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Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, 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
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Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
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Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued

Technical information:               USDL 96-298
   Employment      (202) 606-6559
   Unemployment          606-6392
Media contact:           606-5902    For release:  10:00 A.M. EDT
                                     Wednesday, July 31, 1996
 
 
         STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:
                                 JUNE 1996
 
 
 
   Unemployment rates in most states were little changed in June, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
Forty-three states recorded changes of 0.3 percentage point or less.  The
national jobless rate dropped to 5.3 percent in June from 5.6 percent in
May.  Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 39 states in June.
 
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
   Unemployment rates were lower in June than in the previous month in 23
states and the District of Columbia, higher in 17 states, and unchanged in
10 states.  The District of Columbia posted the largest decrease, dropping
a full percentage point to 8.0 percent.  Four states (Alabama, Mississippi,
Pennsylvania, and Nevada) reported decreases in their jobless rates of more
than 0.5 percentage point.  In addition, four of the states that had small
over-the-month declines--Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin--reported
rates that were the lowest in their series (which began in 1978).  The only
unemployment rates that increased by more than 0.5 percentage point were in
Alaska (up 0.7 point to 7.5 percent) and South Carolina (up 0.6 point to
6.0 percent).
 
   Over the year, 36 states and the District of Columbia recorded
unemployment rate declines, while 12 states showed increases.  Rhode Island
had the largest drop, as its rate fell 2.5 percentage points to 4.7
percent.  Alabama (down 1.7 points), the District of Columbia (down 1.1
points), and Michigan (down 1.0 point) had the next largest declines.
Rates in 17 additional states decreased by 0.5 point or more.  South
Carolina registered the largest rise over the year, as its rate climbed 1.0
percentage point to 6.0 percent.  The only other state to exhibit an over-
the-year increase of as much as 0.5 percentage point was New Mexico, as its
jobless rate rose 0.7 point to 7.0 percent.
 
   South Dakota recorded the lowest unemployment rate in June, 2.8 percent.
Nebraska had the second lowest rate, 3.0 percent, followed by Iowa and
North Dakota, both at 3.1 percent.  Four other states registered
unemployment rates of less than 4.0 percent.  At 8.0 percent, the District
of Columbia again had the highest jobless rate, followed by Alaska (7.5
percent), West Virginia (7.3 percent), California (7.1 percent), and New
Mexico (7.0 percent).  Overall, 34 states posted unemployment rates below
that of the U.S., while 13 states and the District of Columbia had higher
rates.
 
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
   Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 39 states in June.  New Mexico
reported the largest percentage increase (1.1 percent), followed by Nevada,
Alaska, and Utah.  California added the most jobs over the month (32,800),
while Texas (20,000) and Florida (18,500) also had sizable increases.  More
than three-fourths of the states reported gains in trade and services.
West Virginia reported the largest percentage decline in employment(-1.1
percent), followed by Nebraska (-0.6 percent).  A significant portion of
West Virginia's loss was attributable to a layoff of temporary poll workers
who were hired for a primary election in May.
 
   Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 49 states.  California
led the nation in over-the-year job growth (307,500), followed by Texas
(255,400) and Florida (176,900).  Nevada and Utah continued to lead the
nation in growth rates, posting increases of 8.0 and 6.2 percent,
respectively.  In contrast, Hawaii and the District of Columbia lost jobs
in the past year.  (See chart 2.)
 
 
 
     NOTE:  Monthly payroll employment data are provided on a seasonally
adjusted basis for all states and the District of Columbia, permitting both
current and over-the-year comparisons of the data.  The state data are
intended for individual state analyses only.  Because the state data are
not designed for national aggregation, a summation could present a
misleading picture of national trends.  (See Technical Note.)
 
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
 
   Of the 272 areas for which June data are available, 73 had unemployment
rates below 4.0 percent, while 40 had rates of 7.0 percent or higher.  The
lowest rate was in Sioux Falls, S.D. (1.7 percent), followed by Madison,
Wis. (1.8 percent), and Des Moines, Iowa (2.1 percent).  At 19.5 percent,
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex., had the highest unemployment rate, followed
by Laredo, Tex. (15.1 percent), and Modesto, Calif. (15.0 percent).  Over
the year, Laredo experienced the largest drop in its jobless rate (3.4
percentage points), followed by two areas in Alabama--Mobile (2.4 points)
and Montgomery (2.2 points).  Rates in 37 other areas declined by 1.0
percentage point or more.  Dubuque, Iowa, had the largest over-the-year
increase, as its rate climbed 2.6 points, followed by Tyler, Tex. up 2.3
points, and El Paso, Tex., and Peoria-Pekin, Ill., both up 2.1 points.  Two
other areas posted rate increases of 1.0 percentage point or more.  (See
table 5.)
 
                     ___________________________
 
   The State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release
for July 1996 is scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, August 27, 1996.
  Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                        |                                       |                            Unemployed
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                        |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                        |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
     State and area     |                                       |                                 |           labor force
                        |                                       |                                 |
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                        |  June   |  Apr.   |   May   |  June   | June  | Apr.  |  May  |  June   | June  | Apr.  |  May  |  June
                        |  1995   |  1996   |  1996   |  1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |  1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |  1996p/
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
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                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Alabama.................|  2,065.6|  2,054.6|  2,047.7|  2,050.2|  132.8|  112.8|  114.4|    95.5 |   6.4 |   5.5 |   5.6 |    4.7
Alaska..................|    300.2|    311.8|    307.9|    310.0|   21.5|   22.4|   21.0|    23.3 |   7.1 |   7.2 |   6.8 |    7.5
Arizona.................|  2,122.4|  2,141.6|  2,149.5|  2,153.5|  110.2|   99.9|  110.8|   114.3 |   5.2 |   4.7 |   5.2 |    5.3
Arkansas................|  1,220.0|  1,230.0|  1,231.4|  1,240.3|   57.4|   56.8|   57.3|    62.1 |   4.7 |   4.6 |   4.7 |    5.0
California..............| 15,405.5| 15,435.9| 15,440.7| 15,423.6|1,205.1|1,159.6|1,131.1| 1,093.3 |   7.8 |   7.5 |   7.3 |    7.1
 Los Angeles-Long Beach.|  4,373.6|  4,365.0|  4,375.6|  4,338.1|  338.1|  367.3|  365.9|   350.2 |   7.7 |   8.4 |   8.4 |    8.1
Colorado................|  2,086.8|  2,146.1|  2,159.7|  2,150.0|   92.1|   82.4|   88.0|    87.6 |   4.4 |   3.8 |   4.1 |    4.1
Connecticut.............|  1,704.9|  1,748.9|  1,742.8|  1,739.2|   93.3|   86.3|   84.0|    82.7 |   5.5 |   4.9 |   4.8 |    4.8
Delaware................|    379.5|    384.9|    380.4|    383.0|   16.7|   18.1|   18.1|    17.9 |   4.4 |   4.7 |   4.8 |    4.7
District of Columbia....|    281.1|    267.0|    269.4|    262.9|   25.7|   22.4|   24.2|    21.1 |   9.1 |   8.4 |   9.0 |    8.0
Florida.................|  6,819.5|  6,961.2|  7,017.5|  6,950.8|  375.3|  369.3|  371.0|   344.5 |   5.5 |   5.3 |   5.3 |    5.0
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Georgia.................|  3,617.5|  3,737.9|  3,744.5|  3,747.2|  179.0|  173.2|  173.6|   164.2 |   4.9 |   4.6 |   4.6 |    4.4
Hawaii..................|    581.4|    588.8|    590.5|    592.7|   34.0|   34.3|   35.5|    36.7 |   5.9 |   5.8 |   6.0 |    6.2
Idaho...................|    596.8|    614.4|    612.8|    610.2|   31.6|   30.6|   30.9|    31.8 |   5.3 |   5.0 |   5.0 |    5.2
Illinois................|  6,079.7|  6,140.6|  6,149.8|  6,158.9|  309.9|  315.5|  321.0|   326.1 |   5.1 |   5.1 |   5.2 |    5.3
Indiana.................|  3,139.5|  3,103.8|  3,092.4|  3,096.6|  148.2|  130.2|  127.7|   133.0 |   4.7 |   4.2 |   4.1 |    4.3
Iowa....................|  1,558.4|  1,610.3|  1,623.6|  1,605.6|   55.2|   55.6|   56.6|    49.5 |   3.5 |   3.5 |   3.5 |    3.1
Kansas..................|  1,328.0|  1,356.9|  1,352.3|  1,348.8|   59.8|   54.6|   55.7|    52.5 |   4.5 |   4.0 |   4.1 |    3.9
Kentucky................|  1,871.7|  1,828.6|  1,827.7|  1,830.7|  102.0|   95.6|   93.8|    94.3 |   5.4 |   5.2 |   5.1 |    5.2
Louisiana...............|  1,955.1|  1,986.0|  1,982.4|  1,980.0|  135.3|  124.6|  132.2|   132.3 |   6.9 |   6.3 |   6.7 |    6.7
Maine...................|    643.0|    657.0|    655.2|    657.7|   38.1|   34.4|   36.5|    35.7 |   5.9 |   5.2 |   5.6 |    5.4
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Maryland................|  2,730.3|  2,710.9|  2,744.5|  2,763.6|  142.7|  135.5|  137.0|   130.8 |   5.2 |   5.0 |   5.0 |    4.7
Massachusetts...........|  3,165.2|  3,186.2|  3,189.3|  3,187.1|  170.8|  157.7|  155.5|   151.5 |   5.4 |   4.9 |   4.9 |    4.8
Michigan................|  4,741.0|  4,807.7|  4,812.7|  4,848.8|  260.4|  222.3|  225.4|   220.0 |   5.5 |   4.6 |   4.7 |    4.5
Minnesota...............|  2,570.9|  2,624.4|  2,620.1|  2,614.8|   96.4|   96.5|   90.7|    94.9 |   3.8 |   3.7 |   3.5 |    3.6
Mississippi.............|  1,254.1|  1,274.8|  1,273.5|  1,251.2|   77.2|   80.4|   80.5|    71.0 |   6.2 |   6.3 |   6.3 |    5.7
Missouri................|  2,839.6|  2,833.5|  2,850.4|  2,854.5|  143.3|  122.0|  122.1|   118.3 |   5.0 |   4.3 |   4.3 |    4.1
Montana.................|    434.2|    446.6|    447.6|    449.4|   25.8|   25.6|   24.9|    23.8 |   5.9 |   5.7 |   5.6 |    5.3
Nebraska................|    895.4|    903.5|    903.5|    904.1|   24.1|   25.8|   27.0|    26.9 |   2.7 |   2.9 |   3.0 |    3.0
Nevada..................|    799.7|    835.1|    838.7|    839.1|   43.5|   41.8|   45.4|    39.5 |   5.4 |   5.0 |   5.4 |    4.7
New Hampshire...........|    633.3|    629.5|    628.2|    625.9|   25.4|   22.4|   24.9|    25.7 |   4.0 |   3.6 |   4.0 |    4.1
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New Jersey..............|  4,063.6|  4,085.6|  4,075.7|  4,080.7|  262.1|  270.3|  249.6|   250.4 |   6.5 |   6.6 |   6.1 |    6.1
New Mexico..............|    786.2|    810.0|    810.4|    816.2|   49.2|   54.6|   55.2|    57.1 |   6.3 |   6.7 |   6.8 |    7.0
New York................|  8,484.9|  8,577.7|  8,591.6|  8,573.0|  535.2|  547.0|  546.7|   541.2 |   6.3 |   6.4 |   6.4 |    6.3
 New York City..........|  3,168.7|  3,217.7|  3,212.2|  3,206.5|  260.0|  286.1|  277.1|   279.3 |   8.2 |   8.9 |   8.6 |    8.7
North Carolina..........|  3,633.6|  3,717.8|  3,717.5|  3,703.1|  157.7|  164.6|  159.6|   155.3 |   4.3 |   4.4 |   4.3 |    4.2
North Dakota............|    333.5|    341.2|    341.7|    341.8|   10.5|   11.1|   10.6|    10.6 |   3.2 |   3.3 |   3.1 |    3.1
Ohio....................|  5,582.8|  5,697.6|  5,717.5|  5,726.7|  264.1|  259.8|  280.3|   281.0 |   4.7 |   4.6 |   4.9 |    4.9
Oklahoma................|  1,549.2|  1,562.2|  1,575.0|  1,591.5|   73.8|   70.1|   68.4|    67.1 |   4.8 |   4.5 |   4.3 |    4.2
Oregon..................|  1,650.6|  1,733.0|  1,746.4|  1,726.9|   81.0|   92.7|   90.5|    87.3 |   4.9 |   5.3 |   5.2 |    5.1
Pennsylvania............|  5,839.0|  5,870.5|  5,889.8|  5,896.3|  342.9|  333.9|  345.6|   301.8 |   5.9 |   5.7 |   5.9 |    5.1
Rhode Island............|    484.6|    488.3|    487.8|    490.8|   34.7|   25.1|   22.6|    23.3 |   7.2 |   5.1 |   4.6 |    4.7
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South Carolina..........|  1,858.3|  1,866.0|  1,861.3|  1,865.0|   92.0|  103.2|  100.0|   112.1 |   5.0 |   5.5 |   5.4 |    6.0
South Dakota............|    382.0|    389.5|    389.7|    388.6|   10.7|   12.5|   10.9|    10.7 |   2.8 |   3.2 |   2.8 |    2.8
Tennessee...............|  2,707.0|  2,750.8|  2,744.6|  2,746.8|  141.3|  133.5|  130.3|   128.1 |   5.2 |   4.9 |   4.7 |    4.7
Texas...................|  9,566.7|  9,714.2|  9,698.8|  9,690.5|  584.2|  589.2|  572.1|   569.9 |   6.1 |   6.1 |   5.9 |    5.9
Utah....................|    968.9|  1,009.4|  1,014.9|  1,014.1|   35.9|   31.1|   33.5|    34.7 |   3.7 |   3.1 |   3.3 |    3.4
Vermont.................|    318.7|    323.5|    323.7|    322.0|   13.4|   12.7|   12.8|    13.1 |   4.2 |   3.9 |   4.0 |    4.1
Virginia................|  3,495.5|  3,474.6|  3,485.3|  3,477.8|  157.4|  149.0|  148.1|   153.0 |   4.5 |   4.3 |   4.3 |    4.4
Washington..............|  2,815.8|  2,842.4|  2,865.6|  2,886.8|  181.2|  179.2|  178.7|   174.0 |   6.4 |   6.3 |   6.2 |    6.0
West Virginia...........|    790.6|    804.2|    809.1|    805.9|   62.1|   61.7|   57.9|    59.0 |   7.9 |   7.7 |   7.2 |    7.3
Wisconsin...............|  2,846.8|  2,914.3|  2,908.1|  2,908.1|  100.7|  105.6|  104.1|    99.6 |   3.5 |   3.6 |   3.6 |    3.4
Wyoming.................|    256.4|    259.5|    260.1|    257.9|   12.4|   13.0|   11.8|    10.9 |   4.8 |   5.0 |   4.5 |    4.2
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Puerto Rico.............|  1,215.9|  1,267.4|  1,280.7|  1,286.6|  167.8|  175.2|  189.5|   198.1 |  13.8 |  13.8 |  14.8 |   15.4
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      p/  = preliminary.                                                           population information becomes available.
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey
   similar to the Current Population Survey. All estimates
   are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  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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                       |                   |                   |               |                 |               |
                       |        May        |       June        |      May      |      June       |      May      |      June
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                        ___________________ ___________________ _______________ _________________ _______________ _________________
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                       |  1995   |  1996   |  1995   | 1996p/  | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  | 1996p/  | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  | 1996p/
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                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Alabama................|  2,054.4|  2,041.9|  2,094.0|  2,079.0|  118.2|  103.1|  152.9|   115.7 |   5.8 |   5.0 |   7.3 |    5.6
Alaska.................|    302.4|    309.1|    308.2|    317.9|   21.4|   21.6|   21.2|    22.9 |   7.1 |   7.0 |   6.9 |    7.2
Arizona................|  2,111.6|  2,149.7|  2,150.3|  2,182.1|  105.0|  102.9|  120.3|   124.6 |   5.0 |   4.8 |   5.6 |    5.7
Arkansas...............|  1,219.7|  1,237.1|  1,242.9|  1,263.4|   54.5|   56.9|   59.1|    64.0 |   4.5 |   4.6 |   4.8 |    5.1
California.............| 15,328.0| 15,384.2| 15,452.8| 15,470.8|1,170.6|1,091.4|1,222.3| 1,110.5 |   7.6 |   7.1 |   7.9 |    7.2
Colorado...............|  2,060.0|  2,136.6|  2,105.2|  2,167.9|   89.6|   88.2|  102.9|    98.5 |   4.4 |   4.1 |   4.9 |    4.5
Connecticut............|  1,702.7|  1,738.9|  1,734.3|  1,768.5|   91.7|   83.5|   99.4|    88.8 |   5.4 |   4.8 |   5.7 |    5.0
Delaware...............|    378.4|    378.3|    382.8|    386.3|   14.1|   16.0|   17.1|    18.2 |   3.7 |   4.2 |   4.5 |    4.7
District of Columbia...|    281.0|    266.1|    288.2|    269.8|   24.6|   23.3|   29.2|    24.7 |   8.8 |   8.8 |  10.1 |    9.1
Florida................|  6,812.0|  6,998.9|  6,893.7|  7,044.4|  355.2|  352.5|  405.7|   372.1 |   5.2 |   5.0 |   5.9 |    5.3
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Georgia................|  3,592.5|  3,729.9|  3,645.7|  3,777.7|  162.6|  159.0|  202.2|   187.4 |   4.5 |   4.3 |   5.5 |    5.0
Hawaii.................|    580.4|    589.9|    585.8|    596.9|   33.6|   35.5|   37.7|    40.4 |   5.8 |   6.0 |   6.4 |    6.8
Idaho..................|    598.3|    615.3|    610.3|    623.7|   30.6|   29.3|   28.2|    28.5 |   5.1 |   4.8 |   4.6 |    4.6
Illinois...............|  6,059.8|  6,138.2|  6,173.4|  6,256.6|  307.1|  315.2|  325.5|   342.1 |   5.1 |   5.1 |   5.3 |    5.5
Indiana................|  3,161.2|  3,113.1|  3,188.7|  3,145.2|  147.1|  126.7|  147.6|   132.3 |   4.7 |   4.1 |   4.6 |    4.2
Iowa...................|  1,550.2|  1,614.3|  1,578.3|  1,626.2|   48.7|   50.0|   55.5|    49.7 |   3.1 |   3.1 |   3.5 |    3.1
Kansas.................|  1,325.1|  1,350.4|  1,357.7|  1,378.6|   56.0|   51.2|   65.0|    57.8 |   4.2 |   3.8 |   4.8 |    4.2
Kentucky...............|  1,871.3|  1,840.2|  1,912.1|  1,870.8|   97.8|   91.4|  107.0|    99.2 |   5.2 |   5.0 |   5.6 |    5.3
Louisiana..............|  1,953.9|  1,980.3|  2,010.9|  2,035.6|  126.4|  120.6|  158.2|   155.0 |   6.5 |   6.1 |   7.9 |    7.6
Maine..................|    638.3|    655.0|    657.9|    673.2|   35.7|   35.0|   36.8|    34.4 |   5.6 |   5.3 |   5.6 |    5.1
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Maryland...............|  2,703.1|  2,727.2|  2,762.3|  2,795.6|  133.6|  132.2|  155.4|   143.5 |   4.9 |   4.8 |   5.6 |    5.1
Massachusetts..........|  3,139.4|  3,166.3|  3,211.5|  3,232.4|  155.7|  141.7|  176.9|   157.4 |   5.0 |   4.5 |   5.5 |    4.9
Michigan...............|  4,765.4|  4,843.4|  4,811.7|  4,915.1|  244.3|  210.2|  280.1|   239.9 |   5.1 |   4.3 |   5.8 |    4.9
Minnesota..............|  2,572.8|  2,610.7|  2,597.9|  2,641.5|   83.1|   76.7|  105.7|   104.2 |   3.2 |   2.9 |   4.1 |    3.9
Mississippi............|  1,248.4|  1,270.9|  1,277.4|  1,274.3|   76.6|   80.7|   97.0|    90.8 |   6.1 |   6.4 |   7.6 |    7.1
Missouri...............|  2,829.4|  2,848.9|  2,879.1|  2,894.2|  134.9|  113.7|  151.2|   126.2 |   4.8 |   4.0 |   5.3 |    4.4
Montana................|    433.3|    447.0|    441.5|    456.6|   23.3|   22.7|   25.7|    23.7 |   5.4 |   5.1 |   5.8 |    5.2
Nebraska...............|    895.9|    906.9|    908.0|    916.5|   23.5|   25.7|   26.7|    29.6 |   2.6 |   2.8 |   2.9 |    3.2
Nevada.................|    788.9|    832.0|    806.0|    845.5|   41.1|   42.2|   48.5|    44.6 |   5.2 |   5.1 |   6.0 |    5.3
New Hampshire..........|    626.5|    622.6|    637.3|    629.8|   23.8|   23.1|   25.0|    25.3 |   3.8 |   3.7 |   3.9 |    4.0
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey.............|  4,053.9|  4,072.2|  4,121.9|  4,138.7|  255.0|  245.9|  270.0|   258.1 |   6.3 |   6.0 |   6.6 |    6.2
New Mexico.............|    784.1|    808.9|    796.7|    826.6|   47.5|   53.8|   58.4|    66.3 |   6.1 |   6.7 |   7.3 |    8.0
New York...............|  8,422.8|  8,520.6|  8,570.7|  8,657.9|  519.1|  523.4|  526.6|   532.1 |   6.2 |   6.1 |   6.1 |    6.1
North Carolina.........|  3,619.6|  3,708.3|  3,693.6|  3,765.1|  154.2|  157.5|  173.8|   171.2 |   4.3 |   4.2 |   4.7 |    4.5
North Dakota...........|    335.7|    343.7|    346.3|    354.5|    9.3|    9.1|   11.8|    11.8 |   2.8 |   2.7 |   3.4 |    3.3
Ohio...................|  5,564.8|  5,722.0|  5,649.7|  5,793.7|  239.8|  263.1|  271.5|   288.1 |   4.3 |   4.6 |   4.8 |    5.0
Oklahoma...............|  1,546.4|  1,574.3|  1,559.5|  1,602.8|   76.6|   70.7|   74.4|    67.8 |   5.0 |   4.5 |   4.8 |    4.2
Oregon.................|  1,649.4|  1,741.3|  1,687.1|  1,763.6|   76.4|   84.5|   85.0|    91.4 |   4.6 |   4.9 |   5.0 |    5.2
Pennsylvania...........|  5,808.2|  5,864.7|  5,906.6|  5,964.2|  343.4|  348.0|  349.6|   308.4 |   5.9 |   5.9 |   5.9 |    5.2
Rhode Island...........|    479.6|    482.4|    485.1|    491.4|   32.0|   20.4|   32.5|    21.1 |   6.7 |   4.2 |   6.7 |    4.3
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
South Carolina.........|  1,865.4|  1,868.0|  1,893.4|  1,900.2|   86.6|   94.8|   97.5|   117.6 |   4.6 |   5.1 |   5.2 |    6.2
South Dakota...........|    382.7|    392.2|    392.5|    399.2|    9.0|    9.8|   11.1|    11.1 |   2.3 |   2.5 |   2.8 |    2.8
Tennessee..............|  2,677.5|  2,721.2|  2,741.4|  2,781.5|  128.1|  121.7|  160.8|   147.8 |   4.8 |   4.5 |   5.9 |    5.3
Texas..................|  9,482.2|  9,640.6|  9,713.4|  9,834.7|  539.3|  541.3|  665.7|   650.2 |   5.7 |   5.6 |   6.9 |    6.6
Utah...................|    957.7|  1,004.9|    981.8|  1,027.4|   33.4|   31.3|   39.5|    38.1 |   3.5 |   3.1 |   4.0 |    3.7
Vermont................|    317.5|    322.7|    321.8|    325.2|   12.5|   12.3|   13.0|    12.7 |   3.9 |   3.8 |   4.1 |    3.9
Virginia...............|  3,508.7|  3,503.8|  3,549.8|  3,532.7|  156.7|  146.7|  172.6|   168.0 |   4.5 |   4.2 |   4.9 |    4.8
Washington.............|  2,803.9|  2,864.0|  2,831.9|  2,903.2|  172.5|  171.6|  172.9|   165.9 |   6.2 |   6.0 |   6.1 |    5.7
West Virginia..........|    793.1|    814.6|    800.8|    816.1|   61.1|   57.3|   61.5|    58.4 |   7.7 |   7.0 |   7.7 |    7.2
Wisconsin..............|  2,844.3|  2,907.2|  2,919.7|  2,983.5|  101.7|  100.4|  111.7|   110.3 |   3.6 |   3.5 |   3.8 |    3.7
Wyoming................|    253.6|    257.9|    261.9|    263.5|   12.3|   11.1|   11.5|    10.0 |   4.8 |   4.3 |   4.4 |    3.8
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Puerto Rico............|  1,212.2|  1,274.3|  1,216.9|  1,285.6|  162.7|  184.1|  170.7|   201.1 |  13.4 |  14.4 |  14.0 |   15.6
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      p/  = preliminary.                                                           population information becomes available.
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey
   similar to the Current Population Survey. All estimates
   are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 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             |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                               |  June  |  Apr.  |  May   | June  | June  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | June  | Apr.  |  May  | June
                               |  1995  |  1996  |  1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Alabama.......................| 1,807.6| 1,812.9| 1,816.0|1,818.1|   85.4|   88.3|   88.3|   88.8|  391.8|  378.5|  378.9|  377.6
 Alaska........................|   263.4|   261.8|   263.5|  265.7|   13.0|   12.8|   13.4|   13.7|   16.8|   15.7|   15.2|   15.3
 Arizona.......................| 1,778.0| 1,843.6| 1,851.8|1,856.0|  116.1|  123.0|  123.2|  123.2|  192.3|  197.8|  198.1|  197.9
 Arkansas......................| 1,067.1| 1,080.1| 1,080.9|1,086.2|   43.9|   46.5|   46.4|   46.5|  258.7|  255.2|  254.0|  254.2
 California....................|12,426.5|12,649.6|12,701.2|12734.0|  487.7|  499.6|  504.5|  510.6|1,787.5|1,807.1|1,814.9|1,819.4
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,834.1| 1,896.3| 1,907.9|1,898.4|  101.9|  112.2|  112.3|  112.8|  191.3|  194.6|  194.9|  194.9
 Connecticut...................| 1,562.9| 1,575.0| 1,576.5|1,577.0|   51.4|   54.2|   54.6|   55.4|  280.9|  277.3|  277.2|  276.8
 Delaware......................|   362.3|   378.1|   377.9|  376.5|   18.5|   20.4|   20.3|   20.3|   59.5|   62.5|   61.4|   61.5
 District of Columbia..........|   642.3|   633.6|   632.3|  632.5|    9.0|    9.1|    9.2|    8.9|   13.0|   13.0|   12.8|   13.0
 Florida.......................| 5,987.8| 6,126.8| 6,146.2|6,164.7|  303.9|  312.3|  312.2|  312.5|  482.8|  479.3|  479.2|  480.3
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Georgia.......................| 3,410.9| 3,521.1| 3,538.7|3,553.4|  151.1|  163.5|  164.2|  163.7|  588.6|  587.0|  586.9|  586.4
 Hawaii2/......................|   533.7|   527.5|   529.5|  529.2|   26.3|   24.7|   24.4|   24.2|   16.9|   16.5|   16.5|   16.6
 Idaho.........................|   475.1|   493.8|   498.9|  502.1|   29.5|   33.8|   34.9|   35.2|   70.2|   73.4|   73.4|   73.9
 Illinois......................| 5,594.5| 5,685.7| 5,685.3|5,699.0|  216.9|  217.4|  213.1|  217.5|  966.6|  979.1|  979.2|  979.9
 Indiana.......................| 2,778.0| 2,797.8| 2,806.7|2,804.6|  133.5|  131.7|  131.9|  134.3|  683.9|  677.7|  678.3|  676.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Iowa..........................| 1,356.3| 1,374.6| 1,374.3|1,382.5|   53.9|   56.5|   55.4|   56.5|  249.8|  250.5|  248.5|  248.3
 Kansas........................| 1,196.0| 1,221.8| 1,226.6|1,226.1|   50.1|   57.6|   56.3|   56.2|  192.3|  194.9|  195.1|  194.7
 Kentucky......................| 1,646.6| 1,663.9| 1,672.4|1,679.2|   73.3|   74.3|   75.0|   75.0|  314.7|  313.0|  312.6|  313.1
 Louisiana.....................| 1,775.7| 1,798.9| 1,801.4|1,804.3|  103.7|  111.5|  111.1|  112.3|  188.4|  190.0|  190.8|  190.2
 Maine.........................|   541.5|   542.5|   542.0|  542.0|   21.6|   21.8|   21.7|   21.5|   91.8|   89.7|   89.2|   88.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Maryland......................| 2,181.6| 2,193.3| 2,191.8|2,198.5|  126.3|  129.2|  127.6|  127.4|  175.7|  174.1|  174.7|  174.5
 Massachusetts.................| 2,968.8| 3,007.7| 3,016.6|3,021.9|   90.7|   92.6|   93.0|   93.6|  443.4|  443.4|  443.5|  444.0
 Michigan......................| 4,245.1| 4,297.1| 4,320.8|4,337.3|  154.3|  164.4|  167.4|  168.7|  972.5|  959.0|  961.1|  965.8
 Minnesota.....................| 2,373.6| 2,410.8| 2,417.5|2,428.6|   83.5|   82.4|   83.2|   84.8|  426.1|  429.4|  427.8|  428.3
 Mississippi...................| 1,073.2| 1,079.5| 1,082.4|1,082.2|   45.0|   49.5|   50.2|   51.4|  259.2|  245.7|  245.0|  243.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,517.9| 2,559.3| 2,560.4|2,555.8|  111.3|  114.8|  111.8|  110.1|  421.9|  421.1|  420.7|  414.7
 Montana.......................|   350.6|   356.6|   358.9|  359.6|   16.2|   16.4|   16.5|   16.6|   23.6|   23.6|   23.6|   23.8
 Nebraska......................|   813.2|   827.8|   829.9|  825.3|   33.0|   35.1|   34.8|   35.2|  111.9|  113.2|  113.4|  112.9
 Nevada........................|   783.7|   833.6|   838.0|  846.4|   60.9|   70.6|   71.2|   72.8|   36.3|   38.6|   38.7|   38.9
 New Hampshire.................|   539.8|   547.5|   549.3|  550.3|   19.5|   19.7|   19.9|   20.2|  102.2|  101.6|  101.9|  101.9
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,599.8| 3,632.0| 3,638.2|3,642.3|  124.2|  125.0|  124.4|  124.1|  499.2|  490.5|  491.2|  488.6
 New Mexico....................|   691.3|   710.8|   714.2|  721.9|   46.2|   50.2|   50.3|   50.4|   45.4|   46.6|   46.6|   46.8
 New York......................| 7,862.6| 7,920.8| 7,934.8|7,935.4|  250.3|  250.5|  254.5|  254.3|  941.7|  936.6|  935.7|  936.1
 North Carolina................| 3,450.3| 3,501.1| 3,512.1|3,513.7|  173.1|  179.1|  178.6|  180.7|  859.0|  842.1|  845.2|  842.5
 North Dakota..................|   301.5|   307.2|   309.9|  309.6|   13.6|   14.3|   15.2|   14.9|   21.4|   21.2|   21.6|   21.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 5,237.5| 5,298.2| 5,310.6|5,317.8|  207.4|  214.6|  214.6|  214.7|1,106.3|1,090.8|1,092.4|1,092.9
 Oklahoma......................| 1,313.1| 1,340.7| 1,346.3|1,347.0|   47.8|   49.7|   49.7|   49.3|  170.2|  171.1|  171.8|  172.8
 Oregon........................| 1,413.9| 1,464.1| 1,466.9|1,470.8|   67.3|   74.3|   73.8|   74.6|  227.3|  230.7|  230.3|  229.4
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,253.3| 5,270.0| 5,281.6|5,282.8|  199.9|  200.2|  198.7|  201.8|  941.8|  926.8|  926.5|  928.1
 Rhode Island..................|   439.4|   442.9|   444.5|  445.8|   13.3|   13.3|   13.7|   14.4|   84.8|   83.4|   82.9|   82.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,649.2| 1,668.8| 1,671.6|1,678.9|   87.0|   89.0|   88.9|   89.9|  378.2|  369.2|  369.5|  368.1
 South Dakota..................|   343.7|   352.6|   354.4|  353.7|   14.2|   14.7|   14.6|   14.5|   46.6|   47.1|   48.2|   48.2
 Tennessee.....................| 2,495.8| 2,551.0| 2,553.0|2,556.8|  108.4|  115.5|  114.6|  117.0|  542.8|  530.9|  530.6|  528.5
 Texas.........................| 8,012.0| 8,217.2| 8,247.4|8,267.4|  407.3|  426.0|  429.5|  429.3|1,028.8|1,039.3|1,040.9|1,042.5
 Utah..........................|   904.9|   952.6|   954.1|  961.2|   53.5|   62.8|   62.0|   62.4|  123.7|  129.7|  129.8|  130.4
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Vermont.......................|   269.3|   274.2|   273.2|  274.3|   11.5|   12.8|   12.9|   13.1|   45.2|   46.1|   46.1|   45.8
 Virginia......................| 3,068.0| 3,102.9| 3,107.3|3,113.6|  167.3|  170.3|  171.7|  172.8|  403.0|  395.7|  395.7|  393.7
 Washington....................| 2,354.0| 2,382.9| 2,393.2|2,402.9|  123.2|  123.7|  124.0|  125.3|  337.0|  333.3|  334.0|  336.7
 West Virginia.................|   687.0|   696.1|   708.9|  701.3|   32.7|   33.1|   33.4|   33.5|   82.2|   81.8|   81.8|   81.5
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,559.9| 2,569.1| 2,581.3|2,585.2|  100.3|  102.8|  104.8|  106.1|  601.5|  599.2|  601.0|  600.9
 Wyoming.......................|   220.1|   222.5|   221.1|  222.5|   14.1|   14.7|   13.7|   14.4|    9.6|    9.9|    9.8|    9.8
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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             |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | June  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | June  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | June  | Apr.  |  May  | June
                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   89.7|   88.5|   88.6|   88.9|  411.1|  421.1|  421.4|  422.8|   77.3|   78.2|   78.5|   78.2
   Alaska........................|   22.9|   22.7|   22.3|   22.0|   54.9|   54.6|   55.3|   56.2|   11.7|   11.6|   11.6|   11.7
   Arizona.......................|   85.8|   88.1|   87.8|   88.5|  448.7|  460.1|  462.5|  463.1|  106.6|  108.2|  108.5|  108.8
   Arkansas......................|   63.5|   65.9|   65.6|   65.6|  242.4|  247.9|  249.0|  250.0|   41.8|   42.1|   42.3|   42.5
   California....................|  630.3|  636.3|  636.8|  638.5|2,926.1|2,979.6|2,995.7|2,999.8|  736.9|  733.7|  735.4|  735.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  117.7|  121.6|  121.1|  121.3|  455.7|  472.4|  477.7|  467.1|  112.9|  115.7|  116.5|  116.5
   Connecticut...................|   71.8|   71.6|   71.5|   71.7|  340.5|  344.5|  345.7|  345.8|  132.0|  133.2|  132.7|  132.3
   Delaware......................|   15.9|   16.5|   16.5|   16.4|   82.3|   85.7|   85.5|   84.5|   40.8|   42.8|   42.9|   42.6
   District of Columbia..........|   20.1|   19.6|   19.5|   19.4|   53.0|   52.1|   52.1|   52.1|   30.4|   29.7|   29.6|   29.7
   Florida.......................|  303.6|  309.0|  309.6|  311.3|1,540.7|1,576.6|1,579.5|1,583.5|  375.1|  381.9|  384.0|  384.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  215.4|  221.8|  223.1|  223.8|  859.3|  900.3|  905.6|  912.7|  174.0|  175.7|  176.2|  175.8
   Hawaii2/......................|   40.9|   40.0|   40.5|   40.6|  135.8|  135.6|  135.2|  135.0|   37.0|   37.0|   37.0|   36.7
   Idaho.........................|   22.6|   23.4|   23.5|   23.3|  121.5|  124.2|  125.2|  126.0|   24.2|   23.7|   23.8|   23.9
   Illinois......................|  321.7|  329.3|  328.3|  328.0|1,316.9|1,342.3|1,342.1|1,345.3|  383.3|  385.0|  384.8|  386.1
   Indiana.......................|  141.0|  140.1|  139.3|  139.8|  668.5|  680.5|  683.7|  685.9|  130.9|  133.7|  133.6|  133.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   60.9|   62.3|   62.4|   62.2|  340.0|  343.4|  344.2|  344.7|   76.7|   77.6|   77.9|   77.7
   Kansas........................|   67.0|   69.7|   69.5|   69.6|  294.7|  304.5|  305.2|  305.3|   57.4|   58.9|   58.6|   58.8
   Kentucky......................|   90.4|   93.1|   93.5|   93.5|  395.9|  401.4|  405.0|  406.7|   64.2|   65.6|   66.1|   66.2
   Louisiana.....................|  107.7|  107.2|  107.8|  108.4|  416.7|  424.8|  426.6|  427.3|   80.4|   80.6|   80.3|   80.7
   Maine.........................|   22.5|   22.1|   22.2|   22.3|  138.7|  141.2|  141.7|  141.9|   26.3|   25.8|   25.9|   25.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  105.1|  106.0|  105.7|  105.8|  530.1|  534.6|  534.0|  534.6|  128.1|  127.0|  127.3|  127.3
   Massachusetts.................|  127.1|  126.9|  128.1|  127.6|  689.4|  693.7|  698.7|  701.1|  204.4|  203.7|  203.6|  204.1
   Michigan......................|  164.9|  169.3|  168.8|  168.6|  996.8|1,015.2|1,021.3|1,025.2|  195.6|  196.8|  196.4|  197.1
   Minnesota.....................|  116.6|  118.9|  119.6|  120.1|  576.1|  588.5|  589.1|  589.8|  137.8|  140.7|  141.4|  141.4
   Mississippi...................|   50.3|   49.1|   48.8|   48.6|  228.9|  228.5|  229.6|  228.7|   40.0|   39.5|   39.8|   39.5
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   Missouri......................|  157.3|  163.5|  163.8|  164.2|  602.8|  607.6|  608.6|  607.4|  144.9|  149.3|  149.8|  150.0
   Montana.......................|   20.7|   21.2|   21.1|   21.0|   96.0|   98.1|   98.6|   99.0|   15.6|   15.6|   15.7|   15.9
   Nebraska......................|   49.4|   49.4|   49.4|   49.7|  204.4|  206.6|  207.3|  207.3|   52.2|   52.2|   52.3|   51.6
   Nevada........................|   40.4|   42.4|   42.5|   42.7|  156.4|  167.6|  169.2|  170.0|   35.5|   37.8|   38.0|   38.2
   New Hampshire.................|   19.6|   20.4|   20.4|   20.7|  141.8|  144.3|  145.1|  144.5|   28.9|   29.7|   29.6|   29.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  251.1|  249.3|  248.7|  248.4|  849.1|  856.9|  861.4|  861.0|  227.5|  229.6|  229.7|  230.1
   New Mexico....................|   31.1|   31.3|   31.5|   32.3|  164.0|  169.7|  170.9|  171.6|   30.0|   30.1|   30.4|   30.5
   New York......................|  400.7|  402.4|  405.2|  404.3|1,613.0|1,633.9|1,634.7|1,637.0|  722.7|  722.7|  722.6|  721.6
   North Carolina................|  163.8|  164.4|  164.3|  164.8|  798.6|  813.1|  815.0|  814.0|  144.2|  149.7|  150.9|  151.9
   North Dakota..................|   18.4|   18.2|   18.5|   18.3|   78.5|   80.4|   80.8|   80.9|   13.6|   14.0|   14.0|   14.0
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   Ohio..........................|  228.8|  229.3|  228.7|  229.1|1,277.7|1,300.3|1,304.0|1,306.2|  268.8|  275.8|  276.2|  276.5
   Oklahoma......................|   73.3|   75.6|   75.8|   75.9|  311.7|  318.8|  322.3|  322.2|   65.1|   66.8|   66.4|   66.7
   Oregon........................|   71.3|   73.5|   73.0|   73.0|  358.4|  370.2|  371.0|  373.7|   87.1|   89.6|   89.8|   90.5
   Pennsylvania..................|  271.7|  270.3|  269.3|  269.8|1,200.3|1,215.3|1,221.8|1,220.6|  302.2|  307.7|  308.2|  309.3
   Rhode Island..................|   14.6|   15.1|   15.1|   15.1|   97.9|   95.9|   96.8|   99.2|   24.3|   24.7|   24.6|   24.4
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   South Carolina................|   72.0|   72.5|   72.2|   72.6|  385.3|  396.2|  397.7|  399.6|   68.6|   70.8|   70.7|   71.0
   South Dakota..................|   16.0|   16.2|   16.3|   16.3|   87.4|   90.1|   90.1|   90.6|   18.8|   19.7|   19.7|   19.8
   Tennessee.....................|  137.7|  138.5|  137.7|  137.3|  587.5|  604.4|  607.9|  610.8|  110.2|  112.3|  112.6|  113.1
   Texas.........................|  473.7|  486.8|  488.4|  489.1|1,946.5|1,984.8|1,991.5|1,998.3|  437.1|  443.3|  444.1|  445.0
   Utah..........................|   51.5|   53.8|   53.6|   53.8|  219.5|  228.8|  229.6|  231.4|   47.4|   50.4|   50.4|   51.0
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   Vermont.......................|   12.0|   12.0|   12.1|   12.1|   63.5|   64.1|   64.0|   64.8|   12.2|   12.2|   12.1|   12.2
   Virginia......................|  156.1|  161.9|  161.0|  161.5|  700.4|  712.3|  713.1|  714.4|  160.4|  161.4|  161.5|  161.8
   Washington....................|  120.1|  121.5|  122.2|  122.1|  583.0|  588.3|  590.9|  591.6|  121.3|  123.3|  124.3|  124.5
   West Virginia.................|   40.2|   40.0|   39.6|   39.8|  158.8|  162.4|  162.6|  163.9|   26.9|   27.4|   27.6|   27.8
   Wisconsin.....................|  120.2|  119.0|  119.9|  119.1|  589.2|  592.8|  594.0|  594.3|  136.2|  136.2|  136.8|  136.8
   Wyoming.......................|   13.8|   13.4|   13.6|   14.0|   52.1|   53.0|   53.2|   53.6|    7.9|    8.0|    8.0|    8.1
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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             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | June  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | June  | Apr.  |  May  | June
                                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  396.0|  404.7|  406.6|  408.5|  345.3|  342.5|  342.4|  341.9
                   Alaska........................|   60.9|   62.0|   62.1|   62.9|   73.2|   72.2|   73.5|   73.8
                   Arizona.......................|  519.7|  544.6|  545.6|  548.6|  296.4|  309.2|  313.7|  313.4
                   Arkansas......................|  235.2|  241.2|  242.2|  243.5|  178.1|  177.8|  178.1|  180.5
                   California....................|3,722.8|3,862.2|3,880.4|3,897.9|2,105.2|2,102.2|2,104.4|2,103.2
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                   Colorado......................|  537.0|  559.1|  563.0|  562.3|  302.6|  306.5|  308.4|  309.5
                   Connecticut...................|  467.3|  470.5|  473.6|  474.8|  218.3|  222.9|  220.4|  219.5
                   Delaware......................|   95.2|   99.8|  100.9|  100.5|   50.0|   50.3|   50.3|   50.6
                   District of Columbia..........|  264.7|  265.2|  264.7|  266.8|  252.0|  244.8|  244.3|  242.5
                   Florida.......................|2,053.6|2,119.5|2,133.2|2,144.4|  921.2|  941.0|  941.3|  940.8
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                   Georgia.......................|  837.7|  880.7|  888.4|  893.8|  576.9|  584.5|  586.7|  589.6
                   Hawaii2/......................|  164.7|  164.7|  165.7|  165.5|  112.1|  109.0|  110.2|  110.6
                   Idaho.........................|  109.0|  116.6|  118.0|  118.8|   95.4|   95.9|   97.1|   98.1
                   Illinois......................|1,573.1|1,612.0|1,618.0|1,615.3|  802.3|  807.3|  806.8|  813.8
                   Indiana.......................|  632.7|  637.3|  639.3|  637.4|  381.0|  390.3|  394.2|  390.2
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                   Iowa..........................|  342.4|  352.4|  353.4|  358.2|  230.5|  229.8|  230.4|  232.7
                   Kansas........................|  289.3|  293.6|  294.1|  294.4|  237.2|  234.6|  239.9|  239.1
                   Kentucky......................|  392.4|  403.0|  404.4|  408.7|  290.6|  289.2|  291.6|  291.5
                   Louisiana.....................|  475.9|  478.8|  478.5|  478.4|  357.2|  358.9|  358.9|  359.7
                   Maine.........................|  147.4|  149.9|  149.9|  150.1|   93.1|   91.9|   91.3|   91.4
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                   Maryland......................|  691.3|  699.0|  698.4|  700.3|  423.9|  422.2|  422.9|  427.4
                   Massachusetts.................|1,019.1|1,050.7|1,053.8|1,054.9|  393.4|  395.2|  394.5|  395.2
                   Michigan......................|1,112.8|1,149.5|1,160.3|1,165.8|  639.9|  635.2|  637.8|  638.4
                   Minnesota.....................|  644.1|  659.9|  664.0|  666.8|  381.4|  383.2|  384.5|  389.6
                   Mississippi...................|  228.6|  240.7|  241.7|  240.3|  216.3|  221.8|  222.6|  225.4
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                   Missouri......................|  686.1|  697.5|  701.1|  704.3|  388.6|  400.6|  399.6|  400.0
                   Montana.......................|   96.6|   99.5|  101.0|  102.2|   76.6|   77.2|   77.1|   75.9
                   Nebraska......................|  210.8|  217.3|  217.7|  217.6|  150.3|  152.8|  153.8|  149.8
                   Nevada........................|  345.2|  364.2|  365.2|  370.2|   95.8|   98.7|   99.2|   99.5
                   New Hampshire.................|  151.3|  156.5|  156.7|  156.8|   76.0|   74.8|   75.2|   76.1
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                   New Jersey....................|1,077.3|1,109.0|1,113.5|1,118.6|  569.4|  569.7|  567.4|  569.5
                   New Mexico....................|  193.3|  201.8|  203.4|  205.1|  165.0|  165.0|  164.9|  168.9
                   New York......................|2,531.7|2,593.8|2,599.8|2,600.1|1,397.6|1,376.5|1,377.8|1,377.6
                   North Carolina................|  758.0|  779.4|  781.7|  783.1|  550.0|  569.6|  572.6|  572.9
                   North Dakota..................|   81.1|   83.6|   84.8|   84.9|   71.1|   71.3|   71.0|   71.0
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                   Ohio..........................|1,386.0|1,420.4|1,424.3|1,428.5|  748.7|  752.9|  756.3|  756.0
                   Oklahoma......................|  342.9|  357.7|  358.9|  359.3|  270.1|  269.4|  269.5|  269.2
                   Oregon........................|  361.7|  388.4|  390.6|  393.0|  239.1|  235.6|  236.6|  234.8
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,599.8|1,607.5|1,610.7|1,607.9|  718.0|  723.2|  727.3|  726.3
                   Rhode Island..................|  144.2|  149.0|  150.0|  150.0|   60.1|   61.3|   61.2|   59.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  362.0|  378.0|  379.3|  381.2|  294.2|  291.2|  291.4|  294.6
                   South Dakota..................|   87.6|   91.1|   91.5|   91.6|   70.8|   71.3|   71.7|   70.4
                   Tennessee.....................|  635.1|  652.6|  653.0|  655.3|  369.6|  392.3|  392.1|  390.2
                   Texas.........................|2,114.5|2,210.0|2,224.8|2,235.5|1,447.5|1,473.7|1,474.1|1,473.4
                   Utah..........................|  237.3|  251.9|  254.3|  257.0|  163.7|  167.2|  166.5|  167.2
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                   Vermont.......................|   79.4|   81.4|   80.6|   81.0|   44.8|   45.1|   45.0|   44.7
                   Virginia......................|  871.6|  894.5|  897.5|  903.2|  597.6|  596.5|  596.4|  595.7
                   Washington....................|  620.3|  643.2|  646.2|  649.9|  445.8|  446.4|  448.4|  449.5
                   West Virginia.................|  182.3|  187.9|  188.3|  189.6|  136.8|  138.0|  149.9|  139.3
                   Wisconsin.....................|  629.1|  642.1|  645.1|  645.6|  381.0|  374.8|  377.4|  380.1
                   Wyoming.......................|   47.2|   48.6|   48.2|   48.2|   58.3|   58.0|   57.7|   57.7
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                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      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 reflect March
                   1995 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 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             |       May       |      June      |      May      |     June      |      May      |     June
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                               |  1995  |  1996  |  1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/
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 Alabama.......................| 1,805.1| 1,819.5| 1,812.9|1,820.6|   85.9|   88.3|   87.2|   90.0|  392.4|  379.3|  394.1|  380.0
 Alaska........................|   264.1|   267.0|   276.5|  279.7|   13.0|   13.5|   15.1|   15.6|   16.3|   15.8|   19.6|   19.2
 Arizona.......................| 1,782.8| 1,858.3| 1,757.4|1,835.4|  115.5|  122.3|  116.9|  123.9|  191.9|  197.8|  193.3|  199.0
 Arkansas......................| 1,067.9| 1,086.1| 1,074.2|1,091.0|   43.6|   46.5|   45.4|   48.1|  258.3|  253.6|  260.3|  255.5
 California....................|12,415.4|12,714.9|12,493.1|12780.8|  480.5|  504.3|  496.5|  518.5|1,779.6|1,807.1|1,793.4|1,817.4
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 Colorado......................| 1,817.5| 1,897.3| 1,849.1|1,905.7|  100.3|  111.8|  105.5|  117.3|  190.0|  193.9|  191.8|  195.3
 Connecticut...................| 1,568.2| 1,582.0| 1,577.3|1,592.1|   51.6|   54.9|   53.6|   57.8|  280.9|  276.8|  282.4|  278.4
 Delaware......................|   366.6|   379.3|   369.4|  382.6|   19.6|   20.7|   19.4|   21.0|   62.2|   61.1|   59.7|   61.6
 District of Columbia..........|   645.9|   631.9|   648.9|  633.9|    9.1|    9.2|    9.3|    9.1|   13.0|   12.8|   13.1|   13.1
 Florida.......................| 5,996.9| 6,171.8| 6,003.8|6,163.6|  302.8|  310.5|  306.0|  312.1|  483.7|  479.2|  484.1|  479.8
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 Georgia.......................| 3,394.5| 3,537.4| 3,426.8|3,564.1|  149.8|  163.1|  153.8|  165.0|  589.0|  586.2|  590.7|  587.6
 Hawaii2/......................|   536.1|   532.0|   536.7|  530.4|   26.0|   24.1|   26.5|   23.9|   16.8|   16.4|   17.0|   16.7
 Idaho.........................|   474.6|   498.9|   483.0|  506.8|   29.3|   34.9|   31.8|   36.8|   69.2|   72.4|   70.8|   74.5
 Illinois......................| 5,604.0| 5,700.7| 5,649.4|5,731.6|  215.3|  215.1|  230.4|  229.1|  966.6|  978.0|  971.7|  981.9
 Indiana.......................| 2,802.9| 2,817.1| 2,789.2|2,809.0|  132.0|  132.4|  139.4|  140.6|  685.9|  679.3|  688.4|  682.4
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 Iowa..........................| 1,367.2| 1,390.1| 1,378.3|1,399.5|   54.8|   57.4|   60.1|   62.3|  250.8|  248.2|  252.7|  250.5
 Kansas........................| 1,203.1| 1,234.5| 1,210.0|1,236.8|   50.8|   56.8|   53.4|   59.5|  192.1|  195.3|  193.4|  196.5
 Kentucky......................| 1,650.8| 1,674.9| 1,661.0|1,684.7|   74.1|   74.6|   77.2|   77.0|  313.4|  312.3|  316.1|  313.9
 Louisiana.....................| 1,773.7| 1,803.4| 1,783.2|1,805.0|  100.6|  111.9|  104.0|  112.7|  188.0|  190.0|  189.8|  190.5
 Maine.........................|   543.4|   543.8|   553.6|  554.2|   22.5|   22.3|   23.2|   23.1|   91.1|   88.2|   92.5|   89.5
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 Maryland......................| 2,191.1| 2,203.6| 2,213.1|2,223.2|  127.3|  128.3|  130.8|  131.5|  176.5|  174.4|  176.8|  175.2
 Massachusetts.................| 2,975.5| 3,027.4| 3,008.7|3,055.8|   90.4|   93.6|   95.9|   98.2|  443.6|  444.1|  446.7|  447.4
 Michigan......................| 4,286.4| 4,351.2| 4,273.2|4,367.8|  156.7|  170.4|  164.2|  179.5|  984.5|  963.3|  978.3|  971.6
 Minnesota.....................| 2,383.3| 2,436.5| 2,407.9|2,459.1|   83.6|   85.1|   92.0|   93.4|  423.5|  424.8|  429.8|  431.3
 Mississippi...................| 1,079.0| 1,083.8| 1,079.4|1,082.1|   45.7|   50.7|   46.8|   52.9|  260.3|  244.7|  260.1|  244.9
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 Missouri......................| 2,535.5| 2,580.0| 2,539.2|2,571.9|  111.9|  112.8|  116.7|  115.0|  421.7|  420.5|  424.1|  416.5
 Montana.......................|   351.0|   359.7|   357.8|  365.0|   16.3|   16.4|   17.8|   17.7|   22.9|   23.0|   23.9|   23.9
 Nebraska......................|   817.3|   834.9|   823.7|  833.3|   33.6|   35.7|   36.0|   37.4|  111.6|  112.7|  112.4|  113.3
 Nevada........................|   781.1|   840.9|   787.1|  846.9|   60.3|   72.0|   62.5|   74.1|   36.3|   38.7|   36.7|   39.1
 New Hampshire.................|   537.6|   548.8|   547.1|  555.3|   19.7|   19.9|   20.8|   21.1|  102.3|  102.0|  102.8|  102.7
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,610.7| 3,646.2| 3,655.2|3,695.0|  125.4|  125.8|  128.6|  128.8|  502.2|  490.6|  504.2|  492.5
 New Mexico....................|   690.7|   718.3|   693.3|  723.4|   45.4|   50.5|   47.3|   51.4|   44.8|   46.3|   45.6|   46.6
 New York......................| 7,891.3| 7,969.1| 7,947.1|8,028.0|  255.0|  257.5|  263.7|  268.1|  942.6|  936.6|  951.7|  944.2
 North Carolina................| 3,453.9| 3,519.2| 3,484.0|3,533.7|  173.9|  179.7|  177.6|  184.0|  859.5|  842.1|  862.4|  843.2
 North Dakota..................|   305.0|   312.0|   304.8|  311.5|   14.7|   15.8|   15.4|   16.7|   21.4|   21.4|   21.5|   21.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 5,251.0| 5,342.6| 5,292.8|5,366.6|  208.2|  215.4|  219.2|  224.7|1,103.2|1,092.0|1,111.7|1,098.0
 Oklahoma......................| 1,316.2| 1,353.3| 1,319.4|1,354.9|   47.8|   49.4|   49.2|   50.4|  169.5|  171.6|  170.8|  173.5
 Oregon........................| 1,408.2| 1,467.6| 1,428.6|1,484.9|   65.3|   72.7|   68.7|   75.9|  223.4|  226.7|  229.6|  232.5
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,277.4| 5,306.7| 5,291.8|5,317.0|  201.7|  201.2|  210.3|  211.4|  939.4|  925.0|  947.5|  933.8
 Rhode Island..................|   442.3|   446.4|   445.6|  450.8|   13.7|   13.8|   14.4|   15.5|   85.4|   82.4|   85.4|   82.9
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,660.0| 1,683.5| 1,670.5|1,694.1|   86.5|   88.6|   88.0|   90.2|  379.4|  369.1|  379.5|  369.0
 South Dakota..................|   345.6|   356.9|   353.3|  362.4|   14.1|   15.0|   16.1|   16.3|   45.9|   48.1|   46.8|   48.7
 Tennessee.....................| 2,500.3| 2,564.2| 2,506.7|2,563.4|  108.3|  116.3|  112.4|  120.9|  545.1|  532.0|  546.4|  530.7
 Texas.........................| 8,007.2| 8,259.5| 8,041.4|8,286.4|  406.6|  427.8|  413.9|  434.9|1,025.0|1,039.0|1,033.4|1,045.8
 Utah..........................|   899.8|   953.4|   911.5|  966.5|   52.7|   62.0|   55.4|   65.0|  122.8|  129.2|  123.9|  130.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Vermont.......................|   267.0|   270.8|   269.9|  274.2|   12.0|   12.7|   12.6|   13.8|   45.1|   46.0|   45.6|   46.2
 Virginia......................| 3,076.2| 3,117.7| 3,107.0|3,143.1|  168.6|  172.6|  172.4|  176.8|  401.6|  394.2|  404.4|  394.9
 Washington....................| 2,352.8| 2,400.9| 2,383.1|2,428.1|  121.7|  123.4|  126.6|  128.1|  336.4|  333.9|  339.3|  338.5
 West Virginia.................|   691.2|   714.8|   692.3|  705.7|   33.7|   34.9|   34.5|   35.4|   81.9|   81.7|   82.8|   81.9
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,560.0| 2,591.3| 2,595.9|2,621.1|  101.1|  107.3|  108.3|  113.7|  595.7|  597.1|  607.6|  606.5
 Wyoming.......................|   220.5|   223.4|   231.3|  234.0|   14.2|   14.5|   16.1|   16.3|    9.4|    9.5|    9.6|    9.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Puerto Rico...................|   919.9|   930.0|   919.1|  937.2|   46.9|   49.6|   47.2|   49.7|  153.7|  151.2|  153.3|  149.8
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                                __________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
  Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
                                 |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
               State             |               |               |               |               |               |
                                 |      May      |     June      |      May      |     June      |      May      |     June
                                 |               |               |               |               |               |
                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   89.4|   88.5|   90.1|   89.3|  407.3|  419.7|  412.7|  423.1|   76.9|   78.3|   77.8|   78.8
   Alaska........................|   23.2|   23.2|   24.5|   24.6|   54.6|   55.5|   58.0|   58.9|   11.7|   11.6|   12.0|   11.9
   Arizona.......................|   85.8|   87.7|   86.3|   89.0|  447.4|  461.4|  445.3|  459.7|  106.8|  108.4|  106.7|  108.9
   Arkansas......................|   62.9|   65.1|   63.5|   65.4|  242.6|  249.7|  244.5|  251.6|   41.8|   42.3|   42.2|   42.8
   California....................|  624.6|  633.6|  630.6|  638.5|2,902.1|2,976.4|2,924.3|2,996.2|  735.8|  735.8|  740.2|  737.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  117.4|  120.5|  118.1|  120.8|  445.5|  472.1|  457.6|  467.4|  112.2|  115.7|  113.7|  116.9
   Connecticut...................|   72.3|   71.8|   72.7|   72.6|  340.4|  345.3|  344.5|  348.9|  131.4|  132.4|  133.3|  133.2
   Delaware......................|   15.9|   16.6|   16.1|   16.6|   82.1|   85.5|   85.0|   87.2|   40.3|   42.8|   41.2|   42.9
   District of Columbia..........|   19.8|   19.6|   20.3|   19.8|   53.7|   52.6|   54.1|   52.8|   30.3|   29.6|   30.4|   29.7
   Florida.......................|  303.3|  310.2|  303.9|  311.3|1,541.0|1,582.7|1,538.0|1,576.0|  374.7|  384.0|  376.8|  385.1
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  213.8|  222.8|  214.8|  224.0|  852.9|  901.6|  861.7|  911.4|  172.7|  175.7|  174.6|  175.9
   Hawaii2/......................|   40.7|   40.5|   41.2|   40.7|  134.3|  134.1|  135.8|  134.8|   37.0|   36.9|   37.1|   36.8
   Idaho.........................|   22.3|   23.4|   22.6|   23.3|  120.9|  125.0|  123.3|  126.8|   24.3|   23.8|   24.4|   24.1
   Illinois......................|  321.2|  328.0|  322.1|  328.0|1,312.3|1,337.8|1,325.5|1,348.7|  382.6|  385.2|  387.6|  389.2
   Indiana.......................|  140.9|  139.4|  142.3|  141.1|  668.7|  684.5|  675.3|  689.0|  131.0|  134.1|  133.4|  136.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   61.1|   62.5|   61.5|   62.7|  342.5|  347.1|  344.4|  349.1|   76.6|   77.8|   77.7|   78.6
   Kansas........................|   68.1|   69.7|   67.7|   69.8|  293.5|  305.6|  297.0|  307.2|   57.3|   58.6|   58.0|   59.4
   Kentucky......................|   90.6|   93.0|   91.5|   93.9|  394.4|  403.4|  399.6|  407.7|   64.3|   66.0|   65.2|   66.6
   Louisiana.....................|  107.0|  107.5|  108.0|  108.5|  415.0|  425.4|  418.9|  428.1|   80.4|   80.5|   81.0|   80.9
   Maine.........................|   22.1|   22.0|   22.8|   22.6|  136.7|  140.2|  143.2|  146.4|   26.2|   26.0|   26.8|   26.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  106.3|  105.7|  106.5|  106.4|  530.5|  534.8|  539.4|  543.0|  128.4|  127.1|  129.5|  128.1
   Massachusetts.................|  127.7|  128.6|  129.2|  129.3|  684.3|  697.5|  700.8|  711.4|  204.6|  203.6|  206.8|  206.1
   Michigan......................|  165.9|  169.6|  167.1|  170.8|  996.3|1,025.5|1,008.9|1,037.8|  195.4|  196.5|  198.3|  199.9
   Minnesota.....................|  117.1|  120.0|  117.0|  120.2|  576.1|  590.6|  583.7|  596.2|  137.5|  141.2|  139.2|  142.4
   Mississippi...................|   50.5|   48.4|   50.5|   49.1|  227.7|  229.3|  231.2|  230.6|   40.0|   39.7|   40.3|   39.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  158.7|  164.1|  158.4|  165.0|  604.9|  611.7|  609.1|  612.9|  145.7|  149.4|  146.6|  151.3
   Montana.......................|   20.8|   21.1|   21.0|   21.1|   95.6|   98.3|   98.8|  100.6|   15.5|   15.7|   15.9|   16.1
   Nebraska......................|   49.5|   49.7|   49.6|   49.9|  204.1|  207.3|  205.5|  207.6|   52.0|   52.2|   52.8|   52.1
   Nevada........................|   40.1|   42.4|   40.5|   42.8|  155.0|  168.8|  157.4|  170.1|   35.2|   38.0|   35.7|   38.3
   New Hampshire.................|   19.7|   20.7|   19.9|   21.1|  139.7|  143.9|  144.6|  146.9|   28.9|   29.6|   29.5|   29.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  253.3|  250.4|  253.5|  251.1|  847.0|  856.1|  862.9|  873.4|  227.4|  229.4|  229.7|  232.6
   New Mexico....................|   31.1|   31.6|   30.4|   31.4|  162.9|  171.3|  165.8|  173.5|   30.0|   30.4|   30.2|   30.8
   New York......................|  403.6|  407.4|  407.8|  410.7|1,607.8|1,633.7|1,633.0|1,659.6|  722.0|  720.5|  729.2|  728.4
   North Carolina................|  163.6|  164.1|  163.9|  165.5|  795.8|  813.4|  805.7|  815.6|  143.4|  150.9|  146.1|  153.6
   North Dakota..................|   18.4|   18.4|   18.3|   18.2|   79.4|   81.4|   79.8|   81.7|   13.6|   14.0|   13.7|   14.1
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Ohio..........................|  228.6|  230.3|  230.2|  231.8|1,272.9|1,307.4|1,289.5|1,316.7|  268.6|  276.2|  271.7|  279.0
   Oklahoma......................|   72.9|   76.0|   73.8|   76.5|  311.8|  321.9|  315.1|  324.2|   65.1|   66.5|   65.8|   67.4
   Oregon........................|   70.7|   72.8|   71.4|   73.4|  354.1|  367.8|  359.9|  374.5|   86.6|   89.7|   87.6|   90.8
   Pennsylvania..................|  274.2|  271.2|  273.8|  271.7|1,199.0|1,221.6|1,208.8|1,228.7|  302.1|  308.5|  305.6|  313.0
   Rhode Island..................|   14.8|   15.2|   14.9|   15.4|   97.0|   96.7|   99.8|  101.0|   25.0|   24.6|   24.7|   24.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   71.8|   72.2|   72.6|   73.4|  387.3|  400.7|  393.3|  406.4|   68.6|   71.0|   69.9|   72.0
   South Dakota..................|   16.0|   16.3|   16.0|   16.3|   87.8|   90.5|   89.7|   92.4|   18.6|   19.7|   19.0|   20.0
   Tennessee.....................|  136.7|  137.3|  138.0|  138.0|  582.7|  606.9|  590.6|  612.9|  110.0|  112.8|  111.3|  114.1
   Texas.........................|  471.5|  486.4|  475.0|  489.1|1,931.4|1,991.0|1,949.5|2,004.8|  435.5|  443.7|  440.0|  447.2
   Utah..........................|   51.3|   53.0|   51.6|   53.5|  217.0|  227.9|  220.4|  231.8|   46.8|   50.5|   47.4|   51.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.8|   12.1|   12.2|   12.3|   62.8|   63.5|   63.9|   65.0|   12.3|   12.1|   12.4|   12.3
   Virginia......................|  156.1|  160.5|  156.6|  161.7|  697.4|  713.1|  706.7|  719.3|  160.6|  161.6|  162.6|  163.5
   Washington....................|  118.9|  121.6|  121.2|  123.0|  576.6|  588.4|  589.1|  597.2|  121.1|  123.8|  122.4|  125.1
   West Virginia.................|   40.5|   39.8|   40.6|   40.0|  159.5|  163.1|  160.0|  164.9|   26.9|   27.7|   27.1|   28.0
   Wisconsin.....................|  120.9|  120.7|  121.5|  120.5|  586.5|  594.6|  597.6|  603.3|  135.9|  136.9|  137.5|  138.1
   Wyoming.......................|   13.6|   13.5|   14.0|   14.2|   51.1|   53.1|   54.4|   56.0|    7.9|    8.0|    8.0|    8.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Puerto Rico...................|   22.4|   22.1|   23.0|   22.1|  182.6|  183.2|  182.6|  182.1|   42.7|   43.4|   43.1|   43.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   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             |      May      |     June      |      May      |     June
                                                 |               |               |               |
                                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  393.8|  406.7|  396.6|  408.2|  348.5|  347.5|  343.3|  339.8
                   Alaska........................|   61.3|   62.7|   64.5|   66.2|   74.3|   74.8|   72.6|   73.0
                   Arizona.......................|  517.6|  545.6|  519.6|  548.6|  305.4|  322.7|  276.9|  293.8
                   Arkansas......................|  235.0|  243.4|  238.7|  246.2|  180.2|  182.2|  176.0|  178.0
                   California....................|3,721.0|3,884.3|3,737.7|3,901.8|2,141.8|2,144.4|2,140.1|2,141.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  528.1|  554.6|  544.3|  565.7|  309.3|  314.9|  303.2|  308.3
                   Connecticut...................|  467.4|  475.5|  471.4|  479.0|  223.4|  224.5|  218.6|  221.4
                   Delaware......................|   95.2|  101.1|   97.5|  102.3|   51.2|   51.4|   50.4|   50.9
                   District of Columbia..........|  264.6|  265.2|  266.7|  265.7|  255.3|  242.8|  254.9|  243.6
                   Florida.......................|2,050.0|2,141.7|2,065.4|2,148.7|  934.5|  956.3|  922.7|  943.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  830.5|  888.4|  843.8|  900.1|  578.0|  592.0|  579.5|  592.5
                   Hawaii2/......................|  164.6|  165.5|  165.1|  165.4|  116.7|  114.5|  114.0|  112.1
                   Idaho.........................|  107.7|  117.3|  110.8|  119.7|   98.2|   99.1|   96.5|   98.6
                   Illinois......................|1,576.6|1,618.0|1,597.0|1,633.1|  815.4|  825.4|  801.0|  808.1
                   Indiana.......................|  639.0|  641.9|  635.5|  638.1|  398.9|  399.0|  368.2|  375.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Iowa..........................|  342.6|  357.6|  343.8|  358.2|  236.6|  237.3|  235.8|  235.8
                   Kansas........................|  290.0|  294.8|  292.8|  296.2|  243.3|  245.8|  239.6|  240.1
                   Kentucky......................|  393.7|  406.8|  399.2|  412.8|  295.0|  294.6|  287.1|  288.2
                   Louisiana.....................|  477.3|  480.4|  477.9|  478.4|  360.4|  360.3|  357.9|  358.6
                   Maine.........................|  147.8|  150.5|  150.9|  153.7|   96.9|   94.5|   94.1|   92.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Maryland......................|  694.0|  701.6|  704.4|  710.0|  427.0|  430.5|  424.6|  427.8
                   Massachusetts.................|1,022.2|1,055.9|1,026.6|1,060.2|  401.3|  402.7|  401.3|  401.7
                   Michigan......................|1,123.9|1,166.1|1,122.6|1,176.3|  654.8|  651.8|  625.1|  623.7
                   Minnesota.....................|  646.3|  668.0|  649.4|  671.5|  391.1|  398.7|  388.3|  395.8
                   Mississippi...................|  231.5|  241.0|  232.9|  241.5|  218.5|  225.3|  212.7|  218.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Missouri......................|  688.5|  705.3|  696.0|  712.0|  399.2|  411.2|  383.2|  394.0
                   Montana.......................|   95.4|  100.7|   99.1|  104.0|   79.2|   79.2|   75.8|   76.2
                   Nebraska......................|  210.6|  218.2|  213.3|  219.8|  154.6|  157.8|  152.8|  151.9
                   Nevada........................|  342.8|  365.4|  347.2|  371.2|   98.5|  101.7|   93.7|   97.0
                   New Hampshire.................|  149.6|  155.4|  154.4|  157.9|   77.2|   76.8|   74.6|   75.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   New Jersey....................|1,078.1|1,118.8|1,097.2|1,137.0|  575.2|  573.1|  577.0|  577.5
                   New Mexico....................|  192.1|  203.6|  195.6|  207.4|  168.3|  168.5|  162.2|  165.9
                   New York......................|2,540.1|2,610.2|2,548.9|2,620.9|1,415.1|1,398.5|1,407.6|1,391.4
                   North Carolina................|  757.2|  784.0|  768.9|  790.9|  556.9|  581.2|  555.7|  577.1
                   North Dakota..................|   80.8|   84.6|   81.8|   85.6|   72.9|   72.4|   70.3|   69.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Ohio..........................|1,390.4|1,432.8|1,407.4|1,447.1|  765.3|  774.4|  749.1|  755.2
                   Oklahoma......................|  342.4|  360.7|  346.1|  364.3|  274.8|  275.6|  266.5|  266.8
                   Oregon........................|  359.6|  391.4|  362.8|  393.4|  246.8|  244.6|  246.8|  242.5
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,606.7|1,620.4|1,605.6|1,614.3|  734.3|  739.7|  720.2|  724.8
                   Rhode Island..................|  143.2|  151.3|  145.5|  150.7|   63.0|   62.2|   60.7|   60.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  365.5|  383.1|  370.9|  387.3|  299.0|  296.9|  294.4|  293.9
                   South Dakota..................|   87.4|   91.6|   90.4|   94.1|   73.4|   73.3|   72.9|   72.2
                   Tennessee.....................|  636.0|  658.7|  642.3|  663.2|  376.9|  395.6|  361.1|  378.9
                   Texas.........................|2,118.6|2,227.0|2,143.9|2,255.6|1,462.9|1,491.6|1,428.6|1,455.0
                   Utah..........................|  232.8|  251.0|  238.3|  257.0|  168.4|  172.0|  166.2|  169.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   75.6|   77.1|   77.5|   79.1|   46.6|   46.8|   44.9|   44.8
                   Virginia......................|  873.3|  902.9|  890.7|  919.5|  607.1|  602.4|  602.0|  596.9
                   Washington....................|  620.0|  648.8|  625.7|  654.4|  454.7|  457.8|  455.4|  458.5
                   West Virginia.................|  183.2|  190.2|  183.8|  191.1|  138.3|  151.7|  136.4|  138.5
                   Wisconsin.....................|  628.9|  645.1|  639.4|  655.3|  388.5|  387.2|  381.4|  381.2
                   Wyoming.......................|   47.1|   48.2|   52.4|   53.4|   60.5|   60.1|   59.6|   59.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Puerto Rico...................|  168.6|  173.3|  166.7|  169.8|  302.0|  306.1|  302.2|  319.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                      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 1995
                   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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |               May               |              June
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
       United States.........................................|       5.5      |       5.4      |       5.8      |       5.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alabama....................................................|       5.8      |       5.0      |       7.3      |       5.6
    Birmingham...............................................|       4.0      |       3.1      |       5.1      |       3.5
    Huntsville...............................................|       4.4      |       3.4      |       5.5      |       3.7
    Mobile...................................................|       6.5      |       5.2      |       8.1      |       5.7
    Montgomery...............................................|       5.0      |       4.0      |       6.7      |       4.5
    Tuscaloosa...............................................|       4.6      |       3.8      |       6.0      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alaska.....................................................|       7.1      |       7.0      |       6.9      |       7.2
    Anchorage................................................|       5.3      |       5.0      |       5.0      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arizona....................................................|       5.0      |       4.8      |       5.6      |       5.7
    Phoenix_Mesa.............................................|       3.3      |       3.3      |       3.7      |       3.9
    Tucson...................................................|       3.1      |       3.2      |       3.4      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arkansas...................................................|       4.5      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       5.1
    Fayetteville_Springdale_Rogers...........................|       2.2      |       2.4      |       2.5      |       2.8
    Fort Smith1/.............................................|       4.9      |       4.9      |       4.8      |       5.5
    Little Rock_North Little Rock............................|       3.2      |       3.2      |       3.5      |       3.6
    Pine Bluff...............................................|       7.5      |       6.8      |       7.7      |       7.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  California.................................................|       7.6      |       7.1      |       7.9      |       7.2
    Bakersfield..............................................|      13.2      |      11.0      |      12.9      |      12.5
    Fresno...................................................|      14.1      |      12.6      |      13.7      |      12.6
    Los Angeles_Long Beach...................................|       7.5      |       8.2      |       7.8      |       8.2
    Modesto..................................................|      16.6      |      15.3      |      16.8      |      15.0
    Oakland..................................................|       5.7      |       5.0      |       6.1      |       5.1
    Orange County............................................|       5.1      |       4.2      |       5.4      |       4.3
    Riverside_San Bernardino.................................|       8.2      |       7.4      |       9.0      |       7.9
    Sacramento...............................................|       6.9      |       6.1      |       7.1      |       6.1
    Salinas..................................................|      10.7      |       8.7      |       9.8      |       8.1
    San Diego................................................|       6.3      |       5.4      |       6.7      |       5.4
    San Francisco............................................|       5.2      |       4.2      |       5.5      |       4.3
    San Jose.................................................|       5.2      |       3.6      |       5.2      |       3.7
    Santa Barbara_Santa Maria_Lompoc.........................|       6.0      |       4.8      |       6.2      |       5.0
    Santa Rosa...............................................|       5.6      |       4.6      |       5.8      |       4.6
    Stockton_Lodi............................................|      12.0      |      10.7      |      13.1      |      11.5
    Vallejo_Fairfield_Napa...................................|       7.2      |       7.2      |       7.5      |       7.1
    Ventura..................................................|       6.4      |       6.0      |       7.1      |       6.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Colorado...................................................|       4.4      |       4.1      |       4.9      |       4.5
    Colorado Springs.........................................|       4.8      |       4.4      |       5.5      |       5.2
    Boulder_Longmont.........................................|       4.0      |       3.6      |       5.0      |       4.1
    Denver...................................................|       3.8      |       3.7      |       4.3      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Connecticut................................................|       5.4      |       4.8      |       5.7      |       5.0
    Bridgeport...............................................|       6.3      |       5.7      |       6.8      |       6.0
    Danbury..................................................|       3.6      |       3.3      |       3.8      |       3.5
    Hartford.................................................|       5.9      |       5.2      |       6.3      |       5.4
    New Haven_Meriden........................................|       5.4      |       5.0      |       5.6      |       5.2
    New London_Norwich.......................................|       5.1      |       4.5      |       5.5      |       4.6
    Stamford_Norwalk.........................................|       3.8      |       3.1      |       3.9      |       3.3
    Waterbury................................................|       6.0      |       5.3      |       6.3      |       5.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Delaware...................................................|       3.7      |       4.2      |       4.5      |       4.7
    Dover....................................................|       4.3      |       4.7      |       4.5      |       5.0
    Wilmington_Newark1/......................................|       3.8      |       4.6      |       5.8      |       5.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  District of Columbia.......................................|       8.8      |       8.8      |      10.1      |       9.1
    Washington1/.............................................|       4.1      |       3.9      |       4.7      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Florida....................................................|       5.2      |       5.0      |       5.9      |       5.3
    Daytona Beach............................................|       4.6      |       4.2      |       4.8      |       4.1
    Fort Lauderdale..........................................|       5.7      |       5.3      |       6.0      |       5.3
    Fort Myers_Cape Coral....................................|       3.8      |       3.9      |       4.3      |       3.8
    Gainesville..............................................|       2.8      |       2.8      |       3.0      |       2.9
    Jacksonville.............................................|       3.6      |       3.6      |       3.9      |       3.8
    Lakeland_Winter Haven....................................|       6.0      |       5.8      |       8.9      |       7.3
    Melbourne_Titusville_Palm Bay............................|       6.5      |       5.6      |       6.9      |       5.5
    Miami....................................................|       7.3      |       7.4      |       7.8      |       7.5
    Orlando..................................................|       4.4      |       3.9      |       4.8      |       3.9
    Pensacola................................................|       3.9      |       3.9      |       4.5      |       4.0
    Sarasota_Bradenton.......................................|       3.4      |       3.3      |       3.8      |       3.4
    Tallahassee..............................................|       3.0      |       3.2      |       3.3      |       3.3
    Tampa_St. Petersburg_Clearwater..........................|       4.2      |       3.9      |       4.5      |       3.9
    West Palm Beach_Boca Raton...............................|       6.7      |       6.5      |       7.8      |       7.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Georgia....................................................|       4.5      |       4.3      |       5.5      |       5.0
    Albany...................................................|       6.1      |       5.7      |       7.4      |       6.5
    Athens...................................................|       2.9      |       2.9      |       3.6      |       3.2
    Atlanta..................................................|       4.2      |       3.5      |       4.9      |       4.0
    Augusta_Aiken1/..........................................|       6.3      |       6.1      |       7.7      |       7.4
    Columbus1/...............................................|       5.2      |       4.6      |       6.3      |       5.4
    Macon....................................................|       4.6      |       5.0      |       5.6      |       5.2
    Savannah.................................................|       5.2      |       4.4      |       6.0      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Hawaii.....................................................|       5.8      |       6.0      |       6.4      |       6.8
    Honolulu.................................................|       4.5      |       5.0      |       4.9      |       5.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Idaho......................................................|       5.1      |       4.8      |       4.6      |       4.6
    Boise City...............................................|       3.9      |       3.5      |       3.7      |       3.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |               May               |              June
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Illinois...................................................|       5.1      |       5.1      |       5.3      |       5.5
    Bloomington_Normal.......................................|       3.0      |       3.3      |       3.1      |       3.4
    Champaign_Urbana.........................................|       2.7      |       3.1      |       3.1      |       3.3
    Chicago..................................................|       5.0      |       4.9      |       5.1      |       5.2
    Davenport_Moline_Rock Island1/...........................|       4.0      |       4.1      |       4.4      |       4.2
    Decatur..................................................|       7.5      |       7.6      |       8.4      |       8.7
    Kankakee.................................................|       6.4      |       5.6      |       6.6      |       6.0
    Peoria_Pekin.............................................|       3.9      |       6.3      |       4.5      |       6.6
    Rockford.................................................|       4.1      |       4.2      |       4.3      |       4.6
    Springfield..............................................|       4.0      |       4.3      |       4.5      |       4.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Indiana....................................................|       4.7      |       4.1      |       4.6      |       4.2
    Bloomington..............................................|       3.4      |       3.1      |       3.6      |       3.1
    Elkhart_Goshen...........................................|       3.7      |       3.4      |       3.9      |       3.7
    Evansville_Henderson1/...................................|       5.2      |       4.8      |       5.2      |       5.1
    Fort Wayne...............................................|       3.8      |       3.6      |       3.9      |       3.7
    Gary.....................................................|       6.7      |       5.2      |       6.0      |       5.3
    Indianapolis.............................................|       3.9      |       3.3      |       3.9      |       3.4
    Kokomo...................................................|       5.5      |       3.6      |       4.1      |       3.6
    Lafayette................................................|       3.2      |       3.0      |       3.1      |       3.5
    Muncie...................................................|       4.5      |       4.4      |       5.1      |       5.0
    South Bend...............................................|       3.9      |       3.7      |       4.2      |       4.1
    Terre Haute..............................................|       6.0      |       6.7      |       6.1      |       6.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Iowa.......................................................|       3.1      |       3.1      |       3.5      |       3.1
    Cedar Rapids.............................................|       2.8      |       2.5      |       3.0      |       2.5
    Des Moines...............................................|       2.5      |       2.7      |       2.7      |       2.1
    Dubuque..................................................|       2.8      |       5.3      |       2.9      |       5.5
    Iowa City................................................|       2.4      |       2.4      |       3.2      |       2.7
    Sioux City1/.............................................|       2.5      |       3.0      |       3.2      |       3.2
    Waterloo_Cedar Falls.....................................|       4.1      |       3.7      |       4.7      |       4.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kansas.....................................................|       4.2      |       3.8      |       4.8      |       4.2
    Lawrence.................................................|       4.5      |       4.2      |       6.5      |       5.4
    Topeka...................................................|       3.9      |       3.9      |       4.4      |       4.2
    Wichita..................................................|       4.6      |       3.7      |       5.0      |       4.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kentucky...................................................|       5.2      |       5.0      |       5.6      |       5.3
    Lexington................................................|       3.0      |       2.5      |       3.2      |       2.8
    Louisville1/.............................................|       4.3      |       4.0      |       4.4      |       4.2
    Owensboro................................................|       5.5      |       5.2      |       6.4      |       5.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Louisiana..................................................|       6.5      |       6.1      |       7.9      |       7.6
    Alexandria...............................................|       6.0      |       6.1      |       7.9      |       7.6
    Baton Rouge..............................................|       6.0      |       5.1      |       7.3      |       6.7
    Houma....................................................|       5.4      |       4.5      |       5.9      |       5.0
    Lafayette................................................|       6.0      |       5.5      |       7.2      |       6.8
    Lake Charles.............................................|       6.4      |       5.8      |       7.5      |       7.1
    Monroe...................................................|       5.4      |       5.6      |       6.6      |       7.2
    New Orleans..............................................|       6.0      |       6.0      |       7.4      |       7.4
    Shreveport_Bossier City..................................|       6.7      |       6.3      |       8.0      |       7.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maine......................................................|       5.6      |       5.3      |       5.6      |       5.1
    Lewiston_Auburn..........................................|       5.5      |       6.5      |       5.9      |       6.2
    Portland.................................................|       3.4      |       3.1      |       3.6      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maryland...................................................|       4.9      |       4.8      |       5.6      |       5.1
    Baltimore................................................|       5.5      |       5.5      |       6.2      |       5.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Massachusetts..............................................|       5.0      |       4.5      |       5.5      |       4.9
    Barnstable_Yarmouth......................................|       5.1      |       4.6      |       4.6      |       4.2
    Boston1/.................................................|       4.4      |       3.9      |       4.9      |       4.3
    Brockton.................................................|       5.4      |       5.4      |       6.5      |       6.5
    Fitchburg_Leominster.....................................|       5.4      |       5.3      |       6.4      |       6.1
    Lawrence1/...............................................|       5.8      |       5.5      |       6.5      |       6.2
    Lowell1/.................................................|       5.3      |       4.2      |       6.1      |       4.7
    New Bedford..............................................|       8.8      |       8.1      |       9.2      |       8.4
    Pittsfield...............................................|       6.3      |       5.8      |       6.6      |       6.0
    Springfield..............................................|       5.4      |       4.4      |       6.1      |       4.9
    Worcester1/..............................................|       4.6      |       4.3      |       5.2      |       4.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Michigan...................................................|       5.1      |       4.3      |       5.8      |       4.9
    Ann Arbor................................................|       3.1      |       2.5      |       3.8      |       2.8
    Benton Harbor............................................|       5.4      |       5.5      |       5.9      |       6.1
    Detroit..................................................|       4.7      |       4.0      |       5.6      |       4.5
    Flint....................................................|       6.8      |       5.4      |       7.6      |       6.4
    Grand Rapids_Muskegon_Holland............................|       3.8      |       3.7      |       4.8      |       4.5
    Jackson..................................................|       5.4      |       5.0      |       6.3      |       5.6
    Kalamazoo_Battle_Creek...................................|       4.6      |       4.0      |       4.8      |       4.5
    Lansing_East Lansing.....................................|       3.5      |       3.0      |       4.1      |       3.7
    Saginaw_Bay City_Midland.................................|       6.1      |       4.4      |       6.5      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Minnesota..................................................|       3.2      |       2.9      |       4.1      |       3.9
    Duluth_Superior1/........................................|       5.6      |       5.0      |       6.3      |       5.7
    Minneapolis_St.Paul1/....................................|       2.6      |       2.3      |       3.3      |       3.1
    Rochester................................................|       2.7      |       2.4      |       3.2      |       3.3
    St. Cloud................................................|       3.3      |       3.3      |       4.2      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Mississippi................................................|       6.1      |       6.4      |       7.6      |       7.1
    Jackson..................................................|       3.9      |       3.7      |       4.8      |       4.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |               May               |              June
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Missouri...................................................|       4.8      |       4.0      |       5.3      |       4.4
    Kansas City1/............................................|       4.3      |       3.6      |       4.7      |       4.0
    St. Louis LMA1/..........................................|       4.8      |       4.2      |       5.4      |       4.6
    Springfield..............................................|       3.5      |       3.0      |       3.9      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Montana....................................................|       5.4      |       5.1      |       5.8      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nebraska...................................................|       2.6      |       2.8      |       2.9      |       3.2
    Lincoln..................................................|       2.2      |       2.6      |       2.6      |       2.9
    Omaha1/..................................................|       2.8      |       2.8      |       3.1      |       3.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nevada.....................................................|       5.2      |       5.1      |       6.0      |       5.3
    Las Vegas................................................|       5.3      |       5.1      |       6.1      |       5.5
    Reno.....................................................|       4.7      |       4.6      |       5.2      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Hampshire..............................................|       3.8      |       3.7      |       3.9      |       4.0
    Manchester...............................................|       3.9      |       3.3      |       4.1      |       3.7
    Nashua...................................................|       4.3      |       3.7      |       4.6      |       4.2
    Portsmouth_Rochester.....................................|       3.2      |       3.1      |       3.3      |       3.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Jersey.................................................|       6.3      |       6.0      |       6.6      |       6.2
    Atlantic_Cape May........................................|       9.0      |       8.4      |       8.3      |       7.9
    Bergen_Passaic...........................................|       6.7      |       6.3      |       6.9      |       6.5
    Jersey City..............................................|       9.6      |       9.4      |       9.9      |       9.8
    Middlesex_Somerset_Hunterdon.............................|       4.8      |       4.5      |       5.0      |       4.7
    Monmouth_Ocean...........................................|       5.5      |       5.3      |       5.6      |       5.4
    Newark...................................................|       6.2      |       6.1      |       6.5      |       6.3
    Trenton..................................................|       4.9      |       5.3      |       5.6      |       5.5
    Vineland_Millville_Bridgeton.............................|       9.4      |       9.2      |       9.5      |       9.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Mexico.................................................|       6.1      |       6.7      |       7.3      |       8.0
    Albuquerque..............................................|       3.8      |       4.2      |       5.1      |       5.5
    Las Cruces...............................................|       8.8      |       9.0      |      10.0      |       9.9
    Santa Fe.................................................|       3.4      |       4.4      |       4.4      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New York...................................................|       6.2      |       6.1      |       6.1      |       6.1
    Albany_Schenectady_Troy..................................|       4.7      |       4.8      |       4.8      |       4.6
    Binghamton...............................................|       5.5      |       4.6      |       5.3      |       4.6
    Buffalo_Niagara Falls....................................|       5.1      |       5.1      |       5.3      |       5.2
    Dutchess County..........................................|       5.2      |       4.5      |       4.9      |       4.3
    Elmira...................................................|       5.0      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       4.6
    Glens Falls..............................................|       6.2      |       6.1      |       5.4      |       5.3
    Nassau_Suffolk...........................................|       4.8      |       4.3      |       5.0      |       4.4
    New York.................................................|       7.4      |       7.7      |       7.4      |       7.8
       New York City.........................................|       8.0      |       8.4      |       8.0      |       8.5
    Newburgh1/...............................................|       4.9      |       4.5      |       5.1      |       4.6
    Rochester................................................|       4.5      |       4.2      |       4.3      |       4.0
    Syracuse.................................................|       5.2      |       5.1      |       5.4      |       4.9
    Utica_Rome...............................................|       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.2      |       5.2
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  North Carolina.............................................|       4.3      |       4.2      |       4.7      |       4.5
    Asheville................................................|       3.6      |       3.3      |       3.8      |       3.3
    Charlotte_Gastonia_Rock Hill1/...........................|       3.4      |       3.5      |       3.6      |       4.0
    Greensboro_Winston-Salem_High Point......................|       3.3      |       3.1      |       3.6      |       3.5
    Raleigh_Durham_Chapel Hill...............................|       2.6      |       2.3      |       2.9      |       2.4
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  North Dakota...............................................|       2.8      |       2.7      |       3.4      |       3.3
    Bismarck.................................................|       3.1      |       2.5      |       3.6      |       2.9
    Fargo_Moorhead1/.........................................|       2.3      |       2.0      |       2.8      |       2.5
    Grand Forks1/............................................|       2.4      |       2.5      |       3.6      |       3.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Ohio.......................................................|       4.3      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       5.0
    Akron....................................................|       4.0      |       4.3      |       4.6      |       4.6
    Canton_Massillon.........................................|       4.6      |       5.5      |       4.9      |       5.7
    Cincinnati1/.............................................|       4.0      |       4.1      |       4.5      |       4.5
    Cleveland_Lorain_Elyria..................................|       4.5      |       4.8      |       4.9      |       5.1
    Columbus.................................................|       3.0      |       3.0      |       3.3      |       3.2
    Dayton_Springfield.......................................|       3.7      |       4.1      |       4.2      |       4.6
    Hamilton_Middletown......................................|       3.8      |       4.0      |       4.2      |       4.3
    Lima.....................................................|       5.2      |       5.5      |       5.5      |       6.1
    Mansfield................................................|       5.5      |       5.9      |       6.5      |       6.6
    Steubenville_Weirton.....................................|       5.9      |       6.0      |       6.2      |       6.5
    Toledo...................................................|       4.6      |       4.3      |       5.2      |       4.8
    Youngstown_Warren........................................|       5.6      |       5.7      |       6.1      |       5.9
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  Oklahoma...................................................|       5.0      |       4.5      |       4.8      |       4.2
    Enid.....................................................|       3.9      |       3.9      |       3.7      |       3.7
    Lawton...................................................|       5.6      |       5.2      |       5.6      |       4.6
    Oklahoma City............................................|       3.9      |       3.4      |       3.8      |       3.3
    Tulsa....................................................|       4.3      |       3.8      |       4.1      |       3.6
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  Oregon.....................................................|       4.6      |       4.9      |       5.0      |       5.2
    Eugene_Springfield.......................................|       4.6      |       4.7      |       5.2      |       5.0
    Medford_Ashland..........................................|       6.5      |       6.8      |       7.3      |       7.5
    Portland_Vancouver1/.....................................|       3.6      |       3.9      |       4.0      |       4.2
    Salem....................................................|       4.4      |       4.8      |       4.8      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania...............................................|       5.9      |       5.9      |       5.9      |       5.2
    Allentown_Bethlehem_Easton...............................|       5.7      |       6.1      |       5.7      |       5.2
    Altoona..................................................|       6.4      |       6.5      |       6.0      |       5.7
    Erie.....................................................|       6.4      |       6.7      |       6.7      |       5.7
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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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                                                             |               May               |              June
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
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  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania                                               |                |                |                |
    Harrisburg_Lebanon_Carlisle..............................|       3.8      |       3.7      |       3.9      |       3.5
    Johnstown................................................|       7.6      |       8.3      |       8.2      |       7.5
    Lancaster................................................|       3.5      |       3.7      |       3.7      |       3.2
    Philadelphia1/...........................................|       6.0      |       5.8      |       6.0      |       5.3
    Pittsburgh...............................................|       6.0      |       5.6      |       6.0      |       4.9
    Reading..................................................|       5.2      |       5.0      |       5.1      |       4.1
    Scranton_Wilkes_Barre_Hazelton...........................|       7.5      |       7.5      |       7.4      |       6.6
    Sharon...................................................|       5.8      |       5.1      |       5.1      |       4.4
    State College............................................|       3.1      |       3.1      |       3.3      |       2.8
    Williamsport.............................................|       7.6      |       7.1      |       7.1      |       6.1
    York.....................................................|       4.2      |       5.4      |       4.5      |       4.7
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  Rhode Island...............................................|       6.7      |       4.2      |       6.7      |       4.3
    Providence_Fall River_Warwick............................|       6.9      |       4.9      |       7.1      |       5.1
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  South Carolina.............................................|       4.6      |       5.1      |       5.2      |       6.2
    Charleston_North Charleston..............................|       4.8      |       4.9      |       5.3      |       6.0
    Columbia.................................................|       3.1      |       3.3      |       3.4      |       3.9
    Greenville_Spartanburg_Anderson..........................|       3.0      |       3.6      |       3.4      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Dakota...............................................|       2.3      |       2.5      |       2.8      |       2.8
    Rapid City...............................................|       2.6      |       2.7      |       2.9      |       2.6
    Sioux Falls..............................................|       1.7      |       1.7      |       1.8      |       1.7
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  Tennessee..................................................|       4.8      |       4.5      |       5.9      |       5.3
    Chattanooga1/............................................|       4.6      |       4.1      |       5.5      |       4.9
    Johnson City_Kingsport_Bristol1/.........................|       4.8      |       4.3      |       5.6      |       5.0
    Knoxville................................................|       3.8      |       3.7      |       4.5      |       4.3
    Memphis1/................................................|       4.8      |       4.0      |       5.9      |       4.8
    Nashville................................................|       3.3      |       2.8      |       3.9      |       3.4
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  Texas......................................................|       5.7      |       5.6      |       6.9      |       6.6
    Abilene..................................................|       5.2      |       5.3      |       6.2      |       5.9
    Amarillo.................................................|       3.4      |       3.7      |       4.7      |       4.6
    Austin_San Marcos........................................|       2.7      |       2.9      |       3.3      |       3.5
    Beaumont_Port Arthur.....................................|       9.2      |       9.3      |      11.3      |      10.9
    Brazoria.................................................|       7.2      |       6.7      |       8.5      |       7.8
    Brownsville_Harlingen_San Benito ........................|      12.7      |      12.7      |      14.7      |      14.1
    Bryan_College Station....................................|       2.8      |       2.6      |       3.6      |       3.2
    Corpus Christi...........................................|       8.5      |       8.0      |      10.8      |       9.8
    Dallas...................................................|       4.4      |       4.1      |       5.4      |       4.8
    El Paso..................................................|       9.6      |      11.7      |      11.3      |      13.4
    Fort Worth_Arlington.....................................|       4.6      |       4.0      |       5.4      |       4.6
    Galveston_Texas City.....................................|       7.2      |       8.0      |       8.7      |       9.7
    Houston..................................................|       5.5      |       5.3      |       6.6      |       6.3
    Killeen_Temple...........................................|       4.4      |       4.7      |       5.3      |       5.3
    Laredo...................................................|      15.2      |      13.0      |      18.5      |      15.1
    Longview_Marshall........................................|       7.2      |       7.7      |       9.2      |       8.9
    Lubbock..................................................|       3.6      |       4.0      |       5.3      |       5.5
    McAllen_Edinburg_Mission.................................|      18.5      |      17.0      |      19.9      |      19.5
    Odessa_Midland...........................................|       6.0      |       5.9      |       7.1      |       7.1
    San Angelo...............................................|       4.0      |       3.6      |       4.7      |       4.2
    San Antonio..............................................|       3.9      |       4.2      |       5.3      |       5.4
    Sherman_Denison..........................................|       4.8      |       4.6      |       5.4      |       5.3
    Texarkana1/..............................................|       7.7      |       7.0      |       8.9      |       8.0
    Tyler....................................................|       4.9      |       6.9      |       5.8      |       8.1
    Victoria.................................................|       5.9      |       5.0      |       7.1      |       6.0
    Waco.....................................................|       4.3      |       4.4      |       5.6      |       5.6
    Wichita Falls............................................|       4.5      |       4.4      |       5.4      |       5.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Utah.......................................................|       3.5      |       3.1      |       4.0      |       3.7
    Provo_Orem...............................................|       2.9      |       2.7      |       3.5      |       3.3
    Salt Lake City_Odgen.....................................|       3.2      |       2.9      |       3.7      |       3.4
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  Vermont....................................................|       3.9      |       3.8      |       4.1      |       3.9
    Burlington...............................................|       2.6      |       2.4      |       2.9      |       2.8
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  Virginia...................................................|       4.5      |       4.2      |       4.9      |       4.8
    Charlottesville..........................................|       2.3      |       2.4      |       2.8      |       2.9
    Danville.................................................|      10.7      |       7.6      |       9.8      |       8.4
    Lynchburg................................................|       3.9      |       3.4      |       4.0      |       4.0
    Norfolk_Virginia Beach_Newport News1/....................|       4.8      |       4.7      |       5.4      |       5.5
    Richmond_Petersburg......................................|       3.7      |       3.7      |       4.2      |       4.2
    Roanoke..................................................|       2.8      |       2.6      |       3.0      |       2.8
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  Washington.................................................|       6.2      |       6.0      |       6.1      |       5.7
    Spokane..................................................|       5.0      |       4.9      |       5.0      |       4.8
    Tacoma...................................................|       6.1      |       5.8      |       6.2      |       5.7
    Seattle_Bellevue_Everett.................................|       5.2      |       4.7      |       5.3      |       4.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  West Virginia..............................................|       7.7      |       7.0      |       7.7      |       7.2
    Charleston...............................................|       5.5      |       5.3      |       5.4      |       5.2
    Huntington_Ashland1/.....................................|       7.5      |       6.6      |       7.6      |       6.8
    Parkersburg_Marietta1/...................................|       6.9      |       6.4      |       7.3      |       6.7
    Wheeling1/...............................................|       6.4      |       5.8      |       6.7      |       6.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin..................................................|       3.6      |       3.5      |       3.8      |       3.7
    Appleton_Oshkosh_Neenah..................................|       3.2      |       2.8      |       3.2      |       2.9
    Eau Claire...............................................|       3.4      |       3.5      |       3.7      |       4.1
    Green Bay................................................|       3.1      |       3.1      |       3.4      |       3.5
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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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |               May               |              June
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
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                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin                                                  |                |                |                |
    Janesville_Beloit........................................|       4.0      |       3.4      |       4.2      |       3.8
    Kenosha..................................................|       3.7      |       3.5      |       3.9      |       3.8
    La Crosse1/..............................................|       3.3      |       2.6      |       3.8      |       2.8
    Madison..................................................|       1.7      |       1.6      |       1.7      |       1.8
    Milwaukee_Waukesha.......................................|       3.4      |       3.6      |       4.0      |       4.0
    Racine...................................................|       4.1      |       4.0      |       4.4      |       4.8
    Sheboygan................................................|       2.5      |       2.7      |       3.0      |       3.2
    Wausau...................................................|       4.2      |       3.5      |       4.5      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wyoming....................................................|       4.8      |       4.3      |       4.4      |       3.8
    Casper...................................................|       5.7      |       5.6      |       5.1      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Puerto Rico................................................|      13.4      |      14.4      |      14.0      |      15.6
    Caguas...................................................|      12.7      |      12.8      |      13.6      |      14.6
    Mayaguez.................................................|      14.4      |      15.7      |      15.0      |      17.0
    Ponce....................................................|      17.0      |      19.7      |      17.5      |      20.9
    San Juan_Bayamon.........................................|      10.9      |      11.6      |      11.5      |      12.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
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     1/  Includes interstate portion of area located in
  adjacent state.
     p/  = preliminary, except for national figures.
     NOTE:    Data refer to place of residence. All estimates
  are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and
  population information becomes available.