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USDL 02-649

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Technical information:

Employment: (202) 691-6559

http://www.bls.gov/sae/

 Unemployment: 691-6392

http://www.bls.gov/lau/

Media contact: 691-5902

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: OCTOBER 2002

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally stable in October. All four regions recorded little

change from September, and 44 states and the District of Columbia recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point

or less, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The national jobless

rate was essentially unchanged at 5.7 percent in October. Nonfarm employment decreased in 25 states and

the District of Columbia in October.

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In October, the South reported the lowest unemployment rate, 5.2 percent, closely followed by the Midwest and Northeast with rates of 5.3 percent each. The West continued to post the highest rate, 6.1 percent.

Over the year, the Northeast registered the largest unemployment rate increase (+0.5 percentage point). The

Midwest and West also reported rate increases (+0.4 and +0.3 point, respectively). The unemployment rate

in the South was unchanged over the year. (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central again registered the lowest unemployment

rate, 4.2 percent. The Pacific division continued to have the highest rate, 6.4 percent. All divisions recorded

little to no rate change from September. Over the year, the New England division had the largest unemployment rate increase (+0.7 percentage point), followed by the East North Central, Middle Atlantic, and West

South Central divisions (+0.5 point each). The East South Central division reported an over-the-year jobless

rate decline of 0.3 percentage point.

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Among the states, South Dakota continued to register the lowest unemployment rate, 2.7 percent in

October, followed once more by two other West North Central division states—Nebraska, 3.2 percent,

and North Dakota, 3.7 percent. Oregon posted the highest jobless rate, 7.0 percent, followed by Alaska,

6.8 percent, and Illinois, Mississippi, and Washington, 6.7 percent each. (See table 3 and chart 1.)

Over the month, unemployment rates decreased in 22 states and the District of Colombia, increased in

18 states, and were unchanged in 10 states. Alaska and Washington reported the largest over-the-month

rate declines (-0.7 percentage point each). Mississippi had the largest rate increase from September

(+0.8 point). No other state had a rate change of 0.5 percentage point or more.
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Compared with October 2001, jobless rates were higher in 25 states, lower in 20 states and the District

of Columbia, and unchanged in 5 states. Nevada posted the largest unemployment rate decline (-2.1 percentage points), followed by Hawaii (-1.4 points). Both states had registered substantial rate increases in

October 2001, due to a dropoff in tourism and employment in related activities, such as hotels and casinos.

Kentucky and South Dakota recorded the next largest over-the-year rate declines (-1.1 and -1.0 points,

respectively). West Virginia again registered the largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase (+1.6 percentage points). Of the four states with the next largest rate increase (+1.0 percentage point each), three

were located in the Midwest—Illinois, North Dakota, and Ohio.

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

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

in October. The largest employment decreases occurred in North Carolina (-11,200), Georgia (-10,600),

Michigan (-8,000), and Texas (-7,300). Delaware reported the largest over-the-month percentage decline in

employment (-1.0 percent), followed by Iowa (-0.4 percent) and Alabama, Georgia, New Hampshire, North

Carolina, and South Dakota (-0.3 percent each). The largest employment increases were posted in California (+19,800), Arizona (+16,400), New Jersey (+10,400), and Nevada (+8,000). Arizona, Nevada, and

Vermont reported the largest over-the-month percentage increases in employment (+0.7 percent each),

followed by Nebraska (+0.6 percent) and New Mexico (+0.4 percent). (See table 5.)

Over the year, employment decreased in 34 states and the District of Columbia. The largest employment

decreases were in Georgia (-86,500), Illinois (-63,900), Texas (-47,700), and Ohio (-47,500). Georgia

recorded the largest percentage decline in employment (-2.2 percent), followed by Delaware (-1.8 percent),

Colorado (-1.6 percent), and Missouri and Utah (-1.5 percent each). The biggest over-the-year gains in

employment occurred in Nevada (+30,300), Florida (+27,200), Kentucky (+22,800), and Wisconsin

(+22,000). The largest percentage increases were reported in Nevada (+2.9 percent), Montana (+1.9 percent), Alaska (+1.4 percent), and Kentucky (+1.3 percent). (See chart 2.)

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

the weakest industry division, with 48 states and the District of Columbia posting over-the-year employment

decreases. Employment losses also were widespread in transportation and public utilities, with 44 states and

the District of Columbia experiencing over-the-year declines. In contrast to these losses, 42 states reported

employment gains in government, and 37 states and the District of Columbia reported over-the-year employ-

 ment gains in services.

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

on November 27, 2002. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for November is

scheduled to be issued on December 20, 2002.
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NAICS conversion. The nonfarm payroll series for states and metropolitan areas,

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

tables 5 and 6 of this news release, will be converted from the 1987 Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

basis with the release in March 2003 of January 2003 estimates. The NAICS conversion

involves major definitional changes to many of the currently published SIC-based series. After

the conversion to NAICS, SIC-based series will no longer be produced or published. Historical

time series will be reconstructed as part of the NAICS conversion process. At the state and

metropolitan area level, the NAICS-based reconstruction effort will cover only the all employee

series, which will have a NAICS-based history extending back to January 1990, except for total

nonfarm employment series, which will retain their current beginning dates. There will be no

reconstruction of average weekly hours, average hourly earnings, or other data types; these

series will begin in January 2001 on a NAICS basis.

Completion of the CES sample redesign. March 2003 also will mark the completion of

the CES sample redesign phase-in at the state and metropolitan area level. The redesign

converts the CES from a quota-based sample to a probability-based sample. In March 2003,

at the state and metropolitan area level, the transportation and public utilities; finance, insurance,

and real estate; retail trade; and services industries will be converted to the new sample. All

other private sector industries have already been converted. The final stage of sample redesign

phase-in may result in level shifts for average weekly hours, average hourly earnings, and production worker employment series. New levels for these series are being recomputed from the

NAICS-probability sample.

Small domain models. With the full implementation of the CES sample redesign at the

state and metropolitan area level in March 2003, some redistribution of sample from smaller to

larger metropolitan areas will be needed in order to maximize the reliability of the statewide total

nonfarm estimates. In order to sustain the viability of the employment series for smaller domains,

primarily detailed industry series within the smallest metropolitan areas, the Bureau of Labor

Statistics (BLS) has developed a small domain model, based on weighted least squares

regression methodology. The inputs for the model are available sample, time series history, and

additional information from the full state sample. In March 2003, the model will be implemented

as the official estimator for the approximately 10 percent of CES published series which have

insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimates.

Further information on upcoming changes to CES data series is available through the BLS

public database at the state and area homepage at http://www.bls.gov/sae/ or by calling

202-691-6559.

Upcoming Changes to State and Metropolitan Area

 Nonfarm Payroll Series in March 2003
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census

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

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

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

employment estimates by state and major industry from the Current

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

CES programs are both Federal-State cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS

program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based on

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

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

survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor

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

both the employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

for work to be counted as unemployed.

Method of estimation. Effective January 1996, estimates for all

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

metropolitan area, and New York City are produced using estimating

equations based on regression techniques. This method utilizes data

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

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

estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request. Effective

January 1998, estimates for census regions and divisions are obtained

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

then calculating the unemployment rate.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data shown for

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

with January estimates. The adjusted estimates reflect updated

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

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

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

to equal the CPS annual averages, usually effective with January

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

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

directly on the CPS.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of state (and Los

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

computed by aggregating independently seasonally adjusted

employment and unemployment levels. Unemployment rates are then

computed from these independently adjusted levels. Region and

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

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

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

with January estimates.

Employment from the CES program

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment

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

the 12th of the month, except for federal government employment,

which represents the number of persons who occupied positions on

the last day of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work

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

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

the basis of their principal product or activity in accordance with the

1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using

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

a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates

of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the

estimates for the previous month by these ratios.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually

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

from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered

under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark

information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new

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

employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking

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

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

months.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonally adjusted payroll employment

totals for states are computed by aggregating independently adjusted

series for major industry divisions. Revisions of historical data for the

most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with annual

benchmark adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures

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

independently develops a national employment series; state estimates

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

subject to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national

series, summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can

cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these

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

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

a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey

and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other

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

states is available upon request.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to

develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and

Earnings, which is available by subscription from the Superintendent

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

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

Methods, Bulletin 2490, August 1997.

Estimates of labor force and unemployment for over 330

metropolitan areas are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area

Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force,

employment, and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas,

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

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

economic assistance programs are available from the BLS Internet at

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

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

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

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

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

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

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

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

data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly

derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting

from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual

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

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

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

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

generally insignificant.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Measures of

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

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

Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment. Measures of

nonsampling error for CPS data are not available, but additional

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

Employment and Earnings.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error are not

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

maintained by the state agencies and the annual adjustment of

employment estimates to more recent benchmark levels assure a high
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Oct.

2001

Aug. 

2002

Sept. 

2002

Oct.

2002p

Oct.

2001

Aug. 

2002

Sept. 

2002

Oct.

2002p Oct.

2001

Aug. 

2002

Sept. 

2002

Oct.

2002p

Northeast ........................... 26,315.7 26,740.4 26,718.9 26,740.7 1,268.5 1,425.6 1,395.5 1,428.6 4.8 5.3 5.2 5.3

 New England .................... 7,221.1 7,352.2 7,355.9 7,375.5 296.4 343.9 347.1 351.1 4.1 4.7 4.7 4.8

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,094.6 19,388.2 19,363.0 19,365.3 972.0 1,081.7 1,048.4 1,077.4 5.1 5.6 5.4 5.6

South ................................. 49,611.2 50,215.2 50,247.8 50,226.4 2,583.9 2,704.2 2,665.3 2,632.9 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.2

 South Atlantic ................... 25,889.2 26,225.2 26,197.3 26,173.4 1,302.8 1,350.0 1,309.3 1,282.8 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.9

 East South Central ........... 8,245.5 8,306.6 8,321.7 8,333.3 454.1 438.7 440.6 435.3 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.2

 West South Central .......... 15,476.6 15,683.4 15,728.7 15,719.7 827.1 915.5 915.5 914.8 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.8

Midwest ............................. 33,970.6 34,122.9 34,086.4 34,083.6 1,661.4 1,811.1 1,778.4 1,793.6 4.9 5.3 5.2 5.3

 East North Central ............ 23,526.0 23,541.2 23,503.4 23,497.0 1,232.0 1,365.9 1,336.7 1,350.6 5.2 5.8 5.7 5.7

 West North Central ........... 10,444.6 10,581.8 10,583.0 10,586.6 429.5 445.1 441.8 443.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2

West ................................... 32,352.9 32,632.1 32,714.7 32,775.1 1,883.6 2,003.2 2,024.1 1,991.4 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.1

 Mountain ........................... 9,176.8 9,350.5 9,342.0 9,363.4 462.9 493.0 495.1 491.5 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.2

 Pacific ............................... 23,176.0 23,281.7 23,372.7 23,411.6 1,420.8 1,510.3 1,529.0 1,499.9 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

when new benchmark and population information becomes available.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

September October September October September October

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

Northeast ........................... 26,190.6 26,564.4 26,298.7 26,692.8 1,182.3 1,349.5 1,202.5 1,359.4 4.5 5.1 4.6 5.1

 New England .................... 7,182.8 7,315.8 7,217.2 7,361.9 269.6 330.7 271.0 327.7 3.8 4.5 3.8 4.5

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,007.8 19,248.6 19,081.6 19,331.0 912.7 1,018.9 931.4 1,031.7 4.8 5.3 4.9 5.3

South ................................. 49,493.7 50,244.2 49,725.9 50,309.7 2,441.9 2,656.8 2,534.1 2,585.7 4.9 5.3 5.1 5.1

 South Atlantic ................... 25,835.5 26,209.0 25,946.6 26,216.8 1,238.0 1,323.2 1,305.1 1,288.0 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.9

 East South Central ........... 8,220.0 8,310.5 8,269.9 8,348.5 417.2 423.8 451.1 433.7 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.2

 West South Central .......... 15,438.2 15,724.7 15,509.4 15,744.4 786.6 909.7 777.9 864.0 5.1 5.8 5.0 5.5

Midwest ............................. 33,835.1 33,979.2 34,014.4 34,086.9 1,474.1 1,652.7 1,500.0 1,620.1 4.4 4.9 4.4 4.8

 East North Central ............ 23,430.6 23,435.3 23,557.2 23,501.0 1,089.5 1,240.6 1,112.6 1,221.5 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.2

 West North Central ........... 10,404.5 10,543.9 10,457.2 10,585.9 384.6 412.1 387.4 398.5 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.8

West ................................... 32,323.8 32,764.7 32,475.6 32,870.2 1,708.4 1,941.0 1,813.4 1,919.8 5.3 5.9 5.6 5.8

 Mountain ........................... 9,193.7 9,383.9 9,224.7 9,400.4 422.5 484.8 448.7 476.2 4.6 5.2 4.9 5.1

 Pacific ............................... 23,130.1 23,380.8 23,250.9 23,469.8 1,285.9 1,456.2 1,364.7 1,443.7 5.6 6.2 5.9 6.2

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

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

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

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and Area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Oct.

2001

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p

Oct.

2001

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p Oct.

2001

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p

Alabama ............................. 2,152.9 2,146.7 2,151.5 2,157.1 123.5 122.2 121.6 121.2 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6

Alaska ................................. 322.4 332.2 333.8 332.6 19.6 24.4 24.9 22.7 6.1 7.3 7.5 6.8

Arizona ............................... 2,448.2 2,510.0 2,498.2 2,499.2 129.3 144.1 141.9 143.5 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7

Arkansas ............................. 1,223.9 1,282.8 1,288.7 1,291.8 64.6 64.5 64.4 66.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1

California ............................ 17,463.3 17,503.5 17,556.7 17,614.1 1,031.6 1,115.8 1,129.1 1,121.5 5.9 6.4 6.4 6.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach 4,905.9 4,859.3 4,868.1 4,899.6 302.0 321.8 317.0 296.5 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.1

Colorado ............................. 2,309.0 2,364.9 2,370.8 2,375.0 103.0 121.0 123.0 123.8 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.2

Connecticut ......................... 1,710.0 1,717.8 1,720.1 1,723.9 64.2 68.1 70.4 72.1 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.2

Delaware ............................ 420.1 414.3 412.4 412.3 13.8 15.9 16.9 16.0 3.3 3.8 4.1 3.9

District of Columbia ............ 276.9 270.2 270.4 267.4 18.4 16.1 16.4 16.2 6.6 6.0 6.1 6.0

Florida ................................. 7,731.8 7,842.4 7,811.5 7,792.3 417.7 435.7 413.2 399.8 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.1

Georgia ............................... 4,122.1 4,223.6 4,230.8 4,223.9 177.1 196.1 197.7 193.4 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.6

Hawaii ................................. 610.1 594.0 596.1 593.3 33.1 23.6 25.1 23.8 5.4 4.0 4.2 4.0

Idaho ................................... 689.6 689.6 686.5 687.1 35.3 36.4 37.1 37.7 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.5

Illinois .................................. 6,336.5 6,266.1 6,244.9 6,249.9 363.1 391.4 396.4 421.2 5.7 6.2 6.3 6.7

Indiana ................................ 3,119.9 3,164.4 3,157.3 3,148.4 154.9 165.0 158.2 158.5 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.0

Iowa .................................... 1,600.1 1,625.7 1,630.5 1,625.3 59.2 60.7 63.2 65.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.0

Kansas ................................ 1,377.5 1,454.1 1,456.8 1,458.4 60.6 65.9 67.1 67.2 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6

Kentucky ............................. 1,967.9 1,993.0 1,991.1 1,986.2 118.8 104.5 104.5 97.3 6.0 5.2 5.2 4.9

Louisiana ............................ 2,063.1 2,011.2 2,009.2 1,984.2 127.9 119.6 118.9 114.5 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.8

Maine .................................. 685.1 686.5 684.1 692.5 29.5 27.3 27.8 28.2 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.1

Maryland ............................. 2,852.1 2,912.4 2,904.6 2,908.6 123.5 125.0 117.0 113.1 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.9

Massachusetts .................... 3,298.5 3,374.9 3,383.0 3,385.0 138.6 175.6 177.3 176.7 4.2 5.2 5.2 5.2

Michigan ............................. 5,184.0 5,155.0 5,141.3 5,125.4 302.9 322.2 299.0 288.8 5.8 6.2 5.8 5.6

Minnesota ........................... 2,827.2 2,852.0 2,850.9 2,853.7 109.1 124.8 114.6 112.7 3.9 4.4 4.0 3.9

Mississippi .......................... 1,294.2 1,298.9 1,302.5 1,316.3 77.4 79.3 77.0 87.6 6.0 6.1 5.9 6.7

Missouri .............................. 2,965.2 2,954.2 2,944.3 2,945.5 146.5 139.7 141.3 143.5 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.9

Montana .............................. 462.2 469.8 470.1 474.1 21.1 18.7 18.4 20.4 4.6 4.0 3.9 4.3

Nebraska ............................ 930.2 948.9 951.9 954.9 29.7 32.6 33.1 30.6 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.2

Nevada ............................... 1,037.2 1,045.8 1,046.0 1,051.8 68.0 52.8 51.3 46.8 6.6 5.0 4.9 4.5

New Hampshire .................. 688.8 713.8 713.2 716.6 27.0 33.5 32.0 34.4 3.9 4.7 4.5 4.8

New Jersey ......................... 4,195.5 4,252.0 4,260.3 4,266.7 195.5 225.6 228.7 236.6 4.7 5.3 5.4 5.5

New Mexico ........................ 838.8 856.6 859.5 864.9 41.5 52.5 51.8 50.5 4.9 6.1 6.0 5.8

New York ............................ 8,810.3 9,006.6 8,990.2 8,996.9 474.7 528.8 500.5 514.6 5.4 5.9 5.6 5.7

New York City ................. 3,478.0 3,557.4 3,544.2 3,554.0 236.2 270.9 253.1 276.0 6.8 7.6 7.1 7.8

North Carolina .................... 4,009.5 3,964.9 3,971.0 3,960.2 244.2 249.6 244.9 238.8 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.0

North Dakota ...................... 338.0 336.2 339.2 337.9 9.2 10.6 12.0 12.3 2.7 3.2 3.5 3.7

Ohio .................................... 5,885.8 5,895.1 5,894.9 5,904.2 268.8 327.3 327.9 332.4 4.6 5.6 5.6 5.6

Oklahoma ........................... 1,676.6 1,690.7 1,689.0 1,683.0 71.4 73.5 70.8 69.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1

Oregon ................................ 1,798.8 1,808.0 1,804.2 1,802.2 129.3 127.2 122.0 126.6 7.2 7.0 6.8 7.0

Pennsylvania ...................... 6,088.8 6,129.5 6,112.5 6,101.7 301.8 327.3 319.2 326.2 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.3

Rhode Island ...................... 502.9 511.1 508.4 508.6 23.9 24.8 25.7 26.2 4.8 4.8 5.1 5.2

South Carolina .................... 1,944.6 2,010.6 2,009.4 2,015.0 114.3 108.3 107.7 111.6 5.9 5.4 5.4 5.5

South Dakota ...................... 406.5 410.5 409.4 410.8 15.2 10.8 10.5 11.0 3.7 2.6 2.6 2.7

Tennessee .......................... 2,830.5 2,868.0 2,876.6 2,873.7 134.4 132.6 137.4 129.2 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.5

Texas .................................. 10,512.9 10,698.7 10,741.9 10,760.6 563.1 657.9 661.3 665.2 5.4 6.1 6.2 6.2

Utah .................................... 1,119.2 1,143.5 1,139.7 1,139.8 53.6 57.6 60.9 58.1 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.1

Vermont .............................. 335.9 348.1 347.2 348.9 13.1 14.6 13.8 13.6 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.9

Virginia ................................ 3,700.3 3,776.9 3,778.3 3,783.2 155.5 155.4 146.5 143.8 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.8

Washington ......................... 2,981.3 3,044.0 3,081.8 3,069.5 207.2 219.3 227.9 205.4 6.9 7.2 7.4 6.7

West Virginia ...................... 831.7 809.8 808.9 810.6 38.3 47.9 49.0 50.1 4.6 5.9 6.1 6.2

Wisconsin ........................... 2,999.8 3,060.6 3,064.9 3,069.0 142.3 160.0 155.1 149.6 4.7 5.2 5.1 4.9

Wyoming ............................. 272.7 270.2 271.3 271.5 11.0 9.8 10.5 10.7 4.0 3.6 3.9 3.9

Puerto Rico ......................... 1,311.0 1,367.8 1,369.3 1,360.5 156.6 166.2 166.2 155.7 11.9 12.1 12.1 11.4

p = preliminary.

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

from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population

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

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and Area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

September October September October September October

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

Alabama ............................. 2,145.5 2,149.0 2,159.8 2,163.2 120.9 123.7 130.0 128.5 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.9

Alaska ................................. 323.1 334.0 322.4 331.9 16.9 21.1 18.2 21.0 5.2 6.3 5.7 6.3

Arizona ............................... 2,453.3 2,510.0 2,460.0 2,509.6 133.6 151.5 132.1 146.9 5.4 6.0 5.4 5.9

Arkansas ............................. 1,222.3 1,283.2 1,218.0 1,280.1 56.9 57.0 52.0 52.9 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.1

California ............................ 17,450.3 17,594.9 17,518.7 17,660.8 950.0 1,092.0 998.0 1,087.2 5.4 6.2 5.7 6.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach 4,926.9 4,915.5 4,923.2 4,915.0 300.0 329.6 304.3 298.7 6.1 6.7 6.2 6.1

Colorado ............................. 2,328.7 2,394.2 2,328.5 2,389.5 91.8 119.6 100.1 119.3 3.9 5.0 4.3 5.0

Connecticut ......................... 1,696.7 1,706.5 1,707.4 1,721.3 52.8 61.8 57.3 66.1 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.8

Delaware ............................ 413.8 407.4 416.6 409.0 13.3 16.2 12.5 14.7 3.2 4.0 3.0 3.6

District of Columbia ............ 276.6 269.4 277.0 267.5 18.2 16.1 18.3 16.0 6.6 6.0 6.6 6.0

Florida ................................. 7,730.3 7,839.2 7,768.5 7,823.4 401.2 433.5 430.3 416.2 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.3

Georgia ............................... 4,105.2 4,221.4 4,141.9 4,238.2 172.2 204.5 183.0 199.6 4.2 4.8 4.4 4.7

Hawaii ................................. 601.8 590.8 607.7 591.3 27.5 25.4 32.3 23.5 4.6 4.3 5.3 4.0

Idaho ................................... 691.4 690.5 690.2 688.1 28.8 31.0 29.4 31.7 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.6

Illinois .................................. 6,323.1 6,224.2 6,333.1 6,234.8 329.5 369.9 323.5 377.0 5.2 5.9 5.1 6.0

Indiana ................................ 3,109.2 3,152.9 3,128.8 3,155.3 132.7 146.0 143.7 148.0 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.7

Iowa .................................... 1,595.3 1,627.7 1,597.2 1,622.5 49.6 55.8 47.7 53.6 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.3

Kansas ................................ 1,365.7 1,441.4 1,379.5 1,455.2 55.1 62.8 60.4 66.7 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.6

Kentucky ............................. 1,953.1 1,980.6 1,963.4 1,980.8 101.2 96.3 114.2 95.3 5.2 4.9 5.8 4.8

Louisiana ............................ 2,051.0 2,005.4 2,070.1 1,994.8 120.7 117.0 125.5 114.2 5.9 5.8 6.1 5.7

Maine .................................. 686.4 686.3 687.1 694.8 25.2 24.2 26.8 25.8 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.7

Maryland ............................. 2,856.0 2,910.6 2,864.5 2,917.9 118.7 114.7 124.5 112.2 4.2 3.9 4.3 3.8

Massachusetts .................... 3,278.5 3,361.1 3,296.7 3,376.0 133.6 177.9 129.1 167.7 4.1 5.3 3.9 5.0

Michigan ............................. 5,145.6 5,117.0 5,191.7 5,134.8 261.5 274.6 271.2 259.6 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.1

Minnesota ........................... 2,824.4 2,852.8 2,839.7 2,862.9 100.6 111.7 97.0 99.3 3.6 3.9 3.4 3.5

Mississippi .......................... 1,283.3 1,291.8 1,292.0 1,311.8 72.3 73.8 76.3 86.4 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.6

Missouri .............................. 2,953.8 2,931.5 2,965.7 2,945.2 135.3 135.3 134.2 132.2 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5

Montana .............................. 460.4 467.9 459.4 470.7 17.2 14.5 18.7 18.0 3.7 3.1 4.1 3.8

Nebraska ............................ 920.5 941.6 930.1 952.7 25.3 28.9 28.1 28.7 2.7 3.1 3.0 3.0

Nevada ............................... 1,033.1 1,053.1 1,042.8 1,056.8 53.2 51.4 67.8 47.5 5.1 4.9 6.5 4.5

New Hampshire .................. 680.7 704.4 684.9 711.4 25.2 29.9 23.9 31.3 3.7 4.2 3.5 4.4

New Jersey ......................... 4,154.4 4,229.5 4,190.2 4,257.5 183.2 224.3 187.1 226.9 4.4 5.3 4.5 5.3

New Mexico ........................ 834.5 855.7 841.7 866.2 39.5 50.2 39.9 48.2 4.7 5.9 4.7 5.6

New York ............................ 8,774.3 8,916.8 8,803.7 8,977.0 450.5 490.5 462.3 502.0 5.1 5.5 5.3 5.6

New York City ................. 3,482.1 3,511.2 3,485.4 3,559.4 226.9 249.7 240.5 281.0 6.5 7.1 6.9 7.9

North Carolina .................... 3,994.2 3,973.2 4,026.2 3,978.0 220.0 232.2 239.6 234.3 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.9

North Dakota ...................... 339.6 340.1 337.1 335.6 6.4 8.8 6.1 8.0 1.9 2.6 1.8 2.4

Ohio .................................... 5,871.8 5,892.0 5,910.6 5,921.8 253.5 319.4 252.0 311.0 4.3 5.4 4.3 5.3

Oklahoma ........................... 1,670.7 1,688.3 1,691.7 1,697.0 64.7 68.5 72.0 70.2 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.1

Oregon ................................ 1,807.8 1,814.3 1,798.6 1,800.9 115.5 113.0 117.3 114.6 6.4 6.2 6.5 6.4

Pennsylvania ...................... 6,079.1 6,102.4 6,087.6 6,096.5 278.9 304.1 282.1 302.8 4.6 5.0 4.6 5.0

Rhode Island ...................... 504.2 509.8 505.0 510.2 21.9 24.7 22.7 24.9 4.3 4.8 4.5 4.9

South Carolina .................... 1,944.5 2,007.2 1,937.4 2,005.0 111.8 107.6 111.2 108.4 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.4

South Dakota ...................... 405.2 408.9 407.8 411.9 12.3 8.7 14.0 10.1 3.0 2.1 3.4 2.5

Tennessee .......................... 2,838.0 2,889.0 2,854.8 2,892.7 122.9 130.1 130.6 123.6 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.3

Texas .................................. 10,494.3 10,747.8 10,529.6 10,772.5 544.3 667.2 528.4 626.7 5.2 6.2 5.0 5.8

Utah .................................... 1,119.6 1,140.7 1,128.5 1,146.8 48.8 57.5 51.4 55.3 4.4 5.0 4.6 4.8

Vermont .............................. 336.2 347.7 336.2 348.2 10.9 12.1 11.2 11.8 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.4

Virginia ................................ 3,682.4 3,771.8 3,687.2 3,770.3 148.0 154.5 152.0 141.8 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.8

Washington ......................... 2,947.1 3,046.9 3,003.5 3,084.9 176.0 204.8 198.9 197.3 6.0 6.7 6.6 6.4

West Virginia ...................... 832.4 808.8 827.3 807.5 34.6 44.0 33.6 44.7 4.2 5.4 4.1 5.5

Wisconsin ........................... 2,980.8 3,049.3 2,993.0 3,054.2 112.4 130.7 122.2 126.0 3.8 4.3 4.1 4.1

Wyoming ............................. 272.7 271.7 273.6 272.7 9.4 9.0 9.4 9.2 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.4

Puerto Rico ......................... 1,301.9 1,357.3 1,303.5 1,349.7 164.2 170.5 164.9 162.2 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.0

p = preliminary.

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

derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current

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

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total nonfarm1 Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities

Oct.

2001

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p Oct.2001

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p Oct.2001

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p Oct.2001

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p

Alabama ............................... 1,910.8 1,897.9 1,897.7 1,891.7 104.2 104.4 105.1 105.3 335.6 328.1 327.0 326.4 95.8 92.2 92.0 91.9

Alaska ................................... 291.4 294.6 294.7 295.4 14.8 15.6 15.7 15.5 14.1 13.6 13.6 14.0 28.1 27.6 27.6 27.5

Arizona ................................. 2,259.3 2,251.9 2,235.9 2,252.3 163.1 158.9 159.4 160.7 205.2 193.5 192.8 192.6 109.6 104.4 103.9 105.0

Arkansas ............................... 1,151.4 1,150.7 1,148.7 1,150.7 53.2 55.6 54.7 55.4 237.2 226.9 227.0 226.5 72.4 75.8 75.5 75.9

California .............................. 14,688.5 14,662.7 14,645.6 14,665.4 768.0 756.9 758.0 753.2 1,859.3 1,807.2 1,803.2 1,795.1 745.0 717.1 712.9 715.1

Colorado ............................... 2,221.9 2,185.5 2,184.8 2,185.6 168.1 163.9 163.6 166.5 193.4 184.4 183.9 183.4 141.1 132.8 132.9 133.4

Connecticut ........................... 1,673.4 1,674.8 1,673.0 1,669.1 64.8 65.2 64.8 64.3 248.4 240.4 239.5 237.9 77.2 74.9 76.2 74.7

Delaware2 ............................ 418.1 416.1 414.8 410.5 24.0 24.3 23.8 23.7 55.2 53.9 53.3 52.6 17.0 17.0 16.6 16.2

District of Columbia .............. 649.5 653.2 649.8 649.1 10.7 9.9 10.2 10.4 11.2 10.9 11.0 10.8 17.6 17.2 17.1 17.0

Florida ................................... 7,210.0 7,329.5 7,229.4 7,237.2 408.5 410.1 412.2 418.5 458.1 443.8 443.1 441.7 364.5 353.0 352.4 351.2

Georgia ................................. 3,942.8 3,864.5 3,866.9 3,856.3 204.5 184.8 179.4 177.2 541.0 538.5 537.9 534.4 261.8 251.2 249.0 248.8

Hawaii2 ................................. 550.1 549.4 550.2 551.9 23.3 24.4 24.3 24.5 17.7 17.5 17.6 17.4 3( ) 3( ) 3( ) 3( )

Idaho ..................................... 569.8 563.3 563.2 563.1 37.3 34.3 33.7 33.6 74.0 70.7 71.3 71.5 27.8 27.3 27.1 27.1

Illinois .................................... 5,978.9 5,930.7 5,919.0 5,915.0 264.0 269.2 273.4 272.4 895.3 882.7 879.2 876.9 353.8 345.0 341.5 339.8

Indiana .................................. 2,923.5 2,903.8 2,899.7 2,901.1 146.1 139.9 142.1 142.6 630.5 619.9 619.3 618.7 145.8 141.1 140.3 140.8

Iowa ...................................... 1,463.8 1,465.0 1,467.5 1,462.0 63.8 66.5 66.6 66.5 245.8 245.4 246.1 245.9 71.4 71.3 70.9 70.6

Kansas .................................. 1,359.9 1,365.1 1,366.0 1,364.0 64.7 68.5 67.8 68.3 204.9 199.8 199.9 200.2 90.3 87.5 87.5 87.7

Kentucky ............................... 1,815.0 1,832.4 1,837.7 1,837.8 89.0 90.9 91.4 91.3 299.5 299.9 299.0 298.5 107.4 106.2 105.6 105.0

Louisiana .............................. 1,938.0 1,932.4 1,932.8 1,931.8 123.1 121.1 122.6 122.1 180.8 178.4 177.5 176.4 117.7 116.2 117.0 116.4

Maine .................................... 608.0 610.8 610.8 610.4 29.5 30.3 30.1 30.0 78.8 75.2 74.8 74.8 24.5 24.7 24.4 24.2

Maryland ............................... 2,471.6 2,446.6 2,462.7 2,468.9 161.5 159.0 162.8 165.3 176.8 171.4 171.0 170.0 116.4 112.5 113.7 113.8

Massachusetts ...................... 3,315.3 3,275.1 3,276.0 3,274.1 138.4 139.0 139.8 138.8 414.1 399.2 397.8 397.3 141.9 138.4 137.6 138.1

Michigan ............................... 4,567.2 4,537.0 4,540.7 4,532.7 200.3 199.3 198.9 198.8 913.0 905.1 907.7 904.4 180.5 179.0 178.2 178.1

Minnesota ............................. 2,656.4 2,644.8 2,644.2 2,646.1 121.6 120.8 120.8 120.7 414.7 404.2 403.1 403.6 128.8 125.7 124.3 124.9

Mississippi ............................ 1,130.7 1,130.8 1,130.3 1,130.7 53.1 53.6 54.1 53.2 209.5 207.8 206.7 206.8 56.5 55.5 55.6 54.8

Missouri ................................ 2,711.6 2,687.2 2,678.4 2,672.1 142.1 140.3 136.3 133.5 365.1 362.4 359.4 356.6 173.1 167.6 169.5 169.5

Montana ................................ 389.5 394.6 396.4 397.0 20.2 21.0 21.6 22.0 23.6 23.8 23.6 23.3 21.6 21.6 21.5 21.6

Nebraska .............................. 909.9 906.9 906.8 911.9 42.0 41.6 41.2 41.5 116.2 112.3 112.5 112.9 57.6 56.8 57.0 57.7

Nevada ................................. 1,046.5 1,070.4 1,068.8 1,076.8 90.3 93.3 93.3 93.6 45.8 46.2 46.1 46.3 56.6 57.5 57.2 57.8

New Hampshire .................... 623.3 625.6 624.8 622.9 27.3 27.7 27.9 27.8 101.6 99.0 99.4 99.0 21.2 20.5 20.4 20.5

New Jersey ........................... 4,022.3 4,003.0 4,001.8 4,012.2 160.8 161.9 162.7 162.2 442.7 423.2 420.9 422.2 267.7 261.2 261.0 260.4

New Mexico .......................... 757.7 759.5 760.6 763.7 45.6 44.2 44.0 44.2 42.3 41.3 40.4 39.4 37.3 36.0 35.2 35.1

New York .............................. 8,579.2 8,549.4 8,539.2 8,540.7 332.3 337.4 336.8 338.7 826.1 789.7 789.7 787.9 429.4 420.0 418.2 417.9

North Carolina ...................... 3,886.1 3,896.5 3,895.5 3,884.3 226.8 222.4 220.8 220.7 717.2 702.7 699.9 699.3 182.8 178.4 177.7 177.2

North Dakota ........................ 330.9 329.8 331.0 330.2 15.7 15.4 15.1 15.1 25.6 25.2 25.0 25.0 19.1 19.0 18.9 18.9

Ohio ...................................... 5,545.1 5,503.8 5,504.1 5,497.6 235.8 230.3 229.9 229.0 1,010.1 998.1 997.3 997.0 247.4 244.3 244.7 244.2

Oklahoma ............................. 1,510.8 1,519.5 1,521.5 1,520.2 64.1 65.1 66.9 66.9 177.0 175.4 173.8 173.9 84.5 82.5 82.5 82.6

Oregon .................................. 1,587.1 1,582.0 1,581.1 1,584.0 75.5 73.6 73.3 73.8 232.2 226.5 226.9 228.7 78.6 77.1 77.1 76.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,676.5 5,649.2 5,642.0 5,636.7 249.5 252.7 252.2 251.9 874.0 846.5 846.1 844.5 300.0 292.2 291.4 291.6

Rhode Island ........................ 477.6 481.4 481.3 480.6 18.5 17.7 17.8 17.6 67.9 67.0 66.7 66.9 17.0 16.6 16.8 16.6

South Carolina ...................... 1,838.5 1,831.9 1,834.3 1,837.7 112.2 112.2 111.7 110.6 326.7 314.7 314.5 311.3 95.8 95.7 95.8 95.8

South Dakota ........................ 379.7 380.1 378.4 377.2 19.2 18.7 18.0 17.9 44.9 43.2 43.3 43.5 17.5 16.7 16.8 16.5

Tennessee ............................ 2,704.3 2,704.3 2,697.5 2,696.2 119.0 118.2 117.6 117.0 472.1 464.4 464.7 461.9 179.3 173.6 173.0 172.8

Texas .................................... 9,462.7 9,423.1 9,422.3 9,415.0 558.1 558.2 557.2 552.9 1,033.5 1,002.4 999.0 995.6 587.4 573.2 573.4 571.2

Utah ...................................... 1,079.1 1,063.7 1,062.4 1,063.4 72.1 64.7 65.1 65.0 124.9 119.9 120.4 119.9 59.7 57.4 57.2 57.4

Vermont ................................ 297.7 296.9 296.4 298.4 14.8 15.4 15.3 15.4 46.7 44.0 44.0 43.9 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.4

Virginia .................................. 3,510.6 3,494.6 3,495.9 3,497.5 212.9 206.1 207.4 206.8 361.8 357.7 356.2 354.9 183.2 177.4 177.2 175.9

Washington ........................... 2,677.2 2,641.0 2,633.0 2,640.6 149.9 145.9 145.9 145.9 330.9 306.3 302.4 301.6 144.1 136.3 135.9 135.2

West Virginia ........................ 731.5 731.8 727.2 726.2 33.7 32.8 31.9 31.5 75.3 73.6 73.1 73.0 36.8 36.6 36.2 36.5

Wisconsin ............................. 2,818.2 2,838.9 2,835.6 2,840.2 121.0 123.8 124.2 122.4 579.8 569.1 570.2 570.2 132.2 131.2 130.7 131.0

Wyoming ............................... 246.2 253.4 246.5 246.3 18.0 18.1 18.1 18.4 11.1 10.6 10.6 10.6 14.1 14.0 14.1 14.0

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government

Oct.

2001

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p Oct.2001

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p Oct.2001

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p Oct.2001

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p

Alabama ............................... 438.8 435.7 434.3 432.9 92.3 91.9 91.9 92.1 481.9 481.9 482.2 481.0 354.1 355.3 356.8 353.7

Alaska ................................... 58.8 58.9 59.4 59.6 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.9 73.3 75.0 75.8 75.8 79.0 81.2 80.3 80.5

Arizona ................................. 534.7 536.9 533.9 533.3 151.3 148.6 148.7 148.8 705.5 709.0 709.4 713.8 380.6 392.2 379.4 389.6

Arkansas ............................... 265.4 266.3 265.4 265.5 46.1 47.0 46.9 47.0 278.5 280.1 279.4 279.0 194.6 195.2 195.9 197.5

California .............................. 3,346.8 3,370.9 3,370.9 3,377.3 848.8 842.4 844.9 847.7 4,687.9 4,671.0 4,678.9 4,684.4 2,408.5 2,473.9 2,453.5 2,469.2

Colorado ............................... 527.9 515.4 516.7 511.8 144.4 140.1 140.0 139.3 683.2 677.7 678.3 678.2 349.4 356.3 354.1 357.9

Connecticut ........................... 356.5 360.5 359.4 359.3 142.4 141.3 141.3 141.2 538.1 542.0 541.5 540.8 245.1 249.7 249.4 250.0

Delaware2 ............................ 91.3 91.7 90.9 90.2 52.1 50.8 50.4 49.9 122.3 122.6 123.0 122.6 56.2 55.8 56.8 55.3

District of Columbia .............. 51.2 51.4 50.9 51.0 33.2 32.9 33.2 33.3 303.6 305.6 305.8 307.9 221.9 225.2 221.5 218.6

Florida ................................... 1,779.6 1,775.0 1,778.1 1,776.4 460.1 458.0 458.9 459.8 2,695.7 2,723.5 2,725.8 2,729.7 1,037.2 1,159.9 1,052.7 1,053.8

Georgia ................................. 963.6 938.6 940.5 929.4 207.5 204.1 204.7 205.8 1,149.5 1,129.4 1,136.9 1,146.2 607.1 610.5 611.0 607.3

Hawaii2 ................................. 134.2 132.4 132.7 133.1 32.9 33.0 33.0 33.0 184.7 186.5 186.7 186.9 116.3 116.6 117.2 118.4

Idaho ..................................... 140.3 140.4 140.5 140.1 24.5 24.8 24.7 24.7 152.0 151.8 152.8 153.3 111.9 112.3 111.4 111.0

Illinois .................................... 1,348.6 1,341.2 1,336.1 1,332.9 404.8 401.6 402.3 403.3 1,860.2 1,837.0 1,837.4 1,842.3 842.1 844.8 839.9 838.5

Indiana .................................. 693.4 679.7 684.0 682.2 140.4 139.8 140.5 140.3 748.6 752.5 750.3 753.0 412.2 424.1 416.4 416.6

Iowa ...................................... 349.0 348.1 347.0 345.5 89.3 90.7 91.0 91.3 394.8 393.6 395.3 392.7 247.6 247.3 248.5 247.4

Kansas .................................. 315.6 313.6 314.6 313.8 66.6 66.5 65.9 65.7 360.6 367.8 369.5 369.9 249.8 254.1 253.5 251.1

Kentucky ............................... 424.4 428.3 430.7 430.2 76.2 75.9 76.3 76.7 487.3 495.7 497.8 499.7 310.5 315.6 316.7 316.2

Louisiana .............................. 451.5 453.0 453.2 452.8 86.9 86.1 86.1 86.0 545.1 547.1 545.5 548.4 379.7 378.2 378.2 377.1

Maine .................................... 151.1 153.0 152.9 153.0 33.9 34.0 33.9 33.9 186.7 189.5 189.7 189.4 103.4 104.0 104.9 105.0

Maryland ............................... 553.9 545.8 547.0 546.7 143.2 141.4 141.7 141.9 862.1 857.4 861.0 865.4 456.1 457.4 463.8 464.1

Massachusetts ...................... 735.6 723.7 722.7 722.4 232.5 232.7 233.1 232.6 1,221.0 1,216.1 1,215.6 1,215.7 430.2 424.5 427.9 427.6

Michigan ............................... 1,069.7 1,049.2 1,048.1 1,042.9 210.4 211.4 212.3 212.8 1,294.8 1,288.3 1,292.5 1,293.9 690.5 696.8 695.2 694.0

Minnesota ............................. 629.6 623.7 625.4 626.7 165.4 165.8 166.8 166.8 787.3 792.0 792.4 794.2 403.0 407.0 405.8 403.5

Mississippi ............................ 251.5 250.1 248.9 248.6 43.6 41.9 41.6 41.6 270.3 273.3 273.3 272.6 240.5 243.2 244.8 247.8

Missouri ................................ 642.3 633.2 635.1 633.9 171.4 167.1 168.0 168.4 784.1 785.8 775.2 773.5 428.4 424.9 429.1 431.0

Montana ................................ 101.0 101.7 102.1 102.3 18.1 18.5 18.7 18.7 116.2 118.0 118.1 119.4 83.2 84.5 85.5 84.5

Nebraska .............................. 212.2 215.7 214.5 213.2 62.4 63.2 63.0 63.6 262.0 258.9 260.3 261.9 156.3 157.2 157.2 159.9

Nevada ................................. 222.0 227.2 227.3 227.3 50.2 51.7 51.9 51.9 444.3 454.1 453.9 458.9 127.5 131.5 130.1 132.2

New Hampshire .................... 164.7 165.0 165.6 166.2 33.8 34.3 34.3 34.1 190.2 193.1 191.4 189.3 84.0 85.4 85.2 85.5

New Jersey ........................... 921.1 929.0 926.3 927.9 282.1 274.1 275.7 275.1 1,342.6 1,345.8 1,349.0 1,354.3 603.6 606.2 604.6 608.4

New Mexico .......................... 172.9 173.0 174.6 175.4 32.5 32.9 32.8 32.7 222.7 225.2 228.0 229.0 188.3 192.5 191.1 193.3

New York .............................. 1,726.2 1,720.7 1,716.0 1,721.2 722.0 713.9 715.6 715.6 3,061.0 3,063.9 3,068.0 3,072.4 1,477.4 1,498.7 1,489.9 1,481.9

North Carolina ...................... 886.6 888.1 888.0 884.8 190.3 188.4 188.7 188.9 1,046.6 1,065.0 1,068.8 1,060.0 631.8 647.6 647.7 649.4

North Dakota ........................ 81.7 81.5 81.7 81.6 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.3 94.0 94.0 94.2 93.8 73.9 74.1 75.5 75.0

Ohio ...................................... 1,327.3 1,315.9 1,315.5 1,315.5 313.8 312.2 311.7 312.1 1,600.0 1,594.0 1,591.8 1,586.8 797.9 796.9 801.1 800.7

Oklahoma ............................. 343.5 344.7 344.9 344.8 75.1 76.2 76.3 76.5 438.3 443.6 444.8 441.8 297.1 299.3 299.6 301.1

Oregon .................................. 389.3 388.1 388.6 389.6 95.6 95.4 96.1 96.4 443.7 446.8 446.5 446.5 270.4 272.8 270.9 270.6

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,265.9 1,256.3 1,254.3 1,251.6 328.7 325.8 326.4 328.3 1,904.4 1,925.1 1,917.7 1,912.1 735.0 731.8 734.9 737.7

Rhode Island ........................ 107.4 108.8 108.6 108.8 32.5 33.6 33.7 33.6 169.5 172.4 171.8 171.5 64.6 65.1 65.7 65.4

South Carolina ...................... 432.5 436.1 435.9 436.1 84.9 85.1 84.8 85.8 465.4 467.0 469.5 475.3 319.4 319.6 320.6 321.3

South Dakota ........................ 93.8 93.8 93.8 93.6 28.0 28.2 28.2 28.1 101.5 104.0 103.0 102.5 73.6 74.7 74.4 74.3

Tennessee ............................ 637.2 631.9 632.9 632.7 133.0 131.9 131.8 131.9 758.0 772.2 773.2 772.1 401.6 408.4 400.6 404.0

Texas .................................... 2,252.4 2,238.6 2,237.5 2,236.4 534.2 529.1 529.9 530.0 2,737.9 2,741.1 2,741.7 2,739.3 1,596.2 1,622.3 1,627.6 1,633.2

Utah ...................................... 249.7 245.7 245.7 245.1 60.1 59.6 59.4 59.3 314.0 314.5 311.7 314.1 190.8 194.7 195.8 195.4

Vermont ................................ 67.0 67.4 67.4 67.4 12.8 12.9 13.0 13.2 92.9 93.4 93.0 94.8 50.7 50.9 50.7 50.7

Virginia .................................. 765.2 762.0 762.2 759.5 193.4 193.3 192.8 193.6 1,152.2 1,155.0 1,157.8 1,160.9 631.7 633.2 632.4 636.0

Washington ........................... 628.8 623.5 621.9 621.7 143.5 143.1 143.7 144.4 766.1 766.7 765.5 770.3 510.6 516.1 514.7 518.4

West Virginia ........................ 161.2 158.6 159.0 159.7 29.8 29.6 29.7 29.7 230.9 236.6 235.2 233.2 140.6 142.8 141.4 141.5

Wisconsin ............................. 641.4 643.4 642.1 643.7 151.0 153.4 153.6 154.0 772.8 798.9 800.8 798.4 417.2 416.3 411.2 417.8

Wyoming ............................... 55.1 55.7 55.0 55.2 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3 57.6 58.6 58.4 58.1 61.7 68.0 62.1 62.0

1 Includes mining, not shown separately. 2 Mining is combined with construction. 3 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component,

which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with

sufficient precision.

p = preliminary.

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

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

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total1 Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities

September October September October September October September October

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

Alabama ............................... 1,917.0 1,898.4 1,919.2 1,899.9 105.4 106.0 104.7 105.7 336.5 327.7 336.1 326.9 95.3 92.3 96.1 92.2

Alaska ................................... 304.6 307.5 292.1 296.3 17.8 18.8 16.5 17.3 16.7 15.9 12.7 12.6 29.5 29.1 28.1 27.6

Arizona ................................. 2,264.4 2,243.6 2,274.1 2,267.1 165.7 161.0 165.0 162.6 206.5 193.2 205.1 192.5 111.4 104.3 109.8 105.2

Arkansas ............................... 1,161.4 1,158.6 1,162.0 1,161.6 55.1 56.5 54.3 56.5 237.5 227.1 237.5 226.9 72.8 76.3 73.3 76.9

California .............................. 14,735.5 14,680.8 14,743.5 14,720.6 799.6 786.4 791.0 775.7 1,895.6 1,825.4 1,864.0 1,799.3 757.3 720.3 749.8 719.8

Colorado ............................... 2,229.9 2,187.6 2,219.7 2,182.8 173.9 167.5 169.7 168.0 194.7 184.1 193.8 183.8 143.1 133.1 141.2 133.5

Connecticut ........................... 1,683.9 1,677.8 1,685.8 1,681.4 68.1 67.8 66.7 66.1 249.5 239.5 248.7 238.2 78.5 75.9 77.8 75.3

Delaware2 ............................. 418.2 415.0 419.3 412.0 24.5 24.8 24.5 24.4 55.2 53.3 55.2 52.6 16.9 16.5 17.2 16.4

District of Columbia .............. 654.6 652.0 653.1 652.8 11.2 10.5 10.8 10.5 11.3 11.0 11.3 10.9 17.8 17.3 17.7 17.2

Florida ................................... 7,181.5 7,202.7 7,199.0 7,227.6 405.0 413.1 409.3 419.3 460.7 442.4 457.4 441.0 363.7 350.3 362.9 349.8

Georgia ................................. 3,943.9 3,864.9 3,952.9 3,866.1 207.6 181.8 206.6 179.4 543.7 538.5 541.6 535.0 266.3 250.7 263.0 249.8

Hawaii2 ................................. 552.5 545.6 548.4 550.1 23.5 24.7 23.6 24.8 17.9 17.5 17.7 17.4 42.4 38.7 41.0 38.6

Idaho ..................................... 578.6 571.3 577.3 570.1 40.4 36.3 39.6 35.6 75.3 72.0 74.6 72.1 28.3 27.5 28.3 27.6

Illinois .................................... 6,016.1 5,940.2 6,016.2 5,950.2 284.1 288.9 277.2 285.2 899.7 881.4 896.2 877.4 356.3 342.5 355.2 341.2

Indiana .................................. 2,963.6 2,925.9 2,954.8 2,931.8 153.4 148.3 150.9 147.4 636.4 621.5 631.3 619.6 149.0 141.6 146.4 141.4

Iowa ...................................... 1,471.3 1,470.1 1,477.4 1,475.3 68.8 71.4 67.8 70.5 247.8 246.2 246.1 246.1 71.5 71.0 71.7 71.0

Kansas .................................. 1,361.8 1,364.1 1,368.7 1,372.6 65.6 69.2 65.9 69.4 205.0 199.6 204.6 199.9 90.8 87.9 90.8 88.2

Kentucky ............................... 1,828.6 1,847.9 1,826.6 1,849.8 92.1 94.3 91.4 93.7 304.3 299.3 300.1 299.1 107.9 105.8 108.0 105.6

Louisiana .............................. 1,938.4 1,934.6 1,947.7 1,941.0 122.6 123.0 124.2 123.1 181.4 178.2 182.3 177.9 117.8 117.2 118.0 116.7

Maine .................................... 621.9 623.1 617.3 619.5 31.6 32.0 31.1 31.5 80.1 75.2 78.9 74.9 25.0 24.9 24.9 24.6

Maryland ............................... 2,485.7 2,471.2 2,490.4 2,489.0 166.4 166.9 164.1 167.8 177.4 171.2 177.2 170.4 116.3 113.8 117.1 114.6

Massachusetts ...................... 3,338.5 3,290.5 3,344.1 3,301.9 143.8 146.0 143.9 144.3 418.0 399.3 415.5 398.7 145.8 139.9 143.6 139.8

Michigan ............................... 4,597.9 4,566.4 4,622.5 4,589.3 212.4 211.5 212.9 211.6 921.8 912.3 914.5 906.1 182.6 179.6 181.5 179.0

Minnesota ............................. 2,674.5 2,652.6 2,682.4 2,671.4 134.6 132.4 131.8 130.4 416.9 405.8 416.3 405.3 135.4 125.9 130.2 126.3

Mississippi ............................ 1,137.2 1,134.0 1,136.7 1,137.0 53.7 55.1 54.0 54.2 211.5 207.7 210.6 208.0 56.8 55.8 56.8 55.1

Missouri ................................ 2,742.7 2,690.9 2,738.5 2,699.1 150.3 142.2 147.0 138.4 373.2 360.4 366.6 358.2 174.1 169.5 173.9 170.3

Montana ................................ 398.3 403.8 394.8 402.3 22.8 23.9 22.1 24.0 24.1 23.9 24.1 23.8 21.7 21.7 21.8 21.8

Nebraska .............................. 913.0 908.1 915.9 917.7 45.3 43.7 43.8 43.3 117.2 112.6 116.3 113.0 57.7 57.0 57.4 57.5

Nevada ................................. 1,064.7 1,080.4 1,053.2 1,083.2 92.7 95.3 91.8 95.0 46.3 46.3 45.9 46.4 57.6 57.5 56.7 57.9

New Hampshire .................... 627.5 627.4 628.0 627.2 28.2 28.9 28.0 28.4 101.3 98.9 101.2 98.6 21.7 20.8 21.6 20.8

New Jersey ........................... 4,017.4 4,004.0 4,040.6 4,029.3 166.7 168.7 167.0 168.3 446.3 422.2 443.8 423.0 268.6 261.8 269.6 262.2

New Mexico .......................... 762.8 766.0 762.4 768.4 46.4 45.2 46.6 45.2 43.4 41.6 43.1 40.2 37.7 35.3 37.8 35.6

New York .............................. 8,623.3 8,543.8 8,648.0 8,608.8 352.4 359.1 350.6 357.4 839.9 797.8 832.7 794.1 439.7 423.6 434.2 422.4

North Carolina ...................... 3,906.7 3,904.0 3,921.3 3,920.6 230.1 223.4 227.9 221.8 720.9 700.6 717.6 699.7 182.3 178.1 183.5 177.9

North Dakota ........................ 333.5 333.3 334.8 334.0 17.5 17.1 17.3 16.7 25.9 25.2 25.9 25.3 19.0 18.8 19.2 19.0

Ohio ...................................... 5,571.1 5,526.3 5,589.9 5,542.8 249.7 242.7 248.5 241.4 1,014.1 999.0 1,010.5 997.0 249.8 246.6 250.5 247.3

Oklahoma ............................. 1,518.9 1,526.3 1,519.7 1,529.4 64.7 67.8 64.6 67.4 178.3 174.2 177.1 174.0 84.9 82.7 84.5 82.5

Oregon .................................. 1,597.5 1,588.8 1,606.4 1,603.3 81.7 77.9 79.3 77.5 237.6 231.6 234.7 231.2 79.8 78.1 79.2 77.4

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,715.0 5,659.5 5,719.2 5,678.6 261.7 263.9 259.1 261.5 881.9 848.6 874.1 844.6 304.7 294.0 302.9 294.2

Rhode Island ........................ 483.0 486.3 485.3 488.3 19.7 19.0 19.5 18.6 69.2 67.6 68.8 67.8 17.4 17.1 17.4 17.0

South Carolina ...................... 1,842.3 1,842.4 1,844.6 1,844.5 112.6 112.3 112.7 111.2 326.5 313.2 326.9 311.5 95.7 95.9 96.2 96.2

South Dakota ........................ 380.8 378.1 381.7 379.0 20.2 19.3 20.1 18.8 45.0 43.1 45.2 43.9 17.3 16.7 17.7 16.7

Tennessee ............................ 2,722.0 2,715.2 2,724.6 2,716.5 123.1 120.8 121.4 119.2 475.1 465.4 472.8 462.6 180.4 173.7 179.9 173.3

Texas .................................... 9,512.7 9,443.8 9,500.9 9,453.0 565.9 560.5 561.8 556.4 1,041.6 1,001.3 1,036.2 998.4 596.0 574.0 588.8 572.9

Utah ...................................... 1,087.9 1,070.7 1,086.9 1,071.0 74.9 68.8 74.8 67.5 126.0 120.6 125.4 120.4 60.8 57.9 60.4 58.1

Vermont ................................ 298.3 298.1 302.1 302.8 16.0 16.5 15.8 16.4 46.9 44.1 46.9 44.1 12.3 12.5 12.3 12.5

Virginia .................................. 3,531.7 3,505.6 3,530.1 3,516.3 218.7 210.8 215.4 209.1 365.7 357.2 363.3 356.4 187.6 177.7 184.6 177.1

Washington ........................... 2,702.3 2,652.7 2,700.1 2,663.9 162.8 155.0 156.5 152.5 339.7 308.2 335.1 305.8 146.4 138.1 145.6 136.8

West Virginia ........................ 736.8 729.1 738.4 732.7 37.0 34.3 36.5 34.2 76.0 73.3 75.5 73.1 36.9 36.3 36.9 36.6

Wisconsin ............................. 2,841.0 2,854.3 2,846.5 2,868.3 129.8 132.5 129.4 130.9 585.0 572.8 580.0 570.6 134.4 132.3 134.3 133.0

Wyoming ............................... 252.5 252.9 250.3 250.5 20.0 20.1 19.5 20.0 11.0 10.6 11.5 11.0 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.0

Puerto Rico ........................... 995.9 995.9 994.4 1,001.3 70.3 69.1 70.7 69.6 133.5 128.5 132.4 128.7 33.8 32.8 33.6 33.6

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government

September October September October September October September October

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

Alabama ............................... 439.7 433.7 440.0 434.0 92.4 91.9 92.1 91.9 485.8 484.1 484.3 483.4 353.5 354.3 357.8 357.4

Alaska ................................... 60.4 61.4 58.5 59.4 13.0 13.0 12.7 12.9 76.3 78.6 72.5 75.0 79.6 80.6 80.2 81.6

Arizona ................................. 527.9 527.8 534.9 533.4 150.7 148.3 151.6 149.1 707.2 707.3 706.4 714.5 385.6 393.3 392.0 401.3

Arkansas ............................... 266.6 266.3 266.6 266.8 46.1 46.9 46.1 47.0 282.9 282.8 281.5 282.1 196.4 198.8 198.7 201.5

California .............................. 3,348.3 3,376.9 3,345.8 3,376.3 847.8 845.2 847.7 846.6 4,701.4 4,692.9 4,699.9 4,698.5 2,361.2 2,410.3 2,421.1 2,481.0

Colorado ............................... 527.3 515.7 528.7 512.5 143.6 139.2 143.4 138.3 684.7 677.6 672.6 667.3 348.0 355.0 355.8 364.1

Connecticut ........................... 358.4 359.6 357.3 360.1 142.5 141.2 142.2 141.1 542.0 544.2 541.7 544.0 244.0 248.7 250.5 255.7

Delaware2 ............................. 91.3 91.7 91.4 90.3 51.6 50.3 51.9 49.8 123.0 123.6 122.7 123.0 55.7 54.8 56.4 55.5

District of Columbia .............. 52.5 51.4 51.6 51.3 33.3 33.3 33.2 33.3 306.8 307.6 307.3 311.6 221.6 220.8 221.1 217.9

Florida ................................... 1,763.6 1,759.4 1,766.6 1,763.5 459.6 458.4 459.3 458.9 2,679.1 2,712.2 2,684.0 2,718.8 1,043.4 1,060.7 1,053.2 1,070.2

Georgia ................................. 961.6 936.8 966.8 932.3 207.2 205.1 206.9 205.2 1,147.6 1,138.0 1,149.2 1,146.2 602.1 606.5 611.0 611.0

Hawaii2 ................................. 136.1 132.3 133.4 132.3 32.8 33.0 32.8 32.9 187.2 185.8 184.2 186.3 112.6 113.6 115.7 117.8

Idaho ..................................... 142.1 141.8 140.9 140.7 24.6 24.7 24.5 24.7 154.5 155.4 152.4 153.6 111.4 111.8 115.0 114.0

Illinois .................................... 1,350.5 1,335.0 1,352.8 1,336.7 403.9 401.5 403.1 401.5 1,875.3 1,846.6 1,866.5 1,847.8 835.8 834.8 854.9 851.4

Indiana .................................. 696.6 685.5 698.3 686.7 139.9 140.1 140.1 140.0 761.3 756.3 755.8 759.8 420.3 425.6 425.3 429.9

Iowa ...................................... 351.8 348.9 350.4 346.8 88.9 90.8 89.0 91.0 395.2 394.1 398.1 395.8 245.0 245.5 252.1 251.9

Kansas .................................. 316.7 314.0 316.4 314.5 66.2 65.8 66.5 65.6 362.1 371.1 361.8 371.1 248.1 249.2 255.4 256.6

Kentucky ............................... 425.0 431.2 425.9 432.0 76.0 76.4 76.0 76.5 490.3 502.8 490.1 502.7 312.4 317.8 314.3 319.9

Louisiana .............................. 451.4 453.2 453.0 454.1 86.7 86.1 87.0 86.1 546.5 546.6 545.8 548.9 378.0 377.9 384.2 381.6

Maine .................................... 156.5 158.1 153.4 155.3 33.8 33.9 33.8 33.8 191.3 193.8 188.3 190.9 103.4 105.1 106.8 108.4

Maryland ............................... 556.2 548.8 555.6 548.6 143.4 141.8 143.0 141.8 872.0 865.3 866.1 869.7 452.4 461.7 465.7 474.4

Massachusetts ...................... 742.9 726.3 739.0 725.5 232.4 232.9 232.2 232.4 1,223.6 1,216.8 1,231.6 1,225.4 430.4 427.7 436.7 434.2

Michigan ............................... 1,071.4 1,049.4 1,077.3 1,050.9 210.2 212.1 209.9 212.3 1,306.3 1,301.5 1,304.8 1,304.3 685.1 692.0 713.5 717.2

Minnesota ............................. 632.2 626.1 632.3 628.9 165.9 166.8 164.9 166.3 789.9 795.6 790.5 797.4 393.5 394.1 410.2 410.9

Mississippi ............................ 252.3 248.6 251.6 248.7 43.3 41.3 43.5 41.5 271.9 274.1 271.4 273.7 241.9 246.1 243.1 250.5

Missouri ................................ 648.6 637.6 648.0 639.7 171.1 168.0 171.2 168.2 792.8 780.5 792.2 781.8 427.6 426.9 434.5 436.8

Montana ................................ 103.8 104.3 101.3 102.6 18.0 18.6 18.0 18.6 117.8 119.9 115.8 118.9 84.3 86.1 85.9 87.2

Nebraska .............................. 212.9 214.4 213.5 214.5 62.3 62.9 62.2 63.4 261.0 260.3 264.1 264.0 155.3 156.0 157.3 160.7

Nevada ................................. 223.4 228.4 223.0 228.4 50.3 52.0 50.2 51.9 455.7 461.2 445.5 459.8 128.8 130.7 130.3 135.0

New Hampshire .................... 165.1 165.6 165.7 167.1 33.7 34.2 33.7 34.0 193.0 192.7 190.9 189.9 84.0 85.7 86.4 87.9

New Jersey ........................... 925.5 929.2 923.1 929.9 270.4 275.4 281.1 274.1 1,349.3 1,355.7 1,344.6 1,355.7 588.9 589.3 609.7 614.4

New Mexico .......................... 173.5 175.7 173.4 175.9 32.5 32.8 32.5 32.7 224.7 229.0 222.3 228.6 188.6 191.8 190.6 195.6

New York .............................. 1,741.3 1,724.8 1,734.5 1,729.0 746.1 717.0 721.1 714.8 3,061.9 3,068.0 3,082.5 3,093.9 1,437.0 1,448.1 1,487.3 1,491.8

North Carolina ...................... 889.0 888.4 891.4 889.6 190.5 189.2 190.5 189.1 1,060.8 1,072.1 1,056.1 1,069.1 629.1 648.2 650.3 669.4

North Dakota ........................ 80.9 81.1 81.5 81.4 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 94.2 94.3 94.5 94.3 74.9 75.9 75.3 76.4

Ohio ...................................... 1,326.4 1,314.5 1,330.4 1,318.7 314.1 312.0 313.4 311.8 1,615.3 1,606.1 1,612.2 1,599.5 788.7 793.1 811.5 814.7

Oklahoma ............................. 343.6 344.9 343.9 345.2 74.7 76.0 75.2 76.6 444.3 447.5 440.1 444.0 296.9 300.7 303.2 307.2

Oregon .................................. 393.2 392.3 392.4 392.8 96.0 96.7 95.7 96.5 448.3 451.0 446.8 449.6 259.0 259.4 276.4 276.6

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,266.7 1,251.8 1,269.8 1,255.3 328.0 326.1 326.9 326.3 1,924.4 1,925.4 1,920.3 1,927.4 728.2 730.2 746.7 749.8

Rhode Island ........................ 108.9 109.9 108.3 109.7 32.5 33.8 32.6 33.7 171.3 174.0 173.0 175.1 63.8 64.7 65.5 66.2

South Carolina ...................... 434.3 438.7 432.6 436.2 85.0 85.4 84.8 85.7 468.6 476.1 467.7 478.2 318.1 319.3 322.1 324.0

South Dakota ........................ 93.6 93.6 93.6 93.2 28.1 28.2 28.0 28.0 102.4 103.3 101.5 102.5 73.0 73.0 74.4 75.1

Tennessee ............................ 639.7 636.0 641.2 636.7 132.9 132.1 133.0 132.0 766.8 780.9 763.9 778.3 399.9 402.5 408.3 410.6

Texas .................................... 2,261.9 2,237.3 2,253.9 2,237.9 535.6 530.9 534.4 530.2 2,751.4 2,752.6 2,745.1 2,746.6 1,596.1 1,630.9 1,617.1 1,653.7

Utah ...................................... 249.9 246.5 250.0 245.5 60.4 59.5 60.4 59.6 316.7 316.1 314.9 315.0 191.4 194.1 193.2 197.7

Vermont ................................ 67.5 67.9 67.7 68.1 12.7 13.0 12.7 13.1 91.1 92.2 92.7 94.6 51.1 51.2 53.3 53.3

Virginia .................................. 766.1 761.9 770.0 764.1 193.3 193.0 192.5 192.7 1,163.8 1,167.3 1,154.3 1,163.1 626.2 627.8 639.8 643.9

Washington ........................... 636.2 627.3 632.1 625.0 143.5 144.1 143.2 144.1 776.5 776.2 769.7 774.2 493.7 500.6 514.5 522.3

West Virginia ........................ 161.4 159.5 161.3 159.8 29.4 29.6 29.8 29.7 233.7 235.8 233.0 235.2 139.1 139.3 142.1 142.9

Wisconsin ............................. 643.9 645.0 645.8 647.9 150.8 153.7 150.8 153.8 782.3 808.0 778.6 804.0 411.7 406.8 424.4 425.0

Wyoming ............................... 56.4 56.4 55.2 55.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3 60.1 60.9 57.3 57.8 61.9 62.3 63.7 63.9

Puerto Rico ........................... 219.3 212.2 218.0 214.6 47.6 47.1 47.5 46.9 218.6 223.0 218.0 223.4 271.4 281.9 272.8 283.2

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

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

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

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.