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USDL 05-733

For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT

Thursday, April 28, 2005

METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MARCH 2005

Unemployment rates were lower in March than a year earlier in 276 of the 367 metropolitan areas,

higher in 78 areas, and unchanged in 13 areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of

Labor reported today. Three areas registered jobless rates below 3.0 percent, while 9 areas—8 of which

were located in California—recorded unemployment rates of at least 10.0 percent. The March unemployment rate for the nation was 5.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted. Nonfarm payroll employment increased

in 313 metropolitan areas over the year.

 Corrections to Metropolitan Area Local Area Unemployment Statistics

With the release of data for January 2005, the Bureau of Labor Statistics introduced several changes

to the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program’s methodology for substate areas. Subsequently, BLS has discovered an error affecting one of the employment inputs to the substate estimation

process. This error affects previously published estimated levels of the size of the labor force for all metropolitan areas for January and February 2005, as well as the March labor force figures issued in this

release in tables 1 and 2. Levels of unemployment are not affected, and there is little or no effect on unemployment rates. Over-the-year changes in labor force levels and unemployment rates also would be

little affected. (Nonfarm payroll employment estimates, such as those contained in tables 3 and 4 of this

release, are not impacted by the error, nor are the LAUS data for census regions, divisions, states, and

substate modeled areas published in the monthly BLS Regional and State release.)

BLS is in the process of correcting the erroneous input, as well as reviewing other employment inputs

to the substate estimation process. BLS intends to issue corrected January-March 2005 data coincident

with the publication of the next Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release, scheduled

for June 1. The size of the error on the labor force will vary by metropolitan area, but is not expected

to exceed 3 percent in any case.

BLS also had announced plans to issue revised metropolitan area historical data from 2000 through

2004 to incorporate the methodological changes. The first release of revised historical data, for 2004,

was scheduled for April 28, but, due to the error described above, will be postponed until June 1. Data

for 2000 also will be made available on that date. Revised data for the years 2001 through 2003 will

be issued at later dates.

For more information, please call the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program at 202-691-6392.
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Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

In March, 39 metropolitan areas registered unemployment rates below 4.0 percent, up from 27 a year

earlier, while 53 areas reported unemployment rates of at least 7.0 percent, down from 74 areas in March

2004. Honolulu, Hawaii, and Harrisonburg, Va., again recorded the lowest unemployment rates, 2.6 and

2.8 percent, respectively. The next lowest rates were in Charlottesville, Va., 2.9 percent, and Winchester,

Va.-W.Va., 3.0 percent. This is the third consecutive month that these four areas have had the lowest

unemployment rates. The highest unemployment rates in March were reported in six California areas with

large agricultural sectors: El Centro, 13.5 percent; Merced, 11.9 percent; Visalia-Porterville, 11.8 percent;

Hanford-Corcoran, 11.1 percent; Fresno, 10.7 percent; and Yuba City, 10.6 percent. This is the sixth

month in a row that these six areas have been among the ten areas with the highest jobless rates. The next

highest unemployment rate, 10.5 percent, was in Yuma, Ariz., which also has substantial agricultural activity.

Overall, 199 areas posted unemployment rates below the U.S. rate, 161 areas had higher rates, and 7 areas

had the same rate. (See table 1 and the map.)

Monroe, La., registered the largest over-the-year jobless rate decrease in March (-3.3 percentage

points), followed by Hanford-Corcoran, Calif. (-2.9 points), Visalia-Porterville, Calif. (-2.8 points), Madera,

Calif. (-2.7 points), Longview, Wash. (-2.6 points), and Fresno, Calif. (-2.5 points). March is the third

consecutive month that Monroe, La., registered the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decline. Nine

other areas had over-the-year jobless rate decreases of at least 2.0 percentage points, and 66 additional

areas had declines of 1.0 point or more. Overall, 163 of the 367 areas had unemployment rate decreases

that equaled or exceeded the 0.6 percentage point over-the-year drop in the national unemployment rate.

Gulfport-Biloxi, Miss.; Jackson, Miss.; and Sumter, S.C.; experienced the largest unemployment rate

increases (+1.6 per-centage points each) from March 2004. Seven other areas had over-the-year jobless

rate increases of 1.0 percentage point or more.

Of the 49 metropolitan areas with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more, the lowest March

unemployment rates were recorded in Richmond, Va., and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-

Md.-W.Va., 3.6 percent each. The next lowest rates were posted in Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev., and

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C., 3.9 percent each. The highest unemployment rates

among the large areas were registered in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., 7.9 percent, and Memphis, Tenn.-

Miss.-Ark., 6.6 percent. Five other large areas had unemployment rates of at least 6.0 percent. DetroitWarren-Livonia, Mich., has had the highest rate of all the large areas since July of last year. Thirty-eight

large areas recorded lower jobless rates than in March 2004, nine registered higher rates, and two had

rates that were unchanged. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash., and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa

Clara, Calif., again recorded the largest over-the-year jobless rate decreases (-1.9 percentage points each),

followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (-1.7 points). Seven additional

large areas reported declines of at least 1.0 percentage point, and 19 others had decreases of 0.5 point

or more from a year ago. In contrast, only three large areas had unemployment rate increases of one-half

percentage point or more from a year ago: Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., and Memphis, Tenn.-Miss.-Ark.

(+0.6 percentage point each), and Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. (+0.5 point).

Metropolitan Division Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Eleven of the most populous metropolitan areas are composed of 34 metropolitan divisions, which are

essentially separately identifiable employment centers within a metropolitan area. In March, the two divisions

in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., metropolitan area posted the lowest unemployment rates among the divisions—Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, Md., 3.3 percent, and WashingtonArlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., 3.6 percent. Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Calif., reported the

next lowest jobless rate, 3.8 percent. The highest unemployment rates among the divisions were in Detroit-
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Livonia-Dearborn, Mich., 9.2 percent, and Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, Mass.-N.H., 8.5 percent. (See

table 2.)

Thirty of the 34 metropolitan divisions recorded over-the-year unemployment rate declines in March.

The largest decreases occurred in New York-Wayne-White Plains, N.Y.-N.J. (-2.2 percentage points), and

Tacoma, Wash. (-2.0 points). The two divisions making up the Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., metropolitan

area—Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn and Warren-Farmington Hills-Troy—were the only divisions to record rate

increases of at least 0.5 percentage point from last March (+0.8 and +0.6 percentage point, respectively).

In 6 of the 11 metropolitan areas that contain divisions, the ranges between the highest and lowest division jobless rates were 1.0 percentage point or more. The metropolitan areas that had the largest rate differences between their divisions were Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (Lawrence-Methuen-Salem,

Mass.-N.H., 8.5 percent, compared with Framingham, Mass., 4.3 percent); Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.

(Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, 9.2 percent, compared with Warren-Farmington Hills-Troy, 7.0 percent); and

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. (Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, 5.6 percent, compared

with Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, 3.8 percent).

Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

In March, 313 metropolitan areas reported over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 48

recorded decreases, and 6 had no change. The largest over-the-year employment increases were posted

in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. (+70,900), Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.

(+65,800), Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. (+62,900), New York-Northern New Jersey-Long

Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (+61,500), Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. (+60,800), and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington,

Texas (+46,600). The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment were reported in St.

George, Utah (+10.9 percent), Ocean City, N.J. (+9.2 percent), Yuma, Ariz. (+8.5 percent), Las VegasParadise, Nev. (+7.7 percent), Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Va. (+7.0 percent), and Myrtle BeachConway-North Myrtle Beach, S.C. (+6.9 percent). (See table 3.)

The largest over-the-year employment declines were reported in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.

(-22,500), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. (-5,800), Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, La. (-4,500),

and Rochester, N.Y. (-4,200). The largest over-the-year percentage declines in employment were reported

in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, La. (-5.4 percent), Springfield, Ohio (-2.3 percent), Monroe, Mich. (-2.1

percent), and Muncie, Ind., and Parkersburg-Marietta, W.Va.-Ohio (-2.0 percent each).

Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 33 of the 35 metropolitan areas with annual average

employment levels above 750,000 in 2004. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment

in these large metropolitan areas were posted in Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. (+7.7 percent), Orlando, Fla.

(+4.8 percent), Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. (+4.0 percent), Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C.-S.C.

(+3.2 percent), and Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash. (+2.8 percent). Among the largest areas,

the only over-the-year percentage decreases in employment were for Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.

(-1.1 percent), and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. (-0.7 percent).

Metropolitan Division Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Nonfarm payroll employment data were available in March 2005 for 32 metropolitan divisions, which are

essentially separately identifiable employment centers within a metropolitan area. Twenty-eight of the 32 metropolitan divisions recorded over-the-year employment increases. The largest increases over the year in the

metropolitan divisions were in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. (+61,500), New

York-Wayne-White Plains, N.Y.-N.J. (+38,900), and Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (+34,700). The largest
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 Metropolitan Area Unemployment Statistics for 2004

The labor force and unemployment data for the metropolitan areas and divisions for

February and March 2004 presented in tables 1 and 2 of this news release have been revised based on updated inputs from Census 2000 and improvements to the substate estimation methodology. The data for these two months are comparable with the data shown for

the corresponding months for 2005. The monthly unemployment data for metropolitan areas

and divisions for 2004 on the BLS Web site, however, have not yet been revised to reflect

these changes, and thus differ from those in this release.

employment decreases over the year were in Warren-Farmington Hills-Troy, Mich. (-13,300), and DetroitLivonia-Dearborn, Mich. (-9,200). (See table 4.)

The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment among the metropolitan divisions were reported in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Fla. (+3.4 percent), Camden, N.J. (+3.0 percent),

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Fla. (+2.9 percent), and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. (+2.7 percent). The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment

among the divisions were reported in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich., and Warren-Farmington Hills-Troy,

Mich. (-1.1 percent each), and Newark-Union, N.J.-Pa. (-0.6 percent).

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The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for April 2005 is scheduled to be issued

on May 20. The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for April 2005 is scheduled to

be issued on June 1.
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data from the

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1

and 2) for 375 metropolitan statistical areas and metropolitan New

England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), including those in Puerto

Rico. Estimates for over 30 metropolitan and NECTA divisions also

are presented. Nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the

Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 3 and 4) are

provided for the same areas. State estimates were previously published

in the news release, Regional and State Employment andUnemployment,

and are republished in this release for ease of reference. The LAUS

and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS

program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based

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

national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey

(CPS), a sample survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau

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

includes both the employed and the unemployed. Employed persons

are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the survey

reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or worked

15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those

not working who have a job from which they were temporarily absent,

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

illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who did not work

at all (in the reference week), have actively looked for a job (sometime

in the 4-week period ending with the survey reference week), and

are currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall

need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed.

Method of estimation. Effective January 2005, estimates for all

census divisions, states, the District of Columbia, the Los AngelesLong-Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, and New York City were

produced using updated time-series models with real-time benchmarking. Model-based estimation was extended to the following areas and

respective balances-of-state: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet,IL Metropolitan

Division; Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area;

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area; MiamiMiami-Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division; New OrleansMetaire-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area; and SeattleBellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division. This will improve the

statistical basis of the estimation for these areas and provide important

tools for anlysis, such as measures of errors and seasonally adjusted

series. For all other substate areas, estimates are prepared through

indirect estimation procedures. Employment estimates, which are

based largely on ‘‘place of work’’ estimates from the CES program,

are adjusted to refer to place of residence as used in the CPS.

Unemployment estimates are aggregates of persons previously

employed in industries covered by state unemployment (UI) laws

and entrants to the labor force data from the CPS. The substate

estimates of employment and unemployment, which geographically

exhaust the entire state, are adjusted proportionally to ensure that

they add to the independently estimated state or balance-of-state

totals. A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available

from BLS upon request.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data shown

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

usually implemented with January estimates. The adjusted estimates

reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any

revisions in the other data sources, and model reestimation at the state

and selected area level. All substate estimates are adjusted to add

to the revised model-based estimates.

Employment—from the CES program

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment

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

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

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

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

2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using

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

a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates

of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying

the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Small-domain

models are used as the official estimators for the approximately

10 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample

for direct sample-based estimates.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually

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

tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under

state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information

is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark

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

for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process

establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure

the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey

and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other

types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—

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

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

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

data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly

derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting

from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual

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

because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program,

unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather than

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

are generally insignificant.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based error

measures, including for over-the-month change, are available for states

on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. Measures

of nonsampling error are not available, but additional information on

the subject is provided in the BLS monthly periodical, Employment

and Earnings.
Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state

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

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

http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Information on recent

benchmark revisions for states is available at http://www.bls.gov/sae.

Area definitions

The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards

and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and

Budget on February 18, 2004. A detailed list of the geographic

definitions is available on the Web at http://www.bls.gov/lau/

lausmsa.htm and also is published annually in the May issue of

Employment and Earnings.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to

develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment

and Earnings, which is available by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800).

Estimates of unadjusted and seasonally adjusted labor force and

unemployment data for states, census regions and divisions, and

eight areas are available in the news release, Regional and State

Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force and

unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas,

counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and other areas

used in the administration of various federal economic assistance programs are available on the BLS Web site at http://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.
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

February March February March February March

2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p

Alabama ................................................................... 2,124.3 2,146.2 2,133.7 2,139.4 122.6 118.9 123.1 99.3 5.8 5.5 5.8 4.6

Anniston-Oxford .................................................... 53.7 54.3 53.9 54.0 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.5 5.6 5.7 5.4 4.7

Auburn-Opelika ..................................................... 62.4 63.3 62.6 63.3 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.3 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.6

Birmingham-Hoover .............................................. 528.2 527.4 528.9 526.4 25.9 26.6 26.6 22.4 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.3

Decatur ................................................................. 72.2 71.9 72.6 72.1 4.9 4.2 4.8 3.8 6.7 5.9 6.7 5.3

Dothan .................................................................. 63.8 65.1 64.1 64.8 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.6 4.9 4.8 5.0 4.1

Florence-Muscle Shoals ....................................... 65.7 67.2 66.0 67.0 4.6 4.5 4.3 3.8 7.0 6.7 6.5 5.7

Gadsden ............................................................... 46.7 46.6 47.0 46.5 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.4 6.2 6.1 6.3 5.2

Huntsville .............................................................. 191.9 193.5 191.9 193.6 9.4 8.7 9.5 7.5 4.9 4.5 4.9 3.9

Mobile ................................................................... 179.3 182.7 179.6 181.9 12.0 10.9 12.1 9.2 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.0

Montgomery .......................................................... 166.5 167.9 166.4 166.9 9.1 9.1 9.2 7.6 5.5 5.4 5.6 4.5

Tuscaloosa ........................................................... 93.0 95.6 93.4 95.5 4.7 4.7 4.8 3.8 5.0 4.9 5.1 4.0

Alaska ...................................................................... 329.7 333.1 329.0 332.9 28.9 27.8 28.5 24.7 8.8 8.3 8.7 7.4

Anchorage ............................................................ 187.1 189.5 186.4 189.3 13.0 12.3 13.0 11.1 6.9 6.5 7.0 5.9

Fairbanks .............................................................. 40.8 42.2 41.0 42.5 3.4 3.2 3.3 2.8 8.4 7.7 8.1 6.6

Arizona .................................................................... 2,749.8 2,794.4 2,750.9 2,801.1 141.1 122.3 140.9 128.3 5.1 4.4 5.1 4.6

Flagstaff ................................................................ 65.8 67.5 66.1 68.1 3.9 3.5 3.8 3.6 5.9 5.2 5.7 5.2

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale ..................................... 1,827.1 1,859.9 1,829.0 1,861.5 87.9 74.5 87.0 78.4 4.8 4.0 4.8 4.2

Prescott ................................................................ 85.8 88.6 86.3 89.6 4.0 3.5 4.0 3.6 4.6 4.0 4.7 4.0

Tucson .................................................................. 443.2 448.5 442.4 448.4 21.1 18.6 21.4 19.5 4.8 4.2 4.8 4.3

Yuma .................................................................... 71.9 73.8 71.2 75.4 7.5 7.2 7.8 7.9 10.4 9.7 11.0 10.5

Arkansas ................................................................. 1,282.7 1,313.3 1,290.2 1,321.5 81.7 82.5 78.1 71.1 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.4

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ............................ 200.1 208.2 201.1 210.7 8.4 8.1 8.0 7.1 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.4

Fort Smith ............................................................. 140.1 143.5 141.1 144.3 7.6 7.1 7.3 6.2 5.4 5.0 5.2 4.3

Hot Springs ........................................................... 40.9 42.5 41.4 43.1 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.4 6.4 6.4 6.1 5.5

Jonesboro ............................................................. 54.1 55.6 54.7 55.9 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.0 6.8 6.3 6.2 5.3

Little Rock-North Little Rock ................................. 316.7 324.1 319.5 326.6 17.6 18.1 17.4 15.8 5.6 5.6 5.4 4.9

Pine Bluff .............................................................. 42.0 42.8 41.8 42.9 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.6 8.9 9.5 8.7 8.3

California ................................................................. 17,488.7 17,715.9 17,504.3 17,625.8 1,176.2 1,091.6 1,220.6 996.0 6.7 6.2 7.0 5.7

Bakersfield ............................................................ 314.9 318.0 312.6 314.3 36.0 33.0 38.4 31.4 11.4 10.4 12.3 10.0

Chico .................................................................... 98.8 100.0 98.2 98.9 8.1 7.7 8.3 7.0 8.2 7.7 8.5 7.0

El Centro ............................................................... 58.4 59.9 57.3 58.5 8.6 8.9 8.6 7.9 14.7 14.9 15.0 13.5

Fresno .................................................................. 402.3 401.4 399.4 393.7 51.3 45.9 52.5 42.2 12.7 11.4 13.2 10.7

Hanford-Corcoran ................................................. 53.1 54.4 53.2 53.4 7.1 6.6 7.5 5.9 13.4 12.2 14.0 11.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ................... 6,379.1 6,461.6 6,383.0 6,458.3 388.6 361.8 403.1 330.9 6.1 5.6 6.3 5.1

Madera ................................................................. 60.9 62.3 59.5 59.6 6.6 5.9 7.0 5.4 10.8 9.4 11.8 9.1

Merced .................................................................. 96.0 99.0 96.6 98.3 13.6 12.9 13.8 11.7 14.2 13.0 14.3 11.9

Modesto ................................................................ 221.9 228.4 222.9 226.6 24.0 23.1 24.7 21.1 10.8 10.1 11.1 9.3

Napa ..................................................................... 70.9 72.4 71.1 72.0 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.1 5.1 4.8 5.3 4.4

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura ......................... 418.0 423.1 421.5 422.5 23.2 21.3 23.9 19.2 5.6 5.0 5.7 4.5

Redding ................................................................ 82.4 85.8 83.0 84.9 7.3 7.0 7.5 6.3 8.9 8.2 9.0 7.4

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario ....................... 1,639.1 1,684.8 1,646.5 1,674.9 97.4 92.9 101.7 84.2 5.9 5.5 6.2 5.0

Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville ................. 997.7 1,021.8 997.9 1,012.3 52.0 54.6 55.5 49.6 5.2 5.3 5.6 4.9

Salinas .................................................................. 203.1 203.1 205.7 204.1 25.9 23.3 25.2 20.4 12.8 11.5 12.2 10.0

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos ......................... 1,489.3 1,517.2 1,488.7 1,507.9 73.8 69.9 78.1 64.1 5.0 4.6 5.2 4.3

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont ......................... 2,194.6 2,205.7 2,191.5 2,184.7 132.5 117.6 137.9 107.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 4.9

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara ........................ 861.8 851.7 861.0 844.4 65.0 53.5 66.5 48.9 7.5 6.3 7.7 5.8

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles .............................. 130.7 132.8 131.4 132.1 5.9 6.0 6.3 5.5 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.2

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta ...................... 210.9 214.4 212.7 215.8 11.2 11.1 11.8 10.0 5.3 5.2 5.5 4.6

Santa Cruz-Watsonville ........................................ 139.4 141.3 139.3 140.0 13.4 12.6 13.6 11.4 9.6 8.9 9.7 8.2

Santa Rosa-Petaluma .......................................... 256.3 258.3 255.8 256.3 14.2 12.9 14.8 11.8 5.5 5.0 5.8 4.6

Stockton ................................................................ 277.6 282.8 281.7 282.9 28.0 26.3 28.4 23.7 10.1 9.3 10.1 8.4

Vallejo-Fairfield ..................................................... 206.4 210.5 207.2 209.0 13.3 12.7 14.0 11.6 6.5 6.0 6.8 5.5

Visalia-Porterville .................................................. 180.6 175.6 180.5 173.6 25.1 21.9 26.3 20.6 13.9 12.5 14.6 11.8

Yuba City .............................................................. 65.3 65.9 66.0 65.8 8.2 7.6 8.4 7.0 12.6 11.6 12.7 10.6

Colorado .................................................................. 2,493.6 2,522.9 2,487.2 2,520.9 153.8 133.1 151.1 138.7 6.2 5.3 6.1 5.5

Boulder ................................................................. 161.1 164.3 160.5 164.1 8.9 7.7 8.7 8.0 5.5 4.7 5.4 4.9

Colorado Springs .................................................. 285.5 290.7 283.3 290.3 17.8 16.2 17.6 17.1 6.2 5.6 6.2 5.9

Denver-Aurora ...................................................... 1,257.8 1,271.7 1,251.7 1,270.0 83.1 70.0 81.7 73.0 6.6 5.5 6.5 5.7

Fort Collins-Loveland ............................................ 165.0 166.4 164.2 166.6 8.5 7.4 8.2 7.7 5.1 4.5 5.0 4.6

Grand Junction ..................................................... 67.2 68.5 67.3 68.3 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.7 6.0 5.2 5.7 5.4

Greeley ................................................................. 106.8 109.1 107.2 108.9 6.5 5.9 6.5 6.2 6.1 5.5 6.0 5.7

Pueblo .................................................................. 69.3 70.0 69.3 70.3 5.4 4.9 5.5 5.0 7.8 7.0 7.9 7.1

Connecticut ............................................................. 1,791.0 1,757.2 1,793.0 1,778.8 100.0 93.9 95.0 89.8 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.0

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk ............................... 471.9 460.9 473.6 468.7 23.6 21.8 22.4 20.9 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.5

Danbury ................................................................ 89.8 87.9 90.4 89.5 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.8

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford ................... 548.2 539.3 547.9 545.5 33.1 30.9 31.6 29.8 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.5

New Haven ........................................................... 291.3 285.7 291.3 287.8 16.3 15.6 15.6 15.0 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.2

Norwich-New London ........................................... 153.1 151.0 153.2 152.5 7.5 6.9 7.2 6.6 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.4

Waterbury ............................................................. 97.8 95.8 97.6 96.9 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.5 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.7

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

February March February March February March

2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p

Delaware .................................................................. 420.8 423.9 422.9 426.9 18.5 19.1 18.5 17.7 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.1

Dover .................................................................... 69.8 70.9 70.1 71.2 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.5

District of Columbia ............................................... 297.0 303.1 297.9 300.9 22.2 24.8 23.9 22.8 7.5 8.2 8.0 7.6

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria ......................... 2,798.3 2,843.6 2,807.0 2,855.6 105.1 106.3 106.1 101.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.6

Florida ...................................................................... 8,269.9 8,502.0 8,327.6 8,538.3 384.7 383.0 392.2 355.0 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.2

Cape Coral-Fort Myers ......................................... 242.9 254.0 245.4 255.9 9.0 9.4 9.2 8.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.4

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach .............. 231.8 237.2 233.5 238.8 10.4 10.5 10.5 9.7 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.0

Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin ................... 84.4 88.6 86.2 90.4 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.4

Gainesville ............................................................ 127.7 131.3 128.6 131.7 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.1

Jacksonville .......................................................... 600.4 615.2 607.3 618.0 28.8 28.2 29.5 26.2 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.2

Lakeland ............................................................... 244.0 250.9 245.8 251.4 11.3 11.7 11.3 10.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.3

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach ................... 2,581.6 2,642.2 2,589.4 2,645.8 130.6 126.0 134.8 118.5 5.1 4.8 5.2 4.5

Naples-Marco Island ............................................. 138.7 143.7 139.8 145.2 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.1

Ocala .................................................................... 117.0 119.8 117.8 119.7 5.4 5.3 5.4 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.1

Orlando ................................................................. 938.3 977.1 944.0 980.5 43.3 42.4 44.1 39.1 4.6 4.3 4.7 4.0

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville ............................. 247.3 254.4 249.2 256.8 10.9 10.7 11.1 9.9 4.4 4.2 4.4 3.9

Panama City-Lynn Haven ..................................... 76.6 78.7 78.5 80.4 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.2 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.0

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ................................ 192.8 200.2 195.3 201.1 8.6 9.7 8.7 8.7 4.5 4.8 4.4 4.3

Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce ..................................... 164.8 171.0 166.4 171.5 7.8 8.5 7.8 7.8 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.5

Punta Gorda ......................................................... 59.8 62.3 60.1 62.5 2.7 3.1 2.7 2.7 4.5 4.9 4.5 4.4

Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice ................................. 290.0 302.9 293.3 304.5 11.8 11.8 11.9 10.7 4.1 3.9 4.1 3.5

Tallahassee .......................................................... 173.3 175.3 175.6 176.0 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.4 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ........................ 1,249.0 1,276.4 1,257.5 1,283.9 57.3 57.6 58.4 53.2 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.1

Vero Beach ........................................................... 55.2 55.8 55.5 56.0 2.7 3.1 2.7 2.8 4.9 5.6 4.9 5.1

Georgia .................................................................... 4,353.9 4,435.0 4,360.9 4,450.5 184.2 232.1 191.3 222.3 4.2 5.2 4.4 5.0

Albany ................................................................... 70.8 72.2 71.0 72.3 3.2 4.1 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.7 5.0 5.5

Athens-Clarke County .......................................... 90.8 92.0 90.2 92.1 2.9 3.8 2.9 3.6 3.2 4.1 3.2 3.9

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta ............................ 2,486.9 2,517.4 2,485.0 2,526.1 103.8 128.3 108.2 123.5 4.2 5.1 4.4 4.9

Augusta-Richmond County ................................... 237.4 239.8 238.3 239.4 11.8 15.2 12.4 14.1 5.0 6.3 5.2 5.9

Brunswick ............................................................. 48.8 49.8 49.0 50.1 1.8 2.4 1.8 2.2 3.6 4.7 3.7 4.5

Columbus ............................................................. 120.8 121.4 121.5 121.6 6.0 6.8 6.1 6.5 5.0 5.6 5.0 5.3

Dalton ................................................................... 62.0 62.1 62.2 62.2 2.3 3.0 2.4 2.9 3.7 4.9 3.8 4.6

Gainesville ............................................................ 75.3 76.8 75.4 77.0 2.6 3.4 2.8 3.3 3.5 4.4 3.7 4.3

Hinesville-Fort Stewart ......................................... 26.3 26.6 26.3 26.7 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.5 4.2 5.9 4.5 5.8

Macon ................................................................... 104.7 105.6 105.0 105.8 4.6 6.2 4.8 5.8 4.4 5.9 4.6 5.5

Rome .................................................................... 48.1 48.8 47.8 48.8 2.2 2.8 1.9 2.6 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.2

Savannah ............................................................. 149.8 153.0 150.5 154.3 5.5 6.9 5.8 6.7 3.7 4.5 3.9 4.3

Valdosta ................................................................ 55.7 57.1 55.9 57.3 1.8 2.5 1.9 2.4 3.3 4.3 3.4 4.2

Warner Robins ...................................................... 57.7 58.5 57.7 58.6 1.9 2.9 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.9 3.5 4.7

Hawaii ...................................................................... 612.5 625.8 615.5 626.3 19.8 16.9 22.0 16.6 3.2 2.7 3.6 2.6

Honolulu ............................................................... 429.9 439.2 432.2 439.8 13.6 11.7 15.2 11.4 3.2 2.7 3.5 2.6

Idaho ........................................................................ 694.6 719.7 696.5 721.1 41.9 37.3 41.7 36.7 6.0 5.2 6.0 5.1

Boise City-Nampa ................................................. 267.5 276.5 267.6 280.4 13.9 12.3 13.4 11.9 5.2 4.4 5.0 4.3

Coeur d’Alene ....................................................... 59.8 61.8 60.2 62.8 4.9 4.0 4.8 3.8 8.2 6.5 7.9 6.1

Idaho Falls ............................................................ 53.0 56.4 52.9 57.1 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.1

Lewiston ............................................................... 29.9 30.0 30.0 30.3 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 6.1 6.5 6.1 5.9

Pocatello ............................................................... 45.9 47.0 45.8 47.5 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.2 5.6 4.9 5.4 4.6

Illinois ...................................................................... 6,352.3 6,422.9 6,359.5 6,417.5 428.3 413.9 426.0 381.3 6.7 6.4 6.7 5.9

Bloomington-Normal ............................................. 83.6 83.9 83.6 84.3 3.9 4.5 4.0 3.9 4.7 5.4 4.8 4.7

Champaign-Urbana .............................................. 112.1 114.8 113.1 115.4 5.6 5.6 5.8 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.1 4.2

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ...................................... 4,710.3 4,740.8 4,712.3 4,733.7 304.1 302.1 308.6 287.2 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.1

Danville ................................................................. 37.2 37.5 37.7 37.3 3.7 3.1 3.5 2.6 9.8 8.3 9.3 6.9

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ............................. 190.8 191.0 190.2 191.3 12.1 11.9 12.0 10.7 6.3 6.2 6.3 5.6

Decatur ................................................................. 51.0 52.0 51.2 52.0 4.1 3.8 4.1 3.3 8.1 7.3 8.1 6.3

Kankakee-Bradley ................................................ 50.5 51.2 50.8 51.2 4.6 4.4 4.4 3.8 9.1 8.6 8.7 7.4

Peoria ................................................................... 179.4 184.0 180.7 184.9 11.9 11.4 11.5 9.8 6.7 6.2 6.4 5.3

Rockford ............................................................... 183.4 184.1 184.3 185.0 14.6 13.0 14.3 11.3 8.0 7.1 7.7 6.1

Springfield ............................................................. 106.0 107.2 106.1 107.5 6.8 6.4 6.5 5.5 6.4 6.0 6.1 5.1

Indiana ..................................................................... 3,138.1 3,164.1 3,151.4 3,184.5 183.6 204.0 181.7 192.4 5.9 6.4 5.8 6.0

Anderson .............................................................. 64.0 64.5 64.3 64.9 4.2 4.7 4.1 4.5 6.5 7.3 6.3 7.0

Bloomington .......................................................... 97.0 96.9 97.3 97.5 4.9 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.1 5.8 4.8 5.4

Columbus ............................................................. 36.3 37.4 36.4 37.6 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.0 5.1 5.5 5.0 5.3

Elkhart-Goshen ..................................................... 97.2 101.9 97.9 102.6 4.4 5.1 4.4 4.9 4.6 5.0 4.5 4.7

Evansville ............................................................. 176.7 176.0 177.1 177.0 9.0 10.4 8.8 9.7 5.1 5.9 5.0 5.5

Fort Wayne ........................................................... 212.8 211.8 213.5 213.2 12.4 13.1 12.2 12.4 5.8 6.2 5.7 5.8

Indianapolis .......................................................... 801.7 813.1 806.8 820.7 44.1 49.5 43.8 47.0 5.5 6.1 5.4 5.7

Kokomo ................................................................ 49.7 49.2 49.6 49.3 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.3 6.1 7.3 6.0 6.7

Lafayette ............................................................... 92.4 93.0 92.0 92.8 4.9 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.3 5.3

Michigan City-La Porte ......................................... 55.8 55.8 56.1 56.1 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.8 7.0 7.1 6.8 6.7

Muncie .................................................................. 59.1 58.2 59.2 58.4 3.8 4.7 3.7 4.4 6.4 8.0 6.3 7.6

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

February March February March February March

2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p

Indiana—Continued

South Bend-Mishawaka ........................................ 160.2 163.7 161.4 165.4 8.8 9.6 9.0 9.3 5.5 5.9 5.6 5.6

Terre Haute .......................................................... 84.1 83.6 84.0 83.7 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.2 8.3 8.2 7.9 7.5

Iowa .......................................................................... 1,619.3 1,628.1 1,615.7 1,635.7 84.4 95.0 86.8 93.0 5.2 5.8 5.4 5.7

Ames .................................................................... 46.5 46.5 46.0 46.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.7 2.9 3.7 3.2 3.8

Cedar Rapids ........................................................ 141.7 141.7 141.1 142.2 7.4 8.3 7.6 8.1 5.2 5.8 5.4 5.7

Des Moines ........................................................... 284.5 288.8 282.9 289.3 15.2 15.5 15.2 14.8 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.1

Dubuque ............................................................... 47.7 47.3 47.5 47.4 2.7 3.2 2.7 3.0 5.6 6.7 5.6 6.2

Iowa City ............................................................... 104.7 103.0 104.2 104.0 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.3

Sioux City ............................................................. 83.7 82.1 82.9 82.6 3.9 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.6 5.7 4.9 5.7

Waterloo-Cedar Falls ............................................ 103.0 102.6 102.2 103.1 4.5 5.2 4.7 5.1 4.4 5.1 4.6 5.0

Kansas ..................................................................... 1,457.1 1,454.8 1,457.2 1,459.2 82.8 82.0 83.8 80.1 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.5

Lawrence .............................................................. 61.4 61.8 61.7 61.8 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.7 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.4

Topeka .................................................................. 117.4 117.2 117.3 116.8 8.0 8.1 7.6 7.3 6.8 7.0 6.5 6.2

Wichita .................................................................. 289.2 288.1 288.9 288.3 19.3 18.3 19.9 17.8 6.7 6.4 6.9 6.2

Kentucky ................................................................. 1,953.8 1,958.0 1,968.2 1,969.9 124.7 119.8 123.4 113.0 6.4 6.1 6.3 5.7

Bowling Green ...................................................... 56.9 58.8 57.6 59.1 3.2 3.0 3.3 2.9 5.5 5.1 5.6 4.9

Elizabethtown ....................................................... 51.2 51.9 51.7 51.8 3.2 3.4 3.2 2.9 6.3 6.5 6.2 5.7

Lexington-Fayette ................................................. 219.3 219.3 221.1 221.0 10.5 10.4 11.1 10.0 4.8 4.7 5.0 4.5

Louisville ............................................................... 639.3 645.2 643.7 648.8 35.2 36.1 35.5 34.2 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.3

Owensboro ........................................................... 53.1 53.4 53.4 53.7 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.1 6.0 6.4 6.0 5.9

Louisiana ................................................................. 2,021.2 2,062.6 2,033.6 2,064.5 110.7 121.6 107.7 102.4 5.5 5.9 5.3 5.0

Alexandria ............................................................. 62.2 65.4 62.5 64.7 3.4 3.8 3.3 3.2 5.4 5.8 5.3 5.0

Baton Rouge ......................................................... 364.0 374.9 367.2 375.3 18.3 20.0 18.2 17.2 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.6

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux ........................... 88.7 87.7 89.0 86.9 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.6 5.3 4.5 4.6

Lafayette ............................................................... 114.7 117.0 115.3 117.5 5.1 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.4 4.1

Lake Charles ........................................................ 88.1 90.2 89.6 89.8 4.6 5.1 4.7 4.4 5.2 5.7 5.2 4.9

Monroe ................................................................. 82.5 82.0 82.6 81.8 7.5 5.3 7.3 4.6 9.0 6.5 8.9 5.6

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner .............................. 607.1 613.9 611.1 613.6 28.0 34.5 24.8 27.4 4.6 5.6 4.1 4.5

Shreveport-Bossier City ........................................ 171.3 179.7 172.4 178.7 9.6 10.4 9.9 9.1 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.1

Maine ....................................................................... 688.7 691.0 689.7 693.8 38.3 38.9 37.9 38.1 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5

Bangor .................................................................. 68.3 69.8 68.5 70.0 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.7 5.9 5.5 5.8 5.3

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................... 56.5 56.2 56.3 56.5 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.1 5.2 5.5 5.1 5.4

Portland-South Portland-Biddeford ....................... 198.8 201.8 198.4 202.1 7.8 8.1 7.8 8.1 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0

Maryland .................................................................. 2,865.4 2,874.2 2,870.0 2,887.0 128.4 132.2 125.2 128.5 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.5

Baltimore-Towson ................................................. 1,342.3 1,333.1 1,344.0 1,340.5 63.5 65.2 62.2 63.8 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.8

Cumberland .......................................................... 47.7 47.4 47.7 47.2 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.1 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.6

Hagerstown-Martinsburg ...................................... 116.3 117.6 116.2 118.7 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.6

Salisbury ............................................................... 59.5 60.5 59.6 61.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.2 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.2

Massachusetts ........................................................ 3,390.0 3,354.3 3,390.2 3,353.9 198.0 179.6 200.5 179.0 5.8 5.4 5.9 5.3

Barnstable Town ................................................... 129.2 129.5 130.4 130.2 8.3 7.9 8.3 7.7 6.4 6.1 6.3 5.9

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ................................... 2,456.9 2,429.8 2,453.9 2,428.4 134.9 120.4 136.0 119.3 5.5 5.0 5.5 4.9

Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner ............................. 74.0 73.3 73.9 73.3 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.0 7.2 7.0 7.2 6.9

New Bedford ......................................................... 84.2 83.7 84.5 83.6 7.1 6.9 7.1 6.9 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.2

Pittsfield ................................................................ 38.8 38.9 38.5 38.5 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.0 5.6 5.3 5.7 5.3

Springfield ............................................................. 345.9 341.6 346.9 343.0 21.8 19.8 21.9 19.7 6.3 5.8 6.3 5.7

Worcester ............................................................. 291.2 288.2 291.3 288.0 17.6 15.9 17.8 15.8 6.1 5.5 6.1 5.5

Michigan .................................................................. 5,030.1 5,066.2 5,054.8 5,070.3 367.2 404.6 398.5 384.6 7.3 8.0 7.9 7.6

Ann Arbor ............................................................. 185.2 190.3 186.4 191.9 7.6 9.0 9.0 8.8 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.6

Battle Creek .......................................................... 76.0 77.9 76.9 78.4 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.1 7.0 7.1 7.5 6.6

Bay City ................................................................ 56.2 57.2 56.7 57.2 4.5 4.9 5.1 4.6 8.1 8.6 8.9 8.0

Detroit-Warren-Livonia ......................................... 2,189.9 2,174.0 2,194.8 2,164.2 150.8 177.2 159.9 171.7 6.9 8.2 7.3 7.9

Flint ....................................................................... 213.8 216.2 216.0 217.9 18.8 19.2 20.4 19.0 8.8 8.9 9.4 8.7

Grand Rapids-Wyoming ....................................... 391.3 399.5 392.8 400.2 29.2 29.1 32.1 26.4 7.5 7.3 8.2 6.6

Holland-Grand Haven ........................................... 131.2 133.4 131.6 134.3 8.0 8.4 8.7 7.8 6.1 6.3 6.6 5.8

Jackson ................................................................ 81.1 82.6 81.9 82.7 6.4 6.2 7.0 5.7 7.9 7.5 8.5 6.9

Kalamazoo-Portage .............................................. 173.4 177.0 174.9 177.9 10.8 11.6 12.0 10.8 6.2 6.5 6.9 6.1

Lansing-East Lansing ........................................... 247.4 251.6 248.5 253.5 14.7 16.2 16.2 15.3 5.9 6.4 6.5 6.0

Monroe ................................................................. 78.2 79.0 79.2 79.5 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3

Muskegon-Norton Shores ..................................... 88.5 91.0 89.6 91.1 7.5 7.3 8.3 6.8 8.5 8.0 9.3 7.4

Niles-Benton Harbor ............................................. 78.1 79.3 79.3 79.4 6.4 6.6 7.0 5.9 8.3 8.3 8.8 7.5

Saginaw-Saginaw Township North ....................... 100.6 101.5 101.1 102.1 9.1 9.4 10.1 8.9 9.1 9.2 10.0 8.7

Minnesota ................................................................ 2,912.8 2,937.3 2,926.4 2,952.7 157.2 138.9 166.5 148.3 5.4 4.7 5.7 5.0

Duluth ................................................................... 147.0 148.9 147.7 148.9 10.0 9.0 10.7 9.3 6.8 6.1 7.2 6.2

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington ....................... 1,806.7 1,833.8 1,816.0 1,841.0 88.4 76.6 94.9 82.9 4.9 4.2 5.2 4.5

Rochester ............................................................. 104.5 106.1 105.2 106.6 4.9 4.4 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.9 4.4

St. Cloud ............................................................... 107.8 108.6 108.6 109.2 6.1 5.7 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.2 6.0 5.6

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

February March February March February March

2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p

Mississippi .............................................................. 1,312.8 1,334.4 1,313.5 1,336.5 71.3 91.9 69.7 93.3 5.4 6.9 5.3 7.0

Gulfport-Biloxi ....................................................... 120.9 121.2 121.5 121.9 5.2 6.8 5.1 7.1 4.3 5.6 4.2 5.8

Hattiesburg ........................................................... 62.5 61.9 62.7 62.4 2.7 3.3 2.7 3.5 4.4 5.4 4.3 5.6

Jackson ................................................................ 267.8 272.4 269.2 272.3 11.1 14.8 11.1 15.4 4.2 5.4 4.1 5.7

Pascagoula ........................................................... 70.4 71.7 70.5 72.0 3.8 4.6 3.7 4.6 5.3 6.5 5.3 6.4

Missouri ................................................................... 3,006.4 3,001.8 3,017.3 3,007.6 177.3 191.2 175.8 183.1 5.9 6.4 5.8 6.1

Columbia .............................................................. 93.1 93.7 93.7 94.6 3.2 3.6 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.5 3.9

Jefferson City ........................................................ 77.1 77.5 77.1 77.4 3.4 4.0 3.2 3.9 4.5 5.1 4.2 5.1

Joplin .................................................................... 79.7 79.8 79.9 80.2 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.5 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.6

Kansas City .......................................................... 1,148.7 1,150.2 1,151.9 1,153.3 63.4 65.2 63.7 63.1 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.5

St. Joseph ............................................................. 63.3 63.3 63.0 63.4 4.0 4.7 3.8 4.5 6.3 7.4 6.1 7.0

St. Louis1 .............................................................. 1,442.9 1,443.0 1,447.1 1,445.3 87.8 91.6 86.9 87.4 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.0

Springfield ............................................................. 200.7 200.5 201.0 201.8 9.7 10.2 9.6 10.2 4.8 5.1 4.8 5.0

Montana ................................................................... 474.1 483.6 477.3 487.2 25.5 26.8 26.2 27.1 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.6

Billings .................................................................. 86.7 88.1 87.2 88.7 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.8 4.1 3.8 4.1

Great Falls ............................................................ 40.1 41.1 40.1 41.3 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.1 4.8 5.0 4.8 5.1

Missoula ............................................................... 58.9 59.4 60.1 59.4 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.9 4.5 4.9 4.6 5.0

Nebraska ................................................................. 979.3 984.5 979.6 986.9 41.6 42.8 40.6 42.1 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.3

Lincoln .................................................................. 168.2 169.4 168.8 168.8 6.1 6.6 6.1 6.6 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.9

Omaha-Council Bluffs ........................................... 446.5 449.3 445.9 448.7 20.3 22.4 20.2 22.0 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.9

Nevada ..................................................................... 1,169.1 1,202.7 1,167.1 1,205.1 56.4 50.0 55.4 48.1 4.8 4.2 4.7 4.0

Carson City ........................................................... 26.9 27.0 26.9 27.1 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.3 6.0 5.2 5.7 4.9

Las Vegas-Paradise ............................................. 806.4 835.8 804.2 838.4 39.0 33.3 38.8 33.0 4.8 4.0 4.8 3.9

Reno-Sparks ......................................................... 220.7 224.7 220.3 224.5 9.7 9.4 9.3 8.5 4.4 4.2 4.2 3.8

New Hampshire ....................................................... 719.5 722.9 719.2 726.1 32.2 31.2 31.9 29.4 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.0

Manchester ........................................................... 105.0 105.2 105.0 105.7 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.2 3.9

Portsmouth ........................................................... 43.0 43.3 43.0 43.3 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.8

Rochester-Dover .................................................. 78.8 79.5 79.3 79.7 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.1 4.1 4.4 4.0 3.9

New Jersey .............................................................. 4,360.2 4,374.8 4,375.7 4,382.6 247.1 212.5 247.1 201.5 5.7 4.9 5.6 4.6

Atlantic City ........................................................... 121.5 121.2 121.5 120.9 9.0 8.1 8.7 7.7 7.4 6.6 7.2 6.4

Ocean City ............................................................ 51.6 54.9 52.0 54.6 6.1 5.4 5.9 5.0 11.8 9.8 11.4 9.1

Trenton-Ewing ...................................................... 188.1 189.6 188.1 190.0 9.2 7.8 9.3 7.5 4.9 4.1 4.9 3.9

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton .................................. 66.9 68.2 67.5 68.4 5.5 5.0 5.4 4.8 8.2 7.4 8.0 7.0

New Mexico ............................................................. 902.0 924.6 901.4 928.0 53.4 53.9 53.4 54.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9

Albuquerque ......................................................... 390.5 401.6 390.5 402.9 20.6 21.2 20.4 21.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.3

Farmington ........................................................... 52.6 55.1 53.0 55.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.0

Las Cruces ........................................................... 82.4 84.3 82.3 84.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.9 6.8 7.0 7.0

Santa Fe ............................................................... 75.5 78.0 75.2 78.3 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5

New York ................................................................. 9,297.3 9,343.3 9,322.5 9,291.7 621.0 527.0 622.1 456.3 6.7 5.6 6.7 4.9

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................... 446.6 450.9 446.1 448.1 22.1 19.4 22.0 18.1 4.9 4.3 4.9 4.0

Binghamton .......................................................... 122.1 121.7 122.5 121.4 7.8 7.0 7.9 6.4 6.4 5.7 6.4 5.3

Buffalo-Niagara Falls ............................................ 582.6 579.6 582.9 575.5 39.3 34.5 39.0 31.5 6.8 5.9 6.7 5.5

Elmira ................................................................... 40.6 39.8 40.6 39.6 3.0 2.6 3.0 2.4 7.3 6.5 7.4 6.0

Glens Falls ............................................................ 63.5 64.7 63.4 64.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 6.3 5.8 6.3 5.1

Ithaca .................................................................... 54.7 55.6 54.5 55.2 2.2 1.9 2.3 1.8 4.0 3.3 4.1 3.2

Kingston ................................................................ 91.6 93.2 91.8 93.1 5.0 4.3 4.9 3.9 5.5 4.7 5.3 4.2

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island ....... 9,118.4 9,144.5 9,153.0 9,119.8 584.3 490.8 587.4 429.2 6.4 5.4 6.4 4.7

 New York City .................................................... 3,724.2 3,731.6 3,739.8 3,703.2 295.9 241.0 299.5 197.7 7.9 6.5 8.0 5.3

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown .................. 316.4 320.8 317.6 320.7 15.9 14.2 16.1 13.1 5.0 4.4 5.1 4.1

Rochester ............................................................. 497.4 491.7 496.2 488.4 32.4 28.0 32.1 25.7 6.5 5.7 6.5 5.3

Syracuse ............................................................... 325.1 327.2 324.9 325.5 20.6 18.4 20.3 16.8 6.3 5.6 6.3 5.2

Utica-Rome ........................................................... 139.6 140.8 139.6 139.9 9.3 8.1 9.1 7.5 6.6 5.8 6.5 5.4

North Carolina ......................................................... 4,219.5 4,248.3 4,232.1 4,266.0 258.7 250.7 247.9 222.9 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.2

Asheville ............................................................... 189.5 190.8 190.0 191.8 9.4 9.8 8.9 8.5 5.0 5.1 4.7 4.4

Burlington ............................................................. 69.4 70.0 69.7 69.7 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord ................................. 766.2 779.6 767.1 780.3 47.5 44.8 45.8 39.7 6.2 5.7 6.0 5.1

Durham ................................................................. 252.2 252.9 252.6 254.0 11.3 11.2 11.0 10.0 4.5 4.4 4.4 3.9

Fayetteville ........................................................... 124.9 126.8 125.4 126.7 8.1 8.7 7.9 7.8 6.5 6.9 6.3 6.2

Goldsboro ............................................................. 49.6 50.0 49.8 50.5 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.7 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.3

Greensboro-High Point ......................................... 356.8 359.1 357.3 360.0 21.6 20.6 20.5 18.5 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.1

Greenville ............................................................. 79.2 81.8 79.3 82.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 4.7 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.7

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton .................................... 182.8 181.9 182.8 181.9 13.3 12.6 12.6 11.2 7.3 6.9 6.9 6.2

Jacksonville .......................................................... 53.8 55.1 54.3 55.3 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.0 5.9 6.3 5.8 5.4

Raleigh-Cary ......................................................... 477.2 480.8 478.8 483.4 22.2 22.1 21.8 19.9 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.1

Rocky Mount ......................................................... 67.7 66.6 67.7 66.7 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.8 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.2

Wilmington ............................................................ 152.5 158.3 153.8 159.0 8.1 7.8 7.6 6.7 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.2

Winston-Salem ..................................................... 227.8 232.3 228.5 233.4 12.9 11.9 12.3 10.6 5.7 5.1 5.4 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

February March February March February March

2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p

North Dakota ........................................................... 347.0 349.0 348.1 350.8 14.1 14.4 15.1 14.8 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.2

Bismarck ............................................................... 57.1 58.3 57.0 58.0 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.2 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7

Fargo .................................................................... 99.4 102.0 99.6 101.9 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.0

Grand Forks .......................................................... 55.4 56.0 55.3 56.1 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5 4.2 4.1 4.6 4.4

Ohio ......................................................................... 5,820.0 5,853.5 5,836.9 5,871.2 389.8 422.2 383.8 391.8 6.7 7.2 6.6 6.7

Akron .................................................................... 368.4 372.6 369.3 373.5 24.5 26.4 24.0 24.7 6.7 7.1 6.5 6.6

Canton-Massillon .................................................. 201.6 206.3 202.5 206.6 15.1 16.2 14.4 15.2 7.5 7.9 7.1 7.4

Cincinnati-Middletown .......................................... 1,069.6 1,080.4 1,076.5 1,087.3 61.2 66.9 59.9 62.4 5.7 6.2 5.6 5.7

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor ....................................... 1,096.4 1,079.4 1,101.3 1,080.9 69.5 76.7 70.5 67.7 6.3 7.1 6.4 6.3

Columbus ............................................................. 900.1 908.1 902.6 911.7 51.7 57.2 51.1 53.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.8

Dayton .................................................................. 445.5 449.2 445.5 452.0 28.0 30.5 27.3 31.9 6.3 6.8 6.1 7.1

Lima ...................................................................... 51.7 51.7 52.0 51.8 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.5 7.0 7.5 6.8 6.8

Mansfield .............................................................. 64.0 64.0 64.0 63.8 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.7 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.4

Sandusky .............................................................. 42.9 44.2 43.0 44.3 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.3 7.3 7.9 7.1 7.3

Springfield ............................................................. 69.7 68.9 69.7 68.9 5.2 5.4 5.1 5.1 7.5 7.8 7.3 7.3

Toledo ................................................................... 334.1 334.4 334.4 334.7 25.9 26.9 25.6 24.7 7.8 8.1 7.7 7.4

Weirton-Steubenville ............................................ 58.6 58.3 58.7 58.8 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.4 8.4 8.2 8.4 7.5

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman ........................... 276.0 275.9 275.9 276.0 21.7 22.8 21.3 21.3 7.8 8.3 7.7 7.7

Oklahoma ................................................................ 1,698.8 1,710.0 1,701.6 1,711.4 94.0 82.3 90.0 78.6 5.5 4.8 5.3 4.6

Lawton .................................................................. 46.2 47.3 46.3 46.9 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.0 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.3

Oklahoma City ...................................................... 570.9 582.2 574.1 584.6 28.4 25.9 27.5 26.5 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.5

Tulsa ..................................................................... 447.9 446.5 448.2 445.1 25.5 21.2 24.3 19.7 5.7 4.7 5.4 4.4

Oregon ..................................................................... 1,837.2 1,849.7 1,849.3 1,852.7 156.0 137.6 159.4 126.4 8.5 7.4 8.6 6.8

Bend ..................................................................... 70.4 71.6 70.7 71.8 5.9 5.3 5.7 4.6 8.4 7.3 8.0 6.5

Corvallis ................................................................ 42.5 41.9 42.9 42.3 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.1 5.9 5.3 6.1 5.1

Eugene-Springfield ............................................... 172.8 174.8 173.8 175.0 14.2 12.7 14.6 11.9 8.2 7.3 8.4 6.8

Medford ................................................................ 98.0 99.6 98.5 99.8 8.1 7.5 8.2 6.8 8.3 7.5 8.4 6.8

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton ............................ 1,091.0 1,100.4 1,094.4 1,100.6 89.5 75.8 90.7 70.3 8.2 6.9 8.3 6.4

Salem ................................................................... 179.7 181.4 180.9 181.8 15.3 13.9 15.7 12.8 8.5 7.7 8.7 7.0

Pennsylvania ........................................................... 6,171.4 6,267.3 6,210.8 6,293.0 381.3 375.2 380.0 368.3 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.9

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................... 397.8 403.7 401.0 405.9 23.8 23.2 23.9 22.7 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.6

Altoona ................................................................. 63.8 65.7 64.1 65.7 4.0 4.3 3.8 4.2 6.2 6.5 6.0 6.4

Erie ....................................................................... 136.9 140.2 137.0 140.2 10.1 9.2 9.9 9.1 7.4 6.5 7.3 6.5

Harrisburg-Carlisle ................................................ 273.6 279.1 276.2 279.9 13.7 13.1 13.6 13.1 5.0 4.7 4.9 4.7

Johnstown ............................................................ 67.0 68.1 67.2 68.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.4

Lancaster .............................................................. 260.3 266.0 263.3 269.3 11.7 11.6 11.3 11.3 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2

Lebanon ................................................................ 67.7 69.8 68.6 70.3 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.4

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ........................ 2,888.9 2,917.8 2,901.3 2,927.7 164.9 156.5 166.1 152.4 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.2

Pittsburgh ............................................................. 1,200.4 1,210.1 1,208.4 1,216.4 77.7 76.5 77.6 75.7 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.2

Reading ................................................................ 194.7 198.7 196.2 199.7 11.8 11.3 11.9 11.4 6.0 5.7 6.1 5.7

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre ........................................ 273.1 277.2 274.6 278.6 19.0 18.8 19.1 18.8 7.0 6.8 6.9 6.8

State College ........................................................ 72.0 73.9 72.4 74.2 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.6

Williamsport .......................................................... 60.1 60.8 60.5 60.7 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 6.6

York-Hanover ....................................................... 212.8 218.0 214.5 218.8 11.2 10.9 10.8 10.8 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.9

Rhode Island ........................................................... 560.4 559.1 560.3 560.9 34.1 29.6 34.6 29.5 6.1 5.3 6.2 5.3

Providence-Fall River-Warwick ............................ 697.7 695.0 697.5 697.2 44.0 39.2 44.7 39.5 6.3 5.6 6.4 5.7

South Carolina ........................................................ 2,013.9 2,053.5 2,022.9 2,053.0 140.3 155.8 134.3 134.1 7.0 7.6 6.6 6.5

Anderson .............................................................. 85.3 87.2 85.0 85.8 6.3 7.2 5.7 6.0 7.4 8.2 6.7 7.0

Charleston-North Charleston ................................ 265.2 276.5 266.4 274.8 15.0 17.4 14.9 15.4 5.6 6.3 5.6 5.6

Columbia .............................................................. 313.1 322.8 314.4 319.9 19.2 22.4 19.3 19.8 6.1 6.9 6.1 6.2

Florence ................................................................ 119.4 122.4 119.5 121.3 7.7 9.6 7.2 8.2 6.5 7.8 6.1 6.8

Greenville ............................................................. 348.5 353.3 349.0 349.7 19.0 19.4 18.1 17.2 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.9

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach .......... 105.1 104.4 108.2 115.4 7.8 8.8 6.8 6.9 7.4 8.4 6.3 6.0

Spartanburg .......................................................... 132.6 134.7 132.6 133.0 9.8 11.1 9.5 9.7 7.4 8.2 7.1 7.3

Sumter .................................................................. 42.3 37.7 42.5 42.8 3.4 4.6 3.3 4.0 8.0 12.2 7.8 9.4

South Dakota .......................................................... 421.0 422.4 423.2 425.2 16.6 18.0 17.9 18.8 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.4

Rapid City ............................................................. 63.3 64.5 63.5 64.8 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1

Sioux Falls ............................................................ 124.0 126.7 124.6 127.0 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.8 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.8

Tennessee ............................................................... 2,895.1 2,891.1 2,896.4 2,876.4 161.9 181.8 167.6 175.7 5.6 6.3 5.8 6.1

Chattanooga ......................................................... 248.3 247.9 248.3 247.2 11.1 12.9 11.4 12.6 4.5 5.2 4.6 5.1

Clarksville ............................................................. 98.7 99.6 99.4 99.4 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.9

Cleveland .............................................................. 53.3 52.6 53.3 52.5 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.3 5.3 6.2 5.7 6.3

Jackson ................................................................ 53.3 53.4 53.1 53.0 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.3 5.7 6.3 5.9 6.2

Johnson City ......................................................... 95.3 95.9 95.1 95.3 5.3 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.6 6.0 5.9 6.0

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol ........................................ 139.0 137.4 139.2 137.3 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.0 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.9

Knoxville ............................................................... 333.1 334.6 333.6 333.7 14.3 16.7 14.7 16.2 4.3 5.0 4.4 4.9

Memphis ............................................................... 588.9 592.5 589.1 589.3 34.0 40.2 35.5 39.0 5.8 6.8 6.0 6.6

Morristown ............................................................ 61.9 62.8 62.1 62.5 4.0 4.4 4.0 4.2 6.4 7.0 6.4 6.7

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro ....................... 727.8 728.7 729.2 727.0 33.3 34.9 34.4 35.3 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.9

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

February March February March February March

2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p

Texas ....................................................................... 10,953.6 11,104.4 10,961.3 11,093.6 692.2 679.8 697.5 615.3 6.3 6.1 6.4 5.5

Abilene .................................................................. 77.9 80.4 78.2 80.4 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.7 5.2 5.0 5.3 4.6

Amarillo ................................................................. 125.1 128.0 124.8 127.7 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.3 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.1

Austin-Round Rock ............................................... 763.7 784.6 766.2 783.8 41.1 39.7 41.1 35.7 5.4 5.1 5.4 4.6

Beaumont-Port Arthur ........................................... 181.2 182.0 181.1 181.6 15.3 14.4 15.2 12.8 8.4 7.9 8.4 7.0

Brownsville-Harlingen ........................................... 142.1 143.8 142.4 144.4 13.3 12.8 13.3 11.6 9.4 8.9 9.3 8.0

College Station-Bryan ........................................... 102.4 103.6 102.8 104.1 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.2 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.0

Corpus Christi ....................................................... 197.6 196.9 198.2 197.2 12.6 13.1 12.8 11.8 6.4 6.6 6.4 6.0

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington .................................. 2,911.2 2,967.3 2,917.1 2,958.8 180.5 177.2 182.2 160.1 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.4

El Paso ................................................................. 289.7 292.5 289.5 291.4 22.8 24.7 23.4 22.4 7.9 8.5 8.1 7.7

Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land ............................. 2,614.5 2,643.1 2,618.5 2,639.1 164.4 160.6 166.9 144.9 6.3 6.1 6.4 5.5

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood .................................... 142.5 146.5 142.2 146.0 8.5 8.8 8.6 7.9 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.4

Laredo .................................................................. 92.2 94.2 93.0 94.4 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.6 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.0

Longview .............................................................. 97.5 101.0 98.0 100.9 6.2 5.8 6.2 5.3 6.3 5.8 6.3 5.3

Lubbock ................................................................ 136.8 139.8 136.4 139.2 6.4 6.5 6.5 5.9 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.2

McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr ....................................... 255.1 261.7 254.3 261.6 25.4 24.2 24.9 22.2 10.0 9.3 9.8 8.5

Midland ................................................................. 63.9 64.9 63.8 64.7 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.7 4.6 4.4 4.8 4.1

Odessa ................................................................. 61.5 62.0 61.5 61.5 3.9 3.5 3.9 3.1 6.3 5.6 6.3 5.0

San Angelo ........................................................... 52.1 52.5 52.2 52.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.6

San Antonio .......................................................... 875.9 892.3 879.6 893.0 50.8 50.7 51.4 45.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.1

Sherman-Denison ................................................. 57.0 57.9 56.8 57.6 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.2 6.6 6.1 6.6 5.5

Texarkana ............................................................. 60.6 62.5 61.2 62.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.3 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.3

Tyler ...................................................................... 92.8 95.4 93.4 95.2 5.0 5.1 5.1 4.6 5.4 5.3 5.5 4.8

Victoria .................................................................. 54.7 55.3 54.4 55.2 3.3 3.2 3.3 2.9 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.2

Waco .................................................................... 109.9 111.7 110.3 111.8 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.4 4.9

Wichita Falls ......................................................... 73.2 73.9 73.0 73.8 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.6 5.4 5.3 5.5 4.9

Utah .......................................................................... 1,193.5 1,212.7 1,190.1 1,213.6 68.5 63.7 67.3 61.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0

Logan .................................................................... 60.7 60.9 60.8 61.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0

Ogden-Clearfield .................................................. 238.3 240.4 237.4 240.6 13.6 12.6 13.2 12.1 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.0

Provo-Orem .......................................................... 193.0 198.6 192.4 198.8 10.3 9.7 10.3 9.3 5.3 4.9 5.3 4.7

St. George ............................................................ 48.0 52.1 48.0 52.6 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.2 5.0 4.4 4.9 4.2

Salt Lake City ....................................................... 532.3 540.8 528.0 539.2 31.2 28.6 30.8 27.5 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.1

Vermont ................................................................... 352.1 350.9 352.3 350.7 16.5 14.8 16.7 14.1 4.7 4.2 4.7 4.0

Burlington-South Burlington .................................. 115.6 115.0 115.8 115.1 4.5 4.0 4.5 3.8 3.9 3.4 3.9 3.3

Virginia .................................................................... 3,779.7 3,835.3 3,794.9 3,852.9 148.8 137.6 147.4 131.6 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.4

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford ..................... 73.8 77.8 74.3 78.0 3.5 2.8 3.5 3.0 4.8 3.6 4.7 3.8

Charlottesville ....................................................... 91.8 92.4 91.9 93.1 3.1 2.8 3.1 2.7 3.4 3.0 3.4 2.9

Danville ................................................................. 52.0 51.5 52.0 51.2 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.8 7.5 8.2 7.4 7.3

Harrisonburg ......................................................... 63.0 64.3 63.4 65.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8

Lynchburg ............................................................. 110.1 108.8 110.4 109.5 5.4 4.6 5.4 4.4 4.9 4.2 4.9 4.0

Richmond ............................................................. 587.7 593.2 589.7 595.6 23.6 22.8 23.6 21.7 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.6

Roanoke ............................................................... 143.5 145.5 144.2 146.2 5.9 5.2 5.8 5.0 4.1 3.6 4.0 3.4

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News ................. 799.4 803.5 802.4 806.2 33.1 32.6 33.2 31.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.9

Winchester ............................................................ 60.7 61.9 61.2 62.6 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.0

Washington ............................................................. 3,211.6 3,254.1 3,226.0 3,252.4 239.3 208.4 233.8 184.8 7.5 6.4 7.2 5.7

Bellingham ............................................................ 99.1 103.1 98.9 103.6 6.6 6.0 6.5 5.3 6.7 5.8 6.5 5.1

Bremerton-Silverdale ............................................ 119.5 123.5 119.2 122.9 7.9 7.2 7.9 6.4 6.6 5.9 6.6 5.2

Kennewick-Richland-Pasco .................................. 108.9 113.3 110.4 113.6 8.9 7.9 8.3 6.5 8.2 7.0 7.5 5.7

Longview .............................................................. 43.8 44.3 43.9 44.1 4.5 3.7 4.3 3.2 10.2 8.4 9.7 7.1

Mount Vernon-Anacortes ...................................... 53.3 55.6 53.6 55.8 4.6 3.9 4.4 3.4 8.6 7.0 8.2 6.1

Olympia ................................................................ 120.4 124.6 119.9 124.0 7.8 7.2 7.8 6.3 6.5 5.8 6.5 5.1

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ..................................... 1,704.5 1,712.4 1,716.2 1,712.0 109.6 95.0 108.8 86.4 6.4 5.5 6.3 5.0

Spokane ............................................................... 224.6 227.9 224.1 226.9 18.6 16.0 17.6 13.5 8.3 7.0 7.9 5.9

Wenatchee ........................................................... 64.2 66.4 65.3 66.3 5.1 4.5 4.8 3.7 7.9 6.8 7.3 5.6

Yakima .................................................................. 111.0 110.7 112.2 111.3 13.1 11.3 12.4 9.7 11.8 10.2 11.1 8.7

West Virginia ........................................................... 783.9 783.4 779.1 786.5 51.0 49.0 48.1 46.7 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.9

Charleston ............................................................ 136.6 136.2 135.8 137.1 7.9 8.4 7.5 8.1 5.8 6.2 5.5 5.9

Huntington-Ashland .............................................. 122.4 122.3 122.7 123.3 8.3 8.0 8.3 7.8 6.8 6.5 6.7 6.3

Morgantown .......................................................... 57.3 57.9 57.3 58.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.5

Parkersburg-Marietta ............................................ 77.6 76.9 77.9 76.6 5.5 5.6 5.0 5.3 7.1 7.2 6.5 6.9

Wheeling ............................................................... 67.5 67.8 67.5 68.6 4.7 5.0 4.6 4.6 7.0 7.4 6.8 6.7

Wisconsin ................................................................ 3,060.4 3,046.1 3,060.2 3,027.6 188.0 176.6 190.7 165.3 6.1 5.8 6.2 5.5

Appleton ............................................................... 126.9 127.5 126.8 126.8 7.1 6.6 7.1 6.1 5.6 5.2 5.6 4.8

Eau Claire ............................................................. 86.7 85.7 86.5 84.9 5.2 5.2 5.3 4.9 6.0 6.1 6.2 5.7

Fond du Lac .......................................................... 57.0 57.6 57.0 57.4 3.3 3.1 3.4 2.9 5.9 5.4 5.9 5.1

Green Bay ............................................................ 170.8 172.0 170.7 170.9 9.9 9.6 10.2 8.9 5.8 5.6 6.0 5.2

Janesville .............................................................. 81.2 84.1 81.7 83.7 5.4 5.1 5.4 4.8 6.7 6.0 6.6 5.7

La Crosse ............................................................. 74.0 74.1 74.0 73.5 4.1 3.8 4.2 3.7 5.5 5.1 5.7 5.0

Madison ................................................................ 327.1 327.2 326.5 325.4 13.2 12.9 13.2 11.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.7

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis ......................... 803.7 801.3 806.7 795.0 49.7 44.6 50.5 42.1 6.2 5.6 6.3 5.3

Oshkosh-Neenah .................................................. 94.2 96.1 94.5 95.7 5.2 4.8 5.1 4.5 5.5 5.0 5.4 4.7

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

February March February March February March

2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p

Wisconsin—Continued

Racine .................................................................. 100.2 99.4 100.4 98.6 7.0 7.0 7.1 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.1 6.6

Sheboygan ........................................................... 63.6 63.6 63.7 63.3 3.4 3.0 3.5 2.8 5.4 4.8 5.5 4.4

Wausau ................................................................ 73.7 73.3 73.5 73.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.0

Wyoming ................................................................. 276.8 279.7 278.3 282.1 12.9 10.7 12.4 11.1 4.6 3.8 4.5 3.9

Casper .................................................................. 39.1 40.5 39.3 40.8 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.4 4.4 3.5 4.3 3.5

Cheyenne ............................................................. 43.1 43.5 43.4 43.7 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.9 4.8 4.3 4.7 4.4

Puerto Rico ............................................................. 1,350.3 1,363.9 1,379.3 1,389.1 145.6 136.6 161.7 158.3 10.8 10.0 11.7 11.4

Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian ......................... 104.2 105.7 106.5 107.5 13.5 13.3 14.9 15.2 13.0 12.6 14.0 14.1

Fajardo ................................................................. 27.8 29.4 28.5 30.1 3.9 3.6 4.3 4.1 14.1 12.3 15.0 13.5

Guayama .............................................................. 24.8 24.4 25.5 25.0 4.4 3.7 4.9 4.3 17.5 15.2 19.2 17.2

Mayaguez ............................................................. 36.3 36.7 37.3 37.4 4.7 4.4 5.2 5.1 12.9 12.0 13.8 13.5

Ponce ................................................................... 86.8 87.0 89.4 89.0 9.8 9.2 11.0 10.8 11.3 10.6 12.3 12.1

San German-Cabo Rojo ....................................... 49.3 48.7 50.6 50.2 5.6 5.5 6.2 6.4 11.4 11.3 12.2 12.7

San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo ............................... 925.5 934.5 944.6 949.6 90.8 84.1 101.1 97.9 9.8 9.0 10.7 10.3

Yauco ................................................................... 36.0 37.1 36.9 38.1 5.1 5.3 5.8 5.9 14.3 14.2 15.6 15.4

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

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

monthly household survey similiar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions

are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 04-03, dated February

18, 2004, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May

issue of Employment and Earnings. Areas in the six New England states are

Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other

states are county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They

are listed under the state that appears first in their titles. Davenport-Moline-Rock

Island, Iowa-Ill., and Weirton-Steubenville, W.Va-Ohio, are the exceptions in that

they are listed under Illinois and Ohio, respectively, for operational reasons.

Estimates for the latest month are revised the following month, and at least 3 years

of estimates are subject to revision at the end of the year, to incorporate updated

inputs and reestimation.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division 1

(Numbers in thousands)

State, area, and division 

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

February March February March February March

2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2005 2004 2005p

California .............................................................. 17,488.7 17,715.9 17,504.3 17,625.8 1,176.2 1,091.6 1,220.6 996.0 6.7 6.2 7.0 5.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ................... 6,379.1 6,461.6 6,383.0 6,458.3 388.6 361.8 403.1 330.9 6.1 5.6 6.3 5.1

 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale ................... 4,795.1 4,846.7 4,798.2 4,852.5 316.4 296.0 327.3 270.6 6.6 6.1 6.8 5.6

 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine ................................ 1,583.9 1,614.9 1,584.8 1,605.8 72.2 65.8 75.8 60.3 4.6 4.1 4.8 3.8

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont ......................... 2,194.6 2,205.7 2,191.5 2,184.7 132.5 117.6 137.9 107.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 4.9

 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward ............................... 1,267.2 1,273.8 1,266.3 1,261.2 79.4 70.7 82.5 64.3 6.3 5.6 6.5 5.1

 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City ......... 927.3 931.8 925.3 923.5 53.1 46.8 55.5 43.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.7

District of Columbia .......................................... 297.0 303.1 297.9 300.9 22.2 24.8 23.9 22.8 7.5 8.2 8.0 7.6

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 2 ...................... 2,798.3 2,843.6 2,807.0 2,855.6 105.1 106.3 106.1 101.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.6

 Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg 3 .................. 626.1 628.1 627.0 631.2 20.0 21.2 19.8 20.9 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.3

 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 2 ................... 2,172.2 2,215.5 2,180.0 2,224.4 85.1 85.2 86.3 80.9 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.6

Florida .................................................................... 8,269.9 8,502.0 8,327.6 8,538.3 384.7 383.0 392.2 355.0 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.2

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach ................... 2,581.6 2,642.2 2,589.4 2,645.8 130.6 126.0 134.8 118.5 5.1 4.8 5.2 4.5

 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield

Beach ............................................................. 891.0 912.5 896.7 915.1 43.3 41.8 44.1 38.8 4.9 4.6 4.9 4.2

 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall .............................. 1,097.3 1,119.0 1,093.0 1,116.6 59.1 55.7 62.2 53.3 5.4 5.0 5.7 4.8

 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 593.4 610.7 599.7 614.1 28.2 28.5 28.6 26.4 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.3

Illinois .................................................................... 6,352.3 6,422.9 6,359.5 6,417.5 428.3 413.9 426.0 381.3 6.7 6.4 6.7 5.9

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 2 ................................... 4,710.3 4,740.8 4,712.3 4,733.7 304.1 302.1 308.6 287.2 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.1

 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ................................... 3,969.3 3,994.5 3,967.9 3,983.5 254.3 252.8 259.2 242.2 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.1

 Gary 3 ................................................................ 324.5 324.7 326.0 327.2 21.7 22.6 21.4 21.5 6.7 7.0 6.6 6.6

 Lake County-Kenosha County 2 ........................ 416.5 421.6 418.4 423.0 28.1 26.7 27.9 23.6 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.6

Massachusetts ................................................... 3,390.0 3,354.3 3,390.2 3,353.9 198.0 179.6 200.5 179.0 5.8 5.4 5.9 5.3

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 2 ................................ 2,456.9 2,429.8 2,453.9 2,428.4 134.9 120.4 136.0 119.3 5.5 5.0 5.5 4.9

 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ................................ 1,486.2 1,468.4 1,484.2 1,466.5 76.3 67.7 77.3 67.3 5.1 4.6 5.2 4.6

 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton ............................ 124.6 122.8 124.7 123.0 7.7 7.1 7.9 7.1 6.2 5.8 6.3 5.8

 Framingham ...................................................... 142.8 141.9 142.6 141.7 7.1 6.2 7.0 6.2 4.9 4.4 4.9 4.3

 Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury 2 ................ 118.9 117.6 118.6 117.9 7.2 6.4 7.2 6.2 6.0 5.5 6.1 5.3

 Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 2 .............................. 69.4 68.0 69.7 68.1 6.8 5.9 7.0 5.8 9.8 8.6 10.0 8.5

 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 2 ............................ 151.2 150.1 151.0 149.9 9.6 8.7 9.7 8.6 6.3 5.8 6.4 5.8

 Lynn-Peabody-Salem ........................................ 128.0 126.1 127.6 126.1 7.5 6.8 7.5 6.8 5.8 5.4 5.9 5.4

 Nashua 2 ........................................................... 174.0 173.9 173.5 174.3 8.9 8.2 8.7 7.9 5.1 4.7 5.0 4.5

 Taunton-Norton-Raynham ................................. 61.8 61.0 61.8 61.0 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.4 6.1 5.6 6.0 5.6

Michigan ............................................................... 5,030.1 5,066.2 5,054.8 5,070.3 367.2 404.6 398.5 384.6 7.3 8.0 7.9 7.6

Detroit-Warren-Livonia ......................................... 2,189.9 2,174.0 2,194.8 2,164.2 150.8 177.2 159.9 171.7 6.9 8.2 7.3 7.9

 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn ................................... 928.3 922.5 932.2 920.4 73.6 85.0 78.7 84.6 7.9 9.2 8.4 9.2

 Warren-Farmington Hills-Troy ........................... 1,261.6 1,251.5 1,262.6 1,243.8 77.1 92.3 81.2 87.1 6.1 7.4 6.4 7.0

New York .............................................................. 9,297.3 9,343.3 9,322.5 9,291.7 621.0 527.0 622.1 456.3 6.7 5.6 6.7 4.9

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 2 .... 9,118.4 9,144.5 9,153.0 9,119.8 584.3 490.8 587.4 429.2 6.4 5.4 6.4 4.7

 Edison 3 ............................................................. 1,142.4 1,148.4 1,147.3 1,152.8 61.2 51.8 60.3 48.7 5.4 4.5 5.3 4.2

 Nassau-Suffolk .................................................. 1,431.5 1,442.3 1,436.9 1,442.1 75.7 66.6 74.4 59.5 5.3 4.6 5.2 4.1

 New York-Wayne-White Plains 2 ....................... 5,470.1 5,485.1 5,491.7 5,455.7 388.6 320.0 393.1 271.1 7.1 5.8 7.2 5.0

 Newark-Union 3 ................................................. 1,074.4 1,068.6 1,077.1 1,069.1 58.8 52.5 59.6 49.9 5.5 4.9 5.5 4.7

Pennsylvania ....................................................... 6,171.4 6,267.3 6,210.8 6,293.0 381.3 375.2 380.0 368.3 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.9

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 2 ..................... 2,888.9 2,917.8 2,901.3 2,927.7 164.9 156.5 166.1 152.4 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.2

 Camden 3 .......................................................... 631.3 643.4 635.7 646.6 34.8 30.3 34.8 28.8 5.5 4.7 5.5 4.5

 Philadelphia ....................................................... 1,907.7 1,926.5 1,915.1 1,930.9 112.6 109.8 113.7 108.5 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.6

 Wilmington 3 ...................................................... 348.3 348.0 349.1 350.2 16.1 16.4 16.3 15.1 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.3

Texas ...................................................................... 10,953.6 11,104.4 10,961.3 11,093.6 692.2 679.8 697.5 615.3 6.3 6.1 6.4 5.5

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington .................................. 2,911.2 2,967.3 2,917.1 2,958.8 180.5 177.2 182.2 160.1 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.4

 Dallas-Plano-Irving ............................................ 1,940.3 1,978.7 1,944.0 1,972.2 123.8 120.3 124.9 108.5 6.4 6.1 6.4 5.5

 Fort Worth-Arlington .......................................... 970.9 988.6 973.1 986.6 56.7 57.0 57.3 51.5 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.2

Washington ......................................................... 3,211.6 3,254.1 3,226.0 3,252.4 239.3 208.4 233.8 184.8 7.5 6.4 7.2 5.7

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ..................................... 1,704.5 1,712.4 1,716.2 1,712.0 109.6 95.0 108.8 86.4 6.4 5.5 6.3 5.0

 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett .................................... 1,328.8 1,328.3 1,342.0 1,329.2 79.7 69.3 78.7 63.3 6.0 5.2 5.9 4.8

 Tacoma .............................................................. 375.7 384.1 374.2 382.7 29.9 25.8 30.1 23.1 8.0 6.7 8.0 6.0

p = preliminary. 1 These 11 areas contain all of the 34 metropolitan divisions. 2 Part of the area (or division) is in one or more adjacent states. 3 All of the division is in one or more adjacent states.

 NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Area definitions are based on Office of

Management and Budget Bulletin No. 04-03, dated February 18, 2004, and are

available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of

Employment and Earnings. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan

New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are

county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed

under the state that corresponds to the first city in their title. Metropolitan divisions

are listed under their metropolitan areas. Some divisions lie in more than one state,

and some, like Camden, N.J., are totally outside the states under which their

metropolitan areas are listed. Estimates for the latest month are revised the

following month, and at least 3 years of estimates are subject to revision at the end

of the year, to incorporate updated inputs and reestimation. Two sets of

metropolitan areas and divisions have similar or identical titles. For

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., the titles are identical. For

the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet,Ill.-Ind.-Wis. metropolitan area, the division title

includes only Illinois.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

February March Change from March 2004 to

 March 2005 p

2004 2005 2004 2005p Number Percent

Alabama ................................................................................. 1,872.4 1,910.6 1,886.6 1,921.4 34.8 1.8

Anniston-Oxford .................................................................. 49.6 50.6 50.3 51.0 .7 1.4

Auburn-Opelika ................................................................... 49.2 50.8 49.8 51.4 1.6 3.2

Birmingham-Hoover ............................................................ 505.3 509.1 508.3 511.6 3.3 .6

Decatur ............................................................................... 55.7 56.1 56.1 56.6 .5 .9

Dothan ................................................................................ 59.5 60.8 59.8 61.1 1.3 2.2

Florence-Muscle Shoals ..................................................... 51.7 53.5 52.4 53.8 1.4 2.7

Gadsden ............................................................................. 37.4 37.4 37.5 37.7 .2 .5

Huntsville ............................................................................ 189.6 194.3 190.4 195.3 4.9 2.6

Mobile ................................................................................. 167.8 174.0 169.1 175.0 5.9 3.5

Montgomery ........................................................................ 166.3 169.8 167.1 169.9 2.8 1.7

Tuscaloosa ......................................................................... 88.8 92.8 89.3 93.2 3.9 4.4

Alaska .................................................................................... 286.8 291.6 291.2 294.8 3.6 1.2

Anchorage .......................................................................... 153.6 157.8 155.5 159.4 3.9 2.5

Fairbanks ............................................................................ 34.6 35.2 35.5 35.6 .1 .3

Arizona .................................................................................. 2,339.1 2,437.0 2,357.8 2,449.2 91.4 3.9

Flagstaff .............................................................................. 57.8 60.9 58.5 61.8 3.3 5.6

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale ................................................... 1,648.2 1,719.1 1,662.4 1,728.2 65.8 4.0

Prescott .............................................................................. 53.9 57.1 54.7 58.0 3.3 6.0

Tucson ................................................................................ 357.0 368.7 357.8 370.2 12.4 3.5

Yuma .................................................................................. 50.2 54.4 50.3 54.6 4.3 8.5

Arkansas ............................................................................... 1,142.5 1,156.3 1,152.9 1,166.9 14.0 1.2

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers .......................................... 184.3 190.9 185.9 192.5 6.6 3.6

Fort Smith ........................................................................... 115.0 117.2 116.0 118.1 2.1 1.8

Hot Springs ......................................................................... 36.9 38.0 37.4 38.6 1.2 3.2

Jonesboro ........................................................................... 46.9 47.9 47.8 48.2 .4 .8

Little Rock-North Little Rock ............................................... 323.4 326.3 325.6 327.7 2.1 .6

Pine Bluff ............................................................................ 40.6 40.7 40.3 40.9 .6 1.5

California ............................................................................... 14,327.1 14,581.1 14,440.1 14,668.5 228.4 1.6

Bakersfield .......................................................................... 206.2 212.4 208.3 214.5 6.2 3.0

Chico .................................................................................. 71.0 71.7 70.9 72.0 1.1 1.6

El Centro ............................................................................. 40.7 41.4 40.7 42.1 1.4 3.4

Fresno ................................................................................ 281.2 285.6 282.0 286.7 4.7 1.7

Hanford-Corcoran ............................................................... 32.1 33.7 32.2 33.7 1.5 4.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ................................. 5,411.7 5,452.4 5,447.4 5,490.3 42.9 .8

Madera ............................................................................... 32.6 33.6 33.1 33.7 .6 1.8

Merced ................................................................................ 54.7 57.4 55.5 58.3 2.8 5.0

Modesto .............................................................................. 148.7 153.9 150.2 155.1 4.9 3.3

Napa ................................................................................... 59.0 60.0 59.5 60.2 .7 1.2

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura ....................................... 283.3 285.7 285.9 286.7 .8 .3

Redding .............................................................................. 61.8 64.5 62.8 64.9 2.1 3.3

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario ..................................... 1,128.5 1,161.4 1,139.5 1,167.8 28.3 2.5

Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville ............................ 845.5 858.8 850.3 862.1 11.8 1.4

Salinas ................................................................................ 125.4 125.9 125.3 125.9 .6 .5

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos ....................................... 1,240.9 1,260.6 1,248.8 1,268.8 20.0 1.6

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont ....................................... 1,943.9 1,956.5 1,954.6 1,963.3 8.7 .4

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara ...................................... 852.7 847.0 857.9 852.1 -5.8 -.7

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles ............................................ 97.9 98.8 99.1 99.4 .3 .3

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta .................................... 167.1 168.6 167.9 170.2 2.3 1.4

Santa Cruz-Watsonville ...................................................... 90.5 92.6 91.3 93.4 2.1 2.3

Santa Rosa-Petaluma ........................................................ 181.4 182.7 182.4 183.5 1.1 .6

Stockton .............................................................................. 196.2 201.7 197.9 202.5 4.6 2.3

Vallejo-Fairfield ................................................................... 121.4 124.1 122.7 125.1 2.4 2.0

Visalia-Porterville ................................................................ 102.9 102.9 103.7 103.9 .2 .2

Yuba City ............................................................................ 37.6 38.7 38.1 39.3 1.2 3.1

Colorado ................................................................................ 2,131.0 2,189.4 2,149.6 2,203.8 54.2 2.5

Boulder .............................................................................. 154.2 159.2 155.7 160.4 4.7 3.0

Colorado Springs ................................................................ 241.3 248.1 242.9 249.8 6.9 2.8

Denver-Aurora .................................................................... 1,136.9 1,165.6 1,146.7 1,173.1 26.4 2.3

Fort Collins-Loveland .......................................................... 124.5 126.8 125.4 128.0 2.6 2.1

Grand Junction ................................................................... 52.9 54.7 53.7 55.0 1.3 2.4

Greeley ............................................................................... 72.0 75.7 72.7 75.9 3.2 4.4

Pueblo ................................................................................ 53.9 55.2 54.4 56.0 1.6 2.9

Connecticut ........................................................................... 1,618.6 1,641.6 1,627.7 1,650.5 22.8 1.4

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk ............................................. 402.1 402.7 405.8 406.5 .7 .2

Danbury .............................................................................. 67.5 67.6 68.3 68.3 .0 .0

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford ................................. 529.2 534.9 531.3 536.5 5.2 1.0

New Haven ......................................................................... 268.0 269.7 269.2 268.4 -.8 -.3

Norwich-New London ......................................................... 130.2 131.8 130.9 131.7 .8 .6

Waterbury ........................................................................... 67.5 67.8 67.6 68.3 .7 1.0

Delaware ................................................................................ 412.6 422.5 417.4 426.6 9.2 2.2

Dover .................................................................................. 60.2 62.9 60.7 63.0 2.3 3.8

District of Columbia ............................................................. 665.1 669.9 670.7 674.8 4.1 .6

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria ....................................... 2,784.7 2,864.5 2,819.4 2,890.3 70.9 2.5

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

February March Change from March 2004 to

 March 2005 p

2004 2005 2004 2005p Number Percent

Florida .................................................................................... 7,415.8 7,671.6 7,482.1 7,728.1 246.0 3.3

Cape Coral-Fort Myers ....................................................... 201.1 210.7 203.4 212.7 9.3 4.6

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach ............................ 163.3 167.2 164.6 168.5 3.9 2.4

Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin ................................. 80.5 84.6 82.3 86.6 4.3 5.2

Gainesville .......................................................................... 129.0 133.0 129.9 133.5 3.6 2.8

Jacksonville ........................................................................ 570.1 587.5 575.7 590.8 15.1 2.6

Lakeland ............................................................................. 196.8 203.6 198.7 204.7 6.0 3.0

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach ................................. 2,271.6 2,336.9 2,288.2 2,351.1 62.9 2.7

Naples-Marco Island ........................................................... 121.6 126.8 122.8 128.0 5.2 4.2

Ocala .................................................................................. 91.2 93.9 91.9 94.0 2.1 2.3

Orlando ............................................................................... 955.5 1,001.6 961.4 1,007.3 45.9 4.8

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville ........................................... 200.8 208.0 202.3 210.2 7.9 3.9

Panama City-Lynn Haven ................................................... 68.0 70.8 70.3 72.7 2.4 3.4

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent .............................................. 161.7 168.0 163.9 169.3 5.4 3.3

Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce ................................................... 117.2 122.3 118.4 123.1 4.7 4.0

Punta Gorda ....................................................................... 39.8 41.2 39.8 41.6 1.8 4.5

Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice ............................................... 295.5 310.5 298.8 312.7 13.9 4.7

Tallahassee ........................................................................ 167.7 169.7 168.7 170.7 2.0 1.2

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ...................................... 1,260.5 1,292.9 1,269.8 1,303.7 33.9 2.7

Vero Beach ......................................................................... 45.0 45.2 45.3 45.4 .1 .2

Georgia .................................................................................. 3,838.1 3,869.6 3,866.9 3,893.4 26.5 .7

Albany ................................................................................. 63.1 63.7 63.4 64.0 .6 .9

Athens-Clarke County ........................................................ 76.0 76.3 76.0 76.6 .6 .8

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta .......................................... 2,230.8 2,252.2 2,248.1 2,265.4 17.3 .8

Augusta-Richmond County ................................................. 210.6 209.9 212.4 211.0 -1.4 -.7

Brunswick ........................................................................... 41.6 42.0 42.0 42.5 .5 1.2

Columbus ........................................................................... 118.2 118.5 119.6 119.0 -.6 -.5

Dalton ................................................................................. 75.6 75.2 76.3 75.3 -1.0 -1.3

Gainesville .......................................................................... 67.0 67.6 67.2 68.0 .8 1.2

Hinesville-Fort Stewart ....................................................... 16.7 16.6 16.8 16.6 -.2 -1.2

Macon ................................................................................. 100.1 99.7 101.0 100.4 -.6 -.6

Rome .................................................................................. 42.4 42.6 42.7 42.9 .2 .5

Savannah ........................................................................... 140.6 143.4 142.5 145.0 2.5 1.8

Valdosta .............................................................................. 51.9 52.2 52.0 52.6 .6 1.2

Warner Robins .................................................................... 50.4 50.5 50.7 50.8 .1 .2

Hawaii .................................................................................... 574.5 591.6 578.0 594.4 16.4 2.8

Honolulu ............................................................................. 423.2 436.2 425.9 438.5 12.6 3.0

Idaho ...................................................................................... 564.1 581.1 571.9 588.7 16.8 2.9

Boise City-Nampa ............................................................... 233.5 243.0 236.7 246.1 9.4 4.0

Coeur d’Alene ..................................................................... 45.1 48.1 46.2 48.9 2.7 5.8

Idaho Falls .......................................................................... 46.6 49.4 47.1 50.1 3.0 6.4

Lewiston ............................................................................. 25.9 25.8 26.3 26.3 .0 .0

Pocatello ............................................................................. 37.0 38.0 37.3 38.4 1.1 2.9

Illinois .................................................................................... 5,673.3 5,710.7 5,723.9 5,760.4 36.5 .6

Bloomington-Normal ........................................................... 89.2 87.4 89.2 88.1 -1.1 -1.2

Champaign-Urbana ............................................................ 110.3 111.6 111.8 112.1 .3 .3

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet .................................................... 4,299.6 4,334.5 4,335.0 4,374.2 39.2 .9

Danville ............................................................................... 31.4 31.5 32.1 31.9 -.2 -.6

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ........................................... 178.7 178.7 179.7 179.9 .2 .1

Decatur ............................................................................... 52.8 53.4 53.3 53.9 .6 1.1

Kankakee-Bradley .............................................................. 41.6 41.6 42.3 42.0 -.3 -.7

Peoria ................................................................................. 169.6 172.8 172.0 174.3 2.3 1.3

Rockford ............................................................................. 150.3 150.5 151.7 151.7 .0 .0

Springfield ........................................................................... 107.8 108.1 108.5 108.7 .2 .2

Indiana ................................................................................... 2,857.3 2,929.5 2,891.0 2,947.4 56.4 2.0

Anderson ............................................................................ 44.2 45.2 44.8 45.2 .4 .9

Bloomington ........................................................................ 81.3 81.6 82.2 82.1 -.1 -.1

Columbus ........................................................................... 40.4 42.3 40.7 42.4 1.7 4.2

Elkhart-Goshen ................................................................... 121.8 129.9 123.5 130.3 6.8 5.5

Evansville ........................................................................... 175.7 175.7 177.2 176.7 -.5 -.3

Fort Wayne ......................................................................... 207.3 209.4 209.4 210.6 1.2 .6

Indianapolis ........................................................................ 853.2 877.7 864.3 885.2 20.9 2.4

Kokomo .............................................................................. 49.2 48.4 49.1 48.5 -.6 -1.2

Lafayette ............................................................................. 90.7 92.2 90.7 91.8 1.1 1.2

Michigan City-La Porte ....................................................... 45.4 46.1 46.1 46.2 .1 .2

Muncie ................................................................................ 55.1 54.1 55.6 54.5 -1.1 -2.0

South Bend-Mishawaka ...................................................... 140.8 144.5 142.4 145.6 3.2 2.2

Terre Haute ........................................................................ 73.9 74.8 74.4 75.0 .6 .8

Iowa ........................................................................................ 1,419.7 1,433.8 1,433.0 1,446.9 13.9 1.0

Ames .................................................................................. 46.6 47.1 46.5 47.1 .6 1.3

Cedar Rapids ...................................................................... 127.5 129.6 128.4 130.3 1.9 1.5

Des Moines ......................................................................... 288.8 300.6 291.6 302.4 10.8 3.7

Dubuque ............................................................................. 50.9 51.0 51.5 51.4 -.1 -.2

Iowa City ............................................................................. 83.9 84.1 84.9 85.4 .5 .6

Sioux City ........................................................................... 70.7 69.6 70.6 70.2 -.4 -.6

Waterloo-Cedar Falls .......................................................... 85.6 86.4 85.9 87.1 1.2 1.4

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

February March Change from March 2004 to

 March 2005 p

2004 2005 2004 2005p Number Percent

Kansas ................................................................................... 1,290.9 1,319.9 1,307.7 1,333.9 26.2 2.0

Lawrence ............................................................................ 50.9 52.3 51.9 52.8 .9 1.7

Topeka ................................................................................ 109.4 111.7 111.1 112.5 1.4 1.3

Wichita ................................................................................ 277.2 283.8 279.7 286.2 6.5 2.3

Kentucky ............................................................................... 1,762.4 1,783.7 1,778.3 1,797.4 19.1 1.1

Bowling Green .................................................................... 54.4 57.0 55.1 57.0 1.9 3.4

Elizabethtown ..................................................................... 45.0 46.0 45.4 45.9 .5 1.1

Lexington-Fayette ............................................................... 239.7 242.8 241.1 244.1 3.0 1.2

Louisville ............................................................................. 587.7 596.0 593.2 600.1 6.9 1.2

Owensboro ......................................................................... 49.0 49.5 49.7 49.8 .1 .2

Louisiana ............................................................................... 1,904.9 1,917.1 1,922.3 1,928.7 6.4 .3

Alexandria ........................................................................... 58.4 60.2 59.0 59.9 .9 1.5

Baton Rouge ....................................................................... 340.6 342.6 344.5 344.9 .4 .1

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux ......................................... 82.6 79.0 83.2 78.7 -4.5 -5.4

Lafayette ............................................................................. 131.4 131.1 132.6 132.3 -.3 -.2

Lake Charles ...................................................................... 87.2 87.1 88.9 87.3 -1.6 -1.8

Monroe ............................................................................... 79.5 79.5 80.0 80.0 .0 .0

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner ............................................ 610.5 616.6 614.6 622.3 7.7 1.3

Shreveport-Bossier City ...................................................... 165.8 170.3 167.3 170.3 3.0 1.8

Maine ..................................................................................... 591.6 597.6 594.0 599.3 5.3 .9

Bangor ................................................................................ 64.2 64.3 64.3 64.3 .0 .0

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................................. 47.3 47.7 47.4 48.0 .6 1.3

Portland-South Portland-Biddeford ..................................... 184.8 191.6 185.3 191.4 6.1 3.3

Maryland ................................................................................ 2,451.5 2,506.1 2,485.1 2,530.2 45.1 1.8

Baltimore-Towson .............................................................. 1,234.9 1,246.6 1,250.8 1,260.0 9.2 .7

Cumberland ........................................................................ 38.5 38.6 38.9 38.7 -.2 -.5

Hagerstown-Martinsburg .................................................... 94.7 97.0 95.7 98.3 2.6 2.7

Salisbury ............................................................................. 52.0 53.1 52.5 53.7 1.2 2.3

Massachusetts ...................................................................... 3,107.0 3,140.0 3,129.8 3,155.5 25.7 .8

Barnstable Town ................................................................. 90.2 92.0 91.7 93.3 1.6 1.7

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ................................................ 2,354.6 2,379.1 2,369.0 2,387.1 18.1 .8

Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner ........................................... 50.6 50.9 50.8 51.4 .6 1.2

New Bedford ....................................................................... 61.5 62.0 62.3 62.0 -.3 -.5

Pittsfield .............................................................................. 35.3 36.1 35.2 35.9 .7 2.0

Springfield ........................................................................... 287.6 290.3 290.6 292.2 1.6 .6

Worcester ........................................................................... 238.3 240.6 239.9 241.4 1.5 .6

Michigan ................................................................................ 4,309.2 4,319.6 4,335.3 4,322.1 -13.2 -.3

Ann Arbor ........................................................................... 201.6 202.8 202.3 204.1 1.8 .9

Battle Creek ........................................................................ 62.0 62.8 62.8 63.2 .4 .6

Bay City .............................................................................. 39.0 39.0 39.5 38.9 -.6 -1.5

Detroit-Warren-Livonia ....................................................... 2,020.8 2,012.4 2,033.4 2,010.9 -22.5 -1.1

Flint ..................................................................................... 158.5 157.2 159.8 158.5 -1.3 -.8

Grand Rapids-Wyoming ..................................................... 378.9 382.7 379.7 384.0 4.3 1.1

Holland-Grand Haven ......................................................... 112.7 112.6 113.0 113.4 .4 .4

Jackson .............................................................................. 61.0 61.4 61.1 61.4 .3 .5

Kalamazoo-Portage ............................................................ 143.2 143.9 144.3 144.6 .3 .2

Lansing-East Lansing ......................................................... 229.6 228.6 230.3 230.3 .0 .0

Monroe ............................................................................... 43.4 42.8 43.9 43.0 -.9 -2.1

Muskegon-Norton Shores ................................................... 64.0 65.5 64.6 65.5 .9 1.4

Niles-Benton Harbor ........................................................... 62.8 62.8 63.8 63.0 -.8 -1.3

Saginaw-Saginaw Township North ..................................... 92.5 91.9 92.6 92.2 -.4 -.4

Minnesota .............................................................................. 2,601.3 2,648.9 2,612.8 2,660.4 47.6 1.8

Duluth ................................................................................. 126.0 127.8 125.9 127.9 2.0 1.6

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington ..................................... 1,694.9 1,721.0 1,700.0 1,725.9 25.9 1.5

Rochester ........................................................................... 99.0 100.9 100.0 101.2 1.2 1.2

St. Cloud ............................................................................. 93.9 95.0 94.8 95.4 .6 .6

Mississippi ............................................................................ 1,113.3 1,129.2 1,120.9 1,131.7 10.8 1.0

Gulfport-Biloxi ..................................................................... 111.8 112.3 113.1 113.3 .2 .2

Hattiesburg ......................................................................... 54.7 54.4 55.0 55.1 .1 .2

Jackson .............................................................................. 252.7 257.9 255.0 258.1 3.1 1.2

Pascagoula ......................................................................... 53.1 54.6 53.5 55.2 1.7 3.2

Missouri ................................................................................ 2,630.8 2,668.3 2,666.9 2,698.1 31.2 1.2

Columbia ............................................................................ 85.2 87.4 86.5 88.8 2.3 2.7

Jefferson City ...................................................................... 76.7 78.6 77.7 78.8 1.1 1.4

Joplin .................................................................................. 74.2 75.9 75.2 76.8 1.6 2.1

Kansas City ....................................................................... 942.8 965.1 955.5 977.2 21.7 2.3

St. Joseph ........................................................................... 52.6 53.2 53.0 53.7 .7 1.3

St. Louis 1 ........................................................................... 1,294.2 1,312.1 1,309.7 1,321.8 12.1 .9

Springfield .......................................................................... 180.0 183.7 182.4 185.9 3.5 1.9

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

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2004 2005 2004 2005p Number Percent

Montana ................................................................................. 394.3 404.4 399.4 407.8 8.4 2.1

Billings ................................................................................ 70.5 72.7 71.2 73.3 2.1 2.9

Great Falls .......................................................................... 32.3 33.8 32.8 33.9 1.1 3.4

Missoula ............................................................................. 52.7 53.1 53.2 53.6 .4 .8

Nebraska ............................................................................... 899.2 917.2 908.5 927.0 18.5 2.0

Lincoln ................................................................................ 165.3 168.1 167.7 168.9 1.2 .7

Omaha-Council Bluffs ......................................................... 436.5 443.2 440.5 446.4 5.9 1.3

Nevada ................................................................................... 1,108.3 1,184.3 1,122.0 1,197.9 75.9 6.8

Carson City ......................................................................... 30.7 32.1 31.3 32.6 1.3 4.2

Las Vegas-Paradise ........................................................... 781.8 842.4 790.7 851.5 60.8 7.7

Reno-Sparks ....................................................................... 199.9 210.2 202.8 212.7 9.9 4.9

New Hampshire ..................................................................... 609.2 621.9 615.4 625.2 9.8 1.6

Manchester ......................................................................... 97.8 98.8 98.3 99.3 1.0 1.0

Portsmouth ......................................................................... 52.1 53.5 52.5 53.4 .9 1.7

Rochester-Dover ................................................................ 53.6 54.9 54.6 55.2 .6 1.1

New Jersey ............................................................................ 3,907.6 3,973.7 3,944.2 3,998.5 54.3 1.4

Atlantic City ......................................................................... 145.4 145.1 146.3 145.3 -1.0 -.7

Ocean City .......................................................................... 35.1 39.0 35.8 39.1 3.3 9.2

Trenton-Ewing .................................................................... 227.0 230.8 227.7 232.4 4.7 2.1

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ................................................ 60.8 62.2 61.4 62.4 1.0 1.6

New Mexico ........................................................................... 778.0 792.2 783.8 798.5 14.7 1.9

Albuquerque ....................................................................... 364.5 371.8 367.5 374.5 7.0 1.9

Farmington ......................................................................... 46.2 48.1 46.7 48.9 2.2 4.7

Las Cruces ......................................................................... 62.2 63.2 62.3 63.2 .9 1.4

Santa Fe ............................................................................. 59.4 60.6 59.7 61.1 1.4 2.3

New York ............................................................................... 8,289.9 8,370.1 8,363.9 8,424.0 60.1 .7

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................................. 436.1 441.6 438.9 442.9 4.0 .9

Binghamton ........................................................................ 111.0 110.8 112.0 111.7 -.3 -.3

Buffalo-Niagara Falls .......................................................... 539.4 539.2 544.1 541.6 -2.5 -.5

Elmira ................................................................................. 39.4 38.9 39.7 39.1 -.6 -1.5

Glens Falls .......................................................................... 49.9 51.0 50.2 51.1 .9 1.8

Ithaca .................................................................................. 62.2 63.5 62.4 63.4 1.0 1.6

Kingston .............................................................................. 63.9 65.6 65.0 66.4 1.4 2.2

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island ..................... 8,122.1 8,197.8 8,201.3 8,262.8 61.5 .7

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown ................................ 245.6 249.6 248.2 251.9 3.7 1.5

Rochester ........................................................................... 502.4 498.4 504.8 500.6 -4.2 -.8

Syracuse ............................................................................. 312.5 315.7 314.7 317.4 2.7 .9

Utica-Rome ......................................................................... 128.4 130.3 129.4 130.6 1.2 .9

North Carolina ....................................................................... 3,749.9 3,812.9 3,786.5 3,840.1 53.6 1.4

Asheville ............................................................................. 159.1 161.9 160.9 163.2 2.3 1.4

Burlington ........................................................................... 59.0 60.4 59.6 60.2 .6 1.0

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord ............................................... 757.4 782.4 763.5 787.6 24.1 3.2

Durham ............................................................................... 262.7 266.3 264.4 268.0 3.6 1.4

Fayetteville ......................................................................... 116.1 118.9 117.2 119.2 2.0 1.7

Goldsboro ........................................................................... 42.3 43.2 42.7 43.5 .8 1.9

Greensboro-High Point ....................................................... 347.7 355.1 351.1 357.4 6.3 1.8

Greenville ........................................................................... 67.6 70.8 68.1 71.1 3.0 4.4

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton .................................................. 164.0 165.5 165.4 166.4 1.0 .6

Jacksonville ........................................................................ 39.5 40.8 40.2 41.1 .9 2.2

Raleigh-Cary ....................................................................... 435.1 444.1 438.9 447.8 8.9 2.0

Rocky Mount ....................................................................... 62.3 61.9 62.9 62.1 -.8 -1.3

Wilmington .......................................................................... 120.1 126.8 122.3 127.9 5.6 4.6

Winston-Salem ................................................................... 202.6 210.9 204.6 212.7 8.1 4.0

North Dakota ......................................................................... 328.2 335.3 330.6 337.7 7.1 2.1

Bismarck ............................................................................. 53.9 55.5 54.0 55.7 1.7 3.1

Fargo .................................................................................. 106.3 110.1 107.1 110.5 3.4 3.2

Grand Forks ........................................................................ 50.2 51.6 50.3 51.7 1.4 2.8

Ohio ....................................................................................... 5,292.7 5,335.0 5,342.6 5,365.2 22.6 .4

Akron .................................................................................. 323.2 327.7 326.2 329.0 2.8 .9

Canton-Massillon ................................................................ 171.2 175.5 173.8 176.0 2.2 1.3

Cincinnati-Middletown ........................................................ 999.8 1,007.8 1,012.1 1,016.8 4.7 .5

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor ..................................................... 1,050.5 1,054.2 1,059.9 1,060.2 .3 .0

Columbus ........................................................................... 895.1 901.8 902.8 907.1 4.3 .5

Dayton ................................................................................ 406.8 409.8 409.1 409.7 .6 .1

Lima .................................................................................... 56.9 56.6 57.8 56.9 -.9 -1.6

Mansfield ............................................................................ 58.6 58.7 59.0 58.6 -.4 -.7

Sandusky ............................................................................ 36.1 37.3 36.5 37.5 1.0 2.7

Springfield ........................................................................... 52.2 51.3 52.6 51.4 -1.2 -2.3

Toledo ................................................................................. 324.2 324.6 326.4 326.3 -.1 .0

Weirton-Steubenville .......................................................... 48.3 48.7 48.9 49.3 .4 .8

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman ......................................... 237.7 236.7 238.7 237.6 -1.1 -.5

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Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

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2004 2005 2004 2005p Number Percent

Oklahoma .............................................................................. 1,448.3 1,476.6 1,463.2 1,487.6 24.4 1.7

Lawton ................................................................................ 40.0 40.9 40.5 40.9 .4 1.0

Oklahoma City .................................................................... 532.7 542.3 538.2 546.9 8.7 1.6

Tulsa ................................................................................... 395.1 394.5 397.9 397.1 -.8 -.2

Oregon ................................................................................... 1,546.8 1,611.2 1,562.6 1,621.2 58.6 3.8

Bend ................................................................................... 56.8 59.3 57.7 59.9 2.2 3.8

Corvallis .............................................................................. 37.6 37.7 38.0 37.8 -.2 -.5

Eugene-Springfield ............................................................. 140.3 144.5 141.1 145.2 4.1 2.9

Medford .............................................................................. 75.8 78.7 76.8 79.6 2.8 3.6

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton .......................................... 924.7 954.3 932.2 958.6 26.4 2.8

Salem ................................................................................. 136.2 141.0 137.7 141.7 4.0 2.9

Pennsylvania ......................................................................... 5,530.4 5,596.6 5,582.2 5,640.2 58.0 1.0

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................................. 323.1 327.6 327.2 330.8 3.6 1.1

Altoona ............................................................................... 60.3 61.5 60.9 61.5 .6 1.0

Erie ..................................................................................... 127.9 131.3 128.5 131.5 3.0 2.3

Harrisburg-Carlisle .............................................................. 314.8 319.8 318.7 320.8 2.1 .7

Johnstown .......................................................................... 58.6 59.2 59.1 59.5 .4 .7

Lancaster ............................................................................ 226.8 229.6 229.6 232.0 2.4 1.0

Lebanon .............................................................................. 45.7 47.1 46.3 47.2 .9 1.9

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ...................................... 2,699.2 2,732.9 2,722.4 2,757.0 34.6 1.3

Pittsburgh ........................................................................... 1,110.2 1,114.8 1,122.3 1,124.5 2.2 .2

Reading .............................................................................. 163.3 166.0 164.4 166.5 2.1 1.3

Scranton—Wilkes-Barre ..................................................... 250.2 252.6 252.5 254.5 2.0 .8

State College ...................................................................... 71.1 72.6 71.6 72.8 1.2 1.7

Williamsport ........................................................................ 53.2 53.5 53.6 53.4 -.2 -.4

York-Hanover ..................................................................... 168.6 172.5 170.8 173.3 2.5 1.5

Rhode Island ......................................................................... 475.5 482.4 478.5 484.4 5.9 1.2

Providence-Fall River-Warwick .......................................... 567.6 573.0 571.5 574.9 3.4 .6

South Carolina ...................................................................... 1,791.7 1,797.9 1,816.8 1,814.0 -2.8 -.2

Anderson ............................................................................ 61.9 62.5 62.6 62.8 .2 .3

Charleston-North Charleston .............................................. 265.7 273.8 268.9 276.0 7.1 2.6

Columbia ............................................................................ 337.7 343.1 340.5 345.3 4.8 1.4

Florence .............................................................................. 88.1 88.6 89.0 89.3 .3 .3

Greenville ........................................................................... 288.1 290.5 291.2 291.3 .1 .0

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach ........................ 101.9 110.8 106.9 114.3 7.4 6.9

Spartanburg ........................................................................ 120.9 121.0 121.8 121.5 -.3 -.2

Sumter ................................................................................ 39.3 39.0 39.7 39.2 -.5 -1.3

South Dakota ........................................................................ 370.0 376.9 372.1 380.8 8.7 2.3

Rapid City ........................................................................... 55.9 57.5 56.2 58.2 2.0 3.6

Sioux Falls .......................................................................... 118.8 122.6 119.6 123.6 4.0 3.3

Tennessee ............................................................................. 2,668.4 2,691.6 2,678.9 2,706.2 27.3 1.0

Chattanooga ....................................................................... 235.6 237.2 236.8 238.7 1.9 .8

Clarksville ........................................................................... 79.2 81.4 80.1 81.7 1.6 2.0

Cleveland ............................................................................ 40.7 40.5 40.7 40.8 .1 .2

Jackson .............................................................................. 58.9 60.1 59.1 60.3 1.2 2.0

Johnson City ....................................................................... 77.7 79.7 77.8 80.1 2.3 3.0

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol ...................................................... 118.4 119.3 119.4 120.5 1.1 .9

Knoxville ............................................................................. 317.9 322.7 319.8 325.6 5.8 1.8

Memphis ............................................................................. 610.8 618.7 612.0 621.4 9.4 1.5

Morristown .......................................................................... 48.9 50.7 49.1 51.0 1.9 3.9

Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro .................................... 701.3 714.5 705.5 719.7 14.2 2.0

Texas ..................................................................................... 9,368.7 9,499.0 9,430.8 9,555.5 124.7 1.3

Abilene ................................................................................ 62.0 64.2 62.7 64.5 1.8 2.9

Amarillo ............................................................................... 106.3 108.8 106.7 109.3 2.6 2.4

Austin-Round Rock ............................................................. 655.5 674.6 661.0 678.4 17.4 2.6

Beaumont-Port Arthur ......................................................... 154.8 156.3 155.6 157.6 2.0 1.3

Brownsville-Harlingen ......................................................... 115.7 118.1 116.8 119.6 2.8 2.4

College Station-Bryan ......................................................... 87.2 88.5 88.1 89.5 1.4 1.6

Corpus Christi ..................................................................... 166.8 165.6 168.2 167.2 -1.0 -.6

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ................................................ 2,654.5 2,705.6 2,672.7 2,719.3 46.6 1.7

El Paso ............................................................................... 255.8 255.9 256.0 257.5 1.5 .6

Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land ........................................... 2,268.4 2,292.6 2,279.6 2,306.8 27.2 1.2

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood .................................................. 110.6 114.0 111.3 114.3 3.0 2.7

Laredo ................................................................................ 77.0 78.4 77.9 79.3 1.4 1.8

Longview ............................................................................ 83.6 87.4 84.7 87.9 3.2 3.8

Lubbock .............................................................................. 122.7 125.9 123.6 126.0 2.4 1.9

McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr ..................................................... 182.8 190.1 184.2 191.3 7.1 3.9

Midland ............................................................................... 55.9 56.9 56.1 56.9 .8 1.4

Odessa ............................................................................... 51.4 52.3 51.9 52.0 .1 .2

San Angelo ......................................................................... 43.1 43.8 43.7 44.1 .4 .9

San Antonio ........................................................................ 749.8 763.8 756.5 769.3 12.8 1.7

Sherman-Denison ............................................................... 43.3 44.2 43.4 44.3 .9 2.1

Texarkana ........................................................................... 52.8 54.5 53.6 54.6 1.0 1.9

Tyler .................................................................................... 85.5 88.1 86.6 88.3 1.7 2.0

Victoria ................................................................................ 46.4 47.2 46.6 47.3 .7 1.5

Waco .................................................................................. 101.4 102.8 102.2 103.4 1.2 1.2

Wichita Falls ....................................................................... 60.4 61.2 60.7 61.3 .6 1.0

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

February March Change from March 2004 to

 March 2005 p

2004 2005 2004 2005p Number Percent

Utah ........................................................................................ 1,077.7 1,118.5 1,086.2 1,126.5 40.3 3.7

Logan .................................................................................. 47.9 48.8 48.2 49.3 1.1 2.3

Ogden-Clearfield ................................................................ 179.4 183.7 181.0 184.9 3.9 2.2

Provo-Orem ........................................................................ 158.8 166.5 160.2 167.7 7.5 4.7

St. George .......................................................................... 40.5 44.7 41.1 45.6 4.5 10.9

Salt Lake City ..................................................................... 556.1 573.7 558.7 576.1 17.4 3.1

Vermont ................................................................................. 300.6 306.1 300.1 305.8 5.7 1.9

Burlington-South Burlington ................................................ 111.1 113.0 111.6 112.9 1.3 1.2

Virginia .................................................................................. 3,495.8 3,587.2 3,535.3 3,612.6 77.3 2.2

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford ................................... 64.9 70.2 65.8 70.4 4.6 7.0

Charlottesville ..................................................................... 90.2 92.1 90.9 92.9 2.0 2.2

Danville ............................................................................... 43.7 43.3 43.9 43.5 -.4 -.9

Harrisonburg ....................................................................... 59.1 61.1 59.9 61.6 1.7 2.8

Lynchburg ........................................................................... 100.8 101.1 101.9 102.1 .2 .2

Richmond ........................................................................... 592.1 605.2 598.4 610.5 12.1 2.0

Roanoke ............................................................................. 153.4 157.9 155.5 159.4 3.9 2.5

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News ............................... 730.3 742.5 738.3 748.6 10.3 1.4

Winchester .......................................................................... 52.4 53.9 53.5 54.9 1.4 2.6

Washington ........................................................................... 2,633.7 2,692.7 2,659.7 2,715.0 55.3 2.1

Bellingham .......................................................................... 75.2 78.3 76.0 79.3 3.3 4.3

Bremerton-Silverdale .......................................................... 80.5 83.3 81.5 83.7 2.2 2.7

Kennewick-Richland-Pasco ................................................ 81.9 86.6 83.7 87.4 3.7 4.4

Longview ............................................................................ 36.0 36.6 36.9 37.1 .2 .5

Mount Vernon-Anacortes .................................................... 41.9 44.4 42.7 45.0 2.3 5.4

Olympia .............................................................................. 91.4 94.7 92.1 95.0 2.9 3.1

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ................................................... 1,558.9 1,594.3 1,569.4 1,604.7 35.3 2.2

Spokane ............................................................................. 195.2 199.0 197.9 200.8 2.9 1.5

Wenatchee ......................................................................... 34.2 36.3 35.0 36.4 1.4 4.0

Yakima ................................................................................ 72.7 74.5 73.8 75.6 1.8 2.4

West Virginia ......................................................................... 717.5 727.5 727.8 733.9 6.1 .8

Charleston .......................................................................... 145.9 146.7 147.9 148.3 .4 .3

Huntington-Ashland ............................................................ 115.2 116.3 116.5 117.5 1.0 .9

Morgantown ........................................................................ 54.3 55.8 55.5 56.9 1.4 2.5

Parkersburg-Marietta .......................................................... 72.3 72.5 73.9 72.4 -1.5 -2.0

Wheeling ............................................................................. 65.0 65.8 65.9 67.0 1.1 1.7

Wisconsin .............................................................................. 2,727.3 2,760.3 2,744.3 2,776.1 31.8 1.2

Appleton ............................................................................. 112.0 114.2 112.6 114.8 2.2 2.0

Eau Claire ........................................................................... 76.4 76.8 76.8 76.7 -.1 -.1

Fond du Lac ........................................................................ 46.8 48.7 47.2 49.0 1.8 3.8

Green Bay .......................................................................... 163.2 167.0 163.9 167.8 3.9 2.4

Janesville ............................................................................ 65.6 69.5 66.4 70.4 4.0 6.0

La Crosse ........................................................................... 70.6 71.8 70.9 71.7 .8 1.1

Madison .............................................................................. 327.8 331.6 328.9 333.2 4.3 1.3

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis ....................................... 817.9 826.3 822.8 828.1 5.3 .6

Oshkosh-Neenah ................................................................ 87.7 91.1 88.8 91.8 3.0 3.4

Racine ................................................................................ 78.2 78.0 78.5 78.2 -.3 -.4

Sheboygan ......................................................................... 59.5 60.6 60.0 61.0 1.0 1.7

Wausau .............................................................................. 68.2 69.2 68.8 70.3 1.5 2.2

Wyoming ............................................................................... 244.3 250.5 246.9 252.3 5.4 2.2

Casper ................................................................................ 34.4 36.0 34.9 36.3 1.4 4.0

Cheyenne ........................................................................... 39.8 40.3 40.1 40.6 .5 1.2

Puerto Rico ........................................................................... 1,027.9 1,040.6 1,033.7 1,041.9 8.2 .8

Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian ....................................... 49.0 49.8 49.2 49.4 .2 .4

Fajardo ............................................................................... 16.5 18.1 16.7 18.4 1.7 10.2

Guayama ............................................................................ 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.1 -.1 -.6

Mayaguez ........................................................................... 37.7 38.6 38.1 38.7 .6 1.6

Ponce ................................................................................. 64.1 64.1 65.0 64.5 -.5 -.8

San German-Cabo Rojo ..................................................... 22.3 21.4 22.6 21.7 -.9 -4.0

San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo ............................................. 772.7 785.0 776.2 785.7 9.5 1.2

Yauco ................................................................................. 13.9 14.6 14.0 14.8 .8 5.7

Virgin Islands ........................................................................ 43.0 43.0 42.9 42.9 .0 .0

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

 NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates subsequent to the current

benchmark are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.

Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 04-03,

dated February 18, 2004, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and

in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Areas in the six New England states are

Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states

are county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed

under the state that appears first in their titles. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill.,

and Weirton-Steubenville, W. Va.-Ohio, are the exceptions in that they are listed under

Illinois and Ohio, respectively, for operational reasons.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division

(Numbers in thousands)

State, area, and division 

February March Change from March 2004 to

 March 2005 p

2004 2005 2004 2005p Number Percent

California ............................................................................... 14,327.1 14,581.1 14,440.1 14,668.5 228.4 1.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ................................. 5,411.7 5,452.4 5,447.4 5,490.3 42.9 .8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale .................................. 3,975.8 3,988.6 4,000.8 4,017.8 17.0 .4

Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine ............................................... 1,435.9 1,463.8 1,446.6 1,472.5 25.9 1.8

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont ....................................... 1,943.9 1,956.5 1,954.6 1,963.3 8.7 .4

Oakland-Fremont-Hayward .............................................. 1,011.4 1,018.0 1,017.6 1,021.5 3.9 .4

San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City ........................ 932.5 938.5 937.0 941.8 4.8 .5

District of Columbia ............................................................. 665.1 669.9 670.7 674.8 4.1 .6

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 1 .................................... 2,784.7 2,864.5 2,819.4 2,890.3 70.9 2.5

Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg 2 ................................. 543.5 555.2 551.1 560.6 9.5 1.7

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 1 .................................. 2,241.0 2,309.3 2,268.2 2,329.7 61.5 2.7

Florida .................................................................................... 7,415.8 7,671.6 7,482.1 7,728.1 246.0 3.3

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach ................................. 2,271.6 2,336.9 2,288.2 2,351.1 62.9 2.7

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach .......... 716.4 738.6 721.0 741.9 20.9 2.9

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall ............................................. 1,013.7 1,037.1 1,020.2 1,043.8 23.6 2.3

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach ............... 541.5 561.2 547.0 565.4 18.4 3.4

Illinois .................................................................................... 5,673.3 5,710.7 5,723.9 5,760.4 36.5 .6

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................................................. 4,299.6 4,334.5 4,335.0 4,374.2 39.2 .9

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet .................................................. 3,661.5 3,686.6 3,690.2 3,721.5 31.3 .8

Gary 2 ............................................................................... 267.0 272.3 270.1 274.1 4.0 1.5

Lake County-Kenosha County 1 ....................................... 371.2 375.6 374.8 378.6 3.8 1.0

Massachusetts ...................................................................... 3,107.0 3,140.0 3,129.8 3,155.5 25.7 .8

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 1 .............................................. 2,354.6 2,379.1 2,369.0 2,387.1 18.1 .8

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ............................................... 1,611.5 1,625.7 1,621.3 1,630.3 9.0 .6

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton ........................................... 86.2 86.6 87.1 87.1 .0 .0

Framingham ..................................................................... 146.1 149.2 147.2 149.5 2.3 1.6

Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury 1 ............................... 73.4 74.2 73.9 74.8 .9 1.2

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 1 ........................................... 114.2 116.3 114.6 116.6 2.0 1.7

Lynn-Peabody-Salem ....................................................... 99.7 99.8 99.9 100.3 .4 .4

Nashua 1 .......................................................................... 125.5 128.1 126.5 128.3 1.8 1.4

Michigan ................................................................................ 4,309.2 4,319.6 4,335.3 4,322.1 -13.2 -.3

Detroit-Warren-Livonia ....................................................... 2,020.8 2,012.4 2,033.4 2,010.9 -22.5 -1.1

Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn .................................................. 827.9 824.8 833.5 824.3 -9.2 -1.1

Warren-Farmington Hills-Troy .......................................... 1,192.9 1,187.6 1,199.9 1,186.6 -13.3 -1.1

New York ............................................................................... 8,289.9 8,370.1 8,363.9 8,424.0 60.1 .7

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 1 .................. 8,122.1 8,197.8 8,201.3 8,262.8 61.5 .7

Edison 2 ............................................................................ 980.9 996.3 992.5 1,007.4 14.9 1.5

Nassau-Suffolk ................................................................. 1,197.7 1,212.2 1,214.4 1,228.0 13.6 1.1

New York-Wayne-White Plains 1 ...................................... 4,927.5 4,978.0 4,971.2 5,010.1 38.9 .8

Newark-Union 2 ................................................................ 1,016.1 1,011.3 1,023.1 1,017.3 -5.8 -.6

Pennsylvania ......................................................................... 5,530.4 5,596.6 5,582.2 5,640.2 58.0 1.0

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 1 ................................... 2,699.2 2,732.9 2,722.4 2,757.0 34.6 1.3

Camden 2 ......................................................................... 515.4 532.2 522.6 538.4 15.8 3.0

Philadelphia ...................................................................... 1,843.6 1,853.8 1,856.6 1,863.8 7.2 .4

Wilmington 2 ..................................................................... 340.1 346.9 343.2 350.4 7.2 2.1

Texas ..................................................................................... 9,368.7 9,499.0 9,430.8 9,555.5 124.7 1.3

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ................................................ 2,654.5 2,705.6 2,672.7 2,719.3 46.6 1.7

Dallas-Plano-Irving ........................................................... 1,874.2 1,913.0 1,887.9 1,922.6 34.7 1.8

Fort Worth-Arlington ......................................................... 780.3 792.6 784.8 796.7 11.9 1.5

Washington ........................................................................... 2,633.7 2,692.7 2,659.7 2,715.0 55.3 2.1

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ................................................... 1,558.9 1,594.3 1,569.4 1,604.7 35.3 2.2

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ................................................... 1,310.4 1,338.8 1,319.0 1,347.7 28.7 2.2

Tacoma ............................................................................. 248.5 255.5 250.4 257.0 6.6 2.6

1 Part of the area is in one or more adjacent states. 2 All of the area is in one or more adjacent states. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates subsequent to the current

benchmark are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.

Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 04-03,

dated February 18, 2004, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and

in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Areas in the six New England states are

Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states

are county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed

under the state that appears first in their titles. Some divisions lie in more than one

state, and some, like Camden, N.J., are totally outside the states under which their

metropolitan areas are listed.
Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas,

not seasonally adjusted, March 2005

NOTE: Map includes data for 367 metropolitan

areas based on Office of Managementand Budget Bulletin No. 04-03.

(U.S. rate = 5.4 percent)

Above U.S. averageU.S. average or below