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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 94-270
   Employment           (202) 606-6559
   Unemployment               606-6392
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                                               Wednesday, June 1, 1994
 
 
   STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  APRIL 1994
 
     Unemployment rates were lower in April than in the prior month in
27 states and the District of Columbia, higher in 20 states, and
unchanged in 3 states, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  The national unemployment rate
was 6.4 percent in April, compared with 6.5 in both March and
February.  Employment on nonfarm payrolls was higher in April than in
March in 41 states.
 
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     The unemployment rates in the District of Columbia and four states--
North Dakota, Rhode Island, Texas, and West Virginia--had declines of 1
percentage point or more from March to April.  In contrast, California,
with a 1 percentage point increase, was the only state to have a sizable
increase in its unemployment rate.  (See table 1.)  California and West
Virginia had rates above 8.5 percent in April, while 15 states had rates of
4.9 percent or less.  (See map 1.)
 
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     Over-the-month increases in payroll employment continued in
April, with gains posted in 41 states.  Most of these increases were
small, as only nine states had gains of 0.5 percent or more.  The
largest percentage increases occurred in Delaware, New Mexico, and
Maine--all about 1.0 percent.  The trade and services industries had
increases in four-fifths of the states; finance, insurance, and real
estate and government rose in about two-thirds.  (See table 3.)
 
     Payroll employment increased in 48 states between April 1993 and
April 1994.  Increases were 2 percent or more in 29 states.  The
largest percentage increases occurred in Nevada (7.2 percent), Utah
(6.7 percent), and Idaho (6.2 percent).  The only declines were
recorded in the District of Columbia (-1.5 percent), Hawaii (-1.5
percent), and California (-0.5 percent).  (See map 2.)
 
     Construction employment was up over the year in over four-fifths
of the states, with nine states having increases in excess of 10
percent.  Manufacturing gains were reported in 31 states, located
primarily in the Central and Mountain divisions of the nation.  Trade
employment increased in all states except California, Connecticut, and
Hawaii and in the District of Columbia.  Services employment increased
in all but one state, Hawaii.  (See table 3.)
 
     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.)
                                 - 2 -
 
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     Of the 261 areas for which April data are available, 23 areas had
unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher, while 99 had rates below 5.0
percent.  Modesto, Calif., had the highest unemployment rate (17.1
percent), followed by Fresno, Calif. (14.9 percent), and Bakersfield,
Calif. (14.6 percent).  The lowest rates were in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel
Hill, N.C. (1.9 percent), Sioux Falls, S.D. (2.0 percent), and Iowa City,
Iowa (2.2 percent).  (See table 5.)
 
 
___________________________________________________________________________
     The State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release
for May 1994 will be issued on Wednesday, June 29.
 
 
 
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      |     State and area labor force data beginning in January 1994|
      |are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and prior years|
      |as a result of the introduction of the redesigned Current     |
      |Population Survey.  Data comparisons also are affected by the |
      |incorporation of 1990 census-based population controls and    |
      |other methodological changes.  These changes are described in |
      |greater detail in "Revisions in State and Area Estimates      |
      |Effective January 1994" in the March 1994 issue of Employment |
      |and Earnings.                                                 |
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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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                       |  Apr.   |  Feb.   |  Mar.   |  Apr.   | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  |  Apr.   | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  |  Apr.
                       |  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................|  1,987.2|  1,987.0|  1,979.6|  1,974.6|  147.1|  138.2|  128.2|   114.1 |   7.4 |   7.0 |   6.5 |    5.8
Alaska.................|    298.3|    311.3|    309.7|    309.3|   23.3|   25.6|   25.6|    25.8 |   7.8 |   8.2 |   8.3 |    8.3
Arizona................|  1,829.9|  1,963.6|  1,996.2|  2,007.0|  119.0|  102.2|  109.5|   113.3 |   6.5 |   5.2 |   5.5 |    5.6
Arkansas...............|  1,160.8|  1,199.2|  1,199.3|  1,208.5|   73.0|   62.7|   60.0|    61.6 |   6.3 |   5.2 |   5.0 |    5.1
Colorado...............|  1,884.4|  1,968.4|  1,958.3|  1,956.8|  100.0|  110.3|  102.0|   104.8 |   5.3 |   5.6 |   5.2 |    5.4
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Connecticut............|  1,794.3|  1,820.8|  1,806.0|  1,785.2|  115.6|   91.5|   93.3|    87.5 |   6.4 |   5.0 |   5.2 |    4.9
Delaware...............|    371.8|    379.6|    382.4|    382.0|   18.5|   19.0|   19.9|    21.2 |   5.0 |   5.0 |   5.2 |    5.5
District of Columbia...|    304.5|    298.4|    299.6|    302.9|   25.8|   27.9|   29.2|    22.2 |   8.5 |   9.3 |   9.8 |    7.3
Georgia................|  3,436.2|  3,604.0|  3,593.3|  3,581.9|  196.0|  229.6|  219.9|   199.8 |   5.7 |   6.4 |   6.1 |    5.6
Hawaii.................|    583.4|    597.7|    593.7|    601.6|   25.7|   28.7|   31.2|    33.5 |   4.4 |   4.8 |   5.3 |    5.6
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Idaho..................|    541.3|    591.5|    595.7|    596.7|   35.2|   31.1|   31.1|    28.0 |   6.5 |   5.3 |   5.2 |    4.7
Indiana................|  2,906.8|  3,013.3|  3,007.1|  2,997.5|  163.0|  152.1|  154.0|   147.1 |   5.6 |   5.0 |   5.1 |    4.9
Iowa...................|  1,539.5|  1,565.9|  1,541.6|  1,523.7|   63.8|   65.0|   55.6|    54.2 |   4.1 |   4.2 |   3.6 |    3.6
Kansas.................|  1,317.7|  1,327.7|  1,336.9|  1,347.4|   65.8|   72.2|   77.6|    80.1 |   5.0 |   5.4 |   5.8 |    5.9
Kentucky...............|  1,797.0|  1,814.8|  1,801.5|  1,791.0|  113.6|   99.6|   86.8|    87.3 |   6.3 |   5.5 |   4.8 |    4.9
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Louisiana..............|  1,883.1|  1,925.0|  1,892.5|  1,917.3|  141.3|  149.3|  153.9|   160.2 |   7.5 |   7.8 |   8.1 |    8.4
Maine..................|    633.9|    632.5|    625.1|    619.3|   48.9|   47.0|   42.9|    39.3 |   7.7 |   7.4 |   6.9 |    6.4
Maryland...............|  2,667.5|  2,698.7|  2,661.7|  2,645.2|  165.4|  163.0|  150.7|   142.4 |   6.2 |   6.0 |   5.7 |    5.4
Minnesota..............|  2,462.4|  2,582.2|  2,545.2|  2,561.5|  127.5|  107.3|  108.9|   106.6 |   5.2 |   4.2 |   4.3 |    4.2
Mississippi............|  1,209.6|  1,216.3|  1,215.2|  1,228.9|   82.4|   85.0|   84.2|    89.0 |   6.8 |   7.0 |   6.9 |    7.2
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Missouri...............|  2,649.8|  2,637.8|  2,643.8|  2,645.7|  167.8|  142.7|  155.0|   131.1 |   6.3 |   5.4 |   5.9 |    5.0
Montana................|    425.2|    433.9|    437.2|    440.5|   25.8|   23.2|   22.3|    23.1 |   6.1 |   5.4 |   5.1 |    5.2
Nebraska...............|    849.5|    899.2|    892.2|    882.8|   23.7|   25.5|   28.3|    27.2 |   2.8 |   2.8 |   3.2 |    3.1
Nevada.................|    737.4|    779.4|    780.2|    778.5|   52.5|   38.0|   39.1|    40.7 |   7.1 |   4.9 |   5.0 |    5.2
New Hampshire..........|    617.3|    618.2|    625.7|    623.5|   40.5|   33.2|   28.8|    28.9 |   6.6 |   5.4 |   4.6 |    4.6
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New Mexico.............|    755.4|    780.4|    775.2|    785.3|   56.1|   40.2|   40.5|    40.2 |   7.4 |   5.2 |   5.2 |    5.1
North Dakota...........|    317.4|    332.7|    332.3|    331.3|   13.8|   15.1|   16.0|    12.6 |   4.4 |   4.5 |   4.8 |    3.8
Oklahoma...............|  1,520.3|  1,577.0|  1,563.0|  1,561.6|   92.2|  109.1|  104.9|   101.8 |   6.1 |   6.9 |   6.7 |    6.5
Oregon.................|  1,574.7|  1,604.8|  1,608.2|  1,607.5|  116.3|  114.6|  100.5|    94.8 |   7.4 |   7.1 |   6.3 |    5.9
Rhode Island...........|    513.1|    514.9|    510.3|    497.2|   40.5|   39.1|   38.6|    30.7 |   7.9 |   7.6 |   7.6 |    6.2
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South Carolina.........|  1,820.4|  1,830.7|  1,813.0|  1,821.1|  136.4|  118.5|  121.0|   127.4 |   7.5 |   6.5 |   6.7 |    7.0
South Dakota...........|    358.0|    367.8|    369.6|    369.1|   12.1|   10.3|   11.0|    10.3 |   3.4 |   2.8 |   3.0 |    2.8
Tennessee..............|  2,490.5|  2,597.6|  2,611.4|  2,639.1|  144.7|  151.8|  139.8|   123.1 |   5.8 |   5.8 |   5.4 |    4.7
Utah...................|    898.0|    972.8|    980.4|    979.1|   35.8|   33.2|   33.7|    34.6 |   4.0 |   3.4 |   3.4 |    3.5
Vermont................|    315.1|    311.4|    317.2|    315.3|   17.0|   15.9|   15.4|    12.7 |   5.4 |   5.1 |   4.8 |    4.0
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Virginia...............|  3,378.8|  3,390.0|  3,398.3|  3,451.7|  174.1|  173.2|  165.1|   177.6 |   5.2 |   5.1 |   4.9 |    5.1
Washington.............|  2,681.8|  2,761.8|  2,743.1|  2,711.9|  204.0|  172.0|  178.4|   161.1 |   7.6 |   6.2 |   6.5 |    5.9
West Virginia..........|    786.2|    773.4|    777.4|    770.3|   88.5|   82.5|   79.3|    68.6 |  11.3 |  10.7 |  10.2 |    8.9
Wisconsin..............|  2,712.9|  2,844.3|  2,826.7|  2,802.4|  133.5|  143.7|  135.7|   132.6 |   4.9 |   5.1 |   4.8 |    4.7
Wyoming................|    238.2|    250.7|    250.7|    249.1|   12.9|   16.9|   16.2|    16.6 |   5.4 |   6.7 |   6.5 |    6.7
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                       |                     Estimates derived directly from the Current Population Survey 1/
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California.............| 15,311.7| 15,596.9| 15,547.2| 15,559.5|1,362.2|1,407.2|1,342.2| 1,493.0 |   8.9 |   9.0 |   8.6 |    9.6
Florida................|  6,611.6|  6,692.1|  6,761.6|  6,759.3|  452.2|  383.4|  495.6|   502.0 |   6.8 |   5.7 |   7.3 |    7.4
Illinois...............|  5,936.8|  6,016.6|  6,029.7|  6,075.7|  473.1|  383.1|  362.5|   335.5 |   8.0 |   6.4 |   6.0 |    5.5
Massachusetts..........|  3,147.3|  3,130.2|  3,141.6|  3,127.3|  212.7|  199.9|  185.0|   190.2 |   6.8 |   6.4 |   5.9 |    6.1
Michigan...............|  4,672.5|  4,796.0|  4,752.8|  4,817.9|  318.6|  379.8|  307.7|   276.4 |   6.8 |   7.9 |   6.5 |    5.7
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New Jersey.............|  3,984.3|  4,029.6|  4,022.9|  3,967.1|  353.9|  294.7|  319.1|   286.5 |   8.9 |   7.3 |   7.9 |    7.2
New York...............|  8,698.5|  8,578.2|  8,686.4|  8,652.3|  654.9|  671.7|  699.5|   705.5 |   7.5 |   7.8 |   8.1 |    8.2
North Carolina.........|  3,559.5|  3,586.8|  3,572.5|  3,587.4|  189.6|  185.2|  155.7|   138.5 |   5.3 |   5.2 |   4.4 |    3.9
Ohio...................|  5,476.5|  5,609.5|  5,595.4|  5,548.1|  360.7|  294.2|  329.2|   350.7 |   6.6 |   5.2 |   5.9 |    6.3
Pennsylvania...........|  5,859.1|  5,739.6|  5,913.6|  5,880.9|  401.6|  292.0|  402.5|   390.9 |   6.9 |   5.1 |   6.8 |    6.6
Texas..................|  9,019.8|  9,307.3|  9,317.2|  9,354.3|  619.6|  645.8|  693.8|   592.9 |   6.9 |   6.9 |   7.4 |    6.3
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Puerto Rico............|  1,211.2|  1,210.5|  1,193.9|  1,184.6|  205.0|  178.6|  178.5|   175.1 |  16.9 |  14.8 |  15.0 |   14.8
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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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                       |       March       |       April       |     March     |      April      |     March     |      April
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                        ___________________ ___________________ _______________ _________________ _______________ _________________
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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................|  1,965.6|  1,968.4|  1,986.2|  1,973.8|  136.5|  122.9|  144.5|   111.5 |   6.9 |   6.2 |   7.3 |    5.7
Alaska.................|    291.4|    304.0|    292.9|    304.0|   25.4|   27.8|   23.8|    26.5 |   8.7 |   9.1 |   8.1 |    8.7
Arizona................|  1,804.5|  1,976.6|  1,810.3|  1,985.7|  110.8|  103.1|  109.1|   103.4 |   6.1 |   5.2 |   6.0 |    5.2
Arkansas...............|  1,151.3|  1,190.6|  1,162.8|  1,210.1|   78.3|   64.2|   76.1|    64.2 |   6.8 |   5.4 |   6.5 |    5.3
Colorado...............|  1,844.9|  1,928.5|  1,847.8|  1,920.5|  106.5|  108.6|   88.8|    93.4 |   5.8 |   5.6 |   4.8 |    4.9
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Connecticut............|  1,778.9|  1,793.4|  1,779.7|  1,771.1|  111.3|   92.8|  113.1|    85.3 |   6.3 |   5.2 |   6.4 |    4.8
Delaware...............|    368.2|    379.6|    370.0|    380.2|   20.0|   21.1|   17.0|    19.7 |   5.4 |   5.6 |   4.6 |    5.2
District of Columbia...|    304.5|    299.3|    304.1|    302.8|   25.9|   28.6|   25.3|    21.6 |   8.5 |   9.6 |   8.3 |    7.1
Georgia................|  3,410.9|  3,586.5|  3,417.8|  3,562.7|  205.2|  226.6|  187.3|   190.7 |   6.0 |   6.3 |   5.5 |    5.4
Hawaii.................|    581.5|    592.6|    581.9|    599.9|   25.5|   30.1|   25.2|    32.9 |   4.4 |   5.1 |   4.3 |    5.5
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Idaho..................|    531.9|    586.7|    533.8|    589.1|   42.4|   36.8|   38.0|    30.8 |   8.0 |   6.3 |   7.1 |    5.2
Indiana................|  2,877.1|  2,978.2|  2,907.4|  2,998.2|  176.0|  167.0|  168.2|   152.5 |   6.1 |   5.6 |   5.8 |    5.1
Iowa...................|  1,525.6|  1,527.6|  1,536.0|  1,519.5|   75.0|   65.1|   65.1|    55.2 |   4.9 |   4.3 |   4.2 |    3.6
Kansas.................|  1,312.8|  1,331.8|  1,307.6|  1,337.4|   68.4|   81.3|   60.9|    75.1 |   5.2 |   6.1 |   4.7 |    5.6
Kentucky...............|  1,779.4|  1,781.7|  1,794.3|  1,788.5|  120.5|   92.6|  113.6|    87.3 |   6.8 |   5.2 |   6.3 |    4.9
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Louisiana..............|  1,877.9|  1,881.5|  1,865.0|  1,899.1|  135.0|  146.9|  126.6|   145.6 |   7.2 |   7.8 |   6.8 |    7.7
Maine..................|    630.6|    620.6|    629.0|    614.6|   58.3|   53.5|   54.5|    45.1 |   9.2 |   8.6 |   8.7 |    7.3
Maryland...............|  2,651.6|  2,647.5|  2,653.8|  2,632.2|  167.3|  152.9|  158.7|   136.0 |   6.3 |   5.8 |   6.0 |    5.2
Minnesota..............|  2,433.5|  2,522.9|  2,454.7|  2,553.9|  135.6|  119.4|  129.1|   108.1 |   5.6 |   4.7 |   5.3 |    4.2
Mississippi............|  1,200.9|  1,212.9|  1,198.6|  1,217.4|   79.8|   84.7|   75.1|    81.6 |   6.6 |   7.0 |   6.3 |    6.7
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Missouri...............|  2,632.9|  2,632.2|  2,657.6|  2,654.4|  168.8|  158.3|  162.4|   126.0 |   6.4 |   6.0 |   6.1 |    4.7
Montana................|    423.1|    434.9|    425.0|    440.2|   30.4|   26.4|   24.8|    22.0 |   7.2 |   6.1 |   5.8 |    5.0
Nebraska...............|    837.2|    884.2|    847.5|    880.8|   25.8|   30.2|   21.3|    24.9 |   3.1 |   3.4 |   2.5 |    2.8
Nevada.................|    729.5|    775.7|    733.2|    774.4|   52.4|   39.9|   51.5|    39.7 |   7.2 |   5.1 |   7.0 |    5.1
New Hampshire..........|    616.2|    623.1|    612.1|    618.4|   48.1|   32.4|   42.1|    30.4 |   7.8 |   5.2 |   6.9 |    4.9
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Mexico.............|    751.3|    773.9|    754.7|    784.7|   55.2|   40.3|   55.6|    39.8 |   7.3 |   5.2 |   7.4 |    5.1
North Dakota...........|    310.8|    326.9|    316.4|    330.3|   15.7|   17.9|   13.5|    12.3 |   5.0 |   5.5 |   4.3 |    3.7
Oklahoma...............|  1,520.7|  1,562.5|  1,525.2|  1,566.7|   91.9|  107.3|   91.5|   101.1 |   6.0 |   6.9 |   6.0 |    6.5
Oregon.................|  1,557.9|  1,592.4|  1,561.6|  1,594.4|  128.6|  113.1|  118.4|    97.1 |   8.3 |   7.1 |   7.6 |    6.1
Rhode Island...........|    506.4|    503.8|    506.8|    491.1|   43.9|   42.5|   41.0|    31.1 |   8.7 |   8.4 |   8.1 |    6.3
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
South Carolina.........|  1,809.8|  1,810.5|  1,813.8|  1,814.8|  134.5|  122.6|  125.9|   117.1 |   7.4 |   6.8 |   6.9 |    6.5
South Dakota...........|    351.5|    363.5|    356.8|    367.9|   13.9|   12.7|   11.1|     9.3 |   4.0 |   3.5 |   3.1 |    2.5
Tennessee..............|  2,458.0|  2,585.0|  2,449.3|  2,597.5|  151.2|  145.9|  141.3|   119.5 |   6.1 |   5.6 |   5.8 |    4.6
Utah...................|    875.8|    962.5|    883.7|    963.9|   37.5|   34.7|   33.8|    32.6 |   4.3 |   3.6 |   3.8 |    3.4
Vermont................|    311.0|    314.4|    311.8|    311.4|   19.6|   17.3|   19.3|    14.5 |   6.3 |   5.5 |   6.2 |    4.6
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Virginia...............|  3,352.7|  3,381.4|  3,366.6|  3,439.8|  171.4|  164.3|  155.6|   159.1 |   5.1 |   4.9 |   4.6 |    4.6
Washington.............|  2,661.7|  2,726.0|  2,662.5|  2,692.9|  222.4|  196.8|  200.9|   158.0 |   8.4 |   7.2 |   7.5 |    5.9
West Virginia..........|    771.5|    769.4|    780.9|    765.2|   91.8|   84.3|   90.1|    70.4 |  11.9 |  11.0 |  11.5 |    9.2
Wisconsin..............|  2,678.2|  2,793.1|  2,691.4|  2,780.4|  148.6|  155.9|  141.0|   140.0 |   5.5 |   5.6 |   5.2 |    5.0
Wyoming................|    235.8|    247.9|    235.9|    246.7|   14.7|   17.7|   12.8|    16.5 |   6.2 |   7.1 |   5.4 |    6.7
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                       |                     Estimates derived directly from the Current Population Survey 1/
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California.............| 15,182.9| 15,430.0| 15,160.4| 15,401.7|1,472.3|1,375.9|1,281.0| 1,403.5 |   9.7 |   8.9 |   8.4 |    9.1
Florida................|  6,561.0|  6,726.6|  6,543.8|  6,689.6|  439.9|  471.2|  408.2|   456.2 |   6.7 |   7.0 |   6.2 |    6.8
Illinois...............|  5,909.8|  5,981.3|  5,866.7|  5,997.3|  510.7|  388.4|  474.6|   336.4 |   8.6 |   6.5 |   8.1 |    5.6
Massachusetts..........|  3,188.4|  3,141.6|  3,118.7|  3,097.1|  242.9|  209.0|  205.0|   181.1 |   7.6 |   6.7 |   6.6 |    5.8
Michigan...............|  4,570.3|  4,706.1|  4,586.8|  4,733.8|  326.7|  330.2|  313.0|   271.2 |   7.1 |   7.0 |   6.8 |    5.7
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey.............|  3,986.4|  4,020.8|  3,958.2|  3,942.3|  339.9|  336.8|  342.7|   275.6 |   8.5 |   8.4 |   8.7 |    7.0
New York...............|  8,667.6|  8,644.7|  8,634.5|  8,593.0|  661.0|  702.2|  608.0|   655.3 |   7.6 |   8.1 |   7.0 |    7.6
North Carolina.........|  3,517.5|  3,523.3|  3,517.0|  3,544.5|  193.0|  159.1|  185.8|   134.9 |   5.5 |   4.5 |   5.3 |    3.8
Ohio...................|  5,450.4|  5,564.9|  5,425.6|  5,495.6|  398.8|  369.7|  353.9|   343.6 |   7.3 |   6.6 |   6.5 |    6.3
Pennsylvania...........|  5,780.8|  5,821.4|  5,779.9|  5,797.2|  414.1|  402.7|  397.7|   386.3 |   7.2 |   6.9 |   6.9 |    6.7
Texas..................|  8,951.3|  9,263.1|  9,006.8|  9,339.1|  598.1|  668.5|  611.1|   582.7 |   6.7 |   7.2 |   6.8 |    6.2
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Puerto Rico............|  1,211.4|  1,188.3|  1,208.3|  1,182.4|  209.2|  179.4|  202.5|   172.4 |  17.3 |  15.1 |  16.8 |   14.6
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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             |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                               |  Apr.  |  Feb.  |  Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.
                               |  1993  |  1994  |  1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Alabama.......................| 1,713.0| 1,726.4| 1,730.2|1,736.7|   77.9|   78.2|   78.4|   80.0|  385.4|  381.6|  382.9|  382.5
 Alaska........................|   250.5|   258.2|   258.3|  256.9|   11.0|   13.1|   13.0|   12.9|   16.7|   18.4|   17.5|   15.9
 Arizona.......................| 1,565.3| 1,604.6| 1,615.6|1,622.0|   86.7|  101.0|  101.9|  102.8|  173.9|  176.4|  176.4|  177.5
 Arkansas......................|   986.3| 1,003.0| 1,005.8|1,006.7|   37.1|   38.5|   39.4|   38.8|  243.2|  247.0|  246.9|  248.2
 California....................|12,029.2|11,957.5|11,955.2|11963.6|  446.9|  450.3|  451.6|  452.8|1,819.4|1,761.1|1,761.1|1,761.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,658.8| 1,700.2| 1,701.6|1,701.8|   83.3|   85.0|   84.3|   83.2|  188.9|  188.9|  188.8|  190.1
 Connecticut...................| 1,528.8| 1,530.4| 1,525.8|1,529.2|   46.9|   49.1|   47.9|   46.0|  296.4|  285.1|  285.9|  284.7
 Delaware......................|   346.8|   349.6|   350.6|  354.0|   18.4|   17.4|   17.3|   18.0|   66.0|   63.6|   63.7|   63.7
 District of Columbia..........|   673.7|   665.0|   664.2|  663.6|    8.6|    8.1|    8.4|    8.3|   13.8|   14.2|   14.1|   14.1
 Florida.......................| 5,542.5| 5,685.3| 5,701.5|5,737.6|  286.1|  295.2|  296.5|  300.2|  486.0|  480.6|  481.4|  483.3
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Georgia.......................| 3,083.0| 3,201.2| 3,214.0|3,224.5|  125.5|  132.8|  136.2|  137.8|  553.3|  565.6|  565.7|  565.5
 Hawaii2/......................|   541.6|   533.4|   533.0|  533.3|   33.0|   30.3|   29.7|   30.0|   19.4|   18.0|   18.1|   17.9
 Idaho.........................|   431.1|   453.1|   456.6|  458.0|   23.3|   27.2|   28.0|   27.9|   68.8|   71.4|   72.7|   72.6
 Illinois......................| 5,299.8| 5,372.9| 5,375.2|5,374.7|  199.1|  197.1|  201.1|  199.3|  930.4|  941.3|  941.5|  940.1
 Indiana.......................| 2,577.2| 2,616.0| 2,634.2|2,635.9|  118.5|  118.2|  122.3|  121.2|  637.4|  647.8|  647.2|  650.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Iowa..........................| 1,270.7| 1,293.8| 1,297.7|1,301.6|   45.9|   49.3|   50.4|   50.2|  235.7|  241.1|  242.1|  242.4
 Kansas........................| 1,128.3| 1,150.6| 1,153.1|1,147.1|   44.5|   47.0|   47.9|   48.6|  182.8|  182.0|  182.2|  182.2
 Kentucky......................| 1,533.1| 1,539.2| 1,547.2|1,549.5|   68.2|   67.2|   69.1|   69.7|  292.5|  293.2|  294.1|  295.3
 Louisiana.....................| 1,641.6| 1,651.9| 1,663.5|1,673.5|   96.8|   98.7|  101.4|  102.4|  184.4|  186.4|  187.2|  187.6
 Maine.........................|   517.9|   520.9|   520.8|  524.8|   21.0|   21.6|   21.5|   21.5|   91.3|   92.4|   92.7|   92.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Maryland......................| 2,096.8| 2,102.8| 2,106.3|2,115.7|  119.0|  117.8|  117.3|  117.8|  181.3|  177.5|  177.0|  177.5
 Massachusetts.................| 2,828.7| 2,892.4| 2,897.7|2,916.9|   77.5|   85.2|   84.3|   88.5|  457.9|  445.5|  445.5|  447.1
 Michigan......................| 3,977.2| 4,044.0| 4,067.2|4,074.3|  130.2|  134.2|  138.2|  136.5|  904.5|  929.8|  934.2|  935.8
 Minnesota.....................| 2,233.7| 2,288.7| 2,293.0|2,297.4|   77.8|   82.4|   82.6|   81.5|  406.5|  410.5|  410.2|  410.7
 Mississippi...................|   991.4| 1,016.4| 1,023.0|1,024.8|   38.7|   39.8|   40.7|   41.9|  255.7|  257.1|  258.0|  256.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,386.7| 2,430.9| 2,436.8|2,454.7|   93.7|  100.9|  101.0|  102.8|  410.9|  412.1|  412.4|  412.1
 Montana.......................|   324.5|   332.0|   332.3|  331.8|   13.3|   14.4|   14.1|   14.0|   23.0|   23.0|   23.0|   22.6
 Nebraska......................|   762.2|   766.9|   767.0|  770.2|   30.9|   31.0|   31.8|   32.5|  102.0|  104.2|  104.0|  104.2
 Nevada........................|   661.3|   702.9|   706.1|  709.0|   46.1|   48.0|   48.8|   48.7|   28.8|   30.8|   31.0|   31.4
 New Hampshire.................|   499.8|   512.5|   514.3|  514.1|   16.7|   18.3|   18.3|   18.1|   97.4|   97.9|   98.1|   98.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,484.4| 3,510.6| 3,519.0|3,540.6|  112.5|  114.5|  116.3|  120.1|  518.6|  511.0|  509.7|  510.1
 New Mexico....................|   622.1|   639.8|   641.8|  648.1|   34.4|   37.8|   38.3|   38.9|   42.4|   43.6|   43.4|   44.1
 New York......................| 7,733.7| 7,779.1| 7,793.5|7,796.9|  241.1|  242.4|  244.1|  245.3|  989.6|  965.0|  961.8|  961.0
 North Carolina................| 3,222.7| 3,295.9| 3,317.3|3,320.7|  151.0|  158.1|  160.6|  161.3|  845.6|  847.6|  851.9|  851.5
 North Dakota..................|   283.7|   288.8|   291.1|  291.0|   11.5|   12.5|   13.3|   13.4|   19.3|   20.1|   20.5|   21.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 4,902.6| 4,940.7| 4,942.1|4,935.5|  183.8|  184.1|  182.9|  182.6|1,050.4|1,052.9|1,053.0|1,052.1
 Oklahoma......................| 1,238.9| 1,247.6| 1,247.9|1,249.8|   41.7|   42.5|   41.9|   42.4|  167.8|  168.5|  169.1|  168.8
 Oregon........................| 1,305.8| 1,332.4| 1,336.5|1,338.3|   52.3|   56.6|   57.9|   57.5|  210.9|  216.1|  216.5|  216.5
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,111.3| 5,114.6| 5,134.5|5,147.4|  195.6|  194.8|  194.7|  200.3|  945.6|  935.4|  936.8|  934.0
 Rhode Island..................|   426.9|   430.6|   430.5|  432.3|   12.1|   10.4|   10.3|   11.0|   88.5|   86.7|   86.5|   86.5
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 South Carolina................| 1,567.7| 1,593.1| 1,591.7|1,591.5|   81.3|   81.4|   81.9|   82.6|  375.8|  374.4|  372.3|  372.0
 South Dakota..................|   312.0|   324.4|   325.5|  325.9|   12.3|   13.3|   13.8|   13.7|   39.3|   41.9|   42.4|   42.5
 Tennessee.....................| 2,314.6| 2,370.6| 2,372.1|2,373.0|   92.3|   96.1|   95.9|   95.5|  527.1|  537.6|  537.5|  538.0
 Texas.........................| 7,432.7| 7,601.9| 7,622.9|7,662.6|  348.6|  361.1|  364.8|  367.0|  985.2|  995.8|  997.6|1,000.8
 Utah..........................|   795.4|   842.9|   847.1|  848.9|   39.1|   44.5|   45.3|   46.1|  107.7|  114.2|  115.0|  114.9
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 Vermont.......................|   256.3|   258.4|   258.9|  260.0|   11.3|   11.0|   10.8|   11.0|   43.7|   43.2|   43.1|   42.7
 Virginia......................| 2,902.2| 2,968.1| 2,988.2|2,998.9|  150.9|  156.0|  158.2|  159.1|  402.6|  403.3|  401.9|  400.0
 Washington....................| 2,246.9| 2,275.1| 2,277.7|2,279.2|  117.1|  121.8|  123.0|  122.4|  342.8|  333.9|  333.8|  332.7
 West Virginia.................|   649.9|   665.1|   665.6|  666.0|   30.2|   32.2|   32.9|   33.9|   83.4|   81.3|   81.3|   81.2
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,395.1| 2,431.0| 2,441.8|2,444.3|   90.1|   91.0|   93.9|   96.8|  559.2|  566.5|  567.9|  567.8
 Wyoming.......................|   208.5|   213.3|   212.0|  212.0|   11.9|   12.5|   12.7|   12.8|    9.5|    9.8|    9.9|    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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                                 | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.
                                 | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   84.6|   84.9|   85.1|   85.0|  375.6|  382.3|  383.7|  386.8|   75.3|   77.1|   77.2|   77.2
   Alaska........................|   23.0|   23.2|   23.4|   23.2|   48.0|   49.7|   50.6|   51.3|   11.0|   11.4|   11.3|   11.4
   Arizona.......................|   78.4|   78.6|   78.5|   78.6|  384.8|  390.2|  394.4|  397.2|   98.9|  101.1|  101.3|  101.4
   Arkansas......................|   56.8|   56.4|   56.6|   56.1|  218.8|  222.2|  223.6|  223.8|   39.7|   41.2|   41.4|   41.2
   California....................|  604.2|  599.3|  598.9|  595.5|2,799.5|2,768.3|2,768.6|2,769.4|  788.9|  780.9|  780.5|  780.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  102.8|  105.1|  105.0|  102.0|  402.4|  415.9|  417.7|  418.2|  104.4|  108.6|  108.8|  109.2
   Connecticut...................|   68.7|   69.3|   68.4|   69.3|  330.0|  328.2|  325.1|  326.7|  140.1|  137.8|  136.8|  138.0
   Delaware......................|   14.8|   15.1|   14.9|   15.0|   75.5|   76.3|   76.7|   77.5|   34.1|   36.2|   36.4|   36.8
   District of Columbia..........|   21.6|   20.7|   20.8|   20.7|   53.6|   51.8|   52.1|   52.0|   32.1|   29.6|   29.3|   29.5
   Florida.......................|  286.0|  285.0|  286.4|  286.1|1,445.2|1,477.3|1,479.2|1,487.3|  354.5|  363.5|  364.5|  364.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  201.5|  205.4|  206.2|  203.6|  767.1|  794.2|  795.7|  796.8|  165.1|  167.1|  167.5|  167.1
   Hawaii2/......................|   41.4|   39.8|   40.1|   40.2|  133.3|  130.7|  130.4|  130.3|   38.7|   39.5|   39.5|   39.6
   Idaho.........................|   20.8|   21.0|   21.1|   21.3|  107.9|  113.7|  114.6|  115.4|   22.5|   23.4|   23.8|   24.1
   Illinois......................|  310.0|  313.2|  312.6|  304.2|1,241.2|1,264.6|1,263.6|1,270.6|  380.5|  385.5|  384.9|  385.2
   Indiana.......................|  132.4|  135.3|  135.7|  133.5|  603.7|  615.4|  615.7|  616.5|  128.0|  129.4|  129.6|  129.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   56.6|   56.9|   57.2|   57.1|  319.3|  322.3|  321.5|  324.0|   73.7|   75.1|   75.4|   75.9
   Kansas........................|   65.1|   68.3|   68.1|   68.2|  273.8|  277.2|  278.3|  276.9|   57.6|   58.5|   58.6|   58.9
   Kentucky......................|   82.6|   82.9|   82.9|   83.3|  359.4|  363.5|  364.9|  365.1|   63.2|   62.8|   62.9|   62.7
   Louisiana.....................|  105.2|  106.1|  106.6|  106.6|  381.8|  382.6|  386.8|  388.4|   77.9|   77.8|   78.1|   78.5
   Maine.........................|   22.1|   21.5|   21.3|   21.0|  129.7|  129.6|  129.4|  132.1|   25.5|   25.9|   26.0|   26.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|   98.5|   97.7|   97.3|   97.0|  499.7|  499.2|  500.3|  502.2|  128.9|  130.4|  130.1|  130.2
   Massachusetts.................|  122.4|  127.3|  127.9|  127.3|  642.3|  655.3|  659.9|  664.0|  198.8|  201.4|  201.6|  202.5
   Michigan......................|  157.0|  158.8|  159.1|  153.7|  934.5|  945.8|  952.0|  954.7|  192.6|  192.6|  193.6|  195.0
   Minnesota.....................|  109.3|  110.2|  109.9|  108.1|  535.4|  548.0|  549.0|  550.9|  134.7|  139.7|  140.0|  139.6
   Mississippi...................|   45.9|   44.7|   44.9|   43.7|  208.0|  212.8|  215.0|  216.3|   38.4|   39.2|   39.4|   39.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  151.6|  154.6|  154.8|  152.2|  567.0|  574.9|  575.3|  581.3|  139.9|  141.3|  141.9|  143.0
   Montana.......................|   20.3|   20.2|   20.2|   20.1|   87.0|   89.2|   89.0|   88.9|   14.6|   15.1|   15.2|   15.1
   Nebraska......................|   47.3|   47.4|   47.8|   46.9|  191.8|  194.2|  193.5|  193.8|   50.2|   50.8|   50.6|   50.7
   Nevada........................|   34.6|   36.0|   36.3|   36.4|  132.1|  137.9|  138.4|  139.0|   30.4|   32.1|   32.1|   32.1
   New Hampshire.................|   18.1|   18.2|   18.2|   17.9|  128.5|  130.2|  130.9|  131.8|   29.6|   30.1|   30.1|   29.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  235.6|  238.0|  238.7|  236.4|  814.1|  819.0|  822.3|  828.4|  228.2|  231.1|  230.9|  231.5
   New Mexico....................|   29.3|   29.7|   29.9|   30.0|  147.4|  150.7|  151.2|  152.4|   27.5|   28.2|   28.3|   28.8
   New York......................|  401.3|  406.0|  406.4|  403.0|1,555.8|1,566.4|1,571.2|1,568.8|  726.7|  728.6|  729.5|  730.4
   North Carolina................|  156.8|  156.3|  157.1|  157.0|  724.3|  738.8|  743.1|  743.4|  137.3|  142.2|  142.9|  143.3
   North Dakota..................|   17.9|   18.4|   18.4|   18.4|   74.6|   75.2|   75.6|   75.3|   13.4|   13.8|   13.8|   13.8
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   Ohio..........................|  214.7|  212.5|  212.0|  203.8|1,169.6|1,180.6|1,181.7|1,181.8|  259.1|  260.4|  260.6|  260.8
   Oklahoma......................|   71.9|   71.6|   71.8|   71.6|  286.8|  292.5|  291.4|  291.3|   61.6|   61.3|   61.6|   61.7
   Oregon........................|   66.2|   66.1|   66.4|   65.5|  325.2|  330.7|  331.9|  333.6|   89.9|   94.7|   95.4|   96.0
   Pennsylvania..................|  267.6|  268.6|  269.4|  262.6|1,146.3|1,149.4|1,155.7|1,159.2|  302.5|  304.3|  304.5|  305.8
   Rhode Island..................|   14.0|   14.6|   14.5|   14.5|   92.3|   94.6|   94.4|   94.1|   25.2|   25.4|   25.2|   25.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   66.7|   66.8|   67.0|   66.3|  351.3|  358.8|  358.1|  357.9|   66.0|   66.5|   66.3|   66.3
   South Dakota..................|   14.6|   14.9|   14.9|   15.0|   80.8|   82.8|   82.6|   82.8|   17.6|   18.1|   18.2|   18.1
   Tennessee.....................|  125.2|  128.5|  128.9|  124.1|  531.8|  545.5|  546.1|  548.2|  103.4|  105.3|  105.3|  105.7
   Texas.........................|  437.5|  445.0|  444.9|  445.4|1,797.5|1,842.6|1,848.6|1,857.2|  424.3|  434.4|  436.9|  439.0
   Utah..........................|   45.3|   49.3|   49.8|   48.1|  191.7|  198.5|  199.9|  199.7|   38.4|   44.6|   45.0|   45.3
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.3|   11.0|   10.9|   11.0|   59.9|   61.1|   61.4|   61.5|   11.9|   12.1|   12.0|   12.0
   Virginia......................|  148.8|  151.4|  152.8|  152.2|  646.0|  663.1|  668.7|  670.6|  155.1|  160.9|  161.2|  162.3
   Washington....................|  114.4|  114.6|  117.0|  113.8|  543.6|  552.4|  551.9|  552.9|  120.0|  122.9|  122.3|  122.3
   West Virginia.................|   38.4|   39.7|   39.3|   39.0|  146.9|  152.3|  152.4|  152.7|   25.0|   25.0|   25.1|   25.0
   Wisconsin.....................|  113.6|  114.2|  114.4|  111.8|  551.4|  556.6|  557.2|  557.9|  129.6|  132.4|  132.7|  132.7
   Wyoming.......................|   14.5|   14.7|   14.6|   14.4|   47.8|   48.6|   48.3|   48.4|    7.7|    7.9|    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             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.
                                                 | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  363.0|  368.5|  368.8|  370.9|  340.5|  343.5|  343.9|  344.3
                   Alaska........................|   56.6|   57.8|   57.8|   57.8|   74.0|   74.9|   74.9|   74.6
                   Arizona.......................|  445.3|  458.8|  463.8|  466.6|  284.8|  286.5|  287.3|  285.9
                   Arkansas......................|  217.9|  224.8|  225.1|  225.6|  169.2|  169.4|  169.4|  169.4
                   California....................|3,459.3|3,480.2|3,478.8|3,486.7|2,076.7|2,084.1|2,083.0|2,085.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  464.2|  482.4|  482.8|  483.1|  296.8|  298.7|  298.8|  300.8
                   Connecticut...................|  441.0|  450.8|  451.9|  453.2|  204.8|  209.0|  208.8|  210.4
                   Delaware......................|   88.7|   91.4|   92.1|   93.4|   49.2|   49.5|   49.4|   49.5
                   District of Columbia..........|  255.4|  256.5|  256.4|  256.2|  288.5|  284.0|  283.0|  282.7
                   Florida.......................|1,799.1|1,879.3|1,889.5|1,901.1|  879.0|  898.3|  897.9|  908.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  717.2|  767.9|  774.3|  785.0|  545.8|  560.6|  560.8|  561.1
                   Hawaii2/......................|  163.6|  163.2|  163.2|  163.4|  112.2|  111.9|  112.0|  111.9
                   Idaho.........................|   95.9|  101.8|  101.5|  101.5|   89.7|   92.5|   92.8|   93.0
                   Illinois......................|1,452.5|1,481.2|1,481.9|1,489.0|  769.5|  773.5|  773.4|  770.5
                   Indiana.......................|  559.7|  568.6|  582.1|  583.9|  390.7|  395.1|  395.4|  394.9
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                   Iowa..........................|  315.8|  323.3|  323.7|  324.8|  221.7|  223.6|  225.3|  225.1
                   Kansas........................|  267.3|  276.4|  277.0|  277.7|  228.3|  232.4|  232.4|  226.0
                   Kentucky......................|  362.7|  365.6|  367.9|  368.1|  276.5|  275.2|  277.1|  277.0
                   Louisiana.....................|  410.0|  415.3|  418.0|  421.3|  340.3|  339.4|  340.2|  343.3
                   Maine.........................|  132.7|  136.4|  136.6|  138.1|   95.5|   93.4|   93.2|   93.3
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                   Maryland......................|  650.8|  662.7|  663.3|  670.0|  417.5|  416.4|  419.8|  419.9
                   Massachusetts.................|  941.3|  987.6|  990.8|  996.3|  387.3|  388.8|  386.5|  390.1
                   Michigan......................|1,009.5|1,036.3|1,040.0|1,051.8|  639.7|  637.9|  641.4|  638.1
                   Minnesota.....................|  610.5|  631.0|  633.3|  637.0|  351.8|  359.5|  360.8|  362.3
                   Mississippi...................|  191.4|  207.1|  207.1|  208.9|  208.3|  210.5|  212.6|  212.5
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                   Missouri......................|  640.3|  660.3|  664.5|  674.5|  378.9|  382.5|  382.7|  384.5
                   Montana.......................|   86.3|   89.9|   90.6|   90.3|   74.1|   74.6|   74.6|   75.1
                   Nebraska......................|  187.8|  188.8|  188.2|  190.0|  150.8|  149.1|  149.7|  150.7
                   Nevada........................|  288.7|  315.5|  315.7|  316.8|   88.0|   90.0|   91.1|   91.8
                   New Hampshire.................|  135.2|  140.9|  141.6|  142.9|   73.9|   76.6|   76.7|   75.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   New Jersey....................|1,008.7|1,033.8|1,036.7|1,046.6|  564.9|  561.1|  562.5|  565.6
                   New Mexico....................|  166.6|  173.1|  173.3|  175.0|  158.9|  160.2|  160.6|  162.1
                   New York......................|2,396.2|2,449.8|2,458.0|2,466.2|1,418.1|1,415.6|1,417.2|1,417.2
                   North Carolina................|  682.1|  711.9|  717.9|  718.4|  522.1|  537.6|  540.4|  542.4
                   North Dakota..................|   76.0|   77.9|   79.1|   78.9|   67.2|   67.0|   66.7|   66.5
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                   Ohio..........................|1,275.8|1,296.0|1,296.9|1,298.8|  735.0|  739.9|  740.6|  741.3
                   Oklahoma......................|  303.4|  307.0|  307.3|  308.3|  270.6|  269.2|  269.9|  271.1
                   Oregon........................|  326.0|  332.9|  334.1|  334.1|  233.6|  233.7|  232.7|  233.4
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,525.0|1,533.3|1,541.7|1,551.3|  706.9|  708.3|  711.2|  713.7
                   Rhode Island..................|  133.1|  136.8|  138.1|  138.7|   61.5|   62.0|   61.4|   61.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  328.3|  344.6|  344.4|  344.2|  296.5|  298.8|  300.0|  300.5
                   South Dakota..................|   79.9|   83.6|   83.9|   83.9|   64.8|   67.4|   67.3|   67.6
                   Tennessee.....................|  569.7|  587.5|  587.7|  590.9|  360.3|  365.2|  365.9|  365.9
                   Texas.........................|1,908.4|1,966.8|1,976.3|1,996.7|1,366.7|1,393.4|1,390.7|1,393.9
                   Utah..........................|  207.5|  221.9|  222.7|  224.7|  156.9|  161.6|  161.2|  162.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   73.7|   75.3|   75.8|   77.1|   44.0|   44.1|   44.4|   44.1
                   Virginia......................|  789.1|  822.9|  829.5|  837.7|  596.7|  598.1|  602.4|  603.5
                   Washington....................|  576.8|  589.2|  593.6|  597.4|  429.0|  436.9|  432.7|  434.3
                   West Virginia.................|  164.6|  170.9|  171.2|  170.8|  132.6|  135.0|  134.6|  134.2
                   Wisconsin.....................|  590.5|  607.9|  610.3|  612.4|  358.4|  360.2|  363.1|  362.8
                   Wyoming.......................|   42.6|   43.8|   43.7|   44.0|   57.2|   57.8|   57.2|   57.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      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             |      Mar.       |      Apr.      |     Mar.      |     Apr.      |     Mar.      |     Apr.
                               |                 |                |               |               |               |
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                               |  1993  |  1994  |  1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/
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 Alabama.......................| 1,696.2| 1,724.2| 1,713.7|1,736.9|   74.0|   76.8|   77.4|   79.6|  382.1|  380.3|  384.4|  381.6
 Alaska........................|   241.6|   247.9|   245.9|  251.5|    8.3|   10.1|    9.3|   10.9|   17.7|   16.1|   16.9|   15.7
 Arizona.......................| 1,565.4| 1,627.0| 1,575.3|1,631.7|   82.0|   99.3|   84.8|  100.9|  173.4|  175.8|  172.9|  176.5
 Arkansas......................|   978.4| 1,001.2|   988.2|1,008.8|   35.8|   37.1|   36.3|   37.8|  241.5|  245.9|  242.9|  248.1
 California....................|12,007.3|11,924.3|12,012.3|11947.2|  431.4|  436.7|  438.0|  443.7|1,819.3|1,752.0|1,808.6|1,750.3
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,642.9| 1,693.7| 1,655.3|1,699.2|   75.8|   77.3|   80.0|   80.8|  187.1|  187.5|  187.2|  188.6
 Connecticut...................| 1,518.6| 1,513.9| 1,522.5|1,524.3|   42.4|   41.3|   43.4|   43.3|  296.6|  285.7|  296.1|  284.3
 Delaware......................|   339.1|   346.9|   345.9|  352.4|   16.4|   16.1|   18.5|   17.9|   65.4|   63.1|   65.1|   63.1
 District of Columbia..........|   670.9|   661.8|   672.4|  662.5|    8.2|    8.3|    8.5|    8.3|   13.8|   14.1|   13.7|   14.0
 Florida.......................| 5,559.5| 5,766.6| 5,581.1|5,777.7|  281.5|  294.1|  282.2|  297.2|  487.1|  483.0|  485.3|  482.6
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 Georgia.......................| 3,041.8| 3,196.1| 3,073.0|3,213.8|  120.0|  132.7|  124.0|  135.2|  550.0|  562.6|  551.2|  563.2
 Hawaii2/......................|   543.8|   536.9|   542.8|  535.2|   32.8|   29.5|   32.6|   29.7|   19.3|   18.0|   19.3|   17.8
 Idaho.........................|   420.0|   449.5|   427.0|  453.9|   19.6|   25.0|   21.8|   26.5|   66.7|   70.7|   66.6|   70.3
 Illinois......................| 5,228.1| 5,325.7| 5,276.1|5,359.9|  174.3|  181.2|  189.8|  191.5|  927.0|  937.7|  926.0|  937.3
 Indiana.......................| 2,564.3| 2,607.7| 2,572.8|2,627.6|  105.6|  110.6|  114.9|  116.0|  633.7|  641.9|  634.8|  646.6
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 Iowa..........................| 1,249.7| 1,285.3| 1,273.4|1,303.9|   38.3|   42.1|   43.8|   47.5|  232.6|  240.0|  234.0|  240.9
 Kansas........................| 1,119.6| 1,150.8| 1,137.4|1,157.8|   40.4|   45.0|   43.9|   48.3|  182.3|  181.8|  182.8|  182.0
 Kentucky......................| 1,517.4| 1,537.1| 1,532.7|1,549.3|   61.3|   64.5|   66.0|   67.4|  290.6|  292.2|  291.0|  293.7
 Louisiana.....................| 1,636.5| 1,659.2| 1,643.5|1,669.8|   94.6|  100.3|   96.2|  102.0|  184.3|  185.6|  183.3|  186.1
 Maine.........................|   497.9|   508.1|   506.7|  514.5|   17.0|   18.2|   18.3|   19.5|   89.1|   91.1|   89.3|   90.5
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 Maryland......................| 2,058.9| 2,083.7| 2,089.1|2,109.4|  111.2|  110.0|  116.3|  115.7|  179.7|  175.6|  179.7|  176.2
 Massachusetts.................| 2,771.2| 2,869.9| 2,811.7|2,906.7|   65.9|   73.6|   71.7|   83.4|  456.4|  444.1|  455.9|  446.4
 Michigan......................| 3,925.1| 4,018.1| 3,945.6|4,047.9|  110.5|  116.6|  118.3|  124.9|  897.9|  925.7|  895.3|  929.8
 Minnesota.....................| 2,193.8| 2,256.9| 2,223.8|2,284.0|   63.5|   67.4|   70.6|   74.0|  399.7|  404.7|  402.5|  406.4
 Mississippi...................|   980.5| 1,019.9|   992.6|1,025.1|   35.8|   39.6|   38.3|   41.3|  254.2|  256.6|  255.0|  256.4
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,343.3| 2,420.0| 2,387.6|2,455.5|   86.4|   94.7|   90.6|   99.7|  409.9|  410.7|  409.6|  410.8
 Montana.......................|   314.4|   325.5|   322.1|  328.9|   10.0|   11.4|   12.5|   13.1|   22.3|   22.2|   22.1|   21.8
 Nebraska......................|   747.9|   761.2|   761.4|  769.7|   25.7|   29.1|   30.3|   32.0|  102.1|  103.5|  101.2|  103.5
 Nevada........................|   652.0|   701.6|   658.1|  707.2|   42.5|   47.3|   45.3|   48.2|   28.3|   30.9|   28.6|   31.3
 New Hampshire.................|   486.0|   507.0|   492.9|  507.6|   13.6|   15.4|   15.1|   16.8|   96.7|   97.8|   96.9|   98.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,428.8| 3,481.1| 3,464.4|3,520.9|  103.0|  106.2|  108.5|  116.1|  513.5|  505.6|  515.1|  506.7
 New Mexico....................|   613.6|   638.1|   622.5|  647.0|   32.3|   36.8|   33.8|   38.3|   41.2|   43.0|   41.6|   43.5
 New York......................| 7,634.5| 7,723.2| 7,694.3|7,771.8|  209.8|  219.0|  226.8|  235.7|  984.5|  956.3|  982.5|  956.9
 North Carolina................| 3,179.5| 3,298.3| 3,216.9|3,313.9|  145.9|  156.1|  148.9|  159.2|  838.2|  846.5|  839.4|  846.4
 North Dakota..................|   277.8|   286.6|   282.5|  289.5|    8.4|   10.0|    9.9|   11.5|   18.7|   20.3|   19.1|   20.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 4,818.7| 4,880.7| 4,883.2|4,915.5|  154.7|  161.6|  174.3|  172.9|1,044.4|1,044.9|1,045.7|1,047.1
 Oklahoma......................| 1,234.9| 1,249.0| 1,241.3|1,253.8|   40.5|   41.3|   41.0|   42.1|  166.4|  168.4|  167.1|  168.5
 Oregon........................| 1,283.3| 1,321.3| 1,298.4|1,330.3|   48.6|   54.3|   49.9|   55.3|  204.2|  210.0|  205.5|  211.4
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,043.2| 5,092.3| 5,107.0|5,145.0|  171.9|  173.8|  187.5|  191.9|  939.7|  930.4|  939.0|  929.8
 Rhode Island..................|   418.2|   426.3|   423.6|  430.2|   10.0|    9.3|   11.4|   10.6|   87.8|   86.0|   88.1|   85.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,547.9| 1,588.3| 1,571.2|1,596.0|   80.0|   81.0|   80.6|   81.5|  372.7|  370.9|  374.4|  370.6
 South Dakota..................|   308.2|   319.7|   313.9|  324.0|   10.6|   11.5|   11.9|   12.5|   38.0|   41.9|   38.6|   42.2
 Tennessee.....................| 2,281.4| 2,354.9| 2,312.0|2,369.8|   87.2|   91.4|   90.4|   94.4|  522.8|  536.2|  526.6|  537.2
 Texas.........................| 7,378.1| 7,614.9| 7,430.8|7,664.8|  341.7|  359.7|  346.0|  363.7|  979.8|  994.4|  979.2|  996.0
 Utah..........................|   789.7|   839.8|   798.4|  845.8|   34.6|   40.7|   37.0|   44.1|  108.2|  114.2|  108.6|  114.2
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Vermont.......................|   253.3|   259.0|   252.5|  256.0|    8.6|    9.0|    9.6|    9.7|   43.3|   42.8|   43.2|   42.5
 Virginia......................| 2,861.4| 2,961.4| 2,894.2|2,995.2|  143.5|  150.4|  148.1|  156.0|  402.1|  401.1|  401.9|  401.9
 Washington....................| 2,215.1| 2,258.0| 2,236.5|2,274.1|  111.1|  116.4|  113.5|  119.7|  337.8|  328.7|  339.5|  330.8
 West Virginia.................|   636.3|   657.5|   647.6|  664.0|   24.5|   29.0|   28.8|   32.8|   82.4|   80.8|   83.3|   80.8
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,355.0| 2,401.4| 2,377.4|2,430.2|   78.8|   81.5|   84.3|   91.4|  550.3|  559.8|  552.1|  561.7
 Wyoming.......................|   199.9|   204.2|   203.8|  206.3|    9.4|   10.3|   10.9|   11.6|    9.2|    9.5|    9.1|    9.4
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Puerto Rico...................|   (3)  |   (3)  |   (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (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)
 
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
                                 |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
               State             |               |               |               |               |               |
                                 |     Mar.      |     Apr.      |     Mar.      |     Apr.      |     Mar.      |     Apr.
                                 |               |               |               |               |               |
                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   82.9|   84.7|   84.2|   84.6|  367.0|  378.3|  373.7|  384.2|   74.7|   76.7|   75.0|   76.8
   Alaska........................|   21.5|  (3)  |   22.0|   22.1|   44.6|   47.6|   46.2|   49.5|   10.7|   11.2|   10.8|   11.2
   Arizona.......................|   76.9|   77.6|   77.6|   77.8|  381.9|  394.8|  385.1|  397.5|   98.4|  101.0|   98.8|  101.3
   Arkansas......................|   55.6|   55.9|   56.1|   55.5|  213.8|  220.5|  218.4|  223.1|   39.5|   41.1|   39.6|   41.1
   California....................|  599.2|  593.7|  600.2|  591.5|2,769.3|2,735.2|2,769.9|2,740.2|  786.8|  779.3|  787.7|  778.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  102.1|  104.6|  102.4|  101.6|  393.1|  412.5|  397.6|  414.3|  104.1|  108.8|  104.5|  109.0
   Connecticut...................|   68.7|   68.4|   68.0|   68.4|  322.5|  318.3|  324.0|  321.4|  139.6|  136.3|  139.0|  137.4
   Delaware......................|   14.7|   15.0|   15.0|   15.1|   71.7|   74.2|   73.9|   75.7|   33.6|   36.3|   34.0|   36.6
   District of Columbia..........|   21.7|   20.7|   21.5|   20.7|   52.4|   51.3|   53.3|   52.0|   32.3|   29.3|   32.1|   29.4
   Florida.......................|  285.8|  286.4|  286.0|  286.1|1,458.8|1,497.5|1,454.5|1,495.3|  354.7|  364.9|  354.1|  365.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  199.7|  204.7|  200.0|  202.1|  748.1|  786.0|  760.5|  791.0|  164.0|  166.9|  164.3|  166.5
   Hawaii2/......................|   41.5|   40.0|   41.2|   40.0|  131.9|  130.2|  132.2|  129.5|   38.5|   39.5|   38.6|   39.4
   Idaho.........................|   20.2|   20.7|   20.5|   21.0|  104.3|  112.5|  106.6|  114.1|   22.2|   23.7|   22.4|   24.0
   Illinois......................|  305.5|  311.0|  308.0|  303.3|1,216.6|1,240.8|1,225.9|1,254.0|  379.0|  383.4|  377.6|  384.0
   Indiana.......................|  131.8|  134.3|  131.5|  132.8|  595.7|  604.7|  598.6|  610.5|  126.6|  128.6|  127.2|  129.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   55.4|   56.5|   56.3|   56.8|  309.1|  315.4|  318.1|  322.6|   72.9|   75.0|   73.4|   75.6
   Kansas........................|   64.0|   67.8|   64.9|   68.1|  268.5|  274.7|  272.8|  275.9|   57.5|   58.4|   57.4|   58.8
   Kentucky......................|   81.7|   82.2|   82.2|   83.0|  353.6|  359.4|  356.4|  362.1|   63.0|   62.8|   63.2|   62.7
   Louisiana.....................|  104.7|  106.2|  104.0|  106.3|  378.3|  383.3|  380.4|  385.7|   77.5|   78.0|   77.7|   78.4
   Maine.........................|   21.4|   21.0|   21.5|   20.7|  119.1|  122.4|  123.7|  126.6|   25.0|   25.7|   25.3|   25.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|   96.7|   96.3|   98.0|   96.3|  482.9|  487.7|  492.1|  495.1|  127.7|  129.2|  128.5|  129.7
   Massachusetts.................|  120.1|  127.0|  121.8|  126.9|  616.9|  643.9|  629.5|  654.3|  197.2|  200.8|  198.1|  202.0
   Michigan......................|  152.8|  155.3|  154.8|  151.9|  910.1|  927.0|  917.3|  939.1|  191.2|  192.2|  191.0|  193.6
   Minnesota.....................|  108.6|  108.8|  109.1|  108.0|  520.9|  534.2|  529.4|  542.8|  132.9|  139.0|  133.9|  138.9
   Mississippi...................|   45.0|   44.4|   45.5|   43.5|  203.5|  212.9|  207.0|  215.0|   38.0|   39.2|   38.4|   39.3
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  150.5|  154.0|  151.4|  151.9|  548.4|  564.5|  561.2|  575.4|  137.1|  140.6|  139.2|  142.3
   Montana.......................|   20.1|   19.9|   20.1|   19.9|   82.5|   86.4|   85.4|   87.3|   14.5|   15.0|   14.6|   15.0
   Nebraska......................|   46.9|   47.5|   47.1|   46.9|  186.8|  191.0|  190.7|  193.0|   49.8|   50.4|   49.9|   50.5
   Nevada........................|   34.0|   36.1|   34.4|   36.3|  128.8|  136.5|  130.3|  137.7|   30.2|   32.0|   30.4|   32.1
   New Hampshire.................|   17.4|   18.0|   17.8|   17.7|  121.4|  126.3|  124.7|  127.9|   29.3|   29.7|   29.3|   29.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  232.4|  237.0|  234.6|  235.5|  788.5|  802.9|  799.0|  813.2|  226.9|  229.7|  227.3|  230.6
   New Mexico....................|   29.5|   29.9|   29.4|   29.9|  143.6|  148.2|  145.9|  150.7|   26.9|   28.1|   27.4|   28.6
   New York......................|  396.6|  400.7|  398.0|  399.4|1,508.9|1,537.1|1,526.6|1,545.1|  721.2|  725.1|  722.6|  726.7
   North Carolina................|  153.7|  155.7|  155.5|  156.4|  704.1|  730.5|  717.8|  735.1|  135.1|  142.0|  136.8|  143.0
   North Dakota..................|   17.5|   18.2|   17.8|   18.3|   72.8|   74.1|   74.4|   74.9|   13.3|   13.7|   13.3|   13.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Ohio..........................|  210.4|  208.8|  212.4|  202.0|1,141.1|1,156.9|1,156.7|1,168.2|  255.9|  258.8|  257.1|  259.5
   Oklahoma......................|   71.4|   71.5|   71.5|   71.6|  281.4|  288.4|  284.9|  290.7|   60.9|   61.1|   61.4|   61.3
   Oregon........................|   65.7|   65.9|   65.6|   65.2|  316.0|  323.7|  320.5|  328.0|   87.9|   94.4|   89.3|   95.2
   Pennsylvania..................|  265.4|  268.9|  268.2|  262.6|1,118.5|1,135.2|1,134.2|1,148.6|  299.8|  302.6|  300.9|  304.4
   Rhode Island..................|   13.8|   14.3|   14.0|   14.4|   87.8|   91.8|   89.9|   92.7|   24.9|   25.1|   25.0|   25.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   66.0|   66.5|   65.8|   66.0|  340.6|  352.8|  350.8|  356.9|   64.8|   65.9|   65.6|   66.2
   South Dakota..................|   14.6|   14.9|   14.8|   14.9|   78.0|   80.5|   80.2|   82.1|   17.5|   18.1|   17.5|   18.1
   Tennessee.....................|  124.0|  127.9|  124.1|  123.1|  516.9|  536.3|  527.1|  542.4|  101.9|  105.0|  103.3|  105.6
   Texas.........................|  430.6|  442.2|  434.5|  443.6|1,769.9|1,832.7|1,786.5|1,847.8|  422.1|  436.0|  423.3|  438.1
   Utah..........................|   46.1|   49.2|   46.1|   47.6|  184.0|  196.2|  186.8|  197.1|   39.4|   44.7|   40.2|   45.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.1|   10.7|   11.3|   10.9|   57.9|   60.2|   58.4|   60.1|   11.8|   12.0|   11.9|   12.0
   Virginia......................|  145.6|  151.0|  147.1|  150.7|  626.5|  653.3|  636.6|  661.6|  152.7|  160.2|  153.8|  161.8
   Washington....................|  111.8|  115.4|  113.0|  112.7|  526.7|  539.4|  535.4|  546.3|  119.3|  121.6|  119.6|  121.8
   West Virginia.................|   38.1|   38.9|   38.2|   38.7|  142.7|  149.7|  145.5|  151.4|   24.6|   24.9|   24.9|   24.9
   Wisconsin.....................|  111.3|  113.0|  113.1|  111.5|  535.1|  541.0|  540.7|  549.2|  128.5|  131.6|  129.2|  132.5
   Wyoming.......................|   14.2|   14.3|   14.3|   14.3|   44.8|   46.2|   46.2|   46.7|    7.6|    7.7|    7.6|    7.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Puerto Rico...................|  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (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             |     Mar.      |     Apr.      |     Mar.      |     Apr.
                                                 |               |               |               |
                                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  359.9|  369.5|  364.7|  372.4|  344.8|  347.7|  343.6|  347.7
                   Alaska........................|   54.2|   55.7|   55.2|   56.5|   74.9|   75.7|   75.4|   75.9
                   Arizona.......................|  444.7|  466.0|  447.2|  468.4|  295.7|  300.5|  296.4|  297.3
                   Arkansas......................|  215.4|  223.3|  218.3|  226.1|  173.4|  174.1|  173.1|  173.6
                   California....................|3,456.8|3,478.8|3,462.6|3,490.2|2,110.4|2,116.2|2,111.1|2,120.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  463.3|  482.8|  464.7|  483.1|  301.6|  305.1|  303.2|  306.8
                   Connecticut...................|  436.4|  449.6|  440.6|  454.6|  211.5|  213.4|  210.5|  214.0
                   Delaware......................|   86.7|   91.6|   88.7|   93.2|   50.5|   50.5|   50.6|   50.7
                   District of Columbia..........|  256.0|  256.9|  256.7|  257.5|  286.4|  281.1|  286.5|  280.5
                   Florida.......................|1,791.6|1,916.0|1,817.7|1,922.0|  893.4|  918.6|  894.7|  923.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  702.9|  768.9|  717.0|  782.6|  549.6|  566.7|  548.5|  565.6
                   Hawaii2/......................|  164.2|  163.7|  163.1|  163.2|  115.6|  116.0|  115.8|  115.6
                   Idaho.........................|   94.1|  100.5|   95.7|  101.2|   90.8|   94.3|   91.3|   94.6
                   Illinois......................|1,422.6|1,465.6|1,445.9|1,486.0|  786.9|  790.4|  786.5|  788.2
                   Indiana.......................|  565.6|  576.9|  559.6|  582.7|  398.7|  404.8|  399.5|  404.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Iowa..........................|  313.0|  323.4|  318.2|  327.4|  226.5|  230.9|  227.5|  230.9
                   Kansas........................|  263.7|  276.2|  268.7|  278.3|  234.7|  238.4|  238.1|  237.8
                   Kentucky......................|  359.1|  366.4|  364.3|  369.9|  280.0|  281.3|  281.6|  282.2
                   Louisiana.....................|  408.9|  418.0|  411.4|  420.9|  343.2|  342.6|  345.3|  345.0
                   Maine.........................|  126.7|  132.7|  129.9|  135.1|   99.5|   96.9|   98.6|   96.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Maryland......................|  636.7|  656.9|  649.9|  668.7|  422.9|  426.9|  423.5|  426.6
                   Massachusetts.................|  923.9|  984.9|  939.6|  996.3|  389.7|  394.6|  393.9|  396.3
                   Michigan......................|  993.3|1,029.6|1,004.6|1,046.5|  661.0|  663.2|  655.3|  653.4
                   Minnesota.....................|  600.6|  626.3|  609.1|  635.1|  360.3|  369.8|  361.7|  371.7
                   Mississippi...................|  187.0|  206.1|  192.0|  208.5|  211.9|  215.8|  211.4|  215.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Missouri......................|  623.4|  658.7|  641.6|  675.9|  383.3|  392.7|  389.7|  395.3
                   Montana.......................|   83.8|   89.3|   85.4|   89.4|   75.5|   75.9|   76.3|   76.8
                   Nebraska......................|  185.4|  187.5|  187.9|  190.0|  149.9|  150.9|  152.9|  152.4
                   Nevada........................|  286.1|  312.9|  287.2|  315.5|   89.5|   93.3|   89.4|   93.5
                   New Hampshire.................|  130.4|  139.7|  132.0|  139.9|   76.9|   79.7|   76.7|   77.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   New Jersey....................|  987.7|1,025.9|1,004.9|1,042.8|  575.1|  572.1|  573.2|  574.1
                   New Mexico....................|  164.6|  172.3|  166.4|  174.1|  160.3|  163.5|  162.7|  165.5
                   New York......................|2,368.9|2,443.3|2,396.7|2,466.2|1,440.3|1,437.0|1,436.2|1,437.0
                   North Carolina................|  664.9|  711.4|  681.7|  717.0|  534.2|  552.7|  533.4|  553.4
                   North Dakota..................|   75.0|   78.6|   75.9|   78.8|   68.5|   68.2|   68.5|   68.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Ohio..........................|1,245.0|1,277.4|1,273.8|1,296.2|  753.6|  758.4|  749.2|  755.4
                   Oklahoma......................|  302.4|  307.9|  304.6|  309.5|  276.2|  275.5|  275.7|  275.5
                   Oregon........................|  320.8|  333.4|  327.4|  335.1|  238.5|  238.1|  238.6|  238.5
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,506.3|1,534.0|1,532.2|1,557.5|  720.6|  727.6|  723.6|  730.1
                   Rhode Island..................|  131.2|  137.1|  132.9|  139.0|   62.6|   62.6|   62.1|   62.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  320.4|  342.3|  330.1|  346.3|  301.6|  307.2|  302.1|  306.8
                   South Dakota..................|   80.0|   82.3|   81.1|   83.1|   67.1|   68.2|   67.4|   68.8
                   Tennessee.....................|  559.0|  582.0|  569.5|  590.1|  364.8|  371.4|  366.2|  372.2
                   Texas.........................|1,887.0|1,972.3|1,908.2|1,994.7|1,382.7|1,414.5|1,388.6|1,418.3
                   Utah..........................|  206.8|  222.9|  209.4|  224.5|  162.4|  163.8|  162.2|  165.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   74.7|   77.6|   71.5|   74.2|   45.5|   46.2|   46.1|   46.0
                   Virginia......................|  774.2|  821.7|  788.3|  838.2|  603.7|  611.6|  605.4|  613.0
                   Washington....................|  569.1|  591.4|  577.4|  597.7|  436.3|  441.8|  435.0|  441.7
                   West Virginia.................|  161.7|  170.0|  164.6|  171.1|  133.2|  135.4|  133.5|  135.1
                   Wisconsin.....................|  581.1|  601.1|  586.1|  609.3|  368.1|  371.5|  369.6|  372.6
                   Wyoming.......................|   39.4|   40.4|   40.3|   41.0|   58.7|   58.9|   58.8|   58.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Puerto Rico...................|  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (3)  |  (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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              March              |              April
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
       United States.........................................|       7.3      |       6.8      |       6.8      |       6.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alabama....................................................|       6.9      |       6.2      |       7.3      |       5.7
    Birmingham...............................................|       5.3      |       4.4      |       5.8      |       4.1
    Huntsville...............................................|       5.0      |       5.4      |       5.3      |       5.0
    Mobile...................................................|       7.2      |       6.4      |       7.7      |       5.8
    Montgomery...............................................|       5.8      |       4.7      |       5.8      |       4.4
    Tuscaloosa...............................................|       5.2      |       4.8      |       5.4      |       4.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alaska.....................................................|       8.7      |       9.1      |       8.1      |       8.7
    Anchorage................................................|       6.6      |       6.7      |       6.3      |       6.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arizona....................................................|       6.1      |       5.2      |       6.0      |       5.2
    Phoenix_Mesa.............................................|       5.2      |       4.3      |       5.0      |       4.1
    Tucson...................................................|       4.3      |       3.7      |       4.1      |       3.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arkansas...................................................|       6.8      |       5.4      |       6.5      |       5.3
    Fayetteville_Springdale_Rogers...........................|       3.4      |       2.7      |       3.2      |       2.5
    Fort Smith1/.............................................|       6.9      |       5.8      |       6.6      |       5.5
    Little Rock_North Little Rock............................|       5.1      |       4.0      |       5.0      |       4.1
    Pine Bluff...............................................|       9.3      |       7.7      |       9.1      |       7.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  California2/...............................................|       9.7      |       8.9      |       8.4      |       9.1
    Bakersfield..............................................|      17.0      |      15.7      |      13.5      |      14.6
    Fresno...................................................|      17.2      |      16.0      |      13.5      |      14.9
    Los Angeles_Long Beach2/.................................|      10.4      |       9.4      |       9.4      |       9.9
    Modesto..................................................|      17.6      |      16.8      |      15.7      |      17.1
    Oakland..................................................|       6.6      |       6.2      |       5.8      |       6.6
    Orange County............................................|       6.6      |       5.9      |       5.9      |       6.2
    Riverside_San Bernardino.................................|      10.1      |       9.2      |       9.0      |       9.7
    Sacramento...............................................|       8.6      |       7.5      |       7.5      |       7.7
    Salinas..................................................|      15.8      |      15.6      |      11.2      |      13.0
    San Diego................................................|       7.5      |       7.2      |       6.8      |       7.6
    San Francisco............................................|       6.1      |       5.6      |       5.4      |       5.9
    San Jose.................................................|       6.8      |       6.5      |       6.0      |       6.8
    Santa Barbara_Santa Maria_Lompoc.........................|       8.0      |       8.0      |       6.4      |       7.4
    Santa Rosa...............................................|       7.3      |       6.3      |       6.2      |       6.4
    Stockton_Lodi............................................|      14.6      |      13.4      |      12.4      |      13.4
    Vallejo_Fairfield_Napa...................................|       8.4      |       7.6      |       7.3      |       7.8
    Ventura..................................................|       8.2      |       7.4      |       7.0      |       7.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Colorado...................................................|       5.8      |       5.6      |       4.8      |       4.9
    Boulder_Longmont.........................................|       4.6      |       4.7      |       3.9      |       4.0
    Denver...................................................|       5.3      |       5.3      |       4.3      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Connecticut................................................|       6.3      |       5.2      |       6.4      |       4.8
    Bridgeport...............................................|       7.1      |       5.9      |       7.2      |       5.6
    Hartford.................................................|       6.7      |       5.6      |       6.8      |       5.1
    New Haven_Meriden........................................|       5.9      |       5.1      |       6.1      |       4.6
    Stamford_Norwalk.........................................|       4.3      |       3.4      |       4.3      |       3.1
    Waterbury................................................|       7.7      |       6.5      |       7.9      |       6.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Delaware...................................................|       5.4      |       5.6      |       4.6      |       5.2
    Wilmington_Newark1/......................................|       5.6      |       5.6      |       4.9      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  District of Columbia.......................................|       8.5      |       9.6      |       8.3      |       7.1
    Washington1/.............................................|       4.6      |       4.4      |       4.3      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Florida2/..................................................|       6.7      |       7.0      |       6.2      |       6.8
    Daytona Beach............................................|       6.5      |       6.7      |       6.1      |       6.1
    Fort Lauderdale..........................................|       6.7      |       6.9      |       6.2      |       6.8
    Fort Myers_Cape Coral....................................|       5.9      |       5.5      |       5.4      |       5.2
    Gainesville..............................................|       4.4      |       4.2      |       3.9      |       3.9
    Jacksonville.............................................|       5.6      |       5.8      |       5.2      |       5.7
    Lakeland_Winter Haven....................................|       8.2      |       8.4      |       7.5      |       8.0
    Melbourne_Titusville_Palm Bay............................|       7.0      |       8.0      |       6.7      |       7.8
    Miami....................................................|       7.6      |       8.3      |       7.0      |       8.2
    Orlando..................................................|       6.2      |       6.3      |       5.7      |       6.2
    Pensacola................................................|       5.0      |       5.6      |       4.8      |       5.5
    Sarasota_Bradenton.......................................|       5.0      |       5.0      |       4.7      |       4.9
    Tallahassee..............................................|       4.0      |       4.9      |       3.9      |       4.5
    Tampa_St. Petersburg_Clearwater..........................|       6.4      |       6.2      |       6.0      |       6.2
    West Palm Beach_Boca Raton...............................|       7.8      |       8.5      |       7.5      |       8.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Georgia....................................................|       6.0      |       6.3      |       5.5      |       5.4
    Albany...................................................|       8.4      |       9.2      |       7.9      |       7.7
    Athens...................................................|       4.6      |       5.1      |       4.2      |       4.4
    Atlanta..................................................|       5.3      |       5.7      |       4.9      |       4.9
    Augusta_Aiken1/..........................................|       6.5      |       7.0      |       6.5      |       6.2
    Columbus1/...............................................|       6.3      |       7.1      |       6.0      |       6.3
    Macon....................................................|       5.8      |       6.6      |       5.6      |       5.5
    Savannah.................................................|       5.8      |       7.2      |       5.4      |       6.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Hawaii.....................................................|       4.4      |       5.1      |       4.3      |       5.5
    Honolulu.................................................|       3.2      |       4.0      |       3.2      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Idaho......................................................|       8.0      |       6.3      |       7.1      |       5.2
    Boise City...............................................|       6.0      |       4.2      |       5.2      |       3.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Illinois2/.................................................|       8.6      |       6.5      |       8.1      |       5.6
    Bloomington_Normal.......................................|       6.0      |       4.4      |       5.7      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              March              |              April
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Illinois2/                                                 |                |                |                |
    Champaign_Urbana.........................................|       6.0      |       4.6      |       5.6      |       3.9
    Chicago..................................................|       8.2      |       6.3      |       7.8      |       5.5
    Davenport_Moline_Rock Island1/...........................|       7.1      |       5.4      |       6.6      |       4.7
    Decatur..................................................|      10.8      |       8.3      |      10.1      |       7.4
    Kankakee.................................................|      10.1      |       8.2      |       9.3      |       7.0
    Peoria_Pekin.............................................|       8.5      |       6.0      |       7.8      |       5.0
    Rockford.................................................|      10.2      |       7.1      |       9.3      |       5.9
    Springfield..............................................|       6.8      |       5.0      |       6.0      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Indiana....................................................|       6.1      |       5.6      |       5.8      |       5.1
    Bloomington..............................................|       4.1      |       4.1      |       4.2      |       3.8
    Elkhart_Goshen...........................................|       5.0      |       4.2      |       4.7      |       3.4
    Evansville_Henderson1/...................................|       6.2      |       5.8      |       6.1      |       5.4
    Fort Wayne...............................................|       5.5      |       5.1      |       5.2      |       4.6
    Gary.....................................................|       7.2      |       6.8      |       7.3      |       6.4
    Indianapolis.............................................|       5.0      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       4.3
    Kokomo...................................................|       6.5      |       5.2      |       5.6      |       5.0
    Lafayette................................................|       4.2      |       4.3      |       4.0      |       3.7
    Muncie...................................................|       7.0      |       6.3      |       6.7      |       5.8
    South Bend...............................................|       6.4      |       5.4      |       5.9      |       4.6
    Terre Haute..............................................|       7.3      |       7.5      |       6.8      |       6.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Iowa.......................................................|       4.9      |       4.3      |       4.2      |       3.6
    Cedar Rapids.............................................|       4.3      |       3.6      |       3.8      |       3.6
    Des Moines...............................................|       3.9      |       3.1      |       3.5      |       2.8
    Dubuque..................................................|       5.2      |       4.9      |       4.5      |       3.7
    Iowa City................................................|       2.7      |       2.3      |       2.5      |       2.2
    Sioux City1/.............................................|       3.5      |       3.3      |       3.1      |       3.0
    Waterloo_Cedar Falls.....................................|       6.2      |       5.3      |       5.8      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kansas.....................................................|       5.2      |       6.1      |       4.7      |       5.6
    Lawrence.................................................|       5.0      |       5.6      |       4.5      |       5.4
    Topeka...................................................|       5.2      |       5.3      |       4.7      |       5.0
    Wichita..................................................|       5.3      |       7.2      |       4.7      |       6.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kentucky...................................................|       6.8      |       5.2      |       6.3      |       4.9
    Lexington................................................|       4.2      |       3.5      |       3.9      |       3.4
    Louisville1/.............................................|       5.3      |       4.4      |       5.1      |       4.1
    Owensboro................................................|       7.1      |       4.6      |       6.7      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Louisiana..................................................|       7.2      |       7.8      |       6.8      |       7.7
    Alexandria...............................................|       6.6      |       7.4      |       6.0      |       7.0
    Baton Rouge..............................................|       6.0      |       7.1      |       5.8      |       7.1
    Houma....................................................|       7.3      |       7.0      |       6.7      |       6.9
    Lafayette................................................|       7.2      |       7.3      |       6.6      |       6.9
    Lake Charles.............................................|       8.8      |       8.0      |       8.0      |       8.0
    Monroe...................................................|       6.6      |       7.1      |       6.2      |       7.1
    New Orleans..............................................|       6.3      |       6.9      |       6.2      |       7.2
    Shreveport_Bossier City..................................|       6.7      |       7.7      |       6.6      |       7.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maine......................................................|       9.2      |       8.6      |       8.7      |       7.3
    Lewiston_Auburn..........................................|       9.9      |       8.6      |       9.2      |       7.3
    Portland.................................................|       6.4      |       5.9      |       6.2      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maryland...................................................|       6.3      |       5.8      |       6.0      |       5.2
    Baltimore................................................|       7.4      |       6.7      |       7.1      |       6.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Massachusetts2/............................................|       7.6      |       6.7      |       6.6      |       5.8
    Boston1/.................................................|       6.5      |       5.5      |       5.7      |       4.9
    Brockton.................................................|       9.2      |       7.6      |       7.7      |       6.7
    Fitchburg_Leominster.....................................|       7.4      |       7.0      |       6.6      |       6.4
    Lawrence1/...............................................|       8.7      |       7.6      |       8.0      |       7.0
    Lowell1/.................................................|       8.6      |       6.9      |       7.5      |       6.3
    New Bedford..............................................|      12.0      |      12.6      |       9.8      |      10.0
    Pittsfield...............................................|      10.1      |       9.4      |       8.6      |       8.7
    Springfield..............................................|       8.2      |       7.5      |       7.2      |       6.9
    Worcester1/..............................................|       7.2      |       6.0      |       6.3      |       5.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Michigan2/.................................................|       7.1      |       7.0      |       6.8      |       5.7
    Ann Arbor................................................|       4.8      |       4.3      |       4.2      |       3.4
    Benton Harbor............................................|       7.5      |       7.2      |       7.1      |       5.8
    Detroit..................................................|       7.0      |       6.5      |       6.8      |       5.4
    Flint....................................................|       9.2      |       9.0      |       8.9      |       7.5
    Grand Rapids_Muskegon_Holland............................|       5.8      |       5.6      |       5.6      |       4.4
    Jackson..................................................|       7.7      |       7.5      |       7.5      |       6.1
    Kalamazoo_Battle_Creek...................................|       5.6      |       6.0      |       5.3      |       4.9
    Lansing_East Lansing.....................................|       4.9      |       5.0      |       4.7      |       4.0
    Saginaw_Bay City_Midland.................................|       7.2      |       7.8      |       6.9      |       6.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Minnesota..................................................|       5.6      |       4.7      |       5.3      |       4.2
    Duluth_Superior1/........................................|       7.8      |       7.6      |       8.1      |       7.3
    Minneapolis_St.Paul1/....................................|       4.6      |       3.7      |       4.3      |       3.3
    Rochester................................................|       3.5      |       3.9      |       3.5      |       3.6
    St. Cloud................................................|       6.0      |       5.0      |       5.2      |       4.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Mississippi................................................|       6.6      |       7.0      |       6.3      |       6.7
    Jackson..................................................|       4.9      |       4.7      |       4.7      |       4.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Missouri...................................................|       6.4      |       6.0      |       6.1      |       4.7
    Kansas City1/............................................|       5.3      |       5.4      |       5.1      |       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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              March              |              April
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Missouri                                                   |                |                |                |
    St. Louis LMA1/..........................................|       6.6      |       5.6      |       6.5      |       4.8
    Springfield..............................................|       5.4      |       4.4      |       5.1      |       3.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Montana....................................................|       7.2      |       6.1      |       5.8      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nebraska...................................................|       3.1      |       3.4      |       2.5      |       2.8
    Lincoln..................................................|       2.5      |       2.8      |       2.3      |       2.9
    Omaha1/..................................................|       3.5      |       3.6      |       2.9      |       3.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nevada.....................................................|       7.2      |       5.1      |       7.0      |       5.1
    Las Vegas................................................|       7.0      |       5.2      |       7.1      |       5.2
    Reno.....................................................|       7.0      |       4.7      |       6.5      |       4.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Hampshire..............................................|       7.8      |       5.2      |       6.9      |       4.9
    Manchester...............................................|       7.3      |       5.1      |       6.3      |       4.5
    Nashua...................................................|       7.7      |       5.6      |       6.6      |       5.0
    Portsmouth_Rochester.....................................|       6.9      |       4.6      |       5.7      |       4.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Jersey2/...............................................|       8.5      |       8.4      |       8.7      |       7.0
    Atlantic_Cape May........................................|      13.3      |      13.1      |      12.6      |      10.3
    Bergen_Passaic...........................................|       8.7      |       8.7      |       8.9      |       7.4
    Jersey City..............................................|      11.3      |      11.1      |      11.8      |       9.8
    Middlesex_Somerset_Hunterdon.............................|       6.9      |       6.4      |       6.9      |       5.4
    Monmouth_Ocean...........................................|       7.6      |       8.1      |       7.7      |       6.3
    Newark...................................................|       8.7      |       8.4      |       9.0      |       7.1
    Trenton..................................................|       6.6      |       6.9      |       6.8      |       5.7
    Vineland_Millville_Bridgeton.............................|      13.1      |      13.5      |      13.0      |      11.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Mexico.................................................|       7.3      |       5.2      |       7.4      |       5.1
    Albuquerque..............................................|       6.1      |       4.0      |       6.2      |       3.4
    Las Cruces...............................................|       8.1      |       7.3      |       8.8      |       6.9
    Santa Fe.................................................|       3.8      |       2.7      |       3.8      |       3.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New York2/.................................................|       7.6      |       8.1      |       7.0      |       7.6
    Albany_Schenectady_Troy..................................|       5.1      |       5.6      |       4.3      |       5.4
    Binghamton...............................................|       6.8      |       7.6      |       5.6      |       7.3
    Buffalo_Niagara Falls....................................|       6.8      |       7.2      |       6.0      |       6.9
    Dutchess County..........................................|       6.3      |       7.8      |       6.0      |       7.5
    Elmira...................................................|       6.2      |       6.7      |       5.2      |       6.4
    Glens Falls..............................................|       9.2      |       9.5      |       7.6      |       9.1
    Nassau_Suffolk...........................................|       6.4      |       6.3      |       5.4      |       6.0
    New York.................................................|       9.0      |       9.5      |       8.9      |       8.9
       New York City2/.......................................|       9.6      |      10.3      |       9.8      |       9.5
    Newburgh1/...............................................|       6.2      |       6.8      |       5.4      |       6.4
    Rochester................................................|       5.1      |       5.8      |       4.3      |       5.6
    Syracuse.................................................|       6.6      |       6.8      |       5.6      |       6.4
    Utica_Rome...............................................|       7.2      |       7.3      |       5.9      |       6.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Carolina2/...........................................|       5.5      |       4.5      |       5.3      |       3.8
    Asheville................................................|       4.9      |       3.7      |       4.6      |       3.1
    Charlotte_Gastonia_Rock Hill1/...........................|       5.3      |       3.8      |       4.9      |       3.3
    Greensboro_Winston-Salem_High Point......................|       4.5      |       3.7      |       4.5      |       2.8
    Raleigh_Durham_Chapel Hill...............................|       3.7      |       2.4      |       3.4      |       1.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Dakota...............................................|       5.0      |       5.5      |       4.3      |       3.7
    Bismarck.................................................|       5.3      |       5.8      |       4.1      |       3.8
    Fargo_Moorhead1/.........................................|       4.0      |       3.9      |       3.3      |       2.8
    Grand Forks1/............................................|       3.7      |       3.7      |       3.9      |       3.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Ohio2/.....................................................|       7.3      |       6.6      |       6.5      |       6.3
    Akron....................................................|       7.0      |       6.2      |       6.1      |       5.9
    Canton_Massillon.........................................|       7.9      |       7.2      |       6.8      |       7.0
    Cincinnati1/.............................................|       5.9      |       5.3      |       5.4      |       5.1
    Cleveland_Lorain_Elyria..................................|       7.6      |       6.9      |       6.8      |       6.5
    Columbus.................................................|       5.2      |       4.8      |       4.8      |       4.7
    Dayton_Springfield.......................................|       6.2      |       5.7      |       5.7      |       5.6
    Toledo...................................................|       7.1      |       6.7      |       6.6      |       6.2
    Youngstown_Warren........................................|       9.3      |       8.1      |       8.4      |       7.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oklahoma...................................................|       6.0      |       6.9      |       6.0      |       6.5
    Enid.....................................................|       4.4      |       5.4      |       4.2      |       4.7
    Lawton...................................................|       5.8      |       6.6      |       6.1      |       6.5
    Oklahoma City............................................|       4.8      |       5.4      |       5.0      |       5.1
    Tulsa....................................................|       6.1      |       7.1      |       6.1      |       6.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oregon.....................................................|       8.3      |       7.1      |       7.6      |       6.1
    Eugene_Springfield.......................................|       8.6      |       7.0      |       7.9      |       6.1
    Medford_Ashland..........................................|       9.9      |       8.5      |       9.0      |       7.2
    Portland_Vancouver1/.....................................|       6.8      |       5.4      |       6.4      |       4.7
    Salem....................................................|       8.0      |       7.2      |       7.5      |       6.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania2/.............................................|       7.2      |       6.9      |       6.9      |       6.7
    Allentown_Bethlehem_Easton...............................|       7.2      |       7.2      |       7.1      |       7.0
    Altoona..................................................|       7.7      |       7.4      |       7.2      |       7.3
    Erie.....................................................|       7.2      |       7.4      |       6.5      |       7.1
    Harrisburg_Lebanon_Carlisle..............................|       5.3      |       5.0      |       5.0      |       4.6
    Johnstown................................................|      11.4      |      10.7      |      10.6      |       9.8
    Lancaster................................................|       5.2      |       5.0      |       4.7      |       4.4
    Philadelphia1/...........................................|       6.9      |       6.4      |       6.9      |       6.2
    Pittsburgh...............................................|       7.0      |       6.8      |       6.7      |       6.6
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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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                                                             |              March              |              April
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania2/                                             |                |                |                |
    Reading..................................................|       6.5      |       5.8      |       6.4      |       5.6
    Scranton_Wilkes_Barre_Hazelton...........................|       8.1      |       8.2      |       8.1      |       7.8
    Sharon...................................................|      11.0      |       8.1      |      10.9      |       7.6
    State College............................................|       6.1      |       5.5      |       5.3      |       4.7
    Williamsport.............................................|       8.6      |       8.7      |       8.0      |       7.8
    York.....................................................|       6.0      |       5.4      |       5.6      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Rhode Island...............................................|       8.7      |       8.4      |       8.1      |       6.3
    Providence_Fall River_Warwick............................|       9.4      |       8.8      |       8.4      |       6.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Carolina.............................................|       7.4      |       6.8      |       6.9      |       6.5
    Charleston_North Charleston..............................|       6.4      |       6.4      |       6.0      |       6.3
    Columbia.................................................|       6.1      |       4.8      |       5.7      |       4.6
    Greenville_Spartanburg_Anderson..........................|       5.7      |       5.0      |       5.2      |       5.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Dakota...............................................|       4.0      |       3.5      |       3.1      |       2.5
    Rapid City...............................................|       4.1      |       3.4      |       3.7      |       3.2
    Sioux Falls..............................................|       3.0      |       2.9      |       2.7      |       2.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Tennessee..................................................|       6.1      |       5.6      |       5.8      |       4.6
    Chattanooga1/............................................|       5.4      |       5.1      |       5.1      |       4.3
    Johnson City_Kingsport_Bristol1/.........................|       5.9      |       6.3      |       5.4      |       5.1
    Knoxville................................................|       5.7      |       5.2      |       4.8      |       3.9
    Memphis1/................................................|       5.6      |       5.2      |       5.4      |       4.5
    Nashville................................................|       4.5      |       3.8      |       4.2      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Texas2/....................................................|       6.7      |       7.2      |       6.8      |       6.2
    Abilene..................................................|       5.7      |       6.3      |       5.3      |       5.5
    Amarillo.................................................|       4.8      |       4.7      |       4.6      |       4.0
    Austin_San Marcos........................................|       3.9      |       4.0      |       3.7      |       3.4
    Beaumont_Port Arthur.....................................|      10.5      |      10.8      |      10.5      |       9.4
    Brazoria.................................................|       6.8      |       7.6      |       7.2      |       6.8
    Brownsville_Harlingen_San Benito ........................|      10.9      |      12.4      |      11.0      |      10.7
    Bryan_College Station....................................|       2.8      |       3.2      |       2.9      |       2.7
    Corpus Christi...........................................|       8.1      |       9.9      |       8.3      |       8.8
    Dallas...................................................|       5.8      |       6.1      |       5.9      |       5.3
    El Paso..................................................|       9.3      |      11.5      |       9.6      |       9.8
    Fort Worth_Arlington.....................................|       6.1      |       6.5      |       7.2      |       5.6
    Galveston_Texas City.....................................|       7.6      |       9.0      |       7.8      |       8.0
    Houston..................................................|       6.8      |       7.3      |       7.0      |       6.5
    Killeen_Temple...........................................|       5.5      |       6.4      |       5.4      |       5.3
    Laredo...................................................|       8.4      |       9.7      |       8.5      |       8.3
    Longview_Marshall........................................|       9.0      |       9.5      |       9.1      |       8.1
    Lubbock..................................................|       5.9      |       5.0      |       4.7      |       4.2
    McAllen_Edinburg_Mission.................................|      15.5      |      16.8      |      14.8      |      13.9
    Odessa_Midland...........................................|       7.8      |       8.2      |       8.1      |       7.5
    San Angelo...............................................|       5.0      |       5.9      |       5.1      |       5.0
    San Antonio..............................................|       5.1      |       5.4      |       5.2      |       4.6
    Sherman_Denison..........................................|       6.9      |       7.3      |       7.2      |       6.3
    Texarkana1/..............................................|       7.6      |       9.9      |       7.7      |       8.9
    Tyler....................................................|       7.9      |       6.5      |       6.6      |       5.4
    Victoria.................................................|       5.5      |       6.7      |       5.4      |       5.6
    Waco.....................................................|       5.5      |       5.6      |       5.5      |       4.9
    Wichita Falls............................................|       7.1      |       6.3      |       5.9      |       5.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Utah.......................................................|       4.3      |       3.6      |       3.8      |       3.4
    Provo_Orem...............................................|       3.7      |       3.1      |       3.4      |       2.7
    Salt Lake City_Odgen.....................................|       4.0      |       3.3      |       3.6      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Vermont....................................................|       6.3      |       5.5      |       6.2      |       4.6
    Burlington...............................................|       4.8      |       4.1      |       4.4      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Virginia...................................................|       5.1      |       4.9      |       4.6      |       4.6
    Charlottesville..........................................|       3.8      |       3.7      |       3.0      |       3.4
    Danville.................................................|       7.0      |       6.4      |       6.3      |       7.4
    Lynchburg................................................|       5.1      |       4.5      |       4.2      |       4.4
    Norfolk_Virginia Beach_Newport News1/....................|       5.3      |       5.5      |       4.8      |       5.3
    Richmond_Petersburg......................................|       4.8      |       4.3      |       4.5      |       4.3
    Roanoke..................................................|       4.7      |       3.9      |       4.3      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Washington.................................................|       8.4      |       7.2      |       7.5      |       5.9
    Seattle_Bellevue_Everett.................................|       6.6      |       6.2      |       6.2      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  West Virginia..............................................|      11.9      |      11.0      |      11.5      |       9.2
    Charleston...............................................|       8.7      |       8.0      |       8.5      |       6.8
    Huntington_Ashland1/.....................................|      10.7      |       9.2      |      10.1      |       8.2
    Parkersburg_Marietta1/...................................|      10.0      |       8.9      |       9.0      |       7.3
    Wheeling1/...............................................|      11.4      |      10.7      |      10.2      |       9.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin..................................................|       5.5      |       5.6      |       5.2      |       5.0
    Appleton_Oshkosh_Neenah..................................|       4.3      |       4.6      |       4.1      |       4.4
    Eau Claire...............................................|       7.1      |       6.7      |       6.8      |       5.5
    Green Bay................................................|       5.1      |       4.8      |       4.8      |       4.3
    Janesville_Beloit........................................|       6.4      |       5.5      |       5.7      |       4.8
    Kenosha..................................................|       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.3      |       5.0
    La Crosse................................................|       5.1      |       4.9      |       4.4      |       4.2
    Madison..................................................|       2.7      |       2.7      |       2.5      |       2.4
    Milwaukee_Waukesha.......................................|       4.5      |       4.6      |       4.7      |       4.6
    Racine...................................................|       6.9      |       6.7      |       6.7      |       6.0
    Sheboygan................................................|       4.0      |       3.6      |       3.7      |       3.6
    Wausau...................................................|       6.6      |       6.7      |       6.1      |       6.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
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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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              March              |              April
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wyoming....................................................|       6.2      |       7.1      |       5.4      |       6.7
    Casper...................................................|       7.5      |       8.3      |       6.8      |       8.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
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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.