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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 96-79
   Employment       (202) 606-6559
   Unemployment           606-6392    For release:  10:00 A.M.  EST
Media contact:            606-5902    Thursday, March 7, 1996
 
 
         STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:
                               JANUARY 1996
 
 
   Unemployment rates were higher in January 1996 than a month earlier in
28 states, lower in 12 states and the District of Columbia, and unchanged
in 10 states, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor reported today.  The national unemployment rate was 5.8 percent in
January, up from 5.6 percent in December.  Nonfarm payroll employment
increased in 21 states over the month.
 
 
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
 
   One state--Alabama--experienced a decline of a full percentage point in
its unemployment rate over the month, while no state posted an increase of
that magnitude.  At 4.6 percent, the rate in Alabama is its lowest on
record.  The Colorado jobless rate dropped 0.6 percentage point, from 3.9
to 3.3 percent.  West Virginia recorded the largest rate increase, from 7.6
to 8.3 percent. Over the month, jobless rates in 39 states changed by 0.3
percentage point or less.
 
 
   Over the year, 26 states experienced unemployment rate declines, while
22 states and the District of Columbia showed increases.  Jobless rates in
two states dropped by a percentage point or more:  North Dakota (1.2
points) and Alabama (1.0 point).  Rates in 11 additional states decreased
by 0.5 point or more.  The largest increase, over the year, occurred in
Tennessee (1.5 percentage points), followed by North Carolina (1.2 points).
Five other states experienced increases of at least one-half point in their
jobless rates.
 
 
 
   In January 1996, the lowest unemployment rates again were concentrated
in the Plains states.  At 2.5 percent, the rate in North Dakota was the
lowest in the nation, as well as the lowest on record for the state.
Nebraska followed closely with a rate of 2.6 percent.  Nine other states
registered rates of less than 4.0 percent.  At 8.3 percent, West Virginia
had the highest unemployment rate, followed by the District of Columbia
(8.2 percent), Alaska (7.9 percent), and California (7.7 percent).
Overall, 38 states had jobless rates below that of the nation, while 12
states and the District of Columbia had higher rates.  (See table 1 and
chart 1.)
 
 
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Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
 
   Only 21 states recorded gains in total nonfarm employment in January.
The largest percentage increase was in Oregon (1.0 percent), the only state
to experience growth in every major industry.  All states from New York
southward to South Carolina experienced employment losses of at least 0.3
percent over the month, as a severe blizzard disrupted work in much of the
eastern United States.  The largest job losses were, in percentage terms,
in Delaware (-1.5 percent ) and, in absolute terms, in Pennsylvania (-
53,100).
 
 
   Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 46 states.  Growth
continued to be strongest in the West South Central and Mountain states.
(See chart 2.)  California led all states in jobs gained (344,000),
followed by Texas (228,800), and Florida (183,700).
 
   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 January data are available, 49 had
unemployment rates below 4.0 percent, while 54 had rates of 7.0 percent or
higher.  The lowest rates were in Madison, Wis. (2.2 percent), and Iowa
City, Iowa (2.7 percent).  Five areas had unemployment rates of 2.8
percent.  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex., had the highest unemployment rate
at 21.0 percent, followed by Salinas, Calif., at 18.6 percent.  Among the
areas for which over-the-year comparisons can be made, Pine Bluff, Ark.,
experienced the largest drop in its jobless rate (2.2 percentage points),
followed by Bismark, N.D. (1.6 points).  Rates in 14 other areas declined
by 1.0 percentage point or more.  Dubuque, Iowa, had the largest over-the-
year increase, as its rate climbed 1.9 points to 6.1 percent.  Twelve other
areas posted rate increases of 1.0 percentage point or more.  (See
table 5.)
 
 
                          _________________________
 
 
   The State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for
February 1996 is scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, April 2, 1996.
 
 
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|       Effective with this release, monthly data for 11 large states--    |
|    California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey,   |
|    New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas--and 2 sub-   |
|    state areas--New York City and the Los Angeles-Long Beach             |
|    metropolitan area--are no longer obtained directly from the Current   |
|    Population Survey (CPS).  Estimates for these states and areas are    |
|    calculated using the model-based method used for the smaller states   |
|    and the District of Columbia since 1989.  In addition, this release   |
|    introduces seasonally adjusted data for these two sub-state areas     |
|    (table 1).                                                            |
|       The 1995 sub-state estimates for 8 of the 11 former CPS direct-use |
|    states do not yet reflect the change in methodology and, therefore,   |
|    are not consistent with state totals. Thus, these sub-state           |
|    unemployment rates are not published in table 5 and are excluded from |
|    the analysis of over-the-year change.  Table 5 does, however, reflect |
|    the inclusion of data for five additional metropolitan areas,         |
|    including four in Puerto Rico.                                        |
|                                                                          |
|         Also effective with this release, all nonfarm payroll employment |
|    estimates for states and areas have been adjusted to March 1995       |
|    benchmark levels and 5 years of seasonally adjusted data for states   |
|    have been revised (tables 3 and 4).                                   |
|                                                                          |
|         Effective with the release of February 1996 data, labor force    |
|    estimates for all states, the District of Columbia, Los Angeles-Long  |
|    Beach, and New York City will be revised to incorporate updated       |
|    population controls, revised seasonal adjustment factors,             |
|    reestimation of models, and benchmarking to CPS annual averages. Data |
|    back to 1990 are subject to revision.                                 |
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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
                        |                                       |                                 |
                      _______________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                        |  Jan.   |  Nov.   |  Dec.   |  Jan.   | Jan.  | Nov.  | Dec.  |  Jan.   | Jan.  | Nov.  | Dec.  |  Jan.
                        |  1995   |  1995   |  1995   |  1996p/ | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  |  1996p/ | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  |  1996p/
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Alabama.................|  2,061.8|  2,070.9|  2,074.6|  2,094.7|  115.1|  113.5|  115.8|    96.8 |   5.6 |   5.5 |   5.6 |    4.6
Alaska..................|    311.1|    310.5|    313.0|    316.3|   23.6|   22.7|   24.7|    24.9 |   7.6 |   7.3 |   7.9 |    7.9
Arizona.................|  2,030.4|  2,151.3|  2,134.3|  2,149.1|  107.4|   99.8|   94.9|   101.8 |   5.3 |   4.6 |   4.4 |    4.7
Arkansas................|  1,224.5|  1,226.1|  1,231.8|  1,239.2|   66.0|   57.0|   55.9|    60.9 |   5.4 |   4.7 |   4.5 |    4.9
California..............| 15,381.9| 15,525.1| 15,562.7| 15,493.9|1,228.2|1,254.9|1,219.4| 1,199.2 |   8.0 |   8.1 |   7.8 |    7.7
 Los Angeles-Long Beach.|  4,389.9|  4,404.1|  4,451.0|  4,427.1|  376.9|  360.9|  363.5|   362.2 |   8.6 |   8.2 |   8.2 |    8.2
Colorado................|  2,070.9|  2,110.3|  2,125.9|  2,134.5|   76.0|   80.2|   82.4|    71.1 |   3.7 |   3.8 |   3.9 |    3.3
Connecticut.............|  1,753.9|  1,751.0|  1,743.5|  1,746.6|   92.2|   89.3|   89.7|    92.5 |   5.3 |   5.1 |   5.1 |    5.3
Delaware................|    381.7|    385.5|    383.1|    382.2|   15.9|   18.0|   17.9|    17.8 |   4.2 |   4.7 |   4.7 |    4.7
District of Columbia....|    308.8|    283.5|    285.5|    284.7|   23.9|   24.5|   24.5|    23.3 |   7.8 |   8.7 |   8.6 |    8.2
Florida.................|  6,936.8|  6,973.2|  7,003.0|  7,013.0|  426.8|  398.1|  386.8|   389.6 |   6.2 |   5.7 |   5.5 |    5.6
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Georgia.................|  3,611.1|  3,702.4|  3,677.6|  3,709.4|  159.9|  173.9|  168.9|   175.4 |   4.4 |   4.7 |   4.6 |    4.7
Hawaii..................|    582.0|    581.2|    586.2|    587.4|   32.7|   31.2|   32.3|    34.6 |   5.6 |   5.4 |   5.5 |    5.9
Idaho...................|    599.8|    609.6|    610.8|    613.4|   32.2|   34.5|   33.3|    30.7 |   5.4 |   5.7 |   5.4 |    5.0
Illinois................|  6,024.3|  6,136.7|  6,114.2|  6,164.6|  308.4|  308.5|  327.7|   336.8 |   5.1 |   5.0 |   5.4 |    5.5
Indiana.................|  3,171.1|  3,120.5|  3,101.6|  3,103.3|  128.2|  139.9|  131.7|   137.7 |   4.0 |   4.5 |   4.2 |    4.4
Iowa....................|  1,573.2|  1,560.9|  1,549.1|  1,551.3|   52.1|   49.4|   50.6|    52.4 |   3.3 |   3.2 |   3.3 |    3.4
Kansas..................|  1,356.8|  1,359.4|  1,353.4|  1,360.7|   63.0|   54.2|   50.7|    51.7 |   4.6 |   4.0 |   3.7 |    3.8
Kentucky................|  1,872.3|  1,851.1|  1,844.5|  1,873.6|   90.0|   97.8|   89.9|    99.1 |   4.8 |   5.3 |   4.9 |    5.3
Louisiana...............|  1,978.9|  1,974.8|  1,978.6|  1,977.7|  132.8|  132.5|  128.6|   129.0 |   6.7 |   6.7 |   6.5 |    6.5
Maine...................|    619.7|    654.2|    650.4|    648.0|   34.8|   36.2|   32.9|    31.2 |   5.6 |   5.5 |   5.1 |    4.8
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Maryland................|  2,708.2|  2,720.2|  2,707.5|  2,713.7|  132.0|  136.8|  128.8|   137.3 |   4.9 |   5.0 |   4.8 |    5.1
Massachusetts...........|  3,184.0|  3,162.8|  3,161.7|  3,184.7|  183.2|  167.1|  167.3|   163.6 |   5.8 |   5.3 |   5.3 |    5.1
Michigan................|  4,784.7|  4,769.4|  4,778.9|  4,811.6|  239.9|  228.3|  231.4|   241.0 |   5.0 |   4.8 |   4.8 |    5.0
Minnesota...............|  2,637.4|  2,598.9|  2,628.2|  2,611.2|   92.0|   86.8|   90.0|    81.9 |   3.5 |   3.3 |   3.4 |    3.1
Mississippi.............|  1,266.8|  1,270.9|  1,260.1|  1,267.8|   74.1|   69.9|   72.8|    78.4 |   5.8 |   5.5 |   5.8 |    6.2
Missouri................|  2,768.5|  2,789.5|  2,803.1|  2,785.5|  115.9|   99.4|  100.7|    94.3 |   4.2 |   3.6 |   3.6 |    3.4
Montana.................|    441.5|    439.7|    446.2|    442.8|   21.7|   25.9|   25.5|    25.1 |   4.9 |   5.9 |   5.7 |    5.7
Nebraska................|    876.0|    893.7|    895.6|    902.3|   20.1|   22.4|   23.7|    23.4 |   2.3 |   2.5 |   2.6 |    2.6
Nevada..................|    789.3|    831.7|    828.4|    831.4|   45.4|   42.5|   41.4|    42.8 |   5.7 |   5.1 |   5.0 |    5.1
New Hampshire...........|    637.7|    630.2|    631.1|    632.6|   26.1|   20.4|   20.2|    20.2 |   4.1 |   3.2 |   3.2 |    3.2
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey..............|  4,038.4|  4,076.9|  4,068.1|  4,056.9|  272.8|  263.2|  270.3|   264.3 |   6.8 |   6.5 |   6.6 |    6.5
New Mexico..............|    791.1|    810.4|    813.4|    808.0|   46.8|   50.5|   50.3|    51.1 |   5.9 |   6.2 |   6.2 |    6.3
New York................|  8,535.6|  8,541.7|  8,531.9|  8,555.0|  517.9|  517.2|  525.4|   528.0 |   6.1 |   6.1 |   6.2 |    6.2
 New York City..........|  3,143.9|  3,179.7|  3,179.5|  3,178.8|  227.6|  250.4|  258.1|   258.0 |   7.2 |   7.9 |   8.1 |    8.1
North Carolina..........|  3,650.3|  3,666.3|  3,691.7|  3,709.2|  135.9|  152.0|  166.4|   181.4 |   3.7 |   4.1 |   4.5 |    4.9
North Dakota............|    334.7|    334.9|    336.8|    338.3|   12.3|   10.1|    9.7|     8.6 |   3.7 |   3.0 |   2.9 |    2.5
Ohio....................|  5,564.1|  5,658.4|  5,656.8|  5,718.4|  242.6|  298.0|  286.6|   290.6 |   4.4 |   5.3 |   5.1 |    5.1
Oklahoma................|  1,548.1|  1,559.8|  1,552.5|  1,552.7|   79.3|   74.0|   68.7|    68.7 |   5.1 |   4.7 |   4.4 |    4.4
Oregon..................|  1,655.2|  1,666.6|  1,671.6|  1,683.0|   83.6|   81.7|   82.4|    83.1 |   5.1 |   4.9 |   4.9 |    4.9
Pennsylvania............|  5,839.7|  5,849.5|  5,845.3|  5,843.0|  341.5|  347.6|  347.1|   355.5 |   5.8 |   5.9 |   5.9 |    6.1
Rhode Island............|    504.4|    487.2|    487.5|    490.3|   33.2|   29.2|   31.3|    30.9 |   6.6 |   6.0 |   6.4 |    6.3
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
South Carolina..........|  1,836.3|  1,869.2|  1,866.0|  1,869.0|   98.6|  100.4|  100.0|   102.3 |   5.4 |   5.4 |   5.4 |    5.5
South Dakota............|    380.0|    380.1|    381.8|    383.6|   12.3|   10.7|   10.9|    11.4 |   3.2 |   2.8 |   2.9 |    3.0
Tennessee...............|  2,648.9|  2,704.6|  2,712.3|  2,756.9|  106.8|  136.4|  137.5|   151.9 |   4.0 |   5.0 |   5.1 |    5.5
Texas...................|  9,448.9|  9,685.9|  9,686.6|  9,711.4|  558.8|  601.0|  595.5|   598.9 |   5.9 |   6.2 |   6.1 |    6.2
Utah....................|    984.8|    993.1|    994.5|  1,004.2|   35.8|   28.2|   27.8|    31.2 |   3.6 |   2.8 |   2.8 |    3.1
Vermont.................|    322.8|    325.6|    325.5|    326.4|   13.7|   14.0|   13.4|    13.8 |   4.3 |   4.3 |   4.1 |    4.2
Virginia................|  3,516.6|  3,523.0|  3,515.0|  3,492.7|  161.0|  156.4|  151.3|   154.6 |   4.6 |   4.4 |   4.3 |    4.4
Washington..............|  2,754.8|  2,816.6|  2,792.4|  2,817.7|  154.9|  187.1|  161.6|   159.3 |   5.6 |   6.6 |   5.8 |    5.7
West Virginia...........|    790.7|    799.2|    795.6|    800.4|   62.1|   66.7|   60.5|    66.4 |   7.8 |   8.3 |   7.6 |    8.3
Wisconsin...............|  2,812.3|  2,834.8|  2,842.8|  2,872.1|  110.8|  110.2|  106.5|   110.3 |   3.9 |   3.9 |   3.7 |    3.8
Wyoming.................|    253.0|    255.8|    255.2|    256.6|   11.0|   11.5|   10.3|    10.8 |   4.3 |   4.5 |   4.0 |    4.2
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Puerto Rico.............|  1,236.0|  1,268.1|  1,286.3|  1,283.6|  162.8|  167.7|  175.9|   170.3 |  13.2 |  13.2 |  13.7 |   13.3
                        |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
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      p/  = preliminary.                                                           Los Angeles-Long Beach, and New York City, and
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for                            introduces seasonally adjusted data for these
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey                         two areas.
   similar to the Current Population Survey. This table
   incorporates model-based estimates for all states,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                       |                                       |                            Unemployed
                       |                                       |
                                                                ___________________________________________________________________
                       |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                       |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
                       |                                       |                                 |           labor force
         State         |                                       |                                 |
                        _______________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
                       |                   |                   |               |                 |               |
                       |     December      |      January      |   December    |     January     |   December    |     January
                       |                   |                   |               |                 |               |
                        ___________________ ___________________ _______________ _________________ _______________ _________________
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                       |  1994   |  1995   |  1995   | 1996p/  | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  | 1996p/  | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  | 1996p/
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Alabama................|  2,052.8|  2,079.2|  2,047.8|  2,080.7|   98.3|  106.4|  119.7|   101.4 |   4.8 |   5.1 |   5.8 |    4.9
Alaska.................|    300.4|    305.5|    303.3|    308.5|   24.5|   25.0|   28.4|    29.9 |   8.2 |   8.2 |   9.4 |    9.7
Arizona................|  2,022.3|  2,131.7|  2,008.5|  2,125.8|  118.4|   88.2|  108.6|   103.0 |   5.9 |   4.1 |   5.4 |    4.8
Arkansas...............|  1,214.7|  1,221.3|  1,192.0|  1,206.4|   62.5|   56.5|   70.6|    65.1 |   5.1 |   4.6 |   5.9 |    5.4
California.............| 15,297.8| 15,455.4| 15,315.9| 15,427.9|1,112.2|1,139.2|1,310.6| 1,281.7 |   7.3 |   7.4 |   8.6 |    8.3
Colorado...............|  2,042.7|  2,121.1|  2,047.8|  2,111.4|   66.1|   74.3|   91.4|    86.5 |   3.2 |   3.5 |   4.5 |    4.1
Connecticut............|  1,694.6|  1,720.0|  1,726.3|  1,719.1|   84.3|   81.1|   99.5|    99.8 |   5.0 |   4.7 |   5.8 |    5.8
Delaware...............|    385.1|    383.0|    380.8|    381.3|   15.2|   16.0|   18.7|    20.6 |   4.0 |   4.2 |   4.9 |    5.4
District of Columbia...|    309.8|    282.5|    305.0|    281.0|   25.2|   23.6|   25.4|    24.8 |   8.1 |   8.3 |   8.3 |    8.8
Florida................|  6,886.2|  6,962.7|  6,830.0|  6,906.2|  390.9|  347.9|  440.3|   403.0 |   5.7 |   5.0 |   6.4 |    5.8
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Georgia................|  3,640.4|  3,709.1|  3,576.4|  3,674.0|  168.1|  161.8|  152.8|   168.3 |   4.6 |   4.4 |   4.3 |    4.6
Hawaii.................|    581.1|    584.2|    582.7|    588.2|   30.4|   28.0|   32.8|    34.7 |   5.2 |   4.8 |   5.6 |    5.9
Idaho..................|    594.9|    605.4|    592.8|    606.4|   37.6|   34.4|   40.5|    39.0 |   6.3 |   5.7 |   6.8 |    6.4
Illinois...............|  6,003.4|  6,095.2|  5,964.6|  6,105.0|  279.7|  300.1|  339.4|   367.8 |   4.7 |   4.9 |   5.7 |    6.0
Indiana................|  3,129.5|  3,088.9|  3,119.0|  3,051.2|  141.3|  130.8|  142.7|   152.2 |   4.5 |   4.2 |   4.6 |    5.0
Iowa...................|  1,552.6|  1,544.8|  1,560.7|  1,538.9|   56.5|   51.5|   63.9|    64.3 |   3.6 |   3.3 |   4.1 |    4.2
Kansas.................|  1,328.9|  1,345.1|  1,342.1|  1,345.8|   64.9|   46.2|   71.6|    60.3 |   4.9 |   3.4 |   5.3 |    4.5
Kentucky...............|  1,848.0|  1,839.9|  1,841.4|  1,844.0|   84.5|   83.0|  102.9|   113.3 |   4.6 |   4.5 |   5.6 |    6.1
Louisiana..............|  1,922.2|  1,940.5|  1,943.8|  1,942.6|  146.0|  119.5|  153.1|   149.3 |   7.6 |   6.2 |   7.9 |    7.7
Maine..................|    601.1|    640.8|    611.4|    638.8|   40.8|   32.6|   44.1|    40.5 |   6.8 |   5.1 |   7.2 |    6.3
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Maryland...............|  2,696.1|  2,695.1|  2,677.8|  2,683.2|  122.7|  121.2|  134.9|   140.3 |   4.6 |   4.5 |   5.0 |    5.2
Massachusetts..........|  3,162.0|  3,148.6|  3,155.8|  3,156.5|  165.0|  149.8|  202.3|   182.8 |   5.2 |   4.8 |   6.4 |    5.8
Michigan...............|  4,737.9|  4,766.3|  4,714.5|  4,741.5|  202.6|  210.1|  263.3|   264.4 |   4.3 |   4.4 |   5.6 |    5.6
Minnesota..............|  2,585.6|  2,602.4|  2,619.7|  2,593.6|   89.1|   82.5|  114.6|   104.6 |   3.4 |   3.2 |   4.4 |    4.0
Mississippi............|  1,267.8|  1,259.1|  1,254.8|  1,255.8|   74.0|   61.6|   77.4|    81.7 |   5.8 |   4.9 |   6.2 |    6.5
Missouri...............|  2,736.5|  2,799.6|  2,742.3|  2,759.3|  119.1|   96.8|  135.8|   114.2 |   4.4 |   3.5 |   5.0 |    4.1
Montana................|    436.2|    440.4|    435.3|    436.6|   24.1|   27.1|   26.5|    29.8 |   5.5 |   6.2 |   6.1 |    6.8
Nebraska...............|    869.8|    885.6|    863.6|    889.9|   24.6|   22.5|   25.2|    28.5 |   2.8 |   2.5 |   2.9 |    3.2
Nevada.................|    790.7|    827.1|    784.2|    826.3|   44.8|   39.5|   49.6|    47.0 |   5.7 |   4.8 |   6.3 |    5.7
New Hampshire..........|    628.8|    629.2|    636.4|    631.2|   26.0|   19.8|   30.6|    24.7 |   4.1 |   3.1 |   4.8 |    3.9
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey.............|  4,026.5|  4,071.8|  3,995.4|  4,013.9|  244.7|  253.2|  289.0|   280.4 |   6.1 |   6.2 |   7.2 |    7.0
New Mexico.............|    777.3|    807.0|    784.5|    801.4|   41.8|   46.1|   50.6|    54.9 |   5.4 |   5.7 |   6.4 |    6.9
New York...............|  8,509.6|  8,516.5|  8,497.1|  8,516.5|  487.6|  502.0|  570.2|   580.3 |   5.7 |   5.9 |   6.7 |    6.8
North Carolina.........|  3,635.1|  3,667.7|  3,590.6|  3,649.4|  121.0|  149.6|  154.4|   199.9 |   3.3 |   4.1 |   4.3 |    5.5
North Dakota...........|    328.7|    329.5|    321.9|    324.8|   12.7|   10.0|   14.8|    10.3 |   3.9 |   3.0 |   4.6 |    3.2
Ohio...................|  5,562.4|  5,641.2|  5,489.1|  5,643.4|  244.5|  273.7|  290.1|   338.1 |   4.4 |   4.9 |   5.3 |    6.0
Oklahoma...............|  1,539.3|  1,545.2|  1,532.4|  1,536.8|   83.8|   67.4|   90.1|    79.4 |   5.4 |   4.4 |   5.9 |    5.2
Oregon.................|  1,628.5|  1,655.8|  1,619.8|  1,647.6|   76.9|   77.4|   95.7|    95.2 |   4.7 |   4.7 |   5.9 |    5.8
Pennsylvania...........|  5,832.3|  5,837.0|  5,768.6|  5,771.8|  309.7|  311.2|  373.0|   387.0 |   5.3 |   5.3 |   6.5 |    6.7
Rhode Island...........|    501.1|    489.7|    504.4|    490.3|   30.9|   29.4|   37.4|    35.2 |   6.2 |   6.0 |   7.4 |    7.2
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South Carolina.........|  1,806.8|  1,839.8|  1,799.6|  1,832.3|   92.6|   92.2|  103.4|   107.1 |   5.1 |   5.0 |   5.7 |    5.8
South Dakota...........|    370.9|    374.6|    370.0|    373.6|   11.2|   10.4|   14.2|    13.4 |   3.0 |   2.8 |   3.8 |    3.6
Tennessee..............|  2,692.2|  2,702.9|  2,600.3|  2,708.3|   90.6|  116.5|  118.3|   163.4 |   3.4 |   4.3 |   4.5 |    6.0
Texas..................|  9,432.3|  9,678.8|  9,380.3|  9,642.9|  535.2|  552.2|  603.4|   643.5 |   5.7 |   5.7 |   6.4 |    6.7
Utah...................|    993.3|    996.8|    973.7|    992.8|   33.4|   25.3|   36.1|    31.5 |   3.4 |   2.5 |   3.7 |    3.2
Vermont................|    318.2|    323.4|    320.0|    323.7|   12.9|   12.4|   17.2|    17.4 |   4.1 |   3.8 |   5.4 |    5.4
Virginia...............|  3,424.0|  3,484.0|  3,484.2|  3,459.8|  155.6|  143.9|  178.9|   171.7 |   4.5 |   4.1 |   5.1 |    5.0
Washington.............|  2,729.1|  2,796.1|  2,754.3|  2,817.2|  171.3|  169.5|  189.6|   194.0 |   6.3 |   6.1 |   6.9 |    6.9
West Virginia..........|    790.0|    796.3|    783.3|    793.0|   66.2|   62.0|   69.9|    74.3 |   8.4 |   7.8 |   8.9 |    9.4
Wisconsin..............|  2,779.5|  2,821.4|  2,759.6|  2,817.9|  113.8|   90.6|  125.6|   125.1 |   4.1 |   3.2 |   4.6 |    4.4
Wyoming................|    250.1|    253.3|    248.0|    251.6|   13.1|   11.0|   14.3|    14.1 |   5.2 |   4.3 |   5.8 |    5.6
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Puerto Rico............|  1,203.7|  1,278.8|  1,222.1|  1,269.7|  151.3|  160.2|  168.4|   175.9 |  12.6 |  12.5 |  13.8 |   13.9
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     p/  = preliminary.                                                           Similar to the Current Population Survey.
     NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for                            This table incorporates model-based estimates
  Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey                         for all states.
 
 
 
 
 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             |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                               |  Jan.  |  Nov.  |  Dec.  | Jan.  | Jan.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Jan.  | Jan.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Jan.
                               |  1995  |  1995  |  1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  |1996p/
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Alabama.......................| 1,790.6| 1,815.9| 1,815.0|1,815.0|   88.4|   87.9|   87.7|   89.6|  393.8|  388.4|  387.1|  385.8
 Alaska........................|   260.7|   264.0|   263.7|  260.4|   12.3|   13.1|   12.9|   12.6|   16.8|   18.4|   18.4|   16.2
 Arizona.......................| 1,752.0| 1,804.9| 1,813.2|1,826.1|  115.5|  119.0|  120.6|  122.7|  190.8|  194.3|  195.3|  195.7
 Arkansas......................| 1,058.6| 1,077.5| 1,080.8|1,080.6|   43.0|   44.9|   45.2|   45.4|  260.3|  258.6|  258.8|  258.2
 California....................|12,246.8|12,555.3|12,570.6|12590.8|  456.7|  505.6|  505.7|  511.9|1,777.4|1,799.8|1,801.3|1,797.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,799.9| 1,870.4| 1,879.6|1,883.3|  100.5|  105.3|  108.4|  110.9|  189.6|  192.8|  192.5|  193.5
 Connecticut...................| 1,557.6| 1,563.1| 1,562.7|1,563.9|   51.6|   50.9|   51.0|   51.7|  283.1|  278.3|  277.7|  276.9
 Delaware......................|   363.1|   369.1|   371.0|  365.5|   18.8|   19.0|   19.1|   18.4|   63.0|   61.1|   61.1|   57.3
 District of Columbia..........|   647.5|   638.4|   637.7|  630.0|    8.9|    9.0|    8.9|    8.4|   12.9|   13.0|   13.0|   13.0
 Florida.......................| 5,913.6| 6,082.1| 6,100.8|6,097.3|  303.4|  305.4|  306.7|  307.7|  482.7|  481.7|  481.5|  480.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Georgia.......................| 3,354.4| 3,475.9| 3,483.2|3,482.7|  145.2|  159.7|  159.7|  161.0|  590.1|  586.0|  586.0|  587.0
 Hawaii2/......................|   535.4|   530.6|   529.5|  527.9|   27.2|   26.2|   26.0|   25.7|   17.0|   17.0|   17.0|   16.8
 Idaho.........................|   471.1|   482.9|   484.8|  485.6|   28.9|   31.0|   31.3|   31.5|   71.8|   71.6|   72.0|   72.1
 Illinois......................| 5,546.8| 5,635.7| 5,643.8|5,662.8|  214.3|  214.5|  216.2|  219.6|  961.6|  968.4|  970.3|  978.4
 Indiana.......................| 2,761.4| 2,794.7| 2,797.9|2,784.6|  129.4|  125.4|  127.3|  128.1|  683.3|  684.0|  683.5|  683.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Iowa..........................| 1,345.3| 1,367.7| 1,373.8|1,371.7|   55.0|   55.9|   58.5|   55.9|  249.4|  250.4|  250.9|  250.9
 Kansas........................| 1,188.2| 1,211.1| 1,218.9|1,222.2|   51.1|   53.2|   53.8|   55.6|  191.4|  187.0|  194.1|  195.5
 Kentucky......................| 1,624.3| 1,652.9| 1,658.6|1,649.8|   74.5|   71.8|   72.0|   71.4|  313.5|  314.4|  315.3|  314.4
 Louisiana.....................| 1,752.6| 1,794.9| 1,795.4|1,801.1|  105.0|  109.7|  109.1|  112.5|  187.7|  188.7|  188.8|  189.2
 Maine.........................|   536.9|   544.6|   545.4|  544.5|   21.7|   22.3|   22.4|   22.3|   92.0|   91.3|   90.9|   91.0
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 Maryland......................| 2,173.8| 2,184.1| 2,183.2|2,155.1|  130.7|  126.3|  126.4|  116.6|  177.3|  174.9|  174.3|  172.2
 Massachusetts.................| 2,954.4| 2,997.9| 3,001.5|3,002.6|   88.5|   90.7|   90.8|   90.8|  447.0|  446.1|  447.1|  446.8
 Michigan......................| 4,221.7| 4,266.0| 4,292.1|4,299.8|  151.3|  155.3|  159.5|  159.0|  978.9|  958.8|  971.6|  972.3
 Minnesota.....................| 2,349.7| 2,391.5| 2,390.8|2,394.7|   82.1|   83.0|   83.3|   82.6|  422.2|  427.2|  426.8|  427.9
 Mississippi...................| 1,071.0| 1,073.9| 1,077.7|1,079.7|   45.4|   45.6|   46.6|   47.7|  264.1|  251.2|  251.1|  249.9
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 Missouri......................| 2,502.7| 2,538.1| 2,545.8|2,544.5|  112.0|  111.0|  111.5|  112.6|  420.1|  420.4|  420.9|  423.3
 Montana.......................|   346.9|   352.7|   353.3|  353.2|   15.8|   16.0|   16.1|   16.4|   23.4|   23.1|   23.1|   23.3
 Nebraska......................|   809.2|   817.7|   819.8|  819.1|   35.0|   34.7|   34.7|   34.9|  111.3|  111.6|  111.5|  112.2
 Nevada........................|   759.8|   814.3|   817.3|  820.8|   56.8|   67.7|   69.0|   69.0|   35.5|   38.0|   38.1|   38.6
 New Hampshire.................|   531.8|   545.3|   546.1|  543.1|   18.8|   20.3|   20.2|   20.2|  102.6|  101.8|  102.1|  101.9
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 New Jersey....................| 3,590.0| 3,621.0| 3,622.3|3,594.1|  126.0|  123.6|  123.1|  118.5|  507.9|  493.7|  492.5|  487.4
 New Mexico....................|   679.5|   700.2|   703.6|  706.4|   44.7|   47.2|   48.2|   48.2|   45.1|   45.9|   46.0|   46.1
 New York......................| 7,874.4| 7,895.9| 7,903.5|7,881.4|  257.6|  249.7|  249.3|  242.1|  951.0|  943.2|  943.8|  945.0
 North Carolina................| 3,429.5| 3,481.2| 3,483.3|3,467.5|  173.8|  176.1|  176.6|  167.2|  868.9|  853.1|  851.7|  844.9
 North Dakota..................|   299.0|   305.3|   305.3|  304.5|   13.0|   13.6|   13.6|   13.8|   21.3|   21.5|   21.4|   21.0
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 Ohio..........................| 5,160.9| 5,277.8| 5,287.5|5,287.2|  202.0|  208.1|  209.8|  208.6|1,093.5|1,101.0|1,099.8|1,097.0
 Oklahoma......................| 1,299.1| 1,332.2| 1,336.8|1,333.3|   47.4|   48.6|   49.0|   49.0|  169.4|  170.2|  170.1|  168.3
 Oregon........................| 1,392.9| 1,437.9| 1,444.7|1,459.1|   64.7|   70.5|   69.8|   72.9|  226.5|  229.0|  229.5|  232.3
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,238.4| 5,253.9| 5,253.1|5,200.0|  206.6|  199.3|  198.5|  195.0|  945.9|  933.8|  931.3|  921.1
 Rhode Island..................|   439.0|   443.2|   443.9|  443.2|   13.7|   13.7|   13.5|   14.0|   86.1|   83.6|   83.3|   83.1
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 South Carolina................| 1,628.1| 1,659.6| 1,659.4|1,653.2|   86.1|   86.6|   86.4|   87.3|  379.9|  374.7|  373.8|  373.1
 South Dakota..................|   339.2|   348.7|   349.6|  351.4|   14.4|   14.3|   14.4|   14.8|   45.4|   47.1|   46.7|   47.2
 Tennessee.....................| 2,472.5| 2,535.6| 2,546.6|2,547.6|  105.9|  109.2|  109.4|  112.0|  547.6|  538.8|  537.3|  536.9
 Texas.........................| 7,923.8| 8,141.0| 8,171.7|8,152.6|  400.5|  420.1|  423.0|  422.0|1,024.8|1,035.8|1,038.5|1,039.1
 Utah..........................|   885.0|   926.4|   931.4|  933.6|   51.2|   57.3|   57.9|   57.7|  121.4|  125.8|  126.2|  127.1
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 Vermont.......................|   268.5|   272.2|   272.6|  272.7|   12.8|   12.2|   12.1|   12.4|   44.6|   45.7|   45.6|   45.5
 Virginia......................| 3,055.8| 3,084.5| 3,085.6|3,059.3|  167.5|  169.7|  170.9|  164.6|  406.1|  397.8|  398.1|  393.2
 Washington....................| 2,339.2| 2,342.9| 2,367.1|2,363.2|  122.3|  123.0|  123.2|  123.6|  339.8|  310.2|  332.2|  331.6
 West Virginia.................|   682.9|   692.5|   692.0|  686.5|   33.7|   32.8|   32.8|   28.7|   82.1|   82.2|   82.4|   81.8
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,540.2| 2,566.2| 2,568.5|2,573.7|   98.7|  101.9|  101.3|  101.0|  599.1|  601.9|  601.7|  603.1
 Wyoming.......................|   219.5|   220.1|   221.4|  222.4|   14.5|   14.3|   14.7|   15.3|    9.8|   10.0|    9.9|   10.1
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 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
   Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
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                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
               State             |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | Jan.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Jan.  | Jan.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Jan.  | Jan.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Jan.
                                 | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  |1996p/
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   Alabama.......................|   88.9|   89.1|   88.9|   89.0|  402.8|  417.3|  417.1|  418.3|   76.9|   77.4|   77.6|   77.2
   Alaska........................|   23.6|   23.0|   22.9|   23.1|   53.6|   53.7|   53.9|   54.1|   11.8|   11.6|   11.7|   11.6
   Arizona.......................|   86.1|   86.6|   86.4|   87.6|  437.5|  453.0|  454.2|  450.6|  108.5|  107.0|  107.3|  107.4
   Arkansas......................|   62.0|   64.5|   65.3|   65.6|  239.4|  245.1|  245.9|  246.2|   41.7|   41.9|   42.0|   42.1
   California....................|  621.7|  634.3|  629.9|  629.5|2,890.3|2,952.1|2,964.3|2,971.6|  737.3|  735.9|  735.7|  735.3
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   Colorado......................|  115.4|  119.5|  119.9|  120.4|  445.7|  470.0|  472.0|  474.6|  111.9|  114.6|  114.9|  114.9
   Connecticut...................|   70.7|   71.3|   71.5|   71.1|  339.3|  340.7|  340.5|  340.6|  134.1|  132.1|  131.9|  133.0
   Delaware......................|   15.4|   15.9|   15.9|   16.1|   80.9|   83.9|   84.5|   83.8|   40.1|   42.0|   42.2|   42.1
   District of Columbia..........|   20.3|   20.0|   20.0|   19.6|   52.7|   52.0|   51.6|   50.2|   30.5|   29.9|   29.9|   29.7
   Florida.......................|  300.6|  305.3|  306.5|  307.8|1,535.8|1,569.3|1,571.0|1,567.2|  375.2|  378.2|  378.5|  380.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  212.7|  217.6|  218.0|  219.3|  845.4|  887.2|  888.7|  888.9|  173.3|  175.7|  175.8|  175.6
   Hawaii2/......................|   40.5|   40.7|   40.9|   40.8|  135.6|  135.6|  134.9|  134.9|   37.4|   37.1|   37.2|   37.1
   Idaho.........................|   22.3|   23.2|   23.1|   23.2|  119.7|  123.2|  123.6|  123.5|   24.1|   24.2|   24.2|   24.1
   Illinois......................|  320.4|  327.5|  329.1|  327.4|1,306.0|1,328.1|1,330.1|1,338.0|  384.3|  383.9|  383.5|  384.6
   Indiana.......................|  139.7|  140.0|  140.1|  140.5|  659.6|  675.7|  677.6|  676.3|  130.3|  133.2|  133.3|  134.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   60.8|   62.2|   62.2|   63.0|  338.3|  341.8|  343.6|  343.3|   76.3|   77.1|   77.3|   77.6
   Kansas........................|   67.7|   69.1|   68.3|   68.3|  291.3|  301.8|  301.8|  302.4|   57.0|   58.0|   58.2|   58.3
   Kentucky......................|   90.4|   92.5|   92.6|   93.4|  387.8|  401.2|  401.7|  397.2|   64.3|   65.5|   65.7|   66.0
   Louisiana.....................|  109.5|  107.8|  107.8|  107.4|  409.2|  424.2|  426.7|  426.4|   80.3|   80.5|   80.4|   80.9
   Maine.........................|   22.5|   22.2|   22.3|   22.1|  136.9|  140.1|  140.2|  140.8|   25.7|   26.0|   26.0|   25.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  106.2|  104.8|  104.5|  105.5|  524.1|  532.9|  533.9|  526.0|  130.5|  127.4|  127.4|  126.2
   Massachusetts.................|  127.5|  129.9|  129.5|  128.6|  684.2|  693.1|  692.8|  691.2|  204.6|  203.6|  203.7|  202.6
   Michigan......................|  165.9|  166.5|  167.0|  168.9|  986.6|1,016.2|1,018.3|1,022.9|  195.7|  196.6|  196.5|  196.0
   Minnesota.....................|  116.0|  117.2|  116.7|  117.6|  572.3|  581.6|  582.1|  584.8|  137.2|  139.5|  139.7|  140.4
   Mississippi...................|   50.5|   49.5|   49.3|   49.9|  224.1|  229.5|  229.5|  228.9|   39.6|   39.7|   40.0|   39.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  157.6|  161.7|  161.9|  163.1|  601.4|  605.7|  607.9|  610.2|  145.6|  146.9|  147.5|  148.9
   Montana.......................|   20.9|   20.7|   20.8|   21.2|   95.2|   97.2|   97.5|   97.7|   15.5|   15.8|   15.8|   15.6
   Nebraska......................|   48.8|   49.6|   49.4|   49.3|  202.5|  206.8|  207.2|  206.4|   52.1|   52.6|   52.8|   52.5
   Nevada........................|   39.7|   41.6|   41.7|   41.5|  151.5|  162.6|  163.5|  163.5|   34.6|   37.1|   37.3|   37.6
   New Hampshire.................|   19.4|   20.1|   20.3|   20.4|  138.5|  142.6|  142.1|  143.1|   28.9|   29.1|   29.2|   29.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  251.0|  252.1|  252.0|  251.6|  843.8|  856.5|  856.4|  849.4|  227.8|  228.6|  228.9|  228.5
   New Mexico....................|   30.5|   31.2|   31.3|   31.5|  160.8|  167.4|  168.5|  169.1|   30.1|   29.9|   30.0|   29.9
   New York......................|  400.3|  405.4|  404.9|  406.3|1,607.7|1,629.0|1,630.3|1,629.6|  730.0|  719.7|  719.9|  715.4
   North Carolina................|  164.5|  163.8|  163.6|  164.3|  784.1|  809.5|  809.5|  804.9|  142.3|  146.5|  147.1|  147.7
   North Dakota..................|   18.4|   18.8|   18.7|   18.3|   78.4|   80.3|   80.5|   80.3|   13.7|   14.0|   13.9|   13.9
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   Ohio..........................|  228.4|  231.5|  231.3|  232.7|1,255.3|1,291.5|1,293.9|1,297.5|  269.2|  273.8|  273.5|  276.1
   Oklahoma......................|   72.7|   74.2|   74.7|   74.8|  309.4|  316.4|  317.2|  317.5|   64.5|   66.0|   66.3|   66.7
   Oregon........................|   70.5|   71.8|   72.2|   74.7|  352.5|  364.0|  364.9|  367.6|   86.2|   88.3|   88.6|   89.0
   Pennsylvania..................|  271.9|  272.5|  271.3|  269.4|1,187.9|1,201.5|1,203.7|1,191.8|  302.9|  305.7|  306.1|  306.5
   Rhode Island..................|   15.1|   15.2|   15.3|   15.2|   97.2|   97.8|   97.9|   96.9|   25.0|   24.6|   24.5|   24.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   69.5|   71.9|   71.9|   71.4|  374.7|  388.4|  389.4|  388.8|   68.4|   70.3|   70.5|   70.6
   South Dakota..................|   15.7|   16.1|   16.3|   16.3|   87.4|   89.3|   89.4|   90.3|   18.2|   19.4|   19.4|   19.4
   Tennessee.....................|  137.2|  136.7|  137.9|  138.2|  575.9|  597.6|  605.4|  602.9|  109.3|  111.4|  111.8|  111.7
   Texas.........................|  468.6|  479.8|  483.3|  480.3|1,927.0|1,981.9|1,989.0|1,985.8|  435.9|  440.2|  440.8|  440.2
   Utah..........................|   50.8|   51.7|   52.2|   52.7|  215.0|  224.3|  225.2|  225.0|   46.1|   49.3|   49.5|   49.7
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   Vermont.......................|   11.6|   12.0|   12.1|   11.9|   63.5|   64.8|   64.8|   64.3|   12.2|   12.1|   12.2|   12.2
   Virginia......................|  155.1|  158.6|  158.1|  159.5|  694.9|  705.1|  702.8|  700.1|  162.4|  161.8|  161.6|  162.2
   Washington....................|  119.2|  121.7|  122.2|  121.2|  579.3|  587.4|  587.4|  584.3|  121.6|  121.6|  121.6|  123.5
   West Virginia.................|   40.7|   40.4|   40.2|   39.9|  156.7|  160.5|  159.9|  159.6|   26.7|   27.2|   27.2|   27.2
   Wisconsin.....................|  118.7|  119.4|  119.1|  119.9|  582.9|  590.1|  590.9|  591.5|  136.2|  135.8|  136.3|  135.8
   Wyoming.......................|   13.9|   13.6|   13.6|   13.6|   51.2|   52.4|   52.8|   52.8|    7.9|    7.9|    7.9|    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             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Jan.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Jan.  | Jan.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Jan.
                                                 | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  |1996p/ | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  |1996p/
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                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  384.8|  402.5|  403.3|  402.8|  344.2|  342.3|  342.3|  341.3
                   Alaska........................|   59.4|   61.3|   61.3|   60.8|   73.2|   73.0|   72.8|   72.1
                   Arizona.......................|  508.9|  529.2|  530.1|  535.6|  292.6|  303.4|  306.9|  314.0
                   Arkansas......................|  233.4|  240.8|  241.9|  241.7|  175.3|  178.3|  178.3|  177.9
                   California....................|3,631.5|3,795.1|3,803.3|3,815.1|2,101.5|2,103.5|2,101.5|2,100.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  521.1|  550.1|  552.3|  550.5|  300.4|  303.6|  305.3|  304.4
                   Connecticut...................|  458.1|  468.7|  469.1|  467.1|  220.0|  220.3|  220.2|  222.7
                   Delaware......................|   93.9|   97.3|   98.3|   97.8|   50.9|   49.8|   49.8|   49.9
                   District of Columbia..........|  261.2|  265.0|  265.2|  262.3|  260.9|  249.4|  249.0|  246.7
                   Florida.......................|1,994.7|2,100.7|2,111.4|2,109.1|  914.3|  934.6|  938.2|  938.1
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                   Georgia.......................|  810.3|  860.5|  864.5|  861.6|  569.6|  581.5|  582.8|  581.8
                   Hawaii2/......................|  164.9|  164.9|  164.9|  164.4|  112.8|  109.1|  108.6|  108.2
                   Idaho.........................|  106.7|  111.3|  111.6|  112.5|   95.0|   95.6|   96.1|   96.0
                   Illinois......................|1,550.7|1,594.9|1,597.8|1,601.9|  795.1|  805.3|  803.6|  799.8
                   Indiana.......................|  621.2|  638.2|  637.8|  629.1|  391.2|  391.8|  391.8|  386.5
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                   Iowa..........................|  334.1|  348.2|  348.9|  349.2|  229.3|  230.0|  230.2|  229.7
                   Kansas........................|  285.4|  294.1|  294.9|  292.7|  236.0|  239.9|  239.8|  241.2
                   Kentucky......................|  386.8|  396.2|  399.0|  399.5|  279.9|  286.9|  287.9|  284.1
                   Louisiana.....................|  461.8|  478.3|  476.1|  479.6|  354.1|  359.1|  359.7|  359.0
                   Maine.........................|  144.6|  149.6|  150.4|  149.5|   93.4|   93.0|   93.1|   92.8
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                   Maryland......................|  681.8|  693.5|  692.1|  683.9|  422.0|  423.2|  423.4|  423.5
                   Massachusetts.................|1,009.9|1,037.3|1,040.2|1,043.4|  391.4|  395.9|  396.0|  397.8
                   Michigan......................|1,101.5|1,129.3|1,134.5|1,135.1|  633.1|  635.6|  637.0|  637.8
                   Minnesota.....................|  632.5|  652.9|  652.4|  652.1|  379.5|  382.1|  381.8|  381.3
                   Mississippi...................|  228.9|  234.4|  236.5|  237.4|  213.5|  219.2|  219.9|  221.3
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                   Missouri......................|  675.4|  692.5|  695.4|  687.0|  385.8|  395.1|  395.9|  394.4
                   Montana.......................|   94.0|   97.7|   98.0|   97.8|   76.8|   76.9|   76.7|   76.1
                   Nebraska......................|  206.1|  210.9|  212.0|  210.7|  152.0|  150.3|  150.9|  151.9
                   Nevada........................|  334.2|  355.3|  355.7|  357.3|   94.8|   98.7|   98.5|   99.8
                   New Hampshire.................|  147.4|  155.5|  155.9|  153.4|   75.8|   75.4|   75.9|   74.2
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                   New Jersey....................|1,062.0|1,095.7|1,099.1|1,091.4|  569.5|  568.7|  568.2|  565.4
                   New Mexico....................|  188.2|  197.3|  197.9|  200.1|  164.3|  166.0|  166.2|  165.8
                   New York......................|2,511.2|2,561.1|2,567.5|2,558.8|1,411.8|1,383.1|1,383.0|1,379.9
                   North Carolina................|  745.2|  770.8|  772.0|  771.4|  547.0|  557.7|  559.1|  563.4
                   North Dakota..................|   79.3|   82.5|   82.8|   82.3|   71.3|   70.6|   70.4|   70.9
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                   Ohio..........................|1,353.8|1,407.9|1,413.0|1,411.4|  744.4|  749.9|  752.1|  749.7
                   Oklahoma......................|  335.3|  353.6|  356.7|  357.2|  267.8|  271.3|  270.9|  268.1
                   Oregon........................|  353.3|  374.1|  376.5|  379.1|  237.6|  238.4|  241.4|  241.5
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,582.9|1,600.7|1,601.1|1,582.5|  720.2|  721.5|  722.2|  715.4
                   Rhode Island..................|  140.2|  147.5|  148.1|  148.4|   61.5|   60.6|   61.1|   60.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  353.5|  370.4|  371.5|  371.9|  294.2|  295.4|  294.0|  288.2
                   South Dakota..................|   85.2|   89.6|   90.3|   90.6|   70.5|   70.5|   70.7|   70.5
                   Tennessee.....................|  621.6|  650.1|  653.0|  652.4|  370.4|  387.2|  387.2|  388.8
                   Texas.........................|2,079.3|2,163.6|2,177.7|2,171.6|1,430.4|1,464.9|1,464.6|1,460.9
                   Utah..........................|  230.1|  245.8|  247.8|  248.7|  162.4|  163.9|  164.3|  164.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   78.0|   80.0|   80.5|   81.0|   45.2|   44.9|   44.9|   44.7
                   Virginia......................|  856.0|  886.6|  890.0|  878.2|  602.2|  594.2|  593.5|  591.1
                   Washington....................|  611.1|  631.6|  632.1|  632.2|  442.3|  444.0|  445.1|  443.6
                   West Virginia.................|  179.5|  185.6|  187.3|  186.7|  135.8|  137.0|  136.3|  137.1
                   Wisconsin.....................|  621.8|  638.5|  640.6|  641.0|  380.3|  376.2|  376.2|  379.2
                   Wyoming.......................|   46.5|   47.8|   48.0|   48.3|   58.3|   57.4|   57.8|   57.7
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                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to reflect March
                   1995 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Estimates subsequent to the
                   current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
                   available.
 
 
 
 
 
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted
 
 (In thousands)
 
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                               |         Total nonfarm1/          |         Construction          |         Manufacturing
                               |                                  |                               |
                                __________________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
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             State             |      Dec.       |      Jan.      |     Dec.      |     Jan.      |     Dec.      |     Jan.
                               |                 |                |               |               |               |
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                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                               |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |1996p/ | 1994  |  1995 | 1995  |1996p/ | 1994  |  1995 | 1995  |1996p/
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 Alabama.......................| 1,797.4| 1,826.9| 1,769.2|1,800.9|   84.6|   87.5|   82.7|   85.0|  393.3|  386.9|  390.5|  384.1
 Alaska........................|   249.5|   250.6|   241.9|  243.1|   10.5|   11.0|    9.0|    9.4|   10.0|   10.1|   11.8|   11.5
 Arizona.......................| 1,777.7| 1,843.8| 1,741.6|1,815.2|  115.6|  121.2|  112.8|  120.0|  190.2|  195.3|  190.1|  195.0
 Arkansas......................| 1,056.7| 1,084.7| 1,038.5|1,065.4|   41.4|   44.9|   39.5|   42.4|  259.1|  258.4|  258.2|  257.1
 California....................|12,415.3|12,680.1|12,082.8|12460.0|  473.6|  500.7|  425.2|  483.1|1,777.7|1,796.0|1,748.0|1,779.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,824.5| 1,904.1| 1,774.4|1,864.9|   99.7|  106.7|   93.0|  104.2|  196.0|  193.3|  188.3|  193.2
 Connecticut...................| 1,579.2| 1,584.7| 1,532.9|1,543.0|   51.5|   51.3|   45.8|   46.1|  285.3|  279.5|  282.1|  277.4
 Delaware......................|   365.9|   373.7|   354.0|  358.4|   18.6|   19.3|   17.1|   16.9|   63.1|   61.1|   62.7|   56.9
 District of Columbia..........|   655.2|   640.7|   634.9|  621.3|    9.1|    8.9|    8.3|    8.1|   12.9|   13.0|   12.8|   13.0
 Florida.......................| 5,979.9| 6,169.7| 5,882.0|6,090.5|  304.1|  308.7|  296.3|  305.1|  487.2|  483.8|  480.9|  481.0
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 Georgia.......................| 3,382.1| 3,516.0| 3,309.1|3,454.7|  144.5|  159.6|  138.4|  156.0|  590.6|  588.4|  586.9|  585.9
 Hawaii2/......................|   546.8|   538.3|   531.2|  525.6|   27.8|   26.1|   26.6|   25.4|   17.3|   16.9|   16.8|   16.6
 Idaho.........................|   470.6|   486.8|   456.7|  475.8|   27.4|   30.6|   24.4|   28.4|   72.9|   72.1|   70.9|   71.5
 Illinois......................| 5,564.6| 5,692.7| 5,428.4|5,569.3|  211.3|  213.8|  185.3|  191.5|  960.1|  972.8|  953.7|  973.3
 Indiana.......................| 2,784.4| 2,824.7| 2,715.6|2,747.9|  128.3|  126.0|  116.6|  115.0|  680.0|  683.7|  677.3|  679.7
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 Iowa..........................| 1,353.1| 1,381.6| 1,314.5|1,346.7|   51.7|   54.2|   44.5|   47.2|  249.2|  250.6|  246.5|  249.1
 Kansas........................| 1,193.9| 1,227.5| 1,165.2|1,204.5|   48.2|   52.7|   43.8|   49.0|  190.3|  193.9|  190.2|  194.2
 Kentucky......................| 1,642.6| 1,674.2| 1,591.4|1,621.0|   73.7|   73.2|   66.2|   63.6|  313.6|  316.5|  311.1|  313.3
 Louisiana.....................| 1,766.9| 1,806.1| 1,727.6|1,786.1|  107.6|  109.9|   99.8|  109.6|  188.5|  189.8|  184.5|  187.8
 Maine.........................|   543.0|   550.5|   516.9|  524.2|   21.7|   22.5|   18.2|   18.9|   92.7|   91.7|   91.4|   90.5
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 Maryland......................| 2,192.2| 2,206.9| 2,121.7|2,111.3|  129.1|  127.7|  120.9|  106.8|  177.3|  175.0|  175.6|  171.1
 Massachusetts.................| 2,983.8| 3,032.0| 2,891.5|2,952.9|   88.9|   90.6|   77.4|   80.9|  449.8|  448.3|  444.8|  445.3
 Michigan......................| 4,264.6| 4,343.0| 4,142.0|4,234.9|  147.2|  155.7|  130.8|  140.2|  981.5|  980.9|  972.5|  969.7
 Minnesota.....................| 2,362.6| 2,406.9| 2,304.3|2,353.8|   78.1|   78.4|   67.0|   68.2|  420.3|  425.2|  415.3|  421.4
 Mississippi...................| 1,075.8| 1,085.6| 1,057.9|1,071.2|   43.2|   46.2|   41.9|   44.8|  264.3|  252.0|  262.4|  248.7
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,531.9| 2,562.2| 2,437.0|2,490.5|  113.5|  109.4|  100.7|  102.2|  421.3|  424.0|  416.0|  421.3
 Montana.......................|   345.8|   354.4|   335.6|  344.9|   14.3|   15.3|   12.6|   13.6|   23.5|   23.4|   22.8|   23.1
 Nebraska......................|   814.4|   824.6|   792.4|  805.4|   32.6|   33.6|   30.1|   30.5|  111.5|  112.1|  110.9|  112.0
 Nevada........................|   767.3|   821.4|   747.3|  811.8|   58.9|   68.6|   53.1|   66.0|   35.8|   38.1|   35.1|   38.2
 New Hampshire.................|   539.6|   552.1|   520.1|  536.6|   18.3|   20.0|   16.3|   18.5|  102.2|  102.7|  102.6|  101.9
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,620.5| 3,651.7| 3,515.4|3,529.2|  128.3|  124.8|  113.2|  107.1|  507.9|  493.5|  498.2|  480.4
 New Mexico....................|   678.4|   707.2|   667.8|  694.9|   44.5|   48.4|   42.3|   46.0|   44.2|   46.0|   43.9|   45.3
 New York......................| 7,969.8| 7,995.1| 7,710.1|7,740.5|  256.5|  246.6|  224.8|  216.1|  951.9|  943.2|  928.8|  928.7
 North Carolina................| 3,447.5| 3,519.4| 3,374.8|3,433.5|  169.7|  177.1|  164.8|  161.0|  869.9|  854.5|  864.6|  843.8
 North Dakota..................|   301.9|   306.7|   291.9|  299.0|   11.9|   12.4|   10.0|   11.3|   22.5|   21.1|   21.0|   20.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 5,218.0| 5,342.3| 5,060.4|5,188.4|  201.3|  208.3|  175.9|  183.1|1,091.8|1,105.1|1,087.8|1,093.4
 Oklahoma......................| 1,310.0| 1,343.2| 1,281.0|1,318.4|   48.0|   48.9|   45.1|   47.3|  169.5|  170.6|  168.5|  167.8
 Oregon........................| 1,405.0| 1,452.2| 1,359.2|1,430.6|   63.6|   68.2|   59.5|   67.8|  223.0|  225.6|  219.3|  225.4
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,297.5| 5,307.6| 5,130.8|5,113.9|  204.2|  196.3|  182.9|  173.2|  947.8|  932.2|  938.2|  917.0
 Rhode Island..................|   442.5|   448.4|   428.8|  435.4|   13.7|   13.7|   11.7|   12.2|   87.1|   84.0|   85.2|   83.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,633.2| 1,667.1| 1,596.4|1,629.8|   85.3|   86.8|   83.8|   85.5|  381.4|  375.7|  378.9|  373.5
 South Dakota..................|   337.1|   349.6|   330.6|  344.4|   13.3|   13.5|   11.9|   12.4|   45.2|   46.7|   44.9|   46.7
 Tennessee.....................| 2,494.0| 2,564.8| 2,425.1|2,508.5|  103.7|  109.4|   97.1|  103.7|  546.5|  538.2|  543.1|  534.9
 Texas.........................| 7,977.4| 8,220.7| 7,811.7|8,084.3|  395.4|  422.1|  383.7|  411.0|1,024.9|1,039.8|1,015.8|1,034.8
 Utah..........................|   893.5|   944.0|   870.7|  919.1|   49.6|   56.7|   46.4|   52.1|  121.6|  127.2|  120.5|  126.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Vermont.......................|   272.6|   277.4|   265.0|  270.4|   12.2|   12.2|   10.9|   10.9|   44.7|   45.9|   43.9|   45.0
 Virginia......................| 3,075.2| 3,112.8| 3,002.4|3,017.9|  165.6|  171.2|  156.8|  155.4|  407.8|  399.2|  404.0|  392.1
 Washington....................| 2,348.1| 2,379.6| 2,288.6|2,322.6|  120.5|  120.3|  111.0|  113.3|  337.4|  329.7|  333.1|  326.1
 West Virginia.................|   688.8|   698.0|   666.6|  674.6|   33.6|   32.0|   28.3|   24.5|   82.4|   82.6|   81.0|   81.6
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,553.1| 2,581.4| 2,476.9|2,520.6|   96.9|   99.2|   85.3|   88.9|  595.9|  598.6|  591.1|  596.4
 Wyoming.......................|   217.3|   219.7|   210.5|  213.7|   13.1|   13.9|   11.7|   12.3|    9.9|   10.1|    9.8|   10.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Puerto Rico...................|   912.6|   910.1|   890.1|  (3)  |   47.8|   47.4|   47.1|  (3)  |  152.6|  153.4|  150.6|  (3)
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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             |               |               |               |               |               |
                                 |     Dec.      |     Jan.      |     Dec.      |     Jan.      |     Dec.      |     Jan.
                                 |               |               |               |               |               |
                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | 1994  |  1995 | 1995  |1996p/ | 1994  |  1995 | 1995  |1996p/ | 1994  |  1995 | 1995  |1996p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   89.3|   89.1|   87.8|   88.2|  411.8|  428.1|  397.0|  414.1|   77.3|   77.5|   76.2|   77.0
   Alaska........................|   22.7|   21.4|   21.7|   20.8|   53.1|   54.0|   50.3|   51.0|   11.8|   11.6|   11.4|   11.3
   Arizona.......................|   86.4|   87.5|   85.4|   87.0|  453.5|  468.5|  437.3|  450.2|  109.8|  107.8|  108.2|  107.1
   Arkansas......................|   62.4|   66.5|   60.8|   64.6|  240.9|  248.7|  234.0|  242.0|   41.6|   42.0|   41.2|   41.7
   California....................|  629.1|  635.5|  613.4|  622.6|2,985.5|3,046.2|2,865.6|2,958.2|  744.5|  736.6|  733.1|  731.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  111.4|  122.1|  114.9|  119.8|  458.4|  485.1|  441.5|  472.3|  113.0|  115.7|  111.4|  115.1
   Connecticut...................|   72.5|   72.6|   70.2|   71.0|  350.1|  351.3|  335.8|  337.3|  133.9|  132.4|  133.5|  132.5
   Delaware......................|   15.8|   16.1|   15.3|   16.0|   82.8|   86.2|   77.9|   81.6|   40.0|   42.0|   39.5|   41.9
   District of Columbia..........|   20.7|   19.9|   19.8|   19.2|   54.3|   52.9|   50.5|   48.9|   30.8|   29.9|   30.5|   29.7
   Florida.......................|  306.2|  310.8|  298.3|  306.0|1,577.2|1,613.4|1,531.3|1,571.2|  378.3|  379.2|  371.8|  379.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  215.3|  219.4|  210.7|  218.1|  865.3|  912.5|  831.1|  880.1|  173.3|  176.7|  171.9|  174.9
   Hawaii2/......................|   42.1|   41.1|   40.3|   40.8|  139.3|  138.0|  135.6|  135.0|   37.9|   37.3|   37.0|   36.9
   Idaho.........................|   22.2|   23.3|   21.8|   23.0|  121.2|  125.8|  116.9|  121.5|   24.3|   24.2|   23.7|   23.9
   Illinois......................|  324.5|  332.0|  316.9|  325.8|1,332.8|1,365.3|1,286.9|1,325.0|  383.3|  383.3|  381.3|  382.7
   Indiana.......................|  140.4|  140.6|  137.0|  138.1|  672.5|  695.2|  646.3|  669.2|  130.3|  132.7|  128.3|  132.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   60.7|   62.7|   59.8|   62.0|  343.9|  349.3|  329.7|  336.4|   76.6|   77.3|   75.7|   77.2
   Kansas........................|   68.0|   68.7|   66.7|   68.1|  296.7|  306.9|  286.9|  299.0|   57.3|   58.2|   56.3|   58.0
   Kentucky......................|   90.3|   93.3|   89.1|   91.8|  399.2|  410.3|  380.1|  390.8|   64.6|   65.7|   63.4|   65.5
   Louisiana.....................|  111.0|  108.3|  108.0|  107.1|  419.7|  434.2|  403.5|  423.1|   80.1|   80.5|   79.8|   80.4
   Maine.........................|   22.7|   22.5|   21.8|   21.4|  138.8|  142.5|  129.9|  133.8|   26.2|   26.0|   25.3|   25.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  107.0|  106.5|  104.6|  104.4|  539.3|  547.1|  511.5|  515.1|  131.7|  127.5|  128.9|  125.2
   Massachusetts.................|  129.6|  131.1|  125.1|  127.7|  704.4|  711.1|  669.4|  680.5|  206.2|  203.2|  203.0|  202.2
   Michigan......................|  165.5|  167.7|  162.4|  165.7|1,012.1|1,045.7|  966.5|1,007.9|  196.0|  195.6|  194.0|  194.5
   Minnesota.....................|  116.7|  118.2|  114.9|  116.7|  578.1|  593.4|  561.7|  574.9|  139.1|  139.9|  136.1|  139.4
   Mississippi...................|   50.0|   49.4|   49.5|   48.9|  228.6|  233.2|  220.3|  226.0|   39.7|   39.8|   39.4|   39.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  159.0|  162.7|  154.9|  161.5|  614.8|  618.7|  583.5|  595.0|  147.0|  148.0|  143.3|  147.2
   Montana.......................|   21.0|   21.3|   20.6|   20.8|   95.0|   98.4|   91.8|   95.1|   15.5|   15.7|   15.2|   15.5
   Nebraska......................|   49.4|   49.9|   48.3|   49.1|  206.1|  211.3|  198.2|  204.2|   51.9|   52.7|   51.6|   52.3
   Nevada........................|   39.9|   41.9|   39.1|   41.2|  154.6|  167.2|  149.5|  162.4|   35.2|   37.3|   34.4|   37.5
   New Hampshire.................|   19.5|   20.4|   19.1|   20.2|  141.7|  144.7|  135.1|  141.0|   29.1|   29.2|   28.6|   29.3
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  253.6|  253.5|  248.9|  250.3|  868.3|  881.7|  830.0|  837.4|  229.4|  227.7|  226.2|  227.0
   New Mexico....................|   30.9|   32.0|   30.5|   31.5|  161.9|  170.3|  158.0|  166.4|   29.8|   29.9|   29.8|   29.5
   New York......................|  404.3|  410.8|  395.0|  401.0|1,659.9|1,682.2|1,578.8|1,603.6|  737.9|  722.2|  722.3|  708.2
   North Carolina................|  163.7|  165.2|  161.8|  162.2|  800.3|  828.9|  767.3|  794.7|  142.3|  146.6|  140.0|  146.1
   North Dakota..................|   19.1|   18.7|   18.1|   18.2|   79.4|   81.6|   76.6|   78.7|   14.0|   13.9|   13.6|   13.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Ohio..........................|  229.7|  232.1|  223.8|  226.9|1,294.9|1,327.6|1,233.9|1,273.8|  269.6|  273.6|  265.9|  273.1
   Oklahoma......................|   73.4|   74.7|   72.0|   74.4|  312.8|  321.4|  303.6|  313.2|   65.0|   66.3|   63.9|   66.2
   Oregon........................|   71.2|   73.2|   69.5|   73.9|  362.6|  373.5|  344.7|  360.6|   86.9|   88.7|   85.2|   88.2
   Pennsylvania..................|  278.1|  274.9|  269.4|  268.1|1,222.1|1,238.8|1,171.8|1,180.7|  303.2|  304.8|  299.7|  304.4
   Rhode Island..................|   15.5|   15.5|   14.8|   15.0|   98.2|   99.7|   94.3|   94.7|   24.9|   24.4|   24.7|   24.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   69.9|   72.1|   68.6|   70.7|  379.0|  392.2|  362.3|  378.4|   68.5|   70.1|   66.9|   69.5
   South Dakota..................|   15.9|   16.5|   15.5|   16.3|   87.1|   89.9|   84.5|   88.1|   18.0|   19.3|   18.1|   19.2
   Tennessee.....................|  138.2|  138.1|  134.6|  136.3|  591.8|  618.1|  565.0|  592.5|  109.2|  111.8|  108.2|  110.6
   Texas.........................|  473.1|  486.8|  464.2|  479.3|1,973.3|2,025.8|1,905.1|1,964.2|  438.3|  441.4|  430.9|  437.6
   Utah..........................|   51.0|   53.0|   50.4|   52.3|  219.6|  234.1|  210.4|  221.1|   46.7|   49.8|   45.9|   49.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.7|   12.1|   11.4|   11.8|   64.8|   66.0|   62.8|   64.1|   12.2|   12.2|   12.1|   12.1
   Virginia......................|  154.8|  160.2|  152.9|  157.7|  714.7|  723.7|  683.5|  691.5|  162.7|  161.4|  160.4|  160.5
   Washington....................|  119.9|  123.2|  116.4|  119.1|  589.8|  600.0|  566.4|  573.5|  121.4|  122.2|  120.2|  122.0
   West Virginia.................|   40.7|   40.2|   40.1|   39.5|  160.2|  163.7|  153.2|  156.9|   26.6|   27.2|   26.5|   27.0
   Wisconsin.....................|  120.3|  120.7|  116.1|  118.0|  596.8|  603.7|  568.1|  578.6|  137.0|  136.3|  135.1|  135.0
   Wyoming.......................|   14.2|   13.7|   13.6|   13.4|   50.9|   52.4|   48.7|   50.4|    7.8|    7.9|    7.8|    7.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Puerto Rico...................|   23.8|   24.4|   23.1|  (3)  |  188.6|  183.1|  178.5|  (3)  |   40.7|   41.3|   40.6|  (3)
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   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             |     Dec.      |     Jan.      |     Dec.      |     Jan.
                                                 |               |               |               |
                                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | 1994  |  1995 | 1995  |1996p/ | 1994  |  1995 | 1995  |1996p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  384.0|  403.5|  379.8|  399.5|  346.5|  343.3|  344.4|  342.0
                   Alaska........................|   57.4|   59.6|   55.9|   57.7|   73.8|   73.3|   72.4|   71.9
                   Arizona.......................|  510.7|  534.3|  505.0|  531.3|  299.2|  316.8|  290.7|  312.1
                   Arkansas......................|  229.2|  238.7|  226.3|  235.9|  178.6|  182.0|  175.1|  178.3
                   California....................|3,653.0|3,815.5|3,566.1|3,757.9|2,121.3|2,120.5|2,101.6|2,098.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  524.4|  555.7|  516.0|  547.7|  305.8|  311.1|  294.1|  298.6
                   Connecticut...................|  461.2|  471.1|  447.3|  458.6|  224.0|  225.8|  217.6|  219.4
                   Delaware......................|   93.5|   98.2|   91.1|   95.8|   52.0|   50.7|   50.3|   49.2
                   District of Columbia..........|  264.1|  268.1|  255.3|  257.6|  263.2|  247.9|  257.6|  244.7
                   Florida.......................|1,987.7|2,112.8|1,979.3|2,100.7|  932.3|  954.0|  917.2|  940.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  809.8|  864.1|  792.1|  848.7|  575.6|  587.6|  570.2|  583.5
                   Hawaii2/......................|  166.5|  166.0|  163.8|  164.1|  115.9|  112.9|  111.1|  106.8
                   Idaho.........................|  103.8|  110.9|  103.8|  110.7|   96.3|   97.2|   92.8|   94.2
                   Illinois......................|1,531.7|1,594.5|1,507.9|1,568.3|  806.5|  817.9|  782.8|  790.2
                   Indiana.......................|  623.1|  637.8|  610.9|  620.6|  403.0|  402.2|  392.8|  386.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Iowa..........................|  332.8|  349.2|  327.8|  343.9|  236.1|  236.2|  228.8|  229.1
                   Kansas........................|  282.5|  294.4|  279.2|  288.9|  242.6|  244.6|  234.0|  239.3
                   Kentucky......................|  385.0|  397.6|  375.8|  391.5|  288.6|  293.0|  278.8|  280.9
                   Louisiana.....................|  458.0|  475.5|  454.8|  474.8|  355.6|  361.1|  352.2|  357.2
                   Maine.........................|  143.3|  148.2|  137.2|  141.7|   97.5|   97.0|   93.0|   92.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Maryland......................|  676.3|  689.6|  661.0|  668.3|  430.3|  432.3|  418.1|  419.3
                   Massachusetts.................|1,004.8|1,043.6|  979.7|1,018.4|  398.8|  402.7|  390.9|  396.6
                   Michigan......................|1,093.0|1,132.8|1,074.6|1,114.7|  660.9|  657.1|  633.2|  635.2
                   Minnesota.....................|  648.9|  654.1|  618.5|  639.7|  374.0|  390.1|  383.8|  386.3
                   Mississippi...................|  229.0|  236.5|  224.4|  235.3|  215.9|  223.6|  215.2|  223.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Missouri......................|  676.5|  689.6|  650.3|  665.7|  395.1|  405.0|  383.7|  392.8
                   Montana.......................|   93.4|   97.3|   91.1|   95.7|   77.7|   77.7|   76.6|   76.2
                   Nebraska......................|  207.4|  211.4|  201.9|  206.6|  154.2|  152.4|  150.2|  149.6
                   Nevada........................|  333.9|  354.4|  330.4|  354.9|   96.7|  100.5|   93.3|   98.3
                   New Hampshire.................|  147.2|  155.2|  143.5|  151.7|   81.2|   79.5|   74.5|   73.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   New Jersey....................|1,051.6|1,092.3|1,031.7|1,063.8|  579.4|  576.1|  565.4|  561.4
                   New Mexico....................|  184.5|  197.1|  185.8|  197.7|  166.5|  167.8|  161.8|  163.0
                   New York......................|2,523.0|2,585.6|2,455.5|2,507.6|1,431.5|1,399.9|1,401.2|1,371.6
                   North Carolina................|  739.9|  771.2|  720.8|  752.1|  558.1|  572.2|  551.9|  570.0
                   North Dakota..................|   82.7|   82.6|   77.8|   81.5|   68.6|   72.5|   71.5|   70.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Ohio..........................|1,352.3|1,410.3|1,314.1|1,373.3|  763.9|  771.2|  745.3|  751.2
                   Oklahoma......................|  331.7|  354.1|  326.3|  349.0|  276.5|  275.3|  268.9|  268.6
                   Oregon........................|  353.2|  376.1|  341.9|  370.8|  243.0|  245.2|  237.7|  242.2
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,587.9|1,603.0|1,540.8|1,544.5|  734.0|  738.6|  708.9|  708.2
                   Rhode Island..................|  139.8|  148.6|  135.7|  144.7|   63.1|   62.3|   62.2|   61.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  347.6|  368.5|  341.0|  361.5|  299.7|  299.8|  293.1|  288.8
                   South Dakota..................|   87.4|   89.4|   82.6|   88.7|   67.9|   72.0|   70.9|   70.8
                   Tennessee.....................|  621.3|  649.8|  603.3|  636.5|  378.7|  394.9|  369.4|  389.6
                   Texas.........................|2,066.1|2,167.3|2,029.1|2,143.4|1,446.4|1,481.4|1,426.2|1,461.1
                   Utah..........................|  233.0|  249.9|  226.1|  245.2|  163.9|  164.9|  163.1|  165.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   79.0|   81.6|   78.4|   81.4|   47.4|   47.0|   45.1|   44.6
                   Virginia......................|  846.0|  884.0|  831.6|  858.0|  612.0|  602.5|  601.6|  592.3
                   Washington....................|  609.4|  632.1|  596.5|  621.5|  446.2|  448.8|  441.7|  444.0
                   West Virginia.................|  179.0|  187.3|  176.1|  183.9|  138.3|  139.1|  133.7|  135.7
                   Wisconsin.....................|  626.8|  637.5|  604.9|  626.9|  377.3|  383.4|  374.5|  375.0
                   Wyoming.......................|   43.6|   45.4|   43.0|   44.8|   59.8|   59.3|   58.8|   58.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Puerto Rico...................|  163.9|  165.6|  158.3|  (3)  |  294.2|  293.9|  290.9|  (3)
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      3/  Not available.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to March 1995
                   benchmark levels.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and
                   will be revised when new information becomes available.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
           (Percent)
 
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      |                |
                                                                      |    December    |             January
                                 State and area                       |                |
                                                                       ________________ _________________________________
                                                                      |                |                |
                                                                      |      1995      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                                      |                |                |
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      |                |                |
                                                                      |                |                |
                United States.........................................|       5.2      |       6.2      |       6.3
                                                                      |                |                |
           Alabama....................................................|       5.1      |       5.8      |       4.9
             Birmingham...............................................|       3.5      |       4.1      |       3.1
             Huntsville...............................................|       3.6      |       4.8      |       3.9
             Mobile...................................................|       5.1      |       6.3      |       4.8
             Montgomery...............................................|       4.1      |       5.1      |       3.7
             Tuscaloosa...............................................|       3.7      |       4.8      |       3.7
                                                                      |                |                |
           Alaska.....................................................|       8.2      |       9.4      |       9.7
             Anchorage................................................|       5.6      |       6.8      |       6.7
                                                                      |                |                |
           Arizona....................................................|       4.1      |       5.4      |       4.8
             Phoenix_Mesa.............................................|       3.2      |       4.2      |       3.7
             Tucson...................................................|       3.0      |       4.0      |       3.8
                                                                      |                |                |
           Arkansas...................................................|       4.6      |       5.9      |       5.4
             Fayetteville_Springdale_Rogers...........................|       2.6      |       2.9      |       2.9
             Fort Smith1/.............................................|       5.0      |       6.4      |       5.6
             Little Rock_North Little Rock............................|       3.0      |       4.0      |       3.6
             Pine Bluff...............................................|       5.7      |       8.7      |       6.5
                                                                      |                |                |
           California.................................................|       7.4      |       8.6      |       8.3
             Bakersfield..............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |      14.0
             Fresno...................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |      16.0
             Los Angeles_Long Beach...................................|       7.4      |       8.8      |       8.4
             Modesto..................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |      16.4
             Oakland..................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.0
             Orange County............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.1
             Riverside_San Bernardino.................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       8.4
             Sacramento...............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       7.3
             Salinas..................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |      18.6
             San Diego................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.1
             San Francisco............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.2
             San Jose.................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.7
             Santa Barbara_Santa Maria_Lompoc.........................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       7.6
             Santa Rosa...............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.0
             Stockton_Lodi............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |      13.8
             Vallejo_Fairfield_Napa...................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       8.5
             Ventura..................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       7.6
                                                                      |                |                |
           Colorado...................................................|       3.5      |       4.5      |       4.1
             Colorado Springs.........................................|       3.7      |       4.9      |       4.2
             Boulder_Longmont.........................................|       3.0      |       4.0      |       3.8
             Denver...................................................|       3.2      |       4.0      |       3.7
                                                                      |                |                |
           Connecticut................................................|       4.7      |       5.8      |       5.8
             Bridgeport...............................................|       5.3      |       6.3      |       6.7
             Danbury..................................................|       3.3      |       4.2      |       4.2
             Hartford.................................................|       5.1      |       6.2      |       6.2
             New Haven_Meriden........................................|       4.7      |       5.6      |       5.7
             New London_Norwich.......................................|       4.4      |       5.5      |       5.8
             Stamford_Norwalk.........................................|       3.3      |       4.1      |       3.8
             Waterbury................................................|       5.4      |       6.8      |       6.7
                                                                      |                |                |
           Delaware...................................................|       4.2      |       4.9      |       5.4
             Dover....................................................|       4.4      |       5.3      |       5.4
             Wilmington_Newark1/......................................|       4.3      |       4.7      |       6.1
                                                                      |                |                |
           District of Columbia.......................................|       8.3      |       8.3      |       8.8
             Washington1/.............................................|       3.6      |       4.2      |       4.1
                                                                      |                |                |
           Florida....................................................|       5.0      |       6.4      |       5.8
             Daytona Beach............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.4
             Fort Lauderdale..........................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.8
             Fort Myers_Cape Coral....................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.8
             Gainesville..............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       3.8
             Jacksonville.............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.7
             Lakeland_Winter Haven....................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.3
             Melbourne_Titusville_Palm Bay............................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.7
             Miami....................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       7.3
             Orlando..................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.8
             Pensacola................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.5
             Sarasota_Bradenton.......................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.6
             Tallahassee..............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.1
             Tampa_St. Petersburg_Clearwater..........................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.1
             West Palm Beach_Boca Raton...............................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.7
                                                                      |                |                |
           Georgia....................................................|       4.4      |       4.3      |       4.6
             Albany...................................................|       5.4      |       5.5      |       5.5
             Athens...................................................|       3.6      |       3.1      |       4.0
             Atlanta..................................................|       3.7      |       3.9      |       3.9
             Augusta_Aiken1/..........................................|       5.8      |       5.2      |       6.1
             Columbus1/...............................................|       5.1      |       4.9      |       5.1
             Macon....................................................|       4.8      |       4.6      |       4.9
             Savannah.................................................|       4.7      |       4.7      |       4.9
                                                                      |                |                |
           Hawaii.....................................................|       4.8      |       5.6      |       5.9
             Honolulu.................................................|       3.9      |       4.3      |       4.8
                                                                      |                |                |
           Idaho......................................................|       5.7      |       6.8      |       6.4
             Boise City...............................................|       4.3      |       5.0      |       4.8
                                                                      |                |                |
                                                                       __________________________________________________
 
           See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
    Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
           (Percent)
 
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      |                |
                                                                      |    December    |             January
                                 State and area                       |                |
                                                                       ________________ _________________________________
                                                                      |                |                |
                                                                      |      1995      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                                      |                |                |
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      |                |                |
                                                                      |                |                |
           Illinois...................................................|       4.9      |       5.7      |       6.0
             Bloomington_Normal.......................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.5
             Champaign_Urbana.........................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.0
             Chicago..................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.5
             Davenport_Moline_Rock Island1/...........................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.3
             Decatur..................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       8.6
             Kankakee.................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       7.1
             Peoria_Pekin.............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       7.3
             Rockford.................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       7.1
             Springfield..............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.4
                                                                      |                |                |
           Indiana....................................................|       4.2      |       4.6      |       5.0
             Bloomington..............................................|       3.2      |       3.7      |       3.5
             Elkhart_Goshen...........................................|       5.1      |       3.8      |       5.0
             Evansville_Henderson1/...................................|       3.8      |       5.4      |       4.8
             Fort Wayne...............................................|       3.9      |       3.9      |       4.5
             Gary.....................................................|       4.9      |       5.8      |       5.7
             Indianapolis.............................................|       3.5      |       3.7      |       4.0
             Kokomo...................................................|       3.6      |       4.2      |       4.3
             Lafayette................................................|       3.7      |       3.3      |       3.7
             Muncie...................................................|       4.1      |       5.1      |       5.3
             South Bend...............................................|       4.1      |       4.2      |       4.7
             Terre Haute..............................................|       5.3      |       5.7      |       6.8
                                                                      |                |                |
           Iowa.......................................................|       3.3      |       4.1      |       4.2
             Cedar Rapids.............................................|       2.4      |       3.2      |       3.2
             Des Moines...............................................|       2.3      |       3.0      |       2.8
             Dubuque..................................................|       4.6      |       4.2      |       6.1
             Iowa City................................................|       2.2      |       2.6      |       2.7
             Sioux City1/.............................................|       3.3      |       3.2      |       3.7
             Waterloo_Cedar Falls.....................................|       4.0      |       6.0      |       4.7
                                                                      |                |                |
           Kansas.....................................................|       3.4      |       5.3      |       4.5
             Lawrence.................................................|       4.1      |       5.2      |       4.6
             Topeka...................................................|       4.2      |       5.3      |       4.9
             Wichita..................................................|       3.3      |       5.6      |       4.4
                                                                      |                |                |
           Kentucky...................................................|       4.5      |       5.6      |       6.1
             Lexington................................................|       3.1      |       3.8      |       3.2
             Louisville1/.............................................|       3.8      |       4.2      |       4.8
             Owensboro................................................|       4.2      |       5.5      |       6.0
                                                                      |                |                |
           Louisiana..................................................|       6.2      |       7.9      |       7.7
             Alexandria...............................................|       6.3      |       7.4      |       7.3
             Baton Rouge..............................................|       5.1      |       6.9      |       6.6
             Houma....................................................|       6.4      |       7.0      |       6.9
             Lafayette................................................|       5.9      |       7.6      |       7.4
             Lake Charles.............................................|       6.0      |       8.2      |       6.9
             Monroe...................................................|       6.0      |       7.2      |       7.5
             New Orleans..............................................|       5.8      |       6.9      |       7.1
             Shreveport_Bossier City..................................|       5.9      |       8.2      |       7.4
                                                                      |                |                |
           Maine......................................................|       5.1      |       7.2      |       6.3
             Lewiston_Auburn..........................................|       4.7      |       6.8      |       6.0
             Portland.................................................|       2.8      |       4.5      |       3.6
                                                                      |                |                |
           Maryland...................................................|       4.5      |       5.0      |       5.2
             Baltimore................................................|       5.0      |       5.6      |       5.7
                                                                      |                |                |
           Massachusetts..............................................|       4.8      |       6.4      |       5.8
             Barnstable_Yarmouth......................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       9.0
             Boston1/.................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.8
             Brockton.................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.7
             Fitchburg_Leominster.....................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.8
             Lawrence1/...............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.3
             Lowell1/.................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.2
             New Bedford..............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |      11.3
             Pittsfield...............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       7.0
             Springfield..............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.3
             Worcester1/..............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.2
                                                                      |                |                |
           Michigan...................................................|       4.4      |       5.6      |       5.6
             Ann Arbor................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       3.6
             Benton Harbor............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.3
             Detroit..................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.0
             Flint....................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.5
             Grand Rapids_Muskegon_Holland............................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.7
             Jackson..................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.4
             Kalamazoo_Battle_Creek...................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.2
             Lansing_East Lansing.....................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.0
             Saginaw_Bay City_Midland.................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.0
                                                                      |                |                |
           Minnesota..................................................|       3.2      |       4.4      |       4.0
             Duluth_Superior1/........................................|       4.5      |       6.3      |       5.6
             Minneapolis_St.Paul1/....................................|       2.5      |       3.3      |       3.1
             Rochester................................................|       2.5      |       3.7      |       3.1
             St. Cloud................................................|       3.9      |       5.8      |       5.4
                                                                      |                |                |
           Mississippi................................................|       4.9      |       6.2      |       6.5
             Jackson..................................................|       3.0      |       3.8      |       4.0
                                                                      |                |                |
                                                                       __________________________________________________
 
           See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
     Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
           (Percent)
 
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      |                |
                                                                      |    December    |             January
                                 State and area                       |                |
                                                                       ________________ _________________________________
                                                                      |                |                |
                                                                      |      1995      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                                      |                |                |
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      |                |                |
                                                                      |                |                |
           Missouri...................................................|       3.5      |       5.0      |       4.1
             Kansas City1/............................................|       3.0      |       4.5      |       3.5
             St. Louis LMA1/..........................................|       3.7      |       4.7      |       4.3
             Springfield..............................................|       2.7      |       3.5      |       3.1
                                                                      |                |                |
           Montana....................................................|       6.2      |       6.1      |       6.8
                                                                      |                |                |
           Nebraska...................................................|       2.5      |       2.9      |       3.2
             Lincoln..................................................|       2.3      |       2.7      |       2.9
             Omaha1/..................................................|       2.5      |       2.9      |       2.9
                                                                      |                |                |
           Nevada.....................................................|       4.8      |       6.3      |       5.7
             Las Vegas................................................|       4.7      |       6.0      |       5.4
             Reno.....................................................|       4.7      |       6.6      |       5.8
                                                                      |                |                |
           New Hampshire..............................................|       3.1      |       4.8      |       3.9
             Manchester...............................................|       3.1      |       4.6      |       3.8
             Nashua...................................................|       3.2      |       5.1      |       3.8
             Portsmouth_Rochester.....................................|       3.1      |       4.5      |       4.1
                                                                      |                |                |
           New Jersey.................................................|       6.2      |       7.2      |       7.0
             Atlantic_Cape May........................................|      11.5      |      13.0      |      11.9
             Bergen_Passaic...........................................|       6.9      |       7.6      |       6.9
             Jersey City..............................................|       9.8      |      10.2      |       9.4
             Middlesex_Somerset_Hunterdon.............................|       4.9      |       5.6      |       5.3
             Monmouth_Ocean...........................................|       6.2      |       7.1      |       6.8
             Newark...................................................|       6.6      |       7.4      |       6.9
             Trenton..................................................|       6.2      |       6.4      |       6.6
             Vineland_Millville_Bridgeton.............................|      11.5      |      12.4      |      11.5
                                                                      |                |                |
           New Mexico.................................................|       5.7      |       6.4      |       6.9
             Albuquerque..............................................|       3.9      |       4.0      |       4.3
             Las Cruces...............................................|       7.2      |       9.1      |       9.1
             Santa Fe.................................................|       4.4      |       4.3      |       4.6
                                                                      |                |                |
           New York...................................................|       5.9      |       6.7      |       6.8
             Albany_Schenectady_Troy..................................|       4.6      |       5.5      |       5.5
             Binghamton...............................................|       4.5      |       6.7      |       5.6
             Buffalo_Niagara Falls....................................|       4.8      |       6.3      |       5.9
             Dutchess County..........................................|       3.9      |       6.0      |       5.2
             Elmira...................................................|       4.2      |       5.4      |       4.9
             Glens Falls..............................................|       7.1      |       8.7      |       8.0
             Nassau_Suffolk...........................................|       4.2      |       5.4      |       5.1
             New York.................................................|       7.2      |       7.3      |       8.0
                New York City.........................................|       7.9      |       7.8      |       8.6
             Newburgh1/...............................................|       4.2      |       5.7      |       5.4
             Rochester................................................|       4.0      |       5.7      |       4.8
             Syracuse.................................................|       5.1      |       6.3      |       6.1
             Utica_Rome...............................................|       5.3      |       6.9      |       6.7
                                                                      |                |                |
           North Carolina.............................................|       4.1      |       4.3      |       5.5
             Asheville................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.2
             Charlotte_Gastonia_Rock Hill1/...........................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.2
             Greensboro_Winston-Salem_High Point......................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.5
             Raleigh_Durham_Chapel Hill...............................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       3.3
                                                                      |                |                |
           North Dakota...............................................|       3.0      |       4.6      |       3.2
             Bismarck.................................................|       3.0      |       5.0      |       3.4
             Fargo_Moorhead1/.........................................|       2.2      |       3.3      |       2.8
             Grand Forks1/............................................|       2.2      |       3.6      |       2.8
                                                                      |                |                |
           Ohio.......................................................|       4.9      |       5.3      |       6.0
             Akron....................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.6
             Canton_Massillon.........................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.5
             Cincinnati1/.............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.1
             Cleveland_Lorain_Elyria..................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.1
             Columbus.................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.0
             Dayton_Springfield.......................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.1
             Hamilton_Middletown......................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.3
             Lima.....................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       7.0
             Mansfield................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.7
             Steubenville_Weirton.....................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       7.1
             Toledo...................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.9
             Youngstown_Warren........................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.9
                                                                      |                |                |
           Oklahoma...................................................|       4.4      |       5.9      |       5.2
             Enid.....................................................|       3.9      |       4.6      |       4.7
             Lawton...................................................|       5.5      |       6.2      |       5.5
             Oklahoma City............................................|       3.3      |       4.8      |       4.9
             Tulsa....................................................|       3.8      |       5.2      |       4.1
                                                                      |                |                |
           Oregon.....................................................|       4.7      |       5.9      |       5.8
             Eugene_Springfield.......................................|       4.7      |       6.0      |       5.9
             Medford_Ashland..........................................|       6.1      |       8.0      |       8.3
             Portland_Vancouver1/.....................................|       3.4      |       4.2      |       4.2
             Salem....................................................|       5.0      |       6.4      |       6.0
                                                                      |                |                |
           Pennsylvania...............................................|       5.3      |       6.5      |       6.7
             Allentown_Bethlehem_Easton...............................|       6.1      |       6.5      |       8.1
             Altoona..................................................|       6.5      |       7.5      |       7.9
             Erie.....................................................|       6.0      |       7.0      |       6.4
                                                                      |                |                |
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           See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
   Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
           (Percent)
 
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                                                                      |                |
                                                                      |    December    |             January
                                 State and area                       |                |
                                                                       ________________ _________________________________
                                                                      |                |                |
                                                                      |      1995      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                                      |                |                |
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      |                |                |
                                                                      |                |                |
           Pennsylvania                                               |                |                |
             Harrisburg_Lebanon_Carlisle..............................|       4.5      |       4.8      |       5.8
             Johnstown................................................|       8.5      |       9.4      |       9.4
             Lancaster................................................|       4.1      |       4.8      |       6.2
             Philadelphia1/...........................................|       5.3      |       6.0      |       5.8
             Pittsburgh...............................................|       5.5      |       6.7      |       6.1
             Reading..................................................|       4.8      |       5.6      |       6.8
             Scranton_Wilkes_Barre_Hazelton...........................|       7.1      |       7.6      |       8.3
             Sharon...................................................|       5.4      |       6.2      |       5.2
             State College............................................|       4.3      |       4.5      |       4.5
             Williamsport.............................................|       6.8      |       8.3      |       8.1
             York.....................................................|       5.2      |       5.0      |       6.6
                                                                      |                |                |
           Rhode Island...............................................|       6.0      |       7.4      |       7.2
             Providence_Fall River_Warwick............................|       6.3      |       8.0      |       7.8
                                                                      |                |                |
           South Carolina.............................................|       5.0      |       5.7      |       5.8
             Charleston_North Charleston..............................|       4.5      |       5.6      |       5.0
             Columbia.................................................|       3.4      |       3.9      |       3.8
             Greenville_Spartanburg_Anderson..........................|       3.4      |       4.1      |       4.4
                                                                      |                |                |
           South Dakota...............................................|       2.8      |       3.8      |       3.6
             Rapid City...............................................|       2.7      |       3.9      |       3.8
             Sioux Falls..............................................|       2.1      |       3.3      |       2.9
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           Tennessee..................................................|       4.3      |       4.5      |       6.0
             Chattanooga1/............................................|       4.3      |       4.2      |       5.3
             Johnson City_Kingsport_Bristol1/.........................|       4.2      |       4.9      |       6.2
             Knoxville................................................|       3.5      |       4.4      |       5.5
             Memphis1/................................................|       3.8      |       4.4      |       4.8
             Nashville................................................|       3.1      |       3.0      |       3.6
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           Texas......................................................|       5.7      |       6.4      |       6.7
             Abilene..................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.3
             Amarillo.................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.7
             Austin_San Marcos........................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       3.6
             Beaumont_Port Arthur.....................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |      10.0
             Brazoria.................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.9
             Brownsville_Harlingen_San Benito ........................|       (2)      |       (2)      |      14.0
             Bryan_College Station....................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.0
             Corpus Christi...........................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       9.0
             Dallas...................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.2
             El Paso..................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |      12.1
             Fort Worth_Arlington.....................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.9
             Galveston_Texas City.....................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       7.8
             Houston..................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.1
             Killeen_Temple...........................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.5
             Laredo...................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |      14.5
             Longview_Marshall........................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       8.4
             Lubbock..................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       4.8
             McAllen_Edinburg_Mission.................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |      21.0
             Odessa_Midland...........................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.7
             San Angelo...............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.1
             San Antonio..............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.5
             Sherman_Denison..........................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       7.3
             Texarkana1/..............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       8.1
             Tyler....................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.3
             Victoria.................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       6.3
             Waco.....................................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.5
             Wichita Falls............................................|       (2)      |       (2)      |       5.3
                                                                      |                |                |
           Utah.......................................................|       2.5      |       3.7      |       3.2
             Provo_Orem...............................................|       2.2      |       3.1      |       2.8
             Salt Lake City_Odgen.....................................|       2.3      |       3.4      |       2.8
                                                                      |                |                |
           Vermont....................................................|       3.8      |       5.4      |       5.4
             Burlington...............................................|       2.7      |       3.8      |       3.7
                                                                      |                |                |
           Virginia...................................................|       4.1      |       5.1      |       5.0
             Charlottesville..........................................|       2.9      |       3.6      |       3.5
             Danville.................................................|       6.6      |       7.7      |       9.1
             Lynchburg................................................|       3.7      |       4.6      |       4.9
             Norfolk_Virginia Beach_Newport News1/....................|       4.5      |       5.7      |       4.7
             Richmond_Petersburg......................................|       3.5      |       4.4      |       3.9
             Roanoke..................................................|       3.7      |       3.9      |       4.0
                                                                      |                |                |
           Washington.................................................|       6.1      |       6.9      |       6.9
             Spokane..................................................|       5.6      |       6.3      |       6.4
             Tacoma...................................................|       5.4      |       6.3      |       6.0
             Seattle_Bellevue_Everett.................................|       4.7      |       5.5      |       5.4
                                                                      |                |                |
           West Virginia..............................................|       7.8      |       8.9      |       9.4
             Charleston...............................................|       5.5      |       6.6      |       7.0
             Huntington_Ashland1/.....................................|       6.1      |       7.7      |       7.8
             Parkersburg_Marietta1/...................................|       5.8      |       7.3      |       7.3
             Wheeling1/...............................................|       5.8      |       7.6      |       7.9
                                                                      |                |                |
           Wisconsin..................................................|       3.2      |       4.6      |       4.4
             Appleton_Oshkosh_Neenah..................................|       2.5      |       3.7      |       3.5
             Eau Claire...............................................|       4.1      |       5.4      |       5.2
             Green Bay................................................|       2.6      |       4.1      |       3.6
                                                                      |                |                |
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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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                                                                      |                |
                                                                      |    December    |             January
                                 State and area                       |                |
                                                                       ________________ _________________________________
                                                                      |                |                |
                                                                      |      1995      |     1995       |    1996p/
                                                                      |                |                |
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      |                |                |
                                                                      |                |                |
           Wisconsin                                                  |                |                |
             Janesville_Beloit........................................|       3.0      |       4.3      |       4.7
             Kenosha..................................................|       3.0      |       4.2      |       4.0
             La Crosse1/..............................................|       3.0      |       4.5      |       4.1
             Madison..................................................|       1.5      |       2.3      |       2.2
             Milwaukee_Waukesha.......................................|       2.7      |       3.7      |       3.5
             Racine...................................................|       4.5      |       5.2      |       4.8
             Sheboygan................................................|       2.4      |       3.0      |       3.2
             Wausau...................................................|       3.9      |       5.9      |       6.4
                                                                      |                |                |
           Wyoming....................................................|       4.3      |       5.8      |       5.6
             Casper...................................................|       5.0      |       6.0      |       6.3
                                                                      |                |                |
           Puerto Rico................................................|      12.5      |      13.8      |      13.9
             Caguas...................................................|      12.7      |      13.7      |      13.6
             Mayaguez.................................................|      13.3      |      16.0      |      17.6
             Ponce....................................................|      15.6      |      16.6      |      18.1
             San Juan_Bayamon.........................................|      10.2      |      11.5      |      10.9
                                                                      |                |                |
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              1/  Includes interstate portion of area located
           in adjacent state.
              2/  Not available.
              p/  = preliminary, except for national figures.
              NOTE:    Data refer to place of residence. This
           table incorporates model-based estimates for 11
           large states, Los Angeles-Long Beach, and New York
           City (previously derived from the Current
           Population Survey). In addtion, data are being
           introduced for Puerto Rico and five metropolitan
           areas.