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Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued

Technical information:                     USDL 96-346
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Media contact:               606-5902      Tuesday, August 27, 1996
 
 
         STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:
                                 JULY 1996
 
 
   Most state unemployment rates showed little change in July, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The
national unemployment rate was about unchanged at 5.4 percent.  Nonfarm
payroll employment increased in 25 states in July.
 
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
   Unemployment rates were lower in July than a month earlier in 18 states,
higher in 23 states and the District of Columbia, and unchanged in 9
states.  West Virginia reported the largest jobless rate decrease, dropping
0.6 percentage point to 6.7 percent, its lowest rate since July 1979.  No
other state had a change in either direction that was as large as one-half
percentage point.  The District of Columbias rate rose 0.9 point over the
month to 9.0 percent, erasing last months improvement.
 
   Compared with a year earlier, jobless rates in July were lower in 35
states and the District of Columbia, higher in 12 states, and unchanged in
3 states.  Rhode Island exhibited the largest over-the-year decrease (2.4
percentage points), followed by Alabama (down 1.8 points) and West Virginia
(down 1.4 points).  Fifteen additional states showed declines of one-half
percentage point or more, but none was as large as a full point.  South
Carolina and Delaware had the largest rate increases over the year (both
0.9 percentage point), followed by New Mexico (0.8 point) and Alaska and
Oregon (both 0.5 point).
 
   North Dakota reported the lowest unemployment rate in the nation at 2.8
percent--its lowest since the series began in 1978.  Rates in Nebraska (2.9
percent), South Dakota (3.0 percent), and Utah (3.1 percent) followed
closely, while four additional states had rates below 4.0 percent.  The
District of Columbia, at 9.0 percent, again reported the highest jobless
rate, followed by Alaska (7.6 percent) and New Mexico and California (both
7.1 percent).  Overall, 36 states had jobless rates below the U.S. average,
while 13 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates.  (See table
1 and chart 1.)
 
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
   Nonfarm payroll employment rose in 25 states in July.  Georgia had the
largest percentage increase (1.3 percent), followed by Nebraska (0.8
percent) and Nevada, Oregon, and Washington (0.5 percent each).  Georgia
also led  the states in most jobs added over the month (47,500), followed
by California (23,300) and Texas (14,800).  Georgia's gain was largely due
to employment increases in the trade and services sector--two industries
that were most affected by the Olympics.  Rhode Island reported the largest
percentage decline in employment (-1.0 percent), followed by Kentucky and
the District of Columbia (both -0.5 percent).
 
                                   - 2 -
 
   Over the year, nonfarm employment rose in 48 states.  California added
the most jobs (309,700), followed by Texas (275,400).  Nevada and Utah
continued to lead the nation in growth rates, posting increases of  7.1 and
5.9 percent, respectively.  Maine, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia all
lost jobs in the past year.  (See chart 2.)
 
     NOTE:  Monthly payroll employment data are provided on a seasonally
adjusted basis for all states and the District of Columbia, permitting both
current and over-the-year comparisons of the data.  The state data are
intended for individual state analyses only.  Because the state data are
not designed for national aggregation, a summation could present a
misleading picture of national trends.  (See Technical Note.)
 
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
 
   Of the 272 areas for which July data are available, 86 had unemployment
rates below 4.0 percent, while 40 had rates of at least 7.0 percent.  The
lowest jobless rates were in Madison, Wis. (1.5 percent), and Sioux Falls,
S.D. (1.7 percent).  Two areas along the Mexican border, McAllen-Edinburg-
Mission, Tex. (18.6 percent), and Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, Tex.
(15.1 percent), recorded the highest jobless rates.  Montgomery, Ala.,
experienced the largest over-the-year decrease in its unemployment rate
(4.1 percentage points), followed by Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va. (3.9
points), and Laredo, Tex. (3.7 points).  Forty-six other areas registered
decreases of 1.0 percentage point or more.  Dubuque, Iowa, had the largest
over-the-year increase, 2.2 percentage points, followed by Peoria-Pekin,
Ill., and Tyler, Tex., where the rates rose 1.8 points each.  Five
additional areas posted increases of 1.0 percentage point or more.  (See
table 5.)
 
                         _________________________
 
     The State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release
for August 1996 is scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, October 1, 1996.
 
 
 
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                        |                                       |                            Unemployed
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                        |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                        |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
     State and area     |                                       |                                 |           labor force
                        |                                       |                                 |
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                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                        |  July   |   May   |  June   |  July   | July  |  May  | June  |  July   | July  |  May  | June  |  July
                        |  1995   |  1996   |  1996   |  1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |  1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |  1996p/
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
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                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Alabama.................|  2,068.8|  2,047.7|  2,049.9|  2,089.1|  136.9|  114.4|   95.7|   100.6 |   6.6 |   5.6 |   4.7 |    4.8
Alaska..................|    299.0|    307.9|    310.0|    310.8|   21.3|   21.0|   23.3|    23.7 |   7.1 |   6.8 |   7.5 |    7.6
Arizona.................|  2,135.0|  2,149.5|  2,152.7|  2,148.1|  109.2|  110.8|  113.4|   111.9 |   5.1 |   5.2 |   5.3 |    5.2
Arkansas................|  1,223.1|  1,231.4|  1,240.6|  1,243.4|   60.4|   57.3|   62.5|    66.1 |   4.9 |   4.7 |   5.0 |    5.3
California..............| 15,404.2| 15,440.7| 15,439.3| 15,448.0|1,202.8|1,131.1|1,109.0| 1,095.3 |   7.8 |   7.3 |   7.2 |    7.1
 Los Angeles-Long Beach.|  4,367.3|  4,375.6|  4,346.4|  4,382.2|  339.8|  365.9|  358.5|   355.2 |   7.8 |   8.4 |   8.2 |    8.1
Colorado................|  2,089.3|  2,159.7|  2,150.5|  2,110.1|   91.0|   88.0|   88.7|    87.2 |   4.4 |   4.1 |   4.1 |    4.1
Connecticut.............|  1,706.0|  1,742.8|  1,739.4|  1,731.6|   94.1|   84.0|   83.1|    81.6 |   5.5 |   4.8 |   4.8 |    4.7
Delaware................|    380.8|    380.4|    383.4|    384.5|   16.0|   18.1|   17.9|    19.8 |   4.2 |   4.8 |   4.7 |    5.1
District of Columbia....|    280.5|    269.4|    263.1|    266.5|   25.7|   24.2|   21.3|    23.9 |   9.2 |   9.0 |   8.1 |    9.0
Florida.................|  6,821.4|  6,989.5|  6,977.6|  6,992.4|  368.7|  369.5|  350.4|   358.7 |   5.4 |   5.3 |   5.0 |    5.1
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Georgia.................|  3,622.4|  3,744.5|  3,747.3|  3,783.6|  181.8|  173.6|  164.7|   163.5 |   5.0 |   4.6 |   4.4 |    4.3
Hawaii..................|    580.5|    590.5|    592.7|    590.3|   34.6|   35.5|   36.7|    35.2 |   6.0 |   6.0 |   6.2 |    6.0
Idaho...................|    597.2|    612.8|    609.6|    609.8|   32.2|   30.9|   31.4|    29.7 |   5.4 |   5.0 |   5.2 |    4.9
Illinois................|  6,085.9|  6,149.8|  6,157.4|  6,159.2|  313.8|  321.0|  327.5|   329.3 |   5.2 |   5.2 |   5.3 |    5.3
Indiana.................|  3,123.9|  3,092.4|  3,092.6|  3,106.7|  147.4|  127.7|  133.2|   127.7 |   4.7 |   4.1 |   4.3 |    4.1
Iowa....................|  1,547.8|  1,623.6|  1,605.4|  1,595.1|   52.8|   56.6|   49.5|    52.9 |   3.4 |   3.5 |   3.1 |    3.3
Kansas..................|  1,329.1|  1,352.3|  1,348.9|  1,356.7|   59.6|   55.7|   52.8|    55.5 |   4.5 |   4.1 |   3.9 |    4.1
Kentucky................|  1,867.6|  1,827.7|  1,830.7|  1,861.6|  105.0|   93.8|   94.9|    92.0 |   5.6 |   5.1 |   5.2 |    4.9
Louisiana...............|  1,952.8|  1,982.4|  1,980.0|  2,003.0|  132.4|  132.2|  132.6|   136.1 |   6.8 |   6.7 |   6.7 |    6.8
Maine...................|    645.6|    655.2|    658.1|    659.9|   37.8|   36.5|   36.0|    36.2 |   5.9 |   5.6 |   5.5 |    5.5
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Maryland................|  2,725.3|  2,744.5|  2,762.5|  2,767.0|  138.8|  137.0|  132.5|   134.5 |   5.1 |   5.0 |   4.8 |    4.9
Massachusetts...........|  3,168.3|  3,189.3|  3,187.1|  3,174.7|  170.9|  155.5|  152.2|   141.6 |   5.4 |   4.9 |   4.8 |    4.5
Michigan................|  4,737.3|  4,835.5|  4,841.0|  4,849.4|  263.3|  225.4|  219.9|   232.7 |   5.6 |   4.7 |   4.5 |    4.8
Minnesota...............|  2,580.9|  2,620.1|  2,615.0|  2,637.1|   95.7|   90.7|   95.7|    99.5 |   3.7 |   3.5 |   3.7 |    3.8
Mississippi.............|  1,262.2|  1,273.5|  1,250.9|  1,269.9|   79.3|   80.5|   71.0|    76.5 |   6.3 |   6.3 |   5.7 |    6.0
Missouri................|  2,850.3|  2,850.4|  2,857.1|  2,855.1|  145.4|  122.1|  119.4|   126.4 |   5.1 |   4.3 |   4.2 |    4.4
Montana.................|    434.8|    447.6|    449.4|    448.7|   25.9|   24.9|   23.8|    24.2 |   6.0 |   5.6 |   5.3 |    5.4
Nebraska................|    897.8|    903.5|    904.2|    909.6|   24.0|   27.0|   26.9|    26.4 |   2.7 |   3.0 |   3.0 |    2.9
Nevada..................|    804.5|    838.7|    839.3|    839.9|   43.8|   45.4|   39.8|    40.2 |   5.4 |   5.4 |   4.7 |    4.8
New Hampshire...........|    635.0|    628.2|    625.8|    628.7|   25.8|   24.9|   25.7|    24.5 |   4.1 |   4.0 |   4.1 |    3.9
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey..............|  4,067.2|  4,075.7|  4,081.5|  4,085.6|  261.5|  249.6|  251.5|   248.5 |   6.4 |   6.1 |   6.2 |    6.1
New Mexico..............|    784.3|    810.3|    815.2|    818.3|   49.8|   55.1|   56.8|    58.0 |   6.3 |   6.8 |   7.0 |    7.1
New York................|  8,481.4|  8,591.6|  8,570.2|  8,594.3|  535.4|  546.7|  541.1|   558.4 |   6.3 |   6.4 |   6.3 |    6.5
 New York City..........|  3,167.1|  3,212.2|  3,207.1|  3,216.8|  257.0|  277.1|  279.3|   282.9 |   8.1 |   8.6 |   8.7 |    8.8
North Carolina..........|  3,638.2|  3,717.5|  3,703.9|  3,719.8|  160.3|  159.6|  155.5|   158.1 |   4.4 |   4.3 |   4.2 |    4.2
North Dakota............|    332.3|    341.7|    341.8|    340.1|    9.7|   10.6|   10.6|     9.5 |   2.9 |   3.1 |   3.1 |    2.8
Ohio....................|  5,586.7|  5,717.5|  5,728.8|  5,719.0|  271.4|  280.3|  282.6|   271.9 |   4.9 |   4.9 |   4.9 |    4.8
Oklahoma................|  1,550.0|  1,575.0|  1,592.1|  1,585.1|   72.9|   68.4|   68.2|    68.4 |   4.7 |   4.3 |   4.3 |    4.3
Oregon..................|  1,650.8|  1,746.4|  1,726.7|  1,719.4|   79.9|   90.5|   87.3|    91.7 |   4.8 |   5.2 |   5.1 |    5.3
Pennsylvania............|  5,840.7|  5,889.8|  5,896.2|  5,900.6|  342.8|  345.6|  303.1|   302.7 |   5.9 |   5.9 |   5.1 |    5.1
Rhode Island............|    482.3|    487.8|    490.0|    488.5|   34.7|   22.6|   23.4|    23.5 |   7.2 |   4.6 |   4.8 |    4.8
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South Carolina..........|  1,862.1|  1,861.3|  1,866.5|  1,867.9|   95.1|  100.0|  112.1|   111.2 |   5.1 |   5.4 |   6.0 |    6.0
South Dakota............|    382.6|    389.7|    388.7|    389.5|   11.2|   10.9|   10.7|    11.6 |   2.9 |   2.8 |   2.8 |    3.0
Tennessee...............|  2,717.9|  2,744.6|  2,747.9|  2,763.4|  151.3|  130.3|  128.4|   135.9 |   5.6 |   4.7 |   4.7 |    4.9
Texas...................|  9,562.4|  9,698.8|  9,691.7|  9,676.1|  582.5|  572.1|  571.1|   556.3 |   6.1 |   5.9 |   5.9 |    5.7
Utah....................|    968.5|  1,014.9|  1,014.1|  1,006.9|   34.9|   33.5|   35.1|    31.4 |   3.6 |   3.3 |   3.5 |    3.1
Vermont.................|    319.0|    323.7|    321.9|    323.1|   13.7|   12.8|   13.1|    13.7 |   4.3 |   4.0 |   4.1 |    4.2
Virginia................|  3,496.2|  3,485.3|  3,478.5|  3,496.7|  156.9|  148.1|  153.3|   153.6 |   4.5 |   4.3 |   4.4 |    4.4
Washington..............|  2,815.2|  2,865.6|  2,888.1|  2,911.4|  180.6|  178.7|  176.3|   169.2 |   6.4 |   6.2 |   6.1 |    5.8
West Virginia...........|    790.4|    809.1|    805.8|    801.9|   63.7|   57.9|   59.2|    53.6 |   8.1 |   7.2 |   7.3 |    6.7
Wisconsin...............|  2,847.7|  2,908.1|  2,908.3|  2,911.7|   99.8|  104.1|   99.7|   102.7 |   3.5 |   3.6 |   3.4 |    3.5
Wyoming.................|    255.7|    260.1|    257.8|    256.8|   11.9|   11.8|   10.9|    11.5 |   4.7 |   4.5 |   4.2 |    4.5
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Puerto Rico.............|  1,242.3|  1,280.7|  1,286.6|  1,294.8|  176.0|  189.5|  198.1|   179.2 |  14.2 |  14.8 |  15.4 |   13.8
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      p/  = preliminary.                                                    population information becomes available.
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for                     January -- June 1996 data for Florida
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey                  and Michigan have been corrected.
   similar to the Current Population Survey. All estimates
   are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                       |                                       |                            Unemployed
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                       |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                       |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
                       |                                       |                                 |           labor force
         State         |                                       |                                 |
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                       |                   |                   |               |                 |               |
                       |       June        |       July        |     June      |      July       |     June      |      July
                       |                   |                   |               |                 |               |
                        ___________________ ___________________ _______________ _________________ _______________ _________________
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                       |  1995   |  1996   |  1995   | 1996p/  | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  | 1996p/  | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  | 1996p/
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
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                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Alabama................|  2,094.0|  2,078.6|  2,075.0|  2,095.8|  152.9|  115.9|  145.2|   110.3 |   7.3 |   5.6 |   7.0 |    5.3
Alaska.................|    308.2|    317.9|    310.9|    322.3|   21.2|   22.9|   18.2|    20.2 |   6.9 |   7.2 |   5.9 |    6.3
Arizona................|  2,150.3|  2,181.3|  2,162.0|  2,175.7|  120.3|  123.7|  125.9|   129.3 |   5.6 |   5.7 |   5.8 |    5.9
Arkansas...............|  1,242.9|  1,263.7|  1,242.5|  1,263.3|   59.1|   64.4|   63.2|    69.3 |   4.8 |   5.1 |   5.1 |    5.5
California.............| 15,452.8| 15,486.5| 15,604.4| 15,643.7|1,222.3|1,126.2|1,295.8| 1,184.2 |   7.9 |   7.3 |   8.3 |    7.6
Colorado...............|  2,105.2|  2,168.4|  2,113.1|  2,132.5|  102.9|   99.6|   91.1|    87.8 |   4.9 |   4.6 |   4.3 |    4.1
Connecticut............|  1,734.3|  1,768.7|  1,761.8|  1,788.0|   99.4|   89.3|  106.4|    93.4 |   5.7 |   5.0 |   6.0 |    5.2
Delaware...............|    382.8|    386.6|    386.4|    390.1|   17.1|   18.2|   16.2|    19.9 |   4.5 |   4.7 |   4.2 |    5.1
District of Columbia...|    288.2|    270.0|    292.8|    277.9|   29.2|   24.8|   28.0|    26.0 |  10.1 |   9.2 |   9.5 |    9.3
Florida................|  6,893.7|  7,053.1|  6,931.1|  7,097.0|  405.7|  379.5|  403.3|   390.3 |   5.9 |   5.4 |   5.8 |    5.5
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Georgia................|  3,645.7|  3,777.7|  3,654.2|  3,816.2|  202.2|  187.9|  202.5|   185.2 |   5.5 |   5.0 |   5.5 |    4.9
Hawaii.................|    585.8|    596.9|    587.6|    598.0|   37.7|   40.4|   37.1|    37.9 |   6.4 |   6.8 |   6.3 |    6.3
Idaho..................|    610.3|    623.2|    610.4|    622.5|   28.2|   28.1|   29.6|    27.2 |   4.6 |   4.5 |   4.8 |    4.4
Illinois...............|  6,173.4|  6,255.1|  6,177.6|  6,249.8|  325.5|  343.5|  310.6|   326.7 |   5.3 |   5.5 |   5.0 |    5.2
Indiana................|  3,188.7|  3,141.1|  3,181.4|  3,164.1|  147.6|  132.5|  151.5|   132.8 |   4.6 |   4.2 |   4.8 |    4.2
Iowa...................|  1,578.3|  1,626.0|  1,567.0|  1,611.7|   55.5|   49.8|   47.6|    46.9 |   3.5 |   3.1 |   3.0 |    2.9
Kansas.................|  1,357.7|  1,378.7|  1,350.0|  1,377.2|   65.0|   58.0|   57.6|    53.9 |   4.8 |   4.2 |   4.3 |    3.9
Kentucky...............|  1,912.1|  1,870.8|  1,900.2|  1,893.6|  107.0|   99.8|  104.2|    91.7 |   5.6 |   5.3 |   5.5 |    4.8
Louisiana..............|  2,010.9|  2,035.6|  2,000.0|  2,049.6|  158.2|  155.3|  142.4|   146.1 |   7.9 |   7.6 |   7.1 |    7.1
Maine..................|    657.9|    673.6|    665.6|    681.1|   36.8|   34.7|   29.9|    28.7 |   5.6 |   5.1 |   4.5 |    4.2
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Maryland...............|  2,762.3|  2,794.6|  2,789.5|  2,831.7|  155.4|  145.3|  139.3|   135.0 |   5.6 |   5.2 |   5.0 |    4.8
Massachusetts..........|  3,211.5|  3,232.4|  3,225.2|  3,232.2|  176.9|  158.0|  177.3|   147.6 |   5.5 |   4.9 |   5.5 |    4.6
Michigan...............|  4,811.7|  4,911.8|  4,819.6|  4,930.5|  280.1|  239.9|  297.7|   267.7 |   5.8 |   4.9 |   6.2 |    5.4
Minnesota..............|  2,597.9|  2,641.7|  2,589.0|  2,645.6|  105.7|  105.0|   88.0|    92.4 |   4.1 |   4.0 |   3.4 |    3.5
Mississippi............|  1,277.4|  1,274.0|  1,276.8|  1,282.8|   97.0|   90.8|   84.2|    80.5 |   7.6 |   7.1 |   6.6 |    6.3
Missouri...............|  2,879.1|  2,896.8|  2,904.2|  2,910.0|  151.2|  127.2|  155.3|   138.0 |   5.3 |   4.4 |   5.3 |    4.7
Montana................|    441.5|    456.6|    445.9|    459.5|   25.7|   23.7|   24.1|    22.3 |   5.8 |   5.2 |   5.4 |    4.8
Nebraska...............|    908.0|    916.7|    915.9|    927.9|   26.7|   29.6|   26.0|    28.5 |   2.9 |   3.2 |   2.8 |    3.1
Nevada.................|    806.0|    845.7|    815.9|    851.2|   48.5|   44.9|   47.2|    43.4 |   6.0 |   5.3 |   5.8 |    5.1
New Hampshire..........|    637.3|    629.7|    645.2|    639.1|   25.0|   25.3|   23.8|    23.0 |   3.9 |   4.0 |   3.7 |    3.6
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey.............|  4,121.9|  4,139.6|  4,138.4|  4,156.0|  270.0|  259.2|  286.5|   273.1 |   6.6 |   6.3 |   6.9 |    6.6
New Mexico.............|    796.7|    825.6|    791.7|    825.2|   58.4|   65.9|   53.5|    61.7 |   7.3 |   8.0 |   6.8 |    7.5
New York...............|  8,570.7|  8,655.1|  8,673.1|  8,788.4|  526.6|  532.0|  552.7|   576.9 |   6.1 |   6.1 |   6.4 |    6.6
North Carolina.........|  3,693.6|  3,765.9|  3,724.8|  3,806.4|  173.8|  171.4|  172.8|   169.9 |   4.7 |   4.6 |   4.6 |    4.5
North Dakota...........|    346.3|    354.6|    343.5|    351.3|   11.8|   11.9|    9.2|     9.1 |   3.4 |   3.4 |   2.7 |    2.6
Ohio...................|  5,649.7|  5,795.8|  5,700.2|  5,834.7|  271.5|  289.7|  277.9|   278.7 |   4.8 |   5.0 |   4.9 |    4.8
Oklahoma...............|  1,559.5|  1,603.4|  1,568.8|  1,606.0|   74.4|   68.9|   67.9|    63.4 |   4.8 |   4.3 |   4.3 |    4.0
Oregon.................|  1,687.1|  1,763.4|  1,687.4|  1,755.9|   85.0|   91.3|   75.2|    87.2 |   5.0 |   5.2 |   4.5 |    5.0
Pennsylvania...........|  5,906.6|  5,964.2|  5,945.2|  6,008.7|  349.6|  309.7|  358.4|   318.1 |   5.9 |   5.2 |   6.0 |    5.3
Rhode Island...........|    485.1|    490.6|    486.3|    492.0|   32.5|   21.2|   33.1|    21.9 |   6.7 |   4.3 |   6.8 |    4.4
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South Carolina.........|  1,893.4|  1,901.7|  1,897.6|  1,904.7|   97.5|  117.5|  100.7|   118.0 |   5.2 |   6.2 |   5.3 |    6.2
South Dakota...........|    392.5|    399.3|    394.2|    401.2|   11.1|   11.1|   10.4|    10.9 |   2.8 |   2.8 |   2.6 |    2.7
Tennessee..............|  2,741.4|  2,782.6|  2,745.6|  2,791.1|  160.8|  148.2|  160.6|   145.5 |   5.9 |   5.3 |   5.8 |    5.2
Texas..................|  9,713.4|  9,836.1|  9,727.4|  9,841.6|  665.7|  651.7|  621.7|   594.1 |   6.9 |   6.6 |   6.4 |    6.0
Utah...................|    981.8|  1,027.4|    984.8|  1,024.0|   39.5|   38.5|   35.3|    32.0 |   4.0 |   3.7 |   3.6 |    3.1
Vermont................|    321.8|    325.0|    319.1|    322.6|   13.0|   12.7|   11.8|    11.8 |   4.1 |   3.9 |   3.7 |    3.6
Virginia...............|  3,549.8|  3,533.5|  3,561.3|  3,562.4|  172.6|  168.3|  161.6|   159.1 |   4.9 |   4.8 |   4.5 |    4.5
Washington.............|  2,831.9|  2,904.5|  2,846.8|  2,944.8|  172.9|  168.3|  169.8|   158.8 |   6.1 |   5.8 |   6.0 |    5.4
West Virginia..........|    800.8|    816.0|    804.9|    816.1|   61.5|   58.6|   63.2|    52.9 |   7.7 |   7.2 |   7.8 |    6.5
Wisconsin..............|  2,919.7|  2,983.6|  2,924.5|  2,991.8|  111.7|  110.4|   99.4|   101.3 |   3.8 |   3.7 |   3.4 |    3.4
Wyoming................|    261.9|    263.4|    261.3|    262.4|   11.5|   10.0|   10.8|    10.3 |   4.4 |   3.8 |   4.1 |    3.9
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Puerto Rico............|  1,216.9|  1,285.6|  1,254.2|  1,307.3|  170.7|  201.1|  184.6|   187.7 |  14.0 |  15.6 |  14.7 |   14.4
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      p/  = preliminary.                                                           population information becomes available.
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey
   similar to the Current Population Survey. All estimates
   are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted
 
 (In thousands)
 
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                               |                                  |                               |
                               |         Total nonfarm1/          |         Construction          |         Manufacturing
                               |                                  |                               |
                                __________________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
             State             |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                               |  July  |  May   |  June  | July  | July  |  May  | June  | July  | July  |  May  | June  | July
                               |  1995  |  1996  |  1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Alabama.......................| 1,804.3| 1,816.0| 1,816.3|1,821.0|   85.6|   88.3|   87.8|   87.9|  390.4|  378.9|  377.7|  378.3
 Alaska........................|   262.7|   263.5|   265.5|  264.6|   13.0|   13.4|   13.7|   13.3|   17.3|   15.2|   15.4|   16.0
 Arizona.......................| 1,782.4| 1,851.8| 1,854.9|1,859.5|  116.5|  123.2|  122.5|  123.4|  192.6|  198.1|  197.9|  198.6
 Arkansas......................| 1,069.7| 1,080.9| 1,086.2|1,086.8|   44.4|   46.4|   46.6|   47.3|  257.3|  254.0|  254.1|  253.6
 California....................|12,447.4|12,701.2|12,734.8|12757.1|  491.3|  504.5|  511.3|  514.5|1,794.7|1,814.9|1,817.7|1,824.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,845.8| 1,907.9| 1,896.4|1,892.6|  102.1|  112.3|  112.6|  111.9|  192.1|  194.9|  195.0|  195.6
 Connecticut...................| 1,564.5| 1,576.5| 1,576.5|1,581.3|   50.5|   54.6|   55.5|   54.8|  280.3|  277.2|  276.6|  277.5
 Delaware......................|   367.0|   377.9|   377.6|  376.1|   18.7|   20.3|   20.3|   20.4|   62.6|   61.4|   61.1|   59.3
 District of Columbia..........|   647.2|   632.3|   632.8|  629.9|    9.2|    9.2|    8.9|    9.1|   13.0|   12.8|   13.0|   13.0
 Florida.......................| 5,999.3| 6,146.2| 6,167.2|6,176.1|  302.3|  312.2|  312.2|  310.2|  482.7|  479.2|  480.5|  479.2
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Georgia.......................| 3,428.8| 3,538.7| 3,551.9|3,599.4|  153.8|  164.2|  163.0|  160.8|  588.4|  586.9|  586.9|  588.5
 Hawaii2/......................|   531.5|   529.5|   529.2|  527.1|   26.1|   24.4|   24.2|   24.1|   16.8|   16.5|   16.6|   16.5
 Idaho.........................|   474.6|   498.9|   501.2|  501.3|   29.2|   34.9|   34.4|   34.6|   70.1|   73.4|   73.7|   73.7
 Illinois......................| 5,616.4| 5,685.3| 5,691.7|5,695.1|  219.2|  213.1|  217.4|  217.7|  967.2|  979.2|  980.4|  978.1
 Indiana.......................| 2,763.4| 2,806.7| 2,792.9|2,782.0|  131.8|  131.9|  134.8|  134.9|  681.0|  678.3|  677.5|  673.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Iowa..........................| 1,356.8| 1,374.3| 1,381.1|1,377.7|   54.5|   55.4|   56.4|   56.7|  249.3|  248.5|  248.2|  248.0
 Kansas........................| 1,198.1| 1,226.6| 1,225.4|1,227.4|   50.8|   56.3|   56.3|   56.1|  191.4|  195.1|  195.1|  193.9
 Kentucky......................| 1,638.9| 1,672.4| 1,676.9|1,668.8|   73.1|   75.0|   74.7|   75.7|  313.3|  312.6|  312.1|  309.7
 Louisiana.....................| 1,776.1| 1,801.4| 1,803.4|1,799.6|  105.8|  111.1|  112.3|  111.8|  188.8|  190.8|  190.2|  190.7
 Maine.........................|   540.7|   542.0|   542.5|  540.2|   21.6|   21.7|   21.5|   21.9|   91.1|   89.2|   88.8|   88.0
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 Maryland......................| 2,185.9| 2,191.8| 2,191.1|2,188.6|  125.9|  127.6|  126.8|  126.0|  176.0|  174.7|  174.3|  174.0
 Massachusetts.................| 2,982.6| 3,016.6| 3,020.6|3,022.9|   91.2|   93.0|   93.6|   93.0|  446.0|  443.5|  444.0|  444.1
 Michigan......................| 4,246.1| 4,320.8| 4,333.3|4,326.7|  154.0|  167.4|  168.6|  170.3|  974.8|  961.1|  966.0|  960.9
 Minnesota.....................| 2,388.8| 2,417.5| 2,426.8|2,431.8|   84.1|   83.2|   85.2|   86.1|  426.2|  427.8|  428.4|  428.8
 Mississippi...................| 1,075.9| 1,082.4| 1,080.7|1,078.6|   46.4|   50.2|   51.2|   52.0|  257.3|  245.0|  243.0|  243.5
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 Missouri......................| 2,522.4| 2,560.4| 2,558.0|2,557.8|  111.3|  111.8|  110.1|  112.3|  420.0|  420.7|  414.5|  413.3
 Montana.......................|   351.6|   358.9|   359.6|  359.4|   16.3|   16.5|   16.4|   16.2|   23.3|   23.6|   23.7|   23.9
 Nebraska......................|   814.6|   829.9|   825.6|  832.3|   34.0|   34.8|   35.1|   35.7|  112.1|  113.4|  113.0|  113.8
 Nevada........................|   793.9|   838.0|   846.1|  850.3|   62.0|   71.2|   72.7|   73.3|   36.8|   38.7|   38.9|   38.7
 New Hampshire.................|   542.9|   549.3|   549.8|  551.2|   19.4|   19.9|   20.2|   20.2|  101.7|  101.9|  101.6|  102.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,606.6| 3,638.2| 3,641.9|3,642.2|  123.5|  124.4|  124.4|  124.0|  500.6|  491.2|  488.7|  489.0
 New Mexico....................|   686.4|   714.2|   720.5|  717.5|   45.1|   50.3|   50.0|   49.3|   45.0|   46.6|   47.0|   46.6
 New York......................| 7,863.3| 7,934.8| 7,931.6|7,926.4|  250.2|  254.5|  254.7|  257.6|  945.3|  935.7|  934.8|  934.5
 North Carolina................| 3,457.6| 3,512.1| 3,514.8|3,507.3|  174.0|  178.6|  180.9|  181.8|  860.4|  845.2|  842.4|  842.1
 North Dakota..................|   301.7|   309.9|   309.6|  309.7|   13.7|   15.2|   15.0|   15.5|   21.1|   21.6|   21.5|   21.2
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 Ohio..........................| 5,237.4| 5,310.6| 5,318.4|5,318.3|  206.9|  214.6|  214.7|  214.2|1,101.7|1,092.4|1,092.3|1,090.6
 Oklahoma......................| 1,312.0| 1,346.3| 1,345.4|1,343.6|   47.6|   49.7|   49.3|   49.2|  169.6|  171.8|  172.4|  172.1
 Oregon........................| 1,420.9| 1,466.9| 1,469.8|1,476.5|   68.4|   73.8|   74.6|   76.4|  227.9|  230.3|  229.5|  230.1
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,256.9| 5,281.6| 5,280.0|5,274.8|  201.5|  198.7|  201.7|  202.5|  939.6|  926.5|  927.2|  925.8
 Rhode Island..................|   437.1|   444.5|   443.7|  439.1|   13.3|   13.7|   14.3|   13.9|   80.7|   82.9|   82.5|   80.6
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 South Carolina................| 1,658.9| 1,671.6| 1,686.4|1,684.0|   87.6|   88.9|   89.9|   89.7|  377.7|  369.5|  368.2|  368.7
 South Dakota..................|   343.6|   354.4|   353.9|  354.6|   14.1|   14.6|   14.6|   15.0|   46.4|   48.2|   48.3|   48.5
 Tennessee.....................| 2,497.0| 2,553.0| 2,558.4|2,557.9|  109.0|  114.6|  116.7|  117.5|  540.2|  530.6|  528.3|  525.3
 Texas.........................| 8,006.4| 8,247.4| 8,267.0|8,281.8|  405.1|  429.5|  429.0|  429.1|1,027.3|1,040.9|1,042.0|1,043.6
 Utah..........................|   907.8|   954.1|   959.3|  961.5|   54.1|   62.0|   61.8|   62.7|  123.2|  129.8|  130.3|  130.1
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 Vermont.......................|   269.3|   273.2|   274.2|  275.1|   12.1|   12.9|   13.1|   13.3|   44.7|   46.1|   45.9|   46.5
 Virginia......................| 3,060.7| 3,107.3| 3,114.9|3,121.8|  165.9|  171.7|  172.5|  170.8|  402.8|  395.7|  394.1|  395.0
 Washington....................| 2,348.6| 2,393.2| 2,401.1|2,412.1|  121.5|  124.0|  125.3|  124.6|  333.9|  334.0|  336.8|  340.9
 West Virginia.................|   683.8|   708.9|   700.8|  698.9|   32.2|   33.4|   33.6|   33.7|   81.8|   81.8|   81.4|   81.8
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,562.0| 2,581.3| 2,585.1|2,587.8|  102.5|  104.8|  106.1|  108.7|  601.6|  601.0|  600.9|  597.9
 Wyoming.......................|   220.0|   221.1|   222.1|  221.3|   13.8|   13.7|   14.4|   14.0|    9.6|    9.8|    9.8|    9.9
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 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
   Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
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                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
               State             |                               |                               |
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                                 | July  |  May  | June  | July  | July  |  May  | June  | July  | July  |  May  | June  | July
                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/
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   Alabama.......................|   89.4|   88.6|   89.1|   89.0|  413.2|  421.4|  422.7|  425.2|   77.3|   78.5|   78.4|   78.8
   Alaska........................|   22.8|   22.3|   22.1|   22.0|   54.3|   55.3|   56.1|   55.8|   11.6|   11.6|   11.7|   11.5
   Arizona.......................|   86.0|   87.8|   88.5|   88.8|  450.2|  462.5|  463.3|  465.3|  106.2|  108.5|  108.7|  109.1
   Arkansas......................|   63.6|   65.6|   65.6|   65.7|  243.7|  249.0|  250.2|  249.8|   41.8|   42.3|   42.5|   42.4
   California....................|  633.2|  636.8|  639.1|  642.1|2,929.8|2,995.7|3,000.9|3,003.7|  737.6|  735.4|  735.0|  737.0
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   Colorado......................|  117.7|  121.1|  121.2|  120.7|  460.6|  477.7|  468.0|  469.6|  113.0|  116.5|  116.2|  115.9
   Connecticut...................|   71.6|   71.5|   71.6|   71.6|  340.8|  345.7|  345.8|  346.8|  132.4|  132.7|  132.3|  132.2
   Delaware......................|   15.9|   16.5|   16.4|   16.4|   82.3|   85.5|   85.3|   85.4|   41.0|   42.9|   42.8|   42.8
   District of Columbia..........|   19.7|   19.5|   19.4|   19.4|   52.9|   52.1|   52.1|   51.8|   30.2|   29.6|   29.6|   29.6
   Florida.......................|  302.6|  309.6|  311.5|  311.6|1,544.3|1,579.5|1,587.0|1,590.1|  377.6|  384.0|  384.3|  386.1
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   Georgia.......................|  214.8|  223.1|  224.1|  224.6|  868.5|  905.6|  912.3|  938.1|  174.9|  176.2|  175.9|  176.5
   Hawaii2/......................|   40.7|   40.5|   40.7|   40.5|  135.9|  135.2|  134.9|  134.0|   36.7|   37.0|   36.6|   36.4
   Idaho.........................|   22.7|   23.5|   23.3|   23.4|  120.8|  125.2|  126.1|  126.6|   24.2|   23.8|   23.9|   24.0
   Illinois......................|  324.9|  328.3|  328.7|  330.3|1,316.2|1,342.1|1,344.1|1,342.6|  384.8|  384.8|  386.6|  387.8
   Indiana.......................|  140.3|  139.3|  139.7|  139.2|  670.6|  683.7|  682.1|  684.0|  130.6|  133.6|  133.7|  134.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   61.3|   62.4|   62.3|   62.7|  341.9|  344.2|  344.7|  347.5|   76.7|   77.9|   77.6|   77.4
   Kansas........................|   68.3|   69.5|   69.7|   70.2|  295.5|  305.2|  305.0|  306.3|   57.2|   58.6|   58.7|   58.8
   Kentucky......................|   91.3|   93.5|   93.5|   93.2|  396.3|  405.0|  406.3|  404.2|   65.5|   66.1|   66.3|   66.5
   Louisiana.....................|  107.7|  107.8|  108.4|  108.4|  415.1|  426.6|  426.7|  427.3|   80.1|   80.3|   80.6|   80.7
   Maine.........................|   22.2|   22.2|   22.4|   21.9|  139.0|  141.7|  141.9|  140.8|   26.2|   25.9|   25.9|   26.3
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  105.6|  105.7|  105.9|  105.6|  531.7|  534.0|  533.6|  534.3|  127.8|  127.3|  127.3|  127.6
   Massachusetts.................|  128.0|  128.1|  127.4|  127.5|  694.9|  698.7|  699.6|  701.5|  204.3|  203.6|  204.1|  204.9
   Michigan......................|  164.8|  168.8|  168.5|  168.3|1,002.9|1,021.3|1,021.2|1,023.7|  195.8|  196.4|  197.0|  197.8
   Minnesota.....................|  117.8|  119.6|  120.6|  121.1|  578.1|  589.1|  589.6|  590.0|  138.3|  141.4|  141.4|  142.2
   Mississippi...................|   49.9|   48.8|   48.7|   48.9|  229.2|  229.6|  228.5|  230.0|   40.0|   39.8|   39.6|   39.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  158.6|  163.8|  164.1|  164.1|  602.6|  608.6|  608.0|  608.3|  145.6|  149.8|  150.0|  149.9
   Montana.......................|   20.8|   21.1|   21.1|   21.0|   96.4|   98.6|   98.7|   98.2|   15.6|   15.7|   15.7|   15.7
   Nebraska......................|   49.6|   49.4|   49.7|   50.7|  202.7|  207.3|  206.9|  207.6|   52.4|   52.3|   51.7|   52.3
   Nevada........................|   40.7|   42.5|   42.6|   42.9|  157.8|  169.2|  170.2|  171.4|   35.9|   38.0|   38.2|   38.2
   New Hampshire.................|   19.9|   20.4|   20.6|   20.8|  141.7|  145.1|  144.5|  146.0|   29.2|   29.6|   29.7|   29.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  253.0|  248.7|  248.5|  248.1|  849.0|  861.4|  861.3|  861.4|  227.3|  229.7|  229.7|  230.2
   New Mexico....................|   31.1|   31.5|   32.0|   31.5|  164.2|  170.9|  171.3|  170.5|   29.5|   30.4|   30.5|   30.4
   New York......................|  402.3|  405.2|  404.5|  404.1|1,612.4|1,634.7|1,633.5|1,634.9|  722.6|  722.6|  722.3|  721.2
   North Carolina................|  163.7|  164.3|  164.9|  165.6|  804.9|  815.0|  813.1|  814.3|  144.8|  150.9|  151.6|  153.0
   North Dakota..................|   18.3|   18.5|   18.4|   18.3|   79.3|   80.8|   80.8|   81.0|   13.6|   14.0|   14.1|   14.1
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   Ohio..........................|  229.3|  228.7|  229.1|  230.6|1,279.3|1,304.0|1,306.6|1,306.0|  269.1|  276.2|  276.7|  276.7
   Oklahoma......................|   73.5|   75.8|   76.0|   75.6|  311.6|  322.3|  321.8|  320.6|   65.4|   66.4|   66.3|   66.3
   Oregon........................|   71.1|   73.0|   72.7|   73.5|  360.3|  371.0|  373.2|  374.5|   87.3|   89.8|   90.5|   90.2
   Pennsylvania..................|  272.7|  269.3|  270.4|  270.4|1,203.7|1,221.8|1,220.7|1,222.2|  303.1|  308.2|  309.3|  309.5
   Rhode Island..................|   14.4|   15.1|   15.3|   15.0|   98.3|   96.8|   98.4|   99.2|   24.9|   24.6|   24.4|   24.7
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   South Carolina................|   72.0|   72.2|   72.6|   73.6|  387.0|  397.7|  399.6|  400.0|   68.9|   70.7|   71.0|   71.5
   South Dakota..................|   16.0|   16.3|   16.3|   16.3|   87.4|   90.1|   90.4|   90.1|   18.9|   19.7|   19.8|   20.0
   Tennessee.....................|  136.9|  137.7|  137.9|  137.7|  587.8|  607.9|  611.7|  612.4|  110.6|  112.6|  113.1|  113.2
   Texas.........................|  474.4|  488.4|  490.3|  491.4|1,947.2|1,991.5|1,999.8|2,003.4|  436.9|  444.1|  444.5|  446.6
   Utah..........................|   51.2|   53.6|   53.6|   53.3|  221.1|  229.6|  231.1|  233.0|   47.7|   50.4|   50.6|   51.0
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   Vermont.......................|   11.6|   12.1|   12.1|   11.8|   65.0|   64.0|   64.7|   64.8|   12.0|   12.1|   12.2|   12.3
   Virginia......................|  156.0|  161.0|  162.3|  161.4|  700.6|  713.1|  712.8|  715.1|  160.6|  161.5|  161.9|  162.2
   Washington....................|  119.6|  122.2|  122.0|  121.9|  582.7|  590.9|  591.4|  593.8|  120.7|  124.3|  124.5|  124.5
   West Virginia.................|   39.8|   39.6|   39.6|   39.7|  158.2|  162.6|  163.0|  162.8|   27.0|   27.6|   27.7|   27.7
   Wisconsin.....................|  119.8|  119.9|  119.1|  119.7|  588.8|  594.0|  593.7|  593.6|  136.1|  136.8|  136.8|  137.2
   Wyoming.......................|   13.6|   13.6|   13.6|   13.6|   51.7|   53.2|   53.5|   53.4|    7.8|    8.0|    8.1|    8.0
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   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
      Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
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                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                               State             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | July  |  May  | June  | July  | July  |  May  | June  | July
                                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1996  |1996p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  398.1|  406.6|  408.6|  410.4|  339.2|  342.4|  340.8|  340.0
                   Alaska........................|   61.2|   62.1|   62.8|   62.6|   72.7|   73.5|   73.5|   73.4
                   Arizona.......................|  521.4|  545.6|  547.1|  550.8|  297.0|  313.7|  314.3|  310.9
                   Arkansas......................|  237.3|  242.2|  243.6|  245.1|  178.2|  178.1|  180.2|  179.5
                   California....................|3,736.2|3,880.4|3,899.2|3,898.2|2,094.7|2,104.4|2,102.9|2,108.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  543.3|  563.0|  562.0|  561.3|  301.8|  308.4|  307.3|  303.7
                   Connecticut...................|  468.0|  473.6|  474.7|  477.2|  220.2|  220.4|  219.3|  220.5
                   Delaware......................|   96.4|  100.9|  101.0|  101.8|   50.0|   50.3|   50.6|   49.9
                   District of Columbia..........|  269.0|  264.7|  267.2|  268.9|  253.1|  244.3|  242.5|  238.0
                   Florida.......................|2,065.1|2,133.2|2,144.2|2,153.3|  917.8|  941.3|  940.3|  938.4
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                   Georgia.......................|  841.3|  888.4|  893.7|  917.2|  579.3|  586.7|  588.5|  586.2
                   Hawaii2/......................|  164.4|  165.7|  165.6|  165.6|  110.9|  110.2|  110.6|  110.0
                   Idaho.........................|  108.9|  118.0|  119.6|  120.7|   96.0|   97.1|   97.3|   95.4
                   Illinois......................|1,587.1|1,618.0|1,614.4|1,617.8|  803.4|  806.8|  806.9|  807.7
                   Indiana.......................|  630.4|  639.3|  637.6|  638.4|  372.2|  394.2|  381.0|  372.2
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                   Iowa..........................|  340.9|  353.4|  358.1|  354.9|  230.1|  230.4|  231.7|  228.4
                   Kansas........................|  288.7|  294.1|  294.4|  294.1|  238.2|  239.9|  238.2|  239.9
                   Kentucky......................|  390.7|  404.4|  408.0|  407.7|  283.9|  291.6|  291.7|  287.5
                   Louisiana.....................|  473.2|  478.5|  478.4|  477.1|  358.8|  358.9|  359.3|  355.9
                   Maine.........................|  147.4|  149.9|  150.2|  149.9|   93.1|   91.3|   91.7|   91.3
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                   Maryland......................|  694.2|  698.4|  699.5|  700.5|  423.5|  422.9|  422.5|  419.4
                   Massachusetts.................|1,024.1|1,053.8|1,055.2|1,057.3|  392.8|  394.5|  395.3|  393.3
                   Michigan......................|1,104.8|1,160.3|1,164.3|1,157.7|  640.7|  637.8|  640.0|  640.2
                   Minnesota.....................|  648.0|  664.0|  665.0|  665.1|  388.4|  384.5|  388.7|  390.7
                   Mississippi...................|  229.8|  241.7|  239.9|  236.0|  218.5|  222.6|  225.0|  223.9
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                   Missouri......................|  688.0|  701.1|  704.8|  703.6|  391.5|  399.6|  401.4|  401.1
                   Montana.......................|   96.5|  101.0|  102.9|  103.1|   77.4|   77.1|   75.8|   75.9
                   Nebraska......................|  211.9|  217.7|  217.2|  218.7|  150.7|  153.8|  150.8|  152.3
                   Nevada........................|  350.3|  365.2|  369.9|  368.7|   97.2|   99.2|   99.4|  102.8
                   New Hampshire.................|  154.2|  156.7|  156.7|  155.1|   76.3|   75.2|   76.0|   76.8
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                   New Jersey....................|1,083.8|1,113.5|1,118.2|1,122.0|  567.3|  567.4|  569.1|  565.4
                   New Mexico....................|  190.5|  203.4|  204.5|  203.4|  165.3|  164.9|  169.0|  169.3
                   New York......................|2,535.2|2,599.8|2,600.2|2,605.6|1,390.4|1,377.8|1,377.2|1,364.1
                   North Carolina................|  768.0|  781.7|  784.4|  790.0|  538.1|  572.6|  573.7|  556.7
                   North Dakota..................|   81.3|   84.8|   84.8|   84.9|   70.6|   71.0|   70.9|   70.7
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                   Ohio..........................|1,387.1|1,424.3|1,427.1|1,426.7|  749.9|  756.3|  758.0|  759.9
                   Oklahoma......................|  341.9|  358.9|  358.8|  357.8|  270.4|  269.5|  269.3|  270.6
                   Oregon........................|  366.1|  390.6|  392.4|  394.8|  238.1|  236.6|  235.1|  235.2
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,599.6|1,610.7|1,606.3|1,609.1|  717.2|  727.3|  725.4|  716.3
                   Rhode Island..................|  144.9|  150.0|  148.9|  148.3|   60.4|   61.2|   59.7|   57.2
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                   South Carolina................|  366.0|  379.3|  381.2|  382.0|  297.9|  291.4|  302.0|  296.6
                   South Dakota..................|   87.7|   91.5|   91.7|   92.3|   70.8|   71.7|   70.5|   70.1
                   Tennessee.....................|  637.7|  653.0|  655.8|  658.4|  370.3|  392.1|  390.3|  388.9
                   Texas.........................|2,109.8|2,224.8|2,234.8|2,236.1|1,450.7|1,474.1|1,472.5|1,478.8
                   Utah..........................|  238.9|  254.3|  256.8|  257.4|  163.4|  166.5|  167.1|  166.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   78.5|   80.6|   80.7|   81.3|   44.9|   45.0|   44.9|   44.5
                   Virginia......................|  871.8|  897.5|  903.0|  908.4|  591.7|  596.4|  597.9|  598.5
                   Washington....................|  621.6|  646.2|  649.8|  653.4|  445.3|  448.4|  448.0|  449.7
                   West Virginia.................|  182.8|  188.3|  189.9|  190.7|  135.0|  149.9|  139.8|  136.6
                   Wisconsin.....................|  631.0|  645.1|  643.3|  645.0|  379.9|  377.4|  382.9|  383.4
                   Wyoming.......................|   47.6|   48.2|   48.0|   48.2|   59.0|   57.7|   58.0|   57.4
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                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to reflect March
                   1995 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Estimates subsequent to the
                   current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
                   available.
 
 
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted
 
 (In thousands)
 
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                               |         Total nonfarm1/          |         Construction          |         Manufacturing
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                                __________________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
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             State             |      June       |      July      |     June      |     July      |     June      |     July
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                               |  1995  |  1996  |  1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/
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 Alabama.......................| 1,812.9| 1,819.0| 1,799.5|1,816.0|   87.2|   89.0|   87.3|   89.7|  394.1|  380.2|  387.6|  375.5
 Alaska........................|   276.5|   279.5|   281.9|  283.5|   15.1|   15.6|   16.0|   16.2|   19.6|   19.3|   26.9|   25.3
 Arizona.......................| 1,757.4| 1,834.3| 1,743.5|1,820.2|  116.9|  123.2|  117.5|  124.4|  193.3|  199.0|  193.1|  199.2
 Arkansas......................| 1,074.2| 1,091.0| 1,061.3|1,078.5|   45.4|   48.2|   46.3|   49.2|  260.3|  255.4|  258.2|  254.5
 California....................|12,493.1|12,781.7|12,409.8|12721.3|  496.5|  519.2|  505.6|  528.9|1,793.4|1,815.8|1,803.3|1,833.3
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 Colorado......................| 1,849.1| 1,903.7| 1,844.7|1,891.3|  105.5|  117.1|  108.6|  118.3|  191.8|  195.4|  192.4|  195.9
 Connecticut...................| 1,577.3| 1,591.6| 1,557.5|1,574.2|   53.6|   57.9|   54.6|   58.8|  282.4|  278.2|  276.5|  273.7
 Delaware......................|   369.4|   383.7|   371.4|  380.8|   19.4|   21.0|   19.8|   21.5|   59.7|   61.2|   63.0|   59.7
 District of Columbia..........|   648.9|   634.2|   659.6|  642.2|    9.3|    9.1|    9.3|    9.2|   13.1|   13.1|   13.0|   13.0
 Florida.......................| 6,003.8| 6,166.0| 5,905.1|6,081.6|  306.0|  311.8|  302.8|  310.5|  484.1|  480.0|  479.0|  475.6
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 Georgia.......................| 3,426.8| 3,562.6| 3,419.7|3,589.8|  153.8|  164.3|  157.7|  164.8|  590.7|  588.1|  587.1|  587.0
 Hawaii2/......................|   536.7|   530.4|   528.5|  524.4|   26.5|   23.9|   26.5|   24.3|   17.0|   16.7|   17.1|   16.8
 Idaho.........................|   483.0|   506.0|   477.8|  502.4|   31.8|   36.0|   32.5|   37.1|   70.8|   74.3|   71.3|   74.9
 Illinois......................| 5,649.4| 5,724.4| 5,624.5|5,703.3|  230.4|  229.0|  236.0|  234.6|  971.7|  982.4|  968.2|  978.9
 Indiana.......................| 2,789.2| 2,797.3| 2,744.8|2,762.7|  139.4|  141.1|  141.7|  145.0|  688.4|  683.1|  681.9|  673.8
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 Iowa..........................| 1,378.3| 1,398.1| 1,349.2|1,368.9|   60.1|   62.2|   61.6|   63.6|  252.7|  250.4|  251.7|  249.8
 Kansas........................| 1,210.0| 1,236.1| 1,187.9|1,215.0|   53.4|   59.6|   55.4|   60.5|  193.4|  196.9|  192.2|  194.9
 Kentucky......................| 1,661.0| 1,682.4| 1,636.7|1,665.4|   77.2|   76.7|   77.5|   79.7|  316.1|  312.9|  313.8|  310.2
 Louisiana.....................| 1,783.2| 1,804.1| 1,770.3|1,794.5|  104.0|  112.7|  106.1|  111.6|  189.8|  190.5|  189.5|  190.4
 Maine.........................|   553.6|   554.7|   546.6|  546.3|   23.2|   23.1|   23.9|   24.2|   92.5|   89.5|   90.0|   86.9
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 Maryland......................| 2,213.1| 2,215.8| 2,195.1|2,198.2|  130.8|  130.9|  131.9|  132.0|  176.8|  175.0|  176.5|  174.6
 Massachusetts.................| 3,008.7| 3,054.5| 2,975.0|3,015.3|   95.9|   98.2|   98.2|   99.9|  446.7|  447.4|  441.2|  439.3
 Michigan......................| 4,273.2| 4,363.7| 4,210.7|4,293.2|  164.2|  179.4|  168.7|  186.6|  978.3|  971.8|  959.7|  945.8
 Minnesota.....................| 2,407.9| 2,457.3| 2,385.8|2,428.7|   92.0|   93.8|   95.4|   97.4|  429.8|  431.4|  431.6|  434.1
 Mississippi...................| 1,079.4| 1,080.6| 1,067.9|1,070.7|   46.8|   52.7|   47.6|   53.2|  260.1|  244.4|  255.6|  241.8
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 Missouri......................| 2,539.2| 2,574.3| 2,517.5|2,552.4|  116.7|  115.0|  118.6|  119.7|  424.1|  416.3|  417.8|  410.8
 Montana.......................|   357.8|   365.0|   354.0|  360.5|   17.8|   17.5|   18.4|   18.0|   23.9|   23.8|   23.8|   24.2
 Nebraska......................|   823.7|   833.6|   813.5|  829.1|   36.0|   37.3|   37.3|   38.6|  112.4|  113.4|  111.4|  113.1
 Nevada........................|   787.1|   846.6|   791.0|  847.0|   62.5|   74.0|   63.3|   74.6|   36.7|   39.1|   37.1|   39.0
 New Hampshire.................|   547.1|   554.8|   540.0|  548.3|   20.8|   21.1|   21.1|   21.9|  102.8|  102.4|   99.5|   99.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,655.2| 3,694.6| 3,630.6|3,665.9|  128.6|  129.1|  130.1|  130.7|  504.2|  492.6|  497.2|  485.5
 New Mexico....................|   693.3|   722.0|   683.9|  716.1|   47.3|   51.0|   46.2|   50.4|   45.6|   46.8|   44.9|   46.4
 New York......................| 7,947.1| 8,024.1| 7,864.6|7,929.1|  263.7|  268.5|  267.7|  275.1|  951.7|  942.7|  943.8|  933.2
 North Carolina................| 3,484.0| 3,534.8| 3,419.1|3,468.3|  177.6|  184.2|  178.6|  186.5|  862.4|  843.1|  856.5|  838.2
 North Dakota..................|   304.8|   311.5|   302.4|  309.1|   15.4|   16.8|   16.1|   17.6|   21.5|   21.5|   21.2|   21.3
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 5,292.8| 5,367.2| 5,229.0|5,309.4|  219.2|  224.7|  225.0|  232.1|1,111.7|1,097.4|1,098.3|1,087.0
 Oklahoma......................| 1,319.4| 1,353.3| 1,305.5|1,339.5|   49.2|   50.4|   49.3|   50.6|  170.8|  173.1|  170.1|  172.2
 Oregon........................| 1,428.6| 1,484.0| 1,416.2|1,471.9|   68.7|   75.9|   71.9|   79.9|  229.6|  232.6|  234.8|  237.1
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,291.8| 5,314.2| 5,240.2|5,257.3|  210.3|  211.3|  217.2|  218.2|  947.5|  932.9|  939.9|  926.1
 Rhode Island..................|   445.6|   448.7|   434.0|  435.8|   14.4|   15.4|   14.7|   15.3|   85.4|   82.6|   76.6|   76.4
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,670.5| 1,701.6| 1,651.1|1,676.8|   88.0|   90.2|   88.6|   90.8|  379.5|  369.1|  375.8|  367.0
 South Dakota..................|   353.3|   362.6|   347.4|  357.2|   16.1|   16.4|   16.2|   17.1|   46.8|   48.8|   46.9|   49.0
 Tennessee.....................| 2,506.7| 2,564.9| 2,487.1|2,546.9|  112.4|  120.5|  112.9|  121.6|  546.4|  530.5|  538.1|  523.0
 Texas.........................| 8,041.4| 8,286.0| 8,006.4|8,265.0|  413.9|  434.6|  413.8|  436.8|1,033.4|1,045.3|1,030.2|1,044.8
 Utah..........................|   911.5|   964.6|   901.2|  955.4|   55.4|   64.4|   56.7|   66.1|  123.9|  130.0|  123.0|  129.9
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Vermont.......................|   269.9|   274.1|   265.9|  270.6|   12.6|   13.8|   13.7|   14.6|   45.6|   46.3|   44.7|   46.2
 Virginia......................| 3,107.0| 3,144.3| 3,060.1|3,117.9|  172.4|  176.5|  172.4|  177.1|  404.4|  395.3|  402.0|  394.3
 Washington....................| 2,383.1| 2,426.3| 2,343.9|2,403.2|  126.6|  128.1|  127.5|  130.8|  339.3|  338.6|  335.7|  341.9
 West Virginia.................|   692.3|   705.3|   691.8|  705.9|   34.5|   35.6|   34.7|   36.7|   82.8|   81.8|   82.0|   81.7
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,595.9| 2,621.2| 2,573.2|2,599.0|  108.3|  113.7|  111.0|  117.3|  607.6|  606.5|  611.1|  607.5
 Wyoming.......................|   231.3|   233.6|   224.9|  225.9|   16.1|   16.3|   15.7|   16.0|    9.6|    9.8|    9.7|    9.9
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Puerto Rico...................|   919.1|   937.5|   940.9|1,009.3|   47.2|   49.4|   48.0|   48.3|  153.3|  150.5|  151.5|  148.7
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                                __________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
   Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
                                 |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
               State             |               |               |               |               |               |
                                 |     June      |     July      |     June      |     July      |     June      |     July
                                 |               |               |               |               |               |
                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   90.1|   89.5|   89.8|   89.4|  412.7|  423.0|  412.5|  424.3|   77.8|   79.0|   78.0|   79.5
   Alaska........................|   24.5|   24.7|   24.7|   24.8|   58.0|   58.8|   58.2|   59.2|   12.0|   11.9|   11.9|   11.8
   Arizona.......................|   86.3|   89.0|   86.4|   89.2|  445.3|  459.9|  442.8|  457.8|  106.7|  108.8|  106.3|  109.2
   Arkansas......................|   63.5|   65.4|   63.6|   65.7|  244.5|  251.8|  244.9|  251.0|   42.2|   42.8|   42.3|   42.9
   California....................|  630.6|  639.1|  637.6|  646.6|2,924.3|2,997.3|2,928.6|3,003.0|  740.2|  736.7|  739.3|  738.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  118.1|  120.7|  117.9|  120.9|  457.6|  468.3|  462.8|  471.5|  113.7|  116.6|  113.7|  116.6
   Connecticut...................|   72.7|   72.5|   70.2|   70.2|  344.5|  348.9|  341.0|  347.1|  133.3|  133.2|  133.5|  133.3
   Delaware......................|   16.1|   16.6|   15.6|   16.1|   85.0|   88.0|   85.4|   88.6|   41.2|   43.1|   41.4|   43.3
   District of Columbia..........|   20.3|   19.8|   20.1|   19.8|   54.1|   52.8|   53.1|   52.0|   30.4|   29.6|   30.2|   29.6
   Florida.......................|  303.9|  311.5|  301.9|  311.0|1,538.0|1,579.4|1,521.1|1,567.1|  376.8|  384.7|  378.8|  387.3
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  214.8|  224.3|  215.0|  224.8|  861.7|  911.0|  869.0|  938.6|  174.6|  176.0|  175.7|  177.3
   Hawaii2/......................|   41.2|   40.8|   40.7|   40.5|  135.8|  134.7|  136.4|  134.6|   37.1|   36.7|   36.9|   36.6
   Idaho.........................|   22.6|   23.3|   22.8|   23.4|  123.3|  126.9|  122.4|  127.8|   24.4|   24.1|   24.5|   24.2
   Illinois......................|  322.1|  328.7|  323.0|  328.3|1,325.5|1,347.5|1,320.8|1,346.8|  387.6|  389.7|  388.7|  391.7
   Indiana.......................|  142.3|  141.0|  141.6|  140.6|  675.3|  685.2|  671.2|  684.4|  133.4|  136.0|  133.0|  136.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   61.5|   62.8|   61.7|   63.1|  344.4|  349.1|  344.2|  349.0|   77.7|   78.5|   77.7|   78.4
   Kansas........................|   67.7|   69.9|   68.5|   70.2|  297.0|  306.9|  296.3|  306.7|   58.0|   59.3|   58.1|   59.4
   Kentucky......................|   91.5|   93.9|   91.7|   93.7|  399.6|  407.3|  398.7|  406.7|   65.2|   66.7|   65.9|   67.0
   Louisiana.....................|  108.0|  108.5|  107.8|  108.7|  418.9|  427.5|  414.6|  427.4|   81.0|   80.8|   80.6|   81.0
   Maine.........................|   22.8|   22.7|   22.6|   22.3|  143.2|  146.4|  146.9|  148.7|   26.8|   26.4|   26.6|   26.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  106.5|  106.5|  104.9|  105.0|  539.4|  542.0|  539.3|  542.0|  129.5|  128.1|  129.0|  128.8
   Massachusetts.................|  129.2|  129.1|  125.3|  124.7|  700.8|  709.9|  699.1|  705.8|  206.8|  206.1|  206.2|  206.7
   Michigan......................|  167.1|  170.7|  166.0|  169.5|1,008.9|1,033.8|1,012.7|1,033.8|  198.3|  199.8|  199.1|  201.2
   Minnesota.....................|  117.0|  120.7|  116.4|  119.6|  583.7|  596.0|  581.6|  593.4|  139.2|  142.4|  139.5|  143.4
   Mississippi...................|   50.5|   49.2|   50.4|   49.4|  231.2|  230.4|  229.5|  230.3|   40.3|   40.0|   40.4|   40.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  158.4|  164.9|  158.1|  163.6|  609.1|  613.6|  607.3|  612.7|  146.6|  151.3|  147.5|  151.9
   Montana.......................|   21.0|   21.2|   20.8|   21.0|   98.8|  100.3|   99.6|  100.9|   15.9|   15.9|   15.9|   16.0
   Nebraska......................|   49.6|   49.9|   49.7|   50.4|  205.5|  207.2|  205.7|  207.6|   52.8|   52.2|   52.9|   52.7
   Nevada........................|   40.5|   42.7|   40.9|   43.0|  157.4|  170.3|  157.5|  171.1|   35.7|   38.3|   36.0|   38.3
   New Hampshire.................|   19.9|   21.0|   19.4|   20.3|  144.6|  146.9|  144.8|  149.1|   29.5|   30.0|   29.6|   30.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  253.5|  251.2|  249.7|  244.9|  862.9|  873.7|  858.7|  871.0|  229.7|  232.2|  231.0|  233.9
   New Mexico....................|   30.4|   31.1|   30.0|   30.5|  165.8|  173.2|  165.6|  172.3|   30.2|   30.8|   29.8|   30.9
   New York......................|  407.8|  410.9|  397.7|  399.4|1,633.0|1,656.1|1,618.1|1,640.3|  729.2|  729.1|  731.2|  729.9
   North Carolina................|  163.9|  165.6|  163.7|  165.6|  805.7|  814.7|  806.8|  816.1|  146.1|  153.3|  146.6|  154.8
   North Dakota..................|   18.3|   18.3|   18.2|   18.2|   79.8|   81.6|   80.1|   81.7|   13.7|   14.2|   13.7|   14.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Ohio..........................|  230.2|  231.8|  230.5|  231.8|1,289.5|1,317.1|1,288.4|1,314.6|  271.7|  279.2|  272.3|  280.0
   Oklahoma......................|   73.8|   76.6|   74.3|   76.3|  315.1|  323.8|  313.2|  323.1|   65.8|   67.0|   66.0|   67.0
   Oregon........................|   71.4|   73.1|   70.8|   73.2|  359.9|  374.0|  362.9|  377.1|   87.6|   90.8|   88.3|   91.2
   Pennsylvania..................|  273.8|  272.3|  266.3|  264.2|1,208.8|1,228.8|1,205.7|1,223.9|  305.6|  313.0|  307.7|  314.1
   Rhode Island..................|   14.9|   15.6|   14.3|   14.8|   99.8|  100.2|   99.9|  100.8|   24.7|   24.6|   25.1|   24.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   72.6|   73.4|   72.3|   73.9|  393.3|  406.4|  392.2|  405.1|   69.9|   72.0|   70.0|   72.6
   South Dakota..................|   16.0|   16.3|   16.0|   16.2|   89.7|   92.2|   90.0|   92.3|   19.0|   20.0|   19.1|   20.3
   Tennessee.....................|  138.0|  138.6|  137.3|  138.1|  590.6|  613.8|  590.2|  614.8|  111.3|  114.1|  111.5|  114.1
   Texas.........................|  475.0|  490.3|  475.8|  491.9|1,949.5|2,006.3|1,946.8|2,006.8|  440.0|  446.7|  440.8|  448.4
   Utah..........................|   51.6|   53.3|   51.3|   53.4|  220.4|  231.5|  221.9|  232.8|   47.4|   50.8|   47.6|   51.1
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   12.2|   12.3|   11.6|   11.8|   63.9|   64.9|   66.1|   65.3|   12.4|   12.3|   12.2|   12.5
   Virginia......................|  156.6|  162.5|  156.8|  162.5|  706.7|  717.6|  703.9|  719.1|  162.6|  163.6|  162.6|  164.2
   Washington....................|  121.2|  122.9|  120.9|  123.2|  589.1|  597.0|  587.2|  597.5|  122.4|  125.1|  121.7|  125.4
   West Virginia.................|   40.6|   39.8|   40.1|   40.0|  160.0|  164.0|  158.8|  164.0|   27.1|   27.9|   27.2|   27.9
   Wisconsin.....................|  121.5|  120.5|  117.7|  117.6|  597.6|  602.7|  596.6|  601.2|  137.5|  138.1|  137.5|  138.5
   Wyoming.......................|   14.0|   13.8|   13.8|   13.7|   54.4|   55.9|   54.8|   56.5|    8.0|    8.2|    8.0|    8.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Puerto Rico...................|   23.0|   22.1|   22.7|   22.0|  182.6|  181.3|  179.5|  175.8|   43.1|   43.4|   42.7|   43.1
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
   Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |                               |
                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                                                 |               |               |               |
                               State             |     June      |     July      |     June      |     July
                                                 |               |               |               |
                                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1996  | 1995  |1996p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  396.6|  408.3|  397.2|  409.4|  343.3|  338.8|  336.1|  336.9
                   Alaska........................|   64.5|   66.1|   65.1|   66.5|   72.6|   72.7|   68.9|   69.3
                   Arizona.......................|  519.6|  547.1|  517.8|  546.9|  276.9|  294.7|  267.1|  280.9
                   Arkansas......................|  238.7|  246.3|  239.9|  247.8|  176.0|  177.7|  162.6|  163.9
                   California....................|3,737.7|3,903.1|3,742.7|3,906.0|2,140.1|2,141.5|2,022.4|2,036.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  544.3|  565.4|  549.8|  568.0|  303.2|  306.1|  284.1|  286.0
                   Connecticut...................|  471.4|  478.9|  471.7|  480.9|  218.6|  221.2|  209.2|  209.4
                   Delaware......................|   97.5|  102.8|   97.5|  102.9|   50.4|   50.9|   48.6|   48.6
                   District of Columbia..........|  266.7|  266.1|  266.9|  266.7|  254.9|  243.6|  266.9|  251.8
                   Florida.......................|2,065.4|2,148.5|2,051.4|2,138.2|  922.7|  942.9|  863.2|  884.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  843.8|  900.0|  846.0|  921.8|  579.5|  591.4|  561.4|  568.0
                   Hawaii2/......................|  165.1|  165.5|  164.9|  166.4|  114.0|  112.1|  106.0|  105.2
                   Idaho.........................|  110.8|  120.6|  111.2|  122.0|   96.5|   97.8|   90.2|   90.0
                   Illinois......................|1,597.0|1,632.2|1,605.9|1,637.2|  801.0|  801.3|  767.8|  772.2
                   Indiana.......................|  635.5|  638.3|  629.3|  637.2|  368.2|  366.0|  339.4|  338.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Iowa..........................|  343.8|  358.1|  337.8|  352.0|  235.8|  234.8|  212.2|  210.8
                   Kansas........................|  292.8|  296.2|  290.9|  295.4|  239.6|  239.2|  218.4|  219.7
                   Kentucky......................|  399.2|  412.1|  394.1|  410.1|  287.1|  288.4|  270.1|  273.6
                   Louisiana.....................|  477.9|  478.4|  473.3|  477.1|  357.9|  358.2|  351.8|  350.6
                   Maine.........................|  150.9|  153.8|  154.7|  157.2|   94.1|   92.7|   81.8|   80.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Maryland......................|  704.4|  709.2|  705.5|  712.0|  424.6|  422.9|  406.8|  402.6
                   Massachusetts.................|1,026.6|1,060.5|1,030.0|1,063.6|  401.3|  401.8|  373.6|  373.9
                   Michigan......................|1,122.6|1,174.8|1,111.8|1,164.6|  625.1|  625.3|  583.8|  583.2
                   Minnesota.....................|  649.4|  669.7|  652.4|  669.8|  388.3|  394.9|  360.4|  362.6
                   Mississippi...................|  232.9|  241.1|  233.7|  240.0|  212.7|  218.0|  205.9|  211.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Missouri......................|  696.0|  712.6|  698.1|  714.2|  383.2|  395.4|  365.2|  374.2
                   Montana.......................|   99.1|  104.7|   99.9|  105.8|   75.8|   76.1|   70.1|   69.0
                   Nebraska......................|  213.3|  219.4|  213.0|  219.3|  152.8|  152.9|  142.2|  146.1
                   Nevada........................|  347.2|  370.9|  351.8|  370.2|   93.7|   96.9|   90.9|   96.2
                   New Hampshire.................|  154.4|  157.8|  157.4|  158.2|   74.6|   75.1|   67.7|   68.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   New Jersey....................|1,097.2|1,136.6|1,104.9|1,143.1|  577.0|  577.1|  556.9|  554.7
                   New Mexico....................|  195.6|  206.8|  193.4|  206.5|  162.2|  166.0|  158.4|  162.4
                   New York......................|2,548.9|2,621.0|2,539.5|2,610.8|1,407.6|1,391.0|1,361.5|1,335.5
                   North Carolina................|  768.9|  792.2|  775.8|  797.9|  555.7|  577.9|  487.4|  505.4
                   North Dakota..................|   81.8|   85.5|   81.9|   85.3|   70.3|   69.4|   67.2|   66.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Ohio..........................|1,407.4|1,445.7|1,401.9|1,442.4|  749.1|  757.2|  698.1|  707.5
                   Oklahoma......................|  346.1|  363.8|  344.9|  362.8|  266.5|  266.9|  255.5|  255.9
                   Oregon........................|  362.8|  392.8|  366.2|  394.8|  246.8|  242.9|  219.4|  216.6
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,605.6|1,612.7|1,604.3|1,613.9|  720.2|  723.9|  679.3|  677.6
                   Rhode Island..................|  145.5|  149.6|  145.2|  148.6|   60.7|   60.5|   58.0|   54.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  370.9|  387.3|  370.2|  386.6|  294.4|  301.3|  280.2|  278.9
                   South Dakota..................|   90.4|   94.2|   90.5|   94.6|   72.9|   72.3|   66.3|   65.3
                   Tennessee.....................|  642.3|  663.7|  643.7|  664.4|  361.1|  379.0|  348.8|  366.3
                   Texas.........................|2,143.9|2,254.9|2,142.5|2,256.2|1,428.6|1,454.1|1,400.7|1,427.0
                   Utah..........................|  238.3|  256.8|  239.9|  258.2|  166.2|  169.8|  152.6|  155.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   77.5|   78.8|   79.2|   82.0|   44.9|   45.0|   37.8|   37.5
                   Virginia......................|  890.7|  919.3|  883.1|  917.5|  602.0|  599.1|  568.0|  572.8
                   Washington....................|  625.7|  654.3|  625.6|  654.7|  455.4|  457.0|  421.8|  426.3
                   West Virginia.................|  183.8|  191.4|  184.2|  191.1|  136.4|  139.0|  137.8|  138.6
                   Wisconsin.....................|  639.4|  653.0|  640.6|  654.7|  381.4|  384.0|  356.0|  359.6
                   Wyoming.......................|   52.4|   53.2|   53.7|   54.2|   59.6|   59.5|   51.8|   50.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Puerto Rico...................|  166.7|  170.1|  165.0|  166.8|  302.2|  319.7|  330.5|  403.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to March 1995
                   benchmark levels.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and
                   will be revised when new information becomes available.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              June               |              July
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
       United States.........................................|       5.8      |       5.5      |       5.9      |       5.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alabama....................................................|       7.3      |       5.6      |       7.0      |       5.3
    Birmingham...............................................|       5.1      |       3.5      |       4.3      |       3.1
    Huntsville...............................................|       5.5      |       3.7      |       6.7      |       4.9
    Mobile...................................................|       8.1      |       5.8      |       6.9      |       5.0
    Montgomery...............................................|       6.7      |       4.5      |       8.0      |       3.9
    Tuscaloosa...............................................|       6.0      |       4.2      |       5.0      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alaska.....................................................|       6.9      |       7.2      |       5.9      |       6.3
    Anchorage................................................|       5.0      |       5.2      |       4.5      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arizona....................................................|       5.6      |       5.7      |       5.8      |       5.9
    Phoenix_Mesa.............................................|       3.7      |       3.8      |       3.8      |       3.8
    Tucson...................................................|       3.4      |       3.7      |       3.5      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arkansas...................................................|       4.8      |       5.1      |       5.1      |       5.5
    Fayetteville_Springdale_Rogers...........................|       2.5      |       2.8      |       3.1      |       3.2
    Fort Smith1/.............................................|       4.8      |       5.5      |       4.7      |       5.0
    Little Rock_North Little Rock............................|       3.5      |       3.6      |       3.8      |       3.8
    Pine Bluff...............................................|       7.7      |       7.4      |       7.8      |       8.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  California.................................................|       7.9      |       7.3      |       8.3      |       7.6
    Bakersfield..............................................|      12.9      |      12.4      |      13.3      |      11.6
    Fresno...................................................|      13.7      |      12.6      |      13.2      |      12.2
    Los Angeles_Long Beach...................................|       7.8      |       8.3      |       8.6      |       8.9
    Modesto..................................................|      16.8      |      14.9      |      15.2      |      13.1
    Oakland..................................................|       6.1      |       5.1      |       6.4      |       5.3
    Orange County............................................|       5.4      |       4.3      |       5.7      |       4.5
    Riverside_San Bernardino.................................|       9.0      |       8.0      |      10.0      |       8.8
    Sacramento...............................................|       7.1      |       6.2      |       7.1      |       6.2
    Salinas..................................................|       9.8      |       8.2      |       8.9      |       7.9
    San Diego................................................|       6.7      |       5.5      |       6.9      |       5.7
    San Francisco............................................|       5.5      |       4.3      |       5.8      |       4.6
    San Jose.................................................|       5.2      |       3.7      |       5.4      |       3.8
    Santa Barbara_Santa Maria_Lompoc.........................|       6.2      |       5.1      |       6.3      |       5.2
    Santa Rosa...............................................|       5.8      |       4.7      |       5.8      |       4.7
    Stockton_Lodi............................................|      13.1      |      11.5      |      12.4      |      10.6
    Vallejo_Fairfield_Napa...................................|       7.5      |       7.1      |       7.6      |       7.2
    Ventura..................................................|       7.1      |       6.6      |       7.6      |       7.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Colorado...................................................|       4.9      |       4.6      |       4.3      |       4.1
    Colorado Springs.........................................|       5.5      |       5.3      |       4.8      |       4.6
    Boulder_Longmont.........................................|       5.0      |       4.1      |       4.5      |       3.8
    Denver...................................................|       4.3      |       4.2      |       3.9      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Connecticut................................................|       5.7      |       5.0      |       6.0      |       5.2
    Bridgeport...............................................|       6.8      |       6.0      |       7.2      |       6.2
    Danbury..................................................|       3.8      |       3.6      |       4.1      |       3.8
    Hartford.................................................|       6.3      |       5.5      |       6.5      |       5.6
    New Haven_Meriden........................................|       5.6      |       5.2      |       6.0      |       5.5
    New London_Norwich.......................................|       5.5      |       4.6      |       5.9      |       5.0
    Stamford_Norwalk.........................................|       3.9      |       3.3      |       4.1      |       3.3
    Waterbury................................................|       6.3      |       5.5      |       6.7      |       5.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Delaware...................................................|       4.5      |       4.7      |       4.2      |       5.1
    Dover....................................................|       4.5      |       4.9      |       4.5      |       5.1
    Wilmington_Newark1/......................................|       5.8      |       5.2      |       4.7      |       6.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  District of Columbia.......................................|      10.1      |       9.2      |       9.5      |       9.3
    Washington1/.............................................|       4.7      |       4.3      |       4.2      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Florida....................................................|       5.9      |       5.4      |       5.8      |       5.5
    Daytona Beach............................................|       4.8      |       4.3      |       4.5      |       4.1
    Fort Lauderdale..........................................|       6.0      |       5.4      |       5.8      |       5.3
    Fort Myers_Cape Coral....................................|       4.3      |       3.9      |       4.3      |       3.8
    Gainesville..............................................|       3.0      |       3.0      |       2.9      |       2.9
    Jacksonville.............................................|       3.9      |       3.9      |       3.7      |       4.0
    Lakeland_Winter Haven....................................|       8.9      |       7.3      |       9.6      |       9.2
    Melbourne_Titusville_Palm Bay............................|       6.9      |       5.6      |       6.5      |       5.4
    Miami....................................................|       7.8      |       7.6      |       7.4      |       7.5
    Orlando..................................................|       4.8      |       4.0      |       4.6      |       4.0
    Pensacola................................................|       4.5      |       4.1      |       4.2      |       3.7
    Sarasota_Bradenton.......................................|       3.8      |       3.5      |       4.0      |       3.6
    Tallahassee..............................................|       3.3      |       3.3      |       3.1      |       3.2
    Tampa_St. Petersburg_Clearwater..........................|       4.5      |       4.1      |       4.4      |       4.0
    West Palm Beach_Boca Raton...............................|       7.8      |       7.3      |       8.0      |       7.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Georgia....................................................|       5.5      |       5.0      |       5.5      |       4.9
    Albany...................................................|       7.4      |       6.5      |       6.6      |       6.7
    Athens...................................................|       3.6      |       3.2      |       3.5      |       3.4
    Atlanta..................................................|       4.9      |       4.0      |       4.8      |       3.8
    Augusta_Aiken1/..........................................|       7.7      |       7.4      |       7.5      |       7.1
    Columbus1/...............................................|       6.3      |       5.5      |       6.7      |       5.2
    Macon....................................................|       5.6      |       5.2      |       5.2      |       4.8
    Savannah.................................................|       6.0      |       5.2      |       5.7      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Hawaii.....................................................|       6.4      |       6.8      |       6.3      |       6.3
    Honolulu.................................................|       4.9      |       5.6      |       4.9      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Idaho......................................................|       4.6      |       4.5      |       4.8      |       4.4
    Boise City...............................................|       3.7      |       3.6      |       4.0      |       3.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              June               |              July
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Illinois...................................................|       5.3      |       5.5      |       5.0      |       5.2
    Bloomington_Normal.......................................|       3.1      |       3.5      |       2.7      |       3.0
    Champaign_Urbana.........................................|       3.1      |       3.3      |       2.9      |       3.2
    Chicago..................................................|       5.1      |       5.2      |       4.9      |       5.0
    Davenport_Moline_Rock Island1/...........................|       4.4      |       4.2      |       3.9      |       3.9
    Decatur..................................................|       8.4      |       8.7      |       7.8      |       8.5
    Kankakee.................................................|       6.6      |       6.0      |       6.1      |       5.6
    Peoria_Pekin.............................................|       4.5      |       6.7      |       4.3      |       6.1
    Rockford.................................................|       4.3      |       4.6      |       4.0      |       4.5
    Springfield..............................................|       4.5      |       4.7      |       4.3      |       4.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Indiana....................................................|       4.6      |       4.2      |       4.8      |       4.2
    Bloomington..............................................|       3.6      |       3.1      |       4.0      |       3.3
    Elkhart_Goshen...........................................|       3.9      |       3.7      |       4.5      |       4.0
    Evansville_Henderson1/...................................|       5.2      |       5.2      |       4.9      |       4.1
    Fort Wayne...............................................|       3.9      |       3.7      |       4.3      |       3.6
    Gary.....................................................|       6.0      |       5.4      |       5.9      |       5.0
    Indianapolis.............................................|       3.9      |       3.5      |       4.0      |       3.5
    Kokomo...................................................|       4.1      |       3.6      |       4.0      |       3.4
    Lafayette................................................|       3.1      |       3.4      |       2.9      |       2.9
    Muncie...................................................|       5.1      |       4.9      |       5.3      |       4.9
    South Bend...............................................|       4.2      |       4.1      |       4.6      |       4.6
    Terre Haute..............................................|       6.1      |       6.5      |       5.5      |       5.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Iowa.......................................................|       3.5      |       3.1      |       3.0      |       2.9
    Cedar Rapids.............................................|       3.0      |       2.5      |       2.5      |       2.3
    Des Moines...............................................|       2.7      |       2.1      |       2.3      |       1.9
    Dubuque..................................................|       2.9      |       5.5      |       2.5      |       4.7
    Iowa City................................................|       3.2      |       2.7      |       2.9      |       2.5
    Sioux City1/.............................................|       3.2      |       3.2      |       2.8      |       3.1
    Waterloo_Cedar Falls.....................................|       4.7      |       4.1      |       3.9      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kansas.....................................................|       4.8      |       4.2      |       4.3      |       3.9
    Lawrence.................................................|       6.5      |       5.4      |       5.5      |       4.8
    Topeka...................................................|       4.4      |       4.3      |       3.9      |       4.3
    Wichita..................................................|       5.0      |       4.0      |       4.7      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kentucky...................................................|       5.6      |       5.3      |       5.5      |       4.8
    Lexington................................................|       3.2      |       2.8      |       2.7      |       2.1
    Louisville1/.............................................|       4.4      |       4.3      |       4.6      |       4.2
    Owensboro................................................|       6.4      |       5.7      |       5.6      |       4.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Louisiana..................................................|       7.9      |       7.6      |       7.1      |       7.1
    Alexandria...............................................|       7.9      |       7.6      |       7.8      |       7.9
    Baton Rouge..............................................|       7.3      |       6.8      |       6.3      |       6.5
    Houma....................................................|       5.9      |       5.0      |       5.3      |       4.5
    Lafayette................................................|       7.2      |       6.8      |       7.0      |       6.2
    Lake Charles.............................................|       7.5      |       7.0      |       6.6      |       6.2
    Monroe...................................................|       6.6      |       7.3      |       5.8      |       6.8
    New Orleans..............................................|       7.4      |       7.4      |       6.6      |       6.8
    Shreveport_Bossier City..................................|       8.0      |       8.0      |       7.5      |       7.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maine......................................................|       5.6      |       5.1      |       4.5      |       4.2
    Lewiston_Auburn..........................................|       5.9      |       6.3      |       5.5      |       5.7
    Portland.................................................|       3.6      |       3.1      |       2.8      |       2.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maryland...................................................|       5.6      |       5.2      |       5.0      |       4.8
    Baltimore................................................|       6.2      |       5.9      |       5.8      |       5.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Massachusetts..............................................|       5.5      |       4.9      |       5.5      |       4.6
    Barnstable_Yarmouth......................................|       4.6      |       4.2      |       4.1      |       3.5
    Boston1/.................................................|       4.9      |       4.3      |       4.8      |       4.0
    Brockton.................................................|       6.5      |       6.5      |       6.5      |       6.0
    Fitchburg_Leominster.....................................|       6.4      |       6.1      |       7.2      |       6.0
    Lawrence1/...............................................|       6.5      |       6.2      |       6.4      |       5.7
    Lowell1/.................................................|       6.1      |       4.7      |       6.0      |       4.8
    New Bedford..............................................|       9.2      |       8.5      |      10.1      |       8.5
    Pittsfield...............................................|       6.6      |       5.9      |       6.2      |       5.1
    Springfield..............................................|       6.1      |       4.9      |       5.9      |       4.6
    Worcester1/..............................................|       5.2      |       4.7      |       5.3      |       4.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Michigan...................................................|       5.8      |       4.9      |       6.2      |       5.4
    Ann Arbor................................................|       3.8      |       2.8      |       4.3      |       3.4
    Benton Harbor............................................|       5.9      |       6.1      |       5.7      |       6.4
    Detroit..................................................|       5.6      |       4.5      |       6.5      |       5.6
    Flint....................................................|       7.6      |       6.4      |       8.8      |       7.6
    Grand Rapids_Muskegon_Holland............................|       4.8      |       4.5      |       4.4      |       4.7
    Jackson..................................................|       6.3      |       5.6      |       5.8      |       5.4
    Kalamazoo_Battle_Creek...................................|       4.8      |       4.5      |       4.9      |       4.8
    Lansing_East Lansing.....................................|       4.1      |       3.7      |       4.0      |       3.8
    Saginaw_Bay City_Midland.................................|       6.5      |       4.9      |       5.7      |       4.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Minnesota..................................................|       4.1      |       4.0      |       3.4      |       3.5
    Duluth_Superior1/........................................|       6.3      |       5.7      |       5.1      |       5.0
    Minneapolis_St.Paul1/....................................|       3.3      |       3.2      |       2.8      |       2.8
    Rochester................................................|       3.2      |       3.3      |       2.6      |       2.6
    St. Cloud................................................|       4.2      |       4.9      |       3.6      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Mississippi................................................|       7.6      |       7.1      |       6.6      |       6.3
    Jackson..................................................|       4.8      |       4.5      |       4.1      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              June               |              July
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Missouri...................................................|       5.3      |       4.4      |       5.3      |       4.7
    Kansas City1/............................................|       4.7      |       4.0      |       4.5      |       4.2
    St. Louis LMA1/..........................................|       5.4      |       4.7      |       5.3      |       4.7
    Springfield..............................................|       3.9      |       3.3      |       3.7      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Montana....................................................|       5.8      |       5.2      |       5.4      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nebraska...................................................|       2.9      |       3.2      |       2.8      |       3.1
    Lincoln..................................................|       2.6      |       2.9      |       2.7      |       3.0
    Omaha1/..................................................|       3.1      |       3.1      |       2.9      |       3.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nevada.....................................................|       6.0      |       5.3      |       5.8      |       5.1
    Las Vegas................................................|       6.1      |       5.5      |       6.1      |       5.3
    Reno.....................................................|       5.2      |       4.4      |       4.7      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Hampshire..............................................|       3.9      |       4.0      |       3.7      |       3.6
    Manchester...............................................|       4.1      |       3.7      |       3.8      |       3.2
    Nashua...................................................|       4.6      |       4.2      |       4.0      |       3.8
    Portsmouth_Rochester.....................................|       3.3      |       3.4      |       3.6      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Jersey.................................................|       6.6      |       6.3      |       6.9      |       6.6
    Atlantic_Cape May........................................|       8.3      |       7.9      |       8.1      |       7.7
    Bergen_Passaic...........................................|       6.9      |       6.5      |       7.4      |       7.0
    Jersey City..............................................|       9.9      |       9.8      |      10.0      |      10.1
    Middlesex_Somerset_Hunterdon.............................|       5.0      |       4.7      |       5.5      |       5.0
    Monmouth_Ocean...........................................|       5.6      |       5.4      |       6.0      |       5.7
    Newark...................................................|       6.5      |       6.4      |       6.9      |       6.6
    Trenton..................................................|       5.6      |       5.6      |       6.2      |       6.1
    Vineland_Millville_Bridgeton.............................|       9.5      |       9.2      |       9.8      |       9.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Mexico.................................................|       7.3      |       8.0      |       6.8      |       7.5
    Albuquerque..............................................|       5.1      |       5.4      |       4.8      |       5.5
    Las Cruces...............................................|      10.0      |       9.8      |       9.3      |       8.9
    Santa Fe.................................................|       4.4      |       5.0      |       4.2      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New York...................................................|       6.1      |       6.1      |       6.4      |       6.6
    Albany_Schenectady_Troy..................................|       4.8      |       4.6      |       4.9      |       4.9
    Binghamton...............................................|       5.3      |       4.6      |       5.0      |       4.6
    Buffalo_Niagara Falls....................................|       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.5      |       5.7
    Dutchess County..........................................|       4.9      |       4.3      |       4.9      |       4.6
    Elmira...................................................|       4.8      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       4.7
    Glens Falls..............................................|       5.4      |       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.3
    Nassau_Suffolk...........................................|       5.0      |       4.4      |       5.4      |       4.9
    New York.................................................|       7.4      |       7.8      |       7.8      |       8.4
       New York City.........................................|       8.0      |       8.5      |       8.4      |       9.1
    Newburgh1/...............................................|       5.1      |       4.6      |       5.1      |       4.8
    Rochester................................................|       4.3      |       4.0      |       4.3      |       4.3
    Syracuse.................................................|       5.4      |       4.9      |       5.3      |       4.9
    Utica_Rome...............................................|       5.2      |       5.2      |       5.2      |       5.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Carolina.............................................|       4.7      |       4.6      |       4.6      |       4.5
    Asheville................................................|       3.8      |       3.3      |       3.6      |       2.7
    Charlotte_Gastonia_Rock Hill1/...........................|       3.6      |       4.0      |       3.7      |       3.8
    Greensboro_Winston-Salem_High Point......................|       3.6      |       3.5      |       3.8      |       3.5
    Raleigh_Durham_Chapel Hill...............................|       2.9      |       2.4      |       2.5      |       2.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Dakota...............................................|       3.4      |       3.4      |       2.7      |       2.6
    Bismarck.................................................|       3.6      |       3.0      |       2.8      |       2.1
    Fargo_Moorhead1/.........................................|       2.8      |       2.5      |       2.1      |       2.0
    Grand Forks1/............................................|       3.6      |       3.4      |       3.0      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Ohio.......................................................|       4.8      |       5.0      |       4.9      |       4.8
    Akron....................................................|       4.6      |       4.6      |       4.1      |       4.1
    Canton_Massillon.........................................|       4.9      |       5.7      |       4.8      |       5.0
    Cincinnati1/.............................................|       4.5      |       4.6      |       4.2      |       4.1
    Cleveland_Lorain_Elyria..................................|       4.9      |       5.2      |       5.0      |       5.1
    Columbus.................................................|       3.3      |       3.2      |       3.0      |       3.0
    Dayton_Springfield.......................................|       4.2      |       4.6      |       4.4      |       4.6
    Hamilton_Middletown......................................|       4.2      |       4.3      |       3.9      |       3.9
    Lima.....................................................|       5.5      |       6.1      |       6.0      |       6.4
    Mansfield................................................|       6.5      |       6.8      |       6.5      |       6.2
    Steubenville_Weirton.....................................|       6.2      |       6.5      |       9.5      |       5.6
    Toledo...................................................|       5.2      |       4.9      |       6.0      |       4.8
    Youngstown_Warren........................................|       6.1      |       5.9      |       5.7      |       5.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oklahoma...................................................|       4.8      |       4.3      |       4.3      |       3.9
    Enid.....................................................|       3.7      |       3.7      |       3.3      |       3.4
    Lawton...................................................|       5.6      |       4.7      |       4.9      |       4.1
    Oklahoma City............................................|       3.8      |       3.4      |       3.5      |       3.3
    Tulsa....................................................|       4.1      |       3.7      |       3.7      |       3.2
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  Oregon.....................................................|       5.0      |       5.2      |       4.5      |       5.0
    Eugene_Springfield.......................................|       5.2      |       5.1      |       4.5      |       4.9
    Medford_Ashland..........................................|       7.3      |       7.5      |       6.7      |       7.4
    Portland_Vancouver1/.....................................|       4.0      |       4.2      |       3.6      |       4.1
    Salem....................................................|       4.8      |       5.1      |       4.2      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania...............................................|       5.9      |       5.2      |       6.0      |       5.3
    Allentown_Bethlehem_Easton...............................|       5.7      |       5.2      |       5.9      |       5.4
    Altoona..................................................|       6.0      |       5.8      |       6.7      |       5.6
    Erie.....................................................|       6.7      |       5.8      |       6.6      |       5.7
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  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |              June               |              July
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
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                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania                                               |                |                |                |
    Harrisburg_Lebanon_Carlisle..............................|       3.9      |       3.5      |       3.9      |       3.4
    Johnstown................................................|       8.2      |       7.5      |       8.3      |       7.3
    Lancaster................................................|       3.7      |       3.2      |       3.7      |       3.5
    Philadelphia1/...........................................|       6.0      |       5.3      |       6.3      |       5.5
    Pittsburgh...............................................|       6.0      |       5.0      |       6.0      |       5.0
    Reading..................................................|       5.1      |       4.2      |       5.1      |       4.2
    Scranton_Wilkes_Barre_Hazelton...........................|       7.4      |       6.6      |       7.9      |       7.0
    Sharon...................................................|       5.1      |       4.3      |       5.2      |       4.2
    State College............................................|       3.3      |       2.8      |       3.4      |       3.1
    Williamsport.............................................|       7.1      |       6.1      |       6.9      |       6.0
    York.....................................................|       4.5      |       4.7      |       4.4      |       4.5
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  Rhode Island...............................................|       6.7      |       4.3      |       6.8      |       4.4
    Providence_Fall River_Warwick............................|       7.1      |       5.1      |       7.5      |       5.3
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  South Carolina.............................................|       5.2      |       6.2      |       5.3      |       6.2
    Charleston_North Charleston..............................|       5.3      |       6.0      |       5.0      |       5.8
    Columbia.................................................|       3.4      |       3.9      |       3.4      |       3.7
    Greenville_Spartanburg_Anderson..........................|       3.4      |       4.4      |       3.5      |       4.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Dakota...............................................|       2.8      |       2.8      |       2.6      |       2.7
    Rapid City...............................................|       2.9      |       2.6      |       2.5      |       2.4
    Sioux Falls..............................................|       1.8      |       1.7      |       1.6      |       1.7
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  Tennessee..................................................|       5.9      |       5.3      |       5.8      |       5.2
    Chattanooga1/............................................|       5.5      |       4.9      |       5.1      |       4.5
    Johnson City_Kingsport_Bristol1/.........................|       5.6      |       5.0      |       5.8      |       5.1
    Knoxville................................................|       4.5      |       4.3      |       4.4      |       4.0
    Memphis1/................................................|       5.9      |       4.8      |       4.9      |       4.1
    Nashville................................................|       3.9      |       3.4      |       3.6      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Texas......................................................|       6.9      |       6.6      |       6.4      |       6.0
    Abilene..................................................|       6.2      |       5.9      |       5.5      |       5.2
    Amarillo.................................................|       4.7      |       4.6      |       4.3      |       4.0
    Austin_San Marcos........................................|       3.3      |       3.5      |       3.1      |       3.3
    Beaumont_Port Arthur.....................................|      11.3      |      10.8      |      11.0      |      10.0
    Brazoria.................................................|       8.5      |       7.9      |       8.3      |       7.3
    Brownsville_Harlingen_San Benito ........................|      14.7      |      14.3      |      14.4      |      15.1
    Bryan_College Station....................................|       3.6      |       3.2      |       3.4      |       2.8
    Corpus Christi...........................................|      10.8      |       9.8      |       9.7      |       9.1
    Dallas...................................................|       5.4      |       4.8      |       5.0      |       4.2
    El Paso..................................................|      11.3      |      13.5      |      10.8      |      12.4
    Fort Worth_Arlington.....................................|       5.4      |       4.7      |       5.0      |       4.1
    Galveston_Texas City.....................................|       8.7      |       9.6      |       7.9      |       8.8
    Houston..................................................|       6.6      |       6.2      |       6.2      |       5.7
    Killeen_Temple...........................................|       5.3      |       5.4      |       4.9      |       4.8
    Laredo...................................................|      18.5      |      15.1      |      17.0      |      13.3
    Longview_Marshall........................................|       9.2      |       9.0      |       7.9      |       8.1
    Lubbock..................................................|       5.3      |       5.6      |       4.8      |       4.9
    McAllen_Edinburg_Mission.................................|      19.9      |      19.7      |      20.0      |      18.6
    Odessa_Midland...........................................|       7.1      |       7.1      |       6.6      |       6.3
    San Angelo...............................................|       4.7      |       4.2      |       4.2      |       3.6
    San Antonio..............................................|       5.3      |       5.4      |       4.9      |       5.1
    Sherman_Denison..........................................|       5.4      |       5.3      |       5.8      |       5.3
    Texarkana1/..............................................|       8.9      |       8.0      |       8.2      |       7.4
    Tyler....................................................|       5.8      |       8.0      |       5.5      |       7.3
    Victoria.................................................|       7.1      |       6.0      |       6.4      |       5.4
    Waco.....................................................|       5.6      |       5.6      |       5.2      |       5.1
    Wichita Falls............................................|       5.4      |       5.4      |       5.1      |       6.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Utah.......................................................|       4.0      |       3.7      |       3.6      |       3.1
    Provo_Orem...............................................|       3.5      |       3.3      |       3.1      |       2.8
    Salt Lake City_Odgen.....................................|       3.7      |       3.5      |       3.3      |       2.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Vermont....................................................|       4.1      |       3.9      |       3.7      |       3.6
    Burlington...............................................|       2.9      |       2.8      |       2.7      |       2.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Virginia...................................................|       4.9      |       4.8      |       4.5      |       4.5
    Charlottesville..........................................|       2.8      |       2.9      |       2.3      |       2.4
    Danville.................................................|       9.8      |       8.3      |       9.3      |       8.3
    Lynchburg................................................|       4.0      |       4.0      |       3.7      |       3.5
    Norfolk_Virginia Beach_Newport News1/....................|       5.4      |       5.5      |       5.0      |       5.0
    Richmond_Petersburg......................................|       4.2      |       4.2      |       3.7      |       3.6
    Roanoke..................................................|       3.0      |       2.8      |       2.8      |       2.8
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  Washington.................................................|       6.1      |       5.8      |       6.0      |       5.4
    Spokane..................................................|       5.0      |       4.9      |       4.9      |       4.7
    Tacoma...................................................|       6.2      |       5.8      |       6.2      |       5.3
    Seattle_Bellevue_Everett.................................|       5.3      |       4.5      |       5.2      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  West Virginia..............................................|       7.7      |       7.2      |       7.8      |       6.5
    Charleston...............................................|       5.4      |       5.1      |       5.4      |       4.5
    Huntington_Ashland1/.....................................|       7.6      |       6.6      |       7.0      |       5.8
    Parkersburg_Marietta1/...................................|       7.3      |       6.7      |       6.6      |       5.5
    Wheeling1/...............................................|       6.7      |       6.1      |       5.9      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin..................................................|       3.8      |       3.7      |       3.4      |       3.4
    Appleton_Oshkosh_Neenah..................................|       3.2      |       2.9      |       2.7      |       2.5
    Eau Claire...............................................|       3.7      |       4.1      |       3.0      |       3.3
    Green Bay................................................|       3.4      |       3.5      |       2.9      |       2.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
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  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |              June               |              July
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1995      |      1996      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
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                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin                                                  |                |                |                |
    Janesville_Beloit........................................|       4.2      |       3.8      |       5.6      |       4.3
    Kenosha..................................................|       3.9      |       3.8      |       5.0      |       4.7
    La Crosse1/..............................................|       3.8      |       2.9      |       3.4      |       2.6
    Madison..................................................|       1.7      |       1.8      |       1.6      |       1.5
    Milwaukee_Waukesha.......................................|       4.0      |       4.0      |       3.5      |       3.6
    Racine...................................................|       4.4      |       4.8      |       4.5      |       4.6
    Sheboygan................................................|       3.0      |       3.2      |       2.6      |       2.8
    Wausau...................................................|       4.5      |       3.8      |       3.9      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wyoming....................................................|       4.4      |       3.8      |       4.1      |       3.9
    Casper...................................................|       5.1      |       4.8      |       4.9      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Puerto Rico................................................|      14.0      |      15.6      |      14.7      |      14.4
    Caguas...................................................|      13.6      |      14.6      |      14.7      |      13.4
    Mayaguez.................................................|      15.0      |      17.1      |      16.1      |      15.5
    Ponce....................................................|      17.5      |      21.0      |      17.7      |      18.4
    San Juan_Bayamon.........................................|      11.5      |      12.6      |      12.0      |      11.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
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     1/  Includes interstate portion of area located in
  adjacent state.
     3/  Not available.
     p/  = preliminary, except for national figures.
     NOTE:    Data refer to place of residence. All estimates
  are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and
  population information becomes available.