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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
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued

Technical information:                      USDL 96-202
 Employment            (202) 606-6559
 Unemployment                606-6392
Media contact:               606-5902       For release:  10:00 A.M. EDT
                                            Wednesday, May 29, 1996
 
 
STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:
                         APRIL 1996
 
   Unemployment rates were little changed in most states in April, as 44
states recorded changes of 0.3 percentage point or less, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The
national unemployment rate was 5.4 percent in April, down from 5.6 percent
in March.  Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 21 states over the
month.
 
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
   Only two states experienced unemployment rate increases of 0.5 percentage
point or more.  South Carolina's rate climbed 0.6 point to 5.5 percent, and
Montana's rate rose 0.5 point to 5.7 percent.  Also, only two states showed
jobless rate decreases of 0.5 percentage point or more between March and
April.  The rate in Alaska dropped 0.7 percentage point to 7.2 percent,
while Ohio's rate dipped 0.6 point to 4.5 percent.
 
    Over the year, 28 states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment
rate declines, while 12 states showed increases.  Rhode Island had the
largest drop in its unemployment rate by far, as its rate fell 1.7
percentage points to 5.1 percent.  Louisiana (at 6.3 percent) and Michigan
(at 4.6 percent) had the next largest declines, 0.9 percentage point each.
Rates in 11 additional states and the District of Columbia decreased by 0.5
percentage point or more.  Oregon registered the largest rise over the year
(0.7 percentage point), followed by South Carolina and New Mexico (both 0.6
point) and Delaware (0.5 point).
 
    In April, Nebraska recorded the lowest unemployment rate, 2.9 percent.
Utah had the second lowest rate, 3.1 percent, followed by North Dakota and
South Dakota, both at 3.2 percent.  Six other states registered rates of
less than 4.0 percent.  At 8.4 percent, the District of Columbia again had
the highest jobless rate, followed by West Virginia (7.7 percent),
California (7.5 percent), and Alaska (7.2 percent).  For the seventh
straight month, only these four areas had rates as high as 7.0 percent.
Overall, 34 states posted unemployment rates below that of the U.S., while
15 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates.
 
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
    Nonfarm payroll employment rose in 21 states in April.  Delaware reported
the largest percentage increase (1.5 percent), followed by Idaho (1.0
percent), Utah (0.7 percent), and Nevada (0.6 percent).  Delaware's gain
 
                                   - 2 -
 
was largely due to the return of workers in transportation equipment
manufacturing who were idle in March.  Tennessee reported the largest
percentage decline (-0.9 percent), followed by Alaska (-0.8 percent).  A
significant portion of Tennessee's loss was attributable to the layoff of
temporary poll workers who were hired for the March presidential primary
in that state.
 
    Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 49 states, with only Hawaii
and the District of Columbia experiencing losses.  California continued to
lead the country in over-the-year job growth (274,700), followed by Texas
(244,400) and Florida (186,200).  Employment growth has been relatively
modest east of the Mississippi River, with only 4 out of 26 states
reporting increases of greater than 2 percent.  This is in contrast to the
western part of the country, in which two-thirds of the 24 states reported
employment increases exceeding 2 percent.  (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 April data are  available, 95 had unemployment
rates below 4.0 percent, while 30 had rates of 7.0 percent or higher.  The
lowest rates were in Madison, Wis. (1.8 percent), Charlottesville, Va. (1.9
percent), Sioux Falls, S.D. (2.0 percent), and Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill,
N.C. (2.1 percent).  At 18.4 percent, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex.,
continued to have the highest unemployment rate, followed by two areas in
California--Modesto (16.1 percent) and Fresno (14.7 percent).  Over the
year, Bloomington, Ind., experienced the largest drop in its jobless rate
(2.7 percentage points), followed by San Jose, Calif. (1.8 points), and
Lake Charles, La. (1.7 points).  Rates in 29 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 El Paso, Tex., up 2.5
percentage points.  Five 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 May
1996 is scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, July 2, 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
                        |                                       |                                 |
                      _______________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                        |  Apr.   |  Feb.   |  Mar.   |  Apr.   | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  |  Apr.   | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  |  Apr.
                        |  1995   |  1996   |  1996   |  1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |  1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |  1996p/
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
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                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Alabama.................|  2,055.9|  2,071.5|  2,062.3|  2,055.7|  126.6|  102.9|  107.3|   112.5 |   6.2 |   5.0 |   5.2 |    5.5
Alaska..................|    303.0|    311.0|    313.7|    311.9|   21.2|   23.3|   24.7|    22.4 |   7.0 |   7.5 |   7.9 |    7.2
Arizona.................|  2,102.4|  2,157.5|  2,149.3|  2,144.8|  113.5|  106.1|  105.3|   103.2 |   5.4 |   4.9 |   4.9 |    4.8
Arkansas................|  1,215.5|  1,236.7|  1,234.2|  1,230.0|   56.1|   60.3|   61.0|    56.6 |   4.6 |   4.9 |   4.9 |    4.6
California..............| 15,390.2| 15,495.8| 15,503.9| 15,425.6|1,208.4|1,189.5|1,189.7| 1,150.1 |   7.9 |   7.7 |   7.7 |    7.5
 Los Angeles-Long Beach.|  4,360.2|  4,401.4|  4,417.3|  4,363.5|  334.1|  361.2|  377.6|   366.0 |   7.7 |   8.2 |   8.5 |    8.4
Colorado................|  2,078.3|  2,149.9|  2,161.6|  2,145.3|   87.7|   79.5|   83.5|    81.8 |   4.2 |   3.7 |   3.9 |    3.8
Connecticut.............|  1,709.8|  1,747.3|  1,744.2|  1,748.7|   91.6|   89.7|   89.0|    86.1 |   5.4 |   5.1 |   5.1 |    4.9
Delaware................|    381.1|    383.8|    383.9|    385.1|   15.8|   15.7|   17.4|    18.1 |   4.2 |   4.1 |   4.5 |    4.7
District of Columbia....|    285.0|    282.4|    277.4|    266.9|   25.3|   23.0|   24.3|    22.4 |   8.9 |   8.1 |   8.8 |    8.4
Florida.................|  6,800.6|  6,979.2|  6,970.7|  6,954.2|  374.2|  392.4|  378.2|   361.6 |   5.5 |   5.6 |   5.4 |    5.2
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Georgia.................|  3,601.7|  3,722.2|  3,728.2|  3,736.8|  176.1|  166.9|  169.5|   172.3 |   4.9 |   4.5 |   4.5 |    4.6
Hawaii..................|    580.8|    585.9|    587.1|    588.8|   33.6|   34.4|   34.4|    34.3 |   5.8 |   5.9 |   5.9 |    5.8
Idaho...................|    594.6|    617.2|    616.8|    613.5|   31.2|   30.0|   31.4|    29.7 |   5.2 |   4.9 |   5.1 |    4.8
Illinois................|  6,073.6|  6,148.3|  6,150.9|  6,139.0|  310.3|  316.3|  313.0|   314.0 |   5.1 |   5.1 |   5.1 |    5.1
Indiana.................|  3,138.9|  3,131.8|  3,113.9|  3,104.7|  148.8|  139.4|  132.4|   129.8 |   4.7 |   4.5 |   4.3 |    4.2
Iowa....................|  1,559.1|  1,591.7|  1,595.2|  1,610.4|   54.2|   56.3|   53.4|    55.6 |   3.5 |   3.5 |   3.3 |    3.5
Kansas..................|  1,327.3|  1,357.2|  1,354.1|  1,356.3|   61.4|   50.2|   50.8|    54.3 |   4.6 |   3.7 |   3.8 |    4.0
Kentucky................|  1,862.1|  1,853.5|  1,837.8|  1,828.1|   98.4|   94.8|   93.8|    94.8 |   5.3 |   5.1 |   5.1 |    5.2
Louisiana...............|  1,955.2|  1,975.9|  1,986.9|  1,984.9|  141.2|  131.5|  123.8|   124.3 |   7.2 |   6.7 |   6.2 |    6.3
Maine...................|    632.6|    651.5|    656.1|    656.6|   35.8|   33.3|   33.4|    34.0 |   5.7 |   5.1 |   5.1 |    5.2
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Maryland................|  2,719.1|  2,728.3|  2,720.3|  2,711.5|  136.6|  130.5|  133.6|   134.6 |   5.0 |   4.8 |   4.9 |    5.0
Massachusetts...........|  3,164.6|  3,187.7|  3,182.3|  3,185.6|  170.1|  158.9|  153.5|   157.1 |   5.4 |   5.0 |   4.8 |    4.9
Michigan................|  4,762.4|  4,834.2|  4,833.2|  4,810.3|  260.7|  233.2|  222.3|   222.3 |   5.5 |   4.8 |   4.6 |    4.6
Minnesota...............|  2,584.1|  2,591.8|  2,601.3|  2,623.9|   95.8|   80.9|   90.0|    96.2 |   3.7 |   3.1 |   3.5 |    3.7
Mississippi.............|  1,253.7|  1,260.6|  1,259.0|  1,275.1|   75.5|   79.2|   74.7|    80.3 |   6.0 |   6.3 |   5.9 |    6.3
Missouri................|  2,822.0|  2,816.9|  2,831.9|  2,830.2|  143.0|  102.5|  111.1|   121.8 |   5.1 |   3.6 |   3.9 |    4.3
Montana.................|    434.3|    448.6|    445.9|    445.9|   24.9|   25.3|   23.3|    25.5 |   5.7 |   5.6 |   5.2 |    5.7
Nebraska................|    892.9|    905.6|    900.3|    901.7|   23.8|   25.9|   24.2|    25.8 |   2.7 |   2.9 |   2.7 |    2.9
Nevada..................|    791.5|    834.0|    835.3|    835.3|   43.7|   41.9|   39.2|    41.4 |   5.5 |   5.0 |   4.7 |    5.0
New Hampshire...........|    632.9|    631.0|    631.4|    629.2|   25.8|   22.5|   23.0|    22.2 |   4.1 |   3.6 |   3.6 |    3.5
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey..............|  4,055.0|  4,072.1|  4,075.3|  4,084.8|  256.8|  261.4|  262.3|   269.6 |   6.3 |   6.4 |   6.4 |    6.6
New Mexico..............|    783.7|    812.7|    811.0|    810.3|   48.8|   53.5|   54.1|    54.9 |   6.2 |   6.6 |   6.7 |    6.8
New York................|  8,509.6|  8,530.6|  8,580.2|  8,577.2|  544.0|  508.5|  556.5|   547.0 |   6.4 |   6.0 |   6.5 |    6.4
 New York City..........|  3,170.4|  3,178.3|  3,216.4|  3,218.0|  260.8|  256.1|  291.9|   286.2 |   8.2 |   8.1 |   9.1 |    8.9
North Carolina..........|  3,628.1|  3,706.7|  3,713.0|  3,721.6|  154.9|  163.8|  162.9|   164.5 |   4.3 |   4.4 |   4.4 |    4.4
North Dakota............|    333.8|    344.3|    343.7|    340.7|   11.2|    9.7|    9.9|    10.8 |   3.3 |   2.8 |   2.9 |    3.2
Ohio....................|  5,555.5|  5,716.9|  5,715.5|  5,696.8|  249.6|  285.8|  289.3|   259.1 |   4.5 |   5.0 |   5.1 |    4.5
Oklahoma................|  1,543.0|  1,560.7|  1,559.1|  1,561.5|   73.3|   74.1|   69.6|    69.4 |   4.8 |   4.7 |   4.5 |    4.4
Oregon..................|  1,655.0|  1,706.5|  1,736.4|  1,732.9|   78.4|   83.6|   88.3|    92.8 |   4.7 |   4.9 |   5.1 |    5.4
Pennsylvania............|  5,837.6|  5,844.2|  5,870.8|  5,866.1|  340.3|  324.1|  330.2|   332.5 |   5.8 |   5.5 |   5.6 |    5.7
Rhode Island............|    485.5|    487.8|    488.2|    488.8|   33.0|   28.8|   25.0|    25.0 |   6.8 |   5.9 |   5.1 |    5.1
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South Carolina..........|  1,848.6|  1,850.0|  1,849.7|  1,865.9|   90.3|   86.7|   89.8|   103.1 |   4.9 |   4.7 |   4.9 |    5.5
South Dakota............|    380.9|    388.5|    389.6|    389.1|   11.7|   11.2|   11.7|    12.5 |   3.1 |   2.9 |   3.0 |    3.2
Tennessee...............|  2,695.8|  2,748.2|  2,770.0|  2,751.0|  132.9|  148.8|  139.9|   133.3 |   4.9 |   5.4 |   5.0 |    4.8
Texas...................|  9,517.5|  9,727.0|  9,716.3|  9,713.2|  562.5|  581.8|  586.0|   588.7 |   5.9 |   6.0 |   6.0 |    6.1
Utah....................|    968.8|  1,008.0|  1,005.3|  1,009.1|   35.7|   32.0|   32.1|    31.1 |   3.7 |   3.2 |   3.2 |    3.1
Vermont.................|    318.5|    324.8|    326.0|    323.4|   13.0|   13.2|   12.9|    12.7 |   4.1 |   4.1 |   3.9 |    3.9
Virginia................|  3,483.9|  3,478.8|  3,467.2|  3,474.2|  156.4|  141.7|  137.4|   148.3 |   4.5 |   4.1 |   4.0 |    4.3
Washington..............|  2,790.7|  2,825.1|  2,845.8|  2,840.9|  177.6|  168.4|  174.8|   177.1 |   6.4 |   6.0 |   6.1 |    6.2
West Virginia...........|    787.8|    802.9|    805.3|    804.2|   60.9|   59.6|   64.4|    61.8 |   7.7 |   7.4 |   8.0 |    7.7
Wisconsin...............|  2,843.2|  2,898.0|  2,919.3|  2,913.7|  107.0|  113.6|  106.9|   105.6 |   3.8 |   3.9 |   3.7 |    3.6
Wyoming.................|    255.9|    256.2|    257.3|    259.5|   12.5|   10.6|   12.0|    13.0 |   4.9 |   4.1 |   4.7 |    5.0
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Puerto Rico.............|  1,235.0|  1,278.6|  1,268.3|  1,267.4|  171.7|  161.6|  162.9|   175.2 |  13.9 |  12.6 |  12.8 |   13.8
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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
                       |                                       |
                                                                ___________________________________________________________________
                       |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                       |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
                       |                                       |                                 |           labor force
         State         |                                       |                                 |
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                       |                   |                   |               |                 |               |
                       |       March       |       April       |     March     |      April      |     March     |      April
                       |                   |                   |               |                 |               |
                        ___________________ ___________________ _______________ _________________ _______________ _________________
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                       |  1995   |  1996   |  1995   | 1996p/  | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  | 1996p/  | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  | 1996p/
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
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                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Alabama................|  2,037.0|  2,046.8|  2,055.9|  2,055.4|  112.6|   97.6|  121.8|   107.5 |   5.5 |   4.8 |   5.9 |    5.2
Alaska.................|    297.7|    309.0|    300.0|    309.0|   24.5|   27.5|   22.0|    23.3 |   8.2 |   8.9 |   7.3 |    7.5
Arizona................|  2,071.3|  2,131.8|  2,087.4|  2,129.5|   99.9|   93.9|  102.5|    92.0 |   4.8 |   4.4 |   4.9 |    4.3
Arkansas...............|  1,214.7|  1,228.3|  1,215.5|  1,230.0|   61.8|   63.7|   55.8|    56.3 |   5.1 |   5.2 |   4.6 |    4.6
California.............| 15,285.6| 15,409.5| 15,292.0| 15,326.0|1,206.6|1,194.3|1,184.4| 1,125.4 |   7.9 |   7.8 |   7.7 |    7.3
Colorado...............|  2,039.9|  2,128.2|  2,040.7|  2,107.5|   86.3|   88.6|   81.7|    76.0 |   4.2 |   4.2 |   4.0 |    3.6
Connecticut............|  1,705.5|  1,735.1|  1,693.5|  1,731.5|   94.0|   89.8|   86.4|    80.6 |   5.5 |   5.2 |   5.1 |    4.7
Delaware...............|    379.8|    382.0|    378.9|    382.8|   16.2|   18.5|   15.0|    17.2 |   4.3 |   4.8 |   4.0 |    4.5
District of Columbia...|    286.5|    276.0|    283.0|    264.8|   24.4|   23.8|   24.1|    21.1 |   8.5 |   8.6 |   8.5 |    8.0
Florida................|  6,757.0|  6,936.7|  6,752.0|  6,928.9|  338.1|  344.1|  348.4|   336.3 |   5.0 |   5.0 |   5.2 |    4.9
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Georgia................|  3,591.9|  3,725.3|  3,578.2|  3,713.6|  170.2|  170.1|  160.5|   156.2 |   4.7 |   4.6 |   4.5 |    4.2
Hawaii.................|    576.9|    584.7|    581.5|    589.8|   30.8|   32.5|   33.4|    34.2 |   5.3 |   5.6 |   5.7 |    5.8
Idaho..................|    588.3|    610.5|    589.9|    608.8|   36.7|   36.9|   33.2|    31.6 |   6.2 |   6.0 |   5.6 |    5.2
Illinois...............|  6,023.4|  6,099.3|  6,047.1|  6,112.7|  316.8|  331.5|  312.9|   316.9 |   5.3 |   5.4 |   5.2 |    5.2
Indiana................|  3,108.5|  3,085.0|  3,132.9|  3,098.3|  156.8|  143.1|  153.1|   134.2 |   5.0 |   4.6 |   4.9 |    4.3
Iowa...................|  1,544.9|  1,578.9|  1,543.3|  1,594.1|   64.6|   63.4|   54.3|    55.6 |   4.2 |   4.0 |   3.5 |    3.5
Kansas.................|  1,324.0|  1,351.7|  1,322.9|  1,352.1|   62.8|   53.7|   59.7|    52.7 |   4.7 |   4.0 |   4.5 |    3.9
Kentucky...............|  1,840.5|  1,817.0|  1,853.6|  1,819.2|   98.3|   96.2|   95.6|    92.0 |   5.3 |   5.3 |   5.2 |    5.1
Louisiana..............|  1,943.1|  1,974.2|  1,939.9|  1,969.6|  138.8|  120.1|  130.5|   113.8 |   7.1 |   6.1 |   6.7 |    5.8
Maine..................|    623.8|    649.7|    624.9|    648.0|   44.8|   42.0|   39.8|    37.8 |   7.2 |   6.5 |   6.4 |    5.8
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Maryland...............|  2,691.1|  2,693.2|  2,691.2|  2,683.1|  134.2|  133.3|  126.0|   123.4 |   5.0 |   4.9 |   4.7 |    4.6
Massachusetts..........|  3,146.5|  3,166.9|  3,131.0|  3,152.6|  183.6|  171.4|  164.8|   151.4 |   5.8 |   5.4 |   5.3 |    4.8
Michigan...............|  4,722.2|  4,767.6|  4,705.4|  4,757.0|  285.9|  248.9|  252.8|   214.9 |   6.1 |   5.2 |   5.4 |    4.5
Minnesota..............|  2,572.1|  2,586.0|  2,577.9|  2,617.2|  102.6|  100.9|   97.2|    97.6 |   4.0 |   3.9 |   3.8 |    3.7
Mississippi............|  1,249.1|  1,254.2|  1,241.2|  1,262.4|   72.9|   74.1|   69.8|    74.6 |   5.8 |   5.9 |   5.6 |    5.9
Missouri...............|  2,793.5|  2,811.2|  2,822.4|  2,830.7|  146.5|  115.9|  135.8|   114.7 |   5.2 |   4.1 |   4.8 |    4.1
Montana................|    435.2|    445.1|    435.2|    446.8|   27.8|   27.4|   24.0|    24.6 |   6.4 |   6.2 |   5.5 |    5.5
Nebraska...............|    885.3|    895.2|    891.7|    900.6|   23.6|   26.1|   22.4|    24.5 |   2.7 |   2.9 |   2.5 |    2.7
Nevada.................|    783.3|    828.8|    784.2|    827.7|   42.2|   38.0|   41.5|    39.1 |   5.4 |   4.6 |   5.3 |    4.7
New Hampshire..........|    630.1|    629.3|    630.3|    626.7|   30.3|   26.6|   26.9|    23.2 |   4.8 |   4.2 |   4.3 |    3.7
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey.............|  4,031.2|  4,059.9|  4,022.4|  4,051.8|  262.9|  273.1|  245.7|   258.2 |   6.5 |   6.7 |   6.1 |    6.4
New Mexico.............|    783.4|    810.6|    783.6|    810.1|   46.9|   53.6|   47.7|    53.7 |   6.0 |   6.6 |   6.1 |    6.6
New York...............|  8,485.7|  8,544.8|  8,436.4|  8,505.3|  570.9|  589.1|  528.4|   532.6 |   6.7 |   6.9 |   6.3 |    6.3
North Carolina.........|  3,583.4|  3,667.1|  3,587.4|  3,680.1|  151.7|  163.1|  145.4|   155.0 |   4.2 |   4.4 |   4.1 |    4.2
North Dakota...........|    327.5|    336.5|    332.6|    339.5|   13.5|   11.6|   11.0|    10.6 |   4.1 |   3.5 |   3.3 |    3.1
Ohio...................|  5,488.1|  5,655.3|  5,500.6|  5,639.5|  264.5|  310.5|  241.7|   250.8 |   4.8 |   5.5 |   4.4 |    4.4
Oklahoma...............|  1,541.7|  1,554.1|  1,543.7|  1,562.4|   76.1|   70.6|   71.3|    67.3 |   4.9 |   4.5 |   4.6 |    4.3
Oregon.................|  1,626.4|  1,715.2|  1,640.2|  1,717.9|   86.4|   98.6|   77.6|    92.0 |   5.3 |   5.8 |   4.7 |    5.4
Pennsylvania...........|  5,772.3|  5,802.1|  5,779.6|  5,808.9|  350.3|  344.8|  335.7|   327.9 |   6.1 |   5.9 |   5.8 |    5.6
Rhode Island...........|    481.0|    481.5|    476.5|    479.4|   36.3|   28.0|   31.6|    23.6 |   7.6 |   5.8 |   6.6 |    4.9
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South Carolina.........|  1,833.8|  1,841.7|  1,840.5|  1,857.7|   90.4|   90.6|   79.3|    91.9 |   4.9 |   4.9 |   4.3 |    4.9
South Dakota...........|    375.7|    384.6|    379.0|    387.2|   12.9|   13.5|   10.7|    11.5 |   3.4 |   3.5 |   2.8 |    3.0
Tennessee..............|  2,677.7|  2,750.0|  2,662.3|  2,717.2|  130.8|  142.5|  126.4|   126.7 |   4.9 |   5.2 |   4.7 |    4.7
Texas..................|  9,425.9|  9,637.1|  9,449.3|  9,638.4|  540.5|  570.7|  526.8|   550.4 |   5.7 |   5.9 |   5.6 |    5.7
Utah...................|    950.1|    986.8|    953.1|    992.8|   32.6|   31.1|   33.8|    29.4 |   3.4 |   3.1 |   3.5 |    3.0
Vermont................|    317.9|    324.3|    317.3|    322.4|   14.8|   14.2|   14.3|    14.0 |   4.7 |   4.4 |   4.5 |    4.4
Virginia...............|  3,468.5|  3,455.8|  3,486.6|  3,478.8|  149.2|  132.6|  140.6|   133.0 |   4.3 |   3.8 |   4.0 |    3.8
Washington.............|  2,768.7|  2,829.4|  2,771.7|  2,821.8|  192.9|  192.9|  175.0|   174.6 |   7.0 |   6.8 |   6.3 |    6.2
West Virginia..........|    776.7|    796.4|    781.5|    797.8|   63.8|   70.1|   60.8|    61.7 |   8.2 |   8.8 |   7.8 |    7.7
Wisconsin..............|  2,806.4|  2,888.1|  2,823.7|  2,894.7|  125.9|  126.4|  113.1|   111.9 |   4.5 |   4.4 |   4.0 |    3.9
Wyoming................|    253.6|    255.7|    253.8|    257.4|   14.1|   14.1|   12.8|    13.3 |   5.5 |   5.5 |   5.1 |    5.2
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Puerto Rico............|  1,237.2|  1,269.5|  1,228.4|  1,261.0|  169.5|  163.0|  167.5|   171.3 |  13.7 |  12.8 |  13.6 |   13.6
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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             |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                               |  Apr.  |  Feb.  |  Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.
                               |  1995  |  1996  |  1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Alabama.......................| 1,797.6| 1,813.2| 1,816.2|1,816.0|   86.2|   88.5|   88.9|   88.2|  393.3|  384.9|  380.9|  378.5
 Alaska........................|   260.1|   264.7|   263.2|  261.1|   12.6|   12.9|   12.4|   12.8|   16.4|   19.1|   17.8|   15.2
 Arizona.......................| 1,773.0| 1,835.1| 1,839.8|1,842.4|  116.8|  124.6|  122.7|  122.9|  192.0|  197.3|  197.4|  197.7
 Arkansas......................| 1,062.5| 1,080.4| 1,082.1|1,080.2|   43.5|   46.2|   46.7|   46.4|  259.5|  257.4|  256.6|  254.9
 California....................|12,371.2|12,621.5|12,635.9|12645.9|  479.5|  503.7|  496.1|  500.2|1,786.5|1,803.9|1,807.1|1,807.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,819.0| 1,888.5| 1,897.0|1,895.5|  100.7|  113.4|  114.6|  112.6|  190.8|  193.7|  194.2|  194.7
 Connecticut...................| 1,563.5| 1,576.1| 1,576.8|1,575.1|   51.7|   53.7|   54.3|   54.2|  281.8|  278.0|  278.2|  277.3
 Delaware......................|   364.1|   374.1|   372.5|  378.2|   19.0|   19.3|   19.9|   20.3|   62.6|   61.5|   57.6|   62.5
 District of Columbia..........|   644.4|   634.2|   633.9|  633.5|    8.9|    8.7|    9.1|    9.2|   12.9|   12.9|   12.9|   13.0
 Florida.......................| 5,942.1| 6,109.9| 6,142.9|6,128.3|  304.3|  311.9|  312.3|  313.1|  483.5|  480.2|  480.2|  479.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Georgia.......................| 3,377.9| 3,498.8| 3,513.6|3,520.7|  147.4|  163.7|  164.1|  163.3|  590.3|  588.4|  588.1|  587.0
 Hawaii2/......................|   533.0|   530.6|   529.2|  527.2|   26.5|   24.9|   24.7|   24.8|   16.9|   16.7|   16.5|   16.5
 Idaho.........................|   472.6|   485.6|   488.3|  493.3|   29.3|   32.1|   32.7|   33.8|   70.8|   72.0|   73.0|   73.8
 Illinois......................| 5,577.2| 5,668.8| 5,682.4|5,685.2|  214.6|  217.1|  218.7|  217.4|  966.8|  977.8|  978.4|  979.4
 Indiana.......................| 2,780.4| 2,800.7| 2,802.3|2,801.1|  130.6|  130.2|  130.7|  131.4|  684.5|  681.7|  678.9|  677.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Iowa..........................| 1,350.4| 1,370.7| 1,378.5|1,375.4|   53.7|   56.3|   56.7|   56.9|  251.7|  249.3|  250.0|  250.3
 Kansas........................| 1,190.9| 1,225.0| 1,226.5|1,220.9|   50.8|   57.5|   57.9|   57.7|  191.7|  195.2|  194.8|  195.1
 Kentucky......................| 1,636.2| 1,657.5| 1,660.6|1,664.7|   73.8|   73.0|   73.7|   74.7|  313.2|  314.8|  314.1|  313.4
 Louisiana.....................| 1,759.3| 1,801.7| 1,799.9|1,796.8|  100.7|  112.6|  113.1|  111.1|  187.8|  189.5|  187.4|  189.6
 Maine.........................|   540.0|   544.8|   544.5|  542.5|   21.9|   22.1|   22.0|   21.8|   92.2|   90.4|   90.1|   89.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Maryland......................| 2,179.1| 2,191.2| 2,197.4|2,196.5|  128.0|  127.7|  130.6|  130.1|  176.5|  174.2|  173.9|  174.3
 Massachusetts.................| 2,964.8| 3,007.4| 3,011.1|3,007.7|   90.5|   93.1|   92.0|   92.8|  445.0|  446.2|  444.8|  443.7
 Michigan......................| 4,252.5| 4,296.8| 4,293.1|4,300.3|  154.1|  160.6|  163.7|  164.6|  985.6|  967.8|  946.2|  959.9
 Minnesota.....................| 2,356.9| 2,400.3| 2,409.3|2,410.5|   81.1|   83.0|   83.3|   83.1|  424.8|  427.0|  428.6|  430.8
 Mississippi...................| 1,072.1| 1,077.1| 1,078.8|1,080.2|   44.9|   47.2|   49.2|   49.7|  261.1|  247.5|  244.9|  245.3
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,517.3| 2,553.0| 2,561.0|2,553.7|  114.0|  112.9|  114.1|  114.4|  422.7|  422.6|  420.3|  420.9
 Montana.......................|   347.3|   355.4|   356.2|  355.2|   15.6|   16.4|   16.2|   15.7|   23.3|   23.1|   23.5|   23.7
 Nebraska......................|   812.2|   822.7|   824.6|  823.0|   33.7|   34.5|   35.2|   33.9|  112.1|  112.3|  112.5|  112.6
 Nevada........................|   775.7|   827.0|   831.5|  836.8|   59.1|   70.0|   70.2|   71.0|   36.2|   38.7|   38.7|   38.6
 New Hampshire.................|   537.7|   544.7|   545.2|  547.0|   19.3|   20.0|   19.8|   19.7|  102.7|  101.8|  101.8|  101.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,599.1| 3,623.5| 3,630.5|3,631.9|  124.6|  123.5|  124.6|  125.0|  503.6|  492.8|  492.4|  489.8
 New Mexico....................|   683.0|   709.0|   710.9|  710.9|   44.4|   49.1|   49.4|   50.1|   45.1|   46.2|   46.5|   46.6
 New York......................| 7,870.7| 7,909.8| 7,921.3|7,920.1|  255.5|  246.5|  247.4|  250.7|  945.3|  943.2|  939.6|  936.3
 North Carolina................| 3,441.5| 3,495.0| 3,503.7|3,508.0|  173.3|  177.9|  179.7|  178.6|  867.7|  849.1|  846.5|  843.3
 North Dakota..................|   300.6|   305.6|   307.4|  307.1|   13.4|   13.7|   14.1|   14.3|   21.4|   21.0|   21.1|   21.2
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 5,211.3| 5,294.0| 5,292.9|5,298.1|  206.9|  210.2|  213.5|  213.9|1,102.8|1,095.9|1,082.6|1,090.6
 Oklahoma......................| 1,305.2| 1,334.1| 1,341.6|1,340.5|   47.6|   49.0|   49.2|   49.6|  170.1|  166.9|  171.1|  170.9
 Oregon........................| 1,401.5| 1,453.8| 1,459.4|1,462.8|   65.9|   73.4|   72.7|   73.9|  227.0|  230.3|  231.3|  230.6
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,248.8| 5,258.3| 5,272.9|5,263.8|  203.3|  199.5|  203.3|  200.6|  943.5|  927.5|  927.3|  925.9
 Rhode Island..................|   440.4|   445.0|   445.3|  444.2|   13.5|   13.8|   13.7|   13.4|   85.5|   83.4|   83.5|   83.3
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,640.7| 1,658.9| 1,662.0|1,668.8|   86.1|   88.4|   88.3|   89.0|  381.1|  372.9|  372.2|  369.2
 South Dakota..................|   341.0|   351.8|   352.8|  351.3|   13.7|   14.8|   14.7|   14.4|   46.1|   47.1|   46.6|   46.9
 Tennessee.....................| 2,481.7| 2,546.5| 2,574.8|2,551.5|  107.4|  112.2|  115.6|  115.6|  543.7|  535.6|  534.6|  530.6
 Texas.........................| 7,971.6| 8,171.6| 8,195.6|8,216.0|  401.9|  425.9|  426.5|  427.7|1,028.7|1,037.5|1,036.4|1,038.7
 Utah..........................|   897.6|   937.9|   944.8|  951.3|   52.3|   59.1|   62.7|   62.8|  123.1|  127.7|  128.4|  129.7
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 Vermont.......................|   269.6|   273.0|   273.5|  274.0|   13.3|   12.3|   12.9|   12.9|   45.0|   46.0|   45.8|   45.9
 Virginia......................| 3,061.4| 3,099.5| 3,111.7|3,103.9|  167.5|  170.4|  173.2|  170.3|  404.4|  398.8|  397.5|  395.6
 Washington....................| 2,341.3| 2,368.5| 2,381.0|2,384.2|  122.0|  123.2|  124.7|  123.7|  338.4|  332.0|  332.5|  333.3
 West Virginia.................|   686.1|   693.8|   696.2|  695.9|   33.6|   32.7|   32.7|   33.1|   82.2|   82.3|   82.4|   82.1
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,549.9| 2,564.2| 2,574.6|2,568.2|   98.9|   98.5|  102.1|  102.6|  600.8|  601.0|  600.4|  599.1
 Wyoming.......................|   219.6|   222.8|   223.3|  222.8|   14.2|   15.4|   15.4|   14.8|    9.7|    9.8|    9.9|    9.9
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                                __________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
   Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
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                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
               State             |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.
                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   89.7|   89.2|   88.6|   88.9|  407.3|  417.8|  421.2|  422.0|   77.1|   77.7|   78.0|   78.3
   Alaska........................|   23.1|   23.2|   22.8|   22.7|   53.6|   54.4|   54.4|   54.5|   11.7|   11.6|   11.5|   11.6
   Arizona.......................|   86.4|   88.2|   88.1|   88.2|  447.6|  457.0|  460.1|  460.8|  107.0|  108.1|  108.3|  107.9
   Arkansas......................|   63.6|   65.4|   65.5|   65.9|  240.9|  246.5|  248.0|  247.9|   41.7|   42.0|   42.0|   42.1
   California....................|  629.1|  631.8|  632.2|  634.7|2,912.1|2,984.0|2,986.4|2,980.4|  735.0|  734.6|  734.6|  734.3
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  117.2|  121.3|  121.7|  121.7|  451.0|  473.3|  475.3|  472.3|  112.2|  115.2|  115.4|  115.8
   Connecticut...................|   72.5|   71.5|   71.4|   71.6|  341.1|  343.3|  344.3|  344.3|  131.9|  133.3|  133.5|  133.3
   Delaware......................|   15.8|   16.4|   16.5|   16.5|   81.7|   84.7|   85.8|   85.9|   40.5|   42.5|   42.6|   42.9
   District of Columbia..........|   19.7|   19.8|   19.6|   19.6|   53.1|   51.2|   51.6|   52.1|   30.2|   29.6|   29.7|   29.6
   Florida.......................|  302.9|  308.4|  309.2|  309.1|1,531.8|1,571.6|1,572.2|1,578.2|  374.5|  380.5|  381.7|  383.4
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   Georgia.......................|  214.2|  219.3|  220.7|  221.4|  850.9|  890.3|  897.2|  901.3|  172.7|  176.5|  176.4|  176.1
   Hawaii2/......................|   40.6|   40.8|   40.7|   40.1|  135.2|  134.9|  134.8|  135.0|   37.0|   37.3|   37.1|   36.9
   Idaho.........................|   22.4|   23.5|   23.4|   23.4|  120.2|  123.2|  123.4|  123.9|   24.2|   23.9|   23.6|   23.7
   Illinois......................|  322.0|  327.0|  327.0|  329.1|1,313.0|1,334.8|1,341.4|1,344.0|  382.4|  384.8|  385.8|  384.9
   Indiana.......................|  140.5|  140.1|  139.8|  140.1|  663.3|  677.6|  682.8|  684.0|  130.6|  134.4|  134.0|  134.1
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   Iowa..........................|   61.1|   62.7|   62.8|   62.2|  338.2|  343.2|  345.2|  343.0|   76.4|   77.6|   77.9|   77.9
   Kansas........................|   67.9|   69.2|   69.3|   69.8|  292.0|  302.1|  304.1|  303.8|   57.2|   58.7|   58.7|   58.7
   Kentucky......................|   90.5|   93.0|   92.8|   92.8|  392.9|  397.7|  400.7|  402.5|   63.9|   65.9|   65.4|   65.5
   Louisiana.....................|  108.2|  107.7|  106.4|  106.9|  412.9|  426.9|  426.4|  424.6|   80.1|   80.6|   80.8|   80.6
   Maine.........................|   22.2|   22.2|   22.1|   22.1|  137.5|  141.3|  141.5|  141.1|   26.1|   26.0|   26.0|   25.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  106.3|  106.7|  106.5|  106.4|  529.3|  533.1|  535.1|  536.1|  128.6|  127.5|  127.5|  127.0
   Massachusetts.................|  126.9|  128.4|  128.6|  126.8|  686.5|  693.4|  693.9|  693.6|  204.3|  203.3|  203.4|  203.7
   Michigan......................|  166.1|  170.4|  171.3|  168.8|  991.8|1,015.4|1,021.2|1,017.4|  195.3|  196.4|  197.2|  196.8
   Minnesota.....................|  116.4|  118.7|  119.4|  119.2|  571.8|  583.2|  587.4|  587.4|  137.4|  140.3|  140.3|  140.4
   Mississippi...................|   50.3|   49.9|   49.2|   49.2|  225.4|  229.1|  228.5|  228.9|   39.9|   39.5|   39.5|   39.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  158.4|  163.2|  163.3|  163.6|  601.6|  608.5|  610.3|  602.8|  145.4|  149.1|  149.4|  149.3
   Montana.......................|   20.8|   20.9|   21.1|   21.2|   94.9|   98.1|   98.2|   97.8|   15.4|   15.6|   15.5|   15.5
   Nebraska......................|   49.3|   49.3|   49.5|   49.3|  203.6|  206.6|  207.0|  207.0|   52.0|   52.5|   52.3|   52.1
   Nevada........................|   40.3|   42.0|   42.2|   42.4|  154.2|  165.6|  168.0|  168.6|   34.8|   37.6|   37.8|   37.9
   New Hampshire.................|   19.7|   20.3|   20.1|   20.3|  140.5|  142.8|  144.0|  144.5|   28.9|   29.4|   29.5|   29.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  252.6|  249.3|  247.7|  249.4|  847.7|  856.4|  858.5|  858.2|  227.7|  229.4|  229.6|  229.8
   New Mexico....................|   30.8|   31.4|   31.3|   31.4|  161.7|  169.6|  170.5|  169.5|   30.1|   30.0|   30.0|   30.1
   New York......................|  402.1|  405.4|  405.8|  402.8|1,610.3|1,628.1|1,631.6|1,633.9|  724.9|  721.4|  720.6|  722.5
   North Carolina................|  164.0|  164.5|  164.0|  164.6|  792.3|  812.1|  815.3|  814.6|  143.0|  148.3|  149.0|  149.7
   North Dakota..................|   18.5|   18.2|   18.5|   18.2|   78.2|   80.6|   81.0|   80.4|   13.7|   14.0|   14.1|   14.0
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   Ohio..........................|  228.7|  229.4|  228.4|  229.1|1,267.9|1,298.7|1,300.5|1,299.6|  269.2|  274.5|  275.2|  276.0
   Oklahoma......................|   73.2|   75.2|   75.2|   75.8|  309.8|  318.1|  319.9|  318.6|   64.9|   66.5|   66.6|   66.7
   Oregon........................|   70.8|   72.7|   72.9|   73.0|  354.7|  366.9|  369.1|  370.7|   86.3|   88.7|   89.2|   89.4
   Pennsylvania..................|  272.9|  270.0|  270.6|  270.1|1,195.0|1,215.1|1,216.5|1,214.3|  302.0|  307.1|  307.3|  307.5
   Rhode Island..................|   14.7|   15.0|   15.0|   15.0|   97.5|   97.0|   96.6|   96.4|   24.9|   24.7|   24.8|   24.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   72.0|   71.1|   71.8|   72.4|  380.4|  389.7|  389.9|  396.4|   68.3|   70.4|   70.7|   70.7
   South Dakota..................|   15.9|   16.2|   16.3|   16.2|   86.9|   89.9|   90.7|   89.6|   18.4|   19.5|   19.6|   19.6
   Tennessee.....................|  137.6|  138.3|  138.1|  137.9|  580.0|  603.0|  604.4|  604.3|  109.6|  112.1|  111.8|  112.2
   Texas.........................|  471.7|  481.2|  485.4|  487.1|1,934.1|1,982.9|1,983.6|1,985.7|  435.4|  440.1|  441.1|  442.7
   Utah..........................|   51.6|   52.7|   53.2|   53.8|  217.5|  225.5|  226.3|  228.7|   46.5|   49.8|   50.4|   50.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.7|   12.0|   12.1|   12.0|   63.9|   64.2|   64.1|   64.1|   12.2|   12.1|   12.2|   12.2
   Virginia......................|  156.6|  161.1|  161.9|  161.9|  696.2|  706.5|  710.1|  713.5|  161.1|  161.8|  162.2|  161.4
   Washington....................|  119.5|  120.8|  121.7|  121.8|  578.1|  584.9|  586.5|  588.4|  120.8|  122.9|  123.5|  123.3
   West Virginia.................|   40.5|   40.1|   40.2|   40.0|  158.2|  161.5|  161.5|  162.0|   26.8|   27.3|   27.4|   27.4
   Wisconsin.....................|  119.9|  119.1|  119.3|  119.5|  586.7|  590.8|  593.9|  592.7|  136.2|  136.1|  136.2|  136.2
   Wyoming.......................|   13.8|   13.6|   13.6|   13.4|   51.4|   52.7|   52.9|   53.0|    7.9|    8.1|    8.1|    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)
 
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |                               |
                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                               State             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.
                                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  389.0|  403.0|  405.0|  406.2|  344.0|  341.0|  342.6|  342.9
                   Alaska........................|   60.1|   61.0|   61.5|   61.9|   72.9|   72.2|   72.6|   72.2
                   Arizona.......................|  516.5|  540.7|  542.1|  543.4|  294.5|  306.8|  308.7|  308.9
                   Arkansas......................|  233.8|  242.3|  242.6|  241.8|  176.0|  177.1|  177.2|  177.8
                   California....................|3,695.6|3,833.1|3,848.8|3,858.8|2,103.3|2,101.4|2,101.7|2,100.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  530.4|  552.4|  555.6|  558.1|  301.7|  305.0|  305.9|  306.1
                   Connecticut...................|  464.1|  470.8|  470.2|  470.5|  219.7|  224.7|  224.1|  223.1
                   Delaware......................|   94.4|   99.6|   99.7|   99.7|   50.0|   50.0|   50.3|   50.3
                   District of Columbia..........|  262.9|  265.4|  265.8|  265.4|  256.6|  246.5|  245.1|  244.5
                   Florida.......................|2,018.5|2,110.0|2,109.2|2,114.6|  919.8|  940.2|  971.0|  943.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  821.9|  871.2|  876.8|  879.6|  572.7|  581.8|  582.7|  584.4
                   Hawaii2/......................|  164.5|  165.7|  165.3|  164.9|  112.3|  110.3|  110.1|  109.0
                   Idaho.........................|  107.9|  113.1|  114.1|  116.3|   95.1|   94.9|   95.2|   95.6
                   Illinois......................|1,565.3|1,605.3|1,609.3|1,610.0|  798.9|  808.8|  808.4|  807.1
                   Indiana.......................|  629.0|  639.5|  639.0|  637.6|  395.4|  390.5|  390.4|  390.0
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                   Iowa..........................|  337.4|  350.3|  353.7|  353.0|  229.8|  229.3|  230.0|  230.0
                   Kansas........................|  287.2|  293.4|  294.7|  293.2|  236.0|  240.7|  238.7|  234.5
                   Kentucky......................|  388.7|  401.3|  402.2|  402.2|  287.4|  287.7|  287.7|  289.2
                   Louisiana.....................|  469.0|  478.7|  480.2|  478.7|  356.1|  359.4|  358.8|  358.1
                   Maine.........................|  146.3|  150.3|  150.3|  150.1|   93.7|   92.4|   92.4|   91.9
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                   Maryland......................|  687.8|  696.7|  698.6|  698.5|  421.4|  424.1|  424.0|  422.9
                   Massachusetts.................|1,016.7|1,045.9|1,050.7|1,050.4|  393.6|  395.6|  396.2|  395.2
                   Michigan......................|1,110.4|1,142.5|1,148.3|1,148.9|  640.8|  636.0|  637.5|  636.2
                   Minnesota.....................|  639.6|  656.9|  660.4|  658.8|  377.9|  383.1|  382.0|  383.0
                   Mississippi...................|  230.5|  238.5|  241.4|  240.6|  215.1|  220.8|  221.5|  222.2
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                   Missouri......................|  683.6|  694.5|  698.0|  696.5|  386.7|  397.0|  400.5|  401.2
                   Montana.......................|   95.0|   99.1|   99.0|   99.3|   77.0|   77.0|   77.5|   76.9
                   Nebraska......................|  208.8|  213.5|  214.3|  214.4|  151.4|  152.7|  152.5|  152.5
                   Nevada........................|  341.8|  360.2|  361.9|  364.5|   96.4|   99.4|   99.2|  100.0
                   New Hampshire.................|  150.1|  155.3|  154.6|  155.6|   76.0|   74.7|   75.0|   75.2
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                   New Jersey....................|1,071.1|1,101.4|1,106.7|1,108.2|  569.8|  568.7|  569.1|  569.5
                   New Mexico....................|  190.2|  201.4|  202.0|  202.2|  164.5|  165.5|  165.3|  164.9
                   New York......................|2,523.8|2,580.5|2,592.6|2,593.7|1,403.9|1,380.4|1,379.3|1,375.8
                   North Carolina................|  748.2|  776.1|  779.8|  783.2|  549.3|  563.3|  565.7|  570.3
                   North Dakota..................|   80.4|   83.1|   83.4|   83.5|   71.2|   71.0|   71.0|   71.3
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                   Ohio..........................|1,375.7|1,416.7|1,423.4|1,420.1|  746.0|  754.4|  755.2|  754.8
                   Oklahoma......................|  338.2|  357.9|  358.5|  358.0|  269.2|  268.8|  269.4|  269.4
                   Oregon........................|  356.4|  385.2|  387.0|  388.3|  238.7|  234.7|  235.3|  235.1
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,594.2|1,598.6|1,605.6|1,604.1|  717.9|  721.6|  723.3|  722.4
                   Rhode Island..................|  141.9|  149.8|  150.2|  149.7|   62.2|   61.2|   61.4|   61.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  358.2|  374.3|  375.9|  378.0|  292.7|  290.2|  291.3|  291.2
                   South Dakota..................|   86.7|   90.9|   91.4|   91.2|   70.9|   71.1|   71.1|   71.0
                   Tennessee.....................|  626.9|  650.0|  654.4|  653.4|  371.9|  390.8|  411.4|  393.0
                   Texas.........................|2,100.4|2,181.8|2,198.1|2,206.4|1,443.2|1,467.5|1,470.9|1,474.2
                   Utah..........................|  234.6|  249.1|  248.8|  250.7|  163.9|  166.0|  167.1|  167.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   77.7|   80.9|   80.9|   81.3|   45.1|   45.0|   44.9|   45.1
                   Virginia......................|  863.9|  894.9|  900.8|  894.9|  600.2|  595.6|  595.5|  596.0
                   Washington....................|  614.8|  636.5|  640.8|  643.4|  444.3|  445.0|  448.1|  447.1
                   West Virginia.................|  181.3|  187.4|  187.8|  187.7|  136.1|  136.9|  138.7|  137.9
                   Wisconsin.....................|  626.8|  641.9|  643.7|  642.4|  378.2|  374.5|  376.8|  373.7
                   Wyoming.......................|   47.0|   48.6|   48.5|   48.7|   58.2|   57.6|   57.8|   57.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      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             |      Mar.       |      Apr.      |     Mar.      |     Apr.      |     Mar.      |     Apr.
                               |                 |                |               |               |               |
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                               |  1995  |  1996  |  1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/
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 Alabama.......................| 1,789.6| 1,812.2| 1,799.6|1,819.1|   85.5|   86.8|   86.4|   87.9|  392.4|  379.8|  392.7|  378.7
 Alaska........................|   250.5|   251.7|   253.7|  255.1|    9.4|    9.8|   10.6|   10.9|   16.3|   15.6|   15.3|   14.9
 Arizona.......................| 1,785.8| 1,853.2| 1,785.2|1,855.3|  116.0|  121.1|  115.6|  121.7|  190.1|  196.5|  191.2|  196.9
 Arkansas......................| 1,059.4| 1,077.6| 1,063.9|1,081.8|   42.0|   44.6|   42.9|   45.5|  258.9|  255.5|  258.9|  254.4
 California....................|12,314.8|12,602.9|12,337.2|12631.6|  458.6|  479.1|  470.5|  492.3|1,777.4|1,799.5|1,776.2|1,799.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,811.5| 1,889.3| 1,813.7|1,891.1|   95.4|  107.0|   97.0|  108.7|  188.9|  192.7|  188.8|  193.3
 Connecticut...................| 1,552.3| 1,561.7| 1,558.9|1,570.7|   45.1|   48.5|   49.4|   51.8|  281.5|  277.8|  280.9|  277.0
 Delaware......................|   358.9|   366.8|   362.4|  375.7|   17.7|   18.5|   19.0|   20.0|   62.1|   57.2|   62.1|   62.0
 District of Columbia..........|   642.0|   631.7|   644.6|  633.0|    8.4|    8.8|    8.8|    9.1|   13.0|   12.9|   12.8|   12.9
 Florida.......................| 6,019.6| 6,204.5| 5,981.6|6,172.5|  302.3|  310.2|  300.8|  310.7|  485.3|  481.7|  482.8|  478.9
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 Georgia.......................| 3,360.5| 3,497.4| 3,370.7|3,512.7|  143.1|  160.3|  146.0|  160.5|  591.1|  586.8|  588.0|  585.6
 Hawaii2/......................|   539.4|   532.8|   534.6|  528.9|   26.7|   24.5|   26.1|   24.6|   16.8|   16.5|   16.8|   16.4
 Idaho.........................|   467.2|   482.2|   468.5|  490.0|   26.0|   29.8|   27.6|   32.3|   70.3|   71.4|   68.9|   71.9
 Illinois......................| 5,524.2| 5,631.4| 5,559.8|5,667.2|  194.5|  195.2|  205.5|  206.0|  962.1|  976.2|  964.0|  976.8
 Indiana.......................| 2,765.0| 2,781.4| 2,779.3|2,796.8|  121.0|  119.7|  127.1|  126.5|  683.3|  675.1|  682.0|  675.9
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 Iowa..........................| 1,337.4| 1,364.4| 1,353.9|1,379.0|   46.0|   48.3|   51.1|   54.3|  249.7|  248.3|  250.9|  248.9
 Kansas........................| 1,189.2| 1,222.5| 1,197.6|1,228.5|   47.3|   53.4|   49.9|   56.3|  192.0|  194.8|  191.6|  195.3
 Kentucky......................| 1,622.3| 1,647.8| 1,637.2|1,662.0|   69.7|   68.2|   72.6|   72.4|  311.4|  312.6|  311.9|  312.1
 Louisiana.....................| 1,753.2| 1,795.3| 1,757.7|1,795.2|  101.1|  112.1|   98.6|  110.4|  185.5|  185.8|  186.3|  187.8
 Maine.........................|   522.3|   526.6|   528.9|  531.3|   17.8|   18.0|   19.6|   19.5|   90.7|   88.8|   90.5|   87.9
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 Maryland......................| 2,154.5| 2,171.7| 2,174.3|2,192.2|  122.2|  122.0|  125.7|  127.1|  175.6|  172.8|  175.4|  173.4
 Massachusetts.................| 2,924.9| 2,979.8| 2,954.3|3,002.6|   77.6|   81.0|   85.5|   88.4|  444.4|  442.8|  443.6|  443.4
 Michigan......................| 4,209.6| 4,248.4| 4,236.8|4,284.6|  131.3|  141.1|  142.3|  152.3|  981.9|  944.1|  984.4|  959.4
 Minnesota.....................| 2,332.5| 2,377.4| 2,348.0|2,402.4|   67.8|   68.9|   73.5|   75.6|  419.9|  423.3|  421.4|  426.2
 Mississippi...................| 1,066.5| 1,074.5| 1,072.5|1,080.6|   42.3|   47.7|   44.9|   49.2|  261.6|  244.0|  260.5|  245.0
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 Missouri......................| 2,498.6| 2,545.2| 2,522.2|2,564.6|  107.8|  108.2|  112.0|  112.1|  421.3|  419.5|  421.6|  420.4
 Montana.......................|   341.0|   349.2|   344.5|  351.0|   13.7|   13.6|   14.9|   14.5|   22.6|   22.8|   22.4|   22.8
 Nebraska......................|   805.0|   817.3|   810.4|  821.7|   31.2|   31.8|   32.7|   33.1|  111.2|  112.1|  111.5|  111.9
 Nevada........................|   770.4|   828.5|   773.7|  836.6|   57.1|   68.8|   58.1|   70.5|   35.7|   38.4|   36.1|   38.5
 New Hampshire.................|   526.5|   539.5|   531.3|  542.2|   16.3|   17.7|   18.1|   18.8|  102.6|  101.7|  102.6|  101.7
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,555.0| 3,586.1| 3,580.0|3,614.3|  113.1|  113.0|  120.8|  121.4|  502.1|  488.0|  500.2|  486.5
 New Mexico....................|   682.1|   707.5|   683.1|  711.8|   43.8|   47.9|   44.0|   49.4|   44.2|   45.8|   44.4|   46.1
 New York......................| 7,801.8| 7,850.1| 7,832.6|7,895.5|  226.2|  222.3|  241.9|  240.3|  940.8|  934.8|  939.4|  933.1
 North Carolina................| 3,422.2| 3,489.2| 3,436.1|3,502.9|  169.5|  175.0|  172.0|  176.6|  865.3|  843.3|  862.0|  839.9
 North Dakota..................|   296.1|   303.4|   299.3|  306.0|   10.6|   11.5|   12.0|   12.8|   21.1|   21.1|   21.2|   21.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 5,147.6| 5,234.4| 5,193.5|5,284.2|  184.8|  191.7|  197.8|  204.0|1,097.7|1,077.2|1,099.7|1,087.8
 Oklahoma......................| 1,301.8| 1,338.7| 1,305.7|1,343.8|   46.0|   47.9|   47.1|   48.9|  169.6|  170.7|  169.2|  170.7
 Oregon........................| 1,384.7| 1,443.7| 1,393.8|1,452.9|   61.8|   68.9|   63.3|   70.7|  221.4|  225.2|  222.0|  225.7
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,202.5| 5,225.5| 5,245.3|5,263.2|  182.2|  181.5|  195.6|  193.0|  938.6|  922.1|  937.1|  922.4
 Rhode Island..................|   432.6|   438.8|   437.1|  441.1|   11.1|   11.5|   12.7|   12.4|   86.0|   83.2|   85.5|   82.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,627.2| 1,658.4| 1,645.6|1,672.5|   86.0|   87.6|   85.4|   88.6|  379.3|  371.1|  380.4|  368.3
 South Dakota..................|   335.6|   346.9|   338.6|  349.1|   12.2|   12.5|   12.7|   13.4|   45.6|   46.2|   45.8|   46.7
 Tennessee.....................| 2,473.3| 2,558.6| 2,480.4|2,550.7|  102.5|  110.4|  106.4|  114.2|  546.2|  534.5|  543.4|  531.1
 Texas.........................| 7,928.9| 8,176.4| 7,966.3|8,219.8|  398.3|  421.8|  399.2|  424.3|1,027.2|1,034.5|1,024.7|1,035.8
 Utah..........................|   890.1|   937.9|   896.1|  948.0|   49.5|   58.4|   50.6|   61.1|  121.9|  127.9|  122.1|  128.9
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Vermont.......................|   269.4|   274.4|   265.7|  270.6|   10.6|   10.8|   11.6|   11.4|   44.3|   45.5|   44.7|   45.6
 Virginia......................| 3,039.7| 3,086.0| 3,054.7|3,102.1|  160.7|  165.2|  165.4|  167.9|  403.3|  394.6|  402.4|  393.5
 Washington....................| 2,323.3| 2,359.2| 2,330.8|2,377.8|  116.6|  117.3|  117.8|  120.0|  334.8|  328.4|  336.5|  331.8
 West Virginia.................|   675.5|   686.2|   683.8|  693.4|   28.8|   28.4|   32.6|   31.9|   81.8|   81.8|   82.0|   81.8
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,512.6| 2,533.7| 2,533.1|2,554.3|   85.8|   88.1|   92.9|   96.6|  595.8|  594.1|  594.3|  594.1
 Wyoming.......................|   212.0|   214.7|   213.7|  216.8|   12.4|   12.7|   13.2|   13.7|    9.4|    9.6|    9.2|    9.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Puerto Rico...................|   916.7|   920.9|   914.4|  919.8|   46.8|   48.0|   46.5|   48.4|  153.5|  150.4|  153.9|  150.4
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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             |               |               |               |               |               |
                                 |     Mar.      |     Apr.      |     Mar.      |     Apr.      |     Mar.      |     Apr.
                                 |               |               |               |               |               |
                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   88.4|   88.2|   89.1|   88.6|  400.0|  416.3|  405.2|  419.8|   76.8|   77.7|   76.7|   78.1
   Alaska........................|   22.1|   21.2|   22.3|   21.6|   50.4|   51.1|   51.6|   52.4|   11.4|   11.3|   11.5|   11.4
   Arizona.......................|   85.8|   87.6|   85.9|   87.8|  444.3|  459.7|  448.6|  462.0|  106.9|  107.9|  106.8|  107.7
   Arkansas......................|   62.2|   64.6|   62.8|   65.0|  237.2|  245.0|  240.2|  247.2|   41.4|   41.8|   41.5|   42.0
   California....................|  621.3|  626.5|  622.4|  629.6|2,875.1|2,952.2|2,874.8|2,951.4|  737.4|  735.0|  734.3|  734.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  117.0|  121.0|  117.3|  120.7|  444.2|  470.6|  445.9|  468.7|  112.3|  115.4|  112.1|  115.8
   Connecticut...................|   70.6|   71.1|   71.7|   71.3|  335.5|  336.8|  336.3|  340.0|  133.4|  132.4|  131.1|  132.5
   Delaware......................|   15.6|   16.5|   16.0|   16.6|   78.1|   82.0|   79.6|   83.5|   40.2|   42.5|   40.1|   42.7
   District of Columbia..........|   19.9|   19.4|   19.7|   19.5|   51.7|   50.8|   53.0|   52.1|   30.2|   29.7|   30.2|   29.6
   Florida.......................|  302.5|  308.6|  302.2|  309.1|1,561.6|1,589.4|1,539.4|1,587.3|  376.5|  382.1|  374.3|  383.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  212.2|  219.3|  213.4|  220.5|  838.8|  887.3|  846.1|  895.0|  173.3|  175.7|  171.9|  175.5
   Hawaii2/......................|   40.6|   40.7|   40.4|   40.1|  135.4|  134.5|  133.9|  133.7|   37.3|   37.1|   36.8|   36.8
   Idaho.........................|   22.2|   23.1|   22.1|   23.2|  117.8|  121.1|  118.7|  122.7|   24.0|   23.5|   24.2|   23.7
   Illinois......................|  320.2|  326.0|  320.4|  327.8|1,289.4|1,318.6|1,298.9|1,328.1|  382.5|  383.9|  380.6|  383.7
   Indiana.......................|  138.7|  138.0|  139.8|  139.0|  653.8|  671.3|  657.7|  677.1|  129.3|  132.8|  129.9|  133.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   60.6|   62.2|   60.8|   62.0|  332.0|  338.2|  337.2|  342.0|   75.7|   77.4|   76.1|   77.7
   Kansas........................|   67.1|   69.0|   67.8|   69.7|  288.6|  300.7|  290.4|  302.6|   56.5|   58.4|   57.0|   58.5
   Kentucky......................|   89.5|   91.7|   89.9|   92.0|  383.3|  394.0|  389.6|  398.4|   64.1|   65.2|   63.8|   65.4
   Louisiana.....................|  108.3|  106.2|  107.3|  106.5|  407.9|  422.4|  410.5|  422.5|   80.4|   80.6|   80.0|   80.6
   Maine.........................|   21.9|   21.6|   21.6|   21.5|  128.0|  132.1|  131.3|  135.0|   26.1|   25.7|   26.0|   25.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  105.3|  105.5|  105.7|  105.9|  515.2|  521.3|  521.8|  529.1|  129.2|  126.8|  128.1|  126.8
   Massachusetts.................|  125.8|  127.8|  126.1|  126.9|  665.9|  678.1|  673.5|  684.9|  203.8|  202.6|  203.8|  203.3
   Michigan......................|  164.0|  167.9|  164.8|  167.4|  968.4|  996.0|  977.8|1,002.8|  193.9|  195.2|  193.6|  195.1
   Minnesota.....................|  115.9|  118.3|  116.4|  119.0|  561.5|  574.3|  566.3|  581.8|  136.7|  139.5|  136.8|  139.8
   Mississippi...................|   50.0|   48.5|   50.0|   48.5|  222.0|  225.9|  224.2|  228.0|   39.5|   39.4|   39.8|   39.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  157.2|  162.8|  157.8|  163.4|  590.9|  599.0|  596.6|  600.1|  144.4|  147.8|  145.4|  148.5
   Montana.......................|   20.4|   20.6|   20.5|   20.8|   92.3|   95.1|   93.2|   95.6|   15.3|   15.4|   15.3|   15.4
   Nebraska......................|   49.0|   49.5|   49.2|   49.6|  200.1|  204.2|  201.8|  205.8|   51.9|   52.1|   51.7|   51.9
   Nevada........................|   39.7|   42.0|   39.9|   42.3|  151.6|  166.5|  153.1|  167.5|   34.9|   37.7|   34.8|   37.9
   New Hampshire.................|   19.2|   20.2|   19.5|   20.2|  134.6|  139.2|  136.9|  141.2|   28.6|   29.3|   28.7|   29.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  250.4|  247.7|  252.1|  249.4|  827.6|  836.6|  833.6|  842.5|  227.8|  228.4|  226.7|  228.7
   New Mexico....................|   31.2|   31.5|   30.9|   31.6|  159.9|  167.4|  160.2|  168.4|   29.9|   29.8|   30.0|   30.1
   New York......................|  398.1|  401.6|  399.5|  400.3|1,574.7|1,598.4|1,581.4|1,608.8|  724.8|  714.9|  720.2|  717.3
   North Carolina................|  162.8|  162.9|  162.8|  163.6|  775.0|  803.0|  784.2|  805.3|  141.5|  148.0|  142.7|  149.7
   North Dakota..................|   18.4|   18.4|   18.3|   18.1|   76.9|   79.4|   78.0|   80.1|   13.7|   14.0|   13.6|   14.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Ohio..........................|  225.2|  226.3|  226.6|  228.6|1,239.5|1,275.8|1,252.7|1,287.3|  268.4|  273.5|  267.8|  274.9
   Oklahoma......................|   72.6|   75.0|   72.5|   75.6|  305.0|  315.3|  307.8|  316.8|   64.5|   66.1|   64.7|   66.4
   Oregon........................|   69.9|   72.4|   70.3|   72.4|  346.9|  360.7|  349.5|  365.1|   85.4|   88.5|   86.1|   88.9
   Pennsylvania..................|  270.7|  270.3|  273.3|  269.6|1,169.0|1,192.9|1,181.7|1,202.7|  300.4|  305.1|  300.1|  305.7
   Rhode Island..................|   14.8|   14.8|   14.6|   14.9|   94.0|   93.7|   95.1|   94.6|   25.0|   24.7|   24.9|   24.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   70.3|   71.4|   70.9|   71.5|  371.2|  385.0|  380.0|  395.5|   67.8|   70.3|   67.9|   70.6
   South Dakota..................|   15.7|   16.2|   15.9|   16.2|   85.3|   88.4|   85.9|   88.7|   18.4|   19.6|   18.3|   19.6
   Tennessee.....................|  136.8|  137.0|  135.9|  136.5|  571.3|  594.5|  574.4|  598.9|  108.8|  111.4|  109.3|  112.0
   Texas.........................|  471.9|  483.9|  470.0|  485.2|1,908.3|1,964.5|1,919.6|1,978.1|  431.9|  439.8|  434.0|  441.8
   Utah..........................|   50.9|   52.9|   51.3|   53.1|  212.7|  221.9|  214.6|  225.3|   46.7|   50.2|   46.4|   50.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.5|   11.9|   11.6|   11.9|   62.4|   63.1|   62.1|   62.8|   12.1|   12.1|   12.2|   12.1
   Virginia......................|  155.8|  160.3|  155.0|  160.3|  681.0|  695.5|  687.6|  705.8|  160.8|  161.0|  159.8|  160.9
   Washington....................|  117.2|  119.9|  118.3|  120.9|  566.0|  573.4|  569.3|  580.5|  121.1|  122.7|  120.4|  122.7
   West Virginia.................|   40.4|   39.8|   40.2|   39.8|  153.9|  157.6|  156.7|  160.1|   26.4|   27.2|   26.7|   27.3
   Wisconsin.....................|  118.0|  118.7|  119.4|  119.7|  570.0|  575.9|  576.0|  582.5|  135.4|  135.3|  135.4|  136.0
   Wyoming.......................|   13.6|   13.3|   13.5|   13.3|   48.8|   50.4|   49.3|   50.9|    7.8|    8.0|    7.8|    8.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Puerto Rico...................|   23.1|   22.7|   22.8|   21.8|  181.6|  179.5|  179.5|  177.6|   42.1|   42.9|   42.3|   43.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
       Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |                               |
                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                                                 |               |               |               |
                               State             |     Mar.      |     Apr.      |     Mar.      |     Apr.
                                                 |               |               |               |
                                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  387.6|  405.7|  391.0|  407.6|  348.1|  346.7|  347.6|  347.4
                   Alaska........................|   57.5|   59.2|   58.7|   60.2|   73.7|   73.6|   74.2|   73.8
                   Arizona.......................|  521.1|  547.0|  520.4|  547.7|  309.4|  321.0|  304.5|  318.9
                   Arkansas......................|  234.3|  240.9|  234.3|  242.5|  179.9|  181.8|  179.9|  181.9
                   California....................|3,681.7|3,848.8|3,694.2|3,862.7|2,133.5|2,133.2|2,135.0|2,133.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  530.9|  556.7|  530.2|  558.1|  308.0|  311.9|  307.7|  311.9
                   Connecticut...................|  458.5|  466.0|  463.8|  470.7|  227.1|  228.4|  225.0|  226.6
                   Delaware......................|   93.7|   98.7|   94.3|   99.6|   51.4|   51.3|   51.2|   51.2
                   District of Columbia..........|  261.8|  266.3|  263.6|  266.5|  256.9|  243.7|  256.4|  243.2
                   Florida.......................|2,044.5|2,136.6|2,039.5|2,135.7|  939.8|  988.8|  935.8|  960.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  818.6|  870.7|  821.1|  877.8|  575.6|  589.7|  576.4|  590.2
                   Hawaii2/......................|  166.0|  165.5|  164.2|  164.6|  116.6|  114.0|  116.4|  112.7
                   Idaho.........................|  107.5|  113.6|  107.6|  116.1|   96.9|   96.9|   96.8|   97.3
                   Illinois......................|1,548.5|1,593.2|1,560.4|1,606.8|  813.3|  825.4|  816.1|  824.9
                   Indiana.......................|  628.0|  638.0|  631.7|  639.5|  404.4|  400.1|  404.6|  399.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Iowa..........................|  336.3|  352.9|  340.4|  356.3|  235.1|  235.1|  235.3|  235.7
                   Kansas........................|  286.6|  293.5|  288.8|  293.7|  243.0|  244.6|  244.1|  244.4
                   Kentucky......................|  386.1|  399.8|  389.9|  403.4|  292.0|  292.4|  294.0|  294.0
                   Louisiana.....................|  466.0|  479.7|  469.2|  479.2|  359.2|  361.7|  361.3|  361.0
                   Maine.........................|  141.0|  144.7|  142.9|  146.6|   96.7|   95.6|   96.9|   95.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Maryland......................|  678.9|  691.0|  688.6|  698.6|  427.0|  431.2|  427.8|  430.1
                   Massachusetts.................|1,008.2|1,043.3|1,020.3|1,052.5|  398.0|  402.9|  400.2|  401.8
                   Michigan......................|1,098.0|1,135.7|1,107.8|1,146.6|  663.9|  661.1|  657.7|  653.4
                   Minnesota.....................|  634.1|  653.1|  638.0|  657.5|  389.4|  392.7|  388.0|  394.9
                   Mississippi...................|  228.6|  239.5|  230.5|  240.4|  217.7|  224.9|  217.8|  225.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Missouri......................|  674.4|  691.7|  685.4|  700.7|  397.9|  411.3|  398.5|  414.4
                   Montana.......................|   93.1|   97.7|   94.0|   98.4|   78.4|   79.0|   79.0|   78.4
                   Nebraska......................|  207.1|  213.1|  209.0|  214.5|  153.3|  153.3|  153.2|  153.7
                   Nevada........................|  340.3|  359.7|  340.5|  363.8|   98.5|  102.0|   98.4|  102.4
                   New Hampshire.................|  145.8|  152.9|  146.7|  152.8|   79.0|   78.1|   78.3|   77.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   New Jersey....................|1,055.4|1,093.5|1,067.3|1,106.3|  576.8|  577.1|  577.3|  577.5
                   New Mexico....................|  189.7|  201.2|  189.9|  202.0|  167.9|  168.3|  167.7|  168.4
                   New York......................|2,513.0|2,577.0|2,524.9|2,596.3|1,419.8|1,397.2|1,420.5|1,395.1
                   North Carolina................|  742.2|  774.3|  748.4|  782.4|  562.3|  579.0|  560.4|  581.7
                   North Dakota..................|   79.3|   83.1|   80.1|   83.6|   72.7|   72.0|   72.5|   72.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Ohio..........................|1,351.9|1,403.5|1,374.1|1,420.1|  766.4|  772.6|  760.9|  767.6
                   Oklahoma......................|  337.7|  357.1|  339.2|  359.4|  274.5|  275.1|  273.3|  274.6
                   Oregon........................|  354.3|  385.5|  357.1|  388.3|  243.4|  240.7|  243.9|  240.0
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,588.3|1,596.0|1,601.7|1,612.1|  734.2|  739.2|  736.1|  739.0
                   Rhode Island..................|  139.1|  148.5|  141.2|  149.6|   62.5|   62.3|   62.9|   61.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  351.5|  373.3|  360.9|  379.1|  299.2|  297.8|  298.2|  297.0
                   South Dakota..................|   84.4|   89.9|   85.1|   90.2|   71.8|   71.8|   72.6|   72.0
                   Tennessee.....................|  624.4|  648.3|  627.0|  654.1|  378.7|  418.0|  379.4|  399.3
                   Texas.........................|2,079.7|2,189.3|2,099.9|2,208.6|1,455.8|1,489.8|1,463.9|1,493.6
                   Utah..........................|  233.9|  249.0|  235.1|  250.4|  166.6|  169.8|  168.1|  171.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   80.6|   83.4|   75.6|   79.0|   47.4|   47.1|   47.2|   47.3
                   Virginia......................|  856.1|  892.7|  862.9|  896.7|  610.2|  606.2|  610.1|  606.7
                   Washington....................|  611.1|  638.2|  614.5|  644.0|  453.2|  456.2|  450.7|  454.7
                   West Virginia.................|  179.7|  186.1|  181.3|  187.9|  137.0|  139.8|  136.9|  138.9
                   Wisconsin.....................|  618.7|  634.7|  622.7|  639.2|  386.9|  385.1|  390.1|  384.2
                   Wyoming.......................|   43.7|   45.1|   44.3|   45.7|   59.7|   59.3|   59.8|   59.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Puerto Rico...................|  167.6|  173.0|  167.6|  172.5|  301.0|  303.4|  300.8|  305.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to March 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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              March              |              April
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
       United States.........................................|       5.7      |       5.8      |       5.6      |       5.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alabama....................................................|       5.5      |       4.8      |       5.9      |       5.2
    Birmingham...............................................|       3.8      |       3.0      |       4.1      |       3.2
    Huntsville...............................................|       4.5      |       3.3      |       4.8      |       3.4
    Mobile...................................................|       6.3      |       4.9      |       6.6      |       5.2
    Montgomery...............................................|       5.0      |       3.5      |       5.4      |       4.0
    Tuscaloosa...............................................|       4.4      |       3.4      |       4.7      |       3.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alaska.....................................................|       8.2      |       8.9      |       7.3      |       7.5
    Anchorage................................................|       5.7      |       6.0      |       5.3      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arizona....................................................|       4.8      |       4.4      |       4.9      |       4.3
    Phoenix_Mesa.............................................|       3.4      |       3.1      |       3.3      |       3.0
    Tucson...................................................|       3.3      |       3.3      |       3.1      |       3.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arkansas...................................................|       5.1      |       5.2      |       4.6      |       4.6
    Fayetteville_Springdale_Rogers...........................|       2.3      |       3.0      |       2.2      |       2.5
    Fort Smith1/.............................................|       5.9      |       5.7      |       4.9      |       4.8
    Little Rock_North Little Rock............................|       3.5      |       3.6      |       3.3      |       3.2
    Pine Bluff...............................................|       8.2      |       7.0      |       7.7      |       6.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  California.................................................|       7.9      |       7.8      |       7.7      |       7.3
    Bakersfield..............................................|      15.6      |      14.9      |      13.6      |      13.2
    Fresno...................................................|      16.6      |      16.3      |      15.0      |      14.7
    Los Angeles_Long Beach...................................|       7.6      |       8.3      |       7.5      |       8.2
    Modesto..................................................|      17.3      |      16.6      |      17.2      |      16.1
    Oakland..................................................|       5.5      |       5.1      |       5.7      |       5.0
    Orange County............................................|       4.8      |       4.3      |       5.1      |       4.1
    Riverside_San Bernardino.................................|       7.8      |       7.6      |       8.1      |       7.4
    Sacramento...............................................|       6.8      |       6.5      |       6.7      |       6.0
    Salinas..................................................|      16.9      |      15.4      |      13.1      |      12.4
    San Diego................................................|       6.0      |       5.6      |       6.3      |       5.2
    San Francisco............................................|       4.9      |       4.2      |       5.1      |       4.1
    San Jose.................................................|       5.2      |       3.8      |       5.3      |       3.5
    Santa Barbara_Santa Maria_Lompoc.........................|       7.2      |       6.5      |       6.4      |       5.5
    Santa Rosa...............................................|       6.0      |       5.1      |       5.9      |       4.7
    Stockton_Lodi............................................|      13.2      |      12.9      |      13.0      |      12.2
    Vallejo_Fairfield_Napa...................................|       7.6      |       7.7      |       7.5      |       7.4
    Ventura..................................................|       6.2      |       6.3      |       6.2      |       5.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Colorado...................................................|       4.2      |       4.2      |       4.0      |       3.6
    Colorado Springs.........................................|       4.8      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       4.0
    Boulder_Longmont.........................................|       3.9      |       3.6      |       3.7      |       3.1
    Denver...................................................|       3.8      |       3.8      |       3.6      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Connecticut................................................|       5.5      |       5.2      |       5.1      |       4.7
    Bridgeport...............................................|       6.2      |       5.9      |       5.8      |       5.3
    Danbury..................................................|       3.9      |       3.6      |       3.5      |       3.3
    Hartford.................................................|       6.0      |       5.5      |       5.6      |       4.9
    New Haven_Meriden........................................|       5.3      |       5.3      |       5.0      |       4.8
    New London_Norwich.......................................|       5.2      |       4.9      |       4.8      |       4.5
    Stamford_Norwalk.........................................|       3.9      |       3.4      |       3.6      |       3.0
    Waterbury................................................|       6.7      |       5.9      |       6.0      |       5.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Delaware...................................................|       4.3      |       4.8      |       4.0      |       4.5
    Dover....................................................|       4.8      |       4.5      |       4.5      |       5.2
    Wilmington_Newark1/......................................|       4.3      |       6.0      |       4.0      |       4.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  District of Columbia.......................................|       8.5      |       8.6      |       8.5      |       8.0
    Washington1/.............................................|       4.0      |       3.7      |       3.9      |       3.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Florida....................................................|       5.0      |       5.0      |       5.2      |       4.9
    Daytona Beach............................................|       4.7      |       4.3      |       4.7      |       4.0
    Fort Lauderdale..........................................|       5.4      |       5.1      |       5.6      |       5.1
    Fort Myers_Cape Coral....................................|       3.7      |       3.8      |       3.7      |       3.5
    Gainesville..............................................|       2.7      |       2.9      |       2.7      |       2.7
    Jacksonville.............................................|       3.7      |       3.4      |       3.7      |       3.4
    Lakeland_Winter Haven....................................|       5.5      |       5.4      |       5.6      |       5.2
    Melbourne_Titusville_Palm Bay............................|       6.2      |       5.9      |       6.4      |       5.7
    Miami....................................................|       6.8      |       7.1      |       7.2      |       7.3
    Orlando..................................................|       4.3      |       4.0      |       4.5      |       3.8
    Pensacola................................................|       3.8      |       4.1      |       3.9      |       4.0
    Sarasota_Bradenton.......................................|       3.3      |       3.5      |       3.4      |       3.2
    Tallahassee..............................................|       2.8      |       3.1      |       2.9      |       3.0
    Tampa_St. Petersburg_Clearwater..........................|       4.2      |       4.0      |       4.3      |       3.9
    West Palm Beach_Boca Raton...............................|       6.2      |       6.3      |       6.6      |       6.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Georgia....................................................|       4.7      |       4.6      |       4.5      |       4.2
    Albany...................................................|       6.2      |       6.2      |       5.7      |       5.6
    Athens...................................................|       3.0      |       3.1      |       2.8      |       3.0
    Atlanta..................................................|       4.3      |       3.8      |       4.2      |       3.5
    Augusta_Aiken1/..........................................|       5.5      |       6.1      |       5.2      |       5.9
    Columbus1/...............................................|       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.3      |       4.8
    Macon....................................................|       5.0      |       4.9      |       4.9      |       4.4
    Savannah.................................................|       5.3      |       4.6      |       5.0      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Hawaii.....................................................|       5.3      |       5.6      |       5.7      |       5.8
    Honolulu.................................................|       4.1      |       4.6      |       4.5      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Idaho......................................................|       6.2      |       6.0      |       5.6      |       5.2
    Boise City...............................................|       4.4      |       4.3      |       4.0      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              March              |              April
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Illinois...................................................|       5.3      |       5.4      |       5.2      |       5.2
    Bloomington_Normal.......................................|       2.9      |       3.6      |       2.8      |       3.3
    Champaign_Urbana.........................................|       3.0      |       3.3      |       2.8      |       3.0
    Chicago..................................................|       5.2      |       5.1      |       5.2      |       5.0
    Davenport_Moline_Rock Island1/...........................|       4.8      |       4.7      |       4.4      |       4.3
    Decatur..................................................|       7.0      |       7.6      |       7.1      |       7.5
    Kankakee.................................................|       7.0      |       6.3      |       6.8      |       5.7
    Peoria_Pekin.............................................|       4.3      |       6.7      |       4.1      |       6.3
    Rockford.................................................|       4.7      |       4.9      |       4.4      |       4.4
    Springfield..............................................|       4.4      |       4.4      |       4.1      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Indiana....................................................|       5.0      |       4.6      |       4.9      |       4.3
    Bloomington..............................................|       3.4      |       3.0      |       5.6      |       2.9
    Elkhart_Goshen...........................................|       3.0      |       3.9      |       3.0      |       3.8
    Evansville_Henderson1/...................................|       5.9      |       4.6      |       5.6      |       4.7
    Fort Wayne...............................................|       4.1      |       4.5      |       3.8      |       3.8
    Gary.....................................................|       7.2      |       5.6      |       7.0      |       5.5
    Indianapolis.............................................|       4.2      |       3.7      |       4.1      |       3.4
    Kokomo...................................................|       4.8      |       3.8      |       4.4      |       3.7
    Lafayette................................................|       3.5      |       3.3      |       3.2      |       3.1
    Muncie...................................................|       5.4      |       4.9      |       5.1      |       4.8
    South Bend...............................................|       4.6      |       4.5      |       4.2      |       4.0
    Terre Haute..............................................|       6.4      |       7.2      |       6.2      |       7.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Iowa.......................................................|       4.2      |       4.0      |       3.5      |       3.5
    Cedar Rapids.............................................|       3.0      |       3.2      |       2.9      |       2.8
    Des Moines...............................................|       3.0      |       2.6      |       2.7      |       2.4
    Dubuque..................................................|       3.9      |       6.4      |       3.3      |       5.9
    Iowa City................................................|       2.5      |       2.6      |       2.4      |       2.4
    Sioux City1/.............................................|       3.0      |       3.6      |       2.8      |       3.3
    Waterloo_Cedar Falls.....................................|       5.1      |       4.7      |       4.6      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kansas.....................................................|       4.7      |       4.0      |       4.5      |       3.9
    Lawrence.................................................|       4.5      |       4.1      |       4.5      |       4.0
    Topeka...................................................|       4.7      |       4.0      |       4.3      |       3.8
    Wichita..................................................|       5.1      |       3.9      |       5.0      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kentucky...................................................|       5.3      |       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.1
    Lexington................................................|       3.1      |       2.6      |       2.9      |       2.6
    Louisville1/.............................................|       4.2      |       4.2      |       4.5      |       4.0
    Owensboro................................................|       5.7      |       5.5      |       5.5      |       5.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Louisiana..................................................|       7.1      |       6.1      |       6.7      |       5.8
    Alexandria...............................................|       6.6      |       5.2      |       6.1      |       5.6
    Baton Rouge..............................................|       6.2      |       4.8      |       6.1      |       4.8
    Houma....................................................|       6.1      |       4.7      |       5.9      |       4.4
    Lafayette................................................|       6.8      |       5.5      |       6.2      |       5.3
    Lake Charles.............................................|       6.9      |       5.0      |       6.9      |       5.2
    Monroe...................................................|       6.0      |       5.3      |       5.3      |       5.1
    New Orleans..............................................|       6.3      |       5.6      |       6.1      |       5.5
    Shreveport_Bossier City..................................|       7.7      |       8.3      |       6.9      |       5.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maine......................................................|       7.2      |       6.5      |       6.4      |       5.8
    Lewiston_Auburn..........................................|       6.6      |       7.0      |       5.8      |       6.4
    Portland.................................................|       4.4      |       3.7      |       3.7      |       3.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maryland...................................................|       5.0      |       4.9      |       4.7      |       4.6
    Baltimore................................................|       5.4      |       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Massachusetts..............................................|       5.8      |       5.4      |       5.3      |       4.8
    Barnstable_Yarmouth......................................|       9.1      |       8.3      |       6.7      |       5.9
    Boston1/.................................................|       4.9      |       4.5      |       4.6      |       4.1
    Brockton.................................................|       6.2      |       6.2      |       5.6      |       5.5
    Fitchburg_Leominster.....................................|       6.1      |       6.2      |       5.7      |       5.7
    Lawrence1/...............................................|       6.7      |       6.2      |       6.0      |       5.5
    Lowell1/.................................................|       6.0      |       4.9      |       5.5      |       4.5
    New Bedford..............................................|      11.6      |      11.1      |       9.8      |       9.4
    Pittsfield...............................................|       8.2      |       6.9      |       7.0      |       6.1
    Springfield..............................................|       6.4      |       5.7      |       5.7      |       4.8
    Worcester1/..............................................|       5.4      |       4.9      |       4.8      |       4.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Michigan...................................................|       6.1      |       5.2      |       5.4      |       4.5
    Ann Arbor................................................|       3.4      |       2.9      |       3.1      |       2.5
    Benton Harbor............................................|       6.1      |       5.4      |       5.3      |       5.2
    Detroit..................................................|       5.3      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       3.9
    Flint....................................................|       7.1      |       7.1      |       6.7      |       5.5
    Grand Rapids_Muskegon_Holland............................|       4.3      |       4.0      |       3.8      |       3.7
    Jackson..................................................|       6.1      |       4.9      |       5.5      |       4.8
    Kalamazoo_Battle_Creek...................................|       5.3      |       4.3      |       4.6      |       4.1
    Lansing_East Lansing.....................................|       4.3      |       5.9      |       3.7      |       3.1
    Saginaw_Bay City_Midland.................................|       7.4      |       5.3      |       6.4      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Minnesota..................................................|       4.0      |       3.9      |       3.8      |       3.7
    Duluth_Superior1/........................................|       6.3      |       5.8      |       6.2      |       5.8
    Minneapolis_St.Paul1/....................................|       3.0      |       2.9      |       2.8      |       2.7
    Rochester................................................|       3.2      |       3.1      |       3.1      |       3.0
    St. Cloud................................................|       4.6      |       5.1      |       4.2      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Mississippi................................................|       5.8      |       5.9      |       5.6      |       5.9
    Jackson..................................................|       3.6      |       3.4      |       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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              March              |              April
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Missouri...................................................|       5.2      |       4.1      |       4.8      |       4.1
    Kansas City1/............................................|       4.6      |       3.5      |       4.6      |       3.6
    St. Louis LMA1/..........................................|       4.9      |       4.1      |       4.7      |       4.1
    Springfield..............................................|       3.8      |       3.0      |       3.4      |       3.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Montana....................................................|       6.4      |       6.2      |       5.5      |       5.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nebraska...................................................|       2.7      |       2.9      |       2.5      |       2.7
    Lincoln..................................................|       2.1      |       2.4      |       2.1      |       2.4
    Omaha1/..................................................|       2.8      |       2.8      |       2.7      |       2.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nevada.....................................................|       5.4      |       4.6      |       5.3      |       4.7
    Las Vegas................................................|       5.4      |       4.4      |       5.3      |       4.7
    Reno.....................................................|       5.0      |       4.7      |       4.9      |       4.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Hampshire..............................................|       4.8      |       4.2      |       4.3      |       3.7
    Manchester...............................................|       5.0      |       3.6      |       4.2      |       3.1
    Nashua...................................................|       5.4      |       4.3      |       4.8      |       3.7
    Portsmouth_Rochester.....................................|       4.1      |       3.9      |       3.3      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Jersey.................................................|       6.5      |       6.7      |       6.1      |       6.4
    Atlantic_Cape May........................................|      11.2      |      11.2      |       9.8      |      10.0
    Bergen_Passaic...........................................|       6.9      |       6.9      |       6.5      |       6.5
    Jersey City..............................................|       9.2      |       9.5      |       9.0      |       9.5
    Middlesex_Somerset_Hunterdon.............................|       4.8      |       4.9      |       4.6      |       4.7
    Monmouth_Ocean...........................................|       6.1      |       6.2      |       5.4      |       5.8
    Newark...................................................|       6.3      |       6.5      |       6.0      |       6.3
    Trenton..................................................|       5.1      |       6.0      |       4.6      |       5.5
    Vineland_Millville_Bridgeton.............................|      10.4      |      10.9      |       9.6      |      10.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Mexico.................................................|       6.0      |       6.6      |       6.1      |       6.6
    Albuquerque..............................................|       3.6      |       4.0      |       3.7      |       3.9
    Las Cruces...............................................|       8.7      |       9.5      |       8.8      |       9.5
    Santa Fe.................................................|       3.4      |       4.2      |       3.4      |       4.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New York...................................................|       6.7      |       6.9      |       6.3      |       6.3
    Albany_Schenectady_Troy..................................|       5.3      |       5.4      |       4.7      |       4.5
    Binghamton...............................................|       6.4      |       5.2      |       5.7      |       4.6
    Buffalo_Niagara Falls....................................|       5.9      |       5.8      |       5.5      |       5.4
    Dutchess County..........................................|       5.7      |       4.8      |       5.1      |       4.0
    Elmira...................................................|       5.5      |       4.8      |       5.1      |       4.4
    Glens Falls..............................................|       8.6      |       8.2      |       7.5      |       6.8
    Nassau_Suffolk...........................................|       5.1      |       4.6      |       4.6      |       4.2
    New York.................................................|       7.7      |       8.6      |       7.5      |       8.0
       New York City.........................................|       8.4      |       9.3      |       8.1      |       8.8
    Newburgh1/...............................................|       5.5      |       5.0      |       5.0      |       4.5
    Rochester................................................|       5.3      |       4.7      |       4.6      |       4.0
    Syracuse.................................................|       6.1      |       5.8      |       5.4      |       4.8
    Utica_Rome...............................................|       6.4      |       6.4      |       5.7      |       5.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Carolina.............................................|       4.2      |       4.4      |       4.1      |       4.2
    Asheville................................................|       4.0      |       3.7      |       4.1      |       3.5
    Charlotte_Gastonia_Rock Hill1/...........................|       3.1      |       3.5      |       3.1      |       3.4
    Greensboro_Winston-Salem_High Point......................|       3.1      |       3.1      |       3.0      |       3.4
    Raleigh_Durham_Chapel Hill...............................|       2.5      |       2.4      |       2.5      |       2.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Dakota...............................................|       4.1      |       3.5      |       3.3      |       3.1
    Bismarck.................................................|       4.3      |       3.7      |       3.5      |       3.2
    Fargo_Moorhead1/.........................................|       3.2      |       3.0      |       3.2      |       2.7
    Grand Forks1/............................................|       3.1      |       2.7      |       2.7      |       2.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Ohio.......................................................|       4.8      |       5.5      |       4.4      |       4.4
    Akron....................................................|       4.7      |       5.2      |       4.3      |       4.3
    Canton_Massillon.........................................|       4.9      |       5.9      |       4.6      |       5.2
    Cincinnati1/.............................................|       4.1      |       4.3      |       3.9      |       3.8
    Cleveland_Lorain_Elyria..................................|       5.3      |       5.2      |       4.7      |       4.6
    Columbus.................................................|       3.2      |       3.3      |       3.0      |       2.8
    Dayton_Springfield.......................................|       3.9      |       5.5      |       3.7      |       3.8
    Hamilton_Middletown......................................|       4.0      |       4.4      |       3.7      |       3.7
    Lima.....................................................|       4.9      |       6.0      |       4.9      |       5.5
    Mansfield................................................|       5.8      |       6.5      |       5.8      |       5.8
    Steubenville_Weirton.....................................|       6.8      |       6.9      |       5.8      |       6.0
    Toledo...................................................|       4.8      |       4.9      |       4.6      |       4.2
    Youngstown_Warren........................................|       6.1      |      10.0      |       5.7      |       5.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oklahoma...................................................|       4.9      |       4.5      |       4.6      |       4.3
    Enid.....................................................|       4.0      |       4.0      |       3.5      |       3.8
    Lawton...................................................|       5.5      |       5.1      |       5.1      |       4.9
    Oklahoma City............................................|       3.8      |       3.4      |       3.6      |       3.2
    Tulsa....................................................|       4.5      |       3.8      |       4.2      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oregon.....................................................|       5.3      |       5.8      |       4.7      |       5.4
    Eugene_Springfield.......................................|       5.1      |       5.7      |       4.6      |       5.4
    Medford_Ashland..........................................|       7.0      |       8.3      |       6.4      |       7.6
    Portland_Vancouver1/.....................................|       4.0      |       4.1      |       3.6      |       4.0
    Salem....................................................|       5.3      |       5.5      |       4.6      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania...............................................|       6.1      |       5.9      |       5.8      |       5.6
    Allentown_Bethlehem_Easton...............................|       5.9      |       6.0      |       5.7      |       5.7
    Altoona..................................................|       7.0      |       6.5      |       6.7      |       6.2
    Erie.....................................................|       6.7      |       6.6      |       6.4      |       6.4
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  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |              March              |              April
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania                                               |                |                |                |
    Harrisburg_Lebanon_Carlisle..............................|       4.1      |       3.9      |       3.8      |       3.7
    Johnstown................................................|       8.6      |       9.2      |       7.8      |       8.6
    Lancaster................................................|       3.6      |       3.7      |       3.5      |       3.3
    Philadelphia1/...........................................|       5.8      |       5.7      |       5.8      |       5.5
    Pittsburgh...............................................|       6.2      |       5.7      |       5.9      |       5.3
    Reading..................................................|       5.0      |       5.0      |       5.1      |       4.8
    Scranton_Wilkes_Barre_Hazelton...........................|       7.1      |       7.5      |       6.9      |       7.1
    Sharon...................................................|       5.3      |       5.4      |       5.0      |       4.9
    State College............................................|       3.7      |       3.5      |       3.1      |       3.1
    Williamsport.............................................|       8.7      |       7.9      |       7.9      |       7.2
    York.....................................................|       4.4      |       4.7      |       4.1      |       4.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Rhode Island...............................................|       7.6      |       5.8      |       6.6      |       4.9
    Providence_Fall River_Warwick............................|       7.8      |       6.6      |       6.9      |       5.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Carolina.............................................|       4.9      |       4.9      |       4.3      |       4.9
    Charleston_North Charleston..............................|       5.2      |       4.4      |       4.6      |       4.5
    Columbia.................................................|       3.2      |       3.2      |       2.8      |       3.0
    Greenville_Spartanburg_Anderson..........................|       3.4      |       3.4      |       2.7      |       3.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Dakota...............................................|       3.4      |       3.5      |       2.8      |       3.0
    Rapid City...............................................|       3.6      |       3.9      |       3.0      |       3.3
    Sioux Falls..............................................|       2.5      |       2.3      |       2.0      |       2.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Tennessee..................................................|       4.9      |       5.2      |       4.7      |       4.7
    Chattanooga1/............................................|       4.4      |       4.8      |       4.4      |       4.3
    Johnson City_Kingsport_Bristol1/.........................|       5.1      |       5.2      |       4.6      |       4.8
    Knoxville................................................|       4.6      |       4.9      |       4.4      |       4.0
    Memphis1/................................................|       4.6      |       4.3      |       4.5      |       4.0
    Nashville................................................|       3.1      |       3.2      |       3.1      |       2.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Texas......................................................|       5.7      |       5.9      |       5.6      |       5.7
    Abilene..................................................|       5.0      |       5.7      |       5.0      |       5.3
    Amarillo.................................................|       3.5      |       3.8      |       3.4      |       3.6
    Austin_San Marcos........................................|       2.8      |       2.9      |       2.6      |       2.8
    Beaumont_Port Arthur.....................................|       8.9      |       9.0      |       9.2      |       9.1
    Brazoria.................................................|       6.9      |       6.6      |       7.2      |       6.5
    Brownsville_Harlingen_San Benito ........................|      11.6      |      13.7      |      11.3      |      12.3
    Bryan_College Station....................................|       2.9      |       2.7      |       2.8      |       2.6
    Corpus Christi...........................................|       8.4      |       8.4      |       8.3      |       8.1
    Dallas...................................................|       4.5      |       4.3      |       4.4      |       4.2
    El Paso..................................................|       9.5      |      11.9      |       9.5      |      12.0
    Fort Worth_Arlington.....................................|       4.7      |       4.3      |       4.5      |       4.2
    Galveston_Texas City.....................................|       7.1      |       8.0      |       7.2      |       7.8
    Houston..................................................|       5.3      |       5.4      |       5.4      |       5.3
    Killeen_Temple...........................................|       4.6      |       5.1      |       4.3      |       4.8
    Laredo...................................................|      14.1      |      14.4      |      14.8      |      13.6
    Longview_Marshall........................................|       7.1      |       8.1      |       7.0      |       7.9
    Lubbock..................................................|       4.4      |       4.2      |       3.5      |       4.0
    McAllen_Edinburg_Mission.................................|      19.4      |      20.5      |      17.6      |      18.4
    Odessa_Midland...........................................|       6.0      |       5.9      |       5.9      |       6.0
    San Angelo...............................................|       4.1      |       4.0      |       3.8      |       3.7
    San Antonio..............................................|       4.0      |       4.4      |       3.8      |       4.2
    Sherman_Denison..........................................|       5.1      |       5.6      |       4.8      |       5.0
    Texarkana1/..............................................|       7.8      |       7.6      |       7.4      |       7.1
    Tyler....................................................|       4.6      |       6.8      |       4.6      |       6.7
    Victoria.................................................|       5.9      |       5.3      |       5.8      |       5.0
    Waco.....................................................|       4.3      |       4.7      |       4.0      |       4.2
    Wichita Falls............................................|       4.8      |       4.4      |       4.4      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Utah.......................................................|       3.4      |       3.1      |       3.5      |       3.0
    Provo_Orem...............................................|       2.7      |       2.6      |       2.9      |       2.5
    Salt Lake City_Odgen.....................................|       3.1      |       2.8      |       3.2      |       2.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Vermont....................................................|       4.7      |       4.4      |       4.5      |       4.4
    Burlington...............................................|       3.4      |       3.1      |       2.9      |       2.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Virginia...................................................|       4.3      |       3.8      |       4.0      |       3.8
    Charlottesville..........................................|       2.2      |       2.1      |       2.0      |       1.9
    Danville.................................................|       7.5      |       6.0      |       7.6      |       6.6
    Lynchburg................................................|       3.8      |       3.2      |       3.2      |       2.9
    Norfolk_Virginia Beach_Newport News1/....................|       4.7      |       4.1      |       4.6      |       4.1
    Richmond_Petersburg......................................|       3.5      |       3.0      |       3.4      |       3.1
    Roanoke..................................................|       2.7      |       2.4      |       2.6      |       2.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Washington.................................................|       7.0      |       6.8      |       6.3      |       6.2
    Spokane..................................................|       6.2      |       6.4      |       5.1      |       5.4
    Tacoma...................................................|       6.6      |       6.4      |       6.2      |       5.9
    Seattle_Bellevue_Everett.................................|       5.7      |       5.2      |       5.3      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  West Virginia..............................................|       8.2      |       8.8      |       7.8      |       7.7
    Charleston...............................................|       6.0      |       6.6      |       5.5      |       5.7
    Huntington_Ashland1/.....................................|       7.7      |       7.5      |       6.8      |       6.9
    Parkersburg_Marietta1/...................................|       8.2      |       7.3      |       7.3      |       6.3
    Wheeling1/...............................................|       7.4      |       7.3      |       6.9      |       5.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin..................................................|       4.5      |       4.4      |       4.0      |       3.9
    Appleton_Oshkosh_Neenah..................................|       3.6      |       3.5      |       3.2      |       3.2
    Eau Claire...............................................|       5.1      |       5.1      |       4.2      |       4.4
    Green Bay................................................|       3.9      |       3.6      |       3.2      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              March              |              April
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
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                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin                                                  |                |                |                |
    Janesville_Beloit........................................|       4.0      |       4.0      |       3.9      |       3.5
    Kenosha..................................................|       4.1      |       3.9      |       3.9      |       3.5
    La Crosse1/..............................................|       4.5      |       4.3      |       4.1      |       3.2
    Madison..................................................|       2.2      |       2.2      |       2.0      |       1.8
    Milwaukee_Waukesha.......................................|       3.6      |       3.7      |       3.4      |       3.6
    Racine...................................................|       4.9      |       4.8      |       4.6      |       4.5
    Sheboygan................................................|       2.8      |       3.2      |       2.5      |       2.8
    Wausau...................................................|       5.5      |       5.4      |       4.8      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wyoming....................................................|       5.5      |       5.5      |       5.1      |       5.2
    Casper...................................................|       6.0      |       6.6      |       5.6      |       6.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Puerto Rico................................................|      13.7      |      12.8      |      13.6      |      13.6
    Caguas...................................................|      13.3      |      11.5      |      13.1      |      12.1
    Mayaguez.................................................|      14.2      |      14.5      |      14.3      |      14.9
    Ponce....................................................|      18.0      |      17.7      |      17.6      |      18.9
    San Juan_Bayamon.........................................|      11.3      |      10.4      |      11.1      |      10.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
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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.