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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

 
 
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Media contact:               606-5902      Tuesday, July 2, 1996
 
 
         STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:
                                 MAY 1996
 
   Most state unemployment rates showed little change in May, as 40 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 returned to its March level of 5.6 percent.  Nonfarm
payroll employment rose in 43 states in May.
 
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
   Unemployment rates were lower in May than a month earlier in 23 states,
higher in 19 states and the District of Columbia, and unchanged in 8
states.  Three states reported jobless rate decreases of 0.5 percentage
point or greater.  West Virginia's rate declined by 0.6 percentage point to
7.1 percent, its lowest in nearly 17 years.  Jobless rates in New Jersey
and Rhode Island decreased by one-half point to 6.1 and 4.6 percent,
respectively.  For both states, these were the lowest rates in more than 5
years.  Unemployment rate increases were relatively small in May, with the
District of Columbia registering the largest, 0.5 percentage point.
 
   Compared with a year earlier, unemployment rates in May were lower in 34
states and the District of Columbia, higher in 11 states, and unchanged in
5 states.  Rhode Island reported an over-the-year decrease of 2.4
percentage points.  Eleven additional states showed declines of one-half
point or more, though none was greater than 0.8 point.  New Mexico had the
largest rate increase over the year (0.6 percentage point), followed by
South Carolina and Delaware (both 0.5 point).
 
   In May, the lowest unemployment rate in the nation was reported in South
Dakota (2.8 percent), followed by Nebraska (3.0 percent) and North Dakota
(3.1 percent).  Four other states had rates below 4.0 percent.  The
District of Columbia, at 8.9 percent, still had the highest jobless rate.
Californias rate (7.2 percent) continued to edge down, but remained the
second highest, followed closely by West Virginia (7.1 percent).  No other
state registered a rate of 7.0 percent or more.  Overall, 36 states had
jobless rates below the U.S. average, while 12 states and the District of
Columbia had higher rates.  (See table 1 and chart 1.)
 
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
   Nonfarm payroll employment rose in 43 states in May.  West Virginia
reported the largest percentage increase (1.7 percent), followed by Idaho
and North Dakota (both 0.9 percent).  West Virginias gain was primarily
due to the hiring of temporary poll workers for a May primary election.
California added the most jobs over the month (45,700), while Texas
(31,800) and Michigan (28,500) also had sizable increases.  All but five
states and the District of Columbia registered gains in services and trade.
Wyoming reported the largest percentage decline (-0.8 percent), followed by
Alaska (-0.5 percent).
 
                                   - 2 -
 
   Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 49 states.  California
led the country in over-the-year job growth (289,700), followed by Texas
(256,500), and Florida (183,200).  Nevada and Utah continued to lead the
country in growth rates, posting gains of 7.5 and 5.8 percent,
respectively.  In contrast, Hawaii and the District of Columbia lost jobs
in the past year.  (See chart 2.)  Hawaii's employment level hovered around
1990 levels, while the District of Columbia had about the same number of
jobs as in 1986.
 
   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 May data are available, 101 had unemployment
rates below 4.0 percent, while 29 had rates of at least 7.0 percent.  The
lowest rates were in Madison, Wis. (1.6 percent), and Sioux Falls, S.D.
(1.7 percent).  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex., again recorded the highest
jobless rate (17.0 percent), followed by Modesto, Calif. (15.4 percent),
and Laredo, Tex. (13.0 percent).  Danville, Va., experienced the largest
over-the-year decrease in its unemployment rate (3.2 percentage points),
followed by Laredo, Tex. (2.2 points), Salinas and Bakersfield, Calif.
(both 2.1 points), Providence-Fall River-Warwick, R.I.-Mass. (2.0 points),
and Kokomo, Ind. (1.9 points).  Nineteen other areas registered decreases
of 1.0 percentage point or more.  Dubuque, Iowa, had the largest over-the-
year increase, 2.6 percentage points, followed by Peoria-Pekin, Ill., where
the rate rose 2.4 points.  Five additional areas posted increases of 1.0
percentage point or more.  (See table 5.)
                         _________________________
 
   The State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for
June 1996 is scheduled to be issued on Wednesday, July 31, 1996.
 
 
 
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                        |                                       |
                        |                                       |                            Unemployed
                        |                                       |
                                                               ___________________________________________________________________
                        |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                        |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
     State and area     |                                       |                                 |           labor force
                        |                                       |                                 |
                       _______________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                        |   May   |  Mar.   |  Apr.   |   May   |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |   May   |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |   May
                        |  1995   |  1996   |  1996   |  1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |  1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |  1996p/
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
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                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Alabama.................|  2,059.9|  2,062.3|  2,054.6|  2,048.0|  129.4|  107.3|  112.8|   114.1 |   6.3 |   5.2 |   5.5 |    5.6
Alaska..................|    301.4|    313.7|    311.8|    307.9|   20.9|   24.7|   22.4|    21.0 |   6.9 |   7.9 |   7.2 |    6.8
Arizona.................|  2,111.6|  2,149.3|  2,141.6|  2,148.3|  113.0|  105.3|   99.9|   109.8 |   5.4 |   4.9 |   4.7 |    5.1
Arkansas................|  1,213.8|  1,234.2|  1,230.0|  1,231.1|   54.9|   61.0|   56.8|    57.0 |   4.5 |   4.9 |   4.6 |    4.6
California..............| 15,386.2| 15,503.9| 15,435.9| 15,425.3|1,211.5|1,189.7|1,159.6| 1,117.1 |   7.9 |   7.7 |   7.5 |    7.2
 Los Angeles-Long Beach.|  4,363.9|  4,417.3|  4,365.0|  4,368.1|  332.1|  377.6|  367.3|   358.4 |   7.6 |   8.5 |   8.4 |    8.2
Colorado................|  2,082.8|  2,161.6|  2,146.1|  2,158.6|   89.6|   83.5|   82.4|    86.7 |   4.3 |   3.9 |   3.8 |    4.0
Connecticut.............|  1,706.8|  1,744.2|  1,748.9|  1,742.4|   92.2|   89.0|   86.3|    83.8 |   5.4 |   5.1 |   4.9 |    4.8
Delaware................|    380.7|    383.9|    384.9|    380.8|   16.2|   17.4|   18.1|    18.1 |   4.3 |   4.5 |   4.7 |    4.8
District of Columbia....|    284.1|    277.4|    267.0|    269.2|   25.5|   24.3|   22.4|    23.9 |   9.0 |   8.8 |   8.4 |    8.9
Florida.................|  6,805.8|  6,970.7|  6,961.2|  7,008.4|  372.1|  378.2|  369.3|   360.7 |   5.5 |   5.4 |   5.3 |    5.1
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Georgia.................|  3,607.0|  3,728.2|  3,737.9|  3,743.4|  177.1|  169.5|  173.2|   172.9 |   4.9 |   4.5 |   4.6 |    4.6
Hawaii..................|    581.3|    587.1|    588.8|    590.6|   33.7|   34.4|   34.3|    35.5 |   5.8 |   5.9 |   5.8 |    6.0
Idaho...................|    595.9|    616.8|    614.4|    613.1|   32.1|   31.4|   30.6|    31.3 |   5.4 |   5.1 |   5.0 |    5.1
Illinois................|  6,069.0|  6,150.9|  6,140.6|  6,148.3|  312.7|  313.0|  315.5|   319.6 |   5.2 |   5.1 |   5.1 |    5.2
Indiana.................|  3,140.6|  3,113.9|  3,103.8|  3,092.1|  148.1|  132.4|  130.2|   127.3 |   4.7 |   4.3 |   4.2 |    4.1
Iowa....................|  1,559.6|  1,595.2|  1,610.3|  1,623.4|   55.1|   53.4|   55.6|    56.5 |   3.5 |   3.3 |   3.5 |    3.5
Kansas..................|  1,327.4|  1,354.1|  1,356.9|  1,351.9|   60.5|   50.8|   54.6|    55.4 |   4.6 |   3.8 |   4.0 |    4.1
Kentucky................|  1,859.1|  1,837.8|  1,828.6|  1,826.8|  100.3|   93.8|   95.6|    93.1 |   5.4 |   5.1 |   5.2 |    5.1
Louisiana...............|  1,956.1|  1,986.9|  1,986.0|  1,981.9|  137.9|  123.8|  124.6|   131.8 |   7.1 |   6.2 |   6.3 |    6.7
Maine...................|    638.3|    656.1|    657.0|    655.0|   37.0|   33.4|   34.4|    36.3 |   5.8 |   5.1 |   5.2 |    5.5
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Maryland................|  2,720.2|  2,720.3|  2,710.9|  2,742.9|  138.4|  133.6|  135.5|   135.3 |   5.1 |   4.9 |   5.0 |    4.9
Massachusetts...........|  3,162.2|  3,182.3|  3,186.2|  3,188.4|  169.2|  153.5|  157.7|   154.9 |   5.4 |   4.8 |   4.9 |    4.9
Michigan................|  4,758.6|  4,833.2|  4,807.7|  4,816.6|  260.0|  222.3|  222.3|   225.4 |   5.5 |   4.6 |   4.6 |    4.7
Minnesota...............|  2,582.0|  2,601.3|  2,624.4|  2,619.3|   97.2|   90.0|   96.5|    90.0 |   3.8 |   3.5 |   3.7 |    3.4
Mississippi.............|  1,251.0|  1,259.0|  1,274.8|  1,273.5|   76.4|   74.7|   80.4|    80.3 |   6.1 |   5.9 |   6.3 |    6.3
Missouri................|  2,831.0|  2,831.9|  2,833.5|  2,850.2|  143.5|  111.1|  122.0|   121.4 |   5.1 |   3.9 |   4.3 |    4.3
Montana.................|    433.9|    445.9|    446.6|    447.6|   25.5|   23.3|   25.6|    24.9 |   5.9 |   5.2 |   5.7 |    5.6
Nebraska................|    892.4|    900.3|    903.5|    903.9|   24.8|   24.2|   25.8|    27.0 |   2.8 |   2.7 |   2.9 |    3.0
Nevada..................|    795.5|    835.3|    835.1|    838.2|   44.3|   39.2|   41.8|    45.0 |   5.6 |   4.7 |   5.0 |    5.4
New Hampshire...........|    631.9|    631.8|    629.5|    628.4|   25.6|   22.5|   22.5|    24.9 |   4.0 |   3.6 |   3.6 |    4.0
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey..............|  4,057.4|  4,075.3|  4,085.6|  4,075.6|  258.5|  262.3|  270.3|   249.1 |   6.4 |   6.4 |   6.6 |    6.1
New Mexico..............|    785.8|    811.0|    810.0|    810.3|   48.9|   54.1|   54.6|    55.2 |   6.2 |   6.7 |   6.7 |    6.8
New York................|  8,493.8|  8,580.2|  8,577.7|  8,593.5|  542.7|  556.5|  547.0|   546.8 |   6.4 |   6.5 |   6.4 |    6.4
 New York City..........|  3,171.7|  3,216.4|  3,217.7|  3,212.8|  261.7|  291.9|  286.1|   277.1 |   8.3 |   9.1 |   8.9 |    8.6
North Carolina..........|  3,628.1|  3,713.0|  3,717.8|  3,717.5|  156.4|  162.9|  164.6|   159.5 |   4.3 |   4.4 |   4.4 |    4.3
North Dakota............|    333.6|    343.8|    341.2|    341.6|   10.8|   10.0|   11.1|    10.5 |   3.2 |   2.9 |   3.3 |    3.1
Ohio....................|  5,562.7|  5,715.5|  5,697.6|  5,714.2|  257.2|  289.3|  259.8|   278.6 |   4.6 |   5.1 |   4.6 |    4.9
Oklahoma................|  1,547.8|  1,559.1|  1,562.2|  1,572.9|   74.4|   69.6|   70.1|    66.4 |   4.8 |   4.5 |   4.5 |    4.2
Oregon..................|  1,654.4|  1,736.4|  1,733.0|  1,746.3|   82.3|   88.3|   92.7|    90.4 |   5.0 |   5.1 |   5.3 |    5.2
Pennsylvania............|  5,833.4|  5,870.8|  5,870.5|  5,890.8|  341.1|  330.2|  333.9|   344.7 |   5.8 |   5.6 |   5.7 |    5.9
Rhode Island............|    484.7|    488.2|    488.3|    487.6|   34.2|   25.0|   25.1|    22.5 |   7.0 |   5.1 |   5.1 |    4.6
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
South Carolina..........|  1,858.7|  1,849.7|  1,866.0|  1,861.1|   91.8|   89.8|  103.2|    99.9 |   4.9 |   4.9 |   5.5 |    5.4
South Dakota............|    380.1|    389.6|    389.5|    389.3|   10.1|   11.7|   12.5|    10.8 |   2.7 |   3.0 |   3.2 |    2.8
Tennessee...............|  2,700.7|  2,770.0|  2,750.8|  2,743.7|  136.5|  139.9|  133.5|   130.0 |   5.1 |   5.0 |   4.9 |    4.7
Texas...................|  9,538.2|  9,716.3|  9,714.2|  9,698.7|  570.1|  586.0|  589.2|   571.4 |   6.0 |   6.0 |   6.1 |    5.9
Utah....................|    967.4|  1,005.3|  1,009.4|  1,014.1|   35.7|   32.1|   31.1|    33.2 |   3.7 |   3.2 |   3.1 |    3.3
Vermont.................|    318.6|    326.0|    323.5|    323.6|   13.0|   12.9|   12.7|    12.9 |   4.1 |   3.9 |   3.9 |    4.0
Virginia................|  3,489.2|  3,467.2|  3,474.6|  3,485.1|  158.0|  137.4|  149.0|   147.1 |   4.5 |   4.0 |   4.3 |    4.2
Washington..............|  2,805.4|  2,845.8|  2,842.4|  2,859.3|  179.9|  174.8|  179.2|   172.8 |   6.4 |   6.1 |   6.3 |    6.0
West Virginia...........|    787.7|    805.3|    804.2|    808.4|   61.6|   64.4|   61.7|    57.7 |   7.8 |   8.0 |   7.7 |    7.1
Wisconsin...............|  2,845.4|  2,919.3|  2,914.3|  2,909.3|  105.2|  106.9|  105.6|   104.0 |   3.7 |   3.7 |   3.6 |    3.6
Wyoming.................|    255.8|    257.3|    259.5|    260.0|   13.0|   12.0|   13.0|    11.8 |   5.1 |   4.7 |   5.0 |    4.6
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Puerto Rico.............|  1,216.9|  1,268.3|  1,267.4|  1,280.7|  167.2|  162.9|  175.2|   189.5 |  13.7 |  12.8 |  13.8 |   14.8
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
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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         |                                       |                                 |
                        _______________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
                       |                   |                   |               |                 |               |
                       |       April       |        May        |     April     |       May       |     April     |       May
                       |                   |                   |               |                 |               |
                        ___________________ ___________________ _______________ _________________ _______________ _________________
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                       |  1995   |  1996   |  1995   | 1996p/  | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  | 1996p/  | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  | 1996p/
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
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                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Alabama................|  2,055.9|  2,054.3|  2,054.4|  2,042.2|  121.8|  107.8|  118.2|   102.8 |   5.9 |   5.2 |   5.8 |    5.0
Alaska.................|    300.0|    308.9|    302.4|    309.1|   22.0|   23.3|   21.4|    21.6 |   7.3 |   7.5 |   7.1 |    7.0
Arizona................|  2,087.4|  2,126.4|  2,111.6|  2,148.5|  102.5|   88.8|  105.0|   101.9 |   4.9 |   4.2 |   5.0 |    4.7
Arkansas...............|  1,215.5|  1,229.9|  1,219.7|  1,236.9|   55.8|   56.5|   54.5|    56.6 |   4.6 |   4.6 |   4.5 |    4.6
California.............| 15,292.0| 15,336.4| 15,328.0| 15,368.9|1,184.4|1,135.0|1,170.6| 1,077.5 |   7.7 |   7.4 |   7.6 |    7.0
Colorado...............|  2,040.7|  2,108.4|  2,060.0|  2,135.5|   81.7|   76.6|   89.6|    86.9 |   4.0 |   3.6 |   4.4 |    4.1
Connecticut............|  1,693.5|  1,731.7|  1,702.7|  1,738.5|   86.4|   80.8|   91.7|    83.2 |   5.1 |   4.7 |   5.4 |    4.8
Delaware...............|    378.9|    382.6|    378.4|    378.6|   15.0|   17.2|   14.1|    16.0 |   4.0 |   4.5 |   3.7 |    4.2
District of Columbia...|    283.0|    264.9|    281.0|    265.9|   24.1|   21.2|   24.6|    23.1 |   8.5 |   8.0 |   8.8 |    8.7
Florida................|  6,752.0|  6,935.4|  6,812.0|  6,990.4|  348.4|  343.4|  355.2|   342.7 |   5.2 |   5.0 |   5.2 |    4.9
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Georgia................|  3,578.2|  3,714.7|  3,592.5|  3,728.7|  160.5|  157.1|  162.6|   158.3 |   4.5 |   4.2 |   4.5 |    4.2
Hawaii.................|    581.5|    589.8|    580.4|    589.9|   33.4|   34.2|   33.6|    35.5 |   5.7 |   5.8 |   5.8 |    6.0
Idaho..................|    589.9|    609.7|    598.3|    615.5|   33.2|   32.5|   30.6|    29.8 |   5.6 |   5.3 |   5.1 |    4.8
Illinois...............|  6,047.1|  6,114.3|  6,059.8|  6,136.8|  312.9|  318.4|  307.1|   313.9 |   5.2 |   5.2 |   5.1 |    5.1
Indiana................|  3,132.9|  3,097.4|  3,161.2|  3,112.8|  153.1|  134.5|  147.1|   126.3 |   4.9 |   4.3 |   4.7 |    4.1
Iowa...................|  1,543.3|  1,594.0|  1,550.2|  1,614.1|   54.3|   55.7|   48.7|    49.9 |   3.5 |   3.5 |   3.1 |    3.1
Kansas.................|  1,322.9|  1,352.6|  1,325.1|  1,350.1|   59.7|   53.0|   56.0|    50.9 |   4.5 |   3.9 |   4.2 |    3.8
Kentucky...............|  1,853.6|  1,819.7|  1,871.3|  1,839.3|   95.6|   92.7|   97.8|    90.7 |   5.2 |   5.1 |   5.2 |    4.9
Louisiana..............|  1,939.9|  1,970.6|  1,953.9|  1,979.8|  130.5|  114.1|  126.4|   120.3 |   6.7 |   5.8 |   6.5 |    6.1
Maine..................|    624.9|    648.4|    638.3|    654.8|   39.8|   38.3|   35.7|    34.8 |   6.4 |   5.9 |   5.6 |    5.3
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Maryland...............|  2,691.2|  2,682.6|  2,703.1|  2,725.6|  126.0|  124.3|  133.6|   130.4 |   4.7 |   4.6 |   4.9 |    4.8
Massachusetts..........|  3,131.0|  3,153.2|  3,139.4|  3,165.4|  164.8|  152.0|  155.7|   141.0 |   5.3 |   4.8 |   5.0 |    4.5
Michigan...............|  4,705.4|  4,754.5|  4,765.4|  4,847.3|  252.8|  214.8|  244.3|   210.3 |   5.4 |   4.5 |   5.1 |    4.3
Minnesota..............|  2,577.9|  2,617.7|  2,572.8|  2,609.9|   97.2|   97.9|   83.1|    76.0 |   3.8 |   3.7 |   3.2 |    2.9
Mississippi............|  1,241.2|  1,262.2|  1,248.4|  1,270.8|   69.8|   74.7|   76.6|    80.6 |   5.6 |   5.9 |   6.1 |    6.3
Missouri...............|  2,822.4|  2,834.0|  2,829.4|  2,848.7|  135.8|  115.0|  134.9|   113.0 |   4.8 |   4.1 |   4.8 |    4.0
Montana................|    435.2|    447.5|    433.3|    447.0|   24.0|   24.7|   23.3|    22.6 |   5.5 |   5.5 |   5.4 |    5.1
Nebraska...............|    891.7|    902.4|    895.9|    907.3|   22.4|   24.5|   23.5|    25.7 |   2.5 |   2.7 |   2.6 |    2.8
Nevada.................|    784.2|    827.6|    788.9|    831.4|   41.5|   39.6|   41.1|    41.8 |   5.3 |   4.8 |   5.2 |    5.0
New Hampshire..........|    630.3|    627.0|    626.5|    622.7|   26.9|   23.5|   23.8|    23.1 |   4.3 |   3.7 |   3.8 |    3.7
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey.............|  4,022.4|  4,052.6|  4,053.9|  4,072.0|  245.7|  259.0|  255.0|   245.4 |   6.1 |   6.4 |   6.3 |    6.0
New Mexico.............|    783.6|    809.9|    784.1|    808.7|   47.7|   53.4|   47.5|    53.9 |   6.1 |   6.6 |   6.1 |    6.7
New York...............|  8,436.4|  8,505.8|  8,422.8|  8,522.5|  528.4|  532.6|  519.1|   523.5 |   6.3 |   6.3 |   6.2 |    6.1
North Carolina.........|  3,587.4|  3,676.3|  3,619.6|  3,708.3|  145.4|  155.1|  154.2|   157.4 |   4.1 |   4.2 |   4.3 |    4.2
North Dakota...........|    332.6|    339.9|    335.7|    343.7|   11.0|   11.0|    9.3|     9.1 |   3.3 |   3.2 |   2.8 |    2.6
Ohio...................|  5,500.6|  5,640.3|  5,564.8|  5,718.7|  241.7|  251.4|  239.8|   261.4 |   4.4 |   4.5 |   4.3 |    4.6
Oklahoma...............|  1,543.7|  1,563.1|  1,546.4|  1,572.2|   71.3|   68.0|   76.6|    68.7 |   4.6 |   4.3 |   5.0 |    4.4
Oregon.................|  1,640.2|  1,718.0|  1,649.4|  1,741.2|   77.6|   91.8|   76.4|    84.5 |   4.7 |   5.3 |   4.6 |    4.9
Pennsylvania...........|  5,779.6|  5,813.3|  5,808.2|  5,865.8|  335.7|  329.3|  343.4|   347.1 |   5.8 |   5.7 |   5.9 |    5.9
Rhode Island...........|    476.5|    478.9|    479.6|    482.2|   31.6|   23.6|   32.0|    20.3 |   6.6 |   4.9 |   6.7 |    4.2
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South Carolina.........|  1,840.5|  1,857.8|  1,865.4|  1,867.8|   79.3|   91.9|   86.6|    94.7 |   4.3 |   4.9 |   4.6 |    5.1
South Dakota...........|    379.0|    387.6|    382.7|    391.8|   10.7|   11.6|    9.0|     9.7 |   2.8 |   3.0 |   2.3 |    2.5
Tennessee..............|  2,662.3|  2,717.0|  2,677.5|  2,720.4|  126.4|  126.9|  128.1|   121.4 |   4.7 |   4.7 |   4.8 |    4.5
Texas..................|  9,449.3|  9,639.4|  9,482.2|  9,640.4|  526.8|  550.9|  539.3|   540.5 |   5.6 |   5.7 |   5.7 |    5.6
Utah...................|    953.1|    993.1|    957.7|  1,004.1|   33.8|   29.4|   33.4|    31.0 |   3.5 |   3.0 |   3.5 |    3.1
Vermont................|    317.3|    322.4|    317.5|    322.6|   14.3|   14.0|   12.5|    12.3 |   4.5 |   4.3 |   3.9 |    3.8
Virginia...............|  3,486.6|  3,479.2|  3,508.7|  3,503.6|  140.6|  133.7|  156.7|   145.7 |   4.0 |   3.8 |   4.5 |    4.2
Washington.............|  2,771.7|  2,823.2|  2,803.9|  2,857.7|  175.0|  176.8|  172.5|   165.6 |   6.3 |   6.3 |   6.2 |    5.8
West Virginia..........|    781.5|    797.9|    793.1|    813.9|   60.8|   61.6|   61.1|    57.1 |   7.8 |   7.7 |   7.7 |    7.0
Wisconsin..............|  2,823.7|  2,895.3|  2,844.3|  2,908.4|  113.1|  111.9|  101.7|   100.4 |   4.0 |   3.9 |   3.6 |    3.5
Wyoming................|    253.8|    257.3|    253.6|    257.8|   12.8|   13.3|   12.3|    11.1 |   5.1 |   5.2 |   4.8 |    4.3
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Puerto Rico............|  1,228.4|  1,261.0|  1,212.2|  1,274.3|  167.5|  171.3|  162.7|   184.1 |  13.6 |  13.6 |  13.4 |   14.4
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
      p/  = preliminary.                                                           population information becomes available.
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey
   similar to the Current Population Survey. All estimates
   are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and
 
 
 
 
 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             |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                               |  May   |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |  May  |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May  |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May
                               |  1995  |  1996  |  1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Alabama.......................| 1,800.6| 1,816.2| 1,812.9|1,817.3|   85.6|   88.9|   88.3|   88.2|  392.5|  380.9|  378.5|  379.1
 Alaska........................|   261.6|   263.2|   261.8|  262.8|   12.9|   12.4|   12.8|   13.2|   16.7|   17.8|   15.7|   15.1
 Arizona.......................| 1,775.9| 1,839.8| 1,843.6|1,849.9|  116.4|  122.7|  123.0|  122.9|  192.2|  197.4|  197.8|  197.9
 Arkansas......................| 1,062.1| 1,082.1| 1,080.1|1,081.2|   43.5|   46.7|   46.5|   46.4|  258.6|  256.6|  255.2|  254.5
 California....................|12,405.6|12,635.9|12,649.6|12695.3|  483.0|  496.1|  499.6|  503.9|1,785.7|1,807.1|1,807.1|1,814.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,826.4| 1,897.0| 1,896.3|1,908.9|  100.9|  114.6|  112.2|  111.8|  191.2|  194.2|  194.6|  194.6
 Connecticut...................| 1,562.4| 1,576.8| 1,575.0|1,575.9|   51.3|   54.3|   54.2|   54.4|  281.3|  278.2|  277.3|  277.2
 Delaware......................|   364.7|   372.5|   378.1|  379.1|   19.0|   19.9|   20.4|   20.3|   62.5|   57.6|   62.5|   61.6
 District of Columbia..........|   642.9|   633.9|   633.6|  632.3|    9.1|    9.1|    9.1|    9.2|   13.0|   12.9|   13.0|   12.8
 Florida.......................| 5,965.2| 6,142.9| 6,126.8|6,148.4|  303.9|  312.3|  312.3|  312.0|  483.1|  480.2|  479.3|  479.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Georgia.......................| 3,392.4| 3,513.6| 3,521.1|3,537.5|  149.8|  164.1|  163.5|  163.8|  589.8|  588.1|  587.0|  587.2
 Hawaii2/......................|   533.9|   529.2|   527.5|  529.9|   26.3|   24.7|   24.7|   24.5|   16.9|   16.5|   16.5|   16.5
 Idaho.........................|   473.6|   488.3|   493.8|  498.0|   29.1|   32.7|   33.8|   35.0|   70.4|   73.0|   73.4|   73.5
 Illinois......................| 5,580.9| 5,682.4| 5,685.7|5,685.3|  211.6|  218.7|  217.4|  213.1|  967.2|  978.4|  979.1|  978.8
 Indiana.......................| 2,784.5| 2,802.3| 2,797.8|2,807.0|  130.9|  130.7|  131.7|  131.9|  685.2|  678.9|  677.7|  678.3
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Iowa..........................| 1,350.9| 1,378.5| 1,374.6|1,373.8|   52.4|   56.7|   56.5|   55.4|  251.0|  250.0|  250.5|  248.4
 Kansas........................| 1,193.6| 1,226.5| 1,221.8|1,226.0|   50.0|   57.9|   57.6|   56.2|  192.0|  194.8|  194.9|  195.1
 Kentucky......................| 1,637.7| 1,660.6| 1,663.9|1,671.7|   72.9|   73.7|   74.3|   74.7|  313.9|  314.1|  313.0|  312.6
 Louisiana.....................| 1,766.4| 1,799.9| 1,798.9|1,800.9|   99.9|  113.1|  111.5|  111.1|  188.3|  187.4|  190.0|  190.4
 Maine.........................|   541.6|   544.5|   542.5|  541.8|   21.8|   22.0|   21.8|   21.7|   92.1|   90.1|   89.7|   89.2
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Maryland......................| 2,175.7| 2,197.4| 2,193.3|2,192.2|  126.3|  130.6|  129.2|  127.5|  176.7|  173.9|  174.1|  174.7
 Massachusetts.................| 2,963.1| 3,011.1| 3,007.7|3,016.4|   89.9|   92.0|   92.6|   92.9|  443.4|  444.8|  443.4|  443.0
 Michigan......................| 4,256.9| 4,293.1| 4,297.1|4,325.6|  153.9|  163.7|  164.4|  167.5|  982.3|  946.2|  959.0|  960.9
 Minnesota.....................| 2,364.0| 2,409.3| 2,410.8|2,417.4|   82.2|   83.3|   82.4|   82.7|  425.3|  428.6|  429.4|  428.2
 Mississippi...................| 1,074.1| 1,078.8| 1,079.5|1,083.2|   44.7|   49.2|   49.5|   50.4|  260.8|  244.9|  245.7|  245.3
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,515.0| 2,561.0| 2,559.3|2,561.2|  110.6|  114.1|  114.8|  112.0|  421.6|  420.3|  421.1|  420.2
 Montana.......................|   348.5|   356.2|   356.6|  358.7|   15.9|   16.2|   16.4|   16.4|   23.4|   23.5|   23.6|   23.5
 Nebraska......................|   808.6|   824.6|   827.8|  830.5|   32.1|   35.2|   35.1|   34.5|  112.1|  112.5|  113.2|  113.6
 Nevada........................|   778.4|   831.5|   833.6|  836.9|   59.8|   70.2|   70.6|   70.5|   36.2|   38.7|   38.6|   38.7
 New Hampshire.................|   537.7|   545.2|   547.5|  549.9|   19.4|   19.8|   19.7|   19.8|  102.2|  101.8|  101.6|  102.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,600.1| 3,630.5| 3,632.0|3,638.8|  124.2|  124.6|  125.0|  124.5|  501.8|  492.4|  490.5|  490.4
 New Mexico....................|   687.6|   710.9|   710.8|  714.0|   45.3|   49.4|   50.2|   50.0|   45.3|   46.5|   46.6|   46.5
 New York......................| 7,860.8| 7,921.3| 7,920.8|7,937.5|  252.2|  247.4|  250.5|  255.1|  942.9|  939.6|  936.6|  935.8
 North Carolina................| 3,445.0| 3,503.7| 3,501.1|3,512.3|  172.9|  179.7|  179.1|  178.6|  862.8|  846.5|  842.1|  843.9
 North Dakota..................|   301.7|   307.4|   307.2|  310.0|   13.9|   14.1|   14.3|   15.2|   21.6|   21.1|   21.2|   21.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 5,217.5| 5,292.9| 5,298.2|5,308.5|  205.9|  213.5|  214.6|  213.4|1,104.1|1,082.6|1,090.8|1,092.7
 Oklahoma......................| 1,310.0| 1,341.6| 1,340.7|1,346.3|   47.8|   49.2|   49.7|   49.5|  169.9|  171.1|  171.1|  171.7
 Oregon........................| 1,407.2| 1,459.4| 1,464.1|1,466.3|   66.3|   72.7|   74.3|   74.2|  227.1|  231.3|  230.7|  230.1
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,248.8| 5,272.9| 5,270.0|5,285.4|  199.2|  203.3|  200.2|  198.6|  942.3|  927.3|  926.8|  926.1
 Rhode Island..................|   439.7|   445.3|   442.9|  444.2|   13.4|   13.7|   13.3|   13.7|   85.3|   83.5|   83.4|   82.9
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 South Carolina................| 1,644.6| 1,662.0| 1,668.8|1,671.4|   86.6|   88.3|   89.0|   88.9|  379.5|  372.2|  369.2|  369.3
 South Dakota..................|   342.0|   352.8|   352.6|  353.3|   13.6|   14.7|   14.7|   14.8|   46.0|   46.6|   47.1|   47.5
 Tennessee.....................| 2,489.5| 2,574.8| 2,551.0|2,551.6|  107.0|  115.6|  115.5|  113.4|  544.3|  534.6|  530.9|  530.5
 Texas.........................| 7,992.5| 8,195.6| 8,217.2|8,249.0|  405.9|  426.5|  426.0|  429.9|1,026.9|1,036.4|1,039.3|1,041.0
 Utah..........................|   900.0|   944.8|   952.6|  952.5|   52.6|   62.7|   62.8|   62.0|  123.4|  128.4|  129.7|  129.7
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 Vermont.......................|   269.6|   273.5|   274.2|  272.9|   12.0|   12.9|   12.8|   12.9|   45.2|   45.8|   46.1|   46.0
 Virginia......................| 3,062.7| 3,111.7| 3,102.9|3,110.0|  167.2|  173.2|  170.3|  172.0|  402.9|  397.5|  395.7|  395.9
 Washington....................| 2,344.0| 2,381.0| 2,382.9|2,392.5|  122.4|  124.7|  123.7|  123.9|  336.8|  332.5|  333.3|  333.6
 West Virginia.................|   685.6|   696.2|   696.1|  708.1|   32.7|   32.7|   33.1|   32.2|   82.0|   82.4|   81.8|   81.9
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,551.9| 2,574.6| 2,569.1|2,583.5|   98.9|  102.1|  102.8|  104.3|  600.5|  600.4|  599.2|  600.6
 Wyoming.......................|   218.5|   223.3|   222.5|  220.8|   13.5|   15.4|   14.7|   13.7|    9.7|    9.9|    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             |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May  |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May  |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May
                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   89.6|   88.6|   88.5|   88.7|  408.1|  421.2|  421.1|  421.7|   77.1|   78.0|   78.2|   78.7
   Alaska........................|   22.9|   22.8|   22.7|   22.3|   54.0|   54.4|   54.6|   55.3|   11.7|   11.5|   11.6|   11.5
   Arizona.......................|   85.9|   88.1|   88.1|   87.7|  448.4|  460.1|  460.1|  462.6|  106.8|  108.3|  108.2|  108.5
   Arkansas......................|   63.2|   65.5|   65.9|   65.6|  241.5|  248.0|  247.9|  249.2|   41.8|   42.0|   42.1|   42.2
   California....................|  629.5|  632.2|  636.3|  636.9|2,921.4|2,986.4|2,979.6|2,990.9|  735.7|  734.6|  733.7|  735.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  117.6|  121.7|  121.6|  120.9|  452.7|  475.3|  472.4|  477.6|  112.7|  115.4|  115.7|  116.7
   Connecticut...................|   72.0|   71.4|   71.6|   71.4|  340.6|  344.3|  344.5|  345.5|  131.8|  133.5|  133.2|  132.7
   Delaware......................|   15.8|   16.5|   16.5|   16.5|   81.9|   85.8|   85.7|   86.3|   40.6|   42.6|   42.8|   42.9
   District of Columbia..........|   19.8|   19.6|   19.6|   19.4|   53.0|   51.6|   52.1|   52.0|   30.3|   29.7|   29.7|   29.5
   Florida.......................|  303.2|  309.2|  309.0|  308.8|1,536.1|1,572.2|1,576.6|1,580.5|  374.5|  381.7|  381.9|  382.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  214.7|  220.7|  221.8|  223.4|  854.5|  897.2|  900.3|  905.2|  173.4|  176.4|  175.7|  176.2
   Hawaii2/......................|   40.7|   40.7|   40.0|   40.5|  135.6|  134.8|  135.6|  135.6|   37.1|   37.1|   37.0|   37.0
   Idaho.........................|   22.5|   23.4|   23.4|   23.5|  120.8|  123.4|  124.2|  125.2|   24.2|   23.6|   23.7|   23.8
   Illinois......................|  321.3|  327.0|  329.3|  329.1|1,313.8|1,341.4|1,342.3|1,342.6|  382.6|  385.8|  385.0|  384.3
   Indiana.......................|  140.4|  139.8|  140.1|  138.9|  665.2|  682.8|  680.5|  684.1|  130.6|  134.0|  133.7|  133.3
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   61.1|   62.8|   62.3|   62.3|  339.4|  345.2|  343.4|  344.3|   76.6|   77.9|   77.6|   77.8
   Kansas........................|   67.9|   69.3|   69.7|   69.6|  293.3|  304.1|  304.5|  305.3|   57.2|   58.7|   58.9|   58.6
   Kentucky......................|   90.4|   92.8|   93.1|   93.1|  393.3|  400.7|  401.4|  403.9|   64.1|   65.4|   65.6|   65.9
   Louisiana.....................|  107.5|  106.4|  107.2|  107.8|  414.8|  426.4|  424.8|  426.4|   80.3|   80.8|   80.6|   80.4
   Maine.........................|   22.3|   22.1|   22.1|   22.1|  138.2|  141.5|  141.2|  141.7|   26.1|   26.0|   25.8|   25.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  106.0|  106.5|  106.0|  105.5|  528.0|  535.1|  534.6|  533.4|  128.3|  127.5|  127.0|  127.1
   Massachusetts.................|  127.2|  128.6|  126.9|  128.4|  686.7|  693.9|  693.7|  698.7|  204.5|  203.4|  203.7|  203.6
   Michigan......................|  165.0|  171.3|  169.3|  169.2|  992.3|1,021.2|1,015.2|1,028.2|  195.3|  197.2|  196.8|  196.8
   Minnesota.....................|  116.5|  119.4|  118.9|  119.3|  573.9|  587.4|  588.5|  589.2|  137.5|  140.3|  140.7|  141.2
   Mississippi...................|   50.6|   49.2|   49.1|   48.7|  227.5|  228.5|  228.5|  229.7|   40.0|   39.5|   39.5|   39.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  158.1|  163.3|  163.5|  163.6|  601.5|  610.3|  607.6|  608.9|  145.2|  149.4|  149.3|  149.7
   Montana.......................|   20.8|   21.1|   21.2|   21.0|   95.2|   98.2|   98.1|   98.6|   15.4|   15.5|   15.6|   15.7
   Nebraska......................|   49.5|   49.5|   49.4|   49.3|  203.8|  207.0|  206.6|  206.9|   52.0|   52.3|   52.2|   52.4
   Nevada........................|   40.2|   42.2|   42.4|   42.2|  155.0|  168.0|  167.6|  169.0|   35.1|   37.8|   37.8|   38.0
   New Hampshire.................|   19.6|   20.1|   20.4|   20.3|  140.8|  144.0|  144.3|  145.5|   28.8|   29.5|   29.7|   29.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  252.2|  247.7|  249.3|  248.6|  849.1|  858.5|  856.9|  861.7|  227.7|  229.6|  229.6|  229.7
   New Mexico....................|   31.0|   31.3|   31.3|   31.5|  162.8|  170.5|  169.7|  170.8|   30.0|   30.0|   30.1|   30.4
   New York......................|  400.6|  405.8|  402.4|  405.2|1,610.4|1,631.6|1,633.9|1,634.0|  723.6|  720.6|  722.7|  722.8
   North Carolina................|  164.0|  164.0|  164.4|  164.4|  795.7|  815.3|  813.1|  814.4|  143.2|  149.0|  149.7|  151.5
   North Dakota..................|   18.5|   18.5|   18.2|   18.5|   78.4|   81.0|   80.4|   80.8|   13.6|   14.1|   14.0|   14.0
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   Ohio..........................|  228.7|  228.4|  229.3|  229.1|1,270.0|1,300.5|1,300.3|1,304.3|  268.6|  275.2|  275.8|  276.0
   Oklahoma......................|   72.9|   75.2|   75.6|   75.7|  310.9|  319.9|  318.8|  322.0|   64.9|   66.6|   66.8|   66.4
   Oregon........................|   71.0|   72.9|   73.5|   73.2|  356.7|  369.1|  370.2|  371.4|   86.6|   89.2|   89.6|   89.9
   Pennsylvania..................|  272.2|  270.6|  270.3|  269.2|1,197.6|1,216.5|1,215.3|1,222.9|  301.9|  307.3|  307.7|  308.2
   Rhode Island..................|   14.7|   15.0|   15.1|   15.1|   97.5|   96.6|   95.9|   96.5|   24.9|   24.8|   24.7|   24.6
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   South Carolina................|   72.0|   71.8|   72.5|   72.2|  382.6|  389.9|  396.2|  397.7|   68.4|   70.7|   70.8|   70.8
   South Dakota..................|   15.9|   16.3|   16.2|   16.3|   87.2|   90.7|   90.1|   90.0|   18.6|   19.6|   19.7|   19.7
   Tennessee.....................|  137.3|  138.1|  138.5|  137.6|  583.2|  604.4|  604.4|  607.5|  109.9|  111.8|  112.3|  112.5
   Texas.........................|  472.9|  485.4|  486.8|  488.1|1,937.9|1,983.6|1,984.8|1,991.6|  435.6|  441.1|  443.3|  444.1
   Utah..........................|   51.5|   53.2|   53.8|   53.6|  218.4|  226.3|  228.8|  229.7|   47.0|   50.4|   50.4|   50.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.8|   12.1|   12.0|   12.1|   63.7|   64.1|   64.1|   63.9|   12.3|   12.2|   12.2|   12.1
   Virginia......................|  156.7|  161.9|  161.9|  161.1|  696.6|  710.1|  712.3|  712.9|  160.6|  162.2|  161.4|  161.6
   Washington....................|  119.3|  121.7|  121.5|  122.3|  578.4|  586.5|  588.3|  591.5|  121.0|  123.5|  123.3|  124.2
   West Virginia.................|   40.5|   40.2|   40.0|   39.5|  158.8|  161.5|  162.4|  162.7|   26.8|   27.4|   27.4|   27.4
   Wisconsin.....................|  119.7|  119.3|  119.0|  120.0|  587.1|  593.9|  592.8|  593.7|  136.2|  136.2|  136.2|  136.8
   Wyoming.......................|   13.7|   13.6|   13.4|   13.5|   51.3|   52.9|   53.0|   52.9|    7.9|    8.1|    8.0|    8.1
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   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
      Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
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                                                 |                               |
                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                               State             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May  |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May
                                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  393.3|  405.0|  404.7|  406.7|  343.5|  342.6|  342.5|  342.9
                   Alaska........................|   60.4|   61.5|   62.0|   62.1|   73.1|   72.6|   72.2|   73.1
                   Arizona.......................|  517.4|  542.1|  544.6|  545.9|  296.4|  308.7|  309.2|  312.0
                   Arkansas......................|  233.3|  242.6|  241.2|  241.9|  176.6|  177.2|  177.8|  178.1
                   California....................|3,716.9|3,848.8|3,862.2|3,883.7|2,103.4|2,101.7|2,102.2|2,101.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  534.2|  555.6|  559.1|  564.9|  302.2|  305.9|  306.5|  308.3
                   Connecticut...................|  465.9|  470.2|  470.5|  473.5|  218.7|  224.1|  222.9|  220.4
                   Delaware......................|   94.6|   99.7|   99.8|  101.1|   50.2|   50.3|   50.3|   50.3
                   District of Columbia..........|  262.9|  265.8|  265.2|  265.0|  254.7|  245.1|  244.8|  244.3
                   Florida.......................|2,036.6|2,109.2|2,119.5|2,137.3|  920.9|  971.0|  941.0|  941.4
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                   Georgia.......................|  828.6|  876.8|  880.7|  887.7|  573.8|  582.7|  584.5|  586.4
                   Hawaii2/......................|  165.0|  165.3|  164.7|  165.6|  112.3|  110.1|  109.0|  110.2
                   Idaho.........................|  108.3|  114.1|  116.6|  117.6|   95.6|   95.2|   95.9|   96.5
                   Illinois......................|1,571.3|1,609.3|1,612.0|1,618.2|  799.2|  808.4|  807.3|  806.2
                   Indiana.......................|  631.1|  639.0|  637.3|  642.2|  394.7|  390.4|  390.3|  391.9
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                   Iowa..........................|  338.5|  353.7|  352.4|  353.2|  229.8|  230.0|  229.8|  230.3
                   Kansas........................|  288.2|  294.7|  293.6|  293.8|  236.9|  238.7|  234.6|  239.4
                   Kentucky......................|  389.7|  402.2|  403.0|  404.3|  287.9|  287.7|  289.2|  292.8
                   Louisiana.....................|  474.4|  480.2|  478.8|  478.4|  356.2|  358.8|  358.9|  358.9
                   Maine.........................|  147.3|  150.3|  149.9|  149.8|   93.7|   92.4|   91.9|   91.3
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                   Maryland......................|  688.7|  698.6|  699.0|  700.7|  420.6|  424.0|  422.2|  422.1
                   Massachusetts.................|1,016.7|1,050.7|1,050.7|1,054.0|  393.4|  396.2|  395.2|  394.4
                   Michigan......................|1,118.7|1,148.3|1,149.5|1,159.7|  641.0|  637.5|  635.2|  635.6
                   Minnesota.....................|  642.3|  660.4|  659.9|  663.8|  378.4|  382.0|  383.2|  385.0
                   Mississippi...................|  230.1|  241.4|  240.7|  242.0|  215.5|  221.5|  221.8|  222.7
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                   Missouri......................|  684.6|  698.0|  697.5|  700.0|  388.5|  400.5|  400.6|  401.8
                   Montana.......................|   95.6|   99.0|   99.5|  100.8|   76.9|   77.5|   77.2|   77.6
                   Nebraska......................|  209.4|  214.3|  217.3|  218.4|  148.4|  152.5|  152.8|  154.2
                   Nevada........................|  342.9|  361.9|  364.2|  365.5|   96.2|   99.2|   98.7|   99.1
                   New Hampshire.................|  150.6|  154.6|  156.5|  157.1|   75.8|   75.0|   74.8|   75.0
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                   New Jersey....................|1,072.9|1,106.7|1,109.0|1,114.0|  570.2|  569.1|  569.7|  568.0
                   New Mexico....................|  192.1|  202.0|  201.8|  203.7|  164.7|  165.3|  165.0|  164.9
                   New York......................|2,530.1|2,592.6|2,593.8|2,601.9|1,396.1|1,379.3|1,376.5|1,378.3
                   North Carolina................|  754.0|  779.8|  779.4|  783.2|  548.8|  565.7|  569.6|  572.5
                   North Dakota..................|   80.7|   83.4|   83.6|   84.8|   71.2|   71.0|   71.3|   71.0
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                   Ohio..........................|1,380.4|1,423.4|1,420.4|1,423.4|  746.0|  755.2|  752.9|  755.6
                   Oklahoma......................|  341.6|  358.5|  357.7|  359.6|  269.8|  269.4|  269.4|  269.5
                   Oregon........................|  359.0|  387.0|  388.4|  390.0|  238.8|  235.3|  235.6|  235.7
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,595.6|1,605.6|1,607.5|1,613.0|  720.1|  723.3|  723.2|  728.3
                   Rhode Island..................|  142.0|  150.2|  149.0|  150.1|   61.7|   61.4|   61.3|   61.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  360.2|  375.9|  378.0|  379.2|  293.4|  291.3|  291.2|  291.4
                   South Dakota..................|   87.1|   91.4|   91.1|   90.9|   71.2|   71.1|   71.3|   71.8
                   Tennessee.....................|  631.1|  654.4|  652.6|  653.7|  372.2|  411.4|  392.3|  391.9
                   Texas.........................|2,112.0|2,198.1|2,210.0|2,224.2|1,444.4|1,470.9|1,473.7|1,476.0
                   Utah..........................|  235.5|  248.8|  251.9|  252.8|  163.5|  167.1|  167.2|  166.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   79.1|   80.9|   81.4|   80.4|   44.8|   44.9|   45.1|   45.1
                   Virginia......................|  867.5|  900.8|  894.5|  899.7|  599.7|  595.5|  596.5|  596.4
                   Washington....................|  617.4|  640.8|  643.2|  645.7|  445.3|  448.1|  446.4|  448.1
                   West Virginia.................|  181.9|  187.8|  187.9|  189.0|  135.7|  138.7|  138.0|  149.8
                   Wisconsin.....................|  627.5|  643.7|  642.1|  647.0|  379.6|  376.8|  374.8|  378.8
                   Wyoming.......................|   47.2|   48.5|   48.6|   48.2|   58.0|   57.8|   58.0|   57.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      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             |      Apr.       |      May       |     Apr.      |      May      |     Apr.      |      May
                               |                 |                |               |               |               |
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                               |  1995  |  1996  |  1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/
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 Alabama.......................| 1,799.6| 1,816.0| 1,805.1|1,820.8|   86.4|   88.0|   85.9|   88.2|  392.7|  378.7|  392.4|  379.5
 Alaska........................|   253.7|   255.8|   264.1|  266.3|   10.6|   10.9|   13.0|   13.3|   15.3|   15.4|   16.3|   15.7
 Arizona.......................| 1,785.2| 1,856.6| 1,782.8|1,856.4|  115.6|  121.8|  115.5|  122.0|  191.2|  197.0|  191.9|  197.6
 Arkansas......................| 1,063.9| 1,081.7| 1,067.9|1,086.4|   42.9|   45.6|   43.6|   46.5|  258.9|  254.7|  258.3|  254.1
 California....................|12,337.2|12,635.4|12,415.4|12709.0|  470.5|  491.7|  480.5|  503.7|1,776.2|1,798.8|1,779.6|1,806.3
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,813.7| 1,891.9| 1,817.5|1,898.2|   97.0|  108.3|  100.3|  111.3|  188.8|  193.2|  190.0|  193.6
 Connecticut...................| 1,558.9| 1,570.6| 1,568.2|1,581.4|   49.4|   51.8|   51.6|   54.7|  280.9|  277.0|  280.9|  276.8
 Delaware......................|   362.4|   375.6|   366.6|  380.5|   19.0|   20.1|   19.6|   20.7|   62.1|   62.0|   62.2|   61.3
 District of Columbia..........|   644.6|   633.1|   645.9|  631.9|    8.8|    9.0|    9.1|    9.2|   12.8|   12.9|   13.0|   12.8
 Florida.......................| 5,981.6| 6,171.1| 5,996.9|6,174.0|  300.8|  309.9|  302.8|  310.3|  482.8|  479.2|  483.7|  479.0
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 Georgia.......................| 3,370.7| 3,513.1| 3,394.5|3,536.2|  146.0|  160.7|  149.8|  162.7|  588.0|  585.6|  589.0|  586.5
 Hawaii2/......................|   534.6|   529.1|   536.1|  532.4|   26.1|   24.5|   26.0|   24.2|   16.8|   16.4|   16.8|   16.4
 Idaho.........................|   468.5|   490.5|   474.6|  498.0|   27.6|   32.3|   29.3|   35.0|   68.9|   71.5|   69.2|   72.5
 Illinois......................| 5,559.8| 5,667.7| 5,604.0|5,700.6|  205.5|  206.0|  215.3|  215.1|  964.0|  976.5|  966.6|  977.6
 Indiana.......................| 2,779.3| 2,793.5| 2,802.9|2,817.4|  127.1|  126.8|  132.0|  132.4|  682.0|  676.1|  685.9|  679.3
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 Iowa..........................| 1,353.9| 1,378.3| 1,367.2|1,389.6|   51.1|   54.0|   54.8|   57.4|  250.9|  249.1|  250.8|  248.1
 Kansas........................| 1,197.6| 1,229.4| 1,203.1|1,233.9|   49.9|   56.2|   50.8|   56.7|  191.6|  195.1|  192.1|  195.3
 Kentucky......................| 1,637.2| 1,661.2| 1,650.8|1,674.2|   72.6|   72.0|   74.1|   74.3|  311.9|  311.7|  313.4|  312.3
 Louisiana.....................| 1,757.7| 1,797.3| 1,773.7|1,802.9|   98.6|  110.8|  100.6|  111.9|  186.3|  188.2|  188.0|  189.6
 Maine.........................|   528.9|   531.4|   543.4|  543.6|   19.6|   19.5|   22.5|   22.3|   90.5|   88.0|   91.1|   88.2
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 Maryland......................| 2,174.3| 2,189.0| 2,191.1|2,204.0|  125.7|  126.2|  127.3|  128.2|  175.4|  173.2|  176.5|  174.4
 Massachusetts.................| 2,954.3| 3,002.6| 2,975.5|3,027.2|   85.5|   88.2|   90.4|   93.5|  443.6|  443.1|  443.6|  443.6
 Michigan......................| 4,236.8| 4,281.4| 4,286.4|4,356.1|  142.3|  152.1|  156.7|  170.5|  984.4|  958.4|  984.5|  963.2
 Minnesota.....................| 2,348.0| 2,402.7| 2,383.3|2,436.4|   73.5|   74.9|   83.6|   84.6|  421.4|  424.8|  423.5|  425.2
 Mississippi...................| 1,072.5| 1,079.9| 1,079.0|1,084.6|   44.9|   49.0|   45.7|   50.9|  260.5|  245.4|  260.3|  245.0
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 Missouri......................| 2,522.2| 2,570.2| 2,535.5|2,580.9|  112.0|  112.5|  111.9|  113.0|  421.6|  420.6|  421.7|  420.0
 Montana.......................|   344.5|   352.4|   351.0|  359.5|   14.9|   15.2|   16.3|   16.3|   22.4|   22.7|   22.9|   22.9
 Nebraska......................|   810.4|   826.5|   817.3|  835.5|   32.7|   34.3|   33.6|   35.4|  111.5|  112.5|  111.6|  112.9
 Nevada........................|   773.7|   833.4|   781.1|  839.8|   58.1|   70.1|   60.3|   71.3|   36.1|   38.5|   36.3|   38.7
 New Hampshire.................|   531.3|   542.7|   537.6|  549.4|   18.1|   18.8|   19.7|   19.8|  102.6|  101.8|  102.3|  102.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,580.0| 3,614.4| 3,610.7|3,646.8|  120.8|  121.4|  125.4|  125.9|  500.2|  487.2|  502.2|  489.8
 New Mexico....................|   683.1|   711.7|   690.7|  718.1|   44.0|   49.5|   45.4|   50.2|   44.4|   46.1|   44.8|   46.2
 New York......................| 7,832.6| 7,896.1| 7,891.3|7,971.8|  241.9|  240.1|  255.0|  258.1|  939.4|  933.4|  942.6|  936.8
 North Carolina................| 3,436.1| 3,496.0| 3,453.9|3,519.4|  172.0|  177.1|  173.9|  179.7|  862.0|  838.7|  859.5|  840.8
 North Dakota..................|   299.3|   306.1|   305.0|  312.1|   12.0|   12.8|   14.7|   15.8|   21.2|   21.1|   21.4|   21.4
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 5,193.5| 5,284.3| 5,251.0|5,340.5|  197.8|  204.7|  208.2|  214.2|1,099.7|1,088.0|1,103.2|1,092.3
 Oklahoma......................| 1,305.7| 1,344.0| 1,316.2|1,353.3|   47.1|   49.0|   47.8|   49.2|  169.2|  170.9|  169.5|  171.5
 Oregon........................| 1,393.8| 1,454.2| 1,408.2|1,467.0|   63.3|   71.1|   65.3|   73.1|  222.0|  225.8|  223.4|  226.5
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,245.3| 5,269.4| 5,277.4|5,310.5|  195.6|  192.6|  201.7|  201.1|  937.1|  923.3|  939.4|  924.6
 Rhode Island..................|   437.1|   439.8|   442.3|  446.2|   12.7|   12.3|   13.7|   13.8|   85.5|   82.9|   85.4|   82.4
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,645.6| 1,672.4| 1,660.0|1,683.3|   85.4|   88.6|   86.5|   88.6|  380.4|  368.2|  379.4|  368.9
 South Dakota..................|   338.6|   350.3|   345.6|  355.8|   12.7|   13.7|   14.1|   15.2|   45.8|   46.9|   45.9|   47.4
 Tennessee.....................| 2,480.4| 2,550.2| 2,500.3|2,562.8|  106.4|  114.1|  108.3|  115.1|  543.4|  531.4|  545.1|  531.9
 Texas.........................| 7,966.3| 8,221.1| 8,007.2|8,261.1|  399.2|  422.6|  406.6|  428.2|1,024.7|1,036.4|1,025.0|1,039.1
 Utah..........................|   896.1|   949.3|   899.8|  951.8|   50.6|   61.1|   52.7|   62.0|  122.1|  128.9|  122.8|  129.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Vermont.......................|   265.7|   270.8|   267.0|  270.5|   11.6|   11.3|   12.0|   12.7|   44.7|   45.8|   45.1|   45.9
 Virginia......................| 3,054.7| 3,101.1| 3,076.2|3,120.4|  165.4|  167.9|  168.6|  172.9|  402.4|  393.6|  401.6|  394.4
 Washington....................| 2,330.8| 2,376.5| 2,352.8|2,400.2|  117.8|  120.0|  121.7|  123.3|  336.5|  331.8|  336.4|  333.5
 West Virginia.................|   683.8|   693.6|   691.2|  714.0|   32.6|   31.9|   33.7|   33.7|   82.0|   81.5|   81.9|   81.8
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,533.1| 2,555.4| 2,560.0|2,593.8|   92.9|   96.8|  101.1|  106.8|  594.3|  594.3|  595.7|  596.7
 Wyoming.......................|   213.7|   216.5|   220.5|  223.1|   13.2|   13.6|   14.2|   14.5|    9.2|    9.6|    9.4|    9.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Puerto Rico...................|   914.4|   921.2|   919.9|  928.6|   46.5|   48.6|   46.9|   49.7|  153.9|  150.1|  153.7|  151.6
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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             |               |               |               |               |               |
                                 |     Apr.      |      May      |     Apr.      |      May      |     Apr.      |      May
                                 |               |               |               |               |               |
                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   89.1|   88.2|   89.4|   88.6|  405.2|  418.9|  407.3|  420.0|   76.7|   78.0|   76.9|   78.5
   Alaska........................|   22.3|   21.6|   23.2|   23.2|   51.6|   52.5|   54.6|   55.5|   11.5|   11.4|   11.7|   11.5
   Arizona.......................|   85.9|   87.7|   85.8|   87.6|  448.6|  461.3|  447.4|  461.5|  106.8|  108.0|  106.8|  108.4
   Arkansas......................|   62.8|   65.0|   62.9|   65.1|  240.2|  247.2|  242.6|  249.9|   41.5|   42.0|   41.8|   42.2
   California....................|  622.4|  631.2|  624.6|  633.7|2,874.8|2,950.7|2,902.1|2,971.6|  734.3|  733.6|  735.8|  736.1
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  117.3|  120.6|  117.4|  120.3|  445.9|  468.8|  445.5|  472.0|  112.1|  115.7|  112.2|  115.9
   Connecticut...................|   71.7|   71.3|   72.3|   71.7|  336.3|  340.2|  340.4|  345.1|  131.1|  132.4|  131.4|  132.4
   Delaware......................|   16.0|   16.6|   15.9|   16.6|   79.6|   83.3|   82.1|   86.3|   40.1|   42.6|   40.3|   42.8
   District of Columbia..........|   19.7|   19.5|   19.8|   19.5|   53.0|   52.1|   53.7|   52.5|   30.2|   29.7|   30.3|   29.5
   Florida.......................|  302.2|  309.0|  303.3|  309.4|1,539.4|1,585.7|1,541.0|1,583.7|  374.3|  381.9|  374.7|  382.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  213.4|  220.9|  213.8|  223.1|  846.1|  894.0|  852.9|  901.2|  171.9|  175.1|  172.7|  175.7
   Hawaii2/......................|   40.4|   40.0|   40.7|   40.5|  133.9|  134.2|  134.3|  134.5|   36.8|   36.9|   37.0|   36.9
   Idaho.........................|   22.1|   23.2|   22.3|   23.4|  118.7|  123.0|  120.9|  125.0|   24.2|   23.7|   24.3|   23.8
   Illinois......................|  320.4|  328.0|  321.2|  328.8|1,298.9|1,326.4|1,312.3|1,338.3|  380.6|  383.8|  382.6|  384.7
   Indiana.......................|  139.8|  139.0|  140.9|  139.0|  657.7|  673.6|  668.7|  684.9|  129.9|  133.0|  131.0|  133.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   60.8|   62.1|   61.1|   62.4|  337.2|  342.4|  342.5|  347.2|   76.1|   77.4|   76.6|   77.7
   Kansas........................|   67.8|   69.6|   68.1|   69.8|  290.4|  303.3|  293.5|  305.7|   57.0|   58.7|   57.3|   58.6
   Kentucky......................|   89.9|   92.3|   90.6|   92.6|  389.6|  397.3|  394.4|  402.3|   63.8|   65.5|   64.3|   65.8
   Louisiana.....................|  107.3|  106.8|  107.0|  107.5|  410.5|  422.7|  415.0|  425.2|   80.0|   80.6|   80.4|   80.6
   Maine.........................|   21.6|   21.5|   22.1|   21.9|  131.3|  135.1|  136.7|  140.2|   26.0|   25.7|   26.2|   26.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  105.7|  105.5|  106.3|  105.5|  521.8|  527.6|  530.5|  534.2|  128.1|  126.8|  128.4|  126.9
   Massachusetts.................|  126.1|  127.0|  127.7|  128.9|  673.5|  685.0|  684.3|  697.5|  203.8|  203.3|  204.6|  203.6
   Michigan......................|  164.8|  167.9|  165.9|  170.0|  977.8|1,000.6|  996.3|1,032.5|  193.6|  195.1|  195.4|  196.9
   Minnesota.....................|  116.4|  118.7|  117.1|  119.7|  566.3|  582.9|  576.1|  590.7|  136.8|  140.1|  137.5|  141.0
   Mississippi...................|   50.0|   48.4|   50.5|   48.3|  224.2|  227.6|  227.7|  229.4|   39.8|   39.5|   40.0|   39.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  157.8|  163.3|  158.7|  163.9|  596.6|  604.9|  604.9|  612.0|  145.4|  148.5|  145.7|  149.3
   Montana.......................|   20.5|   20.8|   20.8|   21.0|   93.2|   95.9|   95.6|   98.3|   15.3|   15.5|   15.5|   15.7
   Nebraska......................|   49.2|   49.7|   49.5|   49.6|  201.8|  205.4|  204.1|  206.9|   51.7|   52.0|   52.0|   52.3
   Nevada........................|   39.9|   42.3|   40.1|   42.1|  153.1|  166.5|  155.0|  168.6|   34.8|   37.8|   35.2|   38.0
   New Hampshire.................|   19.5|   20.3|   19.7|   20.6|  136.9|  141.0|  139.7|  144.3|   28.7|   29.5|   28.9|   29.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  252.1|  249.3|  253.3|  250.3|  833.6|  841.2|  847.0|  856.4|  226.7|  228.5|  227.4|  229.4
   New Mexico....................|   30.9|   31.5|   31.1|   31.6|  160.2|  168.6|  162.9|  171.2|   30.0|   30.1|   30.0|   30.4
   New York......................|  399.5|  399.9|  403.6|  407.4|1,581.4|1,608.8|1,607.8|1,633.0|  720.2|  717.5|  722.0|  720.7
   North Carolina................|  162.8|  163.4|  163.6|  164.2|  784.2|  803.8|  795.8|  812.8|  142.7|  149.7|  143.4|  151.5
   North Dakota..................|   18.3|   18.1|   18.4|   18.4|   78.0|   80.1|   79.4|   81.4|   13.6|   14.0|   13.6|   14.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Ohio..........................|  226.6|  228.8|  228.6|  230.7|1,252.7|1,288.0|1,272.9|1,307.7|  267.8|  274.7|  268.6|  276.0
   Oklahoma......................|   72.5|   75.4|   72.9|   75.9|  307.8|  317.0|  311.8|  321.6|   64.7|   66.5|   65.1|   66.5
   Oregon........................|   70.3|   72.9|   70.7|   73.0|  349.5|  364.6|  354.1|  368.2|   86.1|   89.1|   86.6|   89.8
   Pennsylvania..................|  273.3|  269.8|  274.2|  271.1|1,181.7|1,203.7|1,199.0|1,222.7|  300.1|  305.9|  302.1|  308.5
   Rhode Island..................|   14.6|   15.0|   14.8|   15.2|   95.1|   94.1|   97.0|   96.4|   24.9|   24.7|   25.0|   24.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   70.9|   71.6|   71.8|   72.2|  380.0|  395.3|  387.3|  400.7|   67.9|   70.7|   68.6|   71.1
   South Dakota..................|   15.9|   16.2|   16.0|   16.3|   85.9|   89.1|   87.8|   90.4|   18.3|   19.7|   18.6|   19.7
   Tennessee.....................|  135.9|  137.1|  136.7|  137.2|  574.4|  599.0|  582.7|  606.5|  109.3|  112.1|  110.0|  112.7
   Texas.........................|  470.0|  484.9|  471.5|  486.1|1,919.6|1,977.3|1,931.4|1,991.1|  434.0|  442.4|  435.5|  443.7
   Utah..........................|   51.3|   53.1|   51.3|   53.0|  214.6|  225.4|  217.0|  228.0|   46.4|   50.3|   46.8|   50.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.6|   11.9|   11.8|   12.1|   62.1|   62.8|   62.8|   63.4|   12.2|   12.1|   12.3|   12.1
   Virginia......................|  155.0|  160.3|  156.1|  160.6|  687.6|  704.6|  697.4|  712.9|  159.8|  160.9|  160.6|  161.7
   Washington....................|  118.3|  120.6|  118.9|  121.7|  569.3|  580.4|  576.6|  589.0|  120.4|  122.7|  121.1|  123.7
   West Virginia.................|   40.2|   39.8|   40.5|   39.7|  156.7|  160.5|  159.5|  163.2|   26.7|   27.3|   26.9|   27.5
   Wisconsin.....................|  119.4|  119.2|  120.9|  120.8|  576.0|  582.6|  586.5|  594.3|  135.4|  136.0|  135.9|  136.9
   Wyoming.......................|   13.5|   13.3|   13.6|   13.4|   49.3|   50.9|   51.1|   52.8|    7.8|    7.9|    7.9|    8.1
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Puerto Rico...................|   22.8|   22.0|   22.4|   21.8|  179.5|  179.0|  182.6|  183.1|   42.3|   42.9|   42.7|   43.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
      Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |                               |
                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                                                 |               |               |               |
                               State             |     Apr.      |      May      |     Apr.      |      May
                                                 |               |               |               |
                                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  391.0|  406.1|  393.8|  406.8|  347.6|  347.0|  348.5|  348.0
                   Alaska........................|   58.7|   60.3|   61.3|   62.7|   74.2|   73.8|   74.3|   74.4
                   Arizona.......................|  520.4|  549.0|  517.6|  545.9|  304.5|  319.2|  305.4|  321.0
                   Arkansas......................|  234.3|  241.9|  235.0|  243.1|  179.9|  181.9|  180.2|  182.2
                   California....................|3,694.2|3,866.1|3,721.0|3,887.6|2,135.0|2,134.6|2,141.8|2,141.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  530.2|  559.1|  528.1|  556.4|  307.7|  312.3|  309.3|  314.8
                   Connecticut...................|  463.8|  470.7|  467.4|  475.4|  225.0|  226.4|  223.4|  224.5
                   Delaware......................|   94.3|   99.7|   95.2|  101.3|   51.2|   51.2|   51.2|   51.4
                   District of Columbia..........|  263.6|  266.3|  264.6|  265.5|  256.4|  243.5|  255.3|  242.8
                   Florida.......................|2,039.5|2,140.7|2,050.0|2,145.8|  935.8|  957.5|  934.5|  956.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  821.1|  878.9|  830.5|  887.7|  576.4|  590.3|  578.0|  591.7
                   Hawaii2/......................|  164.2|  164.4|  164.6|  165.4|  116.4|  112.7|  116.7|  114.5
                   Idaho.........................|  107.6|  116.4|  107.7|  116.9|   96.8|   97.6|   98.2|   98.5
                   Illinois......................|1,560.4|1,608.8|1,576.6|1,618.2|  816.1|  825.1|  815.4|  824.7
                   Indiana.......................|  631.7|  639.2|  639.0|  644.8|  404.6|  399.4|  398.9|  396.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Iowa..........................|  340.4|  355.7|  342.6|  357.4|  235.3|  235.5|  236.6|  237.2
                   Kansas........................|  288.8|  294.1|  290.0|  294.5|  244.1|  244.5|  243.3|  245.3
                   Kentucky......................|  389.9|  404.2|  393.7|  406.7|  294.0|  294.0|  295.0|  295.8
                   Louisiana.....................|  469.2|  479.3|  477.3|  480.3|  361.3|  361.8|  360.4|  360.3
                   Maine.........................|  142.9|  146.5|  147.8|  150.4|   96.9|   95.0|   96.9|   94.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Maryland......................|  688.6|  699.1|  694.0|  703.9|  427.8|  429.4|  427.0|  429.7
                   Massachusetts.................|1,020.3|1,052.8|1,022.2|1,056.1|  400.2|  401.8|  401.3|  402.6
                   Michigan......................|1,107.8|1,147.2|1,123.9|1,165.5|  657.7|  652.4|  654.8|  649.6
                   Minnesota.....................|  638.0|  658.6|  646.3|  667.8|  388.0|  395.1|  391.1|  399.2
                   Mississippi...................|  230.5|  240.5|  231.5|  241.3|  217.8|  224.8|  218.5|  225.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Missouri......................|  685.4|  701.7|  688.5|  704.2|  398.5|  413.8|  399.2|  413.5
                   Montana.......................|   94.0|   98.6|   95.4|  100.5|   79.0|   78.7|   79.2|   79.7
                   Nebraska......................|  209.0|  217.4|  210.6|  218.9|  153.2|  154.0|  154.6|  158.2
                   Nevada........................|  340.5|  363.5|  342.8|  365.7|   98.4|  101.1|   98.5|  101.6
                   New Hampshire.................|  146.7|  153.7|  149.6|  155.8|   78.3|   77.1|   77.2|   76.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   New Jersey....................|1,067.3|1,107.1|1,078.1|1,119.3|  577.3|  577.7|  575.2|  573.7
                   New Mexico....................|  189.9|  201.6|  192.1|  203.9|  167.7|  168.5|  168.3|  168.5
                   New York......................|2,524.9|2,596.4|2,540.1|2,612.3|1,420.5|1,395.8|1,415.1|1,399.0
                   North Carolina................|  748.4|  778.6|  757.2|  785.5|  560.4|  581.0|  556.9|  581.1
                   North Dakota..................|   80.1|   83.7|   80.8|   84.6|   72.5|   72.3|   72.9|   72.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Ohio..........................|1,374.1|1,420.4|1,390.4|1,431.9|  760.9|  765.7|  765.3|  773.7
                   Oklahoma......................|  339.2|  359.1|  342.4|  361.4|  273.3|  274.6|  274.8|  275.6
                   Oregon........................|  357.1|  388.4|  359.6|  390.8|  243.9|  240.5|  246.8|  243.7
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,601.7|1,615.5|1,606.7|1,622.7|  736.1|  739.8|  734.3|  740.7
                   Rhode Island..................|  141.2|  148.9|  143.2|  151.5|   62.9|   61.7|   63.0|   62.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  360.9|  379.1|  365.5|  383.0|  298.2|  297.0|  299.0|  296.9
                   South Dakota..................|   85.1|   90.1|   87.4|   91.0|   72.6|   72.3|   73.4|   73.4
                   Tennessee.....................|  627.0|  653.3|  636.0|  659.4|  379.4|  398.6|  376.9|  395.4
                   Texas.........................|2,099.9|2,212.2|2,118.6|2,226.4|1,463.9|1,493.1|1,462.9|1,493.5
                   Utah..........................|  235.1|  251.6|  232.8|  249.5|  168.1|  171.0|  168.4|  171.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   75.6|   79.1|   75.6|   76.9|   47.2|   47.3|   46.6|   46.9
                   Virginia......................|  862.9|  896.3|  873.3|  905.1|  610.1|  607.2|  607.1|  602.4
                   Washington....................|  614.5|  643.8|  620.0|  648.3|  450.7|  454.0|  454.7|  457.5
                   West Virginia.................|  181.3|  188.1|  183.2|  190.9|  136.9|  139.0|  138.3|  151.6
                   Wisconsin.....................|  622.7|  638.9|  628.9|  647.0|  390.1|  385.3|  388.5|  388.7
                   Wyoming.......................|   44.3|   45.6|   47.1|   48.2|   59.8|   59.4|   60.5|   60.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Puerto Rico...................|  167.6|  173.1|  168.6|  173.2|  300.8|  304.4|  302.0|  304.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to 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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              April              |               May
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
       United States.........................................|       5.6      |       5.4      |       5.5      |       5.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alabama....................................................|       5.9      |       5.2      |       5.8      |       5.0
    Birmingham...............................................|       4.1      |       3.2      |       4.0      |       3.1
    Huntsville...............................................|       4.8      |       3.5      |       4.4      |       3.4
    Mobile...................................................|       6.6      |       5.3      |       6.5      |       5.1
    Montgomery...............................................|       5.4      |       4.0      |       5.0      |       3.9
    Tuscaloosa...............................................|       4.7      |       3.5      |       4.6      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alaska.....................................................|       7.3      |       7.5      |       7.1      |       7.0
    Anchorage................................................|       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.3      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arizona....................................................|       4.9      |       4.2      |       5.0      |       4.7
    Phoenix_Mesa.............................................|       3.3      |       2.9      |       3.3      |       3.2
    Tucson...................................................|       3.1      |       2.9      |       3.1      |       3.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arkansas...................................................|       4.6      |       4.6      |       4.5      |       4.6
    Fayetteville_Springdale_Rogers...........................|       2.2      |       2.5      |       2.2      |       2.4
    Fort Smith1/.............................................|       4.9      |       4.8      |       4.9      |       4.9
    Little Rock_North Little Rock............................|       3.3      |       3.2      |       3.2      |       3.2
    Pine Bluff...............................................|       7.7      |       6.3      |       7.5      |       6.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  California.................................................|       7.7      |       7.4      |       7.6      |       7.0
    Bakersfield..............................................|      13.6      |      12.9      |      13.2      |      11.1
    Fresno...................................................|      15.0      |      14.4      |      14.1      |      12.6
    Los Angeles_Long Beach...................................|       7.5      |       8.2      |       7.5      |       8.1
    Modesto..................................................|      17.2      |      16.2      |      16.6      |      15.4
    Oakland..................................................|       5.7      |       5.1      |       5.7      |       5.0
    Orange County............................................|       5.1      |       4.2      |       5.1      |       4.2
    Riverside_San Bernardino.................................|       8.1      |       7.6      |       8.2      |       7.4
    Sacramento...............................................|       6.7      |       6.1      |       6.9      |       6.0
    Salinas..................................................|      13.1      |      11.7      |      10.7      |       8.6
    San Diego................................................|       6.3      |       5.4      |       6.3      |       5.2
    San Francisco............................................|       5.1      |       4.2      |       5.2      |       4.1
    San Jose.................................................|       5.3      |       3.7      |       5.2      |       3.6
    Santa Barbara_Santa Maria_Lompoc.........................|       6.4      |       5.4      |       6.0      |       4.8
    Santa Rosa...............................................|       5.9      |       4.9      |       5.6      |       4.5
    Stockton_Lodi............................................|      13.0      |      12.1      |      12.0      |      10.7
    Vallejo_Fairfield_Napa...................................|       7.5      |       7.7      |       7.2      |       7.2
    Ventura..................................................|       6.2      |       6.1      |       6.4      |       5.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Colorado...................................................|       4.0      |       3.6      |       4.4      |       4.1
    Colorado Springs.........................................|       4.8      |       4.0      |       4.8      |       4.3
    Boulder_Longmont.........................................|       3.7      |       3.2      |       4.0      |       3.6
    Denver...................................................|       3.6      |       3.3      |       3.8      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Connecticut................................................|       5.1      |       4.7      |       5.4      |       4.8
    Bridgeport...............................................|       5.8      |       5.4      |       6.3      |       5.7
    Danbury..................................................|       3.5      |       3.3      |       3.6      |       3.3
    Hartford.................................................|       5.6      |       4.9      |       5.9      |       5.1
    New Haven_Meriden........................................|       5.0      |       4.8      |       5.4      |       5.0
    New London_Norwich.......................................|       4.8      |       4.5      |       5.1      |       4.5
    Stamford_Norwalk.........................................|       3.6      |       3.0      |       3.8      |       3.1
    Waterbury................................................|       6.0      |       5.6      |       6.0      |       5.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Delaware...................................................|       4.0      |       4.5      |       3.7      |       4.2
    Dover....................................................|       4.5      |       5.2      |       4.3      |       4.7
    Wilmington_Newark1/......................................|       4.0      |       4.6      |       3.8      |       4.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  District of Columbia.......................................|       8.5      |       8.0      |       8.8      |       8.7
    Washington1/.............................................|       3.9      |       3.5      |       4.1      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Florida....................................................|       5.2      |       5.0      |       5.2      |       4.9
    Daytona Beach............................................|       4.7      |       4.2      |       4.6      |       4.0
    Fort Lauderdale..........................................|       5.6      |       5.2      |       5.7      |       5.2
    Fort Myers_Cape Coral....................................|       3.7      |       3.7      |       3.8      |       3.7
    Gainesville..............................................|       2.7      |       2.8      |       2.8      |       2.7
    Jacksonville.............................................|       3.7      |       3.4      |       3.6      |       3.5
    Lakeland_Winter Haven....................................|       5.6      |       5.3      |       6.0      |       5.7
    Melbourne_Titusville_Palm Bay............................|       6.4      |       5.8      |       6.5      |       5.5
    Miami....................................................|       7.2      |       7.4      |       7.3      |       7.3
    Orlando..................................................|       4.5      |       3.9      |       4.4      |       3.7
    Pensacola................................................|       3.9      |       4.1      |       3.9      |       3.8
    Sarasota_Bradenton.......................................|       3.4      |       3.4      |       3.4      |       3.1
    Tallahassee..............................................|       2.9      |       3.0      |       3.0      |       3.2
    Tampa_St. Petersburg_Clearwater..........................|       4.3      |       4.0      |       4.2      |       3.8
    West Palm Beach_Boca Raton...............................|       6.6      |       6.3      |       6.7      |       6.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Georgia....................................................|       4.5      |       4.2      |       4.5      |       4.2
    Albany...................................................|       5.7      |       5.6      |       6.1      |       5.7
    Athens...................................................|       2.8      |       3.1      |       2.9      |       2.9
    Atlanta..................................................|       4.2      |       3.5      |       4.2      |       3.5
    Augusta_Aiken1/..........................................|       5.2      |       5.9      |       6.3      |       6.1
    Columbus1/...............................................|       5.3      |       4.8      |       5.2      |       4.6
    Macon....................................................|       4.9      |       4.5      |       4.6      |       4.9
    Savannah.................................................|       5.0      |       4.8      |       5.2      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Hawaii.....................................................|       5.7      |       5.8      |       5.8      |       6.0
    Honolulu.................................................|       4.5      |       4.8      |       4.5      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Idaho......................................................|       5.6      |       5.3      |       5.1      |       4.8
    Boise City...............................................|       4.0      |       3.8      |       3.9      |       3.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              April              |               May
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Illinois...................................................|       5.2      |       5.2      |       5.1      |       5.1
    Bloomington_Normal.......................................|       2.8      |       3.3      |       3.0      |       3.3
    Champaign_Urbana.........................................|       2.8      |       3.0      |       2.7      |       3.1
    Chicago..................................................|       5.2      |       5.0      |       5.0      |       4.9
    Davenport_Moline_Rock Island1/...........................|       4.4      |       4.2      |       4.0      |       4.1
    Decatur..................................................|       7.1      |       7.6      |       7.5      |       7.6
    Kankakee.................................................|       6.8      |       5.7      |       6.4      |       5.5
    Peoria_Pekin.............................................|       4.1      |       6.3      |       3.9      |       6.3
    Rockford.................................................|       4.4      |       4.4      |       4.1      |       4.2
    Springfield..............................................|       4.1      |       4.4      |       4.0      |       4.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Indiana....................................................|       4.9      |       4.3      |       4.7      |       4.1
    Bloomington..............................................|       5.6      |       2.9      |       3.4      |       3.2
    Elkhart_Goshen...........................................|       3.0      |       3.8      |       3.7      |       3.4
    Evansville_Henderson1/...................................|       5.6      |       4.7      |       5.2      |       4.7
    Fort Wayne...............................................|       3.8      |       3.8      |       3.8      |       3.6
    Gary.....................................................|       7.0      |       5.6      |       6.7      |       5.1
    Indianapolis.............................................|       4.1      |       3.4      |       3.9      |       3.3
    Kokomo...................................................|       4.4      |       3.7      |       5.5      |       3.6
    Lafayette................................................|       3.2      |       3.1      |       3.2      |       3.0
    Muncie...................................................|       5.1      |       4.9      |       4.5      |       4.4
    South Bend...............................................|       4.2      |       4.0      |       3.9      |       3.7
    Terre Haute..............................................|       6.2      |       7.4      |       6.0      |       6.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Iowa.......................................................|       3.5      |       3.5      |       3.1      |       3.1
    Cedar Rapids.............................................|       2.9      |       2.8      |       2.8      |       2.6
    Des Moines...............................................|       2.7      |       2.4      |       2.5      |       2.1
    Dubuque..................................................|       3.3      |       6.0      |       2.8      |       5.4
    Iowa City................................................|       2.4      |       2.4      |       2.4      |       2.4
    Sioux City1/.............................................|       2.8      |       3.3      |       2.5      |       3.1
    Waterloo_Cedar Falls.....................................|       4.6      |       4.2      |       4.1      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kansas.....................................................|       4.5      |       3.9      |       4.2      |       3.8
    Lawrence.................................................|       4.5      |       4.0      |       4.5      |       4.1
    Topeka...................................................|       4.3      |       3.8      |       3.9      |       3.8
    Wichita..................................................|       5.0      |       3.9      |       4.6      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kentucky...................................................|       5.2      |       5.1      |       5.2      |       4.9
    Lexington................................................|       2.9      |       2.6      |       3.0      |       2.5
    Louisville1/.............................................|       4.5      |       4.0      |       4.3      |       4.0
    Owensboro................................................|       5.5      |       5.5      |       5.5      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Louisiana..................................................|       6.7      |       5.8      |       6.5      |       6.1
    Alexandria...............................................|       6.1      |       5.6      |       6.0      |       6.1
    Baton Rouge..............................................|       6.1      |       4.8      |       6.0      |       5.1
    Houma....................................................|       5.9      |       4.4      |       5.4      |       4.5
    Lafayette................................................|       6.2      |       5.3      |       6.0      |       5.5
    Lake Charles.............................................|       6.9      |       5.2      |       6.4      |       5.8
    Monroe...................................................|       5.3      |       5.1      |       5.4      |       5.5
    New Orleans..............................................|       6.1      |       5.6      |       6.0      |       5.9
    Shreveport_Bossier City..................................|       6.9      |       5.9      |       6.7      |       6.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maine......................................................|       6.4      |       5.9      |       5.6      |       5.3
    Lewiston_Auburn..........................................|       5.8      |       6.4      |       5.5      |       6.5
    Portland.................................................|       3.7      |       3.2      |       3.4      |       3.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maryland...................................................|       4.7      |       4.6      |       4.9      |       4.8
    Baltimore................................................|       5.2      |       5.2      |       5.5      |       5.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Massachusetts..............................................|       5.3      |       4.8      |       5.0      |       4.5
    Barnstable_Yarmouth......................................|       6.7      |       6.1      |       5.1      |       4.6
    Boston1/.................................................|       4.6      |       4.1      |       4.4      |       3.9
    Brockton.................................................|       5.6      |       5.5      |       5.4      |       5.4
    Fitchburg_Leominster.....................................|       5.7      |       5.7      |       5.4      |       5.3
    Lawrence1/...............................................|       6.0      |       5.4      |       5.8      |       5.5
    Lowell1/.................................................|       5.5      |       4.5      |       5.3      |       4.2
    New Bedford..............................................|       9.8      |       9.5      |       8.8      |       8.1
    Pittsfield...............................................|       7.0      |       6.1      |       6.3      |       5.7
    Springfield..............................................|       5.7      |       4.8      |       5.4      |       4.4
    Worcester1/..............................................|       4.8      |       4.5      |       4.6      |       4.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Michigan...................................................|       5.4      |       4.5      |       5.1      |       4.3
    Ann Arbor................................................|       3.1      |       2.5      |       3.1      |       2.4
    Benton Harbor............................................|       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.4      |       5.4
    Detroit..................................................|       4.8      |       3.9      |       4.7      |       4.0
    Flint....................................................|       6.7      |       5.5      |       6.8      |       5.4
    Grand Rapids_Muskegon_Holland............................|       3.8      |       3.7      |       3.8      |       3.7
    Jackson..................................................|       5.5      |       4.8      |       5.4      |       5.0
    Kalamazoo_Battle_Creek...................................|       4.6      |       4.1      |       4.6      |       4.0
    Lansing_East Lansing.....................................|       3.7      |       3.1      |       3.5      |       3.0
    Saginaw_Bay City_Midland.................................|       6.4      |       5.1      |       6.1      |       4.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Minnesota..................................................|       3.8      |       3.7      |       3.2      |       2.9
    Duluth_Superior1/........................................|       6.2      |       5.8      |       5.6      |       4.9
    Minneapolis_St.Paul1/....................................|       2.8      |       2.7      |       2.6      |       2.3
    Rochester................................................|       3.1      |       3.0      |       2.7      |       2.3
    St. Cloud................................................|       4.2      |       4.8      |       3.3      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Mississippi................................................|       5.6      |       5.9      |       6.1      |       6.3
    Jackson..................................................|       3.7      |       3.6      |       3.9      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              April              |               May
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Missouri...................................................|       4.8      |       4.1      |       4.8      |       4.0
    Kansas City1/............................................|       4.6      |       3.6      |       4.3      |       3.6
    St. Louis LMA1/..........................................|       4.7      |       4.2      |       4.8      |       4.1
    Springfield..............................................|       3.4      |       3.0      |       3.5      |       3.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Montana....................................................|       5.5      |       5.5      |       5.4      |       5.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nebraska...................................................|       2.5      |       2.7      |       2.6      |       2.8
    Lincoln..................................................|       2.1      |       2.4      |       2.2      |       2.6
    Omaha1/..................................................|       2.7      |       2.7      |       2.8      |       2.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nevada.....................................................|       5.3      |       4.8      |       5.2      |       5.0
    Las Vegas................................................|       5.3      |       4.6      |       5.3      |       5.0
    Reno.....................................................|       4.9      |       4.7      |       4.7      |       4.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Hampshire..............................................|       4.3      |       3.7      |       3.8      |       3.7
    Manchester...............................................|       4.2      |       3.2      |       3.9      |       3.3
    Nashua...................................................|       4.8      |       3.7      |       4.3      |       3.7
    Portsmouth_Rochester.....................................|       3.3      |       3.2      |       3.2      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Jersey.................................................|       6.1      |       6.4      |       6.3      |       6.0
    Atlantic_Cape May........................................|       9.8      |      10.1      |       9.0      |       8.4
    Bergen_Passaic...........................................|       6.5      |       6.5      |       6.7      |       6.3
    Jersey City..............................................|       9.0      |       9.6      |       9.6      |       9.4
    Middlesex_Somerset_Hunterdon.............................|       4.6      |       4.7      |       4.8      |       4.5
    Monmouth_Ocean...........................................|       5.4      |       5.8      |       5.5      |       5.2
    Newark...................................................|       6.0      |       6.3      |       6.2      |       6.1
    Trenton..................................................|       4.6      |       5.4      |       4.9      |       5.3
    Vineland_Millville_Bridgeton.............................|       9.6      |      10.5      |       9.4      |       9.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Mexico.................................................|       6.1      |       6.6      |       6.1      |       6.7
    Albuquerque..............................................|       3.7      |       3.9      |       3.8      |       4.2
    Las Cruces...............................................|       8.8      |       9.5      |       8.8      |       8.9
    Santa Fe.................................................|       3.4      |       4.1      |       3.4      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New York...................................................|       6.3      |       6.3      |       6.2      |       6.1
    Albany_Schenectady_Troy..................................|       4.7      |       4.5      |       4.7      |       4.8
    Binghamton...............................................|       5.7      |       4.6      |       5.5      |       4.6
    Buffalo_Niagara Falls....................................|       5.5      |       5.4      |       5.1      |       5.1
    Dutchess County..........................................|       5.1      |       4.0      |       5.2      |       4.5
    Elmira...................................................|       5.1      |       4.4      |       5.0      |       4.6
    Glens Falls..............................................|       7.5      |       6.8      |       6.2      |       6.1
    Nassau_Suffolk...........................................|       4.6      |       4.2      |       4.8      |       4.3
    New York.................................................|       7.5      |       8.0      |       7.4      |       7.7
       New York City.........................................|       8.1      |       8.8      |       8.0      |       8.4
    Newburgh1/...............................................|       5.0      |       4.5      |       4.9      |       4.5
    Rochester................................................|       4.6      |       4.0      |       4.5      |       4.2
    Syracuse.................................................|       5.4      |       4.8      |       5.2      |       5.1
    Utica_Rome...............................................|       5.7      |       5.4      |       5.3      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Carolina.............................................|       4.1      |       4.2      |       4.3      |       4.2
    Asheville................................................|       4.1      |       3.5      |       3.6      |       3.3
    Charlotte_Gastonia_Rock Hill1/...........................|       3.1      |       3.4      |       3.4      |       3.5
    Greensboro_Winston-Salem_High Point......................|       3.0      |       3.4      |       3.3      |       3.2
    Raleigh_Durham_Chapel Hill...............................|       2.5      |       2.1      |       2.6      |       2.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Dakota...............................................|       3.3      |       3.2      |       2.8      |       2.6
    Bismarck.................................................|       3.5      |       3.0      |       3.1      |       2.4
    Fargo_Moorhead1/.........................................|       3.2      |       2.7      |       2.3      |       2.1
    Grand Forks1/............................................|       2.7      |       2.9      |       2.4      |       2.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Ohio.......................................................|       4.4      |       4.5      |       4.3      |       4.6
    Akron....................................................|       4.3      |       4.3      |       4.0      |       4.3
    Canton_Massillon.........................................|       4.6      |       5.3      |       4.6      |       5.5
    Cincinnati1/.............................................|       3.9      |       3.8      |       4.0      |       4.0
    Cleveland_Lorain_Elyria..................................|       4.7      |       4.7      |       4.5      |       4.7
    Columbus.................................................|       3.0      |       2.8      |       3.0      |       3.0
    Dayton_Springfield.......................................|       3.7      |       3.8      |       3.7      |       4.1
    Hamilton_Middletown......................................|       3.7      |       3.7      |       3.8      |       3.9
    Lima.....................................................|       4.9      |       5.5      |       5.2      |       5.5
    Mansfield................................................|       5.8      |       5.8      |       5.5      |       5.9
    Steubenville_Weirton.....................................|       5.8      |       5.9      |       5.9      |       6.1
    Toledo...................................................|       4.6      |       4.2      |       4.6      |       4.2
    Youngstown_Warren........................................|       5.7      |       5.7      |       5.6      |       5.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oklahoma...................................................|       4.6      |       4.3      |       5.0      |       4.4
    Enid.....................................................|       3.5      |       3.8      |       3.9      |       3.7
    Lawton...................................................|       5.1      |       5.2      |       5.6      |       5.0
    Oklahoma City............................................|       3.6      |       3.2      |       3.9      |       3.3
    Tulsa....................................................|       4.2      |       3.7      |       4.3      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oregon.....................................................|       4.7      |       5.3      |       4.6      |       4.9
    Eugene_Springfield.......................................|       4.6      |       5.3      |       4.6      |       4.7
    Medford_Ashland..........................................|       6.4      |       7.6      |       6.5      |       6.8
    Portland_Vancouver1/.....................................|       3.6      |       4.0      |       3.6      |       3.9
    Salem....................................................|       4.6      |       5.3      |       4.4      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania...............................................|       5.8      |       5.7      |       5.9      |       5.9
    Allentown_Bethlehem_Easton...............................|       5.7      |       5.7      |       5.7      |       6.1
    Altoona..................................................|       6.8      |       6.2      |       6.4      |       6.5
    Erie.....................................................|       6.4      |       6.4      |       6.4      |       6.8
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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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                                                             |              April              |               May
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania                                               |                |                |                |
    Harrisburg_Lebanon_Carlisle..............................|       3.9      |       3.7      |       3.8      |       3.8
    Johnstown................................................|       7.9      |       8.7      |       7.7      |       8.4
    Lancaster................................................|       3.5      |       3.3      |       3.5      |       3.7
    Philadelphia1/...........................................|       5.8      |       5.5      |       6.0      |       5.8
    Pittsburgh...............................................|       6.0      |       5.3      |       6.0      |       5.6
    Reading..................................................|       5.1      |       4.8      |       5.2      |       5.0
    Scranton_Wilkes_Barre_Hazelton...........................|       6.9      |       7.1      |       6.9      |       7.0
    Sharon...................................................|       5.0      |       4.9      |       5.8      |       5.2
    State College............................................|       3.1      |       3.1      |       3.1      |       3.2
    Williamsport.............................................|       7.9      |       7.2      |       7.6      |       7.1
    York.....................................................|       4.2      |       4.7      |       4.3      |       5.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Rhode Island...............................................|       6.6      |       4.9      |       6.7      |       4.2
    Providence_Fall River_Warwick............................|       6.9      |       5.7      |       6.9      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Carolina.............................................|       4.3      |       4.9      |       4.6      |       5.1
    Charleston_North Charleston..............................|       4.6      |       4.5      |       4.8      |       4.8
    Columbia.................................................|       2.8      |       3.0      |       3.1      |       3.3
    Greenville_Spartanburg_Anderson..........................|       2.7      |       3.7      |       3.0      |       3.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Dakota...............................................|       2.8      |       3.0      |       2.3      |       2.5
    Rapid City...............................................|       3.0      |       3.3      |       2.6      |       2.7
    Sioux Falls..............................................|       2.0      |       2.0      |       1.7      |       1.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Tennessee..................................................|       4.7      |       4.7      |       4.8      |       4.5
    Chattanooga1/............................................|       4.4      |       4.3      |       4.6      |       4.0
    Johnson City_Kingsport_Bristol1/.........................|       4.6      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       4.3
    Knoxville................................................|       4.4      |       4.0      |       3.8      |       3.7
    Memphis1/................................................|       4.5      |       4.0      |       4.8      |       4.0
    Nashville................................................|       3.1      |       2.9      |       3.3      |       2.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Texas......................................................|       5.6      |       5.7      |       5.7      |       5.6
    Abilene..................................................|       5.0      |       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.3
    Amarillo.................................................|       3.4      |       3.7      |       3.4      |       3.7
    Austin_San Marcos........................................|       2.6      |       2.8      |       2.7      |       2.9
    Beaumont_Port Arthur.....................................|       9.2      |       9.2      |       9.2      |       9.2
    Brazoria.................................................|       7.2      |       6.5      |       7.2      |       6.7
    Brownsville_Harlingen_San Benito ........................|      11.3      |      12.3      |      12.7      |      12.6
    Bryan_College Station....................................|       2.8      |       2.6      |       2.8      |       2.6
    Corpus Christi...........................................|       8.3      |       8.1      |       8.5      |       8.0
    Dallas...................................................|       4.4      |       4.2      |       4.4      |       4.1
    El Paso..................................................|       9.5      |      12.0      |       9.6      |      11.7
    Fort Worth_Arlington.....................................|       4.5      |       4.2      |       4.6      |       4.0
    Galveston_Texas City.....................................|       7.2      |       7.8      |       7.2      |       8.0
    Houston..................................................|       5.4      |       5.3      |       5.5      |       5.3
    Killeen_Temple...........................................|       4.3      |       4.8      |       4.4      |       4.7
    Laredo...................................................|      14.8      |      13.5      |      15.2      |      13.0
    Longview_Marshall........................................|       7.0      |       7.9      |       7.2      |       7.7
    Lubbock..................................................|       3.5      |       4.0      |       3.6      |       4.0
    McAllen_Edinburg_Mission.................................|      17.6      |      18.5      |      18.5      |      17.0
    Odessa_Midland...........................................|       5.9      |       6.0      |       6.0      |       5.9
    San Angelo...............................................|       3.8      |       3.8      |       4.0      |       3.6
    San Antonio..............................................|       3.8      |       4.2      |       3.9      |       4.2
    Sherman_Denison..........................................|       4.8      |       5.0      |       4.8      |       4.6
    Texarkana1/..............................................|       7.4      |       7.1      |       7.7      |       7.0
    Tyler....................................................|       4.6      |       6.7      |       4.9      |       6.8
    Victoria.................................................|       5.8      |       5.0      |       5.9      |       4.9
    Waco.....................................................|       4.0      |       4.2      |       4.3      |       4.4
    Wichita Falls............................................|       4.4      |       4.2      |       4.5      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Utah.......................................................|       3.5      |       3.0      |       3.5      |       3.1
    Provo_Orem...............................................|       2.9      |       2.5      |       2.9      |       2.6
    Salt Lake City_Odgen.....................................|       3.2      |       2.7      |       3.2      |       2.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Vermont....................................................|       4.5      |       4.3      |       3.9      |       3.8
    Burlington...............................................|       2.9      |       2.7      |       2.6      |       2.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Virginia...................................................|       4.0      |       3.8      |       4.5      |       4.2
    Charlottesville..........................................|       2.0      |       1.9      |       2.3      |       2.3
    Danville.................................................|       7.6      |       6.7      |      10.7      |       7.5
    Lynchburg................................................|       3.2      |       3.0      |       3.9      |       3.4
    Norfolk_Virginia Beach_Newport News1/....................|       4.6      |       4.1      |       4.8      |       4.7
    Richmond_Petersburg......................................|       3.4      |       3.2      |       3.7      |       3.7
    Roanoke..................................................|       2.6      |       2.6      |       2.8      |       2.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Washington.................................................|       6.3      |       6.3      |       6.2      |       5.8
    Spokane..................................................|       5.1      |       5.4      |       5.0      |       4.8
    Tacoma...................................................|       6.2      |       6.0      |       6.1      |       5.6
    Seattle_Bellevue_Everett.................................|       5.3      |       4.9      |       5.2      |       4.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  West Virginia..............................................|       7.8      |       7.7      |       7.7      |       7.0
    Charleston...............................................|       5.5      |       5.7      |       5.5      |       5.3
    Huntington_Ashland1/.....................................|       6.8      |       6.9      |       7.5      |       6.6
    Parkersburg_Marietta1/...................................|       7.3      |       6.2      |       6.9      |       6.4
    Wheeling1/...............................................|       6.9      |       5.9      |       6.4      |       5.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin..................................................|       4.0      |       3.9      |       3.6      |       3.5
    Appleton_Oshkosh_Neenah..................................|       3.2      |       3.2      |       3.2      |       2.8
    Eau Claire...............................................|       4.2      |       4.4      |       3.4      |       3.5
    Green Bay................................................|       3.2      |       3.3      |       3.1      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
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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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              April              |               May
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
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                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin                                                  |                |                |                |
    Janesville_Beloit........................................|       3.9      |       3.5      |       4.0      |       3.4
    Kenosha..................................................|       3.9      |       3.5      |       3.7      |       3.4
    La Crosse1/..............................................|       4.1      |       3.1      |       3.3      |       2.6
    Madison..................................................|       2.0      |       1.8      |       1.7      |       1.6
    Milwaukee_Waukesha.......................................|       3.4      |       3.6      |       3.4      |       3.6
    Racine...................................................|       4.6      |       4.5      |       4.1      |       4.0
    Sheboygan................................................|       2.5      |       2.9      |       2.5      |       2.7
    Wausau...................................................|       4.8      |       4.2      |       4.2      |       3.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wyoming....................................................|       5.1      |       5.2      |       4.8      |       4.3
    Casper...................................................|       5.6      |       6.3      |       5.7      |       5.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Puerto Rico................................................|      13.6      |      13.6      |      13.4      |      14.4
    Caguas...................................................|      13.1      |      12.0      |      12.7      |      12.7
    Mayaguez.................................................|      14.3      |      15.0      |      14.4      |      15.6
    Ponce....................................................|      17.6      |      18.9      |      17.0      |      19.8
    San Juan_Bayamon.........................................|      11.1      |      10.7      |      10.9      |      11.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
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     1/  Includes interstate portion of area located in
  adjacent state.
     p/  = preliminary, except for national figures.
     NOTE:    Data refer to place of residence. All estimates
  are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and
  population information becomes available.