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USDL 02-600

For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT

Tuesday, October 22, 2002

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: SEPTEMBER 2002

Most regional and state unemployment rates were stable from August to September and remained higher

than a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. All four

regions recorded little or no change from August. Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia reported

shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less, including 12 with no rate change at all. The national jobless rate was

essentially unchanged at 5.6 percent in September. Nonfarm employment decreased in 26 states and the

District of Columbia in September.

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

In September, the Midwest and Northeast regions recorded the lowest unemployment rates, 5.2 percent

each. The South closely followed with a rate of 5.3 percent, while the West continued to post the highest

rate, 6.1 percent. Over the year, all four regions reported rate increases, ranging from 0.3 percentage point

in the South to 0.6 point in the West. (See table 1.)

Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central again registered the lowest unemployment

rate in September, 4.2 percent. The Pacific division continued to have the highest rate, 6.5 percent. All

divisions reported little or no change from August. Over the year, the East North Central, New England,

and West South Central divisions had the largest unemployment rate increases (+0.7 percentage point each).

The only division not reporting a rate increase from the previous year was the East South Central, which

recorded no change.

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Among the states, South Dakota continued to register the lowest unemployment rate, 2.6 percent,

followed by two neighboring states in the West North Central division—Nebraska, 3.4 percent, and

North Dakota, 3.5 percent. Three of the additional four states with rates below 4.0 percent also bordered

South Dakota. One of these, Montana, recorded the lowest rate in its series, 3.9 percent in September.

(Virtually all regional and state series begin in 1978.) Alaska posted the highest jobless rate, 7.5 percent,

again followed by two other Pacific division states—Washington, 7.4 percent, and Oregon, 6.8 percent.

(See table 3 and chart 1.)

Over the month, unemployment rates decreased in 20 states, increased in 19 states, and were unchanged in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Florida recorded the largest over-the-month decline
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(-0.5 percentage point), followed by Michigan and Minnesota (-0.4 point each). No state had a rate

increase larger than 0.3 percentage point from August to September.

Compared with September 2001, jobless rates were higher in 36 states, lower in 12 states and the

District of Columbia, and unchanged in 2 states. This is the first time since March 2001 that more than

10 states reported over-the-year rate declines. South Dakota recorded the largest unemployment rate

decline (-0.9 percentage point). Montana and the District of Columbia also registered downward shifts

of more than one-half percentage point (-0.7 and -0.6 point, respectively). West Virginia posted the

largest over-the-year rate increase (+1.4 percentage points), closely followed by Alaska (+1.3 points).

An additional five states experienced jobless rate increases of at least 1.0 percentage point.

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

Total nonfarm employment decreased in 26 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 23 states,

and remained unchanged in 1 state in September. The largest employment decreases occurred in Florida

(-102,200), Illinois (-16,200), California (-15,800), and Arizona (-15,400). The employment decline in

Florida followed an increase of similar magnitude in August, primarily reflecting the difficulty in seasonally

adjusting the local education component, which is affected by changing school calendars. Wyoming reported the largest over-the-month percentage decline in employment (-2.5 percent), followed by Florida

(-1.4 percent), Arizona and West Virginia (-0.7 percent each), and the District of Columbia and Missouri

(-0.5 percent each). The largest employment increases were posted in Maryland (+15,500), Michigan

(+7,700), South Carolina (+6,500), and Kentucky (+5,500). Maryland reported the largest over-themonth percentage increase in employment (+0.6 percent), followed by South Carolina (+0.4 percent) and

Kentucky (+0.3 percent). (See table 5.)

Over the year, employment decreased in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The largest employment decreases were in Illinois (-79,000), Georgia (-76,800), Texas (-76,600), and New York (-72,400).

Washington recorded the largest percentage decline in employment (-2.1 percent), followed by Missouri

(-2.0 percent), Georgia (-1.9 percent), and Colorado and Utah (-1.8 percent each). The biggest over-theyear gains in employment occurred in Kentucky (+19,600), Florida (+19,200), and Nevada and Wisconsin

(+14,900 each). The largest percentage increases were reported in Nevada (+1.4 percent), Alaska and

Kentucky (+1.1 percent each), and Montana (+0.9 percent). (See chart 2.)

Over the year, most major industry divisions experienced employment declines. Manufacturing remained

the weakest industry division, with 49 states and the District of Columbia posting over-the-year employment

decreases. Employment losses also were widespread in transportation and public utilities, with 45 states and

the District of Columbia experiencing over-the-year declines. In contrast to these losses, 39 states reported

employment gains in government, and 31 states and the District of Columbia reported over-the-year employment gains in services.

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for September is scheduled to be issued on

October 30, 2002. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for October is scheduled

to be issued on November 20, 2002.
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Upcoming Changes to State and Metropolitan Area

Nonfarm Payroll Series in March 2003

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

produced from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program and presented for states

in tables 5 and 6 of this news release, will be converted from the 1987 Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) basis with the release in March 2003 of January 2003 estimates. The NAICS

conversion involves major definitional changes to many of the currently published SIC-based

series. After the conversion to NAICS, SIC-based series will no longer be produced or

published. Historical time series will be reconstructed as part of the NAICS conversion

process. At the state and metropolitan area level, the NAICS-based reconstruction effort will

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

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

beginning dates. There will be no reconstruction of average weekly hours, average hourly

earnings, or other data types; these series will begin in January 2001 on a NAICS basis.

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

of the CES sample redesign phase-in at the state and metropolitan area level. The redesign

converts the CES from a quota-based sample to a probability-based sample. In March

2003, at the state and metropolitan area level, the transportation and public utilities; finance,

insurance, and real estate; retail trade; and services industries will be converted to the new

sample. All other private sector industries have already been converted. The final stage of

sample redesign phase-in may result in level shifts for average weekly hours, average hourly

earnings, and production worker employment series. New levels for these series are being

recomputed from the NAICS-based probability sample.

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

state and metropolitan area level in March 2003, some redistribution of sample from smaller

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

total nonfarm estimates. In order to sustain the viability of the employment series for smaller

domains, primarily detailed industry series within the smallest metropolitan areas, the Bureau

of Labor Statistics (BLS) has developed a small domain model, based on weighted least

squares regression methodology. The inputs for the model are available sample, time series

history, and additional information from the full state sample. In March 2003, the model will

be implemented as the official estimator for the approximately 10 percent of CES published

series which have insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimates.

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

BLS public database at the state and area homepage at http://www.bls.gov/sae/ or by calling

202-691-6559.
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census

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

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

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

employment estimates by state and major industry from the Current

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

CES programs are both Federal-State cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS

program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based on

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

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

survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor

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

both the employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

for work to be counted as unemployed.

Method of estimation. Effective January 1996, estimates for all

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

metropolitan area, and New York City are produced using estimating

equations based on regression techniques. This method utilizes data

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

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

estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request. Effective

January 1998, estimates for census regions and divisions are obtained

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

then calculating the unemployment rate.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data shown for

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

with January estimates. The adjusted estimates reflect updated

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

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

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

to equal the CPS annual averages, usually effective with January

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

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

directly on the CPS.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of state (and Los

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

computed by aggregating independently seasonally adjusted

employment and unemployment levels. Unemployment rates are then

computed from these independently adjusted levels. Region and

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

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

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

with January estimates.

Employment from the CES program

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment

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

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

which represents the number of persons who occupied positions on

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

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

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

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

1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using

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

a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates

of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the

estimates for the previous month by these ratios.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually

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

from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered

under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark

information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new

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

employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking

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

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

months.

Seasonal adjustment. Seasonally adjusted payroll employment

totals for states are computed by aggregating independently adjusted

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

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

benchmark adjustments.

Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures

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

independently develops a national employment series; state estimates

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

subject to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national

series, summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can

cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these

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

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

a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey

and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other

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

states is available upon request.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to

develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and

Earnings, which is available by subscription from the Superintendent

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

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

Methods, Bulletin 2490, August 1997.

Estimates of labor force and unemployment for over 330

metropolitan areas are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area

Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force,

employment, and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas,

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

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

economic assistance programs are available from the BLS Internet at

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

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

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

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

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

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

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

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

data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly

derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting

from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual

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

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

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

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

generally insignificant.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Measures of

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

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

Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment. Measures of

nonsampling error for CPS data are not available, but additional

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

Employment and Earnings.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error are not

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

maintained by the state agencies and the annual adjustment of

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Sept.

2001

July 

2002

Aug. 

2002

Sept.

2002p

Sept.

2001

July 

2002

Aug. 

2002

Sept.

2002p Sept.

2001

July 

2002

Aug. 

2002

Sept.

2002p

Northeast ........................... 26,324.1 26,698.2 26,740.4 26,716.2 1,224.6 1,434.3 1,425.6 1,391.9 4.7 5.4 5.3 5.2

 New England .................... 7,217.0 7,342.2 7,352.2 7,354.3 287.5 324.8 343.9 345.6 4.0 4.4 4.7 4.7

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,107.1 19,356.0 19,388.2 19,361.9 937.1 1,109.5 1,081.7 1,046.3 4.9 5.7 5.6 5.4

South ................................. 49,473.8 50,171.3 50,215.2 50,228.2 2,451.9 2,704.6 2,704.2 2,643.6 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.3

 South Atlantic ................... 25,811.5 26,178.0 26,225.2 26,183.2 1,226.0 1,346.5 1,350.0 1,295.1 4.7 5.1 5.1 4.9

 East South Central ........... 8,222.6 8,331.8 8,306.6 8,320.6 432.8 454.7 438.7 438.8 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.3

 West South Central .......... 15,439.7 15,661.5 15,683.4 15,724.5 793.1 903.4 915.5 909.7 5.1 5.8 5.8 5.8

Midwest ............................. 33,918.7 34,169.1 34,122.9 34,079.9 1,591.4 1,877.1 1,811.1 1,771.7 4.7 5.5 5.3 5.2

 East North Central ............ 23,481.8 23,571.9 23,541.2 23,501.7 1,178.3 1,407.5 1,365.9 1,332.1 5.0 6.0 5.8 5.7

 West North Central ........... 10,436.9 10,597.2 10,581.8 10,578.3 413.2 469.6 445.1 439.6 4.0 4.4 4.2 4.2

West ................................... 32,246.0 32,690.4 32,632.1 32,693.0 1,784.4 2,029.1 2,003.2 2,003.2 5.5 6.2 6.1 6.1

 Mountain ........................... 9,142.2 9,338.2 9,350.5 9,341.6 430.1 510.3 493.0 495.5 4.7 5.5 5.3 5.3

 Pacific ............................... 23,103.8 23,352.2 23,281.7 23,351.4 1,354.3 1,518.8 1,510.3 1,507.7 5.9 6.5 6.5 6.5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

when new benchmark and population information becomes available.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Census region and

division

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

August September August September August September

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

Northeast ........................... 26,601.5 27,030.6 26,190.6 26,561.8 1,183.2 1,404.3 1,182.3 1,345.9 4.4 5.2 4.5 5.1

 New England .................... 7,320.7 7,451.3 7,182.8 7,314.3 271.8 332.2 269.6 329.1 3.7 4.5 3.8 4.5

 Middle Atlantic .................. 19,280.8 19,579.3 19,007.8 19,247.5 911.4 1,072.1 912.7 1,016.8 4.7 5.5 4.8 5.3

South ................................. 49,778.9 50,506.5 49,493.7 50,224.1 2,446.4 2,752.5 2,441.9 2,634.5 4.9 5.4 4.9 5.2

 South Atlantic ................... 26,019.4 26,407.2 25,835.5 26,194.4 1,230.7 1,378.7 1,238.0 1,308.5 4.7 5.2 4.8 5.0

 East South Central ........... 8,251.8 8,338.5 8,220.0 8,309.4 427.5 442.5 417.2 422.1 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.1

 West South Central .......... 15,507.7 15,760.8 15,438.2 15,720.4 788.1 931.3 786.6 903.9 5.1 5.9 5.1 5.7

Midwest ............................. 34,153.0 34,347.7 33,835.1 33,972.9 1,508.2 1,742.0 1,474.1 1,646.0 4.4 5.1 4.4 4.8

 East North Central ............ 23,672.6 23,722.9 23,430.6 23,433.7 1,113.7 1,314.3 1,089.5 1,236.1 4.7 5.5 4.7 5.3

 West North Central ........... 10,480.5 10,624.8 10,404.5 10,539.2 394.5 427.8 384.6 409.9 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.9

West ................................... 32,482.3 32,880.7 32,323.8 32,743.0 1,708.4 1,978.5 1,708.4 1,920.1 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.9

 Mountain ........................... 9,206.8 9,426.9 9,193.7 9,383.5 420.5 500.1 422.5 485.2 4.6 5.3 4.6 5.2

 Pacific ............................... 23,275.5 23,453.9 23,130.1 23,359.5 1,287.9 1,478.3 1,285.9 1,434.9 5.5 6.3 5.6 6.1

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

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

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

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and Area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Sept.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002p

Sept.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002p Sept.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002p

Alabama ............................. 2,146.5 2,150.1 2,146.7 2,152.1 118.9 122.6 122.2 121.8 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7

Alaska ................................. 322.0 330.9 332.2 333.8 20.1 22.3 24.4 24.9 6.2 6.7 7.3 7.5

Arizona ............................... 2,440.1 2,495.9 2,510.0 2,499.0 123.6 150.0 144.1 142.6 5.1 6.0 5.7 5.7

Arkansas ............................. 1,223.9 1,279.8 1,282.8 1,288.6 64.2 66.4 64.5 64.4 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0

California ............................ 17,400.5 17,601.5 17,503.5 17,535.7 984.2 1,124.9 1,115.8 1,107.6 5.7 6.4 6.4 6.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach 4,875.4 4,942.2 4,859.3 4,858.7 287.3 338.5 321.8 308.6 5.9 6.8 6.6 6.4

Colorado ............................. 2,301.8 2,357.2 2,364.9 2,370.7 93.9 121.8 121.0 122.6 4.1 5.2 5.1 5.2

Connecticut ......................... 1,710.2 1,717.4 1,717.8 1,719.9 61.9 65.3 68.1 70.3 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1

Delaware ............................ 418.9 415.6 414.3 412.8 13.9 16.2 15.9 16.8 3.3 3.9 3.8 4.1

District of Columbia ............ 277.5 272.5 270.2 270.3 18.4 16.4 16.1 16.2 6.6 6.0 6.0 6.0

Florida ................................. 7,701.3 7,804.2 7,842.4 7,798.5 383.7 419.5 435.7 401.4 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.1

Georgia ............................... 4,108.4 4,214.2 4,223.6 4,230.9 165.1 194.8 196.1 197.2 4.0 4.6 4.6 4.7

Hawaii ................................. 607.0 597.9 594.0 596.0 27.4 25.7 23.6 25.1 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.2

Idaho ................................... 687.6 689.4 689.6 686.4 34.8 37.0 36.4 37.6 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.5

Illinois .................................. 6,335.4 6,280.3 6,266.1 6,242.4 353.6 419.7 391.4 395.4 5.6 6.7 6.2 6.3

Indiana ................................ 3,114.4 3,148.0 3,164.4 3,155.5 145.5 160.0 165.0 157.8 4.7 5.1 5.2 5.0

Iowa .................................... 1,599.5 1,628.9 1,625.7 1,630.3 56.7 65.2 60.7 63.1 3.5 4.0 3.7 3.9

Kansas ................................ 1,377.0 1,452.4 1,454.1 1,456.2 59.1 67.7 65.9 66.6 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.6

Kentucky ............................. 1,962.5 1,994.4 1,993.0 1,990.5 110.8 105.5 104.5 103.8 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.2

Louisiana ............................ 2,056.2 2,013.5 2,011.2 2,009.2 123.9 113.3 119.6 118.6 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.9

Maine .................................. 684.5 687.3 686.5 684.1 29.2 29.0 27.3 27.8 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.1

Maryland ............................. 2,848.0 2,901.2 2,912.4 2,903.9 119.1 122.2 125.0 116.6 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.0

Massachusetts .................... 3,296.0 3,370.3 3,374.9 3,381.4 133.4 165.5 175.6 175.8 4.0 4.9 5.2 5.2

Michigan ............................. 5,165.9 5,181.2 5,155.0 5,144.1 285.9 343.5 322.2 298.1 5.5 6.6 6.2 5.8

Minnesota ........................... 2,820.8 2,856.5 2,852.0 2,851.0 102.0 123.8 124.8 114.3 3.6 4.3 4.4 4.0

Mississippi .......................... 1,291.8 1,308.5 1,298.9 1,301.9 74.6 85.5 79.3 76.3 5.8 6.5 6.1 5.9

Missouri .............................. 2,967.0 2,959.3 2,954.2 2,940.5 143.2 155.6 139.7 140.5 4.8 5.3 4.7 4.8

Montana .............................. 462.0 469.2 469.8 469.3 21.2 21.4 18.7 18.3 4.6 4.6 4.0 3.9

Nebraska ............................ 929.2 951.9 948.9 951.9 29.2 33.9 32.6 32.7 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.4

Nevada ............................... 1,025.5 1,052.5 1,045.8 1,045.7 53.7 57.2 52.8 51.1 5.2 5.4 5.0 4.9

New Hampshire .................. 688.8 711.2 713.8 713.6 27.5 29.9 33.5 32.1 4.0 4.2 4.7 4.5

New Jersey ......................... 4,181.7 4,258.9 4,252.0 4,257.5 186.8 232.7 225.6 227.1 4.5 5.5 5.3 5.3

New Mexico ........................ 837.3 860.4 856.6 859.5 40.7 53.9 52.5 52.1 4.9 6.3 6.1 6.1

New York ............................ 8,838.4 8,989.6 9,006.6 8,994.7 460.2 544.3 528.8 500.6 5.2 6.1 5.9 5.6

New York City ................. 3,515.1 3,549.2 3,557.4 3,545.5 231.1 274.7 270.9 253.2 6.6 7.7 7.6 7.1

North Carolina .................... 3,990.6 3,979.6 3,964.9 3,970.4 232.7 272.3 249.6 243.5 5.8 6.8 6.3 6.1

North Dakota ...................... 337.6 336.8 336.2 339.0 8.7 11.6 10.6 11.9 2.6 3.5 3.2 3.5

Ohio .................................... 5,874.8 5,914.6 5,895.1 5,893.9 258.7 339.4 327.3 325.8 4.4 5.7 5.6 5.5

Oklahoma ........................... 1,671.1 1,691.7 1,690.7 1,688.6 67.3 72.4 73.5 70.2 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.2

Oregon ................................ 1,796.4 1,791.6 1,808.0 1,804.5 124.6 131.1 127.2 122.1 6.9 7.3 7.0 6.8

Pennsylvania ...................... 6,087.0 6,107.4 6,129.5 6,109.7 290.1 332.6 327.3 318.6 4.8 5.4 5.3 5.2

Rhode Island ...................... 502.5 508.7 511.1 508.1 22.8 21.7 24.8 25.6 4.5 4.3 4.8 5.0

South Carolina .................... 1,944.0 2,002.3 2,010.6 2,010.4 111.7 103.9 108.3 107.4 5.7 5.2 5.4 5.3

South Dakota ...................... 405.7 411.5 410.5 409.4 14.3 11.9 10.8 10.5 3.5 2.9 2.6 2.6

Tennessee .......................... 2,821.8 2,878.8 2,868.0 2,876.2 128.4 141.1 132.6 136.9 4.6 4.9 4.6 4.8

Texas .................................. 10,488.4 10,676.5 10,698.7 10,738.1 537.7 651.2 657.9 656.5 5.1 6.1 6.1 6.1

Utah .................................... 1,115.5 1,142.9 1,143.5 1,139.5 51.2 59.0 57.6 60.6 4.6 5.2 5.0 5.3

Vermont .............................. 335.0 347.3 348.1 347.3 12.7 13.4 14.6 13.9 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.0

Virginia ................................ 3,689.4 3,779.0 3,776.9 3,777.6 142.1 150.9 155.4 146.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.9

Washington ......................... 2,977.9 3,030.3 3,044.0 3,081.5 198.0 214.7 219.3 228.1 6.6 7.1 7.2 7.4

West Virginia ...................... 833.4 809.4 809.8 808.5 39.4 50.4 47.9 49.0 4.7 6.2 5.9 6.1

Wisconsin ........................... 2,991.3 3,048.0 3,060.6 3,065.8 134.5 144.8 160.0 154.9 4.5 4.8 5.2 5.1

Wyoming ............................. 272.4 270.6 270.2 271.5 11.1 10.0 9.8 10.5 4.1 3.7 3.6 3.9

Puerto Rico ......................... 1,312.9 1,355.9 1,367.8 1,369.3 159.0 175.6 166.2 166.2 12.1 13.0 12.1 12.1

p = preliminary.

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

from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population

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

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and Area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

August September August September August September

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

Alabama ............................. 2,147.8 2,148.7 2,145.5 2,149.5 121.3 128.1 120.9 123.8 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.8

Alaska ................................. 330.1 339.5 323.1 333.9 16.4 19.7 16.9 21.1 5.0 5.8 5.2 6.3

Arizona ............................... 2,443.2 2,521.5 2,453.3 2,510.9 128.6 157.9 133.6 152.2 5.3 6.3 5.4 6.1

Arkansas ............................. 1,235.2 1,292.1 1,222.3 1,283.2 61.6 62.8 56.9 57.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.4

California ............................ 17,535.9 17,647.2 17,450.3 17,573.9 951.9 1,109.2 950.0 1,070.4 5.4 6.3 5.4 6.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach 4,909.0 4,885.0 4,926.9 4,906.0 304.2 341.0 300.0 321.2 6.2 7.0 6.1 6.5

Colorado ............................. 2,329.3 2,393.4 2,328.7 2,394.1 88.4 119.0 91.8 119.2 3.8 5.0 3.9 5.0

Connecticut ......................... 1,742.8 1,745.7 1,696.7 1,706.3 61.3 67.9 52.8 61.7 3.5 3.9 3.1 3.6

Delaware ............................ 421.9 417.8 413.8 407.8 14.7 16.6 13.3 16.2 3.5 4.0 3.2 4.0

District of Columbia ............ 282.9 274.5 276.6 269.3 19.3 16.7 18.2 16.0 6.8 6.1 6.6 5.9

Florida ................................. 7,808.3 7,913.9 7,730.3 7,825.6 388.8 447.9 401.2 421.1 5.0 5.7 5.2 5.4

Georgia ............................... 4,091.3 4,201.8 4,105.2 4,221.5 164.8 198.5 172.2 203.9 4.0 4.7 4.2 4.8

Hawaii ................................. 606.9 595.8 601.8 590.6 27.4 24.8 27.5 25.4 4.5 4.2 4.6 4.3

Idaho ................................... 696.1 698.9 691.4 690.4 30.4 32.9 28.8 31.4 4.4 4.7 4.2 4.6

Illinois .................................. 6,367.1 6,295.4 6,323.1 6,221.8 346.9 391.4 329.5 368.9 5.4 6.2 5.2 5.9

Indiana ................................ 3,124.5 3,171.3 3,109.2 3,151.0 135.4 158.5 132.7 145.6 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.6

Iowa .................................... 1,599.0 1,631.9 1,595.3 1,627.5 48.9 55.4 49.6 55.7 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.4

Kansas ................................ 1,377.1 1,450.8 1,365.7 1,440.8 57.1 64.0 55.1 62.4 4.1 4.4 4.0 4.3

Kentucky ............................. 1,970.0 1,999.3 1,953.1 1,980.0 101.2 95.6 101.2 95.6 5.1 4.8 5.2 4.8

Louisiana ............................ 2,060.7 2,024.5 2,051.0 2,005.4 115.2 120.4 120.7 116.7 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.8

Maine .................................. 699.6 702.6 686.4 686.3 23.4 22.3 25.2 24.2 3.3 3.2 3.7 3.5

Maryland ............................. 2,864.8 2,930.6 2,856.0 2,909.9 117.4 123.4 118.7 114.3 4.1 4.2 4.2 3.9

Massachusetts .................... 3,336.8 3,416.2 3,278.5 3,359.6 126.7 172.1 133.6 176.5 3.8 5.0 4.1 5.3

Michigan ............................. 5,208.2 5,192.3 5,145.6 5,119.7 261.4 301.5 261.5 273.8 5.0 5.8 5.1 5.3

Minnesota ........................... 2,846.4 2,874.7 2,824.4 2,852.8 94.6 113.7 100.6 111.5 3.3 4.0 3.6 3.9

Mississippi .......................... 1,290.2 1,297.8 1,283.3 1,291.2 73.8 81.2 72.3 73.2 5.7 6.3 5.6 5.7

Missouri .............................. 2,963.7 2,951.0 2,953.8 2,927.7 144.3 143.2 135.3 134.5 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.6

Montana .............................. 469.9 477.2 460.4 467.2 17.4 15.1 17.2 14.4 3.7 3.2 3.7 3.1

Nebraska ............................ 932.6 952.4 920.5 941.5 27.3 31.0 25.3 28.5 2.9 3.3 2.7 3.0

Nevada ............................... 1,030.2 1,050.9 1,033.1 1,052.8 53.9 52.6 53.2 51.2 5.2 5.0 5.1 4.9

New Hampshire .................. 697.9 722.0 680.7 704.8 26.5 32.7 25.2 30.0 3.8 4.5 3.7 4.3

New Jersey ......................... 4,202.7 4,278.4 4,154.4 4,226.7 183.1 227.3 183.2 222.6 4.4 5.3 4.4 5.3

New Mexico ........................ 835.4 855.6 834.5 855.7 38.5 51.7 39.5 50.5 4.6 6.0 4.7 5.9

New York ............................ 8,925.7 9,104.3 8,774.3 8,921.2 435.6 519.4 450.5 490.7 4.9 5.7 5.1 5.5

New York City ................. 3,512.0 3,569.8 3,482.1 3,512.5 222.2 273.4 226.9 249.8 6.3 7.7 6.5 7.1

North Carolina .................... 4,023.0 4,004.9 3,994.2 3,972.6 229.0 252.4 220.0 230.7 5.7 6.3 5.5 5.8

North Dakota ...................... 348.0 345.6 339.6 339.8 9.1 10.2 6.4 8.7 2.6 3.0 1.9 2.6

Ohio .................................... 5,948.4 5,972.5 5,871.8 5,891.0 245.0 315.7 253.5 317.3 4.1 5.3 4.3 5.4

Oklahoma ........................... 1,672.8 1,695.1 1,670.7 1,687.8 62.7 69.8 64.7 67.8 3.7 4.1 3.9 4.0

Oregon ................................ 1,818.0 1,829.2 1,807.8 1,814.5 113.6 121.3 115.5 113.0 6.2 6.6 6.4 6.2

Pennsylvania ...................... 6,152.4 6,196.6 6,079.1 6,099.6 292.7 325.4 278.9 303.5 4.8 5.3 4.6 5.0

Rhode Island ...................... 506.9 515.3 504.2 509.5 23.0 24.1 21.9 24.6 4.5 4.7 4.3 4.8

South Carolina .................... 1,963.4 2,029.7 1,944.5 2,008.2 117.5 115.1 111.8 107.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.3

South Dakota ...................... 413.6 418.6 405.2 408.9 13.3 10.2 12.3 8.7 3.2 2.4 3.0 2.1

Tennessee .......................... 2,843.8 2,892.7 2,838.0 2,888.6 131.2 137.6 122.9 129.5 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.5

Texas .................................. 10,539.0 10,749.2 10,494.3 10,744.0 548.7 678.3 544.3 662.4 5.2 6.3 5.2 6.2

Utah .................................... 1,126.1 1,154.7 1,119.6 1,140.5 53.6 62.3 48.8 57.3 4.8 5.4 4.4 5.0

Vermont .............................. 336.7 349.6 336.2 347.7 11.0 13.0 10.9 12.2 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.5

Virginia ................................ 3,721.5 3,816.9 3,682.4 3,771.1 141.7 162.9 148.0 155.0 3.8 4.3 4.0 4.1

Washington ......................... 2,984.6 3,042.2 2,947.1 3,046.6 178.6 203.3 176.0 205.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7

West Virginia ...................... 842.3 817.0 832.4 808.4 37.6 45.3 34.6 44.0 4.5 5.6 4.2 5.4

Wisconsin ........................... 3,024.3 3,091.3 2,980.8 3,050.2 125.1 147.2 112.4 130.6 4.1 4.8 3.8 4.3

Wyoming ............................. 276.6 274.7 272.7 271.9 9.6 8.7 9.4 9.0 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.3

Puerto Rico ......................... 1,295.0 1,359.7 1,301.9 1,357.3 166.4 178.7 164.2 170.5 12.8 13.1 12.6 12.6

p = preliminary.

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

derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current

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

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total nonfarm1 Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities

Sept.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002p Sept.2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002p Sept.2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002p Sept.2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002p

Alabama ............................... 1,916.5 1,891.2 1,897.9 1,898.5 104.5 103.1 104.4 105.2 335.8 328.8 328.1 327.2 95.0 92.9 92.2 91.8

Alaska ................................... 292.0 293.3 294.6 295.2 14.9 15.2 15.6 15.7 14.3 13.6 13.6 13.5 28.0 27.7 27.6 27.5

Arizona ................................. 2,257.4 2,244.8 2,251.9 2,236.5 163.9 157.2 158.9 159.4 206.0 194.6 193.5 193.4 111.0 105.2 104.4 104.4

Arkansas ............................... 1,154.7 1,150.0 1,150.7 1,148.9 53.4 55.4 55.6 54.7 237.1 228.4 226.9 226.9 72.2 75.7 75.8 75.6

California .............................. 14,700.5 14,647.9 14,662.7 14,646.9 771.0 756.7 756.9 758.7 1,873.1 1,814.0 1,807.2 1,803.7 749.9 720.2 717.1 712.2

Colorado ............................... 2,226.1 2,185.6 2,185.5 2,185.6 168.6 164.6 163.9 163.9 195.2 185.7 184.4 184.4 143.2 134.9 132.8 133.2

Connecticut ........................... 1,678.6 1,674.2 1,674.8 1,672.8 65.0 64.5 65.2 65.0 249.4 241.0 240.4 239.5 78.8 75.2 74.9 76.2

Delaware2 ............................ 418.1 416.3 416.1 416.8 23.8 24.3 24.3 24.2 55.2 54.4 53.9 54.2 17.0 17.2 17.0 16.8

District of Columbia .............. 652.6 649.6 653.2 649.7 10.9 9.9 9.9 10.0 11.3 11.0 10.9 11.0 17.6 17.2 17.2 17.1

Florida ................................... 7,208.1 7,230.5 7,329.5 7,227.3 404.0 410.1 410.1 412.7 461.3 445.5 443.8 443.0 365.8 353.6 353.0 353.3

Georgia ................................. 3,945.9 3,870.3 3,864.5 3,869.1 205.2 184.8 184.8 179.0 543.2 537.8 538.5 538.6 264.6 252.0 251.2 249.6

Hawaii2 ................................. 556.6 549.9 549.4 549.9 23.1 24.6 24.4 24.2 18.0 17.7 17.5 17.6 3( ) 3( ) 3( ) 3( )

Idaho ..................................... 570.0 566.0 563.3 561.5 37.5 34.8 34.3 33.6 74.5 70.4 70.7 71.2 27.9 27.4 27.3 27.0

Illinois .................................... 5,993.5 5,929.1 5,930.7 5,914.5 268.2 268.5 269.2 270.9 897.6 884.1 882.7 880.5 355.2 344.2 345.0 341.8

Indiana .................................. 2,937.8 2,903.4 2,903.8 2,895.7 147.3 140.8 139.9 142.4 634.1 621.2 619.9 619.6 147.7 142.0 141.1 140.1

Iowa ...................................... 1,468.1 1,461.6 1,465.0 1,467.0 63.8 65.9 66.5 66.4 248.1 245.3 245.4 246.0 71.6 71.2 71.3 70.9

Kansas .................................. 1,363.7 1,363.1 1,365.1 1,365.6 64.1 68.9 68.5 67.7 205.3 197.7 199.8 199.8 90.4 88.0 87.5 87.6

Kentucky ............................... 1,818.3 1,826.7 1,832.4 1,837.9 89.2 89.6 90.9 91.4 303.8 298.1 299.9 299.3 107.7 106.1 106.2 105.8

Louisiana .............................. 1,936.7 1,922.3 1,932.4 1,933.8 122.2 118.7 121.1 122.5 180.6 176.7 178.4 178.0 117.6 117.2 116.2 116.7

Maine .................................... 609.5 611.9 610.8 610.6 29.6 30.2 30.3 30.1 79.6 76.1 75.2 74.8 24.5 24.7 24.7 24.3

Maryland ............................... 2,477.4 2,423.7 2,446.6 2,462.1 162.3 156.0 159.0 163.2 177.1 171.6 171.4 170.9 116.0 112.8 112.5 113.1

Massachusetts ...................... 3,323.4 3,284.3 3,275.1 3,276.0 137.5 139.7 139.0 139.4 416.5 402.1 399.2 398.7 143.4 138.9 138.4 137.4

Michigan ............................... 4,571.9 4,545.1 4,537.0 4,544.7 199.9 198.6 199.3 198.9 916.8 906.6 905.1 906.0 180.9 180.0 179.0 178.2

Minnesota ............................. 2,665.6 2,655.2 2,644.8 2,645.0 122.6 121.7 120.8 120.3 414.0 405.2 404.2 403.1 133.9 126.0 125.7 124.4

Mississippi ............................ 1,133.4 1,134.6 1,130.8 1,130.2 52.7 53.7 53.6 54.2 210.6 209.2 207.8 206.6 56.6 55.4 55.5 55.3

Missouri ................................ 2,728.5 2,677.4 2,687.2 2,673.7 144.5 139.3 140.3 133.8 372.2 360.7 362.4 358.7 174.1 168.9 167.6 168.1

Montana ................................ 391.4 395.6 394.6 395.0 20.6 21.3 21.0 21.7 23.8 23.6 23.8 23.5 21.5 21.9 21.6 21.5

Nebraska .............................. 912.0 907.0 906.9 907.8 42.8 42.1 41.6 41.3 117.0 112.6 112.3 112.5 57.7 56.9 56.8 57.4

Nevada ................................. 1,053.4 1,070.8 1,070.4 1,068.3 90.7 93.3 93.3 93.4 46.1 46.1 46.2 46.1 57.3 57.4 57.5 57.2

New Hampshire .................... 624.9 627.3 625.6 625.3 27.2 27.5 27.7 27.9 101.8 100.9 99.0 99.3 21.3 20.6 20.5 20.0

New Jersey ........................... 4,014.3 4,002.1 4,003.0 3,999.7 160.6 161.5 161.9 162.0 444.7 424.1 423.2 420.9 267.6 261.9 261.2 260.9

New Mexico .......................... 757.7 761.0 759.5 760.5 45.4 44.0 44.2 44.2 42.2 42.5 41.3 40.6 37.6 36.6 36.0 35.3

New York .............................. 8,619.2 8,559.7 8,549.4 8,546.8 330.3 336.8 337.4 336.5 831.6 797.2 789.7 789.5 434.4 422.0 420.0 418.7

North Carolina ...................... 3,897.7 3,885.5 3,896.5 3,897.1 227.3 222.6 222.4 220.5 720.2 701.4 702.7 702.2 181.9 179.1 178.4 177.5

North Dakota ........................ 331.2 328.9 329.8 330.2 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.2 25.7 25.5 25.2 25.0 19.1 18.9 19.0 19.0

Ohio ...................................... 5,548.4 5,511.4 5,503.8 5,505.7 236.3 227.9 230.3 230.7 1,012.3 1,001.9 998.1 998.1 247.9 245.9 244.3 244.4

Oklahoma ............................. 1,513.4 1,518.8 1,519.5 1,522.0 63.8 65.4 65.1 67.1 177.9 176.2 175.4 174.3 84.8 82.9 82.5 82.7

Oregon .................................. 1,589.6 1,582.7 1,582.0 1,582.0 76.9 72.9 73.6 73.5 232.7 227.8 226.5 226.7 78.8 77.6 77.1 77.0

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,696.5 5,658.3 5,649.2 5,637.6 249.9 251.3 252.7 252.2 879.6 848.5 846.5 845.4 302.0 292.8 292.2 291.5

Rhode Island ........................ 478.0 483.0 481.4 480.6 18.5 17.4 17.7 17.8 68.3 68.6 67.0 66.6 17.1 16.8 16.6 16.8

South Carolina ...................... 1,835.1 1,820.6 1,831.9 1,838.4 112.1 111.5 112.2 111.2 327.6 315.4 314.7 314.4 95.6 94.9 95.7 95.7

South Dakota ........................ 379.1 381.4 380.1 378.4 18.5 19.2 18.7 18.1 45.3 43.6 43.2 43.4 17.2 16.8 16.7 16.7

Tennessee ............................ 2,703.9 2,703.1 2,704.3 2,697.2 119.8 117.8 118.2 117.6 474.4 467.1 464.4 463.7 179.7 174.1 173.6 173.7

Texas .................................... 9,501.6 9,412.7 9,423.1 9,425.0 564.0 559.6 558.2 558.5 1,040.8 1,005.6 1,002.4 999.4 596.5 574.0 573.2 573.6

Utah ...................................... 1,081.6 1,065.1 1,063.7 1,062.4 71.1 65.6 64.7 64.9 125.5 119.9 119.9 120.2 60.6 57.5 57.4 57.2

Vermont ................................ 297.2 297.1 296.9 296.4 14.7 15.3 15.4 15.3 47.0 45.1 44.0 43.9 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4

Virginia .................................. 3,523.7 3,495.8 3,494.6 3,491.6 215.8 206.6 206.1 207.4 365.3 356.8 357.7 356.7 187.6 177.3 177.4 177.8

Washington ........................... 2,689.7 2,648.0 2,641.0 2,631.9 154.6 144.9 145.9 145.4 336.0 309.8 306.3 302.6 144.9 136.8 136.3 136.5

West Virginia ........................ 733.6 723.2 731.8 726.7 34.1 32.4 32.8 32.1 75.7 73.7 73.6 73.2 36.7 36.6 36.6 36.0

Wisconsin ............................. 2,822.5 2,833.3 2,838.9 2,837.4 121.5 125.1 123.8 124.3 582.2 568.8 569.1 569.5 132.7 130.9 131.2 131.6

Wyoming ............................... 246.8 251.9 253.4 247.0 18.4 18.1 18.1 18.1 11.0 10.6 10.6 10.5 14.2 13.8 14.0 14.0

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government

Sept.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002p Sept.2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002p Sept.2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002p Sept.2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002p

Alabama ............................... 440.4 436.9 435.7 434.4 92.4 92.2 91.9 92.2 483.8 482.6 481.9 482.0 356.2 346.3 355.3 357.3

Alaska ................................... 58.4 58.8 58.9 59.5 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.7 73.6 74.7 75.0 75.6 79.3 80.5 81.2 81.0

Arizona ................................. 534.0 538.6 536.9 533.2 151.1 148.9 148.6 148.7 709.2 704.4 709.0 709.1 372.8 387.4 392.2 379.9

Arkansas ............................... 266.6 265.6 266.3 265.7 46.1 46.9 47.0 47.0 280.3 279.0 280.1 279.7 195.0 195.2 195.2 195.4

California .............................. 3,342.7 3,367.6 3,370.9 3,370.6 847.5 844.7 842.4 844.0 4,689.2 4,668.8 4,671.0 4,676.5 2,402.9 2,452.6 2,473.9 2,457.9

Colorado ............................... 526.9 516.3 515.4 515.8 144.1 141.2 140.1 140.6 686.8 673.3 677.7 677.9 346.9 354.7 356.3 354.6

Connecticut ........................... 358.2 361.7 360.5 359.3 142.6 141.6 141.3 141.2 539.1 541.0 542.0 541.4 244.6 248.4 249.7 249.3

Delaware2 ............................ 90.4 91.7 91.7 91.2 51.6 50.9 50.8 50.7 122.4 122.0 122.6 123.1 57.7 55.8 55.8 56.6

District of Columbia .............. 52.0 50.8 51.4 51.0 33.2 33.2 32.9 33.2 305.1 306.9 305.6 305.5 222.4 220.5 225.2 221.8

Florida ................................... 1,782.9 1,779.3 1,775.0 1,778.0 459.9 457.7 458.0 458.5 2,691.8 2,728.4 2,723.5 2,725.0 1,036.0 1,049.6 1,159.9 1,050.6

Georgia ................................. 965.4 942.7 938.6 941.5 206.9 205.1 204.1 204.5 1,146.4 1,131.5 1,129.4 1,137.2 606.4 608.9 610.5 611.2

Hawaii2 ................................. 136.0 132.3 132.4 132.7 32.7 33.1 33.0 33.0 188.1 185.1 186.5 186.6 116.3 118.0 116.6 117.2

Idaho ..................................... 140.8 140.6 140.4 139.7 24.6 24.9 24.8 24.7 151.8 152.8 151.8 151.7 111.0 113.4 112.3 111.9

Illinois .................................... 1,351.7 1,344.6 1,341.2 1,336.4 404.7 400.9 401.6 401.8 1,865.1 1,831.2 1,837.0 1,838.0 840.8 846.2 844.8 835.9

Indiana .................................. 695.4 682.4 679.7 681.7 140.3 139.3 139.8 140.1 755.6 753.8 752.5 750.5 410.9 417.0 424.1 414.6

Iowa ...................................... 351.2 346.8 348.1 346.8 89.0 90.3 90.7 91.1 394.8 392.7 393.6 395.2 247.5 247.2 247.3 248.5

Kansas .................................. 317.2 314.2 313.6 314.5 66.3 66.4 66.5 65.9 360.6 368.4 367.8 369.1 252.5 252.3 254.1 253.7

Kentucky ............................... 424.3 428.4 428.3 430.5 75.9 75.8 75.9 76.2 485.7 494.2 495.7 497.8 311.2 314.4 315.6 316.7

Louisiana .............................. 451.6 451.5 453.0 452.5 86.7 86.1 86.1 86.2 545.4 542.9 547.1 546.0 378.3 378.3 378.2 379.3

Maine .................................... 151.3 153.3 153.0 152.8 33.8 33.9 34.0 33.9 187.2 189.1 189.5 189.6 103.3 104.5 104.0 105.0

Maryland ............................... 554.5 547.8 545.8 546.5 143.2 141.9 141.4 141.6 867.8 856.2 857.4 859.9 454.9 435.7 457.4 465.2

Massachusetts ...................... 739.2 727.5 723.7 722.2 232.5 232.8 232.7 233.2 1,221.5 1,216.2 1,216.1 1,215.6 431.3 425.6 424.5 428.0

Michigan ............................... 1,070.0 1,053.0 1,049.2 1,046.9 210.4 210.9 211.4 212.2 1,297.9 1,297.7 1,288.3 1,295.0 688.1 690.5 696.8 699.6

Minnesota ............................. 631.2 625.6 623.7 626.4 165.8 166.0 165.8 166.9 786.6 792.9 792.0 794.3 405.7 412.1 407.0 404.1

Mississippi ............................ 252.6 251.1 250.1 250.5 43.6 41.9 41.9 41.8 271.0 273.6 273.3 272.6 240.5 244.3 243.2 243.8

Missouri ................................ 645.9 637.1 633.2 635.5 171.1 166.6 167.1 167.1 785.7 781.4 785.8 778.5 430.0 417.6 424.9 426.3

Montana ................................ 101.6 102.0 101.7 102.1 18.1 18.4 18.5 18.6 116.1 117.8 118.0 118.2 84.0 85.1 84.5 84.1

Nebraska .............................. 213.1 214.8 215.7 215.1 62.4 63.1 63.2 62.7 261.2 259.0 258.9 260.9 156.6 157.3 157.2 156.8

Nevada ................................. 222.2 227.4 227.2 227.2 50.2 51.7 51.7 52.0 448.8 455.7 454.1 453.7 128.2 130.2 131.5 129.7

New Hampshire .................... 165.2 165.0 165.0 164.9 33.8 34.1 34.3 34.2 191.6 192.4 193.1 193.0 83.5 86.2 85.4 85.4

New Jersey ........................... 922.7 927.3 929.0 926.4 270.6 272.3 274.1 275.4 1,342.2 1,348.4 1,345.8 1,348.5 604.3 604.8 606.2 604.0

New Mexico .......................... 172.7 173.5 173.0 174.0 32.5 32.9 32.9 32.8 223.8 224.8 225.2 226.5 187.5 192.5 192.5 192.5

New York .............................. 1,732.6 1,719.1 1,720.7 1,716.5 744.5 716.2 713.9 715.2 3,062.4 3,060.6 3,063.9 3,071.3 1,478.8 1,502.8 1,498.7 1,494.0

North Carolina ...................... 888.9 887.3 888.1 889.2 190.0 188.6 188.4 187.8 1,057.5 1,060.6 1,065.0 1,070.3 628.0 641.9 647.6 645.7

North Dakota ........................ 81.5 81.1 81.5 81.6 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 94.1 93.9 94.0 93.8 74.5 73.4 74.1 75.0

Ohio ...................................... 1,327.2 1,315.8 1,315.9 1,315.5 313.9 312.2 312.2 311.7 1,601.1 1,595.4 1,594.0 1,591.7 796.9 800.3 796.9 801.5

Oklahoma ............................. 343.6 345.4 344.7 344.9 75.0 76.0 76.2 76.3 441.0 441.3 443.6 444.7 295.7 299.0 299.3 299.3

Oregon .................................. 389.6 389.8 388.1 389.7 95.4 95.8 95.4 96.0 443.8 446.9 446.8 447.3 270.6 270.2 272.8 270.1

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,268.8 1,259.8 1,256.3 1,251.8 328.2 325.9 325.8 327.0 1,916.1 1,927.1 1,925.1 1,920.7 733.0 733.9 731.8 730.1

Rhode Island ........................ 107.7 108.8 108.8 108.2 32.4 33.4 33.6 33.7 169.0 172.9 172.4 171.7 64.8 64.8 65.1 65.6

South Carolina ...................... 431.5 438.3 436.1 437.0 84.4 85.3 85.1 85.3 462.9 467.4 467.0 472.3 319.4 306.3 319.6 321.0

South Dakota ........................ 93.2 94.5 93.8 93.4 28.3 27.9 28.2 28.2 101.8 103.7 104.0 102.8 73.7 74.9 74.7 74.9

Tennessee ............................ 636.5 631.6 631.9 632.9 132.6 131.8 131.9 131.8 759.1 770.3 772.2 773.1 397.8 406.6 408.4 400.7

Texas .................................... 2,269.5 2,245.3 2,238.6 2,238.1 535.2 528.2 529.1 529.7 2,741.0 2,735.2 2,741.1 2,743.0 1,590.3 1,608.2 1,622.3 1,626.6

Utah ...................................... 249.9 245.5 245.7 245.4 60.4 59.3 59.6 59.1 314.4 316.4 314.5 312.6 191.9 193.7 194.7 195.9

Vermont ................................ 67.6 67.5 67.4 67.4 12.7 12.9 12.9 13.0 92.1 92.6 93.4 93.1 50.4 50.9 50.9 50.7

Virginia .................................. 766.2 761.4 762.0 761.2 194.1 192.8 193.3 193.4 1,152.1 1,155.0 1,155.0 1,157.3 632.3 636.2 633.2 627.9

Washington ........................... 631.8 625.3 623.5 624.2 143.1 143.4 143.1 143.5 768.4 768.4 766.7 764.4 507.5 516.3 516.1 512.3

West Virginia ........................ 160.1 159.1 158.6 158.7 29.4 29.3 29.6 29.8 232.9 235.3 236.6 235.2 141.7 136.1 142.8 140.9

Wisconsin ............................. 641.2 643.0 643.4 643.0 150.7 153.1 153.4 153.5 775.3 794.6 798.9 802.2 416.1 415.0 416.3 410.5

Wyoming ............................... 54.9 55.2 55.7 55.2 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 57.9 58.5 58.6 58.1 61.8 67.9 68.0 62.9

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

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

sufficient precision.

p = preliminary.

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

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

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Total1 Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities

August September August September August September August September

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

Alabama ............................... 1,905.9 1,886.3 1,917.0 1,899.2 105.4 105.5 105.4 106.1 337.6 328.1 336.5 327.9 95.7 92.2 95.3 92.1

Alaska ................................... 311.5 313.9 304.6 308.0 18.7 19.6 17.8 18.8 20.6 19.6 16.7 15.8 30.4 30.0 29.5 29.0

Arizona ................................. 2,239.4 2,220.0 2,264.4 2,244.3 167.5 161.1 165.7 161.0 208.8 194.1 206.5 193.9 111.8 104.8 111.4 104.8

Arkansas ............................... 1,152.2 1,145.8 1,161.4 1,158.8 55.8 57.4 55.1 56.5 239.3 227.0 237.5 227.0 72.7 76.0 72.8 76.4

California .............................. 14,676.5 14,614.0 14,735.5 14,682.0 806.6 788.6 799.6 787.2 1,912.8 1,836.2 1,895.6 1,825.8 756.8 723.0 757.3 719.6

Colorado ............................... 2,242.0 2,188.6 2,229.9 2,188.4 174.4 170.5 173.9 167.8 196.7 185.0 194.7 184.6 144.2 133.3 143.1 133.4

Connecticut ........................... 1,670.5 1,665.2 1,683.9 1,677.6 69.4 69.2 68.1 68.0 249.8 239.8 249.5 239.5 75.0 72.7 78.5 75.9

Delaware2 ............................. 420.9 418.7 418.2 416.9 24.7 25.6 24.5 25.1 55.3 53.9 55.2 54.2 16.8 16.7 16.9 16.7

District of Columbia .............. 660.1 655.5 654.6 651.9 11.9 10.3 11.2 10.3 11.5 11.0 11.3 11.0 17.6 17.2 17.8 17.3

Florida ................................... 7,180.5 7,195.5 7,181.5 7,200.6 405.4 411.7 405.0 413.6 462.8 442.6 460.7 442.3 363.9 351.2 363.7 351.2

Georgia ................................. 3,946.8 3,860.5 3,943.9 3,867.1 209.0 187.6 207.6 181.4 543.8 538.0 543.7 539.2 268.2 252.7 266.3 251.3

Hawaii2 ................................. 551.8 544.6 552.5 545.3 23.6 24.6 23.5 24.6 18.1 17.6 17.9 17.5 42.8 39.0 42.4 38.6

Idaho ..................................... 576.3 567.9 578.6 569.6 41.3 37.4 40.4 36.2 76.2 71.7 75.3 71.9 28.3 27.7 28.3 27.4

Illinois .................................... 6,014.9 5,940.8 6,016.1 5,935.8 290.1 288.4 284.1 286.4 901.6 883.8 899.7 882.7 354.2 343.6 356.3 342.8

Indiana .................................. 2,925.2 2,889.4 2,963.6 2,921.8 157.9 150.2 153.4 148.6 640.8 623.7 636.4 621.8 149.3 142.2 149.0 141.4

Iowa ...................................... 1,459.5 1,452.9 1,471.3 1,469.6 71.0 73.4 68.8 71.2 250.9 247.2 247.8 246.1 72.0 71.6 71.5 71.0

Kansas .................................. 1,345.7 1,349.2 1,361.8 1,363.7 67.8 71.5 65.6 69.1 205.2 199.8 205.0 199.5 90.4 87.8 90.8 88.0

Kentucky ............................... 1,813.1 1,832.1 1,828.6 1,848.1 92.3 94.3 92.1 94.3 303.9 299.7 304.3 299.6 108.0 106.3 107.9 106.0

Louisiana .............................. 1,923.1 1,916.6 1,938.4 1,935.6 123.2 121.7 122.6 122.9 181.3 178.7 181.4 178.7 118.3 116.7 117.8 116.9

Maine .................................... 619.6 620.3 621.9 622.9 32.0 32.6 31.6 32.0 81.4 76.2 80.1 75.2 25.2 25.1 25.0 24.8

Maryland ............................... 2,459.0 2,429.4 2,485.7 2,470.6 168.7 164.9 166.4 167.3 178.0 171.7 177.4 171.1 117.4 113.5 116.3 113.2

Massachusetts ...................... 3,321.2 3,269.9 3,338.5 3,290.5 144.7 147.3 143.8 145.6 418.0 399.6 418.0 400.2 142.3 135.8 145.8 139.7

Michigan ............................... 4,556.2 4,516.9 4,597.9 4,570.5 216.2 216.3 212.4 211.5 926.2 911.7 921.8 910.6 182.5 180.3 182.6 179.6

Minnesota ............................. 2,673.2 2,647.8 2,674.5 2,653.4 139.5 136.6 134.6 131.9 422.0 409.6 416.9 405.8 133.9 125.0 135.4 126.0

Mississippi ............................ 1,135.8 1,131.1 1,137.2 1,133.9 53.6 54.7 53.7 55.2 211.3 207.8 211.5 207.6 56.7 55.5 56.8 55.5

Missouri ................................ 2,711.7 2,669.9 2,742.7 2,686.1 151.8 147.1 150.3 139.7 373.1 362.3 373.2 359.6 173.5 166.8 174.1 168.1

Montana ................................ 397.1 399.9 398.3 402.3 23.3 23.7 22.8 23.9 24.3 24.3 24.1 23.8 21.6 21.6 21.7 21.7

Nebraska .............................. 910.4 904.9 913.0 909.1 46.2 44.5 45.3 43.8 118.3 112.9 117.2 112.6 57.9 57.0 57.7 57.4

Nevada ................................. 1,059.6 1,072.6 1,064.7 1,079.9 93.8 95.9 92.7 95.4 46.6 46.4 46.3 46.3 57.8 57.6 57.6 57.5

New Hampshire .................... 626.2 626.9 627.5 628.0 28.3 29.0 28.2 28.9 102.5 98.9 101.3 98.8 20.8 20.2 21.7 20.4

New Jersey ........................... 4,015.8 4,003.9 4,017.4 4,001.9 168.6 169.0 166.7 168.0 447.3 423.2 446.3 422.2 262.2 255.5 268.6 261.7

New Mexico .......................... 757.7 760.7 762.8 765.8 47.8 45.9 46.4 45.4 43.8 42.5 43.4 41.7 37.0 35.2 37.7 35.4

New York .............................. 8,614.0 8,534.7 8,623.3 8,551.4 355.4 362.4 352.4 358.8 840.7 794.8 839.9 797.6 430.6 414.5 439.7 424.1

North Carolina ...................... 3,877.8 3,874.3 3,906.7 3,905.6 230.0 225.1 230.1 223.1 721.9 701.3 720.9 702.9 183.8 179.1 182.3 177.9

North Dakota ........................ 327.6 327.4 333.5 332.5 18.1 18.4 17.5 17.2 25.4 25.1 25.9 25.2 19.0 18.9 19.0 18.9

Ohio ...................................... 5,552.0 5,503.3 5,571.1 5,527.9 253.2 246.1 249.7 243.5 1,020.2 1,002.1 1,014.1 999.8 250.9 246.6 249.8 246.3

Oklahoma ............................. 1,503.9 1,512.2 1,518.9 1,526.8 65.3 66.8 64.7 68.0 178.2 175.6 178.3 174.7 85.3 83.0 84.9 82.9

Oregon .................................. 1,587.6 1,577.2 1,597.5 1,589.9 83.3 78.5 81.7 78.2 240.0 233.3 237.6 231.4 79.4 77.3 79.8 78.0

Pennsylvania ........................ 5,682.0 5,622.0 5,715.0 5,655.1 265.6 267.9 261.7 263.9 889.6 851.4 881.9 847.9 295.8 285.2 304.7 294.1

Rhode Island ........................ 479.1 481.8 483.0 485.6 19.8 19.1 19.7 19.0 68.7 67.4 69.2 67.5 16.7 16.3 17.4 17.1

South Carolina ...................... 1,829.0 1,827.4 1,842.3 1,846.5 112.4 112.6 112.6 111.8 329.5 314.1 326.5 313.1 96.1 96.1 95.7 95.8

South Dakota ........................ 384.6 382.1 380.8 378.1 21.3 21.0 20.2 19.4 45.9 43.3 45.0 43.2 17.2 16.6 17.3 16.6

Tennessee ............................ 2,709.0 2,703.4 2,722.0 2,714.9 124.4 122.2 123.1 120.8 476.0 466.0 475.1 464.4 180.5 174.3 180.4 174.4

Texas .................................... 9,497.1 9,400.9 9,512.7 9,446.5 572.6 565.4 565.9 561.8 1,050.9 1,005.3 1,041.6 1,001.7 598.2 574.3 596.0 574.2

Utah ...................................... 1,078.4 1,059.4 1,087.9 1,070.7 76.2 69.2 74.9 68.6 126.8 120.5 126.0 120.4 60.8 57.9 60.8 57.9

Vermont ................................ 292.5 291.4 298.3 298.1 16.6 17.0 16.0 16.5 47.4 44.1 46.9 44.0 12.0 12.1 12.3 12.5

Virginia .................................. 3,516.6 3,486.7 3,531.7 3,501.4 221.3 211.2 218.7 210.9 368.5 357.8 365.7 357.7 188.9 178.6 187.6 178.3

Washington ........................... 2,695.8 2,642.0 2,702.3 2,651.6 164.6 155.7 162.8 154.5 342.0 311.5 339.7 308.4 147.2 138.0 146.4 138.7

West Virginia ........................ 737.6 730.3 736.8 728.6 36.2 35.0 37.0 34.5 76.6 73.6 76.0 73.4 37.0 36.7 36.9 36.1

Wisconsin ............................. 2,839.5 2,852.5 2,841.0 2,856.1 134.2 135.8 129.8 132.6 590.4 577.3 585.0 572.2 132.2 129.8 134.4 133.2

Wyoming ............................... 254.0 255.1 252.5 253.4 20.7 20.3 20.0 20.1 11.2 10.7 11.0 10.5 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.0

Puerto Rico ........................... 991.0 987.9 995.9 994.5 70.4 68.3 70.3 68.9 133.2 128.0 133.5 128.2 33.5 33.2 33.8 32.8

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(In thousands)

State 

Trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government

August September August September August September August September

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

Alabama ............................... 440.0 435.2 439.7 433.8 93.0 92.4 92.4 92.2 485.1 483.8 485.8 483.9 340.7 340.7 353.5 354.8

Alaska ................................... 62.7 63.3 60.4 61.5 13.2 13.3 13.0 13.0 79.0 80.5 76.3 78.4 75.6 77.3 79.6 81.3

Arizona ................................. 523.5 527.7 527.9 527.1 150.9 148.6 150.7 148.3 708.5 706.2 707.2 707.0 358.9 369.0 385.6 393.8

Arkansas ............................... 268.3 267.2 266.6 266.6 46.4 47.2 46.1 47.0 283.2 282.2 282.9 283.1 182.4 184.9 196.4 198.3

California .............................. 3,339.5 3,371.4 3,348.3 3,376.6 850.5 846.6 847.8 844.3 4,699.1 4,685.0 4,701.4 4,690.5 2,286.8 2,339.8 2,361.2 2,414.6

Colorado ............................... 533.7 519.1 527.3 514.8 145.2 140.5 143.6 139.8 702.5 687.9 684.7 677.2 330.8 337.3 348.0 355.5

Connecticut ........................... 360.3 362.0 358.4 359.5 144.2 142.7 142.5 141.1 543.4 545.8 542.0 544.1 227.5 232.1 244.0 248.6

Delaware2 ............................. 93.4 93.9 91.3 92.0 52.5 51.3 51.6 50.6 123.0 123.7 123.0 123.7 55.2 53.6 55.7 54.6

District of Columbia .............. 52.3 51.2 52.5 51.5 33.3 33.2 33.3 33.3 304.2 304.7 306.8 307.3 229.2 227.7 221.6 221.1

Florida ................................... 1,764.4 1,757.2 1,763.6 1,759.3 461.4 458.9 459.6 458.0 2,675.2 2,709.9 2,679.1 2,711.4 1,041.0 1,057.8 1,043.4 1,058.6

Georgia ................................. 964.3 938.8 961.6 937.8 208.2 205.4 207.2 204.9 1,156.6 1,137.3 1,147.6 1,138.3 589.0 593.3 602.1 606.7

Hawaii2 ................................. 137.2 132.8 136.1 132.3 32.9 33.2 32.8 33.0 187.4 185.6 187.2 185.7 109.8 111.8 112.6 113.6

Idaho ..................................... 142.8 142.1 142.1 141.0 24.8 24.9 24.6 24.7 156.6 156.0 154.5 154.3 104.2 106.3 111.4 112.3

Illinois .................................... 1,360.4 1,345.2 1,350.5 1,335.3 407.0 404.3 403.9 401.0 1,885.8 1,859.0 1,875.3 1,847.2 805.4 807.1 835.8 830.9

Indiana .................................. 699.8 683.0 696.6 683.2 141.4 140.6 139.9 139.7 750.5 752.5 761.3 756.5 378.8 390.2 420.3 423.7

Iowa ...................................... 356.2 352.1 351.8 348.7 89.6 91.5 88.9 90.9 392.2 389.3 395.2 394.0 225.2 225.5 245.0 245.5

Kansas .................................. 318.4 314.7 316.7 313.9 66.4 66.9 66.2 65.8 363.0 370.0 362.1 370.7 227.1 231.2 248.1 249.4

Kentucky ............................... 424.7 430.4 425.0 431.0 76.0 76.3 76.0 76.3 488.8 501.6 490.3 502.8 298.9 303.4 312.4 317.8

Louisiana .............................. 451.2 452.9 451.4 452.5 87.0 86.3 86.7 86.2 544.0 544.9 546.5 547.1 364.0 363.2 378.0 379.0

Maine .................................... 161.5 163.1 156.5 158.0 34.3 34.5 33.8 33.9 196.3 198.4 191.3 193.7 88.7 90.3 103.4 105.2

Maryland ............................... 562.1 553.2 556.2 548.3 144.5 142.5 143.4 141.7 881.3 870.3 872.0 864.2 405.4 411.6 452.4 463.1

Massachusetts ...................... 751.8 735.5 742.9 725.8 235.3 235.3 232.4 233.0 1,231.3 1,223.4 1,223.6 1,216.8 396.2 391.4 430.4 427.8

Michigan ............................... 1,077.1 1,055.5 1,071.4 1,048.2 212.5 213.8 210.2 212.0 1,316.7 1,306.3 1,306.3 1,304.1 617.0 624.8 685.1 696.4

Minnesota ............................. 640.4 631.4 632.2 627.1 168.3 167.6 165.9 166.9 796.4 800.7 789.9 797.5 366.4 370.9 393.5 392.4

Mississippi ............................ 253.7 250.8 252.3 250.2 43.7 42.0 43.3 41.5 272.4 274.4 271.9 273.4 238.6 240.5 241.9 245.1

Missouri ................................ 645.8 635.1 648.6 638.0 173.1 169.1 171.1 167.1 791.8 791.9 792.8 783.8 397.6 391.7 427.6 424.1

Montana ................................ 106.1 105.4 103.8 104.3 18.2 18.7 18.0 18.5 120.1 122.2 117.8 120.0 77.7 78.3 84.3 84.7

Nebraska .............................. 213.4 215.7 212.9 215.0 62.7 63.5 62.3 62.6 260.8 259.4 261.0 260.9 149.8 150.6 155.3 155.6

Nevada ................................. 222.8 227.9 223.4 228.3 50.3 52.0 50.3 52.1 458.9 461.4 455.7 461.0 119.3 122.4 128.8 130.3

New Hampshire .................... 169.0 169.0 165.1 164.9 34.1 34.5 33.7 34.1 196.9 198.3 193.0 194.4 74.1 76.4 84.0 85.9

New Jersey ........................... 933.8 936.0 925.5 929.3 271.8 277.0 270.4 275.1 1,361.2 1,368.7 1,349.3 1,355.2 569.2 572.8 588.9 588.7

New Mexico .......................... 175.6 175.7 173.5 175.1 32.7 33.2 32.5 32.8 224.5 227.3 224.7 227.5 180.0 186.3 188.6 193.2

New York .............................. 1,741.0 1,728.0 1,741.3 1,725.3 754.9 723.5 746.1 716.6 3,064.8 3,063.9 3,061.9 3,071.3 1,421.6 1,442.1 1,437.0 1,452.2

North Carolina ...................... 895.5 890.7 889.0 889.6 191.3 190.1 190.5 188.3 1,056.7 1,072.9 1,060.8 1,073.6 594.5 611.1 629.1 646.2

North Dakota ........................ 81.9 81.7 80.9 81.0 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.2 94.6 94.6 94.2 93.9 67.3 67.8 74.9 75.4

Ohio ...................................... 1,334.8 1,322.4 1,326.4 1,314.5 316.6 314.9 314.1 312.0 1,618.1 1,611.5 1,615.3 1,606.0 745.2 747.4 788.7 793.5

Oklahoma ............................. 344.3 345.8 343.6 344.9 75.3 76.7 74.7 76.0 443.0 445.8 444.3 447.4 280.4 285.4 296.9 300.4

Oregon .................................. 395.5 394.1 393.2 393.5 96.3 96.5 96.0 96.6 444.3 447.2 448.3 451.8 246.9 248.5 259.0 258.6

Pennsylvania ........................ 1,277.2 1,262.3 1,266.7 1,249.3 331.6 330.0 328.0 326.7 1,924.3 1,929.0 1,924.4 1,928.4 678.4 676.8 728.2 725.4

Rhode Island ........................ 110.3 111.2 108.9 109.5 32.6 33.9 32.5 33.8 170.1 172.9 171.3 173.9 60.6 60.8 63.8 64.6

South Carolina ...................... 435.5 441.0 434.3 439.8 85.4 86.2 85.0 85.9 463.0 470.3 468.6 478.9 305.5 305.5 318.1 319.7

South Dakota ........................ 96.2 96.0 93.6 93.2 28.2 28.5 28.1 28.2 105.3 106.1 102.4 103.1 69.3 69.7 73.0 73.5

Tennessee ............................ 637.7 634.7 639.7 636.0 133.4 132.6 132.9 132.1 761.5 777.6 766.8 780.8 391.4 392.2 399.9 402.6

Texas .................................... 2,280.6 2,247.9 2,261.9 2,237.9 537.9 532.3 535.6 530.7 2,770.9 2,760.3 2,751.4 2,753.9 1,520.7 1,556.4 1,596.1 1,629.9

Utah ...................................... 251.6 247.7 249.9 246.2 60.6 59.8 60.4 59.2 317.2 317.0 316.7 317.0 177.2 180.0 191.4 194.2

Vermont ................................ 68.7 68.6 67.5 67.9 12.8 13.2 12.7 13.0 92.5 93.6 91.1 92.3 41.8 42.1 51.1 51.2

Virginia .................................. 771.3 766.1 766.1 760.9 195.8 195.1 193.3 193.6 1,161.4 1,163.4 1,163.8 1,166.8 599.1 604.6 626.2 623.3

Washington ........................... 641.2 631.2 636.2 629.6 143.0 144.1 143.5 143.9 779.2 774.4 776.5 775.1 475.0 483.9 493.7 498.2

West Virginia ........................ 162.1 159.9 161.4 159.2 29.6 29.7 29.4 29.7 234.3 236.2 233.7 235.8 138.6 137.9 139.1 138.8

Wisconsin ............................. 651.9 653.3 643.9 645.9 151.9 154.7 150.8 153.6 791.8 813.3 782.3 809.4 383.9 385.0 411.7 406.1

Wyoming ............................... 57.9 58.1 56.4 56.6 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.4 63.1 64.3 60.1 60.6 57.8 58.7 61.9 63.1

Puerto Rico ........................... 219.9 212.5 219.3 212.1 47.6 47.1 47.6 46.9 216.6 218.6 218.6 222.6 268.4 278.9 271.4 281.7

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

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

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

provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.