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USDL 04-118

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Wednesday, February 4, 2004

Technical information:

Employment: (202) 691-6559

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

691-6392

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

Media contact: 691-5902

Unemployment:

METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 2003

In December, 194 metropolitan areas recorded lower unemployment rates than a year earlier, 118 areas

had higher rates, and 19 areas had rates that were unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.

Department of Labor reported today. Fifteen areas posted unemployment rates below 3.0 percent, with

eight of these located in the South and six in the Midwest. Twelve metropolitan areas had jobless rates of at

least 10.0 percent; eight of these were located in California’s agricultural Central Valley and three were along

the Mexican border in other states. The national unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, not seasonally

adjusted, in December.

Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Eighty-two metropolitan areas reported jobless rates below 4.0 percent in December, up from 71 areas

a year earlier, while 42 areas recorded rates of at least 7.0 percent, down slightly from 45 areas in December 2002. The lowest unemployment rates were posted in Bryan-College Station, Texas, and Columbia,

Mo., 1.9 percent each. The next lowest rates were in Gainesville, Fla., 2.2 percent, and Madison, Wis.,

2.3 percent. All four of these areas contain major universities. Yuma, Ariz., again reported the highest

jobless rate, 16.7 percent, followed by Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, Calif., 16.2 percent. (See table 1 and

the map.)

In December, San Jose, Calif., had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease (-1.9 percentage points), closely followed by Reading, Pa. (-1.8 points), and Fresno, Calif. (-1.7 points). Thirty-three

additional areas recorded jobless rate decreases of at least 1.0 percentage point from December 2002.

Among the 36 areas with rate decreases of 1.0 percentage point or more, 13 were located in the West and

10 each were located in the Northeast and South. Danville, Va., registered the largest over-the-year jobless

rate increase (+3.1 percentage points), with Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va., posting the next largest

increase (+2.5 points). Both of these areas experienced large declines in manufacturing employment over the

year, contributing to increased unemployment. Six additional areas—including four in Michigan—had rate

increases of at least 1.0 percentage point.

Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 1990 census population of 1 million or more, 36 areas reported

lower jobless rates, 11 recorded higher rates, and 4 had no change from December 2002. Washington,

D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va., continued to register the lowest jobless rate among the large areas, 3.0 percent, again

followed by Orange County, Calif., 3.2 percent. Three additional areas had rates below 4.0 percent in

December, two of which—Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, Va.-N.C., and San Diego, Calif.—are
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homes of the largest naval bases on their respective coasts. New York, N.Y., and Portland-Vancouver,

Ore.-Wash., posted the highest unemployment rates, 7.2 and 7.0 percent, respectively. San Jose, Calif.,

reported the largest over-the-year rate decrease (-1.9 percentage points), followed by Atlanta, Ga., and

Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (-1.2 points each). Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah, and San Francisco, Calif., had the

next largest rate decreases (-1.1 points each). Fifteen additional large areas experienced rate declines of at

least one-half percentage point. The largest over-the-year rate increases were in Detroit, Mich. (+1.0 percentage point), and Memphis, Tenn.-Ark.-Miss. (+0.9 point). Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind., was the only other

large area that registered a rate increase as large as one-half percentage point from a year earlier.

Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Among the 272 metropolitan areas for which over-the-year comparisons could be made, 139 reported

decreases in employment, 122 recorded increases, and 11 had no change. The largest over-the-year

employment declines were posted in Boston, Mass.-N.H. (-34,400), San Jose, Calif. (-30,900), Chicago, Ill.

(-22,100), Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. (-21,300), Detroit, Mich. (-18,900), and Portland-Vancouver,

Ore.-Wash. (-11,800). The largest over-the-year percentage declines in employment were reported in

Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va. (-5.2 percent), Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, Mich. (-4.1 percent), San

Jose, Calif. (-3.5 percent), Lawrence, Mass.-N.H. (-3.4 percent), and Columbia, S.C., and Lawton, Okla.

(-3.3 percent each).

The largest over-the-year employment increases were reported in Atlanta, Ga. (+67,900), Phoenix-Mesa,

Ariz. (+39,800), Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (+38,500), Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+33,600), Orlando,

Fla. (+23,200), and Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla. (+15,800). The largest over-the-year percentage increases in

employment were reported in Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla. (+5.7 percent), Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+4.2 percent), Las Cruces, N.M. (+4.0 percent), McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas (+3.7 percent), and ElkhartGoshen, Ind., and Reno, Nev. (+3.3 percent each).

Over-the-year comparisons of nonfarm employment could be made in 37 metropolitan areas with annual

average employment levels above 750,000 in 2002. Employment declined in 22 of these 37 areas. The

largest over-the-year percentage declines in employment in these large metropolitan areas were posted in San

Jose, Calif. (-3.5 percent), Boston, Mass.-N.H. (-1.7 percent), Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wis., and PortlandVancouver, Ore.-Wash. (-1.3 percent each), Indianapolis, Ind. (-1.2 percent), and Kansas City, Mo.-Kan.,

and San Francisco, Calif. (-1.1 percent each). Among the largest areas, Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz., had the

highest over-the-year percentage increase in employment (+4.2 percent), followed by Atlanta, Ga. (+3.1

percent), Orlando, Fla., and Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (+2.5 percent each), Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.,

and Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (+1.4 percent each), and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.

(+1.0 percent).

Manufacturing remained the weakest industry, with 208 metropolitan areas experiencing employment

losses over the year. Employment losses were also prevalent in trade, transportation, and utilities and in

government with losses occurring in 132 and 130 metropolitan areas, respectively. Employment growth was

the most widespread in educational and health services, in leisure and hospitality, and in financial activities,

with increases occurring in 202, 142, and 127 metropolitan areas, respectively.

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

issued on March 10. The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for January 2004 is

scheduled to be issued on March 18.

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All monthly and annual average labor force estimates for 1990-99 for regions, divisions,

states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area, and New

York City will be revised on February 11. In addition, revised data for all substate series—

consistent with the new, not seasonally adjusted statewide controls—also will be released at

that time. The basis of these revisions is updated CPS statewide population controls that better

link the results from the 1990 census (adjusted for the estimated undercount) with those from

Census 2000 (as enumerated). In addition, the revised 1990-99 labor force estimates will

reflect the subsequent reestimation of state models, benchmarking to the new CPS levels, and

updated seasonal adjustment factors. The impact of the revisions on labor force estimates will

vary. For example, states in which the Census 2000 enumeration was close to the projected

1990 census-based population estimates will have smaller annual average revisions than will

states where there were greater differences between the projected 1990 census-based

population estimates and those obtained from Census 2000. Also, revisions will be larger for

time periods later in the decade than for periods earlier in the decade. Finally, changes to

monthly estimates will generally be greater than the revisions to annual averages. The updated

estimates will be available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/. For more information on these revisions,

please contact the Division of Local Area Unemployment Statistics at 202-691-6392.

NOTE: Effective with the release of 2003 annual average estimates on February 27,

the labor force data for all states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach

metropolitan area, and New York City presented in table 1 of this news release will be

revised to incorporate updated population controls, reestimation of models, and benchmarking

to Current Population Survey annual averages. Labor force estimates for the remaining

metropolitan areas will be revised subsequently to reflect updated inputs and the new statewide

estimates. Data back to 2000 are subject to revision. The updated population controls reflect

the annual updating of population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau.

In addition, effective with the release of January 2004 estimates on March 10, all nonfarm

payroll employment estimates for states and areas presented in table 2 of this news release will

be adjusted to 2003 benchmark levels. Data back to April 2002 are subject to revision.

Revision of Historical Labor Force Data
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 t he 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 will be

available for state CES data, at the supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level. Information on recent
benchmark revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site 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 from the BLS Internet 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

November December November December November December

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Alabama ................................................................... 2,114.1 2,173.9 2,100.8 2,158.8 126.7 128.5 115.8 117.0 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.4

Anniston ................................................................ 52.4 53.6 51.9 53.3 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.6 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.9

Auburn-Opelika ..................................................... 52.1 53.1 52.0 52.9 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.0 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.8

Birmingham .......................................................... 472.7 489.7 470.7 488.7 22.0 21.8 20.0 20.3 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.2

Decatur ................................................................. 71.9 76.1 72.1 74.8 5.0 6.9 4.6 4.5 7.0 9.1 6.4 6.0

Dothan .................................................................. 66.0 67.2 65.6 66.7 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.7 4.4 4.5 4.1 4.1

Florence ................................................................ 62.8 61.9 61.9 61.1 5.8 4.6 5.2 4.2 9.2 7.5 8.5 6.9

Gadsden ............................................................... 47.8 48.7 47.7 48.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.7

Huntsville .............................................................. 176.6 178.7 175.6 178.2 7.8 8.8 7.2 8.7 4.4 4.9 4.1 4.9

Mobile ................................................................... 267.8 275.7 266.3 274.5 16.6 17.3 15.3 16.3 6.2 6.3 5.7 5.9

Montgomery .......................................................... 162.7 170.3 161.3 169.0 8.4 9.0 7.7 8.1 5.2 5.3 4.7 4.8

Tuscaloosa ........................................................... 85.1 87.7 84.6 87.5 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.2

Alaska ...................................................................... 322.5 341.7 322.1 341.9 25.4 25.1 27.7 27.5 7.9 7.3 8.6 8.0

Anchorage ............................................................ 150.3 159.2 149.9 159.9 8.2 8.0 8.7 8.4 5.4 5.0 5.8 5.2

Arizona .................................................................... 2,689.9 2,662.8 2,680.1 2,659.3 159.4 123.5 152.5 121.8 5.9 4.6 5.7 4.6

Flagstaff ................................................................ 69.3 67.5 68.4 66.8 3.9 3.8 4.2 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 6.5

Phoenix-Mesa ....................................................... 1,805.0 1,789.3 1,798.0 1,789.0 99.0 73.4 95.4 73.3 5.5 4.1 5.3 4.1

Tucson .................................................................. 431.5 429.8 432.8 429.4 20.3 15.4 19.9 15.2 4.7 3.6 4.6 3.5

Yuma .................................................................... 73.6 69.5 72.0 68.9 15.7 13.8 12.8 11.5 21.3 19.9 17.8 16.7

Arkansas ................................................................. 1,291.4 1,303.2 1,280.4 1,292.5 61.1 69.2 66.7 68.8 4.7 5.3 5.2 5.3

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ............................ 170.3 175.6 168.7 174.2 3.7 4.6 4.1 4.7 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.7

Fort Smith ............................................................. 100.8 102.2 99.7 100.9 4.4 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.7

Jonesboro ............................................................. 45.6 47.1 45.1 46.8 1.8 2.2 1.9 2.3 3.9 4.7 4.2 4.9

Little Rock-North Little Rock ................................. 314.2 315.5 312.1 312.5 12.4 15.1 13.2 13.4 3.9 4.8 4.2 4.3

Pine Bluff .............................................................. 36.9 37.6 36.9 37.4 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.9 8.0 7.8 8.5 7.7

California ................................................................. 17,543.0 17,709.2 17,459.4 17,634.2 1,182.2 1,147.5 1,152.9 1,072.0 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.1

Bakersfield ............................................................ 298.2 304.3 300.1 303.4 36.2 37.7 39.5 38.9 12.2 12.4 13.2 12.8

Chico-Paradise ..................................................... 92.3 95.0 91.5 94.4 7.1 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.7 7.4 7.9 7.7

Fresno .................................................................. 457.9 459.9 460.8 463.1 70.4 64.1 70.1 62.4 15.4 13.9 15.2 13.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach ..................................... 4,749.2 4,778.2 4,716.6 4,756.7 298.9 319.1 289.1 291.7 6.3 6.7 6.1 6.1

Merced .................................................................. 91.3 94.1 92.0 94.2 13.5 13.1 14.1 13.5 14.8 13.9 15.4 14.3

Modesto ................................................................ 220.3 220.4 218.3 218.2 26.2 24.7 25.7 23.8 11.9 11.2 11.8 10.9

Oakland ................................................................ 1,306.8 1,317.2 1,302.6 1,311.4 81.5 75.3 77.2 67.2 6.2 5.7 5.9 5.1

Orange County ..................................................... 1,573.2 1,599.1 1,573.0 1,598.1 65.2 58.4 60.8 51.5 4.1 3.7 3.9 3.2

Redding ................................................................ 82.8 83.6 82.4 83.5 6.1 6.3 5.9 6.6 7.4 7.6 7.2 7.9

Riverside-San Bernardino .................................... 1,668.2 1,727.2 1,670.7 1,720.3 101.4 101.3 94.6 89.1 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.2

Sacramento .......................................................... 872.0 885.9 871.3 883.1 47.8 48.4 45.1 44.9 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.1

Salinas .................................................................. 200.6 199.6 198.8 196.3 20.8 18.6 29.5 27.2 10.4 9.3 14.9 13.9

San Diego ............................................................. 1,477.7 1,506.6 1,478.6 1,501.6 66.3 62.5 62.5 54.5 4.5 4.1 4.2 3.6

San Francisco ....................................................... 939.5 936.3 925.6 932.8 54.0 46.9 51.0 41.5 5.7 5.0 5.5 4.4

San Jose ............................................................... 942.2 912.5 937.7 904.9 82.7 66.2 77.8 58.2 8.8 7.3 8.3 6.4

San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles .......... 123.4 125.4 122.5 124.0 4.6 4.1 4.5 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.1

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc .................... 208.8 212.6 205.2 210.9 10.0 9.3 10.2 9.1 4.8 4.4 5.0 4.3

Santa Cruz-Watsonville ........................................ 144.4 145.8 140.4 142.0 12.3 11.2 13.7 12.5 8.5 7.7 9.8 8.8

Santa Rosa ........................................................... 269.4 268.5 265.5 266.9 12.5 12.2 11.9 11.4 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.3

Stockton-Lodi ........................................................ 278.3 282.3 275.5 281.5 29.9 29.1 29.4 28.5 10.7 10.3 10.7 10.1

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa ........................................... 283.8 288.0 280.8 287.6 15.9 16.3 15.4 15.4 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.3

Ventura ................................................................. 430.2 426.4 424.5 422.7 26.2 24.5 24.7 22.2 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.3

Visalia-Tulare-Porterville ...................................... 179.3 178.9 178.9 178.4 28.8 28.0 30.3 28.9 16.1 15.6 17.0 16.2

Yolo ...................................................................... 95.9 96.7 95.4 96.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8

Yuba City .............................................................. 60.3 61.1 59.9 60.4 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 13.9 13.5 13.9 13.7

Colorado .................................................................. 2,453.6 2,488.5 2,435.3 2,479.2 140.8 138.6 138.9 139.8 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6

Boulder-Longmont1,2 ........................................... 199.7 175.2 197.7 173.7 11.3 8.6 10.5 8.4 5.6 4.9 5.3 4.9

Colorado Springs .................................................. 283.2 279.4 281.7 277.3 18.1 16.2 17.8 16.4 6.4 5.8 6.3 5.9

Denver1,2 ............................................................. 1,226.6 1,264.6 1,211.1 1,258.9 71.5 73.6 71.0 74.5 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9

Fort Collins-Loveland ............................................ 158.2 165.9 156.4 163.9 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.5 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.2

Grand Junction ..................................................... 65.9 68.2 65.0 67.8 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.8 4.8 5.2 5.1 5.6

Greeley ................................................................. 98.9 103.2 97.7 101.5 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.5 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.4

Pueblo .................................................................. 62.3 63.3 62.1 63.0 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.6 7.0 6.9 7.1 7.2

Connecticut ............................................................. 1,776.0 1,778.5 1,768.8 1,769.6 74.0 80.7 75.5 80.5 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.5

Bridgeport ............................................................. 225.8 227.6 224.7 226.8 11.2 12.8 11.5 12.5 5.0 5.6 5.1 5.5

Danbury ................................................................ 116.6 119.0 116.3 119.3 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.5 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.0

Hartford ................................................................. 606.6 601.0 603.7 598.6 26.9 29.1 27.7 29.4 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.9

New Haven-Meriden ............................................. 287.0 290.3 286.5 289.2 11.4 12.9 11.5 12.7 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.4

New London-Norwich ........................................... 165.3 167.4 165.1 165.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 6.7 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.1

Stamford-Norwalk ................................................. 189.6 188.4 189.5 187.3 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0

Waterbury ............................................................. 116.7 116.6 116.1 115.6 6.4 7.1 6.7 7.1 5.5 6.0 5.8 6.1

Delaware .................................................................. 424.1 426.1 420.5 420.5 16.6 15.7 16.2 15.6 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7

Dover .................................................................... 75.1 75.0 74.5 74.0 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.6 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.5

Wilmington-Newark .............................................. 312.6 314.3 309.9 311.3 12.8 12.4 12.1 12.8 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.1

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

November December November December November December

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

District of Columbia ............................................... 300.6 312.2 299.5 303.9 19.0 20.6 18.5 18.9 6.3 6.6 6.2 6.2

Washington ........................................................... 2,819.6 2,866.2 2,801.4 2,843.4 95.5 89.2 89.4 84.4 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.0

Florida ...................................................................... 8,084.6 8,073.3 8,043.2 8,040.7 426.3 393.5 399.2 350.1 5.3 4.9 5.0 4.4

Daytona Beach ..................................................... 213.7 215.2 212.3 214.1 11.0 11.1 10.6 10.0 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.7

Fort Lauderdale .................................................... 856.1 854.0 858.5 852.6 50.2 45.3 47.0 40.1 5.9 5.3 5.5 4.7

Fort Myers-Cape Coral ......................................... 209.0 211.1 210.1 211.8 8.8 8.1 8.4 7.2 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.4

Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie ..................................... 142.0 141.0 141.6 140.0 9.6 8.8 8.7 7.4 6.8 6.3 6.1 5.3

Fort Walton Beach ................................................ 86.5 86.6 86.4 86.5 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.2 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.6

Gainesville ............................................................ 112.9 111.6 110.9 110.7 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.2

Jacksonville .......................................................... 589.6 585.8 582.8 582.2 29.5 29.8 27.7 26.8 5.0 5.1 4.7 4.6

Lakeland-Winter Haven ........................................ 221.7 217.2 219.5 217.4 12.5 11.8 11.3 10.2 5.6 5.4 5.1 4.7

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay ............................. 217.8 217.4 217.6 216.8 11.8 10.4 11.3 9.2 5.4 4.8 5.2 4.3

Miami .................................................................... 1,123.1 1,103.5 1,113.2 1,097.8 83.2 74.3 77.8 66.4 7.4 6.7 7.0 6.1

Naples .................................................................. 120.9 125.0 121.4 125.5 5.4 4.7 4.8 3.8 4.5 3.8 3.9 3.1

Ocala .................................................................... 103.7 103.8 102.9 103.4 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.1 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.0

Orlando ................................................................. 955.5 961.0 949.8 956.9 47.2 45.7 44.4 40.4 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.2

Panama City ......................................................... 67.7 67.1 67.1 66.6 4.9 4.2 4.8 4.1 7.2 6.2 7.1 6.2

Pensacola ............................................................. 176.2 172.2 174.6 171.8 7.4 6.7 7.0 6.3 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.6

Punta Gorda ......................................................... 57.6 59.3 57.7 59.4 2.4 2.1 2.2 1.9 4.2 3.5 3.8 3.2

Sarasota-Bradenton ............................................. 293.9 303.8 290.9 302.9 10.2 9.7 9.5 9.0 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.0

Tallahassee .......................................................... 157.5 154.5 154.8 153.6 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.4 3.6 3.2 3.4 2.9

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ........................ 1,323.4 1,318.1 1,316.3 1,307.9 60.2 54.6 56.6 49.0 4.5 4.1 4.3 3.7

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ............................. 583.5 590.1 583.3 588.1 32.1 29.6 29.4 25.4 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.3

Georgia .................................................................... 4,326.8 4,412.1 4,340.5 4,384.9 217.0 178.9 219.4 173.9 5.0 4.1 5.1 4.0

Albany ................................................................... 56.0 57.8 56.5 57.4 2.8 2.4 2.9 2.5 5.1 4.1 5.2 4.3

Athens .................................................................. 76.8 78.4 77.3 77.3 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.1 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.8

Atlanta .................................................................. 2,391.5 2,466.1 2,398.4 2,453.8 124.1 101.9 125.2 98.4 5.2 4.1 5.2 4.0

Augusta-Aiken ...................................................... 209.0 213.6 209.3 210.7 10.7 9.6 11.2 9.2 5.1 4.5 5.3 4.4

Columbus ............................................................. 125.9 125.3 126.3 125.1 7.2 6.6 6.9 6.3 5.7 5.2 5.5 5.0

Macon ................................................................... 157.1 156.9 157.7 156.6 7.0 6.1 6.9 5.8 4.5 3.9 4.4 3.7

Savannah ............................................................. 143.3 146.6 144.3 146.6 5.6 5.0 5.7 5.1 3.9 3.4 4.0 3.5

Hawaii ...................................................................... 583.3 608.6 583.7 610.4 22.6 25.5 21.0 23.0 3.9 4.2 3.6 3.8

Honolulu ............................................................... 413.4 430.4 414.4 431.5 14.7 16.7 13.5 15.0 3.6 3.9 3.3 3.5

Idaho ........................................................................ 682.7 687.6 680.6 681.2 38.7 33.0 43.7 34.9 5.7 4.8 6.4 5.1

Boise City ............................................................. 251.0 246.9 250.0 245.4 13.7 11.6 14.2 11.3 5.4 4.7 5.7 4.6

Pocatello ............................................................... 39.2 40.7 39.1 40.0 2.3 1.9 2.4 1.9 5.9 4.7 6.0 4.8

Illinois ...................................................................... 6,371.6 6,491.0 6,349.1 6,461.0 401.4 417.0 407.7 406.4 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.3

Bloomington-Normal ............................................. 95.8 97.4 95.7 96.7 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8

Champaign-Urbana .............................................. 102.0 104.1 101.6 104.3 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0

Chicago ................................................................ 4,277.8 4,356.5 4,264.2 4,345.3 278.5 284.9 280.2 275.6 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.3

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ............................. 187.9 189.7 187.6 189.2 8.5 10.5 9.5 9.9 4.5 5.5 5.1 5.2

Decatur ................................................................. 56.4 56.7 55.9 56.1 4.3 3.9 4.2 3.6 7.6 6.8 7.5 6.5

Kankakee .............................................................. 52.7 53.6 52.9 53.6 3.7 4.1 3.9 4.3 7.1 7.6 7.4 7.9

Peoria-Pekin ......................................................... 179.9 183.5 180.6 182.8 9.8 9.6 10.0 9.7 5.4 5.2 5.6 5.3

Rockford ............................................................... 197.8 200.7 197.1 199.7 14.9 16.2 15.5 16.1 7.5 8.1 7.9 8.1

Springfield ............................................................. 108.0 108.5 107.2 107.9 5.0 5.8 4.9 5.7 4.7 5.4 4.6 5.2

Indiana ..................................................................... 3,183.4 3,207.2 3,160.0 3,188.1 149.1 152.6 152.8 156.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.9

Bloomington .......................................................... 65.1 66.9 63.6 66.2 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.9 2.6 3.0 2.8

Elkhart-Goshen ..................................................... 96.8 101.7 96.5 100.8 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.0

Evansville-Henderson ........................................... 164.5 164.8 163.4 163.3 6.8 6.3 7.0 6.5 4.2 3.8 4.3 4.0

Fort Wayne ........................................................... 272.2 282.1 271.0 280.8 12.7 14.3 13.4 14.6 4.7 5.1 4.9 5.2

Gary ...................................................................... 301.2 303.8 298.3 304.4 15.7 17.1 16.4 18.5 5.2 5.6 5.5 6.1

Indianapolis .......................................................... 888.5 893.8 881.8 888.2 39.8 41.3 39.5 41.1 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.6

Kokomo ................................................................ 50.9 51.2 50.6 50.7 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.7 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.4

Lafayette ............................................................... 97.5 96.8 96.0 95.8 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.5 4.0

Muncie .................................................................. 60.7 61.5 60.6 61.5 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.1 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.1

South Bend ........................................................... 139.5 138.4 137.5 137.7 6.1 5.9 6.4 6.0 4.4 4.2 4.6 4.3

Terre Haute .......................................................... 71.9 72.2 70.9 71.6 3.7 3.9 3.7 4.1 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.8

Iowa .......................................................................... 1,674.4 1,638.0 1,670.8 1,631.4 64.2 64.1 69.1 71.6 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.4

Cedar Rapids ........................................................ 121.1 118.9 120.6 118.3 5.4 4.8 5.4 5.1 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.3

Des Moines ........................................................... 277.7 279.1 278.9 280.5 9.3 9.0 10.1 9.9 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.5

Dubuque ............................................................... 50.7 49.9 50.4 50.6 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.1 3.2 3.4 3.8 4.2

Iowa City ............................................................... 77.3 77.0 77.8 76.6 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.9 3.3 2.9 3.3

Sioux City ............................................................. 67.1 64.9 67.4 65.1 2.7 3.0 2.8 3.2 4.0 4.7 4.2 4.9

Waterloo-Cedar Falls ............................................ 73.5 73.2 72.9 73.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.5 4.1 4.5 4.5 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

November December November December November December

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Kansas ..................................................................... 1,434.1 1,486.7 1,420.4 1,477.3 74.5 70.4 67.6 66.4 5.2 4.7 4.8 4.5

Lawrence .............................................................. 58.5 60.4 58.1 59.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.3 4.5 4.1 4.1 3.9

Topeka .................................................................. 91.8 96.0 91.3 95.8 4.1 4.6 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.2 4.6

Wichita .................................................................. 291.1 295.8 289.3 294.4 19.5 18.1 17.7 16.4 6.7 6.1 6.1 5.6

Kentucky ................................................................. 1,964.8 1,992.4 1,954.1 1,987.6 101.0 103.9 101.4 101.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.1

Lexington .............................................................. 254.6 256.5 252.8 255.2 9.0 9.1 8.9 8.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5

Louisville ............................................................... 559.2 569.6 556.9 568.8 26.9 28.7 27.3 25.7 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.5

Owensboro ........................................................... 48.8 49.6 48.7 49.4 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.5 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.1

Louisiana ................................................................. 1,997.6 2,044.2 1,983.2 2,042.0 119.2 110.7 121.0 115.9 6.0 5.4 6.1 5.7

Alexandria ............................................................. 59.0 60.4 58.6 59.7 3.4 2.8 3.4 2.8 5.7 4.6 5.7 4.7

Baton Rouge ......................................................... 301.4 311.0 298.0 309.2 16.7 16.7 16.9 17.3 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.6

Houma .................................................................. 97.6 100.0 96.7 100.2 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.3

Lafayette ............................................................... 176.8 180.7 175.4 179.2 9.3 8.4 9.3 8.5 5.3 4.6 5.3 4.7

Lake Charles ........................................................ 85.8 88.3 86.0 88.1 4.7 4.5 5.0 4.7 5.5 5.1 5.8 5.3

Monroe ................................................................. 72.2 73.3 71.7 73.2 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.1

New Orleans ......................................................... 587.7 607.8 584.0 607.7 31.6 30.5 31.4 31.2 5.4 5.0 5.4 5.1

Shreveport-Bossier City ........................................ 178.6 182.1 178.3 183.0 12.2 10.4 12.3 11.2 6.8 5.7 6.9 6.1

Maine ....................................................................... 683.9 694.3 680.8 690.1 31.5 34.2 31.6 33.9 4.6 4.9 4.6 4.9

Bangor .................................................................. 53.8 55.0 53.6 55.1 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.3

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................... 54.3 55.2 54.1 54.9 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.4 4.2 4.6 4.2 4.3

Portland ................................................................ 140.9 144.2 140.9 144.9 3.8 4.3 3.6 3.8 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.6

Maryland .................................................................. 2,906.3 2,924.7 2,873.6 2,907.0 122.3 120.6 113.5 119.0 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.1

Baltimore .............................................................. 1,347.1 1,355.7 1,330.9 1,346.7 63.7 63.5 58.3 61.5 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.6

Cumberland .......................................................... 45.0 45.3 44.8 45.2 2.5 2.8 2.7 3.2 5.5 6.3 6.0 7.1

Hagerstown .......................................................... 72.2 71.6 70.9 71.1 2.9 2.6 2.9 2.9 4.0 3.6 4.1 4.1

Massachusetts ........................................................ 3,503.3 3,456.7 3,494.0 3,452.7 179.2 177.6 177.4 181.7 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.3

Barnstable-Yarmouth ............................................ 81.7 81.9 80.2 80.6 3.6 3.9 3.9 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.9 5.6

Boston .................................................................. 1,932.0 1,901.3 1,926.7 1,897.5 90.5 87.1 87.9 85.9 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5

Brockton ............................................................... 145.5 145.5 146.0 145.9 7.2 7.8 7.1 8.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 5.5

Fitchburg-Leominster ............................................ 72.3 73.2 72.5 73.3 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.1 6.9 7.2

Lawrence .............................................................. 221.8 217.6 221.8 216.5 17.5 16.9 16.9 16.3 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.5

Lowell ................................................................... 184.0 179.1 183.0 178.7 11.6 10.6 11.1 10.3 6.3 5.9 6.1 5.7

New Bedford ......................................................... 84.7 84.2 85.4 85.4 5.9 5.8 6.2 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.2 8.0

Pittsfield ................................................................ 42.2 42.7 42.1 42.5 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.3 4.8 5.0 4.9 5.4

Springfield ............................................................. 307.4 303.9 305.7 302.5 15.4 16.2 15.7 16.8 5.0 5.3 5.1 5.5

Worcester ............................................................. 269.2 260.5 267.8 260.6 15.1 15.0 15.1 15.2 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.8

Michigan .................................................................. 4,977.6 5,119.0 4,929.1 5,059.0 279.9 335.4 286.3 339.6 5.6 6.6 5.8 6.7

Ann Arbor ............................................................. 316.2 322.3 308.8 314.1 9.7 11.7 9.8 11.8 3.1 3.6 3.2 3.8

Benton Harbor ...................................................... 78.7 81.8 78.1 80.7 4.2 5.7 4.4 5.8 5.3 7.0 5.6 7.2

Detroit ................................................................... 2,195.6 2,264.1 2,180.3 2,242.3 123.8 148.7 123.6 149.2 5.6 6.6 5.7 6.7

Flint ....................................................................... 184.4 189.7 181.5 188.6 14.0 16.2 14.0 16.1 7.6 8.6 7.7 8.6

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland ........................ 608.1 622.9 601.7 618.1 36.5 42.6 36.5 41.4 6.0 6.8 6.1 6.7

Jackson ................................................................ 79.6 80.6 79.0 80.4 4.8 5.6 5.0 5.8 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.3

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek ....................................... 227.4 235.4 225.0 229.7 11.2 13.8 11.6 14.0 4.9 5.9 5.2 6.1

Lansing-East Lansing ........................................... 249.1 255.1 246.9 250.4 8.9 11.0 9.3 11.4 3.6 4.3 3.8 4.6

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland ................................... 199.2 201.7 197.7 198.1 11.8 15.1 12.3 15.0 5.9 7.5 6.2 7.6

Minnesota ................................................................ 2,923.3 2,935.7 2,888.1 2,907.7 112.9 123.5 115.8 129.5 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.5

Duluth-Superior .................................................... 133.8 133.1 132.0 132.8 5.7 6.5 5.8 6.7 4.3 4.9 4.4 5.0

Minneapolis-St.Paul .............................................. 1,838.3 1,832.6 1,820.5 1,814.9 70.0 75.5 68.8 74.2 3.8 4.1 3.8 4.1

Rochester ............................................................. 83.1 82.6 82.0 82.1 2.7 2.9 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.7

St. Cloud ............................................................... 107.3 106.6 106.2 106.3 4.2 4.1 4.6 5.1 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.8

Mississippi .............................................................. 1,300.0 1,321.6 1,304.4 1,323.7 83.7 61.0 84.7 62.1 6.4 4.6 6.5 4.7

Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula ................................... 170.1 172.7 169.2 174.0 8.7 6.3 8.7 6.3 5.1 3.7 5.1 3.6

Hattiesburg ........................................................... 54.4 55.2 54.7 55.6 2.3 1.8 2.3 1.7 4.1 3.2 4.2 3.0

Jackson ................................................................ 233.4 239.1 235.5 240.5 10.1 7.4 10.5 7.2 4.3 3.1 4.5 3.0

Missouri ................................................................... 2,967.1 2,979.8 2,958.3 2,970.9 157.3 142.4 160.1 143.4 5.3 4.8 5.4 4.8

Columbia .............................................................. 88.8 90.6 88.6 90.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9

Joplin .................................................................... 83.1 82.7 82.8 82.2 4.6 3.6 4.5 3.5 5.6 4.4 5.5 4.3

Kansas City .......................................................... 1,001.6 1,017.5 1,000.3 1,014.7 58.5 53.9 55.7 52.2 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.1

St. Joseph ............................................................. 52.5 53.0 52.3 52.7 3.1 2.6 3.0 2.7 5.8 5.0 5.7 5.0

St. Louis2 .............................................................. 1,373.8 1,383.4 1,372.1 1,387.6 76.4 74.3 76.1 72.3 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.2

Springfield ............................................................. 176.1 179.8 175.7 180.3 7.3 6.2 7.2 6.2 4.1 3.4 4.1 3.4

Montana ................................................................... 463.6 473.5 460.3 469.9 21.8 20.8 23.5 23.4 4.7 4.4 5.1 5.0

Billings .................................................................. 68.1 74.4 68.4 74.0 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.7 4.1 3.2 3.6 3.7

Great Falls ............................................................ 37.3 36.5 37.3 36.3 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.6

Missoula ............................................................... 53.8 59.0 53.3 58.1 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.4 3.8 3.3 4.4 4.1

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

November December November December November December

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Nebraska ................................................................. 963.9 989.4 956.7 982.3 31.2 32.5 32.4 34.5 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5

Lincoln .................................................................. 155.1 157.2 155.4 157.1 4.6 5.3 4.6 5.4 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.5

Omaha .................................................................. 419.6 423.8 419.4 422.9 14.9 15.5 15.1 16.2 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.8

Nevada ..................................................................... 1,119.5 1,102.6 1,109.1 1,095.9 54.2 49.1 53.6 47.3 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.3

Las Vegas ............................................................. 885.6 876.9 877.3 871.1 44.6 40.0 44.1 38.0 5.0 4.6 5.0 4.4

Reno ..................................................................... 199.4 195.6 197.7 195.6 7.8 7.2 7.5 7.4 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8

New Hampshire ....................................................... 710.8 719.6 704.2 714.4 34.9 31.4 33.7 28.5 4.9 4.4 4.8 4.0

Manchester ........................................................... 114.1 117.7 113.8 116.7 5.5 5.0 5.3 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.7 3.9

Nashua ................................................................. 108.1 108.2 108.2 107.2 6.9 6.2 6.7 5.4 6.4 5.7 6.2 5.1

Portsmouth-Rochester .......................................... 137.8 138.0 134.9 136.2 6.4 5.5 6.0 4.8 4.7 4.0 4.5 3.6

New Jersey .............................................................. 4,386.1 4,442.1 4,374.2 4,448.4 254.3 239.1 248.3 225.2 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.1

Atlantic-Cape May ................................................ 176.2 180.9 176.0 180.8 14.3 14.6 14.4 14.4 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.0

Bergen-Passaic .................................................... 680.5 689.2 681.1 690.4 38.4 36.7 37.3 33.9 5.6 5.3 5.5 4.9

Jersey City ............................................................ 297.5 299.0 295.2 298.0 23.7 21.3 23.1 19.3 8.0 7.1 7.8 6.5

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ........................... 681.3 685.5 679.9 686.4 33.8 29.9 32.1 27.5 5.0 4.4 4.7 4.0

Monmouth-Ocean ................................................. 568.8 580.5 565.2 580.3 30.4 29.2 30.1 28.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.8

Newark ................................................................. 1,067.5 1,082.3 1,066.5 1,084.6 64.3 59.5 62.2 55.5 6.0 5.5 5.8 5.1

Trenton ................................................................. 186.7 187.3 186.1 187.8 9.4 8.3 9.3 7.8 5.1 4.4 5.0 4.2

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton .................................. 66.0 67.0 65.7 66.9 5.5 5.1 5.6 5.2 8.3 7.6 8.5 7.7

New Mexico ............................................................. 887.8 899.4 882.1 895.1 46.2 50.8 44.0 47.1 5.2 5.7 5.0 5.3

Albuquerque ......................................................... 390.2 395.8 389.8 393.6 18.0 19.7 16.8 17.6 4.6 5.0 4.3 4.5

Las Cruces ........................................................... 76.9 79.4 75.7 78.6 4.3 4.9 4.1 4.7 5.6 6.1 5.4 6.0

Santa Fe ............................................................... 80.3 82.1 79.3 82.1 2.1 2.7 2.0 2.5 2.6 3.3 2.5 3.0

New York ................................................................. 9,424.7 9,406.6 9,440.3 9,381.1 584.0 572.9 591.6 574.7 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.1

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................... 474.3 477.3 473.3 475.5 17.0 18.1 17.8 18.9 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0

Binghamton .......................................................... 126.4 126.0 126.1 125.1 7.3 7.1 7.8 7.2 5.8 5.6 6.2 5.8

Buffalo-Niagara Falls ............................................ 576.1 582.7 576.5 579.0 33.6 38.4 35.5 37.7 5.8 6.6 6.2 6.5

Dutchess County .................................................. 130.9 133.9 131.1 134.3 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7

Elmira ................................................................... 43.0 43.0 43.1 43.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.4

Glens Falls ............................................................ 59.0 61.0 59.1 59.5 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.5 5.5 5.4 6.0 5.8

Jamestown ........................................................... 66.3 66.5 66.1 66.3 4.1 4.4 4.2 4.4 6.1 6.5 6.3 6.6

Nassau-Suffolk ..................................................... 1,484.0 1,500.9 1,490.8 1,502.3 61.2 61.7 60.9 61.3 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1

New York .............................................................. 4,465.2 4,399.2 4,476.4 4,395.2 341.1 315.1 340.5 315.1 7.6 7.2 7.6 7.2

 New York City .................................................... 3,781.2 3,700.9 3,789.9 3,696.2 314.6 287.5 314.7 288.5 8.3 7.8 8.3 7.8

Newburgh ............................................................. 188.5 193.5 188.3 192.3 8.0 9.4 7.7 8.9 4.2 4.9 4.1 4.7

Rochester ............................................................. 577.5 578.0 578.5 572.9 33.3 34.1 34.5 33.2 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.8

Syracuse ............................................................... 376.9 382.2 375.9 377.7 20.3 22.6 21.1 22.5 5.4 5.9 5.6 6.0

Utica-Rome ........................................................... 146.6 147.9 147.2 147.8 7.6 7.7 7.9 9.0 5.2 5.2 5.4 6.1

North Carolina ......................................................... 4,154.8 4,184.7 4,112.8 4,150.0 272.8 260.5 263.2 242.4 6.6 6.2 6.4 5.8

Asheville ............................................................... 117.6 119.3 116.7 118.5 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.5

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill ................................ 861.4 877.4 850.5 868.7 53.6 60.4 50.2 54.1 6.2 6.9 5.9 6.2

Fayetteville ........................................................... 127.3 127.7 126.4 127.2 7.8 6.8 7.2 6.0 6.2 5.3 5.7 4.7

Goldsboro ............................................................. 51.3 52.2 51.0 51.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.6 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.1

Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point .......... 676.4 681.1 670.9 677.7 41.4 41.2 39.4 38.2 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.6

Greenville ............................................................. 72.0 74.2 71.6 73.3 4.4 4.5 4.2 4.0 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.5

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir .................................... 176.0 172.4 174.7 170.2 15.8 14.9 14.9 13.5 8.9 8.6 8.5 7.9

Jacksonville .......................................................... 51.0 50.0 50.3 49.8 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.6 6.3 5.6 6.0 5.1

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ................................. 703.0 703.0 693.3 697.3 36.5 30.2 34.2 27.2 5.2 4.3 4.9 3.9

Rocky Mount ......................................................... 69.6 69.9 69.0 69.3 6.9 5.9 6.5 5.4 9.9 8.5 9.4 7.8

Wilmington ............................................................ 121.9 124.6 120.9 123.7 7.8 6.3 7.8 6.1 6.4 5.1 6.5 4.9

North Dakota ........................................................... 342.3 350.4 339.2 348.5 13.6 10.6 13.5 11.5 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.3

Bismarck ............................................................... 55.6 54.6 55.3 54.7 2.9 1.7 2.1 1.7 5.3 3.0 3.7 3.2

Fargo-Moorhead ................................................... 107.0 107.9 106.6 107.5 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.5

Grand Forks .......................................................... 55.0 54.9 54.4 54.6 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.7 3.2 2.8 3.3 3.1

Ohio ......................................................................... 5,818.7 5,858.3 5,773.5 5,836.0 304.7 311.4 302.0 323.4 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.5

Akron .................................................................... 374.8 381.8 372.6 383.7 18.2 18.7 18.7 19.6 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.1

Canton-Massillon .................................................. 204.1 206.4 202.0 205.8 10.9 12.1 11.3 12.5 5.3 5.8 5.6 6.1

Cincinnati .............................................................. 864.3 884.3 860.3 879.8 37.4 40.3 34.7 39.3 4.3 4.6 4.0 4.5

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ........................................ 1,108.6 1,113.2 1,102.8 1,114.6 65.4 65.5 65.7 69.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.2

Columbus ............................................................. 884.4 891.1 875.2 883.2 38.6 37.1 36.3 36.4 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.1

Dayton-Springfield ................................................ 472.8 472.2 467.6 469.0 25.1 24.7 24.0 25.1 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.4

Hamilton-Middletown ............................................ 201.1 202.0 197.9 200.7 8.0 8.0 7.4 7.9 4.0 3.9 3.8 4.0

Lima ...................................................................... 74.9 75.2 75.1 75.3 4.3 3.6 4.2 4.0 5.7 4.8 5.6 5.3

Mansfield .............................................................. 82.9 82.8 81.9 82.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 6.2 6.9 7.3 6.7 7.6

Steubenville-Weirton ............................................ 54.1 54.2 53.4 53.2 2.3 3.6 2.3 3.6 4.3 6.6 4.3 6.8

Toledo ................................................................... 317.7 317.1 314.7 312.7 18.5 20.5 18.0 20.5 5.8 6.5 5.7 6.6

Youngstown-Warren ............................................. 274.2 274.1 272.8 275.8 16.5 17.0 17.2 18.6 6.0 6.2 6.3 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

November December November December November December

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Oklahoma ................................................................ 1,702.7 1,702.7 1,690.5 1,679.6 74.3 86.7 78.5 84.2 4.4 5.1 4.6 5.0

Enid ...................................................................... 26.8 27.0 26.6 26.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9 2.8 3.4 2.9 3.3

Lawton .................................................................. 41.9 41.0 41.7 40.6 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.6 3.0 3.8 3.4 3.8

Oklahoma City ...................................................... 583.2 579.3 581.6 573.4 22.6 25.5 23.3 24.3 3.9 4.4 4.0 4.2

Tulsa ..................................................................... 430.9 422.7 427.9 418.1 21.9 24.3 22.7 22.9 5.1 5.8 5.3 5.5

Oregon ..................................................................... 1,842.4 1,808.3 1,823.6 1,806.8 128.6 126.6 128.5 126.6 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0

Corvallis ................................................................ 42.5 42.2 41.7 41.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5

Eugene-Springfield ............................................... 171.1 170.9 171.3 171.5 10.6 11.4 10.5 11.2 6.2 6.6 6.2 6.5

Medford-Ashland .................................................. 96.4 96.5 94.6 97.6 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.8

Portland-Vancouver .............................................. 1,095.8 1,062.8 1,086.0 1,065.4 80.6 76.1 77.3 74.7 7.4 7.2 7.1 7.0

Salem ................................................................... 178.4 178.5 175.9 176.2 11.6 12.3 11.7 12.3 6.5 6.9 6.7 7.0

Pennsylvania ........................................................... 6,307.1 6,215.3 6,295.4 6,190.2 353.9 308.0 354.2 287.6 5.6 5.0 5.6 4.6

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................... 334.2 331.2 336.3 330.0 19.6 17.3 19.4 16.0 5.9 5.2 5.8 4.8

Altoona ................................................................. 66.3 65.8 66.2 65.6 3.8 2.9 4.0 2.9 5.7 4.4 6.0 4.4

Erie ....................................................................... 144.3 140.9 144.0 139.7 9.9 8.6 10.5 8.3 6.9 6.1 7.3 5.9

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle ................................ 366.6 365.2 367.8 365.7 14.4 12.1 15.2 11.3 3.9 3.3 4.1 3.1

Johnstown ............................................................ 104.0 100.3 104.2 100.0 7.5 6.2 8.2 6.3 7.2 6.2 7.8 6.3

Lancaster .............................................................. 261.5 263.0 262.8 263.9 9.8 8.6 10.3 8.1 3.7 3.3 3.9 3.1

Philadelphia .......................................................... 2,662.0 2,650.7 2,653.8 2,645.0 147.8 138.0 138.4 125.2 5.6 5.2 5.2 4.7

Pittsburgh ............................................................. 1,208.8 1,183.6 1,206.5 1,177.6 64.9 56.9 66.2 54.4 5.4 4.8 5.5 4.6

Reading ................................................................ 193.3 190.6 193.5 189.9 13.1 9.8 12.6 8.9 6.8 5.1 6.5 4.7

Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton ..................... 314.9 306.8 312.7 304.9 18.6 16.5 19.3 16.0 5.9 5.4 6.2 5.2

Sharon .................................................................. 60.2 57.8 59.9 57.3 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.5 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.4

State College ........................................................ 73.7 72.9 71.6 70.7 2.2 2.0 2.6 2.1 3.0 2.8 3.6 3.0

Williamsport .......................................................... 58.8 58.1 59.1 58.1 3.7 3.2 3.9 3.3 6.3 5.5 6.6 5.6

York ...................................................................... 203.3 199.6 204.7 198.5 10.1 8.7 10.1 8.1 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.1

Rhode Island ........................................................... 565.7 567.4 564.3 565.9 27.3 25.2 29.2 26.9 4.8 4.4 5.2 4.8

Providence-Fall River-Warwick ............................ 641.2 641.9 640.4 642.4 32.1 30.4 34.3 33.7 5.0 4.7 5.4 5.2

South Carolina ........................................................ 1,971.5 2,013.2 1,950.8 1,988.9 118.3 131.6 116.5 118.1 6.0 6.5 6.0 5.9

Charleston-North Charleston ................................ 280.3 291.6 277.0 329.3 10.8 12.5 10.6 11.6 3.9 4.3 3.8 3.5

Columbia .............................................................. 286.3 288.1 283.1 280.0 9.8 11.0 9.7 10.2 3.4 3.8 3.4 3.6

Florence ................................................................ 63.6 66.5 63.4 64.2 4.5 5.3 4.8 5.0 7.1 7.9 7.6 7.7

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ........................ 489.9 504.4 484.0 488.9 27.4 28.6 26.1 26.0 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.3

Myrtle Beach ......................................................... 108.6 101.7 108.3 98.1 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.3 5.1 5.8 5.7 6.5

Sumter .................................................................. 45.4 46.9 44.8 45.0 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7

South Dakota .......................................................... 423.4 425.1 417.7 419.5 11.5 13.6 12.5 14.8 2.7 3.2 3.0 3.5

Rapid City ............................................................. 49.7 49.7 49.8 49.7 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.6 2.6 3.2 2.7 3.2

Sioux Falls ............................................................ 112.7 112.0 112.1 110.4 2.4 2.8 2.6 3.2 2.1 2.5 2.3 2.9

Tennessee ............................................................... 2,956.0 2,937.5 2,913.6 2,893.9 143.6 167.0 130.7 150.1 4.9 5.7 4.5 5.2

Chattanooga ......................................................... 240.3 238.9 239.1 236.9 9.0 8.9 8.5 8.3 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5

Clarksville-Hopkinsville ......................................... 93.2 94.2 92.0 93.0 4.1 4.7 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.9 4.2 4.4

Jackson ................................................................ 62.7 61.1 61.3 60.1 3.3 3.4 3.0 3.0 5.3 5.6 4.8 5.0

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol ............................. 233.7 233.1 230.8 231.0 11.2 12.9 10.4 12.4 4.8 5.5 4.5 5.4

Knoxville ............................................................... 384.4 380.8 379.6 376.1 12.6 13.9 11.5 12.9 3.3 3.6 3.0 3.4

Memphis ............................................................... 586.2 584.4 577.1 576.4 30.5 37.4 27.7 32.9 5.2 6.4 4.8 5.7

Nashville ............................................................... 707.0 701.3 697.5 691.5 27.3 31.6 24.0 27.5 3.9 4.5 3.4 4.0

Texas ....................................................................... 10,823.2 11,038.6 10,783.1 11,013.8 675.3 674.4 638.0 642.4 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.8

Abilene .................................................................. 60.5 61.2 60.0 61.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7

Amarillo ................................................................. 116.7 117.7 115.9 117.8 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.2

Austin-San Marcos ............................................... 777.1 798.1 772.8 792.1 41.3 38.8 38.4 36.0 5.3 4.9 5.0 4.5

Beaumont-Port Arthur ........................................... 180.3 184.7 181.3 185.3 14.7 16.5 14.7 16.3 8.2 8.9 8.1 8.8

Brazoria ................................................................ 112.9 116.2 112.5 115.5 8.0 9.4 8.0 8.9 7.1 8.1 7.2 7.7

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito ........................ 144.7 147.8 144.4 148.6 15.8 15.9 14.7 15.7 10.9 10.8 10.2 10.6

Bryan-College Station ........................................... 83.6 87.0 83.6 87.0 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.1 1.7 1.9

Corpus Christi ....................................................... 180.3 184.7 179.6 184.4 10.7 11.2 9.9 10.9 6.0 6.1 5.5 5.9

Dallas .................................................................... 2,037.4 2,058.6 2,030.2 2,051.7 140.1 129.3 129.7 122.6 6.9 6.3 6.4 6.0

El Paso ................................................................. 299.8 304.8 296.8 303.0 26.3 26.2 24.2 24.5 8.8 8.6 8.2 8.1

Fort Worth-Arlington ............................................. 962.9 973.7 960.3 970.3 57.9 54.2 53.9 51.6 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.3

Galveston-Texas City ........................................... 121.5 124.0 120.7 123.3 8.8 9.9 8.5 9.4 7.3 8.0 7.1 7.6

Houston ................................................................ 2,292.0 2,348.4 2,279.5 2,347.0 134.6 148.4 126.6 139.5 5.9 6.3 5.6 5.9

Killeen-Temple ...................................................... 122.8 124.7 122.9 124.0 6.4 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.2 4.6

Laredo .................................................................. 81.5 83.7 82.4 84.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.4

Longview-Marshall ................................................ 106.5 107.8 106.2 107.2 6.8 6.2 6.5 5.9 6.4 5.7 6.1 5.5

Lubbock ................................................................ 131.7 134.7 131.0 134.0 3.6 4.1 3.5 4.1 2.8 3.0 2.6 3.0

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................... 224.3 233.6 223.7 234.2 31.5 30.9 30.9 31.3 14.0 13.2 13.8 13.4

Odessa-Midland ................................................... 125.9 127.6 124.4 127.6 7.2 6.4 6.6 6.1 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7

San Angelo ........................................................... 51.5 52.1 51.5 52.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.8 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.4

San Antonio .......................................................... 819.9 844.7 815.2 843.3 42.6 43.0 39.7 40.1 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.8

Sherman-Denison ................................................. 51.4 52.3 51.4 52.3 3.1 3.7 3.0 3.6 6.0 7.1 5.8 6.8

Texarkana ............................................................. 58.1 58.6 58.0 58.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.7

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

November December November December November December

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Texas—Continued

Tyler ...................................................................... 96.4 99.5 96.9 98.9 4.4 5.4 4.1 4.6 4.5 5.4 4.3 4.6

Victoria .................................................................. 45.4 46.1 45.2 45.9 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4

Waco .................................................................... 104.7 108.4 104.8 108.4 4.4 4.9 4.2 4.7 4.2 4.5 4.0 4.3

Wichita Falls ......................................................... 65.5 65.7 65.0 65.7 3.5 2.8 3.0 2.6 5.3 4.3 4.6 3.9

Utah .......................................................................... 1,186.9 1,221.9 1,177.0 1,217.8 66.2 54.9 63.3 51.5 5.6 4.5 5.4 4.2

Provo-Orem .......................................................... 184.8 190.8 182.4 188.9 8.9 6.8 8.5 6.3 4.8 3.6 4.6 3.3

Salt Lake City-Ogden ........................................... 747.6 769.7 742.2 766.1 42.8 35.6 40.4 32.9 5.7 4.6 5.4 4.3

Vermont ................................................................... 350.8 353.7 352.6 353.5 12.5 13.3 12.3 13.1 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.7

Burlington ............................................................. 107.0 109.4 106.2 108.4 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.0

Virginia .................................................................... 3,730.1 3,784.5 3,701.4 3,760.9 136.4 127.6 130.5 124.6 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.3

Charlottesville ....................................................... 78.5 79.2 77.9 78.4 1.7 2.1 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.6 2.1 2.5

Danville ................................................................. 57.3 57.4 56.4 58.0 3.4 4.0 3.1 5.0 5.9 7.0 5.5 8.6

Lynchburg ............................................................. 106.2 105.2 104.4 104.1 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.3

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News ................. 778.8 790.3 771.7 785.5 29.7 30.4 29.0 29.3 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7

Richmond-Petersburg ........................................... 539.0 545.6 536.0 542.7 20.3 19.9 19.5 18.9 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5

Roanoke ............................................................... 129.4 128.9 127.3 127.5 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.1 2.9

Washington ............................................................. 3,109.3 3,112.2 3,122.3 3,130.8 218.2 213.3 219.3 214.0 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.8

Bellingham ............................................................ 86.1 90.1 87.0 90.7 4.9 4.8 5.1 4.9 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.4

Bremerton ............................................................. 102.6 102.2 103.4 103.0 6.1 5.6 6.4 5.4 6.0 5.4 6.1 5.2

Olympia ................................................................ 106.1 109.7 107.0 111.2 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.5 5.0

Richland-Kennewick-Pasco .................................. 102.4 101.7 100.9 101.4 7.7 8.3 8.2 8.3 7.5 8.2 8.1 8.2

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ....................................... 1,401.3 1,394.5 1,415.6 1,407.5 90.1 88.5 88.4 86.2 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1

Spokane ............................................................... 215.2 214.1 216.7 215.6 13.3 13.0 14.2 13.9 6.2 6.1 6.5 6.5

Tacoma ................................................................. 349.5 354.9 353.2 358.8 25.2 25.0 24.9 24.6 7.2 7.1 7.1 6.9

Yakima .................................................................. 104.6 106.1 104.1 106.0 11.5 11.7 12.9 13.0 11.0 11.1 12.4 12.3

West Virginia ........................................................... 791.4 794.3 791.9 792.9 45.5 40.5 46.5 40.5 5.7 5.1 5.9 5.1

Charleston ............................................................ 129.7 129.7 128.7 129.2 6.0 5.3 5.9 5.3 4.6 4.1 4.6 4.1

Huntington-Ashland .............................................. 134.1 136.5 134.9 136.5 6.7 7.4 6.7 7.4 5.0 5.4 5.0 5.4

Parkersburg-Marietta ............................................ 77.2 77.1 76.7 76.6 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.9 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2

Wheeling ............................................................... 71.7 72.2 71.2 71.3 3.6 3.1 3.6 3.1 5.0 4.2 5.1 4.3

Wisconsin ................................................................ 3,016.1 3,072.7 3,004.7 3,068.6 150.3 137.3 158.8 146.0 5.0 4.5 5.3 4.8

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah .................................. 234.3 238.6 233.3 238.4 10.6 9.2 10.7 9.6 4.5 3.9 4.6 4.0

Eau Claire ............................................................. 85.6 86.4 85.2 87.0 3.8 3.4 4.5 4.1 4.5 3.9 5.3 4.7

Green Bay ............................................................ 143.1 147.1 141.8 146.8 6.9 5.9 6.8 6.2 4.8 4.0 4.8 4.2

Janesville-Beloit .................................................... 76.7 78.4 76.6 78.2 4.5 4.2 4.7 4.3 5.9 5.3 6.1 5.5

Kenosha ............................................................... 82.6 82.8 82.3 82.5 4.5 4.0 5.0 4.2 5.5 4.9 6.0 5.1

La Crosse ............................................................. 74.8 76.2 73.9 76.3 2.8 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.8 3.4 4.0 3.9

Madison ................................................................ 284.9 294.6 281.4 294.2 6.9 6.5 7.1 6.7 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.3

Milwaukee-Waukesha .......................................... 808.2 813.1 806.7 811.7 46.0 42.1 44.9 41.0 5.7 5.2 5.6 5.1

Racine .................................................................. 92.4 94.3 92.7 94.3 6.7 6.0 7.2 6.3 7.2 6.4 7.8 6.7

Sheboygan ........................................................... 63.9 65.3 64.0 65.4 2.9 2.6 3.0 2.6 4.6 4.0 4.6 3.9

Wausau ................................................................ 75.3 77.2 75.2 77.0 3.0 2.6 3.1 2.9 4.0 3.4 4.1 3.8

Wyoming ................................................................. 268.9 275.9 267.6 274.7 10.9 10.4 12.2 11.5 4.1 3.8 4.5 4.2

Casper .................................................................. 35.3 36.5 35.3 36.7 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.7 4.5 4.2 4.8 4.6

Cheyenne ............................................................. 42.7 43.8 42.6 43.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.9 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.3

Puerto Rico ............................................................. 1,361.5 1,390.0 1,350.4 1,394.6 149.3 167.3 147.8 140.3 11.0 12.0 10.9 10.1

Aguadilla ............................................................... 48.7 50.6 48.3 50.3 7.6 7.6 7.5 6.4 15.5 14.9 15.6 12.8

Arecibo ................................................................. 57.4 58.8 56.2 59.1 8.1 8.1 7.8 7.1 14.2 13.8 13.9 11.9

Caguas ................................................................. 120.0 124.1 119.4 125.3 12.5 14.3 12.3 12.0 10.4 11.5 10.3 9.6

Mayaguez ............................................................. 88.9 92.0 87.2 92.7 12.2 12.6 11.6 10.5 13.8 13.7 13.3 11.3

Ponce ................................................................... 105.1 108.2 104.0 107.2 15.9 16.3 15.2 13.2 15.1 15.0 14.6 12.3

San Juan-Bayamon .............................................. 768.3 784.1 767.3 788.9 63.9 78.8 64.6 66.1 8.3 10.0 8.4 8.4

1 Data for 2003 are not directly comparable with data for previous years because

of a change in metropolitan area definitions. 2 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 

November December Change December 2002 to

 December 2003p

2002 2003 2002 2003p Number Percent

Alabama ................................................................................. 1,899.0 1,884.3 1,895.4 1,885.0 -10.4 -0.5

Birmingham ........................................................................ 481.4 484.1 481.8 484.2 2.4 .5

Huntsville ............................................................................ 185.6 180.8 185.3 180.4 -4.9 -2.6

Mobile ................................................................................. 226.5 225.3 226.4 225.4 -1.0 -.4

Montgomery ........................................................................ 163.8 165.7 163.5 165.2 1.7 1.0

Tuscaloosa ......................................................................... 84.2 84.2 84.1 84.1 .0 .0

Alaska .................................................................................... 289.5 294.9 287.4 292.8 5.4 1.9

Anchorage .......................................................................... 144.6 147.4 144.0 147.5 3.5 2.4

Arizona .................................................................................. 2,303.6 2,336.6 2,298.4 2,345.5 47.1 2.0

Phoenix-Mesa ..................................................................... 1,620.3 1,646.4 1,613.5 1,653.3 39.8 2.5

Tucson ................................................................................ 352.8 358.2 352.9 359.8 6.9 2.0

Arkansas ............................................................................... 1,158.7 1,155.2 1,156.3 1,154.0 -2.3 -.2

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers .......................................... 171.7 174.3 171.3 173.8 2.5 1.5

Fort Smith ........................................................................... 101.0 101.2 100.4 100.4 .0 .0

Little Rock-North Little Rock ............................................... 319.0 313.7 318.8 313.8 -5.0 -1.6

Pine Bluff ............................................................................ 35.9 36.4 36.1 36.4 .3 .8

California ............................................................................... 14,599.1 14,537.7 14,584.7 14,549.0 -35.7 -.2

Bakersfield .......................................................................... 205.8 206.2 206.3 205.6 -.7 -.3

Fresno ................................................................................ 315.7 318.8 315.6 317.8 2.2 .7

Los Angeles-Long Beach ................................................... 4,066.6 4,026.0 4,056.6 4,035.3 -21.3 -.5

Modesto .............................................................................. 153.7 152.0 153.3 152.0 -1.3 -.8

Oakland .............................................................................. 1,056.7 1,047.0 1,053.9 1,047.7 -6.2 -.6

Orange County ................................................................... 1,417.8 1,415.0 1,418.5 1,419.4 .9 .1

Riverside-San Bernardino .................................................. 1,073.2 1,089.2 1,075.6 1,090.4 14.8 1.4

Sacramento ........................................................................ 751.0 746.4 750.8 746.0 -4.8 -.6

Salinas ................................................................................ 132.6 130.8 132.7 129.9 -2.8 -2.1

San Diego ........................................................................... 1,236.2 1,236.4 1,237.4 1,238.1 .7 .1

San Francisco ..................................................................... 987.6 972.4 982.5 972.0 -10.5 -1.1

San Jose ............................................................................. 893.3 861.4 891.7 860.8 -30.9 -3.5

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc .................................. 166.1 166.8 166.0 167.0 1.0 .6

Santa Rosa ......................................................................... 189.1 185.1 188.3 184.1 -4.2 -2.2

Stockton-Lodi ...................................................................... 198.0 198.1 197.6 198.0 .4 .2

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa ......................................................... 184.1 182.6 182.1 182.9 .8 .4

Ventura ............................................................................... 282.5 275.5 281.6 274.3 -7.3 -2.6

Colorado ................................................................................ 2,188.0 2,167.8 2,195.3 2,175.2 -20.1 -.9

Boulder-Longmont 1 ........................................................... 183.7 157.7 183.8 157.8 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Colorado Springs ................................................................ 242.9 236.1 243.4 236.1 -7.3 -3.0

Denver 1 ............................................................................. 1,150.1 1,156.6 1,147.5 1,157.9 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Connecticut ........................................................................... 1,679.2 1,661.6 1,682.2 1,665.4 -16.8 -1.0

Bridgeport ........................................................................... 188.0 187.9 188.7 188.9 .2 .1

Danbury .............................................................................. 91.6 93.0 92.4 94.2 1.8 1.9

Hartford ............................................................................... 613.0 605.0 615.0 606.2 -8.8 -1.4

New Haven-Meriden ........................................................... 262.9 263.9 263.2 265.0 1.8 .7

New London-Norwich ......................................................... 146.3 147.2 146.7 147.1 .4 .3

Stamford-Norwalk ............................................................... 197.5 195.1 198.3 195.8 -2.5 -1.3

Waterbury ........................................................................... 84.2 83.7 84.4 83.2 -1.2 -1.4

Delaware ................................................................................ 417.6 414.7 415.1 414.1 -1.0 -.2

Dover .................................................................................. 56.3 55.9 56.0 55.7 -.3 -.5

Wilmington-Newark ............................................................ 320.1 321.0 318.9 321.6 2.7 .8

District of Columbia ............................................................. 665.3 671.0 665.3 672.0 6.7 1.0

Washington PMSA ............................................................. 2,830.6 2,864.5 2,826.3 2,864.8 38.5 1.4

Florida .................................................................................... 7,308.1 7,401.1 7,325.8 7,439.2 113.4 1.5

Daytona Beach ................................................................... 168.8 171.9 169.3 173.5 4.2 2.5

Fort Lauderdale .................................................................. 709.2 721.9 719.7 729.3 9.6 1.3

Fort Myers-Cape Coral ....................................................... 184.8 189.6 187.4 192.4 5.0 2.7

Gainesville .......................................................................... 124.4 124.6 123.4 124.7 1.3 1.1

Jacksonville ........................................................................ 567.7 572.0 567.1 574.2 7.1 1.3

Lakeland-Winter Haven ...................................................... 191.8 191.5 191.5 193.0 1.5 .8

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay ........................................... 188.4 192.4 190.3 193.9 3.6 1.9

Miami .................................................................................. 1,034.8 1,037.8 1,035.5 1,045.2 9.7 .9

Orlando ............................................................................... 919.3 940.3 923.1 946.3 23.2 2.5

Pensacola ........................................................................... 155.6 155.2 156.0 155.9 -.1 -.1

Sarasota-Bradenton ........................................................... 276.2 289.7 275.7 291.5 15.8 5.7

Tallahassee ........................................................................ 160.8 161.5 160.3 162.1 1.8 1.1

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ...................................... 1,233.1 1,248.6 1,237.4 1,249.6 12.2 1.0

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ........................................... 533.8 550.0 540.0 554.7 14.7 2.7

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(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

November December Change December 2002 to

 December 2003p

2002 2003 2002 2003p Number Percent

Georgia .................................................................................. 3,930.6 3,990.7 3,927.7 3,990.9 63.2 1.6

Albany ................................................................................. 57.6 59.1 57.9 59.0 1.1 1.9

Athens ................................................................................ 74.5 74.8 74.6 74.5 -.1 -.1

Atlanta ................................................................................ 2,186.6 2,252.5 2,181.9 2,249.8 67.9 3.1

Augusta-Aiken .................................................................... 199.1 200.1 199.2 200.2 1.0 .5

Columbus ........................................................................... 115.9 114.2 116.5 114.6 -1.9 -1.6

Macon ................................................................................. 149.6 148.7 150.3 149.2 -1.1 -.7

Savannah ........................................................................... 139.0 141.4 139.7 141.8 2.1 1.5

Hawaii .................................................................................... 564.6 575.4 568.5 578.7 10.2 1.8

Honolulu ............................................................................. 419.3 426.3 422.5 428.2 5.7 1.3

Idaho ...................................................................................... 573.9 579.8 570.3 576.9 6.6 1.2

Boise City ........................................................................... 230.1 232.7 229.5 232.7 3.2 1.4

Illinois .................................................................................... 5,955.5 5,906.3 5,945.3 5,904.8 -40.5 -.7

Bloomington-Normal ........................................................... 95.0 94.0 94.9 93.5 -1.4 -1.5

Champaign-Urbana ............................................................ 107.7 107.1 107.7 107.9 .2 .2

Chicago .............................................................................. 4,181.8 4,143.5 4,169.7 4,147.6 -22.1 -.5

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ........................................... 180.6 179.0 178.5 179.3 .8 .4

Decatur ............................................................................... 55.0 54.4 54.8 54.3 -.5 -.9

Kankakee ............................................................................ 44.2 43.6 44.2 43.6 -.6 -1.4

Peoria-Pekin ....................................................................... 169.9 169.1 170.5 168.9 -1.6 -.9

Rockford ............................................................................. 176.1 173.0 175.2 172.7 -2.5 -1.4

Springfield ........................................................................... 115.5 112.1 115.2 112.2 -3.0 -2.6

Indiana ................................................................................... 2,926.9 2,902.6 2,909.2 2,900.9 -8.3 -.3

Bloomington ........................................................................ 67.8 68.6 66.4 67.9 1.5 2.3

Elkhart-Goshen ................................................................... 119.1 123.1 119.1 123.0 3.9 3.3

Evansville-Henderson ......................................................... 161.4 159.0 161.0 158.2 -2.8 -1.7

Fort Wayne ......................................................................... 271.5 274.3 270.4 274.6 4.2 1.6

Gary .................................................................................... 259.8 255.8 257.8 256.3 -1.5 -.6

Indianapolis ........................................................................ 878.3 862.9 873.2 862.4 -10.8 -1.2

Kokomo .............................................................................. 50.8 49.7 50.1 49.5 -.6 -1.2

Lafayette ............................................................................. 99.7 97.0 99.0 96.7 -2.3 -2.3

Muncie ................................................................................ 57.4 56.7 57.3 57.1 -.2 -.3

South Bend ......................................................................... 135.6 131.7 133.7 131.7 -2.0 -1.5

Terre Haute ........................................................................ 68.6 67.1 67.8 66.7 -1.1 -1.6

Iowa ........................................................................................ 1,462.8 1,462.6 1,455.9 1,455.8 -.1 .0

Cedar Rapids ...................................................................... 119.5 119.8 118.7 118.4 -.3 -.3

Des Moines ......................................................................... 288.2 294.0 286.6 294.3 7.7 2.7

Dubuque ............................................................................. 51.5 51.4 50.9 52.1 1.2 2.4

Iowa City ............................................................................. 76.7 76.8 76.1 76.3 .2 .3

Sioux City ........................................................................... 65.4 63.6 65.6 63.7 -1.9 -2.9

Waterloo-Cedar Falls .......................................................... 74.4 75.0 73.6 75.1 1.5 2.0

Kansas ................................................................................... 1,352.3 1,355.3 1,347.5 1,355.2 7.7 .6

Lawrence ............................................................................ 51.4 51.4 51.3 50.9 -.4 -.8

Topeka ................................................................................ 103.3 103.6 103.3 103.4 .1 .1

Wichita ................................................................................ 282.2 276.9 281.8 276.9 -4.9 -1.7

Kentucky ............................................................................... 1,801.8 1,789.3 1,795.7 1,786.8 -8.9 -.5

Lexington ............................................................................ 279.0 278.9 279.0 277.9 -1.1 -.4

Louisville ............................................................................. 572.2 573.0 572.1 575.1 3.0 .5

Owensboro ......................................................................... 44.3 44.3 44.3 44.4 .1 .2

Louisiana ............................................................................... 1,912.9 1,911.2 1,915.9 1,909.5 -6.4 -.3

Alexandria ........................................................................... 56.5 57.0 56.5 56.4 -.1 -.2

Baton Rouge ....................................................................... 305.7 307.8 304.3 305.9 1.6 .5

Houma ................................................................................ 84.3 84.5 84.7 85.4 .7 .8

Lafayette ............................................................................. 169.7 169.6 170.0 168.9 -1.1 -.6

Lake Charles ...................................................................... 85.0 85.7 85.8 85.6 -.2 -.2

Monroe ............................................................................... 74.4 73.6 74.5 73.6 -.9 -1.2

New Orleans ....................................................................... 616.2 619.1 616.5 619.4 2.9 .5

Shreveport-Bossier City ...................................................... 171.4 172.3 171.9 172.6 .7 .4

Maine ..................................................................................... 611.2 610.8 607.6 607.8 .2 .0

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................................. 46.7 46.9 46.8 47.0 .2 .4

Portland .............................................................................. 159.0 161.2 158.7 162.4 3.7 2.3

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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 

November December Change December 2002 to

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2002 2003 2002 2003p Number Percent

Maryland ................................................................................ 2,496.7 2,506.4 2,495.8 2,503.5 7.7 0.3

Baltimore PMSA ................................................................. 1,258.2 1,264.4 1,251.3 1,260.8 9.5 .8

Baltimore City ..................................................................... 387.7 384.3 389.5 385.8 -3.7 -.9

Suburban Maryland-D.C. .................................................... 941.6 945.8 944.3 945.1 .8 .1

Massachusetts ...................................................................... 3,263.8 3,222.8 3,264.3 3,221.0 -43.3 -1.3

Barnstable-Yarmouth .......................................................... 63.7 63.1 62.2 62.0 -.2 -.3

Boston ................................................................................ 1,985.6 1,950.3 1,985.5 1,951.1 -34.4 -1.7

Brockton ............................................................................. 102.8 102.3 103.3 102.4 -.9 -.9

Fitchburg-Leominster .......................................................... 52.0 52.2 52.3 52.5 .2 .4

Lawrence ............................................................................ 156.2 151.5 157.3 151.9 -5.4 -3.4

Lowell ................................................................................. 125.4 122.0 125.3 122.4 -2.9 -2.3

New Bedford ....................................................................... 65.6 64.9 65.5 65.2 -.3 -.5

Pittsfield .............................................................................. 43.1 43.7 43.0 43.4 .4 .9

Springfield ........................................................................... 266.0 261.6 264.4 260.2 -4.2 -1.6

Worcester ........................................................................... 232.2 223.8 231.0 224.0 -7.0 -3.0

Michigan ................................................................................ 4,523.2 4,454.5 4,498.4 4,419.9 -78.5 -1.7

Ann Arbor ........................................................................... 300.1 294.8 293.8 288.3 -5.5 -1.9

Benton Harbor .................................................................... 69.7 69.1 69.4 68.5 -.9 -1.3

Detroit ................................................................................. 2,091.0 2,071.5 2,077.5 2,058.6 -18.9 -.9

Flint ..................................................................................... 164.9 163.4 163.6 162.8 -.8 -.5

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland ...................................... 581.4 572.3 578.7 572.1 -6.6 -1.1

Jackson .............................................................................. 64.7 62.8 64.6 62.7 -1.9 -2.9

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek ..................................................... 212.3 210.8 210.6 206.4 -4.2 -2.0

Lansing-East Lansing ......................................................... 246.6 242.9 244.9 239.1 -5.8 -2.4

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland ................................................. 182.0 175.8 180.6 173.2 -7.4 -4.1

Minnesota .............................................................................. 2,675.5 2,665.9 2,657.4 2,656.6 -.8 .0

Duluth-Superior .................................................................. 118.2 116.3 117.7 116.7 -1.0 -.8

Minneapolis-St. Paul ........................................................... 1,738.7 1,724.7 1,731.9 1,722.4 -9.5 -.5

Rochester ........................................................................... 88.4 87.6 88.0 87.6 -.4 -.5

St. Cloud ............................................................................. 96.0 95.2 95.7 95.2 -.5 -.5

Mississippi ............................................................................ 1,133.6 1,134.9 1,131.8 1,135.9 4.1 .4

Jackson .............................................................................. 231.4 234.3 231.6 234.2 2.6 1.1

Missouri ................................................................................. 2,685.5 2,687.5 2,678.9 2,681.7 2.8 .1

Kansas City ........................................................................ 949.5 943.2 949.2 939.2 -10.0 -1.1

St. Louis .............................................................................. 1,311.3 1,303.2 1,309.7 1,305.2 -4.5 -.3

Springfield ........................................................................... 167.9 170.7 167.9 170.7 2.8 1.7

Montana ................................................................................. 399.5 401.2 395.8 397.9 2.1 .5

Billings ................................................................................ 69.6 70.1 69.4 70.2 .8 1.2

Missoula ............................................................................. 53.8 54.2 52.7 53.5 .8 1.5

Nebraska ............................................................................... 916.3 917.6 912.1 913.7 1.6 .2

Lincoln ................................................................................ 162.0 160.9 161.6 160.9 -.7 -.4

Omaha ................................................................................ 437.2 435.2 435.2 434.1 -1.1 -.3

Nevada ................................................................................... 1,064.2 1,103.1 1,060.9 1,103.1 42.2 4.0

Las Vegas ........................................................................... 799.0 830.8 796.6 830.2 33.6 4.2

Reno ................................................................................... 199.0 205.1 199.1 205.7 6.6 3.3

New Hampshire ..................................................................... 622.6 620.7 621.2 624.0 2.8 .5

Manchester ......................................................................... 108.9 109.9 109.3 110.4 1.1 1.0

Nashua ............................................................................... 95.8 94.1 96.7 94.5 -2.2 -2.3

Portsmouth-Rochester ........................................................ 128.9 127.1 127.8 127.1 -.7 -.5

New Jersey ............................................................................ 4,031.3 4,056.3 4,025.3 4,061.9 36.6 .9

Atlantic-Cape May .............................................................. 188.5 190.6 188.3 189.9 1.6 .8

Bergen-Passaic .................................................................. 663.0 664.9 663.7 666.7 3.0 .5

Camden .............................................................................. 518.1 528.8 518.7 531.8 13.1 2.5

Jersey City .......................................................................... 259.7 260.6 258.8 260.5 1.7 .7

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ......................................... 665.2 664.8 664.5 665.5 1.0 .2

Monmouth-Ocean ............................................................... 408.7 412.5 406.6 411.7 5.1 1.3

Newark ............................................................................... 1,020.6 1,026.9 1,020.1 1,029.4 9.3 .9

Trenton ............................................................................... 223.3 222.6 222.8 222.9 .1 .0

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ................................................ 61.3 61.4 60.8 60.9 .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 

November December Change December 2002 to

 December 2003p

2002 2003 2002 2003p Number Percent

New Mexico ........................................................................... 774.9 784.4 776.1 785.9 9.8 1.3

Albuquerque ....................................................................... 362.5 366.8 363.6 367.3 3.7 1.0

Las Cruces ......................................................................... 60.7 63.0 60.4 62.8 2.4 4.0

Santa Fe ............................................................................. 78.2 79.3 78.3 79.5 1.2 1.5

New York ............................................................................... 8,515.6 8,502.3 8,523.3 8,514.9 -8.4 -.1

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................................. 468.6 467.5 466.9 466.0 -.9 -.2

Binghamton ........................................................................ 116.0 115.2 115.4 114.5 -.9 -.8

Buffalo-Niagara Falls .......................................................... 551.9 549.8 550.3 548.0 -2.3 -.4

Dutchess County ................................................................ 121.5 123.6 121.8 124.4 2.6 2.1

Elmira ................................................................................. 41.3 41.2 41.6 41.6 .0 .0

Glens Falls .......................................................................... 49.3 50.9 49.1 49.7 .6 1.2

Nassau-Suffolk ................................................................... 1,228.9 1,232.5 1,234.9 1,236.8 1.9 .2

New York PMSA ................................................................. 4,148.5 4,128.9 4,160.1 4,148.4 -11.7 -.3

New York City ..................................................................... 3,589.7 3,565.1 3,598.5 3,581.5 -17.0 -.5

Newburgh ........................................................................... 135.1 137.1 135.1 136.9 1.8 1.3

Rochester ........................................................................... 538.1 534.9 537.3 532.3 -5.0 -.9

Rockland County ................................................................ 113.0 115.4 113.7 115.9 2.2 1.9

Syracuse ............................................................................. 353.0 354.3 351.7 351.1 -.6 -.2

Utica-Rome ......................................................................... 134.4 135.3 135.0 134.3 -.7 -.5

Westchester County ........................................................... 421.8 424.0 423.8 426.4 2.6 .6

North Carolina ....................................................................... 3,876.2 3,874.0 3,854.6 3,864.6 10.0 .3

Asheville ............................................................................. 113.2 112.8 112.4 112.5 .1 .1

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill .............................................. 846.2 839.1 841.9 840.4 -1.5 -.2

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point ........................... 647.4 640.7 646.3 641.8 -4.5 -.7

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ............................................... 689.4 683.5 684.3 682.3 -2.0 -.3

North Dakota ......................................................................... 335.8 336.6 334.1 334.8 .7 .2

Bismarck ............................................................................. 53.0 53.3 52.9 53.1 .2 .4

Fargo-Moorhead ................................................................. 105.9 106.5 105.7 105.8 .1 .1

Grand Forks ........................................................................ 51.0 50.9 50.6 50.5 -.1 -.2

Ohio ....................................................................................... 5,497.8 5,419.3 5,483.8 5,415.4 -68.4 -1.2

Akron .................................................................................. 332.9 333.9 333.2 335.8 2.6 .8

Canton-Massillon ................................................................ 182.9 181.3 181.8 180.8 -1.0 -.6

Cincinnati ............................................................................ 878.5 881.7 881.9 880.7 -1.2 -.1

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ...................................................... 1,128.2 1,113.5 1,127.4 1,116.1 -11.3 -1.0

Columbus ........................................................................... 889.4 882.3 886.5 879.2 -7.3 -.8

Dayton-Springfield .............................................................. 468.4 460.1 466.4 458.7 -7.7 -1.7

Hamilton-Middletown .......................................................... 136.3 135.0 135.7 134.3 -1.4 -1.0

Lima .................................................................................... 77.4 77.3 78.1 77.6 -.5 -.6

Mansfield ............................................................................ 78.7 77.1 78.5 76.7 -1.8 -2.3

Steubenville-Weirton .......................................................... 50.1 48.8 49.9 47.3 -2.6 -5.2

Toledo ................................................................................. 317.5 309.4 316.4 306.3 -10.1 -3.2

Youngstown-Warren ........................................................... 237.7 232.9 237.5 233.7 -3.8 -1.6

Oklahoma .............................................................................. 1,492.9 1,482.3 1,489.6 1,478.4 -11.2 -.8

Enid .................................................................................... 23.7 23.3 23.8 23.3 -.5 -2.1

Lawton ................................................................................ 39.1 37.6 38.9 37.6 -1.3 -3.3

Oklahoma City .................................................................... 549.7 545.4 549.7 543.6 -6.1 -1.1

Tulsa ................................................................................... 394.4 385.2 392.2 384.4 -7.8 -2.0

Oregon ................................................................................... 1,587.9 1,580.0 1,579.3 1,578.5 -.8 -.1

Eugene-Springfield ............................................................. 144.6 144.9 145.6 145.6 .0 .0

Medford-Ashland ................................................................ 77.5 78.1 76.5 78.8 2.3 3.0

Portland-Vancouver ............................................................ 943.2 927.1 939.4 927.6 -11.8 -1.3

Salem ................................................................................. 139.9 141.0 139.0 139.3 .3 .2

Pennsylvania ......................................................................... 5,710.5 5,693.9 5,695.2 5,682.7 -12.5 -.2

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................................. 287.2 288.0 287.6 288.0 .4 .1

Altoona ............................................................................... 61.5 62.2 61.2 61.8 .6 1.0

Erie ..................................................................................... 132.7 132.0 131.7 131.1 -.6 -.5

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle .............................................. 368.8 371.1 368.8 371.4 2.6 .7

Johnstown .......................................................................... 86.7 85.8 86.2 85.5 -.7 -.8

Lancaster ............................................................................ 230.8 231.9 231.2 231.8 .6 .3

Philadelphia PMSA ............................................................. 2,433.8 2,446.7 2,435.3 2,450.8 15.5 .6

Philadelphia City ................................................................. 688.2 685.9 686.8 684.6 -2.2 -.3

Pittsburgh ........................................................................... 1,129.4 1,118.5 1,123.9 1,113.4 -10.5 -.9

Reading .............................................................................. 169.6 170.5 169.8 170.1 .3 .2

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton ...................................... 282.3 278.1 279.2 276.1 -3.1 -1.1

Sharon ................................................................................ 51.3 49.9 50.8 49.6 -1.2 -2.4

State College ...................................................................... 75.9 75.4 73.2 72.7 -.5 -.7

Williamsport ........................................................................ 54.8 54.5 54.4 54.4 .0 .0

York .................................................................................... 170.6 169.4 171.3 168.5 -2.8 -1.6

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

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November December Change December 2002 to

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2002 2003 2002 2003p Number Percent

Rhode Island ......................................................................... 486.6 487.9 486.1 487.1 1.0 0.2

Providence-Fall River-Warwick .......................................... 538.1 535.6 538.2 536.0 -2.2 -.4

South Carolina ...................................................................... 1,830.7 1,785.4 1,823.0 1,781.7 -41.3 -2.3

Charleston-North Charleston .............................................. 257.1 255.6 255.8 254.8 -1.0 -.4

Columbia ............................................................................ 309.3 296.7 308.5 298.2 -10.3 -3.3

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ...................................... 473.2 466.6 472.6 465.9 -6.7 -1.4

South Dakota ........................................................................ 380.9 383.8 380.7 382.7 2.0 .5

Rapid City ........................................................................... 50.4 51.1 50.6 51.4 .8 1.6

Sioux Falls .......................................................................... 118.1 119.3 118.1 118.1 .0 .0

Tennessee ............................................................................. 2,688.7 2,694.6 2,686.4 2,692.5 6.1 .2

Chattanooga ....................................................................... 232.2 232.2 232.2 232.2 .0 .0

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol ........................................... 198.5 197.7 198.2 197.6 -.6 -.3

Knoxville ............................................................................. 350.0 351.5 348.7 350.3 1.6 .5

Memphis ............................................................................. 585.7 583.1 583.1 582.7 -.4 -.1

Nashville ............................................................................. 681.3 683.6 681.0 683.0 2.0 .3

Texas ..................................................................................... 9,487.1 9,519.0 9,485.2 9,530.3 45.1 .5

Abilene ................................................................................ 56.3 56.0 56.1 56.0 -.1 -.2

Amarillo ............................................................................... 99.1 98.2 99.0 98.3 -.7 -.7

Austin-San Marcos ............................................................. 669.1 675.1 665.3 672.4 7.1 1.1

Beaumont-Port Arthur ......................................................... 158.0 156.8 158.2 157.5 -.7 -.4

Brazoria .............................................................................. 79.4 79.2 79.3 79.1 -.2 -.3

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito ...................................... 116.9 117.0 117.5 118.1 .6 .5

Bryan-College Station ......................................................... 81.6 82.7 81.5 83.1 1.6 2.0

Corpus Christi ..................................................................... 162.2 162.3 162.3 162.5 .2 .1

Dallas .................................................................................. 1,936.6 1,926.3 1,933.1 1,926.6 -6.5 -.3

El Paso ............................................................................... 261.8 261.4 261.4 261.4 .0 .0

Ft. Worth-Arlington ............................................................. 791.2 787.3 791.9 786.9 -5.0 -.6

Galveston-Texas City ......................................................... 87.3 86.4 86.8 86.2 -.6 -.7

Houston .............................................................................. 2,114.9 2,115.4 2,117.0 2,121.0 4.0 .2

Killeen-Temple .................................................................... 106.1 105.8 106.2 105.8 -.4 -.4

Laredo ................................................................................ 74.4 74.9 74.7 75.3 .6 .8

Longview-Marshall .............................................................. 93.3 93.1 93.3 92.6 -.7 -.8

Lubbock .............................................................................. 124.4 123.9 124.1 123.6 -.5 -.4

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................................. 170.9 177.1 170.9 177.3 6.4 3.7

Odessa-Midland ................................................................. 106.0 105.9 105.9 106.1 .2 .2

San Angelo ......................................................................... 44.6 43.9 44.2 43.9 -.3 -.7

San Antonio ........................................................................ 730.1 738.7 731.0 739.4 8.4 1.1

Sherman-Denison ............................................................... 44.6 43.9 44.7 44.1 -.6 -1.3

Texarkana ........................................................................... 53.9 53.6 54.0 53.7 -.3 -.6

Tyler .................................................................................... 86.1 86.2 86.4 86.4 .0 .0

Victoria ................................................................................ 37.8 37.7 37.7 37.7 .0 .0

Waco .................................................................................. 101.9 103.1 102.2 103.4 1.2 1.2

Wichita Falls ....................................................................... 59.7 59.2 59.6 59.1 -.5 -.8

Utah ........................................................................................ 1,081.2 1,086.8 1,080.9 1,091.0 10.1 .9

Provo-Orem ........................................................................ 155.8 157.2 154.9 156.7 1.8 1.2

Salt Lake City-Ogden ......................................................... 714.0 713.4 713.9 715.3 1.4 .2

Vermont ................................................................................. 303.1 304.9 306.2 308.3 2.1 .7

Barre-Montpelier ................................................................. 34.6 35.8 35.0 36.0 1.0 2.9

Burlington ........................................................................... 108.5 110.5 107.9 110.4 2.5 2.3

Virginia .................................................................................. 3,532.9 3,553.4 3,514.0 3,545.3 31.3 .9

Bristol .................................................................................. 41.3 40.9 41.0 40.8 -.2 -.5

Charlottesville ..................................................................... 88.5 87.9 88.6 88.0 -.6 -.7

Danville ............................................................................... 46.9 45.9 46.9 46.0 -.9 -1.9

Lynchburg ........................................................................... 102.1 100.1 101.2 100.0 -1.2 -1.2

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News ............................... 731.0 735.6 728.5 736.1 7.6 1.0

Northern Virginia ................................................................. 1,187.0 1,209.5 1,188.2 1,212.6 24.4 2.1

Richmond-Petersburg ......................................................... 573.4 576.2 573.9 577.9 4.0 .7

Roanoke ............................................................................. 145.5 144.2 144.4 143.7 -.7 -.5

Washington ........................................................................... 2,687.8 2,690.1 2,675.4 2,680.3 4.9 .2

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ..................................................... 1,361.7 1,356.6 1,358.6 1,355.5 -3.1 -.2

Spokane ............................................................................. 197.9 197.2 196.1 195.4 -.7 -.4

Tacoma ............................................................................... 247.1 251.6 246.7 251.6 4.9 2.0

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 

November December Change December 2002 to

 December 2003p

2002 2003 2002 2003p Number Percent

West Virginia ......................................................................... 736.0 731.0 736.0 731.4 -4.6 -0.6

Charleston .......................................................................... 136.2 135.9 135.4 135.8 .4 .3

Huntington-Ashland ............................................................ 123.7 123.5 124.8 123.8 -1.0 -.8

Parkersburg-Marietta .......................................................... 72.0 70.6 71.3 70.5 -.8 -1.1

Wheeling ............................................................................. 66.4 66.5 66.2 65.7 -.5 -.8

Wisconsin .............................................................................. 2,805.0 2,795.6 2,786.7 2,785.8 -.9 .0

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah ................................................ 209.2 209.6 208.6 209.0 .4 .2

Eau Claire ........................................................................... 78.3 77.5 77.7 77.6 -.1 -.1

Green Bay .......................................................................... 149.2 150.8 148.4 150.3 1.9 1.3

Janesville-Beloit .................................................................. 67.7 68.0 67.6 67.8 .2 .3

Kenosha ............................................................................. 54.4 53.7 54.4 53.2 -1.2 -2.2

La Crosse ........................................................................... 74.4 74.5 73.2 74.3 1.1 1.5

Madison .............................................................................. 305.6 308.6 301.8 308.0 6.2 2.1

Milwaukee-Waukesha ........................................................ 842.9 831.7 841.8 830.8 -11.0 -1.3

Racine ................................................................................ 80.3 80.6 80.0 80.2 .2 .3

Sheboygan ......................................................................... 62.8 63.1 62.9 63.1 .2 .3

Wausau .............................................................................. 70.5 70.8 70.6 70.6 .0 .0

Wyoming ............................................................................... 245.9 248.7 245.3 248.6 3.3 1.3

Casper ................................................................................ 33.6 34.0 33.8 34.3 .5 1.5

Puerto Rico ........................................................................... 987.8 996.4 1,006.4 1,014.7 8.3 .8

Caguas ............................................................................... 65.9 67.4 67.1 69.1 2.0 3.0

Mayaguez ........................................................................... 63.3 66.4 63.8 67.9 4.1 6.4

Ponce ................................................................................. 69.1 70.3 70.9 72.1 1.2 1.7

San Juan-Bayamon ............................................................ 646.2 644.7 657.3 655.3 -2.0 -.3

Virgin Islands ........................................................................ 42.5 42.6 42.4 42.8 .4 .9

1 Data for 2003 are not directly comparable with data for previous years because of

a change in metropolitan area definitions. p = preliminary.

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

from March 2002 benchmarks. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month

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

definitions are published annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.