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USDL 06-461

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Friday, March 17, 2006

METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JANUARY 2006

Unemployment rates were lower in January than a year earlier in 336 of the 367 metropolitan areas,

higher in 26 areas, and unchanged in 5 areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of

Labor reported today. Ten metropolitan areas registered jobless rates below 3.0 percent, and nine areas

recorded rates of more than 10.0 percent. The national unemployment rate was 5.1 percent, not seasonally

adjusted, down from 5.7 percent a year earlier.

Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

In January, 72 metropolitan areas posted unemployment rates below 4.0 percent, up from 27 areas a

year earlier, while 42 areas reported unemployment rates of at least 7.0 percent, down from 74 areas in

January 2005. Honolulu, Hawaii, registered the lowest jobless rate, 2.2 percent, closely followed by Cape

Coral-Fort Myers, Fla., and Naples-Marco Island, Fla., 2.3 and 2.4 percent, respectively. Gulfport-Biloxi,

Miss., again recorded the highest unemployment rate in January, 17.9 percent. The next highest rates were

reported in Pascagoula, Miss., 13.8 percent, and El Centro, Calif., 13.3 percent. Overall, 199 areas had

unemployment rates below the U.S. rate of 5.1 percent, 156 areas registered higher rates, and 12 areas had

the same rate. (See table 1 and the map.)

The largest over-the-year jobless rate decrease for January was posted in Janesville, Wis. (-4.2 percentage points). The next largest rate declines were reported in El Centro, Calif. (-2.5 percentage points), and

Sebastian-Vero Beach, Fla. (-2.4 points). Seven other areas recorded over-the-year unemployment rate

decreases of 2.0 percentage points or more, and 93 additional areas had rate decreases of at least 1.0 percentage point from January 2005. Two Mississippi areas that were impacted by Hurricane Katrina registered the largest rate increases from January 2005—Gulfport-Biloxi (+11.6 percentage points) and Pascagoula (+6.4 points). The only other area to report an over-the-year rate increase of 1.0 percentage point

or more was New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La. (+1.9 points). In January, 215 areas recorded rate declines over the year that were greater than or equal to that of the nation (-0.6 percentage point).

Of the 49 metropolitan areas with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more, Orlando-Kissimmee,

Fla., and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., posted the lowest unemployment rates

in January, 3.0 and 3.1 percent, respectively. The next lowest rates were recorded in Jacksonville, Fla.,

and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla., 3.2 percent each, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla.,

3.3 percent, and Richmond, Va., 3.4 percent. The highest jobless rates among the large areas again were

reported in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La., 7.8 percent, and Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., 7.6 percent. The next highest rates were recorded in Louisville-Jefferson County, Ky.-Ind., 6.5 percent, and
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Memphis, Tenn.-Miss.-Ark., and Providence-Fall River-Warwick, R.I.-Mass., 6.1 percent each. Forty-six

large areas had lower unemployment rates than a year earlier, and three registered higher rates. The largest

over-the-year jobless rate decreases were posted in Jacksonville, Fla. (-1.3 percentage points), and MiamiFort Lauder-dale-Miami Beach, Fla., Orlando-Kissimmee, Fla., Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash.,

and Tam-pa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. (-1.2 points each). Five additional large areas experienced

over-the-year rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point. The largest rate increase from January 2005

was reported by New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La. (+1.9 percentage points). No other large area had a

jobless rate in-crease greater than 0.3 percentage point.

Metropolitan Division Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Eleven of the most populous metropolitan areas are composed of 34 metropolitan divisions, which are

essentially separately identifiable employment centers. Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, Md., posted the

lowest unemployment rate in January, 3.0 percent, followed closely by Fort Lauderdale-Pompano BeachDeerfield Beach, Fla., and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.- Md.-W.Va., 3.1 percent each.

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Fla., recorded the next lowest rate, 3.2 percent. The highest unemployment rate among divisions continued to be reported in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich., 8.9 percent, and Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, Mass.-N.H., 8.2 percent. (See table 2.)

Over the year, January jobless rates were lower in 30 of the 34 metropolitan divisions, higher in 3 divisions, and unchanged in 1. Unemployment rates were down by 1.0 percentage point or more in five of the

metropolitan divisions. The largest rate decreases were posted in Tacoma, Wash., and West Palm BeachBoca Raton-Boynton Beach, Fla. (-1.4 percentage points each). The other two divisions in the Miami-Fort

Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. metropolitan area—Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach and

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall—had the next largest rate decreases from January 2005 (-1.2 percentage

points each). Gary, Ind., was the only other division to record a rate decrease of at least 1.0 percentage

point. None of the divisions reported a rate increase from a year earlier greater than 0.3 percentage point.

For 5 of the 11 metropolitan areas that contain divisions, the ranges between the highest and lowest division unemployment rates were 1.0 percentage point or more. The metropolitan areas that had the widest

rate ranges among their divisions were Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (Lawrence-Methuen-Salem,

Mass.-N.H., 8.2 percent, compared with Nashua, N.H., 4.0 percent), and Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.

(Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, 8.9 percent, compared with Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, 6.7 percent).

Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

In January 2006, 331 metropolitan areas recorded over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 30 reported decreases, and 6 had no change. The largest over-the-year employment gains were

posted in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. (+111,800), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+97,000),

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (+91,100), and Los Angeles-Long BeachSanta Ana, Calif. (+79,900). The largest percentage increase in employment was reported in St. George,

Utah (+10.2 percent), followed by Yuba City, Calif. (+7.6 percent), and Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev., and

Prescott, Ariz. (+7.2 percent each). (See table 3.)

Large over-the-year decreases in employment in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La. (-197,500), and

Gulfport-Biloxi, Miss. (-22,900), reflect the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in

late August. The largest over-the-year percentage declines in employment were reported in New OrleansMetairie-Kenner, La. (-32.6 percent), Gulfport-Biloxi, Miss. (-20.3 percent), Spartanburg, S.C. (-4.6 percent), and Anderson, S.C. (-4.1 percent).
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Over the year, nonfarm employment rose in 34 of the 36 metropolitan areas with annual average employment levels above 750,000 in 2005. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment in these

large metropolitan areas occurred in Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. (+7.2 percent), Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale,

Ariz. (+6.5 percent), Orlando-Kissimmee, Fla. (+4.7 percent), and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. (+4.2

percent). Among the largest areas, the only over-the-year percentage decreases in employment were recorded in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wis. (-0.9 percent), and Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. (-0.5

percent).

Metropolitan Division Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Nonfarm payroll employment data were available in January 2006 for 32 metropolitan divisions, which

are essentially separately identifiable employment centers within a metropolitan area. Twenty-nine of the 32

metropolitan divisions reported over-the-year employment increases, while 3 reported decreases. The largest

over-the-year increase in the metropolitan divisions occurred in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (+75,600), followed by New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J. (+57,600), Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-

Va.-Md.-W.Va. (+56,000), and Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. (+55,900). Over-the-year employment

losses were recorded in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich. (-9,800), Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Mich.

(-900), and Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Mass. (-100). (See table 4.)

The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment among the metropolitan divisions were reported in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Fla. (+4.5 percent), Seattle-Bellevue-Everett,

Wash. (+4.2 percent), Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (+4.0 percent), and Tacoma, Wash. (+3.9 percent). Overthe-year percentage decreases in employment among the divisions were reported for Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich. (-1.2 percent), and Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Mass., and Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills,

Mich. (-0.1 percent each).

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The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for February is scheduled to be issued

on March 30. The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for February is scheduled to

be issued on April 5.

 Revisions to Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Data Series

The metropolitan area labor force and unemployment estimates presented in tables 1 and 2

of this release have been revised for 2005 to incorporate updated inputs and to reflect new

state totals. Estimates on the BLS Web site have not been revised and do not match the estimates for January or December 2005 in this release. Those data will be released according to

the annual processing schedule provided at http://www.bls.gov/lau/launews1.htm.

In addition, all nonfarm payroll employment estimates for states, metropolitan areas, and metropolitan divisions presented in tables 3 and 4 of this release have been revised to reflect 2005

benchmark levels. For most states, areas, and divisions, data back to April 2004 were subject to

revision. For information on benchmark procedures, see http://www.bls.gov/sae/2005bmk.htm.

Effective with this release, the titles of several metropolitan areas and divisions have been

changed to reflect updates in Office of Management and Budget Bulletin Nos. 05-02, issued

on February 22, 2005, and 06-01, issued on December 5, 2005. For specific information on the

title changes, see the above-mentioned bulletins, available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm

or call (202) 691-6392.
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 Elimination of Monthly Revisions to Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data

Beginning with the release of February 2006 data, the Local Area Unemployment Statistics

(LAUS) program will discontinue regular revisions to monthly estimates. Instead of producing

“preliminary” and “revised” estimates (tables 1 and 2) for each month, LAUS will produce a

single monthly estimate that is subject to revision at the beginning of the following calendar year.

This change, which results from reduced funding as part of the rescission in the BLS fiscal year

2006 appropriation, applies to all of the more than 7,200 LAUS geographic areas. This change

does not affect nonfarm payroll employment estimates, which will continue to be presented on a

preliminary and revised basis (tables 3 and 4) each month.

 Hurricane Katrina and Revisions to January 2006

 Metropolitan Area Labor Force Estimates

In January, BLS and its state partners again made modifications to the usual estimation

procedures for the LAUS program to reflect the impact of Hurrican Katrina on the labor

force statistics in affected areas. These modifications included: (1) allowing the state labor

force estimates for Louisiana and Mississippi to reflect the effects of Katrina by overriding

the built-in feature of the methodology that smoothes over large shifts in key inputs unemployment insurance claims and nonfarm wage and salary employment; (2) modifying the state

population controls to account for displacement due to Katrina; (3) developing labor force

estimates for the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area using an alternative to the

model-based method; and (4) not publishing labor force estimates for the parishes within the

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area or cities within those parishes where the

quality of input data was severely compromised by the hurricane.

Estimates in this release may differ from those already published by some states because

of an adjustment made by BLS. On February 24, BLS released January 2006 labor force

estimates for states and modeled areas to its cooperating state partners as part of regular

monthly production. These original estimates included model adjustments to account for the

impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Louisiana and West South Central division unemployment

estimates. Based on a subsequent review of the estimates, however, BLS determined that the

adjustment for Louisiana’s unemployment was not warranted and performed reestimation

without that adjustment. This change had a fairly large impact on the other three states in the

West South Central division and, due to real-time benchmarking, small impacts on the other

states across the nation. Some states—which independently set their publication schedules—

released estimates at both the statewide and substate levels, prior to the BLS corrections.

For more information on LAUS procedures and estimates for January 2006, see Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/katrina/

home.htm or call (202) 691-6392.
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data from the

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1

and 2) for 375 metropolitan statistical areas and metropolitan New

England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), including those in Puerto

Rico. Estimates for over 30 metropolitan and NECTA divisions also

are presented. Nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the

Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 3 and 4) are

provided for the same areas. State estimates were previously published

in the news release, Regional and State Employment andUnemployment,

and are republished in this release for ease of reference. 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 had 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), had actively looked for a job (sometime

in the 4-week period ending with the survey reference week), and

were 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 2005, estimates for all

census divisions, states, the District of Columbia, the Los AngelesLong-Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, and New York City were

produced using updated time-series models with real-time benchmarking. Model-based estimation was extended to the following areas and

respective balances-of-state: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet,IL Metropolitan

Division; Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area;

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area; MiamiMiami-Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division; New OrleansMetaire-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area; and SeattleBellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division. This will improve the

statistical basis of the estimation for these areas and provide important

tools for anlysis, such as measures of errors and seasonally adjusted

series. For all other substate areas, estimates are prepared through

indirect estimation procedures. Employment estimates, which are

based largely on ‘‘place of work’’ estimates from the CES program,

are adjusted to refer to place of residence as used in the CPS.

Unemployment estimates are aggregates of persons previously

employed in industries covered by state unemployment (UI) laws

and entrants to the labor force data from the CPS. The substate

estimates of employment and unemployment, which geographically

exhaust the entire state, are adjusted proportionally to ensure that

they add to the independently estimated state or balance-of-state

totals. A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available

from BLS upon request.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data shown

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

usually implemented with January estimates. The adjusted estimates

reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any

revisions in the other data sources, and model reestimation at the state

and selected area level. All substate estimates are adjusted to add

to the revised model-based 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 that 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. Small-domain

models are used as the official estimators for the approximately

10 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample

for direct sample-based estimates.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually

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

tax reports that 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.

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—

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

the entire population is surveyed. Survey data are also 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 from unrounded data rather than

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

are generally insignificant.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based error

measures, including for over-the-month change, are available for states

on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. Measures

of nonsampling error 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 for state

CES data at the supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data

at the total nonfarm level are available on the BLS Web site at

http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Information on recent

benchmark revisions for states is available at http://www.bls.gov/sae.

Area definitions

The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards

and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and

Budget on February 18, 2004. A detailed list of the geographic

definitions is available on the Web at http://www.bls.gov/lau/

lausmsa.htm and also is published annually in the May issue of

Employment and Earnings.

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).

Estimates of unadjusted and seasonally adjusted labor force and

unemployment data for states, census regions and divisions, and

eight areas are available in the news release, Regional and State

Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force 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 on the BLS Web site 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.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Alabama ................................................................... 2,129.0 2,175.3 2,155.2 102.5 70.4 87.8 4.8 3.2 4.1

Anniston-Oxford .................................................... 53.8 54.2 53.8 2.6 1.8 2.2 4.8 3.3 4.1

Auburn-Opelika ..................................................... 62.5 65.1 64.2 2.4 1.6 2.0 3.9 2.5 3.2

Birmingham-Hoover .............................................. 528.5 539.5 532.3 22.7 16.3 20.4 4.3 3.0 3.8

Decatur ................................................................. 71.7 72.2 71.8 3.7 2.5 3.1 5.1 3.4 4.3

Dothan .................................................................. 64.9 66.1 65.5 2.8 1.8 2.3 4.3 2.7 3.6

Florence-Muscle Shoals ....................................... 65.8 68.0 67.7 3.7 2.6 3.2 5.7 3.8 4.7

Gadsden ............................................................... 46.5 47.9 47.3 2.5 1.6 2.0 5.3 3.4 4.2

Huntsville .............................................................. 192.4 197.6 195.4 7.4 5.3 6.7 3.9 2.7 3.4

Mobile ................................................................... 178.2 183.6 181.6 9.5 6.5 7.9 5.4 3.5 4.4

Montgomery .......................................................... 165.6 169.9 168.1 7.9 5.6 7.0 4.8 3.3 4.1

Tuscaloosa ........................................................... 93.5 96.6 95.3 4.0 2.7 3.5 4.3 2.8 3.6

Alaska ...................................................................... 334.0 338.9 337.5 26.8 23.4 26.1 8.0 6.9 7.7

Anchorage ............................................................ 183.0 188.6 186.0 11.8 10.5 11.8 6.4 5.6 6.4

Fairbanks .............................................................. 43.2 45.1 43.7 3.1 2.6 3.0 7.1 5.8 6.8

Arizona .................................................................... 2,788.7 2,886.8 2,880.5 129.2 122.0 144.2 4.6 4.2 5.0

Flagstaff ................................................................ 64.9 67.1 66.5 3.9 3.4 4.1 6.0 5.1 6.2

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale ..................................... 1,876.7 1,952.9 1,948.8 78.9 72.4 87.5 4.2 3.7 4.5

Prescott ................................................................ 86.5 90.6 90.0 3.7 3.3 4.1 4.2 3.7 4.5

Tucson .................................................................. 433.4 441.2 438.9 19.5 18.5 22.4 4.5 4.2 5.1

Yuma .................................................................... 72.2 75.8 75.7 7.8 9.4 8.8 10.7 12.4 11.6

Arkansas ................................................................. 1,312.5 1,369.0 1,368.6 79.5 59.7 69.3 6.1 4.4 5.1

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ............................ 211.7 226.8 227.1 7.5 5.6 6.9 3.5 2.5 3.0

Fort Smith ............................................................. 132.8 138.9 138.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.1 4.3

Hot Springs ........................................................... 40.7 41.7 41.4 2.6 1.8 2.1 6.5 4.4 5.0

Jonesboro ............................................................. 55.2 57.6 57.3 3.3 2.5 2.9 6.0 4.4 5.1

Little Rock-North Little Rock ................................. 326.3 343.9 340.4 17.1 12.9 14.8 5.2 3.7 4.3

Pine Bluff .............................................................. 46.4 46.8 47.1 3.9 3.0 3.5 8.5 6.5 7.4

California ................................................................. 17,506.5 17,805.1 17,658.7 1,079.2 853.3 936.3 6.2 4.8 5.3

Bakersfield ............................................................ 317.4 326.8 323.8 32.7 25.7 28.0 10.3 7.9 8.6

Chico .................................................................... 98.1 99.6 99.3 7.7 5.8 6.9 7.9 5.8 6.9

El Centro ............................................................... 59.9 62.7 61.3 9.5 8.3 8.1 15.8 13.1 13.3

Fresno .................................................................. 400.2 402.1 396.9 45.6 33.5 37.6 11.4 8.3 9.5

Hanford-Corcoran ................................................. 53.2 53.2 53.9 6.5 4.6 5.6 12.2 8.6 10.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ................... 6,358.6 6,499.8 6,432.8 354.0 296.6 316.0 5.6 4.6 4.9

Madera ................................................................. 60.3 61.4 60.9 5.9 4.5 4.8 9.8 7.3 7.9

Merced .................................................................. 96.5 100.8 98.7 12.4 9.4 11.0 12.8 9.3 11.1

Modesto ................................................................ 223.2 229.7 226.9 22.2 16.8 19.2 10.0 7.3 8.4

Napa ..................................................................... 69.8 71.0 70.5 3.6 2.8 3.0 5.2 4.0 4.3

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura ......................... 415.8 420.9 419.4 22.8 17.8 19.2 5.5 4.2 4.6

Redding ................................................................ 82.6 81.9 82.4 7.1 5.2 6.3 8.5 6.4 7.7

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario ....................... 1,694.3 1,735.5 1,723.8 92.1 72.7 78.9 5.4 4.2 4.6

Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville .............. 1,014.1 1,033.9 1,032.6 54.4 42.3 48.9 5.4 4.1 4.7

Salinas .................................................................. 196.5 196.5 194.3 23.6 18.4 20.9 12.0 9.4 10.8

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos ......................... 1,496.0 1,519.2 1,508.4 69.2 55.2 60.7 4.6 3.6 4.0

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont ......................... 2,177.5 2,195.0 2,174.6 115.3 87.5 96.6 5.3 4.0 4.4

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara ........................ 849.4 848.7 841.8 52.4 38.5 42.8 6.2 4.5 5.1

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles .............................. 129.9 131.0 130.2 6.2 4.8 5.3 4.8 3.6 4.0

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria .................................. 207.8 213.1 208.8 11.3 8.8 9.6 5.4 4.1 4.6

Santa Cruz-Watsonville ........................................ 142.2 141.8 140.7 12.5 9.1 10.6 8.8 6.4 7.5

Santa Rosa-Petaluma .......................................... 253.4 256.6 254.2 12.6 9.6 10.9 5.0 3.8 4.3

Stockton ................................................................ 280.6 283.9 282.9 26.0 19.9 22.5 9.3 7.0 7.9

Vallejo-Fairfield ..................................................... 207.1 212.0 211.0 12.7 9.8 11.1 6.1 4.6 5.3

Visalia-Porterville .................................................. 180.9 183.4 182.0 22.3 16.8 18.3 12.3 9.2 10.1

Yuba City .............................................................. 64.7 67.5 67.5 7.4 5.8 6.6 11.4 8.6 9.8

Colorado .................................................................. 2,511.9 2,561.8 2,548.1 140.3 114.8 131.4 5.6 4.5 5.2

Boulder ................................................................. 165.9 168.8 167.0 8.1 6.5 7.4 4.9 3.8 4.4

Colorado Springs .................................................. 294.7 300.1 299.1 16.9 14.2 16.1 5.7 4.7 5.4

Denver-Aurora ...................................................... 1,288.0 1,315.9 1,307.4 74.0 60.6 68.9 5.7 4.6 5.3

Fort Collins-Loveland ............................................ 159.6 165.3 162.6 7.8 6.8 7.8 4.9 4.1 4.8

Grand Junction ..................................................... 68.4 70.9 69.8 4.0 2.9 3.4 5.9 4.1 4.8

Greeley ................................................................. 107.2 110.4 110.1 6.3 5.1 5.7 5.9 4.6 5.2

Pueblo .................................................................. 68.0 68.5 68.2 5.1 4.2 4.6 7.5 6.1 6.8

Connecticut ............................................................. 1,789.1 1,812.6 1,803.1 95.8 76.1 91.3 5.4 4.2 5.1

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk ............................... 452.9 460.3 457.9 22.3 17.6 22.2 4.9 3.8 4.8

Danbury ................................................................ 88.1 89.9 88.9 3.6 2.8 3.4 4.1 3.1 3.8

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford ................... 562.5 568.9 566.2 31.8 25.0 29.6 5.7 4.4 5.2

New Haven ........................................................... 298.3 301.1 299.1 16.0 12.8 15.0 5.4 4.3 5.0

Norwich-New London ........................................... 146.3 148.1 147.5 7.1 6.1 7.1 4.9 4.1 4.8

Waterbury ............................................................. 99.2 99.9 99.5 6.9 5.6 6.5 7.0 5.6 6.5

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Delaware .................................................................. 431.0 443.9 442.7 19.6 18.1 19.0 4.5 4.1 4.3

Dover .................................................................... 71.5 74.4 74.5 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.5 3.6 3.8

District of Columbia ............................................... 293.9 292.0 290.7 20.6 16.7 15.8 7.0 5.7 5.4

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria ......................... 2,825.5 2,890.2 2,897.1 104.9 82.0 89.9 3.7 2.8 3.1

Florida ...................................................................... 8,456.2 8,729.7 8,715.7 366.8 257.0 271.3 4.3 2.9 3.1

Cape Coral-Fort Myers ......................................... 258.5 273.8 274.4 9.0 6.0 6.3 3.5 2.2 2.3

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach .............. 234.2 241.0 241.3 10.2 6.7 7.3 4.3 2.8 3.0

Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin ................... 92.0 95.9 96.0 3.2 2.3 2.5 3.5 2.4 2.6

Gainesville ............................................................ 124.2 127.2 127.1 4.1 2.9 3.2 3.3 2.3 2.5

Jacksonville .......................................................... 609.9 630.7 627.1 27.2 18.8 20.3 4.5 3.0 3.2

Lakeland ............................................................... 252.5 260.5 260.3 11.4 8.0 8.5 4.5 3.1 3.3

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach ................... 2,632.2 2,704.3 2,697.2 119.2 87.7 88.5 4.5 3.2 3.3

Naples-Marco Island ............................................. 142.3 148.3 149.1 4.7 3.4 3.6 3.3 2.3 2.4

Ocala .................................................................... 120.5 124.7 124.5 5.0 3.5 3.8 4.2 2.8 3.0

Orlando-Kissimmee .............................................. 980.0 1,023.7 1,021.7 40.7 28.5 30.3 4.2 2.8 3.0

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville ............................. 247.4 252.6 251.6 10.2 7.1 7.7 4.1 2.8 3.0

Panama City-Lynn Haven ..................................... 77.0 79.4 79.6 3.8 2.8 3.1 4.9 3.5 3.9

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ................................ 191.2 197.9 197.1 9.4 5.8 6.2 4.9 2.9 3.2

Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce ..................................... 168.5 173.7 173.0 8.5 5.6 5.9 5.0 3.2 3.4

Punta Gorda ......................................................... 61.3 62.7 63.1 3.0 1.7 1.9 4.9 2.7 3.1

Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice ................................. 313.0 329.4 328.2 11.4 7.4 8.3 3.6 2.2 2.5

Sebastian-Vero Beach .......................................... 56.3 58.0 57.8 3.2 1.8 1.9 5.7 3.1 3.3

Tallahassee .......................................................... 171.9 175.8 175.0 6.5 4.6 5.0 3.8 2.6 2.9

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ........................ 1,262.2 1,301.9 1,298.1 55.1 38.2 41.2 4.4 2.9 3.2

Georgia .................................................................... 4,499.4 4,657.2 4,636.2 238.2 226.1 230.2 5.3 4.9 5.0

Albany ................................................................... 73.6 76.3 76.3 4.5 4.2 4.3 6.1 5.5 5.7

Athens-Clarke County .......................................... 96.5 100.7 100.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.8

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta ............................ 2,518.3 2,626.4 2,605.5 131.3 127.7 128.8 5.2 4.9 4.9

Augusta-Richmond County ................................... 250.9 255.0 255.5 15.3 15.2 15.0 6.1 6.0 5.9

Brunswick ............................................................. 50.3 52.4 52.7 2.4 2.2 2.3 4.9 4.1 4.3

Columbus ............................................................. 125.6 130.1 128.9 7.0 7.0 7.2 5.5 5.4 5.6

Dalton ................................................................... 64.8 67.9 67.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 4.9 4.6 4.7

Gainesville ............................................................ 81.1 83.1 83.3 3.4 3.3 3.4 4.3 4.0 4.1

Hinesville-Fort Stewart ......................................... 28.6 29.1 29.3 1.8 1.7 1.7 6.3 5.8 5.9

Macon ................................................................... 109.3 111.2 111.2 6.2 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.1 5.4

Rome .................................................................... 49.6 50.7 50.2 2.7 2.2 2.4 5.5 4.4 4.7

Savannah ............................................................. 162.5 168.7 168.3 7.3 6.6 6.8 4.5 3.9 4.0

Valdosta ................................................................ 63.3 66.1 66.2 2.6 2.6 2.9 4.1 4.0 4.5

Warner Robins ...................................................... 61.6 63.0 63.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 4.6 4.4 4.4

Hawaii ...................................................................... 624.0 644.8 645.9 17.4 15.2 14.5 2.8 2.4 2.2

Honolulu ............................................................... 436.5 453.9 452.2 12.1 10.4 9.9 2.8 2.3 2.2

Idaho ........................................................................ 722.1 746.0 743.1 38.3 24.6 32.7 5.3 3.3 4.4

Boise City-Nampa ................................................. 277.8 289.9 290.9 12.7 7.9 10.4 4.6 2.7 3.6

Coeur d’Alene ....................................................... 65.7 68.7 66.1 4.3 2.8 3.5 6.6 4.0 5.4

Idaho Falls ............................................................ 58.6 60.8 61.6 2.5 1.5 2.1 4.3 2.4 3.4

Lewiston ............................................................... 30.1 29.2 29.2 1.9 1.3 1.3 6.3 4.3 4.3

Pocatello ............................................................... 44.9 45.3 45.2 2.4 1.5 2.0 5.3 3.3 4.4

Illinois ...................................................................... 6,384.1 6,478.8 6,457.5 405.6 336.1 371.6 6.4 5.2 5.8

Bloomington-Normal ............................................. 84.4 91.2 87.3 4.2 3.1 3.6 5.0 3.4 4.2

Champaign-Urbana .............................................. 114.1 121.8 115.3 5.3 4.3 5.1 4.7 3.5 4.4

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ...................................... 4,696.5 4,724.5 4,732.0 298.4 250.6 266.6 6.4 5.3 5.6

Danville ................................................................. 37.6 38.8 38.3 2.9 2.2 2.5 7.7 5.6 6.7

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ............................. 200.7 207.8 202.9 11.5 9.5 10.8 5.7 4.6 5.3

Decatur ................................................................. 52.5 54.5 53.5 3.6 3.2 3.5 6.8 5.9 6.6

Kankakee-Bradley ................................................ 52.2 53.6 52.9 4.1 3.2 4.0 7.9 6.0 7.5

Peoria ................................................................... 188.6 195.7 192.6 10.7 8.6 10.0 5.7 4.4 5.2

Rockford ............................................................... 164.1 168.5 166.3 12.3 10.5 11.9 7.5 6.3 7.1

Springfield ............................................................. 110.5 114.6 112.9 6.0 4.9 5.9 5.4 4.3 5.2

Indiana ..................................................................... 3,149.6 3,212.2 3,224.5 193.5 169.0 170.5 6.1 5.3 5.3

Anderson .............................................................. 62.6 63.8 64.0 4.7 4.2 4.3 7.4 6.6 6.7

Bloomington .......................................................... 94.9 96.9 96.3 5.3 4.6 4.9 5.6 4.8 5.1

Columbus ............................................................. 36.3 37.4 37.4 2.0 1.8 1.8 5.4 4.8 4.9

Elkhart-Goshen ..................................................... 99.0 101.3 102.6 5.0 4.6 4.5 5.1 4.5 4.4

Evansville ............................................................. 179.8 182.2 183.3 9.8 8.9 9.1 5.4 4.9 5.0

Fort Wayne ........................................................... 207.5 213.3 214.9 12.2 10.7 10.8 5.9 5.0 5.0

Indianapolis-Carmel .............................................. 858.1 876.4 880.7 46.4 41.4 41.0 5.4 4.7 4.7

Kokomo ................................................................ 46.9 46.5 47.1 3.4 3.0 3.3 7.2 6.5 7.0

Lafayette ............................................................... 92.8 96.5 95.9 4.9 4.4 4.4 5.3 4.6 4.6

Michigan City-La Porte ......................................... 52.3 53.5 53.9 3.7 3.3 3.4 7.1 6.1 6.3

Muncie .................................................................. 55.5 56.3 56.0 4.3 3.6 3.7 7.7 6.4 6.5

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Indiana—Continued

South Bend-Mishawaka ........................................ 159.5 164.7 165.0 9.1 8.6 8.5 5.7 5.2 5.2

Terre Haute .......................................................... 79.8 81.2 81.0 6.5 5.3 5.5 8.1 6.6 6.8

Iowa .......................................................................... 1,631.8 1,666.4 1,654.2 91.5 75.9 82.9 5.6 4.6 5.0

Ames .................................................................... 47.2 47.9 46.9 1.7 1.4 1.6 3.5 2.9 3.3

Cedar Rapids ........................................................ 139.9 140.9 138.5 7.9 6.6 6.9 5.6 4.7 5.0

Des Moines-West Des Moines ............................. 296.1 302.3 300.2 14.8 12.4 13.2 5.0 4.1 4.4

Dubuque ............................................................... 50.4 51.7 52.2 3.1 2.5 2.9 6.1 4.8 5.6

Iowa City ............................................................... 84.8 88.6 88.3 3.4 2.8 3.1 4.0 3.2 3.5

Sioux City ............................................................. 73.8 76.4 76.1 4.6 3.6 4.1 6.2 4.8 5.4

Waterloo-Cedar Falls ............................................ 92.6 94.4 93.4 5.0 4.1 4.4 5.4 4.4 4.7

Kansas ..................................................................... 1,464.9 1,473.9 1,463.4 85.3 62.9 73.2 5.8 4.3 5.0

Lawrence .............................................................. 63.0 63.1 60.9 2.9 2.1 2.5 4.6 3.3 4.0

Topeka .................................................................. 124.3 123.0 122.9 8.6 5.9 6.7 6.9 4.8 5.5

Wichita .................................................................. 306.7 305.4 305.6 18.8 14.3 16.4 6.1 4.7 5.4

Kentucky ................................................................. 1,960.8 2,019.2 1,990.4 123.9 124.7 137.8 6.3 6.2 6.9

Bowling Green ...................................................... 58.8 62.5 61.1 3.0 3.1 3.5 5.1 5.0 5.7

Elizabethtown ....................................................... 52.0 53.2 52.6 3.2 3.2 3.4 6.2 6.0 6.6

Lexington-Fayette ................................................. 222.6 233.0 229.3 10.4 11.1 11.8 4.7 4.8 5.2

Louisville-Jefferson County .................................. 599.3 618.4 610.6 36.9 37.3 39.4 6.2 6.0 6.5

Owensboro ........................................................... 54.4 56.0 55.1 3.6 3.5 3.9 6.6 6.2 7.0

Louisiana ................................................................. 2,066.3 1,897.0 1,862.0 132.1 109.9 102.7 6.4 5.8 5.5

Alexandria ............................................................. 66.6 68.2 68.1 4.1 2.9 2.9 6.1 4.3 4.2

Baton Rouge ......................................................... 348.0 363.4 356.3 22.1 19.3 17.7 6.3 5.3 5.0

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux ........................... 93.4 92.5 91.7 5.0 4.1 3.8 5.4 4.4 4.2

Lafayette ............................................................... 123.2 128.6 125.2 6.1 4.8 4.7 4.9 3.8 3.8

Lake Charles ........................................................ 92.7 95.6 91.8 5.6 4.5 4.1 6.1 4.7 4.5

Monroe ................................................................. 81.9 82.0 80.7 5.4 3.6 3.6 6.6 4.4 4.4

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner .............................. 618.9 431.5 426.8 36.5 37.1 33.3 5.9 8.6 7.8

Shreveport-Bossier City ........................................ 177.5 181.2 179.5 11.4 7.9 7.7 6.4 4.4 4.3

Maine ....................................................................... 691.3 712.4 703.4 37.8 33.0 37.6 5.5 4.6 5.3

Bangor .................................................................. 70.8 72.1 72.7 3.7 3.1 3.7 5.3 4.3 5.1

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................... 56.1 57.6 57.7 3.0 2.6 3.0 5.3 4.5 5.2

Portland-South Portland-Biddeford ....................... 201.0 208.3 204.1 7.9 6.9 7.7 3.9 3.3 3.8

Maryland .................................................................. 2,880.4 2,941.6 2,945.1 136.4 104.3 119.6 4.7 3.5 4.1

Baltimore-Towson ................................................. 1,345.6 1,376.8 1,376.2 67.4 51.2 58.9 5.0 3.7 4.3

Cumberland .......................................................... 48.6 49.5 49.1 3.5 2.7 3.2 7.1 5.4 6.6

Hagerstown-Martinsburg ...................................... 116.2 118.1 118.9 5.3 4.2 5.1 4.5 3.5 4.3

Salisbury ............................................................... 60.5 61.5 61.8 3.4 2.6 3.0 5.7 4.2 4.9

Massachusetts ........................................................ 3,336.1 3,365.0 3,338.1 182.8 150.3 176.9 5.5 4.5 5.3

Barnstable Town ................................................... 124.8 129.0 125.7 7.9 6.3 7.9 6.3 4.9 6.3

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ................................... 2,425.9 2,448.6 2,431.9 121.1 101.0 115.3 5.0 4.1 4.7

Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner ............................. 72.1 71.9 71.7 5.2 4.2 4.8 7.3 5.9 6.7

New Bedford ......................................................... 83.9 83.9 84.1 6.9 5.4 6.8 8.3 6.5 8.1

Pittsfield ................................................................ 38.4 38.4 38.6 2.0 1.6 2.0 5.3 4.0 5.1

Springfield ............................................................. 340.6 343.1 340.2 20.4 16.8 20.4 6.0 4.9 6.0

Worcester ............................................................. 286.7 287.3 286.6 16.1 12.7 15.2 5.6 4.4 5.3

Michigan .................................................................. 5,030.2 5,103.3 5,055.6 392.7 321.4 356.9 7.8 6.3 7.1

Ann Arbor ............................................................. 189.1 194.7 193.1 8.8 7.4 8.1 4.7 3.8 4.2

Battle Creek .......................................................... 72.1 73.2 72.8 5.3 4.3 4.7 7.4 5.9 6.5

Bay City ................................................................ 55.6 56.7 56.5 4.8 3.6 4.0 8.6 6.3 7.1

Detroit-Warren-Livonia ......................................... 2,172.3 2,190.1 2,145.4 173.6 146.1 163.8 8.0 6.7 7.6

Flint ....................................................................... 214.3 215.8 216.2 18.8 14.9 16.9 8.8 6.9 7.8

Grand Rapids-Wyoming ....................................... 403.8 415.9 416.0 27.8 22.0 23.2 6.9 5.3 5.6

Holland-Grand Haven ........................................... 134.1 138.0 138.3 8.0 6.5 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.1

Jackson ................................................................ 78.9 80.2 79.4 6.1 4.9 5.3 7.7 6.1 6.6

Kalamazoo-Portage .............................................. 172.2 174.5 175.2 11.3 9.0 9.6 6.6 5.2 5.5

Lansing-East Lansing ........................................... 247.6 254.0 254.7 15.6 13.8 14.9 6.3 5.4 5.8

Monroe ................................................................. 77.4 78.4 78.1 5.4 4.1 5.1 6.9 5.2 6.5

Muskegon-Norton Shores ..................................... 89.7 91.8 92.5 7.0 5.7 5.9 7.8 6.2 6.4

Niles-Benton Harbor ............................................. 78.4 79.8 80.0 6.4 5.0 5.4 8.2 6.3 6.7

Saginaw-Saginaw Township North ....................... 100.0 100.7 100.4 9.2 6.8 7.6 9.2 6.8 7.5

Minnesota ................................................................ 2,914.3 2,944.5 2,921.1 150.6 117.7 146.4 5.2 4.0 5.0

Duluth ................................................................... 142.4 144.7 143.5 9.4 6.9 8.9 6.6 4.8 6.2

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington ....................... 1,830.4 1,856.9 1,836.3 82.7 67.1 80.6 4.5 3.6 4.4

Rochester ............................................................. 103.6 103.8 103.8 4.7 3.6 4.5 4.6 3.4 4.3

St. Cloud ............................................................... 103.9 105.6 104.6 6.1 4.5 5.9 5.8 4.3 5.6

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Mississippi .............................................................. 1,337.2 1,323.6 1,315.5 104.4 109.3 120.1 7.8 8.3 9.1

Gulfport-Biloxi ....................................................... 122.1 111.6 109.5 7.7 19.4 19.6 6.3 17.4 17.9

Hattiesburg ........................................................... 63.5 65.5 64.7 3.9 3.7 4.3 6.1 5.6 6.6

Jackson ................................................................ 267.6 268.2 266.2 17.0 15.1 17.0 6.3 5.6 6.4

Pascagoula ........................................................... 70.9 71.2 71.0 5.3 8.6 9.8 7.4 12.0 13.8

Missouri ................................................................... 3,000.1 3,013.9 2,997.8 192.4 144.5 157.3 6.4 4.8 5.2

Columbia .............................................................. 89.5 93.5 90.8 3.8 2.8 3.1 4.2 3.0 3.4

Jefferson City ........................................................ 79.3 78.5 79.2 4.1 3.1 3.5 5.2 4.0 4.4

Joplin .................................................................... 83.1 84.4 84.4 4.4 3.3 3.7 5.4 3.9 4.4

Kansas City .......................................................... 1,029.2 1,032.0 1,026.3 65.9 51.0 54.3 6.4 4.9 5.3

St. Joseph ............................................................. 65.2 65.3 65.4 4.7 3.3 3.4 7.2 5.0 5.1

St. Louis1 .............................................................. 1,451.0 1,459.5 1,452.7 93.8 70.9 79.6 6.5 4.9 5.5

Springfield ............................................................. 211.1 216.3 215.5 10.2 7.8 8.6 4.8 3.6 4.0

Montana ................................................................... 482.3 492.3 489.7 25.0 18.6 23.8 5.2 3.8 4.9

Billings .................................................................. 83.7 85.4 85.3 3.4 2.5 3.2 4.0 3.0 3.7

Great Falls ............................................................ 39.1 39.6 39.7 2.0 1.5 1.8 5.2 3.7 4.6

Missoula ............................................................... 56.9 58.6 56.6 2.6 2.1 2.7 4.6 3.5 4.7

Nebraska ................................................................. 976.2 982.9 971.2 44.7 35.0 39.4 4.6 3.6 4.1

Lincoln .................................................................. 165.3 166.0 164.2 6.8 5.4 6.1 4.1 3.2 3.7

Omaha-Council Bluffs ........................................... 442.1 445.2 440.7 22.6 17.9 20.3 5.1 4.0 4.6

Nevada ..................................................................... 1,193.9 1,230.8 1,228.0 56.0 43.5 50.7 4.7 3.5 4.1

Carson City ........................................................... 27.1 27.1 27.0 1.7 1.1 1.4 6.1 4.0 5.3

Las Vegas-Paradise ............................................. 846.3 875.8 876.1 36.6 30.3 33.9 4.3 3.5 3.9

Reno-Sparks ......................................................... 206.2 212.7 209.5 11.1 7.2 9.4 5.4 3.4 4.5

New Hampshire ....................................................... 723.7 732.0 733.0 29.5 23.7 27.9 4.1 3.2 3.8

Manchester ........................................................... 105.8 107.5 108.4 4.2 3.5 4.1 4.0 3.2 3.8

Portsmouth ........................................................... 43.1 44.5 44.4 1.6 1.4 1.5 3.8 3.1 3.4

Rochester-Dover .................................................. 80.5 82.8 81.9 3.2 2.4 2.9 3.9 3.0 3.6

New Jersey .............................................................. 4,350.2 4,467.2 4,450.4 207.9 192.2 224.4 4.8 4.3 5.0

Atlantic City ........................................................... 133.8 137.3 137.3 8.0 7.5 8.7 6.0 5.4 6.4

Ocean City ............................................................ 51.3 54.8 53.3 5.4 4.6 5.7 10.5 8.4 10.7

Trenton-Ewing ...................................................... 190.9 197.1 197.8 7.8 7.4 8.8 4.1 3.8 4.4

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton .................................. 69.2 71.2 71.7 4.9 4.8 5.6 7.1 6.7 7.8

New Mexico ............................................................. 916.3 947.7 934.4 50.5 41.2 46.7 5.5 4.4 5.0

Albuquerque ......................................................... 392.0 406.1 400.9 19.7 16.4 18.3 5.0 4.0 4.6

Farmington ........................................................... 54.3 56.2 55.4 3.1 2.5 2.9 5.8 4.4 5.2

Las Cruces ........................................................... 84.0 89.3 85.7 5.3 4.2 4.9 6.3 4.7 5.7

Santa Fe ............................................................... 75.2 78.3 76.9 3.2 2.7 3.1 4.3 3.5 4.0

New York ................................................................. 9,313.9 9,447.8 9,448.3 527.8 458.6 490.0 5.7 4.9 5.2

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................... 452.6 456.3 456.5 20.8 17.3 18.9 4.6 3.8 4.1

Binghamton .......................................................... 122.0 123.4 122.4 7.4 5.9 6.5 6.1 4.8 5.3

Buffalo-Niagara Falls ............................................ 584.0 587.6 586.0 36.4 30.1 32.6 6.2 5.1 5.6

Elmira ................................................................... 41.0 41.0 41.0 2.7 2.0 2.2 6.5 5.0 5.3

Glens Falls ............................................................ 65.7 66.1 66.6 3.9 3.2 3.6 5.9 4.8 5.3

Ithaca .................................................................... 53.1 55.4 53.4 2.0 1.7 1.8 3.7 3.0 3.3

Kingston ................................................................ 90.9 91.6 92.0 4.7 3.8 4.2 5.1 4.2 4.6

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island ....... 9,030.2 9,221.7 9,212.4 477.7 432.2 470.8 5.3 4.7 5.1

 New York City .................................................... 3,694.7 3,763.6 3,781.0 228.8 211.4 221.3 6.2 5.6 5.9

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown .................. 321.4 327.8 326.3 14.9 12.5 13.6 4.6 3.8 4.2

Rochester ............................................................. 533.7 527.2 526.5 29.8 24.1 26.2 5.6 4.6 5.0

Syracuse ............................................................... 327.8 334.5 332.5 19.4 15.8 17.2 5.9 4.7 5.2

Utica-Rome ........................................................... 142.1 143.0 142.8 8.5 6.8 7.4 6.0 4.7 5.2

North Carolina ......................................................... 4,256.3 4,353.4 4,331.1 240.6 203.5 206.4 5.7 4.7 4.8

Asheville ............................................................... 197.1 201.5 200.0 9.3 7.5 7.9 4.7 3.7 3.9

Burlington ............................................................. 68.4 69.5 69.2 4.1 3.7 3.7 5.9 5.4 5.4

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord ................................. 778.8 805.6 801.4 43.1 37.5 37.2 5.5 4.7 4.6

Durham ................................................................. 241.2 248.8 248.8 10.7 9.5 9.4 4.4 3.8 3.8

Fayetteville ........................................................... 144.7 149.3 149.3 8.3 7.8 7.9 5.8 5.2 5.3

Goldsboro ............................................................. 51.1 51.6 51.3 2.9 2.5 2.5 5.6 4.9 4.9

Greensboro-High Point ......................................... 358.1 362.0 358.6 19.6 17.2 17.2 5.5 4.8 4.8

Greenville ............................................................. 81.6 82.8 83.2 4.8 4.1 4.1 5.8 4.9 4.9

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton .................................... 176.9 175.5 175.3 11.9 10.3 10.4 6.7 5.9 5.9

Jacksonville .......................................................... 55.7 57.4 57.6 3.3 2.8 2.7 5.9 4.8 4.7

Raleigh-Cary ......................................................... 488.3 512.2 508.1 21.2 18.0 17.8 4.4 3.5 3.5

Rocky Mount ......................................................... 68.0 68.0 67.2 5.1 4.2 4.4 7.6 6.2 6.5

Wilmington ............................................................ 156.4 165.1 164.0 7.7 6.2 6.4 4.9 3.8 3.9

Winston-Salem ..................................................... 230.2 234.2 232.3 11.4 9.8 9.7 4.9 4.2 4.2

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

North Dakota ........................................................... 347.7 354.2 352.5 14.9 11.2 13.9 4.3 3.2 3.9

Bismarck ............................................................... 57.4 58.5 58.4 2.3 1.6 2.1 4.1 2.8 3.6

Fargo .................................................................... 110.5 113.9 113.2 4.0 3.1 3.7 3.6 2.7 3.3

Grand Forks .......................................................... 55.1 55.9 56.0 2.4 1.8 2.4 4.3 3.3 4.2

Ohio ......................................................................... 5,806.2 5,899.9 5,839.2 396.5 326.6 356.5 6.8 5.5 6.1

Akron .................................................................... 374.2 383.6 378.4 25.2 21.2 22.7 6.7 5.5 6.0

Canton-Massillon .................................................. 204.3 206.1 203.2 15.4 12.4 13.2 7.6 6.0 6.5

Cincinnati-Middletown .......................................... 1,073.5 1,103.3 1,092.8 64.4 56.3 61.4 6.0 5.1 5.6

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor ....................................... 1,073.2 1,080.9 1,076.1 68.1 57.5 62.1 6.3 5.3 5.8

Columbus ............................................................. 910.3 930.5 915.6 53.0 44.3 47.0 5.8 4.8 5.1

Dayton .................................................................. 422.9 423.2 423.8 29.1 23.8 28.6 6.9 5.6 6.7

Lima ...................................................................... 51.8 52.3 51.6 3.7 3.0 3.2 7.1 5.7 6.2

Mansfield .............................................................. 62.3 62.8 62.1 4.9 3.9 4.2 7.9 6.3 6.7

Sandusky .............................................................. 40.7 41.4 41.1 3.4 2.8 3.1 8.4 6.8 7.6

Springfield ............................................................. 69.9 70.4 69.6 5.1 4.4 4.5 7.3 6.2 6.4

Toledo ................................................................... 329.4 337.4 332.2 25.7 21.2 24.5 7.8 6.3 7.4

Weirton-Steubenville ............................................ 56.3 56.9 55.0 4.8 4.0 4.2 8.4 7.0 7.7

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman ........................... 276.6 282.6 277.7 21.9 17.6 18.7 7.9 6.2 6.7

Oklahoma ................................................................ 1,712.7 1,753.2 1,738.9 88.9 69.4 76.9 5.2 4.0 4.4

Lawton .................................................................. 46.1 46.4 46.2 2.3 2.0 2.3 5.1 4.4 5.0

Oklahoma City ...................................................... 569.9 584.1 582.6 29.6 22.7 25.0 5.2 3.9 4.3

Tulsa ..................................................................... 437.0 450.7 455.2 22.2 17.7 19.7 5.1 3.9 4.3

Oregon ..................................................................... 1,829.1 1,858.1 1,851.3 130.5 99.8 111.8 7.1 5.4 6.0

Bend ..................................................................... 71.9 74.2 74.2 5.1 3.8 4.2 7.2 5.2 5.7

Corvallis ................................................................ 41.7 42.4 41.5 2.1 1.9 2.2 5.1 4.4 5.2

Eugene-Springfield ............................................... 173.4 174.8 173.6 12.0 9.3 10.4 6.9 5.3 6.0

Medford ................................................................ 97.4 102.2 100.0 7.3 5.0 6.4 7.5 4.9 6.4

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton ............................ 1,088.5 1,109.2 1,105.1 71.1 53.7 58.9 6.5 4.8 5.3

Salem ................................................................... 178.2 180.4 178.7 13.1 9.9 11.1 7.4 5.5 6.2

Pennsylvania ........................................................... 6,223.8 6,285.0 6,230.7 357.4 270.6 306.1 5.7 4.3 4.9

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................... 403.1 411.1 410.6 22.4 17.2 19.7 5.6 4.2 4.8

Altoona ................................................................. 64.7 64.6 64.4 4.5 2.9 3.2 6.9 4.5 5.0

Erie ....................................................................... 139.9 140.8 139.9 9.4 7.0 8.1 6.7 5.0 5.8

Harrisburg-Carlisle ................................................ 274.8 278.8 277.6 12.1 9.6 10.8 4.4 3.5 3.9

Johnstown ............................................................ 67.2 67.5 66.9 5.4 3.6 4.0 8.0 5.3 6.0

Lancaster .............................................................. 264.9 267.6 266.5 10.6 8.4 9.8 4.0 3.1 3.7

Lebanon ................................................................ 69.0 70.0 70.0 2.8 2.2 2.5 4.1 3.1 3.6

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ........................ 2,901.6 2,962.4 2,931.3 146.7 125.6 137.9 5.1 4.2 4.7

Pittsburgh ............................................................. 1,199.4 1,210.2 1,197.2 74.0 54.6 62.7 6.2 4.5 5.2

Reading ................................................................ 197.3 199.1 198.9 10.8 8.2 9.3 5.4 4.1 4.7

Scranton—Wilkes-Barre ....................................... 276.6 280.5 278.0 19.2 13.3 15.6 6.9 4.8 5.6

State College ........................................................ 69.5 74.1 69.4 3.4 2.4 2.7 4.9 3.2 3.9

Williamsport .......................................................... 60.0 59.6 59.6 4.1 3.1 3.5 6.9 5.2 5.9

York-Hanover ....................................................... 217.3 220.2 219.4 9.9 7.8 8.9 4.6 3.5 4.1

Rhode Island ........................................................... 561.0 575.7 573.4 33.8 27.6 32.8 6.0 4.8 5.7

Providence-Fall River-Warwick ............................ 696.1 710.9 708.0 44.2 35.8 43.4 6.3 5.0 6.1

South Carolina ........................................................ 2,036.2 2,087.1 2,073.0 148.1 140.7 136.7 7.3 6.7 6.6

Anderson .............................................................. 83.6 82.3 81.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 7.6 7.3 7.1

Charleston-North Charleston ................................ 289.1 293.9 295.9 16.2 15.1 15.1 5.6 5.1 5.1

Columbia .............................................................. 353.8 359.3 358.0 21.2 19.7 19.6 6.0 5.5 5.5

Florence ................................................................ 92.7 93.8 93.7 9.0 8.3 7.9 9.7 8.8 8.5

Greenville ............................................................. 294.8 297.7 296.6 18.5 17.2 16.7 6.3 5.8 5.6

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach .......... 112.1 120.7 119.4 8.8 7.4 7.6 7.8 6.1 6.4

Spartanburg .......................................................... 131.3 129.4 127.3 10.5 10.4 9.5 8.0 8.0 7.5

Sumter .................................................................. 46.9 47.2 47.7 4.4 4.1 3.8 9.4 8.6 8.0

South Dakota .......................................................... 420.2 428.8 420.4 19.6 16.2 16.8 4.7 3.8 4.0

Rapid City ............................................................. 62.9 63.4 62.8 2.9 2.4 2.5 4.5 3.8 4.0

Sioux Falls ............................................................ 117.6 121.0 118.8 4.9 3.7 4.0 4.2 3.1 3.3

Tennessee ............................................................... 2,870.3 2,925.2 2,896.8 181.8 148.6 164.5 6.3 5.1 5.7

Chattanooga ......................................................... 248.0 253.4 251.1 13.1 11.0 11.9 5.3 4.3 4.7

Clarksville ............................................................. 102.2 105.6 105.2 6.1 5.9 6.3 6.0 5.6 6.0

Cleveland .............................................................. 52.7 53.9 53.5 3.2 2.6 2.9 6.1 4.8 5.5

Jackson ................................................................ 52.8 54.3 53.5 3.5 2.8 3.0 6.6 5.1 5.6

Johnson City ......................................................... 93.8 96.4 94.3 5.8 4.5 4.9 6.2 4.7 5.2

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol ........................................ 139.7 140.3 140.2 8.6 6.4 7.2 6.1 4.6 5.1

Knoxville ............................................................... 335.2 341.3 337.5 16.6 13.6 14.8 4.9 4.0 4.4

Memphis ............................................................... 591.8 605.9 595.7 42.0 35.4 36.4 7.1 5.8 6.1

Morristown ............................................................ 62.7 63.5 62.6 4.3 3.5 4.1 6.9 5.6 6.6

Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro ...................... 726.9 754.7 742.5 34.7 30.1 32.6 4.8 4.0 4.4

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Texas ....................................................................... 11,081.1 11,325.8 11,289.6 656.2 540.8 593.4 5.9 4.8 5.3

Abilene .................................................................. 80.0 81.9 82.0 3.7 3.0 3.5 4.7 3.6 4.3

Amarillo ................................................................. 125.4 129.7 128.7 5.5 4.4 4.9 4.4 3.4 3.8

Austin-Round Rock ............................................... 788.6 814.1 814.4 38.0 31.4 34.9 4.8 3.9 4.3

Beaumont-Port Arthur ........................................... 177.8 176.7 175.1 14.0 13.0 12.8 7.9 7.3 7.3

Brownsville-Harlingen ........................................... 141.6 142.1 142.9 12.5 9.1 10.1 8.8 6.4 7.1

College Station-Bryan ........................................... 100.2 105.5 101.1 4.4 3.9 4.4 4.4 3.7 4.3

Corpus Christi ....................................................... 198.7 199.4 198.4 12.5 9.8 10.6 6.3 4.9 5.4

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington .................................. 2,977.8 3,066.0 3,055.5 171.4 140.1 153.1 5.8 4.6 5.0

El Paso ................................................................. 291.7 294.0 291.7 23.5 18.2 19.9 8.1 6.2 6.8

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown ............................. 2,591.8 2,668.8 2,660.1 154.2 136.9 148.3 5.9 5.1 5.6

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood .................................... 149.1 152.7 152.5 8.3 7.6 8.5 5.5 5.0 5.6

Laredo .................................................................. 85.2 88.4 88.7 5.9 4.4 5.0 6.9 5.0 5.6

Longview .............................................................. 101.8 104.3 104.3 5.6 4.5 5.0 5.5 4.4 4.8

Lubbock ................................................................ 140.4 142.4 141.3 6.2 4.9 5.6 4.4 3.5 4.0

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................... 262.7 269.1 270.5 24.4 18.7 21.1 9.3 6.9 7.8

Midland ................................................................. 65.6 68.5 67.9 2.7 2.2 2.4 4.2 3.1 3.5

Odessa ................................................................. 61.9 64.2 63.8 3.3 2.5 2.7 5.4 3.8 4.3

San Angelo ........................................................... 53.3 52.9 52.9 2.5 2.0 2.3 4.7 3.8 4.3

San Antonio .......................................................... 885.2 902.9 899.3 48.8 38.7 43.0 5.5 4.3 4.8

Sherman-Denison ................................................. 56.5 57.2 56.6 3.3 2.6 2.8 5.9 4.6 5.0

Texarkana ............................................................. 61.5 63.6 63.3 3.5 2.9 3.2 5.7 4.5 5.0

Tyler ...................................................................... 96.5 97.3 96.9 5.2 4.0 4.4 5.4 4.1 4.6

Victoria .................................................................. 56.6 57.7 57.5 3.1 2.4 2.6 5.5 4.2 4.6

Waco .................................................................... 112.3 113.6 112.4 5.8 4.9 5.3 5.1 4.3 4.8

Wichita Falls ......................................................... 74.3 75.3 75.1 3.8 3.0 3.3 5.1 3.9 4.5

Utah .......................................................................... 1,245.2 1,285.5 1,276.4 58.8 45.0 52.7 4.7 3.5 4.1

Logan .................................................................... 63.9 63.3 63.5 2.3 1.7 2.1 3.5 2.7 3.2

Ogden-Clearfield .................................................. 241.7 246.2 244.0 11.8 9.3 11.0 4.9 3.8 4.5

Provo-Orem .......................................................... 203.2 209.9 208.6 8.8 6.6 8.0 4.3 3.2 3.9

St. George ............................................................ 53.2 57.0 56.8 2.2 1.7 1.9 4.1 2.9 3.4

Salt Lake City ....................................................... 552.9 566.9 564.4 26.3 20.1 23.0 4.8 3.5 4.1

Vermont ................................................................... 350.5 359.8 358.2 15.3 12.1 14.8 4.4 3.4 4.1

Burlington-South Burlington .................................. 110.2 114.1 111.5 4.1 3.5 4.1 3.7 3.1 3.7

Virginia .................................................................... 3,857.7 3,944.5 3,941.0 145.3 118.2 129.3 3.8 3.0 3.3

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford ..................... 74.4 78.1 75.7 2.9 2.6 2.7 3.9 3.4 3.5

Charlottesville ....................................................... 95.9 99.5 100.7 3.0 2.3 2.7 3.2 2.3 2.7

Danville ................................................................. 52.6 52.2 51.3 4.1 4.1 4.2 7.7 7.8 8.3

Harrisonburg ......................................................... 61.6 61.6 61.3 1.9 1.6 1.6 3.1 2.5 2.7

Lynchburg ............................................................. 115.8 119.3 118.2 4.7 3.8 4.1 4.1 3.2 3.4

Richmond ............................................................. 611.7 621.4 624.2 24.0 20.0 21.4 3.9 3.2 3.4

Roanoke ............................................................... 148.3 152.2 151.2 5.6 4.3 4.6 3.7 2.8 3.1

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News ................. 780.7 798.9 792.2 34.8 27.7 30.3 4.5 3.5 3.8

Winchester ............................................................ 60.7 62.8 63.0 2.0 1.5 1.8 3.4 2.4 2.8

Washington ............................................................. 3,242.8 3,322.7 3,303.3 207.3 171.6 175.6 6.4 5.2 5.3

Bellingham ............................................................ 102.7 106.6 107.3 6.1 4.5 4.8 5.9 4.2 4.5

Bremerton-Silverdale ............................................ 124.7 126.4 124.9 7.0 5.7 5.9 5.6 4.5 4.7

Kennewick-Richland-Pasco .................................. 111.1 113.1 111.9 8.3 7.8 8.1 7.4 6.9 7.3

Longview .............................................................. 43.5 44.0 43.8 3.7 2.8 3.0 8.5 6.3 6.8

Mount Vernon-Anacortes ...................................... 55.6 57.2 57.8 4.2 3.1 3.3 7.5 5.4 5.6

Olympia ................................................................ 123.0 126.2 126.6 6.9 5.4 5.9 5.6 4.3 4.6

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ..................................... 1,717.2 1,764.9 1,754.2 93.5 81.7 79.7 5.4 4.6 4.5

Spokane ............................................................... 228.1 234.8 230.7 16.1 12.5 13.0 7.1 5.3 5.6

Wenatchee ........................................................... 54.6 56.6 56.5 4.7 3.6 3.7 8.6 6.4 6.6

Yakima .................................................................. 112.6 114.3 115.0 12.0 10.3 10.8 10.7 9.0 9.4

West Virginia ........................................................... 780.8 801.3 793.8 46.3 33.6 38.0 5.9 4.2 4.8

Charleston ............................................................ 137.2 139.4 137.0 7.9 5.4 6.0 5.8 3.9 4.4

Huntington-Ashland .............................................. 129.2 132.9 130.4 7.8 6.3 6.9 6.0 4.7 5.3

Morgantown .......................................................... 57.4 59.8 59.3 2.5 1.7 1.9 4.3 2.8 3.2

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna ............................... 78.7 79.3 78.7 5.4 3.7 4.4 6.8 4.7 5.6

Wheeling ............................................................... 67.5 69.7 68.6 5.1 3.4 4.1 7.6 4.9 6.0

Wisconsin ................................................................ 3,009.9 3,041.2 3,033.9 164.6 135.0 153.0 5.5 4.4 5.0

Appleton ............................................................... 119.3 120.8 120.4 5.8 5.0 5.8 4.9 4.2 4.8

Eau Claire ............................................................. 84.2 87.6 85.9 4.8 3.8 4.3 5.7 4.4 5.0

Fond du Lac .......................................................... 55.7 56.4 56.5 2.9 2.4 2.8 5.2 4.3 4.9

Green Bay ............................................................ 167.7 171.1 170.3 8.5 7.7 8.6 5.1 4.5 5.0

Janesville .............................................................. 83.2 83.3 83.2 8.0 4.1 4.5 9.6 5.0 5.4

La Crosse ............................................................. 73.6 74.1 73.6 3.5 2.8 3.3 4.8 3.8 4.5

Madison ................................................................ 328.9 335.7 334.4 11.5 10.1 11.4 3.5 3.0 3.4

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis ......................... 784.8 783.9 775.5 40.9 35.5 38.6 5.2 4.5 5.0

Oshkosh-Neenah .................................................. 90.9 92.5 91.5 4.2 3.6 4.2 4.7 3.9 4.6

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Wisconsin—Continued

Racine .................................................................. 98.6 100.7 100.0 6.3 5.5 6.0 6.4 5.4 6.0

Sheboygan ........................................................... 63.9 64.7 65.1 2.6 2.4 2.6 4.1 3.7 4.0

Wausau ................................................................ 73.4 74.3 74.8 3.6 2.7 3.3 4.9 3.6 4.4

Wyoming ................................................................. 277.7 285.0 282.6 12.3 9.3 11.9 4.4 3.3 4.2

Casper .................................................................. 39.9 40.6 40.7 1.6 1.3 1.6 4.1 3.1 3.8

Cheyenne ............................................................. 42.4 42.2 42.5 2.1 1.6 2.1 5.0 3.7 4.8

Puerto Rico ............................................................. 1,373.0 1,415.4 1,385.1 148.4 152.6 159.8 10.8 10.8 11.5

Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian ......................... 112.9 115.9 113.8 14.3 16.2 16.9 12.6 13.9 14.9

Fajardo ................................................................. 28.7 29.1 28.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 14.0 13.6 14.1

Guayama .............................................................. 25.7 26.6 25.9 4.0 4.3 4.6 15.6 16.2 17.6

Mayaguez ............................................................. 37.2 38.3 37.4 4.9 4.8 5.0 13.3 12.5 13.5

Ponce ................................................................... 91.3 94.3 90.9 10.0 10.6 11.1 10.9 11.2 12.2

San German-Cabo Rojo ....................................... 51.4 51.6 50.4 6.2 5.9 6.4 12.0 11.5 12.6

San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo ............................... 926.1 961.6 937.6 91.4 92.8 97.0 9.9 9.6 10.3

Yauco ................................................................... 38.2 39.0 38.9 5.6 5.5 5.8 14.7 14.1 14.9

1 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.

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

are derived from a monthly household survey similiar to the

Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on

Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 06-01, dated

December 5, 2005, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/

lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and

Earnings. Areas in the six New England states are

Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs),

while areas in other states are county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed under the

state that appears first in their titles. Davenport-Moline-Rock

Island, Iowa-Ill., and Weirton-Steubenville, W.Va-Ohio, are the

exceptions in that they are listed under Illinois and Ohio,

respectively, for operational reasons. Data for 2005 have been

revised to incorporate updated inputs and adjustments to new

state controls.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division 1

(Numbers in thousands)

State, area, and division 

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

California .......................................................................... 17,506.5 17,805.1 17,658.7 1,079.2 853.3 936.3 6.2 4.8 5.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ............................... 6,358.6 6,499.8 6,432.8 354.0 296.6 316.0 5.6 4.6 4.9

 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale ............................... 4,770.2 4,886.7 4,834.0 289.5 245.7 260.0 6.1 5.0 5.4

 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine ............................................ 1,588.5 1,613.1 1,598.8 64.5 50.9 56.0 4.1 3.2 3.5

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont ..................................... 2,177.5 2,195.0 2,174.6 115.3 87.5 96.6 5.3 4.0 4.4

 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward ........................................... 1,257.8 1,274.2 1,264.1 69.3 52.5 57.8 5.5 4.1 4.6

 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City ..................... 919.6 920.8 910.5 46.1 35.0 38.8 5.0 3.8 4.3

District of Columbia ...................................................... 293.9 292.0 290.7 20.6 16.7 15.8 7.0 5.7 5.4

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 2 .................................. 2,825.5 2,890.2 2,897.1 104.9 82.0 89.9 3.7 2.8 3.1

 Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick 3 .............................. 617.9 631.0 634.0 21.6 16.1 19.0 3.5 2.5 3.0

 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 2 ............................... 2,207.6 2,259.2 2,263.1 83.3 65.9 70.9 3.8 2.9 3.1

Florida ................................................................................ 8,456.2 8,729.7 8,715.7 366.8 257.0 271.3 4.3 2.9 3.1

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach ............................... 2,632.2 2,704.3 2,697.2 119.2 87.7 88.5 4.5 3.2 3.3

 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach ....... 929.7 965.9 964.7 40.0 27.9 29.9 4.3 2.9 3.1

 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall .......................................... 1,101.6 1,118.1 1,114.5 51.6 40.7 38.7 4.7 3.6 3.5

 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach ............ 601.0 620.3 618.1 27.6 19.0 20.0 4.6 3.1 3.2

Illinois ................................................................................ 6,384.1 6,478.8 6,457.5 405.6 336.1 371.6 6.4 5.2 5.8

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 2 ............................................... 4,696.5 4,724.5 4,732.0 298.4 250.6 266.6 6.4 5.3 5.6

 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ............................................... 3,941.1 3,947.1 3,960.7 252.9 212.2 224.3 6.4 5.4 5.7

 Gary 3 ............................................................................ 323.1 330.1 329.7 20.9 18.3 18.2 6.5 5.5 5.5

 Lake County-Kenosha County 2 .................................... 432.3 447.3 441.6 24.6 20.2 24.1 5.7 4.5 5.5

Massachusetts ............................................................... 3,336.1 3,365.0 3,338.1 182.8 150.3 176.9 5.5 4.5 5.3

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 2 ............................................ 2,425.9 2,448.6 2,431.9 121.1 101.0 115.3 5.0 4.1 4.7

 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ............................................ 1,458.1 1,472.5 1,460.3 68.0 57.8 65.4 4.7 3.9 4.5

 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton ........................................ 122.5 123.1 122.3 7.2 5.8 7.0 5.8 4.7 5.7

 Framingham .................................................................. 142.4 144.3 143.1 6.2 5.2 6.1 4.4 3.6 4.2

 Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury 2 ............................ 118.1 119.2 119.0 6.4 5.1 5.9 5.4 4.3 4.9

 Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 2 .......................................... 69.7 69.6 69.1 6.2 5.1 5.6 8.9 7.3 8.2

 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 2 ........................................ 149.9 150.2 149.7 8.8 7.0 7.9 5.9 4.6 5.3

 Lynn-Peabody-Salem .................................................... 125.8 126.9 125.8 6.9 5.8 6.6 5.5 4.6 5.2

 Nashua 2 ....................................................................... 177.7 180.4 180.6 7.9 6.5 7.3 4.5 3.6 4.0

 Taunton-Norton-Raynham ............................................. 61.6 62.4 62.1 3.5 2.7 3.5 5.6 4.4 5.6

Michigan ........................................................................... 5,030.2 5,103.3 5,055.6 392.7 321.4 356.9 7.8 6.3 7.1

Detroit-Warren-Livonia ..................................................... 2,172.3 2,190.1 2,145.4 173.6 146.1 163.8 8.0 6.7 7.6

 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn ............................................... 902.6 904.5 887.2 84.9 71.2 79.4 9.4 7.9 8.9

 Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills ....................................... 1,269.7 1,285.7 1,258.2 88.8 74.8 84.4 7.0 5.8 6.7

New York .......................................................................... 9,313.9 9,447.8 9,448.3 527.8 458.6 490.0 5.7 4.9 5.2

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 2 ................ 9,030.2 9,221.7 9,212.4 477.7 432.2 470.8 5.3 4.7 5.1

 Edison 3 ......................................................................... 1,143.7 1,183.6 1,178.5 50.1 46.3 54.7 4.4 3.9 4.6

 Nassau-Suffolk .............................................................. 1,452.6 1,482.0 1,472.0 68.7 57.4 61.2 4.7 3.9 4.2

 New York-White Plains-Wayne 2 ................................... 5,365.3 5,468.5 5,475.7 307.8 281.8 300.4 5.7 5.2 5.5

 Newark-Union 3 ............................................................. 1,068.4 1,087.6 1,086.2 51.0 46.7 54.5 4.8 4.3 5.0

Pennsylvania ................................................................... 6,223.8 6,285.0 6,230.7 357.4 270.6 306.1 5.7 4.3 4.9

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 2 ................................. 2,901.6 2,962.4 2,931.3 146.7 125.6 137.9 5.1 4.2 4.7

 Camden 3 ...................................................................... 642.6 661.2 657.5 29.5 28.2 32.1 4.6 4.3 4.9

 Philadelphia ................................................................... 1,905.9 1,940.2 1,915.2 99.2 81.5 89.8 5.2 4.2 4.7

 Wilmington 3 .................................................................. 353.2 361.0 358.6 17.9 15.9 16.0 5.1 4.4 4.5

Texas .................................................................................. 11,081.1 11,325.8 11,289.6 656.2 540.8 593.4 5.9 4.8 5.3

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington .............................................. 2,977.8 3,066.0 3,055.5 171.4 140.1 153.1 5.8 4.6 5.0

 Dallas-Plano-Irving ........................................................ 1,988.6 2,053.8 2,050.0 114.8 95.3 104.1 5.8 4.6 5.1

 Fort Worth-Arlington ...................................................... 989.2 1,012.2 1,005.5 56.6 44.7 49.0 5.7 4.4 4.9

Washington ..................................................................... 3,242.8 3,322.7 3,303.3 207.3 171.6 175.6 6.4 5.2 5.3

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ................................................. 1,717.2 1,764.9 1,754.2 93.5 81.7 79.7 5.4 4.6 4.5

 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ................................................ 1,345.6 1,382.7 1,374.2 68.5 62.8 59.6 5.1 4.5 4.3

 Tacoma .......................................................................... 371.7 382.2 380.0 25.1 18.9 20.1 6.7 5.0 5.3

1 These 11 areas contain all of the 34 metropolitan divisions. 2 Part of the area (or division) is in one or more adjacent states. 3 All of the division is in one or more adjacent states.

 NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Area definitions are

based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 06-01,

dated December 5, 2005, and are available at http://www.bls.

gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and

Earnings. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan

New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in

other states are county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two

or more states. They are listed under the state that corresponds to

the first city in their title. Metropolitan divisions are listed under

their metropolitan areas. Some divisions lie in more than one

state, and some, like Camden, N.J., are totally outside the states

under which their metropolitan areas are listed. Two sets of

metropolitan areas and divisions have similar or identical titles.

For Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., the

metropolitan area and division titles are identical. For the

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis., metropolitan area, the

division title is similiar but includes only Illinois. Data for 2005

have been revised to incorporate updated inputs and adjustments

to new state controls.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change from January 2005 to

January 2006 p

2004 2005 2005 2006p Number Percent

Alabama ................................................................................. 1,932.4 1,971.3 1,899.8 1,947.0 47.2 2.5

Anniston-Oxford .................................................................. 51.5 51.5 50.5 51.3 .8 1.6

Auburn-Opelika ................................................................... 50.6 53.2 50.0 52.7 2.7 5.4

Birmingham-Hoover ............................................................ 517.7 525.8 509.4 518.6 9.2 1.8

Decatur ............................................................................... 56.6 57.4 56.3 57.1 .8 1.4

Dothan ................................................................................ 61.4 62.1 60.0 61.0 1.0 1.7

Florence-Muscle Shoals ..................................................... 53.9 55.7 52.8 55.6 2.8 5.3

Gadsden ............................................................................. 38.7 39.7 37.7 39.1 1.4 3.7

Huntsville ............................................................................ 196.8 201.4 193.7 199.2 5.5 2.8

Mobile ................................................................................. 174.1 179.0 170.7 176.9 6.2 3.6

Montgomery ........................................................................ 170.6 174.8 167.7 172.8 5.1 3.0

Tuscaloosa ......................................................................... 91.4 93.6 89.5 92.2 2.7 3.0

Alaska .................................................................................... 294.3 298.6 288.6 292.6 4.0 1.4

Anchorage .......................................................................... 161.7 165.2 156.6 159.5 2.9 1.9

Fairbanks ............................................................................ 37.1 37.2 35.0 35.2 .2 .6

Arizona .................................................................................. 2,475.8 2,603.4 2,413.1 2,549.1 136.0 5.6

Flagstaff .............................................................................. 60.4 63.1 58.2 61.2 3.0 5.2

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale ................................................... 1,756.7 1,862.8 1,714.5 1,826.3 111.8 6.5

Prescott .............................................................................. 57.7 61.5 55.9 59.9 4.0 7.2

Tucson ................................................................................ 372.4 378.6 356.3 369.9 13.6 3.8

Yuma .................................................................................. 52.7 55.0 52.2 54.7 2.5 4.8

Arkansas ............................................................................... 1,173.6 1,189.8 1,151.0 1,167.8 16.8 1.5

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers .......................................... 193.9 203.3 191.0 200.5 9.5 5.0

Fort Smith ........................................................................... 118.3 121.2 116.0 120.2 4.2 3.6

Hot Springs ......................................................................... 36.9 37.0 36.3 36.5 .2 .6

Jonesboro ........................................................................... 48.5 48.7 46.9 47.7 .8 1.7

Little Rock-North Little Rock ............................................... 333.2 339.1 325.4 332.2 6.8 2.1

Pine Bluff ............................................................................ 40.5 40.2 39.9 39.7 -.2 -.5

California ............................................................................... 14,780.4 15,034.6 14,451.9 14,769.8 317.9 2.2

Bakersfield .......................................................................... 217.2 225.4 214.6 222.6 8.0 3.7

Chico .................................................................................. 72.8 74.5 71.1 73.3 2.2 3.1

El Centro ............................................................................. 41.7 44.4 41.1 43.7 2.6 6.3

Fresno ................................................................................ 289.9 295.4 284.3 290.1 5.8 2.0

Hanford-Corcoran ............................................................... 33.2 33.0 32.4 32.6 .2 .6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ................................. 5,528.8 5,581.7 5,417.9 5,497.8 79.9 1.5

Madera ............................................................................... 33.2 33.8 32.2 33.6 1.4 4.3

Merced ................................................................................ 57.6 59.9 55.5 57.7 2.2 4.0

Modesto .............................................................................. 156.6 162.0 152.7 159.6 6.9 4.5

Napa ................................................................................... 60.7 62.8 59.3 61.3 2.0 3.4

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura ....................................... 291.1 296.6 285.7 293.1 7.4 2.6

Redding .............................................................................. 63.9 64.0 62.0 62.8 .8 1.3

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario ..................................... 1,205.0 1,246.0 1,184.4 1,229.3 44.9 3.8

Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville ............................ 870.7 898.4 861.4 889.2 27.8 3.2

Salinas ................................................................................ 128.1 128.5 123.3 125.5 2.2 1.8

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos ....................................... 1,285.1 1,302.2 1,256.1 1,284.3 28.2 2.2

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont ....................................... 1,988.9 2,014.6 1,941.0 1,980.2 39.2 2.0

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara ...................................... 872.1 875.9 855.9 863.1 7.2 .8

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles ............................................ 99.6 101.2 98.1 99.9 1.8 1.8

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria ................................................ 170.2 172.4 166.0 169.1 3.1 1.9

Santa Cruz-Watsonville ...................................................... 93.7 93.4 90.9 91.2 .3 .3

Santa Rosa-Petaluma ........................................................ 186.2 189.3 181.5 185.5 4.0 2.2

Stockton .............................................................................. 203.8 209.4 199.2 205.2 6.0 3.0

Vallejo-Fairfield ................................................................... 126.5 129.4 122.7 127.8 5.1 4.2

Visalia-Porterville ................................................................ 107.0 109.3 104.0 106.3 2.3 2.2

Yuba City ............................................................................ 39.3 41.4 38.2 41.1 2.9 7.6

Colorado ................................................................................ 2,224.4 2,269.6 2,163.5 2,218.5 55.0 2.5

Boulder .............................................................................. 161.5 163.7 156.8 159.3 2.5 1.6

Colorado Springs ................................................................ 252.1 255.7 245.4 250.6 5.2 2.1

Denver-Aurora .................................................................... 1,186.1 1,211.5 1,154.5 1,185.1 30.6 2.7

Fort Collins-Loveland .......................................................... 130.0 132.6 124.7 128.0 3.3 2.6

Grand Junction ................................................................... 55.9 57.8 53.8 55.8 2.0 3.7

Greeley ............................................................................... 75.7 78.2 73.0 76.5 3.5 4.8

Pueblo ................................................................................ 55.7 55.9 53.8 54.7 .9 1.7

Connecticut ........................................................................... 1,681.3 1,691.0 1,630.3 1,644.4 14.1 .9

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk ............................................. 416.3 418.0 402.0 406.8 4.8 1.2

Danbury .............................................................................. 69.7 70.4 67.6 68.3 .7 1.0

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford ................................. 548.6 552.9 535.0 540.2 5.2 1.0

New Haven ......................................................................... 278.0 275.7 268.2 268.7 .5 .2

Norwich-New London ......................................................... 136.1 136.4 132.8 133.2 .4 .3

Waterbury ........................................................................... 70.4 69.9 68.3 68.5 .2 .3

Delaware ................................................................................ 430.8 437.1 416.8 423.9 7.1 1.7

Dover .................................................................................. 63.3 65.8 62.0 64.2 2.2 3.5

District of Columbia ............................................................. 678.6 689.2 670.3 679.6 9.3 1.4

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria ....................................... 2,915.7 2,971.6 2,848.2 2,915.1 66.9 2.3

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change from January 2005 to

January 2006 p

2004 2005 2005 2006p Number Percent

Florida .................................................................................... 7,747.5 8,031.8 7,631.8 7,941.0 309.2 4.1

Cape Coral-Fort Myers ....................................................... 217.3 231.6 215.8 230.1 14.3 6.6

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach ............................ 169.5 175.5 167.7 174.3 6.6 3.9

Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin ................................. 84.9 88.5 84.0 87.6 3.6 4.3

Gainesville .......................................................................... 131.2 132.0 127.7 130.9 3.2 2.5

Jacksonville ........................................................................ 602.4 622.1 592.3 613.5 21.2 3.6

Lakeland ............................................................................. 209.4 217.9 207.1 215.7 8.6 4.2

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach ................................. 2,384.5 2,452.0 2,342.5 2,419.5 77.0 3.3

Naples-Marco Island ........................................................... 127.3 134.2 126.2 133.8 7.6 6.0

Ocala .................................................................................. 99.1 102.8 98.0 101.8 3.8 3.9

Orlando-Kissimmee ............................................................ 1,017.4 1,070.8 1,011.8 1,059.6 47.8 4.7

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville ........................................... 208.6 214.9 207.9 212.3 4.4 2.1

Panama City-Lynn Haven ................................................... 71.3 73.2 69.9 72.6 2.7 3.9

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent .............................................. 165.5 171.5 162.1 169.1 7.0 4.3

Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce ................................................... 125.2 131.1 123.7 129.2 5.5 4.4

Punta Gorda ....................................................................... 39.8 41.6 39.8 41.2 1.4 3.5

Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice ............................................... 295.9 311.2 290.4 307.2 16.8 5.8

Sebastian-Vero Beach ........................................................ 45.4 49.1 45.9 48.6 2.7 5.9

Tallahassee ........................................................................ 172.6 175.6 169.4 173.3 3.9 2.3

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ...................................... 1,275.1 1,317.6 1,260.4 1,300.9 40.5 3.2

Georgia .................................................................................. 3,969.3 4,063.9 3,910.8 3,992.4 81.6 2.1

Albany ................................................................................. 64.1 66.0 63.1 64.7 1.6 2.5

Athens-Clarke County ........................................................ 78.6 80.4 77.0 78.7 1.7 2.2

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta .......................................... 2,314.9 2,384.6 2,279.9 2,339.5 59.6 2.6

Augusta-Richmond County ................................................. 216.7 216.0 212.3 214.2 1.9 .9

Brunswick ........................................................................... 43.1 45.1 42.8 44.5 1.7 4.0

Columbus ........................................................................... 122.6 124.3 119.9 121.7 1.8 1.5

Dalton ................................................................................. 77.5 79.4 75.7 77.5 1.8 2.4

Gainesville .......................................................................... 69.7 70.7 69.2 70.0 .8 1.2

Hinesville-Fort Stewart ....................................................... 17.4 17.7 17.4 17.6 .2 1.1

Macon ................................................................................. 102.1 102.3 100.1 100.8 .7 .7

Rome .................................................................................. 42.7 43.9 42.5 43.0 .5 1.2

Savannah ........................................................................... 150.4 154.4 148.0 152.3 4.3 2.9

Valdosta .............................................................................. 53.5 55.2 53.0 54.3 1.3 2.5

Warner Robins .................................................................... 52.7 53.6 52.5 53.2 .7 1.3

Hawaii .................................................................................... 601.8 620.4 585.0 605.1 20.1 3.4

Honolulu ............................................................................. 444.1 458.0 429.9 444.4 14.5 3.4

Idaho ...................................................................................... 598.9 627.7 581.5 611.5 30.0 5.2

Boise City-Nampa ............................................................... 249.0 263.6 243.4 257.8 14.4 5.9

Coeur d’Alene ..................................................................... 50.1 52.9 48.1 51.0 2.9 6.0

Idaho Falls .......................................................................... 49.9 53.3 49.2 52.3 3.1 6.3

Lewiston ............................................................................. 26.7 26.8 26.8 26.1 -.7 -2.6

Pocatello ............................................................................. 38.8 39.5 37.6 38.4 .8 2.1

Illinois .................................................................................... 5,897.6 5,942.1 5,700.8 5,762.7 61.9 1.1

Bloomington-Normal ........................................................... 89.8 92.7 85.0 87.7 2.7 3.2

Champaign-Urbana ............................................................ 114.5 114.6 106.9 107.1 .2 .2

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet .................................................... 4,479.5 4,522.2 4,339.6 4,391.0 51.4 1.2

Danville ............................................................................... 32.2 32.4 31.4 31.6 .2 .6

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ........................................... 185.8 189.6 180.7 183.6 2.9 1.6

Decatur ............................................................................... 54.5 55.1 53.1 53.7 .6 1.1

Kankakee-Bradley .............................................................. 42.9 42.8 41.1 41.7 .6 1.5

Peoria ................................................................................. 177.8 181.1 173.9 176.9 3.0 1.7

Rockford ............................................................................. 156.8 155.2 150.6 151.2 .6 .4

Springfield ........................................................................... 111.2 112.7 108.2 109.5 1.3 1.2

Indiana ................................................................................... 2,967.9 2,999.9 2,882.2 2,920.5 38.3 1.3

Anderson ............................................................................ 44.7 45.2 43.5 44.3 .8 1.8

Bloomington ........................................................................ 79.9 84.3 81.1 81.1 .0 .0

Columbus ........................................................................... 43.2 43.5 41.6 42.4 .8 1.9

Elkhart-Goshen ................................................................... 127.7 129.7 125.5 128.4 2.9 2.3

Evansville ........................................................................... 179.9 179.7 175.7 177.0 1.3 .7

Fort Wayne ......................................................................... 213.9 218.0 208.3 213.6 5.3 2.5

Indianapolis-Carmel ............................................................ 892.7 895.4 862.8 875.7 12.9 1.5

Kokomo .............................................................................. 48.9 47.5 47.3 46.4 -.9 -1.9

Lafayette ............................................................................. 94.1 95.3 90.6 92.4 1.8 2.0

Michigan City-La Porte ....................................................... 47.2 47.5 45.6 46.6 1.0 2.2

Muncie ................................................................................ 54.5 53.7 51.9 51.9 .0 .0

South Bend-Mishawaka ...................................................... 148.2 149.4 142.8 145.7 2.9 2.0

Terre Haute ........................................................................ 75.1 75.1 72.0 73.0 1.0 1.4

Iowa ........................................................................................ 1,482.7 1,509.4 1,434.2 1,462.3 28.1 2.0

Ames .................................................................................. 47.7 47.3 45.6 45.9 .3 .7

Cedar Rapids ...................................................................... 132.3 133.5 128.7 130.4 1.7 1.3

Des Moines-West Des Moines ........................................... 305.1 310.4 295.8 307.3 11.5 3.9

Dubuque ............................................................................. 53.6 54.7 51.8 54.8 3.0 5.8

Iowa City ............................................................................. 86.2 88.3 82.0 87.6 5.6 6.8

Sioux City ........................................................................... 72.0 73.3 68.6 72.6 4.0 5.8

Waterloo-Cedar Falls .......................................................... 89.1 89.4 85.5 87.9 2.4 2.8

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change from January 2005 to

January 2006 p

2004 2005 2005 2006p Number Percent

Kansas ................................................................................... 1,349.3 1,347.5 1,303.3 1,320.6 17.3 1.3

Lawrence ............................................................................ 53.6 52.1 49.5 49.2 -.3 -.6

Topeka ................................................................................ 111.6 110.8 108.6 109.6 1.0 .9

Wichita ................................................................................ 290.1 288.6 282.9 285.4 2.5 .9

Kentucky ............................................................................... 1,825.4 1,851.2 1,778.9 1,810.5 31.6 1.8

Bowling Green .................................................................... 59.0 61.5 57.2 59.7 2.5 4.4

Elizabethtown ..................................................................... 46.2 46.7 45.6 46.2 .6 1.3

Lexington-Fayette ............................................................... 246.6 253.0 241.7 248.2 6.5 2.7

Louisville-Jefferson County ................................................ 609.3 613.7 591.4 600.7 9.3 1.6

Owensboro ......................................................................... 50.3 50.9 49.0 49.8 .8 1.6

Louisiana ............................................................................... 1,939.0 1,750.6 1,905.0 1,736.3 -168.7 -8.9

Alexandria ........................................................................... 63.1 65.4 61.9 65.3 3.4 5.5

Baton Rouge ....................................................................... 344.5 361.4 337.8 356.9 19.1 5.7

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux ......................................... 83.8 84.7 82.5 84.2 1.7 2.1

Lafayette ............................................................................. 136.1 142.8 134.0 139.8 5.8 4.3

Lake Charles ...................................................................... 89.5 92.6 88.1 89.4 1.3 1.5

Monroe ............................................................................... 78.9 79.8 77.2 78.5 1.3 1.7

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner ............................................ 616.0 408.5 606.5 409.0 -197.5 -32.6

Shreveport-Bossier City ...................................................... 172.0 178.4 170.0 177.2 7.2 4.2

Maine ..................................................................................... 616.7 616.7 589.5 589.3 -.2 .0

Bangor ................................................................................ 66.7 66.9 63.5 64.2 .7 1.1

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................................. 48.4 48.9 46.9 47.3 .4 .9

Portland-South Portland-Biddeford ..................................... 196.0 196.0 186.9 187.1 .2 .1

Maryland ................................................................................ 2,560.6 2,590.3 2,482.0 2,519.0 37.0 1.5

Baltimore-Towson .............................................................. 1,284.8 1,308.1 1,248.8 1,271.7 22.9 1.8

Cumberland ........................................................................ 40.4 40.6 39.0 39.0 .0 .0

Hagerstown-Martinsburg .................................................... 100.7 101.1 98.3 99.1 .8 .8

Salisbury ............................................................................. 55.2 55.2 52.6 53.4 .8 1.5

Massachusetts ...................................................................... 3,220.6 3,238.7 3,113.6 3,145.2 31.6 1.0

Barnstable Town ................................................................. 96.7 97.4 90.5 91.9 1.4 1.5

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ................................................ 2,439.3 2,456.2 2,366.9 2,390.3 23.4 1.0

Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner ........................................... 51.4 50.9 49.6 49.8 .2 .4

New Bedford ....................................................................... 64.1 64.7 62.6 63.2 .6 1.0

Pittsfield .............................................................................. 36.4 36.7 35.6 36.1 .5 1.4

Springfield ........................................................................... 299.1 298.4 288.9 289.5 .6 .2

Worcester ........................................................................... 246.3 246.3 239.0 240.7 1.7 .7

Michigan ................................................................................ 4,451.6 4,429.0 4,283.9 4,275.6 -8.3 -.2

Ann Arbor ........................................................................... 207.8 208.0 198.8 200.8 2.0 1.0

Battle Creek ........................................................................ 64.1 63.1 60.9 60.9 .0 .0

Bay City .............................................................................. 40.0 39.8 37.9 38.4 .5 1.3

Detroit-Warren-Livonia ....................................................... 2,082.3 2,062.4 2,007.6 1,996.9 -10.7 -.5

Flint ..................................................................................... 158.8 157.4 153.0 152.9 -.1 -.1

Grand Rapids-Wyoming ..................................................... 394.3 401.6 382.2 391.1 8.9 2.3

Holland-Grand Haven ......................................................... 116.3 117.9 113.1 114.7 1.6 1.4

Jackson .............................................................................. 61.7 61.9 59.6 59.5 -.1 -.2

Kalamazoo-Portage ............................................................ 145.5 146.7 141.8 143.4 1.6 1.1

Lansing-East Lansing ......................................................... 234.0 231.2 222.8 225.7 2.9 1.3

Monroe ............................................................................... 44.0 44.2 42.7 42.3 -.4 -.9

Muskegon-Norton Shores ................................................... 66.8 67.7 64.9 66.7 1.8 2.8

Niles-Benton Harbor ........................................................... 64.6 65.5 62.9 63.8 .9 1.4

Saginaw-Saginaw Township North ..................................... 94.6 94.2 91.0 90.9 -.1 -.1

Minnesota .............................................................................. 2,722.9 2,746.3 2,629.3 2,671.4 42.1 1.6

Duluth ................................................................................. 130.3 131.9 125.4 128.0 2.6 2.1

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington ..................................... 1,767.9 1,783.8 1,715.0 1,736.0 21.0 1.2

Rochester ........................................................................... 104.1 105.2 102.1 103.3 1.2 1.2

St. Cloud ............................................................................. 97.8 99.8 94.5 96.3 1.8 1.9

Mississippi ............................................................................ 1,133.1 1,130.3 1,118.4 1,120.2 1.8 .2

Gulfport-Biloxi ..................................................................... 114.5 91.5 113.0 90.1 -22.9 -20.3

Hattiesburg ......................................................................... 56.3 58.2 55.1 57.5 2.4 4.4

Jackson .............................................................................. 258.1 258.6 253.1 257.9 4.8 1.9

Pascagoula ......................................................................... 55.3 55.1 54.6 54.6 .0 .0

Missouri ................................................................................ 2,730.9 2,756.7 2,656.0 2,688.5 32.5 1.2

Columbia ............................................................................ 89.7 92.7 85.3 88.3 3.0 3.5

Jefferson City ...................................................................... 78.5 79.1 77.7 78.6 .9 1.2

Joplin .................................................................................. 77.1 78.9 75.1 77.5 2.4 3.2

Kansas City ....................................................................... 981.5 989.4 955.0 972.0 17.0 1.8

St. Joseph ........................................................................... 53.7 55.2 52.7 54.4 1.7 3.2

St. Louis 1 ........................................................................... 1,340.8 1,356.5 1,306.2 1,328.6 22.4 1.7

Springfield .......................................................................... 187.7 194.5 184.1 190.8 6.7 3.6

See footnotes at end of table.
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NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change from January 2005 to

January 2006 p

2004 2005 2005 2006p Number Percent

Montana ................................................................................. 416.6 425.3 400.8 409.7 8.9 2.2

Billings ................................................................................ 75.5 77.0 72.9 74.8 1.9 2.6

Great Falls .......................................................................... 34.0 34.2 32.5 33.0 .5 1.5

Missoula ............................................................................. 54.7 55.5 52.0 51.9 -.1 -.2

Nebraska ............................................................................... 933.7 947.0 911.8 933.9 22.1 2.4

Lincoln ................................................................................ 169.7 170.9 164.9 168.6 3.7 2.2

Omaha-Council Bluffs ......................................................... 449.9 458.6 440.7 451.7 11.0 2.5

Nevada ................................................................................... 1,193.0 1,264.0 1,166.7 1,243.5 76.8 6.6

Carson City ......................................................................... 32.4 33.3 31.4 32.5 1.1 3.5

Las Vegas-Paradise ........................................................... 843.9 901.7 832.4 892.0 59.6 7.2

Reno-Sparks ....................................................................... 215.4 223.4 204.1 215.8 11.7 5.7

New Hampshire ..................................................................... 638.2 642.5 621.4 626.2 4.8 .8

Manchester ......................................................................... 100.8 101.5 97.7 99.9 2.2 2.3

Portsmouth ......................................................................... 54.6 56.0 52.8 54.4 1.6 3.0

Rochester-Dover ................................................................ 55.9 57.1 54.1 54.5 .4 .7

New Jersey ............................................................................ 4,064.0 4,101.5 3,946.0 3,995.5 49.5 1.3

Atlantic City ......................................................................... 152.7 153.4 147.6 149.0 1.4 .9

Ocean City .......................................................................... 39.4 40.3 35.4 36.7 1.3 3.7

Trenton-Ewing .................................................................... 237.7 241.2 230.5 236.2 5.7 2.5

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ................................................ 64.8 65.6 62.1 63.7 1.6 2.6

New Mexico ........................................................................... 805.2 826.2 786.5 807.1 20.6 2.6

Albuquerque ....................................................................... 376.9 385.1 367.5 376.2 8.7 2.4

Farmington ......................................................................... 49.2 50.4 47.9 49.0 1.1 2.3

Las Cruces ......................................................................... 64.7 67.8 63.0 64.5 1.5 2.4

Santa Fe ............................................................................. 61.1 62.5 59.1 60.7 1.6 2.7

New York ............................................................................... 8,639.6 8,680.4 8,329.6 8,402.1 72.5 .9

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................................. 451.1 453.0 436.8 438.3 1.5 .3

Binghamton ........................................................................ 114.1 114.2 109.4 109.6 .2 .2

Buffalo-Niagara Falls .......................................................... 558.7 555.9 535.3 535.9 .6 .1

Elmira ................................................................................. 41.6 40.9 39.5 39.4 -.1 -.3

Glens Falls .......................................................................... 52.8 52.7 50.9 51.4 .5 1.0

Ithaca .................................................................................. 63.8 63.9 59.5 59.6 .1 .2

Kingston .............................................................................. 64.7 64.5 62.3 62.7 .4 .6

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island ..................... 8,462.5 8,520.5 8,165.6 8,256.7 91.1 1.1

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown ................................ 258.8 259.6 247.0 249.8 2.8 1.1

Rochester ........................................................................... 520.2 512.6 504.0 495.1 -8.9 -1.8

Syracuse ............................................................................. 324.7 328.4 311.5 315.5 4.0 1.3

Utica-Rome ......................................................................... 135.1 134.5 129.8 130.2 .4 .3

North Carolina ....................................................................... 3,911.1 3,971.2 3,832.7 3,904.1 71.4 1.9

Asheville ............................................................................. 167.7 169.7 163.8 166.1 2.3 1.4

Burlington ........................................................................... 60.1 59.6 58.5 58.7 .2 .3

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord ............................................... 790.0 808.9 775.0 795.6 20.6 2.7

Durham ............................................................................... 270.5 274.9 265.2 272.3 7.1 2.7

Fayetteville ......................................................................... 123.3 127.0 122.5 125.6 3.1 2.5

Goldsboro ........................................................................... 43.3 43.5 42.6 42.8 .2 .5

Greensboro-High Point ....................................................... 362.3 362.0 356.0 354.5 -1.5 -.4

Greenville ........................................................................... 70.5 71.2 69.2 70.9 1.7 2.5

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton .................................................. 165.4 162.9 163.0 160.8 -2.2 -1.3

Jacksonville ........................................................................ 41.9 42.8 40.9 42.5 1.6 3.9

Raleigh-Cary ....................................................................... 458.2 475.5 448.4 465.9 17.5 3.9

Rocky Mount ....................................................................... 63.6 62.3 61.6 60.6 -1.0 -1.6

Wilmington .......................................................................... 129.7 135.9 126.8 133.2 6.4 5.0

Winston-Salem ................................................................... 210.9 213.1 207.7 209.1 1.4 .7

North Dakota ......................................................................... 343.9 351.1 333.4 342.5 9.1 2.7

Bismarck ............................................................................. 56.2 57.9 54.9 56.5 1.6 2.9

Fargo .................................................................................. 112.0 115.1 108.3 112.3 4.0 3.7

Grand Forks ........................................................................ 52.7 54.0 51.1 52.8 1.7 3.3

Ohio ....................................................................................... 5,476.5 5,497.3 5,287.2 5,326.5 39.3 .7

Akron .................................................................................. 338.5 343.7 328.0 333.6 5.6 1.7

Canton-Massillon ................................................................ 179.3 178.0 173.2 173.1 -.1 -.1

Cincinnati-Middletown ........................................................ 1,039.4 1,049.1 1,004.3 1,024.4 20.1 2.0

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor ..................................................... 1,084.0 1,078.8 1,044.9 1,049.5 4.6 .4

Columbus ........................................................................... 934.8 938.3 902.7 910.1 7.4 .8

Dayton ................................................................................ 414.4 411.2 404.1 403.1 -1.0 -.2

Lima .................................................................................... 58.6 57.8 56.4 56.4 .0 .0

Mansfield ............................................................................ 60.3 59.6 58.0 58.2 .2 .3

Sandusky ............................................................................ 37.1 37.4 35.8 36.6 .8 2.2

Springfield ........................................................................... 53.7 53.0 52.0 51.8 -.2 -.4

Toledo ................................................................................. 334.2 334.7 319.7 322.4 2.7 .8

Weirton-Steubenville .......................................................... 48.8 47.4 46.5 45.1 -1.4 -3.0

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman ......................................... 246.3 248.1 237.1 240.3 3.2 1.3

See footnotes at end of table.
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NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change from January 2005 to

January 2006 p

2004 2005 2005 2006p Number Percent

Oklahoma .............................................................................. 1,503.5 1,538.8 1,465.5 1,508.0 42.5 2.9

Lawton ................................................................................ 41.3 41.1 40.1 40.3 .2 .5

Oklahoma City .................................................................... 554.6 566.1 536.7 552.1 15.4 2.9

Tulsa ................................................................................... 403.9 420.3 400.2 413.1 12.9 3.2

Oregon ................................................................................... 1,645.7 1,697.2 1,600.2 1,659.0 58.8 3.7

Bend ................................................................................... 61.9 64.9 60.5 63.5 3.0 5.0

Corvallis .............................................................................. 38.5 38.0 37.9 37.4 -.5 -1.3

Eugene-Springfield ............................................................. 150.2 152.4 145.7 147.3 1.6 1.1

Medford .............................................................................. 82.4 86.1 78.0 81.3 3.3 4.2

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton .......................................... 978.7 1,007.1 954.0 983.8 29.8 3.1

Salem ................................................................................. 145.0 146.6 140.7 143.4 2.7 1.9

Pennsylvania ......................................................................... 5,728.7 5,783.6 5,568.7 5,633.6 64.9 1.2

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................................. 334.2 340.7 326.6 334.5 7.9 2.4

Altoona ............................................................................... 62.3 62.3 60.1 61.2 1.1 1.8

Erie ..................................................................................... 133.2 134.0 129.7 130.5 .8 .6

Harrisburg-Carlisle .............................................................. 323.6 327.5 316.3 321.1 4.8 1.5

Johnstown .......................................................................... 60.5 61.1 58.3 59.3 1.0 1.7

Lancaster ............................................................................ 236.3 238.8 229.6 232.4 2.8 1.2

Lebanon .............................................................................. 47.5 48.8 46.6 47.8 1.2 2.6

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ...................................... 2,799.8 2,820.6 2,715.8 2,742.4 26.6 1.0

Pittsburgh ........................................................................... 1,143.3 1,149.4 1,111.0 1,118.5 7.5 .7

Reading .............................................................................. 170.0 171.7 165.5 168.4 2.9 1.8

Scranton—Wilkes-Barre ..................................................... 260.9 264.9 252.9 257.4 4.5 1.8

State College ...................................................................... 73.1 74.9 67.9 68.5 .6 .9

Williamsport ........................................................................ 54.3 54.1 52.7 53.0 .3 .6

York-Hanover ..................................................................... 177.8 179.4 173.5 176.0 2.5 1.4

Rhode Island ......................................................................... 495.3 497.9 475.8 479.5 3.7 .8

Providence-Fall River-Warwick .......................................... 590.0 590.4 568.3 569.1 .8 .1

South Carolina ...................................................................... 1,857.4 1,885.7 1,820.5 1,847.3 26.8 1.5

Anderson ............................................................................ 64.2 61.5 62.8 60.2 -2.6 -4.1

Charleston-North Charleston .............................................. 276.0 278.6 271.3 275.9 4.6 1.7

Columbia ............................................................................ 351.8 355.8 347.3 349.0 1.7 .5

Florence .............................................................................. 88.4 86.3 84.4 85.0 .6 .7

Greenville ........................................................................... 298.4 299.6 293.1 294.4 1.3 .4

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach ........................ 107.9 114.4 104.0 110.7 6.7 6.4

Spartanburg ........................................................................ 126.7 119.6 121.8 116.2 -5.6 -4.6

Sumter ................................................................................ 41.4 41.0 40.5 41.1 .6 1.5

South Dakota ........................................................................ 385.4 391.4 375.3 383.3 8.0 2.1

Rapid City ........................................................................... 58.0 58.2 56.6 57.6 1.0 1.8

Sioux Falls .......................................................................... 124.9 127.8 121.3 125.4 4.1 3.4

Tennessee ............................................................................. 2,756.2 2,789.3 2,671.3 2,708.9 37.6 1.4

Chattanooga ....................................................................... 242.5 244.3 236.1 240.0 3.9 1.7

Clarksville ........................................................................... 82.6 84.3 80.8 83.3 2.5 3.1

Cleveland ............................................................................ 42.1 42.8 40.9 41.9 1.0 2.4

Jackson .............................................................................. 61.2 61.7 58.9 60.3 1.4 2.4

Johnson City ....................................................................... 80.6 82.2 77.8 79.4 1.6 2.1

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol ...................................................... 121.2 122.0 118.8 120.2 1.4 1.2

Knoxville ............................................................................. 327.5 333.0 321.7 327.2 5.5 1.7

Memphis ............................................................................. 625.3 636.8 610.8 624.4 13.6 2.2

Morristown .......................................................................... 52.1 52.1 50.7 50.4 -.3 -.6

Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro .................................... 735.5 752.5 713.7 735.0 21.3 3.0

Texas ..................................................................................... 9,658.8 9,923.7 9,493.0 9,771.8 278.8 2.9

Abilene ................................................................................ 64.2 65.6 62.7 64.6 1.9 3.0

Amarillo ............................................................................... 107.6 110.1 104.3 108.0 3.7 3.5

Austin-Round Rock ............................................................. 681.8 706.7 672.2 698.8 26.6 4.0

Beaumont-Port Arthur ......................................................... 153.6 154.2 152.8 152.0 -.8 -.5

Brownsville-Harlingen ......................................................... 116.7 119.2 114.7 118.2 3.5 3.1

College Station-Bryan ......................................................... 90.3 91.2 84.9 86.0 1.1 1.3

Corpus Christi ..................................................................... 169.1 172.1 167.3 169.3 2.0 1.2

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ................................................ 2,747.7 2,827.1 2,689.1 2,786.1 97.0 3.6

El Paso ............................................................................... 260.5 264.8 255.2 259.7 4.5 1.8

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown ........................................... 2,329.0 2,404.1 2,291.3 2,370.7 79.4 3.5

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood .................................................. 116.4 119.1 114.3 117.2 2.9 2.5

Laredo ................................................................................ 79.2 84.0 78.2 83.2 5.0 6.4

Longview ............................................................................ 88.7 92.0 87.4 90.8 3.4 3.9

Lubbock .............................................................................. 125.9 128.3 123.9 125.6 1.7 1.4

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................................. 192.8 203.1 189.9 200.8 10.9 5.7

Midland ............................................................................... 57.6 61.1 57.7 60.0 2.3 4.0

Odessa ............................................................................... 53.0 55.3 51.7 54.4 2.7 5.2

San Angelo ......................................................................... 43.8 44.1 43.3 43.2 -.1 -.2

San Antonio ........................................................................ 766.2 789.9 756.8 778.1 21.3 2.8

Sherman-Denison ............................................................... 44.4 44.4 43.2 43.5 .3 .7

Texarkana ........................................................................... 53.9 56.1 53.1 55.1 2.0 3.8

Tyler .................................................................................... 90.4 91.9 88.9 90.6 1.7 1.9

Victoria ................................................................................ 47.8 49.7 47.5 48.8 1.3 2.7

Waco .................................................................................. 102.8 106.8 103.6 104.6 1.0 1.0

Wichita Falls ....................................................................... 61.5 62.3 60.1 61.4 1.3 2.2

See footnotes at end of table.
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NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change from January 2005 to

January 2006 p

2004 2005 2005 2006p Number Percent

Utah ........................................................................................ 1,136.4 1,188.9 1,110.8 1,164.0 53.2 4.8

Logan .................................................................................. 50.5 51.4 49.9 50.5 .6 1.2

Ogden-Clearfield ................................................................ 187.0 192.8 181.8 187.8 6.0 3.3

Provo-Orem ........................................................................ 170.2 178.5 165.7 174.2 8.5 5.1

St. George .......................................................................... 45.2 49.3 44.0 48.5 4.5 10.2

Salt Lake City ..................................................................... 583.1 610.9 572.1 599.5 27.4 4.8

Vermont ................................................................................. 310.3 312.5 302.9 304.8 1.9 .6

Burlington-South Burlington ................................................ 116.1 114.1 111.0 110.1 -.9 -.8

Virginia .................................................................................. 3,660.0 3,722.3 3,573.4 3,661.3 87.9 2.5

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford ................................... 70.3 73.2 68.4 69.5 1.1 1.6

Charlottesville ..................................................................... 93.8 98.4 92.2 97.6 5.4 5.9

Danville ............................................................................... 44.5 42.9 42.8 41.2 -1.6 -3.7

Harrisonburg ....................................................................... 61.2 62.0 60.3 60.7 .4 .7

Lynchburg ........................................................................... 106.4 108.8 103.3 105.7 2.4 2.3

Richmond ........................................................................... 615.0 625.2 603.1 616.7 13.6 2.3

Roanoke ............................................................................. 158.6 163.4 155.4 159.5 4.1 2.6

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News ............................... 759.8 772.3 738.2 751.1 12.9 1.7

Winchester .......................................................................... 55.1 57.2 53.9 56.2 2.3 4.3

Washington ........................................................................... 2,749.6 2,834.3 2,688.2 2,776.2 88.0 3.3

Bellingham .......................................................................... 79.5 83.2 77.9 81.3 3.4 4.4

Bremerton-Silverdale .......................................................... 84.1 86.0 81.6 85.3 3.7 4.5

Kennewick-Richland-Pasco ................................................ 87.2 87.4 84.7 85.6 .9 1.1

Longview ............................................................................ 36.5 37.6 35.9 36.9 1.0 2.8

Mount Vernon-Anacortes .................................................... 44.6 46.1 43.5 45.4 1.9 4.4

Olympia .............................................................................. 94.7 97.8 93.2 96.7 3.5 3.8

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ................................................... 1,620.9 1,681.5 1,586.4 1,652.3 65.9 4.2

Spokane ............................................................................. 204.7 210.9 199.1 204.7 5.6 2.8

Wenatchee ......................................................................... 36.6 38.2 35.1 37.1 2.0 5.7

Yakima ................................................................................ 74.9 77.4 72.9 76.1 3.2 4.4

West Virginia ......................................................................... 747.3 757.4 727.1 737.2 10.1 1.4

Charleston .......................................................................... 149.6 150.5 146.0 146.7 .7 .5

Huntington-Ashland ............................................................ 120.1 120.9 115.6 117.4 1.8 1.6

Morgantown ........................................................................ 57.3 59.1 56.0 58.1 2.1 3.8

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna ............................................. 75.0 73.9 71.7 72.1 .4 .6

Wheeling ............................................................................. 68.2 69.9 65.8 67.5 1.7 2.6

Wisconsin .............................................................................. 2,841.5 2,872.0 2,757.8 2,791.5 33.7 1.2

Appleton ............................................................................. 117.2 117.6 114.3 115.5 1.2 1.0

Eau Claire ........................................................................... 79.4 80.6 75.4 77.3 1.9 2.5

Fond du Lac ........................................................................ 48.2 48.7 47.1 48.2 1.1 2.3

Green Bay .......................................................................... 168.4 171.0 164.3 167.1 2.8 1.7

Janesville ............................................................................ 69.8 69.6 64.9 68.1 3.2 4.9

La Crosse ........................................................................... 73.5 73.6 71.6 71.7 .1 .1

Madison .............................................................................. 342.8 348.5 335.6 341.1 5.5 1.6

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis ....................................... 840.5 838.2 822.7 815.2 -7.5 -.9

Oshkosh-Neenah ................................................................ 92.1 93.2 89.8 90.1 .3 .3

Racine ................................................................................ 80.9 82.3 78.3 80.1 1.8 2.3

Sheboygan ......................................................................... 62.9 63.4 61.9 62.9 1.0 1.6

Wausau .............................................................................. 71.7 72.7 70.1 71.7 1.6 2.3

Wyoming ............................................................................... 256.0 263.6 249.6 257.9 8.3 3.3

Casper ................................................................................ 36.8 37.6 35.8 37.1 1.3 3.6

Cheyenne ........................................................................... 40.7 41.8 40.0 40.9 .9 2.3

Puerto Rico ........................................................................... 1,097.2 1,075.9 1,036.5 1,048.9 12.4 1.2

Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian ....................................... 53.2 51.8 50.7 50.2 -.5 -1.0

Fajardo ............................................................................... 17.8 17.7 17.4 17.5 .1 .6

Guayama ............................................................................ 18.7 18.3 17.7 17.7 .0 .0

Mayaguez ........................................................................... 43.3 42.5 40.5 41.2 .7 1.7

Ponce ................................................................................. 69.9 68.9 67.0 66.1 -.9 -1.3

San German-Cabo Rojo ..................................................... 23.6 22.4 22.4 21.6 -.8 -3.6

San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo ............................................. 824.1 811.2 776.0 791.4 15.4 2.0

Yauco ................................................................................. 15.6 15.1 14.6 14.9 .3 2.1

Virgin Islands ........................................................................ 44.1 43.9 43.9 43.7 -.2 -.5

1 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect

2005 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are provisional

and will be revised when new information becomes available. Area definitions are based

on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 06-01, dated December 5, 2005, and

are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of

Employment and Earnings. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New

England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based. 

Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed under the state that

appears first in their titles. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill., and

Weirton-Steubenville, W. Va.-Ohio, are the exceptions in that they are listed under

Illinois and Ohio, respectively, for operational reasons. 
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NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division

(Numbers in thousands)

State, area, and division 

December January Change from January 2005 to

January 2006 p

2004 2005 2005 2006p Number Percent

California ............................................................................... 14,780.4 15,034.6 14,451.9 14,769.8 317.9 2.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ................................. 5,528.8 5,581.7 5,417.9 5,497.8 79.9 1.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale .................................. 4,041.6 4,072.5 3,962.2 4,012.4 50.2 1.3

Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine ............................................... 1,487.2 1,509.2 1,455.7 1,485.4 29.7 2.0

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont ....................................... 1,988.9 2,014.6 1,941.0 1,980.2 39.2 2.0

Oakland-Fremont-Hayward .............................................. 1,038.4 1,056.7 1,014.9 1,041.0 26.1 2.6

San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City ........................ 950.5 957.9 926.1 939.2 13.1 1.4

District of Columbia ............................................................. 678.6 689.2 670.3 679.6 9.3 1.4

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 1 .................................... 2,915.7 2,971.6 2,848.2 2,915.1 66.9 2.3

Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick 2 ................................. 570.7 581.7 556.9 567.8 10.9 2.0

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 1 .................................. 2,345.0 2,389.9 2,291.3 2,347.3 56.0 2.4

Florida .................................................................................... 7,747.5 8,031.8 7,631.8 7,941.0 309.2 4.1

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach ................................. 2,384.5 2,452.0 2,342.5 2,419.5 77.0 3.3

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach .......... 764.8 796.6 755.3 789.5 34.2 4.5

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall ............................................. 1,047.1 1,064.5 1,024.6 1,046.3 21.7 2.1

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach ............... 572.6 590.9 562.6 583.7 21.1 3.8

Illinois .................................................................................... 5,897.6 5,942.1 5,700.8 5,762.7 61.9 1.1

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................................................. 4,479.5 4,522.2 4,339.6 4,391.0 51.4 1.2

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet .................................................. 3,806.8 3,844.4 3,690.0 3,731.4 41.4 1.1

Gary 2 ............................................................................... 279.7 281.2 270.2 273.9 3.7 1.4

Lake County-Kenosha County 1 ....................................... 393.0 396.6 379.4 385.7 6.3 1.7

Massachusetts ...................................................................... 3,220.6 3,238.7 3,113.6 3,145.2 31.6 1.0

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 1 .............................................. 2,439.3 2,456.2 2,366.9 2,390.3 23.4 1.0

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ............................................... 1,662.5 1,670.8 1,610.4 1,624.3 13.9 .9

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton ........................................... 90.8 90.3 87.5 87.4 -.1 -.1

Framingham ..................................................................... 155.4 157.2 150.5 152.3 1.8 1.2

Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury 1 ............................... 76.1 77.4 74.3 75.7 1.4 1.9

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 1 ........................................... 116.7 117.8 114.4 115.3 .9 .8

Lynn-Peabody-Salem ....................................................... 102.9 103.6 99.7 100.9 1.2 1.2

Nashua 1 .......................................................................... 133.8 135.7 130.2 132.7 2.5 1.9

Michigan ................................................................................ 4,451.6 4,429.0 4,283.9 4,275.6 -8.3 -.2

Detroit-Warren-Livonia ....................................................... 2,082.3 2,062.4 2,007.6 1,996.9 -10.7 -.5

Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn .................................................. 842.0 829.3 813.3 803.5 -9.8 -1.2

Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills .......................................... 1,240.3 1,233.1 1,194.3 1,193.4 -.9 -.1

New York ............................................................................... 8,639.6 8,680.4 8,329.6 8,402.1 72.5 .9

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 1 .................. 8,462.5 8,520.5 8,165.6 8,256.7 91.1 1.1

Edison 2 ............................................................................ 1,021.4 1,036.2 982.3 1,002.6 20.3 2.1

Nassau-Suffolk ................................................................. 1,264.9 1,268.9 1,203.6 1,214.4 10.8 .9

New York-White Plains-Wayne 1 ...................................... 5,130.0 5,175.6 4,969.9 5,027.5 57.6 1.2

Newark-Union 2 ................................................................ 1,046.2 1,039.8 1,009.8 1,012.2 2.4 .2

Pennsylvania ......................................................................... 5,728.7 5,783.6 5,568.7 5,633.6 64.9 1.2

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 1 ................................... 2,799.8 2,820.6 2,715.8 2,742.4 26.6 1.0

Camden 2 ......................................................................... 544.3 547.1 524.1 529.1 5.0 1.0

Philadelphia ...................................................................... 1,901.7 1,919.5 1,852.4 1,867.9 15.5 .8

Wilmington 2 ..................................................................... 353.8 354.9 340.1 345.4 5.3 1.6

Texas ..................................................................................... 9,658.8 9,923.7 9,493.0 9,771.8 278.8 2.9

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ................................................ 2,747.7 2,827.1 2,689.1 2,786.1 97.0 3.6

Dallas-Plano-Irving ........................................................... 1,934.9 1,997.3 1,895.8 1,971.4 75.6 4.0

Fort Worth-Arlington ......................................................... 812.8 829.8 793.3 814.7 21.4 2.7

Washington ........................................................................... 2,749.6 2,834.3 2,688.2 2,776.2 88.0 3.3

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ................................................... 1,620.9 1,681.5 1,586.4 1,652.3 65.9 4.2

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ................................................... 1,358.6 1,410.6 1,330.6 1,386.5 55.9 4.2

Tacoma ............................................................................. 262.3 270.9 255.8 265.8 10.0 3.9

1 Part of the area is in one or more adjacent states. 2 All of the area is in one or more adjacent states. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect

2005 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are provisional

and will be revised when new information becomes available. Area definitions are based

on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 06-01, dated December 5, 2005, and

are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of

Employment and Earnings. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New

England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based. 

Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed under the state that

appears first in their titles. Some divisions lie in more than one state, and some, like

Camden, N.J., are totally outside the states under which their metropolitan areas are

listed. 
Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas,

not seasonally adjusted, January 2006

NOTE: Map includes data for 367 metropolitan

areas based on Office of Managementand Budget Bulletin No. 06-01.

(U.S. rate = 5.1 percent)

Above U.S. averageU.S. average or below