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USDL 04-994

For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT

Wednesday, June 2, 2004

METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: APRIL 2004

In April, 274 of the 331 metropolitan areas recorded lower unemployment rates than a year earlier,

43 areas had higher rates, and 14 areas had rates that were unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of

the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Twenty-two areas registered unemployment rates below

3.0 percent, with 11 of these located in the South and 8 in the Midwest. Nine metropolitan areas posted

jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, seven of which were in California and two were along the Mexican

border in other states. The national unemployment rate in April was 5.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted.

Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Eighty-eight metropolitan areas reported jobless rates below 4.0 percent in April, up from 57 areas a

year earlier. Thirty-eight areas recorded rates of at least 7.0 percent, down from 60 areas in April 2003.

The lowest unemployment rates again were posted in areas with major state universities: Bryan-College

Station, Texas, 1.7 percent, Columbia, Mo., 1.9 percent, and Charlottesville, Va., 2.1 percent. Yuma,

Ariz., had the highest unemployment rate, 24.7 percent; highly dependent on agriculture, Yuma typically

experiences nearly doubled unemployment rates outside of the winter months. Next were six California

areas—Merced, 15.5 percent, Yuba City, 14.9 percent, Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, 14.3 percent, Fresno,

13.5 percent, Bakersfield, 12.3 percent, and Modesto, 12.0 percent. (See table 1 and the map.)

In April, Youngstown-Warren, Ohio, experienced the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease

(-3.1 percentage points), followed by Shreveport-Bossier City, La. (-2.7 points), and Eugene-Springfield,

Ore., and Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, Mich. (-2.5 points each). Ninety-one additional areas, spread

across all regions, had decreases of at least 1.0 percentage point from April 2003. Yuma, Ariz., Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va., and Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y., registered the only over-the-year jobless rate

increases greater than 1.0 percentage point (+3.2, +3.0, and +1.3 percentage points, respectively). BuffaloNiagara Falls, N.Y., and Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va., both experienced declines in manufacturing

employment from last April. Twelve additional areas, five of which were in New York, had over-the-year

rate increases of one-half percentage point or more.

Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 1990 census population of 1 million or more, 44 areas reported

lower jobless rates than in April 2003, 3 recorded higher rates, and 4 had rates that were unchanged.

Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va., and Orange County, Calif., continued to register the lowest unemployment rates, 2.8 and 3.3 percent, respectively. Four additional large areas—Norfolk-Virginia BeachNewport News, Va., 3.5 percent, Atlanta, Ga., 3.6 percent, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.,
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3.7 percent, and San Diego, Calif., 3.9 percent—also had rates of less than 4.0 percent. Buffalo-Niagara

Falls, N.Y., posted the highest unemployment rate among the 51 large areas, 7.2 percent, followed by New

York, N.Y., and Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash., 6.7 percent each. Among the fourteen large areas with

unemployment rate decreases of a full percentage point or more from a year ago, the largest declines were

reported in San Jose, Calif. (-2.3 percentage points), and Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash. (-2.1 points).

The remaining 12 areas had rate decreases between 1.0 and 1.2 percentage points. Buffalo-Niagara Falls,

N.Y., reported the largest over-the-year rate increase (+1.3 percentage points). No other large area had

an increase greater than 0.4 percentage point.

Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Among the 274 metropolitan areas for which April nonfarm payroll data were available, 183 reported

increases in employment, 84 recorded decreases, and 7 had no change. The largest over-the-year employment increases were posted in Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (+77,300), Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz.

(+45,300), Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+39,300), Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. (+22,500), Orlando, Fla.

(+19,900), and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. (+19,700). The largest over-the-year percentage

increases in employment were reported in Iowa City, Iowa (+5.2 percent), Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+4.8

percent), Laredo, Texas, and Reno, Nev. (+4.1 percent each), Bloomington, Ind. (+3.8 percent), and Boise

City, Idaho (+3.5 percent). (See table 2.)

The largest over-the-year employment decreases were reported in Detroit, Mich. (-27,900), Boston,

Mass.-N.H. (-23,200), San Jose, Calif. (-17,300), and San Francisco, Calif. (-10,800). The largest overthe-year percentage decreases in employment were reported in Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, Mich., Salinas,

Calif., and Toledo, Ohio (-3.0 percent each), Lawton, Okla. (-2.3 percent), Elmira, N.Y. (-2.2 percent),

and San Jose, Calif., and Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va. (-2.0 percent each).

Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 28 of the 39 metropolitan areas with annual average

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

in these metropolitan areas were posted in Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+4.8 percent), Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz., and

Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (+2.8 percent each), Orlando, Fla. (+2.2 percent), and Riverside-San

Bernardino, Calif. (+2.1 percent). Among the 39 large areas, San Jose, Calif., had the largest over-the-year

percentage decline in employment (-2.0 percent), followed by Detroit, Mich. (-1.4 percent), Boston, Mass.-

N.H. (-1.2 percent), and San Francisco, Calif. (-1.1 percent).

Employment growth was most widespread in education and health services, with 220 of 274 metropolitan areas experiencing over-the-year employment gains in this industry sector. Growth also was prevalent in leisure and hospitality; trade, transportation, and utilities; construction; professional and business

services; and financial activities. Manufacturing remained the weakest industry, with 186 metropolitan

areas experiencing employment losses over the year.

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

June 18. The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for May is scheduled to be issued

on June 30.
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. 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.

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. Payroll employment data are seasonally

adjusted at the statewide supersector level. In some states, the

seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is computed by

aggregating the independently adjusted supersector series. In other

states, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is

independently adjusted. 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
(http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm). Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available at (http://www.bls.gov/sae/).

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 on the BLS Web site at

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

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

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

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

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

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 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 for state

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

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

March April March April March April

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

Alabama ................................................................... 2,118.7 2,148.6 2,126.8 2,152.1 112.2 118.2 116.6 116.5 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.4

Anniston ................................................................ 53.0 53.7 53.2 53.9 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.4 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.5

Auburn-Opelika ..................................................... 53.1 54.8 53.3 55.0 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.0 3.4 3.7 3.4 3.6

Birmingham .......................................................... 470.4 477.6 471.5 478.3 19.3 20.4 19.7 20.1 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.2

Decatur ................................................................. 70.4 72.0 70.8 70.8 4.1 5.3 4.2 4.4 5.8 7.4 6.0 6.3

Dothan .................................................................. 65.9 67.5 66.5 67.8 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.9 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.3

Florence ................................................................ 62.8 62.0 63.0 61.9 4.9 4.2 5.0 4.2 7.8 6.8 8.0 6.8

Gadsden ............................................................... 46.8 46.6 46.7 46.8 2.6 2.8 2.8 3.0 5.5 6.0 5.9 6.4

Huntsville .............................................................. 181.5 186.9 182.7 187.4 7.5 8.8 8.0 8.4 4.1 4.7 4.4 4.5

Mobile ................................................................... 268.5 274.0 270.2 274.7 15.3 16.3 15.3 15.9 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8

Montgomery .......................................................... 163.4 167.7 164.6 168.5 7.2 8.2 7.5 8.2 4.4 4.9 4.6 4.9

Tuscaloosa ........................................................... 86.2 85.8 86.0 86.0 2.7 3.0 4.4 3.0 3.2 3.5 5.1 3.5

Alaska ...................................................................... 323.0 336.4 323.0 336.8 28.2 26.3 26.5 24.6 8.7 7.8 8.2 7.3

Anchorage ............................................................ 145.7 151.9 145.4 152.1 8.8 8.2 8.4 7.7 6.0 5.4 5.8 5.1

Arizona .................................................................... 2,657.8 2,728.4 2,672.3 2,751.6 145.5 123.4 147.4 138.2 5.5 4.5 5.5 5.0

Flagstaff ................................................................ 67.3 69.7 68.1 71.2 4.3 4.1 3.7 4.4 6.4 5.9 5.5 6.1

Phoenix-Mesa ....................................................... 1,787.9 1,838.0 1,798.3 1,850.7 91.9 74.9 91.7 79.3 5.1 4.1 5.1 4.3

Tucson .................................................................. 425.8 433.9 426.3 435.5 19.1 16.4 18.0 17.0 4.5 3.8 4.2 3.9

Yuma .................................................................... 68.5 68.7 69.7 74.2 10.3 9.5 15.0 18.3 15.0 13.8 21.5 24.7

Arkansas ................................................................. 1,265.5 1,308.3 1,266.3 1,316.7 78.4 74.8 74.4 71.1 6.2 5.7 5.9 5.4

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ............................ 166.3 177.5 167.0 179.4 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.8 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.6

Fort Smith ............................................................. 98.5 102.0 98.5 102.2 5.6 5.0 5.2 4.9 5.6 4.9 5.2 4.8

Jonesboro ............................................................. 44.2 46.0 44.4 46.2 2.2 2.5 2.1 2.3 5.0 5.4 4.7 5.0

Little Rock-North Little Rock ................................. 308.1 321.2 309.2 323.7 15.1 15.3 14.8 14.7 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.5

Pine Bluff .............................................................. 36.4 38.0 36.3 37.7 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.2 9.5 8.3 9.3 8.6

California ................................................................. 17,405.1 17,536.7 17,351.9 17,461.3 1,209.7 1,180.6 1,171.9 1,059.4 7.0 6.7 6.8 6.1

Bakersfield ............................................................ 297.1 302.3 301.6 302.9 42.8 45.6 38.4 37.4 14.4 15.1 12.7 12.3

Chico-Paradise ..................................................... 91.9 92.4 93.2 92.1 7.8 8.3 7.3 7.1 8.5 9.0 7.9 7.8

Fresno .................................................................. 449.1 453.4 452.9 451.4 76.2 72.1 70.5 61.0 17.0 15.9 15.6 13.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach ..................................... 4,803.5 4,782.9 4,769.1 4,778.0 317.5 297.9 322.4 294.1 6.6 6.2 6.8 6.2

Merced .................................................................. 89.1 93.5 88.2 91.6 16.1 17.1 14.7 14.2 18.1 18.3 16.7 15.5

Modesto ................................................................ 215.5 218.5 214.5 216.5 28.1 28.8 27.1 26.0 13.1 13.2 12.6 12.0

Oakland ................................................................ 1,276.9 1,270.5 1,263.7 1,258.0 81.1 75.9 80.5 68.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 5.4

Orange County ..................................................... 1,563.8 1,590.6 1,559.7 1,581.3 60.6 58.2 58.7 52.2 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.3

Redding ................................................................ 80.7 81.8 80.4 81.4 7.1 8.0 6.6 6.6 8.8 9.8 8.2 8.2

Riverside-San Bernardino .................................... 1,679.3 1,728.7 1,669.2 1,718.8 94.6 99.8 94.4 91.8 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.3

Sacramento .......................................................... 866.2 888.6 864.5 880.2 46.4 52.5 45.2 45.4 5.4 5.9 5.2 5.2

Salinas .................................................................. 196.8 200.6 203.1 200.7 28.6 29.5 21.4 18.7 14.5 14.7 10.6 9.3

San Diego ............................................................. 1,472.0 1,502.3 1,468.5 1,497.0 63.6 63.0 62.3 57.7 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.9

San Francisco ....................................................... 902.0 893.9 896.5 888.2 52.8 45.8 52.2 41.5 5.9 5.1 5.8 4.7

San Jose ............................................................... 903.1 875.6 896.5 867.4 78.2 60.6 76.2 53.8 8.7 6.9 8.5 6.2

San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles .......... 120.0 120.3 121.5 121.6 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.2

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc .................... 204.2 213.1 209.0 216.0 9.4 9.8 7.7 7.4 4.6 4.6 3.7 3.4

Santa Cruz-Watsonville ........................................ 138.1 139.6 138.3 140.0 15.1 14.7 13.0 11.4 10.9 10.5 9.4 8.1

Santa Rosa ........................................................... 255.1 254.4 256.6 254.0 12.9 13.3 12.8 11.5 5.0 5.2 5.0 4.5

Stockton-Lodi ........................................................ 277.9 282.9 276.3 280.4 30.3 32.1 28.7 27.9 10.9 11.4 10.4 10.0

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa ........................................... 279.9 285.1 281.1 286.3 16.0 17.2 15.9 14.9 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.2

Ventura ................................................................. 427.6 433.9 427.4 430.8 21.0 21.8 20.2 18.9 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.4

Visalia-Tulare-Porterville ...................................... 173.5 176.8 176.3 176.5 32.3 32.7 28.0 25.2 18.6 18.5 15.9 14.3

Yolo ...................................................................... 97.9 99.7 98.0 99.1 5.8 6.4 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.4 5.1 5.0

Yuba City .............................................................. 58.7 58.5 58.8 57.4 9.7 10.0 9.2 8.6 16.5 17.1 15.6 14.9

Colorado .................................................................. 2,436.8 2,456.0 2,445.5 2,477.0 158.2 128.6 154.0 128.5 6.5 5.2 6.3 5.2

Boulder-Longmont1 .............................................. 174.5 173.0 175.4 174.6 11.1 7.9 10.8 8.0 6.3 4.6 6.2 4.6

Colorado Springs .................................................. 277.8 280.5 280.6 283.2 19.2 15.0 18.6 15.2 6.9 5.3 6.6 5.4

Denver1 ................................................................ 1,231.5 1,241.9 1,235.4 1,253.3 81.8 67.2 80.5 66.8 6.6 5.4 6.5 5.3

Fort Collins-Loveland ............................................ 150.4 149.4 152.2 151.8 9.4 7.6 9.0 7.5 6.3 5.1 5.9 4.9

Grand Junction ..................................................... 65.0 65.8 65.3 66.8 4.0 3.5 3.6 3.2 6.2 5.3 5.6 4.8

Greeley ................................................................. 99.1 100.7 101.6 103.2 7.4 6.4 7.1 6.2 7.4 6.4 7.0 6.0

Pueblo .................................................................. 62.5 62.8 62.8 63.7 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.4 7.9 7.1 7.3 7.0

Connecticut ............................................................. 1,801.7 1,779.0 1,794.5 1,769.6 107.1 91.8 100.5 80.9 5.9 5.2 5.6 4.6

Bridgeport ............................................................. 231.5 228.0 229.5 226.0 16.3 13.8 15.3 12.3 7.0 6.1 6.7 5.4

Danbury ................................................................ 115.5 115.4 114.9 115.3 4.8 4.1 4.5 3.5 4.1 3.5 3.9 3.1

Hartford ................................................................. 613.6 602.6 611.0 596.8 39.7 33.8 37.0 29.6 6.5 5.6 6.1 5.0

New Haven-Meriden ............................................. 292.1 287.0 290.6 286.7 16.1 14.4 15.3 13.1 5.5 5.0 5.3 4.6

New London-Norwich ........................................... 167.6 167.2 167.2 167.0 8.7 7.9 8.2 6.8 5.2 4.7 4.9 4.1

Stamford-Norwalk ................................................. 192.3 190.4 192.7 190.1 7.5 6.3 7.0 5.4 3.9 3.3 3.7 2.9

Waterbury ............................................................. 119.6 118.3 118.5 117.9 9.7 8.0 9.1 7.2 8.1 6.8 7.6 6.1

Delaware .................................................................. 415.0 424.0 414.9 425.0 20.0 16.9 17.5 15.7 4.8 4.0 4.2 3.7

Dover .................................................................... 76.0 78.1 76.7 79.1 3.5 2.7 3.2 2.5 4.6 3.4 4.1 3.2

Wilmington-Newark .............................................. 308.9 312.0 306.1 311.5 17.1 13.4 14.5 12.1 5.5 4.3 4.7 3.9

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

March April March April March April

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

District of Columbia ............................................... 301.8 302.6 300.2 301.0 20.4 20.6 19.4 20.1 6.8 6.8 6.4 6.7

Washington ........................................................... 2,827.3 2,892.2 2,822.1 2,892.3 103.8 87.7 96.8 82.3 3.7 3.0 3.4 2.8

Florida ...................................................................... 8,073.1 8,264.7 8,076.4 8,276.9 400.5 375.4 410.3 363.9 5.0 4.5 5.1 4.4

Daytona Beach ..................................................... 217.8 225.6 217.7 225.6 10.6 10.5 11.0 9.8 4.9 4.6 5.0 4.4

Fort Lauderdale .................................................... 869.8 892.3 864.7 886.8 47.5 43.2 49.2 41.7 5.5 4.8 5.7 4.7

Fort Myers-Cape Coral ......................................... 216.1 223.7 215.3 223.4 8.5 7.5 8.6 7.1 3.9 3.4 4.0 3.2

Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie ..................................... 143.1 147.4 142.8 146.8 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.3 5.3 5.1 5.2 4.9

Fort Walton Beach ................................................ 89.6 92.5 90.7 93.9 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.3

Gainesville ............................................................ 112.9 117.2 113.1 118.0 2.5 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3

Jacksonville .......................................................... 581.5 601.5 581.6 603.0 28.7 30.0 29.7 29.4 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.9

Lakeland-Winter Haven ........................................ 215.6 220.1 216.1 220.7 11.4 10.6 11.7 10.3 5.3 4.8 5.4 4.7

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay ............................. 221.5 226.9 222.1 228.1 11.2 9.8 11.3 9.1 5.0 4.3 5.1 4.0

Miami .................................................................... 1,098.8 1,106.3 1,093.6 1,109.1 78.4 71.2 81.0 71.5 7.1 6.4 7.4 6.4

Naples .................................................................. 120.8 127.2 119.9 125.8 4.2 3.8 4.3 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.6 2.8

Ocala .................................................................... 103.6 107.0 104.7 107.2 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.0

Orlando ................................................................. 956.0 982.1 960.6 984.5 46.4 43.9 48.0 41.7 4.9 4.5 5.0 4.2

Panama City ......................................................... 71.2 72.9 71.7 72.7 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.1 5.2 4.5 5.0 4.2

Pensacola ............................................................. 178.5 183.0 179.6 184.5 7.3 7.0 7.4 6.6 4.1 3.8 4.1 3.6

Punta Gorda ......................................................... 53.5 54.7 53.0 54.7 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.1 4.1 3.9 4.3 3.8

Sarasota-Bradenton ............................................. 299.7 309.8 302.2 312.2 9.8 9.8 10.5 9.7 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.1

Tallahassee .......................................................... 155.2 157.7 156.0 159.5 5.3 5.0 5.4 4.9 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.1

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ........................ 1,316.2 1,339.1 1,319.1 1,344.9 57.6 53.1 57.8 49.9 4.4 4.0 4.4 3.7

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ............................. 580.2 592.5 579.1 591.9 29.1 27.9 30.0 28.3 5.0 4.7 5.2 4.8

Georgia .................................................................... 4,373.1 4,383.7 4,384.6 4,381.6 216.6 160.2 203.2 153.0 5.0 3.7 4.6 3.5

Albany ................................................................... 57.5 57.2 57.5 57.0 3.4 2.4 3.0 2.3 5.9 4.1 5.3 4.0

Athens .................................................................. 79.7 78.9 79.7 78.6 2.4 1.8 2.2 1.8 3.0 2.3 2.8 2.3

Atlanta .................................................................. 2,413.5 2,424.0 2,420.9 2,422.4 122.4 92.1 116.3 87.8 5.1 3.8 4.8 3.6

Augusta-Aiken ...................................................... 211.9 219.8 216.4 220.3 9.8 9.7 10.1 9.8 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.4

Columbus ............................................................. 128.6 129.9 130.5 129.4 6.6 5.6 6.2 5.4 5.1 4.3 4.8 4.2

Macon ................................................................... 159.8 162.0 160.8 161.5 6.6 5.4 6.2 5.1 4.1 3.3 3.8 3.2

Savannah ............................................................. 145.8 149.2 147.2 149.3 5.5 4.6 5.3 4.7 3.8 3.1 3.6 3.2

Hawaii ...................................................................... 608.4 624.8 613.1 627.8 23.1 22.2 25.6 22.5 3.8 3.5 4.2 3.6

Honolulu ............................................................... 431.1 442.4 433.3 443.9 14.5 14.7 16.1 14.3 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.2

Idaho ........................................................................ 685.0 696.7 687.2 695.3 45.0 38.7 40.9 32.9 6.6 5.6 6.0 4.7

Boise City ............................................................. 248.3 252.3 247.7 252.7 15.0 11.6 14.0 10.3 6.0 4.6 5.7 4.1

Pocatello ............................................................... 41.4 41.2 41.1 41.1 2.4 2.0 2.1 1.7 5.8 4.9 5.2 4.2

Illinois ...................................................................... 6,277.6 6,334.2 6,269.1 6,332.6 444.1 408.2 398.5 370.9 7.1 6.4 6.4 5.9

Bloomington-Normal ............................................. 93.5 94.5 93.9 94.5 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.6 3.3 3.2 2.5 2.8

Champaign-Urbana .............................................. 101.4 102.2 101.7 102.0 3.4 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.0

Chicago ................................................................ 4,197.0 4,241.1 4,183.6 4,232.2 304.2 278.0 276.8 254.5 7.2 6.6 6.6 6.0

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ............................. 186.4 185.6 185.4 184.6 10.7 9.9 9.2 8.8 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.8

Decatur ................................................................. 55.9 55.5 55.3 55.5 4.4 3.7 3.8 3.4 7.9 6.7 6.9 6.1

Kankakee .............................................................. 52.4 53.0 52.3 52.9 4.4 4.3 3.8 3.9 8.5 8.2 7.2 7.5

Peoria-Pekin ......................................................... 178.9 179.3 178.6 180.0 10.8 9.2 9.4 8.2 6.0 5.1 5.3 4.5

Rockford ............................................................... 194.9 194.2 194.9 193.6 17.4 16.2 16.1 14.4 8.9 8.3 8.2 7.4

Springfield ............................................................. 103.6 105.2 104.0 105.4 5.5 5.6 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.5 4.7

Indiana ..................................................................... 3,151.0 3,167.0 3,176.7 3,174.5 170.7 178.7 164.4 158.9 5.4 5.6 5.2 5.0

Bloomington .......................................................... 65.9 68.7 66.8 68.9 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.6

Elkhart-Goshen ..................................................... 96.6 97.8 98.1 98.3 4.6 4.3 6.0 3.9 4.8 4.4 6.1 4.0

Evansville-Henderson ........................................... 164.5 163.3 166.0 164.4 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 3.8

Fort Wayne ........................................................... 267.3 265.7 268.8 266.0 14.9 16.3 14.4 14.3 5.6 6.2 5.4 5.4

Gary ...................................................................... 300.9 304.0 303.8 305.5 17.9 20.1 16.8 18.0 6.0 6.6 5.5 5.9

Indianapolis .......................................................... 893.0 903.2 899.2 905.7 43.6 46.2 42.5 42.2 4.9 5.1 4.7 4.7

Kokomo ................................................................ 50.2 50.4 50.2 50.5 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.3

Lafayette ............................................................... 94.0 93.6 94.3 93.7 4.1 4.4 3.9 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.1 4.2

Muncie .................................................................. 60.2 59.5 60.7 59.6 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.2 6.6 6.1 6.0 5.3

South Bend ........................................................... 135.5 137.3 136.4 137.3 6.7 7.2 6.8 6.3 4.9 5.3 5.0 4.6

Terre Haute .......................................................... 71.4 74.2 72.4 74.2 4.2 5.1 4.0 4.4 5.9 6.9 5.5 6.0

Iowa .......................................................................... 1,621.0 1,616.9 1,610.1 1,610.5 85.0 79.8 73.3 64.1 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.0

Cedar Rapids ........................................................ 117.7 114.7 117.1 113.9 6.4 5.6 5.5 4.8 5.4 4.9 4.7 4.3

Des Moines ........................................................... 272.0 274.5 272.3 273.7 12.5 10.9 10.9 9.0 4.6 4.0 4.0 3.3

Dubuque ............................................................... 50.6 51.3 50.0 50.5 2.6 2.5 2.0 1.8 5.2 4.9 3.9 3.5

Iowa City ............................................................... 76.4 74.8 71.6 74.3 2.5 2.6 2.1 2.3 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.1

Sioux City ............................................................. 63.5 63.0 64.0 62.9 3.3 3.5 3.1 3.1 5.2 5.5 4.8 4.9

Waterloo-Cedar Falls ............................................ 71.4 71.7 71.5 71.0 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.1 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.4

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

March April March April March April

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

Kansas ..................................................................... 1,425.5 1,459.8 1,424.3 1,455.5 80.2 72.8 77.7 67.6 5.6 5.0 5.5 4.6

Lawrence .............................................................. 58.5 60.5 58.7 59.5 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.4 4.9 4.4 4.6 4.1

Topeka .................................................................. 88.5 92.7 89.2 92.4 4.2 4.7 3.9 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.4 5.3

Wichita .................................................................. 286.9 292.2 284.1 290.6 20.1 17.5 19.6 16.6 7.0 6.0 6.9 5.7

Kentucky ................................................................. 1,933.0 1,970.2 1,943.3 1,976.5 126.4 115.5 120.0 103.1 6.5 5.9 6.2 5.2

Lexington .............................................................. 251.6 256.4 254.8 258.2 11.4 10.4 11.1 9.3 4.5 4.1 4.4 3.6

Louisville ............................................................... 546.5 554.5 550.2 557.8 30.4 29.3 29.3 27.2 5.6 5.3 5.3 4.9

Owensboro ........................................................... 47.8 48.6 47.9 48.6 3.1 2.6 2.9 2.3 6.5 5.4 6.0 4.8

Louisiana ................................................................. 2,024.8 2,018.7 2,028.2 2,016.9 130.8 107.2 123.3 106.4 6.5 5.3 6.1 5.3

Alexandria ............................................................. 59.7 59.9 59.9 59.4 3.7 2.6 3.3 2.4 6.1 4.4 5.5 4.1

Baton Rouge ......................................................... 307.0 311.3 307.3 310.1 17.9 14.8 16.9 16.4 5.8 4.8 5.5 5.3

Houma .................................................................. 98.6 99.1 98.6 98.3 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.6 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.7

Lafayette ............................................................... 180.1 179.2 180.4 177.9 9.7 7.8 8.9 7.5 5.4 4.4 5.0 4.2

Lake Charles ........................................................ 89.1 88.3 88.3 88.0 5.8 4.3 5.5 4.5 6.5 4.9 6.2 5.1

Monroe ................................................................. 73.7 73.1 73.9 72.9 4.3 3.7 4.1 3.4 5.8 5.0 5.5 4.7

New Orleans ......................................................... 601.5 603.3 605.8 604.2 32.7 29.3 30.8 29.1 5.4 4.9 5.1 4.8

Shreveport-Bossier City ........................................ 182.4 181.5 182.3 181.5 13.5 10.7 15.0 10.1 7.4 5.9 8.2 5.5

Maine ....................................................................... 680.8 685.3 681.6 686.7 38.8 38.7 37.8 32.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 4.8

Bangor .................................................................. 54.2 54.8 53.8 54.7 1.9 2.3 1.8 1.9 3.6 4.1 3.4 3.4

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................... 54.8 55.3 54.2 55.0 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.2 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.0

Portland ................................................................ 139.3 141.2 139.5 142.2 4.3 4.5 4.1 3.7 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.6

Maryland .................................................................. 2,881.7 2,921.0 2,877.4 2,919.4 134.2 116.6 122.3 109.2 4.7 4.0 4.2 3.7

Baltimore .............................................................. 1,337.1 1,344.4 1,337.4 1,349.1 67.9 60.1 62.2 56.9 5.1 4.5 4.7 4.2

Cumberland .......................................................... 43.7 43.7 43.7 43.9 3.2 3.5 2.7 3.0 7.3 8.0 6.2 6.9

Hagerstown .......................................................... 71.2 71.3 71.0 71.1 4.0 3.2 3.4 2.6 5.6 4.5 4.8 3.7

Massachusetts ........................................................ 3,411.4 3,381.9 3,399.1 3,363.3 217.5 189.4 194.0 155.9 6.4 5.6 5.7 4.6

Barnstable-Yarmouth ............................................ 78.4 79.3 80.9 80.3 5.3 5.2 4.1 3.5 6.8 6.6 5.1 4.3

Boston .................................................................. 1,877.9 1,846.6 1,868.7 1,839.7 103.8 87.1 95.0 73.8 5.5 4.7 5.1 4.0

Brockton ............................................................... 140.5 142.9 140.7 142.6 9.2 8.7 8.1 7.3 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.1

Fitchburg-Leominster ............................................ 71.7 71.4 71.0 70.1 6.0 5.5 5.4 4.6 8.4 7.7 7.6 6.6

Lawrence .............................................................. 212.4 209.1 211.8 207.7 17.8 16.1 17.0 14.7 8.4 7.7 8.0 7.1

Lowell ................................................................... 178.4 179.3 177.5 177.6 13.2 10.6 12.1 9.0 7.4 5.9 6.8 5.1

New Bedford ......................................................... 84.9 84.1 83.7 82.5 8.3 7.3 6.9 5.5 9.8 8.7 8.2 6.6

Pittsfield ................................................................ 40.8 40.8 40.9 40.2 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.0 6.8 6.3 6.0 4.9

Springfield ............................................................. 295.4 296.8 294.6 294.5 19.6 17.9 17.2 14.7 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.0

Worcester ............................................................. 268.0 267.3 266.8 266.0 18.9 16.4 16.8 13.7 7.1 6.1 6.3 5.1

Michigan .................................................................. 4,985.2 5,042.9 4,964.1 4,970.8 383.2 385.9 356.2 298.4 7.7 7.7 7.2 6.0

Ann Arbor ............................................................. 310.3 320.3 308.4 318.2 13.7 14.3 12.4 10.6 4.4 4.5 4.0 3.3

Benton Harbor ...................................................... 77.0 82.5 79.3 81.9 5.7 6.2 5.1 4.9 7.4 7.6 6.4 6.0

Detroit ................................................................... 2,221.5 2,229.4 2,211.0 2,200.4 164.2 170.6 154.6 134.0 7.4 7.7 7.0 6.1

Flint ....................................................................... 185.6 186.4 182.5 182.1 18.5 18.3 16.7 14.1 9.9 9.8 9.2 7.8

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland ........................ 601.4 610.8 598.3 599.8 47.6 44.4 49.1 34.5 7.9 7.3 8.2 5.7

Jackson ................................................................ 78.2 79.7 78.0 78.1 6.7 6.1 6.1 4.7 8.5 7.7 7.8 6.1

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek ....................................... 230.1 235.7 229.2 231.6 14.5 15.6 13.2 12.5 6.3 6.6 5.8 5.4

Lansing-East Lansing ........................................... 247.8 252.0 246.4 248.8 12.3 13.5 10.8 10.2 4.9 5.3 4.4 4.1

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland ................................... 193.8 193.2 193.5 190.7 17.6 17.2 15.5 13.9 9.1 8.9 8.0 7.3

Minnesota ................................................................ 2,891.1 2,926.6 2,920.8 2,945.1 157.3 156.0 151.8 132.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.5

Duluth-Superior .................................................... 131.4 133.4 132.5 134.2 8.1 8.4 8.1 7.6 6.2 6.3 6.1 5.7

Minneapolis-St.Paul .............................................. 1,811.3 1,837.5 1,826.4 1,851.3 88.6 87.2 86.9 77.1 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.2

Rochester ............................................................. 83.2 84.1 83.7 84.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.2 4.4 4.2 4.3 3.8

St. Cloud ............................................................... 106.1 108.2 107.6 108.3 6.6 6.5 5.9 4.9 6.2 6.0 5.5 4.6

Mississippi .............................................................. 1,307.1 1,305.6 1,307.2 1,306.5 88.3 60.3 82.0 59.6 6.8 4.6 6.3 4.6

Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula ................................... 173.3 177.3 174.3 177.7 8.4 6.1 8.6 6.3 4.9 3.5 4.9 3.6

Hattiesburg ........................................................... 54.4 56.0 55.0 55.8 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.8 4.0 3.3 3.6 3.3

Jackson ................................................................ 237.5 241.4 237.3 242.1 11.1 7.7 10.9 8.0 4.7 3.2 4.6 3.3

Missouri ................................................................... 2,995.4 2,997.2 3,019.6 3,015.1 172.2 154.6 165.8 137.0 5.8 5.2 5.5 4.5

Columbia .............................................................. 88.8 89.9 89.3 90.5 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.9

Joplin .................................................................... 83.5 84.7 84.7 85.3 4.4 3.6 4.6 3.4 5.3 4.3 5.4 4.0

Kansas City .......................................................... 1,017.2 1,019.3 1,022.1 1,017.6 61.5 56.7 61.9 52.4 6.0 5.6 6.1 5.2

St. Joseph ............................................................. 52.9 52.9 52.8 53.4 3.3 2.8 3.0 2.4 6.2 5.3 5.6 4.6

St. Louis1 .............................................................. 1,383.4 1,389.1 1,394.0 1,391.4 80.5 75.6 79.3 69.6 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.0

Springfield ............................................................. 176.1 182.0 177.6 181.7 7.3 6.4 7.0 5.6 4.1 3.5 3.9 3.1

Montana ................................................................... 467.3 474.1 473.0 476.8 26.1 24.2 21.7 21.8 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.6

Billings .................................................................. 70.6 75.2 71.8 76.1 2.9 2.6 2.1 2.3 4.1 3.5 3.0 3.1

Great Falls ............................................................ 36.4 36.2 36.3 36.1 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.5 5.2 4.5 4.0 4.1

Missoula ............................................................... 55.8 59.2 56.0 59.4 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.2 4.6 4.0 3.9 3.7

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

March April March April March April

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

Nebraska ................................................................. 969.9 981.1 974.0 985.2 42.0 37.9 38.5 33.5 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.4

Lincoln .................................................................. 157.1 155.7 155.4 155.8 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.4 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.5

Omaha .................................................................. 417.5 410.8 413.9 412.2 19.6 18.5 18.4 16.6 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.0

Nevada ..................................................................... 1,126.0 1,171.2 1,125.9 1,175.4 59.9 51.9 60.0 50.9 5.3 4.4 5.3 4.3

Las Vegas ............................................................. 894.0 933.4 893.8 937.1 47.3 40.9 47.3 40.8 5.3 4.4 5.3 4.4

Reno ..................................................................... 197.0 204.6 196.9 205.7 9.3 8.4 9.1 8.0 4.7 4.1 4.6 3.9

New Hampshire ....................................................... 710.1 722.4 710.4 722.8 33.0 31.0 31.8 29.6 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.1

Manchester ........................................................... 117.7 120.9 119.4 121.3 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.2 4.3 4.1

Nashua ................................................................. 110.1 111.6 111.0 111.6 6.2 5.5 6.0 5.3 5.6 4.9 5.4 4.7

Portsmouth-Rochester .......................................... 134.6 136.8 135.0 137.4 6.0 5.4 5.5 4.6 4.4 3.9 4.1 3.3

New Jersey .............................................................. 4,350.3 4,390.2 4,337.6 4,392.9 276.3 236.1 247.0 220.4 6.4 5.4 5.7 5.0

Atlantic-Cape May ................................................ 171.9 176.0 173.2 176.9 16.2 15.0 13.6 13.0 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.4

Bergen-Passaic .................................................... 678.8 682.5 676.7 682.7 42.1 35.6 38.5 33.3 6.2 5.2 5.7 4.9

Jersey City ............................................................ 289.0 286.9 285.1 286.5 24.0 19.2 22.4 19.2 8.3 6.7 7.8 6.7

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ........................... 661.7 667.2 658.2 665.0 34.3 28.6 31.4 26.6 5.2 4.3 4.8 4.0

Monmouth-Ocean ................................................. 561.4 576.1 567.8 580.0 34.4 29.5 30.3 26.9 6.1 5.1 5.3 4.6

Newark ................................................................. 1,067.2 1,076.4 1,061.2 1,074.5 69.5 58.7 62.8 54.8 6.5 5.5 5.9 5.1

Trenton ................................................................. 190.8 192.6 190.7 192.9 9.7 8.3 8.6 7.4 5.1 4.3 4.5 3.9

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton .................................. 66.3 67.0 65.8 66.6 6.5 5.4 5.6 5.2 9.8 8.1 8.4 7.9

New Mexico ............................................................. 890.8 901.4 891.0 902.5 53.0 49.0 52.6 47.8 5.9 5.4 5.9 5.3

Albuquerque ......................................................... 390.3 394.3 389.3 394.7 19.4 17.8 19.3 17.3 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.4

Las Cruces ........................................................... 77.6 79.4 78.8 80.1 5.8 5.5 6.0 5.5 7.5 7.0 7.6 6.9

Santa Fe ............................................................... 80.6 82.5 80.3 82.3 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1

New York ................................................................. 9,295.6 9,290.4 9,245.4 9,220.9 606.5 625.9 562.2 557.4 6.5 6.7 6.1 6.0

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................... 466.0 467.3 466.6 466.2 19.6 23.0 18.3 20.3 4.2 4.9 3.9 4.4

Binghamton .......................................................... 123.7 123.0 123.0 122.4 7.9 8.2 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7

Buffalo-Niagara Falls ............................................ 571.8 570.6 569.9 569.5 36.1 41.8 33.8 41.1 6.3 7.3 5.9 7.2

Dutchess County .................................................. 129.8 130.6 129.9 130.8 5.1 6.0 4.7 5.4 4.0 4.6 3.6 4.1

Elmira ................................................................... 43.0 42.2 43.0 41.7 2.8 3.2 2.7 2.8 6.5 7.7 6.4 6.6

Glens Falls ............................................................ 59.6 60.7 59.8 60.9 3.6 4.2 3.3 3.6 6.1 6.9 5.4 5.8

Jamestown ........................................................... 65.0 64.8 64.0 64.0 4.1 4.6 3.8 4.2 6.2 7.2 5.9 6.6

Nassau-Suffolk ..................................................... 1,470.5 1,477.0 1,473.8 1,477.3 61.3 68.3 56.1 62.0 4.2 4.6 3.8 4.2

New York .............................................................. 4,390.1 4,375.1 4,350.5 4,323.9 348.0 329.8 321.7 289.3 7.9 7.5 7.4 6.7

 New York City .................................................... 3,713.2 3,689.4 3,673.5 3,643.4 322.1 298.8 297.8 262.7 8.7 8.1 8.1 7.2

Newburgh ............................................................. 189.1 193.1 189.4 192.5 8.8 11.2 8.2 9.7 4.6 5.8 4.3 5.0

Rochester ............................................................. 571.6 569.5 567.1 565.5 34.2 36.6 32.4 34.5 6.0 6.4 5.7 6.1

Syracuse ............................................................... 367.8 368.3 367.3 367.2 21.2 24.7 20.2 21.9 5.8 6.7 5.5 6.0

Utica-Rome ........................................................... 143.7 143.0 143.4 142.0 8.3 9.4 7.8 8.3 5.7 6.6 5.4 5.8

North Carolina ......................................................... 4,159.1 4,164.3 4,190.6 4,183.2 268.2 220.0 264.4 207.4 6.4 5.3 6.3 5.0

Asheville ............................................................... 117.9 119.9 119.3 121.3 4.9 4.1 4.8 3.7 4.1 3.4 4.0 3.0

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill ................................ 854.0 870.9 859.3 873.3 52.9 51.3 53.1 49.1 6.2 5.9 6.2 5.6

Fayetteville ........................................................... 129.4 128.0 129.7 128.3 7.3 5.4 6.8 5.2 5.6 4.2 5.3 4.1

Goldsboro ............................................................. 50.9 50.5 50.5 50.5 3.0 2.3 3.0 2.2 5.8 4.6 5.9 4.3

Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point .......... 679.4 675.4 685.1 678.2 40.9 34.1 41.0 32.9 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.8

Greenville ............................................................. 72.1 70.9 73.2 72.0 4.8 3.6 4.8 3.7 6.6 5.1 6.5 5.1

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir .................................... 177.0 170.2 176.7 169.3 14.7 11.9 14.7 11.3 8.3 7.0 8.3 6.7

Jacksonville .......................................................... 50.4 50.8 50.9 51.0 3.1 2.3 3.0 2.0 6.2 4.5 6.0 4.0

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ................................. 701.9 713.1 708.3 716.9 34.5 24.7 33.9 23.3 4.9 3.5 4.8 3.2

Rocky Mount ......................................................... 69.6 68.8 69.9 69.0 6.6 5.0 6.5 5.0 9.4 7.3 9.2 7.3

Wilmington ............................................................ 125.4 126.2 126.9 126.9 7.3 5.2 7.0 4.5 5.8 4.1 5.5 3.6

North Dakota ........................................................... 341.6 342.8 344.0 346.8 18.3 13.1 14.4 10.1 5.4 3.8 4.2 2.9

Bismarck ............................................................... 55.0 55.8 55.2 56.0 2.6 1.9 1.9 1.3 4.7 3.4 3.4 2.3

Fargo-Moorhead ................................................... 106.6 108.4 108.0 109.5 3.8 3.1 3.2 2.5 3.6 2.9 3.0 2.3

Grand Forks .......................................................... 54.2 55.0 54.6 55.3 2.6 2.2 2.4 1.9 4.9 4.0 4.3 3.4

Ohio ......................................................................... 5,859.6 5,816.9 5,877.0 5,829.2 397.0 361.5 366.1 338.9 6.8 6.2 6.2 5.8

Akron .................................................................... 371.0 374.0 374.7 373.7 24.1 22.0 21.7 19.8 6.5 5.9 5.8 5.3

Canton-Massillon .................................................. 203.9 201.3 203.7 202.0 15.3 13.4 13.3 13.0 7.5 6.7 6.5 6.4

Cincinnati .............................................................. 865.7 878.8 872.9 884.0 46.8 44.4 42.3 42.5 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.8

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ........................................ 1,115.2 1,112.1 1,120.2 1,111.6 82.8 75.6 76.4 70.9 7.4 6.8 6.8 6.4

Columbus ............................................................. 886.9 878.6 889.0 878.5 48.0 43.1 44.8 41.7 5.4 4.9 5.0 4.7

Dayton-Springfield ................................................ 472.9 464.5 474.4 465.2 32.2 27.6 29.4 26.6 6.8 5.9 6.2 5.7

Hamilton-Middletown ............................................ 201.3 203.9 201.5 204.1 9.9 8.7 8.8 8.5 4.9 4.2 4.4 4.2

Lima ...................................................................... 76.3 75.8 76.6 76.3 5.6 4.6 5.3 4.4 7.3 6.0 7.0 5.8

Mansfield .............................................................. 83.0 81.1 82.8 80.8 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.1 8.4 8.1 7.8 7.5

Steubenville-Weirton ............................................ 55.7 56.0 55.6 56.4 3.7 5.1 3.2 5.0 6.6 9.1 5.8 8.8

Toledo ................................................................... 324.0 314.6 325.1 314.9 24.0 23.4 22.4 21.9 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.9

Youngstown-Warren ............................................. 274.3 269.5 275.7 270.0 22.3 20.6 28.2 19.2 8.1 7.6 10.2 7.1

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

March April March April March April

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

Oklahoma ................................................................ 1,690.6 1,695.2 1,692.4 1,694.7 93.5 83.0 91.2 76.0 5.5 4.9 5.4 4.5

Enid ...................................................................... 26.6 26.0 26.3 26.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.6 3.6 2.9 3.4 2.5

Lawton .................................................................. 42.9 42.8 43.1 42.7 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 3.3 3.8 3.3 3.3

Oklahoma City ...................................................... 568.5 584.5 569.3 580.9 27.1 24.7 27.1 23.0 4.8 4.2 4.8 4.0

Tulsa ..................................................................... 424.3 422.5 423.9 421.9 27.3 22.2 26.6 20.4 6.4 5.3 6.3 4.8

Oregon ..................................................................... 1,855.9 1,863.1 1,855.7 1,889.0 167.5 150.4 162.5 130.0 9.0 8.1 8.8 6.9

Corvallis ................................................................ 41.8 41.8 41.6 42.3 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.5 4.4 4.1 4.3 3.5

Eugene-Springfield ............................................... 171.9 173.2 172.9 175.4 14.0 13.1 15.7 11.7 8.1 7.5 9.1 6.6

Medford-Ashland .................................................. 97.1 98.9 97.6 100.5 8.2 7.6 7.8 6.4 8.5 7.7 8.0 6.4

Portland-Vancouver .............................................. 1,102.4 1,096.5 1,097.8 1,109.6 99.9 83.0 96.8 74.8 9.1 7.6 8.8 6.7

Salem ................................................................... 179.3 180.9 180.7 184.8 15.4 14.8 14.8 13.2 8.6 8.2 8.2 7.2

Pennsylvania ........................................................... 6,163.0 6,202.6 6,126.8 6,191.2 384.8 356.7 332.5 306.3 6.2 5.8 5.4 4.9

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................... 334.2 334.4 332.5 332.6 22.1 20.1 18.8 17.1 6.6 6.0 5.7 5.1

Altoona ................................................................. 64.8 65.5 64.7 65.3 3.9 3.5 3.3 2.9 6.0 5.4 5.1 4.4

Erie ....................................................................... 140.7 141.3 140.0 141.6 11.1 10.0 9.5 8.8 7.9 7.1 6.8 6.2

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle ................................ 358.8 364.0 357.9 363.0 15.6 14.3 13.6 12.3 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.4

Johnstown ............................................................ 102.9 102.7 101.3 101.9 8.2 7.5 6.6 6.2 8.0 7.3 6.5 6.1

Lancaster .............................................................. 253.7 260.0 251.2 258.5 11.8 10.1 10.0 8.6 4.7 3.9 4.0 3.3

Philadelphia .......................................................... 2,618.8 2,634.1 2,607.7 2,635.7 152.7 144.2 136.9 130.8 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.0

Pittsburgh ............................................................. 1,185.4 1,181.5 1,177.9 1,181.0 73.6 68.9 61.5 57.8 6.2 5.8 5.2 4.9

Reading ................................................................ 183.8 185.0 182.8 184.8 13.3 11.3 11.6 9.7 7.3 6.1 6.4 5.2

Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton ..................... 311.2 311.7 309.3 311.1 21.7 20.6 18.5 18.2 7.0 6.6 6.0 5.9

Sharon .................................................................. 58.6 58.2 58.2 58.1 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.9 5.9 5.9 5.0 5.0

State College ........................................................ 69.7 70.9 69.7 71.0 2.8 2.7 2.1 2.2 4.0 3.8 3.0 3.1

Williamsport .......................................................... 57.0 57.9 56.7 57.3 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.4 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.9

York ...................................................................... 197.3 199.8 196.0 199.7 10.9 9.7 9.7 8.6 5.5 4.9 4.9 4.3

Rhode Island ........................................................... 568.0 563.8 564.7 562.6 33.4 33.8 29.0 30.2 5.9 6.0 5.1 5.4

Providence-Fall River-Warwick ............................ 642.0 639.5 637.3 635.0 41.1 40.8 35.5 35.3 6.4 6.4 5.6 5.6

South Carolina ........................................................ 1,972.9 2,035.5 1,992.9 2,048.9 119.5 127.8 122.9 127.8 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.2

Charleston-North Charleston ................................ 288.4 303.4 287.2 305.4 11.3 12.8 11.5 12.7 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.2

Columbia .............................................................. 288.7 293.1 286.3 294.6 10.7 12.1 10.6 12.0 3.7 4.1 3.7 4.1

Florence ................................................................ 63.2 66.7 64.3 66.9 4.6 5.3 4.8 5.3 7.3 7.9 7.5 8.0

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ........................ 496.6 514.9 499.1 517.0 27.0 29.0 28.3 30.0 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.8

Myrtle Beach ......................................................... 104.3 113.7 110.2 116.3 5.6 6.2 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.5 4.5 4.4

Sumter .................................................................. 45.4 45.1 45.8 45.6 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.6 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.8

South Dakota .......................................................... 417.8 418.1 422.8 421.4 17.1 16.6 15.2 12.2 4.1 4.0 3.6 2.9

Rapid City ............................................................. 49.8 49.9 50.6 50.3 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.4 3.7 3.6 3.4 2.9

Sioux Falls ............................................................ 111.5 112.1 113.0 113.2 3.5 3.8 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.4 2.9 2.7

Tennessee ............................................................... 2,893.2 2,914.2 2,887.1 2,906.4 165.0 152.4 159.3 138.2 5.7 5.2 5.5 4.8

Chattanooga ......................................................... 238.5 240.1 236.6 238.7 9.0 8.5 8.7 7.9 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.3

Clarksville-Hopkinsville ......................................... 91.0 92.4 90.1 92.8 4.5 4.2 4.8 3.9 4.9 4.5 5.3 4.3

Jackson ................................................................ 58.4 58.8 58.9 58.7 3.3 2.9 3.3 2.7 5.7 4.9 5.6 4.6

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol ............................. 232.4 231.3 230.4 231.0 13.4 12.6 12.8 11.7 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.1

Knoxville ............................................................... 374.2 381.9 375.7 381.6 15.6 14.9 13.8 12.0 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.1

Memphis ............................................................... 577.0 583.9 578.3 580.6 33.1 32.6 32.6 30.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.3

Nashville ............................................................... 677.9 688.2 681.6 688.0 28.5 27.2 28.2 26.2 4.2 3.9 4.1 3.8

Texas ....................................................................... 10,790.6 10,874.6 10,823.3 10,901.3 716.7 654.9 697.0 611.0 6.6 6.0 6.4 5.6

Abilene .................................................................. 60.3 62.0 60.3 62.0 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.1 4.2 3.8 4.1 3.3

Amarillo ................................................................. 116.8 119.1 117.4 119.7 4.4 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.2 3.5 3.1

Austin-San Marcos ............................................... 765.1 766.5 767.1 770.4 45.6 36.2 42.6 33.3 6.0 4.7 5.6 4.3

Beaumont-Port Arthur ........................................... 180.4 181.4 181.8 182.4 16.4 15.5 16.1 15.2 9.1 8.6 8.8 8.3

Brazoria ................................................................ 113.0 113.9 113.8 114.2 9.5 9.3 9.7 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.5 7.6

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito ........................ 143.0 144.3 142.7 143.0 15.0 14.6 14.9 13.2 10.5 10.1 10.4 9.2

Bryan-College Station ........................................... 83.2 86.1 83.8 86.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.7

Corpus Christi ....................................................... 181.6 181.1 182.8 182.1 11.8 10.7 11.9 11.0 6.5 5.9 6.5 6.1

Dallas .................................................................... 2,015.1 2,023.0 2,019.1 2,028.3 144.2 126.4 139.8 117.8 7.2 6.2 6.9 5.8

El Paso ................................................................. 293.8 295.1 293.5 294.6 26.9 23.0 25.5 21.4 9.2 7.8 8.7 7.3

Fort Worth-Arlington ............................................. 952.9 955.4 959.4 959.1 61.0 54.4 59.9 50.8 6.4 5.7 6.2 5.3

Galveston-Texas City ........................................... 125.1 125.7 125.8 125.2 9.6 9.7 9.3 9.0 7.7 7.7 7.4 7.2

Houston ................................................................ 2,291.0 2,315.1 2,290.2 2,317.1 148.5 144.7 149.8 138.2 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.0

Killeen-Temple ...................................................... 122.9 122.9 123.0 122.5 6.9 5.8 6.6 5.2 5.6 4.7 5.3 4.3

Laredo .................................................................. 83.5 86.3 83.0 86.9 6.3 5.9 6.2 5.7 7.6 6.8 7.5 6.5

Longview-Marshall ................................................ 105.3 107.3 107.1 107.8 7.0 5.9 7.1 5.7 6.7 5.5 6.6 5.3

Lubbock ................................................................ 129.6 130.4 130.8 131.4 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.9

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................... 231.0 237.8 230.7 236.0 31.2 29.5 28.0 25.8 13.5 12.4 12.1 10.9

Odessa-Midland ................................................... 125.4 126.6 125.6 126.9 7.3 6.3 7.1 5.9 5.9 5.0 5.6 4.6

San Angelo ........................................................... 51.0 52.0 50.7 52.2 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.6 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.1

San Antonio .......................................................... 815.1 829.2 816.8 833.3 42.7 42.0 41.0 39.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.7

Sherman-Denison ................................................. 51.3 51.4 52.0 51.8 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.0 7.0 6.5 6.9 5.8

Texarkana ............................................................. 57.1 59.0 57.1 59.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.7 5.2 4.6 5.3 4.5

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

March April March April March April

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

Texas—Continued

Tyler ...................................................................... 95.9 97.6 95.6 98.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.1

Victoria .................................................................. 45.0 45.5 45.0 45.8 2.3 2.0 2.4 2.0 5.2 4.5 5.2 4.3

Waco .................................................................... 104.4 105.4 105.4 105.8 5.2 4.6 5.0 4.1 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.9

Wichita Falls ......................................................... 65.0 65.1 65.0 65.1 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.4 4.4 4.1 4.4 3.7

Utah .......................................................................... 1,162.2 1,183.8 1,166.2 1,187.6 72.9 61.3 65.4 51.3 6.3 5.2 5.6 4.3

Provo-Orem .......................................................... 179.7 182.7 180.6 184.3 9.8 8.0 8.5 6.4 5.5 4.4 4.7 3.5

Salt Lake City-Ogden ........................................... 731.8 741.1 734.0 743.3 46.2 38.8 42.1 33.1 6.3 5.2 5.7 4.5

Vermont ................................................................... 349.8 352.9 346.2 348.7 18.2 14.8 17.4 13.5 5.2 4.2 5.0 3.9

Burlington ............................................................. 105.8 108.0 106.4 107.5 4.1 3.4 3.9 2.9 3.9 3.2 3.7 2.7

Virginia .................................................................... 3,744.6 3,811.8 3,752.0 3,823.2 155.1 130.6 143.6 116.9 4.1 3.4 3.8 3.1

Charlottesville ....................................................... 78.7 78.6 77.7 78.9 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.1

Danville ................................................................. 57.3 57.3 57.6 57.8 4.3 4.4 5.2 4.6 7.4 7.7 9.1 8.0

Lynchburg ............................................................. 104.6 104.4 105.4 104.5 5.3 4.7 5.1 4.1 5.0 4.5 4.8 3.9

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News ................. 783.7 798.7 785.5 798.5 32.7 31.6 30.9 28.0 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.5

Richmond-Petersburg ........................................... 540.9 540.4 541.6 543.8 22.4 19.8 20.9 18.9 4.1 3.7 3.9 3.5

Roanoke ............................................................... 128.7 129.8 128.8 129.1 4.8 3.9 4.2 3.6 3.7 3.0 3.3 2.8

Washington ............................................................. 3,122.4 3,176.7 3,107.5 3,191.1 246.1 206.1 240.6 202.1 7.9 6.5 7.7 6.3

Bellingham ............................................................ 89.3 91.9 89.2 91.7 5.9 4.7 5.6 4.7 6.6 5.1 6.3 5.1

Bremerton ............................................................. 101.8 105.6 101.0 106.2 7.0 5.5 6.7 5.5 6.9 5.2 6.6 5.2

Olympia ................................................................ 110.9 113.4 110.7 114.0 6.5 5.6 6.2 5.7 5.9 4.9 5.6 5.0

Richland-Kennewick-Pasco .................................. 100.7 102.9 102.4 105.1 7.9 7.1 7.8 6.8 7.9 6.9 7.6 6.5

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ....................................... 1,392.5 1,418.2 1,379.2 1,422.5 98.8 83.1 97.6 84.8 7.1 5.9 7.1 6.0

Spokane ............................................................... 218.1 222.9 217.3 223.3 16.0 13.8 14.7 12.1 7.3 6.2 6.8 5.4

Tacoma ................................................................. 354.7 365.6 351.9 367.1 28.3 24.4 27.6 24.6 8.0 6.7 7.8 6.7

Yakima .................................................................. 107.1 108.1 108.2 109.3 12.4 11.5 12.7 10.8 11.5 10.6 11.8 9.9

West Virginia ........................................................... 781.7 787.8 788.1 792.6 54.0 47.2 52.1 42.9 6.9 6.0 6.6 5.4

Charleston ............................................................ 125.8 126.6 127.0 127.4 6.6 5.9 6.5 5.6 5.3 4.6 5.1 4.4

Huntington-Ashland .............................................. 134.7 135.6 135.3 136.1 8.8 8.5 8.2 7.6 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.6

Parkersburg-Marietta ............................................ 76.0 75.6 76.1 76.3 5.1 4.5 4.9 4.2 6.6 6.0 6.4 5.5

Wheeling ............................................................... 72.4 71.9 72.5 72.4 4.7 4.4 3.9 3.9 6.4 6.1 5.3 5.4

Wisconsin ................................................................ 3,046.8 3,092.3 3,053.7 3,082.9 209.8 191.4 189.6 157.7 6.9 6.2 6.2 5.1

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah .................................. 234.6 235.2 234.6 235.3 14.3 12.6 13.2 10.2 6.1 5.4 5.6 4.3

Eau Claire ............................................................. 87.0 89.5 87.2 89.6 6.0 5.3 5.2 4.2 6.9 5.9 6.0 4.7

Green Bay ............................................................ 143.0 151.1 144.0 149.2 8.6 8.1 7.7 6.6 6.0 5.4 5.3 4.4

Janesville-Beloit .................................................... 78.1 79.9 78.1 78.3 6.1 5.5 5.4 4.7 7.8 6.9 7.0 6.0

Kenosha ............................................................... 84.7 85.2 85.1 84.6 5.7 5.1 5.3 4.5 6.7 6.0 6.2 5.3

La Crosse ............................................................. 73.7 77.1 74.5 77.1 4.1 4.1 3.5 2.8 5.5 5.3 4.6 3.6

Madison ................................................................ 281.8 287.8 284.6 288.2 9.5 9.0 8.4 7.1 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.5

Milwaukee-Waukesha .......................................... 818.6 825.7 817.8 825.1 54.4 50.1 51.5 46.2 6.6 6.1 6.3 5.6

Racine .................................................................. 93.8 94.1 93.3 93.5 8.8 7.5 8.1 6.8 9.3 8.0 8.7 7.3

Sheboygan ........................................................... 63.6 65.9 63.9 66.0 3.7 3.3 3.4 2.8 5.8 5.0 5.4 4.2

Wausau ................................................................ 76.8 77.8 76.8 77.7 5.2 4.0 4.0 3.5 6.8 5.1 5.2 4.5

Wyoming ................................................................. 273.7 275.2 275.6 276.5 13.9 11.0 13.1 10.1 5.1 4.0 4.8 3.7

Casper .................................................................. 36.3 37.0 36.4 37.2 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.3 5.0 4.0 4.8 3.6

Cheyenne ............................................................. 43.8 44.2 43.8 43.8 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.8

Puerto Rico ............................................................. 1,394.8 1,413.6 1,409.4 1,404.8 169.0 165.7 173.6 154.0 12.1 11.7 12.3 11.0

Aguadilla ............................................................... 50.3 51.1 50.7 49.6 8.5 7.4 8.5 6.9 16.9 14.5 16.7 13.8

Arecibo ................................................................. 56.9 57.1 58.1 56.7 8.8 7.9 9.3 7.4 15.4 13.8 16.0 13.1

Caguas ................................................................. 123.7 126.6 125.9 125.4 13.9 14.6 14.7 13.4 11.2 11.5 11.7 10.7

Mayaguez ............................................................. 90.2 90.8 90.8 89.8 13.4 12.1 13.4 11.0 14.9 13.3 14.7 12.2

Ponce ................................................................... 109.4 109.3 111.3 106.9 17.7 16.2 18.4 14.2 16.2 14.8 16.5 13.3

San Juan-Bayamon .............................................. 792.0 797.5 797.5 797.8 75.6 76.8 77.5 73.1 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.2

1 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions. p = preliminary. 

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

monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. All estimates

are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information

becomes available. Area definitions are published annually in the May issue of

Employment and Earnings. 
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

March April Change April 2003 to

 April 2004p

2003 2004 2003 2004p Number Percent

Alabama ................................................................................. 1,875.0 1,877.5 1,878.8 1,883.3 4.5 0.2

Birmingham ........................................................................ 473.0 474.5 473.2 475.5 2.3 .5

Huntsville ............................................................................ 187.8 190.2 188.2 191.2 3.0 1.6

Mobile ................................................................................. 223.7 225.6 225.0 226.4 1.4 .6

Montgomery ........................................................................ 162.6 164.4 163.5 165.1 1.6 1.0

Tuscaloosa ......................................................................... 84.1 82.5 82.2 82.8 .6 .7

Alaska .................................................................................... 288.3 292.1 290.2 294.2 4.0 1.4

Anchorage .......................................................................... 139.1 141.4 139.9 142.4 2.5 1.8

Arizona .................................................................................. 2,292.3 2,339.2 2,290.6 2,348.4 57.8 2.5

Phoenix-Mesa ..................................................................... 1,614.7 1,652.0 1,615.6 1,660.9 45.3 2.8

Tucson ................................................................................ 348.8 352.2 348.1 353.1 5.0 1.4

Arkansas ............................................................................... 1,140.4 1,144.4 1,142.7 1,148.3 5.6 .5

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers .......................................... 170.1 174.3 170.3 175.4 5.1 3.0

Fort Smith ........................................................................... 99.4 99.6 99.3 99.5 .2 .2

Little Rock-North Little Rock ............................................... 316.3 315.2 317.2 316.6 -.6 -.2

Pine Bluff ............................................................................ 35.6 36.2 35.5 36.3 .8 2.3

California ............................................................................... 14,381.3 14,439.3 14,386.5 14,473.2 86.7 .6

Bakersfield .......................................................................... 207.8 208.2 207.6 208.8 1.2 .6

Fresno ................................................................................ 311.7 314.2 314.1 316.0 1.9 .6

Los Angeles-Long Beach ................................................... 4,004.0 4,002.1 4,000.1 4,000.4 .3 .0

Modesto .............................................................................. 150.1 150.5 150.8 151.6 .8 .5

Oakland .............................................................................. 1,032.4 1,019.7 1,027.1 1,020.3 -6.8 -.7

Orange County ................................................................... 1,414.1 1,426.1 1,419.2 1,428.8 9.6 .7

Riverside-San Bernardino .................................................. 1,086.4 1,104.4 1,085.3 1,107.8 22.5 2.1

Sacramento ........................................................................ 747.4 753.6 750.8 755.3 4.5 .6

Salinas ................................................................................ 128.8 127.8 131.5 127.5 -4.0 -3.0

San Diego ........................................................................... 1,234.4 1,247.7 1,238.8 1,252.8 14.0 1.1

San Francisco ..................................................................... 957.0 942.6 955.7 944.9 -10.8 -1.1

San Jose ............................................................................. 859.1 839.2 858.5 841.2 -17.3 -2.0

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc .................................. 164.1 167.8 166.0 168.6 2.6 1.6

Santa Rosa ......................................................................... 180.5 177.4 182.4 179.1 -3.3 -1.8

Stockton-Lodi ...................................................................... 196.8 196.4 196.6 197.7 1.1 .6

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa ......................................................... 181.2 182.1 182.7 184.9 2.2 1.2

Ventura ............................................................................... 282.4 282.2 283.7 282.9 -.8 -.3

Colorado ................................................................................ 2,137.5 2,132.4 2,138.0 2,150.1 12.1 .6

Boulder-Longmont ............................................................. 156.3 155.2 156.5 155.6 -.9 -.6

Colorado Springs ................................................................ 234.5 236.2 236.3 237.3 1.0 .4

Denver ............................................................................... 1,133.8 1,124.5 1,138.2 1,137.1 -1.1 -.1

Connecticut ........................................................................... 1,630.8 1,623.5 1,642.2 1,639.6 -2.6 -.2

Bridgeport ........................................................................... 184.2 183.3 184.6 183.9 -.7 -.4

Danbury .............................................................................. 87.6 87.9 88.0 88.8 .8 .9

Hartford ............................................................................... 592.8 587.7 597.4 589.7 -7.7 -1.3

New Haven-Meriden ........................................................... 255.6 252.7 257.0 255.3 -1.7 -.7

New London-Norwich ......................................................... 142.0 143.0 143.4 144.7 1.3 .9

Stamford-Norwalk ............................................................... 192.2 191.8 194.6 193.7 -.9 -.5

Waterbury ........................................................................... 82.1 82.2 82.3 83.3 1.0 1.2

Delaware ................................................................................ 404.6 410.2 409.6 415.1 5.5 1.3

Dover .................................................................................. 57.3 59.0 58.7 60.3 1.6 2.7

Wilmington-Newark ............................................................ 313.8 319.3 315.9 323.1 7.2 2.3

District of Columbia ............................................................. 665.2 670.0 664.0 669.3 5.3 .8

Washington PMSA ............................................................. 2,800.8 2,863.4 2,796.0 2,873.3 77.3 2.8

Florida .................................................................................... 7,298.9 7,437.8 7,279.7 7,451.6 171.9 2.4

Daytona Beach ................................................................... 172.5 177.4 172.0 177.6 5.6 3.3

Fort Lauderdale .................................................................. 720.3 736.8 714.2 732.3 18.1 2.5

Fort Myers-Cape Coral ....................................................... 190.7 196.7 189.8 196.3 6.5 3.4

Gainesville .......................................................................... 124.2 127.7 124.6 128.5 3.9 3.1

Jacksonville ........................................................................ 557.8 571.1 557.2 572.5 15.3 2.7

Lakeland-Winter Haven ...................................................... 187.7 191.5 187.9 192.1 4.2 2.2

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay ........................................... 192.0 196.1 192.5 197.4 4.9 2.5

Miami .................................................................................. 1,010.5 1,013.6 1,006.7 1,015.0 8.3 .8

Orlando ............................................................................... 919.8 939.7 923.1 943.0 19.9 2.2

Pensacola ........................................................................... 157.6 160.5 158.6 162.1 3.5 2.2

Sarasota-Bradenton ........................................................... 281.9 289.1 283.0 290.9 7.9 2.8

Tallahassee ........................................................................ 159.4 160.6 159.9 162.2 2.3 1.4

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ...................................... 1,224.1 1,239.8 1,228.4 1,248.1 19.7 1.6

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ........................................... 531.7 539.9 529.3 538.5 9.2 1.7

See footnotes at end of table.
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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 

March April Change April 2003 to

 April 2004p

2003 2004 2003 2004p Number Percent

Georgia .................................................................................. 3,847.6 3,862.4 3,843.4 3,879.6 36.2 0.9

Albany ................................................................................. 56.7 57.0 56.8 57.1 .3 .5

Athens ................................................................................ 75.0 73.8 74.4 73.9 -.5 -.7

Atlanta ................................................................................ 2,150.8 2,161.7 2,151.1 2,170.6 19.5 .9

Augusta-Aiken .................................................................... 199.2 202.1 201.3 202.9 1.6 .8

Columbus ........................................................................... 116.4 117.2 117.5 117.3 -.2 -.2

Macon ................................................................................. 149.0 150.3 148.9 150.7 1.8 1.2

Savannah ........................................................................... 138.1 140.5 138.3 140.9 2.6 1.9

Hawaii .................................................................................... 567.9 576.9 562.6 578.4 15.8 2.8

Honolulu ............................................................................. 421.0 426.5 416.5 428.0 11.5 2.8

Idaho ..................................................................................... 561.2 570.7 566.1 577.1 11.0 1.9

Boise City ........................................................................... 226.3 233.8 228.1 236.1 8.0 3.5

Illinois .................................................................................... 5,742.5 5,731.8 5,801.2 5,785.5 -15.7 -.3

Bloomington-Normal ........................................................... 90.5 90.5 91.7 91.1 -.6 -.7

Champaign-Urbana ............................................................ 105.4 104.8 106.3 105.2 -1.1 -1.0

Chicago .............................................................................. 4,026.8 4,026.2 4,060.1 4,059.7 -.4 .0

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ........................................... 175.6 175.2 177.0 176.7 -.3 -.2

Decatur ............................................................................... 53.8 53.3 53.7 53.7 .0 .0

Kankakee ............................................................................ 42.6 42.6 43.0 43.1 .1 .2

Peoria-Pekin ....................................................................... 165.8 165.1 167.5 167.5 .0 .0

Rockford ............................................................................. 168.6 166.7 170.1 168.5 -1.6 -.9

Springfield ........................................................................... 108.9 108.8 110.3 110.0 -.3 -.3

Indiana ................................................................................... 2,868.6 2,886.8 2,896.1 2,907.8 11.7 .4

Bloomington ........................................................................ 68.2 71.2 69.3 71.9 2.6 3.8

Elkhart-Goshen ................................................................... 118.0 120.1 117.9 121.0 3.1 2.6

Evansville-Henderson ......................................................... 160.8 159.3 162.2 161.0 -1.2 -.7

Fort Wayne ......................................................................... 263.1 260.2 264.9 262.6 -2.3 -.9

Gary .................................................................................... 257.9 258.1 262.0 261.3 -.7 -.3

Indianapolis ........................................................................ 875.9 882.5 885.4 889.3 3.9 .4

Kokomo .............................................................................. 49.2 49.5 49.4 49.6 .2 .4

Lafayette ............................................................................. 95.3 94.6 95.6 95.3 -.3 -.3

Muncie ................................................................................ 55.9 55.3 56.6 55.9 -.7 -1.2

South Bend ......................................................................... 130.4 131.7 131.2 132.7 1.5 1.1

Terre Haute ........................................................................ 67.2 69.2 68.2 69.8 1.6 2.3

Iowa ........................................................................................ 1,420.5 1,432.0 1,441.3 1,450.7 9.4 .7

Cedar Rapids ...................................................................... 116.3 114.6 117.5 116.1 -1.4 -1.2

Des Moines ......................................................................... 280.1 286.9 284.4 292.0 7.6 2.7

Dubuque ............................................................................. 50.9 52.3 51.5 52.7 1.2 2.3

Iowa City ............................................................................. 75.9 74.3 71.5 75.2 3.7 5.2

Sioux City ........................................................................... 61.4 60.9 62.4 62.0 -.4 -.6

Waterloo-Cedar Falls .......................................................... 72.1 73.0 73.2 73.9 .7 1.0

Kansas ................................................................................... 1,307.0 1,311.0 1,314.1 1,319.6 5.5 .4

Lawrence ............................................................................ 51.1 51.1 52.1 51.1 -1.0 -1.9

Topeka ................................................................................ 99.5 99.8 101.1 100.4 -.7 -.7

Wichita ................................................................................ 277.2 274.0 277.4 276.2 -1.2 -.4

Kentucky ............................................................................... 1,768.0 1,779.2 1,781.4 1,789.2 7.8 .4

Lexington ............................................................................ 274.3 276.0 277.2 277.3 .1 .0

Louisville ............................................................................. 557.0 556.6 561.4 560.8 -.6 -.1

Owensboro ......................................................................... 42.8 43.2 43.0 43.3 .3 .7

Louisiana ............................................................................... 1,902.4 1,908.6 1,909.2 1,913.3 4.1 .2

Alexandria ........................................................................... 55.9 57.1 56.5 56.7 .2 .4

Baton Rouge ....................................................................... 304.9 309.1 305.2 307.2 2.0 .7

Houma ................................................................................ 83.9 84.2 84.0 83.8 -.2 -.2

Lafayette ............................................................................. 170.1 170.0 170.5 169.7 -.8 -.5

Lake Charles ...................................................................... 86.0 85.8 85.3 85.6 .3 .4

Monroe ............................................................................... 74.1 73.5 74.2 73.7 -.5 -.7

New Orleans ....................................................................... 614.8 613.8 622.3 616.8 -5.5 -.9

Shreveport-Bossier City ...................................................... 170.8 171.2 169.7 172.4 2.7 1.6

Maine ..................................................................................... 587.8 591.5 594.9 599.1 4.2 .7

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................................. 46.2 46.3 46.2 46.5 .3 .6

Portland .............................................................................. 153.0 154.2 154.5 156.5 2.0 1.3

See footnotes at end of table.
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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 

March April Change April 2003 to

 April 2004p

2003 2004 2003 2004p Number Percent

Maryland ................................................................................ 2,452.7 2,482.5 2,477.4 2,509.2 31.8 1.3

Baltimore PMSA ................................................................. 1,235.3 1,241.3 1,249.1 1,257.0 7.9 .6

Baltimore City ..................................................................... 381.5 381.4 384.3 384.4 .1 .0

Suburban Maryland-D.C. .................................................... 927.4 942.1 930.9 945.6 14.7 1.6

Massachusetts ...................................................................... 3,149.7 3,119.9 3,184.6 3,156.6 -28.0 -.9

Barnstable-Yarmouth .......................................................... 59.2 60.1 62.6 62.8 .2 .3

Boston ................................................................................ 1,917.0 1,890.4 1,933.1 1,909.9 -23.2 -1.2

Brockton ............................................................................. 97.6 99.3 99.0 100.9 1.9 1.9

Fitchburg-Leominster .......................................................... 50.9 50.9 51.3 50.8 -.5 -1.0

Lawrence ............................................................................ 152.7 150.2 153.9 151.0 -2.9 -1.9

Lowell ................................................................................. 120.1 121.9 121.3 122.8 1.5 1.2

New Bedford ....................................................................... 63.2 63.5 64.3 64.1 -.2 -.3

Pittsfield .............................................................................. 41.0 40.9 41.6 41.3 -.3 -.7

Springfield ........................................................................... 251.9 253.4 255.5 255.7 .2 .1

Worcester ........................................................................... 227.8 228.5 230.7 231.2 .5 .2

Michigan ................................................................................ 4,368.3 4,326.4 4,395.4 4,372.4 -23.0 -.5

Ann Arbor ........................................................................... 286.7 288.1 288.1 292.4 4.3 1.5

Benton Harbor .................................................................... 65.6 68.4 69.0 69.6 .6 .9

Detroit ................................................................................. 2,052.0 2,004.8 2,060.2 2,032.3 -27.9 -1.4

Flint ..................................................................................... 160.7 157.5 160.2 158.7 -1.5 -.9

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland ...................................... 556.1 555.3 553.5 559.0 5.5 1.0

Jackson .............................................................................. 61.3 61.5 62.0 61.7 -.3 -.5

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek ..................................................... 208.8 207.7 210.9 208.6 -2.3 -1.1

Lansing-East Lansing ......................................................... 238.7 235.8 240.4 237.7 -2.7 -1.1

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland ................................................. 168.8 164.4 171.8 166.7 -5.1 -3.0

Minnesota .............................................................................. 2,602.6 2,618.2 2,633.9 2,656.3 22.4 .9

Duluth-Superior .................................................................. 114.5 114.3 115.5 116.0 .5 .4

Minneapolis-St. Paul ........................................................... 1,696.2 1,708.3 1,714.5 1,728.7 14.2 .8

Rochester ........................................................................... 87.7 88.1 88.4 88.7 .3 .3

St. Cloud ............................................................................. 92.9 94.6 94.5 95.3 .8 .8

Mississippi ............................................................................ 1,112.1 1,118.1 1,116.9 1,124.7 7.8 .7

Jackson .............................................................................. 230.2 234.3 230.8 235.7 4.9 2.1

Missouri ................................................................................. 2,664.8 2,683.0 2,693.4 2,723.3 29.9 1.1

Kansas City ........................................................................ 933.0 935.9 942.7 946.6 3.9 .4

St. Louis .............................................................................. 1,284.1 1,297.4 1,296.8 1,315.5 18.7 1.4

Springfield ........................................................................... 169.8 171.4 171.6 172.8 1.2 .7

Montana ................................................................................. 390.4 395.7 396.9 400.9 4.0 1.0

Billings ................................................................................ 67.8 69.8 69.8 71.5 1.7 2.4

Missoula ............................................................................. 52.5 53.7 53.1 54.4 1.3 2.4

Nebraska ............................................................................... 895.6 895.3 905.0 904.9 -.1 .0

Lincoln ................................................................................ 160.3 156.8 158.6 157.8 -.8 -.5

Omaha ................................................................................ 425.4 414.2 422.3 419.7 -2.6 -.6

Nevada ................................................................................... 1,071.8 1,117.1 1,073.9 1,123.2 49.3 4.6

Las Vegas ........................................................................... 811.1 847.1 812.0 851.3 39.3 4.8

Reno ................................................................................... 196.8 203.9 197.4 205.5 8.1 4.1

New Hampshire ..................................................................... 605.1 612.6 608.5 618.7 10.2 1.7

Manchester ......................................................................... 107.5 109.3 109.5 110.1 .6 .5

Nashua ............................................................................... 93.8 94.4 95.0 95.0 .0 .0

Portsmouth-Rochester ........................................................ 121.8 122.4 123.1 124.1 1.0 .8

New Jersey ............................................................................ 3,922.2 3,978.5 3,956.4 4,009.9 53.5 1.4

Atlantic-Cape May .............................................................. 178.8 183.5 183.6 187.4 3.8 2.1

Bergen-Passaic .................................................................. 647.1 653.2 651.9 657.5 5.6 .9

Camden .............................................................................. 511.4 520.9 518.3 523.4 5.1 1.0

Jersey City .......................................................................... 248.7 249.2 247.6 249.5 1.9 .8

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ......................................... 635.1 641.7 637.5 643.4 5.9 .9

Monmouth-Ocean ............................................................... 394.4 406.3 402.8 412.5 9.7 2.4

Newark ............................................................................... 999.7 1,012.7 1,005.4 1,017.6 12.2 1.2

Trenton ............................................................................... 224.8 227.4 226.5 229.5 3.0 1.3

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ................................................ 59.9 60.9 60.7 60.9 .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 

March April Change April 2003 to

 April 2004p

2003 2004 2003 2004p Number Percent

New Mexico ........................................................................... 769.9 782.7 772.8 786.9 14.1 1.8

Albuquerque ....................................................................... 358.8 362.5 359.5 364.5 5.0 1.4

Las Cruces ......................................................................... 61.3 62.8 62.0 63.0 1.0 1.6

Santa Fe ............................................................................. 78.0 79.4 78.1 79.4 1.3 1.7

New York ............................................................................... 8,341.4 8,362.0 8,365.3 8,412.5 47.2 .6

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................................. 453.8 456.2 457.3 459.7 2.4 .5

Binghamton ........................................................................ 111.9 112.2 113.0 113.2 .2 .2

Buffalo-Niagara Falls .......................................................... 540.5 538.5 542.8 540.7 -2.1 -.4

Dutchess County ................................................................ 119.4 120.8 120.3 121.8 1.5 1.2

Elmira ................................................................................. 41.2 40.4 41.3 40.4 -.9 -2.2

Glens Falls .......................................................................... 49.2 50.4 50.1 51.3 1.2 2.4

Nassau-Suffolk ................................................................... 1,206.0 1,216.5 1,216.6 1,228.8 12.2 1.0

New York PMSA ................................................................. 4,072.6 4,079.5 4,071.8 4,091.2 19.4 .5

New York City ..................................................................... 3,524.9 3,524.9 3,521.5 3,534.1 12.6 .4

Newburgh ........................................................................... 133.9 136.2 135.0 137.6 2.6 1.9

Rochester ........................................................................... 527.4 527.8 528.6 528.5 -.1 .0

Rockland County ................................................................ 112.4 114.6 112.8 115.3 2.5 2.2

Syracuse ............................................................................. 340.7 341.5 342.6 344.8 2.2 .6

Utica-Rome ......................................................................... 130.1 129.9 130.7 130.6 -.1 -.1

Westchester County ........................................................... 411.8 415.3 413.7 416.9 3.2 .8

North Carolina ....................................................................... 3,776.9 3,806.3 3,795.9 3,839.1 43.2 1.1

Asheville ............................................................................. 110.5 111.5 111.8 113.1 1.3 1.2

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill .............................................. 821.0 826.3 821.1 829.8 8.7 1.1

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point ........................... 635.7 630.2 637.7 633.1 -4.6 -.7

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ............................................... 674.4 686.5 677.6 690.6 13.0 1.9

North Dakota ......................................................................... 327.2 330.2 331.6 332.9 1.3 .4

Bismarck ............................................................................. 52.5 53.3 53.5 53.4 -.1 -.2

Fargo-Moorhead ................................................................. 103.8 104.8 105.9 105.8 -.1 -.1

Grand Forks ........................................................................ 49.2 50.1 50.0 50.3 .3 .6

Ohio ....................................................................................... 5,339.4 5,329.1 5,389.7 5,375.1 -14.6 -.3

Akron .................................................................................. 318.5 323.8 326.2 326.1 -.1 .0

Canton-Massillon ................................................................ 175.4 175.3 178.1 176.4 -1.7 -1.0

Cincinnati ............................................................................ 856.9 871.4 870.7 879.2 8.5 1.0

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ...................................................... 1,091.9 1,101.1 1,108.0 1,107.2 -.8 -.1

Columbus ........................................................................... 862.6 863.1 871.2 865.8 -5.4 -.6

Dayton-Springfield .............................................................. 451.0 449.1 456.9 451.4 -5.5 -1.2

Hamilton-Middletown .......................................................... 133.0 135.7 134.6 136.0 1.4 1.0

Lima .................................................................................... 75.8 76.8 76.5 77.5 1.0 1.3

Mansfield ............................................................................ 76.0 74.9 76.5 75.1 -1.4 -1.8

Steubenville-Weirton .......................................................... 50.3 49.1 50.5 49.5 -1.0 -2.0

Toledo ................................................................................. 311.2 303.5 315.1 305.8 -9.3 -3.0

Youngstown-Warren ........................................................... 228.4 226.4 225.6 228.0 2.4 1.1

Oklahoma .............................................................................. 1,456.4 1,451.2 1,459.6 1,464.0 4.4 .3

Enid .................................................................................... 22.9 22.5 22.8 22.8 .0 .0

Lawton ................................................................................ 39.7 38.7 40.0 39.1 -.9 -2.3

Oklahoma City .................................................................... 532.4 536.8 534.3 537.4 3.1 .6

Tulsa ................................................................................... 383.8 377.1 384.9 379.7 -5.2 -1.4

Oregon ................................................................................... 1,549.1 1,562.2 1,548.9 1,575.6 26.7 1.7

Eugene-Springfield ............................................................. 140.6 141.9 139.6 142.0 2.4 1.7

Medford-Ashland ................................................................ 74.3 76.2 74.8 76.5 1.7 2.3

Portland-Vancouver ............................................................ 922.5 922.7 925.3 925.6 .3 .0

Salem ................................................................................. 135.6 136.4 135.6 137.2 1.6 1.2

Pennsylvania ......................................................................... 5,569.3 5,560.2 5,611.0 5,615.6 4.6 .1

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................................. 285.3 285.3 287.4 287.4 .0 .0

Altoona ............................................................................... 60.6 60.9 61.4 61.5 .1 .2

Erie ..................................................................................... 128.7 129.4 130.3 131.0 .7 .5

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle .............................................. 362.9 365.1 366.1 367.4 1.3 .4

Johnstown .......................................................................... 85.8 86.1 86.4 86.6 .2 .2

Lancaster ............................................................................ 225.5 227.8 226.1 229.1 3.0 1.3

Philadelphia PMSA ............................................................. 2,392.6 2,401.3 2,409.8 2,420.1 10.3 .4

Philadelphia City ................................................................. 681.6 676.5 684.4 680.8 -3.6 -.5

Pittsburgh ........................................................................... 1,103.6 1,094.3 1,114.2 1,107.8 -6.4 -.6

Reading .............................................................................. 162.1 162.7 163.7 164.7 1.0 .6

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton ...................................... 278.1 276.6 280.8 279.2 -1.6 -.6

Sharon ................................................................................ 49.6 49.1 50.0 49.5 -.5 -1.0

State College ...................................................................... 71.8 72.2 72.9 73.1 .2 .3

Williamsport ........................................................................ 52.8 53.0 53.3 53.3 .0 .0

York .................................................................................... 166.0 167.3 166.8 168.8 2.0 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 

March April Change April 2003 to

 April 2004p

2003 2004 2003 2004p Number Percent

Rhode Island ......................................................................... 473.5 480.2 481.1 484.6 3.5 0.7

Providence-Fall River-Warwick .......................................... 524.8 530.1 532.3 533.1 .8 .2

South Carolina ...................................................................... 1,806.9 1,821.8 1,817.3 1,837.8 20.5 1.1

Charleston-North Charleston .............................................. 263.3 263.4 260.0 265.3 5.3 2.0

Columbia ............................................................................ 310.2 299.0 303.7 301.0 -2.7 -.9

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ...................................... 479.7 473.2 474.8 474.5 -.3 -.1

South Dakota ........................................................................ 368.9 372.4 375.0 378.9 3.9 1.0

Rapid City ........................................................................... 49.5 50.0 50.6 50.8 .2 .4

Sioux Falls .......................................................................... 114.9 116.0 116.6 118.1 1.5 1.3

Tennessee ............................................................................. 2,645.8 2,668.2 2,663.9 2,688.9 25.0 .9

Chattanooga ....................................................................... 234.0 234.6 233.0 234.6 1.6 .7

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol ........................................... 198.0 198.1 197.8 198.6 .8 .4

Knoxville ............................................................................. 349.7 355.9 354.4 360.1 5.7 1.6

Memphis ............................................................................. 589.4 593.2 592.1 594.1 2.0 .3

Nashville ............................................................................. 674.8 684.5 678.8 688.4 9.6 1.4

Texas ..................................................................................... 9,369.7 9,406.4 9,385.6 9,444.2 58.6 .6

Abilene ................................................................................ 56.0 57.0 56.0 57.2 1.2 2.1

Amarillo ............................................................................... 99.2 100.7 100.0 100.9 .9 .9

Austin-San Marcos ............................................................. 649.4 652.2 653.4 656.4 3.0 .5

Beaumont-Port Arthur ......................................................... 155.5 155.5 156.8 156.1 -.7 -.4

Brazoria .............................................................................. 78.5 78.2 79.0 78.7 -.3 -.4

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito ...................................... 115.1 115.6 114.8 115.1 .3 .3

Bryan-College Station ......................................................... 80.6 82.3 80.5 82.8 2.3 2.9

Corpus Christi ..................................................................... 161.1 160.0 161.3 160.1 -1.2 -.7

Dallas .................................................................................. 1,894.5 1,899.7 1,901.3 1,908.2 6.9 .4

El Paso ............................................................................... 255.4 257.0 255.9 257.5 1.6 .6

Ft. Worth-Arlington ............................................................. 774.7 775.0 777.2 779.0 1.8 .2

Galveston-Texas City ......................................................... 88.6 88.2 89.0 88.1 -.9 -1.0

Houston .............................................................................. 2,100.6 2,100.7 2,094.5 2,101.9 7.4 .4

Killeen-Temple .................................................................... 104.9 104.8 105.0 104.8 -.2 -.2

Laredo ................................................................................ 75.1 77.3 74.7 77.8 3.1 4.1

Longview-Marshall .............................................................. 91.2 93.4 92.3 93.5 1.2 1.3

Lubbock .............................................................................. 122.1 121.8 121.8 122.2 .4 .3

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................................. 174.8 181.1 175.0 180.8 5.8 3.3

Odessa-Midland ................................................................. 105.5 106.0 105.7 106.3 .6 .6

San Angelo ......................................................................... 43.7 44.2 43.6 44.5 .9 2.1

San Antonio ........................................................................ 724.9 728.9 726.4 732.6 6.2 .9

Sherman-Denison ............................................................... 43.7 43.7 44.0 43.9 -.1 -.2

Texarkana ........................................................................... 53.1 54.0 52.8 54.1 1.3 2.5

Tyler .................................................................................... 84.6 85.6 84.6 86.4 1.8 2.1

Victoria ................................................................................ 37.0 37.2 37.0 37.4 .4 1.1

Waco .................................................................................. 100.4 101.0 101.0 101.7 .7 .7

Wichita Falls ....................................................................... 59.2 59.2 58.8 59.2 .4 .7

Utah ........................................................................................ 1,062.3 1,076.2 1,069.7 1,085.1 15.4 1.4

Provo-Orem ........................................................................ 152.0 153.8 153.2 155.9 2.7 1.8

Salt Lake City-Ogden ......................................................... 697.7 704.2 702.1 709.3 7.2 1.0

Vermont ................................................................................. 296.9 300.1 293.6 297.9 4.3 1.5

Barre-Montpelier ................................................................. 33.5 34.2 33.4 33.9 .5 1.5

Burlington ........................................................................... 106.0 107.5 107.2 108.5 1.3 1.2

Virginia .................................................................................. 3,464.0 3,546.4 3,481.5 3,570.7 89.2 2.6

Bristol .................................................................................. 39.4 39.2 39.8 39.6 -.2 -.5

Charlottesville ..................................................................... 87.2 87.0 85.9 87.1 1.2 1.4

Danville ............................................................................... 45.6 45.1 44.9 45.4 .5 1.1

Lynchburg ........................................................................... 98.5 98.9 99.2 98.7 -.5 -.5

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News ............................... 720.3 732.7 723.5 735.8 12.3 1.7

Northern Virginia ................................................................. 1,173.6 1,223.1 1,178.9 1,227.3 48.4 4.1

Richmond-Petersburg ......................................................... 563.2 563.3 565.3 565.4 .1 .0

Roanoke ............................................................................. 141.6 143.5 142.0 142.4 .4 .3

Washington ........................................................................... 2,624.3 2,665.0 2,638.3 2,686.7 48.4 1.8

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ..................................................... 1,326.7 1,340.2 1,329.2 1,346.5 17.3 1.3

Spokane ............................................................................. 195.6 198.4 197.2 201.0 3.8 1.9

Tacoma ............................................................................... 245.4 251.4 246.9 253.2 6.3 2.6

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

March April Change April 2003 to

 April 2004p

2003 2004 2003 2004p Number Percent

West Virginia ......................................................................... 719.6 717.8 727.4 726.0 -1.4 -0.2

Charleston .......................................................................... 132.0 132.2 133.1 132.6 -.5 -.4

Huntington-Ashland ............................................................ 121.3 121.3 122.7 122.2 -.5 -.4

Parkersburg-Marietta .......................................................... 68.5 68.6 69.2 69.3 .1 .1

Wheeling ............................................................................. 65.1 64.8 66.5 65.4 -1.1 -1.7

Wisconsin .............................................................................. 2,726.6 2,760.1 2,761.6 2,799.7 38.1 1.4

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah ................................................ 201.3 199.9 202.7 203.2 .5 .2

Eau Claire ........................................................................... 75.8 77.5 77.1 78.8 1.7 2.2

Green Bay .......................................................................... 143.7 150.4 146.1 150.9 4.8 3.3

Janesville-Beloit .................................................................. 66.0 67.0 66.7 66.6 -.1 -.1

Kenosha ............................................................................. 54.1 53.8 54.9 54.1 -.8 -1.5

La Crosse ........................................................................... 70.3 72.7 71.8 74.2 2.4 3.3

Madison .............................................................................. 292.0 293.9 296.7 298.0 1.3 .4

Milwaukee-Waukesha ........................................................ 824.9 822.4 831.2 830.8 -.4 .0

Racine ................................................................................ 77.7 77.7 78.2 78.2 .0 .0

Sheboygan ......................................................................... 60.3 61.9 60.9 62.9 2.0 3.3

Wausau .............................................................................. 68.0 68.9 69.2 69.5 .3 .4

Wyoming ............................................................................... 240.0 245.2 243.1 247.9 4.8 2.0

Casper ................................................................................ 33.5 34.5 33.9 35.0 1.1 3.2

Puerto Rico ........................................................................... 999.0 999.4 999.8 1,000.5 .7 .1

Caguas ............................................................................... 67.3 68.1 67.8 68.1 .3 .4

Mayaguez ........................................................................... 63.0 63.9 63.1 63.8 .7 1.1

Ponce ................................................................................. 71.1 71.5 71.2 70.8 -.4 -.6

San Juan-Bayamon ............................................................ 654.3 651.2 653.6 654.8 1.2 .2

Virgin Islands ........................................................................ 42.1 41.6 41.9 41.5 -.4 -1.0

p = preliminary.

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

from 2003 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. Area

definitions are published annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.