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USDL 03-137

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Technical information:

 (202) 691-6559

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 Unemployment: 691-6392

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METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JANUARY 2003

In January, 164 metropolitan areas recorded lower unemployment rates than a year earlier, 139 areas

had higher rates, and 28 areas had rates that were unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.

Department of Labor reported today. Thirteen metropolitan areas reported jobless rates of at least

10.0 percent, nine of which were located in California and three of which were along the Mexican border

in other states. Six areas posted rates below 3.0 percent, with five of these in the South. The national

unemployment rate was 6.5 percent in January, not seasonally adjusted.

Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Seventy-one metropolitan areas reported unemployment rates of at least 7.0 percent in January, down

from 81 a year ago, while 42 areas had rates below 4.0 percent, almost the same number of areas as

in January 2002. The five highest jobless rates were again recorded in California areas—Visalia-TularePorterville, 17.7 percent, Merced, 17.4 percent, Fresno and Salinas, 16.7 percent each, and Yuba City,

15.8 percent. Bryan-College Station, Texas, and Columbia, Mo., continued to register the lowest rates,

2.1 percent each. (See table 1 and the map.)

In January, Shreveport-Bossier City, La., and Danville, Va., reported the largest over-the-year

unemployment rate decreases (-3.4 and -3.3 percentage points, respectively). The next largest declines

were recorded in Elkhart-Goshen, Ind. (-2.6 percentage points), and Yakima, Wash. (-2.2 points). Another

26 areas registered jobless rate decreases of a full percentage point or more, with 13 of these located in the

South and 10 in the West. An additional 47 areas posted decreases from last January of at least one-half

percentage point. Tulsa, Okla., recorded the largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase (+1.7 percentage points), followed closely by Florence, S.C. (+1.6 points). Seven additional areas reported increases

of at least 1.0 percentage point, and 36 other areas had increases of 0.5 point or more.

Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 1990 census population of 1 million or more, San Jose, Calif.,

recorded the highest unemployment rate in January, 8.6 percent. The next highest rates were registered in

New York, N.Y., 8.3 percent, and Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash., 8.1 percent. Among these large

areas, Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va., continued to post the lowest unemployment rate, 3.5 percent,

followed by Orange County, Calif., 4.0 percent. Over the year, jobless rates were down in 24 of these

areas, up in 24 areas, and unchanged in 3 areas. The largest over-the-year unemployment rate decreases

were reported in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C., Miami, Fla., Orlando, Fla, and PortlandVancouver, Ore.-Wash. (-0.9 percentage point each), followed by two other areas with rate declines of at

least one-half point. Two areas recorded jobless rate increases from January 2002 of at least a full

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percentage point—Hartford, Conn. (+1.2 percentage points), and New York, N.Y. (+1.1 points). Five

additional areas registered rate increases of 0.5 percentage point or more.

Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Among the 272 metropolitan areas for which over-the-year comparisons could be made, 168 reported

over-the-year increases in employment, 98 reported decreases, and 6 had no change. (See note below on

boundary changes in the Denver and Boulder-Longmont metropolitan areas.) The largest over-the-year

employment increases were reported in Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.- W.Va. (+42,900), Riverside-San

Bernardino, Calif. (+26,500), and Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+22,500). The largest percentage increases in

employment occurred in Elkhart-Goshen, Ind. (+6.8 percent), Houma, La. (+4.6 percent), and BrownsvilleHarlingen-San Benito, Texas (+4.4 percent).

The largest over-the-year employment declines were posted in San Jose, Calif. (-44,100), New York,

N.Y. (-38,400), and Boston, Mass.-N.H. (-35,200). The largest over-the-year percentage declines in

employment were reported in San Jose, Calif. (-4.8 percent), Tulsa, Okla. (-4.7 percent), Flint, Mich.

(-4.2 percent), and Lowell, Mass.-N.H. (-4.1 percent). (See table 2.)

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

average employment levels above 750,000 in 2002. (See note below.) Employment declined in 22 of these

37 areas. The largest over-the-year percentage declines in employment in these large metropolitan areas

were posted in San Jose, Calif. (-4.8 percent), Kansas City, Mo.-Kan. (-2.3 percent), and San Francisco,

Calif. (-2.2 percent). Among the largest areas, Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz., had the highest over-the-year

percentage increase in employment (+2.9 percent), followed by Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.

(+2.6 percent), and Orlando, Fla. (+1.9 percent).

Manufacturing was the weakest industry, with 209 metropolitan areas experiencing employment losses

over the year, followed by the information industry and by trade, transportation, and utilities with employment

losses in 152 and 138 metropolitan areas, respectively. Employment growth was most prevalent in education

and health services, in the leisure and hospitality industry, and in government, with increases occurring in 230,

185, and 168 metropolitan areas, respectively.

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

on April 15. The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for February is scheduled to

be issued on April 22.

Change in Definitions of the Boulder-Longmont and Denver Metropolitan Areas

Effective with data for January 2003, the boundaries for the Boulder-Longmont, Colo.,

and Denver, Colo., PMSAs reflect the recognition of Broomfield City/County, Colo. The

Denver PMSA now includes all of the newly recognized Broomfield City/County and the

Boulder-Longmont PMSA reflects a corresponding loss of territory. The boundary

definitions for each of these areas no longer match the official Office of Management and

Budget definitions. Because of these changes, 2003 data for Boulder-Longmont and Denver

are not strictly comparable with data for earlier years.

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 Revisions to State and Metropolitan Area Data Series

Labor Force Data Series

Labor force estimates for all states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach

metropolitan area, and New York City presented in table 1 of this release have been revised to

incorporate population controls reflecting the results of Census 2000, reestimation of models,

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

remaining metropolitan areas have been revised to reflect updated inputs and the new statewide

estimates. Data back to 2000 are subject to revision. Questions about these changes to the

labor force data series can be directed to the Division of Local Area Unemployment Statistics at

202-691-6392.

Nonfarm Payroll Data Series

All nonfarm payroll series for states and metropolitan areas, produced from the Current

Employment Statistics (CES) program and presented in table 2, have been converted from a

1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system basis to a 2002 North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) basis. NAICS is the product of a cooperative effort on the part

of the statistical agencies of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. NAICS uses a

production-oriented approach to categorize economic units. Units with similar production

processes are classified in the same industry. NAICS focuses on how products and services

are created, as opposed to the SIC focus on what is produced. This approach yields

significantly different industry groupings than those produced by the SIC approach.

Consequently, the NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable with the previously

published SIC-based data; SIC-based data series are no longer being produced or published.

See http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics.htm for complete information on the conversion of the CES

state and area data to NAICS. Also, see http://www.bls.gov/sae/saewhatis.htm for an overview

of NAICS classification and its differences from the SIC system. All state and metropolitan

area nonfarm payroll employment estimates have a NAICS-based history extending back to

January 1990, except for total nonfarm employment estimates which have retained their

beginning dates. State and metropolitan estimates of average weekly hours, average hourly

earnings, and other data series begin on a NAICS basis in January 2001.

In addition, the nonfarm payroll data series reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the

completion of the conversion of the CES survey sample from a quota-based basis to a

probability-based basis, and the introduction of the use of small-domain models as the official

estimators for the approximately 10 percent of CES published series which have insufficient

sample for direct sample-based estimates.

Additional information on the changes to the nonfarm payroll data series for states and

metropolitan areas will appear in an article in the March 2003 issue of Employment and

Earnings or can be obtained 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 from the

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (table 1) for

337 metropolitan areas, including those in Puerto Rico. Nonfarm

payroll employment estimates from t he Current Employment Statistics

(CES) program (table 2) are provided for over 270 of these areas. State

estimates were previously published in the news release, Regional and

State Employment and Unemployment, and are republished in this

release for ease of reference. The LAUS and CES programs are

both Federal-State cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS

program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based

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

national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey

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

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

includes both the employed and the unemployed. Employed persons

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

are currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall

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

Method of estimation. Effective January 1996, estimates for all

states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area, and New York City are produced using estimating

equations based on regression techniques. For all other substate

areas, estimates are prepared through indirect estimation procedures.

Employment estimates, which are based largely on ‘‘place of work’’

estimates from the CES program, are adjusted to refer to place of

residence as used in the CPS. Unemployment estimates are aggregates

of persons previously employed in industries covered by state

unemployment (UI) laws and entrants to the labor force data from

the CPS. The substate estimates of employment and unemployment

which geographically exhaust the entire state, are adjusted proportionally to ensure that they add to the independently estimated state

totals. A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available

from BLS upon request.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data shown

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

usually with January estimates. The adjusted estimates reflect

updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau and any

revisions in the other data sources. In addition, data for all states,

the District of Columbia, and the two large substate areas noted are

adjusted annually to equal the CPS annual averages, usually effective

with January estimates. All other substate estimates are adjusted to

add to the revised (benchmarked) state estimates.

Employment—from the CES program

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment

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

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

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

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

2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using

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

a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates

of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying

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

models are used as the official estimators for the approximately

10 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample

for direct sample-based estimates.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually

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

tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under

state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information

is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark

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

for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey

and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other

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

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

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

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

data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly

derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting

from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual

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

because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program,

unemployment rates are computed, in most instances, from unrounded

data rather than from data that may be displayed in the tables; differences, however, are generally insignificant.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Measures of sampling

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

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

bulletin, Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment. Error

measures cannot be computed for substate areas because of the special

estimation processes used. Measures of nonsampling error for CPS

data are not available, but additional information on the subject is

provided in the BLS monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error will be

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

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

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release

reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office

of Management and Budget, dated June 30, 1996. A detailed list of

the geographic definitions is published annually in the May issue of

Employment and Earnings.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to

develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment

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

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

Estimates of unadjusted and seasonally adjusted labor force and

unemployment data for states, census regions and divisions, and

two areas are available in the news release, Regional and State Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas, counties,

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

 the administration of various federal economic assistance programs

are available from the BLS Internet at (http://stats.bls.gov/lau/).

Employment data from the CES program are available at

(http://stats.bls.gov/sae/).

Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD

message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Alabama ................................................................... 2,091.6 2,100.8 2,133.6 123.0 115.8 120.2 5.9 5.5 5.6

Anniston ................................................................ 51.6 51.9 52.4 3.1 2.6 2.8 6.1 5.0 5.3

Auburn-Opelika ..................................................... 49.8 52.0 52.4 1.9 1.9 2.0 3.9 3.7 3.8

Birmingham .......................................................... 469.8 470.7 479.1 18.6 20.0 20.3 3.9 4.3 4.2

Decatur ................................................................. 72.4 72.1 72.4 5.2 4.6 4.8 7.2 6.4 6.6

Dothan .................................................................. 65.1 65.6 66.2 3.2 2.7 2.9 4.9 4.1 4.4

Florence ................................................................ 64.6 61.9 62.1 6.7 5.2 5.6 10.4 8.5 9.0

Gadsden ............................................................... 46.7 47.7 47.8 3.0 2.7 2.8 6.5 5.6 5.9

Huntsville .............................................................. 174.4 175.6 177.1 7.6 7.2 7.7 4.4 4.1 4.4

Mobile ................................................................... 263.6 266.3 270.8 16.0 15.3 16.0 6.1 5.7 5.9

Montgomery .......................................................... 161.1 161.3 163.8 6.8 7.7 7.7 4.2 4.7 4.7

Tuscaloosa ........................................................... 83.4 84.6 85.6 3.0 2.7 2.9 3.6 3.2 3.4

Alaska ...................................................................... 315.0 322.1 334.3 27.2 27.7 28.9 8.6 8.6 8.6

Anchorage ............................................................ 144.8 149.9 154.0 8.0 8.7 8.9 5.5 5.8 5.8

Arizona .................................................................... 2,624.5 2,680.1 2,642.2 159.0 152.5 145.1 6.1 5.7 5.5

Flagstaff ................................................................ 67.9 68.4 68.3 4.7 4.2 4.7 6.9 6.1 6.9

Phoenix-Mesa ....................................................... 1,766.7 1,798.0 1,774.1 103.2 95.4 91.4 5.8 5.3 5.2

Tucson .................................................................. 426.3 432.8 426.3 21.0 19.9 18.6 4.9 4.6 4.4

Yuma .................................................................... 64.1 72.0 66.7 9.1 12.8 10.2 14.1 17.8 15.3

Arkansas ................................................................. 1,240.5 1,280.4 1,275.8 81.4 66.7 76.0 6.6 5.2 6.0

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ............................ 157.0 168.6 166.6 4.5 4.1 4.5 2.9 2.4 2.7

Fort Smith ............................................................. 97.2 99.7 99.8 5.2 4.8 5.5 5.4 4.8 5.5

Jonesboro ............................................................. 43.4 45.0 44.9 2.6 1.9 2.1 5.9 4.2 4.8

Little Rock-North Little Rock ................................. 303.0 312.1 311.3 15.1 13.2 14.6 5.0 4.2 4.7

Pine Bluff .............................................................. 35.7 36.9 36.8 3.4 3.1 3.4 9.4 8.5 9.2

California ................................................................. 17,214.1 17,459.4 17,458.9 1,201.3 1,152.9 1,229.6 7.0 6.6 7.0

Bakersfield ............................................................ 291.8 298.3 299.4 37.5 39.5 40.5 12.8 13.2 13.5

Chico-Paradise ..................................................... 89.1 91.4 90.8 8.2 7.2 8.4 9.2 7.9 9.3

Fresno .................................................................. 442.9 459.4 460.3 71.2 70.1 77.0 16.1 15.3 16.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach ..................................... 4,646.1 4,716.6 4,679.6 322.1 289.1 310.5 6.9 6.1 6.6

Merced .................................................................. 86.4 91.7 92.5 15.4 14.1 16.1 17.9 15.4 17.4

Modesto ................................................................ 210.0 218.0 217.8 26.9 25.7 27.9 12.8 11.8 12.8

Oakland ................................................................ 1,278.4 1,303.0 1,305.9 76.1 77.2 82.2 6.0 5.9 6.3

Orange County ..................................................... 1,546.7 1,573.5 1,570.8 62.2 60.8 62.2 4.0 3.9 4.0

Redding ................................................................ 79.5 82.4 83.3 7.4 5.9 7.7 9.3 7.2 9.2

Riverside-San Bernardino .................................... 1,620.4 1,670.8 1,676.0 90.7 94.6 96.8 5.6 5.7 5.8

Sacramento .......................................................... 854.8 871.6 877.4 45.5 45.1 49.4 5.3 5.2 5.6

Salinas .................................................................. 195.2 198.2 200.5 32.0 29.5 33.4 16.4 14.9 16.7

San Diego ............................................................. 1,452.4 1,478.9 1,483.3 60.3 62.5 64.6 4.2 4.2 4.4

San Francisco ....................................................... 946.0 925.8 928.6 56.3 51.0 53.4 6.0 5.5 5.8

San Jose ............................................................... 977.5 938.0 937.0 78.7 77.8 80.6 8.1 8.3 8.6

San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles .......... 119.4 122.3 122.5 4.1 4.5 4.4 3.4 3.7 3.6

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc .................... 201.0 204.6 204.4 9.7 10.2 10.0 4.8 5.0 4.9

Santa Cruz-Watsonville ........................................ 140.8 140.2 142.2 15.0 13.7 15.9 10.7 9.8 11.2

Santa Rosa ........................................................... 263.2 265.3 265.4 12.0 11.9 13.4 4.5 4.5 5.1

Stockton-Lodi ........................................................ 268.8 275.3 278.1 31.3 29.4 31.9 11.6 10.7 11.5

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa ........................................... 270.5 280.8 283.1 14.9 15.4 17.0 5.5 5.5 6.0

Ventura ................................................................. 422.3 424.2 424.4 23.7 24.7 23.8 5.6 5.8 5.6

Visalia-Tulare-Porterville ...................................... 173.1 178.0 178.1 31.6 30.3 31.5 18.3 17.0 17.7

Yolo ...................................................................... 94.0 95.4 96.3 6.0 5.6 6.5 6.4 5.9 6.8

Yuba City .............................................................. 58.0 59.6 60.1 9.0 8.3 9.5 15.6 13.9 15.8

Colorado .................................................................. 2,393.0 2,435.3 2,423.4 146.6 138.9 142.5 6.1 5.7 5.9

Boulder-Longmont1 .............................................. 196.5 197.7 174.2 11.6 10.5 9.7 5.9 5.3 5.6

Colorado Springs .................................................. 275.0 281.7 279.5 19.3 17.8 17.8 7.0 6.3 6.4

Denver1 ................................................................ 1,195.2 1,211.1 1,234.6 73.6 71.0 73.0 6.2 5.9 5.9

Fort Collins-Loveland ............................................ 149.7 156.4 152.3 8.4 8.2 8.6 5.6 5.2 5.7

Grand Junction ..................................................... 62.1 65.0 64.1 3.7 3.3 3.9 6.0 5.1 6.1

Greeley ................................................................. 93.7 97.7 95.5 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.7

Pueblo .................................................................. 61.4 62.1 61.4 5.1 4.4 4.7 8.3 7.1 7.7

Connecticut ............................................................. 1,741.1 1,768.8 1,757.8 79.4 75.5 94.0 4.6 4.3 5.3

Bridgeport ............................................................. 220.7 224.7 223.5 12.7 11.5 14.2 5.7 5.1 6.4

Danbury ................................................................ 111.5 116.3 115.0 4.0 3.4 4.2 3.6 2.9 3.6

Hartford ................................................................. 595.0 603.7 600.8 27.5 27.7 34.8 4.6 4.6 5.8

New Haven-Meriden ............................................. 279.0 286.5 282.0 11.8 11.5 14.2 4.2 4.0 5.0

New London-Norwich ........................................... 161.1 165.1 164.1 6.0 6.2 7.7 3.8 3.8 4.7

Stamford-Norwalk ................................................. 190.4 189.5 187.5 6.6 5.6 6.5 3.5 3.0 3.4

Waterbury ............................................................. 115.3 116.1 117.8 7.5 6.7 8.5 6.5 5.8 7.2

Delaware .................................................................. 424.2 420.5 418.1 19.9 16.2 17.3 4.7 3.8 4.1

Dover .................................................................... 74.2 74.5 73.2 3.3 2.8 3.0 4.4 3.8 4.0

Wilmington-Newark .............................................. 317.8 309.9 309.7 15.6 12.1 14.4 4.9 3.9 4.7

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

District of Columbia ............................................... 304.2 299.5 297.2 20.8 18.5 19.0 6.8 6.2 6.4

Washington ........................................................... 2,786.1 2,801.4 2,824.8 108.7 89.4 98.2 3.9 3.2 3.5

Florida ...................................................................... 7,966.3 8,043.2 8,013.3 474.9 399.2 448.8 6.0 5.0 5.6

Daytona Beach ..................................................... 209.7 212.3 212.0 12.3 10.6 12.0 5.9 5.0 5.7

Fort Lauderdale .................................................... 850.4 858.5 854.6 55.0 47.0 52.5 6.5 5.5 6.1

Fort Myers-Cape Coral ......................................... 204.9 210.1 209.9 8.1 8.4 9.4 3.9 4.0 4.5

Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie ..................................... 138.3 141.6 141.0 9.3 8.7 9.0 6.7 6.1 6.4

Fort Walton Beach ................................................ 84.8 86.4 85.4 3.8 2.7 3.2 4.5 3.1 3.7

Gainesville ............................................................ 110.6 110.9 109.6 3.2 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.3 2.6

Jacksonville .......................................................... 578.6 582.8 579.3 32.4 27.7 31.4 5.6 4.7 5.4

Lakeland-Winter Haven ........................................ 218.1 219.5 218.8 12.9 11.3 12.4 5.9 5.1 5.7

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay ............................. 219.2 217.6 216.3 12.9 11.3 12.7 5.9 5.2 5.9

Miami .................................................................... 1,114.6 1,113.2 1,109.4 96.7 77.8 86.8 8.7 7.0 7.8

Naples .................................................................. 115.2 121.4 122.6 4.3 4.8 5.0 3.7 3.9 4.1

Ocala .................................................................... 102.9 102.9 103.0 5.8 4.7 5.1 5.6 4.6 4.9

Orlando ................................................................. 941.6 949.8 944.2 59.6 44.4 51.2 6.3 4.7 5.4

Panama City ......................................................... 67.3 67.1 67.6 5.9 4.8 5.6 8.8 7.1 8.2

Pensacola ............................................................. 175.1 174.6 174.1 8.8 7.0 8.2 5.0 4.0 4.7

Punta Gorda ......................................................... 55.6 57.7 58.6 2.4 2.2 2.7 4.3 3.8 4.5

Sarasota-Bradenton ............................................. 288.3 290.9 291.5 11.1 9.5 11.2 3.8 3.3 3.8

Tallahassee .......................................................... 152.2 154.8 151.6 5.6 5.3 5.9 3.7 3.4 3.9

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ........................ 1,299.9 1,316.3 1,309.5 63.8 56.6 64.0 4.9 4.3 4.9

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ............................. 572.8 583.3 583.6 34.3 29.4 32.6 6.0 5.0 5.6

Georgia .................................................................... 4,209.7 4,340.5 4,306.7 200.8 219.4 193.7 4.8 5.1 4.5

Albany ................................................................... 54.0 56.5 55.7 3.0 2.9 2.6 5.6 5.2 4.7

Athens .................................................................. 74.0 77.3 76.5 2.3 2.4 2.1 3.1 3.1 2.8

Atlanta .................................................................. 2,341.4 2,398.4 2,379.5 111.3 125.2 112.0 4.8 5.2 4.7

Augusta-Aiken ...................................................... 204.0 209.3 208.3 10.1 11.2 10.1 5.0 5.3 4.9

Columbus ............................................................. 125.5 126.3 126.5 6.5 6.9 6.5 5.1 5.5 5.1

Macon ................................................................... 151.5 157.7 157.0 5.6 6.9 6.0 3.7 4.4 3.8

Savannah ............................................................. 137.3 144.3 143.7 4.9 5.7 4.9 3.6 4.0 3.4

Hawaii ...................................................................... 588.9 583.7 597.0 28.9 21.0 21.9 4.9 3.6 3.7

Honolulu ............................................................... 416.7 414.4 421.8 19.1 13.5 14.2 4.6 3.3 3.4

Idaho ........................................................................ 675.8 680.6 681.6 48.2 43.7 47.8 7.1 6.4 7.0

Boise City ............................................................. 248.8 250.0 249.2 14.7 14.2 14.9 5.9 5.7 6.0

Pocatello ............................................................... 40.1 39.1 38.9 3.1 2.4 2.5 7.6 6.0 6.6

Illinois ...................................................................... 6,350.0 6,349.1 6,332.0 435.0 407.7 448.5 6.9 6.4 7.1

Bloomington-Normal ............................................. 94.8 95.7 95.3 2.9 2.6 3.1 3.0 2.7 3.3

Champaign-Urbana .............................................. 97.2 101.6 98.2 3.4 3.0 3.6 3.5 3.0 3.7

Chicago ................................................................ 4,257.2 4,263.8 4,249.8 291.9 280.2 302.1 6.9 6.6 7.1

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ............................. 187.3 187.5 187.5 12.3 9.5 12.1 6.6 5.1 6.4

Decatur ................................................................. 56.8 55.9 55.9 5.0 4.2 4.6 8.8 7.5 8.3

Kankakee .............................................................. 52.6 52.9 53.0 4.2 3.9 4.5 7.9 7.4 8.4

Peoria-Pekin ......................................................... 181.1 180.6 181.5 10.4 10.0 11.6 5.7 5.6 6.4

Rockford ............................................................... 197.2 197.1 198.3 16.7 15.5 17.3 8.5 7.9 8.7

Springfield ............................................................. 107.6 107.2 107.7 5.2 4.9 5.8 4.8 4.6 5.4

Indiana ..................................................................... 3,114.7 3,160.0 3,145.9 183.6 152.8 168.5 5.9 4.8 5.4

Bloomington .......................................................... 63.2 63.6 62.8 2.6 1.9 2.3 4.1 3.0 3.7

Elkhart-Goshen ..................................................... 92.4 96.5 97.9 6.6 4.3 4.5 7.2 4.4 4.6

Evansville-Henderson ........................................... 163.1 163.4 163.6 7.5 7.0 7.3 4.6 4.3 4.5

Fort Wayne ........................................................... 266.4 271.0 272.2 15.2 13.4 14.2 5.7 4.9 5.2

Gary ...................................................................... 302.1 298.3 297.3 23.0 16.4 17.6 7.6 5.5 5.9

Indianapolis .......................................................... 874.4 881.8 883.6 40.2 39.5 42.2 4.6 4.5 4.8

Kokomo ................................................................ 50.0 50.6 51.0 3.3 2.8 3.1 6.7 5.6 6.1

Lafayette ............................................................... 93.4 96.0 93.1 4.0 3.4 3.9 4.2 3.5 4.2

Muncie .................................................................. 60.5 60.6 61.0 3.6 3.1 3.9 6.0 5.1 6.4

South Bend ........................................................... 134.8 137.5 137.7 8.0 6.4 6.8 5.9 4.6 4.9

Terre Haute .......................................................... 70.4 70.9 70.8 4.8 3.7 4.3 6.8 5.2 6.1

Iowa .......................................................................... 1,643.2 1,670.8 1,643.9 77.9 69.1 81.3 4.7 4.1 4.9

Cedar Rapids ........................................................ 118.7 120.6 119.0 5.4 5.4 6.2 4.6 4.4 5.2

Des Moines ........................................................... 271.6 278.9 276.0 10.3 10.1 11.4 3.8 3.6 4.1

Dubuque ............................................................... 50.3 50.4 50.2 2.6 1.9 2.5 5.2 3.8 5.0

Iowa City ............................................................... 73.8 77.8 76.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 3.1 2.9 3.3

Sioux City ............................................................. 65.2 67.4 66.6 2.8 2.8 3.0 4.4 4.2 4.5

Waterloo-Cedar Falls ............................................ 71.1 72.9 72.2 3.5 3.3 3.8 4.9 4.5 5.2

See footnotes at end of table.
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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

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2002

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2002

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2002

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2002

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2002

Jan.

2003p

Kansas ..................................................................... 1,388.8 1,420.4 1,459.8 76.7 67.6 76.1 5.5 4.8 5.2

Lawrence .............................................................. 57.1 58.1 59.6 2.8 2.4 2.7 5.0 4.1 4.5

Topeka .................................................................. 89.7 91.3 93.4 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.1 4.4

Wichita .................................................................. 283.1 289.5 299.1 16.2 17.7 20.5 5.7 6.1 6.8

Kentucky ................................................................. 1,957.9 1,954.1 1,963.0 133.9 101.4 123.0 6.8 5.2 6.3

Lexington .............................................................. 251.4 252.8 253.4 11.9 8.9 11.2 4.7 3.5 4.4

Louisville ............................................................... 556.9 556.9 560.3 32.4 27.3 29.6 5.8 4.9 5.3

Owensboro ........................................................... 48.6 48.7 49.1 3.2 2.6 3.1 6.6 5.4 6.3

Louisiana ................................................................. 1,997.7 1,983.2 2,017.2 142.9 121.0 127.4 7.2 6.1 6.3

Alexandria ............................................................. 58.3 58.6 59.7 3.9 3.4 3.4 6.8 5.7 5.8

Baton Rouge ......................................................... 296.4 298.0 302.0 18.3 16.9 17.8 6.2 5.7 5.9

Houma .................................................................. 93.4 96.7 98.4 4.2 3.4 3.7 4.5 3.5 3.8

Lafayette ............................................................... 175.5 175.4 178.2 11.4 9.3 9.7 6.5 5.3 5.4

Lake Charles ........................................................ 88.4 86.0 88.0 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.9 5.8 6.1

Monroe ................................................................. 72.0 71.7 71.9 4.2 3.8 4.1 5.8 5.3 5.7

New Orleans ......................................................... 592.5 584.0 593.7 34.6 31.4 31.9 5.8 5.4 5.4

Shreveport-Bossier City ........................................ 183.5 178.3 181.8 19.4 12.3 13.1 10.6 6.9 7.2

Maine ....................................................................... 671.6 680.8 684.3 34.5 31.6 38.1 5.1 4.6 5.6

Bangor .................................................................. 52.3 53.6 53.7 1.8 1.7 2.0 3.4 3.1 3.8

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................... 54.6 54.1 55.4 2.5 2.3 2.7 4.5 4.2 4.9

Portland ................................................................ 137.7 140.9 141.4 4.0 3.6 4.2 2.9 2.6 3.0

Maryland .................................................................. 2,854.5 2,873.6 2,896.3 141.0 113.5 130.0 4.9 4.0 4.5

Baltimore .............................................................. 1,330.4 1,330.9 1,343.9 71.7 58.3 67.1 5.4 4.4 5.0

Cumberland .......................................................... 44.2 44.8 44.4 4.1 2.7 3.4 9.2 6.0 7.6

Hagerstown .......................................................... 71.2 70.9 72.1 4.5 2.9 3.8 6.3 4.1 5.2

Massachusetts ........................................................ 3,423.8 3,494.0 3,427.2 189.3 177.4 199.0 5.5 5.1 5.8

Barnstable-Yarmouth ............................................ 75.2 80.2 78.5 4.9 3.9 5.1 6.5 4.9 6.5

Boston .................................................................. 1,899.8 1,926.7 1,890.4 92.0 87.9 94.8 4.8 4.6 5.0

Brockton ............................................................... 138.7 146.0 142.8 7.6 7.1 8.1 5.5 4.9 5.7

Fitchburg-Leominster ............................................ 70.8 72.5 72.7 5.1 5.0 5.4 7.2 6.9 7.4

Lawrence .............................................................. 221.1 221.8 220.4 17.4 16.9 17.7 7.9 7.6 8.0

Lowell ................................................................... 183.7 183.0 178.9 11.8 11.1 12.1 6.4 6.1 6.8

New Bedford ......................................................... 84.2 85.4 85.4 7.2 6.2 7.8 8.6 7.2 9.1

Pittsfield ................................................................ 40.9 42.1 41.7 2.3 2.1 2.5 5.6 4.9 6.0

Springfield ............................................................. 291.6 305.7 297.7 16.1 15.7 18.2 5.5 5.1 6.1

Worcester ............................................................. 265.3 267.8 262.9 15.6 15.1 16.9 5.9 5.6 6.4

Michigan .................................................................. 4,997.6 4,929.1 5,028.3 359.6 286.3 362.0 7.2 5.8 7.2

Ann Arbor ............................................................. 310.8 308.8 311.8 13.3 9.8 12.5 4.3 3.2 4.0

Benton Harbor ...................................................... 78.9 78.1 80.8 5.9 4.4 5.5 7.4 5.6 6.9

Detroit ................................................................... 2,226.8 2,180.3 2,236.2 148.2 123.6 154.2 6.7 5.7 6.9

Flint ....................................................................... 191.1 181.5 182.5 21.8 14.0 17.9 11.4 7.7 9.8

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland ........................ 603.9 601.7 614.9 41.8 36.5 45.5 6.9 6.1 7.4

Jackson ................................................................ 77.6 79.0 80.1 5.6 5.0 6.1 7.2 6.3 7.6

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek ....................................... 227.9 225.0 226.3 13.6 11.6 14.6 6.0 5.2 6.4

Lansing-East Lansing ........................................... 247.3 246.9 251.2 11.2 9.3 11.6 4.5 3.8 4.6

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland ................................... 196.4 197.7 201.1 15.1 12.3 16.4 7.7 6.2 8.1

Minnesota ................................................................ 2,877.7 2,888.1 2,870.9 149.1 115.8 147.3 5.2 4.0 5.1

Duluth-Superior .................................................... 130.9 131.2 132.2 8.2 5.8 7.8 6.3 4.4 5.9

Minneapolis-St.Paul .............................................. 1,814.0 1,828.9 1,814.6 82.4 68.8 82.8 4.5 3.8 4.6

Rochester ............................................................. 81.8 80.9 82.5 3.1 2.6 3.4 3.8 3.2 4.1

St. Cloud ............................................................... 105.3 104.5 105.0 5.8 4.6 6.1 5.5 4.4 5.8

Mississippi .............................................................. 1,293.6 1,304.4 1,314.1 92.6 84.7 92.5 7.2 6.5 7.0

Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula ................................... 172.2 169.2 174.5 9.3 8.7 9.1 5.4 5.1 5.2

Hattiesburg ........................................................... 53.8 54.8 56.0 2.4 2.3 2.4 4.4 4.2 4.2

Jackson ................................................................ 231.3 235.6 230.9 10.4 10.5 11.3 4.5 4.5 4.9

Missouri ................................................................... 2,994.9 2,958.3 2,937.3 178.8 160.1 168.6 6.0 5.4 5.7

Columbia .............................................................. 90.4 88.6 86.2 2.1 1.8 1.8 2.3 2.0 2.1

Joplin .................................................................... 84.9 82.8 80.4 4.1 4.5 4.3 4.8 5.5 5.3

Kansas City .......................................................... 996.0 1,000.3 1,008.3 58.2 55.7 56.8 5.8 5.6 5.6

St. Joseph ............................................................. 54.1 52.3 51.4 3.5 3.0 3.2 6.5 5.7 6.2

St. Louis LMA ....................................................... 1,375.7 1,372.0 1,380.8 79.9 76.1 78.4 5.8 5.5 5.7

Springfield ............................................................. 174.2 175.7 178.7 8.1 7.2 7.5 4.7 4.1 4.2

Montana ................................................................... 455.3 460.3 463.7 25.9 23.5 24.6 5.7 5.1 5.3

Billings .................................................................. 67.5 68.4 69.5 2.9 2.5 2.6 4.3 3.6 3.8

Great Falls ............................................................ 36.2 37.3 36.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 5.1 4.6 4.8

Missoula ............................................................... 52.0 53.3 53.4 2.6 2.3 2.5 5.0 4.4 4.7

See footnotes at end of table.
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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

Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

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2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Jan.

2002

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2002

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2003p

Nebraska ................................................................. 945.3 956.7 966.8 37.8 32.4 37.1 4.0 3.4 3.8

Lincoln .................................................................. 148.5 155.4 157.2 5.4 4.6 5.6 3.6 3.0 3.6

Omaha .................................................................. 407.2 419.4 424.2 16.7 15.1 17.2 4.1 3.6 4.1

Nevada ..................................................................... 1,115.9 1,109.1 1,106.9 80.9 53.6 63.0 7.3 4.8 5.7

Las Vegas ............................................................. 881.0 877.3 877.8 64.0 44.1 48.7 7.3 5.0 5.6

Reno ..................................................................... 197.1 197.7 195.1 12.3 7.5 10.4 6.3 3.8 5.3

New Hampshire ....................................................... 695.8 704.2 711.8 33.4 33.7 34.8 4.8 4.8 4.9

Manchester ........................................................... 112.5 113.8 115.7 5.2 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.9

Nashua ................................................................. 107.4 108.2 110.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.2 6.2 6.1

Portsmouth-Rochester .......................................... 128.6 134.9 133.5 5.6 6.0 5.8 4.4 4.5 4.3

New Jersey .............................................................. 4,315.6 4,374.2 4,365.2 248.6 248.3 257.8 5.8 5.7 5.9

Atlantic-Cape May ................................................ 168.7 176.0 176.3 15.7 14.4 16.0 9.3 8.2 9.1

Bergen-Passaic .................................................... 677.3 681.1 679.8 38.7 37.3 38.1 5.7 5.5 5.6

Jersey City ............................................................ 301.0 295.2 295.7 23.5 23.1 22.4 7.8 7.8 7.6

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ........................... 669.2 679.9 677.0 31.0 32.1 32.2 4.6 4.7 4.8

Monmouth-Ocean ................................................. 546.4 565.2 560.7 30.4 30.1 31.9 5.6 5.3 5.7

Newark ................................................................. 1,052.6 1,066.5 1,064.0 61.8 62.2 64.1 5.9 5.8 6.0

Trenton ................................................................. 186.6 186.1 186.6 8.8 9.3 9.5 4.7 5.0 5.1

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton .................................. 64.5 65.7 65.7 6.0 5.6 6.1 9.2 8.5 9.2

New Mexico ............................................................. 860.1 882.1 882.7 47.4 44.0 53.5 5.5 5.0 6.1

Albuquerque ......................................................... 379.6 389.8 390.2 17.2 16.8 19.7 4.5 4.3 5.1

Las Cruces ........................................................... 73.4 75.7 76.6 5.4 4.1 5.6 7.4 5.4 7.3

Santa Fe ............................................................... 76.1 79.3 79.8 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.7 2.5 3.0

New York ................................................................. 9,183.1 9,440.3 9,295.6 595.1 591.6 640.9 6.5 6.3 6.9

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................... 458.9 473.3 471.5 21.3 17.8 20.9 4.6 3.8 4.4

Binghamton .......................................................... 126.0 126.1 126.3 8.7 7.8 8.6 6.9 6.2 6.8

Buffalo-Niagara Falls ............................................ 568.0 576.5 576.6 39.1 35.5 38.5 6.9 6.2 6.7

Dutchess County .................................................. 126.2 131.1 129.8 5.6 5.0 5.6 4.4 3.8 4.4

Elmira ................................................................... 43.3 43.1 43.6 3.3 2.8 3.0 7.5 6.6 7.0

Glens Falls ............................................................ 58.3 59.1 59.8 4.2 3.5 4.1 7.1 6.0 6.9

Jamestown ........................................................... 65.4 66.1 65.9 4.8 4.2 4.5 7.3 6.3 6.9

Nassau-Suffolk ..................................................... 1,436.2 1,490.8 1,468.6 64.7 60.9 66.5 4.5 4.1 4.5

New York .............................................................. 4,340.1 4,476.4 4,367.6 314.0 340.5 362.5 7.2 7.6 8.3

 New York City .................................................... 3,677.5 3,789.9 3,685.0 285.5 314.7 334.4 7.8 8.3 9.1

Newburgh ............................................................. 183.7 188.3 189.1 9.2 7.7 8.9 5.0 4.1 4.7

Rochester ............................................................. 570.6 578.5 570.3 36.8 34.5 37.3 6.4 6.0 6.5

Syracuse ............................................................... 365.2 375.9 375.9 23.6 21.1 23.4 6.5 5.6 6.2

Utica-Rome ........................................................... 143.1 147.2 146.6 8.8 7.9 8.8 6.1 5.4 6.0

North Carolina ......................................................... 4,158.5 4,112.8 4,121.9 311.2 263.2 272.3 7.5 6.4 6.6

Asheville ............................................................... 117.2 116.8 117.8 5.9 4.5 5.3 5.1 3.9 4.5

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill ................................ 851.9 851.0 858.9 59.8 50.2 52.8 7.0 5.9 6.1

Fayetteville ........................................................... 126.7 126.4 127.2 8.9 7.2 7.4 7.0 5.7 5.8

Goldsboro ............................................................. 51.7 51.0 51.4 3.3 2.9 2.9 6.3 5.6 5.7

Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point .......... 681.0 671.4 675.6 43.5 39.4 41.1 6.4 5.9 6.1

Greenville ............................................................. 71.6 71.7 71.6 4.8 4.2 4.3 6.6 5.8 6.1

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir .................................... 184.2 174.8 175.6 17.9 14.9 14.9 9.7 8.5 8.5

Jacksonville .......................................................... 51.2 50.3 50.6 3.1 3.0 3.2 6.0 6.0 6.3

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ................................. 691.8 693.8 700.2 34.9 34.2 34.6 5.0 4.9 4.9

Rocky Mount ......................................................... 71.4 69.1 69.2 7.5 6.5 6.9 10.6 9.4 9.9

Wilmington ............................................................ 123.3 121.0 122.4 9.2 7.8 8.1 7.4 6.5 6.6

North Dakota ........................................................... 338.1 339.2 341.4 16.9 13.5 16.3 5.0 4.0 4.8

Bismarck ............................................................... 53.6 55.3 54.0 2.4 2.1 2.4 4.5 3.7 4.5

Fargo-Moorhead ................................................... 105.3 106.4 106.8 3.4 2.6 3.8 3.2 2.5 3.6

Grand Forks .......................................................... 53.8 54.3 53.7 2.5 1.8 2.2 4.7 3.3 4.0

Ohio ......................................................................... 5,767.6 5,773.5 5,785.3 354.0 302.0 363.3 6.1 5.2 6.3

Akron .................................................................... 365.7 372.6 372.1 22.2 18.7 22.3 6.1 5.0 6.0

Canton-Massillon .................................................. 202.6 202.0 203.1 12.0 11.3 14.3 5.9 5.6 7.1

Cincinnati .............................................................. 857.7 860.3 868.8 44.6 34.7 42.6 5.2 4.0 4.9

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ........................................ 1,103.8 1,102.8 1,099.8 78.2 65.7 75.3 7.1 6.0 6.8

Columbus ............................................................. 874.1 875.2 879.0 36.1 36.3 43.2 4.1 4.1 4.9

Dayton-Springfield ................................................ 470.5 467.6 469.5 27.3 24.0 29.3 5.8 5.1 6.2

Hamilton-Middletown ............................................ 194.1 197.9 196.1 8.6 7.4 8.9 4.4 3.8 4.6

Lima ...................................................................... 75.1 75.1 75.6 5.1 4.2 5.2 6.7 5.6 6.9

Mansfield .............................................................. 81.3 81.9 82.2 6.3 5.5 6.4 7.8 6.7 7.8

Steubenville-Weirton ............................................ 53.5 53.4 53.8 3.4 2.3 3.3 6.4 4.3 6.0

Toledo ................................................................... 322.0 314.7 312.6 22.0 18.0 21.9 6.8 5.7 7.0

Youngstown-Warren ............................................. 270.7 272.8 271.0 21.2 17.2 20.7 7.8 6.3 7.6

See footnotes at end of table.
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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

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2002

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2002

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2002

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2002

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2002

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2003p

Oklahoma ................................................................ 1,667.1 1,690.5 1,681.2 81.0 78.5 91.0 4.9 4.6 5.4

Enid ...................................................................... 26.0 26.6 26.5 0.8 0.8 0.9 3.2 2.9 3.5

Lawton .................................................................. 40.2 41.7 41.2 1.6 1.4 1.4 4.1 3.4 3.5

Oklahoma City ...................................................... 560.3 581.6 578.6 25.7 23.3 26.7 4.6 4.0 4.6

Tulsa ..................................................................... 428.4 427.9 424.8 19.9 22.7 26.8 4.6 5.3 6.3

Oregon ..................................................................... 1,811.1 1,823.6 1,827.9 172.2 128.5 157.6 9.5 7.0 8.6

Corvallis ................................................................ 39.9 41.7 41.6 1.7 1.5 1.8 4.3 3.6 4.3

Eugene-Springfield ............................................... 167.2 171.3 172.0 14.5 10.5 12.9 8.7 6.2 7.5

Medford-Ashland .................................................. 91.4 94.6 91.8 9.1 5.3 7.7 9.9 5.6 8.4

Portland-Vancouver .............................................. 1,088.7 1,086.0 1,093.1 98.3 77.3 88.0 9.0 7.1 8.1

Salem ................................................................... 171.4 175.9 174.7 15.9 11.7 14.3 9.3 6.7 8.2

Pennsylvania ........................................................... 6,216.9 6,295.4 6,209.3 387.0 354.2 419.7 6.2 5.6 6.8

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................... 333.6 336.3 333.2 21.5 19.4 22.7 6.4 5.8 6.8

Altoona ................................................................. 65.3 66.2 65.6 4.7 4.0 4.6 7.1 6.0 7.0

Erie ....................................................................... 143.5 144.0 142.1 12.0 10.5 11.9 8.4 7.3 8.4

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle ................................ 357.6 367.8 360.5 15.3 15.2 16.1 4.3 4.1 4.5

Johnstown ............................................................ 104.3 104.2 103.4 9.0 8.2 9.5 8.6 7.8 9.2

Lancaster .............................................................. 254.1 262.8 253.8 10.9 10.3 12.3 4.3 3.9 4.8

Philadelphia .......................................................... 2,615.7 2,653.8 2,628.8 141.2 138.4 160.9 5.4 5.2 6.1

Pittsburgh ............................................................. 1,200.0 1,206.5 1,193.8 71.2 66.2 81.0 5.9 5.5 6.8

Reading ................................................................ 190.7 193.5 189.2 12.8 12.6 14.7 6.7 6.5 7.8

Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton ..................... 313.6 312.7 308.5 24.7 19.3 24.2 7.9 6.2 7.8

Sharon .................................................................. 58.4 59.9 58.6 3.7 2.9 3.9 6.3 4.9 6.6

State College ........................................................ 68.7 71.6 67.7 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.9 3.6 4.4

Williamsport .......................................................... 58.1 59.1 58.1 4.8 3.9 4.4 8.4 6.6 7.6

York ...................................................................... 202.1 204.7 200.9 10.7 10.1 11.6 5.3 5.0 5.8

Rhode Island ........................................................... 545.5 564.3 568.1 32.1 29.2 34.5 5.9 5.2 6.1

Providence-Fall River-Warwick ............................ 620.9 640.4 642.7 38.3 34.3 41.3 6.2 5.4 6.4

South Carolina ........................................................ 1,909.0 1,950.8 1,988.2 122.1 116.5 133.9 6.4 6.0 6.7

Charleston-North Charleston ................................ 271.0 277.0 283.4 11.1 10.6 12.7 4.1 3.8 4.5

Columbia .............................................................. 277.1 283.1 289.1 9.7 9.7 11.3 3.5 3.4 3.9

Florence ................................................................ 62.2 63.4 66.8 4.1 4.8 5.5 6.6 7.6 8.2

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ........................ 478.9 484.0 494.4 27.9 26.1 29.6 5.8 5.4 6.0

Myrtle Beach ......................................................... 95.9 108.3 103.3 7.6 6.1 8.4 7.9 5.7 8.1

Sumter .................................................................. 44.4 44.8 44.8 3.6 3.1 3.5 8.1 7.0 7.8

South Dakota .......................................................... 406.6 417.7 409.8 18.1 12.5 16.1 4.5 3.0 3.9

Rapid City ............................................................. 47.9 49.8 48.4 1.8 1.3 1.5 3.8 2.7 3.2

Sioux Falls ............................................................ 107.5 112.1 109.2 3.6 2.6 3.3 3.4 2.3 3.0

Tennessee ............................................................... 2,870.0 2,913.6 2,847.5 178.1 130.7 151.2 6.2 4.5 5.3

Chattanooga ......................................................... 235.7 239.1 234.2 9.6 8.5 8.0 4.1 3.6 3.4

Clarksville-Hopkinsville ......................................... 90.5 92.0 91.1 5.7 3.8 4.3 6.3 4.2 4.7

Jackson ................................................................ 59.3 61.3 59.9 3.7 3.0 3.0 6.2 4.8 5.0

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol ............................. 227.2 230.8 227.5 13.9 10.4 12.5 6.1 4.5 5.5

Knoxville ............................................................... 367.6 379.6 366.7 18.4 11.5 15.3 5.0 3.0 4.2

Memphis ............................................................... 572.2 577.1 567.5 32.9 27.7 30.4 5.7 4.8 5.4

Nashville ............................................................... 673.8 697.5 675.1 29.3 24.0 25.4 4.3 3.4 3.8

Texas ....................................................................... 10,599.3 10,783.1 10,814.1 677.9 638.0 732.3 6.4 5.9 6.8

Abilene .................................................................. 58.3 60.2 60.1 2.5 2.3 2.6 4.3 3.8 4.4

Amarillo ................................................................. 111.7 115.4 115.1 4.3 4.0 4.5 3.8 3.4 3.9

Austin-San Marcos ............................................... 764.7 779.3 780.5 43.5 38.5 44.4 5.7 4.9 5.7

Beaumont-Port Arthur ........................................... 177.9 180.6 180.5 14.7 14.7 16.6 8.3 8.1 9.2

Brazoria ................................................................ 109.9 111.7 111.9 7.3 8.0 8.9 6.6 7.2 7.9

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito ........................ 136.5 143.5 144.4 14.6 14.6 15.3 10.7 10.2 10.6

Bryan-College Station ........................................... 76.2 83.3 79.4 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.1

Corpus Christi ....................................................... 175.1 178.7 179.6 11.1 9.9 11.3 6.3 5.5 6.3

Dallas .................................................................... 2,033.5 2,035.8 2,040.8 146.8 129.7 149.0 7.2 6.4 7.3

El Paso ................................................................. 284.6 294.4 298.7 25.2 24.2 29.3 8.9 8.2 9.8

Fort Worth-Arlington ............................................. 936.7 955.5 960.3 57.1 53.9 61.1 6.1 5.6 6.4

Galveston-Texas City ........................................... 120.2 121.3 122.3 8.5 8.5 9.7 7.1 7.0 7.9

Houston ................................................................ 2,236.7 2,274.8 2,278.1 125.5 126.6 147.1 5.6 5.6 6.5

Killeen-Temple ...................................................... 118.7 122.7 123.0 6.5 6.3 7.1 5.5 5.2 5.8

Laredo .................................................................. 78.5 81.7 82.2 6.4 5.5 6.7 8.2 6.7 8.1

Longview-Marshall ................................................ 106.5 108.7 108.6 7.3 6.5 7.2 6.9 6.0 6.6

Lubbock ................................................................ 126.3 130.5 129.3 3.6 3.5 4.1 2.9 2.7 3.2

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................... 218.4 221.7 227.7 32.7 30.9 35.2 15.0 13.9 15.4

Odessa-Midland ................................................... 121.0 124.4 125.8 6.4 6.6 7.4 5.2 5.3 5.9

San Angelo ........................................................... 50.7 51.7 51.2 1.7 1.7 2.0 3.4 3.4 3.9

San Antonio .......................................................... 791.2 812.6 813.1 41.2 39.7 44.4 5.2 4.9 5.5

Sherman-Denison ................................................. 50.9 51.3 51.6 4.1 3.0 3.3 8.0 5.8 6.4

Texarkana ............................................................. 56.3 57.9 58.1 2.9 2.8 3.1 5.1 4.9 5.3

Tyler ...................................................................... 94.2 96.4 96.7 5.2 4.1 4.7 5.5 4.3 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

Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Texas–Continued

Victoria .................................................................. 45.6 46.0 45.9 2.3 2.1 2.4 4.9 4.5 5.2

Waco .................................................................... 101.2 104.3 105.2 4.8 4.2 5.0 4.7 4.1 4.8

Wichita Falls ......................................................... 64.6 64.9 65.3 3.0 3.0 3.2 4.6 4.6 4.8

Utah .......................................................................... 1,169.3 1,177.0 1,194.7 71.3 63.3 66.1 6.1 5.4 5.5

Provo-Orem .......................................................... 179.7 182.4 185.0 11.2 8.5 8.8 6.2 4.6 4.7

Salt Lake City-Ogden ........................................... 743.1 742.2 759.9 43.1 40.4 41.5 5.8 5.4 5.5

Vermont ................................................................... 343.7 352.6 350.2 16.6 12.3 18.3 4.8 3.5 5.2

Burlington ............................................................. 103.8 106.2 105.0 3.5 3.0 4.1 3.4 2.8 3.9

Virginia .................................................................... 3,682.4 3,701.4 3,741.8 167.4 130.5 157.9 4.5 3.5 4.2

Charlottesville ....................................................... 75.6 77.9 78.4 2.1 1.7 2.0 2.7 2.1 2.6

Danville ................................................................. 57.4 56.4 57.6 5.8 3.1 3.9 10.1 5.5 6.8

Lynchburg ............................................................. 106.1 104.4 105.7 6.8 4.7 5.3 6.4 4.5 5.0

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News ................. 760.3 771.7 775.6 34.8 29.0 34.5 4.6 3.8 4.5

Richmond-Petersburg ........................................... 534.6 536.0 539.0 22.5 19.5 23.1 4.2 3.6 4.3

Roanoke ............................................................... 129.5 127.3 129.5 4.7 4.0 4.8 3.6 3.1 3.7

Washington ............................................................. 3,035.7 3,122.3 3,116.2 249.6 219.3 229.3 8.2 7.0 7.4

Bellingham ............................................................ 81.9 87.0 86.7 6.5 5.1 5.4 7.9 5.8 6.3

Bremerton ............................................................. 97.3 103.4 104.1 6.7 6.4 6.7 6.8 6.1 6.5

Olympia ................................................................ 102.9 107.0 108.5 6.5 5.9 6.1 6.3 5.5 5.6

Richland-Kennewick-Pasco .................................. 94.8 100.9 100.5 8.6 8.2 9.0 9.0 8.1 9.0

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ....................................... 1,386.8 1,415.6 1,405.6 97.8 88.4 91.9 7.1 6.2 6.5

Spokane ............................................................... 212.7 216.7 215.5 18.2 14.2 15.8 8.6 6.5 7.4

Tacoma ................................................................. 337.5 353.2 350.6 26.4 24.9 26.2 7.8 7.1 7.5

Yakima .................................................................. 102.4 104.1 105.4 15.3 12.9 13.4 14.9 12.4 12.7

West Virginia ........................................................... 805.3 791.9 794.6 52.5 46.5 50.9 6.5 5.9 6.4

Charleston ............................................................ 132.0 128.7 128.7 6.8 5.9 6.2 5.1 4.6 4.8

Huntington-Ashland .............................................. 135.1 134.9 134.6 10.1 6.7 8.4 7.5 5.0 6.3

Parkersburg-Marietta ............................................ 76.1 76.7 76.8 4.4 4.1 4.8 5.8 5.3 6.2

Wheeling ............................................................... 73.3 71.2 70.7 4.4 3.6 4.4 6.0 5.1 6.2

Wisconsin ................................................................ 3,004.0 3,004.7 3,065.2 189.1 158.8 191.7 6.3 5.3 6.3

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah .................................. 232.9 233.3 239.8 12.9 10.7 13.3 5.5 4.6 5.5

Eau Claire ............................................................. 83.1 85.2 85.6 5.7 4.5 5.5 6.8 5.3 6.4

Green Bay ............................................................ 140.1 141.8 145.3 7.7 6.8 8.1 5.5 4.8 5.6

Janesville-Beloit .................................................... 78.5 76.6 78.8 6.1 4.7 5.6 7.8 6.1 7.2

Kenosha ............................................................... 82.0 82.3 82.8 4.9 5.0 5.2 6.0 6.0 6.2

La Crosse ............................................................. 74.7 73.8 75.1 3.8 3.0 3.9 5.1 4.0 5.2

Madison ................................................................ 276.3 281.3 283.6 8.4 7.1 8.6 3.0 2.5 3.0

Milwaukee-Waukesha .......................................... 815.2 806.6 824.0 48.8 44.9 50.8 6.0 5.6 6.2

Racine .................................................................. 93.6 92.7 95.9 7.7 7.2 8.1 8.2 7.8 8.5

Sheboygan ........................................................... 63.4 64.0 66.0 3.4 3.0 3.3 5.3 4.6 5.0

Wausau ................................................................ 75.8 75.2 76.8 4.5 3.1 3.9 5.9 4.1 5.1

Wyoming ................................................................. 266.1 267.6 269.2 13.8 12.2 13.6 5.2 4.5 5.1

Casper .................................................................. 35.0 35.3 35.7 1.9 1.7 1.9 5.4 4.8 5.2

Cheyenne ............................................................. 41.7 42.6 43.2 1.9 1.7 1.9 4.7 3.9 4.4

Puerto Rico ............................................................. 1,322.7 1,350.4 1,374.9 150.6 147.8 156.5 11.4 10.9 11.4

Aguadilla ............................................................... 48.1 48.3 49.6 8.2 7.5 7.9 17.0 15.6 15.9

Arecibo ................................................................. 54.6 56.2 58.6 8.0 7.8 8.7 14.7 13.9 14.9

Caguas ................................................................. 116.5 119.4 122.2 12.8 12.3 13.4 11.0 10.3 11.0

Mayaguez ............................................................. 86.3 87.2 88.8 12.9 11.6 12.5 15.0 13.3 14.1

Ponce ................................................................... 100.7 104.0 105.0 14.1 15.2 15.9 14.0 14.6 15.2

San Juan-Bayamon .............................................. 745.0 767.3 776.1 67.1 64.6 67.5 9.0 8.4 8.7

1 Data for 2003 are not directly comparable with data for

previous years because of a change in metropolitan area

definitions. p = preliminary.

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

are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the

Current Population Survey. Data for all States, the District of

Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area, and

New York City have been revised to incorporate population

controls reflecting the results of Census 2000, reestimation of

models, and benchmarking to Current Population Survey

annual averages. Data for the remaining metropolitan areas

have been revised to reflect updated inputs and the new

statewide estimates. See the note on page 3 for more

information on the changes. Area definitions are published

annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change January 2002 to

 January 2003p

2001 2002 2002 2003p Number Percent

Alabama ................................................................................. 1,907.9 1,895.4 1,859.6 1,865.3 5.7 0.3

Birmingham ........................................................................ 486.5 481.8 476.2 476.4 .2 .0

Huntsville ............................................................................ 187.4 185.3 181.4 181.1 -.3 -.2

Mobile ................................................................................. 228.8 226.4 220.8 223.5 2.7 1.2

Montgomery ........................................................................ 166.0 163.5 161.5 161.2 -.3 -.2

Tuscaloosa ......................................................................... 83.0 84.1 81.4 82.5 1.1 1.4

Alaska .................................................................................... 277.3 287.4 271.1 277.7 6.6 2.4

Anchorage .......................................................................... 137.8 144.0 133.5 137.6 4.1 3.1

Arizona .................................................................................. 2,281.5 2,298.4 2,228.2 2,252.6 24.4 1.1

Phoenix-Mesa ..................................................................... 1,606.0 1,613.5 1,566.5 1,581.8 15.3 1.0

Tucson ................................................................................ 350.7 352.9 344.1 345.2 1.1 .3

Arkansas ............................................................................... 1,151.0 1,156.3 1,125.3 1,134.2 8.9 .8

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers .......................................... 164.7 171.3 161.6 168.0 6.4 4.0

Fort Smith ........................................................................... 101.0 100.4 99.0 98.9 -.1 -.1

Little Rock-North Little Rock ............................................... 319.0 318.8 312.5 314.9 2.4 .8

Pine Bluff ............................................................................ 36.2 36.1 35.3 35.6 .3 .8

California ............................................................................... 14,598.9 14,584.7 14,237.6 14,334.2 96.6 .7

Bakersfield .......................................................................... 205.8 206.3 202.2 203.8 1.6 .8

Fresno ................................................................................ 306.9 315.6 299.5 309.5 10.0 3.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach ................................................... 4,080.7 4,056.6 3,983.6 3,990.4 6.8 .2

Modesto .............................................................................. 149.1 153.3 145.7 150.1 4.4 3.0

Oakland .............................................................................. 1,050.6 1,053.9 1,025.3 1,036.5 11.2 1.1

Orange County ................................................................... 1,413.9 1,418.5 1,381.5 1,393.0 11.5 .8

Riverside-San Bernardino .................................................. 1,051.7 1,075.6 1,034.9 1,061.4 26.5 2.6

Sacramento ........................................................................ 745.0 750.8 728.8 741.0 12.2 1.7

Salinas ................................................................................ 132.3 132.7 127.8 129.5 1.7 1.3

San Diego ........................................................................... 1,234.5 1,237.4 1,206.9 1,220.3 13.4 1.1

San Francisco ..................................................................... 1,021.8 982.5 987.8 965.6 -22.2 -2.2

San Jose ............................................................................. 953.3 891.7 919.4 875.3 -44.1 -4.8

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc .................................. 166.6 166.0 161.9 163.2 1.3 .8

Santa Rosa ......................................................................... 190.0 188.3 184.3 183.6 -.7 -.4

Stockton-Lodi ...................................................................... 191.9 197.6 187.4 193.2 5.8 3.1

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa ......................................................... 177.4 182.1 173.4 179.4 6.0 3.5

Ventura ............................................................................... 284.5 281.6 277.7 277.3 -.4 -.1

Colorado ................................................................................ 2,210.6 2,195.3 2,147.2 2,149.2 2.0 .1

Boulder-Longmont 1 ........................................................... 187.6 183.8 181.8 157.4 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Colorado Springs ................................................................ 242.5 243.4 236.1 237.4 1.3 .6

Denver 1 ............................................................................. 1,163.6 1,147.5 1,126.9 1,144.0 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Connecticut ........................................................................... 1,701.2 1,682.2 1,648.1 1,637.2 -10.9 -.7

Bridgeport ........................................................................... 188.3 188.7 183.2 183.4 .2 .1

Danbury .............................................................................. 90.3 92.4 87.7 89.9 2.2 2.5

Hartford ............................................................................... 618.2 615.0 603.1 599.7 -3.4 -.6

New Haven-Meriden ........................................................... 264.2 263.2 255.2 254.4 -.8 -.3

New London-Norwich ......................................................... 146.4 146.7 143.1 143.1 .0 .0

Stamford-Norwalk ............................................................... 204.8 198.3 198.2 193.6 -4.6 -2.3

Waterbury ........................................................................... 84.8 84.4 82.7 83.6 .9 1.1

Delaware ................................................................................ 419.8 415.1 403.5 401.9 -1.6 -.4

Dover .................................................................................. 55.4 56.0 54.0 54.1 .1 .2

Wilmington-Newark ............................................................ 327.8 318.9 315.3 309.5 -5.8 -1.8

District of Columbia ............................................................. 659.8 665.3 648.3 654.0 5.7 .9

Washington PMSA ............................................................. 2,818.1 2,826.3 2,743.7 2,786.6 42.9 1.6

Florida .................................................................................... 7,239.0 7,325.8 7,101.6 7,216.4 114.8 1.6

Daytona Beach ................................................................... 166.1 169.3 163.9 166.8 2.9 1.8

Fort Lauderdale .................................................................. 711.6 719.7 698.2 707.9 9.7 1.4

Fort Myers-Cape Coral ....................................................... 184.0 187.4 180.9 185.7 4.8 2.7

Gainesville .......................................................................... 124.0 123.4 121.1 121.2 .1 .1

Jacksonville ........................................................................ 563.9 567.1 551.6 557.0 5.4 1.0

Lakeland-Winter Haven ...................................................... 191.4 191.5 187.0 188.6 1.6 .9

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay ........................................... 191.8 190.3 188.1 187.0 -1.1 -.6

Miami .................................................................................. 1,027.9 1,035.5 1,007.3 1,019.0 11.7 1.2

Orlando ............................................................................... 907.3 923.1 890.3 907.0 16.7 1.9

Pensacola ........................................................................... 156.8 156.0 153.2 153.8 .6 .4

Sarasota-Bradenton ........................................................... 275.3 275.7 269.5 273.3 3.8 1.4

Tallahassee ........................................................................ 159.0 160.3 155.7 155.8 .1 .1

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ...................................... 1,226.2 1,237.4 1,202.2 1,215.8 13.6 1.1

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ........................................... 528.0 540.0 519.9 534.4 14.5 2.8

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change January 2002 to

 January 2003p

2001 2002 2002 2003p Number Percent

Georgia .................................................................................. 3,934.7 3,927.7 3,863.4 3,850.3 -13.1 -0.3

Albany ................................................................................. 56.2 57.9 55.6 56.3 .7 1.3

Athens ................................................................................ 74.2 74.6 72.1 72.8 .7 1.0

Atlanta ................................................................................ 2,188.9 2,181.9 2,151.9 2,136.6 -15.3 -.7

Augusta-Aiken .................................................................... 200.7 199.2 195.7 194.1 -1.6 -.8

Columbus ........................................................................... 118.8 116.5 116.2 114.4 -1.8 -1.5

Macon ................................................................................. 149.7 150.3 145.8 147.5 1.7 1.2

Savannah ........................................................................... 137.2 139.7 134.0 137.2 3.2 2.4

Hawaii .................................................................................... 555.5 568.5 541.9 559.9 18.0 3.3

Honolulu ............................................................................. 413.4 422.5 401.8 414.3 12.5 3.1

Idaho ...................................................................................... 565.6 570.3 545.8 550.7 4.9 .9

Boise City ........................................................................... 228.3 229.5 221.1 222.0 .9 .4

Illinois .................................................................................... 5,974.4 5,945.3 5,778.8 5,796.7 17.9 .3

Bloomington-Normal ........................................................... 95.0 94.9 91.7 92.6 .9 1.0

Champaign-Urbana ............................................................ 107.1 107.7 100.6 101.9 1.3 1.3

Chicago .............................................................................. 4,196.5 4,169.7 4,059.2 4,068.9 9.7 .2

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ........................................... 182.4 178.5 175.2 175.3 .1 .1

Decatur ............................................................................... 55.7 54.8 53.9 53.6 -.3 -.6

Kankakee ............................................................................ 44.4 44.2 42.7 43.1 .4 .9

Peoria-Pekin ....................................................................... 172.7 170.5 167.1 167.8 .7 .4

Rockford ............................................................................. 174.9 175.2 170.6 172.1 1.5 .9

Springfield ........................................................................... 116.1 115.2 113.0 113.0 .0 .0

Indiana ................................................................................... 2,928.8 2,909.2 2,833.3 2,833.3 .0 .0

Bloomington ........................................................................ 67.7 66.4 65.1 63.7 -1.4 -2.2

Elkhart-Goshen ................................................................... 114.1 119.1 110.5 118.0 7.5 6.8

Evansville-Henderson ......................................................... 162.3 161.0 159.2 157.1 -2.1 -1.3

Fort Wayne ......................................................................... 271.2 270.4 263.1 265.2 2.1 .8

Gary .................................................................................... 267.7 257.8 253.9 250.3 -3.6 -1.4

Indianapolis ........................................................................ 890.1 873.2 862.4 853.7 -8.7 -1.0

Kokomo .............................................................................. 50.5 50.1 48.9 49.4 .5 1.0

Lafayette ............................................................................. 98.3 99.0 95.3 93.5 -1.8 -1.9

Muncie ................................................................................ 59.1 57.3 56.4 55.6 -.8 -1.4

South Bend ......................................................................... 133.8 133.7 128.8 130.5 1.7 1.3

Terre Haute ........................................................................ 68.3 67.8 66.0 65.6 -.4 -.6

Iowa ........................................................................................ 1,464.8 1,455.9 1,422.7 1,418.1 -4.6 -.3

Cedar Rapids ...................................................................... 120.9 118.7 117.7 116.6 -1.1 -.9

Des Moines ......................................................................... 289.5 286.6 281.6 283.1 1.5 .5

Dubuque ............................................................................. 51.2 50.9 49.8 50.2 .4 .8

Iowa City ............................................................................. 75.1 76.1 72.9 74.8 1.9 2.6

Sioux City ........................................................................... 65.1 65.6 63.5 64.1 .6 .9

Waterloo-Cedar Falls .......................................................... 74.0 73.6 71.7 72.4 .7 1.0

Kansas ................................................................................... 1,355.1 1,347.5 1,319.8 1,321.2 1.4 .1

Lawrence ............................................................................ 54.0 51.3 51.5 50.3 -1.2 -2.3

Topeka ................................................................................ 106.9 103.3 104.2 101.0 -3.2 -3.1

Wichita ................................................................................ 290.8 281.8 285.0 277.4 -7.6 -2.7

Kentucky ............................................................................... 1,799.8 1,795.7 1,759.4 1,759.3 -.1 .0

Lexington ............................................................................ 278.1 279.0 271.6 273.0 1.4 .5

Louisville ............................................................................. 574.0 572.1 560.5 561.5 1.0 .2

Owensboro ......................................................................... 44.3 44.3 43.3 43.3 .0 .0

Louisiana ............................................................................... 1,918.3 1,915.9 1,874.4 1,887.1 12.7 .7

Alexandria ........................................................................... 56.6 56.5 55.0 56.1 1.1 2.0

Baton Rouge ....................................................................... 306.0 304.3 295.9 299.7 3.8 1.3

Houma ................................................................................ 80.5 84.7 79.9 83.6 3.7 4.6

Lafayette ............................................................................. 170.7 170.0 165.9 167.7 1.8 1.1

Lake Charles ...................................................................... 86.1 85.8 86.8 85.2 -1.6 -1.8

Monroe ............................................................................... 75.4 74.5 73.3 72.5 -.8 -1.1

New Orleans ....................................................................... 623.5 612.4 608.5 607.8 -.7 -.1

Shreveport-Bossier City ...................................................... 172.1 172.5 168.0 170.8 2.8 1.7

Maine ..................................................................................... 607.1 607.6 583.7 584.2 .5 .1

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................................. 46.4 46.8 45.9 45.8 -.1 -.2

Portland .............................................................................. 158.2 158.7 150.9 153.2 2.3 1.5

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change January 2002 to

 January 2003p

2001 2002 2002 2003p Number Percent

Maryland ................................................................................ 2,500.7 2,495.8 2,421.1 2,433.1 12.0 0.5

Baltimore PMSA ................................................................. 1,271.2 1,251.3 1,227.4 1,225.4 -2.0 -.2

Baltimore City ..................................................................... 391.3 389.5 380.8 380.7 -.1 .0

Suburban Maryland-D.C. .................................................... 941.0 944.3 913.5 923.5 10.0 1.1

Massachusetts ...................................................................... 3,315.2 3,264.3 3,209.7 3,174.7 -35.0 -1.1

Barnstable-Yarmouth .......................................................... 61.4 62.2 58.2 59.4 1.2 2.1

Boston ................................................................................ 2,028.4 1,985.5 1,970.9 1,935.7 -35.2 -1.8

Brockton ............................................................................. 102.2 103.3 98.4 99.9 1.5 1.5

Fitchburg-Leominster .......................................................... 52.3 52.3 51.4 52.1 .7 1.4

Lawrence ............................................................................ 161.6 157.3 156.4 153.6 -2.8 -1.8

Lowell ................................................................................. 128.6 125.3 126.4 121.2 -5.2 -4.1

New Bedford ....................................................................... 65.8 65.5 64.1 64.5 .4 .6

Pittsfield .............................................................................. 42.7 43.0 42.1 42.2 .1 .2

Springfield ........................................................................... 263.8 264.4 253.7 254.7 1.0 .4

Worcester ........................................................................... 239.2 231.0 230.6 224.8 -5.8 -2.5

Michigan ................................................................................ 4,543.6 4,498.4 4,381.7 4,370.6 -11.1 -.3

Ann Arbor ........................................................................... 298.0 293.8 286.1 284.1 -2.0 -.7

Benton Harbor .................................................................... 70.5 69.4 67.2 68.3 1.1 1.6

Detroit ................................................................................. 2,144.7 2,077.5 2,059.8 2,034.8 -25.0 -1.2

Flint ..................................................................................... 168.9 163.6 161.4 154.7 -6.7 -4.2

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland ...................................... 581.0 578.7 563.0 561.9 -1.1 -.2

Jackson .............................................................................. 63.7 64.6 61.3 62.2 .9 1.5

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek ..................................................... 209.7 210.6 207.1 202.0 -5.1 -2.5

Lansing-East Lansing ......................................................... 246.2 244.9 238.3 238.8 .5 .2

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland ................................................. 179.3 180.6 173.1 174.0 .9 .5

Minnesota .............................................................................. 2,680.3 2,657.4 2,603.0 2,590.7 -12.3 -.5

Duluth-Superior .................................................................. 117.1 117.7 112.9 113.6 .7 .6

Minneapolis-St. Paul ........................................................... 1,750.4 1,731.9 1,695.8 1,685.7 -10.1 -.6

Rochester ........................................................................... 88.0 88.0 86.4 86.4 .0 .0

St. Cloud ............................................................................. 97.5 95.7 93.1 92.0 -1.1 -1.2

Mississippi ............................................................................ 1,126.1 1,131.8 1,111.0 1,115.5 4.5 .4

Jackson .............................................................................. 229.7 231.6 228.0 228.2 .2 .1

Missouri ................................................................................. 2,730.4 2,678.9 2,660.5 2,591.9 -68.6 -2.6

Kansas City ........................................................................ 967.5 949.2 942.5 920.4 -22.1 -2.3

St. Louis .............................................................................. 1,327.3 1,309.7 1,293.6 1,281.5 -12.1 -.9

Springfield ........................................................................... 168.9 167.9 163.8 165.7 1.9 1.2

Montana ................................................................................. 391.1 395.8 381.7 387.0 5.3 1.4

Billings ................................................................................ 67.8 69.4 66.4 68.2 1.8 2.7

Missoula ............................................................................. 52.2 52.7 49.7 50.8 1.1 2.2

Nebraska ............................................................................... 920.3 912.1 887.8 888.7 .9 .1

Lincoln ................................................................................ 160.3 161.6 153.8 156.7 2.9 1.9

Omaha ................................................................................ 438.4 435.2 421.8 426.3 4.5 1.1

Nevada ................................................................................... 1,043.4 1,060.9 1,019.1 1,045.0 25.9 2.5

Las Vegas ........................................................................... 778.5 796.6 766.9 789.4 22.5 2.9

Reno ................................................................................... 199.0 199.1 189.9 192.6 2.7 1.4

New Hampshire ..................................................................... 627.4 621.2 607.9 608.6 .7 .1

Manchester ......................................................................... 109.4 109.3 107.1 107.3 .2 .2

Nashua ............................................................................... 98.2 96.7 94.9 95.0 .1 .1

Portsmouth-Rochester ........................................................ 125.2 127.8 120.3 122.7 2.4 2.0

New Jersey ............................................................................ 4,032.5 4,025.3 3,932.8 3,927.0 -5.8 -.1

Atlantic-Cape May .............................................................. 184.7 188.3 176.8 183.1 6.3 3.6

Bergen-Passaic .................................................................. 668.9 663.7 652.7 647.4 -5.3 -.8

Camden .............................................................................. 515.9 518.7 504.9 508.5 3.6 .7

Jersey City .......................................................................... 265.0 258.8 260.9 254.4 -6.5 -2.5

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ......................................... 666.1 664.5 648.8 648.2 -.6 -.1

Monmouth-Ocean ............................................................... 399.7 406.6 388.5 393.0 4.5 1.2

Newark ............................................................................... 1,022.4 1,020.1 997.7 994.9 -2.8 -.3

Trenton ............................................................................... 227.2 222.8 221.8 218.2 -3.6 -1.6

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ................................................ 59.8 60.8 58.8 59.6 .8 1.4

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change January 2002 to

 January 2003p

2001 2002 2002 2003p Number Percent

New Mexico ........................................................................... 762.6 776.1 748.5 759.3 10.8 1.4

Albuquerque ....................................................................... 361.2 363.6 352.1 354.8 2.7 .8

Las Cruces ......................................................................... 58.1 60.4 58.1 60.0 1.9 3.3

Santa Fe ............................................................................. 76.4 78.3 74.2 76.3 2.1 2.8

New York ............................................................................... 8,595.3 8,523.3 8,291.3 8,254.7 -36.6 -.4

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................................. 467.8 466.9 448.2 451.0 2.8 .6

Binghamton ........................................................................ 117.4 115.4 114.2 112.1 -2.1 -1.8

Buffalo-Niagara Falls .......................................................... 549.9 550.3 537.5 534.2 -3.3 -.6

Dutchess County ................................................................ 122.1 121.8 116.4 117.1 .7 .6

Elmira ................................................................................. 42.9 41.6 41.3 40.9 -.4 -1.0

Glens Falls .......................................................................... 49.8 49.1 47.9 48.7 .8 1.7

Nassau-Suffolk ................................................................... 1,241.2 1,234.9 1,184.6 1,179.6 -5.0 -.4

New York PMSA ................................................................. 4,217.9 4,160.1 4,074.4 4,036.0 -38.4 -.9

New York City ..................................................................... 3,658.6 3,598.5 3,535.0 3,495.2 -39.8 -1.1

Newburgh ........................................................................... 134.0 135.1 130.5 132.0 1.5 1.1

Rochester ........................................................................... 549.3 537.3 527.2 516.1 -11.1 -2.1

Rockland County ................................................................ 113.1 113.7 110.0 109.8 -.2 -.2

Syracuse ............................................................................. 350.9 351.7 338.1 342.0 3.9 1.2

Utica-Rome ......................................................................... 135.4 135.0 129.8 130.5 .7 .5

Westchester County ........................................................... 423.5 423.8 406.1 407.5 1.4 .3

North Carolina ....................................................................... 3,870.6 3,854.6 3,814.4 3,790.1 -24.3 -.6

Asheville ............................................................................. 114.1 112.4 110.1 110.2 .1 .1

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill .............................................. 835.5 841.9 821.1 825.2 4.1 .5

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point ........................... 649.9 646.3 642.2 633.2 -9.0 -1.4

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ............................................... 684.6 684.3 671.3 674.1 2.8 .4

North Dakota ......................................................................... 332.1 334.1 322.6 325.6 3.0 .9

Bismarck ............................................................................. 52.2 52.9 51.0 52.1 1.1 2.2

Fargo-Moorhead ................................................................. 104.9 105.7 102.3 104.0 1.7 1.7

Grand Forks ........................................................................ 50.2 50.6 48.6 49.4 .8 1.6

Ohio ....................................................................................... 5,541.5 5,483.8 5,348.6 5,320.5 -28.1 -.5

Akron .................................................................................. 332.4 333.2 319.0 323.6 4.6 1.4

Canton-Massillon ................................................................ 186.8 181.8 179.5 177.2 -2.3 -1.3

Cincinnati ............................................................................ 877.7 881.9 857.7 866.0 8.3 1.0

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ...................................................... 1,140.9 1,127.4 1,100.4 1,093.8 -6.6 -.6

Columbus ........................................................................... 897.8 886.5 874.8 867.7 -7.1 -.8

Dayton-Springfield .............................................................. 473.3 466.4 460.1 455.1 -5.0 -1.1

Hamilton-Middletown .......................................................... 134.8 135.7 130.0 130.9 .9 .7

Lima .................................................................................... 78.4 78.1 76.4 76.0 -.4 -.5

Mansfield ............................................................................ 79.1 78.5 76.2 76.7 .5 .7

Steubenville-Weirton .......................................................... 49.3 49.9 47.4 48.6 1.2 2.5

Toledo ................................................................................. 330.7 316.4 316.1 304.6 -11.5 -3.6

Youngstown-Warren ........................................................... 239.3 237.5 228.9 229.0 .1 .0

Oklahoma .............................................................................. 1,511.4 1,489.6 1,468.5 1,455.2 -13.3 -.9

Enid .................................................................................... 23.6 23.8 23.3 23.1 -.2 -.9

Lawton ................................................................................ 38.2 38.9 37.4 37.9 .5 1.3

Oklahoma City .................................................................... 550.5 549.7 530.8 537.1 6.3 1.2

Tulsa ................................................................................... 407.6 392.2 399.0 380.4 -18.6 -4.7

Oregon ................................................................................... 1,584.0 1,579.3 1,535.7 1,545.8 10.1 .7

Eugene-Springfield ............................................................. 142.9 145.6 139.0 142.3 3.3 2.4

Medford-Ashland ................................................................ 75.0 76.5 70.6 71.9 1.3 1.8

Portland-Vancouver ............................................................ 949.9 939.4 927.5 921.9 -5.6 -.6

Salem ................................................................................. 137.1 139.0 132.4 134.2 1.8 1.4

Pennsylvania ......................................................................... 5,694.9 5,695.2 5,549.6 5,548.1 -1.5 .0

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................................. 288.8 287.6 282.3 281.5 -.8 -.3

Altoona ............................................................................... 61.1 61.2 59.4 60.2 .8 1.3

Erie ..................................................................................... 132.0 131.7 129.1 128.2 -.9 -.7

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle .............................................. 365.4 368.8 356.6 361.1 4.5 1.3

Johnstown .......................................................................... 86.4 86.2 85.1 84.8 -.3 -.4

Lancaster ............................................................................ 229.4 231.2 222.3 224.4 2.1 .9

Philadelphia PMSA ............................................................. 2,438.5 2,435.3 2,377.2 2,373.5 -3.7 -.2

Philadelphia City ................................................................. 688.7 686.8 674.3 671.8 -2.5 -.4

Pittsburgh ........................................................................... 1,134.1 1,123.9 1,105.1 1,094.0 -11.1 -1.0

Reading .............................................................................. 170.4 169.8 166.4 164.9 -1.5 -.9

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton ...................................... 283.0 279.2 273.6 270.5 -3.1 -1.1

Sharon ................................................................................ 51.0 50.8 48.4 48.9 .5 1.0

State College ...................................................................... 71.4 73.2 69.7 68.8 -.9 -1.3

Williamsport ........................................................................ 53.8 54.4 52.4 53.2 .8 1.5

York .................................................................................... 171.7 171.3 167.8 167.2 -.6 -.4

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change January 2002 to

 January 2003p

2001 2002 2002 2003p Number Percent

Rhode Island ......................................................................... 483.1 486.1 466.0 468.9 2.9 0.6

Providence-Fall River-Warwick .......................................... 536.3 538.2 518.6 520.6 2.0 .4

South Carolina ...................................................................... 1,812.0 1,823.0 1,762.2 1,773.4 11.2 .6

Charleston-North Charleston .............................................. 255.1 255.8 250.7 250.3 -.4 -.2

Columbia ............................................................................ 310.0 308.5 302.6 301.1 -1.5 -.5

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ...................................... 484.5 472.6 466.7 460.9 -5.8 -1.2

South Dakota ........................................................................ 376.8 380.7 365.7 369.8 4.1 1.1

Rapid City ........................................................................... 49.9 50.6 48.7 49.3 .6 1.2

Sioux Falls .......................................................................... 115.6 118.1 113.1 115.1 2.0 1.8

Tennessee ............................................................................. 2,683.0 2,686.4 2,612.2 2,626.3 14.1 .5

Chattanooga ....................................................................... 233.9 232.2 229.4 228.8 -.6 -.3

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol ........................................... 197.8 198.2 192.1 194.1 2.0 1.0

Knoxville ............................................................................. 343.1 348.7 333.8 337.1 3.3 1.0

Memphis ............................................................................. 587.4 583.1 576.5 575.8 -.7 -.1

Nashville ............................................................................. 677.4 681.0 657.3 663.5 6.2 .9

Texas ..................................................................................... 9,508.4 9,485.2 9,312.0 9,324.7 12.7 .1

Abilene ................................................................................ 55.4 56.1 54.2 55.2 1.0 1.8

Amarillo ............................................................................... 97.6 99.0 96.2 97.4 1.2 1.2

Austin-San Marcos ............................................................. 666.2 665.3 652.4 655.8 3.4 .5

Beaumont-Port Arthur ......................................................... 158.0 158.2 156.8 155.4 -1.4 -.9

Brazoria .............................................................................. 79.6 79.3 78.9 78.3 -.6 -.8

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito ...................................... 112.6 117.5 111.8 116.7 4.9 4.4

Bryan-College Station ......................................................... 80.2 81.5 74.8 76.5 1.7 2.3

Corpus Christi ..................................................................... 160.4 162.3 158.4 160.0 1.6 1.0

Dallas .................................................................................. 1,964.0 1,933.1 1,925.3 1,902.7 -22.6 -1.2

El Paso ............................................................................... 254.7 261.4 251.6 258.6 7.0 2.8

Ft. Worth-Arlington ............................................................. 790.9 791.9 776.5 781.8 5.3 .7

Galveston-Texas City ......................................................... 86.1 86.8 86.0 85.6 -.4 -.5

Houston .............................................................................. 2,130.3 2,117.0 2,089.1 2,082.4 -6.7 -.3

Killeen-Temple .................................................................... 104.6 106.2 102.7 105.0 2.3 2.2

Laredo ................................................................................ 72.9 74.7 71.3 73.6 2.3 3.2

Longview-Marshall .............................................................. 92.3 93.3 91.3 92.0 .7 .8

Lubbock .............................................................................. 124.2 124.1 121.3 121.5 .2 .2

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................................. 167.5 170.9 165.3 170.2 4.9 3.0

Odessa-Midland ................................................................. 106.0 105.9 103.3 105.2 1.9 1.8

San Angelo ......................................................................... 44.4 44.2 43.9 43.5 -.4 -.9

San Antonio ........................................................................ 725.8 731.0 711.3 720.4 9.1 1.3

Sherman-Denison ............................................................... 43.7 44.7 43.1 44.0 .9 2.1

Texarkana ........................................................................... 53.3 54.0 52.7 53.2 .5 .9

Tyler .................................................................................... 85.0 86.4 83.9 85.3 1.4 1.7

Victoria ................................................................................ 37.6 37.7 37.3 37.3 .0 .0

Waco .................................................................................. 100.8 102.2 98.6 101.2 2.6 2.6

Wichita Falls ....................................................................... 60.9 59.6 59.9 59.3 -.6 -1.0

Utah ........................................................................................ 1,085.7 1,080.9 1,062.8 1,057.8 -5.0 -.5

Provo-Orem ........................................................................ 154.8 154.9 149.9 151.4 1.5 1.0

Salt Lake City-Ogden ......................................................... 720.3 713.9 707.4 702.1 -5.3 -.7

Vermont ................................................................................. 306.0 306.2 299.4 300.6 1.2 .4

Barre-Montpelier ................................................................. 35.0 35.0 34.0 34.6 .6 1.8

Burlington ........................................................................... 111.1 107.9 106.7 105.8 -.9 -.8

Virginia .................................................................................. 3,522.4 3,514.0 3,433.6 3,443.0 9.4 .3

Bristol .................................................................................. 40.6 41.0 39.7 40.3 .6 1.5

Charlottesville ..................................................................... 87.7 88.6 84.6 87.2 2.6 3.1

Danville ............................................................................... 45.5 46.9 44.5 46.0 1.5 3.4

Lynchburg ........................................................................... 102.3 101.2 99.5 99.9 .4 .4

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News ............................... 726.3 728.5 702.5 711.3 8.8 1.3

Northern Virginia ................................................................. 1,192.0 1,188.2 1,164.9 1,171.9 7.0 .6

Richmond-Petersburg ......................................................... 576.1 573.9 561.8 560.5 -1.3 -.2

Roanoke ............................................................................. 149.4 144.4 144.3 142.6 -1.7 -1.2

Washington ........................................................................... 2,674.9 2,675.4 2,606.2 2,619.7 13.5 .5

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ..................................................... 1,380.9 1,358.6 1,344.9 1,330.2 -14.7 -1.1

Spokane ............................................................................. 198.3 196.1 191.6 190.9 -.7 -.4

Tacoma ............................................................................... 244.3 246.7 238.0 241.4 3.4 1.4

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change January 2002 to

 January 2003p

2001 2002 2002 2003p Number Percent

West Virginia ......................................................................... 741.9 736.0 717.2 718.6 1.4 0.2

Charleston .......................................................................... 135.7 135.4 132.3 132.3 .0 .0

Huntington-Ashland ............................................................ 121.9 124.8 118.5 120.4 1.9 1.6

Parkersburg-Marietta .......................................................... 70.3 71.3 68.4 69.5 1.1 1.6

Wheeling ............................................................................. 68.0 66.2 65.4 63.8 -1.6 -2.4

Wisconsin .............................................................................. 2,798.4 2,786.7 2,719.4 2,716.9 -2.5 -.1

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah ................................................ 207.0 208.6 201.8 203.9 2.1 1.0

Eau Claire ........................................................................... 74.9 77.7 72.9 74.1 1.2 1.6

Green Bay .......................................................................... 144.4 148.4 142.4 144.5 2.1 1.5

Janesville-Beloit .................................................................. 67.9 67.6 66.2 66.1 -.1 -.2

Kenosha ............................................................................. 53.3 54.4 52.8 52.1 -.7 -1.3

La Crosse ........................................................................... 74.0 73.2 72.1 71.2 -.9 -1.2

Madison .............................................................................. 296.6 301.8 288.6 290.2 1.6 .6

Milwaukee-Waukesha ........................................................ 849.1 841.8 829.0 820.2 -8.8 -1.1

Racine ................................................................................ 80.0 80.0 78.7 78.9 .2 .3

Sheboygan ......................................................................... 61.5 62.9 60.8 61.9 1.1 1.8

Wausau .............................................................................. 69.6 70.6 68.3 68.8 .5 .7

Wyoming ............................................................................... 245.3 245.3 237.9 239.4 1.5 .6

Casper ................................................................................ 33.2 33.8 32.4 32.8 .4 1.2

Puerto Rico ........................................................................... 1,025.6 1,006.4 973.9 981.3 7.4 .8

Caguas ............................................................................... 69.0 67.1 64.9 65.9 1.0 1.5

Mayaguez ........................................................................... 58.7 63.8 62.1 61.8 -.3 -.5

Ponce ................................................................................. 72.2 70.9 69.0 68.5 -.5 -.7

San Juan-Bayamon ............................................................ 668.0 657.3 634.4 640.6 6.2 1.0

Virgin Islands ........................................................................ 43.5 42.4 43.3 42.2 -1.1 -2.5

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

a change in metropolitan area definitions. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of

economic data by industry, replacing the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)

system. Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry

are not comparable to the SIC-based data. In addition, data reflect March 2002

benchmark levels and the introduction of estimates based on small-domain models for

some areas. See the note on page 3 for more information on the changes.