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      METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  SEPTEMBER 2004
     
   In September, 265 metropolitan areas recorded lower unemployment rates
than a year earlier, 43 areas had higher rates, and 23 areas had rates that
were unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor reported today.  Twenty-five metropolitan areas registered jobless
rates below 3.0 percent, with 12 of these located in the South and 8 in the
Midwest.  Seven areas posted unemployment rates of at least 10.0 percent;
five of these were located in California, and the other two were along the
Mexican border in other states.  The national unemployment rate was 5.1
percent, not seasonally adjusted, in September.
   
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

   Ninety-nine metropolitan areas had jobless rates below 4.0 percent in
September, up from 58 areas a year earlier, while 27 areas registered un-
employment rates of at least 7.0 percent, down from 53 areas in September
2003.  Bryan-College Station, Texas, again recorded the lowest jobless rate
in September, 1.7 percent, followed by Fargo-Moorhead, N.D.-Minn., 2.0 per-
cent, and Fort Walton Beach, Fla., 2.1 percent.  This was the eighth con-
secutive month that Bryan-College Station had the lowest unemployment rate.
Of the 25 areas with rates below 3.0 percent, more than one-third were home
to large state universities.  Yuma, Ariz., where summer jobless rates are
roughly double those of the winter, again posted the highest unemployment
rate, 27.8 percent.  The next highest rate was recorded in Visalia-Tulare-
Porterville, Calif., 12.8 percent.  (See table 1.) 


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    |            Hurricane Effects on State and Metropolitan           |
    |                      Area Payroll Employment                     |
    |                                                                  |
    |    Four hurricanes struck the U.S. during August and September:  |
    | Charley in mid-August, Frances early in September, Ivan in mid-  |
    | September, and Jeanne late in the month.  BLS made additional    |
    | data collection efforts for the hurricane-affected counties.     |
    | Establishment survey response rates in September were within the |
    | normal range for these areas as well as for the U.S. as a whole. |
    | For weather conditions to reduce the estimate of payroll         |
    | employment, people have to be off work for an entire pay period  |
    | and not be paid for the time missed.  While some employed persons|
    | were off payrolls during the survey reference period because of  |
    | the hurricane effects, some jobs were added as part of recovery  |
    | efforts.                                                         |
    |    As a result of the hurricanes, all of Florida and parts of    |
    | Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and    |
    | Pennsylvania were declared disaster areas by the Federal         |
    | Emergency Management Agency.  Although some of these states      |
    | experienced weakness in employment in September, it is not       |
    | possible to quantify precisely the net impact of this unusual    |
    | string of severe weather events on the state and metropolitan    |
    | area payroll employment data.                                    |
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   In September, two areas in Texas located along the Mexican border ex-
perienced the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, El Paso
(-2.9 percentage points) and McAllen-Edinburg-Mission (-2.7 points).  Eight
additional areas reported jobless rate declines of at least 2.0 percentage
points from last year.  Ninety-one other areas had rate decreases of 1.0
percentage point or more over the same period.  Punta Gorda, Fla., which
sustained major damage from Hurricane Charley, registered the largest over-
the-year jobless rate increase (+2.5 percentage points).  The other areas
with rate increases of at least 1.0 percentage point were Sumter, S.C.
(+2.0 percentage points), Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va. (+1.8 points),
and Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, Pa. (+1.1 points).
     
   Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 1990 census population of 1 million
or more, 48 areas reported lower jobless rates than in September 2003, 2
had no change, and 1 posted a slightly higher rate.  Washington, D.C.-Md.-
Va.-W.Va., and Orange County, Calif., continued to record the lowest unem-
ployment rates among the large areas, 3.1 and 3.2 percent, respectively.
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, N.J., and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater,
Fla., had the next lowest rates, 3.7 percent each.  The highest jobless
rates among the large areas were in Detroit, Mich., 6.7 percent, Portland-
Vancouver, Ore.-Wash., 6.5 percent, and New York, N.Y., 6.4 percent.  San
Jose, Calif., again registered the largest over-the-year jobless rate
decrease (-2.4 percentage points), followed by Seattle-Bellevue-Everett,
Wash. (-2.2 points), and Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C. (-2.0
points).  Nineteen additional areas reported jobless rate declines of at
least 1.0 percentage point.  No large area experienced an over-the-year
rate increase greater than 0.1 percentage point.
   
Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   Among the 274 metropolitan areas for which September 2004 nonfarm payroll
data were available, 193 posted over-the-year increases in employment, 76
recorded decreases, and 5 had no change.  The largest over-the-year employ-
ment increases were posted in Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (+65,600), Las
Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+42,500), Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (+38,900), St. Louis, Mo.-
Ill. (+38,100), and New York, N.Y. (+36,700).  The largest over-the-year per-
centage increases in employment occurred in Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+5.1 per-
cent), Laredo, Texas (+4.5 percent), Provo-Orem, Utah (+4.4 percent), Boise
City, Idaho, and Reno, Nev. (+4.1 percent each), and Waterloo-Cedar Falls,
Iowa (+3.8 percent).
   
   The largest over-the-year employment declines were recorded in Detroit,
Mich. (-25,800), Lansing-East Lansing, Mich. (-11,700), Hartford, Conn.
(-8,400), Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, Mich. (-7,800), and San Jose, Calif.
(-7,300).  The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment
were reported in Lansing-East Lansing, Mich. (-4.8 percent), Saginaw-Bay
City-Midland, Mich. (-4.5 percent), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Houma, La.
(-3.7 percent each), Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va. (-3.0 percent), and
Iowa City, Iowa, and Jackson, Mich. (-2.7 percent each).
                                 
   Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 35 of the 39 metropolitan
areas with annual average employment levels above 750,000 in 2003.  The
largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment in these metro-
politan areas occurred in Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+5.1 percent), St. Louis,
Mo.-Ill. (+2.9 percent), Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wis. (+2.6 percent), Phoenix-
Mesa, Ariz., and Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. (+2.4 percent each), and
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (+2.3 percent).  Among the 39 large areas,
Detroit, Mich., had the largest over-the-year percentage decline in em-
ployment (-1.3 percent), followed by San Jose, Calif. (-0.9 percent),
Indianapolis, Ind. (-0.8 percent), and Boston, Mass.-N.H. (-0.3 percent).

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   Employment growth was most widespread in education and health services,
with 202 of 274 metropolitan areas experiencing over-the-year job gains in
this industry sector.  Employment gains also were prevalent in leisure and
hospitality and in professional and business services, with each industry
recording increases in 169 metropolitan areas.  Manufacturing remained the
weakest industry, with 156 metropolitan areas posting employment losses
over the year.
      
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   The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for October
2004 is scheduled to be issued on November 19.  The Metropolitan Area
Employment and Unemployment release for October 2004 is scheduled to be
issued on December 1.
   




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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 the 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.
     
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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 current-month 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 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.
     
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     Employment estimates.  Measures of sampling error for state
CES data at the supersector level and for metropolitan area CES
data at the total nonfarm level are available on the BLS Web site
at (http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm).  Information on recent
benchmark revisions for states is available at (http://www.bls.gov/
sae/).
     
     Area definitions.  The substate area data published in this
release reflect the standards and definitions established by the
U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 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 Superin-
tendent 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
unemplopment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas,
counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and other
areas used in the administration of various federal economic
assistance programs are available on the BLS Web site at
(http://stats.bls.gov/lau/).  Employment data from the CES
program are available at (http://stats.bls.gov/sae/).
        
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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)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
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                                            Civilian labor force                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
          State and area                                                               Number                Percent of labor force
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                          August          September           August           September       August    September 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                      2003     2004     2003     2004p     2003     2004     2003     2004p  2003  2004  2003  2004p
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Alabama............................  2,155.9  2,169.2  2,158.9  2,159.3    131.7    134.9    127.2    123.2   6.1   6.2   5.9   5.7
  Anniston.........................     53.3     53.7     53.7     54.0      2.9      3.1      3.0      2.8   5.5   5.7   5.6   5.3
  Auburn-Opelika...................     52.9     54.5     54.7     54.8      2.3      2.4      2.2      2.0   4.3   4.4   4.0   3.7
  Birmingham.......................    479.2    480.0    478.8    478.8     22.6     24.1     22.0     22.1   4.7   5.0   4.6   4.6
  Decatur..........................     71.0     70.8     71.8     71.3      5.2      4.8      5.7      4.9   7.3   6.8   7.9   6.8
  Dothan...........................     68.4     68.8     68.1     67.5      3.2      3.3      3.1      3.1   4.7   4.8   4.5   4.6
  Florence.........................     63.4     62.5     63.3     62.1      5.0      5.0      4.7      4.7   7.9   8.0   7.5   7.6
  Gadsden..........................     47.0     47.9     47.2     47.5      2.9      3.5      2.8      3.2   6.2   7.3   5.9   6.6
  Huntsville.......................    184.9    187.2    186.2    187.1      8.4      8.8      8.7      8.0   4.5   4.7   4.7   4.3
  Mobile...........................    275.1    278.6    274.4    277.4     17.9     18.4     17.5     17.2   6.5   6.6   6.4   6.2
  Montgomery.......................    167.8    169.9    166.7    168.1      9.5     10.1      8.7      9.0   5.6   5.9   5.2   5.4
  Tuscaloosa.......................     84.1     85.6     85.4     86.6      3.2      4.0      3.0      3.4   3.9   4.6   3.5   3.9
                                                                                                                                   
Alaska.............................    340.2    353.1    335.2    348.7     23.7     23.3     23.3     23.3   7.0   6.6   6.9   6.7
  Anchorage........................    145.6    150.9    147.7    153.2      8.0      7.6      7.9      7.8   5.5   5.0   5.4   5.1
                                                                                                                                   
Arizona............................  2,719.8  2,787.6  2,709.8  2,782.3    167.7    136.8    154.9    139.8   6.2   4.9   5.7   5.0
  Flagstaff........................     72.7     74.1     71.9     73.9      4.5      4.3      4.0      4.0   6.3   5.8   5.6   5.5
  Phoenix-Mesa.....................  1,822.1  1,867.8  1,815.8  1,861.8     95.9     73.0     90.8     77.0   5.3   3.9   5.0   4.1
  Tucson...........................    423.9    433.5    426.2    437.7     19.3     15.5     18.2     16.9   4.6   3.6   4.3   3.9
  Yuma.............................     81.4     81.4     78.5     79.6     26.0     24.3     21.8     22.1  31.9  29.8  27.8  27.8
                                                                                                                                   
Arkansas...........................  1,272.5  1,329.9  1,261.8  1,322.0     76.9     67.5     74.5     66.3   6.0   5.1   5.9   5.0
  Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers...    170.2    182.3    168.5    181.8      5.2      4.5      5.0      4.4   3.0   2.5   3.0   2.4
  Fort Smith.......................     99.3    102.2     98.2    101.1      5.2      4.6      5.2      4.7   5.2   4.5   5.3   4.7
  Jonesboro........................     44.6     46.1     44.4     45.9      2.4      2.1      2.4      2.0   5.5   4.6   5.5   4.5
  Little Rock-North Little Rock....    312.4    328.0    308.8    327.0     16.3     14.4     16.1     14.6   5.2   4.4   5.2   4.5
  Pine Bluff.......................     36.1     39.2     36.0     38.9      3.4      3.4      3.3      3.3   9.5   8.7   9.1   8.5
                                                                                                                                   
California......................... 17,584.0 17,757.8 17,474.3 17,697.8  1,171.1  1,026.5  1,124.4  1,000.4   6.7   5.8   6.4   5.7
  Bakersfield......................    307.8    310.5    302.3    307.8     32.6     32.0     31.2     31.8  10.6  10.3  10.3  10.3
  Chico-Paradise...................     92.0     92.0     91.3     92.0      6.6      6.3      5.8      5.7   7.1   6.8   6.3   6.2
  Fresno...........................    465.9    470.9    466.3    473.4     52.5     47.4     50.1     48.1  11.3  10.1  10.7  10.2
  Los Angeles-Long Beach...........  4,807.4  4,814.3  4,804.6  4,829.3    361.1    306.1    351.4    298.9   7.5   6.4   7.3   6.2
  Merced...........................     91.9     94.9     90.4     94.4     10.5     10.2      9.4      9.8  11.4  10.8  10.4  10.4
  Modesto..........................    224.0    228.1    219.8    220.7     20.9     19.7     19.7     20.5   9.4   8.7   9.0   9.3
  Oakland..........................  1,268.5  1,276.7  1,257.5  1,271.9     81.4     67.2     77.5     64.0   6.4   5.3   6.2   5.0
  Orange County....................  1,588.4  1,608.7  1,573.4  1,598.3     61.0     53.1     58.8     51.5   3.8   3.3   3.7   3.2
  Redding..........................     82.2     84.0     82.8     84.1      5.8      5.7      5.5      5.6   7.0   6.8   6.6   6.6
  Riverside-San Bernardino.........  1,692.2  1,747.9  1,687.5  1,748.0    108.0    101.8    103.1     99.1   6.4   5.8   6.1   5.7
  Sacramento.......................    883.4    892.3    874.4    886.9     47.7     45.0     47.2     44.2   5.4   5.0   5.4   5.0
  Salinas..........................    200.7    201.9    196.6    197.4     13.8     12.7     12.8     12.2   6.9   6.3   6.5   6.2
  San Diego........................  1,500.0  1,534.6  1,481.2  1,521.6     65.1     58.8     62.5     57.2   4.3   3.8   4.2   3.8
  San Francisco....................    910.9    912.1    903.0    904.7     52.8     41.3     49.3     38.3   5.8   4.5   5.5   4.2
  San Jose.........................    896.5    874.9    883.2    866.8     73.0     49.0     69.6     47.5   8.1   5.6   7.9   5.5
  San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso                                                                                                  
     Robles........................    121.6    121.6    121.2    122.4      4.1      4.0      3.9      3.7   3.4   3.3   3.2   3.1
  Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc.    211.4    219.0    209.2    216.7      7.6      7.1      7.4      7.3   3.6   3.3   3.6   3.4
  Santa Cruz-Watsonville...........    139.8    142.5    136.9    140.3      8.9      7.9      8.6      7.9   6.4   5.6   6.3   5.6
  Santa Rosa.......................    258.6    263.0    260.2    263.6     12.8     11.1     12.0     10.3   4.9   4.2   4.6   3.9
  Stockton-Lodi....................    279.2    287.3    281.8    289.3     25.7     24.7     24.1     24.4   9.2   8.6   8.6   8.4
  Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa...........    287.4    290.2    286.0    288.2     15.6     14.6     15.0     13.8   5.4   5.0   5.3   4.8
  Ventura..........................    431.3    437.4    431.9    436.6     24.5     22.6     24.1     22.4   5.7   5.2   5.6   5.1
  Visalia-Tulare-Porterville.......    173.9    177.9    172.4    176.8     23.0     22.4     22.0     22.6  13.2  12.6  12.8  12.8
  Yolo.............................     99.6    101.2     99.1    100.2      4.3      4.0      4.0      3.8   4.3   4.0   4.1   3.8
  Yuba City........................     62.0     60.1     60.6     59.2      6.6      6.3      6.3      6.2  10.7  10.4  10.5  10.4
                                                                                                                                   
Colorado...........................  2,519.8  2,556.7  2,515.5  2,560.9    148.6    124.5    144.1    118.7   5.9   4.9   5.7   4.6
  Boulder-Longmont1................    173.4    173.7    176.4    178.2     10.0      7.8      9.6      7.8   5.8   4.5   5.4   4.4
  Colorado Springs.................    285.4    290.6    286.4    291.7     17.7     15.8     17.3     15.2   6.2   5.4   6.0   5.2
  Denver1..........................  1,271.3  1,294.1  1,271.2  1,300.4     79.9     65.0     78.1     61.9   6.3   5.0   6.1   4.8
  Fort Collins-Loveland............    160.5    160.7    159.1    159.6      8.7      7.3      8.5      7.1   5.4   4.5   5.4   4.4
  Grand Junction...................     68.3     69.6     68.3     69.8      3.8      3.3      3.5      3.1   5.6   4.7   5.1   4.4
  Greeley..........................    104.3    105.3    104.0    105.0      6.7      6.1      6.5      5.9   6.5   5.8   6.3   5.6
  Pueblo...........................     64.1     65.1     63.6     64.8      4.5      4.3      4.3      4.2   7.1   6.7   6.8   6.5
                                                                                                                                   
Connecticut........................  1,833.1  1,818.5  1,784.7  1,776.0    102.2     84.2     89.1     74.2   5.6   4.6   5.0   4.2
  Bridgeport.......................    234.3    231.7    227.3    225.8     16.3     12.9     14.1     11.1   6.9   5.6   6.2   4.9
  Danbury..........................    118.6    119.4    116.2    117.7      4.7      3.8      4.0      3.2   3.9   3.2   3.4   2.7
  Hartford.........................    619.3    607.8    604.6    597.4     37.1     30.9     32.3     27.4   6.0   5.1   5.3   4.6
  New Haven-Meriden................    291.6    289.5    286.1    283.4     16.6     13.8     14.4     12.1   5.7   4.8   5.0   4.3
  New London-Norwich...............    177.0    176.5    170.1    170.3      8.4      7.1      7.3      6.3   4.7   4.0   4.3   3.7
  Stamford-Norwalk.................    198.4    198.7    192.1    191.6      7.1      5.7      6.3      4.9   3.6   2.9   3.3   2.6
  Waterbury........................    121.1    120.9    117.0    116.8      8.5      7.1      7.5      6.5   7.0   5.9   6.4   5.6
                                                                                                                                   
Delaware...........................    420.9    427.1    414.1    422.5     20.1     16.2     18.3     16.4   4.8   3.8   4.4   3.9
  Dover............................     75.9     78.7     75.4     77.7      3.6      2.5      3.2      2.3   4.7   3.2   4.3   2.9
  Wilmington-Newark................    306.1    308.1    303.8    309.3     16.8     14.2     15.1     15.3   5.5   4.6   5.0   4.9
                                                                                                                                   
District of Columbia...............    306.1    304.5    300.8    303.1     22.2     23.3     20.0     23.6   7.3   7.6   6.7   7.8
  Washington.......................  2,882.2  2,941.4  2,851.7  2,915.0    101.2     95.7     98.8     90.0   3.5   3.3   3.5   3.1
                                                                                                                                   
Florida............................  8,313.3  8,525.8  8,241.0  8,431.3    452.6    416.8    437.2    394.6   5.4   4.9   5.3   4.7
  Daytona Beach....................    225.1    233.0    223.1    228.7     11.6     10.5     11.6     10.3   5.2   4.5   5.2   4.5
  Fort Lauderdale..................    886.9    906.3    886.0    904.0     51.3     44.4     49.5     40.7   5.8   4.9   5.6   4.5
  Fort Myers-Cape Coral............    219.6    229.5    217.0    227.2      9.4      8.4      9.2      9.5   4.3   3.7   4.2   4.2
  Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie.......    150.7    153.9    148.8    150.5     12.5     11.8     11.9     12.6   8.3   7.7   8.0   8.4
  Fort Walton Beach................     94.8     98.4     92.3     95.4      2.2      2.2      2.2      2.0   2.4   2.2   2.4   2.1
  Gainesville......................    115.3    119.7    115.3    118.7      2.9      3.0      2.8      2.6   2.5   2.5   2.5   2.2
  Jacksonville.....................    609.2    629.2    599.9    616.5     32.4     32.1     31.7     29.2   5.3   5.1   5.3   4.7
  Lakeland-Winter Haven............    223.6    228.0    221.6    225.0     16.5     15.6     15.9     14.7   7.4   6.8   7.2   6.5
  Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay....    230.3    235.8    226.6    232.1     11.1      9.7     10.8      9.8   4.8   4.1   4.8   4.2
  Miami............................  1,109.4  1,129.5  1,110.6  1,128.9     82.1     74.6     78.7     68.9   7.4   6.6   7.1   6.1
  Naples...........................    122.1    127.7    121.2    125.9      7.8      6.9      7.5      6.3   6.4   5.4   6.2   5.0
  Ocala............................    108.8    110.8    107.3    108.9      5.0      4.5      4.8      4.2   4.6   4.1   4.5   3.8
  Orlando..........................    998.0  1,026.3    986.2  1,011.3     49.9     45.7     48.2     42.1   5.0   4.5   4.9   4.2
  Panama City......................     74.4     75.8     72.2     73.5      3.4      2.9      3.4      2.8   4.6   3.9   4.7   3.8
  Pensacola........................    185.2    191.1    183.4    188.3      7.2      7.1      6.9      6.3   3.9   3.7   3.8   3.3
  Punta Gorda......................     52.5     54.7     52.4     56.3      2.3      2.2      2.6      4.2   4.4   4.0   4.9   7.4
  Sarasota-Bradenton...............    312.6    320.9    309.6    318.6     11.5     10.8     11.9     11.0   3.7   3.4   3.9   3.4
  Tallahassee......................    158.1    163.0    157.4    162.5      5.8      5.2      5.4      4.8   3.7   3.2   3.4   2.9
  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater..  1,360.6  1,384.7  1,344.1  1,365.5     60.9     55.4     59.0     50.8   4.5   4.0   4.4   3.7
  West Palm Beach-Boca Raton.......    595.1    608.9    589.4    599.8     38.1     36.0     36.4     34.4   6.4   5.9   6.2   5.7
                                                                                                                                   
Georgia............................  4,415.5  4,423.9  4,442.6  4,425.2    205.5    188.8    206.4    186.5   4.7   4.3   4.6   4.2
  Albany...........................     57.4     57.7     57.6     57.5      2.7      3.0      2.7      2.8   4.8   5.2   4.7   4.8
  Athens...........................     79.9     79.3     80.6     79.2      2.4      2.3      2.4      2.3   3.0   3.0   3.0   2.9
  Atlanta..........................  2,437.3  2,436.7  2,446.5  2,444.0    117.7    107.8    118.9    106.0   4.8   4.4   4.9   4.3
  Augusta-Aiken....................    219.3    223.7    219.2    223.4     10.9     12.0     10.6     11.6   5.0   5.4   4.8   5.2
  Columbus.........................    132.7    129.6    132.7    129.9      7.7      6.5      7.7      6.5   5.8   5.0   5.8   5.0
  Macon............................    161.6    161.5    162.7    162.2      6.4      6.4      6.6      6.7   3.9   3.9   4.0   4.1
  Savannah.........................    149.4    149.8    150.7    149.8      5.9      5.4      6.0      5.1   4.0   3.6   4.0   3.4
                                                                                                                                   
Hawaii.............................    625.5    634.1    619.9    626.0     30.0     19.9     29.0     20.3   4.8   3.1   4.7   3.2
  Honolulu.........................    439.0    445.5    436.2    440.5     19.3     12.3     18.8     12.9   4.4   2.8   4.3   2.9
                                                                                                                                   
Idaho..............................    700.9    717.9    695.0    710.1     33.8     31.8     29.5     29.0   4.8   4.4   4.2   4.1
  Boise City.......................    246.8    254.1    244.4    250.3     12.2     11.2     11.3     10.5   4.9   4.4   4.6   4.2
  Pocatello........................     39.3     39.8     40.6     40.9      2.1      1.9      1.8      1.6   5.3   4.7   4.4   4.0
                                                                                                                                   
Illinois...........................  6,370.9  6,419.1  6,324.5  6,407.0    431.0    392.5    411.4    363.0   6.8   6.1   6.5   5.7
  Bloomington-Normal...............     91.5     92.3     92.8     94.8      2.5      3.0      2.4      2.9   2.7   3.3   2.6   3.0
  Champaign-Urbana.................     98.6     98.6     98.0     99.9      3.3      3.4      3.2      3.3   3.4   3.5   3.3   3.3
  Chicago..........................  4,274.0  4,308.8  4,232.5  4,283.1    297.4    266.7    287.1    248.7   7.0   6.2   6.8   5.8
  Davenport-Moline-Rock Island.....    187.3    190.4    184.7    188.4      9.7      8.9      8.5      8.5   5.2   4.7   4.6   4.5
  Decatur..........................     56.2     56.5     55.6     56.0      4.3      4.0      4.1      3.5   7.7   7.0   7.3   6.2
  Kankakee.........................     52.4     53.2     51.8     53.0      3.9      4.1      3.8      3.8   7.5   7.8   7.3   7.3
  Peoria-Pekin.....................    181.9    184.2    179.6    184.0      9.9      9.1      9.5      8.6   5.5   4.9   5.3   4.7
  Rockford.........................    197.0    197.1    193.7    195.5     16.5     15.2     15.5     13.9   8.4   7.7   8.0   7.1
  Springfield......................    108.1    109.4    104.7    106.4      5.9      5.9      5.6      5.4   5.5   5.4   5.3   5.1
                                                                                                                                   
Indiana............................  3,218.4  3,170.3  3,189.3  3,151.6    163.0    154.4    153.6    150.5   5.1   4.9   4.8   4.8
  Bloomington......................     62.9     63.9     67.9     68.8      2.0      1.9      1.7      1.7   3.2   2.9   2.5   2.5
  Elkhart-Goshen...................    101.6     97.8     98.8     97.3      4.7      3.8      4.3      3.9   4.6   3.9   4.3   4.0
  Evansville-Henderson.............    168.1    165.7    165.6    163.4      7.3      6.8      6.9      6.5   4.3   4.1   4.2   4.0
  Fort Wayne.......................    271.1    267.2    267.4    264.9     14.9     13.5     14.2     13.5   5.5   5.0   5.3   5.1
  Gary.............................    308.4    300.2    306.2    299.6     18.4     16.6     15.7     15.6   6.0   5.5   5.1   5.2
  Indianapolis.....................    926.7    903.4    912.0    891.8     43.8     42.4     43.3     42.0   4.7   4.7   4.7   4.7
  Kokomo...........................     51.2     50.6     50.6     50.4      2.5      2.5      2.8      2.7   5.0   4.9   5.5   5.3
  Lafayette........................     90.7     91.2     94.1     94.2      4.0      3.7      3.9      3.7   4.4   4.1   4.2   4.0
  Muncie...........................     58.8     56.3     59.9     58.3      3.2      3.2      3.0      3.1   5.4   5.6   5.0   5.3
  South Bend.......................    138.7    137.4    136.4    137.0      7.2      6.0      6.1      5.9   5.2   4.3   4.5   4.3
  Terre Haute......................     72.8     73.4     73.8     73.6      4.1      4.6      3.9      4.3   5.6   6.3   5.3   5.8
                                                                                                                                   
Iowa...............................  1,601.4  1,633.5  1,596.0  1,625.1     66.9     68.1     65.5     68.7   4.2   4.2   4.1   4.2
  Cedar Rapids.....................    114.1    114.6    113.7    112.3      5.0      5.2      5.0      5.4   4.4   4.5   4.4   4.8
  Des Moines.......................    270.8    283.4    267.1    280.5      9.7      9.9      9.8     10.2   3.6   3.5   3.7   3.6
  Dubuque..........................     49.3     51.2     49.1     51.2      1.7      1.7      1.6      1.8   3.5   3.4   3.3   3.5
  Iowa City........................     74.4     75.3     76.7     76.4      2.5      3.0      2.5      3.0   3.3   4.0   3.3   3.9
  Sioux City.......................     62.5     63.4     62.3     62.6      3.3      3.3      3.2      3.4   5.2   5.2   5.1   5.5
  Waterloo-Cedar Falls.............     68.7     72.4     69.9     74.0      3.3      3.4      3.0      3.5   4.9   4.8   4.3   4.8
                                                                                                                                   
Kansas.............................  1,435.8  1,469.3  1,424.4  1,460.3     74.6     67.9     72.1     64.7   5.2   4.6   5.1   4.4
  Lawrence.........................     56.6     58.7     57.3     60.4      2.6      2.7      2.5      2.6   4.6   4.6   4.4   4.2
  Topeka...........................     91.3     94.1     89.4     92.0      4.6      5.3      4.8      5.1   5.1   5.6   5.4   5.5
  Wichita..........................    287.3    294.8    284.1    290.3     20.8     16.3     19.4     15.4   7.3   5.5   6.8   5.3
                                                                                                                                   
Kentucky...........................  1,968.3  1,991.7  1,951.7  1,970.8    111.1     93.7    112.0     84.8   5.6   4.7   5.7   4.3
  Lexington........................    254.4    262.1    255.0    262.7     10.3      9.1     10.3      8.1   4.1   3.5   4.0   3.1
  Louisville.......................    558.0    562.5    553.5    554.0     29.2     25.0     31.0     23.5   5.2   4.5   5.6   4.3
  Owensboro........................     48.4     49.5     48.8     49.3      3.0      2.5      2.9      2.3   6.2   5.1   6.0   4.6
                                                                                                                                   
Louisiana..........................  2,039.6  2,041.9  2,031.7  2,051.5    139.9    103.2    125.6    103.1   6.9   5.1   6.2   5.0
  Alexandria.......................     60.5     59.8     59.7     60.1      3.9      2.4      3.3      2.4   6.5   4.0   5.5   4.0
  Baton Rouge......................    309.5    311.1    311.1    315.0     20.6     16.6     18.8     16.1   6.6   5.4   6.1   5.1
  Houma............................    100.1     98.5     99.3     98.5      3.8      3.7      3.6      3.9   3.8   3.8   3.6   4.0
  Lafayette........................    181.2    182.4    180.3    183.1     10.7      6.8      9.8      7.1   5.9   3.7   5.4   3.9
  Lake Charles.....................     88.2     89.8     87.0     89.0      6.3      3.8      5.7      3.9   7.2   4.2   6.5   4.4
  Monroe...........................     73.6     73.6     73.4     73.7      4.7      3.5      4.1      3.2   6.4   4.7   5.6   4.4
  New Orleans......................    603.8    609.9    603.6    611.3     38.2     29.0     34.7     29.2   6.3   4.8   5.8   4.8
  Shreveport-Bossier City..........    184.5    182.9    182.6    183.8     13.5      9.3     12.0      9.1   7.3   5.1   6.6   4.9
                                                                                                                                   
Maine..............................    712.2    718.7    699.8    701.8     30.2     26.3     32.4     28.8   4.2   3.7   4.6   4.1
  Bangor...........................     52.8     54.6     53.4     54.6      1.6      1.6      1.7      1.8   3.1   2.9   3.2   3.3
  Lewiston-Auburn..................     54.9     55.9     55.0     55.6      2.4      2.0      2.6      2.2   4.4   3.5   4.7   3.9
  Portland.........................    145.9    148.7    142.3    144.3      4.0      3.7      4.3      4.2   2.8   2.5   3.0   2.9
                                                                                                                                   
Maryland...........................  2,931.3  2,973.8  2,903.6  2,953.9    128.9    123.9    126.7    115.6   4.4   4.2   4.4   3.9
  Baltimore........................  1,355.3  1,373.6  1,342.8  1,360.2     70.7     67.2     68.4     61.7   5.2   4.9   5.1   4.5
  Cumberland.......................     42.8     42.6     43.5     42.8      2.6      2.8      2.6      2.5   6.1   6.5   5.9   5.9
  Hagerstown.......................     70.0     70.6     70.2     70.5      2.7      2.6      2.8      2.4   3.9   3.6   3.9   3.4
                                                                                                                                   
Massachusetts......................  3,455.7  3,462.2  3,386.3  3,370.7    201.1    184.9    199.3    156.5   5.8   5.3   5.9   4.6
  Barnstable-Yarmouth..............     97.2     94.9     88.0     85.8      3.2      3.3      3.2      2.7   3.3   3.4   3.6   3.2
  Boston...........................  1,885.8  1,879.9  1,846.3  1,831.7    101.7     89.9    101.3     76.1   5.4   4.8   5.5   4.2
  Brockton.........................    144.0    145.3    140.7    140.8      9.1      9.0      8.9      7.5   6.3   6.2   6.3   5.4
  Fitchburg-Leominster.............     71.8     73.0     70.5     71.0      6.0      5.8      5.7      4.8   8.3   8.0   8.1   6.8
  Lawrence.........................    213.5    212.3    211.2    209.0     18.2     16.4     18.0     14.4   8.5   7.7   8.5   6.9
  Lowell...........................    176.8    177.9    176.9    176.0     12.4     11.0     12.1      9.3   7.0   6.2   6.8   5.3
  New Bedford......................     85.2     84.8     83.7     83.3      6.4      6.2      6.3      5.2   7.5   7.3   7.5   6.3
  Pittsfield.......................     42.5     42.4     40.9     40.6      2.2      2.1      2.0      1.7   5.1   4.9   5.0   4.3
  Springfield......................    291.3    298.3    291.9    295.6     17.6     17.3     17.7     14.7   6.1   5.8   6.1   5.0
  Worcester........................    266.8    270.9    263.9    264.3     17.3     16.1     16.8     13.4   6.5   5.9   6.4   5.1
                                                                                                                                   
Michigan...........................  5,080.9  5,096.0  5,042.0  5,041.2    354.6    315.3    352.0    313.8   7.0   6.2   7.0   6.2
  Ann Arbor........................    310.4    320.2    314.0    318.9     12.6     11.6     12.9     11.9   4.1   3.6   4.1   3.7
  Benton Harbor....................     81.9     83.9     81.5     83.2      6.0      5.4      5.9      5.2   7.3   6.5   7.2   6.2
  Detroit..........................  2,251.6  2,252.8  2,228.7  2,226.0    161.9    148.9    163.1    150.0   7.2   6.6   7.3   6.7
  Flint............................    186.0    183.4    186.0    183.5     18.0     15.2     17.4     15.2   9.7   8.3   9.4   8.3
  Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland....    611.6    615.9    607.3    610.6     45.9     36.9     45.2     36.5   7.5   6.0   7.4   6.0
  Jackson..........................     80.7     79.3     79.8     77.9      6.4      5.1      6.2      4.8   8.0   6.4   7.8   6.2
  Kalamazoo-Battle Creek...........    232.7    234.6    231.7    234.2     14.7     13.2     14.3     13.0   6.3   5.6   6.2   5.6
  Lansing-East Lansing.............    248.6    247.1    251.8    246.1     11.5     11.9     11.5     11.9   4.6   4.8   4.6   4.8
  Saginaw-Bay City-Midland.........    199.5    193.4    197.1    190.9     16.1     13.9     15.9     13.9   8.1   7.2   8.1   7.3
                                                                                                                                   
Minnesota..........................  2,949.2  2,992.1  2,926.0  2,963.2    135.1    130.3    142.9    129.1   4.6   4.4   4.9   4.4
  Duluth-Superior..................    133.7    136.0    133.3    135.4      7.0      6.2      7.0      5.7   5.2   4.5   5.3   4.2
  Minneapolis-St.Paul..............  1,852.7  1,884.4  1,837.9  1,864.7     86.5     82.0     93.5     83.8   4.7   4.4   5.1   4.5
  Rochester........................     86.2     88.3     84.3     86.2      3.6      3.1      3.8      3.1   4.1   3.5   4.5   3.6
  St. Cloud........................    105.9    107.8    106.0    108.3      4.4      4.2      4.6      4.2   4.2   3.9   4.3   3.8
                                                                                                                                   
Mississippi........................  1,305.3  1,315.0  1,299.9  1,311.7     81.4     77.0     73.7     73.4   6.2   5.9   5.7   5.6
  Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula.......    173.0    177.2    172.7    176.3      7.9      7.0      7.6      7.4   4.6   4.0   4.4   4.2
  Hattiesburg......................     54.4     54.4     54.7     55.6      2.3      2.4      2.0      2.0   4.3   4.4   3.7   3.6
  Jackson..........................    238.8    243.7    237.8    243.1      9.7      9.9      9.1     10.9   4.1   4.1   3.8   4.5
                                                                                                                                   
Missouri...........................  3,007.7  3,039.0  3,009.7  3,022.4    178.9    172.6    161.4    162.8   5.9   5.7   5.4   5.4
  Columbia.........................     87.4     89.7     88.7     88.8      2.2      2.3      1.9      2.2   2.5   2.6   2.1   2.5
  Joplin...........................     82.7     83.7     84.5     83.5      4.8      4.2      4.1      3.7   5.8   5.0   4.9   4.5
  Kansas City......................  1,029.6  1,040.4  1,012.5  1,026.4     64.1     61.4     59.8     58.5   6.2   5.9   5.9   5.7
  St. Joseph.......................     51.5     52.6     53.0     53.1      3.0      3.3      2.9      3.2   5.9   6.3   5.4   6.0
  St. Louis1.......................  1,401.6  1,425.6  1,389.7  1,414.4     88.7     89.0     82.1     83.7   6.3   6.2   5.9   5.9
  Springfield......................    176.4    182.8    178.4    182.4      7.4      7.1      6.8      6.7   4.2   3.9   3.8   3.7
                                                                                                                                   
Montana............................    486.1    491.9    475.4    481.8     19.2     19.3     18.9     20.7   3.9   3.9   4.0   4.3
  Billings.........................     73.3     76.5     72.2     75.1      2.5      2.6      2.2      2.7   3.4   3.4   3.1   3.6
  Great Falls......................     36.9     36.0     36.2     35.5      1.5      1.5      1.5      1.6   4.0   4.1   4.1   4.5
  Missoula.........................     56.8     59.1     58.3     58.5      1.8      1.9      2.0      2.2   3.2   3.3   3.4   3.7
                                                                                                                                   
Nebraska...........................    978.2    990.7    968.8    981.4     37.4     33.3     36.1     33.0   3.8   3.4   3.7   3.4
  Lincoln..........................    154.1    156.1    151.6    156.4      6.0      5.2      5.9      5.2   3.9   3.3   3.9   3.3
  Omaha............................    417.5    413.9    412.9    410.5     18.0     17.2     17.4     17.2   4.3   4.2   4.2   4.2
                                                                                                                                   
Nevada.............................  1,148.4  1,188.7  1,151.6  1,187.6     60.2     46.0     60.2     45.8   5.2   3.9   5.2   3.9
  Las Vegas........................    912.4    949.2    916.3    951.1     49.8     37.8     49.7     37.9   5.5   4.0   5.4   4.0
  Reno.............................    201.4    208.9    201.5    208.0      8.2      6.7      8.2      6.5   4.1   3.2   4.1   3.1
                                                                                                                                   
New Hampshire......................    732.1    739.6    715.5    722.4     31.3     27.0     29.0     23.8   4.3   3.7   4.1   3.3
  Manchester.......................    120.6    120.6    118.6    118.1      5.2      4.4      4.9      4.0   4.3   3.7   4.2   3.4
  Nashua...........................    112.2    111.6    110.2    110.3      6.2      5.0      5.8      4.5   5.5   4.5   5.3   4.1
  Portsmouth-Rochester.............    140.6    141.4    137.9    140.0      5.6      4.6      5.7      4.2   4.0   3.3   4.1   3.0
                                                                                                                                   
New Jersey.........................  4,406.8  4,446.5  4,349.2  4,378.0    258.7    213.6    247.3    203.1   5.9   4.8   5.7   4.6
  Atlantic-Cape May................    192.0    193.3    183.6    185.0     11.7     10.5     11.5     10.2   6.1   5.4   6.3   5.5
  Bergen-Passaic...................    679.6    683.6    673.7    676.5     41.8     33.1     39.3     30.7   6.1   4.8   5.8   4.5
  Jersey City......................    284.3    289.3    285.9    289.4     23.0     18.6     22.5     18.1   8.1   6.4   7.9   6.3
  Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon.....    662.4    674.7    652.9    663.2     34.0     26.6     32.2     24.8   5.1   3.9   4.9   3.7
  Monmouth-Ocean...................    593.3    603.3    573.8    583.4     30.9     25.9     29.1     24.3   5.2   4.3   5.1   4.2
  Newark...........................  1,071.8  1,075.4  1,061.1  1,060.3     66.2     53.0     63.7     50.6   6.2   4.9   6.0   4.8
  Trenton..........................    191.2    193.5    190.4    191.2      9.4      7.7      9.0      7.3   4.9   4.0   4.7   3.8
  Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton.....     66.2     65.9     66.1     66.3      5.3      4.7      5.0      4.5   8.1   7.1   7.6   6.7
                                                                                                                                   
New Mexico.........................    899.2    910.3    899.1    910.0     59.7     49.6     58.9     48.5   6.6   5.4   6.5   5.3
  Albuquerque......................    388.5    396.9    390.2    397.5     23.0     19.5     22.8     19.4   5.9   4.9   5.8   4.9
  Las Cruces.......................     78.7     79.2     78.5     80.3      5.6      4.7      5.7      4.8   7.1   6.0   7.2   6.0
  Santa Fe.........................     82.5     84.2     82.1     83.6      3.1      2.7      3.2      2.7   3.8   3.2   3.9   3.2
                                                                                                                                   
New York...........................  9,398.5  9,408.5  9,233.2  9,258.1    580.9    512.6    581.8    499.3   6.2   5.4   6.3   5.4
  Albany-Schenectady-Troy..........    476.6    476.4    465.2    464.7     17.5     16.7     18.3     16.1   3.7   3.5   3.9   3.5
  Binghamton.......................    123.0    122.1    122.6    121.8      6.3      5.5      6.9      5.5   5.1   4.5   5.6   4.5
  Buffalo-Niagara Falls............    582.7    577.0    570.6    562.7     37.1     35.6     35.6     31.2   6.4   6.2   6.2   5.6
  Dutchess County..................    131.3    132.7    128.1    129.9      4.5      4.9      5.0      4.9   3.4   3.7   3.9   3.8
  Elmira...........................     42.8     41.7     41.8     40.7      2.6      2.3      2.7      2.1   6.2   5.6   6.4   5.3
  Glens Falls......................     67.7     68.0     62.0     62.8      2.4      2.4      2.5      2.3   3.6   3.5   4.0   3.7
  Jamestown........................     68.2     67.4     65.7     64.7      4.0      3.5      4.1      3.2   5.8   5.2   6.3   5.0
  Nassau-Suffolk...................  1,506.8  1,509.3  1,472.8  1,473.4     66.1     63.8     62.8     58.2   4.4   4.2   4.3   3.9
  New York.........................  4,377.6  4,403.7  4,323.3  4,368.5    337.3    278.1    334.5    279.0   7.7   6.3   7.7   6.4
     New York City.................  3,678.7  3,702.9  3,644.5  3,687.8    307.9    249.1    306.5    252.8   8.4   6.7   8.4   6.9
  Newburgh.........................    196.3    198.9    191.8    193.1      9.7      9.9      9.4      9.0   4.9   5.0   4.9   4.6
  Rochester........................    585.4    576.1    574.2    564.5     31.3     29.0     33.7     28.9   5.3   5.0   5.9   5.1
  Syracuse.........................    375.0    374.4    370.7    368.9     20.1     19.7     22.0     19.3   5.4   5.3   5.9   5.2
  Utica-Rome.......................    148.6    146.6    143.6    142.1      6.6      6.3      6.8      5.9   4.4   4.3   4.7   4.1
                                                                                                                                   
North Carolina.....................  4,280.8  4,218.1  4,259.9  4,168.1    276.0    206.8    255.5    183.1   6.4   4.9   6.0   4.4
  Asheville........................    122.3    122.8    120.6    121.7      4.4      3.6      4.0      3.5   3.6   2.9   3.4   2.9
  Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill.....    880.8    881.3    880.9    877.2     63.2     48.7     60.5     43.3   7.2   5.5   6.9   4.9
  Fayetteville.....................    126.9    125.4    130.0    126.1      7.0      5.4      6.6      4.9   5.5   4.3   5.1   3.9
  Goldsboro........................     52.2     50.8     51.9     50.2      3.0      2.1      2.7      1.9   5.8   4.2   5.2   3.8
  Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High                                                                                                  
     Point.........................    691.3    679.8    686.0    670.5     43.5     32.5     40.5     28.6   6.3   4.8   5.9   4.3
  Greenville.......................     72.7     70.8     73.4     71.4      5.3      4.4      4.8      3.6   7.3   6.2   6.6   5.1
  Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir.........    178.3    168.9    177.2    166.1     16.0     11.6     15.0     10.9   9.0   6.9   8.5   6.6
  Jacksonville.....................     52.7     51.8     52.0     50.9      2.7      2.1      2.6      1.9   5.1   4.1   4.9   3.8
  Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill.......    723.5    730.8    722.6    721.8     33.1     24.6     30.8     21.5   4.6   3.4   4.3   3.0
  Rocky Mount......................     71.2     69.4     70.4     68.1      6.1      5.1      5.5      4.4   8.6   7.4   7.8   6.5
  Wilmington.......................    132.0    129.7    130.0    126.9      6.6      4.5      6.1      3.9   5.0   3.5   4.7   3.1
                                                                                                                                   
North Dakota.......................    356.2    359.6    348.7    352.9     13.1     10.9      9.8      9.3   3.7   3.0   2.8   2.6
  Bismarck.........................     57.6     59.0     56.2     57.2      1.6      1.4      1.3      1.2   2.8   2.4   2.4   2.2
  Fargo-Moorhead...................    112.0    113.4    110.4    112.7      2.9      2.5      2.3      2.3   2.6   2.2   2.0   2.0
  Grand Forks......................     54.8     55.7     54.8     56.5      2.3      1.9      1.6      1.6   4.2   3.5   2.9   2.8
                                                                                                                                   
Ohio...............................  5,994.2  5,946.3  5,905.2  5,851.9    337.9    344.9    338.6    332.6   5.6   5.8   5.7   5.7
  Akron............................    379.9    376.0    379.5    374.9     19.7     19.6     19.9     19.4   5.2   5.2   5.2   5.2
  Canton-Massillon.................    208.2    205.2    204.7    201.9     13.0     12.0     12.8     11.8   6.3   5.9   6.3   5.8
  Cincinnati.......................    892.4    901.9    876.9    881.3     43.3     45.8     44.0     43.0   4.9   5.1   5.0   4.9
  Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria..........  1,142.2  1,134.3  1,127.0  1,113.5     69.9     71.1     72.4     67.7   6.1   6.3   6.4   6.1
  Columbus.........................    908.8    904.3    890.6    885.4     42.4     44.0     42.3     43.6   4.7   4.9   4.8   4.9
  Dayton-Springfield...............    480.6    471.0    473.4    463.2     28.3     27.9     27.8     26.3   5.9   5.9   5.9   5.7
  Hamilton-Middletown..............    204.9    202.1    206.1    203.9      8.5      8.8      8.7      8.6   4.2   4.3   4.2   4.2
  Lima.............................     78.3     77.9     76.0     76.0      4.5      4.5      4.0      4.3   5.7   5.8   5.2   5.6
  Mansfield........................     84.1     82.0     82.2     80.4      6.2      6.0      6.3      5.8   7.4   7.3   7.6   7.2
  Steubenville-Weirton.............     56.0     55.7     55.0     55.0      3.7      5.2      3.6      4.6   6.5   9.3   6.5   8.3
  Toledo...........................    325.1    316.0    322.0    312.2     21.8     22.0     21.6     19.9   6.7   7.0   6.7   6.4
  Youngstown-Warren................    277.8    275.6    276.5    272.2     18.6     19.8     18.8     18.5   6.7   7.2   6.8   6.8
                                                                                                                                   
Oklahoma...........................  1,698.7  1,701.9  1,695.5  1,704.6     93.4     65.0     94.1     71.2   5.5   3.8   5.6   4.2
  Enid.............................     26.9     26.5     26.4     26.2      0.9      0.6      1.0      0.7   3.5   2.2   3.7   2.7
  Lawton...........................     42.9     42.7     42.4     42.2      1.5      1.4      1.6      1.5   3.5   3.2   3.8   3.5
  Oklahoma City....................    577.3    586.0    573.1    587.9     28.2     19.5     28.1     22.0   4.9   3.3   4.9   3.7
  Tulsa............................    427.3    423.5    419.7    421.4     27.0     16.9     27.3     18.6   6.3   4.0   6.5   4.4
                                                                                                                                   
Oregon.............................  1,884.0  1,871.1  1,852.4  1,835.3    147.1    127.9    138.0    120.2   7.8   6.8   7.4   6.5
  Corvallis........................     41.6     41.1     40.6     40.1      1.7      1.5      1.6      1.4   4.1   3.6   4.1   3.5
  Eugene-Springfield...............    170.1    169.6    167.9    167.3     13.2     11.5     12.6     11.0   7.8   6.8   7.5   6.6
  Medford-Ashland..................     98.8     99.1     97.7     99.0      6.9      6.6      6.1      5.7   7.0   6.7   6.3   5.8
  Portland-Vancouver...............  1,101.6  1,090.2  1,085.9  1,069.1     92.6     74.9     88.4     69.9   8.4   6.9   8.1   6.5
  Salem............................    191.6    189.1    185.9    183.0     13.9     12.9     12.6     11.9   7.2   6.8   6.8   6.5
                                                                                                                                   
Pennsylvania.......................  6,224.8  6,344.1  6,127.1  6,264.8    324.9    340.9    307.4    306.5   5.2   5.4   5.0   4.9
  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton.......    334.3    339.3    328.9    334.3     18.1     19.2     17.5     17.4   5.4   5.6   5.3   5.2
  Altoona..........................     65.8     67.4     65.2     67.5      2.8      3.2      2.8      3.4   4.2   4.8   4.3   5.0
  Erie.............................    140.3    143.0    138.9    142.2      8.9      9.0      8.3      8.3   6.4   6.3   6.0   5.8
  Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle......    368.3    376.7    359.5    369.4     13.3     13.7     12.2     12.1   3.6   3.6   3.4   3.3
  Johnstown........................    102.8    105.0    101.4    103.2      6.2      7.2      5.7      6.3   6.1   6.8   5.7   6.1
  Lancaster........................    259.7    269.1    254.0    264.6      9.6     10.0      9.0      8.7   3.7   3.7   3.5   3.3
  Philadelphia.....................  2,649.1  2,672.5  2,616.7  2,641.8    145.0    142.6    142.7    131.7   5.5   5.3   5.5   5.0
  Pittsburgh.......................  1,196.3  1,213.3  1,174.3  1,196.6     62.2     65.3     57.0     57.4   5.2   5.4   4.9   4.8
  Reading..........................    185.1    188.3    183.0    187.2     10.5      9.8     10.0      9.1   5.6   5.2   5.4   4.9
  Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton.    311.9    317.8    307.4    314.5     16.7     20.5     15.3     19.1   5.3   6.5   5.0   6.1
  Sharon...........................     58.5     58.4     58.3     58.4      2.8      2.9      2.5      2.6   4.7   5.0   4.2   4.4
  State College....................     67.9     69.7     68.5     71.0      2.3      2.7      2.0      2.4   3.4   3.8   3.0   3.3
  Williamsport.....................     56.7     58.8     56.5     58.8      3.3      3.7      3.1      3.6   5.9   6.2   5.4   6.1
  York.............................    199.1    203.2    196.9    200.3      9.5      9.5      8.7      8.1   4.8   4.7   4.4   4.0
                                                                                                                                   
Rhode Island.......................    578.8    573.7    573.8    566.9     28.9     30.6     26.3     25.9   5.0   5.3   4.6   4.6
  Providence-Fall River-Warwick....    647.2    644.4    642.1    636.8     34.4     36.3     32.1     31.2   5.3   5.6   5.0   4.9
                                                                                                                                   
South Carolina.....................  2,030.3  2,092.5  2,017.3  2,084.3    139.7    135.7    137.7    140.2   6.9   6.5   6.8   6.7
  Charleston-North Charleston......    296.2    316.9    292.4    312.9     14.5     14.1     13.8     14.8   4.9   4.5   4.7   4.7
  Columbia.........................    291.9    301.6    287.8    302.8     12.1     12.8     12.1     13.8   4.1   4.3   4.2   4.5
  Florence.........................     64.6     68.2     64.5     68.6      5.6      5.7      5.5      6.1   8.6   8.3   8.6   8.9
  Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson..    507.4    522.7    506.7    520.9     33.7     32.4     31.4     32.1   6.6   6.2   6.2   6.2
  Myrtle Beach.....................    115.9    122.5    113.0    121.2      4.4      4.5      4.6      5.0   3.8   3.7   4.1   4.1
  Sumter...........................     46.6     45.7     47.0     45.8      3.7      3.6      3.7      4.5   8.0   7.8   7.8   9.8
                                                                                                                                   
South Dakota.......................    433.2    432.0    424.3    424.2     14.5     12.6     12.9     12.0   3.3   2.9   3.0   2.8
  Rapid City.......................     52.8     53.9     51.0     52.4      1.5      1.4      1.6      1.5   2.9   2.5   3.1   2.9
  Sioux Falls......................    112.9    113.8    112.0    113.7      3.0      2.9      3.0      3.1   2.6   2.6   2.7   2.7
                                                                                                                                   
Tennessee..........................  2,925.0  2,947.5  2,922.9  2,954.3    175.1    142.8    168.9    142.8   6.0   4.8   5.8   4.8
  Chattanooga......................    238.0    240.8    238.5    242.6      9.9      8.3      9.1      8.3   4.2   3.4   3.8   3.4
  Clarksville-Hopkinsville.........     91.4     94.1     92.0     94.6      5.2      4.4      5.3      4.5   5.7   4.6   5.8   4.8
  Jackson..........................     59.4     59.6     59.5     60.1      3.6      2.9      3.4      2.9   6.0   4.8   5.8   4.8
  Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol...    234.0    233.2    232.9    232.0     14.4     11.5     13.9     10.7   6.1   4.9   6.0   4.6
  Knoxville........................    381.7    390.5    381.1    391.0     14.2     12.2     13.6     12.1   3.7   3.1   3.6   3.1
  Memphis..........................    583.8    589.0    581.9    589.1     38.6     34.3     37.7     35.3   6.6   5.8   6.5   6.0
  Nashville........................    692.6    701.0    691.1    702.1     32.0     26.9     31.8     27.0   4.6   3.8   4.6   3.8
                                                                                                                                   
Texas.............................. 10,995.3 11,020.2 10,953.1 10,986.7    765.4    643.0    742.1    598.6   7.0   5.8   6.8   5.4
  Abilene..........................     62.0     62.4     62.3     62.4      2.7      2.0      2.6      1.8   4.4   3.3   4.2   2.9
  Amarillo.........................    120.1    121.0    120.4    121.2      5.2      4.0      4.9      3.8   4.3   3.3   4.1   3.1
  Austin-San Marcos................    779.4    779.1    774.2    775.0     45.7     34.9     44.9     32.3   5.9   4.5   5.8   4.2
  Beaumont-Port Arthur.............    184.6    183.9    185.1    183.5     18.2     16.7     17.8     15.5   9.8   9.1   9.6   8.4
  Brazoria.........................    114.5    116.7    115.3    116.6     10.8     10.4     10.5      9.2   9.4   8.9   9.1   7.9
  Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito.    145.7    144.2    143.7    142.8     16.1     12.9     15.3     12.2  11.1   8.9  10.7   8.6
  Bryan-College Station............     80.1     81.9     84.5     86.6      2.1      1.6      2.0      1.4   2.6   1.9   2.3   1.7
  Corpus Christi...................    185.2    184.7    183.6    183.1     12.8     12.8     12.2     12.1   6.9   6.9   6.6   6.6
  Dallas...........................  2,052.4  2,051.4  2,036.8  2,041.6    149.0    122.8    144.9    115.6   7.3   6.0   7.1   5.7
  El Paso..........................    301.2    298.2    303.6    300.8     30.9     22.3     30.7     21.6  10.3   7.5  10.1   7.2
  Fort Worth-Arlington.............    973.1    968.7    964.8    962.0     64.2     53.1     62.1     49.8   6.6   5.5   6.4   5.2
  Galveston-Texas City.............    127.4    128.9    126.8    127.5     11.3     10.4     10.9      9.5   8.9   8.1   8.6   7.4
  Houston..........................  2,343.5  2,361.1  2,339.3  2,357.8    169.0    147.6    165.5    138.1   7.2   6.3   7.1   5.9
  Killeen-Temple...................    123.4    123.4    123.8    123.9      7.0      5.5      7.0      5.1   5.7   4.5   5.7   4.1
  Laredo...........................     83.9     87.7     83.6     87.4      5.8      5.5      5.6      5.1   6.9   6.2   6.7   5.8
  Longview-Marshall................    108.7    109.3    108.1    108.6      7.4      5.7      6.9      5.4   6.8   5.2   6.4   5.0
  Lubbock..........................    130.1    132.1    129.8    131.6      5.3      4.7      4.6      3.9   4.1   3.5   3.5   3.0
  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.........    228.7    230.2    229.1    229.7     31.3     26.5     30.5     24.4  13.7  11.5  13.3  10.6
  Odessa-Midland...................    129.0    127.7    129.7    128.8      7.7      6.1      7.4      5.6   6.0   4.8   5.7   4.4
  San Angelo.......................     51.7     53.2     51.7     53.1      2.0      1.9      2.0      1.6   3.8   3.6   3.9   3.1
  San Antonio......................    840.2    848.2    836.3    845.9     49.1     41.8     47.5     39.2   5.8   4.9   5.7   4.6
  Sherman-Denison..................     52.8     51.1     52.8     51.6      4.2      2.9      4.0      2.8   8.0   5.7   7.5   5.4
  Texarkana........................     57.6     59.3     57.5     59.3      3.2      2.9      3.2      2.8   5.5   4.9   5.6   4.8
  Tyler............................     97.7     99.5     97.2     99.1      4.8      4.2      4.6      3.9   4.9   4.2   4.7   3.9
  Victoria.........................     45.5     46.5     45.2     46.5      2.4      2.2      2.4      2.0   5.2   4.7   5.3   4.4
  Waco.............................    105.9    105.8    105.8    106.0      6.0      4.7      5.6      4.2   5.6   4.5   5.3   4.0
  Wichita Falls....................     65.5     65.3     65.4     65.1      3.7      2.5      3.5      2.2   5.7   3.8   5.4   3.4
                                                                                                                                   
Utah...............................  1,200.6  1,223.3  1,193.5  1,218.3     68.7     59.8     62.1     55.0   5.7   4.9   5.2   4.5
  Provo-Orem.......................    180.5    185.4    184.6    191.0      8.3      7.2      7.6      6.7   4.6   3.9   4.1   3.5
  Salt Lake City-Ogden.............    761.0    766.5    748.2    756.3     45.5     39.0     41.2     36.1   6.0   5.1   5.5   4.8
                                                                                                                                   
Vermont............................    352.3    356.0    352.3    353.2     14.8     10.8     15.3     10.3   4.2   3.0   4.3   2.9
  Burlington.......................    107.3    110.7    107.6    110.1      3.9      2.8      4.8      2.8   3.7   2.6   4.5   2.6
                                                                                                                                   
Virginia...........................  3,820.3  3,889.0  3,774.9  3,821.0    159.9    142.6    157.4    127.0   4.2   3.7   4.2   3.3
  Charlottesville..................     77.5     78.5     78.7     77.6      3.0      2.2      2.7      1.8   3.9   2.8   3.5   2.3
  Danville.........................     58.3     58.6     58.1     57.9      6.1      6.0      5.3      4.7  10.4  10.2   9.2   8.1
  Lynchburg........................    105.8    104.7    104.6    103.7      5.4      4.5      5.7      3.9   5.1   4.3   5.4   3.8
  Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport                                                                                                   
     News..........................    810.4    823.0    796.3    806.8     38.0     37.2     37.2     34.3   4.7   4.5   4.7   4.3
  Richmond-Petersburg..............    546.8    557.8    537.6    545.8     25.2     24.3     25.0     22.0   4.6   4.4   4.6   4.0
  Roanoke..........................    128.4    129.7    128.1    128.3      4.7      4.0      4.8      3.6   3.7   3.1   3.7   2.8
                                                                                                                                   
Washington.........................  3,141.2  3,210.9  3,116.8  3,183.3    231.0    188.2    222.8    162.6   7.4   5.9   7.2   5.1
  Bellingham.......................     90.1     92.1     86.6     88.9      5.3      4.8      5.1      4.2   5.9   5.2   5.9   4.7
  Bremerton........................    101.9    106.2    100.1    104.6      6.1      5.3      6.0      5.0   5.9   5.0   6.0   4.8
  Olympia..........................    108.9    112.2    107.5    110.4      6.3      5.5      6.3      5.0   5.7   4.9   5.8   4.5
  Richland-Kennewick-Pasco.........    104.8    107.2    105.7    107.1      7.2      6.1      7.1      5.2   6.9   5.7   6.8   4.9
  Seattle-Bellevue-Everett.........  1,391.1  1,422.1  1,373.7  1,406.1     99.5     79.1     98.4     70.0   7.2   5.6   7.2   5.0
  Spokane..........................    214.6    218.2    213.8    218.0     13.9     11.3     13.5      9.9   6.5   5.2   6.3   4.6
  Tacoma...........................    353.6    365.7    353.5    365.2     27.4     23.1     27.0     20.6   7.7   6.3   7.6   5.7
  Yakima...........................    115.1    115.2    119.6    116.5     10.9      9.7      8.8      7.0   9.5   8.4   7.4   6.0
                                                                                                                                   
West Virginia......................    795.2    811.1    785.0    802.1     46.5     41.5     41.2     34.9   5.8   5.1   5.2   4.4
  Charleston.......................    129.7    132.6    126.8    131.6      6.1      5.8      5.5      5.2   4.7   4.4   4.3   4.0
  Huntington-Ashland...............    134.6    137.4    134.1    136.6      8.8      8.4      8.2      7.1   6.6   6.1   6.1   5.2
  Parkersburg-Marietta.............     77.9     78.0     76.8     76.9      4.8      4.3      4.2      3.7   6.1   5.6   5.5   4.8
  Wheeling.........................     73.8     75.8     73.1     74.5      3.5      3.5      3.2      3.1   4.7   4.6   4.3   4.2
                                                                                                                                   
Wisconsin..........................  3,122.6  3,145.9  3,073.8  3,099.8    164.7    139.0    144.1    126.5   5.3   4.4   4.7   4.1
  Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah..........    238.2    238.9    233.4    235.2     11.3      9.1     10.0      8.5   4.8   3.8   4.3   3.6
  Eau Claire.......................     87.7     89.3     87.1     89.1      3.9      3.6      3.4      3.2   4.5   4.0   3.9   3.6
  Green Bay........................    148.2    153.5    147.8    151.7      6.9      6.0      6.1      5.8   4.7   3.9   4.1   3.8
  Janesville-Beloit................     79.6     79.0     78.6     77.9      5.1      4.6      4.6      4.3   6.4   5.8   5.8   5.6
  Kenosha..........................     87.2     86.0     84.9     85.2      5.0      4.3      4.4      4.1   5.7   5.0   5.2   4.8
  La Crosse........................     75.7     77.5     75.6     77.1      2.9      2.5      2.5      2.3   3.9   3.2   3.3   3.0
  Madison..........................    291.7    293.6    288.0    289.7      8.2      6.8      7.3      6.5   2.8   2.3   2.5   2.2
  Milwaukee-Waukesha...............    835.7    845.2    819.3    834.7     52.4     44.0     46.4     40.3   6.3   5.2   5.7   4.8
  Racine...........................     97.3     96.2     95.2     94.2      8.0      6.3      6.8      5.6   8.2   6.6   7.1   6.0
  Sheboygan........................     66.0     69.6     65.1     66.9      3.0      2.5      2.7      2.3   4.5   3.5   4.1   3.5
  Wausau...........................     78.4     78.8     77.7     78.0      3.2      2.9      2.8      2.5   4.1   3.6   3.6   3.2
                                                                                                                                   
Wyoming............................    283.4    283.6    280.3    280.6     10.2      8.6     10.2      9.1   3.6   3.0   3.6   3.3
  Casper...........................     36.7     36.8     36.4     36.5      1.7      1.2      1.6      1.3   4.5   3.2   4.4   3.6
  Cheyenne.........................     44.4     44.3     44.0     43.8      1.7      1.7      1.7      1.9   3.8   3.9   3.9   4.4
                                                                                                                                   
Puerto Rico........................  1,378.5  1,419.9  1,361.0  1,420.2    168.4    162.1    166.2    138.5  12.2  11.4  12.2   9.8
  Aguadilla........................     49.2     51.1     48.5     51.0      7.8      7.8      7.6      6.8  15.9  15.3  15.6  13.3
  Arecibo..........................     55.6     57.2     55.2     57.0      8.3      7.5      8.0      6.3  15.0  13.2  14.5  11.1
  Caguas...........................    124.4    130.2    123.0    129.5     14.3     14.5     14.2     12.3  11.5  11.1  11.6   9.5
  Mayaguez.........................     89.0     91.1     88.1     91.3     13.1     12.5     12.8     10.7  14.8  13.7  14.5  11.7
  Ponce............................    107.1    107.6    106.0    107.8     16.4     15.1     16.5     13.4  15.3  14.1  15.6  12.4
  San Juan-Bayamon.................    786.9    807.2    775.1    810.9     78.6     75.6     77.9     64.3  10.0   9.4  10.0   7.9

  1 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.
  p = preliminary. 
  NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.  Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current
Population Survey.  All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes
available.  Area definitions are published annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. 





     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     
     Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   Change September 
                                                               August            September             2003 to      
                      State and area                                                                September 2004p
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                           2003      2004      2003      2004p      Number   Percent 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
     Alabama...........................................   1,869.3   1,878.7   1,880.9   1,886.8       5.9       0.3
       Birmingham......................................     474.3     474.0     475.5     475.1       -.4       -.1
       Huntsville......................................     188.6     190.6     190.1     191.5       1.4        .7
       Mobile..........................................     224.4     227.4     224.8     227.8       3.0       1.3
       Montgomery......................................     163.1     164.8     163.2     164.2       1.0        .6
       Tuscaloosa......................................      80.6      81.4      82.3      83.0        .7        .9
                                                                                                                   
     Alaska............................................     319.7     323.4     313.4     317.6       4.2       1.3
       Anchorage.......................................     145.3     146.9     145.7     148.0       2.3       1.6
                                                                                                                   
     Arizona...........................................   2,265.6   2,322.5   2,295.8   2,349.9      54.1       2.4
       Phoenix-Mesa....................................   1,602.5   1,644.1   1,621.3   1,660.2      38.9       2.4
       Tucson..........................................     338.3     344.4     345.8     352.2       6.4       1.9
                                                                                                                   
     Arkansas..........................................   1,139.8   1,148.7   1,154.6   1,162.5       7.9        .7
       Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers..................     172.5     176.4     174.4     178.9       4.5       2.6
       Fort Smith......................................      99.3      98.5     100.4      98.6      -1.8      -1.8
       Little Rock-North Little Rock...................     317.3     318.7     320.5     321.8       1.3        .4
       Pine Bluff......................................      35.4      36.6      35.9      36.9       1.0       2.8
                                                                                                                   
     California........................................  14,360.7  14,462.4  14,425.6  14,539.1     113.5        .8
       Bakersfield.....................................     205.2     205.1     206.4     206.2       -.2       -.1
       Fresno..........................................     317.1     319.3     316.6     320.0       3.4       1.1
       Los Angeles-Long Beach..........................   3,959.8   3,969.9   3,975.2   3,991.1      15.9        .4
       Modesto.........................................     157.6     159.7     157.2     155.1      -2.1      -1.3
       Oakland.........................................   1,014.8   1,018.8   1,019.4   1,026.2       6.8        .7
       Orange County...................................   1,424.7   1,429.5   1,427.3   1,433.2       5.9        .4
       Riverside-San Bernardino........................   1,077.2   1,102.9   1,088.7   1,114.5      25.8       2.4
       Sacramento......................................     753.0     751.9     753.8     754.7        .9        .1
       Salinas.........................................     131.1     128.9     130.4     128.1      -2.3      -1.8
       San Diego.......................................   1,244.4   1,261.0   1,243.7   1,262.2      18.5       1.5
       San Francisco...................................     947.8     947.9     948.6     951.1       2.5        .3
       San Jose........................................     848.7     839.2     846.9     839.6      -7.3       -.9
       Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc................     164.3     168.6     165.0     169.4       4.4       2.7
       Santa Rosa......................................     178.6     180.7     180.8     182.6       1.8       1.0
       Stockton-Lodi...................................     197.2     201.3     200.6     204.0       3.4       1.7
       Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa..........................     184.0     184.1     184.6     184.2       -.4       -.2
       Ventura.........................................     281.8     283.0     284.0     285.0       1.0        .4
                                                                                                                   
     Colorado..........................................   2,161.5   2,177.5   2,155.9   2,178.5      22.6       1.0
       Boulder-Longmont ...............................     153.7     152.7     156.8     156.2       -.6       -.4
       Colorado Springs................................     239.0     239.9     239.9     240.3        .4        .2
       Denver .........................................   1,150.8   1,152.4   1,145.5   1,151.2       5.7        .5
                                                                                                                   
     Connecticut.......................................   1,630.6   1,633.7   1,643.6   1,646.9       3.3        .2
       Bridgeport......................................     182.3     181.8     183.2     182.6       -.6       -.3
       Danbury.........................................      87.8      88.5      89.0      89.9        .9       1.0
       Hartford........................................     587.2     578.7     594.1     585.7      -8.4      -1.4
       New Haven-Meriden...............................     249.9     249.0     254.1     251.7      -2.4       -.9
       New London-Norwich..............................     148.0     148.3     147.4     147.3       -.1       -.1
       Stamford-Norwalk................................     195.2     195.5     196.1     194.6      -1.5       -.8
       Waterbury.......................................      82.2      82.6      82.3      82.2       -.1       -.1
                                                                                                                   
     Delaware..........................................     417.2     423.5     418.6     425.3       6.7       1.6
       Dover...........................................      58.3      61.3      59.0      61.1       2.1       3.6
       Wilmington-Newark...............................     317.7     324.3     320.5     326.9       6.4       2.0
                                                                                                                   
     District of Columbia..............................     661.6     675.0     663.8     671.4       7.6       1.1
       Washington PMSA.................................   2,833.3   2,900.0   2,844.0   2,909.6      65.6       2.3
                                                                                                                   
     Florida...........................................   7,275.4   7,426.5   7,298.7   7,423.7     125.0       1.7
       Daytona Beach...................................     171.4     177.2     172.5     176.3       3.8       2.2
       Fort Lauderdale.................................     706.0     720.7     717.6     731.8      14.2       2.0
       Fort Myers-Cape Coral...........................     186.4     193.9     187.0     193.7       6.7       3.6
       Gainesville.....................................     122.8     125.7     124.4     126.8       2.4       1.9
       Jacksonville....................................     562.0     575.3     562.0     573.5      11.5       2.0
       Lakeland-Winter Haven...........................     187.2     190.3     188.5     190.6       2.1       1.1
       Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay...................     193.1     197.0     193.0     196.3       3.3       1.7
       Miami...........................................     984.2     995.3   1,003.6   1,013.1       9.5        .9
       Orlando.........................................     925.9     947.8     929.8     949.4      19.6       2.1
       Pensacola.......................................     158.1     161.6     159.1     162.1       3.0       1.9
       Sarasota-Bradenton..............................     283.3     289.1     284.6     290.7       6.1       2.1
       Tallahassee.....................................     156.1     159.7     158.2     161.9       3.7       2.3
       Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater.................   1,225.6   1,240.5   1,229.5   1,243.6      14.1       1.1
       West Palm Beach-Boca Raton......................     521.3     530.9     525.1     531.0       5.9       1.1
                                                                                                                   
     Georgia...........................................   3,873.3   3,905.6   3,882.4   3,912.8      30.4        .8
       Albany..........................................      57.0      57.3      57.0      57.5        .5        .9
       Athens..........................................      74.4      74.2      74.6      74.5       -.1       -.1
       Atlanta.........................................   2,170.8   2,184.1   2,172.2   2,187.8      15.6        .7
       Augusta-Aiken...................................     202.6     203.9     203.0     204.5       1.5        .7
       Columbus........................................     118.5     117.4     118.3     117.6       -.7       -.6
       Macon...........................................     150.0     150.8     150.4     151.1        .7        .5
       Savannah........................................     140.7     142.2     141.4     142.6       1.2        .8
                                                                                                                   
     Hawaii............................................     562.0     576.9     564.5     580.1      15.6       2.8
       Honolulu........................................     414.0     425.3     416.5     428.1      11.6       2.8
                                                                                                                   
     Idaho.............................................     578.4     592.5     582.6     599.0      16.4       2.8
       Boise City......................................     229.3     238.2     230.3     239.7       9.4       4.1
                                                                                                                   
     Illinois..........................................   5,827.3   5,840.3   5,849.3   5,859.2       9.9        .2
       Bloomington-Normal..............................      89.0      88.2      91.2      90.6       -.6       -.7
       Champaign-Urbana................................     102.1     101.0     102.6     102.6        .0        .0
       Chicago.........................................   4,103.9   4,116.0   4,109.4   4,115.5       6.1        .1
       Davenport-Moline-Rock Island....................     179.3     179.3     179.9     179.0       -.9       -.5
       Decatur.........................................      53.8      54.0      54.2      54.1       -.1       -.2
       Kankakee........................................      42.7      42.9      42.9      43.0        .1        .2
       Peoria-Pekin....................................     169.1     169.8     169.0     170.2       1.2        .7
       Rockford........................................     170.8     170.5     170.3     170.1       -.2       -.1
       Springfield.....................................     113.1     113.2     110.6     110.4       -.2       -.2
                                                                                                                   
     Indiana...........................................   2,890.7   2,899.9   2,928.6   2,943.0      14.4        .5
       Bloomington.....................................      64.0      66.6      70.7      72.9       2.2       3.1
       Elkhart-Goshen..................................     122.1     120.5     121.2     121.6        .4        .3
       Evansville-Henderson............................     161.6     161.5     161.9     162.1        .2        .1
       Fort Wayne......................................     262.5     264.6     263.6     266.1       2.5       0.9
       Gary............................................     259.3     257.4     263.4     261.5      -1.9       -.7
       Indianapolis....................................     896.1     886.4     895.7     888.5      -7.2       -.8
       Kokomo..........................................      49.9      49.8      49.9      50.1        .2        .4
       Lafayette.......................................      90.1      92.8      95.5      97.2       1.7       1.8
       Muncie..........................................      54.1      52.5      56.2      55.3       -.9      -1.6
       South Bend......................................     131.2     133.5     132.1     135.2       3.1       2.3
       Terre Haute.....................................      67.4      68.6      69.8      70.4        .6        .9
                                                                                                                   
     Iowa..............................................   1,430.9   1,440.0   1,450.7   1,459.4       8.7        .6
       Cedar Rapids....................................     115.5     113.0     116.4     112.1      -4.3      -3.7
       Des Moines......................................     287.0     293.6     287.0     295.5       8.5       3.0
       Dubuque.........................................      51.1      52.1      52.0      53.1       1.1       2.1
       Iowa City ......................................      75.0      73.4      78.2      76.1      -2.1      -2.7
       Sioux City......................................      61.1      60.9      62.0      61.1       -.9      -1.5
       Waterloo-Cedar Falls............................      70.4      72.9      72.9      75.7       2.8       3.8
                                                                                                                   
     Kansas............................................   1,293.7   1,306.5   1,310.3   1,334.2      23.9       1.8
       Lawrence........................................      48.5      48.4      50.5      51.0        .5       1.0
       Topeka..........................................     100.0      98.9      99.6      98.3      -1.3      -1.3
       Wichita.........................................     270.0     271.5     274.6     272.1      -2.5       -.9
                                                                                                                   
     Kentucky..........................................   1,782.8   1,794.4   1,791.9   1,810.7      18.8       1.0
       Lexington.......................................     274.1     275.8     278.5     280.7       2.2        .8
       Louisville......................................     562.5     560.9     562.6     562.3       -.3       -.1
       Owensboro.......................................      43.9      43.5      43.7      43.6       -.1       -.2
                                                                                                                   
     Louisiana.........................................   1,894.1   1,894.9   1,905.8   1,906.8       1.0        .1
       Alexandria......................................      56.4      55.9      56.3      56.2       -.1       -.2
       Baton Rouge.....................................     303.3     301.8     307.1     305.5      -1.6       -.5
       Houma...........................................      85.0      81.7      84.7      81.6      -3.1      -3.7
       Lafayette.......................................     169.3     170.8     170.0     171.1       1.1        .6
       Lake Charles....................................      83.9      86.3      83.5      85.1       1.6       1.9
       Monroe..........................................      73.0      72.8      73.6      73.1       -.5       -.7
       New Orleans.....................................     609.0     608.9     614.1     608.6      -5.5       -.9
       Shreveport-Bossier City.........................     172.3     170.3     172.5     171.3      -1.2       -.7
                                                                                                                   
     Maine.............................................     618.9     623.3     617.8     624.0       6.2       1.0
       Lewiston-Auburn.................................      46.0      46.7      46.5      47.0        .5       1.1
       Portland........................................     159.9     161.3     158.6     160.3       1.7       1.1
                                                                                                                   
     Maryland..........................................   2,484.8   2,518.9   2,493.5   2,541.3      47.8       1.9
       Baltimore PMSA..................................   1,244.2   1,264.2   1,250.1   1,270.2      20.1       1.6
       Baltimore City..................................     383.4     391.6     384.0     393.2       9.2       2.4
       Suburban Maryland-D.C...........................     938.2     947.9     939.5     961.7      22.2       2.4
                                                                                                                   
     Massachusetts.....................................   3,176.6   3,166.4   3,196.7   3,189.8      -6.9       -.2
       Barnstable-Yarmouth.............................      76.1      74.1      70.6      69.1      -1.5      -2.1
       Boston..........................................   1,921.0   1,913.0   1,927.3   1,921.5      -5.8       -.3
       Brockton........................................     100.3     100.8     100.7     101.3        .6        .6
       Fitchburg-Leominster............................      50.7      51.3      51.2      52.0        .8       1.6
       Lawrence........................................     152.1     151.1     154.0     153.6       -.4       -.3
       Lowell..........................................     119.3     120.3     122.7     122.9        .2        .2
       New Bedford.....................................      64.9      64.3      65.6      65.4       -.2       -.3
       Pittsfield......................................      43.5      43.1      43.0      42.8       -.2       -.5
       Springfield.....................................     249.0     253.8     255.8     259.9       4.1       1.6
       Worcester.......................................     227.6     230.6     231.2     232.5       1.3        .6
                                                                                                                   
     Michigan..........................................   4,374.4   4,343.0   4,437.2   4,385.7     -51.5      -1.2
       Ann Arbor.......................................     282.5     285.6     291.1     290.3       -.8       -.3
       Benton Harbor...................................      68.5      69.0      69.7      70.2        .5        .7
       Detroit.........................................   2,046.4   2,019.0   2,059.9   2,034.1     -25.8      -1.3
       Flint...........................................     158.0     154.6     161.1     157.5      -3.6      -2.2
       Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland...................     556.8     558.2     564.2     566.1       1.9        .3
       Jackson.........................................      62.1      60.6      62.6      60.9      -1.7      -2.7
       Kalamazoo-Battle Creek..........................     205.4     203.6     210.8     209.6      -1.2       -.6
       Lansing-East Lansing............................     235.5     227.9     243.7     232.0     -11.7      -4.8
       Saginaw-Bay City-Midland........................     172.6     164.6     173.8     166.0      -7.8      -4.5
                                                                                                                   
     Minnesota.........................................   2,662.5   2,681.0   2,664.6   2,682.7      18.1        .7
       Duluth-Superior.................................     115.3     116.7     116.1     118.0       1.9       1.6
       Minneapolis-St. Paul............................   1,716.9   1,731.2   1,723.5   1,734.6      11.1        .6
       Rochester.......................................      89.9      91.5      88.9      90.5       1.6       1.8
       St. Cloud.......................................      93.1      94.1      95.1      96.3       1.2       1.3
                                                                                                                   
     Mississippi.......................................   1,115.6   1,122.9   1,117.8   1,129.4      11.6       1.0
       Jackson.........................................     234.5     236.9     234.5     237.3       2.8       1.2
                                                                                                                   
     Missouri .........................................   2,652.1   2,685.7   2,695.9   2,735.0      39.1       1.5
       Kansas City ....................................     939.7     940.2     944.4     946.5       2.1        .2
       St. Louis ......................................   1,283.2   1,316.6   1,296.3   1,334.4      38.1       2.9
       Springfield ....................................     169.4     170.6     171.8     174.5       2.7       1.6
                                                                                                                   
     Montana...........................................     407.5     411.9     407.1     411.3       4.2       1.0
       Billings........................................      70.1      71.6      70.7      71.6        .9       1.3
       Missoula........................................      53.1      53.8      55.3      55.7        .4        .7
                                                                                                                   
     Nebraska..........................................     899.1     904.0     904.9     910.6       5.7        .6
       Lincoln.........................................     156.7     158.1     156.6     160.0       3.4       2.2
       Omaha...........................................     423.5     418.0     425.1     419.9      -5.2      -1.2
                                                                                                                   
     Nevada............................................   1,093.1   1,140.0   1,103.2   1,154.3      51.1       4.6
       Las Vegas.......................................     821.7     860.7     830.4     872.9      42.5       5.1
       Reno............................................     201.5     209.2     202.7     211.0       8.3       4.1
                                                                                                                   
     New Hampshire.....................................     621.2     629.7     622.2     631.1       8.9       1.4
       Manchester......................................     109.0     109.1     110.3     109.7       -.6       -.5
       Nashua..........................................      94.6      94.7      95.7      95.9        .2        .2
       Portsmouth-Rochester............................     125.6     126.1     125.5     127.7       2.2       1.8
                                                                                                                   
     New Jersey........................................   3,983.7   4,049.5   3,986.9   4,055.0      68.1       1.7
       Atlantic-Cape May...............................     206.5     208.2     199.8     202.2       2.4       1.2
       Bergen-Passaic..................................     647.5     656.0     651.8     660.5       8.7       1.3
       Camden..........................................     516.0     525.0     519.6     526.1       6.5       1.3
       Jersey City.....................................     244.0     251.3     248.3     254.8       6.5       2.6
       Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon....................     635.1     650.4     635.2     649.8      14.6       2.3
       Monmouth-Ocean..................................     419.6     429.0     411.7     421.9      10.2       2.5
       Newark..........................................   1,006.2   1,015.9   1,010.3   1,017.6       7.3        .7
       Trenton.........................................     225.2     229.3     227.5     230.4       2.9       1.3
       Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton....................      60.6      60.0      61.9      61.8       -.1       -.2
                                                                                                                   
     New Mexico........................................     777.4     793.5     781.8     800.0      18.2       2.3
       Albuquerque.....................................     361.2     367.5     363.3     369.9       6.6       1.8
       Las Cruces......................................      61.8      62.7      62.2      64.3       2.1       3.4
       Santa Fe........................................      80.1      81.1      79.7      80.8       1.1       1.4
                                                                                                                   
     New York..........................................   8,359.5   8,426.7   8,388.2   8,444.2      56.0        .7
       Albany-Schenectady-Troy.........................     458.6     463.5     460.7     465.5       4.8       1.0
       Binghamton......................................     110.7     111.3     113.5     114.0        .5        .4
       Buffalo-Niagara Falls...........................     542.2     542.5     548.3     547.8       -.5       -.1
       Dutchess County.................................     119.4     121.8     119.5     122.3       2.8       2.3
       Elmira..........................................      40.5      40.2      40.8      40.3       -.5      -1.2
       Glens Falls.....................................      56.2      56.9      53.1      53.8        .7       1.3
       Nassau-Suffolk..................................   1,215.4   1,229.9   1,226.2   1,239.0      12.8       1.0
       New York PMSA...................................   4,052.5   4,099.7   4,056.8   4,093.5      36.7        .9
       New York City...................................   3,498.8   3,539.4   3,501.7   3,531.9      30.2        .9
       Newburgh........................................     136.3     139.1     137.0     139.3       2.3       1.7
       Rochester.......................................     534.1     530.3     537.4     533.8      -3.6       -.7
       Rockland County.................................     113.5     115.4     114.4     116.7       2.3       2.0
       Syracuse........................................     341.7     345.2     346.7     350.0       3.3       1.0
       Utica-Rome......................................     133.3     133.2     132.6     133.2        .6        .5
       Westchester County..............................     415.4     419.2     416.0     419.1       3.1        .7
                                                                                                                   
     North Carolina....................................   3,811.5   3,859.8   3,824.9   3,872.8      47.9       1.3
       Asheville.......................................     112.6     113.7     111.8     113.7       1.9       1.7
       Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill....................     819.1     831.0     825.4     841.3      15.9       1.9
       Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point...........     630.3     630.4     630.6     632.3       1.7        .3
       Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill......................     681.7     697.9     685.9     700.1      14.2       2.1
                                                                                                                   
     North Dakota......................................     330.6     330.8     338.5     339.8       1.3        .4
       Bismarck........................................      53.5      54.0      54.3      54.3        .0        .0
       Fargo-Moorhead..................................     106.1     105.6     108.0     107.8       -.2       -.2
       Grand Forks.....................................      48.3      48.5      50.4      50.7        .3        .6
                                                                                                                   
     Ohio..............................................   5,395.7   5,367.3   5,408.1   5,393.1     -15.0      -0.3
       Akron...........................................     323.7     321.9     328.5     326.9      -1.6       -.5
       Canton-Massillon................................     177.6     176.6     177.6     177.0       -.6       -.3
       Cincinnati......................................     873.5     881.0     872.0     879.0       7.0        .8
       Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria.........................   1,114.8   1,114.4   1,117.7   1,118.7       1.0        .1
       Columbus........................................     875.3     876.3     873.7     875.2       1.5        .2
       Dayton-Springfield..............................     454.8     448.9     456.7     451.3      -5.4      -1.2
       Hamilton-Middletown.............................     133.7     132.2     136.5     135.9       -.6       -.4
       Lima............................................      77.6      77.6      77.3      77.4        .1        .1
       Mansfield.......................................      76.5      75.0      75.8      75.0       -.8      -1.1
       Steubenville-Weirton............................      49.5      47.5      49.4      47.9      -1.5      -3.0
       Toledo..........................................     309.2     302.1     312.3     306.1      -6.2      -2.0
       Youngstown-Warren...............................     229.9     228.0     232.3     230.0      -2.3      -1.0
                                                                                                                   
     Oklahoma..........................................   1,433.6   1,451.6   1,444.8   1,468.0      23.2       1.6
       Enid............................................      23.0      22.2      22.8      22.4       -.4      -1.8
       Lawton..........................................      38.9      38.2      38.7      38.4       -.3       -.8
       Oklahoma City...................................     526.8     534.8     532.6     541.9       9.3       1.7
       Tulsa...........................................     377.4     377.4     377.0     378.8       1.8        .5
                                                                                                                   
     Oregon............................................   1,559.7   1,595.1   1,568.6   1,601.0      32.4       2.1
       Eugene-Springfield..............................     138.1     140.6     139.4     141.6       2.2       1.6
       Medford-Ashland.................................      74.9      76.5      75.9      78.3       2.4       3.2
       Portland-Vancouver..............................     917.3     924.4     926.3     927.0        .7        .1
       Salem...........................................     139.0     139.4     140.6     140.2       -.4       -.3
                                                                                                                   
     Pennsylvania......................................   5,573.0   5,616.8   5,617.0   5,664.5      47.5        .8
       Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton......................     285.5     286.7     287.9     289.0       1.1        .4
       Altoona.........................................      61.5      61.6      62.2      62.5        .3        .5
       Erie............................................     128.4     129.6     130.2     131.4       1.2        .9
       Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle.....................     368.1     370.3     368.3     370.4       2.1        .6
       Johnstown.......................................      85.4      85.9      86.2      86.2        .0        .0
       Lancaster.......................................     227.3     229.0     229.1     231.1       2.0        .9
       Philadelphia PMSA...............................   2,393.3   2,398.9   2,403.4   2,410.9       7.5        .3
       Philadelphia City...............................     671.2     669.6     675.9     674.6      -1.3       -.2
       Pittsburgh......................................   1,107.5   1,106.8   1,113.1   1,114.5       1.4       0.1
       Reading.........................................     162.9     163.3     165.4     166.0        .6        .4
       Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton................     278.6     276.6     281.3     278.7      -2.6       -.9
       Sharon..........................................      48.5      48.3      49.6      49.3       -.3       -.6
       State College...................................      68.9      69.1      71.4      72.0        .6        .8
       Williamsport....................................      52.5      53.2      54.0      54.4        .4        .7
       York............................................     166.0     167.0     168.5     168.5        .0        .0
                                                                                                                   
     Rhode Island......................................     484.7     489.1     489.6     493.5       3.9        .8
       Providence-Fall River-Warwick...................     529.6     533.0     537.1     539.4       2.3        .4
                                                                                                                   
     South Carolina....................................   1,813.3   1,834.7   1,824.9   1,843.7      18.8       1.0
       Charleston-North Charleston.....................     260.1     267.9     259.1     266.5       7.4       2.9
       Columbia........................................     302.9     302.7     300.8     304.6       3.8       1.3
       Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson.................     469.4     468.6     474.8     471.2      -3.6       -.8
                                                                                                                   
     South Dakota......................................     383.4     385.5     380.9     384.5       3.6        .9
       Rapid City......................................      53.4      54.4      51.8      52.9       1.1       2.1
       Sioux Falls.....................................     117.8     118.8     117.6     119.1       1.5       1.3
                                                                                                                   
     Tennessee.........................................   2,673.9   2,693.0   2,689.1   2,704.5      15.4        .6
       Chattanooga.....................................     232.0     234.5     234.3     236.4       2.1        .9
       Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol..................     199.3     199.0     199.8     200.0        .2        .1
       Knoxville.......................................     357.2     362.5     360.0     364.2       4.2       1.2
       Memphis.........................................     589.5     593.0     592.3     594.3       2.0        .3
       Nashville.......................................     683.6     691.0     687.3     694.4       7.1       1.0
                                                                                                                   
     Texas.............................................   9,341.1   9,434.7   9,382.9   9,490.4     107.5       1.1
       Abilene.........................................      56.1      57.1      56.8      57.4        .6       1.1
       Amarillo........................................      99.5     100.6     100.4     101.2        .8        .8
       Austin-San Marcos...............................     652.7     657.0     654.0     659.4       5.4        .8
       Beaumont-Port Arthur............................     155.4     155.2     157.4     156.6       -.8       -.5
       Brazoria........................................      77.0      78.6      78.2      79.5       1.3       1.7
       Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito................     113.9     114.7     114.3     115.6       1.3       1.1
       Bryan-College Station...........................      75.7      77.6      80.6      82.8       2.2       2.7
       Corpus Christi..................................     160.1     159.5     161.2     160.0      -1.2       -.7
       Dallas..........................................   1,899.4   1,910.7   1,903.1   1,917.7      14.6       0.8
       El Paso.........................................     253.5     256.9     257.0     260.8       3.8       1.5
       Ft. Worth-Arlington.............................     777.1     780.8     778.3     782.8       4.5        .6
       Galveston-Texas City............................      87.7      89.5      88.3      89.6       1.3       1.5
       Houston.........................................   2,086.5   2,109.9   2,095.6   2,120.2      24.6       1.2
       Killeen-Temple..................................     103.5     104.5     104.6     106.1       1.5       1.4
       Laredo..........................................      74.8      78.4      75.3      78.7       3.4       4.5
       Longview-Marshall...............................      92.2      94.2      93.1      94.7       1.6       1.7
       Lubbock.........................................     118.6     121.0     120.1     122.2       2.1       1.7
       McAllen-Edinburg-Mission........................     172.5     177.9     175.2     181.0       5.8       3.3
       Odessa-Midland..................................     105.6     105.1     106.9     106.7       -.2       -.2
       San Angelo......................................      43.6      44.6      43.8      45.1       1.3       3.0
       San Antonio.....................................     726.0     735.0     727.5     737.3       9.8       1.3
       Sherman-Denison.................................      43.6      43.4      44.4      44.2       -.2       -.5
       Texarkana.......................................      52.6      53.7      53.2      54.1        .9       1.7
       Tyler...........................................      85.3      86.9      85.8      87.4       1.6       1.9
       Victoria........................................      36.7      37.3      36.6      37.6       1.0       2.7
       Waco............................................      99.7     100.5     100.8     101.8       1.0       1.0
       Wichita Falls...................................      58.2      58.9      58.6      59.2        .6       1.0
                                                                                                                   
     Utah..............................................   1,071.6   1,100.7   1,083.0   1,115.2      32.2       3.0
       Provo-Orem......................................     149.0     154.7     155.5     162.3       6.8       4.4
       Salt Lake City-Ogden............................     707.2     719.1     707.8     721.5      13.7       1.9
                                                                                                                   
     Vermont...........................................     294.7     296.2     301.4     303.1       1.7        .6
       Barre-Montpelier................................      34.0      34.2      34.6      35.1        .5       1.4
       Burlington......................................     106.9     109.3     108.4     111.1       2.7       2.5
                                                                                                                   
     Virginia..........................................   3,499.2   3,581.1   3,517.1   3,595.1      78.0       2.2
       Bristol.........................................      38.9      39.1      39.4      39.7        .3        .8
       Charlottesville.................................      83.7      85.8      86.9      87.2        .3        .3
       Danville........................................      44.4      44.5      45.5      46.0        .5       1.1
       Lynchburg.......................................      98.7      98.2      98.6      99.5        .9        .9
       Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News.............     735.4     742.4     733.8     743.0       9.2       1.3
       Northern Virginia...............................   1,198.7   1,235.3   1,202.2   1,240.9      38.7       3.2
       Richmond-Petersburg.............................     562.4     570.7     561.1     570.5       9.4       1.7
       Roanoke.........................................     140.2     142.0     141.9     143.5       1.6       1.1
                                                                                                                   
     Washington........................................   2,664.4   2,714.7   2,680.6   2,735.2      54.6       2.0
       Seattle-Bellevue-Everett........................   1,341.4   1,364.3   1,345.2   1,370.8      25.6       1.9
       Spokane.........................................     196.3     199.0     199.2     202.5       3.3       1.7
       Tacoma..........................................     248.6     255.3     252.8     259.3       6.5       2.6
                                                                                                                   
     West Virginia.....................................     729.8     735.7     730.5     740.1       9.6       1.3
       Charleston......................................     134.0     134.2     132.8     134.8       2.0       1.5
       Huntington-Ashland..............................     119.7     120.7     121.2     122.9       1.7       1.4
       Parkersburg-Marietta............................      69.9      69.5      70.2      70.0       -.2       -.3
       Wheeling........................................      66.6      67.8      66.9      67.6        .7       1.0
                                                                                                                   
     Wisconsin.........................................   2,804.8   2,854.4   2,798.3   2,851.2      52.9       1.9
       Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah.........................     204.1     205.9     202.2     205.3       3.1       1.5
       Eau Claire......................................      77.1      78.3      77.7      79.4       1.7       2.2
       Green Bay.......................................     148.8     154.8     150.1     154.9       4.8       3.2
       Janesville-Beloit...............................      67.2      66.8      67.1      66.8       -.3       -.4
       Kenosha.........................................      55.3      54.6      54.3      54.6        .3        .6
       La Crosse.......................................      72.3      74.2      73.3      74.9       1.6       2.2
       Madison.........................................     299.2     301.7     298.0     301.1       3.1       1.0
       Milwaukee-Waukesha..............................     833.2     847.1     826.4     847.9      21.5       2.6
       Racine..........................................      80.4      80.4      80.0      80.0        .0        .0
       Sheboygan.......................................      62.4      66.3      62.2      64.4       2.2       3.5
       Wausau..........................................      70.2      70.5      70.5      71.0        .5        .7
                                                                                                                   
     Wyoming...........................................     258.7     262.4     257.4     262.0       4.6       1.8
       Casper..........................................      34.5      35.6      34.5      35.7       1.2       3.5
                                                                                                                   
     Puerto Rico.......................................     989.8   1,002.0     997.0   1,004.4       7.4        .7
       Caguas..........................................      68.0      70.1      68.4      69.5       1.1       1.6
       Mayaguez........................................      62.5      63.1      63.3      63.7        .4        .6
       Ponce...........................................      70.6      69.8      70.9      69.9      -1.0      -1.4
       San Juan-Bayamon................................     647.0     655.0     650.7     656.6       5.9        .9
                                                                                                                   
     Virgin Islands....................................      41.4      41.4      41.0      41.1        .1        .2

       p  = preliminary.
       NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Estimates are currently projected from 2003 benchmark
     levels.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new
     information becomes available.  Area definitions are published annually in the May issue of Employment and
     Earnings.