 110.4 111.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

South Dakota ........................ 375.0 379.7 381.3 375.1 18.4 19.9 20.1 19.0 38.9 37.2 37.4 38.4

Tennessee ............................ 2,662.9 2,667.2 2,661.7 2,664.5 117.1 114.8 113.8 111.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Texas .................................... 9,432.2 9,436.3 9,420.2 9,428.4 572.9 569.8 571.1 574.4 977.0 934.7 929.9 930.5

Utah ...................................... 1,082.0 1,068.0 1,066.4 1,076.1 69.5 67.8 67.8 67.4 115.9 111.7 112.0 111.6

Vermont ................................ 300.7 300.1 299.9 302.4 15.4 14.7 15.1 15.0 42.8 39.2 38.8 38.8

Virginia .................................. 3,491.8 3,504.3 3,486.7 3,489.0 214.6 210.6 205.6 206.1 325.3 319.5 318.6 315.6

Washington ........................... 2,656.7 2,662.2 2,665.1 2,665.5 153.8 156.0 156.1 156.2 297.4 276.5 275.8 274.0

West Virginia ........................ 733.9 727.0 728.2 732.2 34.7 32.9 33.3 35.4 70.1 67.5 67.5 66.8

Wisconsin ............................. 2,786.7 2,773.5 2,764.2 2,770.7 124.5 121.3 121.3 122.3 537.5 525.2 522.4 524.8

Wyoming ............................... 247.5 247.5 248.3 248.1 20.2 20.5 20.9 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

Jan.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Jan.2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Jan.2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Alabama ............................... 375.2 357.0 346.3 373.9 97.7 97.4 97.2 97.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Alaska ................................... 60.8 61.3 61.3 60.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 22.7 23.0 23.1 23.0

Arizona ................................. 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 155.6 151.7 151.2 155.6 312.1 315.0 310.5 315.8

Arkansas ............................... 240.7 242.1 241.5 242.4 49.8 50.1 50.4 50.1 99.5 100.1 100.5 102.1

California .............................. 2,715.5 2,740.4 2,717.9 2,747.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2,133.6 2,138.0 2,135.4 2,130.3

Colorado ............................... 411.6 411.8 415.5 412.5 148.3 149.5 147.5 148.9 294.8 281.7 278.3 273.8

Connecticut ........................... 310.4 293.3 292.2 306.8 143.6 142.3 142.6 141.2 204.8 200.2 198.8 198.3

Delaware 3 ............................ 76.0 79.2 80.0 78.2 39.3 38.2 37.4 38.1 70.1 66.2 65.8 67.1

District of Columbia 3 ............ 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 138.5 138.2 138.3 139.9

Florida 3 ................................ 1,477.5 1,469.2 1,466.0 1,475.4 472.4 474.4 473.2 476.0 1,204.1 1,239.1 1,235.4 1,242.0

Georgia ................................. 839.1 815.8 810.7 827.5 214.4 210.7 211.2 216.0 527.3 514.6 510.9 524.3

Hawaii 3 ................................ 105.7 105.6 103.6 107.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Idaho ..................................... 115.7 116.3 116.4 114.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 67.0 69.2 69.5 68.0

Illinois .................................... 1,203.5 1,198.1 1,194.3 1,193.1 401.4 404.1 403.1 404.7 793.4 792.2 790.1 786.6

Indiana .................................. 585.0 580.6 579.0 578.8 140.8 139.9 140.5 141.1 250.3 246.8 245.2 243.2

Iowa ...................................... 307.7 302.2 302.4 303.7 93.6 94.0 94.3 93.5 105.4 106.0 106.5 105.5

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

Kentucky ............................... 374.0 369.7 366.7 365.3 84.6 83.9 84.4 87.2 152.7 154.3 153.6 153.3

Louisiana .............................. 385.5 381.7 382.9 387.3 99.8 99.4 99.5 100.2 183.0 179.1 178.6 178.8

Maine .................................... 123.3 125.4 124.9 123.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 51.0 51.6 50.9 51.3

Maryland 3 ............................ 466.8 455.0 450.9 460.8 150.6 150.1 151.1 152.0 362.1 364.1 370.9 361.1

Massachusetts ...................... 581.4 574.9 575.8 577.3 231.8 228.7 229.7 229.9 462.2 447.2 443.7 438.5

Michigan ............................... 837.6 844.4 836.1 829.3 213.4 215.7 214.9 213.3 592.3 588.6 579.5 575.3

Minnesota ............................. 529.5 525.2 526.1 521.6 169.9 170.0 169.7 170.8 297.3 296.5 292.6 290.4

Mississippi ............................ 220.8 218.5 217.5 221.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Missouri ................................ 543.9 541.6 540.0 538.7 160.3 158.2 158.6 158.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Montana ................................ 84.5 85.3 84.9 84.1 19.1 19.7 19.7 19.8 32.6 32.5 32.4 32.3

Nebraska .............................. 196.3 197.2 198.2 197.1 61.2 62.2 62.6 63.0 91.4 89.2 88.5 88.4

Nevada ................................. 189.3 194.1 196.0 191.5 54.9 54.5 56.1 56.6 112.1 113.5 114.2 116.2

New Hampshire .................... 137.5 139.6 138.9 140.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

New Jersey ........................... 882.5 887.5 883.3 884.6 280.0 276.1 276.6 277.1 585.3 583.8 579.7 576.8

New Mexico .......................... 134.9 135.1 135.6 136.7 33.6 34.3 34.6 34.8 89.0 90.7 91.2 90.7

New York .............................. 1,477.5 1,478.0 1,481.1 1,486.7 712.4 698.4 697.2 704.8 1,059.0 1,046.6 1,044.7 1,037.2

North Carolina ...................... 726.9 713.7 719.0 720.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 411.8 412.8 411.5 415.5

North Dakota ........................ 71.7 72.6 72.5 72.9 17.7 17.7 17.6 18.1 23.9 24.1 24.1 24.0

Ohio ...................................... 1,067.8 1,060.8 1,056.8 1,055.0 308.4 305.9 306.3 307.0 616.9 614.5 608.6 615.6

Oklahoma ............................. 287.1 286.3 285.1 283.8 84.3 83.5 83.9 84.7 163.5 158.5 158.3 159.3

Oregon .................................. 315.0 313.3 313.4 313.2 94.7 91.9 91.6 95.8 171.0 171.9 171.1 170.7

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,123.1 1,112.4 1,108.6 1,107.6 335.8 337.7 339.0 339.1 603.1 608.6 602.8 595.1

Rhode Island ........................ 79.9 79.7 78.5 81.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 49.8 48.1 48.2 47.4

South Carolina ...................... 346.7 348.7 349.8 347.7 88.2 90.3 89.6 89.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

South Dakota ........................ 76.5 78.6 79.5 76.8 28.1 27.4 27.5 27.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Tennessee ............................ 580.2 570.5 565.1 575.9 138.3 137.2 137.7 138.8 302.2 310.1 312.4 308.4

Texas .................................... 1,973.1 1,960.8 1,956.8 1,955.8 580.3 581.8 581.5 583.6 1,059.3 1,051.9 1,045.8 1,047.8

Utah ...................................... 215.9 214.2 212.7 216.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 133.1 133.4 132.5 131.2

Vermont ................................ 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 20.0 21.0 20.6 20.4

Virginia .................................. 638.1 640.0 637.8 636.6 180.7 183.6 182.6 184.0 547.2 544.8 541.3 543.4

Washington ........................... 513.6 513.4 515.7 512.1 144.7 147.6 148.5 150.0 287.2 289.3 289.2 289.4

West Virginia ........................ 138.4 135.6 135.6 137.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 56.5 56.8 57.7 58.3

Wisconsin ............................. 539.4 527.5 526.0 532.7 152.4 154.0 153.4 152.9 237.7 240.2 238.2 239.7

Wyoming ............................... 48.3 47.9 48.0 48.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 15.6 15.3 15.2 15.0

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 

Educational and health services Leisure and hospitality Government

Jan.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Jan.2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Jan.2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Alabama ............................... 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 151.2 155.8 157.1 156.4 352.2 354.8 355.0 355.6

Alaska ................................... 29.3 30.7 30.8 30.6 28.5 29.5 29.4 29.1 79.6 82.1 82.5 82.5

Arizona ................................. 228.3 239.2 240.3 239.6 226.8 229.7 229.2 230.6 385.0 394.0 390.6 387.6

Arkansas ............................... 133.9 136.6 137.0 137.7 86.9 87.0 87.0 86.4 195.1 196.5 196.3 195.3

California .............................. 1,479.2 1,519.1 1,513.7 1,510.0 1,365.4 1,384.9 1,382.9 1,404.2 2,426.3 2,457.5 2,460.3 2,469.5

Colorado ............................... 205.3 211.1 211.0 211.8 245.1 247.4 246.4 251.5 351.0 365.9 366.3 366.8

Connecticut ........................... 256.9 264.3 263.8 260.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 250.0 247.5 246.4 249.4

Delaware 3 ............................ 48.0 49.7 49.2 49.3 36.1 38.8 37.9 37.9 56.5 56.7 56.5 56.2

District of Columbia 3 ............ 87.9 91.2 90.7 91.5 46.6 48.2 48.0 48.4 231.5 228.8 230.1 232.3

Florida 3 ................................ 845.4 870.2 867.8 868.3 788.9 810.5 812.1 810.2 1,028.8 1,065.2 1,057.5 1,063.3

Georgia ................................. 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 335.9 338.7 336.1 335.5 620.0 632.6 632.2 631.4

Hawaii 3 ................................ 62.5 64.0 63.3 64.1 96.0 97.3 98.6 99.1 117.1 119.3 119.5 120.7

Idaho ..................................... 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 52.7 53.6 54.4 54.0 111.6 112.4 112.0 113.1

Illinois .................................... 704.7 713.5 712.2 717.5 488.7 502.5 501.2 493.6 861.7 860.6 865.8 862.0

Indiana .................................. 344.2 351.8 352.0 349.9 267.1 267.2 263.4 265.2 409.5 421.0 418.1 418.0

Iowa ...................................... 186.7 188.8 189.3 189.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 245.1 244.3 244.5 242.0

Kansas .................................. 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 108.8 108.3 108.1 107.3 252.1 253.0 252.2 253.4

Kentucky ............................... 219.0 225.0 225.7 226.0 152.7 153.6 154.2 161.1 315.3 313.9 312.9 315.1

Louisiana .............................. 232.1 240.0 240.3 242.8 193.2 193.5 194.2 193.7 372.8 376.3 376.6 378.3

Maine .................................... 103.4 105.4 105.6 106.2 56.6 56.4 56.4 57.7 102.5 102.5 103.1 103.5

Maryland 3 ............................ 327.7 334.2 334.6 337.9 211.8 215.9 217.2 205.6 459.2 463.4 463.1 463.5

Massachusetts ...................... 563.1 569.8 570.7 570.2 279.3 280.6 279.1 280.9 431.3 429.6 428.9 426.1

Michigan ............................... 524.3 535.1 536.4 537.8 393.4 382.5 382.0 388.2 689.2 694.2 690.8 688.2

Minnesota ............................. 349.6 358.1 357.7 363.0 228.9 229.4 230.2 232.5 403.8 407.4 406.7 404.5

Mississippi ............................ 111.5 113.0 113.3 112.3 121.0 123.4 120.6 119.8 237.8 243.2 243.0 244.0

Missouri ................................ 348.2 351.2 352.3 344.8 259.8 254.9 255.8 254.6 429.6 416.5 417.7 415.8

Montana ................................ 51.5 51.9 52.1 51.9 50.5 51.8 51.1 52.2 84.0 84.0 83.0 83.4

Nebraska .............................. 110.7 112.0 111.3 108.9 76.2 75.7 72.9 72.5 158.1 160.0 160.5 160.3

Nevada ................................. 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 294.8 294.9 293.5 297.0 127.7 133.2 133.6 133.8

New Hampshire .................... 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 59.9 60.2 61.1 62.0 86.9 87.9 85.3 84.8

New Jersey ........................... 521.3 535.7 534.3 537.0 307.4 311.0 309.5 310.0 613.8 617.8 618.2 618.7

New Mexico .......................... 91.2 95.5 95.5 96.4 78.9 79.7 80.1 79.5 188.5 192.8 192.9 192.9

New York .............................. 1,440.9 1,477.5 1,471.5 1,465.6 633.2 638.4 639.2 646.9 1,489.2 1,482.5 1,482.2 1,484.4

North Carolina ...................... 410.0 415.4 413.1 412.0 325.0 324.5 323.4 328.5 636.2 659.3 654.1 655.2

North Dakota ........................ 46.6 46.9 47.0 47.1 29.7 29.9 29.4 29.5 74.2 75.8 75.8 74.6

Ohio ...................................... 706.0 716.6 717.9 713.5 484.5 483.8 476.3 473.3 798.6 797.4 795.7 797.3

Oklahoma ............................. 170.9 175.2 175.1 173.9 126.6 126.1 125.4 124.0 298.7 298.4 298.1 297.1

Oregon .................................. 182.7 188.2 188.1 186.1 148.7 157.7 156.9 151.2 272.8 274.5 274.3 273.3

Pennsylvania ........................ 958.4 970.1 972.4 978.2 460.4 466.6 465.2 467.2 738.1 748.9 748.1 747.9

Rhode Island ........................ 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 47.0 48.2 48.0 48.1 66.0 66.2 66.1 66.1

South Carolina ...................... 169.5 179.1 178.8 173.4 184.9 190.2 194.4 197.5 324.3 336.0 336.0 332.1

South Dakota ........................ 53.5 54.7 54.9 54.8 38.7 39.8 39.1 37.2 73.4 75.1 75.3 74.7

Tennessee ............................ 292.0 304.3 304.6 303.4 236.8 237.9 236.9 238.2 408.2 410.6 410.1 412.9

Texas .................................... 1,064.0 1,100.3 1,105.2 1,108.7 837.1 847.1 847.4 846.0 1,609.3 1,643.3 1,637.8 1,640.6

Utah ...................................... 112.0 117.8 118.0 117.4 103.3 96.7 99.1 100.0 195.8 195.9 196.0 197.1

Vermont ................................ 49.2 50.6 51.0 52.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 51.0 51.2 50.4 52.0

Virginia .................................. 355.3 368.2 367.9 369.8 299.5 307.2 304.3 305.7 632.5 638.0 634.1 639.3

Washington ........................... 303.3 308.8 310.0 311.7 244.0 247.1 245.1 246.3 512.0 524.1 525.4 525.3

West Virginia ........................ 106.0 106.6 106.5 108.7 63.4 63.4 63.4 63.8 141.9 142.4 142.2 141.1

Wisconsin ............................. 353.2 358.2 358.5 360.2 240.3 236.4 237.6 239.7 413.7 420.0 418.0 407.7

Wyoming ............................... 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 30.1 29.7 30.6 30.6 61.8 62.4 62.1 63.0

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. Data reflect the conversion to the

2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the

basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the

1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. Due to differences in NAICS and

SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable to the SIC-based

data. In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the

conversion of the survey sample from a quota-based basis to a probability-based basis,

and a modification to the seasonal adjustment process. See the note on page 3 for

more information on the changes. 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

Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan.

2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p

Alabama ............................... 1,907.9 1,895.4 1,859.6 1,865.3 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.2 102.1 99.9 96.8 96.0 316.3 304.7 310.1 302.7

Alaska ................................... 277.3 287.4 271.1 277.7 10.7 9.9 10.5 10.1 13.1 14.1 12.2 12.2 6.0 6.3 8.2 8.2

Arizona ................................. 2,281.5 2,298.4 2,228.2 2,252.6 9.2 8.6 8.9 8.4 170.4 174.2 167.0 170.9 191.8 179.2 187.6 177.7

Arkansas ............................... 1,151.0 1,156.3 1,125.3 1,134.2 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.6 53.3 54.9 51.3 53.4 218.9 212.7 215.5 212.2

California .............................. 14,598.9 14,584.7 14,237.6 14,334.2 24.2 22.5 22.5 21.9 772.1 777.2 735.4 750.2 1,688.3 1,600.6 1,648.3 1,581.5

Colorado ............................... 2,210.6 2,195.3 2,147.2 2,149.2 13.3 13.2 12.9 12.8 160.3 154.0 150.5 147.8 172.9 162.2 169.2 159.5

Connecticut ........................... 1,701.2 1,682.2 1,648.1 1,637.2 .7 .7 .7 .6 65.1 61.5 59.4 55.8 220.0 209.8 217.1 208.8

Delaware ............................. 419.8 415.1 403.5 401.9 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 24.9 24.0 23.4 23.0 38.4 36.1 37.1 34.3

District of Columbia .............. 659.8 665.3 648.3 654.0 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 11.3 12.4 11.1 11.7 3.1 2.9 3.2 2.8

Florida ................................... 7,239.0 7,325.8 7,101.6 7,216.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 437.4 438.8 426.0 429.5 419.3 403.1 412.0 399.7

Georgia ................................. 3,934.7 3,927.7 3,863.4 3,850.3 12.7 11.9 12.6 11.8 201.7 197.6 199.0 193.4 478.0 465.2 465.4 461.9

Hawaii .................................. 555.5 568.5 541.9 559.9 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 24.7 26.6 24.4 26.3 16.0 14.9 15.6 14.9

Idaho ..................................... 565.6 570.3 545.8 550.7 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 35.2 36.0 31.5 32.0 65.0 63.6 64.3 61.9

Illinois .................................... 5,974.4 5,945.3 5,778.8 5,796.7 10.0 9.5 9.6 9.1 278.9 271.9 246.4 254.0 779.3 747.3 764.9 740.7

Indiana .................................. 2,928.8 2,909.2 2,833.3 2,833.3 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.9 147.5 135.3 134.4 124.0 592.0 586.6 582.4 584.3

Iowa ...................................... 1,464.8 1,455.9 1,422.7 1,418.1 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.6 63.7 63.0 54.8 55.6 231.0 225.0 227.8 222.8

Kansas .................................. 1,355.1 1,347.5 1,319.8 1,321.2 7.0 6.4 6.6 6.5 62.2 61.6 58.2 57.7 189.9 180.8 185.4 180.0

Kentucky ............................... 1,799.8 1,795.7 1,759.4 1,759.3 21.8 19.8 21.2 19.7 85.4 83.8 77.9 79.0 283.0 274.0 279.5 272.4

Louisiana .............................. 1,918.3 1,915.9 1,874.4 1,887.1 50.3 49.8 49.6 48.2 121.8 116.2 119.3 114.1 165.5 160.6 159.9 157.4

Maine .................................... 607.1 607.6 583.7 584.2 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 29.0 28.5 26.4 26.1 71.0 67.1 68.8 64.9

Maryland ............................... 2,500.7 2,495.8 2,421.1 2,433.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 167.4 167.8 159.4 159.3 164.2 154.6 159.1 153.0

Massachusetts ...................... 3,315.2 3,264.3 3,209.7 3,174.7 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.5 139.9 138.4 128.4 127.5 366.3 340.7 358.4 338.1

Michigan ............................... 4,543.6 4,498.4 4,381.7 4,370.6 9.1 8.1 8.0 6.8 203.9 196.6 182.3 180.4 789.4 756.0 755.6 745.6

Minnesota ............................. 2,680.3 2,657.4 2,603.0 2,590.7 6.2 6.5 6.2 6.3 120.0 117.6 106.1 103.2 364.5 347.7 357.8 345.1

Mississippi ............................ 1,126.1 1,131.8 1,111.0 1,115.5 9.6 9.0 8.9 8.9 53.7 54.2 53.3 53.0 191.8 184.9 190.6 182.6

Missouri ................................ 2,730.4 2,678.9 2,660.5 2,591.9 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.1 138.3 130.1 129.9 120.9 331.6 316.8 324.9 313.6

Montana ................................ 391.1 395.8 381.7 387.0 6.3 6.3 5.9 6.1 20.4 21.6 18.2 20.5 20.8 19.3 19.9 18.9

Nebraska .............................. 920.3 912.1 887.8 888.7 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 44.0 44.0 40.0 40.9 108.5 106.1 106.9 104.9

Nevada ................................. 1,043.4 1,060.9 1,019.1 1,045.0 9.2 8.6 9.0 8.5 88.7 91.9 85.0 88.8 43.0 42.7 42.1 42.2

New Hampshire .................... 627.4 621.2 607.9 608.6 1.0 .9 .9 .9 28.1 28.0 26.2 26.5 89.6 83.3 87.4 81.3

New Jersey ........................... 4,032.5 4,025.3 3,932.8 3,927.0 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.4 164.4 160.7 153.0 150.7 383.7 362.9 372.7 356.5

New Mexico .......................... 762.6 776.1 748.5 759.3 14.9 13.2 14.6 12.9 46.9 45.1 44.7 43.7 39.1 37.4 38.3 36.7

New York .............................. 8,595.3 8,523.3 8,291.3 8,254.7 5.2 5.0 4.4 4.7 328.8 321.2 293.8 291.5 677.9 636.7 657.9 622.0

North Carolina ...................... 3,870.6 3,854.6 3,814.4 3,790.1 8.0 7.8 8.0 7.7 222.3 215.8 237.5 209.0 668.1 626.2 657.0 623.3

North Dakota ........................ 332.1 334.1 322.6 325.6 3.3 3.2 2.9 3.0 14.1 13.6 12.4 12.0 23.7 23.7 23.1 23.3

Ohio ...................................... 5,541.5 5,483.8 5,348.6 5,320.5 12.7 12.4 12.0 11.8 238.1 233.2 212.2 211.1 916.1 876.1 893.6 864.6

Oklahoma ............................. 1,511.4 1,489.6 1,468.5 1,455.2 28.5 27.9 27.8 27.5 64.4 63.5 63.1 62.7 164.5 148.9 155.4 146.9

Oregon .................................. 1,584.0 1,579.3 1,535.7 1,545.8 8.8 9.9 8.7 9.7 76.8 79.1 72.6 74.1 204.5 196.7 199.2 195.6

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,694.9 5,695.2 5,549.6 5,548.1 19.3 18.2 18.7 17.2 244.7 243.9 225.0 226.0 785.6 747.0 772.1 737.1

Rhode Island ........................ 483.1 486.1 466.0 468.9 .2 .2 .2 .2 19.5 19.4 17.4 17.5 65.3 61.7 63.5 60.5

South Carolina ...................... 1,812.0 1,823.0 1,762.2 1,773.4 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.3 110.9 110.4 107.5 109.3 299.8 288.9 294.3 282.5

South Dakota ........................ 376.8 380.7 365.7 369.8 1.0 .9 .9 .8 17.6 18.7 15.5 16.4 39.1 38.0 38.6 38.4

Tennessee ............................ 2,683.0 2,686.4 2,612.2 2,626.3 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.2 117.8 113.1 110.1 105.8 436.1 419.1 430.1 415.4

Texas .................................... 9,508.4 9,485.2 9,312.0 9,324.7 153.7 144.5 147.8 141.2 568.8 566.2 556.6 559.9 984.3 932.7 969.1 927.2

Utah ...................................... 1,085.7 1,080.9 1,062.8 1,057.8 7.0 6.9 6.7 7.0 70.5 67.8 63.9 61.4 117.2 113.0 114.8 110.9

Vermont ................................ 306.0 306.2 299.4 300.6 1.1 1.0 .9 .9 15.1 15.0 13.4 13.4 43.9 39.2 42.2 38.3

Virginia .................................. 3,522.4 3,514.0 3,433.6 3,443.0 11.3 10.5 11.0 10.4 214.5 204.5 205.0 197.7 331.0 319.5 323.1 315.6

Washington ........................... 2,674.9 2,675.4 2,606.2 2,619.7 9.4 9.0 9.0 8.9 149.8 153.1 143.2 145.7 300.5 274.6 291.5 269.1

West Virginia ........................ 741.9 736.0 717.2 718.6 24.9 22.7 24.4 22.1 35.8 33.1 29.7 30.8 70.4 67.7 69.7 66.5

Wisconsin ............................. 2,798.4 2,786.7 2,719.4 2,716.9 3.7 3.9 3.2 3.4 122.3 118.2 108.7 107.5 538.8 521.9 531.6 520.6

Wyoming ............................... 245.3 245.3 237.9 239.4 19.1 17.7 18.4 17.3 19.3 19.7 17.6 18.0 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.3

Puerto Rico ........................... 1,025.6 1,006.4 973.9 981.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 76.1 66.4 67.5 64.6 126.2 118.5 118.4 117.5

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

Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan.

2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p

Alabama ............................... 387.2 379.7 370.7 369.0 35.0 33.9 34.7 33.5 98.0 97.2 96.8 96.9 183.4 185.2 177.5 180.9

Alaska ................................... 58.7 59.7 56.6 57.3 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.9 13.5 13.5 13.2 13.2 21.7 22.8 21.2 21.8

Arizona ................................. 452.5 460.3 437.2 446.1 53.2 50.0 53.2 49.9 156.3 153.0 153.2 152.0 312.2 314.0 303.6 308.9

Arkansas ............................... 244.6 246.4 236.9 239.2 20.8 20.1 20.8 19.8 49.9 50.4 49.4 49.7 98.3 100.5 96.4 98.4

California .............................. 2,807.5 2,808.9 2,697.4 2,722.7 522.5 477.9 510.1 473.5 849.8 859.8 834.8 855.1 2,144.4 2,144.3 2,090.4 2,102.6

Colorado ............................... 429.3 425.9 409.0 410.4 100.5 90.0 98.1 90.0 149.2 148.7 147.7 149.9 296.5 279.4 284.6 270.5

Connecticut ........................... 324.7 322.6 309.4 310.2 43.3 40.2 42.2 39.9 143.2 142.9 142.8 141.1 207.4 201.3 197.7 194.7

Delaware ............................. 79.4 79.8 74.9 76.7 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.7 38.1 37.3 38.8 37.6 72.9 68.9 68.9 66.4

District of Columbia .............. 28.8 28.7 27.5 27.4 26.1 25.6 25.7 25.2 31.5 30.9 30.4 30.2 140.1 139.4 135.2 137.0

Florida ................................... 1,528.7 1,517.8 1,476.5 1,471.0 184.1 172.2 181.1 169.5 473.1 474.5 469.5 473.1 1,207.7 1,239.5 1,185.3 1,228.3

Georgia ................................. 865.2 859.3 828.6 829.2 141.9 128.1 141.0 126.2 213.8 214.0 212.8 211.7 522.1 514.5 517.3 508.0

Hawaii .................................. 109.2 109.5 105.5 107.6 11.6 11.5 11.7 11.6 27.7 28.0 27.2 28.0 64.4 68.9 63.5 67.9

Idaho ..................................... 118.4 117.9 113.5 112.4 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.0 25.4 25.1 25.1 25.3 67.1 69.8 63.7 66.7

Illinois .................................... 1,246.2 1,226.4 1,194.4 1,187.1 151.5 147.1 148.5 147.2 403.7 403.6 398.7 402.7 796.9 794.1 764.0 776.4

Indiana .................................. 608.0 595.6 579.0 572.1 43.9 42.2 42.9 41.5 141.5 140.4 139.2 140.4 247.6 245.4 239.4 236.7

Iowa ...................................... 315.4 307.6 303.6 299.8 36.0 34.8 35.6 34.4 94.1 94.2 93.0 93.1 105.4 107.1 102.5 104.4

Kansas .................................. 276.5 273.7 266.6 266.1 51.4 50.8 51.4 50.2 68.4 69.3 68.2 69.3 126.4 126.2 123.4 122.5

Kentucky ............................... 384.3 376.2 370.0 362.3 31.9 31.9 32.3 31.8 84.9 85.0 83.6 85.2 153.0 155.3 149.2 148.6

Louisiana .............................. 395.9 392.3 380.5 383.0 29.8 29.2 29.3 29.3 99.2 99.7 99.0 99.2 184.1 179.6 181.9 177.5

Maine .................................... 128.1 128.5 120.3 120.8 11.9 11.6 11.8 11.5 35.4 35.0 34.6 34.4 50.4 50.9 49.4 49.7

Maryland ............................... 484.2 473.2 461.4 457.1 56.6 51.1 55.2 50.9 150.6 151.4 148.8 150.3 364.9 362.9 350.5 354.6

Massachusetts ...................... 607.0 599.4 577.4 575.0 104.7 96.1 103.5 95.4 230.6 230.2 230.2 229.9 468.5 446.0 450.5 432.8

Michigan ............................... 871.7 861.7 826.1 821.9 76.3 74.4 76.1 74.2 212.4 214.8 212.0 211.6 591.6 583.5 574.5 568.6

Minnesota ............................. 547.1 537.3 525.2 515.5 69.0 66.5 67.5 64.9 169.4 169.2 168.3 169.4 302.6 294.2 290.1 286.3

Mississippi ............................ 227.0 228.5 218.1 221.0 16.5 16.0 16.5 15.8 46.1 46.2 45.6 46.0 76.4 76.3 75.8 75.8

Missouri ................................ 556.2 550.8 535.9 533.9 71.9 69.5 72.8 68.6 160.2 158.7 158.5 157.5 311.4 298.4 302.1 284.8

Montana ................................ 85.9 86.5 82.6 82.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 19.0 19.7 18.8 19.6 31.7 32.2 31.3 31.0

Nebraska .............................. 202.2 203.5 194.4 195.7 25.3 24.6 24.9 24.2 61.0 62.5 60.6 62.7 95.8 89.9 89.0 87.5

Nevada ................................. 194.9 196.7 187.5 189.8 17.6 16.4 17.5 16.3 55.8 56.1 54.4 56.0 109.6 114.2 110.7 115.0

New Hampshire .................... 143.1 144.6 137.1 140.7 13.4 12.9 13.4 12.7 36.3 36.9 36.3 37.0 55.2 53.4 53.0 52.4

New Jersey ........................... 911.3 912.9 879.3 880.2 125.3 111.1 121.0 109.1 281.3 276.4 277.3 275.2 582.4 582.3 569.0 568.7

New Mexico .......................... 138.5 139.5 133.9 135.3 17.0 17.0 16.8 16.8 33.5 34.6 33.4 34.4 88.6 91.0 87.7 88.9

New York .............................. 1,543.6 1,536.1 1,467.3 1,477.0 317.5 292.5 299.4 279.5 707.8 698.6 705.5 697.8 1,075.0 1,053.0 1,031.8 1,018.5

North Carolina ...................... 746.3 737.5 715.3 712.8 78.9 79.8 79.6 78.2 187.4 194.2 185.3 192.2 411.3 413.5 400.8 415.0

North Dakota ........................ 73.3 74.2 71.0 72.3 8.4 7.8 8.0 7.8 17.0 17.7 17.7 17.9 25.0 24.1 23.1 23.5

Ohio ...................................... 1,117.0 1,094.8 1,058.1 1,043.4 104.6 98.4 103.5 98.6 309.4 306.7 305.6 304.4 618.7 614.5 596.8 602.1

Oklahoma ............................. 293.3 292.4 283.8 281.8 37.8 35.7 36.8 34.8 82.6 84.1 82.9 84.4 163.6 157.5 156.5 154.3

Oregon .................................. 326.7 323.0 309.7 308.2 38.5 36.3 38.1 36.2 95.8 94.0 93.7 93.7 170.3 171.6 164.6 166.6

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,161.5 1,142.3 1,117.9 1,104.3 132.7 131.1 130.4 128.3 336.2 338.4 334.1 337.1 602.4 603.6 587.9 585.6

Rhode Island ........................ 82.4 84.8 79.0 80.8 11.3 11.4 11.3 11.3 32.4 32.6 32.3 32.2 50.6 48.6 47.2 45.7

South Carolina ...................... 356.3 356.0 340.5 343.5 28.0 27.6 27.7 27.5 87.8 90.2 86.4 89.6 182.1 181.8 174.4 173.2

South Dakota ........................ 78.4 79.2 75.0 76.0 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.7 28.1 27.5 28.0 27.3 24.7 24.1 24.0 23.6

Tennessee ............................ 596.6 588.4 569.7 568.4 55.4 53.4 54.1 52.1 137.6 138.0 137.2 137.5 299.8 313.0 292.3 305.6

Texas .................................... 2,027.5 2,008.6 1,958.5 1,940.2 261.9 241.9 258.3 238.3 580.3 582.9 575.2 579.5 1,068.1 1,050.6 1,037.1 1,034.2

Utah ...................................... 222.4 221.5 214.2 213.2 32.5 31.0 31.8 30.7 63.9 63.6 63.4 63.6 131.8 131.1 129.5 128.8

Vermont ................................ 61.1 60.2 58.3 59.0 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 13.3 13.3 13.0 13.2 20.0 20.8 19.2 19.9

Virginia .................................. 664.9 661.8 632.9 631.9 112.8 102.1 109.9 100.7 179.9 182.8 179.0 182.7 554.3 543.9 537.1 535.2

Washington ........................... 527.8 524.2 505.1 503.4 96.7 93.5 94.2 92.6 146.1 148.6 143.0 146.4 287.5 291.3 279.8 284.3

West Virginia ........................ 142.1 139.3 136.1 135.4 13.8 13.1 13.4 12.9 30.7 31.3 30.2 31.1 57.4 58.6 54.5 57.4

Wisconsin ............................. 558.8 544.1 533.0 526.3 52.5 50.6 51.8 50.5 151.8 153.4 151.4 153.0 233.1 240.6 228.8 234.7

Wyoming ............................... 48.6 48.2 47.0 47.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 9.6 10.1 9.6 10.0 15.1 15.0 14.5 14.4

Puerto Rico ........................... 190.4 184.0 176.5 175.8 23.5 21.8 21.2 21.3 46.4 44.7 43.3 44.7 100.0 98.6 94.8 97.9

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, except public

administration Government

Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan.

2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p

Alabama ............................... 182.4 186.1 177.1 183.2 149.0 151.6 144.2 147.5 84.6 84.8 86.0 85.4 356.6 359.0 352.5 357.0

Alaska ................................... 29.0 30.8 29.0 30.4 25.4 27.2 24.0 24.7 11.8 12.4 11.6 12.0 80.2 83.5 77.7 80.9

Arizona ................................. 227.6 241.1 227.3 239.6 228.0 229.9 223.0 227.8 84.8 85.6 84.9 85.7 395.5 402.5 382.3 385.6

Arkansas ............................... 134.5 138.2 133.0 137.1 83.7 85.6 80.5 82.4 40.4 40.6 40.1 40.0 199.8 200.1 194.9 195.4

California .............................. 1,491.5 1,524.5 1,465.5 1,499.4 1,357.3 1,380.2 1,318.1 1,366.3 500.4 502.7 492.5 496.4 2,440.9 2,486.1 2,422.6 2,464.6

Colorado ............................... 206.2 212.4 204.2 211.0 243.6 250.3 242.2 252.0 83.7 85.4 84.7 84.5 355.1 373.8 344.1 360.8

Connecticut ........................... 260.8 264.9 255.1 259.8 118.0 123.1 112.9 117.5 62.8 63.0 62.1 62.5 255.2 252.2 248.7 246.3

Delaware ............................. 48.3 49.6 47.6 49.0 34.7 36.5 32.4 34.5 17.4 17.4 16.9 17.4 57.7 57.7 55.7 55.3

District of Columbia .............. 85.7 91.7 86.9 88.9 46.2 48.3 43.4 46.0 57.1 56.1 54.6 54.8 229.9 229.3 230.3 230.0

Florida ................................... 854.8 874.1 839.5 863.9 782.2 811.1 774.6 800.5 302.5 316.0 303.2 312.3 1,049.2 1,078.7 1,033.9 1,068.6

Georgia ................................. 368.7 379.5 363.3 374.7 332.0 333.7 318.5 322.4 175.2 185.7 183.7 179.6 623.4 638.2 621.2 631.4

Hawaii .................................. 63.2 63.7 61.5 63.4 95.3 98.8 94.7 98.1 23.4 23.9 23.2 23.7 120.0 122.7 114.6 118.4

Idaho ..................................... 59.6 61.2 58.6 60.5 51.3 53.2 49.5 51.8 17.7 17.4 17.3 16.8 112.6 113.1 109.4 110.7

Illinois .................................... 707.9 716.3 699.8 713.0 477.9 495.4 459.7 468.5 251.0 257.5 247.0 252.4 871.1 876.2 845.8 845.6

Indiana .................................. 349.1 357.1 345.2 351.3 262.2 261.5 250.5 251.8 106.4 108.8 104.0 108.0 423.5 429.2 409.5 416.3

Iowa ...................................... 190.7 194.2 187.0 190.8 119.6 120.4 115.7 116.9 56.2 57.1 55.8 56.5 250.7 250.5 245.2 242.2

Kansas .................................. 155.4 160.3 154.2 160.0 107.3 106.6 103.0 103.0 53.0 53.6 52.3 52.8 257.6 258.2 250.5 253.1

Kentucky ............................... 217.2 226.6 217.3 224.4 148.3 151.5 141.8 150.5 74.3 75.5 74.3 73.5 315.7 316.1 312.3 311.9

Louisiana .............................. 234.6 241.3 230.3 242.6 191.7 194.6 186.9 189.6 68.4 71.8 67.7 70.9 377.0 380.8 370.0 375.3

Maine .................................... 103.2 106.4 101.9 104.5 48.7 49.4 46.7 47.0 18.9 19.8 19.1 19.7 107.7 107.7 101.9 102.9

Maryland ............................... 328.5 337.5 324.3 335.3 203.6 206.4 194.9 196.7 111.7 115.5 110.1 115.2 469.0 475.4 457.4 460.7

Massachusetts ...................... 572.5 580.2 558.0 565.2 267.7 276.0 254.1 264.0 116.5 117.8 114.4 116.2 439.9 437.9 433.5 429.1

Michigan ............................... 523.7 540.9 520.2 535.1 382.8 376.1 367.2 366.4 174.2 177.4 170.9 174.7 708.5 708.9 688.8 685.3

Minnesota ............................. 350.6 360.4 346.3 360.3 220.0 223.1 213.8 219.0 118.8 119.2 116.6 115.9 412.1 415.7 405.1 404.8

Mississippi ............................ 112.6 113.4 111.6 111.9 116.6 119.5 115.6 117.5 37.0 39.0 36.8 38.6 238.8 244.8 238.2 244.4

Missouri ................................ 348.4 356.6 345.6 341.7 247.5 251.2 234.9 238.6 117.8 116.7 115.5 113.2 442.5 425.7 435.9 415.0

Montana ................................ 51.4 52.6 51.4 52.0 46.9 49.0 46.7 48.7 16.0 16.3 15.5 16.1 84.9 84.5 83.6 83.6

Nebraska .............................. 114.0 111.6 109.8 108.6 74.7 73.2 71.8 70.7 33.4 33.4 32.8 33.4 160.1 162.1 156.4 158.9

Nevada ................................. 70.0 73.1 69.1 73.1 294.0 294.1 288.9 293.8 29.2 30.1 29.0 29.8 131.4 137.0 125.9 131.7

New Hampshire .................... 91.5 93.6 90.4 93.5 55.6 57.9 54.8 57.7 22.3 21.9 21.9 21.8 91.3 87.8 86.5 84.1

New Jersey ........................... 517.1 538.7 517.6 533.8 294.2 298.2 283.3 285.6 146.9 149.7 146.0 148.3 624.1 630.9 612.0 617.5

New Mexico .......................... 91.2 97.0 91.7 96.8 77.3 79.0 75.7 76.5 26.8 27.8 26.6 27.7 188.8 194.5 185.1 189.6

New York .............................. 1,472.1 1,495.3 1,429.5 1,450.9 621.3 634.5 584.3 600.3 346.6 349.9 340.3 342.9 1,499.5 1,500.5 1,477.1 1,469.6

North Carolina ...................... 409.5 419.7 406.7 411.6 312.3 311.0 305.6 304.8 177.1 177.6 176.6 173.7 649.4 671.5 642.0 661.8

North Dakota ........................ 46.6 47.2 46.2 47.1 28.8 29.3 28.0 28.5 15.4 15.3 15.1 14.8 76.5 78.0 75.1 75.4

Ohio ...................................... 711.2 724.6 698.2 709.9 467.3 477.6 448.2 454.4 229.2 231.6 225.6 226.8 817.2 813.9 794.8 793.4

Oklahoma ............................. 170.9 176.3 169.2 173.6 124.3 124.0 120.2 119.3 75.6 75.8 74.5 74.3 305.9 303.5 298.3 295.6

Oregon .................................. 184.5 187.2 180.5 186.1 145.5 146.2 140.8 144.1 55.7 57.9 54.8 57.7 276.9 277.4 273.0 273.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 961.1 987.9 947.3 966.5 443.7 455.2 426.7 437.3 257.4 263.7 254.0 260.1 750.3 763.9 735.5 748.6

Rhode Island ........................ 88.0 90.9 85.6 88.1 44.8 46.4 41.7 43.4 21.4 22.6 21.1 22.3 67.2 67.5 66.7 66.9

South Carolina ...................... 170.4 179.9 168.9 172.9 176.5 178.4 169.4 171.2 63.0 64.6 62.6 65.2 332.0 340.0 325.4 333.2

South Dakota ........................ 53.8 55.2 53.3 54.7 36.6 38.2 34.7 35.9 15.8 15.8 15.6 15.4 74.9 76.4 73.3 74.6

Tennessee ............................ 291.9 304.6 288.7 302.5 231.3 234.5 220.6 223.9 99.8 101.0 98.6 99.9 412.1 416.9 406.4 411.0

Texas .................................... 1,063.3 1,109.5 1,054.8 1,101.2 820.0 832.1 801.5 812.4 349.7 355.8 347.7 353.3 1,630.8 1,660.4 1,605.4 1,637.3

Utah ...................................... 113.9 118.2 111.7 116.6 99.1 97.8 100.5 96.8 32.4 32.0 32.0 31.7 195.0 198.0 194.3 197.1

Vermont ................................ 49.7 52.0 49.0 51.3 31.4 34.3 35.6 35.7 10.0 10.2 9.8 10.1 53.6 53.5 51.3 52.2

Virginia .................................. 356.5 372.1 355.9 370.9 289.1 295.5 275.8 284.8 168.8 177.5 173.6 174.9 639.3 643.8 630.3 638.2

Washington ........................... 305.0 312.1 301.7 310.4 239.1 240.5 231.4 235.3 96.1 98.1 95.0 97.2 516.9 530.4 512.3 526.4

West Virginia ........................ 106.7 107.9 105.4 108.1 61.2 62.9 59.8 61.5 55.2 55.1 54.9 55.1 143.7 144.3 139.1 137.7

Wisconsin ............................. 355.3 360.8 350.3 357.0 224.7 231.5 221.0 224.8 133.1 136.1 131.0 137.1 424.3 425.6 408.6 402.0

Wyoming ............................... 19.6 20.2 19.3 19.9 27.2 27.6 26.6 26.8 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.4 63.4 63.7 61.9 62.7

Puerto Rico ........................... 88.9 88.5 81.4 85.2 66.1 64.9 62.4 63.8 17.1 16.2 16.4 15.6 289.5 301.6 290.8 293.7

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

 NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data reflect the conversion to the 2002

version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the

assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the 1987 Standard

Industrial Classification (SIC) system. Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures,

NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable to the SIC-based data. In addition, data

reflect March 2002 benchmark levels and the completion of the conversion of the survey

sample from a quota-based basis to a probability-based basis. See the note on page 3 for

more information on the changes. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month

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