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       REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  MARCH 2003


   Most regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in March.
All regions and 44 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-
month shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less, the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The national jobless rate 
was unchanged at 5.8 percent.  Nonfarm employment decreased in 31 states in 
March.
   
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   The South registered the lowest unemployment rate in March, 5.5 percent.
The Midwest and Northeast followed closely, with rates of 5.6 and 5.7 per-
cent, respectively.  The West continued to record the highest rate, 6.4 per-
cent.  Each of the four regions posted little or no change in its unemploy-
ment rate from a year ago.  (See table 1.)
   
   Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central again had
the lowest jobless rate, 4.4 percent in March.  The Pacific continued to
report the highest rate, 6.6 percent.  All divisions posted little or no
change from February.  Over the year, the largest unemployment rate de-
crease was registered in the East South Central division (-0.4 percentage
point).  The Mountain and South Atlantic divisions recorded the next
largest rate declines (-0.3 percentage point each).  New England had the
largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase (+0.5 percentage point),
followed by the West South Central division (+0.3 point).
   
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   In March, South Dakota reported the lowest unemployment rate, 3.2 percent.  
Two of the three additional states that posted rates below 4.0 percent also 
were located in the West North Central division.  These were Nebraska and 
North Dakota, which along with Hawaii in the Pacific division, had rates of 
3.7 percent each.  Oregon continued to record the highest jobless rate, 
7.6 percent, followed by two other Pacific states--Washington, 7.0 percent, 
and Alaska, 6.8 percent.  These three states have reported the highest rates 
for the last year and a half.  Four very large states registered the next 
highest rates in March:  Michigan and Texas, 6.7 percent each, and California 
and Illinois, 6.6 percent each.  Overall in March, 32 states reported unem-
ployment rates below the U.S. average of 5.8 percent, 16 states and the 
District of Columbia had higher rates, and 2 states had the same rate.  
(See table 3 and chart 1.)
   
   Unemployment rates increased over the month in 33 states, declined in 
10 states and the District of Columbia, and were unchanged in 7 states.
Hawaii reported the largest over-the-month rate increase (+0.7 percentage 
point).  Three additional states posted increases of at least one-half 
percentage point--Louisiana (+0.6 percentage point) and Nevada and Utah 
(+0.5 point each).  The largest jobless rate decrease from February was 
recorded in Pennsylvania (-0.4 percentage point).
   
   Compared with March 2002, unemployment rates were lower in 29 states,
higher in 16 states, and unchanged in 5 states and the District of Columbia.  
Hawaii and North Carolina registered the largest over-the-year jobless rate 
declines (-0.9 percentage point each).  Of the 12 states that reported 
decreases of one-half percentage point or more, 5 each were located in the 
South and West.  Connecticut again posted the largest over-the-year unem-
ployment rate increase (+1.1 percentage points).  The next highest rate 
increases over the year were recorded in Massachusetts and Oklahoma 
(+0.6 percentage point each) and New Mexico (+0.5 point).

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Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   From February to March, total nonfarm employment decreased in 31 states,
increased in 18 states and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in 
1 state.  The largest employment decreases occurred in Michigan (-17,700), 
Illinois (-17,400), New York (-10,300), South Carolina (-9,300), and Ohio 
(-8,300).  The largest over-the-month percentage decreases in employment 
were reported in South Carolina (-0.5 percent), Iowa, Michigan, and Wyoming 
(-0.4 percent each), and Illinois, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, and 
Washington (-0.3 percent each).  The largest employment increases occurred 
in New Jersey (+21,800), Georgia (+14,100), Texas (+9,900), and Pennsylvania 
(+9,500).  The District of Columbia and New Jersey posted the largest over-
the-month percentage increases in employment (+0.5 percent each), followed 
by Georgia (+0.4 percent) and Nebraska and Nevada (+0.3 percent each).  
(See table 5.)
   
   Over the year, employment decreased in 30 states.  The largest employment 
decreases were in Ohio (-72,600), Missouri (-71,800), New York (-67,100), 
and Massachusetts (-57,600).  Missouri recorded the largest percentage 
decline in employment (-2.7 percent), followed by Massachusetts (-1.8 per-
cent) and Ohio (-1.3 percent).  The largest over-the-year gains in employment 
occurred in Florida (+89,200), Arizona (+20,600), Nevada (+18,800), and New 
Mexico (+14,400).  The largest percentage gains were reported in Hawaii 
(+2.1 percent), New Mexico (+1.9 percent), and Nevada (+1.8 percent).  
(See chart 2.)
   
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   The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for March is
scheduled to be issued on May 13.  The Regional and State Employment and
Unemployment release for April is scheduled to be issued on May 30.

         
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   |    Seasonally adjusted total nonfarm payroll employment data for  |
   | Delaware presented in table 5 of this release have been corrected | 
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Technical Note


    This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census
regions and divisions, states, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan
area, and New York City from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
program (tables 1-4).  Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment
estimates by state and major industry from the Current Employment
Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6).  The LAUS and CES programs are
both Federal-State cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

    Definitions.  The labor force and unemployment data are based on the
same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national
estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample
survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau.  The labor force includes both the
employed and the unemployed.  Employed persons are those who did any work
at all for pay or profit in the survey reference week (the week including
the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family
business or farm, plus those not working who have a job from which they
were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-
management dispute, illness, or vacation.  Unemployed persons are those who
did not work at all (in the reference week), have actively looked for a job
(sometime in the 4-week period ending with the survey reference week), and
are currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need
not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed.
     
    Method of estimation.  Effective January 1996, estimates for all
states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan
area, and New York City are produced using estimating equations based on
regression techniques.  This method utilizes data from several sources,
including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) data.  A
detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS
upon request.  Effective January 1998, estimates for census regions and
divisions are obtained by summing the model-based estimates for the
component states and then calculating the unemployment rate.
     
    Annual revisions.  Labor force and unemployment data shown for the
prior year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year, usually with
January estimates.  The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data
from the U.S. Census Bureau and any revisions in the other data sources.
In addition, data for all states,  the District of Columbia, and the two
large substate areas noted are adjusted annually to equal the CPS annual
averages, usually effective with January estimates.  The regional and state
data will not sum to national totals obtained from the CPS, since the
monthly state estimates are not based directly on the CPS.
     
    Seasonal adjustment.  Seasonal adjustment of state (and Los Angeles-
Long Beach and New York City) labor force levels are computed by
aggregating independently seasonally adjusted employment and unemployment
levels. Unemployment rates are then computed from these independently
adjusted levels.  Region and division levels are calculated as the sum of
the levels of the component states.  Revisions of historical data for the
most recent 5 years are usually made at the beginning of each calendar
year, usually coincident with January estimates.

Employment--from the CES program

    Definitions.  Employment data refer to persons on establishment
payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the
12th of the month, except for federal government employment, which
represents the number of persons who occupied positions on the last day of
the month.  Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their
place of residence;  those appearing on more than one payroll are counted
on each payroll.  Industries are classified on the basis of their principal
product or activity in accordance with the 1987 Standard Industrial
Classification Manual.
     
    Method of estimation.  The employment data are estimated using a "link
relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month
employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of
establishments reporting for both months.  The estimates of employment for
the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the
previous month by these ratios.
     
    Annual revisions.  Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a
complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax
reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state
unemployment insurance (UI) laws.  The benchmark information is used to
adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding
one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark
month.  Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment,
and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level
for the subsequent months.
     
    Seasonal adjustment.  Seasonally adjusted payroll employment totals
for states are computed by aggregating independently adjusted series for
major industry divisions.  Revisions of historical data for the most recent
5 years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.
     
    Caution on aggregating state data.  State estimation procedures are
designed to produce accurate data for each individual state.  BLS
independently develops a national employment series; state estimates are
not forced to sum to national totals.  Because each state series is subject
to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, summing
them cumulates individual state level errors and can cause significant
distortions at an aggregate level.  Due to these statistical limitations,
BLS does not compile a "sum-of-states" employment series, and cautions
users that such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile
error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

    The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey and
administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other types of
errors.  Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that is,
variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire
population is surveyed.  Survey data also are subject to nonsampling
errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and
processing operations.  Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys
are subject to additional errors resulting from the special estimation
processes used.  The sums of individual items may not always equal the
totals shown in the same tables because of rounding.  With respect to the
LAUS program, unemployment rates are computed, in most instances, from
unrounded data rather than from data that may be displayed in the tables;
differences, however, are generally insignificant.
     
    Labor force and unemployment estimates.  Measures of sampling error,
in the form of standard errors for state annual average estimates derived
from the CPS, are available in the annual BLS bulletin,  Geographic Profile
of Employment and Unemployment.  Measures of nonsampling error for CPS data
are not available, but additional information on the subject is provided in
the BLS monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings.
     
    Employment estimates.  Measures of sampling error are not available
for state CES data, but the relatively large size of the samples maintained
by the state agencies and the annual adjustment of employment estimates to
more recent benchmark levels assure a high degree of accuracy.  Information
on recent benchmark revisions for states is available upon request.

Additional information

    More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop
these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which 
is available by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. 
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800), 
and from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490, August 1997.
     
    Estimates of labor force and unemployment for over 330 metropolitan
areas are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area Employment and
Unemployment.  Estimates of labor force, employment, and unemployment for
all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas, counties, cities with a
population of 25,000 or more, and other areas used in the administration of
various federal economic assistance programs are available from the BLS
Internet at (http://www.bls.gov/lau/).  Employment data from the CES
program are available at (http://www.bls.gov/sae/).

    Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone: 1-800-877-8339.
   
   

 LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                LABOR FORCE DATA
 
 
 Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, seasonally adjusted1
 
 (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                         Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                 
                              Civilian labor force                                                                               
  Census region and                                                                                                              
       division                                                          Number                      Percent of labor force      
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                        Mar.     Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Mar.     Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Mar.     Jan.     Feb.     Mar.  
                        2002     2003     2003     2003p    2002     2003     2003     2003p    2002     2003     2003     2003p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
 Northeast........... 27,455.3 27,603.1 27,573.7 27,511.5  1,507.8  1,591.0  1,586.7  1,566.5    5.5      5.8      5.8      5.7  
                                                                                                                                 
   New England.......  7,520.6  7,574.8  7,577.2  7,564.7    352.5    375.5    377.1    394.2    4.7      5.0      5.0      5.2  
   Middle Atlantic... 19,934.6 20,028.3 19,996.6 19,946.7  1,155.4  1,215.5  1,209.5  1,172.3    5.8      6.1      6.0      5.9  
                                                                                                                                 
 South............... 50,635.0 51,219.0 51,255.7 51,224.0  2,866.3  2,764.6  2,805.5  2,830.2    5.7      5.4      5.5      5.5  
                                                                                                                                 
   South Atlantic.... 26,651.6 26,922.7 26,889.7 26,864.5  1,448.1  1,359.3  1,362.3  1,367.7    5.4      5.0      5.1      5.1  
   East South Central  8,296.6  8,353.8  8,364.8  8,355.7    481.8    448.0    448.4    451.1    5.8      5.4      5.4      5.4  
   West South Central 15,686.9 15,942.5 16,001.1 16,003.8    936.4    957.3    994.8  1,011.4    6.0      6.0      6.2      6.3  
                                                                                                                                 
 Midwest............. 34,206.9 34,420.5 34,437.3 34,412.3  1,899.0  1,839.9  1,892.6  1,916.4    5.6      5.3      5.5      5.6  
                                                                                                                                 
   East North Central 23,497.9 23,677.2 23,683.1 23,668.6  1,404.9  1,370.9  1,433.9  1,448.0    6.0      5.8      6.1      6.1  
   West North Central 10,709.0 10,743.2 10,754.1 10,743.7    494.1    468.9    458.7    468.4    4.6      4.4      4.3      4.4  
                                                                                                                                 
 West................ 32,828.9 33,257.0 33,241.1 33,260.8  2,139.2  2,081.8  2,092.1  2,112.8    6.5      6.3      6.3      6.4  
                                                                                                                                 
   Mountain..........  9,669.3  9,761.4  9,759.0  9,759.3    567.9    523.3    524.9    550.3    5.9      5.4      5.4      5.6  
   Pacific........... 23,159.6 23,495.6 23,482.0 23,501.4  1,571.3  1,558.6  1,567.2  1,562.6    6.8      6.6      6.7      6.6  

   1 These estimates are obtained by summing the state estimates.
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE:  The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census divisions are: New England: Connecticut,
 Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South
 Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West
 Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma,
 and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and
 Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when
 new benchmark and population information becomes available.

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, not seasonally adjusted1

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                        Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                
                             Civilian labor force                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
 Census region and                                                      Number                      Percent of labor force      
      division                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                          February           March            February           March            February           March      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       2002     2003     2002     2003p    2002     2003     2002     2003p    2002     2003     2002     2003p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 27,213.3 27,391.8 27,355.0 27,413.8  1,630.9  1,734.9  1,594.9  1,654.0    6.0      6.3      5.8      6.0  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,426.7  7,504.7  7,481.4  7,527.4    382.5    414.5    378.8    420.9    5.2      5.5      5.1      5.6  
  Middle Atlantic... 19,786.5 19,887.0 19,873.6 19,886.4  1,248.4  1,320.3  1,216.1  1,233.1    6.3      6.6      6.1      6.2  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 50,138.3 50,795.7 50,366.8 50,949.2  2,911.6  2,880.5  2,804.3  2,768.8    5.8      5.7      5.6      5.4  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 26,407.4 26,657.5 26,513.2 26,719.6  1,472.3  1,399.6  1,408.0  1,330.2    5.6      5.3      5.3      5.0  
  East South Central  8,219.1  8,292.8  8,247.3  8,306.7    502.8    478.0    485.2    454.8    6.1      5.8      5.9      5.5  
  West South Central 15,511.9 15,845.4 15,606.2 15,922.9    936.5  1,002.9    911.1    983.8    6.0      6.3      5.8      6.2  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 33,861.7 34,077.4 33,978.9 34,182.0  2,058.2  2,094.0  2,052.9  2,075.3    6.1      6.1      6.0      6.1  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,260.9 23,426.9 23,333.0 23,501.1  1,515.1  1,578.4  1,516.1  1,563.4    6.5      6.7      6.5      6.7  
  West North Central 10,600.8 10,650.5 10,645.9 10,680.9    543.1    515.6    536.7    511.8    5.1      4.8      5.0      4.8  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 32,634.4 33,071.1 32,699.7 33,130.0  2,246.3  2,222.0  2,202.2  2,176.9    6.9      6.7      6.7      6.6  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain..........  9,583.0  9,674.4  9,598.9  9,687.1    588.0    546.8    571.3    554.2    6.1      5.7      6.0      5.7  
  Pacific........... 23,051.3 23,396.7 23,100.8 23,442.9  1,658.2  1,675.2  1,630.9  1,622.6    7.2      7.2      7.1      6.9  

  1 These estimates are obtained by summing the state estimates. The composition of the regions and divisions is described in
table 1.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available.
   
   
   

LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                               LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                         SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                           Unemployed                          
                                                                                                                               
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                         
                                                                                                                               
    State and Area                                                               Number                  Percent of labor force
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                           Mar.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.      Mar.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.    Mar.  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.
                           2002      2003      2003     2003p      2002      2003      2003     2003p    2002  2003  2003 2003p
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                               
Alabama................   2,109.9   2,158.1   2,161.9   2,156.0    125.2     120.4     118.5     122.7    5.9   5.6   5.5   5.7
Alaska.................     320.9     339.5     341.7     339.9     23.6      23.3      23.9      23.3    7.4   6.9   7.0   6.8
Arizona................   2,650.7   2,662.8   2,651.3   2,655.3    165.4     147.8     151.7     157.8    6.2   5.5   5.7   5.9
Arkansas...............   1,274.6   1,299.2   1,298.8   1,296.1     69.8      63.4      63.9      64.2    5.5   4.9   4.9   5.0
California.............  17,357.4  17,578.5  17,600.9  17,607.7  1,146.2   1,163.1   1,178.9   1,159.2    6.6   6.6   6.7   6.6
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                             
     Beach.............   4,686.2   4,716.0   4,750.8   4,772.0    324.8     309.1     320.8     306.8    6.9   6.6   6.8   6.4
Colorado...............   2,429.6   2,455.8   2,460.0   2,456.0    141.4     134.5     135.3     140.4    5.8   5.5   5.5   5.7
Connecticut............   1,764.5   1,777.5   1,785.2   1,782.4     72.7      86.3      88.7      93.5    4.1   4.9   5.0   5.2
Delaware...............     425.6     421.3     418.5     419.4     17.7      14.4      15.6      17.2    4.2   3.4   3.7   4.1
District of Columbia...     306.1     300.7     304.4     307.6     19.7      18.5      20.1      19.8    6.4   6.1   6.6   6.4
Florida................   8,066.9   8,125.3   8,102.7   8,082.8    452.3     429.5     433.2     424.7    5.6   5.3   5.3   5.3
                                                                                                                               
Georgia................   4,271.8   4,353.9   4,353.6   4,348.7    216.5     202.9     196.7     200.2    5.1   4.7   4.5   4.6
Hawaii.................     582.1     595.7     593.0     592.5     26.8      21.7      17.8      21.9    4.6   3.6   3.0   3.7
Idaho..................     685.2     691.0     692.9     694.7     40.3      38.1      36.2      38.2    5.9   5.5   5.2   5.5
Illinois...............   6,399.4   6,402.7   6,371.9   6,397.7    407.2     405.8     416.8     422.3    6.4   6.3   6.5   6.6
Indiana................   3,159.8   3,191.2   3,180.6   3,167.3    165.4     152.0     156.0     150.4    5.2   4.8   4.9   4.7
Iowa...................   1,655.8   1,649.5   1,652.6   1,648.7     63.8      63.3      65.5      65.6    3.9   3.8   4.0   4.0
Kansas.................   1,404.5   1,471.4   1,472.9   1,470.4     70.3      69.5      68.2      68.6    5.0   4.7   4.6   4.7
Kentucky...............   1,972.7   1,986.6   1,994.5   1,995.9    112.5     106.3     112.9     113.1    5.7   5.3   5.7   5.7
Louisiana..............   2,012.4   2,043.3   2,058.8   2,061.4    120.9     107.9     117.7     129.1    6.0   5.3   5.7   6.3
Maine..................     685.0     697.9     700.0     695.6     29.1      31.7      31.9      31.4    4.3   4.5   4.6   4.5
                                                                                                                               
Maryland...............   2,897.9   2,927.9   2,927.4   2,931.9    129.7     118.8     124.1     131.7    4.5   4.1   4.2   4.5
Massachusetts..........   3,468.5   3,454.9   3,453.1   3,450.4    178.5     180.3     185.0     195.4    5.1   5.2   5.4   5.7
Michigan...............   5,044.6   5,103.6   5,124.1   5,104.8    319.3     317.6     336.6     343.6    6.3   6.2   6.6   6.7
Minnesota..............   2,915.8   2,910.2   2,919.0   2,918.1    132.3     127.3     126.1     128.8    4.5   4.4   4.3   4.4
Mississippi............   1,298.5   1,322.8   1,314.8   1,313.5     86.7      86.3      79.4      77.6    6.7   6.5   6.0   5.9
Missouri...............   3,010.5   2,965.5   2,959.9   2,953.8    165.4     150.5     138.7     142.2    5.5   5.1   4.7   4.8
Montana................     462.6     469.3     469.6     469.1     22.1      20.2      18.9      19.5    4.8   4.3   4.0   4.2
Nebraska...............     958.3     976.9     980.1     981.9     34.6      32.8      34.5      36.8    3.6   3.4   3.5   3.7
Nevada.................   1,119.8   1,113.7   1,115.5   1,113.9     67.1      55.8      56.2      61.1    6.0   5.0   5.0   5.5
New Hampshire..........     703.6     719.1     716.4     716.1     32.0      33.2      28.2      29.2    4.5   4.6   3.9   4.1
                                                                                                                               
New Jersey.............   4,365.6   4,409.0   4,405.0   4,424.0    248.8     244.3     249.5     259.3    5.7   5.5   5.7   5.9
New Mexico.............     872.3     890.6     891.4     894.4     47.3      51.7      51.7      52.8    5.4   5.8   5.8   5.9
New York...............   9,299.3   9,355.4   9,343.6   9,302.4    561.2     590.0     573.9     554.4    6.0   6.3   6.1   6.0
  New York City........   3,716.2   3,689.9   3,694.3   3,661.1    284.7     319.0     326.3     309.8    7.7   8.6   8.8   8.5
North Carolina.........   4,179.4   4,169.9   4,151.9   4,151.6    287.2     252.4     241.4     249.5    6.9   6.1   5.8   6.0
North Dakota...........     346.0     349.9     349.0     349.9     13.4      12.5      12.7      13.1    3.9   3.6   3.7   3.7
Ohio...................   5,856.2   5,878.7   5,900.1   5,892.0    339.5     328.1     359.2     361.1    5.8   5.6   6.1   6.1
Oklahoma...............   1,694.7   1,704.5   1,700.8   1,692.2     76.6      85.1      87.7      85.8    4.5   5.0   5.2   5.1
Oregon.................   1,829.9   1,848.5   1,835.8   1,851.1    145.3     139.8     133.2     139.8    7.9   7.6   7.3   7.6
Pennsylvania...........   6,269.8   6,263.9   6,248.0   6,220.3    345.3     381.1     386.1     358.6    5.5   6.1   6.2   5.8
Rhode Island...........     552.7     573.7     571.9     568.5     26.9      29.7      29.5      30.2    4.9   5.2   5.2   5.3
                                                                                                                               
South Carolina.........   1,960.9   2,031.3   2,032.2   2,015.0    118.9     127.5     126.4     119.2    6.1   6.3   6.2   5.9
South Dakota...........     418.2     419.8     420.7     420.7     14.4      13.1      13.0      13.4    3.4   3.1   3.1   3.2
Tennessee..............   2,915.5   2,886.3   2,893.7   2,890.4    157.3     135.1     137.6     137.7    5.4   4.7   4.8   4.8
Texas..................  10,705.1  10,895.6  10,942.8  10,954.0    669.2     700.8     725.5     732.3    6.3   6.4   6.6   6.7
Utah...................   1,178.3   1,203.7   1,202.9   1,201.1     73.1      64.5      63.8      69.2    6.2   5.4   5.3   5.8
Vermont................     346.3     351.8     350.6     351.7     13.3      14.2      13.9      14.6    3.8   4.0   4.0   4.1
Virginia...............   3,731.5   3,785.3   3,789.8   3,803.9    158.0     151.4     156.5     159.5    4.2   4.0   4.1   4.2
Washington.............   3,069.2   3,133.4   3,110.6   3,110.2    229.4     210.6     213.4     218.4    7.5   6.7   6.9   7.0
West Virginia..........     811.5     807.0     809.4     803.5     48.1      43.8      48.2      45.9    5.9   5.4   6.0   5.7
Wisconsin..............   3,037.9   3,101.2   3,106.4   3,106.9    173.4     167.3     165.3     170.6    5.7   5.4   5.3   5.5
Wyoming................     270.8     274.6     275.5     274.8     11.3      10.9      11.3      11.1    4.2   4.0   4.1   4.1
                                                                                                                               
Puerto Rico............   1,353.1   1,380.6   1,371.2   1,388.6    167.8     156.8     163.9     169.7   12.4  11.4  12.0  12.2

  p = preliminary.
  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 population information
becomes available.
   
   
   

LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                   LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                             Unemployed                            
                                                                                                                                   
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
    State and Area                                                               Number                    Percent of labor force  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                              February             March              February             March           February       March    
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                           2002      2003      2002      2003p     2002      2003      2002      2003p   2002   2003   2002   2003p
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
Alabama................   2,096.3   2,146.4   2,095.7   2,141.6    125.3     120.7     115.8     113.4    6.0    5.6    5.5    5.3 
Alaska.................     316.0     337.0     316.1     334.6     27.8      29.4      26.6      26.1    8.8    8.7    8.4    7.8 
Arizona................   2,631.1   2,634.4   2,638.7   2,642.7    159.0     144.8     152.6     145.1    6.0    5.5    5.8    5.5 
Arkansas...............   1,253.7   1,283.5   1,273.9   1,295.1     78.3      73.0      74.4      68.4    6.2    5.7    5.8    5.3 
California.............  17,285.2  17,539.5  17,320.6  17,572.1  1,186.3   1,235.0   1,180.5   1,193.6    6.9    7.0    6.8    6.8 
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                                 
     Beach.............   4,696.3   4,759.9   4,688.9   4,775.0    319.4     319.9     317.3     299.5    6.8    6.7    6.8    6.3 
Colorado...............   2,392.9   2,426.6   2,401.7   2,427.8    143.0     139.8     145.8     145.2    6.0    5.8    6.1    6.0 
Connecticut............   1,739.2   1,762.8   1,758.5   1,776.8     80.0      96.9      75.5      96.2    4.6    5.5    4.3    5.4 
Delaware...............     425.4     417.3     426.3     420.0     19.7      18.5      18.4      17.8    4.6    4.4    4.3    4.2 
District of Columbia...     303.5     301.7     304.1     305.6     21.2      21.3      19.1      19.2    7.0    7.1    6.3    6.3 
Florida................   7,982.5   8,017.6   8,023.8   8,036.9    438.9     417.1     419.9     394.1    5.5    5.2    5.2    4.9 
                                                                                                                                   
Georgia................   4,244.4   4,333.5   4,266.7   4,341.7    213.0     197.5     217.8     201.5    5.0    4.6    5.1    4.6 
Hawaii.................     584.9     594.3     582.1     592.2     27.6      17.9      24.8      19.9    4.7    3.0    4.3    3.4 
Idaho..................     676.6     683.3     678.4     687.9     48.9      45.0      46.5      44.4    7.2    6.6    6.9    6.5 
Illinois...............   6,360.3   6,324.4   6,364.6   6,363.8    431.7     452.7     431.6     448.1    6.8    7.2    6.8    7.0 
Indiana................   3,126.7   3,146.0   3,138.9   3,146.4    182.9     173.2     176.0     161.3    5.9    5.5    5.6    5.1 
Iowa...................   1,645.8   1,644.7   1,650.8   1,644.0     77.1      79.9      77.6      79.7    4.7    4.9    4.7    4.8 
Kansas.................   1,389.1   1,460.0   1,399.4   1,465.0     74.7      73.5      73.2      71.5    5.4    5.0    5.2    4.9 
Kentucky...............   1,946.5   1,969.9   1,951.9   1,975.2    126.7     129.2     117.6     118.2    6.5    6.6    6.0    6.0 
Louisiana..............   1,992.4   2,031.0   2,001.3   2,050.2    123.4     118.0     115.3     123.4    6.2    5.8    5.8    6.0 
Maine..................     670.5     685.8     676.8     687.3     34.4      37.7      34.1      36.3    5.1    5.5    5.0    5.3 
                                                                                                                                   
Maryland...............   2,861.9   2,901.0   2,874.5   2,908.5    137.5     135.2     127.1     129.0    4.8    4.7    4.4    4.4 
Massachusetts..........   3,426.1   3,424.7   3,450.2   3,433.9    184.9     195.9     191.1     208.2    5.4    5.7    5.5    6.1 
Michigan...............   4,988.6   5,057.2   5,012.1   5,069.6    339.0     365.4     350.1     375.1    6.8    7.2    7.0    7.4 
Minnesota..............   2,878.3   2,880.7   2,889.5   2,892.0    146.7     141.8     145.6     142.5    5.1    4.9    5.0    4.9 
Mississippi............   1,295.4   1,311.9   1,299.0   1,313.9     86.2      80.8      90.4      81.3    6.7    6.2    7.0    6.2 
Missouri...............   2,989.9   2,938.3   2,997.2   2,940.9    174.1     151.8     170.6     147.5    5.8    5.2    5.7    5.0 
Montana................     458.0     464.9     459.3     465.8     26.9      24.3      26.3      23.7    5.9    5.2    5.7    5.1 
Nebraska...............     951.6     974.3     955.2     978.9     38.7      38.7      36.4      38.6    4.1    4.0    3.8    3.9 
Nevada.................   1,119.1   1,114.0   1,114.2   1,107.9     72.7      59.2      66.5      60.6    6.5    5.3    6.0    5.5 
New Hampshire..........     696.5     710.9     700.3     712.8     33.5      30.4      34.4      31.6    4.8    4.3    4.9    4.4 
                                                                                                                                   
New Jersey.............   4,334.3   4,378.7   4,351.3   4,409.8    252.5     260.0     255.2     265.7    5.8    5.9    5.9    6.0 
New Mexico.............     864.3     885.4     872.9     895.1     45.8      50.6      46.2      51.7    5.3    5.7    5.3    5.8 
New York...............   9,241.5   9,314.0   9,279.7   9,283.2    607.3     629.0     588.6     581.6    6.6    6.8    6.3    6.3 
  New York City........   3,711.8   3,704.5   3,737.4   3,682.3    290.6     340.7     295.2     320.2    7.8    9.2    7.9    8.7 
North Carolina.........   4,160.5   4,124.6   4,155.9   4,126.4    302.8     261.1     289.0     251.6    7.3    6.3    7.0    6.1 
North Dakota...........     338.8     341.6     341.0     344.8     15.3      15.0      16.7      16.3    4.5    4.4    4.9    4.7 
Ohio...................   5,772.6   5,818.2   5,802.7   5,838.2    356.3     388.1     356.7     379.2    6.2    6.7    6.1    6.5 
Oklahoma...............   1,679.4   1,688.1   1,693.9   1,692.3     82.5      94.4      78.2      87.5    4.9    5.6    4.6    5.2 
Oregon.................   1,814.4   1,820.6   1,819.7   1,840.2    170.0     155.5     159.5     154.1    9.4    8.5    8.8    8.4 
Pennsylvania...........   6,210.7   6,194.3   6,242.6   6,193.3    388.6     431.4     372.2     385.8    6.3    7.0    6.0    6.2 
Rhode Island...........     549.5     569.9     550.3     565.9     32.9      35.7      28.6      31.9    6.0    6.3    5.2    5.6 
                                                                                                                                   
South Carolina.........   1,931.3   2,009.0   1,949.3   2,003.8    122.0     132.8     111.3     112.1    6.3    6.6    5.7    5.6 
South Dakota...........     407.3     410.9     412.7     415.3     16.4      14.9      16.7      15.7    4.0    3.6    4.0    3.8 
Tennessee..............   2,880.9   2,864.5   2,900.8   2,875.9    164.6     147.3     161.3     141.8    5.7    5.1    5.6    4.9 
Texas..................  10,586.5  10,842.8  10,637.1  10,885.3    652.4     717.5     643.3     704.5    6.2    6.6    6.0    6.5 
Utah...................   1,173.8   1,194.4   1,164.1   1,186.5     77.8      69.0      74.1      70.5    6.6    5.8    6.4    5.9 
Vermont................     344.9     350.6     345.2     350.8     16.8      18.0      15.1      16.6    4.9    5.1    4.4    4.7 
Virginia...............   3,695.7   3,754.5   3,709.2   3,781.1    164.4     161.2     153.3     154.8    4.4    4.3    4.1    4.1 
Washington.............   3,050.8   3,105.3   3,062.3   3,103.8    246.5     237.3     239.5     228.9    8.1    7.6    7.8    7.4 
West Virginia..........     802.3     798.2     803.3     795.5     52.8      54.7      52.1      50.0    6.6    6.9    6.5    6.3 
Wisconsin..............   3,012.7   3,081.2   3,014.8   3,083.2    205.2     198.9     201.7     199.7    6.8    6.5    6.7    6.5 
Wyoming................     267.2     271.5     269.6     273.5     13.9      14.1      13.3      13.1    5.2    5.2    4.9    4.8 
                                                                                                                                   
Puerto Rico............   1,374.7   1,384.0   1,358.8   1,394.8    188.0     173.4     166.9     169.0   13.7   12.5   12.3   12.1 

  p = preliminary.
  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 population information becomes
available.
   
   


     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                       ESTABLISHMENT DATA 
                                                                                                          
     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                                     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                   
     
     Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                        Total(1)                        Construction                   Manufacturing         
                                                                                                                             
            State                                                                                                            
                             Mar.     Jan.     Feb.    Mar.     Mar.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Jan.    Feb.   Mar. 
                             2002     2003     2003    2003p    2002    2003    2003    2003p   2002    2003    2003   2003p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
      Alabama............  1,886.5  1,880.9  1,876.3  1,873.9   101.7   100.1   100.4    98.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Alaska.............    294.2    297.6    297.8    297.5    15.4    15.5    15.9    16.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Arizona............  2,252.8  2,273.9  2,270.4  2,273.4   171.5   174.6   174.8   176.1   187.0   178.0   177.2   176.9
      Arkansas...........  1,145.5  1,149.4  1,147.1  1,147.2    54.4    56.1    53.7    53.4   215.6   212.8   211.1   210.0
      California......... 14,464.8 14,493.3 14,478.2 14,474.1   773.1   780.9   783.6   792.0 1,660.5 1,599.6 1,598.1 1,595.9
                                                                                                                             
      Colorado...........  2,181.5  2,172.1  2,165.3  2,165.5   160.6   156.6   155.6   155.6   168.8   160.0   158.7   157.6
      Connecticut........  1,673.5  1,661.7  1,655.0  1,655.2    65.1    61.0    60.2    60.3   215.1   208.6   206.6   206.7
      Delaware (3)(4)....    412.3    412.5    409.3    409.3    24.2    24.7    24.0    23.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      District of                                                                                                            
         Columbia (3)....    663.1    665.7    664.5    667.7    11.6    12.2    12.0    12.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Florida (3)........  7,163.9  7,252.3  7,259.3  7,253.1   431.3   432.8   435.2   438.1   411.1   398.6   397.6   393.7
                                                                                                                             
      Georgia............  3,909.8  3,899.6  3,899.4  3,913.5   203.7   198.1   199.8   203.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Hawaii (3).........    551.5    566.3    564.1    563.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Idaho..............    562.9    563.2    563.8    563.3    35.6    36.4    36.5    36.1    64.5    62.5    62.5    61.7
      Illinois...........  5,880.9  5,901.4  5,872.1  5,854.7   274.7   285.7   276.2   276.6   763.8   743.5   743.5   742.4
      Indiana............  2,882.7  2,882.3  2,871.9  2,871.7   146.2   140.6   138.2   139.5   588.1   590.3   585.7   584.5
                                                                                                                             
      Iowa...............  1,448.6  1,445.0  1,447.6  1,441.6    64.6    65.8    65.1    62.7   228.6   225.4   224.6   223.8
      Kansas.............  1,336.0  1,333.8  1,337.2  1,334.1    63.2    62.2    62.6    62.7   185.0   181.6   180.4   178.9
      Kentucky...........  1,789.6  1,792.5  1,785.3  1,784.3    84.3    87.1    84.2    83.1   278.7   272.1   271.8   272.8
      Louisiana..........  1,894.3  1,903.2  1,897.9  1,897.4   118.3   115.7   116.4   117.0   162.2   159.8   157.7   158.0
      Maine..............    605.4    605.4    603.6    604.7    29.0    28.8    28.6    28.7    68.9    65.1    64.6    64.5
                                                                                                                             
      Maryland (3).......  2,479.0  2,469.2  2,469.8  2,474.9   168.0   167.1   165.7   164.0   159.7   153.8   155.0   154.8
      Massachusetts......  3,260.6  3,215.1  3,209.1  3,203.0   140.3   138.3   137.6   134.3   354.0   338.3   337.7   336.9
      Michigan...........  4,472.1  4,445.6  4,437.0  4,419.3   201.6   203.6   202.0   198.7   764.9   751.4   738.0   736.7
      Minnesota..........  2,647.7  2,639.3  2,639.2  2,635.3   121.5   121.2   121.5   120.4   360.2   349.7   348.6   350.4
      Mississippi........  1,125.1  1,125.9  1,125.2  1,127.3    54.6    55.2    54.5    53.3   191.7   183.7   183.3   183.3
                                                                                                                             
      Missouri...........  2,704.3  2,636.8  2,638.1  2,632.5   138.3   133.3   133.0   133.6   326.5   313.7   313.2   313.0
      Montana............    392.5    394.2    394.8    393.5    20.9    22.4    22.0    21.6    20.0    18.9    18.7    19.4
      Nebraska...........    907.7    900.2    900.8    903.1    44.7    44.5    44.3    44.3   106.3   105.0   105.6   104.6
      Nevada.............  1,041.3  1,055.9  1,057.4  1,060.1    90.4    91.8    92.3    93.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      New Hampshire......    618.7    618.2    615.9    617.3    28.7    28.2    27.1    26.9    86.3    81.5    80.7    81.0
                                                                                                                             
      New Jersey.........  4,003.0  3,993.1  3,980.1  4,001.9   162.8   163.6   162.0   165.7   374.0   360.5   358.6   360.0
      New Mexico.........    762.6    773.2    776.7    777.0    46.5    45.8    45.7    46.3    38.7    37.7    37.9    37.6
      New York...........  8,457.3  8,417.5  8,400.5  8,390.2   322.7   323.8   321.7   323.1   661.8   631.5   628.1   626.0
      North Carolina.....  3,847.1  3,832.2  3,827.5  3,829.8   220.8   212.8   213.7   211.4   654.0   622.4   617.6   616.9
      North Dakota.......    328.8    329.0    328.4    329.0    15.4    14.5    14.2    14.3    23.7    23.1    23.1    23.6
                                                                                                                             
      Ohio...............  5,454.1  5,404.9  5,389.8  5,381.5   236.5   237.1   231.7   230.4   891.7   867.7   866.4   864.7
      Oklahoma...........  1,489.4  1,473.2  1,475.8  1,471.2    64.7    65.0    65.4    65.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Oregon.............  1,569.7  1,572.6  1,572.0  1,567.1    78.0    78.5    78.3    78.1   202.8   199.2   197.8   195.8
      Pennsylvania.......  5,654.2  5,626.0  5,623.2  5,632.7   251.1   247.3   248.3   250.0   770.3   738.9   736.2   735.1
      Rhode Island.......    478.4    479.7    479.6    479.3    19.9    19.3    19.3    19.5    63.4    61.1    61.3    61.0
                                                                                                                             
      South Carolina.....  1,800.1  1,805.0  1,805.9  1,796.6   111.6   111.6   110.0   107.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      South Dakota.......    374.4    374.7    375.1    375.0    18.3    19.0    19.0    19.1    38.4    38.0    37.9    37.8
      Tennessee..........  2,656.0  2,657.5  2,663.9  2,669.6   114.5   111.4   111.1   109.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Texas..............  9,429.9  9,431.0  9,426.4  9,436.3   572.1   574.2   573.2   574.9   963.5   930.5   928.7   928.0
      Utah...............  1,071.3  1,077.2  1,073.4  1,070.6    67.9    67.4    66.1    65.9   114.6   111.8   110.8   110.5
                                                                                                                             
      Vermont............    299.8    302.9    301.8    301.3    15.1    15.0    15.3    15.2    41.7    39.1    39.0    38.7
      Virginia...........  3,491.6  3,486.0  3,483.0  3,478.4   214.5   206.1   205.9   204.3   323.1   315.3   313.0   311.9
      Washington.........  2,645.7  2,666.5  2,662.1  2,655.2   152.1   156.7   156.6   156.1   291.5   275.1   273.2   271.6
      West Virginia......    734.6    733.9    734.2    732.5    34.6    35.3    34.6    34.3    69.5    66.8    66.1    66.4
      Wisconsin..........  2,780.0  2,775.2  2,775.7  2,773.4   122.7   119.9   119.0   116.6   531.9   524.8   520.8   520.1
      Wyoming............    247.4    247.8    248.4    247.3    19.8    20.4    20.5    19.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                             Trade, transportation,and          Financial activites          Professional and business   
                                     utilities                                                        services           
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            Mar.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Jan.    Feb.   Mar. 
                            2002    2003    2003    2003p   2002    2003    2003    2003p   2002    2003    2003   2003p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............   374.9   374.1   379.8   378.6    97.2    97.0    96.9    97.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Alaska.............    61.4    60.3    60.6    60.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      22.9    23.0    23.3    22.9
      Arizona............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     155.1   155.6   154.1   153.0   312.7   317.0   313.0   313.8
      Arkansas...........   241.8   242.5   242.8   243.6    49.7    50.1    49.9    50.1    99.7   102.1   102.0   101.0
      California......... 2,720.2 2,749.4 2,741.8 2,736.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)   2,128.8 2,128.5 2,120.9 2,111.6
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   412.2   413.4   411.7   407.8   148.0   149.6   150.0   150.8   293.9   276.6   277.3   279.5
      Connecticut........   310.4   306.8   315.4   318.3   142.9   141.1   141.4   141.6   204.2   198.2   198.1   199.9
      Delaware (3)(4)....    76.8    78.1    76.6    77.3    39.0    38.1    38.0    38.2    67.9    67.1    67.2    67.6
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia (3)....   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     138.9   139.9   139.5   140.2
      Florida (3)........ 1,475.9 1,479.0 1,473.8 1,473.3   472.8   475.3   475.9   475.7 1,210.7 1,242.3 1,242.9 1,238.4
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   835.4   827.9   838.4   834.4   212.7   216.1   214.6   214.6   523.5   523.4   521.1   528.6
      Hawaii (3).........   105.8   107.6   108.6   108.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Idaho..............   115.8   114.1   114.3   114.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      67.4    68.0    68.5    68.7
      Illinois........... 1,199.1 1,195.4 1,193.9 1,189.1   400.4   404.5   403.7   402.5   781.4   785.2   780.6   781.8
      Indiana............   583.9   579.8   582.1   580.0   139.9   140.2   140.3   139.9   250.4   240.8   238.0   239.9
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   307.0   303.9   302.2   300.8    94.0    93.5    93.8    93.5   104.7   105.4   105.9   104.1
      Kansas.............   267.1   267.8   270.7   270.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Kentucky...........   374.8   366.0   367.7   368.0    84.7    87.2    86.8    86.1   152.8   155.5   155.1   153.1
      Louisiana..........   385.0   387.7   387.3   386.1    99.3   100.2    99.4    98.7   183.1   178.3   177.8   177.3
      Maine..............   123.9   123.5   122.7   121.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      51.4    51.3    50.9    50.7
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland (3).......   467.4   461.2   464.2   465.9   150.4   151.3   150.6   150.4   361.4   359.9   360.3   362.6
      Massachusetts......   580.6   577.8   580.1   579.6   229.7   230.0   229.2   229.1   457.4   438.6   434.6   434.4
      Michigan...........   837.3   829.8   832.7   832.3   213.9   214.5   214.9   215.6   589.9   575.0   578.1   576.3
      Minnesota..........   526.9   522.0   522.4   520.9   169.6   169.5   168.9   168.0   296.3   288.5   289.9   289.8
      Mississippi........   220.4   221.8   226.9   225.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   541.8   540.5   539.3   532.9   162.0   158.9   159.3   158.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Montana............    84.6    84.5    84.0    84.0    19.2    19.8    20.0    19.8    32.1    32.5    32.5    32.6
      Nebraska...........   195.8   198.2   197.8   197.4    61.4    62.9    63.0    63.1    92.8    88.6    87.7    89.2
      Nevada.............   189.6   191.3   190.7   190.9    55.5    56.4    56.4    56.6   112.0   115.8   115.3   115.8
      New Hampshire......   137.8   138.2   138.9   139.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   885.7   888.6   887.2   885.8   278.2   275.5   276.1   278.9   586.0   578.1   574.8   582.1
      New Mexico.........   135.0   136.9   137.7   136.7    33.4    35.0    34.9    34.5    89.3    91.1    91.4    91.3
      New York........... 1,478.8 1,486.5 1,487.4 1,488.5   708.7   702.0   700.8   699.4 1,055.1 1,037.6 1,032.9 1,028.9
      North Carolina.....   724.4   720.8   719.9   721.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     413.6   415.0   415.9   420.9
      North Dakota.......    71.5    72.3    71.9    72.2    17.9    18.0    18.1    18.1    23.9    24.0    24.1    24.1
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 1,066.8 1,056.5 1,059.3 1,058.6   308.6   306.6   307.3   307.1   614.0   614.5   611.5   609.6
      Oklahoma...........   287.5   284.5   285.4   283.0    83.4    83.6    83.0    83.3   162.8   160.1   159.1   157.2
      Oregon.............   315.1   314.0   315.1   315.7    94.5    95.8    96.7    95.5   171.0   171.2   169.9   171.2
      Pennsylvania....... 1,124.4 1,107.6 1,100.4 1,101.0   336.2   337.7   338.0   338.5   602.6   594.7   589.0   593.5
      Rhode Island.......    79.9    81.5    82.2    82.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      49.4    47.5    46.7    47.0
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   347.7   348.3   347.5   347.4    88.6    89.7    90.1    90.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      South Dakota.......    75.9    76.9    76.4    75.8    28.0    27.5    27.6    27.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Tennessee..........   576.1   568.3   573.9   574.7   138.3   138.9   139.4   139.1   299.0   308.3   308.4   311.5
      Texas.............. 1,971.5 1,958.0 1,959.3 1,954.3   579.3   583.5   584.0   583.9 1,054.2 1,046.9 1,049.3 1,052.9
      Utah...............   215.0   216.6   217.3   216.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     131.5   131.4   132.4   131.7
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      19.8    20.3    20.6    20.6
      Virginia...........   636.1   637.0   635.2   634.6   181.3   182.8   182.6   181.6   548.4   541.0   539.5   544.0
      Washington.........   510.3   512.0   509.3   507.9   144.9   150.4   150.3   149.6   286.9   289.2   290.7   292.2
      West Virginia......   138.4   137.1   136.2   136.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      56.2    58.6    59.2    59.3
      Wisconsin..........   538.4   535.8   538.2   537.1   152.6   153.1   153.0   153.3   239.4   239.2   239.3   239.3
      Wyoming............    48.3    48.4    48.4    48.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      15.5    15.0    15.3    15.5






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                           Education and health services      Leisure and hospitality                Government          
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            Mar.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                            2002    2003    2003    2003p   2002    2003    2003    2003p   2002    2003    2003    2003p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     151.1   156.8   154.8   152.6   352.4   355.2   354.6   354.7
      Alaska.............    29.6    30.6    31.0    30.7    28.7    29.1    29.5    29.3    80.1    82.5    81.7    81.4
      Arizona............   229.0   239.7   241.8   242.2   227.2   230.4   230.5   231.4   385.0   386.0   387.4   386.1
      Arkansas...........   134.3   137.7   137.6   138.2    86.8    86.4    87.6    87.7   195.5   195.3   195.9   196.1
      California......... 1,486.2 1,510.2 1,514.9 1,520.6 1,367.7 1,403.9 1,402.8 1,402.4 2,438.0 2,469.5 2,466.4 2,462.3
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   206.1   211.0   210.5   210.4   243.7   251.8   251.1   251.9   353.6   365.9   363.3   364.6
      Connecticut........   257.9   260.1   264.8   263.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     250.1   251.2   246.7   246.4
      Delaware ..........    48.0    49.1    49.4    49.3    36.2    38.0    37.7    37.8    56.5    56.2    55.8    56.6
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia .......   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      47.3    48.3    48.5    49.0   232.2   232.0   232.4   232.6
      Florida ...........   850.2   871.3   872.2   875.1   791.3   808.6   812.0   806.7 1,030.3 1,061.7 1,065.3 1,065.5
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     336.0   335.6   337.7   338.4   621.3   632.2   631.5   629.5
      Hawaii ............    62.6    64.1    64.7    64.6    96.5    99.1    98.2    98.2   117.6   121.2   119.5   119.1
      Idaho..............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      52.6    54.0    54.0    53.9   111.6   112.8   111.6   112.1
      Illinois...........   706.8   718.4   717.7   715.7   486.2   494.2   491.0   483.9   860.8   861.7   849.3   847.2
      Indiana............   343.6   349.6   351.1   350.4   265.5   264.7   263.3   261.6   409.2   418.1   416.6   420.0
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   186.5   189.6   190.8   191.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     244.5   241.3   245.9   246.0
      Kansas.............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     108.8   107.3   106.3   106.8   250.5   253.4   253.9   251.5
      Kentucky...........   218.9   226.4   228.0   227.8   153.4   159.1   156.9   156.6   312.7   315.2   311.5   311.1
      Louisiana..........   232.6   241.0   239.6   239.9   193.7   193.7   195.8   196.6   372.3   377.9   376.0   376.2
      Maine..............   104.2   106.3   106.4   106.8    57.0    57.7    57.7    58.0   102.6   103.2   103.5   103.5
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland ..........   329.4   338.0   337.1   337.5   213.4   206.3   205.7   208.2   460.7   463.3   462.7   462.5
      Massachusetts......   565.6   570.1   571.1   569.4   281.1   281.0   279.8   281.2   430.2   426.1   425.3   424.8
      Michigan...........   526.7   538.9   541.5   540.2   394.8   388.4   384.0   378.9   684.9   685.5   690.0   684.1
      Minnesota..........   352.8   363.3   364.6   365.7   227.3   233.1   229.4   228.6   401.9   403.1   405.0   403.9
      Mississippi........   112.0   112.6   112.5   113.2   121.2   119.9   119.9   120.8   238.1   243.5   243.4   243.3
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   348.1   346.7   346.3   345.5   258.7   255.0   251.3   251.1   427.1   414.5   415.7   414.4
      Montana............    51.6    52.2    52.0    51.9    50.4    51.8    51.9    51.2    84.0    81.9    83.6    82.9
      Nebraska...........   112.8   109.0   111.7   113.4    76.1    72.6    71.9    71.5   158.5   160.4   160.6   160.7
      Nevada.............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     296.1   296.9   297.7   297.8   129.0   133.6   134.2   134.3
      New Hampshire......   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      60.4    61.7    61.6    62.1    88.3    88.7    88.9    88.7
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   523.4   536.8   536.7   539.5   308.2   310.1   304.7   309.1   615.1   619.0   619.6   619.6
      New Mexico.........    92.0    96.7    96.9    97.5    79.4    79.6    81.1    82.1   188.9   192.0   192.1   191.9
      New York........... 1,451.3 1,472.4 1,478.9 1,479.7   635.8   647.8   643.0   639.7 1,492.5 1,483.8 1,477.5 1,473.9
      North Carolina.....   412.0   412.8   415.3   416.6   327.6   330.1   329.7   329.8   637.4   655.7   655.2   659.0
      North Dakota.......    46.1    47.1    47.2    46.8    29.6    29.5    29.1    29.1    74.2    74.6    74.7    74.8
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   708.5   714.1   712.7   716.9   484.4   473.0   472.3   466.2   800.0   797.5   794.6   793.7
      Oklahoma...........   171.0   173.9   173.9   175.6   127.3   124.1   124.4   125.5   298.3   298.2   297.8   295.4
      Oregon.............   184.0   185.7   186.1   186.1   148.5   151.1   152.5   150.7   273.3   273.4   271.5   269.8
      Pennsylvania.......   960.4   978.4   982.7   985.2   462.8   467.4   470.4   471.4   736.9   745.4   751.1   751.2
      Rhode Island.......   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      47.7    48.1    47.8    47.2    66.0    66.0    65.7    65.9
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   171.3   173.0   176.9   176.5   185.8   197.8   192.2   184.3   324.2   332.3   334.7   334.6
      South Dakota.......    53.6    54.7    54.8    54.6    38.9    37.6    38.2    38.2    73.3    74.2    74.1    74.4
      Tennessee..........   293.7   303.4   305.4   307.9   236.9   238.2   238.5   238.4   408.9   412.9   413.2   413.5
      Texas.............. 1,071.6 1,112.3 1,112.3 1,114.3   842.4   844.9   844.7   845.9 1,615.8 1,639.3 1,642.3 1,646.6
      Utah...............   112.2   117.4   117.8   117.5   102.5   100.0    99.1    98.1   193.2   197.2   195.5   195.6
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    49.5    52.2    50.0    49.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      50.6    52.2    51.8    52.0
      Virginia...........   357.9   369.6   369.7   367.2   301.1   306.0   307.8   308.8   632.5   638.5   639.2   636.9
      Washington.........   305.0   312.2   312.6   312.8   242.8   246.1   246.0   242.6   512.5   524.5   523.5   523.2
      West Virginia......   106.6   108.5   107.8   108.0    63.8    64.7    65.2    64.3   142.2   141.5   143.1   141.5
      Wisconsin..........   352.5   361.3   360.6   361.8   238.3   240.7   237.1   236.8   416.9   409.7   417.8   416.6
      Wyoming............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      30.1    30.6    31.0    30.7    62.1    62.8    62.9    62.8

       1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except public administration, not shown
     separately.
       2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
     trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
       3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
       4 Seasonally adjusted data for Delaware for total nonfarm have been corrected from January 1990 through February
     2003.
       p = preliminary.
       NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Estimates are currently projected from March 2002 benchmark
     levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information
     becomes available.  Data  reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification
     System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the 1987
     Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.  Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data
     by industry are not comparable with the SIC-based data.
   
   
  
                                                                                                       
     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                  ESTABLISHMENT DATA 
                                                                                                  
     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                        NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     
     Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                       Total                Natural resources and mining            Construction         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
            State               Feb.            Mar.             Feb.            Mar.            Feb.            Mar.     
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2002    2003    2002   2003p     2002    2003    2002   2003p    2002    2003    2002   2003p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............ 1,868.4 1,868.8 1,882.6 1,873.9    13.1    13.1    13.2    13.1    98.3    98.2   100.5    98.0
      Alaska.............   280.3   284.7   283.5   286.2    10.7    10.0    10.8    10.1    12.4    12.6    12.8    13.0
      Arizona............ 2,251.8 2,274.9 2,268.3 2,284.8     8.9     8.4     8.9     8.4   167.4   172.0   169.7   173.6
      Arkansa............ 1,132.8 1,137.8 1,144.1 1,146.6     6.5     6.6     6.6     6.6    51.7    51.3    53.2    52.5
      California......... 14328.0 14383.5 14459.1 14450.0    22.4    21.9    22.1    21.8   741.8   752.0   752.3   766.8
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado........... 2,158.0 2,153.4 2,171.3 2,158.4    12.8    13.2    12.9    13.3   151.3   147.3   154.5   149.5
      Connecticut........ 1,648.7 1,633.5 1,657.5 1,640.3      .6      .6      .7      .6    58.5    54.5    59.9    55.8
      Delaware...........   405.1   400.5   407.9   404.9   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      23.1    22.3    23.2    22.3
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........   653.4   657.9   660.4   663.7   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      11.3    11.5    11.4    11.7
      Florida............ 7,157.3 7,271.2 7,219.8 7,303.0   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     427.2   433.0   429.9   436.5
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............ 3,876.5 3,868.2 3,903.9 3,901.8    12.6    11.9    12.7    11.7   198.6   195.4   199.8   201.6
      Hawaii.............   549.4   564.7   554.0   567.0   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      24.3    26.8    24.9    27.1
      Idaho..............   548.2   552.5   553.5   555.0     3.6     3.3     3.2     3.1    31.0    31.5    31.9    32.2
      Illinois........... 5,781.8 5,778.1 5,819.9 5,796.2     9.5     9.3     9.7     9.4   244.1   246.5   251.4   250.9
      Indiana............ 2,847.0 2,840.9 2,865.1 2,854.2     6.9     6.7     7.0     7.0   133.5   123.9   137.0   128.2
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa............... 1,420.8 1,421.5 1,429.8 1,427.2     1.7     1.5     1.9     1.7    53.1    53.8    55.4    54.2
      Kansas............. 1,318.6 1,325.6 1,330.6 1,330.1     6.5     6.4     6.5     6.4    57.6    57.6    59.5    59.7
      Kentucky........... 1,761.8 1,763.4 1,774.7 1,772.7    21.0    19.4    20.8    19.5    78.2    77.8    79.7    79.0
      Louisiana.......... 1,882.3 1,889.1 1,893.1 1,896.2    48.9    47.7    48.6    47.0   117.9   114.8   118.5   116.3
      Maine..............   585.5   586.1   588.9   589.0     2.8     2.7     2.7     2.7    25.5    25.2    25.6    25.6
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland........... 2,436.6 2,439.4 2,462.2 2,461.2   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     160.4   158.2   164.0   158.7
      Massachusetts...... 3,203.9 3,175.5 3,223.4 3,179.2     1.3     1.4     1.4     1.3   125.8   124.5   128.8   123.4
      Michigan........... 4,401.3 4,380.2 4,427.5 4,383.6     8.0     6.9     8.1     6.7   177.8   176.9   180.4   176.8
      Minnesota.......... 2,601.0 2,595.1 2,607.9 2,602.4     5.6     6.2     6.2     6.4   103.2   102.4   104.1   103.7
      Mississippi........ 1,113.8 1,118.4 1,120.3 1,124.0     8.9     9.0     9.0     9.0    53.2    52.9    53.9    52.4
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri........... 2,667.0 2,613.9 2,691.0 2,624.8     4.5     3.8     4.5     3.9   129.0   122.3   132.2   126.3
      Montana............   383.3   386.5   385.6   386.8     5.9     6.2     5.8     6.0    18.0    18.7    18.1    18.8
      Nebraska...........   891.7   892.0   898.9   895.6     1.2     1.2     1.2     1.3    39.6    40.1    41.2    40.8
      Nevada............. 1,025.9 1,050.3 1,037.4 1,057.5     8.9     8.5     8.8     8.5    85.6    89.2    88.1    91.1
      New Hampshire......   608.6   609.1   611.4   609.9      .9      .8      .9      .9    25.4    24.9    25.7    24.9
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey......... 3,940.2 3,930.0 3,968.8 3,969.3     1.6     1.3     1.7     1.3   152.2   148.4   155.2   156.6
      New Mexico.........   754.1   769.4   760.9   774.5    14.4    13.4    14.3    13.5    44.3    43.6    45.1    44.8
      New York........... 8,339.0 8,286.2 8,392.3 8,328.1     4.4     4.7     4.6     4.7   291.5   287.4   297.1   294.7
      North Carolina..... 3,809.6 3,798.5 3,837.6 3,820.7     8.0     7.9     8.1     7.8   214.4   207.7   216.9   208.3
      North Dakota.......   323.9   325.6   323.9   326.4     2.8     3.0     2.9     3.0    12.2    11.4    12.2    11.6
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 5,363.6 5,330.2 5,398.0 5,350.0    12.0    11.6    12.1    11.7   210.4   205.2   216.8   210.4
      Oklahoma........... 1,476.8 1,467.2 1,487.6 1,470.5    27.7    27.9    27.7    28.7    63.3    63.2    63.7    64.3
      Oregon............. 1,546.2 1,551.5 1,554.6 1,553.1     8.7     9.7     8.7     9.1    72.9    73.8    73.9    73.9
      Pennsylvania....... 5,575.0 5,562.7 5,613.9 5,596.6    18.7    17.1    18.8    17.2   224.5   223.4   231.6   231.0
      Rhode Island.......   467.1   470.0   471.4   472.6      .2      .2      .2      .2    17.3    17.0    18.0    17.6
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina..... 1,773.6 1,784.2 1,794.8 1,791.2     5.1     5.2     5.1     5.1   108.8   107.9   110.4   106.5
      South Dakota.......   365.7   370.0   367.3   371.3      .9      .8      .9      .8    15.2    16.2    15.4    16.4
      Tennessee.......... 2,623.1 2,635.1 2,644.3 2,656.8     4.4     4.2     4.6     4.4   109.9   105.2   111.3   106.6
      Texas.............. 9,366.3 9,379.3 9,423.6 9,426.9   146.9   140.4   146.1   140.8   563.2   565.2   572.8   572.3
      Utah............... 1,069.6 1,061.6 1,065.7 1,064.2     6.7     7.1     6.7     7.1    61.5    60.2    62.9    61.4
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............   299.4   302.4   299.1   302.2      .9      .9      .9     1.0    12.9    13.0    12.8    13.0
      Virginia........... 3,444.5 3,444.3 3,472.7 3,461.6    10.9    10.2    11.0    10.2   206.0   197.8   210.0   200.0
      Washington......... 2,611.2 2,624.4 2,623.0 2,633.1     9.1     8.8     8.9     8.7   143.5   146.0   144.6   147.7
      West Virginia......   719.9   721.9   727.5   726.2    24.1    22.9    23.6    22.9    30.0    29.9    31.0    30.9
      Wisconsin.......... 2,717.6 2,732.1 2,735.9 2,741.8     3.2     3.5     3.3     3.5   105.7   101.2   108.0   102.0
      Wyoming............   237.7   239.2   240.2   240.4    18.1    17.3    17.9    17.5    17.0    17.8    17.5    17.6
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........   980.9   985.9   982.4   989.0     1.2     1.2     1.2     1.2    69.3    65.6    68.5    65.1






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
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      Alabama............   308.5   298.9   308.8   298.7   368.9   367.3   371.6   369.1    34.4    33.5    34.6    33.6
      Alaska.............    11.9    11.8    11.7    11.6    57.0    57.5    57.9    57.9     6.8     6.9     6.9     6.9
      Arizona............   187.2   176.2   186.5   175.9   434.0   445.0   436.7   445.5    53.2    49.5    52.7    49.1
      Arkansa............   215.2   210.7   214.8   209.6   236.9   238.7   239.8   241.7    20.5    19.8    20.2    19.9
      California......... 1,651.7 1,585.3 1,659.2 1,589.5 2,679.9 2,706.2 2,694.3 2,703.4   511.3   470.3   519.8   472.0
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   167.6   158.2   167.8   156.7   405.3   405.1   406.4   401.7    97.0    89.8    96.2    89.7
      Connecticut........   215.4   206.2   214.9   206.1   303.8   304.4   305.4   304.6    41.9    39.9    41.8    40.1
      Delaware...........    38.0    34.1    38.0    33.6    74.2    75.3    75.1    76.2     7.8     7.8     7.8     8.1
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........     3.1     2.8     3.2     2.8    27.7    27.2    27.5    27.3    25.6    25.5    26.0    25.3
      Florida............   411.8   398.0   412.2   394.5 1,467.4 1,465.0 1,475.6 1,467.4   180.6   169.0   180.8   170.4
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   468.2   457.0   470.5   453.7   822.4   827.5   826.5   827.7   140.2   127.0   141.5   127.3
      Hawaii.............    15.6    14.9    15.7    14.9   104.8   107.2   104.9   107.2    11.7    11.3    11.6    11.3
      Idaho..............    63.7    61.7    64.0    60.7   112.6   111.8   113.3   112.2     9.1     9.0     9.1     8.9
      Illinois...........   762.3   739.8   761.9   740.2 1,177.1 1,177.2 1,182.7 1,177.2   147.8   145.6   147.6   144.5
      Indiana............   583.6   582.2   585.0   581.0   572.6   571.0   574.5   571.6    42.6    41.5    42.9    41.8
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   226.9   222.2   226.9   222.3   299.1   296.3   300.3   295.9    35.6    34.2    35.4    34.5
      Kansas.............   184.4   179.6   184.3   178.4   262.8   266.2   263.1   266.0    51.3    50.0    51.4    50.3
      Kentucky...........   277.8   271.5   277.7   272.3   366.9   361.8   369.5   364.0    32.2    31.6    32.2    31.7
      Louisiana..........   160.2   155.9   160.7   156.6   379.0   382.7   382.2   383.4    29.3    29.3    29.5    29.5
      Maine..............    68.2    64.6    68.0    64.4   118.1   117.9   118.1   117.7    11.7    11.5    11.6    11.4
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   158.9   153.9   158.8   154.2   455.8   451.7   460.1   455.2    54.9    51.0    54.8    51.5
      Massachusetts......   354.6   336.3   353.8   336.2   567.4   569.1   569.5   568.6   102.7    94.5   102.5    94.1
      Michigan...........   766.8   733.6   766.4   734.5   814.9   816.2   820.4   818.5    75.9    74.0    75.8    75.6
      Minnesota..........   356.0   344.4   356.6   347.3   516.0   510.7   516.8   510.0    67.2    65.4    67.2    65.1
      Mississippi........   191.1   182.0   191.1   182.4   217.3   222.1   218.3   223.7    16.4    15.9    16.3    16.0
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   326.3   312.6   326.5   312.4   530.8   530.1   535.2   526.5    72.8    67.8    72.4    67.8
      Montana............    19.6    18.6    19.5    18.7    82.1    82.1    82.6    82.1     7.8     7.9     7.8     8.0
      Nebraska...........   106.5   105.4   106.0   104.2   191.9   194.6   192.6   194.2    24.8    24.2    24.8    24.2
      Nevada.............    42.1    42.3    42.1    42.3   185.6   188.3   186.4   189.0    17.3    16.1    17.1    16.1
      New Hampshire......    86.9    81.0    86.6    81.3   133.6   136.3   134.3   136.2    13.3    12.4    13.1    12.4
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   372.8   356.8   372.6   359.3   869.5   873.9   874.8   873.4   120.3   110.8   120.3   110.9
      New Mexico.........    37.9    36.8    38.1    36.9   132.7   135.2   133.1   134.9    17.1    16.8    17.2    16.7
      New York...........   656.7   620.6   658.8   621.0 1,447.0 1,459.0 1,455.7 1,463.1   303.3   279.6   299.0   281.4
      North Carolina.....   656.4   617.1   654.3   615.6   710.2   707.7   716.6   709.6    79.4    78.3    79.6    78.6
      North Dakota.......    23.2    23.2    23.3    23.3    70.3    70.8    70.3    71.0     8.0     7.8     7.9     7.8
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   890.9   863.8   889.1   863.0 1,045.3 1,038.1 1,050.2 1,040.6   102.5    97.4   102.2    96.9
      Oklahoma...........   154.9   148.0   154.9   145.8   281.7   281.7   284.3   280.2    36.9    34.6    36.4    34.1
      Oregon.............   198.9   193.6   199.0   191.2   307.4   306.9   308.6   308.1    38.2    35.8    37.5    35.8
      Pennsylvania.......   768.4   731.8   767.4   732.2 1,101.1 1,083.9 1,107.8 1,086.7   130.0   128.8   130.7   128.8
      Rhode Island.......    63.5    60.4    63.7    60.7    77.7    80.1    77.9    80.3    11.2    11.4    11.3    11.3
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   292.8   281.8   292.3   280.3   339.6   341.9   343.8   344.3    27.6    27.5    27.8    27.5
      South Dakota.......    37.9    37.6    37.9    37.6    74.3    75.6    74.3    75.3     6.7     6.7     6.8     6.6
      Tennessee..........   428.8   415.1   428.4   415.5   566.4   563.6   570.7   567.2    53.9    51.9    54.4    52.4
      Texas..............   964.1   925.4   961.8   924.8 1,946.3 1,933.8 1,953.6 1,934.8   256.3   236.0   255.2   234.6
      Utah...............   113.8   110.2   113.6   110.1   212.5   212.4   211.7   211.9    31.7    30.9    31.1    30.9
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    41.5    38.5    41.4    38.3    57.7    58.6    57.9    58.4     6.7     6.6     6.7     6.7
      Virginia...........   321.6   313.0   321.5   311.9   623.7   622.6   625.5   623.7   109.4   100.9   108.8   101.0
      Washington.........   287.6   268.3   287.1   267.5   498.9   497.6   500.1   498.8    93.9    93.1    93.5    93.0
      West Virginia......    69.4    65.9    69.3    65.9   134.9   133.7   135.9   134.1    13.4    12.8    13.4    12.8
      Wisconsin..........   526.0   516.1   527.3   514.9   524.7   525.8   527.4   526.9    51.3    50.1    51.2    50.7
      Wyoming............     9.1     8.9     9.3     8.8    46.4    46.6    46.7    46.7     4.2     4.2     4.2     4.3
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........   118.4   117.9   118.5   119.1   174.0   172.2   173.7   171.4    21.2    21.2    21.2    21.1






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                Financial activites          Professional and business     Education and health services 
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                             2002    2003    2002   2003p   2002    2003    2002    2003p   2002    2003    2002    2003p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............    96.4    96.5    96.7    96.8   179.2   182.1   183.2   183.0   180.9   184.9   181.2   185.2
      Alaska.............    13.1    13.2    13.4    13.4    21.8    22.1    22.0    22.1    29.4    30.8    29.7    30.7
      Arizona............   154.7   152.9   154.2   153.2   307.7   310.8   313.1   314.4   229.4   242.5   230.7   243.2
      Arkansa............    49.2    49.5    49.5    49.7    96.9    98.9    99.1    99.7   133.8   138.1   135.0   138.9
      California.........   840.4   857.2   843.7   860.2 2,103.7 2,103.9 2,126.3 2,105.3 1,491.7 1,522.5 1,503.0 1,532.8
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   148.3   151.2   148.7   152.0   287.0   273.4   288.8   276.1   205.7   210.9   206.4   211.0
      Connecticut........   142.1   140.8   142.1   141.0   197.7   194.1   200.7   197.1   258.9   264.1   258.9   263.6
      Delaware...........    38.7    37.6    38.9    38.0    68.5    66.6    68.0    67.2    48.0    49.4    48.2    49.7
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........    30.6    30.4    30.9    30.9   136.3   137.7   137.5   139.1    89.7    91.8    92.1    93.1
      Florida............   471.7   474.9   473.3   476.7 1,206.7 1,241.7 1,220.9 1,245.8   847.2   872.8   854.8   878.6
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   211.8   211.2   211.4   212.2   520.9   513.7   523.5   527.3   366.8   375.7   369.9   377.5
      Hawaii.............    27.3    27.9    27.6    28.1    64.9    67.9    65.4    68.4    62.6    65.0    62.9    65.2
      Idaho..............    25.2    25.6    25.3    25.7    64.5    66.9    65.8    67.3    58.9    61.2    59.4    61.6
      Illinois...........   398.3   401.3   399.1   400.5   762.5   771.2   766.0   777.1   706.1   716.8   709.9   718.1
      Indiana............   138.9   139.5   138.9   139.4   240.8   232.6   244.8   236.4   347.3   355.0   348.4   354.6
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............    93.0    93.1    93.3    92.9   102.5   104.1   103.7   104.2   188.7   193.5   189.6   195.7
      Kansas.............    68.4    69.2    68.8    69.4   124.3   124.3   126.3   124.4   155.1   160.1   155.9   160.0
      Kentucky...........    83.9    85.1    84.1    85.3   149.2   151.2   151.1   151.6   218.2   227.3   218.7   227.8
      Louisiana..........    98.9    98.8    99.1    98.6   182.3   177.4   183.5   177.7   232.7   240.3   233.0   240.9
      Maine..............    34.6    34.4    34.8    34.5    49.4    49.5    50.0    49.9   104.2   106.8   104.8   107.4
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   149.3   149.1   149.4   149.0   353.4   354.5   357.6   359.3   329.2   337.9   330.2   339.4
      Massachusetts......   228.9   228.5   228.3   228.4   447.2   429.8   450.3   431.4   569.3   578.0   573.1   578.1
      Michigan...........   212.2   212.9   212.2   214.1   575.4   569.8   578.8   570.3   524.7   544.7   527.3   543.4
      Minnesota..........   168.6   167.2   168.6   166.7   289.8   285.0   290.4   287.8   353.1   365.7   355.2   368.1
      Mississippi........    45.4    46.1    45.5    45.9    76.5    76.9    77.1    78.1   111.9   112.3   112.6   112.7
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   158.4   157.9   160.7   157.8   305.2   289.5   307.4   293.0   348.4   349.1   348.8   347.9
      Montana............    18.9    19.8    19.0    19.6    31.6    31.5    31.7    31.8    51.6    52.4    51.9    52.4
      Nebraska...........    60.7    62.9    60.9    62.8    89.8    87.2    91.4    88.5   112.0   111.5   113.7   113.4
      Nevada.............    55.1    56.0    55.4    56.2   110.7   114.7   112.6   115.2    70.0    73.7    70.7    74.2
      New Hampshire......    36.2    36.8    36.2    36.8    52.8    52.2    53.1    52.4    91.5    93.9    92.2    93.8
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   276.2   274.2   275.1   277.2   570.8   569.1   581.0   578.6   522.9   536.5   524.4   541.5
      New Mexico.........    33.3    34.5    33.4    34.2    87.8    90.0    88.9    90.5    92.6    98.4    93.5    99.1
      New York...........   705.5   694.5   705.4   694.5 1,035.7 1,018.8 1,041.4 1,021.9 1,457.5 1,484.8 1,471.0 1,496.0
      North Carolina.....   185.9   191.3   187.1   192.0   407.1   415.4   411.6   419.6   410.5   417.8   412.2   419.9
      North Dakota.......    17.8    17.9    17.8    18.0    23.5    23.7    23.6    23.6    46.3    47.3    46.0    47.1
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   306.9   304.4   307.5   304.6   597.0   601.1   603.2   602.3   708.9   717.7   709.8   722.6
      Oklahoma...........    82.6    82.5    82.6    83.1   158.3   156.1   160.7   155.7   170.8   174.4   171.1   176.8
      Oregon.............    94.1    94.5    93.9    93.8   166.7   168.0   168.4   169.5   184.0   188.3   185.1   188.9
      Pennsylvania.......   333.9   335.6   334.9   336.8   588.8   582.5   595.6   588.8   969.6   991.5   973.3   994.1
      Rhode Island.......    32.3    32.5    32.2    32.7    47.0    45.5    47.7    46.1    87.7    90.3    88.7    90.5
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....    86.7    89.7    87.5    90.0   176.7   174.7   179.4   174.1   170.2   177.3   172.1   177.2
      South Dakota.......    28.0    27.4    27.9    27.7    24.4    23.6    24.5    23.8    53.7    55.0    54.0    55.3
      Tennessee..........   137.6   138.0   137.9   138.2   293.4   305.6   297.3   309.6   291.2   304.9   293.8   307.5
      Texas..............   575.9   580.5   577.2   581.6 1,042.0 1,038.8 1,049.6 1,047.6 1,066.2 1,111.8 1,071.0 1,115.6
      Utah...............    63.4    63.9    62.9    64.0   132.7   130.5   129.6   130.3   112.9   117.4   113.4   117.1
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    13.0    13.1    13.0    13.2    19.2    20.0    19.3    20.1    49.7    51.7    50.0    52.1
      Virginia...........   179.7   181.2   180.4   180.7   541.5   534.1   547.3   540.7   360.2   372.7   362.1   371.6
      Washington.........   143.6   147.1   144.0   147.3   282.3   286.1   284.6   289.1   305.6   313.7   307.3   314.9
      West Virginia......    30.4    31.1    30.7    30.6    54.8    58.3    55.6    58.8   106.7   108.0   107.4   108.5
      Wisconsin..........   151.7   152.7   151.7   152.9   229.5   234.3   233.1   235.0   352.3   362.4   353.0   363.6
      Wyoming............     9.7    10.1     9.7    10.1    14.8    14.6    15.0    15.0    19.7    19.8    19.8    19.9
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........    44.0    44.7    44.4    44.6    96.6    98.9    95.5    98.7    83.4    86.3    85.4    88.3






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                              Leisure and hospitality              Other services                    Government          
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                Feb.            Mar.            Feb.            Mar.            Feb.            Mar.     
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2002    2003    2002   2003p    2002    2003    2002   2003p    2002    2003    2002   2003p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............   146.2   149.2   149.2   151.1    86.6    85.9    87.0    85.6   355.9   359.2   356.6   359.7
      Alaska.............    24.9    25.3    25.0    25.5    11.8    12.1    12.0    12.2    80.5    82.4    81.3    82.8
      Arizona............   228.4   232.2   232.5   236.0    85.6    86.2    86.6    87.4   395.3   399.2   396.7   398.1
      Arkansa............    82.8    84.7    85.2    87.1    40.3    40.0    40.7    40.5   199.0   199.5   200.0   200.4
      California......... 1,335.3 1,378.3 1,355.4 1,389.3   500.0   499.8   503.8   502.3 2,449.8 2,486.1 2,479.2 2,506.6
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   243.4   252.1   246.1   254.2    84.7    84.0    85.3    84.1   354.9   368.2   358.2   370.1
      Connecticut........   113.0   115.6   115.0   117.2    61.9    62.4    62.3    62.7   254.9   250.9   255.8   251.5
      Delaware...........    32.6    34.1    33.7    35.3    17.2    17.4    17.3    17.4    57.0    55.9    57.7    57.3
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........    44.9    47.0    46.7    48.5    55.1    55.1    55.3    55.4   229.1   228.9   229.8   229.6
      Florida............   794.7   820.1   814.0   831.7   305.8   315.4   309.5   316.7 1,044.2 1,081.3 1,048.8 1,084.7
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   321.5   326.9   330.7   335.7   187.9   186.6   191.8   190.7   625.6   635.3   625.6   636.4
      Hawaii.............    95.8    98.2    96.8    98.6    23.3    23.8    23.6    23.8   119.1   121.7   120.6   122.4
      Idaho..............    50.0    52.0    50.8    52.4    17.6    17.1    17.6    17.1   112.0   112.4   113.1   113.8
      Illinois...........   460.6   464.6   469.9   467.6   247.4   248.3   249.2   249.1   866.1   857.5   872.5   861.6
      Indiana............   252.1   250.5   257.1   254.0   104.7   108.4   105.6   107.4   424.0   429.6   423.9   432.8
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   116.0   116.6   117.8   118.2    55.9    56.4    56.3    56.7   248.3   249.8   249.2   250.9
      Kansas.............   103.7   102.7   106.0   103.9    52.4    53.3    52.8    53.2   252.1   256.2   256.0   258.4
      Kentucky...........   143.5   147.8   147.8   151.0    74.5    74.2    74.9    74.3   316.4   315.7   318.2   316.2
      Louisiana..........   189.5   192.5   192.2   195.4    68.1    70.7    68.7    70.8   375.5   379.0   377.1   380.0
      Maine..............    46.7    47.0    47.9    48.1    19.1    19.8    19.2    19.9   105.2   106.7   106.2   107.4
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   196.0   196.6   202.6   202.9   111.3   115.5   112.8   116.5   467.4   471.0   471.9   474.5
      Massachusetts......   255.4   264.3   262.0   268.0   114.6   116.6   116.2   117.7   436.7   432.5   437.5   432.0
      Michigan...........   367.8   363.2   375.6   362.4   172.0   173.9   173.3   174.2   705.8   708.1   709.2   707.1
      Minnesota..........   213.6   216.3   215.0   217.2   116.7   116.4   117.0   116.1   411.2   415.4   410.8   414.0
      Mississippi........   116.9   117.1   119.6   119.8    36.9    38.3    37.3    38.4   239.3   245.8   239.6   245.6
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   236.5   238.5   245.6   244.6   116.0   118.3   117.0   119.0   439.1   424.0   440.7   425.6
      Montana............    47.1    48.6    47.8    48.6    15.6    15.8    15.7    15.9    85.1    84.9    85.7    84.9
      Nebraska...........    72.5    70.5    73.7    70.6    33.2    32.9    33.2    33.3   159.5   161.5   160.2   162.3
      Nevada.............   290.3   294.9   294.3   297.0    29.4    30.1    29.9    30.4   130.9   136.5   132.0   137.5
      New Hampshire......    54.9    57.3    55.7    57.6    21.9    21.9    21.8    21.9    91.2    91.6    91.8    91.7
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   285.0   282.2   290.8   291.1   146.5   147.9   147.1   149.3   622.4   628.9   625.8   630.1
      New Mexico.........    76.3    78.4    78.0    80.6    27.0    28.2    27.2    28.3   190.7   194.1   192.1   195.0
      New York...........   592.8   603.1   603.8   608.4   342.4   344.4   345.1   347.9 1,502.2 1,489.3 1,510.4 1,494.5
      North Carolina.....   309.3   308.8   318.2   316.6   177.5   177.5   178.4   178.5   650.9   669.0   654.6   674.2
      North Dakota.......    28.4    28.4    28.6    28.9    15.3    15.1    15.3    15.1    76.1    77.0    76.0    77.0
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   449.9   455.8   461.1   458.7   226.6   226.3   228.5   227.2   813.2   808.8   817.5   812.0
      Oklahoma...........   121.8   120.9   125.2   123.7    74.8    76.2    75.3    77.1   304.0   301.7   305.7   301.0
      Oregon.............   141.6   145.0   143.6   146.6    55.3    58.4    55.6    59.1   278.4   277.5   280.3   277.1
      Pennsylvania.......   429.2   439.4   439.3   448.3   255.4   260.3   257.3   262.0   755.4   768.4   757.2   770.7
      Rhode Island.......    42.3    43.7    43.4    43.6    21.1    22.3    21.2    22.6    66.8    66.6    67.1    67.0
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   173.9   172.6   181.7   179.0    63.4    65.7    64.7    65.7   328.8   339.9   330.0   341.5
      South Dakota.......    34.9    36.3    35.7    36.5    15.6    15.9    15.7    16.0    74.1    74.9    74.2    75.3
      Tennessee..........   223.1   226.3   228.9   232.2    99.6   100.8   100.2   101.5   414.8   419.5   416.8   421.7
      Texas..............   816.3   824.4   835.3   841.2   351.1   354.4   355.9   359.0 1,638.0 1,668.6 1,645.1 1,674.6
      Utah...............   106.3    97.3   103.3    98.7    33.1    32.1    32.5    32.6   195.0   199.6   198.0   200.1
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    35.5    35.8    34.6    34.8     9.7    10.2     9.8    10.2    52.6    54.0    52.7    54.4
      Virginia...........   279.2   288.6   289.3   297.8   175.0   177.3   176.4   178.3   637.3   645.9   640.4   645.7
      Washington.........   232.2   235.9   236.0   236.5    95.4    97.3    95.9    97.6   519.1   530.5   521.0   532.0
      West Virginia......    60.2    62.6    61.7    63.0    55.0    55.2    55.2    55.9   141.0   141.5   143.7   142.8
      Wisconsin..........   220.7   223.6   222.5   226.6   131.0   137.9   132.2   139.5   421.5   424.5   426.2   426.2
      Wyoming............    27.0    27.3    27.2    27.2     9.4     9.3     9.5     9.4    62.3    63.3    63.4    63.9
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........    63.1    64.0    63.4    64.3    16.5    15.8    16.5    15.7   293.2   298.1   294.1   299.5

       1 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
       p = preliminary.
       NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Estimates are currently projected from March 2002 benchmark
     levels.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new
     information becomes available.  Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry
     Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing
     the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.  Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures,
     NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable with the SIC-based data.