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USDL 03-31

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Tuesday, January 28, 2003

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 2002

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

little or no change from November, and 43 states registered shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less, the

Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The national jobless rate was

unchanged at 6.0 percent in December. Nonfarm employment decreased in 34 states and the District of

Columbia in December.

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Among the four regions, the Midwest had the lowest unemployment rate in December, 5.2 percent,

followed by the South, at 5.4 percent. The West continued to report the highest rate, 6.3 percent. The only

significant over-the-year unemployment rate change was recorded in the Northeast, up 0.6 percentage point

to 5.7 percent. (See table 1.)

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

4.2 percent in December, while the Pacific continued to register the highest rate, 6.6 percent. All divisions

posted little or no change from November. The two Northeast divisions had the largest unemployment rate

increases from December 2001—Middle Atlantic (+0.7 percentage point) and New England (+0.6 point).

The largest over-the-year rate declines were recorded in two of the three divisions in the South—East South

Central and South Atlantic (-0.3 percentage point each).

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In December, North Dakota and South Dakota reported the lowest unemployment rates, 3.0 percent

each, followed by Nebraska, at 3.4 percent. These three West North Central states have had the lowest

rates since August 2002. Meanwhile, Alaska registered the highest jobless rate, 7.4 percent. Two other

Pacific states—Oregon and Washington—recorded the next highest rates, 7.0 and 6.8 percent, respectively.

(See table 3 and chart 1.)

Unemployment rates increased over the month in 28 states and the District of Columbia, decreased in 16

states, and were unchanged in 6 states. The largest rate increases from November were recorded in Alaska

(+0.6 percentage point) and the District of Columbia (+0.5 point). The largest jobless rate decline occurred

in West Virginia (-0.6 percentage point).
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Unemployment rates were higher than those a year earlier in 24 states and the District of Columbia,

lower in 23 states, and unchanged in 3 states. Nevada posted the largest jobless rate decrease (-1.9

percentage points), followed by Hawaii (-1.4 points). Both states had registered substantial unemployment

increases following the September 2001 terrorist attacks, due to a dropoff in tourism-related activities. South

Dakota reported the next largest unemployment rate decline (-1.0 percentage point). Six additional states

had decreases of at least 0.5 percentage point. Alaska recorded the largest over-the-year unemployment

rate increase (+1.4 percentage points), followed by West Virginia (+1.0 point). Another 12 states had rate

increases of one-half percentage point or more.

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Total nonfarm employment decreased in 34 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 13 states,

and was unchanged in 3 states from November to December. The largest employment decreases occurred

in Michigan (-19,700), California (-15,400), Georgia and Illinois (-14,200 each), and Massachusetts

(-10,900). Delaware and the District of Columbia reported the largest over-the-month percentage declines in

employment (-0.5 percent each), followed by Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, and New Hampshire

(-0.4 percent each). The largest employment increases were posted in Maryland (+5,200), Mississippi

(+1,800), and Hawaii (+1,500). Hawaii reported the largest over-the-month percentage increase in

employment (+0.3 percent), followed by Maryland, Mississippi, and North Dakota (+0.2 percent each).

(See table 5.)

Over the year, employment decreased in 28 states and the District of Columbia. The largest employment decreases were in Illinois (-64,500), Massachusetts (-47,600), New York (-44,300), and Georgia

(-41,200). Delaware recorded the largest percentage decline in employment (-2.2 percent), followed by

Missouri (-1.5 percent) and Colorado and Massachusetts (-1.4 percent each). The biggest over-the-year

gains in employment occurred in Florida (+64,300), Nevada (+25,600), Kentucky (+21,300), and Wisconsin (+19,800). The largest percentage increases were reported in Nevada (+2.4 percent), Montana

(+1.9 percent), and Hawaii (+1.7 percent). (See chart 2.)

Over the year, some major industry divisions experienced widespread employment declines. Manufacturing remained the weakest industry division, with 49 states and the District of Columbia posting overthe-year employment decreases. Employment losses also were widespread in transportation and public

utilities, with 43 states and the District of Columbia experiencing over-the-year declines. In contrast to

these losses, 41 states reported employment gains in government, and 38 states and the District of Columbia

reported over-the-year employment gains in services.

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for December 2002 is scheduled to be

issued on February 5, 2003. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for January

2003 is scheduled to be issued on March 20, 2003.
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 Upcoming Changes to State and Metropolitan Area

 Data Series in March 2003

Labor Force Data Series

Effective with the release of January 2003 estimates in March 2003, the labor force data series

for regions, divisions, states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area,

and New York City shown in tables 1-4 of this news release will be revised to incorporate population

controls reflecting the results of Census 2000, revised seasonal adjustment factors, reestimation of

models, and benchmarking to Current Population Survey annual averages. Not seasonally adjusted

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

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

Area Unemployment Statistics at 202-691-6392.

Nonfarm Payroll Data Series

NAICS conversion. The nonfarm payroll series for states and metropolitan areas, produced from

the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program and presented for states in tables 5 and 6 of this

news release, will be converted from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the

2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis with the release of January 2003

estimates in March 2003. The NAICS conversion involves major definitional changes to many of the

currently published SIC-based series. After the conversion to NAICS, SIC-based series will no

longer be produced or published. Historical time series will be reconstructed as part of the NAICS

conversion process. At the state and metropolitan area levels, the NAICS-based reconstruction effort

will cover only the all employee series, which will have a NAICS-based history extending back to

January 1990, except for total nonfarm employment series, which will retain their current beginning

dates. There will be no reconstruction of average weekly hours, average hourly earnings, or other

data types; these series will begin in January 2001 on a NAICS basis.

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

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

CES from a quota-based sample to a probability-based sample. In March 2003, at the state and

metropolitan area levels, the transportation and public utilities; finance, insurance, and real estate; retail

trade; and services industries will be converted to the new sample. All other private sector industries

have already been converted. The final stage of sample redesign phase-in may result in level shifts for

average weekly hours, average hourly earnings, and production worker employment series. New

levels for these series are being recomputed from the NAICS-based probability sample.

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

metropolitan area levels in March 2003, some redistribution of sample from smaller to larger

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

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

detailed industry series within the smallest metropolitan areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has

developed a small domain model, based on weighted least squares regression methodology. The

inputs for the model are available sample, time series history, and additional information from the full

state sample. In March 2003, the model will be implemented as the official estimator for the

approximately 10 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample for direct samplebased estimates.

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

database at the state and area homepage at http://www.bls.gov/sae/ or by calling 202-691-6559.
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census

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

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

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

employment estimates by state and major industry from the Current

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

CES programs are both Federal-State cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS

program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based on

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

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

survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor

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

both the employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

for work to be counted as unemployed.

Method of estimation. Effective January 1996, estimates for all

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

metropolitan area, and New York City are produced using estimating

equations based on regression techniques. This method utilizes data

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

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

estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request. Effective

January 1998, estimates for census regions and divisions are obtained

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

then calculating the unemployment rate.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data shown for

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

with January estimates. The adjusted estimates reflect updated

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

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

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

to equal the CPS annual averages, usually effective with January

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

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

directly on the CPS.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of state (and Los

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

computed by aggregating independently seasonally adjusted

employment and unemployment levels. Unemployment rates are then

computed from these independently adjusted levels. Region and

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

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

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

with January estimates.

Employment from the CES program

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment

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

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

which represents the number of persons who occupied positions on

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

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

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

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

1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using

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

a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates

of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the

estimates for the previous month by these ratios.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually

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

from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered

under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark

information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new

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

employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking

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

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

months.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonally adjusted payroll employment

totals for states are computed by aggregating independently adjusted

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

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

benchmark adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures

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

independently develops a national employment series; state estimates

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

subject to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national

series, summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can

cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these

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

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

a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey

and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other

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

states is available upon request.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to

develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and

Earnings, which is available by subscription from the Superintendent

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

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

Methods, Bulletin 2490, August 1997.

Estimates of labor force and unemployment for over 330

metropolitan areas are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area

Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force,

employment, and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas,

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

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

economic assistance programs are available from the BLS Internet at

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

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

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

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

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

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

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

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

data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly

derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting

from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual

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

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

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

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

generally insignificant.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Measures of

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

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

Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment. Measures of

nonsampling error for CPS data are not available, but additional

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

Employment and Earnings.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error are not

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

maintained by the state agencies and the annual adjustment of

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Dec.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov. 

2002

Dec. 

2002p

Dec.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov. 

2002

Dec. 

2002p Dec.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov. 

2002

Dec. 

2002p

Northeast ........................... 26,308.7 26,743.9 26,714.9 26,741.9 1,330.0 1,433.4 1,464.5 1,533.0 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.7

 New England .................... 7,217.0 7,376.8 7,369.6 7,356.9 311.5 352.4 349.9 363.7 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.9

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,091.7 19,367.1 19,345.3 19,385.0 1,018.5 1,081.1 1,114.6 1,169.3 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.0

South ................................. 49,677.7 50,244.1 50,202.8 50,178.4 2,763.0 2,649.9 2,700.0 2,730.6 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.4

 South Atlantic ................... 25,902.0 26,182.4 26,158.8 26,142.8 1,396.9 1,290.2 1,321.5 1,335.5 5.4 4.9 5.1 5.1

 East South Central ........... 8,257.4 8,336.3 8,324.9 8,324.7 478.9 437.6 441.7 454.6 5.8 5.2 5.3 5.5

 West South Central .......... 15,518.3 15,725.4 15,719.1 15,710.9 887.3 922.1 936.8 940.5 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.0

Midwest ............................. 33,934.4 34,092.5 34,038.2 33,959.0 1,722.8 1,799.1 1,791.0 1,769.4 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.2

 East North Central ............ 23,504.3 23,507.8 23,447.8 23,395.0 1,285.9 1,355.1 1,342.0 1,329.2 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.7

 West North Central ........... 10,430.1 10,584.6 10,590.4 10,564.0 436.9 443.9 449.1 440.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2

West ................................... 32,392.8 32,793.3 32,824.9 32,775.1 1,995.0 2,014.0 2,035.9 2,057.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.3

 Mountain ........................... 9,225.4 9,363.7 9,352.6 9,362.7 513.3 492.3 500.9 506.6 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.4

 Pacific ............................... 23,167.4 23,429.7 23,472.3 23,412.4 1,481.6 1,521.8 1,534.9 1,550.5 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

when new benchmark and population information becomes available.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

November December November December November December

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

Northeast ........................... 26,334.8 26,693.2 26,273.4 26,677.9 1,262.7 1,414.2 1,239.0 1,438.4 4.8 5.3 4.7 5.4

 New England .................... 7,221.7 7,359.4 7,195.6 7,331.2 285.7 331.0 282.3 337.2 4.0 4.5 3.9 4.6

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,113.1 19,333.9 19,077.8 19,346.8 976.9 1,083.2 956.7 1,101.2 5.1 5.6 5.0 5.7

South ................................. 49,736.5 50,247.3 49,516.0 50,022.0 2,595.9 2,615.8 2,551.3 2,533.9 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1

 South Atlantic ................... 25,909.3 26,156.7 25,798.3 26,047.5 1,321.4 1,287.9 1,294.8 1,245.4 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.8

 East South Central ........... 8,300.4 8,365.4 8,255.6 8,317.7 452.8 430.1 438.3 416.3 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.0

 West South Central .......... 15,526.8 15,725.1 15,462.1 15,656.8 821.8 897.7 818.2 872.2 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.6

Midwest ............................. 34,020.0 34,056.5 33,824.9 33,824.1 1,606.7 1,682.5 1,641.6 1,689.7 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.0

 East North Central ............ 23,579.6 23,479.2 23,452.2 23,329.5 1,200.9 1,261.3 1,221.8 1,267.0 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.4

 West North Central ........... 10,440.4 10,577.3 10,372.7 10,494.6 405.8 421.3 419.7 422.6 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0

West ................................... 32,450.7 32,853.8 32,320.4 32,686.3 1,922.7 2,000.9 1,898.6 1,964.3 5.9 6.1 5.9 6.0

 Mountain ........................... 9,233.0 9,378.3 9,202.0 9,337.7 472.2 486.9 486.0 483.9 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.2

 Pacific ............................... 23,217.6 23,475.5 23,118.3 23,348.6 1,450.4 1,513.9 1,412.6 1,480.4 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.3

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

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

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

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and Area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Dec.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002p

Dec.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002p Dec.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002p

Alabama ............................. 2,150.4 2,157.7 2,161.5 2,158.6 129.8 121.3 126.3 125.8 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.8

Alaska ................................. 322.1 332.6 331.7 333.4 19.5 22.7 22.6 24.7 6.0 6.8 6.8 7.4

Arizona ............................... 2,462.3 2,498.5 2,503.1 2,507.2 142.3 143.1 145.0 139.3 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.6

Arkansas ............................. 1,224.3 1,291.6 1,289.4 1,286.7 66.9 66.0 64.6 65.1 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.1

California ............................ 17,482.9 17,633.7 17,658.8 17,610.4 1,067.9 1,143.0 1,155.5 1,164.6 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach 4,922.4 4,907.3 4,888.2 4,874.3 311.7 304.4 301.7 302.8 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2

Colorado ............................. 2,321.3 2,374.7 2,360.6 2,362.2 118.8 123.9 122.8 129.4 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.5

Connecticut ......................... 1,708.8 1,724.1 1,727.8 1,727.4 69.1 72.2 75.6 80.0 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6

Delaware ............................ 419.7 412.5 410.0 409.7 14.5 16.1 16.6 16.1 3.4 3.9 4.1 3.9

District of Columbia ............ 275.6 267.5 268.4 269.1 17.6 16.2 16.4 17.8 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.6

Florida ................................. 7,752.5 7,799.2 7,768.4 7,775.2 466.5 405.1 404.5 411.6 6.0 5.2 5.2 5.3

Georgia ............................... 4,110.4 4,223.1 4,225.3 4,240.0 186.5 193.9 196.8 203.6 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8

Hawaii ................................. 609.0 593.5 592.5 592.8 33.9 23.8 23.1 24.9 5.6 4.0 3.9 4.2

Idaho ................................... 693.3 687.1 685.4 687.9 37.9 37.3 39.5 38.6 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.6

Illinois .................................. 6,324.1 6,250.9 6,244.2 6,210.6 376.4 422.6 417.8 398.4 6.0 6.8 6.7 6.4

Indiana ................................ 3,110.6 3,150.7 3,132.1 3,130.0 159.9 159.0 155.0 148.9 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8

Iowa .................................... 1,603.1 1,625.5 1,621.0 1,619.8 59.9 65.9 63.5 63.0 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.9

Kansas ................................ 1,377.5 1,458.6 1,456.5 1,452.9 61.1 67.4 67.0 66.1 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.6

Kentucky ............................. 1,970.6 1,986.6 1,980.9 1,979.5 122.6 97.8 101.7 106.7 6.2 4.9 5.1 5.4

Louisiana ............................ 2,065.2 1,984.6 1,998.3 2,012.5 137.4 114.7 123.3 127.4 6.7 5.8 6.2 6.3

Maine .................................. 684.1 692.6 689.8 692.0 29.2 28.3 30.1 32.3 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.7

Maryland ............................. 2,847.9 2,908.0 2,905.5 2,892.8 126.7 113.0 117.7 118.5 4.4 3.9 4.1 4.1

Massachusetts .................... 3,297.1 3,386.0 3,374.1 3,365.2 146.6 177.9 170.4 175.7 4.4 5.3 5.1 5.2

Michigan ............................. 5,179.8 5,128.1 5,118.8 5,105.2 321.6 290.0 291.0 301.6 6.2 5.7 5.7 5.9

Minnesota ........................... 2,827.4 2,853.2 2,850.9 2,841.7 114.1 113.0 112.9 111.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9

Mississippi .......................... 1,297.0 1,317.8 1,317.9 1,315.2 84.3 89.0 89.2 87.8 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.7

Missouri .............................. 2,944.9 2,944.4 2,954.6 2,942.5 143.8 143.9 150.5 144.8 4.9 4.9 5.1 4.9

Montana .............................. 463.1 474.4 476.1 474.8 21.7 20.5 20.9 20.2 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.2

Nebraska ............................ 930.9 954.6 958.4 958.4 31.3 30.6 32.1 32.9 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.4

Nevada ............................... 1,044.8 1,052.1 1,049.1 1,053.9 72.4 47.1 48.6 52.4 6.9 4.5 4.6 5.0

New Hampshire .................. 688.6 716.5 715.4 713.4 26.9 34.4 33.4 33.9 3.9 4.8 4.7 4.8

New Jersey ......................... 4,201.1 4,266.2 4,267.9 4,257.7 203.4 237.4 237.5 236.0 4.8 5.6 5.6 5.5

New Mexico ........................ 839.5 865.1 864.8 864.2 42.7 51.4 51.2 51.2 5.1 5.9 5.9 5.9

New York ............................ 8,812.4 8,998.2 8,980.1 9,011.2 506.2 517.5 537.3 564.0 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.3

New York City ................. 3,481.0 3,551.4 3,542.9 3,549.8 254.2 275.8 282.0 298.7 7.3 7.8 8.0 8.4

North Carolina .................... 4,014.8 3,962.5 3,955.4 3,952.6 261.5 239.6 243.8 254.1 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.4

North Dakota ...................... 339.0 337.7 338.1 336.2 10.5 12.2 11.6 10.0 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.0

Ohio .................................... 5,888.7 5,909.6 5,882.9 5,874.4 280.9 333.7 322.2 314.2 4.8 5.6 5.5 5.3

Oklahoma ........................... 1,686.9 1,683.7 1,679.5 1,689.4 78.5 69.8 71.4 79.1 4.7 4.1 4.3 4.7

Oregon ................................ 1,780.7 1,802.6 1,816.8 1,806.2 139.0 126.9 129.1 127.2 7.8 7.0 7.1 7.0

Pennsylvania ...................... 6,078.3 6,102.7 6,097.4 6,116.1 308.9 326.2 339.8 369.3 5.1 5.3 5.6 6.0

Rhode Island ...................... 501.8 508.9 513.5 509.2 25.1 26.3 26.4 27.3 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.4

South Carolina .................... 1,941.2 2,014.5 2,028.1 2,022.0 118.0 112.0 127.7 122.0 6.1 5.6 6.3 6.0

South Dakota ...................... 407.2 410.6 411.0 412.4 16.2 11.0 11.4 12.3 4.0 2.7 2.8 3.0

Tennessee .......................... 2,839.3 2,874.2 2,864.7 2,871.4 142.2 129.6 124.5 134.2 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.7

Texas .................................. 10,541.9 10,765.5 10,752.0 10,722.3 604.4 671.6 677.5 668.9 5.7 6.2 6.3 6.2

Utah .................................... 1,128.1 1,140.1 1,140.6 1,139.2 66.1 58.3 61.4 63.6 5.9 5.1 5.4 5.6

Vermont .............................. 336.5 348.8 348.9 349.7 14.6 13.5 14.0 14.6 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.2

Virginia ................................ 3,707.3 3,784.6 3,786.3 3,776.8 167.6 144.4 147.5 146.3 4.5 3.8 3.9 3.9

Washington ......................... 2,972.7 3,067.3 3,072.5 3,069.6 221.3 205.4 204.7 209.0 7.4 6.7 6.7 6.8

West Virginia ...................... 832.5 810.4 811.5 804.7 38.1 49.8 50.5 45.3 4.6 6.1 6.2 5.6

Wisconsin ........................... 3,001.1 3,068.5 3,069.8 3,074.8 147.2 149.8 156.0 166.1 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.4

Wyoming ............................. 273.0 271.6 272.7 273.3 11.5 10.7 11.5 12.0 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.4

Puerto Rico ......................... 1,310.7 1,360.5 1,359.8 1,349.9 146.3 155.7 158.8 166.6 11.2 11.4 11.7 12.3

p = preliminary.

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

from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population

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

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and Area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

November December November December November December

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

Alabama ............................. 2,167.3 2,175.4 2,157.9 2,165.3 128.4 127.2 120.1 116.8 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.4

Alaska ................................. 319.6 328.4 316.7 327.5 19.0 21.9 19.6 24.7 5.9 6.7 6.2 7.6

Arizona ............................... 2,467.0 2,514.7 2,467.2 2,514.5 133.1 142.4 135.5 134.8 5.4 5.7 5.5 5.4

Arkansas ............................. 1,220.2 1,280.3 1,209.1 1,268.4 57.5 56.7 64.0 62.1 4.7 4.4 5.3 4.9

California ............................ 17,528.9 17,683.3 17,444.2 17,564.5 1,050.1 1,139.8 1,009.6 1,102.5 6.0 6.4 5.8 6.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach 4,965.7 4,924.6 4,925.9 4,885.2 305.6 293.7 291.5 281.1 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.8

Colorado ............................. 2,331.9 2,371.4 2,318.2 2,356.6 112.9 123.1 112.6 123.2 4.8 5.2 4.9 5.2

Connecticut ......................... 1,701.1 1,719.7 1,694.3 1,712.4 57.2 67.5 59.5 71.5 3.4 3.9 3.5 4.2

Delaware ............................ 423.5 413.6 421.5 411.6 12.6 15.1 13.0 14.5 3.0 3.7 3.1 3.5

District of Columbia ............ 276.0 268.1 273.9 267.1 18.5 16.3 16.5 16.3 6.7 6.1 6.0 6.1

Florida ................................. 7,746.6 7,779.8 7,721.5 7,749.2 434.1 408.5 421.6 378.3 5.6 5.3 5.5 4.9

Georgia ............................... 4,136.0 4,237.1 4,135.9 4,264.0 176.8 188.5 177.9 195.4 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.6

Hawaii ................................. 612.9 594.6 609.8 594.3 34.6 23.5 30.4 22.5 5.6 4.0 5.0 3.8

Idaho ................................... 691.4 686.2 690.3 685.9 34.4 37.5 40.6 41.5 5.0 5.5 5.9 6.1

Illinois .................................. 6,337.2 6,243.7 6,317.4 6,201.4 350.0 394.0 364.8 389.2 5.5 6.3 5.8 6.3

Indiana ................................ 3,123.3 3,133.2 3,100.0 3,119.0 151.0 147.8 157.8 147.6 4.8 4.7 5.1 4.7

Iowa .................................... 1,598.6 1,621.2 1,600.0 1,617.8 54.4 59.8 59.3 63.7 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.9

Kansas ................................ 1,384.9 1,460.4 1,373.6 1,446.3 61.4 66.9 56.6 60.9 4.4 4.6 4.1 4.2

Kentucky ............................. 1,975.2 1,985.9 1,968.2 1,976.7 112.4 97.5 113.7 100.0 5.7 4.9 5.8 5.1

Louisiana ............................ 2,062.1 1,999.1 2,043.2 1,994.0 127.4 117.6 130.9 121.7 6.2 5.9 6.4 6.1

Maine .................................. 682.0 686.1 676.2 684.0 28.5 29.7 27.4 30.9 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.5

Maryland ............................. 2,860.6 2,908.8 2,835.3 2,878.9 126.4 115.4 117.8 108.6 4.4 4.0 4.2 3.8

Massachusetts .................... 3,305.5 3,373.3 3,293.7 3,358.9 137.3 163.2 133.3 163.0 4.2 4.8 4.0 4.9

Michigan ............................. 5,207.0 5,139.9 5,173.4 5,099.1 297.6 273.5 301.2 285.9 5.7 5.3 5.8 5.6

Minnesota ........................... 2,835.4 2,854.3 2,806.2 2,817.9 101.1 102.7 107.1 103.5 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.7

Mississippi .......................... 1,297.4 1,316.1 1,303.2 1,320.5 73.5 80.7 77.3 81.2 5.7 6.1 5.9 6.1

Missouri .............................. 2,950.3 2,941.3 2,936.2 2,927.5 138.2 141.2 140.7 141.4 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8

Montana .............................. 458.7 471.7 457.0 468.3 20.9 20.8 23.4 21.9 4.6 4.4 5.1 4.7

Nebraska ............................ 932.0 957.1 924.3 950.7 27.6 29.0 29.0 30.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2

Nevada ............................... 1,042.9 1,051.8 1,038.2 1,046.4 68.4 48.9 68.8 50.1 6.6 4.6 6.6 4.8

New Hampshire .................. 691.3 716.1 687.2 711.8 27.7 33.5 25.8 32.7 4.0 4.7 3.8 4.6

New Jersey ......................... 4,200.3 4,264.6 4,202.3 4,256.4 194.0 228.9 192.7 222.5 4.6 5.4 4.6 5.2

New Mexico ........................ 843.1 867.3 837.9 861.2 40.8 48.6 38.7 46.7 4.8 5.6 4.6 5.4

New York ............................ 8,820.9 8,969.9 8,814.8 8,995.8 486.6 528.5 489.0 545.5 5.5 5.9 5.5 6.1

New York City ................. 3,495.1 3,551.7 3,498.1 3,564.7 249.4 284.0 247.5 292.1 7.1 8.0 7.1 8.2

North Carolina .................... 4,022.2 3,960.8 3,991.4 3,929.9 257.6 241.8 247.4 238.8 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.1

North Dakota ...................... 333.8 332.9 332.6 329.7 9.1 10.7 10.9 10.4 2.7 3.2 3.3 3.2

Ohio .................................... 5,917.8 5,906.3 5,880.3 5,859.4 269.2 306.6 265.9 293.6 4.5 5.2 4.5 5.0

Oklahoma ........................... 1,692.1 1,688.0 1,678.7 1,679.4 72.8 70.2 76.5 77.1 4.3 4.2 4.6 4.6

Oregon ................................ 1,788.8 1,817.5 1,770.8 1,795.0 131.0 122.8 134.3 121.6 7.3 6.8 7.6 6.8

Pennsylvania ...................... 6,091.9 6,099.4 6,060.8 6,094.5 296.3 325.9 275.0 333.3 4.9 5.3 4.5 5.5

Rhode Island ...................... 504.8 516.5 506.3 513.7 21.6 23.5 23.0 25.6 4.3 4.6 4.6 5.0

South Carolina .................... 1,919.7 2,005.5 1,908.9 1,991.5 104.6 117.4 110.0 115.6 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.8

South Dakota ...................... 405.5 410.1 399.9 404.8 14.0 11.0 16.2 12.5 3.5 2.7 4.0 3.1

Tennessee .......................... 2,860.5 2,888.0 2,826.3 2,855.2 138.5 124.8 127.2 118.3 4.8 4.3 4.5 4.1

Texas .................................. 10,552.3 10,757.8 10,531.1 10,715.0 564.0 653.1 546.9 611.3 5.3 6.1 5.2 5.7

Utah .................................... 1,126.7 1,143.9 1,123.4 1,134.6 51.5 55.0 54.9 53.6 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.7

Vermont .............................. 337.0 347.7 338.0 350.4 13.4 13.6 13.3 13.5 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9

Virginia ................................ 3,693.3 3,773.1 3,677.2 3,749.6 154.4 137.9 152.7 133.8 4.2 3.7 4.2 3.6

Washington ......................... 2,967.4 3,051.6 2,976.8 3,067.3 215.7 205.9 218.6 209.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.8

West Virginia ...................... 831.4 810.1 832.8 805.5 36.2 47.2 38.0 44.2 4.4 5.8 4.6 5.5

Wisconsin ........................... 2,994.3 3,056.1 2,981.1 3,050.6 133.1 139.4 132.1 150.6 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.9

Wyoming ............................. 271.3 271.5 269.9 270.3 10.2 10.7 11.5 12.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.4

Puerto Rico ......................... 1,323.8 1,361.5 1,314.4 1,350.4 146.7 149.3 127.8 147.8 11.1 11.0 9.7 10.9

p = preliminary.

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

derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current

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

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total nonfarm1 Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities

Dec.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002p Dec.2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002p Dec.2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002p Dec.2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002p

Alabama ............................... 1,903.7 1,892.8 1,891.3 1,892.4 105.0 105.6 105.6 105.5 333.5 326.6 325.9 326.7 95.5 92.1 91.8 91.9

Alaska ................................... 291.4 295.0 295.9 295.4 14.8 15.5 15.2 15.4 13.2 13.8 14.1 12.9 28.1 27.4 27.6 27.6

Arizona ................................. 2,247.1 2,251.1 2,260.3 2,251.1 160.2 161.1 162.8 162.6 202.3 192.5 191.0 191.2 108.3 104.0 104.0 103.2

Arkansas ............................... 1,147.5 1,149.9 1,149.4 1,149.6 54.4 55.3 55.2 56.0 232.5 226.2 225.1 224.9 72.6 75.8 76.1 76.0

California .............................. 14,656.2 14,657.5 14,645.8 14,630.4 761.1 753.1 750.4 749.8 1,843.4 1,794.2 1,786.2 1,784.1 734.6 714.9 713.1 710.1

Colorado ............................... 2,205.0 2,184.4 2,177.8 2,174.0 167.0 163.6 161.7 159.5 192.3 183.9 183.9 183.3 136.2 133.5 132.5 130.0

Connecticut ........................... 1,672.1 1,669.1 1,665.9 1,662.8 64.8 64.2 64.0 63.5 246.5 237.8 236.6 236.4 77.3 74.9 74.1 74.0

Delaware2 ............................ 418.2 410.9 411.0 408.8 24.3 23.9 24.3 23.7 55.2 52.5 52.4 52.3 16.8 16.2 16.1 16.0

District of Columbia .............. 649.6 649.7 652.2 648.9 10.6 10.3 10.2 10.1 11.1 10.8 11.1 11.0 18.3 17.0 16.9 17.1

Florida ................................... 7,166.3 7,240.8 7,239.4 7,230.6 403.1 419.2 420.4 419.9 452.2 440.8 442.3 441.1 352.8 350.5 347.7 347.9

Georgia ................................. 3,890.2 3,852.8 3,863.2 3,849.0 193.9 176.2 175.6 179.4 539.5 531.2 530.6 523.7 255.4 249.2 250.8 250.7

Hawaii2 ................................. 545.5 552.6 553.1 554.6 24.0 24.6 24.5 24.9 17.7 17.3 17.2 17.1 3( ) 3( ) 3( ) 3( )

Idaho ..................................... 568.9 564.6 562.2 562.2 37.3 33.6 32.9 33.2 72.6 71.7 70.3 69.8 27.8 27.1 27.2 27.5

Illinois .................................... 5,958.0 5,913.9 5,907.7 5,893.5 265.5 271.0 274.0 269.9 893.1 877.0 874.2 870.3 349.7 341.8 343.0 342.8

Indiana .................................. 2,911.0 2,905.9 2,904.3 2,900.6 147.0 141.7 142.5 142.7 623.4 619.2 618.8 615.6 145.1 140.9 141.4 140.3

Iowa ...................................... 1,462.8 1,462.2 1,463.7 1,460.0 62.5 66.7 67.4 66.5 247.0 245.5 245.3 244.7 71.5 70.7 71.0 70.7

Kansas .................................. 1,363.1 1,363.9 1,363.2 1,363.8 65.3 68.2 67.3 67.8 203.8 200.2 199.3 199.0 89.9 87.7 88.2 88.1

Kentucky ............................... 1,818.5 1,837.7 1,839.4 1,839.8 89.5 91.3 91.9 92.6 300.6 298.5 299.1 299.3 107.2 104.8 104.6 104.8

Louisiana .............................. 1,937.8 1,932.7 1,929.9 1,931.1 124.0 122.0 121.4 122.7 179.4 175.8 175.6 175.6 117.6 116.7 116.8 116.8

Maine .................................... 608.1 610.4 610.5 610.3 29.7 30.0 30.2 29.9 78.0 74.6 74.1 73.9 24.4 24.2 24.1 24.0

Maryland ............................... 2,469.9 2,467.8 2,473.1 2,478.3 160.1 166.3 170.2 171.3 175.4 170.4 170.2 169.3 116.8 112.0 112.1 112.6

Massachusetts ...................... 3,307.1 3,274.0 3,270.4 3,259.5 140.2 138.7 138.9 136.9 409.7 396.6 395.5 394.6 139.7 137.7 137.0 136.6

Michigan ............................... 4,555.5 4,534.8 4,535.7 4,516.0 202.4 198.0 199.1 197.5 911.1 905.7 906.5 900.1 179.6 178.1 177.6 176.9

Minnesota ............................. 2,648.4 2,643.9 2,646.6 2,636.5 122.3 120.5 120.2 120.0 412.2 403.4 402.8 398.9 128.0 124.2 125.1 124.9

Mississippi ............................ 1,125.5 1,131.2 1,129.8 1,131.6 52.5 54.0 54.3 55.0 207.5 206.9 206.0 206.6 57.0 55.0 55.1 55.0

Missouri ................................ 2,695.2 2,669.5 2,661.8 2,655.3 143.5 133.2 132.5 131.2 365.6 359.1 358.1 357.9 172.2 167.9 166.4 166.3

Montana ................................ 390.3 397.5 398.7 397.7 20.5 21.9 21.7 21.7 23.5 23.6 23.1 22.8 21.6 21.6 21.5 21.5

Nebraska .............................. 908.8 911.2 912.9 913.1 41.8 41.5 42.2 42.8 115.0 112.9 113.0 112.5 57.4 58.0 58.4 58.4

Nevada ................................. 1,049.6 1,076.8 1,075.6 1,075.2 90.1 93.7 93.4 92.9 45.7 46.3 46.4 46.3 56.5 57.8 56.6 56.6

New Hampshire .................... 624.6 622.7 624.0 621.4 27.8 27.7 27.8 27.3 100.9 99.0 98.3 97.8 21.1 20.4 20.6 20.3

New Jersey ........................... 4,023.3 4,009.7 4,013.5 4,009.4 162.9 162.1 162.6 162.9 438.0 421.4 419.5 419.1 265.4 260.2 259.3 258.7

New Mexico .......................... 758.1 763.0 765.7 764.2 45.8 44.3 44.5 44.3 42.3 39.6 39.4 39.3 36.8 35.1 35.0 34.8

New York .............................. 8,568.5 8,538.1 8,531.0 8,524.2 337.0 338.5 339.0 340.7 816.7 787.6 784.0 780.0 427.6 417.9 417.3 416.8

North Carolina ...................... 3,881.6 3,887.2 3,879.4 3,877.2 226.3 220.7 220.4 220.6 711.1 699.8 695.2 693.0 182.0 177.2 176.0 175.3

North Dakota ........................ 331.0 329.9 330.3 331.0 15.5 15.1 15.2 15.2 25.6 25.0 25.0 25.2 19.1 18.9 19.0 19.3

Ohio ...................................... 5,534.5 5,504.3 5,503.7 5,493.5 234.8 228.8 231.7 231.5 1,004.7 996.6 994.5 990.3 246.7 244.2 244.3 244.2

Oklahoma ............................. 1,515.9 1,520.1 1,521.9 1,521.3 65.2 66.8 66.7 66.7 176.4 173.8 173.5 172.9 84.4 82.5 82.4 82.2

Oregon .................................. 1,580.1 1,585.4 1,585.2 1,586.0 74.6 74.6 74.1 75.6 228.4 228.7 229.9 227.2 78.0 76.8 76.6 76.6

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,663.1 5,638.9 5,638.4 5,629.9 248.3 251.2 249.1 250.2 864.0 845.1 842.8 839.5 297.0 291.8 290.4 288.6

Rhode Island ........................ 477.9 481.5 482.5 481.7 18.1 17.6 18.3 18.1 67.6 67.2 67.0 66.8 17.0 16.6 16.7 16.7

South Carolina ...................... 1,827.8 1,834.8 1,832.8 1,828.4 111.2 110.6 111.2 110.3 320.9 311.2 307.6 305.5 96.0 95.7 95.9 97.2

South Dakota ........................ 376.3 376.5 376.0 375.1 18.3 17.9 18.3 17.9 43.6 43.3 43.2 42.9 17.0 16.4 16.5 16.7

Tennessee ............................ 2,706.9 2,696.1 2,699.0 2,697.6 120.7 117.0 118.2 118.4 468.4 461.8 460.6 456.3 180.3 172.8 173.0 173.2

Texas .................................... 9,437.0 9,411.4 9,410.6 9,410.6 558.5 555.4 556.2 558.3 1,025.0 996.4 994.6 991.1 575.2 569.9 567.3 565.8

Utah ...................................... 1,073.7 1,063.8 1,062.7 1,061.8 70.8 64.8 65.0 65.5 123.0 119.3 118.4 119.1 58.4 57.3 57.6 57.0

Vermont ................................ 297.4 298.5 298.3 298.3 14.8 15.4 15.2 15.2 46.1 43.9 43.9 43.9 12.2 12.4 12.4 12.2

Virginia .................................. 3,501.9 3,500.1 3,499.1 3,492.0 210.3 207.9 206.4 205.4 361.1 355.2 356.8 355.7 179.6 176.3 177.3 176.1

Washington ........................... 2,655.6 2,635.7 2,641.8 2,643.0 146.4 146.3 146.1 146.0 320.9 301.7 299.4 299.6 141.0 135.8 135.6 136.0

West Virginia ........................ 734.6 726.3 726.5 726.8 33.9 31.5 31.6 32.1 75.5 72.5 72.1 71.9 36.8 35.9 35.6 35.6

Wisconsin ............................. 2,817.5 2,838.9 2,842.6 2,837.3 120.5 122.7 123.5 123.7 575.8 570.0 568.7 565.6 132.1 130.6 130.8 130.2

Wyoming ............................... 245.9 246.6 247.7 247.2 17.4 18.3 18.9 19.0 11.1 10.6 10.7 10.5 14.1 14.0 14.0 13.9

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government

Dec.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002p Dec.2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002p Dec.2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002p Dec.2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002p

Alabama ............................... 433.4 432.8 431.3 430.3 92.0 92.2 92.0 91.9 481.7 481.5 482.2 482.9 354.2 353.7 354.2 354.8

Alaska ................................... 58.8 58.8 59.1 59.0 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.8 73.7 76.0 76.1 76.6 79.5 81.0 81.2 81.4

Arizona ................................. 535.3 533.6 537.3 535.8 151.3 148.3 148.3 148.1 699.2 712.9 712.1 711.1 381.4 390.2 396.5 391.1

Arkansas ............................... 263.9 265.6 265.4 264.8 46.2 47.0 47.1 47.0 278.4 278.8 278.9 278.7 195.4 197.3 197.6 198.3

California .............................. 3,336.5 3,372.8 3,370.4 3,360.0 851.0 848.5 851.0 850.8 4,686.6 4,683.6 4,680.5 4,682.4 2,418.9 2,466.9 2,470.7 2,469.6

Colorado ............................... 528.0 511.4 512.3 514.3 142.4 139.3 139.6 139.3 673.0 679.4 673.3 673.0 351.5 358.2 359.4 359.6

Connecticut ........................... 356.3 359.3 358.9 358.3 142.1 141.2 141.0 140.5 537.9 541.0 539.8 539.6 246.3 249.9 250.7 249.7

Delaware2 ............................ 91.5 90.8 90.5 89.7 52.0 49.8 50.1 49.3 122.0 122.5 122.1 121.7 56.4 55.2 55.5 56.1

District of Columbia .............. 50.8 51.0 50.7 50.1 33.4 33.3 33.1 33.2 305.3 308.5 310.0 308.4 220.0 218.7 220.1 218.9

Florida ................................... 1,761.9 1,775.6 1,768.0 1,762.1 457.5 459.8 460.0 458.2 2,695.4 2,733.1 2,734.6 2,735.2 1,037.1 1,055.7 1,060.3 1,060.1

Georgia ................................. 946.8 928.7 925.9 928.8 206.2 204.5 205.0 201.3 1,131.0 1,145.9 1,158.1 1,148.3 609.5 609.8 609.9 609.4

Hawaii2 ................................. 132.4 133.4 133.5 134.2 32.8 32.9 32.8 32.9 183.5 187.1 188.7 188.7 116.8 118.7 117.5 118.2

Idaho ..................................... 139.4 140.1 139.7 138.1 24.7 24.8 24.7 24.7 153.2 153.2 153.3 154.0 112.2 112.3 112.4 113.3

Illinois .................................... 1,338.8 1,333.9 1,324.2 1,320.0 404.6 402.7 404.3 403.4 1,853.1 1,839.2 1,840.9 1,838.1 843.3 839.2 837.8 839.6

Indiana .................................. 687.8 682.6 681.2 680.4 140.5 140.7 141.2 140.5 747.9 754.5 750.7 750.8 412.6 419.4 421.7 423.3

Iowa ...................................... 348.0 345.7 346.0 344.9 89.6 91.4 91.0 91.1 394.8 392.9 392.9 392.4 247.3 247.2 248.1 247.7

Kansas .................................. 316.9 313.9 314.3 313.9 66.9 65.8 66.0 65.9 362.3 369.7 369.3 370.2 250.8 251.1 251.5 251.5

Kentucky ............................... 422.8 430.3 428.2 427.5 76.5 76.7 76.8 76.8 489.6 499.7 501.1 501.5 311.6 316.2 317.4 317.1

Louisiana .............................. 449.4 452.9 450.3 449.3 86.6 86.0 86.1 86.4 546.6 547.8 546.7 546.1 380.9 378.3 380.2 380.1

Maine .................................... 150.7 153.0 152.7 153.4 33.9 33.9 34.0 34.1 187.3 189.6 189.8 189.7 104.0 105.0 105.5 105.2

Maryland ............................... 551.9 546.9 545.4 545.7 143.2 141.8 141.7 142.6 862.3 864.0 867.5 873.5 458.5 464.7 464.5 461.7

Massachusetts ...................... 735.4 723.2 719.5 715.9 232.3 233.0 232.7 232.5 1,218.0 1,215.4 1,217.2 1,214.6 430.3 427.8 428.0 426.9

Michigan ............................... 1,059.5 1,047.3 1,044.3 1,036.4 210.6 212.7 213.3 213.1 1,293.5 1,293.0 1,296.9 1,297.1 691.2 692.2 690.4 687.0

Minnesota ............................. 627.0 627.3 625.8 625.5 165.1 166.5 166.5 165.9 785.8 792.9 792.6 792.6 402.6 403.3 408.0 403.4

Mississippi ............................ 250.3 248.5 247.8 248.4 43.7 41.6 41.5 41.3 269.4 273.0 272.2 272.8 239.6 247.0 247.6 247.3

Missouri ................................ 631.9 632.5 631.0 625.7 170.5 168.1 167.3 167.0 777.4 774.6 773.6 774.4 428.9 428.4 427.3 427.0

Montana ................................ 101.4 102.4 103.2 103.1 18.2 18.8 18.7 18.9 116.5 119.3 119.9 119.1 83.2 84.7 85.2 85.0

Nebraska .............................. 211.3 213.4 214.0 212.3 62.3 63.1 63.3 63.1 263.0 261.5 261.8 263.0 156.8 159.6 159.0 159.9

Nevada ................................. 221.9 227.4 228.0 227.6 50.1 51.9 51.9 52.2 447.6 458.1 457.5 457.7 128.1 132.7 132.9 133.1

New Hampshire .................... 164.8 165.3 165.3 164.8 33.7 34.2 34.3 34.1 191.6 190.3 191.4 191.2 84.2 85.3 85.8 85.4

New Jersey ........................... 923.7 927.6 929.5 926.8 279.3 275.5 276.3 276.8 1,347.3 1,352.6 1,354.4 1,354.3 605.0 608.6 610.2 609.2

New Mexico .......................... 172.7 175.7 175.8 175.5 32.7 32.6 32.9 32.6 223.1 229.8 231.5 231.7 188.5 191.4 192.3 191.7

New York .............................. 1,724.2 1,721.1 1,714.5 1,711.1 722.0 716.0 717.1 714.9 3,057.8 3,072.0 3,075.7 3,077.6 1,478.4 1,479.9 1,478.2 1,478.2

North Carolina ...................... 886.9 884.8 883.5 880.4 190.1 188.9 189.2 189.2 1,047.6 1,069.4 1,066.8 1,066.5 633.7 642.4 644.3 648.2

North Dakota ........................ 81.8 81.6 81.6 80.9 17.3 17.2 17.1 17.1 94.2 94.1 94.3 94.8 73.7 74.5 74.5 74.8

Ohio ...................................... 1,325.9 1,317.3 1,315.9 1,314.0 313.0 311.9 312.5 312.3 1,599.1 1,592.1 1,592.9 1,590.4 797.6 801.1 799.7 798.5

Oklahoma ............................. 344.6 344.9 345.4 344.8 75.4 76.3 76.5 76.6 440.0 442.2 443.4 444.4 298.6 301.0 301.6 301.4

Oregon .................................. 387.9 389.2 387.4 387.7 95.2 96.4 96.1 96.4 444.8 448.7 448.4 450.4 269.5 269.4 271.1 270.4

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,271.5 1,251.7 1,254.9 1,256.1 329.5 328.3 328.8 328.4 1,900.6 1,914.1 1,913.0 1,911.1 733.3 737.8 740.5 737.4

Rhode Island ........................ 107.7 109.2 108.9 108.9 32.9 33.6 33.7 33.8 169.8 171.5 171.7 171.4 64.6 65.6 66.0 65.8

South Carolina ...................... 434.2 435.6 435.5 434.6 84.4 85.8 85.8 85.7 461.7 473.3 474.6 472.6 317.8 321.1 320.7 321.0

South Dakota ........................ 93.9 93.2 92.9 92.7 28.0 28.1 28.1 27.8 101.4 102.6 102.4 102.3 73.1 74.2 73.7 73.9

Tennessee ............................ 638.3 632.3 633.0 633.3 133.1 132.0 131.8 131.8 760.4 772.1 773.8 774.7 402.1 404.3 404.9 406.2

Texas .................................... 2,240.3 2,231.0 2,229.5 2,230.0 532.0 530.4 530.7 530.1 2,741.9 2,739.5 2,741.0 2,742.4 1,601.7 1,632.5 1,635.1 1,636.4

Utah ...................................... 247.4 245.2 245.5 244.0 60.1 59.3 59.6 60.3 314.2 314.6 312.3 311.1 192.1 196.0 197.0 197.6

Vermont ................................ 67.2 67.5 67.8 67.5 12.9 13.2 13.2 13.2 93.3 94.8 94.3 94.6 50.3 50.7 50.8 51.0

Virginia .................................. 758.8 757.6 757.3 756.0 194.2 194.4 193.8 194.3 1,155.2 1,162.2 1,162.0 1,162.9 632.5 636.5 635.5 631.7

Washington ........................... 624.4 622.2 621.4 619.8 143.9 144.3 144.6 144.6 764.5 770.4 773.2 774.9 511.3 511.9 518.5 519.0

West Virginia ........................ 161.7 159.4 159.0 159.0 29.7 29.7 29.9 29.9 232.5 234.4 234.7 235.0 141.1 142.0 142.4 142.4

Wisconsin ............................. 640.0 641.7 640.8 642.3 151.1 154.0 154.2 153.9 777.4 797.1 798.8 798.8 417.9 420.1 423.0 420.0

Wyoming ............................... 55.0 55.4 55.1 54.9 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 58.2 58.3 58.9 58.8 61.8 62.2 62.6 62.7

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

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

sufficient precision.

p = preliminary.

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

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

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total1 Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities

Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec.

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

Alabama ............................... 1,918.4 1,904.0 1,915.6 1,903.9 103.8 104.8 103.9 104.4 333.7 327.0 334.2 327.4 95.8 92.0 95.4 91.8

Alaska ................................... 282.4 287.2 279.8 283.9 13.9 14.6 12.9 13.4 9.0 9.3 7.6 7.4 26.9 26.4 26.4 26.0

Arizona ................................. 2,277.3 2,284.9 2,283.0 2,286.9 160.9 162.1 159.2 161.5 203.2 190.6 202.4 191.3 109.0 104.2 109.4 104.3

Arkansas ............................... 1,160.6 1,160.2 1,155.2 1,157.3 53.8 55.2 53.5 55.1 235.2 226.0 233.1 225.5 73.6 77.0 73.8 77.3

California .............................. 14,751.7 14,752.2 14,779.6 14,757.8 769.5 759.5 757.7 746.6 1,845.3 1,783.9 1,838.2 1,779.0 739.4 715.8 736.7 712.2

Colorado ............................... 2,224.6 2,188.3 2,228.1 2,196.1 167.5 161.4 162.4 154.9 193.4 184.2 192.5 183.6 140.4 134.2 138.5 132.3

Connecticut ........................... 1,691.2 1,685.3 1,697.6 1,688.7 65.3 64.7 64.4 63.1 248.2 237.5 247.3 237.2 77.8 74.7 78.2 74.9

Delaware2 ............................. 419.9 412.8 421.5 412.4 24.2 24.5 24.2 23.8 55.3 52.5 55.3 52.4 16.9 16.1 16.8 16.0

District of Columbia .............. 653.1 655.8 654.2 653.6 10.5 10.1 10.4 9.9 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.1 17.6 17.1 18.4 17.2

Florida ................................... 7,227.3 7,279.0 7,249.3 7,311.1 405.2 422.3 403.7 420.4 455.9 443.3 454.0 442.9 358.6 348.0 359.3 354.2

Georgia ................................. 3,925.6 3,880.0 3,924.6 3,881.0 199.3 175.9 193.9 179.2 534.1 530.1 540.8 525.0 257.3 250.3 255.3 250.4

Hawaii2 ................................. 549.8 556.7 552.0 561.1 23.8 24.7 24.1 25.0 17.7 17.1 17.7 17.0 39.3 38.9 38.3 38.6

Idaho ..................................... 575.4 568.5 571.7 565.3 38.2 33.7 36.2 32.2 73.4 70.7 72.8 69.9 28.1 27.5 27.8 27.5

Illinois .................................... 6,010.8 5,946.7 5,989.7 5,924.0 272.4 277.1 258.5 262.4 893.4 875.1 893.7 870.7 353.6 344.0 350.6 343.5

Indiana .................................. 2,947.1 2,935.2 2,937.6 2,926.7 149.2 144.5 142.8 138.4 625.2 617.3 623.2 615.2 146.0 141.5 145.8 141.0

Iowa ...................................... 1,480.5 1,478.9 1,475.7 1,473.0 65.7 69.5 60.6 64.5 247.3 245.0 246.9 244.5 71.7 71.2 71.8 71.0

Kansas .................................. 1,372.1 1,374.9 1,371.8 1,372.7 64.6 66.9 62.5 64.9 203.6 198.8 203.5 198.7 90.4 88.6 89.9 88.1

Kentucky ............................... 1,834.2 1,854.6 1,831.7 1,852.9 90.3 93.1 88.8 91.9 302.1 299.8 302.0 300.8 108.0 105.3 107.9 105.5

Louisiana .............................. 1,949.6 1,942.6 1,952.4 1,946.5 124.1 121.8 123.1 121.8 180.6 176.5 180.1 176.3 117.9 117.0 118.0 117.1

Maine .................................... 613.5 615.5 611.7 613.6 30.1 30.7 28.9 29.1 79.2 75.0 78.7 74.5 24.6 24.2 24.5 24.1

Maryland ............................... 2,493.5 2,497.0 2,495.4 2,503.8 161.1 170.5 158.7 169.6 176.5 170.6 176.0 169.9 116.8 112.5 118.7 114.6

Massachusetts ...................... 3,340.9 3,298.3 3,339.8 3,290.8 142.8 142.4 139.8 136.5 413.4 396.8 411.1 395.7 141.2 137.8 140.9 137.7

Michigan ............................... 4,613.7 4,587.6 4,607.2 4,565.9 207.4 204.9 199.0 194.1 911.1 907.4 918.4 907.3 180.4 178.0 180.1 177.3

Minnesota ............................. 2,678.5 2,670.7 2,664.4 2,652.7 125.8 123.6 116.6 114.4 412.8 402.3 411.9 398.7 129.4 125.0 127.9 124.7

Mississippi ............................ 1,137.1 1,136.4 1,132.2 1,137.6 53.7 54.7 52.5 54.9 210.1 206.4 208.1 207.0 56.9 55.2 57.1 55.1

Missouri ................................ 2,733.1 2,688.9 2,716.6 2,676.9 144.5 134.3 141.6 129.1 369.3 359.9 367.7 360.1 174.3 167.7 172.9 167.0

Montana ................................ 392.6 401.0 391.0 398.1 21.3 22.5 19.6 20.8 23.9 23.5 23.8 23.0 21.7 21.6 21.8 21.7

Nebraska .............................. 920.8 922.3 915.8 920.2 43.0 42.6 40.8 41.7 115.1 112.9 115.1 112.6 57.3 58.3 57.5 58.5

Nevada ................................. 1,055.4 1,084.0 1,055.7 1,081.4 91.3 94.4 90.2 93.0 45.5 46.3 45.5 46.1 56.6 56.8 56.6 56.7

New Hampshire .................... 627.8 627.5 630.9 627.9 28.0 28.1 27.8 27.4 101.5 98.4 101.5 98.4 21.5 20.8 21.6 20.7

New Jersey ........................... 4,049.5 4,043.4 4,061.6 4,047.4 166.0 166.8 163.9 164.0 440.3 421.0 438.4 419.3 267.3 261.4 267.8 261.0

New Mexico .......................... 761.6 769.7 763.8 769.8 45.9 44.8 45.5 44.0 41.9 39.3 42.1 39.1 37.7 35.7 37.7 35.6

New York .............................. 8,672.0 8,627.0 8,679.0 8,634.2 346.2 350.6 336.5 340.4 826.2 789.3 820.0 783.5 432.3 420.2 430.9 420.0

North Carolina ...................... 3,925.6 3,923.3 3,921.6 3,917.2 226.9 221.1 225.9 220.2 714.4 697.2 714.0 696.0 182.8 176.5 182.9 176.2

North Dakota ........................ 333.8 333.2 332.4 332.4 15.9 15.4 13.9 13.6 25.6 25.0 25.4 25.0 19.2 19.1 19.2 19.4

Ohio ...................................... 5,595.3 5,559.1 5,600.1 5,558.5 243.9 239.5 233.0 229.7 1,009.4 996.5 1,010.1 996.0 249.3 246.5 248.4 245.8

Oklahoma ............................. 1,527.5 1,534.2 1,527.5 1,532.6 64.6 67.0 64.8 66.3 177.1 173.6 176.5 173.0 84.5 82.4 84.5 82.3

Oregon .................................. 1,600.9 1,602.9 1,591.4 1,595.9 75.0 75.3 72.8 73.7 228.5 228.5 225.2 224.0 78.8 77.1 78.2 76.8

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,718.4 5,689.6 5,709.1 5,674.6 252.7 254.6 242.1 243.9 866.3 841.4 864.5 840.0 301.1 293.0 299.2 290.6

Rhode Island ........................ 485.2 489.8 484.2 487.9 18.5 18.6 18.1 18.1 68.8 68.0 68.5 67.7 17.2 16.9 17.2 16.9

South Carolina ...................... 1,842.0 1,840.3 1,836.4 1,836.5 111.4 111.1 110.8 109.9 324.7 308.2 321.5 306.0 95.9 96.0 96.6 97.8

South Dakota ........................ 378.8 377.0 376.5 375.4 18.8 18.2 17.1 16.7 44.4 43.7 43.9 43.2 17.1 16.4 17.2 16.9

Tennessee ............................ 2,731.0 2,723.4 2,735.1 2,725.1 121.0 118.7 120.3 118.0 469.7 460.5 469.8 457.6 180.4 173.5 180.4 173.3

Texas .................................... 9,510.1 9,469.4 9,508.4 9,481.7 557.9 555.1 553.7 553.4 1,030.4 996.2 1,027.5 993.4 585.7 570.7 580.8 571.5

Utah ...................................... 1,087.1 1,073.9 1,086.1 1,074.2 73.2 66.6 69.7 64.5 124.7 119.2 123.5 119.5 59.8 58.2 59.3 57.9

Vermont ................................ 299.7 300.4 303.2 304.1 15.4 15.8 14.7 15.1 46.7 44.1 46.4 44.2 12.2 12.4 12.3 12.3

Virginia .................................. 3,531.5 3,525.4 3,529.3 3,518.6 211.7 206.8 208.8 203.8 363.6 358.1 362.2 356.7 181.4 177.5 179.8 176.3

Washington ........................... 2,694.9 2,668.9 2,669.1 2,655.9 149.6 147.5 143.4 142.9 329.0 300.7 319.3 298.0 143.4 136.7 142.1 137.1

West Virginia ........................ 742.6 735.2 741.1 733.5 35.1 33.4 33.8 32.1 75.8 72.3 75.6 72.0 37.1 35.9 37.0 35.8

Wisconsin ............................. 2,843.3 2,870.0 2,836.0 2,856.0 124.8 128.0 117.3 120.3 576.1 567.7 574.9 564.9 133.4 132.0 134.0 132.2

Wyoming ............................... 244.9 246.4 243.8 245.0 17.5 18.6 16.1 17.4 11.5 11.1 11.2 10.6 14.2 14.1 14.1 13.9

Puerto Rico ........................... 1,000.0 1,004.0 1,018.2 1,021.8 72.2 68.6 72.3 70.5 131.1 129.0 131.0 128.9 33.6 33.2 33.7 32.7

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government

Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec.

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

Alabama ............................... 442.6 437.7 442.9 439.6 92.1 92.0 92.1 92.0 483.7 483.6 481.0 481.9 358.8 358.6 357.9 358.4

Alaska ................................... 58.3 58.5 58.3 58.5 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.7 71.0 73.7 71.3 74.1 80.4 82.3 80.4 82.3

Arizona ................................. 543.8 546.0 551.3 552.0 152.0 148.9 152.3 149.1 703.7 714.9 705.0 716.8 395.5 409.9 394.3 403.9

Arkansas ............................... 269.0 269.3 268.2 269.1 46.1 47.1 46.4 47.2 279.3 279.5 276.8 277.1 199.5 202.1 199.3 202.1

California .............................. 3,388.0 3,420.5 3,435.7 3,459.7 850.2 850.6 851.0 850.7 4,689.0 4,694.5 4,689.7 4,687.1 2,446.2 2,504.0 2,446.6 2,499.0

Colorado ............................... 537.2 520.4 541.4 527.1 142.7 139.2 143.1 140.0 670.7 666.6 677.5 677.0 358.1 367.1 358.0 366.1

Connecticut ........................... 363.4 365.9 369.9 372.0 142.1 140.9 142.4 140.8 540.7 542.5 541.7 543.4 252.8 258.3 252.8 256.5

Delaware2 ............................. 92.0 91.3 93.6 91.8 51.8 49.8 51.8 49.2 122.5 122.3 122.4 122.1 57.2 56.3 57.4 57.1

District of Columbia .............. 52.1 51.6 52.1 51.4 33.3 33.2 33.5 33.3 308.5 313.7 308.3 311.5 219.7 218.8 220.2 219.1

Florida ................................... 1,792.8 1,789.7 1,811.7 1,811.5 459.2 459.5 458.8 459.6 2,688.8 2,729.1 2,697.3 2,735.2 1,060.6 1,081.0 1,058.2 1,081.2

Georgia ................................. 972.2 940.2 972.9 953.6 206.1 205.1 206.9 202.0 1,136.5 1,156.9 1,131.4 1,148.3 612.3 614.2 615.5 615.1

Hawaii2 ................................. 133.5 134.8 134.8 136.6 32.8 32.7 32.7 32.8 183.4 188.5 184.0 189.3 119.3 120.0 120.4 121.8

Idaho ..................................... 141.9 141.9 142.3 141.1 24.7 24.8 24.8 24.8 152.7 153.1 152.6 153.5 114.6 115.1 113.5 114.7

Illinois .................................... 1,365.2 1,345.5 1,373.6 1,354.0 403.9 402.9 404.0 402.8 1,852.4 1,837.2 1,843.4 1,828.9 859.6 855.5 856.0 852.3

Indiana .................................. 704.2 695.5 706.2 698.2 139.8 140.6 140.3 140.4 751.6 754.5 749.1 752.3 424.5 434.4 423.6 434.3

Iowa ...................................... 353.2 350.5 354.8 351.7 89.3 90.8 89.8 91.4 397.7 396.0 397.0 394.8 253.4 253.8 252.7 253.1

Kansas .................................. 320.7 318.2 321.7 318.8 66.6 65.9 66.7 65.8 361.7 370.3 362.9 370.8 257.3 259.0 257.4 258.3

Kentucky ............................... 431.4 435.8 433.1 437.8 76.1 76.5 76.5 76.8 489.9 502.1 487.8 499.5 315.7 321.6 314.9 320.4

Louisiana .............................. 456.1 455.7 459.1 458.9 87.1 86.4 87.0 86.8 545.8 547.8 547.7 548.3 384.8 384.8 384.1 383.3

Maine .................................... 153.3 154.9 152.6 155.2 33.7 33.8 33.7 33.9 184.2 186.6 184.5 186.8 108.3 110.2 108.7 109.9

Maryland ............................... 560.2 553.0 565.0 558.7 143.1 141.7 143.4 142.7 864.4 870.1 861.7 872.6 469.7 477.0 470.2 474.1

Massachusetts ...................... 747.8 730.2 755.9 735.7 232.4 232.7 232.6 232.7 1,223.7 1,220.9 1,219.5 1,215.8 438.0 435.9 438.5 435.2

Michigan ............................... 1,084.5 1,061.8 1,089.1 1,065.4 209.7 212.6 210.0 212.6 1,294.6 1,296.9 1,290.1 1,293.2 717.8 718.2 713.1 708.3

Minnesota ............................. 640.3 637.1 641.4 639.7 164.7 166.2 164.9 165.7 786.8 791.8 783.4 790.2 413.0 419.0 413.0 414.1

Mississippi ............................ 254.3 250.2 254.4 252.4 43.5 41.3 43.8 41.4 270.8 273.6 269.0 272.3 242.1 249.7 241.8 249.3

Missouri ................................ 651.0 642.2 646.2 640.1 170.2 166.8 170.1 166.7 781.3 775.8 776.2 773.4 437.4 436.6 436.7 434.7

Montana ................................ 101.4 103.1 102.0 103.6 18.1 18.7 18.3 19.0 114.8 118.1 115.2 117.8 86.0 88.1 85.0 86.7

Nebraska .............................. 215.3 217.6 216.8 218.0 62.4 63.3 62.2 63.0 266.3 264.7 264.0 264.1 160.2 161.7 158.2 161.2

Nevada ................................. 225.2 231.5 227.2 233.2 50.2 52.0 50.2 52.2 445.9 458.0 445.2 455.0 131.0 136.1 131.3 136.4

New Hampshire .................... 166.9 167.6 168.5 168.6 33.7 34.2 33.8 34.2 188.8 189.1 190.1 189.7 86.9 88.8 87.1 88.4

New Jersey ........................... 936.3 942.2 950.8 953.8 278.7 275.1 278.6 276.1 1,341.4 1,351.7 1,342.3 1,348.9 617.8 623.5 618.1 622.7

New Mexico .......................... 174.8 177.6 175.7 178.6 32.6 32.8 32.8 32.7 221.7 230.4 223.2 231.7 190.7 194.8 190.7 193.9

New York .............................. 1,760.3 1,750.1 1,786.3 1,772.6 723.6 715.8 722.7 715.5 3,076.8 3,094.2 3,079.4 3,099.1 1,501.6 1,501.5 1,498.6 1,498.4

North Carolina ...................... 900.4 897.0 906.4 899.9 190.1 189.0 189.9 189.0 1,052.2 1,071.9 1,049.4 1,068.0 654.8 666.6 649.2 663.9

North Dakota ........................ 82.8 82.7 83.3 82.4 17.2 17.1 17.4 17.3 94.0 94.3 93.8 94.3 75.3 76.0 75.7 76.8

Ohio ...................................... 1,346.1 1,335.5 1,366.8 1,354.2 313.2 312.3 313.4 312.7 1,602.6 1,596.1 1,598.0 1,588.8 818.0 820.4 817.7 819.0

Oklahoma ............................. 349.6 350.9 351.8 352.0 75.2 76.5 75.6 76.8 439.5 443.4 438.5 442.6 305.7 308.1 304.7 307.6

Oregon .................................. 397.7 395.9 399.2 398.0 95.6 96.0 95.1 96.3 446.1 450.2 444.9 450.4 277.4 278.3 274.4 275.1

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,287.0 1,274.1 1,303.0 1,287.5 327.3 326.8 328.2 327.1 1,910.2 1,920.7 1,903.5 1,913.0 754.6 759.8 749.7 753.9

Rhode Island ........................ 109.5 110.8 110.4 111.5 32.9 33.9 33.0 33.9 172.4 174.4 171.0 172.6 65.7 67.0 65.8 67.0

South Carolina ...................... 438.2 437.9 439.6 440.0 84.0 85.5 84.2 85.5 461.8 474.1 459.5 470.2 324.4 326.0 322.6 325.6

South Dakota ........................ 94.5 93.2 94.4 93.3 27.8 27.9 27.9 27.7 101.0 101.9 100.6 101.5 74.1 74.9 74.5 75.3

Tennessee ............................ 650.6 645.9 657.9 652.7 133.2 132.0 133.2 131.9 762.5 776.9 760.8 774.7 409.6 412.2 409.1 413.2

Texas .................................... 2,276.5 2,257.6 2,289.8 2,278.5 533.1 530.3 532.3 530.4 2,736.9 2,739.8 2,737.0 2,737.5 1,626.7 1,663.5 1,624.6 1,660.3

Utah ...................................... 252.7 249.9 254.8 251.3 60.4 60.0 60.6 60.8 314.1 312.6 316.4 313.3 194.5 200.1 194.1 199.7

Vermont ................................ 67.8 68.2 68.6 68.9 12.7 13.1 12.9 13.2 91.0 92.3 94.4 95.7 53.3 53.8 53.3 54.0

Virginia .................................. 779.8 773.8 780.5 777.2 193.7 193.6 194.1 194.2 1,145.3 1,157.1 1,151.5 1,159.2 645.7 648.5 642.2 641.3

Washington ........................... 636.9 631.3 637.8 633.0 143.8 144.5 143.9 144.6 764.9 772.4 762.6 772.6 524.1 532.8 516.9 524.7

West Virginia ........................ 163.8 161.5 164.9 162.2 29.7 29.8 29.6 29.8 234.5 236.5 233.8 236.4 143.2 144.5 142.9 144.2

Wisconsin ............................. 653.7 653.7 654.9 657.3 150.7 153.9 151.2 154.0 774.7 798.0 776.6 798.0 426.9 433.7 424.6 426.8

Wyoming ............................... 54.6 54.6 54.8 54.7 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 55.2 56.2 55.9 56.6 63.4 64.3 63.6 64.6

Puerto Rico ........................... 220.4 217.7 227.4 224.3 47.6 46.9 47.8 47.3 219.6 223.8 221.8 225.8 274.1 283.5 282.8 291.0

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

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

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

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.