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USDL 03-816

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Thursday, December 4, 2003

METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: OCTOBER 2003

In October, 180 metropolitan areas recorded lower unemployment rates than a year earlier, 115 areas

had higher rates, and 36 areas had rates that were unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.

Department of Labor reported today. Eighteen areas posted unemployment rates below 3.0 percent, with

nine of these located in the Midwest and six in the South. Nine areas registered jobless rates of at least

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

other states. The national unemployment rate in October was 5.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted.

Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Eighty-five metropolitan areas recorded unemployment rates below 4.0 percent in October, up from 77

areas a year earlier, while 40 areas recorded unemployment rates of at least 7.0 percent, up from 31 areas

in October 2002. Fargo-Moorhead, N.D.-Minn., reported the lowest jobless rate, 1.8 percent. Columbia,

Mo., recorded the next lowest rate, 2.0 percent, followed by Bismark, N.D., and Bryan-College Station,

Texas, 2.1 percent each. Yuma, Ariz., registered the highest jobless rate, 23.6 percent, followed by VisaliaTulare-Porterville, Calif., 14.2 percent. Overall, 226 areas recorded unemployment rates below the U.S.

average, while 99 areas had higher rates. (See table 1 and the map.)

In October, Florence, Ala., experienced the largest unemployment rate decrease from a year earlier

(-2.2 percentage points), followed by Yuma, Ariz., (-2.1 points), and Rocky Mount, N.C., (-2.0 points).

Seventeen areas posted over-the-year rate decreases ranging from 1.0 to 1.9 percentage points, with nine

located in the South and five in the West. Another 52 areas had rate decreases of one-half percentage point

or more. Lansing-East Lansing, Mich., registered the largest unemployment rate increase (+3.1 percentage

points) from a year ago, followed by three other Michigan areas—Saginaw-Bay City-Midland (+2.2 points),

and Benton Harbor and Jackson (+1.7 points each). Fourteen additional areas had over-the-year jobless

rate increases of at least 1.0 percentage point—four of which were located in Michigan. Most areas in

Michigan experienced employment declines in manufacturing. Another 44 areas recorded over-the-year rate

increases of at least one-half percentage point.

Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 1990 census population of 1 million or more, Washington, D.C.-

Md.-Va.-W.Va., and Orange County, Calif., continued to report the lowest unemployment rates, 3.1 and

3.7 percent, respectively. The next lowest rates were in Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y., and Norfolk-Virginia BeachNewport News, Va.-N.C., 3.9 percent each. New York, N.Y., and San Jose, Calif., posted the highest

unemployment rates, 7.6 percent each, closely followed by Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash., 7.5 percent.
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Among these large areas, 32 posted rates below that of the U.S., while 18 had rates above it. Over the

year, jobless rates were down in 34 of these large areas, up in 9 areas, and unchanged in 8 areas. The

largest unemployment rate decreases from October 2002 were reported in Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah, and

San Jose, Calif. (-1.3 percentage points each), followed by Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (-1.2 points), and Atlanta,

Ga. (-1.1 points). The largest over-the-year rate increase was recorded in Detroit, Mich. (+1.3 points).

Four additional large areas experienced rate increases of at least 0.5 percentage point.

Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Among the 272 metropolitan areas for which over-the-year comparisons could be made, 152 reported

over-the-year decreases in employment, 115 recorded increases, and 5 had no change. The largest overthe-year employment declines were posted in Chicago, Ill. (-49,000), San Jose, Calif. (-37,700), Boston,

Mass.-N.H. (-37,600), Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. (-32,400), Detroit, Mich. (-24,100), and New

York, N.Y. (-21,800). The largest over-the-year percentage declines in employment were reported in San

Jose, Calif. (-4.2 percent), Worcester, Mass.-Conn. (-3.9 percent), Lowell, Mass.-N.H. (-3.2 percent), and

Lawrence, Mass.-N.H., Lawton, Okla., and Sioux City, Iowa-Neb. (-2.8 percent each).

The largest over-the-year employment increases were reported in Atlanta, Ga. (+65,400), Las Vegas,

Nev.-Ariz. (+28,700), Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (+24,500), Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (+23,700), and

Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. (+22,400). The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment

were reported in Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla. (+5.8 percent), Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+3.6 percent), McAllenEdinburg-Mission, Texas (+3.3 percent), and Elkhart-Goshen, Ind., Glens Falls, N.Y., and Reno, Nev. (+3.1

percent each).

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

average employment levels above 750,000 in 2002. Employment declined in 23 of these 37 areas. The

largest over-the-year percentage declines in employment in these large metropolitan areas were posted in

San Jose, Calif. (-4.2 percent), Indianapolis, Ind. (-2.1 percent), Boston, Mass.-N.H. (-1.9 percent), and

Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash. (-1.7 percent). Among the largest areas, Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz., had the

highest over-the-year percentage increase in employment (+3.6 percent), followed by Atlanta, Ga. (+3.0

percent), Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. (+2.1 percent), Orlando, Fla. (+1.6 percent), and Phoenix-Mesa,

Ariz., (+1.5 percent).

Manufacturing remained the weakest industry, with 218 metropolitan areas experiencing employment

losses over the year. Employment declines in professional and business services were reported in 137

metropolitan areas, while employment declines in the information sector occurred in 121 metropolitan areas.

Employment growth was most widespread in education and health services, in leisure and hospitality, and in

financial activities, with increases occurring in 204, 138, and 136 metropolitan areas, respectively.

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

on December 19. The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for November is

scheduled to be issued on December 31.
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

September October September October September October

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Alabama ................................................................... 2,098.2 2,144.6 2,107.4 2,168.2 125.8 118.9 130.1 127.3 6.0 5.5 6.2 5.9

Anniston ................................................................ 51.8 52.6 51.9 52.9 2.9 2.8 3.2 3.0 5.6 5.3 6.2 5.7

Auburn-Opelika ..................................................... 52.3 52.3 52.1 53.1 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.3 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.3

Birmingham .......................................................... 469.5 481.1 471.0 486.9 22.0 20.5 22.6 22.0 4.7 4.3 4.8 4.5

Decatur ................................................................. 70.5 74.6 71.4 74.5 4.7 5.3 4.6 4.8 6.6 7.1 6.5 6.4

Dothan .................................................................. 65.4 66.6 65.6 67.6 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.6

Florence ................................................................ 63.6 61.2 63.1 61.9 6.3 4.4 6.2 4.7 9.9 7.2 9.9 7.7

Gadsden ............................................................... 47.3 47.9 47.4 48.9 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.0 5.7 5.4 6.0 6.2

Huntsville .............................................................. 176.3 176.9 176.5 178.7 7.6 8.1 8.3 8.5 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.7

Mobile ................................................................... 265.0 271.9 266.6 274.6 16.7 16.4 17.0 17.1 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.2

Montgomery .......................................................... 160.5 166.7 161.8 168.6 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.9 4.9 4.9 5.3 5.3

Tuscaloosa ........................................................... 83.8 85.7 84.5 86.5 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.5

Alaska ...................................................................... 325.3 347.8 324.6 345.0 22.9 23.7 24.2 23.4 7.1 6.8 7.5 6.8

Anchorage ............................................................ 145.0 156.2 148.6 158.2 7.7 8.1 7.9 7.7 5.3 5.2 5.3 4.9

Arizona .................................................................... 2,691.3 2,676.8 2,687.5 2,667.8 173.9 157.2 167.4 137.4 6.5 5.9 6.2 5.2

Flagstaff ................................................................ 71.3 70.3 69.6 68.9 3.5 4.1 3.4 3.7 4.9 5.8 4.9 5.4

Phoenix-Mesa ....................................................... 1,799.4 1,791.3 1,800.8 1,788.5 104.2 92.1 103.3 81.2 5.8 5.1 5.7 4.5

Tucson .................................................................. 428.3 428.4 428.9 429.1 20.6 18.5 20.0 16.8 4.8 4.3 4.7 3.9

Yuma .................................................................... 79.0 75.1 76.8 71.4 24.1 22.1 19.7 16.8 30.5 29.5 25.7 23.6

Arkansas ................................................................. 1,294.2 1,308.4 1,290.2 1,303.4 61.7 68.7 56.7 65.0 4.8 5.2 4.4 5.0

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ............................ 170.1 174.4 170.2 175.1 3.8 4.6 3.5 4.4 2.2 2.7 2.0 2.5

Fort Smith ............................................................. 100.6 102.0 100.6 102.0 4.2 4.7 4.1 4.8 4.2 4.7 4.1 4.7

Jonesboro ............................................................. 45.5 47.1 45.2 46.7 1.9 2.2 1.8 2.1 4.2 4.8 3.9 4.6

Little Rock-North Little Rock ................................. 315.2 317.4 313.7 315.3 13.4 14.8 11.9 14.0 4.2 4.7 3.8 4.4

Pine Bluff .............................................................. 36.6 37.7 36.7 37.6 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.9 8.3 8.1 7.6 7.6

California ................................................................. 17,450.5 17,605.9 17,538.9 17,752.4 1,131.7 1,094.2 1,151.4 1,128.3 6.5 6.2 6.6 6.4

Bakersfield ............................................................ 301.6 308.7 300.0 307.2 29.6 30.7 32.1 34.9 9.8 10.0 10.7 11.4

Chico-Paradise ..................................................... 91.5 93.8 92.1 94.6 5.9 5.7 6.1 5.9 6.5 6.1 6.6 6.3

Fresno .................................................................. 475.6 480.0 456.3 462.7 52.6 49.4 61.0 58.9 11.1 10.3 13.4 12.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach ..................................... 4,735.7 4,780.4 4,738.2 4,792.7 318.2 331.7 307.1 327.0 6.7 6.9 6.5 6.8

Merced .................................................................. 90.0 92.4 90.3 94.8 9.0 9.3 9.7 10.8 10.0 10.0 10.8 11.4

Modesto ................................................................ 221.8 224.0 219.4 220.7 20.0 19.4 23.4 22.9 9.0 8.7 10.7 10.4

Oakland ................................................................ 1,287.4 1,302.4 1,309.7 1,318.6 81.9 76.4 83.0 77.3 6.4 5.9 6.3 5.9

Orange County ..................................................... 1,555.2 1,570.0 1,573.8 1,596.3 67.4 57.9 67.8 58.8 4.3 3.7 4.3 3.7

Redding ................................................................ 82.0 82.0 83.9 84.0 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.8 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.9

Riverside-San Bernardino .................................... 1,644.1 1,691.0 1,660.9 1,723.8 104.6 101.6 106.4 103.5 6.4 6.0 6.4 6.0

Sacramento .......................................................... 865.4 872.1 871.8 882.1 46.5 46.5 48.0 48.2 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.5

Salinas .................................................................. 199.3 198.6 198.6 199.3 13.4 12.6 13.7 13.9 6.7 6.4 6.9 7.0

San Diego ............................................................. 1,457.4 1,484.4 1,481.4 1,512.2 66.0 62.1 67.8 62.8 4.5 4.2 4.6 4.2

San Francisco ....................................................... 938.0 937.5 938.7 942.3 56.9 48.6 56.7 48.5 6.1 5.2 6.0 5.2

San Jose ............................................................... 946.5 907.5 952.9 917.0 83.3 68.6 85.1 69.3 8.8 7.6 8.9 7.6

San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles .......... 122.1 123.0 124.6 125.7 4.2 3.8 4.4 3.9 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.1

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc .................... 204.9 208.4 207.8 214.2 8.4 7.3 8.5 8.3 4.1 3.5 4.1 3.9

Santa Cruz-Watsonville ........................................ 144.9 143.6 144.8 145.1 8.9 8.5 9.4 9.3 6.1 5.9 6.5 6.4

Santa Rosa ........................................................... 270.3 271.7 270.0 271.3 11.7 11.9 12.0 11.8 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.4

Stockton-Lodi ........................................................ 277.2 283.1 277.2 285.7 23.3 23.8 24.8 26.3 8.4 8.4 8.9 9.2

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa ........................................... 285.7 291.8 287.8 293.3 14.4 14.9 14.5 15.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.2

Ventura ................................................................. 426.7 423.6 426.8 426.9 26.2 23.7 24.6 24.1 6.1 5.6 5.8 5.6

Visalia-Tulare-Porterville ...................................... 174.4 175.2 176.7 177.5 22.1 21.7 24.9 25.3 12.7 12.4 14.1 14.2

Yolo ...................................................................... 94.6 95.7 95.7 97.2 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.7 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.8

Yuba City .............................................................. 59.5 60.4 59.7 60.4 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.8 10.1 10.3 10.8 11.3

Colorado .................................................................. 2,474.3 2,509.5 2,465.5 2,495.2 137.6 135.3 136.9 130.6 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.2

Boulder-Longmont1,2 ........................................... 200.7 176.2 201.9 177.7 11.5 8.8 10.9 8.3 5.7 5.0 5.4 4.7

Colorado Springs .................................................. 282.1 280.8 284.7 282.2 18.2 16.2 17.9 15.6 6.4 5.8 6.3 5.5

Denver1,2 ............................................................. 1,237.8 1,277.2 1,229.3 1,269.7 72.3 73.4 71.2 70.3 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.5

Fort Collins-Loveland ............................................ 160.6 161.8 160.3 161.4 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9

Grand Junction ..................................................... 65.9 69.5 65.4 68.8 2.9 3.3 2.9 3.2 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.6

Greeley ................................................................. 98.7 102.4 100.3 103.0 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.7

Pueblo .................................................................. 63.2 63.8 62.6 63.2 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.0 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.4

Connecticut ............................................................. 1,764.0 1,763.7 1,779.6 1,780.5 70.4 80.4 74.2 80.1 4.0 4.6 4.2 4.5

Bridgeport ............................................................. 224.1 225.5 226.3 228.0 11.0 12.8 11.4 12.7 4.9 5.7 5.1 5.6

Danbury ................................................................ 115.2 117.6 116.5 119.2 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.6 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.0

Hartford ................................................................. 600.6 595.7 605.4 600.1 25.1 29.1 26.7 28.6 4.2 4.9 4.4 4.8

New Haven-Meriden ............................................. 284.5 286.3 287.7 291.1 11.0 13.0 11.4 13.0 3.9 4.5 4.0 4.5

New London-Norwich ........................................... 166.2 168.2 166.7 168.2 5.6 6.7 6.1 6.5 3.4 4.0 3.7 3.9

Stamford-Norwalk ................................................. 189.0 187.2 190.7 188.2 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.7 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0

Waterbury ............................................................. 116.5 115.1 117.5 116.6 6.2 6.8 6.5 7.0 5.3 5.9 5.5 6.0

Delaware .................................................................. 417.0 416.7 418.1 420.8 17.7 18.4 16.6 15.5 4.2 4.4 4.0 3.7

Dover .................................................................... 72.9 73.0 74.8 74.3 2.8 3.2 2.8 2.7 3.8 4.4 3.7 3.6

Wilmington-Newark .............................................. 306.8 307.2 307.4 310.1 14.4 15.0 13.4 12.6 4.7 4.9 4.4 4.1

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

September October September October September October

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

District of Columbia ............................................... 300.7 309.2 300.8 313.6 18.5 18.6 18.9 20.8 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.6

Washington ........................................................... 2,820.9 2,865.8 2,822.0 2,866.6 102.7 92.7 98.8 88.9 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.1

Florida ...................................................................... 8,120.1 8,135.3 8,116.0 8,089.9 452.1 449.6 443.5 398.2 5.6 5.5 5.5 4.9

Daytona Beach ..................................................... 217.4 219.2 216.5 217.5 10.9 11.9 11.0 10.8 5.0 5.4 5.1 5.0

Fort Lauderdale .................................................... 862.3 865.6 862.5 857.3 51.4 50.8 51.2 45.4 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.3

Fort Myers-Cape Coral ......................................... 208.2 211.0 210.0 210.7 8.9 9.4 9.0 8.2 4.3 4.5 4.3 3.9

Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie ..................................... 142.8 143.8 143.5 143.3 12.4 12.2 11.2 9.7 8.7 8.5 7.8 6.8

Fort Walton Beach ................................................ 89.4 88.9 87.6 87.7 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.2 2.9 2.6 3.0 2.5

Gainesville ............................................................ 112.8 110.8 114.3 112.5 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.4

Jacksonville .......................................................... 596.1 595.4 596.3 592.8 31.0 32.7 30.3 29.9 5.2 5.5 5.1 5.0

Lakeland-Winter Haven ........................................ 219.8 218.3 220.1 215.6 15.4 16.4 13.9 13.0 7.0 7.5 6.3 6.0

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay ............................. 222.9 219.9 220.8 218.0 12.0 11.1 12.1 10.2 5.4 5.0 5.5 4.7

Miami .................................................................... 1,127.2 1,114.2 1,119.1 1,107.7 85.1 81.1 84.1 74.6 7.6 7.3 7.5 6.7

Naples .................................................................. 117.6 122.7 120.0 123.5 7.2 7.7 6.8 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.7 4.7

Ocala .................................................................... 104.4 104.6 104.5 103.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.3

Orlando ................................................................. 964.5 969.4 963.3 960.4 48.5 49.6 47.9 44.7 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.7

Panama City ......................................................... 69.0 69.2 68.2 67.8 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.5 4.6 5.0 5.5 5.1

Pensacola ............................................................. 179.1 175.4 178.1 173.5 7.3 7.1 7.5 6.4 4.1 4.1 4.2 3.7

Punta Gorda ......................................................... 56.5 58.5 57.2 58.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.2 4.6 4.5 4.5 3.7

Sarasota-Bradenton ............................................. 293.4 302.4 291.2 301.4 12.2 12.2 11.7 10.5 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.5

Tallahassee .......................................................... 157.5 155.1 158.1 157.1 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.2

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ........................ 1,327.7 1,326.5 1,327.1 1,318.4 61.4 60.6 61.2 54.4 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.1

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ............................. 581.0 590.3 586.6 589.3 37.7 37.4 36.1 31.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.4

Georgia .................................................................... 4,305.0 4,396.5 4,326.0 4,406.2 231.3 203.9 231.0 192.4 5.4 4.6 5.3 4.4

Albany ................................................................... 55.5 56.7 55.7 57.0 3.1 2.7 3.0 2.8 5.6 4.8 5.5 5.0

Athens .................................................................. 76.4 77.7 76.8 77.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 3.3 3.0 3.2 2.9

Atlanta .................................................................. 2,377.7 2,444.3 2,390.4 2,450.3 134.1 117.4 133.0 109.9 5.6 4.8 5.6 4.5

Augusta-Aiken ...................................................... 208.9 213.8 208.3 214.2 11.5 10.2 11.2 10.1 5.5 4.8 5.4 4.7

Columbus ............................................................. 125.3 125.4 125.9 124.8 7.8 7.5 7.8 7.1 6.2 5.9 6.2 5.7

Macon ................................................................... 155.4 155.9 156.7 157.3 7.3 6.5 7.3 6.5 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.1

Savannah ............................................................. 142.5 143.4 143.2 144.2 6.2 5.9 6.1 5.3 4.4 4.1 4.2 3.7

Hawaii ...................................................................... 575.8 602.0 578.4 604.8 23.8 26.0 22.2 25.6 4.1 4.3 3.8 4.2

Honolulu ............................................................... 407.0 424.4 410.0 427.2 15.4 17.2 14.4 16.6 3.8 4.0 3.5 3.9

Idaho ........................................................................ 686.2 689.1 681.9 687.8 33.1 31.2 33.1 30.7 4.8 4.5 4.9 4.5

Boise City ............................................................. 249.6 243.9 248.2 244.5 12.5 11.9 12.6 11.3 5.0 4.9 5.1 4.6

Pocatello ............................................................... 38.4 40.5 38.7 40.8 2.2 1.9 2.2 1.8 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.4

Illinois ...................................................................... 6,336.8 6,427.5 6,361.9 6,466.9 392.5 426.2 390.3 392.1 6.2 6.6 6.1 6.1

Bloomington-Normal ............................................. 94.7 95.4 94.9 96.7 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.3

Champaign-Urbana .............................................. 99.1 99.9 102.1 103.7 2.9 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.3 2.9 2.8

Chicago ................................................................ 4,253.7 4,313.1 4,269.1 4,331.2 277.7 296.5 272.4 271.3 6.5 6.9 6.4 6.3

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ............................. 187.6 186.3 188.9 188.3 8.3 8.8 10.2 9.9 4.4 4.7 5.4 5.3

Decatur ................................................................. 56.5 56.6 56.5 56.7 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.7 7.9 7.5 7.6 6.6

Kankakee .............................................................. 52.4 52.8 52.4 53.3 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.7 6.9 7.5 6.6 7.0

Peoria-Pekin ......................................................... 179.8 182.7 180.5 183.3 8.8 10.0 9.7 9.0 4.9 5.5 5.4 4.9

Rockford ............................................................... 197.6 199.9 198.1 200.2 14.3 16.2 14.7 15.2 7.2 8.1 7.4 7.6

Springfield ............................................................. 107.8 107.8 107.3 107.8 4.8 5.8 4.9 5.2 4.4 5.4 4.5 4.8

Indiana ..................................................................... 3,182.6 3,205.6 3,196.2 3,212.9 147.4 153.0 148.6 152.3 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.7

Bloomington .......................................................... 64.3 65.5 65.0 66.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.5

Elkhart-Goshen ..................................................... 96.9 102.1 97.7 102.4 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2

Evansville-Henderson ........................................... 164.2 166.6 164.6 165.2 6.5 6.8 6.6 6.5 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.9

Fort Wayne ........................................................... 271.2 277.8 271.3 279.3 12.6 14.2 12.5 14.4 4.7 5.1 4.6 5.2

Gary ...................................................................... 301.6 301.4 300.9 304.8 16.8 15.6 16.3 16.9 5.6 5.2 5.4 5.6

Indianapolis .......................................................... 889.9 896.1 894.3 895.9 40.6 43.0 40.9 41.6 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.6

Kokomo ................................................................ 51.4 51.0 51.1 51.3 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.4

Lafayette ............................................................... 97.1 96.4 97.4 97.0 3.3 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 4.0 3.9 3.9

Muncie .................................................................. 60.3 61.3 60.8 61.7 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.8

South Bend ........................................................... 137.3 137.2 138.8 139.1 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.0 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.3

Terre Haute .......................................................... 71.9 71.8 72.3 72.2 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.8 5.2 5.5 5.1 5.3

Iowa .......................................................................... 1,675.8 1,621.5 1,673.8 1,642.6 61.7 66.4 58.6 62.0 3.7 4.1 3.5 3.8

Cedar Rapids ........................................................ 119.2 115.2 119.9 119.4 5.4 4.9 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.2 3.9

Des Moines ........................................................... 275.6 271.7 276.0 276.1 9.2 9.7 8.8 8.9 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.2

Dubuque ............................................................... 51.0 48.5 50.9 49.2 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.1

Iowa City ............................................................... 77.0 74.6 77.0 75.7 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.4 3.2 3.5 2.9 3.2

Sioux City ............................................................. 66.3 64.2 66.4 64.5 2.6 3.2 2.3 2.9 3.9 4.9 3.5 4.5

Waterloo-Cedar Falls ............................................ 72.4 71.3 72.5 73.4 2.9 3.2 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.5 3.8 5.1

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

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

September October September October September October

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Kansas ..................................................................... 1,409.5 1,466.2 1,426.7 1,478.5 68.8 66.3 73.8 69.1 4.9 4.5 5.2 4.7

Lawrence .............................................................. 57.4 58.0 58.2 59.1 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.4 4.5 4.0 4.6 4.0

Topeka .................................................................. 91.1 94.6 92.1 95.5 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.9

Wichita .................................................................. 285.8 292.1 289.1 294.0 18.0 17.8 19.0 18.1 6.3 6.1 6.6 6.1

Kentucky ................................................................. 1,951.6 1,986.2 1,954.8 1,983.6 97.5 106.6 100.8 104.8 5.0 5.4 5.2 5.3

Lexington .............................................................. 253.4 257.5 254.5 256.2 9.1 9.8 9.5 9.6 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7

Louisville ............................................................... 556.9 571.0 557.1 566.3 26.3 29.7 27.0 27.7 4.7 5.2 4.9 4.9

Owensboro ........................................................... 48.3 49.8 48.4 49.1 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.4 5.3 5.7 5.2 5.0

Louisiana ................................................................. 1,993.5 2,038.3 1,996.2 2,042.3 118.9 122.6 118.6 110.1 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.4

Alexandria ............................................................. 58.5 59.3 58.6 60.0 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.8 5.6 5.4 5.5 4.6

Baton Rouge ......................................................... 300.4 308.6 300.8 308.7 16.8 18.3 16.8 16.4 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.3

Houma .................................................................. 97.3 99.0 98.9 99.7 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.1 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.1

Lafayette ............................................................... 177.1 180.9 177.7 181.7 9.7 9.6 9.8 8.6 5.5 5.3 5.5 4.7

Lake Charles ........................................................ 86.7 88.9 84.9 88.0 5.2 5.5 4.8 4.6 6.0 6.2 5.6 5.2

Monroe ................................................................. 72.0 72.8 71.6 73.3 3.4 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.8 5.5 5.1 5.1

New Orleans ......................................................... 586.7 608.2 585.4 608.3 32.5 33.8 31.9 30.6 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.0

Shreveport-Bossier City ........................................ 178.7 181.1 178.1 182.2 12.0 11.8 12.2 10.8 6.7 6.5 6.8 5.9

Maine ....................................................................... 688.0 701.9 691.1 699.0 26.4 30.8 28.1 32.8 3.8 4.4 4.1 4.7

Bangor .................................................................. 52.5 54.0 53.9 54.8 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.8 2.6 3.0 2.6 3.4

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................... 53.7 54.5 54.2 54.8 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.7 4.0 4.5 4.1 4.8

Portland ................................................................ 140.8 142.9 142.2 143.9 3.7 4.1 3.9 4.4 2.6 2.9 2.8 3.1

Maryland .................................................................. 2,908.1 2,924.0 2,914.3 2,929.4 120.4 120.4 120.7 116.6 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0

Baltimore .............................................................. 1,349.3 1,357.9 1,351.9 1,360.6 63.2 65.0 63.3 62.4 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.6

Cumberland .......................................................... 43.5 44.3 44.5 44.7 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.4 5.0 5.7 4.9 5.5

Hagerstown .......................................................... 71.1 70.8 72.1 71.8 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.5 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.4

Massachusetts ........................................................ 3,485.8 3,440.3 3,501.3 3,451.2 193.1 198.7 181.2 182.4 5.5 5.8 5.2 5.3

Barnstable-Yarmouth ............................................ 85.9 86.1 83.2 83.0 2.8 3.2 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.7

Boston .................................................................. 1,915.6 1,886.8 1,927.2 1,896.5 99.9 101.2 92.5 91.6 5.2 5.4 4.8 4.8

Brockton ............................................................... 142.5 142.7 144.5 143.5 8.1 8.9 7.4 8.1 5.7 6.2 5.1 5.6

Fitchburg-Leominster ............................................ 72.3 72.8 72.0 72.4 5.7 5.7 5.2 5.2 7.8 7.9 7.3 7.2

Lawrence .............................................................. 221.0 217.1 221.8 218.2 18.3 18.1 18.2 17.0 8.3 8.3 8.2 7.8

Lowell ................................................................... 184.3 177.7 185.3 179.4 13.1 12.1 12.2 11.1 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.2

New Bedford ......................................................... 84.5 83.8 84.5 83.9 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.9 7.2 7.5 6.9 7.0

Pittsfield ................................................................ 41.7 41.8 41.8 42.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.8

Springfield ............................................................. 300.4 297.1 305.2 301.9 15.5 17.4 15.2 16.3 5.2 5.9 5.0 5.4

Worcester ............................................................. 267.0 259.2 269.4 260.2 16.3 16.8 15.4 15.5 6.1 6.5 5.7 5.9

Michigan .................................................................. 4,953.3 5,091.8 4,980.4 5,144.4 274.0 350.1 268.4 354.2 5.5 6.9 5.4 6.9

Ann Arbor ............................................................. 308.5 314.7 314.6 321.2 10.0 12.8 9.5 12.3 3.2 4.1 3.0 3.8

Benton Harbor ...................................................... 79.7 81.1 79.9 82.4 4.3 5.8 4.1 5.7 5.4 7.1 5.2 6.9

Detroit ................................................................... 2,189.3 2,256.9 2,200.2 2,273.1 127.5 162.2 124.3 159.9 5.8 7.2 5.7 7.0

Flint ....................................................................... 182.5 188.1 182.7 189.7 14.1 17.3 13.8 17.3 7.7 9.2 7.5 9.1

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland ........................ 601.1 619.1 605.1 624.8 36.0 45.0 35.4 45.0 6.0 7.3 5.9 7.2

Jackson ................................................................ 78.8 80.0 79.1 81.0 4.7 6.2 4.7 6.1 6.0 7.7 5.9 7.6

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek ....................................... 224.8 229.7 228.7 234.5 11.0 14.2 10.9 14.2 4.9 6.2 4.7 6.0

Lansing-East Lansing ........................................... 247.4 252.7 248.2 258.3 8.3 11.4 8.2 16.5 3.4 4.5 3.3 6.4

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland ................................... 196.1 201.1 197.8 206.2 11.1 16.1 10.8 15.6 5.6 8.0 5.4 7.6

Minnesota ................................................................ 2,920.1 2,930.7 2,931.8 2,946.2 120.5 129.0 110.1 120.0 4.1 4.4 3.8 4.1

Duluth-Superior .................................................... 132.3 132.8 132.4 133.4 5.1 6.5 4.9 6.4 3.9 4.9 3.7 4.8

Minneapolis-St.Paul .............................................. 1,828.5 1,828.6 1,836.0 1,837.8 78.8 84.7 72.3 77.7 4.3 4.6 3.9 4.2

Rochester ............................................................. 82.6 83.5 83.1 83.0 3.1 3.4 2.9 3.1 3.7 4.1 3.5 3.7

St. Cloud ............................................................... 106.4 105.1 107.9 106.8 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6

Mississippi .............................................................. 1,281.2 1,302.6 1,298.8 1,321.4 81.6 66.0 91.7 76.9 6.4 5.1 7.1 5.8

Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula ................................... 168.9 170.7 169.6 172.1 9.1 6.8 10.5 7.8 5.4 4.0 6.2 4.5

Hattiesburg ........................................................... 52.8 54.3 53.4 54.6 2.3 1.8 2.6 2.1 4.3 3.3 4.9 3.9

Jackson ................................................................ 230.0 234.8 232.2 236.7 10.3 8.1 11.2 9.5 4.5 3.5 4.8 4.0

Missouri ................................................................... 2,965.1 2,965.1 2,971.3 2,988.9 155.3 156.0 150.0 145.3 5.2 5.3 5.0 4.9

Columbia .............................................................. 88.4 88.3 89.3 89.3 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0

Joplin .................................................................... 83.1 81.0 83.7 81.9 4.5 3.9 4.3 3.7 5.4 4.9 5.2 4.5

Kansas City .......................................................... 992.2 1,007.7 996.1 1,017.0 57.9 56.6 58.9 55.5 5.8 5.6 5.9 5.5

St. Joseph ............................................................. 52.8 52.4 52.9 52.5 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.7 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.1

St. Louis2 .............................................................. 1,366.1 1,377.2 1,365.7 1,394.2 75.6 80.5 72.5 74.4 5.5 5.8 5.3 5.3

Springfield ............................................................. 175.5 177.9 175.6 180.0 7.5 6.6 7.3 6.4 4.3 3.7 4.1 3.5

Montana ................................................................... 461.4 478.3 463.6 475.8 16.5 19.3 19.3 18.2 3.6 4.0 4.2 3.8

Billings .................................................................. 67.3 73.8 67.8 74.0 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.1

Great Falls ............................................................ 36.8 36.3 37.0 36.4 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 3.6 4.2 4.0 3.8

Missoula ............................................................... 52.7 58.8 53.0 58.8 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.7 3.1 3.4 3.5 2.8

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

September October September October September October

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Nebraska ................................................................. 949.2 977.5 961.1 989.9 30.0 35.4 30.8 34.3 3.2 3.6 3.2 3.5

Lincoln .................................................................. 153.4 154.3 154.3 156.4 4.5 5.8 4.7 5.7 2.9 3.7 3.1 3.7

Omaha .................................................................. 413.6 419.4 417.3 423.1 14.3 17.0 14.6 16.4 3.5 4.1 3.5 3.9

Nevada ..................................................................... 1,126.1 1,113.4 1,125.3 1,112.3 55.1 56.3 52.8 52.7 4.9 5.1 4.7 4.7

Las Vegas ............................................................. 891.3 883.9 889.7 883.5 46.3 46.7 44.4 43.7 5.2 5.3 5.0 4.9

Reno ..................................................................... 199.9 196.8 199.9 197.1 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.3 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7

New Hampshire ....................................................... 701.0 712.7 706.0 716.6 31.7 30.0 32.0 28.2 4.5 4.2 4.5 3.9

Manchester ........................................................... 111.6 114.7 113.1 117.8 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.5 3.9

Nashua ................................................................. 106.0 105.3 107.2 107.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.8 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.4

Portsmouth-Rochester .......................................... 135.1 137.2 136.3 138.4 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.2 4.2 4.2 4.5 3.7

New Jersey .............................................................. 4,341.9 4,404.5 4,377.3 4,430.8 254.7 252.9 255.3 244.9 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.5

Atlantic-Cape May ................................................ 180.8 183.2 176.7 181.3 11.0 11.8 11.7 12.6 6.1 6.5 6.6 6.9

Bergen-Passaic .................................................... 675.2 683.1 678.7 693.0 39.3 40.1 39.0 38.2 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.5

Jersey City ............................................................ 293.9 297.6 294.4 298.6 24.1 23.0 24.1 22.1 8.2 7.7 8.2 7.4

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ........................... 671.4 675.4 682.0 683.2 34.9 32.9 34.7 31.6 5.2 4.9 5.1 4.6

Monmouth-Ocean ................................................. 563.7 574.6 570.3 575.1 29.1 29.7 29.6 29.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1

Newark ................................................................. 1,050.6 1,071.1 1,063.6 1,077.9 65.2 65.0 65.2 62.1 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.8

Trenton ................................................................. 186.1 186.8 187.0 187.1 10.0 9.2 9.9 8.8 5.4 4.9 5.3 4.7

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton .................................. 65.5 65.2 66.3 65.6 5.3 5.1 5.5 4.9 8.2 7.8 8.3 7.5

New Mexico ............................................................. 877.1 896.9 885.1 899.4 47.0 53.0 46.1 51.9 5.4 5.9 5.2 5.8

Albuquerque ......................................................... 384.9 393.9 389.2 395.2 19.1 20.7 18.7 20.5 5.0 5.2 4.8 5.2

Las Cruces ........................................................... 75.2 78.1 76.7 79.0 4.5 5.0 4.4 4.9 5.9 6.4 5.8 6.2

Santa Fe ............................................................... 79.0 81.9 79.5 81.8 2.1 2.8 2.1 2.8 2.7 3.4 2.6 3.4

New York ................................................................. 9,328.5 9,328.9 9,408.4 9,373.6 547.7 586.0 564.7 566.6 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.0

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................... 468.8 470.5 472.0 473.2 16.6 17.6 15.9 16.9 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.6

Binghamton .......................................................... 126.3 125.1 125.9 125.6 7.3 6.8 6.8 6.6 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.2

Buffalo-Niagara Falls ............................................ 572.3 575.9 574.3 578.9 32.4 35.3 30.9 34.1 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.9

Dutchess County .................................................. 128.7 131.5 130.4 133.7 5.6 4.8 5.2 4.8 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.6

Elmira ................................................................... 42.7 42.4 42.9 42.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.6 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.2

Glens Falls ............................................................ 60.8 62.2 59.9 62.2 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.6 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.1

Jamestown ........................................................... 66.5 67.5 66.2 66.6 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.9 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.9

Nassau-Suffolk ..................................................... 1,467.9 1,474.2 1,480.2 1,490.1 63.7 60.9 60.2 58.9 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.9

New York .............................................................. 4,408.8 4,371.9 4,458.7 4,385.4 311.8 344.9 339.1 331.5 7.1 7.9 7.6 7.6

 New York City .................................................... 3,726.6 3,682.8 3,774.6 3,690.3 283.8 317.9 312.4 306.0 7.6 8.6 8.3 8.3

Newburgh ............................................................. 188.9 193.0 188.7 192.8 8.0 9.1 7.8 8.6 4.2 4.7 4.2 4.4

Rochester ............................................................. 573.7 570.8 578.4 578.2 33.7 33.1 32.3 32.0 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.5

Syracuse ............................................................... 372.6 379.5 376.1 382.0 19.3 21.6 18.5 21.0 5.2 5.7 4.9 5.5

Utica-Rome ........................................................... 145.3 147.6 145.9 148.0 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.9 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.6

North Carolina ......................................................... 4,154.3 4,179.4 4,168.8 4,190.1 255.6 249.2 264.5 246.5 6.2 6.0 6.3 5.9

Asheville ............................................................... 115.6 117.6 117.7 119.0 4.2 3.9 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.3

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill ................................ 863.0 874.2 865.8 879.6 50.3 58.6 52.3 58.0 5.8 6.7 6.0 6.6

Fayetteville ........................................................... 126.4 126.4 126.8 127.2 7.3 6.5 7.4 6.2 5.7 5.1 5.9 4.9

Goldsboro ............................................................. 51.8 52.3 51.5 52.1 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.6 5.2 5.0 5.5 5.0

Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point .......... 669.7 675.0 674.8 682.5 38.9 39.5 40.4 39.7 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.8

Greenville ............................................................. 72.5 74.0 72.5 74.1 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.6 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.2

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir .................................... 176.6 173.1 176.3 172.1 14.1 14.7 15.1 14.2 8.0 8.5 8.6 8.3

Jacksonville .......................................................... 50.8 50.0 50.6 49.7 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.5 5.4 5.0 5.8 5.1

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ................................. 697.7 705.8 707.2 707.6 34.8 30.0 36.6 29.2 5.0 4.3 5.2 4.1

Rocky Mount ......................................................... 69.8 69.4 69.6 69.2 6.6 5.4 6.9 5.5 9.4 7.7 9.9 7.9

Wilmington ............................................................ 124.3 126.5 123.2 125.1 7.4 6.0 7.6 5.8 5.9 4.7 6.1 4.7

North Dakota ........................................................... 347.2 354.8 344.0 353.0 10.7 9.4 9.7 8.5 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.4

Bismarck ............................................................... 55.5 55.6 54.7 55.1 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.2 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.1

Fargo-Moorhead ................................................... 109.4 109.5 108.0 108.7 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.8

Grand Forks .......................................................... 54.6 54.2 54.4 53.6 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.3 3.7 2.7 2.6 2.4

Ohio ......................................................................... 5,800.7 5,851.4 5,828.8 5,865.5 315.9 325.7 305.2 300.0 5.4 5.6 5.2 5.1

Akron .................................................................... 372.0 382.5 373.9 381.8 18.6 19.1 17.9 17.4 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.6

Canton-Massillon .................................................. 205.6 206.3 204.7 206.8 11.1 12.3 10.7 11.8 5.4 6.0 5.2 5.7

Cincinnati .............................................................. 863.1 881.0 866.9 882.6 40.7 42.7 38.8 40.1 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.5

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ........................................ 1,107.8 1,113.7 1,114.4 1,114.8 69.9 69.5 67.3 62.8 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.6

Columbus ............................................................. 875.0 883.2 881.8 887.2 40.5 40.7 38.4 37.1 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.2

Dayton-Springfield ................................................ 471.4 472.9 474.8 474.1 26.1 26.7 25.3 24.2 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.1

Hamilton-Middletown ............................................ 198.4 200.8 201.0 203.2 8.7 8.3 8.1 7.7 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.8

Lima ...................................................................... 74.8 75.1 75.6 74.9 4.1 3.8 4.5 3.6 5.4 5.1 5.9 4.8

Mansfield .............................................................. 82.1 82.2 82.5 82.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.9 7.3 6.9 6.9

Steubenville-Weirton ............................................ 54.3 54.0 53.5 53.6 2.4 3.6 2.5 3.3 4.4 6.6 4.6 6.2

Toledo ................................................................... 320.1 317.4 321.0 319.3 19.5 20.8 20.0 19.8 6.1 6.6 6.2 6.2

Youngstown-Warren ............................................. 272.1 273.8 271.6 272.8 17.1 18.1 16.6 15.5 6.3 6.6 6.1 5.7

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

September October September October September October

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Oklahoma ................................................................ 1,690.5 1,712.6 1,707.0 1,719.5 73.1 84.5 76.3 90.0 4.3 4.9 4.5 5.2

Enid ...................................................................... 26.6 27.4 26.8 27.4 0.8 0.9 0.7 1.0 2.8 3.2 2.7 3.6

Lawton .................................................................. 41.3 40.7 41.8 41.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.6 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.9

Oklahoma City ...................................................... 572.6 581.8 582.4 581.8 22.4 25.2 23.4 27.2 3.9 4.3 4.0 4.7

Tulsa ..................................................................... 426.7 425.1 431.4 430.9 21.5 24.5 22.6 25.9 5.0 5.8 5.2 6.0

Oregon ..................................................................... 1,843.0 1,819.9 1,835.5 1,823.3 120.0 132.7 120.1 126.2 6.5 7.3 6.5 6.9

Corvallis ................................................................ 40.1 40.0 41.2 41.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 3.5 3.9 3.4 3.4

Eugene-Springfield ............................................... 166.5 168.2 168.3 170.3 9.9 12.1 10.0 11.5 6.0 7.2 5.9 6.8

Medford-Ashland .................................................. 94.8 95.0 95.8 95.7 5.3 5.9 5.1 5.4 5.6 6.2 5.4 5.7

Portland-Vancouver .............................................. 1,088.6 1,063.7 1,087.9 1,069.5 78.7 85.3 80.1 79.8 7.2 8.0 7.4 7.5

Salem ................................................................... 184.6 183.8 181.6 181.8 10.0 12.1 10.3 11.9 5.4 6.6 5.7 6.6

Pennsylvania ........................................................... 6,282.5 6,149.0 6,292.6 6,175.4 333.4 297.6 332.4 306.8 5.3 4.8 5.3 5.0

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................... 335.1 328.3 335.0 330.5 18.3 17.1 18.2 17.3 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.2

Altoona ................................................................. 66.4 65.4 65.9 65.7 3.5 2.7 3.5 2.9 5.3 4.1 5.3 4.5

Erie ....................................................................... 143.4 138.9 143.6 140.7 9.5 8.0 9.2 8.6 6.6 5.8 6.4 6.1

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle ................................ 365.4 362.4 365.5 362.5 13.4 11.9 13.4 12.1 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.3

Johnstown ............................................................ 102.2 100.2 103.0 100.0 6.2 5.6 6.5 5.7 6.1 5.6 6.3 5.7

Lancaster .............................................................. 261.2 258.1 261.9 259.2 9.1 8.7 9.4 8.5 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.3

Philadelphia .......................................................... 2,643.5 2,635.5 2,649.2 2,640.4 151.2 141.2 147.8 142.3 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.4

Pittsburgh ............................................................. 1,205.4 1,174.1 1,206.4 1,181.1 60.0 53.7 60.2 56.1 5.0 4.6 5.0 4.8

Reading ................................................................ 191.8 185.6 192.0 187.6 11.8 9.7 12.6 10.1 6.1 5.2 6.5 5.4

Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton ..................... 312.0 302.2 314.2 304.4 16.6 14.9 16.9 15.5 5.3 4.9 5.4 5.1

Sharon .................................................................. 59.9 57.7 59.8 58.0 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.7 3.9 4.2 4.1 4.6

State College ........................................................ 71.9 69.7 73.6 71.5 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.0 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.9

Williamsport .......................................................... 58.1 56.6 58.5 57.0 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.1 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.4

York ...................................................................... 203.5 197.5 202.9 197.6 9.6 8.4 9.5 8.6 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.4

Rhode Island ........................................................... 560.3 569.0 561.6 568.4 28.8 25.4 28.8 23.7 5.1 4.5 5.1 4.2

Providence-Fall River-Warwick ............................ 633.1 639.6 635.7 641.2 34.1 31.3 33.8 29.3 5.4 4.9 5.3 4.6

South Carolina ........................................................ 1,977.5 2,030.1 1,973.4 2,034.3 114.7 127.5 115.2 141.4 5.8 6.3 5.8 6.9

Charleston-North Charleston ................................ 282.2 295.2 280.8 293.7 11.0 12.8 10.7 13.8 3.9 4.3 3.8 4.7

Columbia .............................................................. 284.9 289.6 285.2 290.9 10.2 11.2 9.9 12.3 3.6 3.9 3.5 4.2

Florence ................................................................ 64.1 66.8 64.0 67.2 4.4 5.1 4.4 5.7 6.8 7.7 6.9 8.5

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ........................ 491.9 507.8 490.2 508.6 27.8 29.0 27.8 31.9 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3

Myrtle Beach ......................................................... 108.0 103.8 108.2 103.4 4.0 4.2 4.3 5.4 3.7 4.1 4.0 5.2

Sumter .................................................................. 45.9 47.4 45.8 47.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.8 7.4 7.2 7.3 8.0

South Dakota .......................................................... 421.5 422.9 425.1 425.5 9.4 11.7 10.7 11.8 2.2 2.8 2.5 2.8

Rapid City ............................................................. 50.8 50.3 50.2 49.6 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.5 2.1 2.8 2.5 3.0

Sioux Falls ............................................................ 112.4 111.4 113.1 111.5 2.1 2.7 2.4 2.7 1.9 2.5 2.1 2.4

Tennessee ............................................................... 2,945.6 2,920.9 2,954.8 2,934.5 134.3 146.0 137.8 154.1 4.6 5.0 4.7 5.3

Chattanooga ......................................................... 238.8 236.7 239.6 238.2 8.9 8.2 9.0 8.9 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.7

Clarksville-Hopkinsville ......................................... 92.3 93.6 92.6 93.7 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.8 4.8 5.1 4.7 5.1

Jackson ................................................................ 62.5 60.8 62.4 60.9 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.0 5.1 4.9 5.1 4.9

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol ............................. 232.4 232.4 233.6 232.4 11.2 12.2 10.9 12.0 4.8 5.3 4.7 5.1

Knoxville ............................................................... 383.4 379.8 383.6 382.4 10.6 11.7 11.9 12.4 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.2

Memphis ............................................................... 583.6 580.9 585.3 585.0 30.0 32.8 30.0 35.3 5.1 5.6 5.1 6.0

Nashville ............................................................... 707.7 697.9 706.0 700.3 27.1 27.5 27.2 29.2 3.8 3.9 3.8 4.2

Texas ....................................................................... 10,794.1 11,067.0 10,822.2 11,052.3 696.0 731.9 660.1 671.8 6.4 6.6 6.1 6.1

Abilene .................................................................. 60.5 61.6 60.4 61.6 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.4 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.9

Amarillo ................................................................. 115.5 118.2 116.0 118.5 4.5 4.8 4.2 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.6

Austin-San Marcos ............................................... 771.8 795.0 776.5 796.3 44.4 44.3 41.6 39.9 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.0

Beaumont-Port Arthur ........................................... 179.1 185.6 179.4 185.6 15.5 17.6 14.4 16.3 8.6 9.5 8.0 8.8

Brazoria ................................................................ 113.2 116.7 112.7 116.2 8.9 10.4 7.8 9.4 7.9 8.9 6.9 8.1

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito ........................ 142.9 146.3 143.7 147.3 15.1 15.1 14.7 14.9 10.6 10.3 10.2 10.1

Bryan-College Station ........................................... 82.2 85.3 83.8 87.3 1.5 1.9 1.4 1.8 1.8 2.3 1.7 2.1

Corpus Christi ....................................................... 180.1 185.6 180.8 184.4 11.5 12.1 10.7 10.9 6.4 6.5 5.9 5.9

Dallas .................................................................... 2,042.7 2,067.3 2,045.5 2,068.5 148.9 143.8 140.8 132.7 7.3 7.0 6.9 6.4

El Paso ................................................................. 297.3 309.1 298.3 306.2 25.1 30.2 25.7 27.2 8.4 9.8 8.6 8.9

Fort Worth-Arlington ............................................. 959.2 976.2 963.9 974.7 59.3 61.1 56.4 55.5 6.2 6.3 5.9 5.7

Galveston-Texas City ........................................... 122.2 124.4 122.0 124.0 9.8 10.7 8.9 9.7 8.0 8.6 7.3 7.8

Houston ................................................................ 2,296.4 2,365.9 2,293.0 2,353.0 141.2 162.9 133.6 148.3 6.1 6.9 5.8 6.3

Killeen-Temple ...................................................... 121.7 124.9 122.9 125.0 6.3 6.9 6.3 6.5 5.2 5.5 5.1 5.2

Laredo .................................................................. 80.9 82.3 81.5 83.2 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.2 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.3

Longview-Marshall ................................................ 106.0 108.1 106.8 108.1 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.2 6.9 6.3 6.3 5.8

Lubbock ................................................................ 129.1 132.3 131.8 135.1 3.8 4.5 3.6 4.1 2.9 3.4 2.7 3.0

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................... 214.8 226.9 217.6 227.2 28.2 29.9 26.6 27.2 13.2 13.2 12.2 12.0

Odessa-Midland ................................................... 126.0 128.7 126.1 128.4 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.6 6.3 5.6 5.8 5.1

San Angelo ........................................................... 51.0 51.6 51.3 51.5 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.6

San Antonio .......................................................... 818.6 852.2 817.9 849.4 43.6 46.8 41.7 43.4 5.3 5.5 5.1 5.1

Sherman-Denison ................................................. 51.5 52.6 51.7 52.4 3.4 3.9 3.1 3.7 6.6 7.4 6.0 7.0

Texarkana ............................................................. 57.7 58.6 58.2 58.3 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.8 5.1 5.3 4.8 4.8

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

September October September October September October

2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2003 2002 2003p

Texas—Continued

Tyler ...................................................................... 96.1 97.8 96.3 97.7 4.4 4.5 4.0 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.3

Victoria .................................................................. 45.4 46.0 45.4 46.0 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.7

Waco .................................................................... 104.6 108.8 105.0 108.3 4.8 5.5 4.4 5.0 4.6 5.1 4.2 4.7

Wichita Falls ......................................................... 65.5 66.4 65.8 66.3 4.0 3.5 3.7 3.0 6.2 5.2 5.7 4.5

Utah .......................................................................... 1,182.1 1,224.2 1,188.6 1,227.1 69.3 59.0 68.1 54.6 5.9 4.8 5.7 4.4

Provo-Orem .......................................................... 182.6 189.2 185.0 190.7 9.7 7.2 9.3 6.6 5.3 3.8 5.0 3.5

Salt Lake City-Ogden ........................................... 745.5 769.0 750.2 772.6 45.3 39.2 44.9 36.4 6.1 5.1 6.0 4.7

Vermont ................................................................... 350.9 354.0 349.9 353.1 11.2 13.1 10.7 11.7 3.2 3.7 3.1 3.3

Burlington ............................................................. 107.3 108.7 106.8 108.8 3.0 4.1 3.0 3.1 2.8 3.8 2.8 2.9

Virginia .................................................................... 3,729.1 3,787.9 3,727.7 3,776.0 150.4 144.8 140.0 128.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.4

Charlottesville ....................................................... 78.1 79.3 78.1 79.0 1.9 2.5 1.8 2.1 2.4 3.1 2.3 2.7

Danville ................................................................. 58.3 58.5 57.8 58.2 4.2 4.9 3.6 4.5 7.2 8.3 6.2 7.8

Lynchburg ............................................................. 105.8 105.1 106.3 104.9 5.4 5.2 4.8 4.5 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.3

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News ................. 781.1 791.8 779.8 787.2 32.9 34.1 30.3 30.5 4.2 4.3 3.9 3.9

Richmond-Petersburg ........................................... 535.2 545.3 537.0 543.5 22.7 22.9 21.0 20.1 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.7

Roanoke ............................................................... 130.3 129.0 129.2 128.7 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.2

Washington ............................................................. 3,097.0 3,089.7 3,149.1 3,142.4 206.8 219.0 210.7 207.2 6.7 7.1 6.7 6.6

Bellingham ............................................................ 83.8 84.6 85.7 88.8 4.8 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.7 6.0 5.6 5.4

Bremerton ............................................................. 99.3 99.4 102.2 101.8 5.9 5.9 6.1 5.6 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.5

Olympia ................................................................ 102.8 106.4 105.4 109.1 5.6 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.3

Richland-Kennewick-Pasco .................................. 102.9 104.6 105.7 105.9 5.6 7.0 5.8 7.0 5.5 6.7 5.5 6.6

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ....................................... 1,384.8 1,369.4 1,403.7 1,391.9 92.3 96.7 92.9 90.2 6.7 7.1 6.6 6.5

Spokane ............................................................... 211.4 208.4 216.5 213.3 12.9 13.2 13.1 12.6 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.9

Tacoma ................................................................. 344.3 349.0 350.4 353.7 24.9 26.5 25.7 25.3 7.2 7.6 7.3 7.2

Yakima .................................................................. 115.6 118.5 117.2 117.8 8.0 8.7 7.7 8.7 6.9 7.3 6.6 7.4

West Virginia ........................................................... 798.5 800.2 793.3 797.8 44.6 41.6 44.1 42.0 5.6 5.2 5.6 5.3

Charleston ............................................................ 131.6 130.5 130.1 130.5 6.4 5.6 6.2 5.7 4.9 4.3 4.7 4.3

Huntington-Ashland .............................................. 133.6 137.4 134.2 137.1 7.2 8.0 6.8 7.6 5.4 5.8 5.1 5.6

Parkersburg-Marietta ............................................ 76.2 77.4 77.0 77.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2

Wheeling ............................................................... 71.9 73.4 71.7 73.1 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 4.2 4.1 4.6 4.1

Wisconsin ................................................................ 3,008.2 3,088.8 3,016.3 3,094.2 138.4 151.0 138.8 140.8 4.6 4.9 4.6 4.6

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah .................................. 231.9 237.6 233.9 238.7 10.4 10.5 10.1 9.5 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.0

Eau Claire ............................................................. 84.4 85.5 85.1 86.0 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.7

Green Bay ............................................................ 142.0 148.4 142.5 148.2 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.1

Janesville-Beloit .................................................... 77.3 78.8 76.8 79.3 4.5 4.8 4.4 4.6 5.9 6.1 5.7 5.7

Kenosha ............................................................... 82.1 84.3 81.9 83.8 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.3 5.2 5.5 5.2 5.1

La Crosse ............................................................. 73.7 75.9 74.7 76.3 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4

Madison ................................................................ 278.8 293.5 281.3 293.8 6.7 7.7 6.6 7.0 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.4

Milwaukee-Waukesha .......................................... 808.0 816.4 809.8 821.6 45.4 48.6 45.0 45.3 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.5

Racine .................................................................. 92.1 96.3 91.8 95.8 6.2 7.1 6.2 6.6 6.7 7.4 6.8 6.9

Sheboygan ........................................................... 64.3 66.4 64.2 65.9 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.8 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2

Wausau ................................................................ 75.0 77.2 75.2 77.5 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.7 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.4

Wyoming ................................................................. 269.9 276.4 270.3 277.2 9.6 9.5 9.8 9.4 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.4

Casper .................................................................. 34.6 35.7 35.5 36.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.1

Cheyenne ............................................................. 42.1 43.2 42.4 43.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.5

Puerto Rico ............................................................. 1,357.3 1,361.0 1,349.7 1,381.7 170.5 166.2 162.2 161.4 12.6 12.2 12.0 11.7

Aguadilla ............................................................... 48.7 48.8 48.7 49.8 8.6 7.6 8.3 7.6 17.6 15.5 17.1 15.4

Arecibo ................................................................. 57.3 57.5 56.8 59.7 9.3 8.0 8.6 8.4 16.2 14.0 15.2 14.0

Caguas ................................................................. 118.6 120.4 118.3 127.9 14.0 14.2 13.4 13.6 11.8 11.8 11.4 10.6

Mayaguez ............................................................. 88.2 89.8 87.8 90.5 13.6 12.9 13.1 12.4 15.4 14.3 15.0 13.7

Ponce ................................................................... 105.6 105.4 104.0 105.6 17.5 16.5 16.9 14.5 16.5 15.7 16.3 13.7

San Juan-Bayamon .............................................. 763.5 770.8 761.2 778.3 73.7 77.8 69.6 76.0 9.6 10.1 9.1 9.8

1 Data for 2003 are not directly comparable with data for previous years because

of a change in metropolitan area definitions. 2 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions. p = preliminary. 

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

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

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

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

Employment and Earnings. 
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

September October Change October 2002 to

 October 2003p

2002 2003 2002 2003p Number Percent

Alabama ................................................................................. 1,896.7 1,877.6 1,897.9 1,881.9 -16.0 -0.8

Birmingham ........................................................................ 481.5 480.8 481.5 483.0 1.5 .3

Huntsville ............................................................................ 186.7 181.1 185.9 181.8 -4.1 -2.2

Mobile ................................................................................. 225.3 224.2 225.8 224.9 -.9 -.4

Montgomery ........................................................................ 162.8 164.1 163.4 164.5 1.1 .7

Tuscaloosa ......................................................................... 83.6 83.3 84.2 83.6 -.6 -.7

Alaska .................................................................................... 310.7 314.3 298.7 302.5 3.8 1.3

Anchorage .......................................................................... 146.3 149.2 145.6 147.8 2.2 1.5

Arizona .................................................................................. 2,267.3 2,293.2 2,287.1 2,316.2 29.1 1.3

Phoenix-Mesa ..................................................................... 1,593.0 1,613.7 1,607.1 1,631.6 24.5 1.5

Tucson ................................................................................ 345.5 350.7 349.7 355.0 5.3 1.5

Arkansas ............................................................................... 1,159.0 1,154.8 1,158.2 1,155.0 -3.2 -.3

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers .......................................... 171.3 172.1 171.2 173.4 2.2 1.3

Fort Smith ........................................................................... 101.2 100.8 101.1 101.0 -.1 -.1

Little Rock-North Little Rock ............................................... 319.0 314.8 318.5 314.2 -4.3 -1.4

Pine Bluff ............................................................................ 35.4 36.1 35.7 36.4 .7 2.0

California ............................................................................... 14,491.3 14,439.5 14,543.7 14,512.1 -31.6 -.2

Bakersfield .......................................................................... 201.6 204.2 204.4 205.3 .9 .4

Fresno ................................................................................ 316.0 320.4 316.0 318.7 2.7 .9

Los Angeles-Long Beach ................................................... 4,033.9 3,990.6 4,051.7 4,019.3 -32.4 -.8

Modesto .............................................................................. 157.2 157.4 153.1 152.0 -1.1 -.7

Oakland .............................................................................. 1,043.0 1,040.9 1,055.6 1,045.6 -10.0 -.9

Orange County ................................................................... 1,403.9 1,399.3 1,412.5 1,410.6 -1.9 -.1

Riverside-San Bernardino .................................................. 1,057.7 1,072.1 1,063.4 1,085.8 22.4 2.1

Sacramento ........................................................................ 747.6 740.2 748.8 742.4 -6.4 -.9

Salinas ................................................................................ 132.5 130.7 131.9 129.9 -2.0 -1.5

San Diego ........................................................................... 1,222.3 1,226.0 1,235.2 1,239.8 4.6 .4

San Francisco ..................................................................... 986.1 971.3 985.7 973.4 -12.3 -1.2

San Jose ............................................................................. 898.2 858.5 899.3 861.6 -37.7 -4.2

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc .................................. 164.3 164.5 165.7 167.3 1.6 1.0

Santa Rosa ......................................................................... 188.9 185.4 189.3 185.5 -3.8 -2.0

Stockton-Lodi ...................................................................... 198.7 199.1 197.6 198.8 1.2 .6

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa ......................................................... 184.0 184.4 185.3 184.6 -.7 -.4

Ventura ............................................................................... 279.9 273.3 280.2 273.9 -6.3 -2.2

Colorado ................................................................................ 2,190.8 2,164.2 2,182.6 2,163.2 -19.4 -.9

Boulder-Longmont 1 ........................................................... 183.3 157.8 184.4 158.9 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Colorado Springs ................................................................ 240.3 236.5 242.1 237.2 -4.9 -2.0

Denver 1 ............................................................................. 1,152.6 1,159.1 1,148.6 1,156.2 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Connecticut ........................................................................... 1,668.9 1,647.1 1,674.1 1,655.2 -18.9 -1.1

Bridgeport ........................................................................... 186.1 186.4 187.6 187.5 -.1 -.1

Danbury .............................................................................. 90.5 91.8 91.3 92.8 1.5 1.6

Hartford ............................................................................... 606.8 598.6 609.9 601.9 -8.0 -1.3

New Haven-Meriden ........................................................... 259.9 260.4 262.0 264.0 2.0 .8

New London-Norwich ......................................................... 147.6 148.3 146.9 147.9 1.0 .7

Stamford-Norwalk ............................................................... 196.7 195.1 197.5 194.7 -2.8 -1.4

Waterbury ........................................................................... 84.0 82.5 84.6 83.2 -1.4 -1.7

Delaware ................................................................................ 416.1 413.4 416.7 413.1 -3.6 -.9

Dover .................................................................................. 55.8 55.3 57.1 56.0 -1.1 -1.9

Wilmington-Newark ............................................................ 317.7 316.4 318.3 318.3 .0 .0

District of Columbia ............................................................. 665.5 667.5 667.8 671.3 3.5 .5

Washington PMSA ............................................................. 2,817.3 2,838.5 2,826.5 2,850.2 23.7 .8

Florida .................................................................................... 7,206.7 7,304.6 7,233.4 7,329.3 95.9 1.3

Daytona Beach ................................................................... 168.9 171.8 168.7 172.0 3.3 2.0

Fort Lauderdale .................................................................. 700.7 714.0 704.2 715.7 11.5 1.6

Fort Myers-Cape Coral ....................................................... 180.3 184.9 183.3 187.0 3.7 2.0

Gainesville .......................................................................... 121.9 121.4 124.1 124.2 .1 .1

Jacksonville ........................................................................ 562.1 568.4 566.0 571.6 5.6 1.0

Lakeland-Winter Haven ...................................................... 188.3 188.5 188.8 188.8 .0 .0

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay ........................................... 189.5 190.5 188.5 190.7 2.2 1.2

Miami .................................................................................. 1,019.2 1,025.4 1,018.5 1,030.0 11.5 1.1

Orlando ............................................................................... 911.8 928.8 914.7 929.4 14.7 1.6

Pensacola ........................................................................... 155.5 154.9 155.3 154.8 -.5 -.3

Sarasota-Bradenton ........................................................... 270.8 283.3 269.4 284.9 15.5 5.8

Tallahassee ........................................................................ 158.4 158.2 159.1 160.6 1.5 .9

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ...................................... 1,219.2 1,235.4 1,221.8 1,236.8 15.0 1.2

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ........................................... 518.9 535.6 527.4 542.3 14.9 2.8

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(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

September October Change October 2002 to

 October 2003p

2002 2003 2002 2003p Number Percent

Georgia .................................................................................. 3,912.5 3,980.5 3,914.7 3,985.4 70.7 1.8

Albany ................................................................................. 57.0 58.0 57.0 57.9 .9 1.6

Athens ................................................................................ 74.1 74.3 74.0 73.8 -.2 -.3

Atlanta ................................................................................ 2,175.0 2,239.9 2,179.7 2,245.1 65.4 3.0

Augusta-Aiken .................................................................... 198.1 200.0 197.3 200.4 3.1 1.6

Columbus ........................................................................... 115.4 114.4 115.4 113.8 -1.6 -1.4

Macon ................................................................................. 148.5 148.7 148.9 149.3 .4 .3

Savannah ........................................................................... 138.3 138.7 138.5 139.4 .9 .6

Hawaii .................................................................................... 555.4 563.7 560.6 570.4 9.8 1.7

Honolulu ............................................................................. 411.8 416.1 416.5 422.2 5.7 1.4

Idaho ...................................................................................... 579.0 586.5 576.3 586.4 10.1 1.8

Boise City ........................................................................... 231.0 230.5 231.1 233.0 1.9 .8

Illinois .................................................................................... 5,927.0 5,871.6 5,950.7 5,890.9 -59.8 -1.0

Bloomington-Normal ........................................................... 93.5 92.5 93.9 93.2 -.7 -.7

Champaign-Urbana ............................................................ 104.5 103.1 107.7 106.8 -.9 -.8

Chicago .............................................................................. 4,154.7 4,118.0 4,178.8 4,129.8 -49.0 -1.2

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ........................................... 180.4 179.3 180.0 178.1 -1.9 -1.1

Decatur ............................................................................... 54.7 54.2 55.0 54.6 -.4 -.7

Kankakee ............................................................................ 43.8 43.1 43.9 43.4 -.5 -1.1

Peoria-Pekin ....................................................................... 170.2 169.2 170.1 169.3 -.8 -.5

Rockford ............................................................................. 176.2 173.3 176.1 172.9 -3.2 -1.8

Springfield ........................................................................... 115.4 112.2 114.8 112.0 -2.8 -2.4

Indiana ................................................................................... 2,920.3 2,885.1 2,929.4 2,898.1 -31.3 -1.1

Bloomington ........................................................................ 66.8 67.0 67.6 68.3 .7 1.0

Elkhart-Goshen ................................................................... 119.1 123.1 119.7 123.4 3.7 3.1

Evansville-Henderson ......................................................... 161.3 159.9 161.4 159.0 -2.4 -1.5

Fort Wayne ......................................................................... 270.2 269.3 270.0 270.6 .6 .2

Gary .................................................................................... 258.7 253.7 258.8 255.8 -3.0 -1.2

Indianapolis ........................................................................ 877.4 862.1 881.6 862.7 -18.9 -2.1

Kokomo .............................................................................. 50.8 49.3 50.5 49.6 -.9 -1.8

Lafayette ............................................................................. 99.5 96.2 99.0 96.8 -2.2 -2.2

Muncie ................................................................................ 57.1 56.6 57.3 57.0 -.3 -.5

South Bend ......................................................................... 132.9 130.2 134.5 132.2 -2.3 -1.7

Terre Haute ........................................................................ 68.5 66.6 68.8 67.1 -1.7 -2.5

Iowa ........................................................................................ 1,453.1 1,452.2 1,460.6 1,460.2 -.4 .0

Cedar Rapids ...................................................................... 117.5 117.2 119.1 120.5 1.4 1.2

Des Moines ......................................................................... 285.6 289.8 287.2 291.5 4.3 1.5

Dubuque ............................................................................. 51.2 50.4 51.6 50.8 -.8 -1.6

Iowa City ............................................................................. 75.6 75.4 76.1 75.6 -.5 -.7

Sioux City ........................................................................... 64.4 63.3 65.1 63.3 -1.8 -2.8

Waterloo-Cedar Falls .......................................................... 73.3 73.4 74.0 74.5 .5 .7

Kansas ................................................................................... 1,338.7 1,339.6 1,347.5 1,350.3 2.8 .2

Lawrence ............................................................................ 51.1 49.7 51.4 50.4 -1.0 -1.9

Topeka ................................................................................ 103.5 102.9 103.9 103.4 -.5 -.5

Wichita ................................................................................ 280.9 275.6 282.3 276.4 -5.9 -2.1

Kentucky ............................................................................... 1,794.4 1,778.7 1,796.8 1,783.6 -13.2 -.7

Lexington ............................................................................ 277.8 277.9 278.9 278.3 -.6 -.2

Louisville ............................................................................. 570.7 571.9 570.2 572.8 2.6 .5

Owensboro ......................................................................... 43.7 44.2 44.0 44.3 .3 .7

Louisiana ............................................................................... 1,905.1 1,899.2 1,907.5 1,907.0 -.5 .0

Alexandria ........................................................................... 56.2 55.5 56.1 56.3 .2 .4

Baton Rouge ....................................................................... 303.8 304.8 305.0 305.6 .6 .2

Houma ................................................................................ 83.9 83.9 84.0 84.2 .2 .2

Lafayette ............................................................................. 169.4 169.6 169.5 170.0 .5 .3

Lake Charles ...................................................................... 85.2 85.3 84.0 85.2 1.2 1.4

Monroe ............................................................................... 74.5 73.1 74.0 73.5 -.5 -.7

New Orleans ....................................................................... 613.0 618.9 614.6 619.2 4.6 .7

Shreveport-Bossier City ...................................................... 171.6 170.8 171.3 171.8 .5 .3

Maine ..................................................................................... 617.3 615.7 614.0 613.1 -.9 -.1

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................................. 46.2 46.1 46.3 46.2 -.1 -.2

Portland .............................................................................. 158.6 158.8 158.8 159.7 .9 .6

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(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

September October Change October 2002 to

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2002 2003 2002 2003p Number Percent

Maryland ................................................................................ 2,480.0 2,491.2 2,493.1 2,501.8 8.7 0.3

Baltimore PMSA ................................................................. 1,249.9 1,258.7 1,256.3 1,264.0 7.7 .6

Baltimore City ..................................................................... 388.6 383.5 386.6 382.6 -4.0 -1.0

Suburban Maryland-D.C. .................................................... 926.9 937.9 938.1 943.2 5.1 .5

Massachusetts ...................................................................... 3,259.7 3,209.2 3,266.6 3,219.4 -47.2 -1.4

Barnstable-Yarmouth .......................................................... 68.4 67.9 65.3 65.0 -.3 -.5

Boston ................................................................................ 1,975.4 1,937.2 1,984.0 1,946.4 -37.6 -1.9

Brockton ............................................................................. 100.9 100.5 102.0 100.9 -1.1 -1.1

Fitchburg-Leominster .......................................................... 52.1 52.0 51.9 51.8 -.1 -.2

Lawrence ............................................................................ 156.3 151.8 156.2 151.8 -4.4 -2.8

Lowell ................................................................................. 125.7 121.4 126.5 122.4 -4.1 -3.2

New Bedford ....................................................................... 65.4 64.6 65.1 64.7 -.4 -.6

Pittsfield .............................................................................. 43.3 43.3 42.8 43.3 .5 1.2

Springfield ........................................................................... 261.9 256.3 264.8 260.1 -4.7 -1.8

Worcester ........................................................................... 230.9 222.7 232.7 223.6 -9.1 -3.9

Michigan ................................................................................ 4,509.0 4,433.8 4,534.0 4,464.5 -69.5 -1.5

Ann Arbor ........................................................................... 293.3 289.0 299.3 293.8 -5.5 -1.8

Benton Harbor .................................................................... 70.9 69.1 70.9 69.7 -1.2 -1.7

Detroit ................................................................................. 2,089.0 2,064.9 2,098.6 2,074.5 -24.1 -1.1

Flint ..................................................................................... 163.7 161.2 164.4 162.4 -2.0 -1.2

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland ...................................... 577.1 570.7 579.8 573.1 -6.7 -1.2

Jackson .............................................................................. 64.3 62.3 64.6 63.0 -1.6 -2.5

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek ..................................................... 210.6 207.2 214.0 210.0 -4.0 -1.9

Lansing-East Lansing ......................................................... 246.2 242.3 246.6 241.3 -5.3 -2.1

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland ................................................. 180.3 175.6 182.0 179.9 -2.1 -1.2

Minnesota .............................................................................. 2,659.6 2,645.8 2,676.7 2,669.6 -7.1 -.3

Duluth-Superior .................................................................. 117.4 115.3 118.0 116.3 -1.7 -1.4

Minneapolis-St. Paul ........................................................... 1,720.8 1,707.0 1,731.8 1,722.5 -9.3 -.5

Rochester ........................................................................... 87.3 87.0 87.8 87.4 -.4 -.5

St. Cloud ............................................................................. 94.5 94.0 95.6 94.9 -.7 -.7

Mississippi ............................................................................ 1,129.2 1,128.3 1,133.2 1,132.0 -1.2 -.1

Jackson .............................................................................. 230.7 233.1 231.4 233.1 1.7 .7

Missouri ................................................................................. 2,696.3 2,673.1 2,693.8 2,682.1 -11.7 -.4

Kansas City ........................................................................ 946.0 937.6 948.0 942.8 -5.2 -.5

St. Louis .............................................................................. 1,311.8 1,300.0 1,308.6 1,303.3 -5.3 -.4

Springfield ........................................................................... 168.1 169.2 167.7 170.3 2.6 1.6

Montana ................................................................................. 402.8 403.8 402.3 403.2 .9 .2

Billings ................................................................................ 69.7 70.1 69.8 70.1 .3 .4

Missoula ............................................................................. 53.0 54.2 53.3 54.2 .9 1.7

Nebraska ............................................................................... 906.5 905.0 914.5 919.5 5.0 .5

Lincoln ................................................................................ 160.7 158.1 161.1 160.4 -.7 -.4

Omaha ................................................................................ 432.6 431.7 435.9 436.0 .1 .0

Nevada ................................................................................... 1,062.9 1,091.0 1,063.6 1,098.7 35.1 3.3

Las Vegas ........................................................................... 796.5 820.5 798.1 826.8 28.7 3.6

Reno ................................................................................... 198.1 203.1 198.7 204.8 6.1 3.1

New Hampshire ..................................................................... 624.8 624.1 623.2 624.5 1.3 .2

Manchester ......................................................................... 107.8 108.7 108.8 109.7 .9 .8

Nashua ............................................................................... 94.9 92.9 95.4 93.3 -2.1 -2.2

Portsmouth-Rochester ........................................................ 128.1 126.8 128.4 126.6 -1.8 -1.4

New Jersey ............................................................................ 3,990.3 4,014.8 4,016.2 4,038.0 21.8 .5

Atlantic-Cape May .............................................................. 198.0 197.9 191.4 194.2 2.8 1.5

Bergen-Passaic .................................................................. 657.2 658.0 659.4 668.3 8.9 1.3

Camden .............................................................................. 511.5 517.3 515.4 522.8 7.4 1.4

Jersey City .......................................................................... 256.0 257.9 256.3 259.5 3.2 1.2

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ......................................... 654.3 654.7 663.7 662.1 -1.6 -.2

Monmouth-Ocean ............................................................... 406.2 409.9 408.9 409.4 .5 .1

Newark ............................................................................... 1,003.2 1,014.8 1,013.9 1,021.8 7.9 .8

Trenton ............................................................................... 222.0 221.8 222.4 222.2 -.2 -.1

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ................................................ 60.9 60.4 61.3 60.7 -.6 -1.0

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(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

September October Change October 2002 to

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2002 2003 2002 2003p Number Percent

New Mexico ........................................................................... 771.8 784.2 771.7 783.7 12.0 1.6

Albuquerque ....................................................................... 361.1 367.1 361.5 366.6 5.1 1.4

Las Cruces ......................................................................... 60.0 62.0 60.6 62.4 1.8 3.0

Santa Fe ............................................................................. 78.0 79.1 78.1 79.1 1.0 1.3

New York ............................................................................... 8,422.2 8,382.4 8,492.0 8,466.6 -25.4 -.3

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................................. 463.0 460.5 466.1 464.0 -2.1 -.5

Binghamton ........................................................................ 115.9 114.2 115.9 114.9 -1.0 -.9

Buffalo-Niagara Falls .......................................................... 548.5 546.2 551.4 549.9 -1.5 -.3

Dutchess County ................................................................ 118.6 121.1 120.6 123.3 2.7 2.2

Elmira ................................................................................. 41.2 40.7 41.4 41.1 -.3 -.7

Glens Falls .......................................................................... 51.7 52.3 50.8 52.4 1.6 3.1

Nassau-Suffolk ................................................................... 1,212.3 1,212.5 1,223.5 1,225.7 2.2 .2

New York PMSA ................................................................. 4,095.8 4,062.6 4,126.8 4,105.0 -21.8 -.5

New York City ..................................................................... 3,540.2 3,504.0 3,570.1 3,541.7 -28.4 -.8

Newburgh ........................................................................... 135.1 136.7 134.8 137.1 2.3 1.7

Rochester ........................................................................... 533.2 527.1 539.6 536.0 -3.6 -.7

Rockland County ................................................................ 113.8 115.5 113.8 116.1 2.3 2.0

Syracuse ............................................................................. 349.1 351.0 352.8 354.8 2.0 .6

Utica-Rome ......................................................................... 133.7 135.0 134.7 135.5 .8 .6

Westchester County ........................................................... 417.8 418.9 418.8 422.6 3.8 .9

North Carolina ....................................................................... 3,846.6 3,844.6 3,870.8 3,872.1 1.3 .0

Asheville ............................................................................. 110.9 111.2 112.9 112.4 -.5 -.4

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill .............................................. 846.1 833.6 847.3 839.4 -7.9 -.9

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point ........................... 639.3 633.7 643.1 640.2 -2.9 -.5

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ............................................... 681.6 683.8 689.8 685.5 -4.3 -.6

North Dakota ......................................................................... 333.7 334.8 335.5 336.8 1.3 .4

Bismarck ............................................................................. 53.0 53.7 53.2 53.6 .4 .8

Fargo-Moorhead ................................................................. 106.5 106.6 106.0 106.7 .7 .7

Grand Forks ........................................................................ 49.4 49.5 50.5 50.3 -.2 -.4

Ohio ....................................................................................... 5,463.7 5,400.8 5,484.4 5,419.3 -65.1 -1.2

Akron .................................................................................. 331.2 334.0 333.3 333.8 .5 .2

Canton-Massillon ................................................................ 184.7 180.5 183.7 180.8 -2.9 -1.6

Cincinnati ............................................................................ 876.0 876.9 878.9 880.0 1.1 .1

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ...................................................... 1,125.5 1,112.3 1,130.6 1,115.7 -14.9 -1.3

Columbus ........................................................................... 880.3 872.5 885.0 876.5 -8.5 -1.0

Dayton-Springfield .............................................................. 467.1 459.8 469.4 461.6 -7.8 -1.7

Hamilton-Middletown .......................................................... 134.4 133.7 136.6 135.6 -1.0 -.7

Lima .................................................................................... 77.6 76.9 77.6 76.6 -1.0 -1.3

Mansfield ............................................................................ 78.4 76.5 78.5 76.6 -1.9 -2.4

Steubenville-Weirton .......................................................... 50.0 48.2 49.4 48.1 -1.3 -2.6

Toledo ................................................................................. 319.9 309.8 318.9 311.6 -7.3 -2.3

Youngstown-Warren ........................................................... 235.8 232.0 235.4 232.7 -2.7 -1.1

Oklahoma .............................................................................. 1,483.4 1,473.5 1,488.4 1,480.9 -7.5 -.5

Enid .................................................................................... 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.5 -.1 -.4

Lawton ................................................................................ 38.7 37.3 38.8 37.7 -1.1 -2.8

Oklahoma City .................................................................... 543.5 543.4 547.7 541.4 -6.3 -1.2

Tulsa ................................................................................... 393.6 384.4 393.9 388.9 -5.0 -1.3

Oregon ................................................................................... 1,585.6 1,567.4 1,595.6 1,579.6 -16.0 -1.0

Eugene-Springfield ............................................................. 140.2 141.3 142.9 143.6 .7 .5

Medford-Ashland ................................................................ 74.7 75.3 76.9 76.8 -.1 -.1

Portland-Vancouver ............................................................ 936.8 919.3 941.8 926.1 -15.7 -1.7

Salem ................................................................................. 142.9 142.2 142.7 142.2 -.5 -.4

Pennsylvania ......................................................................... 5,672.1 5,647.0 5,696.0 5,679.7 -16.3 -.3

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................................. 287.9 286.8 287.5 289.0 1.5 .5

Altoona ............................................................................... 61.6 62.3 61.3 62.4 1.1 1.8

Erie ..................................................................................... 131.6 130.5 132.4 131.9 -.5 -.4

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle .............................................. 366.9 370.1 367.8 370.5 2.7 .7

Johnstown .......................................................................... 85.8 85.0 86.6 85.7 -.9 -1.0

Lancaster ............................................................................ 229.9 231.1 230.2 231.9 1.7 .7

Philadelphia PMSA ............................................................. 2,403.9 2,417.3 2,419.5 2,431.6 12.1 .5

Philadelphia City ................................................................. 681.0 675.7 684.7 682.0 -2.7 -.4

Pittsburgh ........................................................................... 1,126.0 1,113.2 1,129.9 1,120.6 -9.3 -.8

Reading .............................................................................. 168.6 167.3 168.2 168.8 .6 .4

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton ...................................... 280.2 275.9 282.8 278.0 -4.8 -1.7

Sharon ................................................................................ 51.1 49.0 51.1 49.9 -1.2 -2.3

State College ...................................................................... 73.7 72.4 75.7 74.4 -1.3 -1.7

Williamsport ........................................................................ 54.1 53.9 54.5 54.1 -.4 -.7

York .................................................................................... 170.4 168.6 170.3 168.7 -1.6 -.9

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September October Change October 2002 to

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2002 2003 2002 2003p Number Percent

Rhode Island ......................................................................... 483.8 484.9 485.1 487.7 2.6 0.5

Providence-Fall River-Warwick .......................................... 534.0 530.3 535.9 533.8 -2.1 -.4

South Carolina ...................................................................... 1,822.7 1,784.7 1,825.0 1,788.4 -36.6 -2.0

Charleston-North Charleston .............................................. 256.4 255.7 256.4 255.1 -1.3 -.5

Columbia ............................................................................ 304.6 295.5 306.0 297.8 -8.2 -2.7

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ...................................... 470.5 465.4 470.1 466.6 -3.5 -.7

South Dakota ........................................................................ 381.2 382.3 383.1 385.2 2.1 .5

Rapid City ........................................................................... 51.6 52.0 51.1 51.3 .2 .4

Sioux Falls .......................................................................... 117.7 118.8 118.7 119.3 .6 .5

Tennessee ............................................................................. 2,687.5 2,688.8 2,681.8 2,686.7 4.9 .2

Chattanooga ....................................................................... 231.0 231.1 231.2 231.5 .3 .1

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol ........................................... 197.4 196.6 197.9 196.8 -1.1 -.6

Knoxville ............................................................................. 350.4 350.9 349.6 351.8 2.2 .6

Memphis ............................................................................. 583.6 582.6 584.5 583.4 -1.1 -.2

Nashville ............................................................................. 680.9 680.4 678.6 679.6 1.0 .1

Texas ..................................................................................... 9,453.6 9,482.3 9,462.3 9,492.7 30.4 .3

Abilene ................................................................................ 56.2 55.7 56.1 56.0 -.1 -.2

Amarillo ............................................................................... 98.0 97.6 98.4 97.9 -.5 -.5

Austin-San Marcos ............................................................. 662.7 668.5 665.6 670.4 4.8 .7

Beaumont-Port Arthur ......................................................... 156.3 156.9 156.5 157.5 1.0 .6

Brazoria .............................................................................. 79.0 78.7 79.1 78.9 -.2 -.3

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito ...................................... 116.3 116.5 116.6 117.0 .4 .3

Bryan-College Station ......................................................... 80.1 80.8 81.1 82.6 1.5 1.8

Corpus Christi ..................................................................... 161.4 162.4 161.7 161.7 .0 .0

Dallas .................................................................................. 1,936.7 1,922.8 1,935.4 1,925.4 -10.0 -.5

El Paso ............................................................................... 260.8 260.8 260.4 260.5 .1 .0

Ft. Worth-Arlington ............................................................. 788.4 783.8 788.8 783.9 -4.9 -.6

Galveston-Texas City ......................................................... 87.1 86.1 86.9 86.2 -.7 -.8

Houston .............................................................................. 2,115.8 2,108.9 2,113.2 2,107.4 -5.8 -.3

Killeen-Temple .................................................................... 105.0 105.4 105.5 105.7 .2 .2

Laredo ................................................................................ 73.7 73.6 74.2 74.2 .0 .0

Longview-Marshall .............................................................. 92.5 92.5 92.9 92.5 -.4 -.4

Lubbock .............................................................................. 122.0 122.0 124.0 124.0 .0 .0

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................................. 167.4 173.3 168.8 174.3 5.5 3.3

Odessa-Midland ................................................................. 105.6 105.5 105.9 105.8 -.1 -.1

San Angelo ......................................................................... 44.3 43.7 44.2 43.4 -.8 -1.8

San Antonio ........................................................................ 728.9 738.9 727.9 738.4 10.5 1.4

Sherman-Denison ............................................................... 44.4 43.8 44.6 43.8 -.8 -1.8

Texarkana ........................................................................... 53.5 53.4 54.0 53.0 -1.0 -1.9

Tyler .................................................................................... 86.4 85.9 86.3 85.4 -.9 -1.0

Victoria ................................................................................ 37.7 37.4 37.7 37.6 -.1 -.3

Waco .................................................................................. 101.5 103.0 101.6 102.7 1.1 1.1

Wichita Falls ....................................................................... 59.4 59.1 59.5 59.1 -.4 -.7

Utah ........................................................................................ 1,078.5 1,078.3 1,078.3 1,079.4 1.1 .1

Provo-Orem ........................................................................ 154.3 154.6 155.1 155.5 .4 .3

Salt Lake City-Ogden ......................................................... 708.5 706.6 710.1 708.4 -1.7 -.2

Vermont ................................................................................. 300.9 303.8 304.1 306.9 2.8 .9

Barre-Montpelier ................................................................. 34.4 35.5 34.7 35.6 .9 2.6

Burlington ........................................................................... 108.2 109.8 108.8 110.8 2.0 1.8

Virginia .................................................................................. 3,505.5 3,516.7 3,523.0 3,537.2 14.2 .4

Bristol .................................................................................. 41.0 40.6 41.2 41.0 -.2 -.5

Charlottesville ..................................................................... 88.1 87.3 88.1 87.5 -.6 -.7

Danville ............................................................................... 47.0 46.0 47.1 46.1 -1.0 -2.1

Lynchburg ........................................................................... 101.0 99.0 101.9 99.7 -2.2 -2.2

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News ............................... 728.6 728.9 731.8 731.5 -.3 .0

Northern Virginia ................................................................. 1,179.9 1,196.2 1,183.2 1,201.6 18.4 1.6

Richmond-Petersburg ......................................................... 565.4 569.2 570.7 573.1 2.4 .4

Roanoke ............................................................................. 146.1 142.7 145.1 143.4 -1.7 -1.2

Washington ........................................................................... 2,674.1 2,677.8 2,689.0 2,691.9 2.9 .1

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ..................................................... 1,358.6 1,351.0 1,358.8 1,352.6 -6.2 -.5

Spokane ............................................................................. 196.6 195.3 198.3 196.7 -1.6 -.8

Tacoma ............................................................................... 246.3 251.3 247.0 250.4 3.4 1.4

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 

September October Change October 2002 to

 October 2003p

2002 2003 2002 2003p Number Percent

West Virginia ......................................................................... 735.3 731.3 737.0 733.1 -3.9 -0.5

Charleston .......................................................................... 134.7 134.5 135.8 135.6 -.2 -.1

Huntington-Ashland ............................................................ 121.9 123.1 123.2 123.9 .7 .6

Parkersburg-Marietta .......................................................... 70.3 70.4 71.4 70.3 -1.1 -1.5

Wheeling ............................................................................. 66.6 66.9 66.5 66.9 .4 .6

Wisconsin .............................................................................. 2,793.6 2,791.0 2,807.7 2,811.2 3.5 .1

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah ................................................ 206.2 206.3 209.0 208.7 -.3 -.1

Eau Claire ........................................................................... 77.5 76.4 78.3 77.2 -1.1 -1.4

Green Bay .......................................................................... 148.2 150.8 148.8 151.8 3.0 2.0

Janesville-Beloit .................................................................. 68.1 67.4 67.8 68.4 .6 .9

Kenosha ............................................................................. 54.2 53.8 54.3 54.0 -.3 -.6

La Crosse ........................................................................... 73.1 73.5 74.1 74.3 .2 .3

Madison .............................................................................. 297.6 304.5 301.2 306.9 5.7 1.9

Milwaukee-Waukesha ........................................................ 840.0 823.1 845.8 836.2 -9.6 -1.1

Racine ................................................................................ 80.1 81.0 80.2 81.1 .9 1.1

Sheboygan ......................................................................... 63.1 63.6 62.9 63.4 .5 .8

Wausau .............................................................................. 69.7 70.4 70.1 70.9 .8 1.1

Wyoming ............................................................................... 253.2 255.1 249.4 252.1 2.7 1.1

Casper ................................................................................ 33.7 34.2 34.2 34.4 .2 .6

Puerto Rico ........................................................................... 978.4 991.1 983.5 999.1 15.6 1.6

Caguas ............................................................................... 64.6 66.2 65.1 71.3 6.2 9.5

Mayaguez ........................................................................... 62.3 65.1 62.5 65.4 2.9 4.6

Ponce ................................................................................. 68.8 69.8 68.4 71.3 2.9 4.2

San Juan-Bayamon ............................................................ 639.1 644.6 642.3 647.7 5.4 .8

Virgin Islands ........................................................................ 42.3 42.2 42.2 42.1 -.1 -.2

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 are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected

from March 2002 benchmarks. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month

are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. Area

definitions are published annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.
OCT_03

 Above U.S. average  U.S. average or below

Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas,

not seasonally adjusted, October 2003

(U.S. rate = 5.6 percent)