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USDL 04-2258

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Wednesday, November 3, 2004

METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: SEPTEMBER 2004

In September, 265 metropolitan areas recorded lower unemployment rates than a year earlier, 43 areas

had higher rates, and 23 areas had rates that were unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.

Department of Labor reported today. Twenty-five metropolitan areas registered jobless rates below 3.0

percent, with 12 of these located in the South and 8 in the Midwest. Seven areas posted unemployment

rates of at least 10.0 percent; five of these were located in California, and the other two were along the

Mexican border in other states. The national unemployment rate was 5.1 percent, not seasonally adjusted,

in September.

Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Ninety-nine metropolitan areas had jobless rates below 4.0 percent in September, up from 58 areas a

year earlier, while 27 areas registered unemployment rates of at least 7.0 percent, down from 53 areas in

September 2003. Bryan-College Station, Texas, again recorded the lowest jobless rate in September,

1.7 percent, followed by Fargo-Moorhead, N.D.-Minn., 2.0 percent, and Fort Walton Beach, Fla.,

 Hurricane Effects on State and Metropolitan Area Payroll Employment

Four hurricanes struck the U.S. during August and September: Charley in mid-August,

Frances early in September, Ivan in mid-September, and Jeanne late in the month. BLS made

additional data collection efforts for the hurricane-affected counties. Establishment survey response rates in September were within the normal range for these areas as well as for the U.S.

as a whole. For weather conditions to reduce the estimate of payroll employment, people have

to be off work for an entire pay period and not be paid for the time missed. While some employed persons were off payrolls during the survey reference period because of the hurricane

effects, some jobs were added as part of recovery efforts.

As a result of the hurricanes, all of Florida and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania were declared disaster areas by the Federal Emergency

Management Agency. Although some of these states experienced weakness in employment in

September, it is not possible to quantify precisely the net impact of this unusual string of severe

weather events on the state and metropolitan area payroll employment data.
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2.1 percent. This was the eighth consecutive month that Bryan-College Station had the lowest unemployment

rate. Of the 25 areas with rates below 3.0 percent, more than one-third were home to large state universities. Yuma, Ariz., where summer jobless rates are roughly double those of the winter, again posted the

highest unemployment rate, 27.8 percent. The next highest rate was recorded in Visalia-Tulare-Porterville,

Calif., 12.8 percent. (See table 1 and the map.)

In September, two areas in Texas located along the Mexican border experienced the largest over-theyear unemployment rate decreases, El Paso (-2.9 percentage points) and McAllen-Edinburg-Mission (-2.7

points). Eight additional areas reported jobless rate declines of at least 2.0 percentage points from last year.

Ninety-one other areas had rate decreases of 1.0 percentage point or more over the same period. Punta

Gorda, Fla., which sustained major damage from Hurricane Charley, registered the largest over-the-year

jobless rate increase (+2.5 percentage points). The other areas with rate increases of at least 1.0 percentage

point were Sumter, S.C. (+2.0 percentage points), Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va. (+1.8 points), and

Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton, Pa. (+1.1 points).

Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 1990 census population of 1 million or more, 48 areas reported

lower jobless rates than in September 2003, 2 had no change, and 1 posted a slightly higher rate. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va., and Orange County, Calif., continued to record the lowest unemployment

rates among the large areas, 3.1 and 3.2 percent, respectively. Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, N.J.,

and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla., had the next lowest rates, 3.7 percent each. The highest

jobless rates among the large areas were in Detroit, Mich., 6.7 percent, Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash.,

6.5 percent, and New York, N.Y., 6.4 percent. San Jose, Calif., again registered the largest over-the-year

jobless rate decrease (-2.4 percentage points), followed by Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. (-2.2 points),

and Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C. (-2.0 points). Nineteen additional areas reported jobless rate

declines of at least 1.0 percentage point. No large area experienced an over-the-year rate increase greater

than 0.1 percentage point.

Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Among the 274 metropolitan areas for which September 2004 nonfarm payroll data were available,

193 posted over-the-year increases in employment, 76 recorded decreases, and 5 had no change. The

largest over-the-year employment increases were posted in Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (+65,600),

Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+42,500), Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (+38,900), St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. (+38,100), and New

York, N.Y. (+36,700). The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment occurred in Las

Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+5.1 percent), Laredo, Texas (+4.5 percent), Provo-Orem, Utah (+4.4 percent), Boise

City, Idaho, and Reno, Nev. (+4.1 percent each), and Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa (+3.8 percent).

The largest over-the-year employment declines were recorded in Detroit, Mich. (-25,800), Lansing-East

Lansing, Mich. (-11,700), Hartford, Conn. (-8,400), Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, Mich. (-7,800), and San

Jose, Calif. (-7,300). The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment were reported in

Lansing-East Lansing, Mich. (-4.8 percent), Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, Mich. (-4.5 percent), Cedar

Rapids, Iowa, and Houma, La. (-3.7 percent each), Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va. (-3.0 percent),

and Iowa City, Iowa, and Jackson, Mich. (-2.7 percent each).

Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 35 of the 39 metropolitan areas with annual average

employment levels above 750,000 in 2003. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment

in these metropolitan areas occurred in Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+5.1 percent), St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. (+2.9

percent), Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wis. (+2.6 percent), Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz., and Riverside-San Bernardino,

Calif. (+2.4 percent each), and Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (+2.3 percent). Among the 39 large
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areas, Detroit, Mich., had the largest over-the-year percentage decline in employment (-1.3 percent),

followed by San Jose, Calif. (-0.9 percent), Indianapolis, Ind. (-0.8 percent), and Boston, Mass.-N.H.

(-0.3 percent).

Employment growth was most widespread in education and health services, with 202 of 274 metropolitan

areas experiencing over-the-year job gains in this industry sector. Employment gains also were prevalent in

leisure and hospitality and in professional and business services, with each industry recording increases in 169

metropolitan areas. Manufacturing remained the weakest industry, with 156 metropolitan areas posting

employment losses over the year.

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The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for October 2004 is scheduled to be

issued on November 19. The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for October 2004

is scheduled to be issued on December 1.
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data from the

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (table 1) for

337 metropolitan areas, including those in Puerto Rico. Nonfarm

payroll employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics

(CES) program (table 2) are provided for over 270 of these areas. State

estimates were previously published in the news release, Regional and

State Employment and Unemployment, 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 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. 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

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 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. All other substate estimates are adjusted to

add to the revised (benchmarked) state estimates.

Employment—from the CES program

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment

payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place

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

more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are

classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the

2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using

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

a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates

of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying

the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. 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 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.

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, 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 the standard errors for state annual average

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

bulletin, Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment. Error

measures cannot be computed for substate areas because of the special

estimation processes used. 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 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, dated June 30, 1996. A detailed list of

the geographic definitions 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

two 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://stats.bls.gov/lau/).

Employment data from the CES program are available at

(http://stats.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

August September August September August September

2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p

Alabama ................................................................... 2,155.9 2,169.2 2,158.9 2,159.3 131.7 134.9 127.2 123.2 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.7

Anniston ................................................................ 53.3 53.7 53.7 54.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.8 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.3

Auburn-Opelika ..................................................... 52.9 54.5 54.7 54.8 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.0 4.3 4.4 4.0 3.7

Birmingham .......................................................... 479.2 480.0 478.8 478.8 22.6 24.1 22.0 22.1 4.7 5.0 4.6 4.6

Decatur ................................................................. 71.0 70.8 71.8 71.3 5.2 4.8 5.7 4.9 7.3 6.8 7.9 6.8

Dothan .................................................................. 68.4 68.8 68.1 67.5 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.1 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.6

Florence ................................................................ 63.4 62.5 63.3 62.1 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 7.9 8.0 7.5 7.6

Gadsden ............................................................... 47.0 47.9 47.2 47.5 2.9 3.5 2.8 3.2 6.2 7.3 5.9 6.6

Huntsville .............................................................. 184.9 187.2 186.2 187.1 8.4 8.8 8.7 8.0 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.3

Mobile ................................................................... 275.1 278.6 274.4 277.4 17.9 18.4 17.5 17.2 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.2

Montgomery .......................................................... 167.8 169.9 166.7 168.1 9.5 10.1 8.7 9.0 5.6 5.9 5.2 5.4

Tuscaloosa ........................................................... 84.1 85.6 85.4 86.6 3.2 4.0 3.0 3.4 3.9 4.6 3.5 3.9

Alaska ...................................................................... 340.2 353.1 335.2 348.7 23.7 23.3 23.3 23.3 7.0 6.6 6.9 6.7

Anchorage ............................................................ 145.6 150.9 147.7 153.2 8.0 7.6 7.9 7.8 5.5 5.0 5.4 5.1

Arizona .................................................................... 2,719.8 2,787.6 2,709.8 2,782.3 167.7 136.8 154.9 139.8 6.2 4.9 5.7 5.0

Flagstaff ................................................................ 72.7 74.1 71.9 73.9 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.0 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.5

Phoenix-Mesa ....................................................... 1,822.1 1,867.8 1,815.8 1,861.8 95.9 73.0 90.8 77.0 5.3 3.9 5.0 4.1

Tucson .................................................................. 423.9 433.5 426.2 437.7 19.3 15.5 18.2 16.9 4.6 3.6 4.3 3.9

Yuma .................................................................... 81.4 81.4 78.5 79.6 26.0 24.3 21.8 22.1 31.9 29.8 27.8 27.8

Arkansas ................................................................. 1,272.5 1,329.9 1,261.8 1,322.0 76.9 67.5 74.5 66.3 6.0 5.1 5.9 5.0

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ............................ 170.2 182.3 168.5 181.8 5.2 4.5 5.0 4.4 3.0 2.5 3.0 2.4

Fort Smith ............................................................. 99.3 102.2 98.2 101.1 5.2 4.6 5.2 4.7 5.2 4.5 5.3 4.7

Jonesboro ............................................................. 44.6 46.1 44.4 45.9 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.0 5.5 4.6 5.5 4.5

Little Rock-North Little Rock ................................. 312.4 328.0 308.8 327.0 16.3 14.4 16.1 14.6 5.2 4.4 5.2 4.5

Pine Bluff .............................................................. 36.1 39.2 36.0 38.9 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 9.5 8.7 9.1 8.5

California ................................................................. 17,584.0 17,757.8 17,474.3 17,697.8 1,171.1 1,026.5 1,124.4 1,000.4 6.7 5.8 6.4 5.7

Bakersfield ............................................................ 307.8 310.5 302.3 307.8 32.6 32.0 31.2 31.8 10.6 10.3 10.3 10.3

Chico-Paradise ..................................................... 92.0 92.0 91.3 92.0 6.6 6.3 5.8 5.7 7.1 6.8 6.3 6.2

Fresno .................................................................. 465.9 470.9 466.3 473.4 52.5 47.4 50.1 48.1 11.3 10.1 10.7 10.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach ..................................... 4,807.4 4,814.3 4,804.6 4,829.3 361.1 306.1 351.4 298.9 7.5 6.4 7.3 6.2

Merced .................................................................. 91.9 94.9 90.4 94.4 10.5 10.2 9.4 9.8 11.4 10.8 10.4 10.4

Modesto ................................................................ 224.0 228.1 219.8 220.7 20.9 19.7 19.7 20.5 9.4 8.7 9.0 9.3

Oakland ................................................................ 1,268.5 1,276.7 1,257.5 1,271.9 81.4 67.2 77.5 64.0 6.4 5.3 6.2 5.0

Orange County ..................................................... 1,588.4 1,608.7 1,573.4 1,598.3 61.0 53.1 58.8 51.5 3.8 3.3 3.7 3.2

Redding ................................................................ 82.2 84.0 82.8 84.1 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.6 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.6

Riverside-San Bernardino .................................... 1,692.2 1,747.9 1,687.5 1,748.0 108.0 101.8 103.1 99.1 6.4 5.8 6.1 5.7

Sacramento .......................................................... 883.4 892.3 874.4 886.9 47.7 45.0 47.2 44.2 5.4 5.0 5.4 5.0

Salinas .................................................................. 200.7 201.9 196.6 197.4 13.8 12.7 12.8 12.2 6.9 6.3 6.5 6.2

San Diego ............................................................. 1,500.0 1,534.6 1,481.2 1,521.6 65.1 58.8 62.5 57.2 4.3 3.8 4.2 3.8

San Francisco ....................................................... 910.9 912.1 903.0 904.7 52.8 41.3 49.3 38.3 5.8 4.5 5.5 4.2

San Jose ............................................................... 896.5 874.9 883.2 866.8 73.0 49.0 69.6 47.5 8.1 5.6 7.9 5.5

San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles .......... 121.6 121.6 121.2 122.4 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc .................... 211.4 219.0 209.2 216.7 7.6 7.1 7.4 7.3 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.4

Santa Cruz-Watsonville ........................................ 139.8 142.5 136.9 140.3 8.9 7.9 8.6 7.9 6.4 5.6 6.3 5.6

Santa Rosa ........................................................... 258.6 263.0 260.2 263.6 12.8 11.1 12.0 10.3 4.9 4.2 4.6 3.9

Stockton-Lodi ........................................................ 279.2 287.3 281.8 289.3 25.7 24.7 24.1 24.4 9.2 8.6 8.6 8.4

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa ........................................... 287.4 290.2 286.0 288.2 15.6 14.6 15.0 13.8 5.4 5.0 5.3 4.8

Ventura ................................................................. 431.3 437.4 431.9 436.6 24.5 22.6 24.1 22.4 5.7 5.2 5.6 5.1

Visalia-Tulare-Porterville ...................................... 173.9 177.9 172.4 176.8 23.0 22.4 22.0 22.6 13.2 12.6 12.8 12.8

Yolo ...................................................................... 99.6 101.2 99.1 100.2 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.3 4.0 4.1 3.8

Yuba City .............................................................. 62.0 60.1 60.6 59.2 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.2 10.7 10.4 10.5 10.4

Colorado .................................................................. 2,519.8 2,556.7 2,515.5 2,560.9 148.6 124.5 144.1 118.7 5.9 4.9 5.7 4.6

Boulder-Longmont1 .............................................. 173.4 173.7 176.4 178.2 10.0 7.8 9.6 7.8 5.8 4.5 5.4 4.4

Colorado Springs .................................................. 285.4 290.6 286.4 291.7 17.7 15.8 17.3 15.2 6.2 5.4 6.0 5.2

Denver1 ................................................................ 1,271.3 1,294.1 1,271.2 1,300.4 79.9 65.0 78.1 61.9 6.3 5.0 6.1 4.8

Fort Collins-Loveland ............................................ 160.5 160.7 159.1 159.6 8.7 7.3 8.5 7.1 5.4 4.5 5.4 4.4

Grand Junction ..................................................... 68.3 69.6 68.3 69.8 3.8 3.3 3.5 3.1 5.6 4.7 5.1 4.4

Greeley ................................................................. 104.3 105.3 104.0 105.0 6.7 6.1 6.5 5.9 6.5 5.8 6.3 5.6

Pueblo .................................................................. 64.1 65.1 63.6 64.8 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 7.1 6.7 6.8 6.5

Connecticut ............................................................. 1,833.1 1,818.5 1,784.7 1,776.0 102.2 84.2 89.1 74.2 5.6 4.6 5.0 4.2

Bridgeport ............................................................. 234.3 231.7 227.3 225.8 16.3 12.9 14.1 11.1 6.9 5.6 6.2 4.9

Danbury ................................................................ 118.6 119.4 116.2 117.7 4.7 3.8 4.0 3.2 3.9 3.2 3.4 2.7

Hartford ................................................................. 619.3 607.8 604.6 597.4 37.1 30.9 32.3 27.4 6.0 5.1 5.3 4.6

New Haven-Meriden ............................................. 291.6 289.5 286.1 283.4 16.6 13.8 14.4 12.1 5.7 4.8 5.0 4.3

New London-Norwich ........................................... 177.0 176.5 170.1 170.3 8.4 7.1 7.3 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 3.7

Stamford-Norwalk ................................................. 198.4 198.7 192.1 191.6 7.1 5.7 6.3 4.9 3.6 2.9 3.3 2.6

Waterbury ............................................................. 121.1 120.9 117.0 116.8 8.5 7.1 7.5 6.5 7.0 5.9 6.4 5.6

Delaware .................................................................. 420.9 427.1 414.1 422.5 20.1 16.2 18.3 16.4 4.8 3.8 4.4 3.9

Dover .................................................................... 75.9 78.7 75.4 77.7 3.6 2.5 3.2 2.3 4.7 3.2 4.3 2.9

Wilmington-Newark .............................................. 306.1 308.1 303.8 309.3 16.8 14.2 15.1 15.3 5.5 4.6 5.0 4.9

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

August September August September August September

2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p

District of Columbia ............................................... 306.1 304.5 300.8 303.1 22.2 23.3 20.0 23.6 7.3 7.6 6.7 7.8

Washington ........................................................... 2,882.2 2,941.4 2,851.7 2,915.0 101.2 95.7 98.8 90.0 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.1

Florida ...................................................................... 8,313.3 8,525.8 8,241.0 8,431.3 452.6 416.8 437.2 394.6 5.4 4.9 5.3 4.7

Daytona Beach ..................................................... 225.1 233.0 223.1 228.7 11.6 10.5 11.6 10.3 5.2 4.5 5.2 4.5

Fort Lauderdale .................................................... 886.9 906.3 886.0 904.0 51.3 44.4 49.5 40.7 5.8 4.9 5.6 4.5

Fort Myers-Cape Coral ......................................... 219.6 229.5 217.0 227.2 9.4 8.4 9.2 9.5 4.3 3.7 4.2 4.2

Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie ..................................... 150.7 153.9 148.8 150.5 12.5 11.8 11.9 12.6 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.4

Fort Walton Beach ................................................ 94.8 98.4 92.3 95.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.1

Gainesville ............................................................ 115.3 119.7 115.3 118.7 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.2

Jacksonville .......................................................... 609.2 629.2 599.9 616.5 32.4 32.1 31.7 29.2 5.3 5.1 5.3 4.7

Lakeland-Winter Haven ........................................ 223.6 228.0 221.6 225.0 16.5 15.6 15.9 14.7 7.4 6.8 7.2 6.5

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay ............................. 230.3 235.8 226.6 232.1 11.1 9.7 10.8 9.8 4.8 4.1 4.8 4.2

Miami .................................................................... 1,109.4 1,129.5 1,110.6 1,128.9 82.1 74.6 78.7 68.9 7.4 6.6 7.1 6.1

Naples .................................................................. 122.1 127.7 121.2 125.9 7.8 6.9 7.5 6.3 6.4 5.4 6.2 5.0

Ocala .................................................................... 108.8 110.8 107.3 108.9 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.2 4.6 4.1 4.5 3.8

Orlando ................................................................. 998.0 1,026.3 986.2 1,011.3 49.9 45.7 48.2 42.1 5.0 4.5 4.9 4.2

Panama City ......................................................... 74.4 75.8 72.2 73.5 3.4 2.9 3.4 2.8 4.6 3.9 4.7 3.8

Pensacola ............................................................. 185.2 191.1 183.4 188.3 7.2 7.1 6.9 6.3 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.3

Punta Gorda ......................................................... 52.5 54.7 52.4 56.3 2.3 2.2 2.6 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.9 7.4

Sarasota-Bradenton ............................................. 312.6 320.9 309.6 318.6 11.5 10.8 11.9 11.0 3.7 3.4 3.9 3.4

Tallahassee .......................................................... 158.1 163.0 157.4 162.5 5.8 5.2 5.4 4.8 3.7 3.2 3.4 2.9

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ........................ 1,360.6 1,384.7 1,344.1 1,365.5 60.9 55.4 59.0 50.8 4.5 4.0 4.4 3.7

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ............................. 595.1 608.9 589.4 599.8 38.1 36.0 36.4 34.4 6.4 5.9 6.2 5.7

Georgia .................................................................... 4,415.5 4,423.9 4,442.6 4,425.2 205.5 188.8 206.4 186.5 4.7 4.3 4.6 4.2

Albany ................................................................... 57.4 57.7 57.6 57.5 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.8 4.8 5.2 4.7 4.8

Athens .................................................................. 79.9 79.3 80.6 79.2 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9

Atlanta .................................................................. 2,437.3 2,436.7 2,446.5 2,444.0 117.7 107.8 118.9 106.0 4.8 4.4 4.9 4.3

Augusta-Aiken ...................................................... 219.3 223.7 219.2 223.4 10.9 12.0 10.6 11.6 5.0 5.4 4.8 5.2

Columbus ............................................................. 132.7 129.6 132.7 129.9 7.7 6.5 7.7 6.5 5.8 5.0 5.8 5.0

Macon ................................................................... 161.6 161.5 162.7 162.2 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.7 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1

Savannah ............................................................. 149.4 149.8 150.7 149.8 5.9 5.4 6.0 5.1 4.0 3.6 4.0 3.4

Hawaii ...................................................................... 625.5 634.1 619.9 626.0 30.0 19.9 29.0 20.3 4.8 3.1 4.7 3.2

Honolulu ............................................................... 439.0 445.5 436.2 440.5 19.3 12.3 18.8 12.9 4.4 2.8 4.3 2.9

Idaho ........................................................................ 700.9 717.9 695.0 710.1 33.8 31.8 29.5 29.0 4.8 4.4 4.2 4.1

Boise City ............................................................. 246.8 254.1 244.4 250.3 12.2 11.2 11.3 10.5 4.9 4.4 4.6 4.2

Pocatello ............................................................... 39.3 39.8 40.6 40.9 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 5.3 4.7 4.4 4.0

Illinois ...................................................................... 6,370.9 6,419.1 6,324.5 6,407.0 431.0 392.5 411.4 363.0 6.8 6.1 6.5 5.7

Bloomington-Normal ............................................. 91.5 92.3 92.8 94.8 2.5 3.0 2.4 2.9 2.7 3.3 2.6 3.0

Champaign-Urbana .............................................. 98.6 98.6 98.0 99.9 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.3

Chicago ................................................................ 4,274.0 4,308.8 4,232.5 4,283.1 297.4 266.7 287.1 248.7 7.0 6.2 6.8 5.8

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ............................. 187.3 190.4 184.7 188.4 9.7 8.9 8.5 8.5 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.5

Decatur ................................................................. 56.2 56.5 55.6 56.0 4.3 4.0 4.1 3.5 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.2

Kankakee .............................................................. 52.4 53.2 51.8 53.0 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.8 7.5 7.8 7.3 7.3

Peoria-Pekin ......................................................... 181.9 184.2 179.6 184.0 9.9 9.1 9.5 8.6 5.5 4.9 5.3 4.7

Rockford ............................................................... 197.0 197.1 193.7 195.5 16.5 15.2 15.5 13.9 8.4 7.7 8.0 7.1

Springfield ............................................................. 108.1 109.4 104.7 106.4 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.1

Indiana ..................................................................... 3,218.4 3,170.3 3,189.3 3,151.6 163.0 154.4 153.6 150.5 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.8

Bloomington .......................................................... 62.9 63.9 67.9 68.8 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.5

Elkhart-Goshen ..................................................... 101.6 97.8 98.8 97.3 4.7 3.8 4.3 3.9 4.6 3.9 4.3 4.0

Evansville-Henderson ........................................... 168.1 165.7 165.6 163.4 7.3 6.8 6.9 6.5 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.0

Fort Wayne ........................................................... 271.1 267.2 267.4 264.9 14.9 13.5 14.2 13.5 5.5 5.0 5.3 5.1

Gary ...................................................................... 308.4 300.2 306.2 299.6 18.4 16.6 15.7 15.6 6.0 5.5 5.1 5.2

Indianapolis .......................................................... 926.7 903.4 912.0 891.8 43.8 42.4 43.3 42.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

Kokomo ................................................................ 51.2 50.6 50.6 50.4 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.7 5.0 4.9 5.5 5.3

Lafayette ............................................................... 90.7 91.2 94.1 94.2 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.0

Muncie .................................................................. 58.8 56.3 59.9 58.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 5.4 5.6 5.0 5.3

South Bend ........................................................... 138.7 137.4 136.4 137.0 7.2 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.2 4.3 4.5 4.3

Terre Haute .......................................................... 72.8 73.4 73.8 73.6 4.1 4.6 3.9 4.3 5.6 6.3 5.3 5.8

Iowa .......................................................................... 1,601.4 1,633.5 1,596.0 1,625.1 66.9 68.1 65.5 68.7 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2

Cedar Rapids ........................................................ 114.1 114.6 113.7 112.3 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.8

Des Moines ........................................................... 270.8 283.4 267.1 280.5 9.7 9.9 9.8 10.2 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.6

Dubuque ............................................................... 49.3 51.2 49.1 51.2 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.5

Iowa City ............................................................... 74.4 75.3 76.7 76.4 2.5 3.0 2.5 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.9

Sioux City ............................................................. 62.5 63.4 62.3 62.6 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.4 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.5

Waterloo-Cedar Falls ............................................ 68.7 72.4 69.9 74.0 3.3 3.4 3.0 3.5 4.9 4.8 4.3 4.8

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

August September August September August September

2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p

Kansas ..................................................................... 1,435.8 1,469.3 1,424.4 1,460.3 74.6 67.9 72.1 64.7 5.2 4.6 5.1 4.4

Lawrence .............................................................. 56.6 58.7 57.3 60.4 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.2

Topeka .................................................................. 91.3 94.1 89.4 92.0 4.6 5.3 4.8 5.1 5.1 5.6 5.4 5.5

Wichita .................................................................. 287.3 294.8 284.1 290.3 20.8 16.3 19.4 15.4 7.3 5.5 6.8 5.3

Kentucky ................................................................. 1,968.3 1,991.7 1,951.7 1,970.8 111.1 93.7 112.0 84.8 5.6 4.7 5.7 4.3

Lexington .............................................................. 254.4 262.1 255.0 262.7 10.3 9.1 10.3 8.1 4.1 3.5 4.0 3.1

Louisville ............................................................... 558.0 562.5 553.5 554.0 29.2 25.0 31.0 23.5 5.2 4.5 5.6 4.3

Owensboro ........................................................... 48.4 49.5 48.8 49.3 3.0 2.5 2.9 2.3 6.2 5.1 6.0 4.6

Louisiana ................................................................. 2,039.6 2,041.9 2,031.7 2,051.5 139.9 103.2 125.6 103.1 6.9 5.1 6.2 5.0

Alexandria ............................................................. 60.5 59.8 59.7 60.1 3.9 2.4 3.3 2.4 6.5 4.0 5.5 4.0

Baton Rouge ......................................................... 309.5 311.1 311.1 315.0 20.6 16.6 18.8 16.1 6.6 5.4 6.1 5.1

Houma .................................................................. 100.1 98.5 99.3 98.5 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.6 4.0

Lafayette ............................................................... 181.2 182.4 180.3 183.1 10.7 6.8 9.8 7.1 5.9 3.7 5.4 3.9

Lake Charles ........................................................ 88.2 89.8 87.0 89.0 6.3 3.8 5.7 3.9 7.2 4.2 6.5 4.4

Monroe ................................................................. 73.6 73.6 73.4 73.7 4.7 3.5 4.1 3.2 6.4 4.7 5.6 4.4

New Orleans ......................................................... 603.8 609.9 603.6 611.3 38.2 29.0 34.7 29.2 6.3 4.8 5.8 4.8

Shreveport-Bossier City ........................................ 184.5 182.9 182.6 183.8 13.5 9.3 12.0 9.1 7.3 5.1 6.6 4.9

Maine ....................................................................... 712.2 718.7 699.8 701.8 30.2 26.3 32.4 28.8 4.2 3.7 4.6 4.1

Bangor .................................................................. 52.8 54.6 53.4 54.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.3

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................... 54.9 55.9 55.0 55.6 2.4 2.0 2.6 2.2 4.4 3.5 4.7 3.9

Portland ................................................................ 145.9 148.7 142.3 144.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.2 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.9

Maryland .................................................................. 2,931.3 2,973.8 2,903.6 2,953.9 128.9 123.9 126.7 115.6 4.4 4.2 4.4 3.9

Baltimore .............................................................. 1,355.3 1,373.6 1,342.8 1,360.2 70.7 67.2 68.4 61.7 5.2 4.9 5.1 4.5

Cumberland .......................................................... 42.8 42.6 43.5 42.8 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.5 6.1 6.5 5.9 5.9

Hagerstown .......................................................... 70.0 70.6 70.2 70.5 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.4 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.4

Massachusetts ........................................................ 3,455.7 3,462.2 3,386.3 3,370.7 201.1 184.9 199.3 156.5 5.8 5.3 5.9 4.6

Barnstable-Yarmouth ............................................ 97.2 94.9 88.0 85.8 3.2 3.3 3.2 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.2

Boston .................................................................. 1,885.8 1,879.9 1,846.3 1,831.7 101.7 89.9 101.3 76.1 5.4 4.8 5.5 4.2

Brockton ............................................................... 144.0 145.3 140.7 140.8 9.1 9.0 8.9 7.5 6.3 6.2 6.3 5.4

Fitchburg-Leominster ............................................ 71.8 73.0 70.5 71.0 6.0 5.8 5.7 4.8 8.3 8.0 8.1 6.8

Lawrence .............................................................. 213.5 212.3 211.2 209.0 18.2 16.4 18.0 14.4 8.5 7.7 8.5 6.9

Lowell ................................................................... 176.8 177.9 176.9 176.0 12.4 11.0 12.1 9.3 7.0 6.2 6.8 5.3

New Bedford ......................................................... 85.2 84.8 83.7 83.3 6.4 6.2 6.3 5.2 7.5 7.3 7.5 6.3

Pittsfield ................................................................ 42.5 42.4 40.9 40.6 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.7 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.3

Springfield ............................................................. 291.3 298.3 291.9 295.6 17.6 17.3 17.7 14.7 6.1 5.8 6.1 5.0

Worcester ............................................................. 266.8 270.9 263.9 264.3 17.3 16.1 16.8 13.4 6.5 5.9 6.4 5.1

Michigan .................................................................. 5,080.9 5,096.0 5,042.0 5,041.2 354.6 315.3 352.0 313.8 7.0 6.2 7.0 6.2

Ann Arbor ............................................................. 310.4 320.2 314.0 318.9 12.6 11.6 12.9 11.9 4.1 3.6 4.1 3.7

Benton Harbor ...................................................... 81.9 83.9 81.5 83.2 6.0 5.4 5.9 5.2 7.3 6.5 7.2 6.2

Detroit ................................................................... 2,251.6 2,252.8 2,228.7 2,226.0 161.9 148.9 163.1 150.0 7.2 6.6 7.3 6.7

Flint ....................................................................... 186.0 183.4 186.0 183.5 18.0 15.2 17.4 15.2 9.7 8.3 9.4 8.3

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland ........................ 611.6 615.9 607.3 610.6 45.9 36.9 45.2 36.5 7.5 6.0 7.4 6.0

Jackson ................................................................ 80.7 79.3 79.8 77.9 6.4 5.1 6.2 4.8 8.0 6.4 7.8 6.2

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek ....................................... 232.7 234.6 231.7 234.2 14.7 13.2 14.3 13.0 6.3 5.6 6.2 5.6

Lansing-East Lansing ........................................... 248.6 247.1 251.8 246.1 11.5 11.9 11.5 11.9 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.8

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland ................................... 199.5 193.4 197.1 190.9 16.1 13.9 15.9 13.9 8.1 7.2 8.1 7.3

Minnesota ................................................................ 2,949.2 2,992.1 2,926.0 2,963.2 135.1 130.3 142.9 129.1 4.6 4.4 4.9 4.4

Duluth-Superior .................................................... 133.7 136.0 133.3 135.4 7.0 6.2 7.0 5.7 5.2 4.5 5.3 4.2

Minneapolis-St.Paul .............................................. 1,852.7 1,884.4 1,837.9 1,864.7 86.5 82.0 93.5 83.8 4.7 4.4 5.1 4.5

Rochester ............................................................. 86.2 88.3 84.3 86.2 3.6 3.1 3.8 3.1 4.1 3.5 4.5 3.6

St. Cloud ............................................................... 105.9 107.8 106.0 108.3 4.4 4.2 4.6 4.2 4.2 3.9 4.3 3.8

Mississippi .............................................................. 1,305.3 1,315.0 1,299.9 1,311.7 81.4 77.0 73.7 73.4 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.6

Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula ................................... 173.0 177.2 172.7 176.3 7.9 7.0 7.6 7.4 4.6 4.0 4.4 4.2

Hattiesburg ........................................................... 54.4 54.4 54.7 55.6 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.0 4.3 4.4 3.7 3.6

Jackson ................................................................ 238.8 243.7 237.8 243.1 9.7 9.9 9.1 10.9 4.1 4.1 3.8 4.5

Missouri ................................................................... 3,007.7 3,039.0 3,009.7 3,022.4 178.9 172.6 161.4 162.8 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.4

Columbia .............................................................. 87.4 89.7 88.7 88.8 2.2 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.1 2.5

Joplin .................................................................... 82.7 83.7 84.5 83.5 4.8 4.2 4.1 3.7 5.8 5.0 4.9 4.5

Kansas City .......................................................... 1,029.6 1,040.4 1,012.5 1,026.4 64.1 61.4 59.8 58.5 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.7

St. Joseph ............................................................. 51.5 52.6 53.0 53.1 3.0 3.3 2.9 3.2 5.9 6.3 5.4 6.0

St. Louis1 .............................................................. 1,401.6 1,425.6 1,389.7 1,414.4 88.7 89.0 82.1 83.7 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.9

Springfield ............................................................. 176.4 182.8 178.4 182.4 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.7 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.7

Montana ................................................................... 486.1 491.9 475.4 481.8 19.2 19.3 18.9 20.7 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.3

Billings .................................................................. 73.3 76.5 72.2 75.1 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.7 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.6

Great Falls ............................................................ 36.9 36.0 36.2 35.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.5

Missoula ............................................................... 56.8 59.1 58.3 58.5 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.7

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

August September August September August September

2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p

Nebraska ................................................................. 978.2 990.7 968.8 981.4 37.4 33.3 36.1 33.0 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.4

Lincoln .................................................................. 154.1 156.1 151.6 156.4 6.0 5.2 5.9 5.2 3.9 3.3 3.9 3.3

Omaha .................................................................. 417.5 413.9 412.9 410.5 18.0 17.2 17.4 17.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2

Nevada ..................................................................... 1,148.4 1,188.7 1,151.6 1,187.6 60.2 46.0 60.2 45.8 5.2 3.9 5.2 3.9

Las Vegas ............................................................. 912.4 949.2 916.3 951.1 49.8 37.8 49.7 37.9 5.5 4.0 5.4 4.0

Reno ..................................................................... 201.4 208.9 201.5 208.0 8.2 6.7 8.2 6.5 4.1 3.2 4.1 3.1

New Hampshire ....................................................... 732.1 739.6 715.5 722.4 31.3 27.0 29.0 23.8 4.3 3.7 4.1 3.3

Manchester ........................................................... 120.6 120.6 118.6 118.1 5.2 4.4 4.9 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.2 3.4

Nashua ................................................................. 112.2 111.6 110.2 110.3 6.2 5.0 5.8 4.5 5.5 4.5 5.3 4.1

Portsmouth-Rochester .......................................... 140.6 141.4 137.9 140.0 5.6 4.6 5.7 4.2 4.0 3.3 4.1 3.0

New Jersey .............................................................. 4,406.8 4,446.5 4,349.2 4,378.0 258.7 213.6 247.3 203.1 5.9 4.8 5.7 4.6

Atlantic-Cape May ................................................ 192.0 193.3 183.6 185.0 11.7 10.5 11.5 10.2 6.1 5.4 6.3 5.5

Bergen-Passaic .................................................... 679.6 683.6 673.7 676.5 41.8 33.1 39.3 30.7 6.1 4.8 5.8 4.5

Jersey City ............................................................ 284.3 289.3 285.9 289.4 23.0 18.6 22.5 18.1 8.1 6.4 7.9 6.3

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ........................... 662.4 674.7 652.9 663.2 34.0 26.6 32.2 24.8 5.1 3.9 4.9 3.7

Monmouth-Ocean ................................................. 593.3 603.3 573.8 583.4 30.9 25.9 29.1 24.3 5.2 4.3 5.1 4.2

Newark ................................................................. 1,071.8 1,075.4 1,061.1 1,060.3 66.2 53.0 63.7 50.6 6.2 4.9 6.0 4.8

Trenton ................................................................. 191.2 193.5 190.4 191.2 9.4 7.7 9.0 7.3 4.9 4.0 4.7 3.8

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton .................................. 66.2 65.9 66.1 66.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 8.1 7.1 7.6 6.7

New Mexico ............................................................. 899.2 910.3 899.1 910.0 59.7 49.6 58.9 48.5 6.6 5.4 6.5 5.3

Albuquerque ......................................................... 388.5 396.9 390.2 397.5 23.0 19.5 22.8 19.4 5.9 4.9 5.8 4.9

Las Cruces ........................................................... 78.7 79.2 78.5 80.3 5.6 4.7 5.7 4.8 7.1 6.0 7.2 6.0

Santa Fe ............................................................... 82.5 84.2 82.1 83.6 3.1 2.7 3.2 2.7 3.8 3.2 3.9 3.2

New York ................................................................. 9,398.5 9,408.5 9,233.2 9,258.1 580.9 512.6 581.8 499.3 6.2 5.4 6.3 5.4

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................... 476.6 476.4 465.2 464.7 17.5 16.7 18.3 16.1 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.5

Binghamton .......................................................... 123.0 122.1 122.6 121.8 6.3 5.5 6.9 5.5 5.1 4.5 5.6 4.5

Buffalo-Niagara Falls ............................................ 582.7 577.0 570.6 562.7 37.1 35.6 35.6 31.2 6.4 6.2 6.2 5.6

Dutchess County .................................................. 131.3 132.7 128.1 129.9 4.5 4.9 5.0 4.9 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.8

Elmira ................................................................... 42.8 41.7 41.8 40.7 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.1 6.2 5.6 6.4 5.3

Glens Falls ............................................................ 67.7 68.0 62.0 62.8 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.3 3.6 3.5 4.0 3.7

Jamestown ........................................................... 68.2 67.4 65.7 64.7 4.0 3.5 4.1 3.2 5.8 5.2 6.3 5.0

Nassau-Suffolk ..................................................... 1,506.8 1,509.3 1,472.8 1,473.4 66.1 63.8 62.8 58.2 4.4 4.2 4.3 3.9

New York .............................................................. 4,377.6 4,403.7 4,323.3 4,368.5 337.3 278.1 334.5 279.0 7.7 6.3 7.7 6.4

 New York City .................................................... 3,678.7 3,702.9 3,644.5 3,687.8 307.9 249.1 306.5 252.8 8.4 6.7 8.4 6.9

Newburgh ............................................................. 196.3 198.9 191.8 193.1 9.7 9.9 9.4 9.0 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.6

Rochester ............................................................. 585.4 576.1 574.2 564.5 31.3 29.0 33.7 28.9 5.3 5.0 5.9 5.1

Syracuse ............................................................... 375.0 374.4 370.7 368.9 20.1 19.7 22.0 19.3 5.4 5.3 5.9 5.2

Utica-Rome ........................................................... 148.6 146.6 143.6 142.1 6.6 6.3 6.8 5.9 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.1

North Carolina ......................................................... 4,280.8 4,218.1 4,259.9 4,168.1 276.0 206.8 255.5 183.1 6.4 4.9 6.0 4.4

Asheville ............................................................... 122.3 122.8 120.6 121.7 4.4 3.6 4.0 3.5 3.6 2.9 3.4 2.9

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill ................................ 880.8 881.3 880.9 877.2 63.2 48.7 60.5 43.3 7.2 5.5 6.9 4.9

Fayetteville ........................................................... 126.9 125.4 130.0 126.1 7.0 5.4 6.6 4.9 5.5 4.3 5.1 3.9

Goldsboro ............................................................. 52.2 50.8 51.9 50.2 3.0 2.1 2.7 1.9 5.8 4.2 5.2 3.8

Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point .......... 691.3 679.8 686.0 670.5 43.5 32.5 40.5 28.6 6.3 4.8 5.9 4.3

Greenville ............................................................. 72.7 70.8 73.4 71.4 5.3 4.4 4.8 3.6 7.3 6.2 6.6 5.1

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir .................................... 178.3 168.9 177.2 166.1 16.0 11.6 15.0 10.9 9.0 6.9 8.5 6.6

Jacksonville .......................................................... 52.7 51.8 52.0 50.9 2.7 2.1 2.6 1.9 5.1 4.1 4.9 3.8

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ................................. 723.5 730.8 722.6 721.8 33.1 24.6 30.8 21.5 4.6 3.4 4.3 3.0

Rocky Mount ......................................................... 71.2 69.4 70.4 68.1 6.1 5.1 5.5 4.4 8.6 7.4 7.8 6.5

Wilmington ............................................................ 132.0 129.7 130.0 126.9 6.6 4.5 6.1 3.9 5.0 3.5 4.7 3.1

North Dakota ........................................................... 356.2 359.6 348.7 352.9 13.1 10.9 9.8 9.3 3.7 3.0 2.8 2.6

Bismarck ............................................................... 57.6 59.0 56.2 57.2 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.2

Fargo-Moorhead ................................................... 112.0 113.4 110.4 112.7 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.0

Grand Forks .......................................................... 54.8 55.7 54.8 56.5 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.6 4.2 3.5 2.9 2.8

Ohio ......................................................................... 5,994.2 5,946.3 5,905.2 5,851.9 337.9 344.9 338.6 332.6 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.7

Akron .................................................................... 379.9 376.0 379.5 374.9 19.7 19.6 19.9 19.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2

Canton-Massillon .................................................. 208.2 205.2 204.7 201.9 13.0 12.0 12.8 11.8 6.3 5.9 6.3 5.8

Cincinnati .............................................................. 892.4 901.9 876.9 881.3 43.3 45.8 44.0 43.0 4.9 5.1 5.0 4.9

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ........................................ 1,142.2 1,134.3 1,127.0 1,113.5 69.9 71.1 72.4 67.7 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.1

Columbus ............................................................. 908.8 904.3 890.6 885.4 42.4 44.0 42.3 43.6 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.9

Dayton-Springfield ................................................ 480.6 471.0 473.4 463.2 28.3 27.9 27.8 26.3 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.7

Hamilton-Middletown ............................................ 204.9 202.1 206.1 203.9 8.5 8.8 8.7 8.6 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2

Lima ...................................................................... 78.3 77.9 76.0 76.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.8 5.2 5.6

Mansfield .............................................................. 84.1 82.0 82.2 80.4 6.2 6.0 6.3 5.8 7.4 7.3 7.6 7.2

Steubenville-Weirton ............................................ 56.0 55.7 55.0 55.0 3.7 5.2 3.6 4.6 6.5 9.3 6.5 8.3

Toledo ................................................................... 325.1 316.0 322.0 312.2 21.8 22.0 21.6 19.9 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.4

Youngstown-Warren ............................................. 277.8 275.6 276.5 272.2 18.6 19.8 18.8 18.5 6.7 7.2 6.8 6.8

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

August September August September August September

2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p

Oklahoma ................................................................ 1,698.7 1,701.9 1,695.5 1,704.6 93.4 65.0 94.1 71.2 5.5 3.8 5.6 4.2

Enid ...................................................................... 26.9 26.5 26.4 26.2 0.9 0.6 1.0 0.7 3.5 2.2 3.7 2.7

Lawton .................................................................. 42.9 42.7 42.4 42.2 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 3.5 3.2 3.8 3.5

Oklahoma City ...................................................... 577.3 586.0 573.1 587.9 28.2 19.5 28.1 22.0 4.9 3.3 4.9 3.7

Tulsa ..................................................................... 427.3 423.5 419.7 421.4 27.0 16.9 27.3 18.6 6.3 4.0 6.5 4.4

Oregon ..................................................................... 1,884.0 1,871.1 1,852.4 1,835.3 147.1 127.9 138.0 120.2 7.8 6.8 7.4 6.5

Corvallis ................................................................ 41.6 41.1 40.6 40.1 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.4 4.1 3.6 4.1 3.5

Eugene-Springfield ............................................... 170.1 169.6 167.9 167.3 13.2 11.5 12.6 11.0 7.8 6.8 7.5 6.6

Medford-Ashland .................................................. 98.8 99.1 97.7 99.0 6.9 6.6 6.1 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.8

Portland-Vancouver .............................................. 1,101.6 1,090.2 1,085.9 1,069.1 92.6 74.9 88.4 69.9 8.4 6.9 8.1 6.5

Salem ................................................................... 191.6 189.1 185.9 183.0 13.9 12.9 12.6 11.9 7.2 6.8 6.8 6.5

Pennsylvania ........................................................... 6,224.8 6,344.1 6,127.1 6,264.8 324.9 340.9 307.4 306.5 5.2 5.4 5.0 4.9

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................... 334.3 339.3 328.9 334.3 18.1 19.2 17.5 17.4 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.2

Altoona ................................................................. 65.8 67.4 65.2 67.5 2.8 3.2 2.8 3.4 4.2 4.8 4.3 5.0

Erie ....................................................................... 140.3 143.0 138.9 142.2 8.9 9.0 8.3 8.3 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.8

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle ................................ 368.3 376.7 359.5 369.4 13.3 13.7 12.2 12.1 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.3

Johnstown ............................................................ 102.8 105.0 101.4 103.2 6.2 7.2 5.7 6.3 6.1 6.8 5.7 6.1

Lancaster .............................................................. 259.7 269.1 254.0 264.6 9.6 10.0 9.0 8.7 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.3

Philadelphia .......................................................... 2,649.1 2,672.5 2,616.7 2,641.8 145.0 142.6 142.7 131.7 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.0

Pittsburgh ............................................................. 1,196.3 1,213.3 1,174.3 1,196.6 62.2 65.3 57.0 57.4 5.2 5.4 4.9 4.8

Reading ................................................................ 185.1 188.3 183.0 187.2 10.5 9.8 10.0 9.1 5.6 5.2 5.4 4.9

Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton ..................... 311.9 317.8 307.4 314.5 16.7 20.5 15.3 19.1 5.3 6.5 5.0 6.1

Sharon .................................................................. 58.5 58.4 58.3 58.4 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.6 4.7 5.0 4.2 4.4

State College ........................................................ 67.9 69.7 68.5 71.0 2.3 2.7 2.0 2.4 3.4 3.8 3.0 3.3

Williamsport .......................................................... 56.7 58.8 56.5 58.8 3.3 3.7 3.1 3.6 5.9 6.2 5.4 6.1

York ...................................................................... 199.1 203.2 196.9 200.3 9.5 9.5 8.7 8.1 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.0

Rhode Island ........................................................... 578.8 573.7 573.8 566.9 28.9 30.6 26.3 25.9 5.0 5.3 4.6 4.6

Providence-Fall River-Warwick ............................ 647.2 644.4 642.1 636.8 34.4 36.3 32.1 31.2 5.3 5.6 5.0 4.9

South Carolina ........................................................ 2,030.3 2,092.5 2,017.3 2,084.3 139.7 135.7 137.7 140.2 6.9 6.5 6.8 6.7

Charleston-North Charleston ................................ 296.2 316.9 292.4 312.9 14.5 14.1 13.8 14.8 4.9 4.5 4.7 4.7

Columbia .............................................................. 291.9 301.6 287.8 302.8 12.1 12.8 12.1 13.8 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.5

Florence ................................................................ 64.6 68.2 64.5 68.6 5.6 5.7 5.5 6.1 8.6 8.3 8.6 8.9

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ........................ 507.4 522.7 506.7 520.9 33.7 32.4 31.4 32.1 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.2

Myrtle Beach ......................................................... 115.9 122.5 113.0 121.2 4.4 4.5 4.6 5.0 3.8 3.7 4.1 4.1

Sumter .................................................................. 46.6 45.7 47.0 45.8 3.7 3.6 3.7 4.5 8.0 7.8 7.8 9.8

South Dakota .......................................................... 433.2 432.0 424.3 424.2 14.5 12.6 12.9 12.0 3.3 2.9 3.0 2.8

Rapid City ............................................................. 52.8 53.9 51.0 52.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 2.9 2.5 3.1 2.9

Sioux Falls ............................................................ 112.9 113.8 112.0 113.7 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7

Tennessee ............................................................... 2,925.0 2,947.5 2,922.9 2,954.3 175.1 142.8 168.9 142.8 6.0 4.8 5.8 4.8

Chattanooga ......................................................... 238.0 240.8 238.5 242.6 9.9 8.3 9.1 8.3 4.2 3.4 3.8 3.4

Clarksville-Hopkinsville ......................................... 91.4 94.1 92.0 94.6 5.2 4.4 5.3 4.5 5.7 4.6 5.8 4.8

Jackson ................................................................ 59.4 59.6 59.5 60.1 3.6 2.9 3.4 2.9 6.0 4.8 5.8 4.8

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol ............................. 234.0 233.2 232.9 232.0 14.4 11.5 13.9 10.7 6.1 4.9 6.0 4.6

Knoxville ............................................................... 381.7 390.5 381.1 391.0 14.2 12.2 13.6 12.1 3.7 3.1 3.6 3.1

Memphis ............................................................... 583.8 589.0 581.9 589.1 38.6 34.3 37.7 35.3 6.6 5.8 6.5 6.0

Nashville ............................................................... 692.6 701.0 691.1 702.1 32.0 26.9 31.8 27.0 4.6 3.8 4.6 3.8

Texas ....................................................................... 10,995.3 11,020.2 10,953.1 10,986.7 765.4 643.0 742.1 598.6 7.0 5.8 6.8 5.4

Abilene .................................................................. 62.0 62.4 62.3 62.4 2.7 2.0 2.6 1.8 4.4 3.3 4.2 2.9

Amarillo ................................................................. 120.1 121.0 120.4 121.2 5.2 4.0 4.9 3.8 4.3 3.3 4.1 3.1

Austin-San Marcos ............................................... 779.4 779.1 774.2 775.0 45.7 34.9 44.9 32.3 5.9 4.5 5.8 4.2

Beaumont-Port Arthur ........................................... 184.6 183.9 185.1 183.5 18.2 16.7 17.8 15.5 9.8 9.1 9.6 8.4

Brazoria ................................................................ 114.5 116.7 115.3 116.6 10.8 10.4 10.5 9.2 9.4 8.9 9.1 7.9

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito ........................ 145.7 144.2 143.7 142.8 16.1 12.9 15.3 12.2 11.1 8.9 10.7 8.6

Bryan-College Station ........................................... 80.1 81.9 84.5 86.6 2.1 1.6 2.0 1.4 2.6 1.9 2.3 1.7

Corpus Christi ....................................................... 185.2 184.7 183.6 183.1 12.8 12.8 12.2 12.1 6.9 6.9 6.6 6.6

Dallas .................................................................... 2,052.4 2,051.4 2,036.8 2,041.6 149.0 122.8 144.9 115.6 7.3 6.0 7.1 5.7

El Paso ................................................................. 301.2 298.2 303.6 300.8 30.9 22.3 30.7 21.6 10.3 7.5 10.1 7.2

Fort Worth-Arlington ............................................. 973.1 968.7 964.8 962.0 64.2 53.1 62.1 49.8 6.6 5.5 6.4 5.2

Galveston-Texas City ........................................... 127.4 128.9 126.8 127.5 11.3 10.4 10.9 9.5 8.9 8.1 8.6 7.4

Houston ................................................................ 2,343.5 2,361.1 2,339.3 2,357.8 169.0 147.6 165.5 138.1 7.2 6.3 7.1 5.9

Killeen-Temple ...................................................... 123.4 123.4 123.8 123.9 7.0 5.5 7.0 5.1 5.7 4.5 5.7 4.1

Laredo .................................................................. 83.9 87.7 83.6 87.4 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.1 6.9 6.2 6.7 5.8

Longview-Marshall ................................................ 108.7 109.3 108.1 108.6 7.4 5.7 6.9 5.4 6.8 5.2 6.4 5.0

Lubbock ................................................................ 130.1 132.1 129.8 131.6 5.3 4.7 4.6 3.9 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.0

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................... 228.7 230.2 229.1 229.7 31.3 26.5 30.5 24.4 13.7 11.5 13.3 10.6

Odessa-Midland ................................................... 129.0 127.7 129.7 128.8 7.7 6.1 7.4 5.6 6.0 4.8 5.7 4.4

San Angelo ........................................................... 51.7 53.2 51.7 53.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.6 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.1

San Antonio .......................................................... 840.2 848.2 836.3 845.9 49.1 41.8 47.5 39.2 5.8 4.9 5.7 4.6

Sherman-Denison ................................................. 52.8 51.1 52.8 51.6 4.2 2.9 4.0 2.8 8.0 5.7 7.5 5.4

Texarkana ............................................................. 57.6 59.3 57.5 59.3 3.2 2.9 3.2 2.8 5.5 4.9 5.6 4.8

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

August September August September August September

2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p 2003 2004 2003 2004p

Texas—Continued

Tyler ...................................................................... 97.7 99.5 97.2 99.1 4.8 4.2 4.6 3.9 4.9 4.2 4.7 3.9

Victoria .................................................................. 45.5 46.5 45.2 46.5 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.0 5.2 4.7 5.3 4.4

Waco .................................................................... 105.9 105.8 105.8 106.0 6.0 4.7 5.6 4.2 5.6 4.5 5.3 4.0

Wichita Falls ......................................................... 65.5 65.3 65.4 65.1 3.7 2.5 3.5 2.2 5.7 3.8 5.4 3.4

Utah .......................................................................... 1,200.6 1,223.3 1,193.5 1,218.3 68.7 59.8 62.1 55.0 5.7 4.9 5.2 4.5

Provo-Orem .......................................................... 180.5 185.4 184.6 191.0 8.3 7.2 7.6 6.7 4.6 3.9 4.1 3.5

Salt Lake City-Ogden ........................................... 761.0 766.5 748.2 756.3 45.5 39.0 41.2 36.1 6.0 5.1 5.5 4.8

Vermont ................................................................... 352.3 356.0 352.3 353.2 14.8 10.8 15.3 10.3 4.2 3.0 4.3 2.9

Burlington ............................................................. 107.3 110.7 107.6 110.1 3.9 2.8 4.8 2.8 3.7 2.6 4.5 2.6

Virginia .................................................................... 3,820.3 3,889.0 3,774.9 3,821.0 159.9 142.6 157.4 127.0 4.2 3.7 4.2 3.3

Charlottesville ....................................................... 77.5 78.5 78.7 77.6 3.0 2.2 2.7 1.8 3.9 2.8 3.5 2.3

Danville ................................................................. 58.3 58.6 58.1 57.9 6.1 6.0 5.3 4.7 10.4 10.2 9.2 8.1

Lynchburg ............................................................. 105.8 104.7 104.6 103.7 5.4 4.5 5.7 3.9 5.1 4.3 5.4 3.8

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News ................. 810.4 823.0 796.3 806.8 38.0 37.2 37.2 34.3 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.3

Richmond-Petersburg ........................................... 546.8 557.8 537.6 545.8 25.2 24.3 25.0 22.0 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.0

Roanoke ............................................................... 128.4 129.7 128.1 128.3 4.7 4.0 4.8 3.6 3.7 3.1 3.7 2.8

Washington ............................................................. 3,141.2 3,210.9 3,116.8 3,183.3 231.0 188.2 222.8 162.6 7.4 5.9 7.2 5.1

Bellingham ............................................................ 90.1 92.1 86.6 88.9 5.3 4.8 5.1 4.2 5.9 5.2 5.9 4.7

Bremerton ............................................................. 101.9 106.2 100.1 104.6 6.1 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.9 5.0 6.0 4.8

Olympia ................................................................ 108.9 112.2 107.5 110.4 6.3 5.5 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.9 5.8 4.5

Richland-Kennewick-Pasco .................................. 104.8 107.2 105.7 107.1 7.2 6.1 7.1 5.2 6.9 5.7 6.8 4.9

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ....................................... 1,391.1 1,422.1 1,373.7 1,406.1 99.5 79.1 98.4 70.0 7.2 5.6 7.2 5.0

Spokane ............................................................... 214.6 218.2 213.8 218.0 13.9 11.3 13.5 9.9 6.5 5.2 6.3 4.6

Tacoma ................................................................. 353.6 365.7 353.5 365.2 27.4 23.1 27.0 20.6 7.7 6.3 7.6 5.7

Yakima .................................................................. 115.1 115.2 119.6 116.5 10.9 9.7 8.8 7.0 9.5 8.4 7.4 6.0

West Virginia ........................................................... 795.2 811.1 785.0 802.1 46.5 41.5 41.2 34.9 5.8 5.1 5.2 4.4

Charleston ............................................................ 129.7 132.6 126.8 131.6 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.2 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.0

Huntington-Ashland .............................................. 134.6 137.4 134.1 136.6 8.8 8.4 8.2 7.1 6.6 6.1 6.1 5.2

Parkersburg-Marietta ............................................ 77.9 78.0 76.8 76.9 4.8 4.3 4.2 3.7 6.1 5.6 5.5 4.8

Wheeling ............................................................... 73.8 75.8 73.1 74.5 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.1 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.2

Wisconsin ................................................................ 3,122.6 3,145.9 3,073.8 3,099.8 164.7 139.0 144.1 126.5 5.3 4.4 4.7 4.1

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah .................................. 238.2 238.9 233.4 235.2 11.3 9.1 10.0 8.5 4.8 3.8 4.3 3.6

Eau Claire ............................................................. 87.7 89.3 87.1 89.1 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.2 4.5 4.0 3.9 3.6

Green Bay ............................................................ 148.2 153.5 147.8 151.7 6.9 6.0 6.1 5.8 4.7 3.9 4.1 3.8

Janesville-Beloit .................................................... 79.6 79.0 78.6 77.9 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.3 6.4 5.8 5.8 5.6

Kenosha ............................................................... 87.2 86.0 84.9 85.2 5.0 4.3 4.4 4.1 5.7 5.0 5.2 4.8

La Crosse ............................................................. 75.7 77.5 75.6 77.1 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.3 3.9 3.2 3.3 3.0

Madison ................................................................ 291.7 293.6 288.0 289.7 8.2 6.8 7.3 6.5 2.8 2.3 2.5 2.2

Milwaukee-Waukesha .......................................... 835.7 845.2 819.3 834.7 52.4 44.0 46.4 40.3 6.3 5.2 5.7 4.8

Racine .................................................................. 97.3 96.2 95.2 94.2 8.0 6.3 6.8 5.6 8.2 6.6 7.1 6.0

Sheboygan ........................................................... 66.0 69.6 65.1 66.9 3.0 2.5 2.7 2.3 4.5 3.5 4.1 3.5

Wausau ................................................................ 78.4 78.8 77.7 78.0 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.5 4.1 3.6 3.6 3.2

Wyoming ................................................................. 283.4 283.6 280.3 280.6 10.2 8.6 10.2 9.1 3.6 3.0 3.6 3.3

Casper .................................................................. 36.7 36.8 36.4 36.5 1.7 1.2 1.6 1.3 4.5 3.2 4.4 3.6

Cheyenne ............................................................. 44.4 44.3 44.0 43.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.4

Puerto Rico ............................................................. 1,378.5 1,419.9 1,361.0 1,420.2 168.4 162.1 166.2 138.5 12.2 11.4 12.2 9.8

Aguadilla ............................................................... 49.2 51.1 48.5 51.0 7.8 7.8 7.6 6.8 15.9 15.3 15.6 13.3

Arecibo ................................................................. 55.6 57.2 55.2 57.0 8.3 7.5 8.0 6.3 15.0 13.2 14.5 11.1

Caguas ................................................................. 124.4 130.2 123.0 129.5 14.3 14.5 14.2 12.3 11.5 11.1 11.6 9.5

Mayaguez ............................................................. 89.0 91.1 88.1 91.3 13.1 12.5 12.8 10.7 14.8 13.7 14.5 11.7

Ponce ................................................................... 107.1 107.6 106.0 107.8 16.4 15.1 16.5 13.4 15.3 14.1 15.6 12.4

San Juan-Bayamon .............................................. 786.9 807.2 775.1 810.9 78.6 75.6 77.9 64.3 10.0 9.4 10.0 7.9

1 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions. 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. Area definitions are published annually in the May issue of

Employment and Earnings. 
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

August September Change September 2003 to

 September 2004p

2003 2004 2003 2004p Number Percent

Alabama ................................................................................. 1,869.3 1,878.7 1,880.9 1,886.8 5.9 0.3

Birmingham ........................................................................ 474.3 474.0 475.5 475.1 -.4 -.1

Huntsville ............................................................................ 188.6 190.6 190.1 191.5 1.4 .7

Mobile ................................................................................. 224.4 227.4 224.8 227.8 3.0 1.3

Montgomery ........................................................................ 163.1 164.8 163.2 164.2 1.0 .6

Tuscaloosa ......................................................................... 80.6 81.4 82.3 83.0 .7 .9

Alaska .................................................................................... 319.7 323.4 313.4 317.6 4.2 1.3

Anchorage .......................................................................... 145.3 146.9 145.7 148.0 2.3 1.6

Arizona .................................................................................. 2,265.6 2,322.5 2,295.8 2,349.9 54.1 2.4

Phoenix-Mesa ..................................................................... 1,602.5 1,644.1 1,621.3 1,660.2 38.9 2.4

Tucson ................................................................................ 338.3 344.4 345.8 352.2 6.4 1.9

Arkansas ............................................................................... 1,139.8 1,148.7 1,154.6 1,162.5 7.9 .7

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers .......................................... 172.5 176.4 174.4 178.9 4.5 2.6

Fort Smith ........................................................................... 99.3 98.5 100.4 98.6 -1.8 -1.8

Little Rock-North Little Rock ............................................... 317.3 318.7 320.5 321.8 1.3 .4

Pine Bluff ............................................................................ 35.4 36.6 35.9 36.9 1.0 2.8

California ............................................................................... 14,360.7 14,462.4 14,425.6 14,539.1 113.5 .8

Bakersfield .......................................................................... 205.2 205.1 206.4 206.2 -.2 -.1

Fresno ................................................................................ 317.1 319.3 316.6 320.0 3.4 1.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach ................................................... 3,959.8 3,969.9 3,975.2 3,991.1 15.9 .4

Modesto .............................................................................. 157.6 159.7 157.2 155.1 -2.1 -1.3

Oakland .............................................................................. 1,014.8 1,018.8 1,019.4 1,026.2 6.8 .7

Orange County ................................................................... 1,424.7 1,429.5 1,427.3 1,433.2 5.9 .4

Riverside-San Bernardino .................................................. 1,077.2 1,102.9 1,088.7 1,114.5 25.8 2.4

Sacramento ........................................................................ 753.0 751.9 753.8 754.7 .9 .1

Salinas ................................................................................ 131.1 128.9 130.4 128.1 -2.3 -1.8

San Diego ........................................................................... 1,244.4 1,261.0 1,243.7 1,262.2 18.5 1.5

San Francisco ..................................................................... 947.8 947.9 948.6 951.1 2.5 .3

San Jose ............................................................................. 848.7 839.2 846.9 839.6 -7.3 -.9

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc .................................. 164.3 168.6 165.0 169.4 4.4 2.7

Santa Rosa ......................................................................... 178.6 180.7 180.8 182.6 1.8 1.0

Stockton-Lodi ...................................................................... 197.2 201.3 200.6 204.0 3.4 1.7

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa ......................................................... 184.0 184.1 184.6 184.2 -.4 -.2

Ventura ............................................................................... 281.8 283.0 284.0 285.0 1.0 .4

Colorado ................................................................................ 2,161.5 2,177.5 2,155.9 2,178.5 22.6 1.0

Boulder-Longmont ............................................................. 153.7 152.7 156.8 156.2 -.6 -.4

Colorado Springs ................................................................ 239.0 239.9 239.9 240.3 .4 .2

Denver ............................................................................... 1,150.8 1,152.4 1,145.5 1,151.2 5.7 .5

Connecticut ........................................................................... 1,630.6 1,633.7 1,643.6 1,646.9 3.3 .2

Bridgeport ........................................................................... 182.3 181.8 183.2 182.6 -.6 -.3

Danbury .............................................................................. 87.8 88.5 89.0 89.9 .9 1.0

Hartford ............................................................................... 587.2 578.7 594.1 585.7 -8.4 -1.4

New Haven-Meriden ........................................................... 249.9 249.0 254.1 251.7 -2.4 -.9

New London-Norwich ......................................................... 148.0 148.3 147.4 147.3 -.1 -.1

Stamford-Norwalk ............................................................... 195.2 195.5 196.1 194.6 -1.5 -.8

Waterbury ........................................................................... 82.2 82.6 82.3 82.2 -.1 -.1

Delaware ................................................................................ 417.2 423.5 418.6 425.3 6.7 1.6

Dover .................................................................................. 58.3 61.3 59.0 61.1 2.1 3.6

Wilmington-Newark ............................................................ 317.7 324.3 320.5 326.9 6.4 2.0

District of Columbia ............................................................. 661.6 675.0 663.8 671.4 7.6 1.1

Washington PMSA ............................................................. 2,833.3 2,900.0 2,844.0 2,909.6 65.6 2.3

Florida .................................................................................... 7,275.4 7,426.5 7,298.7 7,423.7 125.0 1.7

Daytona Beach ................................................................... 171.4 177.2 172.5 176.3 3.8 2.2

Fort Lauderdale .................................................................. 706.0 720.7 717.6 731.8 14.2 2.0

Fort Myers-Cape Coral ....................................................... 186.4 193.9 187.0 193.7 6.7 3.6

Gainesville .......................................................................... 122.8 125.7 124.4 126.8 2.4 1.9

Jacksonville ........................................................................ 562.0 575.3 562.0 573.5 11.5 2.0

Lakeland-Winter Haven ...................................................... 187.2 190.3 188.5 190.6 2.1 1.1

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay ........................................... 193.1 197.0 193.0 196.3 3.3 1.7

Miami .................................................................................. 984.2 995.3 1,003.6 1,013.1 9.5 .9

Orlando ............................................................................... 925.9 947.8 929.8 949.4 19.6 2.1

Pensacola ........................................................................... 158.1 161.6 159.1 162.1 3.0 1.9

Sarasota-Bradenton ........................................................... 283.3 289.1 284.6 290.7 6.1 2.1

Tallahassee ........................................................................ 156.1 159.7 158.2 161.9 3.7 2.3

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ...................................... 1,225.6 1,240.5 1,229.5 1,243.6 14.1 1.1

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ........................................... 521.3 530.9 525.1 531.0 5.9 1.1

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(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

August September Change September 2003 to

 September 2004p

2003 2004 2003 2004p Number Percent

Georgia .................................................................................. 3,873.3 3,905.6 3,882.4 3,912.8 30.4 0.8

Albany ................................................................................. 57.0 57.3 57.0 57.5 .5 .9

Athens ................................................................................ 74.4 74.2 74.6 74.5 -.1 -.1

Atlanta ................................................................................ 2,170.8 2,184.1 2,172.2 2,187.8 15.6 .7

Augusta-Aiken .................................................................... 202.6 203.9 203.0 204.5 1.5 .7

Columbus ........................................................................... 118.5 117.4 118.3 117.6 -.7 -.6

Macon ................................................................................. 150.0 150.8 150.4 151.1 .7 .5

Savannah ........................................................................... 140.7 142.2 141.4 142.6 1.2 .8

Hawaii .................................................................................... 562.0 576.9 564.5 580.1 15.6 2.8

Honolulu ............................................................................. 414.0 425.3 416.5 428.1 11.6 2.8

Idaho ...................................................................................... 578.4 592.5 582.6 599.0 16.4 2.8

Boise City ........................................................................... 229.3 238.2 230.3 239.7 9.4 4.1

Illinois .................................................................................... 5,827.3 5,840.3 5,849.3 5,859.2 9.9 .2

Bloomington-Normal ........................................................... 89.0 88.2 91.2 90.6 -.6 -.7

Champaign-Urbana ............................................................ 102.1 101.0 102.6 102.6 .0 .0

Chicago .............................................................................. 4,103.9 4,116.0 4,109.4 4,115.5 6.1 .1

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ........................................... 179.3 179.3 179.9 179.0 -.9 -.5

Decatur ............................................................................... 53.8 54.0 54.2 54.1 -.1 -.2

Kankakee ............................................................................ 42.7 42.9 42.9 43.0 .1 .2

Peoria-Pekin ....................................................................... 169.1 169.8 169.0 170.2 1.2 .7

Rockford ............................................................................. 170.8 170.5 170.3 170.1 -.2 -.1

Springfield ........................................................................... 113.1 113.2 110.6 110.4 -.2 -.2

Indiana ................................................................................... 2,890.7 2,899.9 2,928.6 2,943.0 14.4 .5

Bloomington ........................................................................ 64.0 66.6 70.7 72.9 2.2 3.1

Elkhart-Goshen ................................................................... 122.1 120.5 121.2 121.6 .4 .3

Evansville-Henderson ......................................................... 161.6 161.5 161.9 162.1 .2 .1

Fort Wayne ......................................................................... 262.5 264.6 263.6 266.1 2.5 .9

Gary .................................................................................... 259.3 257.4 263.4 261.5 -1.9 -.7

Indianapolis ........................................................................ 896.1 886.4 895.7 888.5 -7.2 -.8

Kokomo .............................................................................. 49.9 49.8 49.9 50.1 .2 .4

Lafayette ............................................................................. 90.1 92.8 95.5 97.2 1.7 1.8

Muncie ................................................................................ 54.1 52.5 56.2 55.3 -.9 -1.6

South Bend ......................................................................... 131.2 133.5 132.1 135.2 3.1 2.3

Terre Haute ........................................................................ 67.4 68.6 69.8 70.4 .6 .9

Iowa ........................................................................................ 1,430.9 1,440.0 1,450.7 1,459.4 8.7 .6

Cedar Rapids ...................................................................... 115.5 113.0 116.4 112.1 -4.3 -3.7

Des Moines ......................................................................... 287.0 293.6 287.0 295.5 8.5 3.0

Dubuque ............................................................................. 51.1 52.1 52.0 53.1 1.1 2.1

Iowa City ............................................................................ 75.0 73.4 78.2 76.1 -2.1 -2.7

Sioux City ........................................................................... 61.1 60.9 62.0 61.1 -.9 -1.5

Waterloo-Cedar Falls .......................................................... 70.4 72.9 72.9 75.7 2.8 3.8

Kansas ................................................................................... 1,293.7 1,306.5 1,310.3 1,334.2 23.9 1.8

Lawrence ............................................................................ 48.5 48.4 50.5 51.0 .5 1.0

Topeka ................................................................................ 100.0 98.9 99.6 98.3 -1.3 -1.3

Wichita ................................................................................ 270.0 271.5 274.6 272.1 -2.5 -.9

Kentucky ............................................................................... 1,782.8 1,794.4 1,791.9 1,810.7 18.8 1.0

Lexington ............................................................................ 274.1 275.8 278.5 280.7 2.2 .8

Louisville ............................................................................. 562.5 560.9 562.6 562.3 -.3 -.1

Owensboro ......................................................................... 43.9 43.5 43.7 43.6 -.1 -.2

Louisiana ............................................................................... 1,894.1 1,894.9 1,905.8 1,906.8 1.0 .1

Alexandria ........................................................................... 56.4 55.9 56.3 56.2 -.1 -.2

Baton Rouge ....................................................................... 303.3 301.8 307.1 305.5 -1.6 -.5

Houma ................................................................................ 85.0 81.7 84.7 81.6 -3.1 -3.7

Lafayette ............................................................................. 169.3 170.8 170.0 171.1 1.1 .6

Lake Charles ...................................................................... 83.9 86.3 83.5 85.1 1.6 1.9

Monroe ............................................................................... 73.0 72.8 73.6 73.1 -.5 -.7

New Orleans ....................................................................... 609.0 608.9 614.1 608.6 -5.5 -.9

Shreveport-Bossier City ...................................................... 172.3 170.3 172.5 171.3 -1.2 -.7

Maine ..................................................................................... 618.9 623.3 617.8 624.0 6.2 1.0

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................................. 46.0 46.7 46.5 47.0 .5 1.1

Portland .............................................................................. 159.9 161.3 158.6 160.3 1.7 1.1

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Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

August September Change September 2003 to

 September 2004p

2003 2004 2003 2004p Number Percent

Maryland ................................................................................ 2,484.8 2,518.9 2,493.5 2,541.3 47.8 1.9

Baltimore PMSA ................................................................. 1,244.2 1,264.2 1,250.1 1,270.2 20.1 1.6

Baltimore City ..................................................................... 383.4 391.6 384.0 393.2 9.2 2.4

Suburban Maryland-D.C. .................................................... 938.2 947.9 939.5 961.7 22.2 2.4

Massachusetts ...................................................................... 3,176.6 3,166.4 3,196.7 3,189.8 -6.9 -.2

Barnstable-Yarmouth .......................................................... 76.1 74.1 70.6 69.1 -1.5 -2.1

Boston ................................................................................ 1,921.0 1,913.0 1,927.3 1,921.5 -5.8 -.3

Brockton ............................................................................. 100.3 100.8 100.7 101.3 .6 .6

Fitchburg-Leominster .......................................................... 50.7 51.3 51.2 52.0 .8 1.6

Lawrence ............................................................................ 152.1 151.1 154.0 153.6 -.4 -.3

Lowell ................................................................................. 119.3 120.3 122.7 122.9 .2 .2

New Bedford ....................................................................... 64.9 64.3 65.6 65.4 -.2 -.3

Pittsfield .............................................................................. 43.5 43.1 43.0 42.8 -.2 -.5

Springfield ........................................................................... 249.0 253.8 255.8 259.9 4.1 1.6

Worcester ........................................................................... 227.6 230.6 231.2 232.5 1.3 .6

Michigan ................................................................................ 4,374.4 4,343.0 4,437.2 4,385.7 -51.5 -1.2

Ann Arbor ........................................................................... 282.5 285.6 291.1 290.3 -.8 -.3

Benton Harbor .................................................................... 68.5 69.0 69.7 70.2 .5 .7

Detroit ................................................................................. 2,046.4 2,019.0 2,059.9 2,034.1 -25.8 -1.3

Flint ..................................................................................... 158.0 154.6 161.1 157.5 -3.6 -2.2

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland ...................................... 556.8 558.2 564.2 566.1 1.9 .3

Jackson .............................................................................. 62.1 60.6 62.6 60.9 -1.7 -2.7

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek ..................................................... 205.4 203.6 210.8 209.6 -1.2 -.6

Lansing-East Lansing ......................................................... 235.5 227.9 243.7 232.0 -11.7 -4.8

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland ................................................. 172.6 164.6 173.8 166.0 -7.8 -4.5

Minnesota .............................................................................. 2,662.5 2,681.0 2,664.6 2,682.7 18.1 .7

Duluth-Superior .................................................................. 115.3 116.7 116.1 118.0 1.9 1.6

Minneapolis-St. Paul ........................................................... 1,716.9 1,731.2 1,723.5 1,734.6 11.1 .6

Rochester ........................................................................... 89.9 91.5 88.9 90.5 1.6 1.8

St. Cloud ............................................................................. 93.1 94.1 95.1 96.3 1.2 1.3

Mississippi ............................................................................ 1,115.6 1,122.9 1,117.8 1,129.4 11.6 1.0

Jackson .............................................................................. 234.5 236.9 234.5 237.3 2.8 1.2

Missouri ................................................................................ 2,652.1 2,685.7 2,695.9 2,735.0 39.1 1.5

Kansas City ....................................................................... 939.7 940.2 944.4 946.5 2.1 .2

St. Louis ............................................................................. 1,283.2 1,316.6 1,296.3 1,334.4 38.1 2.9

Springfield .......................................................................... 169.4 170.6 171.8 174.5 2.7 1.6

Montana ................................................................................. 407.5 411.9 407.1 411.3 4.2 1.0

Billings ................................................................................ 70.1 71.6 70.7 71.6 .9 1.3

Missoula ............................................................................. 53.1 53.8 55.3 55.7 .4 .7

Nebraska ............................................................................... 899.1 904.0 904.9 910.6 5.7 .6

Lincoln ................................................................................ 156.7 158.1 156.6 160.0 3.4 2.2

Omaha ................................................................................ 423.5 418.0 425.1 419.9 -5.2 -1.2

Nevada ................................................................................... 1,093.1 1,140.0 1,103.2 1,154.3 51.1 4.6

Las Vegas ........................................................................... 821.7 860.7 830.4 872.9 42.5 5.1

Reno ................................................................................... 201.5 209.2 202.7 211.0 8.3 4.1

New Hampshire ..................................................................... 621.2 629.7 622.2 631.1 8.9 1.4

Manchester ......................................................................... 109.0 109.1 110.3 109.7 -.6 -.5

Nashua ............................................................................... 94.6 94.7 95.7 95.9 .2 .2

Portsmouth-Rochester ........................................................ 125.6 126.1 125.5 127.7 2.2 1.8

New Jersey ............................................................................ 3,983.7 4,049.5 3,986.9 4,055.0 68.1 1.7

Atlantic-Cape May .............................................................. 206.5 208.2 199.8 202.2 2.4 1.2

Bergen-Passaic .................................................................. 647.5 656.0 651.8 660.5 8.7 1.3

Camden .............................................................................. 516.0 525.0 519.6 526.1 6.5 1.3

Jersey City .......................................................................... 244.0 251.3 248.3 254.8 6.5 2.6

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ......................................... 635.1 650.4 635.2 649.8 14.6 2.3

Monmouth-Ocean ............................................................... 419.6 429.0 411.7 421.9 10.2 2.5

Newark ............................................................................... 1,006.2 1,015.9 1,010.3 1,017.6 7.3 .7

Trenton ............................................................................... 225.2 229.3 227.5 230.4 2.9 1.3

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ................................................ 60.6 60.0 61.9 61.8 -.1 -.2

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Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

August September Change September 2003 to

 September 2004p

2003 2004 2003 2004p Number Percent

New Mexico ........................................................................... 777.4 793.5 781.8 800.0 18.2 2.3

Albuquerque ....................................................................... 361.2 367.5 363.3 369.9 6.6 1.8

Las Cruces ......................................................................... 61.8 62.7 62.2 64.3 2.1 3.4

Santa Fe ............................................................................. 80.1 81.1 79.7 80.8 1.1 1.4

New York ............................................................................... 8,359.5 8,426.7 8,388.2 8,444.2 56.0 .7

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................................. 458.6 463.5 460.7 465.5 4.8 1.0

Binghamton ........................................................................ 110.7 111.3 113.5 114.0 .5 .4

Buffalo-Niagara Falls .......................................................... 542.2 542.5 548.3 547.8 -.5 -.1

Dutchess County ................................................................ 119.4 121.8 119.5 122.3 2.8 2.3

Elmira ................................................................................. 40.5 40.2 40.8 40.3 -.5 -1.2

Glens Falls .......................................................................... 56.2 56.9 53.1 53.8 .7 1.3

Nassau-Suffolk ................................................................... 1,215.4 1,229.9 1,226.2 1,239.0 12.8 1.0

New York PMSA ................................................................. 4,052.5 4,099.7 4,056.8 4,093.5 36.7 .9

New York City ..................................................................... 3,498.8 3,539.4 3,501.7 3,531.9 30.2 .9

Newburgh ........................................................................... 136.3 139.1 137.0 139.3 2.3 1.7

Rochester ........................................................................... 534.1 530.3 537.4 533.8 -3.6 -.7

Rockland County ................................................................ 113.5 115.4 114.4 116.7 2.3 2.0

Syracuse ............................................................................. 341.7 345.2 346.7 350.0 3.3 1.0

Utica-Rome ......................................................................... 133.3 133.2 132.6 133.2 .6 .5

Westchester County ........................................................... 415.4 419.2 416.0 419.1 3.1 .7

North Carolina ....................................................................... 3,811.5 3,859.8 3,824.9 3,872.8 47.9 1.3

Asheville ............................................................................. 112.6 113.7 111.8 113.7 1.9 1.7

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill .............................................. 819.1 831.0 825.4 841.3 15.9 1.9

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point ........................... 630.3 630.4 630.6 632.3 1.7 .3

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ............................................... 681.7 697.9 685.9 700.1 14.2 2.1

North Dakota ......................................................................... 330.6 330.8 338.5 339.8 1.3 .4

Bismarck ............................................................................. 53.5 54.0 54.3 54.3 .0 .0

Fargo-Moorhead ................................................................. 106.1 105.6 108.0 107.8 -.2 -.2

Grand Forks ........................................................................ 48.3 48.5 50.4 50.7 .3 .6

Ohio ....................................................................................... 5,395.7 5,367.3 5,408.1 5,393.1 -15.0 -.3

Akron .................................................................................. 323.7 321.9 328.5 326.9 -1.6 -.5

Canton-Massillon ................................................................ 177.6 176.6 177.6 177.0 -.6 -.3

Cincinnati ............................................................................ 873.5 881.0 872.0 879.0 7.0 .8

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ...................................................... 1,114.8 1,114.4 1,117.7 1,118.7 1.0 .1

Columbus ........................................................................... 875.3 876.3 873.7 875.2 1.5 .2

Dayton-Springfield .............................................................. 454.8 448.9 456.7 451.3 -5.4 -1.2

Hamilton-Middletown .......................................................... 133.7 132.2 136.5 135.9 -.6 -.4

Lima .................................................................................... 77.6 77.6 77.3 77.4 .1 .1

Mansfield ............................................................................ 76.5 75.0 75.8 75.0 -.8 -1.1

Steubenville-Weirton .......................................................... 49.5 47.5 49.4 47.9 -1.5 -3.0

Toledo ................................................................................. 309.2 302.1 312.3 306.1 -6.2 -2.0

Youngstown-Warren ........................................................... 229.9 228.0 232.3 230.0 -2.3 -1.0

Oklahoma .............................................................................. 1,433.6 1,451.6 1,444.8 1,468.0 23.2 1.6

Enid .................................................................................... 23.0 22.2 22.8 22.4 -.4 -1.8

Lawton ................................................................................ 38.9 38.2 38.7 38.4 -.3 -.8

Oklahoma City .................................................................... 526.8 534.8 532.6 541.9 9.3 1.7

Tulsa ................................................................................... 377.4 377.4 377.0 378.8 1.8 .5

Oregon ................................................................................... 1,559.7 1,595.1 1,568.6 1,601.0 32.4 2.1

Eugene-Springfield ............................................................. 138.1 140.6 139.4 141.6 2.2 1.6

Medford-Ashland ................................................................ 74.9 76.5 75.9 78.3 2.4 3.2

Portland-Vancouver ............................................................ 917.3 924.4 926.3 927.0 .7 .1

Salem ................................................................................. 139.0 139.4 140.6 140.2 -.4 -.3

Pennsylvania ......................................................................... 5,573.0 5,616.8 5,617.0 5,664.5 47.5 .8

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................................. 285.5 286.7 287.9 289.0 1.1 .4

Altoona ............................................................................... 61.5 61.6 62.2 62.5 .3 .5

Erie ..................................................................................... 128.4 129.6 130.2 131.4 1.2 .9

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle .............................................. 368.1 370.3 368.3 370.4 2.1 .6

Johnstown .......................................................................... 85.4 85.9 86.2 86.2 .0 .0

Lancaster ............................................................................ 227.3 229.0 229.1 231.1 2.0 .9

Philadelphia PMSA ............................................................. 2,393.3 2,398.9 2,403.4 2,410.9 7.5 .3

Philadelphia City ................................................................. 671.2 669.6 675.9 674.6 -1.3 -.2

Pittsburgh ........................................................................... 1,107.5 1,106.8 1,113.1 1,114.5 1.4 .1

Reading .............................................................................. 162.9 163.3 165.4 166.0 .6 .4

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton ...................................... 278.6 276.6 281.3 278.7 -2.6 -.9

Sharon ................................................................................ 48.5 48.3 49.6 49.3 -.3 -.6

State College ...................................................................... 68.9 69.1 71.4 72.0 .6 .8

Williamsport ........................................................................ 52.5 53.2 54.0 54.4 .4 .7

York .................................................................................... 166.0 167.0 168.5 168.5 .0 .0

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Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

August September Change September 2003 to

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2003 2004 2003 2004p Number Percent

Rhode Island ......................................................................... 484.7 489.1 489.6 493.5 3.9 0.8

Providence-Fall River-Warwick .......................................... 529.6 533.0 537.1 539.4 2.3 .4

South Carolina ...................................................................... 1,813.3 1,834.7 1,824.9 1,843.7 18.8 1.0

Charleston-North Charleston .............................................. 260.1 267.9 259.1 266.5 7.4 2.9

Columbia ............................................................................ 302.9 302.7 300.8 304.6 3.8 1.3

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ...................................... 469.4 468.6 474.8 471.2 -3.6 -.8

South Dakota ........................................................................ 383.4 385.5 380.9 384.5 3.6 .9

Rapid City ........................................................................... 53.4 54.4 51.8 52.9 1.1 2.1

Sioux Falls .......................................................................... 117.8 118.8 117.6 119.1 1.5 1.3

Tennessee ............................................................................. 2,673.9 2,693.0 2,689.1 2,704.5 15.4 .6

Chattanooga ....................................................................... 232.0 234.5 234.3 236.4 2.1 .9

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol ........................................... 199.3 199.0 199.8 200.0 .2 .1

Knoxville ............................................................................. 357.2 362.5 360.0 364.2 4.2 1.2

Memphis ............................................................................. 589.5 593.0 592.3 594.3 2.0 .3

Nashville ............................................................................. 683.6 691.0 687.3 694.4 7.1 1.0

Texas ..................................................................................... 9,341.1 9,434.7 9,382.9 9,490.4 107.5 1.1

Abilene ................................................................................ 56.1 57.1 56.8 57.4 .6 1.1

Amarillo ............................................................................... 99.5 100.6 100.4 101.2 .8 .8

Austin-San Marcos ............................................................. 652.7 657.0 654.0 659.4 5.4 .8

Beaumont-Port Arthur ......................................................... 155.4 155.2 157.4 156.6 -.8 -.5

Brazoria .............................................................................. 77.0 78.6 78.2 79.5 1.3 1.7

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito ...................................... 113.9 114.7 114.3 115.6 1.3 1.1

Bryan-College Station ......................................................... 75.7 77.6 80.6 82.8 2.2 2.7

Corpus Christi ..................................................................... 160.1 159.5 161.2 160.0 -1.2 -.7

Dallas .................................................................................. 1,899.4 1,910.7 1,903.1 1,917.7 14.6 .8

El Paso ............................................................................... 253.5 256.9 257.0 260.8 3.8 1.5

Ft. Worth-Arlington ............................................................. 777.1 780.8 778.3 782.8 4.5 .6

Galveston-Texas City ......................................................... 87.7 89.5 88.3 89.6 1.3 1.5

Houston .............................................................................. 2,086.5 2,109.9 2,095.6 2,120.2 24.6 1.2

Killeen-Temple .................................................................... 103.5 104.5 104.6 106.1 1.5 1.4

Laredo ................................................................................ 74.8 78.4 75.3 78.7 3.4 4.5

Longview-Marshall .............................................................. 92.2 94.2 93.1 94.7 1.6 1.7

Lubbock .............................................................................. 118.6 121.0 120.1 122.2 2.1 1.7

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................................. 172.5 177.9 175.2 181.0 5.8 3.3

Odessa-Midland ................................................................. 105.6 105.1 106.9 106.7 -.2 -.2

San Angelo ......................................................................... 43.6 44.6 43.8 45.1 1.3 3.0

San Antonio ........................................................................ 726.0 735.0 727.5 737.3 9.8 1.3

Sherman-Denison ............................................................... 43.6 43.4 44.4 44.2 -.2 -.5

Texarkana ........................................................................... 52.6 53.7 53.2 54.1 .9 1.7

Tyler .................................................................................... 85.3 86.9 85.8 87.4 1.6 1.9

Victoria ................................................................................ 36.7 37.3 36.6 37.6 1.0 2.7

Waco .................................................................................. 99.7 100.5 100.8 101.8 1.0 1.0

Wichita Falls ....................................................................... 58.2 58.9 58.6 59.2 .6 1.0

Utah ........................................................................................ 1,071.6 1,100.7 1,083.0 1,115.2 32.2 3.0

Provo-Orem ........................................................................ 149.0 154.7 155.5 162.3 6.8 4.4

Salt Lake City-Ogden ......................................................... 707.2 719.1 707.8 721.5 13.7 1.9

Vermont ................................................................................. 294.7 296.2 301.4 303.1 1.7 .6

Barre-Montpelier ................................................................. 34.0 34.2 34.6 35.1 .5 1.4

Burlington ........................................................................... 106.9 109.3 108.4 111.1 2.7 2.5

Virginia .................................................................................. 3,499.2 3,581.1 3,517.1 3,595.1 78.0 2.2

Bristol .................................................................................. 38.9 39.1 39.4 39.7 .3 .8

Charlottesville ..................................................................... 83.7 85.8 86.9 87.2 .3 .3

Danville ............................................................................... 44.4 44.5 45.5 46.0 .5 1.1

Lynchburg ........................................................................... 98.7 98.2 98.6 99.5 .9 .9

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News ............................... 735.4 742.4 733.8 743.0 9.2 1.3

Northern Virginia ................................................................. 1,198.7 1,235.3 1,202.2 1,240.9 38.7 3.2

Richmond-Petersburg ......................................................... 562.4 570.7 561.1 570.5 9.4 1.7

Roanoke ............................................................................. 140.2 142.0 141.9 143.5 1.6 1.1

Washington ........................................................................... 2,664.4 2,714.7 2,680.6 2,735.2 54.6 2.0

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ..................................................... 1,341.4 1,364.3 1,345.2 1,370.8 25.6 1.9

Spokane ............................................................................. 196.3 199.0 199.2 202.5 3.3 1.7

Tacoma ............................................................................... 248.6 255.3 252.8 259.3 6.5 2.6

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

August September Change September 2003 to

 September 2004p

2003 2004 2003 2004p Number Percent

West Virginia ......................................................................... 729.8 735.7 730.5 740.1 9.6 1.3

Charleston .......................................................................... 134.0 134.2 132.8 134.8 2.0 1.5

Huntington-Ashland ............................................................ 119.7 120.7 121.2 122.9 1.7 1.4

Parkersburg-Marietta .......................................................... 69.9 69.5 70.2 70.0 -.2 -.3

Wheeling ............................................................................. 66.6 67.8 66.9 67.6 .7 1.0

Wisconsin .............................................................................. 2,804.8 2,854.4 2,798.3 2,851.2 52.9 1.9

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah ................................................ 204.1 205.9 202.2 205.3 3.1 1.5

Eau Claire ........................................................................... 77.1 78.3 77.7 79.4 1.7 2.2

Green Bay .......................................................................... 148.8 154.8 150.1 154.9 4.8 3.2

Janesville-Beloit .................................................................. 67.2 66.8 67.1 66.8 -.3 -.4

Kenosha ............................................................................. 55.3 54.6 54.3 54.6 .3 .6

La Crosse ........................................................................... 72.3 74.2 73.3 74.9 1.6 2.2

Madison .............................................................................. 299.2 301.7 298.0 301.1 3.1 1.0

Milwaukee-Waukesha ........................................................ 833.2 847.1 826.4 847.9 21.5 2.6

Racine ................................................................................ 80.4 80.4 80.0 80.0 .0 .0

Sheboygan ......................................................................... 62.4 66.3 62.2 64.4 2.2 3.5

Wausau .............................................................................. 70.2 70.5 70.5 71.0 .5 .7

Wyoming ............................................................................... 258.7 262.4 257.4 262.0 4.6 1.8

Casper ................................................................................ 34.5 35.6 34.5 35.7 1.2 3.5

Puerto Rico ........................................................................... 989.8 1,002.0 997.0 1,004.4 7.4 .7

Caguas ............................................................................... 68.0 70.1 68.4 69.5 1.1 1.6

Mayaguez ........................................................................... 62.5 63.1 63.3 63.7 .4 .6

Ponce ................................................................................. 70.6 69.8 70.9 69.9 -1.0 -1.4

San Juan-Bayamon ............................................................ 647.0 655.0 650.7 656.6 5.9 .9

Virgin Islands ........................................................................ 41.4 41.4 41.0 41.1 .1 .2

p = preliminary.

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

from 2003 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

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

definitions are published annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.