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Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued

Technical information:                       USDL 95-31
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  Unemployment             606-6392          For release:  10:00 A.M. EST
Media contact:             606-5902          Wednesday, February 1, 1995
 
 
         STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:
                               DECEMBER 1994
 
     Unemployment rates were lower in December 1994 than a month earlier in
27 states, higher in 16 states and the District of Columbia, and unchanged
in 7 states, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today.  The national unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, compared
with 5.6 percent in November.  Nonfarm payroll employment rose in 28 states
over the month.
 
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     New York and South Carolina had the largest declines in their
unemployment rates from November to December, both dropping by 0.9
percentage point.  Three other states--Illinois, North Carolina, and Rhode
Island--had decreases of 0.8 percentage point over the month.  Idaho
reported the largest over-the-month increase, from 5.7 to 6.4 percent.
 
     Nebraska had the lowest unemployment rate among the states, 2.7
percent, and 16 other states registered unemployment rates of less than 4.4
percent.  At 8.3 percent, West Virginia had the highest unemployment rate
in December, followed by Alaska at 7.8 percent.  (See table 1 and chart 1.)
 
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     Twenty-eight states recorded December gains in nonfarm employment.  A
number of states were affected by the hiring of temporary election workers,
which increased the November job counts but correspondingly decreased the
 
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     |    Beginning with the release of January 1995 data in March, |
     |estimates for state labor force data will be revised to       |
     |reflect updated population controls for all states and        |
     |reestimation of statistical models for the 39 nondirect-use   |
     |states and the District of Columbia.  All seasonally adjusted |
     |series back to January 1990 will be subject to revision.  Nine|
     |new metropolitan areas will be added to table 5.              |
     |   Also effective with January estimates, all nonfarm payroll |
     |employment estimates will be adjusted to March 1994 benchmark |
     |levels, and 5 years of seasonally adjusted data will be       |
     |revised.                                                      |
     |    State and area labor force data beginning in January 1994 |
     |are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and prior      |
     |years.  For additional information, see "Revisions in State   |
     |and Area Estimates Effective January 1994" in the March 1994  |
     |issue of Employment and Earnings.                             |
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                                  - 2 -
 
December figures.  Of the 22 states experiencing December job declines, 9
were attributable to government employment losses that were larger in
magnitude than the private sector job gains.  States in the West South
Central and Mountain divisions had the strongest employment increases,
while losses occurred for most states in the East South Central, New
England, and West North Central divisions.  (See table 3.)
 
     Over-the-month employment growth was spread across the goods-producing
and service-producing sectors.  Thirty-one states reported gains in the
goods sector, while 27 states added service-producing jobs.  Thirty-seven
states had employment growth in the services industry, and an equal number
added jobs in trade.  Nearly all states in the East North Central,
Mountain, and West South Central divisions had manufacturing employment
increases.
 
     The District of Columbia and Hawaii continued to report the only over-
the-year losses in December.  (See chart 2.)  Employment growth from
December 1993 to December 1994 ranged from 6.2 percent in Utah to 0.2
percent in California.  Nearly all states had over-the-year increases in
trade and services, and 46 states added construction jobs during this
period.  Manufacturing employment rose in 36 states and the District of
Columbia.
 
     NOTE:  Monthly payroll employment data are provided on a seasonally
adjusted basis for all states and the District of Columbia, permitting both
current and over-the-year comparisons of the data.  The state data are
intended for individual state analyses only.  Because the state data are
not designed for national aggregation, a summation could present a
misleading picture of national trends.  (See Technical Note.)
 
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     Of the 262 areas for which December data are available, 130 had
unemployment rates below 4.5 percent, while 19 had rates of 7.5 percent and
above.  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex., continued to have the highest
unemployment rate at 15.4 percent.  The lowest rates were in Madison, Wis.
(1.9 percent), Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C. (2.0 percent), and Lincoln,
Neb., and Nashville, Tenn.(both 2.1 percent).
 
_________________________________________________________________________
     The State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release
for January 1995 will be issued on Thursday, March 9, 1995.
 
 
 
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                       |                                       |                            Unemployed
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                       |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                       |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
         State         |                                       |                                 |           labor force
                       |                                       |                                 |
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                       |  Dec.   |  Oct.   |  Nov.   |  Dec.   | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  |  Dec.   | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  |  Dec.
                       |  1993   |  1994   |  1994   |  1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |  1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |  1994p/
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
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                       |            Indirect estimates developed through Local Area Unemployment Statistics methodology
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Alabama................|  1,995.1|  2,038.4|  2,045.5|  2,055.9|  147.7|  110.2|  106.3|   102.3 |   7.4 |   5.4 |   5.2 |    5.0
Alaska.................|    302.0|    309.8|    306.6|    308.4|   22.7|   22.9|   22.8|    24.2 |   7.5 |   7.4 |   7.4 |    7.8
Arizona................|  1,858.4|  2,027.0|  2,024.5|  2,033.2|  112.2|  123.2|  122.8|   119.7 |   6.0 |   6.1 |   6.1 |    5.9
Arkansas...............|  1,166.5|  1,219.6|  1,222.4|  1,223.5|   69.0|   61.9|   60.9|    61.0 |   5.9 |   5.1 |   5.0 |    5.0
Colorado...............|  1,954.3|  2,059.8|  2,066.3|  2,058.3|   96.2|   79.3|   81.5|    67.8 |   4.9 |   3.8 |   3.9 |    3.3
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Connecticut............|  1,779.2|  1,754.2|  1,760.8|  1,762.7|  104.8|   88.6|   91.4|    88.4 |   5.9 |   5.0 |   5.2 |    5.0
Delaware...............|    377.8|    380.7|    382.4|    382.5|   22.7|   15.8|   17.4|    16.2 |   6.0 |   4.1 |   4.5 |    4.2
District of Columbia...|    309.8|    304.6|    308.6|    304.2|   25.4|   21.4|   23.5|    23.5 |   8.2 |   7.0 |   7.6 |    7.7
Georgia................|  3,531.5|  3,626.2|  3,639.3|  3,610.3|  199.4|  180.4|  180.2|   172.9 |   5.6 |   5.0 |   5.0 |    4.8
Hawaii.................|    583.3|    594.1|    594.6|    593.8|   24.0|   35.5|   32.6|    32.7 |   4.1 |   6.0 |   5.5 |    5.5
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Idaho..................|    553.7|    596.8|    596.2|    597.6|   32.4|   32.9|   34.0|    38.3 |   5.9 |   5.5 |   5.7 |    6.4
Indiana................|  3,001.9|  3,069.1|  3,112.3|  3,157.8|  152.5|  152.7|  140.9|   134.3 |   5.1 |   5.0 |   4.5 |    4.3
Iowa...................|  1,554.8|  1,551.9|  1,551.1|  1,533.3|   56.8|   50.7|   50.0|    49.4 |   3.7 |   3.3 |   3.2 |    3.2
Kansas.................|  1,321.8|  1,328.1|  1,330.8|  1,326.4|   66.0|   64.7|   65.0|    66.8 |   5.0 |   4.9 |   4.9 |    5.0
Kentucky...............|  1,785.8|  1,842.7|  1,831.5|  1,854.7|  103.3|   94.7|   88.3|    85.8 |   5.8 |   5.1 |   4.8 |    4.6
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Louisiana..............|  1,876.8|  1,971.3|  1,971.2|  1,941.2|  140.9|  164.9|  160.6|   146.7 |   7.5 |   8.4 |   8.1 |    7.6
Maine..................|    624.4|    612.1|    614.8|    618.2|   49.7|   44.2|   40.1|    40.9 |   8.0 |   7.2 |   6.5 |    6.6
Maryland...............|  2,682.8|  2,721.5|  2,729.0|  2,727.4|  161.7|  136.0|  133.3|   127.9 |   6.0 |   5.0 |   4.9 |    4.7
Minnesota..............|  2,487.0|  2,573.7|  2,588.4|  2,630.7|  119.8|   94.3|   89.5|    93.2 |   4.8 |   3.7 |   3.5 |    3.5
Mississippi............|  1,221.9|  1,254.5|  1,246.4|  1,254.8|   74.3|   75.5|   83.6|    80.4 |   6.1 |   6.0 |   6.7 |    6.4
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Missouri...............|  2,660.8|  2,721.1|  2,746.2|  2,762.6|  172.7|  119.4|  112.0|   119.6 |   6.5 |   4.4 |   4.1 |    4.3
Montana................|    430.1|    439.4|    444.0|    442.0|   25.3|   22.2|   22.0|    22.6 |   5.9 |   5.1 |   4.9 |    5.1
Nebraska...............|    862.1|    877.3|    876.2|    873.0|   20.4|   21.7|   22.4|    23.5 |   2.4 |   2.5 |   2.6 |    2.7
Nevada.................|    764.7|    786.2|    784.5|    784.5|   55.7|   46.0|   46.3|    45.1 |   7.3 |   5.9 |   5.9 |    5.8
New Hampshire..........|    621.5|    628.0|    630.6|    625.7|   37.7|   26.0|   23.8|    25.7 |   6.1 |   4.1 |   3.8 |    4.1
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New Mexico.............|    761.5|    784.7|    787.0|    792.3|   56.7|   43.1|   43.0|    46.6 |   7.4 |   5.5 |   5.5 |    5.9
North Dakota...........|    321.7|    335.1|    331.8|    331.7|   14.0|   10.8|   10.2|    12.2 |   4.4 |   3.2 |   3.1 |    3.7
Oklahoma...............|  1,524.7|  1,556.9|  1,564.6|  1,550.7|   92.3|   89.3|   88.9|    84.2 |   6.1 |   5.7 |   5.7 |    5.4
Oregon.................|  1,613.8|  1,664.4|  1,655.5|  1,638.7|  108.0|   82.4|   80.0|    84.3 |   6.7 |   5.0 |   4.8 |    5.1
Rhode Island...........|    509.8|    500.8|    498.7|    492.8|   41.2|   34.4|   34.0|    29.4 |   8.1 |   6.9 |   6.8 |    6.0
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South Carolina.........|  1,829.6|  1,852.2|  1,854.0|  1,842.7|  140.8|  113.8|  112.0|    94.6 |   7.7 |   6.1 |   6.0 |    5.1
South Dakota...........|    361.2|    374.3|    375.5|    377.1|   12.1|   11.4|   11.8|    11.8 |   3.4 |   3.1 |   3.1 |    3.1
Tennessee..............|  2,515.2|  2,650.2|  2,657.2|  2,667.5|  132.6|  120.7|   96.2|   100.3 |   5.3 |   4.6 |   3.6 |    3.8
Utah...................|    933.2|    988.3|    988.0|    984.0|   31.7|   37.0|   37.5|    34.2 |   3.4 |   3.7 |   3.8 |    3.5
Vermont................|    317.1|    316.0|    314.6|    313.2|   16.0|   14.8|   13.4|    13.0 |   5.0 |   4.7 |   4.3 |    4.2
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Virginia...............|  3,386.5|  3,455.4|  3,473.0|  3,489.2|  158.3|  165.8|  162.6|   162.3 |   4.7 |   4.8 |   4.7 |    4.7
Washington.............|  2,723.6|  2,717.6|  2,722.1|  2,723.3|  198.8|  160.9|  162.3|   155.8 |   7.3 |   5.9 |   6.0 |    5.7
West Virginia..........|    795.3|    782.5|    792.7|    785.3|   80.8|   62.5|   61.6|    65.2 |  10.2 |   8.0 |   7.8 |    8.3
Wisconsin..............|  2,743.2|  2,806.8|  2,793.1|  2,773.1|  132.2|  123.2|  122.9|   125.2 |   4.8 |   4.4 |   4.4 |    4.5
Wyoming................|    240.9|    247.9|    249.2|    250.3|   13.2|   11.9|   11.2|    10.7 |   5.5 |   4.8 |   4.5 |    4.3
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                       |                     Estimates derived directly from the Current Population Survey 1/
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California.............| 15,215.8| 15,607.7| 15,496.9| 15,384.0|1,331.8|1,196.9|1,198.1| 1,141.0 |   8.8 |   7.7 |   7.7 |    7.4
Florida................|  6,741.5|  6,828.8|  6,928.0|  6,898.5|  464.2|  444.7|  472.9|   436.1 |   6.9 |   6.5 |   6.8 |    6.3
Illinois...............|  6,032.9|  6,050.3|  6,010.5|  5,967.6|  357.7|  378.3|  297.9|   251.6 |   5.9 |   6.3 |   5.0 |    4.2
Massachusetts..........|  3,161.7|  3,183.4|  3,163.7|  3,178.9|  195.9|  204.9|  173.9|   180.2 |   6.2 |   6.4 |   5.5 |    5.7
Michigan...............|  4,748.2|  4,817.0|  4,760.4|  4,732.9|  348.9|  247.0|  220.2|   213.2 |   7.3 |   5.1 |   4.6 |    4.5
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New Jersey.............|  4,018.9|  4,106.6|  4,055.1|  4,059.2|  282.3|  276.5|  265.8|   247.9 |   7.0 |   6.7 |   6.6 |    6.1
New York...............|  8,597.0|  8,609.5|  8,581.3|  8,628.9|  653.7|  561.3|  537.8|   468.6 |   7.6 |   6.5 |   6.3 |    5.4
North Carolina.........|  3,565.2|  3,623.6|  3,644.9|  3,681.8|  147.8|  180.3|  148.3|   122.2 |   4.1 |   5.0 |   4.1 |    3.3
Ohio...................|  5,550.6|  5,556.5|  5,598.4|  5,593.0|  348.0|  274.2|  262.4|   240.7 |   6.3 |   4.9 |   4.7 |    4.3
Pennsylvania...........|  5,889.8|  5,772.3|  5,699.1|  5,820.8|  376.5|  344.3|  339.0|   345.1 |   6.4 |   6.0 |   5.9 |    5.9
Texas..................|  9,301.4|  9,397.6|  9,476.1|  9,440.8|  610.7|  555.4|  520.4|   567.3 |   6.6 |   5.9 |   5.5 |    6.0
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Puerto Rico............|  1,214.9|  1,190.8|  1,204.2|  1,208.6|  198.8|  173.4|  171.5|   166.3 |  16.4 |  14.6 |  14.2 |   13.8
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      1/  Published earlier in The Employment Situation               In addition, data comparisons are affected by the
   news release, except for Puerto Rico.                              incorporation of new population controls and other
      p/  = preliminary.                                              methodological changes. For additional information,
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for               see "Revisions in State and Area Estimates Effective
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey            January 1994" in the March 1994 issue of Employment
   similar to the Current Population Survey. Data, beginning          and Earnings.
   1994, are not directly comparable with those for 1993
   and prior years as a result of the redesign of the CPS.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                       |                                       |                            Unemployed
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                       |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                       |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
                       |                                       |                                 |           labor force
         State         |                                       |                                 |
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                       |     November      |     December      |   November    |    December     |   November    |    December
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                       |  1993   |  1994   |  1993   | 1994p/  | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  | 1994p/  | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  | 1994p/
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                       |            Indirect estimates developed through Local Area Unemployment Statistics methodology
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Alabama................|  2,012.8|  2,061.2|  1,997.8|  2,059.8|  147.2|  103.4|  139.1|    95.7 |   7.3 |   5.0 |   7.0 |    4.6
Alaska.................|    300.9|    304.5|    296.1|    301.9|   23.0|   22.6|   22.9|    23.9 |   7.7 |   7.4 |   7.7 |    7.9
Arizona................|  1,861.9|  2,023.7|  1,857.2|  2,024.3|  105.5|  116.3|  105.9|   112.7 |   5.7 |   5.7 |   5.7 |    5.6
Arkansas...............|  1,165.5|  1,218.0|  1,153.5|  1,210.3|   64.4|   56.6|   68.9|    61.6 |   5.5 |   4.6 |   6.0 |    5.1
Colorado...............|  1,951.5|  2,074.2|  1,951.0|  2,056.4|   93.4|   75.3|   94.1|    64.9 |   4.8 |   3.6 |   4.8 |    3.2
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Connecticut............|  1,767.6|  1,744.0|  1,754.2|  1,739.2|   96.6|   82.9|   96.5|    81.6 |   5.5 |   4.8 |   5.5 |    4.7
Delaware...............|    378.1|    383.2|    378.3|    382.7|   20.0|   15.7|   20.7|    14.6 |   5.3 |   4.1 |   5.5 |    3.8
District of Columbia...|    303.7|    304.2|    304.0|    299.2|   25.6|   23.2|   24.2|    22.3 |   8.4 |   7.6 |   7.9 |    7.5
Georgia................|  3,524.9|  3,635.9|  3,566.9|  3,644.3|  188.3|  162.9|  188.7|   158.7 |   5.3 |   4.5 |   5.3 |    4.4
Hawaii.................|    586.6|    596.3|    582.8|    591.3|   23.9|   32.0|   20.5|    28.0 |   4.1 |   5.4 |   3.5 |    4.7
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Idaho..................|    552.7|    593.9|    550.5|    593.1|   29.0|   31.3|   32.9|    39.2 |   5.2 |   5.3 |   6.0 |    6.6
Indiana................|  2,977.8|  3,100.3|  2,966.5|  3,126.5|  141.5|  130.5|  149.8|   131.4 |   4.8 |   4.2 |   5.1 |    4.2
Iowa...................|  1,572.5|  1,567.5|  1,558.2|  1,539.5|   55.5|   47.4|   58.3|    50.8 |   3.5 |   3.0 |   3.7 |    3.3
Kansas.................|  1,328.3|  1,337.5|  1,319.0|  1,322.8|   67.4|   64.0|   61.7|    61.9 |   5.1 |   4.8 |   4.7 |    4.7
Kentucky...............|  1,796.7|  1,839.0|  1,778.1|  1,846.7|  101.6|   85.6|   96.1|    81.1 |   5.7 |   4.7 |   5.4 |    4.4
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Louisiana..............|  1,878.3|  1,965.3|  1,847.0|  1,904.5|  133.9|  148.2|  132.6|   137.7 |   7.1 |   7.5 |   7.2 |    7.2
Maine..................|    619.6|    608.0|    615.2|    609.0|   51.8|   41.3|   47.6|    39.8 |   8.4 |   6.8 |   7.7 |    6.5
Maryland...............|  2,673.4|  2,723.9|  2,660.2|  2,707.7|  159.7|  131.6|  153.9|   121.3 |   6.0 |   4.8 |   5.8 |    4.5
Minnesota..............|  2,489.8|  2,588.3|  2,452.6|  2,592.8|  108.8|   77.9|  110.9|    86.1 |   4.4 |   3.0 |   4.5 |    3.3
Mississippi............|  1,222.4|  1,247.0|  1,219.6|  1,253.0|   66.1|   72.1|   62.3|    68.0 |   5.4 |   5.8 |   5.1 |    5.4
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Missouri...............|  2,643.7|  2,732.0|  2,646.0|  2,747.5|  164.4|  105.8|  167.3|   117.3 |   6.2 |   3.9 |   6.3 |    4.3
Montana................|    421.8|    440.2|    424.8|    435.9|   25.3|   22.0|   26.5|    24.2 |   6.0 |   5.0 |   6.2 |    5.6
Nebraska...............|    861.2|    873.9|    852.4|    862.7|   16.9|   18.4|   18.9|    21.1 |   2.0 |   2.1 |   2.2 |    2.4
Nevada.................|    759.9|    784.5|    763.4|    782.8|   51.4|   44.1|   53.6|    44.1 |   6.8 |   5.6 |   7.0 |    5.6
New Hampshire..........|    626.6|    634.3|    621.0|    625.2|   38.9|   24.7|   37.5|    25.9 |   6.2 |   3.9 |   6.0 |    4.1
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Mexico.............|    763.6|    790.0|    756.3|    786.0|   53.0|   40.6|   51.5|    42.6 |   6.9 |   5.1 |   6.8 |    5.4
North Dakota...........|    316.7|    326.3|    315.7|    323.8|   13.3|    9.8|   13.8|    11.9 |   4.2 |   3.0 |   4.4 |    3.7
Oklahoma...............|  1,526.6|  1,563.4|  1,516.6|  1,539.5|   88.5|   81.8|   90.6|    81.8 |   5.8 |   5.2 |   6.0 |    5.3
Oregon.................|  1,615.6|  1,658.2|  1,604.4|  1,628.2|  102.9|   74.3|  102.1|    78.8 |   6.4 |   4.5 |   6.4 |    4.8
Rhode Island...........|    512.7|    500.5|    512.7|    495.7|   38.5|   31.6|   39.3|    28.1 |   7.5 |   6.3 |   7.7 |    5.7
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
South Carolina.........|  1,814.1|  1,840.3|  1,804.6|  1,818.8|  129.8|  101.6|  134.7|    90.5 |   7.2 |   5.5 |   7.5 |    5.0
South Dakota...........|    359.7|    373.1|    353.9|    369.4|   10.8|   10.9|   11.5|    11.3 |   3.0 |   2.9 |   3.3 |    3.1
Tennessee..............|  2,557.2|  2,687.8|  2,498.3|  2,642.1|  135.0|   93.5|  114.5|    82.2 |   5.3 |   3.5 |   4.6 |    3.1
Utah...................|    941.1|    996.3|    937.8|    987.6|   33.6|   38.2|   29.3|    31.2 |   3.6 |   3.8 |   3.1 |    3.2
Vermont................|    317.1|    315.1|    316.2|    314.0|   15.6|   13.1|   14.7|    12.2 |   4.9 |   4.2 |   4.7 |    3.9
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Virginia...............|  3,359.7|  3,447.5|  3,347.3|  3,446.2|  153.9|  153.7|  151.1|   152.6 |   4.6 |   4.5 |   4.5 |    4.4
Washington.............|  2,706.8|  2,720.1|  2,730.8|  2,733.1|  196.8|  166.8|  209.4|   168.5 |   7.3 |   6.1 |   7.7 |    6.2
West Virginia..........|    793.3|    792.2|    797.2|    789.3|   78.7|   58.0|   81.3|    66.0 |   9.9 |   7.3 |  10.2 |    8.4
Wisconsin..............|  2,730.4|  2,782.6|  2,726.0|  2,753.3|  114.0|  107.0|  114.8|   108.1 |   4.2 |   3.8 |   4.2 |    3.9
Wyoming................|    238.8|    248.0|    239.3|    248.5|   12.5|   10.7|   14.2|    11.8 |   5.2 |   4.3 |   5.9 |    4.7
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                       |                     Estimates derived directly from the Current Population Survey 1/
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California.............| 15,197.7| 15,453.8| 15,202.1| 15,339.9|1,308.2|1,162.3|1,265.4| 1,078.5 |   8.6 |   7.5 |   8.3 |    7.0
Florida................|  6,673.1|  6,902.8|  6,697.1|  6,848.5|  404.2|  427.3|  404.7|   369.7 |   6.1 |   6.2 |   6.0 |    5.4
Illinois...............|  5,993.1|  6,007.3|  6,042.6|  5,985.0|  334.3|  269.7|  353.3|   253.4 |   5.6 |   4.5 |   5.8 |    4.2
Massachusetts..........|  3,165.6|  3,159.0|  3,158.6|  3,180.4|  193.6|  164.7|  182.8|   166.9 |   6.1 |   5.2 |   5.8 |    5.2
Michigan...............|  4,715.2|  4,760.5|  4,749.3|  4,731.4|  307.5|  199.6|  323.1|   194.6 |   6.5 |   4.2 |   6.8 |    4.1
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey.............|  4,030.1|  4,052.0|  4,036.0|  4,069.4|  239.6|  250.6|  270.6|   234.6 |   5.9 |   6.2 |   6.7 |    5.8
New York...............|  8,576.4|  8,545.1|  8,544.0|  8,570.6|  620.6|  504.8|  638.5|   455.2 |   7.2 |   5.9 |   7.5 |    5.3
North Carolina.........|  3,575.2|  3,667.1|  3,544.1|  3,660.5|  139.4|  142.7|  133.9|   107.7 |   3.9 |   3.9 |   3.8 |    2.9
Ohio...................|  5,490.6|  5,571.8|  5,513.7|  5,555.7|  325.2|  233.5|  338.6|   235.3 |   5.9 |   4.2 |   6.1 |    4.2
Pennsylvania...........|  5,935.4|  5,752.8|  5,869.8|  5,802.7|  397.6|  323.6|  338.8|   308.8 |   6.7 |   5.6 |   5.8 |    5.3
Texas..................|  9,371.8|  9,497.7|  9,270.8|  9,421.5|  650.2|  531.0|  584.9|   542.4 |   6.9 |   5.6 |   6.3 |    5.8
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Puerto Rico............|  1,220.0|  1,212.7|  1,208.0|  1,203.7|  194.5|  165.7|  181.1|   151.3 |  15.9 |  13.7 |  15.0 |   12.6
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      1/  Published earlier in The Employment Situation               In addition, data comparisons are affected by the
   news release, except for Puerto Rico.                              incorporation of new population controls and other
      p/  = preliminary.                                              methodological changes. For additional information,
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for               see "Revisions in State and Area Estimates Effective
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey            January 1994" in the March 1994 issue of Employment
   similar to the Current Population Survey. Data, beginning          and Earnings.
   1994, are not directly comparable with those for 1993
   and prior years as a result of the redesign of the CPS.
 
 
 
 
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted
 
 (In thousands)
 
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                               |                                  |                               |
                               |         Total nonfarm1/          |         Construction          |         Manufacturing
                               |                                  |                               |
                                __________________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
             State             |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                               |  Dec.  |  Oct.  |  Nov.  | Dec.  | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.
                               |  1993  |  1994  |  1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Alabama.......................| 1,722.2| 1,742.2| 1,758.4|1,747.7|   78.6|   79.3|   80.2|   80.6|  381.8|  387.0|  387.5|  387.8
 Alaska........................|   255.4|   257.7|   256.7|  257.3|   11.9|   12.5|   13.1|   12.9|   16.5|   16.9|   15.4|   14.7
 Arizona.......................| 1,593.7| 1,657.7| 1,668.1|1,671.0|   95.4|  105.2|  106.3|  107.4|  174.7|  182.7|  183.6|  183.6
 Arkansas......................|   996.1| 1,036.2| 1,042.0|1,043.7|   37.1|   42.2|   43.1|   43.1|  245.6|  257.0|  257.7|  258.3
 California....................|11,940.3|11,946.0|11,959.8|11958.9|  447.1|  456.2|  455.7|  456.4|1,766.1|1,743.9|1,742.9|1,744.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,690.5| 1,731.4| 1,735.8|1,737.8|   86.7|   87.4|   89.4|   90.1|  188.8|  191.9|  192.9|  192.9
 Connecticut...................| 1,522.6| 1,536.2| 1,535.6|1,533.6|   47.3|   46.1|   46.7|   48.0|  287.9|  282.2|  281.5|  280.8
 Delaware......................|   350.8|   359.6|   359.6|  359.4|   18.3|   19.3|   19.5|   19.3|   64.2|   63.8|   63.0|   62.6
 District of Columbia..........|   667.0|   668.6|   666.4|  664.1|    8.6|    8.8|    8.8|    8.8|   14.0|   14.2|   14.2|   14.2
 Florida.......................| 5,668.3| 5,844.4| 5,904.5|5,890.2|  294.2|  307.0|  309.2|  309.9|  482.7|  484.7|  485.1|  486.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Georgia.......................| 3,170.9| 3,289.6| 3,315.4|3,323.3|  133.0|  140.2|  146.3|  146.3|  558.8|  572.9|  574.4|  576.3
 Hawaii2/......................|   536.5|   532.7|   534.5|  534.9|   31.0|   29.6|   29.5|   29.0|   18.7|   17.2|   17.1|   17.0
 Idaho.........................|   448.4|   464.0|   467.1|  468.6|   25.7|   29.0|   29.4|   29.1|   70.8|   72.4|   72.2|   72.4
 Illinois......................| 5,374.0| 5,439.3| 5,452.3|5,457.0|  201.7|  206.3|  208.3|  203.2|  940.2|  932.7|  933.4|  934.5
 Indiana.......................| 2,612.2| 2,651.1| 2,663.3|2,659.8|  119.7|  124.4|  125.1|  124.3|  642.0|  652.1|  658.2|  660.3
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Iowa..........................| 1,293.4| 1,316.1| 1,323.3|1,323.9|   50.5|   49.4|   51.4|   50.4|  238.4|  244.6|  245.5|  245.9
 Kansas........................| 1,149.7| 1,165.3| 1,176.0|1,169.1|   48.9|   52.5|   53.0|   51.8|  181.2|  182.5|  184.2|  184.6
 Kentucky......................| 1,539.6| 1,588.3| 1,594.0|1,596.4|   70.5|   71.4|   71.7|   70.9|  292.8|  302.9|  304.8|  305.3
 Louisiana.....................| 1,647.9| 1,715.1| 1,719.1|1,722.6|   98.1|  108.4|  108.2|  109.0|  186.7|  188.3|  188.3|  188.3
 Maine.........................|   521.6|   530.7|   530.7|  532.1|   21.7|   22.6|   22.4|   22.6|   91.8|   92.0|   92.0|   92.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Maryland......................| 2,111.0| 2,127.4| 2,125.3|2,134.8|  121.6|  122.4|  123.4|  124.2|  177.7|  176.6|  176.1|  176.3
 Massachusetts.................| 2,868.4| 2,943.5| 2,940.2|2,936.9|   85.2|   86.3|   86.5|   86.9|  446.1|  444.6|  444.1|  444.0
 Michigan......................| 4,014.7| 4,138.8| 4,155.3|4,153.0|  133.9|  144.9|  146.7|  147.1|  911.4|  951.7|  952.8|  952.9
 Minnesota.....................| 2,272.7| 2,316.3| 2,327.2|2,331.2|   81.8|   80.9|   81.7|   81.9|  408.3|  417.8|  421.0|  419.9
 Mississippi...................| 1,009.9| 1,032.1| 1,033.5|1,031.5|   41.7|   40.8|   41.2|   41.6|  255.5|  259.6|  259.6|  259.4
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,430.9| 2,491.9| 2,497.7|2,497.1|   99.7|  106.5|  105.8|  106.2|  412.8|  417.0|  417.5|  417.1
 Montana.......................|   331.0|   338.0|   339.9|  339.2|   14.2|   14.8|   14.9|   14.6|   22.7|   22.8|   23.0|   23.2
 Nebraska......................|   768.9|   788.0|   795.8|  791.0|   32.6|   33.1|   33.9|   32.6|  104.0|  106.1|  108.1|  108.6
 Nevada........................|   696.5|   718.5|   724.1|  725.7|   47.1|   48.6|   48.9|   49.3|   30.5|   32.1|   31.9|   31.9
 New Hampshire.................|   504.6|   515.2|   517.8|  515.8|   17.6|   17.3|   18.2|   18.9|   97.1|   98.1|   98.6|   98.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,516.9| 3,574.5| 3,575.9|3,579.4|  118.2|  124.2|  125.0|  124.2|  512.6|  507.1|  505.9|  502.4
 New Mexico....................|   631.4|   662.8|   668.4|  668.7|   38.2|   43.0|   43.8|   44.2|   43.4|   44.8|   45.0|   45.4
 New York......................| 7,764.7| 7,829.0| 7,825.0|7,825.0|  240.3|  257.8|  258.3|  256.9|  971.4|  946.6|  944.2|  941.8
 North Carolina................| 3,294.4| 3,359.6| 3,365.3|3,377.0|  157.4|  164.8|  165.7|  166.4|  847.9|  854.3|  854.3|  856.9
 North Dakota..................|   287.6|   294.8|   295.9|  296.3|   12.2|   12.8|   13.1|   13.2|   19.7|   21.4|   21.6|   21.7
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 Ohio..........................| 4,923.9| 4,977.6| 4,984.3|4,991.7|  185.5|  184.2|  187.0|  188.6|1,047.4|1,065.3|1,067.8|1,071.5
 Oklahoma......................| 1,241.3| 1,275.2| 1,281.9|1,283.9|   42.3|   48.4|   49.2|   49.5|  169.7|  170.4|  170.6|  170.8
 Oregon........................| 1,329.3| 1,368.4| 1,378.0|1,380.4|   56.1|   64.5|   64.3|   65.2|  214.1|  217.9|  219.7|  221.4
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,138.4| 5,199.8| 5,204.5|5,205.3|  200.3|  201.7|  205.1|  207.4|  935.7|  938.2|  938.8|  939.9
 Rhode Island..................|   432.0|   434.8|   435.5|  434.3|   11.2|   11.8|   11.9|   12.1|   86.4|   85.6|   85.6|   85.4
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 South Carolina................| 1,583.8| 1,593.8| 1,607.1|1,599.4|   81.8|   80.9|   81.5|   81.8|  371.8|  371.2|  371.1|  370.2
 South Dakota..................|   318.6|   333.4|   335.1|  335.0|   13.2|   13.8|   13.7|   13.8|   41.3|   44.6|   45.1|   45.5
 Tennessee.....................| 2,365.5| 2,407.0| 2,435.8|2,422.3|   98.2|   99.2|  101.5|  102.2|  534.4|  539.0|  539.6|  541.4
 Texas.........................| 7,594.4| 7,791.0| 7,808.2|7,840.6|  356.5|  380.7|  384.3|  388.2|  997.0|1,004.2|1,005.6|1,008.2
 Utah..........................|   831.7|   872.2|   878.3|  883.0|   43.1|   49.5|   49.9|   50.3|  111.6|  118.1|  118.8|  119.1
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 Vermont.......................|   256.8|   260.1|   262.2|  263.5|   11.1|   11.5|   11.8|   11.5|   43.6|   43.5|   43.6|   43.5
 Virginia......................| 2,960.2| 3,036.9| 3,044.6|3,049.1|  156.5|  162.5|  162.8|  164.7|  405.2|  405.4|  405.9|  406.7
 Washington....................| 2,269.1| 2,306.9| 2,316.1|2,317.7|  120.9|  127.5|  125.8|  125.1|  335.2|  333.8|  335.7|  335.0
 West Virginia.................|   666.9|   680.9|   693.4|  686.0|   33.9|   35.2|   36.6|   37.2|   82.6|   82.2|   82.2|   83.0
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,431.4| 2,479.2| 2,494.0|2,493.9|   95.2|  105.3|  104.7|  103.9|  563.2|  576.5|  580.8|  582.6
 Wyoming.......................|   212.3|   212.8|   214.6|  213.9|   12.6|   12.4|   12.7|   13.0|    9.4|    9.9|    9.8|    9.9
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                                __________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
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                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
               State             |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
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                                 | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.
                                 | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/
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                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   85.2|   84.9|   85.4|   85.3|  381.5|  386.1|  387.7|  389.4|   76.5|   77.0|   76.9|   77.3
   Alaska........................|   22.9|   23.0|   23.0|   23.3|   50.4|   51.8|   52.0|   52.2|   11.4|   11.4|   11.3|   11.3
   Arizona.......................|   76.6|   78.4|   78.2|   78.5|  389.9|  404.9|  408.0|  408.0|  101.3|  102.2|  102.3|  102.3
   Arkansas......................|   57.1|   58.4|   58.7|   59.7|  221.7|  230.7|  233.2|  234.1|   41.0|   41.6|   41.6|   41.9
   California....................|  597.9|  591.6|  590.3|  590.2|2,765.3|2,760.5|2,766.8|2,770.1|  780.7|  758.2|  756.4|  755.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  104.9|  103.8|  103.8|  104.0|  411.3|  432.6|  431.4|  431.6|  108.7|  109.6|  110.0|  110.5
   Connecticut...................|   69.3|   68.0|   68.2|   68.5|  322.6|  326.6|  324.7|  322.3|  138.3|  136.6|  136.6|  136.5
   Delaware......................|   14.9|   15.4|   15.5|   15.4|   76.2|   78.5|   78.2|   78.5|   35.9|   37.5|   37.8|   37.9
   District of Columbia..........|   20.8|   20.7|   21.0|   20.8|   51.9|   53.3|   53.8|   53.9|   30.0|   30.2|   29.8|   29.8
   Florida.......................|  289.9|  288.1|  289.0|  293.0|1,472.8|1,512.8|1,518.0|1,522.4|  361.7|  370.4|  370.3|  369.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  202.9|  205.9|  205.7|  204.5|  787.2|  804.2|  807.4|  810.3|  167.6|  167.0|  168.0|  168.2
   Hawaii2/......................|   39.8|   39.3|   39.3|   39.3|  132.2|  130.2|  132.4|  133.1|   39.4|   39.0|   39.0|   38.8
   Idaho.........................|   21.4|   21.4|   21.5|   21.6|  112.8|  117.6|  119.1|  118.5|   23.3|   24.5|   24.6|   24.7
   Illinois......................|  313.8|  314.8|  317.1|  317.4|1,254.5|1,284.2|1,291.4|1,295.1|  386.0|  389.1|  389.3|  391.2
   Indiana.......................|  135.0|  136.4|  136.1|  134.0|  618.8|  623.1|  628.4|  628.7|  129.5|  130.2|  129.2|  129.1
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   Iowa..........................|   56.9|   58.5|   58.7|   58.3|  322.8|  327.6|  328.6|  330.7|   75.5|   76.6|   76.6|   77.0
   Kansas........................|   67.7|   70.0|   70.0|   70.0|  277.0|  278.8|  279.1|  279.9|   58.6|   58.7|   58.9|   58.6
   Kentucky......................|   82.5|   85.1|   85.6|   85.2|  360.6|  373.5|  374.9|  376.4|   63.2|   62.3|   62.4|   62.2
   Louisiana.....................|  106.3|  109.5|  110.0|  110.4|  382.4|  394.8|  396.0|  395.6|   77.9|   79.5|   79.5|   79.5
   Maine.........................|   21.9|   21.1|   21.1|   21.5|  130.1|  136.2|  136.4|  136.7|   26.0|   25.7|   25.8|   25.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|   98.1|   95.5|   95.4|   95.1|  497.9|  507.7|  506.7|  510.6|  130.0|  128.2|  127.9|  128.2
   Massachusetts.................|  125.3|  127.1|  125.8|  125.8|  648.1|  676.6|  673.9|  670.7|  200.6|  202.0|  201.9|  201.4
   Michigan......................|  156.4|  160.2|  160.5|  160.4|  941.6|  960.5|  967.4|  967.1|  193.5|  194.4|  193.6|  193.4
   Minnesota.....................|  110.1|  110.7|  111.5|  111.9|  540.8|  553.6|  556.2|  558.0|  139.1|  139.0|  138.8|  139.0
   Mississippi...................|   45.2|   45.1|   46.0|   44.7|  211.5|  215.6|  216.3|  213.7|   38.9|   38.8|   38.7|   38.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  154.7|  153.8|  154.1|  154.4|  575.1|  587.3|  590.2|  590.5|  143.1|  143.9|  143.8|  143.9
   Montana.......................|   20.4|   20.7|   20.8|   20.8|   88.6|   91.5|   91.4|   91.6|   15.0|   15.0|   15.1|   15.0
   Nebraska......................|   47.4|   48.3|   48.5|   49.3|  194.0|  198.5|  198.8|  198.7|   50.6|   50.5|   50.7|   50.5
   Nevada........................|   35.9|   37.4|   37.6|   37.5|  136.9|  141.3|  143.7|  144.1|   31.9|   32.3|   32.3|   32.2
   New Hampshire.................|   18.0|   18.0|   18.0|   17.8|  129.3|  131.0|  132.0|  130.6|   29.9|   29.0|   29.2|   28.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  235.1|  239.0|  239.6|  238.9|  819.4|  841.0|  842.3|  847.2|  230.6|  232.0|  231.2|  231.4
   New Mexico....................|   28.9|   29.5|   29.5|   29.6|  148.3|  155.9|  156.2|  156.1|   27.8|   29.4|   29.4|   29.5
   New York......................|  402.4|  398.0|  397.2|  397.8|1,555.7|1,584.0|1,581.5|1,583.5|  728.7|  732.6|  731.7|  731.9
   North Carolina................|  156.7|  155.6|  155.4|  155.5|  740.6|  750.3|  751.9|  755.0|  141.7|  146.0|  146.5|  146.8
   North Dakota..................|   18.2|   18.7|   18.7|   18.7|   75.3|   76.0|   76.1|   76.2|   13.7|   14.0|   13.8|   13.9
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   Ohio..........................|  212.7|  211.8|  212.6|  212.3|1,175.3|1,185.0|1,185.4|1,183.7|  260.1|  260.3|  260.5|  259.7
   Oklahoma......................|   70.9|   71.4|   72.0|   72.2|  289.5|  302.1|  305.6|  306.0|   61.1|   62.9|   62.8|   63.0
   Oregon........................|   66.4|   67.2|   67.2|   68.7|  330.8|  338.8|  342.3|  339.5|   93.9|   96.5|   96.6|   96.9
   Pennsylvania..................|  268.9|  270.7|  270.3|  267.9|1,153.2|1,174.6|1,172.4|1,171.5|  304.6|  306.3|  306.3|  306.8
   Rhode Island..................|   14.7|   14.4|   14.1|   14.2|   95.1|   95.8|   95.5|   95.7|   25.2|   24.6|   24.7|   24.8
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   South Carolina................|   66.7|   67.2|   67.0|   67.3|  356.4|  359.3|  360.6|  361.4|   66.3|   66.3|   66.5|   66.4
   South Dakota..................|   14.6|   15.5|   15.6|   15.3|   81.2|   84.6|   85.1|   85.3|   17.9|   18.3|   18.3|   18.5
   Tennessee.....................|  128.1|  130.4|  130.5|  130.2|  543.7|  561.4|  563.9|  565.9|  105.4|  106.2|  106.3|  106.4
   Texas.........................|  443.3|  455.5|  459.6|  463.1|1,844.9|1,884.4|1,892.0|1,899.7|  435.5|  441.1|  442.0|  443.4
   Utah..........................|   48.1|   50.1|   50.3|   50.3|  197.1|  205.3|  207.6|  209.3|   42.5|   47.3|   47.2|   48.0
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   Vermont.......................|   10.9|   11.1|   11.0|   11.0|   60.6|   60.6|   60.8|   61.4|   12.3|   12.0|   12.1|   12.0
   Virginia......................|  151.5|  153.6|  153.5|  153.6|  655.0|  684.0|  686.9|  687.1|  160.8|  167.0|  166.6|  167.9
   Washington....................|  115.4|  117.9|  118.4|  118.8|  550.7|  557.5|  562.6|  564.1|  122.7|  121.5|  121.5|  121.3
   West Virginia.................|   39.0|   39.4|   39.3|   39.6|  152.3|  157.1|  157.4|  157.6|   25.1|   25.4|   25.5|   25.4
   Wisconsin.....................|  114.4|  114.1|  114.2|  115.3|  558.7|  567.0|  571.9|  572.0|  132.7|  133.9|  134.3|  134.7
   Wyoming.......................|   14.6|   14.3|   14.5|   14.3|   48.4|   49.2|   49.6|   49.3|    7.8|    7.6|    7.8|    7.7
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                                  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
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                                                 |                               |
                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                               State             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.
                                                 | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  365.1|  372.5|  371.6|  372.1|  343.0|  345.2|  358.8|  345.0
                   Alaska........................|   57.2|   58.5|   58.6|   58.8|   75.1|   73.9|   73.8|   74.4
                   Arizona.......................|  456.6|  476.7|  479.1|  481.6|  287.1|  295.3|  298.2|  297.1
                   Arkansas......................|  220.9|  232.6|  232.9|  232.0|  169.1|  170.3|  171.2|  171.0
                   California....................|3,469.6|3,508.8|3,522.4|3,518.1|2,079.4|2,095.1|2,093.6|2,093.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  475.7|  490.0|  492.7|  491.4|  298.8|  300.7|  300.2|  302.0
                   Connecticut...................|  447.6|  464.3|  463.9|  463.9|  208.8|  211.5|  213.1|  212.8
                   Delaware......................|   91.3|   94.3|   94.9|   94.7|   49.9|   50.7|   50.6|   50.9
                   District of Columbia..........|  256.8|  264.3|  263.4|  262.8|  284.8|  277.0|  275.3|  273.7
                   Florida.......................|1,866.7|1,963.2|1,968.4|1,980.5|  894.1|  911.8|  958.1|  921.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  757.1|  816.7|  830.0|  833.8|  556.8|  575.2|  576.2|  576.5
                   Hawaii2/......................|  163.4|  165.1|  165.1|  165.4|  112.0|  112.3|  112.1|  112.3
                   Idaho.........................|  100.1|  102.4|  103.5|  104.4|   92.2|   94.4|   94.4|   95.6
                   Illinois......................|1,489.2|1,520.2|1,520.5|1,521.3|  773.2|  777.0|  777.5|  779.4
                   Indiana.......................|  564.0|  583.7|  583.9|  584.4|  396.9|  395.0|  396.3|  392.9
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                   Iowa..........................|  321.5|  328.4|  329.1|  329.3|  225.7|  228.8|  231.1|  230.1
                   Kansas........................|  274.9|  280.8|  281.7|  281.4|  232.7|  233.2|  240.4|  234.1
                   Kentucky......................|  366.5|  378.3|  378.8|  379.5|  276.7|  286.2|  287.0|  287.8
                   Louisiana.....................|  411.1|  436.4|  438.3|  440.7|  339.6|  351.8|  352.1|  352.4
                   Maine.........................|  136.7|  139.5|  139.8|  140.3|   93.3|   93.5|   93.1|   92.6
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                   Maryland......................|  665.2|  672.3|  671.5|  674.4|  419.4|  423.6|  423.1|  424.9
                   Massachusetts.................|  974.0|1,014.2|1,014.6|1,014.5|  387.8|  391.6|  392.3|  392.4
                   Michigan......................|1,027.5|1,075.1|1,075.4|1,077.0|  641.6|  643.2|  649.9|  646.2
                   Minnesota.....................|  626.6|  646.4|  648.3|  650.5|  358.5|  359.9|  361.5|  361.7
                   Mississippi...................|  200.0|  213.8|  212.6|  213.7|  211.8|  213.3|  213.9|  214.4
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                   Missouri......................|  658.7|  693.6|  693.5|  691.6|  382.5|  385.6|  388.6|  389.2
                   Montana.......................|   89.4|   91.2|   91.6|   91.7|   75.0|   76.4|   77.5|   76.8
                   Nebraska......................|  188.3|  196.4|  197.0|  196.9|  150.5|  153.7|  157.3|  152.9
                   Nevada........................|  311.7|  319.8|  321.1|  322.4|   90.0|   94.1|   95.6|   95.2
                   New Hampshire.................|  138.2|  146.0|  146.2|  146.0|   74.1|   75.3|   75.1|   74.9
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                   New Jersey....................|1,030.1|1,062.7|1,063.9|1,066.1|  569.2|  566.6|  566.1|  567.4
                   New Mexico....................|  168.9|  179.3|  180.6|  181.2|  160.0|  164.0|  167.1|  165.8
                   New York......................|2,440.9|2,493.7|2,492.7|2,498.6|1,420.2|1,411.0|1,414.1|1,409.1
                   North Carolina................|  707.5|  731.2|  733.2|  737.4|  539.2|  554.0|  554.9|  555.6
                   North Dakota..................|   77.9|   80.8|   81.2|   81.7|   66.8|   67.3|   67.5|   67.2
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                   Ohio..........................|1,289.1|1,308.8|1,311.3|1,314.8|  739.5|  748.0|  745.8|  747.1
                   Oklahoma......................|  304.4|  317.7|  319.2|  320.0|  268.6|  267.7|  268.0|  268.1
                   Oregon........................|  333.3|  343.7|  344.9|  347.4|  233.0|  238.3|  241.5|  239.7
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,540.5|1,568.0|1,571.9|1,570.3|  713.8|  720.9|  720.1|  721.8
                   Rhode Island..................|  136.8|  141.2|  141.1|  141.0|   62.4|   61.2|   62.4|   60.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  341.3|  347.6|  349.4|  350.5|  297.7|  299.5|  309.3|  300.1
                   South Dakota..................|   81.0|   85.5|   85.7|   86.4|   66.7|   68.8|   69.3|   68.0
                   Tennessee.....................|  585.9|  598.6|  601.4|  602.0|  365.1|  367.5|  387.9|  369.4
                   Texas.........................|1,954.8|2,034.9|2,030.9|2,040.2|1,395.4|1,429.7|1,433.9|1,438.5
                   Utah..........................|  218.9|  230.4|  232.8|  233.7|  162.0|  163.1|  163.3|  163.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   74.2|   76.7|   77.3|   78.3|   43.5|   44.1|   44.9|   45.1
                   Virginia......................|  817.2|  852.1|  855.7|  856.8|  601.5|  601.9|  602.6|  600.9
                   Washington....................|  589.3|  602.9|  607.4|  608.7|  431.5|  442.2|  441.2|  441.2
                   West Virginia.................|  170.0|  175.7|  175.5|  176.8|  135.5|  136.6|  147.8|  137.6
                   Wisconsin.....................|  602.4|  617.7|  618.4|  619.8|  362.4|  362.4|  367.3|  363.1
                   Wyoming.......................|   43.5|   44.0|   44.1|   44.1|   57.8|   57.6|   58.3|   57.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to March 1993
                   benchmark levels.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and
                   will be revised when new information becomes available.
 
 
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted
 
 (In thousands)
 
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                               |         Total nonfarm1/          |         Construction          |         Manufacturing
                               |                                  |                               |
                                __________________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
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             State             |      Nov.       |      Dec.      |     Nov.      |     Dec.      |     Nov.      |     Dec.
                               |                 |                |               |               |               |
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                               |  1993  |  1994  |  1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/
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 Alabama.......................| 1,734.8| 1,771.7| 1,732.8|1,758.3|   79.4|   81.2|   78.5|   80.5|  383.4|  388.6|  381.6|  387.6
 Alaska........................|   248.3|   250.9|   245.9|  247.6|   11.3|   12.6|   10.2|   11.1|   12.2|   11.1|   11.3|    9.5
 Arizona.......................| 1,616.1| 1,693.0| 1,622.5|1,700.2|   95.7|  108.1|   95.7|  107.7|  175.1|  184.3|  175.5|  184.4
 Arkansas......................| 1,003.4| 1,048.1|   999.7|1,047.5|   37.5|   43.4|   36.8|   42.8|  245.2|  257.5|  244.9|  257.7
 California....................|12,028.8|12,043.3|12,052.2|12069.0|  452.7|  461.6|  444.0|  452.7|1,773.4|1,742.4|1,761.7|1,740.0
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 Colorado......................| 1,695.3| 1,747.6| 1,709.1|1,757.1|   86.2|   90.1|   83.6|   86.9|  188.4|  193.6|  189.2|  193.3
 Connecticut...................| 1,544.8| 1,556.0| 1,543.8|1,554.9|   48.8|   49.1|   46.9|   47.6|  291.3|  283.8|  290.3|  283.2
 Delaware......................|   352.7|   362.2|   353.4|  362.0|   18.6|   19.8|   18.3|   19.3|   64.7|   63.4|   64.5|   62.9
 District of Columbia..........|   669.0|   667.5|   668.6|  665.7|    8.5|    8.8|    8.6|    8.8|   14.0|   14.3|   14.0|   14.2
 Florida.......................| 5,676.6| 5,938.2| 5,729.2|5,953.9|  295.1|  312.3|  296.3|  312.4|  485.2|  487.6|  484.8|  488.5
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 Georgia.......................| 3,186.9| 3,340.6| 3,198.5|3,351.4|  132.2|  146.9|  132.5|  145.7|  560.6|  577.1|  561.7|  579.2
 Hawaii2/......................|   539.9|   536.8|   543.4|  542.0|   31.7|   29.4|   30.9|   28.9|   18.7|   17.0|   18.5|   16.8
 Idaho.........................|   453.0|   472.7|   451.0|  471.2|   27.1|   30.7|   25.5|   28.8|   71.4|   73.1|   71.0|   72.6
 Illinois......................| 5,402.9| 5,497.3| 5,411.1|5,496.2|  206.4|  214.4|  198.7|  200.2|  939.3|  935.7|  941.5|  936.0
 Indiana.......................| 2,643.1| 2,688.4| 2,643.6|2,682.8|  124.4|  129.1|  118.7|  123.3|  641.3|  658.9|  642.3|  660.9
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 Iowa..........................| 1,306.7| 1,338.3| 1,301.1|1,331.8|   53.4|   53.6|   46.8|   46.8|  239.0|  246.4|  238.9|  246.4
 Kansas........................| 1,154.7| 1,184.3| 1,157.1|1,176.3|   49.9|   53.6|   47.7|   50.6|  181.1|  184.2|  181.2|  184.6
 Kentucky......................| 1,555.6| 1,607.4| 1,550.7|1,607.3|   73.0|   73.9|   70.4|   70.8|  293.6|  305.2|  294.2|  306.7
 Louisiana.....................| 1,656.3| 1,730.3| 1,657.7|1,733.2|   99.6|  109.5|   98.6|  109.5|  188.3|  190.2|  187.8|  189.4
 Maine.........................|   530.1|   538.9|   525.5|  536.0|   22.2|   23.2|   21.4|   22.3|   93.0|   93.3|   92.5|   93.1
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 Maryland......................| 2,128.9| 2,146.1| 2,130.9|2,154.6|  122.8|  125.2|  120.7|  123.3|  178.8|  177.0|  178.5|  177.1
 Massachusetts.................| 2,905.5| 2,975.7| 2,905.2|2,973.9|   89.8|   91.7|   85.5|   87.2|  451.1|  447.6|  448.7|  446.7
 Michigan......................| 4,062.3| 4,211.3| 4,068.3|4,207.5|  141.1|  153.7|  130.9|  143.7|  914.3|  960.8|  923.2|  965.1
 Minnesota.....................| 2,290.3| 2,351.1| 2,289.4|2,348.6|   84.9|   85.3|   76.8|   77.0|  406.4|  420.4|  407.1|  418.7
 Mississippi...................| 1,021.8| 1,045.6| 1,019.6|1,041.5|   42.3|   41.8|   41.3|   41.1|  257.3|  261.5|  256.6|  260.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,440.6| 2,516.5| 2,445.4|2,512.4|   99.7|  107.1|   98.5|  105.1|  413.0|  417.9|  414.9|  419.4
 Montana.......................|   332.3|   342.5|   331.8|  340.0|   15.1|   15.8|   13.4|   13.8|   23.0|   23.3|   22.9|   23.4
 Nebraska......................|   775.4|   803.6|   772.8|  794.8|   32.9|   34.3|   31.3|   31.3|  104.5|  108.5|  104.4|  109.0
 Nevada........................|   694.4|   730.0|   699.0|  728.1|   47.4|   49.0|   46.3|   48.4|   30.4|   31.9|   30.5|   31.9
 New Hampshire.................|   508.7|   522.6|   512.2|  523.3|   18.0|   19.1|   17.1|   18.5|   97.7|   99.2|   97.7|   99.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,539.5| 3,605.9| 3,546.4|3,610.2|  121.5|  130.2|  120.1|  126.2|  515.6|  510.6|  514.1|  505.0
 New Mexico....................|   634.1|   671.8|   635.0|  672.4|   38.3|   44.6|   38.0|   43.9|   43.8|   45.3|   43.2|   45.2
 New York......................| 7,848.9| 7,915.3| 7,857.7|7,919.5|  247.3|  265.4|  237.0|  253.5|  980.3|  952.1|  971.8|  942.4
 North Carolina................| 3,322.3| 3,401.2| 3,325.7|3,408.0|  158.0|  167.4|  158.5|  167.6|  853.6|  858.7|  850.9|  860.0
 North Dakota..................|   290.1|   298.9|   289.1|  297.6|   12.3|   13.4|   11.0|   11.9|   19.8|   21.8|   19.7|   21.7
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 4,971.3| 5,039.1| 4,974.1|5,042.0|  192.7|  194.6|  182.1|  185.2|1,050.6|1,072.7|1,053.2|1,077.5
 Oklahoma......................| 1,246.0| 1,286.0| 1,246.9|1,289.5|   42.3|   49.1|   41.8|   48.9|  169.8|  170.9|  170.2|  171.4
 Oregon........................| 1,343.7| 1,394.7| 1,333.8|1,385.1|   58.0|   65.2|   54.6|   63.6|  211.2|  218.4|  210.1|  217.4
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,181.8| 5,259.3| 5,185.8|5,253.7|  205.8|  212.1|  196.4|  203.5|  938.0|  941.8|  936.9|  941.1
 Rhode Island..................|   437.2|   441.2|   436.7|  438.7|   12.2|   12.4|   11.2|   12.1|   88.1|   87.4|   87.4|   86.3
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,591.6| 1,617.5| 1,593.0|1,608.9|   83.0|   82.6|   82.2|   82.2|  373.5|  373.1|  374.4|  373.0
 South Dakota..................|   323.5|   337.3|   320.9|  335.0|   13.7|   14.1|   12.2|   12.9|   40.7|   45.4|   41.0|   45.7
 Tennessee.....................| 2,376.1| 2,454.1| 2,379.6|2,436.8|   98.7|  102.5|   97.3|  101.2|  534.7|  541.4|  535.4|  542.7
 Texas.........................| 7,619.8| 7,851.2| 7,639.1|7,885.6|  357.3|  386.6|  356.0|  387.4|  996.7|1,007.0|  997.2|1,008.4
 Utah..........................|   839.4|   889.2|   843.8|  893.5|   43.4|   52.2|   41.5|   50.0|  113.2|  119.2|  113.9|  119.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Vermont.......................|   260.7|   265.1|   260.6|  267.2|   12.0|   12.5|   11.2|   11.6|   43.5|   43.8|   43.8|   43.7
 Virginia......................| 2,981.0| 3,073.9| 2,985.1|3,075.9|  158.8|  165.9|  156.2|  164.6|  406.9|  406.3|  403.1|  404.6
 Washington....................| 2,290.9| 2,339.5| 2,279.6|2,328.8|  122.5|  127.1|  118.3|  122.5|  338.5|  337.1|  333.2|  333.0
 West Virginia.................|   664.9|   699.0|   670.2|  689.4|   35.5|   37.8|   32.6|   35.8|   83.0|   82.4|   82.5|   82.9
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,451.0| 2,515.6| 2,441.5|2,504.2|   99.7|  108.5|   92.8|  101.4|  561.1|  579.5|  559.9|  579.5
 Wyoming.......................|   210.8|   214.2|   210.9|  212.4|   12.9|   13.2|   11.7|   12.1|    9.8|   10.2|    9.7|   10.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Puerto Rico...................|   870.7|   878.2|   883.3|  (3)  |   46.2|   42.9|   46.1|  (3)  |  148.8|  152.6|  148.6|  (3)
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                                __________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
                                 |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
               State             |               |               |               |               |               |
                                 |     Nov.      |     Dec.      |     Nov.      |     Dec.      |     Nov.      |     Dec.
                                 |               |               |               |               |               |
                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   85.4|   85.4|   85.3|   85.4|  386.0|  393.6|  390.9|  398.9|   76.0|   76.8|   76.4|   77.2
   Alaska........................|   22.1|   22.3|   22.0|   22.3|   50.2|   52.2|   50.2|   52.0|   11.3|   11.3|   11.3|   11.2
   Arizona.......................|   78.1|   79.4|   78.2|   80.1|  397.1|  415.1|  401.9|  420.0|  101.3|  102.5|  101.5|  102.5
   Arkansas......................|   57.3|   59.2|   57.4|   60.0|  223.7|  234.8|  223.8|  236.3|   40.9|   41.6|   41.0|   41.9
   California....................|  600.8|  593.6|  604.1|  596.4|2,807.1|2,808.5|2,842.4|2,846.8|  783.0|  757.3|  782.6|  756.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  105.1|  104.2|  106.3|  105.4|  413.9|  435.7|  422.2|  443.1|  107.6|  109.4|  108.9|  110.7
   Connecticut...................|   70.2|   69.2|   70.3|   69.5|  332.1|  331.9|  335.4|  335.0|  138.1|  136.0|  138.2|  136.4
   Delaware......................|   15.2|   15.6|   15.0|   15.5|   77.1|   79.3|   77.9|   80.2|   35.7|   37.7|   35.7|   37.7
   District of Columbia..........|   20.6|   20.7|   20.6|   20.6|   52.8|   54.4|   53.2|   55.3|   30.4|   29.9|   30.0|   29.8
   Florida.......................|  287.0|  289.0|  289.9|  293.0|1,479.3|1,529.9|1,510.9|1,561.5|  360.8|  370.3|  362.4|  370.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  204.6|  206.9|  204.7|  206.3|  797.9|  819.4|  808.7|  832.4|  167.2|  168.0|  168.1|  168.7
   Hawaii2/......................|   40.3|   39.5|   40.1|   39.7|  132.4|  132.4|  134.5|  135.5|   39.6|   39.2|   39.6|   39.0
   Idaho.........................|   21.6|   21.7|   21.6|   21.8|  114.2|  120.4|  115.0|  120.7|   23.2|   24.5|   23.3|   24.7
   Illinois......................|  313.9|  319.0|  315.0|  318.7|1,270.3|1,309.2|1,283.9|1,325.9|  384.4|  388.1|  385.1|  390.4
   Indiana.......................|  135.7|  136.9|  136.0|  135.1|  624.7|  634.8|  630.9|  640.8|  128.4|  128.2|  128.8|  128.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   57.0|   58.8|   57.4|   58.8|  325.7|  331.8|  326.9|  334.8|   74.7|   76.3|   75.4|   77.0
   Kansas........................|   67.4|   70.1|   68.3|   70.6|  279.9|  282.1|  281.2|  284.0|   58.4|   58.7|   58.6|   58.6
   Kentucky......................|   83.3|   86.4|   83.1|   85.8|  367.0|  380.6|  368.8|  384.6|   63.2|   62.2|   63.0|   62.0
   Louisiana.....................|  105.9|  110.2|  106.7|  111.0|  385.3|  400.2|  389.1|  402.5|   77.9|   79.5|   78.1|   79.7
   Maine.........................|   21.6|   21.0|   21.8|   21.4|  134.0|  139.7|  132.8|  139.5|   26.0|   25.7|   25.8|   25.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|   99.3|   96.7|  100.1|   97.1|  504.6|  513.7|  509.6|  522.3|  130.0|  127.9|  130.0|  128.2
   Massachusetts.................|  126.5|  127.4|  127.2|  127.8|  663.1|  686.5|  669.1|  691.4|  199.8|  201.2|  200.7|  201.5
   Michigan......................|  157.5|  161.8|  157.3|  161.4|  953.3|  980.9|  969.5|  996.1|  192.5|  192.8|  193.1|  193.0
   Minnesota.....................|  111.1|  112.7|  111.3|  113.2|  548.0|  563.5|  552.1|  569.3|  138.3|  138.7|  139.0|  139.0
   Mississippi...................|   45.8|   46.5|   45.4|   44.9|  213.9|  218.9|  215.6|  217.7|   38.8|   38.6|   38.8|   38.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  155.1|  154.7|  154.9|  154.6|  582.2|  598.5|  585.0|  600.7|  142.2|  143.7|  142.9|  143.8
   Montana.......................|   20.4|   20.9|   20.7|   21.1|   88.7|   91.7|   89.1|   92.1|   14.8|   15.0|   15.0|   15.0
   Nebraska......................|   47.3|   48.6|   47.7|   49.5|  196.4|  201.1|  197.4|  202.1|   50.6|   50.6|   50.5|   50.4
   Nevada........................|   36.0|   37.7|   36.1|   37.7|  138.0|  145.6|  139.9|  147.1|   31.7|   32.2|   31.8|   32.1
   New Hampshire.................|   18.1|   18.2|   18.3|   18.1|  130.6|  133.5|  132.8|  134.0|   29.9|   29.2|   30.1|   28.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  237.9|  242.5|  239.0|  242.7|  830.6|  855.1|  842.9|  870.7|  229.8|  230.3|  229.7|  230.5
   New Mexico....................|   29.5|   30.1|   29.6|   30.3|  149.5|  157.4|  150.6|  158.5|   27.7|   29.4|   27.8|   29.5
   New York......................|  406.3|  402.0|  407.8|  403.4|1,582.2|1,610.8|1,609.0|1,636.9|  728.4|  731.7|  730.3|  733.4
   North Carolina................|  157.7|  156.3|  158.1|  156.9|  749.0|  763.4|  757.5|  771.8|  140.7|  146.1|  141.3|  146.4
   North Dakota..................|   18.3|   18.8|   18.4|   18.9|   76.0|   76.9|   76.3|   77.2|   13.6|   13.8|   13.8|   14.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Ohio..........................|  214.7|  214.3|  214.8|  214.4|1,192.0|1,202.6|1,207.6|1,216.1|  258.9|  259.7|  260.0|  259.7
   Oklahoma......................|   70.7|   71.8|   70.7|   72.1|  290.6|  306.2|  291.7|  308.2|   61.2|   62.7|   61.0|   62.9
   Oregon........................|   66.8|   67.8|   66.9|   69.2|  336.5|  348.7|  339.0|  347.9|   93.8|   96.6|   94.0|   97.0
   Pennsylvania..................|  270.1|  273.3|  273.3|  272.5|1,170.3|1,192.3|1,184.1|1,202.5|  303.3|  304.9|  303.4|  305.6
   Rhode Island..................|   14.5|   14.1|   14.7|   14.2|   96.0|   96.6|   96.8|   97.3|   25.4|   24.8|   25.3|   24.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   66.9|   67.3|   66.9|   67.5|  356.0|  361.3|  358.3|  363.3|   65.7|   66.0|   65.8|   65.9
   South Dakota..................|   14.9|   15.8|   14.9|   15.5|   82.8|   85.4|   82.4|   85.7|   17.8|   18.2|   17.8|   18.4
   Tennessee.....................|  129.4|  131.7|  129.3|  131.4|  550.7|  573.0|  555.0|  577.2|  104.9|  106.2|  105.3|  106.3
   Texas.........................|  442.1|  460.1|  444.7|  464.5|1,848.8|1,908.4|1,879.0|1,935.0|  433.3|  441.6|  434.8|  442.5
   Utah..........................|   48.9|   50.7|   49.6|   51.0|  201.2|  212.4|  204.5|  216.3|   43.2|   47.1|   44.0|   48.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.0|   11.0|   10.9|   11.0|   60.8|   61.5|   61.8|   62.5|   12.1|   12.0|   12.3|   12.0
   Virginia......................|  152.7|  154.9|  153.7|  155.9|  666.6|  701.2|  675.7|  709.1|  159.0|  165.4|  160.2|  167.4
   Washington....................|  114.6|  118.8|  116.0|  119.5|  556.7|  570.1|  561.9|  575.9|  122.4|  121.6|  123.0|  121.6
   West Virginia.................|   38.8|   39.5|   39.1|   39.8|  153.2|  159.3|  155.4|  160.8|   25.0|   25.4|   25.1|   25.4
   Wisconsin.....................|  115.2|  115.5|  115.7|  116.6|  567.5|  580.8|  568.8|  582.3|  132.0|  133.9|  132.5|  134.5
   Wyoming.......................|   14.6|   14.5|   14.7|   14.4|   47.6|   49.0|   48.1|   49.0|    7.7|    7.7|    7.8|    7.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Puerto Rico...................|   21.4|   21.7|   21.6|  (3)  |  170.9|  172.0|  180.2|  (3)  |   39.2|   39.9|   39.5|  (3)
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |                               |
                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                                                 |               |               |               |
                               State             |     Nov.      |     Dec.      |     Nov.      |     Dec.
                                                 |               |               |               |
                                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  366.5|  372.7|  365.1|  372.1|  347.2|  363.1|  344.5|  346.4
                   Alaska........................|   55.5|   57.0|   55.5|   57.0|   75.8|   75.1|   75.8|   75.2
                   Arizona.......................|  457.5|  481.1|  460.2|  485.2|  299.3|  310.1|  297.4|  307.8
                   Arkansas......................|  221.8|  232.7|  219.1|  230.1|  173.4|  175.3|  173.1|  175.1
                   California....................|3,477.1|3,533.0|3,484.4|3,532.2|2,100.4|2,115.3|2,098.9|2,112.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  471.6|  490.2|  479.8|  495.8|  306.7|  308.9|  303.4|  306.5
                   Connecticut...................|  448.9|  465.8|  449.4|  465.8|  214.5|  219.3|  212.5|  216.6
                   Delaware......................|   90.9|   94.9|   91.2|   94.6|   50.4|   51.4|   50.7|   51.7
                   District of Columbia..........|  259.2|  266.3|  258.9|  264.9|  283.4|  273.0|  283.2|  272.0
                   Florida.......................|1,856.7|1,966.4|1,867.9|1,982.5|  906.4|  976.3|  910.8|  939.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  755.6|  832.5|  755.5|  832.1|  561.3|  582.4|  559.8|  579.6
                   Hawaii2/......................|  163.8|  165.4|  163.9|  165.9|  113.4|  113.9|  115.9|  116.2
                   Idaho.........................|   99.5|  103.3|   99.8|  104.1|   93.8|   96.6|   92.8|   96.3
                   Illinois......................|1,484.3|1,520.5|1,484.4|1,516.7|  790.0|  795.4|  787.1|  793.4
                   Indiana.......................|  575.4|  586.8|  574.3|  585.6|  407.0|  407.5|  406.7|  402.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Iowa..........................|  323.1|  331.4|  323.2|  330.9|  231.7|  237.7|  230.5|  235.0
                   Kansas........................|  273.1|  281.4|  274.4|  280.8|  236.1|  245.4|  236.9|  238.3
                   Kentucky......................|  366.2|  378.4|  364.0|  376.8|  282.4|  291.8|  280.4|  291.5
                   Louisiana.....................|  411.5|  440.1|  412.0|  442.0|  342.0|  353.9|  339.6|  352.4
                   Maine.........................|  135.4|  138.7|  134.5|  138.2|   97.8|   97.2|   96.6|   95.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Maryland......................|  666.0|  672.8|  663.9|  673.0|  426.2|  431.6|  427.0|  432.5
                   Massachusetts.................|  980.0|1,022.7|  979.7|1,020.6|  393.9|  397.4|  393.0|  397.5
                   Michigan......................|1,029.9|1,078.6|1,026.7|1,075.9|  664.8|  673.9|  659.0|  663.6
                   Minnesota.....................|  624.3|  648.9|  628.3|  652.5|  369.8|  373.4|  367.8|  371.1
                   Mississippi...................|  202.8|  214.9|  201.0|  215.0|  215.6|  218.2|  215.6|  218.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Missouri......................|  653.5|  691.8|  653.5|  686.4|  390.5|  398.5|  391.4|  398.2
                   Montana.......................|   88.0|   90.5|   89.0|   91.2|   76.5|   79.6|   76.0|   77.9
                   Nebraska......................|  190.1|  198.6|  188.5|  197.1|  152.2|  160.4|  151.6|  154.0
                   Nevada........................|  306.7|  322.4|  310.2|  320.8|   91.6|   98.1|   91.7|   97.0
                   New Hampshire.................|  137.0|  144.7|  137.6|  145.3|   76.9|   78.2|   78.2|   79.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   New Jersey....................|1,026.0|1,061.7|1,023.6|1,059.6|  576.2|  573.5|  575.2|  573.6
                   New Mexico....................|  167.3|  179.0|  168.2|  180.5|  161.7|  168.8|  161.4|  167.3
                   New York......................|2,457.5|2,515.1|2,459.9|2,518.6|1,441.7|1,432.5|1,436.9|1,426.0
                   North Carolina................|  705.9|  736.1|  705.7|  735.2|  554.0|  569.8|  550.3|  566.7
                   North Dakota..................|   78.4|   81.4|   77.8|   81.5|   67.7|   68.8|   68.3|   68.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Ohio..........................|1,290.1|1,315.2|1,285.7|1,310.9|  758.1|  765.9|  756.5|  764.3
                   Oklahoma......................|  303.9|  318.6|  302.7|  318.1|  272.4|  272.2|  274.0|  273.6
                   Oregon........................|  334.4|  346.3|  331.6|  345.7|  241.3|  250.2|  236.0|  242.8
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,545.5|1,578.2|1,543.0|1,573.4|  727.1|  736.7|  727.4|  735.5
                   Rhode Island..................|  138.4|  142.2|  137.4|  141.6|   62.4|   63.5|   63.7|   62.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  340.2|  349.4|  338.7|  348.0|  304.5|  316.1|  304.9|  307.3
                   South Dakota..................|   81.9|   84.9|   81.9|   85.3|   69.2|   71.2|   68.3|   69.3
                   Tennessee.....................|  582.6|  600.9|  582.7|  598.9|  370.3|  393.6|  369.9|  374.3
                   Texas.........................|1,960.2|2,037.0|1,953.1|2,038.2|1,414.0|1,450.6|1,407.3|1,450.3
                   Utah..........................|  218.1|  233.3|  220.7|  235.6|  163.0|  165.9|  161.2|  164.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   74.7|   76.2|   75.0|   79.0|   45.9|   47.4|   45.0|   46.7
                   Virginia......................|  812.4|  855.1|  812.4|  852.1|  612.8|  613.6|  611.3|  610.8
                   Washington....................|  586.4|  606.4|  588.8|  608.2|  446.5|  454.9|  435.1|  444.7
                   West Virginia.................|  169.8|  175.9|  169.6|  176.4|  136.7|  149.6|  137.4|  139.5
                   Wisconsin.....................|  602.3|  618.4|  600.4|  617.9|  370.8|  376.5|  369.4|  370.0
                   Wyoming.......................|   40.5|   41.3|   41.1|   41.7|   59.3|   60.1|   59.4|   59.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Puerto Rico...................|  155.4|  156.8|  157.5|  (3)  |  287.9|  291.4|  288.8|  (3)
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      3/  Not available.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to March 1993
                   benchmark levels.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and
                   will be revised when new information becomes available.
 
 
 
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |            November             |            December
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
       United States.........................................|       6.1      |       5.3      |       6.0      |       5.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alabama....................................................|       7.3      |       5.0      |       7.0      |       4.6
    Birmingham...............................................|       5.3      |       3.6      |       4.9      |       3.3
    Huntsville...............................................|       6.0      |       4.1      |       5.9      |       3.8
    Mobile...................................................|       8.1      |       5.6      |       7.6      |       5.1
    Montgomery...............................................|       6.1      |       4.5      |       5.5      |       4.0
    Tuscaloosa...............................................|       5.6      |       4.1      |       5.4      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alaska.....................................................|       7.7      |       7.4      |       7.7      |       7.9
    Anchorage................................................|       5.5      |       5.4      |       5.3      |       5.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arizona....................................................|       5.7      |       5.7      |       5.7      |       5.6
    Phoenix_Mesa.............................................|       4.7      |       4.5      |       4.7      |       4.2
    Tucson...................................................|       4.1      |       4.2      |       4.0      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arkansas...................................................|       5.5      |       4.6      |       6.0      |       5.1
    Fayetteville_Springdale_Rogers...........................|       2.5      |       2.3      |       2.7      |       2.4
    Fort Smith1/.............................................|       6.1      |       5.1      |       6.3      |       5.8
    Little Rock_North Little Rock............................|       4.4      |       3.5      |       4.5      |       3.6
    Pine Bluff...............................................|       8.0      |       7.1      |       8.6      |       7.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  California2/...............................................|       8.6      |       7.5      |       8.3      |       7.0
    Bakersfield..............................................|      14.0      |      13.2      |      13.5      |      12.0
    Fresno...................................................|      14.3      |      13.0      |      13.6      |      11.7
    Los Angeles_Long Beach2/.................................|       9.4      |       8.0      |       8.9      |       8.1
    Modesto..................................................|      14.7      |      13.3      |      14.7      |      12.6
    Oakland..................................................|       6.1      |       5.4      |       5.8      |       4.7
    Orange County............................................|       6.0      |       4.8      |       5.7      |       4.1
    Riverside_San Bernardino.................................|       9.6      |       7.8      |       8.9      |       6.8
    Sacramento...............................................|       7.4      |       6.6      |       7.1      |       5.8
    Salinas..................................................|      10.9      |      10.6      |      14.9      |      12.9
    San Diego................................................|       7.2      |       6.1      |       6.7      |       5.3
    San Francisco............................................|       5.3      |       4.7      |       5.0      |       4.2
    San Jose.................................................|       6.1      |       5.3      |       5.7      |       4.5
    Santa Barbara_Santa Maria_Lompoc.........................|       7.4      |       7.0      |       7.6      |       6.5
    Santa Rosa...............................................|       6.0      |       5.4      |       5.9      |       4.9
    Stockton_Lodi............................................|      12.6      |      11.9      |      12.8      |      11.1
    Vallejo_Fairfield_Napa...................................|       7.4      |       7.1      |       7.4      |       6.3
    Ventura..................................................|       8.5      |       7.7      |       8.0      |       6.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Colorado...................................................|       4.8      |       3.6      |       4.8      |       3.2
    Boulder_Longmont.........................................|       4.3      |       3.3      |       4.1      |       2.5
    Denver...................................................|       4.1      |       3.4      |       4.5      |       2.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Connecticut................................................|       5.5      |       4.8      |       5.5      |       4.7
    Bridgeport...............................................|       6.2      |       5.3      |       6.2      |       5.2
    Danbury..................................................|       4.2      |       3.4      |       4.2      |       3.4
    Hartford.................................................|       5.9      |       5.0      |       5.9      |       5.0
    New Haven_Meriden........................................|       5.3      |       4.8      |       5.3      |       4.6
    Stamford_Norwalk.........................................|       3.7      |       3.5      |       3.7      |       3.4
    Waterbury................................................|       6.5      |       5.7      |       6.7      |       5.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Delaware...................................................|       5.3      |       4.1      |       5.5      |       3.8
    Wilmington_Newark1/......................................|       5.2      |       4.0      |       5.4      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  District of Columbia.......................................|       8.4      |       7.6      |       7.9      |       7.5
    Washington1/.............................................|       4.3      |       3.8      |       4.1      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Florida2/..................................................|       6.1      |       6.2      |       6.0      |       5.4
    Daytona Beach............................................|       5.9      |       6.0      |       6.2      |       5.3
    Fort Lauderdale..........................................|       5.9      |       6.2      |       5.9      |       5.4
    Fort Myers_Cape Coral....................................|       4.9      |       5.2      |       4.8      |       4.4
    Gainesville..............................................|       3.6      |       3.5      |       3.5      |       3.5
    Jacksonville.............................................|       4.8      |       4.9      |       4.8      |       4.3
    Lakeland_Winter Haven....................................|       8.2      |       7.2      |       7.4      |       6.1
    Melbourne_Titusville_Palm Bay............................|       6.9      |       6.5      |       6.8      |       6.1
    Miami....................................................|       6.8      |       7.7      |       6.9      |       6.7
    Orlando..................................................|       5.3      |       5.4      |       5.4      |       4.8
    Pensacola................................................|       4.7      |       5.0      |       4.8      |       4.4
    Sarasota_Bradenton.......................................|       4.4      |       4.2      |       4.2      |       3.5
    Tallahassee..............................................|       4.0      |       3.8      |       4.1      |       3.4
    Tampa_St. Petersburg_Clearwater..........................|       5.4      |       5.3      |       5.5      |       4.7
    West Palm Beach_Boca Raton...............................|       7.5      |       7.8      |       7.2      |       6.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Georgia....................................................|       5.3      |       4.5      |       5.3      |       4.4
    Albany...................................................|       7.7      |       6.3      |       7.6      |       6.0
    Athens...................................................|       3.9      |       3.3      |       4.0      |       3.5
    Atlanta..................................................|       4.8      |       4.1      |       4.8      |       3.9
    Augusta_Aiken1/..........................................|       6.9      |       5.4      |       6.9      |       5.0
    Columbus1/...............................................|       6.5      |       5.4      |       6.3      |       5.0
    Macon....................................................|       5.4      |       5.1      |       5.4      |       4.8
    Savannah.................................................|       5.8      |       4.8      |       5.8      |       4.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Hawaii.....................................................|       4.1      |       5.4      |       3.5      |       4.7
    Honolulu.................................................|       3.2      |       4.2      |       2.8      |       3.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Idaho......................................................|       5.2      |       5.3      |       6.0      |       6.6
    Boise City...............................................|       4.1      |       4.6      |       4.5      |       5.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Illinois2/.................................................|       5.6      |       4.5      |       5.8      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |            November             |            December
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Illinois2/                                                 |                |                |                |
    Bloomington_Normal.......................................|       3.6      |       2.6      |       4.7      |       2.8
    Champaign_Urbana.........................................|       4.0      |       3.0      |       4.2      |       2.9
    Chicago..................................................|       5.4      |       4.3      |       5.6      |       4.0
    Davenport_Moline_Rock Island1/...........................|       4.9      |       4.3      |       5.1      |       4.2
    Decatur..................................................|       7.6      |       6.3      |       7.7      |       5.9
    Kankakee.................................................|       6.5      |       6.1      |       7.1      |       5.6
    Peoria_Pekin.............................................|       5.2      |       3.9      |       5.5      |       3.9
    Rockford.................................................|       6.4      |       4.2      |       6.3      |       4.0
    Springfield..............................................|       4.4      |       3.8      |       4.7      |       3.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Indiana....................................................|       4.8      |       4.2      |       5.1      |       4.2
    Bloomington..............................................|       3.5      |       3.3      |       5.5      |       3.7
    Elkhart_Goshen...........................................|       6.0      |       3.6      |       5.1      |       3.4
    Evansville_Henderson1/...................................|       4.8      |       4.4      |       4.6      |       4.6
    Fort Wayne...............................................|       4.4      |       3.6      |       4.8      |       4.0
    Gary.....................................................|       5.7      |       5.4      |       5.8      |       5.0
    Indianapolis.............................................|       4.0      |       3.7      |       4.1      |       3.5
    Kokomo...................................................|       4.7      |       4.2      |       4.6      |       3.7
    Lafayette................................................|       3.5      |       3.1      |       3.5      |       3.3
    Muncie...................................................|       5.1      |       4.3      |       5.2      |       4.6
    South Bend...............................................|       4.4      |       3.7      |       4.6      |       3.7
    Terre Haute..............................................|       6.0      |       5.3      |       6.1      |       5.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Iowa.......................................................|       3.5      |       3.0      |       3.7      |       3.3
    Cedar Rapids.............................................|       3.0      |       2.4      |       3.0      |       2.5
    Des Moines...............................................|       2.9      |       2.5      |       2.8      |       2.6
    Dubuque..................................................|       3.3      |       2.5      |       3.8      |       3.1
    Iowa City................................................|       2.3      |       2.3      |       2.1      |       2.2
    Sioux City1/.............................................|       2.7      |       2.6      |       2.7      |       2.6
    Waterloo_Cedar Falls.....................................|       4.7      |       3.8      |       4.6      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kansas.....................................................|       5.1      |       4.8      |       4.7      |       4.7
    Lawrence.................................................|       4.9      |       4.7      |       4.8      |       4.8
    Topeka...................................................|       4.8      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       4.4
    Wichita..................................................|       5.9      |       5.4      |       5.1      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kentucky...................................................|       5.7      |       4.7      |       5.4      |       4.4
    Lexington................................................|       3.5      |       3.3      |       3.4      |       2.6
    Louisville1/.............................................|       4.3      |       3.8      |       5.2      |       4.2
    Owensboro................................................|       5.2      |       5.1      |       4.3      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Louisiana..................................................|       7.1      |       7.5      |       7.2      |       7.2
    Alexandria...............................................|       6.8      |       7.0      |       6.9      |       7.0
    Baton Rouge..............................................|       6.7      |       6.9      |       6.5      |       6.5
    Houma....................................................|       6.2      |       6.6      |       7.0      |       7.2
    Lafayette................................................|       6.9      |       7.2      |       6.7      |       6.6
    Lake Charles.............................................|       7.8      |       8.0      |       7.2      |       7.3
    Monroe...................................................|       6.6      |       7.2      |       6.5      |       6.2
    New Orleans..............................................|       6.6      |       7.0      |       6.5      |       6.6
    Shreveport_Bossier City..................................|       7.0      |       7.7      |       7.4      |       7.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maine......................................................|       8.4      |       6.8      |       7.7      |       6.5
    Lewiston_Auburn..........................................|       7.9      |       6.2      |       7.3      |       5.8
    Portland.................................................|       5.9      |       4.3      |       5.4      |       4.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maryland...................................................|       6.0      |       4.8      |       5.8      |       4.5
    Baltimore................................................|       7.0      |       5.6      |       6.7      |       5.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Massachusetts2/............................................|       6.1      |       5.2      |       5.8      |       5.2
    Boston1/.................................................|       5.3      |       4.6      |       4.9      |       4.5
    Brockton.................................................|       6.9      |       5.6      |       6.4      |       5.7
    Fitchburg_Leominster.....................................|       6.6      |       5.8      |       6.3      |       5.8
    Lawrence1/...............................................|       8.3      |       5.9      |       7.6      |       5.8
    Lowell1/.................................................|       7.0      |       5.6      |       6.4      |       5.4
    New Bedford..............................................|       8.7      |       8.7      |       9.1      |       9.1
    Pittsfield...............................................|       7.9      |       6.5      |       7.5      |       6.8
    Springfield..............................................|       6.7      |       5.7      |       6.5      |       5.7
    Worcester1/..............................................|       5.7      |       4.5      |       5.3      |       4.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Michigan2/.................................................|       6.5      |       4.2      |       6.8      |       4.1
    Ann Arbor................................................|       4.3      |       2.7      |       4.3      |       2.7
    Benton Harbor............................................|       7.0      |       4.4      |       7.2      |       4.2
    Detroit..................................................|       6.6      |       3.8      |       6.6      |       3.8
    Flint....................................................|       8.8      |       5.4      |       8.9      |       5.2
    Grand Rapids_Muskegon_Holland............................|       5.3      |       3.6      |       5.5      |       3.3
    Jackson..................................................|       6.6      |       4.2      |       7.2      |       4.4
    Kalamazoo_Battle_Creek...................................|       5.3      |       3.7      |       5.8      |       3.5
    Lansing_East Lansing.....................................|       4.6      |       3.2      |       4.9      |       3.0
    Saginaw_Bay City_Midland.................................|       6.3      |       4.6      |       6.8      |       4.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Minnesota..................................................|       4.4      |       3.0      |       4.5      |       3.3
    Duluth_Superior1/........................................|       6.5      |       4.8      |       6.5      |       4.8
    Minneapolis_St.Paul1/....................................|       3.7      |       2.5      |       3.6      |       2.6
    Rochester................................................|       3.6      |       2.6      |       3.6      |       2.7
    St. Cloud................................................|       4.5      |       2.9      |       5.9      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Mississippi................................................|       5.4      |       5.8      |       5.1      |       5.4
    Jackson..................................................|       3.8      |       4.0      |       3.5      |       3.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Missouri...................................................|       6.2      |       3.9      |       6.3      |       4.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |            November             |            December
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Missouri                                                   |                |                |                |
    Kansas City1/............................................|       5.3      |       3.9      |       5.1      |       4.0
    St. Louis LMA1/..........................................|       5.9      |       3.9      |       5.9      |       3.9
    Springfield..............................................|       4.9      |       2.8      |       4.9      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Montana....................................................|       6.0      |       5.0      |       6.2      |       5.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nebraska...................................................|       2.0      |       2.1      |       2.2      |       2.4
    Lincoln..................................................|       1.6      |       1.9      |       1.9      |       2.1
    Omaha1/..................................................|       2.2      |       2.3      |       2.4      |       2.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nevada.....................................................|       6.8      |       5.6      |       7.0      |       5.6
    Las Vegas................................................|       7.0      |       5.7      |       7.2      |       5.8
    Reno.....................................................|       6.0      |       5.1      |       6.3      |       5.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Hampshire..............................................|       6.2      |       3.9      |       6.0      |       4.1
    Manchester...............................................|       5.9      |       3.8      |       5.1      |       4.0
    Nashua...................................................|       6.3      |       4.1      |       5.9      |       4.7
    Portsmouth_Rochester.....................................|       5.3      |       3.6      |       5.5      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Jersey2/...............................................|       5.9      |       6.2      |       6.7      |       5.8
    Atlantic_Cape May........................................|       9.2      |      10.2      |      10.7      |       9.9
    Bergen_Passaic...........................................|       6.6      |       6.4      |       7.3      |       6.0
    Jersey City..............................................|       7.8      |       8.6      |       9.3      |       8.3
    Middlesex_Somerset_Hunterdon.............................|       4.5      |       4.6      |       5.0      |       4.2
    Monmouth_Ocean...........................................|       5.5      |       5.7      |       6.3      |       5.3
    Newark...................................................|       6.1      |       6.2      |       6.8      |       5.7
    Trenton..................................................|       4.7      |       5.2      |       5.3      |       4.8
    Vineland_Millville_Bridgeton.............................|       9.0      |       9.6      |      10.8      |       9.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Mexico.................................................|       6.9      |       5.1      |       6.8      |       5.4
    Albuquerque..............................................|       6.2      |       3.8      |       6.2      |       3.7
    Las Cruces...............................................|       7.7      |       5.8      |       8.0      |       7.0
    Santa Fe.................................................|       3.6      |       3.3      |       3.7      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New York2/.................................................|       7.2      |       5.9      |       7.5      |       5.3
    Albany_Schenectady_Troy..................................|       4.1      |       4.1      |       4.5      |       3.9
    Binghamton...............................................|       6.0      |       5.3      |       6.3      |       5.0
    Buffalo_Niagara Falls....................................|       5.7      |       5.1      |       5.9      |       4.7
    Dutchess County..........................................|       7.2      |       5.0      |       7.0      |       4.3
    Elmira...................................................|       4.8      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       4.1
    Glens Falls..............................................|       7.2      |       7.1      |       8.1      |       6.7
    Nassau_Suffolk...........................................|       5.5      |       4.8      |       5.5      |       4.2
    New York.................................................|       9.3      |       7.0      |       9.5      |       6.2
       New York City2/.......................................|      10.2      |       7.5      |      10.5      |       6.6
    Newburgh1/...............................................|       5.5      |       4.4      |       5.6      |       4.2
    Rochester................................................|       4.3      |       4.3      |       4.6      |       4.0
    Syracuse.................................................|       5.3      |       5.0      |       5.6      |       4.6
    Utica_Rome...............................................|       5.9      |       5.4      |       6.0      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Carolina2/...........................................|       3.9      |       3.9      |       3.8      |       2.9
    Asheville................................................|       3.5      |       3.5      |       3.2      |       2.6
    Charlotte_Gastonia_Rock Hill1/...........................|       3.8      |       3.4      |       3.6      |       2.5
    Greensboro_Winston-Salem_High Point......................|       3.4      |       3.1      |       3.1      |       2.3
    Raleigh_Durham_Chapel Hill...............................|       2.7      |       2.6      |       2.5      |       2.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Dakota...............................................|       4.2      |       3.0      |       4.4      |       3.7
    Bismarck.................................................|       4.1      |       2.9      |       4.8      |       3.8
    Fargo_Moorhead1/.........................................|       3.0      |       2.0      |       3.3      |       2.7
    Grand Forks1/............................................|       3.3      |       2.1      |       3.1      |       2.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Ohio2/.....................................................|       5.9      |       4.2      |       6.1      |       4.2
    Akron....................................................|       5.2      |       3.9      |       5.6      |       4.0
    Canton_Massillon.........................................|       6.3      |       4.4      |       6.5      |       4.4
    Cincinnati1/.............................................|       5.2      |       3.8      |       5.1      |       3.6
    Cleveland_Lorain_Elyria..................................|       6.2      |       4.4      |       6.1      |       4.4
    Columbus.................................................|       4.6      |       3.2      |       4.6      |       3.2
    Dayton_Springfield.......................................|       4.8      |       3.7      |       5.1      |       3.6
    Toledo...................................................|       6.0      |       4.2      |       6.1      |       4.2
    Youngstown_Warren........................................|       7.4      |       5.3      |       7.5      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oklahoma...................................................|       5.8      |       5.2      |       6.0      |       5.3
    Enid.....................................................|       3.4      |       4.7      |       3.9      |       3.8
    Lawton...................................................|       6.1      |       6.2      |       6.1      |       6.2
    Oklahoma City............................................|       4.9      |       4.5      |       5.0      |       4.4
    Tulsa....................................................|       5.7      |       5.1      |       5.9      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oregon.....................................................|       6.4      |       4.5      |       6.4      |       4.8
    Eugene_Springfield.......................................|       6.4      |       4.3      |       6.4      |       4.6
    Medford_Ashland..........................................|       7.1      |       5.2      |       7.0      |       5.5
    Portland_Vancouver1/.....................................|       5.4      |       3.7      |       5.2      |       3.9
    Salem....................................................|       6.4      |       4.6      |       6.6      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania2/.............................................|       6.7      |       5.6      |       5.8      |       5.3
    Allentown_Bethlehem_Easton...............................|       6.9      |       5.7      |       6.2      |       5.5
    Altoona..................................................|       7.1      |       6.3      |       6.2      |       6.4
    Erie.....................................................|       7.2      |       5.8      |       6.2      |       5.6
    Harrisburg_Lebanon_Carlisle..............................|       4.9      |       4.1      |       4.3      |       4.2
    Johnstown................................................|      10.2      |       8.3      |       9.0      |       8.0
    Lancaster................................................|       4.8      |       4.0      |       4.3      |       4.1
    Philadelphia1/...........................................|       6.2      |       5.5      |       5.3      |       4.9
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  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |            November             |            December
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania2/                                             |                |                |                |
    Pittsburgh...............................................|       6.3      |       5.6      |       5.8      |       5.4
    Reading..................................................|       5.4      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       4.3
    Scranton_Wilkes_Barre_Hazelton...........................|       7.6      |       6.2      |       6.7      |       6.0
    Sharon...................................................|       9.1      |       5.7      |       7.5      |       5.7
    State College............................................|       6.3      |       4.6      |       5.0      |       4.4
    Williamsport.............................................|       7.9      |       6.4      |       7.2      |       6.7
    York.....................................................|       5.5      |       4.4      |       4.6      |       4.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Rhode Island...............................................|       7.5      |       6.3      |       7.7      |       5.7
    Providence_Fall River_Warwick............................|       7.7      |       6.4      |       7.9      |       6.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Carolina.............................................|       7.2      |       5.5      |       7.5      |       5.0
    Charleston_North Charleston..............................|       6.2      |       5.6      |       6.4      |       4.8
    Columbia.................................................|       5.2      |       4.0      |       5.1      |       3.3
    Greenville_Spartanburg_Anderson..........................|       5.1      |       3.9      |       5.2      |       3.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Dakota...............................................|       3.0      |       2.9      |       3.3      |       3.1
    Rapid City...............................................|       3.5      |       3.5      |       3.2      |       3.1
    Sioux Falls..............................................|       2.3      |       2.1      |       2.8      |       2.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Tennessee..................................................|       5.3      |       3.5      |       4.6      |       3.1
    Chattanooga1/............................................|       4.7      |       3.0      |       4.1      |       2.6
    Johnson City_Kingsport_Bristol1/.........................|       5.4      |       4.0      |       5.0      |       3.5
    Knoxville................................................|       4.4      |       3.0      |       3.8      |       2.7
    Memphis1/................................................|       5.3      |       3.7      |       4.4      |       3.2
    Nashville................................................|       3.8      |       2.3      |       3.2      |       2.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Texas2/....................................................|       6.9      |       5.6      |       6.3      |       5.8
    Abilene..................................................|       5.8      |       4.4      |       5.3      |       4.2
    Amarillo.................................................|       4.7      |       3.5      |       4.2      |       3.8
    Austin_San Marcos........................................|       3.9      |       3.3      |       3.4      |       3.3
    Beaumont_Port Arthur.....................................|      10.6      |       8.5      |       9.3      |       8.5
    Brazoria.................................................|       7.4      |       6.3      |       6.5      |       6.7
    Brownsville_Harlingen_San Benito ........................|      12.9      |       9.9      |      12.5      |      10.3
    Bryan_College Station....................................|       3.3      |       3.3      |       2.8      |       3.3
    Corpus Christi...........................................|       9.1      |       8.0      |       8.6      |       8.4
    Dallas...................................................|       5.9      |       4.6      |       5.2      |       4.6
    El Paso..................................................|      10.3      |       8.2      |      11.0      |       8.6
    Fort Worth_Arlington.....................................|       6.0      |       4.9      |       5.4      |       5.0
    Galveston_Texas City.....................................|       8.6      |       7.0      |       7.7      |       7.4
    Houston..................................................|       7.3      |       5.7      |       6.2      |       5.8
    Killeen_Temple...........................................|       5.9      |       4.7      |       5.3      |       4.6
    Laredo...................................................|       9.9      |       7.9      |       8.8      |       8.2
    Longview_Marshall........................................|       8.9      |       6.9      |       8.1      |       7.0
    Lubbock..................................................|       4.7      |       3.8      |       6.3      |       3.6
    McAllen_Edinburg_Mission.................................|      17.1      |      14.9      |      15.5      |      15.4
    Odessa_Midland...........................................|       7.2      |       6.4      |       6.3      |       6.2
    San Angelo...............................................|       5.7      |       4.2      |       5.5      |       4.1
    San Antonio..............................................|       5.5      |       4.3      |       5.1      |       4.4
    Sherman_Denison..........................................|       7.1      |       5.4      |       6.2      |       5.6
    Texarkana1/..............................................|       8.9      |       7.4      |       8.3      |       7.7
    Tyler....................................................|       6.9      |       4.9      |       6.2      |       7.5
    Victoria.................................................|       6.1      |       5.8      |       5.4      |       6.0
    Waco.....................................................|       5.5      |       4.3      |       5.8      |       4.5
    Wichita Falls............................................|       5.5      |       4.6      |       5.4      |       4.8
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  Utah.......................................................|       3.6      |       3.8      |       3.1      |       3.2
    Provo_Orem...............................................|       3.0      |       3.5      |       2.9      |       2.7
    Salt Lake City_Odgen.....................................|       3.4      |       3.6      |       2.9      |       2.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Vermont....................................................|       4.9      |       4.2      |       4.7      |       3.9
    Burlington...............................................|       3.8      |       2.9      |       3.6      |       2.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Virginia...................................................|       4.6      |       4.5      |       4.5      |       4.4
    Charlottesville..........................................|       3.4      |       3.4      |       3.5      |       3.2
    Danville.................................................|       6.3      |       6.2      |       5.8      |       6.4
    Lynchburg................................................|       4.2      |       4.1      |       4.5      |       4.0
    Norfolk_Virginia Beach_Newport News1/....................|       5.2      |       5.0      |       5.0      |       4.9
    Richmond_Petersburg......................................|       4.3      |       4.3      |       4.1      |       3.9
    Roanoke..................................................|       4.2      |       3.4      |       4.6      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Washington.................................................|       7.3      |       6.1      |       7.7      |       6.2
    Seattle_Bellevue_Everett.................................|       6.2      |       5.1      |       6.3      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  West Virginia..............................................|       9.9      |       7.3      |      10.2      |       8.4
    Charleston...............................................|       7.3      |       5.5      |       7.1      |       6.0
    Huntington_Ashland1/.....................................|       8.5      |       6.6      |       7.9      |       6.5
    Parkersburg_Marietta1/...................................|       7.5      |       5.5      |       8.1      |       6.2
    Wheeling1/...............................................|       9.0      |       5.5      |       9.4      |       6.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin..................................................|       4.2      |       3.8      |       4.2      |       3.9
    Appleton_Oshkosh_Neenah..................................|       3.3      |       3.0      |       3.3      |       3.1
    Eau Claire...............................................|       5.1      |       5.1      |       5.3      |       4.8
    Green Bay................................................|       3.7      |       3.2      |       3.6      |       3.3
    Janesville_Beloit........................................|       5.3      |       3.7      |       4.8      |       3.9
    Kenosha..................................................|       4.1      |       3.7      |       3.8      |       3.8
    La Crosse................................................|       3.7      |       3.1      |       3.8      |       3.1
    Madison..................................................|       1.9      |       1.8      |       2.0      |       1.9
    Milwaukee_Waukesha.......................................|       4.0      |       3.7      |       3.6      |       3.4
    Racine...................................................|       5.4      |       4.4      |       4.6      |       4.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |            November             |            December
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
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                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin                                                  |                |                |                |
    Sheboygan................................................|       3.1      |       2.7      |       2.9      |       2.8
    Wausau...................................................|       4.9      |       5.3      |       5.3      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wyoming....................................................|       5.2      |       4.3      |       5.9      |       4.7
    Casper...................................................|       6.2      |       4.5      |       7.0      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
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     1/  Includes interstate portion of area located in
  adjacent state.
     2/  Data are obtained directly from the Current
  Population Survey.
     3/  Not available.
     p/  = preliminary.
     NOTE:    Data refer to place of residence. Data,
  beginning 1994, are not directly comparable with those for
  1993 and prior years as a result of the redesign of the CPS.
  In addition, data comparisons are affected by the
  incorporation of new population controls and other
  methodological changes. For addititional information, see
  "Revisions in State and Area Estimates Effective January
  1994" in the March 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.